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      Mr Deas Famros , —We we 4 , 000 , 000 , aye and more . Nero lose right of that fact , that we are 4 , 000 , 000 and more ; and more I say , because our petition bad nearly that number of signatures , thousands being rolled on that never were and that never could bare been counted ; while Cornwall was late , and surely we have thousands of friends in Cornwall . Most of the Derby were swept awsy by the flood ; the Bilston were stolen by a broker who seized the furniture , and with it our petition , in Stiran ' s house , wto > went to America ; many were burned ; but yet we are

      4 , 000 , 000 . Bow proud was I to call you 2 , 000 , 000 just twelve months ago , when the prison walla separated ae , and how doubly proud must I bow be to ' call you 4 , 080 , 000 ; aye , I could write it for ever * And now hear me . The political hemisphere " begins to thicken around us ; for in proportion as we become numerous , united , and powerful * in the same proportion will be increased the secret machinations of oar enemies to destroy U 3 . Ye 3 , yes , my brav

      comrades , the old enemy is once more in the field , bat I am upon the watch-tower . "What think you , then ! "Who think you is now the frontispiece of the new nsw mote 1 " Who think you has been placed upon the Sturge Council ? Why , Daniel O'Connell I Now was I right or wa 3 I not \ Now was Harrison right or was he not ! and were not the rile hypocrites who contradicted him plotting in their souls , while they were lying with their lips ? O but THEY must notbe denounced ! O no I The

      Iambs ! the intellectual dears ! O no 1 they shall not be allowed to strengthen themselves in . the dark , and then to shew their strength when we may be unprepared to meet them . This more is the last effort of expiring Whiggery , and never , so long as I lire , will I be a party to the mere transfer of power from Tory to Whig hands . My Friend 3 , these hypocrites must now be met , and conquered . I tell you that , whatever pretended friends may say , if you don ' t beat them they'll beat you . The body of their force consists of the aristocracy of labour—men who are too proud to work snd too poor to live without it . Their leaders bare been the staunch advocates of Whiggery , tyranny , and oppressioa—keeping a " fair" outside , ¦ while their woik 3 bear evidence of the blackness of

      their hearts . They have now added to their ranks the conspirator against the trades , the reviler of the Chartists , the denouncer of Frost , the eulogist of the "Irish bojs" vrho shot down Shell and others , the recruiting sergeant for 500 , 000 fighting irishmen to fight against freedom , the rotten prop of Whiggery ; he , who in last week ' s DubRn Register , is reported to have spit out an increased vomit of abuse against the real and veritable Chartists of England . He , with more candour than his assosiates , admit 3 that the object of the present move is to destroy us ; he condemns us for our sympathy for Frost , and still call 3 him traitor ; he praises our bitterest enemies , and he calls upon hi 3 bludgeon men to enrol . Let them ! We have beaten all sectionaJlv—we will

      beat all unitedly . My . friends , Chartism is now no child ' s play ; it has assumed an importance which none ceuid have anticipated . It has roused the passion of rotten Whisgery , while it alone has forced the tariff from Sir Robert Peel . The tariff is meant a 3 a barrier to Chartism , while the Whigs have ho better claim to cur support than their load professions of Tory hatred . O , say they , " we are better than the Tories . " They are not ; and had they remained in office , to have witnessed the present distress , "they would have silenced the cry of hunger with the sabre and the bullet . Yes , they would have mown us down like grass , and I shall ever contend that but for thai ; gallant commander , that judiciou 3 soldier ,

      that crave bat prudent man , CoL Wemyss , England , ander Whiggery , would have been visited with all the horrors of a bloody revolution . Of this I am perfectly convinced , that while every military precautioa was Wisely ta-fcan £ » r tl » o prcserTatitm of lb » peace , no inflated means wera resorted to , for the purpase of parading military skill against an unarmed people . I have known officers before now who sought honour , promotion , and distinction , through blood , -while C » L Wemyss had to deal with the wor . it sst of magistrates in England , and while be was placed in command of tae most impoverished district , he has never once allowed the Whig government , the local anthorities , or the hungry people , to tern him from what he considered the wisest means

      Ux the preservation oF the peace , wxme he never once wounded the feeling 3 of a working man . Every man in Lancashire will bear ample testimony to this statement , a 3 I have gathered the character from the Kps of the poorest of the poor . Now , you ask why I mention this fact . I will tell you . Because having put forward our moral strength , the factions who considered us but few and disunited , will strain every serve to drive the people , where they are weakest and mo 3 t distressed , into a physical outbreak ; and thi 3 - Whiggery will saddle mpon Chartism , and then the "Whigs will boast to the middle classes thus : —" -0 ! . you see how we

      defended joa against the revolutionary Chartist 3 only gire U 3 power once mere , and we will complete the work of Chartist destruction . " And so abhorrent is the struggle far a / air day ^ s icage for a fair day ' s toerh to the monopolists , that they , apart fromall political consideration , wonld join with any party who would support capital against labour , art against nature , and machinery against living man . OF XSEASOJf , TSEACHEBT , A 5 D ISDCCEKENT TO OCTBrlEAE , tH £ X , BEWJLRE , I BESEECH TOC . It is a hard crust for a starving man to chew upon the one hand but npoa the other it is the last—the only hope ot faction .

      Since Saturday , I iave visited Barnsley , Manches ter , and Birmingham . At Bamsley , good Barnsley , we had aa overflowing and enthusiastic meeting : and the Chartists of that town , nothing disappointed hj the insolence of . faction , have resolved up ^ a redoubling their exertions to meet it . A = to iiaiicliester , it is still the apostolic see of democracy . Even on "Wjut-Moflday the gallant fellows left their sport , and filled their spacious Hall to heir one who thought he had long since tired them . And Birmingham , in . spite of all the

      macninaUos 3 of local tricksters , is alive to our priECiples , and has resolved once more to take the lead . Neither quackery , preaching , or trickery will succeed here . They cry peace , while they pro ^ claim war ; they cunningly profess a desire to unite , while they are secretly conspiring against us . They speak of another Conference ; let it come . We shall , and will , be represented there ; acd , in order that none may be taken by surprise , I now give notice that , if elected , I will propose the following lesoiiticm at the outset : —

      ** Unsolved , —That this Conference recognise the jsstice of the six points of the People ' s Charter , and hereby resolve to contend for them by all and « very constitutional means , until they are adopted as the constitution of this country , tinder the 5-1 X 2 , IITLE , A > D DESIGNATION OF THE PEOPLE ' S Chaeies ; and that no new Association shall be formad , one being already in . existence , which has beea established by the working classes themselves ^ and und = j ihe lairs , ivies , and regulations of winch ,

      wiseij , prndentiy , and boldly administered by our Executive , we feave reached our present commanding posi : io 2 . And while we invite all classes loving justice to jsin us , we admonish , cosnsel , and advise those vrho li ? a by labour , to look with suspicion upon all who would indues them to abandon the Etaud&r-i under which they have so loBg contended for their rights snd we further consider that becoming members of ihe National Charter Association is the truest test of sneerity which can be given by those who approve of ear principles /'

      Now , should I be elected to the forthcoming Conference , that is the first resolution which I shall move . Therefore , the people thronghout the land are now aware of what they are to support , if they approve of union withont compromise . Let every locality , then , be prepared , and if they approve of the above resolution , let them pledge their delegates to support it ; and if the distant towns sre many of them too poor to send delegates from their own localities , we will appoint so Election Committee , to consist of the EticBfe ° f I ff eedom in land near Birmingham ,

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      and select from the immediate neighbourhood good men and true , who , with the consent of ihe people at a distance , will represent those distant towns , whose expencea will be thus considerably diminished . We ask for no advantage , while we are resolved that none shall be taken of us in that Conferencefustians and broad cloth , the priest and the layman , shall meet and sit together ; and , if a union of principle , and without compromise , can be effected , we wUl hail it .

      The good men of Manchester will find in Manchester representatives for the most distant parts of Lancashire , where povertylmight else silence the tongue of labour . They have established a precedent . Collins was rejected in Birmingham , an d was elected for Newport , in Wales . This will ' reduce our expences by £ 300 or £ 60 U . At all eveiits , nothing shall be left undone on my part , as I cousider representation at such meetings of the verv highest importance .

      Now , one word , and I have done . We do not sufficiently assist those friends who straggle for us . The good poor fellows of London gave all the effect in their power to our glorious Petition , but for this they incurred great expence . Now , this was not a London demonstration ; it was a national demonstration ; and , therefore , the nation is bound to pay for it , else will the London men have just cause of complaint . Now , a little from ail will make the

      burden light . They have published a balance-sheet , by which it appears that . £ 40 is due . Therefore , the country must see that all are in honour bound to forward their mite to the London Treasurer , who , I am sure , will gratefully acknowledge the aid of the provinces . The procession was the best part of our proceedings ; and it is scarcely fair that those who undertook the trouble should be also saddled with the expence . I am , my dear Friends , Your faithful Servant , Feabgus O'Connor . Birmingham , Wednesday , May 18 th , 1842 .

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      BIKMINGHAIYI . GREAT CHARTIST MEETING . A Eumerou 3 and enthusiastic meeting , called by placard , "was held on the large piece of building ground near the Canal bridge Dtrddlest-sH-row , on Monday evening last A commodious hustings was erected on the . occasion "which waa ornamented in front -with the beautiful baunef of the National Charter Association . The meeting was called for the purpose of enabling the -13 / 100 -who signed the petition to hear the report of

      their delegate to the Convention , and considering the course to be adopted in the present alarming state of the country . At six o'clock , a large concourse of people ¦ were assembled in front of the hustings , wbil ' st numereus groups were to be seen on the outskirts warmly discussing the manner in which their petition had been received , and bitterly denouncing the conduct of the House of Corruption . A bill was posted on the hustings , hundreds of copies of which lias been circulated throughout the town . ; it contained the following words , " Never again will I petition a den of thieves . "

      At half-past six , Mr . J . Porter , of Moor-street , was unanimously called to the chair . Toe Chairman addressed tha meeting in a brief and effective speech- He said they had assembled on the present occasion , for tke purpose of hearing the report of the delegite to the Convention Ha made a ew rtxTtKrfes on tK « fcaj »» oomiticV ui the Houie of Commons , and concluded by calling on the meeting to . give each speaker a fair and impartial hearing—( lond cheers ) . . Mr . Johk Mason proposed the first resolution : be was warmly applauded , and said _ that as they had agreed to the National Petition at their great Towi ; - Hall meeting on a former occasion , and also elected a delegate to represent them , this meeting was called to hear the ; result of that great petition ; and is their

      delegate was then present , and he f Mr . Mason i had to ' attend a meeting at Wednesbury that evening , he must therefore be excused for the brevity of his address on that" account . The men of Birmingham were celebrated fur the manner in which they hud supported the claims of the middle classes , and their exertions had been mainly instrumental in carrying the Reform Bill It now remained to be seen whether they would use the same txertions to procure libtrty for themselves—( loud cheersj . There never was a more numerously signed petition presented to the Honse of Commons than that which had bren rejected by them on this occasion , aad although such was the case , yet there was a great alteration in the tone of the factions towards the people's im-t demands . He then commented on the

      conduct of Mac&ulay and Roebuck , and ably exposed the sophistry of the one . andtbe base and cowardly treachery of the other . What bad the people to expect from a body of men who act only oppressed and plundered them , but absolutely refused to hear a deputation from them- at the bar of their House ? How was it that those men who boast ao much of their learning were afraid to hear men , like himself , who were styied ignorant ? The answer was plain . They knew that the people ' s delegates would bring forward arguments in support of their-just claims , which all tlie sophistry or special pleading of the factions could cot potaibly refute—( loud cheers ; . He impressed on tLe meeting the neei-Esity of watching the proceedings cf the n ; xt election , exhorted them to union and perse- ? trance ; and concluded by proposing the following resolution : —

      'i That the th * " ^ this meeting are due and hereby given to Messrs . Duncombe and Lz&der for their unflinching advocacy cf the people ' s rights in what should be the people's Houk of Parliament ; and also to thoso other Members who , with a sincere desire that the People ' s Charter should become the law of the land , voted , npon the Third of ilay , in favour of Mr . Dibcombe ' B motion , That the petitioners bs heard at the bar © f that House by their council or agents . '" Mr . Hason then retired amidst lond cheers . Mr . Hem-et seconded the resolution . He cordially agreed in its sentiments , and felt much pleasure in seconding it . The resolution tad been s < j ably proposed that little would fee required from him—he would , therefore , be brief in the remarks be should make .

      No man who was a friend to bis cociiiry cou ! d object to the resolution ; as it was cmly justice to the partie * who had to present their petition to return them thanks for faithfully performirj ; the ta * k aEB ^ gstu them . Ha wished to ask the men of Birmingham whether they really wasted the People ' s Charter ? ( We do Tran : it and will have it . ) Well , then , if thc-y were dtt' -rmined to have the Charter , it was quite clear that m-. ire petitions would never get it . They must determine to form a ttroug union , and stand firmly by those <* ho took an active part in the presen ; movement They had Eenta man to represent them in London who had nobly performed his duty , and it now remained with the people t # do their daty also ( load cheer ? . > He trusted that they would not be supine in the great work Gf

      national regeneration , bat that each man wonld act his part As many had yet to address them he wouLl conclude by seconding the resolution . ( Lcud cheer ? . ) Mr . J 3 . P . Mead supported the resolution . It was quite clear that the preaent House of Commons wo ? inimicalto the people ' s rights , and in the midst of tbe people ' s oppressors it was refreshing to tee such men as Duncombe and leader , who proclaimed the pc-ople's rights , Tegardlws of the jeers ard taunts of faction . They were entitled to the people ' s thanks ; tat although forty-nfne had voted for the people ' s delegates beii . g heard at the bar , he doubted whether tae -shole of th ^ m would vote for toe Charter . Some of them raigrit have an eye to the hustings when they gave thei : votes . The resolution , therefore , very properly made a distinction in favour of these who would Tote for the

      Charter . He then proceeded at some length totxpose tbe extravagance of the aristocracy , ana their iujus- ; tics to the people , and concluded by . supporting the resolution . j The Chairman put the motion , and declared it to be carried unanimously . j DIjc &eo&ge White was then introduced by the Chairman , to deliver a report of bis mission to Xondon . j He ' was received with loud cbeers , and said that ho i felt peculiar pleasure in having an opportunity of stating i to those who had elected him , the result of hi 3 j errand ; and he hoped that they would afterwards take i such atepa . as they thought best to follow up what '

      had been dona by the Convention , Ha sincerely hoped that the people ot Birmingham would enter seriously j and solemnly into the present struggle for liberty . They j were told by previous speakers that the men of Bir- j mlngham-had not taken up the question of the Charter J as they ought to bare done ; but they could hardly be I blamed for doing so . They had been grossly and shame- 1 folly dnped by those who pretended to be their ! friends ; and it Beemed that they were now cautious lest they , should be treated In e similar manner . But they 8 hoold remember that the present ; movement was conducted by the working'men , and that It had originated with " the most cl £ 3 r- ] J £ a < led and dgfarmiced of the )

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      working classes , who , finding that the middle class wanted to turn all political movements to their own peculiar benefit , were resolved te do their own work , relying solely on their own intelligence sad energy to procure their emancipation from , one of the most degrading and inhuman state of slavery aad impoverishment that ever fell to the lot of man . ( Cbsew . ) He could stand before them that day and fearlessly account for the manner in which he had fulfilled the duty confided to him , and he could also state that the members of the late Convention , seemed to vie with each other in the performance of their duty to the coon try . There was not a single farthing expended by them that was not absolutely necessary . They had pasted together and folded tha National Petition with their own hands

      and travelled on foot for miles te various meetings , being determined not to have the slightest enjoyment at the expense of the suffering people who had sent them to lay their grievancea btfore the corrupt and insolent Members ef a House that would , ere long , be treated with the scorn snd derision of the people wh » e prayers and sufferings they had mocked and derided . During his stay in London he went into the gallery of the House , to hear and see for himself , the manner in which lawa were manufactured . -After standing for half an hour , on tbe stairs , a door was opened and he was admitted , along with about forty others , to & place like a stable ; they then passed through another door , and , by peeping between some iron bars , they were enabled to see something at the end of the House ,

      witn a large wig oa , which he afterwards found to be the speaker . Ho never saw a more unruly assembly in bis life . There were somewhere about three hundred members present , to hoar an election squabble between Mr . Rigby Wason and the committee appointed to try the validity of his election for Ipswich . Some were talking in groups , others twirling their sticks round , and none seemed to take any notice of the speaker , and his continued shoutB of order , order , were taken no notice or . Poor Rigby Wason was coughed and laughed down ; and , after his business -was settled , the speaker passed several measures by himself , for not a man present could understand what be was saying . Now , a great many who then heard him were members of sick and friendly societies , and how should

      they like to allow a parcel of drunken men so to Interrupt the proceedings , as that no man should knew what was being transacted ; in fact , from what he had witnessed of that house , he could compare it to nothing but a taproom , Blied with drunken men . No wonder that laws were passed to plunder the poor , and leave them destitute . ( Hear , hear . ) He then proceeded to explain the business which had been transacted by the Convention , and described the manner in which the trades of London were coming out for the Charter . He hoped that from that time forward all tho&G who now heard him would be determined to woik heart and s ^ al to establish the liberty of

      themselves and families . Jf they really wished to remove the present unjust system , they must form themselves into a strong union . Whilst he had been jn the Convv'Qtiou , the most heart-rending statements were read by some vf the members , describing the wretchedness that existed amongst working rnenj who had formerly been in comfortable circumstances . Tens of thousands of industrious men were in a state of starvation ; and tbere was do hope of an alteration , except iu the establishment of the Charter . \ Mr . O'Brien here entered the meeting , and was loudly cheered . ) He would test them , and see hew many of them would consent to enraJl their n ; iraes in fclie

      National Charter Association , and called on all who were willing to do so to hold up their hinds . [ A forest of hands were than held up . ] He then g-. ive notice that he should address a meetiDg at that place eviry Monday evening , at seVen o ' cl&ck , if the weather permitted , and hoped that every man and woman present would inform their friends of it He proposed that they should afterwards proceed in procession to the Association Room , "where those who would assist in liberating their country , could take out their cards . Now was the time for exertion ; let them solemnly protest that evening that they would no longer sit quietly under the load of oppression which was heaped upon them by a htartless Government—( loud chceia . ) He tnanked them for the honour they had conferred upon him , by selecting him to » ciireaont them in the people ' s Parliament , and for the patient hearing which they had given him , and retired amidst loud cheers .

      Mr . J . B . O'BsiEJf then presented himself , and was loudly cheered . He said he should not have attended there that evening were it not that his absencu might be construed into a Want cf respect for the people . His name hsd been placed in former bills without his knowledge or consent ; and when such was the case they had to blame themselves and not him . Whatever faults he niitrht possess , want cf respect fer the working class sLuuld not be called one of them . He congratulated them on the position in which the Chartist movement was now placed . Siuce he bad beeu released from prison he had visited ninety-three towns , and could assert that there was a more enlightened j-nblie opinion iu favour ot the Charter than there was at the tima when greater excitemeut ixisted , and

      instead of Chartism being put down as asserted by some vcho wished it to be so , it had gained a giant strength . It was true they had itiiprisoDed some , and caused thousands to leave the land of their birth , hut they had gained strength in defiance of all opposition—( loud cheers . ) He had net come there to deceive them , and would tell them candidly that he had no faith in petitioning it was only useful in so far as it brought their vieW 3 before the country . He weuld tell them one fact , and he hoped they would take it home in their minds . They would never get their rights unless they were prepared to take them —( loud cheers . ) How did tbe aristocracy get their rights ? Did they aek any person to grant them ? No , they took them , and kept them by force .

      The middle ciasseB had also taken theirs , and if oiietenih of tbe community could take their rights without Esking leave of the other nine-tenths , why should not tie nine tenths tafc'i theirs in the same manner ? -r- ( Ioud cheers . ) But Borne would say that was physical force . He wouid not advise physical force , for a good reason , he ntver had a chance of doing so—( laughter . ) Let the people then elect a l . ational representation at the next general election , and if the middle und upper classes tried to kill thc-m for doing so , how could they have the imprudence of talking afterwards about physical force . The Convention had agreed to that proposition . ! f they were in earnest they would carry it out . If they were n-A in earnest , then there was no use in him , Fcargus O'Connor , White , or anybody else talking

      to them ; in fact , if they did not do it , he for one would not waste his time iu talking to them . The men of Newcastle had relumed him , and wished to get him iktii the presant House of Commons , but such was the lo-st ) tbe ruling powers bad to him , that nothing but a tattle was thought fit for bis residence ; and instead of sitting with tbe big thieves in London , he was compwiitfi to herd with th >; small thitves at Lancaster—( ioud laughter . ) Mr . O'Bri-n then eulogised the men of Newcastle for thtir manly advocacy of their rights , and c-aiil tb : it the vc-ry same language for whicli he had been iinj .. riaonud was used by him at the Guildhall of Newcastle , with the Mayor in the chair . He described tie course which should be pursued by tlus people at the forthcoaiing elections , and said thai if the pcuple attTd with energy ami determination they mi ^ bt then cury the Chatttr . With regard . to the statt-meuts which

      h .-vl been ptit furwnrd respecting his conduct at the Corapltie Suffrage Conference , there was a great mistake , ar ' d so far from having any connection with Mr . Joseph Sturgo , he bad never spoken a word to him except publicly . But from what he had witnessed of Mr . Stnrge and the Conference , he thought they would do the Chartist cause a vast deal of good , that was , provided they Itft as alone . Of course they knew what he meant , it was that tLey should hold by their own organ 2 atioi > , and on no account dissolve their own union to join another . The Conference had pledgud themselves to the six points of the Charter , and as some of them represented a large number of electors th « y might therefore cuieuJate on th-Ai support at an election . He was not personally acquainted with Mr . Sturge ; but from what , he heard uf him he believed him to be a very good man . lie differed with him on two po ' . uts ; the iirs : \ ras tha : Mr . S . had stated that he would rather

      lose bis ovrn life than take sjiotcers . Now he did not believe in that doctrine . He would not stand quietly like a oi . eep -to . have . his throat cut— ( laughter ) . He als .- ) differed with him when he stated that he did not approve of Chartists splitting their votes with Whigs or Tories . He was for splitting with either party to secure the return of a Chartist . Another Conference was abont to !> s heitl ; and he wculd there endeavour to do his duty to the people by standing firmly by the name as well as the principles of the Charter . A 3 he was not in good health , he begged to be excused ad-3 ressing the meeting at greater length , and said that my time his services were required within four walls be would attend without money and without price . Mr . O'Brien then retired amidst loud cheers . A Mechanic in the meeting said he hoped the people would stand by those who stood by the name is well aB the principles of the Charter , aad who had lot acted like Lovett , Vincent , and others .

      Mr . O'Beien said he never heard auy person rafee an objection in the Conference to the name : in fact , all the Chartist ftelegates present were determined to Btand by the name , but it was never mentioned that the name should be altered . The next Conference would be a really national one , an . ? it wonld be tCe people ' s own fault if they had not ail * their own way . Mr . T . Soar moved the second resolution in an eloquent address . He said tha * the presentation of the National Petition proved , to wery man who had a rHind to thick or a heart to feel , tbejufter uselesaneBS

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      ef petitioning the present House of Commons . What ¦ would the * think of a jury who went into court predetermined lo find a man guilty ? Yet such was the conduct purstted by the parties who ' styled ' " themselves , representatives of the people . ' / . Ha-then dwelt at great length and in the most eloquent style on the contemptuotaf manner in which the people ' s sufferings wtre regarded by their oppressors . He condemned the conduct of Roebuck in strong terms , and passed a high ieulogrum on Mr . O'Connor for his upright and praiseworthy conduct . He was loudly cheered throughoat bis excellent address , and concluded 6 y proposing the following resctetien

      :--'¦ "It is the opinion of this meeting that the gross and insulting language used by Mr . Roebuck , MJ . for Bath , on the occasion of Mr . Duncombe ' s motion , on the third of MayV was mean , cowardly , and contemptiule in the extreme , and that we cannot find words sufficiently strong to mark our indignation at such heartless and ungentlemanly conduct ; and we consider hia rt marks as a direct and unpardonable Insult to those who signed the National Petition . " ' Mr . Smitu Lindon seconded the resolution . He thought , as the subject before them had been so ably spoken to by tbe preceding speaker , aud as be should have btner opportunities of addrtBsing Jthem , it would not be prudent in him to occupy much of their time ; he would , therefore , content himself by cordially seconding the resolution . The Chairman then called for a show of hands in favour of tho motion , and it was carried unanimously .

      ¦ lit . E . P . Mead felt great pleasure in standing before them to move the next resolution . He considered U good workman to be worthy of good wages ; and , according to that rule , he thought George White entitled to . their thanks for the manner in -which he had performed his duty in the Convention . He wouid therefore propose the following resolution : — " That the best thanks of this meeting be given to Mr . George White and the other members of the late Convention , for the untiring zeal and patriotic energy displayed by them in their capacity of members in the people ' s real and only House of Parliament " Mr . Charles Thorpe secendedthe motion , which was put and carried unanimously .

      Mr . WhiIB replied . He thanked them for that additional mark of their confidence in him , and would endeavour to merit it by increased exertions in their cause , in defiance of the persecutions of tyrants , or fear of their dungeons ; and again reminded tUcsn of bis intention to address a meeting on that spot every Monday evening at seven o ' clock . A vote of thanks was then given to the Chairman for his upright and praiseworthy conduct . The Chairman replied by assuring the meeting that be wonld do all in Mb power to forward the cause ; and if be had not a great share of ability , he had honebty and sincerity . He . should feel great pleasure in rendering all the assistance in his power —( cheers . ) Mr . SMITH Li . ndon then gave notico that cards of tbe National Charter Association could be procured at the hustings .

      Threo cheers were Riven for the Charter , three for O'Connor , three for Frost , Williams , anil .-Jones , and the Birmingham exiles , aud three for tbe incarcerated Chiirtibts , after which the meeting separated . Thus ended one of the most .- 'business-like ,, orderly , and enthusiastic meetings which has been held in Birmingham for the last year . It has raised the h&pes of the Chartist body , from the unanimity which prevailed , and there is now little doubt that by exertion and perseverance Birmingham will be itself again . All who ''» re real friends of the Charter are requested to assemble at Duddeston Row every Monday evening , should the weather permit .

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      TROWBRIDGE .-Ata ^ meeUng of the Twwfaridge councillors , last week , tbe secretary was instructed to write to Bath for the purpose of ascertaining when Mr . O Connor will visit the West They have appointed a committee , with a view of co-operating with the Bradford committee , in making : preparations for his reception . At * the suggestion / of Mr . O'Connor ^ one meeting js to do for Trowbridge and Bradford . It will be a glorious one , in case we have timely notice of Mr . O'Connor's visit . Ha having been bo harassed or fatigued of late , we hardly like to trouble him ,- but by a visit from him to this place he would do immense good . , ' , ¦' .. ; -,.. ' . ' ¦ " , - . ¦' : . '" -- - . - . . '¦ . ' . / . . ¦'¦ . : ¦; .: * ¦ ' : ;• : ¦ ¦ AliNWXCK . —The greatest indignation exists in the . 'breasts ' of the Chaitists of this town at the rejection of the National Petition by the House of Commons . . ¦¦ ' ¦ .. - ' . ¦ "• " . v ,. ' - MANSFIELD . —Mr . Jones of Liverpool lectured here on Wednesday the 1 lth iost . to a large audience on the evils of class legislation .

      BELFAST . — We are still continuing to brave every difficulty ; oar ranks are increasing every week , and persecution is uniting all opposing classes to endeavour to crush us down , but still we are triumphant , and our cause becoming more popular ; The Whigites are much engaged , and they are fishing'in the polluted sinks of their own base imagination for slander and ridicule , and lies detestable to heap upon us . In all the papers we have seen respecting the : different places from which signatures to the National Petition wad forwarded no mention is made of Belfast , and we sent "from this '' place' . 1 , 600 ' . signatures addressed to Mr ^ Dancombe , and since then we have received from individuals in the country , who had sheets for signatures , three sheets returned filled with names , but theset came in to as too late , bo that in all we had 2 , 200

      petitioners from Belfast and its vicinity . Ofiate we have received fewer Stars from England than after our first appeal ; at first wo Teceived above one hundred every week , and last week we received only one Star through the post . We received front the Chartist Association of Liverpool , per James Wilde ' s , "two parcels containing one hundred and twenty-three Stars . The society wish to return their sincere thanks to their -friends' and supporters in England , and to request that they will continue to forward their papers when read , as nothing has tended so much to advance our cause as the gratuitous distribution of the Northern Star . Lovers of the Charter ! continue then to send us your Stars ; anddirect them to " Hngh Carlile , 32 , Russell-street , Belfast , " -who is now secretary of the society in this place .: : ' . ' ; . ¦¦' ; . - . : ¦ . ' ; 'V . -- . ' . ; ¦ ¦ ' . ' ' . : ¦ ;¦ ; . ; , ;¦ ' : ' :

      BOrxiNWOOD—Mr . Thomas Rankin of Salford lectured hero on Sunday evfeniug last on the pesentadon of the National Petition , the present existing 'distress ,.. and the remedy . The lecturer gave a very interesting account of his late mission to London during the presentation of the Petition , and a painful description of the distress which now prevails throughout the nation ; he also explained in a masterly manner the six points of the Charter , and concluded by advising his hearers to adopt the whole as the only remedy for national grievances . The lecturer was listened to with great attention and gave general satisfaction . ,

      NEW MILLS . —The Chartists of this spirited village had a large public meeting on WhitMoncfay , when the remonstrance to the House of Commons issued by- the Convention was carried unanimously , after which Mr . Leach of Hyde delivered a lecture on class legislation . A resolution was passed condemning Mr . Roebuck for his unmanly attack on the people ' s friend , O'Connor . Mr , Doyle spoke for a length of time and lashed both Whig and Tory in . such style as will riot be forgotten . OLDHAM . —On Sunday last Mr . William Dixon gave a spirited address on the necessity of organization at this critical juncture of public affairs . The audience was numerous and attentive , and after the lecture several enrolled themselves and took out their card of membership . At the weekly meeting of the association on Monday , tbe nomination of the Executive Council took place . After which a strong resolution condemnatory of Mr . Roebuck , waa unanimously passed .

      STOC £ PORT . —On Monday night last , a public meeting was held in the open air , near the Cotton Tree Inm Mr . John Wright was called on to preside , who opened the business of the meeting by reading some of the clauses contained in the People ' s Charter . He then introduced Mr . Thomas Clark , who spoke for about an hour arid a quarter in a fervid and lucid strain . In the course of hia address he showed up the evils of the present system , and the benefits to be derived by the adoption of the People ' s Charter as the law of the land . On Wednesday' night , a similar meeting was held in the Association Rooms , Bomber ' s Brow , Mr . Davis ia the chair . Mr . Thomas Clark lectured on the same

      subject as on the Monday evening . On Thursday evening , Mr . Clark addressed another meeting in the open air , Mr . John Wright in the chair . On Sunday evening , the . room ' . was ,-as usual , well filled . Mr ; Johnstone presided . JMr . Thomas Clark again lectured on the injustice of allowing the aristocracy to rule . He handled his subject in a manner to give satisf $ (> ti 0 ia-.- to : \ a ; ll . ';' S&veTal ' . ' p \ orsQnS '* oameYprward and joined the Association , and bought cards of membership , A handsome collection was also made . Mr . Thomas Davies , sub-Secretary has , according to the pla n , of organization , nominated Mr . Christopher Doyle , late Member of the Convention , as a fit and proper person to sit on the next Executive .

      WlXHpHESTER ,--The Chartists of this town , having learned from the columns of the Northern Star , that the invincible champion of their rights , Feargus O'Connor ^ Es . q . i would pay them a visit upon the Monday following , they immediately set : about getting a room and placarding the town for the occasion ; andi notwithstanding the shortness of the notice , and its being Whit-Monday , the very worst day in the year for a public meeting in Manchester , the Carpenters' Hall was crowded to excess ; a more respectable arid orderly assemblage of people we' never witnessed . At eight o ' clock , the 'Cheering , -outsider , of , the Hal / , announced that Mr . O'Connor had arrived ; at this moment , the spectacle was truly im posing ; the whole mass of human

      beings m the Hall , as if one impulse pervaded the whole , responded to the cheering outside . The cheering , waving of hats , arid hankerchiefs continued until Mr . O'Connor arrived on the platform j which was no easy task to accomplish . His appearance was the signal for renewedcheeriug , which continued for several minutes . When order was restored , on the motion of Mr . Murray , the Rev . Mr . Soholefield was called to the chair ; he opened the business in a neat speech , arid introduced Mr . Ross to the meeting . Mr . Rosa was received with several rounds of appkuse .- He addressed the ' . meeting for a short time In his usual eloquent and energetic manner . The Rev . Chairman rose to introduce to the meeting the uncaged Lion , Foargus O'Connor , the mau of the

      peoples' choice -the man whom they and he respected—riot because they were man-worshippers , but because he . was a mau of principle—one who had bearded oppression in his ? den—one who had sacrificed ease , affluence , and comfort , to advocate the cause of the toiling millions—one who had " brayed the battle arid the breezs "—arid was tha same man to-night that he was the first day he met them in Manchester—the unflinching advocate of the people's rights—and tins was the reabon thai they respected him . When Mr . O'Connor rose , the cheering was tremendous . He addressed the meeting for upwards of an hour and a half ^ in hi 3 usual talented . mariner . He demonstrated the present proud position of the Chartist movement , and exthe

      posed monopolies of the steamocracy and the landocracy ; and in a clear and lucid manner analysed Peel ' s tariff , showed what would be its effects oa the various interests in the country , and proved that nothing but an entire change in the system of legislation would benefit the great mass of the people . Mr . O'Connor was cheered throughout the whole of his address , and sat down amid tremendous peals of applause . At the conclusion of Mr . O'Connor ' s speech , a young lady came forward to present biin '" -with a very handsome gold ring , which he declined accepting . The Chairman then called npon Mr . Leach ^ who received a hearty welcome from his fellow-towrismeii , apd in a short and pithy speech , showed the evil of the improvements in mech"inichal science to

      the labourers of this country : aud beautifully represented to the meeting the condition ot the working man that was compelled to compete with a machine that required neither food nor rest ; arid he must produce a piece of manufactured goods as cheap , or he must have no employment . Ho concluded his speech by an earnest appeal to the trades of Manchester to come boldly out for the Chatter , aa nothing less than legislative protection would secure their labour from the grasp of the master class . Mr . Leach then sat down ; amidst repeated cheers . —Mr * O'Connor moved , and Mr . Bailey seconded a vqte of thanks to the Chairman , which was carried with acclamation . Three cheers were given to Mr . O'Connor and theater , and the meeting separated in a peaceable and orderly ¦

      manner . . ' - ¦ . ¦' . ;¦¦ - .. - .-. . - ¦ ¦ ¦ ' - . ... - . ¦; ¦• ¦ . '¦ - Cakp £ ntek's Hall . —Mr . Campbell , secBBtary . fa > i the Executive , delivered an inatructiv ^ MM | Pf | i | kl \ 3 ing lecture , in the above Hall , on Sanaajfrapattlnn to a large audience . A . unanimous TjteSffluf ¦ ' ¦>\ was given to Mr . Campbell , for his Pj ^ se ^ hit ^ JE ^ a J s \ services , in the cause of democracy . / 1 &jjJ& ® ffl §! fip ^^\ QV Mr . Leach addressed the ChartistsAwiSaaSwBkS ^ fS ' ')^? in the same place , in his narial aTfejfaa tiffit ^ fflaWia ^ ] 2 , \ convincing manner , upon the eyilw ^ B ^^ pSS ^^?/^; present system , arid its effectsuporr ^ i 9 m £ Npm ! i ! gk = £ &J ™ i classes . He eloquently depicted thg ^ B ^ feto ^ JH ^ S ^ J capitalists in , their avaricious deteCpiiffimffF ^ T *^^ - ^ accumulate wealth , regardless alike wShj ^ pttjA 5 £ |^ sequences to the country , or the well OTU ^ fTriTtfcff ^ work'rig claesep .

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      SPLENDID PUBLIC DiNNER TO FEA . RGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ . One of the most spirited and enthusiastic , as well aa orderly assemblages , in the shape of a . public dinner , it has ever fallen to our lot to witriesa , was held at the Biack Horae Inn , Prospect Row , Birmingham . Tbe dinner was got up by the leading members of tbe National Charter AsBoci&tion , aa a tribute of respect and gratitude to tbe People's Champion , and was in every respect worthy the important occasion for which it was got up . The dinner also afforded , an opportunity to the sterling whole-hog-name-and-ail Chartists , of convincing tbe country that Birmingham is " aH rJght , ' * and that they are not to be diverted from the object they have in view by the high-sounding | yetttnsions of Bham-patriots .

      The large room of the Black Horse Inn was tastefully decorated on the occaaion . The beautiful banner of the Association was suspended over the chair , and a handsome baDiier , which was used by the bakers on presenting an address to Mr . T . Attwood , Waa placod over tbe vice-president's chair . The other parts of tbe room were ornamemtod with portraits of Fcavgua O'Connor , Emmett , Frost , &c , and two Chartist bynms , printed in gold , were displayed in hauilsome frames—the titles of which were , " Here's to the man , the brave true man , " and " The Friends of the Charter , God bleaa ' om . ' Mr . Walter Cooper was chosen chairman , and acted his part admirably , to the great satisfaction of all present ; and Mr . Frederick Corbett discharged bis duty aa vice-president in an equally becoming manner .

      At half-past six o'clock dinner was announced , and the large room was filled as closely as it was possible for the company to sit , anil several had . to dine in another room . The tables were abundantly furnished with the good things of this life , and much credit ia due to the proprietor of the inn for the excellency of the arrangements . Grace was said by the Chairman , and-ttieri followed the work of demolition , until all were well sntisfled . The cloth was then drawn , and , after a slight pause , in order to enable the company to provide thtmselves with whatever bovera « o they thought proper ,

      The Chairman arose and said , that he felt himself highly honoured by the position in which he was placed that ' evening .- He had bad the pleasure of presiding over meetings in that room before , i > ut never felt aa he did oh- ' --that important occasion . They had mot-that evening to do honour to a man that be was well couvinced lived in the hearts of all present in that numerous and respectable assembly . ( Loud cheers . ) Yes , no matter what might bo said about leaders , although ho felt pleased at the people in a great weature doing their own work , yet the principles of justice would dictate to them to do honour to whom honour was due .

      ( f . oud cheers . ) 'Ihey had met to honour a mnn-who had always kept their principles through good report and through evil report , and who even endangered hia life in his firm and uuwavering advocacy of the people ' s rights— ( loud cheers . ) He therefore trusted that each man present would do justice to their distinguished guebt , and credit to themselves by supporting him in his intention of procuring a fair acd patient heating to all who might be called on to address them —( cheers \—Tho Chairman then'gave the first toutt , — " Tue Sovereignty of the People . " Drunk with three times three , and loud cheering .

      Mr . Thomas Soar respondfid to . the toast m a most eloquent and tftoetive mariner . Ho said he fait rather diih'dent in responding to such an important toast as the present ; but although not so eloquent as he could wish , y * t he would yield to uono in the love of the cause—( hear , bear )—and no matter what might be thought by an usurping aristocracy , their priucipl ^ a were rapidly progressing , arid no power on earth could prevent their ultimate triumph— ( cheers . ) The cajolery and knavery of the Whig party- . wh « u in office , bad couvinced tbe people that they ami tho Tories were one party , for as soon as one party left the other stepped into their shoes—( laughter . ) But now a new era had dawned , their leaders had opferied their eyes , and now they could behold both factions like negroes in garret windows grinning at each other , and calling each other blacks —( immense laughter . ) Thank God they had now got well tried men . wiio would lead them on until they gained tho sovereiauty of the people .

      Look at the manner in which they had btbh treated by the House of Commons , and the base attack wbicb had been made on the champion of their cause by a paltry fragment of humanity . Yes , it was a base and cowarJiy attack on the man whose exertions had raised him to the eminence which entitled him to be considered the rallying point of the Chartist niov < emont- ^ - ( lond cheers . i He then alluded in glowing and eloquent language to the immense progress they had made , and the noble prospect before them . The ptople had spoken of the crofcehetty nostrum which had tended to enslave them , and had taken up new and healthy notions . They were determined to g « once mere to the breach , and he hoped to see the ; men of Birminghsm again occupying the proud position they had previously sustained , and then they would be in a fair way for achieving the sovereignty of tho people . He then made some clever remarks on the noble struggles which had been / made by the French , and concluded amidst loud cheers . :

      Mr . Deakin then sung the Marsaillais bymn in most excellent Btylej and was warmly applauded . The Chaisman arose and said that the next toast waa the toast of the evening , and little did he think three years ago that they should occupy such a proud position that evening . They were told that if they met in that house they should be . taken into custody . They were now met under more happy aaspicea , and had the people ' s champien as aguest . ( Loud cheew . ) He then gave , " Feargns O'Connor ; Esq ., the uriflinching advocate of the people ' s rights . " Drank with three times three and the Birmingham fire , with loud and enthusiastic eheers . ,

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      Mr . E ; P . Mead was then introduced to present an addreBS to Mr . O'Connor , which will be found in our fourth page . Mr . Mead said he felt great pleasure in having the honour of presenting an address from the Chartiata of Binriiughain to Mr . O'Connor- —that was the proudest moment of his life . Although he was one that had fought the battles of despotism , or as they termed it , fighting for his country , ha had now seen into the error of such conduct , and would endeavour to make up for it by struggling with the people for their just rights . Mr . Mead then proceeded at great length and in a rich vein of humour , which caused frcqoent burtts of laughter , to hold up the present corrupt system in all its ueformity , and concluded by presenting the address to Mr . QConndr . He was loudly cheered .

      Mr . O'Connor then rose amidst immense cheering and clapping of hands . He said , Mr . Cbairroan and my kind good friends , the address which they bad kindly , presented to him would cause , him to be more determined than ever in their cause . He quite agreed with Mr . Mead that he was not infallible , but when he thought of those he had to support hirii , he felt doubly induced to go forward . He had exerted himself for ten years in Ireland on behalf justice , and although brought up in the ranks of the aristocracy , yet his heart ¦ waa with tbe people —( cheers . ) He had been called wild and impracticable , but let them eorisider the sort of times they Jive in ; the sort of vessel they had to steer , and tbe sort of ocean they were on ; and above all things , let them look at the gloiious muster-roll of

      Chartiam , and then let them say whether he waa impracticable or not —( loud cbeeting . ) They ¦ were now neither two n » r three bufe four millions— - ( immense cheering);—some of the previous speakers had said that some parties objected to him , because he was an Irishman , and said they ought to have Eaglisb . leaders ; but there was never an objecUori raiead a ^ aiost Iivabi leaders , : when they had done the work of tyrants . The people ' s enemies never objected to Wellington because he was an Irishman ; They never complained of those who caused the blood of the people to fl j w ; and notwithstanding the chaos through which they travelled , he thanked God that not a drop of blood was shed through his means . He was fairly embarked in their cauBe ; and would

      never rrfax in his exertions to bring comfort to the homeB of the oppressed millions . He was dttermined to go with the people , and would not stand on the threshold ; and although he might be afraitl of the powers that be , yet knowing that if he fall in their cause , his name would live in the memory of the peo-. pie aa one who died to procure them justice . Where was the man who would not sull his life at such a price — ( tremendous cheers ) ? The people were only liable to the power of tyranny so long ob they were split into fractions . Previous to the present great movement , they found Manchester petitioning for one thing , Leeds for another , and Birmingham for another ; but now the people were enlightened as to the one thing needful , and thsir whole power wa 3 concentrated for

      one given object—the People ' s Charter . It was by holding firmly to this that they we * e enabled successfully to oppose the various crotchet-mongers , and by following thti same course , they would have power sufficient to crush all opposition . Waere were the men who were with them in 1 S 32 ? Gone and left them , because tbe tide of public opinion did not flow in the channel they thought proper . What would they think of him , were he to desert them from the statements of the Morning Caronidel they would condemn him a 3 a renegade to hia principles , and justly so ; but it was pleasing t& him to be enabled to meet them in the few , as well as th > a many , and as he was then in the midst of an intelligeut and thinking body of Mb bvothe * ChartiBts , he could fearlessly point to bis past conduct

      ( Hear , bear , and loud cheer 3 . ) The position which the Chartists of Birmingham had maintained had done them infinite credit , and it was wonderful to see the determined manner in which they had held their ground amidst the local factions they were troubled with , He was happy to find the men of Birmingham the same ardent lovers of liberty he first found them —( loud cheera ) Mr . O'Connor then went on at great length , and in a masterly style , to dissect Peel's Tariff , and exposed the fallacies promulgated under the specious title of free trade , and showed that at a time when their foreign trade was at its height , the whole amount received from that source fell infinitely short of the amount of taxes levied tbe same year to support unjust wars . If they wanted to enjoy the same comforts as

      Switzerland or America , they must have the laws established tha same as those countries , in order to be able to Ao ySo ; and tho shopkeepers of England would yet find out thai although they now thought that because they received their money from' the aristocracy , they ought to look ^ up to them as their friends , that tbe working man Who produced all was the most valuable cf the two ; they would theu feel it to be their interest , as well as their duty , to assist the people in their demand for justice . With ifcgard to their great petition , which had lately bs ^ n presented , he never had the slightest idea . that it would meet with a favourable reception from the present House of Commons ; but he knew what it would do in other respects . When their

      petition went slowly and majestically to the Huuse , he-saw in it the downfall of the present unjust system . The press were obliged to take it up , and the National , a French paper , had a very important article on the proud position of the Chartists . Thus tbe fame of their mighty petition had been carried on the wings of the press throughout Europe . ( Hear , and loud cheers . ) Then there was their glorious procession . The petition was the moral power , arid the procession was the pb > sical power to back it . Nothing could now arrest their onward progress . They were arrived at a time , when every stratagem had failed ^—even the purse bad been tried to seduce them , but that bad failed

      also— ( loud cheers ) . What was it that caused tbe present agitation ? It was tbe mind of the people turstirig through the trammels of ignorance . They were now aware of the cause of their sufferings , and determined to remove that cause —( cheers ) . He then went on to show that Governments ought to be a reflex of the people ' s opinion ; and gave that as the chief reason why they should hava Annual Parliaments . And in stating the obstacles in the path of Chartism , he said ue feared an aristocracy of labour more than any other aristocracy ; and , aftsr entering into a variety of subjects , which , there is not space to enumerate , he concluded a most eloquent and soul-stirring address amidst enthusiastic and long-continued cheering .

      Air . JIaviLTY then sung , " Loud roared the people ' s thunder , " in excellent style . TheChaiksian then gave " The late National Convention . " Drank with three times three ; Mr . Georue White briefly responded to the toast . Ho described the Zi& \ and industry , that had characterised them as a body , and the labours they had to perform .. Mr . E . p ; Mead sung .. «• The Charter" in excellent style , his oyra composition . The Chairman next gave " Messrs . Duncombe , Loader , a , nd the members who . supported their motion . " The toast was received with cheers . The toast ef " The Democratic Press , '' waa then put from the chair , and responded to by Mr . O'CONNOR , in a most excellent speech . . Mr . Soar then sung- " The fine old English gentleman , " in a manner that gave &reafc pleasure to all present . , ¦ ' .

      The Chairman arose , and in an appropriate speech introduced the next toaBt—" The People's Charter , may it soon become the law of the land . " Song , by Mr . Deakin— " The Trumpet of Liberty , " sung in first-rate style . . Mr . HoRSLEY responded to the toast of the People ' s Charter . Froui . the first day he read it be never deviated from the opinion he then formed that it was capable of removing the evils which exist in society , and be a general good to tho people ; and although he had been grossly deceived in the parties who drew it up , yet ho still held by it , and was delighted With those who had taken it upvand stood by principle . He then administered a sevtre caBtigatvon to the Birmipgbam delegates cf the first Convention , for the base manner in which they had deserted tho people , and concluded by stating that he had always stood by it , and would never desert it—( loud cheers . ) :

      Tiie Chairman then gave— " Tbe speedy return of Frost , Williams , and Jones ; Howell , Jones , and Roberts of Birmingham ; and the release of all Chartist captives . " - Mr . J . Porter responded to the toast- in an able and effective . iddress , in which he exposed some of the base methods which were adopted to entrap tho 3 e victims of Whiggery . Mr . Porter was watmly applauded . The Chairman then gave , " The ChartiBt Ladies of Great Britain ; " which was responded to by Mr . T , Soab ,, in a mest eloquent speech . Sonif by Mr . Deakin , "Here's a health bonnie Scotland to thee" Sung with loud -applause . '" Mr . Magee then sang , " Oh ! Erin , my countryj" in excellent style . ¦ * . Mr . O'Connor proposed a vote of thanks to Hie Chairmau and Vice-President , in a speech highly complimentary to those gentlemen .

      It was passed with loud cheers and the Birmingham fire ; arid was replied to in appropriate terma by those gentlemen , who aevorally pledged themselves to continne their exertions in the good cause . Mr . O'Connor then left the room , in company with Mr . Porter , amidst the most hearty cheers . Thus ended one of the most exbilirating and enthusiastic banquets , which was characterised throughout with the greatest harmony and good feeling , as well as with an ardent attachment to the cause , and the noble patriot in whose honour it was got rip . .-It has done infinite credit to the Chartists who conducted it : and Mr . O'Connor cannot soon forget tee

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 21, 1842, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct599/page/1/