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JIt B £ LOted Fbiwds , —It is dow ten o'clock < m figad * j aigktj «<* j ftar-- * jp « nwy trf £ ** J aifav-1-&Z > wn to oommuBicata to joa 2 » resulfc o £ the j ^ Bt cask ' s topr . -.- . -. - - Ilaft Glasgow * i e 2 s * '« & ** or Mwnhj-TBorabf wS $$ Bg , wJioto X ww t » '« P > H Abraijw Pamnt WS # * sj * ° joia vterta&rfaMtabMHfrte . - JJ ^ B ^ ation . Yes , «« tia ^ irtii « Btfel |« ted « 3 ~ 4 em « si » tion of Aiffpft-^ jmi ^ llSM ^ yim ¦
^ jjfid a ewmqrpuenMk - _ > g | u £ ifcSing tbeoldi ^ de rt ^^ riiaiti w * 4 *** - gjg * Iis 3 sachol 7 look a * &e © eii is w ' okh tW briTe " j ^ dy and B&ird va « «« i& « ii brfora their ezeea-?| frfc , > j ? e started . f ^ grea ^ to aeet the pro&eeaen ii-iiial * -we wfirfl ^ jo |<^ pw « B « ype , ftecoaip 4 nied w *(»^ Thomp « , vaje ^ i ^ -Bwrttwy of the •^^^ clatibBJ - ' iMtaBt ^ Sttio tnm AU » we met jjjimiBensa eaTafcade ,, with numbers of banners jjid ss splendid band * , * 11 dressed ia mill-1 igjy nniforas ; and , thns marshalled , we ! farc ied int 0 * b tswa , and in the market- j plaw held a magnificent meeting , the largest , they [
gjT , they ever h&d . An address was presented to I s , ' which I responded to at considerable length ; a resolution to petition for the darter vras passed , j « , d Voraham Duncan was then elected a 3 a member ' and Abraham Duneaa was then eiectea a 3 a memoer .
f / e ihe ces ; Convention to assemble in London . Jroa Alloa we marched in full procession to Til- j lico'j : trj , about ote mile and a half ; there a very ' gpsciora hustings wa 3 erected , and a concourse of , Pe ople assembled which puzzled me to guess where ; j > sj came from—a huge mass of people . Another r edress was presented to me ,- and reflations pledging support of the Charter , and approving of the Jfidosa l Petition , were passed , and some capital notches were made . Abraham Duncan was there also elecied to represeni Clackinannaiishire in the Convention . From theacs we marched ^ in , fti ^ B » J cess ion through Coalsnactha to Alva ^ a diSanee ' ( H four miles . I walked all the way . When ¦
¦ = ¦ 0 wers within a quarter of a mile of the town we found ourselves in the dark , and the ^^ Eii r . ee decided upon my addressing the meetin g on the read . As soon as I began , however , it appeared the sharks "wers present , and were making weomtions to arrest me for itt irrupting the pas - are ; this was communicated to me , axid when I jnair . s&ed the f « i to the mettlcg , it vras agreed that I aioald reserve my speech for the soiree . We therefore proceeded , and reached the hotel at halfpast zx . At half-past seven , I started for the soiree , which ^ "as held on the ground Soor of a large mill . 1400 rickets were sold , but SCO wtre obliged to hare jfceir icaaey renamed , as the place was literally cra-naied to Fufocation with HOG . There was a rrt : deal , not of confusion , but of difficulty , in
resting ihrosgb to serve the repast , and we were delayed in the '" oven : > for as least sn boar before a Kord eonld be heard ; however , I rejoiced that out jcirorttsie arcsa frem our strength , and so I wa . tid pi-irit-y . Alter speaking Lt considerable length , 1 left the place in a slate as if I Lad been dipped in tie sea . I never me ; a finer set of Chartists i = et life than the men of Alra , Tillicoultry , and Alloa : is short , of ail CiackmaEnassrJre . I learn tat my addresses hsve cone much good ; so I am roiid for rnv wami baths .
On Tuesday , I started for Dunferniliae , where I Fas ii > nee : ?> h . Breivsier , ia his ? ' . rong mora ] - fcrce hold , snrronnded by his stiff . Many gcod fcllowi wei : t with me from Alva , about- twentyt ~ i miles . When I reached Dcafermiine , —but I Ebould tell you fir < t tha ; & friend cam \ oS to Til-L ' cvuirry to me , and followed me to Alva , implorug He coi to go to Dunfermiine , as Morisson and Halley had been recruiting ail their forces of jho ? boys , warehousemen , and masters , to back Brewiter , while the shortness of my notice did eo ; anord time for the country districts to ecne in . However , 1 was inexorable , and go I K&sid ; and I did go ; and when I arrived I femd a large procession with band and tanners irciibg . We went to my hotel , and there I heard of notaiagbn ; anticipations of defeat ; and after ashort Eterril three Brewsteriies called upon me to make
" * lfrss £ ? men : 3 for discussion with B .-ewster . After s : ae jiw , and hearing a document wh ch they tad brash ; frcm Alloa , full of falsehood , I appointed tree to mce : them , and deal wi ; h the ques : icn and Er is tbej though : proper . Well , the arrangements were made that I was first to speak three quarters cf aa hour , then Srewster the same time ; then a c ^ STt-er of an hour each for two mortal hours . The Lord Provost was in the chair , and we had a glorious Eeetiug , and hlo-eh day . I shall not trouble you Ft : h a detailed account of what passed . Brewster d £ ; ci ^ : ced O'Brien , csd me thresh O'Brien ; he li ' :: rred avraj , deznaucirg time ; in hVn of that the fiiev . is bestowed £ 7 "oaE ? asd h 5 . se 5 , which neither fc ? Cnainnai ! cor 1 could stop . He was low , gross , ard insnlsiLg , buoyed up by the assurance of bi st » 5 that in Dnnfermlirs -hcv Trocld hsTe
» last £ ve to O 2 e in iheir favcnr . The Lcrd ProTos ; , I should tell you , opined this meet-—^ v . v declsriiig himself a rhcle-hos ; Chartist . Ea . ley , the deserter from the Convention , was to bn : g zp : se rear . Brewster concluded by pro-V- ~ -zz , his faiBons Birmisghaaj and Calton Hill Rsoludora , but , EudiEgco sccor . fer . they fell to the p ; z-d ; wterecpon Halley ? :. e : pid forward , and ? r . 7 " : ' ^^ P'is cf milk-s . r . - ] -Tr 2-. er resolutions ^ w-: eS -ffere to have been fjlicwed by a vote of cenr-Tiz-ixz . Ee , atd to which I rx , pe ? rd : l : e foV . omr Ter : a ! £ Eaidui 6 Dt : —Resohed , u TLa ; in the rr--St = t cisudted state cf certain parries in Dunfir ^ z ^ callirg ^ -iseh es Chanisti -hi , n : e : in ^ is
K «^ &a mat a 5 J proposition esar ; i : ; n irzn that t :- -I wodd r . o : be ca : c-: ar ? i ro inspire ths rea ] - » - 'O ^ vi tne crnpire vi-i : h c ^ z-imce . or to comaizd their seppon . " Tzh t : > written for the f- ~ or .. moved and ? eco = d- ; d , ar . d a show of hands — , n ^ . n iuw » „ . ; : c-i t ^ cie present ap-P ^ red io be held up . Thei : i , how was cemanded ^• • aeErcEiaapeias . wheE : hc , hc- L , and ware-L-- ~ Ee , £ Tiii ; : ed . p Ihis .. _ . . , ^ . had ^ •• - r Ly EconL ^ t , ^ d -n- hid i — .: !»;? . snd both ^ aoon and the can uJes shone n ? o ^ the -co ? boys » iireiFr . er demanded a divi ^ r . w ^ ere ^ M' : ha Lord '
* - - - ; aes : red th *» fusiians :-3 ; o to ;; . e ri ^ hi , and :- *>* l cloihs to the hfj , no : - _ 3 ; 3 a : hcS 5 term . ^ ' : or and £ eaiE 5 t . and wh , u . ? . d ; : ^ ; , fonk " \ " ^^ « =-= fcrrrard snd cc-rlzrzd the ^ Tfr ' - ; Clrr ^ ^ - ^^ ^^ enough , by a — ' < - " i ^ -ni-g a com- for the Tanasished . get Op on ch
- ^ J a , ; ! _ tararffning h : L K-f *? > " ^ iaied , " 0 , aoral-. A . rca men cf . ; ~ S ~ : * r - \ ' ' re ^ ra , he .- , you ' re : hrished , you ? re ^; f = M aaj in ycnrstrungho 3-j . bv : he pliysicals ; •' " B " '!' J 0 a di £ - ^; " ^ t- Morrison said V- ' , rein ; feT ^ ^ ^ re I :: cause , ar . d they fell out . : ^ bs « a . The fus : Ia 23 followed me in ¦ ¦
~>* totty iotel , ^ here ten of us si : zovn to din-; : ; « - « e : g ^ o ' clockrro-c-de ; : ocuri ,=: almeeiing , -- ¦ - " » * t iar ^ ^ - ^ n-y could g-jt vras cra-mmed C'f' ^ JoL a Di-Maa ha-i been seni - -j ' 0 £ Js ^ j k ; jv disre £ » : v 3 ; b : u no , the dis-:- - ^ of our meetbg ^ . ^ j k . noz 3 speak bat - ner ^ d myself . Heaver , u ^ e v , gentle-; ; 'W repaid the loss by iwo of the cos ; spies-^ . . ' . "" ertr nfcaro ils ay life , which were J ^ j eered . x gpvke ,, u sborilj 5 ^ j had C " T " l and ^ obliged to ^ r : that nigh ; for
— - "j . oa my way Dundee . S- ^ B 3 rlifewia "sed so a-: eh esaltation in ^ rj ^ j ^ cur T ; . . Froduc ; d . . , , lhis fri 'S A S" ° f aaSty ' dlrl ? ' sfc ^ = S fcliovrs , 4 \ MHUMoe of the aaster ,, have succeeded in C / ^ S ^ t , tfce - f = 5 :: 3 ns . » , j . rjlJ , iora chins « | f - ^ « d no Associa-cn , bE : noTv ih , j bare ; and r-- ^ Ae gn , = Bfi g ^ - . g _ T BS 5 i ; av i : is lheir
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BILSTOX —This spirited and truly patriotic town is making rapid progress in ths Cb ^ rnst cause ; they have already got a band of music connected with their A . Esoc \ &tion , "wh . cais'veTy numerous , and keeps increasing weekly . The hon-st colliers and foundry men are beginning to open their eyes , and are determined not to remain willing slaves much longer . A numerous meeting was held by moonlight on Thursday evming last , to hear aa address from Mr . George White , of Birmingham ; it was orifdnaiiy iniended to hold the inc . ting in their large Room ; long bs ' ore the time of mooting , not
only was the placa itself crowded , but the street also ; thi 3 led of eour .-e to an adjournment . Mr . ' John Stiran , cheese and bacon factor , was nnani-; mously called to the chair ; and after a brief address . introduced Mr . George White to acdress the meet-; ing . ilr . While spoke at great ierg ' . h en the prin- ; cipies of the Charter , and creut d shonts of laughter ' at the expence of the rotten system . Keishoived up the manner in which the trorkiBg claxsea were . ' ' robbed , and called upen all persons present to eiij-ol , their name 3 in the National Charter Association . ' ' He vs-as Joudiy chcertd throughout his a-JJre ?? . : Mr . J . S " : ran ^ as a : i » r . var-J 3 ch-r-z-e : ] ceie . s : o to li
i Birmin ^ hin : ; es-rs . Md ?' .-: i , Car . dy , jiv . i VVhite vrere severity nominated as cancidates to rcprr ? on ; , SraiTordshi' * s ^ . a S ^ l , p in t ; . e :-r : hr-: ; T-: ;; g Ccnvu : ' . ; C 3 . Mr . White " ^ Ji , of co'ii-c , Cfcliiie , 2 s ho is nominated fev Warwick and Worc ' .: t-: r . -b . r : ; the ' zrertin ^ afrfv . - ar-J .- ?; -jarnica ptactaly . The cat ; e ' : ^ ocb on bravely at i .:. « : > n . )
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. XSlMn 7 OOX >> BZUi , near Bhistol . —A public MMtu ^ HEtte Chartidts of this village , was held on Mw « i » Mpe 25 th instant , for the purpose of taking il ^^^ Keration tho propriety of adopting the tftffWtlCTetition . The meeting was numerously MMiMWnd enthnsiastic in the extreme , and reso-IpfPMKeoordance 'wiUi the object of the meeting werfrui ^ Bmously passed . BJUapORO . -The members of the General Council resfcttftt . ia Bradford met at the North Tavern ,, on SgN&y evening , at six o ' clock . Mr . Ross delivered aiip&loquent lecture on the necessity of organisation and union among the working classes .
Several new members were enrolled , and fifty cards of membership were delivered out . Several of Mr . Campbell's l ^ saphlets were sold , and a demand was made for thifc Executive Journal . The Demonstration Committee reported progress in making arrangements for the forthcoming Demonstration . Tickets for the Soiree are rapidly selling off . Members wishing to take tickets are requested to make immemediate application . 1 , 000 copies of the National Petition for 1842 were ordered to be purchased , t » be distributed in Bradford , previous to getting the Petition Bigued . A select Committee was appointed to superintend the fitting up of the room and tho providing of tea and refreshment during tho evening of the ball . -
WOX . VBRHAMPTON .-0 a Friday evening , Mr . Mason lectured at the association room . The meeting waajj ^ ji stieiided , and ho was repeatedly appl ^ ni 0 ' mfP ^ fd course of his lecture , it was a brilliaof display of taleut replete with facts , to show the many / dlacies of the Cora Law repealers , and that there could be no real permanent good , till the Charter was recognised as the law of the land . Ten fresh members were enrolled , and since Friday thirteen move have joined . The following resolutions were passed unanimously : — " That Mr . Mogg be treasurer for the association for the next three months . " 2 . ** That Mr . H ^ . Candy be appointed
corresponding secretary for toe association , aa Mr . J . S . Farmer being absent , upon commercial business for some weoka to come , cannot attend . " All future communications must be directed for Mr . H . Candy , at Mr . Wilcox ' a , newsagent , Worcester-street , Wolverhampton . 3 . " That Mr . Joseph Wilcox be appointed sub-secretary to the association . " On Sunday afternoon , Mr . H . Candy attended at Bradmore , and delivered an excellent lecture upon olass legislation , to an attentive audience , forcibly exposed the present evil system of government , and shewing the contrast between the affluent few and the starving many . Several gave their names to become members at the conclusion .
HUBDSRSFIELD . —Mr . O'Brien delivered a leeturo iu the Hall of Science on Sunday evening last , to on overflowing 8 uoicn . ee ; he spoke nearly three hours . His principle topics were the national debt , the landed interest , tho national swindle , and ihe great violation of tho landed contract . He showed verw forcibly how the labourer was robbed , who were tne robbers , and who were the receivers iu this case , ljte displayed groat talent in his observations , and appeared to make a great impression upon his aadiendp . According to announcement the Soireo was Mid on Monday evening , in the Hall of Science , iuSor . our of the visit of Mr . O'Brien . A great nutntfv of females attended , there not being less than tlfiee hundred present at tea , which was well conduAd , and deserves great praise . The whole oveniS was spent most gloriously . The dance , the song , an * xccitation followed each other in quick succession , tiftt a moment was lost ,. The band contributed grejtly to tho harmony of the evouing . Tho following address to Mr . O'Brien gave great pleasure to ill who hoard it : —
I TO J . B . O'BRIEN . Most NrtfcE and Undaumei > Patriot , —We , the Chartisdpf Hudd 8 r . sneld ami neighbourhood , meet you on the Hhsent occasion with gratitude and esteem , for having iSr Sie moral courage to brave all the storms and persecaBMl of your enemies , and ours . Sir , yo ^| B hereby im > re endeared to us , seeing that you l ^| prf % u ( r " cred with a spirit of fortitude , zsal , and dtiter ^ lpsd resolution , that column of tru * majesty in man , t | bioh becanio you aa an honest and diaintereateUfchilanlliropLst . njla iMJMb out p * wer to point out the many proofs of sincorityAAmtt&chment you have shewn to the love of man an £ Bjipiuiftire of our oppressed country in a'ivoi iillitffWwT jJlMfc uf IbIiiiiii It wotkld take . columns to do justice to your- ^ orth ; suffice it to say that you Lav e nobiy and manfully defended our rights , and for so doing , Lava suffered vengeance and persecution unparalleled in tho history of this country , from the tyrants and enemies of the people .
Whilst you Were entombed in tho loathsome and silent dungeon , your spirit , untamed , soared aloft to commune with the groat and good of former ages , if possible to discover and mature plans for the restoration of peace and comfort to the industrious peasaut , and wrest from our tyrants' grnsp , those rights which belorg to us in counnou with tfceniEalves , as buing the offspring of the same common parent , the Governor of the universe . Yea , noblo in natnre , yon have sacrificed everything dear to jour physical enjoymont i" the search nfttr means of conferring comfurts on the family of man . But thanka to the great Creator , you ara now freed from the dungeon , ana amongst us again , to cheer us on in the good work of political redemption .
We , therefore , heartily congratulate you on your return to the privilege of breathing the fresh air of heaven , hoping you will live many years in the prosecation of your plans for the amelioration of the condition of the people , and in the faithful discharge « f jour duties , via .: — 1 st . Inspector General of tho Press . 2 nd . Inspector General over the demagogues and patriots . 3 rd . Inspector General ever the Magisterial and Judicial Benches . 4 th . Inspector Citneral of the Executive and Legislative Govtrnrnent , but more especially the new Housa of Commons .
Sincerely thanking you for your past services , which warrant us in placing full confidence in you , while you are pursuing your future course , we are determined at all hazards to give you our undivided support in all your upright endeavours , until tho Charter , tho whole Charter , and u , thing less than the Charter , becomes the law of the land , and crowns our endeavours with success . We remain , Noble Schoolmaster , Yours , in the cause of Freedom , In behalf of the National Charter
Association . The gentleman ' a reply to tho above was received with £ Teat applause . The whole of the evening -was spent in such a manner that the Chartists of Hudderafield bope to enjoy many such treats , and would do so were it not for the wicked oppression of their tyrannical enemies . WADSWORTH ROW .-On Wednesday night Ia « t , Mr . Tliomus Ciark , of Stock port , visited this place . We had a numerous and respectablo
audience . Mr . C . in an ablo and masterly speach of two hours and forty minutes showed up the villaiiy of the present law makers . He concluded his lengthy and very powerful address by calling on all pivsent to come forward and enrol themselves as members of tho National Charter Association , and aL-o to support the Executive Council . A vote of thank 3 to the Lecturer and Chairman , three Cheers for the Charter , O'Connor , Frost , Williams , and Jones , and the enrolment oi' ten new members concluded the business of the evening .
HALIFAX . —The cause of Chartism goes on gloriously . Mr . Vincent gave a brilliant lecture , on the evening of Monday , to a crowded audience , on the principles of the Charter , &c , which had a most powerful tffect on his hearers . Alter speaking for an hour and a half , amidst the most enthusiastic cheers , thanks were given to him , and the meeting separated , highly delighted with the evening ' s treat . On Wedueseay eveniug , wo had another rich treat frcm Mr . Skevington , who gave us a very sensible lecture , enforcing tha principles of the Charter , the
necessity of joining the National Charter Associa tion , signing tho Pen- 'ion , < fc < 3 ., the effect of which is most gratifying to all true patriots . On Saturday evening , at our usual meeting , the room was crowded with parsons anxious to fcigu the petition . The result was , that 600 appended their names to the National Petition . Hurrah for the Charter ! The Demonstration Committee meet regularly every Tuesday evening , and the arrangements are fast progressing . The tickets for the soiree will be ready , ( Price , Ladies 9 J ., Gentlemea la . ) © a Saturday , ( this day . ) ^ ,: _ . ° 7 V ( l
BRISTOL . —Impobtaut Chahtist Meeting . —A public meeting was held in the room of the National Charter Asfociation , Bristol , on Monday evening ! a ? t , and according to public annoaneeMent , Meesra . Clark ar , d Bartlett . of Bath , attended and addressed the persons present , on the present state of thin country , and iu reference to th 8 plans of tha Executive . The room being somewhat small , numbers could not get admittance : tho heat was intense , and very uiifavyurabk to speaking . Numbers of ferns lea wore prestr-t , who took great interest in the proccrdii ^ i , ar : d j . ined heartily ia tho applause awarded ihe ciif . Vcut speakers . Chartism will flourish in Bristol . P t 3 ' C ti c t : c v v ii 1 *
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BIRMINGHAM . —Public Meetings . —Hampton Ward-National Chartkb Association . —A meeting of the members of this Association took place at the Doncaster Coffee Housa , Henrietta-street , on Thursday evening last , when a discussion took place on " The distressed state of the country . " It was unanimously agreed that it was caused by bad legislation . Meetings are held every Thursday evening when cards of membership will be given to all wao require them . FREaaAN Street . —A lecture wa 3 delivered in the Chartist room , Freeman-street , on Sunday evening last , by Mr . John Mason , Chartist lecturer , Mr . Frederick Corbett in the chair . The lecture was well attended , and gave great satisfaction .
Mbbsws . —A meeting was held at the Fox Inn , Swailow-street , on Monday evening last . Mr . Prigg in the chair . The meeting , was addressed by Mr . George White , who show-ed the reason why working men should unite in the demand for the People ' s Charter , and entered into a variety of other topics . Mr . Eames also addressed the mseting , and showed where he differed with the parties v / ho had formerly taken such a prominent part in ths political matters of Birmingham .. Mr . Mason afterwards entered the room , when a long conversation took place as to the best method of extending Chartist parinoiples in that quarter- of the town . Messrs . Horsley , Davis , Mason , Vaughan . and others , took part in the discussion ; it was finally determined
tnat large bills should be printed , announcing the meeting for the following Monday . The uecsssary earn- was immediately . collected , ajjd after thanks wero voted to die chairman , the meeting separated . Sixtional Meetings .. —Meetings in connection with the National Charter Association will be held on Sauday , Monday , and Wednesday evenings , in Freeman-street ; on Tuesday evening , at the Ship Inn , Steelhouse-lane , and a discussion class on the same evening , at the Britannia Inn , Peck Lane ; on Wednesday evening , at Parko ' s Coffee House , Upper Windsor-street , near the Dog aad Duck ; on Tuesday evening , at the Domestic Coffee House , Henrietta-street ; and on Monday eveuing , at tho large room of the Fox Inn , Swallow-street . Several others are about to be opened .
Public Meeting . —The monthly meeting of the members of the National Charter Association was held at their room in Frseman-street , on Monday evening last . Tho room was crowded , and Mr . Thorpe was called to the chair . The first hour was occupied in receiving money from those who were in arrears . Upwards of thirty-six shillings w « re handed in . Mr . Mason delivered a spirited address in his usual style . The usual notices ' were then given , after which tho meeting separated . Frost , Williams , and Jones . —The General
Committee of Birmingham , for the restoration of the Welsh martyrs , have been engaged , for the last fortnight , in reference to the petition which they hold frcm the people of Birmingham , raid likewise with regard to the memorials . They have sont another memorial to the Home Secretary , but as yet have had no answer . At the U 3 iial weekly meeting , held on Tuesday eveuing last , it was agreed to invite F . O'Connor , Esq . to the committee 'a soiree , which will ba held on Tuesday , the 2 « ch of December next , at the Hall of Science , Lawrence-street .
OtTSEBUHN . —The usual weekly meeting was held in the association-room , near Byker-bar , on Sunday last , when a very animated discussion took place on tho best and most effective mode of obtaining signatures to the National Petition . It was unanimously resolved , " That a public meeting bo called by public placards to bo held in : his association room , on Wednesday evening , tho 10 th insc , at seven o ' clock , to consider of and adopt the National Petition , and that the Star be requested to notify the same , for the information of the surrounding district . " It was likewise resolved . * ' That the secretary be instructed to procure a sufficient number of sheets for signatures , and that at all future meetings , which at any time or place , any of the
members may attend , they endeavour to obtain signatures ; as frota the state of tho country , there can be little doubt , if proper energy is used , that signature 8 to the amount of six or seven millions may be obtained . " " That tho secretary do procure a board , twenty-four inches by eighteen , with the words in yellow letters on a black ground—Chartist Roading Room . " A public lecture every Tuesday evening at seven o ' clock , and that the same be permanently affixed over the entrance , in order to give publicity to our place of assembly . The course of lectures on Universal Suffrage , Being now concluded , the next course vriil bo class legtattotiea and it » fruits . First lecture on Tuesday evening at seven
o ' clock . The secretary then brought before the IIOLICO of tllO meeting , the tyrannic conduct of the owners of the Shield Field colliery , in which most of the members took part , when it clearly appeared that for no other fault than simply being in possesion of and reading the circular sent by the demoiistratioujcommittee , the masters caused the men to be discharged from their employment . Surely the day cannot bo far distant , v / hen these petty tyrants will bo taught a better lesson . Talk of free-born Englishmen , indeed ! What ,, two men , two hard-working honest men , with their wives and little ones , deprived of their bread , for mo-rely reading the circular ! But cheer up working men , this system caunot last for ever .
BlACitBURN— Mr . Charles Connor lectured here on Tuesday , on the principles contained in the People ' s Chaittr . A largo number of new members were enrolled at the close , and ic is expected that very soon tho associated number will amount to
400 . WALSALL . —Mr . Mason lectured here on Tuesday night . Seventeen new members were enrolled , arid the National Petition was adopted . STALYBRIDGB . —A public meeting was held in the People's School hero ou Monday evening last , when the National Petition was read and adapted ; afrer which , Mr . James Leach , of Manchester , delivered an address , exposing the fallacies of tho Corn Law repealers . A Corn Law lecture bad been previously delivered iu the town , by a Mr . Saucer , o about ha'f a doz < 3 ii of the middle clasps ; the Chartists , however , upset his meeting .
WOOLWICH . —Strike cf the Masons . —A public meeting of the inhabitants of Woolwich was held on Thursday evening , Oct . 08 th , in the theatre of that town , for the purpose of laying before tho inhabitants every particular connected with the strike ot" the masons at the New Houses of Parliament , Nelson ' s Monument , and Woolwich Dock Yard , also , to take into consideration the conduct of a portion of the metropolitan press . Tho meeting was called for seven o ' clock , aud long before that hour , the theatre was thronged in every part , the
boxed being filled with woll-dressed female 3 . Mr . Maddox was called t » tho chair , and the meeting was addre ^ -ed by Mr . Davies , Mr . Carter , Mr . Wood , Mr . Parker , Mr . Walton , Dr . M'Doual ! , Captain Ackerley , and others . The meeting cansisted of about a thousand persons . We are obliged to the kindness of a friend for furnishing us with a long report of this meeting , a favour which would have been greatly enhanced had it reached us before Thursday morning last ; ju * t one week after the meeting had been hold , anu too late to be made use of at lengtn fur the Slur .
WESTSURT , V / jlts . —A public moling waa held here on Wednesday ni ;» ht , the 27 th of October , at which the National Petition was read and adopted . Mr . W . P . Roberts , and Mr . R . K . Philp , of Bath , attended . The report of this meeting only reached us on Thursday morning , Nov . 4 th , when the Star wasfuil . 3 P&ESTON " . —At a meeting of the Chartists of this place , a teioinuon oV thunlu to the raen oi' Manchester , for their conduct at th * Carpenter ' s ] Hall , on the 25 th ulc . was unatiiaotiaiy agreed to . MOTTni > OT . —Mr . Christopher Doyle lectured hero on Monday night last , to a most attentive audience , on the principles contained in the People ' s Charter .
Mr . O'BniE . v . —The friends of Mr . Jamea Eronterro O'Brien have opened a subscription for the purpose- of assisting the men of Brighton in pre-» oaan ;; t !! . U gentkman with a printing press . PersoBs vv ;>; iiiig to sub 3 cribo are requested to give their names to Mr . Saville Crowther . Hadfie ! d ; Mr . Picfcford , boot and shoemaker , Padfield ; Mr . Sainl . Lees , Hadfield ; Mr . William Joaerf , TimwiAtto and Vale House ; Mr . John Mackelry , Ho ! H ; : £ worth ; Mr . John Campbell , Hollingworth ; Mr . James Wild Woollov Bridge ; Mr . Joseph Ha'l , Mot tram
Mr . Wm . WiJdgoose , Mouram . BOXiTON . —On Sunday evening , that old votsran in the cause of democracy , Mr . \ Vhesior , of Manchester , delivered a discours-e to tho Chartists-of this town . Mr . Wlif-eler entered at fire&t loBSth qn the robberies committed on tho people , and laid particular stress on the Inclo . «; re Aots , and ended a very pleasing discourse by iiapressiug on his hearers ? tho necessity of joining the Ku . i- ; onal Charter Association , as tho o : ;! y remedy foi ^ re moving tho grievances under which tho people sulkr .
KOCH 3 > AZ . S . —Mr . Edward Clarke lectured twice here on Sunday , to numerous and attentive audiences . At Iho ccr . dnwoi ' t several new members wore onro ! l r d , nv . d a collcc'ion of 83 . was iU-Je for Mr . Diwson , of Lee ? , near Oidham ,
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^^ fct VW < DTTBLIN .-The pas * week has betooroof gS ^ excitement on the part of both Liberals and Conservatives , each straiuicg for their share of tho " loavA and fishes" in- ths new Corporation . In this munP cipsl straggle for ascendency the Radical Reformers hav < taken no interest ; . and although the election of Lord Mayor terminated at one o ' clock to-day , and i 3 supposed to have been in favour of Mr . O'C ^ nnell , yet they do Bo . care » bullrush whether Peter Parcell , Daniel O'Connell , or Tom Askins , the cast-off clothes man , have succeeded to the civic chair ; aad what has added much to this bustle and exeitomsnfc is that two of Mr . O'Connell ' s best friends in th » Rspeal cause have declared against any further connection with him , and have given much praise Up
tae letters of Mr . Shaman Crawford , which all acknowledge to be the most rational that hav 9 appeared since tlie commencement of tha Report agitation . These letters hare given sach an unanswerable exposure of Mr . O'Connell ' s political delinquencies , and rates against Repeal , against th » abolition of sithes , and against the interests of hi » country generally , for tho purpose of keeping in power his friends and patrons , tho " base , bloody ^ and brutal Whig ? , " that most of the sensible polnicians are beginning t © sea that Mr . O'CobbuH ' s agitation for the Repeal is merely to excite th » people for the purpose of swelling tho tribute , the collection of which is announced for Sunday , the 21 st , after which , it is pretty gencrallv believed , tho Repeal of the Union will be put in abeyance as usual .
The members- of the Irish Universal SuJfiMe Association have , for the last three weeks , beetfe « bject to the greatest possible annoyance from stffto persons who are no doubt in tho pay of eitlier'fSa Tories or Mr . O'Connell , if not in the pay of both On Sunday last , these paid servants of ths Tories and O'ConneI ) , to ths amount of nearly one hundred , assembled in front of the hou ; o of Mr . O'Hijfgins . They were led on by two men , named Tieriey and . Deiany . The -reason assigned for this oufcrageeus and unwarrantable conduct was , that prior to th » election of Town Councillors , which took place on the 2 . 5 : h ult . a printed circular was sout to each of the burgesses of the Lines Hall Ward , who were supposed to be favourable to Mr . O'Connell ' s whole tickef . " The one sent to Mr . O'Higgina coatained the names © f Daniel O'Cosnell , John O'Neill , Richard Grace , and John M'Henna . Opposite ia
Mr . O'Connell ' s nitae , Mr . O'Higgins wrote the worda " a kaave in . politics , ana a hypocrite ia religion ; " and to Grace ' s name , " a scoundrel-in every thing ; " and to M'Renna ' a name , "it is well for him that h ' e-got a policeman to act the scape-goat for him in the ca < e of Mr . John Campbeil , " and returned the circular to Laurenson , the Secretary to tho Election Committee , stating thai" tho atuatioa which he held was ihe reward of having assaulted Mr . K . Lowry . fhfcChartistmissionaryiuHenry-street , in August , 1 « 39 . " This circular Mr . O'Connell read ou the following Tuesday at tho Repeal Association , and complained bitterly that Mr . O'liiggios had called him " a knave in politics , and a hypocrite in religion . " It was the reading of this circui * that excited the ire of tho deluded followers of ths Irish Mokanna .
" Well , th * impostor knows oil lures and arts That Lucifer taught to entangle hearts . " These deluded creatures made every effort to break into Mr . O'iiijr ^ ins' house and put down an association which they said Mr . O'Connell deciared to be unlawful . However , they were kept at bay until the arrival of the police , who made them fly in every direction . After which the business of the IrisU Universal Suffrage Association went on in its usual legal , peaceable , and orderly manner . Several new members were , enrolled , and notice for tho admission of others were handed in . Several letters were read and some very excellent speeches were delivered by Messrs . Wood , Woodward , Atkinson , and M'Mahon
A coiaHjittoe was appointed to communicate with . tho O'Brien Press Committee , on the subject of establishing Mr . O'Brien with his pre ? s in Ireland . Mr . O'Higging gave notice that lie would bring forward a petition in favour of Mr . Crawford ' s Irish Landlord and Tenant ' s Bill . Ho said ho would venture to predict , that although this bill was for tha exclusive benefit or the Irish , thero would ba more English petitioning than Irish in favour of it . Mr . O'Conuell ( not Dan ) was called to the Chair , and tho thanks of tha meeting were ^ ivan to Mr . Clark for his very judicious conduct iu tho chair after which trio meeting separated heartily delighted at the fifth defeat of the O'Cocnellite hou ebrea £ ers
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VOL . IY . gO . 308 . SATURfrjy , jyO YEafiJjjr 6 , 184 L ""^ SS ? JTSSS " ^"
To The Imperial Chartists. ]
TO THE IMPERIAL CHARTISTS . ]
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on Wednesday Boning and off to Dundee , I believe thirty-fire miles . At Dundee we Itad a Jaafross meeting , is tbe immense new hall , Mm pbee « w Meeting j > ak w * ApetM * ffctf *«» 4 ms is sent I n ^ 4 s » y oamo ^ tW tba ^ t 5 « wirw . at which 1 ^ 00 » t down , wm by ^ th < . Iswt ^ n ged and regulated eaieruunment I ever yiiMiimlJm sjt
life . Not one moment ' s interruption , though each person w&e served with three craps of tea , I never spent a more deligatfal evening , or heard better singing . I send you one song on the parsons , &c . " With hia black coat and cravat so white , " and request insertion for it ; it was encored , and loudly a v > t \ 1 m 1 i Aaj 4 an ktava w >_ fv » t s \ T 4 na ataa ! lav * + m /\ m-ro applauded nsost of the excellent
! ! , as were songs . We were inundated with middle class men , and [ John DnDcan tells me that I made what he calls a ! splendid speech about an hoar and three quarters in ; length ; however , I never heard such applan 3 e . A I capital fellow belonging to the Association , whose ! name I forget , bnt who yon will see frosa the Dundee Chronicle ' s report , made an excellent speech ; as did John Duncan , and , upon the whole , it was a ! triumphant night for Chartism . We kept the ball up i till between one and two o ' clock , and none appeared tired . I most tell yea that at all our day meetings , mane , not giving up a single bristle ; ako approving of the petition , and a famous one , a whole hog
one , it is . God bless the fingers that wrote it . On Thursday , at eleven , I ssarted for Arbroath , eighteen mile ? , anl had one of the most splendid demonstrations you ever saw , for the extent of the population . We walked in procession to the old Abbey , of which with the grounds the poor were robbed , and 5 om 9 of tho lauds now pay £ 30 , 000 a-year to the Commissioiiers of Woods and Forests . Well , we mounted a very fragile hustings , and were surrounded by all the middle classes of the torm . Thos . Gow , one of the wittiest and most sarcastic speakers I ever heard , was called
to the chair , and , after some preliminaries , he introduced me , for the first time , to an Arbroath a-udience . I had not gone far , however , when cra ? h went the whule hustings , without the slightest warning ; bet I came like a cat on my legs , and , ; hank God , eo one was hcrt . 1 mounted a wall behind the hustings , and from that spoke for a long time . In the evening we had a . splendid social mee'ing , in a pavilion built by ihe people themselves , capable of accomcaodatiDg about eight hasdrcd ; and here the niddia classes again came in scores . Mr . Thomas Gotv was again called
to the chair , and , for a long time , kept the whole meeting in roars of laughter by the most extraordinary flow of sarcastic eloquence 1 ever heard in my life . It was not a speech ; it was a series of observation ? , all novel , trite , sr . d emblematical . I had an address presented to iae , to which I responded at great length , and at one o ' clock , I left Arbroath for Sionehaven 0 : 1 my way to Aberdeen . I arrived at Stoisehaven at five in the morning , a complete putrefaction , as it frcze all eight , and the cliznate ii awfully cold along the coast . 1 would have given any money for tLe AHca oven for ten
minutes . At nine o ' clock , a number of friends from Aberdeen came to Stonehaven forme ; we breakfasted , and a finer set of fellows I never beheld . At eleven r ? e started , and S 3 I procured a report of the two extraordinary days spent there , I need not Fay much in my journal ; Ei ^ fnce it to say that I have seen many processions and pageants ; I faw the great trades meeting to escort ilr . O'Connell to Kingstorrn ou bis departure to take his scat in Parliament ; but it ~ vns » ' mere Punch and Judy to that of Aberdeen . It has actually filled tLe whole of the North of Scotland with astonishment . It more resembled a splendid tonrnameai than a Chartist procession . I now look back upon it as a dream . The day was jook t > acs upon u as a aream . 11 : 0 uay was
heavenly , and as the population inarched through the principal streets , every window , balcony , and house-top W 3 s crowded ; while the view of the whole thing npon the Caledonian Race Ground , as far as the eye conld reach , was worth going a hundred miles to see ; whiie my greatest delight is , that , instead of putting my friends to grt-at expence , I have replenished their exchequer , and left them a s'arplus of some £ 40 or £ 50 over and above expenditure to go on in the glorious cause . I never shall forget the appearance of the grassy amphitheatre , roofed by the broad bine sky , the smiling faces , the living hill ? , the rolling ocean , the cheers of freemen , and ihe echoing rocks sending back the jocund music . It would make tbe devil himself a Chariist ,
Well , the day wa 3 not disgraced by tbe eveniDg ' s entertainment ; about three thousand five hundred men and women of all classes sat down in one pavilion to tea , arid every thing that was good . A glorious ni fc h : we bad . You ou ;; ht to have a report , as one v > as sent ; so I shall only say tha ; I paid my share of the espence in a speech of nearly two and a half hours' duration ; and let the men of Aberdeen say how they liked it . I was well pleased myself , and all appeared to be so ; we had songs , music , and recitations , and the eight appeared too short , when at morn we parted .
I shall not here tarnish my narrative with ' the Brewster discussion , 02 Saturday , as you should have a report of that also ; suffice it to say , that a pair of old women ' s Whi o - papers , the Banner and the Herald , have endeavoured to prop him ; but the Herald in particular will find itself rather scarce in the people ' s coffee houses , after its publication of wilful falsehoods to prop Brewster in his crusade
against Charnsm . Now , my friends , it is nearly twelve o'clock , and I have to bs at Cupar , thirty Biles off , by irreive to-iEorrow ; so " Good night ; God bless you . " On Taesday I hare to address ihe men of Kirkaldy , in Fifeshire ; anJ on : he same evening to attend a soiree at Leith , and another in Edinburgh ; and thank God , 1 never was better . Your faithful Friend ar ; d Servant , : Feabgvs O'Co . NNoa . j Arbroi' -h , Oc :. 31 st , 1841 .-
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district half way between Soathwelland Nottingham , was enlivened on Thursday , the 28 th , by the meeting j of Chartists to celebrate the release of the- men whom the people delight to honour—F . O'Connor I and B . O'Brien , Esqrs . The dinner was got np by , I and at the house of , Mr . George Harrison , and consisted of roast beef , &c . Ale had also been brevr ^ pd at the farm-boase for tbe occasion ; and at two o ' clock the party sat down . Mt . W . Roasell , of NottiBg-1 ham , was appointed to the chair . The afternoon was spent in the greatest g » od humour and conviviality ; a choice selootion of Chartist songs were given and responded to , with other patriotic sea-I timente , until the female and such of the male por-] tion of the party as chose to retire for tea , which IjwW priTkUd ia th « na »»* t and wtgffm&ble atyla , j grring ample satisfaction to every person preseat . Harmony again commenced after tea , the pleasure of which was greatly heightened by the Arnold
¦ w « k . * J ¦ u& » a , \ j * % i <* jav / iigiAJJi 4 VWI | . L 111 . 3 TUlO&Vi £ A *** *•* KOTTIJCSHAltt . —On Hflndaxerqauiff , a leotaie was given ia the r * -nrengrrfttiMr Qanclj Riooj ^ aoe , to a numerous and most atieatire atweaee , by Mr Joseph Harbige , who very ja ^ i jrd&r ed , at the conclusion , th&t it wa * tHMEmkm&mm < mai aad Tfomaa to attend a ^ HBLii struct each other ii ; lliiijlWjMBKBKiHi time in pobiic-hoaaes . •< aa ^ KHHHG t ^ BB and sure progress herfl . -- £ fll atodayafteriiCKw and night , Mr . Cooper , of LeietstCT , preacfied in tho Chapel , and , we regret to state , was taken very ill at the afternoon service . Great fears were entertained he would not have beeit able to proceed at night ; but though evidently labouring under great debility , he went through with hia task : hundreds went away unable to gain admission . Calvebtos DEMONSTRAjnoa . —This village , a rural
poet , Mr . Hardy , giving several admirable sonss of his own composition , and all breathing the sentiments of freedom . —ilr . W . D . Taylor delivered a very instructive address at a time when the room was crammed to suffocation by young persons of both se . \ c 3 . Mr . Smith , of Mansfield , a most talented young man , also addressed the eompany iu a very ablo manner . Mr . Russell addressed the meeting , and then vacated the chair . After which the meeting broke up at a late hour , highly delighted with the proceedings of the day .
MANCHESTER . —On Sunday afternoon , another room was opened for the propagation of the genuine principles of liberty , at Miles Platting , where meetings will bo held , and lectures will be delivered regularly . The attendance was lmmeTous and enthusiastic . Mr . James Leach delivered an excellent lecture , which was received satisfactorily by the assembly . This is the seventh room which has been opened fur the same purpose in this town within the last fifteen months , a sure indication of the rapid progress of the cause . Beow . v-strket . —Mr . Clarke , of Stockport , delivered a lively and interesting lejturo to tho Chartists of Brown-street , on Sunday evening , which took two hours in the delivery , and at tho conclusion received a vote of thanks by acclamation .
T : d street . —There was a numerous meeting in this room on Sunday evening . Mr . Hurry , an Irish Chartist , was called to the chair . In opening tho niceiing , he commented upon the conduct of the parties who created the disturbance at the Carpenters' Hall , on the Monday evening previous , and exposed ai : d denounced the treachery of Finigan , and stated that tho Chartists who had stood firm against persecution were not to bo intimidated or made to bond when victory seemed positive . Mr . Tiilman moved that Mr . Fiuigan's name should not be brought forward in ihat room for the future , inasmuch as it brought him into undeserved notice and importance , but that he be treated wiih contempt . Carried unanimously . Mr . Cartledge then delivered an excellent and argumentative lecture on tho
National Debt 3 of the world , shewing the amount of every one , and likewise the number of tho population who had to pay such debt 3 , and compared them with tha National Debt of Great Britain , striking the balance , and shewing that the population of all those countries was more than thai of tho United Kingdom by five times , yet all the National Dobts were not so largo by one million aud odd as the British . He touched also upon other matters , amply shewing that O'Connor was correct when he eaid that it > va 9 the same as putting two half-hundred weights to the heels of a British artisan , and setting him to run with the foreigner . The speaker was listened to with marked attention , and fat down at the conclusion mireh applauded . A ^ voto of thanks was ^ . -iren to the lecturer and the Chairman , aud the meeting dispersed .
Demonstration Committee . —At a meeting of thi- - Committee , it was resolved , " That a ]) panics holding money or books be requested to bring tbem in on Sunday ( : o-mrrrow , ) in order that tho accounts might be iaid before the public ; and that the Committee meet on Sunday next , at No . 9 , Whittlestreet , at ten o ' clock in ths forenoon . " LONGTON . —Rise of Chartism . —A few weeks back , Mr . Campbell , the secretary of the National Charter Associaiion delivered a iecture at HanJey , whcH several friends proffered to titend Longton , and try to arouso the ChartUts of that place . A few attested , and upwards of thirty men enrolled themselves iu the cau ? e of liberty . Mr . Mart preached a sermon on the Sunday following , in the open air
which was attended with much good . He lectured on the Tuesday night to a very good audience . Mr . Robinson preached on tha Monday and Tuesday following , with c ; ood results . Sir . J . Linney , oi Manchester , lectured on the Friday . Mr . Robinson preached on Sunday las ? . On Tuesday Dr . M Douall should have lectured , but did not arrive . Me > srs . Linney find Robinsou supplied his place , and lectured to an overwhelming audience , when twentyeight fresh members joinod in the good cause . The Doctor lectured en Friday to an overiljwiug audience , when , to Gur surprise , twenty-nice fresh members tnrolkd themselves . He LctHres here again on Tuesday next . Mr . J . Richard , of Uanley , a veteran of seventy , walked four miieis to preach here on Sundav las '
STAKNJVGLVT . —Mr . Dewhirst lectured here on Sunday evening to a crowded audience , and gave general satisfaction . After the lecture , many perfohs had their carries eurolied as members of tne National Charter A = ociation , and received their ca . rds of membership . Some of Mr . Campbell ' s pamphlets were -iisposed of . Tho Council are using every mi ans to place those pamphlets in the hands of the working men , who , when they have read them , lei . d to their neighbour . They esteem them as a mofct valaablu auxiliary to destroy the fallacy of the '" plague" tiouters ; aud a 3 ths working men
of Bradford arc civiiihiiially coming in contact with some 0 ! the paid agitators of tho anti-Corn Law par : y , Campbells pamphlets ai " o come in time to tho ; ass ; .-t 2 j , ce or ihs I'iwrii . ^ s to defend tliomsclved ' against Republican uetcrier .-.
HEESENSKICGS .-At a weokly meeting of the Chartists of Hebdunbridtce , on Monday Jast , it was resolved , " Tha : iko Chartists of Kcbdtnbridge ftel calkd upi'jj : o Cv' - ' . ^ ra : o the Chartists of Great Britain and Ir- ^ x . d . iheir unabated and unchanged confidence in George Julian Harney , notwithstanding : he in ' jiuuaiioL .-i thrown out to injure hid character ; therefore , the Chartists of Hebdcubridge , recommend Mr . Harjiey as a fit aud proper sersoa to iit in the Convention that is going to be elected .
WORCESTER . —The Chartists of this city aro pTo ^ r : ;? ' . r ; g in a steady and determined manner , tni ; v . ! i ^ b ' .-ither to the right hand © r to the left , b ; : t pre .-sing oir-vard with a fulJ determination to do ih * -ir share towards delivering their country frum the misrule of Whig aud Tory factions , and P aciD < , ' her in a position where she may bo indeed ih . i envy of Eurroundins nations , and the admiratioa of the world . They have coirmenced a system of Su .: ijay evening lectures , which promises greatly to bcreiit ihe cause , and they invite all tho » o who love the : r fellow man—all who love liberty and hate tyranny—all who wish to see man occupy thai position which the Benevolent Creotor of tho Universe designed he should—to attend , ai . d show , by their example , that they are not indifferent to tho things that concern the political salvation of their country .
Kir > 3 > ETO « INSTER . —A public meeting was j held on Thursday , in a large rooai , at tho Frea- ! masons Arms , for the purpose of adopting tho Na- } tional Petition , as hsued b . y the Executive . There j was a good meeting , and Mr . Mason addressed tho meeting , in a manner which convinced every one who heard him , that he well understood his subject , showiug up ia a very clear mtmner the base policy j of boih Whig and Tory Governments , also the Corn Law humbug , and every Giber humbug short of tho Charier , with such ability as brought continual rouuos of applause . Wr . Eicry , the Chairman , read the National Petition , and Mr . HitchJn moved the first resolution : —'" That this meeting adopt the N 3 tioc 3 l Petition , as issne-d by the Executive of the ! National Cl'ari-jr Amciuiiou , and published in the ) Sorthern i > icr , ZT : £ this meeting pledges it-self to 1 , * ¦ - evpry ps-jviivii vr / hin it ? power to procure si . ena- ; . - . res to the = r . ! d £ V . > . ion . The resolution was un- j :, ' : mc . ; :- ; y carjjed . A : ihe conclusion of the ceet- ! ii . i :. a voUGi i :. u :. ksv . is < ^ : vca to ihs Chairman , a kwnew triLiV-TS v . ' cre cr . roiled , c ^ d r (« iired i htir cards , and the » te : iE £ broke H ? . _ iX ; — '
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GLORIOUS MEETING AT SSWS 2 UEY . It wa 3 announced by placard that Lawrence Hcywerth , E : q . aud Mr . Robert Jones , an operative * both of Liverpool , would deliver addresses to the people of Devvsbury , on Thursday eveuing last , ia tha Wesley an M e thodist Sunday School lvoona , 011 the iniquitous Corii Laws . It appears these two gentlemen were invited to tho Temperance Festival , to tako place iu Dewsbury last night ( Friday ) , and somo of the anti-Corn Law gentlemen connected with tho Temperance Society , wishing to Ejako all the use possible of -iheir two Liverpool friends , agseei that they should also lecture on tho cheap bread question . " At the time appointed not losa-tbaa . betwixt one aud two thousand persons wew a , iix > tx . hhit £ in the toom .
Benjamin Wilson , Esq ., banker , begged leave to introduce tha lecturers , when the Chartists , waa were assembled in their might , immediately suggested that tho ' mooting should have a Chairman , as they wished through their advecato ( Mr . West ) to discuss with tha lecturer the Kerns or demerits of the subject . The gentleman agreed to this , aud Mr . Kpuiuim Clarke , a working man , was unanimously called io the chair . After arranging thai half an hour should bo allowed each speaker ta deliver himself ,
Law . ' ! E . \ c £ HtvwoiiTii , Esq . caraa fortvard , who dwelt chieHy upon the distress of tho country , scarcely touching upon tho question of tho Cora Laws . He said he was the friend of the poor inau , and that te waa aa advocate for Universal Suffrage , because ho thought taxation aud representation , ought to go together . He highly complimented the Chartists , who . were present , for the excellent and intelligent spirit which they had evinced that uiyht , and sat down amid loud auplause .
Mr . Wfsr , a aiik-weaver , of Macclesfield , and the West Ridirg Chartist , lecturer , then stood forward . Ho was v - .-ry sorry that Mr . H&y worth had not gone into the qtitdtion ts he could have wished . Mr . W ., however , entered ft ; J ! y into the subject of frea trade , rebutting the arguments generally advanced by tha fn , i trade advocate . * , ai : d cteariy proving that tha I ' tople ' s Charter waa tho only true reincJy for the people ' s wrongs . Hia arguments were powerful a-nd convincing , and drew forth repeated bursts olf applause .
i > ir . Rouset Jones wa . s then introduced , but advanced uo new argument ou behalf of free trade . Ho had not come there , he said , to discuss with the Chartists , as ho hini ^ it' was a Universal StiFraga man , and could not see what they had to discuss . After making a few other observations , but not to > : he point , he sat down loudly cheered . Mr . West rose again to reply to Mr . Jones . [ Mr . Jones and Mr . Hey worth then leaving the meeting , Mr . W . spoke for a great length of time upon the evils of the country , together with the remedy proposed by the peoplj . H 13 style of argue ? cut was masterly , and mido a very groit uuprejsion upo » tho meottug . ] Mr . W . M . Stott , the West Riding Secretary , then rose to mora t' . id toV . owir . g resolutions whici * were seconded by Mr . Taylou , and carried unanimously : —
1 st . " That * this meeting has heard with pleasure Messrs . Hey worth aud Jones , on behalf of the anti-Corn Law question , bnt at ihe same time , believe a Repeal of the Corn Laws by class legislation , cannot permanently benefit the condition of the people ; and funher this meeting solemnly pledges it salt' not to a 3 si 3 E ; u the agitation of any public political question , savo aad except the People's Charter , which great measure we will never ceaae to agitate till it shall l-tjconio tho law of the land . " 2 nd . " That this meeting heartily thanks Mr . West for iho honait and powerful manner ia which he ha 3 advocated the oausj of the working classes t ' ui 3 cveiiin ^ , ia rep ] / to Jho An ti-Cora Law
advo-Mr . STOTr , on behalf of tbe Chartists of DewsbLi-y , then called upon the advocates of free trado to bring forward any man , or set of men , to advocate their views , ami ihev ( cr . e Chartists ) would be glad to mt-et them at any time to discuss the subject ; ban the forlorn hope of the Whigs 111 Dawsbury appeared to be chop-tallen , as not any one ventured to speak . The Rev . John Stamp , of Hull , then asked peraiisei ' ^ n of the chairman to mak e a few obienationa . He ss .: d he was a complete Chartis ; ; aay , ia fact , he vmis for more than , tha Charter ; he wanted to sej Kuform carried out in all its various ramificatioiid , in tbe state and in tha family circle , at home and abroad , ia doors and out doors , in the church and tho pulpit generally , an 4
m ail matters , whether 01 a eivii , religious , or » soirial nature . Ko lashed tho priests severely for their want of attention to tho poor . He spoka for a considerable time amid tho inos 4 ioud and deafening eheers . Wo hare neither time nor epa . ee to give anything like % leport of the sj > e « cl » e » of Messrs . West aad Stamp , suffieo it to say tkay ivoro r ? j > lete with eloquence and souad philosophj . Messrs . Hey worth and Jones were evidently dissatisfied with their position ; . we believe their motives to be honest and well intention ? t ! , and strong hopes wj re entertained that they would becoao converts to the Chartist causo . Tho mealing brjpjTjifeJi ^ a very poaceablo manner . Th ,- Chartjpto ^ VjBlwSv ,, bury obtainsd the high opitiun of all &&ksfi $ 0 i $$ t ^ cxcslUut sp . rit whicb . they di&pl&ye& ^^^^ p ^ ' ^ tlii * Auti-Corn Law roeoting , niucawJ ^ fef ^ BRta *" ' ^;; - ' . proSt of the CkirtLt cause . Js f \ L /? ' i ~^* t'& % » / ^ $$ W
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 6, 1841, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct728/page/1/
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