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      BO > T BRRB O'BRIEN , H . P ., FOR NEWCASTLE . rgxom the following letter from Mr- O'Connor , whieb ££ been banded to us for publication , the Chartists Till perceive thai it is Mr . O'Connor ' s decided opinion gut * petition to the Home , praying for the unending of tbe return from Newcastle , on the ground that the jittiag members were sot declared " duly elected " vben the show of hands to taken ; and their cot taring been elected by a majority of Totes afterwards , ( no poll being taken } mu&t end ia the asating of Mr , O'Brien as the respresentative for Newcastle jIt . O'Connor , tco , it -will be Been holds * similar opinion connected "with the retam of Chartist as M-P- ' 2- in several other places ; and he also expresses bis determination to have the cues biriy tried . This is an important question . '—one deserting of the greatest attention on ( be part of the ulngiians . " To them we commend iu If they , With jjri O'Connor , deem the struggle worth rwaVrng they « iQ proTide the means .

      Another thing , too , in this letter , we would draw pKticol&r attention to : the rpirit of the proposed resolution irith which the letter concludes . We hepe to W able , next week , to shew the enemy that that spirit and resolution has actuated and been determined on by every body of CbxrUsts in the United Kiugdam . The two fictions are looking on , most anxiously , waiting to see if they < &B find any means of cawing " a split . * ' Chartists . ' disappoint them 1 Shew them you are united in sentiment ; and , being se , can afford to allow different modes of action in different localities , where tbB people thera&elrei are the best judges of what should be done . Promptitude in improving on the hint giTen to the Chartists by Mr . O'Connor , will prove to the factions that all hope of " splitting" us ia gone for eTer . —Ed . 3 York Castle , 9 th 15 th month .

      2 dT DEAE STSCLaIB ., —I hare this moment received yours of yesterday , which I shall transmit by this day ' s port to my solicitor . You know that I am not Tery confident of justice being obtained when I have to appeal for it to faction upon feekalf of industry ; but in the case , as plainly stated by you , I hare the assurance that the usurped victory of the twin derils can only be preserred for them throogh the grossest perjury . The great misfortune is that we hsr « a bird from each flock to contend against , and , therefore , -we ran fcs-re bo expectation of Tory perjury to oust & Whig , or of Whig perjury to oust a Tory , coming to our assi « tincc . You will require something more from me thsn mere assertion ; and now pray attend to some commonsense observations upon the Newcastle case . The duty

      of the Returning Officer 38 to declare upon "whom the election falls by show of hands , and to declare that man , or those men , ( if more than one is returned , ) who shall haTe a majority , dnly elected . With that declaration bis office ceases ; and if tie rejected partita witb , they hare , most undoubtedly , the power of appeal to a poll of the electoral body ; but bid Mr . Bronterre O'Brien been there in person , xnd had he resigned after being declared duly eleettd , there is no power Tested in any person to reverse the return , until tie hour for closing the poll shall haTe arrived , when the Terdict of the peopie may be reversed by the Totes of the electors . But how much stronger does the case become , when O'Brien was not there to raicn ; asd , if there , he could not resign , nor could

      he racate his seat , otherwise than by accepting the " Cbiltern Hundreds , " or some substantial unseating situation under tie Crown . Then how much stronger still doc » tbe case of O'Brien become when his seconder otjects to withdraw him , or to be party to his resignatjoii . ' >" ow , let us test eTerything , both by common sense , and by practice- Firstly , then , for practice . The practice of muring and seconding resolutions in the Bouse of Commons is , perhaps , the most saalagous arpauents which I can adduce in illustration . In such ease , then , the mcrrer of a reselution , or even of an amendment , cannot withdraw his resolution or amendment , without the consent of the seconder . That ,

      ob-Berre , only affects the actire parties ; but see how rmeh stronger it becomes when I inform you that either , or both , cannot withdraw a resolution or amtnd-Bent without the consent of the House . Now , then , suppose Mr . Atkins and yourself , to be the proposer and secoEder of a resolution , and the people to be the renwiDder of the House , ti "' ^^ " of yon can withdraw your resolution without the consent of the ether ; neither can you , unitedly , except with the consent of the people , who lose all distinct ckaracter of electors and non-electors the moment the question is put and answered by show of hands : so much for practice from cw teachers ; and now for common sense ,

      Must it not strike erery man , except a partisan Toter , or the hired editor of a sheet of foolscap , that Hinde asd Ord , so far from being elected , were the only two PHSOBS in the whole world tcho had been rtjeded : they , thfciefora , and they aJon « of all others , are deficient is all the qualities of membership ; they haTe been ejected , or rather rejected , by the tonstiistioxol body ( I lore that word when it hss a bit of fustian in it ) , and not restored to possession , or put into possessio n , by the court of appeal . The Sheriff has no power beyond what the law gives him ; and the law upon that point ( being supposed that it would be only useful to faction as divested of all the quack , quibble , and ambiguity which renders it doubtful when appealed to by the people ] has been made plain and simple ; and the whole

      rnle of law from beginning to end has been Tielated by the ShsrifL This i& fortunately ) not one of these caseswherefaction » n say to honesty , " O , you haTe your legal remedy against the Sheriff" Ko , we haTe ne legal remedy , because , in such case , none is prescribed by ls .-tr ; and ouz appeal is to a committee ef the House UpOB Souee-mad * laws , and -which I defy tiezn , without perjury , to violate , by confirming the return made by the sheriff for Newcastle . Now , the case of Lotrrie at Edinburgh is eTen stronger ; that is , the seat is more secure , because in Scotland no Property Qnsliikation is required , and the most we can expect from a decision on O'Brien ' s case is his return , which cannot be reversed but upon petition , for want of propeKy qualification ; but , as no notice of such deficiency

      was Served publicly , by placard , publication , or declaration , cr otherwise , at the election ; and , as the qcaEfeaiaon of O'Brien was not , as it might haTe been , required to be proved , by the other candidates , eTen before nomination : as men course was Eot pursued , a committee con-d not order the return to be amended upon & petition against O'Brien for want of qualification by substituting any other r ^ ma for his . Conuson sense wul tell yen t * ' * * this rule holds good for the protection of tht idler ' s right , so that ithey may not be set aside for the conTcnierce of a Member . Edinburgh , Neweas'Js , Susderland , Sawiek , and , as far a * I ean learn , Newport , art ail governed by like rale ; and each and

      eretj one , with the blessing of God , I will try to the Btaost Colonel Thompsen , of course , will follow his own plan ; but I am not squeamish about endangering the seat ef a Whig when I can snbstitale s working mm for him . I am not in a position just ye : to adTise upon aQ the Scotch eases , as lam not instructed of the several results ; but I must ssy that , in my judgment , the returning officer for Paisley has taken the piain , tas just , the straight , the tegsl , xl& the honest course , by refusing to accept the leErnst-on of Thomason ; and , for kimself and the law's atisfae : ion and fulfilment , gone with all to the poll , as the only means of rescinding the prior veidiet

      Beliere me , Sinclair , that I am right , although the times tre not quite ripe , and though the day has not yet come ( ihcugh glory—eternal , ererlasfcin 3 glory be to & 0 l , it 13 On the swiftest wing of fast-flying time . ') for S ^ nE ? the stamp of real value to the opinions of the poor nan ' s expounder of law . As to your request of me t # become treasurer to the Petition Fund , my answer is , if the people ran trust , I siall obey , and in my hands their funds shall suffer So diminution . I wish Mason had been able to get two electors of Gstesiead scfieienUy honest to propose and second him . Ho ^ -gT-r , as far as l » e couU , he behaTed like a man Such men , of your own order , you mnst look to as

      ttpOTrders of your principles ; and pray do » ot allow , &s old deserters to Uka the conducting of your election && of the hands of the " fustians . " If y * u do , they ! * 21 , Ilk ? harpies , foul all that they lay their polluted lands upon . 0 , is it not glorious , my beloTed com- ttsies , to see right thus struggling against might , and ; the war carried into the Tery enemies' camp ? Would j to God that I was rich enough to pay all the erpences , ZZ . & to esTe my poorer friends from the burthen I but I j tzmot psy alt j SJccUir , -win y * u allow me to be present in spirit at ! *! % * ^ tmg ta Wednesday night , and to moTe the j fcuowing resomdoD , which , perhaps , some of my j KRisa friends , or all of them , may second ? It is as fellows :

      " ¦ ResclTsd , that it is highly important that all dif- j ^* E 2 ees of opinion which may haTe led to an apparently j ffiSsreat course in different localities , and which may j ™ je been justifiable for reasons best known to those of j ~ - \ inun « iiate neighbourhood , and been acted upon J jtoing the past elections , should now belaid aside ; and «* t _ the whole of the non-electors' influence d » again I « a mto rsnk , and remain , of themaelTes , and by them- j *** e *> tBertors of those rights contained in \ ht People ' s j t&tta , without which they will neTer rest deified , sad for which they will still struggle eTen to ilOTed iy Mr . O'Connor , and seconded by . j B £ t to Work at O&ce , jumj in fall time 1 will put yon j rffs ^ sioii of feTery step to be legally taken for the ; T ^ mg of yeur cause . We will try to haTe Newcastle j j ™^ &st ; and that will goTero all the others . So , j ««* a for the rtal Member for Newcastle , James iSnmt « re O-Britn >

      I am , Dear Sinclair , Yours , Tery faithfully , - FeaBGCS O'Co > ' > 'OR . 10 James Sinclair , Gateshead .

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      ^ M A >< WOOLWICH CADET" TO HIS FBIENJD 11 ? THE ' > EAST . " jj 3 " ! . i > Eak Chcm , —When we parted in Bengal , in ^ rf- <* a •¦ Cawnpore deTil , " little did I imagine , u Jr ? : 111 ? on <* again in poor old England , what a _ « MwiDd « or " rumpus" was brewing in it , from ^ V * &Q " b £ nd to John O'Groafs , and actually extendjjf MSQ wide into the heart ' s core of the Emerald

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      When I last left , just immediately after the French Rerolutioa of 18 S » , I left the labouring classes eomparatiTely well oS , and , though far from being contented , yet they knew their friends , the Whigs , were agitating for & Radical Reform in Parliament , and that with the people at their back , parading the streets with the cheering words , " Reform , Peace , and Retrenchment , " they would soon be able to driTe the Tories out of office ; and then , under their rule , the land would be radiant with smiles of happiness and joy , and be , in fact , what it had neTer been yet , a " wilderness of sweets , " and a perfect " sea-girt Elysium . "

      A prophet seldom gets much credit in his own country ; and I was actually hooted and jeered at when I slightly alluded to the fact , that Whigs and Tories were " much of & muchness , " and though they sometimes squabble in joke to keep up the farce , ytt tiwy always Bfree and are in earnest when they are abtut to plunder , and coerce the people . Since then , I haTe seen little to alter my opinion . The Whigs haTe now been nine years in office , and in consequence of gross cruelty , hypocrisy , and incapacity , to « uit the wants ,

      exigencies , and intelligence of the age , are now going out , and must be replaced by better and abler men . For Tories to talk of replacing them , it would be quite as absurd as to imagine one ot Peel ' s " spinning jenny" grandams , Bet to direct the machinery of one of Marshall ' s slaTe-mills or factories . Grandmamma would speedily set all in such glorious confusion , that not only « ne reTolution , but fiTe hundred reTolutions , of the miscomprehended machinery would cause " chaos to come again , " and surely suck poor " Granny" into its terrible Tortex .

      In the House , and out « f the House , the Whigs baTe had Tast majorities , and could haTd realised , without trouble , all their splendid promises for the future ; but , instead of carrying out the intention and spirit ot the Tleform Bill , they hare , like Daniel O'Connell , with his " Irish Repeal , " raised stumbling-blocks in their own way , for fear cf adTancing too rapidly , and making the nation drunk vrith such a sudden accession of delights , unsuited to their weak heads , and still weaker sUmachs ! It was agiee-J , on ail hands , that the change must be Tery , Tery gradual , and that it would t&ke the preparation ef years to fit all far the promised blessings .

      The state physicians , acting on Malthusian doctrines , decided on drenching the nation with " carrion sonp , " and •¦ skOlygoiee , " and by following tbe prescriptions cf Doctors Brougham , Bowring , Macaulay , M'Culloch , with a host of other heartless quacks , pedants , and c . xcombs , out cime the new Po « r Law . In a trice the land was coTered with pauper-prisons and feastiles , bx 4 thousands of the unwilling inhabitants of these liTing graTe * are now pining in inconceivable wretchedness , awaitiDg with anxiety the time when death shall

      put ¦ final period to tkeir sufferings . To keep down tbeir murmurs , they organised Whole legilueDtfi of city , town , and rural police , and , as stated by an eperatire in a lase speech on a hustings , " where a poor man used to keep his cows , a policeman now is stationed . " Thousands are out of employ ; for steam and machinery supersedes the necessity of mere manual lab-jar , and it is said that one man , woman , or child , can now regulate the working of 2 » 0 « spindles , where formerly it required one person to each . - .

      How often h&Te you and I talked oTer and admired the philanthropic exertions of a Sadler and an Oastitr , and haTe we not always agreed that they began at the wrong end ? Instead of agitating for a ten hours' bill for the murdered factory children , they should haTe petitioned for a limitation or restriction over the machinery , so that the factories ot mills , 4 c should open and close at stated hours . We agreed that , considering the tender age of the employed , they should commence work in summer at seTen in the morning and end at one , and in winter at eight , and

      leare off at two p . k . Thus they would haTe time for health , instruction , enjoyments , and al ! manner of comforts , and fit thtmselTtsa for being , what our Whig So ! ons would call it , worthy of the suffrage . ETen in six hours they can do as mucii wtrk for their masters by machinery as they could do for tL « whole six weekly days without it , and why should they n » f . haT § the benefit of such regulation . Then , indeed , " machinery" would be a blessing , but as yet it has been a dire curse ! HoweTer , I shall enter more fully on this important subject in my next

      WhereTer I go the extremes of luxury and poTerty in this cur beloTed country preTail , and you cannot wonder muck that feelings of " enry , hatred , malice , and all uncharitableness , are fast gaining grouad between ri « h and p « or . " The priesthood dots but add fuel to the flame , and the squalid appearance of the half-fed , half-dad labourer in contra-distinction to that of the " pampered and Linghty aristocrat ami . es toe difference but too apparent . Soma firtat change io e-ridently brewing , and if Borne master spirits Ao not csuae some fundamental principles to be acted upon speedily and practically , rmrs » f blood will assuredly deluge the land . On whose heads this terribla curse will most deeply fall , the tell-tale time will discoTer .

      The Tories say they can goTern with the army—the Whigs with their new police . What sort of gOTernments these would be , the people wuuld soon be made aware of , and from the specimens we haTe had heretofore of military law' and police law , no great gift cf prophecy would be-necessary to define it . You and I ought to know something of camps , couits , and soldiery , and if the Tories are mad enough to place dependence on the army to arrest the reTolutionary tide , why they depend on a Tery rotten stick . Since that glorious and tTer-tobe-remembered time when we used to cram Mother Roskeridge ' s frssh boiled beef , at the Royal Miliiary Academy , Woolwich , and listened with rererencs to

      the quadratics and formula of Dr . Olinthos Gregory &nd Peter Borland , and with smothered lauebter when Old Peg-leg Charley Warin , the French Master , occasionally faToured us with a lecture , ending inTariably with the emphatic sentence , " He not loae his Stg in being thrown cut of a bawdy-house wii . dow , but lose it fighting for his king and his country , by God ! " Since the time when we were drilled by Sergeant Major Fortune , of immortal memory , or put through our facings by Corporal Slirgsheep , or endured the eratiou of old Tomisy West ;—iisce the time whea we were nurses or fa ^ s in the Cad « t barracts , with Tery little intermission we haTe sojourned among soldiers and camps .

      Do you remember our old Moonshee Sherick Mahommed ? Wkat instrucUTe stories he would daily recapitulate , and what lessons he wuuld giTe on ciTil policy . One cf his faTouri : e tales was the following , 1 remember it as yesterday . "A noble kingdom , situated somewhere to the northward of the Himalayan mountains , by a system of class legislation , was rapidly falling into disunion and decay , and was boratring on intestine anarchy , and encroached upon by more powerful and united neighbours . It was goTsrneii sometimes by a ' sultan , sometimes by a sultana , but the real power was eTer Tested in the different pachas , and the priests with some ladies of the Sultan ' s Harem , and some gentlemen of the Sultana's bsdchaniber . it was diTided into three grand diTisions . The green

      Taileys , the rocky mountains , and the grazing lands , coainjoniy ealietl the beef-eating land , from the population being much addicted to the ! otc of fit beef and mutton ! They were all distinct from e :. ch other both in manners and language , and would haTe agreed Tery well were not the pacbas and the priests constantly setting them by the ears , in order thut ttey might plunder them more easily . < The poor old Moonshee here observed , " that was the fy ^ tem in India of the English Christians -who , by their residents aBd 8 genl 3 at the different native Courts , iinrariably acted upon this rascally principle . ") Divide ei impera . Tiiia went on for a Iobz time , but a day of

      retribution came at last A profose and reckless txpenditure "waa netdtd to supply \ he cravings of their hirelings , and they borrowed from ail who would lend them . They also laid invpo ^ ta on their serfs , or ryots , to such an extent , that they even heaTiJy . taxed their rice , ghee , corn , bam ' ooos , and sugarcane . ' Misery and slarration were spreak over the land . The Ryots were reductd to feed on offal and garbage , and perished by thousands . The class just abofa them soon felt its daniiiiug effects , and , afUrr being despoiled of all , sunk down to the condition of Hy » ts . ' Suuie ot the miaor Pachas eTen began to dread and tremble , and the whole kingdom was calling for relief from one end to the other .

      The ruling Pashas were astounded , and when the Whole peopie demanded payment of what they bad borrowed frem tkem , they offered them •» hoondies ,- oi paper notes , instead of gold niohws , and silrer rupees . In this crisis they were obliged to pay the arrears of th « troops , and Tery soon they were fobbed off with " hoondies !" In such a dilemma , a council of wise men was con-Tened by the peop 5 e to deliberate on their sad state . The Pashas still thought they possessed the hearts of the soldiery , and m ^ ny of the lukewarm foolishly thought so too , and talked of the danger to be app ' rehended from speara and sabres

      All of a rodden , one of the isise men sprang to the ground , and emphatically addressing the perishing multitude , exclaimed , " Allah il Allah ! The pachas and the priests haTe robbed us of our landB , our gold , and our silTer , and would leare us to perish in juDgles , and to be deToured by tigers and jackals . This must not be . We will speak to the warriors—they haTe hearts as well as us—thoy oje men as -wsrll as ne . The lands of the paclms and priests plundered from -us , the soTereign people , shall be held ia guarantee for the payment of all the warriors who may cheose to aid us in obtaining our just rights , and they may afterwards retire to the bosom of their seTeral families with their full tulub ; or pay for life !"

      The < piestion was laid before the warriors- They were sick of this "wholesale butchery , and , after a short consideration , gladJy acceded to it . In a few short moons , without further bloodshed , or Tiolence cf any description , the warriors departed—Boae to their own green lands—some to their cherished rocky mountains , and the rest Kt doTm uader the shade of their own Tines and" fig-trees , in thsir deurly beiOTed grazing or beef-eating lands , while t-: e fttol ' ; kingdom was one bright jubilee , redolent of plsnty , peace , and happiness J I mist n 5 w say gocd bje . Ren ember me kindly to the " OJd Moersbs , " if be still is in existence * And , in tie meanti-Jje , I beg to atsurj yen ,

      My dear Chum , Oft-6 goodwill aad friendship of A We ofcwirH Cadet

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      CASE OF R . J . RICHARDSON . TO THE XDITOB . OF THB KO&THBBK STAR . Si a , —Tour columns hare erer been opened to make known the grieTances of any individual who might be suffering in the cause of freedom . Now , Sir , allow me to lay before you a statement of a series of circumstances that press heaTily on me , and which threaten , at no distant period , to ruin me , and bring disgrace upon our cause . I hare long thought of my present step , and hare , up to this moment , aToided laying my ease before the public , lest it should do us an injury , but necessity now compels me to that which prudence might otherwise bare forbidden ; justice to myself and my family commands it , and I trust that the public will make an allowance and appreciate my motives . In the years 1837 , and 1838 , 1 took a Tery actire part ,

      and expended Tery great sums of my own money , in forwarding the cause of Universal Suffrage . Having Tisited the great demonstration in Palace Yard , London , and in Hollowayhead , Birmingham , I resolved in my own mind that we would haTe a large meeting in Manchester , in order to forward the great National Petition . I got a committee , and we succeeded in drawing together the largest concourse of people eTer assembled in Great Britain , upon Kersal Moor . At that meeting I was chosen to ttpresent Manchester in the Convention . I did bo faithfully , at a Tery great pecuniary loss to myself , as the peopls of Manchester well know . When I went to the ConTention in February , 1839 , I left a quantity of bills for printing and advertising the great meeting nnpaid , expecting

      the committee at Manchester would collect the proportionate shares due from the country districts , and pay them off ; but . Sir , from tLat moment to this , those proportionate shares are unpaid , and the outstanding bills are still owing . I was in the Convention six months , ruining myself and ray family , and emVarrassing my affairs . When I eame home , before I had time to look around me I was obliged to fly over to Ireland to aToid being arrested . There I remained some weeks , with a police officer from Manchester in search of me , and obliged to hide myself in the day time , and creep out at nights . Circumstances compelled me to come home . I was arrested , put in prison , held to bail , tried at LiTerpool March Assizes , in 1841 , sentenced to nine

      mentis- imprisonment in Lancaster Castle , and served my time . Wallet in Lancaster Castle I was Berred with ft notice from George Condy and Mrs . Jane Leresche , proprietors ot the Manchester and Salford Advertiser , to whom the accounts were justly owing , that unless I p * id the debt proceedings would be taken against vie . I wrote to the Manchester ommittte , telling them I would not coma out of gaol to any triumphal procession unless something was done to pay these debts . A promise was made me that something should be done in the matter . I came out of gaol in triumph , and bear it , Sir , I had not been out of gaol one month , but I was obliged to fly { not from government persecution , for that I had braved ) but from the persecution of my friends , from s sheriff ' s officer armed with a writ I was an outlaw for one month , and when I ventured from my hiding-place , I was Berred with an exchequer writ for fobty pounds am > costs , at the suit of George Condy and Mrs . Jane

      Leresche . I put in appearance in the hope that my friends would bestir themselves . A committee was formed in Manchester , the matter was taken up by the South Lancashire Delegate meeting , and steps were taken to raise the money , but , Sir , from that moment to this ( the men of Oldham excepted ) the South Lancashire delegates and the committee at Manchester have done nothing . I am now in danger of being annihilated unless the people of South Lancashire anJ the people of England and Scotland come forward to my assistance . I will say nothing as to myself , my political character is before the world , and I leave the matter in your hands—if I fall no few cf our enemies will rejoica—if I stand I may yet be able to fight the battle of freedom . I appeal to the sense of the people , whether they think I haTe not done enough , spent enough , and snffered enough in the cause of the people that I should now be compelled to bear the burden of this debt alone . R . J . RlCHABDSON .

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      TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ . SiR , —Enclosed you will receive a Post-office order , amounting to 15 s . 2 d ., for the benefit of Peter Hoey , being the proceeds ot a subscription raised by twtntytwo hand-loom weavers , a carpenter , and a shoemaker . You may tell Peter Hoey that he owes this trifle to your generosity in mentioning his cast * in the Star . I am requesUd by the subscribers for the above mm to tender you our sincere thanks for the Void and straightforward manner that yon hove advocated our claims for Universal Suffrage and the rights of labour , and to tel ! you that we place our entire confidence in you as a leader of the people .

      We haTe proposed a plan among ourselTes for disseminating the grand principle of UniTersal Suffrage , and we wish that it was generally adopted ; that is , for every Chartist in the United Kingdom to purchase a Star , and tend it to Ireland , or any other place in England and Scotland where our principles are least known . If this plan was adopted by eTery Chartibt who reads the Star , and repeated at short intervals , we are of opinion such a blaze of starlight would be thrown into the dark places of Ireland , that your " prick-theloop" politicians could no longer carry on their nefarious trade without being detected . If yon would give this idea of agitating publicity in a more tangible shape , we wouid be obliged to you .

      In the course of a week or bo we intend sending a Star each to our brethren in Ireland . If eTery Chartist could be prevailed on to do this , what au impetus would it give to the causa , at a very trifling espence ! We understand Peter Hoey is an Irishman . The subscribers for the above are all Seotchm&n . So much for being prf judiced against the Irish 1 The Chartists in this neighbourhood are doing well . Kone takes tha least interest whether Whig or Tory wins : no one cries " God save King K . ' cUard ' . " A ineeting takes place this day in Kllbarchan , to settle abeut the nomination . The Chartists are sure to win at the show of hands . William Taylor . How Wood , near Paisley , 28 tb June , 1841 .

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      THE LATE RIOTS AT COLNE—DEATH OF MR HA . LSTEAD—STATEMENT OF A POLICE OFFICER AS TO THE INNOCENCE OF

      BOOTHMAN . The following comtnunicatien has been handed to us for publication by a correspondent : — We , the undersigned , whose names are hereunto subscribed , do hereby E « lemnly declare , that Thomas Monk , a pelice-rfficer , connected with the County Constabulary , No . 261 , did confess and efcite to us , that Thomas Boothman , who was conTicted at the last Lancaster AssiziS , and sentecced to death , for the murder of Mr . Halstead , at the riots at Colne , was not present at the said riots , and that , when the said murder was committed , the aforesaid Thomas Boothman was five miles from the place where the murder was perpetrated .

      And we hereby further decJare , that Thomas Monk , the police-officer aforesaid , did state to us , that be waa wiliing to haTe given evidene * in favour of Boothman ' s innocency , but was prevented from bo doing by the Superintendent of Police . We also farther declare , that the above statement was made to us by Thomas Monk , the aforesaid policeoffiser , in the Masons' Arms Iqd , within Burnley , he having been stationed at Burnley during the present fair , although his regular station is at Crawshaw Booth , in the forest of Rossendale ; and we are ready to make oath of this our solemn declaration before aiiy of the magistrates of the county . As witness our hands , this 13 th day of July , 1 S 41 . WM . Pate , cabinet-maker , Rodney-street , Burnley . Thomas Fishwick

      his mark , Exmoutb-street , Lane-bridge , Habergham Eaves . In tLe presence of James Laycock , boot and shoemaker , Bethesda-street , Burnley .

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      AN APPEAL TO THE CHARTISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN , FROM THEIR BROTHER CHARTISTS IN CARLISLE . Carlisle , July 12 tb , 1841 . Fellow Men , —During the late borough election for this place , considerable excitement prevailed amongst all classes of society . Party feeling ran high , and the poTerty of the people made them feel more acutely their wants and privations . The Mayor , in his great anxiety to preserve the peace of the town , caused to be engaged a great number ct special constables in addition to the regular police force ; to which circumstance , we believe , may be attributed most of the mischief that ensued ; for the very appearance of this hired force only tended to supple and irri'ate the minds of the people . As the Whig party were retiring from the hustings to the Crown and Mitre Inn , they were rather roughly handled by the crowd , but not half so much

      so as we hare seen Sir James Graham , and others . The police force were stationed in front of the inn ,, and as the party entered , some stones were thrown at the police from the crowd , when Mr . Graham , the superintendent , ordered his men to draw their staTes and charge the crowd ; this they did in a fierce and ferocious manner . One of them , named Jardine , more savage than the rest , rushed forward in the midst of the crowd , and laid about him with his staff , both right asd left , paying no regard to age nor sex , having struck down a little boy about ten years of age , who could not get out of the way . Jardine in consequence i f this brutalrty was struck on the head with a stone , vrhich felled him to the ground , after which , it is said , he was struck by some one with a stick . The consequence was , that he died in a few hours afterwards . One "ian Ijas been tolly committed oa the coroner ' s inquest for the murder of Jardiae , and another as an accessory . It ia believed that those men are

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      innocent , and that evidence can be produced sufficient to elear them , providing a good legal defence can be got up forthem . The laws of the country demand that ?«? fv d ^ Te * taix trial—the lama of humanity forbid that the innocent should suffer t A committtee has been formed to get np theif defence and it ia hoped that their exertiena maj not be rendered powerless for want of a little pecuniary assistance . Subscriptions will be received by Mr . Jamea Arthur , bookseller , Carlisle . As the assizes will commence in a few weeks all subscriptions must be sent in immediately .

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      GLORIOUS TRIUMPH OF CHARTISM AT SELBV . TO THE EDITOB OF THB NORTHERN UTAH . Sib , —Doubtless you will be astonished at receiving anything like an account of a spirited Chartist meeting from the hitherto sleepy town of Selby ; but at length we have aroused from our slumber we have heard the death-knell ot faction upon each passing breeza , and have resolved te join in the funeral procession . On Thursday last , we were visited by Mr . James Duffy , one of the liberated victims , aud many were the obstacles against which we had to contend . We applied to the bellman , in the first instance , but he refused to cry a meeting for us . Upon being pressed for a reason , he declared that the magistrates had forbid

      him . To work we went , however , and having , by word of mouth , assemble ! more than l , 00 » peraons , we went in quest of a window in some friendly house , but , alas / the dread of non-renewal of license , loss of custom and patronage , met us at every turn ; but , nothing daunted , and gaining strength from opposition , we proceeded to the Market-place , where a brave Chartist mounted the steps , and introduced Mr . Duffy , who , at considerable length , explained the blessings to be derived from the Charter , and the hopelessness of looking to either Whigs or Tories for relief ; he weighed both in the scalesgiving neither a triumph—aad so convincing were his argumeuts , that the following resolution was unanimously adopted : —

      " That we , the working people of Selby , have no confidence in either Whigs or Tories , and that we are fully conTihced that nothing short of the People ' s Chatter will eTer benefit the whole people . " The resolution was carried by acclamation and amid thunders of applause , after which , three hearty cheers were given for Feargus O'Connor and all the imprisoned Chartists . So great was the enthusiasm produced by Mr . Duffy ' s address , that as many as could find room in one house subsequently met , and upon the instant the names of twenty good men and true were enrolled as the nucleus of an association , which , according to population , bids fair to riTal any in the country .

      Sir , you will deem this meeting of due importance when I inform you that it was the first ever convened here by working men , and also when you learn that the opposition of the Whigs was great in consequence of the rough handling which the " old hack and cradled lord " received at our blistered hands upon their presumptuous appeal ; the one to the party acts of Belt and associates , and the other to a connexion with the bouse of Wentworth , which , judging from the sample that appeared in our market , must be a bad sack . Sir , we are satisfied to join in all expences for maintaining a lecturer in concert with our brothers of the West Riding , and being within an hour ' s steam of your

      head-quarters , we shall expect constant visits from lecturers , which , I assure yon , will not be lost . We are moat anxious to have a visit from one or both of our members . Mr . Pitkethly and Mr . Harney , for such , we ehall hold them to be , well knowing that all that was rotten was hired by faction to oppose them , while all tbat was sound waa prevented by poverty , as was well observed by Mr . Pitkethly , from attending to support them . We could poll one hundred to one for them . We are also most anxious to havo a visit from the colossus of Chartism , the Hon . M . P . for Leeds , Mr . Leech , or Mr . Williams , his colleague , who were also defeated ly hired factions .

      At the close of our proceedings a very handsome subscription was made for our ill-treated Irish friend Duffy . Who will now say that a prejudice exists in the English mind against Irishmen ? Our Irish brethren must give us less striking proofs of thankfulness for cheerfully allowing them to compete with us , and take " pot-luck" with what faction and class legislation has left us . They must and shall behave themselves . A Working Man .

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      FROST , WILLIAMS , AND JONES . MRS . FBOSl ' s FVSD . At the usual weekly meeting of the Birmingham General Committee for the restoration of Messrs . Frost , Williams , and Jones , held on Tuesday evening last at the Charter Association Room , Freeiuan-et , Birmingham , it was unanimously resolved , " That a copy of the letter sent to Mrs . Frost , with her reply to the eame , be sent to the Editor of the Northern Star for insertion , in erder to call the attention of the public to the situation of Mrs . Frost and family . Also , tbat the honorary members of this Committee be called upon to respond to the call of the persecuted wife of Mr . John Frest ; they being two hundred in number , may effectually assist her at the present moment "

      It was also resolved , " That Mr . Guest , the treasurer , do forward to Mrs . Frost tho sum of £ 3 10 s . 7 ^( 1 ., being the amount remaining In the Committee ' s hands of the Defence Fund . " By order of the Committee R . Thompson , > T . . . . T . P . Gkeen , point-Secretaries . Birmingham , June 24 , 1811 . Dear Madam , —I am requested by the General Committee of Birmingham for the restoration of

      Messrs . Frost , Williams , and Jones , to inquire of you personally ( so far as you please to make public ) as to your position relative to certain property you bold , and the liabilities of the same , &c- &c . The Committee Lava heard such contradictory accounts from time to time , and wishing to serve the family of Mr . Frost by all means in their power , regretting that the public have cot given them the means to have provided for tht wants of Mcssdames Williams and Jones , the duties of the Committee having been confined to the creating public opinion in favour of the return of the victims themselves .

      In conclusion , honoured Madam , I beg , in the name of the Committee , to invite you in the most cordial manner to use this Committee as a means , at all times , to make known your afflictions to the public through this Committee . I have the honour to be , Madam , Your humble and obedient servant , T . P . Gkeen , Curresponding Secretary To Mra . John Frost , Montpelier Buildings , Bristol . P . S . I have enclosed a copy of our rules and objects for your use . % * AH communications to be addressed for Cornmi nee , Mr . Guest , bookseller , Steelhouae-lane , Birmingham .

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      THE MONSTER WHIGS . The following is a genuine copy of a letter by Mr . George Plaxton , in 1711 , to the Honourable H . Finch , afterwards fifth Lord Winchilsea , who , in his peculiar style , describes the then Whigs to be , what every discerning man has proved the faction to be , at this moment . " Vow , as for Whigs , I have traced them out , and found them out , and find them predominant in all ranks and orders of creatures ; every part of the creation is troubled with them , and you find no set of animals but there are Whigsters amongst them . " At sea and land , in saltwater and fresh , you have them . Thus , amofig quadrupeds , you have tigers , wolves , badgers , boars , foxes , jackalls , rats , wild cats , foulmarts , weasels , with many others . " Amongst birds , we have vultures , kites , screech owls , bnzzuds , rooks , daws , carrion crews , hawks , jays , cormorants , magpies .

      " Amongst fishes , aligators , crocodiles , sharks , porpoises , pikes , eels , swordflsh , and gongers . " Amongst serpents , vipers , snakes , adders , scorpions , rattlesnakes . " Amongst insects , hornets , wasps , bugs , maggots , lice , spiders . " In the fcingdsm of plants , there are nettles , thistles , hemlocks , tares , quicks , cockles . " But amongst men , they abound under the names of knaves , fools , haughty hypocrites , discontented , discarded , sour , ambitious , proud , illnatured , Billy , malicious , intriguers , wheedlers , covetous , cheats , flbyrchils , liars , atheists , deists , and nullifidiatlS . In short , every man that is not loyal , orthodox , and honest , is a Whig . "

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      TO THE WORKING MEN OF NEWPORT . Fellow-Townsmen , —The following ia a statement of facts relative to the conduct , at the late election , of a member for the united boroughs of Momuouth , Newport , and U&fc : — 1 st . On Tuesday night , June 22 nd , 1841 , at a meeting of the Chartists of Newport , a person proposed me as a fit and proper person to be nominated to bring the principles of the People ' s Charter before the public , to try to get a show of hands in favour of those principles . The proposition waa seconded , and every man in the

      room held up his hands for me . Before the meeting broke up , however , a man named John Morris proposed that Dr . Price , Of Nawbridg © , Glamorganshire , should be invited to come forward . Another person seconded the proposition . The secretary was directed te send a letter to Mr . Buttery , of Monmouth , to inform him of what had been done , and to ask him whether he and the Monmouth Chartists approved of the plan or not I enclosed the secretary ' s letter in the following oue of my own : — " Newport , June 23 rd , 1841 .

      " Dear Br / TTERT , —You will see by the enclosed that our friends here have invited me to allow myself to be put ia nomination at Monmouth , to give me an opportunity to bring our principles before the public ; and , if you cannot find a better man so to act , I will do the best I can for the cause ; but , of course , not to go to the poll . " I believe some of our friends have written to Dr . Price , of Newbridge , and invited him to come forward . ' Will you be sokind as to let me know whether you approve of such a plan or not " I remain , your Chartist brother , •¦ ^ William Edwards . " To which communication Mr . Buttery returned the following address : —

      " Dear Edwards , —I should eay by all means bring our principles before the public at the nomination , which will be an excellent opportunity to give both the factions a good dressing ; and , according to O'Brien ' s plan , if we can , muster a good majority by show of hands , you will in that case , when the world ragttb , be the legitimate organ of our wants and wishes . Since receiving yours the editor of the Beacon assures me , as his belief , that a Tory candidate will be in the field : if there should , that ought not , and must not , prevent us declaring our principles as above , if we poll after tor a Tory . Should tfcere be any move on the carpet I will write to you immediately . If your humble servant can be of any service at the nomination , shall b 6 very willing to render iny humble service in the glorious cause that must prevail ere long . " John Buttery / . Monmouth . "

      2 nd . I had nothing whatever to do with bringing Dr Price , a physical-force Chartist , forward as a candidate ; and I told the Chartists of Newport , before I went to Monmouth , that I would not nominate the Doctor , or support him in any way ; and as for Dickenson he was never asked to support him ; yet , if the Doctor had arrived in Monmouth before the court was opened , I would not have allowed myself to have been put in nomination . At nine o'clock on the morning of nomination , the secretary of the Newport society came to the inn where I was and produced a letter from Dr . Price , in which he stated that he could not be in Monmouth , but that his friends might make what use they pleased of his name , or something to that effect A few of the Chartist electors of Msnmouth , who were with me at the time , said it was no use to nominate and . second any man , except he was present to explain our principles to the people . They ( the electors ) asked mo , then , if I would allow myself to be put in nomination , to which I replied , yes , as there Is no one else .

      3 rd . I did not speak to Mr . Blewitt , or to any of his supporters that day , until after the election was over ; and , as it respects money , so help me God ! I never received any to vote for any man , or not to vote for any man , or to prevent any candidate from coming forward , in my life . Men of Newport ! t think if you bad repressed your violence till last Saturday , and read the newspapers before you condemned me , and even in outrage tried to destroy my property and even life , you would have thanked instead of having condemned me . But I freely forgive you , because you did it in the beat of excitement , and under an absurd belief in the false and foul charges cf indiscriminating enemies .

      4 th . If there is any blame to be attached to any one , it 18 not to me , but rather to Dr . Price , and hla own party . The Mayor of Monmouth gave the Doctor and his friends a fair chance ; and if an elector had come forward to nominate the Doctor , instead of Townsend , the lawyer , who Is not an elector , all would have been right ; and , as there were two electors with the Doctor , I want to know why they did not come forward like men , and do their duty . I knew nothing of the Doctor ' s intention to go to the poll ; nor did I know that the Tories were going to support him . I am no Tory , and I think the Chartists who have voted for Tories have acted very inconsistently ; though it is but little difference to the people which of the two parties are in power . I did not think of any Tory tricks when I went into court , nor that they were trying to make a fool of me .

      If ever & man did his duty fearlessly , I did it that day . I gained all I wanted , namely , a show of bands in favour of the principles of the Charter . I spoke for nearly an hour and a half in elualdation of the principles of the Charter ; and I am sorry that the good I did to the cause that day should have been undone by the late senseless riots and demented violence . All who will read the above statement , may see that jf the electors of Newport have been disappointed in consequence of there having been no opposition to Mr . Blewitt , it was not my fault 2 believe the time is not

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      far distant when there will be another election ; let Doctor Price ' s friends and the Tories return him then , bat I will have nothing to do with him . I am , your injured friend , But still well-wisher , . William Edwards . Newport , July 6 th , 1841 .

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      BALANCE SHEET OF THE NATIONAL VICTIM FUND COMMITTEE , FROM THE 24 th OF APRIL TO THE 13 th OF JULY ,

      1841 . £ . « . d . Money in Mr . Heywood ' s hands , * 8 Treasurer ... ... 57 U 3 From Coventry , per Thomas Paia ... 14 0 From Mr . Campbell , for sale of Cieave's pamphlet ... ... ... ... 0 2 3 June 7 , Penny subscription of tho Ea ^ t District of London , per Mr . P . Salmon , collected by Mr . Peaston ... ... 13 5 Do . Mr . G . BichardB 6 3 Do . Mr . G . Wyatt ... 5 1 $ Do . Mr . J . Sanders ... 4 7 Do . Mr . D . Cator ... 2 10 Do . Mr . \ V . Waters ... 1 9 Do . Mr . J . Jack man ... 1 8 Do . Mr . J . Mathers ... 1 8 Do- Mr . J . W . Parker 1 8 Do . Mr . M'Gartney ... 1 6 Do . Mr . Carey 1 10 Da . Mr . Runtlo 1 f Do . Mr . Thompson ... 1 4 Do . Mr . Turner 1 4 Sundries under Id . each 6 9 h o is o

      18 , From the East Manchester Co-Operative Stores , per Mr . Maddocks ... 0 11 2 From Marple , per Nemo ... 0 14 0 Do . per Mr . John Streets ... 0 0 6 28 , Mr . Sudbury , of London , per Mr . John Campbell ... ... ... 0 9 2 £ 0 , From the Working Men ' s Association of Finsbury ... ... 0 10 0 Total money reoeived by Committee ' , 63 16 0 Total money paid by do . ... 32 13 1

      Total money in Mr . Ifoy wood ' s hauds- ... 31 2 11 i James Leech . Auditors , > Thomas Da vies . j J . H . Stanfield . President , Saul . Chamberain . Secretary , Peter Shorrocks . Treasurer , Abel Hetwood . £ s d May 2 S , Mr . W . B . Jackson , of Manchester 10 0 Mr . Broadbent , of Ashiou-uudsr-Lyne 1 t 0 Mr . Duke , ditto 10 0 Mr . Daffey , of Sheffield 10 0 Mr . Hoey , of Barnsley 10 0

      30 , Mr . Ridings , of Bradford ... 10 0 Mr . Rushford , ditto ... ... 10 0 Mr . Hutton , ditto 10 0 Mrs . Elizx Jones , of Tradegar ... 10 0 June 7 , Mr . David Lewis , of Abergavenny 10 0 Mr . James Goodwin , ditto ... 1 0 0 Mrs . Morgan , of Newport ... 100 Mrs . Ashton , of Barnsley ... 10 0 Mrs . Crabtree , ditto 10 0 16 , Mr . Smethios , of Bradford ... 1 0 0 Mrs . O'Brian , of Lancaster ... 1 0 0 Mrs . Brown , of Birmingham ... 100 Mrs . Roberts , ditto ... ... 10 0

      Mrs . Peddie , of Edinburgh ... 1 0 0 Mrs . Bonbow , of London ... 10 0 July 6 , Mrs . Marshall ,, of Sheffield ... 100 Mrs . Booker , ditto ... ... 1 0 0 Mrs . Bennison , ditto 10 0 Mrs . Foden , ditto 10 0 Mrs . Holbury , ditto 10 0 Mrs . Penthorp , ditto ... ... 10 0 Mr . Bell , of Bolton 10 0 Mrs . Barker , of Manchester ... 100 Mr . Barker , ditto 1 0 0 Mr . David Lewis , of Abcrgavcnny 2 6 0 Mr . Walter Meredith , of Ross , Brecoiwhire 10 0 32 0 0 Expences of Committee 0 13 1 £ 32 13 1

      &Lt;£T)Avttst 3eut*Utscuce.

      < £ t ) avttst 3 Eut * Utscuce .

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      STAPX . EFORB . —On Wednesday , Mr . W . Ddan Taylor lectured hereou the science of government , the nature of the representative system , its present inequality in this country , class legislation as the first caHsa or national misery , and the monopoly of power by church and state as the secondary causes of that misery . We have not often heard mich a dissection given of these two tyraut powers a ? it was our pleasure to hear from the above-named gentleman . It was fully expected that the " Yellow Lambs" of Whig authority would have interrupted our proceedings but we had a very orderly meeting .

      XtXESTOHB . —On Thursday , Mr . W . Dean Taylor lectured here in the open market-placa to a very large and attentive andience : and although tho Whigs had threatened to break his head , if he dared to come , yet , nothing daunted , he boldly stood forth to advocate the rights and expose the wrongs of the industrious millions . The meeting conclude < i with . three cheers for O ' Connor , the high-priest of Chartism . ; three for the Charter ; three for Frost * Williams , and Jones ; and three for Mr . Taylor , the lecturer . KOTTINGEABS . —Dr . M'Douall lectared to crowded audiences ia -the Democratic Chapei , Kicepiaco , on the evenings of Thursday and Friday last . Ho gave general satisfaction , aud great g-j « d baa resultod .

      PAIHrASTON . —One of the most spirit-stirring scenes wliicu has beeu ¦ witnessed for some time , tuok place here on Monday evening , -when Air . Candy lectured to upwards of three thousand people in the open air , at the Bull Stakes . Ho addressed them with great fervour and effect for upwards of an hour , during which ho entered into the . de&uia of the People's Chartor , explaiuing ite objects and its demands , and expos ' ng tbe viilanous system bj ? which the productive classes are Tobbed . He concluded amidst the cheera of the multitude , no person opposing him , or asking him any questions , although discussion waa invited . Three cUeera were given for O'Connor , for the Cburter , and for tho speedy return of Frost , Williams , and Joces . We ought to remark that ¦ Mr . Candy -waited upon the surveyor of the highways previous to the lecture , to ask if he had any objection te the meeting taking place in the street , to which the surveyor replied that he might choose what part of the town he liked , he would not disturb him .

      K'SNSINSTON . —At the usual weekly meeting of thii Cbattista of Kensington and Chelsea , held at tha United Coffee House , George-street , Chelsea , on Monday last , after the transaction of the usual business , tha following resolution was unanimously passed : — " We , the Chartists of Kensington and Chelsea * in public meeting assembled , beg to recommend to the Executive that immediate steps be taken to secure the seats of those unflincliing patriots Bronterre O'Brien and Geo . Binns ; and we further suggest that funds for tbat purposa be raised by levy or otherwise . " Mr . Stallwood was appoiuted to lecture on the ensuing Monday , when all friends are earnestly requested to attend . At tbe close of the lecture , which commences at eight o ' clock precisely , a discussion will take place between the members and a friendly party of their Irish brethren , on the comparative ' merits of a Repeal of the Union , a Repeal of the . Corn Laws , and the attainment of the Charter .

      AIiFRETON . —Mr . W . Dean Taylor lectured here on Monday evening , in the Market P-ace , to an audience composed Of Tories , Bread Mongers , and Chartists . Mr . T . had not proceeded far , before a swell of a Doctor came to interrupt , by asking questions ; and , at tho conclusion of his question , be stated that slavery was occasioned , by want of trade . Mr . Taylor said he was happy he wa 3 furnished with a text , and he held up to ridicule the questions and statements of the medical gentleman . Ia a little while the Doctor introduced " cheap bread , " and the bastiles , machinery and the Corn Laws , as the annibilators of home slavery . Mr . T . then sat down to give him an opportunity or speaking , while the audience called for him to mount the rostrum ; but no , he believed retreating to be tho better part of valour . Mr . T . entered into those questions with a masterly style of argument ; indeed , the Whigs will long remember the thrash-Jnff * W rAftftlved from his bands . The Honourable

      Doctor then finding his Bchenae all foiled by the attention of tbe people , and the rivetting eloquence of the lecturer , bought » quantity of penny loaves , and threw them amongst the crowd , and engaged a lot of Dan ' a Repealers to fling penny loaves at oar lecturer . Oar lecturer , nothing dismayed , pursued the course of his arguments , and thus completely foiled tho cheap bread humbug . A collection was made at the conclusion , and the manner in which h « announced it was such as to cover with shuns those who had money ^ and who went away , before the collection was made ; in fact , one gentleman , a Tory , stood till the hat came up , pat in his twopence , and then inquired if he might go . A . number or Rushlights and Illuminators were sold , and this Bever-to-be-forgotten meeting conoluded with three cheers for O'Connor , three for the Charter , and all its advocates ; three for all the Chartist prisoners ; and three for Mr . W . Dean Taylor , the long-tried and well-proved advocate of the suffering millioBg Hurrah for the Charter .

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      4 , Montpellier , Bristol , June 26 , 1841 . Dear SrR , —I bog the Committee will accept my thanks for their kind inquiries into tho state of my pecuniary affaiTS . I can have no hesitation in making them acquainted with the state of my circumstances , for I am not ignorant of the efforts and exertions they are itaking on behalf of my injured and beloved husband . The property alluded to are certain premises in Newport , which bring me in £ 45 per annum ; the deeds of these premises were placed in the hands of our bankers for the sum of £ 200 had in the year 1836 : at that time we kept no banking account ; but Mr . Froit wanted that snm then , bo borrowed it of the bankers , and placed his deeds in their hands . We then opened an account with them ; sometimes the balance

      was in our favour , at other times , in their favour . However , at the time of our calamity , there were £ 270 due to the bankers . I was advised to sell off our stock , which I did , and at a great sacrifice , as you may suppose . Our prosecutors gave us but little time with their Special Commissions , &c I did sell off , and paid off every one to whom we were indebted . 1 also sent for our banking book , and was fully prepared to pay them . They delayed sending their account , and I was called upon by the lawyers to advance money for the defeace of my dear husband , under a promise tbat it waB all to be refunded as soon as the Defence Fund could be made available . I did advance , to the amount of nearly £ 400 , one hundred I had refunded , and no more . I quitted my house , left

      Newport , and came to reside in Bristol , until , as I thought , the storm should have blown over . When I came here , I was in daily expectation of receiving back my money . I was also told thatithe bankers were paid , but when too late I found my money was all gone the bank not paid , and to crown my afflictions , that . £ 1000 had been drawn from the French funds of my money ; in . short that all my money was gone . I mention this in justification of my leaving Newport with a large family , when I ought to have remained and recommenced business , which I should have done , had I been permitted to keep what I had . I was invited to London , to Glasgow , to Merthyr , with a promise of support in business , but I could not commence anywhere without s capital , consequently , I chose to remain here with a very limited income , in preference to struggling with

      business , without the means of carrying it ou as I used to de . One consolation I have , and that is my dear and beloved husband is in happy ignorance of all this . You probably will and may naturally ask me who has been the cause of all ttiiB wrong ? This Is a sore and tender place to touch . I must decline answering , and I know you will excuse me . This I must tell you , it was not Mr . O'Connor . He had nothing to do with my advancing money for the defence ; but yo » will see that advancing money for the defence , rendered me incapable of paying our bankers . This is the money the country is now called upon to pay , for if the bankers sell the property , I shall be snipped indeed . I sincerely hope that Mr . Rogers , of London , has received the sums which I have seen acknowledged in the Star , and then I hope that that trouble will soon be removed from my mind .

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      In conclusion , I beg once more to tender my grateful thanks to the committee for their kind sympathy , and for the interest they take in my welfare . I received from Birmingham £ 3 some time ago . The manner in which It was sent enhanced its value ; at the same time I can never have an objection to its being noticed publicly whea necessary . It was Very acceptable , and I felt much obliged for it , and should there be at any future time anything to send , if it was bnt 6 s ., I should prefer its being sent direct to me , for then I should have an opportunity of returning my thanks to the parties who send , and there would be no delay . With my kind respects to the comtnittee , I beg to remain , respectfully ,

      DearSlr , Yours obliged , M . Frost . To Mr . T . P . Gr « en , Corresponding Secretary , &c . [ In connexion with the above correspondence , we have pleasure in giving the following letter from Mr . Pitkethly , from which it will be seen that the sum of £ 76 12 a . 8 < l . has been sent to our offioe , in answer to his appeal for £ 6 t . It will also be seen that the whole sum has been transmitted from the office to Mr . Rodgers the treasurer . —Ed ]

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      TO THE SUBSCRIBERS THROUGHOUT ENSLAND , SCOTLAND , AND WALES , TO THE FUND FOR THE RELEASE OF MRS . FROST'S PROPERTY . Huddeisfltld , 13 th July , 1841 . my kind and Generous Friends . —You have nobly responded te that call , which your liberality and promptitude has constituted the proudest act of my life . During » few days at the close of tho labours of the Petition Convention , with the aid of a few noble friends in London , we collected about thirtv pounds ; and arrangments were made before I left which insured a considerable sum in addition ; which , with what was previously in the hands of Mr . Rodg « rs , the treasurer , and some small outstanding sums which are , I

      understand , all got in ; all of which , together with your munificent subscriptions transmitted to the Northern Star Office , amounting to £ 70 12 s . 8 d ., ( which 1 b also in the treasurer ' s hands , ) vriYl be immediately applied to the purpose for which it was subscribed ; for I feel confident Mr . Rodgens will lose no time to complete the arrangements . So in the confident anticipation that witUin a few days Mrs . Froat will be in full possession of a competency , I have the gratification to beg the acceptance of my best thanks for this additional proof of the high respect and esteem in which Mr . Frost is held throughout the country , And am , Brother Chartists , Youra most sincerely and most faithfully , L . Pitkethly .

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 17, 1841, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1118/page/7/