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NOTTINGHAM ELECTION . ( Continued from our Seventh Page . ) , At half-past six o ' clock , Mr . O'Connor arrived at Beeston , accompanied by some friends from Nottingham , and proceeded to an open space , where a temporary hustings had been erected . There was an excellent master of all classes—middle and working . Mr . JBeggs was called to the chair , and after expatiating , at considerable length , up 3 n the character and pretensions of Mr . Sturge , as fitting him for the duties of tho office to which he a-. pircd , and a very spirited appeal to Ma audience , as to the n ^ cosiiiT of rendering their assistance , he introduced Mr . O'Connor . Beeston is within the Borough of Nottingham , has twenty-nine voters resident in ir , and belongs , fcr the mosi part , to Mr . Chariton , who was the coiieagne of Mr . Walter , on the Tory side , at the la > s general election .
Owing to this ownership of body and mind , much stupidity may reasonably be expected to exist aiaong the slock ; but it proved far otherwise . When Mr . O'Connor presented himself , he was slightly cheered , and piercingly scanned , every eye being rivtt-ed upon him . He had not gone far in hi- addr ? S 3 , when the effects of Tory arguments , drink , be ^ an to manifest it ? e ; f in the ' faces and expression of a knot of politicians just under the Epsaker to his right . After two or thrcs interruptions , Mr . O'Connor turned sharp upon them , and laid— " Will yon shut
your mouth . 3 and open year ear ? , you fools , if you don't wish to die in ignorance ? " The confounded appearance of the intruders caused much merriment a :: d a laugh , and caused a temparary cessation of their interruprion ; however , Johnny -Barleycorn a ^ -ain went to work , and a * a ; n did the knot commence , when the speaker turned contemptuously on them , and said , " An , hold your toaguef , you poor fool * ! " He then lashed them for about live minutes , until st length they were glad to beat a retreat , amid the scoffs of their sober brethren : The speaker tli ^ n continued hi 3 address for more than an hour , &a J gave general satisfaction .
At the conclusion , Mr . Beggs read the address of the nonnslecters to the electors of Nottingham , which being m-jved by Mr . Roberts , and seconded by acclamation , was carried unanimously . The Chairman then dissolved the meeting ; but Mr . O'Connor again presented himself , and said , " I ts ' il you what , I am not ^ oing to work myself to death to gain rights for you which I don't require for myself , if you consider it a compliment to , lend year aid . I s ? e yon are dummies , tongue-tied . I must c : ne among you three or four times this summer to open your voices ; and as I am here now , I will give yo .. ; he first lesson in Chartist music . Come now , give me three cheers for the Charter , name and all , ar d no surrender . " And three such cheers were
ntver before heard in Beeston . "That ' s very good , " saM O'Connor ; " now then fcr Frost , Williaai 3 , and J nes , '" and three thundsrjrg cheers were given . " Capital , capital , ' '' repealed the music master ; " I w > aid soon make Italians of yon all . " Now tbea for the bass—three groans for ths Tories , " and every throat joined in harmony . Bravo : bravo ' raso-inded from all sic < rs . " I neyer aeard a more . promisiTigsei of pupils , " sa ! d O'Connor , '' I knew I could inoek ? p \ nvk into you ; " and ho departed to meet the Chartist Asscc ation , a brave a ^ d spirited body , w ' ao have kepi the true principles alhein spite of Whig damp and Tory extinguisher . Sh&rtly after-Wards lie and his friends started for Nottingham , to mttt the people in the Market-place .
TUESDAY NIGHT . When Mr . O'Connor and his friends arrived from Be = ston , they were met by several thousand persons , who immediately formed a procession , aud marched in good order—singing Chartist songs—to the Marke :-place , where they arrived at twenty minuce 3 to nine o'clock , and where was collected an assemblage larger , much larger , than thas of the preceding evening . Every man and woman , who witnessed Tuesday nighs's gathering , one and all declared , tnat they had never 5 * en such a sight in the town of Noningham . - Mr . Roberts , who had accompanied Mr . O'Connor to Beeston , was unanimously c&iled to the chair , and SJiiply introduced
. Mr . 0 Connor , who , upon presenting himself was received with deafening cheers and waving of hats . He ? aid , my brothers , 1 have worked like a black to-day , and yet I am as fresh as a four-year old , b&-caase I find that I have succeeded beyond my most sanguine expectations in eradicating from ihe Yirtuous working man ' s mind those feelings of vice arid dissipation which the interested factions have alternately engendered among the innocent poor for their own personal aggrandisement . Yes , " working men , the task that I have undertaken , is , thank God , rendered comparatively easy by the-nobj& 5 o ; l that I nave to work upon ; and I find that debased as the burgesses and non-electors bad . become , by the struggles of legislators and factions , yet so comli
nu-nding is virtue that tbenre-brand , " ibe leveiler , " i " the destructive" ha 3 made rapid progress in the sub-1 Sf .-ution of reason for passion , of vinus for vice , and of --hoiight for hasty and intemperate action . He tt . an went on in a rapid strain to point out ; the rights of all classes and how . they j were to be acquired , and preserved when j obtained ; and at qcar * cr past cine £ he reqaest-cd the dense mulaiud © to form inio procession , j s ; : d m&reh to Mr . Bean ' s room , where he . understood Mr . Sturge was then addressing the j people . This was instantly complied with , and ihe i ifarket-plara , as ir by magic , in leas than fire , minutes was an empty . space . On arriving at ,
Bunker s-hill , it was discovered that Mr . Siurge had . no ; been there , and that the door leading to the j platform was locked , while thousands were congregated around it ; whereupon it was decided that : a cart which was in the yard should be wheeled j among the crowd , and that Sweet and others should ; acdress them , till the key of the room , which wa 3 ; seat for , should arrive . After some delay , and the key not being forthcoming , Mr . O'Connor mounted the cart and again addressed the multitude , who , in a Jew minutes separated , cheering for Spurge and liberty , and promising to meet Mr . O'Connor again ; on the following evening at Bunker ' s-hill , at eight o ' clock . The result of this sober excitement is , — that not a drunken man is to be seen—that scores
of voters , who have made a practice of selling ; themselves , ha > e voluntarily pledged themselves . to support the man of the non-electors' ehoice ;; and notwithstanding the state of debasement to : which interested faction had reduced the electoral ; body , yet it is now confidently supposed that the . return of Mr . Sturge is beyond doubt . The newly acquired position of the people of Nottingham should j huve a powerful effect upon the non-electors of the i whole country . It but requires sound marshalling and a proper direction to render it omnipotent ; and although there was a great jealousy among the i Whigs at first , about O'Connor coming and his influence , yes his straightforward conduct and manly a ^ iuranca , that heneeforih in every struggle ,- the
^ .. OOOjOOOO Chartists shall take part , ha 3 beaten down i and is fast annihilating the ungenerous prejudice ; which misrepresentation had raised against him . Tha . Cnartist cause is progressing here at a railway speed .: "We continue to receive the congratulations of ali parts of the Kingdom fur the virtuous struggle we ; are making for the a-ecompiishmeni of a sound u .-non upon principle ; while we shall , as we- ever j have , resist a union which would call upon us to j compromise a hair ' s breadth of our principles , or a ; lttter of our name , or a single one of our old and \ tried leaders . We ballot for the Executive next \ week ; and , though Mr . O'Connor declares "that he ; is a member of thirty-four Associations , he has also i I ¦ I i ! ] ' !
joiaed outs , and taken out his card , to entitle him to a vote ; and in the discharge of which we most sin- j e * -reiy rrusi that all will see the propriety , nay , the I absolute necessity , of following the wise suggestions ,. contained , in the Edit or ' s recommendation . A bad Executive , or an ill-managed Executive , —and our CAUse would ptrish ! while a well-selected body ' , would give increased confidence to our ranks , " and ' insure a good suppMri for the . prosecution ot ; their objects . Any one doubtful person npon' . the Exeeutive , wonld deprive that body of the j funds eo absolutely necessary for carrying on the war againit the enemy ; therefore , let us have an Executive of known out-and-outers ! whole-hog Chartists I !
THURSDAY . The public mind in Nottingham at the present moment is in a state of nnpatalleled , but sober excitement . Last evening ( Wednesday ) , Mr . O'Connor announced his intention of addressing the people from the platform which has been erected at Mr . Beau ' s Chambers , Bunker ' s Hill ; and , although meetings have besn held every evening since' Thursday last , yet so excited is public attention npon the present great political struggle going on at Nottingham , that ^ 8 oldestgentleman connected with the press of the town has declared that during his time there never wasso large or so enthusiastic an assemblage as that which collated last eveningon Bunker's-hilL Mr . Sturga had airirftd In Nottingham on the previous evening , and Mr " . O'Connor announced in the Marketplace , that Mr . S . would attend at Banker ' s-hill on the following evening , to answer any question that
any person might wish topropose to him . Mr . Stuxge had summoned a meeting at the Fox and Hounds public-house , for half-past seven o ' clock , and Mr . O'Connor at Bunker's-hill , at eight o ' clock j the Tast space in front of the platform was densely crowded , and the adjoining streets began to fill . Mr . Nathaniel Longmire was called to the chair , and introduced Mr . O'Connor , who spoke for a con-Eiderabie time , when Mr . Srurge , accompanied by Mr . Yincent , Mr . Bi ^ gs a nd other friends , was seen maiing his way to tha scene of enthusiasm . Mr . 0 Coanor immediately announced Mr . Sturge's presence , and upon presenting himself to the immense multitude , he was received with cheering and ¦ waving of hats that lasted for at least five minutes . When silence was restored , Mr . Sturge spoke as follows : — " My fellow country men , Iliave thought it a duty which I owe to you and myself to appeal before
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you in order that no mistake as to our respective positions may hereafter occur . I have no hesitation in repeating , after malute reflection , that I stand here as the advocate and supporter of the document entitled the People ' s Charter—( sheering , which drowned the speaker ' s voice fox many minutes , followed this announcement , from all classes composing the vast assemblage . ) I am aware ( continued Mr . Sturge ) that the principle to which the middle classes principally demurred was Annual Parliaments —( hear , hear )—but then , friends , have not the recent proceedings and exposures in the House of Commons , as to the corrupt means of procuring a seven year ' s lease of power , convinced even the most sceptical that the only way of correcting
ths evil is by counteracting those influences under which the system is practised !— ( cheers )— and that can only be accomplished by making eleotions annual , when tho spendthrift of political speculation I will pause before he will venture upon the expenditure of thousands upon so short a tenure—( loud cheers . ) Another question upon which I embrace the earliest opportunity of explaining myself so as not to be misunderstood is that of physical force . Now I am one of those who would rather forfeit jny own life than deprive a fellow-creature of his in the prosecution of him —( cheers)—and , therefore , my friends , I am opposed to that parade of physical forco which may be seen in your streets recruiting amongst the youthful and innocent portions of society
lor the purpose of preserving a military establishment , for no better purpose than that of protecting a few speculating Indian opium growers in their attempts tonpholdaninjur ' iouB traffic—( loud cheers and" brave , " Sturge ) . I think , my friends , that a general system of prosperity would produce the blessings of uninterrupted peace "—( loud cheers . ) — Mr . Sturge , after someotherremarks , expressed himself highly gratified at his reception , and at the sober manner in which they were now prosecuting their object to its close . He then said , I now stand here to reply to any question that any friend in the assembly may think proper to propose to me , aud I shall be prepared to give a rasdid answer to all or any who may honour me . This announcement was
j followed by one general burst of applause , and after ' a long paiisSj and no question being put , Mr . O'Connor j again came forward , Mr . Sturge still standing in I front of the meeting , and asked—Brother Chartists , I am I not now more than repaid for any service that j I have rendered to our representative—( cheers)—in ; his absence ?—( cheers , and "You are . ") He then j answered , or rather exposed , some objections made | to Mr . Sturge in the Tory Journal , and concluded ! by asking for a show of both hands from all who i Were satisfied with Mr . Siurge ' s declaration of principles , when a forest was held up , followed by I clapping like thunder . Against him there were none .
j He then proposed three cheers for Sturge : and the Charter , which were given in style ; i rhree for Frost , Williams , and Jones , and I three for the honest electors who will voto for ¦ Sturge . The meeting then called for three for O'Connor and the Northern Star ; after which , Mr . ; Vincent was announced and briefly addressed the I meeting upon the means at the people ' s own command , i if properly used , to effect their purpose , Mr . Vmi cent was labouring under a severe attack of iuflueEza , j which , however , did not prevent him from making a very deep impression upon his audience . It ' should be stated that at ihe commencement of the
. proceedings a beast was made drunk , dressed oat . like a jackdaw with scraps of blue paper , land was placed jast in front of O'Connor , a' : d j made sereral attempts to interrupt him ; he was before the door of the celebrated Bunker ' s-hill pub-: lic-hou ? e , a Tory receptacle fur ths sale of conscience ; | but both he and the wire pullers who stood behind i him , got such a lashing from Mr . O'Connor that they were glad amid the cheers of the sober work-; mg men , to hide their patch-work Devil . j Mr . O'Connor , at the chse , announced that he would address them again ou Thursday evening , in j the Market-place , and that when the writ arrived he i would abandon his btd and rest , and never lay head
i upon a pillow till Sturge wsa proclaimed their reprej sentative . The meeting than formed into procession i and peacefully paraded the streets , singing Chartist i songs , with O'Connor at their head . Sir . Sturge ; ' by his manly and straightforward conduct , is win-¦ rung the affootion and coiifidtnco of all , and there appears now but little doubi of his success . Great J attempts were at first made by a clique of letus-doall-ourselvea-whiga , to get rid of O'Connor ; but the : wfeolo body of the people would not stand the gam ; mon , so at length they have come to reason afior i reflection , and see that their strength is in tho . workies . The Tories are rabid , and afraid of the ; the old canvasser , 3 / r . Gold . Hurrah for NottiDg-. ham !
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The South Lancashire delegate meeting will take place on Sunday , in the Association Room , Brown-street , Manchester , at ten o ' clock in the
lorenocn . Bolton . —Air . D . Ross will lecture in Bolton on Sunday evening , and attend a public meeting in the open air on Monday . Mb . W . S . Ellis will lecture at the following places in the Staffordshire Potteries : —Longton , on Monday , June 6 th ; Bnrslem , Red Bull Inn , Tuesday , the 7 th ; Hanley , Market Place , Wednesday , the 8 : h ; Stok <\ Market Place , Thursday , the 9 th ; and TunstaU , Market Place , Friday , the 10 th . At seven o ' clock in the evening .
Colne . —There wiL be a camp meeting of the Chartists of Colae , Skipton , Birnoldstrick , Cajltpn , Kei ^ hley , Silsden , Connonley , and the neighbouring villages , on » he hill above Carlton , called Pinna , on Sunday next ( to-morrow ) , at two o ' clock in the afcernoon , to take into consideration the state of the country . Londo . n . —Lixehouse- —Mr . Fraser will deliver a lecture on Wednesday next , at the Victoria , Coitstreet , Limehouse , on the subject of co-operation and Chartism .
Rotherhithe . —Men of Rotherhithe , a free public lecture will be delivered by Mr . Roberts , of Bermondsey , at Bailey ' s Temperance Coffee House , Church Passage , near Rotherhithe Old Church , on Sundav evening next , at eight o ' clock . Subject" The " Repeal of the Union , and the means to obtain is . " London . —Mr . Illingworth will lecture on Sunday evening at the Tnree Crowns , Richmond-street . Regent-street . —Mr . Manta will lecture at the Crown Coffee House , Beak-street , on Sunday evening . Old Bailey . —Mr . Balls will lecture at 45 , Old Bailey , on Sunday evening next .
: \ ! Mr . Rouse will lecture at the same place , on Tuesday evening . : Shobeditch . —Mr . Sewell will lecture at the ; Albion Coffee House , on Sunday evening . I Mile End . —Mr . Farrer will lecture at the Queen ' s ; Head , Cambridge Road , on Sunday next . Martlebone . —Mr . Seuthie will lecture at the King and Queen , Foley-place , on Sunday evening . Fclham Road . —Mr . Farrer will lecture at the Stag TaTern , on Monday evening next . Limehocse . —Mr . Fussell will lecture at the Victoria , 3 , Colt-street , on Wednesday evening next . St . Paul ' s . —Mr . Anderson will lecture on Monday evening , at the Grotto Coffee House , Old Fishstreet . Clerkenwell . — Mr . Wheeler will lecture at the School Room , King-street , on Tuesday evening .
Bath Place , New Road . —Mr . Rouse will lecture at the Archery Rooms , on Sunday evening . Old St . Pascras Road . —Mr . Anderson will lecture at the Goldbeater ' s Arms , on Sunday evening . Brick Lane . —Mr . Martin will lecture at Carpenter ' s Arms , on Sunday evening . Old Street . —Ruffy Ridley will lecture at the Cannon Coffee House , on Sunday next . Golden Lane . —Mr . Fussell will lecture at the Slur Coffee House , on Sunday evening . Leicester Square . —Mr . Wheeler will lecture at the Clock House , Cas ; le-street , on Sunday evening . Glcbb Fields . —Mr . Ferguson will lecture at the Hit-or-Miss , West-street , on Sunday evening .
Marylebone . —Mr . Rctfy Ridley wi 1 lecture at the Working Men ' s Hall , 5 , Circus-street , Newrow , Marylebone , on Sunday , June 5 th , at half-past seven o ' clock . Horns Tavern , Berhondsey Locality . —Mes 3 ra . Rose and Ball were elected to serve on the delegate meeting , oaSunday next . Each member is earnestly requested to attend a special meeting on Monday evening next , for the purpose of balloting for the Executive for the ensuing year , and also other importaut business . PoTtkb-Ies . —A public meeting of the Hanley and Snelton Charter Association will take place , on Monday evening , June 6 th , for the purpose of electing a member to the Executive Council . Ail the membars are desired t » attend .
Messes . Skevi . vgton and Baker will pay their Chartist friends of Whitwick , a visit on Monday next , at ten o ' clock , and address them on the present prospects of Chartism . Mr . Smart of Battle Flat , is expected to meet them and assist them , Camberw £ LL . —Members of this locality are particularly requested to attend on Monday next , at eighi o ' clock p . m ., at the Montpelier Tavern , when business of great importance will be laid before them . Notice . —The Provisional Committee , appointed
to carry out the benefit at the theatre , request all localities to see that their delegates attend on Monday evening , June 6 th , at half-past eight o'clock , at the Craven Htad , Drury-iane , for the purpose of paying in all monies on account of tickets sold , and giving in an account of those unsold , as £ 40 must be paid previous to the opening of the theatre doors , on the Wednesday evening ; all persons holding tickets , not previously settled for , will be expected to settle the Eame on Thursday evening , on the 9 th cay of June , at the Craven Head , at half-past eight o ' clock .
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Stalybridge . —Mr . Jeremiah Lane , from Manchester , will deliver a lecture in the National Charter Association Room , on Sunday evening , the 5 th of June , to oommence at six o ' clock . George Evans's Route . —Redditdh Green , June the 8 th ; Studley , the 9 th ; and Bridford the 10 th . A Delegate Meeting will be held at Wednesbury on Sunday afternoon , upon very important business , and delegates from the following places are requested to attend ;—Dudley , Walsall , Tipton , Sedgley , Wolverhampton , Darlaston , and Wednesbury . , Dewsbury . —The Dewsbury Chartists are required to attend their rooms over the Stores , on Tuesday , the 7 th day of June , at eight P . M . to transact important business in connexion with the the Executive .
Barnsley . —Mr . P . M . Brophy , of Dublin , will deliver a lecture on the necessity of union and perseverance , for the obtainment of the People's Charter , on Monday evening , June 6 th , in tho large School Room under the Odd Fellows' Hall . Lecture to commence at eight o ' clock precisely . Admission , one penny , to defray expences . Halifax . —Mr . Brophy , of Dublin , will deliver a lecture in the Chartist Lecture Room , Swan Coppice , on Monday evening , June 13 th . Tho chair te be taken at eight o ' clock . HuDDERSFiELD . —Mr . James Shaw will lecture on Wednesday evening , June'Bth , in the Association Room , Dalton . The chair to be taken at eight o ' clock . Discussion invited .
Homey . —A district delegate meeting will be held here on Sunday , the 12 th of June , at one o'clock in the afternoon . Those parties having Repeal sheets are requested to hand them in to the District Secretary on that day . Oldham . —On Sunday next , Mr . James Pontefract will lecture in the Chartist Room , Greaves-street at six o'clock in the evening ; and at Waterliead Mill , at two o ' clock in the afternoon of the same day . Camp Meeting—On Sunday , June 12 th , a camp meeting will be held on Oldbam Edge , to commence at two o ' clock in the afternoon , aud at six in the evening . Mr . James Leach , Mr . David Ross , Mr . C . Doyle , and Mr .. William Bell are expected to attend .
Bradford . —A Chartist Camp Moating will be held on Sunday ( to-morrow , ) when a number of friends from Bradford will address the meeting ; to commence at two o ' clock in the afternoon . Kei g hley . —A Chartist Camp Meeting will be held on Mo « s Carr , Long Lee , near Keighley , on Sunday , to-morrow , at one o'clock in the afternoon . Messrs . Dewhirst and Edwards from Bradford , and other friends , will address the meeting . Mr . Doyle from Manchester is also expected . Mr . Edwards will preach in the Working Man ' a Hall in ihs evening , at half-past five o ' clock . Dewsbury District . —A District Codncil Meeting will be held at Mr . Benjamin Bromley % BatJey , on Sunday , June 01 b at two o ' clock in the afternoon , Delegates from the whole of the district are desired to attend .
Mr . West ' s Route . —Monday June 6 th , at Heckmondwicko ; Tuesday , Earlsheaton ; Wednesday , Ovcrton ; Thursday , Hanging-heaton ; Friday , Bir-Btal ; Saturday , Dawgreou . Dawley Green . —On Monday Bronterre O'Brien , Esq ., will deliver an out-door lecture at Dawley Gre « n , at seven o ' clock ; and an in-door lecture 011 Tuesd&y evening , either in that neighbourhood or the neighbourhood of Ironbridge . Baildon Green . —A Chartist camp meeting will be h . ; ld on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , On Baildon Green . at two o ' clock in the afternoon . Mr . Arran and others will attend . Birkenshaw . —Messrs . Dewhirs-t and Edwards wiil lecture at this place on Sunday evening next , at half-past six o ' clock .
Little Horton . —Mr . J . W . Smyth will lecture in the Chartist Chapel here , on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , at six o ' clock in the evening . Subject— " Machinery and capital . " Monkwearmouth . —Mr . Williams and others will speak at this place on Tuesday evening next , at eight o'clock . Durham . —On Monday , June 13 th , Mr . Williams will lecture in the Market Place , at seven o ' clock in the evening . : Mr . James Duffy lectures at Sheffield , on Monday , June 6 th ; Chesterfield , on Wednesday , the 8 th ; Mutlock , on Thursday , the 9 th ; Belper , on Friday , the 10 th ; Sutton-in-Ashfield , on Saturday , the 11 th ; Mansfield , on Monday , the 13 th : and Derby , on Tuesday , the 14 th .
Stafford and Salop . —A delegate meeting of the counties of Salop and Stafford will be held at Newport , Salop , on Sunday , June 19 th . Mb . John Pepper will preach at Kay worth , near Nottingham , next Sunday if the weather permit , at two o'clock in the afternoon , and at six in the evening . Sheffield . —Mr . P . M . Brophy will address the Chartists of Sheftv-ld , on the site of the Old Sugar House , top of Sheffield Moor , on Sunday , June 5 th , at half-past two o'clock . N . B . If the weather is unfavourable , the nu-eting will assemble in the Figtree Lano Room . —In the evening Mr . Brophy will deliver a serond address in the National Chatter Association Room , Fig-tree Lano , at half-past seven o ' clock . »
Political Institute . —On Sunday ( to-morrow ) evening , a friend will preach in tho above place , at half-past seven o ' clock . On Monday Evencs g , at seven o ' clock , the ballot will take place for the election of the new Executive , when every member is particularly requested to attend . Lecture . —On Monday evening next , Mr . William Gill will lecture . Subject— " What constitutes real liberty ?'' Admission tree . Handsworth Woodhouse . —Mr . Samuel Parkes , from Sheffield , will preach at the Market Cross , Woodhouse , on Sunday ( to-morrow ) evening , at six o ' clock .
Ackworth , near Pontefract . —Mr . G . Julian Harney will lecture at Ackworth on Wednesday evening , June 8 th . A public meeting will be held on Thursday , the 9 th , to adopt the remonstrance and memorial . Newton Heath : —Mr . Thomas Clark , of Stockport , wiil lecture here on Sunday evening next , at six o ' clock . Birmingham . —Mr . Smith Lindon will lecture on Tuesday evening next , at half-past seven o ' clock , on the open ground near the Asylum , Summer-lane . Heywood . — -Mr . Smethurst , of Oldham , will lecture in the Association Room , Hartley-street , tomorrow evening ( Sunday ) , at six o'clock . Hollinwqod . —Mr . Wm . Bell , of Heywood , will lecture here on Sunday evening ( to-morrow ) , at six o ' clock .
Shaw . —A public lecture will be delivered hero on Wednesday evening next , at half-past seven o ' clock . Birstal . —Mr . West will preach here on Sunday , at haJf-paat two o ' clock . Birkenshaw . —Mr . West will preach here on Sunday evening , at half-past six o ' clock . Wakefield . —Mr . Brophy will lecture on Tuesday next , in the Corn-market , at eight o ' clock . . Holmfirth . —Two sermons will be preached in the Association Room , June 5 th , at two o ' clock p . m . by Mr . G . Brook ; and at six o ' clock in the evening , by Mr . J . Bray , on behalf of Mr . Christopher Wood ^ who is suffering in Roth well gaol , in consequence of having proposed one of the Chartist candidates at the last West Riding election . For so doing he was dismissed from his employment j and tho consequent embarrassment has ended in his being lodged in gaol .
Holbeck . —A lecture will be delivered , on Sunday ( to morrow ) evening , in the National Charter Association Room , Holbeck Bridge , by Mr . Briggs . The lecture to commence precisely at six o ' clock . Birstal . —Mr . T . B . Smith will lecture here on Saturday ( this evening ) , "On the acquisition and true use of knowledge . " Doghouse . —Mr . T . B . Smith will preach three sermons here on Sunday ( to-morrow ) ; in the _ morning , at ten o ' clock , " On the duties of Christians , in reference'to the social aud political arrangements of society ; " in the afternoon , at two o ' clock , ' " On the evils resulting from an indulgence in vioious habits ;" . and in the eveniag , at six o ' clock , " On the valley of dry bones . "
Belfast—Mr . Bernard M'Cartney , of Liverpool , will be-in Belfast on Tuesday next , June 7 th , by the steam-packet . Manchester . —Oil Sunday ( to-morrow ) , two lectures will bo delivered in the Carpenters' Hall ; in the afternoon by Mr . R . K . Pbilp , from Bath , and in the evening by Dr . P . M . M'Douall . General Meeting . —A general meeting of Chartists wiil be held in the Carpenters' Hall , on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , at ten o ' clock in the forenoon . The members are desired to be punctual in their attendance .
Newton Heath . —A Chartist camp meeting will be held here on Sunday ( tp-morrew ) , at two o'clock in the afternoon , when the following gentlemen are expected to address the meeting : —Mr . Wm .- Bell , ? from Hejwood , Mr . D . Rosb , from Manchester , and I Dr . M'Douall . I Lecture—Mr . R . K . Philp will lecture in the I Association Room here , on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , in j the evening . I Leeds . —Mr . William Holiday will lecture in the j Association Room here on Sunday evening , at nalf-! past six o ' clock .
I \ V oodhocse . —Mr . John Smith will lecture in the ! Association Room here on Wednesday evening next ) i at eight o ' clock .
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Armley . —Mr . Fraser wiU lecture in the Association Room here on Monday ' evening next , at eight o ' clock . .-- ¦ . ; . ¦ ;; • ¦ •;¦ : ¦ . ¦ ' : ¦ ¦ . - . ¦• . ; . / : ¦ r- : y ¦ :. ¦ ¦)¦ ¦ '' ;¦¦ ¦ : - . . :: / - Hbnslet . —Mesara . A . Smith and Kewhall- will lecture in the Temperance News Room , on Tuesday night , at eight o'clock ; Mr . Mason ' s Rqtjte : —Gn Sunday , at Astonstreet , Birmingham , at seven . "in the evening ; ¦ ¦; at Walsall oh Monday ; at Tiptoa on Wednesday ; and at Dualey on Thursday . V : ^ A special Conference of Charti 9 ts ; will be held at the Black Horse Inn , Prospect Row , on Tuesday evening next , at eight o ' clook , to whioh all the members are particularly invited , aa business of first importance will be brought forward .
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EXTBACT OF A LETTER ERO 3 i SAMUEL HOI-BERRY . " York € astle , May 24 th , 1842 . «• My dear Harney , —I received yours of the 22 nd , ; and am sorry to inform you that I get worse in health eveay day ; I cannot digest sufficient food to support roy body ; and all the medicine I baVe taken has not in the least benefited me ; my side is very bad , and the blisters , ( fecaeem to do it ho good . I am reduced to such a Btate that I can scarcely crawl . York Castle -is a very bad place : for a sick man . I nope you will look after my petition and get as many signatures aspossible . I return my sincere thanks for your kindnesSj and hope your endeavours will be crowned with success . . ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ' . ¦ ;¦ ' .. ¦ ' .- - '' - ,. - - '¦¦ . - ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ : ; ' I remain , your affectionateTriend , " Samuel Holberry . " " Mr . Gv J . Harney , "
Progress of Chastism .-t—The members and friends of the National Charter Association assembling in Fig Tree-lane Roo m , have commenced holding open-air meetings on the Sunday , which will be continued during the summer and autumn . A meeting wa . 9 held on the afternoon of Sunday last , at Att-eroliffet which was addressed b y Mr . Harney . At the close of the proceedings , a considerable portion of tho persons present adjourned to Darnall , a village about ; a mile from Attcrcliffe . Mr . Edwin Gill and Mr . Harney addressed this second meeting ; the villagers appearing to be highly , gratified by the proceedings . A meeting was held in the Fig Treelane Room in the evening , which was addressed by Messrs . Gill and Harney .
Female Charter Association . —At a meeting of the Female Charter Association , held on Monday last , in Fig-Tree-lane room ; the followiag address to the Female Chartists of England , 'Irel . andi ' iS 6 bt ' - land , and Wales , was ^ unanimously ^ adopted , and ordered to be ; :. for warded to the Northern Star for publication : Sister Democrats . —We need not tell you that the chief ruler of these Realms is a female , supported at a most enormous expensa , whilst poverty and wretchedness pervades this once happy land ; experiencing , in'bur families , the evils of the existing order of things , we deem it our duty to lift up our voices in vimliaitiou ot oar natural right to live upon .- . the terms
prescribed by heaven , i . e . to have food and the necessaries of life for our families , in return for the toil of ourselves and our natural protectors . Where , let us ask—where are now the honest , independent utiiavnathe inariljr peaeautry , and the small farmers , with their smiling wives , and cheerful families , otonce" merry England ? " Go to the factories ; there you will see men and women emaciated and wretched , their children an offering to mammon , by too early and ujinatural lftfeour , crippled and ¦ wnsteii , or brought to an untimely death ;—the bastile unioa workhouses contain the degraded , . pauperized' peasantry /—and the small farmers , the once proud- yeomanry of England , are annihilated .
Shall this state of things continue to exist—or rather say , shall we proceed from bad to worse , until all are plunged in irretrievable ruin ? God forbid . Or , if this fail to move you , then listen to the cry of the starving thousands walking through the land in Bearch of work and unable to find it ; gaze upon their pale faces and attanuatea frames ; behold the agony of your sister-women hearing the cry of their famishing children for'bread , and unable to supply their wants ; think of your brother-men slain by famine and the awful despair of widowed women and orphaned children ; and then ns > k yourselves if this is tbe will of Heaven or the work of God ? Ah , no ; God is good . The flocks upov a thousand hills , the fruitful vailies , and the bounteous harvest ,- all proclaim his goodness to
mankind . God willed that man should live by the 8 Wedtbf his brow , but cruel man compels his brother to starve in the midst of plenty . Sisters , we live in an age distibguislied from all preceding times by the intellectual progress of the working classes ; the industrious millions havu began to think for themselves , and have discovered that the great cause of all the evils that affect them is class legislation ; a most important sign of the times is the wide-spread contempt with which tho working classes nbw regard tha trade of butchery and blood-spilling heretofore dignified with the title of the profession 01 anna . This uugurs well for the future ,
and affords us a bright and buoyant hope that the time is not far distant when men wiil refuse to become tha hired murderers of their fellow men , and when the reignjiof violence and tyranny will give place to the empire of peace and justice . Sisters , we appeal to you to help your brethren in th ( jir warfare agaiuat the despotism of class legislation , that we may have equal rights aud equal laws by the eutablisbvuent of the People ' s Charter as the law of the land . In conclusion , we beg of you ntver to forget bur petition , Bigned by three millions and a haif of the starving people , spurned « > ejected by the proud aristocrats of England . Signed on behalf of the Female Chartists of
Sheffield , ANN Harrison , Chairwoman . Public Meeting . —At the weekly meeting of the Chanist body , held in the room , Fig-tree Lane , on Monday evening last , Mr . Royston ini the chair , the following address was unanimously adopted : —
TO THE CHARTISTS OF NOTTINGHAM . Brother Democrats , —Understanding that an election is about to tike place in your town , we wish to address to you a few words expre .- 'sive of our ardent hope that you will , in the approaching contest , give your undivided support to Mr . Sturge , who has pledged himself to support in Parliament ( if returned thereto ) all the " points" of out glorious Charter . The Chartists of Nottingham had the honour of giving the death-blow to Whiggery . We trust in their patiiotism and energy to strike tho first bl » w against the antagonist faction , whose career , from first to last , has been stained by blood , and rendered odious by its crimes against humanity .
We gave our hearty approval to the policy pursued by you upon the occasion above alluded to—a policy which , though decried by the . base and brutal" Whigs , and by certain qiiestienable CaartistSi has been shewn by its results to have been the wisest stroke of policy ever made by a great political party for the eetablishment of its own principles and the subversion of the tyranny arrayed against it . We have expressed our disapproval of the movement , at the head of which is Sir . Sturge , believing that our organisation is competent to achieve the redemption and freedom of this country j but Mr . Sturge having pledged himself to support our principles in Parliament , and in
the event of failing to give satisfaction , to retire at the bidding of the people , we hold we are but doing our duty in advising you to promote his success . The Chartists of Nottingham , and nil who approved of their policy when they overthrew the dastardly Whigs , were denounced aa "Tory tools . " You have now the opportunity ofshowing to the world that you are not the tools" of either faction , that bent only : upon the triumph of our cause , " principles not men" is your motto , and having destroyed one faction you . will afford your help and aid to crush the last supporters of despotism , whose ; political existence must be annihilated ere the people of England can hope to establish national happiness upon the equal rights of all .
You are now called upon to cheose between Toryism and . Democracy , to choose : between a man who founds his claims ; for your support upon . hia hatred of one bad law , and another who demands your support upon the ground that he will exert his abilities to destroy classlegialation > the proliflc source of all bad laws . Mr . Walter , if elected , would undoubtedly support the preserit goyernment in its general policy ; that government is the last support of aristocracy ; moreover , Mr . Walter will not assist you to obtain your Charter , through which alone ean you hope to procure the repeal of the New PoorXaWj '"' '' . eyery . other ' - . iyra ' nmcal-. law Inflicting wrong and oppression on the sons : of toil . Mr . Sturge will , and therefore should be suppprtod and returned as your representative to Parliament .
Brother Democrats , the eyes of millions are uponyou . The Tories , true to their character and creid , have treated with contempt the national demand for justice made by a long-Buff « ring people . You have in your hands the power to avenge that insult . Uprouso ye , then , men of Nottingham ; and let the tyrant-masters of England know that ye can and will resent wrong and contumely , and vindicate your claim to freedom . Be your votes and veices for Sturge and the Charter , and may your glad shouta of Victory sound the death-knell of tyranny and corruption , and proclaim to the world the triumph cf liberty and truth . : . ( Signed )' MORTON ROY STON , Chairman of the Meeting . George Julian Harney , Sub-Secretary to the National Charter Association .
Political Institute . —On Monday the deputation appointed to wait on the Fig Tree-lane Chartists , with a view to the effecting of a junotion , reported that there Was no probability of this being effected ; Thanks were voted to the deputation . A resolution was passed strongly condemning the corrupt practices so notorious in the qonstitwion of our execatiye bodies , and fraternising ; with the men of Nottingham in their patriotic . determination to effect the purity of election in returning Mr . Sturge , upon the principles avowed by that gentlemen . A memorial * to tho Archbishop of Canterbury was adopted , praying his Grace to use bis influence ior the obtaining of j ustico , in civil and religious mat * ters , for the people , instead of ^ promotiugJbegging , under the spurious appellation of oharity . bxceaent speecheswere made by Messrs . GilljOtley , and others . Several new members were enrolled , and the beat spirit v ? as manifested .
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BBADFO 3 D . ——Anniversary . —Upwards of 100 members © f No . 1 Lodge , " Royal Jason" of the Independent Order of the Golden Fleece , Bradford Unity , sat down to a sumptuous dinner , provided by theworthy host and hostess , Mr . and Mrs . Smith , Shonlder of Mutton Inn , . Bradford ; afcer Haying done ample justice lo thf good things on the table , the Secretary read over the state of their finances , which was very flattering and prosperous . It was agreed that £ 103 should be deposited in the hands of their bankers . After the cloth was withdrawn , a band of music , in military dresses , was ushered into the room , to enliven the company , which was very large ; singing and dancing commenced , and was kept up uutil a late hour of t . he evening , when the cempajiy separated , highly delighted with the prosperity of the ledge , and the harmony and brotherly lave that existed amongst them .
Hobton . —Funeral Procession . —On Sunday last the members of the Independent Order of the Golden Fleece , B . U . attended the funeral of brother George Bowles , of No . 14 , Good Intent Lodge , held at the house of Mr . John Reid , Kings Arms Inn . The company ; was very numerous and respectably ; the prbcession ; was headed by the president and- the vicepresident of the Lodge , with their insignia of office—r a silver star . The members each wore a black silk scarf , and white gloves , ft ; G . M . Gattenby , after the interment of the deceased , read the funeral oration of the Order , in a very solemn manner . The members then formed in procession again , two abreast , and went over tho grave oiie on each side , and deposited every one a piece of ey 6 r-green therein .
Little Horton Teetotal Band . ——About five months ago , a band of music , bearing the above title , was formed in this village , consisting of twenty-one members , each pledged to tho principles of total abstinence . Some of the parties have since broken the pledge , and wished the band in consequence to be called the '' Moderation Band . " A division took place , when there appeared for the original name , twelve : against it , eight . One of the parties remained neutral . The teetotal party offered the other 3 the drum for their share ; they were dissatisfied ; and accordingly on Thursday morning , in the absence of the landlord of the Temperance Hotel , where they met , they entered the house , and took forcible possession of the drum , box , books and money which it Contained , and decamped therewith .
SfHEFPIEJCiD . —Atrocious Outrage er a Soldier . —A most brutal outrage was perpetrated by 9 corporal of the Queen ' s Bays ( quartered at tho barracks in this town ) , on Friday last , May 27 . It appears that on the afternoon of that day , a young man named Ashberry , respsctablyconnected , with two or three companions and their dogs -were passing the barracks , when one of the dogs rah into the yard , and was struok by one of the soldiers , upon which one of the young men said , '' Come , yon will let that dog alone ; you'll get marked for that ; I ehall know you again . " The soldier
replied" Yes , you b——r , I shall know you again ; I shall mark you out . " The four young men then passed on CorporalJohn M'Kinnon , who was in command of the guard , took the sentinel ' s carbine from him and saying , "Come , let's walk into theb——rs , '' pursued the party fifty or sixty yards up the lane ; he fir . ^ t struck ' as a youiig . man . named Dale , but missed him ; he then struck at Ashberry , and felled him to tho ground by a two-handed blow with the butt-end of tho carbine on the back part of the head . A&hb&rry was immediately conveyed to the Iiifirm ' ary and received ' every . attention , but fears were entertained at first thit the blow was a fatal
one . M * Kinnon . was taken into custody , and on Saturday was examined before Wilson Overend and W . J . Bagshaw , Esquires . Several witnesses deposed to the foregoing facts ; an < i it was given in evidence that on returning to the barrack gates MKinnon remarked that ' ^ he had served the b— -r right , " adding that " he would have served him rig ht if he hadkilled him , " It seems that th >)> tock of the carbine was broken with the force of the blow . On the other hand , three soldiers of the Q'teen ' s Bays , who appeared as witnesses for the prisoner , stated that much abusivelanguage was used by the young men in the fir 3 t place . The case wa = then remanded till Tuesday . On Taesday , the
prisoner ( who in tho meantime had been allowed to remain at the barracks ) was again-brought before Wilson Overtnd , W . J . Bagshaw , and Hugh Parker , Esqrs . Mr . Palfreymati , who , aa on Saturday , appeared for tho prpsecuting parties , urged that the prisoner had been guilty of wounding Ashberry with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm , and should be committed for trial on the capital charge . The Magistrates could not see that the charge of wounding with intent &c , was proven . Ultimately , the prisoner was liberated on bail r ; two sureties of £ 20 each , to answer the charge of assault at the sessions . We understand that , on Tuesday , Ashberry was pronounced to be likely to recover , though not yet absolutely out of danger .
Lkeds New Improvement Bill . — -This BUI "has been re / erred to a select Committee of the House of Commous , before whom the respective claims of tfre Town Council and the Magistracy ( the former to have the entire management of the Act , and the latter to have an ex ojficio part in that management ) have been urged by Counsel ; and the decision of the Gpminittee is , by eight to six , that the Executive shall be vested in the Town Council alone . This 13 as it should be . The Town Council is an elected body . As each , they will bo reachable by those who will have the rates to pay , should there be need to reacn them . The mixty-maxty mess , the hodge-podge sort of an Executive originally proposed , formed partly of elected Comraiesioners , jpairtly of members ® f the Town Coun 31 I , self-elected , and partly of the ex officio Magistracy , not elected at all , would have been a most harmonious and a most responsible
body to the rate-payera at large ! The decision of the Committee of the Hou 3 e of Commons , to vest th ^ e Execuuvo power in the hands of one Body alone , responsible for its acts to those from whom the money to be expended has to cok ? , will give unmixed satisfaction to all but the Magistracy themselves , who , no doubt , will be moit woefully chagrined at the loss of patronage they have sustained in being cut-off from all connection with the Execution of the new Bill , should it become law » Tliere may be , and there is , strong opinions as to the wisdom of the decision of the Committee iu vesting the power in the Town Council , as the best body that could be found or formed . The only reason why we rejoice at the decision of the Committee is , that they
have fixed upon a body responsible : a better body would have been found in a Board of Commissioners , directly elected by the rate-payers under the Act ; and rhis was what the inhabitants determined upon in publio meeting assembled ; and for this determination they , became subject to the abuse and misrepresentation of the interested , who were anxious to have in their grasp all the patronage the Execution of the Act would confer . The Committee have also made some other alterations in the Bill , particularly one relating to the expending of large sums of money raised by the rate-payers without their direct consent * We find this alluded to in the following terms , in a Whig paper , published in a neighbouring town : —
"The same Committee have also struck out the clause restricting the Executive to the expenditure of £ 500 in any one year , unless with the consent . of the ratepayers in vestry assembled ; and left it with the Council to declare what improvements shall bis madp , giving them i ' ull povror to expend and to borrow any sum of money they may think necessary " . Holding the opinion that the Council and not the Magistrates , is the body in whom the Executive ought to be vested , we nevertheless object to the removal of the very wholesome controul which the £ § 00 clause would have given to th ^ ratepayers in vestry assembled oYev that Executive . It is true the Town Council are popularly elected , and respoasible to the burgesses at large ; but in ths expenditure of large
sums- ' . of money for making very extensive alterations aud improvenientSj . it would be quite as ... well-if they were required first to consult the ratepayers on the subject , who have the ways and means to raise . If , however , the ratepayers have lost this wholesome check , through the busy meddling of Messrs . Hobsou , Frazer , and a few others of the same stamp—and they alone are to blame for it—there will exist the greater necessity for a vigilant eye being kept upou the representatives in the Council . " This may be received as demi-official . It was manufactured in Leeds , by a hanger-ou of the Whig camp ; and may be , taken as a sample of the reckless misrepresentation and lying resorted to by the squad to bolster up their lying oanse . The writer regrets the
loss 0 ? the clause restricting the outlay of more than £ 500 ia any one year , ¦ without the consent of the ratepayers in vestry assembled : and : he charges the loss of that clause upon Messrs . Hodson and Fraser ' . The daftfool ! Why the clause itself never would have bad existence , had it not been for Mr . Hobson ' . It was moved by him , and carried by the vestry , on his motion , in spite of all the efforts of the Whig party to prevent it ! I ! And it has now been got fid of through the influence of the Whigs in the House of Commons' Committee ! Witk the latter portion of the Whig scribe's remarks we fully concur . " There will exist the greater necessity for a vigilant eye being
kept upon the representatives in the Council , " now that they are likely to be entrusted , with powers so large and comprehensive as the new Act will confer . Aye , and " there will exist the greater necessity"for Uie people havinig more representatives on that Council than they now have ! The seekers after patronage must not have it all to themselves ! Let the workingJpeople look out 1 There should be committees formed . immediately , ' to see to the registry of working men voters . Plans of action stiGuld also be laid down ; candidates sought out , and fixed upon ; the probabilities and chances of snecess duly ascertained ; the enemy ' d camp fully reconnoitred ; and all preparatiouB made for a vigorous sally next November . We commend this work to the immediate notice of tho working men .
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HUDDEKSF 1 ELD . —CoMMissERATiON of a Whig Factory Lord . —A well-known millowier has been manifesting his usual sympathy to tha poor . A wido ^ r had her husband killed ^ in the mill alluded td , at which time they were in arrears for rent three pounds nineteen shillings , to the said millowner , whose extreme benevolence prevented him from exacting the same . Since that time she has been supported by her ^ ion , on whom she solely depended . Unfortonitely , however , the son
met the sametate as his fatnwin a manufactory belongipg to a . Blue ; Lord , a short time ago ; the proprietors of which gave orders that the poor widow should be removed into their neighbourhood , where they wonld support her . This desire to protect the widow haying reached the ears at the former very pious and humane millowner , he immediately ordered the furniture to be stopped until he m > ceived his three pounds nineteen shillings H We understand the widow offered what little ehe had , which was refused . ;
Serious Chabge against a Relieving Opfickr . — On Friday lastv at the weekly meeting of the Board of Guardiaas of the Huddersfield Union , the rer ^ ort of a committee appointed at a previous meeting , to investigate charges Beriouslyaffocting the character of Wood , one of -the relieying ofiicers , was laid before the assembled Guardians . The charges made against him were , first , that he had refused a female pauper relief ; secondly , that he had behaved in a criminal and brutal manner to her . The evidence as to the former fact was complete * as it appeared from the notes taken by the clerk of the statements made , that the female applied to Wood , for relief , at Slaithwaite , and was refused . The evidence as to the second charge was contradictory , the pauper denying
itintbefaoeof two witnesses . -who swore that Such was the faet . The conclusion come to by the committee was , that the charge made had been substantiated , and they left tha matter in the hands of the Board for their decision . Some discussion ensued upon the report , one portion of the Guardians being of opinion that the case was of such a character as to require to be laid before the Commissioners , while others urgedV that as such a course must end in the dismissal of the relieving-oflicer , by which not only his situation in their Union would be forfeited , but he would also be disqaa . ified from holding any similar situation in any other , it would be better to allow him the opportunity of resigning . The latter course was adopted , and in order to afford time the matter was allowed to rest for a week .
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Wednesday evening next , the 8 th ; the chair to be taken and the proceedings to commence precisely at half-past six o ' clock , as Mr . O'Connor has to address the people of Nottingham on the same evening , at eight o ' clock , on Bunker ' s-hill .
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TO THE FUSTIAN JACKETS , THE BLISTERED HANDS , AND UNSHORN CHINS . My Dear Friends , —While I am working more like a horse than a human being , there is a set of idle , dissatisfiad , sniveliing fellows , who , while they do nothing themselves ^ make a practice to snarl at all that others accomplish . However , I rely upon facts and not upon noise , for proof of the saccess of some ot" my tactics . You will recollect how I was assailed for my anti-Whig policy , when I first announced it from ; York dungeon ; but , my friends , with what pleasure do I now refer to my prophecy . I then stated that when the Whigs found their old opponents stcdfastly seated on the Treasury benches , they would go mad before the
dogdays ; arid that , if we showed that our agitation commanded more strength than the Anti-Corn Law * or any-other agitation , the Whigs , after thtpw ing off the bile ot- their wrath against the Chartists , vyould at length be compelled to form their opposition upon our principles . Now then , for facts ,- not noise ; and mark what has transpired even within the last week . Mr . Sharman Crawford brought forward his motion against the income tax , in which he stated that it was unjust to lay on ^ a new tax , or any tax indeed in the present imperfect state of the representation ,
and contended for the Suffrage ; and what followed Why the exact fulfilment of my prediction : — "Mr . O'Connell confessed that the motion might have been made in a more convenient form , but still he could not cancur iu all that had been advanced by the Right Hon . Baronet . There was an Jmpi-ossion in the minds of Hon . Members who had obtained their seats by no unfair means , that if thatime should come when the alterations which they thought necessary were definitively refused to be made by giving a bona fide suffrage , the period might also conie when they would be indnocd to give more ohstrufition to . ths measures of Government than
hitherto . That it was necessary to purify the House from bribery was no longer a matter of declamation , but of positive proof . The Right Hon . Baronet must not be surprised , therefore , if he mefc with further opposition to a Goyernment which would not consent to further ParliamentaryReforxn . '' : ; \ Now , then , my friendsHn the above few Iine 3 you have the fulfiloient of my prediction . Mr . O'Connell has now stated the principles upon which opposition to Government is to proceed , and that it is to be based upon ademand for a " bona fide" suffrage , which means our suffrage . Hence have we succeeded , after a seven years' struggle , in establishing the first opposition to the construction of the House
of Commons , and no matter whether or bo ihit opposition shall be sincere , public opinion will have something to speak through , and is now , thank God , too mature and honest to be again duped . ''' . '"' I told you that tha Whigs would promise an organic change , when all hope of holding possession of the loaves and fishes ; by promised administrative improvements had fled ; and that they would cease to be angry with the nation , when to the nation they were compelled to look for support . Added to this , after the 5 th of July you will see the landlords in all but open revolution against the new tariff , and the fundlords , and the Church . So that out of party chaos at last must come Chartist form , order , and rule . "
So much for general policy ; and now as regards Mr . Sturge . In all my letters I said that he was too good for his party , and his speech last night has convinced me of ths truth of ifty assertion , a 3 well as of the fact that Mr . Sturge ' s greatest difficulty is in reconciling his own order to the apparent magnitude of his conceptions . The old practical Whigs of the late administration now no longer represent the theory of Whiggery '; publio opinion has thrown them over-board , and is fast rallying round the principles of the People ' s Charter . We have stood like men , and will stand to the death ; and as the mountain would not budge ; towards Mahomet , Mahomet has at length moved towards the mountain . So let the eaves-droppers and assassins fire away , while I hold my stand on the mountain top . . ¦¦
"' ' Ever your friend , ; Feargus O'Connor Nottingham , Thursday , June 2 d , 1842 .
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BISMINGHAIM . -- Public MEETiNG .--We have been rather busy with Chartism here this week . Several meetings have beett held , and leciures delivered by some of the ablest adVdcates . of . the cause . A highly intellectual and instructive address was delivered by Dr . M'I ) ouall , on Monday evening . " . ; '' . ; " : . ; '¦¦ : " . " . '¦¦ . -f ' . - ' - ' ;; . ¦/ " - ; . ; ¦; ' Open Air Meeting . —A numerous and enthusiastic meeting was held at the Railway Station , Duddeston-row , on Monday eveaing , at seven o ' clock , which was addressed . by Mr . George White . - ' . - ' .. - ' ., ' ¦"¦ ¦ - .- ' ¦ ¦ ¦' - ¦ ¦ ¦'¦¦ ¦ :: V , ¦ " . .. . - ¦• ¦ : ¦ - . - -
Steelhodse-Lane . — -The usual weekly meeting of this association was held at the Ship Inn , Steelhouse-lane , on Tuesday evening last . The usual business was transacted , after which a long conversation ensued concerning tha measures that should be adopted by the forthcoming conference , to be held at the Black Horse Inn , on Tuesday evening next . \ . - ¦' .: ¦ .. ¦ - ¦ ' ¦¦ ¦ . ' - ¦¦' . ' ¦; . . .. - .. . . - ' ¦ .- ' ¦ . : ¦ " ¦ - ' ¦ - ¦ '¦ - ' ¦' . - ' : Black HoasE . —A very able and instructive lecture was delivered at this place , on Tuesday evening last , by Mr . John Mason . ; Colliery District . —Mr . George Whifce has addressed numerous and enthusiastic meetings a * Lyewaate , Dudley , and Stonebridgej for the last two weeks . - ¦ ; ' ; : ' . . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' . - ' - . ' ; V . ¦' : ¦ ¦ - ¦ : : -
pERBr . —Mr . Murray , . of Manchester , has been figuring in this town in support of the League , Tuesday and Wednesday nights . Great exe ^ tipn ^ were made to obtain good audiences , bu ! i it v ? is ^ go . VerUy this mighty League is at a discount ^ an ? will soon be as a thing no more thought of .
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