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      THE NATIONAL DAILY BREAD SOCIETY AND THE "NORTHERN STAR . " K ) THE PROPRIETOR A > T > CONDUCTORS OF

      THE " NORTHERN STAR . " GsxTLStan , —Siaee yon have occupied two cotoffis of jour last week ' s paper for the leading article censuring sad abasing me , and misrepresentin g- the objects of the society originated by me , joa will not in commas fairness deny me the right of reply . In the first place , then , let me say distinctly that in signifying , through the medium of a placard , a j intention to addresB the inhabitants of Manchester ec the subject of the Food Taxes aad the People ' s Charter , I had no desire whatever that it sheuld be aaderstood I was Mr . Hill of the Northern Star : it really is an honour I do not aspire to . Indeed , if the article in last -week ' s paper is the production ef Mr . Hill of the Northern Star , and that is a

      specimen of his mode of writing and his train of thinking , I shoald deem it ft degradation to be mistaken for him ; at the same tine I was not aware that he was so very eminent a gentlemen—that he was the Mr . Hill par excellence—that it was * ecess * ry to pat on my card of address , Mr . Hill , bet not Mr . Hill of the Northern Star . If you intend to Bay that the People ' s Charter was inserted on the placard with a view that Chartists Bigh t attend and hear , I can hard no hesitation in say ind such was my object ; for it is proper they should receive some information on this subject besides that which they derive through the Northern Star . If ysu fear the effects to be produced on the reasoning powers of the Chartists that they shoald hear iny lecture or address , or read any works which treat upon the Food Taxes , as well as the People ' s Charter , lest they should become converts to the

      opinion that both are important subjects , I advise a bulletin , or perhaps a ball might be more characteristic , to something like the following effect : — " Know all men by these presents , that ire . the projctetors and conductors of the Northern Star * do prohibit all Chartist * from attending aay lecture or public meeting , or from reading any publication , when the . subject of the Bread Tax shall be mentioned ia conjunction with the Charter , l « st they ahould imbibe the heretical doctrine that starvation and famine are jrvQs t j be avoided , under pain of incurring our high displeasure . Any parties offending against this our Imperial Chartist proclamation shall be prohibited from tferowicg up their csps and shouting three cheers for O'Connor , and shall be prohibited from having one of the fire acre allotments to be awarded to all good Chirtists when we , the condnetonof the Northern Star , shall become the Government of the country .

      Qivcn at our printing-office , in Leeds , under our bands and seals , this twenty-sixth day of October , one thousand eight hundred and forty one . " By Order of the great O'Connor , *• ( Signed ) William Hill , "Editor of the Northern Star . " It is Btterly false that the words " People s Chartar" were inserted in larger characters than the words " Pood Taxes /* as yon hare set it forth . One of the placards in question is lying at the office of the Leeds Tines , and one at Mr . Heywood ' s , Manchester , that those who choose to satisfy themselves by the evidence ef their own sight that the writer of the Northern Star has beea guilty of a gross falsehood , Kty have the opportunity of domg so . The words u food taxes" were in larger type than the * ' People ' s Charter , " aad it was distinctly stated that the address would be en the best mode of obtaining the repeal of the food taxes . "

      Now it was not likely that Mr . Hill , of the Northern Star , was going to advocate the repeal of the Food Taxes , for we all know that the conductor ? of that publication are opposed to the repeal of the Corn Laws and recommend as a fubstitnie allotments of five acres of land to each individual ! Perhap ? whilst on this subject , without being so uneoune « us as to ask Mr . O'Connor how they are to ob ; a ; n the land , adding , " Don ' t yon wish yoa may pet it , " I might be allowed to inquire whether , if the land is divided into fire acre pieces , and each individaal has five children , ' it is calculated this will sab-divide iHto five acres more for each , or if they have discovered that there would then be only oae acre for each ; moreover if each Of these proprietors of oho acre sub-divides it again amongst his five children , " the sins of the father ; will be visited upon the children even to the third and fourth generation , " in a way that will leave very little land for each .

      Ton appear to exult over the description of the Society jjiven by the Leeds Times , which was also . given by the Shrjjfidd Iris , namely , that it was an organ ; z- ; J plan , perfectly legal and justifiable , in a Boral point of view , for breaking the law . Now I never gave it that description . What says the title paga of the book , Daily Bread , or Taxation without Representation Resisted , being a Plan for Ae AMition of the Bread Tax ; " that is what I eaUcd it , neither more nor less , and probably this is what the Editor of the Leeds Times might intend , that is to destroy , to break up a bad law . My k » Yiiig quoted the Leeds Times does not amount tony adopting his opinion . I shall most certainly

      3 uote the gentlemanly opinion of the Reverend Editor of the Northern Star , that ** the founders and abettors of the Daily Bread Society are either the most incorrigible fools , " or wcrse , bnt I shall not there be understood as subscribing to that opinion . I perceive you say "' tis a deep aevilish plot , and well laid . ' How an incorrigible fool should be ca ptble of that is not very clear . With regard to this opinion of the Leeds Times , it se happened that I addressed a letter to the Editor of that paper , to correct his description of the society , after I saw his phraseoiogy was taken np by the Sheffield Iris , but my letter was received too late for insertion the week it was sett , iberefore I said it might be withheld as rather out of

      datela stating , " in the introduction to Daily Bread , Hat I was * ia no way connected with the persons who "have taken the name of Physical Force Chartists / 7 it must be obvious I had no desire to be understood thare were others besides them who would not lie down tamely te submit to the vilest injustice . I see nothing irrcconeileable in . that with saying that" I consider it a mistaken course to stimulate the people to acts of violence . " I have never taught the doctrine of passive obedjetce and non-rt sistance , or that the maxim , * if a man smites yon on one eheek . effer him the other also , " is to be interpreted literally . I have never denied the right oi « n oppressed people in extreme cases to resorting to

      extreme measures , but it is one thing to entertain j the opinion of what might be done under particular j circumstances , such as it is hoped may never oo- j cur , and to stimulate the people to acts of violence , SHch as the riots at Newport , without any probability of good results . I assure you , Gentlemen , you-utterly misconceive me and my objects in supposing that I am unfriendly i to the People ' s Charter , or that I would , when the j repeal of ihe Corn L » W 3 was obtained , do nothing : more for obtaining the full riehts of the people . From bit early youth up to the present time , I have nndeviaiingly held the opinion and maintained it , bota publicly and privately , that every individual ¦ of sound mind , arrived at years of discretion , paying

      taxes , was justly entitled to a voice in the election of the persons by "whom those taxes are imposed ; but , in entertaining that opinion I was not necessarily bound to subscribe to the document called the People ' s Charter , as being the only form or mode of obtaining this right , or to submit to the dictation of every person who chooses to take the name of Chartist , without understanding the true principles of liberty . It so happens that I have ten children —( a very awkward fact for the subdivision of my live acre allotments under the new regime )—only one of whom is of th ? male sex ; I should like them to live under wiser laws , aud laws administered with more

      impartiality than those under which I exist . App lying the principle of taxation and representation being co-exteDBive , I ask , is it just there should be only one vote amongst these ten individuals , seeing that all the ten will be equally required to contribute to the revenue of the country by a tax on every article they consume 1 Yet there would be only one vote for all the ten under the the People ' s Charter . I do not adduce this to prevent the People ' s Charter being sought for earnestly by those who consider it the one thing needful . It might be inconvenient to embarrass the measiire with the right of female suffrage just now ; but that right is very properly beginning to tx : ie some attention , and will still

      more . ' I have had some experience in the world , and . have had some connection with the public press . 1 j will not undertake co say that any single paragraph ; unfavourable to the Charter mav never , by possi- j biluy , have found its way into the columns of the j piper with which I was connected ; but thus much I can say , that no one has tcith my knowledge , and I oan undertake most certainly to say that no article or sentence written by me has been unfavourable to it . At the same time , I think those who take more particularly the name of Chartists would be greatly disappointed at the results , should the People ' s Charter ever become the law of the land . " When the Trench nation shoot off their old rnlera half a century ago , and obtained their National Assembly . » body resembling , in some measure ,

      what might be expected under the People ' s Uiarter , their sittings were repeatedly broken in upon by the people with shout * of " Bread ! Bread ! not so mneh discoursing . ' * On one occasion when the members were discussing an amendment on the penal code , the populace rushed in , vociferating Whafc ia the us * of the penal code . It is bread we want . " That is precisely the want of the English nation at present , and though I love liberty too well to advise a people to barter their liberties for bread , 1 think it a very unwise course to direct their attention away from the means of obtaining a supply of food at the present moment , seeing thai the same operation which will obtain their f&od , will strengthen their own' handa , and weaken those of their oppressors . Is there not famine raging in the country 1 And are we to be prevented

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      from obtaining a supply of food now , because Mr . O'Connor has tor some reason which he knows and which we shrewdly suspect we know , put his followers on a false eceni , by holding ont the hopes of five acres of land for each individual , and because another "patriot" says that we oaght not to ask tor a repeal of the Bread Tax , without embarrassing the question with equitable adjustments between rand * holders and landholders ! Can the inhabitants of the country eat the land ! Will the produce which is to be yielded from these sterile soils , when reclaimed in the year 1850 or 1950 , feed the people in 1841 and 2 , or keep them from dying of starvation ! Will it bring back to life those who are daily perishing of hunger ! Is it not recorded in the very paper which

      contains the attack upon me and the Daily Bread Society , that there are 19 , 930 individuals at this moment in the town of Leeds , whose average incomes are only Hid . per head per week ! less than twopence per day ! Yet are there places in a still lower state of destitution even than Leeds . Out of this scanty income of ll ^ d . the food tax takes at least 4 ± d . It is as clear as the sun at noon-day , that not only would the effort of the abolition of the Corn Law be to relieve these individuals from the tax of fourpenoefarthing , but that it would increase the wages of the employed and give employment to the unemployed by creating a market for their labour in exchange for the food to be imported ; yet are several of the leadera of what they have chosen to call the Chartist movement ( though it has much more the characteristic of a Tory movement ) denouncing the repeal of

      the Corn Laws ; and here is Mr . 0 Connors paper ; censuring me for producing a plan by which they may be abolished . So far from being opposed to the people being the proprietors of the land of the country , I hold the opinion that the land of the nation belongs in equity to the nation , and that the day will come when it will be seen that it is for the interest of all , that it should be cultivated for the benefit of all , though not in' five-acre allotments ; bat I hold there is some * thing else to what the people are entitled to still more than to the land , and that is the fruit of their own l a bour , which they are unjugtly deprived of by the working of the Corn Law . If they are not intelligen * enoagh to establish their title and obtain undisputed possession of the fruit of their own labour , they are not likely to obtain possession of the land .

      If you are really in earnest in wanting the Charter , call upon your Chartist followers to aid in carrying out the measure I have brought forward in * stead of vilifying it . Do that , and so far from not assisting to obtain the Charter , I have a plan ready to give you , by which you may get the Suffrage in six months , aad perhaps , as you call this" a deep devilish plot , and well laid , " yon will acknowledge he other to be so also , though I will not acknowledge either to be plots but plans of action . When I say I have a plan for obtaining the Suffrage , I say it deliberately , but I will not communicate it to men who shew themselves unfriendly to the principles of liberty , and who would perpetuate famine in the land . If I were one of a few educated Europeans living amongst a number of badly organised uncultivated

      Esquimaux or Carribs , and we from our superior intelligence though fewer in number , were able to rule the natiTes , although I would not consent to any ruling them ; that 1 did not believe to be for their good , yet depend on it , if I believed they would injure me when they had the power , I would take care to keep them out of power . They should have no suffrage , no power in ruling us ; and when in this country , I Bee those who , from consulting the publio press ongbt to be the most enlightened , teach the opinions and fiad followers that it is right to perpetuate famine . I fay if any thing would make me doubt the propriety of Universal Suffrage , it would be this low state of moral and intellectual cultivation , and the Tories in coquetting with some of the leaders of the party , ( we don ' t say which ) are playing a game fraught with the most dangerous consequences to themselves and the whole nation .

      You say , referring to us , " The rascals well know tha characters of those with whom they hare to deal . They know that a 6 trong Tory Government may not bo trifled with . " And you say , moreover , " It is a plot for taking advantage of the extensive unpopularity of the Corn Laws . " So far from this , it was written more than three years ago , when the Corn Laws were not so very unpopular , and it was published in March last before the Corn Law agitation had taken much hold , and when thfl Whigs were in ofice . I have foresoeo . and predicted years since , that this famine must result from such a law , and I grieve to say , that I fear the worst of it has not yet come . If by stating that we are a section of what you call the u Plague , " yon mean-the anti-Corn Law League , yon greatly err , I am as dis-conneoted from them as from the Northern Star ; my plan of action is too bold and thoroagh-going for them .

      Your statements that tke proposer of the plan wishes to see the population thinned by the military is base and wicked , and comes with an ill grace from one who seems to wish to see them thinned by famine . lttherefore . however . becomesnecessary that I should stave the mode of operation which ia now contem-> plated by the Daily Bread Societies , beuause what i would have Buited in March would not suit in Decem-| ber . It was then proposed that vessels with foreign j corn should be brought to England for the people-1 You say , and that then the people were to be shot . ! Now , I have stated at a public meeting , and I repeat it , that I would deem it wrong to advise any other | party to a course what I had not the courage ' to practice eyself . I certainly would not advise the people ; to riot at Newport , nor any other port ; but if I had i been so unwise as to stimulate them to such a course

      ! of action , I should have judged it proper to be I there to assist them , and not have gone to Scotland j to keep out of danger ; and I have said that on the t arrival of a ship with food for the people , I would j myself be one of ten or ten hundred , or a larger or I smaller number , who would go down to meet it and i claim a small bag full , if so appointed by the council ; I but that I would go only with steady , sober , intelli-! gent men , and on the condition that they would go ! entirely unarmed and undertake to conduct them-\ selveB peaceably and orderly . If they so conducted | themselves , ( and I know enough of the good conduct I and intelligence of the operative clasB , that numbers I are to ] be found who would so conduct themselves , i notwithstanding the disorderly conduct of some ; -who have attended public meetings in Manchesi ter ); there is no probability that the military '• would interfere ; nor is it probable I would go with ; the expectation of being shot at . At the same ! time in making U 3 e of the quotation that there were ! men who would not endure the aristocratic

      domination , so long as the light of Heaven existed for those who had life , and graves for those who would die in the cause , I wished it to be understood that we were not to be bullied or intimidated out of our rights by the Tories ; for that there were men who would peril , aye , and even lay down their lives voluntarily is such a cause , if , by so doing , they could emancipate the survivors . Is this stimulating the people to acts of violence 1 I believe not . As the winter months would be unfavourable for importations of Foreign Corn , it is proposed that with the pence of the subscribers , whether one or more millions , Foreign Corn or Flour should be

      parchased in the bonded warehouses in England , and a formal demand made to the Queen or to the Government for its liberation . I have not advised , I do not advise any arming to take it If I thought such a course safe and wise , it would not be necessary ; for the moral force brought to bear on a Government when one or two milGons of hungry people demand their own food , locked up from them after they have bought and paid for it , must be such that a Government could not refuse it . Governments exist only as the creatures of public opinion . What would be the opinion of the Government that should withhold the food nnder such circumstances !

      ; If you ask what would be the course , in the event of its being refused , —my answer is , I don't think it would be refused . If it was we might deliberate what would be the next course . I think it would be admitted we had approached a little nearer to Corn Law Repeal , and that the subject would then , at least , be understood by the nation . There is one course wbich perhaps might be right if we were refused , namely , to dissolve the societies , and give the Corn or flour in bond to all the destitute and hungry . If they choose to break the law and smuggle it out , I suppose the members of the society would not be responsible after the society shall have been dissolved . If smuggling it oat was violating the law , I wonld certainly give my opinion that it wa = at least no violation of the law of morality for a starving mas to break the law of the landowner , which locked up hi 3 own food . You may think it

      such a dreadful thiug to break the law ! Are there not a hundred musty old statutes unrepealed which the world kas outgrown ! Did not the publisher of your paper break the law , when he traded in unstamped newspapers and suffered imprisonment for it ? I am not quoting this to censare him ; I think it honourable to him that he did resist , and , therefore assist in the destruction of such a > law . We have outgrown the Coru Law ; it cannot , stall not , last . On a former occasion , I mentioned smuggling as beneficial to the community . Smnggluig is * n evasion of the law . What does Colonel Thompson b » j in his Essay on Free Trade ! "Smuggler * are God Almighty ' s knight errant * , to protect honest men from knaves and blockhead * . * A capital definition of smugglers , and I ho p * they will continue tc exist until the whole taxation of toe country shall hare been transferred from the shoulders ef the labourer to those of the landowner or the capitalist , er both .

      Bat whatever may be my individual opinion on the subject of obedience to bad laws , the objects and constitution of the Society are to keep within the l aw ; and y iustead of your throwing out insinuations as to a misappropriation of funds , or to speak of a self-constituted Council , yon might , bad yoa posseostd a particle of candour or fair dealing , have stated that the collectors were to consist exclusively of residents in the place , and known to tho subscribers . Moreover , that the constitution was Universal Suffrage , each subscriber having a voioe in the eleotioa of ( he Council .

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      The teaching and advice of the Northern , Slar having terminated in causing the prisons of England to have been filled with persons breaking the law , and by their indiscreet proceedings throwing back the cause , their advice loses all its weight when they caution their readers against the perfectly legal act of uniting their funds together to purchase food . Illegal indeed 1 In what light would Queem Victoria , and hex statesmen appear to posterity , if it had to be recorded in history that , there being a famine in , her reign , by Act of Parliament the people were found guilty of high treason , ia endeavouring to obtain a supply of food . We can fancy the form of indictment : — " Whereas , certain evil-disposed persons , ' in danger of perishing of hanger , did traitorously and feloniously conspire together to purchase penny rolls or pennyworths of flour , against the peace of our Sovereign Lady the Q ueen , her crows and dignity . "

      So for from wishing to see a breach of the peace , I believe the mode I have pointed oat to be the only way of preventing it , for unless it is done , there will be breaches of the peace . Men will not lie down and die quietly . There will be outbreaks , and fearful ones ; and then advantage will betaken of them to pass laws ' to encroach on our liberties . It ia that I wish to see this prevented that I have produced a mode of having the question brought to an issue peaceably and orderly . It is from the ranks of the true friends ef liberty that I look for the most zealous co-operation .

      There are good men and true amongst the Chartists , who will not be led or masked by leaders , even though they be editors or proprietors of Northern Stars ; and if you continue to give the people bad advice , your reign over them will quickly end . Think of the matter again , if indeed yon are in a position that you can judge impartially , and see it as it really is—a desire to oenefit mankind , by one who i 3 thoroughly acquainted with the working of the law , and its mischievous influence on society . I am Sir , Yours , &o ., James Hill , Author of Daily Bread , the Bread Eaters ' Advocate , &c , Not Mr . Hill of the Northern Star . Manchester , 26 th October , J 841 .

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      SPIRITED PUBLIC MEETING AT BRAD FORD , IN WILTSHIRE . According to engagement , entered into by them at the late delegate meeting In Bath , Messrs . Battlett and Philps , of Bath , held a large meeting . to _ Bradford , in the room of tho Chartist Association , bnxoesday evening se'nnigfet . The audience consisted principally of females , who seemed to take tho liveliest interest In the proceedings . We were sorry to learn that many of our Chartist friends had suffered much from the recent bank failure at Bath . That event , lamentable as it is to such individuals , has caused a stagnation of trade generally in Bradford . Such ia the poverty-stricken state of the place , that the Poor Law Guardians have been obliged to relax the vigour ef the law by gr&nting out-door relief on a large scale . Notwithstanding this , the people generally are starving here .

      Fifteen years ago , this was a flourishing little manufacturing place , containing no less than twenty seven master manufacturers , and , at the same time , a wellemployed and happy population . At that period , fifty double pieces a week , in one factory , were manufactured by human hands ; wages were high , while the necessaries of life were cheap and plentiful . At the j resent time , there are but two master manufacturers in the place , and they have not half work for their men to do , few as they are , since machinery , to a great extent , has superseded manual labour . Wages are now low , money scarce , and the necessaries of life consequently very dear . The best paid in the factories are the slave-drivers , as they are called , individuals who are employed ' to exact as much labour as possible from the poor factory slaves . In this state of things , the people cannot be otherwise than dissatisfied . But they evinced no symptom of irrational excitement at the meeting ; they listened attentively to all that was

      saitL Mr . W . Mansfield was called upon to preside . He merely introduced Mr . John HaSWELI , Secretary to the Association , to read the National Petition , which was approved of . Mr . Bxktlett was next introduced to the meeting , and was warmly received . He said that , as the evening was far advanced , and as it was the intention of himself and friend to return to Bath that night , he should be as brief as possible . But having come se far for the purpose « f addressing them , he felt bound to make some general observations on the present state of things , respecting the progress vf the cause , our objects and prospects . ( Hear , hear . ) He appeared among them , the Chartists of Bradford , at a time of great distress ,

      wbich they all felt more or less ; when manufacturers were falling to ruin , tradesmen becoming bankrupt , and banks failing , in all parts of the country . Yet it had been said by those who rule , that there was no distress —th&t we were eo joy ing the halcyon dsya of prosperity—that 9 . 11 was going on well . Such assertions , coming from those who are in power , must Convince us that they are ignorant of the state ef the country ; and that , therefore , they will take no measures to redress your crying grievances , or to restore happiness and peace to this perishing country . He had heard since his arrival there , that the parsons round about that quarter were engaged in carrying out the schemes of committees appointed to promote emigration to Australia . The

      parson at Holt had married twenty-eight persons who bad not , who could not have contracted a liking for each other by courtship , as the solemn compact was hastily entered into merely with a view of getting a free passage out ( Shame , shame . ) Well may you cry shame ; shamo upon the parson who has engaged in this immoral work . ( Cheers . ) Another parson , said Mr . B . had been eugaged to get another twenty couple married in a village a few miles cut of Bradford , and to send them off as soon as possible . ( Cries of " It ' s true . ") And now , friends , said Mr . Bartlett , will this degrading emigration tchetne better your condition r Will it stave off the evil day that is rapidly approaching , when from foreign circumstances , as well as from the peculiar p » sitioa in which we stand at the present time , England

      will be involved in immense difficulties , to get eut of which it will require all the skill of our wisest statesmen . Emigration may leasenf or a time the pressure upon the land , but it will not give employment to you whose labour , through machinery , is no longer needed ; it wont give vent to English manufactures : on the contrary , it will be , it has been the means of driving such manufactures from foreign markets , as those markets , through the skill of some of the best artisans , who were driven by oppression to migrate from this land of misery , can be better and cheaper supplied by home industry . ( Hear , bear . / It was the madness of our statesmen to have forced people to emigrate in the first place ; we were never in need of more land to raise means for the sustenance of eur people . England

      possesses all the elements of national greatness , she has sufficient territory , and could furnish suffl ; lent food and employment for a population three times as numerous as the present . Her commercial decline may be attributed to-various combined causes . Some are contending for a repeal of the Corn Laws as a means of affording relief . He ( Mr . B ) was of opinion that such repeal would not bentfit the working classes ; it would not give them more employment nor cheaper food . If it caused a demand in foreign markets for our goods , that demand would be to a great extent supplied by machinery ; and if it reduced—as it certainly would—the price of bread , the agricultural labourers would consequently Buffer from reduced wages . They would be driven into the towns , to swell either the amount of poor rates , or to

      divide with you the little labour you now possess . ( Hear , hear . ) It is not the repeal of the Corn Laws that we require to induce foreigners to take our manufactures , and as a proof of this , we learn that the merchants who bring corn into this country , will not take our dear and inferior goods , but must have gold . ( Cries of " N » thing is more true . ") Hence gold is leaving the country , banks falling and artisans starving , and pauperism increasing daily and hourly . If we could manufacture things cheaper and better than foreigners can , we mi ght find vent for oar goods ; but this we shall not be enabled to do merely by the repealing of the prohibition of importation , — other remedial measures are required ; such as a reduction of taxation ; the doing away with tithes , and

      useless places and sinecures . ( Cheers . ; The whole thing wants to be entirely reformed . ( Cheers . ) Mr . B . next spoke of the National Petition , and urged all present to g « t it numerously i / gnei , and to book the labours of the coming convention . He conjured them to take heart We had made great progress notwithstanding persecution ; we were now the strongest party ia the state . ( Cneera ) Our numbers were increasing , and that illfeeling whichaomo cherished towards us at onetime has partly died away . It was in the nature of the human mind to love the truth ; and though it bad hitherto been trammelled by the priesthood , who are interested in keeping people in ignorance , and saturating their minds with slavish doctrines , we witness nearly in all parts of Europe the attempts of the human mind to assert the rights and liberties ef mankind . ( Cheers ) S ft , pi £ !? dden s P » in ' had awakened to the evil of » hired prieathood , and hod abolished tithes . CCheers . ) It had ako abolUW « U henrfito itfTnera-CcheerB

      —in aetpue or the intrigues of Louis Philippe and bis despteable court . How long is Fim * Mff ^ i kfag of it ., £ if ! 2 J " * . ' «» -l « leai ««) to be theoWer and abetter of fanatical desperadoas hk * Bi > . DonneU , who . actuated , with a desire of upheldiaft oW mouWah institutions , suited onl , to the dark a ^ t now ^ auX the flames of insunectipn in Spain ? Lttkianinteigue with each other to uphold their feUTo £ niS £ 7 t £ people have learnt a dear leason frem wertBaei and their desire is to govern themselves . Itfa , where it U ^ ° 7 l ^ Sweden > wheM * " * I * 0 Ple aw * succeeded in establishing repnblican institutions . ( Great cheering . ) In Mexico the same desire is abroad there the priests have lost the power to overawe the multitude , and monarchical institutions ore no longer respected . ( Cheers . ) This desire , said Ma B ., in no more than the spirit of Chartism — that spfeit which has become too strong to be controlled in England ; and which is spreading daily . He came there that night to

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      rouse the Chartists of Bradford W action , and to urge them to renewed exertions . " He had suffered in their cause , and if after nine months' dreary imprisonment he ha <} not slackened to bts efforts , and hod not been dispirited , they certainly Ought not to complain , but should rouM themselvea « ne and all , —( cheers , )—and resolve never to remain tuiet , nor oease agitating , till justice was meted out to them , their grievances redressed , and happiness and peace were restored to tueit desolate homes . ( Great . cbeeriag . ) Mr . B after continuing in this stram , fwsome time , concluded by stating that he was willing to render his services whenever they may be required . ( Cheers . ) Mr . A . Philps said they hod , heard a noble petl- , tion read , and he hoped it would be well sinned . Talk

      of only four millions of signatures I What could O'Connor , O'Brien , and the rest of our leaders be doing , that we are to be satisfied with such a paltry number , compared to the whole population ? Four millions , Mr . Chairman ! We ought to have twelve millions , and nothing less —( laughter)—for Is not our cause a good cause , and are we nat all suffering from want T O , ray friends , we are In a dreadful state ; our dear brethren are leaving the country , and the cursed parsons—cursed because of their foul deeds —( cheers ) are driving them away . ( Cheers . ) I see ( said Mr . P . ) many happy , smiling faces here ; and it grieves mn to think that they should be robbed of their bloom through care aad privation . It would be better that others should be robbed of the laud . ( Cheers . ) Do they not

      rob us of out due ? Have they not stolen the land from the rightful owners ? ( Hear , hear . ) . And yet , because we ask to be permitted to live upon the soil , and not to Deforced to leave cur own dear country , they call us revolutionists , and say we want to divide property I Let them make good use of . the land , and not by taxation rob us of the means of obtaining some —a fair portion of the produce ; let us sot be taxed without our consent—( cheers );—let us have a voice in making the laws , and let us not be forced to work and starve at the same time . ( Hear , hear , and cheers . ) If we had the land , we should make good use of it O'Connor had proposed a means of giving every man a large and cheap loaf , but bis advice is not heeded-0 , this could be made a happy country f Men and

      women of Bradford , bestir yourselves : carry out the plans of your Executive . Let us all be active . If we could get four millions of signatures , we should strike terror into the enemy . He hoped that when the petition was ready to be presented , it would be followed to the Houses of Parliament by at least twelve hundred thousand people . ( Great cheering , and sensatiea . ) Ah , my friends , you seem delighted j such a number round the Parliament House would create some stir , and make the Tories quake with fear . ( Hear , bear . ) And these people should resolve never to depart , or suffer anybody to depart , from the House , till the prayer of the people was granted . ( Cheers . ) The House of Commons could not resist the demands of a united and resolute people . Goon , then ; make converts to your

      principles ; win over the middle classes to your aid ; meet peaceably together , and discuss matters among yourselves . Women , you must be active , for we can do nothing without you . ( Several female voices , " We will , we will . " ) He hoped they would . When we have the Charter , we shall not have all we want The House of Commons must be cleansed ; we must do away with tithes , and everything that presses heavily on industry . ( Cheers . ) We want the comforts of life . { Hear . ) Lat m » urge you , than , to join tho National Charter Association , and to contribute towards its support ; they could all do something in that way . Mr . Philps , after some few more observations , cencluded an interesting speech , which gave evident satisfaction .

      Mr . Bartlett wished to make a few observations respecting some matters of importance . He rose to observe that the object of the Chutists was not to possess themselves of the land ; it was Hot to take away power from any , but to give it equally to all . ( Cheers . ) He wanted all classes to be represented . The Charter was but a means to an end . We wanted something more than the Charter . If the Charter was passed into a law to-morrow , the people would have a great battle to fight . We want the power of sending good men into the House of Commons to moke good laws , and to look after our Interests . ( Cheers . ) The few friends the people have in that House at the present time were influenced either by the aristocracy , or the middle classes . Mr . Roebuck did not speak out as

      he ought : he truckled too much to these classes . [ Mr . Esan here asked Mr . Bartlett in what respect had Mr . Roebuck committed himself . ] Mr . Bartlett continued : Be it remembered that I used my influence at the lost election to get Mr . Hoebuck returned , because I thought be would serve the people faithfully . I am asked in what respect has Mr . Roebuck committed himself . To that question I reply that he did not act right in quiting the House when Shannon Crawford proposed his amendment to the address : he did not act prudently in proposing that the power possessed by the three bashaws at Somerset House should be vested in the hand * of the Secretary of State , a more stupid motion , considering who is the Secretary of State , was not proposed to the House since the palmy days of Sir Francis Burdett ( Great Burdett . ) Why t good God , what must Roebuck have been thinking about at the time . [ Mr .

      Esau thought that the secretary would be influenced by the House of Commons , and obliged to act mildly ] Mr . B . said that was a Tory House , and though it may , for political purposes , relax the rigour of the poor hirs , or deal leniently with the people , it would ever fail to use its power for the public advantage . He liked Mr . Roebuck ' s general conduct , but no friendship should induce him from speaking out on an occasion like the present Mr . R had rendered great service to the cause ; no man since the days of Homily bad advocated democratic principles in the House of Commons more ably than be had done . There may be reasons to excuse his recent cosduct He has suffered much physical pain , and I hope , said Mr . B . —In fact , I have no doubt , that when Mr . Roebuck has recovered bis health , he will be found fighting with the enemv in the House of Commons . ( Cheers . ) Mr . B . spoke for some considerable time , but space obliges us to wlthold bis remarks .

      TheCHAiHMAW proposed that a vote of thanks should be given for the excellent addresses they bod heard that night . Three cheers were accordingly givea for Messrs . Philps and Bartlett , likewise three cheers for the Executive , O'Connor , and the Welsh exiles . Mr . John Haswell proposed that a full report of that meeting should be published in th « Star . ( Cries of " Tes , let us have it in our glorious Star . ) Mr . Shith seconded the motion * which was passed unanimously . Messrs . Birtlett and Philps then departed amid the congratulations of all . This meeting has produced a good spirit in Bradford . Hurrah , for the West !

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      LONDON . ADJOURNED MEETING OF DELEGATES FROM TRADES OF THE METROPOLIS . To take into consideration the best means of supporting the masons now on strike ; to make arrangements for publio meetings on their behalf ; and likewise to take such steps with regard to the London press , for its misrepresentations of the masons , as might be deemed expedient . The rule of admitting nene but accredited delegates was strictly adhered to ; yet the spacious room at the Craven Head , Drury Lane , was crowded to excess . Reporters from the Morning Advertiser , Weekly Dispatch , British Queen , Sun . New Moral World , and other papers were present . Mr . Wortmingtox being placed in the chair , called on the Secretary to read tho minutes of the last meeting , which was done , and with a slight alteration , they were confirmed .

      Mr . Wouthington then read a copy of a letter which had been sent to Messrs . Grissell and Peto , and likewise advertised , calling upon them or Mr . Allen to come forward and debate the charges which had been mode against him . He explained that their reason for at > doing was , the Editor of the Sun stating that if Messrs . Grissell and Peto did not contradict the charges on this evening they should believe them to be correct , and act accordingly ; he also stated that the parties to whom Allen bad been guilty of this unmanly conduct

      were in attendance to prove the truth of their statement ( Cheers . ) He could assure them that publio sympathy was greatly aroused on their behalf . A meeting of the inhabitants of Woolwich would he held on Thursday , the 28 th , to express their sympathy with them , aad their determination te aid them in their struggle . A bill calling the Woolwich meeting was then read . Mr . Worthington then referred to the necessity of a correct Trades' Directory , and trusted they would take the subject into consideration . Reports were then received from the various delegates .

      Mr . Green , carpenter , reported that , at a special meeting of their branch of the trade £ 50 had been voted , and that nothing that could be done , either by levy or subscription , should be found wanting on their part He alluded to the £ 20 brought last evening being stated by the press to be from the carpenters ' body , and informed the gsnts of the press that it was only from a email branch of them . Mr . Gibbs , carpenter , had brought them £ 10 , and his body had pledged themselves never to desert them in funds or otherwise , unless their conduct deserved such treatment ; and he did not believe such would be the case .

      Mr . Baker , plaiterer . They bad appointed a committee to » lt weekly with books for subscriptions ; the result of Saturday's subscription was £ 5 , which he would hand over to them : the major part had been collected from men aot In onion . There should be no backwardness in raising fund * bom the body he represented . Mr . DoTLB , carpenter . His body was unanimous ia the approbation of the course adopted by the masons ; they hod seen theevil of having too much money at the , beginning aad » one at the latter end ; so they had agreed on a weekly sulicriprlon , which he would eontlpne to forward even thould the strike last a twelvemonth ; bat he had « o doubt , if they acted with spirit , of bringing it to a speedy conclusion . Much had been fold about the press and public sympathy , but if they remained true to each other , they could do without the aid of either .

      Mr . ToPLiw , carpenter , had brought them £ 50 , and assured them of future support . Mr . Butler , carpenter . His body had parsed a resolution , pledging themselves to support the masons ; and on Monday evening they would meet to decide the amount , Ac . The last speaker had said the ; did not

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      care about the press ; this was not the opinion of working men generally . The press was a mighty engine ; but they must take means to direct it for their benefit - Mr . Thomas . The London operative masons , had voted £ 7 $ , and would continue their support throughout their struggle . Mr . Thorns , carpenter ; bis bod / was unanimous in favour o ( supporting their fellow-workmen in distress , and had called a special meeting to decide the amount of money they should remit Mr . Rawlins , tailor ; his body felt thankful that it lay in their power to render them assistance , and hod called a general meeting to decide the amount They would support them if necessary for twenty years —( a laugh)—aye , and they could do so easily by weekly subscriptions . ( Heir , hear . )

      Mr . Turner , tailor ; his body was unanimous in favour of supporting , them in their righteous struggle . They were but a small society , but would do all in their power . They should meet on Tuesday to decide upon the best method of raising the necessary funds . . Mr . HowiiEXT , tailor ; owing to their society having recently lost the sum of nearly £ 158 , they were short of funds , but would de all in their power to assist them . Mr . Blackledge , plasterer , hod brought them £ 20 , and should be always ready to assist them . . . Mr , Cocueane , painter ; theirs was a benefit society , and its funds were not available ; but they agreed , as with one heart , to support them . He had brought £ 10 . : Mr . Clark ., painter ; theirs also was a benefit society , but he bad brought them £ 10 , and would continue their support until they were successful .

      Mr . Hutchimson , carpenter , hod sent them £ 20 ; and when they saw what line of general conduct was laid down by the masons themselves regarding a levy , they should be prepared to take further steps . Mr . Maxwell—Plasterers were not aware of the meeting last week , but they were unanimous to give up all the funds they had got . Mr . Weller—The Surrey plasterers had agreed upon a general levy of Is . per week-Mr . TYLER—Tailors fully agreed with the masons , and meet on Tuesday night to decide on beat means of giving their support Mr . O'Connor—Benefit Lodge of Painters , they would support them , and meet on Monday to decide upon the means . Mr . Dodds , painter , also a benefit society , sympathised w . th them , and had agreed upon a meeting to raise the necescary means .

      Mr . Alstoke—Painters ; they had pledged themselves to support them , in every way , l ^ pth with hand heart , and pocket They bad agreed upon a Weekly subscription of Is , per man during the strike . ' Mr . Shephbrd—Tailors ; his body would not be backward in coming forward . They had always been the first and foremost in opposing every description of tyranny and oppression . Mr . Wilson , plasterer , was delegated fr # m some friends who had agreed upon a subscription of Is . per week during the strike : he also made a similar report from a number of carpenters . Mr . Barnard , carpenter—His body fully agreed with the masons , and would render them their support

      Mr . Simpson was delegated from the General Union ot Carpenters . They had called a meeting tor the following evening . In the mean time he bad not been idle , but had collected between £ 3 and £ 4 subscriptions . It was announced that owing to it being their meeting night , the Bricklayers Societies could not be present till a late period ; but they were unanimous in tendering their support The Saddlers requested a circular might be sent them : they bod not yet been informed of the meeting . Observations of a similar nature were made about the Corkcutters , Goldbeaters , 4 c . A Delegate explained with respect to the Corkcutters .

      A letter was read from Cheltenham , announcing that they bad had a public meeting , and were unanimous in rendering their support The Tailors , who were the strongest organised body there , had resolved upon a subscription of Is . for the first week , and 6 d . afterwords ; and the Cabinetmakers would follow their example . They had also denounced the coBdact of the press , and had no confidence in it They had passed a vote of censure on those " blacks" who bad gone from their neighbourhood , and should think of them when they returned . Mr . Lovett moved a vote of thanks to the proprietors , fee ., of the British Queen for their impartial report , and for the proprietor announcing he would always insert their proceedings . He also included the evening Sun in his vote . Seconded by Mr . Jenkins .

      A Delegate remarked that he could not agree in the vote of thanks to these papers . If they wished to thank them for doing their duty , there was the Northern Star and other papers that had a prior claim . Look at the past conduct of the Sun in stating that the whole body of the masons were led away by sixteen or seventeen discontented men ; and had they forgot that the proprietor of the British Queen , Mr . Anderson , had been for many years the editor of the Morning Advertiser , a paper that hod . oft-times vilely misrepresented them , and which they had been compelled to administer many hard rubs to , in order to get faithful reports . The speaker then went into the conduct of the Advertiser , in regard to the Glasgow Cotton Spinners , < kc , and said that when he waited on Mr . Anderson on that snhject ,, he was told by him that he would not be bullied into acting contrary to his own judgment ; but they passed a resolution which caused him to alter bis tune ; but were these the papers or the men they were now going to give a vote of thanks to ?

      The Chairman stated that the subject of the press would presently be brought before them . Mr . Walton stated that in reference to the holding of a public meeting , it was the opinion of the masons ' body , that a meeting at the Crown and Anchor , and at the White Conduit House , would prove highly advantageous to their interest , by disabusing the public mind of the prejudice the press had raised against them . Mr . Turner moved " that a public meeting be held . " Mr . Graham seconded the motion , and it was carried unanimously . Mr . Butler moved , " That it be held at the Crown and Anchor , on Wednesday , the 3 rd Nov . at seven o'clock in this evening . " Mr . Gly i * n seconded it . An amendment was proposed for the Mechanics' Institute , but ultimately withdrawn .

      -Captain Acberly was appointed by the stonemasons of Stowe-on-tbe-Wold and Cirencester , to convey assurances of their sympathy with them . He would make them a present of £ 10 , on condition of having the meeting at the Crown and Anchor , in tab Strand . The Captain made some other observations , and the resolution was unanimously carried . Mr . Wartc abt moved " That a committee of twelve persons , selected from the various trades be deputed to assist the Masons' Committee in getting up the meeting . " Mr . Watkins seconded it , which was carried , and the committee appointed .

      Mr . Armstrong Walton , before entering into { he question of the press tendered them , on behalf of his body , his most heartfelt thanks , for the liberal manner in which they had come forward to their support He fully agreed with the observation which had fallen from Mr . Butler , that the press was the most deadly weapon which could be directed against them ,- but it rested with them whether they would support those papers which calumniated and misrepresented them and then refused insertion to their replies . He then read some extracts from the Times and commented in an eloquent and able manner upon them , alluding to the contradiction wh eh Mr Johnson bad given to the statement that they had made use of violent and threatening language , and stated that this contradiction hod destroyed all the paltry

      efforts of the Times to blacken and destroy their character in the estimation of the public He did not complain of their giving Insertion to Messrs . Grissell and Peto ' s letter , of the 4 th of Oct but he did complain of their rtfusing insertion to their reply . They then demonstrated that they were only the organ of the wealthy and poweiful , aud that they were at l « ngth determined upon endeavouring to crush and destroy the interests of the working doss . He then read the extract , stating th £ t the men had entered into a conspiracy of rogues to eat up the vitals of the nation , not a conspiracy of working men , but of the aristocrats and the capitalists . These conspiring rogues were eating them up , not only piecemeal , but wholesale . ; but thank God the time hod gone by , when working men would any longer allow others to trample upon the fruits of their labour . Men had now too much intelligence to submit any longer to such serfdom . ( Loud cheers , ) I have

      now done with the Ti ? nes . ( Cries of " So has every one else . " ) Mr . Walton , then , in an able manner , exposed the lying inconsistencies of the Morning Advertiser , and in allusion to its attempt to frighten by Government coercion , said the time was gone by when they could put down the trades by coercive measures . They had passed through the ordeal of the Whig opposition . At the time of-the union everything was then used against them , except actual physical force ; and this instant they attempted that measure , it would give the deathblow to their tyrannic power . He called upon them to cease taking in those papers , or using those houses where thole * papers which were opposed to their interests were tak « a in , and concluded by taaoitiOgtbem for their candid hearing , and he would « ver right their battles when seeded—would ever raise his voice against every oppression , whether itflicted by a tyrannic employer , an upstart foreman , or am oppressive Governmeat ( Loudcheers . ) '

      Mr . Thos . Short , Secretary to fee mason ' s Society said , ha stood before them as a& opponent to a paper he once ranch approved of , and to which be had been a contributor two years—be alluded to the Weekly Dispatch , Mr . Short then read an extract from the Dispatch , whtre it stated that the masters were compelled to adopt stringent rales fo enforce the . necessary amount of labour—{ shame ; shame )—and also another extract , stating they were obliged to adopt measures to keep the men from habits of laziness . He then read the placard issued by Messrs . Grissell and Peto , stating that they were intelligent and industrious , and a letter from Mr . Barry , stating he was fully satisfied with the amount of labour performed ; he showed , from these

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      documents published previously to the attack mem the masons , that the Dispatch had wilfully and mS ciously calumniated them , ; and had refused inseruS to their letters , under the plea that it would kadtn controversy . He admired the conduct of the Dfroofc * relative to the New Poor Law , and other measuresTl M from its treatment of them , he would denounce it aa * use his utmost influence to prevent it beiDg taken iaiS any house used by the masons ; and his influence war not trifling , for it extended over the three king dom ^ Mr . Short then- made some excellent " obscrvattOBs roo « the conduct of the Dispatch supported by worfcbj * men , turning against and denouncing their combination for the redress of grievances ,: while it was well avan that all other classes were already combined to infers and oppress them . ( Much cheering ) it was annonnced that the men who bad come to ubstantiate the charira against Mr . Allen wished to retire home if their so ! vices were not required . .. : - ^^

      Captain Acherley suggested they should addrea the meeting , bat all were bo satisfied , that it was onL versolly disapproved of . Mr . DuwsiNG , in a lengthened speech , contend *! that the only way to reach the brains or the Bensa of justice of an Editor of a paper was by effectto . an increase or decrease of the sale- ^ bat newsnaaB principle was a vendible article to be sekl to the bJabeM bidder , and blamed the apathy of the people for not supporting those papers which would advocate thai interests . * Mr . Bush called the attention of the reporters and he knew they would insert it , to the following resolu tion-it affected their interests :- ™ WSOlu

      " That it is the opinion of this delegate meeting that the conduct of the Morning Advertiser in makiM suck unjostand malicious attacks upon the mawn ' sboay and its Editor refusing to insert their replies , is unjust and unmanly ; and this meeting pledge themselves to um their utmost exertions to influence their bodies toast no house where this paper is taken in . " Mr . O'Connor seconded the resolution , and said , they must bear in mind that , by adopting this meararc they wars not only opposing the paper , but also h « pr * prietors , the Licensed Victuallers . Sorely no obfeeHow could be raised to this resolution either by the relkion . pubUo " or by the teetotallers . ¦• ¦ ¦ ¦; . ¦¦ - ¦¦ ¦ ¦' ¦ -, * The resolution was unanimously carried amid great applause .

      Mr . Robert Anderson remarked that there wai something strange about the gentlemen of the prea He had long observed they never failed to catch tt something to endeavour to injure the cause of the work , ing classes . He wished to contradict that portion of his speech where the Morning Advertizer , Dispatch &c , made him say that their funds were exhausted * it was a falsehood . He then alluded to the conduct o ( the press In the case of the Ashton spinners ; but , at the whole wonld be brought before the public meetisr he would not occupy more of their time . ^* Mr . Turner moved a similar resolution respectmt the base conduct of the Weekly Dispatch . Mr . Clark seconded the resolution , and it was car ried with tremendous applause . A strong resolution was also passed , denouncing tin conduct of the treacherous daily Times .

      Mr . Loteit moved a vote of thanks to the proprietor of the British Queen and Statesman . Mr . Jenkins seconded the motion . An amendment was moved that the rote Of thSStl > e adjourned till that day three months . Mr . Bush seconded the amendment , who sdmjaij . tered some hard hits at the conduct of its proprietor ia currying for their support Mr . Shepherd said the Northern Star and Eveniiu Sun were far more worthy of a vote of thanks than ti » papers proposed . The amendment was then put and carried neatfr unanimously . Mr . Andbrsow moved , and Mr . Walton « . conded" That thisr meeting watch strictly the conduct of the press , and support only those which best advocate their general interest " Carried unanimously .

      Mr . R M'Donald here entered into a cheering « . count of their position and future prospects , sod doubted not of bringing the strike to a successful ta . mination . Mr . Carter stated that apprentices were discbami from the works at the new Houses of Parliament , I * cause they would not instruct the new hands how to perform their work . This statement could be sistantlated on oath . Mr . Worthington called their attention to theniject of a Trades' Directory . A vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman , ml the meeting adjourned to that day week .

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      Hacknet—Wednesday , 27 th of October , Weitart Temperance Hotel , Mr . Saunders in the choir . Mr Stall wood delivered an address occupying nearly two hours on the People ' s Charter , 4 c He was listened to with the greatest attention , and highly applauded Several of the middle classes were present , and a « pressed their approbation . Mr . Rowland spoke in corroboratlon of the views or the lecturer , to the satbto tion of the meeting . A deputation attended from the O'Brien Press Fund Committee , who were well recefad . A vote of thanks was given to the lecturer and C&BTman . Mr . Buffy Ridley will lecture on the enntai Tuesday . LiHEHOUSB . —Mr . Ruff y Ridley lectured at the school room , Limebouse Causeway , on Tuesday , toasumenu audience and much good was effected .

      Reading—Mr . T . M . Wheeler having to be on badness at Reading , on Tuesday , the 26 ch , consulted * tti a few friends as to the best means of getting up a meeting . It fortunately happened that it was the meeliaf night of the Reform Registration Committee , inee&f at Mr . Price ' s Large Rooms , Brood-street ; a fewCfaatlstsfriends attended , and Mr . Chatnberira ' wasvoted into the chair . The room was crowded . Most of tbe auditors being of the middle class . Mr . Wheeler * ddressed them on the principles of the Peoples Cbuter , showing their superiority over those advocated bfiny other party , and demonstrated that no real good anil be effected Until its principles became the la * of tat land . He was loudly cheered during the whole cfhii

      address , and sat down amid great applause , andttnago to say , no opposition was attempted . The Chtintu then gave as a toast " The Charter , the whole CaMta and nothing less than the Charter , " which was dJVlt nearly unanimously . The health of Mr . Wheels ! W then drank , and great enthusiasm was exhibited . A flat many names have been given in to join the Natioial Charter Association , and ere long this Whig and terj * ridden town will present a bold Chartist front ogsinit the enemies of the working classes . Any Chartltt lec turers or speakers , who pass through this town on tbeir way to and from the metropolis , would be confeniof a benefit on the cause by giving a passing coll upoi Mr . Chsinberlin , Grape-passage , Castle-street

      Cm of London . —Mr . Stallwood leetared » t the Council- Room , 55 , Old Bailey , on Thursday , Oct 28 th , upon the Com Laws , much to the saiftfutto of the audience . At its conclusion , a spirited dUeosslen took place , in which Messrs . Mills , Cator , Pickets gill , and others , took part A vote of thank s wu passel to the lecturer , for his able expose of the Con Law humbug . Middlesex—On Sunday , Oct 31 st , Mr / J * & Ridley in the chair . After the transaction af the juuj business , and receiving reports , many of which van <> a cheering nature , especially those from Haew ' Limehouse , and Reading . Deputations andi lerf **" were again appointed to the various localiUes . .

      Ridley was allowed to vacate the chair , and Mr . G&J was called to occupy it Mr . Ridley , then , in s ( P # * of great eloquence , moved the following resolution : " " That this Council looks upon Mr . Watkin ' s sen" * to be the personal act of an individual , and in no * 4 connected with the principles of the People ' * C i *^ or its advocates , which was seconded byMr . O * £ fellow . After a lengthened discussion , in which oiltDs delegates took part , Mr . Pickersgill moved « * amendment , " That we take no notice of the sobjeet , which was seconded by Mr . Hogg . The orig ina l ^ tion was carried , with four dissentient * M' - ' . ^ S , moved , and Mr . Simpson seconded , " Tliat a corner * be appointed to superintend the raising of a w *^)

      tion for the widow Rudd , and to suggest « ue 4 »*? "f as should be advisable for regulating funeral f *^ L ^ in the event of a member of the Charter 1 ***^ being deceased . " After considerable oppw ***^ motion was carried , and the committee appointed !^ business was transacted , and ths meeting adjoaros * Westminster . —Mr . Wheeler lectured , & * Charter Coffee House , Stretton Ground , on & >**" Oct 31 st , on the evils of a standing army , «* £ Charter as a remedy to remove this disgrace *' country—this heavy drain upon our rewnI ?* aifl |^ lecture was much approved of by a highly lS and respectable audience . Many copies of the N ** V | j Petition were disposed of , and Mr . Whee ler & ** to procure 100 copies of it Two members jw *** ^ the causa is steadily progressing in this densely p"P "

      neighbourhood . ' ¦ ' ' V « tiof Woolwich —A public meeting of tDe bh » WW » this place was held oa Thursday evening , ° f \ gt in the Theatre , which was crowded to excels . bF'V , from tile mason's body detailed the numerous F » v * £ to which they hod been subjected fcy the ^ " ^ Zai Mr . Carter read the correspondence between «**" jitf Messrs . Grissell and Peto . Resolati oBS , v *?? them for their conduct in striking , aad P 1 " 1 * " * £ their support were unanimously carried ; as ** l yj resolutions , denouncing the emndaet of ^ J ^ j t U < hth * 0 Jdtertiiar , and Wtektf DispaU * . »* „ misrepresentations of thenuwoBs , and « wn * . " ^* inaMt their nnlies . At tha eonolusw" * " £ E&M

      some little eohfusloa took place , through »« g& » condwt of Captain Acherly , who was w WEgi * la the brawny arms of ene of the masons . J * M deposited oa the outer side of the da * * &y meeting , to take their case and the conduct ojggai into consideration , will be held at ths . C Wp * Anchor , Strand , on Friday , Nov . 4 tb- ^ j il * Tailors—Mr . Wheeler lectured at the *~ Lj »| , Windmill-street , Golden-rqaare , on ^ P ^^ JLuil ** to an excelleEt audience . Sabjee t-ClassJ *^ ^ An interesting discussion followed . A " , « aa joined . Class Leaders , * c w « re afp rtM 50 ' ¦ " * .. . . spirit in the cause evinced .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 6, 1841, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct868/page/6/