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      TO THB UNITED CHARTISTS OF GREAT ruethset A 5 D & « EW ,-Are yon awike ! If Jf kt me rouse you from your slumbers . Yon 50 ^^ tn the call made in the behalf of our i * C ? friends Frost , Williams , * nd Jones , and tX ^ U &e expreeaou of jour feelings to the foot of ^ ^ roce in tbeii behalf , ifter lukewarm « d pre-^ JSSte had deserted their duties , and loft SS ^ Sri di . ABd mU 7 »*« r ] a » i sympathy , «^ f g-inifest less affection , will ye exercise less , Jion now youhaTe . learnt the aggravated soffer-^ « of oi belOTed friend , O'CpnV \ Will je B E . ; t that man to be made a sacrifice to the hatred J *? ta « of wretches likeNormaaby , Finality , and Sr Maule , without lifting op your voices to reach fwV . ears of his dastardly persecutors and oppressors ! S % Mcesarj : o recapitulate all that he has said , j - nd sai ^ red , on our behalf , to induce you to come * m $ and show at least lhat yon retain a grateful cfcTof ' iiis services , and are disposed to do t '

      ~ % - ? n roar power to auenate bis sutterrjgs » q ^ tfar hi informed you of this new attempt to vwtVt hia > , ^ surely y ° u ^ not « by 3 " - "silence nnthfeo wasiKJ , become participators in tb j devilry , or , -ia ^ e lsu ^ a = liW J > " aeces x ) r iea after 6 ihis can reach yonr eyes P '^ rlfemen fc will v . re assembled * for th * ir usual do- ) . totting , or , do--ig&ie / avocations . l " p . mJ friend- ^ ud let us find th-m a linle employment ! Lst ^ ac petitions , or « moEs : rasc : ^ J c ar not . f"cr ^ tx poured within i

      the wails of Saint b : eptien = } n - An Bomber , weight , ^ Ef asurc , in b-is benaif , and . tjosched in as strong wusse a * ' ' ^ ^ of t be ? / Ousc permit , and their wsriHe and right honoB jrabfe throats can swaJu - aa for their digestier ^ 9 &nT mind it . If we -nioi mate them asnam # i of themselves , ( aad to jjJjbb a Whig biash I « e jmowiedge to be an u » der ~ taiing sometfliBg akin to blackamoor washings-let jj i " . ieasi proclaim f £ eui % « the whole worW for yfa \ thty rea ^ J" are- There are & few men amongst jjjj rfci is thst iiousf ^ -wh * will undertake 10 present rt , « eiiutnis , and * jrio will also not fail to express

      yjejr touts : mc : £ ixxioa at such a foul , suca » truly jjjjjnsble mode of . riddkjg themselves of aa « nemy , a » iose name : he oewwds tremble and tcru pale . Ye , friends ,. lc % tbeir names be handed < iown to « oseri " ' y hy the- pen ^ xcd in the page of the histo-Biii , to rink triife th * Nero ' s and the Caligula ' s for cruelty , : &i tfce Caiaiine's aad Sypbax's i ' or H ^ achery . c itapira ^ , and treason . I would also , ¦ jriih ali " dr / erence , propose that petitions be also forwarded ' » b « Majesty . There wili i > e , 1 trust , Bo difiienit / in fij ^ ding presenters , tod I ¦ should like jjer to be a-aiy iB ^ ormed what kind of things these jfbe"j-ni / aifair-g , people-gulling ministers of hers t / t , who . ror osr sins , I suppose , hx . * e rode , and eontinae ¦;» rkie . -roughshod oTer our prostrate necks , in psuiea * (< x our folly in throhiaiig them into

      I b'Ae a ? t ^ oroc ^ - a dislike , generally , to Iocs eKTu s , ai I - " - £ e li > loDg speeches . The principal tfjct of bsti : s to mystify aad cackmu what is in isiel . pl *; c ard simple ; co ^ fuiir-K the minds a ;; d jb : v cv . iiC ibe uiiaerstandia ^ s of those who are cfjnaija ^ -j-enough to be li oomeU to read aurf hea r item . 1 : j * ar hearts be rit , hi , * h » ch I believe and tris : "iey ' sr ^ , 1 have \ rritten qui ^ e enonch for the p-xrpo ^ cif 4 Ev scdr-j ? 3 ; but ir , uirfarturately , there sre ' ^ oize wllo are nut bo , jilvthing 1 could add world tw-ef i . o ivail to stir then 3 , tho' I len ^ thene ^ ET lt ^ tar \ o a dtz * : n columns in ineSior . T . R . Smart . lricea = T , 25 : h Jarns . ry , 1841 .

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      ADDEZSs OF THE EAST L'J- VDOX FEMAii TOTAL AB-TIXE . VCE ASSOC'iATIO . V . Sisitxs a ^ d CorxiETWost * . —The age in -wbish te uf r is , vernaDs , the nicst reninrkable and important pa £ r : n the world ' s hisi- ' -Ty . We see mult ! n > drs iriu *' . . ~ searching tor the fueciain « : know ' . eilge . TfcsiW-t of the glorious tun of UTith is dispciiing thseicuus o ! superstition and th « mis * . s of error , from the fcusan ruiaa . Almost ir crc ^ iibje inipruvtEitnt * are Eiiiit ^ : n tis art s and tdtiicts ; t ! ie bountjfu ! Aathur of ail -GvK ) d sliowers down hi * bleating , and causes the eari to triag lori abuafiMAij ; 5 et , strange to Sttiate , inadst all this prosperty , at Dt > period of time was jorict ; - in a more * nlsappy and nn ^ rable coinliiion . g ^ yrirg j . < nplfi acd plenteous liarrests ; tie markets glutted frith protiaons , "warcbosses with clcrimg ; wi'Ja as industrious , hungry , aad r&k » d "woxking population . The pricdpal causes \ rliieb have prodacedlhiB sad stite are three in number—naaely , selfishness .

      ecrai&glrtion , zaid igEorance . Our reUra haTe legklated , iad tall contiaue to legislate , unjcftly . They ¦ derive the principal of their reTenue from the necessaries of life , aad the -ricts of the pecple . Parliamtiitary documents mil prOTe , that thedaty oa malt , spirits , \ rine , and ioaaeco , csrmpris * the greater portion at the re-Teoae . Adi to siis the tax ; s on foJd , tc , and it . will be fokad that threw-fuartiw of lite rerean is derived from tiese fwo » nro 3 i . Our etergy preach coatenttient snd passire obedience to the tailing and care-vorn tasjiy ffieckanic and labourer ; -while a nnmercus Kancii ^ army of red and blue-coated solditrs are racy , a : tie bidding of tbeir efficers , to enforce submission to Hibi'jary la ^ rs , with the bayonet and truncheon . The otly practicable meacaa to remedy the eril Bsda ¦ wtich we labour , and renorate society , is to liandas the use of all intoxicating driats , to become a ihiniing ani stricdy moral peopl « , and acquire sjuxd poiiueai inoTledge . It is nec-. saxj to akstain from all KroEg drinkslit Beeanse the mast valuable medical testimony , snd indrnduai experience , prove them to be highlj-injsrk-ia tc health ; and iheir certain effects are lite wise to dunoializa and destroy the po ^ wer and energiei of asciEd . Sai It k necessary to abstain , as an example to oar fcashttds and children ; for ho-w can -we expect our offspring t » be sobtr , vinnous , and dutiful , if ire do not isinrnce th ^ a by our good , conduct Dear asters , re-Eiciberit is at the fire-side , on the demtstic hearth , in the social circle , at home , -when the first relish for th-sj insidi ^ iaa cricks is imbibed . It is ths first trsaefceroas glass of friendship , the sip from the cothert haad , that so-sra the Bted of future drunksmess .

      3 d . It is necessary to abstain , because that portion of hard-earned 'wages which is now squandered away at tfca pot-house and gin-palace -would enable us to secure i soaad aad proper edncation for our children , in * c-Kfffoaee wth oar view * and feelings . We should ao loEger submit to our children -wearing the garb of c ^ srity , and the degrading po icy number-badge of £ iTay . Only think of tha "working man's Bons aad cstgiUrs beicg ticketed , like prize sheep ! Depead upon thia fact , the charity and policy badge of nifional school * , is the remnant of the ancient Szxon's eerfg colisx . Why should our feelings be "ffosndedby seeing the finger of sco ; n pointed » t our duldren , and the appellation of " charity brat" applied to ih « nJ A weU-r ^ ul £ ted mind disdains » 6 rvility > ad erasing . Let us reject their Church and State oaetj rf edueatien for our children , which is only c&l-^* 4 ed to d ebase the mind , and render it subservient to ^ ss in terest ; let us teach our offspring to do to others it they -would others should do untj them .

      ii . We can abstain from all intoxicating drinks ^ with Bfety aad bene £ t , even at those critical linies -when tasj have hitherto been considered most needful and ttiapecably necessary . Some of us have proved it by PraKial experience ; therefore yon may safely rely upon oa tesSnumy . ^• sh , -we hare been hitherto considered inferior to Bsn i 2 powers of intellect , and truly the want of proper Knatiaa bat made n « appear so ; but vre much doubt ¦• aitha this would have been the c&se had we pos-* -p « i _ the sa me opportunities of acquiring a proper ssneatiem - » hich the other hex has enjoyed . Lat us fcaissTour to r * move this reproach , by embracing every ^ P ° rnmity of cultivating and improving our minds . " e earaegay eatreat you to tklB , that you may be able Kas part a sound education to your offspring , and train ^^ ^ ouer minds in the -way of truth and virtue .

      Be cot discouraged at your -want of ability and kno-w-¦^ S *; dose applicatio n and perseversnee will achieve ¦ oadea . The one-half of mankind acquire their know-*•*» Bnder difficulties . Perhaps at no former period s jane ha * the female character txhibited bo much «¦ . or displayed so much brilliancy of talent , as in the g « ot day . The press teems witli valuable writings , 115 productions of -women Bemember , if we bestir r ^ rs * in these matters , our hosb&ods cannot fceep ^ ai for very shame : pride -will stimulate them to ?* ' M- Then how delightful it will be to see a *~« wa strife bet-ween husband and wife , trying to ~« each other in knowledge and morality !

      g ^_ i » a folJy for men t « complain of misery and r * ** - * ho make no effort to remove it . Let us urge ^ fflsbaads , sons , and brothers to throw off their ^ a , the heavy tax on that filthy ve * d , tobacco , by **^» o « froinit . Uane then , sisters sad countrywomen , unite with us a * bng & grand effort to ameliorate onr condition , jrj ^ moTe the plague-Bpots—partial legislation and ^^ aace , from society . Unite with us to obtain O ^ wple ' s Charter ; let us form Total Abstinence ^?™* Associations , without delay , in every town and j i * 5 ? throughout the "United Kingdom ; nor cease i 55 *^ nat [ i Q 1 lr exertions are crowned with snecesa .

      i * never forget , that more than four hundred ^ " * » ad honest men have been imprisoned by those | £ J ^ sa who live on our hard earnings ; and shall we ^ » be said that we , who are the advocates of equal j ^ J > » e so dead to our own interests as to lead us to c ° f those things that debass the nrind , and give ^ SQi to the enemy . , eo acl nsion , we implore you to remember the con-Ri *? a ? vords of the noble-minded Vincent ' s Address Ojj ^ J * A-betinence , nameiy—" That no &ovemment lad nf ' " ' ^ t ^ ' ! the just elalma of a people who have * 5 courage to conquer their own vicea . " We remain , Sisters and countrywomen ,

      Tours , in the cause of universal redemption , che ilzhbep-s op the east losdos femaxe Total aestissxce Csaetist Association . Bp- : ?? 0 ^ 011 Rooni 8 . , Brick-lane , f- » -atias , London , January 25 th , 1 & 4 L

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      T O THE ME >* OF NEWCASTLE-TTPOX-TrXE , A > 'D NORTHUMBERLAND . Patsiots ! Exglishme ^ !—It becomes every day a more imperative duty , that we should resume active and energetic operations , for the diffusion of those exalted sentiments of freedom , -which inspire the heartbroken slave to grasp the tyrant ' s goldtn sceptre , and prostrate his recreant unsparing arm , to resuscitate those noble characteristics of Englishmen , to awaken infinite energies of mind , and to develope public opinion upon tho .-e great measures of legislation , which command the consideration of the suffering sons of labour .

      Can you reflect Gn the condition of your clas * , ( if you haven single virtue to excite reflection , ) without contemplating the fatal conseqaenc s of your sullen , soulless , yes , your criminal apathy ? We demand your immediate exertions ; in the name of every principle sacred ta man , we call upon you to delay not another moment , in proving that you have integrity , virtue , patriotism , and honour , to contribute your share of influence in this magnificent straggle , for the salvation of our common country ; a cause too sacred , too glorious , too just , for the basest slave to doubt its ultimate triumph .

      Weapptalto you , men of tho North , as patriots , as huibands , as fathers , —to you en whom all the obligations and duties of a country and a home devolve ; to consider that while all the misfortunes , miseries , and degrading tasks of toil-doomed slavery , fall to the lot of theartizan , the miner , and the labourer—that justice proclaims you wroDged— that reason , religion , and philosophy elevate you to the highest distinction of class , in the division of the social body . You , the sourcs ; of all wealth , the fountain ot all power , by whose industry and ingenuity England has surpassed the world Jn the fabrication of the m ^ st costly and essential manufactures ; who have erected large and magnificent cities , and stored them with immense riches ; who have transformed almost every village in England into a

      mart oT merchandise ; whose commerce has extended to the confin e * of the habitableglobe ; whose arms have vanquiahedihe most powerful empires—are you to sleep on the couch of slavery ? The proud soul of an Englishman revolts , at the idea . To exult your country and debase yourselves—to render your country glorious by y « ur bravery , yourselves depraved by your submission—to enrich tyrants by your industry , and silently and murmurle ? s permit them to plunder you—to venerate and tremble before your oppressors—while they despise you fot your ignorance , and trample upon you for yoar cowardice ? No , men of Northumberland , your country commands yon to the field of freedom ; you mu » t respond to the voice . Every district of importance in Britain is appsinting able and virtuous men to enlighten and instruct the working classes , in those great principles of political liberty , justice , and equa

      lity , and all those measures of legislatien which affect the condition ef the various classes of society . Why is such an important district as Newcastle and Northumberland without a missionary ? but it must not be so longer . And we , the delegates of a variety of districts assembled on Monday last at the Chartist Council Room , agreed to make this appeal to you , and hereby rtquest-a delegate from each village and factory , or an individual favourable to the cause , to attend for the above purpose at the ChartLst Council Room , held in Mr . WUson ' s school , Bjker-building * , Ouseburn , on Sunday , the 7 th of February , at ten o ' clock in the forenoon- ; when , by & peaceful , judicious , and prudent ngitation , our triumph will be rendered inevitable . By order of tne County Delegates' Meeting , James Sisclaib , Secretary . January 26 , 1841 .

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      LONDON . —At a special meeting of the members of the National Charter Association , resident in the City of London , held at the DUpatch Coffee House , Bride j LaaerFlee ^ streer , on Jan . 24 th , 1841 , Mr . Saunders in the chair , it was resolved unanimensly , " That the ! County Council be injtructed , with the other localities , ! to call a public meeting as early as possible , for the [ purpose of giving farther instruction * to Mesirs . Spnrr , ; Neesom , and Boggis;—Lord Normanby refusing to receive them as & deputation , with a Memorial agreed to ; at a pnblic meeting of the inhabitants of London , held j at White Conduit House , on the 4 th of January last , j in favour of that ill-used patriot , Feargus O'Cccnor , ; Esq .,- and that this locality are wfliiBg to defray any ! reasonable expence attending the same . " It was I was then further unanimously resolved ;—" That thiB i meeting are of opinion , that the minds of a vast ma-I jority of the thinking portion of the people of this

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      great metropolis would have been acquainted and reconciled ( previous to this period ) to the sacred principles of our Charter , and would have become eea ' . oa ? supporters in the laudable struggle for the attainment of the same , if the ChartisU of London had been united in giving their pecmnary aid , to procure efficient Chartist lecturers , in accordance -with the etample of our friends in other parta of Great Britain ; and that tins meeting do support , and earnestly recommend these our views to the considerstlen of the members of the other localities of this metropolis , with a view to obtain their co-operation , through the medium and management of tho County Council . " It was then

      announced to the Society that Mr . Cleave had kindly offered to this Association , for their benefit , 100 of tke new Black List , 100 of the Drunkard ' s Coat of Arms , twenty copies of the Victims of Whlggery , twenty Cobbttt ' s Tracts ; and the meeting returned their grateful thanks for the same . It was then carried unanimously that the Council be instructed to use every means to get np a great demonstration in favour of Henry Vincent , upon his release from prison , and that they recommend the same to the other localities . Several new members were enrolled , subscriptions paid , and voluntary contributions made to the Victim Fund .

      The Koiuh London Charter Association , one of the oldest in the metropolis , has recently b « en re-organised ; a short code of simple laws has been adopted ; lectures , discussions , and readings take place on Monday evtnit ^ s , at their place of meeting ( the Star Coffee House , Islington Green , ); and , etill further to aid the di's-jaiB&tion of sound political knowledge among its members , it has been determined to establish a library , for reference and circulation . Though small in number at present , the Association promises to be of tome service to the cause of sound Chartism .

      LIVERPOOL . —Tho cause is progressing here wiih more rapidity than can be imagined , considering the powerful influence we havo to contend with . Mr . Bairstow ' s lectures converted some who have since joined us . We had great difficulty in £ ettiDg a place tor him in thin Whig and Tory ridden towo . However , we applied to tho Social Board , whe generously yave us the nse ot" the Hall of Science , Lor < i Ne !« oa-. street , for the two lectures , or on any other occasion , when we want it ; for which we beg Jeave to return our sincere thanks . We are detertniued to reaeem the character of this town , airi uo louger to be a drag chain to the movement . W 1 T . YSH 1 TIE . —The County Council will meet at Mr . Tudgcy ' s , Monkton Deveral , at ten o ' clock , on Sunday morning , February 7 th . It is hoped that every town and village , that can make it convenient , wili send a delegate .

      WESTMINSTER . —The National Charter Association meets at die Marlborough Coffee House , Great Mariburongh-strett , Golden-square . On Sunday last it was resolved that the Council have instruction t- > report rho motion of Mr . Cater , ag to the necessity ot having a paid lecturer for London . Mr . 'ft ' all ) tc ; ures to-morrow night . KEDDITCH . —On Sunday , Mr . Wm . Clement ? , of Brom- ^ rove . preached to a highly-attentivo and respectable congregation , in the National Charter Association-rooms , Windmill-lull , Mount-pleasant , Retldiich ; two samong were delivered , oue in the afternoon , at ha : f past two o'clock , and the other in

      the tvtmnjj , at n > x o clock . J / i the course of hie sermons , Mr . C . made Home beautiful allusions to the Charter , pointing cu ; the duty of the working class to strive for their liberty , which appeared to give great satisfaction . Appropriate hymns were suDg from Watts ' s collection . After each service a collection was made at the door , towards defraying the expence of fitting up the rooms , &o . which amounted to the liberal sum of ten shillings and tenpeace three farthings . The rooms will contain about one hundred and thirty comfortably seated ; many more could Btand . Tho place was crammed . All appeared perfectly satisfied , and at the close quietly retired to their homes .

      SOUTH LANCASHIRE . —Delegate Meeting . — On Sunday , January -24 th , a meeting of the above description was held in tho National Charter Assoc \ Hotf'Room * , East Manchester . Mr . Thomas Davies was elected to the chair . Delegates prosent : —Thomas Davies , Tib-street Ward , Manchester ; James Cartledge , Brown-street ; Mr . Hume , Salford ; John Fovsion , from the boot and shoo makers ; Joseph Eckersley , Unsworth ; Samuel Yardly , Oldham ; Joseph Rogers , Newton Heath ; Edward Whitworth , Middleton ; Jonah Schofield , Droylsdeh ; Isaac Isherwood , R&dcliffe Bridge ; and John Dickinson , Pilkington . We were highly pleased to see delegates from places which had not sent any before ; at the same time , we regret that

      those places which have been most punctual were somewhat neglectful , which should tot be , for , if ever the Charter was worth anything , it is now . The business commenced by every delegate paying in the levy , towards the support of the lecturer . The following resolutions were carried unanimously : —1 . That the Lecturers be requested to recommend a small publication , called the Midland Counties Illuminator , and a lecture delivered and published by R . T . Richardson , of Manchester , on the Rights of Woman . 2- That no iectnrer be allowed to go to any place , ouly the one to which he is appointed , without consulting hia brother lecturer , and that , no

      town or village invite a strange lecturer , without first informing the person appointed by tho plan for that time . 3 . That this meeting engage Mr . James Leach , of Manchester , as lecturer for South Lancashire , for the month ensuing . 4 . That the arrangemerjts made by Mr . Bairstow , for visiting the various towns in South Lancashire , be null and void , excepting Salford and Droylsden , which that gentleman has , by request , engaged to attend before he leaves for Yorkshire . In justice to the men present , we are happy to say , that the most kindly feeling existed duriog the discussion , and the business was done in a manner which reflected great credit upon the working-men .

      MANCHESTER . —A flame of enthusiasm seems to animate the breasts of the people of Manchester and surrounding villages , at least of the true Democrats , since the Leeds meeting . On Sunday afternoon , according to announcement by placard , Mr . Bairstow delivered an eloquent lecture to the people at Newton Heath , in tb . 9 adult school room , which was well filled ; after which ho gave a description ot the demonstration at Leeds , that elicited the plaudits of the audience . A vote of thanks was given to the lecturer and chairman , and it was moved , seconded , and carried without a dissentient , " That the best thanks of this meeting be given to the delegates who assembled at Leeds , for their strict adherence to the principles of the Charter . " On

      Sunday evening , Mr . Bairstow delivered a lecture in the large school room , Failsworth , to a numerous assembly of "hard hands and fustian jackets . " Ho also gave a detail of the doings of the Chartists at Leeds at this place , which was loudly cheered , and a vote of thanks was given to the delegates for maintaining the principles of the Charter , boldly and manfully . A vote of thanks to the lecturer and chairman was given , and the meeting dispersed highly edified . On Sunday evening , * meeting was convened for the purpose of hearing Mr . Littler , member of the Executive ; but before commencing his lecture , as Mx . Doyle had been detained in Rochdale , Mr . Griffin was called upon to give a sketch of the Leeds demonstration . Ho commenced by siring

      a detail of what had not appeared in the Star , and then commented upon tbe leiding articles of the Leeds Intelligencer ¦ , the Mercury ^ and . the Times , and remarked that if those papers which hare been amongst our most inveterate enemies could give us credit , surely it could not be without merit . He was loudly cheered throughout , and the steps taken by the Chartuts seem to have pleased them to a high degree . Mr . Littler delivered & very interesting and instructive lecture , in which he strongly recommended his hearers to adopt the total-abstinence principle as a powerful auxiliary to the spread of Chartism . On Sunday evening , the Tib-street room was crammed almost to suffocation Mr . Leach delivered a powerful lecture , shewing up the present

      system in its true colours , amid the repeated cheers and plaudits of th « assembly ; after which , Mr . Griffin rose and gave a long account of the proceedings at Leeds , commented upon the leaders of the three Leeds papers , and at almost every sentence he was impeded hy loud cheering . The people appeared to be wrought up to a pitch of enthusiasm , and evinced determination to stick by the Charter at all hazards . A rote of thanks was moved by Mr . Leach , and Becouded by Thomas Davies , to trie Delegates assembled at Leeds , for bo nobly defending the principles of the Charter . A vote of thanks to Mr . Leach , Mr . Wheeler , chairman , and to Mr .

      Griffin were all carried amid tremendous cheering . On Monday evening , Mr . Leach delivered & lecture to the Salford Chartists . The people seemed to be animated with fresh rigour and firmness . Mr . Leach is expected to deliver a lecture in the Carpenters' Hall , oa Monday evening next , by the request of the Trades ; subject , " The insufficiency of Trades' Unions to sustain wages . " Great interest is taken irvtfiis affair , and it is supposed that the large room will be crammed , he having made such a powerful impression the last time he handled that point in Tib-street , after which the trades will form themselves i : ito Chartist Associations . Hurrah for the Charter !

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      RUTHER 61 . BW . —A public ineeiing of the inhabitants of this burgh waa he ' . d ou Monday last , to hear addresses from a deputation of the Central Cammittee . Mr , A . Gillies having biencaVed to tho chair , made a . few pointed remarks , and commented severely- ' on the conduct of the magistrates , who had that day bei \ n poin ding the furniture of some of the poorest ' ^ habitants for statute labour money , but had ? beer ., compelled to deaist , in consequence of thefwnalf j having baaten off tho constables . These things he (' * h . e Chairman ) thought should act as incentives to tenewed exertion on the part of the people , to effect a change in the government of

      thia country , both national and municipal . Mr . Thompson , of Newcastle , delivered a most effective address , in the course of which he exposed , in a masterly style , the workings of the present system . Mr . Thomson , editor of the Chartist Oircu ' ar , and another meijtber of the Central Committee , afterwards addriPW the meeting in favour of a joint Btock printfljfand publishing company , for the purp ose of aidfila iu tho diffusion of cheap political lnformatioflF&r the people ; after which three cheers were giveaffeFrost , Williams , and Jones , O'Connor , and tHi&ather incarcerated Chartists , and the Northern Spprod Scottish Patriot .

      MXUn&OW . —Mr , Doyle , of Manchester , lectured hero on Sunday last , to a crowded aud respectable a-udieuce . HANLEY , FOTTERIES . —Mr . Candy , of Birmingham , lectured iu the room , adjoining the Golden Lion Inn , ou Monday last , amid tremendous applause . Th . r « e cheers mre given for Feargua O'Connor , Esq . ; for Frost , Williams , and Jones ; for Brouterre O'Brien , Vincent , Pcddie , and all tbe imprisoned Chartists ; and the Northern Star . Mr . Candy will agitate tho Potteries , and proceed thence to arouse Nuneaton , Rugby , Leamington , and Warwick . At the conclusion of the above lecture , several members were enrolled , including bix or seven females , who came forward and euliBted under the glorious banner of Chartism .

      OLSHAK , —On Sunday last , two lectures were delivered in the National Charter Association-room , Greaves-street , Oldham ; that in the afternoon , by Mr . Henry Suicthurst , Oldham ; and the oiher in the evening , by Mr . James Greaves , of Austerlandp , uear Oldham , to crowded audiences . On Sunday u \; xt , Mr . Charles Connor , of Manchester , will delivur two lectured in tho National Charter Association-room , Greave 8-sueet , Oldham ; tho first at two o'clock in the afternoon , aud tho other at six in . the evening . GAIiASHIELS— Tho quarterly meeting of the Galashiels Working Mcn ' a Association was held in the Salmon luu assembly room , ou Friday evening , tho 22 dd of January , when tho Committee gava an account of their stewardship , which communicated universal satitfjeuon ; and a uew committee of the right material was elected .

      The late CoimiTrEK got up several social meetings , at which addresses and regular lectures on various subjects were delivttred , such as—*• On the ettccts of despotism ; " " The Principles of the Charter ; ' "Trie Eastern QiosUun ; " "The Holy Alliance ; " &c , &c . Tliere were , also , numberless origiual and select patriotic songs , recitations , &c , given by excellent performers , who gave their services , tnurcby enabling the Committee to expend £ b iu sealing the hall for thoir meetings ; sending JOh . io the hustings cata , Edinburgh ; pending £ \ U . to Mrs . Peddiu ; and 14 s . to the fund tor the wives and families of the incarcerated Chartists ; also furnishing the committee-room ; aad , what is best of ali , there is a trifte in the fund yet . The recommendations of the Border Council , which met at Jodburgh on New Year's Day , will shortly he carried into practice ; aud Galashiols will still prove a town where , save Chartism , no political party exists .

      NEWBTJRGH . —A split having taken place in the Secession church hare , as was formerly announced , the party leaving applied to the session for a disj auction , the session declined to grant the prayer of their petition ; they then applied to the presbytery for a supply of sermons , but , owing to an informality , the reverend body laid the case aside . This informality ( not laying their petition before the session previous to its presentation to the presbytery ) was not intentional on the part of the petitioners , but , from an unnecessary delay on the part of the presbytery cleik in not sending the necessary information until ten or twelve days after being applied to ; the

      deputation had to return home with this consolation , that only one of the reverend body wished a committee to enquire into their grievance without delay . A reverend brother declared that to appoint a comtnictee would be attaching too much importance to the case ; the people of Newburgh thought otherwise , having resolved not to trouble that reverond body any more with it . Ye sticklers for the Charter give in your vordict and say who are the men that would crcato a demand for Chartists' Kirks ; or whether the spiritual interests of tho people or the temporal interests of the clergy are questions of most importauce in the ecclesiastical courts of any

      denomination . Soiree . —A Chartist Soiree was held in the Ma-ous' Hall , here , on old Hansel Monday , when the meeting was addressed by several speakers from the neighbourhood . ,

      &TJNDERLAND . —Liberation of Williams and Bj . vns . —Monday , the 25 ih iustant , being the day on which it was expected that these indefatigable patriots would leave the dungeon in which they had been confined for advocating th 9 cause of the suffering millions , crowds of people began to assemble in front of the prison at an early hour . At half-past ten o ' clock , a deputation from the council of the Sunderland Charter Association , received the liberated patriots at the prison gates , and conducted them to a carriage , drawn by four horses , which had been provided to convey them to SunderJand , The council having seated themselves in another carriage , which was also in attendance , a dense mass of people , who had now assembled from all parts of the

      county , moved in procession , accompanied by a band of music , and banners bearing patriotic inscriptions , to Bradford ' s Temperance Hotel , where a publio breakfast was provided by ( he Chartists of the city of Durham , at which Mr . Andrews was called upon to preside . After giving " the people , " as the first sentiment , tho chairman proceeded to propose" Houour , health , and happiness , to Williams and Binns , the talented and unflinching advocates of the cause of truth and justice , " which was received with tremendous applause . Messrs . Williams and Binns , in returning thanks for the manner in which the sentiment had been received , expressed their determination to renew the labours for which they had suffered imprisonment ; they had told the judge , on

      their trial , that , if imprisoned , such was their intention on their liberation ; they were determined to redeem the pledge they then gave , and never cease to agitate until the great principles for which they contended were carried into complete effect . The following sentiments were also given , and responded to by Messrs . Deegan , Hume ( of Newcastle ) ; Maw , of Middlesbro '; Lawson , of Coxhoe ; and M'Arthur : " Tho Charter ; and may it soon become the Jaw of the land ; " " The Northern Star , and the Democratic Press . ; " O'Connor , and the imprisoned Chartists ; " " The Chartists of the City of Durham , and may they be organised on a firm and permanent footing . " About one o'clock , the procession again formed , and laf . er parading part of the town ,

      proceeded to a place called the Sands , immediately contiguous to the city , where the people , numbering upwards of 3 , 000 . were addressed by Messrs . Lawson , Deegan , Williams , and Binns , who endeavoured to remove from the minds of their hearers , the prejudices which had been created by the misrepresentations of the enemies of Chartism , and to show them what it was that the Char . ists really wanted ; the people , notwithstanding the efforts made by a few despicable wretches who fatten on the present corrupt order of things , to create a disturbance , listening to the different speakers with a degree of interest and attention not to have been expected in this strong hold of clerical influence and imposition . At the close of the meeting , three hearty cheers

      were given for Williams and Binns ; three for Frost , Williams , and Jones ; three for O'Connor and the imprisoned chartists , &c . The procession was then again formed , aad the people , after escorting the carriages out of the tows , dispersed . On the arrival of the carriages at Houghton-le-Sprhig , a crowd of people had assembled to receive the liberated patriots , who , after briefly addressing the inhabitants on the great principles of the Charter , partook of tea with a great number of their friends , at the Golden Lion Inn ; after which , they again set out for Sunderland . Between two and three miles out of the town ,

      they were met by groups of people , who had walked out on foot to meet them , and who began to form a procession behind the carriages , to escort them into the town , which they entered about half-past seven in the evening . In marching along the streets , the mass of people who had joined the procession could not amount to fewer than 30 , 000 . Had the procession taken place in day light , the scene would hare been one of the most imposing ever exhibited in Sunderland . Tho procession halted at the Golden Lion Inn , where energetic addresses were delivered by Messrs . Deegan , Williams , and Binns . The whole of the proceedings of the day were conducted with the strictest order .

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      NEWCASTI £ MJND £ R-I / S > 7 E . — Mr . Candy gave two Chartist sermons here on Sunday last , to crowded audience ?; he was recently senfc out to lecture by the council and committee of the delegate meeting held in Birmingham . BABNSLET . —The socioty , recently meeting at the Railway Tavern , has removed its sittings to Mrs . Hoey ' s . KXDDEBXttlNSTJETR . —A Church Clergyman and Chartism . —The Council of the National Charter Association of this town , met on Monday evening last , for the dispatch of business , when one of its members ( Wm . Chorltor . ) informed the Council that he had been in communication with a friend of his , a clergyman of the Church of England , and that he

      had received a letter from him , which , as he considered it contained matter of the greatest importance , he thought it his duty to lay before the Council . The letter was accordingly read ; and the Council were of the same opinion as Mr . Charlton , and also thought that the country at large should know of the proceedings of tbo present ministry . Au extract of the letter , therefore , will not be altogether uninteresting . The most important is as follows : ¦ — " Preachers are now exerting themselves to prevent their people becoming Chartists , and in papers , accompanying the Queen ' s letter for national education , the awful increaseof Chartism is specified as one of the horrible evils ; to correct which , a due attention to the Queen ' s letter is urged to be

      absolately necessary , f read ali to my congregation , aa was my bounden duty , aud Btrenuously did I ur ^ e them to encourage education ; but I told them I hoped and believed that tho spread of education among the poor would inevitably spread Chartism , for that Chartism was neither more nor less than granting to every man his just rights in fociety , and thus turning serfs into free men , and so making the British Constitution what it evt-r ought to have been , in practice , but never was yet ; wheu tho poor man could feal that his well-being was as well looked after as that of the rich man , and hi 8 person aud property , however contemptible , as equitably and justly regarded by law and government . No eff .-rt will now be spared by preachers of all sorts to put

      down Chartism . It will be regarded as worse than the Jacobinism of by-gone days ; but I think it will be all in vain . The more the poor know of it , tbo more they must be convinced it is their only safety , and the comprehension of it is in a very small compass . Tell the Kidderminster Chartists that every one of them should possess the little book of the Charter for himself , and another copy of the samo to give away to any acquaintance not already acquainted with it . " It was then moved aud seconded , that the above extract be sent to the Northern Star for insertion , that its readers niny understand how the

      present Government intend to act . By the above extract , the Chartists oi" this country will perceive to what extent of means the ministry would resort , to stay the progress of Chartism ; but , as is slated in the above extract , it will be of no avail . Chartism is too deeply rooted in the breasts of the millions to be eradicated by the hypocritical eloquence of Mother Church , and the cause is too just a one for those who have already embarked in it ever to disown it . To the Chartists , then , wo would say , persevere in this truly uoble and just cause , ever keeping in view the mottos of peace , law , and order , amx Universal Suffrage , and no surrender 1

      NEWCASTXX . —The Dehgate Mekting for the county of Northumberland , took place on Sunday , ia the No . voaStio Council Rjom , according to announcement . The Delegates having taken their seats , Mr . N . Frankland , of Newcastle , was unanimoufly called to the chair ; aud Mr . J . Sinclair , of Newcastle , was elected secretary for the day . The secretary read several letters from different places , whero they were willing to acquiesce with whatever measures might be duly adopted by the Delegates , the same as if they were there present , at the same time assigning satisfactory reasons for their absence .

      Mr . James Morris , of North Shields , said , that there were some as good Radicals in his town as could be found in England , and although they were persecuted on all sides , so that they could not get a commodious place to meet in , yet they were dettrminedto push on towards the grand mark , and rest satisfied with nothing short of the whole hog . They believed that a county lecturer would do much goodju this quarter , and were willing to contribute towards his support . Mr . Isaac Bruce , of Ouseburn , Baid , that there were above seventy payable members in his district , who wero determined for the Charter and no

      surrender . They were in a very nourishing condition , and would most cordially contribute towards the support of a faithful missionary . They had engaged a school room in Byker Buildings , capable of containing upwards of 300 comfortably . Mr . Peacock , ol Kenton , said that there were two or three classes of stauuch Chartists in his locality , which number he believed could be quadrupled by a visit or two from a spirited lecturer . They dare not meet in public houses , but they were at all times heartily welcome to tho use of his hcuse . They would likewise contribute to a missionary . Mr . Frankland , of Newcastle , Baid that tbe association which he represented would give their most hearty support in behalf of a missionary , providing an efficient person was appointed ; but they were really heart-sick of the procrastinating and indolent conduct of their late missionary , as having dono by far more injury to tbe

      cause instead of good . It was then reiolved , " That a committee of five , includingtreasuter and secretary , be appointed , to carry the arrangements into effect , respecting raising funds for tho occasional employment of a lecturer , until the next County Delegate meeting . " " That Mr . Mason be retained as occasional lecturer , until the next Delegate Meeting . " " Tiiat the missionary be required to give a written account of his mission weekly to the committee , that they may publish the same if thought requisite . " " That the secretary be requested to draw out a short address to tho towns and villages of Northumberland , requesting their attendance at the next County Delegate Meeting . " " That this Delegate meeting do now adjourn until Sunday , the 7 tn of February , when they will meet in Mr . Wilson ' s school room , Byker Buildings , ai tea o ' clock | a . m . ;" strangers may enquire at the house of Mr . John Hall , L ' . rae-Btreet , Ouseburn .

      The Council met here on Monday night . Minutes of last meeting , and report of delegate meeting , were read by the Secretary . Contributions are going on well . A lengthened discussion took place , on the propriety and necessity of denouncing the Newcastle ( middle class ) Observational Committee , who continually seek to bring the council into disrepute , because composed of working men ; and who disown us because we proclaimed them renegades , when they left our ranks for those of the foreign policy humbugs . It was ultimately determined to take no public steps at present . A deputation was appointed to wait upon the Ouseburu Chartists , to see about arranging a tea-party for M'Douall .

      BRISTOL . —The Whigs of Bristol appear to spare no expense in endeavouring to lead the people after their tail again , knowing that they are politically destroyed , if the working class keep aloof from them . In order to raise their execrated , sinking party , they have , for some time back , taken to the Corn Inw delusion , thinking to get the workiea to run alter the shadow of a large loaf , painted to deception by them , and lose , or leave , the Charter for another and wiser generation ; but the present appears too wise for Whiggery—albeit the deceitful faction are very wily . Being thwarted at their Corn Law meeting , and their lecture at the Assembly Rooms , they hired the Hall of Science , and threatened the Chartists with the police . Still failing in

      their attempt , they betook them to the exploded Whig trick of close meeting by circular . Finding their go « ds unfit for publio sale or gift , the Hall of Science was again taken for Wednesday , the 20 th inst . Circulars were printed , and addressed to such of the inhabitants aa they deemed gullible . Men were employed to deliver them . The circular , as stated thereon , was to be the ticket of admission . Of course , but few Chartists were present ; not being sufficiently gullible to be presented with circular tickets . The old Whig hacks and masters were about the platform , aud a imart muster of the middle class formed the audience , who were feasted by the lecturer , Mr . Paulton , with his usual details of corn , cotton , machinery , dormant capital , See . He appeared to think the people of this country have bellies as large aa cow mines , for he talked of our taking the surplus corn and timber of America ,

      Prussia , and the German States . His appeals , however , appeared to be wasted on his auditory ; but few seeming willing to join for such , a hopeless agitation ; , and , unless the dying faction can find some better subject to amuse the people with , they are doomed to die unheeded , pitied by none , and execrated by the majority , who will sing their requiem in a Chartist ehOTus . To hasten their end , the ChartiBts should bestir themselves , have a Chartist lecturer for Gloucester , Somerset , and Wilts . It is the shabby Whigs who descend to every meanness to prop their desperate cause : —the base Whigs , who treated Feargus O'Connor with every nngentlemanly , mean , despicable , annoyance ; as also , oui talented friend , O'Brien , and the host of patriots ^ and now say , "Oh , come with us fora cheap loaf , cheap labour , cheap manufacture , aad large profits . " Workies , keep your eye on them . Chartiets . give the word , and yonr pence , and thereby fill tlie nation with Chartist lecturers , good and true .

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      ' : /¦ ¦ &L : ^ MJ&M , . J / JTl ^ c ^ fl ^ H ^ OCC HEYWOOP . —Anti-Corn Lawish v . Chartism . —Hty wood and the neighbourhood have of late beea placarded with very large bills , announcing that a meet * ing would be held in a shed lately occupied as a factory , near Wrigley Brook , for the purpose of petitioning Parliament for a total repeal of tbe obnoxious Con » Laws , and that several Mtrabera of Parliament , mi ^' uK trates , reverend gents ., esquires , factory masters , and attorniea , would address the meeting . Theiutetin ^ was convened for January 23 rd , and the chair to b » taken , at half-past six o ' clock in the evening , by B . Grundy ; Esq ., magistrate . The room , ¦ which ia saidi to be capable of holding more than 6 , 000 persons , had

      been well lighted with gas ; and a very large platform erected and carpeted for the occasion . Several appropriate mottos hung over the chairman ' s head , which ¦ were— " No fixed duty , " " No Coru Laws . " and " Free Trade . " It has been stated by good authority that the expenses incurred on this occasion were mote than £ 40 . Before the meeting commenced , the spacious platform Ava » ascended by the Chartist leaders , and a few of tke middle class , apparently shopkeepers , and factory bookkeepers , oveilookera , & . C At seven o ' clock , Mr . Orundy took the chair . After a few intioductory remarks , tbe Chairman introduced -Mr . Lee , ( attorney ) who said , he believed the eviis of thi > . country-were owing to the Corn Laws . TUtiy were obnoxious to the welfare of the commercial , manuf ; u : uring ,

      and labouring ifitereatd of this community , li rvi < ealed , the merchants , ¦ manufacturers , aad the labourers * would bo greatly beneflttad thereby . If repealed , it ¦ would incrtasa the labour , ( " We have tnou ^ ii "); it would increase tho demand for labour , and consequently , the labourers wages would be raised . ( "No , no . Ha then read the -resolution which he would propose to the consideration of th it meeting , which was as follows ;— ' ' That the existing Corn Law is in principle unjust , and in practice grievously oppressive ; existing only fur the benefit of a small and rich minority to the prejudice , of a large majority ; limiting the demand far labour and reward , for industry ; whilst at the saaje time it enhances the price and the difficulty of obtaining that which is necessary to human existence . " Me .

      T . Aiken , factory master , seconded the resolution -which he read , and said the . Corn Laws were unjust in principle and grievousiy oppressive in practico . He hoped the men of Ht-ywoud would be no longer gulled as they hid beepj ; ( Groans from all parts of tfuygjony Tho men of Hey vrood ' got up a petition to eotJi ' HHMi £ of Parliament sotna time since , praying for a total repeal of the Corn L ** vs , and there were cone scs-Tuelj in the whole of this town , he was glad to say , bub signed that petition . ( Cries of , " because they vrere forced to sign it ; ft were i'th' counting-house , and we had to go and sign . " ) If we wanted taxation rtmoved—( cries of , ' " 'we must La' Universal Suffrage , ")—wernust repeal the Corn Laws . His friend beforo him mentioned the increased demand for labour , and some * ne interrupted him : but ha would cj . 1 I that man a

      fool ; for increased trade would increase tUe labourer ' s wages . Mr . Walker , M . P ., of Bury , had very little to say that evening , on account of his bad health . Ho knew no other means of benefltting the labourer thatt — ( criesof , " Universal Suffrage , ")—the Tepeal of the Cora Laws . Universal Suffrage might do the thing , but he did not know . Mr . Tillmau , of Manchester , then came forward , to propose an amendment A speaker before him bad also hoped that tlie people of Heywood wouM no more be gulled . He Bhuuid not have been there that evening , if he had never teen gulled—if ho h : « l never been deceived by the very party of gentlemen of the Corn Law League . Th « people bad pttitioned the Houses of Parliament , and their prayers were jeered at , laughed at , spumed , and

      cast under the table , by those who pretended to be the people ' s friends . Although he condemned thu Corn Law ns an evil ; he would not assist in its repeal under the present franchise . He then read over a btattmenk of wiigex as paid on the continent , which sppeared very low , and asked , how was it possible lor our English manufacturers to compete with the foreigners ? How was it possible to carry cotton over the sea , thou » sands of miles , manufacture it in this country , and then convey it back again , and there sell it cheaper in a country wliore there was scarcely any taxatioa whatever ? " The thing was impossible . Now , if the Cora Liw wa 3 reptaled , the English manufacturer would have to reduce his workman ' s wages , to be able at all to compete with foreigners in foreign markets . One

      had spoken beforo him , who said that tbe p ? ace in which we were met ought ta Lave bef-n filled with looms , and the people engaged at them ; but ho ( Mi Tillman ) said the ri > om was far better emple / ed in discussing the public wrongs . The people had a right to a full representation in tbe Commons' Houss ot Parliament , without which , they would never be enabled to better their condition : He then proposed , as an amendment , " That it is tbe Opinion of this meeting , that , until the Charter bwoiue the law of the land , we shall not be able to repeal- the Corn Law , or any other bad law , and that therefore the Charter shall be our only object . " ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Ward camo forward , and and he opposed the League in attempting to repeal the Corn Law , because -the working people could not be really

      bentfllted without Universal Suffrage . Under th « pre-» ent franchise , the labourer lived according to the manufacturer ' s cori .-cience , which wm at the starvation point . It was true that thousands of labourers were pining out of existence , at a time when all the m&rketf in the world , were titled with necrsjaries of life of every description ; yea , even abounding with luxuri . s , yet the capitalists , with their fall faces and big bodies , were stiil crying for " Trade , trade . " Many of the previous speakers had mentioned the importation of flour into this country ; but lie must say that all which was brought into England was not eaten by the people , but was sent back again in the shape of cotton gooda , England was said to be tbe admiration of the world , and he was certain it was indee 1 to be admired for it *

      croft , and powers of deception . Without the franchise , wo shall gradually go worse and worse ; end with it , we should always be in a prosperous condition ; and ha said , if any . one was disfranchised , it was he -who produced nqtbing , but lived aa a drone on the produce of others . ( Cheers , and hear , hear . ) He would beg leave to sit down by seconding the amendment . Mr . John Bright wished to make a few remarks on a distinction between the resolution and the amendment . He said , after , reading them both , there was no contradiction in the amendment to the resolution . The question was , whether the people of this country should now struggle for the repeal of the Corn Laws or for the suffrage . He said he bad no objection to any extent of the franchise . The man was a slave—yea , an ass ,

      if he had not a vote in the making of the laws by which he was governed . Which way was the best to better the condition of this country—the repeal of the Corn Law , or the obtaining of tbe suffrage ? ( Cries of " The suffrage . '" ) He did not wish to claim all th : t the Lengue called for . He wai glad to think tho people would not beguiled by either the name of Whig or Tory . He would advise the people to obtain all the good they could , 'and not reject any measure that was calculated to better them—Mr . Job Plant said the question was not whether the law was a bad one or not , but whether the people ought to struggle for a repeal of the Corn Law , or for the suffrage . He considered the people having occe been gulled , ought not , yea , it was not their interest any

      more to Beck half measures , but to g » the whole hog ; and have the Courier , ( Cheers . ) The Chairman then introduced Mr . Sbannan Crawford to the meeting .. After the cheering had subsided , he p aid , he never expected he should have had to address the meeting ; but he was on his way through Heywood from Leeds , where he had been advocating the rights of the people . With regard to the Corn Laws , although he was a landed proprietor , he must say they were unjust and injurious to tbe country . Ho did not think there was any man who would be so far deceived , as to think that tke Corn Laws were a good to him . The cheaper food "was , and the more independent was the labourer of his employer . As to machinery , he thought there existed an error among the people on that point :

      but he must say they might as well attempt to stop the flowing of the ocean , as to prevent the progress of this power . He said the people bad a right to tbe franchise , and that the rich ought to assist them to ebtain it . There bad been that joint manifestation in Leeds on the question of the rights of the labouring class . He Mid he could venture tbe Suffrage to any extent among the people . He would advise that the rich join the people , and proceed , for -the Suffrage , and that the working class would not interrupt tbe Repeal of the Corn Laws . ( A person in the meeting , " That ' s the most honest chap that ' s got up to-B 6 et . " ) The Corn Laws were no good to Ireland , but rather an evil . He had only to state he had been called on by the people of Rochdale to stand as a , candidate at the next election . ( A . shout of

      " may you get in , " amidst cheers which lasted for some time . )—Mr . Butterworth , of Manchester , said , that il ever there was a philanthropic speech delivered , that was one just spoken by Mr . Crawford . He could not support the present Corn Laws . He had once keen deceived by the gentry of the league ; and , therefore , ba could not support the object of this meeting . Before be supported them in the Iiepeal of the Corn Law , h * would have in the shape ot security to himself and fellow men , the Charter . He assisted the middle clasr in 1832 , and was . deceived in 1839 ; he wu stragg } in £ for the rights of mankind , and was , bj the middle c ! ms , thrown into Lancaster Castle . After some few remarks about the rights and duties of the people , and the aristocratic ; robberies , the speaker concluded . —The Chairman then read the resolution and the amendment *

      to give a proper understanding of them to the meeting after which , he desired all who were in favour of tbm amendment to hold op both their hands , when a forest of hands appeared , covering the heads of the assembly . He then desired all those who were in favour of the resolution to hold up both their hands , when but a very few could be seen . —Tha Chairman declared the resolution lost , and the amendment passed . Thanks were voted to the Chairman ; three cheers were given for Mr . O'Connor ; three for the Charter ; and three for Frost , Williams , and Jones , and all the imprUoned Chartist * . Jt is said that on a very low estimation there were not leas than 3 , 000 persons ia the room , at once , all of whom behaved themselves ( sajs our correspondent ) like . Quakers . TUe meeting peaceably separated about half-past ten o ' clock .

      Mr . Butterworth . —On piiday eventeg , the 22 d inst , Mr . lJutterworth , of Manchester . Ists a priflcaer in Lancaster Castle , for displeasing too Whigs , delivered a lecture in Mr . Plant's chapeL Tha meeting was chiefly composed of the working das * , who listened with the greatest attention .

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      TO THE WORKING CLASSES OF BIRMINGHAM , THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS , AND TOWNSHIPS . FEtLO'W TlCTIHS , BB . 0 THE& SLAVES , —We DOW appeal to you , as the most virtuous classy in s jcitty We now ttk you wbat benefit you nave received from the other classes who move above you as task-: nastersand oppressors , but their legalized demand for plunder , the labour of your hands ? Who , now , will deliver you from the degraded position you occupy ? Will a middle-class crew , who Irown on all equality ? Wfcose misdeeds mark them to be as vicious and corrupt as tbe Government they uphold ?

      Can you look up to an aristocracy of title or wealth ? They who have blasted peace and liberty in ages past , will they deliver you ? You answer , No . ( Can you appeal to sny tribunal that recoiuUes yon or your order ? Have you any hope in the Commorw ' House , either by petition or remoastr&ne ^ ? We tell you—no , emphatically no . ' Can any bodies of men inspire you with confidence or he ? e equal to the t&sk of reading op tigui » g a petition to the House of Lords , where s ' t men i * person , who have bees the political backs of all adminis trations , who , if they retained their pioper cames ,

      woald be a disgrace on the community ; whose elevation to high rank , stamps you as slaves ; dooms yeu to disgrace , to a « eral degradation , and hopelessness in life ? Such your hopes from this estate , Uv . s branch of the Le ^ ssature . N * , you will exclaim—so do we . Can yos , ¦ who toil too late and too early , muster enough of hope or confidence to apply to tbe "Throne " for redress of your grievances , where several differer . t famili « have sat in opposition to the " . ill of onr forefathers , end while there are things behind the throno greater than the throne itself ? Ask yourselves what liberties you possess , or can have , while you have royalists and state-pauper dulls to maintain ?

      WiK tbe mitred gentlemen assist you ? Ah , no . Tbey -partake « f the general prixes aud plunder witt the privileged few . T-hsa , fellow-countrymen , we publicly proclaim our determination not to eater into any alliance with aay class who have deceived us or cajoled you , nor go one st < p to E 3 ve the sinking trading community . We desp * 96 j as tricksters , those who go for local rtfonns . > 3 » ve the old villaniea in existence . We are proud to se 5 such knaves die in the estiaaation of the working « l 3 S ? es i . ' aily . "With p . cssure do we behoid an organised plan of action coing through the laad—the ' National Charter ' Ajsociation , "—to obt ^ iu the people ' s Charter . Tlie plan ia glorious ; it has Bwaaaped all other societies ; b ^ icg the chtaptst and the best , it bids fair to produce the best results .

      Tfce working classes b * gua the scheme , —they continn-.- it ; and those wbo h&ve -opposed it should seek ttber employment . We proclaim them political traders to all intents and purposes , legal ghosts , doing the work of the public prosecutors—tracing traitors ! The virtee 3 of the associations must be , to leave the people better than such associations found thtw . We pledge ourselves to give way for moro honesty of purpose , to more intellect , to more democracy , to more knowledge ; yea , and to more power to do good . We- wi ! l school tboJe of our brethren poiiticaily , who are . ifiEorant , that they nuy a * lVi > cate thar political tqu ^ lity , and the Pe « 'pk ;' 3 Charter thsX \ not b « a " filial measure , " ner can it b ? a hea . l-a . ll of our grievaEcea .

      No , fellow-cjunlryrH « i , your moral wortk , ycur intellectual givatness icust s ' aine forth in every company you cnier . Make cuuverta to Universal Svrffrage , obtain jus-Uce by dtmamUru ; year ri hts , questi » n those who plunder you and live by your labour . Do so , on aJl occasions ; just ask them to shew their superior intellectual endowments , tbeir right to trample on yom or your order . Dispute with them their right to a vote , whilst you are not represented at aAL Shew them how their property is protected , whilst yoar labour is swallowed up by their huDgry wolves , U » eir idlers . In conclusion , brother slaves , we ask your assistance to free ourselves and families from poverty and death . Forsake all your old amusements and haunts , leave all useless engagements , denounce all petty and paltry considerations , and go at once for your political equality , the People's Charter , Give yonr children better laws , better educations , than you yourselves ix > ssess .

      By order of the Birmingham , National Ckfcrtet Association , T . P . Green . Wjllum Hebbebt , ¦ . John BaRRatt , Joii . v Ly . vall , William Bough , W . fcJCALLWOOD , J . WlLLJAM 3 O >\ KOBERT HOPKINSOS . Isajlc Pe . vn , Sub-secretary . As the Conncil intend to have this address printed for general circulation , the friends ia the surrounding districts , and associations , can have any quantity they choose to subscribe for , by sending their order and remittance to Mr . J . Barrett , painter and glazier , Whitehall-street , Birmingham . » . ...--i . * . i— . »^^^^ i . irf ......-i ..- ^

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      YOL . IY . NO . 168 . SATURDAY , JANUARY- 30 , 1841 . "" Vff ^^^ H ^" '

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 30, 1841, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct534/page/1/