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JI « . S . BMW 5 BTOH , _roiuMuTJ , _Snenwich . —Theportrait of _O-Higgtas was issued in the early part of June . If lis Chartists of jour locality have not received it , the fenltls vnth the agent , not vrith us . _notice to _Agekts From the extra orders already " received for the next number of the Northern Star , which will contain a correct engrsving of the first Chartist Estate , and also an account % i the proceed _, ings at _OHtonnervlue , on "Monday next , we find it necessary to commence our operations at a more early part of the week ; our agents must , therefore , letw
* a _» Te their order * at fhe office on _TTednesday next , ¦ tfE . _ JoHH _Assott , Liverpool . — _Wfll perceive that we have omitted the latter portion of his" notice , Bt it would subject -us to payment of advertisement duty . ¦ With respect _totheijuestioH asked , our reply Is , that we believe It will not . Mr . O'Connor ' s _bstadji are quite Ml ofthe people ' s work , and as he is not in town we cannot _consult him on the matter nntil we see him . Better do na yott propose with the stamps " 31 a . " Patse , _"Cxbridge . —The 20 s . received by Mr . O'Connor , at O'Connorville , is _acknowledged in the list of this week .
Mr . 'FaasT . _** \ ce * ideEtalh' I omitted to acknowledge 7 _iL from two friends at Derby , per Mr , 'Cra'brree . . _ - *& . JCLIAH HaXMET . W . _lteirrHrws . —"" four letter has been forwarded to Mr O'Connor , "Shu Joseph Disss , late or the City , locum . —It iSTeally too bad , as well as too insolent , that this petulant _gentleman , who has go frequently insisted up-ra compliance with his DEMANDS for publication of ms rubbish , to require auy qualification for tbat denunciation which those ofhis own order and in his -own _locality have thonght it their duty to subject kim to . * Hr . Bonn -has been rather copious in libelling * as snd demanding publication for bis libels , in _wJiicfc -we invariably gratified bis whim , and now to turn upon lis with a little bit of sensitiveness about hi * own misunderstandings with those with whom he has been _squabbling-etlate , Js-too bad . _Vfemnst really prefer the threat of the Attorney General to compliance with the modest demand of ilr . Joseph Dunn .
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Insurrection At Cologne. - Northers Stab...
_INSURRECTION AT COLOGNE . - Northers Stab _Omcs , Saturday "Morning , August IS , 1846 . Wehave this morning received along account of some serious disturbances Rt Cologne , which occurred during the week ending August Sth . The outbreak was occasioned by the brutal and murderens COuduct . of the King of Prussia ' s soldiers who wantonly set upon and cut down the people while the latter were peacefully engaged celebrating one of their Saint _' s-day feasts . Several lives : were lost , but tiie king was compelled to succumb so far as to order the withdrawal of the troops . "We shall give full p articulars next week . All Germany is in a state of great agitation . Let the Democrats of England work and hope ; the _*** signs of tue times" proclaim the coming storm . "
Couhcmsm—is making rapid strides on the continent . Throushout the Scandinavian countries convert * bave of late vastly increased . In the extract following , the Parisian correspondent of a Scottish contemporary expresses his ewn prejudices , but nevertheless bears testimony to the march of the " monstrous" principles he inveighs against : "The great problem of doing away with poverty : in other words , of giving every mas , woman , and child , a sufficiency of good raiment and lodging without excessive labour , attracts no inconsiderable share of attention in this country . Newspapers treat of it ; reviews are devoted exclusively to it ; and even _romanca _writers—witaesa Eugene Sue and George Sand—make it the theme of their stories .
It is true , that a more important question conld not possibly occupy the attention of the philosopher , the Statesman , or ihe thinker ; and he whoshall solvfeit , will merit the gratitude , not of a nation , bnt of the world . Bnt I think the French are npon a wrong track . They seem to think that there Js no other way of making the poor less poor , than hy making the rich , less rich ; and in virtue of that they hint , or flatly declare , that a redistribution of the world's wealth must take place before things can be as they ought to be . This means , if it means any thin ? , that the property of the rich must be { seized and divided among the poor . * To be sure , * * cries the Socialist ; * why not ? Why should not the poor drink good wines , live in sumptuous _apartments , ride in
splendid carriages , the same as the rich ? Why should not the poor man , at all events , have ihe dinner thai lie wants supplied out of the excess of his wealthy neighbour V False , unjust , monstrous , as this sort of argument is , itis yet so specious as to captivate and dazzle the imainations of vastnnmbers of the working classes of France . In Switzerland , Germany , Sweden , ami Denmark , such doctrines are even more popul ar than tbey are in this country ; and even in benighted Spain , and _sluggish Italy , these have been received with considerable favour . These surely are facte of vast importance . Observers of the world predict that in the course ofa few years we shall see a gigantic convulsion in Europe , which will , however , it is believed , be peaceful in its nature . But if these detestable Robiu Hood and Rob Roy doctrines of stealing from the rich to give to the poor , continue to sain ground , a deadly social war—war to the death between those who possess not , will
become inevitable _-, and God only can for _teUthe direful calamities of _afcica it will he the cause I " _Theelectionta _^ _* FRANCE have terminated in the complete triumph ef the Conservatives . The majority in the new chamber in support of Guizot will number from 90 to 120 members . The National finding that its nonsensical abuse ofthePritchardists , and appeals based thereon to the electors have been thrown away , is turning to the masses , and predicts regeneration from tbeir efforts . Better late then never . All the good ink and paper that has been wasted in denouncing the Pritehardi sts would have been much better employed in raisin !! the battle-cry of «* Eternal Reform . " We should like to know bow much longer the French liberal s intend to waste their strength , in snarling at England , instead of combining to promote political and social reform in their own country ? We are not without hopt that their recent defeat will be productlre of ihat result , May it be so .
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TUR K EY states the arrival at Constantinople on the 39 th ult ., k Mehemet Ali , Pacha of Egypt , u na visit to the Sultan . The vessel on entering the Bosphorns gave a royal salute of twenty-one gnns , which was answered by the batteries of the Seraglio , mth nineteen guns , the customary salute sfa "Vizier of the Ottoman empire . The same day the Pacha paid a visit of ceremony to the Sultan at the Imperial Palace of _Tcheragan . He was dressed in the Turkish re g ul a tion , or _Xiram costume , which he has assumed for the first time on the occasion of his visit to Constantinople . On being ushered into the presence chamber , he hastened to the throne , and threw himself on his knees for thc purpose of kissing the Snltan'sfoot _i the latter in the meanwhile graciously raising him from the ground . He was then , as an
extraordinary mark of favour , allowed to be seated in the Sultan ' s presence , and after an interview conducted in the Oriental form—that is , _ccwistine * of expressions of the profoundness veneration , interrupted by long intervals of silence be retired . The day after his arrival he visited the mosques of Constantinople , and among other places , heiepaiTedtn the Mausoleum of Sultan Mahmoud . A white marWe chapel and screen of light baBtard-Moorisb architecture , with windows through which you see the Imperial coffin with its rich , pall , aud silver lamps suspended above—he went in and knelt down upon the carpet andsaid his prayers . The legand of Cromwell looting into the coffin of Charles ! , is hartHy more expressive than this . It Ls even said that-the old man wept ( as sell he might ) over his jalles enemy .
UNITED STATES . Liverpool , Wednesday Aftern' _* on . _ The Royal mail steamship Cambria , Captain _-Judkins , arrived here shortly after one o ' clock loin several respects ths news just arrived is of an important character . We find tbat the Tariff Bill had passed Congress , though not without a straggle somewhat severe , the measure only having one vote of a majority , and that one being Mr . Dallas the "Vice-President and Speaker of the Senate . The only amendment made by the Senate teas in the ninth section , that section merely contained provisions to guard , as wa <* supposed , against fraudulent i nvoices : this the Senate expunged , and ultimatelv the _Honse of Representatives agreed to the alteration . We have said that there was a violent opposition to the measure . Mr . Webster
fipoke at great length against the bill ; and Mr . Heywood , member for North Carolina , rather than vote in favour of the measure resigned his _Seat . The law comes into operation on the 1 st "December nest . The warehousing Bill was still hefore the House of _Representatives , and it was expected it would § ass . The object of this _measure ia to admit all sorts of goods to tbe wa-ehouses _, with full liberty fo transfer them from one port to another port under the Custom-house surveillance , and to enter them or anv part ofthem at any time within the year—tise limit ofthe privilege of warehousing --either for _<* n sumption or _"Portion . The Treasury rote Bill alludea io in the news Ay former arrival * , has become the law ef the land ; _anditlonears that the committee ofthe Senate Si _asSfS ah nclimited authority ofthe Trea-2 _? £ ? i « j Lt * a _* s iatf « finu » bi * to the wants _^ _SXiSk M * authority however has _WrcfusS Congress has agreed to adjourn on _ttei & _tuoi August .
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THEATRE ROYAL MARYLEBONE . The above elegant and commodious Thespian temple , niwly painted and redecorated , will o p en for the season under the able management of Mr . J . D o uglass , who , in addition to the talented artists of last season , has " 8 everal importations ( highly spoken of ) from the Provinces . Mr . Douglass commences his campaign on Monday , the 24 th instant .
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The Chab11st Co-Operative Land Society. ...
THE CHAB 11 ST CO-OPERATIVE LAND SOCIETY . Meetings for the purpose of enrolling members , and transacting other business connected therewith are held every week on the following days and places : —
8 U 7 CDAT BVENDfO . South London Chartist HaU , 115 , Blackfriars-road : at half-past six o ' clock . —City Chartist HaU , 1 , Turnagain-lane : at six o ' clock . — Westminster : at the Parthenium Clnb Rooms , 72 , St . Martin ' s-lane-at half-paBt seven . —Somers Town : at Mr . Duddrege ' _s Brieldavers _** Arms , Tonbridge-street , _New-rOad , at half-past seven . — Tower Hamlets : atthe Whittington and Cat , Chtircb-row , Bethnal-green , at six oclock precisely . —Emmett ' sBrigade : atthe Rock fayern , Lisson-grove . ateighto ' clock precisel y . —Marylebone : at the Coach Painters' Arms , Circus-street , at half _, past seven . Gray ' s Am Road , Mason ' s Arms , Britannia-street . —Hammersmith : at No . 2 , Little Valeplace , at ten in the forenoon , —Newcastle-upon-T yne : at the house of Martin Jude , Sun Inn , Side , lrom seven till nine . — Leicester : at 87 , Church-gate , at six . — Bradford : Woolcombers' Arms Inn , Hopestreet _, at five .
_MOXBAT STBSIXQ , Rocliester : at the Victory Inn , at halt-past seven . —Catnierweti : atthe Montpelier Tavern , Walworth at eight o ' clock precisely . — Kensington : at eight _oMloek , at the Dnke of Sussex . —Limehouse : at the Brunswick Hall , Ropemaker ' s Fields , at eight o ' clock . —Chelsea .- at the Temperance Coffee House , _Exeter-Btreet , Sloane-street , at eight o ' clock . — £ ci _« ster : at No . 17 . _Atchdeden-lane , at seven o ' clock . — Che p s t ow : at the Temperance -Hotel , Bank Avenue , at eight o ' clock .- _^ Armley : at the
house of Mr . William Oates , boot and shoemaker , Armley Town-gale , at eight o ' clock ..-Liverpool ; at eight o ' clock , at Mr . FarrelPs Temperance Hotel , 4 , _Cazneau-etreet . —Belper : at the house of George Wigley , the Dusty Miller , Field-head , from seven till nhie . —Bristol ; at No , 16 , Horse-fair , at ei g ht o ' clock in the evening . —Darft ' noftm : at John Moss ' s ' , No . 24 , Union-street , at half-past seven . —Chorley Wood Common : at Mr . _Bartons at seven o ' clock . — Rickmansworth : at the Cart and Horses , at seven o ' clock . — _iSleFiid . . . at the Golden Cross , at seven o ' clock .
TUESDAY EVENING . Greenwich ; at Mr . Paris ' s , Cold Bath , at eight o ' clock , WEDNESDAY EVBKIXG . Aberdeen : the office-bearers meet at half-past seven , at No . 1 , Flour Mill-lane Hall . —Brighton-: No . 2 , at No . 3 , Charles-street , at eight o clock . SATURDAY EVEHISS . Shoreditch : a t Cha p man s Coff e e House , Churchstreet , at eight o ' clock .
Demonstration To O'Connorville Oa Monday...
DEMONSTRATION TO O'CONNORVILLE Oa Monday , August 17 th . The following is the order of proceeding as arranged by the Metropolitan Committee , and they would particularly impress upon their friends the necessity of observing ' punctuality on the occasion , as the least delay must materially affect the day ' s pleasure , therefore the vans will start from the places at thc time announced below to a minute ..
districts . _Westjosbiei * , —The Chartist _^ Land Office , 83 , Dean Street , Soho , at half-past six . Liueuocse . —The Brunswick HalL Ropemaker ' s Fields , at a quarter before six . Sihh ' s , — ll i Tothill Street , Gray ' s Inn Lane at six . Shobeditch . —Chapman ' s Assembly and Coffee Rooms , Church Street , at six . Somers Town . — The Bricklayers Arms , Tonbridge Street , New Road , at six . Whitzchafel . —Brassfounders Arms , Whitechapel Road , at quarter before six . Lambeth . — South London Chartist Hall , 115 , Blackfriars Road , at & i \ , _Cwr op Loxdox The HalL Turnagain Lane , at six . Spitaefields . —From Mr . Drake ' s , the Standard of Liberty Brick-lane , at six o ' clock precisely . ' .
, Crows asd _Aschqr , —24 , Hunt Street , Mile End New Town , at a quarter before six . Beihkal Greex . —The _WhittJugton and Cat , Church Row , at six . Cauberwell asd _Waiwohth . —The Montpelier Tavern , Walworth Road , at half-past five . Clare Market . —Sheffield Street , at six . _Eexsinstox . —Duke of Sussex , Hi gh Street , at half-past six . Chelsea . —40 , New Manor-street , at six . Teetotallers . —The Hall , Waterloo-road , at a quarter-past six . Hammersmith . —The District Office , 2 , Little Vale Place , and at 5 , Providence Place , Broadway , at half-past six .
The vans having taken up their passengers at the several districts , will at once proceed to the end of Oxford Street , Uxbridge Road , each van as it arrives is to take the side next the Park , the first van moving on gradually to make room for the others as they arrive , and as the clock strikes seven , the vans will start in procession down the Uxbridge Road direct to the town of Uxbridge , and then to " O'Connorville , " each van taking its station by the board bearing the name of the district from whence it started , and to ensure regularity and prevent confusion on the return , a trumpet will sound the note of preparation at a quarter before seven , and at seven it will again sound , when the vans will leave and return to town in the same order as observed on coming to " O'Connorville . " All persons going by the Committee ' s Vans must be provided with tickets previous to the day of the demonstration .
By Order ofthe Committee , T . M . _Wheslee , Secretary . Liverpool . —The committee and members ofthe Liverpool branch of the Chartist Land Society are particularly requested to attend on Monday evening next , at Mr . FarrelPs Temperance Hotel , 4 , Cazneau-street . Hull . —At a meeting of the members ofthe Land Society held at the _house of Mr . William Elder , Ship , Church-lane , Hull , it was resolved—That a tea-party he held at the above house on the 17 th day of August instant , to celebrate the completion of the Society ' s first estate . Tickets of admission can be had at the following places : —Mr . Lundy ' s , Mytorgate ; Mr . Elder ' s , Ship , Church-lane ; Mr . Barnett ' , 14 , Finkle-street ; and of any ofthe committee .
Leamixgios . —The members of the Chartist Cooperative Land Society meet at the City Arms Inn , Clem e nt ' s-street , every Monday evening , at ei g ht o ' clock . Maxchester . —The never-to-be-forgotten 16 th of Au g ust , 1819 . —On Sunday evening next . August 16 th , a h eture will he delivered in the Hall of the People ' s Institute , Heyrod-street , Travis-street , at half-past six o ' c lock , by Dr . P . M . M'Douall . Mr . William Dixon , and other friends will address the
meeting . "Men , of Manchester , assemble in your thousands , and show to the world that , if you have forgiven , v o u have not for g otten , the unprovoked onslaught of that bloody day on the plain of Peterloo , twenty-seven years ago . whereon scores were sacrificed , and hundreds left to mourn , —for peaceably meeting to petition for a Repeal of that very Law , I that has since caused some years of agitation , and many thousands of pounds sterling to be expended in order to accomplish , —then rally round the standard of universal justice to all , and do not be afraid to own what vou all sincerely wish for .
The adjourned meeting ofthe members ofthe N . C . A . will take place at two o ' clock , in the afternoon , same on thc day . —J . Hargreaves , Secretary . Thk Fraternal Democats—As the usual meeting night of the Fraternal Democrats wonld fall on the 17 th , the day ofthe Demonstration to " O'Connorville , " I request the attendance ot my brother democrats one week later , Monday , August 24 tb , at the White Hart , Drury Lane , three doors from Holborn , at eight o ' clock precisely . —G . Julian _Harset . Greenwich asd Deptford . —A special meeting of the Chartists of the above locality , will take place on
Tuesday , August 18 , in Mr . Paris ' s room , Old Bath , at 8 o'cloek precisely , for the purpose of electing theGeneral Council for the ensuing quarter . N . B . It Is requested that everv member will attend . South Loudon- Hall . —On Sunday evening , at 8 o ' clock , Mr . Knight will lecture on " The Social aud Political Advantages to be derived by joining the Chartist Co-operative Land Society . " TnE Democratic Committee tor _Poland ' s Regeneration' will meet on Wednesday evening next , August 19 th , at eight o clock , at the Bull ' s Hea d , 26 . Hyde Street , New Oxford Street , Bloomsbury . Members are requested to attend . G . Julian Harney , non . bee .
Bankrupts. [From, The Gazette Of Friday,...
_BANKRUPTS . [ From , the Gazette of Friday , August 14 . 1 Joseph Barton Blonmncld , iun ., Pooie , chymist and druggist—Frantic Holmes and James Holmes , Southtown , Suffolk , ship builders—John "William Stratton _, Jlarch , Cambridgeshire , tailor—James _Mciid Price , "Warminatcr , innkeeper—Thomas Uriah Knight , Gravesend grocer— "WiUiam _Ludlam Ollnrd , ofUpwelL Cambridgeshire , auctioneer—Thomas Browne , Southampton , ha « er —Robert and William Christopher Oxtoby , Wandsford , Yorkshire , millers — Simon Puckering and William Thomas Makings , _Kingston-upon-HuU , woollen merchants—John Birch , _Kingston-upon-Hull , tailor—Charles Taylor , _"Bn'minsham , brush miinufaciurer — Thomas Crane , _Eesrworth , Leicestershire , _brewer—RobertNaj-lor Marlborough , Wiltshire , licensed victualler — George "England , _Srimscombe , Gloucestershire , cloth _faitor _.
Y The Whigs And Ireland. (From The Morni...
y THE WHIGS AND IRELAND . ( From the Morning Advertiser . ) ' Ministers are already beginning to act aii ' extraordinary part towards Ireland . The sound of their recent protestations of an earnest desire to pursue a concilia t ory cour se t o wards t ha t coun t ry has hardly died away , hefore those protestations are practically prayed to be insincere . Their hollowness was proclaimed aloud , as witti the tongue of a trumpet , in the House of Commons oi Monday evening . On that evening , Mr . Lahouchere , the new Secretary for Ireland , pressed forward to a second reading the Arms Bill for that country . After a strenuous op . position from the Liberals , the measure was carried by a majority of 56 to 23 .
Numerically , Ministers achieved a victory , but morally they sustained a defeat . Another such victory , and , like the General of old , they are undone . The introduction of an Arms Bill into Ireland at such a time as the present , so soon after their adven t t o o ffice , and with their protestations yet warm on their-lips of a desire to raise that eountry to an equality with this , — . will he found to . hens faulty in policy as it is at variance with consistency and right feeling . Who could have believed that the very men who
last session made the house ring with their denunciations of this identical measure , should now come down and propose its renewal ? Such flagrant inconsistency destroys all confidence in public men . Sir Robert Peel was ejected from office two brief months ago for pressing forward a Coercion Bill for Ireland ; and yet the very men who overthrew his Ministry on the question of Irish Coercion , now propose the renewal , of a measure of a thoroughly coercive character , and which Lord John Itussell is constrained to confess contain clauses which are
unnecessary , harsh , and odious . Who can have confidence in such a Government ? Wh a t f a i t h c an be r epo sed in a n y p rofes s ions whi c h the Russell Administration may hereafter make ? No man can with safety infer their policy , now t ha t they are in power , from their conduct when in Opposition . They seem to have one set . of principles for the Opposition benches , and another for the Treasury section of the house . - _...-.,, But it is difficult to say , whether the inconsistency or the infatuation of the Russell Cabinet be the greater . Mr . Horsman very justly remarked that he could not account for the' conduct of "Ministers , except on the ground ofthe most positive infatuation . This was an unkind cut , especially as coming from one who is a most strenuous supporter of the general policy of the Whig Government .
It is impossible that a ministry that acts in this way can long retain its hold of power . A want of public confidence is . sure to be accompanied by a _dimiiution of numerical strengh in Parliament . Unpopularity in the Legislature , invariably follows close on the heels of unpopularity in the country . When a government , forfeits the confidence of the nation , it always , in a very brief period , forfeits that of the legislature . When it loses its hold on the people , it soon thereafter loses its hold on Far * liament . Lord John Russell has had personal experience of this hefore ? he is destined , ere lo n g to have personal experience of it again .
We shall he curious to witness the way in which the Arras Bill will he received in Ireland . " Mr . O'Connell was not in the House of Commons on Monday . He is in Ireland . What , we should lik e to know , will he think of his new Ministerial allies , after reading- their speeches , and looking at their votes on the Irish Arms Bill ? Will he still adhere to the implied , if not expressed , contract ? Or will he- " secede " from the Whig Government , as " Young Ireland" did the other , day from the Repeal Association ? We shall see . One thing is certain ; this coercive movement on the part of the "Russell ministry , whose concil i a t ory purposes a n d liberal policy towards Ireland , had been so often
vouched for of late by the Agitator , will prove a fruitful source of embarrassment to hira . " Young Ireland" Avill be jubilant . They must have been born in a lucky planet . Such a piece of ' good f o rtun e , and coming withal just in the nick of time , has rarely fallen to mortals . They will deem it of auspicious augury . They will read in it their early ascendancy in the councils of Repeal . The next Nation will he worth reading . There will be no limits to its exultation . " Old Ireland" will he taunted with its credulity , if not something worse . It would not surprise us were insinuations of corruption to be thrown out with an unsparing hand . There have been "hints , " some persons t h i nk , of t ha t kind , already . What other construction can legitimately be put on the references which have heen made-to
so many Repealers having accepted office , and of the probability of Mr . O'Connell ' s sons heing soon comfortably provided for by the comprehensive care of Government ? Be this as it may , the Arms Bill has come at a most awkward moment for the Agitator , and at a most seasonable time for "Young Ireland . " The latter will doubtless make the most of it . It will supply the Nation with materials for at least a month to come . And while that journal and the party whose organ it is , will resign themselves to infinite joy , the Repeal Association will have to put on the habiliments of sorrow , and give unrestrained vent to its lamentations over Whig perfidy . Conciliation Hall will next Monday exhibit all the characteristics of a house of mourning . _ ' .
Sin Charles Wetherkix.— According To Acc...
Sin Charles Wetherkix . — According to accounts received yesterday , tha Right Hon . and Learned Knight continues to improve ; danger , however , is not yet past .
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Tee Widow And Orphans' And Veteran Patri...
TEE WIDOW AND ORPHANS' AND VETERAN PATRIOTS' FUNDS . The Convention having resolved that tbe above funds are in tuture to be under the controul of the Executive Coiamittee ofthe National Charter Association , together with a member from each of the metropolitan _localities I earnestly request that no time may helost in the election of such perions . acmay be deemed fit forthat office , as thc present committee are anxious to resign their trust to those successors , in order that there maybe no delay in relieving the wants of those who have hitherto been the recipients of such sums as the committee have had at their disposal .
In accordance with instructions which have heen received hy me , I hereby convene a meeting of the present committee to be held at the office ofthe Chartist Co-operative Land Society , 83 , Dean Street , Soho , at 8 o ' clock on Tuesday morning , August 25 th . by which time I hope that the members ofthe new committee will have been eleeted _, wad that they will be in attendant * at the auove tine and place , to receive fhebookB , accounts , & c ., from their pre . _decessors . The localities will have two Sundays after the appearance of this notice , and I hope that they will not foil to attend to the required elections . I wish it to be understood that this notice will be considered imperative upon the members of the new , as well as the old committee . Thomah CtABS . Secretary .
CITY LOCALITY . I send jou a report of the proceedings of the _Citj Chartists , on Sunday evening , August _Uth , at the Hall , Turnagain Lane . Hr . Mills in the Chair . The Secretary read the minutes of the last meeting . Mr . Simpson moved they ba received , which was seconded . Mr . Dear moved an amendment , which was seconded . <¦ That the part in connexion with the expulsion of Mr , Dunn , be rescinded . " There heing but one hand in favour of the amendment the minutes were received by a very fall meeting of members . The Chairman then handed a letter to the Secretary to read , from Mr . Duun , the following is a correct copy : —
TO THE BODY OF CHARTI S TS MEETIN G AT TTJRNAGA 1 N LANE . In the Nouthern Star _Newspaper of this week , I find a report of your last meeting , signed by one George Henry Tucker , which report is a gross libel on my private Character , _containing , as it does , an allusion to tbe effect that I had obtained possession of the funds in a clandestine manner , for roy own personal benefit . Now , unless this is contradicted , with a full explanation of the same , and ample reparation given , in the next number of tlie same Journal which contains the libbl , I shall consult with my legal adviser npon the subject , and will bold the individuals whose names appear therein , personally liable , as my character is at stake , and 1 will not allow it to be trifled with hy any one . JOSEPH DUNN , 82 , CtiiBWell Street , Ar . _'rrM . lib , 1846 . . Finsbury Square .
The meeting then adjourned until Sunday the * li 5 rd of August , when a full attendance of members is requested . Mr . Simpson then gave notice of a general motion of thanks to Mr . O'Connor , for bis manly conduct on all occasions .
NOTTINGHAM . The Election Committee held its weekly meeting at the Kunclifi ' e Arms , _Sussex . _street , Mr . T . Iiawson in the chair , who briefly opened the meeting , by stating the objects for which they were met ; and called upon ali those who had not paid their quota to the committee to step forward and do so . The subscriptions being handed in , the following resolutions were agreed to : — ut . That Mr . J . Standford and Hr . Michael Perkins b » added to the committee .
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JZ ' vi ? L _**» _committee hailwith . delight the return _S \ w ° Ua 11 t 0 ths _^ ° Ple '« - Movement ; and , as a SS 2 . ; _'Prelate the exertions of _theabovenamed Gentleman , ( he having on former occasions made himself _consp _. _cuous among , the men of Nottingham , on _ekct-on hus , _ness , _)' _wo deem him » _' « and proper , person to be on tins _committer , . . „ . ' c ' a That the next Ta « _' * tlnS _« f this committee be held on Sunday morning next , at ten o ' clock , at the Dove and Rainbow , Parliamentstreet .
DEMONSTRATION COMMITTEE . This body assembled , pursuant to adjournment at the South London ChartiBt-Hall , Blackfriars-road , on Sunday afternoon , August the 9 th . Mr . Hornby in the chair . The following resolutions were passed , and to which the attention of all friends who intend honouring thc Demonstration of the 17 th instant by their presence is _partic'iwrly _inyited : — That this co . nom . ue „ r . of opinion that the charge o 2 s 6 d mado for tickets is ampi . for all purposes , ao far as concerns the holders of tickets . Thai thig committee suggest to the friends attending the _Dt-monstration , the propriety of not taking any large ¦ parcels in the vans with them , so as to incommode their fellow _pasBengers . . ¦ ' . _-,
That 2 , 000 copieg of the _jone written by Mr . John Arnott , entitled " The People's first Estate , or _anticipationa ofthe 17 th of Angust , " ha printed for distribution and sold atone penny each , with a view to its being sung on the 17 th Instant . That any _prodts arising from the sale of the said song shall be equally divided , between the author ( Mr . J . Arnott ) and the fund to which the proceeds of the Demonstration are devoted . ¦¦ _-, ¦ ¦ . -. That Mr . T . M . / Wheeler ( the secretary ) be hereby instructed to get the song printed . That each committee man shall wear a green rosette on ihe day of demonstration . ;> _« That all members _holding ? unsold tickets shall return the same to the committee , _atits sitting on Sunday after _, noon next August the 16 th . _.-That every member of the committee , shall be herebjl requested to attend' the meeting on Sunday afternoon next , at three < y _* clock , t © deliver in hi » report . ;
That this committee do stand adjourned until Sunday afternoon next , August the 16 th ,- then . to meet at the _Chartistf ! o-operatire Land Society Office , 83 , Dean-street , Soho . . Tbe song can be obtained nt the office , 63 , Dean-street , Soho , at the South London Chartist Hall , on Sunday next , and of" Chartist Jack" at" _O'Connortille . " .
SOUTHWARK . The Land ! Thk Land !!—At the South London Chartist Hall , Blackfriars ' -road , on Saturday evening , August 9 th , Mr . John Gathard delivered an highly instructive lecture on ' * The advantages to be derived . from the small farm system as adopted by the Chartist , Co-operative Land Society , " and illustrated his ingenious arguments , by splendid specimens of . wheat and oats , dibbled , on the plan recommended in Mr . O'Connor ' s work o h S m a ll Farms . He demonstrated thatthe present state of society rendered the _workmen a prey to the capitalist , and said unfortunately the surplus population consisted of members , of all trades useful to society , and he thonght it would be readily admitted that want of work and its uncertainty , was one of the greatest causes of immorality and reoklessness . The
Land of itself was a partial ciire ' . and , with the franchise added , would be a perfect cure for the ills that afflict society . ( Loud cheers . ) . Small farmers had a great ad vartage over large farmers , in nursing their seeds , and . in the breeding of their cattle , small farms would assuredly bring contentment , not the content of slaves to tyrants—hot the content of the drivelling tools of imposing ' parsons . ' "bull that content i » hieh can only result . to the intelligent mind when wan finds that he has done his duty to _hisfellow-men , and rests fully assured that he will leave the world better than he found it . ( Great cheering . ) At the conclusion , Mr , Gathard invited discussion , but none oftering , Mr . J . Knight moved a tote of thankis to the lecturer , which was carried by acclamation . Several shares were taken up ,, and the meeting terminated .
_TURN-AGAIN-LANE , CITY . Atthe meeting : held in the Chartist Hall , on Sunday last , the following resolution was unanimously agreed to :- — "ThatMr . Shaw be instructed . to communicate with Mr . Clarke on the propriety of convening a public meeting , at the earliest opportunity , for the promotion of th _« Veteran Patriots' and Exiles' Widows and Orphans ' Funds . Also , to appoint a Committee to audit the accounts of the late officers . "
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THE CONVENTION . THURSDAY MORNING . On Rule 5 in thehand book being submitted , Mr . Donovan moved that the following bo added : — " That no person be engaged by the Chartists as lecturers for Chartist purposes unless they are members ofthe Association . " He thought thata greal deal of harm had resulted from emp loying men vv h _c were not Chartists . Mr . Nuttall seconded the motion . Mr . Brook thonght they would injure themselves by _adopting such a rule , it would p rec l ude th e m from letting their _rooraa and thus deprive them ol one of their principle sources of revenue . Mr . Sbaw took the same view of the subject .
Mr . E . Mitchell was in favour of the motion , he knew that it had produced great discontent in Rochdale , Oldham , and other places . Mr . Donovan in reply stated , tha t the S outh Lancashire Delegates thought' this so important that they had , twice , p assed similar resolutions , as they had four or five men going about calling themselves Chartists , while they are doing all they could to injure the cause . Mr . M'Grath was in favour of the clause as he c ons id e red t h o se the worst enemies of t h e p eo p le who went prowling about the country , like wolves in sheep's clothing , trying to run down the cause at the
same time that they were getting their living out ol it . Motion carried . The duties of the Executive Committee , also appointment of secretary , treasurer , auditors , g eneral council , duties of general council , and the instructions contained in the hand book , were thenadopted . Mr . Brook moved that the rules , as amended , be now adopted . Mr . Wheeler seconded the motion , and in doing so took the opportunity of answering the charges of Mr . Cooper ; the prepared sheets were sent to all the localities , and the Executive continued to do so , but _thryceuld not get them to fill tbem up , and , therefore , it was useless to keep paying the printer for nothing . Carried unanimously .
Registration and Election Committee . Mr . Brook brought up the report of the committee and moved the following addition to the first rule : — " Or in such other way as the general council of the locality may decide best calculated to accomplish the object . " Mr . Clark seconded the motion . Carried . Clauses 33 and 34 carried . On clause 3 d , Mr , Wheel er mov e d , as an amendment , "That t he Central Committee have the power to appoint the places to be contested . The local committee to transmit the necessary funds when required for
practical operations , " It would be impossible tor the Central Committee to do any good if the local bodies re t ained their o wn funds , as e ach p lace would want to start a candidate of their own and they , would thus divide their energies instead of concentrating them on three or four places , where there was almost a certainty of success if they took the proper steps , and that would involve some outlay , to meet which this motion was necessary : the locality to retain the funds until they were actually needed . Mr . Grass , by seconded the motion , it was the only method of ensuring success for the object they had in
view . Mr . Donovan would support the rule as it stood , the men of Manchester thought they were the beBt judges of how their money should be expended . Dr . M'Douall would support Mr . Wheeler ' s mo t ion , for they must combine their efforts if they wished f « r success to follow . Mr . Bowden thought each locality _Bhould Tetain its own fund till such time a # it was wanted and then send it . Mr . Clark thought there was very little difference between thera , but Mr . Wheeler ' s motion was more explicit , therefore he should vote for it . Mr . Wild agreed with the last speaker , that there was very little difference between them , hut thought the original rule allowed them most liberty and should vote for it .
Mr , E . Mitchell , Rochdale , if they made proper exertions , could retain their own men , therefore , they should like to retain their own money , they would vote for Sharman Crawford , but if he was to give up to-morrow they could return a Chartist . Mr . T . M . Whceler / if anything could strengthen his position it wasjthe statement ofthe last speaker , tliey would wish to act the same in every other place , and thus seriously injure the cause and render the Central Committee a nullity . On a division takine place , twelve voted for Mr . Wheeler ' s motion and Bixtcen againBt it . ,,,.,.. Mr . Brook moved on behalf of the committee , "That the question of forming a benefit society be referred to the consideration of the Executive committee , and if upon full enquiry it may appear to be of benefit to the Chartist cause that they be required to form one . " Mr . Shaw seconded this motion .
Mr , Robertson moved as an amendment , " That it is not expedient that such recommendation should be made . " Mr . Briggs seconded it . Amendment carried , IC to 8 . Mr . Brook moved , " ThaUhis Convention recommend the Executive Committee to prepare and publish an Almanac containing sound political knowledge . " Mr . Mooney seconded it . A short discussion ensued , in which several delegates took part , and th e motion wag unanimously carried .
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M _^ fc . _'Clftrk _. Brook _. 'DonoYan _, and M ' Douall g ave notices it . motion ., , - , ¦ ¦¦ ,, . Mr . Clark moved " That we do assemble at one o ' cl o ck , " seconded by G . W . Wheeler—carried . Afibknoon _Siitino . . _, .. _ , Mr , Brook moved " That T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., M . F ., he . respectfully requested to introduce a motion into the next session of Parliament , for the abolition , of the , rate-paying clauses ofthe Reform and Municipal Acts , and that the Chartists throughout ibe country be solicited to petition in its favour . " They had derived great benefit from the use that they
had made . ot this power in Leeds , they had not only got men into the Town Council , but into all the _Parochial"JiOiKces--they had Chartist Churchwardens ; andao the . _Iast election , tue Vicar proposed _them-again as he saw they really had the interest of the town at heart ; ho has likewise taken the Chair for them on several occasions ; then for thoir Surveyors of tho Highways , they had 18 Chartists out of the 10 ; they had been in office three _yenrs , and Mr . Becket , one of their M . P . ' s , had publicly acknowledged the improved state of the streets , since the y had be e n und e r their controul , and this with a considerable saving in the rates ..
Mr . Clark seconded the motion ; if Leeds had done this , why could not other towns follow its example ? The _Executive had long seen the necessity of the people trying to obtain possession of Municipal power , and he felt confident that if Mr . Brook , who had a seat at _tlu _* Town Council of Leeds , could get that body to petition in favour of this motion , it w o uld have a great weight . Mr . Donovan , was in favour of the motion . In Manchester they could carry their own candidates , if it were not for these vexatious clauses ; hut the Revising Barrister there , gave quite a contrary decision to what they had in that town , and unless they had been prepared with £ 500 , it was n o use their g o in g into the hifiher courts . ¦ ¦ Mr . Marsden was opposed to the motion , it appeared like agitating for less than the whole Charter . Mr . Smith said they had got Chartist Surveyors at Bradford , aad ihey had saved the town £ 3 , 000 since hey had been in office . Carried unanimously . _iMr . Nuttall moved thc appointment of an address committee .
Mr . Yardey seconded it , and the Executive were appointed . ; ' . Mr . Pilling moved "That the £ 15 paid to Mr . Frost from the "Victim Fund be refunded / and paid to Williams and Jones , his fellow Exiles . " ... Mr . Nuttall seconded the motion , but after a short discussion it was withdrawn . Mr . Brook moved " That this Convention should call on the Chartists generally throughoutthe country , to take advantage of every opportunity of placing men of their own principles in all thc local officesviz ., Town Councils , _Siirveyorsof Highways , Churchwardens , C o n s tabl e s , Ac , as one of tbe means of securing the return dt" _Ghavtiftte to ths House of Commons . " -
,- Mr . Sweet seconded , the _motion . Ile had been one ofthe Surveyors of Nottingham four years , and conld speak practically on the subject . Mr . Clark moved " That this Convention recommend to the various localities throughout tbe Country , the propriety of discountenancing the practice of delivering lectures , and holding public meetingsin public houses ; _andadvise , where practicable , to have recourse to public halls for the purpose of forwarding the cause . " Ilo intended this resolution to apply more particularly to London . He had seen the evils of meetings held in public houses in London ; they had halls if they would only unite and support
them , instead of meeting in public houses , were they sat and smoked their pipes and drank their ale . This system generated local and sectional feelings / and caused Chartism in the metro p olis , instead ot Betting a tone to the country , to be an injury to it' if they would unite into one or two good localities , they could have a second Conciliation Hall in London , where such men as Duncombe , Wakley , E rnes t Jones , and others of that class would attend ; by so doing they would effect great good , and g e t rid of t he evil of each man looking for his own crotchets being carried out in his locality . Mr . Mooney briefly seconded the resolution .
Mr . T . Wheeler should not have spoken on the re solution , if it had not been for the Speech of the mover ; he thought the matter was a pure local affair concerning London alone ; and , as in all other instances , he should object to the time ofthe Conference being occupied in discussing it . Mr . Clark had said that Mr . Wheeler was opposed to the motion ; he appealed to the Chairman whether he had not incurred considerable odium by endeavouring to get it carried into effect ; he had always been opposed to public house meetings , but he thought it unfair that the men of London should alone be singled out for complaint ; they were peculiarly situated in the metropolis , their district was very extensive , and the building of halls more expensive than in the country _; and it was well known to some of the London Delegates , that bad it not been for their meeting in a public house , " some of their localities would have been entirely broken up .
Mr . Hornby was opposed to meetings in public houses if they could avoid it . It was known that the body he represented met in a public house ; they had a hall until they were no longer able to retain it . Had it not been for meeting at a public house , they would have been broken up , and they must also hare neglected the support of their Executive , Mr . Donovan : Formerly in Manchester they had 10 places of meeting , each with their sectional leader . They were laughed at when at when they first agitated the question of forming themselves into one body ; nevertheless they had succeeded , instead of meeting in pot houses , they took Carpenter ' s Hall at a r e nt o f £ 8 0 a year , for one ni g h t i n t he we e k , and it was tliat step which caused Manchester to take _' the lead in the Chartist movement , far above the metropolis . Dr . M'Douall supported the motion . He was opposed to the present system of meetings in London ; b mill / _ai / _uouiu conceniraiea in
ue tnougil reiigm a uo the halls . Mr . Linney was opposed to the system of meeting in public houses , but thought the resolution might be altered . It was known that he kept a public house ; he would rather the Chartist meeting should not be there , but if they did not meet at his house , they would be without a meeting place . Mr . T . Wheeler moved the following amendment—** That this Convention reoommends to the various locali t ie s throu g hou t the em p ire , the propriety of procuring halls for the purpose of holding public meetings and lectures . " He believed this would answer every object that the mover had in view ; they had as many halls in London , in proportion to its extent , as in any town in the kingdom , There was no analogy in that respect between London and Manchester , or other lar g e towns ; from t he s p eeches made , he feared that the impression was , that they did not attempt to procure Halls in London ; this was incorrect .
Mr . Briggs seconded the amendment . He had b e en a memb e r e ver since t he co mm e ncemen t o f th e association , and knew that in Sheffield and in other places they would never have kept in existence _ha-1 it not been for occasionally giving up their Halls , they had been obliged , in Sheffield , either to give up their Hall or cease supplying ihe Executive , the amendment answered every object they had in view . Mr . M'Grath , as one of theJLondon delegates , agreed with every word advanced by Mr . Clark . He was convinced that the agitation , as carried on in London this last year or two , had been useless ) ,
they met and lectured to the same Chartist audience in the fumes of smoke and liquor , * it seemed that the only object in lecturing was to afford them amusement ; they could not thus create Chartists ; the only way in which the evil could be remedied was by the lecturers in London refusing to lecture in a Public Ilouse ; he had been at times instrumental in injuring the Halls by attracting an audience to a public house where he might be _^ leeturing ; he thought it necessary that the Convention should express an opinion upon this subject , it might have more weight with the London localities .
The motion was then carried by a considerable majority . Mr . Donovan moved "that this Convention , believing that tke present hours oflabour in factories are injurious to the moral , physical , and intellectual well being of society , we recommend to the Chartists body , do forward this great question of justice by every means in their pewer . " This was a question that he need say very little in favour of , for he believed they wquld he unanimous on that point , but it might be asked , why express our views , when the Central Short Time Committee were opposed to politics being mixed up with it , he knew t his was the reason why they , who were politicians , should not express their views , he knew that his brother
_delegates'felt strongly on this subject , they were as fully convinced as he was of the necessity for a Ten Hours' Bill , but being a factory apprentice he could speak from actual experience , they required mora time for intellectual enjoyment and consideration , and tbey would soon become Chartists , and , even if they did not , tliey required justice at our hands . Mr . Linney would most cordially second the resolution ; he had himself suffered from the long hours of factory labour , he had worked till he was twenty _, one in one ; in fact , till he was almost killed , he stopped as long as nature would allow him till he was physically incapable of remaining longer , but thank God since he had left the iufernal rattle box , he had recovered his health and strength , he would therefore
cheerlully second the motion . —Carried unanimously . Mr . Donovan moved "That this Convention recommend to the Executive the propriety of taking the case of Poland into their consideration , with a view to seeing what could be done for it as a nation . " Mr . Yardley seconded the motion . Dr . M'Douall ; No one in that Convention sympathised with the Poles , or would be more willing to do anything for them , but he thought this was not the proper plaee to express their sympathy , and hoped Mr . Donovan would not press _his . niotioD , as he should he very sorry to give a vote that could in any way be thought to be inimical to Poland . Mr . Donovan oxpressed his intention of pressing his motion , and asked why the Executive issued their address some time ago . calling on the Chartist body to
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rally for Poland _^ if it was wrong ; now th same . ¦'¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦ _.-. - - - ¦ ¦ t Dr . M'Douall would move the previous question , for it would render them quite an illegal body , and would do the Poles ho good at the presekt time . Mr . Brook seconded the amendment . Mr . T . M . Wheeler ; It was under very different circumstances that they issued their address-they were thenengagedin an arduous struggle for their liberty , and to assist them we were willing to do anything that lay in our power ; we , therefore , called on
the country for their sympathy and pecuniary support ; but I think it would be unwise to entertain the present question , especially as there waa a society established for the Regeneration of Poland , to w h ich most ofthem belonged , and be really thonght that they h ad better leave it in their hands . ! Mr . E' Jones , as President of the Society for the Regeneration of Poland , felt anxiouB to do all in hig power lo _assist the brave Poles , and he felt assured that by voting for the previous question , he s hould best consult their interests . ' "' y Amendment carried with two dissentients .
Dr . M'Douall then moved "That in the event of the memorial for the restoration of the Exiles being unsuccessful , we hereby pledge ourselves to get up petitions in their favour , " ; , , „ ,., ; . Mr . G . W . Wheeler seconded the motion , Carried unanimously . Dr . M'Douall moved " That this' Convention recomm e n d , whenever practicable , that _two-or mere lecturers should be employed Ugether . " He had always found where ; they ; had two or three speakers at a meeting , they could produce a better effect , and make more converts .
Mr . Mitchell seconded the motion , and hoped lecturers wouldpay ; attention to their appointments , as their neglecting in some instances had been productive ot great evil , and injured the society very much . Mr . Clark then brought forward tha following resolution ' . — " That thia Convention cannot separate without expressing its determination to use every constitutional _meansin its power to hurl the present Whi g government from office , as from the declaration of the Premier , Lord J . Russell , in reply to a question put by Mr . Duncombe , it is-quite evident that the people can have no hope from the rule of so corrupt an administration . " Mr . Robertson seconded the resolution . Carried unanimously . Mr . Tattersall proposed " That the next Annual Convention should be held at Liverpool . " He thought that it was but fair they should give every town a chance .
Mr . M'Lean seconded the proposition . Mr . Clark should move as an amendment "That the next Convention be held ln'Londori . _* '' 'He did _Wk because they had agreed to present a National Petition , and he conceived that was tho proper time and place to hold it , ' as they must have a delegation to attend the petition . _! ' Mr . Linney seconded the amendment . Carried . " Mr . Donovan thoug ht it wouldbe well if they voted the salary and expences of the Convention , as he did ¦ ot like the idea of the delegates voting their own money ; he would therefore propose ' That the Deh _£ gate * to the next Convention , be allowed third class fare'ior their travelling expences , and the sum of-6 s . a day for their services . " ; V _,-.-, . Mr . Sweet seconded the motion . Carried . ' _' . Mr . Jackson moved that each locality pay its own delegate . Bradford would be willing to do that . M _* J Pilling seconded the motion .
Mr . Clark moved an amendment , "Thatthe expences be paid out of a General Fund . " They represented the whole Chartist body , and it was but fair that all should contribute to the expences . Besides , if the motion was adopted , it would prevent localities that were far from the place oi" meeting , being represented . Mr . G . W . Wheeler seconded the amendment . Amendment carried unanimously . Mr , George White having obtained leave , addressed the Convention on the evils inflicted on the cause by private disputes and public jealousies . Dr . M'Douall : Great evil had resulted to _theceuac from the fact of mischievous bodies going about and
whispering away the character of men in the movement ; this should be put a stop to , and with this view , he would p ro p ose " That in the opinion of this Convention , all future charges which may be brought against any member of the National Charter Associations , in t he firs t ins t an c e b e p ref e rred b e for e t he Council of that Association , and that they alone be empowered , after hearing the accuser and the accused , to decide whether the subject at issue shall be brought before the public ; and further we are of opinion , that any person pursuing an opposite course is censurable in the extreme , and renders himself liable to be expelled the Association . " Mr . Brook seconded the proposition . Carried .
Mr . Clark moved , — " That this Convention , representing the working classes of this country , feel bound to express their horror and disgust at the brutal practice of flogging in the . British" army , which led to the death of Frederick John White , a > private in the 1 th Regiment of Hussars , and tender their best thanks to Mr . Wakley , the coroner , for the manly and fearless manner in which he has conducted the searching inquiry , and fully approve of the verdict at which thejury have arrived , and hope that such verdict will tend to the abolition of the brutal punishment . " Mr . Sweet seconded the motion . —Carried
unanimousl y . Mr . Clark moved , — " That this Convention hereby record its solemn conviction , that punishment by death has a tendency to demoralise the public mind and ren d er life le ss se cur e , * and would urge upon the Chartist body the necessity of making the abolition of capital punishments one of the objects of their agitation . " ' Mr . Shaw seconded . —Carried _unanimously . Mr . Linney , before they separated , wuhed to bring under their notice the case of Mrs . Roberts , of Birmingham . The circumstances attending the conviction of her husband . were known to most of them ,.. and now they bad the clearest possible evidence that _, he had been wronaly convicted . Three respectable
tradesmen of Birmingham were ready to testify on oath to his innocence of the offence with which he was charged , but the Government refused to take the matter up . Roberts had now sent for his wife to go to him , and she was very anxious to be able to ge out to him and soothe his afflictions , and they had commenced a subscription for that purpose ; but it would require £ 50 , and this was more than they could raise , and , notwithstanding t he many call s oa the Chartist public , he felt sure they would he willi ng to do something for this Whig-made widow . He therefore proposed " That this Convention recommend the case of Mrs . Roberts to their brother democrats of the kingdom . " Mr . Mirfield seconded the resolution . —Carried .
A subscription was then entered into among the delegates for this praiseworthy purpose . The Secretary brought forward the accounts showing tbe total sum received from May 6 th , 1845 , to August 1 st , 1840 , to be £ 222 . 0 s . 2 d ., which , with a balance of £ 25 . lis . _OJd . previously in hand , made a t o t al of _£ 241 , 1 Is . 21 d . The total _expenditure during the same period had been £ 210 . 7 s . 9 d _., inclusive of the expenses of the Convention held in Manchester , in December , 1845 , thus leaving a balance in hand of £ 37 . 3 s . 5 £ d . in addition to the various sums since received towards defraying the expenses of the present Convention . He believed that they should be enabled to commence the ensuing campaign unincumbered with debt .
Several members ol the Convention having expressed their approbation of thc accounts , they were ordered to be passed . Mr . Yardley moved , " The cordial thanks of the Convention to the Executive for the manly and straightforward course they had uniformly pursued during the whole period of their being in office . Mr . Sweet ieconded the motion . —Carried by _acclamatioi . Mr . Clark . —As most of them were anxious to _isfturn to theit- constituents this evening , he would not d e tain them fur t h e r t h a n to as s ur e t bem t h at they might take their past _comluct as a guarantee
for the future . That they would never relax in their e ff o rts , on behalf of his brother members , he could assure them . There never had been a body that had worked together with more unanimity than they had done from thc commencement of their connexion , wh e n the cau s e was a lm o s t d e ad , t ill the p resent time , when tbey could speak of its glorious resurrection . He begged , on the part of his brethren , to thank them for their confidence . Mr . Linney moved _tl < atDr . M'Douall take , the chair . —Carried . He then moved the thanks of that Convention to Mr . M'Grath for his impartial conduct in the chair .
Mr . Pilling seconded the motion , which was earried by acclamation . Mr . M'Grath sensibly felt this mark of their confidence _, and must tender his thanks to them for the way in which they individuall y and collectivel y had acted , for they had rendered his office an easv one . True , on the first day they had a little _disturbance , caused by a man calling himself " a Chartist , " but the good sense of the Convention would not allow ita time to be wasted by hig violent conduct . Since then their harmony had been uninterru p t e d , and he sincerely trusted that the result of their deliberations would eventuate in the speedy triumph of those principles they all had so much at heart , and when t h e y assembled again , they might have to congratulate themselves on the result of the policy now agreed upon . Three soul-stirring cheers were then given ft * "The Charter , and no surrender ; " three for P . Dunc o mbe , Esq ., M . P . ; three for Feargus O'Connor , and three for the banished patriots . ¦ .
Esq ., The Convention then broke up . With the slight exception of the interruption caused by the mad _con _« duct of the ex-Chartist . Cooper , everything passed off in a truly business-like manner , Etery question brought before the Convention was fully , and / airly discussed , and the only predominant desire waathat of adopting measures best calculated to promote lk <\ interests of tho Association , and direct the currer t of publie feeling in support ofthe policy lftiU oovr by the Chartist body .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 15, 1846, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_15081846/page/5/
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