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      BRADFORD . THE O'CONNOR DEMONSTRATION . Monday last , w * 8 the day appointed for the rharostB' demonstration of this town and neighboazhood . The day previous the rain fell in torrents ; all was anxiety for Monday , fearing the state of the weather would be unpropitious ; the monusg certainly was lowering , and aboat ten o ' clock , when the people of the different localities wtsrtt moving towards the place appointed for the

      wooesdon to start froa , the rain fell freely about three quarters of as boer , completely drenching the « eefle from bead tots * . Notwithstanding all thiB , fte people moved with hearts light and glad , to meet jfeeir fearless and undaoated ehampion , Mr . O'Con-« who arrired in a hackney coach from Brigfcocse , and on alighting was loudly cheered by the tgenbled thousands . The procession immediately fell in , in the followiag order : — Pear marshals on horseback with green scarfs . Lares flag .

      Foil length portrait of Mr . O'Connor . Jiotto— * The people ' s friend and the tyraat ' s foe . " Reverse—» A eorrnpt government must bow before an united and determined people . " Forester ' s Band in green dresses . Deffionstnnon Committee , two and two , with green ecarfs and white rosettes . Members of society four abreast . Another large green stuff flag . Banner . Daisy Hill Chartists . Universal Suffrage , Annual Parliaments , Tote by Ballot , No Property Qualification , Payment of Members , and Equal Elecvoriil Districts . "

      Reverse—8 God b our guide , no sword we draw , We kindle not war ' s battle fires ; By reason , union , justice , law , TV e claim the birthright of oar sires ; And hark ! we raise , from sea to sea , The sacred watchword , liberty . " Aioiber large green Btnff flag , with gilt letters—14 The Charter , and no surrender . " Obrerse— "Onward and we conquer . " Large green stuff flag . Little Horton Csartists . ¦ Hay the people of England never forget Frost Williams , and Jones . " Reverse— "Poorwerking slaves , Hard is your fate , You ' re eaten up With church and state . "

      Then , another bind of mafic Large green flag with gilt letters ; New Leeds— " What is life bnt liberty . " Reverse— " The Charter and do surrender . ' * Members four abreast . Small flag . 8 More pigs and less parsons . " teat Horton . Large green nag— " Whoeo stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor shall cry himself and not be heard . " Bereree—** The real property of man is the knowledge of enjoying that advantage . A society ~ oppressed is composed only of tyrants and slaves . " Another band in Highland dresses ; then the female Chartists , two and two abreast , with white scarfs and green favours . A large splendid oil painting , with portraits : on

      one SKie " Arthur O'Conncr the Exile of EriD ;" Reverse— " Rober t Emmett , who died for the c&ase , " Green silk flag"Let millions who labour , unite heart and hand , And the Charter will soon be the law ef the land . " Manchester-road Female Chartists . Alirge , beautiful , and f plea did garland , composed of evergreens , interspersed with a . large cumber of gold balls . The garland was in the form of an arch , and was adorned with two caps of liberty . From the centre ^ ef the arch , hnng a hollow globe , adorned with various coloured ribands , vbite , red , and green . Ths whole was remounted by a dove , as an emblem of

      peace . MR . O'CONNOR in an open carriage , drawn by four grey horses , adorned with green rosettes . Postilions in green si'k jackets aad caps . Two marshals on horseback , one on each side of Mr . O'Connor ' s carriage ; fen followed a number of carriages , in one of which WM Mr . Q arkson , attorney , and Ms friends , who went next to Mr . O'Connor ' s carriage ; then followed another band . Members and their friend four abreast , with beautiful green banners from Thornton , Clayton , Qaeenshead , and several other villages ; then , another band , with members four abreast .

      The precession then moved down to Great Horion , * lon / j Sonthfield-lane . This lane is nearly three ipurters of a mile long , and the procession extender froa one end to the other , and the road was used on both sides with persons anxious to get a gKapse of the u Uncaged Lion . " The immenae wdy then went down Little Horton , Back Lane , Qajton Lane , Manchester Road , down Hope-street , Dnioa-street , np Goodmansend , down George-Kreet , and Leeds Read ; then along New-street , np Kirtgaie and Parley- street , to ' the Nelson laa J then on John-stree ; , down Westgate , and

      negate , along Tyrill-street , and np Little Horton i * ie , to the place of meeting . The procession bached Bradford about half-past twelve o ' clock Hk streets through which the procession was anaoaneed to proceed were literally crammed with People—so that it was with difficulty the procession ttOTed Hong . From eleven o ' clock till eight at ttjpi the weather was njjcoBuaonly favourable at Hi * season of the year , and the people mustered lUfifnlly at the place of meeting . There never was before half such a concourse of people assembled in Bradford . Mr . Ckrkson presided .

      iai . Joh 5 Asban , in an excellent speech , moved «« are ; resolution , as follows : — " That thii masting views with regret and dismay the nfl » arising out of the present corrupt system of repre-WBtatian , and which is daily increasing : bsvisg wit-* " » ed the conplete failure of the Reform Bill aa a fcescs of improving the condition ef the indostrisiu * ffions , we hold the present nicknamed House of Com-¦*» equally u had u the Boronghmongering Parlia-• eat of former days , and consider that all patchwork ^ edienti are unwise &nd dangerous , irishing to see *• « and social order prevail . That anxioai for the *^ e Md prosperity of all dasaei of the people , we ae"Wtedge the right of every nan of twenty-one yean

      ~* & to the franchise , at being inherent aad indelibly * £ && oa the person of man by hii Creator , asd that » annul or deny that right is an offence against reiaon » d humanity ; we do petition Parliament setting forth ** grievance * , asd poinBag out -what we consider as ¦ H Effectual remedy . " The resolution was brieflyseconded by Mr . Joseph ¦ oawx , snppcrted by Mr . Wist , in a sp « ech of was length , and of great merit , and was unani-«^* l y adopted , amidst tremendous cheering , whieh wri for some time . -JfreBecond resolution was moved by Mr . Jakes vpnn&si , seconded by Mr . R . Ross , and carried y aeelaaatlon .

      " Thti the National Pttition now read be adopted * J fms meeting . " The resolution was responded to by Mr . O'Conkoe , too , on coming forward was again received with an en tausasB aljBost without parallel . He spoke for " ? aily an hour , in a strain of eloquenoe which « rett < d the attention of his andieaoe . The troths •^ ea flawed from his li ps , the soandnw of Mb P y » the excellence of bis advice , and the manly «« erain » tioa which he expressed to triumph ever "jwy obstacle , « atfl the -wh » le righto of » an were * 9 Bred , aade an iBpretsion upon all which will

      «* soon be erased , and called feith hearty aad re-> 8 Ued plaadita . The third resolniion was m » T » d , s * eonded , and *? P « t « l , in appropriate and able addresses , by «• JEnnxGs , Mr . EDWAiDs , and another gentleman , " was also carried by acclamation , and was to the following tfffect : — " That tMs meeting pledges itself never to rest aatis-»« , until Mesas . Frost , Williams , and Jones , be ^ ttored to the bo « om « trf their xmhxppy sad disooaso-7 ** anmiaj M vin at to nw every lawfal means for * slQwaaonof all political prisoners . "

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      It was then , on the motion of Mr . Knowles , and seconded by Mr . B . Rusbton , proposedu That FearguB O'Connor , Esq ., Mr . Geo . BinnB , and Mr . West , are fit and proper persons to represent the West Riding of Yorkshire in the forth * coming Convention . " This was unanimously agreed to , and the proposition met with the most hearty approval of the meeting . Thanks were then voted to the Chairman , for his conduct in the chair ; and hearty cheers having been given for tne Charter , for O'Connor , for the Star , and for Frost , Williams , and Jones , the meeting broke up . in order to attend the so Tee .

      TEA-PARTY , AND THE SOIREE . This wai well and tastefully laid ont in the spacious saloon of the Social Institution , which was fitted np for tba occasion in a style that reflected the highest credit OB those ladies under whose management the arrangement * bad been made . At the principle end of the room was a large and well executed banner belonging to the Bradford Female Chartists , containing , on one side , a fine portrait of Arthur O'Connor , with a motto , " Arthur O'Connor , the Exile of Erin ; " on the reverse was a portrait of Sobert Emmett . Opposite to toil mi placed a large banner with a fall length portrait of Feargu O'Connor . Surrounding the platform , oa which was placed a table for Mr . OCoanor and the principal guests , m a magnificent artificial bouquet , of very tasteful workmanship .

      The demand tot ticket * was far greater than the comnltiee could supply . At the first it ina arranged to iacue only one thousand , bnt these were found so very far from supplying the demand , that a large extra number were given out , besides which , after all these had bees disposed of , numbers were admitted on payment of- money , so that in the whole , not fewer than 1 , 500 sat down to tea . The Committee now regret that they did not at ones build an amphitheatre of their ownhad they done so , they would have sold five thousand tickets .

      To accommodate the number now present , however further arrangements were still necessary , and aa only about 500 could find room at the t&blas at one time , the Committee determined on applying forth © use of the Hall of the Mechanics' Institute , which was granted , and as soon as the first 500 had taken tea , they adjourned to the Mechanics' Institute , where Mr . O'Connor , Mr . West , and other speakers had to attend to address them , after having first spoken at the Sodal Institution . To attempt to describe the enthusiasm whieh

      prevailed would be a work of supererogation . But while we mention this , we must not forget to notice the excellence of the whole arrangements ; the ladies vied with each other , and success crowned all their endeavours . They are doubtless well repaid by the glorious results of the most important dayt proceedings which has ever transpired in the town of Bradford . There -was no confusion—there was no dissatisfaction ; order was the polar star of every one present ; the working classes proved to demonstration their superiority , by their excellent and very proper demeanour .

      The second party had sat down to tea before Mr . O'Connor entered the room ; he was received with most tremendous eheering . The whole company aros ^ , and continued standing until be had taken his seat , at the head of the table , provided for him on the platform , ¦ where tea tu served by Mrs . Ibbetson . There were two excellent bands of xnosie , one stationed in a temporary orchestra and the othtr in the gallery , which played a number of cheerful and appropriate airs . The immense auditory having all partaken of tea , the tables were cleared away , and the forms arranged crosswise , when such of those who had previously retired , who chose to return , were admitted into the room , as well as the public generally on payment of a tmall sum as entrance money . The room was speedily crowded to suffocation , and the temperature rose to nearly boiling heat At nine o ' clock

      Mr . Cla bksok , solicitor , the chairman of the days proceedings , advanced to the front of the platform and proposed the first sentiment of the evening ; one , he remarked , whieh could not have better selected , for , unless the whole people had a voice is the formation of those laws which they were called upon to obey , it was imposs ble . thai happiness oi prosperity could dwell upon the earth . Be gave " the people , the only legitimate source of all power . " ( Cheers . ) Mr . West was called upon to retpond , which he did in a pleasing and talented manner . He remarked that the tout itself , by the splendid appearance of that meeting , seemed to furnish a realisation of its own truth . The factions were fond of bandying the toast , and of responding to it , while they practically denied

      their own doctrines by the denial of the people ' s just rights . To show thai , the people -were entitled to their right * , he instanced their power in produetioa—the splendid palace , the triumphal pillar , the mansion of the peer , the most exquisite machinery , the finest manufactures furnish proofs of their skill asd p « wer ; proved that they were the creatures of England ' s greatness , and demonstrated that they must be the saviours also . ( Cheers . ) The proceedings of tkat glorious day 'were & practical proof of the power of the people ; they were met for a jpr&etical purpose ; not to take part in what be would call a " babby" meeting—such things they left to those who called themselves the educated and the enlightened classes . They were net to prove that they were determined no longer to be deprived of their rights , —that they were determined to exercise their power for the benefit of themselves and

      ' of posterity , and thus convince the factions j that they were above all their attempts to j be any longer gulled . Mr . We ** , In a very humourous ! style , related the fable of the ass and the lion bunting , j which he illus ; rated by remarking that the aristocracy | were the " lien" of society , and the people the " ass , " 1 who when they brayed for the benefit of the lion till he i had got all there was to get , and then aaked for their i share of rights , were told by the wealthy that they j ought to be very thankful they had not passed sore ' * tring €£ t law to deprive them of even the small portion which they had . He called upon them to persevere in their present course , and the full measure of their rights conld not be loag withheld from them , After stating that it had been arranged by the committee that he should address the assembly at the Mechanics' Institui-tion . Mr . Weft retired amldtt cheers .

      The Chaiemas then proposed " the health of oui dLstingtLished goett , Feargna O'Connor , Esq ., and may be lire to see the Charter become the law of the land . " The toast was received with deafening cheers , which lasted for some minutes . The cheering having subsided , a company of young men advanced to the platform , and sung in excellent style tfce following glee , composed for the occasion by Mr . . Ross and Mr . Dewhirst , the one a woolcomber and the other » painter . Air— " Here ' s a health to all good lassies . " Here ' s health to brave O'Connor , Pill a hamper to his honour , Let O'Connor's health go round ; &ay he live a life of pleasure , Wken att&in'd the ptople ' B measure ; Let O'Connor ' s health go round ; Still dismaying Whigs and Tories , Still displaying all that ' s glorious .

      Here « a health , fee . Peace and happiness attend him , From his foes may heaven defend him , Long and happy may he live ; xhns , is strains of lively measure , We'll repeat with joy and pleasure , Let O'Connor ' s health go round ; Still dismaying both the factions , Still displayiBg generous actions . Here ' s a health , fee . Liberty iB now tppearing , Freedom ' s voice is fondly cheering , Onward may onr patriot go ; May he live a life of pleasure , Ween attain'd the people ' s measure , Let O'Connor * * health go round , Still dismaying Peel and Russell , Still displaying strength of muscle . Here ' s a health , fee .

      A deputation from Thornton was then introduced to present an address to Mr . O'Connor . Thu having been read , one of the deputation briefly addressed the meeting on the evils which class legislation had inflicted on the country , and calling upon them to rally round O'Connor , aai not to ret * satisfied till the whole Charter had become the Jaw of the land . Mr . O'Cohhob then rose , when the cheering was reaewed with increased vigour . He addressed the meeting for about aa hour and a half , in a strain of fervid which

      and impassioned eloquence , ¦ produced a powerful effect upon the whole audience , and called forth repeated cheers , but of -which it -would be impossible for us even to give an oatUoe here , for bo connected was it , that to oommenos would be to give ths speech entire , and then farewell to the coatribmtioma of all our friends , for it alose would occupy a very great portiom cf the Star . Mr . O'Connor sa » dowa greatly exbauted from tbe heat of tbo room , an 4 his previous exertions . The CBaibmah next

      gave" The People's Charter , and may it soon become the law of the land . " ( Great cheering . ) Mr . Rush ton responded to the toast He said the Charter had now become tbe raHying point of tb » whole people , and well it might be , for it was the foundation stone of their rights—tbe Corinthian pillar on which

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      must be based universal liberty . He was aa old man , but still he hoped to see the day when the Chattel should be the law of the land . He lashed the Whig and Tory factions most unmercifully and said that the only point of difference between them was as to whieh of them should have the largest share of the plunder whieh was annually wrung from the toiling millions . He called upon them to unite as one man against both Whigs aad Tories , to jein the National Charter Association , to let their watchword be the Cnatter , the whole Charter , and nothing leu than the Charter ; and then , come what might , they would be more than a match for all their enemies . Mr . Rtuhten , on account of the lateness of the hour , spoke very briefly , and retired , amidst great cheering .

      Mr . O'Conkok now left the room to address those assembled at the Mechanics' Institution , and who had become impatient for his arrival . He evidently incurred great danger , as he was still in a high itite of perspiration , and out of doors the wind was blowing a hurricane , and the rain pouring in torrents . It was after eleven o ' clock , bat before his departure lie announced that he should return , in order to ajsrol tho names of those who wished to join the National Charter Association . He stated that b * had brought seven hundred cards from the Executive , at Manchester , and he trusted that all who bad not yet joined would show their sincerity by at once eomiag forward to do so . The Executto did a great tittl of work , aad did it well too , and for very little money ; he trusted , therefore , the people would give them hearty support

      During Mr . O'Connor ' s absence some other sentiments were given and a number of excellent songs were song , not a tittle of tbe enjoyment having abated at the time Mr . O Connor returned , at considerably after midnight Mr . O' Connor , on his arrival at the Mechanics Institute , was received by the crowded audience with tremendous cheering ; he spoke here , though suffering from a dreadful hoarseness , for nearly an hour . At the close of his excellent address , he announced bis intention here , also , of enrolling members of the association , and requesting those who wished to do so to hold np tbeir hands . A considerable number being held up , Mr . O'Connor despatched a messenger for his portmanteau , and was soon at work , entering names and giving out cards . In the whole , 53 cards were Issued here .

      On Mr . O'Connor ' s return to the Social Institution , he sat for above an hour for this purpose , and ii cards were issued , making , with those taken at the Mechanics' Institution , a total of 97 . While this was going os at the platform , the other end of the room was cleared , and the music having struck up , the merry dance was participated in for some time , tbe happy party not finally separating till nearly four o ' clock . The retrospect of the day ' s proceedings is of the moat gratifying kind ; nothing occurred to mar its pleasure , and the success of the demonstration far exceeded the most sanguine expectation of its promoters .

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      load and long continued plaudits . Not the slightest expression of dissatisfaction escaped any part of the prooeaaion , as they passed the houses of their more violent political opponents ; nor did any accident occur to mar the pleasures of the day . On arriving at the Odd Fellow ' s Hall , Mr . O'Connor very briefly thanked the assemblage for the manner in which they had received him aad conducted themselves on that day , aad encouraged them to proceed , legally , peacefully , and . in union and good fellowship one towards another . The Bov . Mr . Jaokeon of Manchester , also addressed the assembly for a few minates . The numerous procession then separated , in order to prepare for theiprincipal festivity of the evening ,

      THE SOIREE . This elegant entertainment was given in the Odd Fellows' Hall , a very large and spacious room , but , as we have said , not capable of accommodating onetenth of those who were not only anxious , but had come miles to attend , in order that they might h « ar and see the great chieftain . The committee of management , unwisely , we think , limited the issue of tickets for tea to 500 ; the room , however , will comfortably accommodate more , aad after the tables bad been onoe crowded , others were admitted , so

      that from 900 to 1000 , in all , took tea . The provisions were plentiful and excellent ; and the good management of the females who presided rendered all-as happy aa could be ; all , in fact , went" merry as a marriage bell . " The good things having been amply discussed , the tables were cleared away , and the forms arranged as close as possible , in order that as many aa the room would contain might be admitted . Upwards of 2000 were packed in . Ercry inch of spaoe was soon crammed , and thousands went away unable even to get near the doors .

      Mr . B . Rushton was called to the chair with acclamation , on the motion of Mr . West , seconded by Mr . Burns . Mr . O'Connor here entered , and was received with three enthusiastic cheers , and reiterated dapping of hands . Mr . Bell , from Manchester , gave the toast « f " The people , the source of all power . " ( Cheers . ) The speaker observed that this was a sentiment en which those expatiated on the platform who were crushing the liberties of the people ; and they would only cease to violate their professions when the people themselves became the active wielders of their power . No Government , not elected by yourselves , will ever legislate for your benefit . After commenting upon the plan of emigration , and the advisability of reforming the country , and living happily upon its produce , rather than forsaking it , and traoing our evils to class legislation and popular apathy , pointing out the remedy in the suffrages of the whole people , and nothing short of it , the speaker sat down amid loud cheers .

      Mr . West then gave the toast of The Executive , and may ( heir labours be attended with success . " ( CheerB . ) In order that this toast should be carried out , there are duties to perform oa your part , to support that Exeoutive in the dangerous post they have assumed . After a just eulogium upon the intelligence aad honesty of that Exeoutive , composed of men from the three kingdoms whose prosperity they are seeking to accomplish . He implored the people to enroll their names and support it with their means as well as their voices . The Executive have a bombshell to watch over , to see that it does not explode prematurely , aad that is the National Petition . ( Cheers . ) But money you know is the sinews of war . The big loaves are suspended on long

      poles very significantly ; for you all have to climb the pole for it , and then only get the little loaves , for the promises of the Whigs are always much greater than their performances . ( Laughter . ) Mr . West then humourously proceeded to explode the " knowledge diffusion" fallacy employed by men who taught the people useless sciences but not how to fill their bellies , thomost useftl of all . He contrasted the proceedings of the people ' s meetings with the catcalls , brayings , and grunts of the birds and beasts , the sore of knowledge to be learned by the books of the knowledge mongers . The people alone know the wants of the people , and if they do not come forward to assist in the work of reform , they richly deserve the miseries they must endure . ( Cheers . ) Mr . LEESgave tnesehtimentof the ChartistPress . "

      He congratulated the meetiDg upon the condition and prospects of Chartism . Referring to the " new movement" of the more honest amongst the Corn Law League , Mr . Sturge and others , for complete Suffrage , he trusted that the document to be issued would at least contain the Ballot as one of its points , for without that there was no security for the free exercise of the Suffrage . This would form a test of their honesty and sincerity , and in this case , he would not oppose the movement , though it would be fit for them to adhere to the Charter in its perfection , that vras the design to which the people must gather . Referring to tho plea of ignorance , he said that the two factions dreaded above all the enlightenment of the people—for they loved darkness rather than light , and for the usual reason . ( Cheers . )

      An address was read by Mr . Crossland to Mr . O'Connor . Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., then stepped forward , and was received with tremendous cheering . He said—I have been present with you on many previous occasions , assisting in your struggles , and glorying in your success ; but , after two years absence , 1 uow recognise the accomplishment of one of my favourite objects—to teach the working men to serve their own interests by their own efforts . After feelingly thanking them severally for the manner in which they responded to the address , and especially to the allusion to his native country , he observed that we were not seeking sectional privileges ; but endeavouring to create a public opinion for

      the rights of man . In his own eloqueut way , he referred to the position of the Chartists , and tho policy of attempting , should the National Petition fail , to throw out the Tories , but not bring ia the Whigs . The press of this country would not report their proceedings and meetings . Since the Reform Bill , we have had no opposition , but one which impelled the Whigs on to measures which have proved their ruin . ( Hear , hear . ) Four millions of of signatures to the petition will leave no doubt on the minds of Parliament as to the power of the people . Two millions of signatures , a year ago , taught them not to despise the Chartists on the day of election , but we shall send now twice that number . He then referred to the system of

      emigration . He would rid the land of its social weeds to allow the working man to flourish . He opposed tbe political economists that population pressed upon the means of subsistence . But these saddled nature with their own iniquities . There was sufficient land to feed twice the number of the present inhabitants . He now came to the exposition of the tricks of the "Plague . " The Corn Law Repealersnow , afterfailing to sever us from our principles , are coming out for Universal Suffrage . But he was not for anything short of the Charter , for without the rest of the points we have only to take the best of a bad lot—to select out of the class of those who who have always mis-legislated for us . He was therefore sorry to differ with Mr . Lees , but he thought all the points essential to the Charter . Now what respect can we have for those who have joined us at the eleventh hour , and asked us to do whai they could not do themselves . He who is not

      for us is against us . The shopkeepers are now discovering that they are more dependent upon the consumers of the country , and that steam power , under its prasent arrangement , is no more their friend than of the working man . For ten long years they had the means of carrying your measures , but only when going down the backstairs of Downingstreet , that they call upon you for support . They toll you that you are unfit to vote , while they throw themselves upon you for support I No great question ever originated in the Legislative House . It is impossible for them to carry a Repeal of tbe Corn Laws without the Charter ; and then you will repeal them when their advantages can b « turned into the pockets and s : omacb . B of the people . ( An exposition of the power of new machinery to produce the great amount required to exchange for corn . ) But what will the shopkeepers do in the mean time !

      A fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind . " ( The raw material forms no estimate of the price of the manufacture . But what goes through more proceBse ? , &o . ) You have bo power over its manufactured state . The elements may blast it , and tbe price of flour will be raised 6 d . per stone . Their oven is their thermometer . Bread rises ia a aight , but it falls not ia three months . He would make them their own producers , and theathe eora woald pass only from them to the baker . Beware of the tricks of the trade . They want neither household suffrage Bor universal . Thev wish only to amalgamate the

      corn laws with these popular things , aad to taka advaatage of our movement to return the Whigs to power . ( Loud cheers . ) He had been preBeeuttd three times . The last time for being the proprietor ot the Northern Star . But so long as his organ is read by the people , he feared neither the dungeon nor the scaffold . ( LoDg-ooutinued cheering . ) The reason why the aristocracy will still hold dominion over jou is this . The landlords let their farms in large allotments , because they can thereby better command the interest and vote of the tenant . Bj this means they toe £ 20 , 000 , 000 in rent , but

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      gain £ 250 , 000 , 000 in taxatioa and monopoly . Why are the steam-lords opposed to your interests ? Because they are enabled now to live upon youd labour . The master who employs 1 , 000 hands , an U reduces wages from 15 s . to 133 . a week , puts £ 250 a year in . his own pocket ! ( Shame . ) Hereby this man is enabled to speculate—to lose vast sums in speculation , and yet put a vast balance in his own pocket . One master pockets £ 31 , 000 , and the Legis - lature gives £ 30 , 000 a year for National Education The drunkard will not vote for a drunkard , &c but app « int some one who is a teetotaller , to watch over his rights while he was insensible or drunk . He gave his enemies of the pross & carte , blanche to speak what ill of him they oould devise .

      but they could not say he was ever prosecuted but for libel . You may have Religious Liberty , but very unequal Civil Liberties . Mr . O'Connor concluded his long and interesting address , with a feeling response to the notice of the " Repeal of the Union '' in the address ( which would be obtained by the same effort as the Charter . ) The Duke of Wellington , poor old man , pledged himself to the peace of the nation ! He , Mr . O'Connor , would do so , beoause on the peace rested the prosperity of the country . Mr . O'Connor eloquently denounced seoret associations , spies , and physical force conspiracy . ( Repeated cheers . ) Rev . W . V . Jackson wa 3 received with oheers Toast . u The Exiled Patriots . " These are those who had long ago earned your affections , and I

      am happy thai a . committee has been formed to promote their restoration ; but to their recal I look , mainly , for the gainiug of the Charter . These men have been sentenced for the crime of high treason , though never proved ; a crime , on the law of which , the Judges of the land are not agreed . The people have sworn that these men shall come home , and I for one , though I have suffered twelve months' imprisonment tor the same principles , will suffer again if necessary . ( Loud and tremendous cheers . ) But shall we give up tbe cauce ? Never , while there is life in me , theugh I fight the battle singlehanded . After a very effective and eloquent appeal

      on behalf of the exiled patriots , he concluded by declaring that he had only two religious principles—** Love to God , and love to man f and one politioal principle— Do unto all men as he would have all men to do onto him . " ( Loud oheers . ) Mr . Kmowlss , of Keighley , was received with obeers . He proposed the toast : " May all the friends of libsrtj unite in one common band of brotherHbod under the auspices of the people ' s selected plan . " The sentiment was supported in a short but excellent speech , which was loudly applauded . On the proposal qf Mr . O'Connor , a vote of thanks was passed to tbe * veteran Chairman , amidst the cheers of the meeting .

      Three ohe # rs were given for the Charter , Mr . O'Connor , Mr . Jackson , and the Northern Star . Mr . O'Connob waited to enrol names , and many were addded .

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      DEWSBURY . THE O'CONNOR ( DEMONSTRATION . On Thursday evening , Mr . O'Connor visited Dewsbury . It had been previously arranged that a procession should meet him at Mill Bridge , from whence he was to proceed through Heokmondwike . Mr . O'Connor arrived at Mill Bridge about halfpast four o ' clock , where he was welcomed by a very large party of genuine fustian jackets , who had a carriage and four grey horses in waiting for him , together with an exsellent band , and a number of banners . After a brief stay at the house of that true and worthy friend of the people , Mr . James Penny , the procession was formed , and proceeded o Heokmondwike , the numbers in attendance intreasing at every step . At HeckmoBdwike , a very large addition was made to the procession , by the arrival of numerous

      parties from various places at a distance . Here Mr . O'Connor left his carriage , and the Tory publican of the village , Mr . Fall , having offered him the use of a front window , he very briefly addressed the assembled thousands , the procession having assumed the form of a dense mass . The cheering was tremendous . Mr . O'Connor congratulated them on the triumph they had achieved , over themselves and over the enemy , the day having gone by when they were watched in their every moment by the soldiery and by the police , and the period dawned when even in the very darkness of night there was a confidence that they would bo conduct themselves as to merit the respect of their most violent political opponents . He exhorted them to preserve their character , by a peaceful and gentlemanly demeanour , and to shun those Who would desire to entrap them into a breach of the

      peace . The procession then re-formed , and proceeded , in the dark and silent night , to Dewsbury , and about half way was met by the men from the latter place , in immense numbers , with flags , banners , and music . A Bhout which rent the air was raised on Mr . O'Connor ' s approach , and the scene was one of the most beautiful that can be imagined . The procession was illuminated by a large number of paper lamps , elevated on sticks ; the men from Dewsbury formed in line on each side of the road , the lamps being in front , with the banners bo stationed that a strong light was thrown on them . Mr . O'Connor ' s

      carnage passed through , when the procession at once formed , and accompanied him on his progress . The effect was beautiful ; the lights being seen , dancing , as it were , at an almost interminable distance . As the cavalcade approached Dewsbury , also , most of the houses by the road side Were illuminated , and Mr . O'Connor everywhere throughout this densely-populated district was received with most enthusiastic and hearty applause . The procession reached DewBburv at soon after seven o ' clock , in most excellent order , Mr . O'Connor ' s advice having been acted on to the letter .

      At Dewsbury , there not being a room in the town large enough to contain the numbers expected , a large pavilion was erected for the occasion , capable of accommodating four thousand persons , with a gallery at one end , with seats for three hundred . The admission was sixpence to the gallery , and threepence to the standing places . The tickets were nearly all Bold , and a large number got in without tickets , so that the large and spacious erection was well filled . At eight o ' olook , Mr . Daniel Hast , a working man , was called to the chair . Ho thanked them for the compliment they had paid to him , and congratulated them on their present position , and on being assembled in their thousands to welcome once more

      amongst them the second Moses , the true leader of the people , Feargua O'Connor , Esq . * ( Cheers . ) Nor were they without a second Joshua in the camp , ( Mr . West ) , who , whenever and wherever their enemies appeared , was ready to confront them and able to scatter their forces . ( Cheers . ) Mr . Hart , after alluding to others , of the people ' s leaders , introduced Mr . Clissett , of Mill Bridge , who , after a few observations on the unparalleled amount of distress which pervaded the country , moved the first resolution : —

      " That this meeting deeply deplores the extreme misery and diatre a which at present exUts among the commercial and industrious classes of the country , and are of opinion that the whole of that distress may be traced to class legislation , and that nothing short of the objeeU aimed at by the National Petition are calculated to remove the grievances under which the country groans , and to restore that confidence which is so indlapensible for the perfect establishment of public happiness . "

      The resolution was seconded by Sir . John Haigh . ef Ossett-atreet side , and supported in a lengthy and excellent speech by Mr . West ; . after which -it was put by the Chaiiman , and every hand was held up for it . Loud cheers followed the announcement that it was carried unanimously . Mr . Titos Bbookk , of Dewsbury , after reading the National Petition , and addressing some observations to the meeting , moved the following resolution : — " That this meeting highly approves of that important docmuienC the National Ptttion , and recommends a requisition to be presented to the Constable of Dewsbury , requesting him to call a public meeting on Menday , the 13 th day of December inettnt , to take into consideration the propriety of its adoption . "

      Mr . Thomas Wass seconded the resolution ; and it was carried unanimously . Mr . Mobeut Sxorr then read an excellent address from the Dewsbury National Charter Asso ciation to Mr . O'Connor , which received , aa it deserved , the cheers of the meeting , and to which Mr . O'Connor responded , as Boon as the applause which hailed his appearance had subsided . He spoke for nearly an hour in his best style , explaining and enforciflft in nervous and beautifnl language , the principles of tho Charter , and its superiority over every measure that had previously been concocted The statement of his views on agriculture and the land made a deep impression .,. He ^ was repeatedly cheered throughout the whole of his address , | more particularly when he solemnly pledged himself , in reply to a passage in the address , ever to abide by the principles he had always advocated , and not to agitate for anything short of the whole measure of the people ' s rights .

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      " - % - The meeting was ono of the most enthusiastic ever heldin Dew&bury . . At the close of Mr . O'Connor ' s address , he sat , aa at other places , and a number of names wera enrolled as membera of the National Charter Association . ' ¦ "¦' . ¦¦ ¦' .. . ¦¦ '¦'¦' - '¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ . ¦ ¦ Thanks were then voted to the Chairman , andfcha meeting broke up about midnight .

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      LONDON . — -The Chartist tailors were addressed , on Sunday , at the Three Crowns , Richmond-street , Soho Square , by Messrs . Knight and Wilson . London O'BaiEN Press Fund Cokhitteb , 29 th November , Mr . Nagle in the chair . Resolved—** That the different delegates do recommend to their localities that a ball , or concert , be got up ia their several association rooms , in Christmas week , for the purpose of forwarding the objects of this committee .

      BIRMINGHAM . —Mr . James Bronterbe O'Bbien . —The above-named gentleman arrived in Birmingham , on Saturday evening last , and was soon waited on by a number of the most active Chartists , who cordially welcomed him , and immediately proceeded to make the necessary arrangements for allowing the publio to hear this able and . Unflinching opponent ftf fraud and oppression . On Sunday , the news flew like lightning that Mr . O'Brien would deliver a leeture in the Chartistroom , Freeman-street , at six o ' clock in the evening ;

      the effect of which Was , that the room was crowded to suffocation long before the time for commencing business , several hundreds not being able to gain admission . On entering the room , Mr . O'Brien was received with enthusiastic applause , and delivered a most powerful and instructive address on the wholesale robbery perpetrated on the people by the present murderous system of society . At the conclusion of his excellent address , he was warmlj applauded ; after which the meeting separated , highly delighted with Mr . O'Brien ' s address , a large number accompanying him to his Inn .

      W 1 NGATE . —The friends here having procured a large room , held their first meeting on the 27 th > ult . A good spirit was manifested and excellent >' speeoaes made by Messrs . Embleton , Aikles , and others . MOTTILAlvX . —Mr . Clark lectured here on Sunday . Several new members were enrolled . BA&NSLKa ? . —Some new members were enrolled at our last meeting . All determined to do all . that can be done for the Executive . HUDDEKSFIELD . —The Chartist room on Tuesday night , was full of life and animation , preparatory to the reception of Feargus O'Connor , Esq . on Saturday next ; . There appeared to bs a great number front all the adjoining hamlets , anxiou 3 to do honour to the man of the people .

      SALFOTiUD . —Messrs . Cartledge and Duffy , each addressed the Chartis : s here on Sunday night * Several new members were enrolled . ECCLES . —The cause goes nobly on in this little village , and , ere long , if we keep progressing as we have done for the last four months , its name will be changed from that of a Church and Tory-ridden town to one of the mo 3 t enlightened and democratic ? little spots ia the empire . We had Mr . Linney here on Monday night , who gave a soul-stirring lcoture on different points connected with the principles of our Charter .

      FROME . —Public meeting . —A meeting of tha working men took place in the Association Room , on Thursday evening last , for the purpose of hearing Mr . C . G . Clarke . The attendance was not numerous en account of it 3 being fair day , but those present listened with marked attention . Mr . Clarke delivered an able address , and concluded by a powerful appeal on behalf of the National Chattel Association . KINGSTON DEVERKIX- —Mr . Clarke airivad here on Friday evening , and held a meeting in the ladependent Methodist Chapel . Not half an hour ' s } notice was given , and the chapel was nearly full . Me .

      Clarke delivered an address which was listened to with delight by our people . At the conclusion he announced his intention to address them again oa the following evening ( Saturday ); on which occasion tbe chapel was crowded to excess . In compliance with a wish of tbe trustees , the proceedings were commenced by singing and prayer . At the conclusion of which , Mr . Clarke delivered an address replete with argument . and good sense . An excellent feeling was aroused in thesnind * of the labourers , many of whom gave in their namef , and promised their support to the Natfenal Charter Association .

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      employed operative enumeration fond : — £ ¦ e . d . : Balance brought forward ... 16 17 5 From Ripley and Ogle ' s , per Joseph Thompson ... ... ... 0 3 2 Ditto , Fenton , Murray , and Jackson ' s per John Carltou ... ... 0 2 1 Ditto , George Smith and Co ., per J . Shackleton ... 0 12 Ditto , Messrs . Brownridge's , per Joseph Appleyard ... ... 0 5 2 Ditto , Titley , Tatham , & Walker ' s , per T . Child 0 13 Ditto , Messrs . Fenton , Murray , and Co ., per Win . Hesketh 0 3 8 Ditto , Messrs . Priohard ' s , Bnrley Mill , per Wm . Snowden .. 022 Ditto , James Binas and Sons , per S . H . Horn 0 5 6 Ditto , Robert Scarth's , per Thomas

      Greaves 0 1 10 Ditto , Mr . Cawood's flax-mill , per Tfaos . Card 0 1 0 < Messrs . Ripley and Ogle ' s , per Edward Mctoalfe .. 022 Ditto , Messrs . Dickinson & Barraolough ' s , per Marville Wild ... 0 2 3 From Halliley's , per Mr . Humphrey Bloomfield 0 2 5 ^ Ditto , Messrs . Sherwood and Booth ' B per Geo . Jowett 0 2 3 Ditto , Sheepshanks ' s per Joseph Saville 0 3 0 Ditto , Messrs . Brown and , Co ., Marshall-6 treet , per James Vevers 0 13-Ditto , Rogers and Hartley , per Wm .

      Cliff ... 0 1 a Ditto , Messrs . Marshall's overlookers , per T . Wildredje 0 7 4 Ditto , Messrs . Fenton , Murry , and Jackson ' s , per L . Smelt ... 0 3 2 . Ditto , Messrs . Titley , Tatham , and Walker ' s , ner H . Thomas ...... ... 0 4 0 Ditto , Mr . Holdforth's , per James Hale 0 2 6 Ditto , Wm . Robinson and Co . ' s , per Alex . Towart 0 15 Ditto , Robert Wood and Son ' s , per James Stewart ... ... 0 14 Ditto , Titley , Tatham , & Walker ' s , per G . W . Thomas ... ... 0 4 fr Ditto , Mr . Howard ' s Low Fold mill , per James Ileald ... 9 19-Ditto , Lord and Brook's , per Richard Best 0 2 5 Collected at the Shakspeare Tavern , York-street , per Mr . TiUoteon ... 0 1 2 Donation from a Friend 0 0 6

      Total £ 20 8 4 J Defrauding the Poor . —Yesterday , a number of petty shopkeepers and dealers in coal appeared bj summons , before Messrs . Holdforth and Lupton , borough justices , to answer the complaint of Mr . Hanson , inspector of weights and measures , fee having light weights and false balances in their possession . The parties were fined in penalties varying from one shilling to one pound , with the costs is . au cases except four . The following are the names of the possessors of these instruments of fraud upon their poor neighbours and customers : — Thos . Lockwood , Regent-street , six small weights light , fined 1 * . and costs . Tabitha Wood , Livery-street , five weights rerj light , fined 203 . and costs . . James Bragg , Dyer-street , five weights light , fined 203 . and costs .

      Barbara Cowen , Dyer-street , two weights lightj fined 10 a . and costs . . ,. . John Webster , Dyer-atreet , two weights light , fined 10 s . and costs . Mary Thornton , Saxon Lane , one weight light * fined 1 ? * . and costs . William Batty , Store-street , unjust balance , fined 20 s ., including costs . Henry Leuty , Saint-street , deficient balance , fined 103 ., including eosts . John Shaw , Plane-street , deficient balance , ined 10 s ., including costs .

      George Ashworto . Madras-street , deficient balanfia and some light weights , fined 10 s ., including costat , . John Simuis , 24 , Duke-street , unjust balance tdkt a deficient half hundred weight , fined twenty anil * lings , including costB . The following were fined one shilling each , and the costs were forgiven , on account of the povarty of the parties : —William Teale , Star-street ; Robert Hartley , Duke-street ; William Townend , Viaewtstreet ; and Thomas Pearson , Harper-street . In addition to the fines , the deficient weights aaf unjust balances were forfeited , and an order was ) signed by the magistrates that they be broken np . — The costs in each case amount to nine shillinea .

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      Friday , December 3 . —We have a fair arrival of Wheat to-day . We oannot quote any alterattea in prices for either new or old Wheat , but the trade is decidedly more firm , with a steady retail demand . Only the best deeoriptions of Barley find buyers , and these are again zaitber lower . Oats steady . Shelling in request , at a little more sMM j Beans and other articles as before .

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      AND LEEDS GENERAL ADYEETISEE .

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      VOL . V . ISO . 212 . SATURDAY , DECEMBER 4 , 1841 . ™ £% S ^ pH £ ffT' " ¦

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      THE MEDALS AND PORTRAITS ,

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      his task . They are now in the course of being pent off , and each agent shall be supplitd as fas ; as they can be forwardad . The time of presentation iu the respective districts , we A »\\ hereafter announce . jke Plates of the MonmoBth Court House are nearly ready , and in most cases will be forwarded along with the Medals ; thus saving some amount of caxibge fees . jke plates will be presented to the Subscribers immediately after the Medals are distributed . Due notice will be given *

      yfx are under the necessity of Postponing the presentation of tbe O'Connor Medal to our Lancashire , Yorkshire , and Scotch friends for » short time . The Medalist having expressed % great desire to pack each parcel of iledala , in a way peculiar to ^^ itf * ^ and Trhieh preserves them from injury , lists of the agents and their respective numbers have bees handed in to him : but the time announced has been too short to permit him to complete

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      PAT tpAT THE O'CONNOR DEMONSTRATION . Halifax has had its demonstration , and Halifax baa most nobly done its datj . A procession so overpowering in numbers , eo well arranged , bo orderly and peaceably conducted , was never before witnessed in the town . But it was not Halifax alone—it would have taken the entire population , old and young , rioh and poor , and these would not have been sufficient ; every town and village within a circuit of ten miles contributed its quota , and to particularise each place here , would be to give the names of nearly every town , village , and hamlet in tke district . To make a calculation of the numbers would be preposterous ; the entire of the procession could never at any one time be eeen , and the broadest streets through which it passed , were literally crammed wtth human beings , who nobly sustained the motto , " Peace , Law , Order . " It had been made known through the columns of the Star that Mr . O'Connor would bo at Halifax on Wednesday last , and no time was lost in making the necessary arrangements to secure him a good reception . The committee were active ; their arrangements the best that could be made . ^ The largest room in the town was engaged for a soiree ; but this , large as it is , and crammed as it was to suffocation , would not hold a tithe of those who were anxious to be admitted ; consequently , thousands , most of whom had come from a distance and did not apply for tickets before Wednesday , had to return homo without being able to get into the room at all . A pavilion to have accommodated 10 , 000 persons , if such an one conld have been erected , would not have been sufficiently large for alL

      Mr . O'Connor arrived at Soweiby Bridge , by railway train from Leeds , at twelve o ' clock , at which place thousands were assembled to welcome him , though the procession from Halifax had not arrived . The cheers with which Mr . O'Connor was greeted astonished those of his fellow passengers who were not previously aware of his presence . A desire was expressed that he should address the people here out of doors , and wo believe it had been generally expected that he would do this . Mr . O'Connor , however , was physically incapable of the task . Open air speaking in cold weather is most oppressive to the lungs ; and his recent super-human exertions have left him so hoarse as to make it

      impossible for him to exert himself so as to be heard at an out-door meeting . Besides , he had a long evening before him , and when he commences , speaking with him is no sinecure . Mr . West , the West Ridmg lecturer , therefore , spoke for a short time , and explained to the people the cause of Mr . O'Connor ' s silence . He made uome excellent remarks also on the duty of the people at the present crisis , and gave great satisfaction Soon after half-past twelve , the procession from Halifax arrived , accompanied by an open carriage drawn by four horses , for Mr . O Connor ; in which , having taken his seat in the midst of most tremendous cheers , the procession moved to Halifax in the following order : —

      Marshals on Horseback . Band . A mass of people about twelve deep . The Halifax large banner , borne on a waggon drawn by four horses , in which were seated a number of well-dressed females . The front of the banner presented a well executed full length portrait of O'Connor ; on the reverse was the motto : — " Halifax National Charter Association . " " A nation should have courage to achieve its liberty ; wisdom to secure it ; power to defend it ; and generosity to communicate it . " A mass of people . Mr . O'Coanor , In an open carriage , drawn by four horses ; the postilions in green jackets and caps . A mass of people . Another open carriage , drawn by four greys ,

      containing invited quests from a distance . Band . The whole people , amongst whom were borne the flags from various districts , some with mottoes , and others with emblematical devices . Amongst them we observed the following : — Todmorden National Charter Association . A beautifnl emblematical device , an infuriated bull attacking monarchy , state , law , and churoh ; motto , " Men of England do your duty ; the seed of liberty is Bown—may tke people reap a plentiful harvest . " Reverse—emblematical illustration of industry . Motto— " Justice , Fidelity , and good feeling : Free trade and well paid . " Green flag . Motto— " O'Connor , the Charter , and no

      surrender . Two tri-colours , inscribed ' Liberty . " Large green banner . Motto—The six points of the Charter . Splendid fiag . Motto— " United we conquer—divided we fall . " Ovenden National Charter Association . An emblazoned Star . Motto— " England free or a desert . " Illingworth Moor National Charter Association . Motto . — " He that will not work neither shall he

      eat . —Union is strength . " Mixenden National Charter Association . Large Banner , with Charter motto . Hebden Bridge National Charter Association . Charter motto . The procession having been formed , proceeded at a slew pace to Halifax ; and when on the read , aa attempt was made by the marshals to form the people four a breast . This , however , en account of the immense number , was a difficulty not te be overeems , the length would have been interminable .

      Arrived at Halifax , the procession went « a the following route through th » town : —King Cross Lane , Cheapside , Corn Market , Crown-street , Old Market , Horton-street , Churoh Lane , round the Church , Woolshops , Ner thgate , Broad-street , Wallhouse street , Silver-street , Cow Green , to the Odd Fellows ' Hall , where a halt was made soon after three o ' clock Throughout the entire route , the middle and higher classes bad their windows fully occapied in every street along which tbe procession passed , and Mr . O'Connor was again and again received with

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 4, 1841, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct731/page/1/