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      TO CAPITALISTS , MILLOWNEBS , PUOPRIETOHS OF HIKM AND GENTLEMEN OF SCIEHCE . ^ A NEWLY-DISCOVERED WORKlVn ^ . POWER . That "he who causes 14 o bffi of Grass to grow where only one grew before , \ &Z far a Creator , " is a sentiment which has received » U stamp of public approbation . And , suroly , he » £ » turns two spindles where only one was turned befora : or whogrinds two grains of Corn where only wu ground before , or who discovers an Agent by oeani of which ten thousand tons may be lifted where noria were lifted before , is as instrumental in servineWa fellow-men as if he found means to sustain 52 People that would be required to perform thel » bo » saved . Nothing but an ignorant impatienoj of j » - provement can prompt any man to deny tbisrjfcthough every new invention may ba attendodPlw ^ inconvenience to the persons who happen to'be ' jgt prived of employment in consequence of the sudden and unexpected introduction of a new machine , h is hoped , therefore , that in adopting the New Method of producing Working Power duo caution may be employed , so that it . may be an Immediate Benefit .-to all Classes of Society , without inflicting the least injury upon any person . The Rev . John Williams Morris , Minister of Dawrow Chapal , Wilmslow , Cheshire , and Honorary Member of the Liverpool Total Abstinenco Society most respectfully begs leave to call tho attention of Gentlemen of Capital , Millowners , Proprietors of Minos , aud Gentlemen of Science , to this advertisement . Having made such discoveries in the art of producing Working Power as can be made oulyouce in the duration of a Planet , ( unless , indeed , the knowledge of these discoveries be lost , at the time of a general deluge , or by the whole race of rational beings falling into a state of savage life , or ky some , dreadful convulsion of nature of which there is no authentic record , ) Mr . Morris is desirous of making his discoveries known under tha privilege of Roy&l Letters Patent ia every shade of the civilized World in which Letters Patent may be obtained , and wishes to receive proposals from Gentlemoa of Capital in this very important undertaking . Mr . Morris is willing to show one of his Working Models to any number of gentlemen of capital ( not exceeding the number allowed by the laws relating to Royal Letters Patent J who will join in a bond not to divulge the secret by means of which the Power is produced , until the Royal Letters Patent are obtained . He will pay all expenses attendant upon the negotiations , and the manner in which the profits arising from the Working Power shall be disposed of must be previously determined and agreed upon , and any of the gentlemen will be at liberty to withdraw from the undertaking , previous to the Royal'Letters Patent being obtained , and without being at any expeuce : Mr . Morris being fully confident that so eligible an opportunity of obtaining a very large revonue from every state of the civilised world waa never before offered to the public . Mr . Morris will then show the Working Model of a Dynamic Engine ( an Engine producing Working Power , ) so cheap in its construction , and producing its Power by means so economical , as has never been exhibited before . Letters addressed to the Rev . J . W . Morris , Deanrow , Wilmslow via Manchester , ( pre paid , ) containing proposals for thia very important undertaking , and statirig the terms upon which Money will be advanced to obtain Letters Patent in various parts of the world for this new discovery , will receive immediate attention .

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      QSKE&AXi fiQWH 1 W * res BvvEBixiBCDmQ thb rational pjbtxiok . SATURDAY , Mat 22 . Mr . Skabt , in the chair . The minutes of theJasi meering were read and confirmed . Letters were read from various places respecting th « petitions and their number of signatures . A letter was read by Mr . Skevington , from T . Fletcher , respecting the Nottingham election , and the moves of the Whigs , who , it was said , ware trying to wheedle the Chartist partj over to their purposes . A second letter was also read from William Bilbie , of the same place , asking the following questions : — 1 . Would you vote Whig or Tory !

      2 . If Sir" John Hobhonse and Mr . Larpent were to pledge themselves to vote for the return of Frost , Williams and Jones , within twelve months ; and Mr . Walters and Roworth , both Tories , wonld not have anything to do with the matter , and would not interfere at all ; which would you rote for ! 3 . Would you vote for Hobhonse and Larpent if they were pledged to nsa their influence with the Government , not to persecute the Chartists , so long as they did not threaten to carry the Charter by physical force , while the Tories say they would send j the Chirtisis to the devil , and fnrther , if possible , sendJ the Convention to the shades below , within six months of their being raised to power , if they at- tempted to sit for the purpose of getting back Frost" and bis companions ! ] D . il'Douall read the following from M . O'Connor , ! which was listened to with the deepest attention by ; the committee and strangers . j

      TO THE PEOPLE'S REPRESENTATITES IN CONVENTION ASSEMBLED . j York Castle , May 21 , 1841 . I GzsTLEarES , —Emboldened by yonr appeal to your constituents , and having the honour , as a I prisoner , to be one , I address you . - { Never in the whole course of my life have I been ' so delighted as by the perusal of your proceedings . ; I always said thai the errors of the old Convention : would ever act as beacons for any succeeding one . \ But to the point . I find thst you have resolved . yourselves into a committee—an army of observation to watch the « nemy . Had the Whig 3 dissolved , I j think your presence in London would have been j

      sapeifiaous ; but as the enemy is still in front , I hold tiiai your dissolution would have been a tri- j nmph to them , and almost an insnlt to the country , j In my opinion , you have adoptei tho wise coarse . I I have iiad letters , which 1- preferred not replying , to , frvm individuals , although complimentary to \ Biyself , hijfaly creditable to job , and honourable to i the mrrj . btrs who did me the h ' -nour ; o write . _ I j have Tvntr-n to the Executive for instructions how j to act as joint-treasurer of both iuuds— £ GG for . your u ? -:. * nd balance for their use , but not having ; received any decisive answer further than properly -i allowing the country to -decide , I beg to remit to ] your ii ~ e rhe w of ihe balance , ad interim , think- j icg ii uifair t ' i it rlil the decision would ren- j -der it ~ receipt u . ~~;_ 3 s .

      ShouM the country decide against the step I have j taken , I will refund * it for its original use ; and if I j now Lad enough , 1 would pay yon all £ 5 a week : each , to continue your noble exertions . I am rejoiced you have left me to fight my own ] battles , but I cannot avoid reeeiviug the communi- ' cations relative to my treasnrership , which I learn j have been sent to roa , and a full reply to which you' will see in Saturday ' s Star . The person who has ] sent those communications has been a working man , | but ceased , from time to time , and is now sore that ; the pecple will not supply the means of idleness ; yon , however , will have the goodness to remit at receipt through your treasurer , for the £ 20 now sent , ; xnakiug £ 80 , wita the £ 60 previously sent to your i

      former treasurer . I remit this sum through my ; agent , Mr . Cleave , between whom and yourself i rejoice to flad the most cordial understanding subsists ^ a maa , I believe in every way most worthy of public confidence , and entitled to public support . < xecilemen , 1 have abo directed the sum of £ 1 to be ; paid in aid of your forthcoming meeting ; pray get the very largest room . I know a person who will , qualify Dr . M'DoualL By God you are shaking their old bones is great style ; stick to them , and : present your memorial in person , and get 20 , 000 if , you can to accompany your petition to Mr . DuneoHibe . I rejoice to find a good understanding ereitin * between you and &r . C . Bu ' . kr ; believe mo that he ; s the most democratic man in the-House of ' Commoiis , a 3 well as the most talented and brave , always excepting our old friend , Mr . Thoma 3 Danaj ^ ibe . My opinion is , that you should remain . in Losdon as lon g as the enemy is in fnmt , aud 1 will ch

      make n » doubt but ike c ^ tmiry eEifuiiy support you . Gentlemen , beiore I cic 5 = \ allow me to sugjjeit ; be importance of selecting four of the most eloqueni of our body to oppose Ltrd Russell at , Stroud , L :-rd Palmerston at Tivcrtoa , the Attorney- ' General at Edinburgh , and above all , Fox ilaule at ; Crieff . Mr . Culium may suggest two for the : What say yoa to Yincent for Stroud , and Dr . M'Douaii for Tiverton , or Northampton , or Halifax , waere he would make a tremendous impression ? Have su least 300 good man there as the balance of power . You runst choose eloquent men , ar . d deter- i mined men , not afraid of physical force . Bat you will think of it again . Congratulating the country j xrpon th = success of my first act of , and rejoicing that yea . nave given such unmeasured aud overflowing satisfaction to , your friends , and such a taste ; of your power to your eueinies . I am , your faithful friend , Feat . gvs O'Coxsok .

      P . S . —The trick of not receiving deputations upon the subj . ct of criminals i 3 paltry . I have , npon many oceasoi .=, attended deputations , and had longdiscuseions about the Dorchester Labourers and other prisoners , whose sentences I have had commuted . Bat then I was only a " Radical no ; a Chartist , tbey suppose ; arid , gentleman , observe , this even after I ceased to be an M . P . The tyrant should have said there was an exception to Political offenders . One word more ; I find bv the Times , that I had

      apetitition from myself inserted prayicg the House to liberate me . This is an error . I have not sent any petition since the batch last met , not one , nor written ro mortal to say a word for me , 1 think it would be highly necessary to direct public attention , to the recent judgment of Lord Abin ^ er , relative to the liability of candidates loelection expenses , in the ease of the " Returning-officer of Birmingham , Starves r . Mantz . He decided that no candidate was iiab ; e to any expenses who did not go "to a pail . I contend for the same at the election at

      Manchester , on t » ehalf of O'Brien . ' - ; J . O'C . ; Mr . Rose said that he had an interview with Mr . Hawes , who told him that he was asked at a public ; meeetiDg if he wa 3 a Chartist . Mr . Hawes expressed great anxiety to know if the communications I between him aud tae convention had been published . j ( Hear . ) He ( Mr . Rose ) was afraid tEat he was ' about turning his coat . Mr . Hawes said that they would never obtain their objeet by intimidation , as the Government , who was favourable to them , would \ not accede to their prayers if it were supposed ikzX they did so from intimidation , He did not see how

      he could assist them . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . Rose then alluded to General Evans and Mr . Humphrey ' s conduct , and told Mr . Hawes that he was inclined to think that he would have a poor chance at the next election , if he deserted the people . Mr . Hawes replied * I must take my luck , for I am getting tired of these things . " ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . Rose observed to him , how miserably situated the working classes were . Mr . Hawes replied that they could get plenty of work abroad . ( Oh , oh . ) . Mr . Rose concluded by tellii ' . g Mr . Hawes I that it was a sad thing that a man could not obtain his livelihood in his own native land—but what he i

      could ao , aud will be enabled to do , as soon as they got rid of the bad laws that harassed them . ( Hear . ) At tne next election , they would endeavour to devise Beans by which they would be enabled to effect so desirable an object . ( Hear . ) Chairman—Well done , Whigs . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . Martin wished it to be understood that his allu = ions on a previous day to the cruel treatment of Bronterre O'BrieD , had no reference to the Governor of Lancaster gaol , who was a most humane man , but to the despotic Government who placed Mr . O'Brien in that gaol . He ( Mr . M . ) had been most kindly treated by the governor . This explanation he made lest his remark 3 which appeared in the Xorthern Star might be misunderstood . ' Upon i he motion of Dr . M'Douall , the Secretary was directed to enclose to Mr . John Cleave , the two resolutions appointing him Treasurer to the General Committee .

      Mr . Ridley enquired if the Committee had prepared the document respecting the number , situation , and terra of confinement of the prisoners . Dr . M'Douall—There is a printed return-Chairman—They ought to attend to that . They were in honour bound to supply that document to Mr . Duncombe . Mr . Martin—Peter Foden ' s name is omitted in thail-st . He was sentenced to twenty , months in Wakefield , and also to solitary confinement . ( Hear , Hear . )

      Dr M'Douall—Individual cases of hardship should be specified . Mr . Ridley—The document can ba prepared on Monday . The Chairman—Oh ! oh ! no , no ; a moment should ztotbeloat in preparing it . ( Hear , hear . ) They ought to set about it immediately . Mr . Williams said his constituents wrote him , ex-¦ Hgmg a strong wiah to be furnished with a likt of ¦ MBSrtsioia dnnng the session . ( Hear , bear . ) J « . M'Douall said it was their duty to set the Tfiblic right regarding their position whh the deputatioo . They should be also anxious to remove the opinion ( if such , existed ) of the Birmingham Coinmttee that a dmsion ' exiBted between the Committee and the dentation . ( Hear , hear . ) He therefore x&Dved—^ Tnat while the Convention regretted tho separation of the Frost , Williams , and Jones' deputation , by dirtt&n of toe T ^""'" £ > "rn Frost Com-

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      mittee , who appointed them , from the Convention , they still proffer their services to forward the objects which the deputation had in view . " Mr . Martin seconded that motion , and ezpressed a rftgret that any private communication Had been carried on between the members of the deputation and the Birmingham Frost Committee . He , however , trusted that all would push forward with unanimity , and look to nothing but the great cause of humanity , in which they were embarked . ( Hear , hear . ) He took that opportunity of stating that he would press that day the resolution of which previous notice had been given , directing the Secretary to write to the Marquis of Normanby to ascertain when he would be ready to receive a deputation from their body . ( Hear , hear . ) If he refused to receive the deputation , then they should adopt other methods of attaining their object . ( Hear , he&T . )

      Mr . Cullen moved as an amendment that the members of the Petition Committee are satisfied that every effort was made by the Birmingham Frost deputation , and the members of the Committee , to present the memorials to her Majesty , and discharge all their other duties ; and that their want of success in obtaining an interview with her Majesty did not arise from the want of exertion on the part of the deputation , or of the Convention . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . Barmby moBt heartily seconded the amendment . There was no clashing between it and the original motion . Indeed , the amendment ought to be a substantive motion . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . Ridley—There was only a partial separation on the part of the Birmingham deputation ; although two seceded , he was inclined to think that thev were still with them .

      Mr . Cullen never parted from the body , ( Hear , heir . ) He hoped that no man would be for a moment so foolish as to suppose that there was a division amongst them . ( Hear , hear . ) . Dr . M'Douall approved so highly of the amendment , that he withdrew his motion to come in the form of a resolution . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . Cullea ' s motion was then put , and carried

      nem . con . Chairman—I am delighted at the course pursued , for I am sure that no man could have departed from the amendment . ( Hear , hear . ) Dr . M'DoualTs original motion was then put and also carried . The Chairman—Nothing could be so good or satisfactory , as to have a plain understanding between the two committees . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . Martin—The were all bound to acknowledge the services of Mr . Cullen . He hoped sincerely that

      be should remain until then . ( Hear , hear . ) He , therefore , moved a vote of thanks to Mr . Cullen , of Glasgow , with an expression of hope that he would coutinuo with them so loag as they were a Convention . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . CuJlen was always anxious to co-operate with the CoiiTention in every act calculated to forward their great and grand objects , — ( hear , hear , )—but he most respectfully begged that they would not confer upon him so signal a mark of their favour for merely having done his duty . Dr . M'Douall seconded the motion .

      The Chairman expressed his deep regret for the hasty conclusion to which the Birmingham Frost Committee had oomo . There could be . however , but one opinion regarding the conduct of Mr . Cullen . ( Hear , hear . ) He most cheerfully proposed the resolution . The resolution having been carried with every mark of esteem for Mr . Cullen , that gentleman again said , that it was a mark of attention to which ho had no right . Mr . Martin moved , and Sir . Rose seconded , that & copy of the above resolution be forwarded to Mr . Cullen ' s constituents , at Glasgow . —Carried .

      Mr . Cullen made a vain effort to prevent that resolution being carried . He was proud in being the associate of men who were snperior to the temptations of filthy lucre , and who only had in > iew their country ' s good , which was dearest to their hearts , and for which they would even face death . ( Hear , hear . ) He was proud to say of his constituents that they were ready to give to the Convention every ¦ support in their power . He was in justice compelled to ackuowledge the immense assistance he received from Mr . Morgan Williams , whose services were as indefatigable as they were sincere in the caase . ( Hear , hear . )

      Mr . Morgan Williams wished to give an explanation for the course which he pursued . The Chairman inquired if it was the wish of the committee that Mr . Williams be heard . Mr . Barmby moved that Mr . Williams be allowed to give the explanation , which was seconded by Mr . Skevincton , and carried . > lr . Williams assured the committee that ho did not refuse taking an active pirt in the proceedings of the committee , from the slightest disrespect to a single member ef that body . He highly respected them as men fully capable for the work they had undertaken , and of fulfilling the objects of their mission . ( Hear , hear . ) His reason for cot joining the committee was , because he deemed himself the servant of the Birmingham committee , who had deputed him to discharge a certain and specific duty . ( Hear , hear . ) When the time allotted to him for discharging that duty had transpired , he considered he could

      not any longer take a part in the proceedings , without being appointed b y the committee so to do . ( Hear , hear . ) His position was quite different from that oi' Mr- Callen , who had been elected by the men of Glasgow to sit in the Convention . ( Cheers . ) He had been only elected to present the memorials to her Majesty . Ho attended the full time that he was directed to remain . Althongh he took no part in the disenssion of the committee , yet he approved of every thing that they had said or done . He was also satisfied that the prisoners were equally well pleased with the committee . ( Hear , hear . ) He wa 3 ready to obey any further call that might be made upon him by his country . If he had authority so to do he would most willingly co-operate with tbe committee , but in tho absence of such prder he bad no other alternative than that of waiting further instructions from the Birmingham committee . He again repeated his respect for , and his confidence in , the general committee . ( Hearhear . )

      , Mr . Culleu bore testimony to the exertions of Mr . Williams who was late and early at his po 3 t , and did all in his power to have the msmorials presented . Hb whole conduct was characterised by an independence worthy of the cause . ( Hear , hear . ) He was of opinion that Mr . Williams was perfectly justifiable in the course which he pursued . Mr . Ri 3 e testified Mr . William ' s indefatigable exercions to obtain the objects of the Convention , and to present the memorials . The Chairman—My opinion is , that so far from consideriiig it a favour , they should demand the release of the prisoners as a matter of right . ( Hear , bear . ) I would not accept it as a favour ; I demand it aa a right . Favour indeed ! shall it ba called a favour to do justice 1 Oh , no , no ! ( Hear , near . )

      A deputation consisting of Messrs . Barmby , Cullen , and Dr . M'Douall was appointed to draw from Mr . John Cleave , their treasurer , the amount of Mr . O'Connor ' s order . Mr . Smart said that it was he , and not Mr . Skevington , as reported in th ' e Star , who read the letter from Northampton , asking Dr . M'Douall to stand as candidate at the next election , and that it was he who made the observations on that letter , which observations were , in the Star of last week , also attributed to Mr . Skevington . He likewise wished that his exact words respecting the Members of his county should be correctly reported . The Star stated that he had said , " That he knew it would be useless to call upon the Members who represented him ; " whereas he said , " That he knew that it would be useless to call upon the Members who represented Leicester . "

      Mr . Smart—It was upon the Members for Derby that he ( Mr . S . ) waited , and not upon those of his county . After some further business , the Convention adjourned . It may be well to correct a clerical error in the Star of last Saturday . It wa 3 to Mr . Balls , and not to Mr . Bates , to whom , in company with Mr . Parker , a vote of thanks was passed for having accommodated the delegates with the room for holding their meetings . Satusdat Eveking . In the evening the delegates again resumed their sitting . Mr . Smart was in the chair .

      Mr . Hogg said that he was deputed to wait upon the Convention , to solicit that nine delegates be appointed to draw up the resolutions and make the necessary arrangements for the public meeting to be held on Monday next . He was also directed to suggest that twenty minute 3 be allowed each speaker . He had the pleasure to inform the Committee , that the large room at the Crown and Anchor was engaged for the meetiug . ( Hear , hear . ) MONDAY , Mat 24 . The General Committee assembled at ten o ' clock for the despatch of general business . A great number of letters were read from various places , statiag that petitions had been forwarded .

      Mr . Roland , of Hackney , handed in 4 s . collected by a few shoemakers at Hackney , in aid of tbe General Committee . A letter from Jackson-court , Postern-gate , to Mr . Cleave , enclosed £ 1 , being- the second subscription from th ^ t place . The Secretary read the following letter from the Marquis of Normanby : — Whitehall , 22 nd May , 1841 . Sib , —I am directed by the Marquis of Normanby to acquaint you , in reply to your let . er of yesterday that he is not able to appoint any time for the interview with you respecting the case of any prisoner ; but that if you wish to submit any written statement respectiag any prisoner for his Lordship ' s considerati « n , he will consider it . I am . Sir , Your obedient Servant , S . M . Phillips . Mr . Thomas Wall , ii , Old Bailey .

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      The reading of the above waa followed with the most marked symptoms of disapprobation . - Mr . Smart moved that Mr . O'Connor be respects fully solicited to direct the balance in Mr . Pitketnly ' s hands of the funds forthe Couventipn to be forwarded to Mr . Cleave , the Treasurer of the General Committee . Mr . Martin seconded the motion , which was carried . The report of the Committee , appointed to draw up regulations for the great meeting , was read , and on the motion of Mr . Wall , which was seconded by Mr . Rose , adopted .

      The Committee were engaged during the day answering letters , preparing the petitions , and devising the best means for securing a satisfactory presentation of the National Petition . A letter was read from the Executive , stating that they could not give up , as required by the Convention , the letters , or correspondence , that passed between them and individuals . The latter stated that the / addressed tbe country in behalf of the Committee , and could do no more . A letter from Queenshead announced that the petition from that place had the signatures of 523 men , and 361 women . A letter from Warwick elated that the people there had forwarded two petitions , one from the males and one from the females . A letter from Kennoway , Fife , stated that the petition from thence had 220 signatures .

      A letter from Sunderlaud announced that the petition from Bishop and West Auckland had 789 , and that from Sunderland 8 , 558 signatures . A letter from Dorking stated that the men of that district had forwarded a petition . The General Committee then adjourned .

      [Advertisement.] To The Chartists Of The United ' Queendom.

      [ advertisement . ] TO THE CHARTISTS OF THE UNITED ' QUEENDOM .

      " Whatever ye wcmld that men should do unto you , do ye even so to tuem , for this is tue law and the propheU . " Hull , May 18 , 1841 . FELLOW-COUNTRYMEN , — Xo words are of niora frequent use , or more disregar-. ieit in practice by those who affect to be religious " ana respectub : e , " than those which I have placed before you as the motto of this brief address . They are admired lor their beamy , extolled for their correctness , pointed at as the summum bonum of morality , and then thrown by as worthy of no practical attention , because a compliance with their

      requirements would be inconvenient and troublesome to the elastic consciences of those who pretend to revere them . Hence , when a minister of the gospel ventures out of the ordinary track of public instruction , and in the spirit of tho great Srtvionr insuicates t-Ue bearing of such a precept upon the state and condition of social and political society , ho is sure to bo mot by a torrent of invective and abuse , aud to have bis n »; ue cat out as evil by the advocates of things as they are , and which thty in tueir blasphemous presumption declare to exist by the grace and providence of Almighty God . No one can doubt , however , who rtally believes the word of God , that one of the most essential duties of the Christian character , is the promotion of the peace , the happiness , of all classes and all individuals of the human

      family ; and he who fails to carry out this principle , let his religious professions be -what they may , is nothing better than an infidel , and is in fact a living , walking , lie . These observations have been cailed forth by the recent txertions made to impede the cause of truth and righteousness by the R * v . Jonn Scott , a tory parson , and Mr . R . Firth , a whig school master , in this town . You will recollect that a notice appeared in tbe Star a few weeks back , stating that Mr . Firth bad declared the principles of the Charter to be contrary to tne Scriptures and the doctrines of the New Church , and that , in cousequtiice of such declaration , Mr . X . B . Smith would deliver a lecture , in -which ho would prove the perfect accordance of their principles witli the Word of ftod and with thu articles of fiith .

      Mr . Hill's church at Hull , of which I am a member , and of which Mr . F . sought to b ^ como & member , had solemnly declared , by a resolution , that the principles of the People ' s Charter were in accordance vvith the Word of God ; and Mr . Hill had on several occasions enforced tbe demands of political justice in his pulpit discourses . This it was which incited the opposition of Mr . Firth , who declared before the whole church , that when he again became a member ( his name bad some months previously befn removed from the church roll at bis own request , he assigning no reason to the church for his withdrawal ) he would male Mr . Hill account fur the mauner in which he had introduced politics into the pulpit I , as the mover of the resolution , determined to meet him , and invited bun to state

      his objections at the close of my announced lecture . To my letter , Mr . Fitth , with that urbanity and courtesy for which he is so distinguished , failed to reply , and 1 , as you would learn from my sbort aUdress to the " Lovers of Fair Play , " published on tlie Sth instant , from certain kindy considerations as to his excited feelings in cuseheih-juM 6 o rejected by the church , which turned on ! to bo t .. e c : i .-r , p-aiponed the lecture for a fo ; tnight . In the mt : iu ti . •;<; . Mr . Firth , smartiug under the castigation i and otb ^ -ra had iutlictcd on iiiiu , and seeing that his " lutiu b ^; tu put dowa Cuartism" was " no go , " alter putting the frionds of freedom at Hull to ? early £ 2 expence * , and depriving tlio families of the victims of at kast £ 5 , has sought to escape frern further ciialstiseinent , by the ruagniticeiit present of a sovereign , and the permission to hold a ball in the lodge , provided it be conducted on teetotal principles . In this Mr . Firth disDbvs what he no doubt considers a rare

      piece of statesmanlike policy ; the manoeuvre , however , shall uot serve his turn . He knew that the projected ball , which he pruvuite'l , was to fee conducted by teetotallers , on teetotal principles , and he objected to it ou the ground * f its immorality ; ho at the same time receiving emolument * in the shape of rtnt weekly for the rooms being used as a school for the teaching of dancing ! I think I hear you exclaim , with virtuous indignation , " Confound the hypocrite 1 but what better could be expected from a middle-class Whig ? " Wtll , the lecture was poatponed to May 17 th , and on the previous Saturday , placards announcing it appeared on the walls . I was obliged to leave Hull on Saturday , and on my return on Suaday night I was informed that the Kev . J . Scott , to whom the Masons' Arms belongs , had forbidden the landlord to let us have the room , aud the obsequious publican obeyed the ordurs of the clerical sinner , and forbid the lecture . I do not know thiit Mv . F . and Mr . S . had laid their

      heads to ^ eiuer , but 1 think it possible that in some way the former bad operated upon the latter . 1 am induced to do so from the following facts : — First—Mr . Scott has smarted under tbe lash which his intolerance has ciused ine pretty liberally to apply to him in by-goue days . Second— . Mr . Firth hates me on account of the independence which I have shown on all occasions in the Temperance Society and in the Church . Third—John Wade , Esq ., President of the Hull Temperance Society , is said , by Mr . Firth , to have the greatest objection to Mr . T . B . Smith on account of his politics ; the sai'i John Wade , Esq ., beinn half Whig , half Tory , and a high Churchman into the bargain .

      Fourth—Mr . Scott has rei > eutly become a temperance man , and would , no doubt , be ready to return the kindness of Mr . Firth who stood by him and his fellow bigots , and rendered them all the aid in his power , ( God knows that is not much , ) in their insane crusade against the recently established Hull Spring Fair . I put these facts together , and I think it juat possible that as Mr . Firth did not dare to meet me , he would operate npon his friend the president , who would communicate the sympathetic feeling to the parson , who , in

      his turn , would consent to operate upon the publican , who like an obsequious slave bowed to his high behest and prevented the delivery of the lecture . I don't assert this to be the case , but it at all events looks very like it And now I ask you , my honest-hearted friends , will you allow the Tory parson , and the Whig preceptor to beat us , and to injure the fund for the families of tbe victims ? I ask you to aid me and tre will make this a powerful weapon against the foes of right . THE LECTURE SHALL BE PUBLISHED , and « ome supplementary Biattet along with it , aud EVERY

      PENNY OF PROFIT SHALL BE PAID TO THE REV . WILLIAM HILL , TO BE CARRIED OVER TO THE V 1 CIIM FUND . I will not take a fraction for my trouble , only fifty copies for gratuitous circulation . And if you will make an exertion we may make much good come out of eviL Tbe price of the pamphlet will be sixpence , and it shall be published , if possible , on the first of July . Now let every lover of right and justice , save but one penny per week , for six weeks , und you will make the heart of many a distressed one glad . You will cheer many a victim in hia dungeon , and you will show yourselves worthy of the rights you claim . Let every agent for the Star receive orders immediately , and let the number of copies wanted , be sent to the editor , on or before the 15 th of June , that I maj know what number to print Soliciting most respectfully your aid , and the sanction and approval of Mr . O'Connor aad Mr . Hill , to this undertaking , I am , yours respectfully .

      T . B . Smith . Hull , May 18 th , 1841 . P . S . Mr . Firth , finding his popularity on the vane , is now moving heaven and earth to get into favour with the Chartists , and the Catholic Temperance Society of Hull . On the latter manoeuvre , the time is not yet come for me to tell what I know , but as far as the Chartists are concerned , I believe him to be only a Whig spy in the camp , who will , by means of his old friend tbe President , send all the information he can pick up , as to the movements of the council , to their opponents . At all events , he was no friend to the Chartist cause , a short time since , as his conduct rtf-rred to in the above

      letter proves . But I have a few other facts , to which I request the particular attention of those whom he is now , as I believe , seeking to cajole and betray . I had to attend a meeting at Mr . Pexton ' s , in Blanket-row , at which Mr . Firth , Mr . Pexton , Mr . Firby , myself , and one or two more were present , on the night when the news of the Newport disturbances reached HulL Mr . Firth raved like a madman , declared Frost t be the most execrable villain in existence , and raid that ho fervently and sincerely hoped that the jury would convict , and that if they did so , he trusted that the full sentence of tbe law of treason would be executed

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      by the Government , and that be would lie hanged , drawn , and quartered , as a terror to others . He farther stated that no good and virtuous man ever took up arms against the Government of his country , and , on a subsequent occasion , in the Temperance Hotel , he tried to prove that when a Bill had received the Royal signature , it was as binding upon the conscience of a Christian man as the law of the ten commandments . I shall never forget the feelings which the brutal wishes respecting the Welsh patriots excited in my mind , and the impression was deepened by the following ludicrous circumstances . —Firby , after Mr . Firth's attention had been for some time turned to other matters , asked him , In his quiet "way , whether he had ever read the life of John Hampden , and what

      his opinion was about him . Firth replied that he had , and that he was , beyond doubt , one of the greatest of patriots , and that his memory ought to bo revered by all . Firby drily remarked , I should not have thought you would think so highly of him . " Why so , " said Firth , quickly . " Why , " replied Firby , " you said not half an hour since that no good man ever took up arms against the government , and John Hampden did bo , and commenced a rebellion , which brought the King to the block . But I see how it is , he was a traitor in his own day , but he is a patriot now ; and if you live three hundred years hence , you will find « ut that the villain John Frost was one of the best men that ever lived ! " The Teetotal Captain was dumbfounded at thus finding himself

      in the trap . He rose from his seat , stammered something about the Government of Charles being oppressive , but that of Victoria being Christian and patriotic , and bolted , while we enjoyed a hearty laugh at his expence . I have no doubt that he and his friends will find it convenient to have lad memories , but I tell them that I have a good one , especially on such subjects , and am ready to make oath to the truth of thd statement before any bench of magistrates before which Mr . Firth may choose to require me to do so . I nuke ne comment on this cns 9 . Mr . Firth has a right to wish for the humane and Ciiristian practices of barbarous ages being revived , aud the public have a right to form their own judgment upon such superabundant proofs of attachment to liberty . T . B . S .

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      ' I ~*~ ? ¦ ¦ TO THE PROPRIETOR OF THE ¦ « SUN . " Sir , —In a recent number of your paper you publish a letter from yourself TO yourself , under the signature of A . Why not odd the double SS , Sir , and give to your readers all that confidence which the authority of your real signature and name must carry with it ? In your letter you would impose a belief upon your readers that Chartism was on the wane in Manchester ; and you would support your assertion by the assurance that cot more than 300 Northern Stars were now circulated in that district . Sir , you were quite right to couple Chartism and its erg an ; and allow tne to place before yeu , under the signature of a hard-working mau , the present position of tho causa aud its organ , in amwer to your two assertions .

      Firstly , then , allow me tell you on behalf of Chartism , that the National Petition has been signed in a too brief space to admit of full justice being done to it , BY 67 , 000 persons , or one-fifth of the whole population . Now , Sir , in what terms would you announce , in long primer , the fact of such an array of names on behalf of your " arUi-monopoliat" cry ? So much for Chartism ! They , Sir , not wishing the people ' s paper to be judged by a single week ' s oi mouth ' B circulation , but , in order to show you tiio steadiness with which it has

      weathered the greatest poverty ever known among its supporters , I beg leave to furnish you with the numbers ordered by one agent alone , for Manchester and immediate district , while many other agents in the same district receive over 300 weekly . The following is a correct list of the number of Stars furnished to Mr . Abel Heywood for each month of tbe last nine months , from June 1 st , to March 31 st inclusive ; being the latest period to which Mr . Hey wood could furnish hia quarterly account , the last quarter having terminated in March : —

      June , t weeks month ... 15 , 073 July , do . ... 15 , 432 August 5 do . ... 19 , 061 Sept . 4 do . ... 14 , 876 Oot . 5 do . ... 17 , 005 Nov . 4 do . ... i 14 , 000 Dec . 4 do . ... 13 , 891 Jan . 5 do . ... i 8 , 0 » 0 Fob . 4 do . ... 14 , 938 March 4 do . ... 14 , 448 Total for nine months , ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SEVEN THOUSAND , SIX HUNDRED AND EIGHTY ; being a weekly average , to one agent , of 4 , 0-13 , something , I imagine , beyond the whole circulation of the Golden Sun . 1 can corroborate this fact , as I pack every paper , aud keep an account of all sent

      Now , Sir , what aay you to your authority for the past ? while I assure you , upon tho honour of a hardworking man , that the number of papers printed , published , and sold at the usual price with no returns of unsold copies , for the quarter ending the 31 st of March , exceeds the number printod , published , and sold during the previous quarter , ending iu December , by 8 , 070 papers . Now , Sir , what say you to the simultaneous increase of poverty and of Chartism ? Don ' t you wish you had not made an ass of ycurself ? i 1 am , Sir , A Working Man , and South Shields Chartist , " bristles and all , " William Rider . Leeds , May 26 th , 1841 .

      Col. Thompson And The National Charter Association At Hull.

      COL . THOMPSON AND THE NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION AT HULL .

      On Monday evening , Col . Thompson , who is a candidate for the representation of Hull at the next election , met the members of tho National Charter Association , ia oroer to lay before them the principles ou which he camo forward to solicit their suffrages . The meeting took place in the Freemason a Hull , Mytongate , which was crowded to excess , notice having been given , by placard , of the gallant Colonel's intention , and there would not be fewer thau 1 , 500 persons present , including of course , several of the supporters of tho Colonel at former elections . On the motion of Mr . Samuel Healey , Mr . Worsdnll was called to the chair .

      The Chairman opened tho business of the meeting in a bhort but appropriate address , in which he avowed himselt' a thorough going Chartist , uot merely in name , but in practice , as an advocate of the glorious principles of liberty . Mr . Samusx Healey read the address , of the Petition Convention , from last week ' s Star . Colonel Thompson waa then introduced by the Chairman , and was received with tremendous cheering . When the applause had subsided , the gallant Colonel proceeded to avow himself a stanch and , as far as hia humble abilities would permit him , a determined advocate for the principles of the People ' s Charter . He had been one of its first promoters and concoctors . He was one of those

      who attended at the first meeting at which it was mentioned , and which was held at the British Coffee House , Charing Cross . There were a many members of Parliament there , but for the life of him he could not tell where some of them had been since . ( Hear , hear , and laughter . ) Ho was at the second meeting in Bridge-streot , Westminster , at which the object was to discuss the measure ; but when he got there be found the document ready " cut and dry" to their hands . He understood it had been drawn up by some working men , but it did not follow , therefore , that it should not ba good . ( Hear , hear . ) Colonel Thompson then traced the Charter through its various stages of existence to the present time ,

      when it hjul become-reared by its enemies , and supported by its friedds ^ to an extent unparalleled in the whole history of public documents : and though it w& 8 not for him to say when it would become the law of the land , yet it required no spirit of prophecy to foretell that it would , that it must , ultimately be carried . ( Great cheering . ) It , only required patience and zeal . He then alluded to the maaner in which the Whigs were acting , and said they were determined , if possible , to deny the people the right of having even one representative of their own , while they ( the Whigs ) would , if they could , have two . This was a weak point for them , aud therefore he hoped the people would advance , and that their efforts would be crowned with success . He was anxious that they should have as

      many Members of the right sort as possible . He had learnt that their numbers exceeded three millions , and , therefore , they were Burely entitled , in common honesty , to a fair share in the number of representatives . And , here , he should like to see the example set ; here , he should like to have something like a model election ; the example would be contagious , and would spread like wild fire through the length and breadth of the land . ( Loud and continued cheering . ) The first ship was not built water-tight ; many were constructed before one was got to float ; let them but once get one , and they would soon have a 120 gun frigate to batter the enemies of universal right . He next referred to a sentiment uttered by the president , in hiB opening speech , who had pressed him rather hard , and said ho ( Col . T . ) had not agitated for the Charter . ( Hear , hear . )

      The Chaihman . —What I said was , if I might judge from , the past , you would not agitate . Col . Thompson said he would take it in that way . Ho had a great notion that if a man wanted to keop a secret , th » best way was to put it into the newspapers . ( Laughter . ) He had been there , he had written for their principles , and he had published as much , and in as many papers as most men , and yet it was not known that he had done anything for ; he Charter . But he was not agitatiug , as his friend thought usefully , and in the same way that he did . Men had sometimes different ways of accomplishing ( he same end ; and he thought he had kept up a pretty continual fire . The present system enabled them to pass laws to keep tho Working classes out ; he could find men amongst the working classes worth a hundred of some of the present race of legislators . The

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      Colonel proceeded at some length in his remarks ; but our space has so many demands upon it , that , though we had prepared a fall report , we are compelled to Jay it aaide . He alluded to the colour of their banners ( white ) , and said some persons won * dered what could have influenced their choice- ^ -he would tell them . White was the emblem of purity : it was the poor man ' s colour , because it waa easily obtained —( hear , hear)—they could get plenty of it at any moment ; and even the ladies—if they happened to be pinohed—would readily supply

      them with a square yard at any time : it wu the colour nearest to their hearts . ( Laughter aud cheers . ) The Gallant Colonel in conclusion said , he was their candidate ; he hoped his past conduct would be a pledge for the future . If he were elected , he should be every body ' s representative . He alluded to the crisis that had arrived in their affairs , and said that , however slowly they arrived at power , get it they must , as certainly as if they had it . Tho Colonel resumed his seat amidst enthusiastic cheering .

      At the close of his address , a working man in the hall , asked the Colonel's opinion of machinery I . Colonel Thompson said , he thought the working classes had conceived an unnecessary alarm on that subject , because they must see that if machinery enabled a manufacturer to execute a larger amount of labour for less capital , he had that superfluous capital to pay the wages of workmen in other branches . The operative wished to go on with his queries , but the meeting thought the Colonel ' s address

      embraced all the points on which they required explanation . Mr . Healey then moved a resolution £ o the effect that the members of the National Charter Association resident in Hull be appointed a non-electors ' Committee , for tho purpose of securing the election of Colonel Thompson . This was seconded by Mr . William Webster , and carried unanimously . The Chairman then introduced the Rev . William Hill , who was received with load cheers , and who road the following letter from FearguB O'Connor , Esq . to Mr . Samuel Healey , in reply to one sent by that gentleman to Mr . O'Connor :-

      —York Castle , 23 rd 13 th Month of Whig Salary . My Dear Healey , —You very kindly write and tell me all your local news , and ask rue for a line in reply . As the subjects you mention are the arrival of Colonel Thompson and our position in Hull , I shall offer a few observations upon each . And firstly of the Colonel . I look upon Col . Thompson as a man possessed of many , very many virtues ; he is one of the few of his order I have ever met who was not either proud or mean ; he is neither the one nor tho other : he is honest as the sun , and I believe brave as a lion ; no is very affable , a quality which I regret being compelled to praise , howboit it is one so rare of late , that in public men it ia a virtue—nothing more desirable in a representative .

      You ask me about a coalition with the Whig 3 , to insure tho Colonel ' s return . You mistake the term ; it is not a coalition upon which we make any sacrifice ; it ia one by which we achieve our very object , the return of one of our own men . Bat let me ba plain , and as blame may be hereafter attached somewhere , let me saddle myself with my full share . I say , unite with the " Devil" or with the " Devil ' s Grandfather ' to in 3 ure the Colonel ' s election . Our objeet is to make the most of passing events , that is to insure as goodly a number as possible in the House of Commons , who will constitute a real opposition and not a mere cog in the Whig vrhetsl , only out of order when it wants greasing itself , and when greased , ready to grind max or malt Can you , for our purpose , find a better cog thau Thompson , or

      one who will ba more particular as to what the machinery he turns is to grind ? I say not . When it was proposed to return me for Leicester—foolish word , it slipped my pen—I should have said to propose me , — it Was mooted whether they could not better accomplish their object with the Colonel . I was applied to , and at once desired that I should be used as a tool to insure his return . I proposed to form three committees , one at Leicester , one at Hull , and one general committee from tbe two bodies , and that they should offer the strongest party , who would coalesce , three of tbeir choicest devils for the Colonel , but Colonel Thompson could not make up hia mind ; in fact , I look upon indecision as his greatest fault I could not more deeply commit myself in the Colonel ' s parliamentary

      arrangements , and you will admit that it was " con amore , " when I tell you that not one line or message has ever passed between us upon the subject . Having said so much upon the simple question of the Colonel ' s return , let me now say one word upon the compound of the Colonel and the Chartists . I have told you tbe Colonel's virtues , 1 now tell you his faults , I know of novices . In doing this I must afUr the manner of " Plutarch , ' compare O'Connor and Thompson . 1 am strongly of opinion , then , that while I am a whole hog Chartist , preferring the principle to a seat , that tho Colonel prefers a seat to the principle . Thus if I were to select tomorrow betwoen seat ' and Charter , no man doubts as to how I should choose ; but I am strongly of opinion that if thequestion was proposed to to tho Colonel , Charter without seat , or seat without

      Charter , that tbo Colonel would take the Beat froru a conviution , perhaps , that it would bt tantamount to the Charter . The great fault that I find with tho Colonel is , that be is very crotchetty ; he speaks iu parables , writes in parables , and 1 believe , thinks in parables ; however , he writes and speaks sometimes in a manner and after a fashion which I cannot comprehend ; but the good man is at the bottom , and to that I refer as my key to his feelings . As to " physical force , " and the " new move , " always bear in mind that iu your alliance with Culonel Thompson , for electioneering purposes , you have a double duty to perform ; one to yourselves through the Calonel , by insuring his faithful representation « f you ; and the other to the country . Should an attempt be made to injure Chartism , to slacken Chartism in its

      pices , or to weaken its mighty strength by the minutest part of a weaS mind ' s weakest thought , in order to serve the purpose of Colonel Thompson's election , throw him over board without ceremony , scruple , or remorse . Physical force and the " new move " cannot be discussed with any other motive thau that of creating a division in our ranks ; let no man persuade you that it can . Upon tbe principle of the " new move , " the country has already decided ; and its successful propounding in Hull could oniy have the effect of cutting you off from the great and mighty body of which I rejoice to say you hare become of late so worthy a member . Let me tell you a story about " physical force . " In 1833 Mr . O'Conneil enlisted me as an Irish volunteer , when I paid £ 1 Is . for musket and bayonet ; that is , in Irish phrase , 1 paid

      £ 1 Is ., but I never got my arms . Well , upon that evening Mr . John Lawless , better known and deservedly known , by the name of honest Jack Lawltss , said to mo , " O'Connor , so you have enlisted 1 " " Yes . " " Well , by Q—d , " said Lawless , " it is the funniest corps I ever heard of , all armed , and the colonel ( O'Connell was colonel ) to have registered a vow in heaven not to fight" Now I can well understand the objection of that orthodox dignitary , Dr . Wade , denouncing the force by which his living is insured ; but d—n me if 1 understand the denunciation of a man who purchased a commission , the terms of which were to cut down and order to be shot down every m ? n upon whom a Whig administration or a Tory administration looked with jealousy , suspicion , hatred , or dread .

      The Colonel made a sad blunder in denouncing the " physical force" Char tists at Manchester , near eighteen months since ; he lost all popular support ; by it ; but if injudicious and unfair then , how much more so now , when no parties save tho " new move" men have mentioned the subject since August 1 S 39 , nearly two years ; and they have only introduced it to make a split , while among themselves are the worst of all the physical foroe men ? I say the Worst ; because they recommended it and then abandoned it , and then denounced their own monster .

      Healey , it is not fair that I should be eternally dragged out upon these distasteful subjects , to explain the fallacies and inconsistencies of others ; but hear me upon moral and physical force . If moral force means passive obedience and non resistance and the surrender of all moral worth to hired physical force ; if it means that we are to stand in the market plaee aud open our mouth and shut our eyes and Bee what God will send us ; if our prospects are to retrogade as our demands increase , and as we progress in union and knowledgethen "d—n all such mersl force , " say I . If physical force means a determination to " Die a freeman rather than live a slave , " then am I an out-audouter . Bah what do the humbugs mean ubout moral and physical force ? Ts not all popular energy and moral force held

      in subjection by physical aggression ? Are not Whig officers and Whig soldiers transformed its if by magic into the shape and physical form of every succeeding minister 1 Thus , Col . Thompson is a Whig officer to > day and may be ordered to fight for one side of a question , and to-morrow he may become a Tory officer and bo ordered to fight forthe very opposite side . Is that the principle of moral force ? Just see the exposition of Admiral Napier , who was compelled to wage devastating war against " Mehemet Ali , " while he conies home and canvasses the electors of Marylebone upon the very priuciples of that Prince and praises him in all his actions ! Call you that au honourable use of physical force ? But stop ; expediency perhaps may be pleaded * The Calonel will do for the Whig * upon Corn Law principles , for the Tories upon - anti-Poor Law principles , iind for the Chartists upon Chartist principles . But don't you listen to the stuff of " you must march ou , or it will be done without you . " I tell

      you that whatever is done without you , will be done against you ; and that you have nothing to hope for from any party but yourselves . Recollect that the Colonel has been the loudest in his praise of Nottingham ; and therefore he must approve , and that most devoutly what our friends did there . But to conclude Strain every nerve to nturn CoL Thompson ; but should bis party deem it prudent , necessary , or expedient to aim one single aide blow at the god Chartism , in order to insure Whig support , throw them all overboard just as so much lumber in a storm , to save the vessel . And now , Healey , believe me , and Iain a , much more experienced olectioneerer than tbo Colonel , that the constituency of Hull will never , never , never return Colonel Thompson . They would much rather prefer Hutt and James , and will leave " well enough" alone . The scoundrels are now talking of letting tbeir victims loose , but not for love of them . See what fear doe 3 1 would rather rot here than owe my liberation to any compromise of my fustian jackets .

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      . In fine , my friend , let us nave no ea ^ T ^ bungling , surmising , or conjecture about ira ^ 11 If the meeting is willing to hear mT ^ UmJnta ^ * my letter from top to bottom ; but 1 will hflJ * guessing , no mutilation-ail or none ! Sofawwd ? J 2 ! three , donations for the Whigs , andthree tiS ^ cheers for God's and the People's Charter Av ! 1 ?* God's- for man is tbe work of bis bauoVamdI S ^ S * short of . the Charter can protect man . NoeomaSK ? no surrender T no backsliding ! no side thrust * monster ! God , how I nursed the darling infant ^*? f « w wonld look upen it ! and now tosee tt £ i «?? giant kilted wonld break my keart , SaZa H ^ maturely to tho cold grave . m ®¦**¦ . » Ever faithfully your ' s

      m ' Feahgus O Cokhor . The Key . William Hill then Baid it tn .,. necessary at that time of the evening for him to « ai one word to Colonel Thompson's excellent ™^ 4 or to Mr . O'Connor's letter . So far as hia o « j ^ could have any weight , he could assure themSS wi h every word contained in that letter , infa ? 0 S Colonel Thompson , he most cordially andfuKr curred . He entreated them to be careful hX £ ** sn ^ reda ^ thingl ^ ea di ^ ence ofopmiontol ^

      up among ., mem . mey ^ ad , as hia friend u ? O'Connor na ' . d , One great object in view-to Itftiu of passing events , and to secure as large a shara « possible ofthe representativepower which bekniS to them . On the subject of the coalition , hVu&A with the " cagedlion . " " ° greed Thanks were then voted to the Chairman ana ?» .. meeting broke up . » "umce

      The Rev. M ^ N Morriss Dynamic

      THE REV . M ^ MORRISS DYNAMIC

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      Morris's Dynamic Engine . —In another part of our paper will be found an advertisement of flfr . Morris's Dynamic Engine , to which we would direct the attention of all interested in such discoveries and improvements . We certainly look with pleasure upon every new discovery , whether coming under the name of mechanics , chemistry , or science of any description ; and we think that Mr . Morris ' s Dynamic Engine is worthy of attention so far , at least , as regards the cheapness of its construction and the economy attendant on its operations . Oar

      objection is not to machiuery , in the strict sense of the word , but to the abuse now connected with its operation . We wish to see machinery made subservient to labour , by being restricted within proper bounds in it ' s working , aud not , as now is the case , " made the curse of the industrious daises , and tie pander of the avaricious capitalist . We do not cry " destroy the monster , " but we say , make it the servant of the operative—curb the giant—let it benefit the millions , and not the individual interests of" a ieiv grasping , grinding inillocrats , as it now tioes .

      Local Markets.

      LOCAL MARKETS .

      WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET . CBY EXPRESS . ) FridayJ May 28 . —Our arrivals of Grain continue very moderate . The trade this week has been slow , and to-day there is no animation ; but fresh Wheat sells fully as dear . Barley is nominal . Oats and ' Shelling have not varied in price , and the sarna applies to Beans and other articles . Leebs Cobn Mabket , May 25 . —The arrivals of all kinds of Grain to this day ' s market are rather smaller than last week . The demand for Wheat has been limited , at the rates of last week . Barley nominal . Oats and Beans continue in limited demand . THE AVERAGE PRICES FOR THE WEEK

      ENDING May 25 , 1811 . Wheat . Barley . Oats . Rye . Beans . Peat Qra . Qrs . Qrs . Qrs . Qrs . Qrs . 4107 396 826 0 256 5 £ s . d . £ a . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . < J . 3 -2 _ llf 1 10 2 J 1 3 6 i 0 0 0 1 17 9 $ 1 17 0 Leeds Cloth Markkt , May 2«—There was a rather improved demand for manufactured goods w both the Cloth Halls on Tuesday last , better , indeed , than there has been for some weeks past . It is not often that the Tuesday ' s market is better tain Saturday ' s , and that it is so this week is no proof of permanent prosperity . We should b » glad if it were

      so , or if we could at all congratulate ourselves on the present demand being certain of continuww * Speculations as to the prospects and results of *»• anticipated general election are the prevailing topic ; the bearing that this will have upon supply W ° demand is pretty freely canvassed . , Bradford Markets , Thursday , May 27 . — " ° f Market . —As the supply of Wool continues on ascai " beyond tho demand , prices may be quoted a stone lower than our last reports , especially the . ta » Down Combing Sorts , which are almost entirely neglected . Yarn Market—The demand fori" * i « still Hmitfid . and we recret to learn that dunuK

      the week several houses have thought it P *™ ** to commence working short time ; ^ T ^ operating very extensively on the working classes aa many had only been partially emp pyed pnor toihe recent curtailment being so generally aaopwu . Piece Market .- There has been a S ° od attenaance of merchants at our market to-day ; and for fijraj £ goods , manufactured with Mohair and Alf «» Yarns , there is a good demand , whUefor ithe st » P » article , the oil Merino , made of British Wool , t&ere ik K&ESW ™ . May fflHEt e . * - ft mAM fimrnpan Axhibited durinz the past weeK in »«»

      Corn trade ; and some few parcels of bond wjw have changed hands at rather advanced pnwj Th 7 re wasagain a fair arrival of Wheat from abroa d , which , with a few exceptions , is landing under bona .

      Hojihui Leeds:—Printed For Tbe Proprietor, Feabsfls ' ¦ ¦ O'Connor, Esq., Ef Hsm Mersmith, &Gt; ^™»

      HOJiHUi LEEDS : —Printed for tbe Proprietor , FEABSflS ' ¦ ¦ O'CONNOR , Esq ., ef Hsm mersmith , ^™»

      Middlesex , by JOSHUA ** IU" *'' Ing Offices , Nos . 1 * and 1 » , Market-street . 3 Hi gate ; andPubllsbsd by the said JMHUA HOM 0 P , ( forthe said Fkamus O'Coknob . ) at bis D ^ ling-hous « , No , 6 , Market-street , Briifgtter internal CommunicatioB existing betwe » «« ««» No . 5 , Market-street , and the said Nos . H »»" ' IS , Market-street , Briggate , thus constituting » whole of the said Printing and Publishing O ««* ' aud Premises . .,, ^ AU ConxmunitaUons must be addressed , ( Port-P « ' J . H « bsoj » , Northern Star Office , Leeds . Saturday , May 2 » , l 8 tl .

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      8 THE NORTHERN STAB .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 29, 1841, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct708/page/8/