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THE NORTHERN STAR. SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1839.
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A NEW CHARTIST V7EAPOKT.
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THE PLATE
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TO BEADEBS & COSRESPONDENTS.
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ARRIVAL OF THE CONVENTION AT BIRMINGHAM.
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LEEDS AND WESTRIDING NEWS.
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gTHIMBXiSHIOGrXVG SEVSSSBS ! " Presto ! Quick and be gonechange ! Gentlemen , make your bets . Which thimble is the pea under now !!!" Sir Robeit Peel , with all his knowledge of the game , betted on the wrong thimble and lost the stakes just when he fancied himself about to sweep the board . 'Tis rather vexing to be sure to be thus baulked , gulled , cozened , done brown .
and laughed at . It n somewhat exonerating to the heart of & thimble-riggiDg rogne to congratulate himself upon hafing " fairly done" not a wmple " green" bat a "knowing eoTe , "—an old practidoaer in the art * of villany , who thought himself " np to snuff" and made snre of a '" jolly pall . " YTe , therefore , can readily excofe and easily account for , the ravings of the Tory , and the ek-ucklingsjrf tie "Whig faction during a portion of the period which ham traanpired since , in our last , we made the welcome announcement that the " shabby GoTernment" was defunct .
Ir seems , however , that this " shuffling eff of the Governmental coil" was onry intended to form a plea ** at incidemt in the farce , the performance ef which hss afforded so moch profitable amusement to Hbe "Whig mimic « ta . tesnen . HaviBg been kmg _ hkded by the gallery , and the pit stming more than half inclined to jo » chore * , the players had evidently no course left but that of making their bow to the House , and taking leave of the manager . Canning Tognes , however , they made provision for
a recal , by taking care so to arrange the scenery * nd properties , that no other performers should be Able to work with them . In plain terms , though forced to quit Downing Street thenwelves , they contrived , by leaviDg their "better halfa" behind , make it practically untenable for their successors . Sir Robert very naturally concluded that there was little rise in his attempting te carry on a Tory ¦ Government while the Royal person was constantly enrrocaded bv the wives ana sisters of his Whie
rivals . The Qieen , drilled and tutored from in-¦ fancy in sabserrienee to "Whigrgtry , had been instructed to refuse parting with any of ber female household . Sir Robert Pzel saw the trap and would-not be caught . He ' flung up , ' aad the bubble of a Tory Ministry burst before it was fairly afloat . The " favourue" was recalled , as he intended that he should be . The jet " Lamb" again revels in the caresses of Royalty , and sports and gambols in the Halls of DowciDg-StreeL
The great question now is , how long will the * 3 » rt last ? How is the country to be governed , either by the Whig or Tory faction ; both of them having confessed themselves incapable of goverEirg it ? The "Whigs say " We have ne power in the Moose of Lords—in the corrupt House of Commons we are little better ; and in the coon try generally oar Tery name stinks : we hav ? nothing but Court influence to live upos , aiid . though that is bigh diet , we cannot ra ^? Ut on it alone . The Tories sav " In the ColoDie * ice vise concur we
are regarded with dc : e * tatioa—ia i ' fie Home of Commons we are in a cou *« der * b'e minority— at Court we are forced upon the S& * tT < rign against her iac&Kation—in the Lsnls siene we are strong ; but the Lords cannot ho ' . d us up against the probable mxchinitions of Ladle * in Waiting . " Between the two , therefore , it jeeins to us quite impossible thu any this ; : like a permanent Ministry can be fenard . Victoria «« m * in great -danger of being like Louis Philippe of Trance , ¦ unable to form an AtiruinStration * t all . The di « -
. graced lacdoa have rtxunwd place , but how they ¦ mean to go en haj « no : jet b ec made public ; nor do ¦ we beSeve that ! b * -r rhc-rnselves know . Varion ? nunoors have Soared as to the making of certain alterations—the changing of " jiga'ity" men for tbe advocates of progressive jtform . Certain it is , that without seme new ruse , even '' Liberal" effrontery must be considerable nonplussed , to resume tbe Go-Ternssent in the very same position under which it «* as laid down from confessed incapability .
Oar opiaion i « , that tne progressive men will ¦ carry it . That Lerd Johx Rcesell will be removed to the Upper (!) House , and that an attempt wi'l be made to cheat tbe people by farther schemes of " Liberalism . " We bid them , therefore , to be on their guard—to be as little charmed by the syren tongue of "VThiggery , as frightened bv the b ^ ustericz brow of Torri'm . Let them go right -on ; abating nothing of tieir demands for ereahaE >^ e -3 justice—trie restitution of thei r- eoas titationai rights ; and the osly possible g&irantee oi their liberties—the possession of the power of law m skins .
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INSURRECTION IX FRANCE , AND SYMPTOMS OP A LIKE
INSURRECTION IN ENGLAND . The pesple of this country may take emphatic -warning , and draw valuable lessons of instructioa , from the events of the last few days in Paris . Tke spirit of tyranny is the same here as there . As little scrupulosity may be looked for in the choice « f means wherewith to accomplish the designs of { action from tbe "Whip and Tory cabals of Britain ms from the Citizen King—the pre-eminent distinction of whose character is that of euLnint ?
cowardice , and cruelty , each eempressed nnal the whole form but " one strange substance . For gomp months Louis Phillippb , unable to induce tie representatives of ibe middle classes , even , of the French people , to endure an administration , composed so thoroughly of his own creatures as to give him , in fact , absolute power , without the appearance of it , ha » been unable to form a Ministry at all , and has , in fact , governed the country independently of responsible advisers . The people were
growing tired of this ; they saw that the glorious Revolution of the Three Day * , like the glorionn Reform Bill of England , was a delusion and a msckery . They saw that they , like ourselves , bad Ttserely changed the domination of one tvrant for that of another : and their conviction of thi « was producing there tbe same effect which the knowledge that the people of England have now gained of the real character of Whiggery has pr * - dnced here .
The Citizen King tried cajolery till he saw that it wouldn ' t do . Then comes the development of the Tery plot which we know to be now hatching by the traitoron * factioni in this country . Spies and emusarie * are sent among the people , paid with the people ' s money , to allure the most foolish and simple » mong tkem iato a trap . A . < nug little emtutt is got np for the purple ; the farcical parapbenalia of iMnrrecti » n upon a small scale is exhibited ; an
officer or two , and a few soldiers ( the animated tool * ef tyranny ) are lacrifieed ; forty or fifty citizeni are slaughtered ; two or three hundred prisoner * are made ; to undergo the process of a mock trad , preTiou » ly to some of thea fceinz gmllotmed , other * sent to tie gallfyg , and others made to minister to the character of the tyrant for clemency , by being graciously pardoned the eoa-. misson of offeneei of which they may have been D ^ guilty , or whack , being rightly interpreted ,
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ought probably to be regarded as virtae * . The account of this pretty " movement" will be found elsewhere , and will repay the trouble of perusal . It bean internal evidence that the whole affair was a " got-op thing . " The people generally seemed neither to have expected it nor to have been prepared for it , aad with laudable good sense , they abstained from meddling , leaving the few poor dupes who
had fallen into the snare to pay the penalty of their folly . The thing , however , seems to have answered Louis Phillippe ' s purpose . He has got his Ministry appointed , and of course the insurrection i 3 put down . Some hundred lives may be sacrificed by it , but that is a consideration unworthy of being mentioned when the purposes of tyranny , whether royal or factious , can be accomplished at » o cheap
& rate . Now this i * precisely the game which the wretches are preparing to play here . There never was a time when the people of England so much Heeded the happy admixture of courage , firmness , and prudence as at the present time . The reptiles who lately quitted office with the intention of resuming it , and who have succeeded in crawling back again , knowing that the progress of liberty and tbe existence of faction , in any shape , are incompatible , have provided all the necessary
arrangements of an extensively ramified ucierglpt , by which , if the people exercise not great can Bon , their , effortg fox tbe establishment of their rights are likely ta be seriously impeded , though they cannot be ultimately defeated . The Royal Proclamation , and the Letter of Lord John Russell to-the Magistracy , are indications of the plainest character tb&i a bloody-minded determination has been come to , to leave no means untried—no provocation unused—whereby , the patience of the people being exhausted , aad their prudence failing ,
they may be drawn into tome act of folly , which shall afford the cover of a pretext to the scoundrels for establishing a military despoiitm . On reference to Lord John ' s letter , our readers will see that the Proclamation against armed meetings is construed by the little Lord to be applicable to ALL meeting-. ' which his toadies , who desecrate the beneh of justice , may choose to consider " unlawful . " They will see , also , that this political ' * incendiary" efferg to put arm ? , paid for bj the people ' s money , into the hands of every well-dresstd cut throat who chooses to receive them , for the purpose of forciDg
the people to remain in slaTerj . We repeat , all these are indications of a deliberately-farmed , damnable , plot agaiii-t the lives aad liberties of the people , wkich nothing but the greatest caution and forbearance oh tke part of the people can defeat . Let tfee people , therefore , remember—let every > ingle man bear constantly in mind—that every movement of every individual amongst the people is now watched with 1 > ax-like ferocity , and may be prodective of the mos : serious effects . Let them take care , therefore , as we advised them last week , to give the villains no pretext upon which to break the peace .
We regret exceedingly that our advice to hold a : l the simultaneous meetings on one day has net been follosred . It would have weakened the position of the-brute-force rasials to &Dd tiieir attention called to so many different poiats at ence ; while at the same time it woald have afforded evidence of the determined unison which preraiL ? throughout the country mure conclusive than any meetings , however astoundingly large in theirisolated character can convey . We do hope this plan will yet be adopted ; that the m \ riad 8 of the whole country witl vet pour forth to
register their peaceful vows btfore the face oi Heaven on one day . The brave operative * of this country have , on divers occasions , sacrificed a portion of their valuable tiiue for the prosecution , by this truly '' moral" means , of tht-ir public rights : let thtra maku one more such effort—let the " looms , the iapscones , the anvils , the spinning-jennies , the spade * , and the ploughs , have another holiday ; but -let the arrangement be so made—the general
understanding S 9 perfect— as teat this ehail be done simultaneously . Tbe effect upon the nerves of the conservators of property by the oppression of labour , who are ever as timid as they are base , would be rha : cf an electric shock . They will lift up their eyes in d > tonisbKient , and , seeing the utter futility of resistance , will be fain eno-jga to concede that which theT tan r * tain co loDcer .
As it is , tbe advice we give to the people respecting the mtetings to be ho ' . den next weet is thw . V >' e give it in sincerity , and we hope it will be received attentively . Let no arms of any description be paraded . Let no uBnec-essary excitement prevsdl . As far a ? pos-ible , let tbe stillne *! of cool determm-tion be perfectly exhibited . Lrt evtn your words be carefully chosen and rightly guarded . No foolish boasting -no empty vaunting ; men who mean to fight seldom cry out to be holdtn . Let tbe businpej of the re ^ peeuve meetings bo uoa » through
without tbe slightest violation of order . If the police and ihe military parade themselves at or near the raeetingSjlet them do so . Give them noprovocation : pay no attention to tbtm . If acy foolish old apple-•¦ vonan of a Magietrate , upon the affidavit oi any nYn wife as foolish as himself , choose to consider tbe meetiug unlawful and read tbe Eiot Act , let every one go peaceably home . Tbe pnrpose of the meeting will be infinkely better accomplished thus than by
remiiaing to be butchered . But if , as is not unlikel y , tbe peace be broken by its professed conservators ; if the : people , having givtr . nu proTotation , be wantonly attacked ; if Briti-a blood be shed by lawless violence , why then Tben we give tbe people no advice at all . We merely repeat our last week ' s quotation : — " When it is their cue !• fight , they'll know it without a prompter . "
They wil ; know , ton , wten , where , and how to begin . Should that terrible day come , which thoroughly rouses tbe people of tbis eountry to frenzied desperation , ' twiil come like the blast if tbe simoom , scattering havoc and desolation arcund , leaving behind it a ce . > ert and a wilderness too horrible for contemplation . We pray Heaven that that day may never come . Ani , lest it shou ' id come—because we know nothing else can avert itwe beseech the piople at this crisis to exercise prudeace and forbearance , that the reckless folly of their oppre .-sori ! may not be able to pluck down the ruin which in its blindness and its madness it is lea : ing to lay hold of .
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MR . FKOsT . We received a letter from thb truly patriotic Gentleman , when just going t « press , which we would gladly have given had it been possible . He cannot be « the meeungs in Whitsnn-week ; hipresence being required in Wales , where the factious despots have determined to put down the Chartist agitation by force , and where Vincent is imm « red . Fbost , like a true son of liberty , has thrown himself into the gap .
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ia these days anything could astonish as , it woab have been the assemblage convened to meet their repre « entatires . The town was literally full . The shops were shut , few banners were raised , no music wa * heard , and yet did the glorious principle of Universal Suffrage , uaaided , rally round its standard more thaa one hundred and fifty thousand sobs of labour and children of liberty . Yea , the meeting of Monday , was larger than that of the 6 th of August ; we have this admission from many who were present at both , and yet the feloody Times
gives w 6 , 000 ; these are the follies which will lead to insurrection if anything can . Hired ruffians , thus undervaluing the moral exertion of the people . It must be borne in mind that this demonstration was held in defiance of the Mayor ' s proclamation , and in the teeth of a barrack full of horse , foot , artillery , and rocket brigade , and yet was there no vain boasting from the men of Birmingham ; no , it wa * their firmnes « , and not their blustering—their courage , and not their bravado , that struck us . Early in the morning about 4 , 030 special rascal * were
sworn m , aad the Mayor sent word that twenty pieces of cannon would be brought to bear upon the meeting , to which the reply was , that the people were in possession of forty piece ? , which wonld level the town , if a single shot was fired . One bloodthirsty Tory magistrate was most anxious for a . little practice , and begged hard for a scramble , but < toe better pea * e of the majority prevailed ; and , indeed , it was fortuaate , for nothing eould have saved the town , if their peaceable meeting had been interfered with . The language of those
Delegates who addressed the meeting . was ' firm , and bold , and the people seemed to pay unusual attention to the speakers . The procession , which appeared to fill the town , was the most orderly we ever witnessed—the Journal office being the ohIjspot which elicited cheer or groan , the latter of which was laboriously bestowed u ? on it . The Delegates , upon their arrival , were regaled at the Thatched House Tavern with a good substantial lunch , from whence they proceeded , two and two , to Hollaway-Head , preceded and followed by this
vast assemblage . ItBtruck us as most pointedly , the desire of the people to place the Delegates as nearly as possible iathe centre , rather than at the head of the procession , which was afterwards explained by an assurance , that if the Delegates had been attacked , they should have only been attacked from before or behind , oTer the bodies of the people . When Attwood held his large meetings for tbe Reform Bill , he had all tke aid of the middle classes , and they had tbe comfort of bis countenance and support ; but here we
find the desertion of those traitors en masse merely tending to knit the people mure firmly together . The people no longer 1 ; ok to a spurious support which is sure to be withdrawn when ita own object is attained ; they have not now even the Aristocratic portion ef the shabby trades with them , acd yet are they invincible . We look with disgust a . ui contempt upon those trades which refuse to join the people , from tbe sordid nothn that their own law * are strong enough to defend their own rights . We shall soon bee . The dirts- fellows should take
example from tbe joiners and carpenters of Birmingham , and from the whole body of the trades of Newcastle ; their power mikes the move irresistible . The people must drill the trades into line . We cau only nay , that Birmingham bas nobly done its duty ; let but tbe Delegates do thrirs and tb « work is done . It was decided that meeting ? should be held each night , in order to hear a report from the Delegates , and we regret to s ^ y that on Tuesday night , none of tbe Delegate * , with the exception of Me »> r * . O'CoNXOE and O'Brien , did attend . This will
not do . If the people are to work , their leaders must work double . The deliberations of the Convention have been very much improved since their arrival at Birmingham , and no doubt but the beneficial result from change of air , will be very speedily felt by the whole body . The announcement by Mr . O Con nok to the meeting od Tuesday , that a revolution had broken out iu Paris , was received with loud cheers , while at the sams time all
declared that if tbe Convention did ito duty , not a blow need be struck . That is precisely our own opinion , that nothing but the moral cowardice ol the Convention can lead to any physical outbreak . This we do not anticipate , but man is ti- « h , acd , therefore , it is no harm to assure the Delegate * , that in such an event they would be the first sacrificed—courage is their best defender , desertion will be their ruin .
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OF the " lUTIOtfAL CONVENTION " WILL BK ritESEXTED TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE SUBSCRIBED FOR THE NORTHERS STAR , SINCE THE SIXTEENTH OF FEB . LAST , A 8 UNDER .: — In LANCASHIRE , on SATURDAY , the 25 th of May . In YORKSHIRE , BIRMINGHAM , and the Midland Counties on Saturday , June Int . In NEWCASTLE , CARLISLE , SCOTLAND , LONDON and the Southern Counties , on Saturday , / one 8 th . We intended to give them to all our Subscribers in one week , bat find that oar Engraver cannot get off the requisite number .
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T . H ., bl'Hir . — iVe do not ttunk it would be wum tu publun hlsvenei . Patrick Downing . —Vfe have not room for hU reply to the A * hton Address . C . J- ^ Conldthey be sent to any perion in London , if not we will forward them by a parcel which goes to that part every nonth . G . P . —Know * no better way tkan the last . We will tell him one , at sight . TO . AOE . VW . -We h » ve ajrainto re ( jnent our agents to « end their urdtfm so u to bo at the oflje » on Wednesday or Thnreday morning , at the latest . We hare to complain more particularl y of those in the North ; their orders gen-rally coma at the time the Dapsrs for the North Mail Bhould be sent to the P . wt Office .
NATIO . N'AL RENT . . From Holme , or Spatting Moor , York- ' 8 l » re £ \ 11 0 STRPHENS'S DKFKNCK FUND . From Dewabury m ^ " 11 0 0 From a Friend at Worthy ....... . "" . * 0 10 0 Working Men ' s Asaociation , Kendai ... . 10 0 Storor and Stainton , Doncaster 0 2 0 THE Report of the Dadlev Meeting wa * received so late that it cannot appear tUl next week . THE Hu . liorsfield News wai not received till Thumday , in consequence of which , not a word ol it c » n appear . To AGENTS— Our agenta are informed that only one halfpenny will be allowed upon each paper upon the dav on which th- Convention U given . The cost of thU plat * has been enorrHniw , and we do not wi » h to raise the pries to the public . TO SHAREHOLDERS . —The names of those peraomi residing at Asluon , and requiring new ticket * for shares , have been for-varM to Mr . O'Connor , who will , upon hw return , c niply with the reqneat .
ACAJ . V WE REQUEST OF OIW AGENTS to sond n * condensed reports ol the meeting * held in th « ir towna during next week . We are willing to pay , and it is absolutely necessary that » ur readers should * kk the whole state " of the country with one glance . | Wo should have all thn Monday s meetings in the office ob Tuesday morning . WE REGRET THAT Mr . O'OoXNOR was compelled , from illnes * , to leave tho Birmingham meeting on Monday , and the Convention on Tuwday—acdaljo to abandon any attempt at furnishing us with hw letter npon the Dnticn of the Radical * . Mr . OConnor bas bren strooaly reeom-. nondei to give up public life , for a short uat * . but he utedfastly refines , and tays that he will Hold fifty or one hundred meetings during the idle month ol Jufte .
WE BEG TO CORR-ECT A MISTAKE wiiwh appssTed in the Star of the 27 th of April . For Ship Tavern , Hill House Lune , it ihou'd have rua thus : —Ship Tavern , Steel Hoiub Lane , Birmingham , ^ " 13 toward * the Stephens ' * Defence Fund .
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UEEDS . Trial of the Rev . J . R . Stephens . — Heywood , of Manchester , and Berger , of Loadon , have just published , in the form of a pamphlet , price threepence , verbatim copies of the three indictuient < preferred at Liverpool and Chester , against ( he Rev . Mr . Stephens . Few people , before the publication of these indictments , which were , till lately , withheld from Mr . Stephens , were aware of the charge against him . They are now in possession of it . Booksellers in every part of the kingdom can bt supplied by Mr . Heywood .
The Demonstration on Whit Satbrd&y . —We have it on good authority that many of the trades in Manchester have stated their intention ot walking in procession to the moor on Wnit Saturday . We hope that other trades will follow their example , and exhibit the same degree of patriotism . Akmlf . v Northern Union . —The best possible spirit prevails amongst the working classes ol Armlcy , and there is no doubt but that they will exert themselves in freedom ' s cau .-e , on VVhit-Tut-sday . A public meeting was held on Tuesday
evening last , on Armley Moor , and as a proof of the ^ p iri ; by which the inhabitants are actuated , a large number of the inhabitants listened partially and attentively to the several spr-atcers , notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather , as it xtiowed haaviij at the time . Mr . G « orge White addressed the meeting at considerable Wngth , after which he proceeded to Bramley , to attend a meeting tuere . Mr . Charles Connor also delivered a most able and eloqueut address , and was loudly cheered . Preparations are beiag made for Peep Green meeting .
Triumphant Meeting at Bramley . —This town does really progress with railway speed , the union has increased its members tenfold since the last time of meeting ; the difficulties which obstructed their progress at the commencement has been removed by the energy and determination of the . agitating missionaries ; they have now got the largest room in Bramley to meet in , aad the hest wishes of the landlord for their success . It should be remarked , that the same person a'u . s willing from tne commencement to grant tho use of the , room to the working men , but was intimidated by the cowardly threats of the Whig and Tory factions ; hut their Jay is gone by , and Bramley is regenerated . The most crowded and enthusiahtic meeting ever seen ia Bramley , was held ou Wednesday
evening last . They were addressed by Mr . Holdsworth in a very appropriate manner . Mr . Illiagwortn made a very elever speech , in wxplanation of the princip ' ee of Radicalism , after which Mr . Whitnrrived from Armley , and addressed the meeting at great length , in which be showed up the frauds and villanies praciiaed on the people by the two factions , and imprt-s .-L-d on the assembly the nece . vity of inusteriiig thar forces for the great demonstration at Peep Green . Bramley will do its duty . It was resolved to hold a General Delegate Meeting on Saturday evening , at Rt-veu o ' clock , whsn every union in Leeds and it « Vicinisy are requested to send a delegate , in order to arrange for Peep Green Meeting , at Standing ' s Temperance Coffee House , Bmua : *; . Leed >< is alive .
Kirkstall Noiithf . rn Union . — Great preparations are being made by the inhabitants of thn spirited village , to swell the throng at the glorious deir . or . 3 tratr , ; a at Peep Green . The union tl ig was floating in the brteze' -on Monday last , as a signal ' o the members of their meeting night . The female * of Kirkstall aie determined not io be outdone by the m-n , and have sub-cribed sufficient to purchase a handsome Hag . Tke weekly meeting of ; he Union was held : u tbe Wvodmaa Ini , Mr . Hold ? Horth in the chair , who addrissed tbe nui ; t-
mg in a neat and eloquent speech , in which he depicted the evils of the present ^ system , and the necessity of a Radical change , and concluded by introdnciag Mr . Jamt > s Illini , worth to the meeting . Mr . Illingworth addressed the assembly u * great length , and explained the People ' s Charter in nil irs bearings , to tbe sati ? f . ic ; ion o ! tbe company present , and sat down amidst repeated cheer * . Mr . George \ N hite also addressed the meeting , and exhorted them to muster strong on Whit-Tuefday . Tbe men and women of Kirkstall will be found at their
post . Leeds East End Northern Union . —TS . w body has removed its sittings from the house of Mr . Hamilton , the Fox Ii ; n , Bank , to Mr . Hudson ' s , the London Tavern , top of Mill-street , Bank . Leels East End Union . Oa Tut ^ ky evening iast the members of this Union met at the London Tavern , Richmnirt-road , ( at whieh house cheir future meetings « ill be held , ) when the following resolution was proposed hy Mr . William Rider , seconded by Mr . David Black , and unauinicusly agreed to : — " That this meeting deumx it tu be the bounden duty of the people carefully to « ateh the proceedings of their real and ostensible servants ;
and , in conformity with such duty , this meeting declares its decided opposition to the resolution firoposed by Mr . Jaines Taylor , in Convention , on Friday last , advising the people to ' Petition the Queen , praying her Majesty to tale into consideration the sufferings of the people , " Sec , such resolution being , in the opinion of this meeting , in direct contrariety to the avowed determination of the majority of the Chartists , which determination in—to petition no more . This meeting also repudiates the amendment proposed by Mr . Saakev , recommending 'distinct petitions to tho . House ol Commons (?) in support of the prayer of tbe National petition , ' we , who aie now assembled , hting
resolved to petition neither the Queen-, * Lord " , nor miscalled House of Commons , since petitioning has been clearly proved to be an expensive farce . This meeting njost cordially thanks Mr . O'Cfiiuor lor propping an amendment , Hegauving the previoujtly-praposed farcical resolution aud amendment . We also tender to Mr . O'Connor our sincere thanks for proposing th * t application be made to Lord John Russell 'for the necessary sum fur providing one million two hundred and fifty thousand stand of arms , with commissariat , ammunition , &c . suitable to tbe emergency anticipated by the letter of
the Noble Lord ; ' tain supply being essentiall y secesjary , at the preneut time , in order to counteract that destruction % f life and property , evidently contempUted by the aristocracy and their adherents , who mre adopting every imaginable scheme to drive . the suffering people to the com * mission of deeds of desperation , and which deeds can oaly be prevented by the just demands ol the people being granted , and arms placed in the hands of the isdustrious clauses wherewith to defend the country from the intrusion * of foreign tnemies , and the tyranny , robberies , and blood-thirstiness of on domestic foes who unhappily 'lord it over us . '"
Watch Stolhn .-t—On Sunday , an engineturned patent later gold watch , with the initials E C engraved Miereou , aud a small gold guard chain attwbed , was stolen froia th « Leeifi barracks .
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Uakimu Kobbkuv . —On i ' ueaday ntgat , between tea and eleven o ' clock , some daring thief contrived to gain access to an up-staira room in the house of Znbedee Cook , the Foundry Inn , Marshall-street , Holbetk , and stole twenty silver tea vpoons . nine silver table spoons , and two silver salt spoons , all marked Z . S . C . ; two £ 10 , apd two £ 5 notes , three sovereigns , and ~ about tbirty shillings in silver . There were several articles of value left behind , which lead * to a supposition that the depredator had been disturbed . There was a meeting of a club in an adjoining room , and the probability is that , taking advantage of this circumstance , the room was entered and the property banded out of tha window to a confederate . The thief had also made his escape out of ' . he window . The police were immediately apprised of the circumstance , and have Bince made every exertion to discover the offenders , but hitherto without
success . Examination . —After the Chemical Examination he-Id on Thursday last , in Gonville and Caius College , in this university , the Micklebarg Scholarship was adjudged to Charles John Hare , of Leeds . — Cambridge Chronicle .
aXCBUZOND . Police Office . —On Monday last , Michael Glover , of Newsham , was brought before the Worshipful the Mayor and the magistrates for the borough , by Mr . J . Whiting , Police Constable , and convicted of having , on Saturday night last , violently assaulted Mr . Christopher Westgarth , of the Unicorn Inn , RichEiond , and was fined 20 s . and costs , or in default of payment to be imprisoned one month . Richmond Hikings . —The hi rings at Richmond , oa Saturday last , were numerously attended by farm-servants of both sexes , and yet high wages were demanded ; men eighteen yearn of age and upwards , were asking £ 20 , and women from £ 8 to £ 10 per annum .
FRoPAOATidN or the Go 8 PEL . * - -On Sunday Ian two excellent and very impressive sermons were preached in the Pariah Church of Richmond , by the Venerable Archdeacon Musgrave , M . A ., in the morning from chap . xvii . v . 3 of St . John ' s Gospel ; and in the evening from Thessal . chap . v . 16 th v . In the afternoon a sermon was preached in the chapel of the Holy Trinity , by the Rev . Robert Meek , M . A ., from the Second Corinth , ch . ii . v . 16 . Aftereach serf ice a collection was made in aid of the Incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts . On the Monday following the anniversary meeting of the DistrictCommittee « in connection with the above Society , for the Deaneries of Richmond , Cattsrick , and Borough-Hridge , was held at the King ' s Head Inn .
ALMONDBURY . Public Meeting . —At a very numerous and animated meeting held in the Radical Associationroom , Old Crown Inn , Almondbury , far the purpose of considering the Whig Poor Law persecution against F . O'Connor , E-q ., and also of making arrangements for the West-riding meeting , Mr . Solomon Thwaite in the chair . The following resolutions were unanimously carried : — That th-¦> est thanks of this meeting be given to F . O'Connor E-q , for his bold and unwearied exertions in tVe cause of the people . " 2 nd . "That we view the present pro-ecution against F . O'Connor as , a b . ise concerted scheme to put down that great organ
oi public opinion the Northern Star , and do hereby pledge ourselves to cupport that pa ; er by all the :: ieans in our power , and all able journals that continue to advocate the rights of the labouring classes . " 3 d . " Tnat the committee do sit at the Old Crjwn Inn , on Saturday the 18 th inst ., from six to nine o ' clock , to receive subscriptions towards defraying the expenses of the West-riding meeting . " 4 th . ' That tha procession move from the Old Crown , at half-past seven o ' clock , on Whit-Tuesday to the Peep Green meeting . " Tbe meeting was addressed by Messrs . Samuel Dickinson , John Eckersley , F . Crosiley , Thamas Veevers , and others . _
Peep v Green Mef . tino . —The Almondbury , Lepton , and Kirkheatjn Associations have agreed to form one procession , aad have engaged a band .
EAEWOOD . Great Public Meeting of the Chartists near Bolton-le-Moors . Notwithstanding the attempts of the Whig faction to prevent the meeting , by placarding different part of the district , declaring such meetings illegal , and notwithstanding the inclemency of the day , a numerous , peaceable , and well-couducted meeting was held here on Monday last . Mr . William Pickles , an operative of Tot'ington , was unanimously called to the chair , and the following resolutions were moved , seconded , aad unanimously adopted : — " That this mi-eting views with satisfaction tbe general conduct ot the Convention , and will support it to the u'mok ' t of our power morall y , if allowed to do so physically , if physical re-istance be fcrr-ed npon us
by tbe factions who have too long plundered and insulted the loyal and industrious subjects of this realm " - 2 nd . —' That in the opinion of this meeting , this country cau never know pence or enjoy tranquillity until such time as every man who is liable to be called upon to bear arms in defence of rbe laws and Constitution of his eountry , shall have a voice in the election of those whose province it is to m ; ike Lr \ s . " The resolutions were moved and seconded by members of the Harwood Association , and sapporred in strong and energetic language by Messrs . RawMVn and Bird , of Bury . The snow fell during the who ' e meeting without intermission , and the cold was extremely severe , but the people stocd likf fiint ; so much more powerful is moral sentiment than physical suffering .
BEY WOOD . Disappointment of a Cotton Lord Tsrant . —A coi : on lord iu the neighbourhood of Heywood , named Abraham Stott , who occupies a factory known by the name of Crimble Mill , near H e > wood , went , on Wednesday , the 8 th inst ., to the house of one of his spinners , named Thoraa * Kershaw , aud asked him if he would lend him his gun fc > shoot with . The mm said , ' No ; you havt four , and do not need mine . " Stott said , "Let
me have it , till the meetings are over . " " No , " replied the oppressed patriot , *'• yon may look at it , but not touch it . " The cotton lurd could not leave off in this in ^ auce ibat which is the invariable practice of such men , but said peremptorily , " I will have it . " " Then , " replied our bold Democrat , " it shall be you and I for it . " But Stott did not like to try physical force , and bo walked iff , saying , "Thou art a damned bad cur . " On Friday , the book-keeper was ordered to discharge Thomas Kershaw from his ( Stott ' s ) employ .
HAUFiiS . Fatal Accidksts . —On Tuesday , the 6 th inst ., John Hoyle , aged 16 years , was killed on the Manchester and Leeds Railwa y , near Luddeaden foot . He vr a * driving a wapgou , when bis foot dipped , and he fell , aad the waggon passed over his body . Another maa was killed on the same line of read tho Friday following , near Todmorden . RadicaUsM . —A-f . th * Labour and Health Inn , Southpate , iu tbis town , on Saturday evening last , the following resolution was unanimously passed in a full room , having first been moved and seconded
by two of the members : — " Resolved , That as the enemies of social order and good Government have their nnis > aries abroad , in order to prevent anv member of the Radical Association from falling into the meshes of . the hired spies who are said to be prowling ahout this district , we do hereby resolve to apprehend , or cause to be apprehended , any person or persons who may be found recommending an organization of physical violence , or any kind of traming or drilling to the unlawful use of arms , for the purpose of obtaining possession of our constitutional rights as Englishmen . "
Suddf-n Death . —Mr . Thomaa Turner , gnnsmith , who lived in a yard near the Roe-buek Inn Northgate , in this town , was found dead in bed ou Monday morning last . Fire . —Oh Wednesday morning last , a fire broke <» ut in Mr . Farrer ' a warehouse , at the bottom of the Market Place , in this town . Serious consequences were fortunately prevented by a young man , who sleeps ia some part of the premises , awaking and discovering the fire . Tub Life and Forttjme Mbn . —It is stated that some hundreds of individuals have been sworn in constables fer this town during these few days back } bnt whether to preserve the peaee or break it
deponent sayeth not , aa there has been no disturbance or riot indicated by the peaceable inhabitant ! , either in the town or neighbourhood . Some say they are to act as a safety guard to preserve the lives of those well-disposed individuals who intend appearing on Peep Green , to expres * once more their firm determination to support the National Petition and People ' s Charter . The advisers of her Majesty , who have recommended the "Proolamatios , " axe supposed to have been deceived by tho ^ vil reports of aome ill-disposed persons , who are . e ' aemies to her liege subjects , and wishful to throw the State iu to a commotion not becoming a free people , that the standard of discord paaj tw erectetL > wtea 4 Qf peace aud plenty .
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A « BLkKiUu » ft .-A puouc uicel . UM . wu » ei « d in the School Boom of tbu place , near Balifiu waa held on Mondajr evening last , preparatory to tbe Peep Green meeting , when several friend * from Halifax , who bad been invited , addressed the assembly . A recommendation was given that eVerr person who attended that meeting should £ o in 1 peaceable , orderly manner , and without arm af any description . . ' . ; , ¦
BRADFORD . Stephens ' s Defence Fund . —On Sunday iast , two sermons wer « preached in the . opes air at Idle Green , ia the afternoon by Mr . William TiiornroH , and ia the evening by Mr . Arran , ( both from Bradford ) and collections made amounting ta £ i 2 s . 3 £ d . Expenses incurred in Bills printing . &c , 4 s ., leaving a balance of £ 2 18 a . 3 M ., to be appropriated to the Defence Fund . Special Constablbs . —On Tuesday last , Wm . fiikingtoD , a labouring man , who resides in die township of Manningham , wa * ordered to pay £ 5 for refusing to be sworn as special constable . Ott asking how long he would be allowed to raise the neediul , tbe answer was , until a distress « onld be made agaiast his goods . Our informant ( Pilkingtoa ) states that the mbney was paid over to the Constable or Manningham .
West Riding Demonstration . —The Rafficalsin this neighbourhood are -making great preparations fer the Peep Green demonstration . The town has been placarded with local bills , aBnomjcnie that the procession from Bradford will be headed by Joha Frost , Esq ., from Wales , accompanied bv several other patriotic gentlemen . Th * procession will form on the Thornton road , near ^ tbe Odd Fellows' Hall , and will move at ha&past eight o ' clock . . . * ¦ * ¦ *
DEW 8 BUEY . Great Wbst-Ridins Meeting . A Meetw j Ot the C ^ mfiaittte of Delegates of the various Kadical Asieeiations in the Weet-RidJng of York , appointed for the management of die forthcoming West-Riding Meeting , was held at Mill Bridge , on Monday last Mr . George Hall , of Dewrsbury , in the chair . The following snm / for National Rent were received : —From Lepton , per Mr . Thomas Vevers , £ Z ; from Mirfield , per Mr . Benj . Pearson , £ 1 ; through the Medium of the Northern Star , per Mr . Joseph Jones , £ 4 . lls . 3 d . The folio wing resolutions were agreeJ opoH : —Moved by Mrk William Thorntonseconded bMrAbel
, y . cxoodall— " Thai * Deputation be immediately tent from thw mming'totheEa * rl of Harewood , the Lord Lieutenant of tbe West-Riding of the Connty of York , to request his Lordship to convene the West-Riding Meeting to be held upon HarUhead Moor on Whit-Tuesday , 1839 , and in case his Lordship refuses so to do , that the meeting be convened by seven or mnre inhabitant householders of the West-Riding . "— Passed unaniimusly . Moved by Mr . William Thornton , seconded by Mr . Robt- Tetjey " Thtt the Committee of Management for the forthcoming West-Riding Meeting " together with the speakers and Reporters be admitted upon the
hustrjgs free of expense . "—Passed unanimously . Moved *> y Mr . Jo * . Jones , seconded by Mr . RobtlTetley"That tbe Managing Committee and the Movers and Seconders of the Resolutions meet together at the hustings . upon Hartshead Moor , at half-past ten o ' clock precisely , on the morcing of Whit Tuesday " ' - "—Passed unanimously . Moved by- Mr . Sami . D ; ckenson , seconded by Mr . Joseph Jones— " That an hymn ha selected by tbe Secretary , and inserted in the Northern . Star this week , to be sung at the beginning of the . West- Riding Meeting on Whit lutsday next ; and that Mr . William Thornton , of Bradford , offer , up a short prayer immediately after the singing of the hymn . "—Passed unaaimously .
HYMN , To be Sung at the commencement qf the Great fTes Riding Meeting , to be held on Whit-Tuesday , 1839 , upon Harts / ieud Moor . to ! we answer , aee we come , Quick at Freedom ' * holy e * U , W . ; come ! we come ! w * coaie ! wecanw ! To do the glorious work of all ; And b » rk ! we raise from sea to sea , The sacred watchword , Liberty ! God is our Guide ! from fi * M , from wave , J-r-m plough , from anvil , and from loom , We e- 'tne , our country ' s rights to save And speak a tyrant faction * doom ! ' And hark ! we raue from sea to kps , The sacred watchword , Litxrtr ! God is our Guide ! nd awurJjj we draw VV « kindle not war ' * battle tires ; By union , justice , reason , law , We ciiiiu the birthright of our sires , We rais .- the watchword , Libt > rtv ! We will , we will , we will bo tree !!!
HULL . Colon-el Thompson and thb Radicals op Hull . —Oa Friday evening week , a public meetinz was held in the V : ctoria Booms , Queen-street for the purpose- of securing the return of Calonel Inorapson for Hull , at the next election . The rooms were crowded to excess , and hundreds were unable to gain , admittance . Mr . John Peck waa unanimously called to the chair , and-explained that the object of the meeting was to eecure the nnited ^ , f f Befrraw" ° a" Rrades in the support ef Colonel Tnompson at the next election . He was fet ^ * tbat « .. ™* »••** of VV and Radicals
rags , a proposition had been agreed upon , wh-ck would be laid before them . Colonel ihompson addressed the meeting at considerate length , intimating that the Whi g and Tory interests were so evenl y balanced , that the Radicals , being felly able to torn the scale , had only to remain firm aud united , arid they would certainl y be able to return at least one Radical member . Mr . William Noble moved ,-that a requisition be prepared and submitted to Mr . Hutt . Mr . Kobert Lundy seconded the proposition . Mr . Wilde moved , and Mr . B L Johnson secanded , a proposition , pledging the m ' eet ^ ing tathe support of Colonel Thompson , in the event of a dissolution of Parliament .
• SKRI ( ? ^ ciDENT .-0 n Tnssday afternoon , just as the Wtiherforce steamshi p waa starting for London , one of the engineer * fell overboard npon a sloop ljin . close b y , and severely fractured his skull . He now lies with little hope of recovery . Firk . —On Monday merning , about two o ' clock a h .-e was discovered on board the Transit steam ¦• • • . hip , whicli plies between Hull and Hamburgh A number of the police soon arrived , and succeeded in confining tbe damage to the destruction of the raid-ship decks .
Working Men ' s Association . —At the weekl y meeting of the Working Men ' s Aviation held at their rooms , Saltbouse Laue , on Tuesdav evening hist , Mr . John Jack ^ en in the chair , Mr " , ^ i . de , ma short address , moved the following rese-Intiou :-f- That tW A ^ ociaUon , h 3 S learnt , with Leungs of satistaction and d . light , that their iriend and the friend- of man , Colonel Thomson , has " armounced himself a candidate for the borouch of HuU , mtKe .-event of a dissolutionef Parliament , lhaf , ha ^ nglong noted thecharacter , and carefully observed the conduct , of the Gallant Colonel , this Association pledges itself to aid and awist his return hy all legal , peaceable , and constitutional means within ite pJJwer . That this Association furthermore recommend that all minor differences among Reformers sh ould , on this occasion , be merged : and that , as the Whiga have accepted the rieht hand of
reiio « rHhip held out to them by us , it becomes our duty go to act towards them in the support of any cindi £ ate they may brinK forward ; so that if thw atterapt should fail , the blame at least shall not be » ars . " Mr . John Peck seconded the resolution . Colonel Thompson then addressed the meeting . He full y proved the neeenidty of granting the elective franehisfe to the working claffet ; and promised that , * bould he' be returned , be would use every exertion ta procure Universal Suffrage . Mr . Lundy then addressed the meeting , ao 4 proved the ill effects of the present corrupt s > t < tfem on the morals of tb « people . On the mDtion ef Air . Williaa Holder , it was resolved " Tbat the eleetion committee for the reform candidate * should consist of nea-eleetors aa well as electors . " Three cheera were tben giTen for air . Vincent , the Convention , and the Colonel , and the meeting broke np .
Meeting , to Pbtitioii thb Qorkn . —A requisition wm lately presented to the Mayor to call a public meeting of the borougk , to-petition the Queen to tall to her councils aoch men only as would re-tore peace , happiness , and contentment to the people , by eecaring th « ra UniTeisal Snfrage . Hu Worehipi however , refused to comply , althoagh the reqniMUon wm rigned ^ 220 ' r ^ pectablc shopkeepers and hoHsehoWern , and the meeting will it conseqnence \ be held on Tuesday next , when Messrs Unrn * and Hartwett , missionaries from the ConTen ton , will attend , \
BABN 8 U 5 T . SEKMoug . On Snnr ]» ythel 2 thiB 8 t . two fwrmoa 'vere preached in the Odd Fellows' Pall , by tbe Ret Jnd . Hart , of afiddleton , in aid of tie Stephenf V < fence F . ttnd . Service commeaced at two in *^ e a ^ teroooo aad six in the evening , « Bd ateacb timeth
The Northern Star. Saturday, May 18, 1839.
THE NORTHERN STAR . SATURDAY , MAY 18 , 1839 .
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( From our men Correspondent . ) On Monday last the Natienal CsnventioD , about thirty-five in number , arrived at Birmingham , and if any doubt previously exiited u to the propriety of the step , it was removed npon the train reaching its destination . The banks of the railway fer a ooBsiderable dis ' . accc- from the station , wereoofeTed with reoau , who upon being telegraphed by the delegate , mide prcclaroatioB of their arriral . 1 =
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Mi- OEOBCR HePWdBTH , OP ABDLEy . We have received a eommunicntion , which we omitted t <> notice Uat week , froia the Methodist New Cooatxion , or Arilley , denjinji the statement that he bad been expeiW froiu thM lx >« r , md itttinif , that if » ny different between him and hU Ute religion- ) ssscct % Us exist , it is not on " political grounds , but because , in TheoloKfial ncnliment , . i ^ ^ incliueii ^ ^ ^ vttfUrt nl tin New Jeru-H , ! e *» Caureh .
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Ah obliging correspondent from Hexham has furnished us with a drawing of the above inntrument , which he gays is a Caltrop , brought from Winlaton , where they have been manufactured in great combers ; they are of iron , asd fir the purpose of throwing in before cavalry . A \" e trust to see Feargu * OConnor and the rest of his friend * bedridden for a year upon a couch strewed witk these pronged affair * , before any of tke honest nags tbat carry our brave soldiers shall a- much as prick hi * | foot with one of them . I At first , ulien the above Caltrop w : l « presented t . \ us a ^ a Chartist weapon , we conceived that it must be used by Bo » e of the mire ferocioa * Chartist | leaders a * a tooth-pick — Fesr ^ us O'Connor always presenting bimstlf as a fellow -wiih .. a raw head aud ; bloody bones , and great ragged caveruou .-i teeth fit | only to be picked out by some such instrument as the j above .
• Our readfn will recollect that these Caltrops were use . i witli great effect at the baitle of Bannockbarn , and m « nv other ergageiuent * in cur own country . The Caltrops an-1 concealed pit * at Bannociibiiyn , enmp ! . toly put the cavalry of Edward hers de cumbal . —Part uf Tyiw Pilut .
A New Chartist V7eapokt.
A NEW CHARTIST V 7 EAPOKT .
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To Beadebs & Cosrespondents.
TO BEADEBS & COSRESPONDENTS .
Arrival Of The Convention At Birmingham.
ARRIVAL OF THE CONVENTION AT BIRMINGHAM .
Leeds And Westriding News.
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 18, 1839, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1057/page/4/
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