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THE PEOPLE ' S DAILY PAPER . SuETHflicE . —At the meeting of the members of the National Land Company and the National Charter Association of Smethwick , the plan proposed by the Chartists of Ashura , was discnssed , and it was unanimously agreed id take ont a number tf shares in the Democrat . It is siDKrelj- hopedby us that erery locality will tome forward aijd join in the goeo WOtK . _ . .,- . TewiB HiHLEis . —Whittdtgios ass Cat . —Meetizs of coffimitties to establish the people's paper . — The following resolutions were passed : — That tbe piper sfconld be called ' THETECiHroR the Peoplb . ^ That , ghoald there be any residne of the money sEbscribed for tbe defence of Mr O'Connor's scat in Pa-liamentfor Nottingham , that it be sppropnated to eitablisbing the said paper , to be refunded as the shares ate taken and paid for . _ _
AiaiOK-U 5 DE 8-LT 5 i . —Seeing that Mr O ' Connor h * s been pleased to accept our propositions , we at « aca commenced the enrolment of shareholdersfor the establishment of the DEMQCHATnewipaper . Up to the present tims there have been between 300 and 400 share * taken ont , and instalments paid therein . "We kope each lecality will frllew onr example , and fcy that means show their attachment to our noble leader , Mr O'Connor .
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ClKIKG ISTO OPERATIO . 1 OF THE Tj ! 5 HODBS FiC-2 oar Act . —The Ten Hours clause of the Factory Act came into operation on Monday , May 1 . Unfortunately , the depression of trade , which has so long contianed , rendered the operation of the Act 1 es § coEspkutras than WluM otherwise hare been the case- The agitation for a Ten Hours Bill commenced in 1316 , and since then was kept up , with more or lea energy , until the passing of the present Act , ¦ waicb . settled the qnestipn . On making inquiry yestsrd&y ( Tuesday ) ot parties connected with tne mannfictoriea of Old ' hao , Lee ? , Heywood , Bnry , Bolton , Stockport , and various districts of Manchester , we learn that the coming into operation of the Ten Honr 3 Act was receired with general good feeling on the part of both the employer and employes . A
alight unpleasantness occurred in tke establishment cf Messrs J . A . Turner and Co ., spinners aad manufacturers , Booth-street , Chapel-street , Salford , in consequence of the Act coming into operation . It would appear that this establishment haB been working Up to the present time eleTen henrs per day . On Monday morning , Rt sis o ' clock , the bands went to vrcrk as usual . On reaching the mill they were informed thst the machinery would not be pnt in motion uctil balf-paatseren o'eiock , that they would not be allowed the usual half hoHr for breakfast , and that ttey would be allowed an hour for dinner in the middle of the day . The feands held a meeting , after which sereral went to the Peel Park to ecjoy themseives for an hour , whi / e others walked about in the neighbourhood . They returned at half-past seven
o ' clock , asd commenced working . At eight o clock theyi agreeably it would seem to previous concert , left the factory and went off te breakfast . A . deputation waited in the meantime on the secre--t * ry of the Short-time Committee , with the view of < jsa 3 altiag him as to whether the Act gave permission to the workers to hare half an hour to breakfast . Tha secretary advised the depntation to wait npon lit" Graham , sub-inspector of factories , and lay the ¦ case before him . The hands returned to their work ¦ at haif-past eight . We are happy to be able to add that , in the course of the day , an amicable arrangement was come to between the master ? , and the hinds agreed thatthfl hands should commence their work ss six o ' clock la the merning , have half an hsur for breakfast , and an hour for dinner . The objtci of the employed , in being desirous to _
commence werk at six instead of half-past sevenin the morning , is that they may have the more time at tfceir dispesal in the evening Sot recreation , instruction , and mental culture . A . dispute , similarto the eaa above noticed , occurred , on Monday morning at the factory of the Messrs Langworthy , spinners and niiaafsctnrerf , Greengate , Salford . The workpeople insisted npon commencing at Bill 8 Bd having half an hour tor breakfast . This the Messrs L&ngworthy ttedfeed to csneede , being wishfal , as we are in-• fenned , that the machinery should not be put in motion until half-past Eeven o ' clock , and that there should be no half-heur for breakfast allowed . The hands refused to agree to these conditions , and the fesalt ii ttat the factory tag been shut np for two < i&j 8 . No agreement had beea come to between the Messrs Lacgwortby and their workers , &o far as we could learn , up to last night . —Manehuttr Courier .
Wallace BBieASB . —Resolutions have been rewived frem this body , stating that the letters of Mr 0 * C ? BCor « re nnsatisfsctory , tad call iat fnrthsi explanation . The importations of apples from Belgium &s well « Fnaos are just now very extensive ,
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FORTHCOMING MEETINGS . Norwics—A . general mwtinE of the Chartist Aguciatien will be held at the Chartist Hall , on Saturday , March 6 th , at eight o ' clock in the evening , fer the purpose of electing ; . Of re-electing members to the council for the eniuing year . South Losdox Chartist Hall—MrM'Grath will lecture in the above hall on Sunday evening next May 7 tb , at eight ©' clock . Subject : — ' Onr preient Pesitioa . ' Public ra « etiD 5 « ar < s held every Monday , Wednesday , and Friday evening , at eight o ' olock . A public diicussion every Sunday morning at half , past ten o ' clock . Heiwood . —Mr T . Run kin , of Mincheater , will leetore in the Chzrtiit Room , Hsrttey-itreet , on Sunday evening at eis o'clock .
Halifax . —Taa members of the National Land Company aw reqaested t « attend & meeting on M » nd » y , May 8 th , at the house of Mr George Bnckley , Friendly Inn . Chnr « h Lane , at seven o ' clock in the evening . It is also in contemplation to have a t «» party of thensetnberaon May 22 nd . Lascabhies—Tkerewillbenrae « tingof the bsl-Ioted members of Manchester , Stoekporfc , Ashton , Oldhaa , Stslybridge , aid the Burrounding district ! , on Sunday next , May 7 ch , at Mr Wbittskert 93 , Great Aneo » U-str « et , at ten a ' eloei ia the foranoon .
MiSKRDEK Siosjs . —A csmp meeting will be held at this place to-morrow , at two o ' olock ia the afternoon , when Messrs Rushtoa , Shaokltton , Taylor , Ciisset . and others are expected to address the meeting . —A district delegate meeting will be held at the Association Room , at eleven o'clock in the forenoon , when each locality in the district is requested to send a delegate . ^ SHEimLD . —A camp meeting will be held at Grear . side , next Sunday afternoon , at two o ' clock , when a number of well known friends to the causa will atteed and take part . The friends from Eelejfield and the surrounding villages are respectfully requested to muster on the occasion . SxrcspoRT—A meeting of tbe members of this branch will take place on Sunday next , at two o ' clock in the afternoon , when business of importance will be brought forward .
Rochesteb . —The members of this branch of the National Lend Company are psrtica ' arly reqaested t . imeetattbeusuil place , on Monday evening , tbe 15 th inst . EverymemberiB expeotedto attend on particular business , as also to pay up their arrears previous to the next ballot . HAinfERi-MiTH DisiBicr ot thb Natiosai . Lasd Compart . —Tbe aembsrB are requested to meet at the district offioe , 2 , Little Vale place , en Sunday morning next , M * y 1 , at ten o ' clock precisely , to receive tbe reeigcation of the district secretary , and sppoiat bis successor ; also to transact other important business . Bradmbd—The members of the Land Company will meat as usual in their room , Butterwoith-buildings , on Sunday , at two o ' clock in the afternoon .
Sauced . —Tee members of this branch of the . National Land Company are requested tft attend their quarterly meeting , on Sunday next May 7 , at two o ' clock in the afternooD , in the National Charter Association Room , when business of importance will be brought before the meeting . Hkckhohdwisb , near Leeds . —A lecture will be delivered in the Red Chapel , on Monday evening , May 8 , by Mr William Barker , of Leed »; subject , ' Tbe present Crisis . ' Chair to be takea at half past seven o ' clock . N . B . —All coemmunications for the above branch must be addressed to the corresponding seeretary , Henry Summerskill , cooper , Marketplace , Heckaundnike , near Leeds . Huddebiheld . —A public meeting will be held in the Christian Brethren ' s room , Albion-itreet , on Monday , tbe 8 th instant , at half-past Eeven o ' clock in the evening , to receive the report of the delegate to the late Convention .
Haiifax—Mr Classett will deliver a discourse on Sunday . evening , at six o ' clock . Charteb . vii . le . —A public soiree will be held in the elegant school room of the Chartist Colony ( Mimter iovel , Oxfordshire ) , on Monday evening , May 15 , the proceeds ta be devoted to furniihing a clock for the School . Messrs Julian Harney , Christopher Doyle , EdmuHd Stallwood , and other friends will attend and address the meeting . The Debating Society recently held at the Temperance Hall , Broadway , Westminster , wil ] in future hold iti meetings at the Charter coffee-house , Strutton-ground . The firtt meeting frill be held on Saturday evening next , M » y 6 , at eight s ' eloek , when Mr Stallwood will open the subject : — ' The New Reform Movement proposed by Hume , Cobden , aid other members of parliament . '
Emmett Brigads . —TMs body will meet fit the White Hone , Harrow-road , on Sunday evening , May 7 . A lecture will be delivered on the occasion by Mr Churchill . BiBMiKGHAM . —A meeting of persons connected with the Co-operative Benefit Society will take place at the Ship Inn , Steelhonse-lane , on Wednesday eTening , May 10 , * t teven o ' clock . Oldham . —On Sunday ( to-morrow ) , Mr George Candelet , of Hyde , will lecture in the "Working Man ' s Hall , at six o ' clock in the evening . The committee of the Oldhsm branch of the Land Company will meet in the school room , at two o ' clock in the afternoon , to receive subscriptions , and transact other businest .
The West Riding Deiegate Meetzkg will be held on Sunday , May 7 , at Butterworth-buildings , Bradford . The Riding levy of one penny per member will have to be paid in , and a secretary for tbe Riding elected . Delegates are requested to bring their credentials with them . Business to commence at half-past twelve precisely : A Novelty . — Chartist Preaching . — The Reverend " B . Pa « oas , author of ' Tracts for the Fustian Jackets . " The Bible and the Charter , ' &c , our religious friends will be happy to learn ii about to preach in London , at Zion Chapel , Wititethapel ; comavneing oh Sunday , May 14 . Subject for the firtt sermon : The Brotherhood of Mtn . ' Manchester . —Mr J . _ ( x . Clark will deliver a lecture in the People ' s Institute , oa Sunday , May 7 th . Cfcair to be taken at six o ' clock , p . m . A member's meeting of the National Charter Association will fee held at two o ' clock in the afternoon .
RoCHDAiB . —Mr E . Cropper Clark will lecture in the Chartist-room . Yorkshire-street , on Sunday , the 7 th of May . Chair to be taken at 8 ix o ' olock . Noiiisohau . — The next meeting of the Land members will be held at tbe Fox Inn , Southwell road , oh Sunday evening at seren o ' cleok" . A Free and Easy will be held at the Green Mas , William-street , on Saturday evening , at seven o ' clock . Bethsal-Grbzx . — On Sunday , April 23 rd , a branck association was formed at the house of Mr Adolphns Payne , sign of the Albion , 223 , Bethnalgreen Road , when twenty-members enrolled them-S ; lves . Megsrs Bezsr and M'Cartby have kindly contented to lecture here next Sunday evening , at eight o ' clock , when the attendance o £ all favourable to the principles of the Charter is respectfully re quested .
Bi ; £ H 0 « D « ET—In conieqaencs ot the rapid progteit Cbartiim it Biaklng in this diitrict , a new locality will be opened oa Monday * Tenlng next , Msy 8 th , at Mr Brstt ' g Fountain Ibb , Hew-street , HoraUjdown , when leveral delegates of tbe National Aiisembly - * M attend and address tno meeting . —A public meeting will beheld at the Souih London Chartist Hall , 115 , Blaelcfriariroad , on Wednssdaj evening mxt , Jf ay 10 th , for th « pnrpoBt of electing two delegate * to the National Alterably . , Diak-etbeet , Sobo . —The discussion to hear the charges brought egalnst the manager aad directors of the National Land Company Btands adjourned to Tueg . daj , May Btb , st seven o ' clock . None but numbers will be admitted , and then only by showing their c * rdi or certificate * .
Haktlebone . —The members otthis locality are requested to take notice tbflt a meeting Will he held at the Cuaeh Painters' Arms , Cireni-street , on Sunday evening next , 2 fay 7 tb , at » even o ' clock .
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Rotal Polttichnic Irstitdtioic . —This admirable in . stitutioa has been most densely crowded by vieitors during the pest week , who eagerly examined ine wonders of nature and art which abeund in that great establishment . The new theatre is a very fine room , and will hold at leatt fifteen hundred persons . It is exceedingly well adapted for lectures , or exhibitions of scientific effects . Among the most interesting features are the admiraMe and insiiuotive lectures of Doctors Ryan mid Bachoffher , on Chemistry and Natural Philosophy . Theie gentlemen excel in lecturing to the various classes who visit this establishment by the popular manner in which they describe the ¦ wonders of nature and art , and by the
variety and beauty of their experiments and illustration render it highly interesting and instructive to the young and old . Some beautiful dissolving viewg are daily ei . hibited , from drawings taken in the . Holy Land , bj R » - berts , and admirably displayed on the new disc , which are of gigantic dimension . The beauty of these pictures ig greatly heightened by many appropriate airs by the orchestra of the establishment conducted by Dr Wallis , M . D . Mr Goadey also gives a most interesting descrip tion of tbe structure and functions of insects , which is illustrated by the oxy-bydrogen microscope . There are also many other wonders of scientific and mechanical aits too numerous to mention , affording amusement most happily combined with instruction .
THI Litkabt Association of thi Friends op Po-LAHD . —The sixteenth annual meeting Of the meffiberiOf this association was held on Wednesday , at Sussexchimbers , Duke street , St James ' s . Lord Dadley Stuarl occupied the chair . —Lord Beaumont proposed , in an eloquent addresB :- That the political aspect of Europe offering at the present moment a fairer promise of a restoration of Poland than at any former period since the formation of the association , the members are now more than ever called upon to fulfil the chief objects of its IB . stitution-viz ., to furnish the English public with sound information respecting the progress of events in Poland , to urge the justice of h « r claims to independence , and to point outthe benefit that would be derived from its ree 5 tablishment , as well bj England as by Europe at large . —The Eev . Dr Worthington seconded the resolution , ana , alter a few obEertations from Mr TjUr and Count Valerian KrasingKi , the reselution was agreed to . —Mr W . L . Birkbeck , the honorary seiretary , thea teadtha report , which w « i unanimously agreed to .
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© lie fiot'tgem mumu& . MiD » LE !> BORo ' 0 s-TE !! 8 .--Thi 8 branch of the National Charter Association continues to be well at . tended both by Irish Repealera and English Chartists . Extracts from the Noethebh Star , United Tbishuait , and other pspers , bsipg generally read , amidst loud applause . Oar association is gaining a weekly accession of numbers , and there ia no doubt but that in a very short time we shall be a strong and powerful bedy in regard to numbers . The means required [ to make ng bo 13 a little agitation , and tbe spreading of oar principles by means of & good lecturer , this part bi the country being muoh neglected in that respect . It is hoped that Bhould there be another leoturer appointed ' , to agitate tbe north , Middleefeoro' will net be forgotten by the parties forming the route .
BliiCKSURB . —A delegate meeting of North Lanossbiro was held at Nnrton ' a Comraewual Cof&O House , Back-lane , comprising delegates from the following places : —Blackburn , Anfhony Armsteadft ; Preston , George Brewer ; Padiham , Joseph Thornton ; Clitheroe , Isaac Isherwood ; Burnley , Henry Smitk ; Aeerineton , Henry Hunt Thorn ; Coln « , Robert Tomlinson . The following resolution was agreed upon : — ' That we pledge ourselres to support a National Conyentioa of forty-nine delegates . After 6 ome other preliminary business the meeting was adjourned for a month , and to be held at the Odd fellows' BaU . Padihsm .
Bradford —The ChartUt Council will meet , on Sunday , at ten o'clock in the morning , in Butterworth-buildings , to arrange for holding meetings oe Yeadon Moor , Bramhope , Shipley , and other places , There will ateo be a meeting of the Charter Association at six o ' olock . The Chartists of Lumby-street , MaccLesttr-road , will meet at the usual time and place , 15 , Lumby-street . The Northbrn Stab aBd a daily paper are taken in . Tbe room is open from eight o'clock in tbe morning te seven o'clock in the evening . The Chartists of Little Horton will meet at the Yorkshire Divan , on Sunday evening , at six
o ' clock . The Nohthbrs Stae , the United Irishuah , and other papers are taken in . The enrolment of members ia rapidly going on . and fast assuming Its foraer pQ 8 HiQD , Tbe Cbaitists of Daisy Hill will meet on Sunday morning , at ten o ' clcck , to form a iooality , and org&nise that portion of the country . Halifax . —At the usual quarterly meeting held en Monday last , the last quarter ' s balance sheet was presented , and the accounts passed . A Life and Property Protection Society has been formed here , and already numbers nearly 200 members . The beoka for the admission of members are open every night from eight to ten o ' clock .
Sowehbt Helm . —At a camp meeting held on Sunday last , the following resolutions were adooted — ' That in the opinion of this meeting , the best thanks of the people are due to the National Convention , for their determination to call the National Assembly together on Monday , May 1 st ; that the present state of the { cenntry imperatively demanded it , and we pledge ourselves to give that body our most cordial support . ' — ' That we who have not paid our vicar ' s rates , do agrse to give the same amount towards the support of tbe National Assembly now sitting in London , and call upon other parts of the country to do the same . RoraBBHAM . —A meeting was held here on Monday , May 1 st , for the purpose of re-organising the Chortist movement , when twenty-nine members were enrolled .
Northombsrund and Diirham .--A district delegate meeting of the membersof the National Charter Association was held in the house of Mr Wm . Gilroy , and by adjournment in Mr Dryden ' a "School-roem , Mill-dam-street , on Snnday . April 30 . Mr John Pratt in chair . Resolved— ' That the next diatriot delegate meeting be held in the house of Martin Jade , Cock Inn , head of the aide . Newcastle , on Sunday , May 7 . at two o ' clock in the afternoon . That the delegates Co Cbe next meeting come prepared with a statement of the publications they have sold
belonging to the distriot funds , and what stock they have on band , as the district funds have to be audited at the next meeting . That this meeting postpone sending tbe delegates to the National Assembly for one week , and that the secretary be instructed to write to the Executive requesting them to send us their decision regarding the number of delegates that are to meet in the National Assembly . '—All branches of tbe National Charter Association , in these counties / ore particularly requested to send delegates to the meeting to be held at M . Jade's , next Sunday , May 7 .
Bkadford . —Chartism in Bradford is making rapid strides , there are thirteen districts in the towD and vicinity , where meetings are weekly held ; and some of them have opened newa rooms where the Stab , United Ibish&iait , and otler papers &ne > uead . The Chartist council meet several times weekly to mak « arraDgemeDts for pnblio meetings , and collectiosa to defray the delegates' expenses in the National Assem . bly . Great and Little Horton , New Leeds . Manningharo , and White Abbey—these strong holds of Charthm—are ia the fields and era lnng , Bradford will be the best organised district in Yorkshire .
BAWfsixT — A large and enthaamabie meelmg was held on Monday evening , in the Market-place , to hear the report of the late delegate , Mr Frank Mirfield , who entered into a minute detail of the proceedings of the trades in the various districts , as being favourab ' e t 9 the cause of univereal liberty—boldly and eloquently cautioned them against spies , secret meetings , or sectional outbreaks—recommended unity of purpose and boldness of constitutional action , and sat down amidst the roost deafening shouts of approbation . Mr Robert Garbut spoke to the suffrage movement for a short time , after which the following resolution was submitted to the meetiag'by Messrs
Bayne Gill , Peter Hoey , and John Learv , lin able aBd argumentative language : — ' Thst this meeting hails with delight tbe political aspect of affairs , aa exhibited by many ef tha large towns of this great empire , and look upon the signs of the times , as in . dicative that the day of the peoples political redemption drawef h nigh , and loudly calls upon all tbe lovers of universal justiee , to increased exertionto make the Pesple ' s Charter the law of ^ the land . ' A unanimous vote of thanks was then pivea to the ex-delegate , to which he replied , by inflicting a severe casti . gation upon the the corrupt press , recommending the people only te support those papers that supported and advocated the people's cause .
Hiscklet . —A great reform in the minds of the people of this place is taking place ; where there was one Chartist some time ago , there are ten now . The middle classes are flocking to the Chartist banner like bees to the hive . Makcbestkr . — Mr Joseph Barker delivered a lecture on Monday lest , at the Temperance-hall , Mather-street , on ' The way to National Welfare . ' He commenced his lecture by showing the advantages accruing frcm temperance , and that no government , no matter how good , could benefit the drunkard : he then explained the law of primogeniture and entail , by which tbe younger branches of the families of the aristocracy were made dependent upon the caprice of their elder brother ; and that the younger snobs had place * found them , either in the church , the army , or the navy , at the expense of the
people . He then beautifully explained the six points of the Charter , and was cheered several time 3 during his instructive address . —An operative mechanio then moved the following resolution : — 'That this meeting is of opinion that if teetotalers would be Chartists and Chartists be teetotalers , and that ail who drank intoxicating drinks would be teetotalers and Chartist " , and the Charter be law on the statute bsok , the welfare of Great Britain and Ireland would soon be achieved , withont thesheddins ot one drop of blood ; and that the document called the People a Charter is just and right , and oBght to be the law of these realms . ' ( Cheer 3 . ) The motion being put , it was carried unanimously . A vote of thanks was given to the lecturer , three cheers for the Charter and the Land Scheme , three for Mr O'Connor , and for all democrats throughout the ivorld ; also to the chairmanand the meeting closed .
, SOffTH Shibi , B 8 . —Mr Dicken&Ofi Will addreBS hl 8 constituents of South Shields on Monday evening , May 8 th , at seven o ' clock . Subject : 'The People a Charter ; ' and also point out some of the benefits that will accrue te the nation by that measure becoming law . „ , Hull -At the membra meeting on Sunday eveniDg , Mr O'Connor ' s letter was read , when a discussion took place en the resolution of the Convention in reference totheNational Assembly . It . was reeolvedtbatwe request the attention of the Exeoutive . to the propriety of reduoing the nnmber to tortyniue S the following form , that tbe number to repre . aenteaoh county be drawn from tbe number ' deoted in esch county , and tbat instruction be sent to the parties so choien toatonoe proceed and take their seats . . _
Tow . —Thi members of ftt National Land Company and the member * 0 / tb « National Charter Association at their weekly meeting hold at the Blue BtU , ? obbgate , York , passed a resolution expressing their deed regret at tha conduot of ladWiduals in the National Assembly in attempting to undermiDe tno character of F . O'Connor Esq ., M . P ., and thereby create disunion , which , at the present time , is calculated to do groat in . jury to the cause of Chartism . It was further resolved : — ' That we place tba utmost confidence in the chsmpion of the people ' s rights , F . O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., for his Btraltgktfonrard conduot . '—Tbe members of the National Land Company , aad tbe -nembera of the Hatfon » l Charier Association are rfquested to meetBt the BIhb Bell , Fosigats , on urgent business , on Tuesday evening , My a 9 th . OlDnAB . —On Sunday lost , Mr Webb , of Stockport , delivered a very appropriate and enargetlc address in the Working If an ' g Hall ' i , to a reipeotubla undienoe , who liitened with the greatest attention . The lecture gave
general latiifactioB . BnsiiBSt Btixcg , —At a meeting of tnit branoh it was resolved : — ' That we plac » moss imp lioit faith and confidence in fee judgment and wise council of our illuttriouB leader , IWgus O'Connor , and ttoOt with dlfl respect the resolution agreed to bjr th « latt Coaiefltlonto ooDveaa an Aiejiablr of 100 .
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® bt MMmti ttountiM * Chartist Mkbtiko at Tewkesburt . —On Monday last as Mr O'Connor was on hia way to the Chartist Estate , at Bromsgrove , a few { of the Old Guards urgently entreated him to deliver an address in & large room whioh they would provide for him on his return . We sent the bellman round when the workies ceased to toil , and when the train by which Mr O'Connor was expeoted arrived at ihe station , the shouts of hundreds who had collected on the platform made the sleepy travellers bounce . Sir O'Connor upon alighting was escorted to the place of meeting amid the cheers of the whole population . — - Mr Kirby , one of the Old Guards , waa called to the Chair , and in a very appropriate epeeoh introduced Mr O'Connor . There wero raany ehopkeepera present , and the lecturer entered into an able dissertation upon tha Labour question and the Charter , proving tin the entire satisfaction of his varied audience ,
without an exception , that to the well-paid labourer alone , the crown could owe its security , and every other class it > stability and comfort , and after a loDg address in fhioh those questions were defined bo tbat the simplest mind ceuld understand them , he concluded amid the hearty cheer 8 of the meeting , and proceeded through the dense crowd with hia mules and trap to Snip ' s End . And we be » to assure our brethren in other parts , tbat if they make the same impression upon the sbopkcepiag class and the working class that Mr 0 'Connor has in cur hereto , fore benighted town , the Charter will soon be the law of the land and no mistake . Mr O'Connor has promised upon the earliest opportunity to attend an ont-door demonptration here , and then we will let the advanced guard of Chartism in the manufacturing districts , understand that the Old Guards of Tewkesbury snd the recruits too , were at their poats and knew their duty .
Dodlet . —At a large meeting in the Chartist meet ing room . Five Ways , Dudley . Mr Insull was unani mously elected to attend the National Anaembly . Old Radfobd . —On the 25 th ult ., the Chartists of this pbca dined together , and a very happy meetirg they had . The health of Mr O'Connor , and n number of other patriotic toasts were drunk in the course of the evening . LoNoron . —At s public meeting held in the Work , ing Man ' s Hall on Sunday evening last , April 30 th , the followine members were elected in the council : — John Clay , Richard Baker , James Bentley , Charles Carnrl , Charles Potts , and Joseph Ray , treasurer ; John Naylor , secretary .
Long Suttw . —A publie meeting ef the Co-oper ative Flour Seciety was held at the house of Mr William Brings , Long Siittou , on Saturday , April 29 th , when the Nobthebn Stab was read and regolutions passed , condemning Sir George Grey ' s , Gagging Bill . The meeting also resolved to unite with the Chartist body to rally around the champion of liberty , Feargus O'Connor , M . P . Progress of Chabthm w Essbx . —A publie meeting was held in the C < irn Exohange , Braintree , on Wednesday eveniDg , May 3 rd . for the full , iftir , and free disoussion of the People ' a Charter . The meeting wascnvened , and the Exchange engaged , by Mr Samuel Courtald , a wealthy manufacturer , and an employer who stands high in the estimation of his
workmen , and whose benevolence jg most extemive . Mr Edmand Stallwood , who had been invited by the Chartists of the town , and also requested by the Executive Committee of the National Charter Association to attend , was present , aa was also Mr Alfred Taylor , from London , whom , we presume , represented the political eoononiiats . The persons in charge of the Exchange , informed us th&t there could not be lees than 1 . 600 persons present , many attending from Halstead , Cogceshall , and Cbelmsford—from seven to eleven miles from the place of meeting . Mr Courtald took the chair at ' sevejj o'clock , and addressed the meeting at great length , on the Six Points of the Charter , evincing his opposition to Universal Suffrage , Annual Parliaments ,
Payment of Members , Equal Electoral Districtshis accordance with the Ballot , and the abolition of the Property Qualification for members of Parliament—hinted that he should not object to Triennial Parliaments and Household Suffrage—decried the cry of man having an inherent , inalienable , and natural right to the auffrage—and asked , why not give the suffrage to boys with beards at fourteen , and to women ? On concluding , he called on Mr Stallwood , who rose amidst the loudest applause , and after haviug congratulated the men of Braintree on having such a meeting called , said he should proceed at once to answer thoolijeotions urged by their chairman . Firat , theD , can , being born , it must be ftt once admitted he had a right to live . To live he
must have the means—viz ., labour , and a remuneration for that labour . To insure that , he must obtain protection . Tbat protection was the right to he repreaented in the legislature . ( Loud cheers ) Next—perhaps it was his gallantry tbaJ prompted him— personally he would not object to ladiea bavins the franchise , but the chairman had quoted scripture , and permit him to say tbat when he ( Mr Stallwood ) went to the altar , the parson told him he and hia wife were one , and hence , tbe Chartists Concluded that £ Ban , being : represented , women were represented . ( Great app ' ause . ) And ae to boys having beards at fourteen , the Chartists thought as well as beards they should have brain ? , and hence , they fixed the age at twenty-one for them to possess
the franchise . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr Stallwood then proceeded in an argraentative strain , amidst great applause , to vindicate every point of toe Charter , at ? d in allusion to what the chair roar ) said , relative te the violence ot the advocates of the Charter , pointed out the peaceable demonstration on Kennington Common on the 10 th of April , on which day net even a single eqoare of glass waa broken ; &ad said it was not for him te ba answerabie for every person , but the great majority was to be looked to . Lord John RnsRell had sent a letter during the agitation for the Reform Bill to Colenel Napier , in which occurred the words , ' If the Reform Bill be net carried , be you prepared for any emergency . ' Now doubtless this wa 3 more violent than any
Chartist had been , but he did not hear that all the Whigs were condemned in oonsequence , ( Loud laughter . ) Mr S . alhvord concluded hia halt hour's address by reading the addreBB of the Election and Registration Committee , il ' ustrative of the meam the Chart ' iets would take in the obtainment of ' the Charter , and resumed his seat amidst great cheering . —Mr Alfred Taylor , Jun ., from Losdon , then came forward , and in eloquent strains proclaimed the principles of tbe Charter to be just an / 1 good ; after whioh he called on them to ba practical , and take such steps as would unite the working and middle classes . — Mr Lebean ably supported the Charter —Mr Lester Smith illustrated the difference between ^ virtual and actual representation . — Messrs Martin ,
Ledborougb , and Usher ably and energetically supported the Charter . —Mr Grovo opposed the Charter . —The Rev . Mr Rees rofio and Baid , he was for the whole » ix pointB . He then jead & resolution , condemnatory of the present system , and pledging the meeting to tbe fulleat extension of the franchise ; having read this , the chairman objected , becnim the word - * praotieal' had been [ written therein and was erased . This word be said made a gi eat difference . The Rev . Mr Rees Baid the wor 1 waB erased prior to the chairman inspecting it . He had no objection to its being inserted . — Mr Palmer seconded the resolution . — Mr Stallwood , after replying to some points of Mr Taylor ' e epecoii , said , as regarded tbe word ' practical' in the resolution , after ihe concludlag parts of Mr Taylor ' s opeecb , and the speeoh of tho seconder , bo plainly saw it was intended to plougo them to Household Suffrage , to nbich ho never could agree , as ho thought man , with bi « intellect , far superior to brickj and
mortar—( loud cheers)—and hence , as that word ' praotical'had been introduced , he must suggest to the mover the addition ii the words . ' in accordance with the principle s contained in the People's Charter '; aud , as the ; had met to discuis the Charter , he thought them quite appropriate , ( Tho reverend gentleman declined . ) Then he should ftelit hte duty ta more them aa an amend . ment . ( Loud cheers . )—Tbe Chairmen mid he did not approve of this . Snbeequostly , both motion &nd amendment word vlthdruwn . fr vote of thanks was giren to tho chairman , aooomp&n ' ed with three oae « rs , and three cheers and ono more ior the representative of the Peoplt ' s Charter , and the meeting dissolved . Tha best order prevailed throughout . The recent visits of Menrs Clark . Dixon and Donovan to this town , have be « n productive of much good . Chartism has spread very eitonnvoly . The Hobthebh Stab is widely real , and , to all ppearanca , Chartism will speedily be the allprevaillsg sentiment in this district , A lecturer would be of vast service in orrunliing the tonns in Esiex .
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$ ?) e $ mmopou& . RsoKipra or ihb Gbntiui , Rboiwbatiok ami Emotion Couuntss , Ma ? 3 rd . — From Carlisle Election Committee , £ 11 14 s 3 d . James Giussur , Secretary . SOUTH LohdOJT Chartist Hall .-A Life and Pro-Derty Protection Society meet every Sunday and Wednesday ereninss , for the enrolment of member and payment of subscriptions . Towbr Hamlbts . —A great meetine was held , on Sunday afternoon last , in Bishop Bonner ' s-fielda . There could not have been less than frem twelve ~~~—« -- < w~— , —
thousand to fourteen thousand persons present . Mr H . Mander May was called to the chair , amid great cheering . Addresses were delivered by Messra A . Sharp , H , Vernon , T . Church , and Ernest Jones . An unanimous vote of thanks was passed to Mr May , for his punctual services in this locality , and hit able conduct in the chair . Thb Pbincb Albset . —A meeting of this locality took place on Sunday evening last , when eighty-nix new members were enrolled . Mr May and Mr Sharp conducted tha same . Also , at the eorner of Wilmotstreet , Bethnal Green-road , where twenty-five new members joined . A lecture was delivered on the same evening by Mander May , Esu .
Islington and Fbhtonvillb . —Tho following resolutiens have been adopted by this branoh : — ' That wo recommend the National Assembly to postpone the meeting sine die . ' ' That the members of this locality have the utmost confidence in Mr O'Connor . ' Green Gate , Hackhsy Road . — -At tbe meeting of this branch on Sunday evening last the following resolutions were adopted , ' That we hare subscription books fer collectors for the purpree of paying tbe delegates pitting in Convention . ' ' That each member receivisg a book be empowered to enrol members in _ the National Charter Association . ' Messra Priestley and Turner were appointed delegates to the Somers Town meeting .
ThePeopik ' s Charter akd No Subrbnbbr I—On Sunday afternoon , April 30 . at a publie meeting held in St Pancras Fields , Old St Panoras-road , John Arnott in the chair , the following resolution ! moved by Mr James Adams , of Glasgow , seconded by Mr ShirroD , of Aberdeen , and supported by Messrs Cochrane , of Paisley , StevenBOD , of Bolton , Child and Williams , of London , in spirited addresses , was carried unanimously : —• That this meeting being of opinion that the present representative system ia not based on manhood and intelligence , but on class interest , and eonBfqoentlv seven-eighths of the adult male population ef this empire ara voteless snd degraded slaves ; and this meeting being further convinced tbat this vile and unjuat system will not be abolished but by the enactment of the People ' s Charter , we therefore resolve not to cease agitating until its equitable provisions are recognised as the Uw of this realm . '( A vote of thanks te the chairman closed the proceedings .
NmoNiL Vicijm CeMMiiiEK . —At tlie sitting ef the late National Convention , on Friday , April 28 , MrT . M . Wheeler submitted tho following report and balance sheet , whioh was reoeived , and a vote of thanks given to the committee , secretary , and other offioers : — Balance Sheet of thb National Victim Committee . TR 0 U THB 10 lH SHP ., 1847 SO APRIL 18 lH , 1843 . INCLUSITB .
BE 0 K 1 PI 3 . £ I . d . Receipts ... ... 25 8 7 Expenditure ... ... 17 0 8 Balance Id hand ... ... 8 ' 711
SXrHHDITUBE . £ t . d . Tromaa Preston ... ... 2 « 0 John Richards ... ... 3 0 0 Late Joseph Rayncr Smart ... 3 10 0 Eltzi A . Jonta .,, .,, 2 10 0 Mrs Duffy ... ... 2 0 0 Mrs Booker ... ... 2 0 0 M . D . C , towards Defrajine Expenses for Agitating for tbe Esstoration of Froat , William * , and Jonrr ... ... 10 6 To Collecting , Mln-jtes , afid bihbf Books , Stationary , Post-office Orders , Letters , &c ... ... ... 3 0 8
17 * 8 TheeesBSHiitee cannot conclude this brief Jreport without again advising their friends to extend their aid to the veterans Richards and Preston , and also calling their attention to the comparative destitute state of Mestlap ) 63 Booker & Duffy , nor can they formet Eliza A . Jones , the law-made widow of William Jonea , one of the Welsh martyrs , for whom a separate fund waa Parted bnfc which your committee ? ewetted to state doe 3 not yet exceed £ 5 2 s . Whilst thanking their brother democrats for past ex-rtios , ; Ihty trst they will not forget those who have fallen victims in the democratic struggle of right ogainat might . On behalf of tbe Committee , John Simpson , Sec .
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THE MIDDLE CLASS MOVEMENT . Buuiinghjlm . — The complete Suffragists have issued the following declaration of principles ad . dressed to the fifty-one' of the House ef Commons We , the undersigned electors and uon . electors of the borough of Birmingham , feeling deeply interested in tbe peace , welfare , and progress of our country , and desiring ttat tke eb&oges to tfaa government nhloh are now rcn > dered essential from the evils of the long t&isgovernment of this great commercial nation should be effected upon principles which will fully represent all olasse ? , nnd thereby prevent tba recurrence of politico ! ( Zeltemont , Which is ever injurious to the interests of trade aud industry , and haying deliberately and Mvloufcly considered th 8 avowed oVject sought by your honourable and disinterested opposition to tho ministry , we respectfully
submit for your consideration that household suffrage , in addition to the unjust exclusion of large srctionB of Intel llgcnt men of all rank 3 , would not in its operation secure eo safe or so efficient an electoral body as a suffrage founded upon principle , and guaranteeing to every male oltiten of twenty-ono years of age , unstained by crime , the right of voting in tho election of members to constitute tke Cjramona House of Paillamtat . Anxious to render ovary aid to support your efforts without & com . promise of principlo wo cannot but express our confident hope , that when your honourable party have maturely inmligatcd the defective , complicated , and exclusive nature of a household suffrage , you v ? ill &ni so many evils and difficulties accotap&ming euch a change , tbat
you will at once perceive tbe policy and justice of deraendin ; SB ertoiisiou of tba electoral right founded upon mature age , character , and residence , "We would alio urgently Impress upon your minds , tbat in openly and unreservedly uecloilng upon principle for the full and complete enfrascbtaei&ent « f the adult male population , and throwing your influence upon un enlightened public opinion , you -will ba sustained by & degree of moral energy and prudence which will enable you to accomplish this great measure of national ju » tiee by the legitimate sxsrcUe of constitutional authority , despite the opposition of corrupt and iutfrestod faotlons . Wemay observe furJfeer , In support ol the pulflclple puvloully urgftd , that a large spetton of the most intslllgent and well-eouc&twl ,
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clfmeai , { nelttdin , ? a large number evgngsa as mUtentt , clerks , and travelers in tr « fe , w&o » e tmyfoymentu render the occupation ef a house lnconvealent , and la many osee impossible , until advanced age , and also a large portion of the most profldent of the working claw , irho , from tbeunjettJed state of trade , and the iniecarity niwimtef sufficient tmployment , do not ccmidtr it prudent to Incur the responsibility of a family , must , through the operation of household guffrage , be esclnded from th « exorcise of civil rights , whilst It wou ! 4 enfraaotiUe a section at least 0 / tho molt vicloiH and dspraved .
MISTING OP THE REFORM LEAGUE . A meeting of the subscribers to the declaration in favour of Household Suffrage , Triennial Parliament ? Vote by Ballet , and Electoral Distriots , was held on . Wednesday mornintr , in the Town Hall . Mr Alderman Wk % ; oh was called to tbe chair ; and amonest the gentlemen by whom he waB supported wero ifr Monfa , M . P ., Messrs Douglas , Perlrino , Blythe , 6 . Edmonds folork of the peace ) , Aebmore , J . Webator , W . H . Smith , and ethers of the more influential olass of tradesmen in the town , There were also many Cborlists in the organ gallerv .
The Chairman , in opening the proeeedisge , shortly stated the objects of the meeting , and said it was expected that those who had not signed the declaration would not take any Bteps to frustrate or t « defeat them , fie had no cfonbC tbat many persons thought that the tneoBnres new proposed did not go so far as to confer upon the people those privileges to which the rights of man entitled them . But be put it to them , whether or not , if they obtained Household Suffrage and Triennial Pailiatnentp , they were not likely , if these measures did not secure their liberty and prosperity , to obtain still further concessions ; and by God ' s he ) p if tbe objects of the present meeting did not succeed , tbat would and Bhould be the casp .
Mr Mujjte , M . P ., then presented him self amidst loud cheers . After comtnent ' iag on the distressed state of the country , Mr Muntz alluded to the Ken * oington Common meeting , aed said there was the military called oat , and the special constables called in—sad all this he ( Mr Muntz ) believed was done for tha express purpose of cairying the Crown and Government Bill . ( Cheers . ) The people wanted redress from the grievances under which they were suffering and the only way to obtain this waa by an increase of political power , by which they should bo enabled to elect such n number of members of Pirlia * ment as should consult and secure their interesta . Mr Munti concluded by moving the following resolution : — ' That tbis meeting is of opinion that the
preient critical Btate of tho country tenders an immediate reform of the electoral system necessary ; and that this meeting ia prepared to advocate an extension of the suffrage to every one holding a distinct tenement , whether part of ( he house , or the house itself , and vrbo shall pay a bona fide rent for the same , and who shall have occupied the same at least nil calendar months prior to the election of a member of Parliament ; that , as a protection against bribery , this meeting considers Vote by Ballot as indispensable ; and , that the country may be more fairly represented , this meeting proposes a division of the
country into Electoral Districts , consisting of an equal number of registered voters , subject to a revision every ten years , according to the last census : nnd this meeting is further of opinion that these reforms will bp beat ensured froia abuse by limiting the legal duration of Parliament to three years . ' ( Great oheeriag . ) MrG . Edmosds ( Clerk of tho Peace fortiieboreugh ) seoonded the motion , and proceeded to argue in favour of Household Suffrage , ( A voice : ' Why not go for Universal Suffrage ? ' ) He ( Mr Edmoadi ) would tell them , because for years , with all their exertioai , without the aid of the middle classes , the ? had not been able to get it .
Mr Manilb , a Chartist , who had signed the declaration for the parpoHO of addressing the mefting , proceeded to give his reasons for supporting Universal Suffrage in preference to Household . He insisted that the former was a principle , and the latter a temporary expedient . He argued that the principle of voting was vested in the man . and not in tha house . If they got Household Suffrage , 3 t would only be the prelnde to auother agitation for Universal Suffrage . ( A voice : ' Let us take wbafc we can get . ' ) He ( Mr Mantle )' objected to that because bo prinoiple was embodied . He objected , moreover , to tbe resolution that had been moved , for the reason that the abolition of iho Property Qualification ol Members had not been stipulated for . Mr Mason , a Chartist , then spoke at conBideraWo
length . He advocated Universal Suffrage , but would aot jfttwrupt the exertions of those who were now " contending for Household Suffrage . He would not , however , compromise his own feelings . He wm certain th&t in three coombs after Household Suffrage was obtained the battle would have to bo fought on the question of Universal Suffrage . ( Ubeera . ) Third must bsno compromise , and bo called upon Mr Muntz , Mr Scholefield , and other honourable members to bear in mind that , with regard to what they now met for , there must be with them no compromise . He trusted that go « d faith , would be observed , and tbat now , when the working classes rendered &FsiBtance to the middla classe ? , they would render them equal assistance ia the struggle which must ultimately ensue . ( Load cheers . )
Mr Hill , another Chartist , addressed the meeting in a similar strain to the last speaker . He could have wished that they had put the franchise upon ' Han . the noblest work of God , ' and not upon the bricks snd mortar . Mr Muntz said , in reply , tbe two last speakers were labouring under a mistake . He , and these whs thought with him , had not for a moment imagined that a house was superior to a man . He ( Mr Munis ) was 88 fond Of principle as any man , and he and hid friends did not ask tbe advocates of Universal
Suffrage to compromise in the slightest degree their opiniois upsn that subject . ( Cheers . ) All they wished was , ttat they should assist them—theadrO cates of Household Suffrage—in getting nineteentwentiaths of what they ( the Chartists ) wanted—( No , bo)—then twelve-twentietks , and was that nothing ; ? ( Cheers . ) Was it not better tanave half a loaf than none at ail . ( Cheers . ) The hen . member then left the hall amidst loud cheering . The Chairman put the question , which was carried .
Mr R . K . DoimAB , after t speech of considerable length , proposed the following resolution : — ' That this meeting is of opinion that these reforms will ba beste / JVcted by uniting the middle and working classes ; and it views with great satisfaction tha spontaneous desire universally evinced by the intelligent men of all classes to unite cordially in support of any movement in favour of moderate reforms . ' Mr Abhvobd seconded the motion . MrT . Davis , Chartist , observed that the spirit of / airplay exhibited by the association at that meeting was more than he had expected , and he enly regretted that the middle classes had not gone with the Chartists , to the lull extent of Universal Suffrage ; why did they not include the abolition of the Property Q . ua ification ?
Mr Blaxland , Chartist , as a UniYersal Suffrage man , would assist as far as he could to obtain tho p oints for which the association went—vis ., Household Suffrage , Triennial Parliaments , Electoral Districts . ' and Vote by Ballot ; and Lavinc got these , fad would never relux his exertions until UciYtrsal Suffrage was secured . ( Hear , hear . ) Lieut . Barrot , R . N ., supported the [ resolution , which was oarried . Mr Pkhkins moved , and Mr Phillips seconded , 'Tbatthis meeting pledges itself to Biipport tno Radical Reform MeBibors * f the House of Commons in any legal and constitutional endeavour to ifiecta reform in our present electoral Bystem . ' Carried .
Mr Bltthb proposed , and Mr Wsbstbb seconded , the fourth resolution , viz . — 'That this meeting do resolve itself into a cemmittee , to be called the Reform League , and that the rules submitted , embodying the constitution of ths league , ba agreed to ;* which was adopted nem . con . The president , vicepresidents , aad secretary ot the association were then appointed . Mr Munis , M . P ., being choBen for the firat office ; and after a vote uf thank * to the chairman , which was duly acknowledged by him , the meeting separated .
GREAT MEETING IN THE T 9 WN-HALL . On Monday morning , at ten o'clock , a meeting of electors , convened at the instance , of the Complete Suffrage party , was held in the Town-Half at Birmingham , to hear an address froai Mr Vincent on the present state of the country . The attendance ef electors vtns very numerous ; that part of the hall allotted to the public was crovded to exce 3 « . At leaat & . QO 0 persons must have been present . Mr Muatej , M . P ., Mr Scholefield , M . P ., and many other inBaeBtial persons in tho borough were present . Mr Aid . Pauieb having beea called upon to praslde , opened tho business of the day with the observation that the time had arrived when they ware ealittd on to exercise the right they possessed as freemen . If tho people were but firm and unites tha arUtooraey of tbe kingdom must ultimately bow befoie them . In his opinioa , It depended entirely oa the wisdom of the middle classes whether the csuntry was saved from revolution and ruin .
Mjr Vwcbm w » 8 tlien introduced by ths chair * man . He delivered an address which occapied upwards of an hour . He cemaenced by observing that tbo present parliamest was so notoriously oorrupt th&t it ceased to command the reBpect of the enlightened and YtftUOUS of the working classes . He repudiated the principle that the duty of » governmerit waa to provide the mean * for enriching any portion of the community : no man ought to eipecb to get rich except by honest labour , sobriety , and thnft . Mr Vincent then entered into a long detailed statement , illustrative of the inequality in our pre-«» nt system of representation , and ( ben went on to express his belief that a large poition of the sensibfe and thinking men of tha country were in favour o 2 an extension of ti 6 franchise . It was no question of anaroby—no mere demagoguum—but a raovemoat in whioh he believed sen 9 f » 11 parties would rally t ? rats &@ country ,
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w&z WBtmvn MBuntim-ToBQuAT—MrBolwell , delegate to the National Convention , recently visited this place , and delivered two lectnres explanatory of Chartism , which gave great satisfaction . Tbiumph of Chartism at Sr Abstsll ' s . —At the recent eleotion for churchwardens for the ensuing year , after a stormy discussion the parishioners succeeded in electing s journeyman hatter and a Charlift to the office , to the great disappointment of the ohurch party , who deeply bewail their unfortunate lot of being placed in company with one of the blistered ] hand fraternity .
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®> U gouttjettt < £ ottntis ^ Southampton . —A dinner to commemorate the event of Mr Middlecombe and family being located on their allotment aySnig ' e End , wa » held heve on Easter Monday , at the Wellington Hotel , Buglestreet . The room was tastefully decorated with evergreens , laurels , and other patriotic devices . Our friend Mr ilill was unanimously oalled to the chair , the > ice . ohair being ably filled by Mr Goodman . Tbo chairman in a neat speech proposed the toa&t , ' Labour , tbe source of all wealth , ' which Mr Saunders ably responded to , in a brilliant speech , in the course of which he alluded to the manner in which tha land
might be adopted as a source of labour , by the enactment of tbe People ' s Charter , and sat down amidst loud and continued oheering . The next toast proposed was—' Feargus O'Connor and the Land Company . ' Responded to by Mr Carter in a lengthy speech . Mr Carter was loudly cheered . The Repeal of the Legislative Union was given by the Chairman , Mr Malone responded . He waa loudly and enthusiastically cheered . The Chairman nesti gave— The Charter and No Surrender . ' Responds ! 10 by Mr Saunders . ' The Ladies '— ' The Pree& 0 ! the People , ' and various other toasts were give ^ sad responded to in very appropriate speeches .. The Marseillaise' and other DemoenrtitfBOngB warosung , and the company quietly retire to ti « U b . otae . About fifty sat down to dinner ..
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Stootlanlr * Edinburgh . —On Friday & weeliag cf the Chftrtista was held in Adam-square Hall , tor the purpose of considering the propriety of 'lorming a National Guard for the protf cfcien of life and propertf , ' The meeting was crowded . Mr Grey was called to tha chair , Mr Mackay moved the first resolution : —• We , tho inhabitants ot the loyal and peaceful city of Edinburgh , in public meeting assembled , being deeply impressed with the urgent necessity of preserving life and property from foreign invasion and domestic anarchy , are convinced that the best mode of doing ao is the immediate embodiment of a National Guard , who will guarantee the preservation of peace , law , and order ; and we do forthwith form ourselves into a National Guard , ior the defence and protection of the metropolis of Scotland . ' Mr Mackay having read
the order in « hich the National Guard was to be arranged , Mr M "Donald seconded the reselution . Mr Peter Anderson moved aa an amendment , to the effect , that there should not be a National Guard formed . Mr AuM seconded the amendment , but the original motion was carried by a large majority . Mr Robert Hamilton moved the second resolution , which was to the following tffect : — ' Th * tt \ l mil be eligible who take the following pledges , and are 18 years of age : —1 st . That they pledge themselves to protect the lives and properties of her Majesty's loyal subjects . 2 d ; That they pledge themselves to arm for the protection of peacp , law , and order , and to defend their country from foreign invasion and domestic anarchy . ' Mr John Cockburn seconded the resolution , which was carried unanimougly . An opportunity was gireu to enrol members lo the . National Guard , and the names of 120 persons were received . The meating then separated .
WiaroN . —Aa Address to Mr O'Connor and his co-patriot brethren in the cause of liberty , for their manly condtfetofl . the 10 th ult ., and also an address to the influential and middle classes of Wigton , on the present national derangement and depression of trade , have been adopted at this place , but press of matter compels us to withhold them .
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May 6 ,. 1848 . THE NORTjI ^ Rn STAR . 5
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 6, 1848, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1469/page/5/
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