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      EXP ORTATION OF MACHINERY .. TffP MAYOR has reeeired the following Letter ^ nfM ** Philips Esq-. «* - Chairman , of * , Commitiee sppoinwd to inquire into the exist-• Laws affse ' -iag tb « Eiportallon of Machinery , * i vi- directedit 10 be pabllshed inthe Leeds News-^ iT uT order tb » t aU persons interested in the Eton may have < fa » aotice :-* COPT . " I us desired by th « Coma itfcee appointed ibi Jnautre into the Opemion of the existing L * wb ? 7 w the Exportaiion of Machinery , ' to request S « t tou will make known to all persons within your v ^ « ion , thai the Committee have begun their ? ' ^ irT and * re now ready to receire such evidence tilfnirties interested ma J consider important to gSbSaad to them on that subjeot . iiif tod will iafgrm me what witnesses wiah to -ff-T er . dfsce , and to what points they are prepared 05 £ * i t ' Siii endeavour to give sueh notice for iv ^ attendsa as shall best suit the convenience ° ^ fjiifdffiir&b-e . tfl * t I should be informed as soon « KBsrbfe on this subject . i »» I n maiE , « Yonr obedient servant , "MARK FHILIFS , Chairman . " " To tis 5 fajor of Leeds . By Order , £ DWIN EDI ) IS 0 N > Town Clerk . ' T-ds , 16 th March , ! MI .

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      ItoTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN , That a Meeti iT ^ cf the Ishabitacts , chargeable to aay of the v * ie * or Asscssaieats antborised to be raised psder ^ d bT virne of an Ae ; of Pirliament , passed in the Frfth Year of the Reign of his late Majesty , King f £ cn >? tbe Founh , intitutled , " An Aci for Lightw Cleansing , and Improving the Town and KelVhbon rhood of Leei ^ ™ tne ^^^ y . of York , " ilf be held in the Vestry of the Parish Church fs-int Peer ' s ) of Leeds , aforesaid , on fridxv , the ^ tT -siifc Dav of March Instant , at fwelve 6 * G « k a' Koon , w acdis tbe Acconnts of the Cosa-L ssorTS ( or executing tbe said Act for the Year qb ^ Thc-ass ad Eight Hundred and Forty , porsaint tefce 5 iia J 0 H > * BROADHEAD , Churc ^ wwden , V . 'M . BROOK , p . BEWLEY , WM . HORNBY , JAS . EMMETT , A . RTHUR LUPTON , JOHN HEAPS , W > L SELLERS . -L « is j 9 ui ilarch , 1841 .

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      PS 0 PO 5 ID NATIONAL PETITION , to be Egned ttromrhuiit the country , and entrusted to ihe czie of ifce " Political Prisoners' Release and Chkr . ? T petition Convention . " Ti He U' r . ouraile Ihe CanmQTis of Ihe United Ki ' -d ^ TT . in Barliauient Assembled ; flu humlle petition of the iro-king c ' asses of Great Britain , SHE-p-rifl . —That there are ddtt ia the sevsrsl gaols firxr- » E- 'ba kingdom , a number of persons cocfiDecl ferj » i ' itit i ffftiices , icsriyoi vrhoin have ruffer-d sore Sac rn-r ; r-: mosihs of tie most rigorous , offensive , nn-« BS'i . " =- --23 ; . ina illegal treatment , tj tt-lr . g pJaced ijea th-. tr . -adndil , or forced to perfoT : n ovlicrdecr ^ ding eriot ic c . timon yriih fdcas , acd erea -p orscJ : reate < 2 Hue itjon ^ . fir

      Thit ti . ere hts not been a angle co ^ imittii any jk& xjI i- ^ rnce for th « las : tfteea incc . Ls , nofwith-Sjaiicg tls .: s wicter of iiuiost unparalleled si verify , toon : ?^ - ^ by greit dtstitaiion , hs ? -ccarred -within ffcit period . u » d tli-1 a psrfeci orgtn : u : ion and inces-BKjviiic-l sgr-ation Las bcec kept up by tie working CiSiSIlatTi-iirpc-SrroEeis brg sertous ' y to direct the r . tteEfioc of y- « r HcrcuraUe House to tae strong , txcitisi , and bit urn Sections -which the following ca : a-^ sa ui tbs disparity between tie moue of administering the law W tie -wealthy acd the poor presents of tis difTcrent adnmiistwiiun cf the L ; -ffs as t £ ey afu ct the ^ ifrrtat classes .

      ILk tie Esil of Cardigan has been lately acquitted , laaiisUj acquitted , by a Jury of his Peers , upon a eisKe of ftkny so iucscly brought as to be incapable of j ^ rijiEE a va-dict of guilt } -, before the hig bpj t ftwn o : criminal jurisdiction , by the first lav officer of ths Crj-sra , "whe , in all prust . cations tcaiast political off ^ ders so ingeciocsiy spread all the nets of tbe laT , v to iesve no ho ? : or ci » = » of eacsprng , ¦ wie'tsr jaGrj of ths crime actually charged in the fndiclinent , or to be infcrentially judged of by vrhit the result might have been .

      That ycnr petideners hare seen a Peer of the R «;? nj . and an ci £ e = r in her Majesty's aerrioe , -who in a wej ! regulated sate ct society should £ et an . example of monJity and obedience to tie laws , turned from the bar of the Coart If-Queen ' s 3 tnch "with consent of the Attorney-G =. ne-ai , and at the suggestion of the Lore Chf ef JsszSec , : o pay compensation for hating nearly declined a eiril ofSeer of > . i » life in the execuHOQ Of fcis ' drry . That yocr petitioners have learned that tbe Hon . Hi . PiEnkci , &s ofiictr in ter Majesty's service , vas teffld fcLrr at the Lirerp-ool Spring Assize , of h-riug opposed ttic mayor and ciril authoriUea of Wiran , in

      &e fXccation of their duty , and that for such charge » js 7 found the said Hon . > Ir . Plunket guilty , ind tbe Court sectencsd him to twelve months' imprisonment . IcatThcn onrhalf the term of his imprisonment had expiifcd . the said Hon . Mr . Piunkfet "was liberated by onier ••( the Msrguis of Xormanby . That your petitioner kne a ^ a read the mock trial of Captain D . mgl ; s , intnied for fe ' . ony before Sir John Williams , \ rhen lie said Sir John ¦ Wiiliams -m ^ intjiTio / i tie right of fiejSiBCijal -Bitnass to withhold tie only material niSaite * iieh could be given against the accused , itfte no lair cfietr of the Crown appeared in support of ¦ fee prostration , leaving to the Judge the task of exaaitisg asd cross-txaniiiiin § the "witnesses .

      Tia : cse M ^ ter Meiihurst , defended by tbe Attorney-6 « tral upau a charge of murder , and found ga : ity of ar « gr * Ts ' . r ; ia ^ ii 5 ; 3 nghter , upon the dearest testimony , is * s&rlng cs ' j thrtcyears'rfcsideto ? in one of her Majrity 's pfsoti , -B-h .-j-e he is allowad the use of a turning fe ^ e . szi'i rrb- r mt ans of amusement , and not j .-lac-. d EKi the tT « ad : uiil , or Ect to any sort of lab- ar . Tr ^ : Le Xarg'ais of Xonnicby his Ltts ^ y prevail wl Qos the mijistrt ^ s of >' ewcastle-upon-Tyne to * iapdoa a prostcution for libel against Sir . HjLert Siiey , i » te Mayor of Morpeth , and proprietor of the SzrZtm Liberator m-wsr-aper , wbiis one Jchn Bell , a rat-g mm , -was imprisoned for a period of eix *^ tis , fur haTins , in the discharge of Lis duty , as psmai to t > s said iLr . Blakey , attaehed his name to tteaid libfeL xhit tbe ilirqeis of Xormanby assigned as a reason &T ffiallng szxh . request of the SAthontles , "tbe tterei « s « of the timat "

      . Tui Tour pctitiontra conrlder that if such fee a jastifiiVie causs for the guspension of hostilities , those * so ijT ; saff . red are equally entitled to the benefit * ii iir . Blasey , Trbo pleaded gutty , and -was liberated *? 5 a tzuxlng into his own recognisance to ke-ep the Ps < t T = i : Pidd ' a , Drake , Brooke , Hoidawortb , Wa ' . k-T , K : "x . a ^ a Rdlug , hare undsr ^ or . e more than twelve * « tis' naprisonir . ent at hard and degrading labrar , fci LiTr yc : to spend from one to two years , accorda ^ ts their r ^ peerive sentences . . K-ch and all sf tbe said prisoners were con"Rrd np .-n xhe eridence of one Harrison , "who , upon ¦^^ --Xiisjxation , was proved to LaTe been an approver ^ K ^ aal eas = i , both iaE . gland and Ireland ! ti have *® ss ^ i-Kl ia manufacturing and passing false menty ; * ° CST * Ortn disreissed fmm sevejn ] aitn 3 tion » for

      maig = R * . s ; and that tte magistrates of Bradford lately r ^^ - - serai ! ca ^ ca brouilit btfore tttin , uptn the ~*~*' m 7 ' S- tfcs Bail Harrison , and actually rtf used to S *^ ^ P s *^ cei r cases , in support of which «* fcid Hirrison was the witness , stating that they " ^ 3 ^ cat beiieTe the said Harrieon upon his oath , ^ / -it John Ciiyton , an old man , sentenced to two ™^ -P"i 5 r ^ nient . likely died In >* orti-arerton House ™ uo ^ csca » aii that it was found by the burgeon to ** essi-iiitinittt , that tbe said Clayton had from the Z ^ a s-T-icK of his hsprisonmciil being sflicled ' ^ r S ^ - rhenaitism , and gout . ^ fp 7 ^ r pef . tioaew are of opinion that the ^ ?~ . ff" Cia r-cn contracts strangely with that oi t 6 ---Si vf London , who were recently liberated jk ? cnsv ^ T for contempt of your HonoarabJe ^^• ^ nt-oa the mere assurance of a surgeon tbat tbe ** - } c t ^ tej jjj . j ^ jj gjgycijg W ! - ^ inju re the health i asprijvaa .

      jj ^ Ptfie r Ho ? y , Jovfh Cr » btree , and ¦ William T ^ p H hive laficred m » re than twelve monthi f-aos 2 ; e : ; t triiu hard labour , » ad upon the tiient ^ r ^ te- the House of Correction it "Wikefield , for ^ 3 filI 1 g i pubii * nifcti ag , irbere not tbe slightest | 1 ^ w * 01 outMeak took pl » ce , nor was the lightest ^ S ^ d vu the character of titse men , that an g ^ ia the army and magiitrate of the West-, v /* ° * Yorkshire , ofered to come from Wales , ^^ n * then ni , to bail themupoa their arrest , and Vest , T * a £ torne r 'or tiie prosecation faTe tbtm excel-?* ** eten upon their trial . j glp ^ 7 poUtical prisoner have been liberated , caring tndured the fall twin of their aentence , C * and all agrw thit political prisoner * femt ^ T ID 0 Te eeTerelT ud ifnoa . iniousiy treated » att ^ coaa oEMt felon * . That in the midst of the

      foj l rf * ' ^ " b * und to pay « Teral th . onauid posnd » W ? 7 f- « f taose of their own order , while they tfcfcet ^ ^ PPort the with sad families of between ^ Oitii ^ huadxed prlsoaers for more than twelve | fe t £ f * TO ! ir petitioners bsg fsrther to contrast the fcfis ^ V J ;* - ** bPod political oSVnders , with the Va £ ^ tenets passed within the preeeat week , b ; ^^ « oue opon cgnjaon fj ^ ja , ^ notorious . . wseuer -with other sentences reccr ^ y passed fc -ai uad Gisdeffieiiint * —

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      That year petitioners beg to direct the attention of your Honairrable House to the following sentences , recently passed Bpoa thfl first class of criminals not transported , and upon the first class of misdemeanants not political , and to those passed npon the third class of Chartist prisoners , that is , thoss -who hare been canTicted of the mere attendance at public meetings , and oat of -which public meetings not a single Tiolation of the peace occurred . That your petitioners request your Honourable House to LOOK ON THIS PICTURE- then on this . Sentences Passed Upon Sentences passed upon Charfkloks . tisl Political

      Offenders . Mas . Medhurst , eonvicted Peter Hoey , two years ofaggraYatedmanslaughter , and hard labonr . having barbarously mur- Joseph Crabtree , two dered his school-fellow , years and hard labour . Three years ; allowed full William Ashton , two privilege cf a debtor , and years and hard labour , to amuse himself with a Henry Vincent , two turning lathe , which he years , has put up in the prison . W . V . Jackson , two Dsfended by the Attorney- years . General j . a O ' Brien , eighteen Ths following are sen- months , tences passed bj the Jadga Feaxgtu O'Connor , eigtitupon tbe Northern Circuit teen months ( solitary conat York : — fineiiient )

      " Joseph Brewer , for bur- lasao Johnson , twehre glary , twelve months' im- months , pr-somnent . witboutlabour . James Duke , twelve William Marshall , calf months , stealing , twelve months Wm , Bsnbow , sixteen imprisonment and hard months , labour . q . H . Smith , eighteen WilliamRnddock , cattle months , stealing , twelve months' W . Barker , eighteen imprisonment and hard wonths . labour . ' Isaac Ruston , twelve George Jones , horse months , stealing , twelve raonths * James Fenny , twelve imprisonment and hard menths . labonr . George Smith , twelve

      Aathony Pcrcival , for months , stealina a pony , twelve Gcarge BsiLuny , eighmontl . s' imprisoninent and teen months , hard labonr . Jeremy Rijjby , twelTe G-or ^ a L ^ athley pony months , stealing , twclre mtntha' Peter Hilton , twelve impris inment , and hard moathi * . lal " ur . E . Vi * . Brown , eighteen Elisabeth Thompson , for months , uttering haae coin , eight Timothy Higgins , eigbmonth : s'impTisonment , and teen months , hard labour . Edward Rsilly , eighteen Friccis Sj . iipson , tor ut- months , t ^ jicg base c > in , twelve James Cowper , eighteen moL ; i 3 'iiiiprIsoEinent , * nd months , hani labour . R . Eastwood , twelve

      Frances Wragg , for ut- month ? , taring base coin , six John Pilling , twelve juonths ' . iHiT . risonment , and iuonti . s . hard labour . JameBHey ir ^ d , twelve Richard Callum and months . Barnaul Fox , for burglary , Robt . Gillihand , twelve twslTe months' imprison- mont "" iS . iiirnt , a ^ i . i hird labjur . Anirew ilorgan , twelve Tiv-nias Crv > sslazi'l , for mnullj . horse-iUaJiEg , li roontlis Thomas Farrell , twelve imj-rlioniuent , and harrf mouths . Jab-jur . Jonathan Merle , twelve John Wil- ; v . n , for stabb- months , ir . g S ^ inutl H ^ ieswutth , of JolaiG ' . U , twelve months . Alierton , imjTisoned four Joseph B jstock , twelve

      montLs , menths-J Charles Morris , twelve We Smith and James months . Bro-s-ri . forbur ^ Liry . twelTe Jjmes Muir , twelve months' imprisonment , and moiith ' . baril Ubour . Willie , twelve JutnS « iithaad "William juontlis . Binn-s , fur burijlary , twelve G ' encow , twelve inonths'iiaprLioniDeat . aEd months . baid labour . William Lovett , twelve Patrick Boyle , for man- months , slaughter , twelve months * John Collins , twelve imprisonment , and hard months , labour , William alartin , twelve months .

      Henry Thomas Turner , for cow-st « aling , twelve months' imurisonment , ai : d hard lubonr . wniiam * SmiOi and James Brown , for stealing pi-open ? - belonging to C . Wilson , Esq ., SraitU one iuonih . and Brown four months' imprisonment . George Johnson , for stealing three heifers , twelve months' imprisonment and hard labour . John Hook , for stealing two heifers , twelve months ' imprisonment , and hard lab « ur . Christopher Hall , for stealing a horse , a saddle and bridle , twelve months' imprisonment and hard labour . I John Pybus , fGr stealing a heifer , six months

      im' prvsonroest and bard labour . I John Farnhill , for stealing in a warehouse , twelve months' imprisonment and hard labour . j Joseph Motley , for stabbing and cutting Joshua Xajloi . six months' imprisonment and hard labour . j Christopher Hail , for stealing a mare , twtdve months ; hsrd libon ? . j William Walker , for manslaughter , two months ' j imprisonment . j Robert Wilaon , for bigamy , twelve montks'imprisonment and hard labour .

      j MISDE 3 IEA . NA . NTS , > OT POLITICAL . : Lord Waldegrave and Captain Duff , for a brut . il ' assault upon a policeman in the execution of his duty , 1 and by whieb his life was endangered and his health , has b ^ en greatly impaired ; allowed by the Chief ¦ Justice of the Court of Queen ' s Bencb , with the con' currence of the Attorney-General , to compromise . i The Hon . Capt . PiUnket , for an assault upon the civil j authorities of Wigan , while in the execution of tbe ' i i duty , twelve month's imprisonment without lalour , i six months of which was remitted by the iiarquis of j Xormanby . i Lieutenant C&&h , for the Sims assault as the last' , mentioned , six months' imprisonment . j Robert Blakey , E » q , for a politics ! libel , to enter ! into his o » n recognizances . 1 Tha sstvant of Robert Blaiey , Esq ., ( a poor man , ) i imi > rii'jnctl s : x months for merely putting hU name , ; as the printer of Blakey , to the same libel .

      ; ' That ycur petitioners do not m : Cticn the sentences ; for acts alleged to have been committed , bit merely ; taose for language utttred at public meetings , at . which : not a single violation of the peace eccunvd ; neither ; do your petitioners mention a great number of sen-; tesc * s of six and nine months for merely attending I pv > 3 ticil meetings . \ Tii ^ t yoiir petitioners ask if this picture does , or ' does not , show on- - - law for tie rich and auotner for the ! poor , iail tbe political oifcnritrs , w : th the exception of ; O'Brien , O'Connor , and Jatk&on , being working men , ) j and one hiw for the felon , and another , and more unjust ; one , for thd ooiiucal misdemeanant .

      i That your petitioners cannot avoid being struck with i the anomaly of the " Reform" -vfiiieh thus reJucs crime l-t * ly punished by death to an offence expiated by one i half the puriihuient infilled uj ^ on pohticil offenders , of the third class , while the punishment for political ofFeEcea lias increased in proportion as the punish-¦ men ! tur moral delinquency has been diminuhed ; thus fully proving , that the greatest of all ( . Times is to ; complain of existing abuse . S That yonr petitioner ! cannot without serious anguish . rt fleet upon the fact , that , there very felons will now be ; placed upou the treadmill or at othtr labour , with Crabtree , Hory , and Ashton , and others , who have already

      suffered 12 muntlis imprisonmeiit , and the horse Btealers , i cow stealfcxs , and political cffi . miers i sriil be released npun : the same day , with this further braiid , that the latter i with good characters , and convicted of no moral offence , will be obliged to give security for their good ; behsvionr , while the convicted robber wijl bo allowed to walk off without mark , brand , or guarantee for his j future conduct . J Teat in many instances the Baid felons committed to ! the >" crth and Easx Ridings , wil ! find political offenders ' who have suffered twelve months Imprisonment , and I will , upon the expiration of thfcir time , leave the poiitical offenders to suffer one or two more yean at ' hard and degrading labonr .

      TbsA the fact of from four to five hundred persons being confined in England , for periods varying from one w four years , and subjected to hard labonr , must lead to a belief that we are afflicted with serious domestic di » tractien , which , in the words of Lord John Russell , must have considerable effect upon our foreign relations . Tiiat the Republic of America , and the despotism cf France , present a striking difference in the administration of justice , as compared with England . That serious apprehensions aa to the loyalty * t Eufe iissnien rawrt prevail in fonig * countries , when it i « known th » t between four and five hnndred working men , leading themselves , b » Te been at the same tinm imprisoned " for political offences , and wien tne dectrine is remembered , that " the most effective of all insurrections u that which never actually breaks out , but which is always to be apprehended .

      That your Honourable House cannot expect tbat a people so treated wiil either support an aristocracy , or fight their battles , if tbf-y aro to be denkd equal justice vskh the rich and therefore privileged orders . That your petitioners do not occupy much of the Talaabie time ef your Honourable House with the pre-6 fcitilien of , or debates upon , their grievances , bting

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      well convinced , that the House of Commons never can , or never will , do justice lo the working classes antfl it ia made the true rtflbction of their opinions , and a perfect representation of their wiU . That ycur petitioners will not petition for any administrative , improvement , bo long withheld , but will continue , by ever ; legal and constitutional means in their power , to enforce theirfair and just claim to a representative system , based upon the principles contained in the People ' s Charter . That your petitioners request your Honourable Honse not to treat this their present petition with tbe same frivolity and levky with which the National Petitkm for the Charter was treated j becaase your petitioners beg most respectfully to assure you that they are . in any thing but a playful humour .

      That your Honourable House may ai well think oi turning the course of the sun as of stopping the agitation for , and fixed and determined resolution to have , the Charter ; and , therefore , the hope of suppressing public opinion by persecution ia vain , and should be dispelled frum the mind tf ycur Honourable House . That your Honourable House may , in the course » f events , be very soon eent back to your constituencies , when your petitioners trust that all will be able to give a faithful account of their ste wardship . Your petitioners therefore pray that your Honourable House will present a humble address to her Majesty , praying that aha may be gndoualy pleased to give immediate direction for the

      liberation of ull prisoners now confined in the several gaols of Great Britain for political offences . And that yonr Honourable House will be graciously pleased to present another humble address , praying tbat ber Majesty may be graciously pleased to grant a free pardon to John Frost , Z-p . haniah Wiiliarus , and William Jones , now suffering the penalties of expatriation in a penal settlement And thstyour Honourable House , having done these things , will then proceed forthwith to pass the act entitled the People ' s Charter , without the slightest alteration iu tbe principles of thy bjluI act . And your petitioners , as in duty bound , ¦ will ever pray .

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      GRAND DEMONSTRATION , AND RECEPTION OF JIESSliS . MARTIN ANDH 0 LD& WORTH , IN BRADFORD . A public meeting , convened by requisition , at which Messrs . iLirtin and lioidsworth , two of the Whig victims , and lately inmates of Korthallerton " IIfell , " were present , was held in front of the O ; Sd Fellows ' Hall , on Monday last , for the purpose of petitioning Parliament fur the release of Feargus O'Connor , Robert Peduie . and all other political prisoners . The meeting was numerously attended , considering the poverty of the classes who generally attend meetings of thw description . Oa the motion of Mr . SMITH ,

      Mr . Hodgson was called to the chair , who opened the business by rva'ttn ? tha placard , and requesting that every speak-rr ini ^ ln have a fair hearing , " whtther of the same opinion as th _ -niselves or But . After making a few other rriuarkis he called npon Mr . Henry Burnett to move the riist resolution . Mr . Bvr . NETr mtved the resolution , which was as follows : — " Tbat it is the opinion of this meeting , that the treatment political prisoners are subjected to in the various dungeons throughout the c ) untry is cruel and unconstitutional ; tiud that we hereby resolve to petition the two Hcusus of Parliament for a total remission of the sentencti , or mitigaiion of the punishment , by removing them to prisons where treadmills are unknown , and where thy rules are less stringent than those of the Houses of Correction . "

      Aft « r reading the resolution , Mr . Burnett delivered a lengthy address , -which did Mm great credit , being fraught with some excellent remarks on the present state of affairs generally . Mr . alderson rose acd briefly seconded the rtsolution . Mr . Knowles , of Keighley / most ably supported the resolution , and gave the Whigs and middle-class gentry ( we inein those who heard himj such a dressing as they ¦ will not easily forget . The Chairman then read the petition , which was as follows : — To the Right Honourable and Honourable the Kniuhts , Ciliznit , and Burgesset , of the United Kingdom of Great Brxlam and Ireland , in Parliament assembled ; The Humble Petition of the undersigned inhabitants of the Borough of Bradford ,

      Sheweth , —That , in tbe opinion of your petitioners , the trea'jnect of Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., Mr . Robert Peddie , and other political prisoners , confined iu various Gaols and Houses of Correction , in England and Wales , is most unconstitutional and cruel . That Mr . O'Connor , formerly a Member of your Honourable House , is confined in a horrid dungeon , on tlie felon ' s siie o £ the prison , in York Castle , -where he is denied free intercourse with his friendfi-Tist he is only permitted to exercise oceasienalJy on one side of the felons" yard , to prevent his corresponding with any of the prisoners ; and then , if it should happen to rain , he is compelled to walk therein , or to retire up several fliguts of stairs to his dismal apartment , though there Is an excellent day-room attached to each yard .

      That yo . ir petitioners beg to call the attention of your Honourable House to the case of Kobert Peddie , wao was convicted , at the Spring Ass 2 ; s of 1 S 41 ) , in York , for riot at Bradford , and was sentenced to three years" lard labour , in Beverley House of Correction , County of -York ; and who has forwarded a petition to your Honourable House , containing a cata ogue of his sufferings , which , for cruelty , ( except in Northallerton and WakefieW . ) stands unparalleled in the history of Britain ; and , in the opinion of yeur petitioners , is morally wrong and a siu . Th ^ t in tbe Gaol or Korthallerton , six Chartist prisoneis , whose sentence was merely imprisonment , were put to hard labour , on the treadmill , contrary to law .

      Ttiat William Broofc , ons of the said prisoners , who had been convicted of sedition and conspiracy , at the same time as Feeldiu , an . l whose sentence was three yiars , iell off the niili ; and , though he informed the Visiting Surgeon , that he was frequently titmbled with a cramp , yet he was forced , contrary to his sentence , to work upon the wueel , for nearly one calendar inontli , until removed by an order from the Most Uonourabie the Secretary of State for the Home Department Taat your petitioners have been iuformsd that John Clayton , a Ciiartist , who iately died in Nortlialitrton House of Correction , had been sentenced to solitary confinement , upou a charge of violating the silent system .

      That your petitioners Live every reason to believe , from "wbBt they have heard of tha conduct of thfa authorities of the prison , that he c » . me to his death in const-queues of the cruel manner in vyiiicti he was trtiitfciL That Wm . Martin , wholiad been confined in the san ! Huufce » f Correction , NortUallerton , was removed to Lancaster Castle , in couscqutuce of the severity of the silent system , and of tha tyranny of Wm . Shepherd , the superintendent . That your petitioners have likewise been informed that th » phjsical condition of the prisoners in the Hou * o of Correction , Korthailertoii , is deteriorated not only by the hard labour of the mill and the horrid silent system , but by the filthy manner in which they are obliged to sleep ; that they have boen for a fortnight ut a time without a cltan shirt , and their buds infested with vermin " : that the oaly place where they are

      permitted to wash , is at a stone trough in the yard , and the superintendent is in the habit of coming to the yard gate and shouting to the petty officers to report the mm for being too loug washing themselves ; that some of the prisoners have been puuished for using too much soap , which is a proof that the obje « t of the Governor is to enrich himself instead of attending to the comforts of the unfortunate convUts . Tour petitioners therefore humbly pray , tha * your Honourable House will take the necessary steps to mit ' gate their sufferings by a total remission of their sentence , or placing tbexi on the Debtors' side of the prison , or by removing tke prisoners who are conitned ia the House of Correction to gz » U where the discipline is less stringent , and tbe authorities more humane . And your petitioner ! will ever pray , fcc ., Ac

      Mr . Smith then moved that the petition now read be adtpUd , which was unanimously carried , and afttrwards supported by Mr . Tattersall , of Colne , in one of the mo * t brilliant spetchea we have heard for some time . Idr . Mautik was called to move the third resolution , and on coming forward was received with thunders of applause ; at the conclusion of -which , he said , Mr . Chairman and Fellow-workmen , —I am happy to se » so large a number of the men of Bradford around me * and iiioie especially so , that you should be for the most part of the saise opinion ; after some other remarks ., he went on to siate tbe reason of his being arrested at Sheffield—kis treatment in York Castle before , iia trial —his removal to Northallerton Gaol , the trtataieat be rtc-ived th * re , &c . He nest spoke of the treatment of PaaiK / adBworth , one « f the Svddiexd Uar&ts ,

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      who was confined In tbe same gaol s that ho was Bent to solitary ooailnemeat for three days , oa a charge of speaking , whieb he ( Martin ) believed to be untrue ; the solitary ceil was / ao cold and damp , that it was enough to give a man hi * death ia th » height of summer . The samo individual was , at another time , deprived of his supper for spitting out in , the yard , although his stomach at thft time was overloaded with phlegm . At another time h » was deprived of hfe supper for not keeping the step in returning from' chapel . These and other remark * , which the speaker adduced , showed the treatment political prisoners were subjected to , which called forth the diajuat-of the assembled multitude . He concluded by moving ths resolution he had bad put into his hands— " That T . S . Dancombe , Esq . be requested to present the petition to the House of CominonB , and . Lord Brougham to the Peers j and that Messrs . Wakley , Fielden , and General Johnson b 8 requested to support its prayer in the House of Commons , and Earl Stanhope in the House of Lords . "

      Mr . John ARRAN . inaneatandmostexcelk'utspeech , seconded the resolution . Mr . Dbtvhisst , of Manchester , was next called , who said that as so much bail been adduced by the other speakers , it would be superfluous in him to occupy their attention . He would , therefore , content himself by reading a letter from Mrs . Pertdie . A vote of thaofca was given to the Chairman , and the meeting broke vm to prepare for the tea-party and ball ; which wa * boldea in the Social Institution , and at which excellent speeches were made by Messrs . Burnett and Martin .

      The remainder of the evening ms spent in slngirjg songs , delivering recitations , und dancing . The evening ' s entertainment concluded at a seasonable hour with singing the Chartist National Authem .

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      TO THE CHABTiSTS OF ENGLAND , IRELAND , SCOTLAND , AND WALES . BnETilBEN , —You are nboutto bo called upon to increaM that power , which of right belongs to you , ia tbe election of persons whom you Iu your wisdom may think proper to guide tho good ship of Domocrucy , and to watch over your interests for the forthcoming eight months . PerLaps in th » annals of the world there never hats bctii a more noble Ktaml hxmU by tho wording classes of any country , than tbat which has been made by you , tho Chartists of Great Britain , since the conimencemeut of the latu plan of organisation , to obtain for yourselves an equal and just slure in the eleetion of the Legislative Assembly of tbe nation .

      You must be aware that , owirif ? to the objections which were raised by a faw in some threo or four places , and those tania men refusing to stand as candidates fur the permaneut Executive , we ( U'cuied it the moat pru-( knt iui . l judicious step to call a National Delegate . Meeting , to rt- ; n « dfcl the p ! an and to wake it perftctly legal . Tho meetiiif , ' was called , and tho Delegates sat foaniajs in Manchester , and , after mature deliberation the object for which they met w : « obtained , by the production uf the prtsent plan , winch wo think leaves it out of the power cf tbe most fastidious critic , or tbu most wilj lawytr , to nibble at any single clause of it .

      Fellow Chartists , —The present is a most important aud portentous tiui 3 j either for good or evil . Ti ; at the pre * Lut hideous Byatein , with all its monalKM ' a a ' -useaF eauuot exist much longer , must be evident to erery person who hv . s ^ ivun tho question nny or the least coLsideration . Thu trade ui the country is in shcIi a state which may cause a univers . il stagnation at any moment—and which would shake tho present commercial system to its foundation . The population of tbe unhappy , and alas ! unfortumito , oppressed , and insulted Ireland , are justly discontented with tUe war rule to which they are and iiave iKien subjected . We have , in the collective wisdom of the nation , assembled in 8 t . Stephens , vhe conflicting parties of the manufacturing and agricultural interest , contending only who shall have most of the productions of your labour . Wo are on tho eve of a war with tho free pe » pie of tbo

      United States , who are determined , if possible , to see justice done—men who , if they enter iuto warfare , have happy homes and a froe country to contend for , while wo , the toil-worn serfs of Britain , have neither comfortabla homes , nor a country free . We , on the contrary , are doomed from the cradle to the coffin , to never ending slavery , inheriting from our sires bondage , with all its concomitant iniaeritv privations , and destitutions , begetting anothtr race to tread tho same beaten path of servitude and degralation . Hut thanks to the growiug intelligence and exertion , oi' the pK \> p \« , they are now roused from the routine of their former energies , and are alive to their own interests , and are moving with that » jal , perseverance , and determination which the glorious and hallowed cause demands , and is truly worthy of .

      Brother Democrats , Jet us proceed firmly , and resolutely , and there is a sure prospect of a change for the bettor taking place . Yes , fellow-slaves , we have every reasjn to bo proud of our present position . We have given a broadside to every humbug set up by tho middle classes , to cajole and deceive us ; they have not dared to meut us fairly and honestly , but have fled to tho cowardly plan of calling bole anil corner meetings , to evado fair discussion . The people , the mlgbtj people , now pd'Cbive tbat there is 110 hope for them but in their own exertions . The tenacity with which they attach themselves to principles , and not to men ; despising , nay crushing , every delusive agitation , and nipping in the bud every plot tbat might impede the progress of genuine Democracy ; all this proves there isaright spirit amongst tho people , and that they will never again bo satisfied with any instalment , or anything ltss than u fall measure of ju-tice as contained in the Peopie ' a Charter .

      Fellow-labourers in the cause of the millions , wo wish expressly to call your attention to the election of the permanent Executive , -vvkich will consist of five in number . We hope and trust that you will nominate and elect such men as are known for their bsnest and upright conduct ; man who are alike sagacious and energetic ; men who have integrity and resolution enough to guide the vessel of freedom through the troubled billows of political agitation ; in fine , men , in whom you can place the greatest reliance both in and oat of danger .

      We trlsh , likewise , to Impress you with tho important fact that when , the permanent Executive comes into office ( which will bo on the first of May ) funds will be required to enable them to carry on the work of pgitatior . It has been truly asserted Unit "money is tbe sinews of war . " How do Whig , Tory , Sham-Kadical , and other factions act towards us ? Why , by the money they suck and screw ^ out of our labour , they bribe the base hirelings of a prostituted press to misrepresent us and our principles . They employ , by tha Sims means , spies , inforuujss , and einiuswies to

      entrap you , when seeking your lawful and inherent rights . Then , if we would silence such unfeeling wretches , let us be determined to place the Executive en a proper footing . Agitate the country until every town anil village shall be visited by missionaries , and the immortal principles of our Charter planted in the bosom of every working man in the united kingdom . We strongly and urgently recommend every town to remit , ss soon as possible , the money now owiu : ? to Mr . Abel Heywood , treasurer , Oklham-street , Manchester ; and at the same time communicate to tho secretary an account of the sum so sent .

      Brethren , we call upon you , by all you deem sacred and just , to bestir yourselves thoroughly for t ? ie next few weeks . Act upen the advice of O'Counor , in last Saturday ' s Star . Let there be a Convention formed in London , for the treble object of assisting the brave patriots of the metropolis to agitate it . Petition for the Charter ; not that we lead you to expect Universal Suffrage by that means alono , but merely to bring our opinions before the public , aud provo that we shall never rest satisfied until justice be awarded us , and for the purpose of using our best efforts for the liberation of all political prisoners .

      Surely , if the franchise was ever worth contending for it is now . Fellow-countrymen , if you have any sympathy for that great and good man , John Frost , and his two compatriots—if you consider Feargus O'Connor of any utility , the man who ha « so steadily devoted so much of his time , talents , and fortune to the forwarding of the principles of justice-if yoa can sympathise with the schoolmaster of Chartism , with the father of the new ideas , J . B . O'Brien , and the hundreds of other political prisoners who har « suffered and are now suffering imprisonment and

      privttion , unparalleled in the history of this country fer political offences , we say . if you seriously reflect on these things , and upon your own wrongs and grievances , you will leave ao stone unturned—no effort untried , to send delegates to London for a fortnight The time is pressing and short . Dp , then , and be doing , and prove to our merciless oppressors tbat we are worthy of tbe destiny of freemen , and that we will never cease or rest contested , until ire find oarMlves possessed with thobe rights and immunities to which justice and tbe lawa of God entitle ma .

      JJlKES LCKCH , PtCftldflM , Richard Littlib , Jams Cautlbdgk , Joiin Campbkll , Secretory . P . S . The returns of tht , candidates -who have been nominated for the permanent Executive , must bo in the hands of the Provisioual Executive on the 4 th of April , kt the latest " ihey mu ;» be addressed to John Campbell , 18 , Adder ley-slieet , Shaw ' s Brow , Salford , Manchester .

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      GLOllIOUS DEFBAT OF THE COBN LAW LEAGUE AND TRIUMPHANT VICTORY OF THE CHARTISTS AT A PUBLIC meeting in Manchester . BY EXPRESS , The Corn Law party announced a publio meetJug to take place on Thursday , 19 th insl ., at elevt n o clock in the forenoon . The Chartists' Committee issued cinmter placards , sjfcati » K th « ir intention to be present . No sooner had ^ h « Be placards been posted than circulars were aea ^ lo all the Cora Law party , giving notice iba ^ -a ' postponement of tho meeting was agreed upou , and the meeting would como off » n Friday morning , to conimenceas bofose . at eleven o'clock . At haliVpast ten o ' clock our reaorter went ta tbo

      lowu Hall , the place where tne meeting was held , aud , after laafeiujj a score of applications for admittance , he could not be allowed until the front doors were opened ; whilst tha reporters of all the Mauohbster paper * had passed scane other way . aud procured themselves comfortable seats . Two policemen were stationed as the door , with a gentleman beside them , to point out ail who were favourable to the Whig method of packing public meetings . We stord thera while more than a hundred passed us , and all going under the name of committee men ; and when asked whether they belonged the Committee or not , tli « y invariably said that they were not * going to the meeting , but wanted to go into the Boroughrtevo'd room . At eleven o ' clock the doors were opened , and a general rush was made by the people , to got stats if possible , at a place whore they might hear

      thespeakers . When they entered the large room ^ thev expected it would have been empty ; bat to their surprise and disgust , on entering tho room ^ tlwy found every seat tilled with the middle olasg ,- * st f our reporter was ' obliged to tako tho most iucouvenient place under tKe ^ rdstrum , where : the li # ht was prevented reaching him by persons standing betbro the windows , ano ^ where no was exposed to have his pens , ink buttle , and book , trodden upon and kicked about by tbe respectables passing from one side of the table to the omen At a quarter jw * t eleven o ' clock , Mr . Dixon rose to propose a chairman . He said , as . toe meeting was called for eleven o ' clock , he was of opinion Chut the business should have commenced at thai , time , lie would , therefore , move that " tho ltev . Mr . Schofiald lako tho chair .

      Mr . JNietyTiKGALE seconded the motion , and put it to the meeting , whon three-fourths ol ihe people held up their hands in favour of the ltev . Mr . Suhoh ' eld being the chairmau . Tho Whigs objected on the ground that tho Mayor claimed the chair as a matter of right . The people , however , were not to be done ; and , therefore , requested the Chairman to proceed with the business . The Mayoa said lie would keep the chair . ( Trtmendous . -groans . ) Mr . Schofield said , ho did not como thither expecuu ;; to be placed a ^ their r . hairiaa > j ; but that thu inhabitants of Mauehsstei- would choose whom they thought proper to preside over them . Ha would , however , by their permission , decline , and let the Mayor preside . ( Criesiof ** No , no , " " We will have our own . "

      The Chairman said that the mayor had proved himself a party man by refusing to call a public meeting to petition aj ; aiust the Poor Law . Mr . 13 jxo . n said as the meeting had been driven a quarter or an hour buyuud thu time , that alune jornioj sufficient ground for tho meeting , when assembled , to elect iht . ir own chairman ; and if the Mayor persisted , it would be usurpation aud not a right . ( Hear , hoar , and uheem . ) Tile meeting at . this time was ia tho greatest uproar . Hissing , groaning , hooting , and whistling . Mr . Clauke , one of tbe league , began reading somethingfrom a newspaper , but it was inaudibleamid the cries of " Sohofiuld , Schofield" —aud from the opposite " Mayor , Mayor , " which was finished for a niomont by tremendous groans , and other marks of disapprobation .

      Mr . Dixon said , that right which the Mayor claimed had not been settled . He knew neither Mayor nor Corporatiou at a publio meeting . ( Vociferous cheering trbm the Chartists , and hisses from the respectables , j Mr . Doyle wanted to know whether Mr . S . had not been duly elected by the meeting to tako the chair . ( Bear , hear . "Hehas , aud no others shall ; they are not going to thrust him down our throats whether or not . ") Mr . Scuufeld rose to address the meeting , and was received with vooiferous cheering from the working men , aud hit-sea from the Whigs . He said , sinco it was their determination that he should occupy the chair , he would maintain tho right . tCheers . ) Mr . Cobden then presented himself , and received a sally of groans and hisses , aud cries of " Off , off , < iff . ' & . C ., & . C .

      JDr . M'Douai-l rose and procured Mr . Cobden a hearing , but the people were not satisfied until tho Chairmaa had been decided . A chair was then haiidoi over to the reporter ' s tabie , amid the most rapturous applause . At this timo a Mr . Clarke whispered , in our hearing , that one of the men beside him must go for Mr . Sawley , head of the police station . Mr . James Cautledge rose and exposed the tyranny of this gentleman to the meeting , and tor which they shewed their disgust and execration at such conduct . Tho Chairman was acknowledged by Mr . Cobden , who requested iie would procure him a hearing , while ho moved the first resolution . The Whigo cheered&ud tho working men groaned .

      , Mr . Leech stepped forward , and was loudly cheered . Ho hopeu they would give every speaker a fair hearing on me Whig side of tne question ; afwt which the working men would expect tho eaoia opportunity , aud lot reason »« d argumvut govern the meeting , and he was sure those corn law gentlemen would be perfectly answered . ( Hear , hear , ami cheers . ) i \ lr . Cobden said that though there had been some difference of opinion as to tho Chairman , he was sure there would be but one opinion on the resolution which ho was about to move . He then read tne foliowiug resolution : —

      M That it is the opinion of this meeting , the state taxes ou ^ ht to be imposed upou the different classes of tbo community , wall a du « regard to their ability tosustain ihe public burdan ; but a ouiy upon iorei ^ u corn , in oiuor words au impose on the bread oi the people , is a ilagraut violation of this just principle , inasmuch as it taxes the poorest man as heavily as the richest , upou tho necessaries of life , consumed in nearly cquil proportions by all ; that a still greater ii > junice is inilictcd by the Corn Law ; for Ud the dacy upou foreign corn , however small tho quantity imported , raised the price of tJte whole of tke home produce , a tax is thus imposed lor the purpose of protection , far greater than tho amount contributed to the revenue ; aud this tax ia paid by the people at large to a comparatively few ricli proprietors of the soil , and tor which they receive no benefit in return . "

      —Neither : our space nor time will permit us to give any speeches this week , and we regret this the less , as noi a new idea was advanced , even by the great lion of the league—nothing but what we have published many tiisos before , ia the various dia-CU 8 S 10 US . Suffice it to ea-y , that he went all over the world , and forgot tho starving artisans of uisowu immediate neighbourhood . Mr . M ' Caruol rose to second it in a long , rambling speech , which resembled more a sermon than a political oration . It struck us at the time that he had forgot himself , and fuueied he was in his pulpit , lie proltssed great sympathy for the working classes , and U 3 ed every wheedling , shuffling , and cajoling argument he was master of , to get the people to vote for the resolution .

      Dr . . M'Dovall rose , amid the most deafening cheers , waving of hats , clapping of hands , &c , whica lasted some seconds . Ho begged to move the following as au amendment , " That iu the opinion of this meeting , not only tho Corn Laws , but every © iher tax on tho necessaries of life , ought to be immediately repealed ; aud , to ai * ke up the deficiency jn the revenue , a tax should be laid upan all real and funded property ; that there should be an tquitable adjustment of the debt miscalled National ; and thai as soon as possible th © National expenditure ought to be regulated by a House ot Commons chosen upon the principle of universal Suffrace . ' ( Tremendous cheering followed this )

      The Doctor said became there as tbe ac-vocato ot the rights of l » bour , and made an eloquent , saroastical , and powerful speech , in wbioh he exposed the delusions of the Corn Law repealers ; showed how iho working elates have been robbed ot the riehta of labour ; drew a woeful picture of the ootton slaves in Bolton ; gave Cobdea credit for his sincerity , because hewasworking for his own interest , and while he was giving a vivid description of the factory system , the cotton lorta writhed tothat degree that at times they could not bear it , and impeded bis progress by hcoting , hissing , and shouts of question . " The Dootor stood bis ground * aud told

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      <* l / CM ^^^^ J ^^ , ^^ J /^ AU them if they thought to put him down After tho people had given Cobden a fair hearing , they would be very much mistaken ; this was hailed by vociferous cheers from the working men . After glaucing at many fallacies put forth by the Corn Law liepealers , ha retired amid cheers los . d and long . Mr . Leech rose , and was received with loud cheering . He thought the question for the working classes was , how much benefit they were about to derive from tho repeal . He contended that it was » battle between the cotton lords on the

      one hand , and the landlords on tho other : T- ^ hear , hear )—the working classes were crucified between these two thieves . It was a battle of wood and iron and steel , against flesh , blood , and bones . He brought facte , figures , and dates , against every argument aduced by Cobden , and shewed clearly the false position thac gentleman had taken , by asserting that , in proportion as tho demand tor goods increased , so would the wages of the workmen . Ho proved , that just in proportion as ' thryhad increased in production during tbe last forty years , in the same ratio had the wages decreased . He drew a picture of the factory system , and said these Cora Law repealers could not be sincere ia their sympathy for the working classes . Tne tax upon each man was 4 d . per week , allowing ihat he

      eat tWO shilling' worth of bread . He would have nought , for his part , that when tho Corn Law liepealiug Cotton Lords , reduced the wages of their lands , within the last three months , they would have been content to have taken tho tax alone ; instead of which , they had taken both the tax -nd the loaf of the labouring man . ( Hear . ) He was working ia one of thes ; crucibles k > rior to the reduction , and they wanted to take 5 i . from his wages , which was not only the loaf , out a portion of what would have been devoted to , pay his rent , or purchase clothing ; aud . becau-so he resisted this , and exposed it , he was not considered a fit person to cninT a factory , although hebad worked at the same mill for eight years . ( Si . a » c , shame */

      Mr . Leecb spoke at considerable length , asd acquitted himself ra a masterly style , and concluded by declaring tbat no good « i > n ' . U ba done tor the working classes * ntil they were protected by the law ; until the labour « # th « art : n » was protected equally with the capital of tbe tieh man ; and eat down amid leagand loud . « hewin « . Mr . Campbell , Social Missioaajy , addressed the m ** ti » g ; he acknowledged the right of the people 10 the Suffrage . He w . s desirous thai the meeting should pas 3 both tho resolution and tho amendment , and he thought he could shew that each of the preceding speakers had . supported the resolution by speaking to the airiendnwttt . T / he- people oid not appear very desirous of heaving bi »» , aud be reared amid partial groans and cheers .

      M * . lkciiA . NAN Social Midsionarj , sapported the amendment , in a speech replete with argument and sound sense , interspersed with most cutting sarcasm upon the Corn Law HepealeM lor their nibbling projects , and characterised , too , by a bold and manly deifciice of .-the rights of the labourer t » good food , gOOd CJOthiug ., good lodging , and , above all , 10 the tight ot repiefceufcation . as a means of securing him in their possession . He was loudly cheered throughout . Mr . Dixon supported the amendment ia a short and pithy speech . The meeting now became impatient for the vote to be taken upon the Egotiou ana auiei . dmeut . Loud cries of " put it , put it , " resounded txom every side of the hall .

      The iVi avou , whojup to this period had remained a complete cipher , roce to put the question , and was received by a tremendous volfey or groans ,, accompanied with cries of "" fcit thee uowii , ' * " away with ihee , " " we've nought !© do wi' thee , " ** we will have our own chairman . " Mr . Schofjkld-, the chairman of the meeting , hero stepped upou Ins chair , and was received with vociferous and enthusiastic cheers , whieh lasted for sonis time . The Mayou asked Mr . Schofield for the amcadm ? " -t ,. for ti : e purpose of putting it to the meeting . Tht < Chaiksun very properly refused , but proccotiedto lead it , and take the sense of tiiemeeting upon it . [ On a show of hands . being asked for , a forest of hands was raibed ; at least tha-e-: ' euj ths of

      the meeting declaring for the amendment , with the most enthusiasticehctring and clapping of hands-. ] Tho Mayor ,. heieuu'j : j , in a very presuraptuou ^ y oJfiwous manner , proceeded to take th « voto for the original motion . His frieiids grunted him his retjiiKst ; they held np th «; ir hands , and Bunilested t : io ' ^ forlorn hope , * amidst the derisive j < ers aud liugiiter of the rebt of the meet inc . Tne eounttimncos of the rtp ^ alera fuil , svmi they " looked unutterable thin ^ c , " when they heard the Chairman , Mr . bchbfield , ami the ^ r leader , Mr . Cobden , declare that the amendment was carried by an overwhelming majority . Waving of hats aud handkerchief , clapping of hands , and loud aud most enthusiastic cheering , followed this announcement .

      Three cheers were hero proposed for Feargua O'Connor , and responded to most lustily ; then followed three for Frost , Williams , aud Jones ; three for the Charter ; and threo for the Northern Star , Three terrific groans were giTeu for the Alan ' chesler Guardiun ; atod thus eadeU ouo of the most complete triumphs ever obained by iud-usu-y . nvpr cupidity—by honssty over trickery—by w 01 king men over the blood sucking , grasping , grinding tyrants . [ Hurrah ! for the "lads" of Manchester ! ! 1 Hurrah ! Hurrah ! ! Hurrah ! !!]

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      BIAKCIiBSTKR— Clayton ' s funeral sermon wa « preached by Dr . M"Di > uill on Sunday aVisaiug last , ia the Ghartiat-room , Tib-street , to a crowded aad enthusiastic audience . The D » ctor gave universal satisfaction by Lis mode of handling the subjwit . At the conclusion , a collection was made towards the renwval ct tha corpse to Bneffield , wnicU amounted to £ 1 53 . Feargus O'Connor ' s letter was read , which called upon tbe ptople to elect a Convention , and was taken up in the best spirit . A collection was entered into to carry uut tho object ; and , although a collection had been pr « vious ! y made for poor . Clayton ' s . family , tbe sum of 18 s . whs subscribed towards tht Convention .

      Har » han-street . — . VJr . Leech preached Clayton ' s funeral sermon in the Shoemaker ' s and Tailor ' s Room , in the delivery of which he acquitted himself in a masterly style . The Manchester people seem ( Jetermined not to be backward in their support cf tha widow of Clayton , and . the now fatherless w-iidren . Browx-Street . — -Mr . Littler preached a funeral sermon in the Chartist-room , t » a numerous ajs ^ itiMv , for poor Clayton ' s wife and children , mingled with symptoms of disgust and execration towards tho unfealing , cruel , and unmerciful treatment of tiie Wliigs . At the conclusion , it was announced tbat o committee had been formed to carry- out the object contemplated by Feargus O'Connor , and recommended in his letter of last week .

      The Manchester Local Committee have received , since the last notice , the following sums for the wives and families of the Manchester imprisoned Chartists : —Tib-street dancing party , £ 1 10 s . 9 d . ; Tib-street box , £ 1 ; Mr . Buchanan ' s leoture on phantasmagoria , Ha . 81 ; Mr . Si-hofield , 53 . ; Mr . Davis'book , 6 o . Od . ; Brown-screet box , 6 s . 5 i . ; Patricroft , per J . Bradley , 5 s . ; S * lford box , fc . Od . ; books and boxes placed in various pavtd of the town , 103 . The Committee hope that those who have not subscribed their mite to these suffering families , will now come forward and assist them to keep up their weekly pay ; and those who have sabicribed , it is hoped , will not slacken in thyir exertions , but keep np tbs agitation , and get , their friends to do likewise .

      Mr . Leech lectured with great effect to a largo audience in the Chartist Shoemakers' and Tailora ' - 100 m , 53 , Hardmau-stroei , on Sunday evading last . Lectures ara delivered iu this room ouesy Sunday evening , and Charti 3 t meetings holden . * v evy Tuesday evening .

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      XJ 2 EDS . —Assault on an Infant . —On Tuesday last , Henry Joue ^ , a lad fifteen yca 8 » of age , was brought before the magistrates , at tbor Court House , charged with having committed aa abominable assault upon au infant , fifteen months old , named Emma Curtis , whose parents reside ia Wett-s'reet . It was elicited in evidence , that a hit ) a boy was entrusted with tiwchild to nurse , aad that be v ? aa playing with Jones by the side ofa sawing shed » which had recently been covered * with gas tar , % quantity of which was laid upon lie ground , which ilones gathered up , and with whish he covered the lower part oi'the little jiirlV pessaa . The punishment to the little sufferer was intense , and tae magistrates , after severely censuring his coaduat ,

      fined the prisoner 40 s . and costs . S * eaijn 6 Sacks . —Oil Tuesday last , a young Jad , named Abraham Mason , who . bad been remaauled from Friday , was brought ba&ws the magistraSes on . a charge of having stolen , three sacks . H * had offered them for sale at a sl *» p in Kirkgate , wJaen the shopkeeper refused to pujwhose , and K » ve jaiormatiou » 6 the police . Th v , maltster , of Fasaley , as his proDWty , but he ooul ' d not tell how 02 ? when he lost them . ineJad said he bought them « f a woman in Kukgate , for &A . There beinir no woof that he hai stolen the

      property , he was , bj the consent of bia parents * flogged and discharged . Caution to RaIWVa y TRAVjai . iHa .-Oa Fridaj last , William Smith , of Barnsley , blacksmith , was fined , by the sitting magistral ** , at Leeds , lUi . and costs , for having ridden ia a railway carriage from BarnRley , without having the meana to pay his fare . The prisoner haU only 11 Jd . ia bid pocseji Death by DaowNiNG . —Yesterday m # Bij&IUftylt £ \ \ \ seven o ' clock , the body of a man , Damt « J $ k » w , in . ) rj eating-house keeper ,, of , Meadow-lane , LewgfVnwi * - . ^ ^^ found iu the river Aire , near Waser-j ^ nov-S'llBfa ^^ . > X ceaeed bore a very indifferent chaMav *!' , [^ ! f wl ||| ' ' , \ r A welikuovmto lh % police aa » " i ^ 2 » tt ! # BKi . j » \^ , i ^ p 1 receiver ot siol&u goods . It is supped ^ tJ ^ K ^ I'J ;;^^ , ^ thrown himself into the water w ) uU ; vu $ &J&kiiitt l

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 20, 1841, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct698/page/1/