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Mt Djulr Ebibkbs , —I now sit down to oommunicaieto 30 a . Oie proceeding of the past week : a week which , withon * affe ctation- I may say , astonished evexme . In lasiweek ' s Star , the report of onr meetings was brought down to > Thursday ; night , at Bradford . > - - ^ HOLBECK ( a mm C 9 . usss . ) ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ' OnrriSajH ig ^ Iadtossed ^ e peopla of Holbeck We were to hire met ia a krge school-room belonKkig fe > Mr . Mard ^ " **^^^ *^ w to nse , and for which we did not fafl most heanilj to thank him ,
iaasm achasmany of his dam , aye , and of his iaferiorSjWooldhaTO seen us far enough , rather than so far accommodate us . * Mr . Eraser was unanimously appoiafetHb the chair . But I- gfcould mention , that ear n&mbefswere-sa -grefct-lhat-we-w ere © bliged " io ad ^ arn to jkv ifomense -yaid at the baok of the school house , which was not only crammed in every corner , batihe roofsof the surrounding houses were also SUtedl There" irate many of the Holbeck B « galJ 2 cans , " as" jitfj . caH theiaselYea , present s tiutf is * set of . abepkedpers , who prefer calling theasefras Republicans as a test of
their principles , to' eatetttra "them from taking any active part"fe ifo Qiariisi agitation . I explained the question of the : Laxd , of taxation , and of capital and labour , apparently satisfactorily ; inasmuch as mj audience seemed to understand every word I spoke , and te esteem it as the truth . Now , thisHolbeck i 3 a district of Leeds ; and it has become fashionable with agitators who estimate the people ' s patriotism by the people ' s capability , to Supply them with pence , to speak slightingly of the ttea of LeedB and its vicinity ; while I assert , and "With truth , that in no town in England does a better ia poM
jJB ^ t ffldsttiianJUa ^ wheftAhe nno ^ UBd that the preachsi pteachee * or thkib eootr / iro Hen rojt , tbsib , M 05 BT . The poor haTe been crnelly ransacked of their little pence—which they never object to pay , when the collection goes into the Chartist exchequer , instead of into the lecturer's pocket . Of this fact , that indefatigable and able lecturer , Cooper , has had ample proof ; he goes- to work , and never fails to enroll more members than any other individual , because he takes principle as a test of Chartism , leaving payment to wait upon
convenience , well knowing that poverty withholds many from joining , who would be anxious to do so . I nsver met a better set of fellows than the Holbeck Chartists . I took a vote for the six points , name and all , and every hand was held up . A vote of thanks to Mr . Marshall , for the use of his premises , and a vote to the chairman concluded the business ; after which w « proceeded with the proces 3 of enlistment , and enrolled an Immense nnmber of patriotic recruits . Before I leave Holbeck and Leeds , just one word : Let the leaders abandon their petty squabbles , and I will answer for the the soundness of the people .
TODMORDEN . On Saturday evening I addressed the men of Todjnorden at considerable length , and never was so broiled in my life . It is not necessary to say a word of the patriotism and enthusiasm of the Chartists of Todmorden , and district . I met that good and excellent gentleman , Mr . Holland , of Burnley , at Todmorden . A Chartist shopkeeper wa 3 unanimously called to the chair , and many of the masters « nd middle classes attended .
After the meeting , I repaired to my Hotel , where the sons of labour quickly flocked . After we Lad been assembled for some time , " l % -o most obtrusive , and ignorant , and impertinent slave-drivers
intruded themselves ; the one a large master , and the other a Ktjle one in every sense of the word . One was named Stananeld , as well as I recollect , and the other called Chambers . These men came with the evident intention of casting ridicule upon the Chartists , and with a hope of meeting some of their own slaves , who would be overawed by their presence . They are both associated Slurgites j that is , of the newaad improved Corn ~ L 3 . tr Repeal Confederacy . Ibis faction , though few , not numbering more than seven in . Todmorden , give the people much annoyance . The- two persons whom I have named kept
me up till three o ' clock in the morning , and I was not sorry forifc j for , if I mistake not , I administered to their lolly a castigation which neither the one nor the other will forget in a hurry . I rejoice that they were not Chartists , as I should "be puzzled to defend my party again 3 t the charge of ignorance , if such empty fellows belonged to oar ranks . The working men were : very angry with them and justly bo ; as the object of both appeared to be to case all the odium they , could upon the Chartists and-working men generally , and upon Mr . Kelden particularly .
Chambers , that is the young fool , appears to have some deep lurking antipathy to Mr . Fielden ; but the people took good care to let him know , that but for Mr . Fielden , all the misters in the district would have lowered their wages . This was the sore point ; and the people saw it . One of Mr . Fielden's overseers ( Edmund was his Christian name ; I forget his errname ) rebuked Chambers in a most masterly manner , for supporting his ignorance with falsehood and impertinence . I trust that I shall not again be intruded upon by such persons .
NOTTINGHAM . On Monday morning , I arrived at Nottingham at ten o ' clock , and instantly proceeded to the Marketsquare , where an immense multitude had assembled to form a procession for Calvertoa . Here in Nottingham Whig and Tory have united against the people . The old Reform Whigs have actually sold themselves , neck and crop , to Walter , and have bound themselves in a penalty of £ 4 , 000 to be his slaves . They have , indeed ! the virtuous Whigs , who were bo indignant with the Chartists last year for joining the Tories for a
specific , purpose . This has given a new complexion to the Election about to come off . The influence of the big one 3 has been communicated to the small fry , and many who were pledged to aid as are now filing off by two ' s and three ' s . But be assured as they have manifested such a preference for Toryism that they shall now haTe a belly-full . On the nex ; general election they shall have two thumping Tories , and in November they shall have a Tory Corporation and » Tory Mayor . This is all the B&tiafaction the people can take , and this they are resolved upon taking . Since the two parties , Whig
and Tory , were first born in this country down to the present moment , there never was so base , bo cowardly , so rascally a transaction as the compromise entered into by the Whigs of Nottingham ; and deariy , most dearly shall the whole fraternity pay for their villany . I ad-Jressed the people at ; some length under a scorching sun , and then started in procession for Calverton , ( seven miles ) ; and in ! truth the whole population seemed to be a sfcr f \ the road 3 were literally covered , and at every cross I the localities contributed their streams . When we !
reached Arnold , a village three miles from Notting- j ham , we were joined by avast procession from that place , and marched on to Calverton , in the sunshine , I through the rural villages , and out of sight of the long spike chimneys . Never did Calverton present such a spectacle before . It is an agricultural village and all the farmers turned out to hear the curious doctrines of Chartism . I selected for my ; address the favourite doctrine of the League , that manufactures and agriculture should go hand i- f Hasd ; and I explained how their practice was at Variance with their theory , as they were endeavouring to establish the triumph of inanimate machinery
upon the ruins of agriculturalists and manufacturers , which should be alike profitable to the operative and ; ihe agriculturist . The farmers , for the first time , opened their ears to receive ihe Priaax $ zg <> f ChiTtismj and tha result of my figS . addresa , was to bring the whole population of % ^ oun dmg district to hear mj address in the t ^ X ^ foiWhkh / was of two hours' donation , and all nppB the subject of the Lahd and Manufactures J 5 « iBg-band in hand . I also exposed the monstrous : ffijacles and absurdities of fee League . Here also Tfook a * show of hands for the Charter , same and all , sod every hand was held up .
. The farmers appeared perfectly to understand my positions , especially when I assured them that the most wholesome and economical description of tlX was a direct tax ; explaining that if the tenant Paid , the landlord would never kick against taxation , so long as the rent could be paid oat of the residne ; whereas , if he himself had to pay , as a
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legislator , ho would take care to inquire into the necessity of every penny that was paid . " The arrangements made by " Harrison were vary creditable . . Nearly one hundred sat down to tea , while several parties were grouped like gipsies through the orchards and grounds .,- In fact , it . may be considered as ihe Nottinghamshire feast , tha -whole country being there represented .
- ' , MANSFIELD . On Tuesday morning I started for Mansfield , and met the procession within about two miles of the town , not the Mansfield procession , but a kind of district procession , got up by the Mansfield Chartists-It was truly astounding , and the order that was preserved throughout surpassed all that could have been anticipated by the Committee . The multitude had swelled to an immense concourse before we reached the town , We paraded every street , and at length reached the Market-place , where a strong and very commodious hustings were erected .
The . Magistrates had issued orders to Ihe . rarals " to appear in mock-frocks , and to report my speech ; and de awkward squad , the jeonja ^ ry . cavalry were also in readiness . One of ths Magistrates was in the meeting on horseback , and I did not forget to remind him of the description of justice the people met at the hands of the Mansfield Magistrates , when I appeared as counsel to presecnte the Date of Portland's volunteer drillers and trainers in 183 ° . All the shopkeepers were present , and 1 did not forget to remind them of the altered state of their
banking accounts and their warerooms , although their windows may yet keep up a decent appearance . There were a number of soldiers present , who appealed to enjoy the business very much ; especially my assurance to the magistrates , that I would come fifty miles to see a review of their yeomanry cavalry Hare military ! these yeomanry men ! they are like -the Galway volunteer cavalry corps , who had 60 much to do to mind their riding , that they could not even answer the General , lest they should fall eff while speaking .
Clark , Yickera , Mead , and Harrison addressed the meeting * subsequently , and all went off to the entire satisfaction of the assembled tens of thousands .
SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD . At four o ' clock , we proceeded en route fo Sutton , and in the course of our way thither , my eyes and senses were regaled at the sight of the Duke of Portland ' s agricultural improrements . I saw land that , SBven years ago , would not feed a goose , now growing splendid crops of potatoes , wheat , barley , turnips ,- and clover ; and I thought of the League and their , assurance , that the land would not gnw enoxigh , because it does not . Tory , and high Tory though he be , give me a Portland in preference to ten thousand factory lords . If a poor man is
disabled in his service , he is never allowed to want ; while in the sen-ice of the slave-owner , the injured are thrown aside like broken chairs or broken crockery . I fearlessly assert , that if every landed proprietor in England pursued the same coarse as the Tory Dnkeof Portland does , and as the late Earl of- Leicester did , agricultural labourers would be worth , and would get , £ 2 per week ; while the population made surplus by machinery , would be taken as a reserve from the masters , and the home trade would be more valuable than all the foreign trade in the world . I contend
for it that two millions of able-bodied men might bo partially employed by the landlords ; and mind this is slave-labour which I do not advocate , but I wish to draw a picture . I contend that three millions of men may be partially employed at £ 2 per week , which would amount to the sum of more than two hundred millions sterling per ananm . I contend for it , that ¦ with such a market , the operative could belts r afford to give a shilling a pound for beef , and four shillings a stone for flour , than he could now give a farthing a pound for beef , or sixpence a stone for flour . I contend further that the produce which we
gave the foreigner last year for £ 51 , 000 , 000 millions sterling would have broughtin the home market more than £ 100 , 000 , 000 millions sterling ; while I also contend that every trade and profession would be set to active employment , and that every emigrant , who has willingly banished himself from his native land , would , when reformed England and Ireland should thus present inducement , return to their native homes . Within two mile 3 of Sutton , we met the procession ; and , with the single exception of Aberdeen , it was the most striking , lovely , and gorgeous my eyes ever beheld . So thought the reporter of the
Nottingham Review , who sat in front of the carriage ; he estimated the number at over 30 , 000 . The women dre 3 sed in white muslin and black scarfs , and ribbands , being mourning for Holberryy arrested the attention of all ; while the vast number of nags , banners , garlands , and framed portraits , were literally incredible . When marshalled , the procession looked splendid , and passed in proud array through every Btreet in the town . The treatj however , was reserred for the three last streets , every window in which were crowded with females waring garlands and small lags , and upon every door
and . window was a printed motto of some sort or other . There were several triumphal arches across those streets , and the number of framed portraits , appended in all directions , was great . In one group-John Collins was carried with O'Connor , I ^ ost , AI'Donail , and Oastler , but one general shout of" torn Collin 3 upside down , " burst at one and the same time from every mouth . After having passed through this locality , now called Charter-street , we arrived at a very spacious and firm hustings . Mr . Fox , a Chartist veteran , was called upon to preside . The memorial to the Queen was moved and seconded ,
and I supported it , when every hand was held up for it ; after which Clark and Mead addressed the meeting , and all departed to their respective homes iighly delighted . I sabseqnently dined with some of the Satton Chartists at the Old Trooper Inn , where we were very comfortable . I addressed them briefly , and then repaired to the tent raised for the Soiree . It was a very beautiful and tastefully arranged awning of immense Biz 9 , and was crammed . We had many good songs ; and though I had determined not to speak any more , an address presented by the Chartists , forced me upon my legs . At eleven
o ' clock , ; after two most delightful days , I proceeded to Nottingham , and reached there at two in the morning . And now for a piece of sad news . Between Mansfield and Sutton , we met that truly good fellow , George Julian Harney , who informed me that he hid come for the purpose of bringing me to Sheffield , to inset the League , at a meeting called for Wednesday by the Master Cutler . I at onco consented to go , and actually left for Nottingham at that late hoar , not being sure of any conveyance from Sutton to the nearest station . I gave orders thai I should be called at seven o ' clock , as I "
understood the first train for Sheffield started at eight . I was accordingly called by Mr . E . P . Mead , and when he called me , I requested of him to go and ascertain from where the omnibus started ! when , behold ! he returned , and informed me that the train had started at & quarter before seven , and that no other would start till half-past eleven , which would be too late . This to me was a sad mortification : ; for having beaten the humbugs in 1837 , upon the question of the Ballot at Sheffield , I
Bbould have gloried in { pring the League the finishing stroke in 1842 . However , I feel convinced of two things ^ -first , that my friends will take the will for the deed j and secondly , that the people have learned to do their business without me , of and for themselves . This must be my excuse and consolation . I long to know the newB from Sheffield . To-night I address the men of Nottingham in the Market-place , and have just returned from a committee-meeting , where I met many Bhopkeepars who
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support Sturge merely from his professions of politioal faith , and many more who anxiously desire a union with the people upon ^ the Buraley principle whole-hog , name , and all . I have the pleasure io say , in conclusion , that throughout every , tosmi riot one disagreeable circumstance , not a single accident has occurred ; and , thanking yon aUfo * your dewturn to the Cause of justice , which is the eause of God , and rejoicing to think that my humble exertions have placed funds at the disposal of the several Associations , I am your true , your faithful , - ; Ahd uncompromising friend , . '" ¦ . ' -.- c Fbabgds O'Conmob . Nottingham , Wednesday .
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USIOESTEK . ^ -Rejection op the ** Potmcix . Pbplab" xas . " Shakspebkan . Bwoadr ?—Last Tueaday night K *? e another indnbiu ^ tle . jsroof of tlie firmneBB Of itf taeomant felt « H « dj $ ^< tdung men to the uMWrtpled CharteK ; idPatiowU-to ? trumpet-note , bythe Rer . Mr ; Blood worth y at the meeting of the Anti-Corn Law League , in London , Master Vincent was brought down last Tuesday evening , to "jump Jim Crow" before the complete Suffrage people . The New Hall was hired for the occasion , and large placards were carried round the town to say that admission would be one penny each and reserved . seats sixpence . Crowds of " Shakspereans" were assembled round the principal entrance for some time after the hour at which
it was stated the performance would commence ; but three policemen ( those singular heralds of complete Suffrage )) were placed at the door and admiBsioa refused . Meanwhile , stragglers of the Sturgites and All Saints' Chartists were admitted by a seleqt door ! At length , the crowd were let in , — -amidst blows , kicks , cuns , yellings , and confusion almost indescribable . Mr . Cooper and Mr . Beedham scaled the platform , and remained there in spite of the lordly information , that " that place was reserved for the committee , " aud in spite of physical force threats . The Rev . Mr . Mursell and Mr . Vincent made their appearance , after some delay , amidst the execrations of the Shakspereans and the cheer 3 of the Sturgeites , to . Mr . Mursell said Mr .
Vincent had desired him to take the chair , and he therefore appeared as the president for the evening . ** I oppose that , " cried Cooper , and propose Mr . Beedham as chairman . " w I second it , " cried a thousand Shakspereans . But in Tain were a forest of hands held up for Beedham ; the legitimate chairman of the evening was excluded from his seat by Suffrage gentlemeu , who forcibly held down Mr . Mursell in the chair , when he had taken it . Mr . Beedham ( from Hobson ' a choice ) sat upon the table . Mursell , Beedhai , and Cooper , by turns , endearoured to addreBS the meeting , but the resistance of the opposing parties prevented a word bein ^ heard . For half an hour , fiery altercations took place on the platform . Cooper and Beedham
were assailed by the gentlemen as rogues , rascals , scoundrels , and so forth , when it was demanded by some of the Suffrage wiseacres " what . right-the Chartists had to interrupt their proceedings 1 " Mr . Cooper told them if they had brought Joseph Sturge or-Mr . Spencer , they would have been heard with respect , bat working men would not hear that little renegade Vincent . Cooper pointed hia finger at Vincent while he said this , and Vincent looked daggera in return , but said nothing . The crowded hall , meanwhile , was filled alternately with outcries against the " renegade" and "traitor , " and with the jovial song " We'll rally around him . " As soon as a word could be heard from the platform , Mursell told the people he would sit there till
morning ; whereupon £ teedhani | still more Stoutly , declared " then he would remain there till the night following . " Each <> f these announcements was followed by cheers . Wine and cakes and sandwiches were then brought for Mr . Mursell . "Christians ought to remember their brethren , " said Cooper ; at least it was so in the time of Christ and his apostles . "Mursell immediately took' the hint and handed Bedbam a sandwich and Cooper a biscuit—( loud cheers followed again on all sides . ) For upwards of an hour , the people amused themselves by singing , shouting , and putting on handkerchiefs in the form of nightcaps , to shew their friends that they were as much determined to stay there all night as themselves . The gentlemen pursued their blackguardly attacks upon Beedham and
Cooper on the platf orm . Soon after ten o'clock , Mr . Cooper , thinking the time was now arrived for putting thb enemy to the route , called to a Chartist , who had a copy of tbe Star in his hand , and having obtained it , began to read , by a word ti a time , ( echoed by Charles Burbage , a stanch Chartist , who had scaled the platform ) the account of the Burnley meeting of shopkeepers . A third of the report was not read before the Sturgites , worn out and exasperated , pushed tho little pedlar on hia legs to bid the audience good night , and he and tho Reverend Chairman immediately "cut their sticks , " followed by the elite of the Suffragers . The Shakspereans set up a shout for victory , and , with Cooper and Beedham in their midst , left the hall , singing " Spread tho Charter , " and "We'll rally
around him , all the way to their general ' s" house , where another round of ohecrs was given , and the multitude dispersed at eleven o ' clock . Not one word could be heard from Vincent during the whole time he was in the hall , and ho did not make the attempt to be hoard for more than ten minutes . Six policemen were stationed inside the room , with their backs to the platform , at the boundary of the " reserved seats ; " a circumstance to which Mr . Cooper made such allusions among the suffrage gentry , while they were assailing him , as made them gnash their teeth . Thousands were outside the hall , unable to get in , and twenty panes were broken in the hall windows , by stones thrown from without . This meeting has created extraordinary dismay and excitement among the sham-reformers of all
denominations . H 7 OE . —At a delegate meeting held here on Sunday , i » , was resolved , "That Messrs . James Wilcox , James Taylor , W . Aston , James Stafford , of Dukinfield , and Josh . Mills , Horsley Hill , be the Committee to draw up rules for the government of the Funeral Society . " That Mr . W . Aitken be the Corresponding and Central Secretary for the above Society . " " That James Taylor be the T ^ asurer . " " That the names and pence of a ! l those who wish to become members be brought into the Treasurer , J . Taylor ^ APhton , next Sunday , ( July 31 , ) and all those who are then entered will bo entitled to the benefit . '
" That there be a meeting held the first Sunday in every month ; the first meeting to be held on the first Sunday in September , in the Mottram National Charter Association Boom . " That there be a Chartist camp meeting on Sunday , the 7 ih August , on the most convenient plot of ground near Mottram , at nine o'clock in the forenoon . All the surrounding districts are requested to attend . Due notice will be given in the Star of the place . All those who have given their names as local lecturers are requested to attend to address the practical Christians then and there assembled . ' Other
advocates of the principles of human regeneration will be in attendance . " "That the individuals who take out the addresses take with them cards of onr Association ; and when the addresses are called for , each person having one be solicited to take a card of membership . " "That the order for the ten thousand addresses b ' e completed , and that each locality pay its proportionate share of the expences . " Norwich . —The Chartists of this place have passed an unanimous vote of thanks to the shopkeepers of Burnley .
Monkwfabmouth . On Tuesday evening Mr . Williams lectured at this place Chabtism in the Collikbt Disthiots . —A spirit of revival appears to be fast springing up in the colliery districts of the County of Durham . There is a general desire for lectures , and latterly several meetings have been held at Thornley . Mr . Richmond , and other friends from Durham , have rendered good service . Pindeb's Blackikg— The money due this week to the Executive , from the sale of R . Finder's blacking is as follows ;— s . d . Mr . Jackson , Hull 0 3 Mr . Lundy , ditto 0 6 Mr . Watts , ditto .................. o 3 Mr . Hobson , Leeds ............ 5 3 Mr . Haslem , Oldham ........ 110 Co-operative Store . ueith ...... 1 10 ;
¦ ¦ - ¦ - ¦ ; ; . . - .,. - ... ¦ ¦ :.,:. 1 Q 9 BRADFORD . —A numerous meeting was held at the house of Pat Murphy , the Rose , Snamxook , and Thistle , oh Monday evening last . Messr » . 5 myth and Hurley addressed the meeting at considerable length on the principles of the Charter , the Com Laws , and the Repeal of the Union . ^ .: ; EccLESHitL . —Messrs . Ibboteon . Hurley , and Smith , addressed a numerous meeting at this place , in front of Mr . Julius Dalby ' e , on Sunday evening last , on the People's Charter and the Corn LawB , which gave general satisfaction to the assembly .
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Apsbblet-Bbidgb . —A Chartist meeting was held at Apperiey-Bridge , on Sunday evening last , at , ? fift # ^ VP ' tlie ° P ea air ! Mr » Bishop was called ifi the chair , and briefly opened the business of thegeeting , aud called oh Mr . Thomas Ibbotson to ugKis the meeting . He spoke at considerable leng ^ tion the principles of the People ' s Charter , and ^ fjpwf tl satisfaction ' to . the meeting at lar ^ e . WeTa ^ Tjjgry hap py to say a great many of the mid ^ - dJingrpJasaea Were present . W . Huriy , an Irish convert , spoke at great length on general politics and waS Well received . The cause progresses very fast arnqngst our IriBhbrethreu residing here , Mr . Smyth , Bub-Secretary , addressed tho meeting on the Corn Laws , and Droved fo ¦ . a demonstration that a
repeal would iibt . Benefit the working classes without th ^ y hticl ihe political power in their , own hands , to prevent the classes that now make tho laws reaping th&brenefit which ought to go tP rewardthe labourer . A y ^^ f tfcauka was given W the Chairman , when the'lWwing separated . /¦ ¦[ ¦ : ¦ '¦¦ ¦ ¦" - '¦ ¦¦ ¦; -:.: _ - ¦ . ¦ : ; - , ¦ ¦ ¦ : ¦¦¦ CJ ^ BBHOCk .- —By permission of tho Honourable the fi g yost and Magistrates , in consequence of a reqaflpfln , a great public out-door meeting was heid ^ Mrd oa Wednesday Ift 8 | t , totak . o ^ nto conBid « ration jihf % cause and best mode of alleviating and rem ^ iw the- present unprecedented distress of the oo ^ ttf ^* J | f . Johu Stot *' waa oalled to the chair . Mr . Tbomason moved the first resolution" : * - " That wo , fie inhabitants , of Greenock , deeply deplore ( be heartrending misery and destitution of the great mass of the industrious population of this country
for want of the oommon necessaries of life . We are fully conYinced that class legislation , over taxation , the unrestrained power of the capitalist , and the exclusive possession of the soil by a distinct class , are the great causes of the distress . That we view with feelings of deep emotion and indignation , the utter disregard the legislature have evinced for the distress , and the manner in which they have treated every measure brought before them this session calculated to alleviate or " ' remove it . We cannot but protest against the lavish and wasteful expenditure of the public revenue by the Government in carrying on a cruel and unjust war , whilst those who produce that revenue are in a state of starvation ; " which was put to the meeting and carried unanimously .
Robert Burreil proposed the next resolution , which was as follows : —¦ " That this meeting have no hope in their condition being ameliorated by the present exclusive legislative system , being of opinion that it is impossible for any class of men to enact laws for the benefit , of others . That it is the inherent right of every one wl | o does anything to the support of a State , to have a voice in the making the laws he is bound to obey , and that no class have a right to tax others without their consent—that the turning the wealth produced by toiling millions , to the exol usi ve benefi t of a class who do nothing towards production , whilst those who produoe it are in a state of misery and destitution , is unjust in principle and must be remedied before the people can ever
enjoy true happiness ; and that this meetiug are resolvod for themselves , I and would recommend it to the country to withdraw their support from any party or parties who shew by their conduct that they wish that such a state of thingg should continue : we consider a better order of society cannot be brought about until the whole people are fully and fairly represented in the Commons' House of Parliament ; and that the document entitled the People ' s Charter , is well calculated to effect such a change , bybeihg made the law of Great Britain and Ireland . " Mr . iB . W . Marshall seconded it , and Mr . Kidd , the celebrated advocate of the rights of labour , came forward , and in a speech of
considerable length and replete with sound argument , supported ifc . The resolution being put to the meeting , it waa carried without a dissenting voice . Joseph M'Leau proposed the next resolution , to tho effect , " That this meeting are determined to use every means in pur ppwer to bring into one solid bond of union all who are favourable to the People ' s Charier , being of opinion that it is only by our union , prudence , energy , and determination that we can obtain our just rights , and that we consider him an enemy to his country , that will not unite with hia fellow man for the same . " Hebert Burreil seconded it , ana it was carried by acclamation ; after wbJoh the meeting broke up . : i
A LtOTyBB was delivered here on Thursday night , being the evening of the General Assembly ' s Past Day , by Mr . John Thomson , to the Chartist body in this town . After giving a severe oastigation to the Fast Proclamation bt ' tho Scotch Establishmeut , in proclaiming a Fast for the purpose : of entreating God to remove evils which he never : sent , he divided his lecture into four propositions , first , the source from whonco our ovils flow-j secondly , that trades' unions were ineffectual to remove these evils ; thirdly , The Charter was the only pure for these ; and fourthly , That Universal Suffrage was both right and expedient . " The three first of these , Mr ; Thomson handled in a clear and masterly style , and tho fourth he reserved- as the substance of a future lecture ; The proceeds of the evening were devoted for the benefit of the Stafford Victims , on whose behalf the lecturer mado a most affecting appeal . ; ¦;" ' . ¦ . . ; ; ¦ ? V , ;; ' \ " \ : ¦ : '' \ ' - ; : ' : '
ABEJrtDEBN . —On Monday evening last . 25 th July , the weekly meeting of the Northern District Charter Union was held ; but not in their Hall , 38 , George ' sstreet , as usual ; no , and for a very good reason , because ( although it has been greatly extended of late , ) it could not contain a tenth pott of the vast assembly who intended to meet in it . So , fov the first time in this city , the members of the Charter Union were obliged to transact their weekly business in the open air , under the blue canopy of heaven i because ttiere Ml&a not a Hall in Aberdeen capable of containing the one half of them ; The Intelligence having been spread through the day that the , handJoom weave ' were to come forward as a body at night and join ths Charter Union , and having displayed several flags from their
workshops during the day , "which created a great anxiety in the minds of many of our citizena to witness the scene at night , and at eight o'clock ( the hour appointed for meeting ) the brave fellows had assembled in Ann * treet , to the number of five hundred , and proceeded along Qeorge ' s-street , in a splendid procession , accompanied by an elegant band of music , with a great number of flags and banners , with appropriate mottos , and as they moved along . ' their numbers increased until the wbole street was one moving masa of human beings ; on reaching the Hall ( which is capable of containing 800 ' people /) they were informed that it was crowded to'Bufibcatioiif An adjournment to the Inchea was soon moved and carried , and the whole assembly left the Hall , joined the procession , and
matched along Union-street /; Castle-street , ¦< Marbhel-Btreet , to the Inches , where they ait assembled , and eoon amounted to upwards of ^ eyen thousaud people . Mr . A .. M'Dbnald , who occupied the ^ hair , ; addressed the meeting at great length on the rapid progress of Chartist principles in Aberdeen , and the ifaarfulatate of tbe labouring classes throughout the country . Mr . A . Henry and Mr . James M'Pherson showed in powerful speeches , the great necessity of union amongst the ¦ working classes ; and heartily congratulated those men who had so nobly come forward , and showed to their oppressors that they would no longer submit to bow their knee , and kiss the foot , that had trampled them in the dust . Mr . Buchanan then came forward and Btated that he was a delegate appointed by the weavers
to introduce them to the Charter Union . He bad a list of their names who wanted cards of membership ^ which amounted to four hundred persons , and he could assure them that hia fellow workmen bad not come to this resolution without serious consideration . They saw that their beloved country w * 8 sinking into ruin , and would soon be numbered amongst the things that were ; and they could see nothing that would save her from being plunged for ever into oblivion , save the glorious Charter ; therefore they had come to the determination to stand firmly by their principles , and use every means in their power to make them the law of the land . A hearty vote of thanks was then given to th © hand-leom weavers for their noble conduct ; and a vote of thanks to Messrs . Henry and M'Pherson , ; for the able manner in ¦ which they exposed , the trickery and
hypocrisy of tbe clergy In Trinity Church , on Tueaday laat . Three tremendous cheers were then given for the Charter , for Feargus O'Connor , and the -Star , after wWch the mighty mass retraced their steps back to the Chartist Hall , where they separated . At the conclusion of the meeting seventy-five members joined ; which makes four hundred and seventy-five members in one night ; and during tho last three weeks no less than seven hundred brave men hflTe enrolled themselves amongst our noble army of Chartists determined to be free This shows us , In language that cannot be misunder stood , that the day Is not far distant that will crown onr efforts with suceess ; when the sweet sounds of frsedom will be heard from craig to craig , and from mil to glen ; when men will crumble to dust the rotten trunk « f corrdptioni'and plant in ita stead the tree of life—the People ' s Charter . ¦ ¦ - ¦¦¦ : ' v ; .. ; : ' , ' " . V ; ' .- ;
' G ) iis ( jinif ^ Tpici ^ Sr ^^^ a por meeting wa « b ^ here on Mond ^ evening , which was addressed ^ 5 tf ^| p |^ pblqu&n ^;; - ^; .: ' . ' - . : ;^; , v- V . - ' - - ' - ¦'¦; : : -- ' -J- : J \ - KETOMtlW . ~ Mr . Wm . Joneei , from Uverpool , haadeuvejed two lectures in Uu » town , on the evils of nt * maJlmmia \ itiAan- ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦¦'¦ ¦ . ' - ¦ - •' :- ¦ •¦ -- ¦ ¦ ¦ . '• ¦ .- '"¦• BlnlB-tHglllllUilOn . ...- *!¦ ; ,: - ¦;' : ¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ •¦ :- :,- . ¦ - - ¦ . - ¦ .- ' " . ¦; ' . '; " . - . . -. , A 8 Hl 6 M . » K 0 HB . tTNE ^ - A- *^ y- ¦ "• eiirfbl * and well written address of the delegates of fourteen surrounding towns and villages , to the industrious and middle elasaes of aociety , is being extenBively circulated in this lo&a fc ¦ <¦¦ . . . - ¦ ,.:. : . , -., . -. ¦ . - ¦ ¦ ¦ . •;¦ ¦¦ ¦ : ¦ ¦ ¦; ¦ ;; ;¦¦; " , -
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H 1 ND 1 » EY . —We had a public meeting in the School-room belonging tho Unitarian Chapel , when the following resolutions were adopted : — " That this meeting do pledge itself never to rest satisfied until tho Charter , the whole Charter , and nothing less tiaan the Charter becomes the law of tae land . " " That we will not abandon our principlea fora repeal of the Com taw , nor any other clap-trap measure that may be brought before as ; noy not even by the abandonment of the name . " The meeting gave three cheers for the NorihernSlar , three for O'Connor , ; three for Frost , Williams , aud Jones , three for Mason and the ether prisoners , and then separated . ^
EUDp&RSFZBXiD . —A lecture was delivered in the AuSaociatiin Room , ; Upperhead Row , on Tuesday night last , to a very attentive audience , by Mr . Tattersal , of Baruley > which appeared to give general satisfactibnl WIGAW . —Ou Thursday last , Mr . Wk Bell , from Heywood , near Manchester , lectureft in our Commercial Hail , to an attentive audience , when forty additional members : were added . ; . At Blackwood , five miles from yrigan ,, on Friday evening , James : Hyalop , from Wigan , opened the business of the meeting in the open air , and then Mr . Bell delivered a lecture to » n overflowing audience- Nearly fifty members were enrolled .
NORWICH . —At a meeting of the Council * on Monday last , it was unaulmpmly reaoWed that tbe thanks of this meeting are due and ' are : nereby * Rl * en tb ' 't&e clear-sighted men of London , for the straight-forward manner in which they opposed the Anti-Corn Law Plague , and laid : bare their sophistry and delusion at the Standard Theatre , WhitecbapeL Votes of thanks were also tendered to Mr . Wsst , the Rev , W . V . Jack son , and F . O'Connor , Esq ; for their aptrlted conduct in opposing Mr . Acland , at Halifax . Mr . J . Campbell , General Secretary , lectured in this city on the evenings of Thursday and Friday , the 21 sfc and 22 d July , in the Baeiar , St . Andrews , Broad-street ; the first evening on the evils that afliict society , and on the second evening on the system that ought to be established instead of the present one . The talented lecturer was loudly applauded daring the whole of his addresses . —Mr . O'Connor is feauested to visit this district .
TROwHIUDGE . —On Thursday evening , July 21 st , a conwitlal meeting , consibting of a ball and concert , took place in the hail of the Democratic Chapel , under the management of the Council . The hall was set ofi with the portraits of some ef the moat prominent of the Chartist agitators , and behind the place usually alloted the Chairman all the principles of our Charter were inscribed in large characters . The ; company , which Was numerous / was graced with the presence of many of the female sex . An excellent band of music was in attendance , which contributed in no small degree to the harmony of the eveuing . To complete the whole , si goodly com pany of singers delighted the company at intervals with some lively and appropriate songs . The manner in which the whole aflPair was managed , tbe absence on this occasion of everything likely to drown reason or injure nealth , together With other things , contributed to illustrate tue Scotch adage , h
" It is good to be merry and wise . " In the course of the evening several recitations were given ; the music and danciag were continued till a late hour , when the company separated , highly delighted with '' the evening ' a entertainment . Ma . BARTLErrgLECTDRE . —On Monday evening last , Mr . Bartlett gave a public lecture in the Democratic chapel , to an attentive audience . Though labouring under a severe hoarseness , his lecture lasted for more than an hour . He concluded amid applause . After a vote of thanks to him , and he had returned thanks and made a few obaerviitions as to the duty of Cnartists , the meeting separated . .
LONDON . —Chelsea . —A ball , concert , and lottery was held oh Monday evening , ai the splendid and spacious rooms of tha Stag Tavern , Fulham-road . The attendance was very numerous , tho place being-crowded to excess . The hilarity of the meeting was kept op to a very early hour . Numerous patriotic songs and resitations were delivered and highly applauded . A member of tbe Club of True Highlanders , instituted for benevolent and patriotic purposes , attended in full highland costume ; Two professional gentlemen from the Queen ' s Theatre , in the costume of New Zealand Chiefs , amused the company with a war dance , compAt . 4 c . A vote of tbanka was given to the Master o £ the Ceremonies , Mr . Drake , and to Mr . Claxton , the landlord of the Tavern , for his kindness in granting them ; the gratuitous use of his splendid suite of rooms Mr . Wheeler announced that the Bam of nearly £ 3 would accrue to the victims from the pleasures and amusement of the evening . A gentleman in the room gave 2 a . 6 d . towards the fund for Mr . Mason . : .
Funerai . ADDREss .--Peter Sadler , late Secretary to the Tower Hamlets Shoeinokers locality , a staunch ChaiUst , having suddenly departed from the cares and strifes of this thorny wilderness of life , the Chartists in the neighbourhood determined to improve the event } by walking in processiQn to . the grave , and delivering a funeral oration over his lamented remains . Never did the East End witness such a demonstration on a similar occasion—it was indeed a noble sight . The procession was conducted in the most peaceful and orderly manner , and was , well marsballed by numerous policemen , some decorated with the insignia of their order , others without that distinguishing mark of national protection . On arriving at the Eastern Cemetery some little discussion ensued with the Rev . Oentleman
regarding the propriety of his allowing an address being delivered , but his scruples were eventually overcome ; and , after he bad concluded the burial service , he Introduced Ruffy Ridley to the meeting as his esteemed friend . Mr . Ridley , in a most eloquent and impressive manner , addressed the assembled thousands for about three quarters of an hour , drawing tears of sympathy from tne eyes of many a toil-wain slave to our present system . A collection ef 18 s . 3 | d . was received at the gates of the Cemetery tov the widow , and five helpless children , and many promised to subscribe still farther for this humane purpose ; The assembly then departed in the same peaceful manner , and excited by its orderly conduct the sympathy and approbation of many who Were previously unfriendly to our cause .
SXKIPNEY ^— -Mr . Farrer lectured oh Sunday evening to a good audience , at the Rising Sun , Oxford-street , much to the satisfaction . of bis audience . Mr . Shaw moved , and Mi . Klrby seconded , the following resolution : — " That the thanks of the meeting were due , and are thereby tendered , to Mr . Farrer , for the noble stand he made against the anti-Corn Law League , and the manner in which ; he met and exposed their fal . laclea . "—Carried . ' After the transaction of ; other business , the meeting adjourned . WALWORTH .-T-At a tneeting of the members residing
In the aboye .. locality ,, held on Monday evening ; at the Ship and Bluecoat Boy , Walworth-road , a discussion was commenced-- " What is the probable reaults likely to arise in consequence of the People ' s Charter becoming the law of the land ? " The question was adjourned till next week , t « give all the members of this locality an opportunity of expressing their sentiments upon this inipoitant subject . Chartism in this locality seems to be on the increase amongst the fair portion of tbe community , they haying become more constant in their attendance than the mem : ¦ ; ' ¦ ¦ : ¦ :
St . PjiiNCHis—[ Received too late / or our last ]—At a meeting of the members of the St . Pancras Locality of the National Charter Association , it waa resolved , on a motion of Mr . Farris , that we distribute documents emanating from , the Executive Committee , so t&at a more perfect understanding may be come to with that body ; likewise to prevent any unnecessaryx expense in regard to calling Conferences , &c . - It is suggested by Ibis locality that otheT localities ahould do the same . Resolved , that the resolution be sent te the Northern Star , only' / tot inssrtidn . , . DUBH ^ M . —On Sunday afternoon , Mr . Richmond preached a funeral sermon on poor Samuel Holberry . The sum of 9 s . 4 ^ d . was collected , and having been made 10 s . since , will be forwarded through Mr . Hobaon to Mrs . Holberry . ,
Thornley ; near Durham . —On Monday night , Messrs . Jones and Richmond , of Durham , visited Thornley , and lectured to a numerous meeting , who were highly gratified . At the close of the meeting twenty new members joined . Everything is looking well at Thornley . It was announced that Mr . Richmond would preach a sermon for the benefit of Mrs . Holberry on Sunday next , at two o ' clock . : ¦ BIRMINGHAM . —Open air Meeting . —Those meetings are continued . On Sunday morning , Mr . White addressed a numerous audience near the Vulcan Foundry , Sumuer-lane . Twenty-five membera were enrolled , and a collection was made for Mrs . Holberry . Mr . White addresaed another
meeting at the same place , on Tuesday evening and enrolled sixteen members . ^ : - \ : DTODK 8 T ^ -i rW # . ^ lfci Qe ^ ^ ddreflBed a meeting here on Monday evening , and ( Balled . on them to siand £ ra ^ j by the oooree . they , had adopted . Thirty-five members warti enrolled , and a large number accompanied Mr . White to the Chartist rtHMn , -iri ^ Astdn-fltreetj ^ w here seventy-six membera were enrolled . ¦ : ;; ,- ; j . ¦ ' . '• - ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ ; .: .- ' v : -. ; - . ;; - . ' ¦ .: ; ' GbnbkAl Cowhcii Mkbtibo . —A meeting of the members of the General Council connected with the various localities , waa held " at the Ship Inn , Steel * house-lane , on Sunday last . There was no business of importance . - . : ¦ : ; ' ¦ - ' ' : :: ' -.: ; . ' . U- - ' . ' ¦" ' >• '¦ ir ¦ . ¦¦' - ¦;¦ : '
Mit Hehbt Caitot , of Wdlverhamptonj addressed two meetings in the afternoon and evening of Sunday last , and gave general satisfaction .
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BURY . —Mr . James Cartledge delivered a lecture upon the evils of monopoly and class legislation on Monday evening last , in the Working Men ' s Hall * Garden-street . The audience was large and respect * able , and at , tbe close of tbe lecture seven n $ w nmmbflT * irate enrolled . ACCRINGTON . —Mr . Becsley gave a teetwe in this place last Friday evening , upon the rights of tha people to attend publio meetings , which occupied two hours in t&e delivery . He eoadaded one ot tha moafi powerful speeches it was ever our pleasure to hear , amidst great applause . Three cheers were given fo ^ Mr . Beesley , three tor the Charter , and the meeting separated , highly gratified . Mr . Beesley then gave notice that he would give a lecture thab night week upon the Corn Laws , and he hoped the Com Law Repealera would send some of their best men , and he would discuss the subject with them .
KIRKXNTTJM . OCK . —A lecture was delivered here last Saturday evening by Mr . Con Murray , from Glasgow . At the close the following resolution was carried unanimously i ~ " That tais meeting pledges itself to go right a-head for the People ' s Charter ,-whole and entire ^ ev en the name by which we have been hitherto known / and by which we have isfarack dismay Into tiie temWot our taskmasters . " After enrolling several new members ; and giving hearty votes of thanks to the lecturer and chairman , the meeting separated at a late hour highly delighted with the night ' s proceedings . : NEWCASTLE . —The ^ Chartists of Newcastle held their weekly business meeting on Monday evenlog , In their Hall , Goat Inn , Cloth Market . Mr . Stephen Bintis was unanimously called to the chair . Tho minutes of the previous meeting having been read and
confirmed , Mr . Sinclair moved , and Mr . Franklin s& ; conded , " That a deputation of two be now appointed to Wait upon the Association at Ouseborn , on Sunday morning , to enter into arrangements respecting the . Hunt monument fund . "—Carried . Messrs . Franklin a , nd Sinclair were appointed . Mr . Cockburn moved the second resolution , which was seconded by Mr . Toung , and carried unanimonsly . via— " That the Se ^ cretary be Instructed to procure as many copies of the address issued by the Hunt ' a Monument Committee of Manchester as possible , and transmit them to tha fiotmtry district * , with a request to each locality respectively ^ o co-operftte with the Chartists of Newcastle in procuring funds for that laudable objsct . " The rest of the business was of a local nature , and the meeting adjourned at ten o ' clock . "
DUPLHY . —A delegate meeting was held in the Association Room , in this town , on Sunday last , at two o ' cloek , when delegates were present from Dudley , Wednesbury , Bilston , Birmtogham , Walsall , Wolver hampton , Tipt » n , Coseley , Etteraall-lane , Prince ' s-end , Brockmoor , and Pensnett . Mr . Thomas Danks , from Wednesbury , ' Was called to the chair . A vete of thanks was given , to our Birmingham , friends for drawing np an address to . be ^ published in the Northern Sfar . : The sum of 12 s , 6 d . from Wednesbury , £ l from the
Lelceater Chartisfe , through Mr . G . White , 5 » . from Wal ' sall ,. 2 sV" from Great-bridge , Is . 6 d . from Dudley and Vs . from Tipton was handed in for the Relief Fund of Messrs . Maaon and Co . £ 1 was ordered to be distributed to the wives and families of the victim ? . The delegates all gave ; good accounts of the progress of Chartism in each locality . The next delegate meeting for this district is to be held in the Assooiation Room , at Bilston , at two o ' clock on Sunday , August 7 th , when eaeh locality fs requested to send their delegates . '
WSST BROMV 7 ICH .- —A meeting of forgemen , colliers , &o ., of South Staffordshire , took place on Monday last , to take into consideration the present reduction of wages , which has , and which is , abont to take place in South Staffordshire . The meeting : Waa announced to take place on » piece ef waste ground at Swaa village , but the ground was too small , and an adjournment to the Pit field took place . By eleven O ' clock , the time of meeting , there were full 3 , 009 persons present . Mr . White , a collier from Bilston , Was unanimously called to the chair . He commenced with a few remarks , and then called upon Mr . Linney to give an account of the present reductions , < kc , of
tha colliers of North Staffordshire ; after which Mr . ONeil , of Birmingham , and Mr . Cook , of Dudley , and other persona , addressed the meeting . Mr . Linney then read several resolutions to the meeting , stating the terms the colliers were determined to have , before they went to work in Norta Staffordanire , which are to be put at . a district delegate meeting , which is to be held next Monday , in the Pit field , West Bromwich , at eleven o ' clock in the forenoon , as all the notices in tills part will not expire till next Saturday ( this day . ) A vote of thanks was unanimously given to the chairman , and three cheers , and one cheer more for the Charter The meeting quietly separated . ^ ^ ; ::
XEICESTERSHIRE . —The"Shak 8 peareanbrigade " received an augmentation of sixty on Sunday last , and of forty on Monday : its numbers now amount to 2 , 600 . The Leicester camp meeting on Sunday last waa addressed in the morning by Messrs . Beetham , of Leicester , Pepper , of Normanton , and Jarratt ,. of Loughborough ; in the afternoon , by Mr . Bairstow , of the Executive , and Mr . Skevington , of Loughborough ; and in the evening , by Mr . Cooper . Mr . Cooper addreEBed the brigade edso oa Monday night , in Humberston gata ; Mr . Beedham lectured the mute , night ak"Wigboui and Mr . Peppat at Thurmaston . In the course of Sunday , a delegate meeting for the county was held at various sittings in Mr . Cooper's Coffee Rooms . A union of the county for Chartist purposes was finally determined on ; and a county fund was agreed to ba ramd by holding camp meetings each Sunday , till the closed of September . The following camp meetiogS
were fixed nppn : —Blackbrook , near Speepshead , for next Sunday , July 31 ; Burbage Common , near Hinckley , for Sunday , August 7 ; Thurmaston , for Sunday , August li ^^; Wlgston , for Sunday , August 21 ; and Hatherai- for Sunday , August 2 . 8 / . Blessrs . Cooper , Smith , ' /' and Crow - '( of the firm : of ; , Ctow and Tyrielli Chartist beverage manufacturers ) , of Iieicester , ancj Messrs . Skevington and Bucknall , of Loughborouga , were elected county managers for . furthering Chartlsnx in LeiceaterBbire ; Mr . Cooper to be Secretary , and Mr . Crow te be Treasurer . Mr . James Duffy , the esteemed compatriot of : the departed Holberry , Is to be engaged in addition to the lecturing force already possessed by Leicestershire , it is resolved to try if out county cannot be made the very core and centre of Chartist agitatlou . The following document , which was unanimously carried at this delegate metting , is most respectfully recommended to the deep : consideration of ear Chartist brethren throughout Eagland : -
1 . " That we , the delegates from the various Chutist Associations of Norttx and South ^ ^ Leicestershire , feeUng it incumbent on ua to express oar own honest convictionfl , fearlessly , and also the sentiments of eur constituents , hereby declare that , haying read over the account of the Executive ' s expences , as contained In the Northern Sta rot July the 9 th , we think the membera of the National Charter Asaociation , generally have a right to a full and fair explanation , on the part of the Executive , as to the enormous charges made under the . vague beads of / postage' and ' agitating expenses , ' lathe said account ; and , that the membera of the Executive whose names are displayed as recipients of salary In the said acount , ought to give such a description of their services as to convince all concerned that their pecuniary claims were made in strict conformity with the provisions of the ' plan of organisation . ' ' ? '¦¦ ¦ , ' : •¦ " ¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦ - .: .,. " ' I ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ :. ¦ . " . ' . ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ••¦ . - ¦ :-. ' _
2 . 'VTh aj ; we further feel it to be onr bounden duty to express a decided conviction that tbe plan of organisatian has been infringed upon by the Executive . In several important particulars : —First , the half-yearly renewal of the cards has been saspended without the will of the member !) of the association having been consulted : —Secondly , the 6 th article of the plan of organiflation , whereby It is provided that ' a book shall be kept by the Executive Committee , in which shall be entered the names Of the members of this association ,, throughQUt the kingdom , ' his been neglected , and , so far from , the General Secretary haying made it hia business to collect the number of the members , to tha
various localities of tbe Kational Charter Association , ho enquiry of that kind , as far as we can learn , has ever beea jna ^ e , —but onr onemies have bean told that we are only 50 , 000 in number , —a statement which we believe to be erroneous -. —Thirdly , the arrangement of the 14 th article , in the plan of organisation , that the Executive Committee shall quit office in the month of Match in each year , has been violated , and the strange and unwarrantable proposal has been made that the Executive be ; flowed to snbstitut 9 ^ June and July for February and March , in the plan of organisation , and so perpetuate the transgression of rule , and traustonn an enor into consistency for the future .
3 . ;* f That we cannot emit , on every occasion , to express our inmost conviction , that the Northern Star is the most invaluable organ of our great cause ; and we regard the recommendation of the Statesman , by the General Secretary , as a censurable act , inasmuch as our closest observation has led us to the conclusion , that not only are the Northern Star , wad its incorrupti ble Editor , and patriotic proprietor ,- sought ; to be injnred by the canductor of the Statesman , but . the . interests and prosperity of the National Charter Asso ciation are also ineidiously sought to be undermined by the samepapers : ' '¦ ¦'¦ ¦ ¦ ¦'¦ ¦¦¦ ¦ '" 'r _ , \ yy ' : : ' [ - ' .
4 . " That instead of the three confexencea recently called by the Executive , we ate ef opinion that a National Delegate Meeting ought to be called for . the 16 th August , at Manchester , —since the three conferencea could only be aectional moetinga of the Association , while a National Delegate Meeting would be folly competent to dlsooss and settle all subjects of gr ievance , and to make such alterations of the plan of organisa tion as might , by the whole people , be deemed neceaaary . ^; , ^ . : ; : >; . ¦; .-, ¦ 0 :. V ... ; ' W' ; . - '¦ : . - > - . ^ - ¦<¦ -.- ¦ fatarethe
\ b ; Tha * wearo oiroplnion that , in , General Secretary should publish a weekly atatemenk intbaNorihtm Siar , not only of the EwoutiTeil receipts , but also of itfl disbursements . " Thomas Cooper , ly CjoimBlu * iotte > : Tlwmas Beedham . Samuel BucinaiL ¦ . ; WUliamSmitb . CharleeJarttttv f Matthias Norton . ^ Samuel Fiahtr . : J . m Bramwich . GeoigeSndtt , < William Jones . James Baker . ; ,: .:. - ;¦ ¦ John Jenkinson . WOUam Davenport . _ Daniel Xoon . .: . ¦¦ - ¦ : ¦ ¦]' ¦ John \ Pepper .... , 'i .... CharieBF . Slddona : John Gamer . \ . Th 6 ina » WinteM . Edward Getxy . '¦ . . "¦ ¦ ¦¦" - "' ¦'¦¦ ¦ ¦' .. •¦ " '¦ W '* ^" Tinrg ^ " Suniay , Julyi 4 > 184 i : : ;\ . - ¦ '¦" : - //' ¦¦¦! - ' : ^\ ' .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), July 30, 1842, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct899/page/1/
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