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Jibj O'Connor At Manchester.
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Mr Pbiejsds , —On Sunday week X "will ad dress the men of Manchester , wherever they p lease to hold their meeting ; and there I hope once more to unite the mind of the Northern hive , so that no antagonism of class or party can subdue the power , of the working classes . Your Paithfal Friend , Feabgus O'Cosnok .
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"How's the day , and now * s th « hour , : See the front of battle lour , See appmchreligious power , » Religion , death , or chains , or slavery , "
TO THE PEOPLE OF ALL RELIGIOUS GLASSES . M y Very Dear Fbiexds , —It was my intention to have addressed you this week . upon Re present state of Paris , which you will not jind described in any profitmongering newspaper , and of vtoch you are kept in total ign orance . In nest week ' s "Star" you wfll see an account of the first week ' s proceedings of the
National Assembly , and from it you will he able to draw your ' own conclusions as to the present state of parties in that country ; and therefore I shall reserve my comment upon French matters until nest week , and for this important reason—because I wish to prepare the English mind for the awful struggle that is now at hand between Catholics and Protestants . Shakspeare has said , "If England cannot keep the dog from her own door , let her be worried , " and it is in order to prepare yon , that you may be able to keep the howling dogs from your door , that I now
write to you . - : .- .- /' My friends , I implore of you as men ,.. as Christians , and as philanthropists , to tako . no part whatever in the religious struggle which threatens this country . Do you rest on your oars until the contest is over , ' and then you will be able t o take advantage of that conflict which is sure to arise , and which , will be participated in by those who lire upon and fatten upon your credulity .
I am not going to define the principles of Protestantism and Catholicism , while , nevertheless , I will remind , you that the adulterous Habky the Eighth put your ancestors to bed Catholics , and made them rise Protestants , because the Pops would not give him absolution for committing adultery . I have read the several sermons preached by pious parsons upon Guy Fawkes day , and if
Chartists were to preach such sermons at public meetings , the strict law would be speedily put into operation . Lord John Russell has written a letter to the Bishop of Durham , showing the course that it is his intention to pursue , and from which you must anticipate that a dreadful struggle is at hand , but upon which I shall make no comment , as it is not my intention to side with either party , but to rest upon my oars until the struggle is over .
Ton must understand that no contest is ever so bloody as a religious contest ; and you most also understand , that that contest is based upon TEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND A TEAR , receiYedhy those who profess to preach God ' s holy will , religion , and commandments ; while , if they were certain of dividing ten million four hundred thousand a year by the adoption of any other religious principle , they would do so . What do yon think of a Whig being the fitter man for archbishop , bishop , archdeacon , deacon , parson , or curate , if the Whigs are in power , than a Tory , or a Tory class , if the Tories are in power' ?
The whole continent of Europe is in ecstasy at the chance of an English revolution , created by this religious movement ; and you must strictly hear in mind the words of Pitt , and several other statesmen , "that Ireland is England ' s greatest " 'difficulty , " and , however the force of arms may be capable of putting down Catholicism in England ,, let me assure you , that the Iron Duke arid the . whole British army , or ten times the amount , would not subdue it in Ireland . Perhaps you are not
aware of the feelings upon which the Catholic mind of Ireland is based ? Perhaps you are not aware that , when the tall church spire constituted the conqueror ' s trophy , no Catholic was allowed to hold more than a small plot of ground ?—that if a Catholic was riding a horse worth two hundred pounds , a Protestant could make him alight , and compel him to take five pounds for his horse ; and that a Catholic was compelled to surrender his children , and never saw them , while being educated by a Protestant .
I hava before given you a strict definition of the antagonism that existed , and still exists , between Irish Catholics and Protestants ; but I will g ive it to you again . A very just judge once tried a Protestant yeoman for murdering an innocent Catholic . The jury found him guilty , as there was no evidence in his favour ; but recommended him to mercy . The Judge asked the Foreman upon what grounds they recommended the prisoner to mercy ? when the Foreman replied , " Because he is a good Protestant , a good Orangeman , and a loyal subject . " "Then , " said the Judge ,
"because he is a good Protestant , a good Orangeman , and a loyal subject , he should have known better , and he shall be hanged . " The English reader must bear in mind , that but few of the Irish peasantry can read , and that therefore the history of those barbarous times is gathered from oral tradition ; and if you meet an old Irish peasant of eighty years of age in the mountains , who cannot read a word , he will g ive you a true and veritable account of Irish history for the last thousand years . I have before given you a true and faithful description of the state of my own
parish in Ireland ; hut I will give it to you again , to refresh your memory , and from it you mnst learn , that the Irish Catholics require some satisfaction for the tyranny to which they have been subjected . Mr . Ha-3 tn . Tos was rector of the parish , and had another living two hundred miles off , but was never seen in the parish ftr FORTY TEARS . Mr . Laird , who had been ' tutor in my uncle ' s family , was curate , but never attended service if the weather wasai ' all threatening A man of the name of Barker was clerk ; he was a tradesman , and having received a
situation fourteen miles from the Church , in the town of Bandon , his salary was raised . A man of the name of Thompson was sexton ; he kept a heuse of ill-fame , and sold illicit spirits without licence at the church door ; and from the steps of the church you could see the walls of the Catholic chapel , unroofed for twenty years , while those who attended the chapel kept the church in repair , and paid two thousand ayear tithes , — £ 500 to the vicar ,
# 500 to the vicar ' s choral , £ 500 to the chaunter , and £ 500 to the rector ; and , as I have told you before , when I became of age , I attended a vestry where the church cess was to he regulated , when I r educed it , I think frorafivepence half-penny , to three farthings an acre ; and upon the following Sunday Jar Hall , a new curate , denounced me in his sermon , when I left the church , and every soul followed me , leaving him alone in bis glory .
I have before described U > you the fact , that a little yeoman with his red coat on , has dug every tenth rod of the poor Catholic widow ' s potatoes , to manure which for her children , she had scratched up earth by the road side , hut was not able to pay the tithe . Ever since England became a Protestant country , you have been kept in total ignorance of the antecedent religious state both of England and Ireland . My family are Protestants , but both my father arid my uncle have sacrificed liberty and fortune to gain emancipation for their Catholic countrymen . On the 4 th of May , 1795 my uncle , Arthur O'Coiejor ,
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made the most splendid and eloquent speech in the Irish parliament upon the question of Catholic' Emancipation and b y it he sacrificed £ 20 , 000 a year and a splendid domain , which his uncle Lord . Longuevtlle , a trafficking politician , would" have otherwise left him , so that you may judge of my feeling for the oppressed Irish people , and that it is hereditary and not assumed . My Dncle is now in his ninetieth year ; he was thirty-five when he made that speech .
Robert Owen—one of the most amiable , the most intellectual and philanthropic men in the world—isi now in his eightieth year , and was then in his twenty-fifth ; and he has frequentl y told me , that it was that speech that converted him to his present principles . And now that Ithink that a tremendous ' reh ' gious struggle'is about to commence in thia country , I will publish thewhole of that speech in next week ' s " Northern Star j" and I wfllVno ^ give you an extract from it : — I . i . . .
8 ut . it u no longer a lecret that the men who oppose the abolition of religious distinctions in our civil and political concerns , when the general voice of-Qie nation has . con . ctured in so wise / sojust , and so politic a measure , are the . ineawhe usurp the whole poUtical power of the country ; the men who have converted the whole representation of Ireland into family patrimony ; to the poverty , to the oppression , and to the disgrace of the nation , and to the monstrous aggrandisement of themselves , their relatives , and their servile adherents : THESE ARE THE MEN
WHO OPPOSE CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION , and why ! Because Catholic Emancipati o n would he incompatible with their accursed monopoly . Here lies the incapacity of the Catholics to participate in the freedom of their Gauntry ; here lies the excellence of the present constitution in Church and State . In this is comprised the whole guilt » f our Catholic countrymen , and in the eyes of men of this description , the same incapacity would attach itself to angels from Heaven , if the abolition of their accursed monopoly was to make any part of the consequences .
The above will give the reader a very fair idea , both of my Uncle ' s political integrity , and the brutality and' antagonism against which the poor Irish Catholics have had to contend . My friends , from the language used by the several Parsons in their sermons , you will come to the conclusion that they recognise , and are prepared to adopt , the old religious maxim , namely : — They who die by the sword are better than those who perish from hunger , for their bodies pine away stricken through for want of the fruits of the field .
-: "Now , working men of England , your bodies will very soon pine away for want of the fruit of the field ; and those who have lived upon your sweat , your marrow , your blood , and your credulity , will endeavour to force you into a bloody contest , to support their own power , and your credulity . In conclusion , then , let me implore you—let me entreat you—and let me beseech you—to
take no part whatever in any religious struggle that may be created between Car tholic and Protestant ; hut to stand firm , and struggle yourselves , for . those political rights which , will enable each , to worship his God according to the dictates of his conscience ; and will relieve him from supporting black slugs , who care no more about religion than they do for the sufferings of the poor , upon whose credulity they live and fatten .
Working men , look for the Charter , and for the Charter alone , and then every man can worship his God according to the dictates of his conscience . Your Faithful and UncompromisingFriend , Feabgcs O'Connor . * * i ^^^ fc —« . _ - ~ -
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WINDING UP OF THE LAND COMPANY . Perhaps the members of the Land Company have forgotten that the object of winding up must be announced in the provincial papers , where the estates are situated , two months before Parliament meets ; and I have this day ( Thursday ) received information from the Parliamentary agent , statingthat the expense must be paid before he can take the necessary proceedings ; and therefore I request and require that each branch of the Company will pay the required amount forthwith , as it is out of my power to do so ; and I also beg to inform the p aid-up members who have applied to me for repayment of their money , that it is out of my power to comply with their requests until the affairs of the Company are wound up . Feahgus O'CoiraoR .
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THE LAND . O'Connorville , 31 st October . Sir , —I take leave to submit to you an address intended for the rate payers of Rickmersworth , the object in view' being auxiliary to carrying out your Laud Plan in its entiretythat Plan ( if I understand it correctly ) being to create a home market , in contradistinction to "the markets of the world ;"—before proceeding further , however , I wish the project to have the stamp of your approval , or it shall be immediately abandoned . *
Previous to concluding this note , I wish to state , that I am prepared at any time , with a few days notice , to meet my engagements with you by the sale of a portion of my stock of pigs ; but m every day stamps an additional value upon each ( being in a thriving state ) you will oblige me by naming the day of your rent audit . I remain , with sincere respect , Your faithful and obedient Servant , EdwAed Barber .
THE LAND AND THE LOOM COMBINED , TO EMANCIPATE THE INDUSTRIOUS BUT UNEMPLOYED ARTISAN AND LABOURER FROM PAUPERISM . Agriculture and manufacture , trade , and commerce , cannot much longer be treated in contravention—injury to the one disarranges the other ; they are the Syamese twins of these wealthy islands .: Depression iu trade operates seriously upon agriculture ; unite them with the strong link of pecuniary interest and the United Kingdom may justly claim the " admiration of the world . " To consummate thisHoly Alliance money is essential . The day-by-day increasing
demand for pauper rates , iu which are included heavy gaol and police charges , to suppress or punish offences , consequentupon non-employment , will , it is presumed , stimulate the subsidy . " The rebellion of the belly , " says the illustrious Bacon , "is the most dangerous rebellion of all . " Fire hundred years have passed away since our domestic manufactures received an impetus , under the auspices of Kin'Ed ward the Third ; that has gone on continually increasing to the present day . In the thirteenth century , clothworkers were invited from other counnd the of
tries to settle in England , a exportation wool was prohibited . That " staple article " of British commerce will find employment at the present time for many superfluous hands , since woolcombing has hitherto set at naught the use of machinery and is still prepared for the loom by manual labour It is proposed to set a subscription on foot for the ' purchase of combs and ^ materials ; to commence operations upon a limited scale , and when a competent number of subscribers , with the amount subscribed , justifies a final decision , details will be prepared and laid before the public .
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Tub Mushes m Jsbeey . —The following are the terms of the verdict of the jury which sat to inquire into the means whereby Mrs . Carlton came by her death : — «« That the said Mary M'Donald , wife of Edward Carlton , or Carleton , died of the consequences of a wound inflicted by the said Carlton , or Carleton , on his said wife , with a knife or other instrument . " On Saturday Carlton was broug ht before tne Jersey Royal Court to plead to an indictment framed against Mm by the Crown officers for wilful 2 rK !? n ^ f' thro h Ws advocate , entered a plea « w k - £ ' x with reservation of tho point the SrdS J ? u ^ nofc in accordance with hXrlitr f ^ ° ? 8 eeme ( I 9 a"e « bis ease K &« £ * ktraying ****** **!¦ : ?
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ADJOURNED MEETING- OF THE CONFERENCE OF DELEGATES FOR EFFECTING AN UNION AMONG DIFFERENT CLASSES OF REFORMERS , JOHN : STREET , ' -TOT . .. TENHAM COURT : R 0 AD .
The adjourned meeting of this body : was held at John-street , Tottenham-court-road , on i Sunday afternoon . Mr . Hooper in the . chair . Upon" the roll being called eighteen persons answered to their names , but several arrived at a later period of the proceedings . The minutes having been- read and confirmed ,: ' .- , , The . Chairman read the report of , the plan of organisation as amended at the various sittings . : Mr .-Wilson said , . he had ho objection to offer to the report , bufc . -wi . shed to guard against the supposition that they meant to adopt any but legal means : they had in past times placed themselves in a false position , and hindered-the progress of their
principles by adopting or encouraging violent measures . He had no objection to any person taking what steps , or making use of what . language he pleasecl , providing the responsibility was confined to himself , and the whole of tho association not thereby endangered ; government had not hitherto attacked . their ! associations , butonlyindividual members thereof ; they should be careful not-to give them a handle hf the future . " In-order to guard" their union from that danger , and that its means of progression-should be clearly and distinctly defined , ; he would move the following as a preamble to their plan of organisation : — j * That for the amelioration of the political and social condition of the working classes of this empire , it is deemed necessary to declare , in
forming this association , that we have no desire whatever to obtain political , industrial , and social rights by any other than purely legal and consitutional means ; such as public meetings , lectures , discussions , distribution of tracts , and all other legal agencies that can be made available , and directed by the genius of mind , which are calculated to emancipate and civilize the world , and strengthen the ties which should bind all classes to the general well being of their country . This preambloia therefore set forth with a view to produce a perfect understanding as to the purpose and proceedings of this association , and to demonstrate that by legal means only will its members perseveringly struggle to attain the legitimate ana constitutional ends , hereinafter propounded . "
Mr . Bate seconded tho motion , which was put to the vote without further discussion , six voting for it , and twelve against it . Mr . Harnet stated his was an unpleasant duty to perform , but circumstances had convinced him that the projected union was impracticable . The chief object they had in view , was the fusion of the different Democratic and social bodies into one union ; but , from what had taken place during their sittings , both in the Conference , and elsewhere , he had no hope of achieving that object ; one section had entirety withdrawn from them ; and , though it might be said that it was only an act of the council , yet , from the known influence those gentlemen possessed , he had no doubt the majority of the
Association would act with them . In the National Charter Association their prospects were not much brighter ; the majority of the enrolled members might probably act with them , though that was doubtful , after the passing of the resolution regarding the formation of the council ; but the enrolled members were but few in number , compared with those who held aloof from them , and the majority of those seemed to be opposed to the union . Many men who should have been with them , were not so , but had thrown stumbling blocks in their way , and many others , who would join them if an union was
formed , would not assist them in endeavouring to form it . Under those circumstances , they would only be . able to form another sectional club , —like the present existing bodies—and should be , pro .-ducing further disunion , instead of union ; much , therefore , as he was in favour of the project , and sincerely as he had laboured for it , he thought the best : policy was to abandon it for the present . ; Fer that purpose he moved the . followingresolutions : — " That to ascertain the practicability of uniting the several sections of Democratic and Social Ttefo ^ mers in one association , was the declared object ofcthe conveners of this Conference . " '
" That the experience gained from the sitting of this Conference , and circumstances connected therewith , compels the members to come to the conclusion that the thorough union of theaforesaid section of reformers is at present impracticable . " " That any association not based upon the union of existing bodies , and not calculated to enlist the active support of the great mass of Democratic and social reformers , would be useless , and would add to the evil of sectional agitation . " "That , therefore , it is unadvisable to proceed further with the projected National Charter Reform Union . " "That the members of this Conference pledge themselves to do their utmost to induce their
several societies to labour in the spirit of fraternity for the political and social emancipation of the people . " 11 That the thanks of the Conference are hereby given to Messrs . Ruffy , Holyoake , and Hooper , for their valuable services as Chairmen of their several sittings , and to Mr . . John Arnott , for his valuable services as secretary , and that this Conference be , and hereby is , dissolved . " Mb . Wheeler seconded the resolution . They would only create a division among the Chartist body without effecting a fusion of the other parties , if at that juncture they persisted in their project . He was anxious for an union of all sections , but he was still more anxious that the Chartist party
should be united among themselves . Mr . Le Blond thought that the more opposition they received from other parties the more they should persist in their attempt . If they had but a few good men with them they might defy those men who lived upon the gullibility of the people . Mr . Siallwood moved the following amendment : " That the Conference adopt the report brought up , and submit it to the opinions of the several societies or associations represented for their adoption or rejection . " Mr . Lb Blond seconded the amendment . Messrs . Bates and Peiiie denounced in language of the strongest description the conduct of Mr . O'Connor .
Messrs . "Wheeler and Harney appealed to the Chairman against the use of such language as that of Mr .- Pettie , but the Chairman seemed to think that Mr . O'Connor ' s character being public property might be publicly maligned . The rest of the debate consisted , with a few exceptions , of attacks upon Mr . O'Connor . Mr . E . Jones , and Mr . Reynolds , also came in for a moderate share of this hitherto pent-up wrath . Mr . Habnbt on rising to reply ,, showed that Messrs . O'Connor , Ernest Jones , O'Brien ,, Linton ,
and Lloyd Jones were opposed to them , and they could not deny that they possessed great influence in the movement ; Messrs . Reynolds , T . Cooper , and Kydd , though not opposed to them , took ' Sb active part in supporting them ; neither could'they expect any support from the Trades , more especially as they had rejected , and wisely in his opinion , the preamble moved by Mr . Wilson . He would not oppose the decision of the majority , but he could not agree to form a rival association to the National Charter Association , which he believed was all that they would be able now to effect .
The motion was then put , when six voted for Mr . Harney ' s motion , and sixteen for Mr . S . tallwood ' s amendment . The following persons were then appointed a committee to draw up an address to the country : — Messrs . Fusaell , Stall wood , Wilson , G . J . Holyoake , Hunt , Reynolds , W . Cooper , Shaw , and Arnott , and the Conference adjourned until the first Sunday in December .
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MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS . —HOLBECK WARD , NEAR LEEDS . —GLORIOUS VICTORY OF DEMOCRACY . SO THE CHARTISTS OF ENGLAND . I am instructed , on behalf of the' Chartists of Holbeck , to lay before you the result of our united efforts at the Municipal Elections . In 1848 we returned to the Council Chamber , Joseph Barker , the proprietor of T / ie People , by a majority of 150 . Last year we returned his brother , Benjamin Barker , along with another , by . a large majority against Whig and Tory combined together ; and this year we brought forward , and nominated , two
staunch Chartists , and tho result has been , that neither Whig nor Tory have had the courage to oppose them . We now call upon you , for the future , to organise yourselves , and do likewise , and you will practically forward the cause of Democracy . By electing democratic councilmen , you will get democratic mayors ; the corporations are the main springs of governments . Brother Chartists , you have the power in your own hands ; for the future , be up and doing , and do not vote for either Whig or Toryhut elect real democrats .
, I am , yours , in the cause of democracy , William Sxkes . Holbeck , near Leeds , November 5 th . , , . ^
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no ttnink it right to use any little influence that his ' newspaper might possess in order to bias the Democratic mind while the Conference was sitting , - and as ^ . deliberations were duly , made known , it was oest to ' leaye the public . to decide . without , the least attempt at , dictation or pei'suasioh ; and in the Bficohd place , that through the ' recent fatal illness aM sudden death of his son / it wbuld haVe ' been indelicate , ' and contrary-to his'feOlings ; to appear- in public , : and to have taken ; part in the 'discussions . '' ifdeputationj ? consisting , of Messrs . Hunniball and , Shell , attended from ; . the .. Thomas Jones ' s . Committee , to solicit the : assistance , of the Executive Committee tp getirp public ' . meetings , in order to
bring the case of this victim of Whig tyranny pr ' omir nently before the public , with the view of ultimately causing ah inquiry ' to be 'instituted before a Committee of the House of Commons relative thereto . The deputation ; having retired , i it " was resolved " That ,: in the opinion of this ' committee , the case of Thomas Jones is highly deserving of public attention , but that the agitation thereon would be more effective if taken ' up , when Parliament assembles then at tho present time . " The appended ; address was thefl adopted , and Messrs . Piercy and , Hunniball having been appointed to audit the accounts , the committee adjourned to Wednesday erening , November 13 .
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF , THE NATIONAL OHAftTER ASSOCIATION TO THE CHARTIST PUBLIC . FKiEirns . ^ The DemocraticConference having for the present closed its sittings , it devolves upon us to call your attention to the propositions which that body ' has agreed to . We , however , consider it our duty previously to state the motives by ., which we have , been actuated in calling : the said Conference together .
Having received many communications advising the fusion of tho scattered elements ' of democracy into one bond of union , and being fully convinced of its desirability , we , full of hope and in all sincerity / took the' initiative , in order , if possible , to accomplish the aim . Of our proceedings in this ? matter you are fully cognisant ; and we leave it to you to judge our actions . . We ^ beg , however , at the same time , most emphatically to state , that we never presumed to act as dictators ; nor ( as it has been stated ) did wo pompously announce , that we would commit you to a certain policy without your consent . We were as incapable of so far losing sight of the great principles of democracy as we should have been powerless in such antagonism to your intelligence ..
The proceedings of the Democratic Conference are now before you ; and it is . for you to bestow adequate consideration upon the plan thus submitted to your ' wisdom .. ; We offer yoji no opinion of our own upon the subject ; we consider ourselves the servants of the democratic body ¦ and although necessarily exercising a "' discretionary power in those matters where a vigorous policy is to be carried out , or a straight forward path to be pursued , we do not . arrogate to ourselves the right ofvin ^ any way . dealirig . w'ith a subject which , beyond all doubt , should ' pass through the ordeal of public opinion .
There is at the present moment a vacancy in the Executive Committee , caused by the resignation of Thomas Brown , We call upon you to proceed immediately to the election of a fit and proper person to fill up that vacancy . Whatever your decision may eventually be relative to the plan drawn up by the Conference , we feel that we are bound in the interval to proceed as , if no such plan were in existence ( Should the plan of theDemocraticConference be carried into effect , the democratic party may be placed under the guidance of anew Executive Committee : but whether that plan be
accepted or rejected , it is our earnest desire to conduct the . Chartist movement with energy and spirit . To this end we would impress upon you the necessity of supplying us with immediate funds ¦ and we call upon you not to let this appeal be made in ' vain . The limited resources which you have recently placed at our disposal , have not only been a barrier to the developement of many features in that policy which we have before shadowed out to you , but have given scope for the taunts
and gibes of the enemies of democracy . We have been unable to continue the publication of our tracts ; and we have had no means of employing lecturers for the spread of democratic principles , But if adequatel y supported in a pecuniary sense , we should speedily put these motive powers of proselytism into active operation , so as to accomplish the complete organisation of the movement throughout the length and breadth of the land .
Wo invite you tp forward your decisions , first , with regard to thechoice of a new ' member for the Executive Commitee ; and secondly , relative to the plan of the Democratic Conference , on or before the 27 th of November , 1850 . William Davis , James Ghassbt , Gt . ¦ , . Julian Harney , Edward Miles , .-.. " John Milne , Edmund Stallwood , ...: : < George W . M » Reynolds , Treasurer . <;¦; ,. . ; John Arnott , Secretary . ..- , Southampton-street , Strand , : November 6 th , 1850 .
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Manchester . —The monthly meeting was held in the Peeple ' s Institute , on Sunday , November 3 rd . Mr . Knight in the chair . The minutes of the previous meeting were read , after which Mr . Sutton wished to ask the chairman if he knew what was meant in Ernest Jones' report of . the Manchester meeting , where he says ,- " Notwithstanding the placards , were torn down , and obstructions thrown in its way . " He ( Mr . Sutton ) was not aware that any obstructions had been offered to the meeting at all . But , if fair argument and reason were obstructions , then he was one of the obstructionists , he being one who opposed open air meetings within the borough . —The Chairman , in reply , did not know of any obstruction , therefore could not give any explanation . The secretary stated he had been informed that Mr . Jones obtained his information
at Staleybridge . After which the minutes were confirmed . The financial statement of the account was read and passed . The following , gentlemen were elected as councilmen in place of the thirteen retiring , —Mi * . James Leaoh , Daniel -Donovan , William Poster , Thomas Roberts , Henry W . Nuttall , James Wainwright , James Hemmingway , Samuel Jones , J . Moody ; John Sutton , chairman Joshua Gutteridgo , financial secretary } James Alcock , corresponding secretary . The chairman stated the next business was the election of a
committee to carry out the proposed Conference . Mr . Donovan said , before thoy elected a committee they should consider if they would have a Conference . He was of opinion that a Conference should be held as soon as possible , to settle the Democratic mind of England ; great disunion existe d in the Democratic mind , and tho Conference sitting in -London created a great deal more . Mr . Jones , in his address this week , ' doea not deny that a Conference should not be held , but objects to the place , and requires a postponement of the Conference a lew
Manchester.—The Monthly Meeting Was Held...
months longer . . Had not a great example been set them by the . Educationalists last week ? They did not hold their Conference ; in London , because it would not get the same support it did in Manchester , the great northern hive . . The advanced minds of democracy woujd rally around and ' give them greater support ; one of the speakers said ; the : reason they had met so early before parliament was to give time to settle , their minds what course of action to pursue . Did not this hold equally as good-for . Chartism ? He , therefore , proposed the following resolution : — ' " We , the members of the Manchester locality of the National Charter Association , seeing the disunion that how pervades tho Democratic body of Great Britain , are anxious to see them more united , and believe that there is
no other way of bringing ' about that happy result but-by an interchange of opinions by means of a National Conference . ^ Believing , alsoj ; that New -l , ar , 9 Da 7 would be the best time to hold such a Conference , so that the . Chartist mind may be concentrated and directed as a whole against tho perseootors of democracy as earlyas possible in the next Session of ^ Parliament . * -Having seen the thorough frjlure of theattempt recently made in London , to create anunion ; $ f the different bodies said to be re-, pK £ Sented . at , thfi . John-street , Conference , we do au fKbrise bur council' to issue , an . address to the country , arid make all the necessary arrangements for holding ^ Conference on New Yearns Day , to take into consideration the best means of organising the democratic mind of the country for purely
political principles . "—Mr . Ownesher moved an amendment—V That a committee of five be chosen to . carry out . the proposed Conference . " Mr , Hooson seconded the amendment ,. and said , that Mr . Donovan had . .. endeavoured to maRe Ernest Jones appear ridiculous to this meeting , ' but as Ernest Jones could defend himself better than he ( Mr . Hooson ) could , he should propose that Mr ! Jones' letter be read from the platform . —Mr . Sidley thought that a Conference should' be held , and thatias speedily as possible ; but should vote for the appointment of a ; committee . —Mr . Sutton , said that ib was not often he differed with his friend Sidley , but he did on this occasion . He would ask the meeting , if it was likely they could get a committee , after choosing ' a ' council and taking some of the best men ? Others objected being on the council on account of not " having time ; it they have not time for council'business , how could they have
time for the committee ? He was for the council doing its own business , if it was . to be done well . Mr . James Wheeler ( an old veteran ) had ; rea'd in the Northern Star the Conference . of Chartists , Fraternal Democrats , and Socialists ,-and was of an opinion that a Conference should be held to settle political affairs . He was for politics to be kept by itself , and not to be mixed ' up with Socialism , or any other ism . —Mr . ' Harrison could * not see any objection against Mr . ' Donovan ' s resolution . He differed with Mr . Hooson and Ernest Jones , about time and place . , Let us examine for ourselves . It was ; said that butafewdistricts had spoken ihfavbur of a Conference . Let them put forth their address , as Mr . Donovan advised in his resolution . He should support the council in taking the necessary steps for carrying out tho proposed Conference , The Chairman put the amendment and resolution , when Mr . Donovan ' s resolution was carried by an overwhelming majority .
New Radfohd . —At the usual weekly meeting , held on the 3 rd inst ., the following resolution was passed : — " That if the union of the various democratic bodies be effected , we approve of the suggestion of the Committee of the London Democratic Conference , that a National Conference beheld in May ; but if that union be not effected , we request our Executive to call one as soon as possible . " BRAnFORD . —A meeting of members was ! held in the Democratic School-room , Croft-street , on Sunday , November 3 rd , for the purpose of electing a
new council for the next three months , when the following persons were unanimously elected : —Edward "Smith , Daniel Holroyd ,. William Stainsby , James Croft , John Moore , Michael M'Grath , James Isaac Wilson ; George Hollewell , George Clayton , Robert Ashworth ; Joseph Anderson , president ; Ananias Kitchen , treasurer ; Biohard Gee , financial secretary ; William Tompst , room-keeper ; Thomas Wilcook > corresponding secretary , to whom all communications must be addressed , care of Thomas Umpleby , News agent , Manchester-road , Bradford , Yorkshire .
Bristol Democratic Association . —The second weekly meeting was held at their Room , 7 , Castle-Mill-street , on Monday evening , November 4 th . Mr . Dyke in the chair . A number of persons attended for the purpose of enrolling themselves as members , and there is every prospect of a glorious organisation ; of democrats in this eity . Mr . Hyatt's large room , 4 , Avon-street , St . Philips , having been offered gratis for the use of the association , it was unanimously resolved : — " That the kind offer be accepted , and that discussions be held every Sunday evening . "
Ashton-undek-Ltne . —A meeting was held in the LandCompany ' s Room , on Sunday last , when it was resolved to hold a public rehearsal of the trial of the celebrated Irish patriot , Robert Emmott , Esq ., who was tried and executed for high treason in 1803 . The names of the parties who were willing to take part therein were given in , A number of friends are yet wanting to assist in the rehearsal ; we trust that they will aid us in this attempt to assist our suffering brethren—the Hungarian and Polish refugees—as we have resolved that one half of the proceeds shall be sent : to them , ' and the other half be devoted to the establishment of a library and instruction class . We believe that the best way to advance the cause of democracy is by spreading knowledge , and for this reason we have resolved to establish a library for the ; benefit of those who chose to become members of our association .
Birmingham . —At the monthly meeting , at the Ship Inn , on Sunday evening last , Mr . Rider ' s letter was read from the Star , and fifteen shillings was subscribed for the Polish and Hungarian refugees . The following resolutions were also passed , after considerable discussion : — " That the members of this locality consider the meeting of a Conference , at present , premature . "— " That we again hold our meetings as formerly , at half-past seven every Sunday evening . " Newcastle-upon-Tyne . —At a meeting , held on Sunday night , November 3 rd—Mr . J . Robertson in the chair—it was moved by J . Brown , seconded by William Cheanix , " That the Executive Committee call a Conference of the Chartist body at the earliest possible period , to take into consideration the amalgamation of the National Reform League , Social Reform League , Fraternal Democrats , and the National Charter Association , assuggested by the London Conferenco . And wo consider that the Executive Committee is bound to act as if no such
plan was in contemplation , ' until the Chartist Conference assembles ,, and , in the meantime , it must not relax in its vigorous policy on tho chance of the scheme receiving popular assent . " Our reason for this is , that the ; , proceedings of the London Conference is likely to cause dissatisfaction and dissensions among tho Chartist body . Barn sley . —The committee appointed to invite Mr . O'Connor and Mr . Jones to visit this town held their meeting at Mr . George Uttley ' s on Sunday last , when it was resolved to welcome them to a public dinner , and the necessary steps were adopted . Mr . Rider ' s letter was then read from the Star , and three shillings and tenpence was collected for the refugees . We hope the Chartist workmen of this locality will immediately set onfoot a general subscription for the above purpose .
Metropolitan Delegate Council . — This body assembled as usual at the King and Queen , Foleystreet . Mr . Stallwood in the chair . After the usual routine business , the motion for' holding a public meeting at the John St . Institution was rescinded . The question of the Greenwich locality was again brought forward , and after a long discussion it was agreed that each locality should be again requested either by Harmonic Meetings , or other means , to take steps to raise the < necessary amount . Some discussion took place relative to holding a monthly aggregate meeting of the London Chartists , and the
question was ultimately deferred . Mr . Osborne moved , and Mr . Fuzzen seconded , " That in future the council meet at the Fraternal Home and Lecture Hall , Turnmill-street . " Mrt Blake moved , and Mr . Brisck seconded , " That the council meet for the ensuing four months at the City Chartist Hall . " After some debate , in which all the delegates took part , it was carried on the motion of Mr . Fletcher , that they should meet that day fortnight at the City Hall , Golden Lane , arid on that day decide on their future place of meeting . The council then adjourned until Sunday , November 10 th , to meet at three o ' clock in the afternoon , at the City Chartist
Hall . Todmorden . —At the quarterly members' meeting held in the Chartist news-room , York-street , the following subscriptions were given in , to be handed over to the Hungarian Refugees : —Two Republicans , Is . ; Luke Horsfall , 4 d . ; per Mr . John Barker , 12 s . The following persons were chosen councilmen for the next quarter : —James Holt , Greenwood Stephenson , John Conliffe , William Robinson , John Barker , Joseph Southwell , James
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. Kilmahnock . —Mr .. Samuel-rKydd : here oh the 30 th and 31 st int ., ' jOUjthe labour ; , question . It would be impossible tdi da . justice to the lecturer by giving the outline . bf ^ S'fcbtoes . . suffice it tosay that' ho gaW ' uhbbundeo , satisfaction to his hearers . After his second' le ' cture , ' a tea party was held ; "• at ' which a few friends spent an agreeable hour with Mr . Kydd . - i- : " .- ' - "¦ - __ ; Whittinoton and Cat . — The . inemhers met on Sunday evening and resolved : ~ " That i'a Conference do take place in London . oh the ; 1 st of May , 1851 , for . the purpose of taking , into consideration the best means , ofi redressing the wrongs of the people . " ' ' . ' ' ' ,. . 1 Paisley , —A meeting was held on the ' 28 th uli ^' when the following resolution was carried " : — " That wei . the Chartists of Paisley , cannot entertain tha subject of a Conference . being called together by any other person than the Executive Committee of the National Charter Association , they beipg the
recognised head of the movement . ' —[ This report came'to hand toolate for insertion last , week . ] Co vKNTRt . ~ At a meeting , held at the room , Little Park-street ; on Monday evening , it was unanimously resolved : — " That a subscription , be immediately ; openedin aid of the Polish and Hungarian Refugee . Fund ';" ahd that subscriptions for that purpose . be received . ; by : Wi . Hosier . iMuoh Park-atveet ; Alexander Yate * , Chaunfry-place ; W . ; Bedder , Little Park-street , or " Thos . Pickard , Gosford T bridge . " ' HAMrLTON .- ^ A general meeting , washeldan Brandon-Street school-room , Monday evening , ' when ifr was unanimously agreed : —¦ " That a Conference take place as soon as the people are properly organised , and that an effort be made , by enrolled Chartists , to increase their numbers ; the place of meeting to be considered at a-future time . " C
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» Somers Town Locality . —A meeting of shareholders took place at the Bricklayers' Arms , Tonbridge-street , on Wednesday evening , October 30 th . Mr . Humphreys was , elected chairman ,. ' and Mr . Dunning secretary , when the following resolutions were passed : — " That a deputation be appointed to wait on Mr . O'Connor , " to inquire into the present state of the Company ; also to know if they \ coulddo anything to assist him in winding up the Company . " " That the secretary be instructed to inform as many of tho other branches of . the Land Company as possible , and that they be requested'to elect one
or more , delegates , to represent them at our next meeting . " Messrs . Bloomfield and Dunning wera then appointed as the deputation , and the . meeting adjourned . —Adjourned Meeting . —Mr . rTalboya was elected chairman , and Mr . Dunning , secretary . Delegates were received from' the following localities : —Green Gate , Messrs . Talboysand Bowling ; Whittington and Cat , Messrs . Cummings and Newton ; Crown and Anchor , Messrs . Petteret stod Newley ; Bricklayers' Arms , Messrs . Humphreys and Burton . Many members from the various localities were also present . Tho Secretary having recorded the names , the Chairman opened the business , ' and . the deputation previously appointed explained that , owing to Mr . 0 ' Connor ' s absence from
town , they had been unable to fulfil their mission . The minutes were then read and confirmed , and , after an animated debate , the following resolutions wereagreed to : — " That the auditors of the Land Company be instructed to demand an audit of the Company ' s books . " " That the secretary be instructed to inform the other localities , and , request them to . send . delegates to' their next meeting . " —Mr . Dowling , one of the auditors , stated that ha would take further steps towards procuring an audit of the accounts . —The meeting adjourned'to Wednesday evening next , to meet at the City- ^ Chartisfc Hall ,, 26 ,. Golden-lane . .-.. - WniiiiSGioN and Oat . —At a general meeting of members—Mr . Illingworth in tho chair—the delegates who attended at Somers Town gave in their report , which was received .
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, THE REFUGEES . ... . . TO THE : EWTdB . "OF THB . 'BORTHBRN STAR .. Sib , —Haying-. rei » d ' "Mrr ' Rider's letter , in last week ' s Scar respecting the Polish and Hungarian Refugees , we have sent you four shillings rfor their relief , in postage stamps . Wo hope the" country generally will fly to the rescue of those brave but unfortunate patriots . 1 Tins . - Yours truly , 1 X- " E . F . Payne , Geokge Davis . Cirencester , November 4 th ;
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The Hungarian and Polish Refugees . —We are glad to learn that the Chartists of flanley , in tho Potteries , are bestirring themselves in behalf of tho refugees , and that thtey hope to realise a handsome sum for them . An excellent appeal -from the com « mittee appeared in the Working Man ' s Journal of Saturday last . . We trust that other Chartist localities will imitate their example . The Refugees . —A public meeting was held on Tuesday evening , at the Fraternal Home and Lecture Hall , Turnmill-street , Clerkenwell . Mr . W . A . Fletcher having been called to the chair , he informed the meeting relative to ^ the absence of Messrs . O'Connor , Jones , Harney / and others , and concluded by expressing a hope that the
establishment of a hall in a neighbourhood so long neglected would be attended with beneficial results . —Mr . Osborne moved the following resolution : — " That , in the opinion of this meeting , , the . distress of the people is the result of class legislation , and can only be removed by the adoption of the six points of tho People ' s Charter . "—Mr . T . Brown seconded the resolution , and congratulated them upon having a place opened where they could improve and ' instruct each other . Mr . Brown then strongly urged the case of the refugees on the meeting , upon which ' an excellent collection was made . —The meeting was then addressed by Dr . Frith , of Bradford , and was followed by Mr . Fuzzon , who supported the resolution . —Mr . Elliott having spoken , the resolution was put , and carried . —A vote of thanks was moved
to the chairman , and the meeting dispersed . The Typefounders' Strike . —On Monday evening a lecture was delivered at the British Institution , Cowper-street , City-road , by E . Edwards , upon the subject of " Labour—its rights and duties . " The attendance was very good , the price , of admission being threepence to tho body of the Hall , and sixpence to the platform . The lecturer handled : his subject in a masterly manner , and appeared ' to give great satisfaction . The chair was ably filled by Mr . John Catchpool ; and the proceeds of the lecture were devoted to the support of the men who have so long , and so successfully , -struggled against the attempted oppression and depreciation , of wages , which their employer , was endeavouring to enforce .. We trust the men will continue to , meet , with increased support .
Wreck of wik Superb . —The captain ( Priaulx ) and the mate ( Fleming ) of this unfortunate vessel were brought up before the Royal Court of Jersey on Saturday last , to take their trials on the charges —against Priaulx , of " culpable imprudence , " and against Fleming , of " imprudence , " involved iu the verdict of the coroner ' s jury on the remains of the victims of their reckless and unpardonable conduct . They both pleaded Not Guilty , and with the reservation of two points , —1 . That the indictment of tho Crown officers was not comformable with the verdict of tho coroner ' s jury;—2 . That the case was not within the jurisdiction . of the Jersey Court . Witnesses were then ordered to be called in the case , which was adjourned to a future
day . Alter the depositions ot all tne witnesses in the cause shall have been taken , day by day , at intervals ( a most tedious process ) before the Royal Court , the accused will bo tried before the petty jury of St . Helier , consisting of thirteen members of tho police , of whom a majority convicts or acquits . In case of conviction , an appeal lies to the Grand Jury , a body of twenty-four persons , taken indiscriminately from the parish of St . ' Helier and two parishes adjoining , and of whom a ' minorfty of five only is sufficient to acquit tho appellant : that is , although nineteen may find him guilty , if the remaining five declare him to be innocent , ho escapes scot free ! Thus , there is a very good chance for Captain Priaulx and Mr . Fleming ; the more especially , as a local mawkish feeling of
sympathy is oemg industriously got up in favour of the men in various influential quarters ; so much so , that a correspondent of one of tho island papers benignly suggests , that " it might prove useful if a letter were left at each of the newspaper offices for signature , expressive of confidence in Captain Priaulx and Mr . Fleming . " Confidence in two seamen who , under a clear morning skJ * . on' ^ ea Jas smooth as glass , ran their shipupon rocks notorious as to their whereabout and their danger , and achieved the feat whilst steaming and tiding at the joint rate of fifteen knots an hour ! In the . event fscarcelv mVbable ) Of the Superb ' s captain and mate being ifinally convicted of the charges preferred against them , the reserved questions , of the rroaularity of the indictment and the Court's nonjurisdiction in the case , will be argued before tha Court in bar of judgment . ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 9, 1850, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_09111850/page/1/
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