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      Mr. Oastler

      MR . OASTLER

      TO THE EDITOR OF THE KORTHEBN STA & . _gia , —Allow me , through the medium of your journal , to inform those friends of " the good old Smg" who have interested themselves in his behalf , Oat the resolution agreed to by his townsmen , waa daJy forwarded by me , according to direction , to _Thornis Ihornhill _, Esq ., from whom I have reeared tha following reply : —

      TO MB . _TF . EIDEE . Biddlesworth , Oct 2 . Sib , —Jn answer to your letter received tbis day , I can only say that had I _remainod at Fbcby , I should have been most happy to _receive the deputation from Leeds , in favour of Mr . Oastler . I could only hare made them tbe same reply that I did to the gentlemen from _Hnddexsfield _, Bradford , _Keighley , and _DewAury : — Tn & t I hare no enmity towards Mr . Oastler , _feut that after the treatment I hare received frcm him , I cannot in justice to myself , or my family , set him at liberty , without security for his debt to me . " I remain , Sir , Your obedient _serrant , Thos . _Thorshill .

      On the above letter I must bare a word or two . Whatever feelings may have been generated in out minds towards Mr . Thomhill _, in _consequence of his made of proceedure towards Mr . Oastler , who was unquestionably " a good and faithful steward , " it must be allowed that he has not acted towards the intercessors of the captive . " King" with that contempt which teo many aristocrats would feel _delighted in evincing towards mediators of " the loiccr order . " " Had I , " Bays he , " remained at Fixby , I should have been happy to receive the deputation from Leeds in favour of Mr . Oastlex . " Thank you , Mr . Thornhillthough a Tory _aristocrat . Here is not in this the repulsive spirit of a Russell or a Xormanby . " I have no enmity towards Mr . Oastler . " Thanks for this declaration . A heart net vitiated and petrified by enmity , may , by _reflection , so far govern the action as to ultimately prodnce the wished-for object .

      Mr . _Thorchill knows that both himself and family are amply provided far—that his demand npon _ilr . Oastler is a mere cypher when placed in juxta-poaition ¦ with his immense annual income . He knows the onerous duties which must have devolved upon Mr . Oastler in tie improvements made npon tbe estates under his superintendence , and which , have greatly enhanced their value , and , above all , he knows that " the head and frenf of Mr . Oistler _' _s offence has been his unceasing _efforts to ameliorate the hapless condition of the factory operative , and also his sworn hostility to that damnable monster—tint indelible stain upon our national character—the New Poor Law . Misanthropists sued for the overthrow of _Oastler , and they prevailed , so far as regarded the _taking away of his daily bread , and the incarceration of his body . His spirit they cannot subdue , neither can they torture him into a recantation of his humane principles .

      >' _ow _, let us hope that the dogs nave bad their daythat the envy , hitred , and malice of Ariswcrats and _Jlfllocrats are satiated , and that the heart which nurtures not " enmity towards Mr . _Oastter , " may dictate the performance of one noble act—the liberation of a faithful , but belied , persecuted , and unjustly discarded steward . Having known Mr . Oastler many years , and being aware of his independent spirit , and also knowing that he was not acquainted with the steps taken by his friends resident in his native town , for the purpose of procuring his liberation , I must beg of that gentleman to pardon the deed should my publication of this not quadrate with his feelings , _Youre , truly , William Rider . Leeds . October 4 th , ISil .

      The Texder Mercies Of The Wicked To The ...

      THE TEXDER MERCIES OF THE WICKED TO THE EDIXOB 07 THE _> OKTHE &> - STAB .

      Sis , —Having _sten in tfee Star of the ISth instant , a specimen of the tender mercies of the tyrant cotton lords in Stockport and _Ashton-nnder Lrne , I send yon a f * w facts of their conduct towards their spinners in _Chcrley . If any wheel happens to break while the machinery is working , the misters make the spinners psy seven times the value of the wheel ; for a wheel that would cost _ona shilling and sixpence , they will make the spinner pay seven shillings and sixpence . I have known an instance of one tooth being broken out of a wheel , and of tbe spinners having to pay seven EMliings and sixpence for it , and yet ihe wheel worked £ . ve years . Mr . Robert Wallwork is discharging men with families , and taking ycung men from eighteen to twenty years o ! age , to epin at tsn per cent , under the

      present price . He has seven already , and yet this tyrant is a Corn Law Repealer , and a deacon cf a Dissenting _congregation . In this town , when any missionary meeting is to take place he sends ererj one word , and expresses his hope that every one will contribute Ms mile towards the poor heathen . At Mr . Richard Anyon _' s mill , last Friday , he abated every ece of his spinners and weavers , and yet this tyrant attends Com Law meetings , and spouts on the hustings about no monopoly and free trade . There is scarce a day passes tut he abates some of his workpeople . Mr . R . Smethurst has had a letter sent Hm -with three bad ends enclosed ; he sent for three of his spinners that was spinning the numbers contained in the letter , and abated them all three five shillings each ; another

      spinner had a few _snickey copnoses , and be abated him sixteen shillings , and yet this te a religions _inan . It was only a few years ago that he was _chairman at a _Wesleyan missionary meeting , and one of tbe missionaries had brought a wooden G-od from Africa , and he ' Mr . R . S .: handed it round the chapel , to show how the poor heathen were deluded ; he is also a great anti-Corn Law man , and tells us that the Charter will not £ 11 our bellies like a cheap loaf . About nine months ago he wrote » o the Poor Law Commissioners , requesting them to build a bastile in _Choriey , for th & poor ; and yet , Sir . these are the tyrants who wish the _jnople to agitate for cheap bread . William Haedi > "ge _. Chciley , Sept 24 , 3 541 .

      Mr. R. J. Richardson. To Ths Editeb Of T...

      MR . R . J . RICHARDSON . TO THS EDITeB OF _THK _SOETKER _* STAB . Sib , —I have received the following letter frcm Mr . RichardEon , which he has requested me to transmit to you for insertion in the Star , and of course I have lost no time in complying with his request . It is not my intention to re-open the controversy between that gentleman and the Chartists of Manchester , of which too mcch has been already laid before the public , and which I , in common with allright minded Chartists , extremely _regrst should ever have taken place ; but as an old . colleague , and active member of ; he first Convention , whese writings on the currency and banking questions , and who has _suffered imprisonment for the cause of Chartism , I think it right that his present cirenmstances should be known to the body at large , that they may act in the case as they think proper ; and those who may be disposed to sympathise with him , and deem it proper to try to alleviate hia distress , will have an opportunity to do so . I am , Sir . Your obedient servant , T . R . _Shahi . Red Cross-street , Leicester , September 29 , 1841 .

      Sheriff"S Osce, Manchester, 27th Septemb...

      Sheriff " s OSce , Manchester , 27 th September , ISil . 3 Jy beau Sis , —The game is up , I am a ruined Kan . Tt . c debt you have heard so much of , has at last crushec me . 1 came frem Scotland to see what could be done towards settling the affair , dreading the consequences if it-was any longer delayed . I had no sooner arrived here than I had two bailiffs in icy house , where they remained three days . On the last day , at 11 o ' clock at night , a can was sent for to remove ' my things for sale by auction on the following _dar . 0 , Sir , what were my feelings , to thiak my little ail was ' about to be _sacruxed , icy _mfe and four little _childrtn turned into tie streets it midnight , naked and houseless ? What were my feeli _^? s when I reflect , that all this was caused by being too zealous in the cause of my country ? J

      _ The _flowing day a sum of money was paid , _«~ 1 3 s . 2 i , and my property alienated ; £ 60 more renamed to _ba paid for costs on the _lecal proceedings _ttien against me . I entered into arrangements with my mends to pay that sum , and was on the point of departntt iOr _Dunde- _fcy the railway train , when a Sheriffs _u & ctr _caJtd meont of the carriage _( which bad just _rartc _^ aid arrested me . My Inggage wen t forward ywi . he train , but what has become of it God knows , icr _i co not ; if it be lost £ 20 would not pay for it I an _dow m the custody of the Sheriff , this day 1 shall _ds taken to the Castle at _Lancaster , once more for the wuse of _CLartbm . This very day , when O'Brien re . arns with a triumphal entry into Manchester from _am e place I am going to .

      _^ -dy dear _g _, _jg tkis _^ _^ _& Q papt of _^ F & oiic m allow me , an individual , to lose all my _rii ° t _> \ ' _Penonia liberty beside , and to bear au me harrowing suspense for the welfare of my family , _aaa au toe privations that I must endure in a debtors ' th _^! _^ an _** done to relieve me from the _toivdom , _ud the cause from the disgrace which must ~~ npCiD _^ b J" my ruin ? Your kindness , and experience in the _Worid > _^ _y _! prompt yon _fc 0 W to act . I appeal to you , in the hope that yon willpromptly come » _mj aid , and thai you will cause _Qiia to be printed MW orc & _Jaied in the Midland counties ..

      I have some real property which was left to my chil-« _ren ; this too I believe must be sacrificed before I can Be * my liberty , which renders my lot more miserable . _Afflpnsoument I tear not , for I suffered nine months in a « _aen- B cell without a murmur , for the causa of liberty ; r * J ? J ? ° _^ gaol in consequence of the ingratitude _« _Republic _Ingratituds is a hard word , butlf & el a lores . Endeavour to avert such dangerous vice at _po & lie _^ gratitude , and the cause will prosper . Nine months ago , I entered Manchester in triumph , now I _^ _Te It in disgrace . I can write no more . I am , yours truly , ,. R . J , _Bichakdsos . _^* . T . R . Smart , Red Cross-street , - Leicester .

      i . Since the above waa in type , we have received a _«* ¦« of a similar character frcm Mr . Richardson , _re-^™ g us to draw the attention ' of ' . be public to this « _" _9 « t : its full publication is cf _coirie rendered unnecessary by the above . —Ed . _1

      Sheriff"S Osce, Manchester, 27th Septemb...

      TO THB EDITOR OF THE _NORTHERN STAB . Ge _^ _tlemes , —We have now an establishment of soldiery and policemen at MansSeld , to preserve life and property . The soldiers were brought at the suggestion of a silly old Duke who was frightened out of the the little sense he had at the Chartists , and he had the happy knack of imparting his fears to the respectable inhabitants of Mansfield ; and when Lord John offered arms to parties of his own and his minions' selection , we had the grocers and drapers running to arm and drill a la Russell .

      But feeling that te depend upon their own skill and courage against the fearful odds they imagined they should have to oppose , would be but " a broken reed at be & t , " they bothered the government to send them a troop of dragoons and called out that invincible _eorps called the Sherwood Rangers , besides embodying a band of local plunderers , drunken sots and idlers , who were characteristically called the " Duke's police , " and now property ( for that is by these gentry thought the most of ; and life were considered safe . Well , it is safe . f tbe following conditions are required , in order to render such things safe :

      _>" ame 2 y , if tbe increase of those who are " lost to ail their friends , their virtue fled , " ( painful evidence cf which our streets nightly afford , and which by the bye is one of the chief occupations , and always the concomitant of those machines called soldiers ); if disgusting and obscene language and low sayings , and street brawls committed on Sunday , as well as other nights ; if a iri _? btful iDCTease in garden robbing ( about which the lo _^ il papers can plan to surfeiting and in the last issue of ¦ which au article headed " Thief in Uniform , "

      containing an _accyont of a soldier being . caught by some working wen _robbirg a poor _fellows garden—and it is _notorious that those gardens nearest the Nottingham road receive nure nocturnal vi & _its than those of any other part of the town ; if _1 hese things are likely to conserve life and property of working men _who starve upon frcm three to seven shillings per week , and who bave _tbtir po : atoes and vegetables stolen by these wretched _apolojies for man ; why then , if these things are likely to promote a friendly feeling and prevent _outbreak , we are perefctly safe at Mansfield .

      There is this one eood out of the evil , the people are _xazrt than ever disgusted -srith a system that forces a _s- j ~ of -soulless automatons upon them in order to _keej _» them quiet while they are plundered ; and it is common to See people pointing them out to thtir children and describing them as deluded and generally cbaracterles _? . men who ought to be pitied and their occupation despised act ! deserted . J . W . S _—TH . _RatcV . fftgate , Mansfield , Oct . 4 th , 1841 .

      To The Editor Of The Moether-N Star. Sis...

      TO THE EDITOR OF THE _MOETHER-N STAR . Sis ., —You no doubt hear enough of the tyranny of manufacturers , and the distress which exists ; but it is uueriy impossible to form any conception thereof without being in the midst of it , to witness and f « el occasionally the unbearable wrong . Yes , Sir , feel it , as well as witness it ; for , howevtr much man . may affect to sympathise , that feeling of bitterness—that deep detestation experienced by the victims of injustice , is to the mere observer unknown . Stanley told us , the other day , at Lancaster , " that

      through the instrumentality of machinery , we had g ' uited the markets of the world ; " but . though this was the case , and though thousands suffered from its effects , still he told ns , •¦ that no Government , in its senses , would ever think of placing a tax upon _machinery . " How very different would have been his ideas as to what was sensible in Government , had he been situated like the weavers in Coine and its neighbourhood , where they are actually working for less than _thoi « employed at the steam loom—that is , they are working a greater length of cloth for the same money .

      Let -the steam-loom weavers of Preston , Bolton , and Manchester , judge from the following facts : —

      40 yards , 40 inches wide , 7 picks 10 d . -30 jards , 25 inches wide , 9 picks 7 d . 30 yards , 25 inches wide , 6 picks 5 d . This low price is not all ; for little as the sum is paid _Ut " the weaving , the _greedy , unfeeling _manufacturer thinks it too much , and is continually making abatements for every little real or pretended defect , so that no weaver can be certain beforehand of what he _-will receive for his labour . One poor fellow , when I was there , had just been abated sixpence for a 2 s . Qi . cut , thirty-two yards in length , for being three inches too short , though the marks were there befure the tyrant ' s face _.

      Such an act _seeins altogether incredible , and hundreds will not believe it ; but the fact is , _notwithstanding , incontrovertiWy true- The work upon which this abatement was made is cotton warp , picked with worsted : the yarn is required to _bs extremtly well stmched in weaving , and tee regular practice is to abate one penny per inch ; but on this occasion the greedy tyrant touk twopence instead of one _. Excuse the term tyrant ; I reluctantly use an harsh word ; but justice , when suffering is wantonly inflicted , demands it . Injustice ought not to be tolerated , either i n high or low , rich or poor . If we workmen could punish it in any other way , such language would be _unmatily . but as yet it is me-e wind . Our oppressors , _howejer , do not let mtre punishment suffice . K _* ad the public papers when any one hath committed a daring robbery . Every abusive epithet is used ; whkn the least feeling of humanity -would suppress for the sake of the suffering relatives of the accused .

      But what would Stanley think about the duties cf Government if be were not on ! y _working for little , but was debarred from obtaining employ altogether , owing to machinery , which is tte _eiss with hundreds at this _momtEt ? Scores of block printers are now rambling about , owing to the rapid introduction of machines , which perform nearly the whole of the labour . You have heard much latterly about Cobden . What a generous , philar _. tLropic soul , tfca reading of his speeches would lead ns to believe him to be ! Just read

      one of his acts , and contrast it with his professions For the last seven months he has employed little else besides printing _machints : six of these he has now in eperation , and eight more preparing . On one occasion , during the above period , he received an order to print 60 ; CC > u pieces . By keeping the machines in operation night and day , tbe order was completed in rather less than a niuuth , employing , during the time , about forty hands ; an amount of labour which would have required , by the recent mode of block printing , 200 men for twelve months to perform .

      _~ So working man can reflect on this fact without alarm . Thosu who can continue to realise their former amount of profits , or enjoy their fixed incomes , will be delighted , _btcsuse of the greater cheapness of the article ; but men cannot live on cotton . By and bye , a reciprocal feeling ¦ will find its way to the breast of every toiling operative ; _hueger and wretchedness will produce it , and then this precious plundering system will be blown to atoms , _ilen will never lie down to perish by thousands in a land of liberty . " Patience !" cries one , when risiDg from the loaded board : the hungry suppliant hears in silence the advice ! but to his . suffering brother curses bitterly such cold indifference ! ! By giving insertion to the above , you will oblige , Yours , sincerely , Richard _Massden .

      To The Editor Of The Southern Stab. Lond...

      TO THE EDITOR OF THE _SOUTHERN STAB . London , Oct 5 , 1541 . Sir , —Permit me , through the medium of our own advocate , the Star , to give the public a faint idea of the manner of treatment we , the masons lately employed at the new Houses of Parliament have received from the abominably prostituted press of this metropolis . In the pages of the Times of last week appeared an article , headed " Strike at the new Houses of Parliament , " _containing a fabrication of the grossest falsehoods that was ever raked together in so limited a space . Mr . Jackson , the builder , of Pimlico , to whom the said article principally alluded , was so disgusted with it . that he had a letter inserted in the Times of

      the following morning , giving a flat contradiction to the whole of its allegations . No matter for that , the same article appeared in almost all the other papers , withwit the least comment , after knowing the whole to be _scandalous falsehoods . So much for the truthloving Metropolitan press . In yesterday morning's Times , there appeared a letter from our late employers , _Messr ? . Grissell and Peto , endeavouring to make the publie and us believe that we was mistaken in regard of Allen , and that , instead of a tyrant , he was the most humane man , and the best forea . an in the world . However , vre would not have it , and we accordingly wrote the following answer , but was refused the columns of the times for its insertion . However , I hope not bo with the Star : —

      TO THE EDITOR OP THE TIMES . SiR , r-A letter having appeared in your widely circulated journal , signed by Messrs . Grissell and Peto , and _stating that the charges made by the masons under their employ against Mr . Allen , their foreman , are without the s li ghtest foundation , and that the secession of the workmen has originated , not in any _oppressiun on the part of their foreman , we trust in your sense of justice to give insertion to the following reply in vindication of our character u men , and to substantiate those charges , it would take up too much of your valuable time and space to enter , seriatim , into a refutation of their statements . No , Bnffice it to say , that we regard them as mere glosses and evasions . Allen him-« elf has not denied those charges , knowing he cannot , and Messrs . _Grissell and Peto have merely made an attempt to shift the question and to throw the blame upon what they are pleased to term our idleness and inexperience _.

      This charge come 3 with an ill grace from them , after having posted bills on their own gates , declaring us to be sober and industrious ; and we would also beg to remind Messrs . Grissell and Pato that they themselves virtually admitted the truth of our charges against Allen , for , when we made made a complaint to them on a former occasion , they promised that Allen should alter his conduct , and he did alter it ; bnt how ? he merely changed from ene species of tyranny to another . He adopted the system of encouraging what they term chasing , by which , when one man might be gifted- with more physical ability than the others , could be

      To The Editor Of The Southern Stab. Lond...

      excited to do more work than the rest , his performances were made a standard for all the others , who were bullied and abused if they were not able to come up to his mark . We do not wish to have the nomination of our Superintendant , ' but we wish not to have a tyrant appointed over us ; for no man with the feelings of a man , can submit to have those feelings outraged in the manner which Allen is constantly doing . The public will bear in mind , that we are not the first that have struck against this man ' s tyranny ; the masons of _Birmingham in 1837 struck against it , and Allen , we are sorry to say , has not mended his temper with his circumstances .

      In conclusion , we beg to reiterate our charges , we might add to them if we chose , and we are prepared to prove them by the evidence of the sufferers and eye witnesses . So far from shrinking from publio enquiry , we court it , we challenge it , and are ready to meet it at any convenient time and place . It is not of the quantity of work required of us , nor of the rate of wages that we complain , but of the unbearable insolence and oppression of a taskmaster who resembles those of Pharaoh , and would reduce us to a bondage worse than that of _tha Egyptians , and , because we _csmplain of it , is it to be said of us , as was said of them , " Go to , ye are idle !"

      We have all along separated our employers from their tyrannical foreman , for we believed the conduct of the latter was not sanctioned by them . We are , therefore , surprised and sorry to observe that they have now made common cause with him , and identified themselves with him ; feat they cannot justly censtitufce themselves arbitrators in their own cause , no more than we in ours . All we want , and surely we do not ask too much , is that a more civil man be appointed in the place of Allen ; and in the meantime we rest our cause on tbe candid consideration of an impartial public . From the _Operative Stonemasons . Pavior 3 ' Arms , Westminster .

      This , Sir , baa not been couched in language fitting for the impartial pages of the Times , where the fabrications appeared . I trust , therefore , you will give it a placa in tho Star , and shew to the working men that after all the endeavours of our enemies to close tbe press against us , we have yet an organ that will proclaim our wrongs , in defiance of all their base intrigues . Yours , Sir , In behalf of the whole of the masons on strike , _ALEXAA'DEE WILSON . October 5 th . 1841 .

      To The Editor Of The Northern Star Sir,—...

      TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR SIR , —If you deem the following worthy of a place in your columns , you will oblige the writer by its insertion .

      TO THE CHARTISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN . Brother Chartists , —The position which we , as a body , at present occupy is by far the proudest and most elevated ever obtained by any body of men strugcling for political reform . The dissemination of our principles become every day wider and more extensive , and ere long if sapience and union characterise our steps , Chartism must find its way into every village and hamlet in the kingdom . The very fact of a North and _East-Kiding district being formed in the county of York , embracing , within its route , the aristocratic towns of _Kuaresbrough , Selby , Pocklington , Market-Weighton , & c sufficiently demonstrates _tbis predication . The plan by which we are united together is a good one , and if properly and fully carried into effect , must

      shortly place the working classes in such a position , that neither tfce invidiousness and duplicity of factions , tbe power and discipline of legalised murderers , nor the dissimulation and treachery of pretended friends , can much longer withhold tar righteous and equitable demands . Seeing then , my friends , that this is our position , it becomes imperative upon us at once to adopt and carry into effect the best concerted plans for the most speedy enhancement of our philanthropic ciuse ; and , my friendB , I think the first step towards it ought to _oe the fall adoption of that plan upon which we are at present but partially acting , viz : that laid dewn by the Manchester delegates . This has not yet been done , the Executive , which ought to have been the mainspring or life-blood of the movement has been a mere nominal body ; they bave had no power—no support , and the cause is principally owing to the fact ,

      that each locality has chosen to be its own Executive power rather than to support and implicitly confide in that body which they themselves have appointed expressly for the purpose . The rules prescribe that there shall be a general treasurer , and that at least onefeurth part of the money collected throughout the whole association , shall be forwarded te him by the various Eub-secretaries . and that the money so forwarded shall be appropriated to tbe enhancement of the cause according to the discretion of the Executive . This part of the plan nas not yet been adopted—the associations have _exhaused and impoverished their funAa by the employment of local and district lecturers , and thus an inordinate and partial , instead of a regular and general agitation , has been kepi , up , some parts being regularly agitated while others have been totally neglected .

      Now , my friends , I beg to suggest a plan for your serious consideration , which , in my estimation , is calculated to obviate this disparity and irregularity ; I hope , therefore , that it will be appreciated , and , as soon as possible , carried into effect . Let there be a suspension of all paid local and district lecturers for one menth , and let tbe money , thus accumulated , that would otherwise have been expeuded , be forwarded , at the end of the term to the general treasurer , and in the interim , let the Executive divide the country into a given number of districts , and also receive the nomination and election of lecturers from the whole association ; invest the Executive with the power of appointing each lecturer t j his respective district after they had been elected by tbe association , and also with their trans location every month , two months , or three months , as they may deem it expedient

      This plan , I believe , was in contemplation by the Executive at tbe commencement of their sitting ; but they bave never had the pecuniary means of carrying it into effect Now , my friends , the Executive was chosen by the very principle for which we are contending , by a majority of the people whom they were to represent ; they are , therefore , our veritable representatives , and have a special claim on our support In fact , my friends , we must support and assist them to carry out their _projects , or our organisation , after we have braved the storm of persecution , and become either respected or feared by all parties , will _flas , dribble into imbecility , and ultimately perish ; but if , on the other hand , -we render them our approbation and support , we shall be enabled to carry a regular systematic agitation ,

      _including the agricultural as well as the manufacturing districts ; and if we once succeed in establishing Charter Associations in the rural districts , we Bhall greatly enervate and reduce tbe physical power of our oppressors , because , should the turbulent state of society ever render it necessary , in order to continue and perpetuate tyranny , for our oppressors to increase and strengthen their physical power by raising the yeomanries , we shall find Sir Robert in a quandary similar to what the little Lord Russell was in when he demurred about the expediency of raising the militias ; his _acnleness _^ old him that it would be inexpedient , because he knew well that in so doing , he -would indiscriminately arm the supporter and opposer of his policy , and that in case of a revolt , the very weapons with which he had supplied them would be used against him .

      Now , my friends , seeing that the benefits accruing from a general agitation would he great , let us strive to emulate each other in promoting tbe general good of the righteous cause . Let not any wilful neglect or hallucination be the cause of our defeat ; but let union , energy , and discretion mark every step—let us one and all support the source from whence our every decisive step should emanate , and ere long , like an impetuous torrent , the tide of popular opinion will Bweep down the parapet of corruption , and establish the broad principle of universal justice , which we _recognizs in the People ' s Charter . I am yours , In the sacred fraternity , A Subaltern , at York . Sunday , September 26 ih , 1841 .

      To The Editor Of The Northern Star. Sjr,...

      TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . SjR , —It would appear that a certain two-penny Chartist paper had joined with the " new movers " to beset our _Northern Star , bent on marring ita bright service _vrith clouds of frothy sophistry . Not only does the Odd Fellow pour forth the very odd address of its odd muster and his odd mates , but the Vindicator , Vincent and Philp ' _s paper , the supposed herald of Chartism , bearing the authority of the Executive of the National Charter Association , publishes tbe said odd and scurrilous address of the self-styled

      national , or shilling card party , without giving the answer of the editor of the Northern Star thereto , or the proofs of their delinquencies from _O'Connor ' s letter , although proofs in their address are said to have been called for in vain . Surely there was plenty of time between Saturday morning and Tuesday for the insertion of the answers , & c This one-sided conduct of the editors of the Vindicator savours very much of " new move" tactics ; and the editors' remarks are of a piece therewith , evincing a desire to palm npon ns these ambitious knaves as honest Chartists .

      The editor aaitb ., in another column , " We insert the address signed by Mr . Henry Hetherington and Wm . Lovett . We are grieved as the causes which lead to disunion in our ranks . We hope that the Executive will take steps , on their arrival in London , to heal all the differences among men who necessarily ate respected by powerful sections of the people . This , above all others , is tbe time for union . We believe that the Executive may be the means of once more uniting us altogether : we implore them to make the attempt . " Henry Vincent may be grieved that his friends , _Livett and _Hetherington , should hare fallen in their attempt to make themselves the end-alls and be-alls of the Chartist movements ; should have found so few " rationals" among the working class to dangle at the tail of O'Connell , Hume , Roebuck , and the money lords ; but if he would live in the estimation of the people he must take an honest course ; _publishing to

      To The Editor Of The Northern Star. Sjr,...

      h's readers both aides at the _aame time , that they may judge— '

      " Giving unto Caesar that which is _Ctemfa . " The editor of the Star ' s answer to the _Lovetfa address , with the proofs from O'Connor ' s letter , are facts sufficient to tarnish their past services : and their talent , which they are now using to divide the Chartist body , a fact sufficient to blast their names for ever ; yet the "we" of the _Vit _& Uator saith , "they are _deservedly respected by sections of the people ; " by ' which ! infer he means sections of the upper and middle elass ; who of late attempted to divide the class they once sought to unite , at a time too when their union was becoming greater and firmer than ever , cemented by persecution and moulded by the working class themselves , so well served . The potent " we" might kave said the same of Peel , and Russell , and to as much purpose -, but would be attempt to persuade us that the tooconfiding working class still respect them on account of former _Service . If he hath not learnt , he yet will , that he has over-rated their simplicity , and deceived himself by dreams of the past , when Burdett led and bothered them ? But dear bought experience hath made them wiser . The people now possess sufficient discernment to see In O'Connor ' s chain of evidence against the new movers , enough to judgy from , of their coqnetting with the enemies . The wonder is that -so much evidence should have _bsen gained ; more we could not expect , unless one of them bad betrayed the confidence reposed , or had candidly confessed . As it is we are more indebted to O'Connell , Roebuck , and Hume for crowing too soon , than to tho tricksters of our own ranks . In

      future we must watch our " leading Chartists" more narrowly , for , depend upon it , in future negociations they will observe more secrecy ; but according to the Vindicator these are " all honourable men , " "deservedly respected , " whom they "hope the Executive will seekto unite with us again . " What ! are past democratic services to be laurels on the renegade ' s head for ever ? then bow to Southey , and do honour to Burdett What ! receive them again without contrition , after volumes of abuse , after bespattering the Chartist body with such mild epithets as these : — " intolerant dupes of the Nohhern Star ; of intellect inflamed by vanity , understanding darkened by prejudice ; without charitable feelings , spurning with gothio ferocity all knowlego , truth , and justice , & c . " ( See address ) After

      this receive them , spaniel-like—never ! forbid it honour , —forbid it justice ! No ; not if they came forward and acknowledged their faults . Let them earn our confidence ere we treat them like brothers , or trust them , lest they ai : ain betray us , for they have fallen , and , if they pursue their present course , for ever . Up , Chartists , and defend yourselves , for it is against you they complain ; for it was you that censured them most warmly , showing that you felt the blow they aimed at you through your cause ; they direct their clamour against the Star , whereas they mean your resolutions in the Star condemning their move ; therein is what they call intolerance , but could they kill tbe Star , your vehicle is lost , and they could war on you with impunity ; therefore , Chartists , stand to your Slur .

      Again , the Editor of the Vindicator attempts another kind service to you , in commenting on Mr . B . O'Brien ' s letter upon Chartist triumphs , & c . The potent " we" says , "We admire his fearless spirit , for iu these times it is _something to find a man daring to express his opinions . " Now , this inuendo cannot apply to the Government , or upper or middle classes , for none of these are in favour of Chartist triumphs . Ne , it is a side way of backing Lovett and _Hethurington ' _s charge of intolerance . Good Heaven . ' in the name of common sense , when

      did the Chartists or their organ complain of men expressing their own opinions ? Surely , there is something more in dispute between tho Chartists and the " new move" men tbati mere opinion . Their determiuation to bave a National Association without the Chartists , a mongrel society of all opinions—their secret , return-of-poBt , appointment of ministers—the illegality humbug—Hume , O'Connell , Roebuck , & c . But I _suppose we must attribute this to Mr . Vincent ' s " improved style , " together withhis approval of Mr . O'Brien ' s objections to triumphs .

      I object not to Mr . O'Brien ' s opinion : he gives good reasons for the same ; but of Mr . Vincent"A change has come o ' er the spirit of his dream , " which he has in no way yet accounted for ; for previous to his receiving the Whigs' most gracious release from prison , he , in a letter to the Bristol _Council , expressed a wish to be met by thousands on tho Bath road , to escort him into Bristol , which wish , after bis release , dwindled down to an " if it would beuejii the exuse . " And now , to a disapproval of _pcoceasioua and triumphs altogether , which he urged on and encouraged so much previous to his incarceration . Now , when public men change thus hastily , I think they should give , publicly , some reason for the change ; for to me it looks much like an attempt to cool down tbe people- ' s enthusiasm , and lay them dormant beneath the power of faction , who may again rouse them with another clap-trap , such as the Reform Bill , and on them again ride to _pawer .

      But the Star would not publish Boggis _' s version of the discussion between Mr . _Watkins and Mr . Watson , ( how exceeding wrong ! so the Vindicator did ; in which letter the Chartists are designated national cardmen , and those who supported Mr . Watkins ore _teamed the _discordant spirits , and barking doga ( brotherly appellations !) But as these " new movers" are , perhaps , friends of the Editor , vre must allow a little feeling of partiality . Verily , I say , he who loveth , or would serve , a friend before the cause , is _uuwortliy of it ; and he that would palm such friends as these upon the Chartists must entertain a very mean opinion of them , and should be watched narrowly by

      them . Now , in conclusion , I recommend for the purpose of fair play , as the Vindicator being lower priced , circulates , perhaps , more largely in the West than the Northern Star , that these who take in the latter do read Jit every opportunity , publicly and privately , where there are any that have not heard the Editor ' s answer to the Lovett and Hetberington Address , together with O'Connor ' s proofs of the charges , for which they say they bave called in vain , aud yet never possessed the honesty to publish the same in their penny vehicle of slander . Your ' _s , in the National cause , Gracchus .

      Cf)Arttet *Nteut'3*Uce.

      Cf ) _arttet * _nteUt ' 3 _* uce .

      To Feargu3 O'Connor, Esq. Sir, Having Be...

      TO FEARGU 3 O'CONNOR , ESQ . Sir , Having been appointed by you to the office of London Correspondent of the Northern Star , I return you my sincere thanks for the same , and assure you that according to the best of my ability , I will discharge the duties of my situation in an honest , impartial , and workman-like manner , and when I cease to do this , I trust you will dismiss me . Yours , In the cause of Democracy , Thos . M . Wheeler . TO THE CHARTISTS OF THE METROPOLIS .

      Having been appointed to the office of London Reporter to the Northern Star , 1 beg to announce to the various localities , and to the Chiuttists in general , that any communications , addressed to me , at No . 1 , Kingstreet , Kensington , or at Mr . Cleave ' s , Shoe-lane , Fleetstreet , will be duly attended to . Any localities requesting my services as a lecturer , will please to direct to me , ( for the present , ) at 1 , King-street , Kensington . Thos . Wheeler . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Oct . 5 th .

      _gjft ( i am authorised to inform you that the city Chartists in general are very thankful that tbeir local proceedings are announced through tae Nor / hern Star , and they are desirous for a continuance of those favours , being fearful that the newly appointed London industrious reporter will not be able to attend our local meetings at all times . Your _' s , very respectfully , In the cause of Democracy , D . Cater . 1 , Harrow Square , Bonnet ' s Hill , St . Pauls .

      City Of London.—A Meeting Of Chartists W...

      City of London . —A meeting of Chartists was held on Sunday morning in their Hall , 55 , Old Bailey . Their excellent brother in the cause , Mr . Hawley , ono of the masons , read an account of tbe glorious meetings in the provinces , which was attended by our champion , F . O'Connor , O'Brien , anil others , whose speeches gave to the company most interesting satisfaction . In tbe afternoon the County Council mot as usual in the above place ; they appeared highly delighted with the choice of their new reporter ; their business was of a very laborious and interesting nature . In the evening , in tbe same place , Mr . Balls , of Finsbury , delivered a heart-rending lecture , descriptive of the enormous amount of degradation , wretchedness , and m _i sery , that pervades this rich and fertile country , through class legislation , and strongly recommended his hearers to

      bo united to obtain our Charter , as the only means to obtain a remedy . After which a very instructive discussion was got up by several speakers . It . was announced that the sub-secretary is always in attendance on Sunday evenings to enrol members , that the Hall is opened to the public every Sunday morning , when the Northern Star , National Vindicator , Scottish Patriot , Dublin World , and other excellent papers are read ; and that Mr . William Carrier , the tyrant ' s late victim , will preach next Sunday evening . It was requested by Mr . Parker , that those friends who approved of a benefit to be got up for Mr . Carrier to put him in the way to obtain the necessaries of life would come forward to enlarge the committee for that purpose , which was nobly responded to at the conclusion . The lecturer received a , unanimous vote of thanks .

      The usual weekly meeting of the Boot aud Shoemakers' Charter Association was held at the Star Coffee House , Golden Lane , on Sunday evening last , Mr . Isaac Wilson in _thd chair , when , amongst other business , it was unanimously resolved that two person * _beappelnUd to meet delegates from Associations at the Dispatch Coffee House , Bride Lane , Fleet-street , to form a committee for O'Brien . Several new members were enrolled , after which the meeting adjourned for one week , to meet at the same place .

      City Of London.—A Meeting Of Chartists W...

      At the weekly meeting of the Tailors'National Charter Association , at the Thies Doves , Berwickstreet , Soho , on Monday last , the minutes of the last meeting wen read and confirmed . Mr . Caffay gave in his report from the County Council : several now members were enrolled , and a lecture was announced to be given in the room of the Association , en Wednesday , 13 th October . Mr . Wheeler lectured to a numerous body of tailors , on Wednesday , Sept 29 th . Tower Hamlets . —The Auxiliary Cemmittee have laid the following report before the meeting . £ s , d . _Balance in hand on July 30 th 1 2 3 _£ Amount of money received from the 1 st of August to Sept . 28 th 3 9 _^

      4 11 11 Expenditure ... 4 1 9 Balance in hand of Treasurer 0 10 2 Middlesex , Sunday , Oct . 3 . —Chartist Hall , 55 , Old Bailey , Mr . A . Wilson , in the chair . Minutes read and confirmed . Credentials received from Delegates from the Tailors' Bodies Meeting at the Red Lion , Windmill-street , and the Red Lion , King-street , Goldensquare , and from the East End Shoemakers . Secretary read the Correspondence between Messrs . Hetberington and O'Connor ' s discussion committee . Reports of a cheering nature were receivsd from four bodies of tailors from the East End , shoemakers from St . Pancras and Hackney , from Marylebone _, granting the use of their Hall for a concert , on the 25 th Ostober _, from Mr .

      Goodfellow , announcing a discussion on the ensuing Friday , at the Social Halt , John-street , Tottenham Court Road , on the principles of the People ' s Charter ; Messrs . Goodfellow , Fussell _, Ridly and Martiu , were appointed to attend . Mr . Watkins reported that the shareholders , 55 , Old Bailey , would allow the council the use of their room for lectures , every Thursday evening , for the payment of Is . 6 d . per night ; the sum of £ i lla . 3 d . was received towards paying tbe debts of the council ; deputations were appointed to wait on the various trades and localities ; the Observation Committee brought before ' the council the contents of a paragraph in the Dispatch , headed Political Bloodhoun ' . _s , but its consideration was deferred till tbe ensuing meeting . The Observation Committee also brought before the counoil the charge brought by

      cartain pretended Chartists in Birmingham leagued with the Tories , denouncing Mr . John Fussell ( of this council ) , as a spy , when Mr . Martin moved and Mr . Wheeler seconded the following resolution : — " That this council has the firmest reliance in the integrity of Mr . Fussell , and strongly recommend tbe people to discountenance any charge brought against an active member of the Chartist body , by an enemy of Chartism , '' carried unanimously . A memorial to the men of Birmingham was then drawn up , signed by the council , and handed over to Mr . Fussell , who stated bis intention of proceeding to Birmingham to face his accusers . Several small debts were discharged ; and owing te the press of business , several motions were postponed till the ensuing meeting . It was announced that a benefit would shortly take place for Mr . Carrier . The Council then adjourned .

      Westminster .. —At a meeting of Chartists held on Sunday evening last , at the Charter Coffee House , Stretton Ground , Mr . Wilson in the chair , Mr . Wheeler delivered a lecture on the evils arising from class legislation , and the People's Charter , considered _aa a remedy . After tbe lecture , a lengthened and animated discussion took place , and an excellent feeling was evinced . Four persons joined the association , and tbis neglected locality , if thoroughly agitated , will again take its proper position in the advanced guard of political freedom . Mr . Stallwood will lecture on Sunday evening next , at eight o ' clock precisely , on " the necessity of a change , " when all Cfearttets anxious to _assist , are invited to attend .

      Wandsworth . —At the usual weekly meeting ol Chartists , held at the Association Rooms , Frogmore , Mr . Dowling in the chair ; Mr . Ridley delivered a glowing and powerful lecture on " Priestcraft , " tracing it from the earliest records of history down to the present time , showing that in all ages and in all climes it had exerted its baneful , its blighting influence , that in its giant strides to power it had trodden uuder foot every finer _fealing of human nature , every dictate of reason and humanity , had deluged the earth with the blood of millions of her sons and daughters , and had dared to assert that these horrid deeds had been

      sanctioned by a God of wiadom and of mercy ; that this blood had been shed in freedom and religion ' s cause . The lecturer then adverted to the cheering prospects that were now dawning upen us : that the day was fast arriving when man could worship his Maker according ta the dictates of his own conscience , and exemplified in a powerful and lucid manner , the great advantages which the attainment of the People ' s Charter would give tJ the great cause of human emancipation from the bondage of ignorance and superstition uiid « _t' which it had so long and so fatally groaned . The numerous assembly present seemed highly gratified with the lecture . An interesting discussion followed , and much good will no doubt result .

      Saint Pa . ncra . _8 . — On Sunday evening last , tha Chartists meeting at the Feathers , Warren-street , in accordance with a previous resolution , commenced delivering a series of lectures on political subjects , Mr . Poyser was called to the chair , who opened the business of the evening by introducing the lecturer , Mr . _Fussell , who delivered a powerful and able address on the " present distress of the country , " proving to the satisfaction of all present , that the real seat and origin of the disease was class legislation , and that there _couid b » no effectual remedy for this distress until tbe People ' s Charter become tho law of the land ; then would the

      working classes , tbe strength , the support of the community , enjoy that political power which their numbers , their position , and their intelligence , so justly entitle them to possess , then would that disgraceful anomaly be removed of those who create , who produce all the wealth in existence , being steeped in the direst _poverty , having no resource in sickness or old age , but the tender mercies of a union bastile . A vote of thanks was given to the lecturer for bis efficient services , and Mr . Martin was announced to lecture on the ensuing Sunday evening , " on the best means of obtaining the Charter . "

      Chelsea . —At a public meeting of the inhabitants of Chelsea , convened by requisition in the vestry of St . Luke ' s , to _memoralise her Majesty not to prorogue Parliament until they had enquired into the cause of the distress of the country . Mr . Symons ( the churchwarden ) in the chair ; Mr . Whitehead _, president of the Chelsea Anti-Corn-Law Association , moved the first resolution , and in a long rambling speech , fully demonstrated to the wo : kies present that however much in his younger days he might bave known of bricks and mortar , he was utterly ignorant not only of distress , but of the causes which produced it ; he dwelt so long and so largely on the deranged state of the finances , that a great portion of tbe meeting actually feare _i he was getting deraDged himself ; Dr . Goderick in a liberal

      speech seconded tbe resolution , and spoke in favourable terms of tbe Northern Star , which drew great applause from the Chartists present . His argument was got cheap bread first , and the Suffrage would follow . Mr . Dowling , an out-and-out fustian jacketted Chartist moved as an amendment , " That her Majesty do not prorogue Parliament until they have considered the question of Universal Suffrage ; " and in a masterly manner demolished the flimsy arguments of his opponents , disproving their twaddle about cheap bread and high wages , by referring them to their President , Mr . Whitehead who , at the time bread was at the cheapest , in 1835 , was actually paying his bricklayers , & c . Is . Od . less than at the present time . This palpable bit quite flabbergasted the gentleman , and drew thunders of

      applause from the workies . —Mv . Heath , In a neat speech , seconded the amendment , which being put by the Chairman , though it was apparent that the majority were in its favour , yet he declared that though the parties were nearly balanced in his conscience , the resolution was carried . A scene of great confusion here ensued ; the Chartists insisting upon a division . In the midst of the confusion , Mr . Evans moved the second resolution , stating that the distress of the country was occasioned by the present unjust Legislative enactments . This gent , who considered himself the lion of the evening , run his head foul of the Chartists , and attempted to prove that an unholy alliance had taken place between tbe Chartists and the Tories . —Mr Bowers brifly seconded the resolution . —Mr . Dowling

      again proposed a rider , and administered such a dose to the gents assembled as will be visible in tbeir constitutions for ; some period to come . —Mr . Wheeler seconded the rider in a powerful speech , which diew thunders of applause from all parties , demonstrating the impossibility of the Corn Laws being repealed until we haa attained the Suffrage , challenging any of the Cora Law lecturers to disprove his positions in open , free discussion , and gave the celebrated Mr . Evans such a _castigation as will learn him in future not to commence a warfare with the Chartists , proving to him that he had uttered more treason in that ono speech than the whole of the political victims combined had uttered during the late agitation . —Mr . Wheeler concluded amidst loud cries of " Go on ; go on . "—Mr . Evans , in explanation , said he had listened with admiration to the gent who had just sat down—( cries of " Na soft soap _")^—and agreed with the whole except

      what referred to his uttering treason ; but if he had uttered treason , he was willing to abide by every word he had said . The resolution and rider were then put , and the resolution was declared to be carried by a majority of eight , though the _Chartista disputed ita accuracy . A vote of thanks was passed to tbe Chairman , and the meeting dissolved . Previous to leaving , most of the shopkeepers offered to sign a requisition , or pay a portion of the expanse of getting up a public meeting for Universal Suffrage . Three eheers were then given for O'Connor ; three cheers for the Suffrage ; and three for the Northern Star . This meeting shows how our principles are finding their way into all ranks of society . There were not twenty enrolled Chartista present , and yet they entirely carried the meeting before them , which , in _taia neighbourhood of sham-Radicalism , is quite a novelty ; such a thing as a working man speaking in the vestry never having before occurred .

      Lambeth .- —At a meeting of members of tae Conncil residing in Surrey , held at 1 , Chinese-walk , Lambeth , Mr . Standgroom , rbn _i'f" - Minutes of last meeting read and confirmed . Reports were _received from the rations localities , which gave general satis

      City Of London.—A Meeting Of Chartists W...

      faction , also , a report from the committee appointed to attend at the Joan of Arc , Eart-lane , Walworth , where a new locality wan formed , and several took up then ? cards ; also requesting the attendance of members at a meeting to be held on Wednesday next , at the same place . letter * were received by the Secretary from O'Brien , of Deptford _s Mr . Williams , of Deptford ; from Mr . Wheeler ; ordered to be received , having a tendency to advance _, the cause ; the circular from the Executive was also read , which caused an animn ! ing discussion , and a determination on the part ef the Conncil to abide by the Executive in every possible way . The following resolution passed unanimously : — " That we the members of the General Council , residing la Surrey , look with pleasure upon the steps taken bj the

      Executive to extend the principles of Chartism by means of a true Chartist journal conducted by themselves , and that we pledge ourselves to support the same as far u lies in our power , and to extend the sale thereof in each locality ; and we would recommend to the Executive not to appoint any agents for the sale thereof , except those that are members of the National Charter _Associ * cation . " Mr . Jago withdrew his resolution respecting the future meetings of the Council being always held in one place , as it is th _<; opinion of the members , that by their meeting alternately at the various localities , will have a more beneficial effect , and will tend much to unit « the members in one common bond of brotherly

      love , each member striving to outvie the other in advancing the cause we all have so much at heart The meeting adjourned till Sunday next , to meet at the Fax , Frogmore , Wandsworth , at four o ' clock , when each member is particularly requested to attend , when the committee will give in tbeir report respecting waiting upon the various trades in the county of Surrey aud Kent , and also to take into consideration , the best means of forming an observation committee to watch the proceedings of the present Corn Law agitators . A deputation , ' consisting of Messrs . Ja _? o and Maymrd was appointed to wait upon Mr . OCennor , to get hia assistance to attend a public meeting at Rotherhithe , in Surrey , and also one in Greenwich , Kent .

      _Beumo . ndsey . —An excellent lecture was delivered on Thursday evening , by Mr . R . Wild , before the members of the . Bermondsey Mutual Instruction Society , at Bigg ' s Temperance Coffee House , Abbey-street , rear Bermondsey Old Church . Subject—Free Trade ! The worthy Lecturer stated that a repeal of the Corn L : _iws , without the principle contained in the People ' s Charter being first . granted to the working millions , would not relieve tbe working millions from the evils which the Corn Laws have engendered . Marylebone . —After Mr . Watkin ' s Lecture to a large audience , on Sunday last , an appeal was made on behalf of Mr . George , an old Republican , who is in great distress . A collection of six shillings and sevenpence was received at tbe doors , which has been _Landed to him , for which he returns his thanks , and it is ' . he wish of the members of Marylebone , that the other Associations will help them to keep this old man of seventy-three years out of tbe workhouse .

      WARWICK . —On Tuesday evening week a meeting of the Warwick and _Learaiagton Chartista was held at the Saracen ' s Head , Park-street , Warwick . Mr . Sansford , the Chairman , introduced twelve new members , and stated that the Council and members would meet in future every Tuesday evening , from seven to nine _o'elock , for discussion and mutual improvement , but that no drink or smoking would be allowed during business hours . He concladod a most sensible address by calling on Mr . Donaldson to report bis mission to the Birmingham Demonstration . Mr . Donaldson referred to the Northern Star ,, from which the Chairman had ! read an account of the Birmingham meeting , and was

      happy to assure them it was a correct picture of that glorious demonstration . It was in vain for the Whig and Tory press to _persevere in deceiving their partisans —it was in vain that their enemies were endeavouring to blindfold their eyes as to the real stato of the country , for tbe gigantic power which the Chartists had attained wa 8 tenfold increased by persecution , and it was clearly demonstrated , and admitted by their opponents , that the political knowledge and union of the Chartists had rendered every other party in the country powerless . A vote of tnanks was unanimously awarded to Mr . Donaldson for his services at tbe demonstration . Other business matters were transacted , and the meeting separated highly gratified .

      KINROSS . —On Sunday tho 24 th ult ., we had an open air discourse from Mr . Roberts of Cupar , on the duties of the clergy and the nature and objects of Chartist Churches . Tho meeting was well attended , _an-d frem subsequent expressed © pinions , it _Beemed to give general satisfaction . On Friday , the 30 th , a meeting was held by light of the lunar orb , for the _parpose of getting prepared , an address to the " _uncaged lion" O'Connor , on his approaching visit to this quarter , and a petition to the House of Commons , for the attainment of the People ' s

      Charter , and the liberation of all political prisoners . A resolution was proposed and seconded to that effect , after which , the meeting was _addressed by Mr . Roberts , on the absolute necessity of adhereing to , and strenuously forwarding the grand national movement " , for that panacea of liberty , the People ' s Charter . Chartism ifi doing its work in grand style here , it has almost _undisputed sway . On Sunday last , wo had another address from Mr . Roberta , beiDg the second part of his former discourse ; it was also well received .

      Recent Abolition Of The Punishment Of De...

      RECENT ABOLITION OF THE PUNISHMENT OF DEATH IN CERTAIN CASES . We believe it is not eenerally known that the punishment of death , heretofore awarded to persons convicted of the commission of certain offences , has been abolished by a recent act of the legislature , ( 4 th Victoria , cap . 56 . ) The offences to which we allude , and which , before the passing of this act , were of a capital kind , are the following : — ¦ 1 . —The embezzlement by a servant of the Bank of England of any note , bill , dividend warrant , bond , deed , & c , of the company . 2 . —The embezzlement by a sorvant of the Bank of England of any note , bill , dividend , warrant , < fec , relating to Irish Annuities transferred to the Bank of England .

      3 . —The embezzlement by any officer or servant of the Bank of England of any note , bill , & c , relating to certain other annuities transferred to the Bank of England . 4 . —The embezzlement by any officer or servant of the South Sea Company of notes , bills , deeds , Ice , belonging to the said company . 5 . —The private and Secret use of any stamp or die provided for the stamp-duties on deeds , or tbe fraudulent tearing off of any impression of any stamp from any documentr with an intent to use the same on any other deed or document .

      6 . —The removal by any person from one piece of gold or silver plate to another , or to any vessel or ware of base metal , of the government impression ; or the _selling , exposing to sale , exchanging or exporting aujr such gold or silver plate or _basa metal having such impression so transposed , and knowing the same ; and tb . 8 private or secret use by any official of any stamp op die with intent to defraud the crown . 7 . —The return of criminals transported from the island of Saint Helena before the expiration of the term of tbeir transportation . All these offences , heretofore punished with death , are now no longer so ; but persons convicted of any of these are liable , " at the discretion of the court , to be transported beyond the seas for the term not less than seven years , or . to b © imprisoned for aay term not exceeding _tbiree years . "

      Nor is the riotous demolition of churches , chapels , or houses of auy kind , _likp that which happened at Birmingham a year or two ago , any longer a capital crime , but , after the commencement of the above-mentioned act , is only liable to the punishment . * of transportation for seven' years , or imprisonment for any time not exceeding three years , at the discretion of the court . The crime of rape , and the unlawful and carnal abuse of the person of any girl under , the age of ten years , both hitherto punishable with deatb , are no longer so ; but shall , instead thereof , be liable for the future to the punishment of transportation beyond the seas for life . The act abolishing the punishment of death in all tbe foregoing cases came ] into operation on the first of October .

      The Republican. A Tale By "Aegus." The M...

      THE REPUBLICAN . A TALE BY " AEGUS . " The man who wishes to see his order occupying their deserved position in society , cannot but hail with unfeigned pleasure tho appearance of tales , written in the spirit and style of the Republican . Too long hath the pen of genius pandered to the foUies of a conupt _aristocracy , but the great moral stream that now sweeps _through the length and brea , dih of our land , has spread its enriching influence also over tho press , and " Boz , " rising like a sun from the darkness of regions hitherto unknown , invests the poor man's home , his feelings , and his woes , with a halo that shall exist while man shall or can honour virtue .

      The Republican , a tale of the French Revolution , is written by an author as original in his sphere aa " Boz . " His style is chaste , manly , and impassioned , and the sentiments contained in the tale and throughout the whole of " Argus ' s" writings ara snch as only belong to the good and naturally noble . ' The plot of the Republican ia natural , interesting , and free from the worked up daubery of some of the pieces of our most eminent aristocratic would-beauthors .

      The unfeeling , heartless tyrant , the devoted patriot , and the tender victim of sorrow , are all vividly pourtrayed in this beautiful little tale ; and its denonement were- calculated to steal a teac from the eye , and a sigh from the heart of any person possessed of one spark of feeling . The author of the Republican , as every Chartist knows , is % clear , comprehensive , and powerful writer in the cause of democracy , and possesses , as every Chartist and Republican may infer , a heart glowing with all the feelings , wishes , and manly sentiments of a philanthropist and patriot . _HisworkB _* ill form a delightfully instructive addition to the poor man ' s library , and their cheapness and genuine talent will alike recommend them to the fireside of feeling and the parlour table of taste . ' .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 9, 1841, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_09101841/page/7/