Current:

Northern Star (1837-1852), 28th January 1843, Edition 2 of 5, Page unpag, Untitled Article

Page unpag
Page 1
1 of 8

On this page

  • Departments (1)
    • G%&m $nun%m
  • Text (9)
  • Transcript

    • Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.

      Additionally, when viewing full transcripts, extracted text may not be in the same order as the original document.

      G%&M $Nun%M

      G % &m $ nun % m

      Untitled Article

      iniUMPHAST CHARTIST MEETING AKD DECLABAfl ON OF WOTtKING CLASS V- OPPOSITION TO THE LEAGUE . SECEPTION OF MB . O * C 0 KN 0 B IN MAIf' ? . " " : / CHBSTEB . s y { Jrmihe Zvexhiff Star . ) About twelve months ago the- Chartists of Man-Ji ! esb 6 i l ** the Scot eh Covenanters , were driven jfaJfttBtto pillar by the free trade agitators ; dis-Swfroin every meeting place , and left without a this dilemma

      S ^ T-jjerein io ^ semble . In some ^ jf most " spirited of the operatives came , to the teolnto of battling faction by increased exertion , i » d iiesolre thai oppression shonld bat add to their ^^ gjuation to lafis the wily . With tbis view | ^ iooFibe Carpenters' Hall , at a rent , we kEeve , « f ^ 80 per annum , under a promise from 55 " O'Connor that be ironld contribute towards the TB * t 5 j ji ™ £ a certain nnmber of lectures in the

      * 3 £ i 3 spacious building is capable of holding » 900 persons , and is admirably adapted for pnblie Z&&BRS , hating at one endaTery large gallery j «! Hj the other « nd an immensely large plat&nn , ] Sa jiasi se&ts behind , ' capable of holding some ] taadreds . The Hall is ataated in the v-ery centre ] ^ HitlfrjTeland , —that part of ihe town frequented > TtkB jjfeh labourers , and by "whom Mr . O'Connor Sa the Chaxiisa were attacked in March last , at «« H » H of SdeEce . A rumour was Tery generally circulated , ihai , Jm the present occasion the Irish hive was again toW arm , and to attack the Hall , en masse . ThisI fUconunnaicaied to Mr . O'Connor , and iewasj wmestei 4 » ss * ? something , for his defence . u 11 jS ^ s -rre ll sraed , ' said Mr . O'Connor , ihowfnflisMj * *^ ^ ^ only JfB&pm 1 mU erer l 2 e i&s& !•* deluded Irishman . " j -i l ^ UIo ' clock : the spacious building was cram- { medh « JSJ pa « , while a body-gnard of stoHti "fgjjsajcssnd operatives lined every avenue leading i fc Tgacoor . Precisely at * ight o ' clock 2 tlx . O'Con-j aorenkred j-aBd As cheering outside was re-echoed j * t tie shoasanasabove , and made the "building ring , i Tipoa mattng iisappearacce in the Hall ibe sight ? ins jntst eXQBns ; all riang , Jumping , cheering , and -sra . vosg . hst 3 and handkerchiefs . Immediately j Hi 3 ames Xeach was unanimously called to the j &sir amid thunders of applause , and opened ; file business in one of those telling , ample , Sequent speeches for which he is so remarkable , and by wMeh he ias made himself so hated by the j Jisgae , the cotton lords , and she factions . At the j tsBchisifin of his address , he introduced Mr . i ( fCojmr , who was received with every demon-Nation , not only of regard but of love . He told j he had ther to his j ' = i S f | ; ; ; | I ' j '• I ! !

      ^ eai thsi come e redeem pledge ; jf lahjing them at his own expense , to replenish \ gjareihaased coffers . Many things connected sjSCiiai meeting gave > n * n pleasure , but above all , j jfc . jppointmept of James Leach to that office as [ ^ ainuwi , which , above all working men , be was 9 prrf inmejitlT entitled to fill < cheer 30 Leach , by ^ sb $ 8 eloguence , his straightforward opposition { jtjnttBT , and his able exposure of the fallacies of ; Jbtssaies of the people , had done more than any j&r bm to render lypocrisy harmless—( cheers . ) 5 Ji , 0 'Coofior then proceeded to analyEB ihe con- j : &et of the Srurge party at the Conference , in what ' biermedthe first pitched battle between the people jsiilumen of their oppressors . He then explained ] fsa the meetings ield in last summer in Kortb i [ |

      isaadsK , and the speeches reported by the Man' < &t £ tr Guardian and other Whig papers , for ; Osafet . leaders , which never were delivered , the asss of the recent outbreak . He showed that « ajra « hired by the League to go into Korth ;' Xsna ^ iire , and that the press dared him to go to i Saiiofitj . He did not , however , go until he ! femd liiai two mills were barned , and that the ) ¦ fflBauies « t destruction were gaining ground . ) -&e ^ Tibsa danger presented itself , be did go . He taTecei all North Lancashire , burningB ceased , i Mamsatorj Epeechesceased , uproarious meetings j tasei , and the public mind was restored to its rased w > W > pgB . "When he-returned ie told the *

      la # five and the people that we were sold to the -lope , that emissaries were abroad , and that wei 6 onHl » mi the alert ; he then traversed York- Mrs , South Lancashire , part 3 of Leicestershire , and ; Nottinghamshire , and told the people that the MeagHB liad revived upon a revolution , and cau- Staei them to take no part . ( Hear , hear , and So ; 7 oa did D 'His cautions were , however , unavailing ; j tie £ 59 , 000 succeeded . They bought six Chartists in I ABguBt saad loaded with the most hellish placards , I Mid supplied with money , they started them toj ftortb Lancashire to stop the soils , sad commence j fiie work of destrupfioB . lie first place visited was } JPresJon , and fliers many murders followed . And i

      is itMopting to stop this , said . Mr . O'Connor , * KjeJf and seven ^ r-OHe others are conspirators ; and ! ¦ R-sfto met oh the 17 th of August are eaar ^ ed with ' . cngnatrngag outbreak that occurred on the 1 st of fettooaih . ( Har and laughter . ) Mr . O'Connor \ fea ^ ered npon tbe ^ ceaiou of free-trade , saying ; l » w , jRsinjgmen , I eould tell yon all about thei fr » a 3 ^^ ed mountains with their white nighi-caps \ CB-fassvi J ! aughter >—and all about your fertile . t Tuxp 3 Bi& rigpling-streams , and how my bursting , itsi iwefls with virtuous indignation for y our suf- ! iskip , iai how mj inmost soul is -wedded to your ; frnaujaaue—( renewed langhter );—in short , I ; -u ^ k& aoBsense to yon till daylight —( hear ) , — j m lap not jgoingio make fools of or of myself . ;

      yon lagmg to speak to you about bread , and beef , Patowajjmd information , and domestic comfort , ] mlm toget them—( lond cheers , and " Tb&fa it , ; Jaips . *) They talk of free trade , so do L Yon v ? capital in jour arms , and you want to know ** JW » ratogetvalneforitin provisions . Theyj tot ^ 6 t capital m machinery , and they want to ^ fcerdat both things cannot happen j that is , that JJ ^ !^ * fair return for your capital in your arms , ^ eamdget wliatthty Trill consi der a fair return 1 fttfiejr jBasMnery—( cheers ) . Hr . O'C . then pro- j ^* * ° i review some of the-speeches made in ! £ *» 0 | -ojr ft » staff of the League , and seleeted . ^ of that of a Mr , Lancaster , deKvered at the JRur . aeefiagat Glasgow , for di 3 secrion . diowins j ! ! ' !

      arraere » shrewdi man Teutured apon a bit of ] roijfiowlie damaged the casse he undertook toi r ^* Dt * i * nd deducing from Mr ^ Lancsster ' s speech 3 «^« 8 proofihat free trade meant nothing more or **»?» encouragement for increased competition « wea esmUliBts and labourers , and which were e «? rj * rIU of which Mr . Lancaster himself com- j » ae& , He showed bow all who opposed "Whigs 1 feettDed , Tories , while Cobden and Co . declared I jat tier-had ro politics at all —( laughter)—and did i « cue -Baat name the party who would award giade was called by ; bu ^ said he , if we prefer ^« &r Eobwt Peel ' s measures , such as nis "utTtlBBch cheering }—and his income tax—ire- I I i i ; I | S i |

      « M « heers }~ io the nibblicg of the Whigs , and »» Mrect taxation , Oh , then we are all Tories—Srr « ar and lanshterO 2 * ow , said he , the to ^ Sr ^ l 2 . 400 . O 00 pounds ; and . curious to lsl fl ^ P ! * ^ S *** of office ' ^ compared k ^ Jf e ^ wn previpns years of Tory rule , the { S& *? £ speDt moTe ' ^ e ^^ ysars , & * f a JtemB ° ^ prosecuting and transporting r ^ » a Caar&ts , than the Tories spent in *^ n « i 3 ten years by exactly 2 , 40 O , 0 D 0 pounds , SS ^ 51111 ^ & *? fAaed for ' and what the V ^ &ta sstayrert , now 0 Mjg ^ ^ pay—( cheers . HJ- Urt is , sad Ifli . O'Connor , tbas League , t * * Mpntess it zoay , is nothing more than the S ^ in of Whiggery-Ccheera and { W ) 4 b old friend with a new face , » and ire SSS ^^" " ^ * DeTCT > ^^ cheers . ) The rT ^^ fflfPrOCeeded to tliP . « tni » tinn nfsmmitnT * |

      fes ^ : u taxation , and tbe capabilifie 3 of fettfiL . * -1 dnd ? icostiwwerfal appeal to ig ^ Me , by assuring them that if the Lesgne ^ r « - ? ^^ meeting in Manchester , their ^»^ renld not save them from abject defeat ; W ^ ilrfL ^ PPosed ihat we were going to ^ * 4 « J , 00 © upon to-day to be superseded by a " t a ^ n ?* V *" 1110 " ^ wijen machinery was in St ?^ - ^* 6815 "" ^ Wfre greatly mistaken . iW ^ . ^ t *« epi £ 100 , 000 as tbe machinery to S T , thae would be no honour in that ; ltww ^? i * e 5 r ^ eapcnleis bands ield up in S ^ rf his opposition , were all that he would i ^^^ P ^ e tie triumph of truth over falsei ^ iceTierorj tf ihe poor ortr their oppressors kf « efceers , aEd yen Ehali bave them , Feargus . ) Kd fivf 1101 ^ = * do 1 ™ amidst cheers that ^ fn -STeral BUEutes . NafiV !? * ^ "^ tioduced Si . i ^ yl e , who •** S * Mowmg resolution : —

      gjg ^ , " 12 iat ^ e , ihe working classes of-Mantesaj ^^ f ^ bo rf hom 4 - * > to 5 ' ' PnW } c igk ^**** " ^ fl 3 iafcbj fledare , that after having C « s j ™ **^^ ihe question of a repeal of tbe *^ j 2 ?" , <* ffie to the condnsion that a repeal Jtgj ^ g iriw e ? 5 sHll S crrcomstaaceB , wonld be a ^ fc ^^ ' ^ StesbjjpieepiDg and woiking classes , ^ tbtir askSS ? * 4 fctenDined net to join tbe League ^ l » liSw lT £ opeii rf «» CornlaTFB ; and , * tt " ijitm . W ? - necessary to nphold tne pre-»« , tbogj ^ i *^ wve of flirect taxation , ana wJQ fti ls . ^ ,. ^^ 0 m any agitation for the repeal of N ^^^ S !? ^ tfc"e » ohiBon - in * Terj bappy li ^^ ai ^ Te xpeecb , and Mi . Djxob seconded it , i j •*» jucc wiumiu

      - ^^ m , . * - r ^ uog , ana . Miopweu HtS ^^^ nt , tmiflrt ttEndem of appJause . * 8 % 2 ^ - b 3 » tddiEB . liad dwelt * t con' ^^^ ? pm ^ incredible serrices rendered *«^^* 5 by the Xxaang Star newspaper , " ^ Sai lj o ? * oriiE « classes most severely for ^ j ^^ ra i ^ l joDnial ; he pointed out the easy ^* aK ^^ ttepaper themselves , by -which ?*** 8 ifiB > v ttadB ^^ itB merits ««* t **^^^ " lsillEd ae pr-ation in trhjch *»» d ^ T ^ tiopoabaj Clwniba , and the utility ^*^« -1 ^ £ * ' ** fceQ ^^^ nitEt was abont to -: _ . •«» aked lm thty ccuia call themselves

      Untitled Article

      ! j ! as-good Charfets as Feargus O * Gonn « , "when ie gave « even tours a day for nothing to that paper , while they smoked their pipes , and drank their ale or coffee wiUi some free trade ct Horj paper lying before them Thi » appeal appeared to sting the meeting , while its truth wa 3 nevertheless acknowledged ; and in proof of "trhicn , the following resolution , proposed by Mr . T . Clarke , of Stockport , and seconded by the Her . Mr . Jackson , and supported by Mr . Cooper , bookseller , was carried amid thunders of applause , some honest voices crying pjxt , »• . Now , mind yon dont forget 3 t when you { go a-way . -1 - wonV Mr . JiCKSOK , in Becondingtheresolution , borehonour ; able testimony to the services rendered to the cause fcy the Evening Slar > and also took that opportunity of stating , that with one single excepSon , the statement of Mr . O'Cennor , in his challenge to the league in last week ' s Nertherr Star , was true to the letter ; the only mistake was , that instead of the amendment of Mr . O'Connor being carried unanhnensly there was one solitary free-trader in the gallery , who for want of a companion held up both hands against it . iCbaera and langhter . ) In all other points bo was ready to corroborate Mr . O'Connor ' s statement upon oath if necessary . Mr . Adavd never challenged Mr . WCmam to further discussion —( cheers )—and ^ Mr . O'Connor repeated to him ( Mr Jackson ) and to several others precisely what he stated in the Northern Star relative to Aclana * s announcement , that the League would stop the mills . ( Loud cbeera . ) Mr . Coopeb inirodnced the following resolntion ;—" Resolved that the livening Star newspaper has advoeated the rights of the working classes with a zeal and ability never "before manifested by tbe daily press of this country , and we therefore hold it to be not only a duty , but an indispensable one , to give to that journal all the support in our power '; and with that view we now call upon our brethren throughout the country to establish clubs in their several localities , f « the purpose of extending the circulation of that journal ; and we would impress upon them the prudence and the necessity of insisting upon all landlords of houses of entertainment , who take a daily paper , to take the Evening Star , and we pledge ourselves to set the example by not frequenting any honse whose proprietor does not subscribe to that paper , if any daily paper is taken in there . " The above resolution was carried amid the most vociferous cheering , with a pledge to carry it out vieoronsly .

      It was then moved and seconded that the first resolution be signed by the Chairman and transmitted as the resolution of the meeting to Thomas Buncombe , Esq ., M . P ., for presentation to the House of Commons The mention of Mi . Buncombe ' B name was received with waving of hats , and the resolution was carried ananimon&ly vritfi great applause-A vote . of thanks to Mr . O'Connor was then proposed and carried by acclamation , when that gentleman in reply saifl —? fow one thing I forgot to mention to-night ¦ was this—the league want to give you all a quarter of corn per annum -ten shillings cheaper than you can now procure it , Now , if cheap breaQ be Indeed their object , he would point oat how the masters could , without a repeal of the Corn Laws , give every operative twe qnarters of wheat a year , at forty shillings the quarter

      \ ! —( hear , hear ) . Well , it was part of tbe system that an operative on being employed should become tenant to a ten pound cottage—( hear , hear )—or that he should pay for it , whether he " took tbe key or not ; > f in some cases , however , those cottages -were not worth more than six pounds a-year—( hear , and " No , not that" ) Very well , the desire to fee employed forced the operatare to give £ 4 per annum more than the house was worth . Now that £ i a year would purchase two quarters of wheat a year at iOs . the quarter—( hear , hear ) That was a species of free trade which without Act of Parliament , the masters coald accomplish—( cheers . Bat no , they do not want free trade . Mi . O'Connorthen , after a handsome compliment to the exertions of James Leach , proposed a vote of tkanks to him as Chairman , which was seconded by acclamation , and carried unanimously , amid loud cheers . Mr ~ Leach then came forward , and was received with great applause . He said , I will now give yon just one simple fact , in confirmation of what Mr . O'Connor has advanced upon the question of increased production . One man in M'CoanelTa mill in Manchester , has turned off more work to-day than in 1778 , or aistj-flve years sgo , it took 9 , 500 hands to perform , and that one man receives 20 b , a week leas than any one of the , 500 received sixty-five years since ; and sow what was become of the wages of the other 9 , 439 ? Let the shopkeepers and the quarter ' s revenue answer thai—( Lend cheers , and "Aye , Leach , that ' s it ; let them answer that . ") Mr . Leach then thanked the meeting , and pledged himself to meet the League . in the pavilion , if they dared to call a public meeting , and to continue his . exertions till the people got free trade in legislation .

      The HKseting was then honoured with a glee by Messrs . Doyle and Grovecot , and then left th * Hull in a body , following Mr . O'Connor ' s carriage to his hotel abont a mile , as attack was anticipated , and upon alighting the whole body diew up in front , and giving a heart ? rerad of cheers , separated and departed to their respective homes ; and thus ended the moat enthusiastic meeting ever held is Manchester , and from which it will be seen that the League has died in its own hoi-bed .

      Untitled Article

      | \ ! ! ROCHDALE . On Tuesday night last , we had one of the greatest treats that it has b * en our good fortune ever to participate in . The fact of Mr . Sharman Crawford being our ^ Representative , and his having subscribed towards the League-fund led many to the belief that the Chartists , by whose exertions he was returned , were all free traders ; and Mr . Bright , one ef our largest manufacturers , being a leading Leaguer , added to the-belief that Kochdale was garrisoned and all right . In fact . Bright vouched for our fealty to his Scotch audience . It will also be remembered that Mr . SOk Buckingham , ! recently delivered a lecture herej and upon Mr . IMckinson venturing to obtrnde his presence npon the men thireiing after knowledge , how he was 1 kicked and mangled and ill-treated , and then

      i i I i delivered over to the Eafe custody of the police I On Tuesday night , Mr . O'Connor -came to Rochdale ; and his reception was everything that his best friend 1 could desire . The Theatrewas engaged , and though i very spacions , was not sufficiently so to accommo-• date one-fourth of those who came from Heywood , ! Todmorden , Bnry , Bacup , and the surrounding towns . The boxes , at sixpence , were literally { crammed , as was the entrance to them , with the I members of the League and saopkeepers . Tee stage , j the several rooms , and passages were literally > crammed ; and at half-past seven , when Mr .

      > O'Connor arrived , the cheering was etnnmng . — ' Immediately afier his arrival , that unceasing snpi porter of the people ' s- rights , Mr . Jame 3 Taylor ) was called to tbe chair , and britfly introduced Mr . f O'Connor , who addressed the meeting for more than an hour and a half , in a speech unanswerable ; by the League . He exposed their fallacies , while i he challenged any of that party present to refute a angle word he had utteTed . Mt . Bright , the father of the Sochdale free-trader , was in the boxes ; and ' with his associates declined the challenge . Why , I said Mr . O'Connor , where 13 the g ? eat Mr . Bright , who told the Scotch free-traders that the English people were with the League ? Why not come here , in his own town , and meet a stranger ** demagogue

      or " political trafficker , who lives upon the people ?" Where is he 1 Surely , this platform ehould be his standing place , and his own working men his jury . But where is he ? Be shan ' t be handed over to the police , like Sir . Dickenson , neither shall he be kicked as Mr . D . waB ; but no ; he knows that falsehood cannot stand before truth , and he conld not stand Before me . Now . contioued Mr . O'Connor , your masters have coined your sweat into gold to push their own measure , and they are " patriots , " " disinterested patriots , " while I , who coin my own sweat into gold to repay you what it cost to send our Chairman as your delrgate to Birmingham—am a * political trafficker living upon yon I" Mr . O'Connor then entered into the whole qnestion of the Repeal ef

      the Corn Law , Free Trade , and the Laud ; proving that a repeal of the Corn Laws , to advantage the ; people , must be brought about by making the people producers and consumers , and giving each man an ' , interest , firstly—in a sufficient suppiy , and , secondly —in a remunerating price . TJpoa the other hand , ' he showed that a Repeal of the Corn Laws by act of ;¦ Parliament must produce a revelation without con-; ferring any single advantage npon the soldiers who } would have to bear all the blows . He handled the ' question of over-production and over-population in amasterly Btyla j and when he came to the qnestion i of the land sad tenure , and the application of labour loss sustained the

      ' . to the land , and the by shopkeepers i ' for want of such ajn stem , it was there he carried boxes , gallery , and pit with him . He said I tell jou ! what / they want to sell your labour cheaply to the J fereigner , and to sell the produce of the foreigners i labour dearly to you . In Act , a doable barter , : from whieh they are to have the double profit of ] dear sellers to * ou , and cheap sellers of fours . In fact , io make one great truck shop of all England . But , said ie , they my they have the people with ; them ; never as * ong as I live . 1 hare the people with me , and will keep them with me—there the exi bitement was indescribable , all standing and cheering and vociferating , " aye , and we'll stand by jou . ) 1 UpoB the Tariff and lacome Tas , ilr . O'Cvucgr

      Untitled Article

      threw much new light ; he explained why livestock > ad been made suddenly cheap , and how it would be made permanently cheap ; and thanked God for the Income Tax , as the people would not now be persecuted when the middle classes had to pay too dear for their whistle . His burlesque of Cobden ' s pafcrior ism and philanthropy was ludicrous and laughable in the extreme , "while his general challenge to the League to meet him according to the terms of his letter in last week ' s . Star roused the hearts of his audience , and causedthe chops of the free-traders to fall . At the close of Mr . O'Connor ' s lecture the two resolutions proposed and carried upon the previous night in Manchester , were submitted to the meeting and carried all but unanimously , not half-a-dozan hands being held up against the first ; and thus ended the most triumphant meeting , under all circumstances , that the Chartists of Rochdale have ever had . -

      Mr . Bright will now find it diffioalt to persuade our Scottish brethren that his workmen are with him , nor will Dickey the Rover be able to persuade them that the MancheBter Englishmen have forgotten Stepnenson * 8-square , or that the Manchester Irishmen have forgotten his " England ^ Ireland , and America , " in which he thanks God that he was not born a Catholic , and ascribes the immorality of tbe English operatives to the example of the immoral Irish , and even speaks of their vermin and dirt ; and yet appeals to their bludgeons in the hour of need to aid him in his war against the English people .

      Untitled Article

      PUBLIC MEETING AT MARYLEBONE . A publio me . ting of the inhabitants of the above place , was held on Monday evening , at the Social Hall , John-street , Tottenham Court-road , to hear the report of their delegates to the Birmingham Conference . Shortly after eight o'clock Mr . Poizer proposed , and Mr . Pelling seconded , •» That Mr . Lovett take the chair . " Thia was unanimously agreed to And received with great applause . Mr . Lovett oommenced by stating that he must crave their indulgence , as ho was suffering under severe indisposition . The chief object of the meeting was to enable their delegates to the Birmingham Conference to have a public opportunity of rendering an account of ther stewardship . From his

      personal knowledge of their conduct , he had every reason to believe their report would give perfect satisfaction , bnt as it is almost impossible to please all parties , if any one felt disposed to express their dissatisfaction , be trusted they wtrcda be listened to with the same attention as though they were eulogistic in their praise . It was one peculiar advantage of Chartism that it courted inquiry , that it had everthing to gain by investigation , whilst Toryism , Wbiggism , and other isms , tbe more they were investigated , the more their montrosities were apparent . JUestany one present should be unacquainted with the objects and establishment of tbe Complete Suffrage Union , he would , as an introduction to the report of their delegates , enter into a brief narrative of its origin . Mr . Lovett then gave an interesting account of the establishment and transactions of the Suffrage Union , until the calling together of the late Conference . He believed there was a growing

      feeling in the country in favour of Chartism , which would ultimately force the legislature to agree to the principles of the Charter , and the same force of public opinion would also force them to adopt the details . He entertained the same opinion now as he ever had done ; that their objects could never be peacefully attained until a cordial union was effected with the honest portion of the middle classes . Mr . L . on sitting down was loudly cheered . Mr . Ldcas having been called upon by the Chairman to report , stated -that he had great pleasure in giving an account of his stewardship , and entered into a plain , circumstantial detail of the business transacted at the Conference , and of the manner in which his votes were given , and concluded by stating that be had voted for those measures which he believed were most calculated to benefit the publio ; and if duty again called him , come weal , come woe , he should be prepared to go forward in the cause of humanity and justice—( cheers ) .

      Mr . Pabby stated that be appeared before them in accordance with the usual and proper proceeding that individuals representing the opiniobs of a body of men npon important subjects , and being delegated by them , should give an account of the manner in which they bad fulfilled that delegation . Tne object of the Conference was confessedly to unite by means of an enlarged and general investigation into the causes which had hitherto produced disunion , the wisest and most enlightened of the middle classes with the working classes for the attainment or the Suffrage . Upon the cardinal points , on which all legislation upon that subject must hinge , they were already united ; the previous Conference had decided , almost unanimously , in favour of the principles of

      the Charter . The qnestion to he decided was , with what details these principles should be surrounded fo as to secure their practical effect when brought into operation . This was a subject which it was necessary to approach with feelings of delicacy and forbearance , and as an individual he was actuated by those sentiment 3 and those alone . It was well known that the Charter was fenced about with good practical details , that it had been long before the public , that it had rallied about it almost more public opinion and support than any measure ever offered to the attention of a civilized people . This wae a fact which could not be got rid of ; this the Complete Suffrage party seemed to have overlooked ; they had forgotten or overlooked that the Charter

      was the index of a large and growing public opinion . Here , then , the two parties came into collision . A gentleman in the confidence of the Sturge party moved a series of resolutions , three of which were admirable , but the fourth pledged them to take as the basis of discussion a Bill previously framed , of which they knew nothing . This was manifestly unjust . In the House of Commons leave was asked to bring in a bill , if granted , it was brought in and placed in the hands of every member previous to itB going through the first , second , and third readings . TMb Bhould have been done at the Conference ; but instead of this they were asked to stultify them-BelveB by coming to a decision upon & bill of which they knew nothing . Mr . Lovett , who through a

      long and persecuted life had adhered to ihe principles of the Charter , implored them to withdraw it or to substitute for it the Charter . This they refused . ( Hear . ) It had been said that- they were contending about triflesabout a mere name . On the part of the Chartists he denied thi 3 ; the Chartists for many years had been an important section of Reformers ; year after year they had grown in strength , and without profanity he might also say , they have grown in grace , and it was casting a complete insult upon this important body for a party to step forth at the eleventh honr and Bet aside that without which they would have had no political existence . If it had not been for the people ' s staunch adherence to the Charter ,

      where would bave been either the Nonconformist newspaper , or the Complete Suffrage Union ? Their conduct was like the creature flying in the face of its Creator , like a child flying in the faoe of its parent . He conceived there was a great moral principle attached to their remaining firm to the Charter ; he did not mean a bigotted attachment which wonld admit of no improvement , ^ which would make it like the laws of the Mede 3 and Persians j such was not the meaning of Mr . Lovett or those who supported him , for they went further . They offered to take the two bills and discuss them clause by clause ; but even this the Complete Suffrage party would not accede to , but determined to adhere to their mushroom bill and thereby shewed

      a desire on their part to be disunited . It was asserted that they were led by a blind bigotry to the Charter , which would admit of no discussion upon the subject . This assertion , whether put forward by ihe press or by public meetings , he totally denied ; there was not a word of troth in it ; they were dtsirous of discussing it , of making improvements where it could be shewn that improvements were needed ; but they would not have the Gharter superseded . If any other bill was brought forward , let it grow oufcof the Charter . The great objection urged against the the adoption of the Charter was theprejudices of the middle classes ; when asked if they were worthy prejudices , they were compelled to answer they were not ; why , then , should they pander to unworthy prejudices ! no good was ever achieved by pursuing that temporizing line of conduct . Let them

      look at the agitation against the church ; nothing could be more contemptible than the conduct of Dissenters in that agitation ; they disliked , they denounced the church , but for peace sake , for the prejudioes that existed in itB favour , they would not lift up their voice in public , but only in their parlours and drawing rooms ; in publio they inveighed against Ecclesiastical Courts and against church rates , but hinted not a word of the profane blasphemy of an alliance between Church and State ; and the conseqaeace was that their agitation was a bye word and a reproach ; that it did not give the most bloated sinecorigt a moment '? qualm ; it had no principle of vitality in it ; it did not attack the grtat incubus , that moBEter-like preyed upon the vitals of religious freedom , and would never be destroyed until they struck feaile&rh' ai the root of tbe evil . If they ( the

      Untitled Article

      ChartistF ) had given wayupon the name of the Charter they would have been placed in the same contemptible position . Did the early ; Christians abandon their name because of the opprobrium attacked to it ? No ; it was given thein as a nickname , bat they stood firmly by itj through-persecution and ealnmny until they made Ha name before which Kings trembled and the Jiations of the earth bowed . And why should not Chartists eqaally abide by their name ? They had suffered persecution , imprisonment , and even death ia the cause—they were denounced by the refined aristocratic press of the couatry as blackguards , as a disgrace to society—even now , in well dressed company , to acknowledge yourself a Chartist , was fo expose yourself to reproach .

      Bat ehould they yield to this feeling ? No ; they should resist—they should conquer it , and eventually they would be sure to do so . He believed the opposition of tbe middle classes was to the principle and not to the name , and that they could never be convinced , until they found it impossible to carry their own one-sided measures , thafc would be schoolmaster , and not any Bill put forward by the Complete Suffrage Union . Idle objections had been raised about the violence of some Chartists , but they should not judge of a gem from the incrustations around it , but from its inherent lustre and value . He believed that tbe middle classes felt themselves insulted by being asked to take the Charter under another name ; they asked whether they were considered such fools as to be gulled by a

      name . Call it by what name they would , its principles were the same ; they asked them to receive the Charter as a child ib induced to swallow a pill in a little jelly or other gilding ; they thought that under the form of their monstrous Bill , the Charter would be so concealed as to glide in the hearts of the middle classes . He ( Mr . Parry ) believed they would yet find themselves in error in following this course . He should , wish to speak with respect of Mr . Sturge and bis party , but he must maintain that their late conduct at tbe Conference , shewed that they wanted that enlarged capacity , that grasp of mind , which would have enabled them to scatter unworthy prejudices and have" stood forward in advance of the great movement . He believed they would have stood a much better chance of success

      when backed by a mighty public opinion in support of the Charter , than they now would , deserted , in a great measure , by the people , and asked the middle classes to join a something they were afraid to call by its own name , although they might call it by a more respectable one ; nothing could be more glaring than their inconsistency in refusing to allow the Charter to be laid on tbe table at the'Conference , and then going to another room , and laying it on the table , in con junction with their own . He would not draw an inference of dishonesty from this , but ; he would say that they did not know what they were about . Mr . Parry then compared the conduct of the Sturge party in styling themselves tbeConfer « nce to that of the three tailors of Tooley-street , heading

      an address with " We the people of England ; ' ' one was not a jot more ridiculous than the other . He then gave a brief glance at the amendment in the Charter , relative to the loss of the franchise for crime , and concluded by alluding to the / ain effort of the anti-Cora Lu > w League , ; and impressed upon his audience the necessity of ; keeping firm to their agitation for the Charter , which he designated as the master-piece of policy , as the key which would open the granaries to a famished people , as the only salvation for the working classes , and declared his conviction that if they were led away from this by any paltry prejudices against names or individuals , they would deeply and bitterly repent it . Mr . Parry was loudly cheered during the whole of his address .

      Mr . Whehleb , in giving in his report , stated his opinion that the Sturge party , in their secession from the Conference , and their after conduct , had acted more like spoiled children than a body of intelligent , high-minded men , assembled to promote the welfare of the empire ; alluded to the amendments made in the Charier , to the original motion of Mr- Parry , and the amendment of Mr . White to the bad policy of the proposition , that the votes on that question' % hould be published ; and stated his regret and disappointment thai Mr . Lovett Bhould have declined the offer made by Mr . Coopet on bebalf of the Chartists , that he should assist in drawing up a plan of organisation , under which the two Associations could hare been merged into one grand whole ; he was in hopes ^ hey could have left Birmingham , declaring : ^—" The friends we've tried are on our aide ; The foe we hate before us . "

      He supposed Mr . Lovett had not sufficient confidence in the truth of their desire for a union , or not sufficient faith in hie own friends to accept the offer in the Bame spirit in which it was given ; he nevertheless trusted that they should continue to act in amity , that party spirit should be abolished , and all belong to the party of the people . Mr . Maruet , after apologising for the absence of Mr . Buchanan , in a neat address , moved the following resolution : — " That this meeting having heard with pleasure the leport of their delegates to the Birmingham Conference , cordially approve the course and condnct they pursued on that occasion , more especially in their supporting the amendment—* That the People's Charter be the basis of diecussion '—and the conciliatory resolution proposed by Feargus O'Connor , and seconded by John Humphrey Parry . This meeting , therefore , returns them their sincere and warmest thanks , "

      Mr . Davoc , in a long and eloquent speech , during which he was loudly cheered , seconded the motion . Mr . Pdddifokd , in a rambling manner , made some remarks upon what he styled Mr . Parry ' s attack upon the body of Dissenters , which drew an explanation from Mr . Parry . Dr . Black addressed the meeting at some length Their enemies , he asserted , expected to have had a rich harvest of defamation and abuse from tbe disputes they expected to arise in the Metropolitan election ; but they were signally defeated . No public meetings ever passed off in a more creditable manner . They were also doomed to have a similar disappointment at the Conference , and must have become convinced that the time for the destruction of their party by internal divisions had now gone by . He approved of the conduct of the Chartist delegates at the Conference ; they were in a position which

      compelled them to act in the manner in which they had ; the forbearance they had shown in their hour of triumph to their opponents , and the conciliatory conduct and resolution which they came to , had won them the good opinion of many who were previously averse to them ; it had compelled them to give the Chartists credit for the virtue of moderation , which they would never previously allow that they possessed . He advised them to stand by their name and organization ; but at the same time not to oppose those who from prejudice could not exactly coincide with them . The most sanguine of the Anti-Corn Law party thought they should be enabled to obtain that measure during the ensuing session , and , being disappointed in that , would flock in thousands to tne Charter standard , provided the Chartists did nothing to aggravate the breach existing between the two parties . He entirely coincided with the vote of tha&ks to their delegates .

      Mr . Hethkrington , in a long and humourous address , supported the resolution , and gave his testimony to the honourable and prominent part taken by their delegates at the Conference . He rather disagreed with Mr . Parry , that in seceding from the Conference , the Complete Suffrage party did not know what they were about . He thought that they did know what they were about , and that it was their object to sever from tho Chartists , and took that division as a fitting opportunity . They were got along with two or three hundred sterling Chartists , designated as violent men , ^ c , and being naturally alamied , they took the first opportunity oJ getting away . He was not sorry for this . He

      should rfjoice at their making converts among the middle classes ; let it be under what name it would he did not believe that they would succeed ; but let them try . He thought the Conference had effected great good by uniting the sections of Chartists more firmly than they had hitherto been . Unfortunately the Chartists bad always most violently opposed those who approached nearest to them . He trusted a spirit of conciliation would be cultivated among them . Mr . Hetherington then alluded to the Corn Laws , and stated his opinion that on the failure of that scheme Chartism would receive a great accession of strength . The resolution was then unanimously carried .

      Mr . Bawbbidge moved and Mr . Farmer seconded in excellent speeches the following resolution , which was unanimously carried : — M Tbat this meeting deeply regret the want of moral courage displayed by the Complete Suffrage party at the Birmingham Conference , by not coming forth boldly in support of the People ' s Charter , a document containing tbo same principles as their Bill of Bights , thus pandering to unworthy prejudices , and preventing that cordial union amongst all parties which is so universally desired . " '

      It being now a very late hour , a vote of thanks was unanimously given to Mr . Lovett for his serviced in the chair .

      Untitled Article

      Mr . Lovett , ia reply , stated that iat such a late hour , he should not long detain them , but he wished to make some observations on what had fallen from Mr , Wheeler . He then entered ! into some explanations of a clause in the Charier alluded to by Mr . Wheeler , and stated in reference to the proposition of Mr . Cooper , that he did not understand him to mean anything relative to a ! prospect of blending the views and actions of the two associations , or he should distinctly have stated his opinion upon the subject . If the members of the National Chartist JAssociation , were prepared to come up to the views of the , National Association , to which they had hitherto been partly deposed , he should feel glad of the

      proposition . The members of the National Association believed that to prepare the people to use power wisely when they had obtained it , it was necessary to have a systematic plan of political and general education . They also differed on . another point ; they believed that one half of the human race were excluded from political power , and that until woman possessed equal political and social rights with man , the human race would never be placed ia a favourable position ; that while woman was kept in her present degraded condition , she would never exercise the important influence she possessed , so ] as to con ' duce to the achievement of man's political rights ; they were therefore in favour of educating woman to enable her to fulfil that high destiny to which she wasentitled . If the members of the National Charter Association would come up to these views ! he should

      have no objection to unite and agitate cod join tly with them , but to carry this out , they must do away with that spirit of intolerance which has been too prevalent among them . They must allow those possessing different views to carry them out without : hostility . They , Mr . Lovott ' s party , had been traduced and maligned , but if they were willing to throw the mantle of oblivion over the past , they must insist upon the same mantle being throws over other classes who were going forward for the same object ; ; hey must depend for success upon the exercise of their reason , upon the moral innuenceof their honesty and intelligence , and not attempt to browbeat or bully others into their opinion , and when this course was adopted , when the dictates of reason , integrity , and enlightened knowledge were brought into active operation , no government would be able to stand against them . ( Loud cheer 3 . ) '

      Untitled Article

      SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED BY MR . CLEAVE POLITICAL VICTIM DEFENCE AND FAMILY SUPPORT FUND . £ $ d Previously acknowledged 167 2 9 A few friends , Sintray , near Aberdeen 0 7 6 Mr . Goslin , Sheffield 0 2 6 Maldon 0 4 0 Rotherham 0 17 9 Sudbury ( purchase money of 400 copies of Chartist Circular , as Mr . Cleave ' s proposal in previ ous week ' s Star 0 10 ; 4 BOOT AND SHOEMAKERS , N C . A . Nottingham , ditto ... , 0 10 4 Norwich , ditto ... 0 10 4 Newton . Heath , near Manchester , ¦ ditto 0 10 4

      £ 170 15 10 By subscriptions from Dewsbury and Oldham , intended for Mrs . Ellis , bat wrongly added to this fund , last week 10 0 £ 169 15 10 FOR MBS . ELLIS . Members of Conference ... ... 2 11 , 6 Mr . Fox , Nottingham 0 2 6 Mr . P . Higgins , Dublin 0 2 6 [ The above per Cooper . ] Mr . Brooks , Dewsbury 0 10 0 Oldham 0 10 fl Nottingham , ( boot and shoemakers ) 0 6 0 Sudbury 0 2 5 John Cleave ... 0 10 0 £ 1 14 6 FOB M DOl / ALL . Previously acknowledged 10 12 7 ^ Northampton * 1 10 Q Norwioh 0 10 0 Nottingham , ( boot and shoemakers ) 0 6 0 Todmorden , ( proceeds of , and collection at a tea meeting , got up by the Female Chartists ) 5 0 0 Todmorden , ( colleetion by the Male Chartists ) 2 0 0

      £ \ 9 8 7 $ By Post-office order , ( Todmorden ) 0 0 9 £ 19 7 10 J • Although duly entered upon receipt into the subscription book kept by Mr . Cleave , this item was yet inadvertently omitted from the copied list forwarded for publication in last week ' s Star .

      Untitled Article

      TO THE CHARTIST PUBLIC . Mr Frienbs , —I had hoped that my previous week ' s letter sufficiently developed the plan by which my proposal for placing the back stock of the Chartist Circular at your disposal might be carried into effect for the benefit of the Defence Fund . The subsequent receipt , however , of some queries , shows that my intentions , in this respect , have not been fully understood . For instance , a member of the London Delegata Council desires to know whether the 10 s . 4 d . received from any locality , for circulars , will be acknowledged as a subscription from that localityor as from myself personally ? I need only

      , refer to the subscription list published in this week's Sta 7 \ as my best answer . Auother party require ^ me to send them complete sets of the Circular . Thia I cannot do , 1 will include several , but not sue--cessive numbers in the next parcel of 4 C 0 copies ^ To preclude the possibility of subsequent misunder-: standing on this point , I may as well here intimate that I reserve a certain equal ; quantity of each back number of the Circular , as , slock to complete sets aud volumes—the thousands of ; quires that are even ( hen remaining , I freely present ] to the Defence Fund , in tbe manner laid dawn . ]

      Another friend asks me to shew vet more plainly \ the advantages that might be made to . result from my proposal . This can be easily done—thus s— : 8 . d . 400 copies of the Circular , at J d , will produce ... ... ... ... 16 8 Paid for the same ( placed to credit of the Defence Fund ) ... „ .. ... 10 4 Profit for payment of carnage , and benefit of local and other Funds ... 6 4 I may add that the item for carriage would ia any instance be trifling , and . iu most need not be an item at all—as parcels ca , u be enclosed in those of the agents who receive a weekly supply of goods from town . John Cleave .

      Untitled Article

      GlA 5 GGW ,- * The director * of the Gharter Association uwt in their Hall on Friday evening . After transacting the ordinary business of the Association , it was resolved to call a general meeting of the Association for the purpose of hearing a report from the treasurer as to tbe affairs of the Assccia * tion , and to consider other matters connected witfc the movement . Auditors were appointed to examine the treasurer's bfloks , and get up the meeting , the same to be held on Monday , February 1 st , ia the Chartist Church . The chairman then called

      tbe attention of the directors to the debt due to Mr ! George Rosb . At a meeting of a few friends on Thursday night , subscriptions had been made amounting to £ 518 s ., and lie hoped Glasgow would eome forward and honestly do i's share in the matter . Mr . Chisholm moved , " That * seeiDg a number « f their frieiid * had entered with spirit iato a subscrrption f \> r 3 igui dating the debts oS the late Central Committee , they ( the directors ) as individuals , give H every support in their power * " Carried unanimously .

      Poixock Shaws ^ wear Glasgow . —A public aseeting of tbs inhafe&sants iras held on Monday to-hear the report of Charles M'Ewen , delegate tothe late Conference * Mr . M'Swen addressed themeetfag at some length upon the proceedings or Conference ; after which , a vote of thanks was moved to the gentleman in the usaailway . To this an amendment was moved , that tfeey defer the vote of thanks until they hear more particularly ad to the proceedings . On the vote being taken , the amendment was carried by a considerable majority .

      An 0 * 36 Soh . —A general meeting of the Andersten Charter Association was held in the Chartist Church , West CoUege-street , oa Monday evening . A full report of tbe affairs of the Association was laid before the meeting , whieh- showed » baiaaee-itrthi& treasurer ' s hands , after paying all demands on the body , of 15 s . Directors and office-bearers- we * e then appointed for the next suf months , when the meeting broke up . NEWCASSPXE . —Mr . Kidd , of Glasgow , delivered two lectar . es ia the new lecture room , Nelson-stjeet , on Sunday last .

      A public me 3 ting of the pitmen of Cowpen , Cramlington , West Cramlington , Seghill * and Sefcon . Dlaville Collieries , was held at Seaton Terrace , oa Saturday affceraoon . Mr . Sinclair having been ananimou 8 ly called to the chair , briefly opened tho proceedings by stating tho objeots for which they had met . Mr . M array moved , and Mr . Septimus Daviea seconded ihe first resolution ,. which was oarned unanimously : — " That this- meeting is of opinion that it is a duty incumbent upon each and aH of the minors of Great Britain , to form themselves forthwith into a society for the mutual protection of their labour , being the only property left them upon earth , and of which they are daily robbed by the enemies of the industrious classes . " The following resolutions were likewise agreed to :- — " Thafc

      this- meeting are of opinion that the colliers of Wakefield should be immediately corresponded with , and that another public raeeting ; be held on Scaffold Hill on Saturday , the 4 th February , at two o ' clock in the afternoon to receive a report of the reply to suoh correspondence . " " That a committee , constituted of two men fiom each colliery be now appointed to make the necessary arrangements for the next public meeting . " Agreeable to the above resolution , a public meeting of the pitmen of the Tyne and the Wear will be held at Scaffold Hill , near Bentort-square , on Saturday , 4 th February ; . chair to be taken at two o'dook ; and , as business of vast importance to the colliers will be submitted to that meeting , it is hoped that all who can will make it their business to attend . A delegate from Wakefiold is expected to take a part in the proceedings .

      The Chartists of Newcastle and Gateshead held their business meeting in the Geat Inn , Cloth . Market , on Monday evening , Mr . Livingstone in the chair . The minutes of the previous meeting haying been confirmed , tk& Secretary read a lettei ? received from Mr , A . Walton , to which he was instructed to reply in the affirmative , if on Sunday evening . Mr Dees then brought forward the resolution of which he gave notice last meeting night , viz .: —• " That Mr . Sinclair be requested to lay before the meeting an account of his expenees to Birmingham and back . " Mr . S . did so ; and , a show of hands having

      been taken by the chairman , after it was examined * it was unanimousl y , agreed that it was higniy satisfactory . Mr . Knox moved , and Mr . Smith seconded , "That the Chartists of Newcastle and Gateshead be formed into districts , and a collector appointed for each district' to wait upon the members for their contributions , and that the following persons be new appointed to make such arrangements , viz . —Messrs . Smith , Knox , Sloane , Frankland , Livingstone , and Sinclair . A great deal of local business having been disposed of , the meeting adjourned .

      NEWCASTLE-UNDER-IiYNB . Mr . Rigby , from Chorley , lectured here the other day . SAWLET . —The Chartists of this locality met on Sunday evening ; an animated discussion was entered into on the comparative merits of Com Law repeal and Chartism , at the conclusion of which a resolution in favour of the Charter was unanimously carried . SAtFORD . —Mr . Daniel Donovan , of Manchester , delivered a lecture in the Chartist Room , Great George-street , on Sunday . TODittORDEN . —Mr . David Ross delivered two lectures in the Odd Fellows' Hall , to numerous and respectable audiences . At the conclusiou of the lectures , as usual , there were a many enrolled as members .

      LONDOH—Mr . Bairstow delivered a lecture at the Horns , Crucifix-lane , Bermondsey , on Monday evening last . 1 , Chin a-Walk , Lambeth . —Afc a meeting of members in this locality , the Charter , as amended , was read by the Chairman , after which it was moved and seconded , * That we consider the additions to the Charter as amendments , but suggest that in order to carry out the prinoiplo of equality , as that of the Charter , it is necessary that all offences be pu&ished by the deprivation of liberty instead of the forfeiture of a sum of money . " Southwakk . —Mr . Wale delivered a lecture before the members and friends of the » Dockhead Mechanics ' Institute , on Monday evening , which gave great satisfaction .

      OIiDHAM . —On Sunday last , Mr . M'F « lane delivered a very spirited address , to a crowded audience , in which be exhorted bis hearers to exert themselves in the management of their local affairs as much as possible . On Monday , John Fielden , Esq ., M . P ., and General Johnson , M . P ., tbe representatives of tne Borough , paid their annual visit to their constituents The meeting took place at half-past seven o ' clock in the evening , in the Town Hall . The room was crowded to suffocation , and great numbers soon came out almost exhausted with the pressure and heat ; notwithstanding fresh comers kept going io . Me . W . Taylor , of Shaw , was unanimously called to the chair , who briefly opened the business in a speech fraught with good

      sense . He then introduced Mr . Fielden to the meeting who was received with great applause . He went through his Parliamentary duties in his usual energetic style , in the coarse of which he exposed the delusive practices of the League in going from town to town telling the people what benefits would be derived from , a repeal of the Corn Laws' and Free Trade . The fact , he said , was , that If such was tbe case , without a corresponding reduction in the taxes of the country , it would produce such a state of dissatisfaction that waa never witnessed before in Britain , if it did not cause a

      revolution . The General followed in a short speech much in the same strain—the League looked unutterable things , and seemed every thing but satisfied . A few questions were put , which were answered to the satisfaction of the meeting , with tbe exception of the League . Votes of thanks , accompanied with cheers , were given to the two worthy members and chairman , after which three hearty cheers , and one cheer over , were given for the " uncaged lion , " Feavgus O'Connor , E&q ., which made tho building ring , to the dismay of the Leaguers . The meeting broke np at half-past eleven .

      Upp er Wariey . —A lecture was delivered in the . Association Room , on Sunday evening last , by a friend to tbe cause , after which a collection was made for a brother democrat whs is in deep distress . Gcsebuhn—TheChartists of this locality met as usual on Sunday morning , in their room East-end of the Railway Bridge , when a great deal of Jocal business was transacted , and a resolution passed unanimously , accept- ' ing the offer of Mr . Cleave ' 8 Chartist Circulars for tha benefit of the Dafence Pond . A vote of thanks was passed to Mr . Cleave .

      Bacup . —A Tea Party , Concert and Ball was held here on Saturday and Monday , in honour of the libera « tion of Messrs . Tagg and Sfcott , fronv Preston House © f Correction , when the Chartists exerted themselves by every possible means in their power to welcome tieir patriots home . The room « raa splendidly decorated with evergreens , flags and political pictures , vs&ich have been given with tin '** Star . " The meeting waa addressed respectively by Meesrs . Beesley , of Accriagton , Bropby , Brooks , ot Xodmorden , and Brown , of London * At the close , ten members enrolled their names , aud a female society was formed , which consists at present of thirty members . , Sheffiem * . —Mr . Edwin Gill , lectured oo Sundayevening , in the Figtree-lane-Room , he delivered an eloquent and instructive address , which , was warmly responded to by a truly respectable meeting .

      Thr Executive . —At the Monday evening's meeting , the following five persons , all of London , were unanimously nominated as a committee to Inves ^ Katgu .. ^ the booki and accounts of the Executive , M $ / t ^" Messrs . John Watkins , Ruffy Ridley , z 5 * JH » T : ' ' " •'• * Wheeler , J . G . Dron , aad M'Grath . jfe > , " . V > -. Mr . Cooper's proposed plan of org ^ ij ^ OT $$ 8 ' ^ . then read , and an article on the same S ^ wtrouo ¦ ;> the Northern Sia ^ r the discussion . ih . erfi&H m&fr ad > ' * . -n journed . i « t-i . ' : " o " •** fifin f - jv" V V x « X- -t t ~' -t -i * A ? VSfcLi" ti- ^ ' fs ^ wV i < B ^* J 3 U * ^

      Untitled Article

      AND LEEDS GENEMAL ADVERTISES ,.

      Untitled Article

      YOL . TI- NO . 272 . SATURDAY , JA 1 UABY 38 , 1843 . pwc % , ^™ £ 4 Sr "

      Untitled Article

      LEICESTER . —The annual meeting of i the All Saint ' s Chartists was held oa Monday , to hear the accounts read over , and to nominate persons to serve on the council for the ensuing year . The following resolution was passed : — " That ' we still adhere to the National Charter Association , bat at the same time lament that there should have been so much strife and disunion in the ranks , and ; for the future we will not assist , either by pecuniary or any ether means , any party , be they whom they may , that steer so unjustifiable a course . "

      Lees —The following sums have been received by James Dawson , for the purpose ot purchasing clothing for William Williams , who is awaiting his trial in Kirkdale Gaol , under the charge of attending riotous and tumultuous meetings in the month of August last : — s . d . From Mrs . Winterbofctom 2 4 . ] Mrs . Moor 4 2 | A Friend at Rochdale , per Leonard ' Haslop , of Oldham 0 6 Joseph Greaves 5 0

      12 1 Which has been laid out in the following manner : — a . d . To redeeming coat and waistcoat ... 5 , 6 To one pair of stockings 1 2 To one comfortable 0 9 To worsted and thread 0 8 . } To the postage of three letters ... 0 6 To carriage of the parcel to Liverpool 1 0 To Mrs . Williams 2 U 12 i

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 28, 1843, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct466/page/1/