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      ( JUfCried bg oar win Correspondent , ) « . Tuesday erening , * meetin /? , coorened by * Jrtud otfier * iTerti 8 emente , was held at the b ^ aAoi ^ Otr Ro * d , for the purpose ( as I ^ % fl » Vdwt £ S 5 ta ) « of pe&kK the I x ? f ^ V ^ t ^ T >«> ple tbcir j ' ust political S ^ eaisSg & « pKWi . Ctartar . to become fc ^" ^ t 5 » ia » d . The chair was announced to * j ? ll right o ' clock pr «« rfy ; bat long * fter e **^ r ihVnuiaber of perwsui in attendance ms re fetf fiUfe * & « roMJ . At length , however , i * " * ? ~ « ftkose present , bAvityFoeen strained f . 15 lto ? i *»* Mr . R . Cwaeron do take the fTiS' « cttried - ^' toi »^ said , they had vsembled . on the t iv ^ Soa , to give expression to public senti-^ . WfteX . Parliament to , grant the a

      " i . SSr P olitical rights , by making u » warier £££ 5 * w 4 the people generally , on the wide 68 tb 7 principles which they advocated ; ^ nl « which were no longer narrowed and •^ Jre ^ y , earnestly engaged . in the work of S ^ rS enStion . ( Cheers . ) Thej had ant fjlSt «« of other dux . of society in 2 Sn * cD Public meetings ; neither wi& their purses £ SSnence , nor their ialenis-Chear hear > - f i ^ d unblie Bpeakers were now found among for ^ JTu Mtan knows no distinction of *****{ Hieus- ) Tb ° Tror ^ DS classes demand BE „ treasonable or unconstitutional ; and their SSSSS 3 * . *«* ** ¦» *»?* ? £ ^ Tndthsi the representative principle shall be rf £ f « ni . for where representation . ends , despotism

      £££ ¦ li this country , as w < 41 as vn others , mmiStTzJeUi her bounties with an unsparing hand ; JfSSSs - of oar feilow-Ufcgs an torvte ^ kf » i 2 * of plenty . CHear , bear . ) It wa * sud , fft ^ SSiV *• Charted , that if tbe ' Cbwtor ^ TLried , it would unsettle property ; jet the 2 SS £ « oT « i *>»»> P"P «* J ' ^ . ^ er demand « A « eoTef . k a fair remuneration for their i ^ ilSfcfcew . ) Those who have held the ^ - ^ - - Mc rawer frr generations past , have STwSfteW ^ ( Hear- > ^ Chairman StrTinoded to the fete demonstration in the north , £ & *»« p i of the Radical party , id SV "Sense ofCoamons , to form a reconciliation StwS ^ ie BHdate and working classes—a recon-KKS ?*** fc to be effected , certainly ; but Kgto be effectedmust be based

      uponjustprm-, . , ^ ' cd oot ftonded on a compromise . ( Loud 2 hhs . j Considerable outcry was being raised iSast naKieubr KrieTsxees ; but he ( the Cnair-SriTcaiied upon then to hear of nothing but their Garter ( Hear . ) The prejndices of the middle J £ fcg kre « rooted , that tfoy are either in the , £ rortheifoj > i ? ia ^ ' j ia everything they talk ataL ( Laughter . ) In coaclusion , Mr . Cameron * && £ them , » s Chartist 3 , and therefore as men rfpaaeaon , and of no party bat the great party of Us jee-le , to F « down strife and party antagonism ; 63 t reijffig upon their cause as that of truth , * a £ te&BK a * - cn « d ib * t thai cause neTer had been . w ^ e , bjared bj free discussion . The wenhy Qainaui s&t down amid much applause . to

      JJ ^ RicHasd Spcrr called npan move fee Emresoluiion . He neTer thought of the Charter , m & anse in waich they were all engaged , withjncj kt&sf a saong commingling of joy , sorrow , and § mat deal of disgust ; he felt joy , at reflecting fctfererjman would be made , by the adoption of tie Garter , that in reality which he is sow only in jam ^ -i frpB-born EBglkhman : he felt sorrow that B » aay of tie working class were indifferent or Mttietieto the cause of their own rights , - —and he § £ ? gii 3 t , not unmixed with coatempt , at the Baser in which the adrocaies of these principles vt treated . Mr . Spurr then referred to the ecaotj sttEB-i&nee of the meetnig , which he attributed to BBsfiaeney of adrertifement ; aod entered upon a

      Ioc 2 » d exceedingly elaborate statsucal statement , iiiiraip by Mr . rieldenjcoaclutling a lengthened » ddi » 3 by obserring , that thing 3 never would be beSff tmtfl the people unite and take their iSaxts fl ^ j th eir own ban ds ; un til the thousands of balfitBred aad ill-fed labourers , acquire a proper influ" ttaiaong mill-owners , money-moageTS , and landjo&es ; and exerted tbemselrts by every mesns in jfeErporrer to obtain a redress of grievance ? , that Eajthoid might be in reali ; y what it was now ooly BMBBaUy , " tiie prias of the world , and tie enry of lErsaadlag nations . " Air . Sporr resumed ais seat mad each appl&use , haviB ^ preTiously EOTed tie t ^ tion of the first resolution : —

      ¦ That this meeting , being conTinced that the enact-¦¦ tof the Pto ^ h ' B Oisrter would put the people in poKsioa of toe power to repeal all ohaoxious xsd » jssi Ists , by which s prirOeged few biTe Jegislatetl fa ibnnselves , instead of the raaKeB ; and that il Tjsld be tia best instrument whereby we may remoTe fai frogs oppression under which the people suffer , tsi cccre the rights aad properties of all classes ; we fts ^ cre renew onr jolemn pledge to use every exer-Ka a oriJtEJe the people , and cause it to be made & Sr » of the land . "

      at EiLtS seconded the resohiUon , trhich pledged & osetiag to mpport the principles of the People ' s Goner , by extending to working men the right of brk ^ i foicein the election of those who mate the kriTcich sii ire called on to obey ; aud -which , by P » £ lj tbe vote of the elector , trould render threat * ¦ e m * aad bribery powerless ; irhi : 5 t , by the adoption rf isjaj Fsiiltm&its , it woold bring the representatireisto rnort frequent contact -with bis constituents , Bi , HEEaiter of course , the faithful servaat would btrt- ^ eted , and the unfaithful one rejected . Sach »« e the tires primary points of the Charter : — 1 . lo otiaid to erery man equal political rights . 1 Jo « ecure the free txerdi-e of those ruhts ; and !• lo reader the represeatative responsible to those m Tkm he wta elected .

      —itrsrizag to the recent demonstration st L ^ eds , ilr . Bib Bid , he rejoiced at the restlt , and looked forward * i 4 woe degree of hops to its producing some effect * & & kgaiiton TFho now create unbearable taxation , fcd ton a deaf ear to the complaints of the people , « Se pa&ag them hy bad and unnatural laws , such as « sPwt I * w , the &arae Law , and the Corn Law . $ « . b « r . i The people Lave only to unite and they ¦ RiJansaa irresistible bind , against which , the bayonet *> i the miaket will be pow ^ rla * , snd the

      police-** 5 » anueless . In coaduson , the speaker adverted » 9 * UJaupt now making to continue the "hellish " ™ Lav for ten years Icng'jr , aad expressed it aa his Easavitsion , ttat the factions would go on oppress-« l 6 s people , until it became a question whether re-**»« Tonld not be a virtue . Hoping that all would ** forward and join the National Charter Associa""•*? whidi alone they cou- 'd demolish tyranny , ™ aS » e vo the standard of democracy , ilr . Balls sat ton arid loud and gentral cheering .

      **¦ S . Moore came forward to support the resolu" « , ! ar ^ f pledged himself , as this resolution , if Z *^» T <> uld pledge them , to renewed and conti-?« 5 xertioES to cause the People ' s Chirter to become •« »* of ths land . The Globe , Whig evening 5 * . 2 * wher day , in allorion to the Leeds gathering , ™ ^ e » c important declaration ; it had called on all P ^* d » o reasoa * against Chsxtisra , to subscribe to •< w »; declaring it to be " fc ; $ h time fur ever at-, ^ * rc * * " 1 to *« * " *^ that is in hun . " « tf ilr . M . f ^ r ^ UgpA . iiw argumenU oi **_* i » advocate ' , " -rY 1 1 ral ^ rfiii

      y » a > ce to a anrwaal and readeati ^ qwl i Hi . K&M rVwar cocteadfcd that the claim to TJniveml Suf-*?* Stesolved itseif i ^^ , ^ , 8 « . aaiiaal 1 1 < Jaiai . S 55 j ? ! ^ (^ *^ wm not toba deterred-from Sf *«| Kof ai ^^ licMiseit was eaQed an " mlaa \" ! g * igt SoBgb tfaa njitar h * d « t » ted sucti * ciaiHl fgS * r » em » aai € d & « n A eommanity of bear * | W «» Baaunal daim ii . 51 , to demasd protection Sfgg poKce , if say of the community be in danger jJSj £ *« &ped aad robbed by those who are more * 3 ??! p ^ " ^ £ & * Woriting ciisses pat forward tki $ j ^ Waaim - to the Suffrage , to protect themselv . * Jj ? ? wi legalised p ' omder , on the part of thelaw-5 ? k ** * boaid Tote tweuty milBons sterling to We * t ij *|** teo ten one million of black alaret , at the 2 ~ JgM that they -rote a white man in England vo jfij ^ JJ ilfl less tliaa nothing , and that it w « worth " of him oat of the countryThey had

      w- ^ **™ . * m £ ? *** y 6 " * of aiiddle class legislation ; ¥ ** T ^ '» * ta '"i 1 * respect bad it 5 E * j ^ , w 4 * wwmffit upon the government of 4 bU Si ? **^""^ " Bitoral ^ ratectots , " m they jg ^^ - « lto people ? If thtre were any diffcr-^^ « a « d , ii waa , that now , the crime of bribery , J&f ** » 0 itmdly deeried by ths preaens Whig j 3 t 5 §; 5 ** P ^ iod ot the Keform BUI—a crime of ^ gS * ** bUckest politieal dye—was double the « St 2 Lik ** * " bafee the passing of that mea-« JSr-ir _ * M i : > ettreaiely " UbeoJ , " ttiat one Hou . to ^«« a / 8 d , dnring Its discuasLoa , " it actually ^ a&F ^ w ^ its ' Kberalitjr vw « o great " Ht * ? " * raring this , i * by exteadisg the fran-^ v *^ ay aan of tweo ^^ ree years of age , of * cmnd int givm

      jft ^ Mn "TTaea uy aiiae , wiw its been resMent I ^ J ^^ any place ; a&d be eared not what ty ** 2 F ' gZ * t ^ whether aa "» ain » l" daim , or ^^ S ^* > ** Charte * Suffrage , it woold , t& a *« 2 w * T l * wsy the right of coapUining , if it did ^ SfciSf ^*?* 0114 *** * tl » people . UrtJl you PH »^^ f ™« speaker , in oonelBiion ) , eontimw to ** £ T ~? ««* * wlt , and get all yen can to enlist tt ^ n ^^ w ; and the more effectually you do *•««» « S * , ^ ely yoa •«* to « ^ People ' s Char-*•* £ . a rf ^^ la A * the reason , and all ^ s ^ f ^ JM all the argumfent , are in favour of Uni-T kmtoTT ? 9 P' tben > *> th the standard of the ^ fcLr * ^ ' ¦»* Beither WKB « dot Tories lq ^^^ atil that advent is come . ( Loud and pront J 5 S » ?»¦ ^^ - Md cariied - 1 ?*• to bjovb £ ae second resolution : ~

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      " That the recent triumph at Leeds , in favour of equal political rights , for the whole people , over expediency , faction , and interested traffickers in politics , is another proof ( if wanting ) of the ability aad determination of the working classes to obtain their just political rights . We , therefore , strongly impresi upon the minds of our fellow-men , throughout the nation , the necessity of cot countenancing or assisting any body of men who shall seek any enactment short of the full measure of rights contained in the Peoples Charter . " He ( Mr . Peat } would not ge over the ground which had been traversed by the preceding speakers ; but they had a duty to perform ; and it tu a melancholy one—* -victim bms bees mad *; and though he would not call it a " murder , " he would state that poor Clayton entered KorthalleHon a hale man , and is now brought eat dead . ( General indignation . ) Thus it is not enough for the liberty-loving Whigs to silence men who dare give vent to the expression of their honest

      convictions—they inflict on their victims all the polished tortures of the odious Inquisition . ( Hear , hear . ) As to what had been said about " animal" claims , he ( Mr . Peat ) would reply , " Though you clothe me in gorgeous apparel , and place me in a palace , and let me faw sumptuously every day , yet , without my suffrage , 1 am a slave , and 1 spurn the proposition . " ( Loud and general cheering . ) Having adverted to the recent defeftta at the Whig * at WrisaD , Qotterbarr , and other places , " Mr . P . concluded by coo * Tstul » ting the BJteting on the increasing circulation of the democratic press ; tfiere was tbeir own Northern Star , —( loud cheers , }—the Scottish Chartist Circular , and now they had another able anil excellent auxiliary in the English Chariiti Circular ; the united circulation of which greatly exceed that of an equal number of papers belonging to either of the factions ; to whom he would say , " tyrants tremble , for the day of retribution is at hand . " ( Htai , hear , and loud cheers . )

      Mr . TaPKELL seconded the resolution . It had been asserted that the working classes had " no sUke in the country ; " but , he would ask , who raised all the buildings , cat tha canals , and \ railt the bridges ? Who , but the working classes ; who bad deposited their labour , and , therefore , have a deep Interest in the land . Mr . T . then adverted to the necessity of a Trades' Hall being erected in the Metropolis ; the working classes , said he , can afford something for missionaries to go abroad ; they can fill taverns , and support other institutions ; if they would father up their energies , and apply these means to the appointment of home missionaries , they would raise a foundation for the Charter , and the position they demand must be theirs . ( Load applause . ) It was here announced by Mr . Spurr , that the deputation which bad been appointed by the great meeting at White Conduit House , to wait on the Marquis of ^ ormrnby ; with a memorial , relative to the treatment of Mr . Fesrgus O'Connor , having been refused an interview with the Home Secretary , had called a meeting at the Social Institution , Jchn-street , Tottenham Court Read , on Monday evening next , to place before it the correspondence on the subject , and to resign their trust , or otherwise , as the meeting might decide upon .

      [ Two ox three persons , with subsenpuon-boxes , at this period , traversed the room for collections in ftid Of the expence * of the meeting ; during which , a great portion of the assembly ( ourselves included ) quitted , at balf-p&st ten . A portion of this report was " tE » nsmitted by the morning railway ; yet , owing to the length of the remainder , and the hour of closing the post being close at hand , wo are compelled to postpone several articles of general ne * vs till to-morrow ' s letter . ]

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      lutfon . inHW « b they h » ve ohoaen to embody that opinion . *» utterly unwarranted by the facte to which ihey refer . W « made no " attack " on Mr . Deeg&n at all . We merely stated facts in explanation of » n attack said to have been made by him upon us ; and we made that statement \ n the kindest and most forbearing spirit . The resolution censures us for inserting a letter from an individual * of whose capacity and credibility we knew nothing . " The person who drew up this resolution , aad frfie twenty-three persons who adopted it , certainly k $ ew nothing about the extent of our

      knowledge upon that subject . We perhaps know more than they are aware of . It may turn out that we also know more of the movements and intrigues , and more of the " capacity and credibility" of various parties in Durham and Sunderland , than Bome of them either suppose or desire us to know . Since the above was written , we have received from Gateshead a letter signed " Charles Cross , " purporting to emanate from a meeting of the Association , and stating that they have " never heard Mr . Doegan say one disrespectful word of the Northern Star or Us editor . "—Ed . J

      SlRMINXHHA ! tt .--Ott Monday evening , the 8 th instant , a dinner was held » t the Vulcan Tavern , waaon * . * number of the members and friends of the Christian 0 » artw * Church . The spirit of brotherly hilarity ^ ferradod ; $ hose present . Some excellent speeches were given , lud some very excellent and patriotic toasts most enthusiastically responded to . Mr . Collins , in proposing one of the toasts , gave an interesting account of the various events that are now conspiring to increase the prosperity of Chartism . He proposed the following : — " May the middle classes soon see their interest , ana duly join us in our Charter agitation ; but let oar maxim still be as it has evei been , ' with them if we may , without them if we must . '" A cheerful and brotherly feeling pervaded the whole of the proceedings , and at a late hour the meeting broke up .

      Since Sabbatu last , a few of the members of tho Christian Church have collected for the family of our deceased brother , Clay ton , the sum of £ 13 s . 9 d . as the best testimony of their sympathy with those who suffer ia the holy cause of justice and mercy . The subscribers are anxious that this be transmitted direct to the family . It has also been resolved , that next Sabbath evening , Mr . Arthur O'Neil will preach a funeral sermon in the Christian Chartist Church , Newhall-street ; and also as a mark of respect for our decease ! brother Chartist , that the Church be put in mourning . °

      Chartist Meeting . —A public meeting of the Charter Association took place at the Hall of Science , Lawrence-street , on Tuesday evening . The platform presented a most unusual and novel appearance ; a large white banner , surrounded by crape , being plsced in ' front , -. on which was the following inscription in bla ^ k letters , — " Clayton , the firft Chartist martyr , died in Northallerton Gaol , January 30 , 18 + 1 ; under the merciful Whig Government—Peace bk wiih him . " The painting was executed by Mr . Barra . it , of Whitehall-street . At eight o ' clock , Mr . Small wood- was called to the chair . He commenced his address by explaining the reason why the platform appeared in its present dress , and read from the Northern Star of Saturday last , the melancholy account of the death of Clayton , aud concluded by calling on Mr . Peun , the Secretary ,

      to read the minutes of the last meeting . They were accordingly read and confirmed . He also read a loiter from Mr . Geo . Binue , of Sanderlaud , declining for tho present to becoming vheir missionary . It was then stated by tho Chairman , tost it mis the intention of the Council to write to Mr . Wm . ilartia , formerly an inmate of Northallerton House ot Correction , bat at present coufiued in Lancaster Castle , requesting him to become their missionary , as his twelve months' imprisonment would end on the 4 th of March . He then called upon Mr . Wm . Dean Taylor , of Warwick , to deliver a leoture . Mr . Taylor then came forward , and was heartily cheered . He said that the melancholy circumstance commented on , in the Star of kat week , would cause him to deviate from what he had originally intended . There was cause for sorrow upon this occasion , and in another respect there was cause to

      lite , there Kubtomfnope flPCftlllng public attention to the murderous system parsued under their superintendence . He then went on to state the various facts connected with Clayton's death . Why wan he impricoaed ? Was it because ho wanted to set the country on fire ! No ! if he had , he would have been better treated ; as a proof of which , he mentioned the case of Jonathan Martin , and others . No ! he had beea imprisoned , because he was a Chartist ; or , In other words , a mau who wished to be free himself , and wished to make others free also . He probably was not a leading advocate for the Charter ; but notwithstanding that , the fact of bis being imprisoned on account of his

      principles , proved that , if ha did not preach truth , he practised it . In like manner , had hundreds ot men been imprisoned , under various pretences , it was true ; but what was the real cause ! He maintained that it was for truth's sake ; and had they been tried according to truth , not one of them would have seen the inside of a prison . But what was the truth for which the Chartists had been , imprisoned } It was this— " I pay taxes , and have a right to vote as to the manner in whioh those taxes shall bo disposed of . " That was the real cause of all tho- persecution which had taken place . There had been a vast deal of sneering about equality ; some said , " You can't make men equal . " He knew that Nature had made certain inequalities—with

      those he had nothing to do ; but when a Government made inequalities which ought not to exist , with that he had a right to interfere . It was for supporting these truths that poor CJayton met with his untimely and melancholy end . It was in order to de&rib what the people meant by equ&lity , that the People ' s Charter had been drawn up , that all rn inht read and judge for themselves . lie then read from the Northern Star , " Twenty-five Reasons for being a Chartist , " and commented on them in an able aud eloquent manner ; and explained the meaning of the various points in the Charter , illustrating his views by referring to facts of daily occurrence , and ably pourtiajed the evil consequences which had arisen from misgovernment , amidst the repeated

      cheers and laughter of the meeting . He also shewed the manner in which poverty is oppressed by wealth , and gave an able exposition of the fallacies of the crotchet-mongers , especially the auti-Corn Law brawlers . He remarked that the political quacks had often tried to patch up the rotten and [ ottering system , the effect of which was , that a once happy people had been reduced to the lowest pitch of misery and destitution . The reason of this wast , that none of their nostrums were founded in truth . What v ? as it that brought the Charter into existence 1 It hm . forced into existence by a bloodthirsty Goveromlpt ' , and a covetous tmd overbearing Cliurch , whien had blinded the people , and kept them in ignorance , in order that tho Government

      might pick their pooketB wita greater facility . The clergy were also tt > be found in ths foremost ranks of tyranny and persecution ; but persecution was nothing new . $ [ 011 ot principlo had been persecuted in allagea , and otui particular elasa of persons were always foremoti ia search of blood- ^ tbe blood of honest mea aud patriots . Ho needllardly say he meant the Prie&ihood . It was priests who crucified Christ ; and , without going to other times , or other countries , for examples and proofs , he would refer them to the parson who preached the blood-thirsty sermon at Newport during Frost ' s imprisonment . The clergy had at all times proved themselves the enemies of liberty ; he did not mean to exclude any of them from this sweeping charge— both Dissenter

      and Churcumau were alike culpable / What were the intentions of those who prosecuted the Chartists 1 He had so donbt they thought that by so doing they would putdowu the spirit of liberty , and crush it forever ; but they had proved themselves fools for their pains . Had they succaeded ? Had they altered a single man ! They had one of them at present on the platform ( meaning Mr . White ) , who i he well knew tyas , if possible , more streauons than ever . They found the multitude of patriots who had been in the damp cells and dungeons , as soon as they again breathed the air of Heaven , felt their former love of liberty again springing up within them , with renewed vigour ; proving beyond the possibility of doubt , that truth could not , and never would be , extinguished in the minds of honest men . What did the min isters of religion mean by the various texts of Scriptures which they eft often Quoted ooacerniue

      brotherly love , peace , charity , and good-will , and aftersjirds bslieing it , by hunting after their brothers'blood , and helping to bolster up a system which has sent thousands to an untimely grave through want and privation I What were they to call such men ! Nothing else bat canting hypocrites , who -pott lonp ; faces in order to make great gain . He wished to imprest on their minds that , although be thus stigmatised the teaohers of religion , lie meant not to wound the feelings of any man professing any particular doctrine ; ha wished them to examine for themselves , and see how far those persons' preaching coincided with their practice . He tiffin concluded by a soul-stirring and pathetic ap ^ efi ' on the sufferings and death of poor Clayton , suid sSid he could not choose a better sentence to finish w ' . thihan the concluding sentence on the banner bef ; ro them— " Peace be with him , " Mr . Taylor then

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      retired , and was loudly and , repeatedly cheered by the audience , who expressed great satisfaction at his able and eloquent lecture . —Mr . Barratt then moved , " That Mr . Dean Taylor be appointed lecturer for this district for one month . " He thought him a very proper person . The Birmingham Council bad received letters from Redditch , Coventry , Worcester , and other places , requesting tho attendance of a lecturer ; he , therefore , thought it highly necessary that one should be immediately appointed . —Mr . James Neal seconded tho resolution . —Mr . T . P . Green objected to choosing a lecturer without first consulting the other towns who were interested in the matter . He had no objection to the resolution whioh had been proposed , upon any other grounds ; he only wanted to see that the requisite sum should be forthcoming for the payment of his wages . —Mr . Rouse stated , that a lato delegate meeting had empowered the Council to choose any person they

      thought would answer the purpose , and that they agreed to furnish their quota towards paying his wages . —Mr . Penn stated that he had received letters from various places , requesting the Council to appoint » missionary , and as they bad written to several , and been disappointed , he thought they could not do better than agree to the resolution , a * he had no doubt but that the required amount would be forthcoming when wanted . —The Chairman said that the Council had been censured for not appointing a missionary ; and he thought they had better make a choice at once . —After a few more words from Mr . T . P . Green , and others , the resolution was put and carried unanimously , amidst loud cheers . —Mr . Dean Taylor then thanked them for the honour they had conferred en him , and promised to discharge the trust reposed in him to the best of his power . A vote of thanks was then given to Mr . Taylor and the Chairman , and the meeting separated .

      Frost , &c . Restoration Committee—A meeting of the above Committee took place on Tuesday last , at the HaJl of Science , Lawrence street ; Mr . Rouse was unanimously called to the chair . Mr . T . P . Green read letters from several places , one from Chesterfield and Brampton , containing five shillings for tho use of the committee ; from Tavistock , stating that a public meeting had been held , and a memorial adopted , and £ 1 Is . was enclosed for the use of the committee . Mr . Green then called the attention of the committee to an important letter from Newport , signed "John Williams ; '' it stated , " That the Chartists of Newport , had determined to prosecute a spy , who had made some important admissions , which it was thought would deeply

      implicate some of those who had taken an active part in the prosecution of Frost , &o . The letter stated that inquiry had been made as to the probable co&t of the prosecution , and they found it would be £ 50 ; the Chartists of Newport , therefore , required assistance from their brethren in other towus . " Mr . Green considered it to be the duty of all houest men to shew up the base villany of such wretchec ; it was , through the means of such as these , that their friend , Frost , was now suffering , and if it had not the effect of restoring him , it would form another argument in favour of the Charter . He hoped the contents of the letter w < mld not bo lost sight of . The following resolution was then moved by Mr . Bough , and seconded by Mr . Blako : — " That this committeo

      do recommend to the whole Chartist public , the necessity of assisting their brethren of Newport , to bring to justice the Whig spy , now in Moumouth gaol for perjury . " Mr . Green then read a letter from M * uchester , to which was appended a copy of a petition . The letter stated that it was tho intention of the people of that place to send 1 , 900 petitions , with twenty-five or thirty signatures to each . It also complained of the negligence of Bome who had been elected honorary members of the committee , and sent a number of names to be added to the list of honorary members ; the letter was signed "James Cartlp dgo . " Various bills were then handed in , aud paid . Mr . Wm . Barratt wished

      that some steps might be taken to cause the various towns to send their memorials and funds as Boon as possible , for the purpose of carrying out the objects of the committee . After a short convert-atiou , it was considered that the notice iu last week's Star was insufficient , as there w&b other business to transact that evening . ^^ HfeS ^ MMMMtfHtfM ^ *> ' « h * following Tuesday . TBeipiowTng are the names of those who were elected honorary members : —George White , John Williams , Newport ; George Babington , Wm . Shcaver , Wm . Roach , Christopher Rolls , Wm . Wynn , Thomas P . Field , Peter Moors , Frederick Richardson , Win . Holt , Win . Arnold , " Manchester .

      Brown ' s Support Fund . —At the usual weekly meeting of the Committee for raising funds for the support of Mrs . Brown and family , daring tho incarceration of her patriotic and excellent husband , held at Bill ' s Coffee House , on Monday last , Mr . Battam in the chair , Mr . Horseley banded into the committee the sum of £ 2 , as a donation of Mrs . Dean , of the Market Hall . Mr . W . H . Cotton having tendered his resignation , it was moved by Mr . Phillips , and seconded by Mr . Fallow . ? , that the

      resignation of Mr . Cotton be received . Messra . Styles and Trueman were elected members of the committee . A public lecture will be delivered in tho Christian Chartist Church , by Mr . O'Neil , on Monday evening , the 22 nd inst ., on behalf of the above-named patriot . Admission , threepence ; when all friends of freedom , and lovers of patriotism , are invited to attend . The committee meet every Monday evening , at Bill ' s Coffee House , Moor-street , where all subscriptions aud donations are thankfully received .

      Mrs . Roberts . —Cash received by J . Guest , 83 , Steelhouse- auo , Birmingham , for Mrs . Roberts . £ s . d . Acknowledged in Star . January 16 th ... 8 5 11 From the National Victim Fund per Mr . Sharrocks 0 19 10 £ The Journeymen Curriers , Birmingham Edward Edisbargh 0 10 0

      £ 9 15 9 j TO THE CHARTISTS OF 3 IR . MINGHAAf AND ' THE ' SUKROCNDING LUSTKICTS . Fellow Sufferers , —Your patience has been long tried , and perhaps almost exhausted , by the length of time that has elapsed aince the delegate meeting was called at Birmingham to appoint a lecturer for the three counties . We applied to Mr . O'Ntill and failed ; to Messrs . Harney and Binns , bat they bad other engagements ; we , therefore , could not avoid the apparent waste of time that has occurred , but we have now succeeded at last in obtaining a lecturer , Mr . Dcnn , of

      Warwick , late of Leeds , that will advocate our cause with the bewitching power of eloquence aud the force of argument . We eatneatry request you , brethren in the cause of truth and justice , to aid and assist us all in your power in supporting our lecturer ; if we expect freedom , we mtut labour for it ; if wo expect justice , we must struggle for it Truth will triumph , and the moment that public opinion is formed in our favour , that moment out triumph is gained . Then let as push on the glorious cause of liberty , that psaco may be oura and our children ' s for ever . Signed , In benatf dfttife " National Charter Association resident in Birmingham , . ' Isaac Pexx , Secretary .

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      DROY& 8 DEN . —On Tuesday evening , Mr . C . Connor , of Manchester , delivered a lecture in the Association Room of this place . Before entering the room , the proceedings of the cotton-masters had been related to him , which completely disgusted him , warmed and stimulated his mind , and prepared him to give the tyrants a good lathing . The facts of the weavers' turn-out will be found in another part of the paper . The speaker continued for two hours , iu one strain of manly argument , and touched upon the factory system , the Corn Laws , the

      landlordt , and the whole horde of plunderers , giving emphatic illustrations of the inroads and encroachments which have been made at various periods upon the labour , rights , and liberties of the industrious millions ; and brought chapter , verse , and figures to corroborate his statements , and in every point acquitted himself in a masterly style . He produced a good impression , and concluded amid the vociferous ' pheering of the meeting . A vote of thanks was given to the speaker and Chairman , and the meeting broke up , highly delighted with the evening ' s proceedings .

      SHEFFIELD . —We were wrong in stating that the Chartiste of Sheffield had discontinued their Sunday evening meetings . The theological discoarses are discontinued ; but the Meetings are holdeu as usual . On the whole , the canse seems to be progressing well and steadily here . At the weekly meeting last Monday , 1 Is . were ' collected for the wives and families of the imprisoned Chartiste . It waralso determined on that a dinner ahomld ke got np in honour of Mr . William Martin , on his liberation on the 8 th of March . The price of the tickets was fixed at Is , 6 d . men and Is . women ; and arrangements were made whereby the poor might b « accommodated by havinjf their tickets and paying for them by instalments , ^ gfeateusly affected for the good cause , the brave Sh |^^ ters nave also resolved to have a cheap local organ for the expression of their voice in their own neighbourhood—the profits , if any , to be devoted to the building of a peopled

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      - ^ -ex ^ yfa KSWCASTU&—Oa Surfay tening , a number of the friend * of aoeial and political reform , gave a public tea , in the Joiner ' s Hall , Blacketstreet , fc > Hcssn . Binns and Williama , as a token of respeet for ' those two gentlemen . Aftertea , Mr . Richard Ayrewas called to the chsfr , who , liaviu * madea / ewappropriate ¦

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      observations , introduced Mr . George Bums to the meeting . Mr . B . delivered » very excellent addxep * " on the spirit ot persecution . "Mr . Williams ane . ceeded bim , in an address " on civil and religion * liberty , " in which he explained and enforced the connection between political and social reform , nud the inseparable relation between true civil and religious freedom . At the close of hia addrws , Mr . W . announced his intention of delivering another address upon the same subject , on Sunday evening , February 14 th . Some fine pieces of music were performed by a violoncello band , which was iu attendance .

      Lecture . —On Sunday morning , Mr . Mason dell « vered a very instructive lecture , in the Byker-buildinga school-room , Ouseburn , after which , Mr . Sinclair submitted a resolution from the observational Committee . On last Wednesday night , Mr . S ., through , cariosity , visited Mr . Blakey ' s public-house , where tht > committee were met tut business , when , it was moved , seconded , and earned , that Mr . Sinclair be requested to get the Newcastle Council of the National Charter Association to discuss the propriety of amalgamating the two bodies , aad that Mr . S . be requested to report the result next Wednesday evening . By some discussion which occurred , Mr . S . was given to understand , that , although they wished to amalgamate—not as members of the association only , but as council !

      orathat the funds should be separate , and appropriated to purposes of their own , foreign to the present movement . The resolution was put to the meeting : and they were so well acquainted with-the character of some cf thaft Committee , that it was negatived unanimously . The business of the county delegate meeting was then entered into , vrtien tho Secretary read a letter from North Shields , saying that they were sorry that circumstances and the inclemency of the ¦ weatker rendered it impossible for them to attend personally ; but assuring them ttmt they were willing to accede to whatever wa » adopted by the delegates present as they were determined to swallow the wholi bog , hristiM &sd all . Tfiejr gave a very flattering account of the remit of Me .

      Mason ' s . ' lecture on the 21 st . Several were enrolled , and ordered copies of the Northern Star to be procured for them weefcJy . Toe Treasuier submitted the balance-sheet , which was adopted . The Secretary was ordered to supply the . places which Mr . Mason -was appointed , to visit with blank bills , to announce the meet ing . It was then moved , ' seconded , and carried unanimously , "That , not only we ( the delegates now present ) but likewise the districts which we represent * place the most implicit confidence in that invaluable organ of the people , the Northern Star . That we tender our sincere thanks to Mr . Hill for inserting the address issued by us , although we are informed by onr Secretary , that it was posted at a time when we could scarcely expect it this week . "

      THE Ouseburn Discussing SOCIETY meet in the Byker-buildings school-room every Wednesday evening at seven o ' clock . Tue Socialists gave a tea to Williams and Binns , oa Sunday last , in the- Joiners' Hall , after which , they delivered a lecture each on civil and reiigions liberty . Mr . W . eagerly impressed the propriety of the Socialists joiniDg for the Charter , as the most eft " , ctual mode of attaining their own object * . But he reprobated the conduct of the Newcastle Chartists for danounciog the conduct qf . such of their leaders as chose to investigate the foreign policy of Ministers .

      At a Meeting of the United Committees of Newcastle and Ousoburn , it was moved , seconded , and carried unanimously , " That they entertain Dr . MDonall with a supper , in the house of Mr . Maugham , Pilgrimstreet , on Saturday evening , the 13 th instant . The number to be limited to . the joint Committees , with liberty for each member of committee to introduce a friend . " Newcastle Council Meeting . The Council having met , tfce Secretary read the minutes of the last meeting . The Treasurer reported the receipts for the week , which still continue to loak up . It was carried unanimously , "That the Secretary be instructed to correspond with Dr . M'Douall , to know the hour , aud by what conveyance , Dr . M'D . may be expects J , tha $ a deputation f r » m the Council may be reatiy to receive him , and that Messrs . Mason , Maugham , Smith , and Rjbson form that deputation .

      MANCUEBTEB .. —The Manchester Local Victim Committee have received since the last uotico the following sums : —Miles . Platting , per Wm . Hope and Thomas Brown , 10 e . ; Gpenshaw and Droylsdeii , 73 . ; Tib-street National Charter Association , £ 3 2 ^ . 6 d . ; Brown-street box , Gs . ; books and boxeB , lOd . 6 'd , ; proceeds from Mr . Abel Heywood ' s lecture on Phantasmagoria , £ 1 13 j . 4 d . The committee meet every Wednesday evening at eight o ' clock . OLQHAM . —The National Chartist Association , of Oldhara , at their wtekly meeting on Monday last , unanimously agreed to the following resolution : — " IssMiiig KV > i 1 li " be sent to the Northern Star , offlifti to be aforopriaTeTto W funeral of ' Wifliahf

      Clayton , and that we the Chartists of this town , do condole with his widow in tho loss of her husband ; , and we feelingly recommend to the Chartists of Sheffield , and desire that they will exert themselves on her behalf , aud place her in somo sort of business , by which she may be enabled to get a livelihood , aud also to aid and support her in the same to theutmost of their power , and let tha 'base , bloody , and brutal' Whigs see that , if they tyrannise , the Chartist 9 sympathise . " ' Sermon . —In the afrernoda of Sunday last , a sermon was preached in the Chartist Association-room , Greaves-street , by Mr . George P . Rowe , of Oldham , to a « nutnes : ou 8 and respectable audience ; and , in the evening , a lecture was delivered by Mr . Lewis , of Oldham . The room was crowded to excess .

      STOCKPORT , —A Specimen op the stmpatht WHICH THE MlDttLK CLASSES HAVE FOB * THE WORKING Classes . —The Committee of the Charter Association have waited Upon all the likely and unlikely among the middle class , for the purpose of soliciting ; bail for Mitchell and Daries , but nona can be procured . The time has arrived when these patriotsshould be liberated ; and , although there are not two men more honest in the whole borough of Stockport , out of the great number of boasted Liberals and Cbartiste , sufficient bail cannot be obtained . If the men of Stockport are surprised at this , they certainly are more short-sighted , and have more faith in the Whigs than we ever calculated ; after their brutal and disgraceful couduet at tho time of

      the examination of Messrs , Mitchell and Daviea . An attempt has been mad ? , by a certain fox-lawyer , to delude the Committee , and prevent the demonstration , if possible , and he ( save the mark !) is greatly afraid he baa highly offended my Lord NorirrAnby , in being so kind to the prisoners . The very man who received £ 800 for hia trouble in . getting them there—a very likely man , indeed , to apply to for sympathy ] But , with all their mean and low-miuded villany , they will be deceived : a demonstration will take place , and the men of Stockport will do , as they have Hfways done , their duty ; and remember , municipal electors , the words of O'Connor , when in Wales , at the trial of Frost , " Como devil , come anything , But there cannot come

      a worse set , ' than the infernal aud mealy -mouthed ^ fawning , and canting Whigs . " Just before the municipal election , a committee of the cunning asd supercilious Whigs will be called by circular , totake steps to insure a Whig return to the Town Cuuncii . " Well , " says one , " whst mast be done to gain the Chartists' support J" " Why , " says another , "we must offer them the Charter . * "But , " says a third , M I . can hardly agree with giving power to the working classes ; I could not conscientiously go for the Charter . " " What the devil does that matter 1 " shout half a dczmi of them at once ; " youcan juat say something for that day , just to blind the ignorant Ciiartiste . " This is all settled ; in a few hours after

      % flaming bUJ is posted up in a conspiouontf ^ iace , with several names appended , ysho . j > erh » ps never were known before among * the-worKiriJJ men , and these men-pledge themselves t * a repeal of th . fi Om ^ Laws , vote for Universal Suffrage , and many other measures equally important , should they be elected . Then a general astonishment seizes the ' Chartieter and they are saying to each other , " Why , who would have thought of such a man being a Chartist ! ' The nomination takes place , aud "the farce is gone through , every man pledging himpeif either to vote for Frost , Williams , and Jones '' release , Universal Suffrage , or anything else . The election comes on , arid all is over . The working men

      want a meeting for some purpoee , in a few days after , in the Court Room , The cotammittee take these men at their word , who made such great promises , by electing a fustian jacket or two to wait upon them , to get the Coot * Room . They go to their house ,, and if these Lords can only learn who is at the door , the , servant is ordered to inform them their master is " nota 4 home ; " or , if he chance to be in , and the meeting is called for Feargus O'Connor , to address the peeple , they will say , " W « U , my good friends , w arc friends to liberty , but we cannot consistently lend you the room for such a rascal asthattospeakin-* And if for a Chartist meeting— " We cannot , identifir fs . uu . ii . i \ ji tft v ^ utaLvipu tuwviu ^ -r »• o b « uuvv . twHt » f

      , _ -,, i / ourselves with you jsien ; you are too j iolenj ; , w » - ¦ ¦ ... % L .. * " - ''¦' do not agree with ot countenance physical force , f . ••;• t and thus the working men are cajoled , deceived , and tricked by these would-be Chartists . one minute , .-and wonld send both the Chartists and £ fae Charter to perdition the next , if they had the pownr . Bs * let us take anothar side of the question . The anil- ; Corn Law humbugs want theCameroon , sad Hsi granted , without the least hesitation ; and anap- .. ' ¦¦ ¦¦ peal is made to the sensible Chartists , reqnestiog ' . thfcir co-operation for a repeal ; and then , idi « m > .-.. T , that is accomplished , they , good souls ! frill jo&iimr' > ' \ . ? 3 V U » av «« alSuffrag « . Whenwfl ^ heindusWonsjjifflBwBiw -, — ; - .--t * of J ^ jg land open their eyee , and meet suoh y waiiii ^ v > '¦; . - ¦ < A suclk'iwo-faced villany , in tha ,, jright waj , nsiuMwy- " : ' ' ' ~' y-:. \ ,-by showing theirntter defeesisHon . of it IkM' -Iwi / ' J ^ " ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ' / very time , the whole horde of Whi « 8 fetSwwWpi ^ - ^*^ - - '' . iiutuiweivea

      wg oAuiwug auiwuj ^ •*¦• / *¦"" u I I millSHI ' ^ -t-rr , i ; . ' - condition or their victims , and would Hd | MK 3 NS £ V ^ & * F /— ¦<' would rejoioewiUhey CilitcheU and Ds ^ NBi@ . ^^ p £ ) lie in 1 Jijonutt they rot . iSw *^!^ wst Haaioit

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      CC'XSOS . —Oa Tatsiay last , & tea party was given it this spirited village , to Messrs . Williams and Blnas , when np wards ot ene hundred sat down to tea , after whieh a public meeting was held , the room being cammed to excess ; excellent a < 3 dresse * were delivered by Messrs . Lawsoa , Thoa . Hepburn , ( the well known leader of the pitaien , ) Binna , Williams , and Maw . An excellent spirit "was displayed .

      I > ARIJN 6 TC ? N . —On Wednesday evening , a public tea was given to the same jtntkmeB , in ths joint rtock store room , above Mr . $ ** £ ] £ & grocer , Priestgate . _ Ii » room w&s hn ^ tfrnBy ssjislfrnrl , > nt 1 all atovj&XBiS' ^ nSit were bang portrsiW ofws nwrt distingaished patrioU of the past &nd present day . A boot one hundred sat down to an excellent tea . After tea , Mr . Swicton was called to the chair , who in a neat and sensible address , gave " The people , the source of power . " Mr . Deegan responded , and giro " The People ' s Charter j may we speedily obtain it . " The

      Chairman then gave " Health and happiness to Messrs . Williams and Binns , the champions of Chartism in the county of Durham . " Messrs . Binni a . nd Williams returned thanks , and expressed their determination to renew their exeTtiona , and never to slacken their energies until victory crowns the people ' s cause . After their addresses , a bajntiful a tug , compr-sed for the liberation of Williams and Binns , -was tang by two sweet little girls ( the Mis 3 es Foster ) , who acquitted theuiselTts in a manner to earn the rapturous plaudits of the meeting- " O'Connor , » nd the liberation of all imprisoned patriot * ;" ' " Frost , Williams , and Jones ;"

      " Mr . Deegsn , aad thanks to him for his talented and zealous services , " Trith other sentiment * , were given in the coarse ef the evening , and spokeu to by Mvisrs . Deeg&n , Swinton , Binns , and Williams . Other frienda favoured the company with recitations and songs . At the close of this part of tie proceedings , the fiddler appeared , and those who could , tripped it on the " light fantastic t » e" till aa early hour the following morning . Chastist Discussion Societt . —A society of this nature has recently been formed amongst a number of Charti 3 ts , resident at the we * t end of Biihopwearmouth ,

      which appears liiely to be productive of much good , both in correcting and maturing the views of its members , and eliciting the talent for public gpeakiag , now so much wanted . Oa Saturday evening , the question discussed waa , lrhether Republican or Monarchical institutions , are best calculated to promete the happiness of the people ? An interesting discussion ^ as held , in which Messrs . Blenkhorn , Ridley , Williams , and other persons took part , the opinions of the majority , or , we dare say , the whole number present , were in favour of Yankee government

      SUNDEBXJVHO . —Public Tea to Williams asD Bl . vvs . —On Monday evening last , the Chartists of Sunierland gave ft noble proof of their affection for the above talented , zealous , and faithful advocates of Chartism , by a public tea , which was held in the large room of the Gulden Lion Inn , Sunderland . The room , which was appropriately and elegantly decorated ¦ with -various banners , portraits , Ate , presented , when the company " ( between 300 and 400 ) were assembled , a &ne and impressive appearance . At one end of the roea , next the platform , thtre was a suitable erection for the accommodation of the Sanderl&ud Mechanics ' Institute Band , who voluntarily tendered their Tery » T . im . TMi » services on the occasion . Snvp . ral friendr from

      ' ^' imH UWBL jf-MfcJa and which ooght ^ WK * M 0 ^ agai ^^ Sm ^ labouring to advance tile woreraal interest Altar tea , Ui . John H « ss £ y wm unanimously called to tbfi tfc&ir , when , laving sddrasted a few iatrodoctary remarks to ths meeting , hegaw the first sentiment : — " The people , may they aadentaad their importance aad power , and unite to obtain their just rights . " ( Load cbastrs . ) Mx . Deegan respoaded in an eloquent address , in tha course of which he pointed oottbolise of eoad ' uet , pubiifi and prirate , which it was tncumbent Bpon the Cnaxtist Reformers to adopt ; showing that wtroe political changes must " be based upon troe mossl prln cipfes , it was , therefore , the obvious duty ef th people , to improve themselves in every possiWe «* J Hii address was listened to with respecttal sttantiBB

      and raptarously applauded at its coaclusion . Tbe C 6 l&l > msa ntxt cslied npon Mr . M'ArtLur , of Darhfno , to give a recitation ; - when he tamrarea the comfany wifh a very excellent ene , en the "freedom oftbe jabSfc " The CLalrmannext gave " health , no&OBr ^ sttd JHffi * ness to oar y'jgpg and noble friends , WilHna »» nd wt % i ^ m » y they coaluuw to derate their eoergi « t « ad t * 3 sf | to tbtir country ' s « nset ssd live to witness tte b ^ umphot tboae t ^ teous principles , te whiek taaj ' •* aWy strug-gled {" received with londandoartinoed cbaers 3 tr . Binss rose to return thanks , jB&ta J ^ ieh he « d ^ . dressed the meeting ia his hsbsI eJugutiWilmprtssbTS style . He was followed by MjrsWaBjBBs , who in a homoroas sad able addres * passed S splendid , bat

      well merited ealogian } upon tba rong saea at Soaderla&d , both , for their sUach pstnoUsm , sod ths feoeral excelleney of theft , person *! dniartei and conduct , exhorting them in s most impressive sasnaer to perse vennce . in their ho&cuR&le career , ss the only sore means of earning happiness for tbeouelres , and doing good to thai country . A dnet , "The Hnntsman ' s-Cboras , " was here executed in fine « £ rte , bj Mx . sad M » . Eairbsim . Hi . Deefan next proposed , " Fesrgus OTkmBor , ths people ' s ebajppion , r aay b * , and tU imprisoned patriots , speedily be liberated from bondsge . " ( Three times three hearty eheen ) . Mrs . Sjke » afterward * favoured the company with a beautiful song . Three times three cheers were given for Frost , Wil-Uuas tad Jozus ; three cheers for the . SVarv the band , iUliCS nutwi ^^ ^ jjm ^ im

      aOU . tog Guau 2 u «* u ,, uw vv m w The engie proeeedinfi wen ooDdseted ifl fee- Ms * spirit , ssd it is but justice to addythat the band ^ wMch played between the rarions . s 44 r « s ; s , oni ^ iRtM gratly to promote t& « pl « seore of de eomptafi '' ^

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      MR . DEEGAN AND THE NORTHERN STAR On Monday night , s > Special General Meeting or the Members of the Charter Association was held in the Co-operative Hall , Lambton-street ; to take into consideration the truth of eertain charges preferred against Mr . Deesjan , by a writer in the Northern Star of Saturday last , and also the comment thereon , made by the Editor of the Star . Mr . Dobbte w * e called to the chair . Ho Tery earnestly exhorted the meeting to take the matter into their consideration in a mild , just , and proper spirit ; they could not , he said , pass the matter by ; it w * 8 foteed upon their attention ; they wonld be dishonourable 1 they 6 ought to avoid it ; and , therefore , he nrged thfim to en on ire . first , whether the chareee

      were true , and , if true , whether they required to be published , and justified the observations and reply made by the editor of the Northern Slar . He callftd upon Mr . Kirker to address the meeting , as he understood that gentleman had prepared a resolution to briDg before it . Mr . K . then came forward , and introduced the question in a plain and sensible manner , stating it to be the duty of all present to pnt the saddle on the ri *; ht horse . " He stated , that the charge made against Mr . Deegan was , that he had . held the Star np to " ridicule and Bcorn" moi | thw oace ; those were the sery wordB of the lettor in thel Siatj thus he denied . * He » 2 so » id , tiat Mr . Dee-, gan , although he had mado some obserrsii «« r rasDectimr the "Leeds mcetinff . " did so in a mild

      and gentlemanl y spirit , There were statements in the letter which he knew were utterly false . Mr . Desgan he heard on the evening in question , and he was sure that he did not accuse the eaitor of falsehood , in stating that the editor had not been promised a report from the Leeds Hmet ' what Mr . Deegan did say , was very different ; he ( Mr . D . ) had said th * t tne Star ought to have h » d a reporter there , at the meeting , and not to have trusted to the Leeds Times . Mr . Deegan , he aUo observed , had never charged the editor of the Star with placing hia name at the "bottom of the list ; he ( Mr . D . ) said that he and Meaars . Lowery and Mason were all placed very far down in the list , but did not say by whom ; and that he considered , after the expense

      which the people of Sutherland and Newcastle were at , in sonding Messrs . Lowery aad himself , it was not doing them justice to act so , eepacially , too , when hia ( Mr . Deegau's ) speech was not inserted in the Star , although given at great length in the Leeds Times . These and similar observations were made by Mr . Kirker , and other gentlemen who were present on the evening when Mr . Deegan lectured . Mr . Williams afterwards rose and said , that though not present at Mr . Dsegan ' s lecture , he thought it was very singular , ihat no one , but the writer of the leuer , could remember that the language of Mr . D « cgaa was such as attributed to him . ( An individual here exclaimed that he would take an oath , one statement in the letter was true , namely , that Mr .

      Deegan had contradicted the editor a statement respecting the promise of the Leeds Times . ) Mr . W ., however , said , that admitting that every © ther paragraph in the letter was true , it would not sustain the summing up , in which Mr . John Dcecan was accused of charging the Editor of the Star , with holding him up to public reprobation , and treating the paper and its conductor v * ith scorn aud ridicule ; he therefore considered the statements in the letter did not support its charge .- - . Mr . R-sdley , ( the author of the letter , ) was heard in rep ' y . He merely reiterated his assertions iu the letter ; but produced 110 other evidence in Bupport or his statement , when , baviDg sat down , Mr . Kirker came forward and proposed the following resolution : —

      Moved by Mr . Kirker , and seconded by Mr . Wilson— . " That this meeting having swn a letter in the Northern Slar of February 6 th , professing to give a rep * rt of a speech delivered by Mr . Deegan , in'this Hall , considers tha said letter to be substantially false in its statements , and written from a mean and malignant motive to injure Mr . Dsegan in the estimation of the Chartists of England ; and this Meeting farther considers , that even had the statements bten as true as they are false , the writer would have shown more manliness ,, honesty , and wisdom , either by preferring his charges faflfr . Deegan , or bring log the conduct of tha Utter before the Chartists of Sunderland ; and this meeting , therefore , considers the writer of the said letter deserving of censure for his rashness , or meanness , and entitled to apologise to Mr . Deegan , whose statements he has misrepresented , and to the Cbartii' 8 of Sunderlaod , to whom he has acted so unwarrantably . -

      Carried , with five dissentients . Tho next resolution , moved by Mr . Williams , seconded by ilr . A-oatin , aud carried unanimously , is as follows : " That this meeting expresses its surprise , regret , and disapprobation of the conduct of the editor of the Northern Star , in inserting a letter containing such statements , from an individual of whose capacity or credibility he knew nothing , and founding theroon a severe and unjust attack upon the general and private character of Mr . Deegan , introducing also charges and statements with which the public have nothing to do ; and the publication of which was not only uncalled for , but unfeeling , and unwise , and mo 3 t -seriously calculated to injure the Chartist cause , without in the least promoting the private or public intere&t of ita propiietor and conductor . "

      Mr . William ? , in support of this resolutisn , said that it was exceedingly painful and unpleasant for him to have to briDg forward such a resolution ; he oerlainly could have no personal interest in the matter . Oa the contrary , his persoual interests were with the Star , as their generai interests were ; bnt ii could not injure the circulation , or usefulness of the Star , to point out its faults , in a proper spirit ; aud whether it did or not , wata not so much the question in the present instance , aa he conceived that it had abused its tremendous power ; that it had displayed a spirit , which , if submitted to , would crush all independence of bouI in the leaders of the people ; that it might one day become a vile heresy to doubt its infallibility , or to differ , in the slightest decree , from the manner in which , upon any occasion , it was conducted . He , therefore , considered that the people , that every honest man , was bound to protest , in

      a mild , but firm spirit , against the bad spirit it had displayed towards Mr . Deegan , a gentleman , whom he , within the last two weeks , had heard frequently recommend and support the Star ; he considered that the editor had even given Mr . Deegan less justice than he ( Mr . Williams ) had met with when on his trial for sedition ; for on that occasion there wa 3 a full report of his Bpeech in shorthand , to be produced against htm ; the witnesses were men who wore known , who could be cross-examined , and sifted ; but Mr . Deegan was condemned upon the unsupported testimony of one man , of whom neither he , the Chartists of Sunderland , nor the editor of the Star , knew anything The individual had only been enrolled amongst them three weeks , and this-was not the first instance iKaiiifiesvlM-lubd ^ aitompted to create disturbance . Tne resolofiodr&s carried noaoimoaslyv ¦ - " - The last reso&fioo <« aoved by Mr . Hemstoj ,- ^ eonded by ilr . Monarch ) w& 3 as follows : —

      " That , having hod the services of Mr . Deegan for a period of four months , we feel bound , in justice to lite , to state that we have never known him attempt to isjure ite circulation or usefulness ; on the contrary , we consider that he has , on every fitting opportunity , Endeavoured to aid both ; and , during the whole of the ssld period , we consider that he haa laboured in the Bost talented , energetic , and praiseworthy manner , -ffigplayiug , both in hia public and private conduct , an cuuaple which only requires to be faithfully followed by others , to ensure the speedy aud complete "triumph of our just and holy causo . " Carried unanimously . Tiie meeting then broke up in a peaceable manner .

      if ; - [ We give the whole report of this somewhat : singulir meeting , speeches and all , just as we tfeeeived it from Mr . Wil « ahs , the mover # f the rery u miidgpirited " vote of cen-* are upon na and the reporter of the meeting . The persons who constituted this meeting hare a perfect right to form their own opinion on any , and every , publio matter which comes under th « ir observation ; and . we , though certainly not bound to do it , have no manner of objection to afford them the most extensive mode of publishing that op 4 mon , Tiotwith 3 t * ndingthe severity of its personal bearing on our own conduct and character . But though we have no objection , to do this ,

      we hare s greftt objection to become a party to any fattaeums representation of the powers or importance of the " authority" by which this censorious opinion is fulminated . ( The value of the resolutions will be soon seen . Theywethe opinion of just so many persons as voted tor them and no more , and the numb * of persons who voted tor the resolution of eenmuse upon the Editor of the Northern Starves jne > twenty-three . .-S&eie are , it seems twenty-three persons in SuBdefTand " who hold the opinion that the r £ d £ ter of ^ he Northern Star ought to submit most Bitekly to the infliction of calumnny and misreprcsMftjtaiion , without even giving eunh explanations as should leave them to stand on their own legs . We Skssnt from the opinion of those twenty-three per-* msr : and we maintain that tho terms of the reso-

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 13, 1841, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct536/page/1/