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      * RTTJMPHAST CHARTIST MEETING A » D ^ i ) ECtABAfION OF WORKING CLASS ^ OPPOSITION TO THE LEAGUE . gECEPIION 0 ? MB . CCOITNOB IN MAIf-? . . " CHESTER . * ' ( Tnm-fht Evening Star . ) Abc » t iwelve months ago the Chartists of Manj . « ier like the Scotch Covenanters , "were driven £ S ^ ost to pillar by the free trade agitato rs ;

      diswSftom every meetmg place , and left without a ^ oj ^ rherein to assemble . In this dilemma some ^ f *» most " spirited « f the operatives came , to the teolndon oT-tattling faction bj Increased exertion , ili aresolre that oppression SbDnld but add to their ^^ aiuafioB to baffle the wily . With this view SK ^ jooirtbe Carpenters' Hall , at a rent , we jSfeve , «* £ 80 per annum , nnder » promise from Vr O'Connor that he would contribute towards the « B * £ Jjji ™ £ a certain number of lectures in ihe JTJV ^ ffis sp&cious banding ia capable of holding and is admirabl for ' . ,

      » D 00 ptr 5 ons , y adapted pnblic tUe&ngs , hating at one end aTery large gallery ZiAiti the other « nd an immensely large platform , * Lv Bang seats behind , capable « f holding some ?_ 3 ^ 5 . The Hall is situated in the Tery centre ^ laiflfrlreland , —that part of ihe town frequented iriiB Jrii labonrers , and by "whom Mr . O'Connor xi& the Chartists were attacked in March last , at $ e HaB of Sdecce . A rumour was rery generally circulated , that -wm tie present occasion the Irish hive was again ifWsnn , and to attack the Hall , en masse . This ipJcomiDinflcated to Mr . O'Connor , and ie-was ' steS io carry something , for his defence . M I 2 * always vdl armea , " said Mr . O'Connor , showing Ife ^ " **" * iie o ^ J weapon I win ever ^ e jgusjJ a deluded Irish man . " ii ^ M'o ' clock : the spacious bnilding wa 3 cram-W& erery part , while a body-guard of stoat

      " ClacJajBesxnd operatives lined every srenne leading ; totix&aer . Precisely at * ight o ' clock air . O'Con-j » orai ; ered , and the cheering outside was re-echoed i 3 * the thousands above ^ and made the building ring . Iboi maMng Msappesraice in the Hall Ihe Bight * as jnost exciansi all rising , jumping , cheering , jnd -srennghats and handkerchiefs . Immediately \ Mr 3 ames leach was unanimously called to the j thair amid thunders of applause , and opened ; fixe bnanes in one of those telling , ample , -eloquent speeches for which he is so remarkable , ami by which he has made himself so hated by the j Jagaa , the cotton lords , and $ be factions . At the j tondnaofl : of his address , he introduced Mr . J CC&Dttor who was received with every demon- i

      , gntion , not only of regard bat of lore . He told j ^ sai thsi he had come there to redeem his pledge , jf lalping them ai hi 3 own expense , to replenish giBi exhausted coffers . Many things connected 1 inaCtSai meeting gave him pleasure , but above all , \ gj appointment of James Leach to that office as j . gainuMj which , above all working men , he was \ Bjff ^ esunently entitled to fill < cheer 3 . ) Leach , by ; ^ ifaiplfi eloquence , his straightforward opposition \ totjnnBy 5 and his able exposure of the fallacies of ; gs assies of the people , had done more than any ska can to render hypocrisy harmless—( cheers . ) JkO'Oosnor then proceeded to analyse the con- ) i&i of die Smrge party at the Conference , in what " $ } jsmed ihe first pitched battle between the people

      jeJ » union of their oppressors . He then explained \ fern is meetings held in last summer in Korth : I ^ aashire , and ihe speeches reported by the Man- { tit&r Guardian and other Whig papers , for ; Gsrtst . leaders , which never were delivered , the Haas cf tie recent outbreak * He showed that B 3 jr £ rehirea by the Leagne to go into Iforth laa ^ iire , and that the press dared him to goto Satlbefity . He 4 id no £ howeverj go until he ; tod thai two mills were burned , and that the ) eriswies o £ destruction were gaining ground . ) - ^^ when danger presented itself , he did go . He faTasedafl Korth Lancashire , burnings ceased , ) Muam&ifjrj speeches ceased , -oproarious meetings f tostd , aad the public mind was restored to its he be

      womed fsJt ^ npga- When returned told the * Ea # are and the people that we were sold to the -iape , that enussaries were abroad , and that we ] sbnk be mi the Hexl ; he then traversed York- ¦ £ ? n , Sonth L&ncaahire , part 3 of Leiceetershire , and : SoSn ^ ismsMre , ^ and told the people that the leagaBlad resolved upon a revolution , and can-, ficaied them to take no part . ( Hear , hear , and So ; 70 a did I ) ilis cautions were , however , unavailing ; fie £ 58 . 000 sncceeded . They braght sis Oiartists in August , and loaded with the most hellish placards , > nd supplied with money , they started them toj ftorth Lancashire to stop the ynft ^ and commence : lie work of destruction . Toe first place visited was ^ PiKJon , and fi » er « many murders followed . And |

      m attempting to stop this , said Mr . O'Connor , ; Bjsslf and seven ^ r-one others are conspirators ; and w-aio met on the 17 th of August are enar ^ ed with : cspa ^ ng an ombreak that occurred on the 1 st of feBBKath . ( Hear and laughter . ") Mr . O'Connor fea ^ oed npon the ^ nesiion of free- trade , Faying 3 » Bw , * oiiHigEieD , I could tell you all about the ^ Btafr ^ jed mountains with their white night-caps j «» -& *? if laughter >—and all about your fertile . = nUfjiand rippling-streama , and how my bsrsting , wn smk with virtuous indignation for your suf- ! mag , ta& how joy inmost soul is wedded to your \ frvw / OBue—( renewrf laughter);—in short , I mjdUIk aonsense to you till daylight—( hear ) , — j tel » a £ Qt ^ oingio 3 n 2 ikefoo ] s of you orof myself . ; la t to about breadand beef , I , ' i j ; j

      goog * speak you - , ndt » i } 3 . aad information , and domestic comfort , BfltBWtoget them —( loud cheers , and " That's it , jEpi *) They talk of free trade , so do I . Yon ™^ i ™ capital in your anus , and you want to know ** J « i * retogetTaliiefaritin provisions . They * J * s pJ capital in ^ tachinery , and they want to ^ Dsvim both things cannot happen ; that is , that I JJ * 8116 * * fair return ibr your capital in your arms , ajaum ^ ge t whatthty will considers fair return 1 avast JBMhinery— ( eneers ) . Mr . O'C . then pro- j «« to review some of the-speeches made in I *^» 0 i by the staff of the League , and seleeted j la ^ ra rf tbat of a Mr , Lancaster , delivered at the I JW ? r aeeiagai iTla ^ ow , Tot dissecnon ,-showing J a » -Were a shrewd man reniured upon a bit of I ™^ fa »* he damaged the casse he undertook to i ^««} sad deducing from Mr . Xaneaster ' s speech i fei- ?™ * k ** beztisAB meant nothing more or \ ^^> encoaragement for increased competition ;• «» eai ttpitolists and Jabonrers , and which were ; ¦ "" Bivna of which Mr . Lancaster himself com- j gaed . -He showed how all who opposed Whigs J : ^« Bfrd . Tories , while Cobden and Co . declared 1 | * wj-taxi ro politics at all —( laughter)—and did ' « are wn&i name the party who would award I ^ lade was calledby ; but , said he , if we prefer i . S 5 " * r Bobwt Peel ' s measures , such as Ms ! "a ^ i anen cheering }—and his income tax—( re- ! * TO cheers ) - !© the nibbling of the Whigs , and striBfirect taxation , Oh . then we are all Tories— s

      S £ «* VMd laughter . ) Uow , said he , the * , i ^ S ^/ 0 * ^ °° > 000 pounds ; and . curious to ill »? f " ^^ ^ J * * of office ' as compared ^ J ^ ten previous jears of Torv rule , thej ^^ iJi ^ s spent more in the latter ten years , ] fc « f 3 ll £ mB ° ^ piOBecuting and transporting , r ^^ a Char tists , than the Tories spent in i fgp « 3 ten years by exactly 2 , 400 . 000 pounds , ^^^ m ***** ^ J fafled foT ' aodwhat the ' | ^ to sses-H- ere now obliged to pay—( cheers . ST * b is , said Mr . O'Connor , this League , ) ^» ° I 9 aie as it may , is nothing more than the G 2 i W of Whiggery , —( cheers and ! rg ^ me old friend with a new face , » and ice ; ££ * & **'* - < Soneverand cheers ) The ; to of

      , , . g ^ fflaiproceeded the question agriculture k - ^^ ijuid taration , and the capabilities of fe ^^ p eoEclnded a most ^ wwerfal appeal to fo ^ Tf ^ by assuring them that if the Lesgne 35 r * - ? ^^ meeting in Manchester , their S ^^ ^ alanot save them from abject defeat ; ^ vfiftfL ^ PP ^ tha » we were going to i ^ * iitt JTO&upon to-day to be superseded by a taS ^;?* 111 to-morrow , when macbiaery was in S ^? ^ * 6 * 0 " -113 ^ were greatly mistaken . WiS ^ SfL *^ ^ ^ a * the machinery to K " P ; there would be no honour in that ; L ^" ^ t heir weaponless hands leld up in w ? . * 11115 oppcstioD . were all that he would tie

      r ^ f ^ P ^ etmncph of truth over falsel i ^ Tict ory < f jiep ^ j . 0 TfcT tteir 0 VVTess 0 TS ESSS ^*^ T cn stall tave them , Feargus . ) Nti fi ^ 101 " ^ ra *** dowa amidst cheers that | 2 Bfelites - Nw y ?^ ^ t £ eB intioaucea 2 It i ^ yle , who H * ¥ HSoifiDf resolution -. — ^ S ^ rt , " 13 ^ **> theworKng classes of-MaDSj ^^^^ ber pf from 4 , ^) 00 to 5 , 000 , in pnWic j ^|^ « ed > 4 o iactby oedare , that after having fesj ^ f ^ aed the question or a wpeal ol the rf ^^ w ^ _« cnie to the conduHon that a repeal ** 3 jte jj ^ l ^ ^ s&ig carcomstances , would be a i ^ laT ?^^? 621 " ^ !™? ^^ woikmg classes , ktharl ^^ ' 4 fctennin » d net to join the league SUjot ^^^ a repeal of the Corn LaTra ; and , *** iTttenLLJ" *** ^^ vecesE&rj to -uphold the pre-! SS , a ^ b ^ - *^ WTB ° ? direet te ^ Son , and Tfjtt * " ^ ml ^ ^ agfoKrai for the repeal of

      ^^ to i ^ S ? 0 * thfiTeBolntioninaTeiy happy | 1 ^^> a ^ re xpeeeb , and Mt . Dixob seconded it , l * * jfcJ— tot 2 le meeting , ana . adopted -without ^ tiftW ? 11611 ^ " nMrt tksmflera of Bpplatuse . fNt feS ^ - - ™ ^ * ddiEBJiad dwelt at con-^^^ ? pen ^ iDcredible services rendered [• S ^? if * * I » s » fiV Star newspaper , ^ S 7 : 1 f 0 I& 8 dassea » ort seTerely for " ^^ S *^* jounial ; he ^ pointed out the easy ! ?« Sft ^^ Wt , ^ 8 ttepaper themselves , by whidi k ^ v ^ ttide e * to itB " ^^ and i ^ & ^ i . v " explsined the pwatiw * 5 » whjcb *»» * rh * T ^^ P 0 ^* ChartiKs , and the utility ^* ifc- 1 ^ ^* ' " wbm ^» 2 aifieBt was about to ' -.- * Ma ""d hD- » thty cculd caU themfielvea

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      as-good Chartists as Fesrgns O'Connot , -when he gave seven houra a day foi nothing to that paper , while .. they emoted their pipes , and drank their ale or coffee with some free trade or Tory paper lying before them . Thii appeal appeared to sting the meeting , while its tmth was nevertheless acknowledged ; and io proof of which , the following resolution , proposed by Mr . T . Clarke , of Stockport , and seconded by the Bst . Mr . Jackson , and supported by Mr . Cooper , bookseller , was carried amid thunders of applause , some honest voices crying pjat , ' Now , mind yon dont forget it when you ( go sway . -1 -wont " j Mr jACKSOK , in secondingtheresolntion , borehonour-1 > able testimony to the services rendered to the cause fcy the Evening Slar , and also took that opportunity of Btatuig , that with one single exception , the state-I meat of Mr . O'Connor , in his challenge to the I league in last week ' s Nertherr Star , was true to the j letter ; the only mistake was , that instead of the j amendment of Sir . O'Connor being carried unanimeusly ] there was one solitary free-trader in the gallery , who : for want of a companion held up both hands against it i ( Cheew and laughter . ) In all other points he was I ready to corroborate Mi . O'Connor ' s statement upon loath if necessary . Mr . Jxbuid never challengedl Mr . 1 O'Connor to further discussion—( chee rs)—aad ^ Mr . \ O'Connor repeated to him ( Mr . JackBon ) and to several ! others precisely what he . stated in the Northern Star ; relative to Acland ' s announcement , that the League 1 would stop the mills . ( Loud cheers . )

      Mr . Coo ? EB . introduced the following resolution : — " Besolved that the Evening Star newspaper has advocated the rights of the working classes with a zeal and ability never T > efore manifested by the daily press of this country , and we therefore hold it to be not only a duty , but an indispensable one , to give to that journal aD the snpport in oar power ; and with that view we now call upon our brethren throughout the country to establish clnbs in their several localities , for the purpose of extending the circulation of that journal ; and we wonld impress npon them the prudence and the necessity of insisting npon all landlords of houses of entertainment , who take a daily paper , to take the Evening Star , and we pledge ourselves to set the example by not frequenting any house whose proprietor does not subscribe to that paper , if any daily paper is taken in there . "

      The above resolution was carried amid the most vociferous cheering , with a pledge to carry it out vigorously . It was then moved and seconded that the first resolution be signed by the Chairman and transmitted as the resolution of the meeting to Thomas Dancombe , Esq ., M . P ., for presentation to the House of Commons ! The mention of Mr . Buncombe ' s name was received with waving of hats , and the resolution was carried ananimoDsly with great applause . A vote . of thanks to Mr . O'Connor wag then proposed and carried by acclamation , when that gentleman in reply said—Now one thing I forgot to mention to-night was this—the League want to give you all & quarter of corn par annum -ten shillings cheaper than you can now procure it . liow , if cheap bread be indeed their object , he wonld point oat how the masters could , without a repeal of the Corn Laws , give every operative two

      quarters of wheat a year , at forty shillings the quarter —( hear , hear ) . "Well , it was part of tb 6 system that an operative on being employed should become tenant to a ten pound cottage—( bear , hear )—or that he should pay for it , whether he " took the key or not ; " in some cases , however , those cottages were not worth more than six pounds a-year—( hear , and " No , not that" ) Very well , the desire to he eraployed forced the operatire to give £ 4 per annum more than the house was worth . Now that ; £ * a year would purchase two quarters of wheat a year at 40 s . the quarter—{ hear , hear ) . That was a species of free trade which without Act of Parliament , the masters could accomplish—( cheers . ) Bat no , they do cot want free trade . Mr . O'Connor then , after a handsome compliment to the exertions of James Leach , proposed a vote of thanks to him as Chairman , which was seconded by acclamation , and carried unanimooaly , amid loud cheers .

      j i | ; \ ' . ' ! j Mr . Leach then came forward , and was received j with great applause . He said , I will now give you : just one simple fact , in confirmation of what Mr . j O'Connor has advanced upon the question of increased production . One man in M'ConnelTs mill in Mani Chester , has turned off more work to-day than in 1778 , I or sixty-five years sgo , it took 9 , 500 hands to perform , ; and that one man receives 20 a , a week leas than any \ one of the 9 , 500 received sixty-five years since ; and ' now what was become of the wages of the other 9 , 499 ? Let the shopkeepers and the quarter ' s revenue i answer thai—( Lond cheers , and "Aye , Leach , that ' s : it : let them answer that . ") Mr . Leach then thanked

      i ! i the meeting , and pledged himself to meet the League in the pavilion , if they darod to call a pnblic meeting , and to continue his . exertions till the people got free trade in legislation . The siseting was then houonred with & glee by Messrs . Doyle and GrovecoV , and then left the Hull in a body , following Mr . O'Connor ' s carriage to his hotel about a mile , as attack was anticipated , and npon alighting the whole body diew up in front , and giving I a hearty round of cheers , separated and departed to I their respective homes ; and thus ended the most en' . thnsiastic meeting ever held in Manchester , and from Which itwill beseen that the League has died in its : own twt- ' bei .. i

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      EOCHDAT-E . On Tuesday night last , we had one of the greatest treats that It has b * en our good fortune ever to participate in . The fact of Mr . Sharmau Crawford being our Representative , and his having subscribed towards the League-fnnd led many to the beliei that the Chartists , by whose exertions he was returned , were all free traders ; and Mr . Bright , one ef our largest manufacturers , being a leading Leaguer , added to the belief that Itoehdale was garrisoned and all right . In fact . Bright vouched for our fealty to his Scotch andience . It will also be remembered that Mr . SDk Bnckingham , recently delivered a lecture here ; and npon Mr . IMckinson venturing to obtrude Mb presence npon the men thireiing after knowledge , how he was kicked and mangled and ill-treated , and then delivered over to the safe custody of the police . On Tnesday night , Mr . O'Connor came to Rochdale ; and his reception was everything that hia best friend could desire . The Theatre ' was engaged , and though very spacious , was not sufficiently bo to accommodate one-fourth of those who came from Heywood , Todmorden , Bury , Bacup , and the surrounding towns . The boxes , at sixpence , were literally

      ) crammed , as was the entrance to them , with the members of the Leagne and shopkeepers . Tie stage , the several rooms , and passages were literally crammed ; and at half-past seven , when Mr . O'Connor arrived , the cheering was stunning . — Immediately afier bis arrival , that unceasing supporter of the people ' s- rights , Mr . James Taylor was called to ihe chair , and briefly introduced Mr . O'Connor , who addressed the meeting for more than an hour and a half , in a speech unanswerable by the Leagne . He exposed their fallacies , while he challenged any of that party present to refute a single word he bad uttered . Mr . Bright , the father of the Rochdale free-trader , was in the boxes ; and with his associates declined the challenge . Why ,

      sadd Mr . O'Connor , where is the great Mr- Bright , who told the Scotch free-traders that the English people were with the League ? Why not come here , in bis own town , and meet a stranger ** demagogue " or " political trafficker , who lives upon the people ? Where is he ? Surely , this platform should be his standing place , and his own workiDgmen his jury Bnt where is he 1 Be shan't be banded over to the police , like Mr . Dickenson , neither shall he be kicked as Mr . D . was ; bnt no ; he knows that falsehood cannot stand before truth , and he conld not stand before me . How , continued Mr . O'Connor , yonr masters have coined your sweat into gold to push their own measure , and they sre " patriots , " " disinterested patriots , " while 1 , who coin my own sweat

      into gold to repay you what it cost to send our ' Chairman as your delrgate to Birmingham—am a vV political trafficker living upon you ! " Mr . O'Connor ' then entered into the whole qnestion of the Repeal ef the Com Law , Free Trade , and the Laud ; proving that a repeal of the Corn Laws , to advantage the people , must be brought about by making the people producers and consumers , and giving each man an ' interest , firstly—in a sufficient supply , and , secondly —in a remunerating price . T 3 poa the x » tber hand , 1 he showed that a Repeal of the Corn Laws ky act of Parliament must prodnce a revolution without con-? ferring any single advantage upon the soldiers who } would have to bear all the blows . He handled the ¦ ¦ question of over-production and over-population in ' a-masterlv Btvls I and when he came to the qnestion

      i of the laid and tenure , and the application of labour ; to the land , and the loss sustained by the shopkeepers for want of such a : uj stem , it was there ha earned boxes , gallery , and pit with him . He said I tell you whatTthey want to sell yotir labour cheaply to the i fereigner . and to sell the produce of the foreigners i labour dearly to you . In iact , a doable barter : from which they are to have the double profit of \ dear sellers to ^ ou , and cheap sellers of fers , in : fact , to make one great truck shop of all ligland . But , said ie , they « y they have the people wjth ; them ; never as ^ ong as I lJTe . 1 bare the people with me , and will keep them with me—Ihere tne exi bitement was indescribable , all standing and cheering 1 vociferating , " aye , and we'll stand by you . ) ! Upon the Tariff and Income Tas . Mr . O Ctmcor

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      PUBLIC MEETING AT MARYLEBONE . A public me . ting of the inhabitants of the above place , was held on Monday evening , at the Social Hall , John-street , Tottenham Court-road , to hear the report of their delegates to the Birmingham Conference . Shortly after eight o'clock Mr . Poizer proposed , and Mr . Pelling seconded , " That Mr . Lovett take the chair . " This was unanimously agreed to Mid received with great applause . Mr . Lotbtt oommeuced by stating that he must crave their indulgence , as ho was suffering under severe indisposition . The chief object of the meeting was to enable their delegates to the Birmingham Conference to have a public opportunity of rendering an account of ther stewardship . From his

      personal knowledge of their conduct , be had every reason to believe their report would give perfect satisfaction , but as it is almost impossible to please all parties , if any one felt disposed to express their dissatisfaction , he trusted they would be listened to with the same attention as though they were eulogistic in their praise . It was one peculiar advantage of Chartism that it courted inquiry , that it had everthing to gain by investigation , whilst Toryism , Whiggism , and other isms , the more they were investigated , the more their montrosities were apparent , juestany one present should be unacquainted with the objects and establishment of the Complete Suffrage Union , he would , as an introduction to the report of their delegates , enter into a brief narrative of its origin . Mr . Lovett then gave an interesting account of the establishment and transactions of the Suffrage Union , until the calling together of the late Conference . He believed there was a growing

      feeling in the country in favour of Chartism , which would ultimately force the legislature to agree to the principles of the Charter , and the same force of public opinion would also force them to adopt the details . He entertained the same opinion now as be ever had done ; that their objects could never bepeacefully attained until a cordial union was effected with the honest portion of the middle classes . Mr . L . on sitting down was loudly cheered . Mr . Lucas having been called upon by the Chairman to report , stated -that he had great pleasure in giving an account of his stewardship , and entered into a plain , circumstantial detail of the business transacted at the Conference , and of the manner in which his votes were given , and concluded by stating that he hsd voted for those measures which he believed vrere most calculated to benefit the public ; and if duty again called him , come weal , come woe he should be prepared to go forward in the cause of humanity and justice—( cheers ) .

      Mr . Pabby stated that he appeared before them in accordance with the usual and proper proceeding that individuals representing the opinions of a body of men upon important subjects , and being delegated by them , should give an account of the manner in which they had fulfilled that delegation . Tne object of the Conference was confessedly to unite by means of an enlarged and general investigation into the causes which had hitherto produced disunion , the wisest and most enlightened of the middle classes with the working classes for the attainment of the Suffrage . Upon the cardinal points , on which all legislation upon that subject must hinge , they were already united j the previous Conference had decided , almost unanimously , in favour of the principles of

      the Charter . The question to be decided was , with what details these principles should be surronnded so as to secure their practical effect when brought into operation . This was a subject which it was necessary to approach with feelings of delicacy and forbearance , and as an individual he was actuated by those sentiments and those alone . It was well known that the Charter was fenced about with good practical details , that it bad been long before the public , that it had rallied about it almost more pnblic opinion and support than any measure ever offered to the attentioa of a civilized people . This was a fact which could not be got rid of ; this the Complete Suffrage party seemed to have overlooked ; they had forgotten or overlooked that the Charter

      was the index of a large and growing public opinion . Here , then , the two parties came into collision . A gentleman in the confidence of the Sturge party moved a series of resolutions , three of which were admirable , bnt the fourth pledged them to take as the basis of discussion a Bill previously framed , of which they knew nothing . This was manifestly unjust . In the House of Commons leave was asked to bring in a bill , if granted , it was brought in and placed in the bauds of every member previous to itB going through the first , second , and third readings . This should have been done at the Conference ; but instead of this they were asked to stultify themselves by coming to a decision upon a bill of which they knew nothing . Mr . Lovett , who through a

      long and persecuted life had adhered tolhe principles of the Charter , implored them to withdraw it or to substitute for it the Charter . This they refused . ( Hear . ) It had been said that- they were contending about triflesabout a mete name . On the part of the Chartists be denied thi 3 ; the Chartists for many years had been an important section of Reformers jyear after year tbey had grown in strength , and without profanity he might also say , they have grown in grace , and it was casting a complete insult upon this important body for a party to step forth at the eleventh hour and set aside that without which they would have had no political existence . If it had not been for the people ' s staunch adherence to the Charter ,

      where would have been either the Nonconformist newspaper , or the Complete Suffrage Union ? Their conduct was like the creature flying in the face of its Creator , like a child flying in the face of its parent . He conceived there was a great moral principle attached to their remaining firm-to the Charter ; he did not mean a bjgofcted attachment which wt > nld admit of no improvemenV whiob would make it like the laws of the Medes and Persians ; such was not the meaning of Mr , Lovett or those who supported him , for they went further . They offered to take the two bills and discuBB them clause by clause ; but even this the Complete Suffrage party would not accede to , bnt determined to adhere to iheir mushroom bill and thereby shewed

      a desire on their part to be disunited . It was asserted that they were led by a blind bigotry to the Charter , which would admit of no discussion upon the subject . This assertion , whether put forward by The press or by public meetings , he totally denied ; there was not a word of truth in it ; they were desirous of discussing it , of making improvements where it could be shewn that improvements were needed ; but they would not have the Charter superseded . If any other bill was brought forward , let it grow out « f the Charter . The great objection urged against the the adoption of the Charter was the prejudices of themiddle classes ; when asked if they were worthy prejudices , they were compelled to answer they were not ; why , then , should they pander to unworthy prejudices ! no good was ever achieved by pursuing that temporizing line of conduct . Let them

      look at the agitation against the church ; nothing could be more contemptible than the conduct of Dissenters in that agitation ; they disliked , they denounced the charoh , but for peace sake , for the prejudices that existed in its favour , they would not lift up their voice in public , but only in their parlours and drawiDg rooms ; in public they inveighed against Ecclesiastical Courts and againet church rateB , but hinted not a word of the profane blasphemy of an alliance between Church and State ; and the consequence was that their agitation was a bye word and a reproach ; that it did not give the most bloated sinecurist a moment ' s qualm ; it had no principle of vitality in it ; it did not attack the grtat incubus , that monster-like preyed upon the vitals of religious freedom , and would never be destroyed until thty struck feailt&rly at the root ol the evil . If they ( the

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      Chartists ) had given wayupon the name of the Charter they would have been placed in the same contemptible position . Did the early Christians abandon' iheir name because of the opprobrium attached to it ? No ; it was given tbein as a nickname , but they stood firmly by it , through persecution and calumny until they made ^ it a name before which Kings trembled and the nations of the earth bowed . And why should not Chartists equally abide by their name t They had suffered persecution , imprisonment , and even death in the cause—they were denounced by the refined aristocratic press of the country as blackguards , as a disgrace to society—even now , in well dressed company , to acknowledge yourself a Chartist , was io expose yourself to reproach . Bnt should they yield to this feeling ? No ; they

      Bhould resist—thty should conquer it , and eventually they would be sore to do so . He believed the opposition of the middle classes was to the principle and not to the name , aind that they could never be convinced , until they found it impossible to carry their own one-sided measures , that would be schoolmaster , and not any Bill put forward by the Complete Suffrage Union . Idle objections had been raised about the violence of Borne ChartistB , but they should not judge of a . gem from the incrustations around it , but from its inherent lustre and value . He believed that the middle classes felt themselves insulted by being asked to take the Charter under another name « they asked whether they were considered such fools as to be gulled by a

      name . Call it by what name they would , its principles were the same ; they asked them to receive the Charter as a child is induced to swallow a pill in a little jelly or other gilding ; they thought that under the form of their monstrous Bill , the Charter would be so concealed as to glide in the hearts of the middle classes . He ( Mr . Parry ) believed they would yet find themselves in error in following this course . He should , wish to speak with respect of Mr . Sturge aud his party , but he must maintain that their late conduct at the Conference , shewed that they wanted that enlarged capacity , that grasp of mind , which would have enabled thorn to scatter unworthy prejudices and have * stood forward in advance of the creat movement . He belitved thev

      would have stood a much better chance of success when backed by a mighty public opinion in support of the Charter , than they now would , deserted , in a great measure , by the people , and asked the middle classes to join a something they were afraid to call by its own name , although they might call it by a more respeofcable one ; nothing could be more glaring than their inconsistency in refusing to allow the Charter to be laid on tbe table at the'Conference , and then going ; to another room , and laying it on the table , in conjunction with their own . He would not draw an inference of dishonesty from this , bat he would say that they did not know what they were about . Mr . Parry then compared the conduct of the Sturge party in styling themselves the Conference to that of the three tailors of Tooley-stre&t , heading

      an address with " We the people of England ; , ' one was not a jot more ridiculous than the other . He then gave a brief glance at the amendment in the Charter , relative to the loss of the franchise for crime , and concluded by alluding to the fain effort of the anti-Corn Law League , and impressed upon his audience the necessity of ; keeping firm to their agitation for the Charter , which he designated as the master-piece of policy , as tbe key which would open the granaries to a famished people , as the only B&lyation for the working classes , and declared his conviction that if they were led away from this by any paltry prejudices against names or individuals , they would deeply and bitterly repent it . Mr . Parry was loudly cheered during the whole of his address .

      Mr . Wheeleb , in giving in his report , stated his opinion that the Sturge party , in their secession from the Conference , and their after conduct , had acted more like spoiled children than a body of intelligent , high-minded men , assembled to promote the welfare of the empire ; alluded to the amendments made in the Charier , to the original motion of Mr . Parry , and the amendment of Mr . White to the bad policy of the proposition , that the votes on that question ^ h ould be published ; and stated his regret and disappointment that Mr . Lovett should have declined the offer made -by Mr . Cooper on behalf of the Chartists , that he should assist in drawing up a plan of organisation , under which the two Associations could have been merged iuto one grand whole ; he was in hopes ^ hey coul d have left Birmingham , declaring : — " Tbe friends we ' ve tried are on our Bide ; The foe we hate before us . "

      He supposed Mr . Lovett had not sufficient confidence in the truth of their desire for a union , or not sufficient faith in his own friends to accept the offer in the same spirit in which it was given ; he nevertheless trusted that they should continue to act in amity , that party spirit should be abolished , and all belong to tbe party of the people . Mr . Marlet , after apologising for the absence of Mr . Buchanan , in a neat address , moved the following resolution : — " That this mealing having heard with pleasure the report of their delegates to the Birmingham Conference , cordially approve the course and conduct they pursued on that occasion , more especially in their supporting the amendment—* That the People'a Charter be the basis bf discussion '—and the conciliatory resolution proposed by Feargus O'Connor , and seconded by John Humphrey Parry . This meeting , therefore , returns them their sincere and warmest thanks . "

      Mr . Davoc , in a long and eloquent speech , during which he was loudly cheered , seconded the motion . Mr . Puddiford , in a rambling manner , made some remarks upon what he styled Mr . Parry ' s attack upon the body of Dissenters , which drew an explanation from Mr . Parry . Dr . Black addressed the meeting at some length . Their enemies , he asserted , expected to have had a rich harvest of defamation and abuse from tbe disputes they expected to arise in the Metropolitan eleotion ; but they were signally defeated . No public meetings ever passed off in a more creditable manner . They were also doomed to have a similar disappointment at the Conference , and must have become convinced that the time for the destruction of their party by internal divisions had now gone by . He approved of the conduct of the Chartist delegates at the Conference ; they were in a position which

      compelled them to act in the manner in which they had ; the forbearance they had shown in their hour of triumph to their opponents , and the conciliatory conduct and resolution which they came to , had won them the good opinion of many who were previously averse to them ; it had compelled them to give the Chartists credit for the virtue of moderation , which they would never previously allow that they possessed . He advised them to Btand by their name and organization ; but at the same time not to oppose those who from prejudice could not exactly coincide with them . The most sanguine of the Anti-Corn Law party thought they should be enabled to obtain that , measure during the ensuing session , and , being disappointed in that , would flock in thousands to tne Charter standard , provided the Chartists did nothing to aggravate the breaoh existing between the two parties . He entirely coincided with tbe vote of thanks to their delegates .

      Mr . Hethekikgton , in a long and humourous address , supported the resolution , and gave his testimony to the honourable and prominent part taken by their delegates at the Conference . He rather disagreed with Mr . Parry , that in seceding from the Conference , the Complete Suffrage party did not know what they were about . He thought that they did know what they were about , and that it was their object to sever from tho Chartists , aud took that division as a fitting opportunity . They were got along with two or three hundred sterling Chartists , designated as violent men , < fec , and being naturally alarmed , they took the first opportunity of getting away . He was not sorry for this . He

      should rejoice at their making converts among the middle classes ; let it be under what name it would he did not believe that they would succeed ; but let them try . He thought the Conference had effected great good by uniting the sections of Chartists more firmly than they had hitherto been . Unfortunately the Chartists had always most violently opposed those who approached nearest to them . He trusted a spirit of conciliation would be cultivated among them . Mr . Hetberington then alluded to the Corn Laws , and stated his opinion that on tbe failure of that scheme Chartism would receive a great accession of strength . The resolution was then unanimously carried .

      Mr . Bainbbidqe moved and Mr . Fabjier seconded in excellent speeches the following resolution , which was unanimously carried : — w That this meeting deeply regrefc the want of moral courage displayed by the Complete Suffrage party at the Birmingham Conference , by not coming forth boldly in support of the People ' s Charter , a document containing tho same principles as their Bill of Rights , thus pandering to unworthy preju « dices , and preventing that cordial union amongst all parties which is so universally desired . " ' It being now a very late hour , a vote of thanks was ucanimously given to Mr . Lovett for his serviced in the chair <

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      Mr . Love-it , iu reply , stated that lat such a late hour , he should not long detain them , bat he wished to make some observations on what had fallen from Mr . Wheeler . He then entered ! into some explanations of a clause in the Charier alluded to by Mr . Wheeler , and stated in reference to the proposition of Mr . Cooper , that he did not understand him to mean anything relative to aj prospect of blendmg the views and actions of the two associations , or he should distinctly have stated his opinion upon tbe subject . If the members of the National Chartist j Association , were prepared to come up to the views of the i National Association , to which they had hitherto been partly onposed . he should feel glad of the

      proposition . The members of the National Association believed that to prepare the people to use power wisely when they had obtained it , it was necessary to have a systematic plan of political and general education . They also differed on another point ; they believed that one half of the human race were excluded from political power , and that until woman possessed equal political and social rights with man , the human race would never be placed in a favourable position ; that while woman was kept ia her present degraded condition , she would never exercise the important influence she possessed , so ] as to conduce to the achievement of man's political rights ; they were therefore in favour of educating woman to enable her to fulfil that high destiny to which she was entitled . If the members of the National Charter

      Association would come up to these views , he should have no objection to unite and agitate conjointly with them , but to carry this out , they must do away with that spirit of intolerance which has been too prevalent among them . They must allow those possessing different views to carry them out without : hostility . They , Mr . Lovett ' R party , had been traduced aud maligned , but if they were willing to throw the mantle of oblivion over the past , they must insist upon the same mantle being thrown over other classes who were going forward for the same object ; they must depend for success upon the exercise of their reason , upon the moral influence of their honesty and intelligence , and not attempt to browbeat or bully others into their opinion , and when this course was adopted , when the dictates of reason , integrity , and enlightened knowledge were brought into active operation , no government would be able to stand against them . ( Loud cheers . ) ¦

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      LEICESTER . —The annual meeting of the All Saint ' s Chartists was held on Monday , to hear the accounts read over , and to nominate persons to serve on the council for the ensuing year . The following resolution was passed : — " That "we still adhere to the National Charter Association , bat at the same time lament that there should have been so much strife and disunion in the ranks , and ; for the future we will not assist , either by pecuniary or any ether means , any party , be they whom they may , that steer so unjustifiable a course . " ]

      Lees —The following sums have been received by James Dawson , for the purpose of purchasing clothing for William Williams , who is awaiting his trial in Kirkdale Gaol , under the obarge of j attending riotous and tumultuous meetings in the month of August last : — s . d . From Mrs . Winterbottom 2 ; 4 j Mrs . Moor 4 2 £ A Friend at Rochdale , per Leonard ' Haslop , of Oldham 0 6 Joseph Greaves 5 0

      12 1 Which has been laid out in the following manner : — s . d . To redeeming coat and waistcoat ... 5 6 To one pair of stockings 1 2 To one comfortable 0 9 To worsted and thread 0 8-3 To the postage of three letters ... 0 6 " To carriage of the parcel to Liver- ; pool 1 0 To Mrs . Williams 2 U 12 I

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      ?¦ SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED BY MR . CLEAVE POLITICAL VICTIM DEFENCE AND FAMILY SUPPDBT FUND . £ 9 d Previously acknowledged 167 2 9 A few friends , Sintray , near Aberdeen 0 7 6 Mr . Goslin , Sheffield 0 2 6 Maldon 0 4 0 Rotherham 0 17 9 Sudbury ( purchase money of 400 copies of Chartist Circular , as Mr . Cleave ' s proposal in previ ous week's Star 0 10 4 BOOT AND SHOEMAKERS , N C . A . Nottingham , ditto ... 0 10 4 Norwich , ditto ... 0 10 4 Newton Heath , near Manchester , i ditto 0 1 . 0 4 £ 170 15 10 By subscriptions from Dewsbury aud Old ham , intended for Mrs . Ellis , but wrongly added to this fund , last week I 0 0

      £ 169 15 10 FOR MBS . ELLIS . Members of Conference 2 11 , 6 Mr . Fox , Nottingham 0 2 6 Mr . P . Higgins , Dublin 0 2 6 [ The above per Cooper . ] Mr . Brooks , Dewsbury 0 10 0 Oldham 0 10 , 0 Nottingham , ( boot and shoemakers ) 0 6 0 Sudbury 0 2 0 John Cleave 0 10 0

      £ 1 14 6 FOB M ' DOUALL . Previously acknowledged 1012 7 ^ Northampton * 1 10 0 Norwioh 0 10 0 Nottingham , ( boot and shoemakers ) 0 6 0 Todmorden , ( proceeds of , and collection at a tea meeting , got up by the Female Chartists ) ... ... 5 0 0 Todmorden , ( collestion by the Male Chartists ) 2 0 0 £ 19 8 % By Post-office order , ( Todmorden ) 0 0 9

      £ 19 7 10 ^ • Although duly entered upon receipt into the subscription book kept by Mr . Cleave , this item was yet inadvertently omitted from the copied list forwarded for publication in last week ' s Star .

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      GLASGQW ,- * The directors of the Charter Association cwt in their Hall on Friday evening . After transacting the ordinary business of the Association , it was resolved to call a general meeting of the Association for the purpose of hearing a report from the treasurer as to the affairs of the Assccia * fcion , and to consider other matters connected witfc the movement . Auditors were appointed to examine the treasurer's books , and get up the meeting ' , the same to be held on Monday , February 1 st , ia . the ChartiBt Church . Tbe chairman then called

      I the attention of the directors to the debt due to Mr George THosb . At a meeting of a few friends on ' Thursday nigbt , subscriptions had been mad © amounting to £ 5183 ., and fie hoped Glasgow would come forward and honestly do i s share in the matter . Mr . Chisholm mored , " That ,, seeing a number « f their friend * had entered with spirit into a subscription fox liquidating the debts of the late Central Committee , they ( the directors ) as individuals , give it every support in their power . " Carried unanimously .

      Pollock Shaws > wear Glasgow . —A public meeting of tbt inhafe&ants was held on Monday to- hear the report of € harle ? M'Ewen , delegate tothe tate Conference . &ir . M ^ Ewea addressed themeetrag at sonre length- npon the proceedings of Conference ; after which , a vote of thanks waff moved to the gentleman in the nsaalway . To this an amendment was moved , that tfcey defer the vote of thanks until they hear snore particularly as to the proceedings . On the vote being taken , the amendment was carried by a considerable majority .

      AjvjORsgsoir . —A general meeting of the Amtarsten Charter Association was held in the Chartist Church , West College-street , oa Monday evening ; A fall report of the affairs of the Association was laid before the meeting , whieh- showed a-balanw-ijriihft treasurer ' s hands , after paying all demand ? on tha body , of 15 s . Directors and office-bearers wese then appointed for the next 6 ur months , when the meeting broke up * NEWCAStr&B . —Mr . Kidd , of Glasgow , delivered two lectares ia the new leetare room , Nelson-stxeet , on Sunday last .

      A public ME 3 T 1 NG of the piimen of Cowpen , Cramlington , West Cramlington , Seghillr and Sefcen Dlaville Collieries , was held at Seaton Terrace , on Saturday afteraoon . Mr . Sinclair having been ananimously called to the chair , briefly opened tho proceedings by stating th « objects for which they had met . Mr . Murray moved , and Mr . Septimus Davies seconded the first resolution ,. which was earned unanimously , : — " That this- meeting is of opinion that it is a duty incumbent upon each and aH of the minors of Great Britain to form themselves forthwith into a society for the mutual protection of their labour , being the only property left them upon earth , and of which they are daily robbed by the enemies of the industrious classes . " The follovying resolutions were likewise agreed to : — " That

      this meeting are of opinion that the colliers of Wakefield should be immediately corresponded with , aud that another public meeting be held on Scaffold Hill on Saturday , the 4 th February , at two o ' clock ia the afternoon to receive a report of the reply tosuch correspondence . " "That a committee , constituted of two men from each colliery be now appointed to make the necessary arrangements for the next publio meeting . " Agreeable to the above resolution , a public meeting of the pitmen of the Tyne and the Wear will be held at Scaffold Hill , near Ben ton-square , on Saturday , 4 th February ; . chair to be taken at two o'dook ; and , as business of vast importance to the colliers will be submitted to that meeting , it is hoped that all who can will make it their business to attend . A delegate from Wakefield is expected to take a part in the proceedings .

      The Chartists of Newcastle and Gateshead held their business meeting in the Geat Inn , Cloth Market , on Monday evening , Mr . Livingstone in the chair . The minutes of the previous meeting haying been confirmed , t ^ e Sectetary read a letter received from Mr . A . Walton , to which he was instructed to reply in the affirmative , if on Sunday evening . Mr Dees then brought forward the resolution of which he gave notice last meeting night , viz .: — " That Mr . Sinclair be requested to lay before the meeting an account of his expenees to Birmingham and back . " Mr . S . did so ; and , a show of hands having

      been taken by the chairman , after it was examined , it was unanimously , agreed that it was hignly satisfactory . Mr . Knox moved , and Mr . Smith seconded , " That the Chartists of Newcastle and Gateshead be formed into districts , and a collector appointed for each district' to wait upon the members for their contributions , and that the following per * sons be now appointed to make such arrangements * viz . —Messrs . Smith , Knox , Sloane , Franklandt Livingstone , and Sinclair . A great deal of local business having been disposed of , the meeting adjourned .

      NEWCASTI . E-UNDER-I . yNB . Mr . Rigby , from Chorley , lectured here the other day . SAWLEY .- ^ -The Chartists of this locality met oa Sunday evening ; an animated discussion was entered into on the comparative merits of Com Law repeal and Chartism , at the conclusion of which a resolution in favour of the Charter was unanimously carried . SAIFOBD . —Mr . Daniel Donovan , of Manchester , delivered a lecture in the Chartist Room , Great George-street , on Sunday . TODMORDEN . —Mr . David Ross delivered two lectures in the Odd Fellows' Hall , to uumerons and respectable audiences . At the conclusion of the lectures , as usual , there were a many enrolled as members .

      LONDON—Mr . Bairstow delivered a lecture at the Horns , Crucifix-lane , Bermondsey , ou Monday evening last . 1 , China-Walk ., Lambeth . —At a meeting of members in this locality , tbe Charter , as amended , was read by the Chairman , after which it was moved and seconded , " That we consider tbe additions to the Charter as amendments , but suggest that in order to carry out the principle of equality , as that of the Charter , it is necessary that all offences be pu&ished by the deprivation of liberty instead of the forfeiture of a sum of money . " Southwakk . —Mr . Wale delivered a lecture before the members and friends of tbe » Dockhead Mechanics ' Institute , on Monday evening , which gave great satisfaction .

      OLDHAOT . —On Sunday last , Mr . M'Farlane delivered a very spirited address , to a crowded audience , ia 'which he exhorted hlB beaters to exert themselves in tbe management of their local affairs as much as possible . Oa Monday , John Fielden , Esq ., M . P ., and General Johnson , M . P ., the representatives of the Borough , paid their annual visit to their constituents The meeting took place at half-past seven o ' clock in the evening , in the Town Hall . The room was crowded to suffocation , and great numbers soon came out almost exhausted with the pressure aud beat ; notwithstanding fresh comers kept going in . Mr . W . Taylor , of Shaw , was unanimously called to the chair , who briefly opened the business in a speech fraught with good

      sense . He then introduced Mr . Fielden to the meeting who was received with great applause . He went through his Parliamentary duties in bin usual energetic style , in tbe course of which he exposed tbe delusive practices of tbe League in going from town to town telling the people what benefits would be derived from , a repeal of the Corn Laws' aud Free Trade . The fact , he said , was , that if such was the case , without a corresponding reduction in the taxes of tbe country , it would produce sueh a state of dissatisfaction that was never witnessed before in Britain , if it did not cause a

      revolution . The General followed in a short speech , much in the sama strain—the League loeked unutterable things , and seemed every thing but satisfied . A few questions were put , which were answered , to the satisfaction of the meeting , with tbe exception of the League . Votes of thanks , accompanied with cheers , were given to the two worthy members and chairman , after which three hearty cheers , and one cheer over , were given far the " uncaged lion , " Feargus O'Connor , Ei = q ., which made the building "> to the dismay of the Leaguers . The meeting brofee np at half-paafc p . laven .

      Upper warley . —A lecture was delivered in tha Association Boom , on Sunday evening last , by a friend to the cause , after which a collection was made for a brother democrat whs is in deep distress . Ocs eburn—The Chartists of this locality met aa usual oa Sunday morning , in their room Bast-end of the Railway Bridge , when a great deal of Jocal business ms transacted , and a resolution passed ananimously , accepting the offer of Mr . Cleave ' s Chartist Circulars for the benefit of the Defence Fan * . A vote o £ thanks "Was passed to Mr , Cleave .

      Bacup—A Tea Party , Conceit and Ball was held here on Saturday and Monday , in honour of tbe liberation of Messrs . Tagg and Stott , from . Preston House of Correction , when the Chartist * exerted themsolves fey every possible means in their power to welcome tfceir patriots hom 6 . The room was splendidly decorated with evergreens , flags and political pictures , wiiich have been given with the " Star . " The meeting waa addressed respectively by Massra . Beeatey , of Accriagtou , Bropby , Brooks , ot Todmorden , and Brown , of London . At the dose , ten members enrolled their names , ana a female society was formed , which consists at present of thirty members . Shepfiei © . —Mr . Edwin Gift lectured on Sunday evening , in the Figtree-lane-Room , he delivered aa eloquent and instructive address , which , waa warmlv responded to by a truly respectable Meeting .

      The Executive . —At the Monday ; evening's meafcmg , the following five persons , all of London , were unanimously nominated as a committee to inveajaKate ,,.. ^ the booki and accounts of the Executive , jm / C-jx . K Messrs . John Watfeins , Ruffy Ridley , ^ 'kr ^ X * - ' Wheoler , J . G . Dron , and M'Grath . ¦ £% ' /§ &- ** ' "' . V Mr . Coopbb's proposed plan of org ^ ai ^ iOTr- ^ raB' *\ then read , and aa article on the same ejty&frvrQva . > . the Northern S ( a ^ r the disoussioa , ib . ergj « w ^ f . ad » journed . - _ £ / :. ' V Wfiffif ' A '; . ' ' ¦ \ iJSi ' i " - " ¦ ^ £ 't

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      threw muoh new light ; he explained why livestock tad been made suddenly cheap / and how it would be made psrmanently cheap ; and thanked God for the Income Tax , as the people would not now be persecuted when the middl * classes ; had to pay too dear for their whistle . His burlesque of Cobden ' s patriotism and philanthropy was ludicrous and laughable in the extreme , while his genera ! challenge to the League to meet him according to the terms of hia letter in last week ' s . Star roused the hearts t > f his audience , and caused * the chops of the free-traders to fall . At the close of Mr . O'Connor ' s lecture the two resolutions proposed and carried upon the previous night in Manchester , were submitted to the meeting and carried all but unanimously , not balf-a-dozan

      hands being held up against the first ; and thus ended the most triumphant meeting , under all circumstances , that the Chartists of Rochdale have ever had . . . , Mr . Bright will now find it difficult to persuade op Scottish brethren that his workmen are with him , nor will Dickey the Rover be able to persuade them that the-Manchester Englishmen have forgotten Stepbensonis-square , or that the Manchester Irishmen have forgotten his " England , Ireland , and America , " in which he thanks God that he was not horn a Catholic , and ascribes the immorality of tbe English operatives to the example of the immoral Irish , and eveD speaks of their vermin aud dirt ; and yet appeals to their bludgeons in the hoar of need to aid him in his war against the English people .

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      TO THE CHARTIST PUBLIC . Mt Friends , —I had hoped that my previous week ' s letter sufficiently developed the plan by which my proposal for placing the back stock of the Chartist Circular at your disposal might be carrieji into effect for the benefit of the Defence Fund . The subsequent receipt , however , of some queries , shows that my intentions , in this respect , have not been fully understood . For instance , a member of the London Delegate Council desires to know whether the 103 . 4 d . " received from any locality , for circulars , will be acknowledged as a subscription from that

      locality , or as from myBelf personally ? I need only refer to the subscription list published in this week's Star , as my best answer . Auother party require ^ me to send them complete sets of the Circular . This I oannot do . 1 will include several , but not sucr ! cessive numbers in the next parcel of 400 copies . * To preclude the possibility of subsequent misunderstanding on this poiut , I may as well here intimate that I reserve a certain equal ; quantity of each back number of the Circular , as ! stock to complete sets aud volumes—the thousands © fj quires that are even then remaining , I freelj present to the Defence Fund , in tbe manner laid down .

      Another friend asks me to shew yet more plainly ! the advantages that might be made to result from my proposal . Thia can be easily done—thus s—0 . d . 400 copies of the Circular , at J d , will produce 16 8 Paid for the same ( placed to credit of the Defence Fund ) ... u . ... 10 4 Profit for payment of carriage , and benefit of local and other Funds ... 6 4 I may add that the item for carriage would ia any instance be trifling , and in most need not be an item at all—as parcels cau be enclosed in those of the agents who receive a weekly supply of goods from town . John Cleavb .

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      yOL - TI- ffO . 272 . SATURDAY , JANUARY 38 , 1843 . pmCB r , ^ S ^| f JZZfcS ? "

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 28, 1843, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1197/page/1/