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    • THE LATE BIRMINGHAM CONFERENCE.
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      _jflE E 3 _SCUTIYE AlfD THE EDITOE OF TEE " NORTHERN STAR . " _

      TO THE CHARTIST PUBLIC . Ut _Fbietds , —I presume that you are now all _kjuilmr with ihe contents of my letter , _reminding job of what I think to be your duty to yourselves _jjsd to jonr principles , in reference to your _Organisation and your officers appointed and paid under gat Or ganization . I presume yon all know that 1 have acc epted tiie *• challenge" of the Execntive _to make good my charges against them - _ _-mi'Mift discussion at Manchester : though _% _pnbHc discussion ai _juancnester ; _inougu

      . _rtey have not jet ventured to make good _jkeir challenge . _"Whether they ever will fy so remains to be seen . If the Committee , _reetasm ended by tbe Delegates at Birmingham , be _appointed , and discharge its duty faithfully , it is _^ rot able that the matter might be thus settled with pans ] satisfaction to the country , and with less mrable and expence to me . Be it remembered , howeTer , ifcat I abide by every word of my letter

      3 w ithdraw not a sentence of it ; but am prepared io _sn _siain it—every line . I again repeat , that they bare no right to expect me to meet them in _discus-Bon ; bat that I am nevertheless prepared to do so ; a on the terns and jeonditiohs named in my letter , to proTe rrery charge therein enumerated . _^ It was my intention to publish that letter , and _slso & e letter demanding the proofs of the _" _conjjHrscy and plotting" charges . against me , week by week , Haul the parties should either havemsde good

      their " mo _uihings" or havebeen duly dealt with by the people . Bus Mr . _O'Coxsor states that he has _jad many letters complaining of the space thus occupied by the eontinnal repetition of the same matter . At Ms request , therefore , I withhold the letters from fnrther pnbHcation in the Star But though witfehoMsn they are not withdra _. wn ; fheir operation remains in fall force , and I trust that their contents are imprinted npon the memory of every Ch & rSst ; and that if hereafter any one

      should at any Chartist meeting in my absence prate ibont " dragging me before the public , " or about - _& e plots and conspiracies" I have been concerned jB . he will be reminded of these letters and made" to hold lis tongue until their requirements shall have been answered . This is no more than jnstice : a _instice which I have certainly a right to _expeci from the people ; and which I do expect from them . 1 have only fnrther to say that it is high time _fiie disgraceful bnaness should be terminated , and _ihatyou ought in your Eeveral localities , at once , _sadwShwit further delay , either to follow out the

      recommendat ion of the delegates at Birmingham by the appointment of a Committee , and by requiring flat the books and documents of the Executive be placed in their hands for investigation , and that aD parties who can furnish information to the Committee do so ; or to demand that they shall , at once and like men _^ maiiitain their own position , and meet me is discussion ; and , failing this , that yon should _EnTosaQy vote to them the name and character

      they merit . "William Hill , Sorthern Star Office , Leeds , January oth , 1 S _43 .

      The Late Birmingham Conference.

      THE LATE _BIRMINGHAM _CONFERENCE .

      The Metropolitan Chartist Delegates Met ...

      The Metropolitan Chartist Delegates met on Sunday , it the National Charter _Association Hall , Old Bailey , tins _commencing the campaign ier 3 843 , witi the first dsy ef the new year . The object of tbe meeting was to receive a report from the delegates who had arrived in London , of the _proceedings which had come under tbeir notice , in the exercise of their delegation at the pat Birmingham Conference , ilessrs . Dron _, Maynard , iai "Knight , were the members of Conference present Hr . Mudge , delegate frem Marylebone , was called to the chair .

      Ui . _Maynard-opened the business by a reference to lie _ol _^ eeia for which the Conference had been _convaied , aad after a general description of the _assem-Wszg nf the Conference , the appointment of 2 dx . Jos . & _mge to the chair , and othfr matters , proceeded to fete tha motion of Mr . _Begga , " Tbat Ut _Scnrge ' _s £ 21 , -under 11 a . name nf * The Bill of Bights , * should be the Bill for _discnsion . " He then narrated the crane taken hy Mr . lievett , whose amendment submitted ftat "the _Peopled Charter" be the Bill ; and the further amendment of Mr . Somen , a Scotch fefcgate _, _" _Thst both Bills be laid on _Uib

      taKs for _discusson _. " That proposition had _reduced the Chartists to a great dilemma ; but _2 ir- _IrfjTett , presang Mb motion , brought the _ua _^ er to an issns ; and when tbe question isfl ffanj come to a ehoice between principles , _SaChartistilElegateshadno other alternative than to vote far the "People ' s Chaster / ' and thB result was , tbe _Morions majority of ninety nine in favour of that _^ _wnnent—iapplanse ) Mr . " _Maynard then described the ¦ withdrawal from the chair , and from the _Confer-Eite , ol Mt Stage , and the secession with him of hia party- The Charter was then diseased , point after ml

      jc , and among the alterations made in it was one in She dscserebting to "felons . - In theoriginal _docnaectit -was provided that no man convicted of felony _^ _d be afterwards eligible for Ihe enjoyment of the ¦ _tJHiiiB Ennchise ; bnt more mature _consideration sug-I _^ _tedvKJsxation in this point , it appearing hard , _^ _anaoiaa paid the penalty of his _efface , and f _^ y _? _a _» l « w of his country , stfll _iopniroe him with _V _™ f * _'Pirit , and mart him as a victim for per P _^ _aril _^ _iabnity and _publicpunishment—the laws , n ™ _k _^ m , regarding a man as again clear in C ~ . _^ 8 orthe' 5 Forid , and restored to community with _iiiiio _w-obzsna , _^ ter he had-undergone the _punishes a _» sraedtohia _tiaiagresaon . Taiirg this view

      f X _* 5 _« _tter . and lessoning fnrther , that many , in _^ _TnlSa nd thoughtless periods of youth , commit _passes , from which , in thai sober ana _wfective time « J _^ _bood they _vonia shrink and abstain from , » _* n considered by those who bestowed attention _SLi ?* _?** * th 3 t n _Wonia be bard to _^ d a nd _cuqnaliiy a _^ _^ _** I so committed . And on that view of tbe _XtoT'J _^ _lL C _^ _*» _Klsxed ; and the man _Ztay _^ _Sa , fa 5 _»^ be _' _fonnd guilty of die S _^ _ff _^ - _^ _^^ become the law

      •¦ _redde _^ _- _^ _g _^'^^^^ _nseregnlating _S _^ _Si _^ i _^^^ 10 _^^ _fe tbeir _resident _* a _« a tS _^^ L lfzs ' _*^ er , lost , and tbe _tteaaeflSSjf _^^ _** _residence , was _*» i _^ d _S _^^ ° _. 0 tha _tcPia ' _^ _Mayand , who « _a _& _w _jwf _^ _? _W 4 attention , _eondnded by fflQK _eondnaS _^ f _^^^^ e . It waa of a aa _proftssir _^ > V mtnie ' _proposui _£ to give to every _& _&&* _1 _* 1 L _« f * P _^ ciP 1 _^ as themselves , but _j _^^^ co the mode cf _earrying them out , the _«** bt _^ _T _^ _X _* _«> in the manner he might **» _ttTCjS _, ?* " _^ fittt * _P _^ ** e _* _feople _aT _^ _^ d _vere £ _Pnxsning the same _** to th « n tv Cbart 3 fta > they ( the Chartists ) should _* 5 & th _^ _TiJr _^ Iisht of _™™ _1 nng and acting i ° « S _^ _** _tbemselves , and allow tbemto t _^ _sitd _SL'f 17 _oatrnction . The motion , after an tmt

      " _«* aaaar one . _^«^ ' _» ' * * oine " _? _5 hi _^ _Vt , _^ _wq _* P proposed by 2 dr . " _**« > of 8 _^ ° k _^ " 5 ° _^ ' _^ e minute , a tb _^~^^ ° W _^ _*"" e _^ be * " _**» _*^ _ra to _ttS _?^ _^^ ° _f his and his colleague's _*^ seme _oft _^^ P _^ _-wmeoI them uf a serious , _^ iea _/ _itSS * _«^» te , TheChartiato , he _fctof _tteS _^ _. _Wy i _^^ _^ _t _3 of heing •¦ kicked _^ » c _mi _^^* ' _aei- _iKday 2 Sw _» had said ! ** _* i _« i _firt _^ Lf 1116 _° _^^ _orions . carrying their _a _^ _rSai _? _^' _^ _< _"Ba _* I- and cries of ' _^ _^ 8 result fl _fT _^ _" _^ l 6 ason to *• _^ atiafled _t _**** - _*) _Bte _f . Hie _CQnfeiK 1 C 8 - _>»^^ ed cries-of JiWsaskl _^ f _^ L _5 _^ i » bly _ it ended well _^ their tn _Cf _^ 18 _I ® 1 _^ ireIlt elsewhere to _^• _J _^ S _?^ _^ y _^ t _memoes np , n _JSf _^ 0 I 1 S '! rith the others , they wonld , _^ -- _^^ d _^ . _^ f _' _™^ rendered _themselvts iaa ve _** a _& n _zs _^ _T , _^^ to a _^ _^ _b to transportation . ** _t » an ttecunt of ihe cenduct of Mr . _Plulp ,

      The Metropolitan Chartist Delegates Met ...

      which he described as nothing abort of treason to the _Chartist-catue . If ever , he said , did man cut a stranger figure . Hia words were , that " he had always _canadered the Charter a most perfect document , until he bad read the second bill ; and that he must now conaider it as most defective . He had a duty to perform , and in making a choice he was bound , therefore , to give a preference to the Second BilL" Now , continued Mr . D . the seeond bill was not read at all ; it would have taten five hours to read , and he IMr . Dron ) was of opinion that Mr . Philp had never read it The preamble of the bill was absolute nonsense . Mr . Dron then _complimented Mr P _* _iry for his great exertions in his

      Mr . _Knieht felt that it wonld give great satisfaction to many in that Hall , and to the Chartist public oat of doors , to hear that Mr . 0 _"Co ' nnor had pledged himself to interpose his friendly mediation to have the subject dropped in the Northern Star . He then went on to state how much Mr . O'Connor had to put up with at the Conference—first bullied on one side , then on the other , and eulogised tba gentleman on his great forbearance _^—a forbearance , he added , which exalted him ( Mr . O'Connor ) in the minds of most who witnessed it—ibear )—and which he ( Mr . Knight ) wished all Chartists , for the sake of union , and tbe advancement of their cause , would imitafe—fapplanse , and renewed cries of " Hear . " ) The reports having here closed , Mr . Cnffiy gave notiee to all parties having collection boois out , and money to _pay-in , to attend on Tuesday ( to-moirow ) _evening , at the Despatch Coffee House , Bride-lane , Fleet-street .

      ETEN 1 _NG _MEETING . A densely crowded meeting was beld in the Hall in ti _. e evening , Mr . Overton in tbe chair , to which Mt Sielton _^ who appeared as a substitute for Mr . Harris ( indisposed ) , delivered a very able and instructive lecture on ' the laws of nature , and the _constitutlen of man . " At the conclusion of the lecture , which was beard _throughout with attention , Miss Suaswnah Inge moved , and Mr . Secretary Salmon seconded a vote of thanks . to the lecturer .

      The Sucking Pigs And The " Whole Hogs." ...

      THE _SUCKING PIGS AND THE " WHOLE HOGS . " The _mach-wished-for , long-talked-of Conference has been held . The professed advocates of union have met the working classes in discussion , wherein the equality of man was to have been a recognized principle , whatever question should constitute the basis of _disension . The adoption by the Suckikg Pig Chabtists of the Six Points , for which the " Whole Hog Chartists ' contend , was an implied guarantee that the minorily wonld be raled by the majority . Snch w « e our anticipations ; and now we proceed to comment upon the proceedings as a whole , unwilling to nibble at them in their progress . Perhaps there never has been in any country , certainly not in England , a meeting of more ' _importance

      than that to which we refer—not very important in its result , as it affects any political measure , hut allimportant in its developement of political character Before we set forth the purposes for which tbis Conference was called together , we must make a passing observation upon the positionin which Mr . Stcrge has placed himself . So long as Mr . Stpbgb in his individual capacity , could be consistently separated from Mr . Stubgb in his corporate capacity , we stretched a point to shield his name from the odium attached to a party . We had not , till now , any opportunity of testing the real character of Mr . Stdsge . We are of course understood to speak in political language . We are aware of the difficulties with which the loader of a party ia

      surrounded , and can make due allowances for acts of apparent inconsistency . Bnt wben we find a _leader himself complaining of the prejudices which his class and party entertain against those whose alliance they court , and yet _beiog foremost in augmenting those prejudices , then mnst we in candour admit , that however his ostensible object might have been just and conciliatory , as advocated by him as . an individual , his real motive is only to be learned through the acts of his party and supported by him . History , then , does not fnrnish any two characters more al variance than the character of Mr . JosiaPH Stcbge in quest of popularity , and Mr .

      Joseph Stubge the advocate of liberal principles . The _leTgal maxim , ** quem facit per aliam , facit per _se , " be who acts by his agent acts himself , ia a very wholesome maxim , and one by which we shall henceforth test Mr . Stubge _' s political value . Before we recur to the part performed by Mr . _Stubce out of doors , we shall glance at the objects for which the Conference was called , and the materials of which the friends of purity of election would have constituted their Parliament . In order to aid us in the _investiga ion , we here insert the address of iir . Stubge himself , setting forth the purposes for which the Conference was convened . It runs

      tnus : — _[ _3 ere follows the _Sturge council ' s address , which as we bave several times given , we omit to Bave space . — Ed . 2 J . S . J Now the very _firat paragraph of this address admits that the Conference was called to deliberate npon tbe essential details of a bill , and not to say aye to any measure that might be proposed by Mr . Stubge and his' friends . Next we come to the materials of which theCouncil of the Complete Suffrage Onion would ( if allowed ) have constituted this Conference . And here , let it be borne in mind , that Mr . Stubge is the President of this litter of " Sucking Pig Chartists ; " that not a move is made without his concurrence : —that he is not only the head-piece ,

      but the pocket-piece , of this minoT majority society of liberals . The mode resorted to , then , by the Council was this : —They held secret correspondence with their friends in those several towns in which delegates were retnrned ; andwithontother anthority than the ex-parle and fabricated evidence of their friends , they proceeded to form the body into three _classes . No 1 , containing all those to whom no objections were made by their oirn party ; No . 2 , containing fromseventy to eightydelegates retnrned by tbepeople , and to whom _frivolous _objections were made bj the Slurge party } and Iio . 3 , the condemned list , _againstjrhom grave objections had been made . In the discussion upon this part of the subject , Mr . Asbxrui _Dukcin , delegate for Arbroath , made

      the following pithy observation—*• Mr . Chairman , I shall say but one word upon those lists . How , 1 want to knew , does it happen , that I find my name , against whose election no objection has been made , in list No . 3 , while 1 2 nd in list No . 1 , the names of parties admitted for the same town , who werenever retnrned at all ? _" ' Snrely _, to enlarge upon this brief observation would be but to insult our readers . The good sense of the Conference overcame this glaring attempt oi the Stubge party , and all were admitted , subject to objections . Onr next duty is , to consider the amount of population represented by the minor majors . It not unfrequently happens , that the _position of a leading politician will attach an

      amount of importance to his acts , which may supersede that to which the combined acts of many , bnt less known , wonld be entitled . In the Conference , _however , we recognize no such individuals on the minor side . Their party consists of the rejected or the _dfserters from all , and may be termed a refuge for the de * titute . If we omit Paddy Bbewsteb , tbe world would have heard bnt little of ibe others . In looking over the list , however , we find that villages with a population of 2 , 000 or 3 . 000 sent four Sucking Pig Chartists , while the large populous towns and cities , withont exception , returned JFAofe Hog Chartists . As we mean to devote a series of articles to tbis union Conference , we shall , for the present , merely touch npon the most _glaring acts of the seceders .

      Three hundred and eighty-Jive delegates meet in Conference upon the invitation of Mr . fcTUBGE to deliberate upon something to be pboposed to ihem . A _division upon that something takes place , when it appears that for the Stubge object 93 record their votes _^ not 94 . 93 was the number ; 195 vote against Mr . Stubge , "ot 193 as recorded ; 73 are absent , about . 50 of which number were returned for a _specific purpose , namely , to support the Charter . Tbey were engaged very improperly in arranging a tea-party at another part of the town . Upon the announcement of this division , Mr . Stubge and his friends retire from the Conference , and subsequently pas 3 a resolution that they are the Conference . Now , we ask , if ever insolence or presnmption like this was known ! It may , however , furnish a very excellent

      precedent ; and as , carious enough , the supporters of Mr . "Vxlliebs npon the Free Trade qnestion in the _Hoaseof Commons , and the supporters of Mr . Stubge upon the same question —( for , disguise it now as they may , Free _Trade was their object , )—out of the House of Commons , wu 93 ; every lion has his jackaU , _and should Mr . _Yilliebs and Lord Johk Husseli adopt the precedent laid down by the "Sucking Pigs , ' all they have to do , upon their next triumph , is to leave the Honse , and declare themselves the Parliament . We regret much that this preeedeHt was not _established _oy Mr . Stubge upon the recent Nottingham election case ; inasmuch as 1801 would have constituted a majority over 1885 ; and Mr . Stubge might , upon the same principle , have declared that he only went there to be retnrned , and not to be defeated .

      We invite particular attention to the third paragraph in iir . Stubge ' s address , which says" 3 . To endeavour to ascertain tow far tiie friends of unrestricted and absolute freedom at trade will unite ¦ with na to obtain snch an Act of Parliament on their being sat isfied that the newly acquired franchise will be UEcd in favour of tuch fretdom of trade . "

      The Sucking Pigs And The " Whole Hogs." ...

      Now , Mr . Stubge was well aware of the hostile feeling that exists throughout the country to the Corn Law League ; and let us presume that a proposition had been made to assist that body , which would assuredly have been the case had the Sucking Pigs succeeded in their firet prosition . Suppose , we say , that such a proposition had been made , and had failed , might not Mr . Stubge and his party have declared , with equal truth aad propriety , that ' the minority were the majority , and that the co-operation of the Conference was thereby pledged to the League . Suppose we take Mr . _Cobdex ' s recent fishing for Chartist support at Manchester in connexion with this third paragraph , and the opportune time at which the bait

      was thrown out , was previous to the assembling of the delegates at Birmirgham , and upon the eve of the great gathering to be held at Manchester and in London . Can , we ask , any man in his senses entertain a reasonable donbt that the whole thing was an impudent free-trade triek to remit forces for the restoration of the old Whig faction upon a pledge of free-trade \ Suppose this third paragraph had been acted upon , how easy would it have been to stretch the point , and construe it to mean a pledge to support those in the first instance who advocate free-trade principles . The bubble has burst , however , and with it has vanished the hope of that

      union , which was merely intended to make the strong stronger , and the tweak weaker . We trust that Mr . Joseph Stubge will have now learned , that if he mixes with sweepsjhe most expect to get seme of the Boot . He must not longer hope to preserve one character as Joseph Stubge philanthropist , and another aB Joseph Stubge member of the Suckin » Pig Association . He has made a most , unfortunate political blunder , which in the opinion of _Talletbakd is worse than crime . He must now repair the blunder as best he can ; he haa deprived the people of the power of . assisting him , because , 5 ? a few censure , he is bound to consider them a

      majority . To-day we have spoken of the leading character in the national drama ; to-morrow we may have a word upon the parts -performed by tbe subordinate actors , as well as a few observations upon the " Bill of Rights" drawn up by Mr . _Boothbt , ( we understand , ) whose presence as an _expopnder of its several clauses , was in our opinion iudispensable ; and why such course was not adopted we are at a loss to know—especially as Mr . _Spekceb declared that the exposition of its merits by _itsframer had quite captivated him , aDd it might have captivated the majority . —Evening Star .

      The " Political Pedlars." The Agitation ...

      THE " POLITICAL PEDLARS . " The agitation for a Repeal of the Corn Laws being las we had long anticipated ) at length reduced to a mere practical form of advertisement , as puffy as " Reform your Tailors' Bills " or the celebrated " Holloway _' _s Ointment , " and not measuring more than a finger's length of handy Whig Lords , and Ex officials , we can spare time from its further exposure , to follow up the consideration of a much more important subject . We had thought it quite bad enough that the whole country should be inpnlted by Mr . Joseph Stubge and his party , without being further subjected to the taunts of the root from whence the faction sprung . Tbe _Jlforntnip Chronicle , relyine npon the success of that trick

      intended to be played off at Birmingham , maintained a very dignified silence pending the arrangements . As we before observed , St . Thomas ' s Day was a great day for England ; and while the Chronicle devoted columns to the Ward elections of some free-trade fools , not a word did that paper contain about those elections which more interested the working classes—no , that would have been infra dig . / " Tbe Chronicle ' s place was that of a camp follower , and the time for action was after the battle . Our contemporary appears now to regret the result of the Birmingham Conference exceedingly ; and would saddle all the odium of the sudden irruption upon the deserted

      instead of npon tbe deserters . It is a difficult task , we admit , for the leading journal of such followers as the Whigs , to shape a course that would have the effect of pleasing that Mosaic piece of art . We did think , however , as the Chronicle had " left us alone in our glory , " while struggling for a fair representation of the whole people , that we should have been saved from its slovenly interference when the battle was over . We had imagined that the 8 tb clause of the Ashburton Treaty was a bone to pick , which wonld have required our friend ' s every device , and all his spare time and space . However , as the Chronicle merely shows its teeth and cannot bite , we pass the comment upon the defeat of faction over without further notic and

      come to a consideration of the parts played by some of the subordinate actors . Old hands infr _n us that it is a good plan , when a house is infested with rats , to singe one , and let him loose , and that the smell will drive the otherB ont . We imagine , however that any less cruel plan , likely to be as efficacious , would be a welcome substitute . We have tried this experiment and found it fo succeed . At differtnt times we found ourselves called upon to direct attention to the conduct of some professing Leader . When we find a working . man abandoning labour altogether for politics , we are impressed with a belief , that he is either very honest and enthusiastic , or very lazy and treacherous . But when working meu are paid a certain

      salary for agitating , then have we a right to look for their support , their full and undivided support , of those principles , to advance which they hire their services . We must presume that the Chartists , at all events , do not advocate _Chartism for mere gain , but from principle , that our lecturers , unlike the free-trade demagogues and the " suck-pig" squeakers , have selected their parts from admiration of the principles of democracy . In our endeavours to keep some of those gentlemen in the straight road , we have been more than once , or one hundred times , denounced as denouncers ; while , marvellous to say , the only two men whose political integricy we have questioned , and for doubting whom we ourselves

      have been abused , now stand before the country self-convicted of one of the most flagrant acta of treachery ever yet committed against principle The Chartist delegates had gained a complete victory over their pretended friends , the question in dispute being apparently nominal , but really a tr ial of how far the opponents of the Charter could securely go , in destroying first the name , then the leaders , and then the principles . To have made our own union more perfect , when abandoned by the minority , should have been the object of every honest man ; and to keep out of sight the " BUI of Rights , " the antagonist of the Charter , and npon which the separation took place , should have been the desire of every prudent

      man . Messrs . Williams and Philp , however , anxious for a very unenviable notoriety , took upon themselves to effect a change in the minds of men who had shown that they could not be seduced by _sopliistry . The dogged opposition evinced to the Charter by Mr . Stubge and his party , had the effect of rallying those delegates who magnanimously consented to take both Bills into consideration at once . But Messrs . Williams and Philp could not endure the humiliation of serving in heaven , and therefore commenced their hellish design of forming a third party . But we shall proceed at once to comment upon their conduct . Having by a vote decided upon the course to be pursued , we had no right to expect that tbe harmony of the

      Conference would be broken in upon by two delegates who had stood prominently forward in support of the very measure which tbey had been paid , and well paid , for supporting . Mr . Williams may tell us that he has not been paid ; but we tell him that he has , and well paid too , by the support he has received in his business from those who placed confidence in him . However , we shall proceed . The preamble of the People ' s Charter is proposed , and Mr . Williams , in a most incomprehensible speech , places ihe preamble of the rejected Bill in opposition to it , and actually has tho presumption and audacity to propose its substitution for that of the Charter . As Mr . Williams has expressed a desire to know " What a base corapremise is / '' that

      was one , is our answer . For now more than three _yeaTs the twistings of Mr . Williams have been matter of discussion among Chartisis . The very suspicic n attached to some of his movements should have made him more cautioHS , and he should have embraced the golden opportunity to . set himself right and to place his _revilers in the wrong ; but no —the recruiting party for lecturers was abroad , and some recommendation was necessary . If we have just reason to complain of the conduct of Mr . Williams , what . language must we use to stamp the treachery of Philp ? This man has branded himself as the veriest hypocrite that ever disgraced society . He has committed frequent breaches of faith , and has been pardoned . He

      received the people ' s money as a member of the Executive , as a lecturer , and as a journalist . He received that money for his advocacy of the Chartist principles . He is appointed one of five persons to carry out the principles of that _Billj for years he has lectured upon , and undertaken to Bhow , its superiority over all otber human concootiona ; when loand behold , as if by magic , he sees the error of hiB way , and the light shines upon him through what to us was utter darkness . The preamble of the People ' s Charter was short , simple , plain , and explanatory of the principles contained in its enacting clauses : and what says tbis double-oyed , this

      wellsteeped advocate of Chartism ? ** Mr . Chairman , oub _globious cause requires all our energy , and our _objectshould be to heal those distracting differences that have crept into our ranks ( we omit the side-thrust at Mr . _O'Cowob . ) We should consider the best means of preserving union , and should set an example of liberality . I confess that up to this time I was the firm advocate of the People's Charter 1 but since I have read this document , I am convinced of my error , and now I see all the glaring imperfections of the People ' s Charter " Good God ! Did ever treachery equal _thia ! What 1 a fellow who would have starved

      The " Political Pedlars." The Agitation ...

      had it not been for the generous support awarded to him by the poor people—a fellow who must have been supposed to nave made up his mind npon the principles before he hired himself to advocate them —one who was elected to the high office of an Executive Councillor , to have ventured upon such a declaration before those with whose pence his every stitch was purchased 1 This preaching , long-faced hypocrite , with " our glorious cause" on his lips , and treason to that cause in his heart ! Again we ask , was any treaohery equal to this ? We were prepared for the desertion of Habbt Vincent . We knew that he could not long bide in the unclean ranks ; he , however , has deserted us with a better grace ; he has

      gone over to the enemy for money . Philp went over in the hope of getting pay . Vincent has the advantage of having first . made his bargain ; while Philp has rendered himself valueless even Jo the humbugs , inasmuch as we feel assured that no body of honest working men \ vould ever again allow this preaching pedlar to address them upon " globious cause , " Why did this weak-minded young man thus confirm every suspicion entertained of his honesty , and justify those who were chastised for suspecting him 1 Perhaps the people will now see not only the justice but the necessity of keeping a watchful eye upon those whom they pay for doing their work , and will be ' more cautious in future how they heap those with reproach , who , seeing further

      than themselves , entail upon them that odium _whiofe is sure to follow the slightest reflection upon favourites . We have felt it a duty thus to direct attention to those two gentlemen ; and if the wholesome chastisement which they will assuredly receive , were not likely to operate as a warning to sinners in a less degree , there are others , whose doubtful conduct while in the Conference we wonld now comment upon . They have , however , we trust , learned a wholesome lesson . They have discovered , that in an assemblage of from 300 to 400 honest working men , who , after their work of three or four days is done , are once more to return to their daily toil , faction cannot raise its head as in a Convention sitting for months , and consisting of from thirty to forty leaders ; many looking for jobs , and seeking for means to destroy all who are supposed to stand in their way . The delegates , that is , those

      who expect benefit from the Charter , and who are honest in its advocacy , took the full measure of every man at the late Conference . This was its great , its inestimable value ; and if ever the people meet again through their representatives , we hope that it will be for a time so short that faction cannot mature its projects , and in numbers of honest blister-handed working men bo great , that designing knaves will not be allowed to serve their factious purposes , while reoeiving the people ' s money for doing the people ' s business . The working men have now had a taste of the manner in which some would have done their business . Thank God , the honest fellows were tbere to do it for themselves , otherwise we should have been sold neck and crop ; _ani some of our lecturers would have gladly embraced the golden opportunity afforded for establishing a union , of the terms of which we have had a fair specimen . ,

      We rejoice that our London representatives have borne honourable testimony to the forbearance of Mr . O'Connob , and that he has not furnished faction with a single charge against him during the whole of this trying struggle , while not a few complaints are communicated of the disgraceful manner in which that gentleman was attacked by many professing friends of the Charter . One Chartist lecturer observed , upon rising to support Mr . _Pabbv _' s motion , and alluding to Mr . O'Connob , "Now , THEN , WE ' LL DRAW THE BADGER . " _UpOO the whole , we most cordially congratulate the people upon the opportunity afforded them of seeing , hearing , and judging for themselves : and

      in the results they will have discovered some _jastifioation for those , who seeing all , cry out mad dog , wben their friends stand in danger of being bitten . Let the people now reflect upon the damage that their cause would have sustained had Mr . Philp been one of the Executive Committee . We shall return to this subject again and again . We have not yet touched upon the speech of Mr , Lawrence Hetwobth , of Liverpool , delegate for Reading , and in which this self-styled philanthropist let the cat out of the bag , when he said , " We don't _objoct to jour principles or to your name ; WHAT WE WANT TO GET RID OF IS YOUR LEADERS , " pointing his finger at Mr . O'Connob . —Evening Star .

      The Birmingham Conference. To The Editor...

      THE BIRMINGHAM CONFERENCE . TO THE EDITOR OP THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —In proportion as the cause of freedom progresses , and as means are adopted which are calculated to improve the condition of the oppressed ; the enemies of truth and the hirelings of faction , exert themselves to destroy its influence , and under the pretence of giving information , deal out garbled statements ; and like a cunning adversary whose only object is to gain a paltry victory , or effect some mercenary purpose—they endeavour to confound circumstances and persons , to throw odium on the characters of those who have partially mixed in the proceedings , and thus create prejudice where they are conscious of inability to prove anything against them by facts .

      The Birmingham Conference , which was looked forward to with so much anxiety by the most liberal and intelligent part of the community , to effect a union of all classes , desirous of obtaining the principles contained in the People ' s Charter , has been thus seized upon by our enemies , who not only assert tbat it has failed to do that for which it was convened , but that it has stamped disgrace upon us by showing that we are inconsistent with our principles . Whig and Tory are alike rejoicing over , and seeking to turn to their own

      account , what they term " th « split" and the " explosion '' , and as might be expected , the enemies of reform are most inveterate against the consistent and determined enemies of corruption , and attribute it to " the violence of the physical force Cbartists " , and are rather '' oily" in their remarks upon the suffragitesthey call it an " attempt to amalgamate the oil of the Complete Suffrage with the vinegar of the Chartists ;" but these remarks are perfectly consistent with the inconsistencies into which the opponents of democracy must fall .

      We cannot be surprised at the advocates of oligarchy assuming that one is more than two , or tbat one-third of a body is tbe whole , for this is in perfect accordance with their reasoning upon moral and political subjects , though It is doubtful whether they would apply the same species of logic upon other subjectsfor instance , if there was a mixture of gold , and when half a pound of gold was taken from it , tbere was a pound of gold left—would tbey assert that it was all drosB , because it had consisted of one-third dross . But we can appreciate their motives in endeavouring to attach tbe practices of some of [ the professed friends of democracy , to the principles of tbe Charter , and understand why they are not able to distinguish betwixt those _wh-i opposed practices , inconsistent with its principles , and those who resorted to such practices ; but how men who claim " priority ''* in the cause of democracy can furnish materials for , and then make use of such arguments , is only to be accounted for , by taking it in connexion with their other conduct .

      Tbe absurd and anti-democratic conduct of the Complete Suffrage party , cannot admit of palliation or defence ; for were we to admit that their intentions were perfectly honest , and that in the fulness of egotistical vanity , tbey imagined that they alone were capable of " preparing a bill to be submitted to Parliament for securing the juBt representation ef the whole people , " yet even in that case their actions are entirely at variance with the principles of just legislation , and which must be the result either of . bad motives or gross ignorance , and display such an utter want of ability in calculating the tendency of actions , as to make them contemptible as advocates , and dangerous aa colleagues . The professed object for which the Birmingham Conference was summoned , was to secure just

      representation for the . people , or , in other words , to substitute power delegated from the people , for power assumed over tbe people , and yet the first act of the Complete Suffrage Council was to assume to themselves a power over the delegates of the people , and to exclude from , or include in tbe Conference whom they thought proper—but they found it to be beyond their reach on account of the firm stand made by the practical democrats—and acts 1 , 2 , and 3 , were given op ; they next assume a right to dictate to the Conference a bill which bad been only prepared and seen by themselves , and which , from its _tza and complex character , it was impossible to consider in a period ten times as long as that for which we were met , and because the Conference resisted this arbitrary conduct , tbey in defiance of a principle which forms tbe basis of

      democracy , refuse to comply with tbe _deolsioss of a majority , though by submitting any subject to a vote , each by expecting that the minority will acquiese if tbe decision be favourable to bim , likewise is bound to abide by the decision of the majority if the decision is against him , and if this principle is not acted upon , then is democracy a farce , representation useless , and the ties which hold society together destroyed—yet this principle has been violated by those aspirants to priority , " and they not only retire , but upon meeting by themselves , they , with all seriousness , set about proposing a resolution that they were the Conferenceio determine that ninety-four who agreed with them are superior to , and a majority over , 193 who differed from them . And this is from the prefessed advocates of political equality , and aspirants to " priority" in the

      cause . These facts must either prove that their intentions were dishonest , ( as Lawrence Heyworth informed us , ) or else tbat they are entirely ignorant of moral and political truths , and that whilst they profess to oppose men assuming authority they assume authority themselves , to serve their own purpose , in direct opposition to those general rules which they tellUB they are exerting themselves to advance . I remain , sir , Yours truly , R . T . M 0 B . R 1 S 0 N . Nottingham , Jan . 3 rd , 1843 . * The B ; v . E . Miall _, in Conference , December 28 tb , _18427

      Class-Made Laws Have Made Its Tictims, L...

      CLASS-MADE LAWS HAVE MADE ITS TICTIMS , LET US ENDEAVOUR TO _RELEASE THEM . Fellow Working Men , When I sent the advertisement to be published , which has appeared for the last few weeks , and which states that I will give four shillings to tbe Executive and one _shilling to the Victim Fund out of every one hundred pound weight of beverage ; I say , my friends , at that time it struck me very forcibly that the Victim Fond _stoodlmuch need of augmenting , and I think so still , as yon may see by

      their letter ; and I also think if we may judge from appearance , that the country evinces but 'little disposition to support tbe cause of Chartism ! through the Executive , inasmuch as neither myself nor Messrs . Crow and Tyrrel has had much to add to their funds for some weeks past I therefore propose that tbe whole of the five shillings per one hundred pounds be given to the Victims' Defence Fund , and it shall appear as before in Mr . Cleave ' s Subscription j List weekly , until the assizes are over , when we can make fresh arrangements as the times may require . "

      . Now , my friends , it remains with the people , whether thoBe men who have been made victims for no other crime than that of demanding justice at J the hands of our oppressors bo left to the clemancy of a merciless judge and a time-serving jury , or whether they shall have funds sufficiently supplied j which will secure to them justice ; and we must remember that there is only a few weeks to raise this money in , and we should also remember that we that are at liberty are so only because the law has not got hold of us , but that we perhaps may have said and done more towards tbe downfall of tyrants than those whom it is our duty to support i

      I now leave the matter in your hands , and only bave to say , that I pledged myself in 1819 never to rest until we were free—1 never have nor never will . Roger Pindbr , HulL

      More Middle Class-Sympathy. To The Ed1io...

      MORE MIDDLE CLASS-SYMPATHY . TO THE ED 1 _IOR OF THE NOBTHEBN STAB . Sib ,, —In some of the numbers of your paper , published last summer , you kindly inserted the manner in which I had been persecuted by tho influence of the Anti-Corn Law Plague in Newcastle-updn-Tyne . In your paper , from time to time , appeared various accounts of the exertions I had made to forward Chartism in the County of Northumberland . There I continued until dire necessity , and the influence of faction , compelled me to come to Scotland . Tbere are , however , few of your readers , except those who know me in the places where I have laboured , that are aware I want my sight I have always been able , by my own industry , to obtain support , and when 'elected as a councillor of the National Charter Association , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , my name appeared in your columns as a _mattrasH-makftr . !

      Now , Mr . Editor , I am abont to relate a case , of disgraceful tyranny , such as has seldom appeared in your paper . 1 came down to Edtnbargh in search of employment , but having found none , 1 was compelled to apply for work at the A & ylum for the Blind , an institution supported by the Voluntary contributions of the publio , and the majority of its directors are clergymen . They agreed to employ me on the 14 th of November last ; but on the day following , Iwhen I went to work , judge of my _surprise , when I was asked if I had not lectured fer the Chartists ? Upon answering that I had , I was _informed that I could not be employed until further consideration ; and on the 128 th of the same month , the former resolution was recalled , the committee declaring tbey would give work to no Chartist .

      Now , Sir , what will tbe public think of this ? and from what I have heard of your writings , I know what you will think of it , and that you will take the earliest opportunity of giving it insertion in the People ' s paper . I now conclude myself , Yours , A determined Chartist _through life , John Cockbubn . Edinburgh , Jan . 2 nd , 1843 .

      It Appears Fboh A Madrid Journal That Th...

      It appears fboh a Madrid journal that the officers who evacuated the fort of _Atarazacaa , at the instigation of the French Consul , still } remain at Perpignan , and refuse to return to Spain . Messrs . Blofkld & Co . of London , Map Sellers to the Queen , have published a most _splendid Geological Map of Great Britain . It is one of general utility to the private gentleman , the merchant , the manufacturer , and the agriculturist , and it would form a handsome ornament for the library , the hall , or counting house . —See advertisement .

      The Politician's Text! Book.

      THE POLITICIAN'S TEXT ! BOOK .

      Ih Ave Great Pleasure (And No Small Shar...

      IH AVE great pleasure ( and no small share of pride ) in submitting the following encomium upon my little Compilation , the POOR MAN'S ; COMPANION for 1843 , to the notice of the public generally ; convinced that thelovors of bight and truth will bo pleased , with me , that this three-penny-worth of lk Facts and _Figukes" is calculated to be of use in guiding the public mind to a correct appreciation of several political and social schemes of amftlioration advocated by the advanced sections of tho Reformers . The letter , in which testimony to thid

      effect is borne by a gentleman whose good opinion I value more than that of any other man breathing , is , as will be perceived , a private one to myself . I take the liberty , however , to use it in this public manner ; satisfied that Mr . O'Connor will not _ohjoct to my doing 60 , as its publication can only hare the effect of accomplishing his own desire , —en .-uring tho increased circulation of what he deems a good and useful book ; useful , I hope , to the Poor Man and to the Poor Man ' s cause . Jos . Hobson . Leeds , Nov . 21 st , 1842 .

      Loudon , Nov . 19 , 1 S 42 . My dear Hobson , —You will see by the Evening Star , that I have made a good use of your invalaabU little book ; the very best that ever appeared in the English language , and one which has taught me tbat 1 was a fool till now . You should have called it tbe " Whig Economist . " It is splendid . The ( tax payers on the platform started again , when I read the extracts from it But 1 have not had time to do it justice . I forget the increased expence of sending Frost and others oat of the country . That item ia frightful . [ Your book should be iu every house , from the palace to the cobbler's stall . It is the very best book ever published .- and I beg of you to accept my thanks for it . What labour it must have cost you in tbe compilation . Your _" s , very thankfully , ! Feargus O'Connor .

      P . S . —Our _meeting was glorious . The Shams are routed for ever 1 Not a Chartist would nibble / .

      The following " Opinions of the Press" will bespeak , in some measure , the worth of the little ompilation : — " We have here the most efficient multum in parva that we have ever seen . As a " Poor Man's Companion' *— a book of ready reference upon many subjects in which he is vitally interested , and of information upon matters which he ought to know—it is the thing which every poor roan needs ; as a text ; book for political lecturers it is invaluable .

      " There is aaanwil _; of inf _armitiou contained in it which we never before saw crammed into so small a compass . Facts , figures , tables , and calculations , all of them regarding matters of national importance , and all arranged and made tendy for general and immediate user—affording at a glance almost whatever information can be wanted—stud tbe whole book ; while a few happy and judicious comments afford a kind ! of guide to the uninitiated in statistics for their application and use in the various matters of civil and social polity which may come under contemplation . "— _-Northern Star .

      " The excellence of the calendar section of this multum in parvo , is of the first order ; and it might put all the Francis Moores that have existed since the ] days of Noah into the shade on the score of utility : and yet we have in this bijou , tor threepence , twenty times the information pretended to be given in the veritable " Francis" for double the money . ( When will humbug and the _Stationers' Campany dissolve partnership ?) The statistical and argumentative portion ! of the " Poor Man ' Companion , " presents claims to the attention of every man ; and the intellect must , _indeed , be fbtuse , that cam . ct derive useful information from it There has been much reading and deep _inflection in the present compilation . "— --Weekly Dispatch ,

      " This is one of the many and cheap political almanacs published for 1843 ; and it contains so many particulars respecting the amount and application of the taxes raised from tbe industry of the producing classes , " and such a quantity of valuable statistical information , that it may safely be contrasted with any similar publication . It ia compiled from | Parliamentary and other documents , by Joshua Hobson , tbe printer and publisher , of Leeds , who ! seems to have spared no labour to bring together

      such details as bear npon the leading questions of the day . Curious particulars are likewise given of the ' employment of the population , * the annual value of real property in England and Wales , the trade of the United Kingdom , & c , at tbe charge of threepence . The ' Poor Man' may thus obtain a ' Companion' that he cannot fail to find full of information of a useful and interesting nature , and that renders this political Almanac well worthy of support from the classes for whom it is peculiarly prepared and adapted . "—Morning Advertiser .

      _*« * Parties residing at a distance from a bookseller may have a copy of the Poor Man ' s Companion sent to their residence per post , by sending their address and Jive postage stamps to the publisher . The Poor Alan ' s Companion may be had ( at the Publisher's Offices , 5 , Market Street , LeedsJand 3 , Market Walk , Huddersiield ; of J . Cleave , ll Shoe-Lane , Fleet Street , and J . Watson , Paul ' sj Alley , Paternoster Row , London ; A . Hey wood , and J . Leach , Manchester : Paton and Lov _. a , Glapgow ; G . J . Harney , and W . Barraclough , Sheffield ; and of all _Booksellers [ and Netvs A _^ _t-ina m To # n and Country .

      - ¦¦ -— - ^ Now Publishing In Penny Numb...

      - ¦¦ - — - _^ Now publishing in Penny Numbers , and Fonrpenny Parts , VOLTAIRE'S PHILOSOPHICAL DICTIONARY , complete from the Original in Six Volumes . Part 13 is published this day , and Part 15 will contain the title page to Vol . I ., and a most admirable likeness of the celebrated Author , engraved on steel . The Publisher , in order to keep his word to tho public , has doubled the quantity in the last two part _? , without increasing the price so as to bring the work within the price of Ten Shillings , at which tbe whole will be completed ..

      Also , The D 1 EGESIS ; being a Discovery of the Origin , Evidences , and early History of Christianity , never yet before , or elsewhere , so fully and faithfully set forth . By the Rev . Robt . Taylor , A . B . in Penny Numbers , and in Parts price Fourpence . THE DEVIL ' S PULPIT , by the Reverend Robert Tailor . A Sen > 8 of Astronomo-Theological Lectures delivertd by this celebrated Orator . In 48 Numbers , _Twopenco each , or in two Volumes , Cloth , price Nine Shillings . W . _Duudale , Printer and Publisher , No . 1 (> , Holywell-street , Strand , London .

      Dedicated, By Permission, To Her Most Gr...

      DEDICATED , BY _PERMISSION , TO HER MOST _GRAClOUi MAJESTY QUEKN -VICTOKIA , AND HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF RENT . BL OFELD AND CO . ' s NEW MAP OF ENGLAND , SCOTLAND , AND WALES , compiled from the Trigonometrical Survey of the Honourable the Boa , rd of Ordnance , and Corrected to the present time , from Documents in possession of the _Commissioners of Boards , tfce . Size . —5 _^ feet long , by 4 feet wide , margin not reckoned . Where preferred , it can be had in two parts , the one containing the Map of Groat Britain ; the other , the information round the border . With this Map are given , according to the Reform Act , the Divisions of the Counties , the _Boroughs , Polling Places , and tho number of Members returned for each .

      Distance Tables of each County iu England , as well as of IreJand , Scotland , and Wales , _enda general one of Great Britain _; forming a . Key by which _ths Distance may be found between any two Market Towns in the United Kingdom . Also various Topographical and Statistical Information respecting the United Kingdom , the English Counties individually , and the numbers of Square Miles , Statute Acres , Ac . The Population of all the principal Market Towns , aud the Total Amount in each County . The Market Days , & o . The Rail Roads and Canals are laid down in most instances , from Plans in possession of the various Companies ; and the Iron , Coal , Lead , Tin , Copper , and Salt Mines , as correctly as possible .

      Price , handsomely Coloured , Varnished , and Mounted on Mahogany Rollers , French Polished , or done up in , a Case made to resemble a Book , £ 3 3 s . The above as a GEOLOGICAL MAP , Coloured so as to show the various Strata , & e . _Half-a-Guinea in addition . Published by Blofeld and Co ., Map-sellers to the Queen , 29 , Thavies Inn , Holborn , London ; and may be had at Mr . Hobson ' s , Publisher of the Northern Star .

      Letter 01 Im Ior Frightful Accidejtt. —O...

      letter 01 im ior Frightful _AccidEjTT . —On Thursday afternoon last , about two o ' clock , Mrs . Judd , the wife of Mr . Judd , haulier , of Pillgwenlly , having received a

      Porcanoe Ner Nusoana, Went Out The Purpo...

      porcanoe ner _nusoana , went out the purpose of carrying it to him . She had proceeded but a few yards from her own house , iu the direction of Pill , when , crossing the new tra _~* -road which leads to the dock , a locomotive engine came up at a moderate pace . Mrs . Judd appeared to those who happened to be near at the moment , to be engaged in thought , a she was look'ng on the

      ground , and taking no notice whatever of the approaching engine , which at length struck her and knocked her down , and before the engineer could stop it , the wheels bad passed over the _upper part of both her thighs , crushing the bones to atoms in an instant . The unfortunate woman was immediately removed in this frightfully mutilated condition to her own house , which she had left in heaith and spirits but a few minutes before , aud where death , released her from her suff-rings in six or _Beven hours after . Mrs . Judd was about 35 years of age . —Mo » - mouthshire Alerlin .

      To Obtain Beeb from Chalk . —This is an easy and common process , aud may be put in practice as follows : —Go to a respectable public-house , having first taken a residence or lodging in the neighbourhood . When you wish for beer , resort freely te the chalk , and go on , getting as much as you can upon this principle , until it becomes _unproductive , when you may try it in another quarter . —Punch ' s Almanack . Sib Felix Booth . —On Wednesday last , the Magistrates heard , id their private room , an extraordinary charge against Sir Felix Booth , of a very revolting nature , preferred against him by his nephew . The ex-Sher > ff of Loudon declaring that it is an _s'ooipt to extort money from him , has ex pre * determination to have it probed to the bott < ; iu ihe case was adjourned to Tuesday . — _Hu ! _kvigltam of Saturday .

      1 ' 1 txcOMMt'NICATION PBOM THE _ClIURCH . — A of rare occurrence in the present day , took pit t » the _parish church of Messing , in this county , en b _'iiday , the 2 ath tilt . During Divine service the recior called from the congregation a young man and woman , and in the presence of all those assembled , expelled them at opposite doors from the sacred edifice . —Essex Herald . We regret to state that portions of a wreck were cast on tho shore of Killibegs _, during this week , which leave no doubt but that a mealancboly loss of life and property . has occurred at sta . On the inside of one of the boards cast on shore , are the words "John Swain , " and on the outside of the same board are the words " Thomas Richardson , " Portions of thecabin , and cabin furniture , were also thrown on the beach , aud some oars branded " T K " or " T . R ., " for the brand is not very legible . We cannot indulge in the most remote hope , that any of the crew escaped . —Sligo Champion .

      Richard Murphy , the steward of General Sir James Kearney , who was lately fired at by some assassin near his master ' s house , expired on Thursday night , from the effects of the wounds he received —Kilkenny Moderator . Ingenious Contrivance . —Wonders never cease An engineer at Brussels , named Luppeu , has invented , says a Brussels paper , a galvauic telrgraph , which he has set up in his own house , No . 12 , Rue de la _Paille , and in that of M . Ledegunok , in the same street , which , although the apparatus is . comprised in a small case not more than four inches cu _*> e , and forms a very pretty chimney ornament , enables those gentlemen to interchange whole sentences , and in fact converse with each other for hours together .

      Worthy op Imitation . —John _Hulings , E-q , of Presteign , recently made the liberal reduction of ten per cent , ou the rental of his Radnorshire estates , _conceiving that from the heavy losses the farmers of that county experienced during the wet season of 1841 , in the deficiency of crops , loss of sheep , and the low price of wool , the present depressed state of agriculture must be especially felt by them . —Hereford Times .

      Ffilove Fjouns Fflatviotg.

      _ffilove _fJouns _fflatviotg .

      Registered, Elizabeth O'Connor Fox Newso...

      Registered , Elizabeth O'Connor Fox Newsome ihe daughter of Edward and Mary Ann Newsome , of Hanging H _^ aton . On Christmas Day was christened , at St . Thomas's Church , High-street , Dudley , by the Rev Mr . H . Cartwright , Charlotte Emmett Frost Wright , aud Sarah Feargu 3 O'Conuor Wright , daughters of William and Hannah Wright .

      Mabb1ages.

      MABB _1 AGES .

      On Saturday, At Bethel Independent Chape...

      On Saturday , at Bethel Independent Chapel , Wortley , by the Rev . R . L . Armstrong , Mr . Charles Hogg , clothier , to Miss Martha Smith , both of Hursfonb . This being the fir & t marriage solemnized at the above place of worship , the parties were exempted , from payment of fees . On December 30 th , at the Superintendent Registrar ' s Office , Preston , Mr . John Joseph Berienguier , of Birmingham , to Ann , eldest daughter of Mr / Thomas _Coultherst , shoe-maker , of Friargate _, Preston .

      Deaths. On The 29th Ult., At Richmond, I...

      DEATHS . On the 29 th ult ., at Richmond , in the 35 th year of his age , Ambrose Clement , Esq ., surgeon . On Saturday week , aged 37 years , of typb . ua fever , Mr . John Barker , relieving officer for tha township of _Stansfeld , in . the Todmorden Union , which ofiice he had held from its formation in 1838 : his kindness endeared him to the poor , by whom he is greatly lamented ; and his steady obliging demeanour and integrity , had secured him _IhajQagfidence and respect of the _inhabitantslj _^^ b . t _^ r _& s _^ . ship . _^ i _^ ' _Si _^ _Ow On Wednesday , much lamented , Sr . _w _^ _pira _>« _K _^ r \ Mr . John Jackson , bookseller , of thi 0 _(^&' _>^ M z _^^\ J , On Wednesday last , aged _ii _^ _K _^^^ W _^^ _0 _^>^ fii C months , William , son of Mr . Jam « S _Wf _^^^^^ iyf _^ £ aud tea dealer , _KirkgatejiutMsU _^ . _r _^ _^^ _il _^ ' _^ _Sf _^ _* _? On the 27 _tfi alt . ; at Hull , aged _4 _^ _J _^ _M _^ _jjffl « _ttj _»«/ _JK j 2 r 7 wife of iir . Wiliiam Mortimer , _^&& _9 ° _^^ V _^^^* _' _^ IBiv

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 7, 1843, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns5_07011843/page/5/