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j TO READERS & CORRESPONDENTS. ! !
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DELIVERY OF THE NATIONAL PEL'i-
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THE "WAR OF PROCLAMATIONS , j f $ GW"f * r the bloody-minded imbeciles , vrbo enrse » e country with ni « goren ) ment , will ret venture to «* h tke bar of their tem-rit / , remains to be seen . rfce ? have virtaalVy abrogated the last remaining eastitotsonal ri ^ ht of the people—tbe right of pelkob—hr invariably , during a long period , treating aeir petitions with indignity and contempt ; and it cem « tkat they are now half inclined to hazard an Oaspt at eompletin ? the job by preventing them rmm veering to petition .
Her mcnt pnc ' tont Majerty has given her liege aAjeets mo * t graciously to uadergtand , by Foyal iradaoistion , that » he h « '' been given to cnder-CaBd " ' that pme of her said lirge * uHjec * s have , in S ^ ers place * , " unlawfully assrtnVsd , " for the parade of being trained or drilled , or for the purpose tf practising military exercij « e , moTemenw , or evoatk > a » , " she therefore strictly eommandi " all Justee * of the Peace , Sheriff * , Under-Sheriff * , and all rtker elvil offLwrs wbateTer , " to use ' their utmost sadeavours to discover , apprehend , and bring to ju « . see-the persona concerned in these unlawful proceed-» j
In pursnane « of this royal -proclamation , the L * rd Mayor of London has also issaed his proclamation , that do more large meeting * are to be holden *» Smithfield . " As to the right of the people to go armed to the sseedngn , we think it very clear that if the peace of (* r Set > ertign Lady the Queen i * violated , or Sue » tened to be violated , and her liege end tuost « yaf subjects put in bodih fear while in the
exer-Ti * e of a constitutional right , by miiwreanN , tinder artxterer name or gsise— -whether calling thrm- * elfts p * ii « , or military—illegally interfering with saeh « ercbe of a constitutional right , the duty of the people i * to demand the protection of the civil authorities in their neighboarhood , and , failing to receive that protection , to become tbtmselres ^ sard-ana of the law , in the repression of force -by ^ j * fce , always being carefal to tue no more force : & . ai ) is necessary for their own protection .
We advise the people , therefore , not only of Loc" ?« o , bat of the whole conntry , to take caTe ih&t iSfceir aieetings be always lrguliy eoavenfd— to ore-* 2 rre the same onrarying attention to order and » s *« efulnes * of conduct which has hitherto esaric-¦ Sensed them , and then they may s&felv laugh the S-oyal and Magisterial proclamations to * corn . Several individuals , as will be seen frem a . n ae-© sant eUewhert , have been arrested And ommittes is Lancashire , on a paltry charee of training
« ad drilling . Now , ire fcrow so well the in-¦« tetera « y of Whig malice , that we are suite prepared to look for any distortion of facts rftich can by possibility be perrertt-d into a chargr , « i > erever they may t > itk a charge can be kazardt-d , ^ ai therefore have we ever recommenced to the j-eaple peaeefulnes * and caution . That reeomsaendation we most now repeat , in the most cmihaut at&auer of which we are capable . The people ,
" Strong ia honesty and ricbt , " ire perfectly irresistible , if they do not damage their <* n cause by premature violence— or by thovsght-3 e « sly rnnniug into the mouth of the rattlesnake , ¥ y stay tuiRectsszry violation ef law « , or such things * s are deemed and called laws—however tnjust and tyrannical . 2 Sow there is an enarrmeat aeainst the meetire
Sagether of bodie * of persons for crillir . gand traicirg So miiirary exercise . The per-ple nru * t ren-. eraWr iiat ; aad they mast give up these meeting * , if any ¦ ach hare been tolden : they are fjr = i-h : nc strenstb •» the enemy fer their o-svn correction . " Ti-: the «« y thing their most mortal enemies iao * t acxioj *" v < ie ? ire . Devizes and Llanid ' . oe prove svtEciert ' . y 'ia . t the TiUains will stop at nothing to forge for = beHieelTps an excuse for havire r-c-ourse to that
¦ -T ' - ' »« Jr . unM ] f .- irr * nf ») , ; . \ \ , ^ are at Dre . « eot tie iDoropBlists . Again we bid tie people , beware . ' Again we iid then keep thar physical energies in check , a ^ d * ' feide their time . ' ' "We have great reason to know ¦ avit not a few well-paJd spies of the detested faeiioos are liboarisg at the mischievon * vocation of * ecretly incid ng the people to act- of ou trase , a ^ d when ^ aicanBot be accomplished , to a vjoladon of the ** traicing-aad driilmg ict . " Let all patriots he 02
caeir goard . We repeat oar list week ' s assertion = ba . t cone bat villains , spies , a = d traitors , will nov = ouTL « el the oreankatjon of an active resistance ts ¦ six ? law . Oppose meral or p 2 * siv * resisaice in acv iod every passible way . Mark the shop dv . ^ s ¦ cf yourfrietds , and « jpport those with yoar cas-c-m ^ t « support you with their advocacy—minister ao help ts-yoar own destruction by the recoexinen of the infernal Poor Law—refuse to -rppoint any officer * , or pay any rates under il ~ 'e 511 * the odium of carrying oat its provi-¦» iaa « and distraining for the funds necessary to do so -apon those who cove : the honour . Apply the same principle of passive rea * tarce to every other mean * hj which the tyrant factions seek to uphold their rage . Let the ale-hencb be emptied , aad tie g : ntask remain nnemptied : fill the tea-pot with m . nr .
brother wholesome British herbs , and in ece month li » e Chaxckllor of the Excheqcer is bankrjpr . Practise every possible means of pea /* ful , qairt iiSBoyance to your oppressors ; and in the mean dee . ^ e all tie white qaietly and noiselessly provicing joemkes with arms of the best aad most effecdve * s aliR- , with which to defend yourieUes , your ieose * , and yow property , in case of an attack from
T > octar » a ! tb > rr » or daylight marauders . This « ag"ht to hare b * en done long ago . The necessity for a Hural Potict t » protect the property of her ^ f ajesnr ' j liege nbjects from thicTes , * houid have Ven « aper * eded by tie fact of erery honest man in ± b kingdom ' s being prepared to protect his owa property with his own fiMock . Let this be done now , And that right speedily . And then let a Memorial to the Qcskk be drawn up , couched in the roe » t ioyai and nsspectfnl terms , humbiy praying her j-tott fraciout Majestj to dismiss her present Micis--tera , and to appoint oiers who will make the
People ' s Charter a Cabinet measure . Let thi * j Hemorial fee presented by a deputation of five hun- j £ x * A dwasand men from all the different counties , rroce ^ ing in peacefol and orderl y procession , each with hit jauaket over his ana , pledged o the pre--jerv » non « f- " peace "—the enforcement of " law /' sodtl * « tx \> lkhment of " order / ' to lay their respeetfal-Xrorial at the foot of the thmae , wndng for- « s rawer . We guess that , if this be done , ^ iere wjfl be n © nred of fa rther petitioning for the -eofojeeaeat of the principle * of the Constitution iD tke free choice of the nation *! represeataures by i-t 7 aiv * r » al Suffrage . ; j 1 ; '
Bat we are atked how the people rfjooW conduct AeMeWe « ia tke meinuiae , if the " pbrwcal force " --wtieh U con « ntm « i in the aAnda of their eoeades , ¦ aioaU fee « rginised mad used agaim * t them ? Vf e An * wer , let the ptople theawelTts eschew aggrewi-re ^ k > l « ce—let tbra rtsad *> Wy oa tbe aefenflre , aod " when it i * th « ir cu to fighf' theyHl know it - ** witkottt a proaptw . " Ltt Am bntpweefally md
^ rodratly pem « in © ppoai ^ moral reswust * to ti > e cillains wboloriitorer tfaea-let then furnwh notiing £ k * £ can U calkd a legal pretext for the rworting «• pbjseal yjoleaee of tb « r eoemie * , aad that r » kti | wffi ^| r > i e » rted to ; bt tab plain - - . —Wp : ~ f V i " Mii « f thc P «> pU—the iodostriow miftmm kal iallfeebig lonj » of a « canal&ted 1 » - JkMfyJt » btU ^ . th * sasw of propertr i * eireo . » nd
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they know full well that the moment they , in their madness , light the tsrch of actual commotion—all those big lamps of property will vanish into smoke in a twinkling . The work of devastation once begun , the wreck will become universal , and all ——— The dowi-empt ehimney » , Fietory helU , * n d jeotje ^ otu ni » r >» is > ni , 7 kit do bestud the land &o rife with wr<h And squalid wretchrdBeas . sh » ll melt sway , And , Uke tke bueW * fabric » f a dmtn , Le » v » r > ot » wreck behind .
No-, no ; the people are equally awake to the open and the secret macceuvres of the enemy ! These proclamations against meetings are intended to stop the simultaneous meetings projected by the Conventiin . That mast rot be . The people will take tare that their meetings he all of a peaceful and legal character . They claim but their own rightotber have no wish to interfere with the rights of
other?—bat they have a right to meet , and meet they must , and roeet tht * y will maugre all the proclamations in the world ; and if the stupid , bloated , propt-rty-nsen dare to interfere with iheir peaceful and orderly assemblages , be the constquen ^ e * on tbtir own heads . A correspondent from Manchester , whom we suspect to be a villain , writes -as a letter , in which he makes significant reference to the ' Memorable scene of Peterloo . " "W e tell him tha :
the factions of Manchester—though with the Government at their backs—dare not attempt the repetition of the Peterloo tragedy . Their trembling consciousness that the tragedy would at its next performance have more than one act in it , will operate quite sufficiently as a guarantee . There is thi * difference between human and canine bloodhounds , that the former are always rank cowards , timid villains , though thorough ones .
To make any pablic meeting legal it is only necessary that a nqcisition , signed by seven householders , be presented to the Major or Chief Cob < - table of a Town or Borough , or to tbe Lor , } Lieutenant for a County Meeting , requesting hiuj to call the meetirg ; if he decline , the requisition > rosy call the meeting themselves . We would aiw strongly advi-etkat the great demonstrations on Pe * p Green and Kersal Mojr should be Loldea both ol
one day ; and indeed it would be much better ic have ail the demonstrations on the tame day . 1 ; weald at least prevent ALL the military force oftht country frcm being concentrated in one place again * ^ ie people .
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APPBEHENSIOSSADOr-TTHt LOYALTY OF THE SOLDIERS . "W . E state , upon the very best authority , that a cocaderabie change has " come o '«? r tbe spirit ' ol Lord Juhs RusSfcH / t drram , occasioned by a few cours' clo ^ e i-osfab with Lerd Fitzroy Somlhset , the resuh of which was an assurance tba ! prrject reliance ceuld not be placed upon the troops , in the event of a osflict with the tx * up ! e . "We
do cotTsisa Uiis tircumstanee to inspire our reidtrwith either false notions , folse hopes , or faW conrage / . we promulgate it as a proof of the weaknes * of the aggressive phj ^ ieal-force party . Here , thea , is a pret ^ - st 3 te of things . The bread wruug from the sweat of the- father , « o » tiut * in the nostris of kibrave and vaiiact soa tLst he disdains to tat it when served up with a parent ' s blood . Well done , brave soidirrs i Tel ' , ihe tyrant * that von will not
commit rnu .-oer—ihat \ ou ntht nr the Qcf . ex , and : k > : tor tbe P"o » Law ' ; for the glory of a nation , and not for : dc monopoly of a fectioo . That beiujr of the pcop ' . e , jo'j are for the people ; that the j . ccp ebtsr g ibeouly lt-gitiKiate sonrce of power , you oo ' id . muskets to defend their rights , acd not to . ivade their privileges . Let every man think acd reflect upna tbe borrors of civil war , when fiuber is arra \ ed against < on , and brother again *; brother . V * e ccv-r have gi r , e out of out way to > ay a word -of xhe so ' idicrs of this country ; hut Dow we affirm that they are Charts- » l * i » 3 . man , becaasf the Charter res ton s God '< g-. ft , nhich is peace sad j . lentv ; and laac ' s i ^ heri ta ^ c-e , whith u hbertv .
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RESIGNATION" OF MINISTERS . I So ; ' tbe crazy car which has so long run Kmely j on a scale wheel his at last tumbled over . Tena-| ciaus of political a * eels of animal life , the I Minirtry , which h-is been again and a ? ain kicked , ; , flayed , and roasted , is at la . -t fairly dead . I Without a single requiem it sinks into au j ucbonoared and di-boc-urabie grave ; laznentj ed by cone , acd remembtred only with i feelings of abhorrence by all , evr-ept tte small j t > dteh of incividcais-ahem it has enabled to clutch
, tae earnings of a betrayed and much too patient ' . people . We are heartily glad of the demise d ! the iaiLe-; c . les . Every change must now be for the better , rf j the pe « ple relax not into a state of criminal apathy . j Whether we are to bave a second edition of the : Melbourne Mini-try in tbe hands of Normassy ana Duuhah , or whether we have a Tory Ministry cedtr the Dckb ana Sir Rofekt , ' or whetheT we bave a coalition of the two ' factions , combining all their efforts for the
I great or . ject of paring down the people ; in any of i these cases—all of which are rumoured as probable j—a dissolution of Parliament most speedily ensue . I Let the people then be on the alert . Let them I remember that though the ten ponnder * govern the return-of Candidates , M' -y govern the ten pounders . Tbe : n » id ; ou . " < Ballot-bos is nnt yet hang round the nee- }?* of the Whig middle class constituency . Let : the people remember that ; let them take care that > thoroughgoing Chartist Candidates be is requisition 1 for every place ; and let them be mindful to use I such moral persuasive * as skali induce the ten ! poDBcers to # ee that their interests are implicated , I and will W beat j-erved by tie suppert of their j candidate * who are pledged to the doing of universal I right . 1 ^
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j MR . O'CONNOR is % sriin very 111 iritb iofllmmxtioB on tb * j chdii . and has n .. > t bern » b ' e to furnish uj with his i proriii » rd iMter njv > n ihr d'iUe » of tt » f R » dic » i < , whicb . i » , p ^ riu-ps , « kU deferrVd . as nrw doties m * y now drrolre tipon thMn . h wfl " . ipprir n « xt wrek . The Rev . Mr . ~ TErHENS Kill pr «* cn , th * Go « pel » t Ui * , fr . l ' i .- > wing plurs <>« > onday nrit . Mar th # 12 lh : —> hep-! herd » r , d rhi ^ hrris Kield , Cilj Ro * i ' , U dt » - « o ' clock ; ( Primrose Hiil , at th .- > .- < o ' rioek , aftrrvj « n ; a » d K » aaiag-• tya Common , at t-a ! :-past « x o'clock , eTcnitiff . I WE Hav-e most rrspectfunr to n-qi ^ t tha t cmr »~ rfnl : Ajrests will maki ? arrar < c m « r . t * Sot l ^ rniahicg to the S . ' - 'r V ' tie b <« t crnr " -. -j ,-j r ^ j » - > rt < ol thf » ev ^ ral in «* tiDes to W io > drn during . the VS ~ uiUHu' «« ek . NVr will y » j all exi posse * ; bnt the rvper-s n >«< t t * sent off without dflar , j * a £ Irojn the amj W b ? h ^ W , all th * report * mitt be 1 ! et-B-lenied , prn * .-ving all th * spirit lod thr resohition * . ' ; PETER HoET ' S letter text irtrV
\ Oca Local Corresfoxdexts wi < oMi $ r » n » l » TS * nai » ji ' j paragrap h * »[ ordinal m » lt * r and ntt cof ving 'hem from j other -new « pa . per » - We hare nne who pla >« ihU triek eot * ixnuj ; we hope h « will take ih » himt . j TheRePOET oftheproeeediBgjat Mr . Pnkrcfton'i Vectvfft ! at B : rmiBghaio u to « U < af for a matter ef to eld a dale : i « » bo « 14 bar » Weo tent rirlier . 1 : "We juyi SOT BOOX for the addreu of Mr . Charf *« Ccnnor , t wiudi w < ream tbe lna , aiwe arc eoBTinced it is uilmeMsaiT . The working cli * ni of Leeds » ad h » ne » k konrbeod ne ^ d b « aroQo » K- Thtj wiU mm to Out fre % \ meeting on Whii-Toesdajlike bwa to tb * kir * .
j A CorhTBT CHARTIST — We rrjoiee it hear that the v 91 ara f * a * nBr % n becomlBg rifo with a »? irant » for MliUeal I iftior « a 6 t ) O : ' tit a h&ppj «« - »^ IT THE ScascRlBER * -rbe \* t » ultra th « r papert frocn Mr . . Northrop , will kim ] thnr ortew to the » fice , wilh Mrmeat in »« raaer , we will supply them . j C . D . Da VIES , STOCKI > ORT . —We hare 13 f papef » fewn m j team » ent to him o » April 27 th , mnd l ± L ~ U . jr ^ th JOHN ROSE . —Hi * * 4 dre * s next week . lOKS SAXXETT . —The rew ' otson * next wtfek . "W . * hall hire sonethuif t » in about thea . K . E ., a Factory Girl .- h < t rhrmnMxt week . NATIONAL RK > CT . April ?! . —FroB » S 4 oke «^ y } p-f p , tiiH » B .. J IS 9
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"OF THE NATIONAL CONVENTION " WILL BE PRESENTED TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE SUBSCRIBED FOR THE NORTHERN STAR , SINCE THE SIXTEENTH OF FEB . LAST , as under : — In ItABTCASHIRE , on SATURDAY , the 25 th of May . Ia YORKSHIRE , BIRMINGHAM , and the Midland Countie * on Saturday , June 1 st . NEWCASTLE , CARLISLE , SCOTLAND , LONDON and the Southern Counties , oa Saturday , June 8 th . "W e intended to give them to all our Subscribers in one week , but find that oar Engraver cannot get off the requisite number .
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T 10 N TO MR . ATT WOOD . ( From our own Cot respondent . ) This imposing ceremony took place on Tuesday , andwiu performed with becomir . g dignity and decorum . At two o ' clock tbe Petition was placed upon the body of a low carriage , each corner i , f ¦* hich was dt-curated with a flowing Union Jack of ireat nze and beauty . Immediately after the carriage followed the Delegate- ) oi the National Convention , two and two , each decorated with a scarlet
watte . Bailie Craig , being Chairman of the day , and Wai . Lovett , Secretary , led , and the other Delegates walked , two and two , in the procession . When the beautiful and majestic roll c ^ Rtainicg a nation ' s will , wag put in aioiion , ihe cheer * of the surrounding tbou « acd « literally rent the air ; and we imagined we heard a hurricane which , if resisted , will weep all before it . A » the proctesion passed down Fleet-street to Temple-bar , lhe cheers of the people were responded to by the cheers of those wbo filled the windows to watch
the ceremony . Tbe Petition was juxmuauted . bv a Urge placard , which-terminated the frame in which it was contained , aud npon the top of which were the word * , "The National Petition , " and under which sbvuld have been , "A . Nation ' s-Voice ; who dare oppose it ? " The frame beiog rtry high , considerable doubt wa < entertaiued as . to its parsing under the arch of Temple-bar . Every eye was directed to it . It waajut : tbe height , and wheu clear , a tremendous fhout announced it 8 introduction from the Citr to Westminster . When the
procession arrived opposite tbe office of the Weekly Chronicle , there was a partial halt , when two gentlemro in fancy waistcoats , who were silly enough to « it at the window * , were assai ' ed with the most hideous groan * we ever heard . The Procession again halttd at the office of the Sun newspaper , acd cheered and clapped tbeir hand * , which wa < respoadtd t « b y cheers from within . At the lodgings of Mr . Frost , tbe people again cheered , and then wending their way up the wide Hay Market proceeded to Mr . Fielden ' s House , in
Pantonsqcare , where Mr . Aitwood had appointed to mttt the deputatiou and to receive the Petition . We never witnessed a mere beautiful acd imposing ceremony . Nearly three miles of paper , bearing the signature * of one million and a quarter of p- r ~ -, Ds demanding that freedom , which G < xl has sriven to man as bin birthright , and which hh fellow-man has dartd to rob him of . A thought came over u ? that 90 white * nd fair a representatire 5 . bou '; d n » t be stained with blood , and the conviction wa * : mpre *< ed that if blood should be shed , tbe
oppo * era and not the promoters of tbi * moral repre-• entativt ; of a nation ' s will should bear the brand . Bat come whit will tbe men who have aided ai its birth , awitted in it * growth , and followed it to it * grave are moraily and physically bauud t » take care that from in isbw , iu principles shall spring , and Ihut speedily . We haAe no ecemie * now but those who may desert ; the old foes of all cla * se * require but the opportunity to * ive in . Our atreagth ' i * their weakness—our weakness is their ouly ; -trep . eth .
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J I ' p to this period , Fr iday , three o ' clock , we have i no certain information re ^ ptcticg tbe New Ministry , j save ibat Sir Robert Peel is bu « y forming a Miuisj try . The 5 v « pve * a list of supposed appointmrnt * , but we apprehend no reliance is to be placed on it . Nor i * it a matter of the least tuoineat to the 1 people , whose path is plaialy chaiked out whoever ! may be in or out of Downing Street . ; America and Canada . —United State ? ' paper * j to tbe ISth b 3 ve bet-n recrived , but their contents ¦ are unimportant . The Mai / tt question rcmaiu ^ , quiet .
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X £ EDS . Leeds Northern Union . —Tbe town of Leeds has been a scene of unusnal bustle during the last week . Meetings have been held at nearly all the out-townships , and in the several districts of Leeds ; and , within the last month , no less than nine Unions have been formed . A subscription bas been commeaced , to be called tbe Agitation Fund , for the purpose of more effectually explaining the objects and principles of Radicalism to the workiisg clause * , the surplus ( if any ) to be applied to tbe general expenae of the Great West Rining Meeting . On Sunday last , twn sermons were preached at the Association large room , near St . James ' s Chareh , York-street , by Mr . Tnornton , of Bradford , wnich did great credit to the talents ol
that gentleman . There was a good attendance at e » ch sermon . On Monday , buing the Association General Meeting , the room wa » crowded by members of tbe » ereral Unions , Mr . Charles Conner in the chair . Mr . Thornton delivered a Tery impre ^ five and eloquent address , which gave general satisfaction . The meeting was also addressed by Mr . Cliff , of Halifax , in a very able and lengthy speech , on the moral delinquencies of the Leeds Mercury . Mr . G . Whit * al * o addressed the meeting , in which he explainel die progress which be had mad * in tbe . eoarae of laat week ' s agitation , and gaTe a very flattering and satisfactory description of tke rapid progress which Radicalism » making in Leed * and iu vicinity . The meeting then separated .
Holbbck . Nouthkrk Usios . —A meeting wai held at tke Woodman Inn , Sweet-street , Hoibeck , oo Saturday evening last , which was well attended . The following resolution was unani . moosly agreed to : — " That the Holbect Northern Union be now formed . " Mr . G . White , of tb * Leeds Union , addressed the meeting . A pecrftary and treasurer were then appointed ; and the we tab * . s formed themselves into a committee for th * r-arpo ^ cf balding » general meeting on FrjJ . jr ev « jinT This Unioij p remiies well .
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Another Arrest . —Mr . Thomas Powell , & Welch Radical , of some influence and property , who has accompanied Hetherington in his tour of agitation has been arrested . Eight other persons hare been arrested charged with being concerned in the disturbance at Ll ^ nidloes . West End Northern Uniok . —The members of this society held their usual weekly meeting at the General Washington , Caroline-street , Mr . George Hutton in the chair , who addressed the meeting in a neat speech , asd called on Mr . Geo . White to address the meeting . He enured at
length into the miseries produced in society , by the present uojust system of legislation ; pointed out the People ' s Charter as the ouly remedy for the manifold wrongs and grievances of the people , and called on all who had not enrolled their names to do so immediately . The etnembl y was afterwards addressed by Francis Philli p ? ia his usual forcible and convincing manner . Several members were added to the Union . The following resolution was agreed too :- " That we , the members of the West tad Northern Union , are agreeable to bear our portion of the necessary expenses towards the Peep Green meeting .
The Charge oe Rape . —Thomas Hargreaves who it wm stated in our last had been apprehended on a charge of rape on a little girl , was on Saturday ordered by Messrs . Benyon and Goodman , who bad given a very patient hearing to the case , to pay a fine of £ 4 and the costs , for the assault ; as well as liR to the witnesses . The money was subsequently paid . Meeting at Hunslet . — On Monday last , th « bellman was sent round , to announce a meeting at the house of Mr . Rushfortb , Exchange Inu . The landlord , who had previously agreed that the room should be given for the purpose , was waited b
on y a Dissenting schoolmaster , who uses the room as a Sunday school-room , and desired not to allow it . At the time of meetiug , several persons repaired to the place , but found the door fast . Mr . W bite arrived soon after , for the purpose of addressing the meeting , and , on learning the cause , proceeded to tbe public house tap-roem , and addressed the company there assembled , # ho unanimously . agreed t « form themselves into a committee , for the purpose of calling another meeting on Monday evening next , and subscribed the amount necessary to de'ray the expenses of the same . Thus , it will be seen , tbe good cause progresses , in euitc of all opposition .
Armley Northern Union . —A meeting of the above Union tenk place on Thursday , May 2 , at the Malt Snovel Inn , Armley . Mr . G . White , of the Leeds Union , attended and addressed a crowded and attentive assemblage on the principles of the Pe . > ple ' s Charter ; he dealt out some hard blows to an unknown scribbler , wbo had sent come iving nonsense to tbe Leeds Mercury , concerning the persons who had attended from Leeds at a previous meeting , and challenged any Whi £ , Tory , or Sham Radical in Armley to a discus . M > n , but none were to he found . The meetiug separated wellpleased with the proceedings .
Leeds East End Northern Union . —At a mming of this body , held on Tuesday evening , resolutiop . R were parsed approbatory of Mr . Rider ' .-' onduct in the Convention , and censuring the West RidiD £ delegates for having , ia accepting that gentleman ' s resignation , exercised a power which belong * not to tbem , but to the people .
Leeds South End Radical Association . — I his body Was removed its sittings to the house 01 Mr . John Sowden . beer-retailer , Holro \ d ' s Yard , Meadow Lane , adjoining New Lane . Bramlky Radical Mektinu . —If any further proof wrre required of the virulence and persecution with which the two factious visit all who may happen to differ with them in politics , their proceedinns at thi < place would have been amply s-uflicient . Oq Thursday evening , Mr . G . Whi ; e , ot" the Leeds Northern Union , attended to addres * a meeting , which , by previous notice , was to be holden at the Unicorn Large Room . When he arrived at the abtrvt-menrf ^ ned public-bou ^ e , he was informed
that the mftting could not be held at that hojse , in consequence of the threats which were htld out by certain respertnbles of the Whig and Tory factions . Tbe bellman was then applied to for the purpose of callirg an open air meeting , but positively refused to do ? o unless ( as he said , ) he was authorised by two respectable men , but would not call it lor working men , as he had orders not to do ^ o . Several members of the L nion then paraded the Mretts and gave the nece < s iry notice , the effect of which was tbatamn ^ t splendid meeting was htl >!
in front ot the 1- uicorn , who were addressed by Mr . White for upwards of an hour , in the course of which he showed up Wh ' g and Tory viliany , explained the principles of the People ' s Charter , and concluded by calling on any Whig or Tory , who had any objection to bis principles to stand forward and M . it « vteni . t No person doing so , be called on all present to j-jiu the Bcamtey Northern Union , thus it will be seen that , despite of the intrigues aud intimiiatjon of both Whi g * and Tories , the good cause progre-ses rapidly . The Union nearly doubled its mrrnbers that night .
Convictions cndkr the Factory Act . Oa Monday , Mr . Baker , the superintendent ot factories , appeared at the Court House , in support ol informations which he had laid against several parties for infringement . - * on the provisions of the Factory Act . Mr . Appleby , of Armley , was charged oa tbr < -e informations , with having em . loved children in a manner contrary to the statute ; he wat fined 20 s , on each , witb cost * . Messrs . Greenwood and Son , of St . Helen ' s mill , Bramley , were summoned on two informations , charging tbem with having worked beyond the legal hour « , for children , and
with neglecting the schooling ; the case was gone into at very great length ; tke first charge was abandoned , and , on the second , neglecting to send the children to tchool , a fine ot 20 s . and costs vat levied . Mr . VYaiuman , of Armley , was Mimmoat-d for employing a little girl under thirteen , without a certificate ; he * aid he understood the girl was thirteen , and time was given till Tuesday for the necessary proof , when it appeared that though he had done wrong , it bad been through ignorance and not intention . In other respects his factory was well conducted ; tdi ; magistrate * , therefore , dismissed tin case on pavment of costs .
xoKK ^ Hi-iE Union Shipping Company . We understand that the vessels of this company , which sail from Fenning ' * Wharf , London , have been included in the insurance , by tbe Marine and the Grocer ? ' Insurance Associations , in Leeds . The regularity and despatch in the delifery of goods bv this company , have given tbe highest satisfaction to shippers for this neighbourhood , and it is in consequence rising rapidly in public estimation . Alleged Robbery . —Oa Sunday last , between tbe hours of three iu the afternoon and ten in the
evening , the shop of Mr . Joseph Scott , watchmaker , Lowerhead Row , in this town , was entered , during hi * ateence , it is supposed by means o . skeleton ke y * , and about fifty ntw and second-band gold and cilver watches , which had been left hung in the shop window , and in glass cases on the counter , were carried off . It appears that no serious marks of violence are visible , nor has . any cine been obtained which is at all lilely to elucidate tbe robbery . A reward of £ 10 has been offered for the recovery ol the property and the conviction of the offenders .
Stealino Moxky . —On Saturday last , a young man named John Rob < on , a travelling thief from Darlington , was brought up at the Court House , on a charge of having stolen a five shillings packet of copper , the property of Mr . Jackson , tobacconist , Bn ^ gate . The prisoner wa 8 observed to enter the shop , and there being no one in , he gently made his way behind the counter , where he possessed himseli of the money . He was taken with it in hie possession , before he bad time t « get out . He was committed for trial .
Alleged Murdsr and Robbery . —Two men , named John and The-mas Bond , have beeu appn-heuded and examined before the magistrates of Uxbridge on Tuesday 1 ** , 00 a charge of murdering their grandfather at a village near Uxhridge , in the year IS 16 . Tbeca * e baa been wrapped in mjs-« erj ever sinoe , though » reward of £ 200 ha » been offered . There parties are now apprehended in consequence of disclosures made by one Haynes . a prisoner under-sentence of transportation for life for sheep rtealiog . The magistratet discredited Haynes ' s statement and discharged the prisoners .
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Great Meeting at Hull on Whit . Mokdat . —Mr . Vincent has promised to attend the Hull demonstration . Hydk . —The Radical AaaocUtioa © rtb . ia town met on Monday for the transaction oi ^ their financial affairs . A very large body of persona unconnected with tke Radical Association met with them , ia consequence of the excitement produced by the publications of the Royal Proclamation against illegal a * embHes , training , drilling , < fcc ., and a similar proclamation from the local magistracy , stating their determination to use m ^ ao ? to gire effect to the Royal Proclamation . The proclamations were read and commented r » n b y several speaker * , and a committee of twenty \* ** appointed rg manage thefinan cial affairs of th $ body , '
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Dkw £ > bury . —Oo Sunday afternoon last , a sermon was preached in the Market-place , Dewsbury , by the Rev . W . Hill , to upwards of 8 , 000 perrons , whose decorum and perfectly orderly demeanour could not have been exceeded had they been assembled in a church . An excellent band of music aided tbe assembled thousands , whose bare beads and uplifted Voices were not the less devotional because tbe usual paraphernalia of sUte worship was wanting . At tbe close of the . sermon a collection amounting to £ 9 . 14 * , Id . was made for the Defence Fund . Mr . Hill being out of health was unable to endure the fatigue of another out-door service : in the evening the discourse wa » resumed , therefore , in the large room of the Wellington Tavern , which was crammed to suffocation . The afternoon ' s collection was made up £ 12 by the collection in the roem in tbe evening .
Hollingworth . —A public meeting , at which from three to four thousand persons were present , was held here on Saturday . Resolutions were pasied , pledging the meeting to the support of the Convention , and never to cea > e agitation till the Charter be enacted . Cliff Bridge , Benton , and Little--WOKTH . —A public meeting of the inhabitant * « f thestf villages was held on the 2 nd inst ., when resolutions were passed forming the inhabitants of this district into a Narthern Union , and pledging them to confidence in and support of the Convention ; also to a determination to support the Northern Star and its proprietor against the efforts of the Whig Government to suppress it .
Barnsley . —At the meeting of the Northern Union on Monday , it was resolved to invite tbe Rev . Mr . Hart , of Hyde , to preach in behalf ef Mr . Stephens , and to request all members who have not Northern Union medals to purchase them before the great West Riding meetirg . The meeting was ably addressed by Messrs . Hoey , Burland , Collins , and others . Barnsley has contributed 7 , 045 signatures to the petition . Baknslev Stephenss Committee . —The people of Barnsley and its neighbourhood , have already contributed to tbe Stepbens ' s Defence Fund € 30 Oi . 8 £ d . all of which sum , witb a few solitary exceptions , has been given by tbe hard-worked , bnt ill-paid poor . Among the solitary exceptions may be rrectioned the name of Mr . John Bullough , nlius Bullock , dealer in flocks , curled hair , &c . The
thanks of all true lovers of Stephens and liberty are due that gentleman , he having actually given in the plenitude of his generosity , the magnificent sum of one halfpenny ! ' . In order to give satisfaction to all parlies , the several suras , as received by the committee , are subjoined as follows :-Old T * wn 10 < . 8 d ., Burton Us . , Hoylandssrain 14 s ., DocVworth 14 s . 10 >^ d ., Littleworth 9 s . l £ d ., G » nberhail 10 < . 8 d ., V \ orsbro' Common £ 3 ., Cavrthorne Northern Union 10 s . 6 d ., a few frieuds at Wartield 7 s . 31 ., Cliff-bridge £ 1 6 s . GJ ., Town districts £ " 21 6 * . 2 d ., Mr . John Bultough Y 2 i , amounting iu all to £ 30 0 y . 8 . ] d . ; £ 2 8 s . 5 d . of which were deducted for the delegates ' ex peaces ta Ash ton , tbe u « e of the lecture-room , &c , leaving a balance ol £ 27 12 s . 3 }^ d . Further subscripti ^ s are in pro ^ ros .
Colne . —Meeting to Elect a Delegate —On Monday a must numerous , respectable , aud orderly meeting ot the inhabitants of this town and the surrounding district , took place on the Mill Green , Waterside , for the purpose of electing a delegate to represent the working classes of this district in the General Convention in London , or elsewhere . Mr . William Greenwood wa » unanimously called to the chair , and opened the business of the meeting in his usual warm and energetic manner . A g ntleman from Accriugton proposed , and Mr . William Emmott seconded , the nomination of Mr . William Brotherton , as a fit and proper person for their suffrages . Mr . James Mouney moved as * an amendment , and Mr . Thomas Bakes seconded the
same" That Jjhn Stowe is a tit and proper person to represent the working classes of this district in the General Convention in London , or elsewhere . " Both candidate ? addressed the meeting , wbo listened to them witb the most profound attention , and on the Chairman putting the arnend . neat , nearly every hand of the assembled thousands was lifted up in favour of Mr . Stowe , who was declared by the Chairman to be duly eltete . 1 . A resolution was passed renewing a vote of confidence in the General Convention , and pledging themselves to support that body by every means in their power ; and after a vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman , tbe meeting separated in tbe most peaceable and orderly manner .
Public Lkctpre at Idle on the Influence of Mercury upom Man —Mr . Cliff , of Halifax , delivered a lecture at this place , to a respectable assembly of people , of the middle and labouring classes , ' On tbe Influence of Mercury ( Leedi Mercury ) upon Man . " Curiosity , of course ' , hud a considerable yhare in bringing the people together ; and Mr . C . tept up tbe attention ol hi * audience , for nearly two hours—and Mr . Baines , M . P ., and fcis sapient party , were shown up in a xtyle not very congenial to their notion of moral feelings . Mr . C . alsj delivered another lecture , in Pit-Lane , Bradford , upon the same subject , to a numeroug and attentive body of men , who felt confident , from the lteture delivered , that the vegetable Mercury of Leeds was a * dangerous a moral poison as was ever vended either in Leed ? , or acy other place in Christian England .
Peep Green Meeting . —The preparatiots for this grand demonstration are going bravely on in the Halifax district . Sowerby Bridge , Ripponden , Catharine Slack , Mytholmroyd , Amblerthorn , Htbden Bridge , Mount Skip , Midg-rbnes , Luddenden , Heptnnstail , Ovenden , Mixenden , New Pellon , Holdsworth , ana" Halifax , have each engagtd a band of music and appropriated flag * , banners , &o ., all of which will join in procession , meeting tbe Queen ' s Head band at White Crossother bands are also expected to pas * bv wav of Ell . ind . 3
TiirxcuFFE Gate Radical Association . —A Public Meeting of the Member * of the above Association was held at the Truncliffe Gate Iun , convened by tbe bellman . Mr . Richard Hodg . « on % as cnlles to the chair , who opened the business in a * bort but painted addres * . The meeting was ably adcrrsoknl by Messrs . Rouse and Wilkinson , nnd the following resolution adopted : —•• That we , having the greatest confidence in the General Convention of thft Working Classes , are determinad to support tbem by every means in our power and at all hazards in carrying out the People ' s Charter . Manchester . — Proclamation— Sovkreign Majesty of the People . —Whereas
several unwary youths have , bj the enemies of the j 'riends of liberty , been induced to turn out to drill , ! which is , either with or without arm * , a transport- able offence ; we , in council assembled , hereby \ caution our beloved subjects to regard as enemies to the cause of liberty , all persons , who may in future attempt to betray them into any illegsl act , whether by drilling or otherwise ; and we further request our beloved subject * to rtfrain from every act calculated to excite to a breach of tbe peace of these our realms , taking for ibe present , under your protracted raftering * , Prudence and Patience for jour guide . By order of the council , God save the people . ( Signed ) Tkllmax .
Ardslky . —The members of tbe Aidaley Branch of the Northern Union , met at the house of Mr . James Roy stones . Joseph Barns in the chair . After electing the respective officers , and enrolling a few new members , and other business had been concluded , the following resolution was unanimously adopted : — "That it is the opinion of this meeting that the indefatigable exertions of Mr . O'Connor , in the people ' s cause , claims , and oogbt to obtain , the unqualified approval of every man who is endowed with the lea * t spark of patriotism , benevolence , charity , or humanity ; and therefore we , tbe members ol tbe ArdsWy Northern Union , tender Mr . O'Connor our most unbounded confidence and support , and are deteiminrd not to relax our
agitation , until Universal Suffrage become the law of the land . " A strong resolution wa « al * n passed ,- ' expre >« ive of the determination of the Ardsley men to support the Star . < Clayton West .-On Monday , a public meeting wa * held here , and addressed by Meatr-. Vf . vers , of Hudder « field , and Crab tree , of Barney . Morej ihaH ons thousand person * were present , and pledged themselves to spend all ia the good eaw ^ Resolutions were passed pledging tbe meeting to the People ' s Charter , and to support the Convention . After the meeting , the Committee supped together at the inn where th « r meeting * are reaalarly held . ¦ ¦
Wottgso' . Common—At tb * weekly meeting of the Worsbro' Commoa Norther * Unioa , m 7 Thomas H « Aeth , in the t&air , a atrag resolutiw « av pa ^ ed , justifying the Convention in thefr S'S ¦ * W ** * - *« «< iu » rement ofldleaw FMden and Axxwoo ^ M , P ' * to pledge th * a » - selves that nothin- feut » t ve tce lmw r ^ ord should . attend ^ repeal of the people ' s ju t' righ ts upon the ground that if they had complied it would DaTe ^ ren tantamount to taking the responsibility ° . a themselves , and thereby rendering themselves i liable to be sacrificed should the government tools \ p auy part of the country cause a disturbance ,
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JlB . Lister , M . P . foh Bbadf ki > , and bis Constituents . —About three o ' clock in Wednesday alternoon , Mr . Lister , one of the Members for Bradford , made bis appearance in front of the Bowling Green Inn ; and , although the notice was only ehort , a large concourse of people ntmbkd . He begun his address in the old Whig t 4 r » n , that we had better have a little evil than take a great one , ae such would be the case if the Tories cam into office .. He stated that the Queen had invited Earl Durham as one of the new Ministry . He had also been informed that the Duke of Wellington bad also been lBvited , and that he had net tbe old Duke hobbling down to tbe palace betwixt two other no ' ilemen , with a large number of gentlemen
in front . He sympathised with the poor blacks in Jamaica , as hot being possessed of the elective franchise , and a string of other Whig Acts . After this , Mr . Whitney , a Radical , arked him if he voted far Mr . Wakley ' u amendment on the Address to the Queen ? Mr . Lister rather thought that he had . but was noUeriain . Mr . Whitney then asked if he ( Mr . L . ) did not say , when the chairman of a DissentiDg meeting , held in Fawcet ' a Holme , that the New foot Law was against the law * of God , and whether he voted for Mr . Fielden ' s metion against the repeal of that abominable Act . Mr . L . would
not be certain—thinks he was not in the Houseso , of cour « e , could not vote upon that question . Then on Mr . Fielden 3 motion for bettering thecoiu dition of the Hand Loom Weavers , the same evasive answers were then made use of , as in the other questions . Mr . Lister then made evident signs that he wished to retire from the contest . Mr . Whitney then said that be had got questions to ask which would take him an hour to answer . After some good spaning on the part of tbe BadicjI , Mr . Lister , like a true-bred Whig , bowed , and retired , amidst the groans , yells , and hisses of a large concourse of people .
Horton Radical Association . —We are informed that tbe committee of the Horton Radical Association will meet at the Fleece Inn , on Saturday night , at eight o ' clock , ia order te make arrangements for the Peep Green Demonstration . Musicians are requested to atUnd , and state their propositions as to the price of music for that day . Southowram . — A public meeting was held at this village , on Friday week , for the Petition and the Charter . A committee of thirteen isdividuah was appointed , to assist in earrying out the objects of the West Riding Demonstration , which is to take place on Whit-Tuesday , on Peep Green .
Ell and . — -The collections made at this place , after the sermons preached by Mr . B . Rushton , of Ovenden , amounting to £ 3 2 s . 10 £ d ., for Stephens ' * Defence Fund , have been paid into tbe hands of the Treasurer of the Halifax District and forwarded to Manchester for his use . The small contribution made for tbe Clapham Fund , and paid to the Northern Star , is to be placed to the fund for tbe use of the General Convention . Wadsworth . Messrs . B . Rushton and R . Sateliffe addressed a numerous auditory it Mount Snip , in Wadsworth , near Halifax , " on Monday evening last , on tbe National Petiiion and People ' s Charter , and was most cordially received . Resolutions were passed , expressive of confidence in tbe General Convention , and their determination to aid in carrying out the objects contained in tbe Charter , io whatever way might be thought advisable by tbe Convention . '
Nationai , Rejst , —Tbe sum of 14 s . has been handed to the Treasurer of the National Rent Fund in Bradford , being the Subscription of a . few friends favourable to the People ' s Charter , at Lady Rove " , aeur Bradford . "
Special Constables . —The authorities of Bradford hare for the last few days been engaged in swearing special constables to a very large amount , out for what purpose we are st a loss to imagine . Iu the township of Clayton alone , we are informed 109 specials have been sworn in for that place , and out ot ttat number 93 are Chartists . Numerous applications were mafde to be struck off the list , but ia very few ca * es the applications were granted . Bradford Northern - Union . —The town of Bradford aunug the latter part of hut w *» ek was posted with placards , announcing a Public Meeting of the Members of the Northern Union , to in hell ; n the Odd Fellows' Hall , on Monday evening lest . This , however , could not be allowed ; for on the
Sunday evening it was iutitnated to some of the Radicals that the Hall eould not be granted for that purpose , a « tbe aurhoriti « -s had , through the medium ol oue of the constables , informed the landlord that should the Hall be let for the purpose above mentioned , he might take the consequence . Upon thu > being made known . Mr . Clark sou and others waited upon Mr . Newby , Chief Constable , to know if this was ready tlie case ; the reply wan , that he had h « ard nothing of the kind mentioned , < fec . Another of the town ' s officers was then waited cpou , who stated that it was an order from the proper authorities . The Committee of the Union were afterwarda called , together , and cam © to the agreement that a public meeting should be held on an open space ol ground . in Jront of the Odd Fellows' HalL
A note was sent t » lhe Cliiel Constable , requesting the authorities to attend the meeting in case any person or persons should interrupt or create disturbances . The Ancient Foresters Band generously volunteered their services , and paraded the stre « w , wh ^ n , about half-past seven o ' clock , upwards of 6 , 000 pewon * of the most orderly character were assembled .. iMr . Clark son having been called to the chair , opened the business of the meeiinjr , bf remarking that although the town was placarded with a proclamation , < fec , that so long ax tae people conducted themselves in a peaceable manner , which he ( Air . Uarkson ) was wed aware they would do , the law would have no contronl over them . The meenng was aaerwards addressed by Messrs , Barker , Baiwto * , Arran , Whitney . Hodgson , and Hrook , and the iollowing resolutions w «« adopted , lue speaker * -were louuly cheered throughout the wheie of the proceedings . Resolved , 1 st . That this
meeting return thanks to Mr . O'Connor lor hi * eloquent and able advocacy ol the people ' * r ight * , both u » person and through the medium of the Aorthern Mar . 2 a ^ , Tr . at as certain expenses will be incurred by the Bradford Northern Union on account ot the PeepGreeu Demonstration , and as the said Hxpimse * wilt be for » he same object as the Nationai Kent is collected , this meeting , therefore , resolves that a p portion of the teat shall be appropriated to meet the said expanses . 3 . That this meetuig has the tollest confidence in the Convention ol the Indu-tnons CW * , and that Mr . Bu * 6 ey and ihe other Delegates for the WeaURiding are entitled to the approbation &f their eonstitoeut * , At lhe conclusion of th-. nt-etiug duet chew * were given for Democracy , and three di » mal groans foe the Leeds Mercury . A vote of thank * was then given to the Chairman , and a collection made to defiray expenses , and the meeting broke ua .
Cliff BHiDGE .-The village of Cliff-bridge , wbichonly number * twenty-three houses , inhabited oy hand-loom weavers , has contributed to the Stephens » Defence Fuhd , the sum of £ 1 6 s . 6 d A spiribd addre * . from the brave and patriotic inh ab . tanti . of that Tillage was read ia the Bat ^ ley committee-room . J
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SrKPtiK ^ S ' ji DKKK . SCK KL'ND . PROS ! PKE 8 TON . « l-TV- * *¦ a-Flock Dreswri ... 17 0 Opening of Kemale Association , 0 6 8 } General Collection 9 0 i \ -rf-lO U 3 Mkreh 25 , from MerthjT Tydrfl 4 0 0 L <> icmtrr . per John Seat 0 15 6 Collected by John il'Qaig , from ifuw frienda inUeed * 0 4 0 From the Radical AaaocUtion , HeMen Bridge 1 0 0 From Ho ., being the » raount of snbscri ption U the Claphim Kund 1 0 0 From Birmingham , per James tiupgt , conthbuiioni of Meura . Bolton , Basnall Sharpie * . Burford , Kelly , Plackford , and Marshall 0 10 0 Collected b y Mr . Tatlow at Brotvu Lion HoraeVair 0 4 0 Collrcled at Hollowajhrad 2 11 9 Mr . Thoiupaon . 0 3 6 ColVcteQ by MU * Bajliftj 0 2 0 A few friend * at Coventry 0 6 0 ^ 8 17 S j The Advertisement of amount colWted at Newcastle , i lor the Deience Ktind , per Messrs . Willianw » ad Binns , i n > -xt werk .
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~— - : ~~ , > . TO THE INHABITANTS OF LEEDS . rv , r n n 79 ^' on-Sqwe * 8 th May , 1839 . Fkllow-Citizeks .-A * 1 think it desirable that on all important occasion , , a body of elector . should clearl y underetand the conduct and opinions of their ; representatives , I DO w take the liberty of addressing you . 3 > You will remembet that last year I attempted te prove to the House of C-m-oJthat her Majesty ^ . < Ministers had brought the Colonial Empire into a I most critical state , and that 1 calkd upon tbe Hou «» ofCommoMto Censure the Government for tbeir want of diligence and forethought , especialW M regarded the V . esc ladies . Tbenit did not suit the
convenience of factions to pronounce upon them the condemnation they ieservedV At length , however , they have been called to a tardy a « ouit . Too are , wuh « ut doubt * aware tW the Whig Ministry bad been _ di » olved in eonwqueaee of a late vote of I ? . «<«* . . ot ( Commons on * portion of their Colowal policy . , TWr attempted to suspend the ConyttHinonof Jaawica , and in consequence of the mallnew of the majority they ofetaned , they were obliged to resign . 1 opposed the » e * anre introduced
| oy tte inverament for two reason * . First , becans . l nave always entertained ^ and still entertain , strong feelmge of aversion agaiaat mterfering with tte ConsUtHjwnof any colony , except on groands of the Dott orgeat neeeseiry , and nen grounds wet * not , in my opinioD , made oat with regard to Jamaica . Secondly , because tbe measure in question would . only , in my hojiWe judgment , tend to i angmenttno poStieatdiffiealtiej of the West Indie * . s and to defeat the principles ol U » Enandpadoa lM ot which I b » ve always been « strencoaa ; supporter . . , j Though Ae « . w « re tbe reasons « k& determined , my rote 1 did not oMtUok tke probable eonse-131 ^^ I * W ^ j «* edSatthe rwnlt s would be the duwltttto * ol the WhigMimstry , and I !^ L ! <^* Jo « 2 u l ixSoway
^^* : I wg ^ . tnf Di ^ otion of th » Minwry , w d » 1 oriCetve it , ^ m event in any way injurious to ^« " co 'lrse of progreeave reform . ; Tbe last time I addreeaed you on * ue > tio ! ii a I general policy wa » at the commeBcement of tfefl first
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 11, 1839, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1056/page/4/
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