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      * OXX > 0 W . —On Monday evening . » weting , etfled by requisition , w& 3 held in the Vest * j Bootts , Gordon Square , St . Paacras , London , to oa&gnta * Ute Mr . O'Connor on his release from ssjust oonfiaeaieni . Long before the tine appointed ^ notwUhgUnding the nun poored in torrents , the place of jwetio ? was crowded to-excess , and hnodreaB niore , Ies pecially females , went * w » y , unable to procure as entrance . Mr . Nicholson w « s sailed to the chair , wio commenced bj stating that Mr . Stake ? had been ex pected , bat had unexpectedly been called into the anintry ] bnt rather than thwart the objects of the meeting * he had consented to occupy the cluir . ( Mr . O'Connor here ; entered the room , and was creeled with Xb& « aost deafening applause , which e f

      Hatin g subsided , the Chairman resumed . ) He had great pleasure in seeing such numbers assembled ; it was a convincing proof of " the necessity of Reform . Could either Whig or Tory faction , with , their utmost exertions , procure a meeting like the present 1 2 xo , tbey could not ; theirs was a party purpose ; oars was for the good of the nation at large . We ire met here to advocate , with unity and firmness , the principles of equal justice—we are met , not to c&si a slur on this party or that party , but to declare our rights as men—to consider as to the best Beans of obtaining a fair remuneration for our l&bonr . Hitherto our labour , and the price we should obtain for it , has been at the mercy of our "Whig and Tory oppressors . The Whigs promisee ! to abolish this system ; and if they had acted as thej

      promised , we should have had no occasion to meet , iere this evening : it was their vaecillating conduct which had spurred on the people to their present Hue of conduct , and had induced the cry of Tory I 3 action . We have been accused of giving the country a Tory ascendancy ; whether justly , or not , he would leave the people to determine . The people & * d no other resource than to alter an Executive which insulted and oppressed them—which , by their half measures , had lost the confidence of all honest men . The Whigs accused Sir Robert Peel of doing nothing . What , during their long Administration , hid they dose , but attempted to crush that spirit of liberty which , when id opposition , they had fostered ? and their only plea for this conduct was the

      iguolance of the people . Were the people more ignorant sow than in former times ! Examine the records of indent periods , and you will find that in Athens the people had tie power of electing their Kings . The laws of Solon had been much admired ; one of &oae Iaw 3 was , that any person suggesting a law prejudicial to the people , the curses of the nation should be fulminated against him , and he should be EaUe to severe punishment . Would not this be a beneficial law to enact against the Dnke of Buckingham , other aristocrats of the present day ! We ind the same good laws existing among the Ram *"" - ( A voice— " Come to the present time . " ) He would ; but it was only by examining the past thai we could act with sound judgment in regard to

      the future . How did the Romans act when they found themselves aggrieved—when , Lke U 3 of the present day , they Were burdened with an enormous debt , due to the wily patricians— -when goaded by them to act on the defensive ? Why , when they wanted to engage them in bloody wars , they would aot fight for nothing—they would not fi ^ ht to increase the misery and distress under which they then laboured ; many of them that had their chains on their hands held them up , and asked if those were the ornaments they were to fight for ! He called upon them not to expend their exertions for that which was nought , but to unite—to blend themselves in one great union , and the time would speedily approach when we should be able to destroy the

      power of those who now tyrannise and oppress us . < Loud cheering . )—Mr . Farrell had great pleasure in ¦ oviag the first resolution , " That in the opinion of this meeting , the right of self-government is inalienable from man , and all attempts at legislation , not recognising this grand and fundamental principle , have proved insufficient to protect the mass of mankind from the innate selfishness of the ruling few , and that the lamentable and unprecedented distress ¦ which now exists amongst the industrious portion of the people is caused by clasi legislation . " He perfectly agreed with the principles embodied in this resolution . The whole country was unanimous ih * i great distress existed , save and except hi 3 Grace the Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel . We

      well know that great distress exists—we are well aware of the cause of this distress ; and yet these fictions , -whom Cobbett trnly denominated , when he said that they were like a race of pigs , only satisfied when their nose 3 were in the trough , when their noses were in the ** swill , " have the impudence t-o tell us that there is no country in the world where it is so easy for working men to accumulate ai independency—where all who chose , might find the means fif easy subsistence ; and this in the teeth of hundreds—yea , thousands of his fellow-countrymen starring from want of employment . Surely , his Grace must have made a mistake—must have been comparing his own condition , instead of that of the labouring classes : surely , he cannot think we are

      eeBEommate fools enough to believe this , though we hive been fools enough to allow him to pocket Euch enormous sums of oflr hard earnings—have allowed him to saddle hi 3 mother also upon us , to increase otzr heavy Pension List . We may be told that many of ourmechanics are earning 30 s . per week , and howean they be ill off ! but even these , the best paid mechanics , do they lose no time ?—are they earning 30 « . all the year round ! See how the labour of our wive * and ear daughters is remunerated even here in London ; and then blush for the impudent assertion that we are on the high road to riche 3 . Take a walk down the splendid line of warehouses from JiPgent-streci to Xebte-streei , to those warehouses for the sale of ready-made sbirt 3 . See the hundreds of females

      crowding 'here to obtain a miserable pittance , by Staking shirts for seven farthings a-piece ; and yet a i this shameful price their warehouses are actually besieged with claimants for work , like a theatre on the night of some favourite performer taking his benefit . Is this the remuneration for labour by which we can speedily arrive at a competency ! Labetuing for snch a price is far worse than slavery , for the master has an interest in the physical weilfceiag of his slave ; but in your well-being he has bo such interest ; as soon as one set of men are ground down , another are ready to supply their place ; and yet when oar grand petition was presented , stating that the country was overwhelmed with distress , Peel told you that he denied i ' . s allegation ,

      and in proof , stated the amount of money in the S » ving 3 Banks , and denied that distress existed . ( A voice— " Ko . " ) I say that he did ; and a 3 a proof of the unfilness of our legislators , rot one offered to contradict him respecting the Savings Backs . _ Working men ! is i ; you who put money in the Springs' Banlbj or is it the shopkeeper ? , Benefit Societies , gentlemen ' s serrants , &c . I You in a state of prosperity ! Khen there are upwards of 300 Loan Societies in this metropolis lending money at from thirty to forty per cent , interest ! -A voice — Eighty per cent !") Why , if there was ronght else , this alone is sufficient to beggar you ; but it is useless to complain : vre must take our in : erestsinto

      our own keeping , and no longer be the tools of those who are liberal only to themselves—who are intent only upon their own interest , npon gratifying their own interest ? , for the sake of adding Sir to the name of plain Benjamin ( Hall ) , or for the more mercenary consideration of a little glittering wealth . i have thought it hard to hear the middle classes styled the enemies of our freedom- I have sympathized with them ; but a more accurate view of the subject has shown me that they are the class who stand between you and justice ; but you have the power m your hands io remove this obstacle , by acting on the principle of txclnsiTe dealing , by forming registration committees , pledging the members

      so ceal only with snch as wDl Tote for vOar candidate . Do this , and you will speedily alter the 5 S ^ r ?? k aw * ? * hem t 0 a ^^ of their own interns The resolution having bets seconded by J&r . Whaler , wasithen put and , amid loud cheers , unanimously earned . Mr . 0 'Comas , then came forward to address he ffieewis , and was received with tremendous applause . S si £ ' S ? " ^ , . - t ^ ens , I am happr to ! v !? . £ "solution , in the spirit of which I IZ . " * 2 gre 6 - Tai £ ls an important meeting ; no ' , b ^ n ^ « an ^ as ** " * » 1 &r * e m ^« Dg of the inbas-li » l St -PincraE » bst frcm the effect-which b-. a meetinp produce upon the country at large , & 8 Srj n |{ 8 U ? ilBpo " ' becauBe th'y bear thp- *~ R ' of trulh and principle-becanse tnej are nnnuxed with alloy or dross . I disagree imh tfie um ceding this meeting . I dfcasree with r ~ l * 5- 8 ° ^ of a P ° rt ion of the next resolution , J = garding toe Repeal of the Legislative Union with DOt

      c £ wT t I " ^ here " > « l 053 « m J P - M % t , ^ mi from lhe memorial prajiug her k-SW * P »« W > e Parliament . We are not * TcL ^ ° ms this measure ; we have no p ^ wer to w so . Vi e are assembled here to assist in ' working v ! \>^ t&i Principle , that of Unmriai Suffrage . * £ irCooaor then read the memorial" praying her f ^ jesty not to prorogue the Parliament until they £ w «« adered the propriety of granting a ereat exgam of the Suffrage / 1 I object to the words , » a gut extension pf the Strffnge . " It is r 3 ! cuiated to «* ta * great delusion . Have I , working mcc . spent S > 2 ' and rt «» S * h-baTe I suffered imprLsonr Enkf « * great € Xtension of the Suffrage V This

      • yoa . a indeed be falling into the ranks oi the enemy mm would mated be a measure calculated to destro » u confidence in © or ranks . There is eo neoessit itttbis memorial ; but there is & necessity , an in f «» tive necessity—not that we should have a firea «« e aaonoftbeSofir . ge-bntthat we should faai Irir * ! smarter . ( Lond cheering . ) I perfect ) 25 th *^ * , , ieU from your Cfcairman ; he wit guitMl nutrient has shown yon that the la * « Solon and of Rome were typas of our pr < ^ v i ^ -piOTt-Bient ; but our Charter is the la ' w si / amc-for the pa&t and for the fciure ,-« a the names of its advocates shall fee cor fowottJ ? ln ^? 3 r when our present oppressors ai ™ I ° « en . . The pretioos speaker referred to the law 91 , wcerein a person , enacting b % d laws wj

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      vi&ted with curses . If in the present day that oustom was in force , this might justly be denominated the cursing age ; but we are not assembled this evening to inquire into old customs , bat to consider the means of remedying our present distress , distress brought about and aggravated by bad laws . One speaker has told yon of shirts being made for seven farthings each . Could there be greater Blavery than that ! May you not hold up a bundle of these shirts , and ask who" will fight for these t Peel tells us there is no distress in the country . We are assembled here to convince him there is . He will leave us to do that which he iB so well paid for not doing . ( A voice " What about machinery . ") I will satisfy yon just now , if you will wait till I get to it . Peel has told us that distress does not exist , because he

      does not feel it : but there is certain machinery now at work that will speedily convince him of his error . He and the class t # which he belongs may suppose that all is going on prosperously—that there is no misery in the country , because it may not meet their eye in the precincts of Regent ' sstreet , in their drives round the Park , nor take up its abode in their luxurious mansions ; but there is uo line drawn round even their abedes , to fence off the encroaching monster . There is no line drawn round St . Pancras , to ward off the plague spot which has devastated other parts of the land ; when poverty has deprived the people in tho country of their resources you will find them come up to you—you will not be allowed to have all the wealth without also having

      a share of the poverty . The trades displaced in the country will come up to London ; for the richer , the more prosperous a place , the more will it attract those whom bad laws have thrown out of employment , and even if the Corn Law had thegreat effect which its advocates lead you to believe , that of producing more trade , believe me the demand would not be on your thews and sinews , but on some clever fellow to invent some new machinery . There is one character yon working men seem proud of giving yourselvesthat of being producers of wealth . At all your your meetings you reiterate this . Now , 1 seek to make you consumers of wealth . Production is one thing , but consumption is another . I am satisfied that machinery should be the producer so long as

      you can become the consumer . Machinery requim no consumption , save a few tons of linseed oil , or a few hogsheads of grease . But you require beef , bread , solid nutriment . Of this , machinery deprives you ; deprives you of the power of dealing with the shopkeeper ; and yet this class of men have been opposed to you . But they now begin to think it would be better if the people had a little more work , and machinery a little less ; they find that machinery makes empty tills ; that it is but a poor substitute to pay their bills with . No class of men have 30 great an interest in your well-being as the shopkeeper ? . Is it not- more for their interest , that you enjoy the fair fruits _ of your labour , that you should remain at home in comfort and prosperity ,

      than emigrate to distant climes in search of that which nature ordained you should enjoy at home , Oh , yes ; they are aware of all thi 3 , but why do they not vote for your Charter \ Why , for two reasons . 1 st . They have not brains sufficient to see that they are destroying their own solid comforts , their own social happiness , for a little paltry , political distinction . The 2 nd reason . They are so entangled in the traps of our present gambling system , that if a shopkeeper was to take the chair at one of our meetings , it would be at the risk of bankruptcy ; involved in the commercial trap of the bill system , he would go to his banker , but he would find to his cost that his bills would be protested , and the man ruined . Labour is no longer the sonrce of wealth . Capital

      has usurped its place . Formerly , in the Highland * , if a person wanted to purchase an estate , its value was estimated not by the amount of stock , net by the number , of acres , but by the number of men that Jived on the estate . Labour was then valued : but what do we see now ? Why an estate advertised with " N . B ., Clear of paupers , and their bouses knocked down . " This is what they stile throwing U 3 upon our own resources ; giving us the choice of the Bastile , to emigrate , or to starve ! This is the policy of the enlightened nineteenth century , in the tenth year oJ Reform . ThiB is the result of machinery as a substitute for your labour , you deriving no benefit from the machinery which has displaced your energies . Is it strange , with this as the result of the Reform Bill ,

      that you should have a majority of ninety-one Tories , when the Reform Bill , if honestly carried ou ; , would have annihilated Toryism for ever ? But though we have no sympathy with the beattn Whigs , neither are we willing to submit to the measures which Sir Robert may dictate . We are not willing to give him time to perpetuate his reign over the nation . No , we meet him manfully at the threshold . We have no feeliDg in common with him . We are for real Reform . We claim the spirit of the Reform Bill , that taxation and representation should be coextensive . We believed this was to be the result of that measure . For this we thiew up our rap 3 ; for this we carried them triumphantly into ofiice ; but how bitterly have we been deceived . During their ten

      years of office , they have pasted more iniquitous acts than any government that ever held tne reins of power . So bad have been their measures , that tiie Tories have been quite jealous to think they were not the father of them . But the day is gone by when you can support two factions . One must go to the walL The mess is not large enough for both . Yoo cannot support Whig pensioners and Tory pensioners . They must alter the law of primogeniture , and throw their famiik ? , on their own resources . I am for all being thrown upon the ; r own resources ; I am tor throwing all the idle drones on their own resources ; 1 am for throwing the bishops on their own resources—the pardons on tLeir own resources ; I am not for giving the Abingers any pensions , but

      for throwing them on their o « u resources ; I am tor throwing the Queen's horses ou their own resources ; 1 am for throwing Prince Albert on his own resources ; or , if this claS 3 is essentially necessary for patrons and advisers , I am for allowing them only as much a 3 they can earn by imparting to us >; ood sound advice . We are no tiespUers of talent—we should be willing to give a fair remuneration to all ; but we would allow none to starve that others might revel in luxury . This can never be ensured till all are fully represented . ' An extension of the Suffrage might , by a sudden flirt of excitement , procure us a majority of so-called Liberals ; but so long as a money qualification exists ,. olong would the Tories , by the mean 3 they possess , owing to their

      long continuance in power , undermine their influence , and again reinstate themselves in power . They watch tvery movement of the registration courts ; they multiply faggot voters , and devil votersjand , if this is not sufficient , they resort to open bribery . It matters not whether it be a £ 10 Household Suffrage or a £ 7 10 i ., the result is the same . You , the working classes , are still left at the meroy of the capitalist—you have no control over the demand and the supply of your labour . For instance , if a master employs 300 masons at 30 s . per week , and there are 200 more out of employ , he can tafelj reduce the wages to 2 Ss ., for he has iho 200 unemployed to fall back upon . This is the way ic which competition operates upon you ; and where there is

      the best market there will the unemployed fl . «; k . They will be like the Irish tale of the fox reading the " newspaper , when Paddy asked what he was looking at the newa for . " Why , sure enough to see where the hounds meet . " They wiil come up to you like the Irishman with his pretensions to the pigs ; and if you are better paid now , you will speedily feel the result of it . ( We do now . ) I am happy to hear it—heartily glad of it . It wanted you to feel the pinch to arouse you from your apathy—from your half measnres . In the country the steel has ^ one to their very hearts . London only wautB to be pierced with the same steel to make it the hot-bed oi Chartism . I have been addreEsme , last week , the

      four largest meetings ever held in tins empire , containing npward 3 of one million of men , and yet plain Jchn Campbell 6 aid Chartism was dead ; and was made my Lord Campbell for be .: omiug its undertaker ! But if Chartism was dead , it has had a most glorious resuscitation . If this is us dead corpse , I pray that it always may remain dead : for beaten , dead Chartism is a mo ^ t lively splendid subject . 1 see several reporters present : I wonder what kind of meeting they will call this . I suppose it will be a meeting of a few women and boys . Thus it i ? that the press misrepresents every thing connected with Chartiem . While speaking on this subject , I will relate a circumstance which occurred to me last

      Thursday as I entered Sheffield , in company with an American gent . He said he was quite surprised to see inch an immense assembly , ana to observe on our banners similar mottos to their own in America , to see that we were contending only for rights similar to those which they have obtained . The Americans had been led to beiieve . through the English and American press , that we were the lowest rabbit—that we were terch-and-degger men—that we were without organisation , and utterly

      undeserving of respect . ThU American merchant stopped with us till the meeting was over , and declared that it was a more orderly assembly than ever he attended in America ; and . that tm his return to America he . would make a correct Tcport of what Chartism really was . ( Lond cheers . ) Another shre vd observation this gentleman made was , that he &aw our streets crowded with soldiers and police , and he believed that , in proportion to their number , so in proportion was the misery and dissatisfaction ; for as a hosier would be the last man to tell that bis

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      stockings were not good , so soldiers and policemen did not want peace and honesty * o be in the aseen ' dant , for then "Othello ' s occupation would be gone . ' ^ Mr . O'Connor here related to the meeting the cansss which led to his imprisonment , and tho scandalous treatment he had received . The greatest punishment the Judge could inflict on a convict sentenced to transportation was to s ? nd him for two weeks to the condemned cell in which he was immured in York Castle . The last person who was placed in it previous to himself was a soldier ; he hung himself at the expiration of three days . A woman who bad been in previously hung herself at tho end" of ten days ; but he endured sixteen months of it , and , instead of hanging himself ! why—he hung the Whigs .

      ( Tremendous cheering . ) I think that was the beBt way ; I never like to fall out with myself ; I never did ; I invariably like to return all compliments ; 1 am now going to pay them with interest . I am hot one of your puling girls ; I am not such a weakminded man as to be daunted at a paltry sixteen months' imprisonment ; for me it has no terrors . _ 1 am prepared to brave every danger—to sacrifice life itself to achieve the gloriou 9 victory for which * e are contending . I am not going to assist in gulling you for these "great commercial Reformers "—I am tor driving the hungry hounds away from the political mess ; and when these Reformers see that they cannot attain their measures by going down Constitution Lane , they will be willing to travel down th «

      Charter high-road . But reinstate the Whigs in office , and they will then damn all " commercial reforms "will say they are willing , but the Lords will not allow them to carry it ; and so , betwixt the two , the Lord help us i Mr . O'Connor here entered into a detail of his reasons for establishing a weekly press , and stated his determination shortly to establish a daily one . One advantage he bad gained from the . Corn Law agitation was a more extended knowledge of English geography . He had read of Bplendid demonstrations at places of whose existence ne had before no idea of . This was a something gained ; but what would they gain by this agitation ! He would tell them . Mr . O'Connor then went into the details of the commercial

      question and demonstrated that before we could attain a beneficial , a permanent free trade in commerce , we must have a free trade in legislation . Mr . O'Connor also grappled in a masterly manner with the question of machinery , asserting that if government by bad laws , deprived the people oi" the means of bubsisteuce , they ought to be compelled to support the unwilling idlers in a condition equal to those whom chance permitted to perform the work . It w tt & asserted by g ome , that this state of things wa& ordained by God ; that it was his supreme will that there always should be rich and poor . Well , il God did so ordain , he did not say that the working man should be the poor man ; he said those that will uoc work , neither should they eat . ( Cheers . ) Goo

      did not say that the Bishops and parsons should live on the fat ot the land ; that they should have rudd ) cheeks and well-clothed backs , while the flocks under their care were starving . God never ordained thai the shepherds should receive enormous salaries , while their flocks were living on less than 4 j . a day ; and yet the Times tells us that the present distress is a judgment from God , and that there will be no happiness , no prosperity in Wales , until there is a church upon its fcvery hill . The Times , I suppose , reoom mends fasting and praying . Heaven knows we have our share of the fasting—let us now change places ; let our parsons and bishops take to the fasting and we will manage the praying . ( Cheers . ) '" God helps those who help themselves , " and those who help

      themsel ? es are generally the best off ; the Whig and Tory factions have helped themselves so long , that they do n « t like to leave the feast . I want the Charter , to give you the power to help yourselves . 1 want the Charter to render you happy and prosperous , and then you will be moral and virtuous . Baptist Noel tells you that there are £ 00 , 000 persons living in this Metropolis " without God and without hope . I want the Charter to make these persons enjoy the goodness , to enable them to enjoy a fair share of the fruits of the earth ; then , and not till then , can Baptist Noel hope to see them look up with filial reverence to that God who has provided them with the means of a com ' ortable subsistence ; and vet for doing this I am denounced as

      a physical-force—aa a torch-and-daggir man . I solemnly declare to you , that so far from being of a bloodthirsty disposition , I never willingly Killed even an insect—I never killed an animal—I never could stand by and see one killed . The Hon . Gentleman here explained tbo manner in which the Birmingham traitors , Attwood , Muntz , and others , had procured tho character of torch-and-dagger men , to throw upon us , to screen thtir own guilty shoulders ; and declared that he never countenanced or recommended physical force , until the time should come when further bubmission would be a crime—that he had always denounced an armed resistance , in which one-half of the working classes would be shot , and tho other half made slaves of .

      Tha if any Chartist ever had an idea of physical force , our present moral power had completely put such ideas to flight—that our moial power , like a powerful magnet , was attracting all the little needles of opposition unto our glorious banner—that we could novr afford to laugh at all desertersthat we would even make Sir Robert a present of the Coroner for Finsbuty : and in case Sir Robert should terminate his political career by suicide , the Coroner would be ready to hold an inquest over the body . ( Load laughter . ) Peel was asking for a fair trial ; did 1 get a fair trial 1 ( " No . " ) If all had opposed him at the threshold of office , as I did , he would not now talk of proroguing Parliament—he would , ere this , have made up his mind

      on the Corn Bill and the Poor Law Bill . He is a very merciful man : he tells you be objected to the coutiuuance of the Poor Law Commission for ten years , and voted for five years , and that now he has only continued it for six months . He reminds me of the man who was too kind to cut off the dog ' s tail at once , so he cut off a joint every day . Peel will not continue it for ten years , but will give it you in mouthfuls of six months apiece . O ! but the cry is now , " The Ballot ; we want the Ballot to beat the Tories . " Do not be deceived ; they only want the Ballot for a cloak—for a masked battery , under the shield of which they may still plunder and oppress you . I will tell you an anecdote respecting the Ballot . At a parish election in

      Huddersfield they wanted an opposition , and two gentlemen persuaded Mr . Stocks to put up . Well , they came to the ballot ; these two gents put the balls into tbe box , and said , " Well Stocks , here goes for you . " Stocks counted greatly on their influence and thought he should get many votes . How many think you did Mr . Stocks got ! Why , not one ! Tney had made a tool of him and they would fain make tools of you , for believe me , the Whigs would rather have a houBe of Tories than oi Chartists , aud the Tones would rather have a house of devils . My iriends , in conclusion , stand by the Charter , the whole Charter . If you give way lor a " great extension of the suffrage' you will again have to box the wholeot the political compass . At

      Manchester , I was hard at work from nine o ' clock in tbe morning till three the next morning ; there uine feet uhder ground we dug the graye of the Whigs and gave orders to inter the Tories on the top of them to preven them rising again . And with tho Toritt on top of ihem , and the six points of the Charter fixed firmly on the top of the Tories , and the whole surmounted with the solid monument of a nation ' s thanks ; if with thiB over them the Whigs rise again , it will indeed be a resurrection ! No , roy friends , we must no longer have three parties in the state ; the Whigs are gone ! Il is now only the Chartists ano the Tories ; and 1 trust that ahortly wo shall no longer hear of the Whigs , the Tories , and the Chartists , but all shall be merged in the word ,

      philanchropisti , when the Charter shall be our hom-bcife , ana all shall dwell in peace under their owa viae and iig-tree , when all shall know their rights , and knowing dare maintain them . To achieve this great object , you mu : t fallow my example ; you must think no sacrifice loo great , no exertions too daring . The last time I met the inhabitants of St . Pancras in this room , it was ft joyous and yet a melancholy occasion ; we were then met to memorialize her Majesty on behalf of Frost , WilliamB , and Jones ; it was joyous to me to see the good feeling you exhibited , but it was melancholy to see a good man , like Frost , made a victim to bad laws ; it was melancholy to see a good citizen , a good husband , and a good father , made a victim because he had announced his intention of opposing Lord John Russell at S croud ; it was melancholy to see such a

      man fall a victim to so great a tyrant ; let his fate , and the fate of other good and honest men , cause us to increase our exertions in , favour of the Charter 1 We should then need ao standing army , no rural police ; our cottages would be our Bentry boxes—our homes would be our castles ; there would be no danger of an enemy ; Britons would fly to the rescue at the very thought of their homes being in danger , ; we should , not then hear of Irishmen coming over to put down the liberties of the English people ; all would eujoy equal rights and liberties ; Ireland would no longer be a province , bat an integral part of the empire . Mr . O'Connor here weat into tbe question of the Repeal of the Union , which he handled with his usual ability , and concluded by calling upon them not to be idle , but work hard in the metropolis , while he was exerting himself in Scotland . ( Great cheering , and cries of * we wilL" )

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      Cheering inn not do alone ; your cheers will not frighten tbe factions ; yoo must unite , yoa must join energies iojedmir—you must join the National Char < - ter Association , and support your National Exeoutive ; you mos ^ force your opinions on the press ; yoa must attend every Corn Law and other meeting , ana loroe them to consider you as a party ; you must act peaceably and qnietly , offer no insult , but put your * mendment , and inaiBt upon a division ; bo will you force the press to notice yon . r A reporter for

      a newspaper , ( the Weekly Express ) stated they would always give a full report of all Chartist proceedings , whiph Mr . O'Connor acknowledged in a suitable ^ manner , and concluded by saying that he had eight miles to go home , and he trusted they would , by proxy , allow him to move a vote of thanks to their Chairman . ] Mr * O'Connor , upon his retiring was enthusiastically applauded . M * . GooDF . Ei £ Ow " in an excellent and much appfinded speech , proposed the following resolution : —

      "That , in the opinion of this meeting , the only effectual remedy for the present distressed state of the country is to be found in the principles con : tairted in the People ' s Charter , and therefore this meeting deem it expedient to address her Majesty not io prologue the present Parliament ; until those great principles have been fully discussed . " Ttbaresolution was seconded by a gentleman wbo&Vfeae we ? did set leara * mA « anriad aaaolmouBly , ¦ The' memorial to her Majesty was likewise carried . Mr . Fussell moved the third resolution : —

      " That we hail , with feelings of pleasure and delight , the reappearance amongst ua of Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., the unflinching and indomitable champion of the people's rights , and cannot find words to express our disgust at the tyrannical and unjust treatment which he has so manfully borne , and this meeting pledges itself to do all in its power to recall Frost , Williams , and Jones , and to assist our oppressed brethren in Ireland in their endeavours to obtain the Repeal of the Legislative Union . "

      Mr . F ., in a speech of considerable length , and s ; reat ability , addressed the meeting , eulogizing the conduct of Feargus O'Connor , not only as a public man , but also to him as an individual on his trial at Birmingham ; he also , with great ability , denounced the treacherous conduct of the late Birmingham leaders , and informed the meeting that he , for his opposition to them , was denounced as a spy at the . ' ate meetings in Birmingham , but on Monday next he should be in Birmingham , not only to defend his private character , but the principles of the Charter , against any and every opposition . Mr . PELLiNG briefly seconded the resolution , which was carried unanimously . A vote of thanks was given to the Chairman , and the immense assembly broke up with the usual Chartist honours .

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      NOTTINGHAM . —A county delegate meeting wai beld last Sunday , at one o ' clock , in the Democratic Chapel , Rice-place , Mr . George Kendal chairman , who conimenced the business of the meeting by eaUing over the names of those then present , namely ;—For Nottingham , Mr . W . Russell , Mx . W . Paifcer , Mr . J . Wright ; Arnold , Mr . Wm . Emmerson and Mr . Daniel Mellon ; Mansfield , Mr . Thomas Dutton ; Old Basford , Mr . John Brown ; New Lenton , Mr . Jacob Bostock ; Hyson Green , Mr . Jam ™ WiUcinsen ; Lambley , Mr . John Street ; Carrington , Mr . Thomas Caunt Others afterwards arrived , but too late to take a part in the proceedings . Mr . J . Wright rose and said , that tbe late delegate meeting had appointed the united Councils as the County Executive , ha all affairs relative to

      missionary labours , agitation , kc . but had omitted to define distinctly whether tbey had power to send the lecturer to any now places in the county tbey thought proper , and where the cause of Chartism could be advanced by lectures , and founded a motion accordingly thereon , which was seconded by Air . Emmerson , and earned unanimously . Mr . Wright next propoccd , and Mr . Parker seconded that Mr . Dean Taylor be re-appoint 3 d County Lecturer for three months , from the date when his former engagement shall expire . Upon this motion a very animated discussion took place , which eventually terminated in the motion being carried unanimously .

      with the understanding that an exchange with Derbyshire or Birmingham lecturer be made , If possible , for a month . Ob the motion of Mr . Bostock , seconded by Mr . Brown , the receipts were received and confirmed . Mv > KoaMll proposed and Mr . Street seoondrt , ' < That it is of paramount importance to the movement , that a plan of local Sunday lectures be forthwith made out for one quarter and put into operation immediately , subject to tho sole guidance and control of the Council , " which was also carried without opposition . Some other business of importance was adjusted , when a vote of thanks to tbe Chairman was carried , who responded , and the meeting broke up .

      On Monday evening last , the Chartists held their usual weekly meeting In the Democratic CbapeL—The meeting at the large room , King George on horseback , was extremely large , there being also a Chartist free and easy , Mr . Joseph Burbage in the chair . STOCKPORT .-The « schoolmaster" was at home here , to a crowded audience , on Sunday evening . He was met at the railway station and escorted into the town , ali parties vieing with each other in their endeavours to pay respect to the immortal O'Brien . He delivered a very long and eloquent lecture ILKE 3 TOM . —Mr . Bairstow , the Chartist Missionary for this locality , preached a sermon in this ylace , on Sunday last , to an assembled multitude .

      HANIEV . —On Wednesday , 29 th ult ., Mr . J , Campbell visited these parts , on his way from Birmingham to Manchester , when he lectured in the George and Dragon Large Room , New-street . The room was crowded to suffocation , and the best feelwas manifested by the audience who listened with breathless attention to the straightforward and mauly statements of Mr . Campbell . BII . STON . —The Chartists held their weekly meeting on Sunday morning at Mr . Goorge Dudley ' s , Rowds-lane . Mr . Dudley has taken considerable trouble to fit up a room for that purpose . The committee were engaged in receiving the reports of the visitors , and the returns of the collectors from their

      various districts , all of whom , gave the most satisfactory proof that the system is calculated to effect much good . After the reports were read , the meeting was adjourned until five o ' clock , at the Ball Court , as being more convenient for the evening meeting . Mr . John Perry was called to the chair . The Secretary having read the reports connected with the Btate of the association , Mr . Stiran addressed the meeting at some length recommending the establishment of a Chartist store . Mr . Brown proposed that the plan submitted by Mr . Stiran be adopted and acted on immediately—this was unanimously carried . A committee was then appointed to draw up a prospectus and submit the same to the Association for their approval .

      M 08 SLS 7 . —Important Discussion between Messrs . Doyle and Acland . —On Monday evening , Mr . Acland delivered his second lecture in the large School Boom , which is capable of holding 1 , 500 persons , and never was any place more densely crowded . Serious doubts were entertained for the safety of the building . Mr . Buckley , a magistrate , presided , one of the fairest Chairmen that ever we witnessed : it may truly be stated that he gave fair play and no favour . Air . Acland lectured for about forty minutes , and then sat down to make way for Mr . Doyle , who occupied about a quarter of an hour in rebutting the arguments of Mr . Acland on

      the Corn Laws . Each disputant spoke threo times . The meeting , during tho whole of the discussion , kept the greatest order . Mr . Acland conducted himself liko a gentleman on the occasion , so did Mr . Doyle . Mr . Acland admitted that the principles of Chartism were correct , and that no man could refute them . On the who . ' e , an impetus has been given to Chartism in Mossley ; upwards of thirty additional members have been enrolled in the Association during the two following nights since the discussion . A vote of thanks was given to the Chairman , and the meeting separated in the greatest harmony .

      WIGAN . —A discussion on the merits and demerits of the People ' s Charter , took place in the Commercial Hall , on Tuesday , the 28 th , and Wednesday , the 29 ch ult ., between Mr . Dixon and Mr . Emerson , an " Orangeman . " The hall was crowded both eveniugs . Mr . Dixon acquitted himself in a masterly style , while his opponent seemed all abroad . At tho close of the last nightly discussion , Mr . Birtwistlo proposed , "That those who were of opinion that Mr . Dixon had gained his point , would signify the same by the show of hands , " when every hand in the building was held up , thus giving Mr . Dixon a glorious triumph over the Tories . Three cheers were given for Mr . O'Connor and tho Charter .

      ROCHDALE . The O'Connor Demonstrition Committee assembled , as usual , in the Charter meeting-room , School-lane , on Sunday morning last , to examine the collectors' books , and for the transaction of other business , relative to the intended demonstration . The men in the country districts are not behind their brethren in the to wn , in their honest zeal in the good cause . We have this week again to announce the receipt of £ 1 4 s . from the spirited lads at Bellfield Print Works ; and also 8 s . from tho equally enthusiastic co-worker ' s at the Gate . Lecture . —Mr . Shaw , of Huddersfield , delivered an excellent discourse to the Chartists , in their meeting-room , on Sunday last , in the afternoon , on the present alarming condition of the " Productive Classes . " At the conclusion , 10 s . was collected for the support of the Stockport unemployed operatives .

      HVVL . —On Monday evening last , Mr . Skevington delivered a lecture in the Market Place here , to a pretty numerous audience , considering the unfavourable state of tho weather . He was listened to with great attention , and highly applauded . He adverted to the conduct of the new Ministry , and observed that from the little they had said and done , nothing good for the people could be anticipated . He noticed with much satisfaction the gloriouB demonstrations recently made by many of the moat important towns in the Kingdom , and their ptobable results . Notwithstanding the continued rain , numbers remained on the ground to the last , wnen he was rapturously cheered , on announcing his intention to pay us another visit shortly . An Irishman exclaimed , " I have never heard a better discourse in my life 1 "

      MANCHESTER .-Tho leading Chartists , to about thirty in number , got up a most excellent supper , in honour of Mr . B . O'Brien , on Monday evening , to which they sat down after the lecture iu Carpenters' Hall . The entertainment was provided by Mr . Ward , landlord of the Green Dragon Inn , the gentleman who gave bail for Mr . O'Brien . Supper being over , and the cloth withdrawn , the remainder of the ovening was spent in an agreeable

      manner . NORTHAMPTON . —On Tuesday , the 28 th of September , the large room at the Peacock Inn , was filled to suffocation with people anxious to hear our worthy representative Dr . P . M . M'Douall . deliver a lecture on ** . Labour ' s Wrongs and Labour's Remedies . " About a quarter past eight the Dooior entered the room amidst rapturous applause , when on the motidn of Mr . C . Harrison , seconded ; by Mr . Spencer , Mr . Clark took * the chair and . in » neat speech introduced the Doctor to the meeting , who after the cheerinicon hid rising had subsided , ent er ** immediately on his subject and delivered a so * Btirripg address with his usual perspicurty and eloquenotv ' '

      HECKMON » WIKE . ^ -The Chartists here continue to hold tkeir meetings regularly every fortnight . On Monday evening , in addition to the business belonging to the cause , an address was riven on the suffrage question , the lecturer contending for Universal Suffrage in preference to Household Suffrage , the young or unmarried man being much more likely to give an independent vote than the man-with a family to provide for , and tied to some farmer or areat manufacturer .

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      usual weekly meetiDg on Monday . The Secretary read aletter from theExecntive referring to itie publication of their intended weekly penny jonrnal . After the enrolment ofgooe . new members and the payment of contributions , a memorial was read and adopted , to be forwarded to the West-Ridmg Memben for Presentation to the Home office , for the release of William Ashton » nd Joseph Crabtree . DUBLIN . —The cause goes bravely on h « re under the management ef Mr . P . O'Higgios and Mr . Brcphp On Sunday hot , the Irish UnlTersal Suffrage Association met at their gnat room , No , H , Nor th Deas-rtreet ,

      Mr . T . Norton in the chair . The minutes of the' last Cieetlng were Kad and confirmed . Letters were read frbn ; the following person * and places : ^ -From Mr . T . Doyleatidftr . J . Robinson , of Manchester ; from Mr . J . M'Nott ; of Glasgow ; from Mr . T . Turner , Klrkaldy ; from Mr T . Clark , of Stockport , containing f be names of nine persons resident in that town and neighbourhood , and requesting them to be enrolled as members ; and a most cheering letter from Athboy , Ireland , showing the spread of Chartism in that town by means of circulating the Star . These letters were revived with much applause ; after which , the Secretary saMhe was sure that the letters he had just read would be sufficient to give the lie to a base and unfounded assertion made br

      the O'Connell party , who say that the Stars circulated by him and other members of the Association , " were sent to them by Feargus O'Connor , to destroy Mr . O'Connell ' fl popularity . " He hoped the persons present would be convinced that the working classes of England and Scotland could not be their enemies , when , as the letters just read state , they were willing to send other information than the Star , if we can Ull them by what means they may send it Mr . Brophy said there wm no press in Ireland to speak out the wrongs of the people ; even the Dublin World had shut out their proceedings , and the Editors of that paper had stated to him and others " that this paper was not for the working people—that they ranked among their subscribers a great portion of the gentry of Ireland . " He would not state this but that several influential leaders of tbe Chartists in England and Scotland had requested

      him to become their agent for the World . He was unwilling to transmit any paper , or become agent for any paper , whose politics he did not know . He had tested the . JForW , and he bad no doubt but they were ia the pay of both Whig and Tory , for this was w « U known , to the apprentice boys of Dairy . Mr . O'Higgins rose and read a letter from Mr . Tbos . Gillett , and eleven others , letter-founders , requesting him to propose them na members of the Irish Universal Suffrage Association . Mr . O'Higgins said that on the receipt of that letter he visited the parties , and found them clear-headed , intelligent , and respectable , as tradesmen should be . He was proud of the honour tbey conferred on him , in requesting him to propose them , and referred to a like honour which had bean conferred upon him by the letterpress printers of Dublin , in December , 1832 , when , to the number t » f 105 , they requested him to propose tnem as members of tbe Trades' Political Union . Mr . OH .

      concluded by moving that Thomas Gillatt and the eleven persons whose names he had just read be admitted as members . Mr . Rafter seconded their admission . Mr . Wood addressed the meeting in a neat speech replete with humour and good sense , and concluded by moving that W . H , Dyatt , letter-press printer , be admitted a member . Mr . Woodward said that , as a tradesman , he felt it to be an honour to him to be able to second the nomination of Mr . Dyatt . Mr . Dyatt returned thanks ; and was received with loud eheersj be said he was proud of being admitted a member of such an association as theirs , for he held their principles dear to his heart , and had long wished that such an one bad been established . Mr . Henry Clark handed in 78 . 6 d . as the subscription of fif teen persons in Siigo . The Secretary declared the number ef persons admitted at that meeting to be thirty-two . Thanks having been given to the Chairman , the meeting separated .

      WEST-RIDING . —According to previous notice , a West-Riding delegate meeting was held on Sunday at Dewsbury . Delegates were present from the following places : — Dewsbuby ... ... Win . Meseley Stott Huddehsfield ... Mr . Samuel Jones . Sowebby Mr . Thos . Greenroyd . Hebden-Biudge ... Mr . Henry Barrat Midglet Mr . Ab . Marshall , Bradford Mr . j . W . Smith . Letters were also received from different parts of the Riding ; Mr . S . Jones was called to the chair . The propriety of appointing a lecturer for the West-Riding was taken into consideration , when , after some

      discussion , tbe Secretary was directed to correspond with Mr . Dean Taylor , with a view of engaging that gentleman , if he was at liberty , and would accept the situation ; and if Mr . Taylor could not accept the situation , the Secretary was directed to correspond with Mr . West , of Maccles&eld , for the same purpose . It was then agreed that a levy of lid . per member should be made throughout the Riding to meet tbe expences of the lecturer to be forwarded immediately to the Secretary . Any place in the Riding wishing to have the lecturer must correspond with the Secretary , Wm . Moseley Sfcott , hair-dresser , Town End , Dewsbury . T « e propriety of establishing a Delegate Fund was taken into

      consideration , when every delegate present spoke in favour of such a' fund being established , as they considered it very hard for those places which were at such great distances off , to have to bear the expences of sending a delegate which lay very heavy on them , while the expence of those places near was very light . After some further discussion , it was agreed to let the qu « stion stand over nntil tbe next delegate meeting , so aa to ailow every place in the Riding time to consider it over ; and it is hoped that as many delegates as possible will be in attendance , at the next meeting , which will be held on Sunday , Oct . 31 st , at ten o ' clock in the forenoon , at Dewsbury .

      Dewsbuby District . —A delegate meeting of the Dewsbury district was held st Dewsbury , on Sunday , after the West-Riaing delegate meeting was over , to take into consideration whether a district demonstration should be got up when Mr . O'Connor comes to this town . It was unanimously agreed that tbe district should lake it up . We anticipate a glorious affair when the -noble patriot arrives at this town ; all is anxiety to see him once more , and all the inquiry is , when will Mr . O'Connor be at Dewabury ? The next district delegate meeting will be on Sunday , tbe 17 th of October , at two o ' clock in the afternoon .

      NORWICH . —A soiree was held here » n the 27 th nit , in honour of the liberation of O'Brien . The room was tastefully decorated , a band of music was in attendance , several toasts and sentiments were given , and a numerous auditory spent a very agreeable evening . The proceeds of the tickets amounted to £ l Ss . 4 ^ d ., and some friends contributed a further Bum of 11 s . 7 £ d . making a total of £ 2 for O Briens benefit DONCASTER . —The Chartists here met on

      Tuesday , and subscribed five shillings to the victim Fund . They have a box in the room with an inscription" For the Whig-made widows . " It has been resolved to alter the night of discussion from Wednesday . to Sunday ; the subject for next Sunday evening , to be introduced by Mr . Charles Buckley , being— " Will tbe adoption of Universal Suffrage , protected by tho Ballot , lead to anarchy and confusion ? " The town has been divided into districts aud collecting money , and agitation go band in band .

      BTROUDWATER . —A county delegate meeting was held in the Stroud Charter Association Room , on Sunday last , at half-past ten o ' clock in the morning , to take into consideration the adoption of a plan for the exchange of Sunday lecturers . Mr . Sidaway , Mr . Herbett , and Mr . Latimer were present , as delegates from Gloucester ; Mr . Cook , Mr . Workman , and Mr . Clift , &c , as delegates from Bussage . Letters were received from Cheltenham and Wotton-under-Edgc , approving of s « ch & plan

      being adopted . No delegate or letter was received from Cirencesterj in answer to the one addressed to Mr . Beecham .: Mr . Sidaway was called to the chair , and gave an excellent address in favour of the plan . The meeting was also addressed by Mr . Lucas , Mr . Ind , Mr . Cook , Mr . Harris , Mr . Herbett , Mr . Latimer , and Mr . Workman , when the plan was agreed to , and Mr . Harris was appointed Superintendent . The . meeting was then adjourned for a month , and will be held on the first Sunday in November . .

      OLDHAM . —On Sunday ovening last , Mr . Thoa . Clark , of Stockport , delivered a very animating and soulBtirriug address to a crowded audience , in which he shewed the treachery of Dan , in bringing measures forward which he never intended to carry out . At the weekly meeting of the Chartists of this town , the following resolution was unanimously agreed to : — " That a vote of thanks be hereby tendered to our worthy representative , John Fielden , Esq , for his manly conduct on Friday , September 17 th , in moving the amendment on the Address to the Queen . "

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      Pbobogation of Paklumjent . —The Houses of Parliament having been some time engaged in doing nothing , have been prorogued . The sittings of both Houses have certainly been unprofitable in the extreme , and so far aa the people are concerned it would have been much more profitable had her Majesty told them plainly they need not to trouble themselves with any further Parliamtiuary or even Ministeral duties . The Speech pn - into the mouth of tbe Commissioners , by whom it was delivered , was , as usual , unmeaning ; the enly sentence worth any thing being the following : —** Tbe measures which it will be expedient to adopt lot the purpose

      of equalising tbe public income and the annual expenditure , and other important objects conneoted with the trade and commerce of the country will pecessariiyoccupy your a ^ tenn ' on at an early period after the recess . ¦ Her Majesty ba ^ coinmandedTis to -repeat the exprasroif of her deep concern at the ois . tress which has prevsHed for a considerable pcrioifin ' some of the principal manufacturing districts ; and to assure you that yoa may rely upon the cordiil concurrence of her Majesty iu all such measures as shall appear , after mature consideration , best calculated to prevent the recurrence of that distress , and to promote tho great object of alt her Majesty ' s wishes—the happiness and contentment of her people . "

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      Lambeth . —Mr . Wheeler lectured here on Tuesday evening , to a numerous and intelligent audience , on the evils of class legislation . Chelsea . —A public meeting of Chartists was held at the United Coffee House , George-street , on Monday , the 1 lth of Oct ., Mr . Swyford in the chair . A letter was read from Mr . Cleave , apologizing for his nonattendance to lecture , owing to indisposition . Mr . Stall wood read tbe letter from the Executive , when Mr . Dowling moved , and Mr . Stall wood seconded the following resolution , " That this meeting are of opinion that it is not ) desirable that the Executive bring out any Journal at present , we having as many Journals now extant as our limited means will support , and the columns of the Star being at the

      service of the Executive" Carried . A deputation , consisting of Messrs . Stallwood . Sturge , and Dabbar , was appointed to request the attendance of Mr . F . O'Connor at a public meeting at the Bath Gardens , on the following Wednesday . Mr . Ford moved and Mr . Stallwood seconded the following resolution , "Thatthis meeting hail with del'ght the cordial feeling evinced at Manchester , on the recent visit of Mr . O'Connor , between the Repeaters of the Union and the Chartists , and hereby renew their pledge never to relax in their exertions until full and complete juatice be rendered to England and to Ireland . " Carried unanimously . —The Chartists meeting at this place will , after next Monday , hold their meetings on Sunday evening , at eight o ' clock .

      We LBARN , from a placard sent us by post , that the Chartists of Chelsea were to have a meeting on Wednesday evening , to receive Mr . O'Connor . We perceive that Sidney Smith was invited to attend ; but we rather calculate that the knock-off-bats gentleman will find it convenient to keep his big words and small arguments away . Walworth . —The cause progresses here . A spirited meeting was held a few evenings ago , at which some exoellent addresses were delivered . Several new members ieircd .

      Lambeth . —Mr . Wheeler lectured on Tuesday evening , at the Chartist Hall , 1 , China Walk , Lambeth , on the evils of class legislation . A vote oi confidence was passed to the Council . Several new members joined . Mr . Morton was nominated on the General Council , in the place of Mr . Sale , who had resigned . London O'Brien ' s Press Fund Committee . —This Committee held its first sitting on Monday evening , at the Dispatch Coffee House , Bride-lane , Fleetgtreet . Mr . Wm . Hogg was unanimously appointed treasurer to the committee , and Mr . Watkins secretary and reporter . Resolved that this committee be open to the public . Resolved that the whole

      committee be collectors , and that two dozen collecting bocks with other necessary materials be purchased for tho use of the committee . Resolved that an address be drawn up and forwarded for insertion in the Northern Star and Scottish Patriot , and that Messre . Watkins , Wm . Hokk , and Osborn , be appointed to draw up the address . Resolved that the secretary write to Mr . O'Brien , to ascertain when ho will be in London . Resolved that Monday night be the night of meeting , at eight o ' clock , and that five form a quorum . Six shillings and eightpence was delivered as subscriptions , and the meeting adjourned .

      IIMEBODSB . —An Association has been formed here . Mr . Watkins has been invited to give the first lecture . SOUTHAMPTON . —The men of this place are resolved to shake of " dull sloth" and to gird up their loins for the race . They wish much for a good lecturer among them . 2 WILNKOW . —Mr . Edward Clayton , of Huddersfield , gave a very impressive lecture here on Sunday ufternoon—subject , "The rights of labour . " The lecture was clear , argumentative , and convincing , showing tbti difference between the American artiein and the English . A collection was made in the room for the unemployed operatives of Stockport

      MAW CHESTER . —On Monday evening , according to announcement by placard , a splendid and nnmerous meeting waB convened in the Carpenter's Hall , to hear tho indomitable school master of the age , and advocate of the rights and liberties of the industrious sons ot labour , Brouterre O'Brien . The gallery and platform , long before eight o ' clock , were crammed , and the body of the Hall equally so . Before the gallery and before the' rostrum were suspended the full length paintings and striking likenesses of Frost , Williams , and Jones , Feargus O'Connor , and J . B . O'Brien . About the time appointed for commencement Mr . O'Brien entered tbe room , accompanied by Mr . Leach and a few others of the good and true , and as soon as he was recognized by tbe people they simultaneously rose from their seats and greeted him with hurrahs , waving of handkerchiefs , clapping of hands , and other marks of applause . Mr .

      Joseph Ltnney was called to the chair . There were two addresses presented to Mr . O'Brien , prior to the curnmenctmeat of the lecture , one which had come more than a hundred miles , namely from the honest working men of Newcastle , and tbe other fr « m the democrats of Macclesfield , Mr . O'Brien was then introduced , and was again received with cheers ; he delivered a long and very excellent address ; in which he avowed his determination not to lecture for the future , at any place , where more than one penny was charged for admission . Mr . O'Brien spoke about two hours , and was listened to with marked attention , and at the close was saluted by the most tremendous cheering , which lasted for several minutes . A vote of ' thanks was moved by' Mr . Leach , seconded by Mr . Murray , and carried by acclamation . A vote of thanks wm also tendered to Mr . Joseph Linney , the chairman , and the meeting broke up . \ ' >

      WOLVERHAMPT 0 N .--Mr . Campbell , the general secretary , delivered a lecture here in ! the Urge room at the George Inn , Salop-street , on Tuesday , the 28 th ult , on the Corn Laws . Mr . , C » dy wm called to the chair , and , after a few remarks , introduced Mr . Campbell to the Meeting . A considerable number of the members of the Anti Corn Law Association were pro-• aat , and Mr . Joseph Walker , as the chairman of the Association , at tha conclusion of the lecture , mad * some remarks upon H , and contended that it wus Impossible effectnally to improve the condition of the working classes without an alteration in the Com Xaws , but said that he began-to think thai it would be necessary to get the Charter first At the breaking up ot tne meating three cheers were gives for Fearjr . os CTGannor , and threj for the Charter

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 9, 1841, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct724/page/1/