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- _Tffll _SlATFOnDSHIEE _MUKDEH . — ExBCUTXOX _ OF _Dowu-aro asd Powts . —Stafford , Saturday Evening . —Acommunicataon having been received this morning by the authorities , to the effect that the Queen having been pleased to respite the execution ot the prisoners until the 25 th instant , for the purpose ot _gutnuttinga crown case for the decision of the judges , ahdthatdeeision lmving been against the prisoners , no further instructions would be given to the sheriff . The sheriff , therefore , fixed twelve o clock to-day for the execution . The prisoners were folly apprised , -since the arrival of the respite , that they would be _poatrreiv executed this day , unless a farther respite or reprieve arrived . The convicts manifested no alarm when apprised , at five o ' clock , that they would
expiate thc crime of which they had been foundguilty by an ignominious death upon the scaffold this day , at twelve o ' clock . _ At an early hour this morning the reverend chaplain visited the unhappy men , and continned with them up to the last moment . Although ie affectionately admonished them of their near approach to death , and of the necessity of confessing their _-ans , yet they continued to reiterate the declaration of their innocence ofthe crime of murder . At eleven o ' clock they received the holy sacrament in the chapel with the chaplain and govcYnor _, and paid marked attention to every part of that impressive _sei-vicc . After leaving the chapel they returned to then- room , accompanied by the reverend chaplain , who continued his exhortations to their repentance .
Ju thc course of the morning Downing said , in reply toaquestionputbylhcreverendgentlemaii , " 1 have spoke thc truth ; it ' s a hard thing to suffer for other folk ' s deeds ; the lad and mc is as far from it as the bible is . " He afterwards said , in the course of conversation , " If we suffer wc shall sutler wrongful . We could na' help what folks said agen us , or thejury bringing us iu guilty ; but wc are as innocent as a child unborn ; " and Powys , in reply to the reverend gentleman , said , "I am innocent of it . " After the unhappy men were pinioned , the chaplain asked them whether cither of them had any request to make with respect to their relations ? They both desired him to inform their friends that they hoped they would prepare to meet them in heaven , and . that they
would lead a good life ; that they were going out of the world innocent , and were not afraid to die . Precisely at twelve o ' clock the tolling of ihe prison bell announced that the melancholy procession was moving towards the place of execution . The culprits , who had undergone no apparent alteration since Hie trial , walked with a firm step . On -reaching the lodge , Powys , who saw Mr . Superintendent Bergen , requested him to shake hands with him , and said emphatically , " God bless yon ; it is hard to die innocent ; but I can forgive . " Downing ascended the drop with a hasty step , and placed himself immediately under thc fatal beam ; and , whilst the executioner was adjusting the rope , said— " Gentlemen , iere is two chaps going to be murdered ; -we are going to die as innocent as child unborn ; we are free _fr-om it . " Powys then ascended the scaffold , aud whilst the executioner was mittimr the rone round his neck .
said "Don ] t put the rope so tight ; I can't breathe . " The chaplain then shook hands with Downing , and exhorted Mm in thc most solemn manner to tell thc whole truth , as he was about to leave the world ; to which Downing replied , "I am not guilty . " The chaplain having also shaken hands with Powys , and repeated the exhortation , Powys said , "We are _gomgto die for a tiling we know nothing about , and I hope tlic Lord in Heaven will protect us . " Downing further said , " I hope it will come out , and that the country will know that we are innocent , and that our friends will be released of it . " After the caps had been drawn over their faces , and whilst the chaplain was proceeding with tiie burial service , both the criminals prayed aloud and apparently with great fervour . While they were so engaged , the drop fell , aud the world closed upon their presence . Downing ceased at once to live , but Powys struggled for
several minutes . Executioj" or W . m . Howell for Muhder . —Ipswich , Saturday , Evening . —This wretched man expiated bis offence on the scaffold in front of Ipswich gaol , at twelve o ' clock to-day . ITis two companions in crime , Walter Howell his brother , and Israel Shipley , were respited on Friday ; a special messenger from thc Home Office arrived at half-past two o ' clock in the moming , and delivered the important document to Mr . Johnson , the governor . The llev . Mr . Pa _« rc has becu nuremitting in his attention to the condemned criminals , all of whom have conducted themselves in an exemplary manner . When the elder Howell ( William ) entered the gaol , about five months since , he was not able to read or write , nor
did he know a syllable of the Lord ' s-prayer , but by the excellent _regulation of thc prison he had made himself a tolerably plain scholar , by a close application to the books that were furnished him by the visiting ; justices and the chaplain . On Friday- he saw his mother and sister , in tiie presence of thc governor and another officer , and tbe scene that ensued maybe more readily imagined than described . He addressed them in a religious and penitent manner . The chaplain was engaged with him in prayer throughout the whole day , aud from nine o ' clock omul nearly eleven thc three criminals were allowed to meet each other , aud they freely gave vent to their distressed feelings , after which they entered upon their spiritual devotions . William Howell
impressively addressed his brother , and exhorted hini to be penitent , adding that he should die happy The prisoner throughout his confinement has protested his innocence , and on Thursday night he slapped Turner , one ofthe turnkeys , on the shoulder , and remarked , " I know I deserve to die for thc many offences 1 have coimuitted , but I declare to God i never steeped my hands in human blood . " Soon after he observed , " There is a man in thisprison who could save my life if he liked . " This was in reference to a smuggler lately apprehended , and whom all the condemned criminals addressed a letter to , which they entrusted to the reverened chaplain to deliver . On another occasion he observed , " That man ought to pray to his God to-morrow , at twelve o ' clock , when I
am on the scaffold . " On Friday night , after the chap-Iain left the prison , the culprit offered up a sincere prayer , and then sank down from exhaustion on Ids bed . He took his tea and toast with apparent relish , and slept soundly until nearly eight o ' clock this morning . From an early hour thousands began to assemble in thc vicinity ofthe prison , and thc all-absorbing topic was whether all the culprits were to die , for it was not generally known in the town that any respite had arrived . At nine o ' clock the ltev . F . Page entered the gaol , and directly proceeded to the . prisoner ' s cclL Tiie -wretched mm had dressed hiiu-- self , and was at prayer . A few minutes before Hie arrival of thc reverend gentleman , Turner , the turnkey , mquired if thc prisoner would have any
breakfast _, but he declined doing so . The chaplain , having remained about an hour-witli't iie culprit , next proceeded to the chapel to prayers , where all the _convicted prisoners were already assembled , including Walter Howell and Israel Shipley . The prisoner Joined in the devotional service with great earnestness , . and ai the conclusion partook of the sacrament ; his brother , Walter Howell , and Shipley also partook oi Hie sacrament , and betrayed great emotion and penitence . The prayers having been ended , the two Howells and Shipley , accompanied by the Rev . Mr Page , went into thc rev . gentleman ' s room , which is adjoining- ihe governor ' s house , at the eastern end of the convict yard . Here it was that they took their final leave , and a most distressing scene ensued .
-From eleven o clock the bell of St . Margaret ' s Church struck at short intervals up to twelve a solemn death-knell for the criminal , and about the latter hour tiie awful procession was discovered merging out of tie door-way of the governor ' s house , and wending its slow progress across thc garden to the gate-keeper ' s lodge , in front of which the gallows was erected . The Rev . Mr . Pagcwalkedin front , reading the burial service , followed by the culprit , who walked with a firm step , and with his eyes turned upwards , repeating in a loud and audible voice thc prayers . He was a robust young man , 28 years of age , and stood nearly six feet high . He appeared to be in good bodily health , _although lus face was palid , and to have _mwspsspil _p-mat . lilivsipjil nmrm TIa wat
dressed in a smock frock , corduroy breeches , and long leather gaiters . On either side of him walked the governor and thc executioner , the under-sheriffs and other officers bringing up the rear . On entering the lodge the prisoner knelt down iu the centre before a stool , and the chaplain continued reading prayers . The culprit during this time prayed with liis hands -upraised and clasped together iu a firm but aggrieved ione . Calcraftpinioned his aims while he was kneel ing . He took no notice of those who smTounded him , hut ascended the ladder unassisted , and with a
firm step . Calcraft having adjusted the fatal noose , and drawn a cap over his face , he continued to move his hands and pray aloud . Immediately before the drop fell , he said with great emphasis to the mob , " Sly dear friends , I die innocent ofthe crime laid to me ; that is all I wish to say to you . " The drop then tell , and the wretched man was launched into etenuty _' without making scarcely a perceptible strugde , / _The body having been suspended an hour , was cut -down , and buried within the precincts of the gaol It was calculated that there were above 12 , 000 spectators present , a majority of whom were females and boys .
_ATTRXfPTEn _Ml-MIER _AXTfl SUICIDE AT BinMLVGHAM . — On Friday morning , between five and six o ' clock , the inhabitants of Deritend werc alarmed by an attempt made by Mr . Bunny , a carpenter , to hill his wife and afterwards destroy liimself . The unfortunate man , it appears , is a native of Coleshill , but has - resided _mBinnmgham many years as a small master carpenter . He rented some shopping at the rear of -Mr . _i Blissfa , Spread-eagle , _, in Smceal-strect ; and although it was known to some of his customers that he was occasionally of unsound mind , he was nevertheless enabled , b y attention and that adroitness with which persons labouring under his unfortunate malady conceal their infirmity , to command a very rood trade , and enjoy the esteem of those who knew bwx . _^ the summer of 1813 , he , however , became much worse , and conceived the notion that he had been poisoned b y some person , and could not live . • The result of this idea was a constant apprehension
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of death , terminating in paroxysms , which rendered restraint necessary , and lie was accordingly removed to the Lunatic Asylum at Sutton . There he remained afew months , and at the expiration ofthe time came out apparently quite recovered , and resumed his avocation . He was , in fact , so far restored , that he had got rid of some eccentricities by which he was previously distinguished , and an opinion was entertained by his friends that a radical cure had been effected . His business increased , and for a few weeks nothing particular was observable in his manner . About three months ago Mr . 0 . Walker , of Round Hills , Aston , became possessed of the Rainbow _public-honse , at the corner of Adderley-street , Deritend , and wMch was formerly occupied by Mr . Minclun
Some alterations being deemed necessary in the premises , Mr . Bunny was employed to make them , and , during his employment at the house , became acquainted with the barmaid , an interesting-looking and agreeable woman , named Sarah Turner , about 34 years of age . Mr . Bunny being also a welllooking man , a courtship ensued , and he was constant in lus attendance at thc house , comporting himself in sueh a manner as to preclude any suspicion that he was , or ever had been , labouring under anything like an aberration of intellect . After the lapse of a short time , he made an offer of mar aage to Miss Turner , which was accepted , and they then entered into an agreement with Mr . Walker to rent the Rainbow , and carry on the
business on their own account , in the event of their getting married . Tliis agreement , wc believe , was duly signed , and was to come into operation on Monday next . In the interim the marriage of the unhappy couple was arranged to take place on Tuesday last , and , pursuant to agreement , they repaired with then friends to Aston church , where they were married ; nothing whatever occurring to indicate an approach towards the return of that terrible disorder from which the unfortunate man had formerly suffered . After the ceremony they returned to tho Rainbow , and in the course of the-following day he was observed to be particularly gloomy ; but this was attributed to excessive drinking , in which he had indulged a lew days previously . On Thursday he complained of his
head , and walked out seven or eight miles in the country , for the purpose of recovering himself , and on his return in tbe evening- he seemed better , but still dull , and complained a little of liis head . Nothing , however , up to this tunc , amounting to insanity _^ appeared in his manner , and he and Mrs " . Bunny retired to bed after supper , about twelve o ' clock . Thc house was closed by the domestics , and nothing occurred until about half-past five o ' clock in the morning , when the servants in the place , and the persons living in the adjoining houses , were alarmed by the most awful shrieks aud cries of " Murder , " issuing from Mr . Bunny ' s bed-room . The servant man immediately rushed up stairs , and hearing Mrs . Bunny screaming for help , he tried , but in vain , to
force open the door . He then ran into thc street and made an alarm , and presently Mrs . Bunny was seen at thc bed-room window , calling for assistance . A ladder was immediately procured and placed against the window , and Mr . Bunny instantly made his appearance , and descended by the ladder into thc street , half dressed , with his throat cut and his person literally covered with blood . He was received at the bottom of the bidder by a youth named Samuel Stephens , who conducted him into the shop of Mr . Fletcher , a butcher , within a few doors of thc Rainbow . Here his appearance and conduct left no doubt ofthe state of his mind , and , in order to prevent _fttrther mischief , Mr . Fletcher had him well secured in his shop by his neighbours , and he then proceeded to
the house of the unfortunate man , and up stairs to his bed-room door . This he found locked , and so securely fastened inside , that it was not until after several efforts by liimself and the servant of the house that they succeeded in forcing an entrance . When , however , they did get in , a scene of the most horrifying description presented itself . Mis . Bunny was leaning against a side wall in her night dress , which was saturated from top to bottom in blood , flowing from a number of wounds in various parts of her body . ' The bedclothes , curtains , and floor equally presented a most frightful appearance . She was immediatelyput into bed , and in a few minutes Mr . Archer , surgeon , was in attendance _. -and on examining her person he found not less than seven
severe wounds , which had been inflicted with a knife . Thc poor woman ' s threat was dangerously cut ; there was a great gash on her left cheek and a deep wound on her left side , and four other wounds on her arms , back , and legs . He immediately rendered the necessary assistance , and was incessant in his attention until he found that there was no immediate danger of death . He then visited tho unfortunate husband , in Mr . Fletcher ' s house , and found a wound upon his throat , which he secured , and also some other cuts of minor importance , which he dressed ; after whicli , Mr . Bunny was removed to thc prison in More-street , and there secured . At eleven o ' clock Mr . Archer attended before the magistrates , and stated that there could not be the least doubt of the man ' s
insanity ; that he was evidently in a state of great excitement , and must be taken care of . In a short time after , Mr . Redfern having additional proof of the necessity of prompt attention to the unfortunate man , he applied for and obtained an order for his removal to thc workhouse . A car was accordingly procured , and , in company of Spittle and two other officers , he was conveyed to Lichfield-street , where , with much difficulty , he was strapped and properly secured . Indeed , during the drive to the workhouse the men had great difficulty . in keeping him in the car , and preventing liim from further injuring himself . In thc course of the day Mrs . Bunny was so far recovered as to be able to state some particulars of the unfortunate occurrence . It appears that about five o ' clock in the morning her husband got out of bed hastily , and locked thc door . In his doiiur so she
was awakened , and presently heard him say , " My dear , we have lived together , we have loved together , and we shall die together . " He had no sooner , however , uttered these words than he seized hold of her in thc bed , cut her on the throat , and began to stab her with a large clasp pocket-knife in various parts of the body . She jumped out of bed screaming for help , and the impression on her mind is that the unfortunate man became terrified , and attempted to cut his own throat . It would seem , however , that to thc bluntness of thc knife the salvation of both their lives must be attributed ; the edge was quite blunt , and not equal to the frantic determination of the lunatic . Mr . Walker and family arc now in attendance at the Rainbow , where the poor woman lies , receiving every attention which her-melancholy and pr ecarious situation requires .
_Muboer asd Sihcioe . — The neighbourhood of Clapbani was on Saturday evening thrown into the greatest excitement by another horrid murder and - suicide . It appeals that Mr . Goulding , li ghterman and corn-factor , of Hoi _* selydown , has a residence at Olapham-Rise , and a considerable number of servants ; amongst _tliem was Eliza Daniels , wbo lad been in that gentleman ' s service about six or eight months as housemaid . She was about 25 years of age , of prepossessing manners aud appearance , and had been highly recommended to Mrs . Goulding . During the time she had been in tiie establishment , her conduct had been excellent , and even up to Wednesday night nothing had occurred to excite suspicion . She that night went to bed late , and about two o ' clock on
Thursday morning Mrs . Goulding was disturbed by a strange noise proceeding from Daniels ' s room . On procuring a light and going up stairs , a frightful scene met her view . The floor of tho room was deluged in blood , and the clothes of the girl , who was in a comer of the room , were likewise saturated with it ; and there were suspicious marks about the room , which led to subsequent investigation and discovery . Mrs . Goulding , in great alarm , having called for assistance , a groom was dispatched for Mr . Dodd , of Stockwell , surgeon . In the meantime it was discovered that the unfortunate woman had made no less than three deep wounds in her throat , from which the blood was gushing in streams . Mr . Dodd attended in a very short time , and having sewed up
the wounds , Daniels was placed on a bed , and another servant placed by her side for fear she might attempt to open the wounds . Mr . Dodd , on _^ examination of the deceased ' s bed , discovered what had before been suspected , that she had delivered herself of a child , which he found rolled up hi the bed-clothes , and quite dead . It was a fine female child , and there appears little doubt that it was bom alive , and liaving been made away with , the mother made the desperate attempt on her own life . On searching the room , one of Air- Goulding ' s razors was discovered on a wash-liand stand . Mr . Dodd was unremitting hi his attention to her , but she expired about two o ' clock on Sunday . The oidy reason that can at present be assigned for thc desperate act is the fear which operated on the mind of the deceased at the
exposure . An inquest was holden on Monday before Air . Carter , coroner , at the Bedford Anus Tavern , Clapham-Rise . The facts of the case having been deposed to , Mr . Dodd , thc surgeon , in answer to a question from one of thejury , said , " I am of opinion that the sufferings ofthe mother , added to the shame and remorse , produced frenzy , during which she perpetrated the murder of her infant , and afterwards destroyed herself . " During the course of the proceedings , Gibbons , thc summoning officer , informed the coroner that the father of thc infant was in attendance . Thejury said it was unnecessary to ask the father any questions , as he knew nothing of the dreadful transaction . The Coroner summed up , and the jury returned a verdict—That the mother , Eliza Daniels " , destroyed herself in a fit of insanity .
Dreadful- Death of a Servant by Fire . —On Saturday afternoon an inquest was held at the Falcon Inn , Wandsworth-road , before Mr . Carter , upon the body of Mary Spencer , cook in the service of William Ward ,. Esq ., an East India merchant , residing in Lavender-sweep , Battersea , whose death was occasioned by her clothes being set on fire by the spirit of camphine , which she had incautiously ignited . It appears from the evidence adduced , that on Wednesday ni ° ht week , about ten o ' clock , the deceased having no candle to go to bed with , poured some spirit of camphine into a tea-cup , and placed a thin floating wick therein . Tliis she lighted , ana was proceeding up stairs , when the spirit suddenly caught fire , and the deceased , in endeavouring to put it out , set fire to licr clothes . The nurse-maid , who
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was preparing her master ' s _bed-room fire , heard the deceased scream , and found her , on the second landing , a sheet of flame . The nurse-maid was so' terrified , that she ran past the deceased , without attempting to render her assistance . Thc poor creature followed her down stairs imploring her fellow servant to save her , and the latter only escaped being caught by the deceased by running out ofthe hall door , and shutting it after her . The deceased then ran down into the scullery where the housemaid was at work . This vmmff woman immediately commenced
quenching the fire with a wet mop , and it was ultimately put out- by Mr . Ward wrapping a door-mat around the unfortuuatc woman . The deceased by tliis time had every bit of clothing burnt off , except a very small portion ' of her stays , and her screams were heart-rending . She was got to bed under Mr . Ward ' s directions , and that gentleman dispatched a mounted servant for Dr . Parrot , at Clapham-common _, who attended , and rendered every assistance in lus power , but his sen-ices were unavailing , the unfortunate woman dying at five o'clock on the succeeding morning . The jury returned a verdict of Accidental death .
SraciBE at Tin-. Duke of _NoaTiuMuuuLMro a . — A man named Holliek , in the service of Mr . Hughes , upholsterer , of Piccadilly , and who was employed with others in preparing the mansion of the Duke of Northumberland for the reception of the family , was on Saturday morning , discovered by his fellow-woikmeu to have committed suicide by hanging liimself in one ofthe water-closets . For some days past the deceased had been labouring under a depression of spirits , but he had frequently expressed the greatest abhorrence at persons committing suicide .
Awful Visitation .- —Saturday morning , between ten and eleven o'clock , a young man , a compositor , in the employ of Messrs , Saville , tiie printers , of St . Martin ' s-lane , named John . Woodborry , whilst working at his case and talking to a brother . workman , suddenly fell down speechless . He was removed with all speed to Charing-cross Hospital , where he shortly afterwards expired . The medical men attribute liis death tp apoplexy . Fiue sear Bagxioou-Wells-roap . — On Sunday morning-a ' fire broke out in the house of Mi * . John Brain , an engineer , in Bagnigge-Wclls-road . The horizon was illuminated for miles round , which caused the quick arrival of thc London establishment , West of England , and County Fire-office engines , but unfortunately such was the delay in procuring water , that the flames made great progress ; and by
halfpast two the whole dwelling-house aud its valuable contents were one burning mass . The adjoining houses were , however , saved by thc firemen , who finally obtained a plentiful supply of water . _AceiM-XT . —A serious accident happened on Saturday , about eleven o ' clock at night , at one of the wings * of the Maison Centrale at Caen . Tin ? third and fourth stories gave way , and fell upon thc second floor , breaking the main beam of that also . The room contained many old men , one of whom was killed , ' and two were severely injured ; but thc rest were able to save themselves by hurrying out of thenbeds and placing themselves close to the walls . In this state of terror they remained for fifteen hours , the time required to release tliem , although a great many workmen wore employed . Several of tho poor old men arc ill from the effects of the fright .
Fall of a Mouxiaix . —Java papers , of Sept . 28 , state that in the residency ofthe Pranger Regencies , part of a mountain in the Kavang district gave way suddenly , and buried several houses with thc inhabitants under the masses of earth and stone . Considerable portions ofthe Kwassen and Bandjar districts of the Kahepatjang residency were flooded over about the same period , and 600 houses totally destroyed by fire near Diocjokarta .
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THE EXECUTIVE . " Can ' t you let thelitlle creature pull your hair ?" "Once upon a time" a very affectionate mother was nursing a baby suffering froin teething . She had another cliild about five years of age , to play with whom was the baby ' s greatest delight . One day baby laid fierce hold on its brother ' s hair , whereupon , thc sufferer having extricated himself from the hands of liis juvenile tormentor , and run away , baby cried most lustily ; when thc mother exclaimed : " you nasty little brat . ' how cross you are . ' can't you let the little creature pull your hair ? " The foregoing bears sueh a striking similarity tothe good-natured yielding expected front ourselves and the Executive Council of the Chartist Association , that wc consider
it a suiting preface lor what we have to say on the subject of that division , the success of wliich was built upon the hope of placing us and the leaders of the movement in the situation of the little " cross brat" who would not stand to have his hah pulled to please the baby . Some weeks ago , there appeared in our columns an extract from a letter mitten by Mr . Smith , of Glasgow , secretary to the Chartist Association , to one of the Executive Committee , and deemed by that body to be of sufficient importance to warrant publication , as well for the defence ofthe character of the Executive , as for the protection of the Chartist cause . The extract contained information wliich to withhold might have subjected the Executive to a charge of very serious neglect . In a week or two subsequent
to the puljhcation of the extract referred to , the Executive , liaving been for a length of time beset with applications for the substitution of a ' more democratic mode of electing the Executive than that at present practised , submitted the disputed point to the judgment and decision ofthe whole Chartist body ; let us now see how those two questions have been dealt with , as well by ourselves as by persons professing strong admiration of Chartist principles . With respect to tho first matter , we published , as it was our duly to do as the recognised and accredited organ of communication for thc Chartist body , the address of the Executive : and as that address contained statements which were held by the party spoken of to be inaccurate and injurious , wc published every word
sent from every quarter in reply , even though much of the matter so sent was totally beside the mark . The few words of comment with which we accompanied such replies , were mild and inoffensive ; and there , when each party had had their "say , " we expected the matter to drop . All that we had done up to this stage was , as we have Said , to publish thc address of the Executive , as in duty bound , and every word sent in reply by the party deeming themselves aggrieved : with thc subject matter we did not at all interfere . Wc expressed no opinion onthe question in dispute : wc spoke disparagingly of no one ; we ri ghtly left the subject in the hands of those to whom it belonged . But did other parties act towards us in such manner and spirit ? Were they contented with thc
opportunity wc afforded them to set themselves right , and then , when they had done so , to leave tho respective statements of the respective parties in thc hands of the public , to be decided on as judgment and discrimination should direct ? No . This course , — the only proper one as far as we can sec , —was grossly departed from : and the manner of that _departure , with the circumstances connected with it , induces more than _Ja belief that something more than mere personal vindication was intended . In our last number we gave an account of some most extraordinary proceedings at Glasgow , whither , it appears to us , Dr . M'Douall had repaired , not with a view so much of arraigning Mr . Smith , as to have a shot at thc Executive and thc Northern Star . Why
this course should have been adopted , wc own ourselves at a loss to imagine , viewing it in connection with any supposable honest purpose or fair intention . What the Star had done in this matter , that could at all warrant its most jaundiced envier to ask for a vote . of condemnation , is past our comprehension ; and why the Executive were to be censured for setting themselves right with the Chartist body , as to the nature of thc connection between them and a certain party who they had more than reason to believe was thwarting and undoing what they had in their judgment deemed it essential for the good ofthe Chartist cause to do , U also most puzzling . However so it was . The Glasgow , people were asked to do these things . They pvoperly refused : and so far the
purpose failed . So much for thc first branch of our subject ; and now for a word with respect to the several propositions referred by the Executive to the Chartist body . There is no question that has given rise to so much debate among a veiy important body ofthe Chartists as the mode of electing the Executive , It is well known that the decision of thc last Conference , that the Executive should be elected by the Delegates annually assembled , failed to give general satisfaction ; and that many times and oft has the question been mooted in the several localities ' , to theovcedhlii of much contention and no little division of feeling . Anxious that thc opinion of the majority of the Chartist body should be taken directly on " this particular- and important matter , they suggested that
the several localities should call special meetings to Bpecially consider tho point ; and after due deliberation , come to a decision which should be binding on all concerned . It is almost impossiblo to imagine how exception could be taken to such a course : and yet we regret to find that itis even so . Last week Mr . Wm . Bell of Heywood , and Mr . Ambrose -Hirst of Oldliam , sent to us a commumeation , complaining that the Executive had manifested a desire to collect and act on public opinion , and treating it as a gross breach of duty . Now we do hot say that these two gentlemen had not a right to think as they did : but : we do say , that to send
such a commmucatvon ; to us , or to any public newspaper , was most , improper . These parties had a right to take exceptions if they thought proper : but they ought to have sent their complamts to the public body whose policy and acts they called in question . We presume their object to have been to cause further deliberation on the matters they spoke of : ' and . this could not be best secured by sending their complaints tlirough the columns of a . newspaper , instead of directly to the parties whose attention was sought . If controversy , and not deliberation , was aimed at , there was a certain mode to secure it : if it was not wanted , there was as certain a mode to
prevent it . Feeling that there was but one proper . course ' for us to adopt , we handed the letter of Messrs . Bell and Hirst over to the Executive : and thereceipt of their communication from our hands was the first intimation tliey had that any party , even the most slender , felt the slightest objection to the course duty bad called on them to adopt . Other parties , however , did not so act * _, probably they were not imbued with a similar desire . to prevent divisions , and _bickerings , and Useless contests in the Chartist ranks . _Mcssre . Bell and Hirst had the gratification to know that their complaints against the head-officers of their society — and respecting conduct , too , ; which has secured general approbation and admiration—werc hi nrint before they were in the hands of those officers to
whom thev ought to have been sent direct . Un the question itself we shall oidy say , that had the Executive consisted of more seekers after ofhee , personal interest would have led them to act in a far different manner than they have done . Instead of endeavour ing to arrive at the wishes of the minority , they , if anxious for dissension , would have allowed the disputed question to have remained unsettled , until it became impossible to agree upon a satisfactoiy mode of electing the Executive body for the ensuing year . Having now dealt with the two charges upon which the Executive have been arraigned , let us turn for a moment to a consideration of thc manner in which thc Executive have discharged the duties of that office to whicli thev were appointed . They have been now in office for nearly a year and a half . They entered upon their functions under the hot fire of a
disappointed faction ; and it appears as if they are to close them under the pop-gun discharge of individuals who are determined to live , though Chartism should perish . Thc Executive have , one and all , laboured with an earnestness , a zeal , and an activity , deserving of the highest praise . From the first hour of their assumption of office , they have buckled on the armour of agitation , and have traversed the three kingdoms , ably expounding the objects of their mission . They have allayed those differences under wliich they found the cause tottering . By self devotion they have inspired a largo portion of the community with a like good feeling for the cause . They have sought for no repose . They have presented no anomalous item in their accounts . They have been niggard to themselves , in all but toil and labour .
We would ask what possible motive any mau can have in the destruction of sueh a body , beyond the boliof that thc less supplied for their maintenance would leave more for individual distribution ? Itis not wonderful that the balance sheet should present a large item against the Treasurer , when we reflect upon the fact , that " withholding the supplies' . ' from the Executive is a material item in the tactics of those who make a more profitable livelihood by counteragitation . We will venture to assert , that lecturers traversing the country upon their own account , have received larger contributions as their share of agitation , than those supplied for otherwise carrying out the whole movement . We have seen more
acknowledged in one week for such services , than has been remitted to thc Executive for six weeks together . We have known A B C D , or E , during a moment of excitement , to receive more money for their individual services in one week , than the Executive have received in six ; and we have invariably found that this system of poaching has ended in the denunciation ofthe Executive , the Northern Star , and Feargus O'Connor ; whenever the " supplies" were likely to run short . The people have thc corrective for this m their own hands ; let them unsparingly apply it . If they do so , all the mercenary and designing will bundle out of the ranks , and the principled and devoted alone will remain .
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Since the foregoing was in type , wc have received a long letter from Mi . Smith , of Glasgow , detailing thc whole of his conduct from the moment that he heard that Dr . M'Douall was to visit Scotland to the end of the " strange meeting ; " a report of which we inserted last week . In that letter Mr . Smith shows that the act for which he has been so vehemently blamed by those whose publicly expressed opinions he merely reported , was one which duty called on him to perform . It is not in our power to give thc letter at full length and this is tho less to be regretted , because most of the points and facts contained in it were set forth in the report of the Glasgow meeting ,
to wliich we have referred . There are , however , one or two falsities contradicted in it , which wc must notice , as wc . happen to know that they have been most industriously "whispered" about , in the hope that the " sly insinuation , " uttered with "bated breath , " would prejudice the parties who showed a disposition to prefer publie good to individual predilections . The letter of Mr . Smith is addressed to Mr . R . G . Gammage , secretary ofthe _neiv locality at Northampton , in answer to a note from that gentleman , as sub-sec , to Mr . Smith , which said note will let the reader know the nature ofthe said " whispers . " Here it is : —
Crispin-street , Northampton , Jan . 20 , 1 S 15 . Dear Sir , —A resolution was passed by our Council last night , instructing mc to write to yo u , requesting to know whether the extract that appeared from your letter _in thc Star , was indeed your writing ? Wc take an interest iu the affair between the Executive and Dr . M'Douall ; and not wishing to entertain un unworthy prejudice against either party , we have determined on sifting the matter , iu order to fiud out the truth . We have some ground for be-Ikeing that the extract that appeared from your first letter was not aU of yours . An answer , therefore , to the above question- will much oblige yours , on behalf of the Council of the new locality , H . 6 . Gammage , Sec . 3 ? . S . —Did you virile to Mr . Clark to the effect that there leas-no necessity for iniMis / u ' M youv second letter ?—R . G . 6 .
Mi ' . Smith ' s replies to these very pointed but very strange questions are most direct and most conclusive . Wc call thc questions strange ones , because they _iniply that either Mr . Clark or the Executive committed forgery and stated direct falsehoods , and that Mr . Smith tamely submitted to their doing so . But here arc his replies . In answer to the first query he says : — " You ask me if the extract that appeared from mv letter in the Star be indeed of my writing ? My answer to that question is , YES ! it is of my writing . You say you have grounds for belief that the extract was not all mine . My answer is , that it is all I wrote upon that subject . " Very explicit and decided that , at all events . Surely it will set that portion of the matter at rest . The second question Mr . Smith thus disposes of : —•
You ask me m _apostenptif I wrote to Mr . Clark to the effect that there was no necessity for publishing my second letter . My ' answer to that question is as follows —Mr , Claris wrote to me , stating that he hail destroyed my second letter , as it was his general practice to do with nearly all communications ; but if I could furnish him with a copy of it , he would cheerfully corroborate it . I wrote hun in answer that I had resolved to give myself no more trouble with Dr . M'Douall ; and aU I was sorry for was , that I had given myself so much already . I also stated , that I understood the Doctor had written a private letter , in which he had made au unwarrantable attack on my private character ; and this was my reason for being regardless whether my second letter was published or
, Surelv that question is settled also . And now , wc think , we are fairly entitled to ask Mr . Gammage who it was that " gave him ground for belief" that the Executive were forgers and Mr . Clark a storyteller . Mr . Gammage don't like " private-letter " writing : will he publish the "private letter" on wliich he and his friends in Northampton founded their queries to Mr . Smith ? We think he is bound to do so , in justice to those therein charged with 'forgery , falsehood , and pusillanimity . As an act of bare justice to Mr . Smith , we must say that the statement of facts he has sent us , is certified by every member of the Glasgow Council . Thc facts generally arc those detailed in the speeches of Messrs . Colquhoun and Sherrington at the recent Glasgow meeting . The P . S . of Mr . Smith's letter we give , it being a necessaiy explanation to set him self right with the public , on a point of which dexterous use has been made : —
P . S . I perceive certain parties are busily engaged in discovering the proper meaning of that portion of iny letter , on the correspondence with Dr . M'Douall and the Executive , wherein I state my letter to Mr . Clark to have been ' written unguardedly : for their benefit , and in justice to myself , I inform them , that in private as well as public letter writing , I , on all occasions , write the truth : aud the meaning ofthe passage referred to is , that had I intended it for the press , I would have made a better selection of words , —bearing the same meaning , —than those in which my letter was couched . That was the only matter I was sorry for . J . Smith .
LONDON . Metropolitan District Council , January 2 Gth ; Mr . Mills in thc chair .--Mc 3 sra . Simpson and Wheeler reported from the Duncombe Testimonial committee ; the report was received . Reports were also delivered from Hammersmith , Somers Town , Westminster ,- and Camberwell , all in favour of electing thc Executive by thc whole people ; and all , except Camberwell , werc of opinion that it was not advisable to hold a Convention at present . The Council then adjourned . Little Town . —The Chartists of this locality held their weekly meeting as usual on Monday evening . The . members present gave in their votes as directed by the Executive ; after wliich thc affair of Dr . M'Douall and Mr . O'Connor was introduced to the
consideration of the members , which ended in a vote of confidence in F . O'Connor , Esq ., with a determination to stand by him and the Star of Liberty , so long as they continue in their straightforward course , labouring in the cause of Labour ' s rights . _Stkatfoni > . —Mr . Wheeler lectured on Tuesday evening , to a good audience , at the Temperance Coffee-rooms , Stratford . The chair was ably filled by Mr . Charles . At the close of the lecture an addition was made to the members of the locality . Saffron Hill . —At a meeting held at Hopkinson _' s Coffee-house , Little Saffron-hill , on Sunday , it was resolved unanimously— "That tins meeting bavin " for a number of years placed the greatest confidence m Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., can see no reason for withdrawing that confidence . "
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Somers Town . —On Sunday evening last , Mr . John Sewell lectured at Mr . Duddridge ' s , Tonbridgestrect -Mr . John Hornby in the chair . . The lecturer delivered a very able address on the constitutions of England and America , -which gave great satisfaction to a crowded audience . An unanimous vote ot thanks was awarded to the lecturer , and the meeting separated . TunNAOAix-LAKE . —Tuesday , Jan . 28 . —A special general meeting of the members ot this locality was field this evening ; " Mr . G . H . Tucker in the chair . Tho _following resolutions were adopted , viz . : —
" That the citv locality , in public meeting assembled , place the most implicit confidence in -Feargus O'Connor , despite of the wicked and wilful lies and foul calumnies that have been heaped upon hffil by money-mongcring and mushroom Chartists j t and that we tender him our sincere thanks for his indefatigable exertions in behalf of the working millions . "That in the opinion of this locality , it would be better for the cause of Democracy were the Executive elected bv the members instead of by the Covention . " " That wc deem it advisable to hold a Convention this year . "
GRENWICII . Lecture . —On . Tuesday evening Mr . M'Grath delivered a lecture'to . a numerous audience in tho Assembly-room of thc George and Dragon Inn . Mr . Sawyers occupied the chair . At thc termination of the . lecture , many parts of wliich elicited the unanimous approbation of the meeting , the chairman , according to our usual custom , invited discussion ; no opponent presenting liimself , the following resolution was ably moved and seconded by Messrs . Abbot and Morgan : —Resolved , that it is the opinion of this meeting that tho Northern Star and National Trades ' Journal , is the only portion of the British Press that fearlessly exposes the wrongs , and honestly expounds
thc rights of labour ; this meeting is , tkerelorc , ot opinion that every friend of the interest of labourevery lover of liberty—should rally to the support of so valuable a journal , and bail with delight its establishment in the metropolis ; and , furthermore , this meeting hereby expresses their unqualified confidence in Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., the proprietor of tho Star , for the unexampled zeal , energy , and disinterestedness which have , up to the present time , characterized liis untiring labours to effect thc liberation ofthe industrious millions from the odious thraldom of the upper and middle classes . The resolution was adopted una voce . Thanks having been voted to the chairman and lecturer , the meeting separated .
ROCHDALE . The Ooxferexce . —On Sunday and Monday the members discussed the recent letter of the Executive , respecting the forthcoming conference , when resolutions were agreed to ' affirming the propriety of calling a conference to be holden at Leeds . On the Sunday evening Mr . Mitchell read Mr . O'Connor's letter addressed to the Manchester Council , when it was resolved to wait thc report or decision of that body , wliich wc hope will be speedily given .
BIRMINGHAM . 'Sim * Localitt . —At a meeting at the Ship Inn , Steclhousc-lane , Mr . Bcntly in the chair , the following resolution was agreed to : —'' That this meeting having heard with regret of the attack made on Mr . O'Connor , cannot remain silent on thc occasion , liaving the greatest of confidence in thc honesty of that gentleman . And we trust that the men of Manchester will in conformity with Mr . O'Connor ' s wishes , afford the fullest inquiry into the charges preferred
against him ; this meeting not doubting but that the inquiry will terminate in the disgrace of the unjust and ungrateful slanderer . " Tlic Testimonial to T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., was next considered , and some subscriptions were handed in . Thc following resolution was unanimously passed : —'' That the subscription to the Duncombe Testimonial be kept open until the IGth Feb ., and that all persons feeling desirous to contribute to the fund , are particularly requested to send their contributions to Mr . J . Smith , Shin Tavern , Steelhouse-lane , Birmingham . "
Lecture . —On Sunday evening last Mr . I nomas Olark delivered a highly interesting lecture in the Democratic Chapel , Thorp-street , to a respectable and attentive auditory .
BRADFORD . Ox Sunday the members of the General Council met in their room , Butterworth-buildings , to arrange the votes of the members ofthe Chartist Association resident in Bradford and tho out localities . When this was done , it was unanimously resolved— " That the present Executive , nauiclv , Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., Philip M'Grath , Thomas Clark , Christopher Doyle , and T . M . Wheeler , be nominated as fit and proper persons to serve as an Executive for the ensuing year . " It was also resolved— " That the thanks of tliis meeting arc tendered to the Executive Committee for the praiseworthy manner in which they have performed their duty , and this meeting pledges to support them to the utmost of their power . " Resolved— " That this meeting has implicit confidence in Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., and sincerely
tenders hun then" thanks for his untiring zeal in the couse ofthe working classes of this country , * and are not only surprised but shocked at the revelations made in the letter of Mr . O'Connor in last Saturday ' s Star . " The meeting adjourned to Sunday next , at two o ' clock in thc afternoon , when it is requested every councilman will attend , as business of importance will bo brought before tho meeting . Lectuke . —On Sunday evening a lecture . was delivered by G . White , on the People ' s Charter . The audience was respectable , and at thc conclusion highly applauded the lecturer . A vote of confidence in the Executive wag unanimously adopted . The letter of Mr . O'Connor , in the Star of Saturday , was read , and a vote of thanks to Mr . O'Connor , for his past services , and implicit confidence iu him , was carried bv acclamation .
KETTERING . Important Meeting . — -At a meeting of the Chartists of this town , held on Tuesday evening last , Mr . R . Ridgyard was called to the chair . After the preliminary business of the association was settled , the letter of Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., tothe Manchester Council , was read from thc Star , and , after considerable discussion , the following resolutions were put , and carried unanimously : — " That in the opinion of this meeting , the attacks made upon Mr . O'Connor by Dr . M'Douall , if grounded on falsehood , are a disgrace to thc accuser , and render him unworthy of the confidence of thc working classes . " " That wc , the Chartists of Kettering , call upon Dr . M'Douall to come forward and prove the charges made by hini against Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., which , if he cannot , or will not do , we shall look upon him as an enemy to the rights of industry , and a traitor to his country , unworthy of being ever again recognized by the people . "
. BRADFORD . The Executive . —At a meeting of the Chartists of this town , held at Butterworth ' s-buildings , on Sunday evening last—Mr . Jackson , in the chair—Mr . White delivered an address in defence of the Executive , and the general policy pursued by the Chartist body ; and concluded b y moving the following resolution , wliich was seconded bv Mr . Cole , and carried unanimously— " That the Chartists of Bradford have full confidence in the present Executive , being fully satisfied with the zeal and industry they have dis played in the discharge of their duties ; we also consider them justified in calling on thc members for their vote respecting the Conference . " The general feeling was in favour of liaving the Conference held at Leeds .
LEICESTER . Discussiox . —A meeting of the Hampden locality was held at Mr . Oades' Room , on Sunday last , for thc purpose of discussing the question announced in last week ' s Star . The meeting was not so numerously attended as on some former occasions ; but the best spirit prevailed throughout . At the close of themeeting it was agreed that the subject fernext Sunday evening's discussion should be on " Teetotalism versus Chartism . " _Shakesperean Locality—On Sunday evening last Mr . Bairstow gave an animating and interesting lecture on "Poverty , Parsons , and Piofitmongers , " which gave satisfaction to a-crowded meeting . After the lecture , the propositions of the Executive were discussed and decided on . Our numbers arc weekly
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PLYMOUTH . " The League" —We had another ofthe periodical exhibitions of this body on Friday evening last , accompanied by the usual twaddle of tho immense advantages that would occur from "Free Trade . " The lecturer , G . Soltan , Esq ., on this occasion tacking "National Education" to thc usual nostrum , anxious to make his audience believe that that would be a consequence of "Free Trade 1 " The lecture , in tact , was anything but a lecture on " Free Trade . " The lecturer stated that "the abundant harvest had caused a'lull in Free Trade agitation . " We presume this is to account for their not holding any meetinc- of
late , although on occasion of the preceding meeting they pompously announced in their organ "the defeat of the Chartists . " Alas ! another such a victory on their part , and they will be no more . Tliis was all but verified . on Friday last , when , after Messrs . Robertson , Smith , Blackmore , Giles , and Lockwood had replied to the fallacies of the Free Traders , the chairman at the conclusion rose , arrogating to himself praise for the '' impartial manner" in which he had always acted in the chair , gravely announcing at the same time that for the future he would exert his influence to stop these proceedings . The humbugs dare not hear the truth .
DERBY . Thc following resolutions were passed at a general meeting held at Chester ' s Coffee-house , Omastonroad , Derby , on the 26 th of Jan .: — " First . That it is the opinion of this meeting the Executive Committee should be elected b y the members ofthe Association . Second . That it is requisite to hold a Convention this year ; and that the place of its sitting ought to be London . Third . That we , the Chartists of Derby , will not receive any lecturer except he be a member of thc National Chartist Association . " a-
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PRESTON . _^ - At a meeting ofthe Chartists' Council of p held on Sunday evening ; January 26 th if „ . _„ , _®\ mously agreed to- " That , taking mto const 0 Uu V the serious charges brought by Dr . _M'Doual mtlo s Mr . Feargus O'Connor , we r ecommend th _^ t chester Council to institute an investi gation iu 11 , case , believing such charges calculate d to -to- _•"* - to the Chartist cause if not speedilv _< , _„ j ? _% decided . " ntl Justl y
NOTTINGHAM . The following resolution was passed at a meeting of the Seven Stars locality . Nottinr » l , 7 ' January 24 th , 1845 ; resolved- " That this aft" * having heard with regret the ill-treatment vbM \ f ' O'Connor has received at the hands of Dr w % and others , feel themselves called upon to ev ! _^ their entire and unbounded confidence In him i has proved himself to be a public instructor , a _wa s hearted philanthropist , and an ever-detcrniimj 1111 * ponent to tyranny and oppression . That wc are r ' ther resolved , never to withdraw that confide , from him while he continues to pursue that strni _*? forward course which he has hitherto so _nobit-f _i lowed _, * _aiul wc trust that thc ingratitude " . intrigue which has been resorted to to _CitlmnJf and destroy his character , by those whom he k ? humanely succoured when in distress , may tern ] I awaken the working classes to a sense of their _k ' and beget a determination to beat down that o | _,-. j _^' sion against whicli their champion has so arde _^' aud manfully struggled . " ' J
_Delegate Meeting . —At a town and count gate meeting , held iu the Democratic Chapel , o _^ 19 th ult ., it was unanimously , resolved that a k _^ _,, ; one penny per member per month bo paid for tln _^ pose of defraying the Local Victim Debt . LANCASHIRE . South Lascasiuiu- Delegate Meetixg . — j-, delegates from the various localities in South _C cashire , in connection with thc National Cl , * _£ Association , met in the Garden-street lecture i _^' Bury , on the morning of Sunday last , Januar _$ 1815 , when delegates from the _following nV _:
were present : viz ., Manchester , Rochdale , 01 # C Heywood , Bury , Watcrhead-mills , < te . Mr . § Rankin was unanimously called to the chair . % minutes of the last meeting were read and _confii _^' The delegates then paid in thc following sums :-x the Executive . —Manchester , £ 2 As . ; Rochdale , & y , Oldham , 7 s . Id . ; _Watei-head-mill , 2 s . Gd . Hcy _^ J 2 s . Id . ; Rochdale , for accompt book , 'is _.-l-iij £ 3 8 s . 4 d . South Lancashire Fund . —Mancl «« u lis . ; Heywood , 2 s . ; Oldham , Ss . ; _WatciheaA-2 s . 6 d . ; Rochdale , 8 s . 4 d . —Total , £ 1 lis . lOd . _p _] following resolutions were agreed to : — "That- ;' county accounts be audited , and brought to the *
* li i _ i * 11 te mi . t _> r ° ., . . _trE delegate meeting . " "That Messrs . Rankinyg Nuttall be the auditors . " " That our secrct arv _^ l to thc Star , informing the Chartists of _vl empire that the South Lancashire dc ! o « ate- _* J about to bring out a Chartist Ilynin Book ; _anljpj wish , if possible , that it should contain only _gil compositions of an elevating kind . Anv _Clianl'l wishing to aid their efforts , would oblige the _rll' gates by sending their contributions to the mxi _£ M gratis , on or before tho last Sunday in Feljittri
oonniDtttioiis stiouia uc sent _auaresscd to Mr Ri _^ l Radford , 8 , Violet-street , Wcleombe-street _, _Urfe Manchester . " "That the Victim Fund _Coimig- « be requested to publish a balance sheet of _thrirVi come and _expcnditiu-e from the last sittiii" - _oflil Convention : and that the same"bo _reqiiettei f : S appear in the Star previous to thc last _SuucWi February . " " That the county secretary corro > Hii with those localities who have no delegate preier'P in order to ascertain whether thev will go oi _^ M local lecturers' plan . " " That tlic next ( lfe l meeting be held in Ashton-under-Lyne _, ou _tlitVJIl Sunday in February , in the Chartist Room . _Cfef to be taken at ten o ' clock in the forenoon . " ' % _« $ the levy for the count y fund be discontinued fotiai' _-l month . " The thanks of thc meeting were ito / lf given to Mr . Rankin for his able services kiM chair , and the meeting broke up about four o ' _efeil in the afternoon . " m
Buuy . —The funeral sermon of Mr . John ima late lecturer for the Miners' Association , aud _-A lost his life by an explosion of fire damp in a coal-f at Radcliffe-bridge , was preached on Sunday fe in thc Garden-street lecture room , to a _crnH and respectable audience , bv Mi * . W . Dixon , of . % Chester . Mr . Dixon selected for his text tilt Ik clause of the fourth verse in the llth chapters Hebrews— " He being dead , yet spcaketh ; " m which ho spoke for upwards of au hour , during * time both speaker and hearers werc dcoplv afftcid
i CARLISLE . I Meetlyg of the Couxcil of tub Cuautist As ! _ciatiox—On Sunday last thc above body held tfcai | usual weekly meeting in their room , No . 6 , _lok-f street , CaJdewgate , when , after the subscript _^ wore paid in from the different districts , Mr . ik-Gatie was called to the chair . Mr . O'Connor's leifel was road from the Star , * also , the report of teg Glasgow proceedings , which caused no small _deael of surprise amongst the meeting . The _election _c / fiforthcoming Executive was' also brought bcfo _;& meeting ; and Mr . Lomy gave , notice that on ai Sunday he would move , "That the Executive _Iscf pointed by thc different localities , and not by tlicC & ferenee . " After some other matters were _fafell over , the council adjourned until the Moral Sunday . 1
Meetiso of the Working Men ' s Menial k pnov-eMEM Society . —The 'members _composite _tm society held their meeting as usual in the _Assta-S tion-room , John-street ; but there being nospe « l question before them , the evening was passed ova i « desultory conversation . It was agreed to , that t _^ next Sunday , Feb . 2 , at six o ' clock , a meetingsIior # be held , with a view to an exposure of the vilkf _* - _^ Dr . Handyside , of Edinburgh , who gave _his' * K | testimony before the commissioners in that citr _. _iky a man could live on sixpence a week ; and that ' tmU his wife , and four children , could live on two s 5 f _| lings and sixpence a week , and that thev couli _^ l comfortably on three shillings or three sliillinfi » ts sixpence per week . It is to be honed that s ?» number will attend . Admission free . 1
DUNDEE . j The Council of this place , having _considfld-- _* the manifold privations the members of thcEseft ; tiveand the other accredited lecturers of l _\&& ciationhave to undergo , when prosecuting their- * / hours far away from home , with their families _a _^ _j as themselves to maintain out of their was ** H subject ( as they are ) to the exorbitant ctef , " hotel and tavern-keepers ; recommend that eaca *> v cality provide a comfortable private lodging io * ' _-3 town , where the lecturers can regularly resort t _« where the little means thev havo can he _maA _f _? to the best advantage . The Dundee _CountuBj also done something more than agree to such b _^ I mendation . They have acted on it themsel ves , _^ i therefore they are in a condition to sayto _otfe' "Go and do likewise . '' I
NORTHAMPTON . Old LocAnrr . —As we have not reported ( _rf ceedings lately , it perhaps mav be thought lff * _£ that we are dead ; but though ' we have been _re we have not been apathetic , for we have cstaw _& J a school to educate the rising generation ; _Wj have devised means to commence a Co-opefj Store in connection with the Association , and J * fund to supply any of our members withsmall _^ j money , instead of their _beinsr imposed o « _V
pawnbrokers , or any other grasping _capitaf' ¦ last Monday evening the following rcaolnh _* proposed by Mr . Pebardy , seconded by Mi-. 0 _on carried unanimously— " That this meeting _« _L that Feargus O'Connor is a hearty and sincere ' -, of thc working classes , and that he has don _« ' _^ utmost of his power to emancipate them WL evils under . which they now sutler ; that « _ev thise with him under the calumnies and treact _^ j . his and our pretended friends ; and wc a _«» L sec thc determination he has eome to in h' # calumnies investigated , and thus set at rest .
. TAVISTOCK . , The Chartists of Tavistock are of opinion- - _^ Executive Committee should be chosen by t _^' . y Chartist body ; and that no lecturer ought tp _^ \ tenanced by the Chartist Council who is not a I *' member of thc Chartist body .
TRURO . _Lectuue . —According to public _annoum' * lecture was delivered in the United Ins ! f _,-Truro , on Wednesday evening , Januaiy _ns halt-past seven o ' clock , bv Mr . W . M'Gratn- . meeting was well attendcd ' b y thc sons of _W _^ good sprinkling of the middle classes . _> _- ; _'k Skewes , jun ., of Camborne , was called to t _» ' > and opened the business with an excellent -H j Mr . Longmaid followed with a stirring _apl' % _^ townsmen to be up and doing in the cause "'" j , Mr . M'Grath being next introduced , _dfaPv moat able lecture ,-eliciting tremendous _wf ' J Mr . Waddington , a journeyman Cabmc' - _{ _, spoke after Mr . M'Grath , and was rep lied- . _^ . gentleman , to the satisfaction-of the _w « Jfi vote of thanks to the lecturers and chairmi « eluded the proceedings .
ST . IVES . _^ Lkczuke . — On Tuesday afternoon Mr * . _Lp addressed between five and six hundred _Fy the wharf , who listened with the dee pest _la ? _^] his exposition of the rights and wron gs ot *»; _$ Labour . At the conclusion , it was _annoP" _f _S second lecture would be delivered at the _w _/ j at six o ' clock in the evening . The weatn e'f a unfavourable , Mr . Tabbert , a mido _lcf' _^ granted the use of thc Corn Market for 0 _*^ which , notwithstandmgthe inclemency _otw _^ t was excellent . Mr . Guscott , of ? cm _^ _jkt pointed tothe chair , who _ha-vingin aniasw - _^ _fa opened 'the business of the meeting , - _^ _hof ] came forward , and spoke for upwards or' cf I the principles ofthe Charter . A 1 _« _, {» National Charter Association was _»» _" auspices favourable to its future _prospw
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 1, 1845, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_01021845/page/6/
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