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THE FRATERNAL DEMOCRATS (ASSEMBLING IN T...
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'EqvAUTT, Liberty , FfiirsBxrrr.*
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TO THE PROSCRIBED IRISH PATRIOTS, MESSRS...
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TO THE TRADES OF LONDON.
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THE FORTHCOMING DEMONSTRATION IN FATOUR ...
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LTBSrtTT, IQUALIIT, PHATEBSITT.
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Felloe-men,—The time has ai length arriv...
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Corr.H9E.—The members of ibis branch Wil...
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HOUSE OP COMMONS—Mohdat, Matca 27. THE P...
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THE VflTF.MF.NT
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THE CHARTER AND no:SUSEENSEE
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UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE. YOTE BY BALLOT. NO P...
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ELECTIONS OF DELEGATES: . Mr Bucklet hag...
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H Flss" 7 Ack ?Owl Edgfcdin The Stab Of ...
_ack April I , 1848 . ___ THE N 0 RTHERN STAR , * I _T _~ _~~^ ! — " _. — ' = _*^ S _^* aa _* ' ¦* - _;¦ " _* _" _— ' 'ZLlL "
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T « h M _^ r « _flSS " ? _OWl edgfcdin the Stab of the Ilti March as _unknown-vir ., us < d for Land Pund Brtnch . SpmS 8 Fand > Mon S » * ° the Lrign _^ ceirea _ny ar Claris , mil be acknowledged next week . _ BKB ATA .-The money _acknowledged in th _'J R _, !* nf » l , e
Important Notice, Each Branch Secretlr^O...
IMPORTANT NOTICE , Each Branch Secretlr _^ of the National Land Company has received with the balance sheet , one ofthe usual quarterly return sheets ¦ but instead of retnnnng _^ _thereon the payments for the _quarterend-M f Mar -b 2 oth , 1848 , they must enter , alphabetically , the names of all members of their respective Branches , without reference to sections , with the total amount paid hy each from the commencement of the Company until the 25 th ult ., distinguishing _liand Fund from the Expense Fund . Secretaries requiring more paper than the sheet sent from the office , will provide themselves with it , and rule it similar to the printed sheet . Each return must set _tortn , m writing , that it is made out from the commencement to the 25 th ult . The Directors hope lhat each Secret ary mil promptly perform flllS _AlliY , and that tae returns wiU be sent as soon after the 2 oth of March as possible .
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Co _mmzvs & _ttovreswifiitii te
Subscbwtioks Ros Loss Or Oddt's Cow , &C...
_Subscbwtioks _ros loss or ODDT ' COW , & C , AT O'CoSX 0 _BVn , lE . Bolton , per Hayes .. f S _X d 1 Brighton , Flower .. .. ; " Ashton-under-Lyne .. _„ ., „ o 10 0 G . Rerap - .. .. .. .. o 0 6 James Swaffield :. .. .. One T . Martin „ .. .. .. « o 1 0 "W . Penny , Hyde _« . 0 0 6 * ft \ Durrant and Brothei 3 , Stratford-on-Avon o 2 o . T . ADfcot , Manchester „ _.. 0 0 6
I 10 I m , «• , _r _~ _ , , - T . li . Wheeleb . T . M . Wheeler tegs to acknowledge the further sum of £ \ 18 s 7 d for the ahove purpose-the names shall he given next week . Received ov Mb . Rosso * , Is , forthe Fraternal Democrats , on account of Golden , of Manchester . This should have heen announced some time ago . Johk _Akhotx , Somers Town , begs to acknowledge the _receipt from ilr George Aust * n ; collected in Jacobs ' shop , 2 s 6 d ; _Sinton _' s do . Is ; Scotfs do . _Is-Jd ; Wiggin ' s do . Is ; Poole's do . 2 s 7 d : Cook ' s do . is ; also , 6 d from Mr Pritchard , and 6 d from MrW . Fox , forthe "Demonstration Fund . Me Sowebbt , _Dalston . —All right Ton need not send until the end of the quarter , when the acceunt will be rendered .
_Thsee Old _Guibds suggests Prixirose-lull for the place of _reBdezTOBs on tiie morning of the loth of April . _L'Ahi dc Fecple . —It -was impossible to find room for our _eorresyoEdent _' s letter this week . _National Yictih . Fusd CoaaiTTEE . —The secretary Mr John Simpson , _acknowledges _, is 2 fl , fl-om Mr Picket ' g book ; Camberwell , for the general fund , for Sirs W . Jones ; from two CharSsf . females , Manchester , 2 s 6 d ; from the members ofthe Land Company at _Midfileten , ' Ss ; Jlr "Wilson , Northallerton , 3 s od ; Mrs Eobertson . 6 d .
Metropolitan Public Meeting , A Public M...
METROPOLITAN PUBLIC MEETING A Public Meeting ofthe members and friends of the Association of FRATERNAL DEMOCRATS , for the purpose of adopting the Nitiokal Petition snd taking into consideration the glorious progress of Democracyon tbe Continent , will be _holdea on Tuesday evening-, April ith , at the Farringdon Hall , _iSnowoill _, nearly _opposite _Farringdon-Btreet . Ernest Jones , Delegate for Halifax -will take ths chair at eight O ' clock precisely , _jg- Several members of the Convention will address the meeting . _Satijrdat Morxikg , —I am unable to state when ana where the Association meeting will ba held next peek ; hut announcement will be made at tha public meeting on Tuesday evening . G . Jciuu _IIabsst .
The Fraternal Democrats. A Meelisg Of Th...
THE FRATERNAL DEMOCRATS . A meelisg of this association took place on Tuesday last , at the Chartist-rooms . D ? an-street , Soho . Mr John Overton in the chair . Ten Brighton Democrats and several London Cbartists were elected members . After speeches from Julian Harney and others , the two following addresses were adopted : — ADDRESS OF
The Fraternal Democrats (Assembling In T...
THE FRATERNAL DEMOCRATS ( _ASSEMBLING _IN LONDON , ) TO THE PEOPLE OF GREAT BRITAIN .
'Eqvautt, Liberty , Ffiirsbxrrr.*
'EqvAUTT _, Liberty , _FfiirsBxrrr . *
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_-. If a battle gained at Paris is a victoryachieved for you , , a defeat sustained at Dublin tcould be a damage to your cause . The rights o man are universal—as universal should be t ' .: e determination to defend tbem .
The organised usurpation calling itself " the Government" of this country bas entered upon a crusade to crusb public opinion in Ireland . Three of tbe popular leaders in tbat country bave heen . arrested on a charge of sedition , and it is affirmed b y tbe creatures of tbe Government , " that other and " stronger measures" are " about to be taken to " put down " the now " _^ alarming" manifestations of public discontent . ; Can you , Democrats—you -working men of England , do nothing to avert so foul an _outrage ? You can , and vou wiU . '
"You can meet in your tens of thousands , and _P . EMOXSTB . ATE against tbis insolent stretch "' of tyrannical _power . "Witb tbe mighty voice of an united and determined people , you can thunder intc the ears ef tbe oligarchical usurpation that - ' 'there is oppression against the social body whenever any of its members are oppressed ;" , ' and that you have the will and the courageto resent and resist tbat oppression .
Let us briefly examine the political and social condition of the people of Ireland . "Will tbe recital be a mere repetition of the oft-told tale of tiger-like oppression and spaniel-like submission ? Be it so . The reiteration shall be made until tbe spaniel is metamorphosed into the lion—until the crouching slave shall burst tbe fetters of bis degradation , and shall stand erect in the majesty of manhood and the consciousness of valour and of worth .
Politically viewed _, we find the millions of Ireland excluded , like tbe mass of tbe English people , from all participation in the making of _^ the laws , which , instead of being the source of consolation and of protection , are the agencies of murder , of famine , and of pestilence . With extraordinary natural advantages & n & capablities , we find Ireland a desolated blank in the political geography of Europe . Considered socially , the aspect of Ireland is at once revolting and disgraceful to humanity , Some few years since , TaWs Magazine , reviewing the social condition of that country
_taid , — "The labourers on the continent do not ' fare sumptuously every day ; " but their ordinary fare would make a perpetual carnival to _^ th e risb potato eater j" and added , that ff tne French peasants fatten pigs for home consumption , and not io pay the rent of tbe cabin and the con-acre . " The wrongs and miseries of Ireland are so notorious that if is unnecessary for us to speak of them in detail . It has been too truly said , that " Ireland has never enjoyed one age of perfect security or peace . She bas been the incessant prey ) of discord , bloodshed , tand famine , and England _is _^ re sponsible for this state of things /'
In the time ofthe recent "famine" at least a _' million of souls perished of hunger , and hunger-bred pestilence . Talk of the anarch }' of insurrection or of revolution ! Tbe anarchy of conventionalism—of middle-class andj millionaire ( supremacy—is _^ infinitel y more _desolating , We could easily enlarge tbe catalogue of Ireland ' s wrongs , and the crimes of Ireland ' s
rulers , but wc have said enough to stimulate the exertions of all true patriots . To your duty , then , men of Great Britain . Declare your sympathy with tbe oppressed , and your hatred of tbe oppressors . Assemble in your thousands , and pass sympathetic addresses to tiie intended victims of the governmental persecution . If , to day , the oligarchy succeed in destroying the persons , or the power of the Irish leaders , will ours be safe to-morrow ?
Then , once more we exhort you to energetic action . ;" ttAbove all , rise and rally as one man , in support of your glorious Charter . Sign the National Petition . "Whether that petition shall be the last you _vsill "LuniMv " address to vour
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oppressors , depends upon your wiU , energy , and courage . In every country in Europe , save tbis , Kings , Princes , and Aristocracies are hastening to renounce their baneful privileges , which henceforth are superseded by the universal Rights of Man . Shall thia country remain an exception to the general and glorious progress of nations ? NO ! In Ireland tbe struggle has commenced ; as yet it is but a straggle of words , but- the day of deeds is nigh . Brothers , we must share the dangers of our Irish brethren , We must help them to win liberty for both nations , and thereby prove to tbem that the English aristocracy and moneyocracy are not the People of England . ~ - _^
" WILL must ripen into DEED . " Signed by tbe secretaries and members of the Council on behalf of tbe Association . Gr . JrjLIAK _IlAItHEY ,- ) Ersbst Joses , Cjja bles Keen , Edwis Gill , Collis Reynard , t «„ , „ x _« ., _Hbn-ht Baithomp , f Greai _BnfaM _" John Overton , Henrt Child , Thomas Lucas _uvfian iu \
, A _J- jj _^ , Mark L . Beurle , - ' WILLIAM _PlRmiB , \ t _?„„„ q Alexander Mullbb J _"ance-Charles Moll , I ~ Charles _Ptaendbr , J Germany _" CharlesSchabeutz , \ 0 •¦ , i " VVnxiAU Krell , j Switzerland Peter Holm 1 c ,. GustavtjsLundberg , J Scandina _™ Louis _Oborski , Poland . Francis Ntitrai , Hungary . Phillip Bluhm , Russia . London , March 28 ; h , 1 S 4 S .
To The Proscribed Irish Patriots, Messrs...
TO THE PROSCRIBED IRISH PATRIOTS , MESSRS O'BRIEN , ilEAGHER , AND MITCHEL . Patriotic Fellow Citizens , — Correspondingly with the persecution of the vile ' government , ' is our admiration of your uncompromising advocacy of the political freedom ofyour countrymen . Correctly did Mr Mitchel appreciate the courage and virtue of the working classes of France , in ascribing to them the achievement of the revolution . Wherever freedom has been bat td for , to the Proletarians the chief merit is due . The
venerable Lamennais , in his 'Modern Slavery , ' justly says that' libarty has always been conquered , never is it voluntarily conceded ; and it is remarkable that everywhere has it been primitively owing to the generous efforts of the artisan , always the firsl io claim—the first to obtain it , even at the cost of life . -Depend upon it , Fellow Citizens , that true devotion to , and honest direction of , the power and courage of the people , will ensure the triumph of liberty . With honest leaders an united people may bid defiance to all the despots of the earth .
While applauding every expression of your sentiments , uot excepting those for which you are ahout to brave the vengeance of 'the law , ' we entreat you to always distinguish between the rulers and the peop le of England . One and the same system of fraud and force crashes the millions of both islands . Your enemies and oppressors are also the enemies and oppressors of the English people . Tha fraternity of both peoples will ensure the deliverance of both . If the British and Irish people march together they will march to victory .
Onwards , then , in your career , despite the tyranny of an usurping ' government / the _blood-tbirstlness of aristocrats , the calumnies of pseudo-patriots , and the lies of a corrupt press . On your side you have the people , trnth and justice , the earnest sympathies of the English masses , _fJid the good wishes of every nation , fiee or struggling to be free . Your enemies—our enemies—bave but the faint semblance of power . Of its real strength , we may judge by the glorious results at Paris , Vienna , anil Berlin . Here follow the signatures appended to the first aWress .
To The Trades Of London.
TO THE TRADES OF LONDON .
The Forthcoming Demonstration In Fatour ...
THE _FORTHCOMING _DEMONSTRATION IN FATOUR OF THE RIGHTS OF INDUSTRY .
Ltbsrttt, Iqualiit, Phatebsitt.
_LTBSrtTT , IQUALIIT , _PHATEBSITT .
Felloe-Men,—The Time Has Ai Length Arriv...
_Felloe-men , —The time has ai length arrived , when all who live by the sweat of their brow shou . 'd take part in the struggle for the emancipation and protection of latour , without which we must for _evr r remain slaves , chained to tbe chariot-wheels of capital , and bow submissive to the decrees of class-legislation . That labour should have no connexion with politics , is a question which , we think , has heen long exploded , and requires no answer from ub on this occasion . We think it unnecessary to direct attention to tbe case ofthe Dorchester labourers , or to the Masters' and Servants' Bill ; each of which tend ti prove that politics is closely interwoven with labour , and that , but for the bold stand made by the
_sona of industry against that pernicious measureand hy whose exertions it was consigned to oblivionwe should now bB in a worse condition than the serfs of Russia . Neither is it necessary to mention the ' pains and penalties' of existing statutes—the Masters'and Servants' Act—the Combination Act—and others ofa like tendency—for the subjugation oi labour , in the passing of which unrepresented labour had no voice , and which laws have consigned _thonsands of hcn ? 3 t men to a felon ' s fare and habitation , for daring to arrestthe grasping hand of capital , and asserting the rights and interests of labour . There are many laws for the _subjugation , bnt none for the protection of industry ; and if the labouring classes
were represented , the crying wrongs and woes of our order would cease to exist . As it is , we find that when employed , we can scarcely obtain the necessaries , much less the luxuries of life , whilst tie unemployed remain a continuous bnrdenon our almost empty benefit exchequers , and thus materially reduce our half-employed wages , Bui Jthere are thousands of industrious and able artizans in the kingdom —ay , in this metropolis—totally without labour , living in _wretchedness , pestilence , and starvation ; and who , having exhausted every resource at their disposal , are forced to beg the cold charity of a poorlaw bastile . The heart-rending position of the eons of ioil in Ireland stands without
a parallel in themo 3 t despotic nations of the earth ; ragged f enury is driven from its hovel to perish by the wayBide , and the coffiules 3 graves show the value at which capital estimates labour . But harrowing as are the scenes that are daily being enacted in the sister country , we cannot shut our eyes to the fact that we are fast approximating to th 8 _samo dreadful situation , unless , by our united efforts , we boldly stem the torrent of clas _3-legislation , which will otherwise engult _U 3 in its baleful vortex , and ddoge the land with misery , devastation , and ruin .
Fellow men , the present convulsions of Europe prove that the working c ! assse 3 are alive to the importance of representative labour , and in many states and countries tbey have obtained bloodless ' . vietories by boldly and Irmly making their demands . In France tbe enfranchisement and protection of labour was tho firit and most prominent act of the provisional government , » nd a working man forms one of that government ; there , within seven leagues of this country , an artizan i 3 supposed _topossess intelligence , Is summoned to deliberate upon the interests of hiB cl 38 ? , and 13 acknowledged to possess political rights , and this too , without the slightest encroachment on the _rinhts of others , Universal Suffrage being the basis of that government , and « the representation of all classes , —the enfrachisement of all —the disfranchisement of none .
On Monday , April 10 th . a Monster Petition for the enfranchisement of labour , by the enactment of the People's Charter , will be presented to the House of Commons ; this petition , it is contemplated , will receive five millions of signatures and be conveyed to the house , supported by a procession of 500 . 000 persons . Let , then , the traders of London do their duty on this occasion , and swell the train of Labour ' s "Ons , headed by their officers ,-with the banners and signatures of each trade . Let them prove , by their intelligence , that they are worthy of liberty—by their order , £ h ? t they _? are deserving of it—and by _ their firmness that they ara determined to obtain it . Let ' Peace , Law , and Order' be the motto— « Onward and we Conquer' be the motto—bearing m mind , that , for a nation to be free , it is sufficient that 3 be wills it . Your own interests—your children _s benefit—and the nation ' s weal demands this small sacrifice at your hands . In the meantime , sign , sign ,
' ' England expects that every man will do his duty . ' The time and place of meeting will be given in the Star , and unnecessary expense need not be incurred bv those trades who have no banners . " ( Signed on behalf of the Trades ' Demonstration Committee , ) Thomas Hawson , President . W . H . Nicholsos , Secretary . 12 , Curtain-road , Shoreditch .
Corr.H9e.—The Members Of Ibis Branch Wil...
_Corr . H 9 E . —The members of ibis branch Will mest , en Saturday night , April 1 st , at seven o ' clock , and every alternate Saturday night , at the house of Mr Th mas _Featherston , innkeeper . SouTn London Chartist Hall . —Mr O'Brien wiU lecture in the above hall on Sunday evening next , April 2 nd , at eight o ' clock . Subject * : 'The Revolutionary _Movemeiit ia Europe . '
House Op Commons—Mohdat, Matca 27. The P...
HOUSE OP COMMONS—Mohdat _, Matca 27 . THE PEOPLE'S CHARTER . _Mr'F , O ' CeNHOB gave notice . that , on Monday , the 10 th of April , he wonld praseHt a petition from the united Cb artists of this kingdom , and move the following resolution , a 9 an amendment on the first order of tbe day , on tbat day ;—That this House , recognising the great princip le that Labour is the source of all wealth j that the people are the only legitimate source of power ; that tbe Labourer should be the first partaker of the fruits of his own industry ; that taxation without
representation is tyranny , and should be resisted ; and believing that the resources ot the country would be best developed by laws made by representatives chosen by tbe labouring classes , in conjunction with those who live h y other industrial pursuits—That ( in recognition of the above great truths ) , ihis House adopts the principles embodied in the document entitled the People ' s Charter , namely—Annual Elections , Universal Suffrage , Vote b y Ballot , Equal Electoral Districts , no Property Qualification , and Payment of Members .
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The Charter And No:Suseensee
THE CHARTER AND no : SUSEENSEE
Universal Suffrage. Yote By Ballot. No P...
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE . YOTE BY BALLOT . NO PROPERTY QUALIFICATION ANNUAL PARLIAMENTS . PAYMENT OF MEMBERS . EQUAL ELECTORAL DISTRICTS .
Elections Of Delegates: . Mr Bucklet Hag...
ELECTIONS OF DELEGATES : . Mr _Bucklet hag been elected for Leicester , at a _ereat : public meeting , held in the Amphitheatre ; on Monday last , Mr S . Kydd was elected delegate for Oldham en Monday last . Mr T . Mirfield waa elected delegate for Barnsley , at an open-air meeting , on Monday last . W . J . P . Wilkinsoh , Esq ., was elected delegate far Exeter on Monday last , at a great meeting in the Royal Subscription Roams . Mr T . Clark , of the Chartist Executive , was present , and delivered a splendid speech / Messrs Linney and FARBAi & were elected delegates for Birmingham and district , on Wednesday last , at an immense meeting in the People ' s Hall . Messrs Cuffay , Tapp , and Child , have been put in nomination by the London localities . A publio meeting for the election will beheld on Monday next , at twelve o ' clock , on Clerienwell-green .
Stockport.—We Are Happy To Inform The Ch...
Stockport . —We are happy to inform the Chartist public of Stockport that a public news-room fs opened at Mr Woodhouse ' s No . 4 , Angel street , which will be open frem ten in the morning till eleven in the evening . The charge bo low aa one penny per week , so as to place it within the reach ofthe poorest . The papers taken in are the _Lonhon Telegraph , daily newspaper , the Northern Stab , and the _EDINBURGH _Express The 10 ih op April . —At the meeting of the Metropolitan Delegate Council on Thursday evening , it was resolved : — ' That each member of the Metropolitan Delegate Council superintend a division ; each one to be numbered . Delegates to wear a rosette and ribbon across the breast ; _sub-officer 3 to wear a rosette and ribbon around the right arm . Place of rendezvous forthe procession , _Kennington Common , on Monday , April 10 th , at eleven o ' clock , a . m ., precisely . The eouncil adjourned till Sunday , five o ' clock .
_SouEBg Town . —A ciowded meeting was held on Sunday evening , when Messrs Child , Cuffjy , and Fennell were put in nomination as delegates . _MAnYLBBOss . —A new _kcnlity was opened at the King and _Qneen Tavern , 1 , _Foley-streot , Fitzroy _. square , on Sunday evening last . Mr Dixon will lecture on Sunday evening next . Toiteb Hamlets—At the weekly general meeting of the Agitation Committee , it waa resolved— ' Tbat the whole of the localities iu the Qamlets meet on Stepney Green , on the morning ofthe 10 th of April , at eight o ' clock , and proceed from thence to the main body of the procession on the presentation oi £ a 9 National Petition to the House of Commons . ' Tower Hamlets . —Ernest Jones _de'ivered a lecture at the Royal Oak , on Sunday evening last , which has wrought still more on the determination of the gallant men of the Tower Hamlets to bo up to the mark .
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National Land . Corapany , ' and the _othtr on the _People s Charter . ' After some consideration he consented that we might bave the use of ( our own property ) the _Town-hall , upon certain conditions , which were , that political matter should not be introduced , which of course waa at once forbidding any address on the People ' s Charter . The mayor also stated that he would not , at any timo , grant the use of the hall for political or party purposes . Thus we were obliged to give up the meeting . on the Charter in that place . Again applied to the mayor to grant the uso of the people ' s _propertj to us , and this time we presented a requisition signed by a considerable number of inhabitant ? , with a request that he would grant the hall for a meeting of the inhabitantsto _~
, take into _coneideration the propriety of petitioning parliament against the Irish Coercion Bill ; but he refused , and no meeting was held in that place . Subsequently the town was placarded , announcing that a requisition had been sent to the mayor , requesting him to call a public meeting to consider tbe propriety of petitioning parliament against increased taxation . The meeting was called for twelve o'clock , an hour , it is well known , at which not many of the working classes could attend ; but putting all inconvenience aside , we managed to he there just after ono o ' clock , our dinner hour . On our arrival we found _thafa-leiter had boen read ( written _.-we believe , by Mr Fervis , M . D ., to Lord Palmerston ) against tho policy ot the government .
That gentleman haa always been one of _hki lordship s committeemen . On . looking round , who should we see in the chair but that same individual , the worshipful mayor , who had denied the use of the Biime place , and told us ao many times that bo would not grant the use r . f it for any political or party purposes . A motion for the adoption of a petition was then brought forward , when Mr Rowcliffe , town councillor , made some observations on che system , taxation , and _modo of government ; . After which , a gentlemen from the opposite _& ido of tbe hall , proposed an amendment , wbich was ultimately withdrawn . A friend of ours moved a se . eond amendment , when the worthy chairman said it was too late ; but our friends were determined to have fair play , and persisted in it . The amendment
waaas follows : 'That this meeting seeing tho injustice towards the working classes in calling this meeting at an hour when they cannot attend , do resolve that this meeting how adjourn till six o ' clock in the evening , ' The chairman denied ever acting unjustly . He was answered by Mr McNeile , in his usual straightforward manner , stating the circumstances I have already named ; after which , Mr Midgin got up , quite warm , and denied that thero was anything of bad feeling existing on the part of the middle classes towards the working classes ; he added , tbat if the amendment was persisted in , it would havo the effect of destroying the petition altogether . As there would not hare been time to get signatures after thc meeting was over , we consented to withdraw it ; but it was a good rr eeting . It showed the middle class our power .
fhe next communication reports the energetic efforts of thc men ofTiverton _^ to make the petition for the Charter truly ' National . ' It at ; the same time reveals the ridiculous terror of the people's enemies . It having been determined on that a public meeting should be held to adopt the National Petition , a requisition was again presented to the mayor requesting the use of the Town Hall . On its presentation , this precious . ' specimen ofthe shopocracy ( MrSnell , ironmonger , grocer , _sadler , & c ., ) requested a day or two ' s consideration . This wo knew well was to confer with the other magistrates , whose tool ho is . Well , sir , we waited on him again at the time appointed , and . again were denied . We then iaformtd him tbat we should hold a meeting in the open air .
We accordingly got out large placards , informing the public of the unjustifiable refusal of the hall by the mayor , and calling the meeting on Angel Hill , at six o ' clock in the evening , of Friday , the lTth ult . Well , sir , you would hardly credit ' what took place , in the iaterral between the posting of ihe placards and the tinm oi meeting . It forcibly _^ reminded me of the quotation , ' Vain man , dressed in a little brief authority , plays such fantastic tricks bofoie high Heaven as makes the angels Weep . ' The authorities of the town , with a zeal worthy of a better cau 3 e , had several meetings , and dispatched one of their menials for one of tbe obnoxious placards , and that rascal , not having patieneo to apply to thc right quarter for one , mounted a wall and tore it down .
We got scent of _tliisjand soon iound him ; he acknowledged he had done ao , and aaid the magistrates had sent him for one , and that if wo would let bim have another he would put it up in its place . The next thing they did was to swear in a posse of special constables _. tand it is a well authenticated fact that the magistrates communicated with the employers of the lace-hands at the factory , with the view of preventing the hands from attending the meeting . And on the day . of meeting' it was currently reported tbat the yeomanry had received orders to hold themselves in readiness at an hour's notice . But it was 1 no go . ' we hadjeommenced , and were determined to finish it . ** Tou may suppose , sir , that the inhabitants were excited , and that a good meeting would ba the
consequence . It was so . The business commenced by selecting Mr Rowcliffd , town councillor , to preside over the meeting , who read the placard and introduced the subject for which they were assembled , and gave the Whigs a well merited castigation for tbeir taking office upon the plea of' Economy and Retrecchment , ' and violating their promises afterwards , He finished by introducing Mr F . Dew , who read tho petition , and made Bome very able comments on it . He concluded by moving the adoption of the petition , which was seconded and carried . It was then very near dark . A person , proposed the adjournment of the meeting to the large room ofthe Half Moon Inn ( which was arranged previously ) , it being _secanded and carried the meeting adjourned .
All the time , sir , this open air meeting was going on . the ' specials' were in full muster at the town hall , and the magistrates having some method in their madness thought proper to keep them there . But to return , the meeting in the large room was a bumper , and I think upon the whole the best we have had in tbis town since you were here . Notice was given that petition sheets would lie for signatures on the tables , the people as they arrived went to work , and Foon a goodly number of names appeared . Mr _Rowcliffe , the ohairman , addressed the meeting here , and several working men , excited by the success of the evening ( so far aa ifc had gone ) , arose and addressed the audience at some length , with much credit to themselves and a good effect upon their hearers ;
nineteen joined the association . Your health was drank , sir , with ncclaraatiwns , as was also Mr O'Connor ' s , A vote of thanks was awarded to the chairman , andthemeeting separated . _Whafcmadetbis meeting more important ( or at least—to be thought so ) was the fact , of the principal business being conducted by working men . We are canvassing the town nightly in parties for signatures , and intend to continue'this in Tiverton" and its neighbourhood to the last hour , [ The monthly report spoken of by MrTremlett , in his letter ot March 21 st , I have not seen . I beg the gallant men of Tiverton to accept my thanks for their patriotic exertions in the good work of our country ' s regeneration . Forward , _Tivertonians ! * Now's the day , and now ' a the hour . '—G . Julian Harney , !
Merthyr _TynviL . —No sooner were the placards out for the announcement of an open air meeting , than th ?) shopecracy were stunned , as if with an electric shock ; magisterial special journeys to the lord-lieutenant of tha county immediately followed . The military stationed here had orders to be ready for action at a moment ' s notice . All the police , some from distant parts , were arrayed . Between ten and eleven thousand assembled at the meeting ; police spie 3 were in abundance , accompanied by the magistrate _., Mr Henry Thomas , a sworn constable , was voted to the chair . A resolution in favour of the People ' s Charter , was proposed by Henry Gill , seconded by
Matthew John , supported by William Gould , and carried unanimously . The petition was proposed by George Morgan , seconded by William James , a _suecesssul allottee , and carried unanimously . David Thomas was voted to be the delegate to the Convention . It is probable that a public meeting will be shortly called , to put the restrictive system into operation , and to determine what shopkeepers shall be supported . The standard to try them by will be the People ' s Charter , At the conclusion of the meeti ing three cheers were given lor the French Republic , three for Frost , Williams , and Jones , and three for Feargus O'Connor .
The Chartiafea and Land members of this town met on Sunday evening last , at ( he bianch office ot the Land Company ; the large room was crowded to excess . _^ Mr G . Morgan delivered a spirited address , reviewing the noble and patriotic victories of our continental brethren . The working men of this town are anxiously waiting for tho day for them to demand their liberties . Our petition is a bumper . _Noiiikoham . —Dr M'Douall delivered an address in the Market-place , in this town , on Thursday evening _. _^ March 24 th , to a very large and enthusiastic meeting . After the address had been delivered , the doctor announced to the meeting hiB intention of marching through the town in procession . The meeting then formed eight abreast , and paraded the principal streets of the town , singing , Spread the Charter , and , at various intervals , _ahouted ' Vive la Republique . ' The procession returned into thc Market-place , when the Doctor again addressed
them for upwardB of three quarter ' s ot an hour , after which they quietly separated . At the usual weekly meeting of the members of the National Charter Association , meeting at the Seven Stars , Barker ' s-gate , the following resolution was unanimously adopted amidst the greatest enthusiasm : — ' That we , the members of the National Charter Association , meeting at the Seven Stars , Nottingham , at a general meeting of members , have read with great pleasure the means taken for the emancipation of that unhappy couatry , Ireland , but never with greater pleasure than upon tbo present occasion , after reading the able and energetic manner in which the _leat . ' ers have shown the true position of their country , and , in our opinion , the only means by which her liberty can be obtained . And whilst we heartily concur in the steps they are taking for the ema _icipation of their country , we pledge _eurselves . _aa a portion of the working classes of _England
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to aid them by all the means iu our power to obtain fer Ireland her just and inherentrights ; tohurl from power a contemptible , selfiBh , and class-made government , by whom slavery has been upheld from time immemorial . Tunbridgb Wblls . —The Chartists of this placo and Us vicinity met on Saturday evening last , to celebrate the French Revolution , and afterpai taking of an excellent supper the ohair was taken , when the following resolutions were put and carried unanimously : — ' That the thanks of this meeting are due to the Democrats of Paris for their heroic conduct in establishing a republic in France . ' ' That the thanks of this meeting be given to the Provisional Government , for the steady course they are pursuing to ameliorate tbe condition of their fellow men . ' TLo speeches were of the most democratic tendency , and spoken with much earnestness and warmth , breathing , .= sr
a pure spirit of liberty . Padihah . _—PnoouESS of _CHARTifiii . — On Sunday last the Cbartists held a public meeting in the Odd Fellows' Hall- Mr William Wilkinson was called to tbe chair . The meeting waa _addresstd by several speakers , and sixty six new members were enrolled . A subscription has been entered into for the Convention , and £ 1 . 10 s . 'has been already subscribed . The petition is going on well _alw . The Committee wilirreet at tho Odd Fellows' Hall , on Sunday next , at two o ' clock in the afternoon , to take in subscription money for the Convention . The Chartists of Padibam will meet every Sunday afterno & n in the Odd Fellows' Hall . Public mettlngs will also be held in the above hall every Sunday evening , to advocate the principles of Chars ism . Doors open at two o clock every Sunday afternoon , and at six in the evening .
Bromsgrove . —A highly respectable public meeting was held hero on Thursday last , called for llie purpose of adopting the National Petition . Mr Matthew IJarle waa called to the _cfiair . Tbe petition was carried unanimously . Bbaoford . —• On Sunday a meeting was held at _Uibtead Moor , near Bingley . Tbe chair was taken at two o ' clock , the rain at the time coming down heavy , and the day very hazy . Mr Reedy , of Ke _uhley , was called to preside , Messrs _Alderson , Town , Nuttall , Smyth , and Firth , addressed the meeting , which consisted of 12 . 000 persons . Resolutions were adopted in favour ol tha People ' s Charter , and a re solution calling a West Riding delegate meeting , to be held in Bradford , on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , at ten
o clock in the forenoon , to make arrangements for holding a series ot public meetings , to sympathise with the people of Ireland , and remonstrate against the prosecutions now commenced . The good folk of Bingley were determined to be _m-epared to protect the lives and property of he _^ Majesty ' _s loyal subjects , against thc inroads of those awful Chartists , and swore in 250 special constables , when lo , the specials turned out to collect subscriptions , io defray the expense of the meeting , and none shouted more lustily for the Charter . The meeting passed off with the greatest order , and many who had come to witness the _deatruction of the speaker ! -, went from the meeting whole hog men , determined to have the Charter .
Basfohd . — A branch of the National Charter Association has been formed here . The petition , ia progressing rapidly . Manchester . —An overflowing , enthusiastic , and determined meeting was held on Sunday last , in the People ' s Institution . _MrGrocuttin the chair . Messrs Tattersall , Kydd , Leach , Donovan , and Roberts , the people ' s attorney-general , addressed the meeting . The meeting then dispersed , every [ man feeling that the hour of action was at hand . Coxhob . —Mr John West delivered a lecture here on Thursday night , March 23 rd , to a crowded and attentive audience , © n the principles of the People ' s Charter and the Land Company . Mr West ' s mission to Coxhoe , is likely to be the means of a great deal of good being done . After the lecture there was a branch of the National Charter Association formed and thirty-five members enrolled . On Saturday night officers were elected .
Johnston . — At a public meeting , it waa unanimously resolved : — ' That we form _ourselves as a branch of the National Charter Association . ' A committee was elected . Voluntary subscriptioES were given to _1 ' orWard the National Petition . This shows the patriotic zeal of the people in a cotton spinning locality . Nuneaton . —At a meeting of the Land members of this branch , for the purpose of _formina a branch of tho National Charter Association , Mr G . Malliband was called to the chair . A : r David Shaw , an 'Old Guard , ' was called upon , wben he made an excellent speech of great length , illuHtracive of the principles and objects of the _Association , after which the following resolution was earned unanimously : —
' That the present moment appears to ua the most auspicious that has presented _its-elt for many years past , for thoroughly organising the Cuartiat body of this district , we , therefore , deem it our duty to exerc ourselves in this great and glorious cause , by this night commencing a branch of the National Charter Association , and hope our friends in the neighbourhood will aid us in _catrnng out the same , ' A number of persons having enroiled their names , a secretary , treasurer , and a committee of five were elected from the same . A great number of persons signed the National Petition 9 _heet .
Halifax .-- Glorious Mketisg . —The Chartists of the Halifax district bavins _determ-ned to call a publio meeting , for the purpose ot electing a delegate to represent them in the forthcoming Convention , announced a meeting to take place on Skyeoat Moor , at five o ' clock , on _Saturday evening last . A special gathering it was ; not less than ten thousand being present . E . Jones , Esq . being put in nomination as the candidate , no other person being _proposed he was unanimously elected as the member to sit in the people ' s parliament , for this _disttict . Had we had universal _suffi-aee at the last General Election , the decision of the people would have rendered it quite unnecessary to go to the poll , which is a manifest proof that the turmoil of elections would , in a great measure , be avoided . The following resolution wa 3 put to the meeting and carried unanimously : — ' Tbat we , the Chartists of this district ,
disagreeing entirely with the principles contained in the budget of F . O'Connor , lisq . M . P ., published in the Star of the ISth of March , being convinced tbat matters ot more pressing importance will have to be attended to ; we are of opinion that its discussion by the delegates would be a waste of time , and that the delegate representing this district be instructed to oppose its introduction . ' At the close of the business a procession was formed , headed by the Queen's-head band , and entered into Halifax at the bottom ofthe town ; on proceeding past the barracks they were saluted with a hearty cheer from the soldiers , which were considered symptoms of fraternisation . The procession broke up in _Broad-street , in peace and order . A camp meeting was held on the Moor on Sunday afternoon ; the numbers present were considered to be equal to the Saturday ' s meeting , although the weather was very unfavourable . Each meeting was addressed by native talent .
_Nobthampion . —Two of the largest meetings ever known here were held on Monday last . The first , an open air meeting , was held at two , p . m ., in the Market-place , and despite the heavy rain all the morning , numbers came into the town from the surrounding villages . Several speakers , including Ernest Jones , addressed the meeting . There was no mistaking the _epirifc of the people . It waa of the right sort . They are up to their duty , and are fully alive as to what is required of the _English people in ihe present crisis . This meeting has been a rally , an organisation ofthe district—it has produced a glorious tffeci—and the men of Northampton will be second to
none in the great work of liberation . —The second meeting was held in the Temperance Ilall . Long before the appointed lime the hall waa crowded in all parts , and so dense was the influx , that serious inconvenience was felt , and seveial females fainted . At tbis meeting a last attempt was made in Northampton to preach a submission doctrine—asking the people to be ' patient and resigned . ' —Erne 9 t Jones , in a truly brilliant speech of an hour ' s duration , utterly demolished their sophistries—and established the people ' s right to insurrection when a government violates the spirit ofthe constitution and the rights of labour . Enthusiastic cheering hailed his address . The good cause shall triumph ,
Great Chaktist Meeiinu at _WioiN . —According to announcement a public meeting of the Chartists of Wigan and the neighbourhood , was held in the Orchard School , on the evening of Tuesday week . Mr Jame 3 Ilyslop was called to the chair , and concluded a brief speech by calling upon Mr _Linuigan to read the address of congratulation to the bold people of France . ( Cheers . ) Mr Linuigan then came forward and read tht address , which was a copy ofthe one prepared by the Fraternal Democrats , and which was published in the Star ofthe 4 th of March . He was proud to see that the police were in attendance , and he was also proud to say , that the Chartists of this country were not intent upon breaking glass windows , or of destroying property of any sort .
( Cheers . ) He felt assured that that great body could obtain the Charter without resorting to physical force—moral force being their motto ; but if that would not do he would not guarantee that physical force would * not be used . He then alluded to Louis Philippe and M . Guizot , of France ; they were the persons who had done all sorts of dirty work to keep the people down . They bad been told by some of our aristocrats that tbe French people were coming over to this country for invasion , but those worthies had not told us' That Louis Philippe would be blown over to England , ' He then moved the adoption of the address to the French people , and concluded a
spirited address amidst much cheering . Mr Thomas ll L l ' ° _* Hindlsy _» in seconding the address , said that he waa a strong advocate for peace , in its proper place , but ' at the present time , ho ceuld see nothing to justify the working classes of this country from waking a bold effort for freedom , Aa a working man , he considered the adoption of the People ' s Charter would remedy every evil under which they groanedand with which , for forty-four years , ho had been loaded . Ho felt convinced that if the six points were obtained peace and plenty would be the order of the land , Ho then alluded to the great victory which the people of France had achieved , and felt
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_ureat pleasure iu seconding the addre . a which having been put from the chair , was earned amids loud acclamation . Mr James R . gby thin came for ward and proposed the following resolution :- ' That this meeting being of opinion that all the rn . se *> - and destitution which affects this kingdom is owing to _misgovernment , caused by _claas-le-nslation ; and , feeling convinced that the people will never enjoy either comfort or happiness by remunerative employment , until every man is represented in Parliament , hereby pledges itself , to endeavour , by every legal and constitutional means in its power , to obtain the _eaaotment of the People ' s Charter . ' The resolution was seconded by Mr' Hancock , of Lamberhead Green , and , upon being put to the meeting , was carried unanimously amidst much cheering . __ _iVXf Nicholas M'Cannan proposed the National Petition . ( See copy of National Petition . ) Mr Michael Segravp , ina neat and appropriate speech , seconded ihe resolution . Mr James Leaeh , from Manchester , - ; ; .. _„* t _* .. _TTm _,
then rose amidst muchchefiricg , in support of the petition _which bad been read by a previous speaker . Until thc contents of that petition had been obtained they need not expect any measure whereby the working men might be in the least betic filed , butcontimle daily to grow more and more burdened . Now , he would look back to the state of tilings which had _COme under his notice for years , and see whether the so-called measures for the country had benefited the working man . When Free Trade was eo much spoken of what did its instigators say would be the results ? - That it would do away with all evils resulting to the working classes . ' Had it done so ? Wa have now bad twelve months of it , ar . d how much better ia our position now than it was then ? None
at all ' , We aro actually in greater distress than ac its commencement . He had thought , ere this , that he should have had a 41 b leaf thrown at his head from the i fleets of Free Trade ; but the contrary was the result , they would scarcely allow him to bave the sight of OBe ; he believed that was the case with every working man , and if it _wac , was it not high time that they should begin to stir themselves and endeavour to obtain another _Btate 11 things ? Let the people of this country then say to themselves , * We will bo free , ' and aid the movement abont to be made to parliament for enactment of tho' Charterthe whole Charter—and nothing but the Charter . ' _Frsm the effects of all misTule , under which England has so long _suffered , what can we expect but wretchedness ? Who can look at . tlio people without observing the most squalid misery , while the pam-Dered aristocracy are wallow ' ms : in ever ? luxmry ?
About two or three weeks ago ( continued Mr L . ) I went to Dublin , on a deputation , and the scenes that presented themselves to me were horrible . I saw women , with children at their bosoms , without having their natural milk to bestow upon their young and tender offspring ; and thousands of these lovely and loved ef God ' s creatures are dying from want and hunger in the publio streets . Men , in unwilling idleness , patrolling the town , willing to die rather than live as they do . The speaker then went on to describe the ' wronga » f that unhappy country , Ireland , and called on the people of England to fraternise with their Irish brethren in gaining the freedom of that oppressed land . Mr Leach concluded a very eloquent speech by requesting the people to observe ' peace , Jaw , and order . ' Mr Dixon was elected delegate for the forthcoming convention . After vetes of thanks to the chairman and Mr Leach , the meeting quietly dispersed .
_Wi-beach . —A meeting was held at the Theatre , in favour of the People ' s Charter , on Wednesday , March 23 rd . Mr John Cutman . being called to the ohair , introduced Mr Dixon , of London , to a very numerous audience . - That gentleman spoke at great length upon the Charter , The _fol . _' owing resolution was proposed by Mr Hickman , and seconded by Mr John Finch : — ' That thia meeting considers the present _Electoral _Franchise of this country , which deprives six-sevenths ofthe ma ' e adult
population of tbe Rights of the Suffrage , to be unjust m principal and vexatious in practice . We are , therefere , of opinion , that a petition should emanate frora this meeting , prayine for tho immediate enactment of the document called the People ' s Charter . ' Carried unanimously . The petition waa then propoaed by Mr Rogers , and seconded by Mr Sanders _Cheiry , and was supported by Mr Dixon , and carried _unanimoiislf . Three _cheera were given for the People ' s Charter and to Mr O'Connor , and a vote of thanka to Mr Dickson , and the meeting separated .
Dudley . —Sir , you will oblige by inserting the following . According to notice we were about to hold oar public meeting in Ihe Old Bock , but the magistrates issued a mandate , that the property was theirs , and if we convened our meeting the military would prevent it . Rather than disturb the public peace , we procured the Lancasterian School bloom . During the afternoon several addresses were delivered from the window of the Jolly Collier , to an audience of 2 , 000 , although snow and sleet fell fasti during tbo time . An adjournment then took place to the room , which was crammed to excess , there being upwards of 2 , 000 persons present . Mr William Troule being called to the chair . Resolutions were passed congratulating the French , tbe adoption of the National Petition , and calling on the member for the borough to support the same , _Me-srs T . Clark , Linney , _Charse , Cook , FusseU , and J . _Fearsonaddressed tho meeting .
Swindon . —The work goes bravely on here with the petition . We have had some meetings in the villages around _thislocalitv . __ Southampton . —At a public meeting of the inhabitants of tbe borough of Southampton , held at the Guildhall , on Tuesday , the 14 th day of March , convened by a requisition to the worshipful the Mayor , for the purpose of taking into consideration tho Exten ? ion of the Suffrage . Daniel Bn-oks , Esq . mayor , in the chair . It was moved by Mr Saunders , seconded by Mr Carter , and carried unanimously : — ' That this meeting is of opinion that the monopoly ofthe Elective Franchise by & _elasa ia unfai _* in principle , and injurious in practice ; that in a country professedly of free _institutions , every man of , and
above tbe age of twenty-one , of sound mind and untainted by crime , should possess the right oi voting for his representative in parliament . ' It was moved by Mr Brannon , seconded by Mr Seward , and carried unanimously ( with the exception of one dissentient : _— ' That thia meeting is of opinion that an act should be provided to guard the proper exercise of the Elective Franchise , and to secure the right of voting to every adult male , not disqualified by crime or insanity ; and as this meeting 13 aware of a bill entitled the People ' s Charter , wbich contains provisions suitable to that end ; itis our fervent wish that the legislature should enaot it as the law ofthe realm ; and that the following petition be signed by the mayor , on bthalf of the meeting : and that A . E .
Cockburn , Esq . be requested to present it and to support its prayer ; and thatB . M . Wilcox , Esq . be respectfully urged to be in his place and vote on any measure affecting the Suffrage . ' [ We have not room for the petition . ] The mayor having left the chair . it was moved by Mr J . T . Tucker , seconded by Mr Saunders , and carried by acclamation -. — 'That the thanks of this meeting be given to the mayor for hia attention to the wishes of all classes in calling this meeting , and presiding over the same . ' Almokdbury . —On Monday week tbe inhabitants of Almondbury held a public meeting for the purpose of taking into consideration the cause and cure of the present national distress , also to adopt an address to the people of France . Mr William Broadbent
occupied the chair . Mr Samuel Dickenson moved tho first resolution ;—* That we , the inhabitants of Almondbury , in public meeting assembled , view with alarm nnd apprehension the wide-spreading destitution that everywhere surround us , and , judging the future by the past , are convinced that justice will never be done to the working classes until we obtain a complete cha . nge in the legislature of our country . ' The _resolution was seconded by Mr George Beaumont . The chairman then called upon Mr _Charlea Booth to move the _secsnd resolution : — 'That as all the evils that afflict society are mainly traceable to
class legislation , we are resolved to use cur utmost endeavours to procure tho enactment of the People ' s Charter as the law of the land . ' Seconded by Mr Thomas Etcheh . Mr George Culley moved the third _rcEolution : —* That it ia the duty of all men , more particularly the working classes , to aid and push on every institution whieh has for its object the dethronement of tyranny and tho elevatien of tho people ' ' Seconded by Mr C . Booth . Mr Thomas _Etchels then moved an address to tbe people ot France , which was seconded by Mr George Beaumont , and carried unanimously . Three cheerawere given for the Republic and the Charter .
Stockport . —Having boen appointed the agent of the National Co-operative Benefit Society , any person , wishing to become members , may do eo by applying to Thomas Davis , New Bridge-lane . Lincoln . —A tea meeting took place on the 20 th ult ., when a good company sat down to an excellent tea , provided by Mr Simpaon i at the City Arras . Mr J . Budd was unanimously called to the chair . Mr B . opened tbe business in an appropriate speech , after which tbe health of our champion , F . O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., was drank with three cheers . Mr Langwith then addressed the meeting in a splendid
speech , which wa 3 receiyed with thundeis of applause . After which the health of Louis Philippe was drunk , and may ho lire to see all the kings in Europe ma similar situation , without a crown or a wig . Mr Sharpe next addressed the meeting , and ably explained the principles of the People ' s Charter . Mr C . Foster epoke at great length on the onward progress of democracy , and hoped the time had arrived when all men would take the advice that Jupiter gave the waggoner , to put his shoulder to the wheel . Eight shillings and sixpence was collected for the Charter Association .
_BisHOPWEARMOurn .-The Chartists of Bisbopwearmouth convened a public meeting of the inhabitants of the borough of _Sunderland , to pass the National Petition , in the lecture room of the A _thenseum , on the 22 nd ult . The Many , very many , could not gain class maH , was jun ., proposed the opinion of this political power by the monopoly ofthe
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 1, 1848, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_01041848/page/5/
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