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      THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION TO THE PEOPLE . Brother Chaktists , —The crisis which we hare long anticipated has at length a / rived , and It becomes us , as your representatives , to exchange opinions in regard to the coarse which we ought to pursue , for or against the middle class , and the Corn Law Repealeia . We conceiTe it will be admitted on all hands that our principles cannot vary nor be affected by any change of Government , or resolution of opinion amongst the electoral class .

      Oar relative position with the middle class has somewhat changed ; that is to say , a party of the middle class hare approached nearer to the sentiments of the son-electors , and hare proteased similar opinions on the suffrage question . We must not conceal from ourselves that this change has been effected much more by a pressure of circumstances than force of argument , and may fee attributed to the necessity of the day rather than to the conviction of their mind ? . The grand Sanction proclaimed between Sir Robert

      Peel and Lord John Russell , having cemented Whig and Tory interests on the question of the Com Laws , and the obvious impossibility of any Parliament elected according to the principle of the Reform Bill legislating for the working , middle , or manufacturing classes have had their effect upon the minds of hundreds who have hitherto stood aloof from our agitation , and derided and opposed our movement for the Charter . Under these circumstances our course may be somewhat difficult , But it is so clear and just that no honest man can wander from it ¦

      Our watchword should be to stand firm npon the Charter and refuse no adherents . The Charter should be like a fixed , immoveable magnet , all attracting and never repelling in its influence . It should be the polarity of opinion around which ell political matter should rerolre , and npon whose stability all should depend . Brethren , —The following are our general landmarks : — Firstly , the six principles contained in the People ' s Charter , having been approved of and adopted by a vast majority , are declared to ba inaivisiblft . ; Secondly , the rules and regulations of the National Charter Association drawn up by the people ' s delegates , duly elected , having been confirmed by the people , no other authority can alter its laws , or its government

      Thirdly , the National Petition having been drawn up by the Executive Council , likewise duly elected , and having been adopted by the majority of the people , we recognise it as Vie National Petition to be presented to the present House of Commons . We have given you three tests to be applied to all future aspirants to Chartism , whether working men , manufactures , or middle class . We do not recommend oaths , affirmations , or pledges , but the following simple plan to be adopted . When an applicant presents himself for admission to OUT Association let the sfficers of the Association , address him thus : —Here is our Charter , do you approve of it and profess its principles ? Here is the plan of our organised association , do yon agree t <* it ? And here is our petition , will you sign it ? If he refuses to sub * scribe to our opinions , you cannot admit him , and if he approves of part only and not the whole , then your own judgment can guide yon in trusting him .

      These are the private arrangements necessary at this vital moment ; but there are also , in as far as the middle class are concerned .

      PUBLIC ARRANGEMENTS . 1 st . Every Corn Law Repealer or middle-class professor ef Chartism , should make a public and unreserved declaration of attachment to the whole principle of the Charter , before be can take part with us in the agitation , or co-operate with us . 2 nd . The Corn Law party or middle class agitators desiring to eo-eperate with us , should be called npon to agree to the unqualified right of speech for all our leaders at all political meetings , and the full privilege of moving amendments to all motions , whenever it may appear to the people or their advisers to be necessary . Without the first unreserved admission , we can have no security for the sincerity of their professions , and consistency of conduct ; Without the second all important provision , we can have no effective check upon the guidance of public opinion .

      PUBLIC MEETINGS . The resolutions passed at public meetings , more especially those held to consider the Repeal of the Corn and Provision Laws , the causes of existing distress , and the remedies to be proposed , should be firm , without being factions , based on principle rather than policy , and should admit the rights of all in opposition to the usurpation of the few . FIRST CHARTIST RESOLCTION . That class legislation is the original and existing cause of all grievances , political , social , moral , and physical , that its effects are self-evident in the discontent , poverty and bondage of all the useful classes in society ; that this meeting is firmly of opinion , that the first remedy should be as comprehensive as the first cause , and therefore adopt without alteration or deduction on the entire principles of the People ' s Charter ,

      SECOND CHARTJST RESOLUTION . That this meeting unreservedly condemns all taxes levied npon bread and other necessa ies of life , that it is of opinion that the monopoly in food depends upon the monopoly of the Suffrage , that it has no confidence in any Government appointed ucder the present system , and despairing of tho removal of existing misery , is fully convinced that the total and entire repeal of the Corn and Provision Laws , can only be the act of a Parliament representing the interests and opinions of the whole people of Great Britain and Ireland .

      These resolutions are , in our opinion , sufficiently comprehensive for all sincere Chartists , and emphatic enough for every really ku . uv . ina e . ud benevolent advocate of the rights of the useful classes . The rejection of the first resolution by our professed allies should at once decide our connection with them , and the adoption of the second by the Chartist body , ought to afford sufficient evidence of our desire to abide by principle , and to speak the truth , free of all factious motive and sinister intentions .

      DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT . In the event of the Tories being driven from power by the universal exercise of public opinion , the grand test of sincerity can be applied to the middle class , and in the mpan time can be held out as the ulterior resolution which we have adopted . No union can or ought to tike place between the working men and the middle class unless a positive and binding resolution is agreed to , to return thirty members to Parliament of the people ' s choice . This is the sacred key-stone upon which the arch of union depends , and without ¦ which co-operati » n cannot last for a single day , nor security outlive the passing moment .

      Brethren , -we have offered our suggestions , ponder well over them , reason upon them , calmly and dispassionately ; and if you adopt them , print and distribute them widely . Let all minor differences cease ; act with stern and resolute honesty , and let fixedness of principle and unity of purpose be the energetic features of our association . Your faithful representatives , James Leach . P . M . M'Douall . ¦ R . K . Fhilp . Morgan Williams . John Campbell , Secretary . ^ ^ _ _ _ _ _ __

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      only means by which the rulers could be made to consultthe interests of the ruled . During the whole of my speech , which lasted about two hours , the people appeared to take the warmest interestin the matter , and although all standing on their feet , did not beteay the least symptoms of uneasiness . At the close of iny address , a show of hands . was taken forthe National Petition , and immediately a forest of stalwart anna appeared , which was followed by a cheer ; which showed at once the enthusiasm and determination of the ; men . An active committee was elected to get the petition numerously signed , and to organise an association en the principles of the People ' s Charter , i Soon after the meeting dismissed , I set out per coach to CasUe

      Douglas . On my waythither I passed through Gatehouse , a splendid little town which teems with pure and ardent Chartism . Although it was one o ' clock in the meroing before the coach arrived at Gatehouse , yet bo spirited and zealous are the Chartists of this place , that nearly » doz « n waited to see me and hear the news from Creetown . They insured me of a , large and enthusiastic meeting when I returned , and as the coach started , they made the silent streets re-echo with three invigorating cheers for the Charter . I arrived in Castle Douglas about three o'clock . The authorities of thiB town have done evierything in their power to suppress Chartism , they have hunted the friends ef freedom out of one place of meeting to another , until they cannot , find a roof to cover their heads . The

      Masons Lodge is freely granted to dancers , players , and Corn Law Repealers , but they would not give it for eur meeting either for love or money . Providence was kind , however , Wednesday evening was fair and clear , and We held our meeting at the Market Cross . The assemblage was large and enthusiastic : Mr . Martin , shoemaker , was called to the chair ; and , although I was not accustomed to speak in the open air , yet I got through my work pretty cleverly , and had the satisfaction of seeing the National Petiti-jn adopted . ' /¦•

      The next day I went to Kirkudbrighfc , a royal Burgh , in which the Charter , I suppose , had scarcely ever been named . So odious were our . principles to the magistrates of this Burgh , that I remember , when my friend , Mr . Wardrop , of Dumfries , about two years ago ; attempted to advocate them publicly to the people , he was actually driven out ef the town . I fully expected to meet with something like the same treatment . Indeed , I was told that If I got out of it without being put in gaol , I might consider myself very snug . Fortunately the Mason ' s Lodge , a large and splendid room , was procured for the meeting j and , although , the magistrates did everything in their power to stop the meeting , the Master of the Lodge was brave and honourable enough to hold good his bargain . Soon

      after I arrived in Kirkcudbright , I was joined by a deputation from G ( atehouse , who were kind enough to lend me their aid on the occasion . As we were proceeding to the Hall , a little before the hour of meeting , we were met by several persons , who came to tell us that large crowds of , people had gathered round the door , Wishing to be admitted . We accordingly made all possible haste ; and , when we reached the Hall , we found the street completely blocked up with peopla . The doors were instantly opened ; and , so great was the excitement and anxiety to gun admittance , that in five minutes the Hall waa crammed to the door . With a proud heart I mounted the platform , followed by the Gatehouse deputation . Mr . Wallace , tinsmith , was called to the chair . Mr . Donaldson , of Gatehouse , gave a short address , and I followed . Resolutions were passed amidst the greatest enthusiasm ,

      condemning class legislation , recommending Universal Suffrage , and the other points of the Charter , and adopting the National Petition ; a committee was also elected . During the whole of the proceedings cheer after cheer burst from the vast assembly , and as the meeting drew to a close , there was one universal cheering , accompanied with waving of hats , handkerchiefs , 4 c I was perfectly astonished , and frequently asked myself the question , is this Kirkcudbright—and are these the men who are Tory-ridden ? A more splendid meeting I never witnessed . 'Never will I forget the gallant men of Kirkcudbright Intelligence and freedom sparkled on their very face * . I entered this town with a doubtful and desponding heart , but I left it the following day filled with joy , and convinced that the majority of its inhabitants were prepared to act their part in the present straggle for popular liberty .

      I next arrived in Gatehouse ; here I found everything in readiness , and the people on the very tiptoe of excitement At the hour ol meeting , the Mason ' s Lodge , a large room ,. capable of holding five or six hundred people easily , was completely packed . The committee marched in procession to the hall with drum and fife . As soon , however , as we made our appearance in the Hall we were greeted with the most enthusiastic cheering , which told us that Chartism was here triumphant . Mr . Doiialdsou , a gentleman whose enthusiasm in the cause is unbounded , was called

      to the chair . Mr . Samuel Wallace , Mr . Snodgrass , and others , addressed the meeting , and proposed resolutions expressing the unabated confidence of the meeting in the principles of the Charter . I supported the National Petition , and advocated at great length the necessity for a radical reform of the House of Commons . The whole of tho resolutions proposed were unanimously carried without an amendment . After giving many a load and hearty cheer for the Charter , Feargus O'Connor , Frost , Williams , and Jonea , and other sentiments usual en such occasions , this large and memorable meeting was dismissed .

      Although I conld have wished well to have remained a short time longer among the spirited men of Gatehouse , I was obliged to leave them immediately after the dismissal of tho meeting . A number of the brave fellows , however , escorted me to the coach , and as it started we mutually cheered for the Charter . Two hours afterwards I was safely seated La my own house . . . . " .. ' . ; ¦ '¦ ' ¦ ¦ : ' . . ¦ . ' ¦ : This finished my tut through the stewartry , and seeing that my letter hca reached a . considerable : length , 1 will reserve an account of the Wigtonsuiie meeting to another letter . . I am , ' ¦ . ; ' . ¦ ' . ; ' -. ' . ¦ ¦ Yours , &c , ROBEB . T SOMERS . Newton Stewart , March 2 nd , 1842 .

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      will be the ruin ^ df the middle classes , and If not directed to universal , instead of class purposes , most ultimately ; -land'that speedilyi throw all the producing power into ttie bands of a few of the most wealthy and successful gamblers . ¦ ;' .. ¦ v . . r : >;/' - ¦ - . ¦ ¦ ' . ' ¦ ¦'¦ '' . : ¦ - ' . '' '' ;¦ ¦¦' ¦ ' '; . ' C "Iam , myfriends ; ' ; / v - • > «« Yoiir faithful servant , ; v «* FEARGys O'Connor . "Hammersmith , March 2 nd | 1842 . "

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      TO THB EDITOR OF T » K MOBTHEBN STAR . SiRi—Inreferencetothe ; statements which appealed tinder the heading . «• Dumfries" in yonr last papier , we havei toi mentionthat they are essentially fals « . We have not left the ' Chartist body ; far less have we been Beduced , or bought up ^ 'by the Anti-Corn Law . League . '¦ •¦' '''¦ ¦ : ' . '¦¦ . ' ¦¦ ¦ :. ' . ' ., ¦¦ ¦' ¦¦ ¦ ¦ \ -. ' } r : '¦ We are 8 orry that the gratification of personal dislike , rather than the spirit ot patriotism ; or the dictates of Charity , should have prompted your correspondent when he penned the paragraph referred to ; : He has not given his name ! Have you been acting wisely in thus allowing three individuals to be assailed , in your pages , by a cowardly assassin , wha dare not show his face ? ; ¦ : - - . -: ; :, ' - . _ - ¦' ¦ ¦/ ' - / "' " ' ' \\' [ ' ' : / ' ¦ ' ; V . ¦¦ .. ¦ ¦ '¦ ¦' ¦ . ' Weare , Sir , ' ¦ ,: ; .. ; ; / ' ¦ ' "¦¦ . : Your most obedient Servants , Andrew Wardrop . John H . bell . William M'Douall . Dumfries , 2 nd March , 1842 .

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      NOMINATIONS TO THE GENERAL ' . ; .. ¦ ¦;• ¦ ; COUNCIL . V . . ' . ¦¦ . ¦ ; LAMBETH TEKTOTAtl . ER » . Mr . Edwaird Blackmoor , baker , 185 , Blackfriars ' - road . : ' ¦' ¦ ¦ ¦¦ . ¦ . '¦• ¦ ¦• . ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦' . ¦ ¦ - , ¦ ¦;¦ ¦ ... ¦ ¦ '¦""' -. ¦ ¦¦ ' . : / Mr . Charles Grahanij smith , 24 , York-street , Yorkroad . V '¦ .. ¦ . - . ¦ " . ' ; ¦ . ' - .. .- " .. V , ¦ . " . ' . . - . ¦ ' .. ' ¦ ¦ .. ' " , - . -: - Mr . Stepbea Maokey ,. shoemaker , 14 , Herbert'sbuildines ; Mr . Richard Haniblyn , sho 6 maker , 27 , Cross-street , BlaekftiarB ' -road ; Mr . James Baker , stonemason , 7 , Church-street , Waterloo-road . . Mr . Win ; Iiyons , hatter , 53 , GSeorge-Btreet , Blackfriars ' -road , . " sub-Treasurer . Mr . Johu Mawman , tailor , 3 , Berry-street , BUb-Secretary .

      SOUTHAMPTON . Mr . G . Goodman , chairmaker , Back of the Walls . : Mr . J . Hill * cordwainer , 8 , Spa-road . Mr . Pragnell , brushmaker , Charlotte-street . Mr . Russell , cordwainer , Russell-courli . Mr . Palmer , cordwainer , Mount-street . UANLET . Mr . Joseph Heath , china potter , Slack-lane , Hanley . . ¦ Mr . John Harrison , china potter , Oxford-street , Shelton . Mr . John Young ^ potter , ditto , ditto . Mr . John Slater , cordwainer , Chapel-field , Hanley .:-. -. ' . . ' ; .- ; . : '¦ ¦ "• . v , . . ¦ ' . '¦ ¦ ¦ ' . . ; ' Mr . Hamlet Henahall , potter , Shelton . Mr . James Livesey , potter , Hill-street , Shelton , sub-Treasurer . . Mr . Moses Simpson , cordwainer , Pall-mall , Shelton , sub-Secretary .

      SHEFFIELD POLITICAL INSTITUTE . Mr . James M'Ketteriok ^ brush-maker , Pinstonstreet .. ¦ -. - ¦ ' - ' :. ¦' ¦ : / ¦ ; . ;¦ ; .. - ¦¦' . - . ' - ¦ - .. ' ¦; . ' ; - Mr . Joseph Marsh , stonemason , Mitton-street . Mr . Jos . Harrison , wood turner , Nursery-street . Mr . R . Otiey , tobacconist , South-street , Sheffield Moot ; .. ¦' ' - ¦ . v "' v ¦ ¦ . - .. ¦' ¦ .. ' ¦ . ' ¦ .:- ¦ ¦ : ¦ ' : ' ¦ ¦ ' . ¦ ¦ ' . ¦ Mr . John Drinkwater , pen-blade grinder , Upper Hoyle-street . : V Mr . William Frost , newsagent , Bridge-street .

      Mr . William Wells , olerk ^ Duke ^ atreet , Moor . Mr . Henry William Needham , cutler , BroombaUstreet . ' : ' ¦ - ¦ " ' :. ¦ ' j . '¦ - . '' - ' . / ; - ¦ " ¦¦ : ¦ / ' Mr . James Dyson , mechanic , Little Pond-street . Mr . David Walker , labourer , Johnson-street Mr . Charles Wilden , steelburner , 55 , Thomasstreet . '" ' . ¦ . :- ;; " : : ' " : ¦• • " ¦ ¦ - .. - ' •;?• . ¦'¦ ¦¦¦ ¦' . " ' . '¦¦ ' ¦ Mr . William Gill , scale euttor , sub-Treasurer . Mr . Robert King , engraver , 21 , Canning-Btreetj sub-Secrelary .

      NEWPORT , MONMOTJTHSHIHE ' Mr . John Ablart , carpenter , Commercial-street . Mr . Joha Brewer , labourer . Gold Topps , Mr . Robert Brown , labourer , Gold Toppe . Mr . Edward Davies , cordwainer , Bane Well . Mr > John . Williams , sail maker , Comniercial-street Mr . John Hitohens , cord wainer , Mel Ion ' s Bank . Mr . William Jones , tailor , Cardiff-road . Mr . John Hitchens , cordwainer . Mr . Richard Burns , sub-Treasurer . Mr . Samuel Mc ^ arlahe , artist , sub-Secretary .

      NEWCASTLE-UPON-TyNE . Mr . Douglas Bonner , Hill-street . Mr . William Pardy , Side . Mr . Thomas Gray , Grey-street . Mr . James White , Lax ' s Buildings . Thomas Scott , Lax ' s Buildings , sub-Treasurer . Mr . William WaJlaeej Forth Terrace , and Mi George Cains , Buckingham street , sub-Secretaries .

      ¦ ¦ . . . ''• ¦ ¦¦ ¦ lees .-: ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - - ¦ Mr . Lewis Harrop , cotton spinner . i Mr . Thomas Wood , •' engineifenter . Mr . Squire , Shelderlow , cottoa-spinner . Mr . Reuben Haigh , meohauic . Mr . John'Brierly , Neather , warper . Mr . John Beaumont , cotton-spinner . Mr . Enoch Sykes , Shelderlow , meehamc . Mr . John Gartside , Hey , cotton-twister . Mr . George Saville , dittOjdjtro . Mr . Joseph Greaves , tinplate-worker , sub-Trea surer ; ;' - - - ¦'• .: ' . ' v ¦ ¦ : ¦ ' . . '¦ ' . ' .. ' ¦ ¦ " " .. ; . ¦' Mr . James Dawsoh , shoemaker , sub-Secretary .

      STALYBRIDGE . Mr . Thomas Cheetham , Back Gfosrenor-street . Mr . Thomas Cooper , Top SpriBg-strect . Mr . James Greenwood , Mount-pleasdnt . Mr . Wm . Crabiree , Moitram-road . Mr . JohnHunt , Grosvehor-street . Mr . John Marsland , Gas-street . Mr . William Harnaby , Back Spring-street , sub-Mr , WiUiam | IIall , Mouat-pleasant , Nenton-street s sub-Secretary . .

      STAFFOftD . Mr . John Brook ? , sen ., shoemaker , Sash-etreet . Mr . Alfred Hiimble ^ ditto , MilWanft Mr . Henry Meares , ditto , Fargate'Street . Mr . John Peake , ditt 6 j Friar-street . Mr . William Wood , ditto , Gottage-street . Mr . Henry Tavlor , ditto , Friar-Btreftt . Mr . William iialden , ditto , Helley ' s-square , sub . Treasureiv Mr . Samuel Ward , ditto , Friar-street , sub- Secre tary . . " ¦ ¦¦ ' - , ¦ ' ¦ '¦¦ . " . ¦ , . Mr . Wm . PepIow , ditto , Friar-street , Corresponding sub-Secretary . SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD , FOREST-STREET . Mr . Richard Naylorj framework knitter , Pingle . Mr . Savnuel Fox , ditto , New-row . Mr . Peter Mee , ditto , Reform-street . Mr . John Walker , ditto . Forest-street . Mr . John Elliott , ditto , Reform-street . Mr . John Shaw , sub-Treasurer , Tonrnend . Mr . Thomas Lee , eub-Seoretary . KINGSWQOD HILL . Mr . Charles Cowelij hatter , Oldland-common . Mr . Caleb Francombe , baker , Jiingswood-hill . Mr . Joseph Iuais , engineer , ditto . Mr !; William Evans , machinest , ditto . Mr . Thomas Harra , ditto , ditto . Mr . Henry Bartle , engineer j ditto . Mr . William Stanley , batter , Oldland-commouj sub-Treasurer . Mr . George Burchill , Kingswood-hiU , carpenter and joiner , sub-Secretary .

      BRISTOL . Mr . John Newman , baker , Gloucester-lane . Mr . Henry Firth , engineer , Barton-bill . Mr * John Copp , shoemaker , Church-lane . Mr . Thomas Woodroofe , stonemason , Kingsdown . Mr . Thomas Wynn . porter , 1 & , Great Ann-street . Mr . Henry Onion , French-polisher , Leek-lane . Mi * . William Blower , tailor , Lower Castle-street . sub-Treasurer . Mr . Felix William Simeon , letter-press-printei-j 1 , Temple-street , sub-Secretary ^

      NOTTINGHAM . Mr . Jonathan Barber , Brougham-street , framework-knitter . ¦;' . ¦ ""' Mr , John Buckland , Colwiek-street , Sneinton , framework-khitter . v J \ fr . John Hoslam , lace-maker , York-street . Mr . John Burbidge , needle ^ maker , NelsonTstrcet . Mr . John Spencer , Sun Hill , framework-knitter . Mr . William Parkerj Cricket Court , Barker Gate , framework-knitter . 0 : Mr , Beujamin Humphries , Lees Yard , Narrow Mach , framework-knitter . Mr WiUiamDoye ^ Po plar Place , lace-maker . . Mr . Thomas GiBuover , South-street , frameworkknitter . ¦¦ ;¦ '' .. ''¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' . . '' ¦ '¦¦ '' ¦ ¦ . '¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ; ¦ ¦ . ' ¦ ¦ ' ¦; . ¦ ¦ . - ' ' . :- ' :- '¦ ¦ - ' ¦¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ Mr . William Ginnever , East-street , frameworkknitierV ¦ ' .. "¦ ' . ¦ .. ¦ ' . ¦' ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ... ¦?' ' '"'" ' "' . - ¦ ' y ¦'' - " . ¦ . '¦ " '

      Mr . John Brooks , Tyler-street , framev ? orkknitter . ¦ . > . ,, ¦ ¦ ¦ . - . ¦ . ¦ - . ¦ = ¦ ¦ -. ¦ . -. ¦ ¦" . ' . '' . ¦ : '¦¦ - ' ' ¦ ¦ ' ¦ " . ' : Mr . Joseph Cook , Noah ' s Ark , Coalpit Lane . Mr . Robert Hurst , Cherry Plaeei frftmeworkknitter , •¦¦ : ; .: •;

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      SAIiFORD . — -Mr . Roberts lectured here on Wednesday week . . - - ROTHERBAM . —Mr . Parkes lectured here on Wednesday . ; A 3 IKGDON , Berks . —Mr . Stallwood lectured here on Tiiux «( iay week . - BiliSTON . —The Chartists of this pla ^ e finding our nnpurcbasable champion , Feargua O'Connor , Esq ., Was : ' :-in Biriningham , the council and coiumittee mustered to u man within an hour ' s notice and immediately deputed Mr . Styran iu conjunction wita Mr . Mpgg , the Wolverhampton delegate , to wait on Mr . OCcnnor , and endeavour to olitaVu the honour of a visit : from . him to our locality . The application was successful , and the result was received with great applause . At the uieeting Mr . Styran was called to the chair ; and introduced Mr . Baintow to the meeting as Mr . Q'Connor ' s precursor . Mr . Bairstow in a most iaipresaive miiiuier addresised the meeting at great length , and with excellent effect . .. ' ¦ •' v . . .

      On Sunday we had another feast r . f intellectual information , from Mr . Bairstow , but time and circutaataacKs renders ic impossible to 4 ivaauything like an outHne of his addresses . At the close of each lecture , the speafeer pointed to our noble Charter as the groundwork of our faith and actions , and energetically solicited every hearer present who was not enrolled , to come forward in the cauie of freedom and of G jd . ^ T pwards of fifty volunteers joined our ranks on Saturday , and several cards of menibershjp were delivered . ; Delegatb Meeting . —On Sunday delegates from the Councils of Woiyerfeampton v Walsall , Darlaaton , Dudley , and surrounding localities , met at Bijston , to devise the : best means and route to be taken in the demonstration foP . O'Connor , Esq ., on Monday next The delegates determined on the foiiowing route , v > 2 ; The Dariasion and Walsall Association to be at the top of Horsltsy Field , a quarter beforeone o ' clock , p , m ., and wait there the arriyal of Bilaton and Wolverbainpten

      Associations , and : then the whole body moved * on to the Railway Station , and arrive there twenty minutes before two p . m ., and wait the arrival of . our champion . ¦ ' . IJpon his arrival , return by Canal-street , Horee . Fair , isbrth-street , MarketpUi ^ , down , Queen-sV . eet , to St . Jatnea ' ssquare , WolterharBpton , &c , thence proceed up Piper ' s-r 6 w , down Bilston-street , direct for Bil ^ ton . up Wolveihampton-street , High-Etreet . Church-street , Old-road , dowu-Temple'Street , up New ^ Town , &c , to be haaded by a herald oh horseback ^ supported by two flags ; bearingth . e" inscription ¦ ¦** Peace , law , aud Order . " and the procession ta follow as agreed upon . Friends of ¦ liberty , Kit justice ; and humanity , come forth in your thousands , aad . honour on that day the . ' ¦ biayej' the unpurchasea and the unpurchasabie O' € k > nnor , ' and let the monopolising tjrants of alfattisnB see that-vijtue shall and will have its reward , and receive thegratefnl adoration of the people , through a bauevolent and tried champion , tie poor man ' s friend ; the widow's solace , O'Connor . , . / .. ¦ ' ' '' /¦ : : ; , - . ' , '¦ - . ¦ : . ¦ :: ¦; . ; ¦ . ; ¦ ¦ : . "

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      IMPORTANT CONFERENCE AT BATH . CHABTISTS , BEAD AND JVDGE FOR YOURSELVES 1 On Monday afternoon , a Conference took place at the room of the anti-Corn Law party , alias Liberal Association , between certain individuals calling themselves Chartists , and a majority of " all shades of Reformers . " The circular , requesting the attendance of the parties alluded to , trs worded thus : — - St . James ' s Liberal Associatien Room , 2 , Church-street " Sir , —At a meeting held in thiflro&m it was resolved , ' That a further preliminary meeting of the Reformers of Bath be held in this room on Monday next , March 7 th , at one o ' clock , to teie into consideration the best means of effecting » powerful union of the several parties desiring a better representation of the people . '"

      Copies of the circular were sent to some of the Chartists , and to many of the Liberals . Among the former were Reberts , Vincent , Philp , Twite , Clarke , Bolwell , Bartlett , and others : among the Liberals were the Rev Mr . Spencer , Admiral Gordon , Alderman Crisp , John Edrige , Ek } ., and some ether leading character * The numbers &t thiB meeting were about one hundred no more Admiral Gordon was called to the chair , and after reading the circular calling the meeting , called upon The Rev . Mr . Spencer to aadress the persons present as to the object for which they had mst He said Mr . Sturge , who was a Quaker , and a corn-factor , had issued a declaration in favour of complete sufrage ; and had submitted to the country a memorial to the Queen for a fair , full , and

      entire representation of the people , and called upon tbe people to sign it . ( Hear , hear . ) He had sent to him ( Mr . Spencer ) requesting to be informed whether the Chartists of Bath would sign that memorial , as they and the Chaitista of Bristol bad been lukewarm and inactive ; ana he conld not tslt what were their opinions on the subject of complete suffrage . The declaration of Mr . Storge was for every man of full age , untainted by crime , and of a fixed six months ' residence , ( so we understood ) to have a vote ; and that . » conference should be held in London or Birmingham , to decide upon the details necessary to secure an henest representation of the people . Mr . Spencer said he was fur the" Charter ; but as we conld not get that all at once , we should go with Mr . Sturge for complete suffrage , aahe was a man of wealth , and had been instrumental in abolishing slavery in the Indies .

      Mr . Edrige said the meeting was called for the purpose of hearing the opinions at different parties ; and that any man present , if be could not agree with Mr . Stur , je , could originate anything of his own . He spdte in favour of justice to all ; said tbe country was going to ruin in consequence of clas ¦> legislation ; and he calkd upon , all Reformers to unite with a view of altering the representative system . ilr . t > am » here rose and said he ha € heard different itatemenLa with much pleasure ; and while he would , not cease to go on till every principle of the Charter was obtained , he would most cordially Bign the memorial of Mr . Siurge for complete suffrage . He was for going with any party for justice—for a full and entire system of representation ; and he thought as that meeting was called for a specific purpose , it would be wrong in any person to force his opinions upon those present by moving any resolution contrary to the objects of the meeting , which was called for the purpose of agreeing to Mr . Sturee ' s declaration .

      Mr . Bastleti rose and said he had heard with much pltasure the conciliating tone of Mr . Spencer , and the bold " speech of Mr . Edrige . On many points he could not agree with either of these gentlemen ; nor could he agree with Mr . Phi p that tbe Chartists should sign the memorial of Mr . Sturge . No man could be more desirous than he was at seeing a coalition take place between the working and middle classes ; he had endeavoured , by every means in his power , to bring about that union . But he must say that he would not advocate any union of the two classes upon any but honourable term * . He was sorry to say that the middle class had stood aloof from the people . After the passing of tb * Reform Bill , they forgot the promise they made the working men . It was disgraceful that ten

      years after that event , the Tories should be in office . It was because the middle men had not been true to their promise , because they forsook the cause of the people . He said that more in sorrow than in anger . ( Hear , bear . ) But the Chartists were willing to forgive the middle classes for any misconduct ; and ho trusted that they would forgive the Chartists if they bad been guilty of any impropriety . I Cheers . ) We had arrived at an important crisis , calling for active exertion , and biddiDg us to be true to our principles . It had been said that if the two classes were to unite tbey conld accomplish everything Why not then unite for the attainment of tbe People ' s Charter ? Mt . Spencer had spoken ef complete suffrage , " which in his ( Mr . B . ' s ) opinion defined

      nothing—it was vague ; if it meant that every man , twenty-oue years old , untainted with crime , and of six month ' s residence , should have a Tote , why then it meant the " Charter Suffrage , " —lhear , hear , )—and he could not Bee why , as that snffrage had met with the approval of the great majority of the people , that it should not be recognised in name as well as the other . For bis part he would not quarrel about a name ; but he wanted a fair understanding ; he wanted the right of suffrage to be recognised , and for the people to struggle for its attainment , not forgetting the necessary adjuncts mentioned in the Charter , which were neces sary to give full effect to any system of representation . Mr . Spencer had eaid that Judge Biackstone stated that representation ought to be co-extensive with

      taxation . He { Mr . B . ) differed with that commentator , who , he thought , was very vague , very indefinite as to what ought to constitute a just principle of representation . All men paid taxes , felons and minors , but no one will say , they ought to vote . But it appeared that there was no verj great difference in the opinion of those present , in regard to the justice of the Chartists principles . Why , then , should they not make their union one likely to be productive of some good . If we were honest to our principles ; if we on all occasions supported them by fair and honourable discussion , we should make numerous converts to them ; but if we buried them in a cloud of names , we shaJl only bewilder , instead of making converts of men . If there ¦ was any man present who had not made up his mind , as to the justice of the principles of the Charter , be advised him to tbink deeply upon them : to ponder

      we ; I—he did not wish any to act contrary to their convictions . Any union to be permanent must be composed . of sincere men , convinced of the justice of their principles—( hear , hear . ) If the meeting agree with tbe principles of the Charter , and that was what he called npon them to do—tbey would agree to appoint any numfeer of men to meet in Convention for the purpose of devising raeaDg of carrying these principles into effect .. But let it be understood that he was for the people meeting in public , for the purpose of agreeing to what details they think necessary to effect that end . He was for the people meeting to form a constitution , as did the people of America and of Switzerland ; He ¦ went on for Borne time loDger , shewing that we had no constitution in England , and that had we such , the Tories would not occupy their present position , nor would the country be in such general distress . He concluded by moving the following resolution : —

      " That the late deciBion in tbe House of Commons in regard to tbe Corn Laws , affords a strong proof among many others afforded by the nature and disposition of that House ,, of the necessity there exists for a thorough j organic change in the representative system . That in order to effect this change , ' with a view of repealing ' the Corn Laws and every other bad law , a coalition between the middle and working classes is necessary . Bu ; it is ihe opinion of this meeting tbat this coalition should be upon none but honourable terms , that is to say , not for party purposes or class interest , but fur the \ purpose of struggling for the whole of the principles i of the-People ' s Charter , according to the sense of the j majority fairly taken in public meeting assembled" j ilr . H . BaRTLETT " seconded the motion . - \ Mr . CEisp said that re £ Olution wouid entirely upset the objects of that meeting , wMch was to agree to the ; declaration of 3 Jr . Sturge . i

      Mt . " BaKTIETT said it had been stated that they ' were met to give their opinions as to what should be ' done to better tbe condition of the country , and therefore , Le had staved his views . He waa not against any body who choose to go with Mr . Sturge ; but he would j call upon the Chartists to be true to their principles , j He was sorry that men generally were not ; they regarded more their own selfish interests . If there were men opposed from prejudice to Chartism , that was no reason why we should leave our old course of rightful action . Mr . CLAE . K . E gave in his m » st cordial assent to Mr . Sturge ' a position ; and thought if we could get the suffrage , we should afterwards gtt the other points of the Caarter ; aud he hoped Mr . B&rtiett would withdraw his motion-Mr . ' Babtlext said he would £ o no such thing .

      Mr . Spe . nceb spoke in explanation , and said he was for the w . hoJe Charter ; but he would not refrain from signing Mr . Sturge ' s memorial . Mr . Phillips said he would have the Chartists to be on their goard—they could truct no one . The middle men had deceived us before . Several others spoke in the same strain , as did Mr . Spencer . Mr . Vincent said he thought it unfair for any individual to force his opinions upon that meeting . He would sign Mr . Sturge's memorial , for it went a great way forthe Charter . We should not quarrel about things ; we thought all Chartists would sign the memorial ; and he hoped Mr . Bartlett would not press his motion . * - Mr . Abchbald spoke in favour of union ; but said nought as to what should be the terms of that union . Mr . Bartlett said , he did not wish to prevent any persons signing Mr . Sturge ' s memorial , he wanted them to express their assent ot dissent to the resolution . Mr . Yiscest moved an amendment , "That we agree with , and are determined to sign Mr . Sturge's motion . ' The amendment was put and carried . A motion was then made that a public meeting should be held to consult the public on the subject ef the memorial ; but Mr . Spexceb and his party objected to j-ny such thing .

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      PETITION . Tothe Honourable ike Representatives of Property , for Great Britain and Ireland , in Parliament essembkd , Hchblt Shetveth , laat your Petitioners , with extreme sorrow , see * £ a hear of thousands of our feilew country-men mown out of employment by their work being performed bj machinery , and which , of course , deprives uioussjids of our brethren of their dailv bread , besides robbing the national treasury of its revenne , ioi the machines require only coals and oil , whereas fflen consume jour highly taxed articles . We pray , therefore , that man may be put upon an equal footing with the machines , and that a direct l&xation should be put upon the production of Machinery in proportion as ' indirect taxation bears npon the production of manual labour . And your Petitioners shall e ^ ery pray .

      Pbistebs , Sawyers , Masons , Tdbsebs , Wbavebs , Spixnees . Airdrie , 26 U February , 1842 .

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      Skgclab . Death . —A few days since a labourer * paed Styles , Imng at aa ancient farmhouse , called ^ ole , aear Boarshead , Rotherfidd , partook of some « ice . In attempting to swallow a bone with a fkee of £ sh , the former stuck in his throat , and Jliled iim . —Sussex Express .

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      CHARTIST MISSIONARY TOUR THROUGH GALLOWAY . Within the last fortnight I have attended a series of meetings in that province of Scotland commonly called Galloway , which for numbers , enthusiasm , and determination , have not been surpassed , I am sure , in any part of the United Kingdom ; and what renders this the more remarkable is , that in this quarter of the country , Chartism has never before been agitated , at least to any extent , many of the people being perfectly ignorant of what Chartism is , while those who did know anything about it received their information through the corrupted channel of a ljing press , and , of course , were led to look upon it as & monstrous bugbear . Galloway , including the County of Wigtown , and Stewartry of Kirkcudbright , is strictly an agricultural district , and although the people generally are intelligent , and inspired with an instinctive love of freedom , still it has too much of that political inactivity and serfdom which chaiacterise similar po : tions of the

      country . A few scattered villages are to be found here and there , among tho hills , in which the principles of liberty have been kindly nourished , but no effort has been spared by the lordly owners of the soil to crush the first breathings of independence , and to keep the people in a state of political and mental slavery . Associations of working men , however , on the principles of the People ' s Charter , were formed some time a&o in Cattle Doaglas , Gatehouse , and Newton Stewart . With the members of these associations first originated the design ef holding meetings throughout the whole of Galloway , in promotion of the cause , ana your humble servant was selected , by mutual consent , to perform the arduous yet noble task . .

      Conscious of the difficulties which lay m my way , but strong in the vategrity and . goodue&sof . my cause , I set out upon my mission on . Tuesday , the 15 th ult . That evening I held my first meeting in Creetown . Much opposition had been previously uianifested . to ' oui principles in this village ; but suddenly the public mind had become changed . The evening was fine aud clear ; the people came flocking in from the country , and at the hour of meeting , the corn mill , which , waa kindly granted for the purpose , was filled to the door , so much so , that mauy had to stand en the outside;— I would say that there were at least four hundred present Mr . George Nish , tailor , was called to the ^ ch ^ ir . I then commenced my address , exposing the injustice of the arittscracy ; traced it all to the irresponsible power which the people bad permitted them to exercise , and defended the six measures of the Charter as the

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      THE ENGLISH CHAKTIST CIRCULAR . We know not a more thoroughly deserving work than this little inexpensive and unpretending periodical . And few things have lately given us more sincere pleasure than to learn that O'Connor has determined to write in it a series of letters ' to the working people . We hope that no working man or woman will omit to buy and read those letters . It will of course bo neither possible nor necessary for u-i to transfer these'l etters . to the Star—but the first , which appears this week , is short , and so fully expressive of opinions in reference to t ) ae Circular &tid its excellent publisher , in which we perfectly coincide that we cannofc resist the impulse ' .. to give and recommend it to our readers .

      " TO THE WORKING PEOPLE . "Ms Dear . Friends , "I have undertaken to write a series of letters to yeu through the little Halfpenny Circular . :- . " - JC must write in short and complete . sentences , as the space is very limited . I have often thought that our opponents ( who rely so much upon the power of their press , ) measure our weakness by popular indifference bo frequently manifested in neglect of cheap Chartist periodicals . In this , my introductory letter , I must observe that the little publication in behalf of which I now appeal , had at one period a very large circulation ; and tbavone of the causes of its decline was unprincipled ,

      thoughtless , and uiijust in the extreme ; it arose from a supposition that certain parties not in good repute , citLer edited it or contributed to it . This notion was erroneous ; but supposing euch tor have been the case , denunciation in consequence was highly reprehensible , and especially upon tho part of Chartists , whose principle is "measures , Nox men . " The mailer , therefore , and not the writer , should have beeu subject for comment I have ever looked upoa a cheap ¦ press as the skirmiJshiDg force of its political party , and I have wondered , over and over again , that a sufficient number of such a paper as the English Chartist Circular ' could be published in this country in its present position . ; ...

      •' Let me , in this my firtt letter , recommend a plan for increasing the circulation of the Chartist Circular . Suppose , then , each subscriber should canvass . for one purchaser ; and where is the man so destitute of influence , who has not gvlq half penny friend in the werlu ? Bythismode the circulation would be doubled in one week . " Tho subjects upon which I mean to address you are , the six points of our . Charter as compared with any other description of Charter offered by any Other party . I shall make my series full and complete , so that if he chooses , the publisher may afterwards publish them in a pamphlet . This service ; you iriust bear in mind , is gratuitous , and my reasons for undertaking

      it are threefold . Firstly , an anxious desire to find political food at a cheap rate , for all whom poverty has deprived of the means of purchasing a higher priced paper ; and , after all , the poorest has a pride in having entire possession of whatever he buys ; Secondly , a wish to presarve so valuable an auxiliary to our cauise from periahiDg ; with a view to induce the circulation of such a paper in ^ very . town throughout the land : and thirdly , because the Northern Star ^ cannot , at all times , afford space for as muiih as I would wish to say to you ; and , moreover , I shall have opportunities , of addressing the men of London up to tae last of the week , while Wednesday is the last day upon which I can write from London to the Northern Star .

      " This has been a busy and anxious week withme ; it has , in truth , been a great week for Chartism in the Metropolis , and therefora more than this , my introductory epistle , cannot be expected in the present number of the Circular . In iny next I shall draw the attention of the trades to the absolute necessity of achieving their redemption from the influence of capital , ere it be too late ; and I shall show that through the Charter alone can they hope fcr that redemption . I shall also prove that no two interests are more inseparably bound up together than those of the shopkeeping and working classes ; while no two classes ' .:, of the middle order , under existing circumstances , are moire opposed to each other than the steam-producing class and the sbbpkeeping class ! In : fine , 1 shall show : that unrestricted machinery has been tbe ruin of the working classes—

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      ¦ ¦ ¦ :: y ; ' -- ; v "; : EDINBURGH . : /{ f J < :: '¦ : Soiree in honour of Jambs Bbontebrb OTJribn , Esq . —A Soiree in honour of this gentleunn was purposed to ' bave been held here ; upon hfe first visit from the South ; but , in eonsequence of prior engage ments , it had to be postponed till Thursday last , the 3 rd instant , when It came off in grand style . The company was numerous , and the arrangements all that could be wished . In addition to the " seaoolmistei * himself , Mr John Duncan , from Dundee , ' and / Mr Abram Duncan were present Mr . Thomas Blacfcie , our excellent and active secretary , occupied the ; ehair . The Cannon Mills band , Who volnteered their servjeei put of respect to the gueat of the night , delighted the company with several airs , executed in their usual brilliant style .

      Mr . Abram Duncan spoke tp ^ the firstsentiment , " The people , the legitimate source of all power , " and elucidated its truth in his usua \ masterly manner . Mr . John Duncan followed , and responded to " The Charter , and inayH speedily become the law of th « laud . * He urged , in a glowing ^ and forcible style , the ^ necessity for all true Ref 6 rm . era standing fast by the Chatter to the Tery letter , as well as for their counteracting the deaigtw of the many humbugs who , under one name or another , are so anxious to destroy pur movement . He gave a graphic descriBtipn of the discomfiture experienced fcy these parties in Dundee , and pointed out the gross hypocrisy and knavery by which all their late acts have been characterised . Next , came the toast of the Evening , ' ^ Success to and long life to Mr . O'Brien . " This was

      received with the most enthusiastic applause ; waving of handkerchiefs , &c . Mr Abram Duncan pronounced a glowing eulogiutu upon Mr . O'Brien , who , he said , bad ( apart from the goo *! done more immediately by himself ) been the means of raising up a body ot political instructors who rank amongst the first and moat useful in . , the movement . ¦ Mr . O'Brien then addressed the audience in hte uaual impressive and effective manner , We cannot , of course , give even an outline of what he said , but it may be noticed that he took occasion to reply to the " new move" of Mr : Sturge , and clearly laid down the course

      which the . Chartists ought to pursue . He , would , have them on no account countenance the " complete buffrage" movers , until they went the whole length of the Charter ; nor even then , if they required as a condition that we were to mix it up with the question of . Corn Law repeaJ , for , because , in the latter case , they would use the aid thus borrowed from us , to forward that part of the movement in which alone they : felt ; interested , and throw our share of it overboard whenever they could . conveniently do so . He conclasled amidst the most tremendous cheering . After some songs , &c , the company dispersed , much gratified and instructed by the proceedings of the evening . :

      Discussion . —rOwing to the late hour to which Mr . O'Brieu ' a last lecture " had ; been necessarily prolonged ^ when here before , it was resolved to have another night devoted to discussion , in order that the Socialists and others who expressed a wishi to discuss some of bis positions , had there been time , might have an opportunity of doing bo . Friday , the 4 th , was Announced for that purpose , The chapel was crammed to the doors at an early hour , Mr . Ranken in the chair . It is singular tbiit although many individuals waxed wonderfully valiant after Mr ; O'Brien left town , arid spoke much of the great things ^ they would have ilone had there been time , no one appealed to discuss but Mr . Charles Duncan ( who addressed a letter to Mr . OB . in ; theSiur , some weeks ago ) . Mr . Duncan referred Mr , O ' Btieh t »

      his letter , and , wished his reply to it . After remarking upon the unfairness with which M r . Duncan had chosen to send to a newspaper as his ( Mr . O'B . ' s views , what really was not so , while any answer that he might give conld : only come before those present at that meeting ; he proceeded to expose Mt . Duncan ' s fallacies iu saying that an aristocracy and mbneyocracy were essential to a State , &c , &c , all of which he triumphantly refuted to tbe satisfaction ef all present ( with the exception , as appeared by the show of hands , of Mr . DuBcan hiin « self ) At the ; same time , Mr . OB . took occasion to enter at some length upon his political views . The Chairman then asked if any other person present wished to be heard . After a slight pause , a question or two of explanation on minor points were asked and uatisfac *

      tonly answered . No one else appearing at the requisition of the Chairman , he took a shew of hands , wh < n , with the exception already noticed , every hand we could see was held up . Mr . Wat » pn then moved a vote of thanks to Mr . O'Brien , ; who , he said , bad given him , that night , information he would never forget , and which he would prize while he lived . The vote was carried by exclamation . Mr . O'B ., we may mention , referred , in the course of the evening , to the Sturge move , the position of which he placed-In the clearest light : indeed , there can be no doubt that the effect of all he said on the subject is either to throw these gentry into the arms of the Chartists , or confine them to mere committees of electors , in which latter capacity tbey may do good , and will be , at least , powerless for mischief . ' ; ¦ .. ' ' ¦/;¦ : ¦ ¦ ¦ .- ¦ . ¦ - ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ • : ¦ ¦¦ ¦"¦ ¦ ... ¦ ¦"•' - , '' ¦ ¦ -

      Meeting of the Association . —A meeting of this bOfly was called by placard , to consider the " complete suffrage" move . It was the most Bumetously attended of the Association we have ever seen . Mr . Rankin in the chair . After some : routine business , the " tug of war" commenced . The " movers , " Beeiog ¦ the appearance of the meeting against them , tried an adjournment i > r . Glover ( who had joined the Association the night before . ' ) thought we should pause and consider , &c &c , but the adjournment was negatived . A Mr . Green then moved a resolution to the effect , " that although , as a body , we could not , consistently with our principles , support the complete suffrage mo- 'e , yet th 3 t ,-a » individuals , we Bhonld . " Another meniber moved the following amendment : — " That tbia Associationi either

      individually , or as a body , wilTnot sanction nor ^ support anagitatioii got up for a measure of reform short ol the People's Charter ; and that they will in future , aa they have in tiuies , ' pa > t ; ' express ' .- this their opinion at public meetings . " He exposed the gross fallacy pf making , a distinction between the course to be pursued by the Association and that by all its members . "The Association was nothing ; but a bady of men joined for a certain purpose ; and if it was " inconsistent with Uieir demands" to support the " New Move , " they " would be acting a part at once ridiculous and inconsistent to support thao same move as individuals . He denied that that the . «« declaration" neces sarily meant Universal Suffrage , but that it admitted of other constructions more or less honest in proportion to the length of conscience possessed by the person subcribing . ( If this be so , what inay a long ; conecience , and truth-loving Qaafter not mean by it !) Dr . Glover defended tbo " new wore" men , who , he

      declared , were excellent fellows . Ho had heard a working man speak at one of thsir meetings ;; and it was perhaps one of the best speeches he had ever heard , &o . &c . He , of course , supported ; the motion ; Mr . Blackie opposed the motion , and . ably Supported the amcuduientV He informed the meeting that the " working man , " with whose speech the > vbithy Doctor was so uiuth in love , ww no working man , but a parson's son ! ( Precious few of tlicm make their sons working , men if tlicy can help it , )—and quoted , as part of that said ' excellent speech , " : a pasKige to the tffoCt , that the " ntsw . move" associations . would , like Pharaoh ' s lean Sine t " eat up the fat ones . " He gufc it to the Doctor whether this was not the case , and the Doctor could not deny ifc Mr . Ranken then left the chair , and ably supported t ie amendiuent . When the vote was ti . keu , five hands were held up for the motion all the remainder . ' for ' , the amendment ! Thehunibugs are done for here .

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      HOUSE OF COMMONS . ( CbnrfudedJ ' rom our sixth page .-} found that the same oppressive proceedings were in many instances chargeable on tbe cultivators of the soil . —( hear , hear . ) He would read to the House & statement which appeared two er three weeks ago in the public newspapers . The proceeding' to which it referred took place in a county magistrates ' office on Monday , Jeb . 34 , when there were present "Messrs . H . S . Ottviex , W- Hughes , 8 » dT . H . Grnbbe . The Bon . member then read the following paragraph from the Wiltshire Inde peBdent : — " JeSfj Dowse , a labouring man , was charged ¦ with damaging a . maiden oak tree , tbe property of the trustees of the late Mr . Watson Taylor , at TTrchfont . A policeman stated that he saw tbe defendant go from his house to a tree , into which he climbed and-cut wood He to him and

      ^ ith a billhook . then went stopped iim , and took sway Che hook . This was before six o'doci in the morning . It was bright moonlight . Mr . Kew said that the damage was Is . Dowse , in his defence , ^ ia , < Ivas driven to do this by distress , to get something to make * fire to ' wash clothes for my family . I ' ve a wife and £ ve child en ; and no week this winter have I earnedmore than 7 s . Last week I only earned 6 s . 3 d . ; and out of that I paid Is . lOjd . rent , and 9 d . for firing , and -what was left ( 3 s . 7 ? , d . ) was all we had to keep Bgren persons . One of ti » Magistrates—You need not h » ve marrfcd ; besides your distressed condition did not authorise you to steal Dowse—No , Sir ; but distress drives one to do what you would net do at another thnfr If I go to prison , 1 shall hare some -victuals to eat , that's one comfort . A Magistrate—You have an honest f&ce ; it is a pity you should do such things . You

      loot honest IA more respectable-looking labouringman we have seldom seen . ) In answer to one of the magistrates ^ Dowse said tha t he had been digging for Sir . John Snook , and before that for Mr . Weeks . Fined Id . izwlnding costs . Dowse—I conld not pay lOd ., much less 10 s . I must go to prison , I suppose . He was committed for fourteen days . '' If the House would set about devising a remedy tor such a state of things they mttst look to the poverty which oTerzpread the people both in the rural and manuf acturing district ? . Whilst this poverty existed they must txpect toliave such complaints urged upon them again and again ; and , however discreditable to the House * nd tbe country the statements might be which had been made by the Hon . Member for KnaresboTough , he was glad they had been brought forward , and be hoped tbe Hon . Member would insist on their being fully investigated .

      Mr . LAMBT 05 , as tha representative of a northern constituency in some degree affected by the statements of the Hon . Member for Knireaborough , expressed a tope tljat he would move for a Committee forthwith . Mr . Ferkasd said he had brought forward these charges in reply to Hon . Gentlemen opposite . The Hon . Member for Wolverhanrpton told him a few nights ago that ihe matter should not be allowed to rest where it was , and he tfeonght the Hon . Member would instantly have moTed fer a Select Committee to enable him to prove the charges he had made . He was prepared that instant to produce his authorities to the House , or before a Select Committee , whenever it should t& appointed ; and he had made up his mind himself to move before Easter for a Committee to investigate the whole matter , unless some other Hon . Member should do so before Fridsy next .

      Mr . VILLIKRS said he had not allowed the matter to rest , havmg produced to the House the names of upirards of 100 manufacturers who broadly and moat unequivocally denied the charge . After some sentences from Captain Pechell , Mr . O'Cosseli , in moving fer a return of the persons who had registered arms in the county of Downs , imputed a recent murder in that county to the ipiriS of Orangeism . Lord Eliot gave some explanations , and expressed the regret of the Government . He believed , however , that the oSance had begun upon the Roman Catholic side . The production of the return was agreed to . The Speaker having left the chair ,

      Sir B , Hakdisgb brought forward the Army Estimates , proposing an addition of 1 , 447 men to the force Toted in the last essimate . making a total of 95 . man , exclusively of the troops employed in India . He explained the necessity of reliefs for some regiments which had for many consecutive years been kept abroad ; and observed that efficiency was the true&t

      economy . Lord HovficK was nndsrstood to express his approbation of SirH- Hardinge's statement Lord Abthub . Ixxsox thought tiiat in the present state of our re atiacs -with America and France , a larger force should have been proposed . He wished , too , that more of encouragement should be bestowed upon the service , in order to induce good men . to join it . Mr . Mi caclat said a few words . Sit H . Hajldisge , in TnaTrrng some additional odslt-TatioBs , declared that her Majesty had now six battalions in the completest order , ready at any moment to be sect to any quarter of the globe . Some conversation about the depot system took plaee between Sir H . Hxhbisge and Lord Johx Rtsselx , in ihe coaise of which Lord John expressed Ills general concurrence in the vote .

      Mr . Williams thought that the statement of the Waja and Means ought to have preceded the discussion tit die Estimates . The revenue fell short of the expenditure in the lost year ; and the expenditure in this jesr was greater than in the last . The deficiency was 2 | mflliong in last year , and in this year it would be more . He saw no occasion for so large a force , and •» onM move a reduction . He objected also to the amount of the half-pay and retired allowances ; to the lite brevet , which he said tbat tbe army had not merited by any recent services : and to . the pensions sllswed to widows . He proceeded in a eunflar vein of eritirimn through Tarieus other items of military expeoditcra

      Sir How abb DorGias waa not surprised that the late Ministers did not resist the now proposed provisk «; it was only what they themselves ought to have reoommeBded . Tbe reliefs of the army had hitherto bsea very insufficient , as -was also the force now employed in India . He insisted on the importance to the troops of rellgiouB instouction , of libraries , and' of BiTiugs ' -tants . Cjptain Lataud wished ttat the soldiers ' pensions tfwmld be increased , and that , after ten years , a soldier shonld be entitled to a free discharge .

      SirH . Haedisge inclined to concur in the opinion Sfct the period of service entitling a soldier to his discharge might be usefully shortened . As to the increase rf pen "tops , the difficulty was chiefly a financial one With respect to Mr . WIHiams's observations , he stated , ttat seven battalions of the proposed force were regmred for the war in China ; and that the half-pay list had been itnch diminished , but conld not be further reduced , except by death , the officers being now , for the mwt part , too old to be recalled into active sorice . As the number of officers diminished by dfisth , the number of pensions to their widows bad BnaTtidably augmented . The Eervice abroad was sq ^ Tsre , that the reliefs must absolutely be increased ; aad thii required an increase in the total force . Mr . Williams said , that after the explanation giren as to the exigencies of the Chinese war , he would forbe&r from di-nding the House .

      Ik- O ' Coxxeli . said a few-words , and the rote was ifinntd . On the second vote , for the sum required to mainkia &eae forces , Mr . Williams proposed to cut eff the 6 X 5685 of pay received by the Household troops bejoni -what -was received by other regiments . SirH . HaSdisge defended this extra pay , on the Pound of the peculiar character of these troops , 51113 the greater expence of living in the metropolis . Colouei Rattdox confirmed this view . ik- Williahs , persevered in dividing the House , a ^ d " » as defeated by a majority of 144 against 12 . ^ - Williams , nothing daunted , took another 9 "" ion npon the Tote for the volunteers , and was again defeated .

      The Committee then passed the remainder of tbe fBBJ Estimates , and proceeded to those of the S * avy . ^ £ r . Cyriets raised another disenssion upon tbe c *** of Elton , defending some parts of his conduct-Captain Beekeley gave a sketch of Mr . Elton's fcwal life , impeachine him of habitual insubordination . Captain Rous vindicated the court-martial , and dis"Pproved the clemency of the Admiralty in remitting P ^ of the" sentence . S ^ nie conversation followed about the effects to be fleeted from the Merchant Seaman ' s Registry Act ath and eih William IV ., a 19 , which Sir C ¦ "Eper considered a measure of great benefit to the navy . - Jte Committee then proceeded with the other votes , «* a tfcs House adjourned .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 12, 1842, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct589/page/7/