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      THE LAND ! THE LAND : ! TIIE LAND !!! _AGs ntknian of independent fortune , but jet of indefatigable working habits , and well known for his i friendship towards the labouring classes and his EDUCA' TIONAh enthusiasm , has _purchsised some excellent 3 FREEHOLD CORN LAND within two miles of Herrings { gateFarm ( The People ' s first estate ) and is willing to s share it on equitable terms , ( either by selling at cost l price , or granting perpetual lease at 5 per cent on tlie out . J lay ) with a few respectable families desirous of s « UUug in 1 that locality . Xo . Lottery or linllot will tiihs place and HO I money will be accepted until terms are agreed unon and 1 POSSESSION given . e For further particulars apply ( if by letter , postpaid ) to J Mrs . M , B . _Winiu'tt , Chorley Wood , Mckmansworth , I Herts , or , Mrs . _Manm , lOu , Long Acre , Loudon .

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      East _Loxdox Water-Works Company . —The I Directors cf this Company have given orders to allow w water from their pipes to flow for the present through c close and confined alleys and courts , for the purpose o of cleansini ; _tlw-m , between thc hours of 11 p . m . and -4-4 a . m ., and have through their seer- tary informed tithe parish authorities of Whitechapel , Spitalfields , _Islsortcn _Foigate , Mile-end Old Town , St . George in tithe East , Limehouse , Wapping , Mile-end New TTown , _Ratclifle , Shadwell , Poplar , _Dackney , Bow , BBromley , Betiiiial- < . _'rcen , anil _Slioreditch , of this ai arrangement , Stating at ihe same time that tlie O Company ' s olHcershave been instructed to _afibn ! all pipraciieablc _fncii'ti ' -s in furtherance of the object in _Tivicw , —proniotii _gfle-inline _** , and assisting to prevent _^ i _^ _lsjass . This arrangement has been made without ai auv application havir . < r been _addressed to the Board or on the subject , and affords an example whicli we trust _wi-willbefollowedbyall the other great metropolitan c ompanics .

      Ijottedtrabes^Assooiatlbn ^ For ^ The Employment Of Labour. .

      _IJOTTEDTRABES _^ ASSOoiATlbN _^ FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF LABOUR . .

      This Association Continues Its . Success...

      This Association continues its . successful career . " The Workman ' s Own Shop , " its first depot , Jihb proved eminentlysuccessfiil , upwards of twenty clubs have been established amongst the various trades in ite support , and many others have evinced a determination of folio wing the example , and wearing boots and Shoes fabricated by men of their own order , for their own mutual advantage .

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      The Star Of The 22nd Inst. Will Contain ...

      The Star of the 22 nd inst . will contain a full and entire account ofthe proceedings and amusements of the 17 thinst . and also a correctengravino ofthe First Chartist Estate , by a first-rate artist . "

      The Northekn Star Saturday, August 8, Liie.

      THE NORTHEKN STAR SATURDAY , AUGUST 8 , liie .

      Ire Lan D. As We Announced* Upon The For...

      IRE LAN D . As we announced * upon the formation of the Coalition Ministry what Mr . O'Connell ' s mission was , and the way in which he would fulfil it ; we may now with some little boast , though not of satisfaction , refer to ourselves as some authority upon the subject . "We announced that the object of Mr . O'Connell ' s mission to Ireland _vvas the breaking up of the Repeal Association ; and we added , that he -would ascribe to others the injuries inflicted on the

      eause by himself . We may be told , that the Association is not broken up , but that , on the contrary , if the people ' s willingness to subscribe their mite proves anything , that the increase of rent is confirmation of general approval of O'Connell ' s conduct . This argument may snit the Times , now the most unscrupulous advocate of the O'Connell policy , and at tbe same time the most bitter opponent of the measure which O'Connell professes to support .

      This is , to us a political conundrum , which the Times only can solve . It appears that the Catholic hierarchy of Ireland , and not the Catholic people , have taken this sudden and timely jump for sustaining the old juggler in his old game of patronage . "Whilst the Times seems to attach great importance to the support of the hierarchy , we would caution the ministers from drawing similar conclusions from this cause . The fact is , as we often announced , that although party squabbles have , in a great measure , been abandoned , nevertheless , the

      principal of centralization has not , nor will not , for yet a little longer , have been completely substituted , Itis true _thatthe struggle now going on is , not so much as formerly , the contention of Whi g with Tory , Radical with both , and Chartist with all . The contention , now , is reduced to the feud of class , — the contention now is between the democracy and aristocracy of each class , and it requires no great foresig ht to see , that the Catholic people , headed by their inferior clergy , will range themselves upon the side of Catholic democracy , as opposed to Catholic despotism .

      We , therefore , heed but little the bombastic effusions of _Drs . Cantwell and _Synott ; we attach much more importance to the letter of John Kenyon , Roman Catholic curate , of Templederry , than to all the metaphysical moonshine coming from the Ito . man Catholic hierarchy of Ireland . We regret not having room for that letter this week , but we promise to publish it in our next , as a specimen of the description of support which the Young Ireland party is destined to receive from the young Irish

      priests . I ever there was a ridicaraus , an untimely , or a futile cause of quarrel , it 13 that upon which the Young Irelauders have been compelled to abandon the Association . It is all very well for the Li . berator to give notice of his intention to bring forward tbe question of Repeal next year , after he has sold its support to the government . It is all very fine to deal in his moonshine to Lord Miltown , and Mr . Cecil Lawless , professing to show the impolicy of a union with the Whigs , while he has actually sold Ireland to that faction .

      We should like toknow from whence Mr . O'Connell now hopes to derive his parliamentary support ? We should wish to know what the feelings of Irishmen would he upon reading the next division upon the Repeal question , when they discover the sale of their country in the thinness of their supporters . However , let Mr . O'Connell , the Whigs , and the Times , adjust their long standing differences as best they can we have only to point to our present number to convince them and the world , that the attempt to govern the mind of the country by such a coalition , is not only hopeless , but ridiculous ,

      Occupation Of Tiie Land. We Beg It To Be...

      OCCUPATION OF TIIE LAND . We beg it to be distinctly understood that the 17 th of August bas merely been appointed for the exhibition of Herringsgate farm , and not _' at all with the view of locating tbe occupants upon it on that day . The Directors will g ive a month ' s special notice to each occupant prior to his taking possession ; and none will be allowed to do so until the Directors' arrangements are complete , as they are resolved that no injury shall be done to the general bod y , b y any desire upon their part to gratify the over-anxiety of tbe successful candidates ; while tbey will find their own convenience , and the society ' s interest , best secured bv tbis arrangement .

      To The Irish Residents In Great Britain....

      TO THE IRISH RESIDENTS IN GREAT BRITAIN . Fellow Countrymen , —You will have seen , long before this letter reaches you , that the Repeal bubble has burst , much sooner than even those who had no faith in the movement , nor in the leaders ol it , expected . Strange doings , you see , have come to pass . The test of Catholic faith has been greatly altered of _lale in some parts of _Iraland . Want of faith in the " Liberator" has recentl y been pronounced to be infidelity by two Catholic Bishops , one of

      whom , I regret to say , is a namesake of my own . These sudden and startling changes , which have come by surprise on most men , have changed , in some measure , the nature of my promised address to you . However , I shall endeavour to fulfil that promise next week . In the mean time , it is due to you , as well as to myself , to lay before you a few extracts from the evidence of Mr . O'Connell , taken from the Report published by order of tbe House of Commons . This I do for the purpose of proving , to the entire satisfaction of every man of sense and understanding , that Daniel O'Connell is , and ever has been , the bitterest foe and most insidious enemy tbe

      Working Classes ever had . Recent circumstances , which have developed themselves during the past and present weeks , expose completely the hollowness of the repeal movement . Every one sees , now , that the end and object of the Repeal Leader was the restoration of Lord John Russell and "Wki ggery . Repealers will now take , indeed they have already taken , places from the enemies of repeal . It is six years since I told you that the Whigs would not be six months in power till "Justice to Ireland" would be substituted for repeal . You are not men , unless you feci in your souls tliat you are duped aud cheated .

      "When you read Ihe extracis from that evidence against you , which laid the foundation of your ruin , your banishment from your native laud , subscribe and buy the Book itself . You will get it at Hansard ' s , London . Any bookseller will get it for you . The title of it is , " Minutes of Evidence Taken before a Select Committee of the House of Commons , appointed to enquire into the state of Ireland March , 1825 . "

      To The Irish Residents In Great Britain....

      There are two volumes , and the best . way is tolget them both—they are very cheap . When you have them , ypii can judge for _^ ourselves , and also com pare these extracts with the text . There is no hope , my poor countrymen , either for you or for me , ; until such time as we get rid of the baneful influence of this wicked old man , the author of our misfortunes . _¦*• • ' . ' - '; i Read his evidence and judge for yourselves . Fancy yourselves in the jury box and that , you are sworn to bring In a true ' verdict according to that evidence . Yon are to decide whether Daniel O'Connell is or is not what the late Very Reverend Andrew Fitzgerald , President of Carlow College , saidhe was , namely : — . ' "A knave in politics and a hypocrite in . religion . "

      " _' HOW TOR THI EVIDENCE , - House of Lords—March 9 th 1835 . Daniel O'Connell , Esq . ; sworn and examined : — Page 149 . _—Quettion , — " Are there any _inrtances of Roman Catholic Priests being Magistrates ? 1 never heard of any but one , the Rev . Mr . Nejrlarid , a Catholic Priest , is a magistrate of the county of Kerry . He is a very wealthy man . He has accumulated his savings in the . funds . Question . — "Should you think ifc desirable on general grounds , that Roman Catholic priests should fill that situation ? No , I should think it better they should not . The Protestant clergy are of a _higherclass and better educated than the Catholic clergy , they are what one would call a superior class , and therefore better qualified to discharge the duties ot Magistrates .

      Page 154 . —Question . —Does it occur to you that the _equalization o f political rights enjoyei by Catholics and Protestants would be conveniently and advantageously accompanied by some _moislativb provision for ihe catholic _clxrgt dependant upon thb will and plkaburk of the crown ? - _•* .-Yes , it does . I think it would be very desirable , in that case , that the government should possess a legitimate influence over the Catholic clergy ,-so that in all the relations of the state they-should be as secure of their loyalty as they are how- of the Protestant clergy . I think , therefore , that the government should have that reasonable bond whicli would bind the Catholic clergy to thera in interest as well as in duty . I shall be very desirous myself to see the government possess that influence , in order to bind , as it were , the Catholic clergy , by a Golden Link to the Crown .

      Page 159 . — Question . — You have said that the Catholic clergy are lowly born and meanly brought up ? Yes , so generally as to partake in some measure of universality . They are chiefly the sons of poor low Catholics , whote first advancement in the scale of soeiety is to make a priest of his eldest son . If there were an equalization of political rights and a state provision made for the Catholic clergy , the sons of Catholic gentlemen would be educated for the priesthood , "

      PLATS 10 BXTlKGulSu" THK SPlRWUlu AUTHORITY OT THE POPB , AND GIVE THB CROWN A VETO . _¦' .. _- ¦ ¦ Page 100 . —Question . —Do you think it would be possible to exclude all persons from appointments to Roman Catholic _benefices , who hare not been educated in Ireland , and were not native born ? I am convinced it would be very easy to make an arrangement to exclude from all benefices in Ireland any person not a native born Irishman ; but such " arrangement should not be made in the nature of an ex-post facto law .

      Question . _—Withwhnm could such an arrangement be made ? With the Pope , as head of the congregation de propaganda fide at Rome , who has , in return for the protection he affords , the right of nominating the Irish Bishops . Now , in order to do away that right , it would be necessary to have the sanction of the Pope for its extinction . I am quite convinced , that through the medium of the Catholic prelates in Ireland , there wonld be the utmost facility , in tbe event of emancipation , of having the right of nomination immediately , extinguished with as much rapidity as a messenger could arrive at Rome . Page 162 . —I think there would be no difficulty whatever in accompanying the measure of emancipation with DOMKSTIC NOMINATION .

      Question , —What would be the sanction to domestic nomination ? It might be by oaths ; it might bo by penalties in the statute ; it might be by penalties amounting te Felony ; it might be by a combination of all these ! For myself , I think the Government should possess a Vj > to on the nomination of the Catholic Bishops . I would , with the most perfect submission to the wisdom and prudence of whoever directed his Majesty ' s councils , deem it extremely advisable in the persons conducting the State to have an agent , _called how he might be , at Rome , . for the purpose of exercising and putting in force the influence ofthe Crown .

      PLAN FOR DISFRANCHISING THE FORTT-SHILLING * FREEHOLDERS . Page 163 . —Question , — " Are you of opinion that any corrective could be applied to the evils which are understood to have arisen from the system of Forty shilling Freeholds in Ireland ? It is difficult for me to answer that question . The system of Forty shilling Freeholds in Ireland is essentially different from that which it is in England ; there are , however ,

      some forty shilling freehoWers hi Ireland , who have fee simple Estates ; and with these I suppose nobody would meddle . Then with respect to those who have derivative interests , there is an immense deal of perjury ; to get rid of which , it would be very advisable to raise tho qualifications in the Counties of these subor dinate voters . But , I think it would not perhaps be wise to agitate a question of that kind without accompanying it with measures to allay discontent .

      Question . —Are yon prepared to suggest to the committee an arrangement such as that you _harealluded to ? No further than this , that if Emancipation were accompanied with the raising the qualification of derivative rights in Counties to Five or Ten Pounds , I do not think it would excite any general dissatisfaction , or anything that the government need apprehend . Question . —Do you think there would be a great objection to raising the qualification to Twenty Pounds ? I do , I think Twenty Pounds would be considered much too high , and as excluding so immense a number of the occupiers , that it would create considerable discontent . . .- r

      Question . —Do you think you would avoid the evil of Perjury by raising the qualification to Ten Pounds ? Yes , 1 do ; a man whohad a ten pound freehold would be known among his neighbours ; he would have a character to preserve ; and I do not think there would be nearly the temptation to perjury there is now . Question . —Do you think any voter , really independent , would be disqualified by raising the vote to ten or even to twenty pounds ? I have no doubt that many voters , really independent , would be disqualified by raising it to twenty pounds . I think very few by raising it to ten pounds .

      Page 164— Question . —Do you think the raising the qualification to ten pounds weuld be productive of great benefit te Ireland ? 1 think it would be productive of great benefit . It ia in my humble judgment no small benefit if you get rid of any portion of perjury : and it is the commencement of what we want so much in Ireland , a substantial yeomanry . Question . —Would the qualification of ien pounds be effectual for that purpose ? / should think it would , for this reason . Your Lordships will recollect that there must be a clear profit of ten pounds a year , and a freehold tenure , an interest in the land for life . Many landlords would be ready te make a sacrifice oi ten pounds a year , who would hesitate very much before they would make a sacrifice of twenty pounds .

      Question , —What do you mean by sacrifice ? The sacrifice of so much income . The landlord giving the lease would have to make the sacrifice if he constituted a freeholder of ten pounds a year . Question . — Are there many forty-shilling freeholders in the manufacturing districts in thc North of Ireland ? It is right that I should qualify all my answers by saying that I did not attribute the crime of perjury to the Protestant or Presbyterian freeholders of the north , whom I have generall y understood to be of a better and more independent , class . Speaking from information I was in truth givin * mv answers _respecting the forty-shilling freeholders in the Sooth , and West , and in Leinster . "

      There now , my poor expatriated fellow countrymen , this is but a mere outline of your betrayer ' s evidence , but it is surely sufficient to satisfy the most fastidious , the bliudest , and most stupid followers of bim who calls himself the Liberator : that you , at all events , never had so base , so Woody and so brutal an enemy as the man who swore , in order to procure your banishment from the land of your birth , that all thc Catholic forty-shilling Freeholders in Leinster , Munster and Connaught , were Perjhrkks . Do you believe his oath ? If you do , plead

      guilty : if you do not , you are bouud in the sight of God and man to hurl back , even now , this foul imputation , upon thc hoary head of its guilty author . Catholic clergy of Ireland , are you the low , vulgar , uneducated , disloyal , base slaves whom the " Liberator , " the object of your idolatry , has sworn you to be ? Are you ready to sell your creed and your country , your souls and bodies , for a state provision , " a golden link dependent on the will and p leasure of the crown ? " If you are , then by all means follow in the wake , and kiss the foot of vour

      " Idol , " but do not immolate those who cannot join you in tbis unholy worship . Assist him as much as you please to sell yourselves , but do not denounce as

      To The Irish Residents In Great Britain....

      infidels those who will not help yati to **}\ your countryfor Whig patronage . "Join hinS h (> V m his _wgueandindefimteCTy _^ pf fJustice tq Irefe _™* Help him and the Bishops of Ardagh and Meatb to hunt down as infidels and miscreants all those who will not put their whole trust , not in the great author of their being , but in Daniel O'Connell and the " good intentions of Her Majesty ' s present ministers . " Conceal it as you will , or as best you can , this is the simple meaning of the Epistles o the Bishops of ArdaKh and Meath ,

      What ! are we to bow down in obedience to the imp ious mandate of Doctor Cantwell , which declares that the progeny of Daniel O'Connell ( whether leg itimate or illegitimate his Lordship saith not ) shall be ; and are hereby declared to be , by the last" Bull Ma Mullingar , " the real , true , genuine , glorious , p ious , and immortal leaders of Irish slaves , dupes , cheats , and canting hypocrites . Get faggots read y ! Make a modern SmUhfield of the streets of Mullingar , to burn on the pile , or at the stake , as non-believers in the Conciliation Hail" NE \ y-light , " those who refuse to bow the head , or bend the knee to Gesler ' s cap , and swear that little Johnny O'Connell is six feet high in his stocking soles : that drunken Tom Steele is a sober saint ; and that

      place-hunting Broderick is ahorse marine ' . Fear not , Right Reverend and Reverend Gentlemen of Meath and Ardagh , the Liberator "will provide for you . Henry the VIII . had his wives and concubines , and his Wolseys and Cranmers . What pious feelings , profound respect , and historical reminiscences—your apostolic ep istles from Ballymahon and Mullingar have excited . And the money , too ,

      _4 _Ji 60 , from a starving p opulation ! Verily , good Bishops , this , is more money than even St . Paul himself ever remitted to the Romans . 1 You have just" been doing , or have done , something very * like that which , the object of your fulsome , disgusting , and impious adulation , once upon a " time accused the late Dr . Troy of haying done . " Doctor Troy , ' . ' said he , "fleeces his flock and carries the w _' _. ol to the Castle to market . " i You have

      fleeced your nocks and sent the wool to the Whi g market . You should bear in , mind , that the spiritual authority of His Holiness has not yet been extinguished in Ireland . After all , there is some consolation in the hope that but few of your cloth will follow your anti-Christian example . Next week , fellow countrymen , you may expect an account of some of the crimes and contradictions of this modern Deity , set up for our worship by Doctor Miley and the Bishops of Meath and Ardagh . . Patrick O'Higgins . Dublin , August 4 th , 1846 .

      Parliamentary Review. The Proceedings Of...

      PARLIAMENTARY REVIEW . The proceedings of the week offer only one noticeable feature , namely , the steady , _untalkative and determined manner , in which , during these stifling and oppressively sultry dog-days , the- " working members" of the " Lower House" are dispatching , in one way or another , the progeny of measures spawned during the earlier period of the session . The large majority by which the sugar resolution was carried , seems to have completely deterred the

      Protectionist party from any further opposition ; the subsequent stages have been passed through sub silentio , and , in this respect , tlie progress of Lord John ' s measure in July and August offers a strong contrast to those of Sir Robert in March and April . The fierce and determined manner in which the ground was disputed , inch by inch then , ought , for the sake ot " Consistency "—that favorite word oi the Protectionists—to have induced a little more

      real and serious discussion of the next Free Trade measure . The fact that they have not offered that opposition , would almost lead one to the conclusion thatthe policy of their party is more swayed by personal feeling than by sound and definite views ; that they have mistaken hatred of Peel for the love and understanding of a princi p le . The League conquered by sheer perseverance the upholders of the opposite principle , if they wish to make and keep an impression on the public mind , must imitate them in that respect . An occasional speech in the House , or a disp lay of after dinner oratory , such as that at the Bentinck demonstration , at L ynn , this week , is not enough ; they must organize , speak , write , print and agitate if they mean to show that they are sincere .

      This course would , we suspect , have the result upon the Protectionist party , whieh the agitation of the League had upon its leading members . They began oh the narrow views even of their own question , and certainly ended with much more comprehensive ones . However much they attempted to confine the discussion to the ground originally taken , namely , the justice or injustice of the Corn Laws , they could not and did not prevent the investigation from proceeding into other cognate and collateral ,

      but deeper subjects , or from turning up questions which lay below the surface , on which they were combined to agitate . In this way , the League has sown seed , which will in due season y ield a harvest its orig inators little dreamed of . Its examp le alone will be a perpetual encouragement to all who seek to remove political or social grievances ; while the doctrines , directly and indirectly taughtby its speakers and writers , leading as they do to further changes and revolutions in our social system , areneither dead nor dissolved , like their parent the League ,

      The protection and welfare of native industry , is the ostensible object of the party , who yet , in opposition to the prevalent mania for Free Trade notions , assemble at dinners , and shout " No Surrender . " Well , the object is a laudable one , but how can it be best effected ? " ¦ In what shape can " protection " be most effectively afforded ? Lord George and his friends must be prepared bye and bye with an answer to that question . Already the hollow , unsubstantial , and temporary nature of that measure , to obtain which seven years of agitation and hundreds of thousands of pounds were expended , are becoming visible . It will not , except for a very short period indeed , realize the anticipations which its advocates —we believe many of them sincerely—entertained . There are influences at work in the verv structme

      of society , in the very nature of our system of production and exchange , whether at home or abroad , which tend inevitably to lower the many and exalt the few—to divide the population into two distinct but unequal classes , the very rich and the very poor . This will not , and cannot , be endured . Human nature will rise up in rebellion against it . Surrounded on all hands by luxuries and enjoyments , the results of their toil and skill , the impoverished masses will not , cannot be made to understand the philosophy , or the religion , which g ives these to the idler—to the industrious producer , poverty and misery .

      The Free Traders have not settled the question , they have only stirred it . The Protectionists , if they be bold , honest , and sagacious , may settle it . Let them take Richard Oastler into their service . He , perhaps , better than any man living ,, knows the condition of the people , and has studied attentively the causes of that condition . He also possesses clearer views into futurity than most of his contemporaries . The Protectionists waut a wise ,

      experienced , thoughtful and courageous leader ; one who will rally round him the affections of the people , and lead the aristocracy in an honest , and for them the most beneficial manner ; never shrinking from the legitimate result of a principle . That leader they will find in the " old King" of the factory children , and they will bitterly rue in the struggles that are coming if Oastler _) m not a seat in Parliament , and a directing voice iu their councils . The condition of the army of England question has been . suddculy elevated iuto a first-class position _.

      Parliamentary Review. The Proceedings Of...

      j The murder . _^ _Hounslbyr , and various _otherjqecurf j _rencesj-have contributed _fto force -anew on public j attention the rottenness and tyranny of' the present ( - system and the Whi gs , always ready to defertottie : public in small matters , have hastened to obey its _behests , though , eVen in itanaste , keeping true to the character and genius of Whiggery . Wliite was

      murdered with 100 lashes ; therefore , Lord John will limit _lasses in future to fifty ! So says rumour . Meanwhile , there are plenty of promises for the future , and Whig expressions of sympathy and good "Will i which , like tulips bt canaries _^ or articles of vertu , bear a fancy value , according to the predilections of the purchaser . Our readers are pretty well aware of our appreciation of thein .

      It is understood that the session will be prorogued on the 25 th or 27 th inst . ; and until that time , Lord John has intimated that the house will meet every day at twelve o ' clock in the forenoon , for the dispatch of public ' business / ' / The signs of dissolution thus multipl y upon us . One short fight more in the Lords on the Sugar question , and the curtain will fall upon an extraordinary and exciting session , and one which bequeathes still more important and extraordinary excitements and changes to the future .

      . The Convention. Commencing In This Pag...

      . THE CONVENTION . Commencing in this page , the reader will find , a full report " of the important proceedings ofthe Chartist Convention , held this weeky at Leeds . It will be seen that the delegates have unanimously adopted another National Petition for the Charter , and _have / resplved to carry the war into the camp of : the . enemy , by . making the hustings , at the _^ rieit election , ' the battle ground for

      Universal Enfranchisraent against Class , Usurpation . , ; Renewed efforts are _, io be made for Frost and his brother-exiles ; and all the other suffering victims of oppression will find in- the work of the delegates guarantees for their protection . Lastly , once more the hand of fraternity has been offered to the Irish people , and the offer will , we trust , be responded to . Up to the time we write this notice we have not received the account of the close of the Convention ' s labours , we therefore , defer further comment until next week .

      The magnificent meetings in Lancashire and Yorkshire , also reported in this day ' s Star , taken in connection with the proceedings of the honest , able , and determined Delegates , at Leeds , proves that the-agitation for the Charter has re « commenced in good earnest . Wherever the Northern _Staris read let the people determine , that , if the men of Lancashire and Yorkshire are first in the field , they shall not be alone there . The National Petition summons once again a national confederation of the wronged and oppressed , let the trampled-down many then rise again , and from the Orkneys to the Land ' s-End raise the shout—THE CHARTKR AND "NO SURRENDER !

      Greneral Election In France

      GrENERAL ELECTION IN FRANCE

      ,: Paris, Wednesday Evening, 1 O'Clock.....

      ,: Paris , Wednesday evening , 1 o ' clock .. The victory of the ministers is complete . " Last night , " says tbe Journal des Jfebats , " the returns of 122 elections had been received ; 263 were in favour of the Conservatives ,, and 159 on the side ofthe Opposition . The nominations yet unknown amounted to 37 , but the results at present known show that al--eady the Ministerialists exceeded a moiety ot the Chamber by 33 . " The majority over the Opposition was 104 ,

      Bankrupts, [From The Gaeelte Of Friday, ...

      BANKRUPTS , [ From the Gaeelte of Friday , August 7 . ) W . Ashdown , Chatham , ironmonger—S . Milton , Barking , Essex , sail maker— H . Clark , Watling-street , brush maker—Z . Pearce , Bradford , Wiltshire clothier—T . II . Spence , Keweiistle upou-Tyne , Tailor and draper—W . Chambers , Southwark , Durham , shipwright—Ann Hall , Manchester , innkeeper—It . Russell and R . Ramsbottom , Salford , . Lancashire , joiners and builders—J . Ward , llirmingham , dealer in glass—J . Caines , Chilton Cantelo , Somersetshire , corn dealer .

      Chartiat Convention

      _CHARTIaT CONVENTION

      The Sittings Of This Body Commenced On M...

      The sittings of this body commenced on Monday , August 3 rd , in the Bazaar , Leeds ; Mr . M'Grath was called to the presidential chair , Mr . T . M . Wheeler was elected secretary . Credentials were receired fr & m . Thomas Cooper For the City of London Robert Wild Mottram John Smith Bradford Philip M'Grath Tower Hamlets John Hornby Marylebone John Nuttall ) Manchester Daniel Donovan Ditto Frank Mirfield Barnsley Thomas Clark Glasgow P . M . McDouall Greenwich James Mooney / Hebdenbridge and

      \ Todmorden Thomas Tattersall Burnley John Barker Northampton James Sweet Nottingham James Stead Holbeck Thomas Briggs / Sheffield , Barnsley , \ and Rotherham Samuel Yardley Oldham John Shaw Leeds William Brooks Ditto Thomas Martin Wheeler Leicester

      Frederick Wm . Sucksmith Dewsbury Richard Pilling Ashton George William Wheeler Norwich James Wheeler . Reading Richard Mavsden Preston Ernest Jones Limehouse James Grassby Westminster Edwin Robertson Plymouth James Bowden Halifax James Mitchell Stockport William Jackson Bradford Edward Mitchell Roohdale .

      James McLean Liverpool Joseph Linney / Birmingham and \ South Staffordshire <** _*¦¦ . _¦¦* ,. { _-t _fSssar * Objections were then made to the return of Mr . Thomas Cooper , for the eity of London ; and Mr . William Jackson , for Bradford . Alter some discussion upon the subject , Messrs . Grassby , Yardley , Barker , Wild , and Tattersall , were appointed a committee to investigate all disputed jeturns of delc _« gates .

      On the motion of Mr . O'Connor , seconded by Mr . Cooper , it was agreed— " That the Convention should assemble at nine o ' clock in the morning , adjourn at twelve , meet again at half-past one , and adjourn for the day at half-past five o ' elock . " Mr . O'Connor moved , and Mr . Cooper seconded , ** That each De legate be allowed ten minutes in introducing a motion , and five minutes io reply ; and that oiW speakers be allowed five minutes . " The Convention then adjourned . AriKRNOO _** Sitting .

      The reports of the Delegates having been _received from the various localities , Mr O'Connor brought forward a programme of the business , from the Executive _Gomnuttee , to be laid before the Convention ; and concluded by moving the following resolution— " Tliat this . _Coaventien recommend the Chartist Party to , use all the means at their command to insure the return , of Chartist Candidates at the next Genesftl _Election , pledged to a support of our principles , as the primary object of their delegation . " Mr . Brook ably seconded the resolution , and stated , that they had great hopes of being able to return Mr . Joseph Stuvge at , tho next general election , as Member for the borough of Leeds ; and impressed upon tho Convention ihe necessity of attending to the acquisition of Municipal power .

      Mr . Cooper roso for the purpose of moving an amendment , hut having occupied tiie tinio with extraneous _matter , without so doing , he was informed that h > 4 time was expired *

      The Sittings Of This Body Commenced On M...

      ' _-., Mr . Clark _defetttfed the conduct _s the Executive and proved , by statistics , "the practicability of sue ' cess in an Electioneering campaign . Mr , E . Jones was extremely sorry , for the sake of the constituency of Mr . Cooper , that he should have been paying so much attention ik > his resolutions instead of examining the present state ' of the Chartist part y . Before he complained of the want of statistics he should see the statistics that he ( Mr . Jones ) had _seen not merely pen and ink statistics , but wit . ten m living men—men who had travelled , twenty miles to attend a meeting , to show their adherence to the Charter . _. The Election committee reported , "That having heard the objections against Messrs . Smith _ahd Jackson , we are of opinion tbat they are both en . titled to sit on this Convention . " '

      "That the committee , having requested Mr . Cooper ' g attendance , and that gentleman having refused to comply therewith , think themselves insulted , and therefore recommend that he be not allowed to sit on this Convention until he has complied with the above request , " Mr . Cooper denied haying refused to attend the _sammons of tbe Committee . Messrs . Grassb y , Wild , Tattersall and others , repeated the statement of Mr , Cooper ' s _refinl _. Some further discussion having taken place , Mr . E . Jones moved , and Mr . _MooneVseconded / ' - _'Jhat Mr . Cooper , having refused to comp _' ly with the request of the _hleotion Committee , and with the _mstnictions of the Convention , and persisting in _vexatiously delaying the time of the Convention , and interrupting the order of business , be no longer allowed to sit as 3 member of the Convention . " . The resolution having been carried unanimously the meeting adjourned .

      TUESDAY MORNING . President in the chair . Roll called , the minutes read and confirmed _. On the motion of Dr . M'Douall , seconded by Mr , Mitchell , a motion was passed that two door-keepera should be appointed , to prevent the intrusion of disorderly and improper characters , arid that they be remunerated at the rate of 3 s . per day . Messrs . James Thornton and John Berry were duly appointedV and instructions given them by the Convention . Correspondence was then read from Carlisle and Derby , and the following from Che City of London : ' _¦' ¦ - . : - ' >' _-. ¦ r August 3 rd .

      TO TUG _dUTCHM * OV THB COWKRBMCB , Sltt , —I am directed by a large majority of the City of London Chartists , to inform jou of the proceedings of their meeting , on Sunday , August 2 Hd . ' ' * Moved hy Mr . Tucker , _seconded by Mr . Mills , that Mr . Thomas Cooper be expelled the society;—carried by 28 to 5 . Moved that Mr . Dunn be also expelled;—carried by 28 to 5 . " Yours truly , _-, ¦•¦• _Geohqe _HBt-BV _TncKEi , Secretary . Reports were then received from Dr .. M'Doual , Messrs . Ilarney , Pilling , M'Clean , and _Maraden , and the discussion on the adjourned resolution ofthe preceding d _* y was then resumed .

      . Mr . Bawden , of Halifax , was instructed to state that they had considerable electoral power in Halifax , and he had no doubt that if Ernest Jones , Esq ., would stand for that Borough , tbey would be able to ensure his return . Mr . Donovan was in favour of the measure being carried out in those places where there were favourable opportunities : in Manchester they had registered 450 claims , but they had been _tejecten by tbe Revising Barrister , and they were not prepared with the means to carry the _quostion into a court of law ; he was unfavourable to the funds being expended merely in making a triumphant show of hands at the hustings , Mr Linney stated that in Bilston , Wolverhampton , Birmingham , and in other p laces , they could carry a candidate by a show of hands , and at Walsall he believed they could secure a Chartist candidate at the next election .

      Mr . Ernest Jones ; In the district he represented , viz ., Limehouse , they could , by attending to the _Resdster , place 530 electors on the borough list , and in the Tower Hamlets he believed they could ensure several thousand Chartist voters ; with respect to the request of the Delegate for Halifax , he should at all times be happy to do all in his power to assist the movement . Dr . M'Douall WaB instructed to advocate a National Registration Committee , with a Central Committee sitting in the Metropolis , he was also instructed to press upon the Couventiou the _neeeasity of acquiring the control of Parochial Offices .

      Mr . Mitchell , of Rochdale : They were able to carry their own men , and would lend every support to ensure Chartist candidates in other places . Mr . O'Connor said this would test the professed Representatives of the People prior to a fresh election , whether tliey are merely liberal in words , or are inclined to prove their liberality by their actions . The motion was then carried with one dissentient . Mr . O'Connor then brought forward the next proposition , which was" That we recommend the Chartists ofthe Empire to be prepared with a National Petition for the enactment of the People ' s Charter , and praying that tlie Petitioners be heard at the bar of the house , by such persons as they shall appoint in support of their

      principles , and that such petition be presented early in the next session , as a means of testing the expiring Parliament upon the question of full , fair , and free representation ofthe whole people , in the Commons House of Parliament . " Mr . O'Connor stated that after the contumely thrown upon Mr . Duncombe . and upon the people , by the rejection of the last National Petition , that gentleman was totally opposed to present another petition for the Charter to that assembly , but he had since given way to tbe wishes expressed by the people , and in . bringing forward this resolution , he was _aciingsir-icily in conformity with that gentleman ' s wishes / who had now expressed his willingness to present one or tha first opportunity . The petition of 1842 made our

      views known to the World . The people on the continent are noir convinced that there must be some reasonable ground for discontent , when 3 , 500 000 would sign a document _demanding redress of their grievances . It was true that it might give such firebrands aa Macaulay an opportunity of letting off tlieir spleen , at the expense of truth and justice , but still good was the result . Public opinion had several stages through which it must always pass ; first it is laughed at , thea denounced and persecuted , then treated with contempt , and finally acknowledged and acted upon ; we have passed through all these preliminary stages , and this will carry us through the last stage . Lord John has been endeavouring to conciliate the middla class , by telling Mr . Duncombe that he will oppose the " Five points" ofthe Charter , because the people were too ignorant to be entrusted with the franchise , whilst his Lordship himself is so ignorant , that hedoes not yet know that we have Six Points . He did

      not say tliat this petition would carry the Charter , but it would give thrm advantages which no other line of policy could effect ; when they petitioned previously , they had not the assistance of Scotland , they objected to the introduction of what they considered extraneous matter , but now we shall have their support . In 1839 , the petition had one million and a quarter , and cost an immense sum , whilst in 1842 we got 31 millions , and tke cost was a triEe ; next time they would have 4 , 000 , 000 . He said , let not a falsa pride hinder any man from signing , it was true some had said" I will never sign again ; " but he trusted upon reconsideration , that they would revoke their determination . Mr . O'Connor then alluded to circumstances which have induced Mr . Duncombe to change his views , and stated that thc executive are wishful to support him . as it is onl y in proportion to the extent he receives the support of the People , that he is powerful in Parliament .

      Mr . Sweet would propose the resolution , as he ferk sure that Nottingham would do its duty , and be prepared to carry out the resolutions of the Convention . Mr . Pilling seconded the motion . Dr . McDouall said , in France the last petition opened the eyes of the people to the true state of parties in this country , and it had done good service to the cause of universal democracy . Mr . Ilarney was ono of those who bad stated he would never petition again , but as Sir James Gra- , bam and other great men had altered their _viewseafter such illustrious examples he should feel quitd at liberty to change his , and say that he would now try again and again till sucb time as they die succeed : they must also endeavonr to conciliate * Scotland , and ho would _therefo-fe advise the Convention to adopt the petition provisionally and lefe it receive the sanction of the people expressed _, through the Star .

      Mr . Brook . —There was a grea t objectioain Leeds _, to the getting up a national petition , they would ! prefer local meetings , and to have them signed by the chairman . It would , he thought ,, interfere : with the registration and election committee . Mr . Robertson said it was the time just beforethe dissolution to ascertain who were their friends _., before they camo to thc hustings , _aa they would then do . anything to catch & stray vote . Mr . T . M . Wheeler cordially suppwbed _the-motionfor the adoption of a National Petition , in

      prefer-enc * to a social one , aud so tar from its- having im eft _' _eet anticipated by Mr . Bvook , e ? _hindaring tho registration , it would work harmoniously , aa they could enquire into their views _witlb respect to the franchise while obtaining signatures- and thus save tiie double labour and expense \ . besides ,, hy this means we can force tbe Press of london and through them the Press of the world to notice and comment on our views , and thus bring them before thosa parties who would in no other way pay attention to i ua ov our movement .

      Mr . Clark supported the " motion , aa from traveling through the country he knew that thc universal voice of the people was * , in favour of the question . Mr . Mirfield opposed the motion , as he preferred to unite the case of Frost with it , as it would sava time and get greater support from the country . Mr . Bowden . —The union of two questions would _, cause _uissensums in the country , and 1 give » handte to oiri < enemies , thepetition _vnlloauwMitatam **> _£ give us an ontrance in new districts , and ii * we « m _Litate in Devonshire we shall make such a stand aa _U'U make it one of the strong holds ol _dsrAoesacv ,

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 8, 1846, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_08081846/page/4/