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    • —ITTAL PERSECUTION, AND FURTHER r RB8TR1CTIOK8 tTPOH FKARGUS O'CONNOR,
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      troy him , —az > d thereby dwrtroy your greater tamj , TAe Star . Thai jtn hare failed in thalatUr , you wUIbm fcy Um six moatta * " Stuup Retnroi : " and tint yw bvn faitod ta the former , yon will / eel on Ute 11 th of next November . My Lord . TW time will come . Nnariy oat-half tfa « original period has pined ; and O'Connor add the Sfor both lire . My Lord . Recollect , that In the ninth yew of Wb !| Reform , a Gentleman , for a libel , —which h » oenr » w , —U the only prboner In her Majeityl dominions 15 SOLITABT CONFINEMENT 1 Yes , My Lord , let the damning fact be recorded , that Feargus O'Connor , beta * * he U Fear ^ ut 0 Connor , is , by you Lordship , held in solitary confinement , in the teeth of an express Act of Parliament .

      And further , my Lord , let it be recorded , that while your Lordship thus sets aside all law , all custom , all usage , the -very room wherein Montgomery was confined in the same prison , for a precisely analogous " uffrnce , "—political libeJ , —by the «• tyrannical" and " liberty-hating Tariea , " stands empty !— Li unoccupied !! 1 And that were Feargns O'Connor confined in that room , ho would not be is solitary C 0 HrisEVt * l , as he nowii ; *«| il M > U » sab > etftd to the galling , the infamous , indignity of having spies and ieU-iaies present when hia friends viBit him 9 n private business ; wonld not be obliged to take exercise in r > small c ? OS 3 bick kitchen yard ; but would enjoy all the privilege * "which Montgomery enjoyed , and which every pslitical libeller ibefore Feargus O'Connor ) has en ; oye < L

      5 ! y Lori , if your object in this new move of pitiful revenge , be the breaking of O'Connor ' s spirit , in hi * i&int I hurl deflance in yonr teeth you tyrant !! I have the honour to be , My Lord , The Publisher of the Northern Star , ( The leading Provincial Journal , and the dread of Tyrants ; , JOSHUA HOBSOS . Market Street ,. Leeds , I > ec . 31 st , 1 S 40 . In corroboration of the facts narrated in the preceding epistle , we cheerfully insert the following from " A Citizen of York . "

      VISIT TO MR . O'CONNOR ON CHRISTMAS DAY TO THE EDITOR OP THE NORTUEKN STAB . Sir , —I deem it a duty to communicate the following ficta to you , and through you to the public On Christmas day I felt a desire to Sen Air . O'Connor in his dnngeon , and with that view started for the Castle . After passing through several iron doors and a long passage , I mounted a great number of etvps , and at length arrived at the top of the very extremity of the felons' EiJe of the prison . I entered a dark passage , when the last door was unlocked—and groped my -way , after the "Under-Governor , into a cell full of smote- After a while I saw Mr . O'Connor walking towards me . I said , " I hope you ' re well , Sir . "

      " T& 3 Sir , " said he , " damned wdl , thank you : just as we ! l as a man can be on this Christian day . bitting , as you sea me now , since swvtn o ' clock this morning , eating smoke , and drinking foul wind . You see those tw » windows at my back , Sir ; they have bsen open ni ^ ht and day for three months , to prevc-nt me from choking ; an > l you febl tLat ijraft at your neck , don't yon ? and you s&s This room ' : " " Yes , Sir , " said I , " it ' s v * ry shocking . " "It is , indeed , " observed the Under-G > vernor ; " it ' s quite too bad . " "Never mind , Sir , " sai . ' . 'Jr . O'Connor . " smoke and wind will generate into Chartism . ' There ' s the Star for to-morrow : ihais free , and so will I bo yet !"

      I was only allowed to remain about five minates ; and 1 left the duDgeon with feeiings ttich . as I cannot describe . They were not in favour of the Whigs , with ¦ whom I have formerly always voted ; for I abhor and ljath any party , or any men , who can descend to such meanness and bitterness as the Whigs n&ve done , in their persecuting treatment of Mr . O'Connor . I am , Sir , A cmzEJf op York . Dec . 2 Sth . 1840 .

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      . BARK SI . SY . —The members of the National Charter Association met , as usual , at the house of William Preston , on Monday eveninir , > ir . David Pilmore being called to the chair . The report of the West Jtiaiig District Meeting was laid before the members . That part which referred to the getting up of a West Riding Demonstration on the ¦ 20 ib January , to meet the great Dan and his coadjutors -in deception , was hailed with pleasure , vrhicn we hope will isach-them a lesson in political wisdom that they will never forget . A committee , of equal numbers from the twoiocietieB in ihia town , was formed , to make arrangements for Mr . Leech , who lectures in Dodworth on the ' 28 . h , and in Barnsley on the 29 : h . A deputation from the M ? c : ety held at Mrs . Holy ' s waited on our meeting , to inform them that they had agreed to the proposition for a union of the Councils of bo'h societies . This is as it Ehould be : we sincerely hope it will be a lasting one .

      ^ atioxal Chabtes Association . —This Association held iss weekly meeting at Mrs . Hoey ' s , and was densely crowded . The usual business being gone through , it " was announced that both Associations wonlfl have but OEe Council . It is earnestly requested that a full attendance of members will take place on Monday next . KElCrHLBT . —Chartist Festival . —OnChristmas Day the Chartists of .. his town held their annual festival in the Working Man ' s Hall , for the benefit of the Sunday School , and support of . the place . Upwards of 450 partook of tea , which presented a scene of bustle and animation never before witness ? d in ice building . Mr . Thwnas Knowles was appointed chairman , and managed to keep admirable order dnring the time , cou ; -idering the press of people who had i-o be a-ccamm ^ da'ed at the different tabics .

      After the tea the trial of Emmett commenced in the orcnestra , where the judge , jury , and different characters were placed . Mr . Joseph Firth peKonated Norbury , Mr . J » hn Constantine , counsel for the crown , and Mr . John Calvert , crier of the conrt , while the persons acting as jury were arranged besides . Emmett ' s reply to Norbury , ard the mock tribunal before which he was arraigned , was delivered wiih soul-srirricg effect by Mr . Knowle ? , especially when he appealed ro the departed spirit of his father ; nearly the whole audience melted into tears , as if they had actually seen the original Emmett , with all the dignuy of youth and love of country , placed before their eyes . Aft « r the trial , the Hal ! iras thrown open for general entertainment , and fOi > t ; s , rrcnaiioi ;? , and danciDg were continued during the remainder of the evening , ths whole enlivened and a ^> s ; s : ed t > y an excellent quadri ll e

      baud . ACCP . IKGTON . —It appears that a Church ha ? lately been , built , by suoscripiion , in this place , to which Mr . Hargreaves , proprietor of the extensive printworks in the neighbourhood , contributed largely , on which aeecuni he had the appointment of the officiating clergyman . Well ! a minister came , and a pretty specimen o ; humanity be is ! He is earning for himseif the com cm p : of all sensible persons by his unchristian conduct . The following is a sample of his " brotherly lore . " He went into the house of a Chartist namedSxnith , and enquired of hia wife what piace of worship she attended ; but , looking arouDd him , be espied the Northern Star , together

      with portraits of the "people ' s friends , ' . oh ! he exclaimed , you take the Northern Star do you ! and you have got the Radicals framed tool Is your husband a Caartist , then ! Yes , replied the woman . Are you not ashamed to call him your husband ! 2 voJ I have lived with him twenty-six years , and have no occasion u > be ashamed of him . On which he turned to Mr 3 . Smith 8 mother and said she had a grey-headed , old-faced looking daughter , and left the " house . He is continually beating up for a congregation , but cannot get one ; visits th « countinghouses w bully the men and boys &s they receive their wages ; so you see that this pious person would establish a system of persecution to raise himself »

      congregation . On Chbistkai Day , the annual tea meeting of the New Jerusalem Sunday School Society , took place in the Large School-room , in Hargreave-street . Upwards of 200 teachers and their friends sat down to tea , which was provided by the committee . The meeting w * s addressed by the Her . J . Bailey , Messrs . Heap , . Barnes , Dixon , and Sutton .

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      1 < B £ OS . —National Chaster Association . —A meeting of the Council of this bidy was held on Monday evening iist , at Mr . Jam ^ s Illin ^ worth ' p , White Horse Inn , Vioir-l&ne . Subscriptions were hsiultd in from BPteral ward ? , and private individuals . The Council then proceeded to make arrangements for the forthcoming meeting on behalf of Frost , Williams , and Jones . In consequence of the Mayor ' * refusal to call the meeting , or grant the use of the Court'Honse , the Council felt themselves

      under ths obligation of altering too day of meeting originally intended , and agreed that it should bo hera on the 5 th of January . The deputation who were appointed to wait on tho Mayor with the requisition delivered in their report , in which they 6 taied that the requisition was Bigned by 910 householders , of all classes aud creeds ; and that the Major stated he had no confidence in tho requisitionists being peaceably inclined ; they also produced a letter , written by the Mayor , which will be found anuexed : —

      " I respectfully decline to call the meeting , as the object thereof Is not in nccordance with my individual ttutiments on the subject . I cannot give my sanction to such a proceeding . The requisitionist * havo the privilege , cimstnutionally , to call a mealing ; and by tloing ao , they will obtain the object they wlBh , in having the petition laid before her M 'jfsty . "I must likuwUe decline allowing the use of the C » urt-House for the purpose . At a public meeting held thereabout twelvu months since , one of the Chartists ntUred » entimm */ , which wex » encouraged by others of the body then present , tendlug to the subversion of all order and law , human and divine . At meetings in other pine- * similar expressions have been used , and acts resorted to , contrary to all oriler and good government ; and from pist occurrences , I can have no security that vhe same wili not be repeated in Leeds . "

      Messrs . White and IlliDgworth were then appointed to draw up the placard calling the meeting . It was also agreed that Messrs . Tillraan , Leecii , Hatfieid , of Heekmondwikv \ and the Kcv . Wiliiam Hill , editor of the Northern Star , be invited to attend . Tfio secretary wr . s instructed to write to the various wards , calling on them to pay their quota towards the expences , aud attend with the same at Mr . lllingwonh ' s , on Saturday evening , at eight o ' clock , when a meeting will be held for the purpose . Mr . Jones delivered a report of his mission to l 3 ewsbury , as delegate to the West Aiding meeting , from which it appeared that it is the determination of tho West Ridina Chartists to muster their whole strength on the 20 ; h of January , the day of the Household-Suffrage-O'Conneli-Humbug Demonstration , and shew their determination not to be galled .

      Mr . Lbech . —It wa 3 arranged that this talented advocate of tho Charter should attend at Upper Woniey , on Monday next ; at the General Washington , West Ward , on Wednesday ; at Woodhouse on Friday ; MorJey on Saturday ; and other places near Leeds the follow-ug week . OLDHAM . —On Sunday last , two lectures were delivered in the Chartist Association Room , Greivesstreet , Oldnam ; in the afternoon , by Mr . George Johnson , of Ashton-under-Lyne , one of tho late liberated Chartists , and in the evening , by Mr . Edward Curran , of Manchester . Tne room in the evening was crowded by an attentive au iieuco , v / ho listened to the lecturer wivh profound attention , as he dwelt upon the different points of the Charter , and p ' ac- ^ d them in juxtaposition with the Household Suffrage questijn . He stated that there were

      in Maachester fifteen thousand cellar .- ! occupied as dwellings , and , owing to the distressed state of the country , there were dwelling houses in the neighbourhood , where he resided , with three , and some with four families in them , and ho hoped the people of Yorkshire would not be led astray from the Charter by the Fox and Guose CJub . Demonstration in Leeds , which is to take place on the twentieth of next month . Sh <» uld the great agitator , O'Coiiuellbe there , he hoped tho Chartists \> f Leeds would give him such a reception as he deserv . s . On Monday night , the members of the Association ordered the sum of five pounds to be paid to Ptter Shorrocks , of Manchester , being the proceeds of the performance of the trial of Robert Emmett and the Chartist box , to be placed in the hands of the treasurer of thu Victim Fund .

      MANCHESTER . —PROGRESS OF AGITATION . —We have had , during the Ia 3 t week , a mighty shaking amo » g tho dry bones—a soul-stirrup aad heartrevmng harvest . Since Mr . Biurstow arrived , he has delivered lec : ures at the following places : — At Ashton , on Tuesday eveaiug , 22 ud Dec ; at Mottram on Wednesday evening , after which twentysix member * were addod to tho Association ; on Sunday evening , in Brown-street , Manchester ; at Salfurd , on Monday evening ; at Droylsden , on Tuesday ; and on Wednesday evening at Mottram . All theplaces where he attended have been crowded with attentive heaTers , and the best feeling prevailed . On Sunday evening , Mr . Greaves , of Oldham , delivered a lecture in the Tib-street Association Room , Manchester ; such was tho desire to hear him , that hundreds could not gain admittance . Every town and village association seems to be improvicg in numbers , unity , intelligence , organization , firmness , determination , and sobriety .

      Tea Pabty . —The Female Chanis' . a of Brownstreet , East Manchester , goi up a splendid tea party , on Saturday evening , on behalf of the liberated patriots , Messrs . Richardson , Doyle , Butterworth , Smith , and Scott . The room was beautifully decorated with evergreens , paintings of various descriptions , portraits , fljgs , and banners . The room had been painted and cleaned , and ^ a » conveyed into it , i ' the ocjaiion , which presented a delightful scene , and did greut credit to the female 3 . Every thing wa 3 conducted with themost precise discipline . Tea being over , Mr . Tillman was elected to the chair , and introduced the patriots , who were received with tremendous cheering . Every one of whom addressed the meeiiug . Aaadures-s from the females

      was then read ; and the assemby enjoyed themselves until half-past eleven o ' clock , ciancing , singing , and recitations forming a part of the proceedings . A vote of thanks was given to the Cha ; rman ; aud thus ended a very pleasing and interesting meyting . The Victims . —The members of the Manchester Locil Victim Committee have ri-ceived since , the last notice , the following turns : — Roburt Mahou and A . C , Su day collectors , £ 1 Gs . 0 J . ; Mr . Hargreaves aDd A . C , Sunday collectors , 8 s . 0 , i . ; A . C . and Thomas Ranken , 7 s " : 10 d . ; Sunday collectors , Thos . Ranken and Mr . Murray , 3 ^ . 10 J . ; A . C , 2 s . 8 i . ; Tib S : reet Charter Association (} ox , -Co' 6 s . lid . ; Brown Street Dancing Party , £ 2 17 s . 3 J . ; Chariist

      Shoemakers , £ 1 Os . Od . ; Dressers and Dyers , Is . 6 d ; Oak Street Weavers 2 * . 4 il . ; Patricroft , & * . 5 d . ; books and boxes placca in various par : * of the torrn , £ 3 t > =. 0 ! . ; from the Glasgow Heading Society , £ 2 14-. 3 d 5 and from the Charter Association of Cumlaohie , i'l 0 s . Od ., p * r Mr . Wiiliam Thomson , of Glasgow , for tae most distressed cases in the Manchester district . The Committee meet every Wednesday evening , at the National Charter Association Room , Tib Sireet , where the wives of our incarcerated friends meet the Commi t tee , aud gets their weekly money . All who have a mite to spare , are solicit' 4 to aid these persecuted families in the hour oi their trouble , and help them along during their husbands' imprisonment .

      BmrfUNGHAM—OPEKIKG OF THE CHRISTIAN Chaetjst Church . —Agreeable to announcement by public placard , the Chayel lately called the New Jcrusaiem Chapel , situate at ] Vo . 32 , . New Hall-street , was opened on Sunday last , under the above name , when two sermons were preached by Mr . O'Xeii , of Glasgow . The texts wue taken resptctiveiy from Matthew xx , 25 , and Ezekiel xxxviL Mr . O'Ntil then proceeded , to the admiration of a quiet &nA intelligent audience , to descant upon the beauties of the principles of Christianity , and exposed , in a masterly style , the cant and hypocrisy of -the pretended Christians , and laid bare the tricks of the shallow-minded philanthropist , who transports hia sympathies and charity to tbe far distant lnna , neglecting , at the same

      time , the more miserable and degraded beings of his fellow-creatures who drag out a miserable existence in the laud that gave him birth . After a few more remarks upon the liberal disposition of the pretended ministers of Christ , Air . O'lfeil proceeded to criticise upon tbe conduct of our rulers , respecting their conduct towards the ir . offending Chinese , Syrians , Eijyptians , and the other powers who are now feeling the banefnl effects of the glorious principles of Christianity , which are preached up by the well-paid , well-fed , and plundering knaves ( the priesthood ) of the British empire . After a few more words respecting the imbe < dlity of the ravenous Hanoverian hyenas who live upon the flesh and blood of the industrious millions , Mr .

      O'Neil concluded his sermons by impressing upon tbe minds of his audience the necessity that exists for them to become ministers of Christ In reality , and preach tbe sublime principles of Christianity at all times and in all seasons . The church was crowded to excess , and the audiences were the most attentive and intelligent that waa ever congregated within the walls of a church . The choir was well conducted , and gave general satisfaction ; the collection amounted to the pltasing Burn of £ 4 3 s . 7 f d . Mr . O'Neil will preach again next Sunday morning and evening at tha same place , in the morning at half-past ten , and in the erening at half-past aix 'dock , when all true Christians and lovers of truth are respectfully invited to attend and hear tbe Word of God preached In it * toe light

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      MII . NROW . —Mr . Henry Smethurst , of Oldhatn , lectured at this place on Sunday evening last . With bat two hour ' s notice . ^ f iJie lectur e , tao room waa well filled , and the leotttf * which occupied two hours in delivery ; gave gws * ^ Satisfaction . On Monday evening , after the prtijlmaty business of the association , the following rwiiutvon was moved by Mr . John Buttersvorth , ana ^ seoonded by Mr . James Milnea : — "That thetbiSata of tbiB meeting are duo , and hereby given , to tn . © Various contributors who aid in the restoration , of Frost , Williams , aud Jouea . ' * A-

      STROUDWATER . —A tea meeting took place at the Association Room , Stroudwater , on Saturday evening last , whioh was well attended . After the company had refreshed themselves , Mr . Harris was called to the chair , and delivered an address on the present bad system of Government ; after which , a female sung tho " Triumph of Liberty . " Mr . Harris being obliged to leave the chair through indisposition , it was occupied by Mr . Paul for the remainder of the evening , watch was spent in hearing and aiving recitations , songs , &c . Three hearty cheers were given for Ffcargus O'Connor ; Frost , Williams , and Jones ; the taaprisoned Chartists , and three tor the Northern § tar ^

      3 ATH .- —Mr . Smith , antWCorn-Law lecturer , addressed a meeting in the banquetting-room of the Guildhall , on Wednesday , tho 23 d ult ., at which the Mayor presided . T ^ te speaker dwelt on the usual topics connected . wikbAhe Cwn Laws , and urged the people to petition for their repeal , which piece of advice w » received by shouts of " No , no . " Mr . R . K . Phhp rose amidst loud cheers , and stated that hd fully agreed with Mr . Smith , tha : the Corn Laws operated wnh prejudice to the interests of the working classes . But if the persons who were agitating l \ . r repeal , wero really aa desirous as they professed to be , to promote the welfare of the people , let them assist the unrepresented to obtain political power , whicn was their riijat , aud by which they might rid

      themselves of all unjust laws by which they were oppressed , and maintain their condition when improved . ( Loud cheers . ) It was to tho representation of property , and the exclusion of honest industry and intelligence , the Corn Laws owed their existence . ( Loud cheers . ) If political power had been vested in the whole people , the C- > rn Laws would never have been enacted . ( Loud cheers . ) The lecturer had told them that " what was sauce for the goose was sauce for the gander ;' and if political power was good for the gentlemen on the platform , it was good for the people assembled rouudthem . ( Ciieers . ) But he plainly declared he had no faith in the repeal agitators . ( Loud cheers ) A circumstance of recent occurrence , which he would

      relate , had tended to increase that want of confidence . The lecturer had argued , upon the platform on which he then stood , that the evils endured by the people were enough to drive them to acts of any description , a sentiment whioh the other gentlemen around him had applauded ; but what would the meeting say , when they were informed that they —the very men who declared this—had refused the use of tho room in which they were assembled , to petition tho Queen ior the restoration t » f three unfortunate men who had fallen in the people ' s cause . ( Loud cries of "Shame , shams . " ) He felt it a duty to tell them this , as he was one appointed to present the requisition for the room , and it was right they bhould not be deceived . He held iu his hand a resolution ha should feel glad to submit . ( Cries of " So resolution , " from the p . ' aKbrm ) But as it was not in accordance , with

      the arrangements of the meeting , aud he wished to show his respect for tho Chairman ' s authority , he would not put it , but conclude by oxhorting the people to join in no agitation but for the People ' s Charter . ( Loud and long-continued cheering . ) The Mayor attempted to justify his conduct in refusing the room , in doing which he asserted his belief that nine-ttntbs of the people were opposed to the * restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones . ( Loud shouts of "No , no , " and " They were illegally convicted . ") The Mayor hurriedly left the chair . Three loud cheers were then given for the Charter , and three for Frost , Williams , and Jones . Mr . T . Buhvell and Mr . S . Bartlett individually invited the lecturer to discussion , but ho said he would not bring himself into collision with the working classes » pou the subject of the Charter . The meeting then qu etly dispersed .

      Mb . Vincent . —A memorial haa been presented to Lord Nortnanby by the inhabitants of Bath , requesting his Lwrdship tojramit the remaining portion of Henry Vincent ' s sentence , which he has refused to do ; stating in his reply , " that he will feel disposed to recommend some mitigation of the sentence , but that he thinks it too early to make " such recommendation at present . " Mr . Vincent's whole sentence amounted to twenty months' imprisonment , and now that about eleven weeks of it remain unexpired , tha Marquis of Normanby thinks it loo early to recommend mitigation . Oh ! these rascally Whigs I

      BRISTOL . —At a meeting of the Council of the National Charter Association , on Monday evening , it was resolved that a public meeting of the inhabitants of Bristol b « convened to bo held , on Monday , January 1 lth , 1 } 54 O , to address her Majesty , for the restoration of those ill"gu , i !) -expatnated patriots , Froet , WillianiH , and Jones ; that the Hall ot Science be taken for that purpose , and the meeting called for one o ' clock , * that a Soiree and Ball be held in the evening , at five o ' clock . Tickets oi admission to be sola at Mr . Simeon ' s , n « ws agent , No . 1 , Temple-street . That the price bo—gentlemen , Is . ; ladies , 9 d . ; children , 6 d . That Mrs . Frost and family be invited ; that her 6 on , Henry Hunt Frost , be requested to attend the meeting ; also deputations from Wales , Gloucestershire , Somerset , and Wilts . —Correspondent .

      CARLISLE . —Female Tea Party . —Preparations are being made to hold a large tea-party , at the house of Mr . Newton , Andrew Marvel Taveni , on New Year ' s Day ; the benefits arising from which are to go to the fund for the incarcerated Chartists . CHESTERFIELD AND BRAMPTON . —National Charter Association . —At our weekly meeting , held on Monday evening last , Mr . Samson Walker , from Denton , gave us a cheering account of the progress of Chartism in hia neighbourhood , and pressed upou his hearers tho necessity of a determined agitation for tho People's Charter , as the only remedy for our manifold grievances . The speaker wa 3 listened to with great attention ; after whijh it wa 3 proposed by Mr . Walsingham Martin ,

      and seconded by Mr . G . Moore , that a public meeting be held on Monday evening , the 4 th of January , at half-past seven , to address her Majesty for the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones , to their homes aud families . Carried unanimously . Men of Chesterfield and Brampton , the cause of the Welsh martyrs demands your attendance ; justice must be established ; huma » ity and mercy iwust prevail , and the law vindicated . Let your moito be peace , energy , and prudence , aud success will crown your efforts .

      STAPX . EFOBD . —Mr . Mason , the Midland Counties' Lecturer , visited this place on Friday last , and delivered a discourse on the " First principles ot government , and " property . " An association has been recently formed here , and the attendance on this occasion promises well for a nourishing union . This is thu first Chartist Locture that has been delivered here , and the whole assembly were highly delighted with the evening ' s amusement * . CARBINGTON " . —Our worthy lecturer , Mr , Masou , delivered aneloqueat lecture here on 'Sunday evening last . There was an excellent audience , aud the meeting was much gratified with the lecture . Several gentlemen , at the conclusion , expressed their determination to organize an union immediately . A vote of thanks waa given to the lecturer , and the meeting broke up .

      ARNOLD . —A public tea took place here , in the Association Meeting Room . The room was splendidly fitted up , and tastefully variegated with holly , laurel , and ivy . At the head of the room were hung tho portraits of Frost , Collins , Sl'Douall , Oastler , and Stephens , and the Convention Plate . A numerous and respectable company sat down to tea . Mr . Mason , our much-respected lecturer , also gave us hie company . The Arnold band , who are thoroughly democratic , devoted their services on this occasion , and gave a lofty air to the evening ' s entertainment , which passed off with great eclat . Mr . Mason delivered a splendid discourse , which occupied upwards of two hours , to a crowded audience . Votes of thanks having been given to the lecturer for his able address , to the baud , and the Chairman , the meeting broke up highly gratified with tbe nights entertainment . '

      DURHAM MISSIONARY TOUR . Mr . Deeoan will address the peoplo of the following places during the ensuing week : —Winlaton , Monday , January 4 th , at one o olock ; Gateshead , Tuesday evening ; Blayden , Wednesday j Cornforth and Coxhoe , at Mr . Scores , Thursday ; Wingate , Friday ; Downs , Rainton' 4 ; Houghton-le-Spring , at the public-house , near the Seabam Railway Saturday , Jan . ttb .

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      OtTSEEUIiN . — -National Charter Association The Council of this Association met on Thursday erentag , December the 24 th , in their Reading-room , Brought Buildings , Hear Byker-Bar . The following resolutions were movod and carried : — " That vre do enter into a general subscription for the support of the wives and familiesof the incarcerated Chartists , " That the Secretary be empowered to correspond with the Birmingham Restoration Committee , ? " That McssH . iUuce and Hall be delegated t » attend the public meeting at Walken . " Eighteen . shilliugs was then voted to be payed into the Newcastle Council . The members met again on Sunday morning last , in their Reading-room , Brough ' s Buildings , near Byker-Bar . Mr . J . Hebdtii was voted to the chair . A number of men vras in attendance from St . Peter ' a Quay . The Chairman called on the Committee to report progress on the Benefit Societies' rules , whioh he proceeded to do . The

      society la to be called " The Democratic Benefit Society . " After a little alteration the nileB were adopted , the first meeting to be held oa Saturday , this evening , at seven o ' clock . Fifty of the tract , " What is a Chartist I—Anawered , " waa distributed among the members , aud one dozen were given to the men from , St . Peter ' u to distribute among their follow-workmen . The Council then brought forward the resolution that , they had agreed to atiheirlast meeting , to the effect that we enter into a ^ bioTiption for the Bupport of the wives and families of the incarcerated Chartists , and in less than five minutes eight shilling was on the table . Aooajmittoe of eight'was appointed ' to collect subscriptions , toirei paid in every Sunday morning ; Mr . G . Dixoii to be treasurer , which will be transmitted to the Northern Star office when we close the subscription . We hope the men of other towns will go and do likewise , as we belitivo they have never done anything for ' thesemucn injured mons' wive 9 and families .

      STOCKPORT .- —Frost , Williams , anp Jones — On Thursday evening , according to auaounveuieut by large placards , a public meeting of tho inhabitants of this town took place in the National Charter Assoi'iiition-room , Bomber ' s-brow , to memorialise her Majesty , Queen Victoria , ior the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones . The committee , for the management of this affair , wero indefatigable in their exertions " in order to do justice to so noble and praiseworthy an undertaking . A requisition , signed by upwards of seventy respectable householders , eleven members of the Common Council , and one Alderman , was presented to the Ma , yor , requesting him to call a public meeting lathe Court-room ; but , to the great astonishment of men of various shades

      in politics , he refused to convene a meeting , or lend the Court-room for the purpose . Mr . John Hanier , one of theCommon Council , was elected to the chair . The room waB beautifully dewrated with evergreens and garlands ; the walls were covered with portraits ot' the great men of the past and present cay . On the right of the Chairman hung a full-length por trait of Mr . John Frost ; on the left was a lulllength portrait of Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., each in a beautiful rosewood fiame ; the room was crammed . The Chairman opened the business V > y denouncing both Whigs and Tories as the common enemies of the working man , and condemned , in very severe terms , tho injustice of the magistrates in refusing to graut the use of the Court Room ; he recommended she people to take their affairs into their own hands . Having given the Whigs a fair trial , they were fouud

      to bo as bad as the Tories . After singing the National Chartist Anthem , in a very solemn and affecting manner , tho following persons addressed tho meeting : —Messrs . Elias Muden , Charles Bowman , James Torkington , Charles Connor , of-Manchester , Thomas Clavfce , Joseph Hibbert , James Canledge , of Manchester , Jos . Canter , S . Leo , Wm . Tiilman , of Manchester , John Wright , D . Wild , and Mr . Bairstow , West-Riding missionary . The Chairman called upon Mr . Ttilmaa to read the memorial , whioh is to be forwarded to Joseph Hume , M . P ., for presentation . A vote of thauks was given to the men who attended from Manchester ; three cheers were given for tho incarcerated ' victims ; three for Feargus O'Connor and the Northern Star ; three to the Chairman ; and the meeting broke up highly edified .

      BROMSGROV £ . —Grpat Meeting and Tea Party . —A publiu meeting and tea party took place on Monday , Dec . 28 ch , at the National Charter Association lioonu , for the purpose of hearing Mr . Charleton , of Kidderminster , aud raising a fund to support the wives and families of the incarcerated Chartists . After an hymn being sung , upwards of one hundred members sat down to toa . After tea , the Chairman introduced to the meeting Mr . Charleton , who spoke at great length , and concluded by calling . on the meeting to aid ia supporting the families of those who wore incarcerated for advocating the good cause of Chartism . Messrs . Cleinents and saunders next addressed thu meeting , their addresses did honour to tho cause they advocated . Afterwards , the collectors weuJ round the meeting , and a goodly sum was collected , which will be forthwith transmitted to tho treasurer of the

      Victim Fund . It was then moved by Mr . Henry Moule , seconded by Mr . Heath , and carried unanimously , that a vote of thanks bo given to Messrs . Charleton , Cie : neurs , and launders , 'tor-the able , eloquent , an' ! impressive addresses that they had delivered . Proposed bv Mr . Hall , and seooudfcd by W . Pago , that three times three cheers be givou-for FeavgusO'Connor , E .-q . Immense cheering , which lasted for several miniites . Proposed by Mr . M . Saunder ? , seconded by Mr . Booth , and carried unanimously , that the account of this meeting be sent to the Northern Star and Glasgow Patriot newspapers for insertion . Propused by Mr . Charleton , and seconded by W . Prosser , that a vote of thanks be given to our worthy chairman , Matthew Hale , for his able and impartial conduct in the chair . Tho business oi the evening being over , the ball commenced , and the company did not separate until a late hour .

      BANEURY . —Working Men ' s Association . —At the monthly meeting the subject of slavery was taken into consideration ; there was a good attendance ; and the powerful appeals that wero delivered by the speakers ou behalf of the white slaves in Great Britain were truly animating . The Poor Law Bsistiles were not forgotten . The following resolutions wero carried unanimously : — "That thw meeting views with regret the many proofs ot despotic slavery at homo and abroad , and pledges itself to use exertions to put a final stop to slavery wherever it is found to exist . " " That this meeting considers Universal Suffrage as the only remedy for the total extermination of all slavery . " Ten additional members were enrolled after the meeting .

      NOTf Itia iAVil— The Chartists of Nottingham have presented a requisition to tho Mayor , rcquustj « g him to call a public meeting of the inhabitants , for the purpose of memorializing the Qyeen to grant a frert pardon to Frost , Williams , aud Jones . The Ma > or hav : ng refused to caii a meeting t ' or such purpose , or grant parim ' ssion for ono to be h « ld , the CouuciJ of the Nottiughaia National Charter Associatiou , by order of the rtqmauioimii'JmYeii-suedahandbili calling a , nioetingl ' or the above-name ?! purpose , to be held oh January the fourth , in the Market-place . Ii is imy » ss * ble that the people of Nottingham could hold their meeting on New Year ' s Day , as Friday is what is tevined here , "taking-in day . " Mr . Mason , the Chartist missionary , will addiess the

      meeting , ana the Nottingham Council trust that the surrounding villages will pour in their hundreds on that occasion , and show to the county aud the world that the brave , patriotic , and philanthropic John Frost , and his compatriots , Williams and Jones , are not forgotten by the people of Nottinghamshire . On Sunday evening last , Mt . Mason lectured at Carringtun , near Nottingham , on the present condition and future prospects of the working classes of this country , to a respectable and attentive audience . Mr . Ma * on wili lecture in the ensuing week at the following places i—On Monday , January 4 th , at Leicester ; on Tuesday , the 5 th , at Mountsorrel ; on Wednesday , the 6 th , at Loughborough ; on Saturday , the 9 tu , at Hachern .

      Chartist Sermon . —On Sunday last , after a sermon by Mr . J . Dean , in the Chartists' Chapel , a meeting was held for the formation of a Total Abstinence Chartist Association ; a goodly number entered their names , besides the preacher , Mr . Dean , who , in a letter to us , requests that his name may be appended to the Addre 83 to the Working Men of England , Scotland , and Wales . , This newly-formed society is likely to become rery

      numerous . StmDERisAND . —Frost , Williams , and Jones . —On Christmas Day , a public meeting was held in the Co-operative Hall , Suaderland to consider the propriety of memorialising her Majesty to grant a free pardou to those exil id patriots . The Hall was completely oramwed , aiid the addresses were of tbe most eloquent and spirited description . Messrs . Hsmsley , D ^ gan , DoVibie , Dent , Pierce , and others addressed the meeting . The admirable address emanating from tbo General Committee of Birmingham vr » 8 rea / d and carried by acclamation . Several friends fi . 'om Shields and other plaowratteaded . The friends at Sunderland were compelled to hold their demonstration on Christmas Day , in consequence of Mr . Deegan and the other speakers having to hold similtur meetings in the Collieries on New Year ' s ' i )» y .

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      SOUTH LANCASHIRE DELEGATE MEEflSGr On Sanday last , tbe South Lancashire Delegate 1 Meeting was held in the Brown-street Association-roorn East Manchester , when delegates from the following places were in attendance : — - Mr . Davis , for Tib-street -, Mr . Cartledge , Brownstreet ; Mr . Liitler , Salford ; Mr . Mareden , M . C , Bolton ; Mr . SchoSeld , DroylsdeD -r Mr . Barton , Warriagon ; Mr . Ec&ereley , Unswoith ; Mr , Southwortft , Newton-Heath Mr . Ward , Mwteleton ; Mr . Wildgoose , Mottram ; Mr . Harris , Aahton ; Mr , Kuahton , Oldham ; Mr . Htsywood , Hey wood ; and Mr . Hanier . Failsworth . ¦

      Mr . Davis was elected to tbe chair . There mi nothing widen differed materially from the last encouraging meeting . Every one gave a very charing account of the progress of the- cause . The most striking part of tJie business was , that there has been a great accession of member * in various places , since the last meeting ,, and two delegates appearing ftroav pl » c » where tb * y have not sent cae before . A long diseassion took place as to the propriety of jbining Cheshire county with Lancaster , which ultimately ternanated in th « - following resolution : —

      " TbaS this meeting recommend the count ; of Cheshire to join Lancashire , and that each towaia the feme * county b * requested to BentJ a delegate t < Hfc& next meting , -wMeh -will be held on this day monthi if the proposal meet tbe approbatiuE « of the variowawociatitma , Mr . CitsMBKHLAiv entated , and tendered 2 * 6 d . ( from a friend who is fritudly to the cause / but objects to his name beinp published ) towards defraying the expences of tha lecturer . He has given £ 5 to the Vietim Fund , 2 s . 6 d . for another charitable pm-pose , has entered the Association , and engaged to pay 6 a . 6 d . per quarter , and has given 33 . towards the procession . ( We need not say this was hailed with cheers from , the delegates . ) It -was agreed to engage Mr . Leech again for another month , and that the two lecturers be requested t » proceed as- they are for another month , if it meet the approbation of 4 he Chartist friends-of Yorkshire . Mr . Cartiedgk and the Reporter was appointed to get up a plan for lectures and meetings similar to that of the Wesleyan Methodists . ~ A vote of thanks was given to the Chairman , ' and the meeting separated .

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      DELEGATE MEETING IN CORNWALL . Pursuant to notice , the Chartists of Cornwall held their first delegate meeting at Redruth on the 26 th of December . Mr . William Wale , jun ., delegate from Trei ^ waa called to the chair . Mr . Jnhu Carne , delegate ' front Hayle , was appointed Secretary . The Chairman , in a very impressive manner , opened the business of the meeting ; he earnestly called on every one present , to do their utmost to propagate the principles of the People ' s Charter . Mr . Carne said the prospects of the cause of liberty at Hayle , at present have a very favourable aspect

      Mr . Longma w then came forward on behalf of the people of Redruth . Ho said tha greatest ; obstacle the advocates of the cause had to contend with in his district , was the abominable propensity the miners had to intoxicating drinks . The Wtsleyans , too , < said Mr . L . ) as far as my experience goes , are the people ' s bitterest enemies . They preach uj > peace and contentment as the only true test of their being in the right road to that place of heavenly bliss , - while the preacher * themselve * receive their hundreds a year . He called on the delegates present to impress on their various constituents the propriety of exclusive dealing , and concluded bysaying that , unless the men of Cornwall were to become sober men ; they would never do their duty in obtaining the Charter . B

      Mr . Enoean said be had lately visited Wadebrldge , Bodwin , Padstow , and St . Colunib , in which places he found the people only wanted agitation to de their duty . He had been the means of establishing the Star in three of those pieces . The fo : lowing resolutions were unanimously agreed ta 1 . " That this meeting view with the utmost concern the present deplorable condition of the labouring classes iu Great Britain , tho source of which can be attributed to nothing but corrupt and exclusive Government . We , the delegates present , therefore pledge ourselves , individually and collectively , to use our best exertions to suppress a system so pernicious to thwhabits and injurious to th-j socia ! condition of the labouring population of this country , "

      2 . " That in the opinion of this meeting , thereat means for the people of this county to adopt to alleviate tiieir present condition , and further the great cause of Radicai Htforni , would be to establish , if pjssib ' e , local missionaries , from our own ranks , and tmploy , as soi > n as possible , a talented person to come into the couuty to preach to the people the only way to regenerate the constitution of our Government , by making it responsible to the public wilL " 3 . "That the deiegotes present do recommend to every society in the county the necessity of appointing one of their body to become a member of a General

      Committee for the county , to be called the Cornwall Central Committee ; the duties of which shall be to put forth addresses from time , to time to- the county , on suijoits touching the interests of the working classes , to strengthen , as much as possible , the societies at present iu existence , establish new ones wheneyer , an opportunity presents itself , raise funds and employ missionaries , and concentrate , as far as possible , the strength which the Radicals of Cornwall possess into ene focus , so that it may easily bo brought to bear oa any object th « people may deem of importance to them . " Messrs . Longmaid and Came were appointed to draw up an address to the couuty . After a vote of thanks to the Chairman , the meeting separated .

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      ro THE MOST KOBLB THE MARQUIS OF WORMAKBT . > jt Lo * d , —1 W y" * r *** ¦»— to a ibort onfVB yMd tate I fta Mr . ( TOowwrt pabliab « r . Ai ., < $ ) I h » v » property of lite la jhaadi to tbe amount of mBj thtmnM- of pound * . To flv » u account at tb « ^^ t itfowd in ra * , and to netir % taftrnctioM from vjja m to th « disporitinB of hia moo « y , I have bum is ^ e feaMt of vtotttaf him » bo « t oaee fortnight , «! oo » be vbi sflrt by joar Lordship to Totk OmU * 1 want to Tack aa Sesdajr l »» t , on om of mj a <« al visits , fsd t it «« fey fro * trery m « nb « r « t wj family tbeir wwUms , sad ( more tkamj tbs ttswfl eompllmenU g the mKt to on * whose trittdly smile uul J « k « tter mia ^ . and whose abaeaw they deeply felt

      « Wb— f ¦ iihminl tttri , tbs bcwA , ths + mi ** Ktmrv , U vrigbwi , | st wMrtte * mm .

      t bad been in th $ habit at sattag Mr . O'Conntr in tb ywd . * tt « nded by the Under-Governor so clcwely ^ we could t' uch uth . otb « r , and be overhear fW » t > rd we spoke , m > mailer A « r priraie mi ^ hi be fa i * . i * m tee had to eomverst upon . Indeed , he wa'kad ji , t bsiliff by oar lide , rotsillfif sitarwardJ the con-^• dortf thst passed . Oa Sunday I w »» detained u boor , sft « r my arrival , ltbe Cutle , Woe tbe UndCT-Oovtrnor wm ready to Kcompsay me ; %% length be ushered me to Mr . OCongori celL I hsd * friend with me . Upon car entnuccc ^ t could sevcely dUtinguish him . Ht ttt-opposite an ^ rinf flre , with two window * open at bis back , tbe £ * s to bit room wide open &Uo , and » draft of wind , like ttot from s bellows , full in his face ; while the room « t filled with smoke .

      Hy Lord , I will detail to yoor Lordship whjU passed ! t this interview , and I win endeavour to do bo , as jarly »» I on , in Mr . 0 * Con * or *» own words : — Oa appTO * chin # , and offering him my hand , be said : _ - " Here , Hobeon , here's fresh tyranny . I cant speai Ji this room ; it is suffocating . Did yen ever Bee such » hell ? and » o it has been for thre * moctts ; and yet lam deprived of ttie pleasure of seeing you "where 1 ttTi ip « f " Hear this , " he continued ; "the Whig

      Prison-lEspector , Williakj , has been nere on Lis joor . He sat with ms for a great part of tvro days ; Sid I at first tbcugbt Mm a most gentlemanly person-I complained of the bird ship of 'being attscd ^ d so dosely ia my yard by that gentleman , rpjinticg to the T . nder-&ovemor 3 . The Inspector said it was hard . I pjuplained also of the closeness of the yard . I saw , ifter a very short interview , tbat he -was sent to pump jt& compromise . * He had visited all the Ctartists , in jfja the gaols ; and knew all afeout them , even

      ^ s their religion . " ' He deprecated the demon-Sration at Maoeiiastei on Christmas Day ; ' and I said , ' What- the devil , do yon suppose that a parcel 4 Whig scoundrels are first to fill their gacls with fiartist le&dsrs , and then carry their point by sapiressmg poblic opinion ? l \ o ! 2 io ! P&rhaps you havent b » rd that upon New Year's Day , there is to be j national demonstration for the restoratioa of Frost , Williams , ' and Jones ? I only wish I could make ftem better by my presence . '

      " Upon the second dsy , " continued Mr . O'Connor , « I was resolved to give him a benefit . So , having herd all he had to say , 1 replied : — ' Tbe Chartists tove been making s fool ofjoa . And now I wiiljast tfl you my resolvB ; that is—to have my full pennywrth out of the Whigs . I am for the whole hog . " < " O ! so I see , ' said the Inspector . " When he was going , " further continued Mr . CCvnncr , " to put all matters beyond dispute , I said : ' . Vow , Sir , have the goodness to be the bearer of a jfcssare from me to Lords Xorni&nby and John Kassell ,

      Md Fox Maule . " " ' What ia it V said he , e&gerly . ¦ " ju « t tell them , that I but wait the 11 th of next 5 ovember to be ai them again , and to pay them twenty , fie shillings in the pound . ' " ' You dont mean it ? ' said the Inspector . ¦ "Upon my honour , I do ! and further tell them ; 1 have three of the snuggest apartments for them jsider , that ever they slept in : that in which I slept U the Marquis ; and one on each side for his friends ; -and tell them further , that hit motto is , Xo

      Srs-O'DSR . " The pimping scamp left me , Sir , " continued ilr . GConnor ; " aadwhat do _ yon think be ' "did ? Orier u » better yard , snd to be less watched , Mid ay jcvate afiairs not to be ptyed into , and retailed * No ! tc because that geatleman lagain pointirg to the rider Governor ] complained thai he could not HZA . B iiL that passed in the yard , thongh shoulder , to fculdcr , he has ordered that I shall Bee no one but in to room , with an officer present ; and he has also « 4 ered me into a small damp back yari , not belongi ^ to t he prison at all—just under the high old tower , cd shut in with a close door ; a back kitchen yard , it fact : and the ' reason' for this is , that THE IUN 5 P 0 BTED FELOXS REQCIEX MX EETTEB TAKD , tb gaui getting f alL "

      Hy Lord , I do not pretend to give all that Mr . { tCjeihw said on tins occasion . However , f-r your Iadshitfa satisfaction ; I will give what follows : — i - " What . ' do the villains suppose that I &m ta be ka ? bt or bribed ? They have trkd it for eirht years ; Sd ki 3 ed . ' ? to ' . b 1 them . '—if my body is ' &jgged do-sra those stone stairs , they shail drag with ' i * ie yery same principles thst I brought here . ' They JiT , perhaps , find slates TO Make MERCHANDISE B Makttbdom , —but the country , and not arself ,

      f Ml have the fall benefit of mine . The villains sent * here to murder me . '—but I am Deiiher to be Boked to death , nor blown to death ! lam to live , tptberwise how could I stand this room ? Yodseethat feifl ot smoke , Sir , " —he costinned , —" acd yon feel ia : duiliag blast : I welcome them as so many leaves a-he wreath of Licebtt , which , with God ' s help , my imprisonment tta ' . l supply ! They thought that when fe 7 had is :, that my party was gone : bat Xo ! it ' s fcssgtr than ever . ' ! I never asie ^ any iadnl ^ ence fea the slaves—neither would I sc-cept mercy at their

      Be siid much more , and concluded by charging me Su . — 'Hobson , let the people know of this n = w oppressi « n , ~ i - I am gagged . '" X ? Lord , I have now discharfed ray duty to * 7 friend ; and in his name I hart defiance * t J * px > r reverge . He has set an example to the ** Etrr which will force you to do justice , or force your Jssoefs feazhcrs from your new plumage . liavetuown Peargns O'Connor , my Lord , for five ?* s ; and if you were half as good , as virtuous , or as ** st a man , I might attribute some of your acts fc ** rds Mia to w ^ nt of judgment * c year part ; but & sre not so good a man , my Lord ; and Xature *^ dj failed to make you so , no J ' onarch r ^' roppiy Siiicnciency .

      ¦ It Lord , you have stretched the law to gratify ^ nga . You have turned the judgment of the Conrt * Ministerial persecntion ; and liave thereby ren-: f ^ d punishment an set of tyranny instead of justice . ' you , my Lord , known your prioser as well as I won would have relinquished all hope of turning t ^ pom a purpose which his judgment opposed . ! jS Loid , tyranny ever defeats its own purpose . So ! m- < u Mr . O'Connor ' s friends tcere allovxd the coy- '

      ¦^ PiOS seeing him a felm ' t yard , where he j ^ ispeafc -without dread of being smothered , —( and \ ^* b poor pitiful privilege was accorded to them , when I ^ aidignjut voice of the whole nation forced you to ; *^ yora former infamous treatment ) , —ne secrets es-i ^ d the prison-house , —no murmur , no complaint i Jj Jour ear 5 while your first experiment st improved ' . % gaggiag has produced this tetter as its first fruit j * J Lard , sH a »» t odinm which so long rested upon j ** ouHers of the Tisiting Magistrates , has , by the j ^* act of your Inspector , been transferred to your i ?* . ^ ready weighed down with crime . Yes , my j H even I , before much incensed against the ! I *** Justices , now feel convinced that erery j pfcSal iltenktion in Mr . O'Connor ' s treatment has 1

      ? ntoutaaOj wrung from * Whigtyrant by 5 Tory 2 * "while , willing to partake of any shelter , you 7 *« b She counter to throw all the blame , —attach-7 * ° Jou wad yonr trew , —npon the Magistrates . j N ^ ord , your design was murder—cold-blooded j 2 * £ I dont mince it , my Lord . Your object in re-Wl OYJounorfrom ssick bed to a felon ' s prison , where r ktpt him fastiBg for nearly forty honra , wastodes-

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      1 ^ RETURN OF A VICTIM TO BRIGHTON . Mr . Rseve has returned to Brighton , after his six months' absence , aud his brother democrats , having determined to do honour to tho man who had sacrificed so much in so good a cause , invited him to a public ainner , which took place on Tuesday evening Jasi , December 22 ud , at the Cap of Liberty , Fortlaiid-ttreet , Mr . Woodward in the chair . The following is a list of the toasts and sentiments given , and spoken to , by the several proposers : — Toast—Mr . W . Beeve , the fearless advocate of the rights of man . Mr . R . ^ eve replied in a short and neat speech , and couc ) u < l < rd , aS tha request of ha ' Mania ,- by singing , in good style—1 am a democrat bold . Toast—The Treasurer of the Brighton National Charter Association .

      Mr . Wm . Flower 3 here presented to Mr . Beeve a handsome donation , collected and subscribed by the Cliiirtists of Brighton , as a testimony of respect for himself , and sympathy Ior the sacrifices he had made . Toast , by the Chairman—The Sovereignty ot the People . Sung , by the Chairman —The free ! the free I Toast , by the Chairman—Freedom to those who dare contend for it Becitation , by Mr . G . Hawkins—Wat Tyler . Toast , by Mr . ( J . Hawkins—May we all do the best we can , and never hinder others from doing better . Sentimental Song , by Mr . Lewis . Toast , by Mr . Lewis—May the People ' s Charter soon become tho law of the land . Song , by Mr . B . ColliDg—The Maid of Llangollen . Toast , by Mr . W . Flowers—Success to all our caged Lions , given with three times three , Kentish fire .

      Song , by Mr . Beeve— Quivoedo ' s visit to the regions below . Toast , by Mr . Beeve—To the memory of those who have died and saffereel in the cause of democracy . Song , by Mr . Woodward—Bory O'More . Toast—May we have those in our arms that we love in our hearts . Old EnglUb Song , by Mr . Bourne , an agricultural labourer . Toast , by Mr . Bourne—May England become a land of freemen , instead of a workbhop of slaves . Mr . Reeve was again requested to exercise his vocal abilities , and gave—The prey we seek we'll soon ensnare : also , the following toast—Destruction to all tyrants and voluntary slaves .

      The time having arrived for departure , the Chairman rose for tbe purpose of giving the last and most im » portant twist—a toast , he trusted , they would seTer forget to respond to—as true and faithful Chartistsone that , he trusted , would soon be rendered useless by - a concession on the part of the Executive of thl » country . The toast wm— , ' " A speedy lestoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones fe ( the bosoms of their families . ' r Drank in solemn silence , sUnding , « nd nneoTewd . ^ A vote of thanks to the Chairman having bees - passed , the meeting vu dissolved , and all returned quietly to their homes , highly pleased with the passing events of ^ the evening , BDd all congratulating e * ci ¦ . . ; - other on tha restoration to hU family of Mr . Williui . , .. * -.: D PERTa . --pjr . M'DonaU delifered »« Jt » W ^^ S ^ Spfc K Royal Aroh Mason Hall , and tdao Pttub ^ 3 ^^^^ % ^ ,- ' Sabbath in the same place to » crowded M ^ pEfpPaj ^ X At the close of the lecture , » « mnoitt « e / j ^ Ar 5 ^ . 'l ;^^ A Minted to re-organiie tha 'Bidiol' AMMply |^^ p \ rerth j so that we expect to iee C 3 uurilBfiBMH ^ S ^^^^^ Kn place increase and multiply . / '• l ^^^ BMilHB ^ fflH ^^

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      COUNTY DELEGATE MEETINC . Jr # ^ 2 " The Delegate Meeting for Caieshii-e will be held $ t * v ^ -c - < ~ ? Congleton , on the ; 17 th of January , 1841 , in the N » - n ' -, tional Charter Association Room , Moody Street , at /> ¦ / ' eieven o ' clock in the forenoorj , when tha following ^ - ^ / T't .-t . * . . places are earnestly requeued to send Delegates : —^ Chesterj Bollington , Nantwicb , Wimslpw , Northmen , ' Stockport , /• Middlewich , Hjde , ' Sandbach , Duckenfield , Knutsford , ¦ Mottram , ? Macclesfield , Tintwiatie . Chartists of Cheshire , if ever there was a time which called upon you to do yonr : duty , it is fbe present , while thousands are starving for want of food and shelter . Up ! men of Cheshire , do jour dnty , bysending delegates to the meeting . JoHJT Wiught , Stoek port *

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      0 ^ " ' « iiv ' . ' ¦ ' " ¦ ¦ . ' ¦ ¦¦ ¦¦ ¦ - : ¦ . . . - AND LEEDS GENERAL IBTlitTISEi .

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      VOL . IV . NO . 164 . SATURDAY , JAWUAEY g , 1841 . " ^^^^^^ ' % ° '

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 2, 1841, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1090/page/1/