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SATURDAY . A meeting was held this nighi , as announced on Ttrarsdsy , -in the Ihinediii Hall , for the purpose of giving such as tad not previously heard these eloquent « pbolders of J&e tights of nun an opportunity of doing so . It was very well attended . Mr . Ritchie in the « bair . Upon the appearance of the speaker * , they were Kteived with deafening cheers . Dr . M'Docall spoke first After earns remarks ¦^> on the different acts of injustice perpetrated by the lass-legislstors , he touched upon the right of certain individuals to possess the i « mri He acknawledged » r" » t Vksj were in possession of it ; bat who gave them the * % ht ? < ixmd cheers . ) Their ancestor * had no right to do so . Though -we -were to get it back , it -would not be
light for ns to male it over to certain individuals . In doing so , we set ourstlTe * np as dictators to posterity , and assumed the right of acting as their trustees . The present landholders had bo right , from nature , for deingso ; they bad none in reason , and they had none from God . ( Load cheering . ) Had the men thsy were praig from possessed the earth before those of the ¦ working classes , it might furnish some excuse ; but the former could no more haTe existed without the latter than a disease could without the body . ( Hear . ) After some further arguments of a similar sort , he remarked that unless -we could establish the right of man in general to possess the land , we could not establish that tef the Suffrage , or indeed any of their rights . If possession acquired by the sword constituted right , then had
they crery ground to refuse all our demands , and « och possession was the only right theyeould claim to exclusive possession ef the land . ( Cheers . ) The Doctor ridiculed , in a laughable manner , the stupid notion ef birth eoastitating right , and on referring to tie elaim set forth by some members of our Legislature , on Hte ground of their haring been elected , ga-re an Iremorous account of the modest and disinterested manner in which those sapient descendants of the ancient peerage , the Scotch Representative Peers , managed to elect themselves , without any particular peer Toting for himself . His account of tola proceeding nay be thus rendered : —A Toted for B C and D ; B , 'with an equal distrust of his own joining talent * , Toted for A C and D ; C for A B and D ; and DforAB and C Thus showing how a body could fee at the same tone toe representatives and the electors . The Doctor Hun proceeded to show up the doings of another class , whs were as injurious to the best interests of society as
the landholdffm . These were the great capitalists and faetory masters . ( Hear , hear . ) He then adduced sUtiirticn , showing the immense destruction of life in the manufacturing districts , caused by the eon-« taet of these men . ( Hear . ) He gave them at great , leegth , but -we used on ? y mention one as a specimen . In Manchester and Salford , where the factory system is in full operation , the deaths uader five years of age , exceed by almost a third , on the average of a year , the deaths at the same age and in the same period which eecur in Leeds and Birmingham , where it has yet caseely obtained a footing ; although the population in tbe latter places exceed that of the former by nearly H . OOO . The statistics had been drawn up for another acd a different purpose , for the use of annuity and insurance companies , but he having got hold of them would not scruple to use them for the purpose of exyo&ing the murderous tendency of that accursed system . Be then-entered at great length into the lafe-im ^ and revolting scenes that had come before him as a medical
saas , hi consequence of the manner in which females , peculiarly situated , were treated . We should wish to bare given these at some length ; bat this is to be the less regretted , as tbeDoctor stated his intention of circulating ttiem in the shape of tracts . This statement made a deep impression upon the audience , and we bave beard one f them , a member of the Charter Association Com-Jttittee , declare , that of all the tales of horror he had CTer listened to , none had made such an impresj l » n upon him . Hit blood ran cold in his veins , and bis hair stood on-eni at the recital of many of the statements made by the Doctor . Dr . M 'D . then entered » po » the miserable state of the labouring . poor is Bngianri ; many of whose means of support averaged nly twopence farthing a-head for food and clothing ,
and compared it to the income of the idle drones "who live in the aristocratic precincts ef the palace . The Queen , he remarked , got £ 164 17 s . lOd . per * ay , and her ordinary expenses besides , a sum mounting to upwards of « Tenteen thousand and tn hundred times tho amount of these ill-remunerated Working man ! The incomes cf Prince Albert { whose •¦ ly use the Daeto * remarked vu to please her Msjesty , Whe sboald therefore pay him ) , " Old Cain , " Leopold , * he Princjsses , Adelaide , " Old Glory , " the wholesale tctcher , with others of the gang , all underwent a artrt comparison with the rates of wage * in the ^ afferent districts . Tbe Doctor concluded by exhorting tbea to union and organisation . Men , he said , knew »* tixsr 9 wb pvwtr . £ Kk lecJsed to bimi&L sad
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thought ~ m coaid ^ utHa . bat u ^ ^^ a fallaey ^ single drop of water would be looked upon as cc . ofojjaptibk ^ ^ jjy eg , ^ & might produce . One wr joM readily say , " that , at least , can da nothing . && , let him go to the ocean ' s side , upon a stormy day , ¦ when the waves lashed the shore with irresistible power , and thence lean the feroe of cembtnatloo . ( Loudeheers . Mr . Collins then came Cerwsrd . Tbe line ef arjumeat punned » y the Deetor had induced him to alter bit ; he had intended to hare spoken about tbe factory system , bat , would not weaken the Impression whiefa tbe Doctor bad made toy doing « o . While the Doctor was apealtlng . be bad just thought over some casual toplas upon wbkh to . addrees them . Hewae almost disposed , instead of a speech , to give them a sermon ,
—( laughter , )—aad had he done so . his text would hare been " Thou sbslt not kilL" He night show that there were many ways of murder , besides poison , or the knife of the awnwrin If men surrounded an inhabited island , aad prerentod those who lived on it from being supplied with food until they died , these men were murderers . Nay , if they so acted towards them as to shorten their lives , and caused them to die at an earlier period thin they otherwise would , < ttd they not commit , aye , did they not eonunit murder . ( Yes , yes . ) Does it detract from the enormity of the crime that it is done by degrees ? No . Whether life be shortened by withholding preper nourishment , or administering poison , it amounts to the same thing—it is still murder . Mi . Collins then proceeded to apply thtse
remarks ; aad brought home the charge of murder morally , though pethaps not legally , to msay a perton and dan of poswj » , who look upon the sixth commandment m the least likely of the decalogue to rise against them at the day of judgment , and shut them out from the snag comer of Paradise , which they haTe pictured to themselTea as the reward of their "decent , " " respectable , " " pious , " " chari table " conduct here . Can a noun , said Mr . C ., deserve the respect « l society , who can sit at a well-furnished table , in a splendid apartment , with wines , desserts , aad all manner of luxuries ; who would yet bear with Indifference the desolate bedside , tbe sunken eye , the emaciated cheek , aad the worn-out frame of the very individuals whose labour has decorated the apartment
and furnished the luxuries . But such are respected by society , are looked upon as Christians , and will enter the temple of tbe Most Hlgn G ©* , and repeat that he baa made of one flesh all the nations of the earth , while they act such a part to their fellow-men , Mr . Collins then proceeded to comment upon cases of misery and wretchedness that had fallen under bis own eye . He mentioned one ease , in which one hundred and fifty families had been brought to tho workhouse by enactments passed , removing them from a common where they fed geese and poultry . In talking with an old man about a young lad who was transported for stealing a goose from the common , the old man remarked that it was too bad to transport a lad for stealing a goose from the common , while they did nothing to
him who stole the common from the geese . { Cheers . ) Mr . C then made reference to a speech delivered by Mr . John Duncan , the previous night , at Dalkeith , in which he argued that it was unjust to punish men for contravening laws that had been framed by a party who assumed unto themselves tbe power ef dictating to other * -who were without the pale of their constitution . Mr . Collins said that were the Chartist * to constitute themsel-res into a GoTeroment , establish a standing army , aad bring Plain John to trial , Uiey hsd as much right to imprison him for breaking their laws as the Government to which he belongs had for actlDg in a similar manner towards the Chartist leaden ( Loud cheering . ) Mr . CoUins eenclcuded his very excellent speech , amid much applause .
A resolution was then proposed , thanking Messrs . CoUins and M'DouJA for thuir able addrases , and declaratory of their determination to ptraevere in a peaceable manner for the Charter , and pledging themselves to countenance no other agitation whatever . The resolution being seconded , Mr . BoBEKT Douglas , reporter of iheTrue Soottmm , m » ved a long paper , which h « read , as an amendment ; but not being seconded , it fell to the ground . The Chairmak contradicted in the most unqualified manner a statement which appeared in the Chartist print ia -this city , estimating the number present the previous nigbt at 7001
The meeting than dispersed , much gratified by the splendid addressee which had been delivered , after a vote of thanks to the Chairman , and three cheers for Mr . O'Connor and tbe other imprisoned patritts .
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COLLINS AJTD M'POP ALL AT ssPi ft 3 Lfitssssj s » JL stT »] Then two distinguished patriots visited this Toryridden locality on Friday evening , and were conducted in triumphant procession into the town . About a mile from Dalkeith , the carriage , containing the two patriots and their wives , were met by the trades in procession , with flags , banners , and music . It being dusk , torches were lighted ia front of the carriage , and the procession marched through the town with the band playing " See the Conquering Hero comes ; " and when in front of the Duke ' s gate ( Buccleugh three deafening cheers were given for the Charter . Here we were much struck by the conduct of some youths , who , in order to show their zeal in the cause , thrust their heads through the railing of the Duke ' s gate , calling out , " The Charter fer ever . " The procession then went through the main street to the White Hart Inn , where a splendid soiree was serfed up ia the large Room , which is capable of holding four hundred
persons . The Boom was elegantly flttei up for the occasion ; the platform being covered with a canopy , three torches in front , decked out with bay le&Tes , and a large thistle on each side ; on the top of the centre torch was suspended a plate of the Convention ; on the left , a portrait of M'Douall ; and on the right , a portrait of CoUins . orer the front of the platform were hung two banners with mottos ; the one , "Collins , the peoples friend ; " on the other " M'Douall , the tyrant ' s foe ; " on the wall to the right of the speakers husg a large flag , figure , a bundle of rods , motto , " unioa is strength ; " plate of Oastler decked vrith fiowera , firing the chair , and at the extreme of the Hall was a rich white flag with a beautiful centre , two thistles , motto , " He that treadeth on the thistle shall not go unpunished . " Tbe left side of the room was decked out with bay leaTes and evergreens , portraits of Henry Vincent , and Robert Emmett , the Irish patriot .
The Hall was completely filled when the patriots entered the room ; they were received with tremendous applause , tbe whole company rising to their feet , cheering aad waving handkerchiefs , and Qieband playing a merry peaL After they had taken their seat * and silence restored , Mr . POTTER , Who occupied the chair , rose and asked the blessing , after which , the company were supplied with tea . That part of the Business being over , The CHA . IBMA * rose and said , —Ladies and Gentlemen , I rise to introduce to you two noble patriots , who have lately been relieved from the paws of the lion and the bear . ( Loud cheers . ) They hare suffered much in
the cause of the people , but nothing daunted , they are still holding on in ttdr bright career . ( Cheers . | My br ethren , may I ask , what has become of those who were to be found in the ranks of tho people in the agitation of 1835 ? Do they think the Bouse of Commons pure enough , although the / y refused to pay any attention to thtir own petition ftf ? a repeal of ttje Corn Laws . They al « o tell us that tho Reform Bill is a final measure ; but that Baying shall yet be held up to public scorn . ( Cheers . ) It has been iny lot t « introduce to Dalkeith two as worthy patriots as ever entered the town . ( Cheers . ) The Whigs will say here , you forgot Eirl Grey . No ; but it is not to men of rank or title thm we p 3 y honour or respect , unless accompanied with virtae and moral worth . ( Cheers . )
• ' Honour and shame from no condition rise , Act well your part—there all the honour lies . " The Chairman concluded amid much cheering . Air— " Stots wha hae . " Mr . W . Taylor then rose to present an address to Mr . Collins and Dr . MtDoualL He said—Ladies and Gentlemen , —When relieved for a little from the trials and turmoils ef life , ar we wander into the fields of literature , and meet with the noble Tell and the philanthropist Howard ;—( cheers )—but we who are here do not need to wander into the history of the past to meet with something to call forth our admiration and respect : we have here living Bpecimenj of grandeur—( cheers)—men who have registered in heaven their determiaation to live for freedom . Mr . Taylor concluded a very flowery speech , amid much applause , by reading and presenting a poetical address to tbe two patriots , Mr . CoUins and Dr . M'DoualL
Mr . John Stewart , of Loswade , briefly addressed the meeting in a spirit-stirring manner , which called forth repeated applause .
— "Rule Britannia . " Dr . M'DorALi . then rose , but the cheering was such , that it was some time before he could get a word spoke . When the cheering had subsided , he said—Chairman , Bister and brother Chartists , I feel myself peculiarly honoured . It has been my let to meet friends in many places , but never before in a procession having to pass the palace of a duke . But , although 1 remember the time when tbe name of king , duke , or priest would have called forth the enthusiasm of tbe people—( hear , hear)—but what a change , when neither priest , duke , nor king can call forth your approbation . ( Loud cheers . ) I rejoice at the change that has taken place in the minds of my countrymen ; it shews that the Charter thallyet be triumphant . ( Loud cheers . ) I did not expect to find so many physical-force men in
Dalkeith . <; Laughter . ) My mind has always been governed by my reason ; but I did not expect that the tools of the aristocracy would have come forward to fchew their physical strength by casting stones and mud against the door of this meeting . These are surely physical-force arguments . ( Cheers and laughter . ) This is a new feature in the movement , that we should meet here in a moral-force meeting , and that the aristocracy sljould . come forward , aad ihow their physical force by offering to fight ( Benewed laughter . ) The time has gone by , although it be in the mind of us all , that working men could not ecme forward to a meeting snch as this ; but now they come forward and demand a vote for every man—( cheers )—and although they were opposed to a physical-force Government , and the power of kings aad priest *—although this be the case , I am still determined to have a vote for rrerjr saae , asd if
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labour Is not to be protected , neither shall property ( Tremendous cheering . ) Re ^ ember'ttaat altbMg | n » Qfi are tyrannised over , that tin God ¦ of " Heaver ^ fieveV intended that working men should toll for aHifce rest No , friends , He says in His Book , that the Iftnd&lonfg to the working men . That book says that Jrimutstneat our bread- ' by the sweat of our face ; butTt Ji Jet imposed that yon shall toil and aweat , and tUl the land , and after jwx tare done ip . you aboold be sent to a comer' of that vineyard , by * rich landlord r How i » it tb > t the Word of Qo 3 should have been violated , and that those who make an the goods saould not have aav ? But , I seek not to disturb the property of the rich—a division in the present state of society would be of no use—the
drunken man would toon give it up to tbe . sober man—tbe simple man to the conning man—the Weak to tbe strong , and so on . ( Hear , and cheers . ) But , while yon are content to allow all tbe property to rraain in those hands who save it , you must rtlll strive to secure the political rights of the nation . But , if they are determined that we shall not have our rights , then let there be no peace to the palace . ( Tremendous cheert . ) I am proud to see my fellowcountrymen coming forward to demand their rights . I rejoice more to see the religious feeling of my countrymen engaged in this movement . I rejoice that the ancient feeling of my countrymen is aroused , carrying forward the glorious cause . ( Deafening cheers . ) 'tho Chairman alluded to my sufferings in Chester Castle
and to tbe conduct ot the auttrorttiea in preventing me from addressing a meeting ; but I did get a meeting , and a great meeting fa Chester , and if they did put down that meeting , they only sent the men home to curse the powers that did so . The shopkeepers were anxious to beat me , and , I am of opinion that the authorities did more good to the cause in that town , than I could have done by holding twenty meetings . ( Cheers . ) The Doctor , | n « most humourous manner , commented upon the early intelligence of the law makers of this country , and coneluded by telling the men of Dalkeith , it would be their duty never to see the banners ef Chartism trailing upon the ground , but to boar it triumpbuUly through the land , and sat down amidst reiterated applauses .
Band— " Scottish Heroes . " Song—By Mr . Robertson . A collation of fruits . The Chaibman then introduced Mr . Collins to the meeting , who was received with such a round of applause as made tbe whole building shake . When quietness had been restored , Mr . Collins said , Chairman , sisters , and brothers . I feel highly gratified at tbe reception which you have given me ; I can only attribute It to the love you bear to the cause , and your determination to be free . ( Cheers . ) YourChainnan , at the outset , told you of those who were in tbe cause In 1832 -, we were then the entire intelligence and support of the state , but now that we have set up on ovur own account , we have lost all
our intelligence , and are so completely ignorant , that we cannot be trusted with the management of our own ftfiairs . 1 Laughter , and cheers . ) This puts me in mind of the fable of the wolf , who , passing a cottage door , and seeing the light , put his head in and saw a set of fellows ata capital feast Well , says the wolf , What a devil of a row these fellows would have kicked np , if they bad caught me at each & feast" ( Laughter . ) Well , this is just the way with these , our rulers , when we seek our rights , they kick up a devil ef a row . ( Laughter , and cheers . ) We find that our rulers are not tbe wisest part of the community , and their enactments are a proof of this . In 1815 , tbe House of Commons appointed a committee to enquire into the distress of tbe agricultural districts ; that Committee
came to the very wise conclusion , that the abundant harrest was tbe causa , as there was too much corn , and few mouths . ( Laughter . ) About the same time , another Committee was appointed to enquire into the distress in tbe manufacturing districts , and tbe conclusion which that sapient body came to was , that , instead of two much corn there was too many mouths , and offered a premium for emigration . ( Hear , bear . ) There is wisdom 2 Down on your knees then , you igneraat men , and 'worship persons as give such proofs of their intelligence . ( Cheers and laughter . ) The Scriptures say , that the gleanings of the fields were to be left to the widow and the stranger ; but those holy precepts are sll violated now , and the religious teachers of tbe people seem not to comprehend
such passages of Scripture . ( Hear . ) It is strange that those whe produce all the wealth should be poor . ' I know that there will always be poor , because riches and poor are comparative terms . ( Cheers . ) If the working men will act unitedly , they will soon find that they have influence , and that they will progress . He , whose mighty mind measured the distance of the planets , was once a child ; the huge tree , once a sappling ; tbe lion , once a cub ; and we will progress , and have progressed so , that we have a knowledge of our rights , and we will not be content without them . ( Cheer * . ) We teld you when we came to Scotland , that we bad made a little snow ball on one of your hills , and would roll it on towards London , and that some day or other , we would roll it against tbe door of
8 t Stephens . { Cheers . ) It is rolling now , and you have given it a helping hand this day in Dalkeith ; in order to put down Chartism three hundred Chartists bare been imprisoned , and more the cry is got up for moderate reform , such as Household Suffrage , were a judge to ray to a thief , when passing sentence upon him , Sir , take care that this punishment be the mease of improving your after life , bufc , if the thief was to say , you know I cannot become honest all at once , but I will become moderately hoDest I will only steal ft shilling this week , a sixpence less tbe week following , and so on . ( Laughter , and cheers . ) That is moderate Reform . ( Cheers . ) It is said that the Scetch are cool
and calculating ; but once their minds are made up upon the justice of their claims , no more caution , but go forward ; and , from tbe spirit that I have seen displayed at the various meetings I have been at , I am csnvinced that the Charter must soon be trinmphant ( Cheers . ) In Greenock , Vale of Leven , Glasgow , and Edinburgh , the spirit is the same ; and in Dalkelth , it ia nothing behind ; and when the people are determined to be free , we must soon be emancipated . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Collins gave a long account of the distress existing among the people , and concluded a most powerful address , amidst enthusiastic applause . Band— " A man ' s a man for a * that "
Mr . J . Duncan being calld upon , briefly addressed the meeting in a speech of sound argument Band— " The Campbells are coming . " Messrs . Blair , Gibson , and Thompson sung in a masterly manner the glee entitled "All ' s wolL " Tbe meeting , after giving three hearty cheers for the Charter , O'Connor , and the imprisoned patriots , a vote of thanks to the chairman , the meeting broke np , highly gratified .
Collins And M'Douall In Bathgate
COLLINS AND M'DOUALL IN BATHGATE
Monday morning , about ten o ' clock , Mr . Collins arrived in Linlitbgow , by the canal boat , Dr . M'Douall , being nearly knocked up , did not leaTe Edinburgh by the same conveyance as Mr . Collins . On the arrival of the boat , a crowd was In waiting -, and when Mr . Collins made his appearance , he was received with a loud hurrah . Mr . Collins then walked on to the Black Bull , where , after breakfasting , he started in a chariot fr » m Batbgate , accompanied by a deputation of the men of Linlithgow ; when they had got within about three miles and a half of Bathgate , they were met by a deputation from Bathgate with banners and music : here
the two deputations joined , gave three hearty cheers , ¦ which made the hills and woods to ring , and then marched on for Bathgate , where they arrived about half-past one o ' clock . In about an hour afterwards , a number of individuals sat down to a most excellent dinner , Mr . Grosset , from Linlitbgow , in tbe chair , supported on the right by Mr . Collins , and on the left by Mr . White ; grace being said by the croupier , the work of mastication commenced , and ample justice was done to the viands , which certainly reflected the highest credit upon Mrs . Black , who was the provider . The cloth being withdrawn ,
The Chairman rose and gave as a toast , "The people , the source of all power . " Mr . BDNCAN responded to tbe toast The Chairman then gave— " The health of Ms . Jonn Collins , the undaunted advocate of the people ' s rights . " Mr . Collins then rose , and was received with thundering applause . He began by observing that it was necessary to inquire who are the people , in order to understand what la the only source of all power . The aristocracy gay they are the people , and the middle classes say they are the people . ( Cheers and laughter . )
What have the middle classes done for the people ? It is said that they possess all the power as a political party : if they do , they have done nothing for the benefit of the couutry ; they have ever treated us with coatempt , and would not listen to our petitions . It is all nonsense to say that a man is free to choose a representative , when the circle is circumscribed from whence the men are to be chosen who are to be representatives ( Hear , and cheers . ) I wish to see the people contending peaceably , energetically , and determinedly for their rights . ( Loudcheers . ) Mr . Collins spoke at some length illustrating his position with a variety of almilies , and sat down amidst prolonged applause .
The Chairman then gave— - The health of Mr George White , " which was met by a hearty round of applause . Mr . White rose and said—Mr . Chairman , and Brother Radicals , all my speeches axe just a sort of fireside chit chat . ( Laughter . ) It requires no argument to show that we are not in the condition which we ought to be . When w « see an aristocrat going * aloBg our streets , with five-or six hundred pounds in his pocket , without doing any work , and the working man , after all his toil , geing without a penny in bis pocket When coming along this morning , I \ rM filled with admiration , when I beheld the bounties of Heaven beaming in the fields , and the reaper clad inragE . ( Hear . ) Is there a working man who can see UJb , and content himself by raying , I am just in the place where I ought to be ? When I see a great fat man going along tbe streets , I say , " You big fat fellow , you have been eating that lean fellow ' s JMl " ( Laughter , and cheers . ) Ja 7 The company then joined in procession , and msStta to the Relief Meeting House , where « . public tne ^ K had been called . As soon as tbe doon were thJK opes , tbe boose , wbkfa is pieifcy Jftfge , was vfi fll ' -fdj ' . ' '•¦
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Mr . GOS 8 KT was again . ealMd to the chair , who , ¦ Her'f te ^ Jd 4 tcj 9 tta temartb , introduced Mr . GEogGE White , who was receiTed-with loud applause . Mr . W . said that tho&e classes who . took all the $ o 4 d thttghof i | ds nfe to ^ emaeivesi said thai the cause of tho mrsery among the working classes arose from the ; iafit , ; jlns * ^ ^ Cteator had £ ot male abundance for all mankind—( hear )—and that there was not work for all . What , dont you seeplentyof shoemakers fotngabouk idle , and many ; iq < sn barefooted—dp you not « M | me * going about witk their coats torn , and some with scarcely a coat at all . and a great many tailors without any employment whatever r ( Cheers . ) If the people would unite , we should have the Charter before a year . I have suffered six month Imprisonment , and I am ready to suffer again in tbe isame cause . Mr . White retired amid much cheering . ,
Mr . Collins next rose , and was greeted with trenumflthis applause . He said be should not address himself to the feelings or the passions of bis audience , but would endeavour to recommend himself to their attention , by addressing himself to their judgment ( Cheers . ) Some of the speakers had pointed to a time when no Govsrsment existed . It was easy to point to such a period as this ; then , all lived by the chase , and bad their equal right to fish and to fo wL Governments were formed for common protection , to prevent the strong man from cheating the weak , and the cunning from defrauding the simple . ( Cheers . ) But the moment that those appointed to govern took tbe advantage of their situation to rob or plunder any portion of the people , then there was an end to confidence and the
social compact was dissolved . ( Cheer *) Mr . C . then brought under the notice of the meeting tbe immense and wasteful expenditure of the prownt system , ^ he Queen had £ 50 , 000 for her privy purse , independent of the Lord Chamberlain ' s salary , and other officers of the royal household ( shame , shame ) , and £ 104 every day to Prince Albert , as a plaything to her . ( Laughter . ) The Bishop of Canterbury has £ 52 10 s . on every day , and has scarcely any duties to perform . He ( Mr . CoUins ) thought such salaries were far too high when the industrious classes were in such a state of poverty . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . C . then brought a rich field of humour and anecdote to illustrate the justice of the Chartist principles , which produced a marked effect upon bis audience , and concluded a long and powerful speech amid deafen ing applause .
Mr . J . Duncan was next called upon to address the meeting , which he did in on animated manner , and frequently called forth the plaudits of the meeting . After a veto of thanks to the Chairman , the meeting separated , to prepare for the soiree io the evening .
THE SOIREE Took place in the largest room that could be had In the town , and such was the enthusiasm of the people , that the door was scarcely opened , when the rush for seats was so great , that In a short time tbe ball W 88 completely crowded . The chair being taken , and the eatables disposed of , addresses were then presented to Dr . M'Douall , ( who had by this time arrived ) Mr . Collins , and Mr . White . Dr . M'Douall addressed the meeting in a speech of great power , pointing out the condition of the handloom weavers , and contending boldly for the whole rights of the people .
Messrs . White . Collins , and Duncan severally addressed the meeting . The meeting was occupied until about ten o ' clock with speeches , songs , and recitations , when tbe forma were removed from tbe middle of the room , and the younger portions of the audience commenced dancing . The hilarity was kept up to an early hour in the morning .
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FROM OUR LONDON CORSESPONDENT , London , Wednesday Evening , Sept . 30 / A , Quarter to Seven . Election op Loan Mayor . —The citizens are all in a ferment , with their respective candidates fur the civic chair . The poll will laat six days longer , and it is very doubtful whether Alderman Harmer will be successful . Tory gold ia aaid to be flying about , with a profusion tbat shews the contest is looked upon as a vital party measure . The numbers at the close of the poll , at four o ' clock to-day , were—Aldtrman Pirie 1 , 351 Alderman Johnson 1 , 240 Alderman Harmer 1 , 138
CHARTIST MEETING IN FINSBURY . On Monday evening last , a public meeting of the Radicals of Fitubury , convened by advertisement , was held at the Clerkenwell Lecture Rooms , "to congratulate their fellow-labourers on the present favourable aspect of the cause of the People ' s Charter , " Mr . Spurr was voted to the Chair ; and alter explaining tbe object of the meeting , Mr . BALLS rose to propose the first resolution : —• " That this meeting congratulates the toiling millions of England , Scotland , and Wales , on the rapid progression of Chartism , and the successful results of the National Charter Association ; and pledges itself never to suffer publio agitation to slumber until the glorious principles of the People ' s Charter shall be engraved on tbe pillars of the British Constitution . "
The speaker observed , that a twelvemonth ago , the Whigs were congratulating themselves on having , as they thought , put down Chartism ; and Plain John was sent to Scotland to proclaim that Chartism was dead ; but it had only been sleeping , and was arising frem its slumbers in a way that would put an end to tbe power which bad been so cruelly and oppressively exercised against it Bab . Macaulay bad said in the House of Commons that two such victories as the Reform Bill were too much for a life-time ; but he ( Mr . Balls ) denied that the Reform Bill was any victory to tbe peeple—( hear , hear );—it vras merely a triumph of ope base faction over another ; though he hoped the next victory would be that of the people over both those
factions . ( Cheers . ) In order to accomplish we must unite—and , mora than this , we must be sober ; he was rejoiced to see tho baneful monster , intemperance , flying from the land . Let the people only turn in earnest from drinking to thinking , and they would speedily be free . Mr . Balis next referred to the plan recommended by the delegates at Manchester ; and , as petitioning bad been proposed , he urged them to follow it out in earnest ; let every man individually send a petition to the House of Commons , preparatory to the next Session ; and he hoped every class-leader would see that each man in his class had his petition ready , not only for the suffrage , but for
the restoration of tbe Welsh martyrs , Frost , Williams , and Jones ( immense cheering ); they might , with a little exertion , pour Into the House of Commons two or three thousand petitions every day during the next Session , and this would compel them to listen to their demands . ( Hear . ) The people in various parts of the globe are struggling for liberty : let not Englishmen be backward in the struggle for freedom . ( Hear , hear . ) The Charter was the only radical cure for tbe ills of the country ; it was the most speedy means to repeal the Corn Laws , to release Thorogood from his coll , to abolish church-rates , to repeal the God-defying New Poor Law , and to obtain real and substantial justice for Ireland . In short ,
" To this complexion all must come at last " The speaker concluded by detailing the horrible manner in which the Indian people are treated by tbe British Government ; and called upon the people to adopt as their motto— 44 Peace , Sobriety , Order , Universal Suffrage , and No Surrender . " Mr . Peat rose , amid loud cheers , to second the resolution . He hoped tho working classes would not join in the cry for Household Suffrage , as that measure would enfranchise the ignorant agricultural labourers , and exclude all tho intelligent lodgers in tke manufacturing towns . ( Hear . ) He exhorted them to agitate for no other measure than the Charter . Tbe speaker proceeded to make some admirable observations on the plan of
organisation proposed by Messrs . Lovett and Collins , and concluded a forcible speech by seconding the resolution . Mr . Cameron , in supporting the resolution , congratulated the meeting on the growth of public opinion . In favour of Chartism . The leaders hod . become more cautious , less violent , more constitutional , and perhaps more loyal . He recommended the people hot to overrate their own power , or to feel too confident in their own security , for be assured the enemy will give no quarters . ( Hear , hear . ) The more formidable Chartism may become—the more rigorous will be the means to suppress it If the people did not perform their publie duty , they bad no right to complain of the Government The people frequently complained of great
wrongs ; yet they themselves were tho means of perpetrating them . No system of plunder was more loudly COBplained of than the abomination of Church-rates ; yeUhere was a great cry raised for Church Extension . We have plenty more new churches in progress ; plenty of dupes will be found to fill thorn—yet John TLorogood has been imprisoned for nearly two years fol refusing to pay 5 s . 6 d ., demanded for Church-rates , and still continues the inmate ot his dungeon . ( Shame , sbjme . ) The Chartists have been charged with having hostile feelings towards their middle class brethren . N « such thing * we would wish to co-operate with them , but they will not meet us on equal terms , and we never will consent to compromise our principles . The more he ( Mr . C . ) thought of the Reform Bill , themore be saw through its humbug and delusion . The professed object of that measure was to call 500 , 000 middle-class men Into
pcJitlcal existence . The middle classes were the most politically ignorant of any portion of the community ; and their ignorance sufficiently accounts for their total indifference to the welfare of the working classes , "I nerer trouble my bead about politics , " says the fleecing ani enfranchised shopocrat , which is a very familiar prkif of his ignorance . ( Cheers . ) The votes of this ner creation are worth nothing to the toiling millions , bocause they ore held in obedience to their landlords Kni customers . He really believed that not more than on « of their votes out of forty was the result of an hoiest and independent conviction . Friends of freedom , wemnst have no false props , but depend on ourselves alole . Our objects are so noble—our principles so sacked—that all opposition must ultimately yield to the poring strength of our cause . ( Great and aontinned applause . )
Tho resolution was carried unanimously . A vote ef thaiks was passed to the Chairman , and the meeting dkoived .
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Suicidb . —At Blaokfriara-bridge i last night , between eleven and twelve o ' clock , ft respectably dressed man , apparently about forty years of age , threw himself into the river , from the gtepa •* the city side of Bluckfriars-hridge . The Nblbom Monument . —The foundation stone ( weighing five tons ) was laid this afternooM . Toe cetemoay was quite private . ; - f , ; ' 7 : ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . ' ;' Atrocious Case of STABmiq . —Last night , between nine W 4 tfin o ' clock , an atrocious « ws of siabbink occurred at the York and Albion Tavern .
RegBnt ' 0-pa > k . A labourer * named William Noicea , who wag soniewBat , intoxicated , was sitting in the Up-room dosing , the ;< waiter , William Metcalfe , who had joat Hithteds . Bplint for one of the customers , jokingly placed it . against Noices ' s hand , when he jumped up , and , drawing a clasp-knife , opened it , and plunged it into the belly of the unfortunate man ; a surgeon waff instantly in attendance , but such is the nature of the wound , that it is expeoted he cannot survive many hours . Noice ia now in ciwtody .
Alarming Firb . —Shortly before one o ' clock this morning the extensive factory of Messrs . Richards and Taylor , wadding manufacturers , in James-street , Camber well , was discovered to be on fire . In a very short time tbe engines from the Southwark and Waterloo Road , followed by the County and Wert at England , was on the spot ; but the exertions of the firemen were almost rendered useless , as there was no water , except what was taken out of a ditch near tile premises It was nearly four o ' clock , before the flames were got under . The damage is estimated at abeut £ 800 , and neither the stock or premises are insured . The workmen did not leave the premises until twelve o ' clock last night , and the cause of the fire is at present ' unknown . . ¦ : .. . ' ' , - .. . . ' . ¦ , ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ .
Fatal Accident on the River . —This morning , between eight and nine o ' clock , a boat , containing three youths , was upset nearly opposite Lambeth Palace , and / melancholy to relate , two out of the number met with a watery grave . Tbe survivor was picked up by a , fisherman . It is really high time that some stops were taken by tbe Government to prevent the owners of feoata from letting them out to inexperienced persons . The names of tbe deceased persona are Jameson and Rogers , aged twelve and fourteen yean .
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HUDDEESFIELD . Court House . —On Tuesday , at the Court House , Allen Crow , a weaver , of Hew Green , was broueht up before J . Walker , and T . Starkey , Esqrs ., on the information of James Harrison , a common informer , for Belling embezzled worsted waste , The case was gone into at great length , and it was proved by the master that he authorised him to sell it . The magistrates were , however , determined to convict , and tbe case was bound over to the next Leeds Sessions , thus encouraging such villains as this common informer , whose character ia of the blackest description . The inhabitants of the districts must beware of him , for he is prowling about , supported by a olique who discards honour or honesty , and would deprive those whom villany can entrap of every advantage of justice , and even existence . -
Robberies . —On Friday night , between the hours of ten and eleven o ' clock , some person , or persons , entered the shop of Mr . Bennington , grocer by way of the cellar , and took the cash-box , containing about £ 150 , with which they got clear off . David Berry , a person employed in the warehouse , has been arrested on suspicion , and ia still in custody . His examination should have come on on Tuesday , but did not ; and ho still remains in confinement . Several rumours are afloat that he is innocent , and that the box might soon be found if trade was brisk . Another robbery took place , at the Boot and Shoe Inn , on Tuesday afternoon . A box was left in the possession of the landlord , containing some money and clothes , which was took away , and has not yet been heard of .
CLAVTOKt RATE-PArBRs' Meeting—On Friday , a public meeting of the rate-payers of the above township was held in the General Baptist School Room , Queenshead , Clayton , for the purpose of nominating constables for the enBuing year . After a great deal of altercation , Mr . James Wilkinson , manufacturer , was called upon to preside . After the Chairman had read the Hotice to tho meeting , Mr . F . Fletcher , farmer , inquired if any rate-payer had any complaint to make against any of the present
constables . No complaint being made , Mr . Daniel Briggs and Mr . Jeremiah Briggs were severally proposed and seconded . At thiB stage of the business , a number of the rabble set two dogs fighting , which caused a great many of the respectable rate-payers to leave the room . As soon as order could be restored , the Chairman said he would vacate the chair , for suoh proceedings ho never before witnessed . Mr . Daniel Briggs was eventually elected , having twenty-two , and Mr . J . Briggs twenty-one votes , Thaaks Were then given to the Chairman , and ono of the most noisy meetings ever held in due above town separated .
MANCHESTER . Lectures . —On Sunday evening the Association Room was crammed to suffocation with both men and women , to hear Mr . Leech lecture . The Chairman ( Mr . Wheeler ) before the lecture commenced said , that he bad received two letters from Feargus O'Connor , Which he would read , both of which called forth a general dapping of hands . The latter said that he ( the Chairman ) must draw . £ 20 on his behalf , to be given to tbe Victim Fund , and if they wanted mow , they must only let him know , and they should have more . He ( the Chairman ) said tbat Mr . O'Connor said that he would trouble him with another letter , but he told him that it was not the least trouble to him , but rather a pleasure . Mr . Tillman has delivered a lecture at Brownstreet , and Mr . Cbappell at Stockport Tbe despised Chartists of this district appear to be animated with
fresh vigour , and no stone is left unturned which is is likely to promote sobriety or information . On Saturday evening there is to bo a grand festival at Brownstreet , to honour two victims who have lately come from the Whig dungeons—Mr . Davidson and Mr . Kay . The latter was , on Sunday evening , introduced to the meeting , and his first sentence was , that if the Whigs thought that they had driven the spirit of Chartism out of his mind , they were very much mistaken , for it was quite the contrary . The whole of the company , who knew him before , said that if he bod been at a college he could not have improved faster . Tbe Chartist and Democratic Journal is spreading like wildfire . So great was the demand for this small tract , that many dozens were sold on Sunday , aud one man sold no less than fifty dozen on Monday at the room . On Sunday evening £ 1 2 a . 8 i was collected , amd 5 s . 8 d > for forms . Thiity-eight members were added . ¦'¦ ¦
South Lancashire Delegate Meeting . —At a meeting of the Central Committee , held Ia the Charter Association Room , in Tib- * treet , Manohester » en Wednesday evening , September 30 , 1846 , it %£ i '' agreed that a meeting of tbedelegatesfor &wslh fJnewHrt be convened for Bundar » October IVriSAQ . a ^ thjijQoiB mittee Boon ; No . » , Whlttfc . fltreet . Mairi M ** veiy Uipflrtt ^ bwiMaa W . ^ suih , Be * " \ "
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WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET . ( BY EXPRKSS . ) Friday , October 2 .-4 Jur arrivals of Wheat a » large ; the trade is slow , and prices must be quoted fully Is . lower for both old and new . Barley ii inquired for and brings full prices . Oats and Shelling are steady . Beans as before . Leeds Corn Mabkkt * Tuesday , Sept . 29 . —fht arrival of Wheat to-day is again large . Oats sad Barley larger than last week . The best new Wheat his been & . per quarter , other descriptions 2 t . to Ssv Bit quarter lower ; Old has been rather lower arley has not been quite so well fold . Oats kav « been jd . per stone , and Shelling Is . to 2 s . per load lower . Beans little alteration .
Leeds Cloth Markets . —There is rather mow business doing , both in the Cloth Halls and war « - houses ; on Tuesday , the market was what may bV considered fair , in comparison to some that we Lava lately had , and the stocks at the Halls are rating lees . ¦ - ,.. . . ' ¦¦¦'¦ ¦ . '"¦ ¦ " . ' - / ¦ "" Hvdpebsfielb Cloth Mahket , Sept . 29 . —One market to-day has been much the same as last week ; little business was transacted at the Cloth * hall , and only few orders were received in the warehouses , except for pilot and heavy good * . Prices are still low , and the manufacturers continue to complain . The stocks on hand are not large * but are quite above the demand . ^ The wool market still continues fiat , and few pales are effected . Prices remain tbe same as for some Weeks put * Stocks m the warehouses are light , ¦
Rochdale Wool Market , Monday , Sep ^ . 28 . r-To-day bar market baa been rather more gloomy than the last two or three weeks past . Purohasera are wishful to give less for ^ oods than they hav * given , bat the attempt is resisted by the mauofaa turers . The sales to-day are not so large as « n several former market days . Wools and Oils an not much altered either in price or demand * Darlington Cobn Market , Monday , Sept . 28 . — We bad a good supply of Wheat sold at from 16 « . 6 d . to 17 s . per boll . ^
York Cobn Mabket , September 26 th . —The weather for the past week has been most unfavourable for securing the remainder of tbe crops , and \ r » tan soiTv to hear that in a many districts well nigh tha Whole of the spring wheat is yet out . At to-day ' s market the supply of grain U much smaller ; new wheat , ia condition , is in demand , at about the rates of last week . Good barley fully as dear : common samples rather lower , Oats have declined Jdtold per stone . Richmond Cobn Market , Saturday , Sept . 26 . — We had a tolerable supply of Grain in oar market to-day . Wheat Bold from 7 a / to 9 » . 6 d ; Oats 3 s . t » 4 a . 6 d ; Barley is . 6 d . to 69 . ; Beans 6 s . to 6 a . 6 d . pee bushel . ¦
Manchester Cattle Market , Wednesbay , Sept . 30 . —The shew of stock was not so good to-day as > on this day week , but still quite sufficient for tka wants of the trade . The best beef found ready buyers at 6 d . to 6 $ d . ; middling , o ^ d . to id ., and inferior 4 d . to 5 d . Prime mutton ready sale at 6 id . to 7 d . ; middling , 6 d . to 6 £ d ., and ewes fid . to 64 , The lamb season is nearly over , but the few at market realised 7 d . per lb . sinking the efiki . Nothing but a few inferior beasts and sheep wer # left unsold . Newcastle Cobn Mabket , Sbpt . 26 . —We have a fair arrival of Wheat and Flour from the South , and several new cargoes of Wheat are in from abroad . At to-day ' s market there was a good sap . ply of Wheat from the farmers , chiefly new , great part ef which was iu very soft condition ; good dry samples were in fair request aV fully the rates of
last week , nor could other descriptions be bought oa lower terms . A good business was do&e in ship and granaried Wheats , both English and foreign tho value of which was firmly maintained . There is- little demand for malting Barley yet : a sample of Norfolk was shown to-day , tor which 42 a per qr was asked . In Rye , Beane , or Peas , little passing , at lato prices . The country supply of Oats wag only moderate this morning , and sales of both old and new were effected at little variation from oue last currency . With the exception of Tuesday and Wednesday , the weather has ' wen . pretty good , butthe heavy rains on those days prevented almost any progress being made in bousing the creps this lasfr week , and to-day it has set ia wot . Iu this and the adjoining counties , late as it is , little above onethird of the crops have been secured—certainly not one-half , and a good deal of the spring-sown Wheats are yet in a green state .
Liverpool Cattle Market , Monday , Sept . 2 f « —The number of Beasts to-day has oeeu somewhat about the same as that of last week , but of Sheep there has been a considerable decrease , and th » quality on the average , of both Beasts and Sheep * , was middling . The market was tolerably wel attended , but stock was not in good demand ; consequently there was a good few middling aa well aft ordinary Beasts and Sheep left unsold . With regard to prices there was no material alteration from our last quotations , saving ou the ordinary qualities , which were a little on the decline . Good Beef sold at full 6 d . $ second ditto , o | d . ; middling .. S ^ d . ; ordinary , 5 d . Wether Mutton , of good quality , sold-at about 6 Jd . ; secondditto , 6 d . ; ordmary and Ewes , 5 . | dM but very few at the latter price . Number of Cattle at market ;—Beasts 1070 . Sheep
7700 . Manchester Corn Market , Satusday , Sept . 26 * . —During the week a steady demand . lms been experienced for English new Flour , and full prices obtained for prime qualities . The demand for Oatmeal has likewise fully equalled the supply , and parcels were cleared off on arrival , but at * the declining rates . There was very little passing in Wheat at our market this morning , and the itw sales madd were without alteration from the currency of Mot day ae ' nnight . Prime new English Flour cantinuei scarce , and sales were readily effected of such quality at full prices : in the value of Barrel Floor no alteration can be noted . New Oats may be quoted at 3 s . 54 . to 3 s . 6 d . per 451 bs . and runs of new Oatmeal 30 a . to 31 s . per load—there was a very limited inquiry for old , and quotations nominal .
Liverpool corn Market , Monday , Sept . Wth » —The arrivals from abroad since this day week consist chiefly of about 4 , 700 quarters of Wheat , 2 ^ w quarters of Oats , and 12 , 300 barrels of Flour , with about 3 . 700 loads of new Oatmeal from IrelaBd , Duties nave been paid within the same period OB 8 , 740 quarters of Wheat , 2 , 900 quarters of Oats , 660 quarters of Peas , and 19 . 900 barrels of Flour . TM duty on Wheat advanced on Friday to , 13 s . 8 d . pet quarter , on Oats 33 . 3 s . per quarter , . and -watre - duced on Barley to 10 a . lOd . per qinrtor . There was a steady demand for Wheat and FJour on Tueadayi at about our last quotations , but tlid trade since bar mind Hull and at KVidAr ' fl marlwt an abatement Ol
Id . to 2 d . per bushel was submitted' to on Foreign Wheat . American Flour did mi move so freelyf and prices were barely supported . New Oats-uaf * been in short supply , and remained unaltered 18 value ; the finest dried would command 33 . fo . pjj 451 bs . ; but of new Oatmeal there ha « teenagooa quantity , which had been pressed for ea ' . e , and Mj » fallen 3 a . to 4 a . p « r load ; the be . « fc was sold at ^ M * per 2401 bs . at Manchester on Saturday . - . - . Old . wt have been in moderate request , and a eafiPj * Archangel has been retailed at 3 s . 2 J . to 33 . 3 a . |« : 451 bs . No change as regards Barley . Beans , or reaf f with a very limited demand for each article .
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COLLINS AND M » DOT 3 ALL IN SCOTLAND . JCmcludedfnm oar levenlh page . ) to tia d | monsi »* aon &t Glasgow , and & « conrternaUon into .- * hica « och a bwst « t puttie feeling had thrown the , WMgs ,. these jenUwuen , said Mr . CoUlas , cannot be satisfied . Pnystai taee , or even speaktng of % tteywald not bear ; I am sure our Ghsg owdsrjott . » fa »^ w ^ eatxSsl eaough ; bmt they are as far as ver rrom bring yJro swL ( Langhtec ) ia » a tecrmit whor-wasoace flowed , it is bard to please them . Tbe S ^*;? ?!! " ^*** *** appiWto hi . Ao « lde »—•• too High r n « crka « Bt ; U » cat was loww ^ l- " too lowj-^ tt »««* " » ak » . Le t me bit wh « ni-l will , " said «» executor « f the law , a eoBatryman of the big Begprman , " " I-cannot plase bim at allatall - ( Great
. teiriltw and eheerins . 1 They nay may depend upon rttZjat , while John Collins has life and stoenfth , and a doses ottalf a down are met together willing to bear him , tbew trill he lift up his feeWe vo& * in dennnclation ot expression , and in sopport of tbe rights of the oppressed . ( Immense cbeeriag . ) Sir John Campbell aaid ike had putdown f >«* 3 « m- Were be here to-night , 'Wbatwould ha say * CTkea ha bears of the gtorioos CBtteslatm expreased by the people in every hamlet : through -vnich he ( Mr . C \ passed . His excellent friend the Doctor , had visited thirty or forty masses or pro-« 6 sssional every one as eukhusjattic aa in Edinburgh . Some much more numerous of course ; that is the result of circumstances , but still the same spirit . They fir * t ^ diculed ns , then threat « med . ttea proseented and
persecuted us , and now they most allow that Chartism is sb dement of public opinion . ( Tremendous cheers . ) Mr- Collins then thanked them for their address , which he valued as a testimonial of their adherence to the cause which be advocated . As an individual be would sever change . He vas a bumble working man , and must stand by bis order . His very existence waa bound up and interwoven with tbat order . But in -demanding tbe rights of tbat order , be did not wish to « XToach upon those of other men . ( Hear . ) Mr . Col . lins then proceeded to <»*^ Vr t upon bis hearers the necessity of promulgating their principles upon every possible occasion . Few were aware of tbe general ignoxaaee of the principles of Chartism , He had at one time met , in a publio room in Birmingham , with some
awn who— -knowing him to be a Chartist—turned the conversation upon tbe principle * of the Charter , -which they uaanimou&i ; dtdarad to be ridiculous in theory and abominable in pnetiee . He waived the subject openly ; but , turning the convenatiaa upon the state « f the country generally , got them to allow theinexpe . dieney of class legialatian . They readily admitted tbe aeoessiry of secret voting ; vere decided that the interest of the manufacturer could not be property represented while his das *—aa such—were excluded from ihe House . They admitted it was neither fair dot proper that men , of talent enough to be legislators , should demote their time for nothing ? and , in short , « 5 > proTe«—without knowing it—of all the five points . This he ( Mr . a ) bdd them to their eoafasioa . ( Cheers .
Upon inquiry , be found they nater read it—ihear>—* nd ¦ w ould yet unscrupulously condemn it ; not even so , but would be loud in enin ygg upon the "ignorance of working men . " ( Load cheers and langbter . ) This abowi the neoessity of promulgasbg our principles in the factory , in the shop , and at the fireside . Ton sfattald talk ef the Charter everywhere , and in every place , until every man uaderstands it , sad ¦ when they do so , it will not be Ung ere it be the law of the land . ( Loud cheering . ) In conclusion , said Mr . CoUins , itXba than that injustice should continue , and that no voice be raised against it , I would again welcome the cold cells and imprisonment « f Warwick OaoL ( A loud and long-continued burst of cheering Jollowed . 1
The Chaisxab then introduced Mr . Julian Rmxhzx . who was received with much Aeering . After a warm euloginm open Messrs . MTXmall aad CoUins , he proceeded to impre » npon the lUBeting the necessity of « 4 *^» H '" g to their in junetioas . Mr . Harney then proceeded to quote from Parliamentary Commissionera Reports , to shew the distressed state of the country ; and attacked the whole batch of oppressors , from the Queen downwards , in a strain of irony and sarcasm that alternately called forth the cheers and laughter of tbe meeting . Mr . Harney , in conclusion , addressed & few most seosiaie remarks with regard to Mr . Bronterre O'Brien and Robert Lowery . They would encourage these men , make thesa believe they bad their sympathyand would
, have their support ; and yet , when for serving them they were persecuted by tbe Government , they allowed them to pine in prison , or on a sick bed , with their families abrolately in want . The noble and paWokic Br onterre ( said Huae ;) lies in » dungeon : thoae talents which , if diftertntly employed , would hare Brought plenty to hu family , were employed in your cause , and now you will see his family starve . ( A Totoe , " Never I" ) Aye , but you will , if you dont do something more than you have done . Mr . Lowery , again , ii very 01 , aad bis family are in want ; and yet , ¦ w hen BroaUzre is liberated , and Lowery recovera , if he will recoTer , you win cheer and applaud them , and deservedly ; but yoa should also remember them in the d » y » of calamity . Mr . Harney concluded amidst much
• heering . After a few notices of the future course of "Messrs . Collins aad M-Douall , three hearty cheers were proposed for Feargus O'Connor , and the other imprisoned Chartists , and given to the tuna of three times the number . The meeting then dissolved in a most ordtrly and SM-Wbiggish manner . It was announced that the patriots were to address the men of Edinburgh on Saturday following , in the same place . The band who attended the tH ^ r $ !«> enlivened the meeting with sweet strain * .
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^ Born on Wednesday , Sept . 17 th , 1840 , at Mancheater , John Frost Fear ^ us Bronterre Paine Smith , son of William aud Sarah Smith , No . 6 , Dean-Btreet , Ancoats-street . . ^ On Sunday last , was , christened , by the Rev . Mr St . Quentiu , in the Parish Church of St . Mary ' s , by the name of Richard Feargus O'Connor , the son of Richard and Mary Ann Seed , of Cimpton Walk , Love-lanej Southampton . _ On September the 14 th , Mr . Charlee Sutcliffe , of Urenden , near Halifax , had his son duly registered Feargus O'Connor Sutcliffo ; and oa September the 2 oth . at the game place , Mr . Edward Woodhead had bis daughter duly registered Mary Frost Wood , head . The parents of these children have pledged themselves before God and man , that they will teach their children to Beek their rights in their youthful days . ;¦ . - ¦ "•
^ On . Wednesday , September the 23 rd , the wife of Mr . Wm . Martin , of Ouseburn , near Newcastlenpon-Tyne , was safely delivered of two sons : they , together with the mother , are doing well , and they navejbeen duly registered Feargus O'Connor Martin , aniTItobert Frost Martin , in honour of these two distinguished mwtyra of the people ' s cause . Lately , a son of Mr . Benjamin Sanson , of Mansfield , waa named Henry Feargus O'Connor Sanson . On Tuesday , September 29 th , the son of Mr . J . Steward , Byker Buildings , near Newccastle-upon-Tyne , was namedFeargus O'Connor , after the highminded , virtuous , and patriotic Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., by the Rev . W . Brining . Primitive Methodist Minister , in Byker Hill Chapel .
ho wanted less work and more wages , for it-would not benefit the working classea to what extent trade was extended , bo long as the productive powers were increased in the same ) ratio 5 for at the present time there was machinery at work on which ten men oould produce more than fifty thousand could do forty-eight years a / p , and that there was machinery now constructing in this town that would enable one spinner to turn off as much work as all tho spinners in Lancashire eould do forty-eight years ago . " We were then politely bid " good day , '' and left the office .
Another Fkabgcs O'Connor . —On Friday , the 18 th instant , Sarah , the wife of John M'Ketterick , fustian cutter , Garratt Road , Manchester , was safely delivered of a son , who was duly registered FeargtiB O'Connor M'Ketterick . On going to the registry , the officer said that Feargus O'Connor would do them no good ; but if they ( the working classes ) wished to be benefited , they must join in the agita tion for a repeal of the Corn Laws . He was told that the repeal of the Corn Laws , without the Charter ^ would not benefit the working classes . M Oh , " but says' he , " you would have more work , for it would be the means of increasing our foreign trade . " He was answered that "he had work enough : that
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 3, 1840, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/king-y1kbzq92ze2704/page/8/
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