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      6 BSSNOCS . —On the evening of Thursday , the 5 th instant , Feaigus O'Connor , Esq . delivered a lecture od the- ruinous slate of the country , in the Mechanics ' HalL Mr . Boyle , Bhip carpenter , in the chair . Mr . Boyle having read the placard -which announced the meeting , introduced Mr . O'Connor who commenced by lemarking < m the b * d policy of chixging three-pence for admission to ths lecture , more especially at this time . One pens ; he said vras sufficient for any iroifcing person to pay for a Ciartist lecture , and he hoped the comnnttee of the \ 3 niveisal Suffrage Association -would xesnember tbxt , ia future ; however , he "was not ene of those 'wao required tha coaBten&nce of crowds , or the htxzis ot the multitude , to cheer him onwards in the courts he ted hitherto pursued , sstd -was now pnrsuxag

      He was satisfied that the coarse' he had taken was the oaly one by which the < 3 uzter « crald he obtained , and to that course he would adhere till the Chatter -was tbe law jof . the land- He was bow on his way back to Bnglaira , and be had resolved to uevcta his last h * ur in Scotland to addressing the working maa of Qreeneck . He had sat in the Soetttsh Convention * s the representative of the bbth-phaa of tS » immortal Wallace , and be xrik bound to say that no part of Scotland had been losti ably repressaSsd in the ConveEtion than the town « £ "Cfreenock . Hafi all the delegates who sat Tin ths Convention , been possessed of the benesty which cha-• actefrised " the -debates torn Greenock , he woeld have ttad ^ very dUfeenfiale to tell of "the Convention . It ¦ was the waat cf honesty , as well « a ths lack -of union

      "which \ vrere theeauses of weakness in the Scottish Chartist ranks . He was-suia from -what he hadeeen in the ConventlOB $ n * $ tbeWhigiing Chartist leader * of Glasgow had gone overdo the Cotn Law repealers . Glasgow and its ¦ nbtffbs bad -ient no Jess than « e Ten teen delegates to the CoHveBdon , wakk consisted ol but sixiy-one in all , « nd but far himself and those who acted with him , he beiieved is was the iotsntioQ of the little Whiglings to havelsd the Ghcxtists wholly over to the Corn I * w te&gaera . at was these same little WhiglinK who- hare divided "the people , also on the National Pe&tiaa , which , w draws « p by the English Execativej They could not endure the idea of that petition cantatong ® Imes cad - ex , word in favour of poor oppressed Ireiaad . -Bat fce would tell the Chartist

      Coraiaw le&gnera of Glasgow that the whits slaves of IxeUed woold be emancipated by the Charter , the salf-¦ ame hour that those ot England and Scotland "were emancipated . In his cpinioa , therefore , not -only ihoald the repeal of VhevUaion bs enumerated in the petition , bus every other grievance that could be named by tbe-people t . eolleetively and individually , should be deUited in it . The indescribable -misery which pervaded the whota empire , he said , was clearly at * riiaiafele to class legUlatieu . Some of ths more immediate -causes of the stagnation of trade , and of starvation , " we detailed hi the petition , and how were these to be resuked till they were -made plain and palpable to " our heartless rulers . - ? And how were ihey io be made iEowa to them . unless thfcy he enumerated in the

      petition ;? The discussion which would take place on ths presentation of the petition would be nude known to all through the Whig and Tory journals , and by that jnefcns tbe Charter would bs carried , like every other Useful ' reform , out of doors belore it was carried in doors . In the s-. taniime , tie people in their endeavours to carry the Chaiter -were left to their own resources , and but for the discord sown amoiirsi ' them by deceitful leaders , he had no doabt of thtir ultimate success ,. The W trigling Glasgow Itadtrs were for giving op their fonaer mode of attending public meetings , and of moving the usual amendment -, but we considered that discuss 3 on was the mainspring of legislation ; and a public meeting is the only opportunity that Ciiartists

      hare of making their principles known . It is the law cf the realm thai every Tnyi has a right to attend every jmbiic meeting , aad state his opinions respecting the objwts of the meeting . And it was with infinite pleasure that he vi-tsd for honest Mr . Ross " s motion , which was carried hi the Convention to that effect . The privileged class considered the intelligence , moral Worth , and taTeiits of the working people beneath their notice ; but , at innumerable public meetings they have already , and he hoped they ever would , niika themselves " and the principles of the Charter invincible , 3 ha Com law repealers -were now moving heaven and earth to divert the millions from the Charter . They Trere in the practice of even quoting scripture to adorn their hollow sophisms . He , too , had read the Bible

      often , and often , and with attention , but he had searched in vain for a fixed duty ; and , as to a sliding scale , he could not find it therein . We are reminded by them of what union efftcted during the agitation for the Btform Bill . Well , and what did the Reform Bill « w for the working people ? It procured nothing for tbera but disappointment and starvation . Nothing is required , say the Cora Law Leaguers , but a repeal of the Corn Laws , to make the millions rich , and Britain a paradise . This is all delusion , however . Only give the znilMons the Charier , and somewhat less will cerve thesi . Paisley co&taine& . at this moment no less ihan focrteeea thousand iadividaals , who were perishing with , cold aad hunger . A similar state ol filings might soon prevail in Greenock , and

      if such should ba the case they would bear in mind that class legislation rather than tho accursed" Corn laws had given risa to it . A fellow of the name of Arkwright , a msra shaver or perriwig ^ iaker , had acquired the trifling sum of thirteen millions sterling ; sot by scraping chins ; that were too handsome a phom to obtain by beard shaving , but , by a sort of ^ ass-Iegislstion-protectfcd-mechsnism ; which enabled him to shave the white Elaves of the fruits of their toiL When he was in Greenock last antnmn , he was told that one of the ship-builders hsd turned his men eff for walking in the procession vrhica the Chartists had got up in honour of his visit to this part of the kingdom . Upon iDquiry , he discovered this same ihipbuilder was a p ^ psr-money-man , and he advised the

      men to go and demand gold for their pound-notes . To ¦ wbat « xtent this advice had been followed he had not learned , but he believed the men -were socu taken back to their work again . Paper-money is one of the greatest sarseB the working-people suffered from , aad by it he had reasons to fear Gre « nock would shortly be like Paisley , one of the plague spots of commercial ruin . Hundreds , be was mformad , were daily flockiag into it from all-parts of the kingdom , while tke half of its operatives were ont of employment . Even the shopkeeyers of Greenock , like those of every other , town , wete suffering from the stagnation of trade , but in a great measure they have themselves to bbwna . They weas almost t * a man opposed tg ths political enfranchisement of the working people . Thsir intertst , they

      imagined , was at the antipodes of that of the nonelfectors , but they were very grossly mistaken . Were the fourteen thousand starving people of Paisley receivine , instead of threehalfpence a head -weekly , from ten to twenty shillings each , the shopkeepers of that town would certainly be in a more fl jnnsbin § . condition tlcan they now are ; but io a better condition they never -will be till the Charter becomes the Livr of the laud . When the people become tho e ^ ures of all power as they are said to be , they may then expect a permanent revival of trade ; but not till then . He felt confident that i ^ ere was no remedy for the ^ gaunt Jnisery which was daiiy eatiag its way into the firesi ^ ea of the middle class but the annihilation cf class legislatira . The much-talked of Govemrutnt tcheme of

      emigration was a mere clap trap to divert the people from tbe 'Charter , as class legislation "was iESjiitely worse to bsir in the best of onr colonies than at home . Ova-population was-also an imaginary bugoear , a 3 it was well known that , finder just Government , Britain would sustain ten times fcer preset inhiibitaBts Ten iniHions jpere paid annually to tbe wolves in sheep ' s dotting , to the luxurious priesthood , who devoured every creea thing . A conferescs of the wolves had met lately at Manchester , to concoct some pi- ^ n for the itpeal \ jf tfce Cera Laws . They spent two < 3 ej-s in discu 3-sirg whether they should pray , and other two whether th < = y sbeuld discuss , and the whole zSsii ended like all tfceotber clap traps of iaeComLiwrepealera . ina bottle of smoke after £ 2 « , 000 hidbeen squandered . He won } ei relate

      an sneeaote Illnstrafive of ttie cosduct cf the woives . There was a certain Mr . ilackraien , who lived ixj the neighbourliood of a luxorious-living Bishop . . This Bishop entertained large parties at bis palace on particular occasions , and he would send for Mr . iiackraken now and then to mske him the butt cf the company . On one occasion Mr . Mackraken was shewn up . When he entered the parlour , "My Lord , " said he , " your tithe proctor Las been to my bouse ¦ din a tithe account of £ 20 against me . Xow , my Lord , as I never entar your church , I hive no right to pay tithe . " p , bat Sir . Mackraken , t ' ae church is always open for you , and if you never enter it the fault is your own , and of coarse you must pay tithe . John , shew Mr . Mackrakeu down stairs . " Shortly after Mr . Mackraken

      called on his Lordship , and presented him with an account of £ 20 , for shaving , hair-dressing , &c . " You never shaved me , Mr- Slackraken , " $ uoth has Lordship , " O , but , " quoth Mr . Mackraken , "my shop is still open for you , and if your Lordship has never got shaved there the fault is your own , and of course you must pay the bill . " The moral was , that the wolres cared not a straw how they acted ; their livings Were secured by class legislation , and they sec public opinion at defiance . We were told that God never sent a mouth without sending meat with -it ; yet -it was ¦ tange that all the meat went to- the rish man ' s house , while the mouths were gene-**^ y nia 5 fe numerous where there was no meat . This was a gross perversion cf justice , and the nut 171 ^ 1 order of things . With four millions of signature * to ths National Petition with what grace could tbe

      heavenbora Tory ministry refuse the people ' s demands ? They might refuse their demands , but he -would advise them to consider tha consequences of such rtfusaL ere it be too late . Three political parties could not exist ia the state . The Whigs expected a rtsurrection from a repeal of the Corn . Laws , but the hopes of the base hypocrites will perish with four millions of signatures to oar petition . The tyrannical Tories must grant the Charter , or retire from offica However he had done one man ' s work ; no man in Britain had wrought harder ot more sincerely for flie Charter than fee had" done . He had rectavednothiagfor his labour . Some were afraid of the enactment of the Char t er , but their fears -were groandlasi He wss himssif a larriiord , and ha was certain that he would lira more securely after the Charter has become the law of the land , than any landlord will do prior to that period all would bs more

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      secure , satisfied , and happy saffae the enaetateat of the People ' s Charter , than it ^ powible for the nation to be under the present «^ stem of things . This was what he asserted , ar 4 T » hen the darter was obtained , he might we ) j % a ? this is pwtiy my work Mr . O'Connor was . 1 " * ienftd to with the utmost attention and resper 4 'throughout , aad concluded amidst the hearty pfendits of all present . The foregoing report if it !» worthy of the name has been written mestiy from memory , and the ideas rather than thp , exact expressions of Mr . O'Connor it has been our w isfa = fco preserve , aad instead of the polished language of 3 fee gentleman and scholar , tbe words are those of as ^ Hiterate plebian . Mr . O'Connor . I left the hall the instant tha lecture was concluded to | take his passage ' for Ssgland , by one of tbe Liverpool I steamers . Our own delegates then at considerable I length related - « hat bad transpired in the late Coaven tion , and how they ihad -rated on the various topics

      bronght before- it , after which a vote of thanks was moved to both whirh was carried , though not unanimously . A fe w of Mr . Brewstert admirers wh » were present , dem- * rred to the vote of thanks , and assigned some rather odd 'notions for doing so . When , the two parties 1 jowever came to understand tho apparent difference , r Ad the objections started by the minority , they were readily . and fairly answered . The "vote of thacks we' nay take it upon us to say , was passed all but unanimous iy . Before the meeting separated a future meeting -was spoken of for the purpose of discussing tbe difference between the Corn Law Repealers and the ScirYage Extensiocists . JS o final arrangements however were entered into , so far as we have heard , but we -think a discussion of the kind would do little harm were it conducted with the same good feeling , which characterised tho short palaver which wound up the ¦ conclusion of Mr . O'Connor ' s farewell lecture . —Cor-TespondenL

      GtAsGOW . —C 0 KTIKEA . T 10 H ov ths Scottish Coxvbntiow . ;— On Tuesday night , the delegates haying adjourned from the Church to the Session House , the discussion en the propriety of the Chartists attending public meetings was again renewed , which continued for a short time , when it was moved and carried" That the delegates thoold suspend their proceedings , in order to afford an opportunity of hearing Mr . O'Connor ' s lecture for the benefit of the hand-loom weavers . Lectbke . —Mr . George Allan , weaver , of Pollock-Bhaws , was called to the chair , who introduced the lecturer to the audience , amid raptor- us cheering , after which Mr . O'Connor proc « eded , in a strain of feeling eloquence , to depict the miserable condition and increasing destitution of the hand-loom weavers of this country , took a Tiew of the evils flowing from the present system of siachinery , pointed out the happy results

      that -would Sow from a system being adopted of locating the industrious classes on the soil , ic ; he also administered some severe hits to tbe Whig-Chartists . His lecture throughout was rapturously cheered , and the force , reasoning , and correctness of the position which he had taken up was admitted by all parties present After a vote of thanks , which was given with long-continued cheering , to the lecturer , the delegates again formed into Convention , and renewed their discussion , when Mr . Lowery , of Lasswade , moved an amendment— " That they approve of the Chartists of Scetland exercising their right of attending publio meetings , and pressing the consideration of their principles by amendments and discussions , if tbe lecturers , speakers , or chairmen of said meetings propese any resolutions , or motions , where we , as a body of said meeting , consider it necessary to oppose or move amendments thereon . " Mr . Rankin seconded the

      motion of Mr . Pattison , with Mr . Lowery ' s additional amendment After some further discussion , the delegates atijourned to Wednesday morning , when the discussion was again renewed , and a considerable number of the delegates having spoken upon the subject , when it appeared , from the general opinions given , that it mattered not -what decision they came to , as the people would necessarily judge foT themselvea what kind of meeting they should oppose , and how they should use their discretion , so that this question may be said to stand as it was . The committee appointed to draw up the petition gave in their report , and read a copy of she

      petition , which caused considerable discussion , after which it was agreed to adopt the petition as drawn up . Mr . Lowery then rose , and moved that , to prevent discussion among the Chartists , xre recommend that all those districts , towns , or places , that have passed the National Petition for the People ' s Charter , as drawn up by the English Executive , to go on with the signing of the same , but that , in future , as the extraneous introduction of matter in the petitions for the Charter has already caused discussion and disunion , the people be properly consulted hereafter . After a lengthened discussion this was agreed to .

      Wednesday Etbsiso Sitting . —A Committee was appointed to draw up a new and improved plan of organisation for Scotland . Mr . Brewster again brought up his " under no circumstances" affair , when enly four hands were held up for it , all the other delegates voting against it On the announcement , the Rev . Gentleman left the Convention hi a hurl The Organisation Committee now gave in their report , when the followicg plan of organisation was agreed to , namely , that six centres be appointed in Scotland instead of one , and that each centre have a Secretary to correspond with the General Secretary In Glasgow : — Fibst , ob . Westers Distbict —Lanarkshire , Renfrewshire , Dumbartonshire , Ayshire , Argyleshirs . The centre to be in Glasgow . " Second , or Northern DisTBicT . —Aberdeenshire , Baaffshire , MorayBhire , Nairnshire , Inverness-shire , Suther ' . andshire , Caithness-shire , Ross-shire . Centre , Aberdeen .

      Third , or Southern District . —Dnmfries-ghire , Kirkcudbrightshire , Wigtonebire , Selkirkshire , Roxburghshire . Centre , Dumfries . FOCBTH , OR SOTTTH MIDLAND AND EASTERN DISTRICT . —Edinburghshire , Haddingtonshire , Berwickshire , Linlithgowshire , Peebleshire , and the south of Fifeshira . Centre . Edinburgh . Fifth , or North Midland District . —Forfarshire . south ived east of Perthshire , north of Fifeshire , Kincardineshire . Centre , Dundee . Sixth , or Western Midland District . —Stirlingshire , KinroBS-shire , CiackmannanEhire , west of Perthshire , west of Fifeshire , Stirling , Alloa . Centre , Danfennline .

      After a high eulogium had been passed upon the character of Mr . William Thomson , Editor of the Chartist Circular , and the now defunct Scottish Patriot , by Mr . O'Connor , he was elected the General Secretary , to sit in Glasgow ; his duty to correspond with the Secretaries cf the different centres , and to continue to edit the Chartist Circular . A statement of the situation and circulation of that pariodicai was then given , when a resolution v ? a 3 -unanimously adopted to extend its circulation . A jnotion -was also agreed to for the liquidation of the deDt of the Central Committee- The sum of £ 35 10 s . 5 id ., being the balance in Mr . Proudfoot ' s hands , raised on behoof of the political maityrs , was th * n disposed of according to the necessities of these Eufiorcrs . Aftsr Home other business had been discussed and disposed of , unanimous and hearty votes of thanks were given to Mr . George Ross , Treasurer , and Mr . John Duncan , Chairman , when the Convention dissolved .

      [ Ip . the report of the Convention in the Star of last wetk , a rather ludicroous error occurred , which apparently threw the names of tbe delegates in the -wrong positions , and to which I beg leave to plead partly guilty ; it occurred in consequence of my inserting at the top of the list of delegates llr . John Neilson , Greenock , when I should have inserted Geeenock first , and then Mr . Neilson . Paisley , Messrs . Glasford , Brewster , and Cochran ; Perth , Mr . John Cree , and ho on , until it comes down to Gorbals , when the name of Mr . Walter Currie is omitted , he having been absent in search of his credentials , which he had forgot , to bring

      along with him ; anil , in the hurry of business , when he returned with them , I had forgot to insert his name ; it was the case with the Paisley delegates ; they were not admitted for tbe same reasons , "until after a discussion and decision of the delegates had recognised them as delegates ; and hence the reason why their names crept in at the end of the list ; it is also inserted in tie list Perth , when it should be Beith , Mr . M'Crae ; Mr . Cree , of Perth , and M'Crae , of Beith being two different persons , representing two different places . Soma of the delegates' nameB are omitted altogether . This they have themselves to blame for , not having been there in time . —Correspondents

      CHAETIST COSCES . T TN THE CZIT HALL , ON THE 3 rd > January . —The singing at this concert was of the most splendid description ; but unfortunately the audience was not so numerons as was expected , which may be attributed to the severe depression of trade , and the heart-rending poverty which pervades the working classes of Glasgow at this inclement season of the year . The ball , after the concert , was kept up ti l an early hour in th « morning . Rctherglen . —Mr . O'Connor addressed his constituents here , on Thursday , at two o ' clock , pm ., and received their hearty thanks for his services . He left Glasgow at six o ' clock the same evening , hi order to attend a soiree at Greenock .

      STOCKPORT . —On Saturday evening , the Chartist room of this town was crammed almost to suffocation with youths ; the entertainment was excellent ; they are making rapi d progress . The regular charge for admission is one halfpenny ; out of which they pay rent , purchase a number ef tracts for distribution , forms for the accommodation of the members and membership cards , books for a library , and other necessary ariieJes , and have now on hasd a few pounds . They are about to establish a reading room , in which will be held dif cussions on the principles of the Charter and various other topics . If they proceed for a short time as they bave beg un , the room which is capable of holding six hundred will be too smalL They move systematically and surely , and are a credit to the movement .

      On Sunday evening , there was an overflowing audience to hear Mr . Donavan , from Manchester , who lectured on the present awful state of the nation . He recommended-the Charter as the best means for removing the manifold grievances under which the people are suffering . Mr . Griffin put c few questions , which he answer ed satisfactorily . A vote of thanks was tendered him for his services .

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      BELFAST . —The National Petition has been adopted here , and the cause is progressing . The absolute neces sity of the Chartists in Ireland being incorporated with the Irish Universal Assoc iation was , at a recent meeting , taken aerioualy . into consideration , and believed to be the only meana whereby the protection of the law could be secured . . Great difleulty . ia experienced hi this tovn to procure a proper and suitable place in which the brethren could conveniently assemble . We are trnly in the position of David of old " hunted lik « partridges on the mountains ; " but though we are .. oppressed , we are not overcome ;'' and depending on the known justice of our cause , we are still determined to persevere The Individuals who have espoused our cause here are most determined aad indefatigable in their endeavours

      and by every legal means possible will farther the prosperity of the People ' s Charter . The great mass of the people here have so long been accustomed to consider themselves bound to stand as a " mighty bulwark " against the " sweeping tide of popery , " as they . them-Belves call it , which , they imagine , was ever ready on the slightest inlet of liberty to annihilate them from the face of Ulster , that they cannot easily be brought to consent to a perfect equality of rights . " So much have their minds been prejudiced both from the pulpit and the press , and themselves held the blind dupes and the bound slaves of their imagined Boperiors , that they

      can hardly believe one who tells them they are even of the same species and destined by their great Creator to enjoy equal rights and privileges ; because hitherto an almost midnight darkness has clouded their political horison ; but now . that tbe day-Star of liberty has arisen—that tbe agitation of the People ' s Charter his aroused the influence of our sister Island on its behalf , we trust , ere long , to behold Ireland to her utmost extremity uniting in this great straggle for equal rights and liberties to the people ; and then would our mott gracious sovereign embrace the Poople ' s Charter from the throne , and the cabinet regulate its counsels in accordance with the mandates of the nation .

      iONJ > ON . —Social institution , John-stebet , Tottenham Court Road , Jan . 8 . —This far-famed place of amusement and instruction was thrown open , for the benefit of the London delegate Council , on Thursday , January 6 th . Tbe entertainment , waa got up by a committee ef that body , and consisted . tfTs grand festival , including tea , concert , and ball . Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., was announced ( per placard ) to take the chair ; but in consequence of his being elected a member of the Scotch Convention , Mr . J . Fussell was called to the chair ; the duties of which be filled inoat ably . The whole of the tables in the Large Hall were well filled with tea , coffe * . bread , butter , and caka , which was served np in excellent style . The ' tables having been cleared , Mr . Fussell rose and said he felt

      highly honoured in being called on to preside over so numerous and respectable a meeting . Ho was sure they preferred principle to men ; yet , at the same time , they would all have been delighted to have had Feargus O ' Connor amopgst them . ( Loud cheers . ) The great display of patriotic sentiment be saw before him , convinced him that the day of human regeneration was approaching . Class legislation affected all ; e trusted , therefore , they would all co-operate in the good work . Knowing that those by whom he was surrounded had imbibed the glorious principles of Chartism , he' trusted they had come with tbe determination to hear all , and render the evening as convivial as possible . ( Cheers . Mr . Ridley proposed the first sentiment , " May tho People ' s Charter soon become the law of the land ; and y its influence redress the many evils under which this country labours , and be the means of conferring peace and happiness upon mankind . " Mr . Ridley and Mr . M'Grath supported the sentiment in a splendid

      speeches . Mr . Martin introduced the next sentiment , a ? follows : — "May all classes become sufficiently awakened to their real interest as t » adopt the People's Charter . " Mr . Koight supported the BentimenV The Chairman now announced that they would retire to the concert room , while the hall was prepared for the ball Mr . Wall having given his services moat ably and efficiently acted as master of the ceremonies In the ball room , the dances , from the country dance to the highest quadrilles , were executed in a style that would not have disgraced Almack's . Mr . Ruffy Ridley presided in the concert room . The evening's amusement was enlivened by the talents of Messrs . Cufiwy , Whitehorn , Ridley , Master Ridley , Pachker , Fussell , Farrer , Clegg , Stallwood , &c ; MeBdames Whitehorn , Pip « , Scot-Vardin , Waggett , &c . ; Glees , duets , songs , and recitations , were given , and the harmony and conviviality of the evening was kept up much to the satisfaction of the numerous company .

      Globe Fields . —At the meeting of the members at the Hit or Miss , 79 , West-street , on Sunday evening , Mr . E . Pickersgill in the chair . The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed . Mr . J . Thorn gave in the report of the proceedings of the County Council , which was received . Various othor business being disposed of , it was ordered that the class collectors do summons the members to attend a general meeting to be held next Sunday evening , at saven o ' clock , on business of the utmost importance to the association . :

      Eastern Division of Boot- 'and Shormakk&sw On Sunday evening last , ' this body of Ohartltrtn jfeft in the large room at the Star Coffee HottBer < $ bM& £ lane , to hear a lecture from Mr . Stallwood , W in * Principles of the Charter . Previous to the arrival of ttie lecturer , the meeting was ably addressed by Mr . Night and Mr . Martin , when a short discussion took place between the latter gentleman and Mr . Dean , on the subject of Free Trade . Mr . Stallwood ¦ afterwards delivered a soul-stirring lecture on the Charter , the means to accomplish it , and the benefits that would flow from its accomplishment Eight new members were enrolled . HLACCXiESFIEIiD . —Mr . Joshua Harrison , shoemaker , Bridge-street , and Mr . Jonathan Farrell , weaver , Brickfields , are chosen on the General Council , and Mr . John Walker , sub-Treasurer , in the room of Mr . Wm . Frost , resigned .

      DARUK 6 TOK .-Mr . O'Brien delivered two lectures here on Thursday and Friday , the 6 th and 7 th instant , to numerous and attentive audiences ; the lectures have done immense good . He pointed out in a clear , masterly , and logical manner , the innumerable evils that rfflict society , and showed how all mankind might be made happy , without doing injustice to any one . ... ' - ' .-. . STONESAVEN . —Mr . John Legge , from Aberdeen , delivered a lecture , on the principles of the Charter , to an attentive and crowded audience here , on Thursday evening , January Cth . Mr . L- spoke for upwards of an hour and a half , irx a most argumentative and enthusiastio manner , in which he clearly proved the people ' s constitutional and inherent right to the suffrage . He also very lucidly went over the National Petition for 1842 , and showed that the list of grievances there enumerated were grievances in reality , and ought , therefore , to be prominently laid before the Bo-called representatives of the people . " .

      LONG BUCKLEY , near Daventrt . —On Tuesday evening week , Dr . M'Douall delivered a lecture to a numerous and respectable audience at this place , in . which he exposed the fallacy of the Corn Law repsalers , the corruption in Church and State , the cant and hypocrisy of those persons who refuse to assist the people in their struggle for justice , * and ascribed " 11 the evilB of the country to the monster , class legislation . The National Petition was unanimously adopted . UPPSR WARLSY . —Mr . Knowles , from Keighley , on Friday last , delivered a brilliant lecture at this place , on tbe present political condition of the people of this country , showing that a repeal of the Gorn

      Laws will not permanently benefit the working classes . It had been arranged for Mr . Knowles to deliver two lectures , one in tha Association Room , on Friday evening , and another on Saturday evening , in a locality where the people do not so much as know the meaning of Universal Suffrage . An inn-keeper ( who was Tormerly a Whig ) was applied to to grant the use ojLhis large room , which he readily consented to do , but ; on the day before the meetiDg . he refused ^ t , alleging as his reason , that he was afraid of losing Els . license j ; bnt the true case was , because discussion was earnestly requested at the close of the lecture , and the CoraJLaw repeal clique dared not meet Mr . Knowles . V

      MANCHESTER . —The lecturers plan for the next quarter is come out , and may be and by applying to Mr . James Cartiedge , secretary . There are now in Manchester and district , twenty-one good lecturers , which is an emphatic illustration of the progress of the cause , as many of the persons whose names appear on the plan , could not for twelve months , speak with any degree of confidence before an audience more than a quarter of an hour or so without notes , but now they can deliver lectures which occupy two hours with perfect composure , and highly interesting to the lis teners .

      Lecture . —On Sunday evening at the Chartist Association , Redfern-street , Manchester , Mr . H . Candy , from Wolverhampton , delivered an able lecture to a crowded and attentive audience ; the subject—Monarchy aad Republicanism—the evils of one and the benefits of the other . The lecturer ably laid down the en » rmons expences of royalty and the profligacy of courts—the burdens of a State Church , and the evils and curse of hereditary and class legislation , showed that monarchy was the parent of error and the mother of o ' ecay ; he then beautifully entered into the principles of . Republicanism or representation , satisfactorily shewing an immediate necessity tor a change , and forcibly laid down the . principles of the People ' s Charter , as the only guarantee for the oppressed millions of England . At this period of the proceedings , all i > t

      once there was a noise on the stairs and several huzzas . When Mr . F . O'Connor made his appearance in the room , having just arrived in Manchester from Glasgow , the enthusiasm and the hearty congratulations with which he was received by an audience of upwards of a thousand , totally stopped , for several minutes , the proceedings of Mr . Candy , who , when silence was restored , brkfly concluded his lecture , and the Chairman , Mr . Murray , introduced Mr . O'Connor to the audience , who was received amidst the cheers and heartfelt expression ? of joy by his hearers . To enter into a detail of the able and talented address of Mr . O'Connor , -which lasted nearly two hours , would-be more than is in our power , suffice it to say , he spoke fearlessly on those great and glorious principles calculated to make the working classes happy , and sat down amidst universal applause .

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      OTJSEBURN . —Chartism la progressing here ; we continue enroUlngniemberB . every ttme w « meet . The Reading Room Is open every evening for the members a ^ d public A general meeting of the members takes place every Sunday morning , owiDg to the pitmen not being able to attend at any other time , and lectures and dlscwijfons every Tuesday evehiDg [ , i % ' seTeno ' ekKik COINS . —Mr . James Duffy delivered a most excellent lecture to the Chartists of this town , on Friday , the 7 th instant , ^ , the large iwm / Windy-tank . At the conclusion , three cheers was given for the Northern Star and O'Connor ; -three for Frost , Williams , and Jones ; and three for the Repeal of the Legislative 1 Union . Several sew members were enrolled . ;

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 15, 1842, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct737/page/2/