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that land at £ 110 . the year , which additional £ 10 shall be paid as a tax . In tbat _ca-e the landlords wonld pay nothing ; but the tenant , instead of makking only £ 10 . extra , would make £ 100 extra , and thus get £ 90 . a year _clea _** for his labour . I venture to say , labourers would be employed , money would be drawn out ofthe savings' bank , and all the available capital a man had would be thrown into the land , to improve it , &» though it were his own property . —( Applause- ) How ranch better would it be for men thus to enjoy the produce ef their own labonr , than to work for a master for a few shillings a week . —( near , hear . ) After a few other remarks , ia illustration of hi * views _ontheconditien of working men . he said—Yon have come here to dance and to arausa vonreelves . and not to hear speechea , I will
therefore conclude fay returning thanks for tbe honour you have done me hy returning me to _Parliament , and in attending in this _roota . I _shaU come and give an account of my stewardship , and tender my resignation ; and if 1 have not represented yon according to yonr wishes , in God ' s name 1 will cut your connexion , and leave you . If I carry out tbis determination to your satisfaction , it will be hazardous for any man to _csme and oppose me at the next election . —( Prolonged cheering . ) Mr _Robkkts said , he had forgotten to name while he was speaking , that on Saturday last , Mr Joshua Hobson signed the deed , notwithstanding his pre tended fears abont pains and penalties . Mr O'Connor would bo donbt give immortality to this act in ihe napes of the Northern Star , next week .
The Chairman tfeen proposed , The _Northtm Star , ths Nottingham Review , and all the _Demooratie newspapers which have supported their cause . ' The Rev . W . Liswoqd rose amidst loud applause , io respond to the toast on bebalf ofthe Nottingham Review , but wonld not make a speech to delay the company at that Iato hour enjoying a trip on the light fantastic tee , ' the _objector which they _| had assembled . 'The Charter and no surrender' _w-s the last toast given , and received with three hearty cheers , after whieh a vote of thanks to the chairman was passed , being moved by the Rev . W . Linwood , and seconded by Mr O'Connor . The Chairman returned thanks , anddirectly after * wards the merry dance commenced .
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Mount Vernon , dontarf , Nor . 11 , 1847 . Beak _Sm—Although en- _* aged in the noblest work a man can undertake—that of assisting to elevate the artisan and Uie labourer—in fact ta place the poor man above the influence ef bad laws , and a _crnshin-r system of monopoly—whilst thus engaged , I see yoa have been assailed by an _organised conspiracy ' got np' for tbs purpose ef crushing year exertions , and your system , try destroyin ? yonr character .
Under these _circsmstaacet I feel myself called on to declare that I have known you since you left * school , ' and i' _^ at I never heard of any act of yours deroga'ing from the character ofa gentleman and a man of honour . Yours truly . Whxiau Betas . P . S . Wishing you every _suceess in your intended action at law against the conspirators , I send yoa my subscription to assist in bringing your assailants to justice . W . Beta ** . To Feargus O'Connor , Esq ; -, & c .
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DuWin , November 15 , 1847 . Mt Deas Sis , —I cannot command language to convey even an idea cf the _disgest which has been excited amonest yonr friends here by the vile , dastardly , and lying attacka which have heen recently made upon yon by the polluted portion of the English press . Every ona expects that yoa will prosecute that press , not on account of any injury it has done or can do yoa in the estimation of these whe have Ion * - known yon ; butfor the protection of others , who , like yourself , may plan and carry into effect -real-practical patriotism—the amelioration of the condition of those who were trampled npon , op . pressed , plundered , and despised , nntil yon quit yonr own rank in society , threw yourself heart aud soul into their ? , and sternly and unflinchingly espoused and advocated their cause . ' -.
Tour calumniators feel year honesty as a reproach to them , and r » it isr-ftey .. therefc * e hate you . Those slanderers accuse you ofa design to cheat the working people of England . It is a novel mode of cheating , to _pntTa-poor man in possession of a house and land , who never had a house or land before . . ¦ , " . ; " _--It is fair to . ask yonr accusers , what have they done , " or proposed to do , for the working classes daring tbe last century ? - . And now , because , and only because , you are _opaferring real , substantial , unmistakeabe benefits npon them , tbeir hereditary oppressors fena . a leacjue—the _'Nirioxu ,
L _** jm } ur *—and eater into a foul conspiracy to destroy your character . . Now . then , while I enclose , a Bank of Ireland pound note , as tny subscription towards the expense Of prosecuting those scoundrel ? , I hereby offer a reward of _vea _rousssi to be paid to any one whoshail prove that yoa ever wronged them of a single sixpence . There now , calumniators , there is a reward for yon , and at the same time , a' thistle to chew . ' Fear not , air ; persevere—emancipate the bone and sinew of _En-dand . _' Yoa nave dealt a blow _eu tyranny which has ' made it real to the earth , never to rise again , unless the people betray-their own
cause . *"; ' . : Faithfully yours , ' PAnacx _O'Hifenrs To Feargus O ' Connor , Esq ., M . P .
Letter From^F. O'Connor, Esq. 10 Tub Zmt...
LETTER FROM _^ F . O'CONNOR , ESQ . 10 TUB ZMTOE OF THB SOttlSOMX _BIVTEW . _Giwtiemes , —It has always bee _* i my opinion that the neglect of local _bosine ? s by representatives , has led to a great amount of dissatisfaction , which a better Understanding wonld have prevented . I hold that the turmoil and excitement consequent upon a contested election being , over , it then becomes the duty ef the representative , no matter to what class of politicians he may belong , to take _' eouncil from all , without distinction or reference to politics ; I mean with reference to local matters ; and if there is one charge more than another to which representatives must plead guilty , it is ihe utter contempt with which they treat the local affairs oftheir constituents .
Gentlemen , in my opinion , _neglect of local dnty more than any other circumstance gives rise to an indefinite political agitation , - and undoubtedly creates local-asd national dissatisfaction . My motive may be distasteful to those who consider it a sufficient bore to pay their respects to their constituents before a contest , and express their thanks and make their biw fer their triumph ; Upon the contrary , my opinion is , that the honourable performance of duty to all , should be the representative ' s only recommendation . Indeed , I feel convinced that the observance of-local matters by membera ef Parliament would gradually and success * fully have its effect npon tho Imperial Legislature .
I am aware , Gentlemen , that I have been returned for Nottingham in opposition to tbe political feelings of a large portion of what are called the re-Bpectable classes , and perhaps the foolish hatred cherished against me may indues these classes to withhold a knowledge of their wishes and their interests from me , to the end tbat they may hereafter charge me with ignorance of those " wishes and interests ; hnt , Gentlemen , lam resolved thatthe crime of ignorance shall fall npon those who are unwilling to teach , and not npon him who is willing to learn , but who is kept in ignorance , that the want of knowledge mav constitute the justification of his epponent ' soBposition . Now , Gentlemen , I am sot only wilting but ami ready and anxious to become folly acquainted with
the views , the objects , and wishes of the several classes constituting society , and with that view , as Parliament meets for the dispatch of business OB _Thursday week , I have resolved upon remaining at Nottingham during Tuesday , Wednesday , . and Thursday next , the 9 th , 10 th , aad llth , or longer , if needed , 'to take , counsel with every class of my constituents ; ' "to learn , ' not to teach ' ; to receive instruction—not to dictate .. And in order to make tny sojourn as useful to my constituents' and profitable to myself as possible , I proposo that the several interests shall appoint committees of clear minded and plain spoken men to meet me in deliberation , and instruct me witb regard to their several tirades , prrfessioas , and callings ; and as the monetary ques tion just now absorbs great attention , I hare tore
quest _ihatjthe views of the committee upon that sabject may be laid before me ia a printed form , as a table of reference to be used as occasion may arise . ' To all local matters I shall devote my verj best attention , and shall leave to those to whom time is valuable , to name the hours of conference . Ishall be prepared for any hoar that will best suit my constituents . Of course 1 mil be bat a listener , and my instruction will be communicated inplain _' and simple _language ; the committee sitting round the table , and the speakers not rising . For this purpose I have taken the large room ih the Ram Hotel , - where 1 shall be happy to receive the opinions , notonlyof my constituents , but of the inhabitants of Nottingham _; and if , through their indifference , I should exhibit _ignurance of their local nutters , the crime will be chargeable upon them and not npon me .
Daring the sitting of Parliament , I shall repeat this _pnetica as often as the interests of my _' _constituents shall appear to reqaire it , and at the end of the Session I will give an account of my stewardship and tender nay resignation ofthe trust witb whieh I am now honoured . Of course a central committee wiil decide npon the time at which , and the order in which , | I am to receive the several local committees ; such aa arrangement is indispensable , and should not be lost sight of . . . I have the honour te remain , Sirs , Tour faithful servant , _Feabgcs O'Coihob . _Miaster Lovel , _OsfordaWre , „ , , „ „ November Srd , 1847 .
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• THE WHISTLER , ' As he appeared ia the _Wbebxt _Diemes ef _Ang . 15 , 1841 . 80 UBRVILLB ASD tlTBtt _, 0 B UCSIB _AKB _iOHBRrHXH . It has been said that without laws and magistrates there wonld be few houtst men ; but it is less bread and more true to lay dona that , but for a certain class of magistrates , wesheuld have fewer _regnes _, and the trade of thieving weuld be starcely worth follow * * - ' * . Something like this maybe adduced fro-a what took placo at the Mansion Housi , between Alexander _Ssmerville _, Knight of tli * Past , and Sir Peter Laurie , _"E-agat of the City of Ion ion . Both the Knights , io Irish logio , bad the best ef it , and the pabllc very much the worst . A * rKtchedsoldier _, namedSoott , had employee _theKnightef tke Post , as his agent ta procure for him his half pay from the Spanish _gavernannt , and for this purpose he trusted
Sir Somerville of tbe Post with a certificate _ansigaed . Sir Somerville presents his _eertifieate to the Spanish agent with this Scott ' s signature forged , and _upea thus getting _Seott ' s money , he leaves the poor creature ia the utmost wretchedness , keeping the money for himself . Sir Somerville belnghaa up before Sir P . Laurie for this piece ofnlct confusion of property , he first assured Sir Peter that he ( Sir Somerville ) was not the-aan that had forged the name , though clear it was that the aams had been forged , and that theBJal s bt _SemerviHe bad presented the , forgea document , haa _reeelvei Se _» tt ? a mosey upon It , aud keptit aU to himself . Sir Peter Laurie believed SirSomerrille ; but this wise Sir Peter said to the ether knight : « Then you admit yom received the _meiey !* oa which he ofthe Post said , T dare say I did ; and
then Sir Peter _expressedMs _coafiuence that Sir 8 » n » _rvilla would honestly pay Scott . All tbis was MSatuv day , the 8 ti , and the hone » t asaa assured the -brew * magistrate that on Monday he would make the payment . On Tuesday Sir SomerviUe is brought before Sir Peter for having refused to keep his word , aud alleged thathe did so because paying it wauld imply tbat he had bun afraid of a prosecution : and let us add that Sir Somerville has the honour of Johnathan Wild , and the ceurage of Jaek Sbeppard , and would not show tht white feather . Thia hero ia moral enrage was asked to fay Scott oa the spot , and he generously caninted go t * da , only ( tbere was always an only ) he had not the money about him . Sir Peter the Simple waxed wrath , aiid with tiie dignity of a jackdaw on the back of a ' ' jackass ; and in
other terms , with the dignity peculiar to a sort of worshipful justices , on tbe _worsbipfuTbencb , _, _# emaaded the Knight ofthe Past to 'fork ont the cash , * , _« a whieh , th 8 worthy Knight ofthe Post _promU « d . t « pay it f that ; day week / tLU & _- ** fraMfedmt _+-or ; ' _fr . pitiii wisdom of the Immortal god * , and offiJr ' -Petei _' _. ' _f ike' _om-, _giitrate— -thaKa ' gbt of Uo Post was _aatt * -reu _' aajh _. _l word , and allowed to depart ia peace , wiih amis : Washing honours on him . Wbat an , idea _, bf . a magistrate ' s shrewdness and competence to his duties ! _. By the , by ~ > tbe accuser , Captain Roberts , offered _nat to _iad'iot SIT Somerville of tbe Pott for a forgery , provided he wauld give up the _taaney , and , strange to lay , ' the wise Sir Peter , listened with complacency to this shaaefist attempt to compromise thematter . - , - -
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SlOGHtAPHY 0 ? THB -LUCKT B § T . _» By Joshua _Hobbou . ( From the _MaruikMUr Eeaminer . ) A bri-f sketch of Johu Ardill up to the _tissa of his tu trodaet * on to see , will be necessary for th * im * _jtmSer standing of what Is to follow . Tor the fusts I am aboat to narrate I am indebted to his immediate and early friends and relatives , with whom I have beea aa terms of close and uninterrupted intimacy for atw jast upoa ten years . The facts bare long been known to mi !—and to Mr O'Connor also .
John Ardill served an eight years' _appreatieeship to the iron moulding craft , in tbe machine shop aad foun . dry attached to the famed Barley Cotton Spinning If ills , near to Otley . in Wharfdale ; one of the earliest , and fer a long period oae of the largest , _spkning establishments in the kingdom . The works were originally cesasaencsd by a Mr George Herryweatber , now in America , the author of a large octavo volume , entitled , ' Xiags _, the Devil's _Ticeroja aad Representatives on Earth . ' Thsy were carried on , as all the cotton , spinning establishments of that period mainly were , by _apprentice * from the different _workbousttof London and the _cetutry , whith apprentices were fed and lodged ia apprentice _hsutes attached to or near to tha mills . Of late years the Barley Mills have been most _saceessfully _conducted by the _Whitaeres , of Barley—also famed for their improved _bTeeiaofeattieandsheep , and it yiat under thtm & _att he atejeet of my sketch' served his time . '
The parents of John Ardill were also employed an * dtrthe Whitaeres ; the father in asitnatioa af tract in the works , and the mother had the disposing of all ths milk _fromi tbe Whitaeres extensive works . While employed in the foundry , Johu Ardill was always remarkable for great shrewdness , _qttkbtest tf apprehension , and a _ftozXty fcree & _aAatkm . Hone of the tricks so generally tried en raw youths enteriag a workshop could be practised aa John . _Iadced , the attempt was seldom made ; for the first failure or tire , _tkroagh the ready wit ofthe young apprentice , and fc ' simper . turbahle good temper combined with a ' _mest Madly disposition , soon made it apparent that sueh attempts were useless . He was also remarkable for great strength of arm ; an excellent quality for one of his pecapation . Nor was he unwilling to use It . He never shtaak from Us task ; bnt was always ready aaa vrUliat * to aid otters la theirs . He conld stand bis work , tee , better than . any man in the foundry ; a matter that sued to
surprise then-Tall . The secret was this ; it is tae well werth knoi-ing—for ltmay serve many a _yeiag nan on his entrance iato life , and be the means of _preventing the formation af habits aot at all compatible witb success in Business . While the other men in the fe-wdry drank great qnantlHej of beer to slake the still _iaereat . ing tliirst consequent on the heat ami the Iter , iphu sedaloasly eschewed it . While others bad tke penairatien rolling off them ih huge drops , the loss of which they deemed it necessary to supply by more beer , John conld stand the beat , almest as If his frame were irea , and aot mads of bleed , muscle and sinew . Per driak , the little he had ,- betook oat-meal and water . Tbia slaked the thirst , did nat _prooeto undue _perspiratfoa , kept up the bodily strength , kept the head , the _kraia , cod , aod did not send the blood galloping through tke arteries and veins at aa _andaly increased speed . There were no undue excitements ; aBd consefneatly there were no corresponding depressions of the animal spirits aad _en-rrfes .
Once upon ft time , ' as all good stories say , a particular machine required a particular speed , whicii involved much intricate calculation . Tbe task was too great far the old banes at' speeding . ' It _oceaplei them some time , and tbey were completely fast , 'oka was appealed to . Ta a short time he solved tbe _dielealty ; and though tbe feat made bias tbe admired an ! the en . vied of the balk of Ms _sbopmatee , the * _haawiag oaes ' who had been beaten never forgave his snpetie * knowledge . " ¦•¦ When his appreatieeship was ended , _Jeba Ardil determtaed to pnsh his way in the world . Like meet selfeducated youths , hie satire energy of charaeter wonld not rest content With the mere existence he was only likely to get in a country village . Leeds' as the first
large towa nearest him , and the great _motreewlis to the little secluded vale iu which he had passed his _bayish days , was the place where he thought his _eaergica might have fair scope . To Leeds , then , he _detereaiaed to go—leaving Burley and his home—whea oat of his apprenticeship—with jnitthirty _shilliogs ia fa * _spe * * ketf . Arrived in Leeds , Jobs soon _fonad . employment , bat net at his own branch of _occnpaHoa . He was aa iren moulder ; but being of an observant turn , behad watofaed aud leaned _fhebrtst maiding business else . It was to prosecute the latter that he was engaged , ia a _urst-rata machine making shop in Leeds . At _thatti-ae there had to be cast ( aad there may even be sow ) a peeaKar description of roller need in flax and tow dressing : _raachi
nery . This parUeoiar eastlng . was paid akigh _prfce for , conseinenton themany failures or 'wasters'kappeaiug with tbe thtn knows , mode ef producing them , _fohn reasoned on tbe mum of these defective casting ! , _ilscovtied it , and applied such a remedy thathe _preefcceAat nearly every' ran ' a far _snperior roller to the _keaeaader tbe old system . The consequence was that money ' rolled' ia on him . He could at tkis _dera-fffiioti ef werk easily eara thirty shillings a day ; aa _< he had , en an average , two-days of this work In a fortnight , fee tha period of tbe four years he was in this _estaMishment . On the _ordlaary work he could easily make Us seven _shillingsor his nine _shillia |* sperday ';' aa- ' tbat'hie income ae a workman waa each' u ';• mid pr 6 c--r _« _^ him a _eecoad coat , ' - - "'' : ' " _J """ ' ' *"'" ¦' " '' ¦ : '' ''•
But John was aot content with _thesBgoea eatrjags ia tke day time . He strove to add to them ia ihe eaenlng . He entered aioaey clubs . He acted m thew ' se-retary . Speedily ke had a secretaryship fer all the sist . nights of tbe week . This bronght him in a smatt " ¦ _, eme He put meuey in the clubs . He let it stay there while the elab _wasyoaag , and the members _buyiig tea shares rapidly ; hist when tbis buying flagged , tiie _-aesef was withdrawn and employed in another where the ' ( We business' was more brisk . In fact , John was a calculator _VTHa ' WATCHED TBI TOM Or IHE HAKES . ' All this time _Jahn's living did not cost kita aisn sfail . lings a week . He rigidly confined himself _eotew that sura . He neither drank , visited nor dressed . Sfaoagh he had Uo * coats to his back , they were net _ewes-jr ; eat tteg were paid for whe * It had tbem .
At the end of the four years he was ea * ptefei ia this machine-making shop , tbe Leeds mechanics * strike took place ; . aad some demur having been raised by the shopmates aboat an iron-moulder being _emplejei ta the _eroec-mooldlng braaeb , Jobn did net go back to bis employment when that' strike terminated . Boa the meat twelve months he occupied himself solely wiflh his e *« bs and his secretaryships , living ou what the * _hreoght him in , and still saving money . By these means , Jobn Ardill had , by the latter end of 1837 , realised upwards of - £ 500 ., though he entered Leeds _, "in 1813 , with but thirty shillings In Ms pocket . In a few weeks I offered Jobn Ardill a home with myself , if he would come into my shop ln the day-time and aid me there . He accepted ths offer ; joined my family hearth ; had 'bed and board ' with me till he get mar . ried ia November 1811 ; bis living' net _eeitiag bim one peBby of outlay during _thet period _.
Shortly after he had so joined my table , Ur _t' 6 on-Btr engaged him as bookkeeper aid eashier for the Stab . Through _«« tr arrangement , John wae enabled , to ' put by * the whole ofhis salary .
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, ____^^ _* " Aufwica . —On Monday the 15 th inst ., tke Alnwiek branch if the Land Company held their fortaightly meeting in the Unitarian Chapel , when Mr Peter Murray , from Newoastle _. _ia a clear and forcible addreas elucidated the stability aad sure success of tke Land Flan . Tke next meeting will be held in the same plate en the 29 th Nov . Alloa . —On Monday the 15 th itst ., Mr Samuel Kydd delivered a lecture in the Odd-Fellows' Hall here , on the'Capabilities of the Soil , and the sue eeeeful werking of the Land Plan . ' Mr Kydd's leoture was a treat whieh the people of Alloa have seldom _eajoyed , and which they will not soon
ft-rget _BiLSKwr . —The usual weekly meeting of Democrats took plaoe at Mr Linney ' s , Malt Shovel , Bilston , on Sunday evening , and waa numerously attended , Mr Chambers in the ehair . After the reeding of the Stab , Mr Cadley delivered a leoture on ' Ancient Greece / which occupied two hours and a half . The lecturer was listened to with earnest attention , and was warmly applauded at its close . Daddy Richards will deliver a lecture on Sunday evening next , on ' The Why and the Wherefore ofthe Hostility manifested by tho League and the Press against Mr F . O'Connot'ft Land Plan ' . ' A tea party aBd ball will be held at the above house on the 23 rd ofthis month .
Chabtist asd Land Associations at Lincoln — On Tuesday week last a numerous and very respectable meeting waa held in the Odd Fellows' Lodge room , at the Green Dragon , to form Chartist and Land Associations . Mr Holmes was called to tbe chair , and after briefly explaining the objects of the meeting , Mr Sharpe _propesea thefirst resolution , to the effect : — That the majority of the evils under whieh the artisan and labouring classes suffer , are owing te misgovern * ment ; and tbat the only effectual remedy is the establishment of the principles of tho Charter . He said it was the opinion ef & few that there were a great number of Chartists in Lincoln , and that if they could be called together , the foundation of a
large organisation in Lincoln might be laid . There was no need of enforcing the faot that the labouring classes bad very little influence in returning members _tevthe House . of _Commons—thosefrights / and privileges whioh they ought to possess'they were determihed to attain by peaceable and orderly means . _iMr-S " '• then eentehded for the principle of Universal _'Stifiipig ' _eViJaid _' _tBatieveiy man " ought to < be ; _protected _liu . tha . _ej-eroise of , the _frahchiaa . ¦ The vote . ought to _belongs . to . the man , and not ; te the property . But it was said thatthe working classes were not sufficiently educated to have a Bhare in the _represea _tation . They were intelligent enough for soldiers ; to man the navy ,. or construct _raUwajg . All he cehld say was , that if they were too ignorant to have
a share , ia , making the laws , legislators ought to excuse them , on the ground ef ignorance' when tbey broke them . Mr S . then proceeded to define Universal Suffrage and contended that Household Suffrage would be unjust as . every person , however , ignorant and unprincipled , who smoked a chimney , would be entitled to a vote , whilst tho many intelligent classes who were only lodgers , would have no vote . An _ejection urged to the People ' s Charter was _. that the labouring classes had na stake in the oountry . Could it be supposed that the working man would build a house oae month and pull it down another t His Saturday night ' s wages were his stake , and that had as much right to be represented as any other description of property . No Property Qualification waa
needed—a man ' s brains did not lie in his breeches pocket . In _endeayouriag to prove the fairness of Electoral Districts , in lieu of the present system , the ' speaker observed , that a _-aaa who paid £ 10 . rent in Lincoln , had a vote , * bnt that if he went to Gainsborough , let him pay what he might , he ceased to have the right . Mr Stewart seconded the resolution , and said that Chartism had been made a stigma of contempt ; but the working men who comprehended the grand principles ofthe Charter , were determined to endure the brand , and obtain the rights of men . He believed there were many in Lincoln who wonld boldly step forward in defiance of the hireling press . Many said , ' What is it the Chartists want ? De they attend a place of worship V
If any of them did not attend a place of worship , they wero called Atheists , or Deists , or Chartists , and all these terms were charitably held to be _synonimous . Under , present circumstances , the mechanics of Lincoln were is goed employ , but the time might coma when the consequences of the present pinching crisis would find them out , when they could hot find a market for their labour ; and the consciousness of something wrong would follow them to the fireside . Whilst , the public gambling continued , and all the privileged could get their full , these crises wonld , ho . periodically brought about . Advocates of the Charter were branded because their slimy abQsers , ' _wereapprehensiye ; that . it would produce a separation of Church and State ; and that the
offspring of the landed aristocracy would have to go to what they __ did not like— -to werk ; that , like the old beggar ,, if they could not get their shilling out of the . benevolent Mr John Bull , they would be ' driven to a deed their _sonlsabhorred . ' Ifthe Charter were the law of . the land , could there be worse rule than at present ! They had been . progressing in Free Trade , and why they shonld not have it in religion , he did not know ; and he would ask every man in that reom , whether he would . not be proud to separate the Church from the State . ' aad be relieved from those payments for a form bf worship he disagreed with ? In all oases where the Church was linked with the State , there was despotism , and what should be religion became a fiendish spirit of persecution
and oppression . ' MrS . tben passed onto the consideration of the state of tbe manufacturing population , and said that on the 15 th alt ., a frightful picture was given in the paper of Bright John ; there were columns showing the parties reduced from full to _lasy work , and it was frightful to see the number turned into the ftreet . The Free Traders had contended thatthe foreigner would bring corn into this conntry and take home our manufactures in return ; but the foreigner was entrusted with ho manufacture save that of the Mint . When the Corn Laws we ' re passed the legislature was told that they would be inoperative to the benefit of the people , 'without the People ' s Charter was made the law of the land . Ifthe working men were represented in the House of Commons ,
the gambling of manufacture would be properly regulated , and gambling in railway shares would be prevented . The speaker then proceeded to say that the frightful state of Ireland must produce a remedy for bid legislation * _, and this remedy , had commenced in the return of Feargus O'Connor by the people of Nottingham . Mr Stewart then proceeded to state that a National Petition , would be again signed by the millions , and paraded to the House of Commons ; and that as there was no member of the house in favour of icon the former occasion , no doubt 140 noble men would be found to support it now , The speaker concluded by stating _thafc Mr C . Seely would be tested , and that a petition would be entrusted to him . The resolution was then put and
carried unanimously .. Mr Langworth at considerable length , and with greatability _, expounded the principles of the National Land Company . He contended that the prosperity of a country depended on the cultivation ofthe soil . At the time the world was being ransacked for food there were 26 , 000 , 000 of acres of land in this country , uncultivated . He had heard Mr Cobden say that it would be well for England if it never grew another grain of corn ; that England was Jiofc a corn growing coantry ; and that the foreigner would take our manufactures if we would only take his corn in exchange . The greatest monopoly of aU was the land monopoly , Through the means of primogeniture and entail , which kept the land in the hands ofa few , whilst tbe millions were
landless . The speaker then proceeded to explain the principles of the Land Association , and concluded by proposing the formation ofa branch . ' This was seconded by MrBudd and carried unanimously . Mr Stewart was , then appointed president ; MrBudd secretary ; and , Mr Langworth treasurer ; Twelve of _theiandieace came forward and enrolled themselves members of tbe Chartist Association / and eight became subscribers to the branoh of the National Land Company . It was then arranged that weekly meetings should be held in the room , on the evening of Tuesday , to enrol members . The meeting voted
tbanks to the chairman and broke up . _Coukbecial-road . —At the meeting held at the Globe and Friends , Morgan-street , on Sunday evening , November 14 th , Mr J . fl . Bradford in the chair , Mr J . _Sharv read from the Nohthirn Stab the able letter written by _Feargas O'Connor , M . P ., entitled 'Rich and Poor . ' The reading was frequently in * terrnpted with loud applause . Atthe dose of the reading , a vote of thanks was given to Mr John Shaw for reading , and to Mr O'Connor for writing , that splendid letter . Ten ¦ shillings and two pence was then contributed fer the funds ofthe Metropo litan Delegate _Ceuncil . ¦ r .
Boupbibs .- —At a meeting of the Working Men ' B Association , ' the following resolution was unanimously agreed to : - « That we return our best thanks to Feargus O'Conior , Esq ., M . P ., for his past _services , and that we place unbounded confidence in him , as we have always found bis eharacter unspotted . ' Greenwich an » Dbmfoe » , Nov . 18 . Chartist meeting room , 88 , _Butcher-row ; Deptford . Mr Frierin the chair . The following resolutions were proposed and carried : — 1 . That we , the Chartists of Qreeawlch _and . Deptford , do hereby recommend the Executive to issue an address forthwith to the Chartist body , and in that address lay down some mode of action , to _re-orguniee the agitation forthe People ' s Charter , as reeomtnended by MrH Boss , in last week ' s Star , ' 2 . That the Executive Issue an order for the immediate election of an Executive .
8 . That we ute our best exertions ta support the Dehocbat . n Til ? - _« Uet will take place at Mr Paria ' s house , Ooldbath , Greenwich , on Wednesday evening next * for the two portraits of Mr Frost . ' HBiweo»;—T Wo lectures were delivered in the Chartist room , _Hartley-street , Heywood , on Sunday mt , the 14 tk inst ., by Mr R . Sheldon Chadwick . ci
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Manchester . The room waa densely crowded at eaoh leoture . ' .,- . _Likbhousb . — On Monday evening , November l # tn , Mr Stallwood addressed a highly respectable audience atthe Brunswick Hall , Ropemaker ' _s-fields _, subjeot : 'Progression , ' and was received most flatteringly . An agricultural and political library is in course of formation at both the above places of _meetisg . . _Meibopoutan Dk & matk _Mktiko , November 4 . — Mr John Shaw in the chair . The secretary stated he had senit notice of the eleotion aid balance Bheet to the Star . rroposed by Mr _Knowles , and _aecended by Mr Millward : —
That the committee award Ur Tapp their sincere and heartfelt thanks , for the praiseworthy manner he has discharged the important duties entrusted to bi ° eare ; and , further , thst having heard ' with regret tbat seme persons bare maliciously attacked bis reputation , they beg to inform Ur Tapp that he has tbeir unbounded oonidenee . The chairman left the chair , and the committee dissolved for _re-eleetion . Delegates handed in credentials and took their seats , from the City , Bermondsey , Greenwich and Deptford , Globe and Friends , _Nortan Folgate , Green Gate-, South London , South Lambeth , and Whittington and Cat . On the assembling of tbe newly . eleoted oommittee , Mr Luke King in the chair ; Mr Millward proposed , and Mr Humming seconded : —
That Ur Wm . Tapp be _eleoted secretary . Mr Salmon proposed , and Mr Brewerton seconded : That Mr Jobn Sflaw be tbe _treasarer . Mr Shaw proposed , and Mr Cumming seconded : — That each delegate bring a report of tbe number of petition sheets and signatures in each locality . Notices or _Motiohb _.- —MrShcppard— - 'Ways and Means . ' Mr Chapman— 'Getting the petition signed and presented . ' Mr Shaw— 'The case of Frost , Williams , and Jones . ' Mr Salmon— 'Deputation to Executive respecting Funds . ' Mr Allnut' Meant of supporting the Democrat paper . ' Messrs Salmon and AVnut were appointed a deputation to Somers Town . Messrs Thompson and Collins , deputation to Westminster . Messrs Chapman and Jeffries , deputation to Islington .
Novsmbto 18 . —Mr Millward inthe chair . The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed . The deputation who had waited on tbe editor of the Northern Star _^ gave in their report , which was received with thanks . The deputation who' waited on the ,, executive committee gave in their report , which was also received with satis * faction . ; Proposed by Mr Lucas , and seconded by Mr Cumming !—. That an aggregate meeting of the Chartists of Londen be called as speedily as possible , for the purpose of eommeueing anew the Chartist agitation of the metropolis . Carried . '
: Messrs Clark , M'Grath , Shaw , Lucas , and _Allnutt ; were appointed to get np the first ' meeting . The committee , : in future , wilt meet at Ui , High Hoi * _bornj _onuThursday evenings . _—Wilhau Tapp , Se * ; cwtary ., _i-, _ii-A-, o ' . i ;' ' / ¦¦ ¦ - _- " j , NawcA _*! _i--s-OTpN _* TrKB . _—A - the weekly meeting of members of the Land Company , held in the house of Mr ; Jude , , oi £ Sunday , ' Nov . Uth , thefollowing resolutions were passed : — ' That a Political Debating Club be formed , to meet weekly during the sitting of Parliament . ' 'The committee appointed to draw up rales , fix the first night of _meeting , < bo ., will attend at the house of Mr Jude on Wednesday next . * That
the money club for . aiding the National Land and Labour Bank will be recommenced on Sunday next , Nov . 21 st , ' when Mr James Watson will deliver an address on the utility of persons and members placing their surplus funds in such bank , and all membera desirous of joining the money club arc _requested to attend atthe same time . New LsHioif . —At a meeting of the Chartists it was resolved : — ' That in future the Nobthbbn Stab newspaper shall be taken at the Three Tons , Old Radford , in place ofthe Bell ' s Lira , commencing on the 20 th instant . ' We have to announce the death of the Dispatch at the Smith's Anns , and the birth of the _Nobthbiw Stab .
_Rkobims o » thb Central Reoibirahon akd Election Couuittkb , from the ith to the llth of November : —Nottingham , per J . Sweet , £ 2 Wa . 8 d . Cheltenham , £ t _; Stockton , fis . ; Alloa , per Walter Kern ,-61 ; Kidderminster , G . Holloway , is . Cd , ; Hawiek , per S . M . M , B ., Ss ; from the llth to the 18 th November , Finsbury , per Mr Wright , Us . Total— £ 6 18 _i . —James Grass ***" , secretary , _Smfhsld . —Atthe usual weekly meeting of the members ofthe National Charter Association , held in the Democratic Reading-room , S 3 , Queen-street , on Sunday , Mr Holmes in the ( ehair , an unanimous vote of condemnation was passed upon the Manchester Mxaminer , and a vote of confidence in Mr O'Connor and his brother directors .
Stocxpoit ' _FoEESTfbs . " —Tho members of _aourt 1550 , of the Anorent Order of Foresters , have nobly done their duty to the cause of Latoir , by transmitting to the National Land and Labonr Bank the sum of £ 10 ., and it is their intentien to send the remainder of their funds as soon as possible . St _Hkleks . — -On Sunday , the Hth inst ., the members ofthe National Land Company held their usual weekly meeting at the house of Mr JameB Woods , Parr street , St Helens . -After the reading of the leading articles in the Stjat , it was moved by Mr J . H . Pemberton , and seconded by Mr C . Hewitt : — 'Tbat a branch of the National Charter Association be formed here ; ' after which a number of members were enrolled . It was likewise arranged , that the meeting nights be Sunday , from eight to half-past nine r M- ; and that the Cbartists of St Helens and the neighbourhood , be requested to attend en Sunday ( to-morrow ) , at the above mentioned heuse , to elect officers .
I Souebs Town . —Mr Thomas Stebbing , of Highgate , delivered a spirited and energetio address on Sunday _evening , Nov . Uth , ' at the Bricklayers ' , Arms , _Tonbridge-street , New-road , on the _advan-! tages of Home Colonisation over Emigration . The address gave great satisfaction tb a full and attentive audience , which awarded an unanimous vote of thanks to'Mr Stebbing , for his services . Mr Farris » ably filled the chair . 1 _Towan _Hamleis . —Mr Edmund Stallwood delivered a highly interesting lecture , subiect— '
_Reaistration ,, the Charter , " and the Land , 'to a densely * crowded audience , at the Sir Walter Scott , Cambridge-road j Mile End-gate , on Sundav evening , November 14 th . The greatest order ana attention prevailed throughout the hour and a half 8 discourse . The audience appeared much gratified , and testified their approbation by loud applause , and by an unanimous vote of thanks to the lecturer at the conclusion . A vote of thanks was also given to Mr W . Drake , the chairman . . At the unanimous request ofthe meeting , Mr Stallwood will repeat his visit on Sunday evening , the 28 th instant ,
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. _FORTHCpMING , _^ EETINGS .. 2 . _" _AssBMBHr Rooms , 83 , Dean-street , Soho . —On Sunday evening next , _Nevember- 21 , _, Mr . Thomas OJark will leoture . . Subject : 'Life and . Character ; of Theobald Wolf Tone , the organiser . of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 . ' To commence , at half-past seven o ' clook precisely . At seven o ' clook the Chartist locality and branch of the Land Company wili meet for despatch of business , Mr . T . Pickaragill will also
be in attendance to enrol members , in , the . Benefit Society . Oh Tuesday evening , November 23 , the National Registration and Central E _| _eetiop Committee will meet . for the transaction of business ,, at eight o ' clock precisely . , I ; ,, !/ ,, ; .,.. ' . BBiHNAX . 6 _aBBK .--- * Mr P . M'Grath . wijl leoture at the Whittington and Cat , Church-row , on Sunday evening , at eight o ' cloek precisely ; subject-- '' . Cooperation . ' The members of the library are requested to meet at half-past four o ' olock . Ail parties holding petition sheets are requested to , _forward * , the same , on the above evening .
• ' _> _Cixr and _Finsbdbt . —Mr Stallwood will _. leoturie , at the Good Intent Coffee-house ) . Back Hill , on Sunday evening , November 21 st . Subject , : , ' Progress , the Charter , _registration , Land , Land , and Labour Bank _. Ao . ' : . ., ' . ' ' "" _,-, . ¦ - _. _- ¦ - _¦ . ¦" - "' . y . _^ _Fiksbubv . —Mr Edmund Stallwood" will deliver , a _publioaddressatthe Good Intent Coffee and Assembly Rooms , Back-bill , _Ilatton-garden , oh _Sundayerer-ing next , NovemBer'IfI , at _harpist " _totou o ' clock . _precisely . Subject : ' Progression—The Charter and the Land . ' . . "¦ : ; : •••;; . ¦< _: ¦• . Halifax . —Mr C . _Shackleton Will deliver a lecture in the Working Man ' s Hall , Bull Glose-lahe , on Sunday , Nov . 21 st , at six o ' clock in the evening . ' Lower Warlbt . —Mr Clisset wili lecture at this place on Sunday , Nov . 21 st , at six o clook in the evening .
, _Labcashibb MrHBK 8 .-Tho general delegate meeting of Lancashire _minere will be held on Monday , _w n ? i _^ embf lr _'J- t ttB _»«¦» _^ _^ e Legs of Not . 21 st , at six o ' olock in the evening . * _*' . m _S o _i _^ T 88 re _Rushtonand _Hooson will address the Chartists of this place on Sunday , Nov . 2 _lst , at six o ' clock in the evening . _Martibbokb . -A lecture will be delivered on Sunday evening , Jsovember 21 st , by Mr Ruffy Ridley , at _SfhST _* . _^^ Aim _C" « " _-8-B treet , New-road Subject : 'The Progress of Chartism . ' To commence at seven o ' olock .
_EwiAHu . —Mr Tomlinson will _delivery leoture at this place on Sunday , Nov . 21 st , at six o clock in theevening . Mebijr Tibva .--Mr Henry ThomaB Cooper will leeture at the Chandler ' s Arms , _Nant-y-gweuitb , next Monday night . Nobthdmbbkiasd and _DuBHAM . —A district delegate meeting of members of the National Charter Association in Northumberland and Durham , will be held in the houBe of Martin Jude , Cook Ian , head of the Side , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , on Sunday , November 21 st , at two o ' clock , afternoon . Oldham , —On Sunday , ( to-morrow ) , Mr _&•
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Chadwick , of Manchester , will lecture in tbe sohool room of the Working Man ' s Hall , to commence at half . past five _a ' clocklB the eveniag . Punctuality in attendance is particularly requested , as the lecturer will have to return by the half-past seven o ' olook train . ... . ' n . _Qumnsmad . —Mr Bowden will lecture m the Round Hill Chapel , oa Saturday , Nov . 21 st ,. at six o'clook in theevening . „ ., ' ,. ; Rochdale . —Mr Jehn S . _Stoneley , of Manchester , will leoture in the Chartist Room , Yorkshire-street , at six o ' cloek in the evening . # _ Somers Towm . — On Sunday eveniBg _tiexV Mr Lindon will deliver a publio leeture at the _Bricklayers' Arms , Tonbridge-street , New-road . Subject : 'The Laws of Nature are superior to tht Laws of
Man- ' Chair to be taken at eight o ' clock . South Lokdos Chartist Hall . —Mr O'Brien will lecture in the above hall on Sunday evening next , Nov . 21 st , at eight o ' clook . Subject : — ' The Mystery of Agrarian Justice as distinguished by Agrarian Law and Agrarian Monopoly . ' On Wednesday evening Nov . 24 th , a sooial meeting will take place for the benefit ofthe hall , the evening ' s amusement will consist of singing and dancing . Tickets to be had in the hall after tho leeture . _Sktalvibldb . — -On Tuesday evening next , Mr J . Jones will lecture at Mr _Garabam's _, the Royal Oak , Fleur-de-lis' Court , Wheeler-street , Spitalfields . Chair to be taken at eight o ' clook . Snbjeot : ' The Land—the People ' s Farm , the Charter , and the People ' s Rights . '
Shokewtoh and IfACKNKr . — -Mr Jones will lecture at Mr _Tomking ' _s , Green _* gate , _Haekney-road , on Sunday evening next , at seven o ' cleck . Subject : ' State Church . ' . . . _'
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Coventry . —A public meeting was held » the Infant School-room , bottom of _Grey-r _nara-lane , on Tuesday evening , November 9 tb . Tbe room was crowded . Mr Freeman was called ta the ehair , and after a few remarks oalled upon Mr Thomas _Gilben to read Mr O'Connor ' s reply to the _preris-gang , after which Mr . Yates read the reports from the Star of the monster meetings of Manchester and Nottingham . Another large meeting was held on Wednesday evening at the same place / to . hear a leoture by Mr West ; Mr Smith occupied the chair . Mr West riyetted the attention of his audience for . more than two hours and a half , and . concluded amidst _reoeated . bursts of _lapplause _.- 'M * . ThomaB
Gilbert proposed , and Mr A . Yates seconded , a very spirited resolution of confidence in _, Feargus O'Connor , Esq ; M . P ., and . the ' Land Plan , which , was _IiaB sed unanimously . V After _ai vote of _thanksVte the ecturer the meeting separated . _'""''¦' _REAMso .- _* It mightbe thought that as we Reading boys have not passed a vote of confidence in our worthy father , 'Feargus ; that we are all - flabbergasted' and down in : the mouth by reading the tirades of that corrupt carcass of , filth , the Dispatch But , sir , itis quite the contrary . We do not meet each other in the streets , but we ' have a regular laugh at such silly attempts . What an idea ! The _Ditpatch . _o , recorder of bloody murders , executions Old Bailey trials , police reports , cock fights , bull
baits , ' pugilistic' encounters ,. ' enm .-oons ,, ' abductions , and abominations of all kinds , that are committed by the most depraved portion of the human family , to be gloated over by readers of depraved appetites ; we say , what an idea ! , for such a paper to step out of its way and attempt to . shake our confidence in the greatest philanthropist of the day , our own father , and best friend . Bah ! When the Dispatch editor can stop the tempest wave with a sieve , we may then begin to tbink he may be clever . God protect us from such friends ! Yours respectfully , T . Major , Bimion . —At a numerous meeting held at Mr Linney ' s , Malt Shovel , Bilston , Mr West delivered one of the ablest and meBt interesting lectures ever heard , and which occupied two hours , and a quarter inthe delivery . ' The sum ' of twenty-five shillings was collected towards aiding Mr O'Connor in prosecuting the Mmchitttr Mmunt _* . Mr Linney intends
holding a tea party and ball on the 23 rd instant , and hopes that bis friends will rally around him , and give himabumper . . ,, , _¦ _, _. _HcDDKBsriELD . —A publie meeting was held in the Christian / Brethren ' s large room , Albion-street , whieh was crowded , when Mr Dixon delivered one bf his soul-stirring addresses to & _respeotablo and attentive audience . The meeting was highly gratified . At the usual weekly meeting held at Mr Ibetaon ' s Temperance lletel , _Buxton-road , the following officers were _appointed for'the next three months : — John Bramwell , president ; Enoch Sykes , vice-president ; Charles Iredale , treasurer ; Wm . Murphy , secretary ; Wm . Spurr , John Wilson , Geo . Sykes , Philomel Sykes , John Bradshaw , Wm , Armitage , and John Roberts , committee . _SouiHiiipioN . —At a general meeting of shareholders at the Blacksmith ' s Arms , St Mary-street , Richard Hubbert in th & chair , it was proposed by Mr Hinton , and seconded by Mr Beckwith , and carried :-
—Ihat we enter Into a voluntary _sdbseription to assist the founder ef the Land Company , in defraying the expenses bf prosecuting the MawiUttit \ £ sa * "ua » r , tw vilifying the character of Feargas . O'Connor ,, with intent to destroy the land Company . . _ ... . _" A subscription list lieu open ' fer the convenience of those who have not yet paid their subscriptions . Monies will be received ' by the " treasurer " every Tuesday night , at the * weekly meetings of the branch . We have transmitted the sum of 5 s . 7 d . to our general secretary , as . a first donation . Macclesfield , —At a meeting of the committee ofthis branch , the following resolutions were unanimously agreed to : — _...,..-...,.. .. ' . ¦ ,. ¦ - ¦ That 200 circulars of the Operative Meohanios Remarks on the National Land and _tabourBank be printed , aad oireul » ted witb George _Csnselet ' _s _traet on the same subject , gratis . _¦> _" . . ;! - ' _> . _- ¦
That we heartily conour in the resolution proposed by the Birmingham members . .... "' - ¦ . _. . _Maiustoke . — -At a general meeting ofthis branch , it was resolved :- — ' , . ' ,. . ; . That a vote of confidence be given to Peargua O'Connor Esq ; M _. P _., for bis hontst and manly explanation of his balance sheet , at Manchester aud Nottingham , and bis defence in reply to the villanous attacks of the ' _press-gaBg ' onhis honour as a gentleman , and his integrity as a politician . . ¦!¦• • .. After which three hearty cheers were , given for O'Connor the brave , three forthe Charter , and three tortheMen of Manchester and Nottingham . And
three groans for the' _WhisUer' and the ' press-gang . ' The sum of twelve shillings was then collected' to assist in defraying the expense * - of prosecuting the proprietor of the Manchester Mmminer . - ~ , Bacup . —Dr M'Douall recently delivered a lecture in the Chartist room , Roohdale , to a crowded audience . At the close , the following resolution was unanimously passed : — That the best tbanks of this meeting be given to Feargus _O'toanorEsq . H . P _., for his manly reply to tbe vile charges brought against him by tbe . 'Whistler , ' Hobson , and Co ., and wc call upon the friends of liberty , both here and elsewhere , 'to come forward , with pecuniary assistance , io aid him In bringing tbose calumniators to justice _.
BRiomoN . —At a general meeting of the Chartists and Land members at the Artichoke Inn , Mr'Hamper in the chair . Mr John Page read the character of the \ Whistler' inserted inAhe _Stomas shown before Sir Peter Laurie at the Mansion House , in 1841 . Mr Sinnock then rose and proposed the following resolution , which having been seconded bv Mr Lashford , and very ably supported by Mr Flower , Mr Hawkins , and several others , was unanimously adopted , Vix .: — .., _:,.-. That it is the opinion of this meeting , that Mr O'Connor is entitled to our entire confidence , and we return bim our _siacsre thanks for exposing thei ' v ' UI « U ) lM of a corrupt and venal press . We earnestly hopo that the directors will net allow Mr O'Connor ' s enemies to have _aeeess to the accounts of the _Hation-1 Land Company , as we are perfectl y satisfied with their correctness ; 'and furthermore , wn pledge ourselves to give our pecuniary aid in defraying the expenses of theaction now pending against the _Manthtster Examiner ., L 0 WBAHD 8 . —At a full _mcfltincftf fh » _« ll « t _^»»'«»
of tffl & _s _!* - }? im 0 UBly agreed to , and everyone _Mvk ;« r tee d one 8 _hiIling into the hands of ? _bl _v V * - " fund t 9 Prosecute the proprietor of i _« n _75 _" l heaUr _^^ _w ' -wr . The whole of the persons located here , are forty-two at present , and the suhcnption _amounta to-62 . 2 s . fid . ; as all the men paid and expressed a determination to support the _prosecutwrn m every way they could . Tho greatest excitement and enthusiasm prevailed . A female Baid sixpence . . r ADDRESS TO FEARGUS O ' CONNORESQ . MP
, , .. Hokoobkd AMB Rj » HCUI > Sia , —We feel it to be our dut , thus publicly to addreiB jou on the present _occa-» ion . We have witnessed with a degree of pain t ' _. at _St r _^ !! " " ' bMe _tmdeowardb attacks tbat have been made upon your public and pri vat . eharacter b , the Jf _^ _rapreB , ' Bu ? we _turS from L a e df ' t 8 Ueting h _^ - , ° _«^^ _th » t _hTe ten _Peoole ' _s _RM , t « ? --and Plan , and _ehampion of the _llll _XJJ _5 _. ! . ! 0 " 9 idOTfttion _rf tf happy , the
_th „ el _? , J , eitamlnin 8 the _rtomlnaMo conspiracy of the class of _money-lords , we feel that we shoald be guilt , ofthi . unnatural crime of ingratitude , if we wereto remain » S _, T / ? Mtlou 1 " _^ we are tbe parties _mostimmediately Interested , and for whom the ruffians of tbe press pretend to bave so muoh sympathy . And , moreover _, believing that what wesay will be relied ou by the pub . He , we take this opportunity to express our sentiments toyou .
Tbanks to you , sir , weare , for tho first time in our mul' , ? "J •** * m nomes of _o *" _-ff _«* . « nd surrounded with all the comforts _afjlfe , and a brighter prospect M tne future . We . have nothing to complain of , but , on we contrary , we congratulate ourselves on the fact that we have been so fortunate as to be located on this estate ; and that , under the glorious auspices of the National land Company , we are enjoying comfort , happiness , and
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I independence—ay , glorious independ _« nee _ . _^ rT _^ I of our industry . We know this will not _inlt the 5 mt * oppressors tbat are seeking to destroy onr tn _^' 't father , but _nothiag ean exceed the delight we h \ " ** * _iig able to arm eur champion by this e-p « .. ] j - * voluntary given , of our love and confidence ° * " " _-J Your enemies will _deubtless seek , _amongit meant to destroy jou . Their . spies and tools * _•»«'• _. ' * _-9 at work already , and we know tbat they are _wiiii _^* bribe us to say or do anything that ti ill tend to inlu t < " and destroy tbat confidence that the working muiio ' * Sreat Britain so " ustly repose In yeu , Ton ma , ' 1 sir , that corruption cannot shake aor peril _part tt ** * that binds us te you and the cause in which we are _*** gaged with you . We do not wonder that thebl _'" ' thirsty money . _mongers should make such an on . i . _^
„ .. « - > ..- _„ i , o . „ _nt « _r . « ' Ufa _'«• ?» ,. * , „ . ,. " - _" _-attgTtn on your character and life : for the fact is evident » them , ond we proclaim to the world , that jou * , _^ carried out the only successful plan that bas ev « _htl ! tried to regenerate , socially and politically , the _Voti _^ peopleof the whole world , trom tbe horribleand degradin slavery to which _thepeople's tyrants have consi gned then 5 They have attempted to assassinate you , too , at varfon times , because they find that all their hellUh _machias ! tions cannot shake our cenfidenoe . But should they _Jl do so , tbey will find those amongst us that will tai , * glorious funeral pile to the memory ofthe man that _tB emancipated us and our children from their _sla-f _,- ? bands .
We know we need urge yeu to prosecute the vi _pe _^ w bave _availed your character , bnt permit us to say ' that your good name is as dear to us as our owa exlsten _, We beg you , sir , to take this as the unfeigned eapreg i 0 _Q of our feelings towards you and the cause you have _« . poueed ; and tbat nelther _' yon nor tbe public may be " _^ _ctlved In tbis , we have—every one of hs—subscribed on * mite to prosecute the enemies you have made yourself fo , « nr sake . This , perhaps , the * honest press' will say j , the effect of your duplicity ; but _' if occasion should rea . Dli , we are prepared to make any sacrifice to sustain you ' against our tyrants .
We cannot conclude , sir , without congratulating y 0 Cj on tbe triumphant wanner Jn which you have _annibilsttj the miserable hirelings that bave so unscrupulously at , tacked you . Wa also take this opportunity to expr _ej _* the j _» y and gratification that we feel at yonr return to the Commons House of Parliament , by the patriotic electors of Nottingham , there to plead the cause of right _agaiBBt the power of might . Sir , if anything tbat we can possibly say or do will stimulate you to greater ei > ertions , we are always at your service . We don ' t forget that you have been our political teacher and leader for a long time now , . well as our social regenerator , and thst -vo " n » ve followed yoa through every campaign tbat yog
have been la , during your long and consistent career la this country , and that we are determined to stand by you , and , if need be , to fall in the same struggle with . you . ' Need we say that we bave confidence in you , or thst we love you ! : We have trusted our all to you—our lifeour all is iu your hands , and we confide tt all to yonr disinterested philanthropy and patriotism ; and knowing that your _bonoar . is dearer to yon than the world ' s wealth , and that you glory In tbe hate of our oppressor-, Sir , it ic our utmost wish that you may lire to * break op . _presslou's head , ' and establish the glorious principle t , the People's Charter , as the law of this country , and to locate all your children on the land of their birth _.
We remain , dear father , with the most unbounded af . _fection _. Tour children , 1 .: ¦ > Ths AuomEf ax Lowbanos , _Navember _le _^ j 1817 . Hr West ' s Too * . —* At the request ef the members ef the different localities I have visited , I proceed io la ; before the members of the National Laud Company U _» resultof my last week ' s labours . On Sunday I addressed a most numeroas meeting in the large and commodion _* room of Hr Jobn Linney , in BilBton . At tbe close of my address , Mr Linney made a soul-stirring speech , as 'id also ' Daddy Richards . ' The utmost enthusiasm prevailed . Oa Monday I addressed a most splendid meeting in the British School , at Leicester . Hr Buckby In th »
chair , who made a most excellent speech . I met with a most warm reception from my old friends , and I believe gave general satisfaction . . On the next day I paid a visit to our old lamented friend , Smaut , whom I found confined to his bed , but I little thought death would so _toonput * period to his sufferings . . On Tuesday I proceeded to Belper , where I bad a fine meeting , the first that hai been held since I was tbere four years and a half ago ; everything went oS with the greatest enthusiasm . 0 a Wednesday I proceeded to Coventry , aud had a most en . thuslastic meeting in tbe 0 rey Priars school room . Mr fimith in tbe chair . Atthe close of my address , whieh lasted two hours , several questions were asked , which I answered , when Ur Gilbert , iu a splendid _speech , _movei a resolution , pledging the meeting to support Hr O'Con *
nor iu his prosecution of the Manchester Examiner , and all other papers that libel bis charaeter . On Thursday I visited Kidderminster , where I had a good meeting , Hr Holloway in'the chair . At the close , a great number tf questions were asked . On Friday , on my way to Gloucester , I called on that Indefatigable friend to the cause , Mr Harding , of Worcester , who gave me the most cheering accounts ofthe cause In that district . On Friday night I had a splendid meeting in the ' Tolsey , ' or city Guildhall , Gloucester . I was accompanied by Mr Cullingbam , the foreman of the Company's works , who happened to be in Gloucester on tbat day . Mr Gay , the indomitable secretary , was in the pbair . , 1 fouad that the purchase of the Lowbands and other estates in tbat vicinity , had excited the ire of certain interested parties , wbo mustered in
strong numbers for opposition , I had not proceeded far in my lecture , when , not liking the truths I was telling , they commenced a regular series of interruptions , headed by a Mr Samuel Bowley , a quaker _, who has a favourite half acre scheme of his own . After I had answered some ot his objections , ho turned upon Mr O'Connor , as not being sufficient security for the property of the Company , This brought up Hr Cullingham , who made one of the most effective speeches ever I heard . He entered into a minute statement of every thing connected with tbe transactions of the company , defending Hr O'Connor ' s honour against every charge aad insinuation . He ed . ministered a _sererecaatigatiou te the numerous tradesmen
in ( _rloasester , who had large sums ot money for goods requited for the Company ' s building operations , and yet were not present to defend him , aud bear testimony to his character as a man and a gentleman , Hr _Cullingham's speech elicited thunders of applause . Hr Bowley was fairly ' bowled ont , ' and said very little afterwards , I then concluded by areviewof all that had betn advanced , and thus ended a most interesting night's proceedings , The above is necessarily but a brief sketch of these truly important meetings . On Saturday I proceeded to Low . bands , but I must defer an account of what I saw and heard there till uext week . "fora Win .
Doair . iNa .--Mr T . Clark , one of the directors of tbe National Land Company , delivered an address at the Friends' Heeting House _. in this town _. on Monday evening , November 15 th , on' The Rise and Progress of the National Lind Company , 'to a crowded meeting , and was most enthusiastically received . A vote of thanks was given to tbe lecturer , and the Company obtained a great acquisition of strength , _OtftHAH . — -On Sunday last the members of the National Land Company unanimously passed the following resolution : —• That thirty shillings be sent tut of the Local Fund to the Directors ofthe National Laud Com . paay , to aid Hr O'Connor inthe prosecution against the proprietors of the Manchester Examiner . ' N . B . —Ml paid-up members im tbe Oldham brancb of tbe Land Company are requested to bring their certificates as early as possible to the socreeary .
HomTH , —At a meeting of the members of this branch it was resolved , 'That the _beBt thanks of this meeting be given to Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., for his manly reply to the base hirelings of a corrupt press , and that we tender our warmest acknowledgments to that gentleman fir his disinterested and generous exertions in behalf of the working classes of this country , and that wo resolve to enter iato a subscription to support him in defending himself against the attacks ofhis enemies . ' ' Ko & TauKBEBUND an » _Svbhak . — A district delegate meeting of members of . the Laud Company was held at the house of Hr Thomas Watkin , _Shiney-row , Durham , on _Suaday , Nov . 14 th , at eleven o ' clock la the forenoon . Tbe following delegates wefe present : —Newcastle , Hr
Joseph _H'Fariane ; Sunderland , Hr Henry Haines ; _Bishepwearmouth _t Mr William Dobbie ; Shiney Row , _,., Mr Thomas Watkins ; Sasington Lane , Dr _M'Cibe ; Thornley , Mr Thomas Danes ; Io *"' - * Shields , South Shields , Jarrow , and _Darilagton _, _« re represented , by letter . The following resolutions wets passed :-- That a levy of twopence be laid on each Member of tbe Land Company in these counties , to form a fund for the purpose of paying tbe travelling expenses and bills of meetings of a lecturer or lecturers in * be" » counties . ' ' That Mr _Hartin Jude , of the Cock _If « i head ef the Side , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , be tbe treasurer of such fund _i-i these counties . ' ' That the district secretarj's travelling expenses be paid out ef the lecturers fund from October 31 st , by the district treasurer , M _« Jude . ' ' That the various branches of the Land
Company who want tbe sorviees of a lecturer in these connties , must immediately correspond with the district _ssoretary , Mr James Nisbett . No . 6 . _Gibson-street , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , aud they must also remit the levy of twopence each member to the district treasurer , H . Jude , for tbe travelling expenses , and bills of meetings . ' ' Tbat the delegates present hereby instruct the district secretary to write to the directors , to request them to send Mr West into these counties as soon as the labours of Mr Samuel lydd are concluded . ' ' That the next district delegate meeting be held in Hr Bradford' * , Temperance Hotel , _Elvet-Bridge , Durham , on Sunday , November 28 th , at eleven o'clock forenoon— Ja h - Nisbett , district sec .
MBBTHTa Tjdtii .. — Mr Mathew John delivered » pleasing address on Honday night last , when tbe secretary of the _secoad branch relinquished his office . J ° Bmrys Jones was appointed instead . A vote of _tbsok > wae given to Mr Isaac Jones for hiB past sorviees . i
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 20, 1847, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_20111847/page/8/
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