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    • TO THE-IMPERIAL CHARTISTS.
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      Mt Dsah Ebujhds , —We ue . 4 , 000 , 000 , aye " and jner e . Never Jose aiht oHbat fket , thai we aie 43 ) 00 , 000 and mow ; and . axore . I : 8 » y , > eo » QBe par petition had nearly tiutf ifltmber of agnaiares , thousands being rolled en / ihat never- were aa d ihfct nerer 0 OTW ' , l » te been wnitea ; while Cornwall to toto , ' - wi sorely we have Ihoasinds orftfestds in ; CotnwaH . Most of the Derby were swept awsy by the flood ; the Bilston were stolen by a broker who seized the furniture , and with it our petition , in SUran ' s house , who went to Am erica ; many were burned r but yet we -aje 4 . 000000 . : ' !

      , . . . How prona was I to call yon 2 , 000 , 000 just twelve ttontha ago , when the prison walls separated us , and how doubly prood mast I now be to call you 4 ' O ^ Q ^ O ; aje > I conld write it for eyer . And now hear me . . ' . The" political hemisphere begins to thicken around us ; for in proportion as we become numerous , united , and powerful , in the same proportion will be increased the secret machinations pf oar enemies to destroy hs . Yes , yes , my brave comrades , the old enemy is onoe more in the field , bat I am upon th ' e wafceb-tovrer . . What think you ,

      fiien ! Who think you is now the frontispiece of ihe sew * kxw mote V Who think you has been placed upon the Storge Council 1 Why , Daniel O'Conn . ell 1 Now "was I right or was I not ! Now was Harrison right or was he not \ and were not the yile hypocrites who contradicted him plotting in their souls , while they were lying with their Ifpa O but THEY must not be denounced ! Ono ! The lambs 1 the intellectual dears ! O no ! they shaft not be allowed to strengthen themselves in the dark , and then , to ehew their strength when we may be unprepared to meet them . This more is the last effort of

      expiring Whiggery . and neyer , so long as I lire , will I be a party to the mere transfer of power from Tory to Whig hands . _ MyJfineads ^ . iiieelhipecri ^ mart now b » met nsd oeaqnered . I tell jeuthxi » wh «*« Terp « S » friends may say , if yon don * t beat them they'll beat yon . The body of their force consists of the aristocracy of labour—men who are too proud to work and too poor to live without it . Their leaders have been tbe staunch advocates of Whiggery , tyranny , and oppression—keeping a " fair" outside , while their works bear eridence of the blackness of

      their hearts . - They have now added to their ranksthe conspirator against the trades , the reyiler of the Chartists , the denouncer of Frost , the eulogist of the " Irish boys" who shot down Shell and others , the recruiting sergeant for 500 , 000 fighting Irishmen to fight against freedom , the rotten prop of Whiggery ; -he , who in last week ' s Dublin Register , is reported to have spit out an increased yomit of abuse against the real and veritable Chartists of England . He , withmoxe candour than his associates , admits that the object of the present moye is to destroy us ; he condemns ns for our sjDsp&tby for Frost , and still calls him traitor ; he praises our bitterest enemies , and he calls npon his blndgeon men to enrol . Let them' We hays beaten all Eectionally—we will

      beat all unitedly . My friends , Chartism is now no child ' s play ; it has assumed an importance which none ceuld have anticipstid . It has roused the passion of rotten Whiggery , while it alone has forced the tariff from Sir Robert Peel . The tariff is meant a 3 a barrier to Chartism , while the Whigs have no better claim to our sapport than fceir load professions of Torj hatred . O , E&y they , " we are better than the Tories . " They are net ; and had they remained in office , to haye witnessed the present distress , they would have silenced the cry of hunger with the sabre

      aad ihe bullet . Yes , they would haye mown us down like grass , and I shall eyer contend that but for th&t gallant commander , that judicious soldier , that Brave bat prudent man , Col . Wemys 3 , England , under Whiggery , would hare been Tinted with all ihe horrors of a bloody revolution . Of this I am perfectly convinced , that while every militiry precaution was wisely taken for the preservation of the peace , no inflated means were resorted to , for the purpose of parading military skill against an unarmed people . I haye fcnown oS&ers before now

      who sought honour , promotion , and distinction , through blood , while CoL Wemyss had to deal with the wor = t set of magistrates in England , and while he was placed in command of the most impoverished district , he has never once allowed the Whig government , the local authorities , or the hungry people , to turn him from what he considered the wisest means for the preservation of the peace , while he never once wounded the feelings of a working man . Every man in Lancashire will bear ample testimony to this statement , as I have gathered the character from thelips of the poorest of the poor .

      >' ow , you ask why I mention this fact . I will tell yon . Because having put forward oar moral strength , the factions who considered us but few and disunited , will strain every nerve to drive the people , where they are weakest and m 03 t distressed , into a physical outbreak ; and thi 3 Whiggery will saddle upon Chartism , and then the Whigs will boast to the middle classes thus : — " O I you see how we defended you against the revolutionary Chartists : only give us power once more , and we will complete the work of Chariist destruction . " And so

      abhorrent is the struggle for a fair day ' s tcage for a fair day ' s tcorh to the monopolists , that they , apart from all political consideration , would join with any party -who would support capiial against labour , art against nature , and machinery against living man . "O ? Tfc&lSOX , TBEACHEKT , A > "D INDUCEMENT TO CTJTBEEAE , THEN , BEWASE , I EISEECH YOU . It 13 a hard Crust for a starving man to chew upon the one hand but upon the ether it is the last—the only hupe oi faction .

      Since Saturday , I have visited Barnsley , Manchester , and BirmiEgaam . At Barnsley . good Barnsley , we had an overflowing and enlimsiaitie meeting ; and the Chartists of that town , nothing disappointed by the insolence of faction , have resolved upon redoubling their exertions to meet it . As to Manchester , it is still the apostolic see of democracy . Even on "Whit-Monday the gallant fellows lef ; their sport , and filled their spacious Hall to hear one who thought he had long since tired them . And Birmingham , in spite of all the

      maenmatioES of local tricksters , is alive to our principles , and has resolved once more to take th ' e lead . }\ either quackery , preaching , or trickery will succeed here . They cry peace , while they proclaim war ; they cunningly profess a desire to unite , while they are secretly conspiring against us . They speak of another Conference ; let it come . We shall , and will , be represented there ; and , in order that none may be taken by surprise , I now give notice that , if elected , I will propose the following resolution at tha outset : —

      Kesolved , —That this Conference recognise the justice of the sis points of the People's Charter , and hereby resolve to contend for them by all and every eoiiEiitnilonal mean 3 , until they are adopted as tbe constitution of this country , under the ^ ¦ iXE , TITLE . AND DEiJO'ATlOX OF THE PEOPLE ' S Chast . fr ; and that no new Association shall be formed , c— being already in existence , which has Deen eaiibiisiitci by the working classes iheffiselveS j and under ' the laws , rales , and regulations of which

      Wiseiy , prucsnuy , and boldly administered iy onr ^ xecutive , we iave reached our present commacduig position . And while we invite all classes loving justice to join ns , we admonish , counsel , and advise those who live by labour , to look wiih suspicion npoa all wlo would induce them to abandon the standard under which they have so long contended for their rights ; and we further consider that becoming members of the National Charter Association is the truest test of sincerity which can be given by Those who approve of our principles . "

      Now , should I be elected to the forthcoming Conference , that is the first resolution winch I shall Erove . Therefore , the people throughout the land are now aware of what they are to support , if they spprore ef union without compromise . Let every locality , then , be prepared , and if they approve of the above resolution , let them pledge their delegates to support it ; and if the distant towns ara many of them too poor to send delegates frojn their own localities , we will appoint an Election Committee , to consist of the friads of ; freedom inland near Birmingham ,

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      and select from the immediate neighbourhood good men and true , who , with the consent of the people at . a distance , will represent those distant towns , whose expenoes will be thus considerably diminished . We ask for no advantage while we are resolved that none shall be taken of ua in . that Conferencefustians and broad cloth , the priest and the layman , shall meet and sit together ; and , if a union of principle , and without compromise , can be effected , we will bail it .

      The good men of Manchester will find in Manchester representatives for the most distant parts of Lancashire , where povertySmight else silence the tongue of labour . They have established a precedent . - Collins was rejected in Birmingham , an d was elected for Newport , in Wales . This will reduce our expences by jfiSOO or £ 600 . At all events , nothing shall be left undone on my part , as 1 consider representation at such meetings of the very highest importance .

      Now , one word , and I have done . We do not EufE&iently assist those friends who struggle for 119 The good poor fellows of London gave all the effect in their power to our glorious Petition , but for this they incurred great expence , Now , this was not a London demonstration ; it was a national demonstration i and , therefore , the nation is bound to pay fox it * $ L » will tfeft JLoadoa to&a . bare just cause of qMBptr ini New , * little from all will make the

      burden light . They have published a balance-sheet , by which it appears that £ 10 is due . Therefore , the country must see that all are in honour bound to forward thsir mite to the London Treasurer , who , I am sure , will gratefully acknowledge the aid of the provinces . The procession was the best part of our proceedings ; and it is scarcely fair that those who undertook the trouble should be also saddled with the expence .

      I am , my dear Frieuds , Your faithful Servant , Feaegcs O'Cosnoe Birmingham , Wednesday , May 18 th , 1842 .

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      BIRMINGHAM . GREAT CHARTIST MEETING . A numerous and enthusiastic meeting , called by placard , "was held on the large piece of building ground near tbe Canal bridge , Dnddlestsn-row , on Monday evening last . A commodious hustings was erected on tea occasion -which -was ornamented in front with the beautiful banner of the National Charter Association . The meeting -was called for too purpose of enabling the 43 , 000 -who signed the petition to hear the reuort of

      their delegate to the Convention , and considering the course to be adopted in the prtsent alarming state of the country . At six o ' clock , a large concourse of people ¦ were assembled in front of the bastings , -whilst mimereus groups were to be seen on the outskirts warmly discussing the manner in which their petition had betn received , and bitterly denouncing tbe conduct of the House of Corruption , A bill was posted on the hustings , hundreds of copies of which has been circulated throughout the town ; it contained tbe following wonts , " Never again will petition a den of thieves . "

      At hali-past six , ilr . J . Porter , of Moor-street , was unanimously callsd to tha chair . The Chairman addressed the meeting in a brief and effective speech . He said they had assembled on the present occasion , for the purpose of hearing tbe report of the dslejite to the Convention He made a : ew remarks on the base conduct of tbe Hiuse of Commons , and concluded by calling on the meeting to give each speaker a fair and impartial hearing—iloud cheers ) . Mr . JOHN MaSON proposed tee first resolution : he was warmly applauded , and said that a 3 they had agreed to the National Petition at their ertat Town-Hall meeting on a former occasion , and also elected a delegate to represent them , this meeting was called to hear the result of that great petition : and as tLeir

      delegate waa then present , and he ( Mr . Mason ) bad to attend a meeting at We&nesbnry that evening , lie must therefore be excused for the brevity * f his address on that account . Tee men of Birmingham were celebrated for the manner in whack they hivd supported the claims of the middle classes , and their exertions had been mainly instrumental in carrj-icg the Reform Bill . It now remained to be seen whether they would use the same exertions to procure liberty for themselves—( loud cheers ) . There never was a m >> re numerously signed petition presented to the House of Commons than that -which had been rejected by them on this occasion , and although such was the case , yet there was a great alteration in the tone of tbe faetions towards tho . people ' s juat demand ? . He then commented on tbe

      conduct ot Macaulayand Ko » buck , and ably exposed tbe sophistry of the one . and tbe base and cowardly trrachery of the other . What had tbe people to exp ; ct from a body of men who n&t oDly oppressed and plundered ttiem , but absolutely refused to hear a deputation from them at the bar of their House ? How was it that those men who boast 80 much of their learning were afraid to hear mea , like himself , wfco were styled ignorant ? The answer was plain . They knew that tbe people ' s delegates wonld bring forward arguments in support i-f their jnst claims , which all the sophistry or special pleading of the factions con . 'd net prssibly refute—( loud cheers . He impressed on the meeting the nc-ees sity of watching the proceedings of tlie next election , exhorted them to union ami perseverance ; and concluded by proposing the following resolution : —

      " . That the thanks of this nitetiDg aie due and hereby given to Messrs . Dnncombo ^ nd Lmdtr for their unflinching advocacy of the people's rkhis in what bhouid be the people's Honst of Parliament ; and also to those other Members who , with a sincere desire tLat tbe People ' s Charter should become the law of the land , Toted , upon the Third of I ^ ay , in favour &f Mr . Doncombe ' s motion , ' That the petitioners be beard ut the bar ef that House by their council or agents . '" Mr . Mason then retired amidst lond eteere . Mt . Henley seconded the resolution . He cordially agreed in its sentiments , ar . « i fc-lt much pleasure in seconding it . The resolution tad been so 2 bly proposed that little would fee required from him—he would , therefore , be brief in tee rcmsrks he should rxake

      2 S * 6 man who was a friend to his cc-uatiy cou . 'd object to the resolution ; as it was only justice to tbe parties who had to present their petition to return there thanks for faithfully perforceic ^ tbe tn ; -k a ^ sicn-u ibcr . i-Hs -wished to ask the men of Birniirc > Kim whether they really wanted the People ' s Cbnrt-. r ? ( We do -want it and will have it . ) Weil , then , if iLey vrtre dtt * rmined to have the Charter , it wa . s quite ciear that meatpetitions wonld never get it They must determine to form a strong union , and ? t . ind firmly by t ^ ost- ~ h <> took an active part in tbeprese ; .- r : ioTemeat . They b .- ' A sent a . man to represent them in London - ^ ho had ncbly performed his duty , and it cow reu . ainert with the people te do their duty also ( loci chtt-T . i He trusted that they would not be supine in the great work of national regeneration , bnt tbut each Win would act his part . As many had ytt to ad . ' ress them he would

      conclnde by seconding the resolution . ( Loud cheers . ' Mr . E . P . Mead supported tee resolution . It was quite clear that the present Housb of Commons wa * inimical to tie people ' s righrs , and in the midst of the people ' s oppressors it was refreshing to see such nicn as Duncombe and Leader , who proclaimed tbe people's rigbta , regardless of the jeers aLd taunts of faction . They were entitled to tbe pec pie ' s thanks ; but although forty-nine had vi ted for the pe' p ' . t ' s celestes btir : heard ai the bar , he donbtoiwhetfc' r tie * bole of them would vote for tbe Charter . Sosie of them migiit . have an eye to the hustini : s -r hen they g . we thei vut < . s . The rescJntion , therefore , very proj . f-iiy made a distinction in favour of those -who "srcul : ! vote for the Charter . He then proceeded at-ome Imgth to expose the extravagance of the rjistocj-acy , snj their ii . ju ? - tice to the people , and Ci-iiclTidcd by siippoiting the

      resolution . The Chaibmak put the mo ' . ion , and declared it to be carried unanimously . Mr . Geobge White was then introduced by the Chairman , to deliver a report of his mjstion to London He was received with loud cheers , ana said that he felt peculiar pleasure in having an opportunity of stating to those who had elected him , the resnlfe of his eirand ; and he hoped that they would afterwards take such steps as they thought best to follow up what had been done by the Convention . He sincerely hoped

      that the people of Birmingham would enter seriously and solemnly into the present struggle for liberty . They were told by previous speakers that the men of Birmingham had not taken up the question of the Charter as they ^ ought to have done . ; bnt they could hardly bo blamed for doing so . They had been grossly and shamefully duped by those vsbo pretended to be their friends ; and it seemed that they irere now cautious lest they Ehould be treated in a similar manner . But they should remember that tha present movemtnt was conducted by the working men , and that it had originated with the most clear-headed and determined of the

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      working classes , / who , finding that the-middle claw wanted to turn all political movements to theif own peculiar benefit , were resolved t © do their ova work , relying solely on their own intelligence and energy to procure their emancipation from one of the most degrading and inhuman state of slavery and impo » ar « ishment that over fell to the lot of man . ( Cheers . ) -Be " could stand before them that day and fearlessly account for the manner in which he bad fulfilled the duty confided to him , and he could also state that fee , membera of the late Convention seemed to vie vtiVb ea ? h other in the performance of their duty ^ to the country . ' There was not a single farthing expsnded by them that was not absolutely necessary . They had pasted together and folded the National Petitten-with-their © wrx hands

      and travelled on foot for miles te various meetings , being determined not to have the slightest enjoyment at tbo expense of the suffering people who had sent them to lay their grievances before the corrupt and insolent Members ef a House that would , ere long , be treated with the scorn and derision of the people whoso prayers and sufferings they had mocked and derided . During his stay in London he went into the gallery of the House , to hear and see for himself , the manner ik which laws were manufactured . After standing for half an hour , on the stairs , a door was opened and tje was admitted , along -with about forty others , to a place like a stable ; they then passed through another door , and , by peeping between some iron bars , they were enabled to see something at tue end of the House ,

      with a large wig on , which he afterwards found to be the speaker . H « never saw a more unruly assembly In his life . There were somewhere about three hundred number * present , to hear an . election squabble VQinaba Mr . Rrgby W&son and tbe committee appointed ' . UP $ ry the-validity of his election for Ipswich . Some wera talking in groups , olh « rs twirling their sticks round , aad none seemed to take any notice of the speaker , aad his continued shouts of order , order , were taken no notice of . Poor Rigby Wason was cuughfcd and laughed down ; and , after his business was settled , the speaker passed several measures by himself , for not a wan present could understand what he was saying . Now , a great many who then heard him were members of sick and friendly societies , and how should they like to allow a parcel of drunken men so to interrupt the proceedings , as that no man should know what -was being transacted ; in fact , from what he

      had witnessad of that house , he could compare it to irjt-. iiiff but a tap-room , filled with drunken men . No wonder that laws were passed to plunder the poor , and leave them destitute . ( Hear , hear . ) He then proceeded to explain the business which had been transacted by the Convention , and described the manner in which the trades of London were coming out for the Charter . He hoped that from that time forward all thoso who now heard him would be determined to work heart and soul to establish the liberty of themselves and families . If they really wished to remove the present uujust system , they must form themselves into a strong union . Whilst ha had been in the Convention , the * nofct heart-rending statements -werd read by some of the members , describing the wretchedness that existed amongst working men , who had formerly been in comfortable circumstances . Tens of thousands of industrious men were in a statu of

      starvation ; and there was no hope of an alteration , except iu the establishment cf the Charter . ( Mr . O'Brien here entered the meeting , and was loudly cht-ered . ) He would test them , ami see bew many of thtai would consent to enr « ii their names in the National Charter Association , and called on all who were willing to do so to hold up their hands . [ A forest of hands were then held up . ] He then gave notice that he shuuld address a meeting at that place tVL'iy Monday evening , at ss / en o'clock , if tho weather permitted , and hopetl that every man and woman present would inform their friends of it .

      He proposed that they should afterwards proceed in proc ** siou to the Associatlen Koom , where those who would assist in liberating their country could take out their cards . Now was the time for exertion ; let them solemnly protest that evening that they would no longer sit quittly under the load of oppression which was heaped upon them by a heartless Government—( loud cheers . ) He thanked them fur tha honour they had conferred upon him , by selecting him to represent them in tbe people's Parliament , and for tb- » patient hearing which thby had given him , and retired amidst loud cheers . .

      ilr- J . B . O'Bkiek then presented himself , and was loudly cheered . He said he should not have attended there that evening were it not that his absence might be construed into a want cf respect for the people . His name had been placed in former bills Without his knowledge or consent ; and when such was the case they hail to blame themselves and not him- Whatever faults Le might possess , Want- of respect far the working cla ^ s Ehould not be called one of them . He congratulated them on the position in which the Chartist movement was now placed . Since he had been re-Ifcitsd from prison he had visited ninety-three towns , and could assert that there was a more enlightened pupils opinion in favour of the Charter than there yas it tiie time when greater excitement existed , and

      instead of Chartism being put down as asserted by some who wished it to be so , it bad gained a giant st-ength . It was true they had imprisoned some , nn 4 caused thousands to leave the land of their birth , but they had gained strength in defiance of all opposition —( loud cheers . ) Ho had not come ttiere to dective them , and would teli them candidly that he had no faith in petitioning , it was only U 3 tful in so far aa it brought their viows before the country . He would teil them one fact , and he hopea they would take it home in their minds . They would never get their rights unless they were prepared to take them—( loud cheers . ) How did the aristocracy get their rights ? Did they ask any person to grant them ? No , they took them , and kept thum by force .

      The middle classes had also taken theirs , and if one-U-n ' . b . of the community could take their rights without askirg leave of the other nine-tenths , why sheu ' . d not the nine tenths take theirs in the same manner ?—floud chetre . ) But some would say that was pbybical force . Ho wculd not advise- physical force , for a good reason , he never liad a chance wf doing so—( laughter . ) Lei the people then elect a national representation at tbe next general election , and if the middle and upper classes t-itd to kill them for doing so , how could they have the iinprulence of talking afterwards about physical force . The Convention bad agreed to that proposition , if they were in earnest tnoy would carry it out . If they wtre not in earnest , then there was no use in him , Fcargus O'Connor , Whiie , or anybody else talking

      to tbtHi ; m fact , if they did not do it , bj for one would not waste his time in talking to them . Toe men of Newcastle had returned him , and wished to get him kt-j the present House of Comaions , but such was the iove the ruling powers had to him , that nothing but a . a . ' .: « -was thought fit for his residence ; and instead of shtiiig with the big thieves in London , he was compi : ikd to herd with the small thieves &t Lancaster—U ' uii laughter . ) Mr . OBrien then eulogised the men of Newcastle for their manly advocacy of their lights , —cd said that the very same language for ¦ which he had fx-t-. a imprisoned was used by him at the Guildhall of XuK-ciiit . e , with tbe Major in the chair , lie described tbi : course which sh'iuli be pursuerl by the people at th- f-. irtl coiaing elections , and said thai ; if the people act d with energy an < i determination they mi ^ bt then Ciiry the Charter . With regard to the stritumtfiits which i > : nl btrcu pat forward respecting his conduct at tile

      Ciiiiiplute Suffrage Conference , there was a great mistake , arid so far from having any connection with Mr . X ' . Mph Sturge , he had never spoken a word to him exc-. m publicly . But from what be had witnessed of Mr . St ' - irge and the Conference , he thought they would do tLu Chnrtist cause a vast deal of good , that was , provicksi they ltft us alone . Of course they knew what he mi ;; vBt , it was thut they should hold by their own organi * . ition , and on no account dissolve their own union to j An aether . The Conference had picked themselves to ttie sis points of the Charter , and as s ^ me of them represented a large number of electors th ' . 'y might therefuitr calculate oa their support at an election . He was i ^; t personally acquainted with Mr . Sturgp ; but from wi . at L . had stated that he would rather lo > e his own life- than tuike nnii ' -htrs . Now ha did not

      ftt-UtTe in that iloetrice . Ho -would not stand qmetly like a i-htep to have fcis throat cut —( laughter ) . He itls > differed -srith Liai when ho stited that he did not apprc ve cf Chartists splitting their votes with Whigs or Tories . He -was fur splitting with eicLer party to secure tbe return of a Chartist Another Conference was about to beheld ; and he wculd there endeavour to do bis duty to the people by standing firmly by the name as well as the principles of the Charter . As he was not in good health , he beggeti to be excused addressing the meeting at greater length , and said that any time his services were required within four walla he would attend without money and without price . Mr . O'Brien then retired amidst loud cheers . A Me

      Mr . O'Bkien said he never heard any person raise an objection in tfce Conference to the name : in facs , all the Chartist delegates present were determined to stand by the name , but it was never meationed that the name irhculd be altered . The next Conference would be a reilly national one , and it would be the people ' s own fault if the ? had not all their own way . Mr . T . Soab moved the second resolution in an eloquent address . He said that the presentation of the National Petition proved , to every man who cad a mind to think or a heart to feel , thelutter uselessnesB

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      4 * petitioning the present House of Commons . What tponld they think of a jury who went into court predetermined to find a man guilty ? Yet such was thecon " j 4 « cfc pursued by the parties who styled themBelvea Wpresentatives of the people . He thentiwelt aV great length and in the most eloquent style on the contemptuoua manner in which , the people ' s sufferings ware regarded by their oppressors . He condemned th' e conduct of Roebuck in strong terras , and passed a > igh eulogiuta on "Mr . O'Connor for his npright and praiseworthy conduct He was loudly cheered throiighout his excellent address ;/ and concluded by proposing the following resolution ; ^ -.

      -* ' It is the . oplnion . of this meeting that the gross and toraltfng language ^ sod by ' Mr . Roebuck , M . P . for Bath , an . the oocaajott of Mr . Puncbmbe ' s motion , on the third ef May , . was . . tueat ^ cowardly , arid contemptible in the extreme , and , that , we cannot find woxda sufficiently strong to mark our indignation at euch heartless and uogeatlemanly conduct ; and we consider his r * marks as a direct and unpardonable insult to those who signed the 1 National Petition , " Mr . " Smith Lindon jseconded the resolution . He thought , as the subject before them had been so ably spoken to by the preceding speaker , and as he should have other opportunities of addressing them , ; it .-cwouitf not be prudent in him to occupy much of their time ; he would , therefore , content himself by cordially seconding the resolution . The Chairman then called for a show of hands in favour of the motion , and it was earned unanimously .

      Mr . £ . P . Mead felt great pleasure in standing before them to move the next resolution . He considered a ^ bod workman to ba worthy of good wages ; and , according to that rule , he thought George White entitled to their thanks for the manner in which he had performed his duty in the Convention . He wouid therefore propose the following resolution : — 11 That the best thanks of this meeting be given to Mr . &eorga White and the other members of the late Convention , for the nntirlHg swal aud patriotic energy displayed by them in their capacity of members in thu people ' s real and only Hvuse of Parliament . " Mr . Charles Thorpe seconded the motion , which was put and carried unanimously

      Mr White replied . He thanked them for that additional mark of their confidence in him , and would endeavour to merit it by increased exertions in their cause , in defiance of the persecutions of tyrants ; or fear of tUeir dungeons ; and again reminded them of his intention to address a meeting oa thut spot every Monday evening at seven o ' clock . A vota of thanks was then given to the Chairman for his upright and praiseworthy conduct , ' The Chairman replied by assuring the meeting that he would do all in his power to forward the cruise ; and if he had not a great ahare of ability , he had honesty and sincerity . He should feel jreat pleasure , in rendering all the assistance in his power— ( cheers . ) Mr . Shith Lin don then gave notice that cards of the National Charter Association couid be procured at the hustings . .

      Three cheers were given for the Charter , three for O'Connor , three for Frost , Williams , aud Jones , and the Birmingham exiles ; and three for the incarcerated Chartists , after which the meeting separated . Thus ended one of the most tu tineas-like , orderly , and enthusiastic met tings which has been held in Birmingham for the last year , it b : is raised thehwpes of the Chartist body , from the unanimity which prevailed , und there is now little doubt that by exertion and perseverance Birmingham-will be itself again . AH who are real friends of the Charter are requested to assemble at Duddeston Row every Monday evening , should the weather permit

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      Mr , E . P . Mead was then introduced to present an addreBS to Mr . O'Connor , which will be found in our fourth page . Mr . Mead said he felt great pleasure in having the honour of presenting an address from tbe Chartists of Birmingham to Mr . O'Connor—that was the proudest moment of his life . Although he was one that had fought the battles of despotiam , or as thej ^ termed it , fighting for hla country , he had now seen into the error of such conduct , and would endeavour to make up for It by struggling with the people for their just rights . Mr . Mead then proceeded at great length and in a rich vein of humour , which caused frequent bunts of laughter , to hold up the present corrupt system in all its deformity ; and concluded by presenting the address to Mr . O'Connor . ' He was loadlv cheered . V ;

      Mr . O'Connor , then rose amidst immense cheering and clapping of hands . He said * Mr . Chairman and my kind good friends , the address which they had kindly presented to him would cause him to be more determined than ever in their cause . Ha quite agreed with Mr . Mead that he was not infallible , but when he thought of those he had to support him , he felt doubly iuduced to go forward . He had exerted himself for ten yeai 3 in Ireland on behalf justice , and although brought up in the ranks of the aristocracy , ; yet his heart was with the people—( cheers . ) He had been called wild and impracticable , but let them eonsider the sort of times they live in ; the sort of vessel they had to steer , and the sert of ocean they were on ; and above all things , let them look at the glorious muster-roll of

      Chartism , and then let them say whether he was impracticable or not —( loud cheering . ) They were now neither two nsr three but four miUiona—( immense cheering);—some of the previous speakers had said that some : parties objected to him , because he was an Irishman , and said they ought to have JBnglish leaders ; tmfc there was never an objection raised , against Irish leaders , when they had done the work of tyrants . The people ' s enemies never objected to Wellington because he was an Irishman . They never complained of those who caused the blood of the people to flow ; and notwithstanding the chaos through which they travelled , he thanked God that not a drop of blood was shed through his means . He was fairly embarked in their cause : and would

      never relax in his exertions to bring comfort to the homes of the oppressed millions . He waa determined to go with the people , and would not sriand on the threshold ; and although he might be afraid of the powers that be , yet knowing that if he fell ia their causo , his name would live in the memory of the people as one who died to procure them justice . Where was the man who would not sell his life at such a price —( tremendous cheers ) ? The people were only liable to the power of tyranny bo long as they were split into fractions . Previous to the present great movement , they found MancheBtev potitloning for one thing , Leeds for another , and Birmingham for another ; but now the people were enlightened as to the one thing needful , aud their whole power was - . concentrated for

      one given object—the People's Charter . It was by holding firmly to this that they were enabled successfully to oppose the various . crotchet-mongers , and by following the same course , they would have power sufficient to crush all opposition . Waere were the men who were with them In 1832 ? Gone and left them , because the tide of public opinion did not flow in the channel they thought proper . What would they think of him , were ho to desert them from the statements of the Morning ' " . Chronicle ? they would condemn him as a renegade to his principles ,. and justly so ; but it was pleasing to him to be enabled to meet them in the few , as well as the many , and as he was then in the midst of an intelligent and thinking body of his brother Chartists , he could fearlessly point to bis past conduct

      ( Hear , hear , and loud cheers . ) The position which tho Chartists of Birmingham had maintained had done them infinite credit , and it was wonderful to see the deturniingd manner in which they had held their ground amidst the local factions they were troubled with . He was happy to find the men of Birmingham the same ardent lovers of liberty he first found them —( loud cheers . ) Mr . O'Connor then went on at great length , and in a masterly style , to dissect Peel's Tariff , and exposed the fallacies promulgated under the specious title of free trade , and showed that at a time when their foreign trade was at its height , the whole amount received from that source fell infinitely short of the amount of taxes levied the same year to support unjust wars . If they wanted to enjoy the same comforts as

      Switzerland or America , they must have the laws established the same as those countries , in order to be able to do so ; and the shopkeepers of England would yet "find out that although they now thought that because they : received their money from the aristocracy , they ought to look up to . them as their fclemla , thafc the working man Swho produced all was the most valuable of the two ; they would then feel it to be their interest , as well as their duty , to assist the people in their demand for justice . With regard to their great petition , which had lately been presented , he never had the slightest idea that it would meet with a favoamble reception from the present House of Commons ; : but he knew what it would do in other respects ; When , their

      petition went slowly and majestically to the House , he saw in it the dpwnfallof the present unjust system . The press ware obliged to take it up , and the National , a French paper , had a very important article on the prond position of the Chartists . Thus the fame of their mighty petition had been carried on tbe wings of the press throughout Europe , ( Hear , a-id loud cSeers . ) Then there was their glorious procession . The petition was the moral power , and the procession was the physical power to back it . Nothing could now arrest their onward progress . They were arrived at a time when every stratagem bad failed—even the purse had been tried to seduce them , but that had failed

      also—lloud cheers ) . What was it that caused the present agitation ? It was the mind of the people bursting through tho trammels of ignorance . They were now -aware of the cause ' of their sufferings , and determined to remove that cause—( cheers ) . He then Went on to show that Goverutnents ought to be a . reflex of the people ' s opinion ; and gave that as the chief reason why they should have Annual Parliaments . And in stating the obstacles in the path of Chartism , he said he feared an aristocracy of labour more than any other aristocracy : and , after entering into a variety of subjects , which there is not space to enumerate , he concluded a most eloquent and soul-stirring address amidst enthusiastic and lona ; . continued cheering .

      Mr . Ma VILTT then sung , ' Loud roared the people ' s thunder , " in excellent style . The Chairman then gave " The late National Convention . " Drank wiih three times three . Mr . George White britfly responded to the toast He described the zeal and industry that had characterised them as a body , and the labours they had to perform . . : Mr . E . P . Mead sung " The Chattel '' in excellent style , his . own composition . The Chairman next gave " Messrs . Duncombe , Lsa , der , and the members who supported their motion . " The toast was received with cheers . - The toast of " The Democratic Press , " was then put from the chair , and responded "to by Mr . O'Connor , in a most excellent speech . ¦ ' Mr . Soar then sung " Tho fine old English gentleman , " in a manner that gave great pleasure to all present . " . '¦ '¦ . '' . ' ¦ . ¦ ¦ ' '¦ '• ¦ . ' '• ¦ ¦' ¦ ' ' .

      Tho Chairman arose , and in an appropriate speech introduced the next toast— - " The Pdople ' s Charter , may It soon become the law pf the land . " Song , by . Mr . DeAkih— " The Trumpet of Liberty , " sung in first-rate style . Mr . HonsLEY responded to the toast of the People ' s Charter . ¦ - From tlia first day he read it he never deviated from tho opinion he then formed that it was capable of removing the evils which exist in society , and be a general good to the people ; and although he had been grossly deceived in the parties who drew it up , yet ho still held by it , and was delighted with those who had taken it up , and stood by principle . He then administered a severe castigation to the Birmingham delegates c £ the first Convention , for the base manner in whtch they had deserted the people ,, and concluded by stating that h ^ had always stood by it , and would never desert it—( loud cheers . )

      The Chairman then gave—" Tbe speedy return of Frost , Williams , aud Jones ; Howall ,. Jones , and Roberts of Birmingham ; and the release of all Chartist captives . " Mr . J . Porter responded to the toast in an able and eflvctive address , in which he exposed some of the base methods which were adopted to entrap tiose victims of Whiggery . Mr . Porter was warmly applauded . Tho Chairman then gave , " Th « Chartist Ladies of Great Britain ; " which was respended to by Mr . T . Soar , in a most eloquent speech . Song by . Mr . DEakin , " Here's a health Bonnie Scotland to thee ' Sung with loud applause . Mr . Magee then sang , " Oh ! Erin , my country , " in excellent style . Ilr . O'Connor proposed a Tote of tbanks to the Chairman &nd Vice-president , in a speech highly complimentary to those gentlemen .

      It was passed with loud cheers and the Birmingham fire ; and was replied to in appropriate terms by those gentlemen , who severally pledged themselves to continue their exertions in the good cause . Mr . O'Connor then left the room , in company with Mr . Porter , amidst the most hearty cheers . Thus ended one of the most exhilirating and enthusiastic banquets , which was characterised throughout with the greatest harmony and good feeling , ' , as well as with an ardent attachment to the cause , and the noble patriot in whose honour it was got up . It has done infinite credit to the Chartists who conducted it : and Mr . O'Connor cannot soon forget the

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      ' - VS . ^^^ ut ^ Hr ^ ty ;«^ ' . ; . ¦ . ;¦ - ¦ ,- ; .: : ^ £ i ^ 7 ,:, ¦ , '¦ " ' . ' - " - . "' . " y ^ 6 : ' ^~ - ' - r ' warm-hearted reception he has received from Mb . Bitmingham friends , who are determined to stand by the Charter in all its purity , not giving up a single letter of the naHie . , . ' - . '¦' . ' ¦ ' . /; - o ' ; V ; :, " . - ¦ . ' : > : ¦ . . ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦' , . ' ¦¦ ;; . " ' . . ' . - Birmingham will soon be itself again ! ^

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      8 T 0 CKPORT . —On Monday night last , a public meeting was held in the open air , near the Cotton Tree Inn . Mr . John Wright was called on to preside , who opened the business of the meeting by reading some of the clauaea contained in the Peopled Charter . He then introduced Mr . Thomas Clark , who _ spoke for about an hour and * quarter in a fervid and lucid strain . In the course ofnis address he Bflowed np the evil 3 of the present system , &nd the benefits to be derived by the adoption of the People's Charter aa ^ ^ ihe law of ^ he land . On Wednesday aight , a similar meeting was held lit the Association Rooms , Bomber'a Brow , Mr . Davis ixt the chair . Mr ; Thomas Clark lectured oh the same

      subject as on the Monday evening . On Thursday evening , Mr . r Clark addressed another meeting in the open air , Mr . John Wright in thechajrv On Sunday evening , the room was , as usual , well filled . Mr . Johnetone presided . Mr . Thomas Clark again lectured on the injustice of allowing the aristocracy to rule . He handled his subject in a manner to give satisfaction to all . Several persons came forward and joined the Association , and bought cards of membership , A handsome collection was also made Mr . Tiiomas Davies , sub-Secretary has , according to the plan of organization , nominated Mr . Christopher Doyle , lato Member of the Convention , ie a fit and proper person to sit on the next Executive , v

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      Riding magistrates committed to York Castle a man of the name of John Thompson , charged with the above offence . The prisoner is by trade a carpot weaver , lately in the employ , of Mr , John Howard , of this town , and about two years ago he married at Bradford parish church , a young woman named Sophia Lonsdale , his first wife being then and now a alive . He has latterly resided in Harperstreet , and Ms first wife , lived elsewhere with a Jew j she also having married a second husband . It seems

      that the prisoner had lately buBied himself about bis first wife , and said several offensive things about her and the Jew , in consequence of which She retaliated and gave information to the police about her former husband haying married another wife , whereupon he was taken into custody . Both excused themselves for having committed bigamy , the prisoner stating that he considered himself exonerated from his first partner having married again , and she alleging that her husband had caused a letter to be sent to her stating that he was dead .

      Leeds Tempehance Society . —The eleventh anniversary of the Leeds Teetotal Society has been celebrated during the past week with more than ordinary splendour and interest . The weather , in the outset , was as propitious as could have been desired ; aud this of course led to a large influx of company from the neighbouring towns and villages On Sunday , at various interval ? , large groups of people were addressed in the Vicar's Croft . On Tuesday ; a public procession took place ; the company forming in King-street , Park-place , and the adjoining streets , and marching from thence accompanied by Hags , banners , and bands of music , through the principal stveeta to the Zoological and Botanical Gardens , where , in a large tent , accommodation was provided for as many as 1 , 400 to partake of tea . This accommodation , however , was not near sufficient ; for , had it been possible , we Should think that five or six thousand would

      have availed themselyes of the opportunity . Aa it was , nearly , seventeen hundred were accommodated .- These , however , formed little more than a tithe of the company which thronged the gardens , aad which could not consist of less than 10 , 000 ; ana it is a pleasure to revert to the manner inwhioh the people—the working people , those who are so very unintelligent —• conducted and enjoyed themselves . There were all sorts of innocent games amongst the young , whilst philosophical experiments wore introduced for those Of V larger growth * , " nor was the healthful exercise of dancing lorbidden . The sports and amusements were kept up till nearly dark , when all returned home in peace . On Wednesday evening , the annual public meeting

      was held in the Saloon of the Mechanics Institution . The proceedings were opened aj half-past seven o ' clock by the singing of a Teetotal Hymn * after which , on the motion of Mr . John Andrew , jun . President of the Leeds Society , and Travelling Secretary to the British Association , E- Thompson , Esq ., of ¦ ¦ Antrim , was called to the chair . He addressed the meeting in favour of the principles of total abstinence from intoxicating drinks ; and in the course of his address said that one of the moral effects of-.-the . adoption oi snch principles throughout the country would be a very general system of education , by which the faculties of the human mind would be developed , and ignorance banished from our land . Mr . J .

      G . Thornton , one of the secretaries , read the report of the committee for the past year . It was a very long document , and stated that the prospects of the Society , had never been more cheering thaa at present . It did not mention the number of members in the society , owing to the exact number not haying been ascertained ; But it stated that two enumera tors were to be engaged to go through the town , aud it was hoped that in future the committee would be better prepared to give statistical information as to the nuuibvr of members , aad on other matters connected with the cause of temperance in Leeds and its . surrounding neighbourhood . As a specimen of . some of the -information that would in future be furnished , a portion of the report of the

      enumerators for the North Ward was quoted , from which it appeared that at the same time the report was made , Feb . 10 , 1842 , there were in that ward eighty-seven persons , including brewers and sellers of ale and spirits , engaged in the traffic of intoxicating drinks , whilst there were only seventy-fcir persons engaged in the sale of food ; there were four hundred and twenty-seven members of the Temperance Society , of whom one handred and seventy were members of the Roman Catholic Branch Society ; of the four hundred and twentyseven members , one humlred and twenty-seven were reformed drunkards , eighty-nine of whom were Roman Catholics . The services of Mr . John Andrew to the Society as its Presidetit , &c , were alluded

      to in tsrms of great praise . The report concluded by an energetic appeal in behalf of the Society , aad in yery strong terms urged all who called themselves Christians , especially those profeessed to be teachers of that religion , to adopt the principle and practice of total abstinence from all intoxicating drinks , and to join societies that were establishing to promote that principle . Mr . H . Wolff ^ read the Treasurer ' s report , which stated / that the total receipts tor the past year , moluding a legacy of £ 25 , minus legacy duty , by the late D . Underwood , Esq ., amounted to the sum of £ 137 5 s . Oid . ; whilst ihe expenditure had been £ 158 53 . ; so that there was a balance due of rather more than £ 21 to the Treasurer . Eloquent speeches were

      delivered by Mr . James Millington , Agent of the British' Association ; Mr . Henry Washington , of Huddersficld ; Mr . Abraham Obe , of Selby , ( a reformed drunkard ); and tne Rev . John Stamp , pf Hull . Each of the speakers loudly condemned the " moderation principle" as one that was inconsistent with Christianity , injurious to tbe health of all who put it in practice , and as leading the way or being the cause of all the drunkenness and consequent vice , misery , aiid poverty that exists . A . resolution in favour of the reports of the Coannifcteeaiid Treasurer being adopted and printed was unanimously a / creed to ; a ? was also one expressive pf the meeting ' s gratification and pleasure that the success of the Society in the cause of Temperance hiad beau so great during the past year , and pladgiug the meeting to increased exertions on behalf of the same cause

      during the ensuing year . The following were elected the Committee for 1842-3 : —Mr . John Andrew , Jun . President ; Mr . J as . Hotham , Treasurer ; Messrs . H Wolff , j . U . Thornton , and T . Atkinson , Secretaries ; and Messrs . Brogden , Jackspa , Rothery , BurneH , J . Andrew ; J . Kershaw , Charles Proctof , Joseph Shaw , Charles Drury , George Roberts , James Kerr , Thomas B . Thompson , John Cathie , and J . Roberts . A vote of thanks was passed to the chairman , and the proceedingB terminated at a few minutes past eleven d'olock . pn Thursday and last evenings , several other addresses were delivered in the Saloon of the Mechanics' Institution , and collections made in behalf of the society . Crowded : audiences were present each evening , and manifested warm approbation of the various arguments aud statements advanced in the cause of total abstinence from all intoxicating drinks .

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      . " . - " . .. - - .. .: < . - „ ¦ ; - ¦ . ¦ , ¦ ' DEATH . , ¦ . ¦ ;• • ; - , ¦ - . ; . - ; . ' . - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦ . On Mdndayj the 9 th of ^ May , died Mr . T . Dobson . of Spofforth , widower , aged 78 , father of Mr . Samuel Dodson , spirit merchant , of Pontefraot . He was married four times . The three former wireB he married from one house , being nothing related to each other : each wife had two children by him ; and each wife died in the second week in the month f MarchV - -: '"¦ ¦ ¦ :: '¦¦ ¦ ¦' ,-. : - V . -: : - . -. ' ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ; .: ' .. ' - : ' :

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      VOL . T , ISO . - . 236 . SATURDAY , j | iY ^ 184 g . ^ . "t ^^^ S ^

      To The-Imperial Chartists.

      TO THE-IMPERIAL CHARTISTS .

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      SPLENDID PUBLIC DINNER TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR . ESQ . One of tbe most spirited and enthusiastic , as well aa orderly assemblages , in the shape of a public dinner , it has ever fallen to our lot to witness , was held at the Biack Horso Inn , Prospect Row , Birrninghani . The dinner was got up by the leading' meiabars of the Natienal Charter Association , aa u tribute of respect aad gratitude to the People ' s Champion , and was in every respect worthy the important occasion for which it was got up . The dinnsir also afforded an opportunity to the sterling whole-hog-narae-rvnd-all Cliartiata , of convincing the country that Birmingham is " all right / and that they are not to be diverted from the object they have in view by the high-sounding pr « r tensions of Bham-patriots .

      The large room of the Black Horse Inn was tastefully decorated on the occasion .. The beautiful banner of the Association Was » u 3 pande <\ over the chair , and a handsome banner , which was used by . thu bakers on presenting an address to Mr . T . Attwood , Was placed over the vice-president's chair . The other parts of ..-the room were ornamented with portraits of Fcaryus O'Connor , Emmett , Frost , te , and two Chartist hymns , printed in gold , were displayed in handsome frames—the titles of which were , . " Here ' s to the man , the brave true , man , " and " The Friends of the Charter , God ' . bless ' era . ' Mr . Walter- Cooper was chosen chairman , and acted his part admirably , to the « reat satirfaction of -all present ; and Mr . Frederick Corbett discharged his duty as vice-president in an equally becoming manner .

      At baif-past' six o ' clocK dinner was announced , and the large room was filled as dpsely as it was possible for the company to sit , aud several had to dine in another room : The tablc' 8 were abundantly furnished with the good things of this life , aud much credit is due to the proprietor of the inn for the excellency of the arrangements . Grace was said by the Chairman , and t ' uen followed the work of demolition , until all were well satisfied . The cloth was then drawn , and , after a alight pause , in order to enable the company to provide themselvea with whatever beverago they thought proper ,

      The Chairman arose and said , that he felt himself highly honoured by the position in which he was placed that evening . Hi ; had had the pleasure of presiding over meetings in that room before , but nwver felt as he (¦ 'id on that important occasion . They had met that evening to do honour to a man that he was well couviuctd lived in the hearts of all present in that numerous und respectable assembly . ( Loud cheers . ) Yes , no matter wh . it might be said about leaders , although he felt pleased at . the people in a great measure doing their own work , y « i the principles of justice would dictate to them to do honour to whom honour was dtie .

      ( k . oud cheers . ) They bad met to honour a man who had always kept their principles through good repoft and through evil report , and who even endangered bis life in his firm and unwavering advocacy of the people ' s rights—( loud cheers . ) He therefore trusted that each man present would do justice to . their distinguished guet > t , and credit to themselvos by supporting him in his intention of procuring a fair and patient hearing to all who might be culled on to : i ( Tiiress them- —( cheers j—The Chairman then gave tho . " -first -toast ,- ' -- " Tae Sovereignty of the People . " Drunk with threa times three , and loud cheering .

      Mr . Thomas Soar , responded to the toast m n most eloquent and effective rnannerv Hft aaf . tf ho felt rathur dilKdent in responding to such ' - . an" impovtrint toast as the present ; but . although not ? o eloquent as he could wish , yet he would yield to nonein the love of the cause—( hear ^ hear>—and no matter what might be thought by an usurping aristocracy , their pvlneipUis were rapidly progressing , and no power oil earth could preveuttbeir ultimate triinnph—( cheorij . ) The cajolery 2 nd knavery of- the Whig party when in office , had convinced the people that they * ml the Tories were one party , for as soon ns one party left Voe other stepped into their shoes—( laughtci . ) But now n new era had dawned , their leaders had opened their eyes , ; vnd ysow they could behold b ' otli Taclioiis like regroes ia garret windows grinning at each other / and calling each other blacks —( immense lau ^ luerO Thr . nfc God they had now got well tried men who would load them oji until they gained the sovereisn ' y of the people .

      Look at the manner in which ih-iy had butu treuted by the House of Commons , and the base attack which had been made on the champion of their-cause by a paltry fragment of humanity . Tcs , it was a base and cowardly attack on the man whose exertions liad raised him to the : eminence which entitled him to bo cov .-Bidered the rallying point of the Chr . iWst movoiuont—( loud *' cheeirs . ' i . He then alluded in glowing aad elequent language to the immense progress they bid randc , aud the noble prospect before them : The people had spefcen of the crotchetty nostrum which had tended to enslave them , and bad taken up new and health ; notions . They were detennined to g « once mere to the breach , and he hoped to see the men of Birmingham again occupying the proud position they had previously sustained , and then they would be in a fair way for achieving the sovereignty of the people . He then made some clever remarks on tlie noble struggles which had been made by the French , and concluded amidst loud cheers .

      Mr . Deakin then Bung the Marseilles hymn in most excellent style , and was warmly applauded . The Chaihman arose and said that the nest toast was the toast of the evening , and little did he think three years ago that they should occupy such a proud position that evening . They wero told that if they met in that house they should be taken into custody . They were now met under more happy auspices , and had the people ' s chanipien as a guest . ( Loud cheer ? . ) He then gave , " Feargus O'Connor , Esq . the UEflinching advocate of the peoplti ' s rights . " Drauk with three times three and the Birmingham fire , with loud and enthusiastic eheera .

      Leeds.—--Bigimt.—On Monday The West

      LEEDS . — --BiGiMt . —On Monday the West

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      FORTHCOMING CHABTISr MEETINGS . WoKTilEy : —Mr . LongBtaff will lecture at this place on Tuesday next , at half-past seven o'clock in theeyening . : WooDHoi ; sE . ^ -Messrs . Hobson and Beaumont will lecture here on Tuesday evening nezt , at half-past seven o ' clock . Leeds— -Messrs- Beanmont and A . Smith will lecture in the Association Room , at half-past six o ' clock . ; . V ; : .. r- ; S : ' '¦ " ' ¦ :: " . - . ¦¦ ; ' > ; ' ¦ / ; . - ¦ ¦' ¦ . ''' ' . '¦' ¦ -. :- \ . : ¦ . HptBKCK —Mr . Fraser will lecture on Sunday evening » at six o ' clocji precisely . Hunslet . —Messrs . Wilson and Stead will lecturB here on Sunday , at half-past six o ' clock . Akmley . —Mr . Brigs will lecture here on Monday night , at half-past seven o ' clock ;

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 21, 1842, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct754/page/1/