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Notice is hereb y ^ g iven , ^ tliat application is kl ^ a ^ tobe macle to Pafliament in the ensmng ; - session for anji Act ; to Dissolve &® National Laad ; Comp ^ y , -and to wind up the nndertaMng , and totdaieBale , or otherwise dispose of , the lands and property belong ing to the said Company ; and ' after the pa jment of all debts , liabilities , and expenses respectingthe 6 aie , to divide the surplus moniestoWreaiised . by such sale , or sales , between and amongst the slmreuolders and subscribers entitled thereto , rateably , according to their several interests w the said undertaking .
And notice is hereb y also given , that it is intended to vary or extinguish existing ri g hts or privileges , if any , which may impede or . interfere with the purposes of the said Act . Dated this 13 & day of Nov ., 1850 . TVm . Phowung Roberts , Solicitor , Robert-street , Adelphi . WALSQSLETand Son , ParUamentary A gents , 23 , Parliament-street .
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TO THE WORKING CLASSES . My FKffiNDS , —Again I tell yon that now is the time for you to be up and doing . I have frequentl y told you , as you have been told before , that Manchester is the great Northern Hive of this kingdom , and I never experienced greater pleasure than I did from the meeting held in that town on Sunday night last . The p lace of meeting "was not only crowded to suffecatiou—both the bod y , the gallery , and the platform—but , I am sorry to say , that many poor fellows , who came from a considerable distance , were unable to procure admission . At two p ^ clock in the day the Committee , met to arrang & the business—and I only wish that every townin Englan 3-was enabled-to elect as intellectual and discreet a Committee . The
Committee-room was crowded ; Mr . Sutton , one of the Old Guards , and a staunch supporter of your cause , was . elected " afl chairnjan « Mr . Roberts Mr . DSS & l Dosota ^ , Mr . James Leach , and a very intellectual working man , whose name I did not catch , and your humble servant , 3 ? eabgus O'Coxnok , fairly propounded the princi p les of Chartism , and the necessity of holding a Conference in Manchester on the 1 st of January . A young man , named Maxtle , stated his desire that the Conference should be held in
London , in May . Every speaker was most attentivel y listened to , and the business vas conducted with such harmony as I wish I could see manifested at all other meetings called for the purpose of propagating the people ' s prin cip les , and elevating their class to their just and proper position . The Committee sat till between four and five o clock , and transacted their business in the most business-like manner . Before six o ' clock the Hall was crowded
to suffocation . I was obliged to be conducted to the platform through the back door , as it was impossible to pass through the meeting . Mr . SuTTtef was again appointed to the chair . Mr , Doxoyait , Mr . Leach , and the Rev . Mr . Scholefield , first addressed the meeting on the necessity of holding a Conference in Manchester , when Mr . Maxtle , who stated himself to be twenty-five years of
age , moved an amendment to hold the Conference in London , in May . He made nse of some language which was offensive to the meeting , and was hissed down ; no one seconded the amendment , when the resolution ¦ was carried , onl y two hands being held up against it . The old veteran "W heeler , whose wife was wounded at Peterloo , then proposed a vote of thanks to me , which was most enthusiasticall y responded to .
How , my friends , as there were a number of persons from nearl y all parts of Lancashire , and some from Yorkshire and Cheshire , at that meeting , and as public notice of its object was given , I jhnik you will come to the conclusion , that the small delegate meetings , held in other towns , should acquiesce in the opinions there come to . I assure you , that nothing could g ive me greater p leasure than the spirit I saw once more revived in that great northern Hive j and I do hope and trust , that the working classes , who can be only elevated by the
union of their own order , will now abandon all antagonism , and create such a chain of power , strength , and union , as will destroy that tyranny by which they have been so long held in bondage . It sickens my heart , and makes my Wood run cold , when I contemp late upon the antagonism which some are now endeavouring to create in the Chartist movement ; and believe me when I tell you , that these parties are the greatest supporters , although they may not be the friends , of the Government .
You have now dispatches from every country in Europe , in every morning paper , describing to you the state of the continent ; while the " Times " informs you , that even America herself is in a very unsettled state . Ireland , also , which is England ' s greatest difficulty , is in a very unsettled state ; and , to prove this fact , Ineedonly state , that Mr . Jo hn CosnsEix received this week , at Conciliation
Hall , 17 / . 6 s . 8 d . —three times the amount that he usually receives ; and this was for the purpose of carry ing on the war between the Po e and the Queen . "When Ireland is so poor , and when the working classes of England are said to be so well-employed and so well-paid , must it not be a reflection upon your order to think that a poor country , with half the population , pays ten times as much weekly to advocate the people ' s rights as you do ?
M y friends , notwithstanding the antagonism that has so long existed amongst your order , I assure you , that what I discovered as to the mind of the Northern Hive , has given me no small amount of p leasure . Trade will shortly get bad ; and as I believe in the maxim of Mr . Brooks , the Manchester manufacturer— "The Lord love you we are all for ourselves in this world "I beg in to think that you will now begin to feel for yourselves . It is not necessary for me to repeat my reasons for wishing to have the proposed Conference held in Manchester ; but , had I been doubtful upon the subject , the feeling and harmony that I discovered ^ there ¦ would have convinced me of the propriety of
doing so . . In this week's "Star , ' ? you will see that iheExeeutive proposes to resign office , and to elect a new Executive in a manner m which I do not agree . If an Executive to conduct the popular cause is to be elected , ample time ehould be afforded to the country to come to a mature deliberation ; and therefore it is agreed to hold this Conference in Manchester on the 1 st of January . I think the delegates elected for that Conference would be the fit
and proper party to elect the new Executive , while , at the same time , I am of opinion that the names of the candidates for the Executive should be submitted to the several localities sending delegates to that Conference . This is Universal Suffrage , and the delegates to £ he Conference would be but the mouth p iece of their constituents . I highl y approve of all the rest of the address of the Executive , as , in fact , I think it repeats the principles which I have stated to you scores of times * and again I tell you , that if you anticipate any ,
fhe sli g htest , benefit from a Conference , it must he held before Parliament meets , and sot when the foolish Exhibition takes place ; and whether it were to be held in January or May , I should certainly propose Manchester as the p lace of meeting ; and there we would get alarger and amore harmonious gathering . My friends , I shall conclude by thanking the men of Manchester for their cordial recep tion , and by assuring both them and you , that , however I may be reviled and abused b y deceitful friends or trafficking politicians , I
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will never abandon your cause as long as life remains . Ybur Faithful Friend and Advocate , Feahgus O'Connor .
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TO THE TJNLQ C ATED MEMBERS OF THE LAND COMPANY . Mr Fjmends , —On Wednesday ni ght last , I attended a meeting of the Land members at the City Chartist Hall , 26 , Golden-lane , London ; Tour friends , Beattie and Gathard , from Minster Lovel , and Mr . Kinross , from Sni g ' s End , attended on behalf of the located members , and if I took a month I could not describe the reception that those three gentlemen met with . They were most awfull y , and
very properly , hissed ahd hooted . Beattie stated my villany in allowing the mortgagees to eject the ruffians who would not pay one farthing rent . Kinross stated that I had charged the company ^ over £ 5 , 000 more for building houses on Sni g ' s End than they reall y cost . He said that the houses only cost £ 90 , whereas I put them down at more than £ 130 , and that I had also juggled them out of their aid money . I answered all those charges in a manner which more than satisfied the
meeting ; and one of my answers was this : — -That Beattie , Gathard , and Welkins , three ofthe allottees at Minster Lqvel ,. jovred £ 100 x | oMr £ ceiyed £ 90 aid moh ^' aacTnaff'Bto " expended in the cultivation of their land ; making in all £ 250 , nearly as much as the amount paid by fifty four-acre shareholders . These three fellows , when they first came upon the land , were as pale as ghosts , while now they are as red as roses .
A Mr Tallboy , who , I believe , has paid a few shillings into the Company , said , that I stated that there were eighty houses—and not forty—built on the Great Bedford Estate ; and Mr . Stallwood , in a most violent manner foolishl y asked me what had become of the Exchequer Bills , and the money paid for winding up ? This gentleman had also a two-acre allotment at Minster Lovel , and his aid money , and for which he has never paid a farthing rent , Kinross as the delegate from Snig ' s End , became so offensive that I
was going to jump off the platform and knock him down ; I would have done so if the peop le had not rushed forward to prevent the row : in fact I never witnessed such a row , and I never heard three men more properly received , than Beattie , Gathard , and Kinross . It proves to me that the folly of a few men cannot destroy the wisdom and the confidence of the many ; and I candidl y confess that , although the meeting was got up b y my bitterest opponents , I never had a more enthusiastic reception , nor was I ever more gratified .
Beattie and Gathard , and all those ruffians who were determined to hold possession of the peop le ' s property , have now thank God , been ejected ; and , I trust , that they will receive the same reception wherever they go , that they received on "Wednesday night at Golden-lane . At the close of the meeting a vote of thanks was proposed to me , to which Mr . Tallboy moved an amendment , but there being no seconder the vote of thanks was most
enthusiasticall y cheered . I should state , that a Mr . Harrison , one of the allottees of Minster Lovel , replied to BEATinrand Gathard , and gave them such a thrashing as no poor devils ever got . He said , and trul y , that had it not been for them , all would have been harmonythat the allottees would have paid their rentswould have cultivated their land , and still remained in possession ; in fact , as a brother allottee , no man could have better or more faithfull y described the conduct of those ruffians who have juggled and destroyed the Company ; and I hope and trust , that ere long I shall be able to get rid of all such fellows , and carry out another Company .
There was a fine looking fellow upon the p latform , with a wooden leg , his name was Hopkins ; I never heard a man make a more able speech npon the Land Company , defining the advantages that might be derived from it , but for their own antagonism . His speech was loudl y cheered , and he stated that when this Company was wound up , if I established another on my own responsibility , he would
pay money into it . He is a paid-up four-acre shareholder , and I wish all the located members were as honest and as industrious . He said that he had a share in Cobden ' s Company , but that he considers mine a much better one . Thanking my London friends for the reception they gave me and my enemies , I remain , Your Faithful Friend , Peaegus O'Connob .
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GREAT PUBLIC MEETING IN MANCHESTER . A public meeting was held in the Peop le ' s Institute , Heyrod-street , Ancoats , on Sunday evening , November 17 th , which created considerableexcitement . The town was placarded , ( as is the usually weekl y practice , ) announcing that the advocate of the people ' s rights , Feargus O'Connor , Esq ,, M . P ., would address the meeting . The meeting was announced for half-past six o ' clock in the evening , but every seat was occupied by five o clock , every part of the large hall being crammed to suffocation , and hundreds were unable to gain admission . The hall was never so densely crowded before , although a penny was charged
for admission . Mr . Thomas Roberts occupied the chair . The business of the meeting commenced by Mr . Edward Hooson reading Mr . O'Connor ' s letter in the "Northern Star ; " after which - ¦ - - Mr . Daxiei Donovan proposed the following resolution ;— " That this meeting approves of the calling of a Convention by the Manchester Council , to assemble in Manchester on the 1 st of January , 1851 , for the purpose of taking steps to re-organise the Chartist bod y throughout the country ; and we pledge ourselves to render the Council every assistance in carrying out the same . "
"While Mr . Donovan was moving the resolution , Mr . O'Connor arrived , and was enthusiastically received . When the outburst of feeling had subsided , Mr . Leach came forward to second the resolution , but was interrupted by Mr . Mantle , who said he had an amendment to propose . A scene of confusion arose . Mr . Leach said he was aware that many in the meeting had come a long way to hear Mr . O'Connor , therefore he should not detain them by any unnecessary remarks , but should leave it in their hands , to deal with it as they thought fit
. . . Mr . James Scholefield rose to support the resolution ; the meeting expressed disapprobation . He said , I am here to show respect to Mr . O'Connor and the princip les he advocates ; likewise to show you that I hold the same princi ples as I hitherto have done . ( " ^ Nb , no " and hisses . ) I have another reason for being here , and that is to advise you to have nothing whatever to do with the re-
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ligious disputes now taking place in the couh ; try . A meeting is . announced toitakeiptaJBe next week in the Free-trade , Hall b y-thoxreligious zealots , but my advice to you is , let t ) i 6 Chartists stay at home ,. and let the religionists fi ght it out themselves . I am proud that- my friend , Feargus O'Connor , has given the same advice , if you are not disposed to listen to me . He ( Mr . Scholefield ) should support the resolution . \ :
At this stage 6 f the - proceedings , Mr . Mantle , who was in conversation with Mr . O ' Connor , rose to propose an amendment . ( Cries of "turn coat , " and hisses . ) He said , I have asked Mr ; O'Connor whether I should propose my amendment before he ( Mr , O'Conr nor ) spoke to the resolution , or after , he . said that I had better propose ; my amendment first ; I am here to fulfill a duty as a democrat ,- and I hope you will not deny me what I have cherished for upwards of . twenty-five yearsviz ., the right to speak my opinions , as well as any other man . ( Cries "We came to hear
Mr . O'Connor / cut it short . " ) ' I will not detain yon longer than is necessary to state what are my . objections to . the resolution , and iny object in proposing the ameridmeht . A certain number of gentlemen were . elected as , a Provisional Executive : they had drawn up certain rules and . r ^ gulatioris ,, and it majority of tjie localities ^ balongiDg \ to ^ . the . Rational Charier t 4 Sl ^ ati 6 ii *' had adopted them . (* f No , no . " ) At the term of their office they had . been elected : again . The country had decided against holding a Conference in Manchester . ( Confusion . ) I have to thank Mr . O'Connor
for one thing , that was , when I was on my trial at Chester , the Judge refused me pens , ink , and paper ; this Mr . O'Connor denounced as unjust , and not a fair trial before a jury . ( Cheers . ) That I g ive Mr . O'Connor credit for , but I differ with Mr . O'Connor in calling a Conference ; a majority of the localities are against it . ( Confusion and excitement in the meeting . ) Mr . Mantle kept speaking , but was not able to be heard . Mr . Mantle said , if you will not hear me , I can have at my disposal the columns of the London Press . ( Confusion . ) Mr . Mantle was compelled to resume his seat .
Mr . 0 ' Connor rose , amidst great applause , and said , it gave him great p leasure to address such a large meeting as that before him . He was there to ascertain the feeling that existed amongst them . The young man ( Mr . Mantle ) had told them he had lived twenty-five years . He ( Mr . 0 ' Connor ) had agitated then cause upwards of thirty years ; that was five years before Mr . Mantle was born . ( Cheers . ) He knew that there were many in that large assemblage who had come from the surrounding districts , and what he said they would carry home and reflect upon . Mr . Mantle
had told them that he had at his command the columns of the London Press , that was a privilege he ( Mr . O'Connor ) was debarred from . He did not believe any of the Manchester papers or the London Press would report what he said either in the House of Commons or out of it . He had been informed that they had had very little of the religious agitation in Manchester which was taking place in other parts of the country , and hoped they would take care not . to mix themselves with it . Let the "black slugs " fi ght it out amongst themselves . Trade was
not so good as it was . Some mills were working short time , and others were on strike . There was also a turn-out amongst the poor colliers . It was to prepare them for the coming strugg le that he was amongst ^ them that ni g ht . He had much" p leasure ^ in the afternoon , in being present at a consultation with the Manchester Council . Many good speeches were delivered by Messrs . Leach , Donovan , and others ; and he agreed with them , that they should not obstruct the onward march of progress ; but , at the same time , he was opposed to anything short of the
Charter . ( Mr . O'Connor here repeated what he had said at the Financial Reform meeting in London . ) He believed , if the Financial Reformers were p laced in such a position as to give a casting vote to decide whether they should have the Charter , that it would he given against them , so that they might keep down ; wages . Mr . 0 ' Connor advised them to rest on their oars and not to take part in the relig ious dispute , but to let every man worshi p God according to "the : dictates of his conscience . The religious controversy would affect Ireland more than England . The Irish
members had been the best supporters of the "Whi gs in the House of Commons , but the letter of Lord John ' s would have a different effect upon them . If the working classes were thoroughly united , as they ought to be , they would have Lord John asking them if they wanted anything more than , the Charter ? Then , they would say , "No ;" because the Charter would give them everything they desire ; and Lord John would say , " Then , take it . '' The reason he ( Mr . O'Connor ) proposed that a National Conference should meet in Manchester was , because
they were more united there than they were in London ; Manchester is united in one great locality , and there is greater unity of action amongst its members . If the Conference was held when parliament had been sitting four or five months it would have no effect ; besides , if it was held during the Great Exhibition , the newspapers would take no notice of it , their columns would be filled with the accounts ' of the Exhibition—it would absorb all the people ' s attention . If it was held on New Tear ' s Day they would have their plans prepared before the opening of parliament . ' It had been said , that he was opposed to the present Executive ; but he defied any man to point out a line pr a
word he had written against the Executive . He wanted them to be elected upon a broader basis . When he was first returned to parliament he was against the English Reformers , because he thought they were the means of keeping Ireland oppressed ; but he had hot been in Eng land a month before he discovered that the working classes were oppressed the same as his countrymen in Ireland . They had been informed that there was to be a gathering of the black slugs in Manchester ; but he again advised them to have nothing to do with it ; it was onl y a fig ht for the ten millions three hundred thousand pounds per year , and therefore let them fight it out themselves .
At the conclusion of Mr . O'Connor ' s speech the cheering was deafening for several minutes . Aftet the tremendous applause , a subscription was entered into for a poor Pole who could not speak a word of English . The subscri ption amounted to thirty shillings , but the poor fellow seemed to have no conception of the amount .
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iff . ??? : 'ExECUTiVE COMMITIEE of . the , Na « tional Charter Association held a special meeting at their office ,:. 14 , . Southamptonstreet , Strand , on Tuesday . evening , Noy , 19 th . Mr , James Grassby in the chair . Correspondence was read from Arbroath ,, Todmorden , Rochdale , & c . Mr . Ernest Jones , who attended by invitation , then addressed the committee at considerable length > on the present position of political parties , and , after a calm discussion , ' the appended- address , to the Chartist body was unanimously adopted . A vote of thanks having been awarded to Mr . Ernest Jones . for his attendance ; the committee ; adjourned- to Wednesday evening , Nov . ^ 7 f ; ui - ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ •; - ¦ .
RESIGNATION , OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL charter Association .
ADDRESS TO THE CHARTIST BODY . ; Brother Democrats , —The time has-arrived when it becomes the duty" of every : true Democrat to throw aside ail personal and party . 'feeling for . the gpodof our . glorious cause ; andwe are ; confident that all who really desire the enactment ; of : the People ' s ; Charter and the r ^ ognition . jof . jeritab | e Democracy , ' , will at once divest theu'lminds : of all such withering and blig hting : influences . ; i -
"We are convinced that the elements exist for aPpowerful organisation in the Chartist movement * and \ that what is required , is the con- , centration of all energies in an unity of action . ¦ \ Vere such ah harmonious spirit to prevail , the people ' s cause would at once develope an irresistible power , and speedily command success . We can onl y state that we are determined not to be any obstacle in the way of this most desirable consummation , On accepting office . we found the Chartist cause entirely prostrate , having been stricken down by the strong arm of Whig tyranny . We adopted the most prudential and energetic policy which the limited means at our disposal would allowj in order to resuscitate the movement , and place it in a healthy position . We have done our best to perfect the organisation and direct its power . As an unpaid
Executive , it cannot bo charged against us that we have been iufluencedby selfish motives ; and , in reference to the policy which wo have pursued , we point to the overflowing meeting held at the London Tavern , in the very heart of the City , last winterthe numerous localities that have been re-organised —the establishment of a Tract Fund , through which many thousands of Tracts have been distributedthe great demonstration at Gravesend—the series of crowded meetings . at John-street , throug hout the Parliamentary Session—the numerous enthusiastic public meetings held in most of the metropolitan boroughs—and -various other features which have been duly chronicled in the Democratic press . Conscious that we were at least performing , our duty to the best of our ability , we pursued a steady and onward course , and if we have not been so successful as we anticipated , we contend that the cause rests with you , and not with us . V
But , as it has been stated that , " those who now claim to be the recognised head of the Chartist body derived their title from so inconsiderable' a section of the community , that their means of creating a movement must ever remain as narrow and circumscribed as the basis upon which their appointment rests ; " it having also been stated by a few localities professing to belong to the National Charter Association , that they were dissatisfied with the . mode of our election ; and further , that it was therefore necessary that a Conference be holden forthwith to decide this important ; question—we could not remain insensible to the covert imputations involved in such averments . Although feeling assured that we enjoy the confidence of the great majority of the
democratic party , we are unwilling to , appeaiv even in the eyes of the minority , to cling , with undue tenacity to office ., We , therefore ,. consider it . tp ( be riurduty to announce that , after mature deliberati 6 n , 'Jwe have unanimously corno to the resolution of resigning into your hands the trust we have held as the Executive Committee of the National Charter Association , and that we only hold office provisionally until a National Election shall have taken place , We accordingly , hereby give notice , not only to the members of the National Charter Association , but likewise to all other Chartists and Democrats who may consider themselves entitled to have a voice in the election , to proceed to nominate nine
fit and proper persons to act ' as an unpaid ( Secretary excepted ) Executive Committee . The nominations are to be forwarded , addressed ( pre-paid ) to John Arnott , 14 , Southampton-street , Strand , London , on or before Wednesday , December 4 th , 1 S 50 , when the listo the whole of the persons nominated will be dul y published , andthe votes thereon being taken must , with the number voting for each candidate , be transmitted to John Arnott , as above , on or before Wednesday , December 18 th , as on that date scrutineers will be appointed to inspect the votes , and their final decision will bo made known through the columns of the . Aorthem Star and Reynolds '' s ] Ve $ ly Neivspaper , of December 21 st and 22 nd .
William Davis , James Gkas ^ by , G . Julian Hakxey , Edward Miles , Edmund Stallwood , John Milne . G . W . M . RfiTNOLDSj-Treasurer . John Abnott , Secretary . N . B . —Each person will be entitled to nominate and vote for nine candidates ; but all nominations or votes received after the above dates will be null and void . * k * . A detailed balance sheet will be printed , and a copy sent to every locality throughout the country .
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Coventry . —At a meeting held on Monday evening , the subject of the proposed Conference was discussed in a trul y Democratic spirit , and the following resolution agreed to ; — "That we deepl y regret the conflicting op inions of the many good and . true men in our cause , relative to holding a Convention , and respectfully submit , that in our opinion it should be at the suggestion of the Executive Committee when a Convention should be called , and where assemble ; at the same time , we have a great respect for the opinions of Mr . O'Connor , and we are aware that that
gentleman ' s experience and devotion to our cause demands our serious consideration , but we think it will be deposing the Executive if a Conference is called against their voice . The present Executive we admit were not elected by the whole of the Chartist body , for one very good reason , viz ., the disorganised state of our movement ; but we believe them to possess the „ confidence of a majorit y of the Chartists ; and we believe , if a Conference was assembled before a better organisation of the Chartist mind , it would only represent comparatively a few localities , aud want that
stamp of approval which nothing but a representation of the entire bod y can give . We likewise suggest , that every information be sent to the Executive from each . localit y , stating their position , and how far they are prepared to support the Convention . ' ' Beumondsey . —At the weekl y meeting the following resolution was unanimously adopted : " That this locality . regards the appeal of : the Manchester Council as being tantamount to a vote of want of confidence in the present Executive , and we having : full confidence in the same will take no part in the proposed Manchester Conference . '
Halifax . —On the 10 th in st . a meeting was held at Lower Warley , to see if we could organise and forma district . On the 17 th , delegates met from various places , and came to the following resolution : — " That we form a district , to be called the "Halifax : District of the National Charter Association , " and that our efforts be directed to that , object alone , that being the main lever for our political and social redemption ; we also agree to help any honest reformers , or at least not to throw any obstruction . in their way . A treasurer , and a district secretary were
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elected . . The . propriety of holding a Conference was discussed ,, and it was a general opinion ) that a * Conference was necessary , in order , to assist in the organisation of the country , shut some bf-itherdelegates thought the Manchester coun ' oilnaft no right to call such a Conference , thatbody hot . being the duly elected head of the association ; ' " , It was also thought that the . Conference ' wanted to be held in London would be at a bad time , seeing the throng just then going on , in the great wen little , ; business would ; be done . : however , something is necessary , to be done , and we think the head oughttomove in the good work .
Edinbuugh ( City Locality . )' —At a meeting of members held on Sunday evening , at Mr . Buchanan ' s Coffee-house , afteivthe Executive address had been read and di & cussed , ' resolutions were adopted for the amalgamation of the 'Social Eeform iUnion and the National Charter Association , and confidence in the Executive . Mr ; Gerald . 'Massey Was nominated to fill the vacancy in the Executive , and carried ; ; The difficulties of the Executive were then considered , when , if was agreed that they would see how the vote ' , ' of the country . was given , and ¦ 'd p . - what they could to : carry out the cause of democracy . ¦ ¦ . ;
FlNSBURY . —In consequence of , the ; arrest , of Mr . Fuzzon onTuesday ni ght—the particurars'ol ^ bijjhwjll . be ' fouhdinour . eighth page ^ IKe ^ Charfists " oTTth ' is lpcalify eair upon '' all Democrats *' to assist them in defraying the expenses attending the defence against this ' act of Whig tyranny- and Police Espionage . All parties willing to assist the men of Finsbury ; can send to Mr . Phillip Johnson , 41 , Turnmill . street , Clerkehwell Green , v Nottingham . —The district council met on Sunday last , when a resolution was passed in favour of the Conference being hold in London on the first Monday , in May , and the present Executive to call the meeting of the Conference .
Holmfirth . —At a meeting of the Council on Sunday , November 17 th , it was unanimously carried that Mr . Ernest Jones should be elected to fill the vacancy in'the . Executive . It is our opinion that a more fit and proper person cannot be found , and that he hig hl y deserves the office . BiRMiHGHAMw—At a numerous meeting held at the Shi p Inn , on Sunday evening last , —Mr . Humphreys in the chair , —the ; address from , the Manchester council was read , and a very animated discussion took place thereon , which was adjourned till next Sunday night . The case of the Polish and Hungarian Refugees was also laid before the meeting , and Gs . 4 d . collected . Nine now members enrolled their names in the association .
Metropolitan Delegate Council . —This body met as usual on Sunday afternoon , at the City Chartist Hall , Golden-lane ; Mr . Stallwood in tho chair . After the minutes had been confirmed , the deputation appointed to-hire a hall for an aggregate meeting of the members , reported that they had been unable-to get a suitable place for a Sunday meeting , and the subject was deferred until a later part of the afternoon . The Chairman reported that he had sent copies of the origin of the Charter , contained in their circular , to the various liberal journals . A letter was read from . Mr . M'Grath , addressed to the Chairman of the Council , stating himself to be the author of an article contained in the Star some weeks back , requesting a
balancesheet 01 the Registration and Election Committee , and commented upon the explanation given by Mr . Milne , as contained in the Star report of the . Dolegate Council ^ Tho letter impressed upon the Council the necessity of their obtaining a balance-sheet to be laid before the public , and expressed the writer ' s determination to take steps to enforce it if the council did not ; he also complained of the meagre account of the Executive balance-sheet . The letter gave rise to a long . debate , in which Messrs . Stallwood and Arnott stated that the funds had been expended in endeavouring to procure the election of Messrs . MfQrath and other candidates in the boroughs they contested , also in . taking steps to bring forward Thomas Cooper for Lambeth , and
that a considerable sum had been expended in . printing tho Registration Hand-book , a quantity of which remained unsold . They expressed their willingness to get a balance-sheet issued . Amotion was made that the letter be received , and an amendment , that it be not ; three delegates voting for the former , and four for the latter . —The Chairman then brought forward the election of a secretary , to supply Mr . Fletcher ' s place , who had resigned . —Mr . Blake stated that his locality declined sending a delegate , —Several other delegates also stated that their localities were about to withdraw their support . —Mr . BIythe , of Greenwich , strongly supported keeping tho council in existence ; the reasons assigned for their breaking it up ,
namely , that their localities were so badly attended , and that others did not send delegates , was only a reason why they should work harder in endeavouring to resuscitate ' the movement . He thou described a plan of organisation which he intended to brine before their notice if they continued to meet . —Mr . Osborne thought the motive for dissolving the council was to burke the calling of tho aggregate meeting , in order to test the men of London relative to the proposed amalgamation of parties . —Mr . Brisck was of opinion that if the Executive were in favour , of calling the meeting , they , and not the council , were the proper parties to call it .- Few as they were in number , they ought not to oppose the decision of the Executive . Ho was in favour of a dissolution . —Messrs . Fuzzen , Magee , and Osborne , supported the dissolution , but urged the necessity
of calling the meeting prior to adopting that step . — A motion was then made for dissolving the council , and an amendment , "that the council at its rising stand adjourned until the second Sunday in December . " The amendment was carried . —Mr . Fuzzen inquired of the Executive their reason for publishing that they had no connexion with the Hall in Turnmill-stveet ; some few working-men had been at considerable expense in procuring the place , and the announcement was calculated to injure them . — After considerable discussion a motion was carried , " That the Executive , as members of that council , be requested not to answer tho question , as it would lead to an endless debate and by applying at the Executive Office the same information could bo obtained without unnecessary publicity . " The secretary and treasurer then gave a statement of tho finances , and the council adjourned .
East London Literary and Scientific Institution , Morpeth-street . Bethnal-green . —A tea party and . public meeting was held on Monday evening , to celebrate the opening of this Institution . The hall was , well filled with guests , and the tea was excellently got up . Mr . Archibald Champbell was called to the chair , and in an eloquent manner explained tho advantages to be derived from such Institutions . Mr . Styles , secretary to the Institution , read letters apologising for non-attondanoe from Messrs . O'Connor , Massey , T . Cooper , W . Cooper , Ernest Jones , and Julian Harney . He then detailed tho means b y which a few wo ' rking men had been enabled to raise the Institution , and stated that if they met with support , it was their intention
to take the chapel , to which the hall was attached , which would render it the most complete building of that description in the metropolis ; but to do that , they , must receive immediate support , or the opportunity would be lost . The meeting was addressed by Messrs . Wheeler , W . Davis , Broom , and Taylor , and after a vote of thanks to the chairman , the meeting separatou . ; Exeter . — At a members ' meeting held on Monday night , ; the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : — " That the vacancy created in tho Executive by the resignation of Mr . Brown , be filled up by Mr . Ernest Jonos . " " That the time and place for calling a Conference be left to tho discretion of the Executive Committee . "
Finsbury . —At a meeting of members on Sunday last , at the Fraternal Home and Lecture Hall , the conduct of the Executive was discussed , for issuing a notice , stating that the Executive of the National Charter Association had no connexion with the Fraternal Homo and Lecture Hall . The following resolutions were adopted : — " That , in the opinion of this meeting , ho person should be appointed to fill up the vacancy in the Executive till after the forthcoming Conference , seeing that the present Executive has not the confidence of the country ; and
, we are further of opinion , that we should agitate for the Pebble ' s Charter , unmixed with any other ism , or crotchet . " " That we see , with deep regret , that the movement is- in a state of stagnation ; and we have incontrovertible proof that the present organisatieb , and also its present Executive will add nothing , to its improvement , and that it cannot become a National Movement * and we hereby declare this locality dissolved . " It was also C 1 * rf ? i ' . TlS ? ° o % i » public meeting be
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held at '; lbF FrateWar Mm ¥ 'Md'IiectuW- -HaII f 41 , Turnmill ; Street , ; Clerkenwelli- . on Tuesday Evening , " to appoint officers , and to draw up rules and bye laws . '' -, / ? . -. ¦ . , . 10 the editor brims if obthebn . star . ; , . SiRj—Perhiitme to correct an ' error in thereporfc of the Finsbury -locality meeting , which ^ appeared in last Saturday ' s ; Star , "We approve , of . the Manchester . Conference ; in January ,. and we ; thought that ; a general ; meeting of all tho London ; Chartists , to discuss the question , would be attended L with a goodresult .. _ . Robert Fuzzon , Secretary .
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REVIVAL OF CHARTISM . TO THE EDITOR OF THE < NOMHEEN STAR , SIR , —It was extremel y gratif ying : to me to perceivej in last week's "Star , " a most excellent address from the Manchester Chartists , recommending the revival of pure , simple , plain , and hdnest Chartism . I agree with the authors of that- admirable document-rthat Chartism should ' not be mixed up , > ith anything else , that-the whole energies' of jtha people of this empire should he directed to , ita attainment . The \ progress of Chartism has attainment . The progress oi . unarwsra nas
been woefull y retarded by its . connexion from time to time with : other movements of minor importance . This , ; in my humble opinion , was a fatal error ,.. which -1 hope and trust will he carefully avoided hereafter . I do not mean to say that'the Chartists should not individuall or as a body , if necessary , hel p any other movement for Reform , or , as some call it , progressive Reform ; but I do say , that the People ' s Charter alone should form the basis , and continue to be the great object of the whole Chartist body . . It contains everything We reQuire- ^ eYery social reform—at least the means to the end is
contained in the People ' s Charter . .. Indeed , the thi-ee ' first propositions contain ; all we require If , for instance , Universal Suffrage , Vote by Ballot , or Annual ^ Parliaments , were the law of the land ^ asithey soon = wiil be , would not all the rest follow ;; as a matter of course ? For my own part , I should prefer limiting the revived agitation for the ' Charter to thbsa ihre ^ eioard ^ lipB ^ the other three are merematters of detail ,
containing no essential principle . In 1848 , the Chartists changed the na . ma of their Convention into that of a National Assembl y , which , as well . as I' can recollect , caused a great deal of trouble , and damaged the movement ; in fact , gave it is so severe a blow that it has not recovered . At that time , a reverend and respected friend of . mine , Father Ryan , P . P . of Donabate , was elected as one of the representatives for Barnsley . ' : A letter , announcing his return , was written to him by Mr . Peter Hoey . Mr . Ryan ' s , ! which was intended for publication , was by soma means mislaid . However , - it never made its appearance .
It is due to the Chartists , as well as to the Rev . Gentleman himself , that his sentiments should be known . Mr . Ryan was , as you will perceive by the subjoined letter , the victim of calumny and vituperation , The Irish newspapers would afford him no redress . ^ Delusion and calumny were the order of the . day , under , which Mr . Ryan suffered from August , 1841 , till the death of the great leader of : Irish dupes . There is some comfort in the fact , that the Irish working peop le are greatly changed for the better . They know they were cheated , hut do not like to acknowledge ; it . Had any effort been made for their immediate welfare , and failed , their leaders would have been blameless , but the whole RepeaV ^ A g itation was an unmitigated swindle , from first to last . Truly yours ,
Dublin , Nov . 19 th Pateick O'Higgins
LETTER OF THE REV . MR . RYAN TO MR . PETER HOEY . Mt Deab SiK , —Your very kind letter , announcing the gratifying intelligence that I had' been elected , by the Chartists of Barnsley , as one of their representatives at the National Assembly , to be held in London , would have had an earlier acknowledgment had I been at home . But I have been , owing to the state of my health , nearly three months , absent from my parish . It is extremely grateful to my feelings to be so warmly remembered and so highly honoured by my old , respected , and benevolent congregation of Barnsley .
Be so good , , my dear friend , as to return : my most sincere thanks to the Chartists of Barnsley , for having "made choice of me to represent them , and assure them that nothing should prevent . me from discharging , to the best of my ability , the duty with which they have entrusted me , but the obli gations which my saered office impose upon me at this holy season of the year . It is due to my own character , and to my friends in Barnsley , in fact , to the Chartists of England ; to avail myself of this , the first public opportunity afforded me , to set myself right with them . Perceiving that , in August 1841 , a . society was founded , called the Irish Universal Suffrage
Association , at tho head of which was a man whom I did believe , and do believe , to be as true and as sterling a patriot as any in Ireland ; and as _ that association was based upon those sound principles of radical reform which I had long cherished , I felt it my duty to become a member of that body , and to give it all the help in my power , for which I was denounced by the leader of the great bulk of my countrymen , as an " Irish Catholic Priest , who had joined » n Orange society of spies and traitors to Irish nationality . " Smarting under this ' foul calumny , I wrote a letter , in which I , inadvertently , said , that I regretted to see so many _ of my brethren aiding and abetting tho propagation of the Repeal delusion . This phrase , very naturally ,
gave offence to some of them , who since deeply regret the part they took in propagating the greatest delusion that ever was practised on a confiding people . I was called upon by my superiors to withdaw the offensive expression , ' and I did so unhesitatingly wholly acquitting them of having wilfully , propagated tho delusion . "Well , now , just think of the nefarious use that was made of my apology to my brethren . It was blazoned forth , in shining type , "That Father Ryan , the parish priest of Donabate ; had withdrawn from the Chartist ranks , that he had repudiated Chartism ; " and his letter was ordered to be inserted on the minutes of Delusion Hall , then called the " Royal Loyal National Association of Ireland . "
It is , I know , needless to say to you , my dear friend , that I never repudiated Chartism , that I was then a Chartist , that I have ever since been , and shall continue to be a Chartist , and that I believe , "that he who is not a Chartist is either a knave who profits by the evils of misrule , or a fool upon whom facts and reason make no impression . " God bless you . Patrick Ryan , P . P . Donabate , 2 nd May , 1848 .
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THE REFUGEES . Sir , —In reading the Star last week we have seen the account you have given of the Hungarians , and the miserable state they are in , which induced a few friends to set about getting a few shillings for them . It is but a trifle , we being all working men ; yet , what we have got has been given with a good heart towards the cause of freedom . You will find enclosed an order for £ 12 s . 6 d ., and we feel confident that you will take , or send it to the proper quarter , and acknowledge it in this w . eek ' s Star . "We think , if you continue your appeal , that something more might be done to relieve the poor Hungarians . May the blessing of God be on you and all who are labouring to aid their fellow men . George Edward , secretary . To W . Rider . ' Little Bolton .
Fkiends , —I most sincerel y thank you , and all others who have so promptly responded to the appeal made on behalf of the suffering exiles ; and , I can assure you , that each and all of the . worthy recipients of your kindness feel inexpressible gratitude for your timely ministration to their necessities . I see a storm brewing , and if you hear the enemy malign and misrepresent the exiles , listen not . Depend upon it , men , iufluenced
by sinister motives , will lift up their voices against tb , ese poor victims whom tyranny has driven from their homes . Heed not each snarlers . The men are destitute , far from home , and have sought an asy lum here , lhey are a momentarily overpowered portion 1 or freedom ' s valiant sons , who crave shelter until their strength be renewed again tc . battle w £ h tyranny ' s host . Let us a , then , J ^ doh . All monies sent throug h the Star shall be paid over weekly , and in presence o ^ f the Re-
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 23, 1850, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_23111850/page/1/
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