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      LIBERATION OF FOUR SHEFFIELD ¦ ; ' ¦ ¦ > CHABMSTSL ' ' TO THE EDITOa OF XES . SORT&EB . K STAE . Sis , —On Thursday last ( the 19 lh iasV ) "We had the pleasure of receiving four of the prisoner * from the | ioi of Xortballerton , liberated through the intervention of onr two members , Jobs Parker and J . H . Ward , jjjqs , and memorials signed ia their behalf , by many inlaeBtial merchants and trademet « f Sheffield . The four prisoners are the two Bookers , ( father and son ) ,-Pinthorpe and BenUon . All the men appear well , exeeet Pinthorps , whose neck ia swollen nearly « ven ¦ with " his face , aud I hear he is gone into the Infirmary . The above information 'will perhaps interest the miters of the Star and the public ; by inserting it yoa will oblige , Tonrs it K . Otlet .

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      TO THE EBITOB Of THX 50 STHEBX STAB . Sir , —I am directed by tie members of the National Charier A sweiation , resident in the abo-re district , to inform you that the rtpprt of Mr . Farren ' s lecture in last week ' s . ? : ar , is totajly f& ! s » . The report says that the su b ject was " The moraT and s&ciil ii ^ pTOvenitEt of the mea of London , which can only be obtained by h&Yicg a London Journeyman ' s Trades' H * IL" J'ot , your readers would naturally infer thst ths men of Bennoadsey coincided in the above asserticn , that Trades' Halls were the only ressdy for car social evils . Seeing no contradiction ¦ was made by nry ef the members of the association in ths reTfiTi sectti yon .

      > ' cv , ) lr . E ' - itvr , had the individual "who sent that report , reported truly , he would hive stated that after the lec : urr a dijcussion ea .-ned , in which ssvual members anii strangers present took part , all pf whom coritended-tfcat the Peop ' e ' s Ch-srt-r vras the onJv sure remedy for all our political ccd social evils—that the Charter orxe obtained , moral zlq social improvements woTiid imtasdiatfelv -follow , and . in which the at > 1 e lecturer , in his iddrcFS , distinctly si&tid . They further direct me to stare that the two lost reports of the Bermcndsey Association , ihfy 1-oir sorhing of , having teen sent by an Lcdivicnal . ¦ who is not even a member of the association , and that no report can be recognised by them , unless ssr , i r-y tbt " : r . sub Secretary . TmEtirg ttui yea will insert the above , as variens ur ; : ut aiparsiens have teen cast upon us for the sslir . I retrain , Ycnrs . rjsxectfu " y ,

      Iz behalf of the Ch 2 r : i ; t > of B . nr . ordjoy , J . Math . ' . ' . ? , r ^ . -Secrtir . rv . J >_^ . I j . beti 2 d hnre i-tsttJ , ;}^ a ; a : ' : er iha discussion , aRt-lc ' .-. n (!• : -. ULtirg c ' . Lis ' e " ^ : £ .: ' , vii is the source {•; ali c' ^ sv ...-. : ou p .-.-iiir j ; o i ^ . " . £ ts icr tlie People ' s J . 2 J . Ermi-. — il : £ - ~ , Aujr . ii : 2 i , 15-il .

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      A \ -Ji . ^ - riv \ . ? . < i rt . n ' . LXii ^ D ri ^ JuL . Pris :-: " , V _ k-. f-.: J . . * rr-.-t f-i 1 ? i I . I- ; .- ¦ vrirr —ri = i = fe- :: r , . ~ ^ . v < T j . ^ ,, I : Tr :- ;¦ - "'•; . --I--- ; " - — - ^ 7- ' 1 ' -- ¦ " » - " ^^ Jta . v of irJ-L ' - " - is : " -r : ^ 7 > c :: I z ~ i v . " ird ^ ri :: t I en -- - . - - ;• ¦ ¦ - "T - i- - ~ - " - -ry-u . V . ; 1 L ^ - e hni a C =:. t " ' - ¦ ¦ - *¦• -- ~ : n - ^ ° - 5-i - r . rdr . ; - n ; ht list I -cii :: /^ ti vtv ill i :: sy crll wiih r . 2 i _ ; is ^ 7 fw / iTr -.: r . ^ bt * 5 r ^ : I i . iT ,- :-n c :::: n ^ to ' Vi'Tp is r ; y V i to £ tt a Iit : ^ i ' :-:-: p . I ^ :. : to Mr . Di-. r . - . tli r ' . rjt " - to- ^ ay , at twrlve ^ ' clc . tk : : c > a-k h ::: i if he c " - - ' . ' :. : :: v =: i : i ; : s : ± : rj 10 rdicTe i : a ii ' . tle . Ee £ a u ,: ^ . : er >^ v-s . Ir couM . Hj ' rr u . cr in ' jrni-:: " . z-e - . h :. t : t ~ ss v ? Ty strenrly rot-citi-i ::. 2- "i i fc rd that I ¦ K-aa in the ho ? j-: tal of this pri ^^ -a . sxd r-. t -. si -. ct-. d to live- frurr . ens h-. ur to anothtr , fri m tL = t : f--wti <_ f * . h = Zrr " : i-h chi- ' -ra . I : a not in th ? t . jp / . u - * - prtser . - . ar . d as f .. r the ch ( .- > r .- \ . I h-. d jl = i .: vc : ¦ _ -: vD S-=- ^ T ^ £ ; J ; jui ; iLT . the ST' ^ h ard . S ; i " ¦ : J- ~ e . On .-un . ' . ny . the : r : h . sb : ct :.: ne o ' e ' eci it tiihi , I tris taicn vr : y m tr :: h vc-ciitirg and T 2 T ; ' rj ; I w ^ s drawn into al ! pej-fcres imannable w-. th . the cri ^ 'p . I Cviunicriced knocking ai my ceL " icor by h J .:-icst nlnf , but could get no assistance ¦ nitll cue o ' clock on ilon-. ' sy ir ; Drx : iag , whrn I "was tiitn by ouc c-f the watchmis into c ne of the dayrx-nis . I ; -y oce , for ittrt arc thrre day wuds in tL = one th :.: 1 wss taien to . 1 should tfeink there were tjTiT'i : : ¦* --i hundred arc ! £ f : y all ili ; s ^ oie pacing fci : k"jrLi ; i - ~ d { -jiviiCs . ¦ _ lh = rs Were dr 2 " ? Ti double , and zlz a few trers roiling on tL = Lr se ^ ts ; rs zgoz . j , wiillr . ; for diii to pn : an end to thrir sufferings . ILl G- 'Trn . ^ , along with the D . ctcr ard cthtr < . £ . z * t » , Wtrc ££ rrir ^ mevlickie cut to the poor frliows . I nLtlersiar . il the doctor laid the blame npon the br : io - . the bread bai been verj bej ro be sure SLiuetiire prtvicusJy , but I sssen that it was tie ir . eit that W 2 j nc-t good . I Lave been for rnontLs together end have cot seen es much fit is wruld cjver a shiilin ? piece , sxd on Sundsy the ; 7 : h of J " . ne , the citat that J got for dinatr was quite h ^ rd and full of blood , but since tiien w » iu . vc sot ^ sew svstem c-f diet .

      On Sunday ths first of this menth , for dinner , we hiS some Tiry weii broth wi ' . h ten cibV ^ gas bailed in ii for astp . irds of seven hundred people , tre tad hilT a pound c-f bread tD it . r-. ' ondsy , the - 2 i ., for dinner , pea Sjt : p . ivitli four csreri c-f Ircad . Tu- » - ' ty , the 3 L , fcr dinner , so : ue re-at cut into small bits and boi ' . ed ¦ up with s-nie potatoes ^ ni c-cions , with four ounces of breid . "W einesdiry , the £ _ u : e as San . isy . Thursday siciLir to Monday . Fri- ' . ay . alas , ^ e got a f e vf cold potst-jrs , 20 beef , no ilu :: ? s , 10 breai , only a httle trz : ~ i , sot the be ? i . poured into our pot , jastas we had e = ts £ oc : cr ^ bs cut of it S-tcrdiy , iii ^ ilar to . l ^ esiiy , w :: h tLLs esceptien , no bread . 1 iuTe K £ i > infurnird : ka ; for the fcture , we are to be without bread for dinner on Tnesosy , FrMay and Saturdiy , so that under - ± - - nsw systfHJ , we are to have oce p ; nid £ C : i a ialf of bread less p = r week ths . ^ what we ii = l . ITi-cer the old prison rules it i 3 expressed thatiherri ; un = rs shall rise when th-y hear the bell rusg at a quarter before 1 : 1 , frcm tbe f rst of April , until the t- ' ± cf Septerub-er , bet this fs fhe &th of Atrast , acd —e were roused frcm oar beds between four ani it ; tils morrlrg , tru - t H ' . t in the usuil way of tzr . zs , bet by tLiuiii-in ; : at the iocrs c-f our cells .

      Dear irai , yea will most likely be tfreed V < resd-Hjgiis , but I cannot keep you ar . y lunger in happy igEortDce . for I feel that the curbed discipline that is practisrd here , is killing me > y inch' . s . it was witb < itrp regret I heard c-f 7 v . nr rssther be : ng nuwell , but I tips that by thii ttma she is in a lair way of recovery . Irtceivcd the pocket handkerchief ycu sent ai- ^ nf wi ' . b lie book Mr . Martin sent to me . P . tase t-j tender my K ^ rcts to him ; giTe my kind love to my father , IMlher , brLtiitrSj Eisters , and all relatUns , znd to yoni JSTcitj , lii / tbers . sifters acd 2 ?! relations , not for-^ etting H-ish-sorth , r > : . ini ; , Euttus ^ Saiithita , and Itllcy . Sjeo Eicre st pTe ? tr , tfroin Your j-SVctiocate husband , JOH . V WiLSEE .

      P . 5 . I went to Mr- S . ou Thurs 2 sr to aik as you retried , for two to eeme and Uok through the cage at « e time . He will only allow it for you acd my Jrtisr crracrher , sol shall exptct yon and either n-y fefcer or ruo : iercn Mcnflay 30 th init . Fcr the presa ; icicu . Gcd bitss 5 on . T

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      • TO THE EDITOR OP THE ^ 0 KTnEIl > STAB . .. Sis , — I read with rreat mrpnse in yoar paper of Aitt-t Tiii , a poragraj-b , in aVir ^ I lq cUscrii > e be eo . Tfcfe mat < iesci ; l-td ascs 1 telkve to be- a i ,. an named ^" c Srewirt , who is by tia ' . ' . e a birbtr , wLowt-ikec *¦• the l-as where I 3 oJg-. d : ? L' 3 . Binnett'i ; about ' ~ * lve a : ^ tbs since ; the description exactly corres-I ^ -ids irith the rnan I i-arne ; be ] ef : his employ tud-**** ' ;* ta * £ : r ^ wit h h-Lru a q'ii := ti : y cf wearing apparel bebndrjtj ise , my indent : ; : es , it , besides numerous **^ £ -= s bekaginz to his tnaplovtr .

      A'J pers >_ -a on wli' . ni he might call wciild essiiy ' 'fee : hid > . y taxing Mm with ttiig a barber , or re-S *^ : ^ h : ~ to tci up a few Iiz € » of matter . ¦ H c-p-ir . ; , sifj jCU -3- ^ 1 oblije Hie T . ith tht insertion of « i : « 2 Te .

      I ^ B 3 . Sir , Your obedient serrant , J ^ iJ i ^ s Hd ? . > "e , Lite oi CinUrbury . ^ t ^ ry , August 20 , 1 S-il . .- ^ e c-rird the pamrraiih eompiaincd of from a f ^ r ^ X'i r-ap-s r , It n-ny Lave beeu copied into otheT J ~^ s - ' - ' 1 ?; ilr . Home is entitled to tit earliest contra-

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      T 0 TE 2 rriTCR OF THE > 'OTTEEE > ' STAB . ^_ B : n : rs had ratter be a viL ' arer , Thii 1 ? r-ijute tiins-.-: f a sen vf Koine «¦ Ectr such hard conditions £ s these times « lie to by - upon ua . - SHiKSPEARE . ¦ £ ^ . ~ 'ri : € design of all GoTemment is twofold ^ w '"" ^ prottct the j-etplefrora tacb other ; Secesdly , * protect them from " fortigners . For this purpose , ^^ aad anc £ were icstiiuted . Tee wisest and most _ _ 2 M -srere freely cbosen to rule the rest : aE 4 the

      j ^^^ Vtir ^ ued their labours in peice and confidence . *« y fuusd their governors partial or remiss , they ^ ?' | r fcJ or superseded them , aad a-ppointed new ^ g ^ _ the bad refused to giTe pbes to the good , and ^™ ° / ** & to worse , the people rose and nsade an ^ J ^ i e of them ; for they would not permit their ^ T * to be above the l 3 w , and themselTts , aJona , ^ Bte ^ 1 ' - Bat if faetioa proTed tnccessfol it became , _ 7 . aad the people were oppreared bj the Uot . ^ V *** *^ ich they raised for thai * pnote © - ° ^ Q * u thi Tiiest pcrtitm was aelBcted to it * 'L e 0 ? -iier—to force their tsito brethsen ^ i » - itt 5 on ' and tbe £ ree labonr » wa * . iitg » ie 4 •^ 6 J * ' * " ^^ ^^ P * & people linit . BaSfered . SQeIi ft ; tt % * to come to pass . k-thai . did , oa ^ die-

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      Levlson Opwer ; *>* t ^ this I have been grievously disappointed . I & ** hoped against hepe , and yon mart bow take iyw position among tbM& of . "ft « kw < toduryr ' iA wh . » m it may be aaW , th * t * jal < l many good < jnalHie » , " wb ^ * 'i * * rad : in ; the bon * wUl nerer come oat of tin lesb l" Yon * Lordships d « el » ipiioiv was prophetic , and you 1 *» ny now enjoy tbe privilege of being classed us ?' a ? arit , * craiicJpQ ! . ' - -. ¦ ; -. The public press states tnat ' ; ywi&rgi offered to raise a troop of Yeomanry , * eady to meet some expected resistance to the laws . " I * , am oo ^ satjisfled -wrtb yenr Lordship ' s denial ; aad for this rewon alone , do I implore you to desist ; and not 4 * £ luge our common cwstry with blood . .. " . " * .: :-.

      Resistance , to what l « rjf > . my Lord < Some new lswr , under some new guise , resdjj' " cut and dried , " and to be forced down the throats m tbe people , when the expectant Tories are annly seate din Downing-Btreet ? My Lord Francis , are you and jour Royal Loyal Volunteers actually mad ? Have 5 ou taken a leave of your senses , or a lease of your . lives , for niaety-nine years of tenure ; because if yoa liaxe ret dyne s » , yau must be prepared to meet some rery uorvf and peculiar modes of resistance ? Sue Jonah Baxriogton , & > his "Fenonal Sketches , " says of the Irish Bebelliou of 37 S& " I was a sirens adherent of government , but no * a bltotl one * . M could not shut my eyes ; I could not dose my ears . Mercy was alike banished by both par ties , sad the instruments employed * of death * nd torture , though " viisainulw .

      were alike destructive ; the buEet , the sabre , bayonet , lash , and halter , being met by the pike , tb » s « ytbe , the blunderbuss , the Ratchet , and the firebrand" Are joa prepared to rival Lieut . ; H— . commonly called the " walking gallows , " whom Sir Jonah fully describes , and of whom Curran said , that he should have had " a patent for cheap strangulation . " May be yau intend to act by deputy , and ftnd some substitute for such amiable and Christian-life avocations ? Perhaps yon would constitute every policeman an " ex qtfh'io " walking gallows-man , for I am sure that nothing leas than tbe " whole force" being retained for this aristocraticsl amusement , would have the slightest chance of stopping the democratic tide ,, or making England a desert ? No , no , Lord Francis , if war is to be proclaimed , " a iunie untrasce , " it will be " -war to the pilace , peace to the cottage , " and your " walking gallows , " " hells , " and other modes of torture and

      extermination may be met , as the Morning Chronicle asserts , by " barricades , " and the couuter-cry of " ijUiUoiinc a vapeur ! " What is it you propose , what is it you really intend to do ? Wealth you have in abundance , and all the means and applianecs for an earthly Paradise . Thus wealth gives you immense power for good or evil ; the latter of which you have proclaimed your deity . Do you not know the destitution , tbe hunger , the misery , endured by the sons of labour , and the reward they daily receive for administering to your aristocratic luxuries ? or are you steeled , by seeing such common distresses , with aristocratic indifference ? Ltt me tell yoa , and I would warn yoa and all your class , that pow ^ t is about to change hands , and that virtue and vice are about to change places , an ;! that future legislation will be occupied in caring for the many , not in providing for the heartless , greedy , aad selfish fc \ r .

      such as venison , pheasants , pattrul ^ as , moor game , hares and raVbits , poultry , fruits , and vegetables , with a whole host of et ceteras , and ( which at present they never touch i with which our Islan . l abounds , and which would certainly relievj Die land were * more equitable divison to take place . Look at your pasture lands , producing " pay , ' < 5 cc . for cattle , and think also of tho corn consumed by them . In Mr . Hcrapath's celebrated letter to the Duke of Wellington , a few years back , he states that each horse on an average consumes as nmch corn as would smffice for five persons , that is , two men , two women , and one child . How we have three millions of horses in the United Kingdom . Suppose we say three milhcns il think there are far more , but I forcet

      " All right is mi-lit , the rest ' s a f * Ue , Aiifct- in pbjiic , as the moral world ; Wi . cn heudi gro ' i ? &ofi , ail power becomes unstable , TLe Uv > d from off his tripud j b ^ dioug hurled . " M . S . S . LtI Frareis , you are about to spring a tnir . o that vr ;; l shiver you and yo' . ir brother nobles to atoms ; you will raise a mornl i nrihqunke that Will ciltse the boMfft arji ' . m-nt rrckk-F . s among ye to tremble . Read this extract from an address of the " National Executive , " ir . thw S ' orlhern Star of August 7 th : — " F .. ctijns may defpise cur power , class representation cut petitions and ccmpl lints , and add to our injuries an ! distresses ; let them dream on and be infnt ' . a . ed as tho imbicileg of France were . The mundiUe l . j ~ r : ? 0 ' : c forth , and thrir doom is written . ' Yuu muM seek to perpetuate at all hazirds y-.-u ? long leign of robbery and violence , but , you will have no longer to deal with an ignorant and deluded people . Whigs or Torus , RiOck patriots , hollow friends , or op ^ n traitors , stand now before the tribunal of pablic opinion , and aro at once denuded of their tinselled frippery and humbug , and the " ass " is fully revealed when stripped of the lion ' s sfcin—you cannot deceive , you cmnut cheat ub longer , 2 nd the Chartist press has completely Bealed the doom of both fastioas ! Some silly scribblers nmong you prate about the " insufficiency of food' and " redundant , " and surplus population and like the Hon . and Ksv . Baptist >' , ure driving us nil into the " s ' . ave mills" and "factories " to relitve the land ! . ' Nuw , Lord Francis , are you aware that lace-horses , hunters , riding and driving horses , with r . o small proportion cf Sir Felix Booth ' s sleek bay horses , with fox-hounds , greyhounds , and othsr hounds ' cmr . e quc > d genus , " consume as much food , or more , thun the entire population , and that this " redundant " or " surplus" " population " would gladly cultivate your parks and pleasure grounds , 'which h ^ ve been principally robbed from them by enclosures and swindling acts of tho legislature ) and woalU partake heartily of your good cheer in various shapes , ¦

      Mr . Herapath's exact figures ) , why that alone would suffice for fifteen millions of the population and patting the grass lands , &c . out of the question that alone would re ' . iev : the land to some extent could we but induce our cattle to emigrate instead of our artisans nr , d labour-rs- Til ) these things are remedied , let us hear no more about " insufficiency of food , " or " rudundaht or surp ' us population . " 1 fully think that we could supply ] 0 » millions with abundance ; there is ample for all to live in comfort or even luxury , and the home market would speedily divest our speculating millowners of any great danger ot any over weening surp ' iis of manufacture goods . Till ice , the people , are tccll housed , well clothed , and well fed , there can be no simuathy for " jreat commercial reforms . "

      . My Lord , you and your " clique are striving to reduce England to the level of Ireland , and indeed you tnve marly done so . If the Irish have devoured seaweud , and nettle 3 , we cannot like N ' ebuchadnezz ir , n' « t on " yrass , " and should yoa try it on , tbe chances are that your Lordship will not live iu clover for any very great length of time . 1 must quote S ^ Jonah Barriugton again , and in page 39 , vol . 3 , I find the following : — " The practice of horso medicine is indeed so completely revolutionized , that gas , steam , and the th 3 iuistry of Sir Humphrey Divy are resorted to for the morbid affections of that animal , in common with those of a nobleman . Tee horse now regularly takes his hot bath , like my Lord and Lady , James powders , refined liquonce , musk , calomel , and laudanum , with the most

      " elegant extracts , " and delicate icfvisioc 3 . As if Gulliver were a prophet , he literally described ia tha reign of Qaten Anue , both the English horse and Irish pentant as t ^ ey exis t at the present time . . If the lodging , clothing , cleansing , food , medicine , and . attendance of the modern Hoimhymm ba contrasted with the pigstye , rags , filth , neglect , and hunger of tbe Yufwo , it must convince any honest neutral that Swift 1 that greatest of irishmen ) did not overcharge his satire . The sum lavished on th « care of oi . e Hoynhymni for a sing ' e day , Mith little or noSliing to do , is more ( exclusive of the farr ier ) than is now paid to Jive Irteh Yuhcosfor twelve hours of h ^ rd labour , wherewith to feed , clothe , lodge , and nourish themselves , and probably five wives and tweiily or thirty children for the same period into tho bargain .

      There , Lord Francis , there is a pretty picture for tfce "Liberator" to gnze upon , and you and your rampant priests would give " justice to England ' on the same terms . But more of this anon , " For when we ' ve trampled on the foe terrestrial , Well pay dtvoils to gentlemen celestial !" 11 M . S . But you shall not make England into a den for " Yahoos" while there is any life-b ' . ood throbbing through the veins ot the present and rising generations . The iron ha 3 entered deeply into onr souls ; and there are thousands who , like' myself , have sworn to live free and under equal laws , or perish .

      I am no enthusiast . I hate politics without some definite gain to be obtained ; but I love the soil that gave w .-i birth , and abhor tyranny , injustice , and oppression wherever they may raise their accuraed htads . The Tories may mock themselves with the idea of a reaction in their favour ; the Whigs deceive themselves that a better registration will put them all square again , and the Ballst be a panacea for all our woes . Thrre is some " balm to be found in Qilead ; " and I wish they may enjoy it . Spain is setting a noble example to surrounding nations : she is taking out the sting from the viper " Superstition , " and relieving tbe Priesthood from any interference in tenestrial cares Should Louis Philippe send any of his ruffians to counteract Espartero ' s enlightened views , I hope , as the Times avers , that the latter will " shoot them like dogs !"

      Now , my Lord Francis , I must quit youj but btlieve me that something must be rotten in the " State" when ono , like me , who has been partly educated at the Slate ' s ixptnce , renounces the prejudices of his class , aud dares to avow himself a Chartist .

      My Lord , I have the honour to remain , Your Lordship ' s meat obedient servant , "A Woolwich Cadet . " Chicheater , August , 16 , 1841 .

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      X 0 ' TH * KDITOB OF THE NOBTHEnW > TAB , __ . ^ 2 T » e virtHonfliniai : '' , u . ' . Who , great in W » hmiiJlliyiMitln « ^ - ¦ ¦¦ ' Are little in Iheir gnndeur ; he * ho ieada- : i fl ' : Invincibly a 'life / of resdtijte ^ ood » ' ¦ >¦'<¦ ¦ And stands amttj the silent " dungeon depth > ¦ ! More free and fearless thanl&xe- trembling jadra Who , ofotQ'd in vefloJf power , vainly utsove To bind the impassive spirit . " " , ' : ' . - ¦ ' "• - ¦ - ' ¦ ' ;¦ . . ' ( ¦ . ;¦ ' „ ' , ' . ,. ¦' : fjHEiJiEr . ¦ - ¦ Bib , —Who can wad the iMontwyertible twttiaV set fartu by you under the tf > le , rf ; ^ Atedfcurtt , " in your bet week ' s paper , -wiitJi ©!!* feeling that Mr . O'Connor has bees treated wHU a degree of harshness ;^ cruelty , and Intolerance , whton no sophistry of the Noble Lords , or spee i ** pleading of Honest John ( C { ueryi , can justify by the letter of the "law or defend on the ground of •' expedidMyv ' ..,.. ' . ¦

      The barbarous treatment of political prlsoaera Jhas onverted raore men to ' . Chartism than the factious " dream of in > their philosophy ; " and thousands—aye thousands—wb » are now lukewarm or indifferent to the darter wilibe- found enlisted ander its banners , when onr leader , patriot , and philanthropist , Bball ' emerge fro » . his dungeon at York , a Jiving testimony of the cruet malignity wfcicb " power , like desolating pestilence ,- has piled , witfa u % Ienting ferocity , apon the head rf h \ m who «> Hgbt for freedom and right to the disenfranchised an 4 ' oppressed . . :

      But the question for oar serious consideration » this , WiJat are tae mains t « be pursued by the people to prevent the " powers * thatJbe" from enacting . thesame atrocioas ; line of poli ^ r , and pursuing the sameevil and accursed means tope-prison fehose who have lit the torch of freedom at tto altar of trut ^ , and defended , by their eloquence , an * puree , and persons , almost tfn many lnstauces ) even uato death , your cause and mine ? Is it just , I ask , or honourable In the dlsenfranchisid millions to look ealmly on , abetting by out apathy the oppressor , " omnipotent in wickedness . " Arouse then , my countrymen and ctmntrywomen , from your indifference to the fate of our chiefs who have suffered unjastly , and are suffering unheard-of cruelties in the dark and loathsome cell , for daring to attempt to establish the rights aud liberties of th « sons and daughters of England .

      I have the honour to subscribe myself , Sir , an admirer of your fearless anrt incorruptible paper , the Northern Star , and an undying hater of oppression in every shape , Matthew Green .

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      RAILWAY RETURNS . TVe extract from tho Railway Magazine the sums received on the principal railways of Great Britain for the week ending on the day of the month prefixed to each . The return applies only to railways with a revenue exceeding £ 1 . , and includes tho money reoeived for passengers , parcels , carriages , horses , mails , and merchandise : — Aug . 13 . Birmingham and Gloucester ... ... £ 2 , 177 14 . Glasgow and Ayr l , 2 iio 14 . Paisley and Greenock l , vv : 7 . GrandJunctionand Chester and Crewe 1 O , Uo : j 16 . Great North of England 14 . M

      . 15 . Great Western ... HM ' 2 13- Liverpool and Manchester 5 . M 8 14 . London and Birmingham ... 17 , W 2 19 . London and Blackwail l . LTifi 19 . London and Brighton 1 , 71 . ) 17 . London and Croydon 1 , 0 ( 13 14 . London and South-Western ... ... 7 , 175 9 . Manchester and Leeds 5 , o » 2 U . Midland Counties 1 > , S 54 14 . Newcastle and Carlisle 1 , 851 15 . Northern and Eastern ... l , 0 o ; i 14 . North Midland -1 H . 'XJ 16 . York and North Midland 1 , 831

      The following calculation of the last weekly returns of thirteen railways , 1 , 142 miles in length , will be interesting to many readers .- —Number of passengers on twenty-one railways , 21 ) 3 . 295 , consequently ,-the * t » tal for the week must be above 400 , 000 The receipt ? , for passengers on thirty-one railways , . £ " 4 , 39 !) j ) s . 9 < l . ; ditto for goods on twenty-five railways , £ U > , o ' M 4 * isJ . Total , £ 89 . , 14 b . 3 d . This is au average of £ 78 10 s . per mile per week . The traffic , therefore , ia certainly at the rate of more than three millions a J « ar , and carrying fifteen millions of passengers .

      LONDON AND ITS SUBURBS . Middlesex Delegate Mkktino ;—On Sunday last this body met at its usual place . —Mr . Worthtngton was called to tbe chair . The minutes wore read and confirmed . The Observation Committee reported progress , and brought up the address to the country . —Mr . Goodfellow moved , and Mr . Wilson seconded , the adoption of the address , which was carried unanimously . A long conversation , as to the best and cheapest means of publishing the address , ensued . — Mr . Wilson moved— " That the portion of the money * ,

      which is for the Executive , be requested to be sent from tbe localities to the delegate meeting , to be by tbem forwarded to Manchester . —Mr . Mills secunrfeil tbe motion . —Mr . Goodfellow opposed the nution , as calculated to give uneasiness to the localities , if deprived of their pTesent control over their funds . —Mr . Worthington supported the motion , as likely to be a saving to the body generally , inasmuch as one pout order would be sufficient , and postnges would be saved . The motion was ultimately adjourned , for the delegates to obtain the decision of their constituents . — Messrs . Ridley and Watkins gave in a report of their ¦ yisit to the coppersmiths .

      COJ'PEHSMITHS and BIUZIEHS . —This hody met on Friday evening last , at their room , the Golden Lion . Fore-street , City . The Chairman opened the proceed-| - ngs by calling attention to the present wretcne

      THE Masons . —This body met on Saturday last-Mr . Scott was called to tfce chair .. The minutes Trere read and conuraed . The delegates to the County Council gave in their report It was resolved— " That one of tbe Executive be invited to come to London to assist in getting op the trades . " Mr . Wilson proposed " That the Executive be reepiested to send Mr . Xeacb . " He did bo because Mr . L . had mow knowledge o ! trade transactions than any of tho other gentlemen . He appeared to him ( Mr . W . ) to be tiae person best adapted for the office . The motion , having been seconded was met by au amendment— " That the selection be left to the Executive- " On befog put , the motion was carried . It was resolved " That the bookB of the Association be audited once & month . " It was stated that

      all persons could be served with all publications through Mr . Watkins . Mr . Wall then lectured on the present position of parties * tad tbe meeting separated . East-Bih > SHOEMAKttK . —This body met on Sunday evening last , at the Northern Star Coffee and Ale rooms , Golrten-lane , Mr . Chambers was called to the ehaUt -.. thf , rules ef th » Charter Association were read , and » jrer , olution wus , passed . " That in consequence 61 the ., ijxfcjjt stage oi the association , the deputation to nujpt the atone maw-as , so as to call on the other tsades t * 8 f , 8 tponed , aad MuX tne masons be politely intoned Atheaome . " \\ SilKlPahcras . —The Char « ita in this dlatricl :. held r tiieir usual weekly meeting on Monday ewning last . ! Mr . Horokj in tto cbait . The news o 4 Mr- Bangui « 1 © TCoim » rt « leMe ^ fwi He « rd with mnjsiqaieaejws ,. [ gax * . da * to geaerol eonsratulatloa ..

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      ' , ^ TO ^ jfOHT .- —Jfr . Charles Davles addressed the ty ^ l ^ r t . foty&yrhv ' iu the As 30 ciaadn « room , Bom--berVbww ; ' / , . lii'the caurse of his eiwrlent address , he dwelt a * great , Wngtti on ^ the netobssity pf the people becoming uoiteff , fit Order" to-defeit their enemies , and contended it t | ieirewss » firm nnfoii'amongst tbe worKIngclasses they .-wpnld be able to ' achieve-their object , in spite of alf tbe-factiotw power which might be arrayed agftinsttheoi . Be iikewls * made well directed remarks on the base , C 6 rn Law repealing parsons , and warned Ilia hearers against . putting wrytrosi in auchan illiberal body ; , trho refosed'to h ^ arthe people's ' delegates . He h * & heard working men say thttttbff parsons had great irjfluencwinltlie . cdtintry ; if they bad influence , it was what the wbrking classes gave tftem , and looking to parBonato do anything , would only "be tantamount to neglect on tfce part of t ^ em seWes . Atth econclusion of the addres& . Mr . iDarter moved the following resolution , which yr ^ SBeeondsd bjf ^ a '' perao * ia the bodyof

      ; ue meeting , and carried witboat a'disseutient voice : — " TT ^ t ^ ^^ k ? o'f ; th | s meeting be tendered to Mr . Daviefi , and" a vote of' thanks' be givBH to Peargus O'Connor , Es ^ f . i for his able , argmnentiefye , manfy , and convincing reply and confutation of the fallj » cie » set forth in a pamphlet by Parson N" 6 el , Respecting the land ; and that the working classes he recommended to read it , and study the siibject for themselTes , and tans fortify their minds ¦ flpith facts and with troth , and prevent eitber the tools of tho Whigs , Toriet , or pretended friends from leading them astray by unfounded and fikllatjioas statements , such as those recorded in the before-uientioned pamphlet . That we the Chartists of Stbchport , from this time , set aside all bickerings and squabWea of every discription , and unite ourgelvee firmly , and press forward te pursuit of ' those-rights which ha-vo never been shewn not to belong to us by nature and nature ' s God . " A letter was then read of which the following is a copy r—

      TO JWU WB 1 GHT , ¦ WHABP-&TRZST , POKTWOOD , ¦ sTocKroni . Sin , —I this day received yout very kind letter , bearing date the I 2 th iastant , and believe me , Sir , I , nor the friend of the People's Charter , never once thought that the English people were our enemies ; but on the contrary , T , arid they , have eve * looked upon that people as suffering from the load of oppression , like ourselves , and it is from a conviction of this , that we have united together to co-operate with you and your compatriots throughout England and Scotland , and I feel confident that by your sending the Star , or any other lateral papers to Ireland , that they will continuo to advance the cause still more than it has already done ; therefore I shall bo most happy In receiving any thing which our friends in Port- 'oort may please to favour tho Association with . Thw lias been n glorious week for Ireland . The great Apitator has denounced us , on Monday last , at hid repeal-humbug meeting . We have published

      three litters in reply , one I , Mrv O'Higgins another , and the K-. jv . Mr . lty . m a third . They will all appear in the Slur of next wtck , and I am sure you will be delifjlittd v . ith thyin . In fact , all Ireland is ia a blaze , anrt if I mistake not , all the " Liberator" can do will not-qwiiyiU it ; but , on the contrary , like our Kilkenny coal , when it bocomya dirk , the ponplo throw water on it : » nd thin it burns bright . Iu conclusion , Sir , let me tell yin and tin frk-nds in Stockport , that Din ' s donouncim ; us tin ' s week , h ?< s caused persons to come forward that woro our onmuies , and enlist ia our ranks , ami 1 liive now before me a list of more than thirty names , who aro to be proposed to-morrow . Hoping that you will make this known to your friends , I am , Sir , Yours , respectfully , PeTER M . BllOPHY . No . 4 , Worm wood-gate , Vablla . Dublin , AuT-ist , 14 , 1841 .

      Tha following resolution was then carried unanimously : — " That this meeting having heard the letter from Mr . Bro ^ liy , of Dublin , beg to express our satisfaction with his conduct . ia exerting himself to establish a society which has for its oVject the universal rights of man , and likewise , to inform him and the fciouUs of liberty ia Dublin ; m < l of Ireland geiierally , that we a » working men would rejoice to hear that every man of good morals and of sound mind and propsr age , was possessed of his political rights . " The report of the meeting held in the Hail of Science was read from the Star , and it was resolved " That we condemn the exclusivu conduct of the pardon league , and fully agree with tho resolutirtns which were passed upon their conduct by the people of Manchester . " NOTTINGHAM—Mr . Baintow delivered a lecture on tho present aud future prospects of the country , to a numerous and attentive audience , on Moaday last , in the Democratic chapel , Rice-place .

      Tun FinsT Midland counties Chartist Camp MiiKTiNG—On Sunday , according to announcement , . tiifi iirat Chartist camp meeting was held , and coio-Dicncod a little after nine in the morning , when it Was opened by Mr . Duan Taylor fiiviug out the Associated Working Classes Hymn , by DRAPER , after which , Mr . Ru . « c ) l read a number of letters upon the movement , from various places , especially from Ireland , which gave ample satisfaction . Mr . ' Cooper ,, from Leicester , preached a most impressive sermon upon the necessity of nil becoming labourers in the cause , from— " The harve = t truly is great , but tbe labourers are few ; " at the conclusion of which , Mr . Taylor gave out— " Men of England ye are Slaves , " by SankEV , which was sung with spirit and feeling . At the conclusion it was

      announced that Mr . Taylor would preach in the afternoon , aud also Mr . Simmons . Mr . Cooper preached again in tho evening , at six o ' clock . In the interval a number , who bad brought their victuals with them , staid upon the Forest , spread their cluths upon the green earth for a table , and partook of the tyrant's allowance to his slaves ; but how gratifying was the sight to witness tho hundreds coming forth in every direction , and climbing the Forest sido , to hear the liviug word . The afternoon labours were commenced by Mr . Russell giving out a hymn , " When tho kingdoms of the world , " &c after which , the preliminaries being gone through , Mr . Dean Taylor preached from , •< There is one b&'ly and one spirit ; one J . ord , one faith , ono baptism , '" and notwithstanding the rain at intervals

      fell heavily , tho whole mass appeared fixed t » the spot . At tho conclusion of his very impressive discourse , Mr . T , gave out the Chartist Hymn , which was sung with spirit ; after which Mr . Simmons preached a i = hort sermon , showing that the fall of tbe factions was at hand . In the evening , at six o'clock Mr . Cooper commenced by giving out the Old Hundredth Psalm , and then lectured from a passage in Isai .-ih , and during his sermon , ho gave a beautiful history of the doings of Princt-s and I ' m-sti in England , from the reign of King Alfred to the present time ; Indeed , bis discourse was such na will never bo forgotten by thoso who heard it . A collection was n » : u \ o : vt ter ea « h service towards thu luisiuiuury fund , aud for the distribution of

      dtmocratfc tructd , which amounted to £ : i . Mr . Cooper then gave out the t ' uartiit National Anthem ; when Mr . Djun Taylor brirft / addressed the assembly on the nature of * ucu meeting ' , hoping the country would follow tho « x . tmp ! e sot first at Nottingham , which was intended to be but tbe forerunner of others of a grenter extent He also referred to the Manchester Convention of Sectarian Priests , and pointed out the course of action that the Chartists must pursue- Mr . Sweet read a letter from Father Ryan , in last week ' s Star , when Mr . T . concluded . Mr . Russell again addressed tho people , showing them the necessity of coming forward in large numbers to join the Association , which nlone would enable the County Executive

      to send out talented lecturers to the various localities ; and now , although in tho afternoon tbe weather wns unfavourable , the people came in their teeming hundreds , and in the evening , at meeting time , it rained heavy , still the people came , and stayed , believing the weather would clear up , which it did until after the meeting was over . Numbers came from , a distance , some as many as sixteen miles , so great wen their expectations , and they were Hot disappointed . May all tho towns in the ccuntry do likewise ! Indeed tho most fastidious Teaaonors at present seem inoliued to favour Chartism , finding , upon inquiry , that its foundation is good , having for its object the carrying out of first principles .

      BEtBTON . —On Monday evening last , this place waa visited by Mr . Dean Taylor . It had long been Ia « v state of apathy , but it was aroused by his lecture , and an association waa formed at the conclusion which promises to do well . NEW liENTONr—Mr . Dean Taylor lectured here on Tuesday evening , in his novel oad we may say original style , upon the principles of the People ' s Charter , during which he showed the superiority the Chartistspossess above alV the factious partias in the state . An association willsnoW be formed at once .

      NEW RAOFOBXJ . —A lecture waa delivered here on Wednesday , evening , by Mr . Bean Taylor , upon the principles of Uw Charter , duriug which he gave both Whigs and Buries such a cassation as they seldom receive , after which he cleared the characters of tbe Chartists , and defended their conduct in their helping the Tories- ; he did this in a humourous style , as it holding a . dialogue with the Whigs . A number joined the association at the conclusion of the meeting , iiAjaBUE , Y . — - This retired counts * village "was visited ; at last by Mr . Dean Taylor , wheaamest splendid meeting was held in a large room that would hold 400 .

      which was crowded'to- excess . Tbsre is a Chartist baud In this place , and it played through the village and conducted Mr . T . to the roora , who , by request , explained the principles of right and justice as contained in the Chatter , in a most talented and masterly style . A spirit of enthusiasm provided thei meeting , such as it is seldom our Jot to witness . A number came forward at the conclusion , and enlisted in the cause of Chartism . It was really astonishing to know where the people came from ia so short a time , and in so small a village It ia intended to hold a tea party in honour of O'Brien's release at this place , of which due notice will he given .

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      P 3 &ESTOH . —tfsiTBISOrT , ' THK" SPTJ a THTW Caught in his own yTR A * .- ^ A € the-v Town Halli , PrdatoTj , < m Fiidaji Mr IGerm&tt being && presidnts m *^ istr » te , Harrieoa wii feroa ^ hti o ^ an cus tody , along with two boya , apparently uoat fifteen years of age , on a charge of stealing a- fnari , the property Of Mr . Fawcett . ob the night of Bforid » yr ] as * , from a field in Ribbleton Lane . A . ^ olicaman front Blackburn stated thf tt Hatriaott hadi givffli infonaartion at their bfflce , last week , that he eaatKcted some party intended to come over to Blaekbarn with some stolen property , and that he irmrld keep ft lookout . Acoordiagly , he came on Ttttaday morning , the 17 th mat ., and informed them that he bad watched two boys from Preston with a marewhich

      , he suspected was stolen , and jjate information where they were to be found . The police went to tha place pointed ont by Harrison , and found ( he boys and mare in qnestiob , who were taken into costodyi Wfien questioned as to their possesaion of the mareu bey stated that Harrison had girm them the mars to drive to Blackburn , and that they knew not to whom it belonged . Harrisoa informed the police that tbiB was a fakrication , and that , if they , tho police , acted properly , they would have the boys remanded for-a day w two , when , n ? doubt , a reward wonld be offered for the mare , aadlhey would makea good job of it . Information bfia « given to the Preston police , Harrison was taken into custody , and the owner of tbe mare havinir been

      found , the boys , who had been separated-Bince being taken inlo eastody at Bjackbarn , weret separatelj examined , and stated that Harrison cane to then on Monday last , in Preston Market Place , an * asked them if they wonld fake a horse to Blackburn for him , and that he would give them a shilling each with meat and drink , for their trouble . They agreed , and he appointed to meet them near tho County . Arms , at tea o'clock in the < ev « ning , where they found him with the mare . Ifa then handed the mare over to one of the boys , and Rave him 7 d . to « pay tho toll-barsyoydering then to start Immediately —that he would be there : « s soon as them . Ha overtook them on the road , and told thenvte- stop a *

      the place where they > vere taken into custody . Am of the name of Lupton was bujught as a witness , who stated that he saw two boys drive a mare out of a , field near RibWeton Lase on Monday nighfe las * , that he watched them near the County Arms , and that he met Harrison , whom he informed of tho circumstance , and that Harrison wished him to Bca what they intended to do with it , which he agreed ! to do , and they watched them to Blackburn . On . cross-examination , h « admitted being in conversation with Harrison on Monday , the 16 th inst ., and that he had been imprisoned for sheep stealing . Tho mai ; i . 9 trato admitted the bojs as evidence , who were each bound over to prosecuto at the next Prestoa Sessions , when Harrison was fir ally committed foe trial .

      £ X > I » rBURGH . —dry EtEcnos . —A public mooting wan-held iu Whi ; fidd Chapal , on Thursday , tho ii ) : h day of August , Mr . Joha Watsoa in the chair . The election committee reported all their transactions relating to the election of Colonel Thompson and Mr . Lowery ; the Secretary , Mr . C . Anderson th « n rea'l the minutes and correspondence of the CpmmiUee , and a letter from Mr . Roebuck , whose opinion was that the return of Macauley and Craig was quite legal . A letter from Mr . Hildyard ( furnished . by Col . Thompson ) was also read , stating that tho election was null and void . The Committeo nave abandoned the idea of contesting the seats , seeing no good to result from it , even it' M tcaulev and Craig were unseated , as there wonld

      require to be a new election . The Assistant Secretary , Mr . Goldie , reported the " state , of the funds showing a small allowance due to the Treasurers It vyas moved and carried unanimously , / ' That tha report be approved of . " Mr . Anderson thfctt . suggested the propriety of inviting Col . Thompson aud Mr . Lowery to an ontertainment . After some discussion , Mr . A . moved that they be invited to an . vutartainmeut , which was Eoconded by Mr . J . Grant , and agreed to . Mr . Blaki&maved thatlt be a publia soiree , which was seconded bj a ^ mremari in <*» body of the meeting , and carried unanimously . Mr . James Hunter moved " That Mr . E . P . U'hompsoa

      ( Col . T . 's son ) be included in the invitation , " which was seconded by Mr . J . Brooks , and unanimously agreed to . The Election Commivtee were then empowered to get up the necessary arrangements , and that they get up the invitation in the form of a requisition , on the understanding , that all who adhibife their names thereto bind themselves to purchase * ticket . Mr . Anderson maved " Thai the ibanksof this meeting be tendered to Col . Thompson for hia exertions in this election affair , " which was seconded by Mr . J . M'Donald , and carried uaanioiously amid loud cheers . After a vote of thanks to the Chair--man , the meeting separated .

      RICHMOND . —Election op an Albjohcmi ;—Aft a meeting of the Council of the Borough of Richmond , on the 20 th inst ., Leonard Cooke , E * q , waa elected Alderman of that Borough , in tbe room of John Hutton , Esq ., deceased . On Monday last , Mr . John Ascough , was elected one of the Council , in the room of Leonard Cpokc , Etq ., who was elected Aldernaan on Friday last . The Weatheb and CnoP 3 , —We have had very fine weather during last week , which has brought the crops of corn rapidly forward , there are soma fields already cut , and if the weather continues fine , the harvest will , in a few days , become general ia this neighbourhood . We had a few fine samplea of new oats in our market on Saturday last , particalarly one belonging to Mr . Chapman , ot Blackwell , near Darlington , which waa sold to Mr . Ralph Miller , of Maeke , near Richmond , for 33 . 9 J . per bushel , the bushel weighing 3 jt . 3 ib .

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      ConnETT ' s Descrtition of thb Wjhos . —What ! hope tnao whigs would act an honest part ! Hope to get on by uniting with theml They are sometimes enemies , sometimes friends , sometimes neutrab , sometimes one thing , and sometimes another , lika other factious , but always perfidious . Always greedy , cowardly , and . cruel also ; 'but their gruaB and nerer-wanting quality is perfidy . A Rat Barrack .. —Mr . Russell , the eminent provision merchant of Limerick , has a " rat barrack " on liia premises . It is about twelve feet long and six fret broad , and tho walls about four feet high , with a coping ftone on the top , that projects a couple of feet in ; , ide the wall—the inside of the wall is full of

      holes that just admit a rat ' s body , leaving his tail outside—tho whole is covered with old boards ; thera are two passages for them to come outside iuto tha yard , where tbeyare fed and never disturbed ; tha cons quence is , they never go into his store where the bacon is ; once every three months he closes tha holes that communicate vrilh the } "ard—he uncovers the walls , and the rats all run into : the holes in tha walls ; their tails aro "hanging out , " When a man goes in , takes tbem one by one by the tails , and throws them into a barrel , when they are all destroyed to leave room for a fresh supply . —Argu * . — [ The Editor of the Brighton Herald , after giving this paragraph , slyly asks if something of this sort would nov be found very useful in the House of Commons . ]

      Day Maiv prom Lokdoj * . —At * meeting of the Council of the city of York , held l&st week , that body unanimously adopted a motion made by Mr . Dcllerby , that a memorial be presented to government in their name , praying that a day mail nay bo established , whereby that part of the community intereKtod in trade and commerw would have facilities in correspondence of which they are at present deprived , and consequently thereby greatly inconvenienced . The expence of such a mail would be * mere trifla to the Post Oflice ^ aHd would prove of great importance to the inhabitants of Leeds , Hull , Sheffield , Newcastle , and a great many other trading towns , as well as York . We trust that the inhabitants will follow up this matter .

      Legal Exioa-rioN . —Unde * the head " Rules of the Bar , " the following specimen of legal extortion appears in the London papers : —** In one of tna cases Nisi Pvius at Gloucester Assizes , only one counsel was engaged on the side of the plaintiff . Mr . Sergeant Ludlow , who was on the other side , objected on tho part of tbe bar » as a poiut of privilege , that in eVejy defended case there should be a junior council employed as well as a leader . This being coincided in by the bar generally , the case waa slopped for a moment-till the attorney for the plaintiff handed a brief to a second council . "—Is it not mdnstrotts that the course of justice should havo beea stopped , even for a moment , by this conspiracy to extor t money from a poor devil of a client , not nea the f

      enough to pay two of these cormorants or Jaw Suppose a body of labourers were jo " strike m similarmanner andrefuse to proceed with workwhicftthey had stipulated to dounlesgagreatemumberwera employed-what would be the conscience I Why , the police ^ constable would be cal ed m , and the mert lugged off to prison for illegal combination . It would be difficult to find a grosser case of <»«»«« ;; tion to raise wages than the above ; ¦ ¦ . ^ Oottmg . takes a brief , and engages to conduct . a case-most probably one of the most simple "a * " ^ " ^ P'f ' pares himself , and is about to perform his contract , when some of the same * $ ^ muh eharp-set barristers , looking ^ abont hko Bharta for a brief-stop him and declare he shall not proceed in his work tiU one of them is asaofti ^ ted with him-till he has aomebodj to aaawt bra

      in doing nothing , or next to nothing I And , that Uua piece of extortion may b « duly execnted , the eaea ia stopped—the springs of justjpe : cease their actioa fcr want of oil—mighty justice'becomea inert and powerless , till the poor client has put his hand int » his pocket and pulled forth the golden coin that ia to remove the clamourous gang who have thru * themselves before the justice-seat ! If this "Rule of the Bar" is to stand geod , how atrocious to puBiak the poor labourer or manufactarer for acting on tha same principle in the disposal of bis labour I

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      rather than subz ^ t to the yokel for their oppressors next ¦ deprived them- of * -wice in making the law * , and miae Jaws to roat tiieir own plundering purposes ' They appointed thefa heir » to sacceed them , and thus tyranny followed the natural order of things—slavery ' became a matter ot coawe . fhe wealth whieh haughty •' idlers extorted from the rstmble industrious , was lavished Inniriously ; aod , ia rimei of searcity of work or of food . orwhenoldage . oraceident , or diBease , hadin- ; capacitated the toiling ptapie , they were suffered to starve . '

      In vain they complained—in vain they remonstrated —In vain they petitioned—they threatened in vain . What to left for that people to do ? Shall " they lie down by the way-side and die ?¦ Or try the last resoarcs of outraged and insulted humaa aatnre ? Must they obey priest * who say it is the will of Heaven that they should ba thus tyrannised over ? Or lawyers who tell them that the id justice which they suffir is la-w ? Or nrast they obey God and their own souls , which Bay the land is yours?—die not while you can live—starve not while there ia food for you , and you are willing to

      work-They will be told to emigrate—let those who tell them , do so themselves . The land and al ] that therein is , is ours by right , theirs only by wrong . Surely labour ought to live on what itself produced . The land vfe were born in is the fittest for us to live in and to die in . We belong to it and it belongs to us . It gave us life and should nourish ths . life it pave . Why are we to be transplanted , or famished by usurping and monopolisic £ tyrants ? Another soil is nut so suitable for uswe are * adapted to this . We have a right to resist those who would make the land of our life , a land of death , or of suffering , instead of enjoyment—to resist them by every moral means which are sufficient ; but , should they be exhausted in vain , physical force would spring up with & power irresistible as that of omnipoteEce itself .

      \ S hy should there be any eia : grahon while we have so much laud uncultivated , and while the free importation of foreign corn is forbidden ? The poor are excluded from the caJtirated lands , but have they not , at least , a right to the uncultivated ? The rich , who do not need them , will not cultivate them , nor suffer the poor whose necessities give thrm a claim . Gime for ths repport of the rich is kept ar . d preserved on laud ¦ which would keep the poor , who , ho ^ evc-r , are punished if they do but tread on it . Talk of the expatriation 0 / honest labourers . '—Trhr it is a sin to transport even felons while there is so much -waste land in Englaxd . V >* tv '' . oz 3 r . ot G 3 Temm ? i ; t employ them on cur mocrs , or a ' . lot unesclosed vrnstrs to the poor ? who , if tti-v could on'y keep off tV . e parson and tbe lawjer , as vrell as the polecat ard thu f-.-x , rui ? ht ea . nly support tber . 'seives by their labour , and increase the stores of thec .-sntrv .

      Mi ? : iurs taTe b » cn brought to do the work of man , asd , th-. rifore , a raachtijr is pr-f-.-rroa to a man . But ¦ w hat is to b-: c---.:-f of onr rnerhs . n . c 3 . who cannot dig , ird were they to Kg would be pni . isbed ? They canrut n > corn , nor grow it . Siy they should- turn to sotp oil :-- business—to what thai : they turn ? Coni-T . ; : i ::.-n L ^ s < Tcrsiccke-i ail bus : ^ -: -s : s b-.-ih with iu ;; i ac-1 cor-. is . The" "iran . ' er through the land in = e .- ; rc : v : w rk :. t hi ' : r . - . - igdrs—the str . rvir . - Ir ' -: ; nn- ' trbM tL- : ¦ . ia : ho s- " e < f tiii-r . is&lves The- ; - nu . ;; : il . ffiju ' .: t- > v ; i Tcn C u ! d t' : } ' pr- ; ci ; rc' e :-: ¦'¦ ; " .-: ; vii-. J-t :. ry r tr ^ . ie tban * l . rr . in trhi .-h it- -S V . iv . been 1 r- •' . 1 : - . o G ^ -vercr . iei , t thr . t turns these wen 1 v . l r-f eiup ' . fiynnnt . ^ it ' . htt it be i ' . ' 3 i b \ be"z-j . ~ . Ti 2 > . h-:-: r c-rp . rli' } c s cr !•• .

      ; o ' . Lcr ii > a . "is , ought u fndt ); r : D wurk cr ft-M ; l > i >! it isue " = Lt : n ? vLcthcr tbe . . j'icu ' tiir . " . ] lab -nr-r ? « hf vl'I cot hkeTviie be dej'riTcJ of ih- ' . T mr . i-5 i-f livtlihc- ~ -i 2 ^ 0 G- ^ yerniErRt is W 1 r : by of the r . ii-ne vih : ch , in t ^ m d > ~ . ci j ' lentj and wi h groat tv-jutc"hM c •^ unir : ' . suSrrs one willing ¦ worki'i ? n ; -ri f ) want br s ' ., :-. n ¦" . clothes , an-i cd-cation for his ch : 'Jr-n : how m . T-r thous _ uds are deprived of aii ifce ? e fc-r no fault of tte r own : Oh ! what misery and sir . c-nr r r- "? ent G-ovprrment has to tinswtr far : —wL ^ t fill ' s , ar ' . zrcans , a" > 1 t-nrs it his caused—wLat bcurt-hreafcs , r . rl fii'sirj ; i'it-i c -: ts aaid iurvatior . i , r . nd su ' ic :-iti ! s :: ch u G > v ^ ' -. uiril is ie it n- iiirurrou 3 to : \ -j s-u-s ar . J b ^ ::-.-s uf tinpe- ^ fle . Iu-p . - . te ^ t for g-.-L-i , it can ociy bring eril upon us . " Tcu tafce rr . y hoG ? e when yr . u do tite the prop That dcth > ui : ain my h-: 'u 5 r : y n u take niy life -WLen yyu do tait the mtaus whereby I live . " : ATaiice and loxurr curse us GiTe us agrarian laws , and then r .-pr . ii the Cjrn Liws . Bat cur Uracchii , are in , prijc ^ fcJ , and ir ^ uld be Kiurdered ii the aristocracy ¦ could have their wi : L Q-irfjct . ry ch : i : lrda . ire r . ot so tre !! cared f-. r ss s' !} : worlds . G . ' i iiiteECtd "v > rea ; lh to come 1 ut of the land . alone ; but it is esprett-A from ths souls arid bodies oi poor men , women , an 1 children , with as little remoTSfc as -wine is es ^ nssed fr ^ ni the grape . The poor are no . more regarded than itocts and stones . Additional soldiers , additional police , additional taxes ., ere al ! results and evidences of a bad Government ; the discontcTJi of tho people at home , tbe contempt of foreign r . atioLS ; and , as Ntro fiddled when Rome ¦ was huming . theG-jVcrnmer . fwL . ichhasplcngedthenationintothis dis " -ress , has the audacity to charge tbe peopU with it , and enjoys its own follies in the midst of their mUeri-. s . The people cevcr cry before they are hurt ; but their cries arc itu ; ic to the ears of those who make a mirth

      of the miseries -which they iimict . Government treits : he people as the C .-ckney dM the live eeJs in the pan . " Ste rapp'd ' em o' the caxcombs with a stick , and cry'd , X ' . tr . ' ; , irox ' ons , dou . i . " Our goTernors Eiy , " if you troa t submit to us , we will bring ia worse devils to p asne you . " If only the people knew how 10 be free—if they could Sght ns well a- - they Cin work ; but there is no greater proof if our slavery and supintntss th » n not bring sole to rid ourselves of a Government which , iiie the old man cf tbe sea on Sinbad's shoulders , is not content with mere ' y burthening the peop ' . e , bat ktriTes to strangle them , that pain and weakness may make oppressicn still more gallirg tnd hard to be borne . We LaT * no hope but in their infatuation , which ¦ will doubtless unseat them at last . They jire supported by the prejudices of the middle class , and by the ignorance o ! that portion of tte lower class who are nut Chart its . Oar iriitocrscy is more vicious and contemptible than that which ruined Rome . Not merely fcr the honcnr tv . for the sate < f human nature , ¦ rc- t could almost wish that a second Tiberius ¦ would arise to decimate thpm all .

      This being the state of affairs at home , what is the aspect abroad ? Ocr governors marched into place under the banner—K ^ fj ' . ra , retrenchment , peace . Their manner of reforming tbe people is to prevent work and instruction , and then to punish them f 3 r idleness and ¦ r ice . TLeir method of retrenchment is to retrench the ¦ necessaries cf the poOTto add to their own superfluities , D . r : d their pcac-- 13 war ¦ viilh nations unknown to war They submitted to every insult from "warlikentighbonr . ing powers , and declared war against un warlike China , because it vronld not suffer them tM poison its people . Tries France threatens war , th ^ y say they feel a reiuclance In b ; -jod = hed ; and they iuterftra in the E : sl to

      prevent tyranny which is nothing so grinding aa that which themselves pracrjee at h ' . 'iue . By the same token , France should declare Trar s ^ ainst our Government for tyr ? . nniz ng oTcr us . They ^ re allittl with tbi greatest tyrants of Europe against freedom . True friends of humanity must wish that the people of France a-d England may enhr into an alliance which would make them " confident against the world in arn > s . " The anger , not merely of mankind , bat of pnmdence , is provoked by oar governors , and , besides war , we have plague , pestilence , and famine . Oar only wifegmvrd is in their effeminacy , as theirs ia in our corraptiou . England is likely to Ltscoaie a wilderness of wolvc 3 , or of monkeys .

      And who are those governors for whose pleasure we suffer these new and frightful evils ? Their very conduct in obtaining cf 5 ee showed them unworthy of it , and they use the power given them by the people against , instead of fur , tbtin . They bare cot icrnpled to join the enemies of tLe people on b . se term 3 of common alliance . They tare set such ( samples of selfishness and cru = Hy , that tbe caUous effects hare been felt through all ranks of human Hfe , from the Qnetn to the beggar's babe ; aid the very btasts of the tield and fowls of the air , nay , the living things that creep upon the earth ., have cause to rue their demoralizing ascendancy . They form part acd parcel of a system winch makes merit a discomiaecc : st ; on to its possessor , nnd which gives that encouragement to vice which ought to be reserved for virtue alone ^—which completely re-reTses the Christian system , and yet they " profess and call themselves Caristians , " as drunkards , ia the very height of their

      in ' . uxication , exchim " We are teetotalers !"— a systtm that causes crime and misery , and pun-sbes the victim instead of the criminal ; so ttit CDCJcieEtious men dec' . are that were they on a jury , and their own sor . s had been murdered , tht-y could not condemn the murderers , kno-w-icg that the horrible system had made them rnrh , and that its cruel ? upporters ough , to be ans'weiable fcr all the crinus and miseries it occasions . The basest robbers , the vilest thieves justify themselves by the example of onr present ministers . But , oh . ' most la / nentably of all is tbe blindness of those who will r . ot see these tfcinEs , or -who s » e iw harm ia them . Tea , such is the deplorable state of this country , and so much do the middle classes stand in awe of the prcfligate imbeciles whom they ought to check—so much are they duped by them that f should cot be surprised if this Very letter were deemed seditions and the writer were prosecuted ty the vindicators of the law . JlML'S RfSIJCfS .

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      TO LORD FRANCIS EGERTOX , M . P . FOR SOUTH LANCASHIRE . Mephistoi-heles — " "With medicine and philosophy I Lave 00 more to d «; Acd all thy rn ? z- ? , theology , At length have waded through ; 2 md . stand & scientific fool , As wise as when I went to schooL " Translation of " Faust , " By Lord Fba . > cis Egebton . Mr Loxd , —When ( in the character of Mephlstophelea ; yon penned these lines , as Lord Francis Levison VJower , and Secretary for Ireland , your dreama of fame , as a poet , were justly small ; but circumstances , not much redounding to yonr credit , have caused me to rake them up from out the storehoBses of memory . 1 h * d hoped that Iiord Francia Egertoo would have cast Jiide many of ttie follies and prejudices of Lord

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      Wnio Patbonaok in the Navt . —Admiral Su ^ eriBtendent Warren ' s son has the Mig ' tcienne ; Lo \ -i Minto ' s nephew has the Spartan—he was a mid' j \ ii man five years since ; and Lord Minto ' s son C ja ^ E is to hare tbe \ ol » gp .

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      INVITATIONS TO F . O CONNOR , ESQ . Sm . —The enclosed should have been Bint you agreeable to the date , and its not having been so waa entirely a fault of my own ^ it escnpod my memory until my Son , iu writing me on business matters yesterday , inquired if I had sent the document . I hope you will . notice it some where in the Star of this weok . I am , Sir , Yours respectfully , John Smaiit . Peterheatl , August 23 rd , 1841 .

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      TO THE CHARTISTS OF OKliAT BRITAIN .

      FuiKSDs . —It 13 now only eight . days since the new issue of cards took place , yet newly -i 000 have beon issued already . Everything bids us progress : fresh towns joining every d . iy ; the metnbsrs of the Association aro outviting each othur in forwarding our sacred principles ; and I request that in those towns where there ivrc Chartists—but who as yet have not joined us —that they will < lo so immediately , and write to me at No . I 81 Adderly-strect , Shaw ' s Brow , Silford . I also would feel obliged to the following phicc . 9 to communicate with mo immediately , viz : —Keighley , Hunslet , Yorkshire ; Heahor , Breaston . Castle Dranington , and Melbourne , Derbyshire ( Mr . Dean Taylor can impr-ss on th * ni this matter ) ; Sandwich , Nantwich , ^ liddiewich , Norftiwich , Tintwistle , Glossop , Winslow , Cheadle , Hazlegrova , and Brotibury ( Mr . Joseph Carter will Bee to those places in Cheshire ) , Bilston . Grvat Horton , Colne Widgely , Thorton , Waketield , Dudley , . South ampton , Porthampton , Portsmouth , Newport ( Isle of W 2 gbt ) , Haworth , Haiflin ^ den , and Krunsbottotri .

      The above are but a fow of the towns where there are Chartists ; let these places immediately begin to act and unite together . They can hive their cavds , and information given , by writing to me . John Camimikli ., Secretary .

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      At KinKAtDY , ia the beginning of last century , there was little done in weaving linen cloth , ticks , Scok In 1736 the number of yards manufactured amounted to 178 , 000 , or fully 100 miles . The quantity manufactured in 1841 at Kirkaldy and thrre adjacent towns , is about 25 , 000 , 000 yards , or 14 , 000 miles .

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      SIB , —At a general meeting of the Aberdeen Charter Union , held in their ball , , 'iS , George-street , it w . 13 unanimously agreed to invite you to visit Abenlern , ¦ which I now do , and the Charter Union will en'le . tvour to have , Traiting your arrival , twenty thousand signatures to a petition for Universal Suffrage , : \ nd the iiiimorfiato release of Fro 9 t , Wiliiaiiia , and Jones . Sir , I remain , Yours ie 8 pectfully , By order of tho Charter Union , George J . " Mart , Se ^ etary . Aberdeen , August 12 , 1841 .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 28, 1841, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct564/page/7/