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GLOBiOUSv DEMONSTRATION TO WEICOME FEARGOS O'CONNOR , ESQ ^ , TO NOTTINGHAM . The Demonstration Committee having h&d bat three dsjs'previous notice of the intention-of their General to visit them oa Monday , oonsequ-ntly they had immediately to commence their arrangements for Ms receptiow .
IBB ORDER OP PKOCESS 1 OK . The msmlers of the NalioBal Charter Association NotfcB , Tfith . a splendid band and green baaner , with the six points of the People ' s Charter ; a carri es sad four beastifnl greys ; the Nottingham Assoeiation of Caartist Shoemakers , -whose ¦ banner called forth the admiration of ail ; the Chartists of Old and New Basford , Radfoid , and Hyson Green , with band and most handsome new green silk flagsi with appropriate mottoe 3 ; the children , with green j banners fluttering in the breeze , snd at intervals i singing song 3 of freedoia ; then came those jraHant , fell&WB , fee Cnsrtists of 5 m ton , w » h banner flying , and an excellent band , mounted on a carnage ; Siansneld mea aud woni = a , in troops , vriih band and banner ; followed by those of Huckns . il Torkhard , Baesion , and New Lemon ; the spirited and determined Chartists of Calverton , Arnold , LamWej , Garlton , RuddiDgtGn , & .-: . &c
At eleven o ' clock , though the rain ' ell in torrents , the procession began to move after the carriage in which were Messrs . Sweet , Harrison , Taylor , and Batrstcrw , down Wheeler-gate , Chough-gate , Church Side , Grey Friar's-gate , to tee Railway Station ; abou 5 which , and the adjoining meadows , many thousand spectators were assembled anxiously awaiting the arrival of the London train . At a few minutes to twelve the train appeared in sight , as the cheers of the thoasand 3 ran along the way , while the carriages passed swiftly through the immense forest of blistered hands , which were instantly raised in the air the moment their undaunted General waved his hand for a signsl . In a frw moments he vras Eurronrdtd bv groups of joyous frfends—all anxious
to shake him by the hand . He called ons for Sweet and others by state , who " escorted him -to * hfs carriage , when the . pestillious drove on . Seven txcell « nt bands of music struck up— " See the conquer ing hero comei '' The secre was new- one whieh defies description , the ways all totally jammed up with liviDg fcein ^ s , and it was several minntes before the carriage could move in the procession , from the anxiety of the people to get a sight of their beloved champion . The cavalcade again moved along Leen-side , lithergatfc , to Caiiergafce , up Gooseg « te , up Broad-Etrest , Glasshouse-street , York-stree :. down Mansfield-road , into ihe ilarkefe-place . Tee order and splendour of the procession , astonished the mi-Idle classes ; and , notwithstanding the rain terming down curing the whole morning , the spacious
Marketplace was sern full of people . The Corn Law Repealers candidly , themselves , give us donble the number of last Monday ' s meeting , ai which my Lord Bancliffe presided . On this occasion , however , thai sterling li ; tle fc-: Iow , Mr . James S ^ -ces , was uuanimoasly appointed chairman . He opened the meeting by lemincing ths congregated ihoniancs , that peace , law , a ^ d order was a standing order from the Chartis : camp , asd he had sufficient conSdenee to believe thai i > would be strictly adhered to to-day by every man who loved freedom and hated oppression . Mr . JosaieaN Barber , in a nes . t speech , proposed the following xes"l ' . nion to the meeting , which was seconded by Mr . Dean Taylor in his usual style of eloquence : —
* Th&t this zneeMng is of opinion that the distress which-prevails throngroHt the country 13 attributable to class legislation , and that the evils attendant on the present systsm can never be remedied till the whole people be fully and fairly represented in the Commons House of Parliament ; we therefore pledge ourselves individually and cohectively to agitate for nothing less than the * whole of the document called tiie People ' s Charier . " FsjLEGrs O'CbJWOB , Esq . next came forward , amid great cheering and waving of liars , to support the morion . His speech occupied upwards of one hour . Oat eircamgtancB is worthy of remark , a . nd that is , that the wet and intense cold did not cause a mai * to leave the meeting till the business wa ? concluded ; and this we take as evidence that the 40 , 000 brave Souls who attended thai meeting on Monday are wedded to the Charter , and determined never " again to he S £ D 2 rat ? d from it but with iheir lives .
Tbs CHA 1 B 3 H 3 then put the resolution 10 the meeting , and i : was carried without a dissentient voice , which speaks daggers te O'Connell , Cobden , and the League . " When the morning became so wet , the factions sneerirgly said , "These few poor ra ^ omnffins are turned out to meet Feargua O'Conner ;" . but daro sny one gainsay thst the meezmg was one of the mGst orderly , atimiive , nmnexo -os , and respectable ever held in 2 » Toiungham ; and throughout the day it was not disgraced by any of those disgusting scenes invariably exhibited at Whig and Tory meetings .
jujt . HvssszL , in & very i ^ Tr words , proposed Mr . Gaorge Harrisen , of Caiver : eE , _ as a fit and proper pcr : < n for delegate to the forthcoming General ConveniiuH of the indnstrions classes , for thi 3 district , which vras s-: eluded by Mr . Loxgxisb , and carried 1 'iianiin -jusiy . Mr Simons then proposed Mr . J . B . Bairstow as e i-rl- gate for this district for the forthcoming Con-ViT . ro :: in London , which was supported , and . when P ' utbyfne Ch-iirmsn the meeting manifested great srr . lsuse . The Chaibmas then declared George Harrison , of Gai ^ tnoa , ted Jonathan Broadbent Bairstowj of Le'otsttr . only elected delegates to the Convention for ;> e di-trie :. ilessr .- - . Hahkisos and BArBsrow each addressed ihe mee'i .- tf ; after which ,
ihc vrorihy Cbaissak returned thanks for the respitf . which they iiad that , day won for Chartism iron- a )} p ^ nks by sbeir excellent coaduct , and then dismissed the meeting . After application had be ^ n made in vain to the " Whig M Tor to i , T-ant tie Exchange Room 3 » and to other paries Icr the Assembly Rooms , Theatre , Biding S . ir . ? . i , Jiockley Ch 3 pc , * &c . Mr . Bean mos : kiiidly gra : - tc iheu-e of soiso uroccupied rooms ic " lancolu-streer . 10 hold the eT ^ nfng meeting , and wrJioat ir . ahiiiganv c-iarse , tor which the Chartists of Nouisghini wiii long feel grateful .
At seven o ' clock , me paid rooms were crowded almost to tiff-cation , £ ua the enmbr of people who could no : ga-, a a-rur . tbvcs was reveral thon 3 and 8 j and m-: >; leiuctiutly aid they retire from the place . Mr . Haekis ^» ' rresiiied . He commenced the bn-Bmess by coiisr . iulatiBs- those present on the profflnsn ; as we : 3 ^ powerfni position which the cause hid that day -i ? - jj . d in ^ Diticahaxn ,- and then introcEeed Mr . CTojwor . * ho was again received by every Pt « sible demoiif - ^ tior ^ r affecden . He said the Corn Law Rep * .-l-. rs a : c-ceavoured to getnpas large a meeting ia ~ Mcr- ^ ay as that of to-day , but were forced to atknevr ' f-dge cur immbeis more tta ^ doubled ihf-: r =, cv- ; : : hongh they had a Lord for adu > irm 22 , jiec 2 Ch ^ : :-.-t too ( at least by
profesaon ) . but ibe people m r »> not row such fools as to be csjoied by srisuxratic c-r middle class profession . He had during th ? \ - \^ i ; ta ycji 3 learnt to estimate the joins of Wria ;• .-di ^ .- - . The Whigs nad kEcckrd down the t-p r t- ¦ ¦ - •<¦ - with ore " nasd , by a £ tarn ;' .: on lav , ' , and v , cr ,- ^ d de termined to keep taan down v ? ith the r-tbJr , 'h e Kural Police . In the most hsppy and ^ "ell p-iniet ftow cf laEA ' asge he conn-re d jot upwards o- : wo h' 5 : r 3 , the perspiration pourin g off him iikr wi .-tr rrcra the excessively crowded i ; ate of ; kn m Many a middle class man i-rtseni was hfard t ssj , ^ . WelJ , this is quite Fufiei « i - , ; Iain i . ow fuJy * t . \ thoroughly convinced « at to : hh-g ? hojx of tuc > - pie ' s Charter can re ttove tbe :- aueo ol ih ? Esrr . uld eviis under which the nation at ' tr-e er-jai .-. "
At th- > con-jj-ori-- a ot N 5 r . O'Connor ' s address . Mr . Bfsn T ^ yl-. T pre .-e :-. r- L- ' n ^ ith an ad dress frotaiie QiLrii-: bed / <> f -i e t . » r , of Nottingham , aad £ Ef-: ] . ; r ts- - Il-nz cf > rr .- nxui iLose noble and S-Piriua fe " - .-w- : hc ' hirt ; -: > ¦ • --a :- ' - : n of Nottingham , who are ; h ^ £ rst ot th- tiac -. s to identify them-FelTes as a fcyiv wi ' . b fir n . vhiv B : oveinent . — Tk-Je addreiKi viil b- ; fotii c ,-j . v . ur i " o ' -r * . h p ^ ge . Mr . Smith , of Miu > £ eic , also pr- ^^ enied an address from tie Cbsri ^ -s oJ t--is iuT-n , a ) d during the readhig pf it ^ reai £ j . pijE .-e wssilicned from thu spjrij i ; breathed . Mr . Yjckeps wi 3 ci : ]»* -ai 2-i fion : Belper , to rea ? snre the psrues of t-beir i : tbounocd confidence , and the determi * cation oi tins lccaluv :- > stand or tail by the Charter .
JT he Csiinixy then ssid . tronjen zvd men of Notts ., you haTe hren csilecrron to thew yourselves in order to lay before your commander , ard nobly have you responds to tha- caiK O'Connor rould potresrtt that the Whig ? had put bim fif ; erri months ia a felon ' s cell for a libf-1 . especially when he saw snch an army of Chartists at ins command as ho had "that day ocly seen in rne oi the Jlidland cruntie ?; this demonstraiion had been got up upon three ¦ ay ' s notice-, and he defied either Wh-es or Tories tr- cnnimaud pnbL " o opinion in tne way ir had been exprc ~ ssg and conducted ; and ggaii- : 1 : : " kicg them all for ihtir moral courage and dtporuaeat , he dismissed ihe meeting .
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I CHAL-POUD . —Mr . Kr . owltss lectured in the , lar ^ e and populous viuaae of Cnalfcrd , on ilonday ! ni . ahi ja > t , to a crowdt-d audience , in the lar ^ erooru ; -at the Duke of York , which was kiudlj lent tor the i occasion . At the conclusion , of the lecture , twelve ¦ persons enrolled their name ? . j BRISTOL . —At a public meeting . \\ -A . at , No . 06 , j Castle-3 treet , Bristt' 3 , 02 Mccciy , it was resolved . j * " That the thanks of ihi ? rcteting ars- tiue to tbs ' . Executive Council for t- eir services , while sitting in ' , Bnstel , assuring them that ti ;? ir prestr . ee here has been the means of adding to the . Association
Upwards of sixty-six members enrolled iLeir names during their stay in Bristol ; we therefore consider the Execudve Council deserving tiie coDfidcnce ol every honest Charrist . " It- was likoTi ? e proposed and agreed to , " That Mr . Henry Vinco ; n i >< .-i ; iitled 10 the praise and estet-m of the Cbart ^ ts of " Bristol for bis prompt attendance to ctir caiis for Lid presence at all public meetings held in Bristol , sua the general j ; 6 ed heispfrforn ^ ir . g towards rhe Cius' . in the West of England . " The Association rapots every Monday night , for the purpese of enrolling membersand transacting any other business connected with the Association .
ST 2 ODD . —3 tIr . KnowIes lectured here on Wednesday the 16 th insiant , in place of Mr . Campbell , who iad been anuoui . ccJ , but could not attend . Ihe lectnre gave great £ aii = fac ; ion . William Aehtos . —This victim of Whig persecution will be . libcraiid Srom durance vile on the , 4 th of next month , on which day the term of his imprisonment wall expire . Eablsheatos . —We have formed hpre an association , wr . ' . ch is progrefsii'g rapidly . We aro vinitiDg evcry . door and every factory with our petition shear . Our Whig and Corn Law ilepealers arc signing odt peiition ^ onfessiag tkcmselves convinced that nothing but the Charter will do .
Tbosmoa" . —The Chartist .- of Thornton held tbe : r usuai ¦« £ ek . Iy rucetiug on Monday night . The following resolution was unan : iiiousjy agreed to : — " That we , tne Chariisus cf Tuoiutc-ii , s ^ e . determined to agitate for , and accepi cf ncth ^ Jg less , than the whole Charter . " ClTT CF tCNCOSf . —Ladiks' Shofsiakep . s — This body-have published a weii-writieu s- -dvcEs to their fellow Unionists through the empire , calling upon them 10 join the Charter afch ^ tion . Tailoes , Pizd Lion , Kisg-stkeet . —Mr . W-Laley attended iere on Sonday iast . After the ir . t cti :: £ the sum of 2 s . 6 d . was collected for the widowe Joues , Wiiliams , and Kobcris .
Reading . —Since cur last communication we have considerably increased the number cv pur member ? , some of them being p-rsoi ; s etc- u ? ict-rabic ir . flaencin the town . Dni i ; jg the ensuing week Mr . Me&c ^ fci ' Birm ' ngham , will deAr < i _ three lectures in th- * Echool-room attached to Hope Chapel , which ! a * been granted by Dr . Perry for this pnrpose . He has also expressed bis willingness 10 preside on these occasions . * CaHBKRWhll asd W'alwoeth . — Oa Monday last , at tea Montpelier Tavern , the following reso ution was carried unanimously : — " * ' Tha ; we c&onoi ( afte »" deep and deliberate consideration on the contemplated union with the middle classes ) agree to unit *
wiih any patty , unless they are prepared to adopt and manfaily declare for the whoie principles contained in the People ' s Charter ; and thai we tk-w any body of men wishing to curtail or abridge the details of the Charter , as dishonest snd unfriendly to the cause of liberty and justice we havo so long patiently been struggling fur : that we pledgo ourselves not to forego principle to serve our ostensible allies , merely to carry their expediency measurethe repeal of the Corn Laws . As they admir the right of representation to the working classes , they would better shew their sincerity by immediately joining the National Charter Association , for we arc determined not to sacrifice our K 3 olve . "
Mabtleboije . —Goodwyn Barmby . Esq ., will lecture on Sanday morning , a elevea o ' clock , on u Corntsunity of Property . " In ' the CTenicg ' Mr . Eenbow will preach . Lambeth . —A very able lecture was delivered ly Mr . RamEty , at No . 1 , China Walk , to a very rt-Mjeciable and attentive audience of tho fustian jacket ? . Th-. worthy lecturer shewed in a very forcible manner the villany cf the oppn sfciv arid the paaieBce aiid loug-suffering of the oppressed r and ptror ^ iy exhorted his hearers to be on their guard with respect to the Anti-Gorn-Law party , who are at present using all the art they possess to induce as to j'in them in the agitation for repeal .
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Hammersmith . —Mr . Curtis , of America , lectured on the Corn Law ? , at the Latimer Room , on Tuesday evening . In the course of his lecture , he pnt forth the usual assertions that England has not laud enough to grow corn to feed her population , and that America was an agricultural , not a manufacturing country . At the conclusion , the Chairman stated ihat any oae might put questions to the lecturer , and ha would answer them . Mr . Stallwood stepfc forward to do so . Chairman- —What ' s your natua ' . Stall wood . Are you an inhabitant of Hammersmith ? No , Sir ; my residence is situate in the parish of Fulham Court , half-a-dozsn yard 3 out of Hammersmith . Chairman—Well , then , as you are cot aa inhabitant of Hammersmith , and
tho lecturer is desirous of getting back to London , you , perhaps , will forego your questions . Mr . Stallwood—Sir , I am in your hands ; the matter rests with you whether I shall be permitted or no . Mr . Curtis—If your questions will not take up too much time , I will answer them . . Mr . Stallwood—Will it suit your convenience to have them put all at ones , or one at a time I Mr . Curtis—Oh ! I shall not have time to answer them . Mr . Stallwood—I will suit your convenience ; I will be brief . Do you happen to know that Sheriff Allison , and Lord Landerdale , great statistical writers , assort that the land of England will not only grow corn enough to feed the present population , but the one asseit 3
twioe the amount , and the other lour times the amount t Are you aware that America grows cotton , the raw material ? that she haB factories and machinery 1 and that she not only manufactures goods fur her own consumption , but that she supplies manufactured goods as far as round the Cape of Good Hope ? And , as you are in such a hurry to go , I will only ask one more . Do you believe the present iiousa of Commons will ever repeal the Corn Laws ? do you not think it will be necessary to have a thorough radical reform first ? Mr . Curtis —I admit the tint question . I believe the Corn Laws would ba repealed by the present House of Common ? . Mi \ Stalhvood— You have omitted the
middle question respecting America , manufacturing and exporting manufactured good ? . Mr . Curtis—I answered tbat , with the first , in tho affirmative ; I admit it . What will any sensible man say to " repeal" after this ? Hammf . rsmitu-Ro . vd- —It was unanimously sgreed . here , oa Tuesday evening , that a levy of one shilling bo issued on each member of that locality in support of the forthcoming Convention . Shoemakers , Clock House , Castle-street , Leicester SquARE . —Mr . H . Leigh addressed a numerous
audience at this place on Sunday , to thoir entire satisfaction . T-n members were enrolled , and a Secretary , Treasurer , and Council appointed . The sum of 3 * . 7 Ad . was collected for the Whig-mddo widows Jones , Williams , and Roberts . \ V TTorns Tavern , Bsbmokdsey . —On Monday evening last Mr . Balls dtlirered a most able lecture upon the prospects of the people . Twelve members wero enrolled , and amongst them were some of the most active and leading men of the auti-Corn Law League .
BIRMINGHAM—A very spirited meeting was held-at . the Chartist room , Aston-streei , on Friday evening , to hear a lecture from Mr . James Duffy , late of Northallerton House of Correction . Mr . Smith Lindon was called to the chair , after which Mr . Campbell delivered a few remarks and retired from tb * meeting . The Chairman then introduced Mr . James Duffy to the meeting . Mr . Duffy was warmly applauded , and delivered an excellent address , which for wit , argument , and genuine humour , has seldom been surpassed , at times eliciting the cheers of tho meeting , and othera producing bursts of laughter . Ho gav « a heartrending description of the treatment which was given to the Chartist prisoners in the hell of Northallerton . He explained the principles of tho Charter in an excellent manner , and made a powerful appeal to his audience , on the necessity of union , and concluded amidst loud cheers . Mr . Duffy's lecture gave unmixed satisfaction .
Monday Evening . —The nsual meeting was held in Aston-streot , en Monday evening last , Mr . Russell in the chair . The meeting was addressed by Mr .-John Mason , in his usual eloquent and impas-BJoncU Style . After tha usual business was trans-&Gie 4 , tha meeting separated . Requisition to the Matoti of Birmingham . — A requisition to the Mayor , requesting him to call a meeting of the inhabitants to consider the propriety ot- petitioning Parliament for the establishment of tho People ' s Charter , is in course of signature . The nines of a large number of voters and members of the Town Council are already attached .
Frost , Williams , and Jone = i . —The General Committee of Birmingham for the restoration oi the abore-Eanj- ?< 2 patriots held t . Veir usual weekly meeticg on Wednesday evening last . Mr . Fussell in tJ' 6 chair , when it was unanimously resolvedli That the ecur / . ry be immediately requested to form district committees , in conjunction with tho general committee of Birmingham ; and that they imnjtdiately on formation correspond vfith this committee , and this committee will give instructions to such committees ., agreeable to a former resolution of this committee . " All communications to bo addressed to John Wilkinson , Corresponding Secretary , 5 , Cregca Terrace , Bell Barn Road , Birmingham .
SOUTKAaiPTON . —The council met to transact business on the evening of the 20 th ulfc . At this incei n ;; tVe council came to the following resolution : — " In order to secure the services of a lecturer iu the southern disincr . a fund be raised by voluntary subscription of not kss than one halfpenny per week ; that the council Jik-.-wise become agents for the sale of Finder ' s Chartist Blacking , the profits of which to be devoted * to the above object . The retail sellers having agreed to give one penny oat of every shilling , to the advancement of tho cause ; we trust their example will be generally followed . The council also hope that their effort ; n this , will meet , with the coidiai co-opeiation of the surrounding town 3 .
MANSFIELD . —The cause of Chartism is making rapid j . rogress here ; we are adding to our numbers every week , and the middle classes are signing the National Petition . Some of the publicans who have refused to sign the petition , are ready to do penance if they can get to sign . From some of tho factories we have received subscriptions in aid of tho Convention Fund , and framABCwe have received 8 s . 8 d . The repealers had a discuEsion in their meeting lass week , on the subject of joining the Chartists , but they could cot swallow the whola Charter ; but we will promise them as soon a 3 they do boli-the whole Chartfr , snout , bris les , and fa ;) , they may join us but thall not lead .
ABERG-a . VEM"NY . —The Chr . rti&ta' of this town nai .--. spirited mating ou . \ ioni ! ay 218 % instant , iu thtir lir ^ e - oom , Frogsnore Streui . Tho meeting was artciressed fay Mr . Boiwcll , of Bath , ' and Mr . Griffiths , schoolmaster , of tbis t «> . Tu . Tho people evinced a spirit of determination to rest with nothing short of the vrholt ! Charter . ALKWICK . —A corrc ? Donde : it writes as follows : —As a thcruugh-puced Chartist , I hasten to give you infimation of an p ^ reeable piece of . intelligence obtained in my northern journey . I arrived a . t Alnwick , iu Korthurjbcrlaad , —the p uke-vidden town of Almvick , —on Friday , the 18 ch inst ., where , afrerl had transacted my bushii * .-, 1 began , 21 s is my wenfed c ^ Jtom , to tnako inquiry as jo'tlio sue
cess of the Charter Petition , and tho proceeainss of the -Inti-Com Law L ^ a ^ u ? , which , 1 was given to understand , had recently been formed in that place . These Lcajiuere , who stylo themselves ihe friends Gf the pcopie , had be . n exerting themselves strenuously to win over to their views und proceedings the working men , first by the circulation oi authorities against the Corn Laws—then a course of lectures by Mr . Acland—then copies of their specious , cunning , and sophistical petition- ^ then tho *' distribution of what they term untaxed bread , ( 4 ^ ibs . cf the best wheaten white bread , ) at 6 d . per louf , on the market days 01 three consecutive weeks , snd the hawking of their petition'from houso to boKso— r 11 of which efforts obtained for them the amazing numher of somewhere about six hundred siynatuics , ous ot a population of perhaps twelve or thirteen thousand persons , including thosa from the numerous peaces adjacent . But , Sir ,
notwithstanding all their arts and wiles , the working men have , in tho most honourable and praiseworthy manner , demonstrated that they are not to be caught by Anti Corn Law flummery . They have flocked tu ihe standard of Chartism , aud on tho petition there , in the course of signature , there are already enrolled nearly seven hundred namo 3 }—names of men who have laid hold of a _ great and glorious principle , a principle of truth , justioe , and inalienable right , —names of men who are firmly resolved no longer to be tho dupe 3 of shuffling Whigs , or grinding Tories , —names of men who have enlisted under the banner inscribed with " Truth , Law , and Order ;—Complete Suffrage , and no surrender , "men who have set their faces against giving their treig > it nnd influence to an ungrateful party , who are ever and anon throwing in their teeth that they are not possessed of sufficient intelligence to wield the franchise , but who are withal wise enough to sign Whig petitioi . B .
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BISHOP AUGKLa j W p . — -A epititcd meeting was held on Sunday last , in the afternoon , when Air . G . Binns , of Sunderla , nd , £ leliveredan excellent address on th ' e-. imperisliabio prinoiples of freeclom , embodied in the People ' s Charter . The meeting listened with great attention , and appeared to be greatly gratified with what theleoturer advanced . The people ' s cauee is making progress p . mongst all classes of Bociety in " ibis district ; they have ceased to look upon the Chartist as a man with a torch in one hand aniia dagger in the other , but are opening their eyes to the want of th at simple , plain , comihon-seuse measure of justice , called the People ' s Charter ., Norih Shields—On Tuesday evening , Mr . Wilr Hams , of Sunderland vdelivered a long and energetic address ta the inhabi'ants of this place . Mr ^ Morris was in the cl . air . At the conclusion a great number attached tlieir signatures to the National Petition . .. ..- ,, ¦ .- ¦ ,-.. - ; . ,-.. . * ;
Ousebuiw . —On Sunday morning Mr . Williams addressed the good iu en of this place oh the rights of the people , and the position and duties of the Chartists .- - : ¦ : ; . '•" . * : ¦ ¦ ¦ ..-. " . ¦'¦ ¦ " . ** ; ' * * * V ¦ * ¦* Newcastle . —On Sunday evening Mrf Williams lectured hero on persecution for opinion . WOLVERKAMPTOM . — ' tit . ¦ . James jpufibyi * of Sheffield , lectured here on -Moad ' ay , February i 4 Uij at Me . Mogg ' s Coffee HouseySnow Hill ; he dejiverea a mos ; excellent ] address , and at the conclusion , tweuiyone new muinbors enrolled , their names . Chartism is rapidly gaining ground iu this town .
Tniujiwi of th ? PniNciPtES of Chartism . —On Monday last , a public meeting called by reqnioitiqn , was held at the Pnblio Office , in thid town ,: for the purpose of taking into the consideration ,. the proposal of Sir Robert Peel , with respect to the Corn Laws , and also what ineasures should be adopted in the present distressed condition of the counivy . At thehour appointed for-the meeting , the room was filled to suffocation and an adjournmeiifc took place to St . Jatnes ' s-square . Mr . J AVynn , a middle class Corn Law Repealer , was unanimously called to the chafr . A resolution was moved by Mr . Joseph Walker , a middle class Corn Law Repealer , and seconded by Mr . Moggj g . Chartibt , to the effect that Sir Robert Peel ' s measure as proposed to the House of Commons , was not adequate to relieve the distress of tho country , and Was only adding insult to injustice , aud in order to remove that distress , it was
necessary that tho Corn Laws should be entirely repealed , and that could not be eif-JCted without ^ the pcopie were fully , freoly , and fairly * represented in Parliament , according to the principled defined in the People ' s Charter ; it was paaseu unaKiaipiisly . A petition founded on tho ioregoin ^ resolution and calling upon her Majesty to dismiss heu preifent Ministers , and to call none to hcricouncilB , but such as would pledge themselves to tho above principlvs , was unanimously adopted by the meeting . Mr . Jno . Campbell , general secretary , and Mr . James Duffey were on the platform , aud took part in tho proce 8 clings . Three hearty ' cheers wero then given for the Charter ; three icr the return of JVoBfri Williams , and Jones ; three for Feargus O'Connor , and thrte tremendous groans for Sir Robert Peel and the Tories , after which the assembled thousands quietly dispersed . 1
Lecthiie — At night , Mr . James-D'affey delivered a lecture on . theve ' vilV- of clnss legislation and the People ' s Charter ; at tbe Vine ; Fnn , Caual-street . At the conclusion , twenty-two new members enrolled their names , several of whom took cards of membership . WINCfATS 6 RAKGE . Sir . Charles Connor , from Manchester , lectured to the Chartist-. i of Wingato Grange Colliery , on Saturday evening , at seven o ' clock , the 19 ih inst ., to an attentive , as weil as numerous audience . After t'le lecture , there was ltis . collected for Mr . Williams , to assist . him . In his defence on Monday ,-the 21 st-intt .: at' Durham . ~ DRCeKCSA—A Charter ABsooiation has boon formed here , vvhich proiaises to btcomo very flou ' rishing . : :
DOBLXK . —The Irish Uuiversal Suffrage j -Vssocia ,-tion met at one o ' clock oh Sunday , in their great rooma , No . 14 , North AunO-etreet , Mr . William Woodward iu tlio chair . Tho Chairman said that ha had always felt great pleasure , and considered himself highly . honoured , 111 presiding at any of . the meetings of h's Radical Reform brethren , or to speak in * more modern language , his Chartist brethron —( hear , hear . ) Thec « were but few of the members of thtir body at that meeting , comparer with the number . of thoao who were not in , nibers , and who had the kiiiiluess , and he might add , tho manliness , to venture into their meeting , after all tho denunciations which' had been hurled upon their devoted heads . Tho Whks are . out : there are no
more places in petio . fox professing patriots ; placehunters are uow at a ditcount . Tho : yrrtileuco of their denunciations of our Association has in some measure abated .-. The people of Ireland are no joiigtr told , by a high legal a ; itJiority . aiid ' -civip ityieiionary , that---it is a transportable offence to bea -: Cnarii : t in Irolaud . Such ridiculous absurdity has had its day . We shall hear no , more of that sort of stuff . Chartism is coming into fashion . The Whigtt are out , and men . are " coming to their eenses . ' . The hereditary enemies of public hbei'ty are in power . We know the Worst that can betal us . We miibt bo on our guard . We must take care , and keep within the precincts of the law , our enemy is on the look out , and it is our bonnden
duty to be on the look put also . Our lalse ; decritfu " : friends are out , and never can , * .. n « ytr shall , never will , come into power again—( hear , hear . ) Their whole policy , both at home and abroad , was one continued , unbroken lino of trick , deceit , and ciiinanery . Was there ever such a juggle attempted to be foisted upon a nation as tliat proposed by Lord John Russell ! He and his coll agues found the Exchequer minus to the tuna of t « o millions sterling iii the revenue ; and how did they propose to mako up the deficiency I VVhy , by one of the most barefaced schemes that ever ministur had iho temerity to attempt—which was no less than that of laying a duty of two shiHiiiJU's and threepsnea a quarter upon foreign wheat , while at the same timp
they professed to be tal < ing tho duty off , wv the purpose of giving the peopleacheapioat . According to tbe . r own accoar . t 3 , tho averago duty on wheat Fir . ce 1028 was 5 i . 9 d . a quarter . Now , littlo Lord John proposed to lay on a fixe . J duty of 8 s ... a . qu&rtcr , which would in effect ^ and to all intents and purposes , be * laying on an additional duty of 2- . 3 d . per quarter , while he and his uiipvincipled supporters * professed to be taking off tho duty . ( H « ar . in ar . ) And this is the way to get a big loaf , : s it ? The little cheat ! he is bur , and now he v / p ' ntB to get in again upon a ciecoitful , hoilow' motion , Tvh : ch affirms ^ nothing—( near , hear)—but the meaning of which ie , that he wishes to g < -t Peel ' s place , and Peel does not like to give up . . Now . surely . the * littlo . great , tithe-ownor knovr .-j
very well that his fi'i « ndrf , tUo ChartiBts , see through ] jh Fophiftry- and measures . Biit , said tho Chairmiin , I am taking up too much of yOiir timc ~ C No , no . ") There are , a ? I said before , a great many strangers here , and it 1 any of them wish , to address the rce . tiog we shall bo happy to afford them an attentive hearing . The regular business of tho meeting tikes precedence pf all extraneous subjects , but afterwards is is competent for any one present ; to address , tho ' meeting ; we sliall bo happy to heav him , even in op-, vot = iiioxt to our favoured objeots , Universal Suffrage . Vote by Ballot , Animal Parliaiaciits , Equal Elecioral Districts , No Property Qiialification , Payment of Menibors , arid thongh last , not least , but on the contrary dear to the heart of every true
and sensiblo Chartis-t , tho Repeal of tho Union-- ( hear hear . ) The necratary , Mr . Uempsoy , Will now rend tho last day ' s proceedings , and the orders of tho day for the present , meeting . Mr . Woodward then resumed tfao chair . Mr . Dempsey having read the last day's proceedings , I Mr . O'Hitfgjns rose and said he had . tweko members to propose—( hear , hear . ) They are all " farmer ' s . He said that their principles were taking root every where . Ha had invited several of the respeetublei persons whom tltey saw thero that ; day . These ¦ ' gentlemen were really under the impression that caitha wero administered iu that ' aaseciatior ? , ¦ that they had secret . '¦ ¦ signa , ' and pass words , and they wore really afraid to commit themselves to ; laws by coining to this meeting , until he ( Mr 'H ) assured them on his honourthat there was no oath admiuistcred in their society , that they had no . ' secret ' , ¦ . ¦ but , on the contrary , that they looked upon every man as a friend
who gave the utmost publicity to every matter and thing cf any nature or fcmd which ho saw or heard at their meeting . With this assuranceV the gentlemen were Bitisfied , and the result is , that "we are this day favoured with their presence , and it is very probable they will go aw ? j with far more favourable impre 6 siyn 8 than they caiae . At all events they mnst see that the man who slanders and villifies the members of this spbietyj and himseif ( Mr , P'H . ) in particulart so unscrupulously , is , to ea-y the least of him , but a bad Catholic , if he were to go to . communion once a Week instoad of ov . ee a fortnight . When he said that we administered unlawful' oStljs , here he knew right well tliat whac he said was untrue ; when he taid that this a ; sooiation was aii tinlawful association , he knew that the assertion was false , because we took good care to : have the rales and objectB of our society put into liia hands in a week alter they were printed , when he said that the
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objects WeTe lawful , the rnles were good , but tn&t the society hinst be ^ crushed—( hear , hear . ) These were his werds , and the day- is not distant . when he will be confronted with them ( hear ) . Yet tho tnaa who "' . acted Ihua ia tho theBame who boasts of goiDg to / .-communion once a fortnight ' . ( ' * shaaie , shame . ") Well , lent is iu , and Easter is coming , and who knows but he niight make restitution to this society before this holy season passes over . In England , the other day , ho talked about Manhood Suffrage as a ; substitute ( or Universal Suffraiire . Why , this is not quite delioato in a pious old gs ' atleman ; what does he mean by manhood j-- ( H <; ar , hear . ) lie ( Mr . O'K . ) knew very well what medical menmoanii by those termf .
He also knew what odiers meant by manhood ; but he had never heard of it as a test oi a man ' s fitness to e » joy the suffcaga . Univorgal Suffrage ever meaui , and meant nothing elsoj than that every male inhabitant of the fall age of twenty-one years and upwa . vds . « fsaneffii : id , audnotconvioted of any felonious offahoe by a jury , shall Uave the right to vote for a member of parliament . Now , this is Univereal Suffrage ( hear , hoar , ) A perdoh twenty-one years of age can inherit . property ^ contraot mirriage , make a will—in fact , do any act at that ago as \ awfuUy , and of aa much , force in law aa he can at any subsequent period- of his life . What ia the use , 'then ; of shuffling and : quibbling about the exact meaning of Universal Sufil'age?—( hearihear , afad cheers . ) Would any one
tfcll him the exuee meaning of the terms " a petti ? foggihg quiltiug lawyer ; a political uppstate ; a Repealer of the Union , " and a variety of other terms . Tbo oreaturos who howl loudestj the bnaiest little deceivers about Repeal can only tell you that Repeal is Repeal , and that Mr . O 'Connell is a Repealer , and therefore every one ought to be a . Repealer . Tfaia subject 13 too * fertile . Ke ( Mr ; O'H . ) should not tben -pursue it further , but would most respectfully direct the a , tt . eruion of their friends to the 13 th rulo of the association , which they would see was sufficiently stringent to guard them against aHy nnlawi ' ul aotB : — " That no member of this association shall act in . the capacity of ; delegate or representative ; and if any person shall assume or presume to
act in any such capacity , he shall be forthwith expelled from the Iiiafi Universal Suffrago ABSociation , and that no person whatsoever shall be admitted a , s a delegate from any other association . " Mr . U'Higgi'is conoludeU by proposing twelve new members . The motion v / aa Beconaud by Mr . H . Clark , iii a pitliy and sensiblo 8 peeoh .---ilr . Newton proposed the / admission of ten members . —Mr . O'Coanell ( not Dan ) seconded the motion . —Mr . "H . Clark moved the adoptioa of tho new committea of thirteen , seven of \ viioin must always be working uien . — - ' 1 'he motion was seconded by Mr . Dyott , who satdr . that the mountain was at length coming to ftlahomet . Mr . O'Gonneil had declared his conviction , both in u letter to Mr . Ray , and
at the recent Coin Law meetiiigs in Ecgland , that a Parliament returned by the present coiiHtituerjcies will never do anything for the people . What , then , does he propose to do I—to join tho Chartists in remodelling thosa constituencies , on the fair and equable princjpks of Universal Suffrage , and proportionate districts , or to go oa with the insane cry of Repeal fo a Parliament which has fe > y Rfipealer 3 in it beyond his ovrn faiaily —a Pariiamont made up of class-returned Members , only intent on serving the monopolies , to which they owe their existence ? Are Mr . O'Ctinneii ' fl hearers so stultified as never to ask him a few pertinent questions as to the manner in which ho uieans tJ repeal the UnionJ ^ will
they never couiis . the cost or hopa of success aueudiug their wild aittimpo *•!¦ Will they never think of resharpening thu tutfrage , the weapon of victory , betore they ' marcu-- to the achievement of " . their , national rights ? Is Mr . O'Coanell a Chartist and a rational uiaa utoue side the Channel , a niysterious , uuculcuiating , aud unquestioned politician at the other ? ( Cheeit . ) The motioti was carried unani * piously . Colleciprs wereappointed ; after which the thanks of the meeting wore cordially and enthusiastically given u > Mr . Woodward . Three heaity cheers-were then given for Feargus O'Coiiiior and the Chartists cf Euglaiid ; after which the meeting eepkrated , -highly ¦ Q elighted with the day ' s proceediugs . * ¦ ..- / i . : ¦ . . . ¦/¦ /
KILBSARNOCaii— On Wednesday ,-week ' , a general moeciiig of iA < - ass-jciaiion was called for tke express pnrpose of hearing tho report of our ¦ delegate , Mr . W . t'arruih , who , in conjunction with : he town of KiToiarnobk , wa . s eloctcd as our representavivo m tho boo ; tish Convention ; the following resolutionwas unanimously passed at the meeting — "That this ni ' tiing look vrith surprise at the decision come u- by ihc delegates , composing the lato Scottish Conveuuoii . as -. they do not believe them to have ivpre 8 entcd * tiie - feelings of the peoplo of Sectland anent tho Nar-umal Petition , and that this meeting do ' use the- ivtmor't of their abilitios in aup-;> or . t i / f theBaid p' : tUToa . " The petition sheets are iiicoivTse . of beiiig -wdi ' filled , ' At the clo . ^ e cf the meeting , three new-im-rnbers were enrolled .: After a vote ' of approbaiiyn to the delegate , the meeting was dismifsod .
Arbuoath . —Tht > Corn Law Repealers had a meeting ori Weunu&day wotk , to denounce Peel's motion , at whicti the CuAftiscs rallied , and earned thoir amendment for the Charter by an overwhelming niHJurhy . , '•' ¦ / ' . JJUMFUiES . —Ti-. v "Plague" have Kuceeeded hero jn Boctucing from ut ? M . r . Aiidrcw Wararopp , Mr . Johi- Bell , aud :. Mi-i Wiliiani M'Douall , and the \ haVe already had conviuc-ing evideucd howr v < ry bootless a thing-it is tO'Caivy- off such loaders of an enlightened people as may vi > o weak or base enougli to suffer themetives to be entrapped or sold . Tfause worthies made their appearance at a " plague'' meeting on the Iflth
and wete well settled by the people . The cries pi " traitor , " " renegade , " " turnooaty' and other pleasing epithets with wnich Wardropp was greeted , were appalling , and with great difficulty was lie heard at all . Some of their prepared resolutions they aid not venture to submit atall : those which they did present to tho meeting were negatived in fine style in favour of a " whole hog" Charter resolution , proponed aud seconded by the working men . Their " Plague" petition waa carried by a trick , the people voliniij for it under the suppobitionthat it was * the National ; Petition . See how many Signatures it will get besides forced or tbrged ones !
Ei . DEysLiE .- ^ -There was an excell en t public meeting here on Moiiday evening ^ for the adoption of the NatipDal Petition . A resolution to that effect was movedj seconded ; and utlnuimously Garried . Mr . Moir , of Glasgow ,. attended , and gave a political lecture in bis ^ sual masterly style . ¦ GStASGOW . —Glorious Tbi - omph of stern DEilOCTS-ACY OVER 'WU 1 GGERY AND TREACHEHY . — - Tuo . League ^ ia Glasgow , following tho vxitniple oi their associates in butnbugging thrcu ^ bcut the country , on receipt bf the - division << n . Finality ' s ^ humbug arucr . d raent to Peel ' s motion , cailt (! a public meeting in the City Hall OB Wednesiir . y evening last , ut seveil o ' clock , fur Uib purpose ot cpaaidetiug and protesting against Peul's pyopesed aVterfttipn ot tlia Corn laws . As early
us six o ' clbcki groups wtre aeen wending their way to wards the hall , and at half-piist six the ylaca was ubott bai £ full . About thiB time Mes 3 it 3 . Moir aati Pieudfoot entered ' , ' and were received with deafening cheers ; Both gentlemen took their ecats at the end of the platform , and were soon joined by Jack , Malcolm , llogws , aiid others , who appeared to be all anxiety to know what "was to M the / policy oi the Qhattists . Oa ieaininjj tbaVthe chair was to be diBputed , ( tUe Whigs hiiyjng announced that Waiter . Buchiinan , of Shauci <> n Lodge , vici-presiilfcut of tho Anti-Com-Law League , would take the chair , ) they . became perfectly furious . Inshoit they appt-iureiitj / take as much interestgctsiug Sir . Buchanan into the chair as iha V / liiga possibly could ; Kogera , In particuliur , fcecarao perfectly abusive .
At seven o ' clock , the Whig eomniittee , composing the elite of the . p ' ' tyy , ' ascended Uie platform . Mr , W . Buchanan was about to take the chair , wlten Sir . Mvk ibse and iaoved that Mr . Prouafoot do tako the chair , The Whigs objected to this , but Afoir was deUrmJiied not to abandon his uiotion , : he put is to the meetiDg , when a Uuge toBJoiity declated fou Pvoudloat . StiU the iVhigs objected . Moir pat it to tlie ; meeting a second time , / with similar results . Tho / TVnigs still objtcted ; when Air , Moir suggested that . Pronrtioot iiiid / Buchanan should be appointed ^ jplntty to ihe cfcair , in order that the busir « css might proceed ; to this tho Whigs again objected . Mr . Moir then told them that as he had the votes of the meeting in kls favour , be web resolved to abide by It Things / weio now at a stand , the League , though seeing the meeting against them ; still insisted tliat the committee had a right to
appoint the chaii mac . At this stage , Mr . Jack poshed forward to rhe front of the platform , saying he would put the maUet to right , adding , " The ineeitbg does not . understand tbo matter . ' * Moir , who was still standing on . the front of the platform , very siinply allowed Mrl Jack to take the matter out of his hands , which courtesy Iguess Moir will not be ready to extend to another : under similar circumstances Jack took a vote whether Bttchauan p" Pjoudfbot should take the chair , taking" tisg vpto' 'for _ Buchanan fltst , tliotigh Pioudfoot \ ras the cpfosition . Still a decided majority declared ^ for Proudfoot , yet ; Jack declared the Whig had It "Upon this conduct there can be biit . one opinion ; many told him at the time what I shall not repeat here . — -Mr . Cross ( Town Councillor , ) then came forward anfldecoancetS Peel ' jB measure and $ 1 taxes on food , and after a very animated speecb , moved the following resolution : — " That this meeting views with
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; . -:- ¦ ¦ ' . V- ' ^ tg - ; ^^ Xi ^^^ feelings the dtepifct'StsappoisttotttVand { ndignation the schema pro | . o « 4 d by Sir Kbbert Peel , for the seU ! jrment of'the Corn Lawt&a being iu , their ^ udjfmect , a deliberate insult to a hitherto patient and saffbving people . " , The motioa was seconded by Mr . John Wilsoa , / of Dnndyham , and ; cirriedounanimousiy . - ^ - The Rev . Dr . King , in a speech « f considerable lepgth , moved the second resolution . , The Bev . Gentlemah was repeatedly inteixopted with cheeta , hisses , and confusion . Be concluded by calling on them to unite for a repeal of the Corn Laws . ( Cries of * ' No , nd ,
neyer . '' ) That they reflew their protest against any laws which restrictthe importation of food tot the people as unjuat in principle , pernicious in eyery form of tSele operaUon , and ; creating such feelings bf lriitation and discontent among ail classes , aa seriously to peril the peace and irislitationa of the country . " Seconded tjr Mr . JohnTenat it , of St . Rollpx Mr . Moir Tcsei 6 $ & said he had an addition to move to the resolution Bfifore putting : it to the meeting : - > ir . ' Robert Malcblw , who was fitaridicg on the front of the platform , claimed to be heard ficsfe . Tothis the great body ef the meeting objected . ilalcolm 2 ? ereisted ,- ' . -bnt not oae word could be heard from him . At last the Chairman put it to the meeting which should be heard firat , and an
overwhelming majority declatea for Mr . Moir . Mr . Moip in moving bis . additton Id Dr King ' s ifeselution , was tojd by the Chairman that the resolution bad been unanimously agreed to . Mr . ; Moir was surprised to hear ttit the re 8 oiu 4 ioa had been carried ( the fact was , no io \ e had been taken or asked on it ) , but as the Chairman declared the resolution to be carried , ho-. ( Mr . 3 d ) wotdd move bis addition as r substantive resolution . Itv ? aa as follows : — ' « Jhat this meeting is of opinion that tfea proposition of Sir " jRobeifc Peel has furnished an ad 5 t tionat proof ? to many already given , that tho HctiBse of Commons does not ropfekeni either the feelings p » tbe interest ot the people . This meeting , thersfore , is of opinion that to / enable the people to obtam a tofcal repeal of the Corn and Provision Laws , as well as to
secure to them ; the full benefit of such repeal when effrfcted , » fnll extension of political power nmst for&-with take place , and that the best means of reaUsing this impoitahc object is by making the pxincijiha 01 ttie People ' s Charter the law of the laud . This meeting further agrees to memorialise her Majesty to dismiss her present pilnhtere , and call to berCoanciJs snei uien olily as will rauke the ; People ' s Chaitc-r the law ct the land . " This was seconded by Mr . John Colquhoun . —rMr . Robert Malcolm said he had an amendment to move ; it was to the effect that -wo denounce Peel ' s measure ; and pledging the mettlng to go for free , full , and fair representation . " —Seconded by Mr Jack . This aniendment- ww received with a stoim of dieapprobatioa ,- to endeavour to eHay which , Mr .
Aeland endtftyoured to bring about a reconciliation , by rfcquesting the movers and seconddrs t 6 retire to tha side room , to try and frame a leSclation that -wouia meet the unanimous approbation of the meeting . The movers aud seconriers , accohipaaied by Baiiiie John Hamilton , and others , retired . Bat no conciliatipn wis eftebted . ' Oa- 'tUeir retaruy Mr . Acland stated they had failed ta evcure any condliation . —Mx . Moir said he never would couseiit to anything short of the whole Charter , without first consulting the : people . —Mr . Colquhoun said ha hat ? proposed to tae other party to strike but the word . -. Charter , as the name was yet a little unpalata , bie to some ; but on condition the whole : six paints should be specially included . . io
Borne of the detait—Annual Parliaments , No Prbp 3 rty ; Qtialiflcation , and Payment of Membcis—t ! io geutlevaen on the other side would not agree ;/ therefore , ke \ HLt . C . ) could hot meet , the in . - —Messrs . Malcolm and Jack endeavoured to explain their undefined / resolution , amidst hisses and couinsion . At the suggestion oi th 9 Chairman , two tellers wtre appointeii . Gn the vote boing taken : i . deciiied majority was declared for the original motion . The annouactment was received w ^ th . defvfemng / cheers ,.- " which lasted for some minutes / A committee was then appointed to s ? e th « memorial drawn up , ami forwarded to her Majesty , thi'ough Lord Radnor . A vote of thanks was then given to tha Caairruan with acclamation , and the vaat assemblage broke up about eleven o ' clock .
P . S . —This meeting wili not be without its results in Glasgow . The cloak of hypocrisy has been torn asunder ; the peoplo have got their eyes open . Many of the ir . id ( tle ' clas 3 , at '¦; the ; close of the meeting , declared . ; tboEe : Chartists defierved ; credit for their noble stand to thejir priaciplts against all the influence oC the middle class . The vipers fostered in pur own bosom are now the enemies- to be watched . Let the people be virtuous to tUgmaelyes , and those - ' snafeea in the grass" will soon beeome the scorn of all good men . Our petition is being signed nobly . 1 , 175 names were adhibited to itin Mr . Jfoir's shop last Saturday , iu nine h 6 urs--aU men ^ ot mature years . Had there been room , as many more wpuldnave signed . / Jjthia tilt ? time to surrender ?—Correspondent . " '
. Meeting . —An adjourned meeting of tne Association took place last Tuesday evening in St . Ann ' s Church , for the putpose of appointing directors far the ensuing > ear , &c , Mx . H . Martin in the chair .: The minutes of the last meeting having been read by tha secretary , and approved of , R list of twfcnty . twp was pnt in nomination . Mr . Watkin proposed Mr . W . Pattiaon . Sc-veral objected to Mr . P .. fe . Murray naid it Mri . ;* Watfeinper . 8 i 8 ted'ifl ilia nomination , be { Mr . Murray ) , however disagreeable the duty , would mpvo that Mr . Pattison ' a name be fctruck off the liat Each name was then voted on the ii&t separately . Oa Mr . Psttison ^ s r > ame beiupt put , Air . Murray moved that as Mr . Pattison had joined the Corn Law Repealers , he was not a S 6 and proper parson to b 9 a director of a ChmtlEt Association . After some pointed animadversions on the conduct of Mr . P ,, oa the vote being taken , it was a ! 2 b » it unanimously , carried that Mr . Pattison ' s Dame bo struck ofE After some other minor business was disposed of , the , meeting separated . / ' . ¦ ¦ . ' ¦ ¦/¦ . ¦; ; /
LANARKSHTRE . UNIVERSAt SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION .- —A meetiDg of the directors of this association was held in t ! ie hall in College Open / on Monday evening ^ the 21 sfc iristint . '¦¦ / : ¦ : ¦ ¦/* . /¦' / .- ; DUNFijRMUNE . —Oa the 17 th instant , Messrs . ; M ^ rsdeh and Tatiersall favoured / Dtinferailiiie with a visit , and addressed the Chartists ia tho evening iu tbs Masons ^ Ha-i . ^ : ¦ / .. . .. ' . " ' / --- //¦ ¦ ¦///¦ ¦ , ; ¦ ' . * . ¦ * ABBRQEEN . —Sign of the Times . — . Many a time and oft have we said , that eyea here , in the far North , Chartism was omnipotent . Oft have wa asserted that the Chartists could beat the Com Law repealers hollow , but never was this ; so truly veriSedaa the following will attest It was usual for the ciique " always after the meeting of the" locusts and
bloodsuckers" to call a public meeting , and endeavour to wheedle the people into a belief that they syuipa ? hjsed with them , and further to pass resolutions pledging themselves to petition for a " big loaf ; " anrt , on such occasions , the journals of the League invariably asserted that the Chaitists had been outnumbered ; Ths Cnattists were in expectation that the same course would have been adopted , by the League , this year as formerly , and that they would have an opportunity of again exposing the fallacies of this facsion . The thing , we hear , was debated in the Anti-Corn La * Association ; some were for coming fairly out and meeting the Chartists npoa hoaoura > blo grounds , others of the old vromon were afraid of " Chartist interference , " and it was finall-y agreed that no public nieeiingsJiould be held this year . Accordtogly , a fortpighfc ago , tbs city was placarded , telling the people that the petition for tha total and immediate repeal of the Corn Laws lay foi signatures at a shop io Union-street Now where this
petition wa 3 agreed to , we- know not , and of the parties who concocted it we are equally ignorant Contrast this conduct with that of the Chartists . They always come out to consult the public on any such important gueatiens , and they are not afraid to abida by tbeir aecision . We knoyf thai the peepJe will nl'Bwys decide on the siUe of right Before the visit of tha champion of our liberties , O'Connor / , we couM match any of the factious on fair grounds ; but that Malt sealed tke Gite of tha vile , perfidious crew . O for finch smother day ! O'Brien is to be here this week , pur teacher ; great frood ia anticipated from bis visit to our " city cold . " iveaie to have a festival in hcnoUs of this unflinching dungeon-proof advocate of ow rigbts . ^^ The Chartist ^^ inovenient in tMs town will receive a fresh impulse from his presence ; its advocates wjll be inspired with new hopea , new vigour will be infused into their minds , and all -will proceed Sitli railway speed . '
NSWMiriWS , ( AyfiSHiBE . )—At a meetingof * Hie inhabitants o | this place on the 18 th instant , called on purpose to express tb . eir opiBionsou the movement . ? p £ the Corn Law League in Glasgow ^ the fallowing resolutions were proposed , seconded , and uaanhr . ously approved of , 1 st ,-- '' That this meeting pledge thtmseTrea to agitate for nothing less than the Charter , as in their opinion it gives justice to ail , aiid injury to none ; and they consider Messrs . Moir , Ross , and Ctdquhoun , and this citizens of Glasgow who so nobly snpported them In thedefence of the principles . of the Chatter ( in despite of Whig cunhiDg and duplicity , and tho traitorous conduct of pretended friends ) are -worthy of tne thanks-of this meeting . " 2 nd ;—" Tbat this meeting ndt wishing to differ yriti their English brethrenln things of minor importance , a&ree to adopt ithe Naticnal Petition , nottritlistanding their Instrnctlons to tlfelr delegate to the Scottish ; Convention , -who Voted according to the instructions given him contrary to his ottq opicion . " ' : - -- ¦ . ¦*' : / ¦ . : ¦ -. ,. * ¦ ¦ •¦ :- . "¦ " ' . /¦•¦¦ * ¦ ¦'¦ : / ¦ : ' . - ¦ ¦*¦¦ ; - ¦ **
EIiGlN . ^ -The cause has been rather iu a languishing state Here &is .. threee or four months past , in consequence of the opposition evinced by our middle classes , who have had xecoiirse jtp nil manher p < periweutionto keep down tha rising s ^ Wt of ltber ^ r * no stone . haa beeu left unturnedlby vhlcbljk chtck coold ba pat ujwa oar proceedings . All places of meeUDg have been sh . ut ageinst us , althpijgh they are given to all other parties , no matter whether a Jump Jem Crow eafcaMticn , at a penny a ^ head , ^ or a Corn taw bumbug aawniWyi no matUi 1 , aU ore adfraitted i but no sooner do the work ing men ask ; leaye to hold a meeting <( p » which if
£ *? " ?* VPP 1 * M - *? ti » tone 0 ? rix « affliugi * nJgbttiB jnat i ^ miscalled the Ttade ' g EtM , to consider and devise mwps by -which be may hi ) plaeed in . that scale of society jtvhkh by bith he : is intitled to possew thah he is told by our " exelusives" tfeatno Cc « tista are to be allowed to get the use of the balL Bu % thanks to- th « e ^ teetotallera , ^ ni ^ < m e ^ il will sooa 1 » oT « rcome , as they 1 ^ 8 tat ^ a a ftajj of » boptei th « jM ^ k ^^ - ^ W ch i »» beinaj ^ l titabwadoini , w& torge haJi formed , which / wilik U open io . taipMtteB ^ i tten willyd pay the txclualvfca back with ft TengeaBW IfmeeUngs \ rtlIdoit . / ;
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Bthy . —Our rce * tings of late have been well at ' - ^ ded ; vne h ? ll , every m ^ ht , is ncv ? vellfiiitd . On Mondsy evening ] ast ne } axl a , gloHona rceetmg ; thebali was nicely fijltci , with a sprinkling " the Corn Law icptalers ; Mr- Cooper , from Manchester , - was our ltcinrer , and an able lecture he Save , after whfcli he invited difcuEFion ; with a e " ea ! of trouble , one cf the Leaders was ferretted , * Bd * KTere casvi ^ ar ' on be got . " We expect another citcus = ic-nnext Mc ^ day eTei iug .
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LARGE PUBLIC MEETING BY MOONLIGHT AT BATH . On Monday last , the streeta of this city presented a scene cf uncommon bustle and excitement .. A man , moantfcd oa a horse covered with a white sheet , paraded the city -srith large placards behind and before him , announcing that a public meeting would be held in the evening at half-past sixo ' clock , on Beacon-lull common , for the purpose of memoriolizing the Queen , calling upon her to dismiss her present ministers , and call to her councils men ready to do justice ta the people . It was stated on the placards , that a procession , headed by a band of . music , and by persons bearing banners , ¦ would Btsrt just after six to the place of meating . At
that time there was a great concourse of people in the Abbey Gri « n , who formed themselves iu procession and proceeded in -excellent order through the streets , the band plajicg a lively tuue . Great was the excitement Many persons supposed that the getters-Tip of the meeting intended to burn the tffigy of Sir Robert Peel ; hence mnch curio 3 ity was excited . When the proces sion arrived on the hill , they planted their banners in a conspicuous place surrounding the speakers ; the frand led t :: e people into the valley that they might better hear tho speakers from th * hill . The number at the meeting was unusually large . The scene was truly Imposing , especially a 3 it was reflected upon so brightly by the . splendid moonlight .
Mr . W . P . Robebts was called upon to preside over the meetiag . He adoressed them hi hisusaal gooa style , and called the attention of the middle cltsses to the present slate cf the country ; said the meetiDg was called in the spirit of the union that had taken place between those classes and the working people ; and observed that Mr . O'Connnor and other prominent Char-. tists had called for active exertions among the people He concluded an txcellent speech amid much cheering . Mr . T . North proposed the first resolution , which was to the effect , — " That this meetiBg expresses its disgust and indignation at the cavalier conduct cf Sir Robert Peel , who had mocked at the distresses acd misery cf the people ; and that this meeting L ; lieves that nothing shoit of a t ital repeal of tho Corn Laws would beneat the trading citsses . '
Mr . BARTLrTT was called upon to second the resolution , which be did at seme length . He said he could not join in the condemnation of the policy of Sir Robert , fur he though ; that policy wcnW tend to forward the cause of the people— ( cheers ) . Nor could he entirely agree with tha lauer part of the resolution Sull he tTouid stconii it , as there was something to come af : er that would sait tbs natire of the case . He thousht , Sir I ? j ! - rrt having rt-fused the repeal of tha Com La'ws , Uie middle classes rrould be brought to a sense of viutjr , and b « indu ; oi t : > join tho Chartists for . a change in the representative system . He went on to point out the position of the people ; theftuita of the Reform Bin ; an ;! dwelt somo time on the prospects of ttis psop ' : ^ . He next referred to the base system of polities ] jobbing being carried on in Ireland by the Tories . His speech produced a good impression on the . meeting . Tae resolution was Dutand carried .
Mr . PfliLPinan able speech proposed the second resolution , " F * r a full and entire system of representation . " Be pointed out the evils of the present system , te -which he attributed tLe Corn Laws , and called upon all present ta struggle together with a view of getting rM of class legislation . He was much cheered throughout Mb address . Mr . Claeke seeouded it in a short speech , with mnch eStct . The motion tvas passed unanimously . ilr . Boi / well proposed "That ' s tpiritid memorial be sent to the Queen , founded upon the two preceding resolutions , calling upon her to dismiss ber present ministers , and call to her cODncils ia ? n disposed to do justice to all classes of the pecple '—( cheering . ) Mr Ba&tlett & conded it It was put from the chair , ar . d carried Jjnanimons ' -T .
The Ch aibma * Trade a few obsorvr . tiens . and m reply to the repsated call for the burning of tbe tffigy of Sir Robert Peel , said tbe ChartiiLs would cot bo a party to such senseless procsreoiugs . He then dissolved the meeting . A procession was again formed , and on the band striking np , it procted-. d through the diffrrect . streets on the way to ttc- room of the ^ JatioDal Cba : ter Association , from tie "window 01 -which room the meeting was again addressed by . Messrs . Philp , Bartlett , and Bolwell .
The Kiefcting ^ ter tLis quietly dispersed . has pranced a good spirit in Bzih , and has set all parties alive .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 26, 1842, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1150/page/1/
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