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      HOUSE OF COMMONS— Mosdat . ( Continued from our Sixth Page J and cruelty on the part of the Poor Law Commissioners exceeding anything that had yet been heard of , and m ere fetal in ita consequences ? Would he aid him ( Mr . Fielden ) in bringing to light the conduct of the commissioners , their assistants , and theii correspendpondents , frith regard to the sending of labouring peop le from the southern counties into the northern factories ? Would he make them produce theii correspondence , and 'would be Rake them render an account of the thousands ( there -were upwards of ten thousand ) that "were m&ie the "victims of the " migration" scheme ? He -wanted the -whole of the

      correspondence , not the commissioners' garbled extracts . He ¦ w anted to know where the remnant of their victims Trere now to be found ; how many they had sent down , how many bad died , how many they bad sent back , and the condition of those that remained . If the Right Hon . Barenet would aid him in that , there was matter enough to be brought to light , and be did not see how he could refuse his aid in that matter , if he really thought the commissioners were of use in bringing to light the cruel treatment of the poor . But , until this aid ware given to him , and the commissioners made to account te Parliament for these poor emigrants , he would not consent to pass a bill -which proposed to contiEue their existence one hour .

      Mr . Xawso >" , * who rose amid a loud call for a division , defended those who opposed the bill from being actuated by any " vulgar" pandering to the popular feeling on the subject The House then divided , whan there appeared , For ilr . Buncombe ' s motion 37 Against it ... , 156 Majority for going into Committee en the Bill ... 119 The House then -went into Committee , and Mr . Waxlet moved the postponement of the first clause , -which enacts that the period of duration of the Poot law Commission shall be for five years . His object in proposing the postponement was to get the provisions of the bill settled , and the power of the Commissioners defined , before the period of duration of "fee Commission was decided en . He supported his motion by a speech against the New Poor Law , warning the House against the consequences which be dreaded from the passing of the bilL

      Sir James < 3 b . aham . protected against the language used bj the opponents of tie bill , and the harsh accusations which they indiscriminately dealt out to it 3 supporters , vrho were of all parties , Tory , Whig , and BadicaL The workhouse test -was by no means a novelty , as was contended ; it was distinctly provided for in the 9 ts Geo . I ., whose provisions had been relaxed in 1736 , in consequence of prevailirg distressa relaxation which contributed mainly to the extension of those abuses , which it was the object of the New Poor Law Act to remedy , and which , in remedying them , did so by a return to old principles . Tie maintenance of the Poor Law Commission was the keystone to the bill Jlr . Edward Bclleb showed that ths primitive Poor Law Acts of Elisibeth were far from deserving the credit for humane consideration for the poor which was usually ascribed to them .

      Mr . Bbsext opposed the extreme powers given by the Bill to the Poor Law Commission era . As a possessor of the soil , he felt that he had duties to perform towards those whose labours contributed to his wealth and comfort , and he did net wish to evade his Bhare of responsibility . Though he could not make Dp Jus mind as to the actual continuance of the Commissian , he would vote for the postponement of the clanse . Mr . Rice was satisfied as to the wisdom and policy of having a central controlling power in the administration of the law . Mr . S . Wortlet supported Mr . Wakley ' s amendment , as did also Captain Pechell . After some « rplanation from Sir James Graham , Mr . CaBDWELL pleaded for the postponement of the clause , on the ground that it was unfair to ask them to come to a decision on the continuance of the Commission , until they saw what would be tbe character of

      theBilL Mr . Darby thought that the entire subject of the Poor Laws should come from time to time under the revision of Parliament-Mr . Thomjs Dt > cO 3 i 3 E quoted from the debates of last year , showing that on the Bill brought in by the late Government , Sir Edward Knatchbull had made a notion of a nature precisely similar to th&t of Mr . Wailej " s on the present occasion , and which the Paymaster of the Forces . had supported on i"Tn ^» Tl grounds . Admitting that Sir Edward might have good reasons f ^ r changing his opinions , he thought that Sir Robert Peel nvust have been actuated fey a little sly malice in putting Sir Edward ' s name on the back of the present Bill , as one of those by whom it was brought in . Sir Edward 3 Lnatchbi ~ ll vindicated his consistency , on the ground that the present Bill was of a more modified nature than the Bill of last session . .

      Seme further explanation passed between Mr . Thos . Duncombe and Sir Edward Kna ^ chbnU . Mr . Philip Howaid supported the New ~ Pqot law . Part of its unpopularity arose from the use of terms by the Commissioners which had the appearance of harshness . Mr . Waklet replied ; and on a division his amendment was rejected by 206 to 74 . Mr . B . Wood proposed an amendment having for its object the abolition of the system of assistantcommissionership . Sir James Graham contended that tbe assistantc * mmissioner 3 were the hands and eyes of the central board . Colonel Sibihorp supported the amendment , wishing to cut up the system root and

      braneh-Mr . F 2 HBAXD said , thai as the question now under consideration related to the assistant commissioners as being necessary to carry out the bill , and as -within the Jartfew dsys two of these assistant commissioners had forwarded reports relative to the union to which he had the pleasure of being connected , and further , as one of these reports furnished by Mr . Mott , and containing a charge of % serions nature against the magistrates of the place , had been qnoted by the Right Hon . Bart , She Secretaryfor the Home Department , he ( Mr . Ferrand ; trusted that the House would indulge him for a few moments . He now stated , as a Member of that House , that that part of Mr . Mott ' s leport which charged the magistrates with interfering witi the relief of the poor in the Keighley Union was a malicious

      falsehood . When an assistant-commissioner could go down at such a momentous time as just when there was going to be a debate on the . Poor Law , and make these scandalous charges against the magistrates , he did think that the House should take such steps as would prevent Mi . Mott from ever actiEg as an assistant csmndsdonei again . Was the House aware who this Mr . Mott was who went down and made these sc&ndalonB charges ? Mr . 3 ! ott had accused him ( Mr . Ferrand / another memher of the House , and four other gentleman in the comisisaon of the peace with having , for the sake of gaining popularity to themselves , interfered with the relief of the poor ; and he had a right to show the Heuse who Mr . Mott was . He fourd , then , that Mr . Mott had been a

      contractor for the maintenance of the poor of Lambeth , and that he had undertaken to farm out the peor in different parts of the country , and among others the poor of the pamh of Alverstoke , in which Gospert is situate ; that , as appeared from his examination before the Commissioners of Poor Law Inquiry , he fanned the poor of Lambeth at 3 s . lid . a head , and those cf Gosport at 2 s . Sd . a head ; that . be found that scowering the scaleB at the Lambeth -workhouse made a diStrecce of about ha 5 f an ounce in the scales , or about 501 b . of meat a week- The Hon . Member went on to state , amidst cries of " question" and divide , " that Jdr . Moti had proposed in this examination that tbe ditfc in WoriLonses should be reduced , txrtQ in quantity and quality , by a compulsory order . This was tbe mail ¦ whose charges against the magistrates of Kcighley he ( Mr . Fcirand ) declared to be false , on the authority of a gentleman -who had Bat at the Bjard of Guardians

      since it was formed ; and also of tbe clerks of the magistrates , who assured him , with the sanction of the magistrates , that there was not one word of truth in that par t of the report . Then as to Sir J . Walsham ' s report , he ( Mr . Ferrand ) knew to be false several of the extracts which had been read bj the Jiight Hon . Baronet ( Sir J . Graham ) from that report . The Board of Guardians had set that meriting , and he had no doubt that he should receive by to-morrow ' s post word -from them that Sir J . Walsham ' s statements were grossly exaggerated . He was convinced that Sir J . Walsham "was sent down in order to get up a statement to meet him iUr . Ferrand ) in the Hcuse of Commons ; and he asked the Right Hon . Gentleman whether he did not know cf Sir J . Walshami having been sent down previous to the debate ? As to the statement of that gentleman , that a panptr in the Bingley workhouse had been obliged to lie in the same bed with a dead person , he considered it a most monstrons statement

      Sir James Graham challenged Mr : Ferrand to move for a ctmmittee of inquiry into the management of the poor in the Eeighley Union—a motion , which , if made , he would second . i After Eome debate , the amendment -was rejected by ' 22 € - to 45 . Mi . Febea > d revived the subject of Mr . Mott and the KeigLley Union , which produced some further remarks of Sir James Graham , and a notice from Sir ; Charles Nspier that he would accept the , challenge . ¦ which Mr . Ferrand did not stem disposed to do—moving j for a committee of inquiry . ;

      The Hcuse resumed , on tbe motion' of Captain ; Pschell , and the remaining business was then dis- j posed of . '

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      AtSTHALiA > - Bebf . —The Sussex has brought two ; casks of South Australian - beef as sample . The i shipper says— The cattle feed so well here , I think 1 feeding cattle and sending it to London or Liverpool j wiiipay belter than sheep-farming . W « shall bepaidif J we get 3 d . per pound in Londen ; and 1 think that will beJess than Ireland ean famish your market "with , feeef of so good a qnalitj as Sonth Australia . I , ' hare seen grass-fed beef in Adelaide market better than ever I saw in England . " We understand that j some of the beef which was brought to the table of a ; gentlemaa in LondoH was heartily approved of .

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      TEE VICTIMISED PENSIONER . TO THE ED 1 TSB OF THE NORTHERN STAB . Sin . —I hpreby transmit to you 3 post office order for tbe sum of three shillings and sixpence , in the name of Mr . Ardill , for John Hindes , -who , as has before appeared in your paper , has been deprived of his hard earned pension because ef his stern advocacy of right Against might . Sir , 1 am -well acquainted with the individual in question , and I . believe his only crime to be that of supporting , as far as laid in his power , the poor man against his oppressors , which has caused him to be a marked man by the straightbacked gentry of Shoreham , In 1834 , he attacked the clergy and churchwardens of Shorcham , for the unhallowed design of levelling the graves of tbe poor in the churchyard , whose friends

      were not wealthy enough to erect a tombstone , to point out the place where their remains were laid ; and also pulling down a wall which they had thought proper to erect for the purpose of stopping an ancient footway across the churchyard . Having dtfeated them in this case , his next crime was that of standing up against joining the Stepney Union , on the atrocious New Poor L ^ w , -which I believe he -would have dtfeated had not bribery been in the camp , by making one of his partners in the strangle a relieving officer . His next step was to hinder somt of the -wealthy shopocracy from taking in ground . belonging to the parish , to appropriate to theii own use , without having obtained consent And his battling the cause of the poor at every vestry , in which be was nearly always successful , holding the Btraightbacks of the place at arm's length , until he was defeated by the Custom House minions and others by taking the chair at tbe meeting of the 7 th of December , 1 S 38 ,

      when he lost his hard earned pension . But at this he never repined until the hard times have helped the enemy to crush him , and he has been completely levelled by the vermin ; not only by their depriving him of his pension , but also by tjkkg every local advantage of injuring him that lsy in their power : thus has a life of danger and toil been wound up by a disgraceful clergy and others . A man , Mr . Editor , that has -fought and bled for his country in the battle of Trafalgar , and with Sir Samuel Hood , off Rochfort ; likewise assisting at the taking of the Isles of France , Java , -and Buones Ayres ; and likewise the destroying and taking of upwards of one hundred and fifty-two ships and vessels of different descriptions , with other services for which this pension was granted ; and now in his old age to be deprived of it for standing up fsr bis political rights as contained in that valuable dweument called the People ' s Charter .

      Should our brother democrats throughout the land be kinoV enough to subscribe to him the required sum , he may yet hold up his head again . He lias a large family of a wife and nine children , and has , I believe , lately suffered some very severe privations ; and I am sure be wonld never have applied to the Chartists of Great Britain had it not been for the persuasions of myself and another friend to do so rather than die in a ba * tile , as we considered him as great a victim in the canse as any . Hoping you will make his case as public -as possible , I remain , Sir , yours in the cause , Francis Hards . Shoreham , June 20 , 1 S 42 .

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      NEWS FOR EMIGRANTS . TO THE EDITOR OF THE KORTHERX STAR . London , 19 th June , 1842 . Sib , —The following is an extract of a letter from Sydney , dated the 2 Stn December , 1841 , which I hope you will find room for in your valnable paper , and cannot be too widely circulated in this country , when so many people are embarking daily for that colony . This colony is in a most deplorable state , since the Government hss declined sending any more convicts here . Emigration has been carried on to a most alarming extent ; there are now four Bhips with emigrants on board ( about 1 , 060 ) , und about 1 , 000 more living in tents , supplied by Government It is most distressing to see the poor creatures , with families of

      children , and not a penny in their pockets , wandering about the town in search of employment . The wealthy settlers -will not engage them but upon the most exT treme low wages to proceed into tbe interior . Consequently , they remain in Sydn-y , starving themselves and others by working for little or nothing ; and the amount here is from six to ten shillings per week . You would scarcely believe that there are upwards of 100 carpenters now out of employ in Sydney alone ; stonemasons , bricklayers , * e ~ , in proportion , owing principally to the influx of emigrants of this description arriving , and going in to work st reduced wages . The printing business is getting very bad . The Monitor paper has lately been published three times a week , but commences the New Year as a weekly paper ; the Temperance Advocate died last Monday , as the Editor observed , from actual starvation . There are a great

      many mors in our trade out of employ , and several have gone into tie interior as shepherds , &c In fact , things never were in suck a state as at present Twelve » r fourteen of our principal merchants and shipowners have lately become insolvent , some to the amount of from £ S 0 , 000 to £ 100 , 000 ; and shopkeepers , and even publicans , are daily assigning over their -effects to their creditors . The Governor does not know what to do for money to defray the expences of the emigrants who are daily arriving ; be has advertised for loans of £ 100 each to the amount of £ 200 , 000 for twelvemonths , at 8 per cent This is a pretty state of things , masters daily discharging hands far want of money to pay them . The office where I am employed have not paid a farthing wages these three lust -weeks , and we work hard and many hours , there being bat six compositors to bring out the three times a week .

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      TO THE EDITOR OF THE > 0 RTHER > STARSir , —I am glad that our friends at Leamington have conveyed to you an expressi ' . n of the confidence which we feel in your political integrity , and cf the high estimation in which we hold your services in tbe cause of Chartism . When in conversation with parties whose prejudice against certain individuals is so invetarate as to exclude from their calculation all appreciation or acknowledgment of even the good qnalitits and services of the latter , ( lor black indeed must be the character which has not one bright , one redeeming fea'ure in its cemposition ,, I find that the most eligible proceeding is to submit to them one simple interrogatory , to this effect , namely , " Lq what condition would the Chartist agitation be . at this moment , if Mr . O'Connor and the Northern Star had not been in txistence ?"

      Allow me , Sir , to propose this question te the speculation acd conjecture of jour readers . Acandid response to it would convey a good dtal of w lolesome admonition and iostraeticm . I am , Sir , Yours respectfully , Kyde , Isle of Wight , J . B . " SMITH . June 22 nd . 1532 .

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      TO THE EDITOR OF THE XORTHERN STAR . SIR , —As a poor suffering coal miner , I must Bay I have very much admired tbe honest , faithful , and clear manner in which the Commissioners have set forth the enormou 3 and diabolical evils connected with the coal mining-system . Much has been said , very much , and I hope something will be done te remove those evils . Bnt , Sir , much as has been said , there is yet a point or two which seems to have escaped the notice of all , anci to which I wish to call your serious attention , and through you , the attention of the country and Government

      Sir , the first thing that I have to notice is the firedamp system . Ton frequently hear tell of explosions by fire-damp , acd of very great sacrifice of human life by gach explosions . Sometimes Tip-wards of a hundred human beings fall victims at once to the devouring element , -while a few of their more fortunate companions are brought out of the " bkzlng dungeon " aiive . Now , Sir , did you ever know tbe reason of se many tuman beings falling s sacrifice at one time , and in this manner ? 1 dare say not . Then , Sir , I will tell you the secret It is the driving their works such a tremendons distance from tbe shaft—in some cases a mile or two , as I have been informed . But let th « . miners of Newcastle , and other places , answer as to tbe . truth of this statement . I should be glad if any one weuldjusfc give to the world true and correct information as to the general and utmost distance of their works from the shaft of the pit

      Now , I can inform the public that there is a coal-pit very Bear "where I live , where Borne cf the ¦ worfcs- are just at this moment mo . 'e than a thousand yards from the abaft ; and they will be somewhere about a mile when they get to the utmost extent of their boundary . Now , suppose any serious explosion of fire-damp should take piEce -with a numfeer of men and boys while labouring so far fTom the pit-shaft , what would be the consequence ? Why , either all or most of them would perish . If they were not all actually burned to death they would be smothered by the pestiferous and noxious Emell which always follows an explosion ; and the reason why so many perish * t once is , because they are so far from the pit-shaft ; they are at such a tremendous distance under-ground while it is impossible for them to make their way home alive .

      | Judge for yourself , Sir , when I tell yon , the moment that an explosion takes place , all the lights are blown cut ; all are left ia complete darkness . There are also hundreds of different places blown down by the blast which should convey the sweet , fresh , atmospheric air to the sufferers ; but now it is cut ofL They are a mile , or perhaps more , under-ground , — an explosion takes place , —some are burned to death , some , are dashed to pieces by the blast , others who have escaped these , have the calamity to be so far ftom home , without fresh air , and have nothing but a pestiferous steam , something like brimstone , to breathe in , that escape is next to impossible Then there are bricks , stones , planks , dead , or dying horses , fcc ., laid and blown in their way . They run for life as far as they can , then they sink down and give up tbe ghost

      Sir ; you will say this is a melancholy picture , but ia there any remedy ? Yes , Sir , there is a Temedy . It is thia . Let coal masters sick two or three pita where they only sink one , and if they will no t do it of them-

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      k-1 v : s , ( -which I am sure they will not , ) then tha Government ought to make them . This very subject ought to form a part of Lord Ashley ' s Bill at this present time . It is for this very purpose that I write these lines . Sir , there is another point to which I wish to call the attention of the country and the Government . It is a custom at some places to run their ropes sadly too far . I myself have known several instances where ropes have been run while they have actually broken , and men and boys have bad to venture their liveB up and down the pit on these very ropes . The whole concern , Sir , is a love of money , more than the lives , limbs , bodies , or sonis of men !! In one word , it is all a . traffic-in human life , for the sake of gaining wealth , and will n « ver be altered except by law ; and I am afraid it will never be done bylaw till the People's Charter becomes law . However , the subject is fairly before them , bo ire shall see .

      Now , Sir , as to this thirteen years of age system , in Lord Ashley ' s Bill ; two things are indispensably necessary before that Bill Bhould pass into law . The first is , they should make provision for all such children and families otherwise till they arrive at that age . The second is , no hurrying-road ought to be allowed to be any less than thirty-six inches in height , let the coalbed be what it may , as it would be impossible for a boy thirteen years of age , to go on a hurrying-road under that height , if he had never been in a-coal-pit before . Hoping those things will he duly weighed over , I remain , Sir , Yours , &a , A Constant Reader of the Star . June 23 rd , 1842 .

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      TO THE CHARTISTS IN GENERAL , AND THOSE RESIDING IN THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS IN PARTICULAR . Brethren and Friends , —Having recently visited a pottiou of the agricultural districts , beiag well acquainted with the difficulty of so doing , and there having Been the good effects cf introducing our principles , and also feeling with my brethren of the late Convention the imperative necessity that exists for carrying the enlightening principles of democracy into those dark shades of Toryism , I beg to submit , with all due deference , the following as a means of carrying it out : First , I premise there is not a county in England , nay , scarcely a town or village , in which there does not reside two , three , or more individuals who have

      imbibed the principles of the Charter ; nay scarcely a town , village , or hamlet but gets the Star weekly . — Secondly , —I recommend those persons to consult with each other . To invoke the assistance of those who profesB to be advocates of civil and religious liberty , and haying thus ascertained their strength , we have an Executive coming into office , who have just been returned by the voice of the people , whose duty , interest , ana ¦ with out doubt , i nclination , it will be to extend the principles aa much as possible ; then let those individuals in the various counties , towns , hamlets and villages , atter having ascertained thtir strength , immediately correspond with the gtneral secretary , requesting an advocate for their district . The Executive being the only body paid from tbe general Chartist body ,

      I mean by the members of the National Charter Association and their friends ; the unugitated agricultural districts having no available means f-jr the putposestanding most in need of that spirit that a Chartist agitation would impart , th ; y must and will become the oljects of the " Executive ' s" aeepest solicitude , as they are now that of the Chartist body at large . Well tben some cr the whole of the Executive , committee ¦ wou . d devote their time and attention to' this most important object ; but to enable the "Executive" to perform this great service to the Ckariiata in particular , and to the country in general , there is one thing very necessary for the members or the National Charter Association to bear in mind , via—thatth . y pay their own contributions as members regularly , and that the sub

      secretary forward monthly , one fourth of snch contribution to tat General Sacrfetsxy , and then jour Executive will have ample means ; and should , as appearances indicate , and ob I ferveotir hope may be the cose , the districts become too large , the work be too much to be accomplished by the Executive Committee of five , they will be enabled to send forth approved advocates te aid and assist in tbe great and good work . It has to me been very painful in corresponding with persona relative to our Chartist movement , to continually have tbe following iterated and reiterated : —*• am surprised that our district should have been neglected , ¦ when it requires agitation as muca or more as any other , and hope the dark region of will be blest with a ray of Chartist light "

      My friends , from my recent visits to the agricultural disiricts , from the correspondence I have bad with some of my brother Chartistb in those districts , and from my general experience , obtained by nearly fourteen years' service jiu the cause of democracy , I conclude , that the suggestions I have offered are at the present time best calculated to serve the cause . If you arrive at the same conclusion , if you are convinced of the necessity of increasing our numbers—if you desire the sphere of our usefulness to be enlarged—if ( anil as good demorats you must do ) you desire Chartist

      principles to prevail from one enrf cf the land to the other , you will immediately go to work , reduce this theory to practice , and by increasing Chartism and Chartists destroy persecution , prevent prosecution , and ultimately , yet shortly , break the bonds which bind you ; throw down at once the demon class legislation , by causing the principles contained in the People ' s Charter to be the law of the land ,- and thus by obtaining the great key , the elective franchise , open the door to freedom , prosperity , and happiness for yourstlves and posterity . Faithful ly yours ,

      Edmund Stallwood 6 , Little Vale-place , Hammersmith-road , June 22 . TSi-2 .

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      ADDRESS OF THE IRISH UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION TO THE CHARTISTS OF ENGLAND . Brothers i . \ Bondage , —Deeply concerned in the result «> f your struggle against oppression , suffering from the same causes , and actuated by the same hopes , we address you with a twofold object First , to cheer you on in the peaceful but energetic warfare you are waging with corruption and injustice . Secondly , to enlist your sympathies on behalf of our poor countrymen , vho will shortly appear amongst you to labour in your fields for the means of paying a griping agent the pri * e he sets for a non-resident , rack-renting landlord on tke scanty acre from which they gather a miserable vegetible existence .

      Brethren , we have said that we suffer from the same causes ; the same monster-monopolies grind ns both to the earth . The land , transferred by feudal violence and blood-stained confiscations , from many-handed industry to the iron grasp of powerful pride and hereditary idleness ; its possessors fenced round by proscriptive privilege and statutory tiemptions ; laws framed to ensure luxury to the few at the expence of privation , even cf famine , to the many ; parks , plantations , lawns , preserves , enclosures , woods , ganiei laws ,

      roralties , waste lands , reclaimable bogs , cultivatabla mountains , unworked mines ; every restriction that could thwart the designs and bounty of nature , which has supplied sufficient for all , and dooms us , like Tantalus , to die of hunger surrounded by plenty , conspires to render our lot more intolerable as we gazi on the involuntary unemployed labourer obliged to periodically expatriate himself in order to prevent his being forcibly thrust from the narrow strip of ground on -which he and a numerous family depend for their anEual supply of potatoes .

      Slich U the forlosa and cheerless state to which agricultural tyranny and misrule have reduced the Irish peasant Like you too we suffer under the reckless intruder Machinery . Whole trades have been annihilated , and others partially destroyed as regards manual operation : and -were our crowded workhouses searched , and the history of the unfortunates there elicited , in nine cases out of ten their destitute condition could be traced to tbe introduction of self-acting machines into their respective trades . If like you , we have not to

      mourn the miseries and demoralization of the factory system which dwarfs the physical growth , and dims the mental faculties of England ' s rising generation , it Is because the bluated Moloch , Capital , has not yet acquired sufficient footing in our land to cause oui children to pass through the fires of bis infernal sacrifices kindled on the altar of Mammon ; and we are led to pray that our country may never eDjoy the benefits , as they are called , of commerce , if they can only be procured at such a disastrous price , and by means so truly Satanic :

      But while to tbe various tyrannies under which we groan you can add , in a more particular manner , those heartless conquests achieved by Capital over Labour , thick not that we are without our peculiar oppressions ; we are under the tyranny of Patriotism . We mean Irish mock patriotism , the love of country and kind being here supplied by a blind and unreasoning devotion to one man , to whose political vagaries he is accounted an "incomprehensible vagabond" ( by the Corn Exchange clique ) who does not implicitly subscribe . The servant and supporter of aristocracy and the middle classes , Mr . O'Connell , has never yet done

      anything for the poor ef Ireland , Bave extort from them their ummpeifluous halfpence ; and finding those of late coming slowly in , he feas now called for their farthings , which are not coming in at all . The generous but unthinking amongBt our peor countrymen by force of custom beheve all his assertions , and hate whatever and whoever he bids them ; a few pecuniary parasites assist him in accnmnlating and sharing the profits derived from the simplicity , credulity , and despair of the people , and these it is generally believed make him more inconsistent , peevish , and unjust , than he otherwise would be .

      Amongst the many absurd and reprehensible things which the history of hia sapience , the present Lord Mayor of Dublin , will exhibit , nothing will excite so much surprise as his zigzag course regarding the People ' s Charter . Now praising the document , and shaking hands with its supporters ; now abusing it , and then anon qualif ying , oye eati . g , his words ; and tben ccming out with new insinuations , and fresh denouncements . We have sometimes thought , in reftrence to this loverlike procadure , that he was , at

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      least as regarded the Chatter , doating . But there is one threat of his to which it . is our business here parr ticularly to allude , because it is one which we believe , noswithstaading all the bigotry it has been his object to preserve , al } the inter-national hate which he-bits delighted to foster and to sow , found no echo in the general besom of Ireland , and wbiclv bad he brought forward a motion on the subject ^ not even his creature , Tom Reynolds , his clerk , O ' Niel Daunt , or his body servant , Tom Steele , would be found to second . We allude to the fact , that this brawler for freedom , this advocate for civil and religious liberty all over the globe , in public assembly , frequently , and very recently , declared , that in the eVent of the Chartiatis of England being goaded by aftppresaion , starvation , and . despair , into laying their hands forcibly on bread for their famishing families , he would march 500 , 000 Tipperary men to put them down .

      Brethren , you have not resorted to such justifiable violence we rejoice to . say ; we admire your fortitude and forbearance , but in our own country hunger has arisen in ite desperate strength , and has been purchased at the the expence of blood ; This drivelling braggadocio and most wanton insult uttered by this singular man , we beseech you to pass over with magnanimous contempt : we implore you to hush the indignation and repress the natural resentment which might prompt you to avenge on the heads of our poor wandering countrymen the outrage their deluder and

      plunderer has committed on you . Exhibit rather tee contrast which Christianity would suggest ; render them good for evil ; extend to them the kindness which lightens toil ; relieve , where you can , their physical distress , and above alii pour into their minds the noble and dignified doctrines of the Charter ; raise them from their mental degradation and fatuity ; excite their reasoning faculties ; teach them to think and judge for themselres—to shake oti' the dictator ' s ' stultifying yoke , and send them back to praise tho generosity of Englishmen , arid scatter tho good seeds of political enlightenment amongst their less informed neighbours . ¦

      Sjpwly and silently . but effectually , is Chartism ramificating throughout our land . It is already powerful enough to command the silent respect even of our patfioti i and enforce their forbearance ; while , as they become acquainted with its tublime and elevating principles , theworking classes learn first to admire and next to embrace them . . / It will be for you , daring the sojourn ct the poer exiles of Erin amongst you , to do much to forward the cause of true freedom and real humanity , and . send them back—lowly as they are—apostles to effect the political regeneration of their country . Confident that yeu will exert yourselves to do bo , and assuring you of our unalterable attachment to the national work—our sympathy for your sufferings ^ -our admiration for your endurance— our pride in ! your successes , and our certainty , by unity , persovermce , and energy , o £ yet fully establishing the triumph of right over mightof the people over the oligarchy ,

      We remain , Your trusty auxiliaries in the cause of democracy Of truth and of humanity , Patrick Rafter , Chairman . Wm . H . Dyqtt , Secretary .

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      THE WIDOW HOLBERRY . TO THE CHARTISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN . " Ye good distressed , ye generous few , Who here unbending stand Beneath life ' s pressure , yet bear up a-while . And what your bounties can , pray do beBto'W . ' * Brethren , —As one who feels deeply upon the subject of this leter , I hope I may not . be considered presumptuous in , calling your attention to its purport ; Many are the trials and troubles of a people struggling for freedom . Persecution , and prosecution , death in the dungeon or on the scaffold , are the only rewards that tyrants award to sterling patriotism and virtue ; and so will it ever be until the people rise as one man to destroy the present system of misrule .

      Hoi berry , the patriotic and brave ! has fallen a victim to the heartless and coldblooded treatment or neglect of those in whose hands his Ufa was placed . His wife , for whom he breathed such fervent prayers , is feft a widow to battle with the system tbat baa murdered him ; overcome vrith grief her mind has become affected , and dreadful may be the consequence unless provided with the means necessary to raise the drooping spirits of a half broken beart Fellow countrymen arid countrywomen , to you then I appeal in behalf of our sister in her troubles ; let the

      suffering of her husband , her loss , and present awful situation stimulate you to exertions . Has she not already suffered enough ? can Chartists hear of her present situation without feeling the deepest anguish and using every facility in their power to raise her above want , nay , to place her in perfect independence ? Nothing would please our oppressors more than to Bee us neglect those who suffer through our cause j nothing will tend more to damp the energies of those who have wives and families to leave behind . Let us be men ; let us deceive the one , and give joy and hope to the other , for as Pope says— . ¦•'¦

      "How far the little candle throws bis beams , So Bhines a good deed in a naughty-world . " Brethren , mnch , 1 s in our power collectively , and as drops of water running into onsi channel -will create a mighty flood , so may the united exertions of the people r& 4 » o all that is required upon this occasion , without distressing the poorest of | tbe poor . The plan that I propose is as follows : —By th « address of the General Secretary lately published , there appears to be 400 towns and villages in the Association . Let each town raise 2 s . Gd ., or as some of the villages may not be able to do that , let those places . Which can give more do so ; 2 s . 6 d . from 400 placeawill raise £ 50 , and with that sum she may commence in some small way of business , which no doubt would b « supported by those friends in whose cause her husband has perished .

      Brethren , let this be commenced immediately , let there be no hanging back ; no towns trusting to others doing their share «> f the work , but let each try to be the first in so laudable a purpose . Let the General Ceuricil everywhere take it up ; the sum is small to . each , surely none will have the uncharitableness to say it cannot be raised . And who will say that tho paltry sum I appeal for is a sufficient atonement for the mighty loss she has sustained ? Men of the East and North Riding , to you let not my appeal be made : in vain . Stretch out your bands upon this occasion , and assist in saving tbe sorrowing and afflicted widow from that doom to which her pre-Bent mental suffering must shortly consign her . " Honour and shame from no condition rise ; Act well your part , there all the honour liea . "

      I remain . Brethren , In the cause of justice , Yours in union , Edw . Bukley . York , June 28 th , 1842 . P . S . I hope Mr . Hobson will have no objection to be the Treasure : * for the above fund . E . B .

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      TO THE WOMEN OF ENGLAND . Friends and Fellow Countrywomen , —That perifld has now arrived , when man , aroused to a full sense of his misery arid degradation , and having succeeded in groping his way from darkness to light ; immerges from that ignorance in which superstition and fanaticism have hitherto fast bound ' his mind , and is exerting his powers of reason in order to obtain for himself those rights and liberties which are now most unjustly denied him .

      And that period has also arrived , when woman , awakening to it 8 enHe of the social migeriea by whfch she iB surrounded , and by which she is degraded and enslaved by her desolate home , by her deserted and tireless hearth , by her starving children , and by her own hard toil and scanty fare , has taken her stand in the arena of politics , has raised her feeble voice In defence of her rights , and those of her ipjured country , and has embarked with her light boat upon the ocean of agitation , to assist in steering tha shattered bark of liberty to a smooth and sheltered haVen .

      In consequence of physical superiority , man , while in a state of ignorance , always treats woman as an inferior creature , as one -who was formed to be a slave to his pleasures and his will , and not as an equal and companion ; for while in u state of ignorance , man being insensible to his own mental and intellectual qualities , it very naturally follows that be cannot appreciate those of women , and he therefore regards the kind offerB , the fond attentions , and the tender endearments of woman , not as things which it is his duty to repay with kindneBs and protection , but as things which she has a right to give , and he bniy a riuht to expect and demand .

      As civilisation advances man gradually becomes more inclined to place woman on » n equality with himself , and though excluded from every thing connected with public life , her condition is considerably improved ; still she is regarded in an inferior light , her province being only to make a pudding , prepare a dinner , clean the house , tend to her children , if she have any , and euch like . Now these are all necessary things , nay they are essential , our comfort and well-being in society demand that they should be done . . i : But are -wbj because we are women , to be excluded

      from the more rational enjoyments of life ? If so , Why tben = was woman gifted with a mind to which in point of delicacy of taste * depth of'feeling , and devotedaffection , even proud man himself must bow . Why then , if we are thus gifted , are we to be thus treated ? Shall we sit still and tamely submit to a , slavery against which our cheeks glow with shame and our hearts bum with Indignation ? No ! perish the thought in the bosom of its Ignoble birth . Rouse yourselves to a sense of your merits . Assist those men who will , nay , who do , place women in on equality with themselves in gaining their rights , and yours will be gained also .

      God is our guide in ths great and glorious struggle in which we are engaged , and liberty is our birthright , which the Charter alone will give us . Join with us , then , for the Charter of eut freedom . Come forward and unite with us in our great struggle for independence and for those rights which are ours by nature , but which a cruel , despotic and tyrannical government have deprived us of . ¦ ¦ : ¦ Do not say you have no business with politics , and that you leave such things for your husbaiiUs , fathers , and brothers . You have an interest in politics , a deeper

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      interest than you are aware ef . If the country is misgoverned , and bad laws- instituted , and good laws perverted , it is on you tbose laws fall heaviest ; witness thOKe which regulate the price of food andthe monopolies . If tke country is well governed , and good la ws acted upon , does it not naturally follow that we shall alsafeel the benefit of them ? Besides , if you have husbands , fathers , or brothers , who are Chartists , your participating in that which interests them most will please and urge them to further exertions , If you have husbands , fathers , or brothers , who are not ChartistSj your example will influence them , ami induce them to become suebi -- ' . -:. : ' - ; '¦¦ ¦ • ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ :- ¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ ' ¦•¦ :. ¦ ' ' ¦

      The principles of the Charter , if carried out , are such as will give man not only his political rights , but will enable him to get a more equitable remuneration for bis labour , and that will enable you t *> live in more comfortable homes—to give your children as much food as they require , and prevent your leading such wretched lives of poverty and unrequited toil . Unite with us , therefore , far in union only is strength . Let the Charter be the foundation-stone on which to rest all your hopes ; and remember , however much the name of Chartist may be now despised , and made the butt for every witless fool to fling his jest at—however much it may now be held np to ignominy and scorn , the . time will corny ( and will come sooner , too , if you will come forward arid assist us ) when the poor , despised , and persecuted Chartist shall be honoured as the saviour of his country . '¦ : ' ¦ .. ' ¦ : Susanna Inge , Member ef the Female Charter Association of the City of London . 55 , Old Bailey , Jane 27 th .

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      STOCKPOKT . GREAT PUBLIC MEETING TO ADOPT A PETITION TO PARLIAMENT ON THE SUBJECT OF THE LATE SLAUGHTERS AT ENNIS , IN IKEL 4 ND . On Wednesday evening last , one of the largest public meetings held in Stockport for some time assembled in the Castle Yard ; Mr . Henry Smith was unanimously called upon to preside . . . The Chairman opened the meeting by expressing his desire to see both Irish and English united to put doWn the present system , which the police were hired to maintain .

      Mr . Thomas Webb then rose and moved the first resolution , and in so doing , ho could not help remarking that , as an Irishman , he felt confident that the English people Were his best friends . The Irish police had slaughtered his irinocent cpuntrymen , ' because they would not starve in a land of plenty . He concluded by moving the following resolution : —• ' ¦ That we view with abhorrence arid disgust the late bloody and brutal outrage committed on the peaceable inhabitants of Erinis , Ireland , by a ruffianly and bigptted police force , and that we sympathise with them ; and also that a petition , emanating from this meeting , be presented to the House of Commons , praying for an immediate inquiry Into the cause of the distress in Ireland , and to disarm the police force . " Mr . Joun Wright came forward to second the motion , Which - was put and carried . The Chairman thrn introduced to the meeting

      Mr . Thomas Clark to move the adoption of the petition . He knew there were some of his countrymen there who imagined that if they had a repeal of the Union , they would then be happy ; ( Hear , hear . ) This be denied , for if they had a Repeal of the Union to-morrpw > with the present franchise , they would be little or no better off . ( Loud cries of hear , hear . ) Supposing they had a Parliament sitting in College Green , who are the persons who would make the laws ? Why , the landlords , to be sure . ( Hear . ) Arid ( said he ) I ask is there an Irishman here to-night so foolish as for one moment to imagine that lpndlords will ever make laws to benefit the labourer . ( No , no . ) No , for it is not their interests to give the labourer power , for if the did , the first use they weuld make of that power

      would be to break down that accursed monopoly upon which they feed and fatten . ( Cheers . ) This he defied any Irishman to gainsay . ( A voice , " I wish we had it , any Way" ) Yes , said Mr . Clark , I wish you may get it—( bughter )—fpr ( said he ) you cannot surely expect the present House of Commons to give it you , and you know well the base -wretches who last ruled the destinies of the Empire would not give it you . Then how must you get it , for you know you must not take it ? No , teat would be physical force , and heknew Irishmen were not physical force rrien , ( Laughter ;) You must evidently get a new House of Commons , based on the principles of the Charter . ( Loud cries of hear , bear . ) And let me ( said the speaker ) ask my friend if it be only a Parliament he wants ? If so , he had no hesitation whatever in saying that the people of

      thia country -would make them a present of their ' s , Lords , Queen , and all ; and give them something handsome into the bargain . ( Cries of hear , and 'laughter ;') It is also a notorious fact that there are fewer Members in the House of Commons now who would vote for a Repeal of the Union than there were when Feargus O'Connor brought forward his " premature" motioil , or forced the Liberator to it ; how is this after we have had ten years of reform , and how many times have we been made to throw up our cawbeens and shillelahs and give three cheers for the Queen , and the best ministry ever Ireland saw ? Whilst at the time we were giving those strong cheers from weak stomachs , Mr . O'Corinell Was proclaiming to the world that we ; had obtained a bloodless victory , and at the same time informing us of the astounding fact , that there were three millions of Irish who rose ejeiy tnornirig without knowing Where to get their breakfast— - ( shame , shame )—arid all this too after having tasted

      the sweets of Corporate Reform and Catholic Emancipation ; but as a poor Irish Blaye , be proclaimed that he was not emancipated ; and he contended that the poor Irish labourer who laboured with his spade at the back of a ditch for sixpence a day was not emancipated , and as a Irishman and an Roman Catholic said he , I ask you my countrymen , what have the Irish Catholic members done for us ? Nothing » ye , or worse than nothing , for they have been the greatest enemies to the liberties of the people . Where , oh-where , -were these Cathelic members of improved Ireland , When his noble countryman , O'Connor , moved that the widow Ryan should have her , name placed on the Pension List , in place of some idle plaeeman ? Would ye believe it , the mction fell to the ground for the want of a seconder . To such a height had patriotism risen under the benign influence of Catholic Emancipation . All he wanted to see was a unity of sentiment and action between the oppressed of both countries . He should thus draw to a close by moving the following petition : ^—

      To the Honourable the Commons of Great Bnlatn and Ireland iii Parliament assemb / ed . The Petition of iht Inhabitants of Stockport in public meeting , assembled , . -HUMHLY SHEWETH , That it is with feelings of pain and regret We call the attention of youf Binourable House to the cruel and inhurpan treatment ( SPtcised by a party of the Irish police ' "force- towards the peaceable , unoffending , and unarmed inhabitants of EnnJs in the county of Clare , Ireland , That , from evidence which appears in the public papers , the magistrates and police authorities deny having given tho police orders to fire , but that the men fired of their own accord , proving discipline to be little known amongst them ; and also that they are not the " efficient force" they have been represented by members of your Honourable House .

      That your petitioners respectfully direct your attehtien to the fact , that several of the unfortunate SOfferera were shot in the bacfc , furnishing proof the most conclusive of the entire absence cf the real necessity for firing . That your petitioners feel that a want of that which nature requires for its sustenance ' - ( but of Which the people are deprived through the instrumentality of wicked l aws , ) has been in a great measure the cause of bringing tibe people into collision with the law . That your petitioners cannot but deeply lament the existence of such a state ef things as to call forth such favourable opportunities for the display of those fiendlike propensities which has ( unfortunately for the toiling millions of both England and Ireland , ) uniformly characterised the proceedings of that party Whosie spirit , in the opinion of youi petitioners , actuated the "iristigdtors" and perpetrators of so cruel and cold-blooded an act , as that of slaying those on whose blood and vitals they feed and fatten .

      That in tlie opinion of your petitioners , the working class of Ireland is fully entitled to the same protection from your Honourable House , . as the most wealthy and influential class in the state , Which protection we are sorry to say : they do not at present rtceiva Nor is it the epinion of yourT petitioners they ever will until every man is fully and fairly represented in your Hon . House , through the adoption of the " People ' s Charter" as thel&Wof theland . Thatyonr pttitionerslook upon an armed police as being not only tho very worst possible description of a force , but as unconstitutional in the extreme , and admirably calculated to assist plundering factions in depriving the people of that paltry remnant of liberty which the most unbearable despotism has left them .

      That your petitioners therefore call upon your Hon . House to cause immediate enquiry to be made into the cause of the distress , and also to disarm the Irish police force ; not mere to prevent the occurrence of such acts , than on the ground of their being a disgrace to a nation calling itself civilised ; and also , as standing armies In time of peace are strictly unconstitutional . And this force is one of the most obnoxious nature . :. And your petitioners will as in duty bound , ¦ ' : .. ¦¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ eyer . pray . v&iB . - . ¦ ¦ ¦ . .. ¦ . ¦' . ¦ . .. ¦ . ¦ . ¦ ; ....: .. '¦ . '¦ '¦¦ : - Signed , by order of and on bebalf of the meeting . Henry Smith . Chairman ;

      The speaker then again briefly spoke to the efficacy of union , and concluded thus ¦ ; ¦ ' -. " Onward , onward ¦ , your green banners rearing , Let every sword go flesh to the hilt , ; For on our side is virtue and Eiiti , On theii ' s is the Parson and guilt" : ; : ( Great applauseO Mr . Thomiis West jsecoudfd the adoption of the petition , whicb was carried with acclamation . The meeUng then quietly disptraed . .

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      NOMINATIONS TO THE GEPJEItAL . "¦ - ¦' ¦ COUNCIL . NOTTINGHAJI . Mr . William Wood , Pepper-alley , Narrow-marsh framework-knitter , ' - ¦ ¦> , Mr . James Humphries , ditto , ditto . Mr . JamesBurbidge , needle-maker . Nelson-street . Mr . William Rice , ditto ; Wood-ttfeet . , Mr . Isaac Barton , Cherry-place , Coalpit-lane , framework-knitter . Mr . John Spencer , Sunhill , framework-knitter . Mr . William barker , Cricket-court , Barker-gate , ditto . ¦ '¦ ' . - " . ' ' •¦¦ ¦¦ - ' . ' ' - ' ¦' . ¦ ¦ -- ¦ ' - ¦¦¦ ¦¦• -.. - ¦¦ ¦ - . - . ' - . ' . , - - .. - Mr . Christppner Bell , Frame-court , ^ Parliamentstreet , sub-Treasurer . Mr . Timothy Thatcher , Sheridan-street , co ' rdwainer , sub-Secretary . :

      " WOLVBBHAMPirON . ...,-Mr . Joseph Steward , spectacle-frame maker Brickkiln-lane . V Mr . J . Farmer , aocountcint , Polill-si . Mr . Win . Sims , locksmith , Graisley-row . Mr . Job Hammonds , buckle maker , Waisallstreet . ¦ : '" . ' ' . ; ' : "¦ ' . . . ' ¦ . '¦' ¦ ' ¦ - '¦ .. Mr . Nicholls , miner ^ Monmore-green . Mr . H . Candy , Mason , Wal'saU-st . Mr . Foxall ; file-cutter , North-st . Mr . T . Wilson , news agsnt , Worcester-st ., sub-Secretary .

      . DUKENFIELD .: Isaac Kelsall , hatter , Town-laue . Williarh Wild , do . Old-road , Joseph Blaird , carder , Parliamfcnt-st . James Jagger , weaver , H a 11-green Seth Jenkinson , spinner , George-si . Henry Shaw , miner , Town-lane . Henry Jlatoliffe , Doie ; -lane . -. William Hibbert , weaver , Wellington-si Joseph Stafford , moulder , Astley-st . Abraham Bird , weaver ; Wellington-st . William Cook , sub-Treasurer . Edward Butter worth , sub-Secretary .

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      LONDON .---Mr .. Farren lectured on Sunday evening at the Goldbeatero' Arm 3 , Somer 3 towri . Albion , Church-Street , Shoreditch . ——Mr Wheeler-lectured here on Sunday evening , and gave satisfaction to his audience . Reports were received from the delegates to the Monthly and the London Delegate Council . Monthly Delegate Meeting . —This body assembled on Sunday morning at the Star Coffeehouse , Golden-lane , to hear the report of the committee appointed to draw up rules , &c , Mr . Jago was called to the chair : Mr . Nagle reported on

      behalf of the committee , and the Secrotary read the rules adopted by the committee which were discus-Bmi seriatim , andultimately adopted by the meeting ' . ; . Mr . Ridley moved that the Secretary be instructed to summons the whole of the mmters of the monthly ,- ' 'tho ' Surrey , and the London Delegate Council to meet and decide upon the adoption of the rules on Sunday mornina :, at the Star Coffeehouse . On a suggestion of Mr . Wheeler , it was altered to Sunday afternoon , at 55 , Old Bailey , provided the London Delegate Meeting , would grant the use of the xoom ; and in that shape carried unanimously . The me eting then adjourned .

      Sugar Loap , Church-Street , Mile-End , New-10 WS- —A : crowded audience asoembled on Sunday , at this house , to hear a lecture from Mr . Balls , and an address from the newly elected member Of the Executive , ' Mr . Bairatow , who was en route to Bristol . The sentiments uttered by ; Messrs . Balls and Bairstow were highly applauded , and their recommendation of a subscription for poor Holbcrry was nobly respdrided to , 10 s . 4 d . being immediately collected . Mr . Tucker , who has greatly exerted himself in raising this new locality , moved a vote of thanks to the lecturers and the chairaian , which was carried unanimously , arid the meeting separated highly gratified with the proceedings of the ovening . Mr . Duffield lectured on Sunday ovening , with his usual ability at the Carpenters' Arms , Bricklane .

      Stonemasons , Craven-Head , Drurt-Lane . —The above association held their usual weekly meeting on Saturday evening , and after the usual business of the association was gone through , and several minor subjects discussed , the meeting adjourned . Delegate Council .- ^ -This body met on Sunday , Mr . Morgan in the chair . Mr . Wheeler read an extract from a letter of the Rev . William Hill's , Editor of the Northern Mar , averring that he is a member of the National Chartier 'Association , and commented upon the conduct of those who had so industriou ' siy propagated a contrary belief . Mr . Wheeler also reported that Mr . Cleave had kindly offered to present them with a quantity of unsold copies of the Northern Star , and moved that a Committee be appointed to receive them of Mr . Cleave , Mr . Blake seconded the motion . "Messrs . Dowling

      and Humphries supported the motion , and Messrs , Wheeler , Ridley , and Salmon were appointed . Mr . Ridley moved , and Mr . Wheeler seconded , that the report of the Committee appointed to draw up rules for the cemplete organisation of London be heard and deoided upon on the ensuing Sunday , and that the use of the Hall be given to the whole of the Counbils on that occasion . Carried with one dissentient . Credentials were received from Mr . Knight , for Finsbury , arid Mr . Bell , for Limehouse . A report was received regarding the Trades' Delegate Meeting . The sum of l ( fe . was received from Lini 6-horise , and 2 s . 6 d . from the hatters . Mr . Langwith was appointed toinquire into certain affxirs said to be going on in bis locality . The Council then proceeded to the investigation of some mitters of personal and local interest , which occupied the remainder of the time .

      Chelsea .--: The Chartists of this place met as usual at the Stag Tavern , Fulham Road , Mr . Nevett in the chairs Mr . J . Dowling delivered an able lecture at its conclusion . A subscription : was entered into- for Mason ' s Defence Fund , and other business connected with the locality transacted . . The deputation appointed to wait on Mr . Feargus O'Connor reported that he had left his residence for a tour in Yorkshire . They were instructed to wait upon him on his return .

      IiASS 5 J 7 AOE . —The people of this place have beea very inactive lately , consequently the Chartists resolved to call a public meeting , in order to rouse them from their apathy . Trie meeting took place on Wednesday evening week , and was ' well attended . Mr . John Stuart was called to the chair , who , after a short speech , introduced to the meetint : Mr . Robt . Lowery , who addressed the meeting for an hour and a half , in a strain of fervid eloquence and clear logical reasoning , carrying the feelings of the meeting with him . Mr . L . stated to the mfceting how the late Convention acted during its sittings , Ke gave great satisfaction ; . Meetings like tlr •> have a tendency to do much good .

      TONBRIJ 5 GE —Kent . —A public meeting was held on Wednesday evening week , st . tb . e Chcojiera ' Inn , for the purpose of hearing a lecture from-Mr E . Stallwood of London . At tho conclusion , Mr . Soelling moved a vote of thanks to the iccUirer , and britfiy supported his views , as did sovrral other ? . On Friday evening , the club room . of the Che quera was . again filled , and Mr . Stallwood delivered a fooond very able lecture , for which ha received the thanks of vhe assembly . To ^ bridgf . Wells . —On Thursday-week , Mr . E . StaJiwood of Loiidon , addressed a public meeting , at Aniold ' s Temperanterooms , Calverley-place ; as tho close of the lecture , a vote of thanks vras unanimously passed to the lecturer . A locality , of tho National ' Charter Assocfation . is about to be formtd here .

      STCCKPQRT . —The youths of this town are getting op . . rapidly ; they have succeecjedin gtttitig a room to' themselves capable of holding several hundred persons , which they have opened tor , the purpose of disjemmating political . instruction to the rising generation . Wm . Hardwood , one of the members . of their debating class , delivered a -very instructive lecture on Sunday afternoon list , on trip principles of the Pt 3 dple ^ a ¦ Charter to a numerous audience for which he received a unanimous voio of thanks . . Lectures are dc'Jvered every Sunday forenoon and afternoon , and Tuesday evening .

      AsHTON-under-Lyne . —A delegate meeting was held in the Charast Room , Charlestowii , on Sunday last . Delegates present : —Asriton , James Taylor ; James Wilcox , and William AitkenjKooIoy Hrli , Barnes Leech , James Lowe , and Hargreayes Aslitou ; Stalybridge , George Baxter and Thomas Wilson ; Droylsden , Samuel Clough- ; "¦ Dultinfield , James Hague and Edmund Butterwcrth ; MoUraiu , Samuel Lees and Robert Wilde ; Moesley , W . Bradbury . The following : resolutions were . adopted : — " That meetings be held in the localities that have sent deputies here tb-daj % and that a correspondence be opened with Messrs . Leach , Bairstow , and some other Manchester fritnds to address ; the meetings . ' " That the delegates assembled , when they return to their localities / see how many men will volunteer to

      address public ^ meetings or ast as lecturers , and that they bring their names with thtm to the n ? st : delegate meeting . * ' " That an address be got up by Mr . W . ' Ait-ken , shewing the people the necessity of joining the Assoeiation , arid that the same be printed and circulated amongst the people .: ' "That the delegates assembled imprestnft ( jn T the meraberB of their Assoiciations the nece 9 » fipvn > t « n ^|^ R penny each to the i ' rLends of aji ^ cj ^ rdiniirjnbBrw ^ and that as many as can Is ' o / yc ^ ajSs ' - { y ^^ . ^ funerals of all members d 6 f ^^^ r ¥ ^^ mmmf delegate meeting be held in / tW ^ J ^ ysi ^^ y ^ nw J Room , on Sunday , the lOfcH ^ a ^ iBanVit'SfT ^ flOT 1 ^)" iu the forenoon , to see whafclMT / i ^ wiri ^^ i ^^ yjfv takeii tr » organise our ' out disra \»« ftafelii-. & £ alr J ^~ reply of Mr . Leach / ' A ^^ j ^^ S ' ^' ¦ : ' :: ^^ P ' fy ^^ M ^^^

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 2, 1842, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct895/page/7/