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REPEAL -ASSOCIATION—TETJKSDA . V . A second adjourned meeting of this Association took jilace to-day . At half-part two o ' clock Mr . 0 ' ConneH entered the room , and was enthusiastically . applauded . > On the motion of the Hon . andisarned Gentleman , J . ) Jfagla , Ejq ^ M-D ., waB calied to the chair . > Tf . COomtELl rose and said he would hot direct ; fte attention of i&BAssociation to the object for -which , Its bad moved the adjournment to that day . He -was j Bxodoos that a declaration shoald te made by the As- ' ¦ WaSoa that they so&Sna&d in the thorough ccnvic- ]
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ti « -n that there was no prospect of redress or relief from the British Government —( hear , bear , hear ; , — and that nothing bat the darkness of despair ¦ would surround them if they depended on any other resources but their own patriotic exertions—( cheers ) . The slightest intimation of an alteration in those measures -which had produced such jnst discontent had not been made by the British ministry . The system of Government did not appear to bs relaxed in the slightest degree , and there "was not the least prospect held out of the slightest relief —( hear . ) More than thirty of the Irish members in the English House of Commcns had , at the conclusion of the session , declared that the grievances of Ireland were most oppressive , and drew up an address « nbodying that
sentiment ; but the declaration was not sufficiently strong : the grievances -were more effiictiug than they described them to be j they mitigated factB instead of describing item accurately . They called upon the people—( hear , hear >—of England to coerce the Administration te xefiress those grievances . The people of England had not done so ; and the address of those Gentlemtn had fallen £ ti ! M > crn from the press—{ hear , hear , bear ) . The signatures to that document contained some Repealers , but the great majority of them -were never Repealers , and several of them -were anti-K ? pealera—( hear , bear ) . The address "was dijnified and its oVject patriotic ; and be would now remind those gentlemen that they promised to leave no stone nnturned to obtain justice . They had appealed to the
! English people—their appeal was in vain ; there was : no public meeting called , no dub formed , no committee ' set to carry the address into effect ; he ( Mr . O'Cunnellj : doubted if it was ever inserted in the ministerial newspapers , and he -would a&k Mr . Smith O'Brien , and the i other srentlemen wko signed that address , eonld they : deny that ILere -was not the least symptom of impreg-; nstiDg the English mind with the truth of their griev' asces ? and tbit their address was now as much for-; gotten as if it never bad been -written—( hear , hear ; ? No , they had no chance of redress . They spoke , and \ they were not listened to ; they cried aloud , and were ; not heard ; or , if ihty were , there was some English shout thut drowned their voices—there was some shout for the to Brusselsshearhear The ' 1 ' ' ; ¦ \ j . [
j voyage Eu or — , ) . ' Repeal Association had followed up that address by ! another address to the people of England , bnt both ad-: dresses had been equally abortive and ueeless ; he had ' heen . amused at finding that the English press , having : exhausted its virulence , had banded them over to tke ' government of France—ihear , bear , and a laugh ) . The I Times copied an article from the Journal 6 es Dcbats , an ' article which seemed es if it bad been written by the j editor of the Standard—( a laugh ) . The writer made this j statement , that if Ireland were separated from England } by the Repeal , England would become a third rate power ; only thinfc oi a Frenchman , it he-was a Fre&chman , hcldiig out that as a reason—( laughter ) . No , no , says the Frenchman , don't Repeal the Union , for if you do you will make England a third-rat © power—ho « onj ; j j ' ; ! i ¦ j j
ftssed he never before heard a Frenchman express such sympathy for England—( langhter ) . Ha was mach obi-gtd to Mr . Frenchman—( renewed laughter ; . The Journal da Debate , to -wnich he bad already referred , was the personal piper of Louis Philippe . It was supported by him , and it was his organ ; and he ( -Mr . O'Connell ; charged it with bribery and corruption . The-Jcurnal des Debate first stated that the Repeal cry was pmahing , and in the latter part of the same article ft stated that the Repeal try was so strong that he ( iir . O'CanBell ) was completely terrified ; that in fact , be was in a position like Frankenstein—he had a giant of bis own . creation over him —( hear , hear , and laughter ) . Then , again , it represented him as having lost the confidence of the people . What a comical way they had
of shewing that—( enthusiastic applause ;! It represented that the people did not believe him when he stated that the late royal speech was merely a concoction of the ministers . What a curious mode they had of shewing that ' . hey did not believe—( tear , hear , and la . \ uh ' . 5 T > . "Why il the Queen was even in her own person to declare that the . Repeal agitation ought not to eosiinne , he would not be daunted by it —( near , hear , bean . The constitution did not authorise her to prevent ' them petitioning for the repeal of an act of P « urliamen- ; aid much as he revered htr , and much as the people of Ireland revered her , i « would not stop their career one half minute—( loud cheers ) . They were ever loyal to the Sovereign ; tht-yTrerelojal to George I ., the first cf her family that reigned in England : they were
iojal to George IL , a stnpid German of the same stamp ; to Gsorge IIL , that bloody tyrant ; to Gvorge IT ., wb-j blnbberizyjly granted Catholic emancipation ; and to William IT ., into whose mouth his ministers put a kise , bloody , and brutal speech—( hear ) . They were £ sd would be , loyal to the Qit-en ; but they would not sire np their country , and their constitutional rights said privileges to any King or Queen thai tver lived—I enthusiastic cheering , which was again and again xe-¦ $ ¦ eated } - The Journal des Debate Wtnt on to say , that be ( Air . O'Connell ) knew the Repeal to be an insane dream . Why , what a blockhead the fellow was ; ctuld any one suppose , twenty years ago , that Louis Pnilippe would be king—( hear , hear ; ? Louis Philippe was only known as an avaricions man ; and yet ho contrived
to turn the battle of July , 1830 , and the blood that was ^ hed , to his own advantage ; aud he tnr ^ ed his relations eff the throne , and laid hold of the throne himself , ss he said for the good of the people —( a laugh ; . Well , if the Times bad produced ona document from France , it had also piodnced one of its own—( hear , hear ) . It h 3 d addressed the Repealers on , as it said , the folly of repealing the Union , inasmuch a 3 th&y had the honour of being Bdtisb subj * -cU—ilaughicr )—the honour of being British subjects—ilacgatrr ; ! It beg ^ n bj stating how much the Irish wtrs thsrtluibed in America , and it called thtm white negroes ; and in another place it went on to say , " We do eo : offer a reproach to a people whose -virtues we respect" —UnughttT ) - He tbaeitsd the Times—he never could have roused Ireland to this
agitation were it net fur the assistance it give him . It called the people , " whose virtues it rtbptcted , '' a feioaious Multitude —; a laugh ) . The e . trgy—suipl . ced ruffians—( hear , hear ) . Is mtaEt to wiD to their side Eugluh fanaticism ¦ , feut it had roused Ireland le indignation—almost to revenge—( cheers ) . The Times took up the address of General Jackson in 1 S 32 to the people of Carolina , and asked why Ireland was not content with h * r connection with England , as Carolina was with Philadelphia and the o : her states ? Let it ¦ be rtmembertd , that when the American Congress imposed tesition on British manufactures , so high as to be very nearly a prohibition , Carolina resisted , and the Tariff was ultimately reduced . It was after this that General Jackson addressed the inhabitants of that sttte—( hear , hear ) . Bat what a contrast to draw . Sure Carolina had her own Parliament ] How the Times vagabond eonld think
of drawing seen a comparison , be did not know—( hear , hear , a :: d a ianjeh ) . There were 4 , 0-jO houses in Dublin , the occupiers of which were entitled to vote . There were 16 . 000 other houses , the occupiers of which could not vote , because of the amount of taxation by which tbey were burdened —( hear , hear ) . Carolina had nothing of this kind to complain of . She had no Chnr-ch of the mirority to support . She had no Poor Law ; ahe required it not— ( hsar , hear ) . What was the case in Dublin ? "Why , such wa 3 the state of the law , that Jnd 2 e Jabb , -who died before the Poor Laws were established , was put upon the roll : he never "was subject to tbe Poor Law ; and if his ghost appeared tomorrow he would bz entitled to vote—daughter ) . They had pet Sir Michael O Loghlen upon tbe rell : to be sure he deserved to be immoitalis&d—he was in a happy home ; but it was a horrible system which placed a man's rams npon a list as if he were still living—( bear ) . Bnt the writers for the Times talked about
Carolina and Ireland , aud be confessed that so great were their lies , that they astonished even himself , who inew tfc-e vagabonds wtll—( laughter ) . Were the rents raised in Carolina ^ spent in Carolina ? Were nine millions drained annually from her ? Ireland * vas draiatd ; tut , oh ! she hari the honour of being British ss "> jicLs—ibe'ir , hear } . Give Ireland a domestic ParliaiBEat , what CaroHna . bad , and sbe would neTer dream «< f separating—icbetrs ; . A few months oniy could elapse before the tffvCtupoE Europe—upon England—upon the Ministry , would become so powerfal and vivid , thit tLe GoTtrament would be glad to commence the treaty of an airaEgement . satisfactory to the Rt > F ^ ltrs , and useful to the entire empire—( cheers ) Hfi had detained them—( cries of " No , no ") . He ha i to pour those expressions off his heart . He need only
remind ihe people cf Ireland and Mr . Smith O'Brien , thai their addresses bad fallen still-born—in fact , the faied leaves thit fell off the autumnal blast , were not sore insignificant in the order of nature , than theii addnasfcs were in the political state—( cheers ; . Oh , people of Ire ' . and , rally with him . Let him take his sUps , step by step—( hear , hear ; . Hen-ad in the newspapers the most absurd accounts cl his plan . He had tx > macb legal experience to fail into any such error as tt-at cf getting np a convention , or things of that kindihesr . be ^ rj . He promised them his steps should be frts from leeil objection ; and he kstw that his connu-ymen worJd repose in him that confidence , that would enable him to work them out—( cheers ) . The Times said that a council of . three hundred bogtrotUrs wera to meet in Dnfelin—( laughter;—this was the country whose people it respected—{ bear , hear ) . He declared to heaven that he had a mind to call the Preventive Society the Bogtrotters Society —( cheers and laughter ) . O ^ e more cheer for the bogVrotters —( cheers and roars of laughter ) . Yes , he did admit that his spirit was high , and he felt the moral elevation that Ireland had attained , and he felt pride in thinking himself cne oi her leaders —( cheers ) . She would disregard the taunts other enemiss ; she would disregard even tbe advice oi her false friends ; and progressing in the peaceful movement , she eould not fail to work her regeneration—( cheers ) . They would never strike the firEt blow , noi raise their arms , unless in self-defence . He asked their confidence , and assured them that neither friend nor foe should force them to proceed faster than he thought expedient . Mr . Sxsele rose and moved that the Editor of the " bloody old Times , " in conaieraHon of his aerncea to thB Repeal cause , be appointed bead Repeal Warden—( cheers and laughter ) . The meeting adjourned to Monday .
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Thheaie . vikg Ncijce . —Mr . Thomas Gratton , of PhillipVtown , has been served with a threatening notice , to the tffeci that if he did not discharge the steward in care of his property at Londonderry , he would get a horrible death . Government has offered a reward of £ 20 for the discovery tf the writer of this notice . —Leinster Express .
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REPEAL MEETING AT MULLAGHMAST . -1 klTJLi . AGnM . iST , Suxday . Night . —Another of Mr . O'Connell'a " monster" assemblages took place to-day at the Rvth of Mullaghmust , in the county of Kildare . The matter had been much spoken of beforehand , and consequently a vast concourse of people were assembled . With the associations connected in the Irish mind with the locality of Mallagbinnst— the alleged massacre of 400 of the principal persons of the district in the early period of English rule , the . public most be by this time familiar , as the subject has recently given rise to much controversy . The place was avowedly selected for this meeting on account of these popular recollections , which are so calculated to excite the national passions . Every available appliance was used to give unusual
efil-ct to tbe demonstration , and to make it what tbe leaders designated , "The Leinster declaration for Lspeal , " in allusion to " the declaration , " headed , in former years , by the Duke of Leinster againBfc Repeal . Mullaghmast is situated in a very central situation , about thirty-seven English miles from Dublin . It ii within a mile of the town of Timoline ; aud in its neighbourhood are also the towns of Naos , Kilcullen , Athy , Ballitree , KiWare , Monastereven , Oarlow , and Maryborough , It is also contiguous to the counties of C * rlow , Wicklow , Dublin , Queen ' s County , and King ' s County . From tho favourable nature of the situation a large assemblage was counted on , the more
particularly from the proved z ; al of tbe " Kildare boys" at that troublous period known among them in this country as " tbe tune of the hurry . " In Dublin the meeting created great interest Post horses to go to tbe scene of action were not procurable for Borne da ; 8 previous . Tehicles of every kind were put into requisition , and so early as five o'clock in the morning tbey were on tbe road . Mr . O'Connoll , accompanied by Mr . John O'Connsll , M . P ., Mr . D . O Connell , jun ., Mr . Steele and Mr . Barrett , left town yesterday for Kilcullen , from which he started at twele o ' clock , in a procession , consisting of bands , banners , horsemen footmen , and carriages , gigs , jaunting cars , &c .
Mr . O Connell sat on the front seat of his carriage , dressed in the scarlet velvet robe , which he wore as Lord Mayor of Dublin . He was immediately followed by the majority of the mneicipal corporation of Dublin , who also wore their official robes . The scene at thu point of the road called " The Long Avenue" was extremely beautiful . The avenue , amply wide , was lined on either side with ancient trees , and at its extremity arose the ascent to the path , which was crowned with gaily-coloured banners , fluttering in tbe bretza . Tbe surrounding prospect from the summit was of great extent , and most picturesque character . The platform was erected , not upon the rath in which the dinner
took place , but on an adjoining bill . Among those on it vx noticed Mr . Hushes , one of Mr . Carney's shorthand writers , u-ho attended on the part of the Government . This is the first occosien on which a professional gentleman was deputed by tbe Executive since tbe commencement of the present agitation . At a quarter past two , Mr . O Connell reached the platform . When he presented himself in his robes and gold chain to the ] assemblage , the acclamations were enthusiastic . On his right hand , in front of the hustings , stood , in a continuous lino , the members of the Dublin corporation , in their scarlet robes , the aldermen wearing their chains and cocked hats . Tbey seemed to be objects of great curiosity to the peasants .
Mr . J . Caulk eld said he had the high honour of moving that the illustrious father of bis country , Daniel O'Connell , take the chair—( cheers ) . The Rav . Dr . Mukxagh seconded the motion , which waB carried with loud acclamation . Mr . O'Connell then came forward , and said he aecepted with tbe greatest alacrity the high honour which had been done him in calling him to tbe chair at that majestio meeting—( A band here struck up , when the speaker said , ' Tell them I am speaking and not sicgiDg , so they cannot set my words to music , " and then continued ;—and he felt more hononred than ever in his life , with the single exception of the great Tara meeting ; but he should ; s&y that if any comparison were to take place it would require a more
discriminating eye than his to discover any difference . There Were the same incalculable numbers—the same firmness—the Bavne determination—the same exhibition of love for old Ireland—and the same resolution not to viglate the peace , and the same determination not to be guilty of the slightest outrage , nor to give the enemy power by committing a crime , but peacefully and manfully to stand together in the open day to protest before men , and in the presence of God , against the iniquity of continuingihe union . At Tara he protested against tbe union , and he repeated his protest at Mulla ^ hnjast —( cheers ) . He delared solemnly his conviction as a senstiintional lawyer that tbe union was totally void in point of principle , and that no portion of the empire had tbe power to traffic upon the liberties of tbe people
of Ireland ^ - ( cheers ) . The Irihh Parliament was instituted to make laws , and not legislatures ; to act under the constitution , and not to annihilate it . Tbe delegation of the people was confined within the limits of the constitution , and the moment the Parliament went beyond that , it destroyed the constitution , and annihilated their own power ; but they could not annihilate the immortal power of liberty which belonged as a rightfal inheritance to the people—( cheers ) . They might take it that the union was void . He admitted tbe force « f tie law , because it was supported by tbe policeman ' s truncheon , the soldier ' s bayonet , and tbe horseman ' s sword—by the courts of law , and those who had tbe power to adjudicate ; but he said solemnly , not from constitutional right . Tke ui . ion , therefore , was
thoroughly void , and he availed himself of the . opportunity to announce to several hundred thousands of bis fellow-subjects that the law wa 3 fattd not to last long . Mr . O'Conneil then denounced American slavery , repndialed F . 'tnch Republican " sympathy , " ridiculed the Duke of Wellington , and freely denounced Louis Philippe . Alluding to the place of meeting , he said , ho selected that place for an obvious reason ; because it was tbe precise spot upon which English treachery , ay , and Irish treachery too , committed & massacre unequalled in tba annals of crime until the massacre of Mamelukes by Mahomet AH . It was necessary to have Turks to commit a crime which would be equal to tbe crime of the English : no other people could be wicked enough to commit such an act but the English—( cheers ) .
But they should not think it was a question between Roman Catholic and Protestant Tht murdered people , it was true , were Rjman Catholics ; but a great number of the murderers were Roman Catholics also , who weiv traitors to Ireland , and there wera somo Catholics of the same kind now , whereas they had many P / otwtants joining them heart and hand , and struggling for old Ireland and liberty . He thought that a fit and becoming spot to evince their determination in tha open day not to be misled by any treachery . O , he would keep them clear of the treachery . There should be no bargain , no compromise—nothing but the Repeal and a Parliament of their own . Tbey would never , by bis advice , confide in any hopes which might happen to be held out to them until he said that he was satisfied :
and he would tell them when he would say he was satisfied—near tbe statute of KLmg William , on Collegegreen—{ cheers ) . They came there to express their determination , if necessary to n man , in tke cause of Ireland . They came toIak 8 the advice of each other ; but , above all , he believed , they came there to take his advice —( hear , hear . He had the game in hu hands . Ho had the triumph eeeure . He had the Repeal certain if they obeyed his advice—( hear , hear ) . He would go slowly . One of his reasons for calling them tegether W 3 sto proclaim thst he wished to arrange that before he went any further . The Conciliation Hall would Boon be finished ; 2 nd it would be worth their while to walk from Mullaghmast to see what a beautiful hall it would be—( a laugh ) . When this hall was completed , he would call together 300 gentlemen—or , aa tbe Times called them , bogtrottfirs , but better men never stepped upon pavement—( a laugh ) . He would
have the 300 and no thanks to any one—( loud cheers ) . O ! he delighted in the scene he that Cay witnessed . He sav ? the active and B ' . alwart men of Kildare , and his old htart grew young and warm again when he gEZed on the dark-eyed beauty of their women . It was impossible not to be animated by the staT-iike beauty of tfeeir beaming ejes . Yss , the men and women of Kildare were at all times eminent for tbeir virtues . Their county was remarkable in the history of Ireland for its misfortunes in the hour of national trial , and us fame was associated with the glories of Ireland . In " Kiidare ' s holy shrine , '' the fire which burnt before the altar of their cathedral was kept ^ extinguished for ages by attending votaries—the unquenched flame illustrating tbe religious zeal shown in after tines by tbe men of K'ldare —( cheers ) . Stand by me ( conclnded the Hon . and Learned Gentleman)—join me , I will say , obey me , and Ireland shall be free—( loud cheering ) .
Mt . Dusne proposed the first resolution , appointing Mr . Gray and James Caulfleld , Andrew R . Stritcb , and D . Walsh , secretaries to the meeting , -vrhicb was agreed to . Mr . Aylmeb . proposed the next resolution , declaratory of loyalty to the throne . Mr . HaCKKTT and Alderman Keshan proposed the next resolution , pledging the meeting to use every constitutional exertion to promote the Repeal of the Legislative Union . Both resolutions were carried unanimously . :
A curious scene took place at this period of the proceedings . " The national cap" was presented to Mr . OConnell with an address from the Committee of Management . The material of the cap is green velvet , turned up with light blue ; and it was richly ornamented with gold lace . The form , as described in the address , is that of the eld Milesian crown , to which is added , a wreath of shamrocks on a white band . When the cap was placed on O'Connell's head , the plaudits of the people rent the air . The address was signed , among others , by Mr . Hogan , the sculptor .
Mr . O'Conmell Baid he accepted with pride am ! pleasure the national cap as well as the address which they did him the boDour to present to him . He perceived tA the bead of the list of those signed to the address the name of the first sculptor of the day , Mr . Hogan , the fame of whose genius was spread whereever art was known . Tbe cap he would preserve through life in recollection of its having been presented to him at the Rath of Mullaghmast , and when he died it Bhculd be buried withhim in his grave—( cheers ) . Mr . Auabin , J . P ., moved a resolution of confidence in Mr . G ' Const-il , which , with other resolutions , ot course was carried . —Cheers were then given for the Queen , O'Cennell , and Repeal ; after which the meeting separated in an orderly manner .
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Repeal Association—The usual weekly meeting of this body was hoi den on Monday last , at the Corn Exchange . Dihiel O Connell , jun ., E .-q ., was oalled to the chair . The proceeding * were of tery little in * terest . On the petition of the Hon . M . J . French , the unfortunate town of Ahascragb . was allowed by the " Liberator" to be " restored to the map of Ireland" J Mr . Mark O GaUaghan handed Mr . O Connell a letter which his brother had received from America , signed by two persons , of whom he knew nothing whatever , and wished to know nothincr .
Mr . O'Conneli?—I have been handed this letter , which is signed John Arlington Bennett , major-general , and John Clinton Becfcinan , arijatant-general , offering me military organization to assist me . Of course I spurn it ( tearing the letter in pieces ) . That is the way I treat their military organJzitton—( checra and laughter ) . I have . a trick worth two of that —( enthusiastic cheering ) . A letter was pad from Mr . Smith , against whom the charge of extermination of tenantry was brought , announciTm his withdrawal from the Association . The Repeal Rent for the week was £ 814 7 a . There were two Government reporters at tbe above meeting . This was the first time since the dissolution of the Catholic Association that Government reporters attended in the Corn Exchange .
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Airdiue . —A delegate meeting of the Coal and Iron Miners was h"ld in A ' . nlrie , on Saturday evening last , at 103 , Chapblbtreet , James BaverWge in tho chair , Mr . Claugban acting ns secretary . The objects of the Miners' Association wore then brought before the meeting , and n report of the vuvious pits gWen in , vvlivah showed that tho ^ men wtre in a miserable condition . One of tho delf gates from a coal-pit declared that they were working from tifte . n to sixteen hours per day for 2 s . G ! ., whilst they were subject to many off-takes , by their coala being condemned if the hutch did not please the eye of the pit head man . The delegate from the Gabble Ironstone Miners reported that they had when last employed only Is . 81 . pet day , and no weighing machine on tho hill ; but they had struck
work , and , after sUindir : g only one week , had that day got a settlement , with Is . 4 ' .. pur day of advauca , so that they would now make 3 s . per daj , and had got a weighing machine on the bill . Messrs . Andrew and M'D-jnald , from Cumberland , addressed the meeting on behalf of tbeir brethren , who had been turned from their employment . It was theii agreed that a public meeting t > a hold , on Monday , at Pottery Quarry , and tbat Messrs . Andrew and M'Donald attend te ; also that a district delegate meeting be held on the following Friday . Several members W 6 re enrolled . The meeting , after giving a vote of sympathy and promise of support to the Cumberland delegates , and Elso a vote of thanks to tbe National Delegates , -broke up in the hope that fetter times were in view . Messrs . Embleton and Cbughan addressed a public meoting east from Airdrie on Friday evening .
Hanley . —Mr . Swallow opened a Bociety at the Plough Inn , on Saturday . : Ssted Gate . —Mr . Lomax also established a society on Saturday liijjbt , when a goodly number of lueoibexa were enrolled . Bishop Auckland—Mr . Andrew Fleming has been lecturing to the miners of the above district . Meetings have been held afr Winterton , South Church , St . Helena , West Auckland , Eyinwood , and other places . The best spirit prevails throughout the district . A public meeting of the miners of the Potteries wiil be held on the Brown Bank , Hanley , on Monday , 9 tb of inst ., chair to be taken aS three o ' clock . A delegate meetiDg will be held at the conclusion of tho pnblic meeting , at tbe Plougb Inn , Hanley , each col-1 ; . ¦ y to send a delegate .
Blue Quarries . —A public meeting of the grindstone quarryjnen was held in this place on Monday , Sep .. "Joth , accordiug to announcenjent , Mr . William Bees ^ . y was there to address tfeem on the utility of union . After an energetic speech of upwards of an hour ' s length , to the general satisfaction of all present , the qnarrymen retired to the room , and enrolled twentyone new members ; so that the whole Of this body of men are now united .
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Burslem . —On Wednesday night , Sept . 27 th , a public meeting of the Burslem colliers was held at the Potters Arms , Burslem , when Mr . John Lomax addressed the meeting at some length , pointing out tbe advantage of union . Mr . S wallow explained the rules . There was a goodly number of colliers , who repeatedJy cheered both speakers . At the close of the addresses a society -was established . i Tvnstall—On Thursday , a large meeting of colliers was held here , Mr . Stevenson' in the chair . Mr . Swallow read the rules , and explained them to the satisfaction of all present , and Bat down loudly cheered . Mr . Lomax also addressed the meeting in bis usual style . The following resolution was passed unanimously , — " That it is the opinion of this meeting tbat sectional or partial unions can be productive of no good , and that nothing short of a general union will ever better tbe condition of tho miners generally . "
CHEDLE . —A public meeting of c-lhers was held on Friday , at tbe Black Horse public-house . Messrs , Lomax and Swallow addressed the meeting ; afterwards arrangements were made f > r Mr . L . and S . to attend again on Saturday , the 7 ch ( to-day ) . The colliers in this district are working twelve and fourteen hours a day ; and at Woodbead colliery , the men and lads are compelled to take three shillings' worth of Butchers' meat or cheese instead of wages ; if they do not take the goods the money is stopped . The Potteries . —The Miners of Longton assembled in largo numbers , on Monday , to hear the discourse of Messrs . Swallow and LomaK , the authorised agents . They were both well received : and the men went away , -with tke determination to join the Association , and cause the whole of the Miners to join in this district . The Colliers are requested to meet at the Cock Inn Folay , on Saturday night , and take out their cards of membership . ¦ :
Potteries . —Lane Ends—A public meeting of colliers was held at two o ' clock on Monday , on the spacs ef ground opposite the ] Wheat Sheaf , John Neil in the chair . Mr . Stevenson moved the first resolution . " That it is the opinion of this meeting that the hours of labour in this district are ; too long , and that the present rate of wages is not sufficient to support our families . " Seconded by H ^ nry Hollins . Mr . Lomax addressed the meeting at considerable length on the evils of long hours . It was also stated that a pit at Lane Ends , belonging to Mr . Sparrow , had fired on
Monday , bnt happily no lives were lost . The reason it fired was , that there are three pits all connected with each other , and nothing in operation to cause a steady ventilation . Mr . Geo . Hudson moved the second resolution : — " That it is the opinion the miners present tbat it will be the interest of the miners generally to cordially unite with each other , for mutual protection , and that we highly approve iof the rules and objects of the Masters Association of Great Britain and Ireland . Seconded by Mr . Swallow , who delivered a lengthy address on the objects of the society . Doth speakers were loudly cheered . !
Burslem . —On Monday evening , a public meeting of the colliers of this place was hold in the large room of the Black Lion Inn . Messrs . Swallow and Lomax addressed the meeting . Afterwards a society was established and twenty-three members took out cords . This ia the second society in Burslem ; it will hold its regular weekly meeting at the above inn every Monday night , at seven o ' clock , for the purpose of enrolling members and transacting all local business .
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INFAMOUS FALSEHOODS iPKOMULGATED BY THE AlANGKESTEIi PRESS . TO THE EDITOR OF THE ] NORTHERN STAR . Sik , — The Manchester Courier of Saturday last , in its report of tbe inte . meeting of ] Miners held on Aspel Moor , near Wigan , has promulgated certain falsehoods , which I c insider it to ba my duty to contradict . The Followins is a coned copy of the Courier ' s report : — "Colliers" meeting at Aspel Moor . —On M © nlay , nccornin ^ , to pubJic announcement , a meeting of the working cglliers of Aspel , lnce , Hindley , Blackrod , VVican , &c . < 5 tc , was held on Aspel Meor , near Wigan ,
for the purposo of taking into consideration the necessity of the colliers of Lancashire uniting with the colliers of tbo neighbouring counties in their strike to obtain an immediate advance oZjwages . It was announced that Swallow , the well-known advocate of the strike , would attend and address the meeting ; but it ¦ was also announced be could not attend , being at the time in Staffordshire . Tbe meeting was addressed by a person named Grocutt , Secretary to the Society , and a person named Dennett . The meeting broke up without any disturbance , after the various speakers had addresaad tho assemblage . " 1
Now , Sir . this repott is a tissue of gross and infamous falsehoods . Swallow ia not an advoootefor strikes ; on the contrary , he is a determined opponent to them . Neither was the meeting on Aspel Moor called for any such purpose as inducing the ] Lancashire Colliers to leave their employment , or become connected with a strike either in tbeir own ot any other county . In the next place the Courier \ say a that I addressed the meeting , which is incorrecti I never did addreaa one word to tbe persons there assembled . Neither am I tbe Secretary of the Coal Miners Association . I am only the Secretary for the Lancashire Chartist District .
It , however , is even possible for liars to speak the truth by times . The Courier bias spoken the truth aa to the peaceable nature of tbe meeting , and that they dispersed in an orderly manner , j And this is another mark of the growing intelligence of the people , who are determined that neither oppression nor calumay shall force them into a breach of the peace . Hoping that you will give this insertion , I am , yours in the cause , ! Wm . GROCOTT . Manchester . October 3 rd , 1843 .
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Sik James Graham has arrived at Netherby . He is very busy , we hear , preparing for the press a new edition of his celebrated work on "Com a > ndCurrescy . "— Guteshcad Observer—With , alterations , it may be concluded . —Manchester Guardian . J —[ As soon as the "Kight of Netherb ' y ' s" pamphlet makes its appearance , we shall publish Cobbett's reply to it -Ed . N . S 3
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THE HUDDERSFIELD MEETING . PROTECTION TO LABOUR . At the request of many friends in the Huddersfield District we present the reader with an extended report of this most important meeting . We were unable to do so last week . Not anticipating that the meeting would present any point of unusual interest , we had no Reporter present . There was but one there ; a gentleman from the Halifax Guardian j and though we tried to get a report from him , offering to pay for it , we were unsuccessful . By dint of great persuasion , we understand , Dr . Sleigh managed to get-a report of his own speech , ( most imperfectly
given );—and because this was inserted in the Times before the Halifax Guardian had appeared , all the " fat was in the fire" with its disinterested proprietor and conductor . Such little-mindedness is contemptible . It is from the Times and Halifax Guardian that we give the following report : Dr . Sleigh ' s speech as it appeared in the Times , slightly corrected by himself ; and Mr . Hobson ' s speech from the Halifax Guardian , with our corrections . As it originally appeared , it was most shockingly incorrect : many sentences in it having never been uttered at all ; and others turned into complete nonsense .
GREAT MEETING AT HTJDDEBSFIELD . It having been announced by large placards on the walls of this town for several days , addressed to the clergy , merchants , manufacturers , dec , tbat Dr . Sleigh , of Brill-house . Buckinghamshire , would submit to them , on the 25 th ult ., a memorial to her Majesty for the protection of labour , considerable excitement prevailed throughout the town . The Philosophical Hall was crowded to excess . On the platform we perceived several of the leading manufacturers , merchants , clergy , and other gentlemen of the neighbourhood , with no small number of the Com Law League . Tae High Constable was unanimously called to the chair , but nat being able to attend all the evening , be merely took it pro forma , and requested of the meeting to allow Mr . W . Stocks to officiate for him . Mr . Stocks , therefore , took the Constable's place .
The Chairman commenced by reading the placard , calling the meeting , announcing the purport of Dr . Sleigh ' s visit « n the question of protection of labour . He thought tbey would all agree with him , on taking a view of tbe state of the country , tbat it was absolutely necessary tbat something should be done to better the condition of the working classes . The labouring classes created the wealth of the country ; and if they ceased to create that wealth , the higher classes must fall . Tbey saw what was going on around , and they heard of misery and distress in all quarters . They beard also of immense business being done in certain districts . These were anomalies which wanted explanation , and were
circumstances that ought not to exist together . Distress and bard work should not go together . This , be believed , was now tbe case with many / Bat the object of Dr . Sleigh's visit waB to consult thsm upon the propriety of petitioning the Queen , to command her Ministers to take into their serious consideration the state of the working classes , with a view to the amelioration of their condition . The Doctor , however , would state his views on this important question , which was , indeed , one of the most important questions of the day . If they raised the labourer to a proper condition , they would increase the prosperity of the country to a great extent He no rv called on Dr . Sleigh .
Dr . Sleigh then came forward amidst much cheering to address the meeting . He said , perceiving that session after session of Parliament , whether under Whig or Conservative management , terminated without doing' anything to relieve tbe wants and necessities of th'i great masses of the suffering population of these realms , he bad determined to take a tour through the manufacturing districts , in order to submit to them a measure which appeared not only to him , but to many others more experienced than he could be , the only efficient meat . s under Heaven of rescuing not only the operatives of the land , but tbe manufacturers , merchants , and tradesmen from the impending ruin which threatened to overwhelm them . He had paid Huddersfleld the first visit in bis tour , not only because the
inhabitants were m the centre of the manufacturing districts , but because he felt be owed them a debt of gratitude for the handsome manner in which upwards of 3 . 000 of them spoke of him in the unsolicited requisition thfty sent on his behalf to tbe electors of Aylesbury . He now begged to return them bis best thanks , and to assure them be valued that unsolicited declaration more than he would a seat in Parliament obtained from the influence of the greatest man in tbe realm —( applause ) . He was not sent there by any party or by any man—(" hear , " and cheers ) . He bai not one shilling contributed towards the expencea of his tour ; nor did he expect one It would be much more agreeable to bis feelings to go . through the fields of Buckinghamshire with , his gua
upon his shoulder ; but how could he do this with the knowledge be bad of the distressed state of so many of his fellow-countrymen?—( Cheers . ) He stood before them for the purpose of soliciting their opinion ; and , if they agreed with him in the course which appeared to him best calculated to accomplish his object , they would send him back with their voices and support , which was the only reward be sought—( Applause ) . Nor did hfe come there for tbe purpose of advocating the interest of tbe operative t > the detriment of his employer—( ch * ers ) . Neither bad he come for the purpose of exciting unfriendly feelings between them , or making them discontented with their employers . God forbid . No ; bis oniy orject was , that the working classes of this country might have a fair day ' s wages for a fair
day ' s work—( "that ' s what we want '');—and if they did ' nat obtain this , it would be because they were not sufficiently united amongst themselves ; because if they joined hind in hand in sending their voices te the throne , he bad every reason to believe tbe petition would be most graciously received . They wonld thus clearly perceive tbat he was not going by any means , directly or indirectedly , to incite them to acts of insubordination —( shetiss . No ; while the people pursued constitutional courses for obtaining their rights , he trusted they would ever find him ready to go hand in hand with tberu , so far as bis humble abilities would allow him . He need not take the trouble of proving to the working classes the advantage of good wages . His business was to prove to tbe manufacturer , as well
as to the agriculturist , whom he was almost forgetting —for he was not merely the advocate of the cause of the manufacturer , but also of the agricultural labourer —for let him tell them , he was not come to condemn the conduct of ttte manufacturers more tban tbat of the landholders . There were good men among both classes ; and there were some avaricious men to be found whose only idol was self . Ho hoped , therefore , they clearly understood his object ; and tbat he was anxious to to prove to the manufacturer , the agriculturist , the merchant , arsd the shopkeeper— -that their common intweat was to act liberally , to devise liberal things , and tbat by- liberal things they afeould stand ; for they might depend upon it , those who devised illiberal things would bring ruin upon themselves and the
nation —( hear ' . Various measures had been proposed for the purpose of meeting the embarrassed state © f tbe csuntry . Why had they not succeeded ? Because they did not go to the root of the evil . '; because they merely lopped off the branches , which caused the tree to take deeper and more substantial root in the ground . Take away the root et evil , and the effects will quickly follow— ( cry of " What is the cause ? " ) He was asked the quastion aa to the cause of the eviL He would s ' . ate the cause in a very few words—it was injustice to the gTeat masses' of the people—( loud cheers ; . While he wished justice to be done to the miss of the population , ha did not wish injustice to be done to any party . HaviDg made these preliminary observations , he thought it would be better for him to read the preamble of that petition which he intended to propose
for tfceir consideration , in which was embraced certain principles which he deSed all the philosophy , all the sophistry , and all tbe ingenuity of tae House of Lords or Commons to overturn or gainsay . Atl knowledge ami tajent were not concentrated iB the two Houses of Parliament ; for they found it necessary sometimes to iccttivo knowledge from their humble constituents . If he were supported , he would go from town to town , and from village to village , till at last he would have a waggon load of petitions laid at the foot of the throne before the next session of Parliament This petition was for the advantage of tbe employer as well as the employed ; including the right of protection to all . He should make a few observations on probable objections , and then-go into satisfactory proof that a new , large , and valuable market was to be obtained by merely doing justice to their fellow men--- ( loud cheers ) .
[ Dr . Sleigh then read tne petition , which appeared at full length in our last ; and which most admirably and most strongly prefers thecbim of LA . BOOR to protection . ] Dr . Sleigh then resumed his observations : they would perceive that he had basud the whole of the petition upon this one fact , namely , that labour is the great and original source of all wealth , both individual and national—( hear ) . If this position which be had laid down was correct , it necessarily followed that th 8 petition could not be rejected , especially if he were supported by the voice , of the people . Labonr , then , was ttte source of all wealth . Even if he referred to land , the most difficult point to prove , it must be evident that its value was vastly increased by labour . Toe labour spent upon it increased its value , by producing proportionally more abundant crops . The property
derived from beusea was attributable to manual labour . The produce of mines was obtained by manual labour ; the same' principle applied to shipping , fisheries , 4 o . j labour being the source of all the wealth created ; therefore it was all important that that source should be duly protected . If individuals were only barely able to keep soul and body together , they would have nothing to spend either on agricultural production * or manufactured goods ; thus destroying that which of all markets is the most important to the manufacturer—the home market . He would now go into the evil of bad wages , and the benefit of just wages . Suppose , for the Bake of the argument , a reduction of 5 s . a-week on a working population of 9 , 000 , 000 , the loss to the home markot is no less than £ 117 , 000 , 0000 a-year , which is four times greater than the foreign market of the whole world ; and yet they heard gentlemen crying out for a foreign market Our borne market was four-flftba ( Continued in our Seventh page . J
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REPEAL ASSOCIATION . An adjourned meeting of the members of this As- ' jociation wss hdd on "Wednesday , in the Com Exchangs B' -cies . Shortly after two . o ' clock , Mr . OConnell entered the meeting , having just arrived from att&ndicgihti late great Bepeal demonstration at LiEmors , and moved Counsellor ScxniY to the chair- j Mr . Hat read the minutes of the previons meeting , ' fiftcr which : ] £ r . G GossEtx raid he -wished to bepin the fensi- " jjEEs t f tbe dsy by giving notice of a motion for the xext <* . sy of meeting , namely—to take into considera- * ticn the report made npon Mr . Smith ' s case , as inves- I tgated by the committee of the Association , relative
to tee lands of Darnstown and Earirfown , in tbe \ connty Meath . He wculd move tbat on Monday ntxi \ { unless the other business of the day would cccnpy too such time ) that tfce report wonld be fully considered ; and if not thai , open the following day , to which they I Wcnld sqoutb if necessary . He ( Mr . O * C ) saw , with some surprise , tbat several genUtmcn in the county , ' Jlvath considered tie matter was as an end ; but such ; trss not the case , £ s it was enly in a coarse cf an in- ' Testigation , which would , perhaps , end in his being ; cbl ^ cd to sdopt a jntasare for the benefit of the poor ! of Ireizrd . | Tbe Secretary x ?» d a letter from Mr . P . Dcmohoe , prvprietor cf the Boston PHot , enclcEing £ 29 from Wat S-rocktrdge sud Lee ; from the Savannah Be-Jfr f AssocisSr-B 500 dollars . Pittsfleld , Mas . £ 10 ; JHartfrrd , eon . £ 57 : 2 * fwsrk , New Jersey £ 30 35 a . ; Josejh M . D .. ria , Philadelphia . £ 50 ; Jehn W . James , ;
cf HLb Ssstcn AtsocKtjCB , which stated that be wrnld havs sen ! 1400 dollars ithe tmocnt collected ) "but for tie DBenlzirty &s to tbe turn which events might take in Ireland" ; Xew Brunswick , £ 40 ; the Su Xcals ( Miswuri ) Espeal Associ 3 . iu . ii of the Friends of 3 rtlEEd , £ 174 . la " tke letter cf the Issl body is the TsHf-airs pass ^ t : —* ' Deeply wcundefi as the Re- jfcskrs of St . Losis = re by the late ur justifiable aiteck jna £ e by 2 oi . O O-rsell , in the name of the Repealers of Ireland , upon ihe American p&ople ard their insti- tntlon ?—TEdigraigy as they rpnrn the E = ntiments and opiiaora * £ 31 r . CConndl on tbe snVgect of domestic Elavtry in Amenta , asfi despicable as appears to them s ccnrFe on his part bo "wantonly nrssnerous , so TingraVuItcnsly iritltics ; , and so nnwarrantably malignant —still , at this m- ; . itcnt , when the British Ministry is aJmrng a deathblow at the cearest hopts ^ of the Irish ? people—t £ e frisr-ds af old Erin in the west cannot , on accenst cf iie fa ^ atichm of one man , desert a glori-m CStse h * . the ioirr cf peril and Eeed . "
| j ! : ' 2 &t- O"Co > " 2 fELL = aid he was accused of fanaticism ; i and he c ^ rtzznlj -was s fanatic , if tie term applied to j one ""Kb © tUshtd liberty for every htrmsu being , but he ; ^ id not oECcTT-tasd ihe appeal to the God of jusi ? ce in : one cf the sci > ii $ = nii communications , nor did he like it , I becacse it iei . i . ed blasphemous . "Was not a black man ! Jjorn ra tbe raire cq : » lity with tfce white ? And were i all tfce crndii £ 3 thai could fce concaved to "be put on ids -piTEru , ui i then an appeal to 1 e made to the God i cf Jtt- « t ? c ^ - 2— ibesr ) . 2 fc J such an appeal wss bJas- ¦ jthcHioass and the men who protested in these coun- j tries to ] fct ersry man havB his liberty , and broke that ' pledge , wsre perjurers—perjurers npon every occasion I
that they made their fellow-creatures the objects cf infEc , in which situation they couM be sold to pay their p-retLaded owners' debts^—( long-continued i cbeerr ) . To te the enemy of such a system he ( Hi . O GomeE ) would willingly ba called a fanatic j SsVcrrI Ifcttsrs "cere read containing remittances , and j sn > oa ? 5 i iho / n ofle from Connemara containing £ 109 . j 3 dr . O Co > 5 ETL said that he understood a Rsv . 3 air ? 5 lic ^ y , a dissenting minister , had gone through Ite iXrrth of Ireland , and was then going about Scot- ' lar-5 ¦ £ cumng in favour of Bepesl ; and he wished : t to : tUstlseUy known that the AssociiLticn fiid not iceogiiise ; liim in cry Tray , or place any confidence in him . ' .
3-lr . i > teele , Mr . John O'Connell , Dr . Grey , aim other , f entk men having handed in various subscriptions . i Mr . Mase Caixaghak said he was prepared to give \ B contradiction to the statements made by ilr . Smith \ agamsi Mt ^ all of which were antme . { Mr OXosxelx objected to the question being Jjrcugbt forward nndl tfce day for which he had given jsotir * i f hrs ieov ^ od—Monday . j 3 Jr CaXLagHax persisted for some time , bnt nlti- ' Boateiy cossgnief *! ^ o le t the matter pass for ths present ; bowrrer , he KiEf-ie ^ -iaid-K * that it should get pub- ; licitr in ^ soiher way—ihear ) . Dr . G 3 AT said that he had to report frem the arbitration committee , that several letters were Tvcesved from Tarir-ss psrts of Ireland , from gentlemen willing to b 5 appointed arbitrators—and he had to move the a-ppotni- ; dees of ilajar 2 fieboison and Messrs . James Kugtsal , ilstthew , McrlsTty , and James O'Brien , as the arbi- ' tcitors for tbe Kingstown district—ihear } .
Mx . Scitlxt ( the Chairman } wss then appointed an arbitrator for Dandrcm , and both he and 31 r . Jsngent leturned thanks for the honour oscferred npon them . A letter was read from James tapper , Esq ., of JjDu ; hcT 2 W . The writer said , " being no party aian myself , and having been a resident landlord for more Isaji a qiisrter of s century , txperieEce hss taught me that fiction and pmy are the bane of my conntrj : and DOW aQow at to declare thst during tbat period I fave nsver yet sern tb * political and domestic Jifiaira of ireian-i ccrrectiy jovtmed by the cabinet of Lundcn . Alas , It has b-.-en tco fn . qatntiy the policy of ths minisLcrs of the cro-sx—be tfeeir political creed wliat it ma \—to puTchcse . by its patronage , the leader or Islets of those -ariles wiosa opinions aupeared in some degree to
• Coincide tnm their own ; the eos 3 rqne ^ t resui ; has ieen . thai those laws which most tf&st the social system -cf Ireland , have become csnstant pstshwortc Jegisl » ti 2 z » , unequal to support ssd protwt the interests snd welfare of a people rapidiy iBcreosrng both in nnmiers ant ? intelligence . On speaking to the toast which J have fr&gnentry given— " Suceeis to Paidy and hia Epade ^—I obFsrved that it was a mere mockery constantly to nttsr this sentiment , nnless we could practical !; faring Paddy and bis sjade to work ; and went on " Jo snsgest , that , as our agricultural societies have in tbelzst two years -gained much kaowiedjee as te the maraEemeat of Email farms and spidc husbandry , JF 3 . should endeaveur to procure sneh&n alteration in © Er Grand Jury laws , as would , by making tbe road
« ess as E-neh as possible the meacs of giving tmplriyiceni to labourers , -throw its amcuEt directly into their fcan-ds ; wMlst ihe small farmers being induced to l 3 y 5 E . de their horse ana dray and substitute a eonple of cows and the ^ padework of tbe Esigbbonring labourers , B second isgass of employment muht be afforded them . ITae p-cESit Government beinz pl ^ a ^ ed to Hx . S . Craw-Tord to consider the principle of his Landlord and Tenant 23 ! , 1 cannot feel that J stepped out ef myplace by advocating tha Interests of the p&eiest of the IrisV tenantry . 3 SdEcated in England , 1 have learned to think for my-BeK , and Bay what I thisk ; and now in thanking you for the cosrteoTis manner in wh . eh you have communicated to m& the wiifees of your leader , and called my
Bttentioii to tjie attraciioiS of the Repeal Association- 1 xanst beg to obserrsihst , I cave be * n iar mcrs ictezested an those of a still later date , wi ~ re I Snd that the Cvn-Eianl apprsl to ihe prtjadioes of ir ^ shmeD ag-aica evt-ryiiiiEg that is £ sgii = h . ^ nd in favour of every thing Irish cf however remote a period , has produced thoea results "Which every itapirtiii c-ijserver must long have expected Best assured ttat the crowned heads of Europe are Bnxio ^ sJy ¦ wat-chins trs transactions of an assembly oi Which , Sir , j-m are secretary % fnliy dettrinined topre-Tent our sn pressnt comparatively prosperous island bom b-: lag niade a tUrpting stone , at probably no vtry distant p ^ rio'l , to fur ^ ard the ambitions views of rejmhlican America . "
Sir . O'CossEiL moved tke insertion of the letter upen Ske miBut < s . . Sir . Kipper had referred to a notice of icotica sVUsDpteS to be given in by a person who had i > ee 3 a zbember cf the Association ; but he ( Mr . O"Cans = iI ; vl ^ ed to say that he was no longer cc-nliecte-A -Ei-h th = ra > and sil be i- _ 5 T = ^ ted wa 3 . tbat he baa been treated ^ -ith so much courtesy . If he had teen present ha wonia i ^ ve patlium by the shooV er out oi tfce room , Oi T > 2 t tneir 2 ssE < i 3 under him and conveyed him Quietly out is thst way—{ cheers and laughter ) . Such conduct . M Mi . Connor pursued « ouid not have besa j > nrsn ? d honestly : if he was basest , could he not hn ~ ~ ^ rai te d una ! he ( Mr . O'Connell ) was present , whom he tnew t ^ ofc ail the legal responsibilUy on his own person ia the I- nnatlon of the Association . He threw oat &s it were political claptraps ; and thought t » make an Impression upon that assembly which vrjold have TSsen
fif successful ) destructive of the great cause of Rej « ea 1 : fce therefore thought there was a dishonest attempt to Jjring it forward in his absence . He : Mr . O'Conneil ) Jrad beea cannoned arainst the person in qnestion wh- > n lie 'feecane a member ; but he thought be couiti do no fcarm if h& was well watched . His i ^ lr . O"C « nneR ' s ) enjj regret was , that this p = rson ever had been a member tf the Association ; therefore he wenlJ move that his iiania should he expunged from the bocks . The L ^ rse * Gentleman then proceeded to rtad spins passsgee Srom a sp ^ ch cf tha ilarque * 3 of Londoadfcfry , pi which t 3 spoke of the -manner in which he improved the ccsilitian of his teasatry , and « ont : 3 u * d to say that be psrfesdy agreed with him , and prayed G ^ d to & 3 t ^ s fii-m f&r a * lvoc * tini ; the system of ccatiDcance of the land in the possession of father to ton at a fair tqaustle rent .
After some few more otaeivaiions npon Mr . Conjiar ' s coadact , Mr . O'Connell conchuled by moving hi 3 : Expulsion from the roll of the AssosiaUoii , asd tho isserticn of 3 Ir . Jfappert letter upon the minutes of the Association . Dz . 3 Jtr ? PHT seconded the motion , which passed unanimously . Mr . Siesle nsoved , that as in Ihe case of ILissijx , fht Chartist , thai vagabond liar and ca ' vmniaior Mr . Connor ' s money should be r&tnrufcl . Carried unanimously . j Dz . Qsxr was called to the chair , sad the meeting Separated at five o ' clock .
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The Rent Movement . —The anti-rent movement has extended its operations still more southwards . A district in the , county of Cork has " pronounced" in favour of tbe movement ; but the first-practical attempt to canry it into effect , although conceived with sufficient audacity , has been , it will be seen , m far a failure : — On the night of Friday , the 22 nd inst , '' says the Cork Constitution , " thirty or forty persons , with their faces blackened , armed with sticks , forks , and firearms , went to the lands of Ballymacask , near Youghai , where two men were placed as keepers on a quantity of corn ,
distrained for rent by Mr . Sputtiswood Bowles , and , after tying tbe keepers , they loaded several cars ( which they brounH for tbe purpose ) with the corn ; but , day approaching , they threw off tbe corn from the cars and decamped , leaving the keepers tied , who immediately set up a cry of murder , and were released by the people of the neighbourhood . On hearing of the outrage , head-constable Coe immediately proceeded to the scene , and from inquiry made by tbat active officer , be ww enabled to arrest three * men , who , it is said , were actively engaged in the outrage . '
The Nenagh Guardian thus reports progress in the North-Riding of Tipperary : — "A respectable farmer , named Laffan , who holds a large tract of land in tbe county of Limerick , and being in possession for some time past of the lands of Bullynahiuch , in tho barony ef Owney and Aim , in tbia county , came over for the purpose of collecting tbe rents due on his property . On Fiiday nigbt last , about midnight , the bouse of his bailiff , named Pat Tiffy , was attacked by three men , armed—one fired a shot at his door , another remained outside , and a third struck him on the arm with a bludgeon , annS beat him otherwise severely , threatening him not to warn any of the tenants in future to pay their rent to Mr . Laffan . "
Resistance to the " Law . "—Qn Thursday , tbe 19 tn inst , Mr . John Atkinson , coroner , proceeded to execute a writ , at tbe suit of the National Bank , at Clonmore , at the residence of Mr . Phillips , one of the dismifsed Repeal Magistrates . Mr . Atkinson was accompanied by Sub-inspector Kally and eight policemen , and by as many bailiffs ; but on reaching Clonmoro , they found tbt premises well guarded by about COO strut men , armed with pitchforks , large sticks , or rather pieces of timber , with sharp edges , as if cut for the purpose , &c This force was drawn up in two divisions , and were , no doubt , marshalled and held in
proper command , by their wardens . The coroner and Mr . Kelly remonstrated with them on their illegal conduct , and recommended them to disptrso quietly , and allow tbe writ to be executed , But noj ; they would do no such thing . ; They , or pethaps thair leaders , declared that they would rather lose tbeir lives tban permit one article of Mr . Phillips ' * property to be seized . It was reported vhat there were 400 men more concealed in the plantation , as determined as tbe others to prevent the seizure of the property . Tlie coroner and police-officer seeing the formidable array , and considering that they had not an adequate force to execute the writ , thought it more prudent to retire .
Government Contribution to the Repeal Reni . —The Longford Journal , a Tory paper , contains tho following curious paragraph : — " The expense of the fortifications and other works now carrying on at the barracks in this town , when completed , will amount to between £ 100 and £ 200 . A number of masons and labourers are employed , and we have no hesitation in saying that a portion of tbe wages received by them on Saturday finds its wiiy into the pockets of tbe Repeal Wardens before mid-day mass on Sundays . Are we , then , not justified in stating that tbe Government are contributing , although indirectly , to the Repeal funds V '
Father Matiiew Afloat . —The ( 7 wft Examiner says , " Admiral Sir Josias Rowley , tbe distinguished ofiiccr in command of tbe Channel guard fleet , now at Cove ,, accompanied by Captain Rowley and Lieutenant Prevost , of the flig ship ; paid a formal visit to the Rev . T . Mathew , the apostle of temperance , who received his gallant visitors with his wonted winning urbanity , and on tnking their leave , presented each of them with a silver medal , a complimant for which they expressed themselves in the most grateful and fluttering terms . Father Mathew proceeded to Cjvo this morning to return the admiral ' s visit on board the Si . Vincent , where his reception was of the most eomplimentary character . " [ No more " grog" for Jack ''! 1
DE / lTu op a Relative of OConnell , — p ; tti , on the 28 lh ult ., at Kathmin . , Mrs . Avis NuLtal , coustn-germau of the Liberator , sister of the lato Cul . M'Cartby , of the Irish Brigade , and relict of the lato Captain Nntta ) , whom she survived upwards of seventy yens . She died at tha advanced age of l'jl , havii . g retained her mental faculties with perfect distinctness to the last . The band of the ( 52 nd , at Nenagh , was allowed by the officers to perform for the benefit of the African Rbscius , and , after the usual tunes , not complying
with tho clamour frwin the gallery for " GarryoWeu , White cocka < iu , and the Green Fiag , " tbey wtire saluted with cheers fur Repeal , a groan for the . Orange soldiers , and a cheer fur ' - tho soldier breaking stones in gaul fur reading the Aaticn . " The officers , military , and u respectable portion of the audience were assailed with missiles , but quietly retired without resenting this conduct , afttr which there were groans for tbe officers , Du ^ e of Wellington , and Sir Robert Peel . Aud , as a finale to tbe night's amusement , the temperance band was introduced to indulge them in the tunes which the 52 ud declined playing . —Limerick Chronicle .
Attempted Murder near Arles . —About one o ' clock on the morning of tho 27 ' . h instant , as John Nowlan , a farmer residing in the Queen ' s couuty , was on his way home from tbe fair of Athy , on coming near Aries he was pounced upon by about fifteen men from tbe side of the road ditch , wbo fit zed him , placed him on bis knees , and Baid they would shoot him for proceeding againBt the Cat roll 3 , for whom be had gone security at tbe Grettyard Loan Fuid , and who were defaulters . Happily for Nowlun the outrage occurred in the vicinity o ! the' residenee of a farmer nurued Keliy , who , hearing the noise , came out to see what was the cause of it . Tho partita made away tho moment they heard Kelly coming towards them . —Carlow Setttinel .
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THE MINERS OF CUMBERLAND TO THEIR BRETHREN IN GKSAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND . i Brethren and Friends . —Our taskmasters but more especially John Poile , of Whitehaven , are stretching to ita fullest extent the power that capital has over unprotected labour . Not only do they continue to enforse the " test , " but the most arbitrary means are resorted to , in order to fill up JLhe cup of injustice , and to force tho starving miner to give up his right as a British subject , and be to them a slave . Joiners , smiths , masons , and a host of understrappers , have been sworn in as special constables to keep the peace , oi rather to destroy it ; for Jbe lowered and coarse language used by those ruffians to tho men who are
struggling agninst the imposition of John Peile if indicative that tbey are peace-breakers and not peacepreservers . Tbe soldiery have' been called out to keep us in awe ; bat from their actions we may conclude , that their presence in tbe towri was to promote drunkenness and profligacy . There was no ocsasion for either specials or soldiers , unless to drive the poor men into compliance by fear , which has not as yet been accomplished ; and wa may concluriejthat if tbe cause be lost , it will not be for want of spirit on the part of the men , nor for the want of moral courage and talent in our excellent lecturer , P . M . jBrophy , whose conduct throughout has been such as to gain for him not only tbe good will of the whole iof the miners , but the working men in general have become converts to his doctrines on " labour , and labour's remedy . "
We are now in our seventh week ' s strike ; our means of support has been but email ; yet we have bo far triumphed , as to be able to withstand the imposition of our employers , and are willing to suffer still more , would you but help us . " An empty sack cannot stand : " nor can a starving man with a starving family hold out against the cries of his children for bread . Help us , then , and freedom is ours . { The following are the sums ^ hioh bave been received for the relief of those who refused to sign the *• Teat , " up to the present time , Sept . lSth : —
Haswell , £ 2 7 s 9 > l ; Bedlington , 18 J ; North Hetton , £ 1 19 s 9 . 1 ; South Hatton . £ 2 Ji 31 ; H-ff . il , £ 1 03 9 1 ; South Moor , 4 s ; Spittle Tongues , 10 < 9 t ; F »« n Acres , 16 a ; West HolywcJl , 153 ; Hatton-le-Hoie , £ 8 Is 2 ^ . 1 ; Workineton , £ l Is ; Mlcfc 2 e 7 , £ 1 03 9 d ; Wall-bottle , £ 1 Is 8 d ; Andrew House , { 10 s 91 ; West Moor , £ 3 83 Cd ; Hartley , 16 s 10 i ;; South Shields , 13 j 6 J ; Pjrcy Main , £ l la 83 j Edmohdsley , £ 1 ; Backworth , £ 1 13 s 6 d ; Earsden , £ 2 Is 3 d ; Sleckburn , £ l 3 i 9 i ; West Cramlmgton , £ 3 3 a ; Cpwpen , £ 1 7 s ; SeghUl , £ 1 9 s lOd ; Kelloe , £ 1 7 s 5 d j Gosforth , £ 1 12 s 6 d Sbotton , £ 2 17 s lOd ; Derwent , 8 s lOd ; Sheriff Hill , £ 2 8 s ; James Powcroft , 5 *; Heugh Hall , £ 2 18 a lOd ; Sherburn Hill , £ 2 ; Pittington | £ 1 2 s 61 ; Cuxhoe , £ 2 ; West Hetton , £ 2 7 s 7 d ; Triniden . £ 3 5 s 6 . 1 ; Springwell , £ l Is 3 d . Total , £ 64 10 s lOAd .
Sept . 26 th . —South Elswick , £ 2 2 s ; Netherton , £ l 10 s 9 dj Wylam , 17 s 91 ; Black Boy , £ 2 9 s j Wallridge Fell , £ 1 j Hebburn . £ 1 14 s 7 d ; Obrsfield , £ l 6 s 6 < 1 ; Oakwoll Gate , 12 s ; Heaton , £ 6 18 a 94 ; Felling , 10 s 61 ; King Pit , 13 ^ 6 d ; Haswell . £ 5 6 » 3 d ; St . Helen ' s , 10 a 6 d ; North Hetton , £ 2 Is 61 ; Castle Eden , £ 4 Us 6 d ; Coasop , £ 3 16 s 3 d ; Newbottlo , £ l is ; Sbotton , £ 3 17 s ; Leasingthorne , 19 s 51 ; Cockfleld , 4 s 6 d ; Evenwood , 7 s 41 ; West Auckland , 8 s 5 < 1 ; Hoffal , £ 1 ; Bellmont , £ 1 143 7 d . Total , £ 44 103 7 d ; from which hxs beon deducted for the men of Percy Main and Blagdon Main , £ 9 13 a ; net amount , £ 35 3 s 7 * 1 . i These are the wbote of tbe items ; and we ask you , brethren , to be up and doica ; for us . Do not allow us to sink at the eleventh hour : { shew to the world tbat you feel indignant at the treatment which we are subjected to by our unmerciful tyrants .
We appeal to you in behalf of the destitute and suffering . Shall we suffer ?—shall we sink into slavery greater than that to which the African is subject ? Forbid it , justice . '¦ In the hope tbat your oxartipr . B will ba doubled , and thct we shall triumph in establishing our principles of union , \ We are , brethren nnd friends , youta , faithfully , The Mi . m-rs op Cumberland . ( Signed ) Jmhn Madine , White LioD Inn , New-street , Whitehaven . To whom all subscriptions are io be sent .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 7, 1843, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct822/page/6/
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