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      DEATH OF CLAYTON . Cl attox , the Chartist , has died- in Northallerton * madhouse ! WhiggeryJ where is thy sting ? " Justice . ' " behold thy vietorf ! We can scarcely trnst ourselves ¦ gjih comment npon the fete of a poor but h onest man . For ax weeks he had keen dying , and not till Thursday did his disconsolate family receive intimation eren of his illness . He died , they sat / , on SatnrdflT morning , a few hours after the sad intelligence h&d reached his femily ;

      and , when it was too late for the wife or chad to dose the husband and the parent ' s eve —to look upon the Whig victimthe departed Chartist—the triumph of the ] g # i Clayton went to the madhoose a i-haleiDMi ' j ' ieaves il a C 0 T ? . ' We trust that every burial society will &t once I send as some small donation ; that we I T { , 01 ^ our dead at home ; and not laDos- our first vietim to lie in the precincts [ of the madhouse in whieh he expired .

      Yes ! poor fellow ! he is gone \ peace be with him ! The last kind office that we can do for him is to have his remains removed , upon some Sunday , to his native town , Sheffield , where his mourning friends can pay their last tribuU of affection to the dead body of a Chartist who died « a natural death " 11 !

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      ^ a ££ aglfdoWirae 3 ^ fijgpov 8 , * od thentfmberof j JJS- jg ireeklvfocreisiijg . So great has the influx ; ? Hts members been , that the Council have been j mia the necessity of looking oat for a more eom-« adk > n 3 pUee of meeting ; the one they now have ; k ^ nT too EOill to contain the meetings of the mem- i v ^ We ire hap py to state that they hav « succeeded h » securing a very suiUble building , with a : Vood nBery . formerly used as a chapel , situate at , Sr « 5 « if Cheapside , Siambles . which will be , when John

      7 Zn * A BHnwro « r ( Sunday ) Mr . Arran , o TjjndJbrd , will preach in the forenoon at halfiLJtea' *»* Mr- Benjamin Roahton , of Halifax , in STaft « 3 » w « half-past two . Mr . John Arran iS lecture in the evening at half-six ; Mr . Rush ton a ibo lecture on Monday evening at eight o ' clock , hen eoll « ctions will be made after each meeting , towards fitting up the room , and on Tuesday evento a general meeting of the Ambers of the assoeUtSm will take place , when members of every ¦ Ward Association **» urgently requested to attend , ib business of the greatest importance will be Vnwrfit before them . ..

      . . , _ BSDDITCH . —On Wednesday evening , the 28 th lit .. Messrs . Collins and O'Neil visited this place , » d spoke in the Association Room , at considerable length to a crowded audienc * . Chaers were given at the conclusion for the return of Frost , Williams , and Jones ; O'Connor and the oiher -rictims of Wbiggerj ; and Messrs . CoHins and O'Neil , who vere entbusiasticallY applauded . DXVONPOaT . —On Tuesday , the first Chartist iceeting erer held in this town , was held in Mr . J Creaow& ' s l&rgt school rooms , Spiller ' s Ope , to me-» oriali » the Queen , and petition the Commons for

      the pardon and restoration of the Welch martyrs , and other victims of Whig tyranny . The room contained about between three and four hundred pertons , and was well fiiied : Mr . Andrew Comaings in die chair . The Chairman , after reading the placard for calling tbe meeting , introduced Mr . E . P . Mead , ef Birmingham , as the mover of the first resolution : — " That this meeting is of opinion that John Frost , Z ^ phaniah . Williams , and William Jones , were illegally tried and banished from their satire land ; and it hereby pledges itself to use all legal and constitutional means ia its power to effect their restoration to their country and sorrowing friends asd diKressed families . " My fellow slaves , for by that appellation can the working class be designated , ana this i 3 exclusively a worting class meeting ; we neither expect nor ask the assistance of iiiher factions , Whig or Tory , nor of either the aristocratic or Bhopocratic classes . We working men liave happily taksn our affairs into our own hands * £ last , we rely solely npon our own united efforts . ^ £ tian jackets and h&rd hands , an the best t&jEica ! workmen , aad tbey will prove Dr . Franklin ' s maxim to be correct : " If you want your work done , ask 3 ome one to do jt , bnt , if yon want it well done , doit forywzrselvas . " We have trusted fine coats , and titles , and what the world calls " respec-WaEtj ™ loo long—we now see our error ; ^ we-Jwre fctenffiBed to shew those , ' who tklnk themselves exclusively wise , prndeat , eloquent , and respectable , thai we have tactj talent , ability , and nerve sufficient for oar own purposes . We know the power of lumbers , the strength of unity , the effect of perseverance . We have not read our New Testaments and forgotten tbe importunate widow and the unjust judge ; the degrading epithets of swinish multitude , brutal rabble , rebellions torch and dagger-men , we throw back in their teeth , and point them to their own menagerie at St . StepBen'a , and their house of hereditary numbskulls , who are born bnt to legislate aodrnle . Asonr brother Smith , of Plymouth , is better prepared to enter into details of the trial of the Welch Martyrs than I am , and is to second the resolution , I shall confije myself to the consiitutiaaal right of petitioning ; bat before 1 enter npon tin ; part of my subject , I would state to this

      meeting my perfect conviction that these men were selected victim ? , condemned and doomed before they vere entrapped , by the cnrs ; d spies of Whig tyranny , ssd as much so , as were Guido , Faux , Tblstlewood , Depart , Mnir , the Scotch martyrs , and others , theTictims of Tory spite . What is high treason * A thing oar forty waggon loads of penal acts cannot dsSne , English law is like tbe Chinese alphabetnever to be learned . Even big Dan O'ConneU , great frsr Bon , and great political humbng a 3 he ia , admits this , and acknowledges his ignorance . At ail events , &ere is one point ia our law that Blackstone makes perfectly plain—viz ., whon a legal doubt arises upon trial , the prisoner has a clear tide to the benefit of that doubt , and an acquittal in consequence . Bn : this his been denied fo ihe Welch victims . 3 Ir . Mead continued in a strain of vehement

      elo-< n « Bce for some time , and was succeeded by & . Joint 3 mitli , agent , a . t Plymouth , for the Star , who rose to second the resolution , and , in a clever and t * leated speech showed , to tbe perfect satisfaction of &s meeting , the perfect innocence of the Welch E&rtyrs , as to any treasonable intentions , and ex-PjKed with much logica . 1 fkill , the trickery and t ^ itangry of the Attorney-General , and the cruel i ™ ii 6 rre 3 ess of the spy-employing , liberty-hating , Bock-reforming Whig-humanity-mongers . Mr . Beer BQT ed the second resolution , " That the memorial » 3 petition , which he read , and which are those footed by the Plymouth friend ? , be also adopted by feu ffieetiie . " Mr . Gin seconded the resolution in

      ansat and very pithy little speech . Mr . Hor = ewill " >? Ted the third resolution , That distress aDd aiserj ^ resulting from misgovernment and class-^ i ^ ation , would never be remedied until the |« pfe ' 8 Charter became the law of the land / ' Mr . "« srie seconded the resolution , aad , in a speech of ^^ sdeible leD gth , want into many of the existing *] % she-wing the law of primogeniture to be the frnitfol parent of all aristocratic abuses . Messrs . ¦^ J 3 &cd Smith tken sung a duet , " Down , down , to ^ fct ^ Thr ee cheers were given for the Charter , " ?» fat the patriot Martyrs and Fearjjus O'Connor , ^^ nnscal honours ; three groans for the Whig

      * v& Tory ttTrants , and tremendous , ones too , were wagssen ; a Toie of thanks to the Chairman was e * tried ucmimously , and thus ended our first Char-« p ttrnp ^ ga ic pevonport . The following evening , f ^ Mead , of Birmiagham , delivered an instructive ¦^ toe upon the Com and Importation Laws . 61 ASS 3 W . —A meeting wa 3 held on the night of lBesday week , in St . Ann ' s Church , to hear an Jpan g address from Mr . M'Farlane , introductory ~*«« irB « of lectures to be delivered weekly in that Hfflr ™ by qualified persons ; and after each lecture ^ opporramty will be given for individuals to * P&& forward for divnssion anv nlan or Drooosal

      * j » may be considered likely to aid or accelerate ^ Caartist cause . On the pr esent occasion , the ~*| rer delivered an eloquent and interesting ad-5 ** s , which was repeatedly cheered by the audience , W& male and female , who had mustered pretty j *™ g on the occasion . At the conclusion of the | P *^* » a gentleman rose and proposed that a school ®« ia be opened for the children of Chartists , and * w persons might be found among themselves who * jfcld volunteer iheir services as teachers . This imposition was seconded by Mr . Malcolm , in a "P ^ ra of considerable length . Mr . Gardner oon-™^ ed that a qualified teacher should be provided ~ £ pwd for , and that a kind of political catechism , w « the manner of the religious or Eborter catena drawn np by the Assembly of Divines in " eRmzngter , should be drawn np , and printed for S * fe of Chartist schools . Several other indi-Ibui-r i ^ ^ ^ discussion , during which tof , lane Btated * school of the description J ^ emplated had been established in the Vale of ~ r ® i where from seventv to eizhtv children

      r ^* eu , aod were instructed in true repnblican g «« aples They were taughi to call their teacher ^^« > " iustead of the old slavish term " master , " J ^ m « they were not to pull off their hats or ^ j T ^ r ^ o » J man , or address in aDy other terms tonjf * ? ' <» r brother , any individual , however SJJtr ^? " ! be his stati on in society . Another ££ « or ^ e aae tijld had j ^^ egtabiisbed for a fctaa " * toe in * village of Patrick . A r % *~* m > tt ¦ Bridfieton meatioued that they h&d

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      agreed to open one there also . A Committee was then appointed to enter into the necessary arrangements for carrying into operation so excellent an object Mr . Pattison then rose , and in an eloquent appeal to the meeting shewed tbe power of the press ; and concluded by bringing forward * plan which has been some time under consideration by tbe Central Committee for Scotland , for establishing a Joint Stock Printing Establishment , to be divided in one thousand shares at £ 1 per share . The speaker oooclnded by shewing the great usefulness of sueh an establishment in forwarding the movement , by the printing of political tracts , and other works , in » oheap form , &e . Mr . PaUieaon delivered an address on the same subject , on the following Brining , in the Infant School Room , Calton , to the Chartists there , and was well received . — Correspondent .

      V ftTlfi ftTiTi . — MOBAUTY XKD PPEITT OP THB Middle Class Electors , —During Monday afternoon , this borough was in a state of great excitement . Mr . Wilkins , the barrister , Mr . Bassett Smith , Mr . Charles Brookes , Mr . Bache ( of Dudley ) and several other gentlemen , addressed the electors on tbe Tory side , and some 50 delegates , with " Slippery Jemmy" at Aeir head , and Mr . " Jaw Bone Smith , " at their tail , harangued their friends . The speech of Mr . Wilkins produced « o extraordinar j effect . TSr t ; learned gentlctnau ' s reply to the ¦ popular candidate ' s twaddle on tbe mighty subject of Corn Law Repeal , caused Mr . Acland and his coadjutors to look somewhat foolish . In addition to Mr . Wilkins ' s eloquence , Acland had to contend

      against Mr . Nightingale , of Manchester , a Chartist of great talent , who completely exposed the humbug of the Anti-Corn Law agitation and the execrable accompaniments of " Slippery Jemmy ' s- character . At three o ' clock on Tueviay morning , a party of drunken ruffians , of the lowest description , assembled in front of the New Inn , calling out , u Turn out our voters , and that Tory orator , Wilkifis . " Their requests were , of course , not attended to ; whereupon they commenced breaking the windows of the inn , and endeavoured to force the front gates . The Conservatives inside the house , about 20 in number , armed themselves with weapons of various descriptions , and placed themselves in the gateway ready to give the scoundrels a warm reception . Scarcely had they assembled when the large gates were forced , and a most ierrino encounter took place . Acland's ruffians , although five times the number , and all armed with bludgeons , were driven

      b * ck into the street , and the gates were , again closed . Another struggle to foree the gates succeeded , and another tremendous fight took place , when Acland ' s party were again defeated , aud the gates closed . A third attempt immediately commenced , and an additional number of the respectable u moral force men" having again assembled , the gates were again forced and broken down . To describe the scene at this time is impossible . The Conservatives were partly driven into the house and into the yard . In con ^ quence of a cry of ** Hear Acland , " the ruffians retired , and listened to an harangue . Soma person then mounted Mr . Marlow ' s -steps , whether Acland or one of his hirelings deponent knoweth not . Soon after the speaker had informed the physical-force gentlemen that he should go home , tney returned to the New Inn , and commenced groaning . This midnight howling was continued for senne time , when they were pleased to depart , threatening to return . They did not fulfil , however , their promise . The landlord and several of his quests were severely injured . Two of them were carried into the house covered with blood and wounds , and almost senseless . It ia certain that many of the other gang were also severely injured , as the Tories freely used the weapons with which they armed themselves , consisting of pokers , tongs , fire-shovels , brooms , mop-sticks , < tc . Thera weTe three ladies in the house , besides the wife of the landlord , who were , a * might be expected , in a state of distreiiing excitement . A gentleman who visited the town on business from Birmingham on Monday morning , gives tbe following statement of the means resorted to by the " league" to carry the election : — "On arriving in the town , at ten o ' clock in the morning , I was accosted by the wife of a small manufacturer , with whom I had some dealings , and who begged of me to assist in releasing her husband , who she said had been 'kidnapped * bj the Aclaad party * , and had beta in custody it the Dragon Inn since the Saturday night previous . Being a stranger in the town , and less liable on this account , as I imagined , to insult and violence , I proceeded to the head-quarters of the * league , ' at the * Dragon , ' where I witnessed a scene which I shall not soon forgot . I passed unchallenged through the kitchen , and five or six rooms , up stairs ; the whole of which were crowded with men and women , most of whom were id a baastly sUte of intoxication , and all were indulging in the grossest excesses . There Eeemed "not the slightest restraint on the morals or decency of the party . Many of the men , and the women too , boasted openly of the money they had received from the ' Manchester gentiemen , ' which I learned had

      been freely distributed amongst them , on the plea of recompensing them for the injury which they would sustain in voting for Mr . Smith . Being unsuccessful in my efforts to find the person of whom I went in seaich , I lost no time in leaving a place which resembled a pandemonium more than the habitation of rational human beings . " The system of "kidnapping , " appears to have been extensively carried on , and it is now pretty well ascertained , that a number of agents in tbe employment of the " leaguers , " Scoured the town on Saturday and Sunday nights , for the purpose of capturing all donbtful voters and keeping them in custody till the hour for polling arrived ,

      SATESHEAD . —The members of the National Chirter-Association met on Sunday , January 31 st , at their place of meeting , Oakwellgate , Mr . Murray in the chair ; when ilr . Cross delivered a lecture , whieh gave general satisfaction . Messrs . Williams and Bians are expected here to-morrow , to a tea meeting . This Association i 3 going on in a very healthy manner at present . We enrol four or six erery week . The members met at six o ' clock in the evening , when some resolutions ¦ w ere passed , to the effect that the present Council remain in office till the usaal penod of three months expire , when a general election Ehall take pla ^ e . Members are requested to attend the weekly meetings as regularly as possible . The Committee appointed to enquire after a room , have noj met with one convenient , as- yet .

      BIRMINGHAM . — Pvblic Meeting . — fFrom our own correspondent . J—According to previeua announcement , a numerous and spirited meeting was held at the Hall of Science , Lawrence-street , for the purpose of hearing an address from Mr . George White , of Leeds , who has been appointed the correspondent for the Northern Star for this district At the hour appointed for the commencement of the business , Mr . White appeared in the Hall , and was loudly cheered by tee assembly . Mr . Dean was called to the chair , and opened the proceedings in a neat and effectiTe address , in tbe course cf which he passed a high eulogium on Mr . White , for bi » political consistency and sufferings in tbe Chartist cause . He would not trespass further on their time , bnt would at once introduce him to tbe

      meeting- , ilr . White then stepped forward , and was cordi&Ily greeted by the meeting . He addressed them to the following effect : —Men , women , and fellow sufferers of Birmingham , we have met here this evening for the purpose of considering the best and Bpeediest means of removing from the industrious classes of thi » country , the enormous load of misery and suffering by which they are pressed to the earth , and endeavouring to emancipate ourselves from the trammels of Whig and Tory oppression . He said that Chartism with him was a principle which he had imbibed with wh&t might be jnsUy deemed his first thoughts ^—it was tbe result of conTiction arising from calm and deliberate investigation . When ha looked at the thousands of naked and starring creatures who might be hourly

      met -with in our large towns , and considered at the same time that those very miser&bles were they who created all the wealth enjoyed by the voluptuous and profligate idler , he could not avoid examining into tbe causes which had produced such an unjnst and unreasonable- state of things . Thousands of band-loom weavers in this country and Scotland were obliged to subsist on from six to seTen shillings weekly , and some of them had eyen to support families on that paltry pittance . "Ah ! bnt this is the result of our artificial and commercial arrangements , " says tbe political economist . He for one would maintain that every man -who was willing to work should be amply provided foi , or else be was robbed of that to which be was entitled . There was no necessity for him to tell tbe people of

      Birmingham the wrongs and privations ta » y were subjected to . This town bad been tbe arena for political discussion for the last ten years . He thought they would agree with him , that they bad been ill-used by tbe aristocracy , and deceived by the middle classes ; it wai , therefore , quite clear , that if anything was effected lor the benefit of society , it must be done by tbe working men themselves . It appeared to him that some man were extremely desirous of -. making tbe working classes believe that they could not conduct their afiairs without tbe assistance of tbe middle classes . Now , if they wanted any preof on that point , it was abundantly furnished by the late meeting at Leeds , where- tbe representatives of tbe working men proved themselves infinitely superior in talent and intellect to tbe aristocratic and middle-class speakers ; but although

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      be objected to allowing tbe middle dasaes to nnune their forme * position u leaden , he should feel glad if the well disposed amongst them wonld assist tbe people in struggling for 'the whole Charter aid nothing less . " From tbe spirit -which , bad been manifested that evening , he bad no doubt bat that the men and women of Birmingham wonld , ere long , occupy a prouder petition than they ever yet held ; a new spirit was now abroad , ¦ namely , tha spirit of investigation and enquiry . Men were , not now respected because they wore fine ooata , big wigs , or gowns ; and the knowledge of the people would ultimately remove tbe harriers that had been erected through ages of misrule and superstition , between the people and the enjoyment of those comforts -which tha enlarged means of tbe country would

      admit ot He then proceeded to show np the varioai villonfes practised on tbe people , exhorted them to union , energy , and perseverance ; and stated that aa tone important business had to be transacted , and that be should have other opportunities of addressing tbwn , he wonld conclude by thanking them for the attention with -which they nad listened to bis address , & tbe kind reception they -had given him ^ JUid sat down amidst tbe applaase of too meeeting . Tbe . Chairman then rape , and stated that several resolution ! which had been agreed to at the late Council Meeting would be submitted for their approval . Be would therefore call upon Mr . T . P . Green , to move the tint resolution . ( The resotatioa * will be found In the report « f the CottneB Mbatlng . ) 3 * f " . Omen went tbrvuch « a account

      of the vtHoui means which had been resorted to in order to place the Chartist principles in a good position in tbe district , and stated many reasons why Mr . G « o . Binns , of Sunderland , should beimvited to Birmingham , as lecturer for tbe district . Mr . Rouse seconded tb » resolution . He thought Mr . Binns a rery proper person to fill the important office . The Chairman than put the motion , which was carried unanimously ; be than called upon Mr . Candy to move tbe second resololution . Mr . Candy , who baa bees lately lecturing through the Potteries , and other part * of Staffordshire , stood forward , and was loudly chested . He said that tbe bwe mention of tbe person ' s same in whose behalf he stood before them , would be sufficient to produce the hearty concurrence of the meeting . He meant "Feorgus

      O'Connor . " This announcement was received with enthusiastic and long-continued cheers , and clapping of bands . When the chewing had subsided , Mr . Candy proceeded to point out the enormous sacrifice ¦ which Mr . O'Connor had made on behalf of the people . He had travelled , thousands of miles ia their beualf , sacrificed his money , his health , and ultimately that vrbich is dearer than life , his liberty ! It appeared from the Korthtrn Star that their noble friend was subjected to all manner of indignity and insult , and be considered it tbe imperative duty of all honest men to insist that such proceedings should be put a stop to ; be felt great pleasure in informing them that throughout Staffordshire and other places that he had visited , the same feeling bad been

      evinced us that displayed this evening , namely , the greatest indignation for tbe contemptible scoundrels who were thin persecuting their friends ; and a lively sense of gratitude to Mr . O'Connor , for the many and great sacrifices be had made on their behalf—be wonld therefore most cordially propose the resolution . —Mr . Henry Green seconded the resolution . He considered Mr . O'Connor the father of the present movement ; he bad aroused tbe energies of tbe people , and bad imparted information to them which would remain through all ages—and was entiled to tbe gratitude of tbe working classes of this country . The resolution was then put and carried amidst loud aud repeated cheering . Mr . Smallwood proposed the next resolntion . He considered it to be the duty of all true Chartists to do

      honour to those who bad Buffered in tbeir e&ute . Messrs . Yincent , White , and Binns had suffered in tbe Whig dungeons , and he bod no donbt that , instead of their imprisonment damping tbeir ardour , it would be found that , if possible , they were more determined tban ever ; indeed , they had a proof of it that evening . He went on at great length to denounce tbe hypocrisy of tbe parsons , and showed the ctg ^ sity of the people uniting for the attainment of thtix just rights . The resolution was seconded by Mr . Southwell , of London , who made a very clever and humourous speech , in tbe course of which h ' e dealt some heavy blows on the present corrupt system—he exhorted them to think for themselves , and defended the principles of the Charter as beio * founded in truth , and defied all tt » wgbjfttif *^¦• £ " >; U » anemiflt to - atMflH tfietr p ' # * itio * . The resolution was then put by tbe Chairman and carried

      unanimously . Three enthusiastic cheers were then given for the Charter ; Feargus O Connor ; and Frost , Williams , and Jones ; after which tbe meetingseparated . A large number of females were in attendance , and several of tbe mpst influential members of the former Political Union , and it was generally remarked that tbe meeting was a specimen of tbe good and kind feeling which formerly prevailed . Tbe Chartist * of Birmingham are now taking tbe field in good earnest Meetings will be held every Tuesday evening , at the Hall of Science , Lawrence street , and it is confidently expected that Birmingham will be itself again . Arrangements have been entered into , for providing lecturers for every meeting ; Mr . Dean of Warwick , will deliver a lecture on Tuesday evening next , and Mr . White , of Leeds , on tbe Tuesday following . Tickets for the soiree in honour of Messrs . Vincent , White , and BinaJ , mnj be had . at any of the booksellers in Birmingham .

      ComnrrEK foe the Restobatjon of Frost , Williams , xyn Jokes . —The above Committee held their usual weekly meeting at the Hall of Science , at six o ' clock on Tuesday evening , Mr . H . Green in the chair . The minutes of the last weekly meeting were read by Mr . Thompson , one of the Secretaries , and confirmed . Mr . T . P . Green , as Corresponding Secretary , read the correspondence for the past week , which was very cheering and satisfactory . Ho stated that memorials had been received from Stafford , Worcester , Norwich , SiiddleBbro ' , Newport , Stroud , Ac . It was then resolved , " That 1 , 000

      adhesive stickers be obtained from Mr . James Cartledge , 34 , Lomas-street , Manchester , with the following inscriptions : — ' Remember Frost- Williams , and Jones , ' and ' The Charter , and No Surrender . '' The Committee recommend all persons favourable to the cause to purchase them and use them generally . The Committees , Associations , and other bodies , who have held public meeting . ? in favour of Frost , William " , and Jones , or who may hereafter do bo , are requested to get their memorials or addresses engrossed , and remit them to Mr . Guest , bookseller , Steelhouse-lane , and also to assist in raising funds to carry out the objects in view .

      Notice . —The Council of the Birmingham Charter Association request the Committees of the various Associations in the district to forward to them , at their earliest convenience , an account of the particular day on which they would wish to hold their meetings , in order that a proper arrangement may be made fer the regular and punctual attendance of the missionary for the distriot . Address to " J . Barratt , Whitehall-street , Birmingham . " ROCHDALE—On Sunday last , Mr . TiUman lectured here in the afternoon , aud Mr . Bairstow in the evening , as well as on the following day . Mr . Butterworth will lecture on the 7 th .

      WESTBURY . —At the usual meeting of the body on Monday last , tho Association here resolved that a memorial should be forwarded to Lord Normanby , to try to prevent further prosecution against Henry Vincent ; that a demonstration be got up to welcome him , and that the delegates recommend that the said demonstration be got up by the county of Wilts , and the Managing Committee of Trowbridge ; and that Henry Vincent shall proceed through Weatbury , that being the first place of persecution of the Chartists . The requisite arrangements were entered into , to carry ont the demonstration .

      XtOUCrHBRO '—The National Chabter Association met on Monday , when Messrs . Pratt , Reynolds , and Jones , were chosen to represent this town in the District Council . After other business had been transacted , the wish of Mr . Slee to meet Mr . Skevington in the Chartist ' s room , on the subject of the Corn Law again , was agreed to , Mr . Slee was then introduced , who stated that his friends considered it wonld not be well to meet there , » & we were not in repate with the middle-class . Mr . Skevington then stated that , if Mr . Slee's friends would give him as many tickets for the poor aa he needed , he would meet him any where . So the matter rests at present .

      News fob the Ukrepbesented . —An M . P . on a visit to one of his poor tenants , in the neighbourhood of Loughborougb , said " That out of 7 s . per week , a man with a family might live well , and out of 9 s . they ought to save sufficient for illness , &o . " Need the people wonder they are so wretched when they are mis-represented by such characters ! ASHTON . —Mr . James Carfcledge , of Manchester , delivered a very interesting lecture on the moral evils of the standing army , in which he related a

      number of facts to show the prostitution and misery produced bj these conservers of the peace , and ^ destroyers of the morals of the people ; afcerwhicha vote of thanks was carried unanimously to the lecturer . The Chartists of Ashton are beginning to stir themselves ; they have removed to a commodious room in Wood-street , where they have lectures every Sunday evening . It was given out that a recital would take place on Saturday evening , when " John Frost and his Gaoler" would be recited ; also , M The Chartist Prisoner ' s Wife and Daughter . "

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      ijSwpBRSFXELD . —At the weefcJy meeting of tn&National Charter Association , it was agtee 4 to how »> . « wial tea party , for the benefit of the wives 8 tt ) 4 Jf q » Uio » of the imprisoned Chartists . As won M f t *» oa » » qd other arrangements are completed , thfipnblio will have timely notice . All tbe members who have not yet received their cards , may have tkeat by applying to the secretary , on Tuesday evening next , at the meeting room , Upperkeadxotr » - . \ . ¦ ¦ ' . ¦ ¦ ¦ ; ' : ¦ ¦ ' >¦ ¦ . . , ' . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦¦ . OX 3 > HAX . —Mr . teach , the Chartist missionary lectured in the Chartist Association Room , Greaveastr « et , to a numerous audience , on Wednesday week , in the course of which he showed the utter impoMibilitrof stopping the inroads the usurers were making in the value of laboar , unless Universal

      Sufffaa «;* ecame the law of the land . —On Sunday last , Mr . Charles Connor , of Manchester , lectured in thaetoe plaoe . The room was crowded to excess , and * jft ^ Wni imber eonld not get admittance . —On Sunq *| l « it , a friend from Ashton-under-Lyne , will preach Ukthe afternoon , and in the evening a lecture will be ( WUTeted by Mr . Lewis , of Oldkam . Ttf $ 6 JWM *( CoLLiER $ —Tho colliers still refuse to t ^ m . -Wtiit work , at the masters' prices . Tbj ^ whraepie . neigh bourhood of ^ Oldhatn the inoonf | Rteno 8 j » already great , ana must speedily l ™ u&ll& **} one W ° h e "PKdy ieooaoUifttion ^ nffipw . eflueteds ^ or tb * cofls ^ quencea wili be most dtftstroos , should any Bioppa-ge of the factorial be oeoiapned thereby . .

      BIupOTORD . —On Tuesday evening last , a di » - cussiojims held at tbe Hope and Anchor , Market * street , kAreen the Chartists and the members of ihe PaiimMotary Reform Association . The subject for dftfrfti was— " Whether or no it is good polio ? onwbjtet " . of the ChartiBts opposing every measure of reform proposed short of the principles oontamed ife the People ' s Charter . " Messrs . Arran , Hodgson , aud Martin , contended for the affirmative ; and Messrs . Jackson , Farrar , Wilkinson , and Johnson , for the negadvo of this proposition . The discussion was continued until eleven o ' clock , and it was unanimously agreed that it should be adjourned to Tuesday evening next , to be held in the same place , and commence precisely at eight o ' clock . All parties are admitted gratis .

      fcONDOW . —Westminster National Chaweeb Association , —At a meeting held at tha Marlborough Coffee'Hoikfi Great Marlborough-street , Golden Square ,, on Sunday evjnuuag last , it was resolved" That » ny pezriber of We Association , who shall bring up savin members'in one quarter , shall receive an eaamellea ' -vard of the same kind as those got up for the bet ^ efit of the victims . " Mr . Wall lectured bore , according to promise , to the great gratification of a flnmeroua and respectable audience , by whom he was rapturously applauded : after

      which , Mr , Beat addressed the meeting , when eight new members were enrolled . It was then resolved — " That the thanks of this meeting be given to M # ssr 8 . Wall and Peat . " Mr . Wall will give another lecture on Sunday night , at eight o clock , subject— " What should the system of education ol the working classes embrace i'' It was also resolved " That 2 s . 0 'd . betaken from tho fundd to defray the expences of a meeting on behalf of that much injured and undaunted . friend of the working classes , Feargus O'Connor , sud to hear tho deputation to whom the Home Secretary refused an interview . "

      The iNCARCsavrRD > icTiMS . —The St . MaryJebone and Paddingtwta Victim Committee intend having » concert and bill at Mr . Savage ' s Mechanics' Institution , Circus-street , New Road , on Thursday , Feb . 18 th , for the benefit of the wives and families of the political victims . The concert , in which Messrs . Summers , Baker , Thomas , Brown , Mrs . Joy , Miss Norton , and other vocalists will perform , to be in two parts ; the celebrated overture , "Tanoredi , " by Mr . Ambrose , and a comio medley dance by Mr . Thomas , between the parts . Tickets to the ball or

      the coucert , sixpence each , to be had at the following places : —Dispatch Coffee House , Bride-lane ; Magnet Coffee House , Drnry-lane ; Wriqht ' s CofFae House , 117 , Charlotte-street , Spmers Town ; Hill ' s Coffee House , 17 , Homer-street , Crawford-street ; Mr . Murray , 18 , Pitstoy Place , New Road ; Mr . JariHt | -16 ,-Market-street . Fitzroy Market ; Mr . ^ ab ^« , &ntv « ii 8 « tdiflg »; SomeraTown ? Mr . Thomas , 13 , Hertford-street , Fitzrdy-square ; Mr . Ford , High-row , Knightsbridge ; and at the bar of the above tavern . The concert and ball to commence at eight o ' clock prscisely .

      BALZFA 2 C . —National Charter Association . — This Association held a council meeting in the afternoon of Sunday last , in their Council Room , Brunswick-court , Hay ley-hill , Northowram . After the money matters had been settled , a resolution was passed , that Mr . Vincent be invited to pay a viBit to Halifax . O'Connell ' s visit to Leeds seems to have given fresh vigour to the movement , as the Association has added considerably to their numbers sinco that event , showing , that while Dan says one word in favour of the suffrage , the working classes , who are to carry it , will confirm it by their actions , in supporting the Association .

      BARK 8 LEY . —Chabter Association . —There was a large meeting of this body on Monday night , at Peter Hoey ' s ; after tha receiving tf contributions , and the enrolment of members , the following resolutions were passed unanimously :- ^ " That it behoves us , as Chartists , to express our determination never , under any circumstances , to recede from the proud position we occupy as a political body ; moreover , we shall never saffdr ourselves to be led away to agitate for anything less than the People ' s Charter ; at the same time , we would be glad to see the middle classes come forward and save themselves from inevitable ruin , by co-operating with us for the attainment of the political rights of all classes of

      the community . " ' * That the , thanks of this association are justly due and hereby given to the Leeds Committee for their preparations to welcome that profligate trickster , Dan , and likewise to the Chartist Delegates , for the able mannor in which they defended the rights and privileges of the industrious classes , before some of the present lawmakers , in Marshall's Mill . " It is earnestly hoped that all the associations throughout the kingdom will rally once more , knock at the portals of the aick-n&med constitution , and pour in their petitions from every town , village , aud hamlet in the nation , so as to disturb that false security which they now enjoy , and which they think they have gained by the proiiigate persecution of poor Chartists .

      SHEFFIELD . —The Chartists had a meeting here , on Monday nischt , in the room in Porter-street , when the sum of 18 * . was collected for the widow of tho late John Clayton , who died from the treatment he endured in Northallerton gaol . Arrangements are made for holding a discussion class on Friday evenings , and it wasagreed to discontinue the Sunday evening meetings . HALIFAX . —Tho council of the National Charter Association met here on Sunday afternoon , for the transaction of business , when it was agreed to iuvite Mr . Vincent t « Halifax . The cause is rallying here , as members who were lately flagging , now come forward with increased energy , since the Leeds Demonstration . SOWERBY " . —The Chartists here have taken a part of the old workhouse to meet in .

      STOCKPORT . —On Sunday evening , Mr . Butterworth delivered a lecture in the ' Association-room , to as crowded au assembly as we hare had since Mr . O'Connor visited us . Mr . B . gave great satisfaction to all present , excepting the police , whom he never consulted about what would meet with a welcome reception . Mr . S— , of this order , who has embraced as many names , and been connected with as many parties as there were colours in "Joseph ' s coat , " requested that Mr . B . would please to stay at home , and not come to Stockport , tormenting his delicate aud most immaculate conscience 3

      Concert . —On Tneiday evening , a grand concert was held , for the benefit of Mitchell , Davis , and Wright , and for the purpose of getting up a demonstration to welcome these worthy patriots from the Whig dungeon , on their entering Stockport , on the 13 th of this month . The attendance waa such as did honour to the people of Stsckport . A full band was engaged for the occasion , and a number of professional singers , all of whom acquitted themselves well . The evening ' s diversion consisted of comio songs , recitations , and patriotic addresses : Mr . Bairstow , Mr . Tillman , and Mr . Doyle rendered every assistance possible . The room was crammed to suffocation . The tickets of admission were fourpence each ; and the proceedings were such as to exceed the most sanguine expectations of the industrious and indefatigable liberty-loving men of the committee . It was conducted entirely onjthe Total Abstinence principle .

      RATCUPPE BRIDGE—On Sunday , afternoon and evening , Mr . Leech , of Manchester , delivered two lectures in the Association Room of this place . At the close of the evening lecture , a vote of thanks was tendered for his valuable services . A good collection was made on behalf of the incarcerated patriots ; an da great number of the Chartist Circular were sold . This place , onc » so diligent and forward , will , ere long , take the same stand in the struggle toi political existence as ever .

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      # BXiACKBUBir . —A National Charter Association has been formed here ; at present the meetings are held every Sunday night , at six o ' clock , in a School Room , in Salford . MANCHESTER . ——On Sunday evening , Mr . Smithurst , of Oldham , preached a most excellent sermon in the Radical Association Room . A gentleman from Burnley also addressed the mea ting , strongly urging the adoption of total abstinence . There had been a tea party at that town ; after whiah , although there were 400 present , and held at a public-house , only one gill of ale was drunk during the evening . Mr . Tillman at this time arrived from Rochdale , and wuhed just to inform the audience of the great triumph- achieved at Hey wood . He said there was a good report in the Star , but still it did not , nor coiild not , s » y everything . Mr . T . gave a most cheering account .

      Mb . Petkb Shoxrocks has received from Perth five shillings each tor Mrs . O'Brien and Mrs . Vincent . Mr . Abel Heywood exhibited a number of figures of the phantasmagoria , in the room , Tib-street , on Tuesday last . The ' charge of admission was a penny—the receipts to be devoted to the Ticfcim ? oud . Ljectxrk MjjMa , Lee « k ok Trades' Unions . — J ^ $ ftWb $ iMtag ,. *¦ publfc meetiug tips eonf fenea in the Carpenters' Hall ,, for the purpose of Rearing our talented friend , Mr . Leech , on this subject , which has caused great excitement among the Chartists , Trades' Unions , and the working men generally . The town was numerously placarded , in order to give due publicity of the time and place of meeting ; and , although 2 d . for the gallery , 3 d . for the platform , and Id . for the body of the hall was charged for admission , the capacious room waa nearly fined by eight o ' clock . Mr . Butterworth rose , and moved that Mr . Doyle , lately liberated ,

      do take the Chair ; seconded by Mr . Whitaker . Mr . Doyle took the situation of Chairman , amidst the repeated acclamations of the large assembly . Mr . Leeoh , who was most vociferously cheered for several , minutes rose and said , it would be perhaps thought necessary to explain to this meeting his motives for bringing before tbe public the subject of this lecture . They were as follows : he felt deeply convinced that the Trades' Unions did not in themselves possess sufficient spirit to shew the aggressive power of capital over the rights of industry ; he would examine the causes which had brought Trades'Unions into operation . 1 st . The grasping avarice of the employers over the property of the employed . 2 nd . Not only the desire , but the

      necessity of protecting their only property , viz . their wages , against the power of capital . ' A rd . Because the property of the working man , tho wages of industry , is not protected by law , whilst all other property arising out of the same labour is protected by law . Dr . Adam Smith , in his Wealth of Nations says , " That there is no valuable property but that which has been made valuable by labour—for instance , the stone that lies useless in the barren rock is not valuable property , but when the industrious skill of the stone getter has brought it from the bed of nature , it then becomes valuable property , because the industry and skill ot the man has imparted to it a value which it did not originally possess , which goes to prove that the labour and

      skill of the man were the property , and not the stone upon which the skill and labour were cxpendad . Now , said Mr . Leech , I would have you follow this till now useless stone , through all its various stages , as it passes through the hands of skilful and industrious artisans , till it arrives at its resting-place , when it forms an ornamental and useful part of a beautiful structure , calculated to hand down to pos terity a lasting monument of the skill and enterprise of the age in which such structure was reared and perfected ; and that at each stage in its progress it acquired an additional value , according to the labour and skill bestowed upon it , by the able but ill-used artisan . This proves to demonstration that there is no real value in question but that which labour alone hath given . Why , then , should

      this labour be despised and trampled upon , whilst all other property arising from it is rendered sacred m the eye ^ MOtgJ ^ M ^ VSlM ^^ 1 ^ - ^^ perfy upon whfen tne subsistence or the labouring man depends , be left open to the avaricious and grasping power of the unprincipled capitalist , whilst even the cold and inanimate stone upon which the intelligence aud industry have been exercised , is amply protected by law , that would subject the artisan , who has made it what it is , to fine or imprisonment , should he dare to damage the produce of his own industry , which haa now become the property of the rich ; whilst the rich man has the power , and is supported by the myrmidons of the law of his own creating , in taking away the wages

      of the poor man , without assigning even a pretext ? These were the causes which had brought Trades ' Unions into existence ; let us now see how far they have accomplished the objects for which ihey were established , namely , the protection of labour . In 1810 , the spinners of Manchester turned out against a reduction of wages , and , after struggling against the aggressive powers ot' their employers four long mouths , were compelled to return to work on the terms of their tyrants , at the enormous sacrifice of £ 224 , 000 . They again turned out in 1819 , which ended in similar results to that of 1810 ; another turn out of the same body in } 826 ended also in the triumph of the masters , and a loss to the working people of £ 200 , 0 M . The total loss to the work

      posple by these strikes , amounted to no less than . JMO . OOO ; note , a sum that would have purchased 10 , 000 acres ofgoodcultivatedlaads , and left £ 200 , 000 to have purchased implements of husbandry , cattle , poultry , or live stock ; or , if it had been expended in the furtherance of their political rights , they wight at the present hour have been amongst the most potent people of the earth , instead of being as they are , despised and trampled upon ; the most degraded of the human race . The cotton spinners of Preston , in a strike that will long ba remembered , in consequence of the misery it entailed on them and their families , ended in a loss to the working men of £ 70 , 018 , to which must be added the sum of £ 40 , 290 , given from the funds of the union , making & total of

      £ 74 , 343 , whilst the total loss to the town at large amounted to £ 107 , 196 . Numbers of the spinners were not allowed again to resume their employment , even ou the masters' terms , but were compelled to travel the country as walking monuments of the fiendish power of capital over those whose sweat and toil had brought it into existence . Others of their fellow men were immured in prisons , for that which was called conspiracy and intimidation , whilst numbers of the female sex were driven to prostitution , to save themselves from famishing in the land of their birth ; a land teeming and abounding with every thing that is calculated to inspire joy and happiness , because of its fertility , and the proverbial industry of its inhabitants . Working men , look at these facts ,

      learn wisdom from the past , and so shape your conduct for the future , a 9 not only to deserve , but immediately to obtain those rights which can alone secure to you the full rewards of your industry , and bo break the binding trammels of monopoly , avarice , and injustice , which have rendered you dependent on the caprice of callous-hearted usurers , and degraded you below the meanest of God ' s created creatures . The Glasgow turn-out of the cotton spinners which lasted seventeen weeks and five days , and which , like all the others , ended not only in a loss to the town of Glasgow of £ 200 , 000 , but also in the transportation of five of its most worthy citizens , for having stood forth in the front of the battle , cheering on the produters of wealth in the arduous

      struggle of virtuous right against the fiendish might of tbeir tyrannical oppressors . The total loss to the county of Lanark from strikes which were all unsuccessful , amounted to £ 500 , 000 . The workmen of the Potteries resisted a reduction on a law occasion , which ended in a defeat , and cost them £ 150 , 000 . The strike of the Leeds mechanics , after being protracted twelve months , and at a loss to the working men of £ 187 , 060 , concluded by the men being compelled to surrender to the terms of their employers . A turn-out , which took place at Bradford and its neighbourhood , and which continued ten months , ended also in the triumph of capital over industry , with a cost of £ 4 Q 0 , QQ 0 , besides large sums of money , which were subscribed to support them , from 152 different places . The next strike he would refer them to , was that now pending , between the colliers and the masters , which , had already cost , at the least calculation , £ 50 , 000 .

      How this strike might end he knew not , but most sincerely wished in the triumph of those meritorious and useful men , who , though they laboured through life in the regions of death and darkness , received little more than one halfpenny for getting 1 cwt . of coals , whilst the poor people of Manchester , who consumed the coal , pay 8 d . per owt . for thejsame ; nearly the whole amount going into the pockets of the speculators in profit . Mr . Leach went on raising question upon question , closely reasoning upon each question in a style that seemed to rivet and fax the attention of the congregated thousands ; showing in a masterly manner the flagrant injustice of the monopoliier and capitalist ; the inefficiency of the trades unions , as at present constituted , to shield suecessfnly labour against the usurious , and unrighteous inroads of capital ; the necessity of the working men of this and other towns , and indeed of the whole country , uniting for the pirpose of ptofuzing for labour the

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      - .. : ?¦ ' ¦ /^^ i ^ SPi ^ ^ S ^ protection of the law—* protection they could never ensure till labour was fairly . represented in the People ' s House of Commons , npon tng principles con * tainsd in the People's Charter . Mr . Leach then sat down , aBidat the most deafening cheers imaginable , having made an impression which xan never be obliterated . The Chairman then rose arid requited , that whoever might have anything to state , in opposition to what the lecturer hid advanced , would coma , to the platform , when several gentlemen addresaeA * . * the meeting , confirming the position Mr . Leach : ha « ' taken . Mr . Tillman then rose , and said he-sfetiald not detain the meeting many minutes , bat he thought it was useless to attend lectures unless the object of the

      lecture was kept in view ; he should therefore submit , with the permission of the chairman , the following resolution : — "That it is the opinion of this mooting , that a Delegate meeting should beheld on Wednesday , the 10 th of February , at the National Chai-te * Assoeiation Room , Tib-street , Manchester , for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of carrying out the object of the lecture . " This resolution being seconded by Mr . Butterworth , in a concise speech , was carried without ; a dissentient voice . = A question was then put to Mr . Leach , as to whether he would advise the present Trades' Unions to dissolve , and join the Charter Associations , for the accomplishment of politioal power . Mr . Leech , in answer , said—No , he w ^ old not advise them to break , but , if possible ,- to strengthen themselves fifty-fold- He Ulustrateii his idea by the following figure : —Supposing there-waj

      a tiger in a cage , of which the wires were ixalf broken , but still sufficiently strong to retain him within its limits ; for the Trades' Unions to abandoa their present organisation , would be ; as feolisli as going to break the wires of tho cage , and allow th « monster to pounce upon the surrounding multitude . Bat , instead of doing so , he would advise the Trades ' Unions tp maintain their present , poajtion ; at th « same time join the Chartists , and assist in obtaining that power which would enable them to furnish the cage with new wires , and keep the tiger ( capital ) within its own bounda . —Mr . Littler moved thre * times three cheers for all the incarcerated Charnsti . ( done effectually ); three cheers for Frofit * Wiliiim ^ ir and Jones ; three fot . Feargus O'Connor and th 6 ¦ Northern . « ter ^ lnd ^ hrw WlaGh&rSk ^ Jri thanks&wiiwtin to the Gb ^ rtufiaF ^^ ¦ ' ¦ - r

      ltT ? WPO ! RT . —MoNHoirrHsuiRB .- ^—The cans * goes ou bravely in' thi » town . There was a spirited meeting on Mondaf Jiight , at the Llanarth Inn , when Mr . -Williams addressed the assembly at somft " length . A committee ( consisting of Messrs . Meaker , Greenland , White , and Davies ) is formed here to proseonte the scoundrel spy F « jwin , who perjured himself last Monuiouth sessions , as was noticed in the Star at the time . Evidence can be adduced thai will implicate some of the "heads" of ; the county , and lay bare one of the basest conspiracies that haa been known for Some time past / All communications must be directed " J . Hitchings , care of Mr . James Homer , Newport , Monmouthshire . " ¦

      STOKE-TJPON-TBBNT . —Mr . Candy , who wag appointed b y the Councilof the National Charter Association , Birmingham , to agitate the v&riomi towns in the Staffordshire Potteries , visited this place on Thursday week , and met with a very cordial and welcome reception by the council and members of the National Charter Association ., They had some difficulty in obtaining a room , as none of tha public-houses would , or dare , allow the use of theix rooms . At last the committee , hearing that a largo malt house ( thanks to the teetotallers !) was empty ,, went to its owner , a Church and King man , who agreed to let it for 8 j . ; the money was -paid and tho key secured , and the cryer was sent round to proclaim the meeting . However , the oirner of the room , having being worked upon by hi * Whig and Tory friends ; wished the contract to be broken ; but , no , the Chartists knew better than this , so they t

      keppossession pf the key , and met in the evening , iii spite of a good deal of altercation , and many efforts to prevent them meeting . Mr . G . B . Mart was called to the chair , and there were between four and five , hundred persons present . ' Mr . Candy then deiivered an able , eloquent , and effective ieoture , on the principles of Chartism , 'which traa euthtisiastically received . The ChairmaA afterwards addressed the meeting again , and declared , in behalf of the Chartists of the Potteries ; that come what might they would not join in any agitation but that for the People ' s Charter . Three cheers were given for Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., ana the Northern Star t for the exiled patriots and incarcerated victims , and for the lecturer . The-last expression of approbation brought Mr . Candy on his k ^ a again , and , amongst other things , he explained toe ruies of the association , which caused thirty members to enrol their names .

      NEWCASTLE . —Mr . Mason , the county lecturer , delivered a most impressive lecture , in the Char cist Reading Room , Byker Bufldings School , to an overflowing audience , which appeared to have a gr&at effect . A good manv enrolled their flames aa nu-infaw » oCittB AsBociaTnMK . ' ' -After ttofserviea was over , tbe Council and members of the Association were requested to remain after the dismission of the congregation , when it was carried unanimously , " That a discussing society be now formed in . this School Room , to commeuce on Tuesday evenine . the 2 nd of

      February , at , seven o ' clock , and to be continued weekly . " After a suggestion from Mr . Sinclair , it was agreed that after the first night they alter the night for discussion from Tuesday until Wednesday evenings , so as hot to interfere with the arrangements of our Newcastle brethren , whose Council business is transacted on Tuesday evenings . It was likewise agreed that the sum of < Ss . be sent to the Newcastle Council on next Tuesday evening . The weekly contributions from class-leaders are augmenting every week .

      Lecture . —Mr . Mason delivered a very spirited lecture , in the Joiner ' s Hall , to a very numerous and attentive audience , if we are allowed to judge from appearances . We anticipate that much gond will accrue to the cause of Chartism , by hia determination to deliver a series of lectures in the same place . As the Social Institute here intend to occupy the Hall , in giving a tea to Messrs . Williams and Binne , of Sunder laud , on Sunday , the 7 th , Mr . Mason ' s next lecture will be delivered , in the sacie place , on Sunday , ' the 14 th of February , at half-pao * six in the evening .

      Tea Party . —The United Committees of Newcastle and Ouseburn , having met , according to appointment , to make preparations for the tea to be given in honour of that tried friend of the people , Dr . M'Douall , it was agreed that Messrs . Williams and Binns be likewise invited to the tea , &c ; and that Mr . William Smith , and Mr . Timothy Maughan be deputed to wait upon them , and invite them thereto . Council Meeting . —The Council , having met at eight o ' olock , for business , on Monday evening la ? t , tho treasurer reported the contributions for the week , which are still on the increase . It was resolved" That the thanks of this Association ba tendered to Messrs . Markham and Seal , of Leicester , for their manly conduct in refusing to connire with that enemy of the human race , Daniel O'Conneil . "

      Dr . M'Doxjall will deliver three lectures , in Newcastle , as follows : —In the New Lecture Room , Nelson * street , on Friday evening , the 12 £ h February ; and in the Musio Hall , Nelson-street , on Saturday , the * i 3 th , each night at seven o ' clock ; and in Bykor Buildings School Room , Ousebura , on Sunday morning , at ten o ' clock . CABMSIiE , —Council of the Carlisle Radical Association . —We understand a meeting of this body took place , the other evening , for the purposo of taking steps to re-organise the association and of co-operaiing with , the country districts—to aid the funds for the incarcerated Chartists , and otherwise , assist the movement .

      AUCKLAND . —Public Entet of Messieubs Williams and Binns into the Aucklands . —After the Darlington tea party on Thursday , Messrs . Williams and Binns proceeded , on Saturday morning , down to the Aucklanda . On arriving at Shildon they were recognised by a group of Methodists , who , along with a " religious blue devil , had not forgotton Mr . Binns . They looked like a tribe of unbelieving Jews , who were asking each other if any good thing could come out of Nazareth ; but , on arriving at the South Church , they were met by some hundreds of Chartists , with their green and white banners ¦ floating gaily in the breeze . The arrival of Messrs . Williams and Binns was the

      signal for several hearty rounds of applause , and the two patriots drove on to Bishop Auckland , along with Mr . Dawson of that place , and partook of some refreshment . In the mean time , the people began to muster in the Market-place , and in the eourse of half-an hour after the arrival of Messrs . Williams and Binns , a procession wa 3 formed , accompanied by music and banners , to escort the twp gentlemen through the town to West Auckland . The procession marched off in the following order ; A large green -banner , inscribed " Williams and Binns , the champions of the people ; " band ; a bodr of ChartiBts ; a tri-coloured flag - . — " The Hero ' s come ; " the liberated victims ; » carnage ; another body of Chartists ; a green and white flag , with "Universal Suffrage ;' the South Church banner , "Welcome PatriotB , " in gold letters ; the Sunny

      Brow flag , " We , are industrious , yet starving ;" followed by more Chartists three a-breast . In this manner they walked for upwards of three miles , through rain , to West Auckland Green , where a glorious demonstration was held under the trees , which was addressed by Mr . Deegan , chairman , and Messrs . Williams and Binns . Between three and four hundred sat down to a tea in the evening , and the utmost harmony and enthusiasm prevailed . On Sunday morning , Mr . Binns preached at Evenwood to a good audience , in the Schoool room , aud in tha afternoon , Messrs Williams and Binn& addressed a noble meeting which was held on Bishop Auckland Batts ; and though there was no protection against the storm of snow , yet the people mastered well , in spite of wind and weather ; and a good collection was made for the missionary load .

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 6, 1841, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1095/page/1/