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    • THE HTLL CHABTIST COFXCILIORS 4>"I> 3IZSSKS. Ji.ME3 LEiCS AND JOHZC CAiEPBELL.
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      10 THE EDITOS OP TES > ' 0 ETEE 3 > " S . TA 3 . Dsab Sis , —I zm directed to request yea to publish j the following resclndcss -which have received the nns- j Eimona approbation of the Conrxiliors here : — j Resolved , First , — '' That the General CcnnciKors j Iresident is HaH , hsTiag seen a statement La the S « r j attributed to Mr . James Leach , of 5 Iaacaa £ : er , tint i in tfcs month of July last , the Hutt GfcaitMs V ? t ? e abont to pass tie Balance Sliest , "when Mr . HLLea- tered ths room and put a step to it ; aid a friend tiut ¦ was present at tfcat inettug "wrote to C ^ apbeJl , stating that there was a plot hatching against the Executive , ' do mr « t -aneqidvecany and unquihSedjy cfiLrm this statement to be false : the ftcts beiig that the Hall Chartists as a body , so far as we fcaow , and especially the C-. niscillDrs , were sever satU 3 ed with , ror ds-ros ^ d

      to pass silently over the Bisnce Sheet of ths . t date , which thgy then thought , s ^ d lott know to sfLrd evidtsfi of gross and sh&mual mil-practices by ike £ se < niuve ; that ihsre never w ^ s try such thina so far as tre ico-y , as any body cf Chsiasis hting at that time about to pass the balance sheet ^ nd being stopped by Mr . Hill on his coming into t ~ e room ; that iir . Kill - ^ as not by any pastes lie firs * , cf the Itviii Councillors to itsrt objections to that balance shcrtt ; that the fist crucdl mee = iES to cczBiier that balince fihest wes espic ' : all 7 convened cy Mr . Ri-btrt Jackson , at the seggeition of Esveral other ccascillcxs , an ! every councillcr -was preser * save cue ; that , n&twithitaidlng our just dissarrfiiCtkm , there vas not szscegst us any ' plot kitcbim ? txiicst the Executive , ' ar J that consequently no psrs-jii could hsve truly sent to ihe Executive ary letter to thct effect ; that ire . tie ccaifciLoK of

      Hnil , axe EOt in the habit of ' hatching plots , ' bat cf speatisg ccr minds freely Epcn snch subjects as we . have a right to tike cognizance c-f ; that rre are not in the habit of being led by any iD . 2 vvid"al , wh-ther ill . H 3 ! or Mr . Lesch , inth = £ - > nn& : ; & £ of car opinions , but that we endeavour to use our ots judcnicBt ; and , further , tL ; t "we dtmand from ilr . " Ltich 05 Mr Campbell the pnblicatioc cf the letter wiiics Mr . 'Leach says "was received from a friend , "who rras jpresent at lie meeting when the Hall Chirti ; t 3 were stepped from passics tie balance tieet bv Mr . Eill , togciher With the "writer ' s name ; sati l 2 n » . t if this enr demicd be not complied with , we thall believe this statement of Mr . Leach ' s to have been invited either by him or CsEpbeli , for the purpose of dcfiimiug the Kuil Chartists fcy representrng them as in iuibeciie and chadish body , cacab-e of beirg wielded by ' indmdnal

      capKCS . - Second . 'That the General Gonnciilors resident in Hnli having seen a statement in the Statesman attribTiUd Vo 2 J'I > onall , insinnsting thit the letters sent by ns in car cScial capacity as Gcnucillcrs , were in reality not car letters , bnt the letters c-f > ir . Hill ; that Mr . Hill had them -the said letters ) forwarded to tie Eseentive , and that they ( the said Litters 1 are Hill ' s from beginning to eud , ' affirm that the said letters alinded to as the ' Hull letters' are not the letters of ITa . HUL but of the CcusciHcrs here resident , inasmuch as they were , with the excrpu'jn of the last , drawn up by a committse cf three Councillors s ^ potnt&d fur the pappose , and afieiwards snbaitted to , s ^ i coasicsred aud approved by , the "sLule ; the last l ^ usr bsTirg ia like manner been prepared by the Secretary , at the command of the ¦ whole , and afterwards mlniitted to and a'EroTed by the whole- "

      Third . " That these resolntions , torelier with the fnrther ccrrespondeice between ns aud " . bt ; Executive be sent to the ycrihern Siar ^ tilth a rrq ^ est for its pct'licatic-n . " I am , S-It , TcarSj ic , TT- J . EoriJDA -y , = Er-Srcritary . The jollcitiriff is the further corrcspc 7 fJcnce alluded XS- CAMr'iiilI . L ' 5 P . XPI . T TO THE LETTEIl OF THE HILL COr :: CILLCES . OP XOVrMUEit 14 TH ITBUill £ I » 15 IUE " S ~ ± lC OF IHE 2 SIH VLT . ISO , Holtorn , ^ ot . 19 th , 15-12 . Sis , —^ In replj I have only to state , that-1 can give little more EsnsfcctTon th . - iii I hare alreadj dose threngh the crl-mns of the IforthcTit Star .

      Tour frrt charge of sJoTexlraess in tetpisg the accounts mcy , Gr not . be true- 1 haye entered the number of cards issued , plain and en . bo £ * ed , _ and the receipts sent by each place . I canuidly confess my inability to do azything beycn 4 thit , ard if that "wiil a&t sitiif ? jou , 1 cin ciily say there mnst te a Secretary procured - ^ ho cas . Bat . as to the travelling expen £ es , whercveT a meeting cf the Executive "woj required , if in ilcnchester , BairstoTr h ^ d to come from Bristol , lI'D ^ nall from 3 L- ; E '" . cn ; their railway tzxe had to b = paid . Tte usual fare , from Bristol to MintititaT , is £ 2 . 2 a . ; tut hi rettiring he had to travel in a first-ciass carriage , inac lEEch as it "was not " wise to do so , "when there were police men watching at every station in Manchester to arrest cs : and tt : t * d , the Executive never travelled , if

      possible , in first-class carnages . The Executive have strictly acted according to the plan of organization , in CSsxi ^ i s tra-TeUiroj eacpsaia . For ir _ ctascs , "WtEn I tad to go to jtiarchfister , I travtUed in a seccad-class csirisre ; but in leavirs Manchester , 1 bad to fcte the fist c sss from tJiocipori , ts I knew the poiiee . orders to arrest se , and I f ; it no way incliceii to permit tttm . Tis true BaiiiioWs trpsnses are tlw hea-• yiec-t i ^ irivellii : ^ . I nj ; i ,-f do E > . t wonder at it . He lecture- ! in fcevtral pi ^ c = s in Xurthaniptocihire . in GIcuc = » triihir « , "Wiltshire , snd Songrsctshire , v . cog He &c : in his trsvcliing { xp ^ aEts to me—I paid iLun humec-kiely—nnd I am certain he will rive eTt . iv £ ^ : lEixi : on . The extra ten shillings

      per week to Dr . M'D .-oaii was diicoLtinaed in . ntediately sitir tte ilancheiUr conference , when ie ciscovered there was Ixi- iy to ie diiiatisfaction . It wtsdiscon tinned , " ^ v o . " said he , " let the thing b = stopt ; no matter how I suffer . " M'Donall , ia the interim of the ExiciitiTf ^ -riiEjra , tras contiirnaj ] y agitenng , aiid the Executive s . rjK ; -iittd l'i * n to London , and paid him an exrr = ter . ihiliii . rs r-er weei ; zmd instead of btirgijond fanit with we couddered we only did onr duty .. And now that I have given a faithful account of my stewardship , you complain that I have not acted on the plan of Orgsn ' zaaon . I ^ t me aiS , have you done so ? have you paid yew qaota to thtr Esecctive reifnlsrly ? If yon have done so j oa will oblige me by informing me of its truth . ' -

      3 rlso dtic ^ nd , in fair play only , the mover and secencer of this irjqniry in HaiJ , not only this time tn ' the ether tiics : snd £ i ££ > thar I rr . ay be infurcsed wbo origi ^ i . u . d ih- Jidir , because I haTe not forgot & stnteiice ruace us- vf by Mr . J ^ ctscn , "who told me that Hr . Hill wljs the individcal who set the whole matter going . Gc ^ Hemeo , I am pl-in and candid—T foresaw the whuie LiT-ir , z d have f-rcEitn it fcr some time . I know t ' .. st M-3 . n-1 , L-. ach , ard myself are to be hunted down . 1 ki : v — also the i ^ ce fnl power tke reverend gt ^ t ' eicsi : fcss ut iiis ccsisiand . tni I will ETifier hnuger as 1 have J- ae 1 tfore . sooner ih ^ n disgrace either myiclf c-r the Cicsa 1 belcrg to . I Ti-trzin , Tom brother democrat , Joh > - C-LMrzix .

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      On the matter cf " agitating espencea , " we Eaid in onr letter : — "We srain draw yoaT attention to the item ' s ? itsting expfrscta . " We Sud this i ' em to oc : ur seTs . n times , involving an anzottnt c-f £ 10 16 s . Gd . We require to be itvfermed in riftTence % >• each of tfcesa seven distinct charges , fcr -what ' sw district the txpences thereby indicated ver& incurred . " To *^ ~ irquiry yen ts . ve not coEaeEosnclcd any reply at alL Ir is sot tv ^ n notiead . We iEquirtd uj-on 'wts . t authority the Executive had deviated , from the p :. in printed rules of the Organ Ziticin in givic ; to oce of their o ^ n body £ 3 vre ^ kiy out of the fnnds , initead of 30 s . Y-. ar answer is : — " We consiaered we only did our duty . " Sir , we did not ask abant what yon " considered . " We a ^ ked " upon uhcit u .-xJi' . niy you had set aside the Orgaciziii ' - 'ij . "

      ThiE is the way in which you ansTCT the respectful 'EoniricB cf your ciffistits-cnta ; and this yon have tee asenracce to call giving '' afaittful account of ytur stewardship' ; It 13 now perfectly clear that it is nslas fcr any body if your consttu = nta to corr-. spozd ^ ith yen in any hops cf either receiving information cr of procurii ;? a- y attention from yoc to the proper dnties of year 1 ffica We are reluctantly cc-mpelied therefore to icivrm yi .-u , in r ^ p ly to thfc fi ^ it paragraph if yc-ur-present letter , that , as our fuTmeriy exprtssed opinion of the slovenly 2 nd < iisgac = iiil mtxle in ^ Ttiici > you ptrf ^ nn tfc-33 tlutica ; bccomeam : rs settled by every uew oppo ; tm . i-ty of ob-Btrvine , we thiEi that unless these duties be better

      performed in future the sooner they zie plzad in other and more tffiiient ha ^ ds ihe better . F ^ . r the qu ^ ry E :-2 ie ? . l > st inioieut . 7 pn = in ycur List parjsiipa , we h 3 Te a jeady answer . Oar " qiota to the Executive " wiU be paid when T ? e see in ^ n in efnee vhem we thick t « dtseiTs out C 2 r ; £ vitr . ce ; bat " ? re have lit * Je dispesiiion to sfnd lar ^ e suiaa uf moaoy to part . &s frein whom we Snd it so A ificult to obtain any satiifacrory account of its application . And althous . h we n . ay EQt have forwarded the money direct to the Executive , yet we have contributed large sums to aid in the breaking up of new localities in the poorer districts , thus advancing onr cense in these localities and relieving the Executive of these duties of breaking up that new ground which our money has thus been instrumental in opening .

      Yon ' * demasil in fair play only the mover and seconder of this inquiry cot oaly thia time , but the Other time ; and also who crLjisaied the siEiir . " Sir , you have no rkit to demand any such thing ; it is enoCLh fcr ycu to know onr minis S 3 a whole , and until this letter our correspondence with yon had been tnininiora . We have Mr . Jicfepau ' c ir-dividutil author ity to contradict your f : ctcment about -Mr . Hill tehjjj " the individual who Set the whole business aeoiug . " He W £ s not so ; bnt wLat if he had ? Has he not a right , as a councillor , to draw the attention of his felloe to ariy Enl jet in which the welfare of his fellows is concerned ? It wcnld better become yon to meet the irqniry hcr » e ? tly than thu 3 clumsily to ftnee with it . Tru ^ ricj that the c-ast isay soon obtain the serricts of a mtra tfficieut Secretary than you have ever hitherto been , We are , Sir , The trtneral C uniillors resident in Hull . Signed on behalf , a : ; d by request of the whole , W . J . Holiday .

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      TO MR . JAMES LEACH . Sir—In your " explanatory roeech , " on the subject of the Executive Balance Sheet , delivered to the South Iancs ^ hl re Dr ! e ? atts , and published ia the Northern Star of last Saturday , I find the following

      passagespt . - dkiug of piers cgdnst the Executive , you say" In Leeds n ' so there was a conspiracy of the same nature . A meetir-g of ten or a dczin men took place , ¦ where they ( the members of the Executive ) were disposed oi and a new one formed- A person present at teat meeting wrote to him ( Mr . Ltacb ) giving him information of their whole transactions , ed . ! slVo tbe nsiues of the men who were to form the new Extcativa . Tbtir names were Ci > upsr , White , Harney , BairalOW , au . i Skevington . " Xow , sir , jastics to myself detDands that I should noiics your cnfocEded charge , fcr such it is an far as I am concerned—let others speak for thexiEelves . If any rate cf the nature cf did take

      pA meeting ycu speak place at Leeds , I neither was at that meeting nor had ' any knowledge of thi 3 awful conspiracy , " . Lefoie rcudisg yocr rpctch- 'Tifi strange that it 1 was one of : the favoured fire selected by the " conspirators" for Domination , that I knew nothing of the intended honour ; parsing stTJnsre , sir , that after being selected I was not Eorainated—how was that ? Had I : "wished to h ^ ve been put in nomination I need not have gone to Leeds , m ^ ty of the Shtffield Chartists ts-ere ansiocs to rjominats rue , but 1 would not Itt . them ; and Uad I been noiiiuiU-d tlstwhere , I woulii have iamediately cabled upon the pecpie not to vote for ice ; s * little desire hav ^ I to " conspire" myself i

      into j our place . Bat , Sir , while I was not nominated , ; I myself , as local Bnb-secretary , did nominate M'Djuall , ' and that Campbell knows . Further , I give ray vote ' fur yourself , AI'Djcail , and Campbell . I voted for Cooper instead of Morgan Williams , because whila I ' highly esteemed Mr . Williams , I considered that from j bis peculiar position he was not well qusiriled to serve ; oa the Executive . I Toted for West instead ( , 1 Philp , because the former I knew to be a talented and honest ; man , and tbe latter ' s conduct I did not approve of . Wondrous strange that 1 voted for only one oi j themen Eelected by the " cons . pirc . tors , " while I voted

      for three of the men whom I am charged With conspiring against This is not all , some one ( of course not a " conspirator ") Bent me a packet of the famous canvassing resolutions that were sent over the country to secure the election of Philp . I did not do as parhaps I ought to have done , had I acted up to my strict duty as a Chartist , Tiz : put these canvassing resolntiocslnto the fire ; instead of so deing I distribused them in the assoc ^ tion 100 m , and while I did not give my vote for Phiip , the Shi field Chartists are my witnes- es that I employed no influence to prevent acy one voting for him . So much for my consDiring .

      JCow , Sir , let me ask jou whtther there has been no plotting on the part cf the Executive ? I h ; ive heard so—yon know best . You complain iA " desuccLiiion ; " * it is not the worst evil , tbe ulcer that is poisoning the vitality of the movement is treachery ; aye , base , blackhearted , two-faced villnny . You talk of plots—Las Campbell yet replied to that damning charge of treachery agabist him in the Statesman of Nov . 10 th ? Before Campbell defends Phiip as an honest and scun ; i-heaited Chaitist , let him prove himself to be one , GE 02 GE Julian Harxet . Sbtfneld , Dec . 6 th , 1 S 42 .

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      FESTIVAL IX LOXDON . A public dinner , crccert , and ball were hdd on Tuesday evesicg , at tLc King ' s Arms Tavern , Mile Eaa R * ad . About six o ' clock , a numerous and respectable con : sai > y sst down to a substantial dinner , FtargU 3 O CoeeoIj Esq-j presiding . "Cyon the cloth b = ing removed , The Cnj . mi ! AN gave the following toast : — " The people , their rights . End may they speedily obtain theui . " He regretted to be oblicsd to -propose a portion of the toast ; he presumed that the p . ople originally drink their health when in the possession of their rights , but now they were compelled to prsy f ^ r those richts of which tyrants had by fcrce deprived them ; he -wasglad the good eld custom wes stiJl pers £ Tered ia . A shrewd

      historian had said that the perpie Were seldom wtolj , find were never lor 5 vrrcnr ; and these who were wttchful observers cf the tin : ? s needed not to be t ' - 'Id that if the people kept in tie c ^ ui £ e they were then pursuing , they would uitiinsiely arrive at the haven of haypi ; : eis and prosjrtritj- ; but they must beware of foundering on the rocks cf corinjtion , and of beiDg 3 cd by false pilots from tic attainment of their rghts . It hid been the custom both in and out of the House cr Commons to pr . - . ise tie industry ar-d patitcco of tho people u = der nnrarallelcd jrriv . - . Ucirs ; t-ut ttis praise cf the people was mere lip weistip : fur no socner did they pass the bounds which the tyrants had set up , than their industry and patience were . fcrcotton , and they were pounced upon by the harpie 3 of the law It hid been inserted that the peeple were not the test jndces in their own case . He tho > : £ ht few present would Bnbscribe to thst dectrine . The people had seen maay chances since the psssing of the Reform Bill ,

      but they had all proved int iScitnt to benefit the woikicg cl&sstSj because they had been destitute cf po'itical power to turn teem tc their own advantage . They had the trsde opened with China sad India , cheap postage , rail-rosds , and fteam uavigatioD , reduction of the stamp upon , newspapers , aad that which would , vmdti ' proper direction , proyfi a » til Jgieater benefit , the alter- j ation of the corporation law *; but all the changes bad ' been » f no utility to tie nnenfraEchited millions , and , ; tterJore , he wai deUnnired to persevere in that course , dogged , as it had been termed , " which would i give the whole people political rights , it was consoling ¦ o him to look around and see eo many facts to which he was on ntter strarger . Many of those who were present , to all appe ^ rarc * , Hi tot pun their jiv-, ing by niixual I 2 . bcur ; if it was eiseutial that a unio :: ot all £ <* . *! men was necessiry to root no tyranny , thzt ' union must be bi . sid upon the priDciple that unless j aanual labour w ^ s prosperous the whole framework of Bociety n ; u £ t be inzzgti . He rfjoiced at tbe present i

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      0 L ! 3 BAM . —Oa Monday even-Ing last , the Chatt : sii res : ; ent in t-is locality , in pubic meeting awm ! ltd , nusnimcujjy pa - ? rii the folh .-fivi ; resoJution : — ' ¦ Tbat , cccsi-iviicg tbe situation iu whicL Dr . il'D-. ual ! is and has been placed , and viewing , C 3 we do , h " s \ ait scrvic-s in the cause , the straightforward and iua :. iy course , the firm unflinching , ar . J detenniced manuer , the nfever-tirirg r . ad perseveriii ^ z al in which he tas agitated 2 . nd advocated the peof-ls " s xiglrts , he is fuV % entitled and weil-vrcrtiiy « f bis \ r . -ges while In c-x : ; e , cs much so as if he hid b £ e : i strving in hia cfficial capacity as an Esccutive Ctuimittts man . "

      BIKiaiKG 2 Ar * I . —At a meeting cf tie Council and Members of the Eromegrove CLartisis , held oa Sunday , the following reEuiuti'jn was UDacimous : y passed : — "We consider ths- conduct of the Executive not exactly in a : c * rcance with the plan of organr ' zition ; but we think the error more of the htaU tban teart , and we most respectfully suggest to cut esteemed friend , Mr . Hiil , the prcpriety of closing such unpieasant discassions , as we believe it wiil retard our glorious cause : it has ever been the rock on which we split . And we are fnrther of opinion that I > r . Si'Donail ' s wife ought to ba paid during hex husband ' s absence . " The friends < ol freedom intend havings tea party and ball , on Wednesday , December 28 th , in tbe assembly room of the George Inn , Bromsgrore .

      ' Xosdat Etexixg . —The usual weekly meeting wm held at Aston-street , on Monday evening last ; Mr . Parks in the chair . The following persons were prcpcied to serre on the General Council : Messrs . White , Tslbeit , Sauadtra , Beece , Murless , Cwan , Bates , Parks , and Richardson . Mr . Pirks then addressed the mceticg , and read the speech of J-Ln Bill , from Mr . J . Waitins" *• Wat Tyler . " He cciECxscrtd on it ic an able and humonreus manner , Slid gav ^ g ^ cat satisfaction . The cc-uccillors will be elected Oft the first Monday ia January

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      Chartist Meetings , Aston-Streei . —a . nieeting ofCaartisia wa'j held at ; -the Chartist Room , -Astwistreeet , on Sunday evening : last , Mr . Murtess '; in ths chair , -who \ . peaed tho lueedhg by : reading the Undiaq aTtioio in the Star concerning- ' the ¦ Extentlya . Mr . \ VUUains ^ n thea tiddiessed the nitetsn . ; on ilia c ^ nriact of the Executive . He thought , it h-duIiI be prar . uclive Of good ; apd a fe ^ hoars discussion wajiniore use . ' al than a r . uoiiber of lectures . He apurovei ^ l Mr . Hill ' s conduct , und considered that tfca Ex- ^ cuti ra hHd departed from ., thrt rules of the Association . Notice ¦ was then givea teat a district delegate , meeting woulA bs he ;>! at ^ tlis Ship Inn , Steelhousa-lane , on Simday , Decsuiber the 1 S : ! i , after which the meeting separated . StEeluouse L . vsb Meeting .--The weekly ^ Chartist . in 8 f . ' tiaz of this lccaHty was held at . this Ship Inn ,

      Steelnousa Laos , oa Tu ^ adiy evening -last , Mr . Paek ^ r in the chair ., 'i'aer . pi'ii of the South Lancashire . . 'tier ! esateinaetiU 5 having been rbad , Mr . A . Fussell moved — ¦ " That tbe Eub-Sicretary be requested to ¦ write ' . to the General Secretary , requiring to beinformed of the unices of tile pattieB who invited t ' ae Esscutive t- > Biriainij ' hanvand also to pu ,-lash tho cprreypf-ndenca reterriag to the " pV-t" mentioned by Mr . Loach at thu South LaucaHhire Qet ^ gate meeting , for the purpose of cVtcamventirfg the present Executive , aud . placing ptiiera in their st ? ad . " Mr . Kobett Carter 'seconded t $ K "JDotioii , " wbich was carrk'd unanimous ' y ., ; Mt . Gr . 01-3 * VVljlte . " afterwards t-ntered- the -room , ' and read

      a reply to klr . VL ^ ach ' s tsburgra agajHat the -Birmingbr > xi OidttJsts , c ^ iti 8 ul > aiitl ^ d' the ieit ' er tq thatr jungme . it . as tg ' whcthes it was correct or nut . Several members of tke Council , were pv ^ scrit Who were aware of the whuleoi the fact ? , and : the letter was uEaniniou-: / ai . ^ roTei of . A number of pciS' -Mis ware then iinmlnaietl t <* thi iJ- 'Mpral Council , and a colieytion nii ' . dn Tor Mr . Jv-acph Liuney , to wh om ten BhiUings w . is forwarded . last wesk . by Mr . Diivid . Potts , the subis-Ci - stury . A wemler-ot the Sucit-ty of Prienis h-uded ju one shi ' . iii ;^ for Mrs . JEiiia , and iyromUod' to continus ii weekiy . He su . ted that Mr , Coop&r'a letters had cauaed him to . act in that manner .

      MR . DivjD PoTis has received 4 s . 1 Ad . through BIr . David Gibson , from a . few flint shoemakers of ^' fci ' . erbampton for Mr . Mason .

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      of vranfc oflecturers , and on . my motion a committee of sevf n was appointed . This wa * -i-p poj . gd by the . present members of the Es-icutive . apd th * committee , whicli I cpniKierod of first iniportauce , never sat For mypitt I don't feel incl n * ; to charge the members of the Executive —; th disbo . i&st ' y , nor have I any zil-feeling- to wards them . But , it is qiii-Ve clear that we must hays our accounts . bittor kept than they hare been of late . My u \ tr , ning wili 03 sjtn by referring to my voteS-at the late e !< c ' . ioa . In tonclusion , I disciaim any ¦ ' jilotfmc , " or " couspiijsies /' -pn my p * rt , acd 'eel coavinced ¦ thsf . cre . it gvK > l will result from the wbolesoiiie strictures container in the yortheru Star , and trust tbat they will be viewed iu tea sauiff spirit as L feel confident they were intended , namely . —a strong : desire to serve the people . Trusting that a free txpivsiiion of t > ur thoughts will not be . raarlo the means of strengthening our . eaomiea , through offended pride or uersfinal pique .

      ¦' .. - ' ¦ I remain . . . . ' ¦ ' ; ¦ .. • -.- Your ? trti ' jr , : ¦ OrliOROE WHITE .

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      CL £ tHHRO . —On Tu ^ sdrxy evenin ?; Mr . Beesl ey lectured at C : ith ; . ro ; a fuati . in jacket of the ri . ^ . 'rt eort wes caUed to the chair and briefly inU'cdupad My . Beealey , who for two hours , rivetted the attention of his heaters , b-7 a penetraiing and clever refutation of Free Trade anil MaithuBfcTi ¦ nostrums , by unanswerable s ' . atiatica and figiues . He en . te . red into adisseitation on the land question , and proved that the land , if applio-. i to the advantage of human skill and industry , would sustain four times tha present population , and concluded by pointing his hearers to the Charteras the frteat and only engine of reform . The fo ! lowing resolution was carried ¦ unanimously :- ^' . 'ttat we ate convinced tbr . t thf- ajitation for the Ciiarter is just ami rciaoriabla , tlveaforo , ¦ we pledge Ouraelves never to cease in our exertions until the People ' s Charter , whole and entire , shall become the law Of tho land . "

      ELTlTiEELXE . —X pnbnc meeting of the inhabitants of this locality was held" in the ScUoel Room , on Monday last , the 5 fa insfc ., to teat a lecture from Mr . Samuel KU'd , Gicsgow , arid to elect a deVem » J » . to tto Birmilisharn . Cpnference . Mr . KidA delivered a eplendi ^ lecture on the right of the whole people to the Saffi'agp , end ridiculed the idea of « n intellectual test . After ho concluded , Mr . Cuai ' . o . s Thorp , of Birmingham , was uaauudously elecied as the Blfttrslia representative , with whole hoiiinbtnictions . Votes of thai ^ s were awarded to'ike lecturer * and chairmaa , aud the meeting broke up . :

      tONBON . —At a Mekting of the united bodief of Chartist shoamaStei-s hcid ia the lar :. e roosn , at tha Star Coffeu Huuse , Goldea-lane , on Monday , Mr . Keitrite was calltd to the chair . After the iiiinutes had been confirmed tke i-tiggcition of Mr . Beesley-was brought before the meeting , which cansetl u ve > -y lengthy iliscussioB , in which Messrs . Searle , 0 . M Caitby , ' ' Frederick , C . Bblwe ' , Milla , Ii . ' . ngwub , and otbers toils : part At length Mr . LanyWith moved , a" < l Mr . iVI'Careliy seconded— " T&afc the iueinbf rs oft ! jio Jccaiity do agree with the sug § e . stiou of Mr . Bcesloy , but that the committee do lay the wholo of the ' pro . ceidfpcs' before the public , hnvl ;¦ the association , to decide by their votes , " which was ' enrried unanimously . The . suggestion . of the London correspondent , regarding a pjnnanent secretary , waa uest brouaht forwardand -discussed at great leu ^ h but was ialtimately dbf-rred until Sunday , tha 18 th , After the nomination of the general council , find ten shillings voted to the Victim and . Defence Fund , a vote

      of thanks was given to ths chjjlkjjijtn and tiio meeting separated , ^^ Star Coffee House Golden-Iase — Owing to the pressure ol business 5 n » t Sunday .. Mr . C . lioVwtll .-was . unable to give his pron < iscct Itcture , but wiil lecture here on next Sunday , the subject to l ; s the Science of Government , vrhen aUincuib ^ rs nre rvqaesttd to alte-. d and bring as many of th'iir -frienrfg za tluy c-. n . The members of this ' locality havs ^ 'ruf' -Jod ; he Xati-jiial Association Hall , I-Icv . born , in wliicU a tta p < vty , coricert , aiui ball will be held on I'utsdt-. y , th- 27 th . oi Die-. iiibar , tae * prccaeds to go to the Victim aucl D .-fWcca Fuiid . It is hoped that ail lovers of justice « i ;; i fcut-. Ts of oppresaion will step forward aud assist us in the cause of humanity . Tea on the table at s ' x o ' cI'jcJc . T . yktts to the tta . coucert , and ball , single , Is . 6 d . ; ' doable , 2 i . ( id . ; concert anc \ b'llU EVi-. gle , is . ; ik-uble , 1 : : . G'i . Mr . Cleave v ? iii tako . the chair . Fergus . O'Ciinnyr , E q ., awl T . Dancorube , E q ., have been invited and aru expected to attend , with th . Q principal talsntr . d geiitkineu iu the people ' s cause .

      . . Wai / worth , —A Pubnc Mcc ' ing was hcU on Monday eveaing , at -the Aloiujiciiov- Ta ' . ern , W ; ilworth , regarilii : ^ the election or Dt- ' eKa ' ' « to the fnfuhij ; Confereiico . Tho chair was oc / uiijica by J .. Duncan , E ? q . Messrp . Dron , Brown , lie n , BJackrnore , and 01 hers , adfireosed the nueti ^ g , mid tlie greatest unaaimity ' prevailed . Lecidbe . — -Mr . Ruffy Ridley Icc ' urei on Monday eveinrig , at tlie Giif . n ^ J I 4 r-

      '' . ' A ruuue AiEETiNG -. 'ailed by tr . o ar-. u-r . r . < eiution Assucid ! ion , was held on 'MoiiJay eveiruu , at the Social HaVi , ' Tottenham . C-vnvi K- ; . id , to t'l : ' ; into coh-i addressed the assembly ; i-h ..- S ^ . r- ts ' vy cf- ' tlic Ar-- ) - ciaticu read a report of tt > i-i- ¦\ . y yzc . \\ r . ^ . > h \ Lloyd Jone 3 moved th-i first rt ? olnvinu d .-pr . ^ itory of xhe treatment recemd by-l-iii . -. c pc :-.-: ccu" . < . c vic - tims . Mrs . -GhappUsniitri . . ' ufcly ttc ^ uiod t he YchoivvioH , rrhiuh \ vas urianimou ^ iy carried . l \ Ir . J . Campbell , Dr . Shotsky , lur . R \ : il , z .-. d oti ^ i speakers gupported the various . resciauon-i . A good collection WaSiaa . de at the douvs . Lecture . —Mr . Farrerlecturod at [ lie Goldbeater's Armt , on Sunday , on the Yanous nostrums held cut to ihe people for ihe ? r advancement , in cujtrast r ? iib th' 2 priaciples of the Charter .

      The Locality met on Tuesday for bu ; in-rs =. ft ? r . Laurie in the chair . Mr . Humphries leporud frwa the Metropolitari Delegate Meeting . Resolved , r . n the motion of Mr . Humphries , " 1 ' nat wu forma committee to advance the interests of the Northern and Evening Stars . " The General Cour . cil v ? :. rc nominated ,:, and : Treasurer , Secretary , and Class Collectors , were elected for the ensuing year . Albion Coffee House . —At a meeting held here , Mr . Wilkins in the chair , after a long' discussion , the following resolution was carried ^ " . That this

      meeting being of . opinion that the efficiency of the National Charter Association depends . upon the integrity , wisdom , and talent of its Executive Committee , earnestly recommend the various localities in the Hamlete , rigidly to inveetinate the conduct of the Executive , and publicly to express their opn , iou thereon . " The Councillors then adjourned to Sunday evening , at six o ' clock at the School Room , Grey Eagle Street , Brick-lane , to take iuto consideration business connected with the Birmingham Conference .

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      ^^ y 4 ^ M ^^^ ^^ i ^ y ^^^^ ^ . ¦^ W ' : / ' >^^*^/^>^^" - >>^^ " . ' ¦ ¦ . ' . ¦ " . ^^ \'' ' ' ¦ - ' '¦ ¦ ¦' :- - ¦ - C ^ OLt ^~ y ¦ ; . ' - :: ' ¦' ¦; ¦/¦ ¦ : ' ¦ ; < r ; : y-:: ; ¦; : ^^^^^ t ^ y , ^ . v . CO . VSK 5 RY .-r The G v . - . cl \ ' . of this -jirci ' . hita •' . - , ¦' . ' taken the . Executive BsUnce Sliest aaA the > - . \ j :. ; . iiji- ' ¦ : ; .. tioas into coasiiiernioii , accoTt'irg to the i-qatat of ' Messrs . Leach and C . unpbell , and have pasi ^ a tLt ) fol- . . lowing resolution : —'' That wo highly approve : < jf the services of the Extcutive : i 8 lecturera , but tiisa ; V \ , f ; > of the rusuner in which thb ! finances of the Akiv latica have been managed , aa it is not in ftccorUancs > v > . i . b tho ¦'¦'¦ ¦' plan of Organization—which plan they ought : to haya -. enforced instead of vioiaiipgit ttismeelves—^ cn . i >~ e aea . ¦ no satisfactory explanation given by the JSxecut it ; ; and further , we sae no reason for Mi . Phiipa' nii-iw Vmg introdaced into their explanations , aa we tLii . k Mr . Philp has nothing to do with tbe Balance Sh : ; . nor " . with tiie explanation now demanded by the C'o . ' . i . cv . " .

      AfCORDl . NG TO AS $ 0 V > 'CE . \ IEJiT , ' 3 Jr . ' -Cr . \ y ' Wliiha , of Birininthim , att'ir . doA at ihis tovrn 6 u T -: io < Vaji svtnine list ; The members of the Xatioiiji Cliartei AsfociiitiOJi Sad pravioii ^ ij given public v . o ' -c-- ' . ' : •¦; . '» Ir-Whito trould diicues the question Of "F , ; rida " with im ' y-psrsph . Ttljo thon ; ht procsr ; A h ; - . ' .: » t ? 4 S held in th ? Clinrtiit HaH , •¦> I ; J-Piter H'xy in t ^ chair . Mr . V . 'ttits was rceesvei ! with Uui checri , : r . - . i . Y ' trit- ' . at once intn ih « fallades of ' the Frey Trade no . ' ¦ •• - -, At tke cor . i ' . usion of his address , he was ints-T :,:. _ ¦ < 1 by ¦ JlT . " R « tra 7 ' - . ind ' . Mr . D . ' . vid Suekney , on t ) i' ! :. iii ' ft ha Antj-Ciwij L-. ^ v Association . A short < li 5 Cif >\ . ; ' tocK place ., af : er which the meetlEc ; A 7 as adj ^ ui : ; tv . ' ¦ ¦* . ¦> tha foiloKins ; ev .-ning ; ¦ when Jir . Whiterusid ' erto . ' t to go iiito ' the who-ie q . iH'stioa . - ' ;'¦ ¦ ... - ' ' /

      Friday-Evexixg —rThe Ch . - . rtist Hail . Tfa * . r .: _ ^ Sedtats eveauss ; , and Mr . SUrkey was unanimoa-::. \ :. ai 6 . l to the chair . The CUairnun , after- a fvjy ? ret-ai . r , iatroiluccd Mr . G ^ -o . . White to tho meeting . . Mr . ' . Vhite 5 va $ waru ^ y npp " aui 3 e ' . l on r . sc . Mtiiug ihe pi ^ l : r : u . Ha entered at git-at l eiV ^ th- inti ) th ? : uiser ;< . s - yT i c ' . u . ! in society by the prete&t commercial system . ui V . \ - i- > osedthe rsnacjtv ' of tfiose vrbo verecryiriij put for C r 1 ,-jw Repeal , arid cencludsd by chnUeaging auy (> . Lx' # Bopcaier ia Coventry t * riieet h : m oa the iV :..: ; :: on ; Aftur some remarks - . from- Mr . Brick ' ncy ; Em ! . ; -.: ; ' ault . with Mr . Vyiiiie ' s ( lenurciatioircf ihe niu : iik-i ,: ' ., '; ,. s t $ which " Mr . Wliife rtpiied , Mr . ii . aUray pro ; . : > : to meet Mr . ' -White ' oa tl : > v / v . llbv ? ing questioii :.. - ! U - ••¦' . iuld undertake to prove . " . TLaf a ropea ] of the C ; . : ¦ -. I . avrs avouM briiig p ' resiUt relijx to the Working cla -.-, and also as »! it tliem ' iu CAivyiot * the C ' j ' . rter . " > . ' . ' : >\ r lr . te agreed" to MtLthim pu thai quts . ion . for vsbv-i : ! - > -v !^ cmeiiU . vril ! bo hestaftfet * Ad . e . ¦ ¦ 3 ., . y-jt , e ¦ o £ . ;\ t «' , » t-. t- ' vras passe : ! to Mr . IVUte and the Caairmati , afur , ^ hicli UiemJeting ¦ yepatattd , ' .- ¦

      STCCHPOVIT . —Our Inrcja an <\ conitrio ' . V . ^ 'A : ' voara w-asaacu to sijl ' ji-aticn ou"Sun « J ; : y evciv . iv j" .: ; Mr . Caster hi the . '¦ ' ciiaw , " s ^ bo , after a 'brief ft ;; - ;¦ . r . lniirablo speeeh , iutkocu ^ i'i Mr . Thomas G ! r ; :. who entered into , a lensthy ans ' s argumentative iec'u-: ' . - . 1 the present- 'state ' b £ socitty . A . haudsoaie coUyxV .. v \ vr . aiade ,. and . tho meetins ; bmke up , cxprcfa-: ; : ; , ' tlia greatest SRtVsfartlan at tho rspett of theciuas-EOSTOK . —At a gfiWrr . t ! ue * ti : > . |; of the -Chartist he'd on Thursday ovenins ; for the purpose D ? ;;' -Aiiinatingnev ? bf&ctni Tor tho ensuing year , the foJlo ™ .. ^ resolutif'a was urjanimousi : ' p . issed ¦ :-- ' Thattlrs ;; ¦ . ting regret 3 . exceoiiin ' i ;' y any : \ ciiiiiiiiation betwc ^ . 1 : ' ' .. Hxicivtivea . id the K > i : t * v ? of tivy . Sorikern Star , ri .-i- \ x \ va to fiuaccial affairs ; esijif-eiaiy : i % ' . tuii * -jj ' . inctur ' o , V ) l ::-a tiio ~ au ' QWor , i' mnongsp all ti ' r . ictro-. C / ' i , iTt ' . sts'O « j ' : l ; l to ' ia ' Uiiion , " ajui althauch . tho Execntiva mjy h- 'O rrred

      m"deparniig from , the pl . in cf orjjimmti'jn , t ' v :. they have dono" to i : "flueucud ly fhe purest motives ; t » ud while they are willing to s ^ t ' the Editor c : v ; -: t fat doVii ;; uo wore than his ston friends must have read the Suir v ^ ryinatteiitiv-Iy , o « they would know that the ¦ " rccrimination ' - ' an ^ -.- '' ..-luoter ha * not beeh With us . We ha 7 e , done no inw ? than our duty , and no ' recrimiuatiira or rebuke shall itiduca U 3 todoless . —Ell

      KEW EA 3 ^ OHD :-Ameeting CU ^ rtista of this placo , the foll « wing resolutioii ^ '¦ waa -uniiniiiiouslyadopted : "That we cOTsvl .-r the explanntit M ? en by tbe Executive uhstitii-fictory . '; that it ha 8 11 .. fairly met the qafesticn in dispute . . ' And fit the . wisk' iUna v . thiiik thu remarks o ? MrK . il ' rathet too ' . tU ¦ . ¦ ¦><; ¦ and censorious , - arid would rtcoi : iiuend that the inu ; : i . r uow | rest . . >¦ ; ¦" ' ¦ ..- '¦ " . •• ' . . . ¦ . '" EOtKFIUTiS . —Any Chartist , loctivKt wi ^ -iig ' to visit tills locality . ' niu . se give oue v . ' « yk'a uvtir , ' t ; n \ on ; h the medium of 'the . \ o // 'icni S ' ur , <> r by letter , i > :. : iiaid , to Mr . Wru . Cutttil , Kninx-row , Undeibablt , Hclin .-rlrtb , otherwise he vyili litii bD / cceiytid . CiiaKTISX Lecturi :. —Mr . Cunningham loch'Tecl in tbe Wprtlcy-hill Sch ; ol , on Pun-lay evening In ' , to a cro-wded audienso . Ee hai : Uiort his su >> jcc ( i , tp . " tllU } principles of liberty , in a masterly manner .

      NOTTINGHAM :. —Tho C . hartUts . met on Sunday mornijig , . at'the Dsmecratic Ciiapel , Mr . B . ' Hiini ' nhrlea in the chair . Delegates from the following -l ^ caHties were preBeDt i—iDzmocrztlc ¦ Chapel , . ' s H ^ rul , Peaceck , Kanciiffe Arnis , Rotiin Hood ,. Bove and K > tnbow f the Peargus O'Connor , and from New Ilidfot . i . The following resolution : was unanimously agretd to :- ^ - Move-.: oy msnons , and socouded by J . -Mitchell" That five shillingc per f ) ay be : allowed , exclusive of -travelling expencea , to Messrs . Mctt and Morrison , whiie on business at thu forthcoming Coafeicnee nk Birmingham , and that tlit ticlt-gates present eiiueavour to impress'upou tha mind of tluir respective l ( . calities the neceBsity of txtrting thc-maslves to defray t'ao expsnses of the same . " It is intended to bavo . a . tsa-party and ; . ball at Mrs . Ann Patter ' s . Coffae-houso . No . 5 , NewcastJe-Btroiit , on D ^ c .-2 ' C . Tickets . may hi Lad of Sirs . Pottes , ur of John Mitchell , "" at the Dshn . cratic Chapel , at 9 d . each .

      Cariii . ngton , near .. Nottingham —The Chartists resident in this jocality . met - ' at thwir Hoom , . M . 'iniraeldroiid , on . SuiiUay evening , Mr . iTufca' Higsins , in tha chair . After the pecuniary busi ' iieta had been giro through , iIr .. Hankin reported from , the deKgatu meeting , held at Old Basford , on the 27 th uit . n . spi ^ ting the Birmir . gham Conferance . It was ' agroert to . send a delegate to tho Conference , te be elected at a public meeting , at 'SewBa . tcrd , on Monday . A good round sum was collected in the rocm tovrurdB our sshare of his expensea . ¦ -V BRADFORD . —The members of the-Ge ' ner . < Council met on Monday evening , in their room , Buttt-rwprtb Buildings , when Mr . Shepherd paid in . " 5 ? . for tho Defence Fund . . The f-x-: itions of the Bradfon' Chartists to raise inpney for thu defence of the Tory Victims is well ¦ worthy of the higlic-ct praise . Above ' . £ in has

      been collected m the tuiuet of a distressed pe ; -v ' i « , and they atiJl continue to contribute even that whicii i' taken from the common necessaries of life , to gain 1 r their victimised brethren a chance of a fair trial . A committee of enquiry was appointed to investiaute the cburgts asaiust the Executive , and especially the -harga against D . < iii >) uali f .-rrriieiving some of t )) i » vngug Fuud , : > d haa beoii induitriuualy circulated thruhout the district . The meeting adjourned to Sii « ' ;» j" morning , at ten o'clock , when a fail attendance is f x , i •¦ ' : ted . Irlu . Smyth lectured in the lar ?; e room , But ! or . vorth Bufldings , on Sunday evening last , on the 'fallacy' of the doctrines of the Anti-Ceni Law lecturers . At the conclusion , several questions wera put resp ' . ctiiij the repeal cf the Corn Lav . s , and the origin of the N-jtional I ) So % , which were answered to the ; satisfactien of the patties . A vote of thanks was unanimoualy catvied to tho lecturer and chairman .

      MB CLKSSET , of Mill Bridge , lectured on Monday evening , in the'Cfiartist Chape ! , Little Horton . on the pr ^ & ynt distress of ibo country and the rem ' j'fy . The distress he proved tp be cau ° ed by class-teglslatici—tha onfraBC ; : isement of tbe peojde the only rfi ; if' ' y . A vole of thanks was unp . hiniously carried to the it ' turer , andtfc 1 ' moetiug broke up hi ^ ' nly satisfied , ami ' convinced ,- iS'iit nothing but tbo union and exerti-jn Ct ttio iroi ); i ; i ; . - fin . 'jses could ever accomplish-t&e much- 'ieaircd policic ;; i Ircedom . The Chartists of ' Df . isy Hill met on Sunday moniirg . bud made RTraricfcinents for collecting their portion of thii expensn of strnrting two delegated i firm Ca ^ rLists , an eiector and a uoii-ei&ctcr ) te tbo Birniingham C / unfbrinc 9 » . - ; " ... ilr . CLiSSET . of- Mill-Br'dge , preached two sermons on Sanday- at Mrsi H : U ' s , JTarcfce ^ r-road , and at the . C ^ rtiist Clrapel , Little Hoiton , Hia sermons gava general satisfaction . - ¦ : . " ¦ ¦' ¦ ¦ ¦ - .- '

      The Chartists 0 ' ^ i . a ' nchester-r . oaa met on Sunday morniDg , and after r . ' ulini ; tht Slar and . letterH yf Dr ii P uall , -recomriitfi ^ efi tli «; ' v council in-in to vote for x . cokiiuittce of Ir . ^ i ry ip i :. vt 3 f ' gatu tbe matter . The CK'ARTisis ^ i-d&r . t in Central Br&dfor . i , met in tie Council Room , liiitterworth ' s Buildings , on ' 8 m-( lay r , ; orn : p . jj and cnrplled several members . Tht-place of liitetir . g r ,-i 3 opened a fcw weeki 3 back with , a few members TUey now muit-. -r npwardsof fifty m-inbers . They acj r ' - ' -f . - . ed toSur . Oaj next , at ten o clock > n tha morning , when a , full atter . c ! auce is requested t (» -take i £ , ; o coL . ddtfation ti ' . fc bfcit meaiiS of . es . ab ' fishing a -Suiday School fur children aud adults o £ both ;

      sexes . : . - ¦ . - .-.... ; ; TheMembet . s . of the Co operative-Store met on Sanday , ut two o ' clock in V . k afternoon , yhtn ' arraBg . ffie : u . tti : a vrere made to Lol'l a rceetiiig on Saturday ¦ tliU day ) at eisLt () ' clc ; k in tho evenin ? . when all satR-r . ilrj . a a : e rc-fiuestea to at ' . end ' prid pay what portion tfai-y cxn . of their" subscription , as a m « fcdnz vriil te held ovt . Sunday , the I 8 tn of-JJecenibsr , at .. two o ' clock in tha afteruoon , to decide on the adept ' en of weasurts of Im' portarce connected with the estabii ^ cins of co-operation tbrcugboct'the . district . ' - " . On Wedsesd ' at evenirg , Mr . Bairstow lectured Ja tha iaree room of But '^ r worth BuildingB , on the

      prcseni distress and remedy , After tie conclusion of the leciura , ditcussion was invited or any one was invited to put questions .. Several questions . were asked with respect'to theExecutive receiving money from ths Antl-Corn La-w lit-ague . Mr . Bairstsw answered by showing that all tbe Executive at liberty were employed in diacus-: ioh with the Irf-acue . Lecturers , and if money had been takea from the L ^ . aaua they durst not meet them in open discussion . Tie following resolution / was d--Yopted : " That this meeting exonerates the Executive from the charge of political 6 ishonerty , and has implicit confidence' in them . " A vote of thanks to the Leo « , turer was carried , and the meeting broke up .

      The Htll Chabtist Cofxciliors 4&Gt;"I&Gt; 3izssks. Ji.Me3 Leics And Johzc Caiepbell.

      THE HTLL CHABTIST COFXCILIORS 4 > "I > 3 IZSSKS . Ji . ME 3 LEiCS AND JOHZC CAiEPBELL .

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      znr hvll c ; -r > ciLLGKs ro tite gexerax stckx " : . vn or ms > ath . ^ al chakteh associa-IiO > " .

      Srs , —TTe t- ^ -re rec ? -Tc-d yqjir letter , dates ? fov . 191 S .. fcnt tcarirc the London r « ist n ; aiii of Xor . 30 th , ind ptrpouiEg to be ir . ret It" to curs of the l-51 h I ^ ov . TVe regret to £ rd that , in ktt p ' rg with the "whole character of jom c&cizi c'TTcizr-inU-T . ce . ii is no reply at slL Three rlain ma't ^ rs cf ir quiry prsie in out letter srer-. i -epeu 70 a so pl ^ irly that ^ rs iEscined even yen troula Snd it rec « ss : j- to reply directly or e -t at all . rpra lo one tf these h ^ vc T .. a crndtrcsEdea tie infjmiEtion "Bv rt o ^ ireJ- T > Ve p ^ sce agHr . fceff-re-ytu tie pLiin -srerds of .. \ ir Ittlfci . l Ia ? tfri <^ : c 4 . to "tiivaiing espercts" wt s-Jii" We £ z& scattered er-r ihe Balscce Sheet various items , to the T . iiEba c ' t " .-.- ~ en aud to tie sEsoimi « twertT-three pocrcs ten " -hillirj : ? , cL-rcni for tmvellirgisp-rcis ut d'ScTent ntmKrs of iha Zsccntive ; in n 3 use if vrhich is a tyUil-Ie cf kifc-rui ^' - ion tjj- - peEi ? rd as 10 the crj = cr : or parp «; 01 the jueti .= J 5 tics charged fcr .

      OScullr bb c :-w cillcrs , we require 70 a . 5 : r , as car Szc ?* . Z 2 Tj- to inferra cs rcsj < r : u : j e ^ -7 i of : hs ± t iici . is : oaTrtsttailiit ^ s ^ ad c-n' 5 L-i = tut ? or :. y ttc j--mnvjE lor fiiisrii litT . ^ re cts ^ zei trere UL-C-rtaken , ai ; d tlso Btdtr trbicb cf th- rtr ; iila : iors cf : us t-riiriiaticn the country ar = thts chirie-J a : di f . r ibr juciccjc cf tL ^ sc ££ Etl € mtE . " Topiiclcle the posrlcllitv of nusspjrekensicn ve icd ; < 5 r—

      ** 3 Iiui . Sir , 3 el cs iiie u mere m ^ EccsitrcctiC-Ei' IVe do rot Ltrr- > cnl m ^ Li ; sxy charge ^ zintt vt ur-Self cr S ^ J c-itX Eiiliit . 4 T t > r th ; Executive , for caasir ^ aryjiEic-. v to t-e moie tspej-rive ian it m : sht have teen : tiai ii ^ y or au : y ei > : icn a tie subject of fntnre reciait . "U ' e ce sot at presrnt say tLat all tt . se j-. arstTs zie ret rigit ' y cbar ^ td '« j the-AsscciiU-. n . TtoE " ttit £ ttjrct vie ££ ? nctbiEg eot . The pliin qrTesticn is , ryen irhat fccsi ^ tis ^ cie these respective jorrErys nuJtrtsifn ? by "Sf ' ncin vrere ihej acthoristd ? £ Ed Tnier ¦ wtit mle cf the AJs .-ciLticn ire they £ fesr 5 e > i to tti ccustry ? To ttose c : a ; t € ia jcu 'Will please to sstiieipste jvti repiy , in regsid Xo each , acd every cue of them . "

      Trcr ro cue cf there it-. rns coc 5 tpct letter contain one Tord cf distinctive infcimatici : ; tctiE ^ adtiiereof yon give c * tte price of raii-ray -ccnTejacce from Bristd to iiaictester , *^ ° icasona which induced tlie EiecutiTe to prefer first clis * to eecoeu class traTelling , the dU . ITery Its ; tfcfj CEEHCt Ettt TTitiOBt CODlir . g togethir , ind ycur assertion that " ihe Executive have EtnctJy acted accc . rdmg to the plsa of Organization in chsr ^ iDg travellin g expences . " Sir , -we pfescise tp tell yoc ihit ycu tie 10 ^ uthoiity npen that snrjrtt- It is jeer cciy to msie dtaz to ycur cczsziiucnis ichai tte Execctive tsc cere , siii Uave them to jodse of its Ecccrtijiec * irh lie piaa of Oiz ^ ziznicn Ttis we licscsua jon to cc . * Xtis ycu t £ . ve not doae ncr aittiopted to do . "K"by je « fcave c «; done se ' you ; prtbs .:: y teeitic-w " J

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      miniature of an onion , because he believed the gentlemen would not havs attended a meeting at which it wa 3 proposed that' he should occupy the c ' nair , unless they were prepared to sanction tha adoption of the principle of the Charter entire ; he would never swerve from that doenm-int- For the last ten years he had jficed in no pleasure or amusement ; his whole mind wa 3 occupied " Wi : a that grand question . He was not infallible , mere than sny other man . He would not fay taat iie rc'Kht not often be in tha wrong ; but the people thenitdvirs -were the best judges of that , and they were seldom wrong—and cever long wrong . Mr . O'Connor then dilatsd on the numerous grievances of the iabourin ? classes , and the necessity of obtaining the Charter , that they might live in peace without the aid of a iarse standing srmy ; that they mightjTrorship Gjd w ; thout tLr aid ef an extravagantly paid priesthood ; that they might have commerce protected without an expensive navy , and that the poor man ' s staff raii ; ht bs more powerful than the policeman ' s truncheon . Ee T-ould drink the toatt with all his heart and

      souj . ( Great cheemg . ) Dr . Black had great pleasure in supporting the toait- He erquired who Were the people ? Many ' of the aristocricj toasted the people—the middle classrs did the Ea ; ne , End also the working classes , and in too many iusturees esch conoidere ;! them-elves to be the ¦ Khole people . He considered tee people not to be auy one of tbes& classes singly , but the whole family of tfce nation . It vis a mistake to supuosa that the working cl ^ 6 i ^ s r . lo ne had- ri ghts to obtain . If . they imaeiued so tbsy were crea *' y mistaken ; Tbe Crowja had lost " a " posa ;» ad was a nit-re empiy show ; there was no longer a p . irticle t > f mo&ucbical pov ? ti- in the state .- Tne middle class ' f-o iitia .- lne'i vhey were pustfessed of political powtr ; but th-y did not poesecs a particle . Tfct : y could certainly gu to the poll and vote for a representative , but the wealth and irJlu ^ nce of the aristocracy was such

      that it always secured them a-wo ; Sing majority in the House cf Commons , so that essentially the wholo power in the c- " . untry was vested in the hands of the aristocracy . The middle classes were as : dir £ ctly interested in obtaining the whole Six Points as thfemselves , and it ought to be their business to secure the ooperation of tvsry fcocest-hearted man of that class . If they who had stepped forward to aid in the good work , only fiithfcily andfemlesily peiforsn their duty , the wort woald progress more spaertily than it had done . D-. B ! acfc then in a philosophical icar . ner dwelt oa the causes -which fca-i produced disunion amongst the Chirtist party , and the necessity of cultivating a g < H ; d an ^ ersianding vrith each otter , to promote the success Gf those principles for which they were oil stming . He then alluded to the Birmingham Conference as a means of producing this desirable resu ' . t , ai-d conc ' uded smid much appiaase .

      Mr . Campbell , in supporting the tonst , stated that he cou ' ed not give such a high character to the people as the two last speakers . If the people had r . ot been wrong , they w . juld have had their rights long agothey would Bsvei have allowed themselves to remain in such a mUeiuble state of serfdom . It was true that a portion cf tirein were noUy struggling fur their rights , r . nd tbat port-on waa contisitially increasing . One great te . isrm they did r . ot progress faster was their inttstiue quarrels ; and while these were continued the enemy mieht fleece them as long as they liked . It was the same cause which ruined the ancient republics of Rome and Greece , ar-d the modem one of France ; and it was a Srm union amongst themseives wh ch enabled the Americans to drive the British from their shores . They were even dot a more powerful party than ever the Americans wpye ; and if they took a lesson from the factions , and had a firm and sincere union araona ; themselves , they might establish the fabric of Liberty on the ruins of tyranny .

      : : \ : on to show the advantages of union among the different sections oi Reformers , and contended by stating the pleasure it gave him to hear Mr . O'Connor state his willingness to act Kith all parties of Reformers ; those words wonM induce many to join them who had hitherto stood aloof . This avowal , coupled with that of their worthy Yics-Chairman , Dr . Black , of their ¦ wiliincness ti unite heart » ii 4 scut for t' ae redemption cf the Tfcrking classes , would go far towards producing that ccort result , and whtn that .- hou : d be accomplished , it would be a deed of which England might indeed be prom ! . This and the following toasts wers then drank with three times ' three amid creat enthusiasm .

      Mr . FraSEK proposed the following toast : — " The People ' s Charter and a union of all Lenest Reformers to obtain it . '' Mr . Cleave proposed the next toast : — ' ' The Dainocratic Press : may its ii-flaence sfceitly regenerate our unhappy country . " Mr . O'CONNOR then introduced Mr . Pray , proprietor of the Evening Slar , a native c-f America , and who had nevc-r btfo : e had the pleasure of addressing a British assembly . He knew him to be a man ( f sterling principle , and pledged himself to them as his political godfather .

      Mr . Prat , on rising , was loudly applauded , and commenced by stating that he had been cradled in the City of Boston , in the very birthplace of American liberty ; and he could not avoid responding to sentimects similar to those which were universal in the land of his birth . "When he came over from America he bad n--vtr he ^ rd of the Charter : he did not believe there were six copies of it in America . Strange . inamoly as it might appear , tbe Charter vras scouted by the very citizens cf America who had fought for its principles and were no" ? 7 epjoying it 3 blessings . This was caused

      by the Whig press of the day , ¦ which was supposed in America to represent the fteiirjgs of the British people , maligning and ciisrcpreBe :. ting taeir otjects and views . ilr . Prsy then stated tbat he W suck . £ 12 , 000 in establishing a democratic paper > n America ; and that as long as he c&uld scrape a penny together the Evenivj Sim stculd , through thick and thin , stand by the principles of the Ciiarter . Sines its establishment , not one penny had bsen received which had not been paid for stamps : all other expenses he had been compelled to bear ; but if the public would rally round him , they wunld go on successfully together .

      Mr . Balls m a very neat and eloquent address proposed " the return of Fiosr , "Williams , and Joces , ai-d the speedy release of ail political prisoners . " . Mr . Shaw proposed " the health of the CLairman , Fi .:: r T us O ' Connor , " which was o . rar . k v > ith the greatest tuiLusiasui , the building re-ecfaciug " \ rith applause . I-Jr . OC 0 . \ X 0 K returned thuuks in a speech which for elcqueDee ard sound . argument might be consul-red even for him a masterpiece ; he showed dintinctly that the principle he that evening advocated were the jDrineVplts lie bau ever acttii upon ; be tad tver beei : iicsiou . to unite with ail who Lad . been going for tLe saine olj . et , and who wcnld go with him from the point st which he started to the goal he had iti view , iir . O Connor sat tiown amW 6 t triumphant cheering . The cosnauy had by \ b . is peiioa gieatiy mcrcasea m nnsber and the cu : o ; rt and bail v ; as kt-pt up w : " . h great j-p : r ; t to an eany bcur .

      Professor Wilson , nith the pupils delighted the votaries c-I the " li ^ Lt fantastic toe' and the whole pushed off s ^ : is : " actoriiy .

      kvwwU kl- ^ w ** fc * II * ¦ * * TV b \ S A * ¦ W » ^ ki ^ * ¦ « fc ^ *^ * v Ab « # v ^ ¦** ' « ' » ' - * ^^** m Dr . Bowketi supported the tonst . The rights of the people coulJ not be t ; o fequeutly brought forward . Ha was happy to sfie that the source of true majesty was inking precedence of the sonrcs of false majesty which he had sometimes heard toasted even at Chartist assemblies The rights of the people were no man ' s , wrcnis ; they would deprive the plunderer of bis unhallowed spoil ?; a more noble soul-stirring olject never ¦ agitated tbe people of any country . If they succeeded , they -B-onld benefit not only the poor and oppressed fif ! their-native land , but set an example to the world which it would not be slow in following . They shauld : then do what they had d- ne hitherto only in fable , teach tha nations how to live . Dr . Bowkett then went

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      • THE EXECUTIVE . MR . GEORGE WHITES . REPLY TO MB . ja ; -: es leach . YO THE EDITOR OF TIIS NbRTHEJiri STAB , Dear Sir , —Oa my return from visitia Cnyrr . 'ry , Warwick , ant ! Leamington , the worthy sufi-treasurer of the National Chartt > v A > s-T . ' , i ?! t \ im pl ' . cen in niy h ' ands a copy of the ft ' orlhem Stt : >; titled Dec . 3 rd , aw ' , direett-d my atten ' . iun to th& report of the S ^ uth Laucashire Dilfgate . Mooting , at wliich Mr . Jinies Leach baa been reported to have m : ifle some statements , reflectingon me , and also ou the Giiaitista ol Bitmiiigham ; ' I therefoi'o request tjie Hio of yc . ir coluiaaaj in order to sat the puM'c right on tU'ese niattera .

      As a ' member of'the National Charter Association , I have forrcad my opiuion on the conduct of the Executive , but fe'irin ? that my motiyts should be maligned I did not iutexfere in the matter , as some people think that those in the employ of Mr . O'Connor are actuated by selfish motives . ' But when roy . ' nr . mo is singled out by a member of tho Executive in , what I consider , an unwarrantable manner , I fctl bound not onjy to def ^ atl my own comiuct , but r . lso that of the Chartists of BirmiDghani from the --charges said to have been n-. adeby Mr . Leach' , at the above mentioned meeting ; and induing bo 1 shall confine myself . to facts ,-wii'Icii shall be attested by the members of tho nonural ccuucil of this town , or it , shall not be -tm ' blishea .

      At thac meefni ; Jtr . Laach is reported to have made the following statements -. —Mr . Leash then said , " He would put Ukw . in possession of a fact or two , that they did not know . The Executive hud known of / his phi for some time . Mr , Hiil is a couucillor of Kuil . In tho month of July last , the Hull Chartists were abirut to pn . s 3 the Bal&nao Sheot , when Mr . Hill entered the room and put u , stop to it j and a friend that was present at tbat meeting wrote to Campbell , stating that there was a plot hatching against the mtHibers of the Executive , of which be would receive the-first , attack in a short time . ' In Leeds also there was a conspiracy of the same ' nature . . 'A meeting of ten or a dczjn men took place , where they ( the membera of the Executive ) were disposed of , and a now one formed . A person present at that meeting wrote to him ( Mr . Leach ) giving him inferniation of their v ' nole transactions , and also the names of the men who were to form the new Executive . Their names were Cooper , White , Hatney , Hairstaw , and StevinKton . "

      Now ,-Mr . Eiitor , I shall taka this paiagraph flret , and must state that Mi . Leach seems to foxra a very low estimate of the intelligence of the Hull Councillors , to suppose them capable of . altering their views to suit the purposes of the Key . ^ rh . Hill , or any other man . I ulao think that Mir . Leach ought to give up the names of the parties who iiif-jnued the Executive of the Plot formed against them in Hull and Leeds . In tho Istter place , It seems laccurdingto i £ r . Leach ' srepoi'ted speech ) that Cooper , White , Karney , Bftiretow , ami Skuvington , were fixed upon as the men that siioulrt form the mxfc Executive Committee . This seems wondrous

      strange ; coming too fro-. a ths President of the National Charter Association , Oar Organisation clearly states , thafcevory member of thoAssijcsation shall have the power of voting for menibers of the Executive Committee- How then could th ;> members residing in Hull , or Leeds , elect whom tb * y thought proper ? If a number of members of the Asscjciation thought that ctrbiia persons were fit for t ho office , they had a perfect right to hold those , opinions without being subjected to a charge of conspiracy . That part of the subject is therefore unwortLy of further remark . He is then reported to have said

      ,-r-« We received several invitations to go to . Birmingham ; we went a ; : d reniai'r . ed there for eiyht days . We drew up the Nation . ;} Pc-iition there , and issued two or three addresses to tho country . We attended seven or eight public meetiugs , paid ones too , and left them not less than £ 30 in band . ' It . is true that the Executive drew up the National Petition in Birmingham , and ietued ssvei-at addresses I am also ' -willing to give them credit for making themselves useful in other respects ; but I deny thao they were invited to Birmiaghara by the ofliccra of the National Charter Association . It was entirely their o » n act . I also . -deiiy ' thut thirty pounds wero added to Gur funds during their stay , and &h 41 refer to thb sub-Secretary for that purpose , f : oni whicli- it will Dppear tbat the whole , or nearly the whole of the preceeds of th-i tea party held in honour of the teleasa of

      Feargus O'Connur , E = qu » o , from York Castle , ware ' . actually handed over to the Executive Committee , on account of . the heavy expenses to which they were subjected , although the proceeds of th& same'tea party were in ' -ui . ded to defray our iocal debts , and although , the .. Council ' , ultimately- resolved that the money advanced should , be ' r . placed to the account of Birmingham . Mr L ; ach knaws well thut I emieWomeu to induce the membyrs of the Gontral Council to hand them the ¦ whole proceeds , as 0 . yifl , but cualti not suocet-d in doing so ; thus proving my wish tos ^ rvetbem , and also that whatever miL'tit be the sufcservifcccy cf the Hull Councillors , according to Mr . Leech ' s rei rttjentation , that thfl Birmingham Counc \ i . or 3 were resolved to judge for themselves . And I appeal to Mr . Lench , Mr . Oautpbeil , t ) r . " . I-Dauall , and iir . P ' niip , wbfct"her I aid not do everything in my power to servo them wuiibt in this town on that

      occasion . With regard to yr . Leach ' s allusions to plots and eoiwpiraeic-s in order to rtmova tbe mtmbars of the iate Executive , I rtfer him to Mr . Johii Newhouse . la ' . e iub-Ss . T tr . i-y for the members of the Association nseeticgat Ascon-atrec-t , Birniinghani , who can inform hiih tl . at I La ^ ifcd in fivu rmmes on ths eveaing tbe votes were taken , wLich would convince Mr . Le : ; ch that my vo : e was not ii'fliinecd by the Editor ut tte Northern Stiir , cor any other man ; aud us he uieiitions the caiues of tha tire per . soiia' tho Leeds . " piottcrs" wiihud to eject , I b ^ all givo the n . amos of the five for whom I voccd—L . ach , M'Douail , Philpj Coc-per , and Baitstow . Tii : re , Mr . L-iacli , I tbinfc that is a pretty strong proof of my dei « uiina . aon not 10 plot / L-ut to vote accuidiag o niy owri jud ^ uient , as is is well known that the Editor of tht Xorlhern SUtr , under whom I act , stroni'iy advised the people not to tote for Mr . Philp .

      The members of the Executive are taking a very unwise courss at present , in my opinion . They cannot deny that the plan pi cri . ' zitum has been departed from ,, and I tliiBi . that had thc-y fairlyrepresenteti their positi m to the Association , tbat all the ill-feelirig producid might have betu avoided . . ' 'Mr .. Hill * or any Other memberi bad a perfect right' to . cemplain : of their conduct , and of thu bungling and unbusines-like manner in whichjthe . accounts were kept . If we have not the right to do this , bur Associatioa is a mere mockery . I confess that the weekly aliowanee to the members of the Executive was too small to enable them to live in Manchester , apart from their families , and ucder the impression that the plan of organization required them to do so , I mentioned the same to Mr . John Arran , of Bradford , at the Star office , in Novemb .-r , ISiO , at which time I refused to stand as a candidate . ' "' . : " ... -..

      I have complained of the Balance Sheet of the Executive as often - as most men ; chiefly on the ground that the money mi ^ ht be better applied , and havelbng been of opinion that had we a clever Secretary the other cfiictrs in the Executive might be merely nominal , and the fanes be applied to opening , new districts . I brought something to that efiect before the late Convecti&D , with a view \ ofmeeting the universal complaint

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      The Executive , ' . and the"Mf . mpers o . fmue - ' General , Covscil rvsipxst is ' . Biujii . ngh . \ m . '¦ ' , . . ' ¦ ' ¦ '' This is to -certify that -the-ratviibsrs of tha Nation .-. ! Chatter Assoeiatio . v , resident v . Y BlviiiVngham , hVld no paid mei-tings during the ' st » y nf tMt Ex-.-culive . commit- ' -, tee in this town , in Sspteiiii ) :. r , 1841 . as stated by Mr . James Jucactx 2 . S the " ¦ Soutfi iisnciiQito tic ) le& \ ta racet-123 ^ " with the exception iif e . -U& 1 'arty at . tb « . H »^ l of Scieuc « , in hchont of the rcUase oC Fecrgus 6 "Cobnor , E « q ., from Tork Cistle , of ' 'the r > rocee < . < 3 of whicii the JoTiowiuj ; is a correct statenieat : — ¦ - - ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦¦ .:. ¦¦ ¦ .. - ¦ . . . ¦ £ , a . a . Tobil receipts ... ... 2 . 3 . ' 2 . ; . 0 Total expenses as per balance she-it ... li > 1 'J . 11 Surplus 3 0 10 Paid to tbe Ex-rcutiva 3 10 0 Signed , ¦ Charles Asutov , Sub-treasurer . WMiLiAM Hopkins--V / , .., ' ¦ l ru 1 . 1-Henry ^ Cues ll : i- Cuuncv 2 lor 3 at ^ at time . We , the undersigned , have fusi'ectai . tbe bo ^ ks of ¦ Mr . Charles Ashton . who has been sub-trr- ^ urcr of the National Ciiavter Atsociaiicn fov nef . i- ¦'; tvfo years , ana also t ' ae balance-ahee lo fiho lea pirty heid ; it the ' -H . il ! 0 ? Science , ' in September , 1 S 41 , anu can voura fo ' r ' tiie truth of tha above stattiiient . We . 1 U 0 flnd that Mr . Philp has been paid from our fuiKls the sum cf fifteen shillings , as his uxwnses fsorA . 'S- . iiff - . rdeh'irai , cc ; -: yiiing nd

      to tho plan ' of pr ^ anizition ; r . that . t ' . n s' ^ llin ^ s was paid to Mr . Ltach on a like ¦( jjcasion . ' they bejag tlia only two members of the . Executive tbat yisi ' tod us : ; 3 lecturers , a : id whom we ' considered oiitit'ed to payn .-cnt accord itig tc the rules of tile National Charter Association . The amount stated to have been paid to Mr . Leach ho received on the 4 th of FeV-runry , 1 S 42 , and that to Mr . Philp wm paid oa tho lGth of August , 1841 . Charles Thoup , Member of the G ? neral Council . Edward Taylor , ditto ditto Wm . Talberi ' , Sub-sec , N . C . A . David Potts , Sub-sec , N . c . A . It will , therefore , bs 3 een that Mr . L ? ach has made a mistato in his statement at the delegate meeting referred to .

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      ! AND LEEDS GENEE 1 L :: y ||>^ P ^^ i ; g . ; : . y ^ ,

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      j ! , ! ' V ' ' \ TOL . TI . 3 fO . 265 . SATURDAY , DECEMBER ID , 1842 . /¦ -. ^^ nSS 3 ? , ^^ - t ! - i " — ¦ " "— — ' - .. — ¦—'¦ — : ¦ - ' . " . '¦ ' — ¦ " . — ¦ - '"¦ ¦¦ " •¦¦ - ¦ '¦¦¦ - ¦ - ;— : — - — - - — ..,- ——— -. .. . ' - ' ¦¦ -

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 10, 1842, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct460/page/1/