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HrDBST-SFJELD —A district de . egate beholden on Sunday cexr , at oeb o ' clock , in the Ci . ari-t Room , Daltnn , to which it behoves the Chartists in each locaYuj to send delegates , with full instructions as so the projected compromise in the inatWof electing delegates to the Birm : ngham Conference . We did hope that each a proposal ¦ would never hare been made by the men of Hud-( j ,-r-Sj-Id—men who ha"re always hitherto been considered up to the mark . " We beg that the Charti ??« of Hoimfirtb , Henley . ThnritonJand , Lepton . Dahon , K ^ rJ-hc 3 : on , and Yew Green will meet in their rc-t .--c : : . Te places this rcry evening , auC , after ih-. v have read the article in a ^ oiher ' pcrr of this Ertei en « he q-3 ?? rioa of the Conference sue C-jmpro » i .- < r 7 ; x ! -rrEcr t ~? ir re ^ pe ' -tive deleirates hoTr to act on * -. t Ccrrpm-miie qucirjn a : the dele ^ te m'etiD ^" on Suadar . ii ; he mtn of the Ilc . ddcr- £ c ! d . di = trici
co :- : scqsii tceu ^ c- Fes m tus ma-tcr , as the pecp . e , TT-L-m the high cr-tracer they have hitherto boms . La"e a riiriu to expect from them ; if they do cot r- ^ j > e to nominate / n « r CrTiTtius for the coming C-j :: Ut ne % and not to be instrumental 10 the nomi-D £ ::-n of ? - assn trho d > t ? not t » eioLg to : Lem ; trho is known only as a Com Law Rrpea > r ; who i . as latciy ^ : Ten his money to aid ihe Anti-Corn Law affi : a or = * o put cowii Crarasm , and whose only merit ic tb ^ f yes ot" i - ' 5 yi . 'e > i H ' . ppr > ncT 3 : s , that re ba = e- > ea £ iO to t- » txpriided in ; he mbMcatlon of irifinson ? itid lyiiu chyles suiti . irist Mr . 0 Cgn > os : if ; he Ch 3 ri . 5 i 5 of the Hudo ^ i ; ri . jd c !~ ir ; ct do uoi do i :.-r-T duiy to our h- ^ y ca * ? e Dttrer than to be initrutcrTS ' . ai in tha return of £ t : ca a man as this ; if ihey seiut him to be v- ^^ d-np n th- 3 , to ihe exc ' .-. mj ji a Chartii-t , ai .-grsee Tr U be iheir porrion . T \* t < kil np > n ihem ; o avc-r : ul ~ . Meet io-7 ii <; hi ; and < _ • usioerivcil what vou do .
Lond- ' . n .- Mr . Prc ? ici ! wli ] lecture on ' the Funded Sy .-i--m , at ifce Clock Hon £ e , Castle-street , Go : cen-Eq : iie , en Sunday evening . Mr . Maeti- will kciure at ' tie Gold-beater ' s Arm-, St . P .-r-. crsr-rrud , cp . Sai . 'fiay ; the ne ~ h « - » - "i o : ir-e above Lcurt i-- r-. r . C ; -rli jr -ii ihe ttrTice in hir p . vrer io ih » -t-c-ts ; of -ie ci-u ? p . ar : J is abcut : o form a l ^ xgrr nv-i& . on Ls- pr-em :-e =, for ihe ac ^ c-miEoca . ioi , o ; : r =-a \ iC- ) : ce : o the weekly Iecisre 3 , which israpidjy ircr ^ asir-ii . CiVEi £ 'RtLL . —The Eembers intsi at the Cock every Moi . cay tvcniig it e ;^ h : o ' clojk . Ti £ E MiSiEEKS of the Bntanijia locality have tsi-a " ihe L'hanist Ilali , 25 , 5 : ar-s : rej-f , Comm .: rcisj-rfad . East . TLero will be a metiL- ) jj there on SiiLc ^ y eve-Eing . at = ix . : o take into consideration tit : eo ^ dnct of the ExecuiiTe ,
Mr . M'GEATH will lecture at the Chartist Hsll , 25 . £ Tsr-= rreei Omsiorciai-road Easi , oa Sunday eve--. iEj ; at e : g !] t o'clock . S-ithwaee .. —The Charti-t ? of- the borough of S--uthwark sre reqnestea to attend the nest meeti :-g oi their several iccaiities , as iiEpoitakt bciine .-s B : I > . ? broiighi forward relative : o the election of C < > i . a * es to the E : nEi ;} . lisin Coiifercnce . Kor > 3 Taveh 5 , Cbicifix La > e . —A public meeting w . il be K : o at "Ltr sbove p : ao ; oa Monday evenia ^ r . rxt , Ft eiiht o'c ' -ock , for tne parpose of electing pt : ^» a £ to b > : put in noinii : a : ion a * the ensuing electic ? : of de ] e . £ a * € » f-r the borough of Sonthwark , t-o Eerr- ^ on ths Birmingham Con ^ erocce . ToffiB Hamlei ?—Mr . M'Grstb will l ^ fure next Snicay , « srv- ; n o ' clock , a-t the Cuartist Hall , Grey E-r : er ~ tret :, li ) ick-2 ane .
The a-xr . iT . 5 of ihe ; l : ree fc-ilovringlocaliiirs—CsrjriT-ri Arm ? . Brlck- ' Er '; Crown and Anchor , Y . ' verloo 'iovrn , zna Woikicg Man's Hall—are TetjUr-itd -, i : a ! ri ; d r : rii SuBcay t-7 £ -j ) iD ? ai ejjjht o'clock , at the Wo king Man ' s Hall , 29 i , ilile End Road . Mo .-SLrr . —Mr . James Lesch , of -MancbesJer , ¦ will G « - ; iTer i lecture L :-re on , 3 donday . Sowerby . — On ihe 26 ih of December there will be a Bail hoiden . at th : s place , the proceeds to gj towsrd = the Charii .-t cin-e . " Ticket ? , maks , threepfnee each ; ard fcnijic-s , twopence each . The Kumbtr of tic ^ i- will be iimiied , so that an early appHv-auon will b ' - aece = ; : iry . ' liis amusements of the evtniii ^ will commrEce ' at five o ' clock . y x . ? KtTi > GTo ; -, of Lou ^ bnnrongh , will address the iric-cs sr Sr . ci-p ^ ht'sd , nexi Sunday asrernoon , at tTfo o'clock : a d the Lcrjifhb&roufrh friends in their room , ai haL ' -yast six the same day .
Hisrirr . —Mr . I = aac Bsrrow " will preach in Hitiulsv ob die m-.-Tuiug and aft- ^ xnoon of Sauday next . Those frioEJs who haTe been disappointed by the former engagement not beinp stranded to , ow 5 . -: g t ¦? tut serious illness he has suffered by the brutal moment of a townsman of his , may make certniu , God willing , ihat be will attend to the present arrangement . Engagements made with the friends at RtitcHSe Bridge were neglected from the same cause ; if they wish , for another engagement , they will please to writs without delay . Mtl . vr' . "w . —Mr . Joseph Wood ,-from Rochdale , w : i ; pr-. ieh a sermon in the Chartist Association R > om , Milnrow . KiKjiiiEATo . N . — On Sunday ( to-morrow ) a lecture ¦ wi . i be deiiv-. red in the Association Room , at six o ' clock .
Salfohd . —On 3 Iocdsy sfier Christmas Day , the friends ia Saiiord intend holding a tea-party . T ^ ckrt- 91 . eich .
V >' igax . —On > lfndaj , Tuesday , and "Wednesday E i . : h '< next , Mr . Dam R 053 , of Manchester , will deliver three lectures in the Commercial Hall . The chair to be i . iken at eith : o ' clock . Tums"X > LAXD . —A 1-cture will be delivered in the L >? mocrat : e Chapel , Thurtonland , on Sunday , pec . ] G ai ~ ixo'd-jck ia zbe evening , by & f riend to j'l-nre aLd an hater of oppression . All classes are invited . _
Erapfosd —Mr . Butierly , of Halifax , will lecture hi the iaxge room , Butterworth's BaildiEg ? , on Sn . idav , at iwo o ' clock in ibe af ternoon . Admission fre ^ . The mkmbess of the Gexckal- Council Trill meet on Sunday , at ten o ' clock . A full attendance is r- qaeftea , as business connected with the election of dvie ^ ates to t he Birmingham Conference will be laid b- ; c > re them . Mx . SjarxH srill lecture-in Ihe Association Room , B ^ - ** :: ng Back-lana , on the Currency question , a ; s : x 'Vcirrk in the erfni ^ g of Sucday .-1 he Cosimittee of i > qriF . T will give in their tc-7 > crt to tbe Ct . u 3 cll on Sunday morning , at ten oe . ock- be
A PiTBLic metti ^ g will held on Monday , at twe . Viook in the afternoon , in front of the OJd Fv . tv ~ ' Hall , to tlec : ceiegates to the Birmingham C--i : trroiice- it i ~ hoped every lever of liberty will f ; el :: his cafy to attecd ; the chair wiil be taken precisely at ; wo o ' clock . . " Manchester—There will be an adjearaed members' mectics . on Sunday mormr-g , at ten o'clock , in the Carpenter ' s Hall , Garrett-rcad . Milks Platti > g . —There wi ' . l be a meeting of mpiah -rs in this loeaiiiy , ou Sunday next , at ten o ' c ' -oek in ihe forenoon . NiTri > GHiM . —A public meeting of the ChaTtists of y-z : inghz . in sad ; t = vicinity will isfee plsce in th ^ Jj 5 m-. frit 5 c CLap < = L Hi ? e PLics , on Monday fevecii ' -i ; . at .-even o ' clock , / or the parpo-e of consnlrhig wrs : sups are most suitable to be ; aken in refr-rence to tae ehsr ^ cs brought agsinst the Executive . -
Nottingham . — i * ~ cre ¦ will b ? a pnciic dinner in hc'iivur of b \ .. ' ¦_ - ' .: < i ' 'Cni ; 2 or , Esq . r at the fi ^ n of t ' --e F-ur ^ Ur i . ) ' A-nnor , Piat-street , on the 26 th of l > . ' cinocr , j- . iiner to be on the table at two o ^ clock pr . >• :- . » . > " tj ? x —There will be a public tea and ball of ih-. ' lrii- ^ ds of the CEL . ! ier , en . Monday , December ¦ 2 ; . ~ a . Tickr * , niiitpcric . ' each , to be had of Mr . J , Saucers . IH . -TT : ? -agent . >> 'jr : ^ 4 ate ' and of Mr . Thrs . SiEjiiit , ^ --niikcr , Cbatcaui rtreet . Early appiica ' . iaa idu ^ i b- asa-ie . All lecturers visiting Newark mu < : rorr /^ p ia risjat -Jays prcv . vus , with Thomas Si amis . C :: a : h _ ni-= tr ^ et , or ; hcy will not be engdgt-d . Mr . SkcT- ; : g ou will Jeciure here on Tuesday , in lae Assocntoa Room , ai half-pas : seven o ' cluck . Oirn .-s .- On Sasdaj ( -o-morrow ) a lecture will he as ? . ' - . r- -1 . a : h :- L "^ ir :: ~ : iio _ . ia , Greavef-streel , at si he on Dtrxt
x oV .. : s ;* ' . « . " e :.: rs ; . ^ W : so Tuesc-y , > lr r' ; . ;; , if Mai ¦¦ . h-.-t-. T , will deliver s kciure in the ar-. - . T ? t : m , Rt - ; s :- - u ' clcrk in the evening , for the beut ^ i of the i : jii : ical victiias , Acca < sion one penny . TJi---M :: "GiiiM . —A Delegate fleeting will be hvld at iL-:- ^ h : y lna , 6 ; fi-ihcuse-Iane , at two ocIock ^ n Snxiday . Dlccinbrr IS h , to « i . ree to a plan oi' .-oeil ] ee : irrfri - -, ate c-ibeiwise oriai-ize the district Each town is rcquv-sud 10 send Cclegates . Bilp ^ h . 1 'EEBisHiRE . —A Co . ur . tT Dr ' egate Meeting will beL-jiu it ice houj-e of . Mr . John Tickers , Bridsestr- - ^! , Bclper , on Sarcay next , at ten o clock in : he forenoon , when delegates J ' rom the various branches in the county axe requested to attend . Rochdalb . —On Sunday next , Mr . Thomas CbadtricK wiil prrsci : s sermon ax six o ' cleck . Mr . Jakes Leach , of Manchester , Tjill deliTer two hectares in the Theatre on Monday and Tuesday evenings next : chair to be taken at eight o ' clock .
Halifax . —On onndrr next , Mr . B . Rushton mil preach rwo sermons in the large room , Swan Coppice , at two o ' clock in th » afternoon , and six o ' clock in the evening , when colleenonB wili be made for defraying tbe expenses of the room . Bacpp . —Mr . Dickiiison , the Manehaster Packer , will lecture here on Wednesday , " on the fallacy ot the Corn Law Repealers , and the snperioritj of the People ' ! Charter . " Sauobd Yorrms . —There will be a tea party and concert held on Isew Year's Eve , in the Association Room , Salford , in aid of the defence fuad . Tickets 9 d . each ; to be had of Mr . Robert Ramidea , 31 , Garden-street , and of Mr . William Cop * laiid , h airdresser , Greengate , Salford .
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Dewseuet . —A District Council Meeting will be held on Sunday , in the Lodge Room , over tbe Stores , at itvo o ' clock in the afternoon . Delegates ar « requested to attend , as arrangements for a tea party at Christmas , will be agreed upon . Mr . Ross , of Manchester , has been engaged to deliver a series of lectnres , during Christmas week . A p rsLic meeting of the Chartieta of Newcastle and Guitshead will be held in the Cnartbta Hall , on Monday evening , "when business of importance will be transacted . Leeds . —Mr J . R . H . Bairstow will deliver two discourses , to-morrow afternoon and evening , in the Chartist Room , Chrapside , to commence at half-past iv . ^ and six o'clock . Dot mbl ' s Soibee Committee . —This Committee Tvill meet te-morrow , ai . Mr . Dunn ' s Temperance Hotel , at two o ' clock .
3 Ir . West , from Macclesfield , will lecture in the Room , Cheapside , on Monday night , at eight o ' clock . Mr . We ^ i will virit Leeds on Monday ; Halifax , on Tuesday I Todmorden , on Wednesday . Mr . Dicki . n 50 > -, the Manchester Packer , will visit ' he following places :. —Bolton , Thursday 16 ih ; Warricgton , Snaday 19 th ; Wigan , Monday 20 th ; St . Helen '? -, Tuesday 21 ; t ; and Ormskirk-row , on Wednesday 22 nd inst . Sheffield , Fig Tkee Lane . —Mr . fcamuel Parkes will pif-ach a poiitical sermon on Sunday next , at half-pa ? : seven o ' clock . A m ; 31 beb ' s meeting will be held on 2 > Iouday evening , at half-past seven o ' clock . A ffsiive ball in aid of the defence fund on Tuesday evening ac half-past seven o ' clock .
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BLACH . BTJF . rJ . —Mr . "SViiliaTn Btts ' . ey , of Accrinzton . jectared bere en Mtctiay night . He Wili lectcre ob the laud on Monday next . NEWCASTLE . -The wjouroed meeting of the d » -ltcates iiom the C unties of Northnmberland end Durham was held in the Chartut Hall , Newcastle , on Sa ^ cay . M r . Frankland in the ehair . Tfee minutes of tbe prtv :.. n 3 nifce ' ing having be * n cocSrmed , the Secretary read several litters from such places as could not 5 ? Dd delegates to that meeting . Each delegate having rep'jrted the rtisposition of thtir constituents respscting a lecturer , the foilcwing resolution was unanimously
agreed to : " That Mr . Hail . X- > rt :: n ! nbsr'aEd F : 3 x Mill , Ousc ^ nrn , be appointed Treasurer for the Lecturers' Fund far the Counties of NortbumbtrjEnd and Durham , and that as soon a 3 each locality in the two Caustics is -wishful to ensile a talented lecturer , they shall remit the sum cf five shillings each to the Treasurer " " That Mr . Sinclair , who is now elected CJJTeipcn ^ ing Secretary for the Counties of Kcrthumberlaod and Durham be empowered by this meeting to mate arrange m « , ts with Mr . 'Win . Bee £ l > -y to become lec ' arer- " Tht ; rest of the business was cf a . local nature , and a vote ef thar-ks having been agreed to to tie Chairman and Secretary , ths meeting dispersed .
The Chartists of Newcastle and Gateshead held their "weekly business meeting on Monday evening as Dsn ^ l , Mr . George Gibb in the chair . The minutes of th « r = ! o ° s meeting having been confirmed , Mr . Collins Landed in a list of the names of persons wishful to bsf . me fflembeia . A svmilar list was handed in by Mr . Toung , b ^ th of vhich were entered on the bookB . Mr . Sraith handed in the sum of 3 s . Sd . to the defence fund fiom Mr . Tnrnball , of Foreman ' s-row : Mr . Sinc ' air said he felt " great pleasure in assuring the njif ' - ing that the sympathy for the victims of Tory cruelty and Leapue treachery was greatly increasing throughout the whole district ; there was one little vi ' iiagc which , on account of tbe rampant tyranny of the renters there , he -was not at librrty to name , but would desiccate as L . L . H . T . S ., froHi which he rectiTfcd 7 s . on last Saturday for the defence fund . The inhabitants of Shotley Bridge and its vicinity had shown themselves foremost in the ranks . Many now
present would recollect that the meeds to a fair trial at that locality transmitted 16 s . 2 d . to the defence fund abent three weeks ago ; yet those nobles of nature have ssid that they are determined t-o procure justice for the iil-nseil victims , if money will buy it ( and you all know it cannot be acquired withont money ); for no farther gone than yesterday , Mr . Joseph Saint , of Shotiey Bridee , handed him £ l 12 s . from the good men and true of that locality towards the same fund . Several small sums were paid into the same . Mr ? Sinclair having stated the sum he now had in hand , Mr . Dees moved , and Mr . Fleming sfeconded , " T&at the Secretary r . qaest all collectors having books for the defence fund to hand in the tsme with the sums they have received , that the ~ whole rosy be remitted to the General Treasurer as soon as possible . " Carried . Messrs . Frankland and Sinclair gave in the report of the delegate meeting , which was received , and thanks tendered te tfc--ru for their services ; and after transacting some loc .: ! business the meeting adjourned .
Ox ScsdaT evening the public meeting in the Chartists Hall was addreraed by Messrs . Leeming and Sinclair , and a good many names were enrolled . SUNSEELAKD . —On Tuesday evening the Lecture Koom of the Atheranm was crowded , for the purpose of electing delegates to the Birmingham Conference . Mr . John Hills was called to the chair and introduced the business , after which he called upon Mr Thompson , solicitor , to move the first resolution , which was as fcrUows : " That this meeting views with feelings cf deep interest and anxiety the forthcoming Conference of tbe midd ' . e and working classes intended to he held at Birmingham , and believing that if its proceedings be characterised by justice and wisdom , it may be the TTipjws of forming an irresistible union between both clj £ 5 ea , hereby resolves to send four deltgaks to the siil Conference . " Mr . Taylor seconded the resolution ¦ in an excellent speech . B-.-fjre the resolution -was put , Mr . Dobbie asked a question relative to who the gentle-¦ men "were that were intended to be propestd , which ¦ being answered , he intimated bis intention of moving an amendment on the Eex : resolution . Tbe resolution -was then pat and carried unanimously . Mr . John Brace , grocer , then came forward and moved the second
resolution : " That the foliowine be the delegates—Messrs . James Williams , Thomas Thompson , solicitor , Roberts , solicitor , of Bith , and Joseph Sturge ; that they be instructed to suppart the six points of the Charter " or Complete Suffrage as defined bj these points ; that they do not oonsent to any compromise of those principles ; that they oppose any attempt to connect any other question with the Suffrage movement ; ana that tkey consent to such details only ai may seem best calculated to secure to the people , as speedily as possible , the blessir . gs of just laws made by their own representatives . " Mr . Chappie supported the resolution . — Previous to its being put , some questions were put by Mr . Dobbie and others . Mr . Williams ¦ was aaked whether be would support the name of the Cha ter . He replied that upon that and every other question independent of tbe principles , he would exercise an honest jnd ? iDtrjt according to the reasons which should at the Conference be adduceii . Ti > e resolution appointing the four delegates , &c was carried all but unanimously , only three bands being held up asainst it .
ACCRINGTON . —A delegate meeting was held at Mr . Yi'm . Bsesleys Aobey-strtet en Sunday afternoon . Delegates were present from Oakensba'w , Blackburn , Psd-. ham , Ciitheroe ^ Accrington and Burnley . An auiinated and friendly discussion took place , regarding Mr . Hiil and the Executive , which terminated in an add : ess being drawn up and unanimously adopted-It -was resolved unanimously— " That we pledge ourstlvcs to strain every nerve to raise Mr . Beesley , the lion of ^ orth Lancashire , a competent defence fund . —That ^ e take tkis opportunity of publicly informing Sir . Peter Ki ^ by , that his services in North Lancashire are net required . " There will be another delegate ntfcjtirg on th .- 1 st of January next , when every locality in 2 f . ; -rLh Lancashire is requested to send a delegate , as lusintss v : importance to the agitation will be transacted .
liZlCKSTrR . —Mr . Cooper delivered two more di- ' -cur .-es in the Ampitheatre , last Sunday , th * suljt-ci ! . being , " the true nature of Christ ' s mi-sion " and " the corruptions of Christianity , and fictions of the dark ages . " The evening audienct was very lar ^ e . On Monday ni ^ ' at , Mr . C . selected " the ni-tr . ry , religion , manners and customs , &c , of the Chinese , "' as i . 13 subject , and the audience was again i-oiib " : durable . The receipts for the three discourses ( at ihe low admission of " 2 d . each for the boxes and ouiy one halfpenny each for the pit and gallery ) amounted to ¦ £ ? 6 s . 1 jd . An encouraging proof ihat it wili be possible , vnih all our poverty to keep open ; or Chartist parposes , this spacious building during wre entire ¦ winter , is afforded by this second week ' s experiment . In addition to the above sum , 6 s . 6 d . w ^ s LMlitCi ^ d in the aftc-rnoon it > r the relief of a
poor Shakspercan , who Lad been compelled to take to his bed through sickness , arising from his long experience of starvation . During the summer , thi ? pi'or man frequently resorted to the fit Ids to eat tr ^ ss , . hrough sheer hunger ! This too , in a town filed wuh dissenters atid professed philanthropists , vho liave amassed spite did fortunes ! Auothercoliectios , in the evenicg , amounting to 15 s . 6 i . was ms ' - ' e on behalf of M'Docall , it will be augmented 10 20 s . and then sent to Mr . Alorling , of Brighton , from whom Mr . Markham has received a letter , stiticg the doctor ' s distress . Mr . George White of Birmingham , is to visit ns next Monday night ; and on the Tuesday evening , our dramatic section are to attempt Home's " Douglas , " the proceeds to go towards furnishing the wardrobe for the play of " Hiinlet v" which -trill follow .
MOHliET . —Tne working men of this place are teaching the middle-class shopkeepers a severe lesson ; they are touching their pockets by depriving them of the profits of business in return for an insult to the u lads ° by the middle-men , on the occasion of choosing perochial constables . Their spirits once roused means were not wanting , and now they aro purchasing their own beasts and sheep , killing them and are selling amongst themselves beef and mutton at from Ud . to 5 d . per lb ., according to the joints . The butchers stand aghast , and are astonished at the desertion of their shops ; but the principle is not yet carried out as far a 3 it will be .
Mr . E . P . 31 iad delivered a lecture at the Cross Keys , Waltham , Lincolnshire , on Friday evening , to a very attentive and respectable * udience , upon the evils resulting from the unrestricted use of machinery snd steam poweTj being the first Chartist lecture delivered here .
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KEIGHLSY . —On Sunday , Mr . D . Ross , of Manchester , preached the anniversary sermons on behalf of the Working Men ' s Hall , to crowded and delighted audiences , and gave a most effective lecture on the Monday evenine . He also lectured on the previous Saturday evening . On the evenings of Tuesday , Wednesday , and Thursday week , he visited Bingley , Haworth , and Silsden , at all of which places he met with the most brilliant
success . DUBLIN . —On Saturday-last , the Irish Universal Suffrage Association waa largely attended both by strangers and members . Mr . H . C . Wright , tVom America , and Mr . Webb , a distinguished member of the Society of Friends , were present . The chair was filled by Mr . H . Clark . Mr . Dyott , the secretary , read the ininu ; e 3 , and afterwards the objects of the Association ; these last were vary warmly cheered by the strangers in the room , many of whom hadnver heard a fair expose of Chartism before . Mr . Wright then addressed the assembly at considerrble length , and after some other business the meeting broke up .
IttAKCHESTER . —At a meeting of the General Council and Council men from various trades in Manchester , held on Monday , it wa 3 resolved to recommend that all branches of the Charter Association , sending delegates to Birmingham , do empower them to meet previous to leaving that town for the purpose of revising and renewing the Orgauizitioa and Laws , in order that they may bo printed in a cheap form , and placed in the hands of each member of the Association ; and also to-bring about a better feeling amongst some of our body . Carpextebs' Hall . —Two lectures were delivered in the above Hall , on Sunday last , by Messrs . Lane and Dixon .
WIG AN . —The Chartists of this place have been deprived of a place of - meeting for some time , but have succeed at last in taking the large and commodious room adjoining the Waggon and Horees Ian . at the bottom of the Millgate , which they opened to the public on Sunday evening last , when Mr . Tillman of Manchester , delivered an instructive and intfr . s'ing lecture upon the occasion . The room which is capable of holding several huudred pers"n ? , was crowded to excess , and all were highly pieas-d with the doctrines advocated by the worthy \ eo * nrpr . ' - .
Exsr axd Nokth-Ridi . vg Delegate Meetikg . — The above meeting was held at Selby on Sunday last . Mr . G . H . King , delegate for York , in the chsir ; Mr . E . Burley officiated as secretary . Letters were read from several towns in connection with the meeting . Mr . Holliday and Mr . Sutherby w .-re appointed to audit the secretary ' s book and balance sheet , which being found correct , were , on the motion of Mr . Jones , adopted . Mr . Jones moved "That-Mr . Beesleybe applied to to become lecturer at the expiration of Mr . Bairstow ' s term , and that the secretary be instructed to correspond with him on the turns . "— Carried . Mr . Holliday moved , and Mr . Sutherby seconded , That a delegate be sent to represent the East and North Ridings in the forthcoming Conference . "—Carried . Mr . E . Burley , Mr .
G . H . King , and Mr . J . Arnot , were nominated as caadidates ; the election to be taken immediately . After considerable discussion t > n the Executive Balance Sheet , Mr . Holliday moved , and Mr . Sutherby seconded the following resolution : — " That this meeting do hereby enjoin the members of the Executive and all localities , in all their- tran actions iu the Chartist cause , to abide strictly by the rules of organisation . "—Carried . It was moved , seconded , and carried , " That the next delegate meeting be held at Selby , the first Sunday in February . " Mr . Ho 2 hday moved , and Mr . Suiherby seconded a vote of thanks to Mr . Burley for his gratituous' services to the district , and to Mr . King for his able services in the chair . The compliment being acknowledged , the meeting adjourned to the 4 tn of February next .
1 ODOTOHDZN . —A public meeting was held on Wednesday week , called by requisition . James Fielden , E-q ., and Mr . Henry Shepherd were elected delegates to the Conference at Birmingham . After the business of the public meeting had been gone through , Mr . Heury Shepherd came forward , and delivered his views upon the People ' s Charter , and the steps that ought to be taken , both in and out of Conference ; he pledged himself to support the National Charter Association , and the Charter , name and all . Mr . Christopher Doyle next came forward , and delivered a very interesting , instructive , and argumentative lecture upon the influence of war over our social , moral , and political welfare ; he reviewed the war with China , and
brought some very appropriate statistics to bear upon the subject , such as the whole amount of the ccst of eao ) - war , the number killed , the interest of the money spent as it had been added to the National Debt . This lecture had a great influence over the audience . After votes of thanks had been gone through , as usual , the meeting separated well satis- ; fied . Mr . David Ross delivered two lectures on Sunday last , to very numerous and attentive audiences . At the conclusion of" the second lecture , a vote of confidence in the Executive was carried , with only about six bauds held up against it ; and it was then moved that this meeting gives its sanction to Doctor M'Douall having his wages , as usual . :
KIBKHEATO 5 *—The Chartists of this place held their usual weekly meeting on Sunday . After the local business had been gone through , the following resolutions were carried : —" That we consider the conduct of tke Executive not to be strictly iu accordance vehh the plan , of Organization , nor according to the pure democratic spirit of Chani-m , but at the same time we are willing to make all allowance and consideration that can be made consistent with principle , and believe their errors to be more of the head than the heart ; and we hope that the matter will be discussed in brotherly friendship and amicably and speedily terminated ; thai this meeting begs to express its entire confidence in Dr . M'Douall , and tenders him its -warmest thanks for his past zsal , services , and sacrifices in our glorious cause ; and are * of opinion that his bereaved wife ought to receive lier husband ' s wages allowed by the Plan of Organization , ' so . long as he is a member of the Executive Committee .
SAXJP 3 RP . —Mr . James Leach delivered a lecture in tbe Association Room , Great George-street , on Monday evening , to a numerous and respectable audience . — Oa Tuesday evening the members residing in Salford , held their usual monthly meeting , vrben the sub-Stcretary read the accounts for the past month , ¦ which gave gentral satisfaction . Arrangements were after wards made for collecting the members' subscriptions in the various localities . The meeting then adjourned to next Monday night , at eight o ' clock , when all the members of the Association residing in Salforil , arc pcrticularly requested to attend , as there will be busi ness of great importance laid before the meeting .
LONDON . —Ruffian Anti-Corn Law league—On Thursday eveninga ticket meeting of Section , Xo . l , was held at the Mechanics' Institution , Southampton- ' buildings , Holborn ; about 1000 persons were present ; Henry Warburton , ex-M . P ., was called' to the cbair , and the usual quack doctrines of the League were dealt forth by Messrs . Villiers and Rickards , M . P ' s ., and aresolution of the same import was about being put to the meeting "when Mr . Blackmore rose to move sn ameiidmcBt ; this was tbe signal for . the most discordant yelling and cries of " turn him out , " tc ; the Chairwan upon being appealed to , said Mr . Blackmore ¦ was out of order until the resolution had been read . Mr . Blackmore bowed to this decision . The Chairman read the resolution , and Mr . Blackmore moved as an amendment that they took into their consideration tbe propriety
of sending delegates to tne Birmingham Conference . The scene that ensued baffle description . At least a dizan of the League assailed 11 r . Blacktnore ; Huffy Ridley coming to bis assistance was immediately assailed by these well-dressed blacLgaards , and after a desperate resistance they ¦ were thrown over the balcony from the pLttforni into the pit bslow . Ruffy Ridley was struck by one of the platform gentlemen with , a stick , and his eye blacked and face seriously cut . Mr . Bbckmore was also severely bruised . D / . Black came forward and deprecated such unmanly conduct . The chairman deprecated all violence , but thought Messrs . Ridley and Blackmore had brought it upon themselves . Us declined putting thsir amendment , and the resolution was of c : nrae carried . After several long and heavy addresses , another resolution was put to the
meeting , when Messrs . Blackmore and Ridley again movtd an amendment for the Charter , nnd gave the respectablts a severe lashing fsr their brutal conduct , and Were of course heard with great impatience , though without physical violence being again employed against them . Mr . Spurt from the gallery with considerable energy supported the amendment , but was speedily cnt short by the chairman putting to the meeting , whether they would hear him , which of course was carried in the negative , not more than six Chartists being present . The chairman again refused to put the amendment , and the meeting shortly afterwards separated , glorying in their brutal triumph and eulogizing their ticket plan of admission , which had enabled them to act the part of ruffians without immediately meeting with that justly-merited retribution which must ultimately ensue if they persist in such unmanly conduct- The redoubt able Sidney Smith lectured on Pxiday evening , at the School-room , under Bishopggata Chapel , Biahopa a .
testreet , and fearful of meeting \ riih a justly-merited vengeance for his conduct on the preceding evening , the room was packed with hired ruffians , boys , &c Tbe meeting was announced for six o ' clock , a time at which but few of the working classes can attend , and shortly after that period Sydney surrounded by a host of Leaguers , took possession of the platform , and Mr . Wilkinson , common councilman , was immediately moved into the chair without even the formality of being seconded . Mr . ManU protested against this ling o ! conduct , and "was about to move an amendment when he was seised upon by the respectables and thrown off the platform ; his clothes b « ing literally torn from his bade , a few friends caving with great difficu ' . ty made their way up to bis assistance , a determined resistance was made , and Mr . ManU was again placed upon the platform . Daring the struggle a master baker conspicuous for the size of his body and the attaUowsesa of his brains , who appeared to act the
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part cf leader to the hired ruffians surrounding the platform , was guilty of the unmanly act of biting in a very severe manner , the thumb of a member of-the City locality , and of kicking , in a desperate manner , and severely injuring , another member of the same body , and likewise the reporter of this paper . The cowards finding that about ten Chartists were a match for theirwhoieforce persaaded their liberal chairman to send for the police , and the Chairman also stated that he would be generous enough to prosecute at his own expense any Chartist who attempted to express his disapprobation of their unjust proceedings . Several policemen immediately made their . appearance , and Mr . M ' antz and several . other Chartists were hauled out by a private door , into an adjoining Btreet , and then Bet at liberty , the c-jwards not-daring to sustain
the charge . Sydney thinking himself triumphant immediately began boasting that the glorious victory they had obtained on . that anil the preceding evening , at the Mechanics' Institution , over the niiscresnt Chartists , -would ensure them uninterrupted meetings for . the future . But , alas for the fallacy of human hopes ; this was the signll for tremendous disapprobation ; and from that moment ecarce one word of the lecture could be heard £ eyond the precincts of the platform . The Chartist ipivtty was . mcmenxatily increasing , and the whole time was occupied in cheering and ccu ~ ter-cbeeeriug'froni the respective parties . In vain did the police take man after man but of the room ; fresh rcctuits still entered . The harsh y oice of
Sydney was lost m the confusion ; and his bitter inT vective fell unheeded save by his own immediate env plovers . Mr . Mantz again mounted the platform at the opposite end of the room , and the R ^ pcalcra seeing their party decreasing , and the Chartists rapidly increasing , prudently dissolved the : meeting , nnd in the ¦ words ofHhe Moryiing Herald , " Scampered off , leavins the place in possession of the Chartists , who'made-it re-echo with their cheers . " One of the city locality having stated that he bad some Cbartist ammunition In his pocket was given in charge to the police , who founrf , much to their chagrin , and the nmusemeot of the bystanders , that the ammunition consisted of Chartist Tracts . ¦ ' . ' .. :
Flora Tavern , Barnsbury Park . —Mr . Knight delivered a very excellent lecture at this place . A vote of thanks was given to Mr / Cleave , for his kindness in responding to tha application of George White on behalf of Mrs . Ellis . V" . A meeting of the City of London , Committee for sending delegates to the Conference , was held oh Wednesday evening , at the Globe Tavern , Shoe-lane , Mr . Wheeler in the chair . The recommendation of the General Committee with regard to the number of delegates ; , &c , vras approved ; a quantity of subscription book ? wore is .-ued to members of tho committee , and other : steps taken to advance the object in view . The meeting then adjourned until Sunday evening , at . half-past five o ' clock , at the same place .
Tower Hamlets . — -At the last Council Meeting of the Carpenters' Arms locality , held last Sunday , it was resolved— " The : cl . te 3 collectors be ordered to give notice to tho members to . meet next Tuesday evening , at eight - ' o ' clock , to nominate tht 3 menibers for the General Council , at the Carpenters'Arms , Brick-lane . " : . STR . OUD—" At a meeting of'the-Chartists of Stroud on Monday hist , the following resolutions were moved and caried unanimously ;— " That a public meeting be holden on Monday evening , at seven o ' clock , at the Globe Inn ,- 'Parliament-street ; , to elect a delegate for 1
Stroud to the Confeaence at Birmingham . '" That we consider tho Executive have deviated from the path of duty as laid down in the Plan at Organization . "—^ " That we consider a General Secretnry quite sufficient to correspond with ' tbe .. different-societies , - -. arid some responsible person as treasurer . " ¦ " That we consider the Executive to have praise duei to them its their capacity as lecturers , and : is such we consider them worthy of retaining that office . " We further beg to say that Mr . Bairstow ' s expences were defrayed while at Stroud , and his coach-hire paid from the town he ltft to aome to Stroud .
Removal of CHARxrsr Prisonkrs . —— Messrs . Hemmings , Neal , the two Nixons , Garratt , Yates , Linney , and upwards of thirty other Chartist prisoners have been removed from Stafford gaol to . the Penitentiary ' at London .
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RECEIPTS OF THE / EXECUTIVE . FOR THE . ' : ' . WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 27 th , 1842 . ¦" ' / ¦'¦'¦ : " ¦ .. ¦ - '¦¦ ¦ ¦ " ' • ' - ¦ - '; ''¦ ¦ - ' 8 d Bloomsbury ... ... ... 10 Nottingham , Rancliff Arms ... 10 0 Sower by ... ; ... ... ... 7 5 Carvers and Gilders ... ... 16 Crdckford ' s Beverage .... ... 5 0 Wheeler ^ .. : ... ... ... 10 0 Star Coffee Shop , Golden-lane ... 45 ¦ - ¦¦¦¦ •¦ ;/ :- ' - ' . ¦' •; ' ¦ . ¦ ¦ ' " . - ¦ : ¦¦ . ¦ - , ; - . - . £ 1 -19 :-i \ - ¦¦¦ - J . Campbell , Secretary .
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A Boy Lost . —Samuel Cheetham , fourteen years of age , rather stout , and darkish complexion , had on , when he left home , fustian trousers , a reddish waistcoat , a man ' s coat with / the laps cut short , a hardingcap , and a pair of clogs . If any of our readers should hear or meet with him , they would much oblige his frieuds , who are . in great distress , b y giving informifiion to Wm . Greenwood , collier , Siddle , Southowram , Halifaz :. Poisoning Case at Manchester . ^ We have alreadygiven ' -tnci particulars of tho death of a man named Hunter , in this town , as supposed from eating porridge in \ vhich arsenic had been mixed , vyith
tho apprehension of his wife on the charge of having administered . iiie . poison . : An inquest has been held , and after a very lengthy inveatigation , the jury came to tho decision ^ - " ff hat Mary Hunter was guilty of muri-ier , and that the deceased carao to his death by poison , which was administered by his wife ( the prisoner . )" ¦ The verdictwas received by a vast multitude outside the house with : some considerable cheering , arid \ yheii the prisoner yrag departirg she was assailed by hootings . The prisoner received the yfexdicv with tho greatest coolness , and appeared not at . all ; aflVcted by the decision . — -Manchester Guardian * ¦ ;• "' : ¦ :. ' . ; - " ¦ ¦ - .- ' ¦¦ ¦ ' .. - . " ¦ ¦ ..- ¦ '¦ . .
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. li ) THE EDITOR OJ ? THE NORTHERN STAR , SiR ,- ^ I have seen with no small surprise , in your piper of last Saturday , a statement purporting to have emanated from M ^ . Leach , at a meeting of : South .- ] Eiancashiw delegates , to the following effect : " The Hull Chartists were about to pass the Balance Sheet in' the month of July last , when . Mr . Hill entered the room and put a stop to it . " " .-. ' ' ' . - , Mr . Iieach has been miainformed . The Balance Sheet of last quarter never was submitted to any general me ' atihj ? of the Chartists of Hull ; if , therefore , the above stateinent has : reference , as it appears to have , to the general body of bur members , it is nubstantially incerrebt ; and I feel it to be myduty to call the attention of the gentleman who made the statement to that fact ' If , pu the other hand , it has reference to the Councillors alone , I am given to understand that it is equally untrue . . Mr . Robert Jackson informs ; me that he was the person ( and not Mr . Hill ) who brought that matter before tbe Council , and so far from it being * ' about to be passed , " an animated discussion waa at that moment going on , and the Council cime at last to an unanimous vote to write Mr . Canipbell for turther information ., I conceive that I am acting correctly in laying the facts of the case thus Mtfl / before the : public , leaving it to the general meeting of aur members , which is called for next Momlay , to acknowledge , as best suits them , the compliment which Mr . Leach has paid them as a body ; contenting myself with observing that , in so far is i am concerned , neither Mr . Hill , Mr . Leach , nor any other person , shall dragoon me into tha entertainment or expression of vicwa not in accordance with a strict sense of justice ; and from what I know of thu men of . Halt , In reference to them I come to the same conclusion . I am , Sir , Tours , truly , W . J . HOLUDAT . Hull , Dac 5 th , 1842 ,
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —In the Sheffield Indepmdent of last Saturday , appeared a letter signed . " John Marahall , " enquiring ¦ whr . t had become of the monies collected and sent to the SCar office for the purpose of bringing the remains of the : martyred patriot , Clayton , to Sh- fiiild , but which , owing to circumstances , needless to be repeated here , were not applied to the purpose for which they had been collected . The object of the . writer of the letter has evidently been to bring odium upon the' Chartists in gener : il , and the Northern Star in particular , by causing the unthinking to believe that the monies in question had been ¦ wrongfully appropriated ; such was ' undoubtedly his ' object , otherwise he would have written to you , instead of to that bitter foe of Chartism , the conductor of the Independent . I believe application has . been made to Mr . Ardill tb give up the money to Mrs . Clayton , the widow 6 f the deceased , but the money
having been entrusted to Mr . A . for a special purpose , that gentleman has clearly no authority to give it up ' for any other purpose without the previous sanction of the parties Who contributed to it . To bring this matter to an eaily settlement , I would suggest the propriety of the parties who in Sheffield and elsewhere gave any donation to the above monies , meeting in their . respec tive localities to decide by resolution what la to be done with the monies in question , and each locality to immediately oommunicate its resolution to the northern Star .. If I inay-bo permitted to say a word as to the purpose to which the monies should be applied , I would respectfully suggest that they be given to the widow , Mrs . Clayton , who is , I believe , in anything but prosperous circumstances , has many claims in point of family , fcc ., on the kindness of her friends , and is every way worthy of every assistance that can be rendered-her . . " : " .-: ¦¦ -. : ' ' . y ' y . ' ¦¦ ' . ' .- . ¦¦ - .- ¦ Youi ' s , respectfully , .. . " ..: ' OE 0 K 6 E Julian Harnet . Shtffield , No 11 , Harbfaead , ]> eo . 6 tb . X 843 . '¦ - . . ' ¦
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MR . HILL TO THE NORTH LANCASHIRE ¦ DELEGATES .
Geentlemen , —I insert your letter to myself and others most willingly . If the excellent and patriotic spirit manifested by your letter pervaded all parties , there would be au end of that vile , system of crimination and recrimination , slander and retort , plot and counter plot , which you so justly deplore as the disgrace of our movement , and as hurtful ¦' : to its interests . I fully reciprocate your sentiment , that "Union , . necessary at all times , is more especially so at the present important crisis , when Government - persecution is endeavouring to crush bur movement . " But while I admit with you the necessity of union , I
must also uphold that which is even still more dear .- and valuable— principle , and truth , and honesty . Tiiese are tke first matters to be looked for , and , in their absence , all others are valueless , or mischievous ; and , while I bow with all deference to your mild censurej I must still think that in the matter of these " very unpleasant differences" I should have shewn a great lack of all these , had I not taken precisely the course I have taken , and even if ill consequences should result therefrom , which I cannot anticipate-, the censure belongs not at all to me , who have < lone ho more than was required by duty .-
-The second paragraph of your letter , seems to have been written under , and is , at all events calculated to engender , a groat misconception . It talks a bout our " agreeing to differ upon minor matters . " Novy if the question were one . of opinion ot minor , matters , I would think myself deserving of a much deeper censurethan the one contained in your letter if I could at such a time have introduced it . But this" is not the fact . The question is not of opinion , but of principle ; not of--a minor matter , but of one absolutely vital to our cause . It is no less a question than . whether we , as a body , bo honest in t !; e avowal oV our principles , or whether we prop und them factiousiy in opposition to the ruling power , while we ourselves pay rio regard to them . The matter of " confidence" or " no confidence" in . the" particular men -wKose
conduct has given rise to the discussion forms in reality no pa , rt of the queation . It is simply a question of whether the avowed principles of our association are to be recognized by us as an associJtion or not . The Star is the only medium through which the members can communicate with each ot-her , and hence its columns are of necessity the channel through which the investiga'ion is conducted . This wili appear the more especially necessary wheuyouremeraber , asinjusticetoall . sidesyoushould , that " kiud admonition / ' in the most full meaning of those words has been had recourse to , as far back as July last , nppni the very same subject , but without producing any other effect than a more open and undisguised defiance of our principles and rules ; which the parties ventured to assure us they expected to find "hailed by the whole country with delkht" ! ¦ ¦ ¦;¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ : ¦ ¦ ¦ . . \ ¦ ¦ ¦
I cannot agree irith you in thinking that the terms in which my opinion has been expressed can beat all fairly designated '' harsh rebuke . " The fact that "kiud admonition" administered in tha kindest of all forms , by - private , remonstrance produced only an aggravation of tho evil 13 proof enough that it was hifth time for the pe-: pie to speak out ; I called their attention to the facts that they might do so , and 1 did no . more , it' I have been compelled to the use of terms unpltasing to t , ho Executive , you should remember that it was not " tw sending the subject before the public , " but in reply to tho abuse ot the Executive tor the performance of my " very unpleasant" duty . No mistake could be greater than that which you make when you say that : — ; "The language of , Mr . Hill in sending the subject before the public , is calculated to injure the feelings of the Executive , and thereby cause rancour and ill-feeling to . exist in our ranks . "
I cannot permit . this statement in your well iutehtioned letter to pass without convincing you of its being undeserved , by bringiug ^ agaia before you the exact"langHage" in which I did " send the subject before the country . " I first called attention to the matter in the Northern Star of Saturday , the 12 th of November ; and I aid it in ' -these words : —
" the quabierlt balance-sheet of the ¦ , ¦¦ ¦ . ¦' . ' : ¦'¦¦' ,- -. . 'ixecd . tit £ , " - ¦' ¦ : ' '¦ . ¦ - : ; " This important document will be found elsewhere inserted . We call to it the especial attention of ail members of the General Council , and , indeed , of ail members of the National Charter ABsociation . We hope that every man will , read it carefully , and that every man will refer carefully to the PJan of . Organization , and read them together . , Wise , active , and honest public servants always thank the people for the exercise of vigilance . Nothing is so necessary and especially at thia time , as that the people should look well to the conduct of those who have the guidance of their movement and the control of their foods , giying boaoox to who m honour may be
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due , and according such censure or admonition as may serve to keep every foot , in tho strait ana straight path . If the people have a fault , it is that they are frequently disposed to be too remiss in surveillance ; whereby small deviations from right pract ice , too often grow at length into frightful aberrations from principle , which compel them to cast off parties who with better watchins might have long continued to be good and useful servants . We have neither time nor space this week for the directing of attention toi many items in this document which we think specially deserving of regard . Whether we inay do so next week or not , we trust that the people will at all events make themselves intimately
acquainted with it ; that they will read it caretully along with the plan of organization , and observe strictly tho degree of faithfulness with which the fund ? parsing through the hahd 3 of their , ackiiow-Jedijed servants have been appropriated and expended in accordance with its provisions . We think the JExeciitiye have a right to require this of them ; it is ' weil and necessary to exnidit palpably the contrast between the mode of management adopted in . like matters by the factions over whom , the people have no control , and by their own appointed and responsible publio servants . Nothing tends more forcibly , toi illustrate the value 6 ? our .-principles- 'than the comparison between reckless class rapacity and stern democratic honesty . " .
Now , Gentlemen , read that article again , and then say if there is anything in it at all" calculated to injuro the feelmns of the Executive "; and remember that every word I have since said about it has been forced from me by the abusive violenco of the Executive , because of my haying thus simply called public at ten tio a to the matter . Gentlemen , —I trust you npw see that your kind suggestion to me to perform my duty in the least possibly offensive manner has : b « en abundantly anticiDated bv ma in this very matter . It was not
oiily my " right" as a Councillor of the Association , but my duty as a friend to the cause , and an honest Chartist , to enforce compliance with the rules and principles of the Association , as far as my power went . I saw them grossly violated by the Executive ; I joinrd my fallow Councillors , who first called my attention to it . in a "kind admonitiot , ' which we sent to tSem privatcfy , simply because I was desirous to avoid '" criminating through the columns of a newspaper , thereby retarding the progress of our movemen ' ; , and giving our enemies an opportunity of exulting over our weakness . " .
For the same reasons , I did all I possibly could to prevent others who had taken up tho maY ter from making it publio and . to induce to take a like course of "kind" and private" admonition" ; and when at last , finding all this unavailing , I found my duty to " send the subject before the public" imperative , I did it precisely in the terms which I have quoted above from the Star . Gentlemen , I have done my duty . You have also done yours . Your " kind admonition" Ireceive even thankfully ; becauso though given vindir misconception it was kindly meant . I wish the likg spirit of charitable and honest Chartism would pervade all men . ; I am , Gentleman , - ' . Yours faithfully , : Wm . Hill .
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Newton Heath . —Some iima a ^ o the overseers of this place called a meeting of the ratepayers to elect a number of persons to act as special constables / under the New Police Aot . But the ratepayers passed a resolution to : tho effect , that then township was in no danger , and had burthens enough to bear without finding men to go into other parts of tho country , and return cripples , and b i come chargeable to the township perhaps for life . The resolution for the ; non-election of constables was oarried unanimously . The overseer took the news of the meeting to Mr . 'Maude at tho New Bailey , he flew " in a rage , arid said , as the ratepayers had refused to appoint them , the overseer must give hint the list , and ho would appoint thorn himself . But after referring to the Act he found that it did not
vest such power in hinij and he was sforry for it ; but h . e would write to the Secretary of State upon the subject . But it did not end here . Mr . Rutter , the Coroner , recommended the overseers to call another meetings and if the ratepayers refused to appoint the requisite number of constables , . they might serve them with a writ of mandamu ? . In accordance with ; this recommendation , theoverseerscalledr-anbthermeeting of the ratepayers on Tuesday evening last . When , the business waa brought forward , the ratepayers carried a resolution " that the meeting be adjourned until Easter Monday next . " This was more than the overspers expected ; but the election of specials is put off . until that time , and there is no doubt , but if they attempt ; the same business again , that a further adjournment : of the question will be . the consequencei . '
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Leeds Corn MAnKET , Tuesday , Dec . 6 th . —The supply of Wheat and Beans to this day ' s market , ia smaller than last week , Oats and Barley larger . There has been a fair steady demand for Wheat and last week's price fully supported . Fine Barley no alteration , but all other descriptions are very dull , and 6 d to Is . per quarter lower .. Oats dull safe .. Beans are very dull , and Is . per quarter lower . ¦ ¦ ; . ¦'¦ ¦ ' ¦ ; . . - - ¦ V ¦ ¦ - . .. - ' . ¦" ¦ " .. ¦ ¦• ' ... THE ATERAGE PRICKS OF WnEAT , FOB TIIE % EEt ¦¦ " ' .. ENDING rJEC . 6 , 1842 . ' Wheat . Barley . Oats . Rue . Beans . Pea *
Qrs . Qrs . Ors . Qrs . Qrs . Qr . f . 2940 , 2414 355 ' 419 22 £ S . d . £ b . d . £ r . d . £ s . d . £ b . 6 . £ s . d . 28 2 k ; 1 8 6 h 0 19 10 J 0 0 0 1 9 llj 1 12 3 J Leeds Woollen MARKKTs ; --There has been very little doing in the Cloth Halls , and the demand for manufactured goods seems to have been slightly checked by the rumour that the Chinese Emperor had declined to sign the treaty until after our owri sovereign / The wool trade , however , is better , and the labouring population have more employment than they had a fortnight ago .
Skipton Cattle Market , Tuesdat , Dec ! 6 . — We had only a moderate supply of " fat Beasts , ' but '* that of Sheep was good . Thers being an average attendance of buyers , and : sellers being anxioua to obtain an advance in prices . the market was father heavy , and prices for well fed Beef rather higher , but Mutton the same as last fortnight . Beef , 4 Jtt to Sid ; Mutton , 4 d to 5 d per . lb . , : York Corn Market , SATtrapAY , Dec . 2 . —We have a very throngmarket to-day ; for hi addition to a , good attendance of farmers , we have a great
number of servants wanting places . Whf-at is much affected in condition by the weather , yet all de-oriptiona support late prices . The same may bo said of Barley and Oats , but Beans are almost unsaleable . Huddersfield Cloth Market , Tuesday , Deo . 6 . —Our market thisday presented the same unhealthy condition as last week . Peace with China has not as yet generated a better state of trade here . Fancy goods were in roost request , but prices are ruinoiisly low . Winter now . approaches rapidly and great numbers are yet destitute of work . Wools still ' remain heavy . « - . ¦ . - . ¦
LivBRFooi . Cattle Market , Monday Die . 5 . — The market to-day has been much the same as last week , both with respect to price and quality , the greatest portion being of second and third-rate quality , which met with dull salej but any thing good . eagerly sought after , and sold at last week ' a . prices . Number of Cattle at market—Beasts 1694 . Sheep 5048 . ¦ ; ; a : . '• g ? Manchester Corn Market , —Saturday , Dec . 3 . — For prime parcels of English Flour there was a fair enquiry in the early part of the week , which was checked on the receipt of the depressed report from Mark-lane ; subsequently the business done
was . of a very limited character and prices barely supported . Oatmeal wa 3 in moderate request at the grevions currency . Increased supplies of Wheat , Oats , Flour and Oatmeal from Ireland , the total amount of which forms a very considerable import into Liverpool and Runcprn , may be noted ; whilat those elsewhere require no particular observation . With very sJightej : q : iiry for any description of Wheat , fevr transactions in thatiarticle were reported at our markfit . this morning . Flour was also very slow sale , and 30 i . per sack is an extreme quotatioa for choice White ? . No change can be noted . in the value of Oats or Oatmeal , but the sales made fully supported the rates of this day se ' nnighfc ;
Malton Corn Market , Dec . 3 . — -We have very little business done in the corn trade to-day , our farmers generally do not eeem willing to coaiply with the present low prices . We notice no alu'ration in the value of grain . Wheat , white < 2 s to 53 } per quarter of 40 stones ; Ditto , red , 46 s to iOs per do . ; Uarley , 253 to 27 s per quarter of 32 stones Oats , 8 id to 9 d per stone ; . WAKEF 1 ELD CORN MARKET . ~""~ Friday , Dec . 9 . —Our arrivals this week are very short of all kinds of Grain . Millers do not buy Wheat freely , but . fully is per quarter advance is obtained . Barley is steady in price . Oats and Beans without variation in value .
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THE NORTH LANCASHIRE DELEGATES TO THE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION , THE EXECUTI VE COMMITTEE , AND TO MR . HILL , EDITOR OF THE « 'NORTHERN STAR . " Brother Chartists , —Deeply impressed with the necessity of Union at ail times , but more especially at the present important crisis , when Government persecution ; is endeavouring to crush our movement by pouncing on those ¦ who have nobly stood forward in the advocacy of our just claims : and when professing friends , assuming specious names , sporting the . varied colours of the cameleon , and resorting to all sorts of wily tricks to entrtp us , in order that we may serve their base and sordid purposes ; we deem it necessary to offer a tew sober remarks en the very unpleasant differences that now .-.. exist at head quarters , trusting that we may be able by these means to allay those differences , " wliichVin our opinion , ( judging from : the appearance they now wear . ) threaten to impair , if not destroy , our moral power and influence . :
We have witnessed with sorrow and regret many times the paper < n » r . flicU of nien ; profess 5 ag our principles , andasoftenhavehoped that what we wqre then reading would be the last , that surely a time would arrive when -we couldqg , <•« . to differ on minor : matters , without entering into $ system of criminating and recrim ' raating through the columns of a newspaper , thereby retarding the progress of our own movement , and giving our enemies an opportunity of exulting over our weakness ; but , alas ! we have been miserably disapppointeii ; and it is again our paii . fu ! lot to see the columns of the Xortheni Star nffordin ;; materials for our eueiriitrs to revel iu , to our own destruction .
Having cate ' ully examined the statements , pro . and con ., that hava appeared , we are Obliged to say that t ! ie conduct of the Executive , in misapplying the funds cf the Association , and departing from the rules of the Organization , is far from sitifactory- ; and we are also conipelled to siy that the language of Mr . Hill in suhdi ' ng the subject before the public , ii calculated to injnre the feelings of the Executive , and thereby cause rancour and -ill-feeling to exist in our ranks . TVe are decideiily . of opiiiion that Mr . Hiil , as a member of the National Charter Association , had a perfect Tight to call the attention of bis brother Chsrtists to the Balance Sheet , and also to offer his opinion thoreon ; nevertheless it would have been more satisfactory to us to have seen it couched in mililer language : kind admonition rather than haTsh rebuke we consider yreuM have . been better calculated to effect the object desired , therefore we cannot but attach blame to both . V-
For exprysairiR the above . opinion we mean no offence to either Mr . Hill or the members of the Executive , our sole aim being to heiiV if possibie the breach thus made : and in order to take from our enemies a chance of using weapons of our own forging agaii'St us . we are perfectly willing "to bury in oblivion the past , and endeavour to concentrate an imperishable union ' eniirgy , fortitude , and perseverance , in order to free ourselves and our fellow slaves from the trammels of oppressiou and misrule . We have avoided going into the charges in detail , to
prevent foe ] bein ? added to the fire , for we have learned by sad experience , that when once an affair of this or any other description is complained of , parties meddling in it bavo , by critisising and picking , unavoidably protracted the difference , and at length made it a difficult task to allay the mad passions thus roused / It is really sickening to be perpetully at war amon ^ sit ourselves ; it is e ough to drive sttrling patriots , arid useful members from our ranks ; it is therefore essential to smother those differences at ence . " Ii 6 t us pToflt by the past , and work f- ; r the future with indomitable courage , perseverance and energy .
In conclusion , we would respectfully suggest to the Editor of tha Northern Star to prevent the pages of that paper from referring aiiy more to this aff . iir , thut whenever he ftm ] s it his duty to refer to thet conduct ot his brother Chartists in whatever capacity they may be p ' aced , to so convey his opinions as to give the least effance . : .. ¦¦ . . - . . . ; " ' . ' ' . .. . - ' -.. . .. - . ¦ To the Members of the Executive we would also say , adhere strictly to the rules of : the organisation . Place youselves in a position that your brethren may not have cause to complain . To the General Councillors we would psint their attention to the rules and advise them to insist on the members in their several localities , a rigid adherence to the same , that tha Executive may not have to ' complain ' . of the scanty means at their
disposal to perfect and mature our organisation . To our brother members we would say forcet the past ; let it go by as a paasingbreez j ; let no trait in yourconduct give a handle to our enemies ; but letjit be sush that neither new move , tiew new mover Tory , : orCorn-Iiaw Repealer , may point the fingerof reproach , ; and say there goes a Chartist ; lot our motto be ' . '•' . Union , " : our watchword Loye , Truth ouv guide , and ; bur Charter , theobjectin view ; we may then bid defiance to Wkiggism and Totyisnii New Moves , and New New Moves . Their combined forces cannt baffle our efforts ; The banner of libertywill proudly flutter in the breeze , despotism will perish , and ou its ashes will tread a free and a happy people . . .. .- . - Gigued on behalf of the North Lancashire Delegates , in district meeting assembled , JokN Smith , Chairman . Accrington , Dae . 3 rd , 1842 ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 10, 1842, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct628/page/8/
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