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TO TBS BD 1 T 0 B . 01 TBB KO&TBZ&R STAB . SIR , —By inaertiBf the foUovring is 70 m truly v&laible Journal , 79 a trill oblige-Thj Toial Abstixsscb Chartists op BTJKiLET , ASD SCBSCBiBEBS TO THE SlAB . 81 s , —Hsriag noticed in yoor Jonrnala letter from & OoreBtry correspondent , snggtsting the propriety of ¦ obacribew payiag on © halfpenny extra for the Stir , in rder to raise a fund for the relief of the wires and fciniltos of those individuals -who an sow deprived of their liberty fox advocating the rights of the working * mbm ; and also having noticed a letter from that noble and disinterested patriot , Mr . O'Connor , desiring the ttibaa £ ben . opinion -whether or no the price of the Star should be advanced to five pence , and . the advance appropriated to the above ptlrpeae , onr pinion is , thx > it -would be a great injury , to the tile of yoarJoonial Aonld the pries be advanced ; We ftdnk it would ie bitter to appoint the agents of tlie , , --to th * BDItox oi thb JOSIMM stab . Sis . —Byb « rting «» follovring in your traly Taia-
X&e- toieKute Kaoscriptioiia , try subacribeiB paying the « rtM . h * lf penny or other-wLsc . As Caratists , vrc are willing , nay we consider it cor dctt to do all in eur f + xresr to forward the lawfoble design of your Coventry corespondent ; at the same time ire cannot avoid oppressing our disapprobation &t the conduct and ) angaage of some who "have ( in onr opinions ) brs-oitht titamselves - unneceaearily into trouble , In pursuing' a morse detrimental to the cause -we espouse . Notwithstanding , wb are willing to look over the foilies of the past , sod prepare for another straggle , for thst freedom "which . th ^ Bbarter alone is capable of establishing en a firm and permanent basis . And be it known to nll . who profess th * name of Chartists that we intend to pursue it with sober beads , that -we never iateadto be entrapped isto the wiTy- snares of the enemy by any thing said or done nnder the baneful influence of onr onntrys caue , intsxicating drinks .
We hau- with pleasure the plan proposed by oaf esteemed friend Mr . O'Connor , and are willing to rigidly adopt it , f « there is a charm in " abstinence from all intoxieatiB ^ drinks , "" that will forward the cause of -ppjtiWH nweto op » maatb , than pot-hoase polHicianj < IM « btk " % ^ fej *;^* B * e . Lord Bacon ba £ h said tEat V knowledge iapower . " And what is more likely to forward its pxogrcea-tiian dashing from the lips tfca--map wiich destroys the brain end usurps the seat cf nasba ? Mr . O'Goaoor has recommended the plan , " and we xeepectflSIly desire Mr . O'Connor tojmblieiy sign the total absttaeace pledge ; by so doing , we are confidant he vnrald confer a blessing on this country , equal to that " which his countryman , the Rev . Mr . Mathews , has conferred on tha Sister Isle ; and vould place the eaiise " which we espouse on an imperishable foundation . It is * roe the " chaff has been separated from the com . ' 2 Jowlein » purify the corn , and let our moUote , * toward . ' onward ! with sober heads and tmehearts ,
Is the ardent derfre of the Total Abstisescb Chastists of Burnley .. y . B . Subscriptions will be received at the Working Ufa's l ? ew » Boom , Xewtown , at Mr . Thomas Ricxard ' s , bookseller , Blnther-street , and at Mr . Jaa . Bottenrort& ' s , Kews Agent , Cannon-street Barnley , April 14 th , 1840 .
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TO THB EDITOR OF THE S 0 EXHES 5 STAR . Stb , —Permit me through the medium of your valuable and widely-circulated paper , to inform the public f ih * disgusting behaviour of certain of the Newport clerks , counter-hoppers , calico ranters , &c in the town « f Caerkon . Sunday is the day which tfcey select for tfceir excursive performances ; they accordingly marcb -ever in bodies about ten or twelve in number , with their flash coats , but light pockets—el eTafc-d hi ads , but no intellect—t>idi < ma cauateaancea , touted manners . On Sunday , the cto of April last , in particular , they eame into the town with their tines in hand and cigars in £ &dr mouths , staring every one oat of countenance . { no doubt , as they thought , eulting a very notabk figure , ) called in a certain j .-ublic-house in ths town . * nd seated iSieniseivcs down , -crhen some of th , -m commenced s : nang , others -srent out to amuse themselves
by dosing people ' s j > hatttT 3 , and leaking remarks at the yonug women as they passed by , &c , and Y » flen their ¦ gntnanTy fared was ora they prepared for starting , Marshalled themselves oat ia a very noigj- and disorderly manner , bidding good n 5 ght to their stuffing host , std off they- wen * daro the town with Uieir lighted cigars , hallooing , and bra ^ fctog . and insulting every one tiieypassed ,-particularly yo » rfemales , just like so anany bedlamites Jet loose . ^ ^ Kow ttisj * exactly tiidr conduct without exsgseia-Hkpl . Certainly from their outward appearance , \ re jnigM have expected scm-thing like behavioar , bnt we "Were greatly . deceiTod . la it not disgusting that these fellows , who , do doubt , think themselTes accosiplished gentlemen , acould leave their owa rssidenee to come over and annoy , tha inhabitants of our peaceably-disposed ¦ toWE , and freak' Uis Sabbatti in « udi a notorious ss&sner ?
8 omd .- « f them , bowe ^ er " , ere known , and they may jdy , if ever ^* aan-aey cb&nde their unmanly persons " -. ia . oar town sa tb ^ y have dose , the authorities shall be > igf « B » . l of ^ fc , « o ttiatthe officta maj be appoui » dto « S «* thB 39 mtSrK r -- ¦ - - - , _ , ; ~~~ - ^ -X remain , Sr , . z - " - - " ;^\ 3 Gouss , *« ., >* A WELSHMAjr . Cftferleon , MoiBnorrthabire , . -- - .-, April llth , 1840 . '
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r ^ 5 ? 0 THE CHAIRMAN T ) F THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO COLLECT SUBSCRIPTIONS FOB BROWN'S WIFE AND FAMILT IN BI&illXGHAM . . April lltb , ISiO . Bib , —I big to express the pleasing gratification-it affords me to learn , -from t 3 ie Sortkent Star of the llth instant , that- a Committee has been formed for the pcrposa of providing support l > v the wife and seven hapless ehildrrn of Edward Brown , irha is novr inca'' - eeratei in Warwick GvA , another victhn cf cruel Whig intolerance ; nor can I sumdently express the pleasure it gives me to find that the working men of Birmingham still entertain the same spirit of f-atrietism and syropatiy for their fellow-creatures in affliction , vrhich I have always found to be their distiaguiihing chazacteristie .
^ Fa , though it is much to be rcgrett 9 d that the political emancipation of tha working classes has been procrastinated by the events of the last year , and tftat adond ef Borrovf appears at present to * ovirsha-jo ^ them , yet I can see much cauBe to hope : and feel eoa-• viaced that tie day is not Ux distant when the son « f truth and justice shall burst through those clouds ef despair with mora than resplendent lus : re , driving the intolerant spirit of Whig and Tory despotism from « nr atmosphere—dissipating tuo false prejudice of toe j niddio classes of society , and eniiitiog under the banners of . he People ' s Charter" such a phalanx cf intellectual strength as will overthrow the strongholds of corruption , and ultimately lead to ths emancipation of the suffering . millions of our unhappy fellow-countrygign . *
Sir , it is clearly manifested to my mind that many f those classes who were formerly opposed to the darter , ( no doubfc from that unchristian and unsocial eectariia spirit which characterisea ths present unrighteous , anomalous system of society , ) are now daily be-« omiBg more and mow convinced of the truth of the Chartists' opinion—namely , that it is a gboss folly to expect that the iuterests of the people or the welfare or the jniioa shall , or can , be honestly attende 3 tfl , until sneh ti ; ce as there is a total radical change - in the legislative re-resentitlon of the country , and which can xever be obtained until the intelligent , illustrious ^ woikin- niai aro permitted fairly to partiiipate in toe elective franchise , or in other words , till Universal JSufrwv beexma ihe lavs of the Uutd .
Mr . O ^ ConneU ' sajjfeeeh to tie Corn Xa . v Convection , « nd the cheers of that assembly , speak volumes f ^ - ¦ fed encouragement of the people . He told tiein - " They must act think of carry ittg ihe repeal of ihe C « rn Laws , tchilettieg vxrt Impeisosbd 15 the clutches op THE a justocjuct . , H « implored them to act with temperaace , fait wi * determination to carry the great ? bject th j had ia view- ^ immely , that of giving food * nd cJcthisg to the labo ' oring classes ; bat mark ' let tfcem ( saM te } , in order to carrv so groat a -work look ieiix , ma&iinerp 0 / Partiameid— let them improve it if 1 teg co&i , and if not , lei them rnnodei it ! " ( G ^ eat « he « r : sg . } - - Thsa we find Daniel and the Corn Law agitators stepptn ? into ths shoes of . the Caartista . and occupying ( as their on : y expedient ) the very ground from which th « ir apatby and seJnshness would fain drive the ia-4 ustrioo 3 mea-from whom their wealth ia derived .
At present the working classes may be regarded as ¦ sarlnow lying npon tteir oars , somewhat fatigued with ov « r txertion , but oaly waiting for that " TMe in the affairs of men , Which , taken at the flood , leads on to fortune . " l ! berefore , W so man dapedr , but watch the moment wiaa lAe middle daises are forced to Join our runis Tksa let " Coward * be the cry !—let our inotto be "Ciiirersal Ssffiage and No Snrrendor r—let every oaraeaat facuy ^ be renovated ; and , haviag the benefit « f pt ^ expaiooeo , the industrious miliioos will s « on have io rejoice ia the attainmeat of their ju * t rights « ad * he zalin * m « oss ia be atresd with dust lejlsiattOM .
Ia tbe iatenin , j » & while watting for Uii * " eoasumnat « E « iksvoaUy io be wished , " baabk opinion is , tbat fea wodcinj mea cannot « k > aaythiag more ^ KteHy toJbris ^ rd their cause . Has . to unite tege-« w in sadi CrfMnmHtoaa at you fcaT © fomed , f « tt » ££ m !; ^^ f ^ Wtin * *« tbe rapport of the helpless Wttnlnf & *«»•* cooufay , and eadaring thepanssof e ^ ntwa aadthe horroaaf adusgeooT ^^^ TTitU re ^ -J to £ 4 w » r 6 Brown , I treet that tfc-^ y working mas to cm * wid e the false prejudice J * ich lus eae ^ toawttaaiijXiHitei . to create 4 » Uu £ ^® j , *! ' ^ " * 6 ir Ukwl ««^ ibuUons , to protect his fcdpkss xarna , from « tamtkft > and thus disappoint ttoxaatevofent , fiend-lita ^ irit U w oppreLn . "wba il « croe anrixbtaoss decmaa . and that - « Ti + « &WB
geross *»« wiiea they tave pwecribed j to turn aside SL ^ f ^ J ^* *** . ** > & take » w » y the right Iwm thfpoor , iiiat ^ ridows may be theirpwy . and that «« 7 « sy p * tb * fcajfiKiea . "—IsvU * x . 1 .
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The unfortunate propensity to blame those individual who have distinguuliftd themaelvee among the working mtn may lead many to censure Brown for using " strong language ; " nor will I attempt to justify him on that ground , wLich I deem bad policy ; but let it be borne ia mind that Brown was encouraged in the course he adopted by individna ' s who sre now members of the Birmingham Corporation , and who appointed him theii chaplain to read in the Bull Ring ! as well as the policy and example of a majerity of the Convention . The valuable columns or the Northern Star will , no doubt , afford the Committee the means of communi-The unfortonate propensity to blame those individuals ^ o have dfetinguuned themaelveB among the working
cating with Brown ' s friends in different quarters ; and I should recommend that collection books be forwarded to StourVridge , Dudley , Warwick , Leamington , and rj ^ other towns ia the purrounding districts , and tfc ^ th , address of the Treasurers be published , as 1 ^ ^ wg no doubt but , frem the sympathy generally pressed for Hie man ' s family , thoy will not be neglected , if the Committee do their duty . Wishing yourxommittee s ^ ettas , I mb , Sir , Yours very truly , H . A . Donaldson .
P . 8 . S : Bee writing the foregoing , I have read Mr . O'Conaot ' s advice . No man living is better entitled to the confidence of the Chartists than he ; and far be it from me to ofifer any opinion opposed to his views . No surrender ! No surrender !! No surrender !! <
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GREAT MEETING IN NEWCASTLE FOR THE RE-ORGANIZATION OF THE NORTHERN POLITICAL UNION . ( Abridged from the Northern Liberator . ) On Wednesday evening laBt , a most enthusiastic meeting of the Radicals of Newcastle took place for the purposes contained in the following placard vf hick was previously circulated tarough the town : — UuiTeml Suffrage—the People ' -s Charter . —A public meeting of the inhabitants of Newcastle will beheld on Wednesday evening , April-8 tb , iu the Lecture Room , Nelsou-strtet , "when a plan , rales , and an addresSjforreorgauizJug the Northern Political Union Trill be proposed to th » meeting for adoption .
Chair to be taken at half-past seven o ' clock . Men of Newcastle ! be ap and doing—be united , firm , and determined . The reign of the base aud brutal faction of Whiggery is about to eud . An empty Exciequer , au hisolyeRt ba . ik , a Btarving people , and 2 . sedulous anti-Corn Law league , will soon cause the system to tumble . In the midst of this whirlpool of tyranny , fraud , corruption , knavery , ignorauce , and folly , hald fast by the sheet-anchor of equal righiB , tnd the day ot your iedempiion draweth nigh . At tbe appointed time , the room ( which is capable of holding nearly two thousand persons ) was pretty well filled ; and on the entrance of the gentlemen
iuto the r&om , vfko had been announced to address ; he meeting , taey were greeted with several rounds of applause . Oa the motion of Mr . Robkk * Lowry , llr . Thomas Gray , tobacconist , was unanimously called to the chair , who briefly opened the business of ihe meeting by stating the object for which it had been convened . He thanked them for their confidence which they bad plaeed in him , and the honour they had that night coitferred npon him b y electing him as their chairman . He theu said he had gri&t pleasure in calling upon Mr . Duubleday , their long cried and fdiihfui champion in tho good cause , to address them .
Mr . DovELEDAY said , that he was upon the whole proud to address tha meeting tindgr circumstances , which would be , and was regarded by many , ¦ he must call them ehort-EJghV&d perBous , as the reverse of triumphant for tbe great and just causa in which they Wire engaged . He was proud and glad to see so many of them felt wilh him on this occasion , because his feelings were the very reverse either ol de £ p .: udc-Ecy or surprise . ( AppUusej He had not looked npoa the political events of the last thirty years , and he had a pretty knowledgo of tuem all , \ nthout learning many taings , and one important piece of information he had acquired was , to be aware that the political regeneration of nations proeee < l step-by step—that thero werercverEos always on the h « cls of success—reiiiixes oa tho back of
influxes ; that , in short , poh'ical movements and the < ffbrtg of a people to obtain better institutions , were like the advance of a spring tide— ^ cheers)—eaca wave bad its influx and its rtilax , it swepi ou its appointed course , and was then beaten back again only tD bosuceeeded by another ! Thus tho wnole was one series of advances and retreat ? , but yet the tide at last ^ rose to full high water mark . ( Loud apphuise . )\ So was it with the onward movement of a steady people ; sometimes they rapiaiy advanced ; again that advance was checked , only to be followed t > y ether advances , until at last tbe migbty tide or tbe inovement reached tbe oppo ' mted goal of their political a ? piravi » B 8 . ( Great cheering . ) So would he , under Xxod's blessing , with ihe people of Engl&nd I "They had elected a > CesivoaUoa to menage iheir interests .. That Ce&ventwra kad ltfU * r ^ wt of the poreosd-fbt which it was sent . Was be fiorpristd at This ! No ) he expected it . Was he
aiaheartened ? No ! because he knew Contention No . I was only the stepping-stone to Convention No . 2 ; and so it would be until all was gained . ( Loud applause . ) Who wero tbey , ho would ask , he hoped there were none there , who felt the slightest stiug of despondency at the eveatBof the last few months \ Short ^ eifcbted , ignorant persons wight ; bo might prejudiced persons , but there was ho reason , not the . slightest , for disappointment—and be , lor his part , felt nene ! Nay , he protested before Heaven , tha : so far from regarding the position of the people as worse than it was , ho felt we > l convinced that they had made a stride in advauoe ,. and were in a position of advantage unknown before , from which ail the efforts of their foes would never be able to eject them . ( Applaus « . ) Let them calmly , and hko men of sense , review what had taken place iu their own district ; was nothing gained ! Checks there had been doubtless . Doubtless some were
now enatmng unmerited sufferius , which ic was the duiy of ihem all to render as light as possible tu the sufferers , if in their power , ( hear , bear , and cheer ?); but with these losses , lie would ask again , were there no gains ' . Had Eot the law beeu vindicated here in this very town , in a way that he , for one , hardly hoped to see . Had not the excellent and English Judges , Coleridge and Erskine , put the law . of public meetings , and the law of eeditiou , and other legal points" which he need only alli . de , in a Lght in winch they did not ( here at least ) understand before ! ( Applause . ) WaB that noihiug ? He said it vras somethiHK , ajad worth something to the people in the bargain . He ( Mr . D . ) had addressed them often on these topics , and was it no
matter of gratulation to him and them to seo all that he had ever advanced on the right of public meeting , or the right to have arms for the defence of mere homes and liberties . ( Loud cheers . ) Aye , and more than he ever dared to assert as to the law of eedjtion—laid down by these revered and reverend authorities , i » language so precise , plain , and unequivocal , that there would be now no further doubt on these subjects in the breast of any one . ( Applause . ) They now knew what tbe law of public meetings was ; before they only guessed it ? They now know , that if tbey chose to meet for any l ? g ? l and constitutional definite nurpose , at a proper time in the face of day , and at a proper place , be it town , moor , or elsewhere , causing no
interruption , and met like peaceable men unarmed , leaving thtir arms at home , then thai was a legal meeting —( acplause >—and such a meeting they might hold without crawling to ask leave , aye , or give notice to any town potentate or bench of Whig and Tory magistrates ; and further , they now knew that if that meeting so held were interrunted , no matter by whom , by magistrate or police-runner—no matter , from the Queen to the pretty constable , who ¦ the , * ggr « ssor was , they now knew that such inters ttiptioiTvTourd at tfie legal peril of those . vha , m&de it , and tha : they had their remedy at law . Then there was the sedition law ; until now they could not tell either what sedition was , nor where it begun , nor where it ended ! They were warned if they spoke , le ? t they were guilty of treason , but he never could
ce ? from any of the w&niers a definition of what sedition was , or what sort of words or how many eonstituieiJ n . ( Laughter . ) All he could glean was , that sedition was a terrible thing liko what lawyers call a premanire , a thing that all are afraiu of , though isobod y understands ( laughter ); aud this was dinnud in their ears by kind friends and advisers , till he dared to say many near him as w < sll as himself —( loud laughter )—were afraid to open their months Ie 6 t " sedition" should fly out before they could get it shut again ! ( Cheers &nd laughing . ) Now , they had got an insight I They now knew that sedition was a thing calculated by tha speaker and intended of Bahoe prepense , to lead those 10 whom he addressed it , to go and break the peace and do
something outrageous against the Queen ' s dignity . ( Hear . ) They had now , thanks to the excelled Judge Coleridge , learned too , that one or two peppery sentences in & speech—ill-worded or ill-mannered—uttered , perhaps , by somebodj who , like Jum 3 eif , felt strongly and spoke as he felt ; they now knsw « haf & casual but natural ebullition of this sort caught at by seme police-runner in plain clothes , or the dmy reporter of Borne malicious little Whig newspaper , acd put down ia what he calkd u his Ectes , " was all rahbish—< chcers);—and that before a man caa be found gniltv i » f sedition it must be
proved tnat the vhole User ef what he said must be shown to be seviuiouts ; the whole must ba given , asd men are not to be condemned upon fceUd little scrape of Whig newspapeis , or the ill-apelled scrawls of poiifie-ranaers- " © e malicious *• reporters !" ( Load applause . ) Aye , bnMkey knew more than this now i TSey wow knew that if a meeting were legaL one uolateo speech of this sort , froa *» y ally and designing fellow , i « r ald not invo >« tbAtfceetang , however it might the iW or knave who spoke it , and tbiB was mast important , for they aow could co to a Baeetmg with comfort and safety , aye , and without saying to a magistrate as they say in the north eulier , wi your leave or by ^ cur leave . * if tie composition of that meeting was honest ia the main ;
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and wasn't that a great comfort ! ( Lan ^ tih £ : " % . be sure it was ; and so was it to know t £ « Jjfo Jft 2 y of this country were neither bo tyra ^ rtj ^ vtM monstrous as Eomo persons would f ^ tfi bave tb ^ ( Loud applause . ) This was all , Vtfcid toatterrW would now look abroad and p ^ them , bad noibtH been gained for the peo ^ t 0 ^ j ^ Charnnte laS summer 1 They . elects Convention and Bent ft tS London , and u di ^ ppo ^^ tjj ^ j Did it ! Perba p&l so ; bat he w ^ iTtell them that in tbe very factbK that Conv- ^ tfoQ sitting , as it did , avowedly repre-i sf ^ like & Parliament , millions of men : of thiaj F . * dom , a great step wa § gained , ( Heat > If it ; ati sai and 4 . V&& nothing it was a gtt « t sbepi beoaus « 4 t was a nrecodent that all the arft of ctod and wasnt that a great comfort ! ( TA ^ i ^ % rlp be Bure ji was ; and eo was it to know tBa * ' Xh , U
eeption , fetd all tbe iok of her base , bribed , beastH prees -cofcH not' < thank GM !) rub nor olot o ^ r ( Long appUuse . ) Man ; poreonB , aye and intdligant and cunning oiks too , were astouaded wbentnat Convention was suffi-red to sit unmoleafedvy Many fuit assured every man of them would Ira arretted before vheir U 6 ession" was two hours Old . He hid bis doubts . But no ; the Bhaffliug , timid , halfcowed , wavering Whi ? s , however their wishes might be , dared not venture that , and tbe Convention sat , and spoke , and acted , and voted as it Hstedi Was that nothing 2 He said it was a' graud step . There was no period in England when such a thing could have betn doue before . ( Hear , heir . ) Here was a Parliament for three-fourths ' of tho nation
avowedly siuitig to look after their general interests , as well as their application to the Legislature for the franchise . Here they sat , elected as Members , of Parliament formerly were , by a show of bauds at an election in which all tho ' adujt maie population took part—here , thus elected , tbB 3 trusted , thus looked to , they sat , not for ., days , but weeks and months ; aud was this nothing 1 He said it was a migbty stride ; it was a precedent established ; and one which l pnt them . in . a position which they had never before taken , and which was universally felt . ( Cheers . ) Ho did . uoi mean to say that this Convention auswered erery expectation , but . . mea expected too much . ( Hear . ) Ho did & 6 t rataa to say luatmaoy things were not
said and done in that Gouventiou which would hav « been better unsaid and undono , " Be did not iqean to say that—But what toeu 1 Bopular CoAvettutm * were not infallible . Their sittiatiou wa 4 . jwi . 0 nly arduous but new—tho difficulties unsurmountabte , to strngglo with—( hear)—the . ' Government ,, which teamed to crush them opvuly , and by brute force ^ ajw a wreitliug of the law , set , to work to undermine , betray , and circumvent thenu He , for his parr , denied that the delegates bad not done all that men so placed could do at that time . There were error * they might have avoided , and mistakes they might have rectified , but they endeavoured as they could do at that time—it was a great step gained , be they assured of that . ( Hear . ) But this was nut all , he
had uauy times addressed them , and all who had heard him ou such occasions , he thought , would recellecltbat he had ahvaya told the people that , besides t ' ueir own exertions , events were working for them in an extraordinary mtmuer . He had always implored them to rely less upon their owu positive struggles tli&n upon the growing aud accumulating difncttitifcs of their enemies and tyrauts . ( Hetir . ) Heard they forgotten that tried old ally of their ? , 01 whom he had so often told them ? ( Laughter . ) Had they forgotten him who would never desert themthat valuable old friend ; he , who waa neither to bo touched nor frightened by the cannon , the mu&ket , or the bayonnt ; who laughed at even the patent police , and whom it would be in vain to prosecute ,
even for sedition ! ( Loud laughter . ) Had they forgotten their "old ally , " the Di . Br ? There he was , as fresh , as full of gaatf , as full of fun , aq ' crouso ' an « ld cock as ever , nay , -6 vo » -Xrcbhe ^» -4 fltjj- ^ waa now eight hvsdbed and sixtt millions at tho very leasi , and likely to thrivo ! lLoud laughter and great cheering . ) There was a friend that wculd never fail ! and lie could tell them that their * ' old ally , " together v . ith all tho other scrapes , foreign and domestic , that they were iu , was working the silly . Wiiigs to their hearts' coutcnt . ( Hear , and cheers . ) Gracious God 1 what a mess weit ihese Whig Ministers iu . Beset with diffioulties abroad , and despised and hated both abroad aud at hooie , their imbecile conduct had absolutely brought
them to such a pass that they must , as they told tin : people the other day , have three millions more of taxes , or they must stand ttill . To this ho said , where the d 1 were tbey to get it ! Did they mean , wero they mad enough , to dream of squeezing three millions more out of a people already starving ! Did they not know that iu the manufacturing diBuicts none were at full work , many at half work , ai . d j jnany , he regretted to say , at no work at all . ( Hear . ) In the farming districts it was no better ; labourers wero etatviug in some places oa seven shillings a week , and in somo hardly upon that . And waait to be supposed thauhRnecessaries which these poor people lived on audconsumed , their sugar , tea , malt , cofiue , salt , and Boa . p , were to be still ciihaueed ! What ! now after twenty-five years of peace , which under any decent Government ia held to-JW-fejfiouyiaous wjtjb pl 4 uty , OQaKrt , and hiupU to bo
ueea , are tuas ^ anutlnryfefiBbple eqaoedCSSr three millions mote $ ~ "H& £ skcd was tins poB ^ fratfi Would they submit to itX-et would they not ! \ 2 i > j , no ! and cheera . ) He hoped not ! Well then , if the people kick , as kick they will , can the Whiga lay on au income-tax ! Will the cotton-lords , and all the traders , and shop-keepers who have just , been refused the repeal of the Cora Laws , will they submit to our iiicome tax , or property tax I Not they faith ! ( LaugUser . ) And if they would , did they think the mortgage landlords would ? Just aa the In tie as the other ! ( Hear . ) Here then were the Whiga at a nonplus— a Bheer dead life . If they could £ et the three millions they must stand still ; and agaiu he asked if the people did ( heir duty , where the d 1 was ic to be got \ ( Loud Laughter . ) Tons then their prospects were good ; aad out of their enemies confusion good to them must come . ( Cheers . ) Mr . Doubleday then read the following addrees : — "TO THE MEMBERS OF THE NORTHERN
POIATICAL UNION . " Friends and Fellow-countryiuen , " It is the characteristic of persons who are ernbarlted in a bad cause , or ¦ wh o are not sufficiently prepared to advocate a good one , either to fee too much ela'ed by a tide of apparent success , or too mceh depressed tj the turn of thnt tido towards adversity . In these undue f-.-elings , however , ircm ^ ool Tijnd . dtturmined n : eu , who advocate a cause only because they kuo-w it to be good , do not participate . They are not depressed by any adverse turn of public aiFaks , bocause all experienced persons engaged in such , are well avate that all huaian enterprises and struggles , hoffevor just and however holy , are liable to tuc'i mutations , ar . d because such men are not isn ^ ront of V . e method
cfturricg ill-fortvuie to account , and out of the mistakes of one course of action , or proceeding , to glean an experience which shall givo additional force acd serenity to the next attempt . Neither are such men tio much elated by any apparent sudden Influx of singularly prosperous or extraordinary political events . All men versed in politics and the affairs of nations , know thst bueh appearances are , for the most part , delusive ; and that even where a great and decisive step shall appear to have been gained , it most probably will turn out less satisfactory in its ultimate event than 5 n its first appearances and results . This was the case with tho Reform Bill , eo calkd , ¦ which , when first passed , deceived both its frien& 3 aiid its enemies ; and , tbe contrary is
true of the present position of the people after the apparent check of their agitation for the Charter , which is neither eo great nor vrill be so long lived , aa it is , at present , deemed likely to be by , we fear , too lnauy . The gram ! and only error of the recent agitation unquestionably vras not the expectation of success , bnt the expecting it too bood . Who could ever fix a day for tho suc ? es 8-of any great work , ranch le ? a a mtioi&Lahe ? Wbo vnn to say the Charter eboe ^ l * iW-oa ' mOfSr such a day , for who could predict before band , however swrutc h' 3 knowledge , the whole , aye , or half of the difficulties In the way of tbe rapid success of such an undertaking ? This was the error : in all tho rest tho people
have done thtir duty ; and it may safely be affirmed that what has I * en already don * has been attended with i : s results , and that the popular , cause , and the cause of the Charter , have been put into a petition from whicli it will be impossible ever again to remove them . To expect overwhelming and sudden effects , where opposition was 8 » strong , was the very height of miscalculation ; but , let the people observe the altered tona which is now usod towiurds them , wen by those who used to be foremost in their contempt , and they will have a true lae&ture of the progress which popular favour has made , and a criterion of the progress which it certainly will mate .
"A few of the members of the Northern Political Union , impressed with these sentiments , have formed themselves into a committee to devise a plan for the re-orraaization of that Union ; and in forming th « ruiee which they propose to be adopted for that purposo , tbey liave wot overlooked what they conceive-to be the imperfections of tha former code cf the Union . " Tho plan vrhich these rules are intended to earry into effect may be briefly described as follows : —It is proposed , ia ihe first place , that it bo adopted as a scheme of operations for the first six months , during which , any imperfections that may be inherent iu it win have been developed ; and , at the expiration ;« f which , sack alterations , as circumstances shall dictate , may be adopted . The principal feature is propose ^ ' to be a FTsteni of missionary visitations ia the various localities . The endeavouring to procure the return of Members to Parliament ¦ who are favourable to the
popaiar cause . Hie giving of periodical lectures on political subjects . The distribution of political tracts . " The Chairxax then pot the following rules for the government of the Union , which were passed unanimously . "L Thai ttis society be called the Northern Political Union . - " 2 . That this onion baa for its object the attainment of Universal Suffrage by tha use of every moral snd lawful means , such &c petitioning Pariiiment . proouriag tbe return of Memben tp Parliament who win vote for Universal BtSngt , publkMng taftcb , edaUlaiibt faA . ^^ rfjf c ^ -..
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l iff rooms , holding i » blieia * iMta ? tt ^* ttreasei ud idfieatsioBs , andfiving pnbB >; ittM <> f ^ n stthlects eonfced witli the politics of JthJigaStg . - ^ H | That the ttntlMjfa £ i ^ Efpert « na desirous fit ¦ Wig Universal OT * Trago 1 l ^| ie mean * set ferth-to ^¦ TSnd , paying the entrance o {» one penny , for wlififh ^ py shall receive ; - . * . ticket of mienbership ; and also-S « B » cr iption of fourpence per month , payable in ad SI" 4 . That to ensure tho regular payment of subscrip-¦ ms , every twenty members shall' bft . a class , and pay BMr snbseriptious to a collector , who shall pay the gfamftto the Treamirer , moutbly , £ ^ & That the afialrs of the union shall be conducted fcra ^ Treasurer , three Secretaries , and a council of ¦| JB » 5 a ^ -ten to be a quorum . ~ ^ ra . TbaV the officers of the union shall be elected aijwsii months , at a public meeting—the retiring offi-|| B * . * o bA eligible for re-election . -1 ^ . . 3 CJ « at Ujte meetings of thia society shall be of three kfi « i « Yis . 1—fi * at . of the executiveat ^ bicb . only [ >^ r — > . „ .. . ^ | | M . | | ' nril - » . ^ i » .. .,., jg , JT ^ TwiiBlrtf ^ n ftflMrrtf eon-
, JBembers of the executive shall be . present , — -aecoud , lueotingl of the members , at which luerubers only shall oopreaent , ftdniitted by their , tickets , —third aud lastly , meetings called by the ttnion , to which the public are to be admittsd . At the first , or executive meetinga , the burtnesa of the union shall be transacted and arrangedat the second , or members ' meeting , the nomination and election of officers shall take place , and the opinion of members taken as to . proposala tlie csxecutivo n » ay lay before th ^ m—at the third or public meeting , nothing bnt addresses shall bo given , and such resolutions as shall have been drawn up by tile council , but ne business of a financial nature or proceeding , likely to involve tbe union in" expense shall baeutertair . ed ; any resolution to tt * t effect being utterly null and void , as far as r ^ ards the Onion . ¦ . . ¦¦ : ' . • , > ' ?" ¦ . - ¦¦ ' ¦¦• ¦ ¦ •¦ ¦¦ ¦ V-0 ¦•' - " 8 . That it shall be a pennaaent aofl fundaiiieiifcil rule of this union , that no meeting of council , or public "meeting , « haU bo held on the 1 Lord a tiny , on any pretext whatever . ' ¦ : : -:.- . ' "¦ ¦ .. ' ¦ : V ¦ ¦^ - -: > . : ¦' . - ¦'
" 9 . That it shall ba a permanent and fondftmental rule of this onion , that aoy member exhorting to ehed human » lpod , or to destroy property , abaH by that act cease tmfcn ' member thereof . . . ^ Ji « ^ - f / - , v " l < r « Sfe& ijJO ) fllteraHoi haH' ^ e made in these t ^^ Jtept ^ - ^ jfiMrral meetiwe ^ f Mb * mombers of 1 l ^^ k . j ^^ T ^ eeWBg and alterati on ^ posed tmamWm wetlfa notlceTby « avertisament must be aajBr V r - . ¦ - / ' . ' " " . ¦ ' ¦'"¦ '¦ ¦ . ' . % . ^ :. -- ¦ ¦" ¦'¦! r .. '¦'¦ ¦ ' > ; . -. . '¦'¦ (»« ^ CHAinkAjf ^ previous to putting thefitttirwo-« ftn > JMinonuced that . it was nropo-ed to have , Wm .-with . the . lectures , the accompaniment of ¦ -Vocal aupfinstrumental music . iljtt . Doubleday was here requested to read the foliowing Sildro ^ s : —
"TO THE PUBLIC . "The Council of the Northern PolitlejA , XJnion in commencing this its re-organisation , <; cein it to be their duty to lay before the public tho real intentions and designs of the persons forming that Union . They feel this imperatively necessary , bjecause they cannot bnt be aware tftat misrepreseutations the most absurd aa to the views of those vrho , during the last eighteen months , have been honourably stigmatised by the name of Chartists . ' have been put fortji . It is time enough to disapprove of'Cfiartist , ' and of the ? Charter , ' , when it is known what is really convoyed by that
term , and embodied in that document which hasi emphatically been denominated ' l"he Charter . ' Wlat is the Charter ? It is the draught of « n Act of Parliament ^ in conjunction with an equal number of working mea , containing the principal points of reform , whieu -Uio people are struggling to make the law of the land . Theae points have generally been held to embody the ; leading views of those who have boeii attached to ^ hat is called ' lladical fleforpi , ' aud who are , there--ftSjeT ^ Radicdl Kerormera , ' under the new designation (^ vChartistV a title which they ne ittier adopt nor repudiate .
"The leading points of what has for many years been called Radical Reform' are well known , because moat of them are of very old standing . They are as follows : — "I . Universal Suffrage ; or , the right of every man of Eane miud , unstained by ' crime , ' and of due age , to vote for ita representative ia tho House' of Commons . " II . Annual , or Sessional Parliaments ^ meaning that a Houfie of Commons should be elected every year , and sit only for ono session . "III . The Vote by Ballot " IV . Tho Payment of Members of Parliament , aud the Repeal of all Property Qualifications for Members . " V . The greater Equalisation of Voting , by means of Electoral Districts , where necessary .
" These five points contain tlie leading ftatures ^ what rs called ' Itadical Reform , ' and which Is n 8 W known as Chartism , ' since they were embodied in the rough draught of an Act of Parliament , which those who drew it designated The People ' s Charter . When looked at with the eyes of knowledge they will be found to contain little that is novel , or strictly liable to tho charge of innovation . Of Universal Suffrage it is quite eortain that it was both tlie law and practice of England up to the disturbed reign of Henry the Sirth , when it v « ae-infringed upou in ^ consequence of tbo tumults of | nS" aflb ~* $ Wi ^ fi £ SmUmaX Pavltaments th * . sa ^ uo rtnetion oTlaw 2 nd usage raay lie predicatedv * ijntil ( he times of the Long Parliament ! , and tbe eWlt- ^ wars in the reign of Charles the First , there is ho instattce
of any Parliament sitting longer than a session ; and when , In X « 88 , the Act colled the Triennial Act ' was passed , this Act was meant rather to ensure tho calling of a new Parliament nt least once in each three years , than to enegm-nge Parliaments being kept together for that term . Of Ballot we may certainly confess that , as far as el ction of Members of Parliament is concerned , ifc Is a novelty in England , bnt only thus . It is daily used hero in the elections of other functionaries ; and its utility has beeu dfemonetrateiV in the United States , where it is almost universally adopted in all elections , whether for a scat in Congress or any inferior office ; and furthermore , tho method itself of election by Ballot
is of as old standing as the Roman and Grecian Republics . For the Payment of Members of Parliament the some claim of antiquity may be urged . The practice waa undoubtedly tho English usage , up to \ & tolerably late peiiod ; nor is it certain that until modern times a Property Qualification was tequir « d from a Member . Of 'Electoral Districts' it is sufficient to gay , that the principle has its foundation both in reason and usages , that great inequalities in the number of those -who elect a representative for themselves ard clearly anomalouB , at the khiio time that perfect equality of number of electors is more a motto of appearance than reality .
' These , then , are the five leading points of the Charter , and to supposa that there is any novelty in agitating for these principles , is only to betray ignorance even of the ' modem history of our owu country . It was for these very things that Mr . Pitt and the Dnke of Uichmoud struggled in 1784-5 ; Even as far a ? 1770 , Lo ; d Chsitham and others htld theso to be esseutial parts of tae ancient and excellent British Constitution ; and to these Burke aud Fox both adhered , until the distractions of the French Revolution cut principles adrift , and drove even goorl men , in their alarm , from an anchorage which uo Englishmen ought ever to doem unsafe .
"If it bo asked why agitation for these things be insisted on . the be . st answer is , calmly to point to all that has be < -n lost to Engliahnien since these cardinal points of our ancieBt constitution have .. bien brought into abeyance and contempt . The best reply hero , is point to thoso dreadful dilapidatioBS upon the happiness and safety of U 3 all , which have gradually . ' occurred and tUickencd since these guards of our . wellbeing and good g-overnment were lost ; to us . It is only requisite to point to the increase of standing armits , to the swarma of pensioners in the House of Conimwns ; to the-astounding growth of taxation since ieS 8 j . the existence of a debt of £ 800 . , 000 , contiaeted in carrying on nnjust and wicked worfe , mostly waged against liberty , and mortgaging future generations ftr
ita payment ; to the various disostroua revolutions in social life , commerce , and general pro 6 pexity ptoduced by trafficking in paper money ; to the gradual pressure up £ > a _ alL «» o industrious classes , butMxwk'iSt all npon the labonrersi ; to the hardening of the Poor Law of Eliabeth , and-the ultiraute repeal of that God-like law ; to the robbery of uiany million of acres of common lands fromthe poorer classes of England ; to the hardening of all minor laws , and the extension of arbitrary powers to Justices of the Penco und other law officers j to the employment of an uu-English poiice , and the gradual introduction of a spy system ; it is on ' y requisite to point to these things to prove that those who agitato , do not agitate without reason , nur ( if there be a Providence ) with a likelihood of agitating in vain .
"Totheej things let those of the middle classes , who have hitherto refrained froin assisting the people , steadily look , aud they wiil soon find that the merchant and shopkeeper , as well as the small landholder who has no share of the taxes , are equally interested with the working man inputting a speedy eud to the enbrmons system of fiscal plunder , which is slowly but remorselessly grinding their country to the earth . They talk of danger to property from popular excesses or popular cupidity . T jhesa fears are crratures of the imagination ; for if . , we appeal to experience and look at the acts of such popular Governments as the world baa soen , we rfnll find that no attack upon the general of
rights property , was ever either contemplated or perpetrated by any Government formed by the people of any nation . Is not property as safe in the United , - | itates ' and in Norway as it is in England , and yet there 4 a . a Government of Universal Suffrage , orvorywarly 8 O- ? It isfouad that T > f 6 perT > - is of less value in those ^ of tfce Fedeml States where Universal Suffrage prevails than in those where it is limited ? The French Revolutiou has been held up as a bugbear on this subject , bat most mistakealy . The estates of the emigrants , who were is anna , were no doubt confiscated , but general property was never infringed upon j "; and the Bank of France with millions in her coffers , was as safe under Kofebespierre as under Louis ! ' :
- " Itisfpr thoso of the middle classes that suffer themselves to be alienated from their poorer brethren , by , these at ouoe aiUy and base Insinuations , to ask tUeuinelves ,-wbeVher there ia no other danger to property than from a popular government ? Can the taxgatherer not dilapidate as well as others , and is a crafty and greedy aristocraey of money not as likely to strip Uxe middle class indostxious tratiara or- -yeomaa-of their all , as would be a l * arliainent freely elected by all and
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representing mil ? Let the Bhotking ll ^ Wof hmkraptcy , the failure of trade , the embarrassed estates of the landholders , and-the ruined yeomanry , once bo happy a | d respcctftbfe , niaie answer ^" . ffiEi answer cia be ooly oae , and is , mi ^^ idf starves the poorer < # ** vittd { ktko 6 ^ T ^ Si t 0 ^^^^ w « , for -whm t " ' * fi * vrih ^^ tfsj ^''' litBtaifc - X ~ i ~ i ^ f ^ ' ¦¦¦ T * ^ i ^ T ^^ ji % ^ yri * jL ^ 1 JjaMcL . i-- , ^ . jS ^^ fcL *^^^ . ; ¦ -: viif oonciosion ^ it us wiaa i « inow mro ww ^ wwe the dojatrtne * of Radical ^ Jlefown , as einboohi ^ in Uiat docamentftQtW Oie C ^ a ^ r , th ^^ it ism >» im of theirs to change either the forifi $ * ffay&BBMi £ y or the Constitution of thecountryy It ! s their Bole wish , by means of a freely chosen Parliament , to get rid of overwhelming abuses- to administer equal Joanee to all ; and to ensure the prosperity ef all by the des traction of a taxing system cruel , unparallelkd , nnjost , and unuccessary , and which is now fast destroying the energies of the kingdom , both at homo and ateoad . : ¦ . ;¦¦¦ ¦ . s' -c - v ; " - - ' . : ¦ ¦ - . ¦ ' "' . '¦ ¦ .. ¦ ¦ repretenthigall ? Let the shotting ll ^ Woflw&raptcy , the faUuwof trtde , the emburrassed estates o £ ttw
. "it is quite certain that tbe teal expenses of the Go veromtnt make a very small part of this taxation . Timt the local administration if JusUce . iu Quarter SfcS 8 i 6 iia . by magistrates and the constabulary force , is , in reality paid for out of the county rates , and that of the fifty-six millions annually wrnu- ? from a wretched people ; very little iudee-i goes to further the ends of good government , It would be the task of a House of Commons , chosen by the whole people , carefully and calmly to rectify tlds mass of abuses , and . once more give fair play to the industry and energies of tho country . That a Parliament , chosen by all , representing all , should not study the rights and benefits of all , is a contradiction in terms ; nor h It conceivable that it should do otht-rwiso , when it is reflected , tnat by the laws which God and nature Lave bound society ; together , 'it must always be the interest of the groat niajortiy ^ to protect , in the fullest extent , the rights of peraoua and the rights ofproperty . ' - ¦¦ \
" T" secure this is the end and aim of : Radical Reform ; to this it iS hereby declared , that all members of the Northern Political Union are booed , covenanted , andpledged . " '
Mr . Dodbledat concluded the read ^ g the addressamidet great cheering , an ^ | &eo moTe 4 the followiuK Ksbmtion : —*• ¦ That tl ^ is ri Mplj ^ approv * ing pf the addres now read , adopts it as tbcia Vatory of" its' seittiinianfei and" desires ; and xocewes the rules recited as the rules for ^ uidin ^ and regulating the Northern Politicfd ^ uion ; and , furiher * _ p ) ed ^ esntttofi ' ^ bj ; ft ^ d ^^ wiEt ^ inhiia of tho Uuioii , tQa ^» n § e , lwooj ^ ta i ^ g uuramitting ?? f ^^^ t ^ i ^ fe ^ Suiid ' oriani . rof amidst loud cheoling , to second the motion proposed by Mr . Doubletlay . He said tbat after the very excellent address which they liad just heard , little marev . eed be said oil the subject . Mr . W . referred to the circumstance of a policeman who came eneakingly into the room , pretending to look at something on the wall , during the time that Jlr . Doubleday was reading the address , - which he made some laughable remarks on . Mr . W . then spoke at some length pn the case of Mr . John Bell , of thy Liberator office * If , said he , the anoayoxoua writer in the Mercury , who signs himself "A Cnartisf , " had
really yrislied tokuow the truth of tho matter with regard to Mr . Bell , why dtd he rot apply to tht proprietor of tho Liberator , either personally or by letter , instead of askiiig the question in such a paper as the Mercury , which was known to be one of the enemy ' s worst mouth-piecea . Mr . W . then took a tiuryey of the present aspect of affairs throughout the country , which , ho said , were all working toge thcr to advance the progress of liberty , aud would eventually crown the Btrugjjle in which they were how engaged , with a glorwus triumph . ; Mr . W . concluded ' by calling upon the people to unite , to persevere , andtb rally their forces , as the day of thoir political salvation was fast approaching , lie Bat down amid much applause . [\ Ve regret we have been compelled , for want of space , to omit mauy of tho most striking passages of Mr . Williams ' s able and eloquent address , which occupied a considerable time in delivery . ]
Mr . Cross then came forward with great pleasure to move the next resolution , which was as follows ;—• "That this meeting do now elect the following persons to be the office-bearers of the Northern Political Union for tho next six months . " ; Richard Ayre , Treasurer . Mr . John Reed , V ' Mr . Robt . Lowry , > Secretaries . Mr . Gilmour , J
COUNCIIAOBS . Mr . John Blakey . Mr . Thomas Hepburn . . Mr . James Ayre , ¦' . ;/ . '' Mr . Thomas t ) oubloday . Mr . Thomas Aldersoa . Mr . Wiliiam Armstronir . Mr . John Pill . Mr . John Picfcoring . Jlr . Johu Gallon . Air . John Edgar . Mr . ThomaaHorn . * v v Mr . John White . . ^ " ¦ v- \ : llT ; 1 Wl | iamSmith ^' 7 ; % ;^ : " - ' .,-r .,. '" - : : " Mr . J . P . ^ obson . Mr . S . Browu . Mr . William Hall . Mr . Johu Bolton , Usworth . Mr . Charles Cross ) , Mr . Gill . Mr . John Charlton . Mr . Thvmas Gray . Mr . Armstrong , Winlaton . Mr . Sumerside , Do . Mr . John TurnbulljSwalwcll . Mr . Peter Murray , Felling . Mr . William Cooke , Do . < u Mr . John Frost , St . Peter ' s . ft - ; Mr . Peter Ditchburn , Bodiington . Mr . William Thotnason . Mr . Robert ArkJe , CowpenQuay . Mr . Paterson . Mr . Blackball . Mr . J . K . Robson . - Mr . R . C . Elliot . Mr . Todd . Mr . Hume . Mr . MoftTiKER seconded the above resolution . Mr . Robert Lowrv then canio forward to address the meeting , and waa received with loud applause . He said , after the very long and excellent speeches which they had heard it only xemuin ?« lfoT Mm to point out to them the attention that should be observed in their future transactions , which ha did at considerable length , and in a very able manner . He next drew their attention to the Corn Laws and the Suffrage , npon -which he rnada some very excellent remarks . He stated that ha had had invitation to go back to Cornwall to proach tho holy principles of the Charter , wliere it was scarcely ever heard , tall of before , which proved that those principled wero still progressing . As long
as h-j bad breutli he would btisi go on preaching opposition io-injuatlce and oppression , wnicb . Jesus Christ did eighteen hundred years ago . Mr . L . then adverted to the cruelty and injustice which hid been exercised by the authorities towards Vincent and other virtuous advocates of the rights of the oppressed millions , after which he mado some sarcastic observations relative to the licentious and vicious habits of the kings and aristocracy of this coumry . He concluded a most powerful address , by exhorting the people still to be of good cheer , and to bo united , a 8 the Corn Law inovement and other questions , which were at present afloat , all worked together for tnelr benefit , and theu sat down airiidst loud cheers . .
Mr . JOHN REED then briefly xnoved , and Mr . Esqab seconded , the third resolution , which was to the following effect : — - •^ That the Editors of the Northern Liberator , Northern and Soutliern Stars , be requested to give publicity , with such remarks and recommendations as they have space for , to the plan , rules , and address now wad . - > , ¦ ¦ / ,: '¦' ' ¦ ¦¦' : ¦¦ - . . .- ¦' - ¦ - . ¦ - Passed unanimously . - > .. Mr . Doublkday then said he had one pleasing duty to perform , which was to propose a vote of thanks to their Chairman , who had so ably presided on that occasion . . - Mr . Thomason in a rather brief , but veryncat addross , seconded the proposition . 'ihe Chairman returned thanks , and the meeting quittly separated .
Upon the whole , we may say that this meeting was a glorious one , and one that bids fair for the firm establishment of a stronger unien than has hitherto existed in this town , and to be productive of incalculable good in working out the people ' s political and civil freedom .
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W AKEFIELD CORN MARKET—Tbpbsday . We are fairly supplied with all Grain to this day ' a market . The Wheat trade is extremely languid , and the few transactions that have taken place are at a decline of fully 2 a . per quarter from the rates of this day se ' unight . In consequence of a change in the weather , aud a considerable influx of Foreign , the Barley trade is very depressed , and all descriptions , except very choice , have receded Is . per qr . Beana steady ; Oats and Shelling scarce ; the former are |< i , per stone , and the latter 6 d . to Is par load dearer .
Leeds Corn Mabkbt , Apbil 14 . —The arrivals of Wheat , Oate , and Barley to this day ' s market are 8 m * iler than last week ; beans larger . The demand for Wheat has been limited ; and all descriptions are Is to 2 s per quarter lower . Barley has been dull sale , ind 1 b per quarter lower . Oata full as well sold . Beaua have been" rather lower . RocrtMiH ¥ u . vveu a «» Wtkjt Markkt , Mow-D * v ^ Apait 13 . —To-day we hare had another bad market . Although & moderate quantity of goods were taken oif , they were sold at most ruinous prices . Buyers seem disposed to buy noue unless at T « ry low rates ; sacb a » will not pay the owners mything like a remuaerattiig yrice . —The Wo * l OMwket ia . quite Black—pricei about as they hat * been for some time .
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Lkbds Ctota Markbts . —The market * at th § Cloth rtalls are alternately better and worse ; < ma thinz is certain , there i $ no permanent improvemeni , ¦ Qtt Saturday , trad ^ . appeired rather brisk ; on Toesday there was nothing doing . The stock of goods on hand , however , does not much increase , and hdpe 3 are acoordiflfglj held out , that on an improved demand taking ^ lace , our trade muBt soon be briak . ^ Phe wmrehousfl * are in flie swoe doll atate . , ¦ ¦> : , HuDWtMFdrtii GM « i | MA » K ^ r , Apwt M . —The Cloth marpt to- « aFSBTbeen in quife a languid ^ statp , few / iurchaaea iade been mad ^ i * -the hail , and very UtWe improvement ia perceptible in rfi « - warehouses ; prices are in the game ruinou 8 x « taM ^; and the condition of the labourers gradually gatf worse . The manafactnren that have a Uttl « to ^ ' V almost weekly reduces their rate of wagw . Nothtogf - scarcely is doing in the Wool market ; prices may ba quoted a shads lower . . LWDS ClOia MA WtBt « .- ^ ni « nwriwtg 0 At aotK f&feture alternately better and wohte ; one
York Corh Miwyrr , Apait 11 . —Onr supplies of ^ Gr * in are on the incresse . Wheat , of good quality , meet a fair demand /» t a trifling under the rates « f last week ; inferior samples are difficult Wqnit . and "; . " such must be quoted at Is per qr . lower . The finest Ma'ting Barley dull sale ; other sorts rather cheaper . , Oats and Beans the same as last quoted . * DiBiiHOToK Maskets . Monbxt , Apk ' . l ISth . — - ;¦ We had a good finpply of Wheat , which sold at from 133 . to ; i 9 s per boll . Batter ls . 2 d . perlb . Potatos Is . fKi . perbuslier . . : . Richmond Cssrw Market , March lit—On *
supply of Grain to-day was very geod , and though the sale was rather dull , the prices were touch th « same as last week . Wheat sold tf » m 68 , € tl . to 10 a . ; Oats , 3 s . 2 i , to 4 s . 8 d . ; Barley , fit to 58 . 3 d . ; Beans , 6 a . to 6 s . 6 * d , per bush « L . v . ^; - : ; Hum . Corm Markkt , April 14 . —The rain which fell on Saturday night and Sauday has glve , n a : sudden change < o vegetation , and the appewance of tha p&Ktarea and crops of Corjx « re nmeh' imjmwvedi The buyera « f Wheat shew less disposition S ^ pjarch « 88 ; and to force gales , a reduction of Is . fo 2 s . : perip »|« M : w « ubttto ^^^ B « ri e ^ it ^ . ;
l ^ mtvm ^ mmma ^^ 9 B 9 sn p ^ teratton irtotnTrtTaJflcfes . - - ^ > - ^ & ^ 0 M z& '' " £ v - State op Tb * bb . —Thet » tir ^ % bett ^ l ^ feaiii ; be market yesterday ; and though Wtfsn ^ kni «^ r &aar , poBitlw advance ot prices , e * pS ^^ % ^ i ? ^ easyvt © effeet ^ at current rates . p «| ip ^ ^ jia ^ plength to have satisfied ttemselves thit ^^ aieif i decline in prices j 3 tobo 4 p ^* b « nd ^?;* nd ' , there- ' fore , they havo ceased to talt- ' at ^ j *^^^^^^ ' . he necessities of their trade ^ wh ^ S ^ Pfl ^^ wls or varns , without heaitatien . —MatKhegter GtMr iiian (» f . Wednesday . ' , ¦¦ . ¦¦ : ; : ¦ . - -: ' 4 ., «^ - ^ i-:- } \ . \ ¦
MaKcjiester Ck > RN Markot , Sa ^ tob aV ; 4 prii 11 , —There is not much to remark oh the business do . ne during the week , which has been , only " to a moderateexteut , and confined to tho purchases made by th © trade tor . immediate use . With a plcntifnl show . of samples there was very little passing at our market ' this morning , aud a' decline of 3 d . per 70 lbak 5 ra » - submitted to on the beat qualities of Wheai ^ r inferior runs there was no inquiry . Excepiangror ' prime well known marks of English Flour ^ Srder ' mand waa limited , and such qualities oriiy vcbin * manded farmer prices , ' low and middling description ' were presaad on the- market at reduced rates , and very tew sales could be effected . Oats aid bstm ^ were likewise dull sale on lower terins ; " M thevalue of- other artrclea we do not note ^ j ^ iatiqnv LrvEBPooL Cattlk Market , W [ oim ^ Xi «» iii 3 . ^ —We have had " a moderate subbIv of Riaats : ^ t ^
market to-day for the season , of the yearVairft fe » « lualitT on the average very good ; there «; exea ma dflarge Beasts from the Dublin ^* 4 e ^^ p |^ iMr » ia ; also some of very good jjnality : fmm '' $ gm&fajfe& " a few from Scotland . There wa ^ a g <^ ^]^ danc » of bnyerd acd country dealers , and , tnegreateir ar ^ - of the good stock was sold up , those ^ r ^ anauifiuj uasold were of a ropgh ordinary dc ^^^? ThWnumber of sheep waa soniownat lar ^ etjliSft k \ at week , ' but 0 / a , inixed qua , Hty ; lTiemarw «^ oultae whole may be considered brisk , but W ^ ¥ ^^ 3 ^^ any alteration in prices from our last " q ^^^ ML Tho bjset Beef was sold as high | s f ^^^ m \ average price of gfiod 3 eef" Waa uta ' . W ^ n ^ Kai " ' that down to GJ , with a fow of aver * \>« nnow ~ quality at a F . hado less . Good wether . J ^ ion ^ aW be quoted at from 7 d to 8 d , with * fm ^ af&littfe- ; luss price . There were some verir ordinary Sheep ieftanjold . Number of Cattle at market : —Beas B ' 1040 ; Sheep 3692 . '
Liverpool Corjt Market , Kordat , AprilIS . — lJiJTingthe paat week wo have had gqo 4 supplies of Wheat , Oats , and O&imeal , coastwise and from Ire-^ oA S ? "np *^ from abrpad comprise upward * of 20 , 000 quarterat of Wheat , 1840 aaarters : of Oats * M 30 qtortvrs of B ^ ley , and lS 3 M > barrel 3 of Flovm IJutres Iiave been paid upon 580 quarters ofWJwafc . 4 , 600 rquarters of ^ lejH ^ quarterrofMSS& qnarfers df reaa / and 1560 barrels of Flonr ^ fe . aU ^ , on * « 'S n Wheat is now 16 s . 8 d . pef quart ^ L on t Jourr 103 . ' per barrel . We have to note a ; decline ^ in prices o £ . W ^ at , since -thia day 4 ^ 0 (^ 1 ^ of id . „ to ^ d . per ' buaheJ , reducinj ; oor * qudtalwas totxtSs '' rth n « w ^ tti ^ tol 0 s . ed . toHi . ; redj 08 . tol 0 s . 6 d !; Dantzic , lOs /^ d . to 11 s . 6 dVi : LoWe rTBalt ie r « d . lfo , !
o ° I . i ^ i ^ ar ed , Ss . ed . toJOs . ; OdessaBoft , 9 s . 3 d . to 9 s . 6 d . per TOlbs . ; within the ra » ge of these fatc 8 > h « wever . more pales wera effected on Saturday at Manchester , from this side . thaiihadoocnrred on mauv previous market days . American Flour , duty paid , has been moving in retail at 38 si Gd , t » v P « f . Darrcl i seTeraF thousand barrels hay « changed hands iu boud at 28 s . to 28 s . 6 d . per barrel . Oats have mot a mederate demand , at a slight , reduction of value . Oatmeal haa been dull of Fale , and must bo ^ aoted 6 d . per load dieaper . The large supplies of Foreign Barley haye caused a depression in prices of that article to the extent of many eirillliigs per quarter ; fine parcels have been sold at 36 s . per quarter . Beans are scarce , and fully as dear . No change m the value of Peas .
London Wool Market , Mondat , April 13 . — - 1 here has been a fair , though not to ; say extensive ^ business passing in the British Wool trade , sinee ont last report , and full prices hare been , in most transactions , realised . Tho stocks oh hand have now become very extensive , and a large augmentation is daily expected . We have still to report » sluggish inquiry for all descriptions of Foreign Wool , yet the arrivals during the past week havenot exceeded 600 packages , .. ' - ¦ . ; . London Corn Exchanob ^ Monday , March 13 . ~ Thirewas only a moderate snpply iof wheat , barley , bean ? , aud peas , from Essex , Kent ^ and Suffolk , for this day ' s market , and the fresitartiYals of oatei as weil English and Irish as Swtch ,- were limited , ihe imports of foreiKn wheat and r barley during th »
past week have been goodHtofc pnly < me cargo of oats has arrived . The - weather > 8 ln ^ lifeaay 86 nuight continued cold , with sharp frosts i » the iiifeht , but yesterday and to-day it his been wanoeri There was a f ^ ir demand foT the best samples of English wheat , when a deolino to 2 d . per quarter had been submitted to , but the trad » v | br aft bther sorts was dull , although generiUy ' -offeredi at a still greater reduction , I ; lour waa without Alteration in ^ Valae . though the sale was alow . Choice matting barley being ^ scarce , . brought last ^ Week ' s prices , but the secondaty sorts and grinding ainr t be quoted Is . per qr . cheitpor , with alimited demand . MaltwasdulL but m value uiialtered . Beans were not so free sale * but withon
t any material change in price . Mapte peas weiequit ^ as dear from their scarcit y . There w «« a . fair steady basineeBtrantected in oalsj and a shade higher obtained for alt fine corn , bnt ihe advance scarcely quotable , the « 0 B 8 Dmera as well as dealers seeming to expecs larger Bunplfea of this article , in which they may . ^ s Beason VeiKsappo inted ; trom the closely-worked- ufr st »« ks « f * iy ? ree sanipies , ere . the commencement t « o 6 asain < £ i *» t crop . There \ yaa « othing of ' wi ^ v 0 mmes ^ mM ^ i or ra . po 8 eed ,. and pric « s «*^ efe ;* rf ! 6 lBsiBi % ariea . ' In cloverseed ttusra was « limfted tfosfeefe *^ done » but fine seed was not enured' much loVeri and all other qualities havo declined 2 s to 3 a ^ pet owt
. London Smithpield Cattie Market , April 13 . —Thegreai cowparadve increase in the snpply of Beasts on sale in this day ' s market , and tho unfavourable slate of tee weather for slanghterinjr caused the Beef trade to be unusually heavy " and * decline of 2 d . to id . per 8 lbs . was subraitted'to on the part of . tho salesmen , yet a clearanflid , mrtVflth ^ standing there was a large number of dealers' in attendance , was not efftcwd . The various bfeeds came to hand in excellent conditiwi . yet the Kfahest price obtained , with some few exceptions , wasenlj l ? 5 L ! ± uA ?™? J ^» - « f S »«* offing werV
^ ; . numerous , which caused the inquiry for them to be depressed- at a decline of 2 d . per 81 be . At least nine-tenths were oat of their wool ^ hence the prices !« Srt ^ to those desetiptiona . Upwards of ^ . OeOchpped te ^ s . were broBghfrforwEid , which had considerable influence upon the Lamb trade and the cu-rencies had a downward ^ tendency ! Isle of Wight . In Calves a limited amoautof buaness waspassing , at late rates . AU kinds of Pigs « x » penenced a sluggish inquiry , bnt no fluctuation of moment occurred in the quotations .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 18, 1840, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/king-y1kbzq92ze2680/page/8/
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