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5 HS RECENT RAILWAY HAIL ARRANQEUSSTB . » * sot often ire tew tod to complaint tittirasie . ves ts of tie Port Office ; oor b * re we bad mncfa to say in the 'way of fault-finding respecting the treatment w » hars received from the postmasters throughout the country . With the arrangements ire bare is general been content ; and mth respect ta the latter , lrhene-rer -we hare had to appeal to ¦ the General Posfc-ofBoe authorities , we hare in-Tariably found a readiness to inquire , and a promptitude to redress in th » highest degree
satisfactory . It i *> therefore , frith m ill or soured feeling towards the Post'oiBee authorities , that ire make the following animadTazsions upon their recent Railway y % i \ arrangements . We take this coarse , firstly , to show » great portion of oar readers how we stand in relation to them through those arrangements ; and , secondly , to call the attention of the proper par *'" to some excessively bad and injurious arrangementi now printing , vith a view to an efieci ' . TB alteration . Uneh has been said aad written in praise of the advantages of Railroad conreyance compared with the old stage and mail coach travelling . Amongst those advantages superior speed , quickness of
transit , bare always been placed the first Wha ' - tfrei may be the advantages to passengers in this respect—land we at osce say they are great and many )—we most state the fact , that , as far as the conveyance of letters aad newspapers oat of Lends is concerned , the sac method is far worse than the dd one , in many , very many cases . Mere time is consumed between the hour of posting and the boar of delivery ; and in some cases the transit is ¦ nxa tb . slower . We will specify . I « secure the delivery of letters or newspapers in ( rla * £ OWj and & great portion of Scotland on Saturday morning , it is neeessaiy that they sbenld be posted in Leeds on Thursday evening before
six o ' clock !! ' . Thirty-seven hours between Leeds and Glasgow ! and by Railway , too !! . ' Under the old mail-coach system , if they were posted by one o ' clock on Friday afteraooon , they were delivered just as soon as they now are , though re-{ prized io be posted nineteen boars sooner . To secure the delivery of letters or newspaper * in Newcastle , Sunderiand , and towns adjacent , on Saturday morning , it i * necessary that thty should t » e postsd in Leeds on Thursday evening before six o ' clock ! Thirty-seren hears between Leeds and ¦ Newcastle ! To secure a morning ' s delivery under
the " old system , " we had only to post at odo on Friday afremcwn . To secure a morning ' s delivery in York and adjacent places , it is necessary to post in Leeds before six o ' eloct the previous evening ; thirteen hours before < ieBvery , thougii "we have a Railway direct to York , and the journey perfo . "med regularly many times » -day in eighty minutes ! Under the " old Bystem " we could post up to two o ' clock in the morning , x&d have the morning ' s delivery . Thus the >• acoderalml ' ' system requires bs to post letters from * place eighty minutes distant , full eight boars sooner \ fr * T \ we did under the Mail Coach
dynasty ! fb $ folly asd absurdity of the arrangements we complain of will be more fully apparent when we Efcate , that the Mail bags for a great portion of the places we have above enumerated , are carried out of Leeds by a Mail which leaves between six sadaevenin the evening , th » t they are deposited si the Normsnton Railway Station < just ten miles out of Leeds ) within twenty minutes after that Mail starts from Leeds ; and that they are left { here tiii sir o'docJs neri morning , when thtj &T 6 sonveyed forwards to York sad Xewc&stlaby the Hail which started oat of London more than an hour after the said York and Newcastle letters started from Leeds ! i !
T » secure a mornings delivery for letters and newspapers in Halifax , Hebden-bridge , Todmorden , Rochdale , Oldham , Ashton , Manchester , Liverpool , and indeed all Lancashire , it is necessarv that they are posted before six o ' clock the previous evening ! though we have a railway communication direct , -which makes Manchester only two and half hours distant . Ux-d-. r the o . i . rtfime of f » i mail coaches , -we could post in Leeds up to twelve o'clock the previous night , and the letters were delivered in Manchester and the other places we hare named , just as soon as they now are !! Dublin letters were , and are , also conveyed by the s&as mails ; the Leeds box for letters was regularly open till ten at night ; so that the merchants of Leeds
and all sending letters are obliged to post them full tout hours sooner under the " aceelertiied " system than under the old one } Iadeed , out of all the recent Railway Mail arrangemanta , the public of Leeds derive no benefit from any one , in the ahspe of accelerated despatch , if we except the Southern Mail to London . With every other Hail they are worse off note than they were before . That is , they are obliged to post their letters sooner to secure a delivery at the same time in tha morning . Tteie things ought not to be . They call loudly for thasgt . We commend the facts we have stated to the notice of the Postmaster General "Were w * required to point ont a remedy for each
psrrinusj stale ef things above enumerated , we should reply that this is no par ; of our business . W # Trill , hOTFever , point ont the fact , that & train leaves the Leeds Station at forty minutes past £ t « ia tte morning , which meets the LoDuDa and York , and the London and Leeds Mill at Jformanton , and receives bats from it there to be conveyed to Manchester . Xow , we * &k ¦ whj the York bags and the ?* twcastle bags cannot be kept open in Leeds till the office closes at ten ax nieht , and bs conveyed to Nonaanton by this train in the morning 1 They wouid be in time ea » ngh to be forwarded by the very mail which now cirrics them after they have laid in the rail-ray rtation ntarly twelve boars . This arrangement wculd give the people of Leeds full four hours more for the posting of their letters to those tvo places than the present system gives . And ,
we-may further ask , why cannot a tag be despatched by the s&me Train with letters for Manchester up to ten the prtvious night ? This would give the people of l > == feds four hours more , as far as Mauctmter is coEcerntd ; &td the people of Manchester fcnid be benefited , in the receipt of such letters , fully seven hours ! With respect to the Glasgow district , some more direct » nd expeditious mode must be found . The !** & » tod Carlisle Alail was timed so as to arrive in the latter place just half an hour af ; er the departure of the G ' . asgow Mail : consequently the bags brought by the Leeds and Carlisle Mail had to -wail ether twelve or rsreEty-four hours before they ecs' -d be forwarded . ' . ' . ' I : is there / jre necessary lo forward letters from Leeds to Glasgow bv uiip of H' jj . chU : ' € T ' ' ! AAvv . t&blfc arraag ^ iariat : Cannot this be mended *
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nHES -re made the arrangement last we « k , thai Tfe should present the Porcra . it of Emme ;; this week to our Yorkshire readers , we were in full expectation of being able to do so . We are , cowtTeT , under the necessity of posrponin ^ hal presentation for a little longer . At the Bae -we write , ( Thursday . ) we have not receiTed the parcels from theEngraTer in London , though they should have been despatched so a = to hive been wi : a us by Tuesday . Shoaiti they eTen come noic , it will be too late to get them into the hands of the Agents this vreek . Nci : week we shall be able , we hope , to siate positivel y when they can be given .
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^ ^ rw CASTLE AND Sr . VDEHLA ^ D FrIE . M ) S irtli l ( ath , &y referring to our remarks on the railway waii urrangevientt , the season why ice cannot Sit the S ; a- to those loicr * s before Saturday ctenv . g . We go to press trith our firs : edition on ThuryJay af ' erLoori ; arid it is all vre can do V > Silifi \ n time for poit—f they will see hoie ste'i 1 / itarUj — ihe number required for G . ' a ^ goic «« J that part of Scotland : and if the f apers for tfiai quarter are not poUed in Leeds on
Thurs-< jjty evening , they are not delivered in Glasgow , ° c-, until Monday morning . ' It is , thcrejore , *| ' than we cou . d do to supply Newcastle by v ^ t same pott : for we are often obliged now , ai . 'A _ :, .-e number we have to print , to disappoint : ? etI 3 ., }}¦ BaoPHy , -24 , Wormwood-gate , Dublin ,-W ^ tflad to receive from J . ~ S ., of Norwich , ' ^ ys ' . ar-. or any other publications , that he may \ Mpteased : o send for distribution in Ireland , so : [• ku they ctrmefree of exuence . The Association \
w n& { ye , aiie to ieaT erpeTlcei ¦ ^ m £ iini ar £ : t oniled . \ EtECTOB OF Bath could not , and of course did '' .. " « , expect his letter to be imeried . : * - stc&EiAST o / the Perth Charter Association is T (? UelUd t 0 forward hit name and address to ' ^¦ f-James Wheeler , No . 9 , Whittle-strtet , Man- 'T ^ ' A ° tinie must be lost > as it is business of \ }' r ' i . - < ar importance . < **« JAGGta , Llayto > .- 'JJ « are always glad to \ - «« ee his correspondence . We remember , some * " * ago , for several weeks together , various cir-1 ' fiances combined to thui out the local neics . cnJ ? * ve " ^'"> ^ future , be able to pay more JoS ° n PoetiCaL CosraiBrriOKS are declined . ! V t AiiS 0
t _ - > . Cart JhjKP Wr hn »* r , n rr ^ rn i ? . GprT ^ ' ¦ vyxe- — We have no room . ( * ~ U ^ D asd J . Waits tnmt excuse us : our I Jf J ^ IS full . ifrS ^ T ^^ RZR-Mr . Moseley Stott , hair- \ ^ r * yi 1 own end , Dewibury , wishes to be fur- { » ZTr the address of the Secretary at Selby . ' «^ f other place in the Riding that vould desire "VKTTicet of the Lecturer . j
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R . Wild , fob Mh . Rose . — - ?/ Mr . Rose has not received the 10 * ., he had better apply to Mr . "M'Douall , as he usill see , on reference to Mr . APDouvli ' s letter , that its hadnot to pay it . Teus Plates will not be sent to Agents who are in arrears tcith their payments . FOS TEAKGCS O ' cONSOfc . £ . b . d . Prom Thomas Henna , Somers' Town , per Mr . Cleave 0 5 0 FOB KKS . FROST . From twenty-three persons , at Cart ' s Dyke , near Airedale , per J . Clarkson ... 1 3 0 TOB THE SPREAD OP CHABTISJC IN IEEL 1 ND . From a Democrat at Chepstow 1 6
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SU 1 TDES 1 » AN 1 > . —Teetotal : sm . —On Monday evening , the 19 th instant , a public meeting was held in the Arcade long room , Suaderland , Mr . Nicholas Smirke in the chair . After most appropriate addresses from the Chairman , Mr . John Hill , and j Mr . Alexander Wilson , 3 Ir . Williams , who had been j specially inrited by the Committee of the Society i to deliver an address , arose and spoke at consider- ! able length .. He began by briefly glancing at the many evils of intemperance—showed that physically , meatally , socially , and nationally , it was the destructive source of enormous evjl 3 ; that all evil called for i a remedy ; that the great aHd manifold evils of in- i temperance called specially for the strenuous efforts j of the philanthropist and the patriot for their
suppression . Mr . Williams then went on to point out ! the means by which these necesaary efforts might be ! successfully broaght into operation . He examined j the different projects of different individuals , for the ; removal of the universally acknowledged evils of j drunkenness . He showed that these projects were '¦ nearly as numerous as tho projectors ; that inadap- i cation to the necessities of the case to which they ' were to apply , were their invariable characteristics . ; Where were their trophies ? Where were the refor- i mations that they had effected ! Nothing of the sort could bepointed to in support of their schemes . He j attributed the failure of every effort io suppress j drunkenness , by preventing it in the future and cur- ! ing it in the past , to the fact , that shey all stopped ¦
shore of total abstinence . No definite , practicable , definable scheme for the production of a universal { temperance reformation , short of total abstinence , j liad ever yet been propounded . Mr . Williams ] then proceeded to shew in detail , by startling and conclusive facts and arguments , that total abstinence ' wa 3 a remedy . Indeed , that it was a remedy was ; universally admitted . But vhe speaker proceeded further to utterly subvert and destroy all opposition : —all rational opposition—by incoutestibly establishing that total abstinence was uot only a meaus for ] effecting & temperance reformation , but that it was the only means , and that it was recommended by ' efficiency , practicability , and cheapness . Mr . Williams then wen : on to establish that the plan of total abstinence was of universal application—that to carry out a plan of temperance reform which had
beeu proved to be the efficient , the only eScient one , was a moral dsty—that moral duties were of universal application—that hence it was the duty of all to unite for ihe purpose of effecting the declared and attainable ends contemplated by Total ADSticence Societies . As farther motives to co-operation in this £ reat work of moral reform , Mr . Williams concluded by contrasting the superior glory of the objecis comemplated , and issues to be obtained , by these Societies , with the objects and issues of the greatest warriors that had erer lived , and the most glorion 3 wars that were ever won . The address throughout , aad at its clo ? e , was loudly applauded . Between thirty and forty signatures to the total abstinence pledge were obtained . It was announced at the close that Mr . Candlish , draper , would address laemeeiingjnext Monday evening .
HTXXiXh—KisGaTOx Unity . —The Independent Order of Odd Feilows , Kingston Unity , held their first anniversary in Hull , on Monday la ^ t . In the afternoon , a great , number of the brethren , wearing the emblem ^ of ihe order , assembled in Oabournestreet , and after being arranged according to their respective Lodges , namely , Olive Branch , Prince Regent , ADfire-w Marre ) , Sir William Lowthorp , and Brotherly Love ; the band struck up " God save the Queen , " and the procession moved s ' . ewly through the principal streets and its environs . . Not a more orderly and respectable procession of the kind has been seen in Hull for some time , and a very great majority appeared to be quite young men . The display oi flags and banners was very imposing
: and greatly admired , particularly the district flig , , which bore a representation of King Edward pre' sending the Charter to the ancient fishermen of : Hnil ; a purple flag , with a fuil-leagth portrait of I that almost inimitable patriot , Andrew Marvel ; and a purple silk banner , with the emblem of Charity , beauufuiiy painted and gilded . Great attraction was also created br the first banner , which bore the i design of the " nood Samaritan , " and said lo be ! presented by the ladies friendly to the Kingston Unity ; and aL-o to the last , oa which wsts gilded the : crest of Sir William Lowthorp . late major of Hull , and by whom the Uniiy is patronised , and before < whose residence the band played the national air , and the brethren gave three he&m huzzas . After ]
the procession had returned to Osbourne-street , the . brethren separated , and in the evening dined at ' their respective Lodges . Since the formation of j tnis Lnity , it his doubled its number , and the i united stock of two of its Lodges is one thousand i pounds J The Order is in a very healthful and . prosperous state , and there i 3 little doubt but t : ; at : ere long the K : ug .-ton Unity will spread far and I wide , as its sole object is the good of each , aud the good of all who ep . list under H 3 banner . I EDINBURGH . —There is much talk abont : he ' legality of Macaulay and Craig ' s election ; the # eaeral notion if , that Thompson and Lowery are ihe ' ] pgal members . The following article is from the Edinburgh Evening Po * l , a Tory paper pubhshed
on Wednesday and Saturday : — " Messrs . Macauixt a > "d Gibsox Craig is dakgkr . —The question is generally discussed whether these gentlemen are the two legally elecied members for Edinbnrgh , or whether Messrs . Thompson and Lowery , the Chartist ? , are cot . entitled to thai honour . It is clear from the terms of the Reform Act , that in the event of a show of hands bein ^ taken , and a poll demanded by the caadidates in the minority , the poll is imperatively enjoined- " it shall take place . " In this cas , huwcTtr , one of the Chartist candidates and the proposer oi the other expressed their desire that no poll should take place ; bat it was then too late . The Sb . tTiifb . ad oiiiy one duty to perform , to comply with
the terras of the act , which lefc him no alternative , but to proceed to the poll , in order to test tne show of hands . The mover and seconder , or even a canditiaie himself , has no power to withdraw , afiex ms came is fairly inthe hands of the electors . If these views be correct , ihe Kditbargh election was determined by a show of hands , and , therefore , Messrs . Thompson and Lowery are the legal representatives . Wiieiher they will lake the necessary steps to esrabJish their right to this dignity remains to be seen . " — So there appears to be a chance of havjng one oi two questions sjettled : have the Chartists the honor io be the members ? or can they contest elections at the hustings free from the expence of going to the poli ?
LAMBETH AND SOTJTHWAEK , —A centra ) Electioiirenng aui Registration Committee has been formed tor the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark , composed of members of the Council re siding in Surrey , and other working men , belonging : o ihe National Chartist Association . Several members have already sent in their claim to be rated , and we hope the committee will do much good for the casse . The meeting is adjourned to Monday evening nest , to be holden at the Horns Tavern , CrucifLx-iane , Bermondsey , when it is requesied that all who are favourable to the Charter will attend to render r : >» i ? £ anre .
BAE . NSLEY . —State of Trade . —Never since the establishment of the linen trade ef this town , has there oeen such depression . Hundreds of poor men are starving in the streets , and what adds to the misery of these -and their families is , that the channels of charity hitherto open to the . poor , seem vo be totally dried up . Awful a > d Distressing Accident . —At Park pus , Wor ; bro' Dale , oa Thursday noon , as the colliers weTe coming out of the pit , and when about seventy yards up , the chair tumbled out , and they fell to the bottom , and three of them were kiliea . Their names are Green , RenisoD , and Rose ; another , George Ru-shT-irth . hsd both his legs broken . WEST CLAYTON , —Death by Dkowsisg . —A lad , seven years of age , named John Bxrde , the son of a farmer , at Thornton , was accidentally drowned on Friday la ^ t , in a pond at Stock ' s quarry . He was trying to catch a duck , when he fell in ; and though soon after got out , his life could not be
restored . - j Wohxht or Imitatios . —Mr . Jarratt , manufac- Vorer , of Thornton , has advanced the wages of the , hand-loom weavers in hi 3 employ one shilling per , piece , besides having given emaloyment to a number i of extra hands . " . O . R 4 - VGE S-cisrT . —Oa the 12 th instant , the mem- i bers of the above Court celebrated their anniversary ! by dining together , a : the Hare and Hounds Inn , i Horton , when upwards of sixty sat down . AmoDgst other toasts , the health of Mr . O'Connor wa 3 drank t with beany cheers . i EOTHWEJLL . —Cha > gb Risgj . \ g . —Oa the ; 19 th instant , the following persons ascended vhej tower of the Parish Church , Roth well , and rung a j somplete peal of Kent ' s Treble Bob Majors , coniisting of 8 , 000 true changes , and wa 3 brought round I in excellent style , in four hours and forty miauieg , j
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HTXBX > S&SS * XEU > , r- SuDDKK DEATH . —On Friday wetk , Mr . Gwrge ChaJlouer , aged 24 , the oldest Eon of Mrs . Challoner , bread-baker , whilst going about his business , was suddenly seized with a fit of apoplexy , in which he expired . Medical aid was obtained , but was too late . He was a kind , steady , and indnstrions young man , asd his loss will be severely felt by his family . Lecture . —Ob Thursday right last , Mrs . Cbappelsmith delivered a lecture upon the Corn Laws and the National Debt , to a very respectable and attentive audience , is the Hall of Science , Bath-build ings .
Fight and Death op Two Bulls . —One day list week , the gate having been incautiously left open , two bulls , a large one and a smaller one , met in the yard of the Eastham Ferry House . This yard is on the edge of the Mersey , and on one side of it are precipitous rocks . The balls rushed at each Oth « r and % fierce battle ensued . The Bmall bull had the worst of the fight . He was thrust over the edge of the precipice , to which he clung by his fore feet . The lar ^ e bull , seeing his head just over the edge of the Tocks , rashed at him onoe more . Headlong he plunged over the precipice , and was killed instantly on the rocks beneath : the other , failing . on his hinder parts , escaped death from the fall only to receive it from the knife of the butcher .
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TOWER-HAMtiETS . —At the meeting here on Sunday last , a resolution was passed expressive ef satisfaction is the steps taken for securing the seats in Parliament of Mr . O'Brien and Mr . Binns , and pledging themselves to use their utmost exertions to raise subscriptions to promote this object . CAMBerweli . —A correspondent writes us that the Chartists of CamberweH and Walworth have been most scarvily treated by a couple of innkeepers there , named Smith and Berryman . They engaged a room from Smith , at the Rosemary Branch Inn , Peckham , and issued bills for a
meeting , after which they were prevented from meeting in the room by the landlord . They then engaged another room from Messrs . Berryman and Adams , Grov e House , Peckham Grove , ana again issued bills . After the bills had been in circulation several days , the day before the lecture was to have been delivered Mr . Berryman called upon the Secretary , to say that they could not have the room . We do not wonder at this ; it will always be so while working men hold their meetings at the " drunkeriep , " instead of at their own halls , which they ought to have , and easily might have .
BEROT . ONDSEY . —At the weekly meeting here , the resolution proposed by Mr . O'Connor , at Newcastle , was unanimously carried with a vote of confidence in that gentleman . FINSBDaY . —The Chartists of Finsbury are up and doing , and at their last meeting , on Monday sight , was passed a spirited resolution for the purpose of ensuring a glorious demonstration in honour of tho caged lion of the North . HTJDDERSFIELD— On Wednesday , the Hth , Mr . Martin delivered a lecture at Paddock . He was well received , andaddressedtheaudienceinamost energetic manner . At the conclusion , a vote of thanks wa 3 unanimously given to the lecturer , and three cheers to F . O'Connor , and all Chartist prisoners .
HONliST . —One of the most spirited meetings that ever yet took place in the West Riding , was held in this village on Thursday , the lath . The speakers took their stand upon an elevated platform in front of a gentleman ' s house , who had kindly offered them the privilege . Mr . C . Wood was called to the chair , and introduced Messrs . Martin and Vevers to the assembled multitude , amidst deafening cheers . Mr . Vevers was first called upon , and Mr . Martin followed . Both acquitted themselves nobly . At the conclusion of their respective speeches they were highly applauded ; three cheers were given for Feargus O'Connor , the Chartist prisoner . ThankE were also given to the gentleman who granted them so elevated a place io speak from , and to the Chairman , and after many rounds of loud and continued cheering , the meeting dissolved .
TODIttORDEN . —The weekly meeting of the Chartists was held as usual on Monday night , when several came forward to have their names enrolled ; and it was resolved that forty cards be sent for to the Executive Council . barnsley . The weekly meeting of the Chartists was held as usual ac Peter Hoey ' s and several new members were enrolled , and amongst them many Irishmen . SHAFTESBCRY—Mr . Ruffy Ridley lectured here on the 14 tb instant , to an attentive audience , after which a number of Chartist tracts were distributed .
OI . DHATO . —The Chartists of this place are all alive . We had on Saturday night last a very large meeting in Grosvenor-street Chapel , there beicg no less than six hundred persons present They were entertained by a number of recitations and songs until a late hour . Mr . C&tnpbell , from Manchester , lectured in the above place on Sunday afternoon , to a very crowded audience , on the principles ol the Charter and its progress . and Mr . Butterwortb , from Manchester , lectured in the evening upon tbe conduct o ! the Whigs while in office , ( luring which he gave thtm some most awful kicks .
HETWOOD .- Oa Monday last , we had a glorious meeting , and earelled eleven fresh members . That zealous advocate of the people ' s rights , Mr . Thomas Griffiths , jointd us , and in a forcible and eloquent speech Illustrated the principles of the Charter . W © hail with delight his coming amongst bs ; the factions in him will rind a stern opponent Mr . Ingram briefly followed , and exposed the fallacy of the Corn Law " humbug , " as the present House of Commocs is now constituted . Mr . Griffiths proposed a vote of thank * ¦ which was carried by acclamation , to our worthy townsman , Mr . David Lewis , for his very libeial donation to the Victim Fund . The meeting was then adjourned to Monday night
BBADFOHD . —Oa Tuesday , at a meeting of the Chartists in Bowline-lane , the following resolution was unanimously adopted , and a committee appointed to carry out the same : — " That this meeting is of opinion that the condition of the working classes never can be ameliorated nntil Universal Suffrage is the law of the land ; they therefore recommend the inhabitants of this district to join the National Charter Association as the only means to effect the said object . " LASSWADE . —A meeting of the Chartists of this
place ¦ was beld on Friday , the lfith instant , at the house of ' Mi . William Darnells , for the purpose of concerting measures for the proper reception of Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., -when that sterling friend of the people shall be Te ' ei&ed from his unmerited confinement After several propositions had been discussed , the following five individuals were chosen as a demonstration cornmi : tee , to adopt proper measures , and to act in concert ¦ with the Dalkeith Association , Tiz . Messrs William DanieHs , John Stewart , George Wyllie , William Hay , and George Sutherland .
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . 5 ir , —An insertion of the following statement of fact ? , in vindication of character , will greatly oblige : — I am a member of the National Association , residing at Newport , in the County of Monmouth . On Monday night previous to the day of nomination at Monmouth , we had a meeting , when we had a letter from Dr . Price , stating hiB intention to come forward to offer himself a candidate , and desiring Mr . Edwards to wait until his arrival at Newport , which he declined , ( though the Association had promised to pay his expenees . ) Ptating that he was going on his own business . Having to at
bailed ^ person appear the Quarter Sessions I started early for Usk . Soon after my arrival there , Messrs . Edwards and Dickison arrived , and called at the public-house where I put up . They told me they were going to Monmouth , and I said if the trial would be over in due time , that I should be there myself tnat night . I went to the Hall , and found that the Grand Jury had ignored the bill . On my return from the Hall , I met Edwards on the steps of the Hall , whom 1 informed that my business was over . He told me that I might come to Monmouth with him and Dickison . We arrived at Monmouth about two o ' clock . We put up at the Angel , and took our dinner at the large room . After dinner , Edwards went out to see ( as he said ) Mr .
Buttery . He came back in a few minutea , and said that Battery was at L % k , and that he had a trial there . We went out together , with a view of seeing the town . I met with one of our Association Councilmen , and told him I had something to say to him . I told him that Edwards was not our man to be nominated , but Mr . Price ; and that I should be very happy for the whole Council to meet , in order that I might make known tho whole truth to them . This conversation took place before a Mr . Taylor ' s door , who is another council man . I was invited to tea to Mr . Buttery ' s , and went , where a great many of the councilmen had as ? mbled . I told them that Edwards had not come there at the request of the association , but of his own accotd ;
that we had written to Mr . Price , desiring him to come forward as a candidate in opposition to Mr . B 2 ewit £ , that Mr . Price bad written a reply , stating that he was not only ready and willing to serve the will of the sovereign people if such a man as he was , should be considered by a clear majority of the people worthy of being ' put in nomination at the next general sale of the nation to represent us . I told them that the council met on Sunday night , at Edwards' house , when and where Price ' s letter was read . On Monday morning we sent a messenger to Mr . Price , who retnrned that night bearing his letter , which stated that he would be at Newport on Tuesday morning , and that he wished to see Edwards particularly before be proceeded tO Monmouth ; in order to know ( whether the people were or-
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ganized enough to return a Chartiat candidate by a BbOflr of hands . This letter was read in the hearing f Edwards . We bagged of him to stop for Mr . Price , bat he would not , stating that he wanted to see Mr . Buttery . A desire to have a requisition drawn up was made known , and Edwards promised to have it ready by Monday nifcht , on which ci ^ ht we had a meeting , when Edwards declined having anything to do with Mr . Price . We asked him if he had the requisition ready , according to his promise . He said bo knew nothing At all about it , aad would not have anything to do with it . 1 told the Council that they might fairly Bee Edward ' s disposition , and that he would not only vote for Mr . Blewitt , but that he would also induce every one that he oould
to vote for him likewise ; therefore , that we had broke all connections with him , and , whatever they would do , for them not to nominate Edwards , in the event that Mr . Price should not come forth . The same night , ft pablio meeting was called , at which Edwards and Dickison delivered speeches . Edwards proposed himself as a candidate , and never mentioned the name of Mr . Price . Here I acknowledge that I ought to hare contradicted him ; but , thinking it the Chairman ' s duty , I refrained . Before the meeting broke up , Mr . Buttery arrived , and I was desired to Btep back , in order to state to Mr . Buttery what I had previously stated to the Council , which I faithfully did , and a letter from the Secretary at Newport
was received and read , stating the same facts as I had done . Mr . Buttery asked me what was to be done with the letter , whether it would be best to shew it to Edwards and Dickison , or not . I said , " Shew it , most undoubtedly ; in order to know what they will eay about it . " Consequently , Mr . Buttery took the letter to them at the Angel , and I remained at Mr . Buttery ' s house . Shortly afterwards , I went to the Angel . The first question Mr . Buttery asked Dickison was , "if he was prepared to denounce Mr , Blewitt , not personally , but as a supporter of the present shuffling Government . " He declared then and there that he would not . The same question was
pat to Edwards , who answered , unhesitatingly , that he was prepared , and would- denounce Mr . Blewitt as a supporter of a base Government . On Wednesday morning , very early , the Secretary of the Newport Association , arrived with a letter from Mr . Price , stating that he was coming unprovided—that he should not arrive at Monmouth in due time—that they were at full liberty to make use of his name on every requisite occasion . This caused the Chartists ot Monmouth to fear that if Mr . Price should not arrive in due time , he should not have the majority by the show of hands . Edwards stated if Mr . Price should come , that he would propose him , and that Dickison would second him . These
were the last words I heard at the Angel . We went out together , but Edwards , Dickinson , and others went to the Mayor on some business unknown to me ; I proceeded to the Hall , tho place of nomination . Soon afterwards I saw Edwards there ; I sat not far from the place where he stood . Before the business commenced , a note was delivered to Edwards , the contents of which I knew not ; but soon afterwards I saw one of the hand bills , ( calling on Mr . Price to come forward , ) delivered into the Mayor ' s hands , and another note delivered to Edwards , the contents of which also I knew not then . I heard a voice calling Mr . Buttery ont , when Edwards rose up his arm and said , " Buttery , stop where you are , don ' t move . " I have seen the last note which Edwards received ,
which stated that Mr . Price had arrived and desired him to resign and propose Mr . Price , as he had proposed in the morning , which he refused to do , and wrote with a pencil the following reply , " You must do your own work yourselves when th « time cemes . " The last words that he spoke at the Hall were , that he had given his vote to Mr . Blewitt , ! for he had no wish to put him to any expence . I soon left the Hall and entered the Angel , where I saw Mr . Rogers ( Mr . Blewitt ' s great supporter and Republican ) , and Edwards , and Dickison in a close conversation . As I entered the room , Dickison told Rogers that I was a
moralforce Chartist . Mr . Rogers asked me what I would drink ! I answered that I would not drink anything , that I was a teetotaller ; then he requested me to accept of a bottle of soda water , which I did . I heard Mr . Rogers say that he would rather than ten pounds if things went off as they were intended ; but that it was " that Buttery ' s" fault . I told Edwards that he had condemned himself by the last words he spoke in Court ; to which he made no reply . Mr . Rogers then said , "let us go an « l try to settle it . Edwards , Dickison , and Rogers went out together , and I was desired to remain behind ; but I goon went out after them . I saw Dickison
in the street , though I did not see either Edwards or Rogers . I left Monmouth , and rode home in company with Edwards and Dickison . Between Usk and Caerleon I told Edwards that I was glad Mr . Blewitt was obliged to come to the poll after all ; Edwards replied , he did not know what to do ; but he supposed he was bound to vote for him tomorrow ; when I exclaimed , "Good God , poll for him , what is it you mean ? " When Dickison replied , " O , no , there is no need for you to do that , " and the conversation dropped .
I wish to know on what account Mr . Edwards felt inclined to vote again for Mr . Biewitt : is it on account of Mr . Blewitt ' s application to the Secretary of State , to have Frost , Williams , and Jones tried by a Special Commission \ or because Mr . Blewitt came to a certain meeting , convened on last New Year's-day , to intimidate the friends of Frost , Williams , and Jones 1 or , because he left London for Newport the time petitions were to be presented to the House of Commons for the liberation of Frost , Williams , and Jones , and the liberation of all political prisoners , and returned the following night to vote for Ministers ! or for having
apprehended him ( Edwards ) on the Queen ' s highway , without having any warrant ( or his apprehension . I defy Mr . Edwards or any other man . to point out . any legitimate steps Mr . Blewitt has taken either in or out of the House of Commons , to advance the Chartist cause ? Would I vote for such a man ? No never ! I would rather live and die in poverty , than I would accept a penny from either a Whig or a Tory , and I am . Sir , Yours , &c . Jonah Williams , tailor , Llanarthy-street . Newport , 19 ih July , 1841 .
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as no principle has been compromised—no blinking of our demand , and no serious breach been occasioned , I shall merely say , as a looker on , ( having taken no part in the affair , ) let peace and concord prevail in our ranks ; let all bickering cease , and let our great school-master ( O'Brien ) , aad oar unconquerable General ( O'Connori , shake hands , and rejoice , with us , that the election movement has shown to friend and foe that we have a power which must not be trifled with . And what serves more forcibly to evince oar power—our moral strength—is the fact that a vast portion ef oar army remained inactive , and kept in quarters , deeming the conflict between the two parties of too littla importance to demand their aid .
Now , let not the Tories ''lay the flattering unction to their souls" that there is any reaction in their favour ; if they do , they will find themselves grievously mistaken . Tboy have done nothing to merit popular support : the expectations of tne people are not directed towards them ; and were it not for the resolve of the unenfranchised Chartists to evince their strength , and to shew that a Whig " appeal to the popular will " conld be dealt with according to the deserts of that tyrannical and persecuting faction , the Tories would not have shouted "Victory" through the land . The Chartists are now on the vantage ground , and it mast be retained ; all minor difference and splitting of hairs must be laid aside , and a hearty pall , " a str « ng pull , and a pall al together" made for the overthrow of aristocratic domination , and the establishment of the pure principles of democracy .
Surely , the " Finality" clique and the Educationmongers will throw aside their fiddles , seeing that in every instance where the " ignorant" Chartists have h a * an opportunity of standing side by side with the titled aspirants to senatorial honours , the former have far surpassed the latter in sound sense and close reasoning . Never hat the Imbecility and consummate ignorance of both factions been made more palpable than during the present election movements . The masterminds of Wniggery have dwindled into insignificance ; and the Ciceroes of Toryism have been shewn not one whit
superior to second or third class school-boys , wherever the voice of the self-taught chartist has been raised in elncidatf on of the principles of good government . The science of government ia now better understood by our missionaries than by those who are dubbed statesmen and senators . Half a dozen thread-bare coated Chartist lecturers would be of more essential service to her Majesty and the people , than any Cabinet that could be formed from college-bred materials . However , as I have no hope that Royalty will take counsel of men who have been tutored in the school of experience , we must content ourselves with treading at a distance .
Well , I have said we are now on the 'vantage ground , and we must retain it , as every artifice -will be made to dislodge us . Every attempt to create division by the introduction of measures of " expediency" must be opposed . Step-by-step doctrines must be manfully resisted , and now that evidence has been given to both factions of our strength , we must be proof against every trick they employ to court our support Oar motto is , " Universal Suffrage , and no Surrender , " and to It we must adhere . The missionaries that have been , or are now , employed bave done incalculable good . Let them ge on in the course they have hitherto pursued , and let the Chartists , generally , stand firm and support thtm , and ere long , we shall be blessed with the full fruition of our rights .
We want no propounding of new schemes—those only tend to distract the public mind ; our principles are stript of all ambiguity and the mode now pursued of carrying them into operation is , peaceful , " legal , " and effective , and carries terror into the enemies' camp . Goon , then , in tne same track . Let the messengers of political truth go forth as they bave recently done , and their efforts must be crowned with Bucceas . I am glad when I see old and tried friends working in the field ; and 1 , this morning , had the pleasure of receiving a letter from Mr . Skevington , of Loughborough , stating his intention of making a tour northwards . The people have confided their interests to bis hands on two important occasions—he being delegated to the National Convention , and also to the Political Prisoners' Convention ; and I doubt not bat his presence will be acceptable in every town he may visit .
As bis letter is short , I beg you will insert it . It is as follows : — " Loughborough , July 17 , 1811 . " DEAR Rider , —I purpose to visit Mr . O'Connor at York , and lecture at a few of the places as 1 go through , to raise the expenee ; I have , therefore , token the liberty to trouble you to make arrangements for Barnsley on the 29 th , Watefleld or Leeds oa the 30 th , York on the 31 st ; and I have thought of Hull on the 2 nd , Gainborouga on the 3 rd , and Lincoln on the 4 th , if you think it would be well ; if not , say Bradford , Halifax , Huddersfleld , and Dewsbury . i' Will you have the kindness to adopt that mode you think best , and let me hear from you ? " I am to be at Nottingham on the 26 th , Mansfield on the 27 th , and Chesterfield on the 28 th . " I hope you are well in health , and that I shall have the pleasure of seeing you on nay way . " Your early attention will greatly oblige .
" Yours , In the cause of right , "John Skevington . " Now , Sir , allow me to state my willingness to do all I can to assist all who hare the like object in view , with my friend Skovington , and that I should deem it no trouble whatever to assist in making every arrangement for him or for any other advocate of the Charter ; but , unfortunately , I have no correspondence with our brethren in any of the towns he names ( Leeds excepted ) and , consequently , I cannot address the secretaries of the various associations . He knows how , and when , I was shelved ; since then , I nave acted indedpendent of every man , though ever willing to aid all to the utmost of my power ; therefore I have no other method to pursue than requesting you to insert bis letter , and to permit me to b ^ g the attention of our friends to its contents . They will peiceive the dates and can correspond with Mr . S . and make their own arrangements .
I will not advise Mr . Skevington as to his route , as no man can go wrong who goes forth with the Charter in bis band . Let the Associations see to this—it is their business . Yours truly , William Rider . Leeds , July 19 th , 1841 .
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ACCOUNT OF THE POLITICAL PRISONERS ' PETITION CONVENTION . Mr . Editor , —Dear Sir , I forwarded the balance as per date . I had banded you the accounts , with the exception of that portion dated the 22 nd ., With a request that it might be published forthwith , as soon as I received the account of that portion which was paid , after I left London , and could make it up . I find , after this delay , that the account has been mislaid , and I have , therefore , bad to make it up again . Pray do publish it this week . I am , dear Sir , Your ' s , truly , L . PlTKETHLT . 20 th July , 1841 .
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REPEAL AND CHiftlia * IN IRELAND . —We giV « the f allowing from the Dublin World . Our readers will perceive that it is from the correspondent of the World , in Cork , and it tells a tale of fearful dooming for the factions in ill-fated Ireland ;— Cosk . — ( From our own Correspondent . }— Oar city election has ended , Colonel Chatterton ' s agents having enterei a protest , and Meisrs . Callaghan and Murphy are our representatives , notwithstanding thatV * ? canine Scotchman' named-Carnejji ^ assured the ; poor fleeced Colonel that he would at last beat w » Popish priests . This election , has given - birth ' - 't *
strange ideas , and converted some of our leadingmen into Chartists , and others into whippers-ia for the Ministers . Air . Hayes , certainly the ablest man in our citj , waa furioas for a second repeal candidate , and accused the people of deserting this great question . ; he avowed himself a Chartist , aad gave a plumper to Mr . Callaghan , the repeal candidate . I fear repeal ia * shook' in the * beautifuli city / and from the bottom of my soul I am sorry for it , as I am firmly convinced that nothing but a domestic Parliament will ever ma&e ' Ireland as she ought to be . '"
biGNS op the Tibks . —In the parish of Rochdale , there are at present 1 , 527 empty houses . Tory Mikistry . —That with a majority of son » eighty , upon the gross returns of the general eledtion over their Wnig antagonists , the Tories should , by this time , have looked into their master-roll , and well considered who would be best calculated to discharge the principal trusts of official power with most advantage to the country and most honour to themselves—was a course which must have been anticipated . Accordingly , several lists were , yesterday , handed about , in certain political sanctuaries in the immediate vicinity of Pall-mall and St . Jame 9 ' s-street . Two of these we know to hav » emanated from quarters with every means and every probability of being well-informed on the contemplated elements which it is intended should enter
into the constitution of the new Cabinet , la the lisfc we quote from , we find the following names , and thfi corresponding offices respectively appropriated to them : —Others which belong to those whom vre deem less likely to be called , presently , to power , yf f urposely abstain from mentioning here . irstLord of the Treasury and Chancellor of th » Exchequer—Sir Robert Peel . First Lord of the Admiralty—His Grace the Duk * of Buckingham . Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs . — The Earl of Aberdeen . Lord Lieutenant of Ireland—Lord Wbarnclrffi ? . Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department—Right Hon . Henry Goulburn . Lord High Chancellor of England—Sir William Follett .
Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies—Right Hon . Lord Stanley . President of the Council—His Graoe the Duke of Wellington . The Speaker of the House of Commons—The Right Hon . C . Shaw Lefevre ( whose re-election it is said not to be intended to oppose ) . Secretary for Ireland—The Right Hon . Sir H . Hardinge . Other officer * of State—The Lord High Chamberlain—H 13 Grace the Duke of Beanfort . The Lord High Steward—The Earl of Liverpool . The Master of the Horse—The Earl of Jersey . Her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris—Lord Lyad » hurst . —Morning Herald . Wednesday .
Strange Delusion . —The wife of a tradesman at Peckham has for some time laboured under the extraordinary delusion that she has within her " a ravenous rat . " A variety of means have been used to restore to her the exercise of reason on this point , but hitherto without effect . She has lately undertaken to starve the frightful tormentor to death , but it ia feared her own life may be the eacrifice , as it ia with difficulty she can be prevailed on to take food to support existence . The medicial men who have examined her are of opinion that she has an internal tumour , which at times causes pain , which she mistakes for the kicking of the " ravenous rat . "
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Oldham . —Mr . Hill preaches in Grosvenor-street Chapel to-morrow , at two in the afternoon , and six in the evening . Hull . —Mr , Hick , of Leeds , will preach in the large room , No . 8 , Church Side , to-morrow , at halfpa . st tea in the mornkg , and at half-past six ia tha erenin £ . Leeds and Hunslet . —Sermons will be preached to-morrow afternoon in "Vicar's Croft , and in the everting on Huuslet Moor , by Messrs . Smith and Parker .
Mr . Skeyingtoh , of Loughborough , will deliver a lecture in the Chartist meeting room , Htll-side , Chesterfield , on Wedaesday evening next , the 29 th . instant , to commence a . half-past seven o'clock . A collection will bo made after tho lecture , to defray the expenees . Nottingham . —On Monday evening next , at eight o ' clock , Mr . J . Skevington , of Loughborough , will lecture in the chapel , Rice-place , Nottingham . — On Tuesday evening , at Mansfield ; and on Wednesday , at Sutton-in-Aihfield . Dean Tatlob will preach at the Chartiat Chapel , Meadow-side , Arnold , on Sunday , the 25 th instant , at six o ' clock in the evening . Mr . Cand ? will lecture on Monday next , and each evening next week , at 6 even o ' clock : —
Darlaston . —At the Bull Stakes , Darlaston ; subject , Old and New Poor Laws . Wednesburv . —At the High Bulling , Wednesbury ; Bubject , Political Economy . WoLVKRUAMPTOiV—At the Temperance Coffee House , Mr . Moggu ' , Snow-hill , Wolverhampton ; subject , Monarchy and Republicanism . Bilston . —At the Ball Court , Bilston ; subject , the Necessity of Union to accomplish our Political Redemption . Macclesfield . —The Whigs' funeral sermon will be preached in the Chartist Room , Watercotes , on Sunday evening next , at seven , o ' clock , by Mr . West , when Whigs , Corn Law Repealers , Socialists , Sham , Radicals , and all othor chief mourners are invited to attend .
Halifax—Mr . W . Martin , late student in the Whig colleges , of Northallerton and Lancaster , will preach on Sunday next , in the open air , if the weather permit , on the South-end of North-bridge , at four o ' clock in the afternoon . Sundeiiland . —Mr . Williams will lectnre at the Life-boat Room , on Sunday afternoon at half-past two o ' clock . Tower Hamlets . —Mr . Wall lectures next Sunday evening , at the Tower Hamlets , on the policy of Whigs and Tories .
Marylebone . —Mr . Edmund Stallwood has accepted the invitation of the men of Marylebone , and will lecture in the Working Men ' s Hall , Circusstreet , on Sunday evening next , on the Charter , its principles , their practicability , the means of obtainment , &o . &c . Bf . lper . —Mr . Bairstow , the Chartist Missionary , will lecture here oa Friday , the 30 th , at seven in tho evening . Holbrook . —Mr . Bairstow will lecture here on , Monday , July 26 th , at seven o ' clock in the evening . Alfreton . —Mr . Bairstow will lecture here oa Tuesday evening , the 27 -h , at seven . SwANWlCR . —Mr . Bairstow will be here on . Wednesday , the 28 th , at seven in the evening .
Ripley . —Mr . Bairstow will lecture here on Tharaday evening , the 29 th , at seven . Millford . —Mr . Bairstow will lecture here oa Saturday , the 31 st , at seven o ' clock in the evening , and will preach in the MaTket Place on Sunday , Aug . 1 st , at half-past five in the evening . Birmingham . —A soiree will be held in the Chartist Church , Newhall-street , on Monday , the 2 fth instant , in honour of the liberation of Mr . Brown from Warwick Gaol , when all friends are
particularly requested to attend , as the overplus will be for the benefit of the family . Wese-Riding Delegate Meeting . —A West-Riding Delegate Meeting will be held on Sunday , August 1 st , at ten o'clock , in the forenoon , in the large room over the co-operative stores , Dewsbury , for the purpose of taking into consideration whether a lecturer shall be appointed in place of George Julian Haraey . The regular business of the Riding will also be entered into . It is particularly requested that as many places as possible will send delegates .
Liverpool . —Mr . William Jones will deliver a lecture in tho Chartist Association Room , PJe § ktaw , street , on Wednesday evening next , a *—SfchiioT * \ t >~ o ' clock . - /^ ' ^^ 7 v ? - /\ l ' U Huddeespield . —There will be a deleaat ^ feeei&gi / . > £ - ! 3 ? -.. ' ~" \ held next Sunday , the 25 th ; at abc o ? ekjk , jg £ i £ p " vp ; - •' - ' \ . ¦ ' . \ evening , at the Dog Inn ,. Kirk | 9 te , 'OW £ ^ Mail »« qK >^\ . - . \ ~* '¦ XA important business , when delegates fronrfiehjifirtfa a '' - — - - ^ v )¦ ?!• Honley , Meltbam , Slaithwaite , and Hndj MHS ¦ - ' , ; :: ¦ ; . . 3 ' < expected to attend . \ vW ^ T * N *' ~ '•• - * . •/ iNr ^ ^ ' -y
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MR . K . J . RICHARDSON AND THE SOUTH LANCASHIRE CHARTISTS . TO THE CHARTISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN < k IRELAND . Friends , —We bave read with some little astonishment a letter in the Star of last Saturday , signed " R . J . Richardson , " and reflecting severely on the Manchester and South Lancashire Chartists , in regard of some raoaey that he alleges is due to him for printing , &c . for the great demonstration in September , 1838 , and for which , he states , Mr . George Condy and others are Jikely to involve him in trouble . Now , Friends , oar object in thus addressing you is , that we wish you to withhold your verdict , as there ia a proper committee appointed to make all the necessary enquiry into the debt alleged to be due to him , and it is boped that , by next week , the Committee will have a full report ready for the public Signed on behalf the Tib-street Association , James Wheeler , Chairman . Manchester , 29 th July , 1811 , [ In reference to this matter , we have several other communications from different quarters ; some of them following eut Mr . Richardson ' s appeal , and severely censuring the Manchester and South Lancashire Chartists , for their neglect of duty to bim ; ethers , from the the neighbourood of Manchester , strongly denouncing Mr . Richardson , and acquitting the Associated Chartists of all blame . In this state of things , w *> shall wait , before inserting any of them , for the report of the committee alluded to by Mr . Wheeler . —Ed . ]
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THINGS AS THEY ARE . TO THB EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —The noise , bustle , trickery , deception and humbug , so conspicuously manifested by the rival factions during the recent struggle for political ascendancy , having now almost subsided , and as the public mind is becoming more tranquillised , we , the Chartists , ought now to attend to our own affairs , and prosecute our warfare against every antagonist power , no matter under ¦ what name it be distinguished , that militates a 5 aiust our sacred cause , which has for its object the promotion and security of the greatest possible happiness to all . The public mind has been too much stultified by the adoption of double-meaning and unmeaning terms , such as " practical reform , " extension of the suffrage , " " full , free , and fair representaJien , " &c , and even the most consummate tyrants that evertrod the surface of the globe have assnmed the name of " Liberals , " while the Fox and Goose Club , which consisted of a few
discomfltted Corn Law Leaguers , had the effrontery to arrogate to themselves the honourable appellation of ' Radical ! Reformers . " During the recent elections it nas been proved to the most sceptical that the balance of power is in eur hands . Mr . O'Connor has repeatedly stated that to be the fact , prior to the recent " appeal to the popular will , " and the factions as frequently laughed at the idea ; but now how stands the matter f Why , both the Whi gs and Tories know , and confess , that ¦ without us they can do nothing . The WhigB ascribe their defeat to Chartist influence , and the Tories know that Chartist opposition to Whig domination has given them , for the present , a victory over their brethren in iniquity . It can no longer be denied that the despised Chartists can kick the beam on either side , even although " Little Finality" and his adherents have aaid " Ye shall have no part or lot in the matter . " Disputes have arisen respecting the policy and the impolicy of supporting the Tories in preference to the Whigs daring the recent contested elections . As such di » pnte » have arises betTroen " good men and tame , "—
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To Messrs . Williams , Pitkethly , Morgan , Skevington , Mac * Douall , Smart , and Martin , £ 3 each ... ... 21 0 0 To Mr . Ford , for the London Delegates ... ... 3 0 0 To Mr . Foid , messenger ... 15 0 10 To carriage ... ... ... 0 0 9 11 To ditto , a broom , and postage 0 2 9 13 To ditto , and ink ... ... 0 4 , 8 14 To roller , postage , and paper ... 0 12 15 To carriage and paste ... 0 7 8 To Mr . Ridley , for conveyance
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£ 56 1 2 £ 1841 . May 5 By from a Gentleman , per Mr . Cleave 2 0 0 „ from a Gentleman , per ditto— ... 6 2 0 7 „ from . Mr . O"Connor 3 » 0 0 12 „ from Falkirk , per W . Cullen 0 4 0 „ from Mr . © 'Connor 30 0 13 „ from Perth , per Mr . Cleave ... ... 0 11 0 „ from Mr . A . Beaumont , Huddersfleld 0 2 0 £ 62 19 8 62 19 6 Balance 0 18 3 k June $ 8 To transmitted to Mr . O'Connor . « 18 U
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Ik M * . O'Cojwok ' s Letter published in cur last Number , relative to seat * to bt petitioned for by the Chartist Candidates , for ** Hawiclr read "Norwich . " Datid Wright . —We have no room for hit letter . Bis poetry shall be attended to .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), July 24, 1841, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1119/page/5/
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