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      My ceab Sib , —I have not had one moment to write my third letter to the middle classes for this number of the Siar . I thought this apology necessiiy . I have not eTen time to write anything like an account of the meetings at Burnley and Colae Suffice it to say , that in my life I never witnessed sneb brave and starring resolution . The people have been grossly and cruelly deceived about the conduct of thB leaders of North Lancashire . I never met a set of men who have been placed in a more trying and awkward position ; and , from the

      state of Chartism throughout the district , never did men deserve more credit . It is easy to censure youth aid enthusiasm ; but not so easy for the most sound to keep down the angry feelings of starvation , and at the same time to keep alive the spirit of agitatioa , I shall next week give a full account of North Lancashire . We had 60 , 00 fl men and women at Burnley on Monday , if we had one ; and I was at it from eight on Monday morning till half-past twelve on Wednesday morning , without stopping . On Monday , I addressed the people of HaliCax , of Todmorden , and of Burnley twice .

      I shall be at Keigfcley on "Wednesday next , the 6 th day of Jnly ; I shall be at Bingley at half-past twelve , speak there , and then go on to Keighley ; on Thnrsday , 1 shall be at Dewsbnry at eight in the evening ; on Priday , at York , at eight in the evening ; on Saturday , at Hebdenbridge , at twelve at noon ; and at Todmorden , on tie same evening , at six o'clock . I forgot to say that I ppoke last night at Colne , over the barracks , and was guarded in by three sentries , with , fixed bayonei 3 . I am , dear Sir , Tour's , most affectionately , FSA . SGTS O'COSXOB . Colce , Wednesday morning , Juua 29 ih , 1842 .

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      SASPORD . —Mr . Bell , the Sonth Lancashire lee ttxrer , delivered a most powerful and talented address here on Sunday night , to a respectable audience , in the course rf ¦ which he cave an interesting account of his mission through Sonth Lancashire . At the conclusion of his address , the following resolution "was unanimously passed : — " That this meeting hating Been , through the medium of the Xortfis .-n Star , that the Chartists cf Presten have given instructions to their delegate , "who is to attend the delegate meeting to be held at Coins , on the 3 rd of July next , to move a

      proposition , calliBg on ihe eonntry to e ) tc £ a ht > dj of men "to sit permanently , for the purpose of securing the people their coEstitutienal privilege of no taxation without representation , consider seen a proposition unwise and impolitic ; as it is the opinion of this meeting that the Executive are the only parsons that ought to be recegnised at the head of this great and srlorions movBHjent for tie priceipJes contained in Kbe People ' s Charter . " At the conclusion cf the bnsi-¦ cess several persons enrolled themselves membfeis of the Association .

      YORK . —At a special meeting , held on Thursday evening , the 23 d inst , it was moved , and carried unanimously : — " That the Sub-Sr-crttary be requested to collect the various ficts connected ¦ with the untimely dtath cf Samuel Holberry , for the purpose of trans mitting them to T . S . Dancombe , Efq .. in order that through him they may be brought before the Hoase of Commons , to be more folly investigated , the Chartists cf Y ork having rtrenr reasons for supposing that the Secretary of State ' s orders respecting S . Holbejry have not been attended to . "

      HTJDDERSFIELD . —On Thursday , the 23 d of July , Sir . Jimes Leach , of Manchester , delivered an able lecture to a numerous audience in the Guild HalL Mr . Tevera , senior , was unanimously called to the chair . The nir-jecb cf the lecture w ^ s class legislation , and the rights of labour . The lecturer was listened to throughout with the greatest attention , and all appeared highly delighted . The kcturer and chairman together received a unanimous vcte of thanks , and the meeting separated . At a rcirsEors heeting held in the Association Boom , Upperbead Row , the following resolution was pased : — " That a vote of thanks is due , and hereby . given , to cur brother Chartists cf Yerk , for the prompt , manly , aud humane manner in which they came forward , and demanded an investigation into the cause of th-eii martyred brother , Samuel Holberry ' B death , and provided for his funeral "

      HOTTINGHAEL—The Chartkts meeting at the Rancliffe Arms , held their usual weekly meeting on Saturday evening , Sir . G . Atkinson in the chair , when the following business was transacted : —Proposed by 3 Ir . Goodscn , seconded by Sir . Carrinfiton , and unanimously carried , " That each member do pay ons-halfpenny per month extra towards defraying the incidental expenses of the town . " Proposed by Mr . J . Carrington , SEeoniJed by Mr . Goodscn , and unanimously earned , " That a deputation be appointed to wait upen our more wealthy frietds in this locality to solicit their support to the new Executive , to assist them in carrying cnt their plans . The folio-wing persona to form tbe depctetion—JSde&srs . John Wall , JoLn King , sad Joshua Carrington . " The sum of two shillings was Toted to Messrs . Daffy and Hindes , and ene shilling for the defence of Mason and others , at Stafford . A vote of thanks was passed to the chairman , and the meeting separated .

      Ox SrxDAT Morxisg , the "United General Council jnet at the Bemocratie Chapel , Rice-place , and went through the usual routine of business . Subscriptions ¦ irere handed in , from various quarters , for the victims Hindes and Dafiy . A subscription -was also entered into for the defence of Mason and other friends , in Staffordshire . Mr . Harrison preached two sermons , on the Fcrest , on Sunday , and notwithstanding the boisterous state of the weather , there were a goodly number mustered en the occasion . On Monday evening , Mr . T . White , from the Potteries , delivered a very instructive lecture upon Priest-craft and

      Kine-AB 50 LD , seab JfOTTlSGHAM . —Mr . Duffy visited tils pltee on Wednesday , June 22 nd , and delivered a soul-sfcrring lecture . At the conclusion be enrolled fourteen new members . He also lectured , in Bnlwell purest , last Sunday , in the afternoon , to a good andienea , and at the conclusion enrolled twenty ecw members . In the evening he again lectured in the chapel , at Arncld , to a large audience . LEICESTER . —Our " Shakspereans" increase bravely , notwithstanding such unfavourable circum gtauetsas bad weather for © pen air meetings , and Mr . Cooper s indisposition from over-work . Our nnmber is bow more than 2 300 . On Friday se ' nnight , Mr- B&irst » w gave a thrilling lecture in the open air , to upwards of 2000 hearers . The demonstrations of respect

      and attachment to Mr . B ., on his leaving us for a compltte period of three months—the term for which he is engaged for the West of England—were very peat Mr . Beedham's labours have been attended with incrtasiDj success in the surronnding villages , tbrenshont the week . Mr . Bebert Jackson , a young local lecturer , visited Countesthorpe , and addressed a cocskSeiaWe assembly tiers :, on Sunday mornlnJJ . Mr . CtippfcT Was merely able to deliver a few feeble "words on . Sunday evening , in the Market-place . A collection cf Hchtetn sMliicgs was made at the eloee , for Mjb . Holberry— a trifle more has been collected during the ¦ wctt . We nave also sent two ponnfis this Tfefci from our lundB , for Mrs . Frost , Mrs . " Williams , and Mrs . Jones .

      Os Svnday after rext the real Chartists of the Scuth intend to meet their brethren if North Leicestershire , at the Mount Sorrel camp meeting . A delegate meeting will also beheld theie during the day , in order to consolidate ths whole county into one active Chartist unicn It is hoped that every real Chartist Association in the county will send a delegate to this imjortairt meetii-g . WCLVERHA 2 HFTOK . —A spirit of re-action has tafcf-n plate in behalf of our cause . Mr . H . Canriy having returned , and procured employmtnt , be is new among us ; aid , after bis day ' s labour , he delivers powerful and energetic lectures in ttb . af of the

      Ptoplt ' s Charter and the rights of labour . On Sunday . he preschfs in the open air , and by bis efforts many frtS'b isenibtrs are adced . A spiiit of unity prevail * in vur camp , and we are determined to persevere more than ever . This laBt three Sundsjs , ilr . . Cacdy has del . \ ered three excellent ditcourees ; Lis audience incrtsses more every time . Oa Sunday Izst , there were nearly three thousand present ; acd three times he Itctnred in the week ; fce is greatly approved cf , and stnis to give general satisfaction , and is cspsble of doirg great good . Mr . H . Candy is sppoiuted conespending Btcrttary for the ensuirg three morths . All letters to be directed to him , at Mr . J . " Wilcox's , news sgent , WoiceBter-ttrtet , Wolveibampton .

      SHIPLtY . — On Friday , Mr . Dojle gaTeaveryin-UrestiEg lecture at this place on the ground afjoining tte London Tavern , to a very attentive audience , compotta iot cf women aid children , but of intelligent atinlts . Halifax . —Moke Middie Class Sthpatht . — Ou Ssaiviiciay nigkt last some peison or persons put up a placard at the end r . f Mill-bank Chapel , announcing that the Rev . W . T . Jackson , of Manchts ^ ttT i was to preach three sermons in the Odd-fedows ' Hall , on Sunday next , July 3 rd , and to lecture on Monday , the 4 ib , in the Chartist ' room ; when a brainless nondescript pulled it dewn , and in a fit of rage said " It is a radical paper , we'il not have it here . " Now this is the Eon ot a shopkeeper , and a member of the Wesleyan scciety ! When will yon open your eyes , acdlct them know ttat it is the wrkuig class alone that they are dependent on for lieir food !

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      L 9 N 6 BUCKBT . The Chartists of this placa and neighbourhood , and other friends of freedom , have subscribed and forwarded thirty shillings to aid Mason in his defence agaiDst the unconstitutional attack which has been made on bAm . SOITTH NOH 2 OAN . —On Sunday Mr . J . Simmons again visited this promising little village and received abundant proofs that hia previous vista had nut been in vaic . At the close of the lecture a resolution in favour of the Charter was carried unanimously . BRADPOBD . —Masons * Arms , Ci-risnorsES . — The question , whet her machinery , if properly directed , would be a blessing or a curse to mankind , was discussed by the members on Sunday last , and at the close , two new numbers "were enrolled .

      BANBTJRY . —Mr . Bairstow lectured here on Saturday , and en Sunday preached two BermonB to overflowing and enthusiastic audiences . HOUiI ?* WOOI > . —Oa Friday last , Mr . William Dixon , of Manchester , delivered a lecture on the village green . —Mr . William Booth , of Xewton Heath , delivered an address in the open air , near Denton-lsne , to an " assembly amounting to about five hundred persons , and t , ave great satisfaction . —Mr . Littler , of Manchesterf lectured in the Ralph Green Chartist Room , iix the evening , to a crowded audience . Several new members were enrolled .

      DURHAM . —On Friday last the attention of the Durham Chartists was called to a meeting th ? . t was to be h * id that evening at a small viliage by the name of Sherborne Hill . The person to sppak was a Mr . laddie , who is believed to be employed by the coal proprietors ef this district to prepare the minds of the poor miners to a farther reduction of wages , to mtet the masters half way in V e loss that mnst take place in consequenca of ths duty of two shillings per ton being laid on coals for export . The lecture was from first to la * t a tissue of humbug , and at the close-a few friends to ths cause of liberty , asfced

      the lecturer a question or two , when it turned out he knew nothing about the matter . It was asked if fce could tell what th 9 miners w « re getting per ton for hewinga ton of coals , while the duty of eight shillings and fourpenca per ton was paid on coals going abroad , and what they were getting when no t : uty was paid ? also -what -were the profits realised by the proprietors during the former or latter time ? When he either cou ' . d or would not answer one of the questions . After receiving a good lashing for bis ignorance , he was lfcft to himself , not in a very comfortable Btate of mind . He ha ; i a quantity of tracts for sale , at three for a penny , but it was " no go . "

      On Mosbat Evening , as usual , a meeting of Chartists took place on the SanciS , when tbere was a good gathering , considering tbat there was no attraction by way . of a lecture . The meti-. ns was addressed "by a frun-i from Sanderland , and cur old frieiid , Mr . Richmond , of this town . NEWCASTI ^ E . —The usnal weekly meeting was holden in the Chartist Room , Cloth Market , on Monday evening last , when a variety ef matters appertaining to local business were entertained nnd disenssed .

      OLDHATiI . —At the weeily meeting of the council the following resolutions were unanimously passed : — 11 That a subscription be entered into , and tbat five shillings be sent to the D . fi-nce Fund , to aid Mr . Mason , and others , en their trial at Stafford . " "That the national tribute , recommended in the 2 \ ori } ie > - Siar , be taken up . " " That a deputation of three persons be appointed to wait on the middle class who are favourable to Radical Refo : m , and solicit thtir aid , for the purpose of supplying the new Executive Committee with the means which will enable them more effectually to agitate and spread the principles of Chartism in those districts wbtxe they are little knoTTE . " " That Mr . Samuel Yardley , Mr . Taonias Smith , and Mr . Leonard Haslop , be deputed to visit and receive subscriptions for the above object . "

      tONOON . —Suilbft . —A public meeting was held on Tuesday last , at Lovrer -Miteham Green , the first meeting ever held in this place for the advancement of t > ie principles of Chartism , Mr . Bron occupied the chair , ilr . Brown proposed the firet resolution — " Tbat it is the opinion of this meeting that the present anparalJeled amoutt of distress arises not- from the want of means , nor from the inability of the nation to support itself , but from the existence of class legislation , which protects class interests alone , to the injury of tho interests of the unrepresented millions ; therefore the condition of the Industrious classes can never be permanently improved until class legislation is abolished , and

      universal interests represented by means of the People ' s Charter become the law of the land ; and this meeting therefor * pledges itself to agitate for nothing short of the People ' s Charter . " Mr . Brown dilated at some length on the causes of the present distress in which tbe country is enveloped , and contended that the resolution poin ^ d out the only true remedy . Mr . Rainsley seconded the resolution , ih a lucid and elegant speech , shewing how those who created all the wealth were driven to satisfy the pangs of hunger to the refuse of the hog-tub or the dog-kennel , whilst those who never created a fraction of wealth rolled in luxury and splendour , and concluded amidthe continued cheering ol the meeting .

      Mr . Fairchild , sen ., supported tbe resolution in a powerful and argumentative speech , showing the flimsy arguments uEed by itB opponents , and calling upon the meeting to stand firm by the Charter . Tbe resolution was carried unanimously , and it being quite dark , the meeting adjourned to thelong room of the tavern opposite . Jlr . Keen , ia an able speech , during which he was mnch applauded , moved the next resolution— ' * That it is the opinion of this meeting , that the true object of government is to prodnce the greatest amount of happiness to the greatest number , and as a government founded upon

      class-legislation will always fail in BecoriDg happiness to the great mass of the people , such government ought to be reformed , or entirely abolished . " Mr . Bedley seconded the resolution , which was ably supported by Mr . Price , and carried unanimously . The thanks of the meeting were then given to the chairman , who briefly returned the compliment . A locality was immediately formed , and about twenty persons took up their cards . Another meeting was announced to take place on the ensuing week . Hurrah for the Charter , name and all , and no surrender .

      The Members of the Walworth locality met at their large room . Ship and Blue Coat Boy , Walworth-road , on Monday evening . Mr . Shaw in the chair . Minute 3 were read and confirmed . Mr . Brown gave in a report from the Surrey council , i * -hich after some discussion was received . Air . Keen read the letter from the Star , of Feargus U'Connor , respecting Mason , when it was unanimously agreed that five shillings should be voted for his defence . The sum of ten shillings was voted as national " tribute to the Executive , and several new members were enrolled . Tfae subject for di ^ cus ^ ion on Monday evening is , " Can Wo obtain the Charter without the aid ol ihe middle class V

      Brompto >\—The members met as usnal , on Tuesday evfcuiDg . ilr . Htath in the chair . The sum of four shillings and fourpenee , was ordered to be sent to the political victim ? , being a further portion of the proceeds of tbe festival held for tbeir benefit on January 3 rd . The f-um of five shillings was voted to the Executive , and two and sixpence to the London delegate council . A committee , consisting of Messrs . Whitehorn . and Wheeler , Mr . and Mrs . Ford , Warrington , Budding , SiuTge , Heath , and G , and W . Matthews , were appointed to get up a rein ? for a violin , united with a concert and ball ,

      for the benefit of the political victims . After the -transaction of other business the meeting adjourned . Monies received by Mr . Cleave for the Convention : — £ s d Liverpool , per E . Davis ... 2 0 0 l ) eptiord and Greenwich ... 0 5 0 Brer-lane . Bristol 0 10 0 Bath , Galloway-buildings ... 0 5 0 Korman Yectnor , 2 nd sub , ... 0 3 0 Yeoril , per Mr . Campbell ... 0 7 6

      £ 3 10 6 N . B . Dr . M'Douall received the £ 6 . 16 s . from the Theatre Committee , and , all espcuces beirjg paid , there will be a balance of a few pounds to the

      Execnuve . Donations received by Euffy Ridley on account of Provisional Committee Fund : — s . d . Mr . Dobson of Hammersmith 1 0 Please to add to the liEt for Mr . Mason and his friends by Huffy Ridley : — Mr Banker • 0 6 This money is paid into the hands of Mr . Cleave . Total for Maeos , &c . ....- 5 4

      SOTJTHWABK . —A meeting of Chartist silk hatters was held on Tuesday evening as the King ' s jfcrms , Gravel-lace . A report was given in te the effect that the police authorities bad intimated to the landlord that his license was in danger if he allowed the Chartists to meet at his house ,- in con-Beqmnce of which , it was agreed that the meetings Ehould be held for the future at the Brown Bear , Souihwark- bridge-road , on TbmrBday evenings , where a lecture will be delivered on Thursday next .

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      COVSrJTRY . —; , ir . S . arkie lectured on Friday eveain !? in the George rooms , on the effects of priest craft on tha moral , iutellecvual , and physical condition of t ' ue working classes . IffSRTHYR TYDVIL . —Meeting to adopt the RkH 9 . NSTR . AKC 3 AND THE MeKOHIAL TO 'iHK ¦ QUEEN . —Tnis importent meeting which took place on Monday evening iast , ao the Markst-square , was held in pursuance of a requisition to thn chief constable , signed by nearly forty of the middle classes , but who reln-ed on ihe ground that the requisit ' . onists , wished to interfere with the prerogative of her Majesty because it mentioned as one of its : objects , the ubmissal of her present Ministers and the substitution of men that would make the People ' s Charrer

      the law of tbe land . The chair was taken by Mr . F . Argent , bootmaker ; several resolutions were passed , and the renion : trance to the House of Commons , and the memorial to the Queen were unanimouply adopted , bxeellent speeches were del . rered by Messrs . Thomas , Eilis , Gould , Evans ( who spoke ia English , and promises to be a valuable -acquisition to the cause here ) , John , Williams , and Joties , from Card . ff . There was a gTeas number of the middle classes present , and they seemed to be very attentive , and it is hoped the mecing made a due impression upon them , and convinced many of them of the justice of our demands . Before the meeting took place there were all sorts of rumours abroad , that the

      Chartists intended making a physical-force display , and burn the town , and a Whig clique had been sitting some days previously to make arrangements , as they said , to preserve the peace of the town . Nothing can be more irritanng than the conduct of these gentry towards the working classes . Their odious fspionage , and discharging men for attctiding Chartist meeting 3 , and this principally in the works of the liberal Whig ; Baronet , Sir John Guest ; so great was the alarm in consequence of the ofiiciou&nesH of these gentry , that they had caused several families to leave the town . But ihe good sense of the working people completely disappointed them , and it was allowed by everyone that nothing could be better than the conduct of the people . We are now

      getting so strong here that the tyrants are compleiely dumbfoundtxed . Mottium . —On Monday evening last , a public meeting of the inhabitants of this place , and the surrounding neighbourhood , was called by piacare , to inquire into the distress of the working classes ; Mr . Wi"d was in the chair . The meeting was held in the Metnodnt Ckapel . It was agreed that no party politics should be enured into . A greai number of cases were made in public . Every ona gaVB it as his firm opimoa that class legislation was the sole cause of ail the distrets which now infests the land , and that things would never be any better until class legislation was removed by equal representation .

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      The Bacup Chartists with Flags and Band . The Padihom . Chartists , with Flags and Band . Proce 8 sion 8 i with Flags and Bands , from several Of the places withinsix or eight miles of Burnley . To attempt to give the number of Flags , Banners , ice . w / . ' uld . bfl impossible , but amongst the number yro noticed the folio wing inscriptions ' : ;— " ¦ ' ¦ " Come , let us b < j united ; our rights and liberties to ¦ ' . V ¦ ' ¦ • gain . " . ' ; ¦¦• ¦ ¦¦ ; : ¦ ¦ ¦ .- - ; . - . ' ' "Whig dungeons may entomb the body , but not the mind . "

      " More Pigs and fewer Parsons . " i We demand the Charter . " ' Justice and Equality . " " Tyrants , look and tremble . " < c Bad laws i make wise men mad ;" ' O Connor arid the Charter . " " Sweep / put the House of Corruption , " surmounted by a brodm . " Englishmen ! injured Justice demands the release of Frost . Williams , and Jones . " " Tho band-loom weavers of Burnley . " " Better to die by the sword than perish of hunger . " " Cursed is he who grindeth the poor . " " Tyrant ' s chains are only strong , while slaves submit to wear them . " A ; loaf gWen to the Padihatn proeesBlon , by a military officer as they passed the Barracks , was stuck on a pole , and carried in the procession . ' As the procession wended its way through : thestreets the cheering was vociferous , every window , balcony ,: &c , waB crowded by persons of all classes , anxious to obtain a view of Mr . O'Connor . The enthusiasm was of the most cheering description , and the respect paid , the unbtmght praises bestowed on Mr . O'Connor , must have convinced him that the Charter is uppermost in this paTt of North Lancashire . ; ¦ . ' ; ¦ The procession halted about seven o'clock on a large f : pen space of ground , ¦ where a platform was erected . Immediately after its arrival the attention of the multitude was arrested by the ascent of a large balloon , with the words " FEARGUS O'CONNOR "

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      inscribed Jn glaring characters . Mr . South worth , on the motion of Mr . B ^ esley , was called to the chair , and tho following resolution was proposed in a brief speech by Mr . Holland , seconded by Mr . Beesley , ably supported at some length by Mr . O ' Counor , and carried unanimously : — " That it is the opinion of this meeting , after yenrs of painful experience that the deep , distress we have from time to time suffered , and which now prevails to a most alarming exte it , is clearly traceable , and entirely attributable to class legislation , and ' tbat nothing bat

      the People ' s Charter will destroy it . We therefore solemnly pledge ourselves to use every legal and constitutional meuns in our power to canss it to become law ; and wLile we thus pledge ourselves to act legally and constitutionally , it shall also bo . firmly and determinedly ; being fully convinced that nothing Jess than an entire change in the representative system of the country will destroy theievils that now exist in society . ' An address was then presented to Mr . O'Connor by Mr . Holland , on behalf of the members of the National Charter Association , resident in Burnley , of which the following is a copy : —

      The Members of the National Charier Association resident in Burnley , to Feargus O'Connor , Eiq . Respected " Sir , —We hail with satisfaction and with joy your viait to our town . Long have we watched your praiseworthy exertions on eur bebalf ; long have we witnessed ycur honest , manly , and straightforward conduct , and the closer we have watched , the more convinced we have bten that you are— - " The Poor Man ' s Friend , and the Oppressor ' s Foe . " Though you may be opposed by the factions , sneered ot by the proud , and villifled by the envitus , yet , while your conduct is marked with that magnanimity and

      disinterestedness which you have hitherto manifested , so long as you stand firmly by us and our principles , in our hearts your endeavours will be aided by a warm response ; and , in Rpite of the factioua , the proud , or the envious , you shall have our warmest gratulations , our most fervent prayers shall be that you may have health . 6 tv - eiieth , and prosperity ; that you may live to see the fruits of your exertious . ripened by an indissolublo Union ; and the reward of thut Union bo Buch as will srcure to you the pleasing satisfaction of basing been-instrumental in producing happiness ,: peace , and prosperity , through the Britieh Isles , and ultimately throuch the habitable clobe .

      Accept , respected Sir , our wannest ^ ratuations , and believe us sincerely dovoted to the Charter , aud nothing less . - ¦ . '¦' . .. ¦¦' . ' - ¦¦ ¦ ¦ The Members of the National Charter Association , residvDt in Burnley ,

      Signed on tbeir behalf , C . Websteh , Sub-Secretary . Mr . OConWorbriefly replied to it , pleaging himself to go on us he bad hitherto duno until tbe Charter t-hould be won—name , title , designation , and all . [ This announcement was received with tremendous cheering , which niade the welkin ring ] He aluo stated that he hoped the hioment they saw him deviating one hair ' s-breadth from the principles he had advocated that they would then throw him overboard and desert biro . A vote of thanka was then given to the Chairman , when the meeting separated .

      Mr . OConnotwalked , along with his friends , from the place of meeting to his inn . The rattle of clogs , or ¦ wooden shoes , as Mr . O'Connor called them , as he proceeded tbruueh the attest , was such that he could scarcely hear his own voice " as be proceeded along .

      THE SOIREE . The Chartists of Burnley have been all along very ill put about to obtain a meeting room capable of containing any numbers , i they thew fore determined to build a pavilion for the occasion they took a plot of ground in . the Markdt-place for the purpose ; bat when about to beRin thrir building , was refused the use of it by the misrepresentation of a mean jack-in-effice who had the letting of it . No time Was to be lost .

      The committee set about to sret another plot , arid after various applications and refusals , succeeded in obtaining a piete . Tbey set to work to get wood for the building ; but the timber-merchants , to their * hame be it said , refused to lend wood , either for love or money ; but the committee was not to be done this way ; they sent off to Piidibiirn three miles distant , and got wood , worked nigbt and day > and the reBult was . that tbey succeeded in erecting a calico-bound tent , in which the soiree was held .

      It was past eight o ' clock beforei the business commenced , when MrY Holland was .. " ' -called upon to preside , and the following toasts were given and responded to : — i V The people , the source of all lecitimate power . " Air by the band— "Auld Lang Syne . " Mr . Beesley reBponued in a Boul-stirnng and entbusiaa ; ic spetch at considerable length ., which , told well upon the audience ; the greatest enthusiasm prevailed during the delivery of the address aoA he sat down amouir tho hearty plaudits of the assembly .

      Song by Mr . Lancaster—" When my old hat was ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ new . " '¦ ¦¦• • . ¦ - " The-People ' Chertor , and may it become the law . " Air by the band—V Scots wa ' bae wi- Wallace bled . " Mr . Tage , c > f Bacup , responded to this in a laconic and powerful upeech , but very brief , as all were anxious to hear Mr . O Connor ; he , however , made some excellent hits , which had the desired tffeet upon the audience , and sat down amidst their cheers . Song— " When the Sons of Old England . " " Our distinguished visitor , Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., the Champion of Democracy and the tried Fiiend of the People . " This toast was received by tremendous bursts ef applause , the band

      playing" See the conquering hero . After the cheering bad somewhat subsided , Mr . O"Cunnor rose , which was the signal for another hunt of applause , which lasted for some minutts , whenthe Honourable Gentleman proceeded to address tho audience , which he did for an hour and three quarters , in a speech replete with sound argument ^ rivming the attection of all around j proving to demonstration that the Charter . and that only waa calculated to strip the present sjstt-m of its vices , and to establish on its ruins virtue and happiness , peace on earth ; and gopd-wtJl towards men . He contTasted tbe new and oW » yfctttni » , and clearly shewed that the old system required prop , ing , and patching , and crutching in order to keep it together , and tbat Sir Robert Peel had put the tariff crutch on tbe one side , and the Income tax , crutch on

      the other- but that the King of Prussia had been able in one moment to knock the tariff crutch down , and that the distress of the shopkeepers and others would knock down the other . He also took a rapid review of all tbe schemes that had been propounded by all the parties that had figured on the political Btage , Bhowed the futility of tbeir plans ; and placed pur Charter in a pre-eminent ; light , by clearly showing its ^ supe ri ority over any other scheme that hafi been brought befpra the public . He stated his views on machinery , the corn laws 4 c . in a cear and lucid manner , and wound tip one of the most argumentative addresses that was ever delivered in Burnley amid tbe hearty cheers of the assembly . /¦ . '¦ ¦ ' ¦ : "" : ¦ ' :. "" ... - . ' ¦ : ¦' ¦ . " . . . . ; .: Song , "May O'Coheot live for eter . ' — -Mr . Lancaster It being now gone fat towards twelve o ' clock , tbe Chairman deemed it piudent to dispense with two of

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      the toasts he had on the list , and concluded the business with ' - . ' ¦ " Frost , WillianiH , and Jones , and may they soon be restored to their native land , " Which was responded to by Mr . Beesley , in a brief but energetic manner . After which a vote of thanks was given to Sir . O'Connor , for visiting Burnley . Mr . OCONNQR , inreturniog thanks , pledged himself agaiti to visit his North Lancashire childrei after he had been in Wales and Cornwall , which he was ftbout to visit shortly . ' The reason why he had '' not visited North Lancashire sooner was , that he had thought it prpper to visit those of his numerons famiJy who w « re infants in Chartism , as requiring from him his earlitst attention . He considered the hand-loom weavers of Nortt Lancashire as his eldfst sons , better able to do without his schooling than those in other places of a more tender age , " and concluded a humourous address by moving a vote of thanks to the Chairman , which was civen .

      The Chairman britfly replied , arid three verses of the Chartist National Anthem was sung by the assembly , when the meeting broke up , well satisfied with the evening's entertainment . Mr . O'Connor made an appsal to the meeting on behalf of the Kow Executive , when 11 s . was eollectsd for their aid . The afternoon ' 8 proceeding went ofF with the greatest eclat , not a single a , ' ^ iident occurring ; no broach of the peace , which these who are opposed to us set m to drea ^; the mad followers of Feargus O'Connor setting an example of order and decorum which will no doubt

      have made a favourable impreasion on . those who have hitherto taunted them as destructives and levollers , as fireVrands , and mad-enthusjasta . Tlie working glasses arc in the greatest destitution . Thsir patience . bas bBcn exeniplary . It is true , cHscontenti a short time buck , manifdsted itself pretty strongly ; but there is not a doubt that the advice given by him will have a good effect , inasmuch as he fctrongly repudiated tho iiiea of' siarviDg-men presenting their naked fronts to ao arjjied force , clearly jshowiDg them tbat it was by a flrm union that our Charter was to be gained . We counted nine bands of music in the procession .

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      MR . O'CONNOR AT MANCHESTER . Carpen rERS" Hall . — -On Sunday eveninat . th © above Hall was deastdy iilied with aa attentive and respectable audience . A large number of ladies occupied a portion of the gallery and platform . Mr . 'fnomas Whittaker . an intelligent and working man wiiscn , iled to the chair , who rose auti observed , that be felt proadto see so many assembled there that cvemns . It must he gratifying to tho heartaof thpfis who had the principles pi the Charter at heart , to know how they were spreading throu ; aoui ; the country , and to know that the tnides cf Manchester were coming out to join the

      National Chatter ^ Association . Since they last mat , a few other trades have coma out . The carpenters and joiners were the first , the fustian cutters and mechanics followed . They had sent deputations to the smiths , painiers , and boiler makers , who fcad also joined ; tbe resolutions having been carried without a dissenting voice . ( Cheers . ) The plasterers iiad resolved to call a meeting to consider tbe snbject , and likewise other trades ; nnd he had not the least doubt that in a very short time , the whole of the trailea of iManchester would be formed in one union , to agitate for the principles of the Chatter . ( Clieors . t

      Mr . JaxES Leach thsu rose anrt . addressed the meetiDg . H « went on to siy that it was apparent to every reflecting iniud that they had arrived at a period that must speedily determine their triumph over despotism , and establish their rights—( cheera ) He bad been in Yorkshire , and he had found that there had been a great depreciation in -wngea since he was there about four mouths sicce . In aoiue instances it amounted to as much as 6 s . per week ; and in others , amongst the woolcpmbers , many who previously could earn from 30 s . taSSs . per week , could only get about 103 ., and in many cases not more than C 3 . ( At this statement expressions of sorrow and disapprobation were heard from one end of the spacious hell to tha otter . ) What was the cause of such depreciation ? The cause was one

      which , had occupied Li 3 attention for some time ^ Ho found , from atacisticai accounta , that in Germany the woollen weayera were working for 3 a . 9 d . per week , and they in Gsrniany worked iiftean hours pet week longer than those of Yorkshire . The rents of houses were much larger in Yorkshire than in Q « rmaay : in the former place the workman would have to pay 2 j . 6 . ^ per week for a house ; it would take sixpence for fire , and anuthtr sixpsuce for candles and ^ soap , which they would perceive was 33 . 6 < i . Wow , if those men in Yorkshire should be brought down to those wages it would only leave 3 d . to live upon , 16 was then impossible for tho Yorkshire weavers and woolcoinbera to cpmp&to with those of Ghsrmany . Henos it was that they were being ruined by foreign trade . How was It

      that the home trade had gone ? Became of the extremely high toxition on the one hand , and theextremsly low wages on the other . Tho supremacy of commerce that we once had possession of Was now . faded asray , as a mist before the son . The people cf Germany and many other places , in fact nearly all those countries were getting as good machinery as we have . They ( the people / Would suffuv tea times greater depreciation in the next ten years than they bad in the last , if the 8 y 8 tesi continued . Ho would tell them how the working men of Yorlcshiro bad bGen brought to six BhilHngs per week . They were now eoniniug wool of that quality which touk . 'fivp , six , or ei ^ ht hours to comb as much as would bring them a shilling , to say nothing of -abatements ; and though the wool was

      inferior they were expected to tike it in as well finished as if it was the best material in the world . He met a man with a bundle on his back , which ho said would tako him from six in tbe morning till sis in the evening to comb , aKd for which ho v ? ouW only get one shilling . He met another with a load on a truck , which he bad to drag fifteen miles to get it homo , and when ho had combed it and taken , it back fifteen miles , which would be thirty miles , he received for the whole of that labour the enormous sum of seven shillings ; beside , they were si ) jealous of him having a bit of soap , they were so niggerdly about his having as inuch soap as would wash hia shirt , thut they compelled him to wash the wool before he took it away which made it much heavier oml made him nearly sweat himself

      to death to drag along . Tbe speaker said he mentioned that cireunistance to a gentleman , and asked him how it was ? Oh , said he , it was bacausa the Government would not let them havo free trade , and consequently there was not trade enough . A Manchester gentleman writing on the trade and commerce of America , and by way of showing his extensive knowledge ; of Geology , two years ago , remarked that it was impossible for the Americans to comphto with tbe English manufacturers , aliedging as a reason that th ^ y in America had no coal , besides they bad to come to England for iron . It was nonfierise to thick of such a thing . Now , he had got somti statistiCB from &n American vrriter , whica stated that there were 5 , 000 acres of coal from : seven to nine fett thick , so neur the sutfacs , that they could be got

      without the trouble and expence of aickiiig pits . He did Both now ; what the great Solomon of Manchester would say to that h& wonJered if he would say that it had grown within the last two years or not . There Weiejilso not fewer than esghjy-two iron v / orks . A centlenian uow in Manchester , who had lately . come from America , had told him ( Mr . Leach ) that they were i ui'ding fifty-three new factories in the State of New York ; he fouhd r from a pamphlet written by Mr . Cuvtis , from . Ohio , in America , that the Southern and Northern States were connected by railway , which uffurdwd facilites for the manufacturers to take their

      itoods , and bring their raw cottna back , whilst the English manufacturer had to go to America with his goi'rts and bring back cotton . The same writer bad declared tbat America would net only become a manufacuiing country , but ono of the most expotting cottntties in the world . ¦ It was now become , a qne&lion of ] if and death , astowh « tber they must depend on a ricketty system as manufucturiDg for the prosperity of Englaiiri . Mr . Leach then read Dr . Cook'a letter from tiie Briiiifi Statesman , end cpui ' m ' er . ted very sVrongly upon &ome of the aia ' . cment ? ; and in tha course of his nruarks , he showed how * different tho same letter appeared iu the Manchester Times . , " ¦ . -

      The Speaker then ralattd a case of persons m Cylne and other places , bavin !; to live on the refuse cf the fruit market , nnd added that tfce people wduld sooner reaort to that for a livellhcod— -they vould sooner die in the street— -than go to the bastiles , to be separated from their wives and children ( hear , bear . ) They wanted justice , ubteharity . They wanted their rights , and not to be insulted by one lot of robbers begging for them of anether set of robbers . It was certainly come to a fine pass when tbe indnatrisua millions must be insulted with parson ' s befjiiDg letters . ( Heir , hear . ) Let us , said the Bpeaker , txamine the cause of the wretchednessi and poverty , and hunger , in the manufacturing districts . He had come to this—as to

      wbethisr they must tesi £ t the cmel and unjust aggressibns of property— -or make a virtuous struggle against the wicked influence given to it by the . law , which places the lives of the millions at the disposal of those that possess and wield that power . The speaker here exhibited a long list of abatements that bad been taken on the evening before , in only one half of a room in a factory at Manchester . Here then was , the bloodstained Budget , containing no fewer than sixty-eight abatements in one half of tbe room , and there were only 125 wprked in tb « loom . The amount taken back from the bands in- that , system of robbery was no less than £ 17 . Besida that there Were so many rules to be observed ,, the list of which would reach from him to the bottom of the balL

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      . T , [ si& ^ y . ^ S ;¦? ' :: ¦ ¦*< : ^^ " ± JS- ~>; '¦ '" - ' \ l ' ¦ ' ¦ ¦ .

      ^ ZuJi- ? , ' : /¦ ' ¦ ^ J ^^ . MtX There were seventeen ¦ o ? e ! ^ fct rtfco v { i ' ntion of which they were isted from thrcfpencs up t- » or a pound . He know two men tbat were fined one pound each for getting Mold of eachiotherinahrk —( sham-: ) These robberies were ommittefl every week , winch amonnted to from - ^ 30 to £ 40 per week . Ha ' iiad '

      been at GIossop Dale , where he had found anctlier part of their business in . . . t ' ais v . r ? honourafne vay . The t \ vo-lopm wtavefs were taming from sev a to eight shillings per week . They , comnu-uce- . " at five o ' clock in the morning , and run the niills tiil ei ^ ht at night . ' Tiiei 3 was . no . - ' ancb tbing zs a factory inspector to be seen tbere , because it v-as the iron h ?* l ot capital against honest poverty . Fur every fija minutes that the Sands vsere b ^ hiud in comirsg to the mill in theinorning , they-were fined thrceponc " . [\ t this moment Mr . OConr . or entered the Hall , and . wzs

      received with every mark of ; e . ^ taeui , ¦ accnmpiisim ? with thundering cheers . Ail bavisj ? heconie composed , Mr Leach waa requested by Mr . O Conner to p ' rocet-d-J Mr . Leach said thnt he felt very proud at tha unexpacted interraption that had taken place . He was just telling- . them , o'f the robberies coianiitted un n the industrious people cf 0 lo ? sop Dale ; he ¦ wouU ) fro oa with it . ( Hear , hear , hear . ) Ho would ¦ gW * . another ^ 8 pe ' ciBien of the cruel , viliany . perpi- 'U-ateil by this Hiorittroiis a .-id unbearable .. system . - ( ll .: nr . ) The masters of thit district had all of a su-rdtnbeen transformed from tyrants into very tbou ;; 2 iL <" and humane . beings , as they ' would have the pvoyle think . They had given over feitt . e'ing ; they eou ' . il riot think of taking money frctu thera in that way . now

      their wages had become , so Ijw ; but instead of tbat they hail marie them tike the piece they had woven themselves ; and in doing this , ' they charged them t ^» o shillings per . pieceniort * than the sa ' ni-j pieces ' . c-. u-W , be purchased fur in Manchester ! This was the very affectionate and feeling manner in which they were then behavingtowrirvta their h : ih- ! s > . Tacn , aaain , the poop people could not loosHtime to come to Manchester to sail their pieces at the best price , but vrere coiupeliedto let a nianj who kejia provwion ; store , have them for two shillings-less tban their vs ! us , arid were cbinpelitid to take goo-Ja in rptnrh , for which they were charged at tho rate of from fif ceen to twen ty per cent higl ^ r than they could be purchased ^ ii Manchester— ( shamis .

      shame . ) Mr . Leach then tava a vnost deplorable a ' cc . rtnt of a woman with three f . itheriess children—one in he * arms , asecond could not wclk , and the third co « : d not dress itself—^ ho made application to the Guardi ^ r . s for relief , and in reply to which she vas called an idie hussey , though onc « tbe wifo if an industrious . ; . i » n , and unable t ) Jeava her cbildreiv ; he saw the ¦ ch : : Iii ' - * en suckhig at the breast , "but couki get no riuu-iaic-r . t f r . aturo was exhausted for the want of nourivnmunt , and she ( tha mother ) prayed that the ven ^ eiince of Heav . 'n migh ; fall upon thes , y 3 tem wiiic ' i w ;> 3 iiteraily starving both her and her children to d ' vath— ( i-xtcration . ) After giving inany mt > re such appalling narrations , he concluded , to malce way for Mr . O Connor—( loud cheers . )

      The Chairman then rose and said , that previous to introducing Mr . O'Connor to spf-ak , he would read a paragraph from ¦ the Meinchesier Times , which made Mr Hey wood say , that if Mr . 0 Connor had been at the meeting of- shopkeepers , he would have voted for the resolution . He lUeri read the resolution passed on . the 21 st of June , in the Town Hall , for the Charter , and the taking off the ' restriction ' s' on tra ie . Mr . Q'Co ^•^ . 6 B , tfcea rose ,, aad observed tliat he hr . fl not eome ttjitbetas a speaker , but like themselves , to liatotl . However , lie was glad to find such a , glerioua . peaceable , and attenUve KH-aUng if ihs-worliina men cf Manchest'jr as lie saw btf ^ ra him that . trvtmnjv Ho Would do theiiitue justice to say that they vt-ro-ta ' a most sober , rrsost moral , ar . d nioat religious congrei- 'at ' oni

      in Manchester ; but where , he would ask , were tbeir Sunday clothes ? Instead of : bsing on their backs , they were on tho bucks of tha wolves who were preaching the doctrine *> i fcubiuifirion ami passive obedier . ee to a system which was destroying the interests cf the industrious Lut * t ; ll starving people— ibeur , hear ) . In 1540 , hs sUppid hia cable from Livtrpooi and came'to that spot , when a large meeting had assembled and he told them that the present day would come . As soon as . ice ab'o ' pfeet-pcrs sot their squntza they would join the afsociavion Lut not before . Last April two years , there waa--nu . 5 a abopkeeper ani ' 6 rigst tutiii ; ihny were ualctp ; tko Chartists were wronsr . arid must be put down . Tt »; h what hail cuuse- . such a sadden * convsrsion ? Btcause thoy wtra afraid of

      losing the last farthing . Ho bad stood by one pi-iaciple from the beginning , ami he would Stand to tfia er . d . The ruan who said the Charter would do tbat thing or the <> ther , Was assumiug tue position of a prophet . He would not say , what tho Charter would do , but lip would say that wuataver it did would be done by the rDiijority , Bhd he for ona would be bound to obey —( hear , hear . ) - Sir Robert PeeMiad done .- " uu , r . s tu nianufacture Chartists by .-tine'single act thau he ( Mr . O'Connori had done by his sixteen months' iiflpri . sontuent and ten years' agitation . Sir Robert might be truly called tb ' 9 wholesal-j Chartist maimfayture ?—( laughter . ) Mr . O'Connor then paid several fli ^ ttrincr compliments to tbe working men , and stated . that most of the information which he possessed : had -hi . em

      gathered , froin time to titrie , from the- lipa of working men—( cheers . ) Hs then went , in a forcible manner , into the couducfc of therpfilice who snot down fiis countrymen and women at Er . nis and Galway , reminding them at the same tiais of the Rathcormac aflfair , which produced a great impression on . the audience , as was exempHfled by repeated symptoms of execration . He nexi spoke about the leaders of tho pisojjie , p ! edzing himself to do all he could to unite them ; at the same time giving it as hia © pinion tha . t a division arnosgst leaders would not have the injurious t Sect nowas formerly ; for whatever differences should arise , it wouid not ba possible to take the . people , from their scent of the Charter—( hear , hear . ) Ho then prcduecd a newspaper called the Sunduy Times , a paper ^^ wbicb ^; he aid would not Iiuve mentioned the Chartists some time ago . He wenid read itffirtfceru , h . ad not the Wiu ' os

      half blinded him in york Castle What did tbis riiim of the Times recommend as a cure ; any measure of the Tories ? No . One of the Whigs ? No Corn Law R < -pe : d ? No . The sixpoints without the name ? No , —( cheera , ) were they to . try any thing else ? No ; but they , the people , must ' coRie out for the yhole Charter . ( L ^ iwl cheers ) The speaker then went in powerful and catting laDguiige into the cases of Shell , Frost , Williams , and Jones , Clayton and Holberry , and stated , that bad he been on the inquest touching the death of the latter , he would have brought ip a verdict of wilful ' murder against the Whigs in the ' flrst place ; and baye implicated the Tories as accessories after the fact . Ha then touched upon a variety Of subjects at great length , and concluded a powerful and eloquent speech , whi- ; h occupied an hour and a half in the delivery , by ( ieclitt--ing most omphaticaUy that he would not have voted for the resolution adopted at the meeting held in tha Town ¦ ¦

      Hail . " "¦ . ' ' ¦ ' ¦ ¦ : ¦ - . ¦ : " ¦ ¦ ; ' , A private collection was made for Mason and othvis , which aiHL-unted to , £ i . 3 s . A vute of confidenctj was then propesed in O Connor , which , after beirigseconded , waspiit to the meeting and carried unanimously , amid the loud plaudits < f the vast assemblage . Tkanks were thsn given to thi > chairman , and the niet-ticg dispersed . Such was the enthusiasm of the ; -people ,, ami their dtvoteduess and attiachnient to Mr . O'Connor , that ho was lifted into the coach which waited for him at tho door of the Hall , and saluted by three cheejT . The following are the sabscripM-. ns fur tho defonco of Air , Masen and others referred to above : — . ' .. " s . d . . Dr . Hully ... ... 10 0 Air . Mason ... ... ... 0 6 Mr . Slarsden . ... ... ... 0 6 Mr . Soilaer 10 Oitto : ¦ " ' ... ... ... ... 0 6 lit . Soilder ' s wife 0 1 Mr . John Rawson ... ... 0 6 Mr : John Hardman 0 2 Mr . John Belle ... ... ... 10 Shoemakers ... ... ... 2 6 Hall Council ... .... ... 1 3 Mr . Lee , wine merchant ... 5 0

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      COLNE . PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ . On Tuesday last , notwithstanding the very unfavourabio state of the weather , the good and true men of Colne and its vicinity ^ ave ample testimony of their attachment to tbe principles oi the '" People ' s Charter" by giving a heariy welcome to the noble and disinterested O'Connor . The procession , accompanied by bands of music , and a great number ot' fljgs and banners , rriarohed out of the town upwards oi two miles , on the Burnley Road , amidst drenching rain , which continued without intermission for several hours . The lads endured the wind and rain with the greatest good humour .

      arm when the carriage containing Mr . O'Connor and other gentlemen came in sight , the shouting was tremendous . The procession returned through Barrowford on its route to Colne , 3 nd when it approached near the town the spectacle was truly grand , and imposing ; the assembled thousands greeted Mr . O'Connor with repeated cheers through the town . The procesdoH ruurncd to tl e Cioih Hall , where Mr . O'Connor delivered a soul-stirring nnd eloquent adddress to tho assembled audience . The hall , which is capable of holding near 2 , 000 persons , was crammed almost to suffocation , &nd the heat was intolerable . After Mr . O'Connor ' s address , Mr . Beesley , of Ackrington , made a powerful and manly declaration of his views and principles .

      Mr . TaTTEitSALL , from Burnley , followed , who in an impassioned btrain of eloquence laid tho axe to the root of the tree of corruption with an unsparing hand , bat ovnug to the extreme heat of the place he was obliged to curtail his addres ? . After the first . meeting , Mr . O'Connor and a few friends sat down to a good and substantial dinner at the Mason ' s Arms Inn . After the cloth waa withdrawn , a select party of professional gentlemen entertained ihe company by singing sereral favourite filers . In the evening , another meeting was held in the Hall , whici was crowded as before , when Mr . Layccck , a gentleman of the town ( and a Charu&t ) , had the manliness and candour to state his views and opinions tu the effects of machinery , in opposition , as he supposed , to the views and opinions of Mr . O'Connor on the same subject .

      iJr . O'Connor , in rtp . y , entered into a lengthened and convincing argument , showing the evil effects of machinary on manual labour as at present conducted , and the direful effects it has had on the labouring consmucity at large . He afterwards dwelt with pleaF ' wg tffect on the capabilities of the soil to maintain four times the amount of the present population , if properly cultivated , and showed , in a striking manner , that the blind and besotted policy of the landholders would ultimately prove their entire ruin . Mr . O'Connor sat down amidst thunders of applause . Mr . Laycock rose and seemed quite satisfied with Mr . O'Connor ' s reply , and would leave his and Mr . O'Connor ' s views and opinions to tho good and sound judgment of the ahEtaibled audience , and thus the matter amicably ended .

      A vote of thanks was unanimously given to Mr . O'Connor by clapping of hands and repeatt d cheering . Thanks . having been given to the Chairman , the meeting broke up .

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      FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ ., AT BURNLEY . GRAND AND IMPOSING DEMONSTRATION . On Monday last , tbe above gentleman made a public entry into Burnley among the hearty plaudits of at least 60 , 000 people . Ntver since Burnley stood was such animation manifested as waa shown on this

      occa-. At half-past one o ' clock in the afternoon , a carriage drawn by two greys left Burnley to meet the four o ' clock train from Halifax , at Todmorden , to convey Mr . . O'Connor to Burnley . He arrived , accompanied by Mr . Beeslty at the appointed hour , took some refreshment , and addressed hundreds , who had assembled , from tha window of the White Hart Inn . Mr . Beesley also addressed them . The carriage then started for Bnmley , and when within two miles of the town was met by scores ol pioneers , who on perceiving the carriage , returned by its side until it reached the procession , which had halted about a mile from the town . The scene on the arrival of the carriage , beggars all description . The masses , anxious to get a hold of bis hand , literally beseiged the carriage . The cheering ail along tbe line reverberated through the woods and made the welkin ring .

      The road , as far as the eye could reach , was one solid mass < f human beings , which it ia in vain to attempt to to describe . It was with the greatest difficulty that the carriage ccu ' . d take tip a suitable position . The marshals attempted to form the procession , but was compelled to give it np , so closely wedged and packed was the road ; however it began to move . Tbe living mass proceeded slowly towards the town , and every wall or elevated po&ition where man , woman , or child could get a foothold , was crammed to get a view . Oa entering the town , the living mass had to pass through an aqueduct , ur . der the Leeds and Liverpool Canal , the bank being raised considerably above the road . Here was a picture—here was an imposing spectacle ; the aquaduct looktd like a triumphal arch festooned with thousands of human beings . The procession reached the town about half-past five o ' clock , and the marshals had succeeded , with tbe utmost exertions , to place it in eome thins like the following order : —;

      The Demonstration Committee wearing splendid green sashes , with the sixpoints of the Charter inscribed in gold . A beautiful gTeen and gold flag bearit > g the following inscriptions on the obverse : — " Demonstration Committee . " The reverse—• ' Peace , Law , Order . " Then followed & moving mass , as closely packed as they possibly could be , with flags , and banners , and music mixed amongst them , for with all the efforts of the niarsballs it was impossible , in coDEequence of tbe iBiraecse numbers , to keep them in form . The Carriage , containing Mr . O'Connor , ilr . Beesley , Mr . Chaffer , Mr . Holland , and Mr . Rickard . Tbe members of the Geneial Council , ef the National

      Chatter Association , Followed by the Members of the Association witb Flags , Banners , Music , &e .

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      Public Meeting' . in Stevenson ' s-Equare . —Qa Monday evening the above meeting was held pursuant to advertisement . The hour appointed was . seven o'clock . Permission had been given > by the Mayor in consequence of there not being a rooin larg « enough to hold tbe people , tbe purport of tho parties convening it was to pass the Convention Memorial to the Queen , and the remonstrance to the ^ House of Commons . / . At the comtneiieemenk of the meeting there could cot be fewer than 3 , 000 , and the univnimous opinion of ell in the Court where the speakers stood and many competent judges present , was , that at the conclusion , th-ra were from ten to fifteen theusand people present . The Rev . James Scholefield wsj called to tho chair , wiio opened with a -t-i-w appropriate remarks , and then called upon

      Mr . John Bailey to move the memorial , which was seconded in a bold" and eloquent speech by Mr . John Campbell , secretary to the Executive , and when put was carried unaniBio'Jsly . Mr . Wm . Dixon in a speech which occupied three quarters of an Lour , moved the remonstrance to the House of Commons , which was seconded by Mr . J . a mils Leach in ah eloquent , energetic , and argumcHtativo epetch , which was listened to and applauded - by the multitude . ¦ , The CiU IBJran put it , and it was carried without a dissentient . . A shop-keeper next came forward , and in a neat and sensible speech moved the folio wing resolution .: — -

      That this meeting views with abhorrence , and condemns , in the strongest terms possible , the atrociously cruel conduct of the unconstitutional -police forca a 5 Ennis , in the County of Clare , Ireland , for murderously attacking an unarmed , starving multitude . We therefore call upon the right-thinking and patriotic men of England to ; join witn ns in protesting against , and reprobating , such diabolical proceedings oa the righta and liberties of ^ n industrious people . " ¦ " . ' . The resolution was seconded by Mr . R . Littler , and supported in excellent speeches , by Mr . V . -Dunivan , and the Rev . W . y . ^ Jackson ; It was carried nein con . '"' ¦• , ¦'¦¦ ' . " : ' ; ' : - :- ' ¦ . ' ¦'¦ ¦ .:: ¦' . - ¦' . " ¦ - ¦ . "' . '' . ; . :- - '¦' ¦ ¦'¦ ... "

      The meeting was a large one , the speaking gocd , and after cheers for O'Connor , Frcst , Williams , and Jones , with a vote of thankato the Chairman , ^^ ths reeding peaceably dissolve .

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      YOL . T . NO . 242 . SATUKPAY , JULY 3 , 1843 . _ j ^ gg ^ ° f p ^ Sr "

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 2, 1842, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct895/page/1/