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      4 ^ Wsfc mm ^^« ~ flMs ^ K " ^^^ k wmmi -es ^ ifc ^^^^ fcfc *^^! ^^^^ ^ K ^^ R ^^ w ^ p- * ^*— ^ Tr ? lf ft ¦ UH IHMHUJ 111 sMttlfcVj * ¦ t ** ff * ¦*•«¦ # « TM Ait « ear , in tb » v . waa " ^ ! E !*^ f tkyifm ^ iiiniii , *> d « uV 5 , sod dcattn 4 « 4 thw political right * . A petition was wot br tkea miprecwieirtedfor it * aeaerota ¦ Mputum In the ano » l . < j f pMHionbif . Tberrfm , we ought ml to be at the trouble to s » throasjb tins drudgery ataia . Tfc » rawies of the people my flanguat ftcim there It Maoist , thattiev hare ; « Sir John Caapbell boasted , put down the

      are the create * doer * . Stffl , gloomy calms ire often fee prefide of tbe tornado , wkI tke b » l » y ^ r ^ < n tbe nomnUin -de , d ^ ad with ^ wi © 35 vines and sweet flower * , whosefiMoaaled ndSt ^ Ml fire in ¦> fwrahwtiMiMaft , burti forth , and icttte' diaaay , havoc , nw , destmtien , and death around it . Jne Whigs *» either the wwt fright eneo cowards , or tbe most imnitin . Mackinaw * . Hat are iaexistent * Then wart apwardToftwenty pdicemea rwogmsed m ^ lKiuw at the Meeting , and about twelve m then- bludgeon lhery « tfiedfior ; also parties « f soldiers at a distance . What ore-Cfr ^ L' ^ ^^ Mt ** Tory oppressors * . * ftat Oiarbaa is not popular . We shall see . Mr . CBxaia * : ytB . ;* 8 kA on to take the ohair .

      He pwnted outjae object the meeting waB called far ; it was rather » meeting of business than word- ^ All men -would agree on the necessity of something -beinff' done . ( Loud cheers . ) He knew the m < m of-thaTaffitrict were as firm as ever . The tyraray exercised over the people \ n » infwnoaL but they i » Ter would be able to subdue the spirifct > f the people . He hoped that all the reporters would come forward when a convenient place had been provided far them , tad -where they might heareorrecUy the sentiments of the speakewr * nd report them to their ^ mployers . ( Here there was aery of "forward" *» &ediagnisedpoHoemen , who , it isW derstood , are spies of bad men , who wish to entrap Victims to bad laws . ) He need not mason any thai diffesred with tb « m that they would » t a fair liearinc if they caae-. forward to express that difference of sentiment . ; i € heers . v —

      Mr . Lowsr eaine forwari He wud eTery one who had paid attention to the state of fiadicalism must be « Hrrin « ed thai something was necessary to give a header .-guide to the movement , All parts of the country were looking anjaonsly forwartFto action , aid no tune was to be lost in giving these ¦ wishes a unanimous direction , There -was such a combination of circumstances in favour of the destruction of a Dad Government as would scarcely hare been expected . We must organize-3 > e ready to kick it as it . falls —( hear , and cheers)—or attack i ^ f ^ C ^ St * ^ 7 ^ - ^ - ( Chwrs . ) He hoped thatBtepe would be taken to elect a General Convention , ^ br toe people had yet to work out the mlierlOT measures thathad been proposed to them Aot lattConTOation

      by to work out : none of them , au * pt exclas&re dealing ; , had been at » U attempted ! and at had iione araeh goods © far . < Cheers . > Every one of these measures were ealenJatea to wpple on * * oea , and strengthen onrselre& The Whigs and Tories had broaght the country into that ¦ Ute that jniaery ttm progressing -with rapid strides : factor / after ftctory was dosing : the men whom their mismanagement had left without employment eould not starve . ( Hear , hear . ) A man puldnotconunit a greater on than allow nimself , wtfe , or chadren , to die for wanton God ' s free earth , which he had clothed -with abundance for them ( Loud cheers . ) Sfttf-mnrder - wa * a deadly aa , aaid M who allowed nimself | o die of starration , « ommitted suieide . ( Hear , hear . ) All was -woi-Vimr

      together ibr ns . ¥ e must expect to suffer mucS Jbefora we aniTe at « ur just rights ; but better bear while , than bear for erer , Ae evils tkat oppress us . Xet us ritg onr . cry of dissatisfaction in the ears of our oppressors , until they start aghast : they have counted on our supkieness , and reckoned we took no note of" vrhat -rras going on . " Kb w In the midst of all this misery—in the midst of their stagnation of trade , we shall still have to pay £ 540 for rilrer trumpets for the Qneen ' s Life Guards—( hear , h « H >—we shall still have to pay ^ 1 J 950 for state clothing for the Life Guards . The system still has to go ob an its extravagance , aad ; w ^ Increase Wears to hare a Prince Albert next . ( Hear , hew . ) . Working men , what is sauce for the goose is « aacefor the gander . , Letnssee that our Whig and

      Tory Mslthuaaos carry out the principles of their Poor Law—thai a mao ^ has no righi to marry until he can assure himself , that he has a BOQlaieacy to nwntaiTi a . iamily : let us demand of this German Prince ¦ whether he can keep a wife . ( Loud cheering . ) Leta ^ uaraatee be had fiiat ie wiil keep his children from being ; chargeable to the parish of "E ngland—( loud cheers}—and if the jtooraatfs -wife hxre to be ^ sepatated because they are poor , then Prince Albert and Ms -wife shall be separated also . ( Loud cheers . ) But these things would continue just as long as the people would allow them i they must nerve their minds to meet dimcnlues , and not listen to the damnable priests , who wocld persuade tTw wiuaui

      • uwu « u « « jiwww * jor tiiHr sins , and not the , rielu iCbeers . ) ^ tarti exetaMre dealing with these profligates—these erucifiers of Christ ^ Gospel : tHe man that is content under wrong-and injus&ce , is a wicke d , had man , and is an accessary to crime . ( Hear , hear . ) They must buckls on their armour , &n < j"battls -snth imriguteousness "wiereTer they find h ; they must expect , and make their minds up , to sufier rerilmgs and imprisonments , and to be brought before the High Priests of corruption , and the rulera and elders of the synagogues ^ of irraimj , a ^ d t hey most expect to meet some Pontius POate . The aj offfieWfiigsand Tories of Judseaj * Oneify "h ^ in , crndfy hinu ^ is still the cry of tiie WMgs and Tories of England ; but -we must not Quail , t > r be ^ smayed . tflear , hear . ) Persecution

      has asd mil grre us renewed energy . But let us not be led into traps by our enemies ; and remember the Whigs are making the secret serrice-money Trork t&eir way—( hear , hear)—remember that fceir objert ir to produce riot and destruction ; and that Lord Melbourne -was the hirer and abettor of spies , that the money was traced from the Home OSce , then : " under him , into the pockets of those who were sent among the Political Unions , to urge the mea to buy nmskets , and commit murder , and adrocate anarchy . Remember that their paid organ , the bloody Time * , and the Morning Chronicle , \ hm ¦ wrote article after article , urging the people to rebellion . Bemember -thai in . all their -wars -witfi their foes , that Tobbery , bloodshed , rapine , anarchy ,

      and destruction was the order of the day . -Remember that their underlings in power formerly justified the stabbing of the policeman in Calthorpe-street . Hemember all these things , and learn wisdom from their crimes . CHear , hear ^) If you do oitf ^ it , do not take their time ' to do it ; do not Adopt their time or mode , but ehoosfr yonr own time and your own -way . There were : only two -ways of settling this question—efther" bj nght or might . The people had dared / eourtea discussidn on their right ; no honest man couH- oppose it asaHgnestionof right . Then if it bid to be a qaesttoB of might , the enemies of Jhe people must be prepared for a confinned struggle between oppressive power and ihe of

      injured millions . The bonds society are cast loose , and - all men are jostified in taking any method-they can ^ to OTerthrow < hat which they are conscious is the xaighi of iBJuetiee , tyranny , and oppression . ( Cheew . )* Let the people hare justice and the reward " -of thess labour ; do , not Tob them of their political righto , and thenroKtiiem of their money by unjust taxation , and yon will ha-re no disgadsfaetion ; ForTiis part , be respected the Qneen as well as any other person , and would wiBh Jo see nercoinfortablie and honoured . Sh « was the mother of her people ; but that ' mother who could spend three or four hundred thousand * a year , while her children were clothed in rags and Etarring , was * ¦ orrv step-m « ther indesd . ( Hear , hear , and loud

      cheers . ) . He . kcew that among- vrorkmg- men , those fatheK and mothers who would go dressed in splendid dothiag , aoS IiTelhemselres in a luxnriotre and extraTj ^ ant manner , wb 2 e * heir children were runnine about hungering , ' ragged ^~ barefooted , and bareleased ^ wonM Be : conHdered xery disreputable characters Jndeea . XCaieers . ) Yet the poor were the subject of uJiniBaSaredabnBe when tiiey seek for justice , and added % o fee dimculties of their own Etuation , thej hare to sctppprt a system of robbery and oppression , to supply the extravagance aud bear the burdens of tne iniquities of-- . their" tyrants . Oe * r the people of the infamous taxes—let their industry be ^ noDstrncted by , , iad laws-free them from the debts of others-and they will not comuot tneirs

      plain . The national deot was . « was always the Qneen'fl army ,, the <^ eens ^ na ^ r , and the 4 uee = ' s Ww » y , . bnirjit wMthenafaona ! deW } &e debt snbuld go wifli ihe MBt of the Bystem . The people nerer coalracted it ; it v not theirs . If wjmj- is her * * let her take ihat too , - and let her nay n if she « an- If Bhe cannot , she may Wtfie bene 2 l of As Insolent Act , aa ^ many an Wrtwo ^^ te . done . XCheers . > ^ 3 irt be hoped ^ e ^ S wouia geirid of 4 he fi ^ difleiit debtas well ^ i ^ SS ^ ihat Mnwd- them . . ^! P" ? feenng or immciple wouldneyer die , thenr righta ttey wOT ^ haTeTlCheer *) llw would go on steadfly , and let those who iad not the prmelple pfgood in thrirheaTts- ^ hoae wIiowere to ^ ^? £ ^~ u degraded in manhood Mto be m lore with nisutt , hnmffiittinni jmd « Tffe « on-4 ettIwm . cr » wl to toe

      feet of their iyr « t £ *** * ** & * » > ** ^ that smote tiiein . BtttletbOBe 8 tinen . of noble heartB , of true minds , and determmed swOb do their utmwt to dafceTSeteBfflteBof discord and btood , and toe fitrones of oppreaaon and injustice , Let our union Eire confideateto Mends , * nd fear to foes . Much Sad been done to make fte system qaake- ^ t was m fearful ahum increasing its army , mcreasmg its spies , resorting to erery means , boweTer inio ^ utous , ti prop its strength- All told that it knew ita weakneBs , and tni eonMions of our ^ strength . He £ * red not for the authorities sending their policemen , n Miey would « end them airly , honorably , and with a

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      Rood intention } bat they came in disenise , and men were to U hrid answerable f « tn ^ Tpowe ? " meauoy or honesty of mind . ( Hear , hear . ) He — \ - *• J * wassjBonjr , goTernmenU—tf they ewght a foe in dUgoiseio ^ ooMtrTVcamp SV ^ Zy ^ JWlAP ** '" w lan «« America ; and the'English would hare hung any American whom they ao caught . If GoTernment deem such a system bad , why * > they do it themBelTes ! All wouldnot dojthe people ' s cause would go onj it was tuut . Rood intention r bat thej cane in disguise , and

      --T— " « : • " jwwyvi auw uivwioUEQ OX 1 KB U 6 C 6 S * « tjr was the molt of dear-bought experience ; and their demand the result of deep-rooW principle , and it would not tease nntil they establiibed their rights . ( Loud cheers . ) The resolution he proposed for their adoption was— ^ ¦ ¦ *' That James Ajreand Edward Charlton ^ be the lJtelegates of this meetmg to sit in tne Convention that will sit m this town next week , to take the best stepB to carry the People ' s Charter /' The . resolution was seconded by Mr . Xing , and earned . ;

      Mr . Chabmom then rose and Baid that he was not aware , nntil that eTening , that such an honour was proposed unto him as being their Delegate , but he could assure them that to the utmost of his power S T ^ serye tilem » aai forward the attainment of ^ the Charter . ( Cheers . ) He was aware of the « termination . of the people to have their rights , and m -Pfoperiy ^ directed , they will soon attain them , lyranny had dona much , to disorganise , apparently tte s&ength of this district j but the men were etUl therei - ( here bear)—and he knew that when work washud ^ out for them to do they would do U . — ( Londcheeja . ) - : , ¦ .-

      -Mr . ATBEihauted them for the honour they had done him . He thought it was high time something was ^ one to Btop the damnable tyranny that oppressed them . The working man had no freedom or comfort IejV-he was asUve —« , starring alare . In a short time he expected te hear of thewest Indian blackspetifioning the English Government to protect and free the white slaves of England ; He for one was determined to do all he could to overthrow such a _ damnabk state ot things , -He was ready to risk his life in defence of his country , becaase he clearly perceired "by the number of toe blue-coat officers among them that evening , in tiie dress of honest men , that the infernal system of espionaee was about to be established in all the depanmentsof

      the country . Time it was that the men of this district , and every other part of the country , rallied wrandthefiagofliberty . Xetussetatdefiancethepuny efforts of that political apostate , John Fife , our late mayor , who by the assistance of his servile misoreant police Bhvres , attempted to destroy the last and only privilege of the poople ^ -the right to meet and discuss their grievances iet U 3 again meet in oar thousands , and shew by pur determination that England shall be a land of freedom , or cease to be a country at all . They were again to be imposed upon by another of those -rennin from Germany , in the shape of our Queen ' s husband . He thought the country had had of that set

      enough beggarly to keep , who were obliged to get . dressed at an old clothes' shop when they came here , to give them the appearance of respecubility . JChe King of Belgium has offered him his house , which was stolen from the people of this country . He thonght the best place for him would be one of the poor law bastiles . as it tras evident he was cot one of those who was -vvilling to work . ( Hear and cheers . ) He concluded . by urging the people to organize in their tens and twenties , and by their timely exertions , to save our common country from being destroyed by a faction contemptible as well as tyrannical . ( Immense cheering . )

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      NEWCASTLE CONVENTION . M 05 DAT . —Mr . Charlton was called to the chair , and in a concise and dear address opened the -proceedings . The different J ) elegates handed in toeir letters of authority . ; m Mr . Jones , from Leeds , then addressed the meeting oa the necessity of admitting strangers by card . It was moved and seconded , that strangers be admitted , and on it being put from the chair , was " carried . . . - ¦ - . - -. - - ¦ - - . ¦ } &x . Wilsos . from Edinburgh , stated he had been elected ^ t a public meeting held in that place , and that he was conscious it was the : wish of all parties in Scotland to have some proper plan of action laid down , embracing the views of all , uniting ? England and Scotland , - and bringing them to act in con-Cert with one another . In pursuance of that

      • bjecthenadbeen recommended to submit the following plan for their consideration , while at tbe same time he should use his own judgment in discussing any other which might be brought forward . He regretted thai tae country in many places had been much deceived by the exaggerated statements which had been given of the preparedness of districts , by which they had been led to overlook theit own weakness , and rely on the strength of others . This he considered a great defect in times past , and in accordance with his recommendation , suggested that every county in England and Scotland be pro-- vided with regularly appointed secretaries , and every locality in each county . The local secretaries to transmit to the county secretary once a

      week , an account of tbe proceedings in his district , and the county secretary to make out a digest of the whole and have it inserted in some accredited Radical journal every week , thus enabling the whole country at a single glance to tell their real strength . He would , also recommend , that arrangements he made with . tEe Northern Star fox England , tniibQ Glaspou Patriot for Scotland ; and that the corresponding secretaries be instructed to give an unexaggerated statement of everything which transpired . ^ He also stated that it was an opinion of the Edinburgh meeticg that we should never obtain our rights by petitioning , unless at the same time we gave the House of Commons some substantial proof of our determination of accomplishing that object , tnai done it the

      anusnowea now mignt oe people would only take up the question in the proper spirit . There were eighteen millions of population m Britain and if but one million of that number went actively into the business , he had no doubt that in the course of a few monUis they Bnonld be able to ' carry such a face as it would be impudent to refuse or to endeavour to . overthrow . He would recommend that the whole country be immediately requested to form themselves into petition , clubs , composed of ten members each—that such clubs elect treasurers and secretaries of their own . and collect as much money as would take one of them to London wifli their petition , . and support him there for eighteen or twenty days , thafctheir secretaries send

      information to the county secretaries when the clubs are formed , and when their delegates are preparedto cause an account of all such clubs be inserted in the newpsaper in the weekly digest , and as soon as it 1 b found that one hundred thousand of Bucn clubs are formed , that the country then proceed to elect a new General Convention of ^ the' industrious , classes to assemble in London , to secure accommodation for the petition deputies , and afford every facility for the petition deputies , and afford every facility for the presentation of their petition , He felt confident if such aetep as this was takan , that the people then would have a power which it -would be dangerous to deny—a folly , a madness to insult . These , although he nadreceived as recommendations , were in tne

      strictest accordance with his own views , aodhe felt they were calculated to carry the Charter and pro ^ tect it when obtained . He said the men of Scotland did not fear physical force ,, ulthough he did not think they wonld be likely to- resort to each means . It was not hit or miss with them : if they did move he was sure there was as much prudence and bravery in Scotland as would effectually carry their object . However , he would willingly yield to any better plan , Tdnch might be laid down by any of the delegates assembled . Mr . Welsh , of South Shields , stated that they had the materials in that town : only show the people that something was to be done . But they bad been deceived once , and would not move again unless they

      saw that move was to be followed out in earnest . When the Welsh news came , the only question with the People in his place was—What was to be done t declaring they were ready to move if they had any assurance of others doing so . The Chartist feeling was one of principle ; and not the result of poverty : it-was their determination to have just government and their political rights . ( Hear , hear . ) He had been in other places , and he was bold to say , that he never found a body of more intelligent men than the Radicals of South Shields . Their wages were at the highest , both labourers and Mechanics ; and some of the best paid trades were the best in the movement . They had net met much opposition

      Qsm tne authorities ; in Iaet , he might almost say that the real sentiments of one of their chief magistrates were those of the Charter , bat they had much , opposition from petty employers , who took advantage of men under them , and harraesed them by turning them out of employment . ( Hear , hear . ) As to their tradesmen , they were more republicans in principle than Chartists in spirit ; but they dare not advocate the Chartist movement , for theirposition was such that they depended on the high Whig and Tory classes for their business ; and if they incurred their persecution , they could injure and rum many of them . The men of Shields were good and trn « men : they had suffered much from the ndsauHtaeement of the holiday . They expected that a

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      determined stand had then to be made ; and 2000 men were ^ ready torisk their all on it . but they had been deceived ; and if they come out again it wouid be for a sten which they will see clear that there by is no decptfon . , ¦ . Mr . Arklk , tot Blyth , sta ^ d that the men in hi s district had suffered muoh forth * cause . Heneed not tell them . what Blythwas—They all knowits former condition but he would te& them what Ky * ^ .. owing to the mismauagemeut of the National Hobday .- Seven of their men had been incarcerated , and used most vilely and wiokedly . All manner of petty tyranny bad been exercised towards them , fathers ( whose sons were imprisoned ) had been turned off employment ; but they have not Bubdued the spirit of the people yet—thet are still determined stand had then to ba We- an ^ oonnI

      heart and soul m the cause ; and when tne time for duty came , the men of Blyth would be found at their posts . ( Loud crieB of hear , hear . ) Latterly their attention had been directed to protecting their »« n ^ i ^* ^ from unjust law . ^ Biis had cost them £ 30 . bnt many of them had goit home , not cured of their principle , but more resolute than ever ; and when the news arrived from Wale » , they were coming to him in cumbers hoping that something was to be done , and that they wonld aoonhavs an opportunity of havihg _» day about with their tyrants . ( Hear , hear . ) Toe tyranny had been of the most makvolent and heartless deecription ; they were hunted from house to house nntil not a lanalord dare admit them or else he would lose his

      license ; they hai therefore noplace to meat except when" they met in each other ' s houses , and even he could not allow so many a » might meet in his house cm account of his neighbour , 'Mr . Wil ' $ on , wtoie bcense they Lad suspended . ( Hear , heat . ) The enemies of the peopla w . ere about to have the aural police brpnght into Blyth ; but n « ver mina , ' thsy might think they had put tke people dovnjbqt he could assure them they wore not sabdued . If W propsr step was taken they would join it . Mr . Charlton , for Newcastle—For the inform ation of thgir friends , he would give them a short account of the Radical feeling in this districtat the tune of the National Holiday . It was kept by ninetentbs of the minaig iintil they ww that it was not

      generally kept . In nearly all the trade * they had die principles of the Charter established , and could hold meetings of the body to forward the movement ..- ¦ They had nearly 17 , 000 tickete of member-Bhip ; but when the strike wai forbid by the Coa-Toation , one part kopt . it and others did not ; and the minors and many others in this district are Engaged from , year to year , under a bond , and are liable to be imprisoned if they leave their work . The consequence was , that many of them , in all parts of the district , were flung into gaol . Every place that die authoritieB could keep them from holding meetings in they had kept them , and suspended the Ueenses of aU houses that allowed them to meet . The feelicg of Chardim in this olace wn »

      more _ tiie result of principle than poverty ; wages were higher : here than in most other , parts of the cotmtry ^ from most of the people being employed ia mechanical employments . Engineers were tolerably paid—wages from 18 s . to 2 ? s . per week ; masons , 20 s . to 22 s . ; labourers , from 10 s . to I 4 s .: shoemakers , 10 s . to 15 s . ; potters , 18 s . to 22 s . ; glass botde makers , 18 s .: to 22 s . ; sbip-carpentera , 27 s ; -i men employed at alkali works , J 6 s . to 22 i . I and other factories connected with tbo iron trade , where tbe men made high w iges . Ta » coacttmakera wera one of the best trades—they have from -18 s . to 24 s ., and a good mnion , and are naomtly Chartists to a man . The bricklayers and paiaters were the two worst trades they had , except the printers , who weke

      w » 9 unredeemed of Newcastle . The bricklayers had foolish notion , being freemen , thatfeheKharter would take the corporate or company property from them that they at present possessed . He could aware them that if thera was no action in the peo ^ pie of this district , it was beeause there was no definite actioM to which they could invite the people , the material that did exisUtill . exists , ' and would be forthcoming . He ; did not blame the men for not attacking the Government , but he blamed them for letting their union * down . In hi « opinion they OTghttoproTide for , and avoid fortheratoi-ithelerrofa

      of the past , the experience of the last General Convention to guide then , asd if another one was called * e wasinurd that if it took proper steps it would be responded to . v ^ . Delegate nwnGatoAftad , stated hbdLrtrict to b « in much the same condition as those in the aeighbourhood that had beenipoken of , Toomany had been uaprisotied and fined . Jt had cost them , much bat had not turned their piinciples , ; for it had eosK firmed their previou « opinion , of the bad Government . _ ' ¦" -. -- ¦ ¦¦ - " ¦¦ - . ' - - - " .. ¦¦ _' - ' . _' -..- '• - ' . - "'• - ¦ ¦ - < , 3 ** eg * to for . Uswortb , stated that It had alwaya been a spmted place , and that it still was in the same a toteand had never altered inita course

      , . A debate on calling a General Convention of the whole country then ensued , when Mr , Lowery stated that he could assure them the best thing they . c * old do , would be to point out the method , end recommend the election of a Convention to sit as early ag possible , for tbe ^ whole country wishedife . . Mr- Welsh said , that in his opinion one of the errors of the last Convention should be avoided , namely , men peiaj ; « mt said left to their own individual opinion in reprewnUng the feelings ef the movement . Every to » nin a district should elect a man to a county or district Convention , and give him written opinions an to the steps that should be taken , and

      the County Convention should collect the opinion * of the diKtricr , and that which had the majority should form the instruction of a man elected to the GaneralConventiin , which Conveatipn again ihould decide on the plan that had the majority of opinions ln-Jta-favpnr . '¦' ; * . -. " . ¦' - " ¦ \ .: y ~ - ' - ¦ . '¦' - . * - '¦ : ¦''' . ¦ ¦ ¦ -x-1 Mr . Jones , West rUduig delegate , said he ; camB to ascertain what -wan their opinion , of the " 'steps tliey should pursue . His people weredetennined [ to persevere , and they were determined tiiat ? T 08 t shonld not be Bacrificed jjbut gacrinced he would be , unless the people were roused to hi * defence . The question then waa how were they to proceed ? After some further conversation , the Convention adjourned .

      '" , "" " "; ¦ " JfVESPAT . ¦ - ^¦; Mr . BBOADWiT , o | 8 heffield , in the chair . A report of the Ouse Born was delivered . The men were proceeding steadil y ^ the formation of dassies . and were caretul of not admitting those who were notol genuine Radical principle ? , and they had a rule that aman when he en » red mnst have , or proceed to get , the means of defending himself and country against foreign and domestic tyranny . j ^ Afnfcnd from Wales stated tnat he had Jurt wrived from there , where he had been a while , and had eenmanyof the Chartist friends . Mr * Frost and toly were in good spirits , so was Mr , Frost , The » hie and Tory press were notjto be believed on the Weteh affair , for they had told the mobt abominable uea as regarded the l ^ ewDort business . Tham wer «

      very few m Newport , and those that were there w « re more dead than aUve from fatigue , cold , and wet , and tfaeirinnskeUandpow < ierwerenselesg , exceptthoS 6 of aievr . There were not 200 men attacked t \ w Inn , and * o far from flyingjthej stood nhtatwo-thirds of them were wounded or « bot . He had examined it and it was nddled with balls , and the accounts that said that there was only one or two soldiers wounded was a lie , there were nine dead soldiers under lock and key in one stable , and they butiea a large number of coreses , said to be ChartiBt »; but they baned them with military honorg , and every one 5 " aware they were soldiers . The 3 e accounts pat forth by the journals of the vampire system were to keepiip the ooafidence of the army , and dispirit the people . The soldiers were deserting frequently , andthe men of the hffls were still free , aid th « v

      looked to England not to let their brethren be saenhced . The speaker gave « om « amusing accountB of the courage of the Wnigs at Nevrport , e » pecially of the Knight of the Pantry , ( Mr . Phelps , jnaior , ) who fled te . the pantry for shelter , where he iiearly received his deserta . It appears that one brave fellow made his way , to the window , andv loaded' and nred successfully into the room , until he was shot by a number of the military firing through a pillar oi wood which he stood behind ; A discugsion then ensued on the necessity and nature of an address to be issned , embodying the sentiments of the members , as lar aaregards the steps to be pnrsKed , ; and poinUng out the necessiw ofelectiBg a Convention for the whole country . Many letters have been rsceived from England and Scotland , stating their sympathy with the Convention , and many delegates have ahi * ed from Oie adjacentcounties , ¦

      -: . ' . '¦ - . " - ' . - - JiEwcABTia .. - - . ;;; ¦ :.- . ; . . ? :: ; .. - - - .-On Tuesday evening , adiscussion was held ia the Joiaet ' i Hall , High Friar . Street , on the question : The People ' s Charier , vertiu the Corn Law repeal . Mr . Hameinthe chair .. ¦;• ¦ ¦ - ¦ , '• : ¦ Mr . LowntT opened the proceedings , and the question , after . beiag . entertained two hours , was adjourned nntil Tuesday evening next , when it is hoped / that some of our Com \ L » w agitators will come and pnt the . Chartisto right on that ¦ object .

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      Mb . Geobob Dawson , Sir Robert Peel ' s brother-in-law , is the ConservattTe candidate for Deronport ; Colonel Thompson is talked of for Leomiuster ; B , r . Ewart for Dumfries j and ; Mr . Edward Stanley , a relation » f " Lord Derby , for Preston . ¦ ¦ ¦ '¦ . ¦ . - ' ¦ : - "¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦ : ' . - - ¦ ¦" ,. - - ¦ :- ::

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      : GRE ^ « HAlW ^ ;¦• ,- ¦ r ; v - ; . ;¦ ;^; :--. ¦ v > MAi « 3 HE : sTi : ^" v ¦ ; " r ;/ : ^ :-- The meeting at Carpenters' Itfc . ll , on Saturday , has had the efp&o > of demonstrating «; at the spirit of Chartism in Manchester is not quite extinct ; for neverdowerecolleot a more numerous assembloge within the walls of ithia huilding than that wWch eolteoted on the summons of Mr . O'Connor , on this oocasion . The building was crowded in al parts } and among the auditory we obsetved on the benches behind the platform several hundred of the fair sex , in addition to some of the leading members of the Chartist ciu ^ e ,. The meeting was called for the purpose of enabling Mr ;; O'Connor to lay befote ' the Chartists some important facts relatiyeto the conduct of the Government in :.: the prosecution of John Frost , the Newport magistrate , now in cuatody on a charco of high treason ^ : : ] ; . ; ,: ; , ' -:: ¦ , ;; ¦ , "¦ : •¦ <\ ¦ * . - . '¦ ¦ ¦ .:-- ¦ •¦ • ¦ ' ' : ?' ^ - V « ttRA * -V !« i ^ i » wftw >* nc ^ Vii » i : : i'ii--: ' :--. '

      Miv WitUAK BiwcEKWORTH , of Manchester , / was called to the chair , and opened the ¦ proceedings by bbservirig ^ that her Majeaty ' B Solicitor Generan not a hundred years agp told hia coustituentg in . Edinburgh that the Chartists were doad ! ( LauKbier . ) But the meeting in ^ Carpentery Hall this eyening , as her Majesty s Solicitor General wduld see if he were here , was :: a- convincing proof that they were not all dead ; ( Laughter and cheers . ) It would convince him that there are a number of inquiring minds in this vast aasemblaio—come here to inquire into the cause of their workinir bo hard and so long- , for so little remuneration . (« 0 i ) N These inquiring niiiids —inquiring for a number of years into thisquestionhatfcojne to the conclusion that the sole cause of

      thoir having to work so hard and so long for so little remuneration was , beoause they woro not represented in Parliament . ( Heair ,: hear , and lo « d cheerine . ) «;; th |^ ' ; vii |« :-. . any ..- ' .: iest '' ' to be given for gre \ t numbers ineeling together in this way ^ they had come to the conclusion—they could comei to •' ¦ no other—that the I sause " - -of the people assemblinr here was a determihationthatthey would be repre ^ sented in ParliamentHcheer 8 ) ,--ahd fully represented , 'too , along with the proudest arlstpcwioy of the land . ( Renewed cheers . ) He was firmly convinced df one thing—that the Chartists of Manchester wished for nothing for themselves but what they were willing to give" to their fellow-men . ( Cheers . " ) They wishod for nothing but eaualitvbfifnrflthnjnw

      They tvould be satisfied with that ; he was quite sure they Would be aatisflod witH nothing lesal ( . Criea of " Good , lad , " and cheers . ) They would wisK to hear nothing more from him * when he told them who was to come after him , and therefore he would conclude with telling them that the speakers who would addresB the meeting to-night were Mr * , Feargus O'Connor— ( tremendous cheering ) , —MriCardo , from ^ ndpn—CA voice : There is no IJewport man here ; is there ?)—a f ^ riend of the cause fromNewcsiBtle , and Mr ; Brown , member of the Convention , from Birmingham , waa here . ( Cheers . ) He would beg to introduce to ,, the meeting . first i Mr . O'Connor . ¦( Cheers ; . ) >; . - ; - .:: ; Z '' , ? ' : " ¦ ¦ ..- - ; .: " ¦¦¦ - ¦; ..... . " . - ¦ - ¦ "¦ : ¦ . ¦ ,:: " ¦ Mr . O'CoNNORVori coming forward r was received with . 'deafeaing shouts of applause , which lasted for

      nearly five minutea . Addressing , them as Brother Radicals of Manchester , he said , he knew not whether the Chartists in Manchester wera dead ^ r notj bat this he did now—that he waa "alive and kicking , " and here before them ! ( Laughter , and cheers . ) The whole press of Londony with thti 2 'inies at their head , aud ev « u the Sith newspaper , which hitherto had been rather hostile totheya ^ ribs of Wliiggery , ha 4 declarod that : there was ho sympathy in this country for John Frost ! ( A voice : 'VThey lie !" followed by loud and lon ^ -oontinacd cheeritig . ) He wished that the parties represented by that press could only be assembled in this room to hear the flat contradiction giyen to the base assertion by that cheer . It was true that , by having DreDared the

      people by repeated assaults on their lifcerties , the Government had deprived their late atrocities of a good deal of th ? novelty which they ^ woiild btherwiHe have poBsessed . They bad gone on from step to step ,: till men were beginning to look upon their acts against the people with something Uko indif . ference ; but they might rest assured that when the life of a good man was in jeopardy ; a different feeling would exis >—they might be assured that a bold ind a fab-play loving people , when they saw the lift of an innocent maa in danger , would not Stand-by : and | dly look on , ( Hear , and cheers ^ Some man in the body of the room had said there were no Newport men here . He did not know whit that man meant bv ' that , hut Ka HiH v «^« r tw _

      thali the ^ oien of ^ Newport , and indeed , ; the whole people -of "Wales ' , had been dignified by a hostile and corrupt press even as a religious and moral people . ( Cheers . ) He was not here to spoaK of things which he did not know anything about—of a man ' s character of whom he was ignorant ; but of a man whom he well knew , and it was to shew that the man they were caUed upon to defend was a good man , and that the only fault he was charged with-was , that he wished , to confer upon the majority of the people a share of that which the minority already enjoy . ^ ( CheerB , ) If attemptsi were to be made by the Radicals upon the Tories , such as they had recently been making upon : \ h ? "Whigs , the Whigs would have lauded these men as the best of

      patnptB . ( Hear , hear . ) The Whigs said they wore ready to die for ^ eir principled , and were called patnots ; the Tories said they were ready ^ o ' die for their principles , aud they w ; ere called patriots * ; and yet their principles were nothing but pppres-8 ion ; and injustice . ( Loud cries of" Hear , hear . " ) Bat when toe Radicals , who say they are ready to die for their principles , stand up for their rights ^ which are based on justice and ' equality . thev were called destructives , traitors , V- and ; bipod-thirsty monsters , ( Hear / near . ) And could this state of things much longer last ! Thougha certaijit Attorney-GeneT&l might think , . as he had latel y boasted , that he had put down public meetings , let him recollect that there was such a thing as condensation of

      power—that there was such a thing as condensation pf steam—that there was such a thing , as producing mofe by one machine than " a thousand * hands . ( Applause . ) Let Government recollect that' if they had stopped the people from holding public nieetingg , they ha 4 only diverted public opinion iiito a more daring channel ; Let vtnem wcolleot that if they attempted to suppress public opinion—that if there was ho safety for the expreBsida of opinion in thiB country ; let them iecdll < jct that if public opinipii was allowed to take its . own course , > it would only direct its efforts , agaiuBt that which was proud flesh m the constitution and which ought to beTopped off : but if not , if the expression of opinions xa public Was not to be allowed , then there would bo an

      expression of them in secret ; and from secret combinations there wouldbe assaults directed equally against the good arid the bad . ( Applause . ) Now he ( Mr . O'Connor ) was no assassin , no blood-thirsty monster , no traitor , no destructive , ^ no upholder of bloodehed ;—( hear , ^ hear ) - ^ but they ; might believe him when ho told them ; that if either tb >; Whij ^ pr 'the ' . Totie > V pressipn : of public opinion , then that vvhich would haye been corrected ; by the egression -of public opinion ' would be stopped by assassination and murder . ( Hear , hear . ) It was to avert this- ^ i Was in defence of the constitution—it was to prevent the ivy from being : pulled down from its turrets , that he was come here to address the working men

      to-night . He had learnt more from the working men thauthey had learnt from ; him ; and it was a curious thing that though he had been said to have taught them , they in fact , had been his schoolmaster . Now , if John FroBt had been an ignorant man—a man ignorant of what the peppje wanted ^ ' -he wpiild npt have been molested ; but because he was a man who knew yrtiat the people wanted , . and because in his locality the ; people gave iridicationB of having profited by his instructions , that they had seized him , and that the magistrates had already passed sentence upon him . i But it should be reoplleoted that public opinion , thpugh sometimes misled ; was seldom wrongj and never ionju wrong * and it should be recsoUected that neither the magistrates nor Lord John Russell could convince

      an intelligent people that an innocent man is guiltyl and it should b « recollected that the people of this country were so far from being destructives , they so far hated the aheddiBg of human blood , that though they would rather suffer much than resort to it , they would , rather sacrifice theit lives thaa eee one of their n « rty sacrificed innocently . {( Hear , and cheers . ) He had in [ his hand a Sun newspaper of 183 L This newspaper gave an account of the triumphant entry of Henry . Bunt into Manchester ( Cheers . ) If he were to take that speech and read it to that meeting , it would be the best thing he coald read . In that speech , Henrj Hunt cautioned them •^ K 5 ! j * ^ » a ^ *«** / ¥ d . for ; theni . He wiu iubb iuu

      inougu tney would not get from the Whigs nure wme , but merely wine and water ; but that if they onli got from them pure water , it would be better , than poison arid water ; But he told them also in that speech , that the "Whigs had their emissaries abroad ; paid out of the people ' s money ; and : he ( Mr . O'Connor ) would tell theni now , that Lancashire and ybrkshire were full of spies and informers . He wpuld tell them , too . that there were spies in that room . ( Hear . y ' And there was no difference between a spy and ah informer , b ^ CftUBe * man who had volunteered * o become a spy , would equally beceme an informer if the inducement was hjjld out to him . : ( Hear . ) But thanks to Henry Hunt for the inforaation which

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      fc&ti ^? !?**?^* fWoii was too gTeat ^ . w Icd » w * y by . infjrmofsV ( Applause . ) Tdfhow wh « t wlianoeniightbo p laced upon the press , * he ?? , ? , " in-1 * T ¦• f % ^ ra «* bad written to ^ ini ( Mr . QfCpnnprV to know wbat reliance they deserved and he asked him if he thought the sympathies of the people were trtth his father-ln . law , atd also Whether ; they were convinced of his innocence , notwithstanding the mis-Btatenente of the press 1 He told ^ him b 6 th .- ;( Loud cheers . ) Now let them i , 0 ^^ ta « 5 h of law ^ and t rat h there was in ( She Magiitraoy . ; The duty of Maghiitates was toinquire into the charges against persons ^ brought befo re them tosee whether there was fluftiicrent evidenco upwl whwh to commit them for trial , iat they were niot to try them . : They were only to tn * e cocnizance of .-JiJJ ^ L * .:. ; « .:. ¦ : X > :- > :. ^ :.: --

      facte , without pronouncing an opinion upon them detrimental to the prisoner , or otherwise . But " so far from the magistrates of Newport coBfiniug themselves to this , wey had condemtied ine * before their trial ; for they had Sentenced men for trfel as traitors -r- ^ not leaving it to a jury , to see whether they ware traitorB . ( Cnes of Shame ; ' ?) Now b « believed wnen the time should cpino fprtlie law" 4 p pounce upon traitora ,. we Bhould see seme of ¦ tBo higher prders of the Btate on their trial for the crime . ( Great cheering ) They now saw the din ^ reni ' mW ? ; £ . « fe ^ tnoTories and Radicals Were treatetl ?/ *?« . Whigs . According to tho laws pf the : " country the thiefisworee than th « receiverj but accorainc to Wh « glaw , thereMiyerwas wprse thantheihiefc Because Col . Thomas and other officer * we ™ nrmnnt .

      at a diirner at Aehton , at ; which Roby of Rochdale Used , violent language , they had received a reprimand for Jisteningio ^ oby ; but they had not prosecuted Itoby . \ They seemed t

      the Whigsprpsepute Jphn Frost , if he had led on 5 , 000 or 500 j 000 or 4 , 000 , 00 a of men , in order to p revent the restoration ; ef Cumberland to the ^ lwiel Not they , They would have their Miriister of War voting him fundB , and the Commander-in-Chief endeavouring to make a division in the army in his favour . ^ Mr . O ' Connpr then explained now the insurrection coinmericed , stating that two doBBrterefrom the 4 * thRegt . had gone ampngat the hills , and by false jfepresentationa had induced the people . to assemble at Newport , and ¦ that the very first shot that was fired on the Westgate Hotel , ' on the road to Newpprfc , was by one of those deserters . They had rib proof of Frost being there at all . But what did the bloody old Times say I It said that the life of John Frost must be sacrificed . That

      John irost must be hanged , because the revolution in this cpuritry would never Be put dpwa until John Frpst was sacrificed . ¦ : Now we will take the rdverae pf this positipn . If Bradshaw arid Roby had led on an assault against Whig aggressipn , would the Times have held that the lives of Bradshaw and Roby ought , to be sacrificed ? ¦' < Not they . They would say that Rawspn of Ireland , and Roby and Braasliaw , deserved the best thanks of their country . Mr , Q Connor then entered into a lucid explanation of the nature . of Special Commissions , : shewing that while : thoy ^ were : attended with an enormouB increase of expense there waa a much less chance of obtaining the brdiuary justice of a common Assize Court , the minds of the Jury , in cases of this kirid , being generally prejudiced and misled bv the

      endless rumours which were circulated to the disparagement of the prisoners . ' He then appealed to them On behalf of Mr . Frost , and said that if Daniel Q'Connell was enabled to receive £ 1 . 5 ^ 000 ' from the poorest people on the face of the earthy for doing notning , upon the 16 th of this month if they could not raise , . £ 2 , 000 for John Frost , they were not worth living . : He then said , ; upon ^^ the 2 lst of thiB month , independently of what ^ else he might be able to do ; the lyhole pf the profits arising from the Star should to given for \ the ^^ defence of Mr . Frost , and a ^^ further donation if that were required ; ( Immense cheering . ) ¦ fo& tt i indefiijicMEiof pablio opinion , ( andhe cared

      not lfthe spies were there—he cared not if Tom Fool were there —( loud cheers)— -who , in consequence of his v ? ant of common sense , had been appointed to the highest ^ p ^ ctnof : ^ he ^ 'townj if ^' they ^ id pass seuteacfl upon Joha Frost , w ' tlie / St turday ¦ following the Star should appear pri one side in red ink—the other side in dark mourri-Wg- ; Now , if the Duke of Newcastle had a ^ right to dp what he liked with his own ; he ( Mr . O'Conrior ) surely had a right to do what he liked with his own . ( Loud cheers : ) Mr . O'Connor proceeded at great length toaddresa the people in a inost elpquent arid animated style , aad then-left the meetiog amidst the moBteatnusiastic cheering , :

      The Chairman said , previous to callingupon the next speaker , he ; woiild beg to iihprejss upon their minds the necessity of adhering to the advice giyen them by Mr , O'Connpr . If , ariy ; persori entered the roorii they did not approve , they should not hoot them , or express dis ? approbaUou , for they might rest assured that their cause could not be made too public , and the riiore their enemies heard of : .- | l the worse they would like it , ( Laughter . ) . ; ; ; . - . -. ¦ ¦ ¦ ;¦ ; ' - .: ¦'• . ¦"¦¦ ; '¦ ¦;> .:. - - \\ '• .. . \ Mr . ( JAKbp ( of London ) next canie forward , and ; after apologisiug for a diffloulty ^ in ^ speaking , arising frprii cold ; said he ; differed with many persons present in eipressing disapprobatiiin in seeing spies or policemen present- because ho wished to a ^ e them here . He wished tiiat what was Said here should get to tiie eiara of Government , because it was the only way of

      getting their grievances redressed , arid spies ; arid ; in ; formers were " the' only , persons through whpnv what was said at these meetings could get to Government . They never assembled ; here on an' occasion more important than the present He had heard their cheers on behalf of J 6 hn' ^ rpstr-- ( r ^ ewedcheere ) --denounced as he had been by abase hireUngpresB , and byher Majesty ' B 0 overnment as a : traitor ; Their trierid » Mr . O'Connor , had been Inclined to ; : make it appear that tliere had been no treason ; but lie thonglifc he should be able to show that titere Jh > d beenauct He \ w expression of his which had been referred to when before the ' m ^ lBtrates of Ifewport , detained for nothing . That expression was to the effect that he believed this : affair was the result < at a Russian agency . That eacpr ^ ssioa was i fact : He vrould ask for what was

      England ' s attention fixed so steadfastly at the present moment on Newport ? Cast their eyes beyorid the country , aud they would see ber aheres left without a ship to guard them , while Russia had twenty-Bix sail of the line within twenty miles of it : Look at these facts ; and then they would see more treason than before , but that treason would be found not : iri the ChartlBt camp , but in the office of the Foreign Secret ^^ - ( chtierB ) - ^ Minister who through thirty years which he had held office had turned all the ingenuity aud / chicanery : of" which he : was master -to destroy the best interests of his country ; and how would he effect it 80 Well aa by turning public attention from bis nefartpuspiu ^ oseBlvjflear ;) He ( Ut . Cardoywent to Newport to endeavour to inquire int . p the facts coit nected with the late affair ; and , though , he feared that inariy of ^ their frierids had joined in ^^ the coridehination

      pf Frost , ^ yet he thought that the strength of this meeting was a guarantee that he ' stilthad' friends left , and that hearts yet beat light for him . ( CSieers . ) Had hejustipeonhlsside ?^ ( Cheers . ) If he had not , why was he ;( Ms Cardo ) not suffered topursue his inquiries ? ( Hear , hear . ) He went openly to make that tequiryj and' the first person he went to was the landlord of the Inniwhere the maxbtrates sat ; and that was a sufficient ground for taking : him iato cuatody . Why were they afraid of , the truth being known ? Why was it that there was such ; distrefla , such poverty , such a scarcity of work in England ? Because Lord Palmerston had connived at the aggrandisement of Russia till of seventy milUons of consumers of British produce not one was left . Who . . then / was the traitor ? ( Hear . ) Did he wlah to ruin England ? He wiahed to do more : he wished to make a eeeond Poland of It ^—if

      the : people would allow « mch a mmister to hold officer till he had doneiii ^ heai :. ha ») 4-tb . e 7 wonld ahderstandi therefore , why Pahnerston had directed attentlpri lo Newport , and why Frost had been apprehended on a charge of nightreaaon . What man who knew Frott'B dlappritiori eprtd believe him guilty of the act he wto charged wilh ? : | He « . ) But eVery man knew that the arrest of no p « reon in the kingiom wa « so calculates to draw « ff the attention » f the ouritry from other matteri a » the arrert of Frost . Well , then , they knew that QovernmeB * had a design In alUtdid . But iwwt ; after aU , was noi to be made the victim of ttieir desJgna , iCheeii ) Mr . O'Connor mistook when

      he said that a deserter from th « JOth flred the firrt shot tbrougt the windows of the inn » t Newport . A van who said he was a deserter front the 99 w , went upon the hills , and madefrlauds withttie mineia . Howdid he ^^^ proceed 1 Why ^^ heprpeeeded to ^ the hills , told them he was a aeserter , persuaded them to accompany him to Newport , when , in fact , there was nok » man who accompanied nim th »» knew there was to be any firing at alL ( Bear . ) ¦ TbJ » was what he had heard bx New . port , not from men sympathl ^ g with the C ! hartiBta , butfromtheBpedalconsUblei They told hun that the poor fellows followed this nwo . amd were thua betrayed by tfa flirt firing ¦* . «»• HtWl ; ta * he aet Witt hi *

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      ^^^ a ^^ SS ^ S « sa ImmMM bI ^ bA mnaA ¦ ' ¦ - **¦ ' C ^ gSBl-. m ,, i ^ TT ^ - j ^ » tmtt «» pimy mm : m * - * mmm * MSm ^ mH itor m mm tuu : M * £ mSmw OovrtmitMl I ( " Wt « w , " ftf el rtcen . ) K fcsSJ ^^ ^ iSSiffi- - - * *? « J » r ^^ *«? « set eve for Merildni * intn whm he had . faieMi * ttoto toot ., for tbf wm too wlljr to fmt th « «««¦ who tai btcotno tMr tooi $ , and III * scoa * tluyvm ont of tkv my the ettfcr . Wbta he looked at Hotith Ametfc »~ Mexico { wkeB he saw anew toll of the Hue seat to ttkf IHrdanollWi the trade with Olmatfo &UovtA tote cat off , and o » own sberM left uiproferted , h « eesw

      eluded tbew tbtoga wen done for tbe purpose of nuUtinf her a Tlcttat to the Antoerat of RomIa . ( Heir . } fie thoujht thi * w * 8 a quettlpn which above all othem they ought to attend to . What jrai fl » oricte eT their porerty and dittrew but the low of their foie ^ B trade ? Where wai Qisf , their member ? BaUdb « fal » factories , and what for f Did hemean to take hifloMi there to work for him ( Hear , hear . )—or leave them toBtarve I This was the sympathy of this man who had lived to revel in luxury which they had produced . Ti ^ ey cpuld not avert the fate of Frost in the hands of BuaS men as these without on eflort , and that effort a deto-mined one . If they had seen the eplrit of the nitgU trfttes In Wales , their determination to proeectrto Fro * fr-. tothp death , they would be aware of this . Bnt they wvuld protect , and ought to protect bint , and let the trait ora perish , Mr . Cardo concluded by ttzain callinr / Attention to : Mr . Frost , who he said bad left

      Newpt » t > t the time hej ^ f& » taken . to go-into "the cpuntry fortft » . benefit of hlinnealth . He had this fact from MraFrosfe , who knowing his innocence , waa aatisfied inher owa a ind that if lie had a fair trial they could ' not find h&n guilty- His daughters joined with his wifeirithisU W and they had ¦ written his correa pondence asd knew all ; bJai fiecrete . Mr . Cardo conclnded a ^ d ltol ^ cheers . . : K ' \ : / ~ 'V ' ) .- ¦ O '" : ; .. ¦ " ' ¦¦ , ' ¦ . - .-Mrs BbW * , / rom Birmingham , a gentleman front Newcastle ; the H ev . W . V . Jackson ^ and others , subsequeatly witoemk d the meeting , which did not breas ; uptiH ?^ laj ^ 'h «| at . \ - '•' - \ : ' / h ' : r ^ -: - "" : ^ -. ' . ' ¦ / j ,.: Z ; ' •; QOorReporter : st ^' - ' t ^ that owing to various causes be has not been aH * to , ; £ ive more than a , mere sketch of these iatefeatiBg £ n iceedings . _ He has been given t » understand thot a S eporte * . was' present '¦ ' Who waaf specially retain « dft > r C royernmentto report the . prcceedings of tbifl-. and ttsb& ' r meefcinga . His notes shall be kept as a check upcbMi ri in case they may be required /?

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      ¦¦ : '' ^ : £ tiTri& ; . &Aiije ^ :.- •• . This morn ' mg ( Mon ^ ar , V' 4 " oVedience to the orders of ColoHel OorisHice , j £ H ., Commander of the "Forces > iri South Wales , a district Geiirt-marrial assembled at thei ofiSce at tl e Brigade Major ( Major Cook , of tjae 4 &tb Regime it , ) for . iie- ; pn ^ 08 «« rf trying such offender as sbjil he brought befo ; e th » ; , pourt , ' . ;^ s- ^ " : ; . ; ; - : . ¦ ¦; : ; .::. ; - '" .- ; . ] ¦ : ;; : ¦ ¦ -: . .. ;; . ; , ^; t .: : ¦; : / The Court was composa i of : the following ' officert " : ^ - " .. ' v .: v ? . ; ¦ " ¦ .. . ; : . ; .. ; ; . " :,.., ' . v .. - , n ' -j-: ' ,-7 T . President-r-Majdr Philtp San ^ ilanda , R . ^ . A . If embers-captain < J . t . K Shaye , 10 th Royal Hussars ;; Captain Richard Stac % 45 th Regiment . f Captain Vy . H . Btttler , 45 i ; hRegi > e ^ Pdulden , R . BDiit ; y Lieutenant B i < JvShawe , | 5 tttV Regiment , and Lieutenant ^^ ^ Edwaro L . Tickell ^ 45 thi : "Regimle ' ri < :., V ; ' . •¦ ; - . ' - : ' -. - ' :: ;^ - - - ^ : '' - ; -- ' ¦ ¦^ - ¦ ' ^ ' - ;' . - ¦ si

      The first pjiaoner ^ p rivate Samo ; Muraen ^ JSTby 924 , of the 4 &h Eegin ^ nt / was thei . i march * d : ^ irito > the Court under the guard of an escd 'rt of ihe ; 45 fci »; ilegimeiit ; - . ; --:-Vi ' ' : " - i " :-0 w ';' ;^ - "' :: : '¦ ¦/ Z ' r - ' ' . ' ., ; . ' ^' . ^ --The President then ' read the fpllt wplg oiarl | est against the prisoner . ¦¦< ' . '¦ : ' ¦'¦''¦ : ¦'¦ ¦ /;¦;' ; . " ¦' : ' - ' \ ' [¦> : ;/>>¦ :. ' ;; . ; . "• : , ' ; 1 . For haying absented himself wl ' tbout . Jeaya fromtha ^ barracks on . ' . . . Satardayi . the ^ rd of jiTpveniber , and not returning tiritil brought hack a -prisoner : und er escort on , the evening of V the 24 th of Noyemberi \) : - < X- ' ^ r :- '¦¦ ' ¦' ¦ '¦ ¦ . ¦ . ~ . : S -: " \ - "< ' - ¦ ' . X' ' ~ : y : Z 2 . For threatenirig to ^ trike corppralV Jbhn : An--dei-fion of the , 2 . 4 th . pf Not ; the above being 1 a Dreich of the Articles of War . - - ^ v :

      : Corporal ^ Jphri Anderson , of the- : 4 ^ th ; Be | unieq ^' being sworn , said—I was ordertd '¦"; bf ' Se . rgearit Wright cf . ' . the ifith ^ llegiment , to : take ^ i file ol' inen . and go in aearqli of the prisoner ^ Samuel ^ u rdeoV I went to ; a house in : tijei : town where Iexp \ Voted to find . the prisoner . He was not , kowevei , iei * e at that time , and I'itoppedtittereabput twenty mint tea , expecting thai the planer would coine tiisrew which he did . When he came I told Mm my buii . riei ? 8 V and that he wae ; a pewbnen . He objeeteei t » be takeriv pristmer . I again ; told him ; th ^ b ^ iro my prisoner , andfhat if he attempted to make hi » . escape , ^ I would leave either him > r ntysetf * « oni < iwJ ^ The prisoner Baid , ; ¦« If . I would say that again he wonldknock ine down with the poker , " and he took the poker ; in his hand to do so . ' -. I theni ordered the escort to draw ; their bayonets , aad I told him

      again if he attempted any violenw ^ to IBe or , the > escort , Iwouldleavehimacorpae on the spot The prisoner tben seeing ; the ; way in which ^ h « wai going to , be treated , laid down the . tookef ^ an attempted , to make his escape put of the back-door 1 followed him and sfU kept biaCa-priaonerf- ^ bnt' mtr leHgth he made ; his escape A ^ ile I was eDgagedia looking after another priBpneiv duriDg \ which tima the prisoner now h « rore tue'Gourt , ^ anSeJ Mardeni made ; his © jcape ^ from ^ the ^ escort ; T ¦ th e&Jeft the house in search of him , and saw him walkio ^ npihtt street towards § towe-hill ; I nbticeo the directjoir he topki arid hurried on toward th » Westgate Hotel , where I got * file of the guard , and took him prisoner ashe passed the Westgate . I tken left him iit charge pf ; the ; guard . Tbifl took place > on the 24 tb of November . - " ,: ¦¦• " v . "¦ "¦ . • . : ¦ . '¦ ¦" : ¦ •''¦¦'¦' .- ¦' - ¦ ¦ , ¦ ¦¦ . ' . -: T . ' - . '• ' ¦ ¦ ' " . ¦

      By the Courf—The prisoner was sober at tiie time when the lile of the giard took him opposite the Westgate Hotet WePushed :-bnty ^ 6 n tha prisoner , but he ranas far as the Mftyor ' nhonBe before he was taken- ¦ ¦'¦ ' '¦ ¦ ¦'¦'¦ '""' ¦¦ ¦^ - ^• - ' ;¦ - ?¦' . :- .-S ¦ : ¦ ¦ ,: r ^ ' ¦? . ' * - ' Private WiUianV Gerrish , of the 4 M ^ and Sfeiy geant Jameo Wright of the 45 th , corrohoratedth ^ evidence of the previous witneai . ., - ' : ' . ' : : ' . ^ - •' j ¦'¦ . ¦; ¦ The priapner being called upon said , that although he was not drunk at the time , yet , that he had

      Deen so that naprning , and was Vsfill stupid from tha efitecUi when tho corporal came to . take him , soi that he had no recollection of having threatened ta atrikathe corporal . ; v •'"' . ;; . ;/ - . " ¦ ' ¦^ - ¦ ir \ : ' v '' y : ^ CC ¦ The Court was : then cleared , and upon being re-6 pened , Lieutenant « nd Adjutant John Hine , of die 45 th Regiment being duly sworn , was questioned 'by theCwirt .-: ¦ " Zr / A- '¦ : ' -X ''¦ . " : '¦ ' ¦ •'¦ :: ' . ^ Y-v ) : > XV ¦ The-President- ^ HaB the priBoner l ) een warned that his former convictions will be read against him ? : i > - ; - ¦ . ¦ ¦' :. . .. , .. ; .: v . ;¦ ¦ :- •• .. •;¦ ' ¦¦ -. / : : ¦ ' : ' : ¦¦¦ ¦ : ' - - .:

      , Witness ^ -The prWner ^ has no former convictioM . The President——Statec what ^^ you know of the prisoner * general character , age , and length of service . ' ^ - - ; '¦¦ ¦ ' ; ¦ .., ¦ :-: ¦ , : ¦; ' > -:: - \; . : ¦ :. - ¦;; :-- ¦ - , ' * ¦ ¦ . ^ i / r . ^^ WitneBit-Fpr the last year and a half his character hua been indiffcirent , but previous td that it was good ; his age is aQouttwenty-tbree years and a half , and he has served five yeara and a half . : ; The Court was then cleared , arid upon being re > opened imdre-awbrn , drily proceeded toI the trM of Ne . 1 , 663 , John Brpugh , private in No . 3 , or Capt ^ James StoweU ' s company of the 46 th Kegiment * upon the folio wing charge , viz .: — .. : ¦ ¦ - ' ,. " having desertSCfrom | bte 45 th Aegineriuat Windsor * on ^ or about the 24 th of March , Ig 39 j an ' d » 6 t returriirig nntil brbrieht back tinder escort , on

      tho 26 th : Joi November ^ 1839 , at Newjport , thi > ahoirebdng in breach of tiue Articles of Yf 93 tl \ ! ; ; Tne prisoner having being asked the necessary questions , and the charge having been read to him . pleaded « prptgoilty / ?* ^ ¦ ¦;¦¦ ^ - ¦ ;'¦ :-. C ^ -. ; Sergeant Wi Reed of the 45 th Regiment beingsworn , said—I wau transferred from the company to which the pruoner belongs two days before his desertion , but I know the prisoner deserted aboutthe 24 th ofMarch last . I think it was in the morning of that day , and 1 hare not seen him since that tinenntiV I sa * him m the guard-room at Pillgwenlly » Newport , about tin ? 27 th of ; Noi ^ mber last I ant quite sure the prisoner is the man : be belonged ; tc the same room with me . I should know >»'"? among a thousand man . ; ;; v ^ v > , r ;¦

      Oebrge Taylor , private of the 453 i corroborafad th& last witness as to the identity of the prisoner / ' Lieutenant and Adjutant John Hine , of the 45 th Regiment ^ being sworn , produced tiie . rscords of the regiment , end the attestatim of the prisouer , by which it appeared that the prisoner deserted on the 24 th of March ,. 1839 , and that he did not retDrn until broBgbt backs prisonerunder an escort of the Monmonth Militia Staff , on the 26 th of November 1839 , X XX : ' ¦;;¦' ; - / : ¦ - /•'• ¦ ' " - ¦ ¦ ¦ . ; -: - % :- :: / - ' - "'\ V - ^ , The prosecnaon here closed , and the prisoner being put npoa his defence , dinied being the men . * & ?? £ + g ^«^* : *!> wgwent .: : ; : / The President tten

      eansed ^ e prisotor'ii diMK enptwn to be read , ia which it was stated that the recnut . . J f hn ^ Br onjh * ; h # & « n anchor wds ^ sfe ° »^» V ^ hejid v wnh : two rings piickcd jai-iS middU and fore ingers , amd a diamoni on th ^ rjgM h »« d ; v' ; - . ' : " . : '/ - '; :- ''' . '> ¦ " : -y-. : ' -- \? : ^ ^ :-y- ' - ' < ^ ¦¦' : ¦ ; The prisoner , being examined , was found toirtp ^ 0 theseintrks . ' - > :--: : -X-r : 'X ^ , X :-- :.- ¦? - The Adjutant being then asked the necessary queitioris as to liie prisoner ' s character , age aojot length of service , the Court was cleared , in order tar the member * to deliberate upoo . their fiadl 0 st > afte ) r whicTaii « losedk 5 b » . . ; -,-. mZ <^ y . X ,: :. ¦ ¦ :-Z . y i '¦ \ : + : V ' " ' . ; : '' ' // ; '^ -.. - i . - > - ? . ^^ .., - i ' ir ^ . ¦ ¦ ¦/ : ' ' ' ' : " -: -- ' V

      PBOoaBM of xhb Citrs » i » SojFOLK . —A correspondent writes us that mr . tters are looking cheer-. ; fully in Safiolk . The Chartist * of the Eaetern and Western divisions of th ^ t # ounty art organisirig arid ¦ eonceutratirig their , ^ powers , and are appointing delegates to visit aft the rural disftiote ^ jritSi ^ purpose of iMtnyctmg and inspiriting the p > oiie aria of roasinc ih « m to exertion on behalf ot fir . ; Ewrt « . ; , ; ' .-: " -. y- , ;> ¦'' '' .. ; . . - v ¦ •;•• . ' . ¦ ¦ - ; - . ; ¦ . •?¦ _ "¦•"¦' . '" ¦¦ ¦ V : " ^ 'o : ^ : ^ ''' .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 7, 1839, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1086/page/1/