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^ it £ j * '~ - ^ t ^ jt ^ ^ NOTICE TO EMIGRANTS . The following Fine Ship 3 are now Loading at Liverpool : — FOR XEW YORK . Tons Burthen The HOTTINGUER , Capt . Crabtree , 1 . 700 The BRUNSWICK , Capt . M'ilanus , 1 , The SHARON , Captain Serenton , J 3 000 The Black Ball Line of Packet Ship , The EIsGLaInI ) , Captain Bartlett , 1 , 300 Sail punctually on the 7 th of April . The SPLENDID , Captain Crocker , 1 , 200 ditto , „ PRENTICE , „ Smith , 1 , 000 ditto . M CHARLES , „ M'Lea , 1 , 000 ditto . „ LIVERPOOL , „ Spence , 1 , 000 ditto . M KESS 1 SGTQN ,, Shnmwayl , 0 U 0 ditto . „ PRINCESS , „ Tanghan , 1 , 050 ditto . FOR NEW ORLEANS . ORATOR , Captain Gay , 650 do . FOR QUEBEC . ABERDEEN " , Captain Duffy , 1 , 100 do . COMPTON , Captain JtSaies , l 3 l \) 0 do . Fo ? Terms of Passage apply to J . and W . ROBINSON , 15 , Goree Piazzas , and 1 , Nepinne-street , Liverpool .
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A MOST ELIGIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY YOUNG MAN WISHING TO EMBaRK IX THE LIZS-EN AND WOOLLEN DRAPERY BUSINESS . T O BE LET , and may be entered npon immedivv ^ y , or on the 12 : h of May nest , all that SHOP and extensive Premises now in the occupation ef Willuji Naisbt , situate in the Market-place , Boiton . Tae Shop is 18 yards front , m the very best ataation in rhe Borough . "ft . N . has been fn the Drapery Business above Thirty years , and has al , vavs had , during ihe whole period , one of the best accustomed Shop 3 in tbe Boroa ^ h , and that too witnout either Ticketing any Ariieie ia iiis Shop , or puSng by Advertisement , as ; » . N . ij . . ver adveriised curing lie whole time he has o « en ia easiness , exceps when he removed from Deans ^ te to hi 3 present situation , in 1823 . « . turi 5 : er panicnlars a pply on the Premises . If tne ar > p ? : eant wishes to purchase tbe Premises , "W . ^ . •) lhc owner , Trill treat oa liberal terms , or will give a 3 ea ? t ; if required . AiiV one having an account agaiass W . 2 v ^ &ra oesrea to ? ecd it in , in order that it may be examined aE \ i immediaisly dischsrged . ^ - B- —Ev-. ry Eoccs ^ ry explanation will be given as to the cM ^ e of W . N . retiriEg from bu-ine ^
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SPLENDID AND COSTLY PRESENT TO THE READERS OF THE « NORTHERN STAR . " . DsTKHiufED to commemorate every great national event connected with the present " movement , " Mr O'Coksob has entered into arrangements for " presenting tie Snbscribars to the Star with a large and splendid EngraviBg of the Presentation of THE GREAT NATIONAL PETITION to the House of Commons . This Plate will be as much superior to the HDgraying 3 already given frith the Star , as they WCTe to any ever given vrith any other newspaper . It
will be divided , as it were , into three main compartments . The first will represent the Dele-« A » Esin Coxj-estjox AssEMBLED , previons to starting with the Petition to the House of Commons , The centre and largest compartment will represent thePfioCEsaos :- ccdmpanying the Petition to the House , the Petition itself , the Beakees of it , and the People , when passing Whitehall , and approaching Palace Yard . The third compartment will represent the Petition IN THE HOUSE , when " laid on the table f being 3 general Tiew of the Interior of the House , of Commons , the Bar and the Speaker's Chair being prominent features .
In addition to these main compartments the nppe ? and lower edges of the plate will be divided into sixteen other smaller compartments , each one of which will contain an accurate representation of some great Public Building passed in the route from the Convention Rooms to the Parliament House . Views will thus be given of Temple Bar , St . Clement Dane ' s , Church , Somerset House , Exeter Hall , St . Mary-le-Srrand , Trafalgar Square , Northumberland House , "Whitehall . Richmond Terrace , The
- Admiralty , The Horse Guards , Westminster Br idge , The Treasury , Westminster Abbey , and St . Margaret ' s Church , Westminster Hall , and the Exterior of the House of Common . There wSl thus be given , upon one very large sheet , Nixexeex Splemhd Pictures , ail harmoniously combined to make the whole an effective and worthy representation of the most important movement ever made by the English people in favour of liberty . The terms npon which the Plata will bs issued are as follow : —
Every Subscriber to the Star for Pour Months from the 9 th of April will be e&litledto a Plate . We do not promise to have it ready at that time , though in all probability it will be ; yet we do not promise ; for the ¦ work will be one of such a character , and will need such careful attention on the part of the Eagravcr , as to defy any one to fix an exact time . This , however , we do promise . If the plate is . not then ready , every subscriber is at liberty to cease his subscription , holding Ms ticket , and receiving his plate and paper froin the Agent he has subscribed with , the day it is presented , just as if he had continued to subscribe . The Price of the Paper the week the Plate is presented will be One Shilling . We will try to maie such arrangements 23 will make this the only charge the Subscribers will have to
pay . Agents , therefore , will please to open subscription lists , and in all cases furnish the subscriber with a ticket , which , ticket will entitle Mm to the Plate whenever it is given for subscribing for the Star for four months . As soon as possible , specimens shall be placed in the hands of the Agents .
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CAimsus _ A > cii _ M Ohdep . of Forestees . — -Inc numbers of the " Baron Wood Court , " ol vaii . iir , No . 7 o > , accompanied by many oi their wf " ' from tEe adJ 5 ceiu lodges in the neighbourhood . ^ rciEt . jtda ; their lodge room , at the Andrew * iarvCi . uve-n , Butchergate , on Easter Mondayit is x , ow ouij two years and a half since the above 1 OQ * -, - opened . The number of lodges up U that period \ v . _ r , G $ ; ih « -la = t lodge opened in this district , numo-, red 1 , 403 , shewing in this short period , aa i ^ - ..-J . eoiupwards of Cu 0 lodges . thus demon-« ™ " -g . f ; - ^ conclusively , the high estimation in wn . cn u , ^ Docjis held ; indeed , the laudable objects tvl ur " ~ " yiew ' liat of cheering and protecting w . tLaie sympathising whh and and ai 21
| £ ^ , ding ; SSt ^ 'T accident or disease may overtake , and oryin ^ . r « chees 01 the mourner , are sure guanran- ' t ^ o ' o ' / l'VCtlI act € d upi 0 ' ™ Prosperity . At See- ti A ^ cded lhrou S the principal stee * . > n tie folb ^ c . 0 TaeT : _ condaccor , with a : t ^ o V ^ t ?* $ ' > tw > o »» rsha 3 men on horseback ; i She ? r ? ^ Daaner ' > tester ' s band ; two i SJ- ^ Sl ^ . - C - R - * ftU regalia two Ko ^ V ^ T ^ 1011 5 *««»* and treasurer ; J ^ f f' « thren , two and two a breast ; small b&nner with appropriate mottos interspersed ; two arch « = ; large banner ,- S . W . w . » dJ .. W . W . SSj ^ nfifk 1 regaiia 5 treihrcn , two and two 1 L ^ w" ? ^ Miners with appropriate mottos in- 1 SSf ^ J ^ s conductors at prope r distances with Email Kane ; flags : horiemai hrpCr xrith 1
,. ™ * , bwsan . arrows . They . hen turned £ d » M £ Marvel rajern , where an excellent dinner was pre- Pared for them or the worthy host and hostess . A ! large n ^ g trom tt igton , a : iracied universal admira- j t A 2 ur ^ ger , brother Daiton was called to ge cnair , and Brother Arthur to the vice chair . ; oeverai appropriate toasts were giTen , amongst ' gic hwcre the following :- "Prosperity to the Jtecunve order of foresters f » The High Court J J f the Ordcrr ^ " Health and prosperity to the Exegve Council ! " " Sucfess and prosperity to the fc ^ 4 v ^ r MaQ y « cellent toasts were gi ^ en , * J the Wirton band played soYsrti Hvely airs in ] « course -of the evening .
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liOlTDON . —A public meeting was held at Hampstead on Tuesday evening last , on behalf of themasonB on strike . Mr . Christopher ably piesided over the meeting , ilr . Wood , delegate from the Masons' Committee , in an eloquent address , which occupied an hour in its delivery , detailed the past proceedings and the present position of the masons , and was loudly applauded . Mr . Warrington moved a resolution , condemning the conduct of Messrs . Grissell and Peto , in retaining Allen in their service , and pledging them to support the men who b * d struck in vindication of the violated rights of justice and humanity . Sir . Grover ably seconded the resolution , which was supported , in his usual talented manner , by Mr . Ruffy Ridley . Several other speakers addressed the meeting , and a subscription , for the benefit of the men now on strike , was entered into .
BRIGHTON . — "Extremessometimes meet . " —A case of this kind has happened in Brighton , that no sooner was known than the news flew like wildfire . On Monday morning last , to those who were present , was seen a sight that will not be forgotten for many a day ; and what would the good readers of the Star think it was 1 Why , Feargus O'Connor , the chieftain of the Chartists of England , arm in arm with the very reverend modest YicaT of Brighton , he who stopped the clock , trudgiBg up Church Hill to the Brighton Workhonse 1 The facts of the case are these : —Mr , O'Connor was out walking ; he came to the church-yard of St . Nicholas , and , meeting a person , asked him how he could get a look at the workhouse ? The Vicar , who was officiating at a
funeral , hastily spoke to Mr . O'Connor , that if he wouldwait a " few moments , he should be very glad to shew him the workhouse , ho being one of the Guardians of the poor . Mr . O'Connor waited , and , in waiting , a working man recognised him , and quietly asked him if he knew who ke had been talking to t Mr . O'Connor explained ; and the man replied , "That that was the fellow who stopped the clock 1 " Mr . O'Connor , though takes * rather aback , was not dismayed at the awful sound ; and presently was seen the Rev . Vicar and Feargus O'Connor walking together to the workhouse . Mr . O'Connor was much gratified at the comfort of the inmates exhibited to him , Brighton being governed by an Act of its own j and , after spending an hour
and a half , and also going over the new burial ground that has cost the parish so much , bade the Rev . Gentleman in black good morning . The Vicar knewnot , from first to last , who was his distinguished visitor ; but Mr . O'Connor knew his man , and expressed to us in the evening , amidst the laughter of his friends , the pleasant companion he had had in visiting , the Brighton Workhouse . Whether Sir . O'Connor instilled the Chartist principles into the mind of the Rev . Gentleman we do not know ; if he has fortunately done so , we trust the respected Vicar will lose no time in Jetting his flock have the benefit of his conversion . Of all the choice pic nics , this is , to us in Brighton , a beautiful one : in fact , we may say that the town is convulsed with laughter from one end to the other . —Correspondent .
Hawobth . —On Easter Monday the officers and brethren of Court Mount Ararat , No . 86 , of the Ancient Order of Foresters , assemhled for the purpose of celebrating their eleventh anniversary when about seventy of the brethren partook of an excellent dinner provided by Mr . William Turner . After the brethren had done ample justice to the good things placed before them , things which ought every day to grace the tables of sons of toil , they repaired to their Court Room , for the dispatoh of business , at the close of which it was announced by the Secretary that the Court and the Order generally were in a most prosperous and flourishing state .
ZiUPTON . Mysterious Disappearance . Samuel Swallow , blacksmisb , Gawthorp-green , Leptoa , left his lodgings on th « 9 th of Maich last , to go to Huddersfield , and having been oat of work for some time called upon a sister of his and borrowed half a sovereign . He was next seen at the Plumber ' s Arms , a little the worse for liquor . He left the house about nine o ' clock quite alone , and has never been heard of since . It is thought he has come to an untimely end . He is single , aged thirty-five , middle size , fair complexion , and sandy hair . It is hoped that this notice" will meet the eyes of some one who may have seen him , as his relatives are in great distress respecting him .
ROCHDALE . —Rotal Aetists . —On Easter Tuesday , the No . 5 Lodge , belonging to tho United Order of Royal Artists , held its anniversary at the house of Mr . James Butterworth , Tanner ' s Arms , James ' s-street , Rochdale . BI » ACKBtJRJJ . —SiLKWEAVEKS , —For a great length of time the power-loom weavers of Blackburn have suffered various reductions in their wages , until they are reduced 26 per cent , from their former earnings , which masters are not content with , but we mast still suffer our .= elves to be fariher robbed of our hard earnings . Yon must know that the proprietors of the Brookhouse Mills , have introduced patent looms into their mill 3 , which in
themselves are a reduction to the weaver of one penny in the shilling ; we had , on their introduction , since ehrisjmas last , a further reduction of two-pence in the shilling , which we submitted to ; we have bow had a further notice of three-half-pence in the shilling , making in the whole threepence-halfpenny in the shilling since Christmas last . Against such a shameful robbery , we , the power-loom weavers of the Brookhouse Slills , have determined to make a stand , being determined not to submit without a struggle , and call upon our suffering fellow workmen , to assist us in resisting such tyranny , well inowing that if we submit quietly we must suffer a still further reduction .
MANCHESTER . —Destruction op Battt ' s Clrccs by Fjse . —On Saturday ni # bt , about twenty minutes to twelve o ' clock , information was given at the Town Yard that Batty ' s Circu 3 , Great Bridge-street , was on fire . Mr . Rose immediately proceeded to the place with three engines , and four or five water carts ; but , before his arrival , the flames had progressed bo far that it was utterly impossible to save the building . He , therefore , directed his attention to the preservation of the surrounding property , which was in imminent danger . On one side of the circus , Mr . Matthew Brougham ' s timber-yard , which was nearly filled with stock , a great portion of which was lying against the bnrning building ; and , on the other
side , the' extensive factory belonging to Messrs . Royle and Crompton , required the most active , and strenuous exertions to save them from the jlames . Upwards of 4 U 0 panes of glas 3 in the factory were broken by the heat , and by the force of the water which was played on them to prevent the fire from communicating with the windows . Mr . Rose had persons stationed inside of the several windows facing the circus , in order to extinguish any sparks that might get in through the broken panes . An engine was rationed at the back of the Circus , for the purpose of preventing the flames from communicating with the Albion Mills . Mr . Rose and the firemen exerted themselves with their usual energy ; and'it is creditable to them to say , that the
entire damage to the surrounding property will be covered by ah out £ 50 . Mr . Wells , who had the Circus hired lor exhibiting feats of horsemanship in it during the Easter week , performed there on Saturday night ; aud with much difficulty succeeded ia geiiing oat his horses and mo 3 t of the properties . Two trailed dogs and a monkey perished in the flames . , Mr . Weils ' s losses are estimated at about £ 200 , besides what he might have realised from his performances dnring the present week . The fire was completely extinguished about three o ' clock on Sunday morning . The building is a complete wreck , aiid we nave nor ascertained whether it was in ~ nred . ISo clue to the origin of the fire has been discovered .
LEEDS—A Hopetul Son . —On Monday last , two youths named Thomas Taylor and Wm . Lowe , were charged before the Leeds Borough Justices , the former with having broken open a secretaire in his moiher's house , and stolpn £ 10 ; aDd the other with bciDg privy thereto . Mrs . Taylor is a widow , residing in Sykes-street , York Roilo , and the conduct of young Taylor , since his father's death , has been such as to render his mother's life miserable . Asa last resource , she had him bound apprentice to t e sea ; but after a voyage or two he ran away , a ;) d has now been for some time at home , where hi 3 evil genius seem 3 to have made him the terror of his family . On Sunday afternoon , daring his mother ' s temporary absence , he broke open the drawer , stole the money , and left the house . Mrs . Taylor did not discover her loss till about uine o ' clock at nighf , and she then gave
information to the police , by whose exerciou 3 Taylor was found , and it appearing that Lowe , who only bears & bad character , had been with him at Harewood Bridge , where they had spent money pretty freely , he was apprehended t . ha . It was also discovered that Taylor had left £ ' 8 in the hands of Mr . Laycock , the Masons' Arms , in St . James-street . Mrs . Taylor shrunk from pre ? siag the charge against her ion , and consequentiy ihere being another case of felony against him , both of them were remanded nntilTu 6 sday , onwhich day Taylor was again charged with having stolen a top coat , the property of Sir . B . Purday , assistant to Mr . Foster , surgeon , Kirkgate . He nad the great coat on when he was apprehended on - Sunday night , and it was stated to have been stolen on Friday night . On this ohar ^ re he was committed for trial , Lowe was discharged . Relief of the Poos . —The committee for the
lanagement and distribution of the fund for the slief of those suffering for want of employment , let on Monday last , at the Court House , the Rev . > r . Hook in rhe chair . It was stated that the reewed subscriptions , which were solicited in accordnee with a resolution pa ? sed at a meeting of the ammittee , held on . the- " 21 st . nit ., amounted to upwards of £ 800 , aud that the total sum in hand was boui £ 880 . " The visitors' reports showed that connue ^ distress prevails to a very large extent mongst those dependent upon trade and manufacires ; aud it was resolved to continue relief upon ie reduced scale , J . b ' d . a week to adults , and Is . ) children ) , and that the committae should meet cxt Monday , to take into consideration what fur-: er measures it will be necessary Jo adopt .
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Sale of Woollen Cloths , 78 , Briggate , Ten Dooks from the Top . —We beg to call the attention of our readers , but more particularly wholesale and retail buyers of woollen cloths , to Mr . Higgins ' s advertisement They may rely upon it he offers advantages which no other person in the trade can lay claim to . We advise our friends , at all events , to call at 78 , and see for themselves . Ancient Romans , No . 1 . —The anniversary of this senate was held at Mr . Richard Wood's , Golden Fleece , Briggate , on Wednesday evening , when the member ' s and their wives and sweathearta sat down , to a most sumptuous entertainment .
Chabge of Forgery . —Oa Saturday last , a young man , named William Wilson , ( who had been remanded from Wednesday ) was brought up for examination at the Leeds Court House , on a charge of ferging the acceptance of Mr . Samuel Booking , butcher , of Bra-dwell , - Derbyshire , to a two-month ' s bill for £ 5 ., which bill he had paid to Mrs . Blundell , a dealer in fancy wares , in the Central Market , to whom ho represented himself as a partner in the firm of Mes .-rs . Fox and Co ., iron and steel manufacturers , Deepcar , near Sheffield j whose address card he presented , and requested that needles to the value of £ 4 . 10 s . might be sent to him , at hia
inn , the Three Legs , in Call-lane . Mrs . Blundell took the bill , but afterwards suspecting that all was not right , contrived to get back her goods , and wrote to . Messrg . Fox and Co ., on the subject , who denied that the prisoner was connected in any way with them , as well as all knowledge of the bill in question . Mr . Fox ' s deposition to this effect was taken on Wednesday , and on Saturday Mr . Booking attended for the purpose of attesting that the acceptance was not his , nor had he authorised the prisoner to sign it ; he had in fact no connexion with him . The magistrates being satisfied , committed the prisoner to York Castle for trial at the next assizes .
Conviction under the Worsted Acr . —Thomas Sykes , a clothier , at Pudsey Hough , was on Thursday last brought before the magistrates , under the provisions of the Worsted Act , charged with having in his possession a quantity of wool , of which ho could give no account . He had been previously brought up and remanded on Wednesday week . Policeman Hague &nd Thompson , in consequence of information which they had received , went to the prisoner's house , and looking through the window , saw him busily engaged iu sorting a quantity of wool . They went in , and asked him where he had got it .
He said he had bought it of a neighbour for Is . 8 d . a pound . In reply to a further question ,, he said he had got no invoice of it , and was then told that he and the wool must go with them , upon which he exclaimed , " I am done . " On the road to Leeds , he offered £ 5 to policeman Hague te say nothing about it , but the offer was of course rejected . There was about lOOlbs . of wool , of a quality which Mr Walker , of the firm of Walker and Gray , wool merchants , Boar-lane , stated to be worth from 2 s . to 3 a . a pound . The prisoner "was fined £ 20 , and in default of payment , committed to Wakcfield House of Correction for one month .
Theatbe , Leeds . —This place of amusement was opened for a single night on Tuesday last , for the purpose of introducing Mr . and Mrs . Charles Kean —the latter for the first time . The house was a bumper in every part ; even the orchestra and the stage ( behind the scenes ) being crammed . The piece selected was the play of " Tfee Stranger , " Mr . and ilrs . Keaa sustaining the principal characters . At the conclusion of the piece they were loudly called for , and on making their appearance before the curtain were rapturously cheered .
Stealing from a Shop . —On Saturday last , a youth named Thomas Whitby , was brought up at che Court House , Leeds , having been given into custody under the following circumstances : —Mr . Wade , pawnbroker , Meadow-lane , said the prisoner went to his shop on Thursday evening , and offered to pledge some new silk handkerchiefs , with which he said his mother had sent him ; but as he could not tell how many there were , and gave some contrary answers to other questions , Mr . Wada detained him and sent for an officer . The hankerchiefa were identified by Mr , Swann , draper , Marshall-street , who had seen them hung in his shop on Thursday afternoon , but did not miss them until tho policeman went on Friday to see if he had lost any ; he was sure they had not been sold . The prisoner was committed for trial .
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The Steam-boiler Explosion on the Clyde . — Tho total number of deaths is eighteen . In regard to the persons mentioned in our last a 3 injured , we have little to state . Miss Catherine Keith , whose Hfa was represented as despaired of , we are happy to say is now considered out of danger , and her mother is doing well . Richard Anderson , too , who was not expected to survive , is now somewhat better . All the others , so far as we can learn , are doing well . Those in the infirmary here aro recovering . In addition to the persons mentioned in our last , as having been injured by the accident , we havo to mention the Rev . Mr . M'Farlane and Mrs . Grey .
both from Hamilton , who had just landed from the boat , and were walking up the quay , when they were struck by some of the fragments of the boat . They were both remeved to the house of Dr . Orr , of Helensburgh , where their wounds were dressed ; and , although neither was injured to such an extent as to endanger life , yet we understand , that several weeks will elapse before the Reverend Gentleman will have completely recovered from the effects of the explosion . A boy named Crawford belonging to Glasgow , was also among the injured , He was taken home the same evening . —Greenock Advertiser .
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SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED BY MR . HEYWOOD , FOR THE VICTIMS & REPAIRS AT THE HALL OF SCIENCE . s . d . John Taylor , Waterhead Mill 1 0 Collected at Holland's Temperance Hotel , Burnley 6 4 From the Chartists of Hindley , by Mr . John Heyes 7 2 i West Houghton 1 G ~ Chartist Association , London , by Mr . L .
D . Weaver 5 0 . Mr . Dixon ... 1 0 Calverton , Nottinghamshire 5 0 Beestoa . do 3 0 Lambey 3 0 Democratic Chapel , Nottingham ... 7 0 Heart and Hand ... . ... 2 1 Hancliife Arms , 2 0 Sweet's Shop ... 5 5 By Mr . Harris 1 G Carpenters' Arms , Brick-laue , Tower Hamlets , by Mr . H . Shepherd ... 10 0 Mr . Samuel Parr and a few friends ,
Woodley Bridge 3 6 Hebden Bridge , per Mr . J . Helliwell ... 10 0 Leicester , from the workmen of Mr . Bishop , by Mr . H . Lacy 18 0 George Johnson 0 7 Peter Rigby 1 0 Ratcliff Bridge , per Hamer 0 8 Earlsheaton , Dewsbury , per W . Brooke ... „ . 10 0 £ 5 4 5 * Deduct arrears ... 0 5 0
£ 4 19 9 ^ The Sto shillings announced last week as being received from London without remark 1 h&Ve Since heard Wits for the ExecuiiTe .
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Monies received by J . Cleave fer the Convention : — £ b . d . Midgley Association ... 0 10 0 Wadsworth ditto ... 0 15 0 Colding ditto ... ... 0 2 6 Hebden Bridge , per T . Mitchell 1 6 6 2 14 0 Money collected for the Manchester victims , and in the hands of Mr . J . Hirf-t , Huddersfield !—s . d . R . P 6 2 Money collected for the Manchester victims in the hands of Mr . L . Pitkethly , since last week : — s . d . From Berry Brow ... ... 5 6 From Holmfixth ... ... 9 4
14 10 The subscription is still open , and will be a few days longer , when the money will be remitted to the proper quarter at Manchester . HuDDEEiFiELD . —At a meeting of Chartists last Tuesday night , the following was passed unanimously , ' * Resolved , That a voto of thanks is due , and is hereby given to the Rev . Daniel Hearne , of Manchester , for his patriotic conduct relative to the disgraceful affair at the Hall of Science . "
Upper Wortlet . —On Good Friday , a tea party and soiree took place in the Association Room . Sixty sat down to tea , and as many as the room woold hold were admitted after , each paying threepence . A more lively and interesting scene the Chartists of Wonley never witnessed . Great praise is due to Mr . J . Hill and his friends , for the very active part they took dnring the evening . Several sentiments were given , to which the Rev . William Hill , and Messrs . Smith , Frazer , and Stonehouse . responded . The getting up of the tea reflected great credit upon the managing committee-. Every thing was conducted in a quiet and orderly manner .
At a meeting of the members of the Upper Wortley Charter Association , held on Monday , the 28 th of March , 1842 , it was resolved that the subscriptions , amounting to 8 ' . 3 d ., be forwarded to Mr . Abel Heywood of Manchester , by post office order . That the sum of as . be paid over to the -wounded persons of Manchester , and the remaining Zi . 3 d . go towards the damage done to the Hall of Science .
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ANOTHER CASE OF DESTITUTION AND DEATH . On Saturday evening , a long investigation was gone into before Mr . Payne , the city coroner , on the-body-of ' Ellen Sexton , aged 48 , a prisoner in tho City Bridewell , Bridge-street , Blackfriars , whose death took place under the following circumstances : — ' ¦ '¦; ¦ ¦ ' ¦ Eilen Sexton , a prisoner , deposed—1 'ho deceased was my mother , and was a widow . We were committed to prison together that day ^ month . For four months previous to that occasion we had no place to go to , and for two daya and nights we had had nowhere to lay our heads , and nad not
tasted food for the same time . We applied at the West London Union Workhouse for relief , which was denied us . We were then quite destitute , and walked as far as Cannon-street , where we broke a window purposely to get the shelter of a prison . We were taken to the Mansion House , and being unable to , pay for the window were committed tor a month to liard labour . My mother was not put on the treadmill , not being able to bear it . She had a bed to sleep on , and I slept with her . On Friday morning , we got up about a quarter to Bix ; deceased / was then quite livell . She went into the reading-room , and 1 left her ; about eight o ' clock I was sent for , and on going up stairs , found her dead .
By the Jury . —We vvcra very kindly treated in prison , and were more comfortable than we had been for some time before we were sent there . My mother was affected with a shortne 3 S of breath . We applied at the VVest-street workhouse , but they would not take us in or g " ive us relief . The Coroner said , they were bound to relieve them as casual ppor . A Guardian of the union who was present said , he thought the witness had made a niktake , as relief was never denied . Ha wished to know positively the day on which application was made , as he should feel it his duty to make strict inquiry into the matter . ; The witness sajd , that it was that very day month . A Juror said , by the witness ' s statement it appeared that two prisoners slept in one bed . He wished to know from the governor the reason of it .
The Governor said the ; prison wag SO full that not only were three , persons compelled to sleep in one fcod , but many who could not be provided with bads were compelled to lie upon tho floor . This was owing to the number committed in a destitute state , who broke windows , &c , to get the shelter of the gaol , Eleanor Redding said—I was in the room set apart for the " incapablea" ( prisoners not able to work , ) on Friday morning , about eight o'clock , when the deceased camo in , who said to mo , " I have had such a singular dream—sit down and I'll tell it you . " The deceased sat down , and I was about to do the same , when she fell forward . I immediately lifted her up and found her dead . By the Jury—She was very kindly treated in prison , aed was never put on the mill . She was eating a piece of bread when tho came into the room .
Mr . Charles Holding , of Bridge-street , surgeon , said deceased waa dead when he was called in . He could not state the precise cause of her death , but in his opinion it arose from a disease of the heart . The Coroner said , that the present case was one out of the many they heard of , of persons breaking windows to get the shelter of a prison , which they preferred to the workhouse . As regarded the refusal of relief they had only the statement of the daughter , and if the Jury wished to go into the truth of that statement the inquiry must be adjourned . With respect to the question of tho New Poor Law , he trusted that it would be greatly improved . From what he knew of the Governor of the prison he had not the least doubt but the deceased had been kindly treated , and that her incarceration had prolonged instead of shortenedher life . The Jury not thinking it necessary to adjourn , iGtuiued a verdict of * ' 'Natural Death . "
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If the lecturer , Mr . O'Connor , had said anything to excite them , or tad . anything in my . conduct been out of Order , or improper , they might have bad some excuse ; but neither he , nor myself , nor any of the Chartists , had said or done anythiug to cause such a violent attack . . ¦ I- have to thank some man , ( at present unknown to me , ) who , after the chair was thrown off the platform , stood in front of me , saying , he would protect me , and after I received the blow on the mouth ana chin with the paving atone * to expressed his sorrow , and said he would do his best to prevent me from being injured ; even to the risk of his life . O , my friends , if you could have seen the men in that Hall the following night , and have felt the strong influence of determination to protect Mr . O'Connor and his Chairman , as well as any other © f the Chartists ,, it would have endeared them to your hearts , ancl would have made you forget , or glory in your wounds ! .
I have lived i # Manchester now upwards ot thirty years , but I never bebeld such a glorious procession as we had on Good Friday last , on the occasion of laying the foundation stone for a monument to \ the late Henry Hunt , Esq ., on uiy premises , and the excitement waa stronger than it would otherwise have been , in consequence of what had ocenrrad on the 8 th lost . AlBo , it is not out of place t ) tell you that the Com Law Repealersluwl intended having a grand demonstration , on Easter Monday , but the Chartist procqssiqn has taken the shine out of theui , and it is , like other of their attempts , an abortion . I remain , Yours faithfully and very respectfully ,
J . SCIIOIEFIELD Every-street , Manchester , March 29 , 1842 .
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TO THE CHARTISTS OF SOUTH LANCASHIRE AND THE UNITED KINGDOM . Brother , Chartists , —We humbly but-emphatically- ' call , upon you to render Mr . Scholefield and the Committee -all the pecuniary aid in yo . jir- power , towards assisting them in their laudable undertaking , until the top stons of the monument be raised . Any monies which persona wish to contribute , may be seut to Mr . A . Hey wood , bookseller , OWham-street , for the treasurer , Mr . Scholefield , and which will be duly announced in the next report . Yours faithfully . WM , Griffin , Wh . Growcott .
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CHARTISM , JOHN COMPANY , AND ? CABOUL . " Ghoree" pur Howdab— " Hatheu" pwv Zaen , Chullajao , Chullajao , " Warren Hasteen" I !! Bhurporc Native Poetry . When Lord Lake , accompanied by Warren Hastings , then Governor General of India ; was obliged to retire frc » m the fortress of Bhurpore , and put to the right abbut , such was ^ their confusion a ;;< t haste , that the natives jeeringly said , "that the Eeringees pufc the saddles on taeir elephants and hovrdahs on their horsefl >" and depleted their route and discomfiture in a flaming picture on the walls of the Bhurpore Rajah ' s Palace , with the above pithy motto contemptuously at the bottom . " Offlike a shot was Warreu Hasteen !"' It is no laughing matter for those wlio have dear friends
and relatives in India , but the Gaboul force had hot even that resource left ; as the Comriiissaiint , ^ -with their cattle , had been lost , and they had t ^ ten their horsfa ! As we , the people " of England , are about jto pay tae piper , both in blood and treasure ; it is not irrelevant to know what pur chances of success to obtain satisfaction / and take revenge for fancied iuju ies , are likely to be , and . whether it w"ould be for our honour and interest to " commit havoc and . let slip , the dogs of war" for the further prpsecutjoa of this unjust ¦ war . The speech of Sir William VNaghten , which has been so much lauded as a pure specimen , of Christianity and patriotism , that •'* ' death is preferable to- dishonour , and that we put our trust in the " God of Battles , and in His name defy them , " is in
my opinion a piece of horrible blasphemy . What an idea must Buch people entertain of the " Creator of the universe" to ^ suppose that he would sanctify ; their crimes , and throw the mantle « f his protection over their luthlesa massacrea , while " tea thousand festering and putrid corpses M-ero . tainting the air and spreading disease and death around . " Would men in their senses appeal thus toa God of Mercy , or to whom then do they thus ; insanely and blaspheniousiy appeal in their distress ? . ; .: " Far different is my idea of Ttbatia due to a God of love and mercy ^ and I should hope that the people of England ¦ will not second the aristocracy in their fire-breathing determination of hopeless and powerless revenge . True , they may send teutHousand rnoremen to AffgtianiBtan . True , the Horse Guards may ransack
England , Scotland , Ireland , and : Wales , and drain our remaining colonies for the ph ^ ical force necessary to feed the revenge of oar moral force Government , and through Sir HeoryHardinge © r some other fire-eater may inflict on the . AffighanB ¦ what the Duke of Wellington perpetrated , on the poor Ryots in the Doab country , and drive into the IndU 3 men , women , and children by thousands , in tae same bertjic umnrier they ; . were drowned by the Duke in the Tpmbedra . Tbe various cities and fortresses in CabonI , Kandahar , &c , niay be stormed and pillaged as Seringapatam and Bhurphore have been in past , but not forgotten days ; : and the women , wives , mothers , sisters , and daughters of the chiefs may destroy themselves , or be slaughtered by ^^ their relatives and protectors to escape violation , arid seek in tho grave a refuge from the pollution of an excited and
infuriated soidifcry . Affgbanistan may become a desert , snathe inhabitants maybe massacred , sold 03 Slaves , and not one stone left . of their habitations to tell the tale of devastation , wuere ail formerly : was happiness , plenty and peace . ' And why all this ? And where is the power , I should like to know , capable of carrying into execution such fiend-like and desperate wickedness ? The aristocracy of England have issued the mandate , and the universal world must bow down to its resolve I -The universal world may , I presume , arrive at a far different conclusion . Why , the wretched creature is in itself in a death struggle , and its denunciations are but the ravings of withering and blighted ambition , 'and . it knows its position in England 03 little as it knows its real position in India ! Even tbe Times tells truth some times ; and > speaking cf Caboul , jt says .: — - .. /¦' . "'
"Not only in Hindosian ; but everywhere obstacles and enemies haveseemed to melt before our arms or our policy . . Wisely or unwisely , justly or unjustly , it seemed that we had but to move , and our work was done ! till we had . begun to think , as with to © unhappy Chinese , that our Will was law as welf as power , ana that it was an absurdity to suppose that forbidden which British , interest , or glory , Seemed to require . At last , there has come a shack , ' . and how , as it has not prospered , men dare call it treason 1 " Physieal force has not altogether governed India ; our mighty power has been hitherto the power of opinion ! What could our thirty or forty thousand European troops avail in Hindostan alope , distributed , as they are , in small sections throughout tho vast Peninsula , without the aid of half a million of native
soldiery , regulars and irregulars , receiving John Company ' s pay , and doing his behests , as 16 ug \ as they find it convenient , and while John . Company ' s star i& in the ascendant ! When that stav begins to "wane the prestige that has followed bur arms , that has mads our Euiopeans all but deini-gods , that power of opinion , which has clung to us , and upheld us , will ftee froni us as speedily as we formerly obtained 5 t ! And what has been the cause / of all this ? Simply because , liko fools , we moat needs •' ciyil ; w the natives , make thein as wise as ourselves ; or rather show them in practice , that we ate not the imaginary and superior beings they once bowed down feo ; that we are frail mortals like themselves , and that our power is nothing substantial , and could not be upheld one day without their assistance .
In their ignorance and simplicity they imagined the East India Company , some strange old woman , or , Bsgum , that she ruled over , a nation of wondrous animals , who possessed and ruled over half the world ; that they were invariaWy conquerors ,, and by their arts , arms , . " ¦ and civilization , they were never beaten , that it was madness to oppose their will . They dreaded their newrbowa power , and after some short struggles ) they linked themselves to the old Segam'a chariot wheels { { Such were * the prevailing ideas respecting the English , and although rebellions , mutinies , massacres , and discontent , occasionally sprung np , by dividing the people , and urging them to strife among themselves , and when they were exhausted grasping the prey , and reaping all the benefits of warfare when none dated to say them nay ! ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ :. / ' ' ¦ " ¦ "' ¦ ' : ¦ . : ¦ ' ¦ \ .. . ' : '; ; / ¦ ' :
By these , and similar means , they obtained a footing in India , which it ; was thought could never be shaken . Even now , people who ought to know better , talk of sending bur thousands but to India as a matter of course , and . that these reinforcements will settle our affair in the East in a very short time after landing , aad Sir Henry Hardingej like Caj 3 ar , has but to appear and all is arranged , — i-eni , yi'di , vici , — " I came , aaw , and conquered J" People of jEngland ! I would warn youof what is likely to take place in Ihdiafor thesabe of our brethren . about to tnix in this unholy Wfttfire , and
for our own sakes here at home , Remember you must pay all txpences out of your labour , and your miserable crust will ; bo furtlier taxed to take a hopeless revenge on people who have never injured you . Your money , your aiuews , yo » jr marrow , the flower of your population , will be drained till , by and bye , by emigration , war , and starvation , you will ba left powerless and desolate , so that any handful of blue-coated or redcoatid ruffians , home-bred or Gemiah-bred , will trample yon down under tha dust , irremediably and irrecoverably : ¦ ¦ :- ¦ ¦ ¦ \
We have no chance of success in . Cabul or iothQ East , eventually . The natives are . gettiwg civilised ; the chain that haa bound them is broken ; they hate us ; thore is- a fearful debt of retribution cgainst us they have feared iis ; they never loved ua . Frem Affghanistan to Gape Comorin , from : MaJabar to Bengal , the spirit will arise which will drive the Towrs , the Pcringhees into the sea or into their factories . Fresh defeats and disasters will be followed by fresh mutinies and massacres ; and in India— -as in England— opinion ¦ will prevaiL ¦ - ,. " ' ¦' .-. : - . . ¦ "¦ Arrest the cataract in its roar , or the Hghtning in its fall ; but dream riot of anything so futiVc as stopping the tide of general opinion when once its banner is uQoat . ' ¦ . ..: ¦ ¦ ' /¦ ¦ : ' : ¦ " ' . - ' ¦ .- ' . - ¦ ¦ ¦ .: " - ' : . - ¦ ' :
Sir Charles Metcalfo is the oaly man I know v ? ho may save iis in India , at least , may extricate us from our terrible position . He is arrived from Jamaica in ill health ; : but as he has been nil his life in India , where tie has been Govenor- General—previous to the appoinftiient of Lord Auckland—the sliniate may be of service to him . ¦' . "• ¦ ¦ . ' . ¦¦ : / :: ' . " ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ : '" . Had he been Goyernor-General , the AfFghanistan war would not have taken place . Thearmywantedplunder , and the natives were getting fidgetty , so they shipped Sir Charles off to Jamaica , while toi-d Auckland and M'Naghten trumped up this war for the sake of paJronage and plunder . The military were pleased , and the civilians also : the former have met a sad fate , and M'Naghten , wittumany of the iatter , have beeD juassa-Cred . He should have known , that it is the height ef virtue , in Hindostafi or Affghanistan , never to keep faith vntka ^ Fennghee" ! . .. ;" . A Woolwicu Gadet . Chichester , 27 th March , 1842 . ( To be continued nextueek . )
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On Saturday last , aged 1 years , Mri John Hep worth , clota manufacturer , Vicar-lane ,. Leeds .
IVLABRIAGiiS , On Saturday last , at Aldborough , by the itev ^ G . Houldsworih , vicar , John , eldest son of the late Mr . William Ja ^ ksorij surgeon , of Doncaster , to Ja , ne , eldest daughter of M . r . Atkiasoh , JBorouehbridge Mills . ¦;•• • : ; .. V .. . ; . ¦ . '• .. '; ; ¦ \ - ' v - <¦ ' ' ¦ . " On Friday , at the parish church , Otley , by the Rev . J . Hart , B-A ; , vicar , Mr . James Fox , of Leeds , land surveyor , to Harriet , second daughter of Mr . Wax . Forster . grocer , &c , Otley . Sime day , Mr . William Marriofc Brownridge cloth finisher , to Miss Charlotte Speight , both Of Holbeck . :. ; . ' ..: ¦ :. . ' On the 30 th u ! t ^ at Frogmore-street C&miirliZ the Rev . Micah Thomas , Mr . William 3 < MlM ^ maker , to Maria , youDgest daughter of Wtiffim Holbrook , all ot Aborgavenhy . ^ J&W ' *' . . On Thursday : week , at St . Olwtf&MMM York , by the Rev . John Heslop , Mr . ^ Ogft * of Pockhngton , . to Mrs , Edward * olMfflatftgfc Weighton . ' ^ w W ^ ' ^^ . Same day , at Armthorpe , near Do » SSj ^^ Bsv . - . H . Ji Branson , Mr , Isaao VVellsTb ^^^ Bi Classical and Commercial Academy , \ iSPHORi Annej youngest daughter of Richard New ^^™ pT or Armthorpe . ' - -. ~^ fQL
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THE MANCHESTER OUTRAGE . TO THE JED 1 TBR OP THE NOKTHEBN STAR . Dear SIR , —I fc « l I shall not be discharging my duty to the Imperial Chartists if I further delay making , through the medium of the Star , my grateful acknewledgments for the sincere expressions of sympathy and the public vote of thanks from the numerous associations throughout England , and which have been echoed back again even from the city of Dablin . ^ To make such acknowledgment to any one association in particular would appear invidious ; I therefore respectfully beg to assure them all that I have only two marks , one oa my nose and the other on my lip ; and for the sake of the people ' s cause I have more reason to glory in them than , to be ashamed . I am convinced that the asBault bais made , and will make , thousands ot converts to the principles of the Charter ; and it has
given such an Impetus to it that , like the rolling of a vast avalanche , no power can retard . Mr . O'Connor freely forgives them : it is well . But I am taught by the Gospel of Jems to see the fruits of repentance before they are entitled to forgiveness . And this is the evidence I require , namely , that they become members of the Chartist Association , and help ua to obtain the Chatter—then I can forgive , and call them brethren . I also think my request 1 b not- an unreasonable one : it would ba something in the way of atonement ; f <) r I never witnessed such an unprovoked attack , and never wish to see such a one again . It is onlyan act of justice , from all lean learn , to say that the anti-Gorn Law League , as such , had hot anythiug to do With it . Howfartheperpebatora of the violence calculated on their . countenance and approbation , I cannot eay .
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MR . O'BKIEN IN EDINBURGH . TO THK EDITOR OF THE NOETUEnN STAR . Sir , —I perceive that Mr . H . Ranken , who was Chairman of the last meeting that Mr . O'Brien attended in this city , has written you to correct , certain alleged mis-statements , in the notice I sent you of that meeting . Mr . R . denies that there were , as stated in the report , three vbtes taken . I deny that any such thing ia stated in the report . If Mr . R . takes the trouble to read it over again , he will find that the first two allusions to a show of hands ; refer to one and the same . Mr . R ' s . style of English is a peculiar one , if he conoludes tliat throe different allusions to a show of hands in an article , must mean three different and distinct show of hauds , he misht , with equa . 1 safety , on this principle , come to the conclusion that more than three Chairmen presided over the meetinsr , and that at least , hali-a-dozea of the name of O ' Urien addressed it !
It is quite possiblo I may have mista , ken the wording of the motion put . The Chairman ought certainly to know this better than a mere spectator . Although , from my impressions being recent , and Mr . R . ' s at least a fortnight old ^ the difference is in -this . - case little or nothing . Be that as it may , and granting , for argument ' s sake , that the vote . " was taken precisely as Mr . R . says , nothing is more manifest than that the point m&tiets not a single pin ' s head one way or t'other ! The Bentiinents of the meeting is the real thing to be attended to , while the mere manner of tiesting it is of no earthly moment . Had I written ih 8 uch & way as to lead the reader to conclude that the meeting vyere less friendly disposed to Mr . Diinoan's views ih&n
they really were , then Mr . Ranken might have some cause to como forward and do "justice to all parties . " But , when the real truth was ( as Mr . Ranken has not denied , aud as he cannot deny ) that Mr . Duncan ' s views met with lio support at all from the meeting , and that all present , so far as a spectator could gee ( with the exception of Mr . D ; himself ) were in fayour of Mr . O'Brien ' s views , whatafaxce it is for any person to come forward " in justice to all parties , " and dispute ihe > manner of taking the vote I If Mr . Charles Duncan or Mr . Ranken can produce a single dozen of the many hundreds present yvho thought Mr ; D . right and Mr . O'B . wrong , they will certainly achieve more than I can believe them capable of ; If not , the reader wiU duly estimate the force of the " mia-Btatement . "
The oth 6 r' mis -statment ts that I spoke of a certain part of Mr . C , Duncan ' s views , as being to the effect that ^ an aristocracy and moneyocracy were essential to a state . " Mr . Ranken declares his belief that Mr . Duncan ' s statement was not to that effect—my belief is that it was . Fortunately , however , ( since the subject matter of discugsion was Mn D ' s letter , ) any reader who chooses to tarn to it in the Slarj and who can see his way through it , inay satisfy himself as to whether Mr . Ranken's belief or mine be the correct one . V I Bee no olher mis-statement evea alleged ^ and trusting this will satisfy Mr . Ranken , .- ¦ ¦ ' " : " "¦ '" : " " . .. ¦ ¦ : : I . remain , " .: ¦ ¦ ; . . r Yours obediently , The Writer of the Report . Edj&burgh , March 28 , 1842 . . ¦¦ , ,
P . S . —Having cont radicted Mr . Ranken ' s statementa in no particular , but where the truth can be seen by referring to your own paper , I Bee no g 9 < vd end to be rerved by giving my name , otherwise I should have done so .
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TO MB . KOBEKT KEMP PHILP . Sra ., —You are a member of the General Council of the National Charter Association ; so am I . The course you took , at the lata Bath Coaference of Sturgites , has called forth one general burst of disapprobation against you ; yon have not met this by argument , but by mere empty assertion , and bombustic observations about mushroom Chartists . This style of language comes with a very ill grace from Mr . Philp ! and only furnishes additional evidence of your disaffection to Chartism .
You affect to treat me and others withsupercilious contempt which also proves you an aristocratic democrat You have been elected to the office you at present hold , in the Executive department , by -a majority of the National Charter Association . You know , also , that your recent conduct , as a public man , has been directly opposed to the general policy of the Association , and I hold it as an opinion that the Association to which you belong maintains an authority and influence over every public act of its officers ; and you have , in the most direct and flagrant manner , rebelled against finch influence , with no other view than to injure the cause you have hitherto professed to espouse . The working class suspect you of treachery to the principles they contend for ; you deny the justice of these accusations without condescending to offer any reasonable and honest defence .
Had you pursued a straightforward , even course , your efforts in the cause of political and social emancipation would have been gratefully appreciated and responded to by every right thinki , g Chartist in Britain ; instead of which they denounce you , and the working men ¦ will cast off every leader whose public acts will not stand the test of scrutinj ' . You ridicule tie idea of a man thhiking himself unworthy ; but you have not evou attempteO 1 to prOVO o . tingle aUegatiou contained in tbe Nottingham resolution as false ; your silence on the charges prbferred against you by the Chartists of almost every town in the empire , is tantamount to guilty . to surround
It can be no pleasure to any body of men their fellow man with suspicions , much less one who has hitherto laboured hard to gain them freedom ; then why are you so waspish and ill-natured With those who have hitherto suppoi ted and applauded you ? Are you stifl faithful to them ?—prove it , and I ¦ will be the first man to tender you the right hand of fellowship ; but I never can consent to compromise one iota of the Six Pointsi of the People ' s Charter , neither will I ever act with men who would congest to mix up any other ijuestion wiih the Chartist agitation . I am , a Six Point Cbartist , And no surrender , WM . RfSSELL . Nottingham , March 30 th , 1842 .
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BARTtETT v . VINCENT , PHILP , ROBERTS , AND WILLIAMS ( OF SUNDERLAND ) . TO THE EDITOR OP ME SOUTHERN STAB . SlR , —Allow me , through tha medium of your paper , to do an act of : justice to a young man : at present in your employ as reporter , Mr- G . Bartlett , who has cad to bear the brunt of the talented charges of three- of the above-named individuals ! and , last week , the somewhat superfluous and mean insinuation ol Mr , J . Williama , who eaith he ' ' prefers to believe Messrs . Vincent and Fhilp because he knows them , end the country knows them , and not Mr . Bartlett . "
Now I am not jaware that his or the country ' s kuowing any individual will make or keep them honest «| consistent ; and I beg to say that I koow Mr . Bartlett , have known him some years , have laboured with him in the good cause ; tJie people of Bath know him , if the country does not ; but he is nevertheless honest , for not having the good fortune to have travelled : through the country as a lecturer , and therefore not receiving a c&untry ' s praise , : I would now state wbat I now cau call to memory of Mr . Bsrtlett , for the information of Mr . W . and your readers generally . *— ( The two Bartletts ; George and Samuel , have dono much to s « rye the cause of Chartism , in Bath and Trowbrulge , from its first manifestation . They joined the Batn Working Men ' a Association at a very unpropitious
tirne-Just as Roebuck and Pjlmcr were ousted from the representation of the city , the people were excited by their defeat ; I could g * t none among us to come boldly forth to call a public meeting , and address the public upon our principles .. Tho middle class had destroyed the old Union , and deserted the cause of Radical lletorm , and were desirous of doing away , as now , with the very name j by thorn was the Liberal Association formed ; the Biartletts were alike eager to extend our views , and inercaae our Association . We succeeded in getting the use of a , toom at the Temperance Coffise
House , Saw , Close . George Bartlett , your reporter , drew up our first address ; it x ? us , after being adopted , printed as a placard , and eireulated . Numbers flocked to our roams . Here George and his brother signalised themselves in advocating our principles , which he hath not ceased to do at almost every meeting held since . This is much from an ignorant young nun . He is also the person who wrote in the old Vindicator , under tbe title of Publicola . If services are to be the test of honesty here you have them , and I see not wherefore local services should be despised because they were not more extended .
I have often heard Mr . Bolwell , the chairman at the meeting to consider Sturge ' s motion , state that Bartlett had taught him politics ; and indeed if you refer to his letters , or speeches , you will not find them inferior in general information , or argument , to Mr . Philps . True , he has not lungs sufficiently strong to make himself heard far in large meetings , a natural quality that the other gentleman may be abl-e to boast of . So much for Mr . Philps ' s insinuation of ignorance ; but of the charge , of not honestly reporting these gentlAien ' s -words , Mr . Marriott , of Bristol , S 3 y 8 at the meeting , it wiistrue inspirit though perhaps ; not the exact words , and in what Mr . V ., P ., and R ., write , they confirm the fact , of true in spirit . They admit they supported Sturge ' s motion , and this is Henry Vincent who htktk continually , at public meetiugs , and in his
old T'indiealor , been telling us with words of fire , to stand by our Charter , not turn to the right hand nor to the left , not to go after Educatipnal Suffrage , Household Suffrage , or anything but the ChMter . This is he who hath so oft and eloquently ridiculed Daniel O ^ Conne l's installment-get-what-you-can system , yet will go for ¦ Mr . Sturge ' a installment , indefinite , complete humbug without detail as a great way towards the Charter Verily he is another Daniel come to judgment ! Western ChartistsV keep together and chooBe another leader ; shout the entire Charter and O'Connor . Yours , in bonds , bonds of slavery , And bends to the Cbarter , J ., Bristol . p . S . —The brethren of Bath will recognise the writer by the initial .
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[ advertisement . ] CHAI 5 . TIST BLAcklNG . Bhother Chabtists , —In compliance with the wishes of many of my customers , arid also to meet the circumstances of the Ghartisfc Associations , inasmach as it is not always convenient to send bo far as Hull for blacking , I have made arrangements for supplying Lancashire , West of : Yorkshire , and London , carriage 'free , with any quantity of blacking , from half a '' . gross- - and upwards , at the same price as at the manufactory . Mr . Wright , Brooke-street , Siockpori f will travel for orders in Lancashire , and will always have a supply , on hand , in Manchester and other places . ¦¦ -- . Mr / T . B . Smith will always have a stock by him , whereby the Chartists of Leeds may be supplied .
Mr . Stallwood will also supply the people of London with any quantity , after the 10 th of April , And there is one thing which I would have you to bear in mind , which is that my Blacking is not only more brilliant , but it 19 more durable than almost any other ; and the reason of this superiority is , that component which gives the lustre ana durability I give you in a much greater proportion than most other blaiekingrmakers do ; aad the reason why it is so sparingly uaed by many is , that it is the most expensive part of the compound ; but I , being of a different opinion to the " Deyira Dust " Manufacturers , am resolved that tho people shall not have a bad articlo from me . i . I remain , your ' s ,. In the Cause of Right against Might , R . PlNDER , Edward ' s Squa . re , Edward ' s Place , Hull .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 2, 1842, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1155/page/5/
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