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W&cted sk ° ^ ovtrihrow of ths Wellington-Peel ftoinisti » ti » n , by the impulse which they comma-^^ ted to the puilic mind in faTour of legislative reforms . ( i j ^ e popular disorders which have broken out in Toulouse and other town * of France , excited by the at tempt of the eoYernnjent to supply the deficiencies of Oie state by increased taxation upon the people , ABE ukxlt TO HAVE A POWERFUL EFFECT £ P 0 >~ THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY , under { he circumstances in which they are at present placed jf or will the resemblance between the present and the «» st escspe unobserved by the plsin unsophisticated Jcindof thelhike of WelliDgton .-The Examiner , too , in his last Number , h& 3 the
foll owing : — « How soft , bow delightful , his new bed ef roses , Should Peel , usdisturl'd , by the Chartists , or SWING . Find the Captain *—contented with nil he proposes—X * ids Kodeus and Pereivals ready to ding . ' - Captain Rock : There , now ! Can the Chartists , the bloody-Bli nded , " physical-force" Chartists , match that ! 2 aTe those who are now being murdered in Whig dungeons erer said anything half so calculated to indnce riet , " seditious and treasonable conspiracies , " and an overturning of ihe throne and institutions of ifce country , as the above ? No ! no ! But then the Charrists wanted to get the Whig 3 out , aad the Glc&e , Chronicle , Sun , and Examiner want to keep them rs : and that makes all the difference ! The
Chartists were prosecuted—the others not only go gcot free , but will be rewarded should they succeed jn their object I L £ j not the Soxjcttob General , hotr'Ter , mistake Wj and our object , in thus giving currency to the jjrocious incitements and revolutionary recommendations of the Whig press-gang . We do not concur in such recommendations—on the contrary ye heartily reprobate them . God forbid that we should ever be dastardly esocg h to incite the people of England to cut off » ladies' heads" and " carry them about the streets cm poles , or trail them in the dirt" ! God forbid that
SWING should ever be introduced into the manufacturing districts ! though it be named by the Examiner as a means of disturbing the repose of isir Robekt Psn , ! }\ o ! 2 no ! We are far from joining in such xecDnnnendaiions ! We denonnce both them and their authors : and we tell the latter , that the people of England must have something more to fight for than the return of the Whigs to power , and the passing of the Whig Budget , before they will cor . sent to act on the recommendations given ; before iiey will either burn factories or corn stacks , cut of lidies' heads , stab Tory parsons , raise barricades o hoist the flag , " Bread oa Blood !"
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EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM ONE OF THE DOOilED VICTIMS II ? THE HEL 1 XH 0 IJB OF
WAKEFIELD . " In consequence ef nothing being said about this korrid place litely , you perhaps imagine that tie system ynrsaed is less cruel than it was ; tut 1 assure y su , that it gets worse , if possible , daily . The hearts of those in authority here aw completely seared against any feeling of humanity . The continual sight of ¦ wretchedness and torture has deadened all their tender feelings , if they ever had any . ilen are atoost daily being dragged out of their rooms in fits or strong con-TuMons , occasioned by the horrid usage their are being iubketed to . These poor creatures exhibit a most
frightful and ghastly appearance as they lie extended on the flag-stones on the outside , frothing blood from the month and nostrils : the frequency of these sights are such , that the only notice taken of them is , to order a quantity of water to be dashed upon the poor ssSaen . Death certainly would be a happy release to them ; and a great number are blessed with this awful alternative in the hospital , while others are attempting to end their existence by hanging themselves ; bn : there are such a swarm of officers , at a guinea a week , to watch them , nisht and day , that few can get a favourable opportunity of doing so .
" I will give y » n a few instances of what has taken place , within this last few weeks , in the hanging way : A young man from Siaaningley , near Leeds , was found dead in the privy , haying been fortunate enough not to be discovered in time to save his life- Since his death , % young nun , convicted with him , has died in the hospir&L James Haden , from TT « lifaT , and "William Paohett , from Bradford , were found all but dead in the privy , about three weeks since : they were removed to the hospital , and , by great exertions , are now recovered . Since then , Joseph Brewer , from Leeds , ¦ George Rushforth and James llilburn , ditto , have , through attention , been saved fc r a time from the same miserable end . Allow me to ask . must it not be
a very horrid place indeed , when young men Eke these attempt such awf jI means of terminatiag theii earthly woes . But starvation , and the most inhuman treatment on the face of the earth , makes them regardless of another world , where they must meet their final judgment . I will relate s cLreumstiEce tha ! took place about four weeks since . You are aware that the poor wretches confined here have only ten ounees of meat per week allowed . Thi 3 meat is supplied at 3 j d . per psund , consequently nothing but the very refuse ef the market finds its -way into the prison , and it i 3 absolutely cf such a horrid description , when eervtd ont , tha * . none but men bordering on absolute starvation can eat it . I am fequentiy compelled , although hungry at
the time , to throw it away . About four weeks since , in cousequence cf tfei * filthy ttuff , on Sunday night , upwards of 250 meir , and 50 women , were seized with violent emmvs in their stomachs and boweis , attended With -Toniitiie and purging . The Governor ' s Doctor sad sll tte cScers were up all ni ? lt removing the sick men ara -roictn from their cells and dormitories to the hospital and day rooms , where medicine was administer-id to them . Alarm wag depicted in every countie-B ££ ce , es almost every body here imagine *! that lie cholera morius had broke out . The Magistrates next dsy sent ft-r the Governor and Doctor on the subject ; but when they faund it was occasioned by bad food only , they -were Eitis £ ed , as there tras no danger of the dicrder extending its ravages to them . AU , I beiieTe ,
have recovered , but the same description of meat is a till Eerred out Now only imagine ten ounces per week of such unwholesome meat being allowed to each man , with skilly for every other meal , except what they call peas soup , ; en Friday ,- and you will be able to form some opinion of the sufferings of the poor devils in this hfiU-ilole . - One of the Chartists , nsined iS'sylor , j i * in a sad condition with his legs , from starra- ' tJon . Unless a great alteration takes place soon , he will be a cripple the remaining portion of his life , i which wi ' . l not be long . His legs are covered with ' corrcpt places and black blotches . Scores are deformed i by the same complaint , owing to the impoverished state of the blood . Walker , another Chartist , i 3 merely 3 waiting giosu I shall not ray any more at present , a 3 I b = c a&aid of being caught writing . "
After reading this detail of atroenjes , which was handed to us by tha private friend to whom it was accrcssid , we were , as we doub ; not our readers wiil be , at some lo = s to know for certainty , whether we had before us a Ttriubie record of things done on earth , or whether by some chance a statement of the doings in some cavern of the damned had found its way to the table of our office . It i 3 , however , a real record of facts now actually in progress of occurrence in her Majesty's prison at Wakefield . And ads is a par ; of the boasted system of reform ; ftftbatsyswm which was to give contentment and Peace to tte working men of England . !
Can arijiaJDg be more hellish , more iahoman , more truly diibilical than the state of things detailed in this Emplebu ; affecting statement 1 Pat thi 3 narrative into ihe Lands of any foreigner , and a * k him , when he has perc ; ed it , to say what he conceives to be tie design of snch a system , s . s it develope 3 . The Only eorclaslon to Trhich he could come , would be that it is a new and lisgering kind of death , Wiica icrsemen : upon cruelty had invented ,
- * tie appropriate punishment for the worst of all conceivable crimes . Yei this is the system from which Peteb Hoet his io = t eome forth , a cr ipple most probably for life— man whom a more respectable and honest working man we do not know ;—this is the system to which several Chartists are now subjected in this infernal den of horrors , against whom no other crime has ever been alleged than that of being -pre-Mr-i at a Chartist meeting .
We know that of all the feelings which * zimzU a human bosom , the love of life is tbs str ongest and the mo 3 t difficult to be subsabdued ; yet in this English prison—in this place for ihe correction of crime , and the reformation of * nin : nals—in this seminary for the inculcation * f tight , moral , and poiiiical principles even ftfi bvs of He is sabduedj aui drath is dekter-ie . ' y chosen , rather than a continuance of the dsdsrsile tortures to Trhich its unhappy inmates * re s aiject . To think but cf men seeking self-destr&ttioi : ia the way here detailed , and of a state of civil kw and governance which provides eo Tensed j fa £ u : ii a case ! We cannotj we dare not , mite
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about it !! Let . 'the people read this ; let them know that it is not half the worst of the letter which now now lies before us , and then let them think whether it is not high time that somewhere , —in the hands of somebody , — % power should be vested and exercised for the uprooting of the infernal SYStem under which these atrocities are perpetrated . It is to no purpose to denounce the miserable wretchea by whom these riilanies are actually perpetrated ; they are necessary to the system of which they are but the executive ; fiends of hell alone , each & 3 those which govern this hell-hole , are fitting tools to cam
out the principles of thorough-paced infernalism upon which this country has been long governed . Cruelty , however , is ever cowardly , and cold-blooded . Self-seeking villainy always . shrinking abashed before the front and dignity of virtue , hides its own features with & mask more pleasing ! Hence , though the spirit of legislation , as we have had it long practiced , folly recognizes these enormities , the letter of the law will certainly not sustain them ; and upon this fulcrum th 8 peoplo must immediately rest the mighty lever of their expressed opinion , which directed rightly , must , even now , be successful in ameliorating , if not putting an end to this state of things . The fiend Shepherd and his teartles 3 employers must be taught that a reckoning
awaits them at no distant day . Endurance has become ; criminal . When heartless and determined selfishness thus degenerates into fiendish gloating over misery—when our prisons are converted into places in which murder may not only be committed with impunity , but , also , by the most scientific and nicely-calculated media of agony , it is time for every honest man to spsak out , and to declare that these things shall not be . The people ^—the whole people ^—must take up this question , or they must . be contented to have pointed at them , through all future ages , the finger of abhorrence of all Ravage tribes of men , asd to have the name of Englishman and Christian become synonymous with that of fiend in every language under heaven .
This is no party question ; it matters not whether this mb . uma . iiny J > e practiced upon a Chartist for hAs politics , or upon a felon for his crimes , it is such as no man , and especially no Christian , can approve * or , without moral guilt , tolerate . It is alike abhorrent to the laws of God and man and must- not be suffered to exist . Let then the whole country at once beastir and clear us from the foul disgrace of passing tacitly and unenqairiDgiy this awful narrative . Let public meetings be instantly-convened in every town and village , and let petitions be prepared and signed by all to be
presented to the House of Commons , so soon as it shal ] again assemble , embodying the facts we now lay before the public , and praying for immediate investigation ; let every minister of religion , who is not willing to acknowlege that he deserves the title of a "hypocrite" or "sarpliced ruffian , " at once prepare a similar petition , draw to it the attention of his people from the pulpit or the altar , and urge them to immediate exertion ; let it be remembered by all parties that the infliction of these horrid cruelties forms no portion of the sentence , and that therefore we are bound to suppose that the
judge never contemplated them . Punishment is designed to vindicate the law and to reclaim the offender ; at least it is so in theory , and by God's blessing we hope to see the day when it shall be so in practice . But feeding prisoners with scanty and unwholesome food , of leaving them tovomit blood upon the cold stones , dragging them out ot their cells in fits , and driving them into temporary madness , to siy noth i ng of diseasing and making cripples of them for life , is not calculated to accomplish either the one or the other of these purposes . We call , therefore , upon all , without distinctiou of sex , sect ,
or party , to unite with us in calling upon the government , in a manner not to be misunderstODd , to put an instant and . final end to thi 3 system of atrocious butchery . We tell the governor and officers of this prison ; we tell the West-Riding magistrate , ? , and we tell the Government that it shall be put an end to ; that we will never rest until our fellow-men , be their crimes and enormities what they may , shall be at least recognised as men , to be by correction reclaimed and benefitted , and no : doom-. d as brute beasts , to torture and slaughter , at the bidding of worse miscreants than themselves .
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The Chartists of York will thank their brethren in Marion , Focklington t Selby , Market Weigh- \ ion , and of any other town of the North and Eatt Ridings of Yorkshire ^ te forward their > . address to W . Cordcux , 2 b ' , Micklegate , York , as j early as possible , as they wish to communicate ] with them on bu ^ ine ^ of importance . j If J . Thompson sate half the letters that come to ! this office through the post , he icould not be sur- ! prised at an occasional one passing unnoticed- j We hate no recollection of the letter ichich he
sai / s he ienl through t \ e post a fortnight ago , T . S . S . — We have no infonnation en the subject . Mr . James Arthur acknowledges the receipt nf jive shillings from the Chartists of Dau-green , in the township of Deialury , in aid of the de- < fence of the two men charged with the murder of , Jardine , the policeman . j G . L . Eccle ? . — Thanks . ) I . vriMiDATio ^ . — We hove no room . ; Messrs . Seal and Burden , of Leicester . — We have received letters from loth these gentlemen ' , in reference to a paragraph in our last paper \ statiiig that ihe Leicester Chartists u-ish it to be ¦ . generally known that Messrs . Seal and Burden \ have no longer any connection with the body . Both letters confirm the statement that these '
gentlemen are not now members of the Chartist body at Leicester . They assign as their reason for having withdrawn themselves , the support given by the Chart ' nts of Leicester to the Tories , at the late election , ichich they regard as a deieliction of principle . ; A Subscribes may address Sir Francis Burdett at ' 25 , Si . Jam-: * * -pla . ee , London ; at Foremark ^ ' Ashby-de-la-Z' juch ' , or at RamsburyHouse , Hun-1 gerford . j Brighton Council . — We have several times g i ven pablic notice that we cannot insert the addresses i of individuals O of locai councils : if we did .-o , \ they would mullip ' y upon us until we ih ^ uld-, have no room for anything else . '] A Co . viTAM Subscriber , Birmingham , wishes to j
to impress upon ihe starving millions tcho are out of employ , the necessity of calling public meetings in every town and village , every Monday morning , and after being formed , to wa k in procession , in a peaceable and orderly manner , though the principal streets . He recommends that each place should have a banner , with an inser ' tpiien to the foUoitring effect .- — We are vciiivtg ' o work , but cannot get it . If ice go to beg , there is the prison for us ; if we go te steal , it is . the seme ; and if we go to sell anything , the laic prevents us without we have a license . " J . C . j Halifax . — We know nothing of the" Notice of ihe delegate meeting" to which his letter alludes . Joh . v 'Baixttriugf .. —His letter teas received loo late
for insertion , and we are sorry that it icas so . He points attention to the forthcoming covference of clerbymen and ministers of all t dc 7 icimitatu > ns , at ^ Manchester , to consider the cause of the present genera ! distress , and to endeavour to alleviate it , and calls upon the per . ple , wherever practicable , to send honest and talented men to represent them at this important meeting ; ar . d where this cannot be done , to send in their addresses to the secretary , Geo . Thompson , Esq ., l . i . Lever-, sirtet , Manchester , bringing into piny the ichole ; force 6 f moral poixer and reasoning , and shoics ; Wall who may not have previously considered : it ihe realcau ^ e and ground of the evils under which the nation groans . We shall give the , letter next xceek . i F . W . Simeon will feel obliged to the Secretary of \ ihe Working Men ' s Association , at llayle ,
Cornwall , if he will forward him his address , as he > idshcs to communicate something of importance . [ " So > "gs fob the Mii . i . io > 5 " next week . I "Arthur O'Xeil , or the Gipsy ' s prophecy . "—We \ cannot insert . j James Hy .-slop , a " errcd ' ess Christian and tee- to . a ' . Chartist , " write * us that he has recently ] travelled through the South of Scotland , and [ gives a most ei . couraging statement of ihe pro- i gress of ihe principles oj Chartism , and of " pure , \ pcor , prh ' . il ' ive , ciul creedless Christianity , '' par- ' ¦ iicu ' ar ' y in reference te "Annan , Ecc ' . escchan , \ L ickerly , Lochmaben , Dumfries , MaxiccUtown , ; Thornhx . 1 , Sanquhar , Wanlockhead , Lcadhilh , j Mv . nahnc , Casne 1 'ouglas , Daibeattie , Kirk- ¦ endiriyht , aiid : ?» ail the towns attd villages j thro't ' . - ' . isi : ! Gi . roic- ;/ . ' He sots , " the fields are j already ripef-r a ' thorough ftadkcL C 7 iru \ 'ian , tce ' . ot ' al , G 7 .-J Chartist harvest , " t
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The London Coppersmiths and Bkaziers , having been only received on Thursday , ice cannot insert their address , on account of its length . We shall have great pleasure in giving it in our next ; and heartily wish them success in their righteous struggle . W . Robi ' kson , Govas . —We cannot understand his first question : his second is a very childish one . Of course we print all our Papers in Leeds . A Female Chaetist . —Her Lines oh the " caged lion" shall appear . Abe&dkek . —The report of Monday ' s meeting wss received on Thursday afternoon , too late for insertion . Ma . R . J . Richardson . —His reply to the letter of ihe Manchester Committee we received not half an hour before going to press , and , consequently , have not had time to read it .
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The Acceleration op the Mails ly Railway causes so much actual loss of time in the transmission of letters and papers , that we are compelled now to go to press some hours earlier than usual , and this will prdbabaly shut out some of our usual acknowledgments of money subscriptions till next week , as we always choose to send these acknowledgments through the whole round of our circulation , and it is most likely some such letters may be received after our first edition has gone to press . If , therefore , this should happen , our friends will know the reason . The 6 s . noticed for Wives and Families , November lilh , from Witney , Oxford , should have been As . £ . s . d .
FOR MRS . FROST . From Cockermouth , per R . M'Adam ... 0 1 0 FOR RICHARDSON , MANCHESTER . From a few Friends at Horbtiry 0 i 0 FOB J . B . O'BRIEN . From & few Friends at Horbury 0 4 6
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BOXiTON . —Odd Fellows . —The anniversary of Kobert Burns Lodge , Ho . 25 , of the above Order , took place on Thursday , July 29 tfl , at Brother Settle ' s , One Horse Shoo Inn , New Market Place , Bolton , when betwixt fifty and sixty of the Brothers partook of an excellent dinner provided by brother Settle . OLDHAWT .-Sermons . —On Sunday last , two sermons were preached in Providence Chapel , Regent-street , Oldham , by the Rev . B . Firth , of Wyke , near Leeds , and collections were made to the amount of £ 20 7 hd . in behalf of the Sunday School . A selection of sacred music was performed on the occasion , from Haydn , and other eminent composers . The principal vocalists were Miss Batty , Miss Brooks , and Messrs . Winterbottom and Taylor . Master J . Lees presided at the organ with much effect .
AZiSZONDBURT . Robbery . Between twelve and oue o ' clock on Wednesday morning , the 28 ; h inst ., some person or persons committed a robbery in the shop belonging to Mr . John Buckley , shopkeeper , of this place . The depredators effected an entrance by pulling open part of a window , which had been walled up , and took away a drawer , containing about fire shillings in copper . Fortunately , however , the drawer next to it , which contained a quantity of gold and silver , was undisturbed . Mr . Buckley has been a temperance disciple for upwards ot two years , but on the night in question , he had slipped " off the line , " and at the lime the robbery was committed , his better half was gone to fetch him home . Teetotallers beware !
EICHMOND .-Visitation . —The Lord Bishop of Ripon held his visitation iu the Parish Church of Richmond , on Monday last . The Rev . F . Fowke , B . A ., and the Rev . Robert Meek , M . A ., Rector of Richmond , preached , after which the Lord Bishop delivered a beautiful and impressive charge to the c'ersy ) with all the mildness and eloquence which is usual to that learned prelate . Consecration— On Tuesday last , the Lord Bishop of Ripon consecrated the newly-erected church at Melbecks , in Swaledale . A number of the clergy attended , and the ceremony attracted a large congregation . Church Missionary Societt . —A sermon was preached on Sunday last , iu the Parish Church of Middleton-Tyas . by the Rev . J . B . Birtwhistle , M . A ., in behalf of the above society , in the morning ; and in the evening at Moulton Chapel . The collections amounted to £ 5 103 .
STOCKPOB , T .-State of Trade . —Two large firms stopped tast week , which caused great consternation in the town , and will ultimately cause great distress . Messrs . Stocks and Sons have failed this week , which will throw at least a thousand people out of employment . LEEDS .-Court House . —Some extensive alterations , to effect a better ventilation and arrangement of this building , which have been sometime in progress , arc now completed , and will , we believe , have the effect of warming and better ventilating the larger rooms in the building ; but we regret to find they have not had the effect of abating the offensive effluvium and the strong current of air which pervades the Rotation Office , or daily sessions room , arising , we understand , from the internal communication between some of the lower cells and the Court Room . It is therefore satisfactory to find that the
sitting magistrates have had sufficient regard for the public health , as well as their own , to hold their daily sittings in the principal Court Room , which 13 not only better ventilated , because more lofty and spacious than the other rooms , but is in all respects better adapted to the convenience of the public who may have occasion to give their attendance at special or petty session ? . The proceedings are much better heard than in the smaller court , where , from the proximity of the witnesses to the bench , very little of what passes is audibJe to either the public or the reporters , without much inconvenience ; and we hope that the magistrates will continue to sit in the large ccurt as frequently as possible ; indeed , we may say at all times , except during the holding of the Quarter Sessions , and the revision of the electoral lists ; they will find that it will add materially to their own comfort .
RECEIVED ON BEHALF OF DUFFT , BV MR . WILUA 1 I HICK . £ . s . a . 3 foses Townend ... ... ... 0 0 3 Mrs . Lancaster , Wakefield ... ... 0 10 The men of Nuncatou , Warwickshire , per Thomas Winter ... ... ... 0 10 0 A Fr iend ... ... ... ... 0 2 6 George Hacckett ... ... .. 004 Collected after a . Sermon at Hunslet ... 0 2 i ) A . Mitchell , Hunslet ... ... ... 0 0 3 Moses Towcend ... ... ... 0 0 3 A Friend ... ... ... ... 0 0 2 Mr . Barker ... .. ... ... 0 0 6 Collected by Mr . Phillips , hair-drcsser , lurkstall Read , who will have pleasure in receiving sub-enptions ... 0 4 2 Mr . Dyson , Leeds ... ... ... 010 £ 1 3 1
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BOODEW ZiAJTE . —On Monday evening , a very numerously attended out-door meeting was effectually addressed by Dr . M'Douall and Mr . Walker , of Ratcliffe .
DEVON AND COENWALL .-Mr . Buivreli ' 3 lectures are attracting attentive and numerouB audiences . The causs looks well here , and it is hoped that these counties will soon take the proper stand . BAE . NSIJBV . —Mr . Skevington lectured in the Oil i Fellows' Hall , on Thursday night , in last week . The usual weekly meeting was held on Monday night , ct Mr . Hoeys . The letter ot the Executive was read , and an excellent spirit manifested . LEPTON . —Mr . Harney lectured here on Tuesday evening with great tffect A procession was had , flags and tanners were sported , and much enthusiasm waa exhibited .
HAWICK .-The Ha wick Chartist Association held their usual quarterly meeting on Monday evening last , when the election and association acconnts were passed , and office-bearers and committee elected for the ensuing six months . After the business of the association was disposed of , the following resolution waa moved by Mr . Alexander Hogg , seconded by Mr . Christopher Crosier , and passed unaniniuusly : — " That the thanks of thiB Association be respectfully tendered to
Mr . John Fraser , for the prompt and disinterested manner in which he complied with the request of the Border Chartists to stand as a candidate for Roxburghshire at the late election—for the talent he displayed on that occasion , and for the great rserrice he has thus rendered to the cause of liberty in the Border District " It was also resolved that the above be sent to the Editors of she Nor thera Star , Scottish Patriot , and Dundee Chronicle , and request them to insert it in their first in ^ jsp ^ ion .
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WEDNEBBUaY . —Mr . Moseley lectured here on Tnesday evening , to a large assembly . BOlTOK-LE-iaOORS . —LiberationopFeahgus O'CONNOR and J . Beonterbe O'Brien . —the time will soon arrive when the "Caged Lion , " and that noble of nature , J . B . O'Brien , will be liberated from the grasp of Whig tyranny . The ChartistB of Bolton are determined to welcome the above gentlemen on their liberation , and a delegate meeting will be held , of persons appointed for that purpose , from the neighbouring towns and villages around Bolton , viz . Leigh , Chowbent , Tyldsley , Halshaw-moor , Riugley , Tarton , Horwicb ,
WestnougBton , Harwood-lee j Katcliffe , and any other villages , not named , and we sincerely hope that the Chartists will not fail to send from each of the above places at least one or more delegates for the purpose of making arrangements , and showing to the world , that Chartism in Bolton is not dead , nor yet sleepeth . The delegate meeting will take place at the Association Rooms , Oxford-street , Bolloa , on Sunday , the 15 th of August , at ten o ' clock in the forenoon . All communications , for the future , to be addressed to Mr . John Sullivan , No . 21 , Great Moor Street , Great Bolton .
GAINSBOROUGH . -Mr . Cooper , of Leicester , being on a visit here , for the melancholy purpose of interring his aged mother , consented to give a lecture last Tuesday night , to hia old fellew-townsmen . The Large Room at the Lamb Inn was procured for the purpose , and was well filled . Some noisy interruptions took place during the hour and a half occupied by the lecturer ; but they only arose from a few individuals who had been keeping too close fellowship with Sir John Barleycorn , during the market day . The latter part of the discourse was listened to with silent attention .
BERTttOriDSEY— A Lecture will bo given by William Farrar , junior , Secretary to the Council Of the London Trades Hall , on Tuesday evening next , at half-past Eight o ' clock , to the Members of tho Bermondsey Charter Association . Subject , London Journeymen ' s Trades Hall , at the Horn ' s Tavi'rn , Cruoifixiou-Jane , Bermondsey-street . Publio Meetings for the Repeal of the Union take place every Sunday evening , at Eight o ' clock , at Mr . Roche's , Red Lion , Maize , Tooley-street , Borough .
J . OHDQK . —The Chartists of Marylebone held a Ball at their Hall , No . 5 , Circus-street , on behalf oi B . O'Brien . The room was decorated with the pictures of F . O'Connor , Frost , Oastler , M'Douall , &c . and flags , with the mottos , " Frost , Williams , and Jones , " and " Universal Suffrage and no Surrender , " " The People ' s Charter , " the Arms of tho N . C . A . and a splendid silk tricoloured Hag hung from the ceiling of the room . The portrait of Mr . Collins was beheaded on the commencement of the evening , and burnt at Twelve o ' clock by Mr . Scott .
LEEDS . —On Sunday evening last , an excellent lecture was delivered in the Association Hoom , Fish Shambles , by Mr . John Skevington , of Loughborough . In the course of his lecture he depicted the sufferings and privations endured by tne labouring portion of the community—the fallacy of the measures propounded by tho League and Free-traders for the removal of the existing distress—the hypocrisy of the so-called ministew of tbe Gospel , who , while they publish the golden rule— " Do unto others as ye would that others should do unto' you , " uniformly encourage the oppressor in his every act that militates against the well-being of society—be also fully exculpated tbe Chartieta from the calumny which those interested in things as they are , iirariaWy cast upoa the Chartiata , showing that
the real plunderers were those who sport purple and fine linen , and fare sumptuously every day , particularly such characters as the Dukes of Newcastle and Bedford , whose vast estates have , in by-gone days , been plundered from the rightful owners . He concluded his eloquent , pithy , and well-received address , by announcing that on the following evening he would enter more immediately into the principles of Chartism , which he contended were the only remedy for the cure of the present national grievances . The Chairman then announced that lectures would continue to be delivered in the room every Sunday evening , to commence at seven o ' clock . On Monday evening , Mr . Skevington , according to announcement , again addressed a numerous audience in the abave-nanied room . He observed that
he was glad to see such a numerous and respectable audience assembled , for tbe purpose of hearing an exposition of the principles of right against mightprinciples , tbe justice of which every man ought to be acquainted , with—principles which , if established , would ensure to every man of sound mind , untainted by crime , and having attained his twenty-first year , a voice in tbe making of those laws which he is called upon to obey . He next adverted to the different means proposed by different parties , for the alleviation of the condition of the labouring population of this country ; and he would tell them that , notwithstanding the agitation of the doctrines of Teetotallers , Corn Law Kepea ! ew , Household Suff'ageites , < S : c . &c , they must persevere in a demand for the establishment of tbe
Charter , without which the productive classes would continue to bean enslaved and degraded race , while under its workings they would become a free and happy people ; he therefore conjured them to discountenance all partial measures , and resolve to have the whole Charter and nothing less . He expatiated upon the prosecutions and persecutions endured by the advocates of Chartism under Whig domination , upwards of 400 of whom had been consigned to " durance vile" for asking for the Charter , and for the establishment of which ten thousand thousand voices now cry aloud . Yet , when wo ask for its establishment , our tyrants taunt us with being too ignorant to possess the franchise ; but is it so ? No ; on the contrary , it is because we are too intelligent Yes , too intelligent ! They know , ull well ,
that if the people were in possession of the franchise , their long-usurped power would be destroyed , and their peculation must cease . It behoved tbe men of Leeda to bestir themselves Tor the attainment of such noble , just , and righteous principles as those contained iu the People ' s Charter . It waa the duty of every wealthproducer to come forward , and enter the ranks of Democracy with a bold front , and swear never to rest satisfied , until the Charter becomes the law of the land . He then proceeded to describe the injustice of class-legislation , without the abolition of which he contended England would never prosper , and never become a mighty and powtrful nation , as she might otherwise be . The present misery was , in a great measure caused by the unjust system of class-legislation , and the fact of tbe working man not being allowed to have a voice in the making of those laws which he is called upon to obey . Our rulers , ( said Mr . Skevington , ) say that women have no busintss to meddle with politics , but
he would ask , bad not the wife of any working man as much business to meddle with politics , as the Queen of England bad ? He for bis part would answer yes , for what did the Queen know of the agony felt by the wolhex -who beholds her children dying for the want of that sustenance which every infant ought to receive , and which every mother ought to be able to give ? Mr . Skevington then commented upon the hardships endured by the hand-loom weavers , in the neighbourhood of Loughborough , the recital of which produced great sensation in the meeting . He concluded his excellent lecture , which occupied upwards of an hour in the delivery , by exhorting his hearers to rally round the standard of liberty , to unite for tbe establishment of that Charter which would , unquestionably , conduce to the benefit of all . The speaker resumed his seat amidst thunders of applause . Several members afterwards addressed tbe meeting , after which votes of thanks were passed to the Chairman and the lecturer , and tbe meeting separated highly gratified .
O'Connor and O'Brien's Demonstration . —The " good men and true" are determined to make the above such a demonstration as haa never before been witnessed in Leeds . All seem determined to prove to the patriots thoir love of freedom and their determination to be no longer slaves , but to give their leaders every encouragement in their power to go on advocating the cause of universal justice , until the Charter , the whole Charter , and nothing less than the Charter , shall become tho law of the land . At a numerous and euthusiastio meeting of tho Committee , the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : —1 st . " That a delegate be sent to the meeting to be held at Hebdcn Bridge , on Sunday ,
August loth . " 2 nd . " That Mr . Brook be the delogate , and that he be requested to u&e his utmost exertions for the two advocates of the poor man's rights to enter Leeds together . 3 . " That the collecting books be brought in every week , and the moneys paid over to the treasurer . " After collecting books were delivered to the number of about forty , the following places were appointed , where subscriptions will also be received : —Northern Star office , Joseph Turner ' s , corner of Vicar ' s Croft ; A . Gardner's , news-agent , 24 , George-street ; Wm . RobertB ' s , Front-rew , Camp-field ; F . Phillips ' s , Kirkstall-road ; James llliugworth ' s , opposite the Tabernacle , Meadow-lane . The committee meet every Tuesday evening , at eight o'clock precisely .
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THE CONTROVERTED ELECTION RETURNS . A case has been prepared and laid before Counsel for opinion , as to the merits of the late Newcastle Election , in which that of Sunderlaud , Perth , and other places will also be involved . We give the case and the opinion below : — CASE .
At tbe late election for an English borough , the candidates were J . H ., W . O ., and J . B . On the Friday evening , J . B . ' s address was issued ( the other two candidates having previously declared themselves ) , and a deputation of his friends waited on the Sheriff to inform turn of their determination to bring J . B . forward as a candidate . The Sheriff told tbe deputation that he would order hustings to be erected , and desired them to make the necessary arrangements with the Committees of the other candidates in regard to the expences .
On Monday morning ( the day of election ) another deputation of J . B . ' s friends waited on the Under-Sheriff , at his request , when he asked them if they seriously intended to go to a poll ; to which they replied o that that depended greatly upon the result of tbe show f hands at the nomination . The Under-Sheriff then aid that it made no difference whether they intended 0 go to the poll or not , each candidate must make a deposit , of £ 50 , or give security for that sum , before they could be admitted on the hustings for nomination ; some discussion then arose ou this subject and Lord Abinger ' s late decision was referred to ; the Under-sheriff , however , still adhering to hia determination , the deputation said that they
believed they would not go to the poll , but it depended greatly upon the result of the shew of hands , and if J . B . ' s friends should then determine to persevere , and a poll were demanded , that the requisite deposit would then be made , but that they considersd the Undersheriff hod no right to demand it before that time ; a long discussion again ensued , the result of which was that the Under-sheriff declared his determination , that unless the required deposit or secarity were first produced , J . B . ' s friends would be admitted to thehustings to nominate him . J . B . ' s friends protested against this course , but eventually the Under-sheriff ( probably believing that if he were proposed , he had little chance of aucses ? , ) agreed to give them tickets of admission to the hustings , and did so .
J . B . ' s friends were then admitted to the hustings , and he was proposed and seconded in tho usual manner , after the other candidates ; upon the shew of hands the majority was decidedly in favour of J . B ., but for reasons which we are ignorant if , he did not think fit to pursue the contest further , and his proposer accordingly stood forward and informed the electors that J . B . retired , upon which the Sheriff declared the majority of hands to be shewn in favour of J . B . ; but as he retired , he declared J . H- and W . O . duly elected . It does not appear that a poll was actually demanded after tbe show of hands .
The show of hands being thus admitted to be in favour ef J . B ., some of his friends protested against J . H . and W . O . being returned without going to a poll , and a written protest to that effect , signed by about thirty electors , was banded to the Sheriff , which he said he would band to his legal adviser ; but nothing more was heard of it , and J . H . and \ V . O . were returned duly eltcted . The question for consideration is , whether the Sheriff did right in pursuing this course ; that is , whether , after the show of hands was taken , and admitted to be in favour of J . B ., it was competent for the Sheriff to return the other candidates as duly elected , without going to the poll , though it was intimated that J . B . retired . Your opinion is requested on this point on behalf of the friends of J . B .
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Mr . Macyuxay having been asked by the Town Council of Edinburgh for a subscription towards the support of the races of that city , he replied by rebuking the body , for their improper demand : — "In the first place , I am not clear that the object is a good one ; in the next place , I am clear that by giving money for such an object ia obedience to such & summons , I should completely change the whole character of my connexion with Edinburgh . It has been usual enough for rich families to keep a hold on corrupt boroughs by defraying the expences of public amusements ; sometimes it is a ball , sometimes a regatta . The
Derby family used to support the Preston races . The members for Beverley , I believe , find a bull for their constituents to bait . But these were not the conditions on which I undertook to represent Edinburgh . In return for your generous confidence , I offer faithful Parliamentary service , and nothing else . I am , indeed , most willing to contribute the little that I can spare to your most useful public charities . But even , that I do not consider as a matter of contract . Nor should I think it proper that the Town Council should call on me to contribute even to a hospital or a school . Bat the call which is now made is one so objectionable , that I mast plainly say I would rather take the Chiltem Hundreds than comply with it . "
The Thrift-Box . —I read in the Star that many Chartist Associations in the different towns througaoutthe land are preparing either in large bodies , or as deputations to meet tint noble champion of the people ' s rights , F . O'Connor , Esq ., on his liberation from the tyrants' grasp on the 11 th of November ; and being convinced that the needful will be wanted , I recommend to the working classes generally , for they are all eaters , drinkers , and wearers of a few of the necessaries of life , to provide themselves with thrift-boxes sealed , and nailed , then ask the person where they trade , to let the box stand on their counter , butchers' block , tap-room , flour-bin , &c , as I presume the Chartists generally act like all parties , that is , dea . with their friends . I think
thoso friends , or ever if they are only pretended friends , would agree to something like the following : —that every hat 2 d . ; each pair of shoes , 2 J . ; each pair of clogs ld . ; for every 5 j . laid out in groceries , 4 < i . ; for every stone o flour , £ d . ; for every 41 bs . ot meat , Id . ; for every three pints of strong beer , id . ; for every bushel of coal , Id . ; where coal is sold by the ton ror every five cwt . Id . ; for every four stone of potatoes , id . ; these small items to be put in the boxes when the purchase is made , and where you buy your wearing apparel , get something to put in your box ; let your every transaction add something , if ever so trifiing , to it . If this plan is acted upon , as it ought to be , by ihe 1 st of November , you will have some thousands of pounds at your disposal , and when you have got your friends ( if they do not espouse your cause ) to support it—mind that , they will always be glad of your ready cash , and will remit you the above trifle for your custom . You
need not let the box stand still after the 11 th of November , but keep it going till you gain the Charter , the glorious Charter , which will unable you to have a fair day ' s wages for a fair day ' s work . —Sir , —If the above is generally acted upon , say by a million of families , expending only five shillings eaob per week , it would be a million sterling per month , and you would find in your thrift-box , each month , the sum of £ 25 , 000 . Is this worth haying ' . Is this worth asking for ? Is this worth uniting for ? Yea I am sure many would be glad of your ready money , and would freely contribute to your thrift-box . Will not £ ' 25 , 000 per annum help you to gain the Charter , and if that is not enough , you can soon enlist a million more families into your service , and then on the above narrow estimate , you will save £ 50 , 000 per month . What more do you want ? A soft still voice says—Union .
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On May 27 th , Ann Casey , wife of Mr . John Casey , John-street , Butcher-gate , Carlisle , was safely delivered of a son , who has been duly registered " Henry O'Connor Casey . Christened atChrist Church , New Mill , on Sundayt Oct . 4 th , 1840 , David Feargus O'Connor , the son of William and Harriet Cuttell , of Underbank , Holmfirth , in honour of that noble-minded patriot Feargus O'Connor , Esq . Christened on Sunday last , August 1 st , at Christ Church , New Mill ,. Wright Feargus Fairbank , the son of Thomas and Fanny Haddock , of Underbank , Holmfirth , in honour of that noble patriot Feargus O'Connor , Esq . The wife of Mr . David Stanley , of Northampton , has given birth to son who has been duly registered Feargus O'Connor Stanley .
On Tuesday , the 20 th ult ., at Wigan , Margaret , wife of Mr . George M'Cann , was safely delivered of a son , who was christened ( after the persecuted advocate of the people ' s rights ) Feargus O'Connor M'Cann . A fe w weeks ago , Mary , the wife of Mr . Joseph Anthony , of Arnold , was safely delivered of a sen , which has been duly registered Alfred Feargus O'Connor Anthony . Mr . James Hardy , of Arnold , has had a daughter registered Ann Frost Hardy . The second son of Thomas and Mary Whittaker was baptised after the name of William Feargus O'Connor Whittaker , at Clitheroe Old Church , ott Sunday last .
William Tell Maddocks , the son of William and Elizabeth Maddocks , of Goodall- street , Manchester , has been duly registered , on the 2 nd instant , and may he become as virtuous a Democrat as William Tell , the hero of Switzerland .
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MARRIAGES . Oa Monday last , at Wakefield , Mr . Richard Walsha , of Ossettj-maltstor , to Ann , eldest daughter of the late Mr . Anthony Fearnley , grocer , of Horbury . On Tuesday last , at the parish church , Halifax , Mr . Wrigley , of Netherton , near Huddersfield , to Mary Ana , only child of the late Riley Kitson , Esq ., of the former place . On Monday last , at Bulmer , near Castle Howard , Mr . Jackson , painter , to Ann , youngest daughter
of the late Mr . Beetham , builder , all of the city of York . Same day , at the parish church , Wakefield , by the Rev . S . Sharp , vicar , John . Neale , E'sq ., of York , to Jane , youngest daughter of the late Thomas Johnson , Esq ., of the former place . Same day , at Birstal , by the Ber . W . M . Heald , M . A ., vicar , Mr . Philip Smith , of Settle , officer of excise , to Fanny , youngest daughter of Mr . Samuel Middlebrook , innkeeper , of Mill Bridge , near Dews-Thomas
Same day , at Driffield , Mr . Cressy , wheelwright , to Miss Hannah Chambers , both of that place . O » Sunday last , at St . Dennis church , Walmgate , by the Rev . Mr . Sabben , Mr . Percival Watson , bookkeeper , to Messrs . R . Wood and Co ., raff merchants , to Miss Mary Horseman , both of the city of York . Same day , at the parish church , Otley , Mr . James Hartley , gardener , of that place , to Miss S . Davison , cook at the White Horse Inn , Otley . On Saturday last , at St . Lawrence church , without Walmgate Bar , Mr . Kettlewell , of Bradford , builder , to Elizabeth , third daughter of Mr . Jame 3 Wood , herdsman , of the Cottage , on Heworth Moor . . . ..
_ Same day , at the Holy Trinity Church , Hull , Thomas , eldest eon of Thomas Walker , Esq ., of Dane ' s-hill , near Ketford , to Mary Ann Eliza , only daughter of Captain John Agars , of the Vivid steam ship , of Hull . * - *'
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The late Eliction . —A correspondent writes 11 as follows : — " On Tuesday , the 3 rd inst . I met John Brooke , who keeps a Beershop at Bar-row , Sheepscar . I asked h ; m if be had # ot the Bible Mr . Lawson , sen . had promised him ? He said , No , d n him , he has gone to Ireland instead of paying me . I Then said , You have had a great deal of trouble about it . You have been three times for it , I understand ? He said , How the devil do you know ? I said there was always some one ready to expose such acts as those . His answer was , 1 will watch them next time , d 11 them , I will not gtir without the Brass in hand , for 1 believe I shall not get one farthing now . I replied , You should vote for principle , and uot sell the poor . "
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I am of opinion that the Sheriff was not justified , under the circumstances , in making his return without taking a poll . As the parties proceeded to nomination , I put aside tbe previous demands of deposit , &c , which do enter into the question . There are but two modes of election recognized by the English Constitution , and these are the view or show of hands , and the poll . Thus , it is said by Bayley , J . in Faulkner , v . Elger 4 , B . and C . 455 . " The common law mode of election is by show of hands , or by poll . " Now , in the present case , the new returned members were elected by neither of these words ; not by the show , because that was in favour of J . B ., nor by the poll , because that was not taken ; in fact , J . B . seems , at present , to be the trua representative . The show of hands by which he was
elected , is of great importance ; it is a primafacia election , " a rude and imperfect declaration of the sentiments of the electors . " ( Per Sir Wm . Scott Anthony v , Seger , 1 , Haggard ' s Consistory Court Cases , 13 . 1 Members of Parliament appear formerly to be elected by a show of hands alone . In Buckley v . Rice Thomas , ( Mich . Term , 1 and 2 , Pk . and M . ) Plowden 128 , it is eaidby Brook , C . J .: —" The election may be by voices , or by hands , or such other way , wherein it is easy to tell who has the majority and yet very difficult to know the certain number of them , and In such manners are divers elections in London ; and I myself was elected in London by holding up of hands , but I could not tell how many there were that held up their hands . " ( Electionpoit-cslre fait per voices , ouper mains , ou per outer tielvoy en ouel , &c )
A candidate may be elected by the show of bands . 1 . Where no more persons are proposed than the number required by the writ , 1 Pckw , 77 , 2 and 3 Win . IV . c . 65 , 5 , 29 . 2 . When a poll is not demanded , either by the candidates or the electors—Devizes and Journ 107 , SoutUwatk and Joura 280 , Jd . 392 . In the case of the Cirencester Glanv . 110 , a poll being taken , where no demand was made , it was held Yeid ; and he in whose favour the number of voices was first declared , waa held duly elected , and it will be seen by reference to the cases cited in support of the general proposition , " a poll is unnecessary , where no demand is made " that they do not sanction the Sheriffs ' conduct in the present case , but they merely establish that he may in such event , at ence return the party , ( provided such party have the show in his favour . ) A poll , however , is necessary .
. ... . 1 Where the election is not determined on the view , as in the present case , By 7 and 8 Wm III ., cap 25 , s 3 " in case the election be not determined on the view with the consent of the freeholders there present , but that a poll shall be required for determination thereof , then the Sheriff shall forthwith proceed to take the said poll , " and see 25 Cteo . III ., c 14 , 3 , 1 . 2 . Where auch poll is demanded by the Candidates or eke ' tors . The Sheriff is bound to take the poll , 1 Jouru . 802 . After nomination the demand is rather the privilege of the electors than of the candidate ; "if the party of freeholders demand the poll , the Sheriff cannot deny tbe scrutiny , for he cannot discern -who be freeholders by ithe view ; and though the patty would wave the poll , yet the Sheriff must proceed in the scrutiny * " i Institute , 48 .
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On Wednesday last , the wife of Mr . William Simmons , of this town , machinist , of a daughter .
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DEATHS . On Wednesday Jasfc . after a short but eever illnes 9 , aged 51 years , Mr . Thomas Hep worth , late innkeeper , of this town , much respected . On Monday Ia 3 t , highly respected , Joseph Taylor , Esq ., Meltham , aged 53 years . On Sunday morning last , reargus O Connor Mart , the infant son of Mr . G . B . Mart , of Boothea Ville , Stoke-upon-Trent . . On Sunday last , after a lingering illness , Hannah , wife of Tflomas flclmea , Esq ., of Hop wood Hall , Halifax . ... .. «_ ¦ .
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I think that the . Sheriff ought to bare taken a poll , and that it is no answer to ssy that the candidate and his proposer being withdrawn there would have been no person liable for the expenses of hustings , 4 c . jnw I think that the candidate and hi * proposer ennnot by so withdrawing « xonerate themselves from their liabity to pay such expenses . The question , nevertleless , is one of strict law , and a Committee would do all in their power to maintain the election and return . C . Austin . Northiam , SOth July , 1841 .
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Th » practice regarding the petition , the parties to it , their description , signature and recogniuince , will b » found to be clearly regulated by the recent statute , 4 and 5 Vic , c 58 . which repeals the 2 and 3 Vic , c . 38 . ( Signed ) H . Macnamara , Temple .
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . SIR , —If you will have the kindness to insert the following in your journal , you will much oblige the widow of the unfortunate David Morgan , who lost his life in the people ' s cause , at Newport It will be satisfactory to those kind friends who hare assisted me in my distress , to know that Mr . George Black , of Nottingham , since his release from prison has delivered to me the sam of £ 1 l'ds ., wishing me to name tho places where he had collected it , and tbe seperate sums from each place :- - £ 8 . d . Nottingham 0 9 6 Sutton-in-Ashfleld „ ' . 0 8 9 $ Calverton 0 2 0 Arnold f , 0 5 1 Newport ,. ""! . " . " 0 0 0 Abbeisjchan ....... ' ' . ,..,., „ . 0 4 7 '
£ 1 16 0 Friends of buma ? ^ . y , i heartily thank you for your kindness , this bei- « . the only way in which I can repay you . Yours , In the cause of freedom , Sarah Morgan . Tredf < ar Iron Worka , Near the ( jlol-e Public House .
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WEST-RIDING DELEGATE MEETING . According to notice , a Delegate Meeting of the West-Riding was held in the Large Room over the Co-operative Stoies , Dswabury , on Sunday last . Delegates were present from the following places : — Dewsbury , Mr . Wm . Moseley Stott Huddersfield , Mr . Edward Clayton . Halifax , Mr . Crossland . Leeds , Sir . Brooke . Lepton , Mr . Messenger . Sheffield , Mr . Wm . Frost Sowerby , Mr . J . Wild . Bradford , Mr . J . W . Smith . Letters were also received from Keighley , Burnley , and other places . Mr . Brooke was called to the chair .
Mr . Stott , the Secretary , read letters from Selby , Doncaster , Rotherham , Hebden Bridge , and other places , wishing to have the West-Riding lecturer , when it was agreed that the lecturer should , in future , visit the above places ; after which the following resolutions were adopted : — Moved by Mr . Clayton , and seconded by Mr . Smith , — " That tbe appointment of a lecturer , in place of Mr . Harney , be deferred until the next Delegate Meeting , and that Mr . Harney be requested to continue three weeks longer from this time . " Moved by Mr . Clayton , and seconded by Mr . Smith . —
" That the Secretary be authorised to receive applications from persons wishful and willing to fill the office of WeBt-Rvding Lecturer , in the room of Mr . Harney , now removing to Sheffield , such applications to be sent to the Secretary , Wm . Moseley Stott , hair dresser , Town End , Dewsbury , on or before Saturday , August 14 , 1841 ; also , that the salary will be £ 6 per Month , and that the appointment will be made at the next Delegate Meeting , to be held oa Sunday , August 29 th . " Moved by Mr . Brooke , and seconded by Mr . Stott . —
" That , In accordance with the suggestion of Mr . Harney , lately offered in the Notthern Star , a meeting of delegates from all parts of Yorkshire , be held at Hebden Bridge , oa Sunday , August 15 th , at ten o ' clock in the forenoon , to take into consideration the measures necessary for the reception of those glorious patriots Feargus O'Connor and Brontetre O'Brien , upon their liberation from prison , and also to consider the propriety of submitting to the National Executive Council tbe necessity of adopting a National Petition for 1842 ; we further resolve to invite our brethren , the Chartists of Lancashire , to co-operate with us in the foregoing labours , and we respectfully urge upon them to send delegates to Hebden Bridge , on tbe day of meeting , that the suggestions before alluded to may be fully carried out , and Lancashire , with Yorkshire , fully represented . "
The Delegates , when they arrive , may inquire for Mr . Abraham Marshall , shoe-maker , St George * Square , Hebden Bridge . Moved by Mr . Clayton , and seconded by Mr . Croashnd , — " That this meeting do adjourn to Sunday , August 29 th , to be held at Dewsbury . " A vote of thanks was then given to the Chairman , and the meeting separated . "
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 7, 1841, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct391/page/5/
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