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      artificial market . The buzz must not frighten us from the consideration of who and what are the enemies of labour . Upon the one hand , then , I tell jap that , ere long , machinery will make 3 , 000 , 000 an over-population in this country , unless the great agricultural iabonr mart be opened as a retail market for the expenditure of labour , and creation and extension of a home market for manufactured produce . And now , my fr iends , as to cheap corn insuring ehe&pbread , allow me at once to explode that fallacy . I have told yon one thousand times over , that no act

      of »" government to regulate the price of raw material eoald by possibility insure any retail advantage to lha small consumer . Now just observe how I gnpport my assertion . From the 1 lth of July 4 o the 15 th of August , there ha 3 been a reduction of fifteen shilliBgs in the price of the quarter of wheat , whereas upon the 11 th of July the price of four pounds of bread wasninepence halfpenny , and on the 16 th of August "the price was ninepence halfpenny : not one fraction of a change 2 Here then is fifteen shillings profit upon 208 stone of floor between the miller , flour factor and baker : bnt not a single advantage derived by the small consumer 1

      Now will any Com Law Repealer account , or attempt to account , for that anomaly ! Let me now direct your attention to the course pursued by the -H-hole of the London press . In the first instance , all importance was attached to the strike by the press of the League ; but the moment that body was frustrated , then , as if by magic , did both parties ^ kebands , whenthebargainwasstrnckthat Government shouid receive the joint assistance of Whig and TotstQ desttoj us . TheljinRtepottsof allmatteTstal culated to damn us were precisely the same—written by the same hand—in the same language and spirit fer eyery rough daily journal , while the Times has extracted copiously from the Star of last week , for ihe purpose ofs&ddling all the © diam upon my back . The Times quarrels with the publication of the

      names of the heroea of Peterloo , on the 16 m of August , 1819 ; and asserts that in the list is to be found many names of our most respectable millowners . Respectable indeed ! What I do these who received their Regent ' s and his Minister ' s thanks" for deir valour in 1819 , blush at the mention of their -deeds in 1842 Hi But the Times omitted to state that the report in the Star was taken from the Leeds Jtfercwy . However , I may venture to expect that the vigilant gentlemen connected with my office , will jffocureafile of the Tones of that date , and by placing the . then comments of that virtuous journal in joxta-position with its present notions ibe world will be enabled to form a just estimate of the consistency of the leading journal of the Tory party . My friends , I at first laughed at the postcnpt appended to O'Brien ' s letter of last week , wherein n& asserts that all the Chartist leaders are to be

      -assassinated ; but really , when I came to read the Jbloody attacks of the Chronicle upon Cooper , and those of . the Times upon SPDonall , Clarke , Cooper , and myself , those attacks present strong presumptive evidence in support of O'Brien ' s assertion . But now , for one moment , let us consider the xnaganimity of these two leading journals . Sir John EasAope is M . P . for Leicester , and it is known that the Tali ant Cooper , upon the first occasion threatens him with opposition for the" representation of that borough ; acd bo , like poor Frost , Cooper is to be sacrificed to get rid of his opposition . And then as for the Times , every article upon the general state cf the country is snre to close with aphillipicagainEt those who opposed Walter , the proprietor , at Nottingham , and the wretched scribbler in last Monday ' s paper , asks about , or rather hints at , the expenditure of the pay which I had received from Mr . Sturge for my services .

      2 » ow my friends , I have no secrets with you- ; neither have I with Mr . Sturge ; and therefore I may tell jou exactly what I did receive from Mr . Sturge , and when you bear in mind that I spent nearly three weeks , at three different times , in Nottingham and district , for the purpose of aiding in Mr . Sturge's return , yon -will say whether or not I bars been even paid for my services . What I did receive there was just this : " Take nothing from nothiBg , and receive just the difference . Now that election cost me between thirty and forty pouuds ; and if Mr . Sturge or any other man presumed to offer io remunerate me for any attempt to serve your cause , I would take it as an insult . So to put a stopper in the gaping mouth of the gaby of the TimesI wiE give any man one thousand ponnds who

      , will produce the lamest , or most indifferent proof that I received a fraction from Mr . Sturge or from any person on his behalf ; and I farther extend the reward to any penon who will in the lamest way support the assertion . I never in all my life received a fraction of a farthing from either faction , or any agent of theirs . No , no , my loved friends . Thank God , my Dane ' s are pure from Whig gold , as the Whigs rrtH know ; and , thank God , they are pure from Tory gold , or the Nottingham election would rery speedily hare let the cat out of the feag , bad they been polluted . And I go further , and assure you , that if any mortal had the insoleneeto offer me a bribe for an injury to be done to my party , I would Mefe . him down stairs , and expose bim to the world .

      Let me now lay before yon a most important fact . An address , pnrportiDg to emanate from the Executive , has appeared in every London paper , 1 believe ¦ wifchont exception ; and comments have been made by many npon the document . Yet has not One single paper published the address unanimously adopted by the Conference ! Is not this an attempt to destroy ns by suppression of facts \ However , my friends , as I wish the Star to be a book of reference for my conduct and your actions , I now come to lay a few plain facts before yon . In the first place , then , on my oath , —and you will believe even my word , —there never has been any , the slightest , consultation , of my knowledge , or , I believe , with , the knowledge of a single leading

      Chartist , about the recent Strike ; on the contrary , it came upon as like a shock , and an unwelcome one . But now both parties would gladly saddle upon us all the consequence ! Well , we must bear them like men , whatever be the result . But mark the tyranny -of suppressing all public meetings , "and handing U 3 , to whom they were a protection , bound neck and heels , over to the press for destruction . Does not the increased hostility of the Whig press , which is the Anti-Corn Law press , prove that we , the Chartists , have frustrated the Repealers in theirjendeavonr to make tools of ns ? Suppress the expression of public opinion , and of course the popular cause must die ; but , in order to keep it alive , I have succeeded in the fair performance of one man ' s duty . I promised you a daily paper to meet the last ' session of Parliament . I was disappointed

      however , in ict endeavours to establish one ; bmt now behold , my friends , I have accomplished my object . The Evening Star is now shosting above the horizon ; to it yon must look as a substitute for suppressed opinion . You will , no doubt , read the address of the proprietors with delight , in which yon are informed "that the paper is to support the six points of the Charter-, name and all , and has taken " No surrender" for its motto , and that its management and entire control is placed in my hands . It is as large as the Globe or the Standard ; it is a stamped paper , pnblished daily , and sold for threepence . Make it then , my frienes , the organ of our party . Take it at your « lubs—tout news-rooms , and your reading rooms ; and , as ' the keepers of aristocratic houses are compelled to suit the taste of their readers , do yen also make a mine host ? ' provide your favourite dkb . for

      you . I have another word to say about the Strike . Bear in mind that one of the Corn Law Conference reEed upon a strike of the colliers as a means of ensuring a rei > eal of the Corn Laws . Bear in mind , that of all passes the colliers were not Chartists ; and bear in mind , that the colliers were the first to strike ; and that the mining districts have been the bead quarters of the League ' s emissiaries . Now , never lose sight of these facts ; for assuredly we must and will have satisfaction for tb . 3 blood that has been shed : and if no other man does . I will

      endeavour to bare a full , fair , and impartial Parliar mentary inquiry into the cause of the recent Sirike , and who the originators were . I can give much evidence myself , and especially as regards Preston , where blood has been shed . Beesley , M'Douail , and Leach will corroborate the fact , that , after my fc > ur in North Lancashire , I apprised them of the machinations of the League , especially at Preston . In strong confirmation of all , on Tnursday last , as I was returnin from Manchester , a gentleman ¦ accosted me , on the platform of the Birmingham Station , and

      saidu Well , Mb . O'Cojwor , bo tod thisk that this m 0 v £ "will fbighten slb robket , and get the Whigs back aqaik ! ,. _ I replied " No , the masters have caused thi 3 Revolution for our destruction . " "Nat , " said he , " pot so , but tvs kcsh ' t abide TBS TOST SWAT FOR AKOTHEE SKASOff . " . Thus , then , my friends , is Chartism placed between the two fires ,- disappointed Whiggery looking for ¦ offiee , and Toryism in the plenitude of its power ; bnt stall by our prudence we will stand the donble fce and remain nnseorched . In order , however , to insure the safety of our party , and to mar the ma-« Mnations of onr enemies , we mnst not be foolhardy . The leaders must not allow the taunts and is «» of tneir open foes and insincere friends to en-: » ap ' them into any acts of violence . That is just

      : jffnat the Whip wish . Their game is , let bnt the Tories go on exasperating the people , and then , on '¦ % eboiee of evils , they will throw themselves npon rO * for saeeoar . They know onr terms . I propounded feem whilst in York Castle : —thirty out-and-out HSiarMsts in the House , to give expression to the popular voice : and away go the Tories , and for ¦ ever I but npon no other terms will I , for one , join in displacing one party to make room for as bad one . My friends , although I would not care one farthing if every letter that I ever received npon public business was placed npon the market-cross , yet I must complain that all my letters , and they are rery few now , « re opened at some post-office . This was done by the Whig 3 in 3839 , daring the sitting-of the first Convention , when I received some most seditious epistles , many of them purporting to come from

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      officers , stating ih * t j if once out . the soldiers would fight for the people . I invariably sent those letters with my compliments to ihe Home-Office for a second perusal . This was my protection ; and now i would advise every man , who may receive suspicions letters of the nature to which I refer , to transmit them at ones open througii the post to the place from whence they came , and at every meeting that yon can attend pass resolutions , that yon will not join in any secret association , or allow strangers to mix among you , or address yoa , for believe me treachery

      will De aoroad . I rejoice , most heartily do I tejb % e , at the statesman-like address with which the Trades delegates of Manchester closed their sittings . That was the way to insure respeotand confidence . Would you battle oppression at fearful odds i Then why refuse to bring judgment to the aid of your cause I These men have really proved themselves worthy the . character of statesmen , patriots , and legislators ; and e er long their prudent and magnanimous conduot will cause all the Trades of the empire to rally round their standard .

      My friends , when the work of desolation ends then do my troubles begin : and as aforetime , bo now . Bear in mind , then , that many , very many , of our poor friends have fallen into the pit of the enemy ; We must endeavour to rescue them I the best counsel must be had for their defence , and for those money is necesssary . Once more , then , I offer myself as Treasnrer to a Defence Fund—no profitable office to me—and I invite every man , loving justice and a fair trial , to remit his mite without

      delay , by post office order , addressed for me at Mr . John Cleave's , 1 , Shoe Lane , Fleet street , London . Mind , aB in the case of Frost , this cannot be delayed to the last moment . Let it , therefore , be set about at once , for assuredly the victims shall not perish without a defence ; and as meetings are prohibited for a season , each court of justice , as in 1859-40 , will be a Chartist meetinghouse . I request all g-ood Chartists to com monioate anything worthy of publication to the office of the Evening Star , 252 , Stand , London .

      . In conclusion , my beloved friends , be united , be sober , be wise , be peaceful , and no power on earth can hold yon in bondage . Our disunion , and not their strength , give your enemies the advantage over you . Prom henceforth then , and for ever , let every man who would perpetuate disunion in our ranks be scouted from them as traitors . For my part , I shall not even condescend to answer any , the most vituperative attack npon me . I tell you , again and again , that you have Tory spies and Whig mischief-makers among you . Disappoint them , I pray you . I trust that my appeal for a Defence Fund will be responded to by all . In London all meetings are put down for the present , but public opinion will not long remain under a bushel . By all means teach the shopkeepers that they have a direct interest in the well-being and wellpaying of the labourer . I am ,

      Your faithful Friend , Feabgus O'Connob Hammersmith , Aug . 23 , 1 S 42 .

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      W . H . Dtott has to acknowledge , with thanks , the receipt of a large parcel of Stars , through the post-office , from Josiah Ernes , of Birmingham . He has similar acknowledgments to make other kind friends ; and to assure all that none of their favours shall be misapplied . W . " H . —No room . Wm . Bullock , Biggak . —Yes . Me . J . B . Smith . —IVone can receive with more respectfulness than ire are disposed to do the . kindly intended reproof of our very excellent friend . We cannot , however , with all due submission , admit that in this instance it is rightly applied . The hebdominal warfare" has been all on one side . It was commenced , it has been

      carried on , and it is continued , in the teeth of all our best efforts to serve , hy every means in our power , the viper , who , knowing that he owes to us the very means by which to exercise his raofijnity , turns thus upon his benefactor . We have taken no part in the " warfare" save the occasional statement of facts , and have made no " attack "; we have never condescended to " recrimation" nor shall we ever do so . We refer our friend to every number of the Star published since the commencement ef the " warfare "' for confirmation of this statement . Until the comtnencement of his unprincipled " attack" and viperous ungrateful "warfare" upon us , our only feeling towards the person to whom his note refers was that of admiration , and anxiety to seise every possible opportunity of enhancing his

      interest , because tee thought him an ill-used useful man ; our only present feeling towards him is that of unmitigated pity : neither of these feelings is capable of'supplying us with the disposition for continuous " warfare" with him . If he .- is determined still to bark at us , tee can only hope that our friend will permit him to indulge his very harmless propensity , without being angry tviih us for being barked at . In reference to the other gentleman alluded to , tee can only say , that we have always published whatever notices of tlieie proceedings have been sent to us . Misncrs Secketts , Tabal , Alex . Davie , Cyrus , Llewelyn William 3 ( who says that his letter must appear without failj , William M'Farlane , John Jonss ( Durham ) , Our Stockton Correspondent , must excuse us—tee have no room .

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      Q . English . —By what conveyance are the Specimens to be sent ? Q . Coates . —Will send the Plates as soon as they are ready by the conveyance he mentions . Satujex Clark ( for the United Boot ana Shoemakers ) . The 53 . for Mrs . Roberts was never received at this office . Where was it sent to ? Thomas Briggs —The note , with the several sums , for Daffy , is net written Bowerash , neither is it Bromwich ; but it is more like Bromwich than anything else . It should nave been written

      ptamer . A Constant Reader , Reading . —Write to Mr . John Cleave , 1 , Shoe-lane , London . W . Daniels , Lass wade . —2 s . John Markham . —Subscribe four months . JohS Steis . —Enquire : there mnst be some mistake The difference in carriage would be very great ; as they have previously been enclosed . The last time they were sent as a parcel . John Henderson , Belfast , will see , on reference to the Star , that persons taking less than twelve are not entitled to Specimens .

      NATIONAL TRIBUTE TO THE EXECUTIVE . £ b . d . From three Shemeld . Cutlers' old file money ... ..- ... ... 0- 1 6 Collected by A . Ironsdale , Manchester ... ... ... ... ... 7 10 0 From the Chartists of Skegby , near Mansfield , per G . Didsbury ... 0 2 6 . From the Chartists of Galasbiels ... 0 12 0

      FOR MRS . HOLBERBT . From a few friends , per Thomas ClarltBOD , Holbeck 0 0 6 From the Female Cbartkts of Leeds e 2 G Collected at the Birmingham Christian Chartist Canrch ... ... 0 12 9 From Mr . W . N . Yentnor , Isle of Wight 0 1 10 From a faw friends of liberty , London ... 0 4 0 From the Chartists of Arbroath ... 0 10 0 From Batley , after a sermon by E . Clayton „ . ... 4 0 ^ Eirisheaton , do . do . 1 ... 5 0 „ Elland Edge , do . do .... 9 f ^ ^ Berry Brow , per E .

      Clayton ... ... 10 " 0 10 C \ From the Chartists of Norwich ... 0 5 0 „ the boot and shoemakers , Nottingham ... ... ... 0 2 6 „ the Chartists of Ardsley ... 0 2 0 „ _ Birmingham . 2 18 2 Oxford ... 0 10 0 „ a friend—a tear , and ... ... 0 2 1 From Hull , per W . Martin ... ... 0 11 1 FOR MASON AND OTHERS , STAFFORDSHIRE . From J . Chapman , Somer 3 Town , London ... ... 0 2 6 From Pocklington ... 0 3 6 From J . Alsop , tollier , Tipton , per Wm . Martin ... 0 1 0 From the Chartist boot and

      shoemakers , Nottingham ... ... 030 From Plymontb , per J . Rodgers ... 0 10 0 rom Caniberwell , London , per J . Simpson ... ... ... ... 0 7 6 From -, per Mr . Beesley ... 0 5 0 FOB . TBS EXECUTIVE . From Mr . Lundy , Hull , being from aale of . Finder ' s blacking 0 3 0 From the Boston Chartists 0 5 0 FOB THE MAWCHESTEE VICTIMS . From the Chartists of Boston ... 0 2 6 . FOB JAMES DUFFY . From the Chartists of Boston ... 0 2 6 FOR HIKDES , SHOBEHAM . From J . Whitely , per A . Lonadale 0 0 6 ^ Plymontb , per J . Rodgere ... 0 2 0

      FOB HURT ' S MOMUMENT . From Plymouth , per J . Bodgew ... 0 2 0 FOB GEORGE'S FUNERAL . From Plymouth , per J . Rodgera ... 0 2 0 FOB WATKINS'S TESirMOMAL , From Plymouth , per J . Bodgers ... 0 2 0 FOB BROOKE ^ KOBTHALLEBTON . From Pryr&ontb , per J . Rodgers ... 0 2 "f t . FOB THE W 1 TES A » D FAHI 11 ES OF THE INCARCERATED CHABT 1 STS . From the ChartiBta of Kettering ... ft I 6

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      MR . CAMPBELL TO THE CHARTIST PUBLIC . We have received tho following from Mr . Campbell : — Brother Democrats , —You will pardon me for addressing you at thia important crisis . My reason for so doing is , if possible , to amalgamate all classes of Reformers to obtain the one grand object , viz ., the Charter 5 and L now crave your most serious consideration to the intents of this letter . The country is in a most awful condition , brought about solely by class legislation ; brought on , notby WmgB , not by Tories , not by millowners , not by parsons , not byJandlord 8 . orbaiikeraiiDr , £ roTerninent

      separately ; but by the united influence of all those classes , whose sole aim and eud is to rob the masses . Now , mind , I wish to be most distinctly understood , that at a crisis like the present , I will not attach all the blame of this extensive strike to the Anti-Corn Law League , » ay more than I would to the landlords . No , no , my friends ; both are alike guilty ; the landlords wish to keep , up high prices in corn , to enable them to get high rents , and thus rob the people . The Com Law Repealers wiBh to have fr « e trade in corn to enable them to rob the- people . —Arcades ambof-and it matters not to me a single pin , ' whether the Corn Law Reppiiiers originated the Btrike oi not , it is oar doty a £ Britons , as freeunsa , as Char-

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      ¦ lists-, to turn this extens ^ a Stw ^ *? the adyaatage of the whole people . : " I lament , sin cerely ^ lament , ' there should be any cause for so formidable a strike ,- but in the language of the leading article of the Ditp ^ oh < A ' Saturday last , I wish the people to continue *>* harass the Government with their complaints ; " . *<> resist the civil and military power consisteat with the peace of society and the safety of property . " for my own parfc , f nope the strike will extend to eye : *? part of tin Kingdom . Let the producers of wealth . cease to laboxirwd stand with their arms folded , and look with derision and contempt on those who oppress them , A people bo acting : would at once obtain ] thoir liberty . _ , ¦ . : ; ° : ¦ -, - v . ; ¦' - . .- ¦ > ¦ , ¦ , .. ; V' : . - . - EveryWhere the peaceable meetings of the people have been unjustly interrupted by the minions of Government , and thu 3 the general discontent increased . .: •• ¦

      1 ? erc ^ ive ^ at Mr . Sturge ' s party is for calling another Conference ta delibarate on the awful state of the nation . Let this Conference be a national oae —let us nave no denunciations-let us not attribute bad motives to any man or ^ set of men—let there b » thousand delegates at that Conference—let the irades of London , Birmingham , Manchester , a ™ J * 9 fiow ' take this question seriously up—let the Reformers of , every grade send delegates-let the watch-word be , the People ' s Charter . No flinching now , 110 backsliding , but let us all be resolved to act unitedly for the accomplishment of this one great object which alone can save our common country from ruin ; and may execration be the Jot of the man , or men , who will cause disunion for the future .

      M ^ ft _ __ ^— M _ - . ' — " * ' ¦ * - ' » - ' ' ' - _¦" . ¦ .. ¦ - M either by private slander or public denunciation . Again , I say ^ let the Conference be a great , a Powefful t and a national one , which will adopt the Charter , the whole Charter , and nothing less . . Let me now inform you that I have received word or the arrest of Leach , ou * long-trifcd and worthy champion ; that T have been informed that the harpies of povver are after M'Douall ; and let me also inform you that I have not a shilling to give the worthy Doctor ' s wife—that I have not the means to send Mr . Bairstow ' s wages to him . I at once then say , that , instanter , means ought to be devised to look to the families of those men . If ever you had confidence in your ^ Executive ; if you wish to see themselves and families taken care of ,

      bail found , if required , you will forward , without delay , a sufficient amount to meet such expences as may be incurred . For my own part my course is straight before me . I will not travel to the right or left out of it , whether in pub ' lio ' . or ' pii * vate . . Before a jury , or ia prison , I shall unflinchingly maintain the principles of the People ' s Charter ; and I sincerely-hope' that her Majesty ' s mini 8 ter 8 will advise her to convene the Parliament immediately to take steps to remove the present distress , which , iii my opinion , can only be remedied by the enactment of the People ' s Charter . Hoping that the strike may extend , that the Conference may be a national one , and that you will forward Without delay such monies as may be convenient for you to do for the use of the Executive ,

      '¦ ¦ . ¦¦ '¦ .. 1 remain , ; ;' . : \ - ;; " =: < ¦¦ : ¦ / ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦' ¦ '¦'¦ .- . Your brother democrat , ' . . . { : ¦' . ' , . ¦ ¦ . - . - •• " ; . . . v : ¦?;¦ - a / : ' ¦ ¦ ' John Campbell . P . S . Let all letters for me be directed , 180 , High Rolborn , London ; and let those parties who want cards , ' apply for them without delay .

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      Stockton . —On Sunday afternoon , at one o ' clock , a camp meeting will be held at this place . Friends from Darliuiitoni Middlesborough , Hartlepool , &c , will be in attendance . Sunderland . —The friends at this place , who intend going to the Stockton meeting , are requested to be at the fyTark Quay by six o ' clock on Sunday morning , where . the .. steamer . . ' will-be * found to oonvey them . . - ( ,: : . / -ir ¦¦ , ;¦ '" :. . ' ¦ ;\; ;• : ¦¦ - ' .. ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ; . ¦ Rcffy RrJDLEY's Route . —The friends of freedom requiring Ruffy Ridley ' s services are requested to direct to him , previous to Friday , September 2 nd , at Mr ; Morgan ' s , Green Dragon , Gmderford , Forest of Dean . Gloucestershire . L

      Westbury . —The County Council will meet on Sunday . September " 4 th ; at the : Chartist Association Room , Warminster-road , Westbury . Mb . Powell is on his route for Exeter ^ Tiverton , Newton , and Tavistobk . ; : A ; Mr . Jones , of Livbrpool , will visit the following places during the next fortnight ; : —Leicester , on Sunday , Aug . 28 th ; Nottingham , Monday and Tuesday , 29 th » nd 30 th ; Derby , Wednesday and Thursday , 31 st , and Sept . 1 st j Belptr , iriday , 2 nd ; Matlock Bath , Saturday , 3 rd ; Bakewell , Sunday , 4 th ; Buxtou , Monday , 5 th ; Scockport , Tuesday , 6 U 1 ; Mandhegter , Wednesday . 7 ch .

      Mexbko' . —A Delegate Meeting will be hald here , on Sunday , September 4 th . The following places are requested to send Delegates :- ^ -SheffieId , Rotherham , Barnaley , Doncastor , East Redford , Gainsborough , Wath , and Swintoni Any of the above named places that cannot make it convenient to send delegates' can send a letter so as to be in time for the meeting . —Direct to W . Gilhiden , Mexbro' Glass Works , by Rotherham . London . —A lecture will be delivered at 1 , China Walk , on Sunday next , at eight o ' clock . ¦¦¦ .. South LANCASHiupi Delegate Meeting , — The adjourned meeting will be hold oh Sunday , at eleven o ' clock / precisely , in the Brown-street Rooms , Manchester , when ail tho Chartist Localities in South Lancashire are requested to send in their quota of money to support the South Lancishire Leoturer ' s Fund , as the > treasurer is in arrears .

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      RECEIPTS OF THE EXECUTIVE FROM AUGUST THE 9 th TO THE 23 rd , INCLtt . . . ¦¦ siy ' -E ; " a- - }^ ' . < ¦¦ - ¦ v . > . ¦ : ¦ ¦ ' . ¦ ¦¦¦ ¦ ; :- ¦ . . > - - ^ h ; : . ¦¦ - . ; •' : ¦ . . /^¦ ; - :- ; :-- . v " - ' - ; ; lr- - - ' ¦ ¦ ¦ , v ' . ; . ' £ -B ' a Loudon Rock locality ... ... ... 0 4 6 Ditto , per Mr . Wheeler ¦ . " ... ... ... 1 6 . 8 Halifax district y . i . . < - . ... ... ... I 9 0 Manchester , per Mr / Kynaston ... ... 1 0 0 Ditto , Carponter ' s Half : ¦ , ' i ... ... ... 4 12 8 StarOffioo ... .. v ... ... • .-. - ... 6 12 pi Lewes , per Mr . Morling ... ... ... 0 4 6 London Carpenter's 'Arm , per Mrs . Newly 0 5 2 Oakenshaw ... «» - ... ... 0 8 4 Manchester Painters .... ... : ... 0 3 4

      Saitbrd ... ; .. — ... ... 0 3 4 Newton Heath . ••• ... 0 . 8 4 Hebden Bridge ... i .. ... ... 0 5 0 Sheffield , per Mr . Harney ... ... 0 5 0 Chelsea ¦ : ... '¦ ... ... ... ... 0 10 0 Brompton ... ... ... ... 0 5 0 Bermondsey .... ... ... ... 0 1 8 Morlcy , ... ... .. ; . ... ... 0 4 0 Tredegar ... ... ... ' :.. ,- . ^ ... 0 70 Salisbury ... ... ... ... ... 0 5 6 Merthyi Tydvil ... ... .. :.,. 213 ; 4 London , Camberwell , per Mr . Parker ... 0 13 0 ] Wisbeach , per Mr . Anderson ... ... 0 18 8 Bridgort ... > .. ... * .. ... 0 8 6 ' ¦ ¦; - . - : , ' ..-- - ' ; - ; ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦;¦ ; r } :.: / : ¦ : : ; : £ 2 ii 6 ^

      State Of The C Qottity

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      -. -. CHABPVsojierset , . . : . . v . - ; The apathetic inhabitants of this piieat-ridden neighbourhood received a visit on Friday last , from the indefati « able Kuflfy Rtaley , The Mayor , Of cour 8 e > refused tho Town Hall , and be other room capacious enongh being within the reach of the nawashed , a meeting was held in front of the Market-place , and a glorious meeting it wsa- too ; the people from the poorest factory slave to the richest [ and most impudent squire attended , and although we had but three hours ' Dotice , wo nuniberert mure than a thousand persons . ; A barrel being procured for . a rostruin , Mr . B . mounted it , and for nearly two hours lashed away in good earnest . : : ' .:- . ' . " .- ¦' . .. ' ¦ : ' ¦ ¦ ¦' .- ¦ . ' , ' ¦ ¦ - ¦ - ¦¦ . '¦ ¦¦

      I have to state , ttmt yestenlay the handa of two of tbe lace factories struck ^ ork h ere ; on account , of an attempted reduction in their wag ^ s ; it is . ' expected that othtTS will soon follow . No breach of the peace has yet occurred , but the hands are very restless , sind are at this moment parading ; the Btreets . .,. '• . ¦ ' : ';¦ , { . ; . ; Sijicti writiBK the above , a tropp of Scotch Greys has arrived here , but bad ' scarecely got from their horses when an express arrived for them to go » as I learn , to Wales .: ; -,. ¦ , :- ¦;¦' - '¦ ¦ ¦ - . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ •¦ : ' ¦¦ : ' : : ' .:: . -: ' . {; ¦ ¦ ¦ ,:

      TBOWBRIDGE . ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦; ¦ : ' .. ¦ ¦ , ' ' . ' ¦ :, ¦ : ' " ;¦ ¦ ¦ ) : ¦ " ¦ ,. ' ¦;¦;;• ¦ ¦ ¦ : .:, ' ; Tuesday . The public meeting , of wWch I spoke in my last , was held last night , in the Chatter-square , and a glorious meeting it was , there being present from four to five thousand t persons . A number of policemen in disgoise ¦ were recognised among the crowd ; as : weie also , many of the ' respectable *' ef the town . \ . lam informed upon good authority that the police from all tbe surrounding neighbourhood were stationed at a publie-house at a short dlstftnw from the town , ready for active service in case of need . Such a case did not occur , however , thanka to the prudence and good temper of the peoples ; : C - [ .

      Mr . J . RawlingB , at tbeappolnted ttsae , was nnanimously called to to the cbair . After a few appropriate remarks , h # introduced , ¦^• - ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ V- '; - . --- ¦; ' ;¦ . n : -. 'j :. .. ' Mr . W . Dyer , to propose tl * "ThaVwe * the people of Trowbridge , Iq public meeting assembled , do hereby express the deep regret we feel on account of , the pxivations and snfleringa of our brethren id the manufacturing ' dlstricta , caused as we believe there privations and safferings to be , by tbe anti-Corn Law League and the Government . Seeing the attempts made to overthrow the just and righteous principles set forth ' in the People ' s Charter , we do hereby pledge ourselves ta assist our brethren throughout the country In using all legal means In out power to © anse the [ Baid Charterj to beoome ; the taw of tl »« land . .: ' . ;¦ . ¦ ; -. ' ¦¦ : ' ¦; ... v . - , ; . ' - . l- ^ y ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ . ' -... ' - ; '¦ •¦ ' ¦ . ' •>¦ '¦ Mn J . Roberta secendedit .

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      The Chairman next ciUed upon ' : ¦" - ¦¦ ' : Mr . Ruiffy Ridley to ^ support tikef reisolritlpn , wnich he did In a very able manner . He advised the persons present to bo peaceable , but deteimined . " He' icflictsd a severe but merited castigation on the policemen in disguise , and then referred , in a pomiad manner ; to the present stats of the times . , "He concluded an excellent discourse amid much applause . ' ¦ ¦> ^ - After paying the nsrial ' ehartist compliments , th © Chairman dissolved the ' mestinj . : : The immense crowd -then slo # iy and quietly dispersed . :- ¦ ¦ ¦/¦ ; ; :, ' r ^ : y . \ ' :. ¦ ' ¦ ¦'¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦'¦¦ ¦' . - ' ¦ ., -: . ' ;

      :::.: ¦ '¦ ; '¦ ' , - , : ¦ LONDON . ' \ - ' .: ? ^ GILBJiT MEETING j-OI ? THS . ELECTORS A ib OTHER ; : " . ' ; INHAWTANTS OP FINSSJUitY . V : S- ' . ¦ ¦ A public meeting , convened by reqajsifcion , was held on Tuesday evening , at White Conduit House , at half-pasVsix o ' clock . The splendid ieon cert room , the balcony , and every other portion of the building was crowded to excess ; over the platform was fixed on the wall a banner , containing the motto , " Peace , Law and Order . " : /; / Shortly before seven o ' clock ,: the : Conisaittee , atcompanied by TboiDas Duncorabe , Esq ., M . Pi and Feargus O'Connor , Esq . made their appearsrace upon the platform aud were greeted with loud aad ! long csntintied cheers , ' : ;

      Mr . Rogers , having been elected to the ohaf ?; commeaced by stating that the present were trakl ish times , but that under their banner of " peace , law , and order , " they would be certain to cpnquor . The present meeting had been legally convened according to Act of Parliament ; and that . ^ no pretence m ^ bi be left to the authorities to commit the follies , nc « to say the outrages , which had been transacted within the last few days , lie had transmitted a , copy of t&e bill , calling the meeting , with the following note lo Sir James Graham :-- ^ V 111 hereby transmit you a list of the conveners o 9 the Finsbury meeting . : ' i ^ ; " Your obedient eeryarit , ¦ . "'¦ ' ¦ ' ' ' ^ . '¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦'¦ "'¦ ' "' - ' ¦ ¦ ¦¦ - . ' ¦ ¦• ¦ ¦¦• " Sam . Rcgebs . u To Sir James Graham , Secretary of State , " ; - .- ; . : ; .. ; : &e ., &c ., &c . / ' - .. ' :- ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' : : ¦ : ¦ ; ' .. '¦ , ' . ¦

      ; To that note he had received no , answer , arid he therefore presumed that the meeting was le /^ il , even in the estimation of tho fastidious Baronet ,, Mr . Rogers . then went on to showthat the electors should use the power which the law conferred upon , them for the benefit of the whole community . They could gain no true . information of the origin or progress of the presont unhappy ' Btate of . affairs in ; the North , from' thdrascallynewspapers . ofi , he . ' 4 &y V but they woll knew that the cause of theai : was . classlegislation , The , pf ople would never be in a state of contentment or pjosperity uatir jiheir grievances were removed , and the electors and persons of property ouiiht to be the first and not the last to assist them . The mass of the people had nothing to lose , and if those who had property did nofc look to the interest of the working men , they might , in the confusion which Ayould inevitable , ensue , lose that which they now possessed—( cheerd . )

      Mr . Moore read a note from Mr . Wakley ; Btatihg that severe indisposition kept him from attend ing the meeting , but his best tyishes were with them , and he was convinced that if there was iiot shorily a Radical Reform of the representative system ' of the House of Commons , it would be impossible to reSain peace and order , but that the best ^ interests of the nation would be involved in one commda confusion and ruin . Class legislation had been the curse of the millions . : Mr . Savage rose to move the first resolution , but was interrupted with cries of •! Adjourn ; " but the Chairman haying appealed to them upon the inconvenience it would create , Mr . Sivage

      proceeded by asserting that the present were critical times , and that they needed the assistance of all good and patriotic men . It was almost impossible to deliberdte calmly upon the scenes occurring in the North , unless they were at a distanco from theseme of action . . They had not in the North the liberty of meeting asthey were then meetingi It almost made the mind shudder to reflect ou tho scenes which had occurred , but he urged them to persevere in their peaceful agitation until they had achieved a certain remedy . Mr . S . concluded a speech which was but very imperfectly heard , owing to the re * peated calls for adjournment , by . moving the follow * ing resolution ; . — ¦ ;

      "That this meeting learns with sorrow and disr may , that nearly the whole of the manufacturing population have foregone their usualiadustrial occupations ; that the discontent of tho people has in some places broken out into open violence ; that encounters have taken place , accompanied with loss of life ; that , in fact , civil war is raging throughout a large portion of Great Britain , so as to threaten an effectual destruction of security , of property in all parts of the kingdom . " The cries for an adjournment how became s 6 general , that the immense body took possession of the gardens attached to the house , and ihe Committee and speakers addressed them from the balcony . At this period not Ies 3 than from ten to fifteen thousandiperabns wereinthe ground , and many thousands outside unable to procure admission .

      Order having been restored , the resolution was put , seconded in an excellent speech by Mr . Walker , and carried unanimously amid loud cheering . ¦ ; Mr . Watson in an address of considerable ability moved tho follbvyiug resolution " : —¦ - ¦ : " T'hat this meeting without pretending to judge accurately of the immediate causo of this sudden out-break , finds no difliculty in deciding that the remote , all-powerful , arid all-producing cause has been ciass Je # is ] ation , which by promoting class interests at tho expense of general interests has at length produced such an extreme exhaustion of the resources of the whole body , that general pressure has produced general distress ; olass has . been set against class , man against man , by sectional and individual endeavours to escape the general distress . "

      ¦ : ' . He trusted that tho example set by the , electors of Finsbury would be followed throughout the empire , and the working men would then be enabled to hold their meetings and express their grievances without coming into collision with the authorities . : Mr . Fisher . brieflj seconded the resolution , ¦ which was unanimously , adopted . : ¦ ; Mr . West moved , and Mr . Witz seconded the next resolution : — :- .. - . . ' -: ; . - :. ¦ :- . "'¦ ¦;¦¦¦ ' ¦ -, '¦' : .:, '¦ - '¦ .. " That this ineeting have no hopes of romedy in the measures hitherto pursued—no hope of peace in the poor destroying the factories or residences of the riobi because the bwriers can give ho greater wages than the demands of class legislation leave

      them , the power of doing—dot do we see any hope of peace in the rich coercing the poor because they endeavour to avoid starvation . These are tho means of aggravating the evils , which in the opinion of the ' meeting , can only be remedied by removirig class legislation ; arid they ' :. are of an opinion that a petition founded on the above resolutions be presented to the Queen , praying Her Majesty to be gra ^ ciousiy pleased immediately ' to convene Parliament , and take means for securing to the people such a repfeBentation as will bo iii conformity with the prayer of fthe petition presented to the House of Commons last session ,, and which poti tion was signed by four millions of her Majesty ' s loyal subjects . " ; . ) ' ¦¦ ¦'¦ : r .. ' .. ; ' .: . ;) "' : ¦ ' -..-..:.. ¦ ^' - } '¦/ : ]¦ ¦ -.- ' y

      Carried urianimowsly , and ordered to be presented by the borough M . P . ' s . v Mr . Savage inoved , and Mr . Siembridge seconded , the following resolution : — - .- '¦ ¦ . ' ' ' ; ¦ "That tbe thanks of this mseting are due , and are hereby given , to Thomas Slin ' gsby Duncbmbe , M . P ., for his undeviatieg persoveranGe in the cause of the people , and for his readiness at all times to respond to thecall of his constituents ; " , ; ; Carried amid loud cheers . _ Mr . Duncombe then presented himself , and was reoeiyed with triuiuphant : applause , the Honourable Member thanked the assembly for the minntr in which they had responded to theVpreyiousresoJutipa , took a brief but cutting revioiv o | the Qaeeii's speeuh and the acts of the ministry during the past session , declared his determination ; to stand by the people until- ' the ¦ last . ' - hour of his existeace , and retired greeted with tho heartfelt ; applause of tho , assembled thousands . ; -:- . ' .-: -. " : ¦ : " - ¦ .. ' " . -.-w ' ¦; ¦ ..-,.:, ; - .: ' .

      The Chairman then stated the business was concluded , but loud and ' repeatedcries 'froinuH part , s ; of the ^ asserably for F . ar ^ tis O'Connor , caused tha-C geatleman to appear ttn the platform , when he was , received with tumultuou 3 applause , and st ' ate&jthat ; by the courtesy ol the oammntee , and the wish of Mr . DunconibeV though not an elector , he would address thenj .: '¦ . ¦; '¦ ¦ ' /¦ ¦ - . ¦ :: ¦ - ' -: ¦'¦'; . '¦ ^ . ; :. ; " . : ¦• . ¦ ¦' ¦; - . - Mr . O Gprinor then spoke in his usual impressive and eloquent manner , renewing his pledge to stand or fall Oy the people , entreating them [ cot to , give an advantage to their enemies by any acts . of violence , and the success of their cause would be certain . He was happy to inform them that he had made arrangements by wiich tie had become

      proprietor of a daily paper to battle for their interests —( great cheers . ) The Evening Star would now be the advocate of the Six Points of the Charter , arid its motto would be No Surrender , Mir . O'Connor then deolared his approbation of the resolution they had passed . The last resolution was the gem of the ; whole ; it stated that witbyut the Chatter masters were unable to give good wages to their men ; and he implore ^ the shopkeepers to look well to their 0 wn . ¦ interest ,., and they would see the urgent necessity of Ussistirig the people in their struggle for political freedom , and ^^ enable them to crush the attempt how being made to suppress

      public opinion . / , . , A vote ef thianks wap , ^ wn to the Chairman , and the meetingVquietly V . YBpersed , notwithstanding the : insulting menaces o . sk large body of the police , whof with their bludgo ^ in . their hands , stopped iip the paths , and ^ udeaVdured t 6 exaspera te the peopie . Mr . H ^ and > thre 4 Buperihtenden | 8 , i . or parading the . streets on horseback , ocoasioriing confur sion by the - Arancing ! of theirsteeds , arid endangenngi instead 6 ? preserving the public peace ; The troops from both Hanslow ; and woQlmoh , were jnTeadi ? ness to act , . and ; likewiBO ttte lionourable tolnntee cpiDiany « Ajtillery . ; \ : ^ '

      Bristol

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      / CON VEYANCS OF GOODS TO AND PflOItt WNDO . f B ? RAILWAY . JOHN KEJiWORTHY and Co . beg ' -ta inform «| their Friends and the Public . thfct oii ' the Fmsr of September next , they intend to commence Carrying by RAILWAY to and from LONDON , and LEEDS , BRADFORD . HALiFAX . HIIDDERSFIELD , DEWSBUilYj &c , and liopo : io merit a share o . f that : support bo many jeacs confer , red on , thenl as Carriers by Canal . ¦ :. ' ¦ ' - < ^ Wauehouses — Axe Inn , Aldersunbury , am > Railway SiAXioNjCijiDEwTowi * , London . Railway Trains to Liverpool * Manchester ; Rochdale , -6 j ; 6 . every Day . V ; ' ; :. : ¦ ; . ;

      Also , DAILY FLY BOATS between Huddersfield , Manchester , Runcorn , and Liverpool . The only Canal Conveyance between those Towns with ' but change in the proprietary . ' , " . Au&ust 24 ; h , 1842 ,: / ¦ [/; : : :: J V : ;¦; . / ' , ;>¦ : ¦ .

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      Leeds Cobn Market , Tuesday August 23 rfl . — The supply . of'Grain to this day ' s market is smaller thaiB last week . The : disturbances in tho manufacturing districtshave caused us to have a thin attendance vf millers , and they only purchase for their immediate wanta ; the accounts this morninii are more favourable ^ and ijearly all the mills have commenced running . Old Wheat ba 3 been 2 * . to 35 .-per qt . lower , some little new at inarkefc , which lias madefrom 5 $ 3 . tcCol * . for Red , and White to 601 : ; but with good , supplies ' prices will be much lower for the inferior Old Wheat , there is no deman d . O ' a ts and BeaDS littlo aiterauon . Tlie weather continues as fine as possible , aiid cutting is quite general .

      THE AVERAGE PRICES OP WHEAT FOB THE WEEK y ; ' ENDING AUG . 23 , 1842 . ' ,: ; ¦ ; . '¦' Wheats Barley . Oats . Rye . Beans . Pea * Or * . Qrs . Qra . Qrs . Qrs . ; Q « - M 9 . 41 ¦ ¦ '¦ . ¦ 456 - . 24 ' ' ¦' ¦ - ¦ : ¦ . 215 : . " . 10 ' jCs / d . £ ad . £ a . d . £ 9 . d ., £ a . d . £ B .: 2 ; 13 103 I tJ 7 A 1 0 HA 1 : 13 10 1 16 5 ^ 1 14 9 ' Leeds Woollen ^ Market ^— Tho excitement in this- district having passed over , the market was aameyFhit . better on Tuesday . - last , / confidence being in some degree restored . There is not , however , that improv . ement in the 1 demand for raanuiactured goodar ' - -wliich ' mighi , ; have been . expected . In the wariBhopse 3 thjere Is a slight improveinc . nt for the hoine traMJe , j > ut ^ we much , jear ; that there is an accumulation ^ of stock ; which it will take some time to 'blear-off .-.. ¦'¦¦ - ¦ ¦' ' ... ¦ /;• ¦ . ¦' . "'¦' : ' ' " '¦ "' ... ' v . ¦ ' [ ' ' . ; . j ^ ' - -v '' .

      , EuDD ^ RSFiELD Market , Tcespay Av& 2 S . rr-Ouc marice ' t Ms day wore asgloomy&u aspect , as : last week . < There waa scarcely anything done in aa ? k ] nd of ^ goods .. ; we might as . well be without market . Scarce any one knows what to & 6 , for what little is done is confined to a few wareftouses . LivEBPOOL Corn Mabketj Monday , Aue . 22 . — The weather has continued . to be such as to push forward harvest operations rapidly , arid we have had another dull week in the Corn trade , with receding prices . Wheat has been solsl at 23 . to 3 d . per bushel , Flour Is . to Is .. 6 dV per barrel , OaN Id . to 2 d . per bushel , and Oatmeal at 6 d . to Is . per load below the quotations of this day se'hnight * Barley , Beans ,

      arid ¦• Peas h > Ve ^ inoved only in retail ,. thongh offered . on ratlier-lower terms . The whole , or nearly so , of the Foreign WfifeaA = a » d Floor in-bond jp this port prfivibns 1 to ^ yeBtetday wasdeared at tile respective duties of 'jB&ftix' ^ tfairteriJandfis ;^ S ^ d . rper Jbarrel . I no rates of iriVpbse ^ brJ ^ ha present Wfi 6 fc > are - 9 s . per qnarteri ^ tod s 58 ii 6 di-p ^ fe » rrel ; v Of British Gram , Floury and ¦ Oatmealwe ; b » e had onlyfABBBall influx of auriplyi !' -Two oi thre «> etaallilot 8 M Irish new G » ts Tiave aRpea ^ di arid have , eolct ati 33 . Id . per 43 lbs . Ktfnew'Wheat haajetcomeforward . . .. - ., ; -. ¦ » . v * , .. ¦ lr , . * r ., Ji sv . Hni ¦ " - 'ii *' . ' ! -J'X- :- . ¦¦ _ ' -

      LlYERl ^ l CaK « ^ IaBKEI , MpNDATjAuG . 22 MB . —We have * id ratner & lareer supply ^ f Cattle 1 at market to-day Atanlaat week ^ vyn > ch ri m ( BV wth dull sb % afc * boa > iastv'we ^^ s . pricei ; ; W ^ iave had a Binallersupplj' / jof fibiep \ aiid ; tiip& ^ Wiich wer e piftoipallyi of aebond-rateygualH ^^ M qu » Hiy of E » m . f thAAft : ami iLamba . -very re ' ea ^^ gOi % quentIy eSKerly sought after » t a shade . bialBf'tJai « tt , ^ fleet b « r of Cattle , M matket : —BewSK ^ K ^™^ x « mbswo . a ^ - , ; c :: ^ < : ¦¦ igppJSK !^^ auahty , Xbfet quality of mSBm

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      HUDDERSPIEXJJ . —Mihaculous Escape . — About fire o'clock 01 Tne ^ day afternoon , a lady and gentleman stepped into a gi ^ at the top of the town , for the purpose of returaiog' home to Bradford ; they'had no sooner got in than the horse took fright and set off at a tremendous rate down Kirkgate until it came to some iron pallisades opposite the the Saddle Inn , which were torn up , stones and all . The animal proceeded ( managed by the gentleman who still held the reins ) ontii opposite the church , when the wheel of the gig was locked within the wheel of a cart loaded with-stones ; the driver was thrown out unhurt , and tbe lady lifted out without

      any injury except fright . The- shafts of fee gig were broken , bat no further injury sustained . LEEDS . —Sikalmg Tools . —On Tuesday last , a man named Joseph Bathos , a jonraeyman shoemaker , was charged before tho LeedB Borough magistrates with having stolen a quantity of shoemakers tools , the property of two fellow workmen , named Buck and Richardson . The prisoner , along with the prosecutors , had been lodging at No . 10 , Upper Towerset-street , and on Saturday week he took the liberty of bolting with the tools in . question . He was apprehended in Bradford , on Monday , and the tools found at his lodgings . He was committed for trial .

      Sodden Death , —On Monday last , an inquest was held at the Court House , before John Blackburn , Esq ., on the body of Hannah , the wife of Christopher Smith , residing in the Leylands . The deceased was thirty-four years of age , and has for some time been in very delicate health . On Saturday evening last , she left home about half-past nine o ' clock , to goto market with her husband ; she was then not well , and whilst in the market was taken so bad as to render her removal home necessary . She had some tea , and went to bed directly , ' and was found dead iii twenty minutes after she had got to bed . Verdict , 1 Died by the visitation of God . " ¦//¦ / - ¦

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      ^^^^^^^^^ mv ^^^ WW . TO THE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . Bbotheb Chaktjsts , —The events of . the lasl ten days are known to you . The Conference dissolved , the address of the Executive appeared , and the President of the Association was arrested ; not because an ; law had been violated , but simply because the truth bad been told in undisguised language to an exasperated people . It appears that a warrant was issued against me , and no doubt all the members of the Executive . 1 did not see much propriety in quietly submitting tc imprisonment , when my services might be required ; and my friends would not allow me to run the chance ; therefore I walked round the gaping jacks in office .

      and escaped ¦ with the utmost ta&e . I have not been idle . We have had our encampments ia the fastnesses of the mountains , -where out enemies could not listen , and dare cot come ; where the wild beauties of nature conveyed freshness and vigour to the understanding ; where we could both in Borrow and safety brood over the affliction of . our country , and anxiously study the best means of destroying the tyraiiny of ages ; and where we were brought nearer to the great spirits of our forefathers who lodged with the moorcock and housed themselves in caves , whilst bravely contending for civil and religious liberty in days of blood , and strife , and battle . Oa . ' for the glorious doings of our fathers , for the unconquered spirits of the dead .

      Is this glorious land to be for ever enslaved , and its everlasting doom to be written on the bloody pavement Of its cities ? Aroasa ye Englishmen , and Land in band assist your brethren ef Wales and Scotland , resolve to be : free . Yoa need only resolve . What care -we about landlord or league now . The Charter is of higher import than the contentions of ancient and modern pluderers . We stand thus—The strike was one for wages—for the repeal of tbe corn laws . Had we stood idly by we would have served tbe League . Hsd ire opposed the . Strike altogether , we -would haved served the landlords . We did neither , we were consistent to our cause , just to ourselves , and faithful to our country . We neither hung fire , nor damned with faint praise , but boldly , wisely , and timely determined the strike should yield , ¦ what fruits were in the -womb of futurity for Chartism . That is the sole reason of the course I have followed , with my colleagues .

      Who can accuse us ? Who would have accused us had the movement driven the Government to repeat { ho corn lavs ? All—because then it would have been said " -why not have had the Charter as well V It is true we have had arrests . What of that ? A step further and the only arrest would have been by the bullet or the Bword , But revolution was not ripe as it was in France . The middle class oppose us still , and the trades are cot wholly with ns . Either or both are necessary to the succcess of a revolution , therefore . I approved of , and supported the recommendation of the Conference and Trades for peace , law , aud order , not from conviction that injustice demanded peace , robbervj obedience to the Government , or starvation order omon&st the pe * ple ; not for fear of of the army , of marauders , but

      simply because I trembled for a defenceless undisciplined and unarmed people who are tdo poor to purchase justice , too weak to demand it , and too submissive even to avail themselves of tbe means of protection legally afforded to every man for the defence ef bis he me and his liberty . None complain of a cessation of labour until the Charter Bhall become the law . They know that such a resolution is merely figurative or else a declaration of war . If tbe latter , it is the announcement of battle , and that would be stone versus bullet , bludgeon versus bayonet . According to the observation I have made throughout the country , I cannot recommend that course , or indeed any one which is certain to fail ; nor would I advise mosses of unarmed men again to parade in face of the military .

      I have sure information , even on the top of the mountain where I write , tliat the authorities intend ' commencing the 7 itills in Vie south of Lancashire first , and when they have started them , the trustworthy operatives in them are to be armed ; then the soldiers are to be withdrawn to the north and elsewhere ; to force the people to work at the point . of the bayovet , and to shew no mercy ( such is the ruthless order of the lord Lieutenant J to man , woman , or child . There now , ye Btone-and-bludgeon tearers , what think you of that ? What is England come to ? What have you been about ? aud what do you intend to do ? My opinion is unshaken as before . It is as follows : — First , the people cannot contend against the soldiers , and therefore peace , law , and order are wise , although degrading .

      Secondly , every engine should be at work to exhaust the supplies of the Government , by running for gold , and issuing of paper promises to pay by the Trades , or are societies who withdraw their money from circulation . It must be plain that if it is spent when drawn , ' it goes back to the old shop again . Take all the gold , and give nothing but promissory notes or old rags to the shopkeeper . - Thirdly , instead of begging , the- shopkeepers ond others should be rtquested to send provisions to a common store faw wi « l refuse , as on resuming work exclusive dealing is sure to be turned against them , if nothing worse befals them . Trust to their fears and evade the Vagrancy Act . : ; Fourthly , the people Bheuld , when deterred from meeting , publicly meet in streets and wards , in the most commodious houses , and discuss the news as well as devise fresh means of passive resistance .

      Fifthly , they should have messages exchanged between town and town and believe no ramonr . Sixthly , one resolute motion should be put to all meetings , pledging them to the Charter , and when bo many ears are open , the great truths of Chartism should be unsparingly poured in to thera . In conclusion , I may remark that I support a continuance of the Strike , chiefly because of my belief that some event may yet arise which we little dream of , which may run like wildfire through the nation and leave us victorious . The longer the people of the north are out , the chances multiply of London and Birmingham striking , and the whole of the south being made duly acquainted with our movement-Scotland is shaking herself for the struggle , and the strike there is the most extensive that has yet occurred . Ireland takes no part yut . Wales is half asleep .

      The continuance of the Strike affords time for fate to ¦ work her alow , but certaiu , web around the tyrant ' s den . The cessation of the Strike will not last , because wages will be more aDd more reduced ;• therefore , wo will lose nothing let the result be cither way : but which ever way it tends , prepare , prepare , prepare .

      The Strike is one event which With a flash b ? gin 8 , and ends in smoke . Another out of smoke brings glorious light , And fast raising expectation high , Surprises us with dazzling miracles .

      P . M . M'DOUAI-L

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 27, 1842, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct768/page/5/