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      - To The Working C-Lasses

      - TO THE _WORKING C-LASSES

      •A Jr J?Ta£Nds, A Fortnight, Or A Twelft...

      • A _jr j ? ta £ NDs , A fortnight , or a twelfth part of the _i - _*?„* , has now passed over , and with the _^ 2 n of some promised _^ tralcering of the f _ii laws and long and tedious discussions th reference to English barharous treatment !? her colonies , can the keenest eye , or the _^ _£ seriminatmg gemus , poratQUtone single j _^ _te of benefit that the country has denved , P is likely te derive , from a fortnight ' s It iftrue that Members in that House base -their notions upon the presumed opinions of _? _roeo ple ; and if I am to look upon John

      Atiihck Roebitck as the veritable _representee of the mind of Sheffield—I would _chafLcterisc Sheffield as a barbarous and atrocious _I _^ _jj _, In the bloody days of Pitt . and _Cas-. _txereagh there never was made , in the House e Commons , such a speech as the honourable _jlember for Sheffield made on Monday night . : ge not only sanctioned , but lauded , the _atrocious and barbarous acts of murder and plunder committed by the NOBLE Lord ToKRtSGiOH , the Representative of Her _BbijiSSlC _Majestt in one of her Colonies . But as yoa will read that speech , aud are capable < f estimating its value , I will make no further . com ment upon it _; nor is it necessary , as the

      veteran Hume gave him such a casfaganon , as -neither he , the House , nor the public will forget . But is it not a convincing proof that he _X-like others—presumes that the people of this « _mntryhave abandoned thoseprinciples which , Si "HUKTDsG FOR _KQPHLARITY , _" he wasone-to ' advocate ? WiU the men of Sheffield , then , allow the world to presume _ifiat their feelingsarerepresentedinthe speech of their representative ? I am not of that opinion ; because I have ever looked upon the men of Sheffield as a bold , a generous , and an independent people . But I now leave this subject in disgust , and turn to one which , of the greatest im

      althoug h not to your order - portance—is , nevertheless , of great importance : I mean Mr . _MnjfER _Gmsox ' s intended proposition for the Abolition of Stamps npon _"Newspapers , the Duty npon Paper , and upou Advertisements . "Nothing furnishes the Ministers , and your enemies , with stronger grounds for opposing any measure calculated to serve the interest of your order , than the boasted satisfaction based upon yonr apathy . As one undertaking to instruct the working _classes , I have always considered it my duty to instruct them as to the value of any measure to be discussed in Parliament ; and as your disfranchisement and degradation is based

      upon y our ignorance , I now consider it my duty to draw your attention to the effect that Mr . " Gibsos ' s proposition would have as regards the enlightenment of the people , and the conversion of their opponents . The Times in a most whimsical article , would make Mr . < _xiusoK *' s motion a mere financial question , and endeavours to shewus the very slight importance it would be to the public in a pecuniary point of view ; but I will take a different view ofthe subject .

      Therearemany youngpoliticiaas whoare yet old enough to remember when the stamp npon a newspaper cost fourpence ; and they remember that in those days , newspapers , catered for ihe support of those who could afford to pay that fourpence , and that but few working men in those days , were in the habit of _reading newspapers _; and those young men will be able to estimate by comparison , the great change that has taken place as regards the press since the stamp was reduced to one

      penny . I shall not take tiie squinting * riew of this question as the limes does ; I shall view it in a national and a general sense , in the hope that no minister will be mnch longer able to base his opposition to popular demands npon popular ignorance . . - - „ I h _** ve frequently explained to you , Jthe effect that any tax has upon the consumer ot the purchaser ofthe manufactured article . I have told you , that if it required six different descriptions of raw material to manufacture any article , that the

      manufacturer of that article would measure his greatest profit , by the profit he would make of the tax so paid—that , is , if the tax npon those articles aiuounted to twopence each , or a shilling for the six , instead of charging a shilling more for the article composed of those six , he would charge two shillings more , or make the purchaser pay him a hundred per cent _, profit upon the duty he paid for the iaw materials . But as the manufacture of knowledge is by far the most important _tabih _, I will come to the position ofthe Times .

      If the stamp was taken off newspapers , those journals which now cost od . would sell for 3 d . ; thus proving to you that the newspaper manufacturer does make a profit of 1001 . per cent , upon the duty he pays for the stamp : and further , and which is of still more _importance , the managers of those papers would write forthe mind , and for the interest of the threepenny instead of the fivepenny customers . But Jet us see the effect that the reduction of

      2 d . on the Times would have upon that paper . If we estimate its circulation at 30 , 000 a week , and reduce the price from od . to 3 d . it would reduce the coat to the readers by 78 , 000 . a 3 ear ; and as yon know that I am fond of the land , let me tell you , that at 25 ? . an acre this would purchase , a * anually , 3 , 120 acres , and in twenty years , would locate 15 , 600 persons npon four acres each , and there would accrue from the rent , at the end of that time , a capital of THREE HUNDRED and TWELVE

      ¦ THOUSAND POUNDS . _^ ow , as the Times measures this question by Ministerial necessity , I have just as good a right to measure it by State necessity . Again , the Times shows ns , that as regards the duty _Tipon advertisements , that a servant seldom advertises more that twelve times , which amounts to 1 & . ; but the Times has not told _« _s that its circulation mainly depends npon those advertisements—it has not told us that its matter is cooked to suit the taste of this advertising community ; whereas , if the columns -of all newspapers were freely open to advertisers , then every newspaper wonld cook its matter to suit the taste of the majority of the People .

      Go to any solicitor ' s office—to any barrister's _chambers—io any shopkeeper that wants to buy or sell—to any auctioneer ' s office—pawnbroker ' s office—merchant ' s office—or banker ' s _office , and there you will find the Times , taken » n for its advertisements ; and there yon will find the minds of these customers regulated by this MORNING DIAL . My opinion is , that if the stamp was taken off the newspaper—the duty was taken off the paper—and off advertisement s , that those papers which cost 5 _i now , would , by the enormous competition created in tbe knowled ge

      market , be rednced to 2 hd . " Oh ! but " 8 ays the Times , " the stamp permits ns to send it free of postage ! " What an absurd _argument . Would not any Act for repealing those stamp duties also enact that papers ""hould go free of postage ? And _Buch an alteration would make ignorance a crime—would diffuse knowled ge , and put every man in pos-8 ess * on of what waa daily going on in the world . _^ « Quick sale , and light profit , " is the _J-rader ' s motto ; and the _newsvendors would

      he better remunerated by receiving a halfpenny profit upon each paper by the _augmented sale , than they are now b y receiving a *•*•; so that , in my opinion , there is no question that more urgentl y deserves support than _™ e proposition of Mr . _Mjxxee Gibson ; and r ~ le - "Bay rest assured , that the Govexn-¦ _Jent will frame its mind according to their * _W ; and , therefore , it is their duty to send _Papons _hoover brie _£ from all parts ofthe _**«* atry , insupportof Mr . _Gmsoa ' _spropoisition :

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      but while I give the advice I fear those who need it will not follow it . The motion comes on on the 26 th inst ., and , therefore , there is ample time for forwarding petitions to the House , and I do trust that the people will see the deep interest they have in the question . Your faithful Friend , Feakgus O'Connor .

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      "Mus Sth Whs. Expenses."—Lord Melbourne....

      "mUS STH WHS . EXPENSES . "—Lord Melbourne . TO THE CHARTISTS . Mr Friends , I haye received numerous invitations to attend public meetings . It is my intention to be at Halifax on the 18 th of March , at Sheffield on ihe 19 th and 20 th , and at Bristol oil the 25 th of "Fehruary ; and I think , that in _thepreaent state of Parliamentary prospects , that I can do more good at those meetings , in the way of uniting ihe public miiid , than I can do in Parliament ; but although Sampson was _ajjtrong man , and Solomon was a wise man , yei neither of them could pay mbifey if they had'ntit ; and the veritable fact is ; that the Land Company and Chartist expenses have so completely exhausted my Exchequer , that I cannot—and will not—again bo mado a sacrifice to a nation , if the people suppose that

      a man can do a nation ' s work . I think the manner in Avhich some ' poor men forward their 2 s . Gd . and os . is an honour to them , and a disgrace to those who impose the tax upon them . I fully expected—I had a right to expect—that my loss by the defence ofthe Chartist Prisoners , and to relieve them from oakum picking , would have been discharged in a fortnight ; but , happy is he who expects nothing , as he is never disappointed . I hope that this is the last appeal that an individual will be reluctantly compelled to make to a nation , to discharge its duty . But , however you may fail in the discharge of yours , I am determined that even your ingratitude shall never destroy my resolution to persevere , to the death , 'in the advocacy ofthe people s rights . Your Faithful , but Sacrificed Friend , Feakgus O'Connob .

      ** The Folly Of To Day May He The Wisdom...

      ** The folly of to day may he the wisdom of the morrow . " TO THE LAND MEMBERS . My FniESDS , In order to prove the truth of my oftrepeated maxim , let me call your strict attention to the following letter , written by Mr . Cuifokd , the Representative of the city of Hereford , to his constituents in public meeting assembled , and from it you will gather the truth of my prediction—that the landlords , to

      save themselves from ruin , must bring their Land into the retail market ; and that to secure to the people the benefit of Free Trade in Corn you must first have Free Trade in Land . Here follows the letter : let me beg of you to read it , and from it you will learn , that however reviled MY Land Scheme has been , it must , and will be , ere long adopted , as the only remedy to save all classes . Your Faithful Friend , Feakgus O'Connob .

      Extract from Mr . _Cuffokd's letter : — "I should possiMy have differed from the views of many gentlemen for whose opinions I entertain great respect , as to the remedy to he applied to the present agricultural distress ; bnt I concur With them in a feeling of alarm and regret at the existence of that distress , and in thinking that the utmost vig ilance and the moBt careful consideration are required at the present moment from all who are interested in the cultivation of the soil . In my opinion the remedy u not to he found in the restoration of a protective duty . Although depending entirely upon land , I never can he a party to anv measure which has for its _oojectthe raising of the price of food for the benefit of any particular class , however numerous , influential , and valuable that class may be , and even could I consent to become the advocate of f uch

      a measure , the conviction , whether weU or iu founded , existing in the minds of a large portion ofthe population of this countix , as to its cruelty and impolicy , wonld render success most dangerous , if not impossible . Jlr . Clifford adds thathe thinks the landed interest is unequally burdened , and any measure having for its object tLeremoT . il of that inequality should haTe his support , -prorided it be not brought forward , like the recent amendment in Parliament , as a coTer for the restoration of a protectwe duty , " He thinks it mijust , however , thatmany articles of primary necessity should pay an import duty—such as tea and tobacco , which are undoubtedly essential tothe comfort of the labouring classes , '—while corn is admitted entirely free . He thinks , however , that it is only to the remoral of the unequal pressure of local taxation that ' we can look with any prospect of success . * Some remedies , he thinks , are in the power of the _sujriciituriits themselves , viz ., draining , deej > cultivation , and the more economical management of manures , coupled with greater energy and

      ikUl among tlie occupiers in some parts of the country . Hut , ' says he , ' almost all improvements must proceed from the landlord , and the question is , where is the capital toc , _» Hiafrom ? The answer is simple . The land is the landlord ' s capital . Let it only be free , and let his hands be untied . Give him some extended powers of sale in cases of _slpbt settlement In all cases make it possible for him to dispose of small portions of his land without being an enormous loser by the operation . Let ns no longer submit to the cumbrous , costly , and vexatious proceedings now necessary for the transfer of land . That which has been done in Ireland can be done in England . ' He concludes a long letter as follows : — 'Free trade in land will , in my _opinionj do more to improve tha present disastrous state of things than any other measure , for it would be the parent and origin of aU others . At all event * it , as Well a » every other plan , should be tried before Parliament is asked to restore duties for the sake of protection , a course which could not fail to embitter and perpetuate the animositiesbj which the community is now so unfortunately _distnrheo . "'

      "What Is To Be Done For The People Must ...

      "What is to be done for the people must be done by the people . "

      TO THE IRISH EXILES . My _Cotojtrymen , Though residing—or rather existing —in England , and although England is a freer country , and a better governed country than Ireland , I call you exiles , because I feel convinced that no people in the world entertain such a love for fatherland , as the Irish people . Yea , poor Paddy , accustomed to the cheerful society of his cheerful and hospitable countrymen , when they can be hospitable , would rather live upon a dry potatoe at home than live sumptuously away from home .

      No man will doubt that the Irish people are stedfastly attached to tl eir country ; while the reply to such an assertion may be , how comes it then that they abandon the land of their birth , and flock in thousands and tens of thousands to foreign countries , in the hope of preserving a miserable existence ? My answer is , because the power of tyranny and oppression , both foreign and domestic—that is , English and Irish—is so great that they cannot even preserve that miserable existence at home .

      But then , my countrymen , you must understand the reason wh y you thus suffer . It is because you have been selfishl y used for individual benefit ; itis because you did not see the truth of , or did not act upon the maxim , " what is to be done for the people must be done by the people •» and my object In writing this letter is to show you what is now the people ' s duty . You are full y aware that during the O'Conkell agitation his great power was based upon the PRESS , and that he preserved that power by diffusing his own opinions —if not knowledge—through the Press , and by expending large portions of your hardearned savings in advertising in the Press .

      No newspaper that was independent of this system could long stand against his reviling and denunciation , and for that reason the independent mind of Ireland could not be independently expressed , or independentl y circulated . No man is better aware of the difficulties against which an independent Newspaper has

      "What Is To Be Done For The People Must ...

      to contend , than I ani ; and' no man better understands the value of an independent organ —however prosecuted and persecuted its owner may he—than I do ; and it is from a knowledge of the value of an independent Journal , and from a conviction that without such an auxiliary the true cause of liberty cannot prosper in Ireland , or elsewhere , that 1 now address you , not as a mendicant , ' but as a lover of justice , ar id my country . ' ¦ "¦''

      My countrymen , what circumstances do you think would give greater pleasure and delight to the English and the Irish Government , as well as to the political manufacturers of Ireland , than the announcement that the Irishman , the veritable representation of true- democratic principles , had expired ? and what so great a stigma upon the Irish character , as that its death was caused by Irish indifference ? Would not your rulers be justified in saying " here , in the expiration of the Irishman , we have the strongest proof of Irish contempt for democratic principles ; " and how that portion of the Press ,. against ., which , the _Iffihman _* has bravely and magnanimousl y ' stood , would luxuriate in its downfall .

      My countrymen , you must understand , that this is not a begging letter , but that it is dictated by a thorough knowledge ofthe value of an organ representing popular feelings ; and upon the principle that no man , as ; the proprietor of such an organ , who beards tyranny , _, embarks capital , and devotes his time to the promotion of your interests , should be allowed to suffer and become a sacrifice to popular indifference .

      To my own knowledge , the proprietor of the Irishman has expended more money in procuring able editors and assistants , than is usually embarked in a newspaper in the outset ; and upon this fact alone do I base my belief in the sincerity of the proprietor of that paper ; and having discovered from authority — upon which I place the greatest reliance—that this paper is likely to fall , if not sustained by your justice , I will not call it kindness , I now appeal to your sense of justice , to establish committees of Irishmen , in the several towns of England and Scotland , for the purpose of preserving the life of the representative of your principles ; andi will venture to assert , that in those towns the SAXON will not be

      outdone by the CELT . My countrymen , y ou are perfectly aware that ministers of the Crown , and ministers of the Church , officers in the army and navy , and all sorts of Government tools and toadies are paid , and well-paid , for what are ludicrously termed their services , while the owner of a newspaper , which may command more power than all , unitedly , is not only not paid , but is frequently _victimised for his services .

      I believe that no organ has done more to unite the democratic mind of England and Ireland than the Irishman , and I feel convinced that no circumstance would give greater pleasure to your enemies than the announcement of the fall of that paper ; and I also feel convinced that nothing would more justify the continuance of oppression and tyranny than the fact , that millions professing democracy had allowed their organ to perish .

      My countrymen , what I now invite you to do is this : to appoint some early day for holding meetings , for the purpose of discussing the value of the Irishman , and the necessity of preserving ' its existence ; " aid -upon that day let y our sincerity be tested by something more substantial than mere declamation and praise ; let it be tested by your subscriptions ; and bear in mind , that a mere mite from each man professing democratic principles will keep the good ship afloat , and save the crew from

      shipwreck ; for , depend upon it , that should that paper perish through your ingratitude , while the proprietor would but suffer individually , you would suffer collectively . You should take the Irishman in all your readingrooms ; it is a splendidly written paper , and powerfully developes principles : and let me ask you what your feelings would be , if you read an announcement that the advocate of those principles had perished through your neglect ?

      1 trust that those meetings will be held prior to the great Democratic gathering that is shortly to take place in Dublin , and that the several English representatives who attend that meeting will take with them the STERLING opinions of those they represent , namely , the subscriptions from their several localities : and as I intend to be one of that deputation , I hope I shall not go emptyhanded . At that gathering , also , I will appeal to the generosity of my countrymen ; and what a slur it will be upon the English Democrats , if I collect more at one Irish meeting than a nation has given .

      My countrymen , in conclusion , let me remind you that a man cannot do a nation's work , unless sustained by the justice of the nation ; and _thereflSre I hope that my appeal , —not so much on behalf of the Irishman as upon behalf of my country—will have its due effect , as well upon the English Democrats as upon the Irish exiles . Your faithful Friend and Countryman , Feakgus O'Connok .

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      Stockport.—Mr. George Candelet Lectured ...

      Stockport . —Mr . George Candelet lectured in this locality on Sunday night last , to a numerous and attentive audience . The chair was occupied by Mr . Middleton , who briefly addressed the meeting . Mr . Candelet , entered into an argumentative address , on " The benefits of Co-operative Stores . " The great object of Co-operation was to emancipate labour from its present helpless and prostrate condition , and to secure its freedom and independence in reference to capital . There were only three requisite elements to its success ; first , the creation of a favourable opinion , * secondly , its organisation ; and thirdly , its direction . Mr . C . concluded by alluding to the Parliamentary and Financial Reformers _, and said he had pledged himself publicly

      and privately , never to relinquish his demands for its principles , until crowned with success . Though he would not oppose them , but do all he could to facilitate their success , he would never be satisfied with anything short ofthe Charter , except as an instalment of what he considered to be right . _HoLMTiBin . —M . H . Marsden delivered a lecture at the room , Underbank _. on Sunday evening last , on the " Queen's Speech . " T he lecture gave general satisfaction , and at the conclusion , a subscription was entered into , to defray the debt due to Mr . O ' Connor , when the sum of fourteen shillings ( herewith enclosed ) was subscribed . This is net the last subscription for this purpose . That other localities may do likewise , is the sincere wish of the Chartists ofHolmfirth . _BRAPFOBPi—We have had some glorious meetings of the democrats of this town . On Sunday , the 10 th of FebruaryMr . James Leach of Manchester ,

      , delivered two addresses , to numerous and attentive audiences , in the Temperance Hall . Mi . D . I _^& htowler occupied the cnairon both occasions . The lectures gave great satisfaction . —On Monday , the 11 th of February , a tea party _wai held in the above hall , when a goodly number sat down to tea , after which a public meeting was held . Mr . Thomas "Wilcock was called to the chair . The proceedings commenced , by singing a hymn from the Chartist hymn book ; after which , Mr . D . Lightowler sung one of his own composition , which he had composed while iu the Wakefield House of Correction . The Chairman gave the first toast ofthe evening : 4 t The people ; may they not only know that union 18 strength , and knowledge is power , but endeavour to produce the first , and acquire the second . ' —Responded to by Mr . George White , of Leeds . —The second sentiment was : « Education ; tha first great

      Stockport.—Mr. George Candelet Lectured ...

      * _i- £ . .. ? _rfjff _* X _° rthe People towards gaining * * n „ _« ' . -Elk- r ? P onded •» _ty Mr . J . Booth / ol _tyueen _"l _Upa _. _ulecturejp on phrenology and _mes _^ merism . — _ij _^ nest se ntiment . wM _,: ' _. « . i TJiat ' iii the opinion of _p meeting / , Uriive « ar 'S _# _rage ; is _\' the right of _evei-jfaan 0 f sane mind and"iihiaihterf _WitK crime ; and the document called tho People ' s Char ter embodying _^ fjuch right , we call upon overy person to labou _^ for the making that Charter the - law ofthe land . ~ -Itesponaed ? to by Mr . D . Lightowler of Bradford , in ; an admintble speech . —The next _seii-*™ fnt was : _^ _Frost . Williams , Joaes , Cuffay , vMit chei , 0 Briei _^ nnd all banished patriots and martyrs in , the cause _$ ) f liberty /' _-Responded . to . by Mr . Joseph Alderson of Bradford . —The rooitfwas then cleared for danfcing , which was Sept ' _uptilfi late hour ; : - ' _& _W-Z-. ¦ _¦> _.- ¦ :: < _:-..: _•;• •; ¦ ; : ;• if- ' . ¦ . ' : _•'

      _MEnrnTB ' _^ Bviij . _^ _Ainumber oft true democrats mot at the _iGtodUr ' s . _AmSirNa'St-y _^ wenith _. on the _29 th _ulk _. itD-commemorate the birth of the immortal _Thom-fc . Paine . * , After . partaking ; 6 f a substantial suim _^ r _iMr . H . _Thomagfean old democrat , was elected _iovthe chair . "; A * -number of patriotic toasts wore g x _« ri'at id ably ' fesp - onded to by several speakers . _Ajrjjangeihents _werfc-ialso mado" for a meeting to _w-organise _theTCharter Association in this _tOWh . / -5 _M- _* -. V / .. ; ¦ ' .. ; $ 7 _^•>¦> *)¦; ' .. . r _,:-: , _ : . , \ , . . AB _** KD _** E _»|^ _vThe _? Jm ( Sml ) ers ; 6 ti ihe _^ National _; Cl ) arteEj _4 j * _Mption _,-: re 8 iding ;; in this _oity , held [ a meeting _ov _^ dayr _^ _in _^ l _^ jii _^ _'gaionWt Mr . Lyon was . _^ called / , to , _.. the chairivahd _^ _fteje ; the satisfactory settlement ; of financial' mat ters *'

      connected " with the public meeting held hero , as reported in last Star , Mr . D , Wright read a letter from Mr . G . W . M . Reynolds , expressing the pleasure that his visit to Aberdeen had given him and his wife who accompanied him , thanking the Chartists for the glorious reception they had met with , and promising to visit Aberdeen about the month of June . Mr . ' Wright also handed over to the treasurer £ 1 as . a donation to the local funds frora Mr . Reynolds , and moved " That the cordial and sincere thanks of the Chartists of this city be given to G . W . M . Reynolds , Esq ., and to his excellent wife , for the honour done tothe Chartists here , and the great impetus given to tho cause by their kind and generous visit to Aberdeen , and also for

      the donation of £ 1 to , the local funds of the association . " This was seconded by Mr . G . ' Smart , and unanimously carried . Mr . D . Wright then moved " That a public meeting bo called on Monday evening , to petition parliament in favour of Mr . Hume ' s motion , as an instalment-of our principles , and to memorialise her Majesty to dismiss her present ministers , as they are unworthy of the confidence of the people , in consequence of Lord John Russell ' s finality _nnctAnAiioN that no measure would be brought forward this year for the extension of the franchise , and that he was determined to oppose any such measure . " This was seconded by Mr . William Lindsay , and unanimously agreed to . Parties wore then annointed to

      take the Hall , 200 , George-street , for the above mooting . Speakers wero appointed , and other preliminaries arranged . It was then agreed to take a place of meeting for a quarter , for the weekly meetings of the Chatist body , and that the first meeting be held on "Wednesday , the 20 th inst ., and be called by handbills , and that all parties willing to become members of the National Charter Association be invited to attend . Mr . William Forbes was appointed _inter « m treasurer ; Mr . D . Wright financial and corresponding secretary ; Mr . G . Smart local secretary ; all pro ; tem . After the enrolment of several persons as members of the "National Association , the meeting separated . South London _Chahtist Hall . —The spirited men of South London , acting in concert with the

      pro-Visional committee of the National Chartor Association , convened a public meeting at the above Hall , on Monday evening last , the 11 th of February . Mr . Hobden wss unanimously called to the chair , and in a few • brief remarks opened the proceedings . Mr . G . J . 'Harney ,, whose appearance was greeted with much applause , in a telling speech , proposed the first resolution as follows : — ¦¦ That this meeting is of opinion that the present degraded position of the working classes is wholly derived from the evil system of class legislation which prevails in this country , and hereby calls upon all classes to assist us in . the promulgation of the . principles laid down in the document called tho People ' s Charter , as we consider it to te the only means by which all classes can be benefitted . " —

      Mr . Doyle , m an able speech , seconded the resolution , which was adopted unanimously , amidst loud acclamations . —Mr . Clark , with his wonted ability , moved the second resolution as follows : — " That in order to make effective tho demands for tho People ' s Charter , it is necessary that the friends of that measure should forthwith form themselves into an association , and that this meeting hereby calls upon all classes to adopt the course here indicated as the one most essential to their moral , social , and Eolitical elevation . "—This resolution was seconded y Mr . Tomlinson , and ably and eloquently supported by Messrs . Dixon and P . M'Grath , and , like the former , adopted unanimously . A vote of thanks was given the chairman , and the meeting terminated . We understand it is the intention of our South London friends to hold another meeting , on an early day . ¦ to promote the cause of democracy ,

      when we trust the men of South London will do their duty , and fill the hall with their presence . A Public Lecture was delivered on Sunday , Feb . 10 , at the Commercial Lecture-hall , Philpot-street , Commercial-rond , by Mr . J . S . Sherrard , the subject was , " On the Science of Education . " A vote of thanks having been given to the lecturer , Mr . Sherrard kindly offered to lecture again on Sunday evening , the 17 th inst ., " On the Duties of Governments . It was then resolved , * ' That all members of this locality pay a penny each for twelve weeks , towards paying Mr . "Nixon's law expenses . " Finsbury . —On Sunday evening last a meeting was held at Mr . Blake ' s , 85 , Leather-lane , Holborn , Mr . Dicey in the chair , when the local plan of organisition , recommended by the Provisional Committee , was adopted , and thirteen persons enrolled . The appointment of officers was postponed until Sunday evening next .

      CHARTIST DEMONSTRATION AT HANLEY . On Monday evening , a great meeting of the Chartist friends in the Potteries , took place at llanley , the local authorities having lent the Town Hall for the occasion . It being known that Mr . Reynolds had been invited from London , and had promised to attend , the spacious building was crowded to excess , long before the hour advertised for the commencement ofthe proceedings , and in spite ofthe unfavourable weather prevailing at the time . When Mr . Reynolds appeared upon the platform , ho was welcomed with enthusiastic and prolonged applause , which lasted for some minutes . Mr . Daniels , the miners' local agent , was called to the chair ; and in a brief but eloquent speech

      he explained the objects ofthe meeting . Mr . G . W . M . Reynolds was then called upon to address the assembly ; and on rising he was saluted with a fresh outburst of deafening cheers . He delivered a long speech , in which he reviewed the social an . d political abuses existing in the present systems , and pointed out the necessary reforms . He denounced the aristocracy in terms which excited frequont cheers , and drew a bold and truthful picture of their rapacity , ignorance , intolerance , and heartless cruelty . He traced the institutions of England from their commencement down to the present time , showing how incompatible wero the systems founded in barbarous ages with the wants , interests , and intelligence of the nineteenth centurv .

      He likewise showed how the land had been taken from the people and monopolised by a few ; and he expounded at great length , and with striking effect , the meaning of Proudhon ' s maxim : Property ia robbery . " . He next dilated upon the vaunted excellence of the British Constitution , proving that it was the most wretched hodge-podge of . antagonistic and inconsistent principles ever conceived , and refuting the doctrine thatit worked well . Asaninstance of its _faultiness , he showed that under its influence there had been no less than eight civil wars and twenty rebellions in this distracted country . Alluding to the Queen ' s speech , which would lead the superficial observer to suppose that peace , contentment , and tranquillity existed in the country . Mr . Reynolds proved that the whole system of society was ih reality convulsed by agitation . Every glaring abuse had its repressive society . There was tho

      middle-class agitation—there was the anti-statechurch agitation—there was the agitation for the reform ofthe law—there was the sanitary agitation —there were trades' agitations—there were the Free Traders' and Protectionists' agitations—there was the Repeal agitation—there was the Currency agitation—there were a hundred other agitationsand last , but chief of all > there was their own glorious and transcendent agitation for tho People ' s Charter . ( Tremendous cheering . ) Mr . Reynolds then spoke at great length upon the principles involved in that document , illustrating his remarks upon the six points with many telling examples of existing abuses , and the certain rosults of tho required reforms . After a speech of two hours'duration , Mr . Reynolds sat down ] amidst the most enthusiastic cheering .. Mr . Lawtok then moved the first resolution , as

      Stockport.—Mr. George Candelet Lectured ...

      _fbllowji _^ - " _-Tliat ; _iMMSf ' hlg _^^ Veslbf the ; _pbjebt-for _^ _gethto- _^ i _& t _^ pii _^^^ . _orsujtable b _^ ra eet _jfoyi _^ by * Ai' _$ . ' _^^ that all who _mr-ip } ieiest _^ ' iqCta $ ' ' _^ l | afe . of , ' thiit ; portion of society ; as ' * _"fell _^^ will assist _^ , by peduniar _^? i | i ' ea _^( WoiMrkW , this laudable undertaking . " ; M _^ IiawWff'dwelt- eloquently upon the necessity of _carding _^^ . this ' resbltttion , and handled in an able manner , the : considerati 6 risto which it naturaUygaverise , _^ X _^ >/ y . Xi _;^ Xi _^ - , . ' . Mr . _iBERBisffito * _- * , who rep _^ _esentedithe Chartists of Hanley m _themtionalConventmno _^ and who is Known as a' staunch' arid : ; unflinching Democrat , seconded the resolution ; which- was carried by acclamation : - _:----- * . _-H . U ' ¦ ¦¦¦; _¦ ¦! .: ;¦ : ¦< . i ¦ ¦ ¦ .. _.-.. ¦ , ¦ '¦ .. /

      Y _^ 'i _^ _? S _^ . _^ _M _^\ ' _^' : _iSti _Mobbton seconded , - the . nexty resolution , -which ran as ft * lows J- *; " That , _the ; . thanks of this meeting -be gratefully , tendered _^© , : G . W . - M . Reynolds , ? . _% > _^ _^ he ; _kin _45 _^ nd ; liberal offe r of . his services on -this _occasipn , yahd for cheerfully , responding to ; the first appeal ' inftdd to liiiri bv the working classes in this importSirit f _- ' djstrict and , although' H is but a feeble _acknowledgtaiont to express bur admiration of his _excelled and'ihstruMvei _addfeasrpur . duty _^ as mipients o _^ ¦ _^ e _^ _i-WMdfwe . khpw _^ hni the same frate ' rii- _'lSnd _benevolentiiijirit is'invariablydi 8 pla . _yedVto ; allthe sons of toil in the United Kingdom . Afiainv we

      tnank our esteemed visitor , and may he continue to labour in his mission until the domination of kings , priests , and nobles are powerless for evil , and the glorious principles of democracy reign triumphant . " This resolution having been carried amidst loud cheering , Mi * . Reynolds returned thanks for the honour done him , declaring that as the unpaid and disinterested advocate of the cause of progress , he should never rest until he saw the people triumphant , and that the only reward he required or coveted was such an approval of his conduct as had just been vouchsafed to him . Mr . _Berbington moved , and Mr . Woollev seconded , tho third resolution , to the effect '

      that" The best thanks of this meeting bo given to Mr ; Daniels , the able advocate of * Labour's Rights , for his impartial conduct in the chair ; and may he never relax in is exertions until that useful body of men , the ( North Staffordshire miners , ) have obtained their proper elevation ih tlie social scale , with full and complete justice . ' . ' . ' This resolution having been carried , the Chairsi an returned thanks ; ana the business portion bf the proceedings terminated with three tremendous , and most enthusiastic cheers for the Charter . The Hall was then cleared for a few minutes , to enable the arrangements to be made for the ball which had likewise been advertised ; and dancing was sustained with much spirit until mid-night .

      Review Of Parliament. On Tuesday Evening...

      REVIEW OF PARLIAMENT . On Tuesday evening last the hall of the Literary and Scientific Institution , John-street , Fitzroysquare , was crowded by an auditory , intent on hearing the weekly review ofthe proceedings in parliament . Shortly after eight o ' clock , Mr ., Henry Ross was called to the chair ,. and having briefly addressed the meeting amidst loud applause , proceeded to call on Mr . Tomlinson , who said he had just came from school —( prison)—where . lie had been eighteen months , and now he was come to show his persecutors tho gratitude due to them for the caro they had taken to teach him .: . Tbey had imprisoned

      him as a Chartist- _^ they had freed him a Republican . ( Loud cheers . ) - He ( Mr . Tomlinson ) was no orator , and what little knowledge he possessed he had acquired in time ' stolen from the hours of rest . Mr . Tomlinson proceeded to comment on Lord John Russell ' s reply to Mr . Hume _, that no Reform was needed . He ( Mr . Tomlinson ) would ask tho meeting if no Reform was needed when the unrepresented western districts . of London had a population of 130 , 000 , with 10 , 000 houses rated above ten pounds rental , while Harwick was represented by two members , with 245 electors .. On this small ground alone it was sufficiently proven that Parliamentary Reform was wanted ; but , when even that insignificant Reform

      was refused , could they expect that the real , the great , and the necessary Reforms would be granted , or Reforms that would' elevate the social and political condition of the working men of England ? In respect to Mr . Horsman ' s affair , and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners , the Bishops blasphemed every Sunday ; they had their ten commandments ; they repeated them , but they misconstrued them . " Thou Shalt have no other God but me , " was the words , but they worshipped gold ; "Thou Shalt nofc Steal , " was another ; but yearly these descendants of the Primitive Fathers wrung from the sinews of an already over-burdened people the sums of ten millions . They talked of " blasphemy ! " but did not those state priests lift

      up their heads to the all-seeing God , and utter blasphemy every Sunday in the year ? They said it is now as it was in the beginning and should be in the end . Why , what a libel was this ! Were there any bull-headed bishops in the beginning , or foxhunting parsons , cotton lords , or factory slaves ? ( Cheers , ) They held up their hands and whined " O Lord , we have done that which we ought not to have done , and left thatundone which wo ought to have done . ( The facetious tone in which this was recited forth by Mr . T „ called forth loud cheers arid long continued laughter ) . Why should they act the hypocrite weekly any longer ? Let them leave off their evil doings and set to work , and do that which they ought to have done long ago . Three

      months agitation from thc pulpit , would do more than three years in the press , or on the platform . ( Hear and cheers . ) He ( Mr . T . ) had read and marked the skirmishing between the Protectionists and Free Traders , and he would state it as his firm opinion , that Free Trade , under the present arrangements of society , instead of a blessing , would prove a curse . ( Hear , hear . ) Let trade bo a 3 unshackled as the air ; if the wealth producers held no better position towards their employers than they held at present , Free Trades would drag them on to that gulf of ruin , which had swallowed every nation that had based its power—not upon the happiness of its people , but on its unrestricted

      commerce . ( Loud cheers ., Mr . T . then proceeded to prove his assertion regarding Free Trade , by statistics of the productive power already in existence in this country , in America , and Germany , compared with the population of the world ; also comparing the increase of machinery with the increase of population , and inviting refutation if his statements were incorrect . Ho concluded an eloquent address by calling on the people in the name of those who had died for the sacred cause of Democracy , to unite and agitate for the Charter , as the only means whereby they could obtain the power to frame a code of Democratic laws , and secure the social rig hts of the people . Mr . Tomlinson sat down amidst a burst of enthusiastic

      _applause Julia « _Hahney , who was' received with protracted applause , delivered a lengthy and energetic speech , in the course of which he commented on a variety of topics , his observations exciting the most enthusiastic cheering . Ho concluded by moving the following resolution : — "That the proceedings of parliament , thus for , warrant the conclusion , that unless the pressure from without is brought to bear upon the government and Parliament , the present session will terminate , like its predecessors , in leaving the people still subjected to the taxation and tyranny of irresponsible rulers ; this meeting , therefore , appeals to the industrious classes to unite , organise , agitate , and struggle for the

      obtainment of the People s Charter , as the only means of securing to the people the blessings of political and social justice . ' * Mr . Grassby , in a short and energetic speech , seconded the resolution . He concurred in the opinion , that this nation , if much longer oppressed by the present unjust and oppressive system , would soon imitate Babylon in its coufusion , and , ultimately , in its fall . ( Cheers , ) He ( Mr . Grassby ) believed there were but two ways in which the problem could be solved : cither by the manufacturers working out their own and tlieir country ' s ruin , or by the people taking thoir affairs into their own hands . Ho feared that they lacked energy for the

      latter course , but honed he mightnnd himself mistaken . If they had the energy , he would toll them that the Charter was the means to save the country ; and the means to get the Charter was by an organised , _well-direoted , and persovering system of agitation . Mr . Grassby sat down amidst great applause . Mr . Dixon , who was greeted with applause , on coming forward to support the resolution , said they had _neen told that unless the pressure Irom without became greater there would be no reform within . With that he ontirely agreed ; and further believed , that no measures that would permanently ameliorate the condition of the people would ever emanate frora the government , until they were literally forced from them , He did not contemplate a _phy-

      Review Of Parliament. On Tuesday Evening...

      v sreal revolution , _bUtif _timbMioJfle-ri _^ _J _^ l _^ _evo _^ _lutioa . of ideas —( hear y _^ by wliicfiihe Cn _*^ er . _^* ydlo _) - Beo _^ mo tho political creed _\ of . _jthe , ? great _Majority ' ( C" _$ er _&) - ; Ha iiiew there * were "" hot mahy sterner _nl _^ _ffit _^ jQhnfwK en'he _^ tl £ 6 uirhtt _* Uer _« _- * as , flb'i . _3 _**? _wi _^^ _a # gh _')^ aha _ihoii _ifep _^ _BMS _^ tioril s (; Hor » r : ) _v J 3 rot _,, notnith- ; . sta _^ _dlnRtlieiijilata _^ ihttthy , ; on . _theicontinuahoc . of - _^ _l iioh _^ jlo _^ iiiif _^ _wkoned , ! 'io ;( Mr ., ; D . ) _^ bought _i ' 6 _*;? ' " _* aa _^ bnieyrittle :: _danger to -the " littk , Lord's . ¦? _$% _W _$ _&' Mho ] landholders ' . We ' re furipus : _*; . T _* ioy . _' _- \ fM _Mo oing ; at _% ' \ of . _hanging and _^ hatnpt . lhe-commercial _clasps' « - _«&« i _*? " * _foniiinii-- for'then ? , _- _^^^^^^ _sm _^^ _m _^^^^^ ' _srralrevolution , _bUtiiJj _^

      - -rignts ,. but to be . _-suc ' _cQsafuli'ribt a class , but the - whole people _Inust go ; for ' a reform that would givo _jUftlce to « faoh , and comfort . to all . _^( . Cheers ' . ) - 'If tpOj . _PJ _^ sent _^ governm ent .. wero , exchanged 'for- a . S _5 y _^? l _A- ° _^ the . workin gvclasses . tq ,-morr 6 w , they might legislate so as to _putthemselvesifi _^ _he : same _ppsUio _^ as their obnoxious predecessors . But " . _W'l _^ _GW'W _^^ not to" ' exch ' _anea " the rule of one _clnBs _' fbr that of _lihotfiei _* ' _btif . i _' . _fuli measure _bfjSohfcical justice ' to all ;" ahd whateVer ""' differences of / opinion might exist now ' tHe _' 'time was approaching _: _* ffhe ' n it would be felt ; to ; bci the interest of all classes of the peopl _& tb -unite for the _^ _l ,

      good © fall . iNo betterbasis of : unipneouTd . _;*} efo , un 4 than the . People ' s Charter ; , With-- _tHeselremarks ' Mr . Dixon _cordiallyiupported ; tlie- ' reflolutioh _K ' ana sat down amidst ' miich cheerihg . ' '' . "' . " : ' . '' ' Mr . M'GRATn _expressed his satisfaction , "tb _yfitness such a erbwaeef'and enthusiastic meeting , ' and hoped that _auch meetings' might' increase in number and in enthusiasm . _; He concluded - ¦ jf lengtliy . speech , whicli was ; warmly applauded _. _'Ky supporting the resolution . . ¦•„" :, " :-, ¦ _:.-¦* ¦ ' . ' _.--.- ¦ :: _* - ¦ ! " ' ; ! . ) _-. ¦ ¦/ Mr . ; Vernon , _;^ ho on _comingforward _, was loudly cheered , addressed the meeting _bntliosliain fight ' between Mr . Horsman and Lord Jojin Russell , after whicli he adverted "to 'the motion about to be

      brought forward for the repeal of the taxes on knowledge / After commenting oh the iniquity of those taxes , and appealing to the people to support . the mpvemeht for their repeal , he sat down" amid . , much j applause . .,... , - ; _-- ; -t ;; . On the motion ; of Mr . Harney , seconded bjr . _i Mr . \ M ' Gratb ,. a : yote . of ; : _thanks was ' , unanimously ; _awOTdeg _. _tp-fcbb _^ Clm a _. _shoft _;^ _Jlrbceed ihgs " of - the even ing by cnllimj ; - foi ? jthre 9 cheers for thb Charter ; which were ' mbst -Beartily given thus terminating one ofthe most'enthusiastic , crowded , and orderlyyneetings which have takenplace for a length of time . . '

      Minster Lovel

      MINSTER LOVEL

      The Following Petition Was. Presented To...

      The following petition was . presented to the House of Commons by Mr . Henley , on Thursday , February 14 th : —

      To the KionT Honourable the Commons of tiie Unitnd Kingdom of Gheat Bbitain and _Irelaxd in I ' _AituA-aE . N Assembled . Tlie humble petition of the undersigned occupants ¦ . ¦ , upon an estate at Minster Lovel , in the county of Oxford , alleged to have been purchased by Feargus O'Connor , Ksq ., on behalf of the National Land Company , Sheweth , . That your petiti » ners have become located upon small allotments of Land of the said Company , under a guarantee by the rules thereof , that such holdings should be conveyed to tliem as freehold property , subject to a rent charge or speeined rate of interest upoutlie capital expended thereon aiid remaining unpaid . That your petitioners have paid various sums of money on account of the purchase of the said estate . That your petitioners have , since their allocation , _invested iii the cultivation and _improvements of their _lioldint * 3 , various sinus of money , the savings of their industry , ' together with the labour of themselves and families for nearly two years .

      That your petitioners , during their experience of two seasons , have found that the advantages represented by the said Feai'gus O'Connor , the chiefpi'omo ' _ii-oft ' iesaid National Land Company , cannot be realised ; that they have been unable to obtain from their holdings a sufficiency ofthe commonest necessaries of life , and have also been utterly unable to pay the interest of the capital remaining unpaid , and due to the said Company , notwithstanding which , the said Feargus O'Connor requires your petitioners to pay rent to him . That your petitioners have expressed their willingness to pay all demands due to the said Company in the forms required by thc rules thereof , as soon as their adverse circumstances would permit , upon having a proper conveyance of their several allotments or holdings ; but the said Feargus O'Connor has demanded that rents should be immediately paid to _hjm , ns landlord or individual owner of the property , and has also threatened , through the medium of his solicitor , to force your petitioners to become his

      tenants . That _youivpetitioiiers _, from the various estimates of tha cost of their cottages previously given by the said Feargus O'Connor , and also from the estimates given by practical builders , believe tbat the amount of £ 150 , charged thereon by the said Feargus O'Connor , is full one-third above the cost or real value thereof . That your petitioners have been served , with notices of ejectment , atthe instigation of the said Feargus O'Connor , he having used therein the names of the trustees of the mortgagee , and also served such notices of < gectment without their knowledge or consent . ' -: ¦' - _> - • _-.-. That your petitioners are informed , and believe , that the costs and expenses of defending the said ejectments would amount to a very large sum of money , and mo 3 t probably involve your petitioners in ruin , . .... . .. That your petitioners have been informed , and believe , that a Committee of your _Honourable House lias investigated the aftiiirs of the said National Land Company , and have reported that the same is illegal , and that , therefore , your petitioners are unable to obtain any redress , except through the medium of your Honourable House .

      Your petitioners , _therrfore , humbly pray your Honourable House to be graciously pleased to investigate and adjust the affairs of the said Company in such a manner as to your Honourable House shall seem meet . And your petitioners , as in duty bound , will ever pray . John _Gathai-d , Thomas Holland , Benjamin Jackson , John Clarke , Miles Ashworth , Charles Wilkins , John Smart , _flenry Grimshaw , Thomas Kirk , Edmund Tibbies , George Johnson , William Smith , _Alonso Dunford , John Jackson , Thomas _llclstead , Ann Price , _Susnnah Johnson , James Knight , Evan Henry Grimshaw , Aaron Kose , Eli Coolen , William Wiggins , Nathaniel Hornby , Elizabeth Goodwill , Charles E . Hill , James Beattie , William Botlrill , William Ncale , Benjamin Chapman , Thomas Gilbert , John Morgan , Edward Young , William Parish , John Horn , John Bradshaw , Charles Frice , James Taprcl Gimblett _, Charles Arnold , William Squires , David l'hipps .

      Parliamentary And Financial Reform. Parl...

      PARLIAMENTARY AND FINANCIAL REFORM . _PARLIAMENTARY REFORM BANQUET ANB MEETING . On Tuesday evening last , the Parliamentary Reform Association had a splendid banquet at the Prince Albert Tavern , Notting Hill . The dinner was served at six o ' clock , and the largest room _*** _as not sufficient to givo accommodation to the guests . Mr . Scrle p ' rcslded as chairman , and discharged his office in a most gentlemanly and satisfactory manner . On his right sat Mr . Lushington , M . P . ; Feargus O'Connor , M . P . ; Mr . Williams , lato M . P . for Coventry ; and on his left sat Mr . M'Gregor

      M . P ., and Captain Kennedy . Mr . Lushington , Mr . M'Gregor , Mr . O'Connor , Mr . "Williams , Mr . Walker , and Captain Kennedy responded to the different toasts , and their speeches gave tha greatest satisfaction and elicited the loudest applause . The whole proceedings wero conducted with the most perfect harmony , and have left a deep impression upon the guests . We trust the districts in the neighbourhood of thc metropolis will evince the same amount of spirit- and enthusiasm in carrying out the good cause of Parliamentary Reform .

      Meeting In Norfolk. A Soiree Was Held On...

      MEETING IN NORFOLK . A soiree was held on Tuesday evening . it the Independent Chapel , South Creak , to hear addresses from a deputation of the National Reform Association . Beyond 250 persons sat down to tea , and after the removal of tho cloth , the chapel became thronged in overy part with an attentive audience gathered from thc surrounding agricultural districts . The chair was taken by tho Rev . Mr . _Somers , who , after introducing Mr . J . H . Tellett ind Mr . T . M'Euteer , aa members of the deputation referred to an unsuccessful effort recently mado by the landlords of this locality to inclose a common of 600 acres that for time immemorial had been in the possession of the poor of South Creak , to the great advantage of the humble residents of the neighbourhood . The meeting was subsequently addresstd at length by Mr . Tellett , Mr . M'Entecr , and other gentlemen , amidst the most enthusiastic applause , and after the enrolment of members , separated

      . -Tm--A--Mmammmm->Mlt-| Manchester. A L...

      . _-tM--a--MMaMMMM- > Mlt- | MANCHESTER . A largo meeting was held at tho Free Trade nail on Wednesday night , which was addressed by Sir J . Walmsley , Mr . G . Thompson , and other speakers ; and resolutions in accordance with the object of th © meeting were adopted .

      Financial And Pamjamkntary Reform.— On M...

      Financial and Pamjamkntary Reform . — On Monday evening last a numerous and highly respectable meeting of the inhabitants of Great Yarmouth was held at tho Com Exchange , m that place , for the purpose of establishing a branch of the National Parliamentary and Financial Heform Association . Mr . C . Barber was called to the chair , and a series of resolutions , in accordance with the requisition , were adopted . At thc closo of tho meeting , members wero enrolled , and upwards of 120 were entered in less than an hour , besides which several were compelled to leave without tickets , owing to tho great number of applications to join tho new branoh society , which promises shortly to be the most powerful ever established iu the town .

      Extbaondinari Change Of Fobtunb.—Within ...

      EXTBAOnDINARI CHANGE OF FOBTUNB . —Within tho past week an authentic legal announcement baa been made to Thomas Strickland , carpet-weaver , living in Caroline-street , Kendal , that he is heirat-law to tho estates of Mis ** * 3 urns , of Cringlemiw , near Bouth , who died recently at Cheltenham . The value ofthe estate is stated at £ 14 , 000 . The fortunato successor to this property hat * hitherto been in poor circumstances .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 16, 1850, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_16021850/page/1/