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Mr. FiMee PERSONS. ntovedi ana Mr. Ftankland secdntjed, " That the bert thanka of this association be tendered to th© Bradford It having been onderstood in the latter part of Delegates for their and manly conduct week, that the champion of the peop AND GENEML straightforward last le's cause A^ in the Stuyge Conference in Biraingham." Carried ¦would pay Cheltenham a visit, on Monday the 18ib, unanimoUBiy. Mr No. 7 , , James Finlay, stonemason, , notwithstanding the shortness of the notice we lost - yp. Buckingham-street, was unanimously elected a member eo time in makSig preparations to "receive him in a TOL. T. 232. SATURDAY APRIL J3 1843. of the Gfeueral Gonncil resigned deserved. , r ^^S^ , vice, Mr. Jamsa Kirker j ammer that he ^^SF^ on accounti. of ill health. Messrs. Binns and Sinclair On Monday morning the town was the scene of agricultural districts, a e LOND ON garra in their report of their deputation\io examine the activity aud "life. Every one endeavoured to do hiB nd ther , toe, poverty and O'Brien was regarded by the middle class as the .—Eastern Division Boot-makers.^- STRQUO.—-The tradesmen of this : town, are want were the lot of the workiDg man. Sail the most detestable of all the fire brand Chartist leaders. On Sunday evening lasfe , Mr. Farrar delivered an almost.at their wits' end hoy? to proceed. Upwards Gateshead petftfbri, which was highly satisfactory. It duty to forward the cause they had bo much at accursed system had not instructive lecture goes the whole hog as amended by Mr. Sincla r, at thlar procession was announced to leave the played that havoc in the (Hear, near.) Yet now they boasted of his acquisi- in the large room at the Stax of seventy shopkeepers are nearly ruined by the ' heart. The agricultural it had done in the manufacturing dis- tion to their ranks. He (Mr. West) had been taunt- Coffee Hcuse, Golden-lane, failure of Mr. Alldum. It is reported that some public meeting, V Moved by Mr. Dees, seconded by Mr. Mechanics' Institution at four o'clock, and long trict?. " The field Cros8 That Mr. Abram Duncan be requested fatout labourer was yet hale and Btroog, ingly told at Doncaster by a middle class man that The Female Chahtists of the Cit have lost from £300 to £400; and many from £20 v " to before ffr*t hour onr friend3 from the different asso- and not the decrepid, sickly, y of Newcastle with a visit;, on his return from the Conven- began to arrive. The procession both for emaciated being the the Chartists were powerless now they had lost the met as usual ou Tuesday Evening, at So, Old Bailoy ; to £50. Many say that five farthings in the pound ciations , factory worker was. Nor was misery confined to prestige of their association (Mr. tion." Cameo ¦unanimously. Moved by Mr. Cross , numbers and grandeur was beyond the expectations , Mr. O'Brien. His it was resolved that an address, be written, calling is all that is offered. secoHded by Mr Fmlay, That the thb country ; no, his own country, unhappy W'b.) answer was, Mr. O'Brien never was a upon our sisters in the metropolis to come forward The National Petition sheets are increasing in " treasurer b« in- of our warmest friends. At two o'clock in the after- ; Ireland , had suffered for ages ; the suffering of member of the Charter Association, and they and assist in stcaoted to remit £2 to the General Treasurer for^ the by the glorious struggle for freedom. number of ¦ signatures¦ ¦ ; twenty-eight sheets are carnagewas despatched to the railway sta- was the ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ noon a Irishmen proved immense numbers ¦ ¦ ¦ Convention Fund." Carried. Messre. G. Binris, Crtss, of could do without him—they cared not for the full. ;• . .. ¦;. . ¦ : Twig Folly . ; . ,; ; tion, at Qrencester, a distance of fifteen mile35 in [them^ that were compelled to seek a refuge iu this loss of a leader—if all the leaders deserted them Locality.—Mr. Benbow gave an . . Cockbura, arid Sinclair, were sleeted to lepresent the which were seated Messrs. Milsom and Perry, to I country \. they came not willingl eloquent lecture oh freedom ,to ah attentive audience, The members meet at the Association Rooms, Newcastle Chartist AsaoclaUon at the delegate meeting y here ; no man to-morrow they could do without them—(oheeis.) on Sunday. At and the It is conduct the noble patriot to Cheltenham. After the ! would willingly abandon his native land ; it was The people were free of leadership ; they could lead the conclusion, a vote of thanks was every Monday night, and new members are coming on Sunday^ Council adjourned. earnestly procession had paraded the chief part of the town, ] poverty and oppression unanimously given to the Lecturer, which he briefly fo our ranks. requested that each locality in the countiea of Darham that forced Irishmen from themselves—(cheers.) The men of Doncaster had acknowled they then moved on towards the Cirencester-road. ' the shores of their own green isle There ought solemnly declared they would stand by the Charter ged. Six new- members were enrolled.— A PARTY of about twenty, with banners fly ing, and Northumberland; will aerid a delegate to tha Kothing could equal the anxiety which every one It is earuestly requestidlthat the members do attend f meeting of Sunday, 24th inat, as business of vast im- | | to be no difference between, working men in this and O'Connor, and he trusted the men of Sheffiel d next left Stroud on Monday, the 18 .h, to meet the felt to catch a glimpse of their distinguished i country, whether they are Englishmen or Iri Sunday, 24ih April, at a quarter past 8ix champion of the peop s rights—F. O'Connor, at portarioe to the cause of liberty will be brought before sh- would follow their noble example—(enthusiastic o clock, to form le' guest. And a3 the train did not arrive so soon < men—(cheers.) He was glad to see that all cheers.) A person whose name we could Hot lesrn, a General Council. Cheltenham, fourteen miles from Stroud. the meeting. The delegates will meet at ten o'clock^ by three qoaiter3of an hour as Mr. O'Connor had past differe Dcckhkad.—A great and glorious open air meet- p.m. in the Chartist hall, Goat Inn, Cloth-market, nces were now buried, or well complained that Mr. O'Brien, Mr. Vincent , Mr. The Chartists of Stroud are determined riot to ' ¦ ' '¦ - ' ¦ ' ' ' " ! ¦ " ¦ in his Newcasile . ¦ i:: : : ¦ . - - : ' . . . ; ¦ stated letter, it served to increase their anxiety; nigh so, and he fondly trusted that the men Sturge, and others of the Conference had been ing was held on the Tan-floor, Dockhead; on Mon- even the : j giyo up one' iota of the Charter—not but when they caught sight of the Union Jack wav- day last ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ' The members of the Western District National > of _ both, nations would see the propriety of foully slandered by the previous speaker. He was , at six o'clock, when the Charter, and the name. . iug over the patriot's head, one general shont bnrst ; nniiitfg against the common enemy (cheers.) Mr. sure the meeting would be disgusted with what they petition were triumphant. Mr. Pearson was called ChaTter Association held thair weekly meeting in their from tie assembled multitude^ which made the wel- ; Wesfc \hen entered into a lengchy and humoious meeting in to. the chair. Mr, Brovra, of Wai worth moved the Sunderland.—On Wednesday week, the Chartists room, RiJley Cjurt, Groat Markot. After the weekly - _ de- had hoard to-night. Why not call a of this place met, for the first time, in their new kin ring. ' scription of the aristocracy and their doin&a. Coming Paradise-square, if they wished to denounce the first resolution, pledging the meetiHg to support the business was.gon9 through it was unanimously resolved The procession was beaded by a splendid large was Charter, and the present leaders. Mr. Strattdn place of'meeting, the Unitarian Chapel, Bridge- " That a vote of thanks be given to the Chartists who i to the church, he remarked they (the people) were ' complete suffrage movement V The speaker street. The atjeudanco was very good. The situa- banner, bearing the arms of the National Charter j often charged with beiDg infidel s ; now he would the seconded the same. Mr. Christopher Doyle, in a so nobly, defended tha principles of the People's Charter met by repeated interruptions on tbe part of tion, of the chapel is good, and the internal arrange- in the Conference held in . Association, followed by another bearing the i prove that the church parsons were infidels, he would meeting, who with difficulty could be persuaded to clever and able speech, supported the resolution, 1 " motto of the " People's Charter, and no sur-¦! which was carried .without a dissentient. The ments most elegant and comfortable. It has been GtASGOW.—The directors of the ; XanarkshiM prove *hat_ they were ready to serve either God or listen to him.—Mr. Edwin Gill, in an able speech, obtained at" a very moderate rent ; we trust, there- render." Then came a band of music, fol- i the devil, just as they were paid for it. At the cloje in the course of which he was loudly applauded, second resolution, for tho adoptien of the National Universal Suffrage Association held their weekly meet- Iswed by a splendid portrait of John Frost, Petition , was then moved by a gentleman present, tote, that the Chartists of Sunderland will give ing pa Monday evening last, in their Hall, College > of the last war a number of the aristocratic scions snpported the resolution.—Mr. Foster, from the their enthusiastic thanks to the counoil for securing bearing the motto, '' He suffered for us, and shall m the army were thrown upon half-pay. Upon gallery, supported the resolution..—Mr. Parkes seconded by Mr. Rainsley, and supported by Mr. Open, Mr. Thomas Ancott in the chair. Several letters we neglect him V This banner belonged to the M'Pherspn and Mr. Moir, of . The reso- it.- ..- Mr; VyUliapis leciured oii the means of obtaia^- from Mr. Moir were read, giving an account of tho prcf this they could not live—could not keep up their triumphantly replied to the charge of havinRAlau- ing and securing the pabplo's. rights. On Monday Cirencester Association. Then came the carriage j dignity, so having uncles or other relatives holding dered Mr. B. -O'Brien. Mr. Brad well, who lution was unanimously adopted, amidst great ceedings.of the Convention, to the inembers of -which drawn by four horses, in which was seated the t cheering. A vote of thank3 was then given, to the evening last, Mr, Chappie delivered a long and able Mr. Moic pays very high compliments. A letter from rich benefices in the church, they filched these to Beemed to feel sadly annoved by the existence of the lecture on the present position and duty of the , people's champion and Messrs. Milsom and Perry, [ make out their following amendment, chairman, when the meeting quietly dispersed. Bridgeton containing a list of directors and Bub-Coot- income. TheTe was seen the gay dash- Northern Star, moved the — Chavti3ts. At the close of the lecture, a meeting of mittee, as nominated by the people ¦ followedb y a banner from the Swoud Association, I ing captain or lieutenant, who had many a-time " That this meeting hails with pleasure every move- Public Festival and Concert.^-Oii Monday last, of that locality, and with the inscription of More p:£s and less parsons." i members of the National Charter Association took giving an accpunt of an attempt by Messrs. Bogeia, " capsized ihe table in the mess room, and played eff ment of the middle class towards the full acknow- a numerous party of Teetotal Chartists eat down to place, when a council was elected to serve for three It would be useless to attempt co give any thing like ' all those wild pranks ples of the People s Charter. Johnstony and others; to Beparate the people of Bridge- ! in which young men of high ledgment of the princi ' " an excellent tea, at Weatbrook's Coffee rooms, Wa- months. ton from the County Association a description of either the nnmber or the mottos of blood delight to excel, putting on a serious face and —Mr. Harney said it had been asked, why not call terloo-road , the pecuniary proceeds of which were- , but which attempt the different flags and banners, of which there : kneeling before the bishop, and solemnly declaring a meeting in Paradise-square to oppose the Sturge devoted to the funds for the National Petition De- Leiczstei.—The Shaksperian Association conti- totally failed, was readi and the directors nomioated were npwards of forty. Oar two friends, Messrs. : nues to augment daily. Oar members are now 1,130. were enrolled. Aftisr disposing of some minor business that he was called by the Holy Ghost to save the movement? It was not their place to do so; let the monstration. Mr. Parker was called to the chair. connected with, the Convention and Jfonrse and Davis have exerted themselves in a I souls of! men. Well , he is now a parson, but all the admirers of the ' usw move' call snoh a meeting; Resolutions, approving of teetotalisia, and condemn- A few of the middle class are taking cards. Last the petition, tha manner tha*does them great credit, in producing i while is still a soldier, stiU. reeeiriag his half-pay, the Chartists would be there; and it would be seen ing the punishment of Frost, Williams, and Jones week, at a meeting of the Complete Suffrages, held Secretary was Instructed to use the necessary means to Euch splendid banners for the occasion. There neTer ) and liable to be called npon at any moment ta place ¦wheth er the sense of the present meeting was not were adopted. The coaipaay were addressed by in the New Hall, Mr. Mursell threw out an invita- call a meeting of directors a,ud : dekgatsa for Monday of | evening next, when a Ml muster is particularly was any thing to equal the procession in this part himself at the head of his regiment,there to, of course, thatof the people of Sheffield.—The Chairman took the Messrs. Ferguson, Hpbling, Duncan, Lowery, Tho- tion to Chartists, and, after some discussionr , in ihe country. It is acknowledged by all parties that I which Mr. rr ^ar took a -•;-*. l T - " - ' ' f --i rpfjuestsd. Tie meeting then broke up; (The Bridge. carry out the precept he enjoins every sabbath t?ay, show of hands for the amendment, when six hands, mason, Blackmore, Bairstow, Morgan Williamr -sd ¦ : iun- there were more than twenty thousand persons ; the policy . .artists she.>u .«li. jj - oueu o »vn communication sent herewith; we have not room " Thou shalt noi kill." Suppose him called from his the property of foar individuals, were held up. Mrs. Jocelyn; after which a splendid coacerc con- u' ¦ : ¦ ¦ " ' ¦; -' ¦ ¦ present in the High-street as one time. It has quite j organization, concluding with this remarkable soa- for. ]— Ed. . pulpit to the battle-field ; what a pretty spectacle Against it, one countless mass was upraised. The cluded the evening's festivities. N^WTOWK- paralyz-d all factions, not excepting the Sturgite's. i does this member of the church militant pre- original resolution was then put and adopted by tha tenco-r-" if yoa do not come to us¦ , we must come to —The Members of the Newtown They seem to be greatly disp ! China-Walk, Lambetu.—-Mr. Keen delivered a you." Mr. Cooper preached in .the ' market-place, ChartUt Gomtnittee deem ifc their incumbent duty, both leased, as it was their sent , running to the scene of strife and slaughter meeting amidst loud cheering. Thanks having been lecture on the rights of man, and tho evils inflicted - intention to told a public meejing on the Tuesday,; with the bible in one hand, and the sword in voted to Mr. West and to the Chairman , the meeting (tor the first time this season,) last Sunday after- to the character of Mr. John Collins and the public in but O'Connor coming on the Monday, droTe ¦ on the working classes by class legislation, on Mon- noon ; and Mr. Beedham in the Shaksperean Room, general, to state, that bis visit . to Newtowri (which M*- ihe other ; one half a black coat, the other half a separated at eleven o'clock, first, giving three glo- day evening. them into a comer that they will not be able to get j red coat ; one moment praying, another cursing ; rious cheers for the Charter and no gurrender. at night. Collections, in. aid of the Convention, place he represented in the Birmingham Confer- out of just yet. The meetiag was announced to take . M eetings havej during this past week, been held wore made at the close of each discourse. ence, and not Newport) wss not at tne expenee one moment crying, Lord forgive us our trespasses in every part of London, at which, resolutions for of Mr. Joseph Sturgs place at eight o'clock, at the large Market Hall ; it! as we forgive them that trespass against us;" ano- Nottingham.—On Saturday evening, Mr. W. D. , either directly or indirectly; was likewise announced tbat twopence each would ¦ NOMINATIONS TO THE GENERAL the whole Charter, and nothing less, name and all, that Mr, John CoHins was so'icited to attend a tea- ther giving the word of command to shoot, sabre, have been unanimously adopted ; and resolutions Taylor attended a Chartiat Free and Easy at the ba charged for admission, but the time arriving j and slay. In short, serving God and the Devil, and COUNCIL. Pheasant. He being appointed chairman, gave the party and Chartist meeting some two months ago» before the procession reached the market, and a : pledging their co-operation in tho National DemoH- and not after he was rejected as deiegate for Bir- caring not one straw which, so as both services pay (CARPENTERS AND JOINERS). stration have been enthusiastically carried. first' sentiment—" The whole Charter, name, and rush taking place, being all anxious to get in, it was ; —(loud cheering.) This system at length became all ;" which wag responded to eritnuaiastieaViy. mingham ; that his expences coming to, at, and found necessary to open tha doors and let in as many so odious to the nation, that even the corrupt govern- Mr. Thomas Clay, 15, Garden Court, Byron-street, Walwqktu.—The members of this locality meet Several patriotic toasts, songs, and sentiments were returning from Newtown were paid by the Chax- as the place would hold, and alihough it was joiner. at the Ship and Blue Coat Boy, Walworth-road, on enrolled . tists of the aforesaid place. ment of that day was compelled to set its face against , joiner. also given , and several members were crammed to suffocsticn, thousands could not it. Mr. West continued, at some length, to expose Mr. George Goodwin, 21, Clarendon Place Monday. Mr. R. Ridley delivered a lecture on the —Mr. Taylor preached the funeral sermon of William Jones, Chairman. .gain an entrance. When Mr. O'Connor arrived i ihe isiqaiiies of ihe Established Church, and then Mr. Joseph Abby, 64, Clarendon-street, joiner. appropriation of the soil. Messrs. Brown and Fair- Mr. Henry Frost, on last Sunday, to a large Thomas Jones, Treasurer. from his hotel it was with the greatest difficulty -, coming to the question Mr. George Dickinson, 2, Green Vale, joiner. child gave in a report of the Provisional Committee Thomas Thomas, Secretary. the ¦ of an income-tax, remarked, concourse of people. . At the conclusion , a hand^me Newtown, April 18 thit a passage conid be m^uie through that as the middle class would support an accursed Mr. George WAlpine, 8, Galloway-street, Hulme, now sitting in London, which was unanimously re- collection was mado.^-On Monday evening, at the , 1842. dense mass eongregatvd together- i joiner. ceived: and several new members wore enrolled. BATH.—At a public meeting in the Chartist room," system, it was but right that they should pay for Democratic Chapel, Mr. P. M. Brophy delivered a on Monday evening; tho 1 Mx.PEHSTjBub-Secretary, rras called to the chair, it—(cheers). Lond was their wail respecting the Mr. Thomas Railton, 23, Homer-street, joiner. Bayswater.—A public meeting was held at the lecture to a viery crowded audience. leading article in last week's who briefly introduced Sir. O'Connor. Mr. John Hodgson, GO, Clarendon-street, joiner. Cnampion , Eays »vater-ro ad , on Monda y last , for t&e Star was read ; and its sentiments wtr© heartily re« inquisitorial nature of the tax ; he would ask, were , Hulme has taken a strong sponded to by the Through the immense quantity of people outside they not even ready to play the part of inquisitors to Mr. Jervis Guest 43, Kingston-street, , purpose Of taking into consideration the beat and CpALBROQK Daie.—ChaTtism meeting. Mr. O'Connor's letter to tie building dying for an adjonrnmeBt, it was some those beneath them 1 When these same middle- joiner, sub-Treasurer. speediest method of obtaining a repeal of the Corn hold here.—Mr. Mogg gave a lecture in the large the Imperial Cliartists was also read, which elicited time before Mr. O'Coksob could begin. He com- claso men, officiating as guardians of the poor, came Mr. John Bell, 1, Smart's Buildings, joiner, sub- Laws. A resolution was unanimously carried to room, Dawley Green, to an attentive and numer- frequent tokens- of approbation : all present wished Mr. jaeaccd in a masser that was cheering to the hearts to decide upon an appeal lor relief made to them by Secretary. the effect, that by the Charter becoming the law of ous audience, on Saturday, 2ad instant. This lecture O'Connor' would visit Bath, " the Queen of cities.'' of the working men, and to the annoyance of those a less fortunate brother man, did not these gentry DERBY. the land, not only the Corn Law but every other bad has been attended with great benefit ; several have Spirited and enthusiastic speeches "were made by Jhat would wish to prey upon the industrious classes. alter which the meeting enrolled themselves into our ranks; the match has Messrs. Marriott, Cott!e, Bartlett, and others ; and the pry into every secret of the poor man's domestic cir- Mr. George Fearn, framework-knitter, Forester- law would be ' repealed ; following resolution But of all the parties that seemed to be most galled cumstances ?—(hear , hear). He would say, go it, Sir street. broke up. been applied ; it has run. like wildfire. Another unariiiriously passed :—" That it were the followers of the amiable Joseph Storge.— , cabinet-maker, Walker good lecture or two about Dawley Green, Oaken would be improper, and fraught with great danger, for Robert ! fey it on thick and heavy !—(loud cheer3). Mr. Riohard Knowles NOTTINGHAM.—A majority of the Chartists of Mr. O'Connor proceeded for upwards of one hour Mr. West next made a forcible appeal to his Irish Lane. Gates, and Lilleshall, and thousands of hard -fisted us, the Cliartists, to abandon our present ByBteni of and a half in a fervent strain of eloquence, and was Mr. John Moss, tailor, St. Peter's Church Yard. this town and neighbourhood were extremely sorry colliers wiU ngck to our standard. It does not lay organization, or those leaders who have stood firm to hearers, and concluded an hour and a half's dis- on account of the decision lately come by the dele- the People frequestly interrupted by different persons fainting course by. calling upon the meeting to stand fast by Mr. John Jackson, d yer, Willow Kow. in our power to help them ; jnst starting, we can as 's Charter; That we will accept of no nevsr. away in consequence of tha pressure of the meeting Mr. Christopher Pritchard, gardener, Osmaston- gate meeting to discontinue the services of Mr. W. yefc scarcely help ourselves. VYe are fast increasing system of organizitiori that has not been voted by the the Charter, and not allow themselves to be juggled D. Taylor, as his conduct since ho has been amongst have been dis- majority of trie National Chattar Assoeiatioh. That and the heat of the room. He then entreated the out of the glorious principles for the triumph of street. heve;: already oae hundred tickets working men to be true to their Charter which was William Sisson, jun., straw hat presser, Par- us has created the greatest respect towards him. posed of, and our principles have become tho theme we are Tesolyed to support the National Convention: , which they had struggled and suffered so much. He Mr- Mr. Taylor is a stero, unflinching Chartist, and his respondedto in the most enthusiasticmanner. sat down amidst enthusiastic and protracted cheering. ker-street. . of common conversation. Nearly all like our prin- now sitting in London." Thanks to, and confiden ce in, Three cneers were then given for Mr. O'Connor, Mr. Samuel Pendil, broad Bilk weaver, Castle labours have been productive of the greatest good to ciples, but many do not like the word Charter ; as, the Editor of^he Northern: Star, Mr^ Feargas O'Con- Mr. Samuel Parkes gaid they heard from Mr. West the cause of Chartism. Many persons wishing that nor, ihree for the Charter, name and. all, and three for the catalogue of woes suffered by the working classes Fields. however, it spells people in our dictionary, we are and the five brave Bradford members of the Sturge Urost, Williams, and Jones. Mr. Samuel Nix, framework-knitter, Waterloo Mr. Taylor could be retained during the summer in determined to keep it. Conference were also unanimously votedi —the schemes to put an end to the present distress this neighbourhood, and in order to give Buchpersons SKEGBY.—The cause looks well here. Mr. Bair- A resolutionwas then proposed by Mr. Glenister, had been many, the only true one was the Charter. street. BANBTIB.Y.—A public meeting was held on Thurs- of Cheltenham, and seconded by Mr. Paul, of Stroud, , sinker-maker, Burton Road. an opportunity of proving their . attachment to him, atow's lectures have given.adecided impetus. Manj (Cheers.) Many attempts had been made to seduce Mr. Thomas Union the council, meeJing at the King George on Horse- day evening, in the Caartist lecture room, Pawspn- who were undecided/ well as declaring their confidence in Mr. OConnor and like- the people from, their Charter—many schemes had Mr. Thomas Chester, fitter, Castle-Btrcet. street, to elect a delegate to the Convention, and to and stood aloof^os some wise the Kational Charter Association, -wnicfc was Mr. Henry Joines, dyer, Bridge Gate. back, have engaged him, as lecturer, for one month who were lukewarm, have been led to see tho import- been put forth to divide them ; the last of these was longer. Those parties who are desirous of Mr; hear our deputy's report of the proceedings of the ance of a combined movement in carried unanimously. Mr. O'Connor returned to the Complete Suffrage scheme of Messrs. Miall aud Mr. Thomas Brown, labourer, Nuns Green. Birmingham Conference. Dr. Wade was unani- the cause of freetiom^ London at half-past eleven o'clock the same evening, Mr. William Chandler, weaver, sub-Treasurer. Taylor's services are respectfully requested to corre- and have come forward and enrolled themselves nieia« Sturge.. A Conference had sat at Birmingham—that spond with Jonathan Barber, No. 29, Brougham- mously elected to represent the Chartists of this hers of the National Charter &nd thu3 ended a most glorious demonstration in le—it did Mr. Euos Ford, joiner, City Road, sub-Secretary Steyens Association. Conferencepretended to represent the peop street, Nottingham. town in the Convention;. Mr. 's account of KipnEEraissTEB -On Monday favour of the People's Charter. nothing of the sort ; its mem bers were elected a eOHFTSALL. the Conference gave great satisfaction. A vote of evening last, DUBLIN .—The Ir ish Unit ebs.vi. Suffra ge , for his services, was pro- a public meetirig of the inhabitants of Kiflderminster, mLn_, JJV i |ni ||f , f f _».jj r r _ r _r _ r _r i- - r - -^j with a few excep- thanks to that gentleman *^^^^^^^^ »« . hole and corner meetings ; and, ^ Mr. James Hambleton, weaver, Marple Bridge. Association.—This Association held their usual was held at the Freemassns' Arms Inn, to hear the tions, the working men were not represented in it. Mr. John Armstrong,carder, Mill Brow. posed arid unanimously carried. Also a vote of (Hear, hear.) Certain professing Chartists were at meeting on Sunday evening, at their great rooms, thanks to Mr. Collins—(carried in the same manner) report of the two delegates who were sent to Buming- Sttufjri hXP, Mr. James Lomax, weaver, Mellor. 14, North Anne-street, Mr. Freebairn in the chair. biam on the previous Monday, and for transactiDg snc& this Conference, among them Mr. Henry Vincent. d e ser T-for his kind and generous conduct towards our Mr. James Kershaw, r s , Marple. After the minutes had been read, the petition, as other business as the said meeting should think proper. (From our otm Corresp ondent.J This gentlemen, when the people would have nomi- Mr. Charles Barber, spinner, Mill Brow. delegate, Mr. S., while in Birmingham, arid for nated him to the Chartist Convention, couldn't prepared by the committee, was brought forward by his able adyocacj of the principles of the Charter in Mr, Sharp was unanimously called te the chair. After THK NATIONAL PeIITIOS. —Sl' GS 1 SlG>' ! SlGS :— Mr. James Shepliard , dresser, Mill Brow. the secretary, who read it at length, and it was hearing the report of Mr. Hitching, the following reso- gorhad not time, and so forth ; and yet, tell it not Mr. Thomas Bennett, dogger, Compstall. the Conference. The Convention have fifed the 2nd of May for the in Gath, publish it not in Askalon, he could find adopted amid the acclamations of the assembly. lutions were unanimously passed:—". That this meeting day on which the petition is to be presented ] thus Mr. George Booth , labourer , Compstall. Mr. Norton then spoke regarding a motion of BuKT.—The General Council met on Sunday laat, hails with ^eat pleasure the decision of the Complete time to. go to this respectable Conference. (Hear, Mr. James Ratcliffe, publican, Gompstall, sub allowing an extension of time to procure signatures; hear.) Before proceeding further, he -would read which, he had given notice on the last Sunday, at the house of Mr. Martin Ireland, for the transae- Suffrage Conferenca held at Birmingham, on the 5th of it therefore behoves the Chartists of Sheffield to Treasurer. touching certain letters which had appeared in the tion of business. The sum of five shillings was April, and foHowing days, so far as the acknowledge- to them the resolution entrusted to him to move :— Mr. Joseph Taylor, shoemaker, Compstall, sub make an effort to render the number of signatures " That this meeting, having calmly considered the public papers, threatening a priest with prosecution, granted and sent to Mr. John Cleave, London, ment of the principles of the six points of the People's sent from Sheffield worthy of the importance of the Secretary. who had interfered with the civil rights of his towards defraying the expences of the demonstra- Charter, and this meeting resolves to give thV right proceedingsof the Sturge Conference, are of opinion DOCKHEAD. that tho National hand pf fellowship to m town. An additional quantity of paper has been that that body, having refused to adopt the name of parishioners. Mr. Dyott said that it must be in the tion that is to take place on the day embers of the Complete Suffrage procured, and it ia expected that every member of Mr. Henry Russell, shoemaker, No. 2, Bond-street, recollection of every person present that that nao-! IPetition. is presented. Association, so long as they go with us for the whole the Charter, while it has affirmed the truth and B-otherhithe. the Association will lend his aid to obtain the signa- justice of the principles of that measure—- in having tion was ref< rred to/he general committee ; they principles of the Peopled Charter." : " That this meet, returned Mr. Win . Pearson,leather-dresser, No. 30, Mason- Lectuhe.—Mr-Edward Clark of Manchester, lec- ing places the greatest tures of Ms townsmen- All sheets must be proposed the formation of a new Association, whilst had found it to be of such a nature as that it could evehingj after which several confidence in Feargaa O 'Connor, to Sir. G. J. Harney, No. 11, Bartshead, on or street, Old Kent-road. not be legally entertained, inasmuch as it would be tured here on Monday Esq.; and the .Northern Star and this meeting pledges an organization existed, extending over the country, lay. members were added to the Association. ^ before Thursday next, as the whole must be for- Mr. Wm. Kemp an interference with the private rights of indivi- itself to support^^the Northern Star and Feargus O'Connor eminentlycalculated to accomplish the establishment Mr. Thomas Hogg, eating-house-keeper, No, 2, —Mr. Charles Connor delivered warded to London on Friday, the 29th.—By order of the principles affirmed by th e Conference—-andgiven duals, and their association could have liotbing to NoBTHAtLEBTON. so long as they concinne firm to the principles of the of the Council. New-street, Dockhead, sub-Treasurer. do with either plaintiff or defendant in that or any a lecture here on Mondiy week. People's Charter." ' other evidence that the object of the majority of that Mr. John Straiten, wholesale shoe-manufacinrer, CLITHEHOE.—Mr, Sixum.Holbebj lt.—We feel extreme regret in Conference is the destruction of the National Charter other case, without being justly chargeable with a Bilston.—Mr. Richards lectured here on Thurs- P. It. Lees, Editor of the Tern* No. 4, Williams Rents, Folly, Dockhead, sub-Secre- conspiracy to defeat the ends of justice. If the also preaefced perarice Advocate, delivered a lecture on Thursday baring to state that Mrs. Hoiberry has ihia week Association, and the overthrow of the men who had tary. day week to a crowded audience. He of received a letter from her patriotic husband, inform- stood by our cause, and endeared themselves to the clergy man had been guilty of a libel Y>n the private on Sunday evening last, when the room was filled to evening, April 14th ; subject^the principles ChriH- HOLBECK. character, or interfered in any way with the mer- tian government, and the prospects of Radical Re- ing hex that he is extremely ill—we believe confined , hearts, of the people by their incorruptibility and , brushmaker, Lady-pit- excess. Mr. Thomas ^Western cantile concerns of any individual ; or if, on the James Si- formers ; the policy to be adopted for securing a or nearly so—to his prison bed. Can nothing be devotion to the orincitiles of democracy. We hereby lane, Hunslet. HucKNAiL-uNDER-HuTHWAiTE.—^Mr> triumph of right over laJ other hand, the clergyman's feelings had been unne- in-AsHfield delivered a lecture on the gbt. The eloqaent speaker ex- done to safe poor Hoiberry, and the other Victims declare that we have no confidence in the scheme of Mr. James Schofield , dyer , Ramsden-road, Hol- h, mons Of Sutton- , plained in a masterly style ' Why do not agitation proposed by the Conference, nor in the cessarily assailed and outraged, eac had his proper principles of the Charter to a very attentive andience the objects of government, of despotism from further suffering ? beck. remedy—the legal tribunals of his country. They 5 and the motives which ought to actuate, the legislators the philanthropic Srorgiies lend a helping hand to men who have placed themselves at the head of the Mr. Joseph. Wilkinson, Gelder-road, Holbeck. and we are happy to say that thpugh this little vil- ht into sup- would not imitate the unlawful proceedings resorted of bur country. He contended that no governriient BiTe from farther misery the men who broug Complete Suffrage movement, and will neither Mr. Zachariah Hartley, dyer, Holbeck. lage knew nothing of the Charter four months since, could be perfect, active life the principles' those ' philanthropists' port or countenance it or them. And regarding no to elsewhere to baffle the ends of justice, or to crush we have now upwards of seventy members. and that it was the imperative and ' Mr. Thomas Hardcastle, weaver, Holbeck. any man, lay or clerical, who had truth on his bounden duty of every well-wisher of his country to lave adopted ? But we forgot—poor Hoiberry, we man as honest who, professin g to adopt our princi- Mr. John Perigo, overlooker, New Armley. agitato and never to stand still till suppose, was not a * and ' legal' agitator ! les refuses to join the National Charter Associa- side. (Cheer;?.) Mr. Norton's motion had been DuKtffFiELD.—John Bradley lectured in the room, that SYBt-JUX of gO« m&ral ' p , Mr. Wm. Wade, machine-maker, Wortley. gone into by the committee, and a report of the mat- Dukinfieldj Hallrgreen, on Sunday last. verainent was established UiBt conferred the greatest Ma. vohs West,—This talented and honest- tion, we pledge ourselves to stand firmly by our own Mr. Joseph Maud, machine-maker, Isle-lane, Hol- npon the -working classes ter carefully drawn up, which report would now be -^-Mr. John Crowther of Low^Ioor, good on the greatest number. He then went into a hearted champion of the people's rights lectured in Or ganisation , and we call beck, MiLL-BROw. lucid of the.empire to rely upon themselves only for their submitted to the meeting, and could not fail to satisf y near Manchester, visited this place on Saturday last. , persuasive, and convincing explanation of the the National Charter Association Room, Fig Tree- Mr. Richard Wilkinson, weaver, Ripley's-yard, the most fastidious mind of the prudence and pro- six points of the Charter, showing as cfear as noon-clay; tt> a densely-packed own enfranchisement, and never to abandon in Holbeck. A meeting was got up in a few hours' notice, at the 2*ae, on Sunday evening last, priety of the person b who withheld those letters from Mr. Crowther that it was the only remedy for national poverty and audience. Mr. Evison presided. The lecturer name or principle that great palladium of equal Mr. Edward Holmes, dresser, Mann's Field, Hol- Hare and Hounds public-house, when national ittpending ruin. He then People's Charter"— publication , which must now be necessarily alluded addressed them in an argumentative and instructive exhorted hia audi- ehiefly dwelt upon the " Complete Suffrage move," rights and equal laws, the beck. to in the report, iu consequence of Mr. Norton's mo- ¦; eence to be temperate, to keep from the public-Louse, (cheers.) This was the resolution he begged to move. Mr. John Ismay, brickmaker, Lady-pit-lane, manner for two hours¦ at the close of the address, showing up the fallacies of this new scheme to tion , which was as follows :— a number of new members were enrolled. It is the to abstain as much as possible from all excisable divide the working classes. He urged upon the The Conference had adopted the principles of the Hnnslet. They would not " Notice— intsntion of the good men of this neighbourhood to articles, to disseminate their principles both in public meeting to stand by O'Connor and the National Charter, bnt rejected the name. Mr. Thomaa Westerman, cloth-dresser, Mann's and in private, by distributing Chartist tracts and Charter Association ; hi3 appeal was warmly re- join our Association, but most need? form a new one. Field, Holbeck, sub-Treasurer. " That certain letters and correspondence published avail themselves of Mr. Crowther's services to in the Freeman ' s Journal , be taken into consideration arouse the locality^ For a short time, as soon as ar- other useful knowledge, and ultimately they would eea sponded to. On the motion of Mr. Wortenbolme, The excuse was that ihej could net work with cer- Mr. James Whitley, labourer, Rhodes's Garth, the triumph of right over might. ; tain of the Chartist l?ader«. Who vras it that they , Holbeck, sub-Secretary. by the committee, and, their opinion be fcubmiltscl to raiieements willpermit. seconded by Mr. Hoyston, the thanks of the meeting Chad wick-lane the meeting on this day week (tb.ia day) respecting pewsbuksv— Wesx Riding Delegate Meet- were voted to Mr. West for his able lecture. could not work with ? Why, principally and parti- SUNDERLAND. MAcctEspiELD.—Mr. Candy lectured here on O'Connor—(vehement cries of the correspomitnee between Mr. Dempsey and : the gave great satisfactioa ; also Mr. mc.-^-Oa Sunday, the Delegate ATeeting of the West A Political Sermon was preached in th.s after- i cularly, Feargu3 Mr. William Bobbie, cabinet maker Sunday last, and Riding was ield in the large room "hear").- It was the inordinate vanity of certain , Heverend Mr. M. Rally, and certiin letters Signed J. B. Swinglehurst, of J?reston, who lectured here on over the Co-opera- noon of Sunday, in the Fig Tree-lane room, by aj Mr. James Young, mason M'Carty." tive Stores, ". DiiWBbury, when the following delegates ' Association. A collection i professing Chartists tbat induced them to seek the Mr. James Smith, ditto. Saturday last, on a tour to London. After the meet- member of ihe Youths ruin of Mr. O'Connor— (cheers)—they are jealous of " John Norton^' were present :—Mr. Fletcher, Bradford ; Mr. John was made for the Sheffiel d Victim Fund. j Mr. Thomas Graham, tailor. ing a new Council was elected. Chapnian his influence, they envy him his popularity, they . The president being called upon read the report , Huddersfieia ; Messrs. W. Cuttall and Janies Chartist Female Association.—Mr. West ad- j ' Mr. William Clark, shoemaker. Roytqn.—Mr. John Leach, of Rochdale, delivered Johnson,1 Holmfirth ; Wr. Bernard Bctterley, Halifax ; would fain destroy him if they cou .d ; but they Mr. Edward j Slater. and moved its adoption. Mr. H. Clark seconded a lecture on Sunday.last, to a numerous audience, in Mr. Abraham Hemingway, Hprbury ; Mr, Joseph At- dressed a crowded meeting of the Chartist Females i never shall. He then read from the Xonconformist, that motion. He was a Roman .Catholic, like the g Tree-lane room, in the early part of the j Mr. M'Lean, cabinet-maker. the Chartist room. kinaonj Dewcbury. Mr. Atkinson in the chair. Let- is the Fi extracts from the speeches of several members of Mr. John Blenkhorn , weaver. majority of those who heard him, and he yielded to evening of Monday. Mr. West highly pleased his 1 Chartism. no man in reverence for bis religion and its pastors. Hebden Bridge.—On Mondayj IVIr. Bell, from ters were read fvam Shefiield, Barnsley,Bingley, Keigh- the Conference, exhibiting their hatred of Mr. Eske fc Riley, ditto. ley, Sowerbyj &c. The reports given by tho several hearers; a number of new members were enrolled. \ Mr. P. next read an extract from Mr. O'Brien's But while ho recognized their authority to the fullest Heywood, delivered an able and talented lecture in ; 1IACCLESFIELD. room at the above pla e, delegates were, cheering in tie extreme. The business I'm association meets in the above loom every Mon- Bati lectures, where Mr. O'B. advises tho people iu spiritual matters, it was quite clear that they a large and commodious c dty evening, at half-past five o'clock. not to go over to the middle class : yet, continued Mr. Joseph Goodwin, silk-weaver. were not always the best judges in other s affairs • which was crowded to euffooation. Subject—" the of the Convention was the first brought Under consider- \ Mr. James Taylor, dyer. effect protected machinery had upon unprotected ation, when it appeared that already more money has Tows-Hall Meeting.—A crowded meeting was ' Mr. Parke3, Mr. O'Brien now calls upon you to indeed their seclusion from the world rendered them been sent 'than is required ; yet Union, to merge your Mr. John Stubbs, news-as;ent. in some degree lesslikely to be well informed re- labour." as there are many dis- held in the Town-Hall, on Monday evening, called ; join this Complete Suffrage , silk-weaver. tricts who are' unable to pay the requisito quota, it West, on the , association into it. (" Throw him overboard.") He Mr. William Frost garding politics^ &c, than laymen. At all events, StaliBbidge.—Mr. William Jones, of , is to hear a second lecture from Mr. Mr. Lake Ryley, ditto. delivered an excellent lecture in the people s school urged upen those districts of the Riding who have not grievances cf the people and the remedy for their ; has thrown, himself overboard. (Cheers.) He (Mr. however, he should respeptfuily listen and reveren- ' , upon them to watch narrowly their Mr. John Walker, ditto. tially reason, with clergymen on these subjects .; he on Wednasday evening. A number of newmembers sent their share so to do, and to emulate the noble ex- wrongs; a large nnmber of the fair sex were present,; P.) called , ditto. ample set by the B0%n oi Todmorden, Bingley, friends, leaders. There was such a thing as gold dust often Mir. Thom&3 Robinson could sot admi them except in matters of divinity. were enrolled. ' Keigbley, and a considerable nnmber of onr Hibernian j Mr. Emanuel Robinson, ditto. and in fact, the'. whole of the Halifax and Bradford attracted in all probability by the knowledge that j used to blind the eyes of popular men ; but there was "They assembled there to assert the indepehdance of (Loud Mr. Samuel Bancroft , ditto. himself on publio Ecci.es.—On Monday evening, the Chartists of distiiets, and by so doing; place at the disposal of the Mr. West is an Irishman, and one whose abilities ; one man not yet blinded—Feargns O'Connor. every man to think and speak for this place held their weekly meeting in the Asso- Convention adequate funds to ' cheers.) He had battled for you in prosperity and Mr. John West, ditto. matters, and chey would be strangling their own prin- meet all emergencies. and patriotism, shed a lustre upon his countrys; Mr. Samuel Weston, sub-Treasurer- ciation room. Mr. Duffy, the victim of Whig perse- After other business of local importance, a vote of thanka which was shown j adversity, in the hall and in the dungeon, in the ciples if they refused to adopt that excellent report, name. They were highly satisfied, Mr. Henry Swindales, sab-Secretary by a sub-com- cution, delivered an excellent lecture. The follow- was given to the chairman, and the meeting dissolved. by their -repeated and" enthusiastic responses to: senate-house and under the canopy of heaven ; he drawn up with such care and effect ing resolution was moved by Mr. Stewart HOLLINGWOR TH. ballot— (cheers.) Mr. Nor- , and s&- OTIOS>LETON.--~Having seen in the Star of the Ms remarks. At eight o' clock, that honest Tetersn, i has never deserted you, never betrayed you, and mittee appointed by conded by Mr. Swan—" Having watched the conduct ' ' : 'endons cry Mr. Samuel Parr, Brook-field. ton said that he had heard the report read, and was 16th instant, a report of the Sturgite Conference, we Mr. Samuel Lndlam, was called to the chair, aud will you abandon him now! (One t.ren. of Vincent, Boperts, and Philp, at this critical were very sorry-to see some of thoiso who have figured was warmly greeted on coming forward. Mr. West, of " No," burst from the meeting.) Will yon abandon Mr. James Wild , Wolly-bridge. highly satisSed with that part which related to the Vale-house. but he was of opinion that juncture, it is the opinion of this meeting that they as the people's representatives, deviating from What We who was received with lond and repeated cheers, • your Charter ? (Again one tremendous " .No" was Mr. Joseph Royle, Rev. Mr. M. Rally, &c, have taken the best means of forwardirifi the spread consider to be the stripe path of duty ; and amongst; • ihe answer.) Will you abandon your Association. Mr. John Pickiord, Padfield , co matter how much: Mr. O'Connell was in error, commenfted by remarking that he appeared before , no matter how mysteri- of our principles, wej therefore, approve of their that number there were none that we more sincerely them, nox as a sectional reformer, not as a erotchet- XNoO By the blood of Shell, by the spirit of /3a y- Mr. John Campbell , Hollingworth they should subrnit to him ; and shall continue to give them our sup- v st Mr. James Thatcher, Mottram. ous and inconsistent hia conduct, they should not conduct, regretted than Mr* O Brien. The day is gone by for monger , bat one advocating the broad right of hu- ton, by the sufferings of Frost, by all their p * port." The moving of this resolutien caused a any man, or any number of men, to lead the people manity without distinction of caste clime, or creed. labours and sacrifices, he called upon them-to stan d Mr. James Drinkwater. tiare to question it; nor if ¦he. abused them should , Crowther, Hadfield. sub-Treasurer they reenminute—in fact they should riot mention lengthy discussion, in which Mr. Duffy, Mr. Dison, from the principles contained in their Charter, Tao (.Cheers.) He appeared before them in the double by their Charter. (Great cheering) Mr. Harney, Mr. Seville from \Vigan, Mr. Stewart, and others, took part. Chartists have often been taunted with boing the slavea came in a speech of considerable length , seconded the re- Mr. Robert Wild, leather dresser, Mottram, his name at all—(laughter.) Mr .Dyott said to talk capacity of a herald of peace and of war ; he sub-Secretary, politics in Dublin a:id not mention Mr. O'Conneil, The resolution was finally withdrawn until some of Mr. O'Connor; but, if Mr. O'Connor should deviate as the herald of peace to all honest men, but he solution. Mr. West supported the resolution. He lay Hamlet without the future occasion, when time will tell,, if those one iota from the piinciples contained in the People's against had attended a meeting at Doacasier, where one of BOLTOX. would be as difficult as to p would preach war, a war of extermination Prince of Denmark—(hearj and laughter.) Mr. parties intend taking any part in the new " new Charter we should be as ready to denounce him as any tyranny and injustice. (Applause.) He had that- the .delegates to the Sturge Conference gaTe in his Mr, Thomas Hodkinson, Manor-st. move." It was then moved by Mr. Duffy, and se- other man. Public opinion has been so far aroused report. He confessed to the men. of Doncaster that tnes Smith, Commission-st. O'Connell (not Dan.) in an admirable speech sup- day -walked through Sheffield , and in their town Mr! Ju the report was conded by Mr. Hargraves—" That this meeting re- to a sense of right and wrong, that it is impossible for had seen many things but many more sad; as the- reason for forming a new association was ' Ty Gillmore, Jlayor-st. ported the report. Mr. Lswler said pleasing, Mr Hen. quits unsatisfactory; Mr» O'Connor wished to have turns their thanks to tho noble fellows, the delegates any imposition to succeed, no matter from -whence, or he had seen the splendid shops of the middle class that they wished to exclude certain of the Chartist Mr Jamet"1 Mather, Caiinon-st. from Bradford, for their conduct in the Sturge Con- from whom it -may emanate; and believe ine^ Mr. , they could not C113 61 1 the letters made public ; which the committee had put to the wa« filled with costly apparel and merchandise of every leaders from the new movement Mr. John K^. ?, ! - „ . ©'Higgins said that the ference.'^ This beins meeting^ car- Editor, when .1 teU you the Chartists of iriddleton are work with them ; the principal of thess obnoxious T espie, Rothwell-st. no right to suffer. Mr. ried unanimously. Moved by Mt. BaUey, and se- determined pot to let this opportunity sli description ; but he had seen also their mechanics Mr. John Gii. th letters aliuiod to, notwithstauding all those tauuta, p without walking the streets in rags, and starving amidBt leaders .was O'Connor. They wished to form a Mr. William L^ er» Bolton-moor. conded by Mr. Swau—V That''we, the men of Eooles, recording their detestation of men who, like Daniel where National Association, Baid Mt. O'Brien ; they wished M'Gab % Commission-st. Ehould not be produced , except before tho dignitar plenty. Nor was Sheffield the only place Mr. John mentioned in. the report itself. Nor would the will place no confidence in, nor support any man, O'Connell, as soon as certain principles are on the eve ED.Cn scenes met the eye. No; he had traversed ihe to make the movement a national one. Was not Mr. John Harly, j .imes-st. _ ries or men, who join in any counter agitatioa with the of being matured, a new name must be given to it, and movement a national one ? The signa- , Little Bolton. report have been laid beforo that meeting but that cotton and the •woollen districts, and his the Chartist Mr. Archibald Penti.^ Mr. Norton, Mr. O'Connor, National Charter Association."—Carried unani- so keep up an endless system of agitation, without ever tures to our petition shall answer (loud cheers.) He Parrett, HoweU-croft, sub-Trea the ridiculous conduct of " ' , ' .• " . . ¦" : ' '¦ :- :- ¦¦ - any soul had sickened at the sad Eights of misery and Mr. William mously. . .. V . . : : . . ; . - . . . . . : . . - . coming to tangible¦ conclusion; upon given principle*¦ and a. few o'.hers rendered it absolutely necessary ¦ '¦; '¦ ' ; "' ; ¦ ¦;- ; ' ¦ ¦';¦ •" ¦ (Mr. West) knew that nearly three years ago over- —Corresponde nt. y ; . - - . ; . V . . ..: - woe that every where met his eye. Why waB this? order to vindicate tho character of the Associa- The question must be answered. Hitherto onr phi- tures were made to Mr. O'Connor to join Mr. Mr. Thomas Entwisle, Bi^ee-st.,sub-Secretary in Milmkotv .—Mr, Jackson, of Manchester, lectured vOUC»BiAZta.~On Friday the Uth Instant, Mr. Jonea a d o e s of the tion.—Lit is impossible for us to give the report this in tho Milcrow Chartist Association Boom losophers and statesmen have treated the working Sturge, Mr. Hume, Mr. Roebuck, n th r LIVERPOOL , , on of Liverpool, delivered a most edifying and soul-stir- philanthropic Malthusian faction : Mr. O'Connor week. We shall try to give it in our next J Friday last. The room was crowded to Buffo- machines for producing wealth ; ' ' . ' ring address in thia town, to a numeroua classes as bo many " " ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ " ' ' and attentive ;¦ • .. ¦ ¦ ¦' ¦ : overturea made Mm (cheers.) They cad Mr. James M'Kenna, tailor, cation. - ;; . ¦;/. . . . ; ¦;.. ¦ . ¦ ¦ indeed one of these self-eiyled philosophers, Mr. gpurned the Southampton.—On Monday evening last, a meet- _ ; - . . ) audience, Mr. lawless in the chair. After the lecture, tried every means to seduce O'Connor from his Mr. Charles Gwilliams, biioklayer. The cause of liberty and demo- M'CnEocb, says boldly that the working man is , porter. ing was held at the Long-rooms, to hear a. lecture WARRINGTbif.-^- discussion Was invited, but no one came forward to merely a machine for creating wealth, and only principles, and tbat failing, they had tried to assas- Mr. John M'Gee from Mr. Ruffy Ridley, and to elect two delegates cracy still keeps up its head in this Whig and Tory-rid- raise any objection. A vote of thanks was then passed sinate him ; they had failed ; and nowthey sought hia Mr. John Maxwell, tailor, Ridley oncoming , den town ; in spite of the dastardly Whigs Who have to the lecturer arid chairman without useful in proportion to his productive powers ; he cordwainer. to the Convention. Mr^ forward a dissentient (Mr. We= t) wished that the working man had been destruction by dividing the people, but they will fail. Mr. Wm. Robinson, -was received most enthusiastically, and delivered a stroYfi to darken and blacken the characters of a few when the meeting separated highly delighted. Oii (Great cheering.) After some caustic remarks npon Mr. James Lowrie, joiner. excellent address. Tho election ©f- JMr humble individuals, by raising the cry that they are in Sunday evenirig laat, a lecture treated as well as a machine ; a machine re- , Lindsay, tailor. long and > was delivered by Mr. quired attention and care, none of which the wort- the non-interference resolution of the Conference Mr. Thomas Woodward and Mh J. Bartlett, as the two persona the pay of the Tories, because they will not allow James Cartledge, on the horrifying consequences of Mr. West continued—never was he more surprised Mr. Thomas Askwith, ta'lor. ing T""" had foncd at the hands of those who made io sit on the Co-uvention for this district, was then the free trade genUemeni to gull tne WOlliies with their class legislation. The lecturer was listened to with use and mental strength for the5r in his life than when he heard the middle-class Mr. John Cowan, Hub-Treasurer. cheers of the meeting. flimsy aophiatriea. wtat attention. t of his physical But a few weeks ago Mr. Mi. Evan Davies. sub-Secretary. put and carried amidst the ^ &wn aggrandisement. He bad Tinted some of the adulating O'Brien, . ¦ ¦ ' ¦ - ¦ ¦¦ ¦ THE NORTH ER N ST A R. . . : . . , , . . ¦;¦ ; .,. ¦:;,.-- : 2 . . . . . ^ APRIL TEA CIRCULAR. djarttgt BEnitfJfactttt Shobzditch.—Mr. Harrison, delegate for Notting- LESMAHAGOW.—On Saturday, the 16th inst, ham, eave an address to this Association, on Sunday Mr. Thomas Crawford, from Hamilton, delivered an SAIil OF WOOLLEN CLOTHS, mHE AGENTS of the East India Tea Company preach two admirable lecture on the first principles of Government. X may have TEAS at all prices ^ from 2000 -last. The same gentleman has promised to (WH OLE SALE AND RETAIL), BEESTOW, {-s-zjlB. IfoTTrsGHAM.)—Mr. W. D. political sermons next Sunday, one in Shepherd and He pointed out the baneful effects which Lave in all Chests down to 61b. bags, and three sorts as low as Taylor delivered a le&tare at the aboTe place oh Tuesday Shepherdesses Fields, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and ages sprung from the possession and exercise of irre- 3s. lOd. per lb., the minimum price , that can safeljr evening vreefc V one at Weymouth Terrace, Hackney Road, at three sponsible power, in the form of oppressive and unequal 78, BRiaaATE , iJEI DOORS JR01I THE TOP . be warranted. And upon the passing of the New taxation, unjust wars, and profligate expenditure, cor- quantitie s of Cloths lon or Jamaica COFFEES BINGLEY.—Delegate Meetikg.—A delegate o'clock in the afternoon. HHIGGINS begs leave to inform the Public that he Is Weekly receivin g large Tari ff, Roasted Cey at The Cut of London Shoemakers' National Chat- rupt law and expensive Church Establishments, with fr om Manufacturers whose circumstances compel them to offer their Goods at the following astonish - One Shillingi per lb. nett cash. meeting iras held at this place on Sunday last, when all their concomitant train of abuses ; and contrasted • wing delegates "were piesent :—Keighley, ter Association held their weekly meeting at the ing depressed Prices :-- ; s Church-yard ths follo Mr. The minutes of them with the beneficial results which have always :No. 9, Great St. Helen ' , Joseph Jlrth ; Ha worth, Mt Archibald .Leighton ; Haberdashers* Arms, Milton-street. ' Bishopsgate-s treet. ; the last meeting being read and confirmed, Mr.Feargus- flowed from Governments actually erected by, and Broad, Wool-Dyed Black . CJ 6th8 ,, ...... ,,.....at 6s. 6di and 7s, 6d. per Yard. Bingley, Mr. Wm. W. Tipping ; Shipley, Mr. George , the people. He laid down, and illustrated : from the Country to be accom- SOBflen , Mt BenryHitchell ; son lectured to the members present and gave great amenable to « Superfine Ditto , Ditto, Ditto , Ditto...... at 8s, 6d., 93.6d.l and l0s. 6d. 4@« All orders £*teson ; Thornton, Mr. in an able manner, the six points of the People's panied with dPost-office Order for payment to C. Ihomas Boose; Skipton, Mr. William Spencer ; Cnl- satisfaction. ~ Olives, Browns, aad Green , Ditto ,...... at 5s and 6s.Sd. , DburyLane.—A public meeting of Charter, urged the audience to unite all their efforts to Ha ncock, Secretary. : iingworth, Mr. Wm. Wilkinson ; Idle, air. James Csaten Head, attain their enactment, and concluded an energetic ad- ~ Superfine Dittoy Ditto , Ditto , Ditto...... at 8s. 93., 10s. 6d., and 11s. 6d. Eastburn; Wilsden, Mr. John Pickles j Denhobae, Jlr. the stonemason body was held here on Saturday *93, and lls. 6d. atteBdanee. dress, by pointing out the principle causes that have -» Superfine Invisible Green Ditto ,. at 8s. 6d., 6i.t 10s. 6d., SntdifFe Shackleton; Morton, Mr. Jaa. Green-wood. Mr. evening last, at which there wasa numerous hitherto prevented the efiorta of the people being ' and 12a. CAUTION TO: LADIES , Krth was appointed to the chair. After each delegate Mr. Si-Donald was called to the chair, and briefly from ~ Blue.PiUo,y...v*>>..>.» 9s., 103. 6d., addressed his brother tradesmen. Mr. Bairstow, dele- crowned with success. Doeskins...... at Is. 6d.and Upwards. THE PROPRIE TORS OF KEARSLEY'S had given in a report of Ms locality, and handed in his WELCH'S FEMALE quota towards the lecturers' fond, arrangements "were gate to the Convention from the Midland Counties, then GLOSSOP, (North Derbyshire )—On Saturday, Drab Cassimeres w...... ^ at 3s. 6dvand Upwards. ORIGINAL WIDO W; lectured , Mill PILLS, find it incumb ent on them to caution the entered into for engaging Mr. Jones as soon as that addressed the meeting in his usual energetic, and elo- Mr. Duffy in the Chartist meeting room Wool-dyed Black Cassiuieres ...... at 4s. 6d. and upwards. , pointing out to them the evils of the Town, Glossop, to a numerous and attentive audience, purchasers of these Pills against an imitat ion, by a fenUeman should be at liberty ; after which, and the quent manner at 2s. 3d. g transactionof other business, the following resolutions present system of Government, and the necessity which when he described the evil effects of class legislation, Waterproof Tweeds...... person of the name of Smithers , and callin herself per the Grand-daughter of the late Widow Welch , bafc Were passed : namely, " That & levy of l^d. mem- existed for a change. The aristocracy of this country and the treatment he had received in Nortballerton 6-4ths Dru ggets...... at Is. 2d. l>er be paid nest delegate meeting." " That all persons had wrung their wealth from the heart's blood of the House of Correction. A collection was made at the who has no right to the preparing of them , the "wishing to engage as lecturers in the Bingley district, working classes of this kingdom, and had squandered close of the meeting towards defraying the expencea of All Goods warranted Perfect. Original Recipe having been sold to the late G. must send credentials from the district secretary away that wealth in crushing the liberties of their fitting up the room. K earslk y, of Fleet-street , whose widow found it ¦where district fellow-men. He was surprised at the infatuation of his Wholesale Buyers served upon the same Terms as at the principa l Warehouses. necessary to make the following affidavit , for tho they have lectured (addressed to the protection of her property , in the year 1798 :-r- Becretary, ilr. William Foster, Myrtle Grove, Biugl.ey), ; fellow-men, who had so long supported this wretched ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ 78, BRIGGATE , TEN DOORS FROM THE TOP. ¦ ¦ • ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦ testifying to their talents and sobriety." " That this system ; bat this surprise vanished when he reflected BOROUGH OF LEEDS, IN THE COUNTY , • . - .;: ¦ AFFIDAVIT. • , . :.- - . v' ; : ;,- . meeting deems it necessaryto call the attention of the j on the length of time that the aristocracy had wielded OF YORK. First —That she is in posseesion of the R«cipe for nation. But he 4S . other districts in the West Hiding, namely, I?ewsbury, the power and the resourcesof the ^k V« "Yf OTICE is hereby given, CHART IST PILLS. making Welch's Female Pills, which was bequeathed y Hnddersfield, &c, to-the importance of ap- was proud to state that the aristocratic feeling that once that Satisfy the mind f irsty before you draw upon the TwW , ^ Thomas Flower ¦to her late husband. r : pointing a delegate from each place to meet in Brad- existed was fast disappearing : among the working flSS^rasg ^SPk pocket, and you will neither be the dupe nor ¦ ' : Second—That this Recipe was purchased by her May, for the purpose of classes, scares a man could be found to advocate the victim of Professional or non-Professional ford, on Sunday, the 1st of ^^ Jwa BJ gjISaJjqgKarS. Recorder , and one of the IMPORT ANT TO THE AFFLICTED. late husband of the Widow Welchj in the year 1787, better organising the West Biding, and obtaining cause of Toryism ; if he did, you would find him stuck 3KFmiSlJu stices of the Peace of quackery. \ for a valuable consideration, and with a view for said districts, as the same, if carried behind an ale bench, with, a pipe in his nieuth as lt/TR. J. HOBSON , Northern Star Oflice , Leeds, lecturers for the the said Borough of Leeds, by a Certificate in READER , if you wish, to understand the natural Retail making the medicine foT public sale. oat, will be a great saving, besides other benefits that black as ebony, or ensconced in some snug parlour. Writing, under his Hand JjJL haying accepted the Wholesale and Third—That she, Catherine Keabsley, is also ill from such *1 That the next singing— , dated the Ninth Day caase and cure of disease, read and study Agency of those Pills, is authori sed to give Two- ^r arise a combination. " of April iuBtaut, has duly certified that it is TRACT pub lished in possession of the Receipt signed by the said delegate meeting be held at Bingley, en the 8th of " Britons never will be slaves." M' DOU ALL'S MEDICAL * peice out «f each Is. 1 hd Box. to be divided between expedient and necessary to erect and provide a New by Cleave, 1, Shoe Lane ^ London . Price One Widow Welch, acknowledging the having received Hay." A Tete of thanks was then given to Jlr. ¦ ' ¦' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' the Executive and the Fami lies of the Imprisoned . Few will, in this day of advanced intelligence, be found ¦ - ¦¦ - ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ : ' ' ' v ¦ ' " ¦ '¦ ¦ ' ' ' the money of the said Mr. George Kearsley, V . •• ' ¦ ' ¦ and more convenient GAOL for the said Borough Penny. . ;. . . • - - - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦:• . - • • - ¦ O'Connor and the Chairman ; after which the meeting to invite the lash which laeerates the flesh. The men . . : V. Chartists. . ¦:J : : ./ . . . V. . -;^ . - -: ^ . .; for the purchase of the absolute property of the said of Leeds, the present Gaol of and for the said Bo- ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ' ' ' ' ' i>roke up. If you wish to remove successfully and naturally Tk e many Medicines late ly offered to the public - ' ¦ - " " . ' - : ' - -- • -y. ¦ ;. ¦ ¦ " . that would advocate the cause of Toryism were not men ; rough being wholly insufficient , inconvenient, and the diseases therein deBcribedj purchase Recipe. - - - - : - ; - . . DB.OYLSDEN.—Mi. W. Aitkin, of As&ton, aeU- they -were things : they "were not composed of mind, inadequate for the proper and legitimate Purposes oi would tavo prevented the proprie tor from adver tising C. Keahsley. Tered a - lecture on ancient and modern governments, but of matter ; one sound sterling democrat, was worth a Gaol for the said Boroueb of Leeds. M'DOTJALL'S FLORIDA MEDICINES, these Pills (although convince d of their efficacy), London the Day ^ve his B*ffbring fellow Sworn at the Mansion House, , 3rd which called forth the unanimous thanks of the meet- 100,000 such men. Chartism had flourished to a degree Whole- did he n»t feel it kis duty to 'ATovemder 1798 before me And Notice is hereby further given, Prepared by P. M. M'Dbuail, and Said pportunit y (by their affliction ) to for- of , , , ing. SeTeral new memberswere enrolled. that was unexampled within these few years.. He was sale and Retail, at 1, Shoe Lane, London, to which Chartists ah o . - ¦ ¦:¦ ANDERSON ,VAfa«or. but a young man, but ho was travelling through the That Thomas William Tottie, James Musgrave, agency, i&Ci, must be for- ward the cause of Democracy, and assist the HOLLXNWOOD.—On Sunday evening last, Mr. place all applications¦ for These Pills, so long an d justly celebrated for their ' ' ¦ " ¦ ¦ ¦' ' ¦¦ ' ' ¦ ¦ ' :'' ' ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ' families *f their incarcerated brethren. S&ddlewerth, delivered an able North of England at the time of the unfortunateaffair William Smith, William Pawson, Thomas Hebden, vrarded. " . • ¦ • -.. • - ; . . , James Pontefract, *f at Newport; then a universal gloom came over the T* no one is health so important as to the Work- peculiar Virtues , are stron gly recommended to the And interesting lecture, in the Ralph Green Chartist and George Goodman, EsquireSj Six cf Her Ma- N, B. Wholesale prices most liberal to all Agents, ing obtained the sanction prospects of Chartism ; despondency had darkened into jesty's Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the ing Mai,; wken deprived of it his means of subsist- notice of every Lady, hay Association Room, Mr. Samuel Dixon in the chair. Retail price, per Box of 36 Pills, One Shilling and suspended and his sufferings aggravated by and approbation of most Gentlemen of the Medical Ihia yonthfoland talented advocate has but lately com- despair j 354 of their bravest men were immured in dun- said Borough of Leeds, have, by a Presentment in Three-halfpence, Stamp included. ance are geons, not a publican dare open to them, for fear of Writing, made under their Hands and Seals, dated reflections «n his poverty, and the helplessness of Professi on, as a safe and valuable Medicine , in effed* menced his labours as a lecturer, and bids fair to No connection with any other Patent Medicine. y. tnally removing Obstructions , and relieving all other Itecome a powerful auxiliary in the glorious -canse of his license ; not a private place or a conventicle could the Eleventh Day of April instant, duly presented his famil « they procure to meet in; they were as completely put that the Common Gaol in and for the said Borough These Pills are not put forth as a cure for ail Inconveniences to which the Female Frame is liable * Chartism. A vote of thanks having been given to the the illnesa especially those which, at an early period of life, under the ban of excommunication, as thongh the Pope of Leeds is insufficient , inconvenient, and inade- VALUABLE WORKS. diatafiea , but their use will avert much of lecturer and chairman, the meeting separated. A usually affecting the Working Classes. The Pro- frequently arise from want of Exercise and goneral debating society has been formed at the above reom, from the Vatican had thundered forth his denuncia- quate ; and that the same cannot be conveniently Debility of the System; they create an Appetite tions against them; the Whigs gloried in the posture enlarged and made efficient for the several Pur- prietor has witnessed with pleasure their extraordir , the members meet every Monday evening, at eight price 2a. 12mo. bound ia cloth , nary efficacy iii numerous instances of loss of correct Indigestion , r emove Giddiness and Nervous o clock, for tlse purpose of discussing varicu3 sub- of affairs—they boasted they had put down Chartism ; poses for " which a Gaol and House of Correction are Just publishe d, ' alas for Wbiggery, how has ita crest fallen ! Since then appetite, head ache, heart burn, palpitations of the Headache, and are eminently useful in Windy Dis- jects. required for the said Borough, and that, by reason EIFTEEN LESSONS ON THE ANALOGY Pains in the Stomach , Shortness of Breath we have plucked every laurel from its brows ; we have of the Premises aforesaid, a New Gaol and House ot heart, bilious and nervous diseases, pains in the orders, , WXNIiATOrf.—On Saturday evening last, "Mr. AND SYNTAX OF THE ENGLISH LAN- symptoms indicating an imper- and Palpitations of the Heart; being perfectly in- consigned it to a grave of infamy and despair, and if it Correction for the said Borough are indispensably u p stomach, and other GUAGE, ft >r the use of ad lt ersons who hare nocent, may be used with safety ia all Seasons¦ and Watkins'B play of John Frost was performed by a few fect action of the Digestive Organs. [, . ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ' has had its last death blow, I am proud that I have ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ -¦ ¦- -¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ necessary, and that the same should be forthwith neglected the Btudy of Grammar. Climates. : .; . . . ¦ - . . , - . -/ working men, at Winlaton, when £1 was realised, lent a helping hand in sending it to its last home. I built and provided, pursuant to the Statutes in such habits whose trades coufin« after all expenses were pa:d, wluch is to go to thesup- To those of sedentary Sold, wholesale and retail , by J. Sanger, 150, know that for my conduct at the last Nottingham elec- case made and provided ; and further , that the said BY WILLIAM HILL. them in an unwholesome atmosphere, and perhaps port of the Convention. The piece was performed to tion and at the general electioa I have increased the Oxford-street ; and by most respectable Medioine Presentment and Certificate Were laid before an for hours together in a continued posture, thereby Town and Country, the satisfaction of the audience who honoured them solely Venders in ¦ ' at 23. 9d. per are intended ' ' ' ¦ ¦ ; ' i is , ¦ ¦' ' ¦ '¦ n th Work " : The Lessons, ¦ ¦ ¦ hatred of the Whigs. I am well aware that their vile ¦¦ : y Meeting of the Counoil of the indigestion, and - - • ¦ • ' ; ¦ ¦ ¦ adjourned Quarterl costiveness, . • : - • • inducing habitual ; . .;¦ - . : ¦;¦ trith their support. The patriotic Winlaton b ind was for the use of natives. They are divested, therefore box. . - . . . . , . . - . - ¦ ¦ and venial press poured forth the full tide of its venom said Borough of Leeds, duly held on the Eleventh nerveus debility, they are strongly retommended :N.B. Askfor Kearsley?s Welch's Pills; and observe, in attendance, and played several appropriate airs against me, that I was everywhere denounced by the Day of April instant, and that the said Council, at of all those hair's-breadth distinctions and unneces- and have been found of essentialoff^ service, as they during the performance. Bary subdivisions in Analogy, which, if at all useful, throw those morbid none are genuine unless C. Kearsley is engraved on middle classes as the " Tory Biirstow," bnt I care not such last-mentioned adjourned Quarterly Meeting, ehabl* the^^ system.to. accumu- the Government Stamp. ' . ':': UTAyggRKTHR OP£>'I>'G OF THE CJLRTSy- for this, for I know that my conduct secured the ap- received and ordered the same to be acted upon. can only be useful to foreigners. The science of lations which- occasion disease, at the same time . ^EES' HALi BT THE ChaSTISTS—In consequence of plause of my Chartist brethren, and advanced the in- Grammar is disentangled, in this Work from the stomach, aad And Notice is hereby further given strengthening aad giving tone to the the crowded state of the rooms of this town, the rapid terest of that cause to which his heart, yea and life was folds of mysticism which have so long enshrouded it. invigorating the whole system, by these means MOTHERS. Spread of Chartist principles, and the anxiety of the That the Council of and for the said Borough of willing to be rendered a sacrifice. If we have now got The absurd and unmeaning; technicalities, which establishing health oaa firm foundation. /\N MOTHERS have depended in all ages the people to hear them fully, fairly, and distinctly ex- a strong Government, we are not deceived in them. Leeds do intend to take such Certificate and Pre- pervade all other Workson Grammar, are exchanged those per- sentment into their Consideration at their next Until Agents are appointed generally, \J Strength and well-being of Empires. Every plained, the Town Council who have been assiduous in We know the flag under which they fight—we are ac- for terms which have a definite and precise mean- sons who wish to try them can receive a box, witk- their duties, and T*atch£al of the best interest of lie quainted -with their tactics, they are an open foe, Quarterly Meeting, to be held at the Council Room, they represent. The well regulated state has possessed laws directly sub- ing, illustrative of the things ample directions, poBt-free, by sending One Shilling versive of all that might injure the development movement agreed to te&e a large and commodious room, mid are less to be dreaded than a pretended, friend, iu the CouTt-House, in Leeds aforesaid , on Wedn es- Parts of Speech are arranged on an entirely new of capable of holding three thousand people. The other day in silver, and two Postage Stamps, in a pre-paid mind, retard the improvemen t of morals , or been who trill stab you in the dark ; we have them in our , the Fourth Day of Mat, 1842, at Eleven prinoiple, founded on a Philosophical Consideration Leeds. fiva rooms it is expected will be given up, and thus front and not at our side, treacherously striving to de- o'clock in the Forenoon. And the said Council will Letter, to Mr. J. Hobson, Star Office , destructive to the physical beauty of the female of . the Nature of Language, and applicable to all f orm. This feature in good government was not the whole of the Chartists of Manchester, for the future, lude us. We know Toryism of old—we know its then and there consider and determine whether the Languages. The necessary Divisions and Subdivi- App lications for Agency will be atten ded to, and trill be brought into one focus and have ene rallying , the terms sent by return of Post, by writing either peculiar merely to the independan t States of ancient avowed object—we have only to look to the page of present Gaol is or is not insufficient , inconvenient sions are rationally accounted for ; and the Princi- Greece but stands out in bold point. Pursuant to notice by placard, thaie was a history to conjure up the bloated Cerberu3 of Toryism ; or otherwise inadequate for the Purpose now bo fully to Mr. Hobson, or to the Proprietor. All Letters , relief vpon the pages ples of Universal Grammar demonstrated, of Roman history ; their statute books being filled numerous, respectable, and attentive audience ; Mr. it is a meniter that cannot exist in the light of the sun, required by Law ; and whether or net there is a that the meanest capacity may understand them as to be Pre- paid. Jehn Murray, a veteran in the cause, was called to the that will not endure'a ray from the lamp of reason; it necessity for the Erection of any New Gaol or with provisions for ennobling the female character ; clearly as it understands that two and two make stamping the har dy race of Romans as the most cbair, who opened the businessby speaking of the im- can oaly exist when the mind is in worse House of Correction for the said Borough, with four. portance of taking the hall, which might be called in Buildings Tenements, philosophical among the learned , the greatest among than Egyptian darkness ; the day of Toryism suitable Dwelling-Houses, , of^he English Langua ge MEDICA L ADVICE. one sense their own, which they would for the future is over in England ; it only exists in a remnant Offices , and Appurtenances, for the Gaoler, Chap- In Syntax, the formati on the free, and best qualified of all others JO give laws is exclusively consulted, without any unnecessary IO THE AFFLICTED WITH SCURVY, VENEREA.L, OB to the world. How necessary this, waa to their suo- meet in, for the express purpose of advocating their of the aristocracy and in their time-serving, menial lain, aad other officers. A majority of the principles. He begged before he sat d working and middle classes as well as hundreds Scott moved and Mr. J. Hogg seconded a vote of Virginian. Allen, ...... 1010 tons, 1st June. BY WM. HILL. ap plication is made, the corroding poison is checked then shewed clearly the artifical and unnatural position thanks to the lecturer, and the meeting concluded. in its infancy, smothered ere it takes root, and de- among the aristopraoy have been cared by their use of the people, and strongly denounced when all other prescriptions have failed. Cases of a system which Westminster.—A public meeting was held at the Also FOR NEW YORK , Also, Price Sixpence, stroyed before its venom can effect a perce ptible ptrt sinews, blood, and bone, to compete with wood, Theatre, York-street, Westminster, on Friday evening. appearance in the system.—Where tho disease has extraordinary cures in Leeds as well as elsewhere, The following Splendid first-class American Ships THE GRAMMATICAL TEXT BOOK . for ttw are Occurring daily, to the truth of which the steam, and iron ; and invoked the powers of G»d—of Mr. Wheeler was unanimously called, to the chair and prin ci been allowed t» exist and remain , the more cause medi- humanity and justice, to pat an end to it He then Sail punctually as follows, viz :— use of Schools; in which the bare naked ples cine vendors, Mr. Heaton, Messrs. Bell and Brooke, briefly addressed the meeting. Mr. Wilson moved the of Grammar , expressed as concisely aB possible, are have we to fear the undermining influen ce of this shewed clearly that the system fostered and perpetuated followingresolution , " That this meeting is of opinion Solon, Bucknam,...v« 1000 tons, This day. poison, aid a mere remova l of its external appear- Mr. Smeeton, Mr. Reinhardt, and Mr. Joshua Hob- ignoranceand crime, and ih?t thousands were victims exhibited for the memory. son, will most gladly testify. The following has just to that the present distress of the country is the result ol Superb, Hamilton, 1000 tone, 18th April. ance is not to be depended upon ; a thor ough cure —;¦ it, robbed of their freedom for doing good, and taunted class legislation, and that the Peopl e's Charter is the Hannibal, Graham, 950 tons, 20th April. Published by Cleave, 1, Skoo-lane , Fleet-street must be achieved to prevent a return of the disease, been received from Mr. Heafc on • "With ignorance, and despised for it by the makers and only remedy for the present disaffected and distressed Glenview, Salters, 22nd April. London ; Hobsori, JV#r *Aem St»r Office, Leeds ; and leave the system free from all infection. To the Proprietors of framera of the law. Mr. Boss made some powerful, , 10, Nelson- Parr ' s Life Pills. state of the country." Mr. Sculthorpe seconded the re- Agnes Gilmoub — 1150 tons, 24th April. Hey wood, Manchester j Paton and Love :¦ effective, and cattingallusio ns to the fate of the patriots solution, 'Which was supported in a leng, energetic, and street, Glasgow ; and all Booksellera. A complete knowledge of the symptoms and treat - '* Gentlemen,—I am happy to inform you that we Prost, Williams, and Jones, and urged exertions for eloqueBt address by Mr. Thomason, delegate to the FOR PHILADELPHIA, ment of these insidious and dangerous diseases , can are daily hearing accounts of the good effeots of their restoration. He dwelt at some length on the proud Convention, in which he held up in their trne colours The Splendid American Ship, LEIGH, only be acquired by those who are in daily practice , Parr's Life Pills ; to enumerate the cases wonld and have previo usly gone , through a regular coursi be a task too formidable for position of the Chartists as a political body, cautioned the great political and social evils which afflict society, T. Julius, 565 tons register. BL AIR 'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS. me, and which has them against any specious yet deceitful claptrap which and recommended in the most urgent manner the neces- of Medical Inst ruction ; for , unfortunately, thera prevented my writing to inform you before, as I can To sail on the 25th inst. who annually fall victims to the igno- would be started by the factions to lead them from sity of union and firmness in the Chartist ranks. During CASE BROM LUTON , BEDFOB.DSHI B.K , COMMUNICATED BY are hundre ds hardly tell where to begin. One man said he wanted TO MR rant use of Mercury -and other danger ous remedies , a box of Life Pills She scent of the Charter agitation, which would, if tie "whole of his address, be was loudly cheered. The Also the following splendid first-class Ships sail MR. PHILL IPS , CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST , , for Life Pills they were to him, faithfully adhered to, properly watched, and persevered resolution on being put, was carried unanimously. Mr. T. rfiOUT, 229, STRAND, LONDON. administered by illiterate men , who ruin the constk they had done him so much good, in relieving him of punctually, as under :— th e system, in, lead them to the goal of liberty. He compared J. Bowling moved, and Mr. Elvey seconded, the next , tution by sufferin g disease to get into an obstinate cough and asthma. FOR QUEBEC Luton, Bedfordshire, Oct. 19j 1841. which being carried by the circulation of the blood " Another said they wero worth the education of the working classes, and challenged resolution, " That this meeting is of opinion that the Minstrel, Wright, 800 tons, This day. their weight in the "fustians " to be superiors in political knowledge to expressing to you the great in to all parts of the body, the whole frame becomes gold ! as he was not like the same¦ man since he had Convention of the National Charter Association de- —I feel desirous of ¦" ' ¦¦ ' ¦ ¦ : : ' '' " ' ' ¦ : ¦ Standard, — 1025 tom 25ih April. - • ¦: - . . ¦ • ¦ the classically-educated. , SIR ^ received from the use of tainted with venereal poison, and moatunhappy con- taken them. . - . . :. - . , He manfully enforced the prin- serves the support of all who are convinced that the Don 1011 tons 5th May. beaefit which I have ciples of total abstinence; and explained the resources principlespropounded in the ^People's Charter are the Blair's Gout and Rheum-tic; Pills. I have Fcr se- sequences ensue, at one time affecting the akin, ," Anotljer said his wift had Lad a bad leg for , , with eruptions and years but after of Great Britain the aiiil and enterprise of her inhfibl- only means of ensuring the political salvation of the FOR ST. JOHN'S, N. B., veral years been afflicted with Rheumatism and particularly the head and fade , taking One small box, which was iante as compared with those of foreign nations. He working classes of society." Mr. M'Pherson, delegate Gout, the attacks of which were excessively severe. ulcers, closely resembling,and often treated as scurvy, recommended by his Class Leader, her leg was denounced the Thefinc first-class Ship, ELIZABETH GRIMMER, producing the most violent pains c te parties who exported their sympathy to the Convention from , ably supported the Captain Frye, 750 tons. During one of these painful visitations a kind friend at another period mu h bet r, arid when she bad taken the second abroad and left none for home consumption—whowould resolution, shewing to them that if the Convention was presented me with a box of Blair's Pilla, from the in the limbs and bones, which : are frequently mis- box, it was quite as well as the other. give To sail this day. becomes £20,000,000 for the emantipatien of slavery not backed up by their countenance and support, its use of which I found immediate relief, and very soon taken for rheumatism ; thus the whole frame l *' A very respectable female said her husband had abroad, and forgot the thousandsstarving at home. It labours on their behalf wonld be useless. The resolu- entirely recovered. At a subsequent period I was debilitated and decayed, and a lingering death puta been afflicted above two years, and had tried many Would be more consistent for them, ¦while FOR BOSTON, thought it would be period to their dreadful sufferings. things j but since he , they were tion was then put to the meeting and unanimeuslycar- The splendid American Packet-ship BENGAL, so severely attacked that I a had taken Parr's Life¦ Pills ha sending Bibles, parsons, and intelligence abroad, to ried. A vote of thanks was given to the Chairman and unwise to delay placing myself under medical care. was quite a new man. \ pay 1050 tons burthen. What a grief for a young person in the very prime more attention to their fellow-creatures at to. the Delegates, and the meeting adjourned until that To sail on the 21th instant. I did so ; but not finding the relief which I expected, of life, to be snatched out of timej and from, all th* • " You will please send immediately, by Deacon's borne. The speaker shewed the consequence day week, to be held at the Bame place. I again became my own physician. At this time at first waggon, thirty-six dozaa boxes at Is. lid., and six enjoyments of life, by a. disease always local , :¦ ' ¦ •; ;. of the thousands of people who were, by the London Distbict COUNCIL.—Reports were received These vessels are all first class, and have been my legs and thighs were swelled to a very great and which iiever proves fatal if properly treated as donan at 2s. 9d. ; . : system, forced to leave the land of their " birth, from the various deputations, ¦¦¦ ££" f^^^ »» rtt ^AnA " ation the various remedies proposed for alleviating the Mr. Walker, Otley ; Mr. East Witton ; Mr. . 1 UI&—-UX4.. Axa-xg&vvt? o uiviaijjV j VUUQJ 'OMgGUi Air others ar e spurious. Pr epared only by the Pro - LONDON.—Stone Mason's, Drurt Lase Loca- Knaresbro' and Harrogate ; Mr. Har- end, Balnea and Newsomej Smeeton, Reinhardt, prieto rs, T. Reber ts present distress and misery under which the country Langdale, Moxon Ripon—Mr. Harrison , Bookseller , Market-p lace. and Co,, 9, Crane Court , Fleet- lilTS.—Mr. Bairstow lectured here on Saturday even- aufiers , Ripon ; Mr. Bowmtn, Richmond ; Mr. Gras- Leeds ; Brooke , Dewsbury ; Dennis & Son, , ' street, London , is of opinion that any measure short of the rison York j Kaaresboro and High Harrogate—M r. Langdal * , and sold wholesal e by their appoint- ing last, -upon the present position and future prospects document entitled • The People by, Bawtry ; Mr. TaBker, Skipton ; Mr. Sinclair, Little. Hardman j Linney, Har grove, Bookseller. ment, by E. Edward s, 67, by Bar- of 's Charter,' most prove , Faulkner, St. Paul' s: also Chartism. The lecturer made a powerful impression ineffective in carrying out the foregoing Wetherby ; Mr. Rushworth, Mytholmroyd. Brooke & Co., Walker & Co., Stafford % Manchester—Mr .Watkinson clay and Sons, Faringdon-street; and Sutton aid resolution." ¦ , Druggiat ^ 6 Market' ' : ' • ' ' ' 't ¦ ¦ ' upo pon ; Fog- - - ¦ ' ¦ " " : " : - n the audience Linne y, Ri ¦• ¦ - ¦ ¦ : , and was cheered throughout ; Harrison, - ¦ - - ¦ ¦ , Doncaster Judson, : . place. . . . . , ,. . , . ¦;. :- . • , Co., Bow This resolution being put by the chairman, was unani- . . . . . Churchyard, London ; J; Hobson, Star t , Thompson Thirsk; Wiley, Easingwo ld; Metropolitan Trades Council. mously carried. Mr. Regan moved, and Mr. Bussags gitt, Coa es , Beyeriey—Mr. Johnson , Bookseller. Office, Leeds ; and may be had also of Messrs. —This body, met EAST INDIA TEA COMPAN Y. WnnloTiii Pfill Snivnv. MiiHfiftrsfield : Ward , Rich- Btilland Brook, W usual at the Craven's Head, Drury-lane, on Sunday seconded, the adoption of the National Petition. This 1 Darling- Boston—Mr. Noble, Bookseller. Droggiats, Boar-lane,Leeds; Spiveyi was carried unanimously amid a little time to spare are mond; Cameron, knaresbro ;Pease,Oliver, th—Mr. Hurton Huddersfield ; Blackburn, Bradford ; Sweefcingi sight last. Reports were given in from the various great cheering. It was "PERSONS having gd , Northallerton j Lpu , Bookseller. deputations then moved and Beconded, that the members for the X apprised that AGENTS continue to be ap- ton ; Dixon, Metcalfe, Lan ale Liverpool— At the Chronicl e Office 25 Knaresbro ; Rayner, Sowerby Bridge ; Booth, which had been appointed to visit the Snaith ; GoldtBorpe Tadoaster ; Kogerson, , , Lord-street 2*ades, and they were all of the most favourable de- Tower Hamlets be requAsted to support the petition. poiited in London and Country Towns by the East Rhodes, . Sheffield—At the Iris Office. Rochdale ; Sams, StOokport ; Sagar, Heywood ; their celebrated Cooper, Newby, Kay, Bradford ; Brice, Priestley, Hughes, Middleton ; Bell and Bcription, Mr. Channon, carpenter, handed in his cre- The meeting then broke up with the usual Chartist India Tea Company, for the sale of Dawson. bmith, Crompton, Bury ; dentials as honours. Great St. Helen's Church-yard, Pontefraot ; Cordwell, Gill, Lawton, Persons residing in the mo3t remote parts can have Co, Ashton • Lees, Stayleybridge ; Taylor, Hyde J delegate from the carpenter's association, at Teas—(Office No. 9, ; Suter, Leyland, Hart- the Bock Inn, Listen Bishopgate-street). They are packed in leaden Wakefield ; Berry, Dentori the drops transmitted to them by post (pre-paid,) Bennett, Leigh ; Brooke, Dewsbury ; and all Medi- Grove. Several deputations were HAWOHTH.—The total number of signatures at- ley, Parker, Dunn, Halifax ; Booth, Rochdale ; carefully secured from ¦ appointed to visit the Trades CaniBters, from an Ounce to a Pound ; and new observation¦ ¦ , by remitting¦ 5s. cine Venders. ^ " during the week, and tached to the National Petition here is 2,166, being an Dalby, Wetherby; Waito, ;¦; v, . : :• •¦ ¦/;• - ¦ :;¦ • ' ¦ ¦ ' ; every effort will be made alterations have been msde whereby Agents will Lambert, Boroughbridge ; in a letter. ,. . . .;. - . :.; : . Price; Is. &<&» to organise the trades of the average of one third of the entire population of the Barnsley and all respectable l^d., 2a. 9d., and family boA63 Us- Metropolis, in order to make the be enabled to compete with all riraK Horrog^te; Wall, i Mr. W., Full directions procession on the township. Medicine Venders throughout tfc" kingdom. is to be consulted every day at his Resi- are given with each box. presentation ©f the Petition, as numerousas possible. , The Licence is only 11s. 9d. per annum, and many dence, from Nine in the Morniag till Ten at Night, Gratis.—The Life and Times of Old Farr, who PEIFB.—On Saturday evening last Mr. William , ' - fine district ' and that he was anxious to have as pertinent evidence of Bankruptcy, BasinghaU-street. Offi cial Assignee, Mr. The fair t&&» It is of course needless for us to say &ny th i to bundle tied up ia two handkerchiefs, and was , to the following For " "we love," each troQ Irishman's ns efftct :—" Daniel Good, the murderer as pessible.. He feared that if he examined every Laekington. Coieman-street-buildings. Solicitor, Mr. bo&sb the Chartist public about the merits of this little dressed in a baragan jacket and trousers, low shoes, , ha? been ap- Weir, Coopers'Hall. , preheded and identified , and is now in Maidstone person that came before him, that a great deal might . In the land of Repeal and the Charter my boys ; Work. They are well and universally known. We a dark cloth cap, without a peak or front, dirty WiHiam Burrell, farmerj Chihgford, "Essex, April 22,' blue-striped shirt Gaol—April 17th ,_ lC42." The above announcement go forth to the public -which might be nonsense. He To The rose of old England, in liberty's gem, have here before us 60 Nnmbers containing more , and black neckerchief. Soon at ten, and May 27, at eleven, afc the. Court of Bank- " " after he had entered the house, he inquired of tho was stuck up outside several of the station, houses, wished to.Know what the witnesses had to say before To " The thistle of Scotland entwining its stem," sterling good matter for half-a-crown than we ever their ruptcy, Ba8inghall-streefc. Official Assignee, Mr. John- saw crammed into the like space and offered at the persons iu the tap-room if there was any work to and appeared to give the greatest satisfaction to all evidence was taken. He was anxious to know To " The shamrock of Erin's bright emerald bloom/' , persons by what further evidence superintendent) son, Ba3inghaH-street Solicitor¦ , Mr. Fourdrinier, Col-¦ like price. Here may be found nearly, be obtained in the place, and told them he "was a whom it wag read. ¦ ¦¦ Mr. Bicknell (tbe ; . ¦:-¦ ¦: : •¦"¦ . - .' ;' To " Oar blossoming hope, to our tricolour'd plume," all the impor- '-'?' ' ¦¦ lege-hill. . . tant addresses, and other documents, bricklayer's labourer. He was told by the persons After Mr. MalaHeu had rested himself a little, we could produce . In the land of Repeal, ani the Charter my boys ! which have Mr. Superindendent Bicknell answered that he had Thomas Thompson and Joseph Thompson, builde??, from time to time been issued by the Execn tive ; a whom he had addressed that he might probably understand an order was received at the Gommis- Newcastle-upon-Tyne, May 9.. afe eleven, and May 27, soon obtain employment, as there were several gone as far as he could with the evidence that day, and * Brien Boronhe, King of Mnnster, and Monarch of series of most valuable letters on topics connected sioners' office , fr om the Home office , signed by Sir he wished for time until Thursday. at one, at the Bankrupt Commission-rooms, Newcastle- , who fonght with the Daces in twenty-eight with moral, social, and political regeneration, by Mr. buildings in the course of erection in the town. James Graham, Secretary of State for the Home De- upon-Tyne. Solicitors, Messrs. Watson, Newcafltle- all Ireland After that he retired to rasr and rose about a quar- The magistrates clerk then read over the depositions battles, and died, in the arms of victory, on the plains T. B. Smith ; many pieces from tbe pen of M'Douall, , partment, addressed to the¦ governor of Maidstone upon-Tyno ; Shield and Harwood, Queen-street, Cheap* 5TT ter past six o'clock the next (Monday) morning, and l ¦ei to the prisoner, and asked him whether he bad any- ¦>¦ of "K'i 7 Tr> '''"'^' 'J near -Dablizs, on 6-«xl Friday, In the all full of sonnd instruction and fervent exhortation; Gao , directing him upon -. ght thereof to deliver side, London. / a vast mass of miscellancoHS left hi? bundle at the public-house, whilst he went, into the custody of superintendent Malalieu and the thing to say to the court ?—The prisoner made no year of 11 #0, and in the 84th year cf his age, on "which , ligh t and edifying answer. Joseph \yallworth and Thomas Wallworth, com- day the Danes received a total defeat in Ireland. reading, both prose and poetry. Add to these the as he alleged , to seek for woik. About a quarter to constable accompanying Kim, the body of James dealers, Manchester, May 2 and 2 7, at two, at tbe seven o'clock on the same morning, he applied for Mr. Hall, addressing the prisoner, said you are not , Messrs. fact that each number now contains a letter from Connor, otherwise Daniel Good, in order that he bound to say anything Commissi6ine.rs'-rooms, Manchester. Solicitors work as a bricklayer's labourer to the foreman of mitht be brougtit to town that night. to me unless you are inclined. -iwer and Back Cnancery-lane, tendon ; Bamt jun., Feargns O'Connor, and the additional fact that the Whatever you say now will be. taken down agafuat you, B- ¦ , ¦ . FAREWELL TO CAMBRIA. price of each number is One Ha lfp enny, and we are Mr. Henry Barrett, a builder in Tonbridge, \yho is Manchester. .' . . - . ' . . '. S. quite sure that we have said enough to account for erecting some cottages near to the South Eastern and it is my intention to remand you until Thursday William Redfern, and Joel Reafern, next for the production Mary Redfern, the findin g of this advocate and asserter Railway. The foreman, from the man's appearance, APPREHENSION OF A MAN AS ACCES- of other witnesses. Have you , Ecclesfitjld , Yorkshire, April 25 and Air—" Xapoleon's farewell to France." of his ri^ht, SORY. any application to make or do you wish to say file-manufacturer3 on every working man's tab!e. As the first volume had some doubts as to his actually being a brick- , May 27,"at twelve, at the Town Hall, SheiBeld. Soli- To those who can besi understand it. layer's labourer, and he iii consequence questioned any thing ?—The prisoner, bowing, replied : "No, , Chancery- is now completed we advise every Chartist who can , Between nine and ten o'clock on Saturday night, nothing.'* . citors, Messrs Bigg, Southampton-buildings to buy it, as a really cheap manual of polities and him as to how long he had acted iu such a capaciiy. in consequence of directions received by lane, London;; Wilson and Youngo, or Hay wood and Ob, farewell my Cambria! farewell thy mouctains : Inspector The prisoner was then remanded until Thursday aext ; patriotism. It is convenient as a book of reference The man replied , ihat he had been a bricklayer's Pearco, of 'the A division , ho proceedcd ,accompanied Bramley, Sheffield; ; Still hid in the dark clouds of slavery 's sky. labourer for upwards of eighteen years, and that he at ten o'clock. Oh, sigh not for me, 2I£e thy muriEnring fountains, for the documents of the Executive. by vScrgeanfc Thornton^ E division, attired in privat-j Jc)hn Abbot, cotton-manufacturer, Blackburn, Lanca- had been working on the line, meaning the South After the examination had concluded, and the pri- shire May 6, at eleven, and May 27, at two, at the Bat tnnapet thy voice, as the tempest on bleb..' clothes, to the residence of a dealer in skins, named soner had been removed to the waiting room, he ob- , Eastern Railway, for ]i days. The foreman , - being Richard Gammell, in Symond's-buildings, Gray's- Town Hall , .Preston. Solicitors, Mdssrs. Milne, Parry, TFate, Cambria wake, be tby watchword tfce " Char SWAINBY-IN-CLEAVES»ANI> in want of hands, then took "him on, and found that served, " Thank God, it is ovev for to-day. A man can le, J—I>de- inn-lane, whom the inspector took into custody on a but die onee, Milne, and Morris, Temp London ; Neville,Ainswortb, ter," FE5DEXT (Jkdeb of Odd Fellows.—A lodge of the he perfectly understood his business. From the :md all I wish is tlr.it ray body may not be and Baariisworth, Blackburn. . Keinember the price that my love to i% pays, charge of bein>i accessory to the murder after the given up for dissection, and all I hope is that they may above Order, (Manchester Unity) was opened at time of ent ering on his work, he appeared to shun fact, by harbouring and secreting the murderer, John HeusliaH, ironmonger, Witton, Cheshire, April Airake, ye descsndasts of Geoffrey * and Arthur}- Swainby-in-Cleaveland on Friday, and avoid communication with hia ftl/ow-workmen not do so." One of the constables observed that that ^¦nri yet may I quit thee in happier days. , with the true , Daniel Good . On searching the room in . which 25 , and May 27, at ane, at the Crown Inn, North- spirit.of t>dd Fellowship. A procession haviDg been an d if questions were asked by them he returned a was not likely, for if ho were found guilty he would be Messrs. Jaqu'js Battye, and Ed- GamuaeU Tended there was found in tho cupboards interred insido the walls of wtch. Solicitors, , Ifrae, I lov'd tiee and thine ,- eVry kindred affection formed by tne Members of the Loyal Traveller's short and abrupt answer. It was noticed by tho Newgiite, and have spine wards, Ely-place, Loadon ; Hesp and Battye, Huddera- and under the bed , several gowns and other articles ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ' ¦ ' ¦ ' ' " ¦ ' • ¦ ' slack lime thrown over his body. - ¦ • - Home Lodge, Hution Rudby, a distance of three foreman and others on one occasion that he addressed field. . . . ./ . - - .;: . . - . , . TTas train'd in tie school thst shall tutor thy fame : of female apparel, which axe believed to have The prisoner then laughingly remarked, "An sure , go mark its erection, miles from the place where the lodge was opened. one of his fellow-Jabourera in the Irish lan,>

'HATXOXAXi CONVENTION. holding 1,800 persona let to them for 20?. per quarter. 3,700; the majority from this place had been washed have been prejudicial to the cause, bat with a little men at the head of the association in this town were as then send lecturers, who would lay down the first broad , oold require He trusted that they -would unite firmly together for away by the great flood ; in the whole he had brought discretion and the aid of a lecturer, the cause would intelligent and as active men aa were to be found in the principles; ether distilcta the^ servicea Apkil 15. ^ FRIDAY, the Charter. 32,000 signatures to the petition. abundantly prosper. He how came to Monmouthshire; kingdom : in this place they were powerful. In Nun- of men of a more philosophic cast. He would conclude Mr. Duncan was elected to the chair, Mr. Lsach to the 1 Mr. Stall-wood was one of the representatives of Dr. M'Douall waa one of the delegates for the Metro- there had used to be a good association, at Newport ; saton they wero rimUar to Coventry, chiefly ribband by giving them the words Mr. O'Connor had expressed, He would com- politan Counties; the position of Middlesex, this town, they knew, had been the residence of John weavers, in his report, ¦• That ne was willing to co-operate ¦vice, and Mr. Campbell Secretary, -wh o haying called Middlesex, Surrey, Kent, aud Essex- . and more and were favourably disposed to the Charter. " Chartism "was in a especially London, was better than it had been at any Frost ; here the feeling in his behalf was equal to that At Leamington, noted for its fashionable spaa, their with any section who held the principles of the Pea* tiie roll, Messrs. Campbell, Leach, M'Pherson, Duncan, i mence with Middlesex: in London, ¦ ¦' ¦' ¦ ¦ ' : which, still many "a " ; • ' > . •; ¦:.:¦ ¦ '- ; ' - '/ STDouall, Morgan WTUttms, Ridley, SUllweod,Beesley, I healthy state ; the Tower Hamlets district, last former period; improvements might be at Merthyr ; his name would be respected in that place association was progressing. In Redditch, they might ple Charter. . . organisation, stated that asMr. and liaison were present ! year only furnished 2.400 signatures, had already pro- effected in its He was averse to giving a as long aa Newport should exist. Ho was regarded judge of the state of Chartism, when he told them Messrs. Bairtow and White Roberta been read and confirmed \ cured upwards of 40>, COO. He was not aware of the flattering report, but from his own experience; it was in witb: feelings of the deepest reverence by man, wonjan, that they had built a Hall for themselves, and the had alluded to Birmingham and Leicester they would The minutes having , '.v Mr. Lsach delivered in petition-sheets from the follow- numbers obtained in the other districts; but he be- a better position now than at the last Convention, and and child, who all bore testimony that he ever took the majority t Ham, no place the first lecture in Canterbury ; a large number of the Mr. Philp said he was, with his colleague Mr. they were to lay down the best means of advancing the servants, and dependents, and the wealthy shopocxacy ; Astley, do. 3, 000 do. appeared to be T"i<""g any efforts. They had on the middle class town councillors and others assembled in Roberts, the representative of the men of Gloucester, cause, as well as to report the state of their districts. they had not therefore the materials to work on which Pilfcington , do. 3,365 do. previous evening held a laTge meeting there, and an en- the Town HalL Since then a good association had Somerset, and Wiltshire ; they had been electod at If the number of persons who ha4 voted for the election existed in other places, but still no public meeting Prestwica, dc. 1,200 do. thusiastic feeling was exhibited. He believed they were been toimed at Chatham. Theyhad formed an asso- Jarge iiiGotiDgs, and were, he believed , the real repre- of delegates, or the signatures to the petition was any could be called at which their pruiciples irere hot ad- 500 do. Wigan, do. 8, also arousing themselves at Chelmsford. Throughout ciation, and got up large meetings at Deptford, and at sentatiyes of those counties. In Bath they had many criterion of thek strength, Lancashire and Yorkshire vocated, and Chartism rendered triumphant. Previous Salford , do. 19,600 £a the greater portion of these districts diBtrtsa prevailed other places there \were associations. In Essex they intelligent and influential persons who had espoused might be said to be the hotbed of Chartism : all who to the establishment of their association, many of the 200 do. Asfeton , do. 14, amongst the working classes to an unprecedented extent. had only one ; but they were raising one at Chelms- their principles ; in this place there had been some dis- had watched the progress of the cause, who had traced mlddler class professed to be K8dicals, but they enly do. 92.250 do. Manchester, i In the Spitalfields district distress was equally preva- ford. All bid fair, if a plan of central agitation could union.between the different ranks of Reformers ; but it step by step, to its present position, must aeknow- made use of the working men for tneir own purposes; 2\orth Iancashire, do- 52,000 do. > lent as in those districts spoken of by Mr. Baesley. The be carried out With regard to the trades, five or six steps had been taken to reconcile this division j to ledge that, until they met with opposition from the Corn when they choose to rest quiet all was dormant until they do. 1,900 do. Newton Heath, tailors, printers, shoe-makers, and other bodies had trades had come out, as trades, in favour of the Charter. cause a firm union between the two classes of society, Law lecturers and others, they were never enabled to again wished to raise an enthusiasm for the attainment of ,200 do. \ Wilmslow, do. 1 I rever before experienced inch a state of tetal destitu- He had addressed a trades' meeting on the Charter by and, in a few weeks time, he believed that Bath would maintain so high and so nourishing a position ; from the some local or other benefit From this Radical body do. 7,000 do. Hyde, \ tion. This state of things deprived them of the neces- merely voting the chairman out of the chair and voting present a favourable example to the surrounding dis- date of this opposition might a new era in Chartism of middlemen they had experienced great opposition. do. 1 G00 dc. Hazlegrove, . 'i sary means to support the agitation ; the spirit was him in again. They were all aware of the suppoit they tricts. In Bristol they had great divisions ; ho had bo traced { previous to then, they were supposed, as a They had only one place of meeting taken. A member 400 do. yew Mills, do. 1, good , but the pecuniary difficulties deprived them of had received from the masons in the last presentation endeavoured, but in vain, -ta discover the'eause. it party, to be without union, to have no bond of sym- took a large , room for the meetings. . He was turned 400 do. I ' Condition, do. 2, I the means of exerting it. In London, whatever differ- of the petition ; and the masons were now determined appeared to be caused by personal jealousies.. In pathy or concert ; this struggle had brought forth all put and ruined. They could get no place. They were do. 2,374 do. Chester, eace3 of opinion might exist, they were always unani- to walk as a trade in procession to the House. Bodies Gloucester, Chartism was almost unknown. In Stroud their latent energies, and enabled them to read such a then forced to adopt ihe only plan left , that ef at- do. 5,000 do. j GTcsscp, j-mous when their opponents vrere before them ; at every of the Bhoemakera, the tailors, the basket makers, the they were progressing. In Cheltenham there were lesson to that and to all other paities, as would not tending all meetings and converting them to their Leicester, do. 15 .600 do. ) public meeting the Chartist flag had waved triumphant hatters, ;and a body of carpenters were now many professing their principles, and it only wanted speedily be forgotten ; it had shown to themselves and own ends. This had answered so completely, that do. 7, G00 do. actively XiOughborongh, | We have ever met and carried in all meetings the Xa- working in support of the Charter : he need not dwell union and exertion to render it a flourishing association. to their enemies the powers which, by union, they were they were new glad to let them have the; use oC D;rby, do. 3,700 do. ] tional Charter Association in opposition to the Corn upon this subject, for he was happy to announce that :i There were numerous towns in the neighbourhood enabled to wield ; every attempt to break up their agita- the Town Hall. At the Town Hall they had Borton-on-Trent, do. 3,400 da ! Law humbug, the Sturge. or any other humbug. deputation from these trades wtuld lay their views which would form excellent auxiliaries, if proper tion, come from what quarter it might, had failed; let adopted the National Petition, all expences being paid ThiViTvSeld. do. 3. 6L-0 do. j Mr. Roberts protested against bad motives or insin- before this Convention. With regard to the middlo means were t:ikcn to arouse them. If the persons them nevertheless beware how they allowed that out of the town funds. To thia petition they had ' Mr. Morgan Williams presented petitions from ; ceritr being attributed to any paitr. classes in London, he was fearful they could not look who at present were devoted to our principles' - .would strength to be frittere d away. Let them be careful to 10,000 signatures attached. In the - '' villages round, The Chairman stated that be hoped Mr. Stallwood to them for much support ; they had many electors who but unite to remove all obstructions, immense goad counteract every scheme calculated to divide and dis- they had. also 800 signatures. To the last petition, Merthyr Tydvil, with 19, 200 signatures. might be effected. He hoped that the Convention, unite them. Let them hold firmly to principle. For incJuding the villages,^ they had only SOOQ. At Leweiij , would not make use cf the word humluj, neither was were Chartists, but the great body of the liberal shop- Tredegar, do. 10 000 do. ' 'l during its sitting in London; would adopt measures to his 6wn part he would not abandon one single point of which was the most corrupt town in England, they had , he justified in attributing insincerity to any party. keepers were in favour of Sturge s plan ; another. arge Aberdare, do. 4 156 do. Mr. Stallwood said he should bow to the decision of body in favour of Lovett's plan ; but taking them as bear the divisions which had occurred, and would the Charter. He would not even abandon that name 1200 signatures ; to the last, only 200. At this place JJawbridgeandlJinnas, do. 3, 550 d a , and he ex- a whole, a vast number entertained Chartist ' principles; also consider the propriety of iirrangini an organized which had weathered the storm and the calui ; but there was a real contest at elections as to who should 000 do. the Chairman, bat he was a working man , do. 2, pressed his feelings in the language cf working m%n. They had iu connection with the National Charter system of distributing tracts, cheap publications,. &c. while he looked upon the drganizsd Chartists to be the give to the voters; : it was truly a paradise for Ur. White presented petitions from He should conclude by informing them that in London Association, a good body of electors, more especially in He foared there was something wtong in : our present main army in the attack upon the citadel of corruption, the voters. They had spent many pounds in agi- they had upwards of forty localities, and tbey only Southwark and .MaTylebone. He had the pleasure of system of organization. He had always discovered that y.tt he recognised all as allies who bore down upon the tating the villages round ; yet such was the oppo- Birmingham, -with" 32,000 signatures. ad- wanted 12e necessary means to spread Chartism through dressing a large meeting in Southwark attended by in those places where Chartism had been lately planted, same works—who combined in attacking the evils sition, that they were fearful whether greater evil From Notts county, with 40,000 signatures. the fuur counties. many of the middle class, where the national petition it flourished to a greater degree than in. the large towns which existed j and in this view of the question, bo long than good was not the result. ' Mr. Woodward: then Boston, do. 1. 400 do. TOr. Ltach said he was the delegate for the South was adopted with two dissentients. They had a large where it had long . existed. ' These new districts were .as the party connected with Joseph Sturge kept to the detailed many instances of dreadful revenge taken S'cci-port, do- 14,000 do. Lancashire district. Cbnrtisni never stood better in this bod y of the trades, and they had the great majority of enabled, in many instances, to surpass the -older, and line pf conduct they had lain down, they deserved their agiiinst parties in these, country districts who dared to Micclesfield, do. 9.(00 do. district f t™ it did at present ; this would ba confirmed th« working classes. . Tbey had a body of delegates better organized towns, but scarce were they established thahka and their cOTOperation. All sections of reform- take any part in the agitatieri. At Chichester, a North wich, do. 1 000 do. hy the 250,000 signatures which he had brought attached meeting weekly at 55, Old Bailey, who, for intelligence on a firm basis, than divisions rose up among then). ers, whether monetary, local, or of whatever descrip- meeting' having been called to find some means of re- -Cap-stall Bridge, do. 1. 000 da to the petition, and ho txptcttd to h:ive about UO . OOO and iiASuitry, were not inferior to any body of mtn. This was the case in the Doverills, and other places in tion, were abetting the grand cause by distracting and lieving the destitute poor, , a gentleman of the town more stEt him previous to its presentation. Like other This body might be taid to form a sort of weekly Con- his district : instead of being as they once were, united, harrassing the common enemy ; but ho feared that the proposed the six points of the Charter, and told them many other petitisns vrere received, Daring the cay districts they hnd received nsu-.-h oppssiticn ; their most vention, for they might with propriety be called so. ho found one party espousing the cause of one man, and effects of a large party would be niore directed to the they did not want charity but justice. This was re- Ini the number cf sijnntures they contained, and the powerful opponent was the Anti-Corn Xuiw Xeagne ; This body, in connection -with the Surrey Council, was another party the cause of some other man, thereby restoration of the Whiga to offijo , than to assist in pro- sponded to by loud cheers, and tho six points were districts they trere received from, h-Te not yet been whelh-j; their motivts were good or bad, he would the centre from whence recruiting parties issued tJ falling into the same divisions which existed in the older ducing benefit to the whole community. He was sure unanimously carried. This showed that even in this xeporj ed- leave to themselves ; they had fought them under agitate the various districts. The Metropolis waa in a localities. He was sorry to be obliged to make this that the present delegated body, representing the inter- Parson-ridden town a strong feoling existed. Mr. W. letters were read from Messrs. Shaman Crawford cover, a:ul not in an open manly manner; but they better state than it had ever yet been, and in a few statement ; it would be far more pleasant to him to be ests of vast masses of men, must have heard with satis- concluded by alluding to their approaching election andDarcorabe, 21. P."s, in answer to communications had overcome all opposition , and the anti-Corn Law months time he bad no doubt but London would con- able to give a pleasing account, and would reflect more f;iet)on the various reports which had been laid before contest, they having proposed a strong Cimrtist. from the Secretary. party coul -l not now call a meeting, unless it were by tain qu.te as many active intelligent Chartists as any credit on himself and his colleagues. But it was for the them. There was only one report, at the hearing of Ruffy Ridley coincided with his brother delegates in best to give a correct statement of the district, and to which he experienced any thing like a feeling- their statement regarding the four counties. As far as Crawford's letter stated he had cftiBmn- ticket. This arises from a feeling that we have upset othtr district tf the same nu\nber of population in the of dis- Mr. Shannon adopt measures the country nicated with r. body of his Chartist constituents at Roch- and disturbed their meetings ; but, for the credit of kingdom. to remedy the evils he complained of. satisfaction, he alluded to , the report of Mr. Philp. He districts were concerned Cbartianv was He should not say more on this subject'at present but almost unknown. They had associations in Canterbury, dale, and had fctated his vriiliiBroess to receive any Lancashire, I deny that "we ever attended one of their Mr. Doyle said, in the district which he represented, , was sorry he was not present, but still, in his public j previous to the Convention dissolving he bhcuUl propose Chatham, and other places, but they were so crippled communication from any Convention of their body, but meetings to give a factious opposition. We hav gone previous to him there had been no lecturer. Save in two duty, he should proceed with hia reinarkB, If the dis- ¦lor some-means ' to heal the differences and divisions which for means that unless the Convention could lay down that he could not delay his motion later than the the Durpose of discussing the subject. Tneir re- or three places there had been no organization. Stock- trict which he represented was in the disunited, the existed. This was some: plan of agitating them, he feared they would nofc 21st cf April, provided the forms of the House -would fusal to do this hastened to uproar. Our cause pro- port had long been a Radical town, but this was the a duty not only incumbent on him miserable state, in which he represented it—if his but on them all. statement did not savour somewhat of disappointment progress. In Surrey, Chartism, was established in a few admit of it coming on at that period. He thought it gresses well in Manchester- SVe have six meeting only place where Chartism was in a flourishing conr , Mr. O'Connor moved,.and Mr Robert3 seconded, that it ceitiinly did not reflect much credit upon those who to wns, but a vast extent of ground was yet entirely un- desirable to inform them that Ma motion "would include places. The Carpenters have lately joined us as a dition. About three months ago, he wtnt among thtm the deputation ' ' the ex points of the Charter. body, and we are to have the u«e of their Hall, which a3 a lecturer ; it was almost purely an agricultural appointed to wait oil Mr. Buncombe, do had been leadiug men ia that district. If you look in pccupied. ; In Middlesex they were in a similar posi- now report. Cn;ried. tion, and likewise in Essex. In that hot-bed of corrup- Mr. Dancombe's letter stated that he should be hap- is one of the largest buildiDgs in Manchester, free of district, and they were mostly of the old Tory school tf any district you will usually find that if it is apathetic, Dr. M'Douall i London at all public meetings the working py to receive a deputation from the Convention, at 11 expence. The Chartists have also engaged it on Sun- politics, imbued with those aristocratic notions which stated that in the interview with Mr. Or disorganizad , it proceeds fro m a want of energy and t on, , Duncombe, they had informed him of their intention to classes attended and expressed their sentiments, o'clock. nay mornir.gs for six months. In the whole of South our principles are calculated to remove. I found the union among the leaders and not among tho moss. and present the National When working men delegate that power to leaders, were always triumphant ; atU l" Chartisim was far from , , M'Donall, and M'Pht-rson, -who vrere Lancashire the cause looks well, but at the same time farmers in the district, .'ilUiough they wtre electors, Petition to the Houae of Commons ; Messrs Leach on Monday, ' being so flourishing as it ought t» be. We were deficient the deputation appointed, received ieave cf absence SI 1 am directed to draw the attention of the Convention very i gnorant, yet they were anxious to obtain infor- AJny 2nd , and they likewise requested 'him which they have not time indiviiiuilly to exert, they .E ' to move that in Halls and places of meeting in which to that TjcrioJ, to devise such methods as shall still further increase iaat5 i. , and a good supply of tracts, if thcy."c6uld be a deputation, on behalf if the working are too apt to allow themselves to be Julled into apathy assemble. - classes, should be heard ^ in sup- They might in some degree be said to resemble what A v tT7.is '»> en received from the Committee for our prosperity by creating a union amongst all ranks procr.T..-d , would be cakuh.ted to produce a good result. at the Bar of the House, if those leaders do not act with sufficient energy to R-p - port of its allegations. the working classes had been taunted with Drawing up the Rales and Regalat'orsfcr the guidance of R-.f jrmer?. We have now fourteen districts in Cheshire sending Mr. . Duncombe informed them arouse them. This did net, however, apply to the , that of that Monday being a im- ; being pot-house politicians.. But had they not entered of the Convention, "which were read and discussed, Mr. M^Phersan. de ep.ite from Aberdeen and the delegates to a County Council, held once a month. At Government day, it would be . whole country. In tho past annals of this or any other "With t) possible , for him to present it on that day. They nation , there never existed a more intelligent, honest, these houses and drawn men from, the pot and serkdhn, and "were ordered to be brought up for confirm- surrounding districts, said— respect to some part our list meeting we took steps efficiently organise the whc-lu county ; and I havs no doubt but in ' then explained to him that Monday was the best day and determined body of men than the present Chartist the pipe, to a knowledge of their true position, they ation on 2Ienday mornii>*. of his district, he had not been previously much ac- nin.e-or for the procession, and that they had finally agreed leaders, or lecturers'. As n. party the Chartists had would never have numbered the large body they Sid at Mr. O'Connor moved that the deputation s~nt to ?>Ir. quainted with it; but if he muht judce of their ten months Chartism will be in the ascendant in ie favour of that present; A good spirit existed among all their advo- Duncombe be- paid their cab hire, they laving a consi- strength from tteir ability to cope with other parties, this ceuritr. In the tswn of Chester we are getting on day. Too deputation and Mr. Bun- sufficient power, virtue, and energy, to command the o ng cates. He found even tee-totallers, much, as they derable ristsnee to to, an<\ being pressed for lime, he they were the triumphant party. They carried their pretty well. We have considerable opposition, and c mbe then arra ed that the procession should take respect if any Government, whether it w.is composed of ab- plnco on Monday, -and that day he would, (if Whigs or of Tories, and having obtained this position horred beer and tobacco, &c., entering these houses for brought it forward thn3 publicly, rather than it shonld oljects at every public meeting-. I heir greatest op- have bo men Vfho are bold enough to face the Whigs on that the House did not the purpose of promulgating Chartist principles. A be brought forward privately in committee. position was from parties professing to act on similar and Tories of the town, or we should progress faster. prevent him,) go into the premises he again warned them not to allow their energies to be of the question ; and on Tuesday tie Would move that frittered away—4o hold out the hand of fellswshiu to strong feeling also existed for the Welsh martyrs and Six. Boirstow seconded the motion. He "srss in principles. These were originally anti-Corn Lvw men, In Stockport Chartism is in a nourishing condition. a deputation from the working classes be heard at the all men, but to form no union which was not based on other political prisoners, and urged some decided steps favour of all sums be:ag thus publicly gra"teIr. Thompson thtujat that as many of them -were pected. From what has fallen from the Chairman, we factories ; f earful of trusting to argument and reason up '1 putation to wait on Shnrman Crawford, and request him Mr. Roberts—He with his colleague, M r. Phil Truro, in Cornwall they had got several meetings stnnso-s la London, that, when on the business cf tfci- are noi allowed to Teflc-ct on other pait:es, yet, I must they havi then resorted to cunning. The mora. it waa p, re- ^ , to postpone his motion until after the presentation of presented the district of Somerset and Wilts. In Mr. and had done much good. This town was a hotbed of Convention, the e.xpftnet3 ol the delegates should be Eny, their conduct has been anything but fair. In In- possible for thfcir principles to be made known, the the National Petition ; he had no doubt he would con- ' statement he recognized Toryism. At Redruth he had met the great Com Law paid. verness, Meath, i c., Chartism is not so fl- urishing. faster would they be enabled to get on : nothing could Philps tho true position of sent. l>r, M M>ouall stated that be informed him of tho those Couq ties ; but he would refer to a few pl-ices agitator, Mr. Paultorj, and, in a set discussion, com- Messrs. Lowrie, Mason, and Philp supported the These plac-s hr.ve not yet been properly organised , but assist the movement more than the distribution of contents of Sharmau Crawford' , but Mr. Dun- which.Mr. Philp had not noticed. There was Davizss pletely defeated him—not twenty hands being held up motion. means were teing taktn for that purpose. If mis- cheap tracts and publications, and be hoped the Con- s note , combe was still cf opinion that, from the friendship a place famous, or infamous, for the treatment which he in- his favour. Previous to. this they could obtain Mr. Moir and Mr. Beesley, thought that delegates sionaries could not be supported in these thinly popu- vention would lay down a plan upon this subject, or no Mr. Crawford .professed to entertain for Mr. O'Connor, and others had there experienced. It was situated in place to meet in. At Cambourn wheii he first should be very careful how they entered into any ex- lated districts, tracts might, with rreat advantage, be dis- get the Executive power to do it. The physical con- , went, if a deputation, consisting of thnt gentleman and they had not a single Chartist. he had pence3 of this description. It "was decided tnst upon tributed as forcmnners. In Aberdeen, Chartism was in di tion of the population in the large towns was truly the centre of an agricultural district, the population of Now left them H;z" others, wai ted on him, he would withdraw his motion, which was deplorably ignorant who were wiliitg to upwards of seventy strong, and had received a this occasion the experjces of the deputation be pr.id. a very very fl iurishlng stats, and they were endevouring deplorable : in .egrove the silk-weavers only ob- , cheering until their petition wa3 preseitgd. act in the pay of either party who letter from them on that morning. At Hay Credentials "were received from Mr. Moir, of Glas- to increase this by a system o! co-operation ; Englishmen tained 13s. 4d. for weaving eighty yards, and out of this . would best remu- they were Mr. Moir moved aud Mr. Thomason seconded , that nerate them. By the aid of these men they had driven doing nothing. There were a few liberal men gow. should endeavour by all means to bring about a greater they had to pay 33. for rent cf loom, ic, leaving , but the deputation which they wtre connected with Mr. Lovett's party. Mr. Roberts read a portion of a private letter from intimacy of feeling with their Scott ish brethren, that them only 20s. -Id. ; and to earn this they were com- waited on Mr. Duncombe should Chartism out of Devizes, and imprisoned him and At ¦woik also now -wait on Mr. Shannan Crawford. others for a riot of which they were the victims Peri?ancey St. Columbs, Weybridge Padbridge Bronierre O'Brien, stating that he shonld ba unable to they might act with greater unanimity so ae to give pelled to fourteen hours a day for a fortnight. , and , , Newby, Carried unanimously. \. . not the creators ; but he was proud to iufjrm ElsSone, and other villages round attend during the "whole of the sitting of the Conven- more force and vigour to their proceedings ; ho was in- Never had he seen families worse off than in this dis- them , good had been Dr. M'Douall expressed his opinion that if Mr. Craw- that a better spirit now existed in this place, pro- effected, and small localities raised in most of them. tion, but shcu'd be able to devote a portion of his time structed by his contt-tuents to request their att^tion to trict. If Cheshire was well -agitated, Chartism would fpTd did not accede to their request it would prove the duced id At St. Day and St. Ann's there was a prospect to it. A statement had been previously made by Mr. the issuing of tracts showing tne pressnt distressed be triumphant ; but if the fire was allowed to go out— , , perhaps, by a recollection of the justice they of hav- hollowness of those which of late ing an abundant harvest. O'Connor to the same effect from Mr. Pitkethly. stateof the country, and pointing out an efficient remedy. if it was not continually renewed, they would lose professions of union had been guilty of. Mr. Vincent had since lectured in At P/yniOuth tkey were they had so loudly professed. , o going on successfully. At Ashburtori they Mr. Philp moved that each delegate do now report Jfr. Harrison represented , with his colleague, Mr. ground. The opposition they met with in this csunty Mr Crawford, of c urse, this town. A spirit of inquiry was abroad; and if Mr. were in a ¦y would/ abide by the instructions of the Birjningbiim O'Conn or thought IS worth bis while to visit that dia- very destitute condition. Many were leaving the state of Chartism in the district which he represents, Bairste'sr, the counties of Nottingham, Leicester, Lin- ras generally very weak ; more was to be dreaded from their was Conference Committee. It was quite consistent with trict, let him have a short notice to beat up; own soil to till that of other lands. At Buckley asd give his opinion of the best method of a::sweiinj; coln, and Rutland ; with Rutland h^ unacquainted, the apathy of the people themselves. In Stockport the there * tbe forms of Commons, to postpone hia was a good spirit, but they wanted the success of the cross. never having visited that district. In Lincolnshire they had attempted to put them down, but they had the House of surrounding districts, and he would procure him a enrolling. At there were but three associated bodies ; f rom Boston he signally failed. In Conglttun, owing to the tyranny of motion. warm reception. At Salisbury they had an association, Tiverton they had many good members ; and the whole Mr. Thompson seconded the motion, "which being ac- had brought 1,400 signatures. "W ith Nottingham he h a s, they were weak ; but in Macclesfialdi and Mr. O'Connor also coincided with the sentiments ex- which though few in number was composed of as de- of these counties, by exertion, might be made to stand it was arranged that the delegates shonld t e m ster ceded to, l g , they were triumphant. pressed by Mr. M'Douall. A member of Xh& Hcwse termined arid good men as any in the kingdom. A in a prominent position in the Chartist cause. . If a their reports in the order in which their names Was more acquainted than with Darby or Leicestershire; other ar e towns deliver Mr. M organ Williams said the district he represented could, if he thought proper, postpone any motion. large mass, too, only wanted :the excitement of a public member o£ the Executive, or a man of note, could go roll call. he should therefore confin e himself more to that district. stood on the leaving the others to bis colleague. In IS ottiBgham, to -was South Wales ; he had also been nominated in The Secretary having called the roll, and the whole meeting or two to declare boldly in their favour. If amongst them, much good would be effected , mora 1' 2ir. AbrsmDuncanrepresentedthe men of the Western say the lowest, they had eight or nine hundred meni- Hertford and Monmouthshire, but they had not pro- of the members being present, some lecturer of note, some one whose name was calcu- especially among the miners—many of these were now and Midland districts of Scotland ; he was happy ti i bers ;" he thought he should not even exaggerate the ceeded to the election. Of North WaJes he could say Mr. O'Connor moved that the Convention be ad- lated io arouse their dormant energies, was to visit on strike for wages. Another party had struck against state that their organisation was in an exceedingly satis- | numbers if he estimated them at one thousand two hnn- nothing, He would commence with Pembrokeshire. jour. ,ed until nlno o'clock on Monday morning—then to them, ereat good would be effected. Salisbury was the tyranny of their master. He had several times factory state ; in the fcmailest villages, they had halls from the lectured to them, and showed the j dred, but on this subject he had written for information. There was no Association in that county; he believed proceed with the reception of the reports in the centre of a lot of small villages where Chartism inefficacy of com- for themselves, in which lectures were delivered gene- various delegates. was unknown, where they were taught by the parson binations without; political power. He- had at first ! They were in possession of a chapel which would hold that a lecturer had never been there ; in the lower part ' rally ones a "week. He might almost say that their or- ! rnore than eight hundred persons; in this place lectures there -were many English, but in the upper part the . .• '.Mr. Roberts seconded the. motion, which was carried to Jive and cUe content in poverty. This Beighbour- experienced much opposition and much ill-treatment. ganisation was complete-, they were in possession of a ! were delivered during the week, and preaching on the population was chiefly Welsh. A lecturer here would nnanimcujly. hood, he thought, was deserving not only of local but He ceuld get no one to print his bills, nor the crier to Yast amount cf public opinion, indeed they might Bay ' Sibbath. We here perbapB carry on our agitation do much good, but nothing could be done without one. The Finance and other Committees remained until the general agitation. A better , spirit now existed than cry his meetings—so that he was compelled to cry them ' - that do other public opinion existed, save that in'favonr i different to what they do in some parts of the country ; In Caermarthenshire, at one time, Chartism was evening transacting their several duties. when the late riots occurred ; they would then have himself ; but opposition was now vahishing; he bad of Chartism ; their number of signatures were doubl e ! we know the strong religious feelings which actuate flourishing, but new it had quite declined. Mr. Hugh thought it good sport to stone a man to death at the only to t«ll the boys, and they would soon get him up those tbey had contributed to the last petition. .In : a large portion of the community, and we endeavour Williams, who once roused it up in these parts, Saturday, April \Q. bidding of their masters. He would now refer to a meeting. He hoped some friend from the Conven- Aibroath the causa was progressing well ; they had a 1 to prove to them that our principles are thoBe advocated hart lately taken m active steps. The population was This day having been set apart for the transaction of general matters, and he would say that it was their tion would visit that district ; he would ensure hinia hall, capable of holding six or seven hundred persons, • in the Bible, and hitherto we have done so with com- chiefly agricultural, and were living in a state of desti- business by the Committees, the several gentlemen com- duty to look their evils in the face : they were not good reception. ¦which, wastbeir own property. They had two excel- plete success. We have eight localities meeting in tution surpassing all belief. In Cardiganshire, the po- posing these Committees were busily engaged in con- assembled fer the purpose of praising each other and Mr: Maaon, delegate for Staffordshire , had chiefly lent meetings in their hall last week, and had sent four different public-houses, besides our chapel. We pula ion was also chiefly agricultural, and were very sidering and arranging the various plans necessary for of giving flattering reports. From some of the reports labeured in Stafford , Wolyerhampton, Dudley, aid thousand signatures to the petition- In Forfar. their have associations in between twenty and thirty villages bad off. Mr. Hugh Williams had formerly employed at the facilitating of business during the ensuing week. given on Friday his only surprise was, that tho Bilston. With the Potteries he was riot so Well progress was not so satisfactory ; they had been deluded in the county, each of them havirjg on an average fifty his own expence a lecturer to travel through this coun- We are happy to state that the greatest unanimity and Charter was not the law of the land. From those acquainted ; but he knew that they: had excellent by the idea of a repeal of the Corn Laws ; since then, ty; but though a good spirit was raised , yet he had ' personal feeling has statements it would appear that it wanted a drag meetings, that a good disposition was evinced , and that members altogether. We have between two and three cordiality of feeling exists : every ' they hid progressed tr Mr. Sturge's Declaration, and thousand members in the county. He had brought up net succeeded in establishing any associations on a firm been cast aside, and all are intent on the one grand object to hinder it from progressing too fast. He looked .the feeling of this district- was decidedly democratic. •were beginning to perceive the superiority of Chartism : 40,400 signatures to the petition. TTe have now regu- footing ; he feared not a single signature to the petition of adopting tne best means to promote the welfare, and upon Chartism as a thiDg yet to be won. Their organization was fat from being perfect,- in very for this place he had brought three thousand five hun- larly employed one missionary for nine months, would be obtained from Cardiganshire, yet it was not ensure the freedom of their common country. If the only object of their assembling was to present few places was it so perfect as to give them that com- dred signatures. Taking his district as a whole, there from the want of proper materials the petition one half the time and onehalf the number mand of public opinion to which if it was, who has been of the greatest utility ; if we had means , for the people wtre ¦ > they might "was an excellent Fpirit manifested in the good cause ; we have plenty of opening f it three lecturers; poverty more intelligent than the generality of their neighbours, Monday, April .18. of delegates would be amply sufficient he thought it attain. There is a want of some method of concentra-. they had eTerywhere triumphed over opposition, and alone keeps us back. As soan as we have means we and only wanted to be properly agitated. In Breck- Mr. Duncan was called to the chair, Mr. Leachto the to be their province to consider the best means of re- tion, which defect, he trusted, would be remedied. At had removed all obstructions from rh\eir path ; one intend organising Rutland and Lincolnshire ; we are nockshire they had not a single association, it had not vice-chair, and Mr. Campbell as secretary. moving obstructions from their, path. There was evil Bilston the organization ^ was more perfect than that of good feafare in their agitation -was, that they observed all -unanimous, discord is out of ttie question- We keep teen visited by a lecturer, Bave just on the confines ; the The roll being called, Messrs. Campbell, Leach, that permanently and progressively impeded the cause any town in the kingdorn. Previously to the formation they iad been guilty of peace, law, and order ; no folly, on in one shaightiorward manner, endeavouring to population waa chiefl y agricultural, and in intelligence M'Pherso'n, ' . White,. Bafrstowv Duncan, M'Douall, of Chartism, and if they had not been aided more Of an association in this place, it was enveloped in "wisely, prudently, and firmly. the tut had acted cause the People's Charter to become the law of the wtre far behind the other counties : he feared that Woodward^ O'Connor, Morgan, Williams, Ridley, by circumstances than by their own exertions, it would gressest ignorance and political delusion ; they had Mr. Bfesley represented the district of > orth Lan- if a lecturer was seut araoDg them he would not be able Doyle, Baesley, Halson, Xp wry, Mason, and Thomason have still morehindered the progress of the cause.. He been debased by their brata] toll, and the ignorance in cashire, which he was happy to inform them was in a Mr. Bairstow said, for the last thirteen months he to raise an association, they wero eo bound to the aris- were present alluded to the general disposition on the part of the which they had been kept Few could read or write; flourishing state. They had withstood temptation in hnd been labouring in Derbyshire and the surrounding tocracy that they would not listsn to any one their em- Mr. " Roberts was called upon to report, but not ChartiBts to interfere with the sanctity of private but they were animated with the true Chartist spirit. every form ; and their numbers were great:y increased. country. When he commenced his labours there were ployers might choose to denounce—their word was having arrived, the Chairman called upon Mr. White opinion ; he admitted that if they approved of a man's At VVolverhampton the organization was riot good 1- The opposition they had received frcm the middle only three localities in Derbyshire, now there -were entirely law. In Glamorganshire, tbey had only one to xepoit. conduct they would be justified in expressing it if . they butat publio meetings, theiir princ!pie8 were trium- clas3 was being rapidly removed ; and prejudice was fourteen ; the numbtr of members was then one hun- association, at Merthyr Tydvii ; formerly they had one Mr. White said be was tho representative of the men thought a man not honest, they bad a right to say so. phant. At Wednesbury the cause progressed well. At fast dying away. A short time back they were net able dred and fifty, now, in J3-rbyshire, was s;x hundred. at Swansea, but though they had a large meeting there of Birmingham and the surrounding district. He So far bo good ; but they were not content with this, Stafford the feeling was good ; but they were not orga- to procure places of raeeting, now, in most districts, The oJd adage of Derbyshire was, " Derby bred, thick with the Mayor in the chair, a short time back, and would commence with Birmingham. The cause in this they gathered together knots of individuals, and immer nizsd sufficien t to command public opinion. They had they were allowed the use of Sunday tchoo's to hold in the head," and considering the hardness of the carried the six points of the Charter, yet they had place Was curiously circumstanced.. The Chartists cf diatelypassed votes of censu e. These were immedi- lately a largo public meeting; Divisionshad been alluded tiic-ir meetings in. The agitation for the corn Jaws was material upon which they had to work, he must con- allowed it to rest without-forming an association ; they England were greatly Hilsled regarding the political ately sent off to the Northern Star, the only public to; he must say, that there was a want of a feeling of dying away. Instead of man being now turned away gratulate them upon the pleasing aspect of Chartism in Sidly wanted lecturers and the means to pay them. In position of this town. They had supposed it , to be organ they possessed ; and by this means a man who, charity ; many who had dared to give vent to feelings " for joining the Chartists, their employers now actually this part of the country. Leicester occupied the this district they had difficulties to contend with which cut-ar.d-out Radical ; but he had found that although, on Monday was considered of sterling honesty, on contrary to the majority had been denounced in the - advised the men to have nothing to do "with humbug, proudest position of any town in the kingdom ; the did not exist in England. They were compelled to at the time of the Reform Bill, .the working men hnd Saturday, found himself denounced over the whole Potteries ; there had been some paltry differences, tut but tokeep to their Charter. He was sorry to hear that seeds of Chartism were early sown in this town by the have two lecturers, one who spoke Welch and the other been raised to a pitch of enthusiasm by the masters, kingdom aa a spy and a traitor. Individually, perhaps, to no extent ; but in the other districts we have not the in many iJaces the middle class had been dencunced as immortal Robert Hall, and tte result was that the English, or one who spoke both languages. Merthyr yet they had in reality no political character of their this Was not so important, for when a man truly entered , least division. The manner in which the working their enemies. He knew not how they were in other different Eects of religionists in this town were more Tydvii was the only place were Chartism could be said own. Ever since the establishment of the National the ranks of the people, he should be prepared to sa- classes have been treated has made them very jealous parts, bat, in Xorth Lancashire he be ieved, the middle liberal tlan in any other part of the kingdom. Tho to exist, and in no placa in the kingdom did Charter Association, they bad met with opposition crifice even his life in the cause ; but the mischief did of every action, the object of which they cannot clearly classes -were honest in their professions. There had Kev. Mr. Murcell, and Mr. Miall, Editor of the Xon- a better spirit prevail ; the signatures from this from all parties, even from those where they hud least did not rest here, it drove good menfrom the ranks—it' ascertain ; this he considered to be one of the greatesfc been Earns little discussion respecting the -cocdcct of ¦con/onn ist, we^e tsnmples of this. Mr. Biiritow then place were 3G. U0O , and before the petition was right to expect it. The old Radicals were bitterly caused bad blood aniong those who ought to be united, bulwarks to the working, classes • it prevented them some individuals attending the BLrminghiin Conference, read tx;racls from a letteT ho had that day received presented he should receive some thousands more. opposed to them. The Christian Chartism party, and and hindered many from joining our ranks. Mr. R. then from the danger of being deluded ; but at the but it was now the general opinion of those who had from Leicester, giving a glowing account of Chartism in They had a great desire to hear and see some their own, was continually clashing. All attempts to went into a long detail of the circumstances connected same time, he disapproved of any interference with denounced them, that they ha4 done them injustice, thit town, and alluded to the words of cne John Winks, of the Executive or other friends ; himself and Messrs. unite them had hitherto filled. True, they had held with his election, and the election for Bristol of Messrs. private opinions. He would have signed Sturge's and that they bad been actuated by the purest -motives. who might be regarded as ths thermometer tf middle- Vincent and Philp, were the only persons who had large meetings, at which they promulgated their princi- O'Connor and Leach, and stated other circumstances declaration, arid have attended the Conference ; the Ha could net state the exact number of signatures from class opinion and feeling in Leicester, and his advice to visited them ; they were pretty well off for lecturers, ples ; they were sadly disorganised, but steps have been connected with tho subject. The cheapast and the men of Coventry were anxious to elect him ; but he iis distr'c:; He had brought 52,000 and he expected the working men, at the late meeting, was to remain having eight or nine who vrere capable of addressing a taken to remedy this, and he believed that if the spirit of readiest way of obtaining popular favour was by laying feared if he took this step he should have been de- more. The petition "would receive it would be found to receive 50,000 firm to their Charter. They had two associations in public meeting ; tbey commanded the whole of public the peopJo ,was properly concentrated, hold of some prejudice and l tion. They entertained strong feelings regarding the warmth ; but about a cf i V ,..Witl1 resPecfc *° his district as a whole, vailed in 2f orth Lancashire. They were compelled to stocking-makers in the town ; he was respected by nil three rnen who had been transported. This was natural, but still they had carried the Six Points of tho Charter, year and a half ago, this feelin g sprung up; whether it Staffordshire was well-organised, and in spirit was not lie on shavings ; they had no covering for the night ; parties ; he had always endeavonred to keep up the as two of their wives residtd in that town ; with regard and the mayor refusing to put the rfatioiial Petition, came by intuition or by atmospheric agency, he knew inferior to any district in England. : vra^es cf the working men ¦¦ ' save the rags -which they wore during the day, and were ; yet, with all this influ- to the support which they received, Mrs. Williams was they voted in another chairman, „- and passed the peti- not, but from that time the feeling bad existed, that Mr. Lowery, delegate from —He Ayas their shirfc3 washed on a Saturday ecce, -with the aid ; dele- compelled to b.3ve j of his taletted brothers, and the as well supported in her business as could be expected. tion amid great cheering This showed that a good feel- all >yho did not think similar to the KorlKern Star were gated from a very aristocratic town ; one-half of the night, to appear decent . oa a Sunday ; and were j approbation of the dissenting ministers, to whom he It had f.dlen off lately, but that was owing to the ing existed in Warwickshire ; but little had been done. traitors, Ac., to their country. He did not so much population were parties living upon their means ; it destitute cf food during a considerable portion of ; committed bis bantling, with all, it fell without slackness of employment which prevailed, and in sup- Mr. Donaldson and Mr. French were the only active find fault with this species of despotism ; if the time was divided into two towns, the old and the new, and the week. la some plaees the authorities had ; a struggle before the geniu3 of Chartism. Ha had porting these persons, they were only doing their duty. Chartists in the town. Messrs. O'Neil and Collins had was one of action, it might, by circutastances,: then be contained a population of 250,000 but the the of , of whom 150 000 done all that laid in their power to put Chartism down ; | established a Sunday school in Leicester, and the last Williams was a man that was generally liked. He had lectured in the theatre, but with no permanent result necessary^ present was time not action were living without any business. They had few public they had threatened to Etop the relief cf all who were time he was there he waited upon Mr. Biggs, who gave had upwards of a thousand men under his direction, No association had teen founded in Bromsgrovc, but of thought ; coincident with the origin of this feeling, works, or manufactories j * ; and therefore there was not Chartists ; one individual, who -was in the receipt of ' £1 for that object , as did likewise each of his two and there was not a single man who did not say that he the inhabitants were chiefly nailers,; and they were in was the denunciation, paured ;out;. against those who that discontent exiating from which the desire for Char*1 3s. 6d- per "week from ths authorities, •was informed by i brothers, and they then told him that if we would not was a good man and a good master.—(hear, hear). They a most wretched state of poverty. Men, women, and signed Mr. Lovetfs document Many signed that with- tism arose. They would perceive that in EdinburgH them that they had heard he had subscribed to the go to the middle classes, they most corns to us. They also entertained the most reverential respect for Mr. children were compelled to work for the merest trifle. out a thought perhaps of its tendency. The conduct ¦they had not the same material to work on as In Glas- Chartist fond ; if he continued this they would give j , had also established a library, containing many volumes Frost as far as men could do so ; they might be said to He had seen women hammering at hails .with their child- pursued on that occasion gave him great grief; he gow, or in tfher large manuficturine towns. In Edin« "him no more relief; bat he boldly told them that he j of boois, and an adclt female school in Leicester, and adore him ; they desired me to express this to you, and ren hanging to their breasts, they not having time to felt tflat many: Mi the ranks whom a little courtesy Burga tney^rented a large chapel ¦wou ' , in which lecture* ld support the Charter until they had gained their' taken as a whole, they held a proud position. With urge you to employ every meats to procure their return. suckle/ afraid of the' ioC* of time further .reducing; their would have retained. If opinions were to be interfered were given once a week. A discussion was also held rights as Englishmen, and if they stopped bis relief , j regard to the Corn Laws, if they held a meeting, they Chartism here is in such an excellent state, that scanty pittance. They h.id held several public meetings, with to this extent, let it be done; by a deliberate once a week ; and on Saturday evenings they had a in of Chartism they, should take him and his wife and five children '. came to them and begged them not to oppose them, if any of my brother delegates could visit us we could and the general opinion -wi.^ favour ; but assembly like the present ; let them; lay down a rule of social festival, at which they usually cleared a profit of into_ *fr» workhouse. This showed the determined thus showing that as a party, they only existed by suf- get a meeting of fifteen hundred or two thousand men at the association had not grea sy progressed. S tourbridgc what w« ate to think, bow far we »re to; go, and -when bad I ' t il r, , 7 JwsoetoHpas afc Manselbargh; Dal- ' spbifc evinced by the men o! Xorth Lancashire ; if j feranee. Mr. Bairstow then gave instances of the great a few hours. notice. At least ten thousand men was a great iron district ; th\v bad held several ineet- to stop. If thia assembly decided that a Chartist should keith, Cralashiels, Lasswade, and other places, and in something was not speedily done to remove the present j distress endured by the working classes of these dis- accompanied him to the railway station, carrying their ings, and obtained 3,500 sigt-^tures to the National not join another association, he should to a great extent each place they were capable; , ' *f commanding public distraffi, something"wou ld take place which "would be ; tricts. It was impossible for words to describe or pen petition in front. In Abergavenny, there waa a liltle Petition. Limewaste was an i.vd joining village, inha- bow to it ; this would be far better than leaving your opinion. The profits of their festival they devoted to Very disastrous to the cause of Chartism ; for the men j to pourtray the destitute condition cf many districts ; division existing, but any one not connected with them bited by colliers ; there was agoou' feeling in this place, conduct to be judged of by the ever-varying state of the spread of Chartism in the surrounding villager. affirmed that it "wis better to risk everything than to j but amid all, they remained true to the Charter. They could ba sent among them much geod weuld be done. but they greatly wanted a lecturer, which they had not public: feeling. : He wished this to be fairly considered, They were not able to carry their principles to any great die of hunger. : In .proof of the feelingevinced by the ; had extended their association into two of the most They had a good association, and were very active in yet been able to'¦supply them wit ^• Dudley was a he wished that when Mr. Bairstow had given his report, extent of distance; into the country from want of surE- ttiddte tISM,be "would instance, that in B",ackbuin they aristocratic towns ; Matlock, famous as a fashionable spreading their principles in the villages around. In place of a similar description ; here thy>ir^rinciplea h"aS he had alluded to the quarrel between Messrs. Cooper cient funds. The villages were instances iso-. . in most allowed tbesathe 3se of the ilusicHall on an; even- watering place; and Melton-Mowbray, equally cele- Pontypool, at which place there were many large iron progressed rapidly ; they had formed .an association and Markham, and in conclusion he should like to see lated, and locked up between hills and mountains; and ing - in Clitheroaaa3 other places, they fead the Infan brated for its foxhunting. From Leicester he had works, Chartism is not in so good a state as when I last but it was yet in its infancy. In Cove 'itry. they had a map of ChartiBm drawn up, showing the particular being a thinly scattered agricultural disfcriefc, laying wide k^ an Iafmit School capable of brcn2ht l6,000 sigrature?, Lorigb.borcugh, 7,000; Derby, visited them ; there has principles at several eetiugs ; the shades cf opin ion in each district "To spine they could Schools *- - tod $&! been seme little divisions which carried their large m (Continued in our seventh p age,j ' THE NOR TfiERl STIR. 7 Continued from our sixth page .) On returning C home, I referred to a printed copy of the WATKINS'S LEGACY TO THE CHARTISTS. boats that defied the sea ; then sail on—the mi accepted. : The number oat we understand is increased ght of A VOICE FROM YORK CASTLE. " ' ' ¦ ¦ ' ' ¦ ' ' ' ¦ ' ¦ ' " ' : : ¦ ¦ petition which was accidentally in my possession. It is the millions - . " ¦ ' ¦ -¦¦ • ¦/: apart, in beauteons valleya, It ras attended with great will atise ; i hear it nqw—the preluding to nine. -\. . . , :. \: -\ . . . , headed " The National Petition," and is I presume LECTURE I. murmur of the expence to organise these districts, jet they had done the elements—the sound of mauy waters ;— TO THK EDIT9R OF THE NORTHERN STAR. The above is a brief, and so far as our knowledge ex- petition alluded to. I exceedingly regret to say I can- (Concluded from our last.) and God la in the wind—he rides on the tends, a faithful statement of onr present position, A what was practicable. Within tfca last nine months not concur in or approve the general tone whirlwind- * Sib,,—-By giving insertion to the following letter in Edinbur gh had .spent from ,£40 to ,£50 in spreading of this peti- HE DIEECTS THE STORM ! true development of our circumstances at the end of tion, and the allegations it seta forth are in some cases " It is good to be zealously affected in a good cause." the Northern Star this week, you will much oblige the ttieir principles in this district. - He was also elected, the thirtieth week of the most try ing and the most such as I am not prepared to support Yonr demand of John Watkins. friends of Samuel Holberry, from whom the following for a portien of Fife. Tqib portion of his district con- Who are they that have been zsalonsly affected in a Battersea , severe contest of Right v- Might on record ; and we sm^i towns from 15 to a repeal of the Irish Union I cannot concur in, because, near London. copy has been received ; and I would urge on the friends cannot help that lias ewr sisted of 12,680 inhabitants. good cause ? See how zealously affected Moses was ! of humanity to bestir themselves in his behalf j and repeating " the only one -were although I have supported the principle of a legislative taken p and pence bave !Ihe majority of these very poor, chiefly existing He might have lived like a prince, in a palace, the let us tfy if we cauilot get him released from the dun- lace in which pounds, shillings, body in Ireland for local pnrposes, I think an Imperial favourite of Pharoah, not been matters in " Our con- npon 7i. a week. They were well organised ; and upon Legislature is necessary for Imperial purposes but he was zealous even Unto TO THE WORKIN gflon a grasp. I would particularly request of our tSe^principal dispute. notice two-thirds of them wonld attend ; bnt the slaying ! and when he saw an G PEOPLE. ' up in duct in connection open to the the least entertaining this proposition must indefinitel Egyptian smite an He- friends in Brighton to instantly^et a memorial his therewifchi has been any public meeting. Tneir Btrength "was TreH tested y suspend brew he slew the Egyptian (Fro m (he Engl ish scrutiny of all who have enquire respect- the xliscpBSion on one of tbe vital points of your ^ though he had to fly for it Chartist Circular.) behalf ; and Mr Morling will oblige me by letting me thonght fit to by the manner in which they had met the Corn Charter, and become a shepherd ing it '.; and finding the support we were wont to re- namely, the equal distribution of Eleetorial in a strange land. While he My. dear Friends, bave a letter from him. taw party, notwithstanding the amount ef money they Districts, kept his father-in-law's Bheep bis soul yearned to deliver —In my last letter I placed ceive " lags by the way," we make bold to ask, wherefa —before that distribution could be settled, the question before you, in familiar and easily comprehended lan- Hoping you will find a small space for insertion, you hare expended, and the talented lecturers they engaged, Ms countrymen from bondage, and he returned to them «na e, the have we •• offended ?"—-whether our conduct has been whether the Irish Union should be repealed or not must ¦ ' ? indirect effect which machinery has upon will oblige, of a deserving they were always able triumphantly to carry their with that purpose. He was more concerned at witness- every classand kind or otherwise ? first be Betued. I will not agree to any distribution of tradeiii the community, from the uionarchi Fours, respectfully, opinions in favour of the Charter. In Scotland this llectorial ing their slavery than they at feeling it In vain he who is not William Mahtin. We are by no means disposed to egot;z3. We, how- greater triumph than in f or Districts which does not include Ireland in beyond its Wightiug influence, to the beggar, ever, happen to know, was even & England, in a fair proportion. streve to rouse them. He saw that the only chance who is not below and do feel disposed to state, Scotland they had been trained from their cradle in The other points introduced in was to strike the its reach- that those -most prolific in denouncing th6; working- the peti tion are o , hard heart of Pharoah with fear. He a™Jery haPPy to inform you JIalthusian notions of political economy : they were, so numer us neither space nor succeeded in freeing them and in keeping them free, ,• J, that my letters in the Ybrfc Caatle, AptU 15th, 1812. classes bs ignorant, vicious, reckless, and brutal—" In- time permit me to go through them. Some of little Lharttst Circular have received the approbation of capable of self-government" the majority of them, readers of the Edinburgh Retiew, though in a wilderness. a vast number ot Dear Martin,—I received your letter of April 3rd, —are not a little chagrined them I cannot say I can assent to witheut a more clear persons heretofore opposed to ub • at at our having, despite the trying and had always been taugkt to think highly of free See low zealously affected the ancient judges and least, so I am extensively and had intended ausweringit sooner, bat I have been circumstances under these men, wretchedly poor as they were, explanation of their meaning. Bnt I deprecate the prophets were who informed by many approving which we have been placed, so demeaned ourselves as trade; yet policy of mixing up such a variety of subjects endnred all manner of evil for the correspondents, some of very unwell ; 1 fiiid my constitution ia gone, and that their employers that they were willing to endure in one sake of good. Maik in particular whom express a strong desire not to commit a single breach of the peace, notwith- told petition. ' It is impossible Judas Maccabeus, that as many aa possible should without an alteration I shall soon be in my grave. I poverty a little longer rather than abate one iota of their they could be discussed with who rescued the Jews from tue slavery of the Syrians; be sent to Ireland. My standing policemen and spies being placed in every any effect or utility in tMs combined form—and such a appeal to the readers of the Circular then is, that do, Sir, find myself going by inches. I a&w Mr. Shep- possible direction where there political rights. In this part of the country they had and the Apostles and Martyrs whe ended lives of pri- they will—that herd; last week from Northallerton, and he told me was a probability they combination must be highly injurious to the fair consi- is, those who can spare them—send would come ia-collision with us. In fine, been fought by the anti-Corn Law gentlemen in a wily vation, hardship, and pain in the most horrible and ter- back their papers, when that I waa looking full as bad as I did when I left we are un- deration of these great points of Parliamentary reform, done with, to Mr. John Cleave, aware of having done anything disreputable either to manner; they had always allowed the justness of the which rifying deaths—who perished gloriously ! But see ! O, 1, Snoe Lane, Fleet-street, may Northallerton. I can assure you, Sir, that I am very it is my object honestly to advocate. I also see ! how zealously affjeted Jesus Christ was. Though that^he transmit them to aa to am the society of which we aTe members, or to those who Charter, but bad desired that it should be kept in otgect te the form in which your prayer at the end is my ceuntrymen, yonr Irish brethren. f^r from being I ought be. I attacked with abeyance until they had got a repeal of the Corn Laws. forsaken by all, he forsook not the cause, and died for Now, my friends such violent pains in my legs, and also in my limbs, at the commencement of our strike so soul-stimngly set fortb. You claim that the Charter Bhould be , allow me to shew you the evil ten- espoused our cause and universally applauded onr Their .strength might be ascertained by comparing what ae had lived. dency and bad that 1 can get n© rest at nights. , eo " passed into a law without alteration, deduction , or effect which machinery has upon the proceedings', and who, for a long period, so kindly and them with that of other parties ; as compared with the addition. Leaving sacred history, and reverting to profane, look character of man. Man is born I hope you Will excuse my not answering sooner, as it law party, at Marathon, with propensities which ad liberally rendered us their pecuniary aid. If we Corn they were all-powerful. The Non- Whilst I agree with you in desiring to suitun Salamis, and ThermopyJas, where l:f* may either be nurtured into virtues or thwarted is not because i would not, but the reason is, I could Intrusion question was ene the fought for liberty, conquer or die. This was in into have Iff6 undone that which we ought to have done, or deeply interesting to integrity of the greatprincijles of the Charter—yet I to vices, according to the training. Generally speaking, not. Remember me to Mr. Goodlad and all friends, the Scottish people; yet, as compared with ancient Greece, which was afterwards subdued by the Government and accept of my kind respects to yourself. done that which we ought not to have done, there are, am perfectly satisfied that alterations and additions in of a country should be chargeable with, at least * this question, they also were aD-powerfuL He con- Rome—Rome which affords so many examples of pa- and answerable for , two reasons why we should know it—why your registration details would be absolutely necessary , any vice which had assunied the And I remain, indeed it should be known to all connected with trade fessed that there was some justness in the re- triotism. Take for instance the example of the first ' ' ¦ ¦ ' ' ' alarming nature of a ' ¦ - ¦¦ ¦ ¦¦¦ ¦ ' -¦ ' ¦ " ' ' to fit it to all the different portions of the United national characteristic. Tbu?, if a Youra, sincerely, . . . : ::¦ /:¦ ¦ marks respecting the imperfectien of our organisation, Brutus, who would have brooked nation is full societies : ^ : . . : . . : Kingdom. There never was any document yet prepared of thieves, ai England was from the Samuel Hoibeket, 1st. That we now bnt this was more apparent \h m real. They would 1 period that the p on strike may immediately en- by man, which could not bs improved. Therefore 1 ' The eternal devil to reign in Rome 'undering adulterous Harry the Eighth dtavonr to extricate ourselves from the position into never be able to get the mass of people to act methodi- feel that the prayer when carried to this extent is un- As eas'ly as a king ;•' robbed the people till Elizabeth, from necessity, was cally, and yet, though they might be but weak in compelled ^ Friends, I see, by reading the foregoing letter, that which we have erroneously fallen. reasonable and is therefore iojariccs to its succes?. But to dole out a poor substitute for their own— 2nd. That those organized numbers, jet -when a struggle came, they and of the laai, who made their rightful, but without the country tabes immediate steps for bis who : hereafter enter the list with ¦w independently of those specific points I object to the their lost property, the national vice their oppressors may escape the dilemma. ere all-powerful in Edinburgh ; though they b*d only was chargeable upon the plundering' King and his royal release, be will be Claytonised. I am sure the indivi- tone of the petition. The dagger's edge surpass We have been, led to make these observations from 600 or 700 members, yet if a meeting was called to The" 4th, 5th, and 6th paragraphs when taken " pandei8, and not upon the plundered and impoverished dual must be suffer ing greatly as thelettei ianot vriUen oppose the Corn Law party they were sure to hare The coBq'ror's sword in bearing fame away." by him, but by the schoolmaster. Any friends having the fact that we and our families are daily becoming together, are evidently indicative of the principle of people. Sd if a needy Chancellor of a needy faction inore destitute, and which, jbetween 2000 er 3060 persons present to support them. Bha l reduce the any communication, or having any donation, however if we have not ofFended— action, which was so deeply injurious to youi cause, Then there is Virginias, who . slew his daugeter tax on gilij or any other intoxicating ¦" ¦if we have not done that which we ought to have Even Sharman Crawford and the eloquent Babington namely, the pbysical-foroe system. I cannot join my- to preserve her from pollution, and put an spirit, to the minimum standard of the people's capa- small, for Holberry, will be thankfully received, and not be to We on the hostingB at tbe day of the last election, duly ackhfiWledged, by forwarding them to WiUiam doneV'-^should suffered exist believe Macaulay, self with any movement bnt that which is founded on end to the tyranny of the Decemvirs; Cato, bility to procure It, and should filthy gin palaees, our conduct, out of the vast assemblage present only bad about Martin, cate of Mr. B. Goodlad, Cowley's Yard, Ches- during the strike, in which we are yet moral xnvxr. who would not survive liberty, but whose spirit ani- pouring forth their Govetnmentrmaae maniacs, fret :¦ ' ¦ ¦¦ engaged, does not merit 2000 hands held up for Mm. They generally got a Under these circumstances, I conceive it mnch better mating Brutus revenged his fate by the death of Cscsar. the eye and sore the heart at every corner of every terfield. great portion of the subscriptionsfrem classes of per- that your petition should not be presented till after my To come to the middle ages—but these were chiefly street , the crime is the Ministers* and riot the nation's. ;'f That tbe word of promiseto our ear "When sons who were not organizsd members. they motion, because, if presented before it I must state my under the debasing dominion of superstition which pre- It is quite within the range of ministerial icflucHce to TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORT HERN STAR. Should be broken to our hope." appealed to the public the funds were generally forth- future day, the vented heroism, or at least perverted it. But we have destroy the crime of theft, immorality, and drunken- objections to it If presented on a Sib We have been, and yet continue, true and faithful to coming. He wasinstructed by his constituents to bring member presenting it may raise the question on its Rienzi, " last of Romans, redeemer of dark centuries of ness, in a single B68sioa of Parliament ; and therefore ,—Allow me, through t&e medium of your paper, forward a resolution for the purpose of bringing about a offer to the Chartists ft few remarks, which, if acted each other. , Let the members of our own society; and specific prayer, (namely to be heard at the bar), which Bhame;" Massaniello, the fisherman of Naples; Cfus- I am justified in attributing their existence to misrule to perfect union between England and Scotland. With rather than upon, will form a fund for the support of onr Conven- others of our own trade> in connection with those other is entirely different in form from the motion I in- tavus Vasa, of Sweden; Jean of Arc, whom we may to' Character, propensity, habit, or even friends that "for a long time did render us their pecu- regardto divisions they had none. They had a few tend to make. You will see it detailed in the Parlia- almost claim as a man ; Pedilla, desire. Thus I trace to hiisrule all the evil propensi- tion, Executive Council, and the paying of lecturers for ef Spain ; Tell, of the propagation of our principles. . ' V ' niary support, manifest, in a: mauner not to be mis- party bickerings. The same cause which produced mentary vetes circulated this morning. I shall bring Switzerland ; Robert Bruce, who like Leonidas, of ties which shall rendeT the national character disgrace- division in England had reached * In laying my views before the publie, I do not expect imderstood, their attachment and devotion to the cause , in a small degree to it on upon the day appointed, Thursday, tbe 2lst Greece, and Alfred the Great, tuough all w>re* kitigal ful, odious, insignificant, or contemptible. This I have Scotland. He had himsfif been blamed for signing done in detail, to please all, nor to.offer my scheme as a perfect one,' in which we are struggling—-the interest they (at least April. fought for liberty; Wallace too, and the unconquerable by exhibiting the effect which a par- should) feel in in Stnrge'a declaration, and a deputation had wait- ticular law or a particular tax may but I do say that it ia a safe ene ; and as it regards its successful issue.: let; this be I trust my observations will give ne offence to your Scots ; Wat the Tyler, and John Cade, Esq. who gained have upon any one done, and, with the works of Grissell and Peto (espe- ed upon him requesting him to withdraw it; but he every true friend to the England for the people, of the passions. But alas, how much more destructive the working classes, who are to be the life and soul of body. I mean none. I think bnt lost it and their lives by operations, al- cially those of the Monument and Woolwich : Dock- informed them that he acted according to the dictates people ought te speak honestly and plainly when he treachery the moment after. We now arrive at modern and injurious must be the result of misrule when we it, they will sustain no injury by its ' of his mind; he had acted honestly and he would rather though they will be called upon to carry it out yard) on tbe verge of idleness-foe . wan't-bf atone, and thinks them wrong. times, the most memorable, for in them we see England come to take a wholesale view of its influencemay upon th» wita the men at cat off his hand than retract his signature. Acting in general character of man ? ^r^oVernment starve a The plan:is this ; let every association throughout the quarries \'< true to a man," the Allow me to subscribe myself, a commonwealth—the people not nominally free, nor - strike will be brought to a more auspicious termina- this firm manner they speedily, without any disagree- Youi obedt, nominally sovereign, but with reign, alas man, whose strong mfnd raiy be riroof against the temp- the kingdom appoint men to visit a shopkeeper or a , too brief. let; Chartist), and tion than many may now anticipate. ' .. .: .' .. - ment,/understood eacb other. He thought they could W. SHAR. CRAWFORD. Hampden, Russell, Sidney, are names no time nor tations of the gin palace; ' A government may, by the provision warehouse, (but bim be a allow others to differ with tbem, and still maintain operation of the income or ask bim whether he will, if the Chartists as a body Under all circumstances, however,: we seie no alterna- To the St?creiary of the Convention of the tyranny can blight ; but greatest of all, and the last I paf other inquisitorial tax, tive but that of pressing forward-—to fall back Would firmly their own opinions, without any disagreeable shall mention is not render the truth-loving pdrUbn of the community less come to his shop and purchase their commodities allow Working Classes. Wellington, but Washington J All them a certain per centage on all they bay ; and if bo, iuetitably be utter luin, and— feelings being excited. the«e may be styed Chartist heroes—all strove for scrupulous about veracityVb"t while it thus touches Mr. Thomason, delegatefrom the Tale ef Leven, his name the sum, and inform Mm of your object in making Mr. O'Connor commented upon the statements con- liberty—all were zealously affected in a good C3U86, and but in one point, a general and wholesale debasing " Rather than this, come fate into the list." district was small in amount of population, but not tained in the letter. Mr. Crawford, though one of the great as those namea are, we could parallel them sjstem, assails the whole character of man, leaving no such a request ; and if such an one can be found, then small in spirit ; this was evinced from unanimously agree to trade With the aid of those, unto whom we now appeal, fee the support they most ^honest, waa also one of the most obstinate of our own movement—for we have men who point proof against the continuous and undermining let the Chartists, to a man, Bent to the Convention. Dumbarton was once a place, have toiled with tbat person and they will find, in a few weeks, which, if given, it were well it were given prosperity, it, plan, because the shopkeeptr and supporters, and with confidence and hope that for many years they had enjoyed a state of every opposition which laid in their power to the worthy to rank with the Cartwrighfa, power in public opinion ; and secondly, in the interest some will object to the tut they had now felt the effect cl the same cause which the Cobbetfs, will be benentted: I grant it. But is be not bene- an early supply cf the " sinews of war" will be for* National Petition. If this was to be the cass, they the Muir's, the Emmett's, the Paine's, Rousseau's, &c. which the owner had in his property being kept in the nished us,. tad prostrated other branches of national industry must take means to reserve their strength in the House most valuable state. If he killed fltted now, and yet an enemy to our principles. But I come now to consider lastly what constitutes a good his slave, he lOBt so , We beg to subscribe ourselves, from one factory alone they had subscribed upwards of of Commons until the Petition was presented. much property. If he overworked his slave, he felt on this score the society will have the greatest benefit £30 to the first Convention, and though they could not cause, and here the very name seems enough, but and nobody will be injured, except the shopkeeper, Gratefully yours, Mr. Roberts did not think that Mr. Crawford would names do not always agree with natures the same injury as if a post-master overworked his The Masons on Strike, now contribute largely in pecuniary matters, y«t the deputation from the working , nor can we horse; and thus and he not so much as those who are now struggling oppose tbe motion for a prove a cause good by our zeal in its behalf ; for we may public oyinion and self interest, two Thomas Shobtt, Sec. same spirit existed, they enteitained tbe same flevetion ciass to be heard at the bar of the House, he only most powerful correctives of bad passions and evil pro- for their political freedom. In fine, does not the of feeli-g to the cause. Iftmug the last winter they be equally zealous in a bad one, as is proved by our tradesman live out of the working class, and pocket all April 13tb, 1842. expressed bis objections to the petition ; he hoped they opponents. Good trees bring forth good fruit, pensities, were ties upon his lust and controllers of his were involved in terrible destitution ; they had made would not act in any hostile manner. Mr. Crawford and the the profitB ? But in this case we should share them, good conduct of its advocatss goe3 far to prove the actions. Now has not the manufacturer by steam a N.B. Our opponents many attempts to bring the attention of the authorities had fixed the day for his motion previous to the depu- power of life and limb, of liberty and property ? and is and at the same time it would be the means of light- , through their agents, with a to this subject, bnt in-vain, until he got up several goodness of the cause. It were but a waste cf words his use of thai power Jess ciuel ening the burdens from the shoulders of tbe working view to deprive us of pecuniary aid/having industriously tation waiting upon him, he did not think even if there to attempt to prove the Chartist cause a good one, , tyrannical, and Oppres- large meetings, and they passed resolutions that if the was two divisons in the House that it would is jure the sive, than was tbe use made of it by the black slave millions, and place them on the backs of those who circulated that we had abandoned the contest, we beg authorities did not adopt some method, they must because that is generally admitted; our wont enemies are better able to bear them. thus publicly no stato that such assertions are absolutely" people's cause, but if fcy sound argument they eould do not deny that—even while employed in villifying owner ? and does public opinion operate as a corrective organs* themselves in masses, and take food where prove that this would be the result, then it would be upon the exercise of that power equally as upon the This, Sir, in my estimation, is the only way to achieve false—that it is our determination to prosecute it by they conld obtain it This frightened the heritors of us, they give credit to the cause—all that they allege our object. If they will not help us one way, we ought every lawful means at our disposal to a successful issue, their duty to correspond with Mr. Sturge's committee against it is, that it is impracticable. It may seem so black slave owner ? and has he as great an interest, or the parish, and a committee was appointed, the any interest to make them do it another. Co-operative Societies, and for which purpose,: we solicit the continuance of on the subject to them, but we do not find it so, nor would they, at all, in the condition of a worn-out slave, that support, result of whose labours brought out the following Dr. M1>onall moved, That Sfearman Crawford' were whose place is easily supplied, and without We cost ot if carried out, would be Bibre effectual than the plan the friends of humanity and justice tava " ^ they like-minded with us. Surely good is alway prac- hitherto so kindly and so liberally facts :— letter being public propeity addressed to the Conven- purchase, by some other competing system-made pauper ? I prepose ; but, as many difficulties lay in the way, bestowed upon us. ticable, though we are more prone to evil, and find it ital to commence with, and confidence in ' That i persona were employed at 73 d. pei day, tion , Bhould be published and their secretary authorised What says the Jew, when j threatened with the loss of such aa a cap Thomas Shortt, better rewarded in this wicked world. God made us ' parties to manage it, when you do take the prop thing to do but make the application. Commence * would set up his own private feelings without respect is bis cause ¦ we that are engaged in it are serving 5 ... 6 151 ... 2i of three or fonr mil- > That doth sustain my house; you take my life, operations, and: the first week we are savers of a few ... to the petition, against the wishes him. We seek the recovery of those rights whicSl 21 ... 51 65 ... 2 | lions of Mb fellow beings, was not worthy of their When you do take the means whereby i live " pounds, without any effort or ottllay on onr part. 11 ... o | 235 ... 2 God gave as, and which man deprived us of. suppose every sub-society in the kingdom, num- Two Thirstt Souts.—A witness on hia cross confidence. I now ask you to contrast Now, 13 ... 5 126 ... We lost them foolishly, wickedly, and do not your condition with that members, were to lay out weekly five examination at the Quarter Sessions, oa .Wednesday 1% ... Mr. Lowery stated, that being pres ent at the Confer- of the negro slave ; and I ask you bering 100 14 ... 4 | 15 ... l | ... deserve God's help to find them again, but if we help , have your masters shillings. This wonld amount to twenty-flye pounds, s wore he took 40 tumblers of punch the night before, 10 ... ii 55 ... 1 ence at Birmingham, he was well aware that Sharman ourselves, he will help us. Our cause is the cause of as great an interest in your health, your lives, your had agreed to give eightpenco in and that a boon companion bolted no less than 601 , and, if the shopkeeper 11 ... 31 ...... Crawford was acting as the organ of the committee. humanity, it is the cause of the oppressed, aye and of comforts and yonr entire condition, as tha black slave the pound upon all he sold in t!;ia way, it would "Sure a pair werei never seen so justly formed to 4 | Of Ihe motion was then put and carried. owner had in the well-being of SI ... 4 28 ... 0 | ... the oppressor too, for it is not good neither to suffer bis stock of human amount to 16s- 8d. per week, a sum sufficient,.! judge, meet" after^^ dinner \—Tipperary Paper. 9 ... oj nor to inflict evIL It is the cause of British infanta fl esh ? Has he an interest in your sobriety, your 23 ... 3 | ( Continued in our 8th page ,) for every society for their extras, &c. But in some in- v Savings' Banks in the Ar3iy.—Tne Secretary afc 25 ... 3A 65 ... 0 that die m tbe Tain attempt to draw nourishment from morality, your freedom , or your independence ? No; stances, one shilling, or five per cent , might be ob- he has a clear and direct interest in the destruction of war, Sir Henry Hardinge, has detertQined to esta- 59 ... 3 thetr mothers' famine-dried breasts—it is the cause of tained, and this would be £1 53. Now, apply this blish savings' banks throughoKt the army, and an aci Could a more disastrous state of aSairs than this exist ? Tamboffert.—Whenever any statement is BritiBb mothers that die in the vain effort to bring forth your every comfort, and in the annihilation of every tb the entire body, which, supposing they were only trace of character and nationality. He lives upon your of Parliament for that purpose will be brought in. It was almost incredible to believe that under men doubted in Lancashire, it is gigniEcantlv called in sorrow what was conceived in sin, or briDg forth 25,000, averaging five shillings weekly, at five per shortly by the gallant general. circumstanceshuman nature could have been sustained, " Tamboffery." wfeile driven about the streets, from workhouse to beggared honour, while your degradation is his richest cent, this would realise £625, which sum vrould pay and it was sometimes a matter ef even mystery to workhouse, whose doors are shut against nature itself ; merchandise. To him vice is a general agent, drunken- three hundred lecturers, at thirty shillings per week, Bribery at Sodbory.—-It is in contemplatioa Improvement in OjiMBrsES.—A patent has been nessa labour auctioneer, and poverty a recruiting ser- the parties themselves. The introduction of machinery Mr it is the cause of British parents who must look on and then leave £175 for the support of the: Executive among the electors of Sudbury/in the event of the recently obtained by . Warburton, for a novel geant You are meret attendants upon your steam-pro- into tbe printworks had nearly superseded manual sort of omnibus. The model has been shown to their crying children as a curse rather than a blessing ; Council and National C*nvention : and again, I repeat borough being disenfranchised, to call a meeting to ducing master, and while at duty you must be sober ; petition Parliament labour. A printer with the ai£ of a block conld put many persons it the residence of the patentee, in of tbe husband that must stand idly by and see his without injuring or burdeaing the Chartists ia any for compensation for the . oss one colour into ten pieces in a day ; by the aid of ma- wife work man's work for childhood's wages; and of Mere you cannot be immoral, atld beyond that period he shape. whioh they .will sustain by a deprivatioH of that Upper Baker-street, London. The improvements looks not. Well now, what position do I take up ? chinery they could put three colours in and throw off on the old style of carriages are these:—the draught the wife that must curse tbe hour when she was wed; Tour's, truly, which they bave been always taught to consider as ose bsndzsd sod fifty pieces in a day ; and they found it is the cause of the lover whose very love forbids the This :—that if the rising generation of system-made In the cause of Chartism, a prescriptive right.—namely the privilege of selling is lightened by the height of the front and hind tyrants on the one band, and system-made slaves upon those ip «-«*"?« trho were the loudest in their cry for wheels being equal. The carriage can be turned banns of marriage; of tbe son that must see his aged An Unflinching Chartist. their elective franchise to the highest bidder.—Globe cheap kread were thosewho were the greatest tyrants parentstaken to the bastile to be entombed alive till the other, shall be born and nurtured in the belief and Leicester, April 18, 1842. in & shorter space than a common omnibus, by the conviction that their respective offices , duties, and Revising Barristers.— It appears by a return in their establishments; they sow scarcely employed froat wheels having a space high enough to ran they are made ready for a pauper's grave ; of the any one save, women and children. But notwithstand- danghter that to escape starvation must beg or steal, or dependencies, are part and parcel of the institutions of moved for Mr. R. Wason, of the names of barristers nnder the body of tbe carriage, there being-no the country ; that tuey have been borne and submitted appointed to revise lists of voters, their time em- ing this distress, their numbers were now as large as straight perch to prevent them. There ia a division sell her very soul and body ; tf little boys and girls that THE STONE MASONS ON STRIKE, Alexandria Bonnell and Bromford, to by fathers, and are consequently no new imposition ployed, fees and'expences received , &c, that in 1835»: ever they were. In , , between the front and back parts of the body of the slave in mines, in mills, in factories; it is the FROM THE NEW IIOVSES OF PARLIAMENT , AND men who refused to upon their sons, we leave to future generations the task they received £32,079 ; in 1836, £26,871 : ia 1837, there were only three middle-class and the fron t part is so constructed, that cause of slaves and wretches of all kinds, of NEISOK 'S; MON UMENT , LONDON , A ND THE WOOL- ,222; in 1838 980; and procured 1400 omnibus, of contending against common law, sanctioned by' cus- £ai , £30 ,537¦ ; in 1840, ^£28 ia ogn the National Petition. They bad by means of moreable pannels it may be divided all who hunger and thirst and are naked ^ WICK POCKY ABD, 1841 357. • ' rignataresinKirkintulloch;tiaey weienot so badoff there homeless and in misery—it is tb© canse of the millions tom, instead of contending ourselves, on behalf of the , £30, into two or three separate parts, so that a passenger present and generations yet to come, against a system as in the vale of Leven. Campsie was distinguished for wbo ha-ronot where to lay their beads—of those who To the Public and ihe Trades of Great Britain and Smpggling at Dover.-—On Sunday' ¦last, 's who wishes to be entirely alone may be accommo- struggling for recognition, and which may be destroyed Ireland. Crump having a i>eealiarly warm-he arted body of Chartists — dated as Bnugly as if in a cab or private^ carriage. 1b in the streets with the muts and unheeded appeal— coach, hence to Ramsgate, was stopped just out of but an excel- 11 by our united exertions. A manufacturer of twenty-five not able to do nmch in a pecuniary point, To the fron t division there is a side door with a step 1 am starving !"—written on the stenes that is their tl here bo base, that wculd be a bondman ? the town by two vigilant officers of the customs, desired him years of age, who never knew what the independence Who is lent feeling prevailed. His constituents contrived to afford immediate ingress or egress from only bed or resting-place—who are full of sores—the If any, speak ; for him have I offended." who iniormed the : driver they suspected he had to state t>i»t they were desirous for a more perfect nnion effects of cold and hunger—who are devoured while of labour meant, who was born and reared in the lap charge of contraban d goods. On searching tho or to the pavement without the annoyance ef mnd , with the Chartists of England, that they might act with yet alive—who die piecemeal, living skeletons, the of the present system feels deep astbni&hment at the " Men at some time are masters of their fate ; coach a lar^e basket was found, containing eighteen and dirt. There is also an external portion resem- presumption of his slaves when they question bis un- - . *'* more energy and vigour. He had received a letter bling - the coupe of a French diligence, by which spectres of the system .' It waa the cause of the poor The fault - * is not in our stars, bottles of Eau de Cologne, several bladders of frem Greenoek, stating that they had obtained 8690 blind girl, who died in darkness, destitute, desolate— controlled right of masiterdom. And only let us slum- But in ourselves, tbat we are underling?." foreign spirits, a small quantity of tobacco, tea &c. outside passengers can enjoy the fresh air and be ber until time shall have nurtured and matured for us , signatures to the National Petition. her father could procure no work, no food. He would JVLIVS C-ESAR, A pas* enger7 inside the coach, a Frenchman, nofc protected from the rain. The patentee affirms the a whole generation Of steam vipera, and then arrest 2Or. iloii, delegate from Glasgow, said that in tbs not complain—perhaps he felt the uselessness of it by our to quite au fait as a smuggler on this side-of the weight of the whole and the draught will be les- their progress and destroy their influence who can ? I Brethren^—Exercised opponents the te-srn, for a long period, neither Whig nor Tory, nor sened considerably below that of ihe lumbering, —perhaps he was toe proud. O ! these are most utmost possible extent, aa thaV power has been which Channel, claimed the basket, in consequence of both combined, dare to meet the Chartists in public pitiable cases 1 and they occur in this Christian country regret that the smallness of the space allotted to me in which he was had back to the clumsy conveyances, in which the public are now this valuable Httle paper precludes the possibility of ignorance Is too prone, and poverty too frequently com- Custom-house and meetings. They attended every meeting, and there daily. She died, and her body was found rotting in was held under surveillance by the officers , and next jpacked like coal sacks, and jolted through the entering more at large upon my subject. I have pelled to cpneede to capital and privilege, it has not pet advocated the principles of the Charter; neither threats, streets and avenues of the town. the helpless arms of those who had given her life, but day committed for the penalties.-—Kent Hera ld. nor cajolery, nor tareats of physical force, ever made could not save her from the most miserable of all shown you the indirect effect of machinery upon all ituueiiced " a aplif in our ranks, or generated the them s'warve from boldly advancing their elaims to Extbaobdinaby Performance of Divine Wor- deaths—who themselves were dying in despair. The classes of the community, both in point of physical slightest diversity of opinion amongst us. _ A French Grbenacrb.—-There is now laying about their ship.—On Sunday morning divine service was per- , comfort and formation of general character ; and uow In proportion to our reduced numbers, we entertain in the prison, of Orleans an individual sentenced tW representation. He conld not say much mother had lost her wits and three children were unity of spirit and linanimity ;bf. purpose as organisation, but in public opinion they were all- formed at the Institution of the Refuge for the Adult sitting in a corner, stupidly staring at the decaying I will briefly lay before you the direct effect which the B.ime the guillotine for a murder, attended with circam- Destitute Deaf and Dumb in Bartlett's-buildingg, the unrestricted use of machinery lias upon the work- when thirty Weeks ago we withdrew from our employ^ stances of as great and singular atrocity as that powerfuL Eis brother delegate from Dumbarton had , oorpse of their sister. The spectacl e ot their own f ate ; that in his district change for the better Holborn. The congregation was composed chiefly soon have died, and ing classes. , > meht—not again to return until HE who occasioned ascribed to Daniel Good. The individul, in question, s^ted a had was before their eyea—aU must should be removed. t&kenp lace among the middle classes . He had seen no of deaf and dumb persons, and this is the first attempt then tbe dead alone would have been left to bury their Shortly, then, it opens a fictitious, unsettled, and our suffering whose name i3 Le Blanc, is a retired lieutenant of symptoms cf a change in the middle classes of Glasgow ; at instructing in scriptural doctrines by public wor- dead ! O, friends and fellow-men, shall we not swear unwholesome market for labour, leaving to the employer In reporting on the progress of our strike during the the chassieurs, and his victim was Mademoiselle we have to state that at the Houses some few of them have signed Mr. Stage's memorial, ship that class of tbe suffering commnnity labouring that these things shall be seen and heard of no complete and entire controut over wages and employ- past fortnight- of Jul e Delcroix, who for some time lived with him under the deprivation of the senses of hearing and ment. As machinery becomes improved, manual Parliament a little progress is percoivabJe—a few stones as his mistress. She was missed suddenly, when bur . they advanced no further ; they did not take more ? I call on ye, in the names of the sufferers, ) delegate to Birmingham. speaking ever made. The service was conducted in labour is dispensed with , and the dismissed constitute a have been fixed but those are chiefly coats of arms, and he represented that she had returned to her parent?! interest enough in it to elect a on behalf of yourselves—on my own behalf, for I suffer prepared by the rougbers and carvers in The trading class cf that town were mere Whigs ; the following manner, and presented a most interest- with sympathy. God calls on us—answer him ye peo- surplus population of unemployed syttem-made pau- cen8equettly at Dijon, but it afterwards appeared, that having the employ of John Thomas,—The labour of fisiDg them covering they would never join with the "working men until ing scene :—Mt. Rosser, a deaf and dumb gentleman, ple—vow ! swear ! Shall those nearer to us than our pers, which makes a reserve for the masters te fall back murdered her, he at first baried the body, performed , if it may be so termed, selections from upon, as a means of reducing the price of labour. It only being under the control or eupcrintendeuc© of it over with quicklime, in order to consume it. necessity compelled them ; they would never act own flesh and blood—dearer than our ewn hearts— escape) with the Chartists until, as a party, the morning service, which was done by making makes character valueless. By the application of ficti- George Allen. This not having the desired effect j in order to cerdially shall they, too, suffer ?—suffer that our heartless The Monument onall then reported the result of the inter- there are in London alone several thousands, cause ? We shall, if we have a heart to feel—a heart funds to seven. extent of Our country—the extraordinary volume of waited upon will thus be enabled to participate in the benefits of to love, and in that heart courage to make our love our goal, and then we will accomplish what all govern- From Dartmoor our delegate write thns :—. view with Mr. Sharman Crawford. Ihej namely, ourriver8, &o. He prohounces the Potomac to be and, after staying the publishing of the . another stone accoant , are to sail in the course oj? this week for csifcfcXioB in bringingforward thin question, I told them the candle of the and thus have eaused the ignition of the straw and waters ia being agitated; a bra 16 from the north blows Court could not do otherwise than pronounce, tbe merchant. I bave seen tlie drawicga aent down, and the pnrpoae of ¦ a7engin $ \\& hiitcteries in A^ban- 1 -would consider whether I eo&te postpone the EoSee, : ¦ ¦ :: the little cock Woolwich, ana tkrefere tfce. order is not iatan , •¦ - \v /. - - . • : ¦:¦ . - ¦ . ; .:¦: %d give them an aasirer on if poday, the unfortunate loss of Mr , Gorin g. on it; a storm is coming, then woe to .* sentence of the law under the articles of war . know it ia for ¦ ft " T HE NORTHE RN STAB. / . . ¦;: v^^ :.:; : . :: ; - v . ; ::v:0. . :: :. -^ ' ::

and the Con- Due to ihe Executive.—From the Chartist Pro- In consequence ot the opening of the Carpen- TH E NEWLY ELECTED CHURCH- Just Published , Price 2J. / NATI ONAL CONVSimON The Secretary then called the roll, vision Store, Hawick :— vention adjourned till Tuesday morning, at nine ter's Hall, on Sunday afternoon and evening, for WARDENS. *HE TH IKD sblTI OHr (Cordinued frcm our seventh page.) b. d. the delivery of lectures* , all the Chartist rooms ia o'clock. Profits on Pindar's Blacking ...... 3 1 To the Inhabitants of Leeds. OF MR. O'CONNOR'S PAMPHLET ON Tuesday, April \9:h. Manchester and Salford will be closed; The lec- Mr. M'Doua.11 moved, and Crow and Tyreel's Beverage ...... 3 0 turerB who were appointed according to the plan Mr. M'Pherson Fellow'Townspeoplb,—-You? suffrages having seconded— Mr. Duncan in the chair. will per ceive that their services¦ ¦will not be re- M ¦¦ ¦ ¦ : : ' * ¦' ¦' ' ¦¦¦¦ * ¦¦¦¦ ¦ placed us in a publio situation at once nonouvable Th&t the standing orders be suspended to allow Mr. Leach, vice-chairman. 6 1 quire d. ' . : .;- , . ., - . • ,;;¦, . . .:: .;• ., ., :•;• * ¦ . . . - ¦ ; . . -.,. " Addressed to the Landlords of Ireland ; and forming Robert?. / and precarious, we employ this medium to return you of the motion respecting a better understanding be- Absent:—Mr. Pixder's Blacking.—The money due this week DKwsBCRY. ^Five thousand signatures have been testimony of your confi- Nbs.2 and 3 of * Minutes read and confirmed. # -r our Bincere thanks for the tween England and Scotland." appointed to the Executive from the sale of R. Piader's Black- obtained here, and the sum of £2 19a. 3d. collected dence. We are well aware that this manner of ad- THE LABO1JRER« LIBRARY Reports were received from deputation ing, is as follows :— Carried. to Bermondsey and Teetotallers' publio meetings. for the Convention. ; dressing the publio upon such occasions is novel, Mr. Taomason—They were all well large and en- s. d. evea aS the result of th© recent election of ohuTeh- aware that Mr. O'Connor gave in a report of a Loughborough Hebden Bridge.—Mr. Clarke, of Stookport, deli- I. of the LABOURER'S LIBRARY ¦nniiy of cction was necessary to ensure the success had attended the Mr. Skevington, ... 1 8 wardens has proved to be, and it is because of the NO. con- thusiastic demonstration which he Mr. Harney, Sheffield 0 6 vered a very interesting lecture in the Chartist Room tains the best reasoned article ever penned on. of any extended operation. Hitherto England and previous evening at Cheltenham. of this place on Tuesday evening. There was a novelty of the whole matter that we thus address Scotland had been placed in too isolated a po-iiions Mr Cleave, London ... -3 11J ourselves to; you. , the Right of the Poor to the Suffrage of the People's 1 Dr. M'Douall moved— . Mr. Wilson, Ashton-under-Lyne ... 1 10 numerous meeting. Charter. By the late Mr. Cobbett. Price only One with regard to each other borough have been so long ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ ' ' • ' to make that impression PitkeJhly be written to, and other The local affairs of the ¦ ' ¦ -;-; ; - ¦/' ¦;' : ' - i " That Mr. Heywood.—A Plague Lecturer, named Murry, Penn y. . .: : . , . .; ':;: ;. . - ~ -: on the Government which was bo import -Uv to be s <;ieps tak-n 10 obtain possession of certain public in possession of the two dominant parties of Whigs ensured. If a mutual interchange of fetiniga and individuals, for 7 111 having announced his intention to address the good and Conservatives, and these bodies being mainly No. 4, of the^ same Work contains a Chapter froni j property !.ovv in the hands of privats Mr. Cleave has been appointed agent people of Hey wood, in the Baptist Chapel, a consi- of _ lectures had taken place between the two coun- " for the blacking , composed of persons moving in higher spheres of one of the best works ever printed, Labouk's , I the use of the Convention. instead of Mr. Staliwood. The change has been derable audience mustered,; and the meeting were ' tries there would have been no division regarding i Seconded by Mr. O'Connor, and carried. life thaa the newly appointed churchwardens, it Whongs aw> Labour s REMEDr, by J. F. Brat. the Petition. It would have enabled it to have been Woodward seconded , made with no other motive than to benefit the desirous of a chairman beiug appointed and discus- does seem strange, and it; has produced no little Its title is 'V Government and Society considered ia Mr. Mason moved , and Mr. cause. sion being allowed at the close of, the lecture. This more numerously signed and a better feeiing cre - that an address bo issued to the Trades, and that it sensation among our worthy denizens, that these relation to first principles." Price One Penny. ated. He should move— The Bradford Petition.—By a typographical did not Suit the lecturer and his party, who stated parties, with all their powerful influence, should be Each number of the Library is complete in itBelf be priDted for distribution. , - .-. , that if they persisted in having a chairman and dis- ^ " That this Convention take steps to create a more in a long address, ably advocating the error in our ;ast the Bradford petition was stated thrust, aside, and working men chosen by publio and may be had either separately or in connection Mr. White, cussion, that there should be no lecture. The meet- take of the of - ' ¦ ¦: ' . dose connection between the Chartists of England cause of the political prisoners, moved that a com- to contain 84,400 signatures ; it should have been voice^to charge church matters this with th e rest. Secretary for 34,400. . ing being determined that; they would - either hear extensive parish. and Scotland, and thereby render it a mere truly mittee be appointed to wait on the both sides of the question or none, would not give national movement." Home affairs, and take other steps to procure the Holberry, the Whig Victim.—A memorial in Fellow-townspeople, it has oaused a wonderful A New Edition of MR. HILL'S FIFTEEN way, and consequently the Corn Law Repealers not sensation, and produced no inconsiderable exhibi- Mr. O'Connor seconded the motion. release of Holbeiry, Peddie, Brook, and other poli- favour of poor Holberry, who ia Buffering from wishing the people to hear both sides of the question, LESSONS ON GRAMMAR baa just issued from tical prisoners. . ,, •, severe indisposition, has been sent . from York, to tion of ill-nature on the part of our Whig-oppo- the Press, Price 2a. Mr. Lowery observed that shortly after the ne-sr address, seconded-. dissolved the meeting. It was then given oiit that nent candidates, aud your newly-appointed church- year, a Convention met in Glasgow, who divided the Mr. O'Connor, in an energetic Mr. Thomas Duncombe, M.P., for presentation. Mr. Bell would deliver a lecture on the Corn :Leeds : J. Hobson, Star Office. London : ; but suggested that the whole Con- Laws wardens have undergone a marvellous deal of J *. country into district?, with centres ; and appointed the resolution — ~ , in the National Charter Association Room, and Cleave, 1, Shoe-lane, and J. Watson, 5, Paurs-alley, vention should resolve themselves into a committee ^ r— * abuse from these short-tempered parties. This we delegate meetings every three months, and a na- would allow either Mr. Murry or any other person heed not—our minds had been made up to bear Paternbster-row. Manchester : Abel - Heywood. tional delegate meeting oa ce a-year. This plan had for that purpose. LEEDS BOROUGH SESSIONS. a fair hearing at tho close of his lecture. The peoptaj Glasgow;: Paton and Love. ' ' ¦ Newcastle' ' ¦ ' :D.' France Morgan Williams, Mason, and with magnanimity, the petty insolence and malevo- : ' - ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦' ¦ " ¦;¦ ¦ " • v : ¦ been completely carrie opt in Dumbartonshire Messrs. Bairstow, The Easter . General Quarte a fter giving three xheers for F. O'Connor and the and Co. . .: ^ . • - . ¦:: . . , . . - , . -c v- - v - , and manly manner, ex- r Sessions of the Peace lent sneers of all who should put on their factious in a great measure carried out in Edinburgh and other delegate?, in a bold and for this borough were opened on Monday last, before Northern/Slav, adjourned to the Chariifct'S Room, , pressed their opinions upon the subject. armour to attack us ; We have bornewe much odium in Other disiricis. It would be seen that they conld Thomas Flower Ellis, Jun., Esq., the Recorder. The which was filled to .suffocation*/ At the conclusion our politicjil a^itationsi and positively BOi act coEtrary to this plan of organization ; they' Mr. Wood w ard pointed out to their notice the fourteen persons joined assure produced in following gentlemen were sworn on the of M r. Bell's lecture the those men that in our present capacity their abuse, THE ;.p¥- FASgiOIS. were aware of the benefit s to be derived from a effict which the Brighton memorial National Charter Association. ' procuring their rcmoval'-from Korthallerton gaol. GRAND JURY:— their jibes and misrepresentations, will never disturb WINTERj Tailor and Draper, 75, West^ SJrieier union. It would lead to a uniformity 01 Birmingh am.—A meeting, convened by the Com- ^ action, and greatly proiaote the cause Various other deleg itcs expressed their opinion , our wonted composure. D• street, Leeds, has great pleasure in announc- by causing a of Messrs. Emrsiow Mr. John Rainforth Bywater, banker, foreman. plete Suffrage Committee, v?a3 held in the Town But, fellow-townspeople, we must correct one ing to his Friends and the Public, (hat he is prepared mutua l interchange of lecturers, &c. At present, and a committee, consisting , evening, to; which White, and Moir were elected. Sir. Charles Atkinson , flax merchant. Hall on Monday the persons who false report that has been circulated by the local to execute orders entrusted to him, in the first style, he received letters of invitation from the furthest Mr. Joseph Austin, -wool merchant had signed tho Complete Suffrage document, and districts in Scotland from John-o' Mr. M'Pherson moved that deputations bo ap- journals—though: trifling in itself, yet to set the and with workmanship equal to any House iu the , -Groat's House, to Mr. John Birker, woolstapler. thi-ir friends, were-admitted by ticket. Mr. Joseph inhabitants right upon the matter, we deem it Trade, for the undermentioned low list prices £0 and address them. This would be a waste of pointed to wait ou :!>LP.V, to enlist their support of of /or deputation be heard Mr. John Dodgson, hop merchan t. Sfcurge- acted as Chairman, and tlio meeting was fit to contradiefc-rthafc statement to whi Jh we ready money :— time on his part, and of money on their's unless Mr. Duncombe's motion, that a , Commons Mr. John Ellershaw, Jun., drysalter. addressed by Mr. Warren, of Manchester, and Mr. allude, is our having resolyed to suffer incarcer- they could have some plan of agitating likewis e at the bar of the House of , to show cause SurtoutjWith whole width, silk facings... 1 2 O e th People's Charter; this reso- Mr. Benjamin HoJroyd , dyer. Martin , of Leeds ; Messrs. O'Bmn, Vnicont, aud ation before we wouid lay a church-rate. Now, Ditto surrounding districts. This object the plan he for the adoption of the ¦William Lowery also spoke on tho occasion. Towards the , half-width ditto ... I 0 0 -vroald lution was seconded by Mr. B-es^ ey, and caused con- 3Ir. Scholefield , wool merchant. fellow-townspGople, though we are as conscien- Dress Coat.-.v...... 0 16 0 Isy before them vronM ultimately embrace. Mr. Wiiliam Singleton, timber merchant. close 'of the proceedings the public were admitted. tiously opposed to compulsory support of a state They bad seen the bad effects of a want siderable discusson, during which period, Waistcoat, single breasted...... i...... 0 5 6 of uniformity Staliwood Mr. Edward Harrison Thompson, woolstapler. The hall was well attended , but by no means church as any body of men in Christendojii, we of action in the dlfferenc? of opinion l especting :he Mr. Mcraan Williams moved, and Mr. Ditto double breasted ...... 0 6 6 " should wait in couples upon Mr. George Smith, fla x spinner. crowded, .aiid no resolutions were"'brought 'forward. imagine it would have beeii extremely imprudent National PemivU ; bui he was glad to say that the secot'ded , that they ¦ Trowsers,withlininga...... 0 6 6/ difiVren-, M.lYs. Mr. William Stansfild Walker, cloth manufacturer. Churweix.—The good cause is maiing progress to have determined upon our course of procedure, Ditto, without JiniDirs...... 0. 6 0 difference of opinion then expressed had parsed— the Wells, wine merchant. ere we were appointed guardians of the church : . It was ultiitaiely agreed that these resolutions Mr. William here. Sonic able lecturers have visited the place, '. • • Liveries, "was as though n had never been—ho would suggest Mr. Eli Whiteley, stuff merchant. ; recently had a considerable acces- yet we candidly admit " that in anticipation : » Boys' Clothing, and Suits Of Mourn- to Mr. Thomason that the following resolution should be withdrawn. and they havo ing ; made on the shortest notice, aud on terms Mr. M'Douali moved , ard Mr. Lowery seconded , . The usual proclamations against vice, immorality and sion of members. . They expect a further increase. of that honour^ye expressed our individual opinions k would better carry ont his views than the notion he on the matter, but there was no formal resolution conformable to the above list. ; - had proposed :— that, those Members of Parliament only should be profaneness having been read by the Clerk of the Bradford.—Some friends here have enrolled waited upon >vho, from their known principles, were Peace, adopted by us upon the siibject ; some may deem this 75, West-street, Leeds. ; " That with a vkw to effect perfcci nnanimiiy of themselves members of the National anti-Tobacco likely to be iufl-oieuced by the deputation. This The Recorder, bm fly charged the Grand Jury. He unimpoi tanfc , but we opine that oertain parities are ¦ action and cominced ec-opcration between the Char- and Temperance Associatiqn. Others are prepared using this report as a handle to injure us ia the esti' ¦ .;¦ , " • motion was ultimately agreed to. said he was glad to observe the calendar was somewhat, to join tham, and it is anticipated that in a short - . notice . /;.; .< tists of England and S;otlan d, it is the earnest and Mr. Povrell moved "That a General Lecture Fund , ghter than ou some previous matiOn of our fellow-tOWnsmen. Tinaniaioiis though not much li occa- time Bradford , as it- has come out nobly in defence TOHN ROGAN , Licensed Hawker reconnnencancn of tbis Convention that bn organised t». be placed under iho comroul of a sieus. He had loofeel carrfully through the depositions ' This the inhabitants may rest contented in , that , native of the six centres of Scotland appointed at the last Conven- of tho People's Charter, will take the lead of tho during our term of ofiice the publio will be as little «! city of Carlisle, and who lsit it about twelve committee appointed for that purpose." The neces- and did not thiuk any observations which he could towns o< Yorkshire iii tho glorious movement how years ago will meet with something to tion of ins Chzrii-i?. hsld :n Glasgow, tike iffiiae-ji- ' was well evinced by the numerous annoyed with demands for church-rates, as ia the , his advan- "ate steps to complete the sity of this make on any of the cases would bs of any service to going on in favour of a social and domestic reform in tage, by applying, either by letter or personally, ^ r organisation , appoint districts which as yet had been visited by no them. Ho had tbe pleasure to say that since the last wardonship of any of our predecessors. We have , to their local officer?, and their national secretary ; the habits and manners of the people. thought it right to make this stand, to testify to his brother, Matthew; Rogan, No. 30, Saint Cutn- lecturer ; they should then be able to make such an sessions, Mr. llobert Hall had been appointed deputy bert's Lane, Carlisle. If this notice should meefc thai the corresj-oiidence of the country iaav be change of lecturers benreen £ngla ud, Ireland, , , his LircrunE.— The Council met as usual on Monday. our follow-to wnsajen that the working people de- carried on arid communication ' " entire Recorder to assist him in tbe trial of prisoners t the eye of any one who knows of the said John , maintained with and Scotland as would mutually benefit ali. would tend to shorten materially the duration of the £1 53. was voted to tUo Executive, and l6s. 8d. to signated Chartists, are not the contemptible England ; and that we recommend the centres to ihe Wet Riding treasurer. The petition sheets wretches our Whig scribblers havo asserted them Rogan, his brother will feel obliged by bis commu- 2ilr. Harrison seconded the resolution. sessions, and he hoped the public would have full con- nicating to him immediately. fix upon a plice in Scotland, and appoint a delegate ghly approved ol the resolution, have been sent to Mr. Pitkethly, with 84,400 signa- to be. from each to cites the Mr. O'Connor hi fidence in the arrangement, aud that they would also Executive of England on an suggested that the fund should be placed under reap tho benefit of it. tures. Mr. Hodgson lectured on Sunday evening, As for their lying report of our reluctance to early day aft ?r the business of this but NOTICE TO EMIGRANTS. :; Convention is the controul oi the Executive, or it would be neces- A r PEALS. in the council Room. Mr. Candy lectured on Satur- take ofiice, and being bo anxious to leave it in concluded, t-hafc the bond of union may be drawn another permanent body similar to the day evening, at Bradford Moor, and on Sunday charge of the retiring wardens, we emphatically dose, and that both countries may act sarv to form On Tuesday morning, the Court proceeded with the " THE following VESSELS are now loading at unitedly." Esc.uiive for that purpose. Their lecturers had afternoon and. evening at Horton. The delegates to contradict ; the fact is, we cannot assume office Liverpool. Secondl heaiing of appeals. progress to until the usual oath be administered, and that They are most desirable Con* y.—" We recommend thai tie English oeeu charged with having received Whin and Tory Birmingham reported a Jar^e public can* veyances for Emigrants, bemg fast Sailers, and Executive Council of the National Charter Associa- gold, but he would aver that never ia the. auna'.s of 6CARBRO ' appellant , LEEDS respondent. meeting on Saturday evening, in frout of the Odd not take place until the Archdeaeon of the Diocese lofty and spacious between Decks. They will be tion do immediately after a majority of the Scct:ish history was there a body of men that had acted so Fellows' Hall. Two of the. delegates not having makes his annual Visitation, and the same import- " This "was an appeal after an an order of removal of a adjourned after hearing ant matter we were intimately acquainted with succeeded by others of the same superior Clas3 in districts have decided on a suitable central place o' firmlv, so nobly as they had done, badly paid as pauper from Leeds to Scarbro'. arrived, the meeting was rapid succession. meeting, assemble and deliberate with the Scottish and in many instances the localities the statement of Messrs. Iloaxson, Dewhirst, and ere we were invested \vith office , and we may add they had been, Mr. Pasuley and Mr. Koberton -were for the Churchwardens delegates on the future line of action to be ¦oursued oTt-ed them considerable sum?. appellant Smyth. Bradford is " all right." With all the general duties of , FOR NEW YORK, b , Sir G. LEWiN and Mr. Hall for tho though we have been taunted with igriorauce by y both countries with the view of carrying out and Afier considerable difensjion , this, and a similar respondent townships. Barnstaple.—Six members were enrolled after a Tons embodjisg mc-ra perfectly a more powerful public by Mr. White was withdrawn, and certain short-sighted j foolish, individuals, who hold ^ motion proposed Tho case occupied the Court for nearly four hours, lecture, by Mr. Newbolt, ou Tuesday week. • Captains. Burthen. To Sail. opinion in favour of the People's Charter." Th ursday was appointed as a day for discussing and presented no feature of public interest. opposite political sentiments, and who caich at every Executive generally." Walsall.— Mr. Richards lectured here on Tues- method of venting their despicable spleen upon SUSAN, Shearer 1,000 25th April. Mr. M'Pherson seconded the resolution proposed this, and the position of the The order was confirmed. y as respectable as themselves. ENGLAND, Johnston 1 500 2Sth April, by Mr. Lowerv. The Association Mr. Ridley moved that the Convention recommend day last. those equall This in Scotland was Eixertox appellant ; Leeds respondent. is a, short explanation of the mysterious matter our ABBOTSFORD, Everard 1,030 ' 1st May. dnFerentlv fixated to that in England : th ey had sn to tha country, that on the day of the presentation of , , CERBt.— Mr. Enos Ford ha3 been, appointed sub- the National Fe'.ition simultaneous meetings should An appeal against an order for the removal of a Secretary in place of Mr. Mercer leaving town. VVhig friends have had such an amazing quantity LEANDER, Johnson 1,200 3rd May. opinion that the whole people could belter act by of mysterious talk regarding. Their-other equally holding d-jie--ate mc-cUEgs,. than by means of an be held in all parts of the kingdom, at which votes female pauper named Sitah Butttrfield , from Leeds Biuj iiNciiAM. —Messrs. James M'Pherson, Wm, Tho Black Ball Line of Packet Ship, in the Convention should be passed , to Elkrton, in the North Ridin?. unprincipled insinuations we pass over unnoticedi Executive ; but, notwithstanding thi?, they were of confidence Taylor, Robert Thombson , James Anderson, and Fellow-townspeople NORTH AMERICA, Sowler 1,000 7th May. anxious to effect a doser union with England and resolutions calling upon her Majesty to desire Mr. Ovekend and Mr. Mo.nteith were for the ap- ,—In conclusion, we request , and William Urquhart, of Dalkeith, have been elected withholding of judgment upon our actions until FOR QUEBEC. waive sny small objections far that purpose, lie her Executive to cau?e the Charter to become the pelant; Sir G. Lewin and Mr. Hall, for the re- honorary members of the Frost, Williams, and Jones land, asd pledging themselves to stand by spondent township. those actions be performed ; depend upon it, we CABOTIA, Gortley 1 000 25th April. was deputed by his constituents to give his support law of the Committee. shall be aa economical as circumstances may permit, , to such an object ; he needed no further powers, the Charter, name an d ali. Aft'jr hearing evider.ca, the C»- urt decided that there COMPT ON, Jeffares 1,100 28th April. motion. Nottingham — On Monday evening, Mr. W. D. aud we hopefull y anticipate that at the conclusion bus he believed this would no: apply t o the other Mr. Powell seconded the was not sufficient proof by the respondents of the settle- Tay lor gave an account of his mission to tho Sturge DEVEREUX , Barton 850 1st May. Scottish delegates. Mr. O'Connor agreed with the spirit, although he ment, of our appointment we shall be enabled to give and the pauper was consequently fixed upou Conference, at Birmingham, after which the follow- back our charge with credit to ourselves, with ad- > Mr. Thomason withdrew his mciiori. dis'iked the wording of the resolution. It called them.—Order discharged. For T«rms of Passage, apply to Majesty to order tne Executive. This was ing resolutions were agreed to :—" That it is the vantage to the public, and that you will acquit us J. & W. ROBINSON, Mr. Campbell said he was convinced that his upon her Seaton Ross, appellant ; Leeds, respondent. opinion of this' meeting that Feargus O'Connor, of cowardice, and be constrained to acknowledge wo English brethren earne>t:y desired a good under- unconstitutional. Bronterro O' Brien , the Editor of the Northern Star, have performed our duties satisfactorily to tho 16*, Goree Piazzas, 4, Neptune Street, standing with the men of Sctlacd. The exchange of Mr. Bscsley stated that in Lancashire, they were An appeal against tbe removal of a pauper,- named Liverpool. , and intended to John Walker , and his wife, from Leeds to Seaton Ross, and those old loaders who have pledged themselves public. lecturers would be very beneficial. holding large meetings every Sanday, to ftand by princi ple, have merited the confidence Mr. Beesley supported the morioa. He had been have a grand oue on the day of the presentation of in the East Hiding. Willi aui Roberts, Pashley of this meeting, and we are determined to stand by George Pybxjs WILLIAM ATKINSON, No. 98, Travis-stTe'etj deputed by his constituents to correspon d with an the Petition. Mr. Wilkins and Mr. were for the perseveie in this course. , to the resolution on appellant ; Sir Gregory Levin and Mr. Hall for them bo long-as they "— George Crossland, Manchester, Manufacturer of an excellent official person in Scotland to effect an interchange of Mr. Woodward was opposed " That the thanks of this meeting are due, and are BREAKFAST POWDER, will give to the Execu- lecturers. ' the ground of expense Ho could not see the good the respondent. John Sanderson, ¦w measure. It would Order confirmed. hereby given, to those delegates who stood by the James Walker, tive Council ten per cent, on all orders to the amount Mr. White supported the motion, "which, on a sug- hich would result from the Charter, wliole a nd entire, name, and all " and ¦ we influence on the fate of the Petition , as the f Joseph Saville, of 23. 6d. and upwards, so long as there is an gestion of Mr. Moir, was deferred until the receipt of have no Tke Sessions terminated on Thursday evenin?, an pledge ourselves to agitate for nothing less." whose object is the attainment of correspon dence from Scotland. news of the meetings wcuM arrive too late. , presided over by Robert Hal), Ksg., deputy Benjamin Knowles Executive actings is ex'.ra court —A delegate meeting was held here the PeopIe's Charter, ^he Powder made from Dr. ii'Douail moved t'se suspension of the stand- Mr. Phil p moved and Mr. Lowery seconded an recorder, having sat for two days. The cases of felony EAutsiiEATON. Fleet-street, Wednesday night, . amendment similar in spiri t, with the exception of on Sunday last, when delegates wero present from April 6th 1842. English grown Grain, of a good, flavour, and made ing orders to receive a deputation from the trades we: e all of a very paltry kind, and there wes not a , up in. pardels, to suit purchasers, of Quarter, Half, of London. ihe vote of confidence in the Convention being ex- tho following ptaces-^Dewsbury, piwgrecn, Earls- single trial that possessed any public iutirest whatever. heaton, Heckmondwiko. Batley, Birstal, Gawthorp, or One Pound, and sold retail at 6d. and 8d; per Mr. O'Connor seconded the motion ;^-eanied punged. Toe prisoners trere, with only one exception (Thomas TO THE IMPERIAL CHARTISTS. ¦unanimously. Several delegates expressed their opinions on the Kiley, an old offender , transported seven years) Ben- Potovens, Wak i-field , Overton, LittletOwh, Cleck- lb., or 4s. and 53. per 12 lbs. and Doghouse. After the transaction of A deputation , consisting of Messrs. Walton , subject, and Mr. Philp having withdrawn his amend- ttcccd to various terms cf imprisonment with hard heaton, My Dear Friends,—The Convention goes on negatived by a- large local business, it was resolved, " The next counsel M'Frederick, and Scott, then, at some length, ex- ment, the motion was put and ¦ labour in YVakefield House of Correction. We had gloriously ; a very different body from the last, I plained the object of their majority. - . , but have been obliged meeting be held at DewsburVj on Sunday, May, 1st. LOCAL MARKETS deputation to the Con- compiled a hit of the sentences at 2 assure you. And now, my friends , prepare your- Tention, showing them, by many examples, the Mr. Ridley moved, that the Convention do now to omit it. in the large Room over the co-operative stores, " fake into consideration the position of the Executive. o'clock in the afternoon, when delegates from tho selves for » shock. Yes, the hand of providence is power which lay dormant in the hands of the Leeds Corn Market Tuesday April 19.—The trades of tie kingdom, aad requestin He thought their pay vvas insufficient to allow of above places are requested to attend." on the glorious cause of Chartism ; and next week * , g the assistance TO THE CHARTISTS OF WARWICKSHIRE supplies of all kinds of Grain to this day 's market of the usembtrs of the Convention in waiting upon them properly performing iheir duty in agitating Chester.—Lectures were delivered last week, on I will astonish you all with a disclosure of the the country. AWpresent ouly three of its members AND WORCESTERSHIRE. Wednesday evening, by Mr. Browning, from Bir- are larger than last week, fine fresh Wheat has the trades of London, that they might be able to kind intentions of our new friends. You will then week's prices, but all other descriptiona hare a glorious procession of the trades on the day Trers actively engaged in our service. It was true mingham ; aiid on Thursday evening, by Mr. Jones. made last partially paid but he thought Brethren,—As there is a deficiency of about £8 find whether or not the watchman has given you have been dull sale and rather lower. ; Barley very the National Petition was presented , and that ulti- the others were only , Loughborough. — Mr. Skevingtoa lectured on Oats Shelling the services of the for the support of Mr. George White, your delegate false intelligence. Yes, I will astonish you. dullv and 1 s. to 2s. per quarter lower. , mately they might attain the Charter. i the country had a claim upon to Convention, we t he Chartists of Birmingham, Monday. Several new members were enrolled. : whole. the , and Beans, little alteration. Mr. O'Connor moved, and -Mr. Lowery seconded a urge upon you tho necessity of immediately sending MoTTRAM ,—Mn- R. Wild lectured on Sunday Faithfully yours, rote of tfcaiks to (he deputation who had ad- 1 Mr. Powell seconded the motion. THE AVERAGE PRICES Or WHEAT FOB THE WEK X ¦ had expressed their opi- your separate quotas to Mr. John Cleave, of evening. dressed them. Carried. , After several members Shoe-lane; or to Mr. J. Follows, Monmouih-street, Feargus O'Connor. ENDiNG APRIL 19, 1842, . Mr. White moved ¦ ' nions, the motion was withdrawn, on consideration Burnley.—A diecussion took place on Monday, , and Mr. Powell seconded that Birmingham , the treasurer for this district. We visit Barnsley, in company with Mr. & deputation of three persons be appointed to wait ; that it would be discussed on the following Thurs- the 11th inst., in the open air, before an assemblage P.S.—I shall Wheat. Barley. Oats. Rye- Beans. Peas. urge you also to expedite the getting in the petition of from four to five thousand people on " The com- Hill, on the very first opportunity. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qr8. Qrs. Qw, on the Trades' Council. day. sheets, in the quickest possible time ; we must not 1034 243 Dr. M'Dousli moved as an amendment, that the j Several notices of motion for the ensuing day were parative mei its of Socialism and Chartism.'' The F. O'C. 2331 ^936 4 25; ¦whole then given ; some petition sheets were received ; fail in this point. disputants wevo Mr. Thomas Tattersall on the part Convc£i:on do meet the trades' delegates on a ; R emember the time is short , the cau se is dear ; £s. d. £a. d. £ B. d. £e.d. £ a. d.:£ s. d. day which should be mutually decided upon. I the Secretary called the roll, and Convention ad- of tha Chartists, an(][ Me. George Edwards on the 3 3 2 110 4 1 1 4| 1 18 3 1 12 9£ 1 13 2| journed nntil the following morning at nine o'clock. England expects every man to do his duty. part of the Socialists. The disqussion occupied to accom- Mr. Morgan William seconded the amendment, ! For John Follows, Treasurer, THE Chartists of London who intend "which was carried by a large majority. j three hours, before one of the most attentive pany the Grand Demonstration to the JSouse of Leebs Cloth Markets.—The Batae Btato of un- ; Your affectionate brother, together ; and at itsdose Monday, 2nd are respectfully certainty and depression which we have noticed Mr. Ridley moved that the Convention lay down E. P. Mead. audiences ever collected Commons, on May , some decided mode of action for the restoration of TREDEGAR.—A public meeting was held here a vote was taken , which was all but unanimous in informed that D. CATER, member of the City of for several weeks still hangs over the staple trade on Monday,for the purpose of explaining the p mici- favour of the Charter. London; locality of the National Charter Association, of this town/ and whatever may be the final effect Frost, Williams, and Jones to their native land. "tne The working men of London were anxious that some ples of the Charter , ott lining signatures to Na- begs to offer to their notice a great quantity of of the ministerial measureH, it is quite clear that tional P< tition, and supporting the Convention. A <£i)arit <3;t %nteVLi&nce Delph Hole, Little Horton —A Committee ause . produce decided mode of action should be adopted for thi; appointed by the Chartists of this locality for ar- splendid Chartist SATIN ROSETTES, with a either those measures or some other c purpose. Their name3 were identified large concourse of people assembled. Mr. VVm. beautiful Green Medallion in the ceiitre, with Gold an unparalelled dullness/ and renders torpid every with the Roseter was called to the chair. Mr. Thomas Da- ranging a tea party, to be held in the Association f the Cloth Halls. cause, and if step3 of some description were not Manchester.—On Sunday morning, the Con- the objeot pi Letters ; moito— ' The People's Charter and No symptom of speonlation. So far of vis ably supported the Charter, hnd concluded by vention Committee assembled at their room in Jer- RoDms, on Monday, the 25th of April, there still continues little doing, taken, they would ba wanting in their -duty to -the which is to -furnish tho room with seats, &o. met on Surrender." Price Sixpence each, or Five Shillings In the warehouses wivea and families moving the following resolution :—" That it is the sey-street, and transacted the business then brought per dozen. One Penny in every Shilling taken to and more hands are employed in manufacturing of these men. meeting that nothing short of the Wednesday evening, at eight o'clock, and agreed Mr. O'Connor seconded the motion. He considered ©pinion of this before them, relative t:> the Petition, &c, and then go to the Executive. than were some short time ago. People's Charter, that is embodied in the National evening, and to sit every thai the following persons should be appointed for that when the history of the present events should be adjounied until Tuesday the sale of tickets : Messrs; Joseph Brook, James To be had at the Political Institute, 55, Old Bedale fortnight Fair, April 19.—Our show written by Petition, can bring permanent gcod government for evening after, so long as the Convention sits. the pen of an impartial historian, the resolution was secouded by Mr. Leathorbarrow, John Woffenden , and Joseph Alder- Bailey ; of Mr. G. Wyatt, 18, Water-lane, Fleet- at this day 's market was very large in all .descrip- foulest blot on the escutchion of the working classes this country." The Brown-street.— On Sunday afternoon last, there , 1. Harrow-squarej Doctors' tions of stock, with plenty of customers, which, Wdi. James, snd ably sopparted l>y Ivlr. J. Bailey 's, son, Bank-street, Bradford; Price of tickets, one street ; and of D. Cater ¦would be the length of time they had allowed the * was a members' meeting in the Brown-street Cliar- shilling. Tea to be on the tablet at five o'clock pre- Commons. caused a brisk market at advanced prices. Beefj den to remain in exile. and carried tmarumoiisly The meeting Tvas further He thought similar Steps and Rees tist Room. Mr. Hargreaves was called to the chair. ciselyJ An early application is requested, as the 6s.- 9d. to 73. 3d. Mutton, clipped , 6d., unclipped 6^d to those taken in the case of the addressed by Messrs. Miles, Gould , , after Dorchestsr labourers Convention was The firtt business brought forward was relative to number is limited. • York Corn Market, April 16:—We have again "would be beneficial. which a resolution to siipport fie the opening of the Carpenters' Hall to-morrow "DR OTHER CHARTISTS,-:At no period since agreed to. A g-> eat number signed the Petition. London.—Chartist Hatters.—At their meeting to report a very small supply of Wheat, and mode- Mr. White supported the motion, and if Mr. (Sunday), the Council Laving taken that building for X) the commencement of our glorious aftitat ion, have other grain. The cold weather is stated Ridley wonld include BIRiaiNGEAM.— Sunday 's Meeting.— A very on Wednesday, after a discussion on tho Tariff and rate of the names of Holberry, the purpose of Sunday 's lectures, in consequence of that it would be un- our united energies been more heeded than at pre- to have affected the young Wheat3, which are Peddie, and Brooke, it would crowded and enthusiastic meeting was held at the Sunday evenings, Income Tax, it was resolved sent; the praiseworthy exertions of our Executive supersede the neces- the crowded state of the rooms on wise and impolitic in the working classes to assist unusually backward in. tMs district.. This, and the sity of a notice of motion he hsd given on that. Chartist Room, in. Aston-street, on Sunday even- owing to the rapid spread of our pnuciples. After a are nearly paralyzsd for want of pecuniary assist- subject- ing ; yir.iLszd in the chair. Mr. Linney addressed in the agitation now attempted to be got up, in improved conditiori of the samples offering here, short discussion, it was resolved that there be only ance, and the funds of the Convention seem to induced the farmers to ask very high prices Mr. William?, coming From the the meeting at some leugth upon the present state two lectures delivered at tho opening, opposition ; and we pledge ourselves, and also re- have same part of the one in the brethren in the country crawl ou at a enaiMike pace ; Beyeral patriotic this morning ; but we cannot quote an advance of country as these men , two of their wives living in of the country. He pointed out cur petition with afternoou , and the other in tke evening. The next commend to our Chartist sacrifices are making in various parts of the country the same town regard to India , and enlarged upon the late disasters not to be led away by the sophistries of any class ; more than I3. per qr. Oats are likewise the turn , could not allow this mot-tun to question discussed was as to who should be appointed will en- by spirited members in business; but still not suf- dearer. Beans and Barley as before. pass without recording his epinions. He was also there. He condemned in strong terras the men to deliver the lectures, every one admitting * 'that but stick firml y to that remedy alone that ficient for the desired object. I hop9 it will not be who had enlisted or volunteered 10 go to India, and and therefore tirely destroy class legislation, which is introduced State of Trade.—The activity displayed by the especially requested by his constituent to solicit the there were likely to be large audiences, People's Charter. £1 thought presumptuous in me proposing a " plan, which attention of the Convention to thi= subject. He mentioned the case of a man who had volunteered, the most prudent to have the beat talent for the occa- in the doeunieni; called the has received the sanction and recommendation of the Liverpool cottou market has hot produced any corre- had also been instructed to call on 3Ir and with whom he (Mr. Linney) had some conver- sion ; and it was subsequently agreed that Mr. D. was voted to the Convention Fund ; also 53. of the sponding animation here ; and no material change . Capper, at Delegate Council. Middlesex County Council, and if properly carried the Home-office , to ascertain the rea?on why Mrs. sation. From his conversation the man seemed Ross, the Lecturer on Elocution, and now Chartist moiety to the out, will, I think, be found nearly adequate to our cau be noted from the state of circumstances exist- '¦ ' ' ' ' " ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ' " ' ¦ : : Jones had not once received a letter from >er hus- tired of his life, and said it did not matt:r whether Lecmrer, should lecture in tho afternoon, and that Tower Hamlets.—It is earnestly requested, that wants. ; . ' . .: ' . " ." . : ing last week. Perhaps, on the whole, there was a band, since his transportation ; the other panics had he died in India or in this country. Mr. William Jones, of Liverpool, and late West persons holding petition sheets will forward them I propose to serve any locality in the Metropolis slightly increased demand for y*rn yesterday, with only received one letter each dnrin? that period. Mr. Ccusai. Meehsg.—This body met at the close Riding Lecturer, should lecture in the evening. to Mr. Drake's, Carpenter's Arms, Brick-Jane, on with GINGER BEER at the usual prices, and of somewhat more of steadiness in prices ; and a few of Williams then detailed the manner in which these of the meeting, to appoint deputations to wait After other business connected with the movement Weduesday, April 20th , at nine o'clock in the even- equal quality, and to make the following allow- the manufacturers ware unwilling to accept the ex- men were now treated. upon the Council of the other localities, in was transacted, the meeting dispersed. ing, a3 they must be sent to tho ConrenMon imme-^ ances :— ceedingly low prices which prevailed the week before. N ot the slightest advance, however, could be obtained Mr. Bairstow was opposed to joining the case of crier that an executive booy might be appointed , to Redfearn-street.—At a public meeting here, on diately. . Common Beer, Id. per Dozen, or Is. per Gross; Holberry and other political prisoners with that of take such measures as any emergency might call ' John Murray per on any article, and prices, both of goods and yarn, Friday evening last, Mr. ia the chair, Stratford and West Ham, Essex.—On Wed- Second Ditto, l^d. Dozen, or Is. 6d. „ continue at the very lowest point ever known— Frost. He thought they would better succeed if the v for, and to act a3 a general bsdy for the town. Mr. James Leach and Mr. William Beesley were Best Ditto...... 2d. per Dozsn, or 2s. „ lad two separate motions. Messrs. Ashton and Welsford were appointed to nesday, April tho U'lij the men of Stratford having Manchester Guardian,of"^ Wednesday. elected as delegates to the Convention in London, room at the Bird, in Hand Soda Water.... 3J. per Dozen, or 3s. „ Mr. Bsesley supported this view of the question. wa:t upon the Steeihaupe Lane Council, and Mr. engaged the immense He haa seen an Mr. Leach, Mr. Beesley, and Mr. Doyle each ad- capable; of holding upwards of one thousand Manchestes Corn Market, SAttfRDAT Aprii; officer of a ship, who represented to Fassell to wah upon the Council at the Black length. Tavern, in the Metropolian Districts there are forty locali- him that Frost was dressed the meeting at some peTsous, atid which was devisely crowded, many 16th.—Without any feeling of aniniatiou in the in ill health, and thought he was Horse, DuddesUm. ties ; allowing each locality to consume half a Gross trade, a steady demand for consumption has taken forgotten by the Chartists. Mr. Dixon, of Wigan , delivered a powerful and standing in the lobbies outside who could not per week, and suppose all at common prices, would, M onday Evsnisg.—Mr. Soar3 delivered a very instructive lecture to the carpenters and joiners of Mr. W ilcox was unanimously off, on arrivalv fresli manufacturedjEnglish Flour afc Mr. Powell believed no men in England felt more gain admittance.. . at one shilling per Gross, make twenty shillings. , and the stock iri first hands consists ihan th^ e men of CoraTrall on this eloquent lecure, at the Chartist Room, in Aston- the National Charter Association, in their Associa- called to the chair ; and Messrs, Sta.llwoodt previous rates subject. They had itreet, on Monday evening, In the Country there are 330 Cities, Towns, &c, chiefly of chambered parcels which have been suf- urged him to press this subject on the attention of the upon the power of tion Room, Carpenters' Hall, oil Friday night, April Ridley, and Powell, members of the Convention, whiohj taken On the average, would consume three Convention. Unions He deal t with tie subjtct in the most mas- 8ih. There will be a lecture c ehvered there every and Mr. Balls, addressed the meeting; and if we may fered to l«e over, and Irish deficient in strength. terly manner, and gave great satisfaction to his Gross per weekv and, at the same rate as above, Oatmeal has been in very limited request, and prices' Mr. Siallivood stated that his- constituents were Friday evening, when all parties are respectfully in- judge from the enthusiasm exhibited , wo have no would make 990 Gross, which at one shilling per interested not only about .Frost and audience. Mr. Linney ako addressed the meeting vited to attend. doubt but that they produced a lasting impression barely supported. The arrivals of Irish Oats ara his companions, upon the propriety of exerting Gross, amount to forty-nine pounds ten shillings, but also for Holberry and the other political themselves energeti- Manchester.—A Mr. Kiniston delivered an ad- on a densely crowded audience. Mr. >-r— moved, large, and of Flour: they are on the increase j those vic- cally in procuring signatures to tho National Peti- and one pound for London , makes fifty pounds ten coastwise or from the interior;are unimportant. At. tims. When at Beverley, he had attempted, but in th dress in the Carpenters' Hall, on Wednesday even- and Mr. Crabfree seconded, the following resolu- BbuhngB per week. tion, and aft'-'.r poiutiu^ out the importance ey tion :— That this meeting, having heard the prin- the^ market this morning there was a very slender Tain, to procure an interview with Peddie. -would bo at the present ing, in support of the Income Tax, and concluded " ThiSj at first sight, may appear startling ; but, Mr. Thomasoa should be most happy to time, sat down amid the y moving a resolution to tho effect that— a re- ciples of the People's Charter eiplaiiiedf hereby attendance a' buycrsj the transactions in all articles . assist in hear:y plaudits of the meeting. b , " bear in mind that one penny packet of Blacking were on the most limited scale, without any change any efforts making for their behalf. turu to direct t axation is a return to sound firtt pledge ourselves individually.'and' collectively to sup^ may last twenty times; a penny bottle of Beer can- Mr. Roberts, in a long and able address, dwelt en Black Horse, Dcddesto.w—The members of principles; that this meeting approves of the charge port the same by every legal mekns in; our power." not possibly last more when in prices* and we repeat nominally the currency of than once. Now^ we this day se'nnight. ¦ • ¦ .. " ' the_ legal point of the question, and thought it would this locality met at the usual hour, at their meeting upon income, and would recommend its adoption, if This was carried unanimously. Mr. Balls ) moved, take the summer months in our averages, the above V . • be imprudent to mix the two questions. room, Mr. Cooper in the chair. The members pre- accompanied by a repeal of all import duties upon and Mr. C/averly secondeo*, the second resolution :— calculation will be fauhd a mere trifle compared to Liverpool Cattle Market, April 18th.—We Mr. Ridley withdrew his motion. sent entered into a discussion of the treatment of the necessaries of life in favour of such cqul tries " Tnat this meeting is of opinion that the the actual conButaption, so. that wo might expect have had a good supply of Beasts at market to-dayi the men, women ' " country Several ethers were also proposed and wiih- , and chiidren, who -worked in mills. as would take our manufactures in exchange, on distress which .prevail! throughout the double or treble the amount if carried out to its but a smaller number of Sheep.an Beef wasin sold from ctrawn. It was clearly shown that, the mill-owners were is attributable to class legislation, and that 6d to 6^d per lb> There was advance the price a fair basis of reciprocity of trade : but that nothing on the can fullest extent. Mr. Bairstow moved, and Mr. Morgan Williams afraid of their dirt y proceedings being brought; to short of an equal representation of the people will the evil attendant present system never Some may say the sacrifice of Mutton, which was eagerly sought after at from li-ht, and that notice ^ is too great for the seconded— was usually given a day before permanently prove a benefit to them." This was be remedied Until tho whole people be fully and profits ; but I say fear not',the increased consumption Zd to 7id per lb: Number of Cattle at market :-^¦ hand to the overlooker, who took care to have all seconded by a gentleman on the platform. An fairly represented in the Commons House of Parlia- Beasts 1,140, Sheep 2 431. ' ".• " That the Convention, appoint a committee of will compensate for the sacrifice, so that a spirit of * ^ traces of misery, poverty, aud dirt, banished for the amendment declaring all remedial measures useless ment we therefore pledge ourselves, individually and emulation, and not monopoly, will bo created in £ve of their body to wait on Sir Frederick Pollock time that the visitors we're there, so that they went collectively,^ to agitate for nothing less than the ;tnd ' without tha Charter was immediately proposed, every town in the empire, and all wiil strive to the Home Secretary, to ascertain their views as-ay full y impressed vrith the comfortable situation seconded , and after some discussion, carried. It whole of the document called the People's Charter." advance the interest of our noble cause. Leeds :— Printed for tbe - Proprietor FEARGflJS .respecting the release of Frost, Williams, and Jones, of the persons they had seen. Mr. Soars read was ako resolved, on the motion of Mr. Tillman, This was unanimously carried. Three cheers were I would also recommend that Beer and Soda O'CONNOR, Esq., of Haminersinith, Countl *ad to take such other eteps on their behaif aa may several extracts from a weekly paper, and the " that for the purpose of shewing to the country that then given for the Charter^ three for the Con- 2» deemed fit." Water, sold at all publio Dinners, Balls, &c, be Middlesex, by JOSHUA HOBSON,rat hie Print meeting separated, highly delighted with the pro- the Chartists as a body are alive to their pledges, vention , and three for Feargus O'Connor. This subject to the same Allowances as the former. Carried, and Messrs. Philp, Williams, Bwrstow, ceedings of the evening. this meeting considers it right to distinctly declare, glorious meeting was the first ever held in this place ; To prevent any collusion or misapplication of the ing OBL