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A MOST ELIGIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY YOUNG MAN "WISHING TO EMBARK IN THE LINEN AND WOOLLEN DRAPERY BUSINESS . T O BE LET , and may he entered upon immediately , or on the 12 th of May next , all that SHOP and extensive Premises now in the occupation ef WiiiiAa Naisbt , situate in the Market-place , Bolion . The Shop is 18 yards front , in the very best situation in the Borough . V . N . has been fin the Drapery Business above Thirry years , and has always had , during the whole period , one of the best accustomed Shops in tbe BoTOugh , and ihat too without either Ticketing any Article in his Shop , or puSng by Advertisement , as W . N . never advertised daring tie whole time he has been in busIriCS 3 , except when he removed from Deanfgate to his present situation , in 1823 . i
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SPLENDID AXD C OSTLY PRESENT TO THE READERS OF THE " NORTHERN STAR . " Dexskjgked to commemorate every great national event connected with th « present moTement , " Mr . O'Cosnob has entered into arrangements for " presenting the Subscribers to the Star -mih a large and splendid Engraving of the Presentation of
THE GREAT NATIONAL PETITION to the House of Commons . This Plate will be as much superior to the Engravings already given with the Star , as they wire to any ever given with any other newspaper . It will be divided , as it -were , into three main compartments . The first-mil represent the DeleeATEsin Co >* te > tiot ASSSHBLED , previons to starting with the Petition to the House of Commons ,
The centre and largest compartment will represent the Pboces 3 ios sccompanying the Petition to the House , the Petition itself , the Beakers of it , and the People , when passing "Whitehall , and approaching Palace Yard . The third compartment will represent tlie Peihios IN THE HOUSE , when laid on the t&ble , - » being a general Tiew of the Interior of the . Honse of Commons , the Bar and the Speaker's Chair be'iBg prominent featnres .
In addition to these main compartments the upper and lower edges of the plate will b « divided into sixteen other smaller compartments , each one of which wiU contain an accurate representation of some great Publie Building passed in the route from the Convention Rooms to the Parliament Honse . "Views will thus be given of Temple Bar , St . Clement Daae ' s , Church , Somerset House , Exeter Hall , St . Mary-le-Strand , Trafalgar Square , Northumberland House , Whitehall . Richmond Terrace , The
Admiralty , The Horse Guards , Westminster Bridge , The Treasury , "Westminster Abbey , and St . Margaret ' s Church , Westminster Hall , and the Exterior of the Hoase of Common . Tiers will thus be given , upon one very large sheet , Nisetejw Splsxdw Picttres , all harmoniously combined to make the whole an effective and worthy representation of the most important movement ever made by the English people in favour of liberty . The terms upon which the Plate will be issued are as follow : —
Every Subscriber to the Star for Four Months from the 9 th of April will be entitled to a Plate . We do iiot promise to have it ready at that time , though in all probability it will be ; yet we do not promise ; for the work will ba one of such a character , and will need such careful attention on the part of the Engraver , as to defy any one to fix an exact time . This , however , we do promise . If the plate is not then readj , ererj subscriber is sA liberty to cease Ms subscription , holding his ticket , and receiving his plat-e and paper from the Agent he has subscribed with , the day it is presented , just as if he had-continued to subscribe . The Price of the Paper the week the Plate is presented will be One Shilling . We will try to make such arrangements a 3 will make this the only charge the Subscribers will have to
pay . Agents , therefore , will please to open subscription lists , and in all cases furnish the = nbscriber ¦ with a ticket , which ticket will entitle him to the Plate whenever it is given for subscribing for the Star for four months . As soon as possible , specimens shall be placed in the hands of the Agents .
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CARLISLE . —Anciest Obdeb . of Fohxstess . —ice numbers of the " Baron Wood Court , " 01 tariJt ? , 2 so . 766 , accompanied oy many of their weinrtTi from the adjacent lodges in the neighbourcooa , a ^ mbUd at their lodge room , at the Andrew ^ « Tavern , Butchergaw , on Easter Monday , xt is low oiJy two years aud a half since the above fM ^ tr wa s opened . The number of Iodge 3 up te that period were 763 ; the last lodge opened in this district , numb-red 1 , 403 , shewing in this short period , anmcTr-Arfc of upwards of 6 l > 0 lodges ; thus demon-EtraiiLg most conclusively , the high estimation in Wucn this bodjis held ; indeed , the laudable objects inev h ^ vc in Tiew , that of cheering and protecting ? w 11 D : oriuliat *? sympathising with and and aiding 7 fira accient
^ ' ; d or disease may overtake , and a-rynis the cheek of the mourner , arc sure guanran-Zr ' ! . "Y ^ tly acted up i 0 , of its prosperity . At two oc : i-ck , they proceeded through the principal i ^ mSY 1 U , ltte ftli < "ring order : —Conductor , with a Emailcartel flag ; two marshal men on horseback ; xriiSFr %° ' k fge baflaer ; f « ester ' 3 band ; two araitra ; oispensati on ; secretary and treasurer ; wJS . Caer v « ttien , two and two a breast ; small Banner with appropriate mottos mierspersed ; two archer * ; lzige banner ; S . W . W . and J . W . W . in ^ b « t
Iw ^ 63 regalia J h « n , two and two *«««; Emafl banners with appropriate mottos in-» er 5 p « =,-ci | six conductors at proper distances with h ^» * Tltl fla ^ i hor ^ man , two abreast , with M ^ T arr 0 WS > ^ ^ n returned to the Andrew f £ 3 Li * J l ^ ean exce llent dinner was prepared for them by the wonby host and hostess . A large flag from Wigton , a . tracted universal admiration . Alr . r dinner , Brother Dalton was called to toe chair , and Brother Arthur to the . vice chair several appropriate toasis were given , amODESt 3 £ 2 L ? f _ J ?« - * % -- * = - " ProfperiWT the
« TSr A % Dr S ^ 5 i * «« sto » f "The High Court Jf the Order ; - " Health and prosperity to the £ xeeahve Council ,- " " Success and prosperity to the 2 } P ° ? * £¥ *• ' Manv excellent toasts were given , « d the Wigton band played several lively airs in fie course of the evening .
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LONDON . —A public meeting was held at Hampstead on Tuesday evening last , on behalf of the masons on strike . Mr . Christopher ably presided over the meeting . Mr . Wood , delegate from the -Masons' Committee , in an eloquent address , which occupied an hour in its delivery , detailed the past proceedings and the present position of the masons , and was loudly applauded . Mr . Warxington moved a . resolution , condemning the conduct of Messrs . Grissell and Peto , in retaining Allen in their service , and pledging them to support the men who h * d strnck in vindication of the violated rights of justice and humanity . Mr . Grover ably seconded the resolution , which was supported , in his usual talented manner , by Mr . Rufiy Ridley . Several other speakers addressed the meeting , and a subscription , for the benefit of the men now on strike , was entered into .
BSJGHTOJT . — " Extremes sometimes meet . " —A case of this kind has happened in Brighton , that no sooner was known than the news flew like wildfire . On Monday morning last , to those who were present , was seen a sight that will not be forgotten for many a day ; aad what would the good readers of the star think it was ? Why , Feargus O'Connor , the eliieftaiu of the Chartists of EDgland , arm in arm with the very reverend modest Vicar of Brighton , he who stopped the clock , trudgiag up Church Hill to the Brighton Workhouse ! The facts of the case are these : —llr . O'Connor was out walking ; he came to the church-yard of St . Nicholas , and , meeting a person , asked him how he could get a look at the workhouse ? The Vicar , who was officiating at a
funeral , hastily spoke to Mr . O'Connor , that if he would wait a few moments , he should be very glad to shew him the workhouse , he being one of the Guardians of the poor . Mr . O'Connor waited , and , in waiting , a working man recognised him , " and quietly asked him if he knew who lie had been talking to ? Mr . O'Connor explained ; and the man replied , " That that was the fellow who stopped the eloek I" Mr . O'Connor , though takea rather aback , was not dismayed at the awful sound ; and presently was seen the Rev . Yicar and Fe&TgUS O'Connor -walking together to the workhouse . Mr , O'Connor was much gratified at the comfort of the inmates exhibited to him , Brighton being governed by an Act of its own ; and , after spending an hour
and a half , and also going over the new burial ground that has cost the parish so much , bade the Rev ; Gentleman in black good morning .. ^ The Vicar knew notjfrom first to last , who was his distinguished ¦ visitor * , bat Mr . O'Connor knew Ma man , and expressed to us in the evening , amidst the laughter of his friends , the pleasant companion he had had in visiting the Brighton Workhouse . Whether Mr . O'Connor instilled the Chartist principles into the mind of the Rev . Gentleman we do not know ; if he has fortunately done so , we trust the respected View will lose no time in letting his flock have the benefit of bis conversion . Of all the choice pic nics , this is , to B 3 in Brighton , a beautiful one ; in fact , we may say that the town is convulsed with laughter from one end to the other . —Correspondent .
Hawobth , —On Easter Monday the officers and brethren of Court Mount Ararat , No . 86 , of the Ancient Order of Foresters , assembled for the purpose of celebrating their eleventh anniversary when about seventy of- "the brethren partook of an excellent dinner provided by Mr . William Turner . After the brethren had done ample justice to the good things placed before them , tilings which ought every day to grace the tables of sons of toil , they repaired to their Court Room , for the dispatch of business , at the close of which it was annonnoed by the Secretary that the Court and the Order generally were in a most prosperous and flourishing state .
LEPTON . Mysterious Disappsaraxce . Samuel Swallow , blacksmith , Gawthorp-green , Lepton , left his Iodging 3 on the 9 ; h of March last , to go to Huddersfield , and having been oat of work for some time called upon a sister of his and borrowed half a sovereign . He was next seen at the Plumber ' s Arms , a little the worse for liquor . He left the house about nine o ' clock quite alone , and has never been heard of since . I < , is thought he has come to an untimely end . He is single , aged thirty-five , middle size , fair complexion , and sandy hair . It is hoped that this notice will meet the eyes of some one who may have seen him , as hi 3 relatives are in £ reat distress respecting him . EOCHDALE . —Rotai Abtists . —On Easter Tuesday , the ?\ 0 . 5 Lodge , belonging to the United Orderof Royal Artists , held its anniversary at the house of Mr . James Butterworth , Tanner ' s Arms , James's-strecv , Rochdale .
B&ACKBURN . —Silkweaters . —For a great length of time the power-loom weavers of Black-Durn have suffered various reductions in their wages , until they are reduced 25 per cent , from their former eaining 3 3 which masters are not content with , but we mast still suffer ourselves to be further robbed of our hard earnings . You must know that the proprietors of the Brookhonse Mills , have introduced patent looms into their mills , which in themselves are a reduction to tho weaver of one penny in the shilling ; we had , on their introduction , since
Christmas ] a * t . a further reduction of two-pence in the shilling , which we submitted to ; we have bow had a further notice of three-half-pence in the shilling , making in the whole threepence-halfpenny in the shilling since Christmas last . Against such a shameful robbery , we , the power-loom weavers of the Brookhouse Mill 3 , have determined to make a stand , being determined not to submit without a Struggle , and call upon our suffering fellow -workmen , _ to assist oa in resisting such tyranny , well -snowing- that if we submit quietly we must suffer a still further reduction .
WL&NCHESTEB . —Destruction ot Bjjtt ' s Cibccs bt Fibe . —On Saturday night , about twenty minutes to twelve o ' clock , information was given at the Town Yard that Batty ' s Circus , Great Bridge-street , was on fire . Mr . Rose immediately proceeded to the place with three engines , and four or five water carts ; but , before his arrival , the flames had progressed bo far that it was utterly impossible ^ save the building . He , thfirefore , directed bis attention to the preservation of the surrounding property , which wa 3 in imminent danger . On one side of the circus , Mr . Matthew Breugham's timber-yard , which was nearly filled with stock , a great portion of which was lying against-the burning building : and , on the other
side , the extensive factory belonging to MfcBSTB . Royje and Crompton , required the most active , and strenuous exertions to save them from the flames . Upwards of 400 panes of glass in the factory were broken by the heat , and by the force of the water which was played on them to prevent the fire from communicating with the windows . Mr . Rose had persons stationed inside of the several windows facing the circus , in order to extinguish any sparks that might get in through the broken panes . An engine was stationed at the back of the Circus , for the purpose of preventing the flames from communicating with the Albion Mills . Mr . Hose and the firemen exerted themselves with their usual energy , * and it is creditable to them to say , that the
entire damage to the surrounding property will be covered by abonT £ 5 Q . Mr . Wells , who had the Circu 3 hired tor exhibiting feats of horsemanship in it during the Easter week , performed there on Saturday eight ; and with much difficulty succeeded in getting oat his horses ftfld most of the properties . Tn-o trained do £ S and a monkey perished in the flames . Mr . Wtlls ' s losses are estimated at about £ " 200 , besides what he might have realised from his performances during the present week . The fire wa = completely extinguished about three o ' clock on S-nday morning . The building is a complete wreck , and we have not ascertained whether it was insured . 2 So clue to the origin of the fire has been discovered .
IiEKDS .-a HoPEFui- Son . —On Monday last , two youtns named Thomas Taylor and Wm . Lowe , were charged" before the Leeds Borough Justices , the former with having broken open a secretaire in his mother ' s house , and stolen £ 10 ; and the other with being privy thereto . Mrs . Taylor is a widow , residing in Sykes-street , York Road , and the conduct of young Taylor , since his father ' s death , has been _ snch as to render his mother ' s life miserable . As a Ia 3 t iesonrce , she had him bound apprentice to " 1 ; e sea , but after a voyage or tvro he ran away , and has now been for some time at home , where his evil genius seem 3 to hav » made him the terror of his family . On Sunday afternoon , during his mother ' s temporary absence , he broke open the drawer , stole the money , and left the house . Mrs . Taylor did not discover her loss till about
nine o'clock at night , and she then gave information to the police , by whose exertions Taylor was found , and it appearing that Lowe , who only bears a bad character , had beeu with him at Harewood Bridge , where they had spent money pretty freely , he was apprehended al = o . It was also discovered that Taylor had left £ 8 in the hands of Mr . Laycock , the Masons' Arms , in St . James-street . Mrs . Taylor shrunk from pressing the charge against her son , and consequently there being another case of felony against him , both of them were remanded until Tuesday , on which day Taylor was again charged with having stolen a top coat , the property of Mr . B . Purday , assistant to Mr . Foster , surgeon , Kirkgate . He nad . the great coat on when he was apprehended on Sunday night , a-nd it was stated to have been stolen on Friday night . On this charge he was committed for trial . Lowe was discharged .
Relief of the Poor . —The committee for the management and distribution of the fund for the relief of those suffering for want of employment , met on Monday last , at the Court House , the Rev . Dt . Hook in the chair . It was stated that the renewed subscriptions , which were solicited in accordance with a resolution passed at a meeting of the committee , held on the 21 si u ] t ., amounted to upwards of £ 800 , and that the total sum in hand Yfas about , £ 880 . The visitors' reports showed thai continued distress prevails to a very large extent amongst those dependent upon trade and manufactures ; and it vras resolved to . continue relief upon the reduced scale , ( 1 . 6 d . a week to adults , and Is . to children ) , and that the eommht » e should meet next Monday , to take into consideration what further measures it will be necessary to adopt .
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Sale of Woollen Cloths , 78 , Briggate , Ten Doors from the Top . —We beg to call the attention of our readert , but more particularly wholesale and retail buyers of woollen cloths , to Mr . Higgins ' s advertisement . They may rely upon it he offers advantages which no other person in the trade can lay claim to . We advise our friends , at all events , to call at 78 , and see for themselves . Ancient Romans , No . 1 . —The anniversary of this senate was held at Mr . Richard Wood's , Golden Fleece , Briggate , on Wednesday evening , when the member ' s and their wives and sweathearts sat down
to . a most sumptuous entertainment . Charge of Forgeby . —On Saturday last , a young man , named William Wilson , ( who had been remanded from Wednesday ) was brought up for examination at the Leeds Court House , on a charge of forging the acceptance of Mr . Samuel Booking , butcher , of Bradwell , Derbyshire , to a two month ' s bill for £ 5 ., which bill he had paid to Mrs . Blundell , a dealer in fancy wares , in the Central Market , to whom he represented himself as a partner in the firm of Messrs . Fox and Co ., iron and steel manufacturers , Deepcar , near Sheffield ; whose address card he presented , and requested that needles to
the value of £ 4 . 103 . might be sent to him , at his inri , the Three Legs , in Call-lane . Mrs . Blundell took the bill , but afterwards suspecting that all was not right , contrived to get back her goods , and wrote to Messrs . Fox and Co ., on the subject , who denied that the prisoner was connected in any way with them , as well as all knowledge of the bill in question . Sir . Fox ' s deposition to this effect was taken on Wednesday , and on Saturday Mr . Booking attended for the purpose of attesting that the acceptance was nothi 3 , nor had he authorised the prisoner to sign it ; he had in fact no connexion with him . The magistrates being satisfied , committed the prisoner to York Castle for trial at the next assizes .
Conviction under the Worsted Act . — 'Thomas Sykes , a clothier , at Pudsey Hough , was on Thursday last brought before the magistrates , under the provisions of tno Worsted Act , charged with having in hi 8 possession a quantity of wool , of which he could give no account . He had been previously brought up and remanded on Wednesday week . Policeman Hague and Thompson , in consequence of information which they had received , went to the prisoner ' s house , and looking through the window , saw him busily engaged in sorting a quantity of wool . They went in , and asked him where he had got it .
He said he had bought it of a neighbour for ls . 8 d . a pound . In reply to a further question , he said he had got no invoice of it , and was then told that he and the wool must go with them , upon which he exclaimed , " I am done . " On the road to Leeds , he offered £ 5 to policeman Hague te aay nothing about it , but the offer was of course rejected . There was about lOOlbs . of wool , of a quality which Mr . Walker , of the firm of Walker and Gray ,-wool merchants , Boar-line , stated to . J > e worth from 2 s . to 3 s . a pound . The prisoner was nncd £ 20 , and in default of payment , committed to Waksfield House of Correction for one month .
Theatre , Leeds . —This place of amusement was opened for a single night on Tuesday last , for tho purpose of introducing Mr . and Mrs . Charles Kean —the latter for the fir * t time . The house was a bumper in every part ; even the orchestra and the stage ( behind the scenes ) being crammed . The piece selected was the play of " Tke Stranger , " Mr . and Mrs . Kean sustaining the principal characters . At the conclusion of tho piece they were loudly called foT , and on making their appearance before the curtain were rapturously cheered .
Stealing from a Shop . —On Saturday last , a youth named Thomas Whitby , was brought up at the Court House , Leeds , having been given into custody under the following circumstances : —Mr . Wade , pawnbroker , Meadow-lane , said the prisoner went to his shop on Thursday ^ evening , and offered to pledge sozae new silk handkerchiefs , with which he said his mother had sent him ; but as he could not tell how many there were , and gave some contrary answers to other questions , Mr . Wade detained him and sent for an officer . The hankerchiefs were identified by Mr . Swann , draper , Marshall-street , who had seen them hung in his shop on Thursday afternoon , but did not miss them until iho policeman went on Friday to see . if he had lost any ; he was sure they had not been sold . The prisoner was committed for trial .
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Ht'DDERi > Fi £ LD . —At a meeting of Chartists last Tuesday night , the following was passed unanimously , Resolved , That a vcte of thanks is due , and is hereby given to the Rev . Daniel Hearne , of Manchester , for his patriotic conduct relative to the disgraceful affair at the Hall of Science . " Upper Wortlet . —On Good Friday , a tea party and soiree took place in the Association Room . Sixty sat down to tea , and . aa many as the room would hold were admitted after , each paying threepence . A more lively and interesting scene the Chartists of Wortley never witnessed . Great praise is due to Mr . J . Hill and hiB friends , for the very
active part they took during the evening . Several sentiments were given , to which the Rev . William Hill , and Messrs . Smith , Frazer , and Stonehouse . responded . The getting up of the tea reflected great credit upon the managing committee . Every thing was conducted in . a quiet and orderly manner . AT a meeting of the members of the Upper Wortley Charter Association , held on Monday , the 28 th of March , 1842 , it was resolved that the subscriptions , amounting to 81 . 3 d ., be forwarded to Mr . Abel Heywood of Manchester , by post office order . That the sum ol 53 . be paid over to the wounded persons of Manchester , and the remaining Zs . 3 d . go towards the damage done to the Hall of Science .
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[ advertisement . ] CHARTIST BLACKING . Brother Chartists , —In compliance with the wishes of many of my customers , and also to meet the circumstances of the Chartist Asseciatiohs , inasmuch as it is not always conTenient to send so far as Hull for blacking , I have made arrangements for supplying Lancashire , West of Yorkshire , and London , carriage 1 free , with any ^ quantity of blacking , from half a gross and upwards , at the same price as at th ? manufactory . ¦ e Wright , Brooke-street , Stockport , will travel for orders in Lancashire , and wiU always have a . supply , on hand , in Manchester arid other places . ... ¦ . ¦ ¦ . " - ¦ • : ¦ . : . ¦ ¦ ¦ :. . - . ; ¦ . - . - ¦ ¦ " ¦ - ¦' . ¦ ¦ .
Mr . , T . B . Smith will always have a stock by him , whereby the Chartists of Leeds may be supplied . Mr * Stallwood will also supply the people of London with any . quantity , after : the 10 th of April . And thereis one thing which I would have you to bear in mind , which is that my Blacking is not only more brilliant , but it is more durable than almost any other and the reason of this superiority is , that component which gives the lustre and durability I give you in a much greater proportion than most other blacking-makers do ; and the reason why it is so sparingly used by many is , that it is the most expensive part of the compound ; but I , being of a different opinion to the" Devil's Dust " Manutacturers , 'am resolved that the people shall not have a bad article from me .
I remain , your ' s , In the Cause of Right against Might , R . PlNDER , Edward ' s Square , Edward ' s Place , Hull
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ANOTHER CASE OF DESTITUTION AND DEATH . On Saturday evening , a long investigation ; was gone into before Mr . Payne , the city coroner , on the body of Ellon Sexton , aged 48 , a prisoner in the City Bridowell , Bridge-street , Blackfriars , whose death took place under the following circumstances : — ;'' . ..- . " ¦¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ : - .-. ' ¦ . . ¦ - y - Ellen Sexton , a prisoner , deposed—The deceased was my motherland was a widow . We were cbminitted to prison together that day month . For four months previous to that occasion wd had no placetogoto , and for two days and nights we had had nowhere to lay our beads , and nad not tasted food for the Bame time . We applied at the
West London Union Workhouse for relief , which was denied us . We were then quite destitute , and walked as far as Cannon-street , where we broke a window purposely to get the shelter of a prison . We were taken to the Mansion House , and being unable to pay for the window were committed lor a month to kard labour . _ My mother was not put on the treadmill , / not being able to bear it . She had a bed to sleep oiij and I slept with her . On Friday morning , we got up about a quarter to six ; deceased vras then quite well . She went into the reading-room , and 1 left her ; about eight o ' clock I * , was : sent for , and on going up stairs , found her dead .
' By-the Jury . —We were very kindly treated in prison , and were more comfortable than we had been for some time bbfore we were sent there . My mother was affected with a shortness of : breath . We applied at the West-street workhonse , but they would not take us in or give us relief . The Coroner said , they were bound to relieve them as casual poor . A Guardian of the union who waa present said , ho thought the witness had made a mistake , as relief was never denied . He wished to know positively the day on which application was made , as he should feel it his duty to make strict inquiry into the matter , The witness said , that it was that very day month , A Jurer said , by tho witness's statement it appeared that two prisoners slept in one bed . He wished to know from the governor the reason of it .
The Governor said the prison was so full that not only were thre e persons cjinpelled to sleep in one fced , but many who could not be provided with bsds were compelled to lie upon the floor . This was owing to tho number committed in a destitute State , who broke windows , & . c , to get the shelter of the gaol , . . _' -. " Eleanor Redding said—I was iu the room set apart far the " incapables" ( prisoners not able to work , ) on Friday morning , about eight o ' clock , when the deceased came in , who said to : me , " I have had such a singular dream—sit down and I'll toll it you . " The deceased s » t down , and I was about to do the same , when she fell forward . I immediately lifted her up and found her dead . By the Jury- ^ -Sho was very kindly treated in prison , aed was noyer put on ' tho .- ' ffiith She was eating a piece of bread when sho came into the
room . Mr . Charles Holding , of Bridge-street , surgeon , said deceased was dead when ho was called in . He could not state the precise cause of her death , but iu his opinion it arose from a disease of the heart . The Coroner said , that the present case was one out of the many they hoard of * of persona breaking windows to get the shelter of a prison , which they preferred to the workhouse . As regarded the refusal of relief they had , only the statement of the daughter , and if the Jury wished to gointo the truth of that statement the inquiry must be adjourned . With respect to the question of the New Poor La . w , he trusted that it would be greatly improved . From what he knew of the Governor of the prison he had not the least doubt but the deceased had been kindly treated , and that her incarceration had prolonged instead of shortened her life . The Jury not thinking it necessary to adjourn , returned a verdict of " ¦ Natural Death . "
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THE MANCHESTER OUTRAGE . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Dear Sm ,-I feel I . shall not be discharging my duty to the imperial Chartists if I further delay making , fchrongh the mediuni of the Star , my grateful acfenowledgments for the sincere expressions of sympathy and the fuMc vote of thanks from the numerous associations throughout England , and which have been echoed back again even ffoin the city of Dublin . To make such acknowledgment to any one association in particular wonM appear invidious ; ' I therefore respectfully beg to assure them all that I have only two marks , one on my nose , and the other on my lip ; and for tbe sake of the people ' s cause I have more reason to glory in them than to be ashamed . I am convinced that the assault has made , and will make , thousands of converts to the principles of the C&arter ; and it has in ven such an impetus to it that , like the rolling of a
vast avalanche , no power can retard . Mr . O'Connor freely forgives them : it is welL But I am taught by the Gospel of Jema to see the ^ fruits of repentance before they are entitled to forgiveness . And this is the evidence I require , namely , that they become members of the Chartist Association , and h ^ lp us to obtain the charter—then I can forgive , and call them brethren . I also think niy request is not an unreasonable one : it ¦ would be - ' . something in the way -of atonement ; for I never witnessed Bucb . an unprovoked attack , and never wish to see such a one again . It ia only an act of justice , from all I can learn , to say that the anti-Corn Law League , as such , had not anything to do with it . How iar the perpetrators of the violence calculated on their . countenance and approbation , I cannot Bay . : '
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If the lecturer , Mr . O'Connor , had said anything to excite thein , or bad anything ; in ^ my conduct , been out of orderj , or improper , they might have had some excuse ; but neither be , nor myself , nor any of the Chartists , had \ said or done anything to cause such a violent attack . I have to thank some man , ( at present unknown to me , ) who , after the chair was thrown off the platform , stood in front of me , saying , he would protect me ; and after I received the blow on the mouth and chin with the paving stone , he expressed his sorrow , and said he would do his best to prevent me from being injured , even tp the risk ef hia life . p , my . friends , if you coulcl have seen the men in that Hall the following night , and have felt the strong influence of determination to protect Mr . O'Connor and h . is Chairman , as well as any other ef the Chartists , it ¦ would have endeared them to your hearts , and would have made you forget , or glory in ycurwoundB t
ilhave lived ia Manchester now upwards of thirty years , but I never beheld such a glorious procession as we had oia Good Friday last ^ on the occasion of laying the foundation stone for a monument to the late Henry Hunt , Esq ., on my premises , and the excitement was stronger than it would otherwise have beeu , inconsequence of what had occtrred on the 8 th inst Also , it is not put of place to tell you that the Corn Law Repealers had intended having a grand demonstration , on Easter Monday , but the Chaitist procession has taken the shine cut or them , and it is , like other of their attempts , an abortion . I remain , Yours faithfully and very respectfully ,
, J . SCHOLEITELD Every-street , Manchester , March 29 , 1842 .
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TO THE CHARTISTS OF SOUTH LANCASHIRE AND THE UNITED KINGDOM . Brother Chartists . —We humbly but emphatically call upon you to render Mr . Scholefieid and the Committee all the pecuniary aid in your power , towards assisting them in their laudable undertaking , until the top stone of the monument be raised . Any monies which persona wish to contribute , may be sent to Mr . A ; Heywood , bookseller , Oldbara-stree % , for the treasurer , Mr . Scholeneld , and which will be duly announced in the next report . Yours faithfully . Wm . Grif-fin , ' Wm . Growcott
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MR . O'BRIEN IN EDINBURGH . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —I perceive that Mr . H . Rankeu , who Was Chairman of the last meeting that Mr . O'Brien attended in this city , has written you to correct certain alleged mis-statements , in the notice I sent you of that meeting . Mr . R . denies that there were , a 3 stated in the report , three votes taken . I deny that any such thing is stated , iu . the report . If Mr . R . takes the trouble to read it over again , he will find that the first two allusibna to a show of hands ; refer to one and the same . Mr . R ' s . style of English is a peculiar one , if he concludes that three different allusions to a show of hand ^ in an article , must mean three different and . distinct show of hancls , he might , With equal safety , on this principle , come to the conclusion thai more than three Chairmen presided over the meetintr , and that at least , haif-a-dozen of the name of O'Airien addressed it !
It is quite possible I may have mistaken the Wording of the motion put . The Chairman ought certainly to know this better than a mere spectator . Although , from my impressions being recpnt , and Mr . R . ' s at least a fortnight old , the difference is iu this case little or nothing . Be that as it may , and granting , for argument's sake , that the vote was taken precisely as Mr . R . says , nothing is more manifest than that the point matters not a single pin ' s head one way or t'other I The eentiments of the meeting is the real thing to be attended to * while the mere manner of testing it is of no earthly moment . Had I written in such a way as to lead the reader to conclude that the meeting Were less friendly disposed to Mr . Duncan ' s views than
they really were , then Mr . Rahken might have some cause to come forward and do "justice to all parties . " But , When the real truth was ( as Mr . Ranken has not denied , aud as he cannot deny ) that Mr . Duncan ' s views met with no support at all from the meeting , and that all present ^ bo far as a spectator could see ( with the exception of Mr . D . himself ) , were in favour of Mr . O'Brien ' s views ,, what a farce it is for any person to come forward "in justice t <> all partiesj" and dispute the manner of taking the vote . ' If Mr . Charles iJuhpan or Mr . Rauken can produce a single dozen Of the many hundreds present who thought Mr . D . right and Mr . O'B . wrong , they will certainly achieve more than I can believe them capable of . If not , the reader will duly estimate the force of the " mis-statement . "
The oth 6 r " mis " -statment is that I spoke of a certain part of Mr . C . Duncau ' s views , as being to the tff < jct that " an aristocracy and aaoneyocracy Were essential to a state . " Mr . Rackea declares his belief that Mr . Duncan's statement was not to that effect—my belief is that it was . Fortunateiy , however , ( since the subject mat ' . er of discussion was Mr . D ' a letter , ) ftnv reador who chooses to turn to it in the Star , and who can see his way through it , may satisfy himself as to whetlier Mr . Ranken ' s belief or mine be the correct one . I see no olher-xnis-statement even alleged , and trusting this will satisfy Mr . Ranken , \ I remaiD , Yours obediently , The Writer of thb Report . Edinburgh , March 28 , 1842 .
P . S .- -Haring contradicted Mr . Ranken ' s statements in no particular , but where the truth can be seen ^ y referring to your own paper , I see no good end to be served by giving my name , otherwise I should have done so .
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CHA . RTISM , JOHN COMPANY , AND CABOUL . " Ghoree" pur Howdah—* ' Hathee" pur . Za&ri , ChnUajao , Chnllajao , Warren Eusteen" I !! . ¦; ¦ ; BhurpareNative . ¦ Poetry . When Lord Lake , accompanied by Warren Hastings , then Governor General of India , was obliged to retire from the fortress of Bhvirpore , and put to the , right abeut , such was their confusion and haste , that the natives jeeringiy said , " that the Ferin ^ ees put the saddles on their elephants and howdahs on their horses , " and depicted their route and discomfiture in a flaming picture onthe wallB ofthe Bhurpore Rajah ' s Palace , with the above pithy motto contemptuously at the bottom . "Offlike a shot was Warren Hasteenr * It is no laughing matter for those who have dear friends
and relatives an India , but the Caboul force bad not even that resource left ; as the Commissari-jt , with their cattle , had been lost , and they had eaten their horses > As we , the people of England , are about to pay the piper , both in ; blood and treasure , it is not irrelevant to know what our chances ef success to obtain satisfaction , ' and take revenge for fancied inju lea , are likely to be , and whether it would be for our honour and interest to " commit havoc and let slip tlio dogs of war" for the further prosscutiou of this unjust war . The speech of Sir William M'Naghteni which has been so niuch lauded as a pure specimen of Christianity and patriotism , that " death is preferable to dishonour , and that we put bur trust in the "God of Battles , and iu His name defy them / ' is in
my opinion a piece of horrible blasphemy . What tin idea must such people entertain of the " Creator of the universe" to suppose that he would sanctify their crimes , and ; throTir : the mantle » f bis protection over their ruUiless massacres , while" ten thousand festering and putrid corpses were tainting the air and spreading disease and death around . " Would men in their senses appeal thus to a God of Mercy , or to whom then do thuy thus insanely and blasphemously appeal in their distress ?¦ Far different is my idea of what is due to a God of love and mercy , and I should hope that the people of England will not second the aristocracy in . their fire-breathing determination ^ f ^^ hopeless and powerless revenge . True , theymayserid ten thousand more men to Aftshanistan . True , t ^ o Horse Guards may ransack England , Scotland j toeland , and Wales , and drain our remaining colonies for ths physical force necessary
to feed the revenge of our moral force Government , and through Sir HenryHardinge ersome other fire-eater may inflict oh the Afighaus . What the Duke of Wellington perpetrated , on the poor Kyota in the Doabcountry , and drive into the Indus men , women , and children by thousands , in the sanie heroic manner they were drowned by the Duke in the Tombedra . The various cities and fortresses in Caboul , Kandahar , &c , may be stormed and pillaged as Seringapatani and IJhurphore have been in past , but iiot forgotten ; days 1 and the women , \ firea , mothers , sisters and daughters of thia chifcfjmay destroy themselves , or beslau ^ hteredby their relatives and protectbrs to escape violation , and seek in the grave a refuge from the pollution of an excited and infuriated soldiery .: Afghanistan may become : . al desert , andtheinhiibitartsniay be massacred , said as slaves , and hot one stone left of their hiibitations to tell the tale
of devastation , where all formerly was happiness ^ plenty and peace ! And why all this ? And where ia the power , I should liku to kuow , capable of carrying into execution such fiend-like and desperate wickedness ? The aristocracy of Eaglairid have issned the mandate , aud the universal world must bow down to its resolve ! Tho universal world may , 1 presume , arriveat a far different conclusion . Why , tb . e wretched creature is in itself in a death struggle , and its denunciations ate but the ravings of withering and blighted ambition , and it knows its position in England as little as it knows its real position in India , ! Even the Times tells truth some times ; and , speaking cf , Caboul . it says : —
' ' Notoaiy ia Huidostan , but everywhere obst ; icles and enemies have seemed to melt before bur arms or our policy . Wisely or unwisely , justly or unjustly , it seemed that we had but to move , anil our work was done ! till we had begun to-think , as with the unhappy Gbinsiae , that our will was law as well as power , and that it yfzs an abourdity to suppose that forbidden which British interest , or glory , ; seemed to jequire . At last , there has come a sheck > and new , us it has not ptosperedj men dare call it treason . ' " Physical force has not altogether governed India ; Oilr niighty power has been hitherto the power ef opinion ! What could bur thirty or forty thousand European troops avail in Hindostan alone , distributed , as they . aw , i » small sectipns throughout rthe vast Peninsula , without the aid of half a million of native
soldiery , regulars and irregulars , receiving John Company ' s pay , and doing his behests , as long as they find it convenient , and while Jbliu Company " 8 ~ atar 13 in the ascendant ! When that star begins to wane the prestige that has followed our arms , that has made our Europeans all tut denii-gods , that power of opinion which b . ; t 3 « lung to us , and upheld us , vfiU fleefrom us as speedily as we formerly obtained it ! : And what has been the cause . of all this ? Siniply because , like fools ,, we must iieedi civilrza the natives , make them as wise as ourdelvea , or rather ahbw them in practice , that we are not tbo iinaginary and superior beings they once bowed down feo ; that we are frail mortals like themselves , and that our power is nothing substantial , and could not be upheld one day without their assistance . v
In their ignorance , and . simplicity they imagined the East India Conipany , some strange ¦ old woman , or , Begum , that she ruled over a nation 6 f woudrous animals . Who possessed and ruled over ha ] f the world ; that they were iiiyarialily conquerors , aud by their arks , arms , and civilization , they were never beaten , that it was madness ' to ; oppose : their will . They dreaded their newrborn power , and after somo short struggles , the ^ y linked themaelvea to the old Begum's chariot wheels ! . : . '""¦' , ' ..:.-. ¦ . Such were the prevailing ideas respecting the English , and although rebellions , mutinies , massacres , and discontent , occasionally sprung up , by dividing the people , and urging them to strife among themselves , and when they were exhausted grasping the piey , and reaping all thei benefits of warfare when none dared to saythemnay ! .- "' , ' . ' ¦
By these , and similar means , they obtained a footing in Indiaj which it was thougiat could never be shaken . Even now , people who ought to know better , talk of sending our thousands but to India as a matter of course , and that these reinforcements will settle our affair in the Bast in a Very short time after landing , and Sir IlenryHardiiige , like Cajiar , has but to appear and all is arranged ,- ^— veni , vidi , vici , — " I Came , flaw , and conquered ! " People of England J I would warn you of what is likely to take place in India for the sake of our brethren about to mix in this unholy warfare , and
for our own aakea here at home . R ^ uieuiber you must pay all expence 3 but of your labour , and your miserable crust will' be further taxed to take a hopeless revenge on peoplei web JUave never injured you . Your money , your sinews , your marrow * the flower of your population , -will be drained tillj > y and bye , by emigration , war , and starvation , you will bie left powerless and desphite , so that any handful of blue-coated or redcoafed ruffians , home-bred or German-bred , ; will trample you down under the dust , irremediably and irrecbverably . ¦ -... ' :. ¦ ¦
We huve no chance of success in Cabul or in the East , eventually . The natives are getting civilised ; the chain tbaj ; has bound them is broken j they hate us ; there ia a fearful debt pf . retribution DgainEt us ; they have feared us ; they never . loved us . From Affghanistan to Cape Comorizj , from Malabar to Bengal , tlie spirit will arise which will drive the Towrs , the rerbgbees into the sea or into their factorie ? .. Fresh defeats and disasters will be , followed by fresh mutinies and massacres ; and in India—as in Englanii—opinion will prevail . . - : . ' ¦ r Arrest the cataract in its roar , dr . the lightning in its fall ; but dream niut of anything bo futile as stopping the tide of general opinion when once its banner ia afloat . - . ¦ ' / ' ¦ ¦¦¦"¦ ¦' . " . ¦¦ . " ¦ - ¦ ' " : '¦" . - ¦ : ¦ ' - ¦ - /
Sir Charles ftletcalfa is the only man I know who may save us in India , at least , may extricate us from our' terrible" position . He is arrived from Jamaica in ill health ; but as he has been all nia life in India , where he bas been Goyenor . General—previous to the appointment of JEord Auckland—the climate may be of service to bini . "; .. "' ...: ' :. . ' - - . ¦ ¦ ,. ' Had he been Governor-General , t&e AffghaniBtan war would not have taken place . The army ¦ wantad plunder , and the natives w « re getting fidgetty , so they shipped Sir Charles off to Jamaica , while Lord Auckland and M'Naghten trumped up this war for the Bake of patronage and plunder . The military were pleased , and the civilians also : tho former havie met a sad Me , and M'Naghten ; with many of the latter , have bees massacred . He should have ^ known , that it : is the height of virtue , inHindostanor Affghanistan , nevei'tokeep faith witha "Feringhee"J ' ' :,:: '¦¦ ¦ ¦ : : : ¦' .... ' ^ A Woolwich Cadet . Chicheater , 27 th March , 1842 . ( To be continued next week . )
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On Saturday last , aged lyears , Mr . John Hep worth , cloth manufacturer , Vicar-lane , Leeds .
MARRIAGES , Gn Saturday last , at Aldboroughj by the Roy , G . Houldswbrth , vicar , John , eldest son of the late Mr . William Jaqkson , surgeon , of Doncaater , to Jane , eldest daughter of Mr . Atkinson , Boroughbridge Mills . . ; : ~ On Eriday , at the parish church , Otley , by the ReVi J . Hart >; B . A ., vicar , Mr . James Fox , of Leeds , land surveyor , to Harriet , second daughter of Mr . Wm . Forster , grocer , & < :., Otley . Same ; day , Mr . ^ William MarriotBrownridge , cloth finisher ,: to Miss Charlotte Speight , both of Holbeck . > - :
On the 30 th uU ., at Pro ^ ore-streei Chapel , jbvthe Rev . Mica ^ Thomas , Mr . William Jones , shoemak « , to Mana ^ yonngest daughter of Air . Thos . Hoibrook , allof Abergavenny . On Thursday week , at St . Olave ' s , JflR » fa 53 & > v York , by the Rev-John Heslop , Mr . JaaiH ^^ s 4 ^ x of . PockUngton , ta Mrs . Edwards , , ^^^^^^ X ^ Same day , at Armthorpe , near Boncff ^ j ^^^ iilr ^ J \^ Kev . , H . J . Branson , Mri Isaac Wells > B «» erbt v ira \ ' i-Pr ^ < Classical and Commercial Academy ^ CHfetasid , Ato " - " ' - ' ' ;^ s ? ^ Q Anne , youngest daughter of RichardOJBjSi ^^ £ q . \^^ V '& ¦ ¦' oi : Armthorpe ,. v ; . ¦ ^ f ^ % 0 * i& ^^ ^" s ? " -
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The Steam-boiler Explosion on the Clyde . — The total number of deaths is eighteen . In regard to the persons mentioned in our last as injured , we have little to state . Miss Catherine Keith , whose life was represented as despaired of , we are happy to say is now considered out of danger , and her mother is doing well . Richard Anderson , too , who was not expected to survive , is now somewhat better . All the others , so far as we can learn , are doing well . Those in the infirmary here aro recovering . In addition to the persona mentioned in oar last , as having been injured b y the accident , we have to mention the Rev . Mr . M'Farlane and Mrs . Grey ,
both from Hamilton , who had just landed from the boat , and were walking up the quay , when they were struck by some of the fragments of the boat . They were both remeved to the house of Dr . Orr , of Helensburgh , where their wounds were dressed ; and , although neither was injured to such an extent as to endanger life , yet wo understand , that several weeks will elapse before the Reverend Gentleman will have completely recovered from the effects of tae explosion . A boy named Crawford belonging to Glasgow , was also among the injured , He was taken home the same evening . —CrreenocA : Advertiser .
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SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED BY MR . HEYWOOD , FOR THE VICTIMS & REPAIRS AT THE HALL OF SCIENCE . s . d . John Taylor , Waterhead Mill 1 0 Collected at Holland ' s Temperance Hotel , Burnley 6 4 From the Chartists of Hindley , by Mr . John Heyes ... 7 2 i West Houghton 1 6 ~ Chartist Association , London , by Mr . L .
D . Weaver 5 0 Mr . Dixon 1 0 Calverton , Nottinghamshire 5 o BeestOR . do 3 0 Lambey ... ... ... ... ... 3 0 Democratic Chapel , Nottingham ... 7 0 Heart and Hand 2 1 RancliffeArms 2 0 Sweet's Shop ... 5 5 By Mr . Harris 1 G Carpeaters' Arms , Brick-lano , Tower
Hamlets , by Mr . H . Shepherd ... 10 0 Mr . Samuel Parr and a few friends , Woodley Bridge ... 3 G Hebden Bridge , per Mr . J . Heiliwell ... ID 0 Leicester , from the workmen of Mr . Bishop , by Mr . H . Lacy ... ... 18 0 George Johnson 0 7 Peter Rigby 1 0 Ratcliff Bridge , per Hamer 0 8 Earlsheaton , Dewsbury , per W . Brooke ... „ . ... ... 10 0
£ 5 4 91 Deduct arrears 0 5 0 £ 4 19 H The five shillings annonnced last week as being received from London without remark 1 have since heard was for the Executive .
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Monies received by J . Cleave for the Convention : — £ r . d . Midgley Association ... U 10 0 Wadsworth ditto ... 0 15 0 Colding ditto ... ... 0 2 6 Hebden Bridge , per T . Alitchell 1 0 t > ¦ 2 U o Money collected for the Manchester victims , and in the hands of Mr . J . Hirtt , Huddersh ' eld!—s . d . R . P 6 2 Money collected for the Manchester victims in the hands of Mr . L . Pitkethly , since last week : — s . d . From Bsrry Brow ... ... 5 6 From Holmfirth 9 4
14 10 The subscription is still open , and will be a few days longer , when the money will be remitted to the proper quarter at Manchester .
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TO MR . KOBERT KEMP PHILP . Sib , —You are a member dt the General Council of the National Charter Association ; so am I . The course you took , at the late Bath Conference of Sturgites , has called forth one general burst of disapprobation against yon ; you have not met this by argument , but by mere empty assertion , and bombastic observations about mushroom Chartists . This style of language comes with a very ill grace from Mr . Phifp ? and only furmsb . es additional evidence of your dieaffection to Chartism . \
You affect to treat me and others with supercilious contempt , which also proves you an aristocratic democrat . You have been elected to the office you at present hold , ia the Executive department , by ; a majority of the National Charter Association You know , also , that your recent conduct , as a ptiblic man , has been directly opposed to tbe general policy of the Association , anil 1 hold it aa an opinion that the Association to which you belong maintains an authority and inflaence over every public act of its officers ; and you have , in the most direct and flagrant manner , rebelled against such influence , with no other view than to injure the cause you have hitherto professed to espouse . The working elass suspect you of treachery to the principles they contend for ; you deny the justice of these accusar tions without Gondescending to offer any reaaouable and honest defence .
Had you pursued a straJghtforwartl , e-ven course , your efforts in the cauae of political and social emancipation would have been gratefully appreciated and responded to by every right thinking Chartist in Britain ; instead of which they denounce you , and tbe working men will cast off every leader whose public nctswiil not Btand . the tegt of scrutiny . You ridicule t&e idea of a man thinking himself unworthy ; but you have not even attempted to prove a single allegation contained in the Nottingham resolution as false ; your silence on the charges . preferred against you ' by the Chartists of almost every town in the empire , is tantamount to guilty .
It can be no pleasure to any body pf men to surround their fellow man With suspicions , inufeh less , one who has hitherto laboured hard to gain them freedom ; then why are you so waspish and ill-natured with those who have hitherto supported and applauded you ? Are you stifl faithful to them '?— prove it , and I will be the first man to tender you the right hand of fellowship ; but I never can consent to compromise one iota of the Six Points of the People ' s Charter , neither will I ever act with men who would consest to mix up any other question wiih the Chartist agitation , I am , a Six Point Cfcartisi , And no surrender , Wm . Russell . Nottingham , March 30 th , 1842 .
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BARTLETT v . VINCENT , pHItP , ROBERTS , AND WILLIAMS { OF SUNDERLAND ) . to THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . StR , —Allow me , through the medium of your paper , to do an act of justice to a young man at present in your employ as reporter , Mr- G . Bartlett , who has had to bear the brunt of the talented charges of three of the above-named individaals ; and ; last week ,. the somewhat superfluous and mean insinuation of Mr . J . WilUamSi who saith he "' . " prefers to believe Messrs . Vincent and Philp because ha knows them , and tho country knows them , and not Mr . Bartlett "
Now I am not aware that his or the country ' s kiiowing any individual -will make or keep them honest or consistent ; and I beg to say that I know Mr . Bartlett , have known him 8 onie years , have laboured with him in the good cause - , tke people of Bath know him , if the country does not ; but he is nevertheless honest , for hot having the good fortune to have travelled through the country , as a lecturer , and therefore not receiving a cnuntry ' s praise . I would now state what I now can call to memory of Mr . Bartlett , for the information of Mr . W . and your readers generally : — The two Bartletta , George and Samuel , have done much to serve the cause of Chartism , in Bath and Trowbndge , from its fir « t manifestation . They joined the Bath Working Men ' s Association at a very unpropitiou 8 time .
Just as Roebuck and Palmer were ousted from the representation of tho city , the people were excited by their defeat ; I could g ? t none among us to come boldly forth to call a public meeting , and address the public upon our principlea . Tee middle Class had destroyed the old tJnion , and deserted the cause of Radical Keform , and Were desirous of doing away , as now , with the very name ; by them was -the Liberal Association formed ; the Bwtletts were alike eager to extend our viewsi and increase our Association ; We succeeded in getting the use of a room at the Temperance Coffee
House , Saw Close . George Bartlett , your reporter , drew up our first address ; it was , after being adopted , printed as a placard , and circulated . Numbers flocked to our ro « ms . Here George and his brother signalised themselves in advocating our principles , which lie hath not ceased to do at almost every meeting held since . This is much from an ignorant young m ; ui . He is : also the person who wrote in the old Vittdicator , under the title of PuWicola . If services are to be the test of honesty here you have them , and I see not wherefore local services should be despised because they were not more extended . ... : ¦
I have of ten heard Mr . Bolwell , the chairman at the meeting to consider Starge ' s motion , state that Bartlett had taught him politics ; and indeed if you refer to his letters , or speeches , you will not : find them inferibr in general information , or argument , to Mr . Phiips . True , he -has not luugs sufficiently strong to m . ike himself heard far iu largo meetings , a natural quality that the other gentleman may be .-able to boast of . So much for Mr . Philps ' s insinuation of ignorance ; but of the charge , of not honestly reporting these gentlemen ' s words , Mr . Marriott , of Bristol ,. says at tho meeting , it wag true in spirit though perhaps not the exact words , and in what Hlx . V ., P ., and R ., write , they confirm the fact , of true in spirit . They admit they supported Sturge ' s motion , and this ia Henry Vincent who batk continually , at public meetings , and in his
old Vindicator , been telling us , with words of hie , to stand by our Charter , not turn to the right hand nor to the leftj not to go after Educational Suffrage , Household Suffrage , or anything but the Charter . This is he who hath so oft and eloquently ridiculed Daniel O'Conue . l's installment-get-what-you-can system , yefe will go for Mr . Sturge's installment , indefinite , complete humbug without details , as a great way towards the Charter . Verily he ia another Daniel conie to judgment "J We 5-torn Chaitiats , keep together and choose another leader ; shout the entire Charter and O'CoHcor . Yours , in bonds , bonds of slavery , And bends to the Charter , J ., Bristol . P . S . —The brethren of Bath will recognise the writer by the initial .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 2, 1842, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct748/page/5/
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