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It ia a melancholy fact that thousands fall viotim , to this horrid disease owing to the unskilfulness of illiterate men , who , by the use of that deadly poison , mercury , ruin the constitution ,,. cause ulceration , blotohes on the haad , face , and bodyj dimness of flight , noise in the eara , deafness ,- --obstinate gleets , nodes on . th « shin bone , ulcerated sore throats , diseased nose , with nocturnal pains k the bead and
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first stage it is always local , and easy to be extinguished by attending to the directions folly pointed out in the Treatise , without the smallest injury to the constitution ; but when neglected , or improperly treated , a mere local affection will be convened into an incurable and fatal malady . What a pity that a young man , the hope of his country and the darling of his parents , should be snatched from all the prospects and erijoymetns of life by the consequences of one unguarded moment , and by adisease which is not in its own nature fatal , and which never proves so if properly treated .
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For the Accommodation of those who cannot eon * v « niently consult Mr . W . personally , they mtf obtain his Purifying Drops , Price 4 s . 6 d ., » t any » the following Agents , with Printed directions s » plain , that Patients of either Sex may Cure thefflselves , without even the knowledge of » b 9 i ' fellow . Mr . Heaton , 7 , Briggate , Leeds . Mr . Habxlky , Bookseller , Halifax . Mr . Dhwhihst , 37 , New Street , Huddersfield . Mr . HAawso « , Book 8 elleT , MarketPlaee , Baro 8 lej Mr . Hargrove ' s Library , 9 , Coney Street , YorK . Messrs . Fox an d ' Son , Booksellers , Pontefract . Hammboh , Market-place , Ripon . ,. Langdaib , Bookseller , Knarestt-o and Harrog * w « Mr . R . Hub&t , Corn Market , Wakefield . Mr . Davis , Druggist , No . 6 , Market Place , Manchester .
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_ The rash , indiscriminate , and unqualified use of Mercury , has been productive of infinite mischief I under the notion of its being an antidote for a certain disease , the untutored think they have only to saturate their system with Mercury , and the burinessis accomplished . Fatal error ! Thousands are annually either mercurialized out of existence , or their constitutions so broken ; and the functions of nature bo impaired , as to render the residue of life miserable . The disorder we have in view owes its fatal results either to neglect or ignorance . In th #
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the Venereal Disease , frequently contracted in a moment of inebriety , the eradication is generally completed in a few days ; and in the more advanced and inveterate stages of venereal infection , characterised by a variety of painful and distressing symptoms , a perseverance in the Specific Pills , in which Messrs . Perry have happily compressed the most purifying and healing virtues of the principal part of the vegetable system , and which is of the utmost importance to those afflicted with Scorbutic affections . Eruptions on any part of the body , Ulcerations Scrofulousor Venereal taint ; being justly calculated to cleanse the blood from all foulness , counteract every , morbid affection , and restore weak and emaciated constitutions to pristine health and vigour .
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producing Ulcers and Eruptions on various parts of the body , frightful to be seen—often closely «* semblingand mistaken for diseases of a less painful character . -Mr . W ., asa Member of the Medic » l Profession , and from the peculiar nature of his pr « e * tice , can , with the utmost confidence , even to tha most timid , offer hope , vigour , and perfeot health . What a grief for a young person , in the very prio * of life , to be snatched out of time , and from » U "J . enjoyments of life , by a disease always local at fitt * and which never proves fatal if " properly treated , u all its fatal results are owing either to neg lect or ignorance . Mr . W . 's invariable rule is to give a Card toewb of his Patients as a guarantee tor Cure , which he pledges himself to perform , or to return his Fee .
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Perry's Purifying Specific Pilla , prica 2 s . 9 d ., 48 . 6 d ,, aad lls . ( Observe none are genuine without the signature of R . and L . Perry on the side of each wrapper ) which are well known throughout Europe and America , to be the most certain and effectual cure ever discovered for every Stage and Symptom of the Venereal Disease , in both sexes , including Gonorrhsea , Gleets , Secondary Symptoms , Strictures , Seminal Weakness , Deficiency , and Diseases of th « Urinary Passages , without loss of time , confinement , or hindrance from business . They have effected the most surprising cures , not onl y in recent and severe cases , but when salivation and all other means have failed ; and when an early application is made to these Pills , for the cure of
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In recent cases a perfect Cure is completed withia a Week , or no Charge made for Medicine after that period , and Country Patients , by making only one personal visit , will receive such Advice and Medicines that will enable them to obtain a permanent and effectual Cure , when all other means h »« failed . Having successfully acquired a thorough know * ledge of all the various stages of that insidious and too often fatal disease , and the deplorable results , as well as frequent loss of life , which often occun through displayed ignorance , by those unqualified , having but very little knowledge either of . the disorder , or component principles of Medicine ; thus . the system becomes tainted , the whole massof blood impure ; and the Constitution ruined with Poison ,
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44 , ALBION STREET , LEEDS . TN CASES of SECRECY consult the TREATISE ipVrfflp ?^ — * Symptom of the VENEREAL DISEASE , in its mild and most alarming forms , just published , by Messrs . PERRY and CO ., Surgeons , No . 44 , Albion-street , Leeds , and 4 , Great Charles-street , Birmingham , and given gratis with each Box of PERRYiS l * URlF \ lNG SPECIFIC PILLS , pric ? 2 s 9 d , 4 s . 6 d ., and lls . per Box , containing a full description of the above complaint , illustrated by Engravings , shewing the different stages of this deplorable and often fatal disease , as well as the dreadful effects of Mercury , accompanied with plain and practical directions for an effectual and speedy cure , with ease , secrecy , and safety , without the aid of Medical assistance .
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ADVICE . MR . WILKINSON , SURGEON , HAVING devoted his Studies for many Years to niB ^ foD !" ^ Treatment of the VENEREAL Zf ^~ r \ , * m ¦ * " i * s various Forms ; also , to the frightful conseauencea resulting from that destrnc tiva Practice "Self Abuse , " may be personally consuited from Nine m the Morning till Ten at Night , sjSaM ^ saa . 'ss ^ sj Thursday , at No . 4 , GEORGE STREET , Bradford , from Ten till Five .
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Country Patients are requested to be as minute as possible in the detail of their cases—as to the duration of the complaint , the symtoms , age , general habits of living , and occupation in life of the party ; the communication must be accompanied by the usual consultation fee of £ 1 , without which no notice whatever can be taken of their application ; and in all cases , the most inviolable secrecy may be relied on . N . B . —Seven Doors from Soho Square . Sold by J . Hobson , Market-street , Leeds ; and Shillito , York .
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The CLERGYMAN , in whose sacred character is at once concentrated the twofold relation of parent and instructor , will here be directed as to thenature of those habits to which youth is addicted ; he will also be enabled to point out the disastrous consequences which are sure to follow from them , if not relinquished . Messrs . CURTIS and CO , are to be consulted daily at their residence , No . 7 , Frith-street , Soho ! from Ten till Three , and Five till Eight in the Evening .
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Cases of every description have all been owed simply by the use of Pabr's Life Pills , thus show . ing that what has been considered different disorder ! , aud requiring different treatment , all originated ii the same cause , and can be cured by one unifon treatment . Although powerful in conquering disease , they are as pure and harmless as new mitt , and may be administered with confidence < to . tot invalid , however weakly from long ill healtk , wh ) will soon enjoy those delightful symptoms of i return to strong health , namely , good appetite , sound sleep , and an increase of animal spirits . To have produced a medicine bo benign and mtii in its operation and effects , and yet so effectual in searching out and curing disease of however long standing , exhibits on the part of Old Parr deep research and a thorough knowledge of his subject . This Medicineib sold . by appointment . by Kdwabm , St . Paul ' s Church Yard . London , in Boxes , it Is . ljd ., 2 s . 9 d ., and Family Boxes , lls . each ; tha Boxes at 2 s . 9 d . are equal to three small , and those at 11 b . equal to five at 2 s . 9 d . Full directions in given with each box . May also be bad of the following Agents : —Bir » mmgham , Shillitoe , Chemi 8 t , 43 , High street ; Bristol , E . S . Dowling , Chemist , High-street ; Bath . Meyler and Son , Printers ; Newcastle-on-Tyne , Blackwell and Co ., Printers ; Manchester , Mottershead , Chemist , Market-place ; Liverpool , W . Rawle , Chemist , Church-street ; Leeds , Reinhardt and Sons , Chemist , Briggate ; Sheffield , Whitaker , Printer , Iris Office ; Edinburgh , Duncan , Flockhart , and Co ., Chemist . « s- Ask for " Parr ' s Life Pills . " Any Bookseller who has not got them in stock , can readily procure them in bis book parcel from London , without extri charge .
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The PRECEPTOR , also , who holds temporarily , at least the rel&tion and responsibility of a parent , will , by persuing this work , be directed , and very much assisted in investigation and detecting the too often concealed practices so often introduced into schools , whereby the health and ultimately the lives of his pupils are sure to be compromised , unless the evil be checked in proper time . He will here find a clue to guide him through the intricate mazes of this moral labyrinth , and a standard whereby to judge , when delicacy of health should appear to attack any of his young charges , what tho real cause of such attack may be , and thus he will be enabled to check the evil in its incipient state .
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the trial , upwards of seven hundred cures hai « been effected ; more than one-half were considered incurable ; and what is more remarkable , casa which possess the very opposites as regards outwarf symptoms : the balsamic and invigorating effects oa the blood produced by these medicines is perfectly miraculous ; many who have kept their beds for years have been bo speedily re-invigorated with u infusion of new blood , and consequently of new life and strength , that their re-appearance amongst their fellow-beings , who had long given them up as incur . able , is looked upon as the greatest of the many great wonders of this miraculous age . The wholj of our system is built up from the blood—nerves , sinews , muscles , and even solid bone ; this being thi case , the grand object is to keep this precious fluid ( the blood ) in a pure and healthy state , for withoaj this purity disease will show itself in some way w other .
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The PARENT , who beholds his beloved child pining away , and fast approaching to a premature grave , in consequence of some disease , which , for want of a careful investigation of its real cause , has been set down to the score of consumption , will , on perusing this work , be astonished to find that in nine-tenths of the cases of young persons of both sexes , who perish of what is called pulmonary consumption , heart disease , tabes , &c , the sole and exclusive origin has been the indulgence in certain destructive habits , practised by youth much more frequently than is at all suspected .
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able reason have been either altogether overlooked , or treated with apathy , and almost indifference , by the ordinary practitioner . To enter into the details of these affections , to point out their causes , and to mark the terrific consequences , social , moral , and p hysical , which are sura to follow from indulgence , in certain habits , would be entirely out of place in an advertisement . We have no hesitation , however , in saying that there is no member of society by whom the book will not be found interesting , whether we consider such person to hold the relation of a PARENT , a PRECEPTOR , or a CLERGYMAN .
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Parr spent muck of his time in the study of thi vegetable world , and has fortunately left behind him , though long hid to the world , the valuablj fruits of his labours . Besides the valuable receipt from which Parr ' s Pills are now compounded , there are several MSS ., pieces written in his old quaint style , on the value of health ; his opinions , though somewhat differently expressed , were that the varieties of clime and modes of living make but little difference to our period of existence—that the lawj of nature are simple and easily understood , but they require perfect obedience . The Clergyman who holds the valuable document abovementioned , has , by the assistance of a v « rr able chemist and physician , caused the receipt o ( Old Parr's to be made into Pills , and althougi only a space of eighteen months have elapsed sinn
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By J . L . CURTIS and COMPANY , Consulting Surgeons , London . Published by the Authors , and BOld by Balliere , Medical Bookseller , 219 , Regent-street ; Strange , 21 , Paternoster-row ; Advertiser Office , Hull ; Review Ofiice , Nottingham ; Machen and Co ., 8 , D'Olier ? street , Dublin ; Duncan , 114 , High-street , Edinburgh ; and to be had of all Booksellers . The Work which is now presented to the public is the result of very extended experience ia a class of diseases and affections , which for some unaccount-
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" Moreover , I bequeath to my second Great Grand son ye method I employ for preparing ye medica ment . Given this day , and in ye 147 th year of my age , " Thomas Paho . " " Winnington , Salop , Januarie 17 th , 1630 . " This singular character was the oldest man , with one exception , that England ever produced nb biographer says , " the days of his youth , according to his own account , was a series of long and painful illness , but that by some secret means he cured himself , and was stronger than most men when he married his first wife , which he did at the advanced age of eighty-eight ; he again married at theamaz . ing age of one hundred and twenty ; at one hundred and thirty he used to thresh corn , and do any labo . rious work . He had seen ten Kings and Q ^ ueeni of England .
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Just published , in royal 18 mo ., cloth , price 3 s . ; and sent in Town or Country free , by post , 3 d . 6 d ., MANHOOD : the CAUSES of its PREMATURE DECLINE , with Plain Directions fo * ITS PERFECT RESTORATION ; addressed to those suffering from the destructive effects ofExoessive Indulgence , Solitary Habits , or Infection ; followed by Observations on the TREATMENT of SYPHILIS , GONORRHOEA , GLEET , < feo . Illustrated with Cases , &o .
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OLD PARR ' S LAST WZZJC A TESTAMENT , A MOST-singular document has recently been brought to light , and is now in the possession of the Rev . Wh . ABTHER , of East Peckhanv it appears to have been written by the celebrated OLD PARR , who attained the almost incredible age of one hundred and fifty-two years , and who left this document to a relation : it is written on parchment , and although upwards of two hundred years old is in an excellent state of preservation ! The following is aa extract : — ^ "These do certifie yt ye undermentioned is v « method of preserving health , which by ye grace ot Almighty God has caused me to attain to my mira oulous old age . Albeit in my youth I was afflicted with ye Bloody Flux and King ' s Evil , but which all left me by using some dayes ye herbs as herein written . " a . Here follows the receipt : —
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THE CORDIAL BALM OF SYRIACUM Is now universally established as a remedy of gren efficacy . It is possessed of the most invigorating powers ; warming and cheering the spirits , and pro . moting digestion . It is an excellent remedy foj nervous , hypocondriac , consumptive , and femali complaints , lassitude , and weakness arising froa juvenile imprudenoies . Sold in Bottles , at lls ., or four quantities , in on * family bottle , for 33 s ., duty included . Observe—No . 44 , Albion-street , Leede , 5 ^* Private Entrance in the Passage .
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limbs , till at length 5 a ' ¦ general debility of tnVcon . stitution inaueg , and a melancboly death nutn . period to their dreadful sufferings , * Messrs . Perry and Co ., Surgeons , may k . consulted , as usual , at No . 44 , Albion-Btreet Leeds ; and - Ho . 4 , Great Charles-street ! Birmingham . Only one personal visit is required from a country patient to enable Messrs . Perry and Co . to give such advice as will be the means of effect , ing a permanent and , effectual cure , after all other means have proved ineffectual . Letters for advice must be post-paid , and contain the usualfee of one pound .
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^ r CHARTIST UTTEXilGElTCE . ST . ANDREWS . —Great has been the perse-jubon and other means resorted to in other parVs of the country to stop the progress of our cause . We hare never until now felt them in this remote , part of toe empire ; but the enemies of Chartism here ( and they are not few ) have resolved to . sit bo longer as listless spectators , beholding ftie rapid ¦ pread of our principles , without using some means to stop it ; and , accordingly , they have displayed their spirit of hostility to us aad our principles in a manner which , to Bay the least of it . does the * no , _
credit . This was on the occasion of the demonstration in honour of Collins aad White , held at Dandee . The instrumental batd of music lately formed m this city bad been re ** e 6 ted by the Chartist Committee of Dundee to com ov « r and play at the demonstration . The baxd agreed among themselves to comply with this request ; bnt were obliged , by cer tain rules , to obtain the sanction of the committee « f Management— ( a committee composed of the higher and middle classes of society , and , of course , Bitterly , opposed U the progress of Chartism ) . The committee refused their sanction to the band's
request to go to Dundee , alleging as an excuse that * it would not be for the advantage of the band to go to Dundee tinder present circumstances . " The © and , however , with a nobleness which does them great credit , resolved to go whether the committee Eked or not ; and , accordingly , set off on the morning of the demonstration , and played the procession through Dundee . When the committee heard of their impudence , as they termed i ; , in dariDg ( ' ) to go against their will , they were almost out of their aenses ; and , so exasperated were they , th ' at they have called in the whole of the instruments , and thus leff the town , as they think , without a band bat
means are being taken by which the young men ¦ will be furnished with instruments of their own , with which they can go where they please , without being checked by any committee . Other two instances of intimidation occurred on the same occasion . A young man , a mechanic , belonging to the band , asked leave _ from his master to eo to Dundee , and play along with the band , which his master obstinately refused , telling him that" if he dared to go , he would have another man in his place before he came back ! " Another , who is not connected with the band , but who is a determined Chartist , was also resolutely refused leave to attend the demonstration , his master telling him that tie would as
Boon see any person connected with him walking as &r into the sea" ! And this comes from men who call themselves " Liberals "—members of trie " Reformed" U ) Town Council , and who belong to a party who are at this moment bawling out for the Ballot , as a " protection from intimidation , " and yet nsing the very worst Epecies of intimidation themselves ! KBWPORT ( Isle of Wight ) . —It will be gratifying to the men of the North to know that Chartism is still flourishing in the South , and giying si ^ ns of increase not to be mistaken . The Working Men ' s Association celebrated their second anniversary by a dinner , at the King's Head Inn , Newport , which , for a full supply of every thing requisite on the
tables , good attendance , and unanimity of feeling , never have been equalled in the Island . Mr . B . Urry as chairman , and Mr . Win . Wilkins as vicechairman , presided on the occasion . The toasts ¦ were various ; among others , and which w ^ re responded to by hearty cheering , were—The people ; Frost , Williams , and Jones , and may they be soon restored to their families ; Bronterre O'Brien ; F . O'Connor , Esq . ; the imprisoned Chartists ; and the Northern Star . From the spirit of the several speeches , and the responses of the hearers , u Universal Suffrage and no Surrender , " have taken a firm hold on the minds of the Chartists of the
Island . STOCXPORT-The Pkisos so Ccse fob Ch abtism ! Amtcheb , Yictima ? Liberty . —J . Wright , one of the Stockport prisoners , was released last week . He states that he had no previous knowledge of such proceedings on the part of the authorities , nor did be know that any one was making the least exertions on his behalf , either obp way or ihe other ; bnt that , ¦ while he was returning froai the chapel , one of the turnkeys called him on one side and told him that her Majesty had been pleased to grant his release on condition that he would enter into his own recognisances to keep the peace for the future , which Wright declares he never broke , but that he was imprisoned because he was in company with
Chartists . He , however , so far from being conTincec that be has done wrong , or from being converted from the error of his ways , or in the least deterred from advocating the principles of Chartism , declared that he more than ever sees the importance of nnity and perseverance on the part of the working classes . He therefore feels more than ever determined to proceed—indeed , before he would flinch in the least , he would suffer ten times the length of time he has suffered ! So much then for imprisonment and torture of both body and mind being ineffectual to put down Chartism ! It is truly gratifying to witness the conduct of every one who has been released in this district . They all seem anxious , as quick as possible after entering the town , to convey
the idea to their fellow-men that they are the same they always were in principle ; and it is nearly always the Erst sentence that emanates from them . This shows the absurdity , weakness , and arrogance of Sir John Campbell ia taking credit to himself for putting down Chartism . As to the release of poor Wright , a more peaceable , honest , sober , industrious , but cotton hell-hole emaciated man we have not in the whole borough of Stockport . The Whigs know this themselves ; and as a sort of feeler to the working classes have exerted themselves in an underhanded way on behalf of Wright , with a view once more to obtain popularity . Yes ! the last two municipal elections have convinced them that unless something be done to win the Chartists over to their side , as tools to beat the Tories out of office with , they must go ont themselves—in a local point of view at all event 3 .
Notwithstanding all the bribery on the part of the Whigs , the Tories have returned ten members to the Town Council . This has opened the eyes of those who caicalaied that the working classes were like spaniels , the more they whipped them , the better they liked them ; and hence the release of Wright . As a proof of the understanding « f the Chartists with eaeh other , I veatnre t » pledge myself that if the Star was t « advise the people M shove out the Tories ia every ward , -it wield be accomplished in the forthcoming year I This ought ia some degree to be a consolation and recompense te every sound And unflinching Cnartist through the « oontry , and convince him that , notwithstanding -all the persecutions , prosecutions , ex qfido police spies , magistrates , Attorney-Generals , and the whole crew of hnmbngs , the Charter must aad shall -ere long become the law of the land .
MANCHESTER , —Lectcxe . —On Sunday evening , Mr . Tillman delivered a very instructire lecture in the Association Room , Tib-street , to a crow ded Audience . Mr . Tillman commenced by remark , ing upon the charge brought against the working clashes of being ignorant , and referred his hearers to the many thousands of pounds paid to the Biabogs f < > r instructing the people . After giving them a rigi't good lashing , he stated that it was his opinion that , if Jesus Christ was to come and preach in this' day , that he would be imprisoned , a 3 he was of old , fat rpeaking against the then existing wickedness carried on by those in authority . The preseat speakers in the Chartist movement were like the apostles of Jesus Christ , going about doing good , and
who were sacrificed at the shrine of Mammon . The speaker proceeded to give instructions on the national plan of organisation , shewing the responsibility there was attached to the men of Manchester , and calling upon them to she w an example worthy of imitation to the whole country . He then animadverted upon an account given iu the Week !}/ Chronicle , of a man whom , their governors bad been attempting to poison ; and made great impression upon his audience by relating a case which appeared in the Star , of an old woman who had died of want and neglect . He concluded by heping-that-they would redeem a pledge given by the correspondent of the Star , relative to th « demonrtration in favour of Frost , "Williams , and Jones . Mr . Griffin wa 3 solicited by the Chairman to read the Dvmdee Chtv tneft , which at times provoked shouts of laughter ,
and at other times , for its disgusting language , received well-merited execration . It was then prowraed , seconded , and rarried unanimously , that Mr . Tillman become a member of the Frost , Williams , aad Jones' Committee ; and a vote of thanks was given for bis able lecture . We are happy to state that the balance-sheet has been printed and . widely circulated , and in every point gives the greatest satisfaction , throwing back the calumny , in the Whig and Tory papers , heaped npon the Chartists for having made a bad use of the money collected . No charge is made for anything ; all is given towards the support of the cause voluntarily , and every week , for these last two months , increases in subscription , as will be seen by referring to the Star . The money subscribed on Sunday last amounted to £ 2 7 s . 8 M .
Discussion . —On Sunday afternoon , a Tery animating discussion took place in th « Association rpem , Tib-street . The proposition was , " What is calculated most speedily to ameliorate the condition cf tne poor of this country V Mr . Connor opened tfee question , and several Socialists took part in the discussion , preaching np co-operation as the only means of relieving the working classes in their present distressed and impoverished condition , and shewing the evils of priestcraft , kingcraft , and com-Universal
petition . They argued that Suffrage , or anyotherfranchise , would be humbug , unless the people nndersteod the question of labour and capital , feey said that Britain was a eiroamscribed soil , making use of that term in the same manner as the Corn Law RepellerB do . A gentleman reminded feem that in the Social Reformer ' s Almanack , it is stated that the land of Britain would maintain flinety millions of inhabitants . There were calculations in the same Almanack , which were still higher , one of which said " more than one hundred
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millions . These Socialists were full of contradictions to each other , and . as fall of spleen , «»! & , sneers , and" ridicule , as tne most inveterate enemies we have to deal with : pointing to our prisons being full of . Chartists , ana making many scurrilous remarks oh the Convention , with as much consequence and affectation , as the most long-faced , oUy-tongued saint we have in Christendom . BR . OYLSDSN . —On Saturday evening , Mr . C Connor d « livered a lecture to the Chartists of this place , in the Association Room . The . lecturer prefaced his address by giving an account of the progress of the cause since Universal Suffrage was first broached ; stating , that every man who mentioned it was a complete madman in the eves of the ,
then existing factions . Since then it had been mentioned in every town , village , and hamlet , in England , Ireland , Scotland , and Wales—it had spread from Britain to America , and many other places on the Continent—it had been introduced into nearly all the county courtB , and the judges had been the chairmen , while it was being communicated to the people—it had been introduced into both Houses of Parliament , and , lastly , there were Chartist parsons , and Chartist churches ! He then , in a very clear manner , analysed the system of taxation laid upon the people by the Whigs and Tories , and . as a true pupil of O'Brien , opened the eyes of nis to tne
nearers plundering of the working classes by the Government , and other blood-sucking paupers . He likewise showed the increased taxation by George III .. George IV ., the doings of King Bill , and lastly , by the Whigs , Bmce they have been in office ; observing that while they were calling upon the people to assist in turning out the Tories , that economy , retrenchment , and reform , finished almost every sentence they uttered ! He concluded by advising the people to arouse from their lethargy , and by unity , sobriety , and perseverance , together with the growing intelligence of the masses , they would obtain their just and legitimate rights .
ASHTON-TJNDER-LYNE . —On Sunday last , a lecture was delivered in the room of the Ashton National Charter Association , Cricket's-lane , by Mr . Henry Smethnrst , of Oldham , " On the evils which at present afflict society . " A lecture will be delivered in the same room next Sunday afternoon , the 29 th instant , by one of its members . The subject will be li The revenue ! " We increase rapidly every week . wotton-under-edge . —On Tuesday evening , November 16 th , a public meeting was convened
by the Working Men ' s Association , in this town , to hear a lecture from Mr . John Sidaway , Gloucester , " On the distress of the country , and the remedy to be applied for its removal . " There was a numerous and attentive audience , and had it not been for the unfavourable state of the weather , there is reason to believe that many would have been obliged to go away for the want of room . An intelligent and talented lecturer for the County is much wanted , and would be the means of effecting an incalculable amount of good . The liberation of Mr . Vincent is an event anxiously looked for .
BRIGHTON . —National Charter Association . —At the Cap of Liberty , on Wednesday evening , November the 18 th , a Council meeting was held , at which it was Resolved , — " That the Council recommend to the members of thiB Association the nomination of Mr . R . J . Richardson , of Manchester , now apolitical prisoner in the Castle of Lancaster , as one of the Executive Council of the National Charter Association of Great Britain . " At a meeting of the Association , specially convened , Mr .
Councillor Giles in the chair , it was proposed by Mr . Woodward , and seconded by Mr . Fioway , — " That this meeting fully agree with the recommendation of the Council of this Association , cordially adopting the nomination of Mr . R . J . Richardson as a member of the Executive , being convinced that one of a more honourable principle , of a more underrating integrity , and a more zealous advocate of the _ millions does not exist , and none more justly entitled to the suffrages of the united Chartists of Great Britain . "
BRADFORD . —Council Meeting . —The members of the Bradford National Charter Association met on Sunday last , according to announcement , for the purpose of amalgamating the Associations ; Mr . H . Hodgson presided as . chairman . The fallowing are the resolutions agreed to : —1 . "That the two Associations be now amalgamated . " 2 , " That the two Councils meet together , and transact the business of the Association , until the next Council be nominated and confirmed ; and should any of the ontvillages nominate a person after the present , that he
take part likewise . " 3 . That the Councils meet on Saturday , ( this day ) , at eight o ' clock in the evening , at the school-room , or chapel , in Longcroft-place , Cropper-lane , for the purpose of entering the names of new members , and receiving the contributions fr&m those already enrolled . " A Committee of thirteen persons was chosen to arrange for the public demonstration on New Year ' s Day , for the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones , &c , and to meet next Sunday afternoon , at two o'clock , at the temperance house of Mr . George Ellis , opposite Deadlane-top , Goodmansend .
Chabtist Co-operative Society . —The members of this society meet on Sunday next , at ten o ' clock in the morning , at the before named temperance house , for the purpose of drawing up an address to be printed , along with the rules , and distributed amongst the industrious classes in the town and neighbourhood of Bradford . All persons desirous of becoming shareholders are requested to attend . National Charter Association . —The council of this association met on Monday evening last , Mr . Hodgson in the chair . After the secretary had finished taking the votes of the members for the persons nominated , as fit and proper persons for the executive council , Mr . Steele , leader of No . 5 class , Pudsey , paid in 5 s . 4 a ., the contributions of the members , and Mr . Hanson , leader of No . 3 class , Georgestreet . Is . 6 d .
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- •• - DURHAM MISSIONARY TOUR . Sundeklasd . —Mr . T > eegan lectured in the Co-operative Hall , on * Sunday evening , the 15 th inst The audiences are increasing -weekly , and the committee are engaged in fitting up the room so as to render it comfortable for the people . Kespectable congregations assemble every Sunday and Tuesday evenings , who listen with the greatest attention to the different speakers , and evince a noble Chartist spirit that reflects the highest credit upon them . The Chartists ef Sunderland are earnestly requested to attend the Sunday meetings , as nothing but principles of the purest benevolence are advocated , and the most disinterested exertions made to better the condition of the people , and to make them joyful and happy .
Chestee-le-Steeet . —A meeting of the inhabitant * of this town was held on Monday evening , the 16 th inst , in the Mechanics Institution , to hear a lecture from the Durham Missionary . Mr . Deegan addressed them for an hour and a half on the principles of the Charter , and made a deep impression upon his hearers . He triumphantly refuted the primary objection * urged against the extension of the Suffrage to the working classes , proving they were more competent t © discharge the duties of electors than the majority of those who were now entrusted with the franchise . Mr . Varley made a few apposite remarks , recommending the people t © form themselves into classes immediately . At the conclusion of the proceedings a collection -was made towards the missionary fund .
Dauliwgto . v—A public tea party was held in the Charter Assoeiation-room , Priestgate , on Tuesday evening , the 17 th inst , in honour of Messrs . Byrne and Owen . The room was tastefully decorated—the portraits of O Connor , Frost , MvDouall , O'Brien , Oellins , and others adorning the walls . There were t wo beautiful transparencies in tile room , with the lrords "Remember Frost . " A great number of dunning , lovely , and blooming females graced the a eeting with their presence . Mr . Nicholas Bragg , odo oe ttoe staancbest Radicals in Darlington , was appointed pc esident . The Chairman made some suitable remarks ix proposing the first Bentiment , " The people , the atxuree of legitimate power , " which was received with l « d applause . The health of Byrne aad Owen was
then given from tie chair , and received with the greatest enthusiasm . Mr . Owen returned fcbnnfrn " Tne Charter , may it be spaedily the law of the land . Mr . Moir , of Middlesborongii , replied in a happy manner , convulsing the audience with laughter by his quaint observations . " Frost , Williams , and Jones , may they speedily be restored to their native « ountry , " was responded to by Mr . Baegan in eloquent language . " Williams and Binns , and the other imprisoned CnartistB , " was also given from the chair , and received with general applause . The proceedings of the meeting were enlivened by the musicians , who played several favourite aira Several songs and recitations were also given during the evening , and tne dancing was c « n . tinned with great spirit till nearly fire o ' clock on Wednesday morning .
Stockton . — Mr . Deegan delivered an able and instructive lecture in the Association-room , on Wednesday evening , the 18 th , to an attentive assembly A collection was made towards Williams and Binne . Nine shillings were a-lso subscribed to defray Mr . Oven ' s expences to the delegate meeting , to be held in Durham , on Monday , the 23 d , at which meeting ha was chosen to attend . MpDLBSBOROUGH . —The friends here , though few in number , are all alive . They are exceedingly active in forwarding the good cause . Mr . Deegan visited them on Thurday , the 19 th inst ., but in
consequence of the Chartists not being able to procure a suitable room , he was prevented from lecturing . Too much praise cannot be given to Messrs . Maw and Sutherland , fjr their activity in forming classes . Mr . Deegan will lecture at the following places next week : —Sunday at Sutherland , Monday at Wyngate Colliery , Tuesday at Cornforth , Wednesday at Stockton , Thursday at Darlington , and Saturday at Thornley . Mr . Deegan respectfully intimates to the Chartists of those towns which he has not yet visited , that when they require his services , they must communicate with him , by letter , addressed to him at bis residence , Bridge-street Slow , Sunderland .
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Mr , Leech ' s Toub . —Mr . Leech has been holding meetings daring the last week at Bury , Burnley , and Colne . at all of which places he found the best possible spirit to exist among the people . "WILTS . —County Council Mekting . —Ob Thursi day evening week , " according to the recommendation of the Executive Council , the above meeting was held at the Democratic Chapel , Trowbridge , to hear the different Councils , and also to put in nomination a fit person for a member of the Executive Council for the National Charter Association . Delegates were present from the following places : —For Bradford , Messrs . Isaac _ Gordon , Holt , Chapman , and Papps ; for Westbury , Messrs . Tucker and Kingston ; for Monkton Devrella , Mr . Stephen Tudeev
for Trowbridge , Messrs . Moore , Paine , and Watts . A letter from Mear was read , stating the reason for not sending a delegate to sit in the County Council , but were determined as ever in the Chartist cause . Mr ^ Isaac Gordon was unanimously voted to the chair , and Mr . John Moore appointed Secretary . Each delegate then conscientiously detailed the spirit manifested in their localities . Mr . Tucker said if all had acted up to the mark as he and his wife had , we should now be in possession of the Charter ; for neither he nor his wife had tasted any tea , sugar , or coffee since the incarceration of Mr . O'Connor , and they had oome now to a more determined resolution—that is , what it cost them in milk , which was 4 d . per week , they were now going to purchase
Chartist tracts with to give away ; and he was happy to state that the Chartists of Westbury had commenced again with a firmer determination than ever for the Charter . Mr . Gordon next stated that with respect to Bradford , it had been very dull for some time , owing to the want of able speakers ; but he was nappy to state to them that they had commenced again afresh , under the National Charter banner and he believed those that had taken their cards to be good Chartists . Mr . Tudgey said that the threo places which he represented were very poor , but they were as determined as any in the cause of Chartism ; their numbers were but few yet , but they were increasing . With respect to the Tory-ridden town of Mear , there would be an Association
formed there in a very short time ; for since the Northern Star had made its appearance amongst them it had done muoh good . Mr . Chapman next stated that at Holt they' had no place to meet in lately but each other ' s houses , but there were some as good Chartists in Holt as in any place in iho West of England . Messrs . Paine and Watts stated that with respect to Trowbridge , they had been looked upon as the head-quarters for Wiltshire , and they hoped they should be able to keep it : for they believed there were as good Chartists in Trowbridge as in any part of England , and those that had taken
their cards had commenced again with a new courage , to have Universal Suffrage and no surrender . The following resolution was put and unanimously carried— " That the County Council meetings be held for the future on Sundays , and that the next meeting be held at Westbury , on Sunday morning , December 6 th , at Mr . William Tucker ' s , at half-past nine o'clock . " It was then proposed by Mr . Stephen Tudgey , and seconded by Mr . James Watts— " That Robert Kemp Philp is a fit and proper person to be a member of the National Executive Council , " and carried unanimousl y . A vote of thanks was given to the Chairman and-Secretary .
HALIFAX . —The Chartists of Halifax have begun to rally again under the new banner of the Charter , and the society is likely to out-rival its predecessor , the Radical Association , both in numbers and zeal in the people ' s cause . The small breach which was occasioned by the dissolution of the old Union , will soon be healed up , as the Chartists , unlike some other parties , are never at variance long . We have the fullest confidence of establishing one of the largest Unions ever known in this district . From intimations received from all the out-townships , the " people are restless , and wish to move on at » quicker pace ; but caution , mixed with a determination , must guide our movements . The moral energies of the people , properly concentrated , will shame a vicions
Government out of existence , though it is not likely that the people will continue to carry such | a ** damnable load" of taxes much longer , imposed by idlers and bloodsuckers , who prate about moral force at home , and shoot men abroad by thousands , for complaining of and resisting the exactions of those who tell us that they were born to rule over those who are ten times more civilised than themselves . We met last Saturday evening , in the Sooial Institution , until the arrangements are complete for going to the new room , where the Charti 6 ts may go and meet without being taxed . A goodly number were enrolled last Saturday evening ; and as we have now
got our cards , we expect , and feel certain , of large accession to our numbers . The members seem well pleased with the new plau of re-organisation , and , if we keep the steam up . as some say , and mark our steps well , we shall be abl « to storm the castle of corruption , and to drive the garrison out , not at the point of the bayonet , as our moral force gentlemen are doing in Egypt , to old Mehemet Ali . Dr . lT > rteus says— "One murder makes a villain , millions a hero . Princes were privileged to kill , and numbers sanctified the crime 1 " and our precious 1 moral force" rulers are acting npon that heroic plan of destroying the Egyptians by wholesale .
MACCLESEIELD . —We understand the Delegates will assemble on Sunday , the 6 th of December , at Mr . Hsnry Stubbs ' , the Temperance Coffee House , King Edward-street , when it is earnestly requested that all surrounding towns will send delegates , or communicate by letter . NOTTINGHAM . —Mr . Mason , of Newcastle-upon-Tyne , commenced his labours here by delivering a lecture in the Chartist Chapel to a crowded audience , on " The present condition and future prospects of the working classes of this country , " which was received with the most unbounded applause . In the course of the lecture , Mr . Mason stated that machinery is superseding manual labour—that the capital of the country is in the possession of a few—and in
consequence of this the working classes are obliged to take for their labour what price the capitalists think proper to give ; that the working portion of the community ought not to labour more than six hours per day . Money was first created to represent wealth ; that priTate bankers are allowed by Government to forge money ; that Sir Robert Peel ' s Bill reduced the value of money , depreciated capital , and ruined the manufacturing and agricultural interest ; that the Government rob us of only a fraction compared with what the broad-brimmed gentry rob us of ; tLat we must have a National Bank , responsible to ourselves , instead of the present corrupt system of banking . In the reign f Queen Anne , the people were robbed of 1739 acres of commonable lands ; in the reign of George the First , of 17009
, acres , and upwards ; in the reign of George the Second , of 318 , 000 acres , and upwards ; and of George the Third , 2 , 800 , 000 acres . The whole amount Of acres of commonable lands , of which the people have been robbed , is six millions . The Government have robbed us of all the commonable lands , and what sentence ought to be passed upon them ? ( Many cried out , " Hang them . " ) How did the Aristocracy become possessed of the land ? Many of them became possessed of it by the right or conquest How did the Russell family become possessed of Tavistock and Wofeurn ? The Russell family had robbed the poor of the Abbey lands of both those places , and had given us the Poor Law Bill in return . The human race have a right to possess the lands ; the Supreme Being has
said he gave them the earth for an heritage , therefore it was the property of the whole human family . The Aristocracy have laid claim not only to the surface , but also to the bowels of the earth , and up to the skies . Lord Brougham has been teaching us the knowledge of the crocodile , the elephant , and the alligator ; and when we become possessed of this knowledge , we shall be able to live upon half the food we live on at present The lecturer here entered into a detailed account of the Whig Poor Law scheme and its disastrous effects , which was received with great applause . If the Jews have credit from the Bauk , the Whigs have no credit from the country . The lecturer here made some remarks relative to the coalition of England with the
Northern Despots , under the pretence of maintaining the independence of Turkey . Distress does not exist in England alone ; in France there were thirty thousand operatives out of employ . Mr . Mason made a comparison between Republican and Monarchial Governments , with a view to shew the superiority of Republicanism over Monarchy . He stated that America had had a surplus revenue of fortythree millions of Cellars , the whole of which was expended in public works and institutions . There was in America as inuch lands appropriated to the use of tha public sen wls as the half of Ireland . In New Hampshire a man * is free aa soon as he seta his foot on the land ; in » . > ther States twelve months or
more is requisite to beco me free . The patriots of all the countries in the •* 'orld had taken refuge iu America ; therefore , it was no wonder its institutions were democratic Mr . Mat on here related a hntnorons anecdote of Mr . Biddle and Paddy , in which Paddy thought himself as good a citi wa as Mr . Biddle . Rome had a Repablio 1 , 200 years , which was a proof that Republicanism was the best foi "m of government Let the priests rage against Ghartis m—let the Judges vent their spleen—let the press attac . * us , in defiance of all we shall go on , and at last cond . ict the world to freedom . Tha lecturer , ia s pathetic strain , described the
sufferings of the working classes , * && urged on the people the necessity « f union . 1 ' » described , in a beautiful manner , the advantages tha . ' would result from Universal Suffrage , and Bat down aa dost the most en thnsiastio applause . The thanks of t he meeting were then given to the lecturer , with three « he « 8 ' Also a vote of thanks to the Cuairman ( Mr . S ^ veet ) , which he acknowledged in a neat speech . Three ch . *» '"rere then given for the return of Frost , Williams , m « 1 Jones , three cheers for O'Connor and the imprisoi ^ d patriots , and three cheers for the Northern Star , aftex * which the meeting dispersed , highly delighted with the evening * proceedings .
Mr . Mason will lecture at the following places in the ensuing week—( the good men and true . ¦'' those places are requested to be up and doing )— J ^ - at Belper , Derbyshire , on Monday evening , Nov . 30 th ; at Derby , on Tuesday evening , Ddc . 1 st ; at ! Lei » « ster , on Wednesday evening , Dec . 2 nd ; at Mountsom V on Thursday evening , Dec 3 rd ; and at Hathern , , Saturday evening , Dec 5 th .
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8 T . KZNIANS . —The Chartist Christian Church in this town is in a state of prosperity , and is likely to receive a number of now supporters , in consequence of a serious dispute having taken place between' the minister and the people attending the * B » lfef Church ; " in fact , a complete split has taken place , upwards of a hundred having given up their sittings I It appears this congregation has existed upwards of fifty years in a state of concord , and that , prior to the present minister , all seatpayers were allowed to vote in the election of officebearers ; but the present minister and bis elders ( who appear to be mere passive tools ) refused to allow any to vote for the election of a precentor , ( clerk , ) bnt puoh as are members of the Church , thus shutting out a great number of the congregation ; hence the present dispute , in which the Chartist Church is likely to obtain a number of new supporters .
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MR . SANKEY'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE HOME DEPARTMENT , IN FAVOUR OF MR . PEDDIE . Madam , —I have received your very interesting communication respecting the distressing and heart-rending circumstances attending the imprisonment of your husband . My bosem 1 $ wrung with anguish at thinking on ( he tortures to which human nature is subjected under the present system of prison discipline . I forward you a copy of the correspondence which has passed between the Home Office and myself on the subject
I had great hopes of an amelioration of your husband ' s situation while Lord Normanby remained in town . But after the return of Mr . Fox Maule from Scotland , I saw that , combined with his influence , and the obstacles thrown in the way by the visiting Magistrates , there would be litte hope of any mitigation of the sufferings of Mr . Peddie . His poetry evinces a mind cast in no common mould , and shows him to be possessed of an intellectual powei which indicates more than merely " some acquirements . " I deeply sympathise with you , Madam , in youi affliction , and pray God that he may cause the hearts of his persecutors to relent , and speedily relieve him from the dreadful tortures which he has so forcibly described . »' I am , Madam , your obedient servant , W . S . VlLLIEBS SANKEY . To Mrs . PfldiHfi . FMinhnnrh
My Lord ,--At the interview which I had the honour to have with your Lordship , about a fortnight ago , I took the liberty to bring the case of poor Peddie before your Lordship , when you kindly promised to direct your attention to the circumstances . Since then I have received from Scotland a copy of some touching lines written by him , and addressed to his wife , which I am induced to enclose for your Lordship ' s perusal , as , knowing your Lordship ' s taste and feeling evinced in the literary productions that have issued from your pen . I « m sure , my Lord , you will perceive that Peddie ' s is
no ordinary or vulgar mind . The lines breathe that air of Doric simplicity and naivete , which forms tha charm of Scottish poetry , and gives to the songs of Burns such a hold over the feelings of his readers . On such a man , my Lord , the rigours of the tread-mill must operate with tenfold acuteness , and should , a collection of his poetry ever yet be found worthy to issue from the press , it will say little for the honour of this country to have it recorded that he was doomed to an ignominious punishment , for endeavouring , however unadvisedly , to obtain a vote for the order from which he sprung—an order which , in Scotland , boasts of a Burns , and sighs over tho melancholy fate of a T&nnahilL
My correspondent informs me , that Peddie is lying now very ilL I trust the living tomb" to which he bo painfully alludea ,. roay not prove to him the chamber of death . Feeling convinced that your Lordship would be happy to mitigate the severity of his sufferings , if you cannot obtain a shortening of their duration , I have the honour to be , my Lord , Your Lordship ' s obedient servant , W . S . VlLLIERS SANKEY . To the Most Noble the Marquis of Normanby , Principal Secretary of State , Home Office , Whitehall Whitehall , 24 th October , 1840 .
Sib , —With reference to your application on behalf of Robert Peddie , a prisoner in Beverley gaol , I am directed by the Marquis of Normanby , to acquaint you , that full enquiries have been made into this case , which has been several times under consideration and that Lord Normanby has not been able to discover any sufficient ground to justify him in advising a mitigation of the sentence ; and that although the copy of verses which you have transmitted , would indicate that the prisoner ia a person of some acquirements , his Lordship cannot regard that circumstance aa entitling him to the mercy of the Crown I am , Sir , Your most obedient humble servant , F . Maule . To W . S . V . Sankey , Esq ., 30 , Harmond-Btreet , Camden Town .
25 th Oct . 1840 . Sir , —Having received your communication respecting my application in behalf of Robert Peddie , I beg leave to express my deep regret , for the Bake of humanity , that it ia not thought advisable to recommend any alteration in the treatment to which he is subjected . The torture of the tread-mill—the invention of coldblooded theorists—is a disgrace to an age that boasts of Its civilization , and a country that affects to glory in the name of Christian . Too cruel aa a punishment even for felons , its use is altogether inadmissible in the case of political effenders . I am , Sir , Your obedient humble servant , W . S . Villiers Sankey . To the Hon . Fox Maule , M . P ., Under Secretary of State , Home Office .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 28, 1840, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/king-y1kbzq92ze2712/page/2/
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