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BRISTOL . PUBLIC MEETING OF TRADES DELEGATES , HELD AT THE BUSTLE AND BALL , ON THURSDAY EVENING , NOV . 18 . It vu ¦ unanlnionsly resolTed that Mr . John Scamp tike the ebair . Mr . John Price , jon-, Secretny to the opsntire masons , laid before the meeting a fair mad full statement of the conduct of Mr . Alien , -which led to the strike of tfce operative masons in the employ of Mean . GrisseH and Peto , at the New Houna of Pu-Kmnant . London . Mr . Wa Fowler was then ealled upon , -who read the eorrespondenee between the jnMona and Messrs . Grissell and Peto , which seemed to decide the scuffling , entire , ¦ nd inoonsiitent chsz&eUr of Allen . The Chairman then called upon the delegates from the various trades to stats their opinions upon what y , » A bsen laid bsfore them .
The Delegate from the Operative Carpenters in General Union felt himself proud in hating the honour to 1 * 7 before the masons the following address agreed to at a general meeting of the body .
TO THE OPERATIVE MA . SOSS IN THE CSIOJ . We , the carpenters and joiners in general union , at a spscial meeting held this 9 th day of Novenitsr , having dnly considered all eirenmstaness connected -with your strike , or rather turn-out in London , are unanimously of opinion that the confine * ol Allen "wit of a usurping , overbearing , and tyrannical nature , and that the men -who left tao employment of Me ? sra Grisseil and Peto en that account are deserving our sympathy and support ; we , therefore , humbly prrsent yon with the mm of ^ 10 , regretting that the sum is so small ; but not knowing how soon a similar attack may be made on our own camp , we are fetced- therefore to act s -with all due eauticn , and a limited licerality , or the amount ¦ would bs larger . We hope that it will be sufficient to
con-nnce you that we coincide with the decisive steps you have taken , and trill at all times do our best to assist in opposing tha tyranny and oppression of such men as Allen ; and more particularly -when the men act 5 you have done—jieace&bly and judiciously ; and we have no doubt that ¦ with the co-operation of your brethren , you will ever stand formidable against your enemies , not only against tyrannical ¦ employers , but r ^ ainst those dastardly and unprincipled masoas , as they term themselves , that have attempted to do your ¦ work . Bat thanVs to God , their tase attempts have been frcsfcrsted , and ever will be , so long U JOU Stand firm to yourselvfcs—no division in your camp . " We remain , yonrs , Ths Operaiite Cabpe > ' ? ebs akd Joixb . es in Union in the City of Bristol .
Signed in beha'f of tie meeting , William Moses , Chairman . Thos . Bowrb y , Secretary . After thanks bad been given to the operative carpenters and joiners in union for their kind address , delegates from the follswing trades , gave in their reports , namely , cordwainera , brushmakers , corkcutters , local masons , coopers , sawyers , smiths , tinplate wcikers ; the delegates from tht smiths giving a voluntary subscription from that body * f £ 2 . Mr . Langford , delegate from the boot and shoemakers , made a very excellent appeal in behalf of the rights of the "working men . It was then proposed by Mr . Cliftos , seconded by Mr . Copp ,
" That we are of opinion that after the full and fair statements with lespect to tha masons at present on Ktrikfi , that they acted as men , and are deserving the esf : ? m and respect of the operatives of Bristol ; and on the other hand the ccndueS of Mr . Allen U deserving the reprobation of every honest man . " Carried unanimously . Mr . SittEOS proposed , and Mr . Battle seconded , " That this meeting condemns the conduct of those individuals who have been so unmanly snd unprincipled in supplanting those masons who ^ ve left the employ of Messrs . Griasell and Peto , in conseqnenee of the overbearing and tyrannical conduct of George Allen , their foreman at tile No Houses of Parliament ; and we further trust , those serfs -will in due time meet with that contempt and reproach which their primarily conduct so weil deserves . " Carried un % nimoEs ! y .
After several very severe animadvergioiu on the press by TariooB sptakera , it was then proposed by the Delegate from the operative carpenters and joiners , and duly Eeeonded by Mr . Jones , " That with regard to the present strike of the masons in London , the conduct of a certain portion of the press in that city gives na no very great surprise , as we tsiieve that the majority of the press in this country is bound to support the interests of the capitalists bifore that of the working man , but from henceforth we are determined to withdraw our support from those papers which do not come boldly out for the rights and interest of the working classes , and we beg distinctly to bs understood , that we consider the Dispatch , the London Times , and Honing Advertiser to have taken the part of Messrs . Griasell and Peto ¦ fninu t U ) s mas-.-na , "
A vote of tLanks were then proposed to Messrs . Hill and Hobscs for hsriDg opened the columns of the Northern S' < tr to the advocacy of the rigflts of the working men ; to the Chairman for bis conduct in the chair on this occasion , and the meeting was adjourned until that night week , at etaat o ' elosk .
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The amount of loss occasioned by the late deatruc ; tion of the armoury of the Tower , has been much j exaggerated . An estimateof the value of the ordnance ; swrea deposited therein was completed , by order of i The Government , the day preceding the lire , and the ! araonnt was stated to £ 186 , 600 . Of this amount , ! £ iO 006 ( 5000 percussion musketst w . -u > saved , leaving i £ 176 COO . If to tins be added £ 50 , 000 for the cost of ! re-erecting the building , tbe sum total vrill not I exceed £ 226 , 600 . 1
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Mr . Mason ' s rotti for the present week was received too late for our last number . He will be at Kidderminster on Saturday ( this evening ) . The sub-secretaries of tho various towns in the Birmingham district are earnestly requested to oorrespoHd immediately with Mr . George White , 39 , Bromsgrove-strf et , Birmingham , stating tbe number of petition sheets , &c . they require , and remitting tbe necessary amount for the same , together with their arrears to the lecturers' fund , which they will ascertain by looking at the report of the last delegate meeting held in Birmingham .
Cnx of London . —A discussion will take place on Monday evening , Nor . the 29 th , at the the Jolly Butchers , Warwick-lane , Newgate , between Mr . French and Mr . J . W . Parker ; the former is to prove to the satisfaction of the printers , bookbinders , and others in the vicinity , that Chartism is all humbug ; Mr . Parker , on the contrary . The public to have free admission . Portsmouth . —The Chartists of Plymouth and Portsea are earnestly requested to attend early at their usual place of meeting on Sunday evening , 4 th of December .
Mb . Doyle ' s Route . —Mr . C . Doyle will lecture in tbe following places the ensuing week : —Sunday , 28 th , in Stockport ; Monday , 2 ° : h , Congleton ; Tuesday , 30 tb , in hazlegrove ; Wednesday and Thursday , in Wilmslow , to open a Charter Association ; and on Saturday , iu New Mills . The indefatigable labours of this worthy lecturer are doing a vast amount of good . It is requested that no lecturer will , in future , visit any of the districts in Cheshire without first communicating with tbe 6 ub-: ccretrry of each place . RoiHtEHAK . —On Sunday evening , the 28 th inst ., Mr . Otley will lecture hare in the Reading room , at Mr . Ross ' s , Rose and Crown , Quarry Hill , to commence at six o ' clock . A room has been taken for regular lectures .
Makylebone—Mr . Campbell will lecture in Circus-street , en Sunday ( to-morrow ) evening , the 28 th insiant . Toweb Hamlets . —Dr . M'Douall will lecture at tae Carpenters' Arms on Sunday evening next . Wandsworth . —Dr . M'Douall will lecture at the King ' s Head Ins , oa Monday evening next , the 25 th instant . Loughborough . —On Sunday , the 28 th inst ., Mr . Skevifigton will address the Chartists of Loughbcrongh , in their room , at half-past six o ' clock in the evening . On Tuesday , the 30 th , he will address the men of Sutton at five o ' clock in the afternoon ; acd the men of Hat her a at eight o ' clock the same eveninp , when it is intended to have the National Petition adopted .
Gloucfst&r . —On Sunday evening next , at halfpast six o ' clock , Mr . John Harris , of Mod bore ugh Hill , will lecture at the Democratic Assembly Room . Subject—Tbe diuy of every Christian to agitate for his political rl ^ h ' -s . On the Tuesday following , at six o ' clock in the evening , Mr . Abel Cook , of Bisley , will lecture iu the same room . Subject—The pre-Btnt state of tbe working classes , and their future prospects . Leeds , —A meeting of the O'Brien Press Committee will be held in the Association-room , on Sunday morning , at ten o ' clock , upon business of &reat importance . Every member of the Committee is earnesuy requested to attend . The address of the Secretary is , Mr . Brooke , Ktrkgate , corner of Vicarlane .
Salford . —Mr . James Cartledge , of Manchester , will lecture here next Sunday night , at half-past six o ' clock in tbe evening . Mr . James Bronterre O'Brien will lecture in the Town Hall , Salford , on Monday , Dec . 6 th , 1841 . Mr . Stall-wood , the Ea ? t and North Riding lecturer , will visit the following places during the next week , viz .: — Scarbro ' , on Monday , the 29 th inst . ; Mahon , Tuesday , the 30 th ; Pocklington , Bee . 1 st ; Howden , the 2 ud ; Selby , the 3 rd ; Leeds , the 4 th and 5 th . Bradford . —In consequence of the demonstration on Monday , the lectures will be postponed at the following places : —Delph Hole , Little Horton , Bradford Moor , and Idle .
Derbyshire . —Mr . Bairstow will lecture at the following places the ensuing week , at seven o ' clock each evening , when the National Petition of the industrious classes will be submitted for their adoption : —At Duffield , on Monday , Nov . 29 th ; at B < msall on Tuesday , Nov . 30 th ; at Matlock Bridge , on Wednesday , D .. C 1 st ; at Swanwick , ou Thursday , Dec 2 ad ; at Belper , on Friday , Dec . 3 rd ; at Miilford , on Saturday , Dec . 4 ih . He will preach in tbe Belper Market Place , if the weather permit , ou Sunday the 5 ib , at half-past one ; and at Holbrook Moor , m the Chart : st-room , at six o ' clock in the evening .
Shlfpield . —The General Council will meet at their rocm , at two o ' clock on Sunday next . Each Councillor is requested to be punctual in attendance , as there is work to do , and the work must be done . Soday EvBjnso Lecture . —Mr . Julian Harney wiil lecture on Sunday evening , Nov . 28 th , iu the large room , Figtree-kae . Subject— Monarchy ; Us absurdities and crimes . " Lecture to commence at half-past six o ' clock- Note . —During the winter , ths Sunday evening lecture will commence at halfpast six o ' clock , instead of seven , as heretofore .
The Polish Revolution . —A public meeting will be held at half-past seven o ' clock , oa Monday evening , Nov . 29 th , in the Charter Association-room , Fi . ntree Lane , to commemorate the Polish Revolution , on which occasion an address to the Polish people will be submitted to the meeting for adoption . The Loxdon Masoxs . —A meeting of delegates of the trades of Sheffield wili bo held on Monday evening , December 6 th , at the Grey Horse , Highstreet , to take into consideration the case of the London masons , now on strike against tyranny and oppression .
The BirmikgHau Delegate Meeting . —Every locality in the Birmingham District L » requested to sent a delegate to the meeting about to be held at the Chartist Room , Freeman-street , on Sunday next , November 28 r , n , as very important busiutes will be traDFactea . Miis . Roberts . —A tea party will be held at the Soc ; al Institution , Lawrence-street , Birmingham , en Tue .-day , D ; c . 7 : h , 1841 , for the purpose of raising a fund to purchase a man ^ ie to enab e Mrs . Rot-trts ; o gain a livelihood . Tickets Is . each , may be had at Mr . Guests , Steeihouse lane , and all vcuders of liie Korihern Star .
Mr . Mason ' s Route . —Mr . Mason will attend the public 2 tlee ; ing in the the Aiarket-plac » j , Stafford , on iionday next . He will be in Wolverhajupton oa Tuesday ; Kidderminster , on Wednesday ; and Coventry , dec . text week . The Members of the Birmingham Demonstration Committee are requested to meet at the Chartist Room , Freeman-street , on Sunday moruiug next , tto-morrow , ) at h&lf-pasi ten o ' clock ., for the purpose of settliiij ; aii accounts . Kenry Creswell , secretary . — All comiauTiicctions ior the comminee to be addressed to ike Secretary , at No . 19 , Coventrystreet , Birmingham . Notti > guam — Mr . W . D . Taylor ' B route for the eafujngweek : —Sunday , at Nottingham ; MsnUay , at C&Trir-gton ; Tuesday , at Calvenon ; Wednesday , at Knocktall 'forkard ; Ihursdav , at Hyson Green .
Fiksbuet . —The members of tho O'Brien Press Fun- ! Cjmmiitee are particularly requested to meet at ihe Dispatch Coffee Housa , Bride-lane , on Monday evening nex ; , to consider certain matters relative to ihe address read at tbe Crown and Anchor use-ting . The Chartists of Finsbury are requested to meet at Luat ' s CofiWc Hou ^ e , on Monday evening next . Lambeth . —Tiers will be a lecture delivered at tao Churtist Hall , China Walk , Lambeth , on Sunday a : id Tuesday cveniui . s , at eight o'clock . Lm iiiofSE—Mr . F ^ rreu wiil lecture at the Rooms , Liuienouse Cau&ewav , un Tuesday , the 30 ih . ITack . net . —ilr . Bite 3 will lecture at Weston ' s TeLnpers . 'iCi ; Hotel , on Tusiday .
CKt-iT £ RFISIX » AD BaAMPTON . A general mt-etinji of the Uh : rtists wili be held , on Monday evening next , the 29 th inst ., at the house of Mr . Every , BroomUead , Silk Mill Yard , Chesterfieiii , al eight , o ' clock , for the purpose of nominating members to serve on the General Council , when other business of importance wili be brought forward ; and it is earnestly requested that all wiil endeavour to attend . Four new members were proposed on Monday evening ia 3 t . Men of Cliescerfield , be up and dcing ! " Now is the day , and now is the hour , '" wheD n behoves every man that possesses the spir . t of freedom to come out , and show a bold front . Let is not be Eaiu that the men of Chesterfield and Brampton are behind in the noble
cause . Oldha * . —Mr . John Leach , of Hyde , will lecture in the Chartist rocm , Greaves-street , on Sunday , the 28 th instant , at six o'clock in the evening . Liverpool . —Maso . n ' s Strike . —At a delegate meeting of the trades of this town , held on Monday , the 22 nd inst ., in the Odd Fellows' Hall , Sir Thomas ' s Baildings , it was resolved " That a public meeting of tbe inhabitant ! be held at as early a period as possible , for the purpose of taking into couEideration the besr . means of rendering tho most effective assistance to the stonemasons of Louuon who are at present eng » j ; ed in h struggle against the tyranny aad oppression practised towards them by tbat despicable tool Allen . " A committee was appointed to draw up resolutions- and make the neeeasaary arrangements : or carrying out the above resolution .
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UPPER WORTIiEY . —The lads at this place havo taken a room for meetings , and are progressing steadily . A meeting was held on Wednesday evening , to adopt the National Petition , which was done unanimously . Mr . T . B . Smith had been invited by the Council to attend , and supported the petition in an ablo and eloquent speech , in which he exposed some of the atrocious evils of the present system , with unsparing severity , and proved by unanswerable argumentsthe right of the whole people to the
, franchise , and the other rights demanded by the petitioners . A new effective plau has been adopted here tor signatures , which we hope will be adopted iu other places . They have got a hundred copies of the Petition , which they leave one day at so many houses , and then change them , asking for signatures when they call for the petitions . This plan enables the family to read and consider the centeats of the document , and the signing of tho Petition becomes not a matter of impulse but of deliberate judgment . —Correspondent .
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A public meeting was held on Friday evening , at the Working Man ' s Hall , Circus-street , Marylebone , to hear an address from the Irish patriot , Bronterre O'Brien . Mr . Ixaglk was called to the chair , and ia a brief and puny manner opened the proceedings . Mr . Savage , in au appropriate speech , moved the adoption ot the following address to her Majesty the Qicen : —
"M ay it please touh Majesty , —We most respectfully tender to your Majesty our congratulations oa your safe delivery from the perils of nature , and on the " auspicious birth of a son , destined in all probability to h ; the futnre King of these Rsalms ; while we , ia common with the oth «; classes of society . d " o rejoice In the hope that this event may prove a blesaiug to tbe nation , we earnestly desire that your Majesty may be plt-ased U mark this happy occasion by the exercise of mercy to the political prisoners now under
punishment ior a violation of the laws of this land . Wo humbly beg to assure your Majesty that the mucunfcglecled , much oppressed , long-Buffering , but very numtroui class of the community to which we belong , havine to gain our livelihood by the individual exercuse of our labour , would hail the return of Frost , Y / illi » ni 3 . and Jones to tboir native country , and the fv ^ v pardon of & 11 political cfienders , as a boon never t « bo f . Tgotten , and would raise millions if voices in prayer and praise to almighty God for blessings upon your Majesty and your children to all generations . "
Mr . Lees , in an eloquent ? peoch , seconded the address , wnich was put by the Chairman , and carried unanimously . Mr . O'Brien then came forward and was loudly (" . R-ered . He said—Men and Women of Marylebone , 1 have been requested to come up to London to assi ^ i its working meu in carrying out the " new movement" against those who oppress and burden them . Dai-teg tha last forty-five days I have addr ' . bscl forty-one great public meetings ; 1 have iraviiiied through the counties of Yorkshire , Westmoreliiud , Lancashire , and Cheshire . Every where 1 have found a spirit of zeal existing ; true , there is not that intense feeling of excitement which at one time ch-iracserisc-d the movement , but it ia a
spirit of steady , well-regulated zeal * which promises still better for tho cause . Wherever I have been I havo found great distress existing ; wages have been reduced to au enormous extent ; they are not receiving , iu many of the manufacturing towns , so much as in 1828 . In Uuddersfield , for work which they then itceived 5 J , they now receive only 2 ^! . In Wigan , Colne , btockport , &c , the bandloo ai weavers are labouring twelve or fourteen hours a day tor from 4-i . to 6 s . per week , and thousands cannot , evcu at that rate , procure employment . The only towa which is an exception to this is Todmonlin , a luile town , partly iu Lancashire , and partly in Yorkshire ; here their wages were comparatively good , averaging about 69 . 9 d .,
and this they cniefiy owe to the beneficent exertions of Mr . Fielilen , M . P . ; and when w « find that the ; only town where wagL-d are at . all kept up , is that -where they are under the employ of a Chartist Member ot Parliament , it argues strongly in favour of a general adoption of our principles . Mr . Fieldeu is one of the largest manufacturers iu iliat part of the country . 1 have ? een 1 , 058 iooms at wort in oue of his factories ; the distress which prevails is so great and dreadful , that something must immediately 1 be done . At Stockport the tpiuners are not employed half time , and are only receiving 17 a . for labour for ! which they formerly received £ 2 . In Carlisle a depu-; tation of the weavers waited on me , a&-ur : ug me that j their wtgea were only 5 s . 2 d . per week , and out of ; this they had to pay Is . for rent of loom , and to pay ; 2 d . in tbe shilling tor winding . It is impossible
i that these men , by aBy exertions , could keep out of i a workhouse , were it not that their wives and chil-; dren were compelled to be factory slaves—compelled \ to do men ' s work to eke ou ; their miserable subi . sistence . Men of Mary . ebone , during my imprisoai ment I had determined to leave thu country , and ! retire to £ America—not to abandon tho movement—! that I never will do but with life ; but to do th ; re ¦ for the cause what I could not do here . 1 have seen i so much of apathy on tho part of the *>< x > p ! e—go much treason on thu part of the leaders , that I became almost hopeless of effecting any pood . F 01 tho last ten years I have kept siru >< siing against every specie * of opposition ; I have o--en more opposed by : those of my own order than even by our butercst , enemies . CA voice— " By working men I ") No , not i bv working men . but men of my own grade in
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society—men who come amongst yon—who seek your meetings to divide and sow jealousies amongst you . You mast get rid of these men ; they usurp the allegiance doe to principle alone . Look at the old Convention ; one-half deserted the cause , the other half were employed in calumniating each other— -the half of which were either rogues or fools . One party were a set of moral-force kumbngs , the other physical-force fools . Tho only good meaeur © which would have ensured success , that which I proposed to them , which was the plan of forming electoral cluba , they rejected . Mr . O'Brien here entered into a long detail of the doings of the old Convention , stating that he had opposed the National Holiday—that he advised the people of Birmingham not to meet in the Bull Ring ,
and yet he was made the scape-goat of the party , and was called the most violent man of the age , through the follies and treachery of those who had deserted them . When I read in the Sun newspaper at Newcastle of the massacre of the people of Birmingham . I advised them to arm ; to arm to the teeth , but to be cautions not to use their arms , unless a similar attack Was made upon them . I told them they had aright to tho possession of arms , but they had no right to bring them to meetings or to parade them ia the streets . They were for the defence of their homes and their property ; but when a stt of irresponsible magistrates acted in defiance of the laws , as they had dono at Birmingham , then the ; had a perfect
right to use them anywhere or everywhere , rather than see the many slaughtered by the few ; and for this advioe I was tried . On my first trial I got acquitted , after a three hours' crosa-examintion , clearly proving the perjury and inconsistencies of the witnesses . But at my second trial at Liverpool , 1 was convicted on an indictment , charging me with obstructing the due exercise of the laws , resisting the constituted authorities , and breeding routs , riots , aj- 'd rebellion ; convicted by twelve middleclass jurymen , for making a speech as strictly legal as was ever spoken in that "honourable house , " the House of Commons , On the foreman of the jury being asked if they agreed on their verdict , without a moment ' s hesitation , he answered , " Yes ,
my Lord , Guilty , guilty ; '' and that with a voice which seemed to say he should like to execute as well as to convict me . Oue of these jurymen , and I believe th © same one , had previously said it was nonsense to try theBe Chartists—they had ought to be shot or hung at once . What chance had I o * ' a fair trial , with such a jury , when Captain Plnnket and his companions were clearly proved to have done that with which I was only accused of breeding routs , riots , and rebellions . The Jury hesitated six hours , and then accompanied their verdict with a recommendation to mercy . . I for making a good speech , received eighteen months ' imprisonment , and , before I could regain my liberty , had to find bail for £ 800 . They , for
actually bringing tbe soldeirs in collision with the police , one was let oil * at the expiration of three , the other six months , whihi a poor man of the name of Cronan , for a similar assault upon a policeman , is now enduring his sentence of three years' imprison * ment . ( Shame . ) Mr . O'Brien then entered into an interesting detail of his arrests in London , and of the manner in which the Jury , at Liverpool , had been prejudiced against him—of the scandalous manner ia which he had been misrepresented in the press , and staled tha manner in which he had been misrepresented , even in the papers with which he had himself been connected ; paragraphs having been inserted as Editorial comments , which he had never seen until they appeared in print . Such was the
difficulty to conduct a truly honest paper , that if you surmounted all the difficulties of sureties , &c , even your own printer would turn traitor to you . This was bad enough from your enemies , but you did expect better treatment from your friends . There was one circumstance he was sorry to mention ; but justice to himself compelled him . If he was continually to be harassed in this manner , he would leave the country . He would not be made a tool in the hands of any party ! and he called upon the people to protect him . 1 have seen Dr . M'Douall this evening , and he informs me of a paragraph in the Northern Star , written condemning a portion Of the address to me at the Crown and Anchor , on Monday last . If any one is present , who was at that meeting , and I see that the chairman of that meeting is present , I call upon him to state whether I did not repudiate
the address . ( Cries of " yes , you did /') Its effect would be to oppose me to ' O'Connor . This no power on earth shall ever do , unless O'Connor leaves the rauka of the people . I will never be O'Connor ' s slave—I wili never be his enemy . So many false statements have gone abroad respecting what I ttaid and wrote , that I call upon yon to believe nothing written by me unless you see my name to it . Out of the fifty addresses presented to me , tbe only two I have rejected , the one at the Crown and Anchor , and the other at Huddersfield , are the only two that have found their way into the Star . I repudiated them both . I will not have my character raised at the ex pence of an * Other- I call upon Mr . Nagle , as Chairman of that meeting , to state whether I did not disclaim the address—whether I would allow it to be put to the meeting .
Mr . Nagle—You did disclaim it ; I intend writing to the Star to that effect . Mr . O'Brien—I request that you will . Mr . Naole—I was on the Committee , and an address was brought before us , which we approved of ; but by some means there was a difference in the address when it was read at the Crown and Anchor . How I can't say . Mr . O'Brien entirely denounced the address , and tore it to pieces . Mr . O'Bhien—Our friend has committed a trifling error . I did not denounce the address , but repudiated it . Parties who try to do me more than justice , and others less than justice , do me a serious injury . No doubt it was dono with a friendly intent , but suoh friendship is more dangerous than
enmity . If I ever oppose O'Connor , it shall be opposition to principle , and not to the man . Mr . O'Connor ix the only man who has ever established a real Radical newspaper ; he has rendered the most brilliant services to the cause , and I will never be induced to oppose him unless he deserts his principles . ( Mr . O'Brien here stated the immense difficulties he had experienced in endeavouring to establish a paper , and the reasons of their failure , instancing that in St . Pancras , out of thirty-five news agents , only two could be induced to sell his piper , and one of these only dare do it in a private manner . ) I feel therefore the necessity of supporting a paper , when once we have it in existence . It is my solemn conviction that if the Northern Star goes down , the
movement will go down . 1 consider that man to be my most mortal enemy who would attempt to bring me in collision with Mr . O'Connor . I do not agree with many things he hai said of done . I did not agreo with his pro-Tory policy at the late elections . I differed from principle with him , and though in prison I put that policy down . I appeal tO Mr . HoMg whether I did not suppress the attempt made by a friend the other evening at the Chartist Hall , Old Bailey , to bring me into a similar collision . It has been stated that I am at the head of getting up this subscription for a press ; it is as false as a similar statement going through Scotland , tbat I am a confirmed drunkard : I am neither at the head nor the tail of it . I considered that address not only as an insult to Mr . O'Connor , but also to the Dundee Chronicle , Scottish Patriot , and other papers . I do not wish to dissuade any one from starling another paper ; there have been papers
as good as the Star ., but they have not contained so much Radical news ; but it is madness to bring parties into collision who should march together ; it is evident that some parties wish to injure me through the Star , or the Star through me . It shall never do said O'Brien raised himself on the ruins of another man . I might make £ 1500 a year by my profession as a lawyer . I renounced all to advance the cause of the people . ( Cheering . ) I call upon the person who sent the address , and the person who sent the report , to write immediately to the Star , that justice may be done me next week . I shall myself write to Huddersfield to inquire how that address went to the Star . I never sent an address myself . I am not fond of puffing myself . I a 6 k those persons who sent the report and the address , and thoy are now in the room , to inquire how the only two addresses I have rejected found their way to the Star .
Mr . Wheeleb , London Correspondent to the Star , explained , that in consequence of Mr . Carrier ' s benefit taking place on the same evening as the Crown and Anchor meeting , he was not able to attend , but Mr . Cleave engaged a person to report , who had done so , but the address being rejected , he had not sent it ; it had been sent by some other person . Mr . O'Brien . —I callupon you , as authorised agent , to eee that I have justice done me next week . It unfortunately happens that I am either reported by fools , who eannot understand the subjects I am speaking upon , or by knaves , who are interested in calumniating me . 1 have for the last nine years been made a victim of these collisions . I have been incessantly annoyed by moral force humbugs or physical force rascals , and'if we do not keep Btrict watch we shall be split again into sections by these parties . They denounced me a coward because I was not such an ass as to give the Government a
month ' s notice we intended to put the . Government down ; to give the manufacturers a month ' s notice we intended to pull down the system by whioh they had raised their wealth . I opposed every violent motion on that Convention , as the Minute Book shows ; yet am I denonnced as a violent blood-thirsty demagogue ; and why is this ? Because , as Lord Normanby says , I am the most dangerous of tho lot . You know 1 am called the schoolmaster , and by the papers I have edited , and the writings I have disseminated , I have made such scholars as Vimcent , Duncan , fll ' Crae , Lowery , and others whom 1 would pit as speakers , as men nderstanding the principles of government , against any in that highly respectable House of Commons : Before my time it was the fashion to lay all our grievances to a few , to this party in power , or the other party in power ; but 1 have taught the people to know that their grievances do not result from a few lords , priests , or
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Cemmons being in power , but from a whole class of the community being : opposed to % . The only class of men identified with you are the small shopkeepers who-lire by your pence ; l ) ut the interest of the large shopkeeperv of the manufacturer , is as opposed to yours as light is to darkness * . Their interest is to give you as little wages as possible , and to purchase articles at the cheapest possible rate . If their interest is similar to yours , how is it that they accumulate thair half million of capital , while yon cannot procure the necessaries of life 1 Why , if your interests are the same , have yon not progressed in an eqnal manner ! It is because you have not got the vote ; they know this is the remedy , and they
never will grant it you until they see you are prepared to take it . It was because 1 claimed for yon a right to stand on the Eame platform with them that I was convicted by » middle-class Jury ; I would not trust to the sense of a middle-class Jury for the meanest thing . Those men , who are capable of robbing you of your rights , are capable also of robbing you of your lives , if you oppose their interest . An honest man of the middle class would not Bit as a Juror upon a working man ; he would consider that his interest was opposed to yours—that his wealth was procured out of your bones and sinews , and therefore he could not be impartial on any subject whinh AfFafitad the interests of his order . But with
the small shopkeepers the case is different ; it is their interest that you should earn plenty of money , in order that you may have plenty to spend ; and if their skulls were not so confoundedly thick—if a stupid class pride had not rendered them so insane a * to be within one degree of Saint Luke ' s , they would , ere now , have joined with you . Mr . O'Brien then , in an able manner , went into the subject of the land and the currency questions . He trusted the day was not far distant when the most apathetic would catch the spirit of liberty . It is impossible men can much longer remain in suoh cruel poverty . All I dread is , that some villany will bring you in collision with the law . You must keep out of the reach ef the law , because it is too strong for you ; but once create the moral union we are striving for , and the law will stand abashed and confounded—will crumble to pieces before your gigantic power . Like the fable of the serpent biting
the file , it will bring on itself its own destruction . In conclusion , I require every man and woman to sign the National Petition—get every one you come in contact with to sign it . Tell the shopkeepers where you deal that your duty to your family will not allow you to deal with them unless they sign that document . I request the people here to inform others that the address was sent to the Star without my knowledge , that I objected to it , and tore it to pieces . I require the Reporter of the Star to insert my statement respecting it , and on a future occasion shall be happy again to meet with my Marylebone friends . ( Much cheering . ) Mr . Hogg moved , and Mr . Savage seconded , a vote of thanks Co Mr , O'Brien . Three cheers were given for the Northern Star , three for the Charter , three for signatured to the Petition , and a vote of thanks to the Chairman , concluded the business of the meeting .
I In reference to this report , we have only to observe thai we have made it a point , since Mr . O'Brien ' s liberation , to give every word-sent to us of his movements . If , therefore , there be any cause for complaint , it will probably be manifest who has it . A single line from Mr . O Brien , stating that the addresses to which be refers had been rejected would have prevented their insertion : we should have been very thankful te have the space occupied by them for other purposes . —Ed . N . S . I
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LOCAL MARKETS .
Leeds Corn Market , Tdbsdat , Nov . 23 , —Tto arrivals of Grain to this , day ' s market are smaUM than last week . There has been a limited demaM for Wheat , and prices Is . to 2 a . per quarter lower . Barley very doll and 2 s . per quarter lower . O » £ ^ d . per stone , and Beans 6 d . to Is . per quarter Iowa , THE AVERAGE PRICES FOR THE WEBg ENDING NOV . 23 rd , 18 « . Wheat . Barley . Oats . Rye . Bean * . Pg ^ Ore . Qrs . Qrs . Qrs . ( ire . ( w 3322 1529 1 H 9 0 181 0 £ & . & . £ b . d . £ b . d . £ s . d . £ b . d . £ s . A 3 5 9 f 1 14 6 | 14 8 0 0 0 2 0 8 £ 0 Q f
Leeds Cloth Mabkbtb . —There is nothing of 1 more cheering nature to report of the staple maun , factures of this district . The clothiers complau bitterly that they eannot get remunerated even fot what cloth they sell , and the markets on Tuesday and Saturday were very slack indeed . There £ scarcely so much doing in the warehouses as then was a few weeks ago . Stats of Trade .- —The announcement of the failure of an extensive house in the print trade . in this town , and tbe accounts of a continued pressure for moaej in London , caused a very gloomy market yesterday The demand for yarn was extremely limited , anj the little business done Was at lower prices for several descriptions . For goods , the market waa still worse ; there was literally no demand , and prices were altogether nominal . —Manchester Gwt . dian , of Wednesdey .
Rochdale Flannel Market , Monday , Nov . 22 The market to-day has been very similar to those 4 the three or four proceeding weeks . The demaoj for goods continues brisk , and the prices reman stationary . The wool market is quite as dull as that of the preceding Monday , and prices have a tenden ^ downwards . Huddbbspield Cloth Mabket , Nov . 23 . —As t market day this was one of the worst that has occurred for man ; weeks ; and , were it not tbat some good
and tolerably extensive sales have been made U order , the condition of the manufacturers would bt deplorable . Happily , however , there is an inquirj for the American market for light fancies of variosi descriptions : but the general demand is very limited Prices are very low , but firm ; and a hope still existi that the long depression will shortly terminate fro * the mere force of circumstances . Business in the warehouses is perhaps no worse , but by no meaaj animated .
Manchester Corn Mabket , Nov . 20 . —Thew wus rather more firmness in tbe Wheat trade at ear market this morning , but few transactions were w . ported , and no alteration can be noted in the car . lency . Superfine sound Flour supported the late rates , but on the middling qualities a reduction of fully Is . per sack was submiited to . Oatmeal must also be quoted 6 'd . to la . per load lower . In the value of Oats or other articles , there was no van * tion . Thirsk Market , Monday , Nov . 22—A very lara supply of all kinds of Grain , which fell considerablj in price , especially Wheat , which gave way asmuoa as from Is to Is 6 d per bushel . Wheat , 6 s 9 d to 8 s ; Rye , 4 s 6 d to 5 a 6 d ; Beans , 4 s 9 J to S 3 3 d per bushel . Oats , 15 s to 26 s ; Barley , 283 to 353 per quarter .
Yoau Corn Mabket , Satubdat , Nov . 20 . —We aro again liberally supplied with all descriptions of Grain . In Wheat we quote no material alteration , though the trade has a downward tendency . Barley is Is . per quarter , and Oats fully £ d . per stone lower , and in the latter article but little business passing Tho weather has alternately been wet and then frosty for the last few days ; but most of the Whetk intended for autumn sowing having been got in , thia has now but little effect . Liverpool Cohn Market , MondayNov . 22 . —
, The prevalence of easterly winds has caused few if . rivals to this port during the past week , giving * small inorease only to our previous supplies of Grain , Flour , and Oatmeal . The trade for the same period has not by any means been of an active character . In the early part of the week a few parcels of free Foreign Wheat weie taken for shipment to Ireland and northwards , but the local dealers have bought very sparingly , and the business in that grain hu on the whole been of moderate amount only , ti about the rates of this day ee ' nnight .
Liverpool Cattle Market , Monday , Nov . 22 . — Tkere has been a large number of Beasts at market to-day , but principally of inferior quality . Tbe attendance of buyers was numerous , which caused * little advance in price . The best Beef from ttd down to 5 £ ; best Wether Mutton 7 Jd downtoSji per Ib . Number of Cattle at market : —Beasts 1725 , Sheep 3347 . Richmond Corn Market , Nov . 20 ih . —Thesnpply of grain , in our market to-day , was very good . Wheat sold from 6 s to 9 a 6 d ; Oats 2 s 4 d to 3 $ 8 d ; Barley 4 s 6 d to 4 s 9 d ; Beans 5 s 6 d to 6 s per bushel .
Hull Corn Market , Tuesday , Nov . 23 . —Th » stock of Linseed continues small , and last week ' s arrivals have been taken at an advance of Is to 2 s per qr . Rapeseed as beeu in better demand . Linseed cakes continue in fair demand . Rape cakes nomiuil Beans still support their value . The market to-diy has been more than ordinary inanimate , and when sales have been made , either by farmers or factors , lower prices have been submitted to . The weather
has been various , and the condition of the new Wheat offering equally so ; the best dry parcels met only slow sale at a decline of fully 2 s per qr ; second qualities are altogether neglected . The old foreign is limited to the merest retail ; had buyers come forward for any quantity , lower prices would hare been submitted to . Barley is offering more freely , and buyers may select their quantities at Is to 2 s per qr less money than last w « ek . Beans ar . d Peas m&J also be noted fully Is per qr . lower .
Newcastle Corn Market , Nov . 20 . —We h * d a very large show of Wheat from the neighbourhood tyday , which met a slow sale , at a-. decline ' of la to 2 a per quarter . Foreign Wheat is held firmly for former rates , but there is very little doing . Ia rye no change . We have very moderate arrivals of Barley , nevertheless the sale is dull , and prices Is per quarter lower . Beans and Peas are a dull sale . Mahia Is per quarter lower . The supply ol Oats this morning was again large , but the demand being good , a clearance was effected at last week ' s rates . Our millers having reduced the pries of their Fiour to-day 3 j per gack ; Norfolk households cannot bo quitted except at the same deoliua .
London Smithfield Mahket , Monday , Nov . 22—The arrivals of beasts up to our market this morning from qur grazing districts being considerably on the increase , and the weather by no means favourable to slaughtering , the beef trade , all except the first qaalrie-3 , the value of which was maintained , was heavy , at an abatement in the currencies noted on Monday last of 2 d per 8 ib 3 , and a clearance « a 3 not effe ted without considerable difficulty . Froni Scotland we received 30 Soots , and ISO sheep , ia very middling condition . Sheep , a largo number of whica were suffering severely from tho epidemic , were ni he ^ vy inquiry , but no material variation was noticed in the currencies , the primest old Down s barely producing 5 s . per 8 fts . The veal trade wa 8 , ! j very depressed state , and the quotations declined fully 2 d per 8 Bi 3 . Neat small porkers were inquired for , but other pigs were a mere drug .
London Cobn Exchange , Monday , Nov . 22 . There waa a very moderate quantity of Wheat fro ™ Essex , Kent , and Suffolk , with not quite so good » supply of Barley , Beans , and Peas , from these coun * ties , as at last Monday ' s market ; and the man arrivals of Oats consist principally of Irish , haying five or six vessels in this morning with that article There has been a good import of foreign wheatr " also of beans , tares , and linBeed , since this o » J se ' nnight . The weather was wintry and severe up to Wednesday last , since then it has beeu wet ana windy , and is now extremely mild for the ta » «* year . The bnlk of the English supply of wheat . w » in such a poor condition that our milierg took it ( w reluctantly at 2 s to 3 s per qr below tbe prices l »» week , but the quality was nearly as much worse « the difference submitted to ; the demand for ow foreign war onlv to a moderate extent , owing t ? » W
factors demanding full as much money for allcb 0 . *! qualities , whilst the secondary sorts must be l 00 *** at about Is per qr low cr . ' Ship fiour was « w » slowly , and on rather lower terms . The best «» . plea of malting barley have declined Is per qr , an » middling inferior parcel were Is to 2 s per qr lower . Prime old malt was without alteration in w ^ whilst new was offered on lower terms . G 0 * ,, , " beans realised last week ' s currency ; new were ton w per qr cheaper . Peas of all sorts com « aoaea a limited sale , and must be quoted Is to 2 s per V lower . Prime old oats were taken by the co'Jf ^ at last week ' s currencies , but new Irish meta auu sale at 6 d per qr decline .
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O'CONNOR , Eaq ., of Hammeramitb , CoaW Middlesex , by JOSHPA HOBSON , at hit Priming Offices , Net , * 12 ' and 13 , Market-street , Briggate ; and Pnbliihed by the said Joshua Ho ^"' < for the Mid Fbabgds © -Combos , ) » t hi » »** Ung-hotue . No . S . Market-street , & * & ** ¦ * Jjl Internal Communleatlon otiating between tise ~ Z No . 5 , Market-street , and tke said Not 18 •*» 13 . Market-street , Briggate , thus WM « tatiB « »» whole of the said Printing and PnblJ « bifl * O »* one Premises . AH Communication * moat be addressed , » Port-paW ) J . Hobson , Northern Star Office , Leedfc Saturday , November J 7 , 18 « .
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CRIMINAL INFORMATION AGAINST THE ' NORTHERN STAR . " THE QUEEN V . WHITE AHD O ' CONNOR . The Attobkbt-Genekai . moved for a rule to show cause why a criminal information should not be filed against George White , of Bromegrove , for writing a false and scandalous libel , reflecting upon the character of the Rev . C . A . Anstey , one Of the Masters of Rugby School , and against F . O'Connor , the proprietor of the Northern Star , for publishing the libel in that paper . The libel was contained in a letter addressed to the Editor by George White , one of the defendants , and dated Bromsgrove , 30 th October , and which imputed to the gentleman on whose behalf the application was made , conduct of
a nature so atrocious , and so utterly base , that if it were true it could not be characterised in language too strong . The writer of tbe letter , after stating that as a proof that in this country there was one law for the rich and another for the poor , said he would relate several instances of abominations committed by the parsons in the south of England , whioh clearly proved the rascality of the richer olasses . The letter then went on to state that a certain poor hawker had , some time since , in consequence of his poverty , been obliged to send his wife and child home to her mother , at Rugby , and that she subsequently went into the workhouse , where she , unfortunately , attracted the attention of a certain Rev . Gentleman , who was
a married roan , and one of the head masters of Rugby School ; that the hawker , having subsequently be * come enabled to maintain his wife , applied to have her restored to him , but that the Rev . Gentleman , having determined to make her the victim of bis improper desires , prevented her joining her husband ; that the hawker then appplied to the Guardians to discharge his wife and her child , and tbat on her discharge she was inveigled by the parson into , his house ; that on the hawker threatening him with an action if he detained his wife , the parson discharged her from his own house and took another for her close to his own ; and that he also induced the parish officers to make a claim against the hawker for £ 12 18 s . lid .
for the maintenance of his wife , and that subsequently she had had a child by his Reverence ; that after this the parson had offered the hawker money to live with his wife again , whioh he had refused to do , and that the parson had taken her before a magistrate to make her swear the child was her husband ' s , but that the magistrate had refused to administer the oath to her ; tbat in order to prevent the husband from taking proceedings , the parson had procured his imprisonment in Warwick gaol on one occasion for two months , on another for twelve months ; that the bawker would enter into an action against the parson , but he had no means ; and the letter concluded by asking whether Mr . O'Coniwr would take up this case , which
was another instance of the manner in which tho laws were worked by the rich to mate the poor subservient to tho gratification of their beastly appetites . Now his affidavits went to show that the Reverend C . A . AnsSey was the person alluded to in the libei ; and the affiJavit of the Reverend Gentleman and his wife went lo show that some yearasince they bad taken a person named Anu Fearon , who had been married to an Irish hawker , and who had left her husband to live with her mother , in oonsequence of his inability to snpport her , into their service as an occasional servaut : that she aiWwards went to reside
with her mother , and that Mrs . Anstey having heard that her husband had returned , and was ill using her , to induce her to live with him , had gone , accompanied by Mr . Anstey , to the cottage of Ann Fearon ' s mother , and had found Fearon ill using her ; that Mr . Anstey had remonstrated with her , and recommended her to come and live quietly at Rugby , which Fearon said he could not do , as he owed the parish officers money ; that thereupon Mr . Anstey had offered to Eptak to the parish officers on the subject , tu induce them to take the money by instalujbnts , which he had done , and bad written to Fearon on the subject .
Mr . Justice Wioht * lan—Ho denies all the imputations 1 Tha Attornet-GeNe&ai . —He doee -my Lord . — The Learned Attorney-General then proceeded to contend that it was a duty Mr . Anstey owed himself , the school , and his country to come forward and clear himBe'f of those imputations , which had beeu cast upon him merely for a political purpose . Rule granted . —Sun , Wednesday .
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PUBLIC MEET 1 NG .-BRONTERRE O'BRIEN .
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SHETFTEIrD . ( From out oicn Correspondent . ) The Polish REvoLtrjcs . —By annonncemeat in another part of tbe Star , it will be seen that the Sheffield Chartisa icend holding a meeting on Monday next , the 29 ch instant , in coamcciora . * ion of the Polish Revolnticn . We trust upon that occasion the democrats of Sheffield will not fail to attend . Whilst we straggle for our own rights , we should not be nnmindful of tbe ri ^ ats of other ? , and the struggles of other natioas t-j establish tbac liberty which God gave as the universal heritage of all mankiad . Claiming the svmpaihies of the human race
for oorselveB in our preseus ri ^ hicons contest , we should &e ever readj - to extend our own sympathy to the patriots of other nations who may nave brived the battle-field , and may bear the exile ' s chain only because they sought what we seek—the triumph of justice , &z& the eafranchisemeni of their father-land . Strike op ths Lo . tdo . \ Masoxs . —We are happy to see that , " better late tlian never , " an effort is about to be made to rouse the & ; tennon cf the Sheffield trades to tbe support of tbeir brethren , the oppressed masons ot London . "We nquest the attention of the trades to an &nnounc * mcni on this subject in another column .
F&A . B . GCS O'Coknob , Esq . —It was announced in the last number of the Star ; h- ? Mr . O'CoDnor would Tisit Satffield on Friosy . Dec . 3 rd . The Council have wri ;; ea to Mr . O'Connor , requesting him to postpone his visit to Monday , Dec . G : h , as a day more favoerable . Tne precise day of Mr . O ' Connor ' s coming wiil be announced ingo » d time by public placard . Scttdjlt Zvempg Lectitrb . —Mr . Ot ' : oy lectured is ; fce lar ^ e room £ g ree-lane , on Sunday evening . The sutj .-ct of his discourse being " Rep : iblica . n Gove —• rient . " In the first place , the Lec : n-=. r dr-jw a grsp ' rr . c picture of despotism as exhibited m anc : en : R-: ii Dudcr litams , and as shown in the present
dav in Rnssij , under the tyrant Kirholai—comHg to ihis country , be showed from prison ret uns , Sec wh-. t iris tbo despotism of the higher cla ?^« , * nd the fearful slavery asd safFericg of the lower classes , i . e . ije weahh pro-iucers in so-called " free ano happy England . " He illustrated the profl ^ acy ci royaity , a . ad inert turning to the United S ' -ut € = oi America , contra * tod : he freedom and happiness there eDJu \> - d , with the miserable state cf things he bad ccscnbfu as existing here . The lectunr concluded by quoting from the works of Mr . Backingham and CoJorel Maxwell , proving the com ' ert enjoyed by the American ci : ; asn in return for his labour , and tLe rapid adrsiice of tfce States in grtitutii , woal' . h , and power .
PrBLic Mektj . ng s . — The usnai weekly meeting of the Cn » r ; ist bocj T ? asheld on Monday evening , Mr . Stokes in the chair , ilr . Harneygavean account of his visits to Nottingham , Sutton-in-Ashfield , and Mansfield , au ^ * he state of Chartism in that part of the eoaE try . Mr Ila . rney ' s account of the progress of ths movement v , as received yrirh load applanse . The Chairman then read from the Slar , tho report . of the a-nr .-Coni Law meeting at BiraiBghz-m—the ' doings of ih ? " bloodies" was received with due execratioas . }> Ir . Haraey then rose and af : er addressing the meetJi ^ a : cjasicierable length , moved the adoption of the fo : l-r-wlvii resolntion : — " Taat this meeting viewing with the utmost indignation tbe | proceedings of tbe ' Ime , bloody , ard brutal' Coru ! Law Repeals ai Birmingham , call upon their Jellow-countryzien to oppese by every means in tbeir power , every moren ^ c-nt r-f ihe vile faction who seek
to » sis 3 ead tbat thty may bexTaj . And this meet- j ing returmeg tbeir h < . ar ; y thanks to Mr . George ; White and the braTe men " of Birmingham for their I noble and gaila-.. conduct , pledge themselves to } oppose ererj par ' y rrhj vnU not honesvlyjoin the I working classes iis their demand for justice , as | embodied in the People ' s Charter . " Mr . Jo ? h . j Smith seconded the resolntion , which was carried j nnanimonsly . Mr . Harney read a valnable article from the Nonconformist , entitled " Practiele men and impracficables . " On tie motion of Mr . Green , Mr . Harney ' 8 letter detailing the safferingsof the New Poor Law victim , Elizabeth Taylor , was read from the NorthernStor ; this concluded the erening ' s proceedings . Thanks Deing voted to the Chairman , the meeting dissolved . Tbe Association continues to progress , seventeen new members were enrolled on Monday evening .
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BRONTERRE O'BRIEN IN LONDON . TO THE EDITOR OF IHE NORTHEBN STAB . Sib , —Under the above heading , the Star of last week contained a report , of the recent meeting , held at tho Crown and Anchor , for the purpose of welcoming Mr . O'Bvieu ' s appearance in the metropolis . A laudatory address to Air . O'B . was embodied in that report , which address averred that '' there neveb was a press tbat really represented working men—that truly advocated their interests—that fearlessly and faithfully asserted their just claims in their fullest extent" ! To this extraordinary declaration , you , Sir , appended the subjoined note : —
[ Surely , the author of this address mu 9 t have forgotten The Poor Man ' s Guardian , The Destructive , The Twopenny Dispatch , The London Dispatch , The National Reformer , The Operative , and The Southern Star , all of which were successively under the entire management and control of the gentleman to whom this very equivocal compliment is addressed ! not to mention The London Mercury , of which he was joint Editor , and the Northern Star , in whose columns he has always written , in defencn of the people , whatever he pleased . We feel somewhat surprised that Mr . O'Brien should have received an address of whioh this sentence formed a portion . ]—Ed . N . S .
Mr . O'Brien having subsequently repudiated the sentiments of the address , and , moreover , publicly affirmed that he declined its acceptance ; tbe nonnotification of which circumstance in the report of the meeting , partly iorms the subject of his complaint , the writer of this , as the party supplying that report , deems it necessary to anord the following explanation : — 1 . That in consequence of the O'Brien meeting being held ( why is best known to its conveners ) , on an evening " previously set apart for a similar demonstration of sympathy , for another victim of despotism ( Mr . Carrier , ) " the regularly retained London Correspondent of the Star was precluded from attending .
2 . Thai the address , of the publication of which Mr . O'Brien complains , did not form a portion of the report as originally sent , nor was it afterwards forwarded to you by the reporter . In fact , the Reporter did not enter the meeting until after the presentation of the Address , and its tenor was first communicated to him through the Star itself . It was merely intimated to him at the meeting that " a congratulatory address had been presented to the Schoolmaster at large , " and he did not therefore in any other way allude to it in his report . what party , then , ought Mr . O'Brien to censure for the publication of a document repugnant to his feelings personally ! Not the Reporter , for he was
ignor&ut of the Address . Not the Editor of the Star , fer ho did but afford publicity to that which was sent for insertiou in his Journal . Had the Editor withheld that Address , it is more than probaole that the party from whom he received it , would have denounced him as being influenced by petty jealousy of the promised Bronterre ' Press J The individual , therefore , at whose request the Editor published ihe obnoxious address , can alone be said to be answerable for what Mr . O'Brieu considers an iusult . Aud who was that person I Why , Mr . John Watkins , the author , as well as presentor , of the precious document I That individual uow endeavours to shuffle from the responsibility
of his own act , and to excite Mr . O'Brien ' s ire against the correspondent and Editor of the Slar . " I admit , " esys ho , " that the address was sent by me to the Stur-ofhae , but then , it was only as proceeding from the O'Brien Press Committee . " Did he , however , intimate to tho Editor that the address had been declined by Mr . O'Brien ? Certainly not . " The address of the Committee . '" Why , just refer to tho punning reference to the " Crown and Anchor , " in the concluding paragraph of the wouldbe eulogistio address , and then answer whether that was not sufficient to induce the Editor to believe it the address of the public meeting assembled at the
Crown and Anchor Tavern ^ and not of a Committee meeting at the Dispatch Gvffee House . " You ( Bronterre ) shall nave your reward in the power to do us more good ; and to-night , in this auspicious room , with its good omened name—in this propitious placa , far distant , far different from your eighteen months' abode in the cold aud gloomy castle-cell of Lancaster—at the head of this generous , this glowing assembly , we Crown you . O'firien , with joy ; for O'Brien ' s press is the Anchoi of our hope I " To say the least , it was a very equivocal compliment" on the part of Mr , John Watkins towards Mr . O'Brien , to publish , under any pretence , this hlS BEJECTED ADDHRS 3 . "
The writer of this believes that the general accuracy of the brief report supplied by him is not disputed b j Mr . O'Brien , of whom personally he makes bold to declare he has proved himself a friend ; having , in fact , originated and energetically aided the . attempt to establish tho late Southern . Star—proposed a local fund ( Brighton ) , that during the entire eighteen months of Mr . O'B . ' s incarceration , regularly contributed towards the maintenance of Mrs . O'Brien and family , &c . Let not , therefore , the act of Bronterre ' s newly declared associate , Mr . John Watkins , be ascribed to an old friend , and , Sir , Your obedient Servant ,
The Rbportkb of the London O'Bbien Meeting . " London , Nov . 17 tb , 1841 . [ The address waa not sent to us as the address of the Committee . We received it in a note from Mr . Watkins , of whioh the following is a verbatim copy : — w London , O'Brien Press Fund . •* Nor . 4 . Mr . Nagle in the chair . " The following address was adopted : — " ( See enclosed address . ) ' *
The statement that Mr . Nagle was in the chair when the address vnw adopted , induced us necessarily to suppose that it must have been adopted at the Crown and Anchor meeting , of which s / It . Nagle was chairman : the more especially as we had no knowledge of aoy © thtr meeting of which Mr . Nagle had been chairman , and , as we received the report of the Crown and Anchor meeting by tbe same post . ~ -Ed , N . SI
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 27, 1841, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1137/page/8/
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