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" ' ——_—RELEASE OF LOVETT AND COLLINS . ( Continued from our se 9 enth * page . ) « ad of the renditions Of wsnrtel gaol to £ f ^ I' H ^ hear ) He W 0 Qld n <* noiTaliude to Tr , at that Hon . Baronet had said about their treat-S ^ V- , confin » ban 8 elf toTrhathad been said of the j ™* - " * uf idspoorccmntrjmen : let it t « remembered ga t the testimony he was abort to give them wasnot the nest o . debate , or the warmth of dU « usi « n , or & » itamilt ; MA the Settled conviction of-a - Member of ^ araent , a Warwickshire magistrate , and , he rap . Foew , he might add , a gentleman of veracity , who sat Odwb ^ , W ate deliberately the Queen * " highest execute dEeer , to the Secretary of State , "that nicetyiane ow of every hundred persens among the labouring ?? ilS 3 B " fetter off , except as rev&rded the deprivation ¦ ' - , « _ A . NU tJvLLIN& .
w vmt liberty , in gaol than they were out of it ; for wat the working classes in general were badly lodged , Dftdly clothed , and badly fed ; ttut . they tasted no aima ! food , oftener than onee a mc-nth , while they deemed imprisonment in the misdeLieanour side no poafehnienf ^^ lHl ; and it had been fooih / l that many had ewn ^ iittedsome Irifling offences , in orda ? to be sent to B » l . There their physical condition was improved , if their morals were not mended . " Now , tha re ia no diffarece * -wiiaiever in the treatment of the fa on and the misdemeanant ; and the conclusion m > , or rSir Eardley
Wainore own showing , that the Ktigijsfr iai ourer w&s Bo ' badiy fed , badly lodged , and badly clothed , that the miserable diet of a felon * gaol is looked upon . as supelior to his own condition . Now it might be r * -operly ¦ &ked , what has Sir Eardley Wilmot done to iimend this ? uh , tell it not in ( Hth , publish it not in . Aske-^ oa ~ - — -Ji , stop ! he was wrong ; he bad madea . miBtake- proclaim it from the housetops in every to wn M $ city ;—the means to remedy this state of thhmrs ^ a * , not to raise the condition of the labourer to a stab , i opener to that of the criminal or the felon , but by nten
« » tt « allowance of prison diet , bringing the MDdaien of the offsader , o { all classes , political vUfcaa and others , to the lowest lingering point of ¦ Wt&tion ; . that was an important point , let it be fcoineiE mind , and reiterated again and again by erery » qckin 5 . u ! in in the land . Such was the state of his Health . & * t dnrinythe greater part of yesterday he jas nnaule , to attend to anything , and he felt now that . itonerree- ^ M ^ Bi to be brief ; but when he saw ¦* J ?* K ?** i o *« g * p * C beaming countenancesand bright § 99 > . i 3 S ^< r ^> fi » e faces of gloomy gaolers and satkrhe&xted ty ^ ures ^ who thought by their torture to > y > d ^ i"i do w * " not to tell the people how they had g ^ Berrad him , he-was almost overcome , and could not exoceas the cunfiieting sensatJons of his heart . ( Mr
Ofttrm ? ihts , is a ""' i » manner to that in which he ¦ adgteraa his friends at Warwick , alluded to the detention of rhe letters sf himself and Mr . Lovett by the inagisust * . *; to his application for an interTiew with ibe , five magistrates , and their refusal to admit his friend ; ixpsssaed his thanks to Mr . Collins , the rgSKmber f .-r Warwick , to Lord Brougham , and thos * : - ^? ¥ n'bers -1 " Parliament , who bar ! espoused their •^' esaue ; to . he inhabitants of Birmingkam , and to fb ^ females -n . particular , for their manifestation of Te * j > eez and their support of his family during his suf ^ § 55 £ " ' ^ * nou ld bive another opportunity in the aj ^ foon of addressing them ; bnt he Would nov K $ > est what be had aid on taking hii seat in the Bii j-Mngt . -im Town . Council , that he had a heart which w- - ^ t-v *^ — ¦ * ^— ^^^^^ ^^^^^ r ^* m ^ * A ^* HA w ¦ ^ Mi £ -Vf J
^ " y . waa-jjjT > L-3 ed to lay on the altar of his conntry , to ferry out : 5 t principles of the rights and liberties of the people . Hr did not know the state of political feeling -iiiKr « :: nghxui , or whether theywtre organised ; but - Kt ^ ev were not , they must be . He iras informed there ^ . wgs ^ ivcr&l delegates present , and he would shortly ^ Iv ^ - P * ace to hold a meeting , where they might ^ Jj jPBgggin ^ ittee , -srfto should be empowered to open * * = 2 tM@p ' iiSne tickets . Tbey should shew they WeiPSriijhie to co-operate for . the attainmeEt of their chepts 5 B ^ luht 3 and liberties . Again thanking them for tLeir magnificent diapiay , and assuring them that "Wheneytr hecouid be serriceable , whether in the from » ak cr the rear rank , so long , as he maintained the approbation of his own conscience , he was willing to lie atcriiicetl by them or for them ; and he begged they Would disperse as the men of Birmingham always had .
adhering t-j the motto which they had adopted , and preaacriiig i -wace , law , and order . ; - TEb im .-i ^ iise assemblage then quietly separated ; " . * _ tts . Tanou * * r 6 tions at onca proceeding with their . v " banser ^ to : h- area adjoining ihe baaquet hall , Mr . ¦ ~ r Collias rt : ; : : ini £ g in his carriage for a few juinutes , to ^ £ allt'W ui ti ;^ ^ rvJual dispersion of the meeting , thereby - ' - p « Tta : iE ^ she probability of any accident occurring , Whifh hsvl nearly been the case during the prbcewion , HOtwithitaudLag the praiseworthy efforts of the manha ' s to keep ibe cruwd from the sides of the numerous . earmg-s . A ! 1 . howeTer , passed off in excellent order , and mthinc whatever occurred to mar the happiness braacip . r ~ . j irdoor of the votaries of festivity , or the % dvop « es -jf the Charter . Those who had dinner tickets , preceded to the place of entertainment forth" wttl ^ , sac Utcae wbo had none , departed in peace to ttteir-ijjxiie ^ .
THE BIBMI ? fGHAM BANQUET . The uay heing-remarkably fine , the festoons and Jxmquets £ Sower * produced a Been * of delight that gtati £ c-d tb ^^ j ^ i- ibe excellent music was equally acceptable u » ' the ear , and , in short , all the senses -were enlitjfai , tifsM , if possible , to the mental exhilaration . . At , § free o'clock , the . oompaayr amounting tc Vj > -wa ?< : » . -3 t * jghb hundred , sat down to dinner ; and * M < m ^ fSsr . Ua&t hear w » nni « nS m » A ^ ^ i . apju ^ - ^^^
On eaLuriLg tha banqnet hall , the band strnck up , — •' See ihe coKodfering Hero comes , " amid the enthn-¦ iastic piiLfiitR of-the respectable assemblage ; who , on Mr , Ccriiita a ^ Hg Us seat , accompanied the band by SB accsmpsirtaiKt of near a thousand knives on the plates , tbs wlijole keeping in excellent time , and produring s . mv ^ t pleasii ^ effect . " Thf Dt ' . ezaies-frjflm Glasgow presented Mr . Collins « ith c-jiripiruentary leUers . Mt i \ 4 .: aB £ OjHEE Page ( member of the town eou&ciii . u . jfe the chair , by appointment of the cmninittee . When the doth was removed , a considerable number ..-f prfrtoas were admitted to witness the proceedings , on payment of 6 d- each , and by half-past four , ttr rc * . -mid not "be less than three thousand persons wltMn toe hearing of the Chairman . Some con * fusion ensued , by a rush for seats being made , which , however , iras in a few minutes suppressed , and the business < f tha day proceeded .
The Ch . » ii : ka 5 observed , that it was not his inl ^ ntion , 02 . the present occasion , to occupy much of their t ^ nic , a « they had a great number of delegates from ¦^ j-ious v-srts of the kingdom ; but he stoud forward & = the advocate of the Ptopie ' s Charter , which he believed would outlive all attacks that might be made opoK : t , and as the sun now shines in his meridian splendour , dispensing light and heat around him , BO would tii 3 Charter , when it became the law of the land , tllspciise equal rights and happiness to all the sons - * ad daugbteis of Adam . ¦ He begged to propose the fUst toast : — " Tke Sr ^ ereigBty of the People ; " which being drunk , rhe ( nainnan called upon
Mr . CaRT" > , -a-ho wishe-i it had fallen to the lot of Borne Otbe ? person to respond to this toast , having seen his frfc-nd CoUias leave the dock for his prison , and having seen tun leave that prison to receive , at their hands , so triumphant an acknowledgment of his virtues Kxd his worth . The toast implied two things , rights and duties : snd when the people comprehended these , they would-be tfce sovereign power of , the-land ; it required the hands of a man to direct the sovereign powerr and though now it was in the hands of a young
and ter . derfeiuale , their duty was to see that she was i not made tte . ieunr qt' any particular party . The men J of Birmingham had displayed a power -which , if turned i to proper acs ^ uat , -would save Britain ; if perverted , \ ha empire wucJd be destroyed . The 'Ch . mrsaS next proposed , "T 5 * ' Qu « t . her righu , and no more ; the people , ' Jbeir rights , sndaoless . " ! 5 toe Wwt b ) iv . ng been drunk , the Chairman called on Vr . " x \ 'AZ . ii £ X , of Boltoa . who said if they allowed ihorpKoiTr - tit ririr ^*™** ' of _ this descr \ ption . withont
mnderstamiiugttiBtn , tbeir agitation was useless . Of eotine , " ll e kingly or the queenly dffio . hart righta—but they wero or . i / the righto of requir . ns from the people the meauo - . il performing their office ; and when the throne or t ' . e , tuwh , in return for the support it exacted from tie ve ° ? l 3 > failed to protect them , the contract between the crvwn and the people was annulled . But the otter ptirt of the toast was " the people—their tight * , fad " no Jess . " He feared that they had not exaskined witUa sufficiently scrutinising eye , what were thfi rigL . ts m the people—hence their divisions , and beaee ih * -ii ft ^ iarfeS hitherto ; he hoped , however , the two hit men , whose liberation ttiej were met to celebrate , would consider thli the eommeneement of a new movement ; and that the people would begin Beriottsly asd effectually to look at their position .
The Unra toast waa—«« The t ^ iarter ; nothing leas ; though our gaols be filled with vietuufl . " £ The V * ni being drenk , ' - Mr . THnttAsOH , of Weweastle , was called on , and ¦ ommenreri by ^ servingniiat it wm n < rw twoyeara since the mov * nreat lor the Charter commenoed , . aod aboat oeyear since tha * moremeni was arrested by , he - would not sa ^ fte rMhTMWS , hot the inexperience of the " £ - ipeople ; -but be could tell them th * l the people of New-4 fc % ~ * a * fcle-u . t *> i ] - 'ryne were determined to have their Char-# ^ tar , and ' - no ^ hjog leaa , though their gaolsBhould be filled W * £ " itth TicHins . I / or * John Buasell had stated that he : ¦ - ¦ Mdnuufc a / -omoaet with the peopSe . at the passing of
v - « 5 Reform Bill « f 183 S , that that meaaura ahonld be pint !; brft be would ask , who gave that noble petaon , of Wobnrnand Tavistoek notoriety , tiie poww to contract for the workajgdaasei of ttds conntry ? He was happy to see thit fcey were making intelligtrce th » basis of 8 ie presAitTnovement , and gaining experience by past ¦ egligeneeT why look , after that Reform Bill , there vas & t ^ em ^ ndoos agH » tion for the separation of Church siid atsbe ; Daniei Whittle Harrey tried to get a * exaxn ? battnn of thepeMion list ; aodDsoiel O'Con-BeQ oparei his mouth , about onee a veart to propose " three theefB for the Qn * en , and jnstke to Ireland . " 3 itikowVas \ % that all these things were sow thrown „ . Wl ill i LiiiiT rail iTut Tin mrm rrmi-i frt tTii "mflimm nf . ^ ' _ fe ^ prolBVwHB- did not go ths fait length of obtaining Thtfl ^ fe" * "ftnr r- beonse the aectunulatod wrongs - - ' ~ 9 T mmtfiffiirfrrt iirttTij- Trfnrr the operation of . / " ^ Iiip } l 1 l ^ i 1 ir | i » n «^ to da « p » ir of « u » e * wcmld t eA ^ K' -
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bemadne 8 & , They w 1 fl »! S every honert ton of indoatry p 1 ^^ Jhe » -fer 6 ngl «* to be , within the pale of the taSsticutfon , aad hsve a voice in thots laws which affucted his liberty , his happiness , and his life . You an aware that little as the agitation did , it nearly knocked the wind oat of the Savings * Ba&ks ; and now the rag-money ahops in America are nearly dosed . He might have another opportunity of addressing them before he left Birmingham , and therefore , thanking them for the attention they bad paid him , he would heartily bid them farewell . Air , by the band— " March to the battlefield . " The next toast was-- " The health of John Collins . " Drank with three-time * -three , and musical honours . " Auld lang syne , " by ibe band . be madness . Th « T « tit ik <»» imnarf *¦»¦ a > i » i < ii ^> i
Mr . Collins , on coming ierward , was received with enthusiastic plaudits . He * assured them that his feelings were of such a conflicting nature , he scarcely knew how to address them ; the . change of scene is so great , the contrast is so striking , that they would be utterly unable to imagine . He . had been so long excluded from all society , that now , to receive every moment letters ef invitation , congratulatory addresses , and kindly shakes of the hand , almost overpowered him . They knew well that be predicted t ^ e consequen ces of an appeal t « arms , and always c&uv'oned them against it ; they knew , too , how he was i \^ ceived at HoUoway Head for that advice ; but notwitk standing their disapprobation , he « 1 W not leave tbeir nin » * s > i and now , having suffered bo long , his principles ren rained
unchanged , and his determination to carry out . these principles unshaken . He need not , however , dv'ell upon any subjects of a general nature ; but as tfk ^ y would , he was sure , like to know something about thv ' manner in which they were treated , the best way was to begin at the beginning , and be very ftrief on each point . ( Hear . ) Mr . Collins then referred to the petition of himself and his colleague , and the cou * te » -p « ftition of the magistrates ; the means he had of proving tbe truth of every allegation thty made ; they btgged that they might aof bo locked up for . fifteen or sixteen hours , at night ; nor locked out in the 6 A T > en air , f © r three or four hours in the day ; nor oonip&Ued torenain on tbe brick floor withont shoes : and that they might be allowed to have tie use of a knife
and fork . H » would now say a few words about their triaf ; the Attorney-General had written a letter to a gentleman new presesi , that he would merer be instrumental in prosecuting for a matter of opntivs ; yet , not only did he take part ia the prosecution-agaiu *» him , bnt when the witneaata far the prosecut- . o * were giving , as they were compelled to give , testimony tftat he had always discount « naaoed physical violeneey tbe Attorney-General freqaently fetenupted them , so anxi *« s was be to get a verdict agazast them . Mr . Cbllins tbe » detailed the p&rticHiara of the dietary treatmtut , a » rev laled in bis address- at Warwick . One Sunday , at they were sitting down very glorfeasly at dinner , he * , wit * hk piece of bread , and can of water , and hfe-friend Lovett with a can of the soup , for Lovett ' s health was
such , that be was forced to attempt to eat some-of it ; . when , all of a sudden , Lovett found what he t&onght to be a piece of mtat ; bat , upon looking closer , they found it was a large black beetle ; and from thar moment they could never toaeb or look at any more of it . Mr . C . then entered into the particulars of the visits- of Mr . Skelton , ( or Geiton , ) Mr . Braeebridge , Sir Eardley Wilmot , 4 c ., as in the address already referred to . He wonw unhesitatingly say , that the Warwick shire ISv * gistr&tee had deceived the Parliament , and through the Parliament the country ; and yet these men would talk of the- uv . tituess of the working classes to exereise the elective franchise , aHhuigb they were not only electors
but some of them ministers also ; who declared that they were called on by the Holy Spirit to perform the office of Christian pastors . He would have occasion , howeTtr , to call on them to join him in a petition to Parliament for an investigation into the allegations and the statements of the magistrates . A lad of the name of Griffiths was locked up in the dark cell , in the month of February , for quarrelling with another lad ; when he got into the day-room , his feet began to swell , and one of the turnkeys , moved by compassion , wrapped them up in flannel ; then he retired to brd , and the feet blistered . When he was taken to the hospital , his feet became full of holes , he lost the bone out of one of his toes , and expected to lose several ef his toes
altogether . He was compelled to be carri&l to the Assizaa to take his trial , as he was unable to be tried at the Sessions ; and wntn found guilty , was only sentenced to three wetir imprisonment . They would rsniember that such punishment was iiaMe to be inflicted on every class of prisoners , for the slightest offence ; and he did hope that it would lead to an alteration in the Act , as he would ask them for their signatures to a petition of inquiry . He would not detain them longer , but conclude by assuring them that the gnat and glorious display which they had made this day , gave him hopes that their cause would be resuscitated ; and convinced him that they would do the Kune for any other man
who had suffered unjustly in their cause . He told them on Goster Green that they must organise ; they must open an office , and issue tickets , for it was useless to meet in de&ulLur ; ftonvei-saiiati , sjsA ^»»» l a ^ . i R , v-w » yagain ; and he could assure them , in concln-i ^ n . that all hi * efforts should be devoted to the prt < puratiuii of their principles . It was not from any pt ; r 6 oual want that he first joined tbe agitation , but because he had seen bis neighbours parting with their furniture where they thought it would not be missel , and thus hiding the guilt of the Ministry by their attempt to conceal the full extent of their poverty . Mr . Collins concluded amid enthnsastic plaudits . Three cheers were given , and one cheer mare .
The health of Mr . Lovett was next drank with three times three . '; Mr . Haiitwell , on behalf of hi » esteemed and valued friend , William Lovett , would assure them that his absence was ocessioi . etl by no disrespect to the people of Birurirghara , nor froiu any diKrelish of the cause , but from the state of bis health . He had met Mr . Lovett at Coventry , acd utbe train was not quite ready , he and hia friend Cardo invited him to take a walk into the town , which whs but a few yards , yet his weakness was such that he was compelled to return . The next toast was , " The return of Mr . Frost . Drnnk in solemn silence . — " Dead March . "
ilr . Saiskey , asthe friend of > Ir . Frost , could not sit slleut , and hear any tribute paid to the msirory of so estimable a man as John Frost , without expressing his acknowledgment * From his ocean-banishmt nt , he would hear of the estimation in which he wa- > held by his countrymen , and that would cheer Lim when the names of the Ministry were consigmd to oblivion . Thty will find ttat the ( ' ay of retributiun is at hand , aii'l that the God of Jastke will protect the oppressed , whon the day of liberty ria ^ ns upon them . The Chairman now proposed "The speedy liberation of aH Chartist prisoners . "
Mr Leach , of Manchester , had not come thereto make a sp > eech . bat to bring with him the gratitude of the men of Manchester to their respected feilow-towns man , John Collins , and in doing so , he would say that that if tbe working classes had done their duty , there would have been no Chsrtist prisoners . TK-y had been meeting in Manchester for the last five days , and they had came to tho determination that they must form a Universal Chartist Association , and embody themselves in a phalanx that should be unconquerable . Mr . Leach concluded with the expression of the thanks of tbe men of Rochdale and Manchester , to John Collins , and his own gratitudf for their kindness . The health of all the Delt-gatrs , " three times three , " Bonnets so Bine . " —Mr . O'NeiL
Mr . O'Neil rejoiced in addressing , for the first time , an assembly of English Chartists . He ¦ was no flatterer , no Scotchmnn is a flatterer ; but he valued a scene of Runnymede , more than he valued the scene of a Bannockburn . Lanarkshire , in which is comprehended the city of Glagow , had entrusted him with a congratulatory address to ^ John Collins and William Lovett . which , as he couM not have the honour to present to thein both , he would uow Tead to one of them : —
TO MESSRS . WILLIAM LOVETT AND JOHN COLLINS—THE CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE COUNTY OF LANARK .
Gentlemen , —The p » lrioU of this populous eounty . though omy present witli you to-day by their representative , assure you that the hundreds of thousands of working men who formerly assembled here to hail the advocates of the People's Charter , unite in spirit in their congratulations with the millions of your countrymen on your restoration to liberty . It was for tbe liberty of your conntry—of us nil—that you perfected your own , and like your knprisonmenf , the slavery of the industrious" classts , who enrich those who oppress them , will , we trust , be but temporary . We exult in the cause for which ypn were persecuted—tis the cause of humanity and Heaven—It is adored by the good—it is only bated by the bad . We rejoice in the
noble manner in which you acquitted yourselves in your miserable dungeons . We-are proud that you scorned to accept of liberty at the price of your independence . Such magnanimity was worthy of yourselvee—it throws a halo around your reputation , adorns your conntry , is an honour to prudence , and makes tyranny look appalled . Accept this of our aifeefcicmste regard , sod rest assured that there Is in Scotland , in honour of your naines , a monument is the breasts of thousands And tens of thousands of geod men and true , that will endure and be honoured when the marble obelisks , that tyrants erect to perpetuate the inteful memory of tyrants , will be forgotten , or marked wtth a nation ' s contempt .
Go on , then , ye noble and disinterested friends of your country . Go en in your glorious career—your ' s is not a nlsns ntrnffsjgrr it is a straggle for the liberty , the happiness , tfcriiWf ¦ ! < Ugnity of every man . Scotland invite * you to *« , p « vales , and heathery hills , where hex ancient songsaised the standard of freedom . She entreats England to make you the commencement of a National Union . Bo that as tbe cause of the South and -the North is one , the spirit of both may be the same . That HeftYen may long bless you with health and happiness—giro you prudence to guard yourselves against the machinations of your ei . ennes—energy in the application of your talents , and intelligence and wisdom to assist your fellow men in the proper circulation of those power * which nature has given them , isdear and well beloved friends , our sincere prayer .
, Signed on behalf of the inhabitants of Lanarkshire la ^ puttie meeting assembled , ' Gsobqb Csisbolk , Chairman
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The speaker here , ia a strain of the most powerful . eloquence , characterised by a genuine burst « f poeUcalima gery enforced the necessity of looking to the consequences of any act ; and instanced the fact that the dtyof Glasgow , alone , had raised £ 1 W for Frost , and had stilt £ 50 in hand for the Collins and Lovett fund , besides what they had already contributed . They had originally met in a small room , capable af wmtainiwr only 200 ; next they met in a place that wouWAold 500 ; and now they had taken a whole narMtohurch and the credentials which he had presente&irere dated from St Ann ' s parish , which was the Chartist « hurchand they bad gone oh so increasing in numbers that <_ u > v <> . <» > . ^ mU nr . i . .. .
many who formerly looked on them « the most odious animals , now viewed them as the means of redeeming the rights of the public As far as the Chartist agitation in Glasgow , all is right ; the agitation is going on with the head as well as the heart ; and he would sit down , expecting others would bring the same good news that he had .. He requested them to sink ail differences , and , by a union and junction , they would be invincible . Divide the thunder , and it becomes a lullaby for children , unite tbe peal , and the royal thunder issues forth irresistibly . At the conclusion of his speech , Mr . b'Neil was greeted with three times three cheers for Scotland .
Mr . COLLINS felt grateful to the men of Scotland and Mr . O'Neil , as the bearer of the address , and his high approbation of the instrument they had selected for the purpose . He has received several other addresses presented less publicly this afternoon ; to which , as they were addressed to his friend Lovett , jointly with himself , he would , in conjunction with his colleague , take the earliest opportunity to reply to them . The Chairman trusted the time was not far distant when the Chartists of Birmingham would have a church a / their own , as well as the men of Scotland , where th \ ' seats would be all free . and not letformoney , like the sUU ' s in a market He then referred to the application msd « to the ministry In Birmingham to pray for the i » e »« sv ratad Chartists , but they all refused , and one of tfcem sm'd he would have bis arms cut off first . However , H the men of Birmingham would set about getting * a lurch of their own , his pocket and . his hear were open ft r the purpose . "Ikextxtt * . "it was ,
•• n e Committee of John Collins . " Mr . TJjso-mfsc n ( the Chairman ) returned thanks . He wished health , prosperity , and long life to them all It puzzled them U . ' know why they should drink their health , w they bi " 1 only performed their duty . The Infernal Ministry tfca , * h « w the ruling power of this country will hvft'reasvo V ¦ ' curse the day that such talented and determined ' n » 4 »« v'er fell into their clutches . The consequence * of the- $ ui \ ^ sonraent of Lovett and Collins would t « n * in a g * e » t measure to the regeneration of
the country , it the people- - of England would see their inierestrand toe-oppert « n 1 l , y that awaited their acceptance . Oi behalf of tbr . eohnmfttee , he returned their ¦ lost sincere and' heartfelt th ank * . to the men of Birmingham ; in affew d » y » tbe . y WMld be able to wind ¦ ptbeir account * ,- and be trusted it would be found ti * y had been goed ' jjitewards . Considering the state of trade , he was happ ? in toeing able to- say , that they weald have something , to divide , whics he knew would be atost acceptable . Tho next toaBt ws ;
• " The glorio »» revoJation of I 860 ;' Air by the Ba » U- " Boaaparte ' a March . " Mr . Chablton , Hidtlermineter ; in hh tow » ! he Cha » ti $ t cause had had ti any difficulties to encounter ; but by proceeding npanjifche excellent , fntelletto&l priaciple * which hud been » w'ell described by the' delegate for Glasgow , they had deftated their enemies ; He had looked forward to thteniajt as the- resuscitation' of the Chartiat caune , and thoagh it wa » 4 eerhed unaianjy to ahed a tear , he had boemgnilty of that weaknes ^ fco-day when he saw those myriads' in the streets of Birmingham r honourably escortlag . t ?» eir frie ' ad into the heart of his ewBtown , amid the entbaisiaitta shouts of welcome . Thanking them for the opportunity they hadgivea . lilin for congratulating Mr . Command thefcrequallyrespected but abaeftt friend Lovett on their Hbejotion , be -vrould bid them adieu . " The HarseUltoise Hymnr
Mr . Gb-Baves , Oldham , would willlagjy have firegone bis appointment to address- them , if it were not that his constituents wyuBl be insulted' did he notL . howeYer briefly , offer their sentiments of eongratulatlra on the present occasion . They must semember tbe elorious btrike that took place in Oldham ^ . when two of thuir own body were confined in the New Bailey . Did ' not the whole of the working , men , witil < scarcely aa < exception , strike work , and return in peace , to their homes * . iusulting no one , and with their bands in their pockets > preserving the peace for nine days .. The town was filled ) with troops and policemen ; bo * tbe people were peaceable , the Government were compelled to submit , and th-ir two friends were set at liberty . Mrv Greaves then entered into details of the horrors-ofthe factory system , and stated , there -were now 1 , 200 uninhabited houses in the town of Oldh&m alone . T-hexe-inust be-C ! nlvenal
suffrage ; and he was instructed'by the people of Oldham to &ay that unless the middle classes would come forward for that , they would not co-operate with . them . Henry Hunt had told them that the Reform Bill would inttudjiftB a set of men who would'be bound hand and foot to the aristocracy , and unite tor the destruction of the r ights of labour ; and so it has turned «« t Let them , then , set their shoulders t * th » whtel ; . aiulVaq matter who proposed A ^ gpe * ftfaW 1 »* ttasamaito t * carry it into practice ; for he whoi when h » ss « ajMnolution coming , would not put luSihandtoBtopit , is a tyrant and a fool ; but circumstances , fraught witb great . ' anger to the country , wera arising , wbiob VS * Ut reuder some organic changes inevitable . Mr , < kea * ea entered into a long and impassioned denunciation of thelactory and police systems , and Hfneludad an animated address , amid immense cheering ,. yHendtring the congratulations of tbe people of Oldham to Messra Lovett and Collins on their liberation .
The daylight had completely departed , whe&thft Chairman proposed the last toast on his list" The Ladies . " The band struck up " The Warwickshire lads , " and Mr . Watson responded to tbe toaat . Thanks were carried by acclamation to the Chairman three times three cheers we * e given for Lovett aad Collins ; and thre % for the imprisoned Chartists -, when the assembly separated in excellent order , congratulating themselves on having spent a joyous day , unclouded by any accident , aad indicatire of the good feeling of the inhabitants of Birmingham .
PROCEEDINGS IN THE EVENING . As the dinner proceedings terminated with the daylight , and as the day had been a general holiday , the evening was devoted to conviviality , by adjournment , in numerous small parties , to the various places , where the trades and general committee usually assemble . At tne houf e of Mr . Brid # ewater , one of the bauds ( that belonging to the old Political Union , in their uniform ) , attended , and , by alternate vocal and instrumental music , prolonged thu harmony to A late hour- We forget who it was that said , he cared not who had the government of a cou&try , so long as he could have the making of their songs , and certainly those which have been sung throughout the town of
Birmingham , as well as those of a higher order , as regards composition , which were sung this evening in the large club-room at the Cross-Guns , show that the determination of the people to obtain the Charter is no passing emotion , but a rooted and firm resolve , as universal as it is paramount . We cannot refrain frem giving the following specimen of the kind of street melody that prevailed at Birmingham on Saturday last ,- not as an elegant composition , but as showing the feeling of the people , who soon relieved the ballad-mongers of their Bteck and set them ageg for a fresh supply . The song ia entitled "A new songia
praise of Win- Lovett and John Collins , to be sung on the day of their liberation ; it is surmounted by & « ap of liberty , the disc of which represents the sun and bears the inscription " or liberty , " preceded by a death ' s head * , and concludes with , the toast , ** May every Radical hnve a voloe in the election of thei ^ re « preseiitatives , and tbe corrupt Whigs and Toriei jdanee in hempen nignt-caps . " v ' . v " ¦¦ •*; ,. ' ; .... ¦ Te British Ryformew ¦ with triumph rejoice , '" , 7 ; si-Undaunted and free has proved our owa chota £ For the people of England say in a v > ioe , Suecess to Lovett and Collins , For Lovett and Collins , huzza !
There ' s colliers , and miners , and labourers , tbq , Gunmakers , stampers , and casters , a few , ' . ' All bravely unittd , courageous and true , Stand firm to Lovett and Collins , - . ¦ For Lovett and Collins , huzza ! \ There ' s the tailors , shoemakers , and masons , likewise , The plasterers , aad bricklayers , strongly do rise , The great nobs of this town are struck with surprise At the speeches for Lovett and Collins , For Collins and Lovett , hnzza ! All over Great Britain they ' re nobly oombm'd , Some great alterations we shortly shall find , They are liberal , generous , valiant , and kind . Success to our true British martyrs , For the martyrs of freedom , hum ! .
By the Whigs and the Tories we ' ve long been oppressed , Crushed down by taxation and drove to distress . Their motto is , " Shall we from slavery rest }" " We will , " cries the true British Unions , Tbe Unions of England , huza ! See the shamrock , and rose , and the thistte unite , Like the true sons of freedom stick up ftfijthftir right All the threats they hold forward will never affright The true British sons of the Unions , The Unions of England , huzaa I There ' s Stockport and Manchester , Birmingham too , Derby , Leicester , and Nottingham , valiant aad true ; From the land's end of England and Scotland Their numbers are daily increasing , So Lovett and Collins , hnoa I
England , Ireland , and Scotland - united : snail be , Till the bondage and slavery Britons are free , Here's the shamrock , the rose , and the thistle , aH ^ ni ^ So bravely combined In the Union , , . The union of freedom , huzza I Three cheers for Lovett and Collins then give , Three groans for the Tories and two for the Whigs ; Let every true Briton , as long as they lire , Qive three cheers for all the Whig victims For Lovett and Collins , hnssa 1
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- MEETING OF THE DJ ? £ l ^ ATES . ¦ Oh Tuesday ; mohung , t , t ten oVjfok , the various delegates , consisting . of Messrs . Holman and Jackson , from TotncBS , Devon ; Mr . Leach , from Manchester ; Mr . Spurr , London ; Messra . Carter and Greaves , from Oldham and Saddleworth ; Mr . Chappell , from Stockport ; Mr . Thomason , Newcasue-upon-Tyne : Mr . Chance , Staleybridgej Mr , Chadwick , Potteries ; Mr . Griffin . Weat Bromwich ; Mr . Cook , Dudley ; Mr . Lotto , Bristol ; Mir . Morgan , Bath ; Mr . - —— , Cheltenham } B&i Sa ^ w ! Edinburgh : and Mr . O'NeU , Lanarkflhire ; aasembled in Mr . Brideewater ' s spacious Quo Room , at the Cross Guns , Lancaster-street , to consider the plan of wnranwj-i < % . «¦•««» «^ «/ n ^ .. _— . .
organisation proposed and adopted by the delegates who had been sitting recently In Manchester , for the purpose of promoting the success of the Charter . Mr . Spurs , London , moved , and Mr . O'Neil , Glasgow , seconded , the follovfing resolution : — ** That we , the delegates from various parts of England and Scotland , for the purpose of congratulating our friends , John Collins and William Lovett , on their liberation from prison , after considering the plan of organisation Adopted at the Manchester delegate meeting , which was assembled for that purpose , express our approval of the Bame . and our determination to give it our most cordial support in our various localities . "
Mr . Leach , Manchester , observed that , previous to the delegate meeting at Manchester , nine or ten plans , all calling on the people to organise into one grand Association some in print , and some in manuscript , were submitted to the assembly , who elected a committee for the purpose of extracting the good out of each , and compiling therefrom one good plan ; the result was the adoption of a plan , the ramifications of which would extend throughout the kingdom , from the largest town to the smallest village . There was a provision in the plan , which was for the Council to watch over the missionaries , and to recall them whenever they did not meet their approval * another provision was , that every county should be called upon to nominate an individualwhose name
, should be sent to tbe Secretary of the Provisional Committee , and by him sent down to the Secretary of the various District Associations , upon which an election should take place , and the result bd transmitted to the general secretary , Now there ia oo one district in England but has one good man amongst them , and » would not agree , wjtb that spirit of democracy which they were beginning to observe in earnest , to appoint a Committee or Council solely from one district of the country . They mean to carry out the plan , so that there should not be one village left unagitated ; they meant also to avail themselves of the press , and especially of the provincial press , and the obeap Chartist papers ; and by that sort of agitation .
and by evading the law , forming themselves into one society , they would penetrate vast and extensive districts , where at present they had not a single man te > show the cause of wrong , or to suggest remedies . Threugh the ignorance of the Government , there are hundreds of thousands walking about without employment , and the wages of those who are in employment are twitched at by their masters ; and yet this same Ministry is raising the taxes , by raising the poor man ' s sugar a j > esny or twopence per pound , and sending emissaries throughout the country t » ferret < wt the windows ; and wherever they found little holes to let in light at the cellars , the oocupaat was sure to be surcharged to a- heavy extent . Mr . Ckapfbll , of bcockpoit , said he had bee «»
instructed to come here , and move a pledge to carry oat the plan , which had been resolved on in Mancht ater . It was his intentio * to call a delegate met'ting , as soon as practicable , ** € k »« leton , to form a cc unty coBMaittee , which should act u » conjunction with thegeneval eTecntral committee ; fer the state of ttte affair » ef tbia country had' oome to a crisis , and fi ' iere wa » no time to lose . They mart all go on one pi in , work altogether , and give a long : pull , and a strong pul ^ fo s the attainment of the Charter , which would end' ia their lasting happiness . All should ! become- public speakers ? even if they only qtter tlree wovds , let t ) iem eay , "The Charter ; we rauBt have it ,: " let the women tease for it ,, and the children cry for it . Why ,, there are four thousand people iu Stookport patrolling the streets , with nothing , to do and nothing . toeafc ; but let them act upon . the plan , of organisation which had
Been laid down in Manchester , andt they would bring . such permanent benefit to the working , olasses , t tbat the moment any tyrannical masters wished to infringe their privileges , sueh a stand would be made as would preven t * auy future attempt .. He cried out , with Feargos .- G'Gonner , To the land , to the ¦ l and , to the landilV for . ho was disgusted with the ! rattft-boxe 8 ; andi knew " that nothing would oause ; the agricultural ckusres to love them Bomuoh as the . telling them to leave off cultivating the land for a ' tyrannical fannerr *» -Je . * d . a-day , whan they might oultivale it for the « ao Ives at & ,. 4 d . a-day . Mn Greaves , eidbam ^ observed thattthe people of' Oldham have been ! constantly , complaining of tiie wantof organisation * a nd were anxious to bebroa « ht inia > the field tdaasMi in woeking foal-the Charten I 4 was not the lwtd ttalkers that were always th » wt- men ^ dt- jg ^ gpk jft li ^ spri ^ iii ^ and indasff
p ^ yM ijBBarn : te ^ n 91 iPK they w « rj d ^ s ^ eiSd < br gfaTdwdnew Sk inteilK genoe ; but evter 1 eimtefthb brestbang , Ua of the Corvention , they had beeh dividad inw-Swtions ; thcie w . « xe tbe CobbetAUes and the-O'Coniioritos ; for . a . split had takeii . place 1 among ; tha .- leaders , Borne of wiom were woriing in an ouderha&d manner , b « t the strong and- firm , supparteraof Mr . Q'Coiura were opposed te . physical forae > andj secret meeting ; they took a leaf out of the b # oks ofi their enemies , who , whether they mixed in . private assemblies , taverns , or clubs , give th » -signaLpf Toryism . of Whiggi 8 m by a nod of the keaa ,. or .. -a wave of tha hand , at the same time that thej . uaiwd to rob ihe people . When , they had once-seen ' » place wheve , a vessel had run / foul , they would sfcear clear ; shune , then , be upon , the Heads of thoaa who would sow
the seeds of dissension ; if thay war * not unitedhera , the people would ask , why ail tlwee changea-iiand denounce them as a waste ofi raoaey and a paolcoi nonsense and moonshine . MjvAUwood bad reconv mended petition , remonstrances , and demand ; . for unless the people supplied their members with . petitions , they biand there as cyphers . Let theritrec&mmend petitaotiing , it was i shield to all meetings . Mr . O'Connor and Mr . Fioldeu recommenced them to meet fe » all legal and . oonstitational j ) urp , oses ; and the middle classes ,, among whomtiexe ' were some good , Radical Reformers , who would , not act with them during the agitation of the Na'ioaal Petition on account of the division of the pe « p ^ e ,. would now wiM them , and they might rely on there being
more uan five millions of signatureB , instead , of a million and a quarter , aad not all those , genuine . In conclusion , the speaks * recommended , them to be- ! ware of spies , and i £ they detected one , let them I treat him as the seapent who was about t » sting than . Mr . Thomason , oS Newcastle , obaer ^ d ^ that to saj there were lmporfecuons in the Manchester plan was to say that it was a human prodsctiont hut whatever inay be its degeots , there must be aa organization ; for hithextOs while Birmiagbani has been agitating , Newcastle has been quiet ^ and while Manchester has been , agitating , other places have been quiet ; they would require the c « i operation of the whole people , wr they must giva ud the idea of
Chartism altogether . He bad no . doubt that when a thinking and intelligent coars * skftuid be pursued , their cause vouldadvanoe a gr » at deal more rapidiy than it had hitherto . There was one oironmsian « e connected with the renewal of the agitation that would , ha was sure , afford them great pleasure ; he has seeh formerly large -assemblies in Newcastle , and after energetic ep © ech «* njen . have been eijroiled , got their ilckeW , giviM ibeir pwrites , ai ^ d W » v « r heard of again . But now the men . would not « ome to hear speeches , however energetic , though they came from the streets to know where the plaee waB , where they could enrol themselves and get tickets . This was an indication of tha-spread of their principles , and it must be by the stimulus of intelligence
that universal liberty could be carried . They must beat down the distinction of voter and no voter ; the agitation must acquire a power it never had before , and he would venture to affirm , there were hundreds ready to aid them in working out the plan . - Mr . Ehpson ( Birmingham ) had uever put himself forward in the Chartist cause , though he had been fer many years a Radical , and an old inhabitant of this town , until the Convention had assembltd ; when they declared , that it was the duty of the people , should they be taken , to find others who would fill their rankB ; for this task he had sought to qualify himself , and now he would undertake to say that the working men of Birmingham had no confidence in any persons out of their own ranks . The previous speaker had hukoo
qi me . peopie noiaing up meir nands at meetings without understanding why ; he could tell them that at one of the largest meetings they had ever held—the Newhall Hul meeting—there were public-houses all round , and by far the greater portion of the populace were more or less intoxicated . He admitted that Ihe case was now different , and that when they do their work , they do it soberly , even if they have their pots after . It was true that they would be better Without any at all ; but there were those who said they would go for " the Suffrage . " thonsh it was found out thev did not
mean Univertai Suffrage , and all their attention must be centred upon the one great object of the Gharter , which alone would pull down the burdens of the state . Mr . Chancs , Staleybridge , said that his education would not allow him to say anything very grand , bnt he would give them the real state of hiB neighbourhood ; he and others of bis class had lost , in fifteen years , half their wages , and their fear was that they would , in a few years , lose the other half . They have had a Chartist Association , but Whig aad Tory persecution have not allowed them , a place to meet is ; he believed , however , tbe
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plan which had beef . propounded a ! > Maiieheitar would be a very powex $ engini . Mr . Chance ma < te some fhrther observaltions , ' to tbe efiect thai he . was a physical-force man , but as be found- there was a want of means to accomplish tbe object , he was a moral-force man ; and though he had bein persecuted much , and even now bad a warrant bajujng over his head ; ' he did not despair of seeing tbe xomlment ofall they desired . -Mr . Mobqan ( from Ba >« h and Bristol ) wai compelled toleave town immediately ; he had been in Man * Chester ; and cordially coincided in the , plan which had been decided on . " 1 Mr . Chadwick alw supported the resolation , as he thought it necessary that some steps should be immediately taken to set the people to work , who ... > . « . __» : . t . .. '__ . «" .
had hitherto been disunited from the want of a definite plan of action . He firmly believed there will be a better movement than , there ever has been , Mr . Spurb observed , that it bad been asserted , that Mr . Attwood had complained be was not backed up : by petitions from the people , and also that a quarter of the signatures to the National Petition were not genuine j there might be some truth in that allegation ; for be had himself heard a base fellow at tbe Arundel Coffee-housei in London , who had been employed to procure signatures lo the petiiioD , cloolare that lie himself liuA written a great many of them . Now , that same fellow was engaged in getting up petitions , against the Corn Laws , and there could be no doubt that
black was covered by double black ; but there was something to be said on the other side , for he knew that thousands—nay , hundreds of thousands of names that had been signed to the petition , never reached their proper destination . In Cornwall , he had left numbers with the captains of the mines , and he had never received them back , as they had been stopped at the counting-houses of the mines , after having been filled tip ; and they had evidence to prove that in one ease alone , at Darbam , 8 , 900 signatures were either wilfully or negligently destroyed . Mr . Griffin , West BrOmwich , concurred ; the people had been lately almost neutral , but they could now act with renewed energy . Mr . Eames , Birmingham , remarked that he
considered it an honour to Birmingham , that this town had given rise to the five points ; and though there were some who had run away from theS posts , their situation was anything but enviable , now this ; found they bad lost the respect and earned the Contempt of their , fellow-townsmen . He had long been with the Radical reformers in heart and in practice , aid thsugh 73 years of age , and could now do little more than wish them wel | , he could be with them , bacft and edge , if they entered upon any plan whereby BirminghaiB , and the country at large , might be brought to act together as brethren . He wonld not now pronounce an adhesion to the plan of which they had been speaking ; no doubt it would bp soon published —( A Delegate—yes- in the
Northern Star of next week , )—well , then , be would examine it , and if characterised by wisdom , and likely to prove beneficial , he might undertake to pledge the men of Birmingham to work hard for its adoption . Bat what was to be done with London , the seat of Government , aa it was called , hat whiob Le called tne ecat of corruption , villauy and JgUOrance , whence the sword and bayonet , and centralised police were dispersed through the contttry | He would urge the delegate from ihe metropolis ( Mr . Spurr ) to rouse London ; they had got Scotland , and Wales , and Newcastle ,, and Birmingham ; liey . must have London to aid in procuring the blessings they were askingfor . At present the man who earns 208 . a-week cares not for the man who earns but H 9 s .,. but he wished to see them > asting together as brothers in anion and success mast crown their efforts . M * Sporr would beg te > remark , thaVas a&osion 1
aaooetn made to the statement of Mr . Attwood . t&efc he had not been sufficiently supported by petitions-, the people , though ojpoosed to petitioning , had-, , by the advise of their- 'delegates ' ; last yeary-petitioned in countless nussbers , but of what avail was it ? The petitions were threwn aside as so smch waste-paper . _ Ne-. oiher delegate having presented himself , Ae Chainsan' pnt the resoluti » n , wkich was unanimoeafo adopt&d .- .:-.. . .. *' Mr . O'Nsit . then , in » btiet address , in wlwotl he allaMd to the increased p » wer the agitation would acquire liy the junction , on pnneiple , of the inid « He and worbing classes , which would be forced on ' . then by the restoration of the Tosiea to power ; to , ti » breaking up of the American paper-money systewj should VArvBuren succeed in . tbe presidential rs- > election ; to < the fact , that trade is not carried on » . this country with confidence , but with " suspicion asleep ; " and that poverty is fr » t the soil for liberty to grow in ^ jnoved the followiua . resolution : —
"That vs % lecommend to the ^ National Asaociatioitjwhen or ¦ whmemwor it be formed , t&- take into their-eos « aideration . tttt propriety of sendiag a spirited address to Martin Vaa Buren , President of the United StaW of America , approving of hia nobi * endeavour to defeui the workmg . nan . against the papanm « aey speculators . and , also , one- to the democrats © frAiwrica , oongratc * lating them oa their noble attwnpto ti give him th * power , by hit-re-election . " .. Mr . Cuappjbu . seconded the reeolotion : thiscoun * try was even , bow in a state oFmwlveBisy ; and ifr Swat' imposaibie for 6 peculatv >» - * n 4 peculittori " tix mifeittfa + H ^ riucixK taj ^ tm the faiddlw ^^ t ^^ Si ^ i ^ s ^ ^ r ^^^ n ^ Tm weased , by nwrious causes , from thirty to thirty-fiva . per dent , witktn the last twek 7 * months ; and , ta ' soon as the middle classes are rained , they will be * in the same eoa&tion as ourselves ^ '
Some desultory conversation ensoed , which waaj ultimately termiHated by the Ceaibman puttine " the . resolution . A verbal amendment was moved by Mr . Si » DFiiii but subsequenfcij withdrawn , and : the motion was unanimously adopted . A sub-conamttee was then apgoiaied to draw ap , an address , from the delegates ,, to the People of . Great Britaim , ^ t » be submitted ' to . the public me afci ing in the eveaiag , and tbe assembly separated .
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Leeds CtOTH Mabkets . —There was rather more ^ business done at the Cloth Halls , both on Satardav « and Tuesday , than has been the ease for some weeK fl past . This , however , we are afraid , Is onl y tempo ^ M rary ; the stocks of goods are heavy , and ft jnjtf 41 olearaaoe must be made before tSbf ' good : ; isaJPfe ^ effected for the labouring population . MeiWiiSteiH have been for some time baoging balk , tewlir ^ jgl ^ result of the new wool sales . mud ^^ th ^ mmSpm th * raw material cannot be purchased » tany nUfitiMym reduction ,, perhaps they . will be satisfied thai nmfrM of manofacturff ) goods can undergo no tutixa Ik- * m dine , if remuneration w to be bad at all , and tHk ^ 1 may lead them to make What purchasea they « S ' 1 neeeeBitatedtobave .. -,-- . ¦ : ¦ ¦ ¦ :, ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - '¦ : ¦¦ - . , ^ , ; :. ~~ £ h 3
Cloth Market t < Mi » y haa e ^ Wfed . verv ^ a ^ ' aSl pcaraiice , being few boyeMMd very little b *« i « i domjreither fnt wwllens of ftntjyiootb . mSsw' ^ i « asine ^ is felt amongi * the maaafiwtuwtt , aW- tae ! worst c « taBequencesanticipa ^^ ghonld jtSrftfe ^ S ; 11 imptovem % t ' ' % efore- < wttt « i > : ^^ itvWMl « MB ^ : <^ qnfte dtdl jja ^ g ^ a ** rfoipg eitfe&in ^ eaStf ^ Wool ; pn ^ ft ^ IowjBr | from ^^^^ a ^^^ Q ¦ ^ RocHDAtE FLAfiWKi Mabket ^ Mn ' ™| i , jSIl " ' ' j '' Tbe Flannel markeion Moadaj was issm 3 O £ , ¦¦ with a many of a « ( wit ^ e et tiwBiSBL ^ individual buyer , Trbii rnrrind ' itTyajT ^ tTflEjEr p then ? was very , little b ^ ineas done . ; ' Wm&W ftE $ &i theidesline , an ^ little . b ^ iie «» ii ! oing . \ ThB . wS ^ t ^ l are ia a most deplorable state ^ aiid workvocy ii ^^ oj Bedtale Fobtnight FaibJit 28—tytf&jjEimM
, » . a large shov . of both Beasts and Sbeep at ^« H ^ market , bnt not of the best qiiafiW- ; wbaVwas inSflHI was well sekl < Beef Sb .: 6 d . tSfS ^ **! && ? l ^^ B ton 6 d . perlb . . , : '« ¦ - * : K ' ^^ M DABiiNefoft Marki ^ , "Moin ^ SJuly ^^ a | IH oot market « n Mondayla ^ , WehaAatbin stoi ^ jSm SKff j »^*^*« 'Wm Manches « iii C ^ iiii -Market , "SATBiWAy , JaliiawH —During the week mtrcfe heavy rain baa fallafcS ^ H this neighbonrbeed , BatH , altbtm ^ h TOseUledv ^ SIH weather is net arfa ^^ rabtt reports rfjreiieralv : ' ^ nd in ' earl sMete iarv ^ hs ^ cowartoc ^ L ti
a y « « the trade tio a « tlvity has prevailed , but a + steady COfcr ! 3 sumptive demand' for emiee qualities of IToor ' andl ^ M Oatmeal has been- exparfosced ; at full prfeeaT TberJ ^^ B was bnt s > moderate iaqowffbr Wheat at ow markeX ^ I this morning , and ^ tfte safe » in » oe in that ai ^ iele wS ^ B without altferatfen front « 6 e Currency of this tefSM se ' nnight . Gootffreah En ^ ish Flour > Vaa fo . ate&S&m requestjBnd wa » readily dfeposed of * t tbeimffiolbl ^ OTotatioto 8 ^ thewwa& Hkew 4 w an Un > roveuv 2 e tofca for barrel Flonr . © fchoice ^ aff ^ oft ^ taifi ^ SSi are few samples otr sale , MSWiwpm ^^ load may be noW *; - prnJW € fi $ i alfp are W . p « fiH 45 H *» . SetU&r . Bean ^ are wft » pn £ alttrMoB ¦ i&irJbJlB ^ M
Inforfor qualities ^ mAt ' imkMf ^ m ^ «!<«¦ select runs-there is W ** llm « li d ^^^ ^^ ' 3 ' Liverpool CArnivMAQKBr M (> ifD |^|^ 3 £ ^^ a The supply of Cattle ^ Wkrk « t to-d ^ srfKraSrm ^ number' has been a > little larnBt than tha ^ l » Mttlo week , Wit the quality only msJPUig . * The hajMf ^ W of Sheep and Lambs-has beafcwljiaiderably ^ ipmR . ^ 9 but with re (; ard t ^ ra } ity atoh about thT ^ CTtl -There waft d full a * fed ^ ce payers ahd ^ e * iE ^ 4 , l and geod stork in bwefc jjeman * rbnt we caiftittgis ^ S ^ any alteration in tnepr » f > o 4 OoV "tmWmvimtfSM Th « very b ^ rke ^ rWKiE ^ iir 1 sM ^ J « gJLl eat , erainan at a niliflN ^ nffi rM | ffj )]^ HjgBMl m # y be quoted at flrom fiidv ; i » o ^ T . Uttddlwglf ^ T ^ fer Ib . ' ' sinking the offal . Tu > , taar | pt w > uukw ^ 9 r aaj * be conei lered at very brisifOne , and fgri ^ tw ^ l pbxtmi of the stock-was dispoJfea . \) fV " n . otwltSsS ^^ H ng from the greafr nnnib # r&fe ha » 'b « eB'l |^ N | itooft of botl t desclmptio # * left niWoId ntHnrrlMEfll Noiraker « f ^ ] atttet ft ifakti * 3 ^ uri 9 &SfiSBBl and ! Lambs Ll , 9 & 3 , . . '"' - ' , : ¦ ¦ ' ¦ - ¦ : .: ^ ; -iiu 25 ai Eotekpooi . CorHjIIabket , W& 0 iY , £ 6 v 1 JElaM Sitriag the ast senen dstB a fiw ' xwgoeQiBfflSgM ^ s ^ Mr iand ^ m the easteni' ^ M ^ wHHHBiH
O >» ulkpr < wlli « e 4 iv « i ^ 'b ^^ irlS « tt |^ iS ^ 9 ^ NwaPM from atooad . con ^ W'Ml ^ lSw ^ WH ^ $ ^ M 300 ? qnartei 8 of paisTiaitqQaTt ^^ SiM and 7960 bslrrels « f Flour , 32 ft qas ^ jgflriypatftjH haw been : eleased' from bond ^ . t rn £ ^ SH ^^ i ^ B arUeles of t he trade the quantities ^ nMim ' tkiFM nnisaportant . Theontt ^ hftfliteJn ^ Bifeae ^» m « gM thi » We « k , i | a rea ^ £ iHHS ^ p ^ qtiSe ^ 9 toilfej SdJr ^ r qsaraB ^ H ^^^ hWa ^ Uence of / which , » 4 ^^ B Mw ^^ m ^^ & £ 0 B piioteof bofth Wba ^ MmuT ^ V ^ aj u ^ i ittH tewteacy ;/ for t ^ W ^^^ ri p ^ M ^ f ^ elgSm Wheat an ^ adviaDae of U . te M . rperhoshel viiJfigM obta » netf , juid & > ., to 39 a . W . « er-b » irel-da ^ pdill fo » . l 7 iute | t State * Flo ^ lwitiihirweather ye 8 terda ? " §| and ! tO-d » j v iMand * 9 *; ia * rrrv ? « n « . -oHth » cotHifldTSl
, ; s *» wran «) e . Oafe are . Id ; per httsbei dearrtr , v&- ' * m Irjsh sca / rC « ; the / b ^ 6 . meftlin * : w 4 tt ^ lr : 4 s . 2 d . to 4 » Sa [ r- J ? * 1 the ^ leased foreign : have found buyers ~ * Vg » ; 4 k 3 d . Ho 49 . « , « er 45 lbs ; Seme quantity ofQti ? M roeiil ha 8 been * taken for Ireland , * t Sfia-tp 38 s . yetM laad , b € infc , attr . advance of ttaUpyS * . Bteley musfeMa | abo be ntrf ^ tafl . to 3 d , pfl £ bj *» hel dearer , but tfo » Ji ^ manffinfrt . ' B ^ active , i TUe tafce of Beans is wilb-- * H «« t alteri tioa .-Several ysqiili , parcels of Peas h »* m ; teen takefn offlftbejmarket , an 4 » here are few , if tnjmM ; now to Wj had under 44 a . to 4 ^ per quarter . - —^**^ \ Jj OMW » N aWTHPlELD MABIURr , Mo ^ DAT , Jflly 2 K ^ —This / lay's , supply ' of Beasta-iwaat ebnsideratty ^^ the mof ease * . but of verv middlhii ? arid : AnfetrlnrnnvMa
lity , piirtiaalarly as relates to theShort ^ bras an *^ runts , - AJlbough the attendance ' of ^ etropoB # ^| anduroviaoaldealerswaamttfcerotfB . feodp ^ tyttrH of th « secondary trade dwlined 2 d 1 > ef 8 lb $ r got t »^ primfest Scots produced 4 » . 8 d wi « h « nt diie « tty . J | The / nosabers of Sheep ¦ w « se extensive , o * iBJt Wfm wh / ch tb » prices were in sose few instances dttwp ^ OT rai . Laqtbs commanded lHtle attention , bo * Ip ^ r # ce 8 ware tolerably weHsopportfed . The veattta 4 « iM was , « n tbe whole , dnll ^ at scarcely any flactia « pOg in th& quotations . Pigs weut off slowly . : - ' ^ H J ± <** ° ? ^^ Exci uwml , Mondat , ;* &mm iufi ftorn
« w » a a large supply © fc ^ Wheat EsaattMKSa morning , with a fair quantity from Kent wid 3 ul |^^ j but , tb » uaotitv of Banle > , Beans , and . 1 % | K | all 6 h * se counties was- j&ry trifliog , and « HfeS ^ g am ^ ala of ^ nglfeb , ^ &Z& , aad ^ Vifili &Wm luuted . The import ^ « f Foreign graia ^ twttlHl paBk ^ week have beei moderate , bw « £ t * W&FM uauance of wntTM ^ inds . TheiweftW ^^^ variable , heavy ^ sbewew oocawonallj wittj \\ lQfKgfffl W to the clospV the week , and there ha » been »«* ^| heavy win prince S « tttrday , with » Bhift ^ wfiw jiS ta the north ' -east ,, At the . opening el ' - ' iM / W&mm v « 7 high pri « a mn ^* m ^ tWdM ! s 0 ^ mm 9 f * Ti ^ lrai ^ 8 UDBlT-t 3 rfiffffl « w ^ b ^ rl »
an ^ advanc « , A few early sales WBKa&tfp $ iffia quaUUes at t * tb « rrmore money , waen fo ^ rijW ^| time , Ihe ; ai » fke ^ eeame somewhat fl ** C « " «| ffl ^ a week ' s curmuoy b ^ ng aubmitted te ^ ' ^ H ^ m ^ SI sprang up , and large saleswerelben-made , *» 181 ^| to the terns of : thl » day se nnigbi ; «>* WffimsM lilies . Porei ^ l ^ Wheat was quite iilr # il ^ a that in bead * good deal inqnir » d fitr ^ ndHB | litiea la . to 2 s . per or . dearer . There ' were if . M ^ sample * of Enffish Wheat at market tu ^ pf ' MffiHl , and the 35 qre . Talavera sold . ob tKetimmmSM not vet been delivered , so that nolto'im'ilHJKH >
> ought not to be considered as havueffttt ^ HHHH ; ia Mark-lane this season . - The lesdiitf wmM ^^ H v aider the advance of flour well ettaoUlke ^ HH ' for the top quotation , of town made ^^ M ^^ H i Barley was in fair request at fdl a 8 *« jr | MM i Beans were 1 b . per qr . dcarefj aad « W * 33 |^ H I There were a few mm » l * d am < lilM | from Kent of very good qaajity , held » Vhii * lii ^ M ' A fair demand ww « peneawd for ? gl | O i conanmew at an improvement of 6 d ^ W ^^^ M r all fine corn , particularly choice h « aV ^ ff ^ BM Sootch , which aorta now bring , a : high ig « P ^^^ B ' seed wu fjally as dear . There 'was . ^ M ^ H i moment pawing in linseed on the Cdtt ^^^ B 9 - ¦ '• ' " ' ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ == 5 = -
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PUBLICJMEETING IN T « E EVENING . . At half-past -six , the enclosed space on which tke . People ' s Hall is intended to be-erected , was taare than half ftUed with the working men of Birmiugrham ; a great , number of well-dressed females also occupied B&ats- around tho platfecax , and Mr : Thagjpson was uuanimously chosea . chairman for- the evening . - ¦ ' The Chmkham stated that . tikis meeting was-adr journed from yesterday , to all « w those delegats ^ .-who bad Hot bad an opportunity of addressing themvio do so previous to their retunt to their constituents .. He would introduce to them * , as the first speaker ,, Mr . CHmwicK , from the flatteries , who oWr / ved , in the course of a long and able address , ( toAvhick
as well as-the subsequent snmehes , our limits , from the spame already occupied ; by the proceediega-ot tke previous , days , prevent obb doing ample iustica , ) that a , resolution had- been , wry properly aifcpbed by the delegates , that no speaker should be allowed to denounce the middle classes ; but while hfecoinoided in the propriety of that course as regarded ) the men of whom , that class was composed , it was at very different thing as regarded the st / stemt ;; a > aystejjn : waich compelled the middle men to rob . the laiKrarSr of thaw station , tbeir akhts , their hoiaes , ami their happiness ; and althoa ^ i two hours , a-day were amply sufficient to produce in plenty aH that reasonable-beings could desire , they were sompeHedtobe thankful for permission to toil -or- sixteen hours a
day for a worse thaa brute-like existence . A great deal of talk had been heard of a repeal of tbe Corn Laws ; but the working men wwn uq * comentto have their bread a shilling a week cheaper , when the consequent reduction in tneir w * g « a would amount to half-crown a-week ; besides , so long as machinery ia manis curse , instea . « i of bis blessing , so long aa . it ishisrathless enemy ^ instead of his holidaSi tlie&could a ^ pogaibly »^» ay ; ev ^ tk *^^ xor tne sons or toil by . the middle and upper . ' cla 8 $ e 8 . Hw object , and the ' object of- thaae who sent him , was to eflect , by ; moral mean % a change in this state of things ; noi ^ by menns which should be cradled in anarchy ,,, and baptized in blood , but bv such as bad bean ' .. uaad ' in
¦ the great display ofyesterday ; and this they hoped and expected to efieoi by spreading inteUigence through the length and breadth of theiand . It was bepause this country had been cursed fox so many centuries with kingoraft , priestcraft , and many other mischievous crafts , imtit religion became a mockery , and salvation itself a farce , Unless it were achieved through toil and blood , that the sons of labour , the producers of every thing useful to man , were Btarving by thousands in the midst of plenty , and that meetings similar to this would have to be held in every town . and village of the empire , until tbe system should be totally overtirown , and sneoess should crown their efforts , by Universal Suffrage beeominc the law of the land . ^» - . " Mr . Chappell ( Stockport ) said , Mr . Chairman and fellow slaves , I have been delegated from an important district , although your fellow slavea ql that district are in a deplorable condition , to oon KratulatejoBr and our friends , John Collins , and
William Lovett , on their liberation from the fangs of their Oppressor ^ . ( Mr . John Collins rose , and the speaker formally congratulated him in the name and on behalf ef hi » constituents , &c > Mr . Chappell then proceeded to say that they had twelve men in gaol in their own district , for telling the truth ; and if they turned their attention to Yorkshire and Lancashire , they wonld find men who had to suffer four years of hard labour , for their efforts to remove the trammels that now paralysed the energies of the people . He hoped the men of Birmingham , after bearing the Btate of suffering which Mr . Collins had detailed to them , would come forward and pour in remonstrances and petitions , that these Yorkshire , Lancashire , and Cheshire prisoners might be released altogether , or at all events , that tbeir sufferings might be made lees burdensome . He would not give a straw for huge meetings , unless those meetings were composed of thinking men , who would reflect before they gave ( Ctmihtdei in our Fintwmae . ) ' ¦ . '
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 1, 1840, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/king-y1kbzq92ze2695/page/8/
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