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      To The Chartists. Mt Friends, Ola Lord B...

      TO THE CHARTISTS . Mt Friends , Ola Lord Barrymore ( a great rrjji _ t _ j _ nt a god judge of human nature ) said many good things in Ms life ; and , amongst thereat , was S £ -- " OMS ENEMY CAN DO YOU 3 £ ORE HARM THAN A THOUSAND

      JrIENDS CAN DO YOU GOOD . " pjere was wisdom' in this—but , if one enemy can do yoa so . ranch Barmy what can thousands - ^ t bin 4 fedsofihousand ^ do 5 [ . * Ch irtiste , your cause has had many narrow escapea—frirt , never such an escape as it had from the National Assembly . In that Assembly there were some good men ; in that As-JmhW there were many oad men—the good ;

      men did their ; vduty . well ; the bad men performed their duty with more s ^ eaL ' . . They were sot die representatives of Chartism ; they were not the representatives of any principle-^ ey were the tools of felons , fwren wiom they begged support . Never was truer evidence g fren than that of PowelPa . wheniie g ^ d that , he would not . work for old Smith , for 18 s . a-weefc , if he ; could get £ 2 forbetraving the Chartists—and mark , I have often Ijjj joa that the treachery of your leaders las been measured by your inability topay

      them . , -.-. < -. - . .. r In 1839 , as long as . you could pay the Brum * pagans , the Cobbettites , the Londoners , and the " poor gentlemen , they were all physicalfo rce men . The pike and the blunderbuss were fte arms of Carpenter , the Editorof « Hog £ s « « No taxes , " "Resistance to the death , " and « p hysical force , " . as the ulterior means of ac- eomp hshing the ( your ) object , was the inottd of thesix guineas a * week gentlemen , whojraM a porter—or said they paid a porter , andjgofcii from fee Exchequer—a ; shilling for carrying fear big—three shillings for , their fare t © , ; railway station—first-class fere , and hospitality at the first-rate hotel—all in honour of { jartism , ~ and for all of which they made you

      p ay ; and as soon as the Exchequer was empty , they discovered Chat Chartism was a theory , and one and all turned themselves to its abuse . In feet , they should do so to justif y their desertions they did desert , and heaped ungpariag ' odium , not upon Chartism , but upon yeaigus (^ Connor ; . -. - V Well , we have had our trials since 1839 to 1848 , but of all the unscrupulous rascals that ever professed to represent Chartism , a portion of those who found their way into the National Assembly were the most detestable . Yok

      cannot conceal from yourselves that I . was jeally to be hunted to death , and that -the « Korther * Star" was to be hurled out of ex * . jstence ; as the destruction of the" Star" wag tneobject of the' ^ Jpoor gentiemen '' in 1839 . "« oi . 2 , and * 4 S ; and , inshort , from the period of its existence , I thought that its strangulation had nolittle to do with the enthusiasm of the National Assembly . And now you shall hear a sure detailed account of the tacts connected

      with this conspiracy than I fiave 25 yet been at Ebertytogive . . ' . ' , !¦ j Those who knew me , I have no doubt felt assured that I would give those gentlemen who hare abused me so unsparingly , an opportunity offering the prisoner feeforea jury , too large to " be packed , and too virtuous to be bribed ; and , for that ' reason , I deferred saying much until 1 bd an opportunity of meeting my accusers fee to face , and you shall hear the result

      -Shirren and Henry were the representatives of the Chartist mind of Aberdeenj they were both Socialists , and wholly unknown to the Chartist party . Archy Macdonald , a Chartist veteran , was elected by the Chartists of Aberdeen , but Shirron canvassed the shopkeepers , took the Chartists by surprise , and , was returned . He ( Shirron ) slept with Lowry / tie delegate for Aberdeen to the Convention ; and Lowry told me that he knew Killing whatever about Chartism , but was tlcays ' descanting on Socialism . He is M remarkable for being trusted a second time . . He appeared , as you are aware as my accuser- at Aberdeen , but made such

      nonsensical statements as were not ' worn replying too . He read five letters , four were from Messrs M'Gowan and Co ., demanding , payment fbrtheir printing bill , with which . I had as much to do as the Man in the Moon ; and the fifth * as from Mr Wright , urging Shirron TO

      URGE UPON ERNEST JONES THE NECESSITY 01 * AT ONCE BRINGING OUT THE " PEOPLE'S STAR " NEWSPAPER . Mr "Wri ght—one of the best Chartists in Engl ? nd or in Scotland , and one of as good character as any living—got up and confessed that he wrote the letter , bat that lie was induced to do so by the false and criminal misrepresentations of Mr Shirron , which had incited tjiepeople of Aberdeen to madness ; butthat he , Hie others , had come there that night to proclaim his own folly in having confided in him , ad his thanks to Mr O'Connor for having saved him and others from the machinations of

      tieff enemies . Kow nothing could be more fair and honour-He tian this . It was reasonable that Mr Wri ght , and others , should have been deluded bj the misrepresentations of their delegateit * as honourable ifl Mr Wright , and others , to hare ' confessed their delusion . And now for Mr Henry , the other Delegate . Chartists , our cause has suffered more from oar being associated with vagabonds and rascals than it has from the slander of the Press , fte vituperation of enemies , and the law ' s persecution . And now I will paint the second Aberdeen Delegate for vou . I have not mixed

      decolours , they have been mixed b y those * nose names you shall learn . I simply present jou with the portrait . Mr Henry is a Socialist ; you know what jou and I have suffered at their hands before . «& now for his picture . He was unknown fo the people of Aberdeen ; he was elected ^ poa en thusiasm . In Aberdeen , there was fte most glorious Female Association - in kwope , and upon the womea , and their valour , Wiatismin a great measure depends . The members of this Female Association held a

      wffm honour of Mr Henry , on his return « cm the Assembly . The muster was magnificent ; our good and worthy friend Macpherson *¦ « one of the stewards , to do honour to the re Btesentative ; the women , as a token of their Respect , presented him with a Scotch Plaid , ^ Mr Macpherson expressed a hope that he , 0 uldhel p himself to a wife , and he bowed a £° d est acquiescence . Before tea was over , jf ^ ver , a message came to say that Mrs ^ ruy and her children had arrived in

      Aber-« n , and wished to see the husband and a tuer . -She is a sweet young woman , with *& infant children ; he was obliged to obey ^ summons—he went to her lodgings when ^ festival was ove r—he abused her for com-= 7 . rested upon two chairs that night , and „ * not go to bed to her , but told her that 1 5 " ^ Do business tn came after him—to eo

      JJk to Duudee-TO TAKE A LODGSr ri *® T 0 SKT UP AS A PROSpn ,-i ' TOON '' HER ' OWN ACjJW , AXD THAT SHE WOULD *^ t A GOOD TRADE . " 1 ^\ fo some friends to communicate her F _ tv " Mr Finlay « Mr Wright , and Mr ¦ Sn 7 * nt t 0 her-u » THEIR STORY ,-Vfii-R « l their permission to publish it—OF Wins . ^^ SENTAtiVE . On the fol - p ! 1 u ; 5 1 I 1 S ' ntnewastomake his report to , a uc meeting , but he was so drunk that he re I 10 rt ! J stand . When he did make his il , i fie was asked . "l ?? t was tnifl that a

      arme ? ^ Stated in the ^ Dlythat 6 ' 000 n lKin t 611 ' Aberdeen were ready to march tr ^ a . ? aV' He answered , "It was "id n f Wnen ne was asked , "Why he ftn . S C 0 ntlad «*^ - " he replied , "That he LfjvnL ? m ht deceive THE MEN OF Ta ^ lAS AXD INCREASE THEIR EN-

      To The Chartists. Mt Friends, Ola Lord B...

      Now what do you think of the two Repre sentatives of the people of Aberdeen ? Did you ever hear of so virtuous a representation ? ' I now come to Dundee . ^ Graham ,, who .-was the Representative of that town ,-has . been expelled rrom the Chartist ranks . " - ¦* • : In Edinburgh , which was represented by Mr Rankin , who was also compelled , fromfake reports , to be one of my bitterest , enemies in Bie National Assembly , t-was met at the station by that gentleman ; he sat at my right hand during the meeting 3 proposed my health at the soirees remained mihi iae every hqptr j had to spare , and accompanied me to the " sjfar ' tionjand 1 he told Messrs M'Grath andClar )» on their tour , that he never was so deceived as

      ^ he was by the National Assembl y , -and ne ^ er regretted anything more than having given ear to any of their fabrications . He has teen one of my oldest and best friends , and , I , believe that' friendship has been increased : ; by "the perfidy of my enemie ^ ¦; - - - • -, i & ni . Inj Glasgow I waslror be met By ^|; i | est of hornets . Adams , Coch raSe \ , antf xEidyarir- ^ 11 J oar representatives for Paisley , Gla % oV and istrict—were to haveannihihited ate . I rer eeived a letter from Adams before tiie meeting commenced , giving me the alternativeof stand- ' ing my trial that night , of coming again to I Glasgow for the purpose ; , oropening the co-! lumns of the " Star" to their correspondence ' When I had spoken two hours- and a half , I 1 stated to the meeting—which , was a bumperthat I would not choose the ' alternative ; bat \ that my accuser should . I said , if they were ' ready with , their charges then , I would sit till jYuTrltnlit Ia Iiaa . . nil . nMBiip tliam * fli'it if unjiu ucai auanct hivui uiav ai

      . gub w auu , ' another meeting was to take place , it should be appointed so as to meet our mutual conve-¦ nienoe , as it was a hardship that the accused : should be put to the expense and inconvenience of meeting his accusers a second time ; or that the columns of the " Star" should he opened to them . These were his own three prepositions , and he , not I , chose the latter alternative .

      At half-past eight , I sat down with about 200 to a soiree . On my right sat our old friends James Moir and Duncan Sherrington , as determined as ever to carry out the principles of the Charter ; and . I never heard" better speeches than vere delivered upon the Charter , theiLabour Question . thePress , and the women . . You all know a half-begotten tiling of the name of Cochrane , a land" of toady of Paddy Brewster , both of the Sturge Conference . This abortion represented Paisley in the Convention and the Assembly . Now , was not he a ueat youth to represent the Chartist

      cause ? The whole correspondence oV the Glasgow delegates—the original letters—have been placed in my hands ; and what will astonish you most of all with regard to tins Scotch Assembly affair is , that Paddy Brewster—our old FRIEND—and James Bronterre O'Brien ; worked the telegraph , and pulled the wires that worked the puppets . Nothing could exceed the enthusiastic reception I met with in Glasgow , and throughout my whole tour ; and the only compensation I can offer is , that by the good men I will stand .

      In Carlisle we had such a bumper that I was obliged to take off coat , waistcoat , and neckcloth . No opposition-there ; my friends were all staunch . They had a taste of deception before , and would not beguiled ; and to show their confidence in theLandPlan , one fine grey * headed old veteran nresentednte . with ; ten sovereigns , to be placed to the account of bonus . From Carlisle ! went to Newcastle , and there , as everywhere else , the Music Hall was

      too small to hold the numbers that were anxious to attend . A Mr Macintosh—a little grocer , the nominee of Mr Peddie , the founder of the Democratic League , in opposition to Chartism —was the delegate from Newcastle . to the Assembly , a man of whom the Chartists never heard before ; he did not make his appearance . My reception was not only warm but affectionate , and at the conclusion Mr Dickinson presented me with the following address from the Chartists of Northumberland and Durham : —

      DUX AHD Kl (? £ CXED Sll , Wr , the district delegates of the Durham and Nor . tbTnn-retlana Cbaittat Association beg lesTe to offer jou our heartfelt end grateful thanks for your long and un . tiring exertions fn behalf of the poor ani justice . Tonr straggles on behalf of labour ' s sons—your nnceaiing eadeavoars to alleviate their impoverished condition , the deep Interest yoa have taken in their welf ire , and the unmlstakeable proofs yon nave given of y « or eelf-dtTO ' -ion , aincttity , and dista ^ restednsis—ail these things , dear Sir , have found their way to t *~ e hearts of the care-worn children of toil , and are there held in holy resumbrance .

      We are not onmindfal how yoa have , ttm « after time , devoted yoar peennisry recourses to advance the cause « f popular freedom . We have notforgotten how , many a time , your health has been injured by your isal in our csuae—nay , we- we know yon have given up yonr per . ton « l liberty , and become the tenant cf a prison , and mcrithan onee or twice has your life bees preserved by a mere acciient . We have not forgtten tfeese things , St , and n «« r wUI forget them nnfll we forget we are men and Englisbmen . ~ If the world , Sir , ack why we are devoted to Jeargns O'Coauor , onr answer le—becsass every act of his life proves bis devotion to as .

      In conclusion , friend and brother , —If you have won tbe hearts of the people by yonr exertions re g * ia them political justice , yon hare doubly endeared youwelf to them by jour glorious plan to place them in a position to feed and clothe their families on their own farms , and be far ever free from ironhearted taskmasters . Generations y at te > come will bless yonr name for this , for that -name shall survive unstained when the dust of Wh ' g and Tory tyrants shall be mingled with the worms that crawl . * Ace > p * . ear grateful thanks for all yon have done , and wi > i yet do for n « . May your iif « be prolonged to see yon ? wishes fulfilled ; bat , above all , re * t assured that onr devotion to joa only ( strengthens and grows warmer with age . Yoan respectfalJy ,

      The delegates of Kerthnmberiand and Durham , Thomas Dickinson , Johr Hudson , Thomas Thaot , Geoksb Ehioki , WllLUM GlLIHHOS , TH .-MA 8 RicHAEDS , Robert Wikohtuax , Bekjs , Eubistoh . Ebwabd Stakos , . From Newcastle I started in my wet shirt at half-past ten at night , and arrived at Birmingham at half-past ten on the following morning . Now , that was a good week ' s work ; but I am more than repaid for the expense and the exertion by the confidence and enthusiasm of the real Chartists .

      From Manchester to Perth on Friday ; Perth to Montrose , and a public meeting on Saturday ; Aberdeen , Sunday , six hours at Aberdeen Monday ; Aberdeen to Dundee , eighty miles on Tuesday , and five hours there between meeting and discussion ; Edinburgh , Wednesday , and fire hours therebetween meeting and soiree ; Glasgow , Thursday , and seven hours there between meeting and soiree ; Carlisle , Friday , and ^ five hours there ; Newcastle , Sa . turday , and thirteen hours and a half between there and Birmingham ,

      To-day ( Tuesday ) I have been in the Conference , and , as far as I can judge , a good and sound spirit animates the body , so that I think that I have not performed a bad twelve days ' labour ; while you will confess , that it isuojust , unfair , and ungenerous , that I should be put to such trouble , such hardship , and expense , to refute the assertions of a parcel of drivelling hypocrites , that would make merchandise of our cause , and who hope to live in idleness upon the ruin of Your faithful and acquitted Friend ^ nd Representative , Feargds O'Connor .

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      To The Members Of The Nationa1v Land Com...

      TO THE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONA 1 V LAND COMPANY . : -. ' ..-. ' My Friendsj • • I sit down to write you an account of Tuesday and Wednesday ' s proceedings of Conference . It will be very short ; its main object being to call your attention i to ,-the Report , However , it is due to the Delegates to say , that the present Conference may be considered as a fair , honourable , and _ a virtuajTrepresentation . of the Land . Company , r ^ .- ¦¦'¦¦¦ .. ^ Ifext week I shall devote five or , six columns , or more , if necessary , to ^ he simple developo ment of what bas beendoneand a plain

      illus-, tration of the results' that may be caicuhite upon . J have lingered ^ and ' bve a '' lining existence ,, -and tile Company has lujgered , Bince the . French Kevolution , / or it -was that , land the high anticipations from its results , and not tfae ~ SeIect Committee of the House of Commons , thatflrst p ^ ysed our exertions ; but now 1 live agam , ^( au 8 e my fond chUd . has passed the crisis , and because once more I hope to / be surrounded by my bai | ifis , r my

      carpenters , my bricklayers , masons , and labourers . - . " :. We have withstood much ; but we canpresent accounts , balance ^ heets , and prospects ; which no other Company in the world can present ; and in spite of the Press , the Government , the jealous factions , and speculators in competitive schemes , we can publish our proceedings to the ' world . 'And I assure you , in conclusion , that I would rather beg for the remainder of my life than gee burf Company broken up , for want of my exertion or yonr confidencci

      I remain , Your faithful friend , and unpaidbailiff , , ; ' 1 ? EAR € U 8 O'CONNOB .

      Mr Feargus O'Connor's Touk Through Scotl...

      MR FEARGUS O'CONNOR'S TOUk THROUGH SCOTLAND . ( From theifortA British Etprits . ) , , ABERDEEN ; The following addresses were presented to Mr O'Connor at the Aberdeen meeting : — .. to raAsisua o ' consob , u % , u . p . . Hoirooai » -Uir >] lssrECTK > 8 rB 1 —We , the members of the Aberdeen branch of the Kttfoaal Lsnd Company , etabroee the opportaaity iiforded ua this night of tend . ring unto you tma sincere eon _ rat _ aHo-i ( . . that , Owing to your own wise policy , you are atill at large , and pennlued to be amongst us thl « eveaing . We are proud to say sir , that ynu hare laboured bard in our o . uie against every kind of opposition , and we are bound to _ . ackaowledge that year sterling honesty was brought out by the late parliamentary investigation into the Land Flan , upon which occasion you displayed

      eouuiE , ih » qt , and KonEiiTio-t , which was never surpassed , nor even tquailed , by any other man . We are folly aware , sir , that that Committee met with the full intent to straogle : _ . e giaat that yau bad brought into existence , andnnmd and fostered from childhood upwards ; but that . Committee—the majority of which was strenuously opposed to the scheme—with the whole vile Press in their rear—could aot accomplish the foul deed when the shit CHA _ rio » O'Comhoe , armed -with hone « ty and integrity of purpose , . was ready to protest his darling . We are proud ,-ln being able to bear testl > mony to the consistency which ha * marked yonr whole political career . Caluaoy could not move—persecution

      could not Intimidate—the malignity of a base Press , pouring forth the vilest slanders—the incarceration of yomr ooadjutori and & iend»—tbe snrveillanoe of policemen and Spies— -and . the threats of prosecution , could never induce yoa to rellnqnlih , your post , or flag in year exertions . In you has been fully verified the fact , that— The dungeon ' s gloom no terror gives To him who for his country lives ; . Firm aa an adamantine rock , SareMhesUnis , ' mid every shock . - ,-Supported by the pauiot ' e Sod , -. -- . '' jHe laughs to scora the tyrant ' s rod . '

      Oa oiv then , in the aame noble cause , denouncing tyranny , exposing injustice , recommending temperance , rftffoslDg knowledge , and defending our order ; and , woile the greater portion of your time is engrossed in the fulfilment of your Parliamentary duties , may the ad . vocaoy of the People ' s Charter , and the National Lind Scheme , be always paramount in your mind ; We sin . ef rely trust that you will still continue te watch over ycur darling Land Scheme , with all the anxiety and so . dcUude of a fond parent , P . nalt _» now , tit , to aohnow . ledge that wsha-e the most explicit confidence to place

      in the four , gentlemen who are at pretest at the head of the directotthlp . The _!* crity which ibeybaveBt all times manifested for tea interest of the members have procured for them our greatest feeling * of respect and esteem , which nothing but a dereliction from principle or duty can deprecate or destroy . We are wishful , sir , to express our desire that Thomas Singsby Dunoombe , Eiq . M . P ., may be so far recovered as to be able to take his seat whin Parliament re . aasemblea , torenew ycmrhopei , and increase yonr resolve in the pursuit of your oaward march to freedom . '

      Go , then , eloquent and highly gifted advocate of Uni . versal Liberty , Justice , Truth , and Humanity , you will yet conduct the masses to a peaceful and moral victory —then you may proudly exclaim , Tyranny have I con ' quere'd , and the oppression of ages have I levelled in the dnst . Then , sir , your name will be handed down to pos . terUy , not as an Alexander ; a Cki & t , aKapoleon . orany of these victors who have deluged earth ' s fair creation with the blood ef their fellow men , and ravaged the earth with fire and sword , while the tries of the bereaved were rending the air for vengeance . No , sir , we believe that the drying up a single tear has more of honest fame , than shedding seas of gore . Yonr name will be found among that nobler band of spirits who bare sought to elevate mankind , taught ( hem toc _! tlr _ te

      the arts of peace , and how to live soberly and ju-tly;—and when yen shall be called upon to reader an account of joor stewardship before that great judge , unto whom ail mast bow , you will leave behind you a memorial of your greatness , as enduring as time itself . Many thousands of freaand happy homes will be a monument of your goodness , more eloquent than language can de . 6 cr be , and'mordlasting than' marble or bronxe . Our children ' s children will chant your praise , —and your memory will be enshrined in the hearts of millions . In conclusion , sir , accept onr best wishes for yonr futnre welfare ; and , when at a distance , should yonr thoughts revert to this place , you will be pleased to think that you ara still remembered by the Aberdeen Branch of the National Land Company , as the champion of Democracy , and the benefactor of the whole human

      race . Signed in behalf of the meeting , Gsomb MicwioBH , President , Wiuuk Pokteb , Treasurer , Sobeei Rcaxsoir , Secretary .

      Address From The Chartists Of Aberdeen, ...

      ADDRESS FROM THE CHARTISTS OF ABERDEEN , TO FSAXGTJB O ' COHNOS , EEft , M P ., IBS CHAHFIOR OE THE FHOFLK ' S IVST BIOHW . Hokodxis Six —We have , on former occasions , pub iiciy expressed our deep gratitude for your disinterested , fearless , and untiring advocacy of the Rights of Labour ; and ire again assore yea of onr undiminished admlrat'on , gratitude , and respect . Ton have fought the battles oi the poor and the oppressed for many years , through good report and bad report—you have suffered persecution , prosecution , and imprisonment for boldly maintaining the cause of the injured and oppressed sons of toil—yoa have travelled by night aad by day to defend the cause of the pseple—yon have stood between the poor oppressed , and the rich oppressor , as tbe champion of freedom } and the corrupt hireling press of the coantry , almost without exception , have looked on yon as a target at which their

      envenomed darts have been incessantly hurled . In the Home of Common * , as well as throughout the coantry yoa have been abased and maligned by the supporters of oppression aad injustice ; arid evety means hare been used to destroy your good same , but they have slgnallj faUed ; for we assure yoa that the confidence of ( be great mass of the paople remains unshaken , It is true that some professed friends of the people have made varioas charges against yon ; but we have now the satisfaction of knowing that even they were deceived by the » ase hireling spies of the imbecile and irresponsible Whig t } rant * , who were sent among the people to excite the oppressed aad deeply injured sons of labour to acts of violence and premature outbreak , for the purpose of de-« iroying the movement , and making the triumphs of tjranny more secure .

      These wretches , a disgrace to humanity by their cheers and their seeming enthusiasm , deceived the honest and nnwary people , aad made them believe that the nation was quite prepared for a physical foroa revolution ; and when they found that jou could not ba entrapped In the snare which they had spread for your destruction , they had no other resource but to attempt the destruction of your influence with the people for fear that you would save them from the pit which they had made as the grave of their deluded victims . In many instances , they succeeded but too well , as th °

      Address From The Chartists Of Aberdeen, ...

      f . te of Mr Ernest Jonesi Dr lI'D juall , and others can testify ; but , thank Heaven , you are still left ' amongst u » as the champion of the people and the frUhd of justice , snd the rights of labour may yet be gained ; :, We cannot f o f a moment entertain the idea that you who have sacrificed ; so much of yonr fortune—wtioTwyeabandoned sJf the pleasures and enjoy meats which yosr posi-Hon irrsociety plaia ^ ' ^ wlthin your reach—who hav e thrown ^ slde the narrow prejudices and the exclusive spirit so denrafiing to the great majority . of your class , and toldly embraced the principles of true DBXooBifr-4 conietettiding to a * sociatt > with the humblest opsratlve and tof lead the cause of the poorest in the land ;—we cannot believe that jou , whos « wholo sympathies and feeling * ate with the people , could ever desert tbaf HobT c * P « ffhfQu yoa hire su long , so ably , attd « o fcael «« l malnto'nfl > : : . - ¦ . ¦' , ¦ : ¦ ... < . ¦¦ , ¦ ¦„ ¦ , ¦ : ¦'¦ . ;¦ - . - ¦ ¦ -

      - . Ko ; we dismiss the very . Ideas , from : onr , minds , and rely , wlthfuH ooruMeoee , pn yQur . wUdom , your IntcgrityJ ; an 4 jpnr »*« raness ^> u | B ^ , tdr . djre et ^ usia ^ jBii ^ t ootose to regain . tb » Jn » t » nd ! ci ^ siltotibria \ jswl | l ^|| asmen , a »; cW « Tns , ; a ^ :, aabJec ^ We pledge oarselves / t 6 ] st ^ g ^ Vvoup ^ . ^ e irt th * stroggb of awM sgalnst Mimr , ; to ohwr jca ^ on In that noble MU » e which is so dear-to ^^^ s . andTrj ) share th : labour of the agitation to obtain tbeKeBTS of man at we , expitt t » sbare the btneflta wbloh *^ reialt fr . m iheir obtalnaiei . t . .. . ; , -, r- - ¦« v- > . i | j « pfc 3 ; . . ! / . . ¦ . - ; . ! . i ; - * S ¦ ¦ And that yon may be ong sparedWunjoy boalthrand streng h to aid ns in the aoble woiki and to lee jour labours crowned witti sneoessj is the earnest wish , and fsiven ' prayer , of tteOhirtisUof Abardetn , ; , - :,

      ' „ ¦* . ¦ : ¦ " DUNDEE .- ' - , -. t . - v-i ¦ :: ;••¦•; A . reso ! ution of thanks to , and confidence is , Wr O'Connor was enthuaiiatically adopted & t the close ofthaDjndee meeting .

      ' EDINBURGH . On Wednesday . evening a public . meeting of : the Chart'sts of Edinburgb and Leirh w . a held in Greig ' a Ridiag School , Ntcolsou Street , to heir from Mt O'Coriuot a leovure on the maral and Bocial opndhinn of tbe people . Mr John Eking , having been called to the chair , in a few . words thaaked the meeting for the honour they had conferred upon him , ami although he felt ill qualified to disohirge the du ; ties , he would endeavour to do the beat he could ., , ' Mr O'Cohnob then came forward , amid waving of hats aad continued cheericg , and said , I too , like yonr ohatrraan , am aaiobuhed to see so many persons present this evening , but yon are to recollect that we lire in the reign of terror ; but let the tyrants who

      wish to oppress ,, us by supprcsing opinioa be told that the Christians of old were persecuted , that the Jews of old were persecuted , and that all who have looked for and laboured for the establishment of a i'ood pROciple have been persecuted . I assure yod , my friends , so valuable is my time , so much am I engaged iu ' otber occupations jua « now ,, that , was it act from the fast that the people require , to be re « united and regenerated , I would not be here , I have other work t » perform . It u not evety man who has the courage to take up a newspaper and fina his ' . character reviled there . It is not every man who has courage to aland against the prejudices of the aristocaoy—the malice and , vengeance of the middle olasses—and the treachery t of soma of the working

      classes as I have dene ; but . as this isthe twenty-sixlh year of my political career 1 trust , to live down all slander . I rave abandoned the ties of friendship and home , and I have been driven an exile from mj country—I am the list of a persecuted race , and I have given up family ' connexions and friends , and have squandered property for the cause , of the people . And now , friends , I have been at Aberdeen , at Dandee , and now at Edinburgh , then ' -I goto Glasgow , because in these four towns I have bees maligned , in my absence . I come here te stand before , not one of your Scotch juries that read the bible through spectacles * and bribery through goggles , bat I come here before a jury to > virtuous to be bribed ^ and too numerous to be packed—and who require not the

      mystery ' of the chut jh , nor the , mystification of the advocate or lawyer to expound simple law to them I came not upon a single count upon any single indictment ; but I came to plead innocence to evety charge that 7 xay be broogbt against me , through the * hola course of my life . That h aves a large scope .. There isthis connected with'it , that your class is the most moraland virtuous of all olaases . If a noble lard com'oaits forgery , hei is ; insabe ; if he gets drunk , he is a fool ; but if a poor man does , any of theie . things , he isacrimiaalfellow . But if the crimes oL these othor parties ' were bhujaed forth' to the world , " they would be many compared with those , of tho poor . But haw happens it that there . should be , so many traitors among yonr own ranks—bow can they not

      be united ? All the persecutions , that I receive from all tbe other olasses is as nothing , compared to ingratitude from the working classes—for I look upon them all aa my own children . What the others say of me , I heed it not ; I love , I gloat uponit , because , the moment they begin to praise me , I am unworthy « f your gratitude . I love their bias , I invite them , bat I don't love your bias , and , the more especially when I do not deserve it . At the time of an awful crisis . 1 came here at great inconvenience—when the Glasgow cotton spinners were to ' be tried—for we find , that as soon as the Whigs had gained the ascendency in this country , they began to persecute the very men by whose instrumentality they achieved ( heir ascendency—so they are geing to try some oi

      ourfriends npon the 7 th of next month . Now , I ask you , whether a severed party ,, or a united party , presenting a firm front , and demanding a fair interpretation of the law , which is most likely to ecsure a fair verdict for these men ? They always explain the law to suit the jury and satisfy the party in power : but when they see you' firm and determined they explain the law as it is printed in the statute bwfc . Then mark—it will be an eternal disgrace to yon , if your men are convicted for want of the very best counsel . Oh ! that I could speak to you as I once could have spoken—but then ne had not the Attorney General ' s bill—for the Attorney General and his puhy power , I have no regard , but I have no wish to be separated from those t > whom I

      hope to ha useful . ( Great applause . ) I dare not doasMr . O'Connelldiduponthe Calton Hill , when he talked of the Scots establishing their liberty u ^ on the mountain side with the broad claymore . I dare hot aa ? anything of this sort , because the Attorney * General ' s gag is upon my mouth But in the name proportion as tbe law is trenched . upon , in the same proportion strain you your energies to be united ., Ido not kno wjthat there is any law against pu blic meeting ? , provided yon keep within the limits of the gagging act . Ton have one paper , and only one , that supports your cause . Well , I have been making a little calculation for you ; presuming there are four millions of people in Scotland , if every man in 800 would pay a penny a week , it would amount to £ 120 a-week . Are you

      prepared for your liberty , if every man in 800 , is not prepared to pay a penny a-week to obtain it ? The government govern the country by the prets . Then be sure that you' have an instrument to meet the perfidy of the government , and never say that you are prepared for freedom if every man in 800 is not prepared to pay a penny a-week to support that paper . ( Applacs ? . ) There was an old Roman , when he saw his country being sold for gold , threw his sword into the scales to balance it , and exclaimed , « That is the ransom I givefor my country . ' 1 now say no such things for it is easy for you to pay a penny a week to attain yonr freedom . The Whigs during this last session of parliament , have passed more bloody andbrntal acts than have been passed

      altogether ainee 1688 , and I told them in my place in parliament , that they would drive men to hold secret meetings when they were denied the , Jiberty o' meeting in public . This , however , they have provided against * by plenty of spies and informers ; and I am credibly informed , that a Mr Russell , belonging to tbe detective , who came from London to entrap your leaders , is to be ' one of the principal evidence against your friends in the coming trial . Mr O'Connor then alluded to the influence of bribery upon the mind , as stimulating t > acts which , in a Christian country , no person of a sane mind would ever perform . In England , he said , ten millions a year is paid , one third of which was to go to educate the people , but the parsons eat itlup , and the ' v then

      complain of yonr ignorance , and yoa are refused protection because ybu are ignorant . I only wish yon could go with me to see a constituency of farmers andclodpoks in some of our English counties , men more ignorant than the horses they drive . They , however , are quite capable of voting for a member , id parliament . Why ? BEoaaaethafcmanis'tobethe nominee of the . landlords . Mark me , if you were ignorant , they would give jou the franohiae . tomorrow ; but because you are too knowing to be duped by them , they will not give yen your rights . In France , no public discussion was allowed , and then physical totce came like an electric shock , and now they have adopted every principle of your in

      Charter Paris . No power on earth , no matter how great , can shoot & principle , or stab a thought . Thought , however , may be pent up , but one single act of Parliament may eause it to burst forth , and then , like a mountain torrent , it will rush down a mighty avalanche , to overthrow the whole valley ot ignorance below . ( Great applause . ) I am the only man out of the 656 members of Parliament who has opposid every one of the base measures passed since last session . I commenced with a small minority on the Irish Coercion Bill , and continued my opposition until I was loft without a seconder ; but I was determined that , in my absence , no measure would pass , which I would be ashamed to say I was

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      not there to oppose it . Mr O'Connor then alluded to his meetings in Dundee and abeUeen , and taidy well , it is something in these trying times for a gen tleman belonging to what is called the high order of representatives In Parliament— now" mark , it is a high order , for . wme men w . ll give : £ 10 , 000 for a seat . I assure f on I would hot give a fa > thing 'or o ¦ eat . I would : not hold a seat if I did not think it was for your benefit . I will tell vou the reason why they will give £ 10 , 000 for a seat , ftisbecanietheyhopeto make £ 50 . 000 out of it . It is like raw cotton , yaw wool , or cold iron , it can be manufactured ,, arid , yields areturo of £ 6 for ' every £ 1 they expehd ' updh getting it Mr O'Connor then alluded briefly , to the way in which mind lYpurchased in thovHonieof Commons , showing , that where , a collation of me'h are * they would bergullttf of acts of CTueity ^' whioh , j onojndividbal % dhjpielf wouRbe horTOMtra (* i . i | : . tfaairiAtlvlf ha *! na * nfrf 1 lmiahf . nf Tkla . « uuuin > DA

      ; # rf |] m ^ : ten montos of sochrt-trying Mssion , to I *' oprH »« dm ^ ver y / thtoiwj ^^ ^ r ^^^ v ^^;^ ^ - . ^^^^ # 0 fleaJy ^ fyiBmp ^^ , to'One ; yote ; # hlch to had giwn ,- that they . wouWne ashamBditohave given , or ashamed because he had . given , ?« ( Great applause . ) I was in every minority , untiliat las ^ upoti- tM CoercionBill . •! thintfithe -Ayes have it , ' said the speaker . ' I think the Wes hayeit , ' s ' aid'irritttiKa ^ no ^" econtler , " and theraea ,-^ ttrepasaajd , Is ' not tha ^ some tear of a man ' s omductm Parliament to go down to his constituents , as , ! did to Nottingham , andstatethatif there was the least dissatisfaction , I wonld'tender my seat f ( Cheers . ) I come then to unite you , because I believe in my soiil , that it is ordained that the Charter shall pass . ( Great applause , ) No * , if any of yon work for a month as I have done for the last

      twentysix-years , yon will have the Charter . Bat when trade is good ; yeu say ; * Ob , we don't want the Charter , « a are doirlg ; , very well ' , without , itj' f but when the evil day comes , you say , ' Come away and lead us bat n < iw , wearealliiea-iy—we are allCuartists , and will tight for the Charter . ' I say , no I thank you , Iwib not 'lead you how . - Daring the last year's discussion , many men have written to me ,-and many men have said to me , 'Oh , for God ' s sake , abandon the movement / My answer bas been . I will abandon my life first . ( Great applause . ) , Thank Heaven , that although" many of yourselves are being traitors , and infermers , and 'spies , that is , no reason why j should abandon the body , of the people « to ate viituouB , moral , and determined to obtain

      their rights , andjfor that reason I have left my home to be here this evening . I shall not say a word about the government , but of the Whigs—the Whigs beat mein the House of Commons , but with God ' s blessing I will beat tb . 3 m . ( Cheers . ) Mark the ordeal through which a good measure has to go . It h first laughed at , . thenitia . persecuted , then it is pro * seonted , then it begins to be spoken of , then it is discussed , then- it ia legislated upon , and then it tecomes the law of the land . . ( Cheers . ) The reformers of old ( although yen did not derive much benefit from reform ) were persecuted . Many Scotchmen were put to death , many were transported , and only for doing what the Whigs wrote to General Napier to do by force of arms . Ton do not suppose that this : is going to rest where it is just how . Ido

      not suppose that I will fail in . the House of Commons , both to ask the Lord Advocate if he wrote the letter to the provost of Montrose , and to ask . My Lord John if subaccount can be given of the missing - envelope . Bnt oh ! says the Times newa paper , and the church , and the government ; that was bnt the Solitary act of Thomas Toung . Melbonroe had nothing to do with it , oh , no . But mark , if one Chartist , if a million of Chartists do anything , I am expected to know all about it . In fact lam the red cat of Chartism , and everything that is done , 1 do it . I saw poor Coffey tried . There is not a more amiable man in England than poor Cuffey , yet he was entrapped by some men , who would charge me with leading them on to what they

      did . It was Feargus O'Connor , and the NORTHERN Stab , that led them on . Now it is strange that Feargus O'Connor never heard the name of one of the thirty one , except that of Coffey . And yet Mr Young is . exonerated for what he , did ,, and I am obliged to be answerable for all that ia done . He r-hen alluded to the infamous conduct in the case oi young Meagher ' s nurse at the Irish trials , and then spoke of the folly of attempting to phll down without b-ing > ble | to build up . The French , who gained the Republic in February , beoame . the victims of their own victory because they were not prepared with a substitute The change which he hoped to see was a change that would not take one man from Nature ' s board while the feast was ample for all . He hated

      bloodshed ; but let them bat try to be united in moral power , and then , my Lord John Russell will ask , ' Is it the Charter you want ? is that all ; ' and Sir Robert Peel will try to outbid him , and will * a , —* Is it only the Charter , will you not like a bit of , land along with it too V This is the way these gentlemen would bid against each other . They wouldbid anything for a seat . Edward Stanley , now a member of the fiouse of Peers , told me when Ien-• erod parliament , that they intended to observe the government practice by giving me half the patronage < tf my county . This , of course , would have been worth £ 100 , 000 a year , and then he stated that he hoped I would support tho government measure that < vas then before them . I told him I had brought in

      * nominee on my shoulders , and should have all the county , and tbe support I gave , was when Mr Lambert made his motion against them , I rose up when he had done speaking , and see nded the motion . It i .-t not an easy thing to stand up i the House of Commons , a solitary individual , without one to sapport you . I stand up opposed to every man in the House of Commons , and every man is opposed to me ; but . I bear all the insults heaped npon me , and return taunt for taunt , because I think , that by es . pousing your cause your principles will finally be adopted . " ( Applause . ) What I do say in " the Bouse of Commons provokes others to reply to me . These words go to America—they go to France—they are scattered through the length and breath of the land

      —and men hear of the Charter who never heard of it before . The idea that on the 10 th of April , 200 , 000 special constables , with the army and the Duke of Wellington at their head , and tbe artillery and the troopers all caparisoned and dressed for the occasion—the idea that each an array was called out to put dewn a mere imaginary thing , a mere , ghost . A noble lord put the question to Sir George Grey , whether that meeting on Kennington Common would be allowed to take place ? Sir George said it would not take place ; and-when he had done speaking , I rose in my place and said , ' I beg to tell the noble lord that the meeting shall take place ; ' and the meeting did take place . Alderman Humphrey , and fifty others , wrote letters to me ,

      telling me if I went to the meeting I wonld be shot . I did ; go , and sat in the front rank ; butthat triumph was afterwards destroyed . I hope it will be a lesson to the working classes , and , so help me God , that , had I been sure as I stand here , that I would have been shot , rather than allow them to put the meeting down , I would have gone to Kennington Common . ( Great applause . ) , But I am not going to sacrifice myself and your cause to the whim or caprice of any man , or body of men on the face of tbe earth . But , suppose that next Saturday the Stab came eut with a flaming article in support of Whiggery , do not suppose that I would be lecturing in such a place as this . I would be in one of the finest ball rooms , and in the gallery we would have the Queen ' s

      band to enliven us ; and suppase that I was to deliver a lecture on the rights of capital and the rights of labour , but not the duties of labour ; and suppose I were to tell you that it was the ordinance of God that there should be always poor in the land , or suppose , like a certain person , who was going to set all Clyde on fire . who said if you got four days ' ' work you ought to bless God ; if you got two days' work , you ought to try and live open it ; and if you got no work at all . but had to live upon charity , yon ought to be grateful to those who give you the scanty pittance . Suppose jou saw snob an announcement , don't you think that noblemen would come from all parts of the country to hear the great patriot . Would it not be hard , then , tor me , think you , to lessen myself in the estimation

      of the great men ? but there is something dearer to me than wealth , and that is to live down prejudice I am new building monuments that will remain when all the monuments built to warlike heroes will ha ^ e crumbled into dust . I am building homes for you , and that which I have done is only anexperiment . The labour market is crowded—they want you to expatriate yourselves . They don ' t like to see starving people at home , bat you are asked to go to cut down forests in order to get land , and when this is over , yon have nothing wherewith to cultivate it . The man who tells me that the country is over populated , blasphemes his Gud . The country was not

      over-populated , when , atone time , estat a sold according to the number of houses , and according to the number of persons resident upon them . But now they sell in proportion to the fewness of their reai dents , I don't want to see your excise and custom duties going to increase corruption . I want to see tbe money made in Edinburgh kept there for the purpose of recruiting that district . I don't want tesee the bloodtaken from tho veins of the men of Edinburgh * to go to corrupt the veins of the men of power ii . London . I want to see complete local government , and then when you have this you will have a centralised government . Therefore , look to local go-

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      vernment . And * ell , to begin with . poor unhap ? Ireland . Ion may rely upon it , that iheymak martyrs in Ireland , bnt from . - evetftdron :: of . blood willspringlOOOO martyrs to avenge the martyrV death . When a system requires cruelty to support it , it will crumble to pieces . I would state ns my basis of government , self-reliance , co operation , representation and justice ., ( Greafapplause ) Make every man rely upon ^ owh exertipns . as an indj . vidual man , and then * cbmmnhity of these indi * viduala will have a good- representative government . Place the surplus population upon the land , then yon waiaeeauchabodyastiocowtry ever « aw to protect the land of their birth . I am for complete ^ selfreliance—I have straggled for that a great portion of my life . Every scheme that is taken np is to make . refit . Well then , many men thought I wss robbing . the Land Company . I asked' a " committee to ' Joe - appointed to make investigation . Tbey got . my vernracnt . And * ell , to begin with . poor unhaS

      % coahnts . i brought four men tobe . examiced before ¦ he committee , They , said they had nothing to ask them . ' I tookfive members of parliament down to 'he estate . They would not examine them . 'What ' do you want ? ' T then asked . 'We want to ' go info vonracconnts . ' I told tbem thej were mercenaries and tools , & o . ' That committee sat three months , and they . had . received receipts for everything down to 2 i . 6 i . ; A report was drawn up , which : stated that " the Land Company owed' Feargus 'O'Connor . £ 8 ^ 8 6 s . 8 | d . ; , Tbis would not ddi" Mr FihlaWrr :: the great actuary , wai applied to ; and h ' aviBgrgbp "' . over the accounts , bei wrote , at & tisgthathe'bad die ? - " ^ Verqda , ^^^ » ndstafedliej } iaddiBeov . 6 red that , instead ; of ; . the : ; Land Company owing Mr O'Connor £ 3398 , they ,-

      -owed ibimi ^ dOv . ; i ' -Qhl that will do , we don't want ; . - —if ahy rhoreof it , ' wa * the immediatefepiy . ^ ( Cheers , ) 'This certainly shows adiffereace fronSrailway epecnV ' ' ilat » bn , W evel 7 ^^^ : " ; has een ^ 6 a t' ; $ l $ ' , bd ^ load : . the / , proprietor ^ ..,-Betray ., ; > incU ; railway- .. ' . ;' s property 7 j Wftrtb ^ -. £ 262 ; .:: ^ ei ghteen .-vinontha ' . ' , ago / . ' is cow ,. worth about £ 98 last- week / I tarn here " »> to tellyou , then ; that they / so long , is" I- 'lbe , ' shall "' ' never put down the Land Company if you are prepared suppbrt'it ; •' Ahd , " ailtbld , ' , tne ' j ( nen ; of AoJrdeeb ; : ,:.. if Prir $ e ; Albertrbadi . built . ^ gO 5 » twie , » ilij * U-jtb 9 ,- , ¦ . fashionable ladisa and little lords would he askiDf I , * . ' for cards of adjueion to see-the beautiful plaoflfi . and cyerjthin'fe would be in Btir to see the happy "•

      homes built by the philanthropic Gernian pnncein England . It would be— 'Ah ! ' how lovely ! La ! didyou ; eyer ! ' 'Butiwheh . theypass ,. they draw up the carriage blinds , and say ,,. 'Don't look that . way , : that ' sthB place built by that beast . Feargus O'Connor . ' ( Great laughter ) I was delighted with the " - examination of one gentleman ;' who stated that he had' ' paid £ 238 for two acres of land , and he had psidieif . ' . ' for legatexpenses for conveying it , beVhau kept hia " , family , consisting of three children , and his , ; wife ,,,: all very comfortable , and , after that , his two acres .: •; left an annual prefit of £ 6110 ? , This is the evidence of a man not connected with the Land Company . Mr O'Connor then said , I am not a monopoii-r ; :

      even in news , and I will do everything I can to increase the circulation of yonr , own local paper . I have embarked in your boatj and until you drive me . from it , with God ' sblessing , no other man shall ever take me from it . . 1 have avoided Soylla , and v ^ ill endeavour to keep clear of CharybdisV He then promised ; to devbte part of his' spare time , previous to the meeting of parliament , to writing a letter for the ExmsB every week , in order to sustain its interest ; and would take up one . subject , and carry it on in regular order ;> and pledge himself that tbey would see nothing personal , ' ' nothing selfish , hot one word about him until they came to the signature . * I am your warm and faithful representative , Feargus O'Connor . * ( Great applause . ) (! .-

      Mr HABKNB 83 then came forward , and recited the following poem , which he had written for the occasion : — - ' "

      O'CONNOR'S WELCOME TO EDINBURaH . "" it f ( . B * uiiisa ., .. ' „ ' , ' .. ' ,.- When Donald , from his mountain home , Proclaimed With joy , O'Connor ' s come , And left ia silence , forge , and loom . \ , . ' , ' . TogreotthePrlnoeof CHyalry ., '' ., ' _] , •¦ His heart beat light , his'hopes were hlgb ; - Butwho could feel the patrlot'i'Joy— . Z , " 1 When labour ! cheer , from earth Jill sby , " M '' ' ; JV ; " Pronounced 1 the doom of slavery ? . 8 haUwe , less sanguine In the cause Of equal rights and equal laws , WithholdI ' our tribute of applause , Nor show oar sense of bravery , J We'll hail him as the onieftain brave , Whom Heaven hath raised this land to nave—To burst the bonds that bind the slave , And dig the grave of tyranny .

      We'll slag his praie , we'll speak his worth , ., We'll rlral D jnald . ef the North-Till Tay aad Tweed , till Clyde and Forth , Resound tho Joyousrevelry . : . Lot scribblers rant and rave arid write , . And striveta ' prove ; Ihht blaba is , wh \ ite— . , . !'; ' .., „ ' J Th ^ right ) s , ' wrong—thaywrong is right , [ . . " ] " ] , " , '' . . . . " / , ' .., And sbowthtir depth in vlUany , " . . We'll gnardhim from each base attack , Of hir / dsflrlbe and worthless h ^ ck- ^ . . ' . ' ; '' , . ' Of hollow knave and artful quack , And all their fierce artillery . Let faction throw its polroned darts , And reap in turn its just degerts ; , ' ' His shield , a wall of honeti hearts , ' Shall quonob thdr hottest battery , ,

      As billows ; tossdby tempests roll , His daring ' splrlt . soi rns control ; Tho flame , wild bursting through his soul , . Shall light tbe world to liberty . In vain the proud their barriers rear . .. " ,,: To ' stop ' hlm in his bright career : " . Ho leads he . way , the millWs ohe « r , . Andoarthihallshout the victory . Mt Cribbbs , ina brief speech , proposed a vote of thanks to Mr'O'Connor , which was seconded by Mr , '" ' .,. Kynnoch , and responded to most epthuaia ' stioally . Mr O ' Connor then x « plied , and before sitting down , , ¦ : < . proposed a vote ef thanks to Mr Eking for his con- ' » duct in the chair . ¦ - ' . ' -. Three " times three were then given for the Char- v , ' , ' lists , and three groans for the Whigs , ' and the meet , ing separated .

      GLASGOW . Oh Thursday a" public meeting was held in Regent Street Chapel , East , N 6 . 100 , for the purpose of hearing Mr O'Connor . The . chapel was crowded , and hundreds were obliged to leave for want of accommodation . Mr Robert Paul was called to the chair . Mr O'Connor then addressed the meeting at great length . A vote of thanks and confidence was then awarded to Mr O'Connor , and a vote of thanks having been giving to the chairman , the meeting separated . Swrbb . —A soiree was then held in tho Chartist Hall , which , like the previous meeting , was crowded to suffocation . Mr Paul again occupied the chair . Addresses were , delivered by Mr James Moir , Mr Harrower , and Mr Brown . Mr O'Connor then addressed the meeting at some length , and concluded by proposing a vote ot thanks to the chairman . A vote of thanks was again given to Mr O'Connor , and the meeting aeparateda little past twelve o ' clock .

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      LAND FORTHCOMING MEETINGS . Sunday , November 5 th . —A meeting will be held in the Company ' s room , Chorley , at two o ' clock . —A general meeting in the School room of the Working Man ' s Hall , Oldham , at two o'clock . —A meeting in the room , Hyde Lane , Hyde , at two o ' clock . —A public meeting in Frankiand's room , Lune Street , to hear the report of the . 'delegate , at seven o ' clock . A meeting at Mr Lee ' s Temperance Hotel , Irwell Street , Salford , at ! two o ' clock . —A meeting at the room , Mossley , at two . o ' clock—A meeting in the room , Butterworth ' s Buildings ' , Bradford , at one o ' clock—A delegate meeting at Benjamin Bromley ' s , opposite the Post Office , Batley , near Dawsbury ; at two o ' clock . .

      . Mondat ,, Nov . 6 . —A meeting in the Prince of Wales Lodge-room , at tho Malt Shovel , North Church Side , Hull—a tea party at P'itchard ' a Coffee-house , Gosford , Coventry , at half-past five o ' clock . — A meeting of the Kidderminster Branch , at tko Falcon Inn , Mill Street , Birmingham , at seven o ' clock . TnssDAY , Nov . % —A meeting in the room , Newmarket Place , Bolton , at half-past s-ven o ' clock . — A meeting at the Assembly Rooms , Dean Street , Soho , Westminster , at half-past seven o ' cleok . Thursday , Nov . 9 . —A meeting ia the Land Office , Dewsbury , at half-past seven o ' clock .

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      CHARTIST FORTHCOMING MEETINGS . Sunday , November 5 th . —Mr James Ljaob , of Manchester , will deliver lectures in the Furroster ' a Hall , Vauurey Street , Staleybridge , at two o ' cosk s . nd fix o ' clock . —A district delegate meeting will be Qeld at Nicholl ' s Temperance Hotel , 16 , 'Broad Street , Halifax , at two o ' clock . —Mr John W ? st will deliver his Inst address previous to h ' . s trial , in the Bazaar , Lee . ' s , at seven o ' clock . —Mr Finnigan , of Manobe-ter , will lecture in the Chartist Room , Yorkshire Street , Rochdale , at half past six o ' clock . A members' meeting , at the Princess Rnyal , Circus Street , New Road , Marylebone , at seven o ' cleck . —

      Mr Southwell will lecture in tho South London Chartist Hail , at seven oVock . A meeting at Cartwright ' s coffee house , to settle the account- ! of Mrs-Beser ' s benefit , at three o ' clock . Monday November 6 th . —A soiree in the Working Man ' s Halt Bull Close Lane , Halifax , at five o ' clock ,, when Mrs Theobald will attend . —A meeting at the-Royal Oak , Horn ' s Lane , opposite Sunderland , at seven o ' oiock . —A tea in the People ' s Institute , Manchester o ' clock . A concert and ball at the Queen Square , Broadway , We . o ' clock . Wbdhbsday , November 8 th . —A lecture in the South London Working and Scientific Institute , at seven o '

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 4, 1848, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_04111848/page/1/