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XAHXSUEV . —A . Urge out-door meeting took alue , « a the Market-Hill , in order to adopt a wtrtrn to the House of Commons , praying » n maZriBto the atrocious and enormous crueltiesi prac-Sad in Wakefield House of Correction , and for the tatel abolition of the silent system wherever en-Jbteei . Mr . Frank Mirfield was called to the chair ; ^• Mounc ed to the congregated thousands , that Sir friend and benefactor , Fe&T £ -ns O'Connor , had SSliuIMii liberty on Sunday . This glorious news mm reedred with the most deafening cheering . n . i ^ obu Iingard moved , and Mr . Wm . Norton aewa&d the following resolution : — " That it is the « aaiu of this meeting , that it is the daty of the . anode of Barasley to petition the Commons' House
¦ Spuiuunent , praying an inquiry into tee enormou 3 entities perpetrated , is the name of justice , &t ~ W « kefisld House of Correction , and all other gaols a this country , and that the said Hous « of Com--XHO will exercise its powerful influence for putting sa entire stop to the inhuman and x ; rael silent syssten wherever enforced . Mr . Jehn Shaw moved , xai Mr . Patrick Moulds seconded the petition as it appeared in the Star , of last w&ek .. Mr . G . J . Har-S spoke in support of the petition for two hours , was JondJy cheered . Three cheera wfera given * r Fe * rgu 3 O Connor , three for Frost , WiUiamB , * && Jo&es , and three for Asbton and all the incar-« eated vietiES . Mr . Thomas Dancombe , M-P-y as ssieeied by the meeting to present the petition .
dfr . Harney said , now that the particular businesss ¦ Jor which they had been convened was finished he -wwki , with the Chairman ' s permission , submit to tim a resolution which he deemed of some impor-£ ace . First , let him congratulate them npon the trnsphmt progress of iheir glorious principles in the land of the Emerald Isle—( . cheers)—mo 3 t of tlim were aware that for months past a great somber of Northern Stars had been sent from different parts of England to Ireland , and bad there fcsea circulated by trusty patriots , much to the ¦ EBOjance of the hypocritical vil'ains w > . o made a trade ef the miseries of unhappy Ireland—( cheers )—£ b * ooa 3 aquence of the circulating of the organ of Cfeartism ameng that too long deluded people wa 3
tie diseaiminating of a knowledge of the principles iqxm which our cause is based ; this led to the for-XBStzon of Chartist Associations in Dablin , Newry , Sscghsda , and other places—( cheers)—bat Yrha : lad thrown the " Moses of Ireland" into the greatest xage , and siruck dismay into the ranks of the ** J * oyal Royal ' s , ' —( Lau-hter ) --vris the adinisiion iat » the Dublin Universal Suffrage Association of the Rex . Patrick Ryan , parish priest of Donabate . "tCSwers . ) Dan well knew that if once the Ca'holic Tpriesthood should espouse the cause of real liberty , sk occupation would be gone—the' " trade" of agftattoa would be annihilated—accordingly he had
epeoed his foul mouih aiia by hi 3 malignant asd crafty iiksin'a&tions , had Fought the destruction of Hkte man of God , who had dared to do his duty . But this faithful minister of Christ had shown be was not to be put down by the bullying or lying of the " Libur-» is , He iMr . HO would now read a letter from the JLsv . Gent . La aJiswer to the calumnious abuse of the old impostor , which was first printed in the Free-¦ m an ' s Journal , and afurwards copied into the JfertJurn Star , in which paper xncsi of them hid md it ; but so excellent was tha ; Liter , that he iraBsure , even iho :-e who had read ir , -would be mat h » ppy to hear it as ^ ain . ( Cneers . ) Mr . Harney then read the letter , which was received with ihc mo ? t
enJtHsiastic cheers ; he remarked comment wuuld be scpeiflous ; fure he was that every honest man in Hai meeting—EcgV . shaian and Irishman—would Bappart the resolution he wcu'd now propose : — ** Thai this meeting return their heartfelt thanks to tiie Rev . Patrick R ; an , parish priest of . Djuabate , far hia minly defei . ee c = f tLa character of the people © f Eagknd , and for his able vindication of the Tigfata of the oppressed mrinj ; and this meeting pledge their support to their Irish brethren in ihi-ir straggle fur national rights cud justice . " Mr . ^ Eiuas
DaJj , an Irishman , seconded ihe reso : ution , which was carried by acclamation . Three cheers having been given for Feargus O'Connor , three for William . Ashtan , and all the vic-anis of Whigsrery , three / or the R = t . Patrick Ryaa , three for Peter Hoey , acd ailtko Irish CbarJais , a&d three for the Charter and bo surrender . Tne meeting vhssoived . ilr . Soj ' rth afterwards arrived , and in the evening addressed a meeticji ia iir . Acland ' s large room ; his Address was ekquent and truih-tcllin < , and gave to all assembled the iireates : satisfaciioa . '
A pcbuc heetixg was held in Mr . Akslum ' s lcrgeTOom , on Tuesday , to hear a lecture from Mr . T . B . Smitfe . A sestkmaa of sterliL'g Chartist principles was called to the chair , who opened the proeeedifigs in a cost creditable aud pr ^ irewonhy ^ e ech . The worthy chairman tcnclnced by intro-3 aeaog to the meeting Mr . T . B . Srahh . Mr . Smi : h "waB received with tTtm-i-ncous cheering . He com-JBenced his lecture by stating the reasens which preheated his arrival in Birnsley soon enough on Monday to support the petition " to the House of "Ceainions for an inquiry into the horrid system of torture carried into eiFce ; in Wakefield Kcuie of Cerrecuon . He said as be was not here to tike part in that business , which he be ' . ieved was well done
Mosgh h * was not there , ( and which he sfconld regret » s ieng as he livea , ) he would now call their atienfe © n to the great eT ; ls ihs working c ' 3 ?* c 3 were liboEring under , sad the oaly remedies Tfli ' . eh iPOnld tffec : naily remove those < J : < frc « cs . Mr . &aita traced the evils that arl : ct the workies to tbair ecurces . He deplc-icd the various distresfe ; under whicn the labourers are groaning , with the 3 &ost glowing , bat rxeart-searchin ^ Iang > : age ; he expatiated upon the causes c-f cur sufferings , and the remedies to remove those sufferings , for nearly two hours , and was listened to with the mast proiba&d attention , by a large and respectsble con ^ regaiion of hard working men , tbeir Trives and dansfaters . The worthy lecturer was loudly
sppiended , both duricg aud aj the eud of his able . efeqnent , and -aieuted oration . The following resolution was then passed : — " That the explanation Jfrren by Mr . T . B . Smith to this meetiBtr , relative to his son-arrival at cur Monday ' s densoustravion , M po-fectly satisfactory , and that tie thanks of this meeting are dee , and are hereby given , to that gentleman for his kindness in stepping here to-day , ftsd for his able lecture . " The resolution was yasaed amidst loud cheering , llr . Snmh returned thsaks . Another meeting was held in the same jbceinthe eveniBg , wtich was erosvded to excess . Erery ono was delighted with Mr .-Smith ' s diseoorses ; the manner in which he dwelt upon ¦ domestic duties has highly pleased the females at JBsxnsleT .
SHEFFIELD . —Mr . Jnlian Harrey addressed -ma overflowing and most enthusiastic anditrce , in &s Qiartist Association Room . Fig-Tree-lane , on hsi Wednesday week , Atpitt J 8 : h . The rneetiB ^ TBasthe finest in-door aiSimblage we have gathered fax fflaay many months past . Lectube . —On Snnday evening last , Mr . Otley ieetnrtd in the Association-room— subject— " The life and character of Oliver Cremwell . " The lectarex exhibited , in masterly style , the real character « f thtt extraordinary man . Historical , instructive , aBdenterrainiug . Tie Jecture delighted the truiy-»^> ectable assembly that thronge d the room . J 3 » ery tiaaka are dne to the lecturer for his truly J&la and talented discourse .
"Tkk Htjmbcg Cosfebesce . —A public meetir-e j r » s ield in the Kether Qiapel , Norfolk-street , on Joesdaj eTening , to hear the report of the Ministers "Waohad attended the Manchester Conference . The ¦ mBBtipg was called for seven o'clock , at which time ^ B Teiehe d the chapel , when we found it about half Sflfid . By eight o ' clock the chapel was well filled « y ss audience principally of the middle class , not » ttwr « f whom showed , by their sJeek appearance , SBK tie ** horrid bread tax" had not prevented their aming . - Business commenced shortly after seven Vctock by . the ReT . T . Smith , minister of the rapel , giving ont a hymn , after which a gentleman ' nan name we did tot learn , offered up a " halfmale frajer , " rot one word of which could be iKxidm the gallery , where we were seated . The
at * . 1 . bmnh was then called to the chair , who elirered a meaningless address in adrawliKg , sanc-^« khis tone ; after which he called on the Rev . Mt . Lurom , Bap : i £ t Minbt « r , to move the first re-WBtoMm . The Rev . Gentleman moved a resolution to toe effect— " That the meeting- viewed with the deepest interest the mass of evidence brought befsntbe Conference , proving that the decay of our towte , decrease of wages , and the destitution and ¦ nffermgof the people were cansed by the iniquitous * ax « a food- ' In support of his resolution the ReT Gsptteman took np the great-er part of his speech in « de » wmring to show that Corn Law Repeal was iwt a pdrtieal question—that his party were not pe&kal difisenters—argued that Corn Law Repeal
wkw not Mjore tne agncoltural labourers—true , Saqght throw them ont of employment on the land , tmt grre as more trade , and we'll employ your sgrinrttand labourerf . At the ssme time the Her CUm cited cases showing that much of the Tabog performed in Sheffield was most destruetire to -tfaelwalth and life of the workers ; jet such are ibe fc&aBiigs of " more trade" the Rev . Gentleman weald kindly extend to the agricultural labourers . fie thought the farmers were so prosperous that il afiepealofthe Corn Laws should lower their pro-£ ta , xbej could Tery well bear it I ( Aye . but will
wey 1 ) As to the landlords , he would rxcommeed ifeea to pTB np the luxuries of their board , their ^ faodid equipages , tbeix magnificent manaiocs , &c . Cfte Her . Gentleman may recommend this , but . will * ne aristocracy do so 1 ) He said tho ministt-rs of Qmstianity had been often reviled by the defamers fawtwn , that while they cared much for the spirit-¦ Mwetft re of their flocks , they cared notb JDg for their i wp ^ al irants . Thank God , the tsscmoling of the 1 J ^ O « enee at liHBcbester iad wiped away thai ± »** r ™ ' ,.-tj fiunishing woman , addresskg her : Wttor Aildren , wonld say , yon shall have bread , I * w » f « 0 goodI ministers ot God has declared tlutt ! afSL ^ . ' / ° i uference was the best h ° Pe-Of ! « oe poopje , M ( i Ban > jj e ^ y ^ tJui t tlieir h Wca id
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n < jtbe- « is » ppointed . ( Cheers . ) Tho IUv , Mr . MuHS Independent Minister , seconded the resolution . He maintaiaed that it was the duty of evevy man t » investigate the causes of the present social misery . ( Why , then , Rev . Sir , were the Christian Chartist Ministers , and Rational Religionisi Preachers , excluded from your Conference !) He spoke of affecting statements made to the Conference , of the shocking state of the working class of Paisley and Manchester . ( Why were not John Duaoftn and Lloyd Jones allowed to give in their " affecting statements " of the " shooting state of the wotking class" in Dundee and London t ) He said there was something radically wrong in the present system . ( If so , will the humbug of Co *» -Law-Repeal ** radically" cure
the disease acknowledged I ) And concluded by catling upon his hearers to agitate , until the poor maa's rights were n » t only acknowledged , but granted aed secured . < Be assured , meet Bxj . Sir , ihat we are determined to do . ) The resolution was then pat by the Chairman , with breathless haste , fearing tfcere might be some opposition , a&d declared by him to be unaaiHwuslj carried . Mr . Bailey , Calvinist Miaister , moved the second resolution , which was a mere echo of the first . In its support he delivered a lengthy and eloquent gpeeck Pity it is that his abilities should be devoted to the furtherance of the scheme * of a Tile faction , instead of the vindication And upholding of the universal rights of man . He lashed tfee Church Parsons and Wealeyan Preachers , and
for the latter was hissed by a considerable number , answered by the cheers of his friends . In the course of his address , he gave utterance to the following democratic remark , — " Kings were made for the people , —Iaw 3 were made for the people , —no section of the community ought to be the masters of society /' < True , Mr . Bailey , most true ; but be consistent . Leave the ranks of the " plundering few , " and join the plundered many in their struggle for the power to right themselves . ) A Rev . Mr . Davis seconded the resolution . He delivered a rambling tale about " cheap bread , high wages , and plenty to do , " closely interlarded with Scriptural quotations . The speech of Mr . Bailey had , we fancied , uifect € d the nerves of the Rev . Gentleman , for he
earnestly begged of his hearers not to be misled by any appeals to their passions ; on to account to think of appealing to physical force ; and to be sure not to abandon the Anti-Corn Law agka-ion for any agitation for organjo changes . He wound up with some trash about oar lovely and beautiful Qieen , and argued that a repeal of th& Com Laws was cow all but certain , Eeeing that the aforesaid lovely lady had appointed the RcY . Baptist Noel oue of her Chaplains I The resolution haviug beea carried , a Mr . Rhodes moved a , resoistion approving of the acts of the Conference , and awarding the thanks of the meeting to the Ministers who . had addressed them that evening . The resolution being seconded , wa 3 about to be put , when Mr . Harney ,
who spoke from the gallery , said he had a question to a-kbeiore the resolution was put to the meeting . The Chairman could not hear Mr . H . though he certainly did cot speak in the lowest tone ; Mr . H . however succeeded in making him hear , when Sir . Mir . r raid something to tho Chairman ; upon which , in spire of Air . Harncy ' s opposition , the Chairman put the resolution , and declared it carried . Mr . Hsrney insisted on putting his question , and was met , as might be expected , by tho uproarious opposition of the saints , who , however much they may be in love wi ' . h " free trade , " aie certainly no friends to " free d's ^ nss-ion . " At length Mr . 11 . was heard . The question he had to put to the R .-v . Gentleman was , When Ministers of ail denomiuaiu ' iis w-.-ro
invited to attend the Conference , why wtre certain pirions excluded , gentlemen who were duly accredited as nrnisrero of' -hecon ^ refjatious who lai tent them : o Manchester ? ( Cheers and uproar . ) The Rev . Mr . L ^ roa -aid he was not aware uuiil ho had returned : o Sheffield , that any . \ liu : sur had been excluded . If any person or per ; o : i 3 had b ~ t ; i excluded , j : tras the work of the coin ; Ei :: ee appointed for the purpose of cunsidtring theela . ius for admission on tho part of all persons pros u :: i , ^ thim-i-lvts 3 ? Ministers ; that committee was a lu ^ h ' y vespevtaola body , and he doubted not biil that in the printed report of the proceedings of the Confer- n : e , ih : 'committee wouJd ^ ive reas mfor iheir conduce in this matter every way satisfactory to : hu eounirv a '
large . ( Cries of " ^ v ) , " and app » au ? r ) Mr . liarcey vrjffbed to put another qutst'en . ( Grcai uproar and cries of * ' Turn him out . ") He would be hi-a . ru . —A stra . gbt- } iair > . d , smooth-faced jackanapes , who officiates as doorkeeper in the " house of GoJ , " exhibited h : s chrii'ian charily by threatcain ^ to vrog Mr . N . out by brute force ; ihis provoked couiiisr-tlireais on the j an of Mr . Hariiey ' Bliieiid * j in ; hc- midst , of the turauit , some of the Rev . Gentlemen cried to Mr . Haruuy to cuffie corn to the platform below the ju ; p " : ; , where thiy v- - \ -rc con ^ re ^ aied . Mr . ll- ; rney ccinpiicd , and on rtachii ; g ; hft " sacieti ^ rcuao" put his question— " Will t ; : e Her . Gentlemen explain Low it was thai whin a resolution was moved in conference , declarator of tho L \» ru
Laws bcrr . g the whole cause of the tx . istii : j ; diavrs ^ s —l : ow was it , that w . ; en a minister present req \ ivsed of the chainraa permission to tpsak to the resolution , that the chairman refused , aud thai the conference supposed the chairman in Ins unjy ^ tifiab ' -o conduc- ? ' The Chairman replitd—Ihat the meeting would see it was very ntC' ss-ry for the carrying on of public busice ?? , that cer : ahi re ^ uiat . oiis should be adopted , and being adopted , should bs abided hy . The conference had ai' ^ umt- ; ^ a c .- -mruittce to aeiect the < -j . eakt . rs , only ii : v . e who v . - i-ro Ij the committee -eUcttd could speak , the chairman oijy did his duty , therefore , iu the matter
cumplairitii of , and the conference Vtry ^ iupcriy protecied him . ilr . Haraey said , at that , l ^ tc hou r oi the night , he would not tres ; ass en their pitienc ^ , but would simply remark that , in his humble opinion , the Rct . Will-. am Hill was refused a hearingbecause the getters up of the coiifereuce ktK-vr vc-rv well that Mr . Hil ' t was no tool of thurs , aud feind therefore that his opinions wouJd no : chime wiih thoie of the Rev . Gtntkmcn who were permitted to speak ail en one bide . ( Cheers and hisses . ) The chairman replied that Mr . Harney ' s remarks mi ^ ht be true , but were certainly very uncharitable ! 'iiio ECf eting dUsoiveri .
X > E'WBETJ 3 . ir . —A requisition having been presented to the Hi ^ ' n Constable lequesiint ; h ; m to call a meeting of the inhabitants to cousidc-r the propriety cf petitioning the legislature for an enquiry into the present prison discipline , and that gentleman having kindly consented to do tov a meeting was held in the Marktt-p ' ace , on Thur ? day evcniii « ing , Augnst ] 9 ih . At eight o ' clock , ilr . William Moseley Stott wa 3 called to the chair . The chairman read the requisition calling the meeting , and after a few remarks introduced Mr . Epl : raim Clarke , who moved the following resolution ;—" Tl-at this nieBting regarding with indignation and abhorrence , the atrocious cruelties practised under tiie fitndish silent system , in the public gaols cf this
country , do resolve to petition the House of Commons , imperatively urging upon the lejjii-lature the necessity of an immediate inquiry into the working of the present prison discipline , that an end may be put to the baibarities complained of , so repugnant to humanity , and disgraceful to the nation . " Mr . Charles Connor in an excellent speech , seconded the resolution . Cat riedunanimously . Mr . Brander moved the adopUGn of tbe petition—seconded by Mr . Htvrsome and carried . ( The petition was given in our third edition of last week , and again apptars in another column , ) Mr . T . B . Smith of Leeds , next addressed the meeting in a lengthy and powerful speech which was warmly responded to . Mr . Julian Harney moved the following resolution , which was unanimously agreed to : — " That tbe brutal mismanagement of the prisons of this country as set forth in the petition adopted by this meeting ,
is but another proof of the necessity of making the Charter the law of the land—that the law-makers and the executors of the Jaws may be responsible to the whole people . " Thanks being voted to the Chairman , the meeting dissolved . ' UVEBPOOXi .-On Friday , the 21 st inst ., Mr . John Duncan , of Dundee , and Mr . William Tbomason , of tbe Vale of Lever , addressed a numerous and respectable meeting of the Chartists of Liverpool , in tbe Lodge Room , Preston-street , on the occasion of their return frcm the Clerical Conference , held at Manchester , when they detailed the conduct pursued by those reverend black shadows towards the only true representatives of the feelings of the working classes-, and a resolution , condemnatory of their coDtiac-t , was unanimously patted by the meeting , and a vote of thanks being parsed by acclamation to Messrs . Thomason and Duacan , the mating quietly dispersed .
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w XSOM OUB LONDON COfcHESPO . VDENT . Thursday Evaiing , August 26 The all-engrossing subject of tbe true and good i " b the liberation of Mr . O'Connor . The localities are vieirg against each other to render a token of their respect towards him . The short notice which they haTd bad alone precludes them from proving more strongly their admiration of his arduous struggles in their behalf . As it is , however , a deputation , will be in York from Lordon . Middlesix Delegate Mbkti . ng . —This body held * special meeting on Wednesday evening last , which was fully attended , to adopt measures for welcoming , on the part of the men of London , Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., on his release from unwarranted and severe imprisonment . Mr . Parker moved , and ilr . Watkins seconded , " That a deputation be sent from London to welcime Ftargus O'Connor , E ^ q , on his release . " The motion was carried unanimously .
Ak address was ordered to be drawn np for presentation to F . O'Connor , Esq ., from London . Saim Pakcras . —The Council of this body were called together on Wednesday last in consequence j oMbe letter from Mr . Cordeaux ; Ilr . Smith was I called to the chair , A moit animated coiiTersaikai ! tnsued , which terminated by Mr . Fearn being ! elected to proceed to York on behalf of the " men « i ' Saint Pancras . Fixebcby . —A Ball will begiren on Tuesday next at Johnson ' s lecture room , Clerkeajarell , to celebrate ue liberation of Fc&r ^ ns O'Connor , iiq ., to com- j Efi £ C « at half-past stren o ' clock . " i
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BX&BEZHOBASK . —O'CoiraoB D £ M 0 N 8 T 7 jlbon . —At a meeting of the National Charter A ' jsaciation , held at their room , Freeman-street , on Wednesday evening , Mr . Parkes in the chair , the Chairman read » printed circular from York , requesting that a deputation should be sent to \ retoome Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., from his dungeon . It was unanimously agreed to send Mr . White to York , as the representative of the Chartists of Birmingham . A large body of the females who were present
enjoined Mr , White to give their respects to ** Feargo ? . It is particularly requested that all persons who ' have Sags or banners will Bend the same to the Chartist room , on Monday or Wednesday evenings , and any friend possessing flags , &c , at a distance , will please send them in a wrapper , addressed to Mr . 3 . Wilkinson , No . 5 , Cregoe-terrace , Bell Barn-road , who will see them safely returned . It was resolved to enter into a spirited subscription , in order to give Mr . O'Connor a reception worthy his immense services . Birmingham will do its dvtt .
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ELECTION PROCEEDINGS AT BRADFORD . We stated in our last ( he steps that had been taken by the ChartistB at this place , in connection with the coming election . Since then the Tories have regularly unkennelled their fox in the person of Mr . Wm . Wilber / orce , whose only recommendations are that he is a Tory , and Vhat his father once represented Yorkshire . It was announced that he would address the electors at the Odd Fellows' Hall , on Monday night ; the admission , of course , was by ticket , and the audience might probably comprise from seven hundred to eight hundred . Mr . Wilberforce avowed his enmity to the New Poor Law , and his opposition to a free trade in corn . Amongst the usual topics of a Tory ppeech , he gave utterance to the following passage : —
" I began by saving I am a Conservative . As such , gentlemen , I oppose the present ministry—as such 1 oppose the Whigs—as such I differ from the Radicals —and as such I disapprove of the Chartists . I think it right to make this distinct explanation , because I do not with to owe the support of a single man to a falsu impression . It is , as I said before , ike irulh which will outlast us all , and by this we will stand or falL But , gentlemen , haviDg said this , I really must go on to say that 1 draw a very great distinction betwixt the WhigB , the R idicals , and the Chartists . I look upon the Whigs as a pirty as dishonest ( Heir , hear , and applause . ) i aui verj sorry if I give pain to any body , but I have
been taught to call things plainly by plain names . iHear , bear , and applause . ) I look upon Radicals as vtry mischievous a ad mistaken mun , but a great deat hi ore hoatst th&a tbe Whigs . ( Laughter and applause . ) And I look upon the Cbartista , in their origin , and in the history of th ' eir career , as the deluded victims of Whig deception—( cheers)—suffering , justly when they break the laws , and therefore , whllo I pity them 1 must condemn , but led to the brink of the prtcipice and ignorant )} ' into the breach of the law by those whd ir . fla ; teiy more dt stive the penalties which tbty have h-iiU ' . ed upon their own uuluppy victims . " ( Treineutl-jud chetring . y
His address occupied about an hour , and his friends seemtd quite satisfied . Mr . . busftrila ' s party remained quiet . Tho only step they have taken , of any importance , is to anuouueo that , out oi ref-puct lor the memory of } lr . L . sttr , their hte repre ^ entx ' . ive , they will conduct the present election " without ila ^ s , banners , or music ! " The plain English of this is , that their Jast election biiis are jet unpaid , and , in consequence , their fligs are in pawn , and music can no longer be had ou tick . As a party , the Bradford Whigs are defunct ; they are divided amor . gat themselves ; ihey arc worse than the dog in tho manner . Tiiey cannot carry the election themselves , and ihi-y will not assist the only party , by union with whom they might return a truly liberal and genuine representative .
The " lads , "however , aro not behind hand in their procecdicg-i . Ihey also gave notice of a puLlic meetirg ior Monday night—not a " ticket meeting , ' bat ono to wVIch all might have access—in the open air . The meeting was heid in front of Sir . Ibbotsou's ihop , and comprised an audience of upwards of seven tiioiiiaud—another proof , it prout ' were wanting , of tho importance ef tho . Chartists as a party , ami a denvjustration of the iniquity of the present election laws . In fact , there ca : i be no doubt that , let the el ' . ction take place when it may , let who will ba i eturntc bj late , CoLuel Thompson will be the choice of a vast mujjrity of the inhabitants .
At about haif-pa : ri seven o clock , Mr . Cldrk . ^ on , the solicitor , was called to the chair . The space in trout of Mr . ibboUGu ' e shop and the Buwliog-gree ;' , being entirely Ssled . The Cnairman addressed the and :-euce at f ; re :. t length , ia which he gave a d&taikd accotiiit of the n < gi ; tialio « vvjiich had been v . ileinyttd by the Whys , who , as we stated last week , had kindly t-ifeied , as the purchase cf Chu , r ; ist bupport to poor Old B ' . ^ fiuld , on this occasion , to ^ ive them a share in the reprc » c : ituuon next time . This otfer was refused , and a proposal was made to the Whigs to briny out Colonel Thompson ; who , it was quite certain , by- united support , raiiht be returned by a triumphant majority . This proposal , however , the Whigs had not courage to entertain , and af er taking time to deliberate , tho comu . i ' . tee forwarded to the Chartists the following precious pieco of Whig chicanery and tpecial j . Lad ; n >; : — Committes-roouis , Ltec ' . E-road , Avg . 17 .
In reply to the proposition submitted to them this morning , \< j a deputation from the Churtist Committee , the CnuiiiiitUe fur conducting the tliction of Mr . I ! u 3-fi = l < J , Kg respectfully to say , that they folly concur in thepriLcijJe invulvtd in tLat proposition , viz .. —That the pe < -j > lb in the broadest sense of tbe ward , are the only l' ^ itin . ate source of power ; cuns-. q-iently , . is long as tLe suilYage is conOned to a portiou only of the people , the electors ire trustees acting for the benefit of the whole community , and that they ought in the exercise ( j { U . fcir piivikge , aa far aa compauWe with their own conscientious . convictions , to him a judgment in accordance ¦ with the ascertained opinions of tho nnjority . They , nevertheless cannot assent to the proposition , and for tbe following reasons -. — 1 st . Because it would be difficult , if not impossible , to obtain such an attendance ut a public meeting as might ba fairly taiU lo npreseat the opinions of the whole budy of the inhabitants .
2 nd . Because a general meeting ot the inhabitants of ' . hi borough would contain many who have an interest altogether distinct from and adverse to the question to be submitted to thtir decision , and yet by voting on the question they might materially advance their own interest to the detriment of all other parties . 3 d . Because the present impel feet list of voters being the ultimate body to which the appeal must be made , tbe real points to be ascertained , viz . which of the Liberal candidates possessed the greate&t . amount of electoral strength , would not be discovered by the proposed meeting , and , however valuable and ii . fluentia ! such an expression of public opinion might be with many electors , it is feared that its moral influence on the mass of the present voters would bo imperceptible .
4 th . Because the plan proposed could not lead to a satisfactory a < joBtment of the difficulty , inasmuch as tbe public are divided into tl . ree great political parties or classes , and , therefore , at a general meeting vt the three classes , that which was most numerous might be swamped by the union of the other two . Whether this result took place or not , seeing it is possible , there would runain ample ground of complaint and dissatisfaction , which it is most desirable to avoid . 5 th . In conclusion , the committee for conducting Mr . Bubfield ' s election , cannot forbear from expressing their Biucere regret , that anything like class interests should be allowed to exist between them and tbe party
they address , seeing they advocate many important political changes in common , and are all a : niingafter the same object—good and just government . It must be apparent that none of these changes can be effected by estrangement , bat much may be done by union . The only wise coarse at tho present juncture and under the present circumstances of the registration , is to combine in support of the man who will secure the greatest number of votes ; then to watch the iegistra tiom , and place as many as possible , on the list of voters ; then it may be practicable to procure the return of men , whose principles are more in accoid » rce vrith the wishes of the great body of Reformers .
Waltee Exley , Chairman . Thus ended the negotiation with the WhigB ; and it remained for the mee ing to detetmine whether they would be ridden over rough-shod , or whether they would have a representative of their own . It was admitted , even by Bus&ela ' s own friends , that he was not a competent person , that , in fact , ha was a complete cypher , but they must Tote for liim- ^ becauee he was a Whig , and they had nobody eke to vote for . So the fools will stultify themselves , and become a laughing-stock to the country , for lack of moral couiage to support a man whom they admit es Buperior in every respect , as advocating all that ¦ they themselves advocate , but who has the misfortune to bo fifty years in advance of them in intelligence , in liberality , in talent , and in every requisite which is necessary to qualify a man for becoming a representative .
The meeting which was the most enthusiastic one we ever witnessed , was afterwards addressed by Mr . Wm . Martin , Mr . Alderson , Mr . Charles Conner , Mr . Ibbotson , and Mr . Wm . Martin of Leicester . 1 he address of Mr . Charles Connor delighted and electrified the audience , aud . brought forth tremendous cheers . The following resolution was carried unanimously : — " Tb&t , in the opinion of tbis ' meeting-, Col . Thompson is the most proper person to supply the vacancy occurred in the representation of this borough in Parliament ; and that the electors and non-electors present at this Meeting pledge themselves to use every exertion to secure Col . Thompson's return . "
In proposing a vote of thanks to the Chairman , Mr . Connor stated that a letter had bean received from York , announcing that O'Connor had received an ocder for his liberation , and that he woold come o « t of the Castle on Monday next . This was receised with tremendous cheers , and caust-d an excitement and pleasurable emotion amongst ihe nuroexow assembly , which it would lure daae Chiggosdipiaye witnessed .
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The vote of thanks to the Chairman having been carried , three eheers were proposed for O'Connor , which wete heartily * Riven ; three for the Charter ; three for Frost , Williams , and Jones ; and three for the Northern Star * when the people separated at near ten o ' clock ; The meeting was very orderly and attentive , and after getting rid of a Whig Committee-man , who conspicuously figured with a pipe in his mouth , and the only person apparently intoxicated , and who frequently attempted to interrupt the proceedings , the business quietly progressed .
It ia rather surprising that the Whig prints are silent upon these important interviews , and carefully avoid letting out the fact of their going " cap in hand" to crave Chartist assistance who , too wide awake to be caught with chaff by the Corn Law repealers , whilst they were williug to listen to any sound and fair proposition , very properly discarded the empty promises of their deceitful friends . Verily , the Whigs are in a fair way by their perverse obstinacy to convert the important borough of Bradford into a close Tory corporation to be opened only by the enchanting key of . Chartism .
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MEETING AT THE HALL OF SCIENCE . This meeting was held at eight o ' clock on Thursday night , an < T was attended by not less than 3 , 000 people , comprising men of all classes , opinions , and professions . It was called by the folio wing placard : —
Clerical Bigotry and Intolerance—To the People of Manchester . — A " National Conference of Ministers of all religious denominations , on the subject of the laws restricting the food ot the community , " was advertised some weeks ago to be held in this town , nnd commenced on Tuesday , August 17 , 1841 . This conference originated with a few of the Manchester preachers , who , in their pub ! i ? htd circular and address , desired ft ' free and friendly Conference of Ministers of Religion , " -who were to " lay aside their sectarian and parti ' zan differences " and on the hallowed eround of Christian charity , " to consider the means of bettering the condition of the famishing multitudes . Upon the tetms of this broad and unrestricted invitation , many parties ,
representing numerous religious congregations , in various parts of the country , came to Manchester at considerable expence ; ana on the day of tho meeting applied for admission to the Town Hall , the place advertised for the conference to be held ; they were unceremoniously referred back to a . committee ef those who considered themselves of the orthodox faith , and who , in the forenoon of the same day , constituted themselves a conference , and afterwards in committee presumed to sit in judgment upon those who came after . This arbitrary committee , like another inquisition , sat with close d doors ; and , without hearing any explanation or vindication from tUe applicants for admission , passed the tallowing exclusive and illiberal resolutions . '—
J . " Tbat tho party representing themselves as Chartist Christian ministers do not apptar to this committee to come within the terms of the invitation to attend this Conference . " 2 . " That the application from the Christian congregation cf the Vale of Ltven appears to this committee to come under tho same class as the preceding , and , therefore , must bs subject to the same exclusion . " 3 . " That the npplication from the Socialists , designating themselves ' K&Uona ! Religionists , ' also appears to this 'committee to be inadmissible on the same terms . "
In order to learn how far the public of Manchester will sanction the-o intolerant and esc parts proceeding * , a public meeting of ail parties will be held on the subject , in tho tla . il of Science , Camp Field , on Thursday next , August 19 th , lS-il , at e : t ; ht o ' clock in the evening , when the following rejected psrties will address the meeting : — The Kevs . John Duncan , of Dundee ; Joseph Aideison , of Bradford ; W . Thompson , of the Vale of Lcvcn , Scothnd ; Lloyd Jones , of London ; Robert Buchanan , of Manchester ; and-Alexander Campbell , of Stockport . T ! . e ch .-. ir to bo taken at eight o ' clock . Admission , One Penny—to defray expencts . Mr . James Leech , of Manchester , was unanimously elected to the chair , and after briefly opening the bnsiiiP . ss of the mctting , he called upon
Mr . John Duncan , wno said that he had been deputed by a congregation consisting of 800 persons to attend the Confer / i-tieo of Ministers thtn sitting in that town ; and lie was sure his conurbation felt as deep an -inferest in the questions , to bo considered by t !> at Confemico , as any other in tiie Kingdom , else they would never havo beon . at the expence and trouble of sending him from Dundee to Manchester to attend their deliberations . He was duly furnished with credentials from his congregation , to show that he was their regularly appointed minister , and that they had deputed h ? in to attend the Conference on their behalf . These credentials he had shown to tho Committee appointed by the " leading few" in tho Conference to examine as to
the eligibility ol tnose preventing themselves as deputies ; and , strange to say , they decided that he had no right to sit , although he had been sent in conformity to an invitatiou publicly given , for a public " Conference of Ministers of all denominations . " Ho could not help thinking , that ii was because the Committee had a suspicion that he was not entirely in favour of their views on the Corn Laws , that they had refused him admission ; for , Btrangetosay , ( though they had dceid « dthathewa 3 not elujble to be present , they offered to lot him in , if he would pledgo himself in writing that lie would not oppose or take part in the proceedings ! ( Cries of 41 Shame , " " Shame , " " Free discussion ' . " " Just like the parsons , " &c . ) This ho , of course , refused
to do ! He asked them , if thoy thought he was gifted with the attribute of prcKcienca ; that he was able to foresee what they were going to do , and was convinced tkat their intentions and actions were right , that they asked such a thing from him ? Their demand was monstrous—and he indignantly refused . ( Loud cheers . ) On this he was told to call again , and he did so three several times ; but without proenriag a reversal of the decision . He then asked the Committee whether he had not been patient under their extraordinary i > roccedinj ; 8 towards him ; and ho also asjeed them by what authority they presumed to sit in judgment upon his case , and require written pledges from him , seeing that he had as much right there-as any one of them- To thia they
could give him no ans-wcv ; and ho now , therefore , appealed to the public against the intolerant , exclusive , unsocial , and presumptuous conduct of this self-elected junta . Was ever such a tiring known in this world before ; that-a set of Reverends , making vast pretensions to sanctity and charity , were to meet together for tho purpose of discussing a public question ; and that a lew of them were to take upon themselves to exclude all who were not prepared to come to a fore-gone conclusion , unless they would give written promises not to oppose tho proceedings ! What a farce ! But the thing was done for . Parsons , though they were the most consequential and presumptuous of human beings , yet always , by their exceeding foolishness ( for presumption and folly
were always united , ) defeated themselves . This was the case in the present instance . Every one would see through the trick ; and the anti-Corn Law party , instead of obtaining that influence and that hold on the public mind , which they hoped to gain by this step , would be laughed at as a set of blunderers . The thing was too transparent to deceive any one . The veil of Christian charity , lore , and sympathy , which had been thrown over the political purpose of a defeated party , was so thin , that all but the very blind could see the ugly monster beneath . The whole proceedings were thoroughly contemptible ; and as such they would be viewed by the people . It was too late in the day for even parsons to attempt to play off such a trick upon the people ! They ¦¦ had learned to keep their consciences out of the breeches pocket of the priest , and he was persuaded that the trickery of the
" shepherds could never again regain that hold on the affections and purses of the flocks which they once had . Had they been wise , they would hot have attempted this thing . They would have endeavoured , by quiet and unostentatious demeanour , and by those little " acts of kindness" on which they so much pride themselves , to have kept their hold ; and not have come forth into the blaze of day , and in open Conference proclaim their subserviency and arrngance , their prostitution to party purposes , and their assumption of power . This was very unwise on the part of the clericals ! They wero not in a position to be able to afford such an exhibition ! The age would not stand it ! The age had out-lived them ! The people were not to be thus trifled with and laughed at , —not even by parsons ! Mr . Duncan concluded an energetic speech , amidst the most tremendous cheering .
Mr . L . Jones next me to address the meeting , and was received with a tremendous burst ot feeling from all parts of the densely crowded room . He observed , that having noticed the address from Manchester calling upon " Ministers of all denominations" to meet to consider and discuss a question of policy affecting the temporal interests of the people , and as he was a minister himself , and , as such , had devoted considerable time to the study of the very question the conference was called to consider , hiaatteution was powerfully arrested by the invitation , and he felt a strong desire to be
present . The congregation to whom he ministered alko felt anxioua that ho should be present j and they had accordingly and regularly appointed him . One thing be must say had rather astonished both himself uud his congregation : it was the fact that Ministers bad reutured at all to a filet that they had any concern for or with the temporal condition of their flock . Thu was , he feaied , a lately-born feeling ; and he hoped it could tot be traced to the fact liiat the miteries and privations of the poor had aecmaulaied to that d'gree that seat reots and salaries xwuld not be paid ! { bond cries xtf hear , hear . ) Wkatevtr wag ih < t euuse « f ihis ap .
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parent sympathy of parsons for the people , one thing was certain , that it had only lately exhibited itself : and even when it had appeared , some parties doubted the prudence of parsons thus mixing themselves np with secular matters , arguing that they were the moBt unfitted by their position to have any knowledge on the subject . He would give them an anecdote which fully illustrated this feeling . He bad been in company with a gentleman , who was deprecating this meeting of ministers , contending- that , from the cause he had . mentioned , no good could result from it . He had compared them , when assembled in a body , to a quantity of yeast , which they all knew was bitter ; bat which , when mixed in due proportion with other bodies worked well and
stirred up the entire mass . With the first portion of the application he fully agreed , though he must be permitted to doubt the seoond ! God knew they were bitter enough ! on that point all would agree , though their might be two opinions as to whether they ever worked well or not . ( Shouts of laughter . ) Mr . Jones then went more particularly into his own case , and by documents which he had with him shewed if any one had a right to be present at the Conference , it was himself . He read his license as a 'Dissenting Minister , properly signed by a magistrate of London , and other credentials , to prove that he was a minister of a congregation to whom he regularly preached , aud who had deputed him to that Conference to state their opinions and his
own on the important subject of the Corn Laws . From what he had juBt read , the meeting would certainly conceive if there was dependance to be placed on the law , he had a perfect right to be present ; because the society to which he had the honour to belong , were recognised and sanctioned by the law , and were evencnrolFed as a religious society under an Act of Parliament . He concluded in his own mind from the documents and credentials which he had with him—that he was better qualified than one-half the Ministers who were inside . And why had he come bo prepared because he knew them , and thoy knew him ; and ^ for that very reason he prepared himself . He had so fortified himself , that their refusal if given mu 3 t be
from intolerance , and not on points of form . Bat ho had not come thither to oppose the Conference for opposition ' s sake . Having given the subject his study , he had como with an intention of telling the assembled ministers that tho vast amount of misery prevalent in the country was not attributable to the Corn Laws alone . ( Hear , hear . ) After showing the manner in which the meeting had been called , and comparing his credentials with the terms of the notice calling the meeting , as it appeared in TaWs Magazine , Mr . Jones said he would leave it with them ( the meeting ) to say whether tho ministers , who were burning with love of country ; who were actuated by feelings of benevolence for the poor ; who had agreed to lay aside all sectarian
peculiarities , and meet in free and friendly discussion , had acted consistently by refusing him admission to the Conference . ( Voices— " They have not . ") The speaker th"n gave a detail as to how he had been used . On Monday , he had gone to the Committee Rooms , and given in his name . While there , he observed many ministers enter and take their tickets , with little or no ceremony ; but a gantleman took up a pen and wrote across his ( Jones '*;) name , " referred to the Committee ; " and his Brothers , the Rev . A . Campbell and the Rev . R . Buchanan , were treated in the same manner . lie took the Opportunity of asking to what Committee he was referred , and why their cases were to be referred any more than the rest ? No reasons couM be given why he should be
excluded ; but he was told where the committee of ministtrs who had been appointed to sit in judgment on such cases were assembled . Accompanied by Mr . Campbell aud Mr . Buchanan , he went to the room pointed oat , knocked at thscloor , and by and by tlio Rev . Mr . Board .-all came to the door . He asked if tho Committee wero there . Mr . BeardsaH said " Yes , thoy were just trying their cases . " *• Well , then , " said Jones , "let me come in . " Mr . BcaidsaU— " No , no ; now don ' t ; you had tetter not . ft will be belter for you to stop out . " " What , " said Jones , " are you trying my case , and mo not present ? " and thus , -without seeing his documents , or hearing a word from him as to his eligibility they decided he had no right to bo present . Against
tbat decision h ? ha"i protested , even before he knew what it was- ; f » r he totally denied their ri ^ ht to sit in jufigmeiit on him at all . He had as much right to exclude them , as they had to exclude hioi ; and that the matter mightbe fairly tried , they went again to the To wn Hall , andrequusted admission , but were ret used . Ho-then put his shuiildera ' gainst the door keeper , and in they both went . ( Loudlaujihtcrandsreatcheerinfj ; ) The door-keeper said , ' * You ' must not jeocieiii . " Jones said , " But we are iu . " The door-keeper" You must go out . " Answer— " It you will shew your authority for ordering us out , we will go . " A nolicotnan was thea procured , aud he ( Jones , ) Mr . Campbell , and Mr . Buchanan were taken to tho I ' olice-c-ffiee . the Rev . Mr . Alassey following ; and
iu a very short nine they owed to the Queen £ \ 50 as bail . Mr . Jones , after speakii : g of ' . Air . Maude as a magistrate , said that when before him next day , he had requested Mr . Massey to go into the case , and shew why ho ought not to be admitted , since the invitation had been given to all ministers . He also bid him remember that there wero Unitarians sitting in tho Conference ; and he conceived this was the first time they had been acknowledged by the rest of the ministers as Christians . Mr . Maude did not seem willing to entertain the case ; bui he was told , that if he dit-mustd the case without satisfying the excluded as to whether they had a right to bo present or not , they would so to the Hall and try aga . 'ii . As Mr . M ^ ude refused to interfere , he ( Ilr . Joues ) made his way
back again to the Conference Hull ; but Mr . SawJey , the policeman , knowing the thort cuts , got there before him , and fastened the door . ( Loud laughter ) This was the way he had been treated ; ( shame)—and , too , at the instigation of men wlio wero burning with zeal and lovo lor their country . The fact was , the meeting was no * , got up for the purpose of benefiting the poor ; but it was called together by a lew of the touis of the cotton lords , for the purpose of blinding the poor as to their trua interests . The ministers' own salaries and prfw rents , too , had a groat deal to do with the assembling . If these had been well and fully paid , they would ntvetr have heard of parson-sympathy fur the poor . Mr . Jones concluded by leaving his case iu tho hands of the public , and sat * down amid cheers lone and loud .
Mr . Alt ) er 3 on , of Bradford , was next called upon , and he observed , that he CJtme there as a Mii !! 3 i « r of tho Gospel , but not one of tho fashionable pavty , Ho had his credentials with him , properly signed , and by very respectable persons . II < j had preached to his congregation for five yeara , and seeing a public invitation to the conference , his people had chosen him to represent them . Ho was certainly only a poor man , and received nothing for his preaching ; yet he considered that both h . mself and his congregation had been grossly insulted . The speaker , after a very excellent speech , said he would leave his case in their hands—knowing h at , so far as the working classes and tbe public in general were concorned , he should hav e ju > tiec douo ; though lie could not get such at tho haiids of his brethren , the parsons . ( . Long aud loud cheering . )
Mr . Buchanan was next called upon , and was ; received " by several rounds of applause . He observed that at that late hour he would not occupy their time , as Mr . Jobcs had fully explained bis case . Ho then showed that he was , according to the announcement , every way eligible to be admitted to the Conference , having been sworn in as & Reverend in Manchester Court House , and deputed to the Conference by his congregation . The reason he and the rest of the Rev . Gentlemen had baeu rejected , was because they had sprung from the working classes , and were still so intimately connected with them that they knew their feelings aud opinions , and could tell the Conference some strong and wholesome truths . It was because the rejected better understood the social condition of the people , and because they would have damaged the Anti- Corn Law cause , by making the Conference look at both sides of question , that they had been refused admittance . — ( Cheers . )
Mr . Thomasson , from the Vale of Leven , Scotlaud , next addressed the meeting . He observed that a very wise man had Baid , ° There was nothing new under the am . " But for his part , he thought it was something original to see so many black coated gentlemeu sit down so gravely , in order to mend the condition of the poor . ' When he went first to the Vale of Leven , there was a certain minister , who , for many Sundays together , made it the theme of his discourse to shew the wickedness of himself and others , in daring to mix politics with religion ; but since the Tories had gained a majority in Parliament , that very minister _ hatt for the ' last few Sundays passed his strictures upon Sir Robert Peel and the Tories , which
he ( Mr . Thomason ) thought smelt strong of politics . ( Cheers . ) He next read a statistical account which proved that . a very useful class of men ( miners ) wero not receiving , for themselves and families to liye upon , more-than . Is . 6 d . per head per week ' . He also related an anecdote of a parson , who vibited a poor woman on her sick bed , in the last stage of distress ; and , by way of " relief to her physical and spiritual wants , told her to content herself , and read for her consolation the 53 rd Psalm S ( Laughter ami execration . ) After relating several other anecdotes , Mr . Thomasson concluded by recommending them to press forward until they lad obtained those rights aud immunities which , by the laws of God and nature , they were entitled to ; and retired amid loud cheering .
The RiV . A . Campbell , of Stockport , next came forward amid 1 ud cheers . He would not take up much of their time , as his case had been pretty well explained by the other speakers ; but there was a particular feature in that case , different from the rtst . He Lad been specially invited to attend by Mr . < Gtaarge Thompson himself , the secretary to tha committee jvho j : ad originally called the Conference ; AiidJusjaajas had appeared oa tbe list of ministers
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who had agreed to attend , an published iu th * V cheater Guardian * and furnished for public *??* : ^ Mr . G . Thompson ; aud further thani ¦ that ffl'l received a letter from that gentleman , tuiSZE him to collect statistical information , andwtkv * request be bad complied . He and twoofe / SJr * had collected all the information they coald ^ * relative to the trade in Stocfcport , the Si *** wages , and the numbers out of employnJ i ^ yet , after all thi * , he was refused admission ^ ' ***" Mr . Jackson next addressed the meetiL told a tale similar to the rest . ** . < M The first resolution was then moved in « lent speech , by Mr . Stabket , andsecoaded s ^ Buxton . ° J m .
It was as follows . That thU meeting haying heard the fcUW , ** . the seTeral speakers who were refused artnZz ! * Tuesday last , August the ' 171 b , into H ^ T 01 } , National Conference of Ministers of all * e&w *? f * nominations , are of opinion that such txchttfoa part of the committee is most intoleran t and « J * being a * iolatioa of the principles of ChrUttw ^ * * and antl-Sectarianlsm , npon which the C ^ ni ^^ conyened , Inasmuch as the rejected ¦ partieTSr *" duly appointed ministers of large congretuim . if * niahed with all necessary credentials , and S ? * representing a targe amount of the intelifceBnT * *
nonulation of th «> nnntrv tutairiap K =. in » w . ^ . ^* tnd population of the country , besides being bettwnrlr from experience of the working ela 8 sea --- lS «^? from general acquaintance with the subjeW fa v npon it . than of those who presumed to eselBdftVv from the deliberations And farther this me « Hn .-opinion that the' Ministerial conferenca , ' as jH £ ^ constituted , does not represent the real feelina afS people , but only a section of the middle ch « L ~ that inch exclnsire Conference , or any other ^ T ^ S Ecclesiastical character , la-. the . least . quaUSedrf B bablic bodies of men , whether from eduoitloii i * ' * pericneo , to settle satisfactorily such important „ tions . " ""*•?«*•
The resolution was put by the Chairman Md «« ried unanimously . ° * Mr . Rankis moved , and Mr . Ellis seconded tw next resolution . It was also unanimously p ^ p " That , considering the extreme distress aaa aging now existing in Great Britain , and th » t ' n ( ffl » « i the wealthy and represented classes seem ttmJS to do justice , or even listen to the coTtipiaints rfiS industrious millions , there is no hops for IW but in their own exertions . - This meetiM ? therefore , of opinion that the universal tewfe should take into consideration the propriety ' " 5 fc mediately convening a conference to winch " -on ' ij sent persons in whom the people have entire c 6 b « Zi !
, persons chosen without respect to class , creed ; relirim or politics ; persons who can- come pretated to ] L fully the feelings which the people " entertain , and tfcei opinions as to the best methods of substltntinc ' orfe peace , and safety , for the present confused , nn « etUa and unnatural condition of society . This mestiog ^ duterniines to appoint a committee of arrangement t ascertain , in the first instance , the degree of appro ' tion which this suggestion meets with . and if a ^ portion of the people be in favour of such a step m * be empowered to give notice cf the same to theco ' untr at large , and make arrangements for the holding of th meeting . "
The following persons have been appointed as tb committee : —Messrs . Jackson , John Ellis , RobertIto chanan , A . Campbell , John Buxton , Rilert- MshJ James Owpar . Andrew Mvlrille , Jaiaas a . StamSc'i and John Starkey . ^ A Protest , of which the following is aeopy "« moved by Mr . Littler , seconJed by Mr . Ccom and adopted : — . /* " This meeting having heard a fall explanation of tU several circumstances connected with the txclusicnofttj Christian Chartist aud Rational Reli gionist Prettet along with ttveral other parties from ttm ' Minhtaid Conference held in the Town-Hall , " ot thistoim . a Tuesday last , August 17 th , 1 S « , purporting to bei ' National Conference of ministers of ail religioasdenc .. minations , ' hereby enters Us most soleina protest wbd
this assumption of nationality , by a body who raeteii represent a section of the middle classes , and who hii ^ excluded , either upon points of faith or politics , jxaia elected by thesufttages of numerouscon ^ rtgationsoftls working classes ; we further protest against all dfr rical conference upon questions of a politcal or fisfll mature , and affecting the rights and happiiiera of ( in people generally , satisfied that such conclaves b « neither the experience , justice , or liberality ' to '< y honestly , either with such questions , or with ' 'iM people , besides establishing a bad precedent for faiaj occasions , for the intermeddling of the priesthood , ttif in all ages have shown themselves intolerant , narro * minded , and opposed to public liberty . Tiie peopt generally , irrespective of creeds or opinions , and vd exclusive bodies of men , should alone publicly discoa and decide upan all such questions . " ¦ "¦ ¦
A vote of thanks was then carried by acclwnatifl to the Cnaiiniai ) , and , after three hearty cheers fy Mr . O'Connor , the meeting separated at inidn ; ght . Thus ended one of the most numerously-attended , and certainly one of the most enthusiastic m ; etii ^( ever heid in the town-of Manchester . It i 3 ispossible to convey even a bare idea of the feeliaj of ineffable disgust with which the details ) f \\ i conduct of the sicek-paunches were received by ' thi meeting ; and the feeling is not confined to tko : < who attended . Men of every par'y openly express their disapprobation of the exclusive spirit etincsi by those who are paid for dissenting ! and mn tit " Leaguo" themselves see that the bolt ks kea overshot ! No more parson Conferences will be called 1 The present oneis afinnhzi—for it by Ml only done for itself , but for the " League" too !
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WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE . WAKEFIELD ADJOURNED SESSION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVE N , Thj tfl ** , summer General Quarter Sessions of tne i for the West Riding of the County of Yorf , ^ held by Adjournment at the Court House , »" , field , on Wednesday , the 8 th Pay of ** " » gj next , at Eleven o'clock in the Fowboob . ^ purpose of inspecting the Riding Prison , ("" ^ of Correction . ) and for examining too ^ a ^ j of the Keeper of the said House of ^ Z ^ A making euqoiry into the conduct of ™ tYfjB » j M Servants belonging to the same ; and « . »>» bchaTiour of tho Prisoners and their earning * , > i 5 this And Notice u also hereby g iven , ^ ' ^ v Sessions the Report of tke Committee apF ^ select a Site for the proposed New Ga , » L in « of Correction , -will be presented ana »* consideration . „ ,. C . H . ELSLEY , Clerk of the P ^ Clerk of the Peace ' s Office , Wakekfi eW , f 26 th Aaguat , 1341 . __^ ^ —'
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' O'CONNOR , Esq ., of Baroo «« m «* . ^ Middlesex , by JOSHUA hobSOaV > , L BP * ing Offices , Nea . 12 and 13 , Market-stre ^^ gate ; and Published by the said JosaCA ^ ( for tho Baid FBAHGtfS O'CosNOR . ) » , ling-houae , No . 5 , Market-street , ^ fa dm internal Commuaication existing betwe ^ ^ m < No . 5 . Market-street , and the « aid , . . ^ g &m 13 / Marketstreet , Briggate , thns con . ^ ^ whole of the said Printing and Pabl «^ B one Premises . ... MA All Communications must be addressed . ( P H J . ROVSO * , Northern Star Office . Iee » fe - Saturday , August 28 , 18 «!
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 28, 1841, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1124/page/8/
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