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UAVCH& 8 TI 2 L TTHE NATIONAL HOLIDAY DISTURBANCES—ATTACK "OF THE NEW P 0 L 1 W ON THE PEOPLE —TWO POLICEMEN STABBED—EXAMINATION AND COM . WAVRHft >< ri !«
JflTTAL OF THE LEADERS . On Monday last , a considerable number of per-* OB 8 assembled at an early hour in the morning , and paraded in procession , with fla ^ s , banners , -drc , through tke principal streets . This circumstance tu no » ocer known to the new pdfice - ( "who are ^ stated m the town ) than the Bead constable . Berwick , with a strong force of his fehtdgeon men , aoco&paoied by a formidable escort of the military , -saHied . forth , * ad made a most wanton and furious attack on tke unoffending people , taking possession of tkew flags and Banner * , and beating some of them 3 bo& « everely . The leader , wfc « carried the first ~ baiaer , a standard , on which -was the cap of liberty , Soagfct most bravely , but was overpowered by
nnmbess , and taxeii into custody . Ine military aad tke j > oliee , with , their cati * sses , paraded the town -ttanag the greater portion of the day ; and it i » needless to lay that their presence and their conduct tesded greatly to exasperate the excited populace . Drang the day several-confiict * took place between fee people and the pslice , at which the former were worsted , &ad several af them taken prisoners . On coo occtwrian die prisoners ran , containing twentytwo prisoners ; was "upset , aod a peat number of them were enabied to efFect their escape . In the eaziy paxt of the morning , a number of persons went round to the mi ' tle , and turned the handi out—this ** s earned on to some extent and success in the Hfi ^ hboorhood of'G athoine , and the police falling
suddenly on the people , a conflict took place , in -wMeh one policeman w » s stabbed in several parts of Ids body , and is now lying « t the Infirmary in & sJsngerous stated Os tfee same morning a policeman was stabbed in Xittle Lwer-street . During the day , a report reached town that > 60 , 000 men were on their march from A&hten , but ^ nwequenk- acconnt «~ iafonn us , "that they were intercepted by the military and "tomedback . It is said in . Manchester that there lias l > een some nragh work at Ashton , and that a deputy censtablehas been killed . In the course of Uonaay , the military withdrew , and at night a large coacoaree of people assembled in . Aneo&ts-street , a - err-densely populated part of the town , and at the ead
< h wcich is a cotton mill , at the present mojaent « ed as a temporary barracks . Towards dnsk , it became evident that the military were about muting another display , and a cry was set up to meet at the ReserrciB , about half a mile from the town . Thither ths crowd wended their wav . and about 30 , 000 people weresoon collected together . -A ncmber of persons still remained in Ancoaastreet . At nine o'clock , rs -was currantly reported ¦ that several mills would b * set lira to in the course of tfeft night , and the troops were immediaielv orjdaredout under CoL Wemyss , and detachment ' s ¦ were etanoced at different parts of the town during lie night . The examinations of tha prisoners took place on Monday ud Tuesday .
Mokdat . —At the Borocgh Court . Berwick , the toad constable , said that at half-pa * t fire o ' clock . he Teceired information that a nuiaber of persons were geiog from miH to mill , and turning out the hands at ¦ work . ; in consequence he took with him about RXtyof che police force , and in approaching Mr . 3 £ usay ' * mid , he « aw about 200 men , headed by the prisoners "STiliiasi Barker and Frederick Davidson ; ie heard the prifOEera demand the doors tote opened , or they w idd break them open . They succeeded in taking tie prisoners into custody . ^ Barker focght desperately and stabbed a policeman several times with the dagier he prodnced . The poaceman was lying in a dangerous state at the Infirmary . ( Tae digger was then shown in Court . Iti » about 16 incaes k > cg , has an iron handle and is a ^ farmidable weapon . ) Beswick—said that policeanaa-M'MnUeD was struck at seTerad times with a fcniTbir dagger , bet the blows were parried off .
A waaai , "ariose name did not transpire , came forward to state that Mr . Shorty ' s mill , near to Mr . £ ia $ gey ' g had been -visited shortly b ? fore , and the ' parties required that the engine sh ' ould stop . TiojLsgineer deposed that a great number of people came to the null , and demanded that the engine should stop . He asked them to stop till Mr . Sfaotty came , but they insisted that the engine should atop ssd die men tamed out . He tk ? n stopped the T ' gfrv ^ and the people clambered OTer the walls iato
Jir . Masseur a yard . He did not see either of the prisoners among them . Mr . Higginbortam was next sworn . He said he ¦ was manager at Mr . Marsden ' s miil . About six o ' clock in die morning he saw a great nomberof people coming from the Albion nail . They came up to him and said they wanted the engine to stop , and they would hare lie hands out Soon after tben file police came up . He did not stop the angina . Mr . Maude—Were yon stabbed at all W'Mullen ?
M'Mnllea—No Sir , but soreral blows were aimed at me with a dagger . Barker was ihen coaimitted to take hisoial-at £ be Liverpool Asrizes—ths magistrate * slating tJut he stood charged with a capital crime . PCRIOUS ATTACK ON T-BE PEOPLE . A working man named John Holmes was next jrotap . Beswick itated that abont seren o ' clock in tte morning he was informed that a procession was 'waBan * tisroagh tie streets . He went with a strong i ) ocly Of police , and accompanied bv the military to . Aneoaiz-lane where he foend 1 , 000 " peoplemarchiDe ad
wit ^ b « mere « fiag& , aad QB&ded by the prisoner , wiro & * d a fcg , on which was inscribed— " The earth ia the right of man ; he that does not work ongbtaot-toett ; " and on the top of the flag was ihe cap of liberty . After a desperate struggle , they ¦ took tae flag and tke prisoner into custody , and Aspersed the crowd . Pistols were fired on the oocaaon . The prisoner said they had onlv been to £ w or six millg . He was committed to ' Liverpool Asazes . The prisoner eaidthxttbs flag -was put into ha bands to carry , and tke casa waaremaaaed til ] tiwfallawmg day .
STABBING A POLICEMAN . A man named Lackray was charged with gtabiHBg a policeman in an encounter in Little Lever-• treet . It ippeared that policeman Tackaley and ajjoths were endeavouring to take him , when he stabbed the former in the belly and ribs . Inspector lipaet came np at lits time , and Tackerley cried « ati "Oh my God , he hi * stabbed me twice . " He "wxgtafcra to the Infirmarr , and the prisoner was •© cared . The weapon which the prisoner nsed was similar to » shoemaker ' s knife , and the surgeon from the Infirmary said that if the ribs had not resisted the instrument , the wound would hare been mortal . He was- committed to take his tri&L
SEIZURE OF FIRE-ARMS . Tfcree men named Haney , Fiiltem , and Leech Trere charged with having three guns in their posaes-BHizx . The case was remanded .
WHIG ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE — THE RIOTS ON MONDAY IN ANCOATSSTREET , &c . At titB Borough Court , on Toesday last , George JBeeth and Mary HUmu were charged with b « in « eoacecBed in the distarbaacea on tae preceding day . There was no substantial evidence to lupport the e&arge , highly respectable witnesses were called , iml was tendered , and the partie 3 were liberated . John Grindy and CorneHUi M'Kirk were charged ¦ with attacking the police . M'Kirk was comjmttsd to the Sessions , and Grindy ordered to find sureties .
£ daard JVright ^ Jokn Tnbblener , Peter Hebbert , ami John Hardy werecharge 4 by Inspector Stephenwm with attacking the police . He said he received UMg-ftcttoaa from th » magistrates , at twelve o ' clock ijJHpoceed with a body of police to Kennedy ' * Mffi , which was being attacked by the mob . He Treat with sixty men . aad oa arriving near the place he found thousands of people collected together aadtne police were obliged to fight their way taraagti the crowd , who hused and pelted them with «»«* . Hardy was one of the foremoft . Another p « toeman spoke to Hebbert throwing stones . A pad sakemiD » poke to Tabblener xnackin * hi «
aw on wita & hoe , and cutting hw head ; and other patoeesvea swot * to the otten . SL Ma ? ° T-T Wllat ^ rs y ° u ? to *» J * Hardy ? Haxdy-1 did not leal the mob on ; bat was goine ya * caablj to my work . s w ? T % b ^ Ten ^ eaie ^ ^^ struck the policeman «™ a " He 8 £ d he h&d be * *« & * t twelve » " »«;< and not able to do any work-^ A Mgblf respectable man named Benson , a « f *» eaor , earns forward to speak for Wright . He said M * h itamiing near him when he was seized *** &b * was doiny noddng at the time . Jfc Maade—Then what caused the police to
Sf b ^ atp ^^^ hl * 0 SUaeS th * ° ™> b - ftj&i ^ * « btrate >~ ^ Job see him all Witness— Yes , all the time I was there . Mr . Smith—fVhy there is evidence to prove that he teetikrowing stotiei !! *^ Jl ** « api « nt Magistrate , Smith , whe g&sms S ? ** cnaimanng at all time ., did not racce-d H ^" " ^^ fof the Mayor cried NO < NO ! aid Wffe ^ ^ ^^ responded NO - "" li ?? ** °° *« ch evidence !!!
. t ^ a ^ aiu ^? 7011 " ^ ^ * ™ »« 1 Qeaei * —ItctU twear that he u > at not . ^ Tfceilayor— fVt tee no reason whatever to alter mtr determination to j , if / fright £ 2 , « to be mrnrnxei - tfeo month * .
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Hardy was ordered to | find two sureties in £ lo ¦ cack ; Tabblecer « id ihe others weie ordered A ao tkesaxne . David Robert * ^ William Besxric / c ^ Jehn Fairbrother , and id'Jntosh , were charged wkh a similar offence , and the evidence was equally unconclasive . These priionsre moved in a respectable sphere of life . Witnesses came forward , but the Whig Magistrates either fined them , or ordered them to find sureties to keep the peace . All the decisions gave great dissatisfaction . At the New Bailey on Tuesday , a man was charged with having a quantity of bullets , gunpowder , and ball cartridge in his possession , and was remanded . Hardy _ was ordered to | nnd two 8 uretie , in ^ lo
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PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE CHARTISTS . The Chartists are gaining immense strength , not from numbers , and certainly not from violence , but from the justice of their cause , and from the excessive absurdities and injustice on the part of their enemies . The triads will be of great use to the Chartist cause . The members of the body that urged violence , and the commission of all crimes , skulk out of the crisis , and leave ths honest men to softer . The proceedings of the public functionaries are exceediEgly disgraceful . At Manchester , for instance , five men are arrested , and in the most offenrira way possible . They are taken out of their beds at four o ' clock in the morning , torn from their families , and treated shamefully , when there i » not a single plea for such proceedings . For example ,
with respect to tae five men to whoa we allude , it is said that various papers and one gnn were found amongst them . Is this a reason for thus violating the liberty of the subject ? The subsequent charges are , that these men attended large and tumultoou meetings , and used language calculated to excite the people to disaffection . There is no offence in this : we should rather say it vt a ease of merit Every mania twund to excite as mach disaffection as he possibly can against the present sygtem of representation , and it must be a disloyal subject , a bad parent , and an « nworthy individual , who does not strive to create such disafiectioJt . totte toit
-utmost in hi * power . Another charge is , that the parties excited people to proenre arms . There is nothing illegal in this—every Englishman has a legal right to pojaeBS arms—and to arreat and confine a man fer having advised his neighbour to do so , is as unlawful as to hang a man for having told his neighbour to provide himself with a quartern loaf . To this scandalous maltreatment of the Chartists we have a few addenda , at once distressing and amusing We are told that the Mayor thuj" addressed the prisoners , for they were of course to be prisoners , whether that ur > red Bgainst them were true or false , criminal or not There was a predetermination to commit them :
" Mr . Minds ad £ rpsse 4 tke prisoners at eoKsidenble length -on tii « lolly of the coarse winch they irere inciting the people to fcdopt , Mid wMdl , b * obt&rvnl , wouli end in the utter rain of those wfco fallowed either their advice or example . He asrared them ta » t tke magistrates iritli whom he acted , ind he believed the wealthier classes of society , were ( nU y aware of the extent of misery and distreaa to which maiiv thonsands of the poor were re ' daced , and that their » jmjj » th > - far them was as extensive ft * it was possible to be ; and ii they ( the working daises ) could point out any feasible scheme b y which thev could t&iist them , he wag sare they would be gkatodeso . "
Thisi » a sweet morceau . The wealthier classes of course ara fully awme of the miseries of the poor , aud their sympathies fer them are wonderfully extensive and prolific , and they want the Chartist * to point out feasible schemes by which they c&n be relieved . The Chartists have done all this ; they require that their clas ^ of society should be admitted iato the representatioE , in order that their wants should be duly considered in legislation . This is a feasible scheme , perfectly legal and acknowledged to be so . The bail demanded of these mpn was most shamefully high , and one ef the dirtiest as well as mo » t criminal proceedings of a magistrate .
is the trick of exacting heavy bail . Mr . Jackson was held to bail to appear at the next Liverpool Assises , himself in £ 3 t > 0 , and two sureties of jt' 150 each ; and Smith , Tiilmau , Linney , and Doyle , themselves each in £ 150 , and two sureties of £ 7 b each . It is defeating th * very object of bail when the demand is so exorbitant , " in France they have a National Guard , and every man is entitled and rrquired to provide himself with arm « , and why should there be sach a dread of trusting arms in thehandsof Englishmen ? At sone of tnese Chartist meetings the speeches are deserving of great attention . At a Manchester meeting , for instance , we have the following report : —
" Tie first reiohiuon , which was mored by a Mr . Batterwoith , was to the effect ttat the people should u » e every mean * to protect their liberties , ana » t the same time they should rapport the authorities In meTing thia retolntien , the speaker drew the attention of the meeting to the position in which the Chartuu ntw itood ia the ' ejeaof the country . He considered that the ChartuU of 1 S 39 were the Whig * of Ib 32 , and the 'Whig * fff 1 S 39 were the Tori <* of 18 S _ ' . The Whigs of Is 32 had been more violent U their conduct than the Chartistt aow were . ' in thosa dayv ** id the speaker , ' ths Whigi called a meeting at Leeds , at which Baines , the rreat liar cf the North " , not enly proposed thiee groaa » for the Qae « n , but sugRMted that the Qae ? n should be nut in
breeches , a » d the Kvnj ? m peuieoau . The Whiya , alao , at the » t meeting * ( which were to obtain the Reform bill ) , exhibited wood-cutg , one representing the Crown upside down , and the other the Queen ' s head Tolliag through ta * streets . Suth Iconanned the ape&ker ) were to be the efiecta if the Refewm Bill wa » not paard ; sin yet the Whi g * w « re the verv men whopnaiahod the Chartigu for pursuing a course wbicn waj bj no mearas bo riolect a § that of the Whi g * o' 1 S 32 . H « w » uLdli ) ce " fo know , i ( it wa » lejral in 1 S 32 to hurt the Q aeen ' * head thjonjrh the streets , if it wa » not equally aa legal for the peop ' e of 1639 to throw through the street * the head * of tho » e parties who would the * have dune the aame to the head of Her M » ie * ty . ' "
It is impossible to deny the correctness and sound senae of this harangue . The Chartists of ' 33 are the Whigs of ' 32 , and there is no Chartist meeticg at which language more violent has been used than what was poured forth by the Whig » , and by their organ , the Times , in the former year . Lord John Ruyjtell greatly commits himself . In his letter of July 31 , he gpeaks of the crime of threatening to injure shopkeeper * - if they do not support the Chartist cause . His words are as follows : — " Hiring been informed that in » ome part * of the kingdom attempt * hare Imielv been made to obt » i » money from shopkeeper * , householders , and others , by means of intimidation , ( a » by threatening them with personal danger , or with loi * of business , or threatenin g to mirk them down , and report them M rntmie * , and . by varion * other iUeral mean * 1
aad that person * have been combining and endearonring to injure shopkeepers , household en , and other * , U their lawful business , representing them aa enexiies to the people , and I « riu » s 3 ing other * to leare off trading with them , thereby to prejudice them in their buaiaes *; having been also informed that perssDS , in pursuance of an illegal combination , have gone among the working dtuei of the people , exeiting and endearoaring to persuade them to Atmsx from working , and te ixaeit their eaiployen ; I deem ittob « mjdutytoe » ll upon the m * g i » tr » te » to b *? thrir imoit eadeavotirs to Tepreg * and put down such miscbieTous practices , which are contrary to law , injurious to trade , » ubrersive of good order , and dangerou * to the peace of the country ; and to apprehend and bring the offenders to josriee . I advise the magistrates to procse * against penoa * guilty sf such illegal practices , as for a misdemeanor . "
Let us ask whether there is a general election , or a boroHgh election , in which these practices do not take place ? Is not all this the very essence of our electioneering system ? In every contest for a return of a Member to Parliament the system of intimidation is pursued , and the Tories ore very justly denounced aa the enemies of the people . Bat what is there illegal in endeavouring to persuade the working classes to desist from working , ani to dosen their employers ? It is perfectly right that the working classes should do so if they can thereby benefit their interests , a point upon which they
alone have a right to determine . Lord Wilton made a enrio ' u * xaouon upon this snbjsct on Monday night . He stated that thousandg had taken possesrionof the church ofBolton—thatistosay , thatthpy had entered the church for which they paid , and behaved themselves there with perfect propriety . But his Lordship was dreadfully alarmed at the following resolution , at which we feel no alarm whatever , for it is sensible and legal : — "reb 9 lcti 0 k i'sasijioi'sk agreed to by the General Conventiok , Wednesday , Jcly 10 . 1839 .
' That this Convention has read with feelings of inexpressible indignation the statements said to have been last night made in the House of Commons by the Secretary of State for the Home Department , relative to the necessity and propriety of employing the Metropolitan Police Force in various parts of the country for the suppression of public meetings of thej > eople peaceably cenducted ; acd farther , the approbatory , remarks of the same Minister of the bloody-minded and atrocious assault made npon the people of Birmingham by a portion of that unconstitutional and obnoxious force ; and this Convention is of opinion that wherever and whenever persons assembled for just and legal purpose ? , and conductiag themselves without riot or tumult , are go assailed by _ the police or others , they are justified upon erery princi p le of law and self-preservation in meeting force by force , even to the slaying of the persons ftilty of such atrocious and ierocious assaults upon their rights and persons .
* By order of the Committee , " James Taylor , Chairman . " Robeet Hartvtell , Secretary , P . M . " WTiat rational man can doubt these rights , or the propriety , or even necessity , of urging them ? Lord Melbourne , with reference to this placard , said" With respect to the placard part of which the Noble Karl had read , he must say it was not new to him ; he had read li % }? ' v *** ^^ Lordahi p * weuld be of opinion witn im that it wa * Tery artfully w . rded . It gtated , that if pj ; unprovoked attack was made on the Tweole assembled 3
flifT * ° r ? « " » &tutional righu wfthent riot or w h £ 1 ™ ?* ? £ * remUt 8 ^ « *«* ck ^ ° « e-New he did not exactl y koow what was to be » aid in opposi-^^ ir T ' - ^ , **»*»•* i * object wh to urge resistance amd a violation of the peace . He however al ^ obeg g ^ d leav e to riaeiva . ttat witTth . legal ^ wer , iS ^ tk S ? » lae h Wong to erery Udi rifual Ci ™ ¦ FlPi i ? ^^ ^ fres speeen " > d free discaadon S ^ - ?^ - " J mxa > " order to excitetethe utmort Tiolenee itmk jM mean , JtBetanTJ *> ££ &e *? J * " *• »»• ^ e ^^ was the use , or rather tWW aae pudung to the Bimo * t tho ^ powers ' priril ^ $£££
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b « Government to take stronger meuaret tha » had been aiieady Uken by his Noble Fneca the SecreUry fer the Horn * Department , but he ( VUeount Melbourne ) did not know wfesvt stronger measures , under the preaemt rircumitances , than those which bad been adopted by the Government it waapotbible to take . The Military force in that part of tke country had been considerably reinforced and »« £ - » ented . We gee no instance of artful wording , and it is absurd to say that the law allows a freedom of speech to each individual in order to excite to the utmost violence . The statement is foolish , bat were the law in so scandalous a condition how criminal U rnment wronger meworet th > ah > dbee a
would be a Prime Minister that did not do his utmost to alter it Some of the Chartists , in defending themselves , have shown great talent , aad yet these men we perfectly without the pale of the Constitution , whilst the counsel employed against them were , or had been Members of Parliament , the latter exhibiting little probity and less of intellect . Judge Littledale is proverbial for mercy , but his conduct on these trials do not sustain his reputation , nor do they give him any claims to even common sense . The following passage reported from his speech seems incredible from i « ab * surdity : —
" Th * Learned Judge having put « a hi * he » d Um black e » p , said— ' You , Jeremiah Howell , Francu Roberta , and John Jones , have been convicted of a caoital felony . An Act was passed about tws years ago » behsbing the capital punishment ia many eases , but this , I regret , did not form one of tke exceptions . It still rem&UH a capital offence . I see no gTound * upon which I can recommend you to mercy , and I hope the example I am about to make will produce banetlcial effects . " A Judge , speaking of the old atrocities of our criminal code , and of ite reforms , regrets that the offence for which these unhappy men are convictsd , i » still called a capital felony , and having expressed this regret , he sees no groands on which he can save the persons from a law which he acknowledges to be bad , and from which he has an absolute and easy power to save them . What beneficial effects can
arise to society from a Jndge hanging men by a law which he regretg is in existence ? This is a combination of absurdity and murder on the pare of the Judge . J ustica Littledale could not hate been compos mentit . When Lovett and Collins , on receiving sentence , requested to be confined upon the debtors , instead of the felons' side of the gaol , he flajd , ' " I hate no power in the matter , f am afraid yon must apply to the Secretary of State forttfe Home Department . " Thia ia an indecent attack on the Home Secretary . Why should the Judge have any fear on the gnbject ? Is Lord John Russell such a tyrant as to make eren a Judge at Assize express a fear or regret that an application for justice QUit be addressed to him ? Let us assure Judge Littledale that hanging scarcely over proluces a
beneficial effect ; bat , on the ccntrary it always produces the reverse , in the strongest degree , ii ' these three men are executed , they are murdered tinder the fiction of law . On the principle of terrorism , the efljct of which the Judge speaks could not be produced by a thousand executions . ' Lovstt made an excellent defence , nor did he break down at tie joint at which The Morning Chronicle toys that he failed . Qaestions of degree admit of a variety of opinions ; but all persons acknowledge that the representation is faulty and f raudulent in the extreme , acd although there may be differences as to the point to which it oagk-t to be fixed , there is no difference as to that of its beicg at present fixed improperly . We see no hope whatever of procuring justice for the people , but by the oystem of agitation pursued by the Chartists . —Weekly Dispatch .
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—^ MR . JACKSON'S FAREWELL SERMONS . Mr . Jackson , according to anaeuncement , preached his farewell sermons at the Carpenters ' Hall , on Sunday last . The large Hall was well filled by a respectable and attentive auditory . In the morniajr , the Rev . Gentleman took for hi » text the latter part of vhe 3 rd verse of the xvith chapter of Matthew . The services commenced by singing a bymn . The Rev , Gentleman , in his morning ' s discourse , took a view of the present state of the nation , and referred to its future prospects , and commending the people to put their trust and confidence , at this critical period of their affairs in an all wise and superintending Providence . If they placed their dependance on ^ his strength , and obeyed his will , they might feel assuTed that they weuld be relieved
from their present difficulties , and from the yoke of their oppressors . It waa gratifying to observe the number of the wives and daughters of working men . In the afternoon there was a very large attendaace , and the Rev . Gentleman toek h ; s text from the riii Psalm , the 4 th and following verses— " Lerd , what i * man , &c . " The sermon was a just , able , and amply merited castigation of the unrighteous dealings of the rich oppressors with the poor oppressed , exhibited by the whole contour of the Arrangements and institutions of society . Towarda ^ the close of the discourse , he made some allusion to his own particular circumstances , and btated , that if he was not put upon his trial by next Sunday , he should again address theiu . The B * rvio »»^ pacluded by singiag and prayer . *"*
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CHARTIST PROCEEDINGS . On Saturday eveniBg last , a meeting convened by placard , took place at Carpenter ' s Hall , Manchester . At nine o ' clock , the Rev . Mr . Jackson entered the Hall , and was loudly cheered . Some disturbance occurred in consequence of the people ' s recognising a person of the name of Jefferson , who , it was Stated , wan one of Mr . Berwick's clerk ? , and who had appeared as evidence against the Chartists at the Borough Court . After vhe excitement had in some degree subsided , Mr . Bancroft was proposed to the chair . Mr . Lutd ( from Bolton , ) said , that at this momentou * prrijd , he was not surprised at seeing a comparatively small attendance . At a time when the people were deprived of their leaders , it was not a matter of surprise . Thsy owed a debt of ijratitnde
to them , and ought to stand by them R 8 long ag life remained . It was clear they bad no class to look to but thenuelves . They csuld not look to those who had been their leaders in 1832 . Under the present state of representation , there was no security for the working classes . Still there was no cause for despair . Justice might be banished from the land , but their principles could never die . fHear , hear , and loud cheers . ) They ought to make principle tbair God , and not men . ( Lond cheering . ) The speaker then made some reference to the National Holiday , and to the address of Mr . O'Connor on that subject . He regretted that he must dissent from Mr . O'Connor ' s opinion . No man respected Mr . O Connor more than he did , bat he thought the people were in a state of readiness for the holidav .
At Bolton , where he tame from , a majority of them were prepared not to go to work . He must say that th- people were a little disappointed at Mr . O'Connor . He stood in jeopardy himself . In his town , there were warrants out for eight or ten , but they dare not take them by daylight . There must be a sufficient strength exhibited on the 12 th of August . The people must know whether they can be supperted . Thi * experiment must not , and as far as he was concerned , should not fail . ( Hear , hear . ) He would ask them to leave no stone unturned till they had obtained their rights . He felt confident that their freedom would be obtained shortly . ( Loud cheers . ) While they had good men , there was no fear for the ca . u *« of the people . It almost seemed thai natare had Biade these men whe are imprisoned
to bo the leaders of the people , and Providence would not allow her laws to be altered—Providence would make our enemies curse their God , and go to the d 1 . The cause of the people is secure—the people of Great Britain last year had received such a political education as would eventually enable them t * recover their righU ; and although the National Holiday might not realize all their expectations at that tune , he felt convinced it would do so eventually . ( Cheers . ) Affairs weie now drawing to a close . A revolution , more deadly than it wbs horrible to conceive , was progressing among the people . He wanted a revolution , but he wanted it peaceamy and bloodlessly . ( Hear , hear , and loud chwring . ) The speaker then alluded to the spies whom he believ&d to be prowling among them . There was
no character in society more contemptible than the spies . Perhaps there was the Cnrse of Cain or the brand mark of thia murderer on their brow . ( Hear , hear . ) A modern gpy was like the devil himself . He pitied them , particularly when he saw the smiln of youth covering the heart of corroding blackness . When he saw these things he was almost inclined to think that God was unjust not to send down his lightnings on them . Before he concluded , he would warn them on Monday morning not to allow magistrates , either Whig or Tory , soldiers or policemen , to drive them from a peaceable display of their strength . He felt confident that the Russell gang had not power to frastrate the wishes of the people . The schoolmaster was abroad and he had acquainted the people with the just rights . ( Hear , hear . ) He bdieved that there wai a quenchless tire between Whig and Tory . He thought that the
reign of faction was nearly at an end . He felt anxions that the people should act more than they had done for themselves . The Rev . Mr . Jackson n * xt addressed the meeting and was reoeived with loud cheers . He wan happytbat he had an opportunity of meeting them . He was the man that would never fail to defend the rights of ihe people . He had been much defamed by the Whig and Tory press . There is a paragraph in the Guardian ^ and he begged leave to tell those who put that paragraph in that paper , they were ignorant or liars . He never was turned out of any religions body in the course of his life . He called on the reporter present , ( not for the Guaraian , he hoped , ) but if so , he called on him to do him justice . Although imprisonment be not pleasant , he could assure them that he never spent four happier days Ami tho » e i » Kirkdale Gaol . He must say that Mr . Beswick has acted ag a gentleman ; he wished th « wporter to tall Mr . JFox , of Peansgate , through , the
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press , that hew a har and a hypocrite . Ho ( the speaker ) never advocated the destruction of property— he never advocated the nse of offensive weapons , but had recommended the nse of defensive weapon * . ( Hear and cheers . ) To-morrow would be hiK farewell sermon , and he would apeak the truth—he would give the right hand of fellowship to all who advocate the cause of the poor . ( Laud cheers . ) He might not have been apprehended if the magistrates hadTnot seen his placard last Saturday , but he should state to-morrow what he then intended to say , and he hoped Mr . Beawick would come and hear fiim . If he were imprisoned , the day became ont be would again advocate the rights of the poor . Load beers . ) _ Three cheers were then given for the National Convention , three for Feargus O'Connor , thr ee for theSnffenng Patriots in the cause , three groans for the Manchester Guardian , three cheers for the northern Star , and the proceedings terminated about eleven o ' clock . press , that he is a liar and r Kv ^ norirft . H » - ftl »»
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TO THE WORKING MEN OF BOLTON . Mt Friends , —I find by aletter from Mr . Warden , that yoo have evinced great displeasure at my Address upon the Sacred Month . To your opinion I shall ever bow . I may deserve your censnrefor a moment , but I shall never merit your reproach . I Mball now briefly state the injustice of your charge against me . An act was committed by the Convention , by a majority of one . Your charge against Ministers has ever been a hanging upon small majorities ; and upon so important a question , upon so small a majority as one , I moved that the whole Convention should be summoned for the 31 st , in order that a wise conclusion might be- come to Subsequently Mr . O'Brien ' a Resolutions were
passed , which left the matter wholly in your hands , tye Council being appointed to make Bach , suggestions as evidence from you might warrant In the course of receiving such evidence the Council came to aa unanimous vote , embodying the spirit of my Address , which I wrote upon my own individual responsibility . Injustice , then , whether should you have challenged my act as an individual , or the act ot a responsible body ? Again—The Birmingham correspondent recommended three days , the course which I recommended— -the Manchester Council did the same . The evidence from nine-tenths of the kingdom , went to show that the people could not , without organisation , enter upon the proposed holiday . I had the manliness to Doint out the danwr .
and yon receive men in , the A B C of poliiics , against one who has taught them the alnhabet . London was stated to be ready . Would to God yon could be judges of that readiness . And was I to lose a week , and tamely sit by , while every Member of the Council in language , which , for condemnation , could not be gurpasged , were daily and hourly regretting the position into which th « people were hastily brought ? Letns now argue the question soberly . If you were prepared , would my letter have stopped you ? If you were not prepared , should I have been honest to nave withheld the tarntb . ? What could you do in a month , that you could not equally effect ia three days ? And if I were wrong , why not show your anger to all who were wrong ? I will tell you ; because , as I have often told you before , no man has ho many enemies as I have ; and in doing my duty , I calculated upon the opportunity which I afforded many of creeping out of a hole . Observe
now many , who previously professed themselves opposed to the holiday , will now suddenly become enamoured of the disappointment , and gain your affections by the fortune of the moment . I am ever among you , and will remain among you till the work ix done ; but no hunting for false popularity shall ever make me place you in a wrong position . * For seven long yeans I have been at my post , not seeking for leadershi p , bnt doing my duty ; for every act I claim credit ; but above all , for that which you would hastily condemn , and for which I shall live to receive your thanks . Suppose I was wrong , in your opinion , do you think that so old a friead should not be allowed a fault ? What has been my invariable complaint ag& . nst you ? It has been , that while Whiga and Tories magnify the virtues , and suppress the vices , of their friends , the Radicals magnify the vices and veil the virtues of their friends .
Have I ever shrunk from facing you ? No : and if the Council had not imposed double-duty upon me , I Bhould instantly have proceeded to Bolton , to justify my act , and to ar ^ ue , its propriety with you . How can you expect justice , who deny it to other * ? How can you ask for liberty , who deny me the liberty of addressing you ? Three men are now under sentence of death ; under your reproach I shall lie until I do my duty to them , by night and by day , to proenre their release ; then I will appear before you upon the very first opportunity , of which my accusers shall have complete notice ; and then , and before you , I will receive your censure or
praise , according to the facts of th » case . la not my life a hell upoa earth till Universal Suffrage is accomplished—and why revile if I try to remove all obstacles ? I tell you again and again , that so help me God , I would rather go to battle than incur the moral responsibility of having recommended a Sacred Month in the present unprepared state of our party . While opinion is fluctuating , I shall remain as a rock in the midst of the ocean , steady to nay purpose , unswerving in my resolution , and fixed in my determination to die a freeman rather than live a slave . I will work for you in spite of all our enemies . In proportion as I am abused , in such proportion am I valuable to you .
i our ever faithful and obedient friend , Feargl's O'Connor . Council-Room , August 10 th , 1839 .
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GLORIOUS MEETINGr OF DELEGATES IN GLASGOW .
On Wednesday , the 14 th , fifty-seven delegates appointed at public meetings , convened for the purpose in their several districts , was held this day in the Univerjalista' Chapel , Mr . John Duncan , of Edinburgh , in the chair . The seats nearest to the pulpit wera allotted i to the delegates , and the remaining space of the large building was crowded to suffocation with anxious spectators . The preliminary business commencesl by Mr . Gillespie , the Secretary reading over the credentials of the several delegates . A little after twelve o'clock , Mr . Fbargus O'Connor entered the Chapel , and was roceivad with enihusiastic applaUBO .
The Chairman opened the proceedings in a masterly and concise manner ; when respective delegates severally reported as to the state of their districts . The length of which preclude * any possibility of giving more than a mere outline of the proceedings . The resolution to nave Universal Suffrage formed part of the declaration of each delegate , while very little difference seemed to exist as to the means required for carrying it out , by our report , which will appear at length next week . It will be found there was a perfect unanimity upon the following subjects :. — Firstly , That not one district out of the fifcysevoa was prepared to carry out the Sacred Month . Secondly , That the proceedings at Birmingham .
ana the subsequent persecution of the Chartist * , have increased Radicalism one hundred foldt Thirdly , The unanimous determination to support the Convention . Fourthly , Tae want of systematic organization throughout the whole of Scotland . Fifchly , The recommendation to abstain from any mention of either moral or p hysical force , a « , if required , the physical force would como more effectively by not talking about it . Sixthly , The great share which exclasive dealing and run npon the banks have given to Radicalism in Scotland . And lastly , The determination to have Universal Suffrage at all hazards . Nothing could surpass the decorum and order which prevailed during the whole time the delegates were engaged in deliberation .
At five o ' clock the report was completed , when an adjournment to seven was carried , with the view of deliberating upon the resolution which should be founded upon the reports . We never attended a more glorious meeting . Deputations from about twenty of the principal towns of Scotland have requested Mr . O'Connor to attend public meetings , most of which he has accepted upon condition that neither time nor money shall be spared in getting up addreeses for the pardon of the three men under sentence of death in Warwick gaol , as that , he states , is his princi p al business in Scotland ; and in furtherance of which a large public meeting will be held to-morrow , in the Bazaar , in Glasgow .
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m MAGNIFICENT MEETING ON SAINT PETER'S HILL , LEEDS . The factions have fairly overshot their mark : and the abominable persecution and tyranny to which they have subjected every man of mark who dared to agitate for the Charter , is now promoting the good cause to an extent quite unlooked for even by its warmest friends . It is to this cause alone that we attribute by far the greatest meeting held in Lee ^ s since tie days of the Reform Bill , which took place on Thursday evening last , on St . Peter ' s Hill , Leeds , to take into consideration the state of
Birmingham , to petition her Majesty to dismiss her present Ministers , < fec . &c . , A requisition , signed by sixteen inhabitant housaholders , had been presented to James Holdforth , Esq ., Mayor , to call the meeting in . question :.. bnt that officer , who is a Catholic , declined ; thus showing , however loudly he may have formerly bawled for religious liberty for himself , ( and to the exertions of the working classes in that cause he owes the p rivilege of acting as Chief Magistrate of Leeds , ) he has not the moit remote idea of contributing to insure the civil liberty of other * . On what ground did this Magisterial bigot refuse to call this meet-
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ing r He could not pretend that he anticipated ri » t aud dKorder ; for-th » moral constancy of the . harttste has always been displayed at their meetings at Leeds ; and of late they have suffered the Jludgeon-men of the Government throughout the kingdom to batter their sculls with impunity , rather than , even by appearing to resist tlse law , give their tyrants an advantage over them . Besides , at seven o ' clock , at which time the chair was taken bj Mr . J . Jones , not a policeman was to be seen throughout the meeting , which mast have consisted of at least 10 , 009 persons . This was another proof , if any were indeed wanting , that tke chief magistrate anticipated no disturbance : and warrw * — * tj- — . ^ ^^^^
bb in the assumption that the refusal of Mr . Mayor to call the meeting was a purely gratuitous insult towards his poorer fellow-citizens . The Chairman , in opening the business of the meeting , said , that as he had been appointed to preside over that great meeting , he would solicit their serious attention , in the first place , to whatever the several speakers should advance to them ; and secondly , that they should each and every one consider themselves as special constables sworn in to protect this special privilege of her Majesty ' s subjects . The Chairman then read the requisition calling the meeting ; and afterwards the following address : —
To the Queen ' s Most Excellent Majesty . Wo , the Inhabitants of the Town of Leeds » nd it » Vicinity , in public meeting assembled , beg leave most respectfully to approach your Majesty , and to express our feelings witk regard to two Bills now before the House of Commons , whither they have been brought by your Majesty ' s Advisers—one for a great iHwrmentation of the Standing Army , th « other tor the establishment of an armed Police . We beg respectfully to assure your Majesty that , though actuated at all times by feelings of loyalty towards yonr Majeaty ' s parson ar . d office , we cannot bat view these two me * - SUT 94 as atoning , great , and daring inroads upoa the Constitution ol these Realms , which your Majesty has sworn to pro » orve . It is , as your Majesty past donbt well knows , an established — miijjiiou uiiusuk
.-..... » v .. ... » . uuuu , tarn a ouiauing Army IB time of profound peace , is a thing abhorrent to it—subversive of the liberties of the subject , and unworth y of the Throne , which professes to be founded upoa the affections and not the fears , of the people . Wo must further beg to express to your Majesty , our stronir feelings against the establishment of an armed P « lice—a thinir unknown to our forefathers , and hitherto cherished only by Governments or Sovareigns reigning despotically , aad in contempt of the feelings and affections of their people . We beg most earnestly , but most dutiitell y , to assure your Maje « ty , that these two measures , if persisted in , g o far from being calculated to add strength or security to your Majesty ' s Throne will undoubtedly , m your memorialists' opinion , have a directly contrary effect , viewed as they are . not onlvbvvour memo .
naliHts , but by the people at laige , with suspicion , alarm , and dfipp indignation , as an unwarrantable violation of all tan leading principles of the EnglUh Constitution . Under these circumstances and impressions we pravyour Majesty not to give your assent to thoso two bills , aiaSred that by » o doing y « ur Majesty will take the moat certain way to secure to your Throne and Government / the affections ol a loyal and dutiful people . Vfeearnestl y entreat that your Majesty will forthwith dismiss from your Council your present ^ Ministers , and call thereto hoi )« 8 t and respectable men , from whom measures of universal Justice may be expected . We further request your Majesty will be graciously pleased to direct that all persons now in custody lor political offences may be liberated .
Mr . F . Dem-hirst then came forward to move the adoption of the aidrecs . It was their rigkt , as working men , to do all in their power to relieve taemselvea from the deplorable situation in which they were then placed . Ha had been at a distance of seventeen thousand miles from the place where he then stood , and had always observed that where the people were peaceful they stood a better chance of obtaining their rights . He had been at many public meetings , but had never yet 6 eon a re& 1 honest Radical break the peace of her Majesty . A real Radical scorned to break the peace—hs had another end in viow , the attainment of his just ri ght * . He wanted the necessaries of life , food , clothing , &c . He did notl 6 ok to the present moment onlv bat to
a future day , and not only to a future day , but to eternity . He was now getting an old man , and wag not in the habit of speaking muc-i ; but one thirjg he would say dearly and distinctly , and that was , that at lodmorden there were thousands who had not a tnorrel to put into their mouths . ( Shame , shame . ) Ho had been in the habit of visiting Burnley , Paliham , Blackburn , Chorley , Bolton , etc .. and thou . sands of hand-loom weavers there were obliged to do six pieces a week for 3 s . 91 . —( shame , shame ); and he had been credibly informed that some of the pieces contained thirty yards . Thus they had to work from sun-rise to sun-set for 7 Jd . Suppose they had five children in a family , and paid 13 d . a week for rent , what would remain ? There would be
scarcely sufficient left to boy water-gruel . In Lseds people pleaded poyarty , but ' many ot them could get a good joint of meat for their dinner * , while the people in Lancashire were starving . Mr . Dewhirst concluded by moving tha adoption of the address . Mr . John Sou-oe . v would merely observe that in consequence of there beingmany friends present who were auxious to addres * the meeting , he should content himself with ccvcUally supporting the uwtion . Mr . . J . Stanfield came forward to support the raoticn , and wag received with great applause . He said he would beg their gincero attention that night , and he sincerely trus : ed that meeting would be a peaceable one ; and that it would hurt ne man ' s property—hurt no man ' s person . ( Cheers . ) It would
appear that misery and distress had become the portion of the working classes . Wherever they turned their attention , they found the poor deeply sunk in the horrible pit of destitution , and their feet fast bound in tyranny and oppression—as if distress and misery were to become the glory of the peo ple of England . They lived iu a Christian country , and as professors of Christianity , thay were in duty bound to behove in the ministerial creed . He believed in the existence of a queen , and he believed that queen received £ 100 U per day for her pension . ( Cheers , -and cries of *? Shame . " ) He believed , likewise , in all unjust , all unmerciful , and all unscriptural sinecures and pensions . Ha believed , too , in the existence of an accursed Corn
Law , co-existent with a still more accursed Poor Law , with all its hideoas train of ills—and all its glaring scenes of w re : chodness and destitution . They were likewise bound to believe tha £ misery was their portion , and liberty removed far from them . Allow him to state what was the cause of their present sufferings . It was this . There was the great landed Aristocracy keeping op the price of provisions by their accursed Lorn La * s . Then there was the great factory- mongers pulling down the rate of wage * , while the others were keeping up the price of provisions . ( Hear , jhear . ) The working classes thus sank down between two burdens too intolerable to be borne . They were likewise bound to believe in the National Debt ; and let them seek the reason why it was contracted . u To protect property "
would be the answer of the great Aristocracy . Well , then , he would reply , if it was contracted in order to protect propmy , let men of property come lorward and pay the debt . ( Great laughter and cheering . ) He thought the proposition a perfectly ust and right one . ( Hear , hear . ) Another circumstance , which was partly the cauBe of the present distress , was the notorious unfaithfulness of the Vhnistera of the Gospel . ( Trae , true !) The MiiHBterB of the Gospel were called to be laithful , and wherever they found crime to preach against it , and strike at its root , whether in kings or people , princes or beggars . Such a man was John , the forerunner of Jesus Christ . He did not hesitate to rebuke the king for living iu adulterer . Bat instead of
the Ministers of the Gospel of the present day being faithful , they diligentl y searched out the brass knockers of the great —( laughter )—they delighted in the velvet cushions of Aristocratic luxury , and had a marvellous instinct in finding o « t the nouses where th < j bottle most freely circulated . ( Hear , hear . ) Thus they made their belly their god , and away went pure religion undented and siDgle-mindedness to the winds . ( Cheers . ) All Radicals were treated as cattle , beasts of burden—they were called the scam and ofifceouring of all things , and designated as torch-light and physical-force men ; bnt let them tell their opponents they only put in a claim as poor subjects ot the realm , and so long as the law made a claim on their pockety , so long they had a right to
claim a voice in the making of that law . Nothing could be fairer than this principle—no taxation without representation . It was generally stated by the Aristocracy , when they wanted to put down the claims of the working classes to representation , that the people had not wisdom enough to exercise the Suffrage beneficially . But let them tell their tyrants that , poor aa they were , and covered with the rags of poverty , they would find men in their ranks possesrtDg as much Bcnse as the Aristocracy . Did tho possession of brick ' s and mortar bestow tense ? for that was the only qualification for an elector possessed by many in the pressnt day , who were so privileged . He begged to call their earnest attention to the last war , and would ask every candid mind who it was that filled up the bloody gap ? Was it the poor , despised n ^« u ° l ° ! *? JPnnces-wi nobles of the&nd ? the and
« was poor despised who suffered ; and sssassft'ftVB'sa&srg SIh ^' Tp P Mi «" y <• t « JSm brfSs i piss person ^ Kr - ^ ^ P ^ tect tfe ^ Ln ' person , nnd to maintain her rights asainst foreiim enemies ; butthe accursed starvationlaws enacted m her name they never could or would Vtend ? t ^ DnTft adoption ° f the . address was w ? £ See Cn C tieX ' ** ** " * ^
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Mr . Thomas Ellis then came forward to mov « the following resolution . He said he would not detain them with any remarks , as there were persons to come after him better calculated to An it justice : — " That we deeply sympathise with onr mnch-injured and oppressed brethren in Birmingham , who have so noW y and gallantly , at all times , advocated the cause of liberty and the rights of man ; and who have been soanwarrantably and brutally attac ked by the nncoMututional and hired band of ruffian London police , whereby many were most seriouglT injured ; and whose proceeding * emanated from the base Government of the rabid Tories and imbacife Whigs which
, has precipitated the country upon the b ™*» n « jriiato theory golf , of ram . " * th » « V . Roberts came forward to second Dw £ p - ^ ?* le < 1 '" Hags of paill ^ J n ™! = I Pau > ' , that *»«• WM * * eeewity to pro-SohrS 1 * re 8 olution > « id pleasure to see go many thousand person , present . The Whigs need only KWgg
& 53 B 338 & » & feD ^ SftS In an ^ excellent speed ., fo / which , „ 2 ^ cannot find room , he vehemently denounced ' tE S ^ BWgffiS in & ™« l « nl » T then . ! ° PP «* W the resolution m a powerful and energetic speech , of which the , Sdark ^ t ak ° nOte ( r ' M U ^* ow b 7 co
rl » T « , f - ?? AlRMAN thon Rut * ne resolution , and declared it to be unanimousl y carried . m ! w ? W 0 K th $ ? n 0 Ted * n » t the addregg to her Majesty be forwarded to Feargos O'Connor with a Sit W that he , ty * beforShe ^ onventionTSa * i ^ prtenS ^ ' " * " " ^ t ** ' ™** «* th ^ and ^ arrfed ^ ** «** . . ' * W » . — Mr . David Black then moved that a memorial Ae ™ F \ 5 P t ° tbe SecretaI 7 of s ^ te , on behalf of in Victor * ^ . ^«^ tence of death Mr . Joseph Westwood seconded the motion .
rr , ar X ° HAIRMAN ' ln Putting the qnestion , observed hat the proponed memorial must leave Leed * on £ L ? llowin ? » fteraoon , and that it woald lie for En ?" ' th < " ' at Mr * Hob 8 on > « and Mrs whVbSflJSl * " 7 ° f **?»>¦»* <» ' tlie Chairman who briefly acknowledged the . campHmem . wjjft w * s * f ™ ng cheer / were given for * vK r ™ i * fS 9 ?» lncorce'ated for their opinions in » NedS"& ^ K eT T * **» « wn-propped fX amid cLf i !? h ^ , P roPO « tion wa / rfjected h £ iv £ ° ! ' ' » not worth it " - " Treat wa ? tJitart !!* " - ' - »» A N « idy Baine ? was treated with contempt accordingly . Three anrftL r re aft ""« k « iwn 'or Fearfus O'CorSot and the Convention , and the meeting dispersed .
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TO THU EDITORS OF THK NORTHERN STAR . an ™ I RS r 7 ^ S mUch "Understanding has arise n in J £ n of tth V Gn 8 ti * ? eneie 8 respecting the resolution of the Convention , recommending the oostponement of tbe National Holiday , aud the Si lutionii subsequentl y published by the Council , andunwerth y motives having been inpoted to ' that body in the 8 tep which they unanimousl y agreed in , I consider it to be my duty , both to the-T- ^ " th « Council , to sSa the . £ * £ ? whichinduced the passing 8 nch resolution . £ SLi ? * ° - paClty ' have received re P ° rt 8 from twenty eonstitnencitt . detailing the state of Z
^ s ^ trs&m ^ four three of them speak dubiousl y on the matter . aouS « T I * ' ° Untr ?> could there remain a doubt as to the course it was the duty , of the voTr- f *? * ° ° Uld tHe m 08 t re <* k « « £ vocate of violent measures dare to assert that the lS& 8 A ^ T beCD , Pr 03 trated before 2 wheels of the bloody car of the present political Juggernaut , and sacrifice , perhaps fer a generation all hope of the political action of the country ? '
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has \ £ t t ?? I THIB * - ° nu > blackguard thief Sp / mJ £ 'f ^ poer White > oneof the imprisoned National Rent coUector , , causing him to pay the black guard was obliged to eat it The way to S ^ X £ TV ™ e »™ this is «« White's friends to SoLihaia ^ ai ^ 8 eDd him ' " * ^ * "
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STAB OFFICE , Friday Evening . TBXAI , OF STEPHENS . CHESTER , Thursday Evening , 9 o ' Clock . triai t % r th 5 * l * ' toanno ] lace the result of the tri ^ f HJr' / he ns this day , at Chester . The-Snrin ^ Tu * , . Uttle * fter nine o - clock , and conmmed till nearly eight o ' clock without any intermwsion , except about ten minutes . i . ^ ^ . ? . » # » noble defence , which lasted
five-, w-w . i- ve m ' Dutes , and for which he waa GP g niLr nphmWlted £ y the J Jnd « e- The Attorney-< v j X * 3 * - avag * y ° nd measure . The jury ,, after dehberstmg- . abont hal ' -a-minUte , returned * verdict of GUILTY , and the Judge sentenced the brave and inimitable advocate of the people ' s rights , to be Imprisoned for Kghteen Months w the House of Correction at KnutrfWL ^ 4 ^ terw * rd » to ^ xid . two sureties in £ 250 each ! and to enter into his own recegnizMice in £ 500 for his good behaviour for FIVE YEARS ! 1 ! * nextwlek '"" reP ° rt 0 f ^ *^ will ' be-fcnushed
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FRIDAY'S WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET . ( BY EXPRESS . ) J ! v S ? ; - ° J' arrival of Wh « a * k good ( hb week ; there has been a stead y demand for fresh sorts , about the prices of this day ae ' nnight , but granary parcelsmeet with little alteration . Barley lor grinding w much enquired after , but there is scarcely any offering . i f ? ate * nd Shelling command nearly the rates of last week . Baans steady . Otter articles without alteration . The weather has boss very unsettled dunngthe past week , and it still continues . On Wednesday a great deal of rain fel ; the crops come to maturity very slowly , aad harvest cannot be general with fine weathar in this district of fourteen d * ys . Our stocks of fine Wheat are very low , and the estimates of the entire quantity in irtore at this place , are short of 60 , 000 quarters . Of other articles it M quite insignificant . Richmond Corn Market , Aug . 10 . —We had only a thin supply of Graitffh our market to-day ; tbe prices continue much the same . Wheat sold from 8 « . to 10 s . 6 d ., Oats 3 s ., fd . to 4 s . 9 d ., Barley 6 s . 3 d . to 6 s . 6 d ., Beans 5 iJ / d . to 6 s . 6 i . per bushel .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 17, 1839, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1070/page/8/
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