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BOROUGH OF FINSBURY CHARTER MEETING . ( Reported by our $ vm Correspondent . ) On Tuesday evening , a meeting , convened by j .-rds , and other advertisements , waa held it the 5 jjTof Science , CSty Koad , for the purpose ( as Ijiressed in the advertisements ) " of petitioning the Suiaiure to grant the people their just political tSiU , by causing the People ' s Charter to become iv [ jaw of the land . " The chair was announced to iTiaken at eight o ' clock precisel y ; bat long after 5 ^ t hoar , the number of persons in attendance was , STare bound to say , very inconsiderable , and Jlfpely half filling the room . At length , however . Sepati eaceof those present , having been strained tj >{ he utmost tension , Mr . Balls moved , and Mr . S prsB seconded , that Mr . R . Cameron do take tie j ^ jx which was carried .
, Tjje Cea ^ sius said , they had assembled , on the —sem occasion , to give expression to public senti-J ^ ent aod 10 petition Parliament to grant the SSrie their political rights , by . making the Charter tfceW ° f ^ lsDd ' ( Cheer 8- > He congratulated £ he xnes ' - > the people generally , on the wide tjaesd of " the principles which they advocated ; Snciplej which were no longer narrowed and itmSned by clsss or pa / ty , bat the guiding rales of « iex » nsfvebody , earnestlY . engaged in the work of Sin ' ctl regeneration . ( Cheers . ) They had not % tvz the assistance of ether classes of society in « ttffl £ c ? public meetings ; neither with their pnrses Lff tbeir influence , nor their talents—( hear hear}—far rood pnblie speakers were now found among trorian" ™ > *» nWare knows no distinction of jjnfc " ( Cheers . ) The working classes demand aothine unreasonable or UBConsSunt-ional ; and their JumandB are simple , because they are honest . They
demiaa that the representative principle shall be asrried oir « , for where representation ends , despotism teein « . In this country , as well as in other ? , provj . dstee " sprea ^ her bonnties with an un spariDg hand ; _«{ thousands of onr feliow-biings are starving L tte midst of plenty . ( Hear , hear . ) It was said , vr the esemies of the Charter , th « if the Charter J carried , it would unsettle property ; yet the ( wisis coret no man ' s property : all they demand —Ail they covet , is a fair remnnerxtion for their labour ( Loni cc ? ers . ) Those who have held the Jrresoonsibla power tor generations past , have
« ias « si this power , ana have b * en playing a roguish £ «^ w ith the people . ( Hear . ) The Chairman f £ xt illaded to the late demonstration in the north , and also to the attempt of the Radical party , in thi-Hos * cf Commons , to form a reconciliation bersraoi the isidcle and working classes—a recon-BSiitioz JnKi desirable to be effected , certainly ; but triici , to be efected , must be based upon just principles , aa ^ not founded on a compromise . ( Loud eheers . 1 Considerable omcry wa-5 b ? ing raised trsinst particular grievances ; but he ( the Chairthem to hear of iio
man ) ezjiei upon r hing but their ( 3 aner . ( Hear . ) The prjn dices of the middle -dasts are sa rooted , that they are either in the £ cp } or t > -e shop is in them , in everything they talk jbeas . ( Laa ^ Bier . ) In conclusion , Mr . Cameron exhorted th-s , as Chartists , and therefore as men of no faction , and of no party bat : he grea ; party d the people , to put down strife and psny arnagonism ; fuGv relyitg upon their cause as that of truih , » nd * resting assured thai that cause never hadbern , Mr cm be . irntirc-d by free discussion . The worthy Quinssa sai cawn amid much apDlat ^ e .
Mr . EiCHAiD Spr&s was called upon t « move da £ rsi resolution . He never thought o : the Charter , or the catse in vraloh they wtre ill en > , a ^ ed , Trviihtmt feeling a strong commingling of j- 'j , Si-rxow , and a grea : ceai of disgust ; he felt joj , at renecting that every maa woald be maue , by the adoption of the Cfcsiter , that in realiiy which lv i > zotr only ia gai—sfrte-b- ' -rn EngUihman ; he 'e ' . t sorrow that so msny of the working class were indifferent < j apathetic to ihe cvise of their ovru right- ;—and he fell dbgzst , cot m mixed witli co * -:--uipt , at il& jtamier in which the advocates of these principlea are treated , iir . Spurr then referred to the tciuty attendance of the me ^ ticg , which he attributed to
insamdency of advenisecient ; and entered upon 3 2 ocg aad exceediiislv elaborate statis' -ical siareicenr , ¦ drawn up by Mr . Field en ; eo&eluului ; a lengthened adiress by observhig , that things : uver *« voald be better until the people units and take thiir a 5 ! iir 3 into their own hands ; tmtil the thousands of half-Stirved and ill-fed labourers , acquire 3 proper ii . au-« a ; e imoag mill-o' ? rncis , money mongers , and landjobbers ; and exert : ¦! themselves by every means 13 their power to obtain a redress oi' ^ rievascej , that England nuga ; be ia reality what it was now oaly noaiiially , ** 'iie pride of * he vrotlJ , a ^ d tte enry uf suxrounding nations . " Mr . Spun resumed his ^ ea ; amid much applause , having previously moved the adoption of the Sra resolution : —
" That this meeting , being convinced that the enactment of the People ' s Char ter -vronld put the people in possession of the power V » repeal all ohnoxious and Trcjast Isfrs , by -which a privileged few have legislated for theaistlTes , instead of the- nuaws ; and thst i : weald be the best instrumsat iThereby we miy remove thai £ tcsi oppression tmdsr which the people suffer , s&d esctcre the rights and properties of all classes ; we ¦ thsrste * reatw obt solemn pledge to use every eierficn to organise the people , and cause it to be nude the latr of the land . "
Mi . Bails seconded the resolution , which pledged ihem&riing to support the principles of thePeopie ' s Qarter , by extending to working * men the right of having a voice in the election of those who make the fcnrs trhich all are called on to obey ; and which , b . . fsirding the vote of the elector , would render threats osdess and bribery powerless ; -whilst , by the adoption < d A urinal Parliaments , it would bring the represent * - trre iau » more frequent contact with fcis consutusnts ; « d , as a matter of conrw , the faitifnl servant tronld be re-iiected , and the unfaithful one rejected . Such were the tkree primary points of the Charter ;—1 . To exited to every man equal political rights . 2 . To secure the free exgmse of those rights ; and 3 . To render the representative responsible to those by wheat he was elected .
—AcvErtmg to the resent demonstration at Lee 3 , Mr . B 1 II 5 said , he rejaiced at the result , s » d looked fonrard with fus : t degree of hope to its producing some efftct oa thjes ierislsicra -who eow create tmbearable taxation , and turn & deaf ear to the complaint * of the people , s £ er scaling theai by bad and unnatural laws , such as Its Pocr Law , the Game Law , and the Corn Law . ( Hear , hear .. The people have only to unite and they will form aa irresistible band , against which the bayonet ¦ and the ncsket will be powErless , rod the poHcebaogcois c ' ciesi . In conclusion , the speaker adverted to the a ; j « up ; a-jw mating to centinus the " hellish " Poor Li-sr for ten jeiis longer , and expressed it as his fea conviction , that the factions wou . d go on eppress-222 the people , until it became a question whetcer re-EKsaJK : wouLd ¦ z . ' Ji be a virtue . Hoping that all would erne forward and j jin the National Charter Associalion , by which alone they conJd demolish tyranny * ad raise op the Btandard of democracy , Mr . Balls e »? € o * n amid loud % tsd general tiieeriDg .
Ml . B . 3 I 002 E « . ttio forward to support the resolnfi&a , having pledged himself , as this resolution , if * 4 opi = d , Tro-Jld pledge thtm . to renewed and contilaifcdtssrtiors to cause the People ' s Charter to become the iiw of the land . The Globe , the Whig evening organ , tie other day , in allusion to the Leeds gathering , bad mide an important declaration ; it had called on all * ao had no reasons against Chartism , to subscribe to the Charier ; declaring it to be " high time for every Eaa to give a reason for the faitb that is in him . " < S « 3 i ., Mr . 31 . then combatted the arguments of S-sss - ? rho advocate educational or intellectual strffrage , ia preference to a universal and residential qualification . One writer contended that the claim to Universal Suffrage resolved itself into a mere " animal" claim .
Admitted : he ( Mr . M . ) vras not to be deterred from the pursuit of & right , because it was called an " animal " light ; evrn though the writer had stated such a claim might have emacated from a conuaunity of bears , " ^ isi bu t an animal claim is it , to demand protection fern the police , if any of the coicmaaity be in danger o » being stopped and robbed by those who are more Piwerfol ? and the working classes put forward this " aaimal claim" to the Suffrage , to protect themselves from such legalised plunder , on the part of the lawnu ^ ers , as should vote twenty millions sterling to West ¦ India planters for one million of black slaves , at the * u&e time that they vote a white man in England to be worth £ 10 less than nothing , and that it was worth £ 10 to get rid of him out of tee country . They hsd
aow had ten years of middle class legislation ; * ad he would ask in what respect had it been an improvement upon the government of ~ &e old sristocr&cy—the " nttural protectors , " at they vere called , of the people ? If there were any diffcr-« we , indeed , it . was , that now , the crime of bribery * hich was so loudly dtcried by the present Whig ilinh&r , &t the period of ths Rerorm Bill—a crime of * U others of th « btwkest political dye—was double the txtent of what it was before the pasang of that meas ^ re , -which was so extremely " liberal , " that one Hoc Member declared , during its discussion , " it actually took away his breath ,. iU ' liberality' was so great Tie only \ ray of curing this , is by extending the franchise to every nun of twenty-ons years o € age , of sooni
E ^ nd , and untainted by crime , who has besa resident ex months in any given place ; and Ca cared not what fcame they gave it , whether an " animal" claim , or Universal Suffirage , or Chartei Sufirage , it would , at ail events , take away the right ol complaining , if it did soi ameliorate the condition of the people . Uutii you get this isaid the speaker , in conclosion ) , eoatimw to gramble and find fault , and ge * all yeu can to enlist mder your banner ; and the more effectually you do tiis , the more likely you are to get the People ' s Charter made the law of the land . All the reason , and all t ^ e right , and all the argument , are in favour of rni-¦ * erssl Suffiage ; uv , then , with the standard of the ^ copie ' s Coarter , a ^ d let neither "SYnigs nor Tories biTs peice until that advent is come . iLoud and pro-! ° n £ ed thseriug . ) J ^ e resolution was then put , sxd carried . 3 lr- Peat razz to move the seccEd resolunon : —
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"That the recent triumph at Leeds , in favour of equal political ri ^ ts , for the whole people , overearpediency , faction , and interested traffickers in politics , is another proof { if wanting ) of the ability and determinatiofi of the working classes to obtain tbeir just political rignta . We , therefore , strongly impress npoa the minds of onr lellow-men , throughout the nation , the necessity of not countenancing or assisting any body of men who shall seek any enactment short of the roll measure of rights contained in the People's Charter . " He ( Mr , Peat ) would not ge otbt the ground which had been-traveraed by the preceding speakers ; bnt they had a dnty _ to perform ; and it was a melancholy onea victim has been made ; and though he would not call it a " murder , " he would state that poor Clayton entered Northallerton a hale man , and ia now brought eut dead . ( General indignation . ) Thus it is not enough for the liberty-loving Whip to tilenca men who dare give vent to the expression of their honatt
coavictions—they inflict on their victims all the po-Bshed tortures of the odious Inquisition . ( Hear , hear . ) As to what had bees said about " animal" claims , he ( Mr . Peat ) would reply , " Though you clothe me in gorgeous apparel , and place me in » palace , and let me fare sumptuously every day , yet , without my suffrage , I am a slave , ' and I spurn the proposition . " ( Loud and general cheering . ) Having adverted to the recent defeats of the Whigs at Waisali , Canterbury , and other places , Mr . P . concluded by congratulating the meeting on the increasing circulation of the democratic press ,- there was their own Northern Star , —Uoud cheers , )—the ScotHth Chartist Circular , and "now they had another able and excellent auxiliary in the English Chartist Circular ; the united circulation of which greatly exceed that oi an equal number of papers belonging to either of the factions ; to whom he would say . " tyrants tremble , for the day of retribution is at hand . " ( Hear , hear , and loud cheers . )
Mr . Taprell seconded the resolution . It had been asserted that the working classes had " no stake in the country ;•• but . he would ask , who raised all the buildings , cut the canals , and built the bridges ? Who , but the working classes ; who had deposited their labour , and , therefore , have a deep interest in the lani Mr . T . then advened to ttie nsetssity of a Trades * Hall being erected in the Metropolis ; the working classes , said be , can afford something for missionaries to go abro-. d ; they can fill taverns , and support other instivaticna ; if they would gather up their energies , and rppiy these means to the appointment of home missionaries , they would raise a foundation for the Chiller , and the position they demand must be theirs . \ Load applause . )
It was here announced by Mr . Spurr , that the deputation which bad been appointed by the great meeting * t White Conduit House , to wait on the Marquis of If ormrnby , with a memorial , relative to the treatment of Mr . Fe&r . ; us O'Connor , having been refused an interview with the Home Secretary , had called a meeting at the Social Institution , Jchn-street , Tottenham Court Road , on Monday evening next , to place before it the correspondence on the subject , and to resign their trust , or otherwise , as the meeting might decide upon .
[ Two " or tferee persons , with subscription-boxes , at this period , traversed the room lor collections in aid of tfe * expenee * 01 * the me-ting ; during -which , a great portion cf the assembly { ourselves included ) qnitted , at half-past ten . A portion of this report was transmitted by the morning railway ; yet , owing to the length of thi- remainder , and the hour of closing the pos ; . being close at hand , we are con : peiltd to postpone several articles of general nerrs till to-morrow ' s letter . ]
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I 1 OXJ 6 HBOB . OTJGH . —DOJKOS AT THE BaSTILE . —Much excitement has been in this town during the last week , in consequence of the rumoured severity practised by the new master and mistress , on the iamates , who have , in sumo cas ^ s , rebelled ; and hence the police have have bocn called in . In consequence , a public meeting was held on Monday night , the 8 vh inat ., when tbe following letter , sent out of tbe house to a friend , was read : — " We now make bold to trouble you with these few lines , to make known a few of the hardships under which we , the poor in this union , labour . In the case of mothers and children , they bave separated them altogether , from one 7 ear old and upwards , aud neither are allowed to see one another ; and those
who do suck , are only allowed to suck twice during the day ; and they also refuse the able-bodied men the privilege of seeing their wives at all ; aud , in the case of the children , they are stopt their allowance of food if they happen to wet or dirty the bed . Now , they have issued fresh orders , deiijiu ^ the friends of any « ne bringing any trifle into them , such as a little tea , sugar , or tobacco ; and likewise from coming to see them , exempt for two hours during the week ; and one ni ^ ht'during this week they have paraded the able-bodied men ' s sleeping room wi ; h the police , and relieving officer , and assistants ; and likewise fetched the police to take a man to the black-hok ; , for smoking a pipe of tobacco during the dinner-hour ; aad another was threatened with tho worst , for perswiux to see bi 3 wife , when it was expected she was almost at the point of death ; and
another was put in tho hole for taking oue small potato , when getting some in for the nse of the house ; and another , on being told that his child was sick of the measles , asked permission to see it on Sunday , and was refused ; and another who had an old pair of trousers given him on his admission into the Louse , that were cracked on the knee , ou kitting down burst them through , for which he was kept on bread and water all the day ; and all the able-b . > died men have been obliged to stand out in the snow , during the past hard weather , brealtin ^ stones . So , hoping that you will make it as public as possible . If you think it worth insertion , it being oniy a sketch of some of our hardships , as we bave not the opportunity of writing whac we could state ; but all are facts which the bearer can vouch for ; so no more from the sufferers in the Loughborongh union , and friends of the cause of liberty . " A
deputation was appointed to wait on the acting overseer , requesting him to call a public meeting , that m investigation may take place as to the truth of the reports . The deputation waited on him on Tuesday the 9 th ; and , in his hands , the subject remainsat present . ZiSSDS . —Lectceb ox British India . —Mr . George Thompson , the well-known anti-elstery advocate , and agent of the British India Society , lectured in the Music Hall , on Tuesday eveniug last . There was but a sprinkling of persons present on the platform , consisting chiefly of members of the Society of Friends , of both sexes ; but the body of the Hall was tolerably well filled . Mr . Thompson entered at great length into the opium question , the
objects of the British India Company , the Slave Trade , the conduct of the Ease India Company , the history of the rise and continuance of British power in India , the gross injustice done to and suffered b y the native population , tho slavery system in the United States , and the proposed remedies for these evils—all of which subjects the lecturer handled with great power , eloquence , and ability , and succeeded in producing , in the minds of hiB audience , feelings of sympathy with our British Indian fellowsubjects , and deep interest in the recitals of suffering aud distress which he made . The means Mr . Thompson proposed for the abolition of slavery in tho United States , and distress in British India , were the consumption of East ludian cotton and tobacco , and
a change in the land tax aud govarment&l abuses of India , which he contended would destroy the necessity for the use of slave labour in America , and , by developing the resources of India , aud affording a market for the consumption of English manufactures in exchange for the above-mentioned articles , elevate the condition of the nativu from misery and starvation to comparative comfort aud independence . The lecture occupied two hours in the delivery . In thus noticing Mr . Thompson ' s lecture , it may not be amiss to add , that although we do not deny the propriety of aiding the starving and suffering East Indian , we cannot , overlook the abundant and undeniable evidence of misery , privation , and
suffering , wide and deep » i home , in our own country —and even in cur own town—which have claims as strong , though not a 3 extensive , upon public sympathy and benevolence . Bat h is useless to look to private charity and benevoience for the redress of grievances at home or abroad ; no remedy can be applied until the people become fully and fairly possessed of political power , as guaranteed to them by Universal Suffrage . We would challenge tho most determined foe to popular Government to show how a people , the most igaorant , corrupt , and debased , could have equalled the profligacy , venality , and inhumanity of the aristocratical British Governors of India for the last half century .
The Socialists . —In consequence of the purchase of the Music Saloon , South Parade , for the purposes of the Mechanic ' s Institute , the Socialists are now deprived of a meeting place in Leeds , at least for some time to come . Placards were posted throughout the town last week , headed " Death of Socialism in Leeds , " and announcing that addresses would be delivered at the Saloon on Sunday last , by Mr . Fleming ( Editor of tha New Moral WorldJ and Mr . Mackintosh , Socialist Missionary . Numerous audi-« ncea were , . present , in the morning and afternoon , to hear Mr . Mackintosh . Iu the evening , the room was crowded throughout , from six to nino o ' clock . Mr . Fleming lectured upon tbe identity of Socialism with primitive Christianity , and upon Socialism aB the oniy remedy for the evils of society . In the course ofhi 3 addres 3 , the lecturer referred to various authorities in support of his position ; and quoted from the New Testament to substantiate h : s views . The most fixed attention and intense interest were manifested throughout the service . Collections wera made during the day , when the sum of £ 10 was contributed towards the erection of a Hall of Science , which , as it was intimated , will be before long commented . It is an event worth recording , in the history of the- struggles made by the ; working classes , for their political and social redemption , that a few working men have obtained and kept possession of a building like the Mttsic Saloon , for more than three years , during whieh time numerous opportunities have beeu thereby afforded for the friends to the people's cause generallyj y to jpve publicity to their views and principles . We trust
tost a building e \ uaily commodious , and eJarrOJeior similar purposes , will be soon erected , saea > one being much required in a large and important > own like Leeds . ' . X _ . . A Social Festival was also held in ther Maine Saloon , on Monday evening , when upwards ©! V 30 persons of both sexes were present . After tea dancing commenced ; and country dance , « uadnUe , and walta alternated with songs and glees trom amateur voctUsts . Doses of " laughing gas ' were administered , arid produced the most ludicrous effects on thoaefwho inhaled it . Mr . «« nio « officiated as Master of the Ceremonies on tne . oceasion , and good order , decorum , and cheerful ana rational enjoyment prevailed throughout the efreiiing . As this wa » . the last occasion on whiolu vtboee present could have an opportunity of elijeyinR'a similar treat , the parties kept the festivi ^ ffiffrnp until an early hour theioUowing morning . . fX ,,, , y ,
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.. ; WMn »« HAKPHOn Monday evening , the 8 th instant , a dinner was held at the Vulcan Tavern , among a nujnber of the members and friends of the Christian ChairtiBi Church . The spirit of brotherly hilarity pervaded those present . Somo excellent speeches were given , and some very excellent and pstnotio toasts most entnasiastically responded to ; Mr . Collins , in proposing one of the toasts , gave an lutejesting account of the various events that are now conspiring to increase the prosperity of Chartism . He proposed the following : — "May the aiddie elasses soon se « their interest , and duly join os-xn onr Charter agitation ; but lei our maxim still be as it has ever been ,, ' with them if we may , without them ifvre must . '" A cheerful and brotherly feeling pervaded the whole of the proceedings , and at a late hour the meeting broke up .
Since Sabbath last , * -f «> wV of the members of the Christian Church have collected for the family of our deceased brother ^ Clay ton , the sum of ^ 133 . 9 d . as the best testimony of their sympathy with those who suffer in the holy cause of justice and mercy . The subscribers are anxious that thiB tie transmitted direct to the family . It has also been resolved , that next Sabbath evening , Mr . Arthnr O'Neil will preaaU a funeral sermon in the Christian Chartist CHnrch , NewhaU-atreet ; and also as a mark of respect for our deceased brother Chartist , that the Church be put ia mourning .
Chartist Meeting . —A public meeting of the Charter Association took place at the Hall of Soienoe , Lawrence-street , on Tuesday evenings The platform presented a most unusual and novel appearance ; a large white banner , surrounded by crape , being placed in front , on which way the following inscription iu blaok letters , —" Claytow , the first Charti 6 t martyr , died in Northallertou Gaol , January 30 , 11 ) 41 ; nnder the merciful Whig Government—Peace be wiih him . * The painting was executed by Mr . Barrast , of Whitehall-street . At eight o ' clock , Mr . Smallwood was oalled to the chair . Ho commenced his address by explaining the reasou why the platform appeared in its present dress , and read from the Northern Star of Saturday
last , the melancholy account of the death of Clayton , and concluded by culling on Mr . Penn , the Secretary , to read the minutes of tbe last meeting . They were accordingly read and confirmed . He also read a letter from Mr . Geo . Binna , of Sunderland , declining far the present to beooming their missionary . It was thea stated by the Chairman , that it was the intention of tho Council to write to Mr . Win . Martin , formerly an inmate of NonUallcrton House of Correction , but at present confined in Lancaster Castlo , requesting him to become their missionary , as his twelve months' imprisoament would end on the 4 t ' a of March . He then called upon Mr . Wm . Dean Taylor , of Warwick , to ddirer a lecture . Mr . Taylor then came forward , and was heartily
cheered . He said that the melancholy circumstance commented on , in the Star of last week , would cause him to deviate from what he had originally intended . There was causo for sorrow upon this occasion , aud in another respect there was cause to rejoice ; for when the Government began to take lite , there was some hope ef cailing public attention to tho murderous system pursued under their superintendence . He then went ou to state the various facts connected with Clayton ' s death . Why was he imprisoned ? Was it because he wanted to set the country on fire ? No ! if he had , he would have been better treated ; as a proof of which , he mentioned the case of Jonathan Martin , aud others . No ! he had been imprisoned , because he was
a Chartist ; or , iu other words , a man who wished to ba free himself , and wished to make others free also . He probably wa 3 not a leading advocate for the Charter ; but notwithstanding that , the fact of his being imprisoned on account of hia principles , proved that , if he did not preach truth , he practised it . In like manner , had hundreds of men been imprisoned , under various pretences , it was true ; but what was the real cause 1 He maintained that it was for truth ' s sake ; and had they been tried according to truth , not one of them would have seen the inside of a prison . But what was the truth for which the Chartists had been imprisoned ? It was this— " I pay taxes , and have aright to vote as to the manner in which those taxes
shall be disposed of . " That was the real cause of all the persecution which had taken place . There had been a vast deal of RniwrfnK ahnnt tonality ) some said , * ' You can't make men equal . " He knew that Nature had made certain inequalities—With those ho had nothing to do ; but when a Government made inequalities which ought not to exist , with that be had aright to inter / ore . It was for supporting these truths that poor Clayton met with his untimely and melancholy end . It was in order to define what the people meant by equality , that the People ' s Charter had been drawn up , that all might read and judge for themselves . He then read from the Northern Star , " Twenty-five Reasons for being a Chartist , " and commented on them ia an
able and eloquent manner ; and explained the meaning of the various points in the Charter , illustrating his views by referring to facts of daily occurrence , and ably pourtrayed the eril consequences which had arisen trom misgovernmont , amidst the repeated cheers and Jaughter of the meeting . He also shewed the manner in which poverty is oppressed by wealth , and gave an able exposition of tho fallacies of the crotchet-mongers , especially the anti-Corn Law brawlers . He remarked that the political qflacks had often tried to patch up the rotten and tottering system , the effect of which was , that a once happy people had been reduced to the lowest pitch of misery and destitution . The reason ot this was , that none of their nostrums were founded iu
troth . What was it that brought the Charter into existence ? It was forced into existence by a bloodthirsty Government , and a covetous and overbearing Church , which had blinded the people , and kept them in ignorance , in order that the Government might pick their pockets with greater facility . The clergy were also to be found in -the foremost ranks of tyranny and persecution ; but persecution was nothing new . Men of principle had been persecuted in all ages , and one partioular ola 3 S of persons were always foremost in search of blood—the blood of honest men and patriots . He need hardly say ho meant the Priesthood . It was priests who crucified Christ ; and , without going to other times , or other countries , for examples and proofs , he would refer them to
the parson who preached the blood-thirsty sermon at Newport during Frost ' s imprisonment ; . Tho clergy bad at all times proved themselves the enemies of liberty ; he did not mean to exclude any of them from this sweeping ohargo—both Dissenter and Churchman were alike culpable . What were the intentions of those who prosecuted the Chartists ? He had no doubt they thoughtthat by so doing they would put down the spirit of liberty , and crush it for ever ; but they had proved themselves fools for their pains . Had they succeeded ! Had they altered a single man 1 They had one of them at present on the platform ( meaning Mr . White ) , who he well knew was , if possible , more strenuous than ever . They found the multitude of patriots who had been
in the damp cells and dungeons , as soon as they again breathed the air of Heaven , felt their former love of liberty again springing up within them , with renewed vigour ; proving beyond the possibility of doubt , that truth could nof , and never would be , extinguished in the minds of honest men . What did the ministers of religion mean by the various texts of Scriptures which they so often quoted concerning brotherly love , peace , charity , and good-will , and afterwards belieing it , by hunting after their brothers' blood , and helping to bolster up a system which has Bent thousands to an untimely grave through want and privation 1 , What were they to call such men t Nothing else but canting hypocrites , who pull long faces in order to make great gain .
He wished to impress on their minds that , although ? he thus stigmatised the teachers of religion , he meant not to wound the feelings of any man pro- * fessing any particular doctrine ; he wished them to * examine for themselves , and see how far those a persons' preaching coincided with their practice . 8 He then concluded by a soul-stirring and pathetic * appeal on the sufferings and death o ? poor Clayton , and said he could not choose a better sentence to finish with than the concluding sentence on the banner bo- fore them— " Peace be with him . " Mr . Taylor then retired , and wa 3 loudly aud repeatedly cheered by / the audience , who expressed great satisfaction at hi ? . able and eloquent leeture . —Mr . Bar raft then mo vet' ] "That Mr . Dean Taylor be appointed lecturer for ri
this district for one month . " He thought hir 4 a very proper person . The Birmingham Council had received letters from Redditch , Coventry , Wore ester , and other places , requesting the attendance / of a lecturer ; be , therefore , thought it highl y ne cessary that one should be immediately appoint ? d . —Mr . James Neal seconded the resolution . —Mr / C . P . Green objected to choosing a lecturer without , first consulting the other towns who were inte rested in the matter . He had no objection to we resolution which had been proposed , upon any c / her grounds ; he only wanted to see that the require sum should be forthcoming for the payment of ' j » ia wages . —Mr . Rouse stated , that a late delega to meeting had empowered the Council to choose , any person they
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thought wbuld ^ answer the purpose , and that they agreed , to furnish their quota towards payinir hia wages . ^ -Mr . Pena stated that he had receiTed letters from various places , requesting the Council to appoint a aisaonary , and as they had writtflfi to several , and been d ^ appointed r he thought they could not . do . better than agree to thtf resolution , a 3 he had nodoubtbut that the required amount would be forthcoming when wanted . —The Chairman said that the Counoil had been censured for not appointing a missionary ; and he thought they had better make a choice at once . —After ' a few more words from Mr . T . P . Green , and others , the resolution was put ant ! carried unanimously , amidst . loud cheers . —Mr . Dean Taylor then thanked them for the honour they bad conferred en him , aad promised ; to discharge the trust reposed in him to the beat of his power . A vote of thanks was then given to Mr . Taylor and the , Chairman , and the meeting separated .
Pbost , &c . Restoration Committee—A meeting of the above Committee took place on Tuesday iasfc at the Hall of Science , Lawrence-street ; Mr ; Ronse was unttHJiBously called to the chair . Mr . T . P . Green read letters from several places , one from Chesterfield and Brampton , containing five shillings tor the use of the committee ; from Tamatoci ? , stating that a public meeting bad been held , and a Memorial adopted , and £ 1 le . wag enclosed for the nee of the fcomtaittee . Mr . Green then called tbe attention of the committee tp an important letter fro * Newport , signed * John Williams ; " it stated , H 'ifhat the Cbli ^ sWiBf ^ tewpo ^ lad delermtaed t <» prosecute a spy , who had made some important admissions , which it was thought would deeply
implicate some of those who had taken an active part in the prosecution of Frost , &o . The letter stated'that inquiry had been made aa to the probable cost of the prosecution , and they found it would be ^ 50 ; - the Chartists of Newport , therefore , required assistance from their brethren in other towns . " Mr . Green considered it to be the duty of all honest men to shew up the base villany of such wretches ; it was , through the means of such as these , that ; their friend , Frost , was now suffering , and if it had not tho effeot of restoring him , it would form enother argument in favour of the Charter . He hoped the contents of the letter would not be lost si ^ ht of . The following resolution was . then moved by Mr . Bough , and seconded by Mr . BJake ;— " That this committee
do recommend to the whole Chartist piiblio . the necessity of assisting their brethren of Newport , to bring to justice the Whig spy , now in Monmouth gaol for perjury . " Mr . Green then read a letter from MwicheBter , to whioh was appended a copy of a petition . The letter stated that it was the intention of the people of that place to send 1 , 600 petitions , with twenty-five or thirty signatures to each . It also complained of the negligence of womo who had been eleoted honorary members of the committee , and sent a number of names to be added to the list of honorary member «; the letter was signed " James Cartledge . " Various bills were theu handed in , and paid . Mr . W m . Barratt wfched
that some steps might be taken to cause the various towns to send their memorials aud funds as soon as possible , for the purpose of carrying out the objects of the committee . After a short conversation , it was considered that the notice iu last week ' s Star was insufficient , as there was other business to transact that evening . The meeting adjourned to the following Tuesday . The following are the names of those who were elected honorary members : —George White , John Williams , Newport ; George Bibington , Wm . Sheavor , Wm . Roach , Christopher Rolls , Wm . Wynn , Thomas P . Field , Peter Moors , Frederick Richardson , Wm . Holt , Wm . Arnold , Manchester .
Brown ' s Support Fitnd . —At the usual weekly meeting of tho Committee fur raising funds for the support of Mra . Brown and family , during the incarceration of her patriotic and excellent husband , held at Bill ' s Coffee House , on Monday last , Mr . Battara in the chair , Mr . Horseley handed into the committee . the sum of £ 2 , as a donation of Mrs . Dean , of the Market Hall . Mr . W . H . Cotton having tendered his resignation , it was moved by Mr . Phillips , and seconded by Mr . Fallows , that the
resignation of Mr . Cotton bo received . Messrs . Styles and Trueman were elected members of the committee . A public lecture will be delivered in the Christian Chartist Church , by Mr . O'Noil , on Monday evening , the 22 nd inst ., on behalf of the above-uamed patriot . Admission , threepence ; when all friends of freedom , and lovers of patriotism , are invited to attend . The committee meet every Monday evening , at Bill ' s Cofifce HouBe , Moor-strcrt , where at ! subscriptions and donations are thankfully received .
Mas . Roberts . —Caah received by J . Guest , 83 , Steelhouse- lane , Birmingham , for Mrs . Roberts . £ b . d . Acknowledged in Star , January 16 th ... 8 5 11 From tho ' ^ National . Victim Fund per Mr . ShaTrocks 0 19 1 . 0 $ Tho Journeymen Curriers , Birmingham Edward Edisburgh 0 10 0
£ 9 15 04 TO THE CHARTISTS OF BIRMINGHAM AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS . Fellow Sufferers , —Your patience has bwn long tried , and perhaps almost exhausted , by tlie length of time that has oU . p . sed since the delegate meeting wm calitd at Birmingham to sppoin 6 a lecturer for tbe three counties . We applied to Mr . O'Neill and failed ; to Messrs . Harney and Binns , but they had other engngementi ; wo , therefore , could not avoid the apparent waate of time that has occurred , but we have now succeeded at last in obtaining a lecturer , Mr . Dean , of Warwick , late of Leeds , that will advocate our cause with the bewitching power of eloquence and the force of argument . We earnestly request you , brethren in
the cause of truth and justice , to aid and assist us all in your power in supporting our lecturer ; if we expect freedom , ire must labour for it ; if we expect justice , we must struggle for it . Truth will triumph , and tho moment that public opinion ia formed in our favour , that moment our triumph i . ° ya ^ " ^ - Then let us push on the glorious cause of libeity , tkat . peace may be ours and our children ' s for ever . Signed , ia behalf of the National Charter Association resident in B ^ rin . i ^ btil , Isaac Pems , secretary YEOVKr . —The Chartist cause in Suffolk begins to assume-a favourable aspect . Wo hopo , ero lone , to have to report a genera ! organisation amongst us , not for Yeovil exclusively , but for Suffolk . We
have plenty of material ready and willing to commence agitation , but it is a concentration of our efforts to one focus that we are aiming at ; and there ia every prospect of our succeeding . —At the usual weekly meeting of the Yeovil Chartist Association , on Thursday evening last , thanks wore given to the delegates assembled at Leeds on tho ever-to-b « - memorabJe 21 st of January , for their conduct at tho weleoine-to-Dan meeting ; and to the men cf Yorkshire generally , for tho uoblc stand they made for universal right ugaiiiBt tlio plausible Fophisras of bargaining among trailing politicians . . Tho association recorded their high sense of gratitudo and esteem towards Messrs . Markham and Seal , of Leicester , for refusing bo magnanimously all allogia ' nee with the arch traitor O'Connoll , Hume , and tho rest of the Ciiurch Rate hypocrites , believing that such comiuct is worthy of imitation by all true Chartists . It was also rosolrod , "Thai this
meet-| ing , feeling deeply th 8 atrocities inflicted upon that inUefatitfable individual , > 'ear « us O'Connor , by the 'base , brntal , and bloody Whigs , * do tender him our meed of praise for his laudable exertions , trusting , if this , our bumble testimony , meets his notice , it will cheer him in the hour of his affliction ; to the rest of those noble hearts who are suffering in prisons for advocating the Charter , and hope , should any of those petty tyrants chance to read this , aa well as the other numerous tokens of esteem from different parts of the country , h will teach them that their malignant persecution fell short of its intea&d purpose ; that , although many have to suffer ia dungeons , they still live iu the hearts of their unrepresented brethren . That the thanks of thi * meeting aro justly due to the editor and conductors of the Northern Star , for the bold and nnflmefeing manner in whioh it advocates the ghts oftbe suffering millions of Great Britain . "
* 1 ; ; i > ROYJ . BDEN . —On Tuesday evening , Mr . C . Connor , of Manchester , delivered a lecture in the Association Room of this place . Before entering the room , tho proceedings of the cotton-masters had been related to him , which completely disgusted him , warmed and stimulated his mind , and prepared him to give the tyrauts a good lathing . The facts of the weavers' turn-out will be found in another part of the paper . The speaker continued for two hours , in one strain of manly argument , and touched upon the factory system , the Com Laws , the
landlords , and the whole hordo of plunderers , giving emphatic illustrations of the inroads and encroachments which have been made at various periods upon the labour , rights , and liberties of the industrious millions ; and brought chaptor , verse , aud fijenrea to corroborate his statements , and m every point acquitted himself in a masterly ^ style . He produced a good impression , and concluded amid tho vociferous cheering of the meeting . A voto 0 ] thanks was tf iven to the speaker and Chairman , and the meeting broke up , highly delighted with the evening ' s proceedings .
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- ¦ sy ¦¦ ' . ' . y' 3 > * ' * 4 /**} JV& 4 ~^* '' ' ; K £ W 0 MJtVLE , —On Sunday evening , a mmbtt of the friend * of social and political reform , jar * a public tea , in the Joiner ' s HaU , Blacket-street , to Messrs . Binns and Williams , a « a tokea of respect for those 1 two gentlemen . After tea , Mr . Richard Ayre wai called to the chair , who , having made a few appropriate observations , introduced Mr . George Binns to the meeting . Mr . B . delivered a Tory excellent address •« on the spirit of persecution . " Mr . TfilHanu succeeded him , in an address ' " on civil and religions liberty , ' * in which he explained and enforced the connection between political- and social reform , and the inseparable relation between trae civil and religious freedom . At > the close ' ot his addrew , ¦ Mr .-vtr " . announced his 'intention '' - ' of ^^ del ^ ri ^ f ^ atfother addreai upon the same subject ; on ^ nday ' evrtrihg ; Peftniary \ 14 th . Some fine pieces of music were performed by a rlolonceJlo band , which was in ^ aJtenSanee . '
Xecture . —On Sunday morning ; Mr . Mason delivwwi a very instructive lecture . In the Byker-buildingB saVHtooom , OusebUra , after which , Mr . Sinclair » ubmit te # a resolution from tbe observational Committee On lam Wednesday night , Mr . S ., through , cariosity , i ] alted Mr . BTaiey ' s public-house , where the com > mittet 1 were met fer business , when ft was moved * seconded , and canied , that Mr Sinclair be requested to get the * Newcastle Gbcastl oftbe National Charter Association : to diseiss the propriety of amalgamating the two bodies , and that Mn ! & be requested to report the result next Wednesday evraing . By some discussion which occurred , ' Mr , 8 . wssgrvok to understand , that , alt&t / agk they -wished 4 o amalgamate—not as members of thr association only , but a »
eonraillorsthat the funds sSkrald ? be separate , anti appropriated to purposes of their » wn , Hur » lgn to the presert movement The resolution ws * pirt to » e mefesing : sad they were so well acquainted with tbe charMtiBr of aotne of that Committee , that i * was negatived unanimously . Tbe business bf the coaftty- delegate meeting i * a » then entered int < Vwhen thiTSecretor ? read d > letterfroan North Sltields , saying that tfefejr ware * ony that dxonst&nces and the inclemency < rf the Tfcattter rendejod it im « possible far them to * attend jtrasonaltf ; UHC assuring them that they were wMBingto secede toiwhatftver was adopted , bjr Jh e ^ delegates presest as they-wera determiaed to swallow the M&ole hog ^ brlsttefiind s 9 Ju They gave a very , nattering iceonnt' of the result oe Mt .
Mason ' s lecture on the-2 l 8 t . Straal were « pn » Bed > and ojdered copies of tl » No * lhet * Sidr to be psonxed for them weekly . The Treasurer pubimftted tBo- balante-eceet , which was adopted . The Secretary was ordered to supply tbe plafles whicbMr ; Masea W 3 » a ^ ppoiated , to visit with WaciWlW , to » ariBoance'th& meet ing . It was then moved , seconded , and « a » rl « l unaaia »« siy , " That ,. not only we ( ta » e-: aelegat » now Brasent ) but likewise the'dicteicts wSfc-h we repreaeat , place the most implicit ccmfidftice in that inraluaBIe ovgan of the p « ople , tht . S'crtkerii'Sforj lbat < w « teader eursHieerp thanks to Airt Hill forinsertiag the address issued by us , although * we are informed by oar Seeretary , that it was posted ; at a tim » wten wetjould scarcely expect it this week . "
Tbe . ^ bssbubn Discu 5 Sl ! t « HSocii 5 » timeet th » Byker-buildingj schpol-ruoiu every Wedaesday wemng at seven o ' clock . TttB Sociaiists save " a " tea to Willicaisand Bmns , on Sunday last , in tae Joints' Hall , after which , tkey delivered a lecture each on civil and religio n * liber ty . Mr . W . eagerly unpreeecd the piepriety ofitbe-Socialist » joining for the , Charter , as the aw > sbeff&etual mode of attaining their own objects . . Bat he rupsobated the conduct of the Newcastle Chartists fop denouncing the conduct of such . of ' -tiieir . leaders as chosa to investittate the foreign policy oCVaiinisW * -
At a , Meeting of the United Cinwaittaes of Nevr . castle and Ouseburn , ' it was moved , fceconded , and' carried unanimously , " That they enttrtain Dr > M'Douall with a suppor , in the house of Mr . MajiVghknv , Pilgrimstreet , on Saturday' evening , the lath ins&at . Th » number to be limited to the joint CoHiniitt € es , witK liberty for each member of committee to introduce a > friend . " Newcastle Covscix MEETtr . cr- — . The CdunciT laving met , the Secretary read the . minutes of the last meeting . The Treasurer reported the receipts { or thoweek , which still continue to ! o » k up . It was carried ' unaniwottsly , " That the Secretary be instrmited to correspond with Dr . M'Douall , to fcnow the hour , and . by what conveyance , JDr . M'D . may be expected , thai a deputation fr « m the Couucil may be ready to receive hhu r and that Messrs . 3 Iason , Maugham , Smith , and Kobsoo form that deputation .
MANCHESTER , —The ManchesterLbcal Vfotim Committee' have received since the iafct notice the following sums : —Mil ^ s Platting , per Wm . Hopeand Thomas Brown , 10 s . ; Opetishaw and Broylsden , T& . ; Tib-street National Charter .- Association ^ , £ 5 . 2 s . 6 d .: Brown-street box , 63 . ; books a » d boxe 8 > lO . s . Cd . ; proceeds from Mr . Absl Hey wood ' s leeture on Phantasmagoria , £ 1 jgs > ^ The committee meet evwy Wednesday evening at eigh # o'cloek . OhvnAJX . —The National Chartist Association * of tMdham , at their weekly meeting on Monday last , unanimously agreed to the following , resolution : * - " That ten shillings be sent to the Northern'Star office , to be appropriated t < v the funeral of William
Clayton , and that we the Chartists of thia town , do condole with his widow in the loss of her husband ^ and vre feelingly recommend to the ; Ciiartists of ShefBeld , and desire that they will exert themselves on her behalf , and place her iu some sort of business , by which , she may be enabled to get a livelihood , and also to aid and support her in the same to the tliraoHfc of their power , and let the ftiase , . bioodyj and brutal'Whigs Bee that , if they tyrann » eej -the Chartists sympathise . " Sebmoh . —In ¦ ' tho afternoon of Sundayjlask , a serim « n was preached in'the Chartist Association-room , Greaves-street , by Mr . George P . Rowe , -ot' Oldham , to a numerous and respectable audience ; and , in the evening , a lecture was delivered by . Mr . Lewis , of Oldham . The room was crovvded to eiccss .
stockport . —A Specimen of tb& ssw ^ ATar which the Middle Classes have fob ia& VVoJiKr in& Classfs . —The Committee of the Charter Association have waited upon all the likely and unlikely among the middle class , for the / purpeae of soliciting bail for Mitchell and Davies , but none can be procured . The time has arrived when these patriots should be liberated ; and , althoutji there are not two men more honest ia the whole borough of Stockport , out of the great number of boasted Liberals and Chartists , sufficient bail cannot be obtained . If the men of Stoekport are surprised at' this , they certainly are more short-sighted , and have mono faith in the Whigs than we ever calculated Rafter their brutal and disgraceful conduct at the time of
the examination of Messrs . Mitchell and Savies . An attempt has been made , by a certain fox-lawyer , to delude the Committee , and prevent the demonstration , Jif possible , and he < save the mark !) , is greatly afraid he has highly offended my . Lord Normanby , in being so kind to the prisoners . The ve / y man who received , £ 800 foriiis trouble in getting them there—a very likely man , iudeed , to apply to for sympathy J , But , with all their meaa and low-minded villany , they will be deaeiv « d :: a demonstration will take place , and the men « f St&ckport will do , as they qaye always-dona ,, their catty ; and remember , municipal electors , the words of O'Connor , when in Wales , at the . trial of Eroet , "Comedevil . come anything , but there cannot come
a worse set , than the infernal and inealy-moutjiud , fawning , and canting Whigs . " Just Before the municipal election , a committee of the cunning , and supercilious Whigs will be called by circular ; to take steps to insure a Whig , return to the Town Council . " Well , " says one , " what must be done to gain the Chartists' support V * " -Why , "" says another , " we must offer them the Chaster . " "But , " sayB a third , "I ; can hardly agree with giving power to the worKog . classes ; I could not conscientiously , go for the Chartw . " "What the devil doea ' that matter IT shout half a dozen of them at once ; . * ' you . can jnat say Bomethinp for that day , just to blind the igsorani Chartists . " This is all settled ; in a few hears after a flaming bill is posted up in a conspicuous place ,
with several names appended , wao perhaps never were known before amei > g .. the . VJorlang ; men , and these men pledge themselves t * a repeal ef the Corn Laws , vote for Unvveraal Suffrage , and sjauy other measures equally important , should they be . elected . Then a general astonishment seizes th » Chartists and they are saying to each other , **¦ Why , who would have thought of such a , man being a Chartist ! ' The nomination takes place , and the farce is gone through , every man pledging himself either to vote for Frost , Williamsv and Joaes' release . Universal Suffrage , » r anythiig else . The election comes on , and all is over . The working men want a meeting , for B « me porpose , in a few days after , in the Couxt Room . The commmittee tako- these men . at their word , who made such great promises , bj elocting a fustian jacket or two to watt unon them , to set the Court
Koom . They g * to their house , and if these Lords can only learn who is « t the door , the servant u ordered to iciform them their master ie " not at home ; " or , if he chance to he in , and tha meeting is ealled for Feargua O'Cboaor , to address the people , they will say , * W « U , my good fisends , we are friends to liberty , b « t we cannot consistently ; lend yoatherootaforsaebanBcalMthittofpefk inS And if for a Chartist meeting— " We cannot identify ourselves with yoo men ; you are too violent ; we do not agree with or countenance physical force r and thus the working men are cajoled , deceived , and tricked by these wotfld-be Chartists one minute * and would send both tbe Chartists and the Charter to Mrdition the next , if they had tbe power . Baft
let us take mother side of the question . The anti-Corn Law humbuga want tbe tame room , and it la granted , without the least hesitation ; and an appeal is made to the sensible Chartists , requesting their co-operation for . a repeal ; and then , when that is accomplished , they , ffoodsoolrJ will join for Universal Suffrage . When will $ he industrious millions of England Open their eyes , and meet such blarney ! such two-faced villany , in ttw right way , namely , byshowing their utter detestation of it ! At this very time , the whole horde of Whigs in Stockport are exulting among themBelves at the unfortunate condition of their vietimsi and would be glad , nay , would rejoice , if they ( Mitchell aad Davis ) were to lio \ a prison till they tot .
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^^ CCXEOS . —On Tuesday last , & tea party was given at thi ; spirited village , to . Messrs . William * and Binns , when upwards of one hundred sat down to tea , sivei wnich a publie meeting was held , the room being crammed to excess ; excellent aadresses were delivered by ilfeisrs . Lawson , Thos . Hepburn , ( the well known leader of the pitmen , ) Binns , Williams , and ilaw . An excellent spirit was displayed .
DARLINGTON . —On Wednesday evening , a public tea was given to the buds gentlemen , in th » joint stock -store room , above Mr . Brftgg ' a , grocer , Priestgate . The room was beautifully decorated , and all around the vails were hung portraits of the most distinguished patriots of the past and present day . About one hundred " sat down to an excellent tea . After tea , Mr . Swlnton was called to the chair , who in a neat and sensible address , gave " The people , the source of power . " Mr . I > eegan responded , and gave " The People ' s Charter ; may we spBedily obtain it . " Tbe
Chairman then gave " Health and happir . ess to Messrs Wisliaius and Binns , the champions of Chartism in tie couniy of Durham . " Messrs . Binns and "Williams retained thanks , and expressed their determination to renew their exertions , and never to slacken their energies until victory crowns the people ' s cause . After their addresses , a beautiful song , composed for the liberaUon of Williams and Binns , was sung by two sweet little girls ( the Misses Foster ; , who acquitted themselves in'a manner to earn the rapturous plaudits of the meeting . " O'Connor , and the liberation ot all imprisoned patriots ; " " Frost , Williams , and Jones ;"
" Mr . DeegM , and thanks to him for Ms talented and zealous services , " with other sentiments , were given in the course ef the evening , and spoken to by Messrs . Deeg&n , Swinton , Binns , and Williams . Other friends favoured the company with recitations and songs . At the doss of thia part of the proceedings , the fiddler appeared , and- those who could , tripped it on the " light lantMlic t » e" till an early hour the following moraing . Chartist Disc ^ ssios Societt . —A society of this nature has recently been formed amongst a number oi Chartists , resident at the west tnd of Bishopwearmouth ,
which appears likely to be productive of much good , both in correcting and maturing the views of its members , - and eliciting the talent for public speaking , now so much wanted . On Saturday evening , the question discussed was , whether Republican or Monarchical institutions , are best calculated to promet © the happiness of the people ! An interesting discussion was held , in which Messrs . Blenkhorn , Ridley , Williams , and other persons took part , the opinions of the majority , or , we dare say , the whole number present , were in favour of Yankee government .
STWDERIiAND . —Public Tea to Williams a ^ D BI > 'NS . —On Monday evening last , the Chartista of Snn «« eriand gave a noble proof of their affection for the above talented , zealous , and faithful advocates of ChartUm , by a public tea , which was held in the large room of the Golden Lion Inn , Sunderland . The room , which was appropriately and elegantly decorated with various banners , portraits , it , presented , when the company ( between 300 and 400 ) wera assembled , a fine and imprassive appearance . At one end of the room , next the platform , there was a suitable erection for the accommodation ot the Sunderland Mechanics ' Institute Band , who voluntarily tendered their very valuable services on the occasion . Several friends from Durham . Shields , and Newcastle were present , a
circumstance which proves the unity of fueling that exists , and which ought always to distinguish those who are labouring to advance the universal interest . After tea , Air . John Hemsley waa unanimoasiy called to the chair , when , having addressed a few introductory remarks to the meeting , he gave the erst santiinent : — " The people , may they understand their importance and power , and unite to obtain their just rights . " ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Deegm responded in an eloquent address , in the course of ¦ which he p-jinted out the line of conduct , public and private , which it was incumbent upon the Chartist Reformers to adopt ; showing that as true political changes must be based upon true moral principles , it was , therefore , the obvious duty ot the people , to improve themselves in every possible way
His address was listened to with respectful attention , and rapturously applauded at its conclusion . The Chairman next ealled upon Mr . M'Arthur , of Durham , to give a recitation ; when he favoured the company with a very excellent one , en the " freedom of the mind . " The Chairman next gave " health , honour , and happiness to our young and noble friends , Williams and Binns , may they continue to devote their energies and talents to their country ' s cause , and live to witness the triumph of those rijhteou * principles for which they so ably struggled " ;'" received with loud and continued cheers . Mr . Binna rose to return thanks , after which he addressed the meeting in his nsual elegant and impressive style ? He was followed by Mr . Williams , who in a humorous and able address passed a splendid , but welljnerited eulogium upon the young men of Sunderland , both for their stanch patriotism , and the
general excellency of their penouai character and conduct , exhorting them in a most impre » iive sianner to perseverance in tbeir honourable career , as tbe only sure means of earning happiness for themselves , and doing good to their country . A duet , " The Huntsman ' s Chorui , " was here executed lo fine » tyle , by Mr . and Mrs . Pairbairn . Mr . Deeg&n next proposed , " Peargns O"Connor , tbe people ' s champion , may he , and all imprisoned patriots , speedily be liberated from bondage . " ( Three times three hearty cheers ) . Mrs . Sykes slter ¦ wardi favoured the company with a beautiful song . Three times three cheers were given for Frost , Williams and Jones ,- three cheers for the Star , the band , and the chairman , alter which the company dispersed . The entire proceedings were conducted in the best spirit , an ii it is but juBtice to add , that the band , which played between the various addresses , contributed greatly to promote the pleasura of the company .
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SHEFFIELD . —We were wrong in stating that the Chartists of Sheffield bad discontinued thejr Sunday evening meetings . The theological discpun&a are discontinued ; bat the meetings are holden as nsual . On the whole , the tause seems to , be progressing well and steadily here . At the weekl y meeting last Monday , lls . were collected for fhe wives and families of the Imprisoned Chartists . It was also determined on that a dinner shonld be got up in honour of Mr . William Martin , on his liberation on the 5 th of March . The price of tbe tickets waa fixed at Is . 6 d . . ' taen and Is . women j ana arrangements were oatie whereby the poor might bs aocommodated by having their tickets and paying for them by instalments . Zealously affected' for . the good cause , the brave Sheffieldera have also resolved , to have a cheap local organ for the expression of their voice in their own neighbourhood—the profits , if any , to be devoted to the building of a people ' s
BA 1 P 0 RD . —The Association met here on Sunday ; evening , and were agsin disappointed by the nonattendance of Mr . Binterronh , of whioh we hear loud complaints . More than 3 s . was collected towards defraying the expenoe of the Frost , Williams , aud Jones Committee . The members are increasing : -and , through the exertions of the Committee , the town ' . a being organised iuto cias . sea . The conduct of Mr . Nightingale , in going to Wolsall toaid the Tory against the Whig , met with , the reprobation of the meeting ; 93 no good Charti&t ^ eaa ooa-Beientiously assist either Whig or Tory . An amusement class meets every Saturday evening , to keep oar members from the publics house . Mr . Leach will lecture on Sunday evening .
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AND LEEDS GENERAL 1 DTEBTISEE .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 13, 1841, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1096/page/1/
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