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ft ku / Tzv Jbjekbs , —I don't know tint I crex jgeBDPh to izj to you in my life , or so liule ha t « WJ ^ * - Oar position is naw fairly taken ; * 5 l , j it wo post ftand or falL You will pardon Jfir re / erring , with a little Tanity , to many oi * J arediciions ; unheeded when made , bat now is ¦ Jget fulfilment . I predicted that if iA « irorHnj ^ iarf onlyJhe raotxtlion to standfirvmndalone , Ij Tpjny , that xhs-Wbigs , when they became Ljj , TOCLD BID -XT F-ICS FOB FOPITLAB SCFPOB 3 SjtoWpiheni back to iffiee . It is eTen so 1 L tsj p-rties who persecoted us with untiring j suftEltting cruelty , we bow tie londest * d-^ a of cur principles . It is true that the te rm Hal , " has become defunct ; but then the party ggres and if waging a kind of sectional warfare j ^ ssj all ot htr parties . We note find thousands cdvo jj , j Chartist princi ples , wh » , not long since , pro-„ & Chartists : KOT BEC-CSB THKT ttrnt BY that
& BUT BECAUSE THEY PROFESSED # PRINCIPLES ! And if we , to-morrow , ^ li change „ our name to Republicans , those ^ i ? w see nujch to dread in the name of Chartist , ^ i , sr ^ B & Bi ^ re BozDical distinction could serre fjjl political purpose , tmke ihe name of Chartists , 5 j . 3 t with aay , the slightest , intention , any more [ jjj no * , of working oat tie principles . When -hit froHshly gave up . the Dame of " Radical , " [^ sestohad persecuted the Radicals took up the jjgeoed nsine ; bid they did not lake up the prindifs . Thus it eTer has been with the privileged jiSiS : ihey will do anything and everything to - £ _! popular iajfasnee . Bowring and other yissiiiis even « o so far &s te Bay tkat we don ' t
Vizr tnwch for TBsii . 1 believe him and them ; ri co quite far ci&ugh for ourselves J ji we yo ' -itical p _ rtits in the suoe are now ? r Barshslled under their respective standards . Tories are in power ; the Whigs are looking for is ; itd the p-ople hold the balance of power npon the mis they make of it , depends the fate ieir s > tcct for ail lime to come . jjKher prediction upon which I Tentured was , ^ iliefire of ££ uati on would Tery ahortly be ear - i ' lzio the em raj's camp . Is not such the case tnso » _ a * ibe Landlords and the Money-Lords ii ££ ers drawn ! and a most deadly hostility rJidirg the r&L » 5 eTen of the Landlord class
ffil Sir Roben Peel and his administration jja ; Use middle classes are torn to pieces by dmas , sons declaring for all the principles of the alter , while others are frightened at their Tery S 2 SD- 3 d ihe midst of these middle and upper gdisEtstions , we find tie people the only party Jrndjed . If , then , there is truth in the assersj ' ds : "union is strength /* and that in division j 3 a , ? urely we haTe a right to rejoice at our SS 3 portion I That the people are now united , gaiftst Irom the glorious triumphs recently onsa trer the different sections of Whig 3 in 3 SE 3 , as well as from the growing hostfliiy to the slaw League .
Wfl tee Agricultural Associations , which haTe tsprsD R into a forced existence , as if by magic , S « eo further sympathy than that which arises SHffitenvpt for ihe dream stances to which they lisir existence . The moTe of that party must jsribnted to self init rest , rather than the pros 2 iesie to serve either the tenant , farmer , or ibenrer ; and had the Leasue confined its opers io a fair exposure of cur whole agricultural as , it wculi have fence in me a most nneomsse ? sappcrter ; l % it uhen Idiscovered that the % ti aereiv " aUacJced those portions of the tgsttnt B vere Tikely to prostrate &ne interest to the ta cupidity , of another , and a tcorse one , rK ± T-
J TSS . PE 0 P 1 X TO STRrGGLE AGAINST THE BEAX jTi 5 C ? S AB 1 SI 5 G rBCM THAT SCXTBCE , then 1 felt sd z . zt ffh hi justified in my opposition , but called a fc pp-ifvere . lie League wcnld destroy all ejoor EdTantages Khich a bad Eyatem confers aibslabcurer ; and would itaTe in active exsa ill ihose filfeadTaiitsges to which landed sjpclj subjects all elasses of "working men , both a 2 y aid poliiically . Howererj the battle is rr KjsiseEced . I merely premise to do one & ^ srej that is , to use tny ^ S ^ u ^ e might and P-C& , end mercy , to sSEf thb iSDTSiEiots
lSSTIEaXT BOrSD I 5-OKE iSDISSOLCBLK . STRONG , iJts £ . > i 3 siBUi iimos , vjitUthe real Representa-¦ Zifiu ptsple shall meet to give a proper direc niethe national strength andirilL B& xradauce at pcblio ^ Deeting 3 during ihe lea Frti , has prevented me frcm wriiiDg my m . i hi : ei 10 Mr . Cobden ; but I "CEdertake , perfcjr&nEptHoosJy , to lay the whole question of fciiict : and its probable consequences so clearly p shejublic ia those letieis ^ , Tvhich I mean to pie , 25 ta stamp ihe agitation with kraTay , fe er jpnorance : or perhaps all three .
££ bj nice has fcetn much ceeupied this week , xzg tic- rent of several of our places of . meeting , JtRitj for quarter day , I have not leisure to fpEtehas lcculdwifh ; and enst , therefore , ' aii iy sgain -congratulating the real working ispen the brave and glorious position they have japh EsHnaed in defence of these principles for & we hare eo long struggled . Union is now the tt- Onr sirecgth is in our union ; our power UTTdce ; ma out saccees in our perseverance law jus thought that 1 may as well giTe an s » £ T ttre to an application frna the Chartists
* 3 f « the Ship , Steelhonse-lane , EinrdDgbam , raTrfrcm ae the . names of those destriers io i ial iliEded in a former letter . Here then are Bspf iban : — Krjpaid by the people for resiriiDg : he Lesgne . esyporticg the Charter , accordirg to the Tt ^ o-K cf the old Convenuon ; bow optn eut-potut aleagne , and " traTelliig tedi-& » " ior the » ccEicmptibie of all the Lestjue jour- ifid opposed to the Chartista . J . "Williams , of ^ iad , formerly a flamina Chartist ; cow I es pound" Eub&criber to the League and a
p £ ete Su&age humbug . Edward Clayton , of pussfieid , secretary to the West Riding GharfciiH-bni-kicked out of < ffice , last Snndsy , at ^ o , by the assembled delegates , for joining the fck * t « Suffrage party , and for having most psMIy CeeeiTed the Chartists upon several ocea p . Aid Pareoa Isaac Barrow , of Bolton , who Pirntuato the Manchester conncil , annopaciiig ifeerdon and hi 3 adhedon to the . enemy ; and ¦ toase ihe ^> or working men of Bolton did not s ligh mightiness Tfiih beccmrng respect si God there is not a working man in the sc&fcby L fet Bpon tech rubbish .
J ? J 1-e -srith them , acd a bottle of moa : I 2 icj reTer ccme tack , they'll be no great loss . " | . , Ever ycur faithful friend , S-scijStiiPei ,, Peabges O'Cosxob .
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| 3 & . OTG 2 S 2 JCm AT BTJDDERSFIELD . V- ^ taj Ian was in tmth a great day for Hadders-»* ¦ Atrordisg to anuouEcements in former num-F ? ^ eb airsDged ihat Mr . O'Connor sbonld l ^^ s ^ eidid Hall lately taken by the Chartists , ^ CTQ—g t wo addrcs £ es : one , in the afternoon , m .- / _ &Sihi of Labour to Protection ; " and W ' * ' » ihe e-tj-EiEy , en " The best ttcde of Pro-WZ * i ^ kar . " Mr . O'Connor left Londc-a on Sa-P ; ^; and arnred ai HcdderEfield about ten * se 2 Svndij morning . At half-past two . be Bp « i i 0 TieE ^ U , in company with hir hcst , 31 r . K ^^? ' ° ^ - friends , and found the place ¦ J -sp . Shaw scred as chairman , and an excellent jp 'Sio had Tclnnteered their tervices , oc « npied ¦^ asrra , and performed Eoroe most d . fiievlt t ^ of Eau-ic in fplendid style . After a Chartist ¦ 55 *^ t-ten stmg , v-r . O'Connor commeEccd his ^^ ¦ R iichTvas repcatediv interrnpted by Eup" 5 ttecrs : tie circumEiaree of tie day beitg
^ Js * jcne picTeBtJEg Tegular outbursts of apj ^ fe speech gave geteral satiEfaction ; and . ? = hd concluded abont 130 sat down to tea . ^¦ pjs . rix , the hall was again filled , * Dd Mr . j j ^ to picceeded to expeund his Tiew 3 upon the j ~ # " Proiection to Labour ^ and again elicited j ^ aPplsase and heartv thanks for his lucid and , 2 " K-rtcacy of ihe " People's Charter , which ? i ? ^ * ^ on ' P 0 SFftle ineans of protecti wr ^ e Proceeds of the day amounted to s " ^^ j which RrHAEfED i > - BtDDr aspiELD for C ^*^ of carryJBg out the objects of the Cgkiiis has afforded the Chartists the means of wp L .-5 Srst quarter ' s rent . As Mr . O'Connor . E £ f corned his-sweat into gold . " Do the t ^ SBd Cobaens leave theiT sweat behin d them , 1 ^^ -ibonr-protec tiDg tours ? If they do , they I' ^ Ithe gold .
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Mfi . O C 0 > "S 0 R AT SHEFFIELD . ¦ 'XttdiLV evtuirg Sir . O'Coebot viBited Sheffield . ^^^^ ^ CiicuBin the Etw cattle maiktt tfes ¦ 2 * * a the cccsiion . loig before the hour ot ^^ ' 'aght o'docl ) the boxes , pit , gaUeiy , aBd K *« i acwdtd in every part—litciidreQs going away ¦ jT ^ tlfciin adioimon . A fiae band , CBgagefi for K ^/ ^ eEliTened the metGng dnring the tvtiijBg * T ^^* tioBa ] £ Ed patriotic airs . At eight o ' elccfc ^ yftmcr , scccffipEnied ly lur . W « £ t ard the K ^* ** e his appegzanee , amid the roost enttcsias-¦ j ja ^* KEfeued ehetrlEg , the biEd playing See » . /* S 5 aiBg hero comet" itr "W >« t catne fnMTRTfi chairman
^^^ tce ; jmd , in doing so , said he -was ¦ s | v ^ p tcinpelled to aUnde to a drcHinstaDce wbicb ¦» 5 ? Sm » the othtr dsy . ! Tbey all remembered ¦ "X ^ f * " ? ^^ Wird sPPearing amoig them , ¦ iiw ^ waadrt wjcaDed for ac » 0 Bne € B « nt that he ¦ tS * ™^ to preside over this sieetiBf , but that ¦ e !|^ 2 ° wewBe the CbartirtB did not conduct Qiem-Bo ^^* °° d orde r . In this respect lie "ires proud jVy ^ DBfiB ttood " sloneln hit gloryf for all l ^^ jtt ?* ' 7 » » 4 tbeir orf&M , $ Kit the ¦ o ^* pErt oedit f cot the manner in -which they had ^^ Z ^ meirea { eheert ) . Bat Mr . Ironside ^ K ^ Wu ^ ocea ^ ° a » onld mcke it appear that we K ?* 8 lKr lltce atty of seeking his patronage . It Kl * - K ° ^ ttat fhe CkartiBts did not coincide in W ti ^^*^ e '» cpinioEi { A Xeagcer in tfce bczes , ' ^ ytmwiictbjnj- ?) Because we admired
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bis cn&sfrtent opposition to the Anti Corn Law League { cheen ) . H « -would now propose aa chairman Mr . Thomas- Briggs , a Chartist and an elector for both borough and oounty . Mr . We Dyson seconded the nomicaUon , which was carried unaHimoualy . The chairman commenced by observing that they met that night to hear Mr . O'CoMer ; and it was well known that that gentleman held pinions adverse to the Anti Corn law league . But they were tuere aa friends of trcth ; and if any gentleman wished to ask Mr . O'Connor a question , or make any observations , he would endeavour to ebtain for Tiim an impartial heating ( cheers ) . He would now introduce Mr . O'Conner ( tremendous cheering , which lasted several minutes ) . Tt ?« * -i « l-4 « 4 _ S *« 4 nnnlMifiATI __ % fVta lftfl / " * -. »»» T <¦ -a- Ta _ , ___ .
Mr . ( rConnor commenced by observing their chairman bad very properly stated that they were there as friends ef truth ; and he would be ashamed to stand before Item if there wes one act of his life , or one opinion -which he held , that could not bear to be submitted to the strictest investigation . Those who wonld wish to put a limit to the enquiring mind knew veiy little of the great changes that were taking plaee in the country . Those changes in public sentiment have forced an investigation into the cause of the difficulties of the conntry , and made it apparent that , ere long , mind must be represented , no matter how property may hedge itself ronnd vritn class privileges ( cheers ) . The Parliament was now met , and what were we informed of ? Why the Queen ' s speech congratulated
the cauntry that the Chancellor of the Exchequer conic ! now * qT » re Ms accounts—that the Income Tax enabled Km to baTe a surpho—in fact , that he had more in Ms pocket of other people ' s mosey than be ought to bate . " O happy land ! happy land ! " daughter aDd cheers ) . It talked of Chin and the E&sV ~ of the murderer , but not of the murdered—of the " glory" achieved , but not of the widows' groans and orphans -wails that echoes throngb those unhappy lands . Ireland too ; bow is she 8 p # kenof ? "I know yon are unhappy , discontented , and distressed ; but I will take no notice of you . I know you are nine milUoas of determined and sober men , but I will hsxdyon over to ' the glorious , pious , and immortal dczsn . '" To be sure tbere is the Land Commission , with Lord Devon at their bead : but it ia all about
money ; sot one word about the sufferings of the poor . iCheew . ) Another party he must allude to , ttiat had not been fairly dealt with In the Qaeen * speech ; the Anti-Corn l * w League ; in thongh opposed to them on principle , hevro ^ id say they were too powerf ul as a party to be pasted over in silence . Their importance demanded they shcuid be noticed , and their principles made the subject of legitimate discussion . But the Minister has declared be Trill make no alteration this Session . Wfcat was their duty then ? To come out boldly and stand by the principles which be bad advocated since bis first appearance amongst them ; and though thty then sainted him with " Hurroo Pat ; ¦ what brought yen here ? ' be coald refer with pride to the change -which bad taken place in tbe public
mind , "when the only incoBVeniecce to be now experienced wes , that large as tbe building was , it was impossible to find accommodation for tbe hundreds ¦ who could cot obtain admission . { Cheers . ) He would not fight tbe battle of tbe landlords , or of property ; bnt show him a measare that wonld rescue tbe bb . 'urer from the gripe oi tbe aristocrat and capitalist of both Whig and Tory factions , upon tbe broad principle of justice , and be would support that measure . { Cheers . ) He bad * een great changes dnnng the last twenty years ; cew minds , new sciences , new improvements , which must n ^ ake themselves felt , and their importance acknowledged , in tbe science of Government ( Hear , bear , and cheers . ) What was tbe object ef Qovernmert ? What it * duty ? To protect tbe property of all claistfi . Let tbe past be a warning for tbe
fnture ; and let them trust n » parly tbst did not give a guarantee tfcat their incusiry Ehould be protected . There-was one- party in the Stale to whom he must allude , the Complete Suffrage party . It was said they were so near us in principle , vthy thould there be any d-fierence of opinion ? In i eligion the nearer the parties agreed , tbe greater was tbe difference of opinion generally ; and so in politics . They say they agree -with us in opinion . Tbe failures of their merchants , the bankruptcies of tbe shopkeepers , and the increasing difficulties of tbe rnidfTle-class cocspel them to agree with us , that an organic change is necessary ; but why fehonld not tbe minority submit to the majority ? They « sy they ^ ont iike our niu-e . Wby , they dent know what to call themselves , and we want them to take
our name , that they may be knoira - ( ctetrs ) . One benest TJnion ttouM deslroyall humbug ; and while ¦ we aie Trilling to unite for the principle and nami > , which -we should ue-itr be isbcmf d of , let thoee who Btand aloof and eivide cur tcergies bear tbe odium of dishonesty -which sneb condnc ; must attach to themjcheersj . Be bad "watched ibe moves of tbe "Ins " tnd ibe ' Octs . " Tbe working men many times had been deceived . More than sixty years ago Fox , the Dnke of R chnv Ed , * i . d others advocated tbe points cf tbe Cbaritr ; but -when F"X took < f £ ce -with the Tory lord North , te said that is the Cbaii-r . I sacrificed nothing , ily ideas tf Rtform -were ttat no txcueman or noMeman holding c ffice wider Government should have a seat in Parliament . " Tbt Reform Bill .
under Earl _ Grey , was similar . When they thenght themselves secare in effioe , Lord John Rut sell declared in 1854 for " finalityf and lord Brongbam declared ¦ we "wtre going too far . It was tbe same in Ireland . Lord Cbsrlemontin J 7 S 2 , at tbe bead of tbe volunteers with arms in their banes , talked londly about tbe independence of their country ; but when Ibe volunteers came to demand Catholic Emancipation and Radical Reform , Ids lordship told thtm Emancipation could not be granted , and Reform must be based upon Protestant Escendancy ^—lebetrs ) . What are tbe reasons wby we cfont join the League ? Becanse they have not the proper tool * to work -witn . Witb all tfeeir moneywith the press at their back , they yet fail to convince tbe public . And wby * Because they seek not the
liberty of the people ; because unprotected labour never can . unite "with unrestrained capitalftnmendous cheers ) . They Fay they are more natnrally our friends than tbe Tories . Tbe theory of Whiggery , as established by ifce ancient Reformers , that "Taxation and Hepresentation should be co-cxtcnaive " , -we witb to practically carry ont ; but we must rot be led away by these Will-o ' -the- "wiFps , those fraudulent delusions , those palpable contradictions witb wbicb tie leagne are deluging tbe country . He wisLed Ibe audience was entirely composed of ehepkeeptrs and small manufacturers , be would ] sy before them a plsn . Be -wouJd point ont their duty ; that of uniting their energies witb the labouring man . He would abow them that , -with an exchequer
overflowing , the people "were starving ; tbe small manufacturers , notwithstanding their improvedlittie trade , living upon dtbt ; and tbe fchopkeeeper groaning under tbe prtssnre of tbe Poor Laws and tbe Income Tax The arktocracy of labour migtt for a time stand aloof , but he would ask , " How lcrjg will your priviltges last" ? Tfce cotton spinier used to sneer at tbe band-loom weaver ; tut n " ow bo is glad to unite witb him , because machini ry has lowered bis dignity . Would not tte jnst distribution of the wealth produced in the country be more servieeab !« to all dasses than its accumulation in the hands of b few capitalists ? Take Aitwright as an instance . He left seven millions behind him ; : oid if six of tboBe millions bad been expended smoEg the variens classes , all wonld have been
benefiUed bj it . After some further remarks on tbe progress of pubiic opirion , Mr . O'Connor alluded to the great meeting i » lendon , where , notwithstanding it being a ticket meelu-g at two shillings , and sixpence , each , nine-tenths of tte meeting , witb Duncombe at their head , dtclared foi the Charter name and all—/ cheers . ) That ins rotten London ! That meeting bad tbe < ffect of placing tbe question fairly before the country ; Mr . Crawford stating that be could not g £ t five men to go with him . Be ntxt alluded to the charge of " Feargns O'CoBnor being paid by tbe Tories ; " aDd asked ¦ srbo made the charge ? Mr . Cobden : a man who never travels a mile , or eats a meal , or sleeps on a bed , or even gets a sbirt washed , but at tbe expense of the Anti-Corn Law league . No man had more
cause to-bate tbe Tories ihsn be bad . His family bad been persecuted and prosecuted by tbe hateful faction . His nncls , Arthur O'Connor , was in tbe 46 tb year of his baxnEhmeBt ! It seemed that nothing bat bis banishment or death would satisfy them . But they say they bare proof of my being paid by the TorieB . If so , wby not bring it forth ? Nothing would be more calculated to destroy the confidence ¦ which tbe working classes repose in me than such proof ) But the fact is that neiibtrWbigs or Tories can purchase me , ( Cbeera ) However , I honestly confws that if tbe Tories were to offer me £ 50 , 000 tomorrow , 1 vxmld idkt it ; and give £ 1 , 000 to build a CbattistHall , in Sbtffield , aid -J 9 others in different parts" of England—( lend cheers ) . He bad always travelled at his own expense , and coined his sweat into gold to support ihe Chart ist bedy ; but Cobden wonld not give bis sweat for nothing ; and if be could collect
it all together , no doubt be would sell it as refined otto of rose *—( laughter ) . They might say to Cobden , wbom they paid ,- " Ton » sy go about yeur business ; your services are no longer required : " bnt before tbej could diMharg * hi » ( Mr . O'C ) , he would say , " Paj n * what yoi owe »» , In I * m determined I will stick to you "—( cheers ) . Mr . O'Connor at great length entered into the question of labour an * capital ; and concluded a most brilliaat address amidst rapturons and long continued cheering . A -working mat asked bow-would Mr . O'Connor , with twenty CbaiUsts in tbe House of Commons , effect tbe great changes fet had spoken of ? Mr . O'Connor : By the union of twentj men in the House upon principle , and with tbe countrj at their back , they would effectually stop the businesi of tbe country , not merely by voting against tbe rapplies , but by moving Amendments to every qnestior that c-tine -under the condonation of the House ; and
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thus they would soon bring both Whig and Tory to a just though unwilling arrangement witb the people . A working man named Hill a * ked if Mr . O'Connor thought the Repeal of the Corn laws would injure the labourer and tenant fanner ? Mr . O'Connor replied at treat
lengtb , showing tkat-with tbe fixed monetary payments of tbe country , it could sot fail to be an injury te all classes . —A man in the gallery asked if the fifteen charges which John Watkins bad brought against Mr . O'Connor were true ? be did not belive them himself , but he thought it but right that Mr . O'C . should have an opportunity of defending himself , as several parties bad talked very much about them . Mr . O'CoDnor tb&sked tbe gentleman for giving him an opportunity of replying to those charges . It was something tkat the charges were only fifteen ; be himself bad heard of upwards of a thousand : and be would declare before thim , on tbe bononr of a gentleman , that tbere was not even tbe
semblance of huth in any one of the charges . They had been collected from the various rumours and supJcious which bad been industriously circulated against biro by interested parties . He knew not Mr . Watkins ' s motives for so acting . He never had a quarrel with him . When be was in Yoik Castle , Mr . Watkins came on " a pilgrimage , " as he himself aaid . to " see tbe man of men" : and note he finds fault vriih me for being an Irishman , and says that as Ire / and is in want of an honest man , I onght to go to my own country . Mr . Watkins once became agent for ibe ' Northern Star" ; and , like a great many more , be got into debt to tbe tune of upwards of £ 17 : and when my clerk WTote to b » m for payment ,
out came Mr . Watkins with denuncivlionJ He ( Mr . O Connor ) had several times , at d ; fferent meetings in London , given notice for Mr . Watkins , and others , to come forward and substantiate any charges they could sa&ke against him : but tney dare not show their faces when be was present ; bnt , like midnight , assassins stabbed , when they thought tbeir victim bad no chance of defending himself . But bis character wca always safe among tbe working men ; and be would not date to stand before them if be had ever committed one act that he woul ' . he whamed of , or that -would detract from bis character aa a man and a gentleman—( loud cheers ) . Mr . Green moved the
following resolution : — " That this meeting of the inhabitants of Sheffield , coxsposed ot various ebadesjof political Reformers , having watcbed tbe conduct of Feargug O'Connor , E * q ., during bis long and arduous political career , beg to tender to b m our sincere and beartftlt thanks for his disinterested and untiring exertions in tttialf of the tcorkicg clais . es j snd while w « b « hoW him calumniated , insulted , end persecuted by the tyrant aristorat and copitaMst of both Whig and Tory faction , deem it our duty to cbeer him on in his noble work by BEturiDg him of onr upatmted confidence in his integrity as tbe great leader of tbe people , and tho herald of the political salvation of tbe country . " Mr . Mason seconded it , and it traa carried unanimously ¦ with three toutjcb ef applause . Mr O Connor returned thank * , assuring them the great object cf his life would
be to merit tbe confidence of tbe -working men—( loud cheering ) . Mr . Evinson in a neat speech moved the next resolution—• ' That this meeting having long witnessed witb feelings of gratitude tbe noble exertions of T . S . Duncomba , E 3 q ., M . P ., on behalf of tbe poor and the oppressed , return him their sincere 1 thanks for bis manly conduct at the Crown and Anchor j meeting , on Wednesday , January 31 st , io routing the i humbugs , and raising the standard of tbe Charter , I name and alL "—Mr . West seconded it , and it was 1 carried witb tremendous cheering . After a vote of j thanks to tbe chairman , tbe work of enrolment com-| menced , when all the cards that Mr . O'Connor hnd j with h ^ Tn were disposed of ; many going away disap-¦ pointed . Thus ended one of tbe finest meetings ever j seen in Sheffield .
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Mb . West ' s Tons—On Monday I commenced in the Dewsbury district , and -was sorry to find this once powerful place fallen so very low . I lectured at night at Littletown , one of the best places for its s : za in England . My worthy friend , Ben . RuBhton , being in the neighbourhood , was in the chair . At the conclusion I formed a new Association , consisting of thirty members , who will elect their council , and correspond with the Executive . On Tuesday I visited Batley , the great depot of " Devil ' s dust ;" and consequently agreat nest of the Leaguers . The poor men here are sadly coerced ; and , ever Bince the " plug-plot , " dare not avow their principles . There has not been a meetiDg there since , no person daring to let a room ; but through the indefatigable exertions of my friend Mr . Bromley , the Primitive Methodists were induced to lend their-comfortable chapel for the nigbt . I had a good meeting . My
friend Kusbton again occupied the chair . At the conclusion I formed the neuclus of a good Association . On Wednesday I went to Dewsbury j but through some cause , although called by placard , there was no meeting . The men say they are now heartily tired of . agitation . It is but justice to state that though they will not unite with the jest of the country , they have nobly supported their own . victims during their imprisonment . On Thursday , I visited Cleckbeaton , another hotbed of "Wbiggery , but always kept in check by the brave lads of Littletown . I had a fine meeting ; and was repeatedly interrnpted by a " Leaguer " shopkeeper and a Stargite , all whoEe questions I answered satisfactorily . On Friday , I visited Wakefield . The League has been very busy here for some time , and evidently carrying all before them . When , therefore , the bills announcing my lecture on free Trade was circulated , it caused
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quite a sensation amojig the Freebooters . Their understrappers were called iu to beat up for recruits . At night , tbe large room of the Goorge and Crown was crowded ; and the Leaguers had evidently made up tbeir minds for mischief ; but I was not to be put down by interruptions ; and so finding it , they allowed mo to couclude . The Secretary of the League then made some o bservations on my lecture , to which I replied , and challenged the best man the League could produce . But this they declined . At the close , I " sold" all the card 9 1 had
with me ; and , if I had had fifty more , I could have disposed ot them- There is a hue spirit in Wakefield , which must not bo allowed lo evaporate . I would recommend to the district to make it the centre , instead of Dewsbury . On Saturday , I visited Birstal , where I met a many good friends . All that is necessary to make tho district a good one is to keep up a brisk agitation ; and I am more than ever convinced that upon the business habits of the men who take a leading part depends the succoss of the cause in the several localities . —John West .
Mb . Dixoh ' s Tour in North Lancashire—Having been appointed by jour . Executive to lecture in this division of Lancashire , during the confinement of Mr . Bairstow , whom you are aware had the misfortune to get severely injured in tho late accident which occurred on the Manchester , Bolttm . and Preston railway , I consider it my duty to lay before you the position of Chartism in this district ; and also the condition of the people , so far as I am able to ascertain it . On Sunday the 4 th insfc . I left Manchester for Chorley , at which placo I arrived safe , and went direotto tho house of the old veteran Chartist , William Wood , tailor . At Mr . Wood ' s I met with a few men of the right sort , awaiting my arrival , from whom I learned that the principles of
Chartism was as much alive iu the hearts of the people of Chorley os ever they were , notwithstanding the many itnpedimtiits that had beeu thrown in their way . Faction had done its worst to quench the spirit of liberty , but in vain . They had beeu deprived of a place to meet in ; and tbe magistrates bad threatened any publican with the loss cf license that darod to acootnmodata them . But this difficulty is now removed by a spirited individual building & public lecture room in the town , which is open to the Chartists on certain days in the week ; and Chorley only wants a few good lectures to place it in tho proud position that It occupied in 1839 . In the evening I delivered a lecture on the Corn Laws , to a larse and respectable
audience , at the conclusion of which a number of members were enrolled , and one gentleman gavo mo 2 i id for the Executive . The iuhabitp&ts of Chorley are oomposed chiefly of faoiory > operatives , coalminers , and hand-loom weavers , all of whom are cruelly oppressed by the infernal truck system . Being anxious to ascertain what amount cf blessings the extension of commirce had £ ivcn , to the poor hand-loom weavers of Chorley , I found , on inquiry , that for the amount of work for which , in 1815 , they received twenty shillings , in 1844 thty arc receiving two shillings and ninepence ! Is it any wonder that the home market is destroyed i The coal miners have been on strike here for a short time , but are now at work , having got the advance .
Preston . —On Monday evening last , a lecture was delivered in the Hall of Science , according to public announcement , " on the " Fallacies of Free Trade , " by Mr . Dixon , from Manchester . The audience was large and respectable . Mr . Brown-, a working man , and sterling Chartist , was unanimously called to the chair . He opened the meeting in a short speech , aud introduced Mr . Dixon , who was listened to with tho greatest attention by the people assembled . It is wortLy of remark that the free traders , fearing the exposure of their " humbug , " and not daring to come themselves , had got a poor degraded wretch , half drunk , to como and if possible throw the meeting : into confusion . This however had not the desired effect . The good sense of the people of Preston at once put a stop to the bawler . After the lecture several questions were asked , which the lecturer answered to the
complete eausfaction of the great majority of tho meeting , and doubtless to the questioners , aa they were content to ask no more . Mr . Dixon then announced that on the following evening he would deliver a second lecture , in which he took upon himself to prove that a repeal of tho Corn Laws would be a positive injury to the working classes and shopkeepers generally : at tbe eamo tirao announcing , that if there way any gentleman present willing to enter the lists of debate , ho would forgo his lecture and hold a friendly discussion . Tho challenge was accepted by a Mr . Mitchell , who is well-known in the Radical world ; he undertaking to prove that " tho working classes and all tradesmen would bo b . ntfitcd by the Repeal . " On Tuesday evening the audience wa 9 much larger than on tho previous evening . At eight o'clock Mr . Dixon mouuted the platform , accompanied by Mr . R . Marsiieu , of Preston . Mr . Mitchell Rhortlv after arrived with Mr .
Elijah Dixon , from Manchester . Mr . Thomas Swindlehurs ! , " the King of tho Teetotallers " , was unanimously called to the chair , and opened the business by reading over the subject of debate , and calling upon them to &ive the disputants a fair and candid hearing . It was a subject of great importance , and therefore demanded ar . their hands all attention . Hp concluded by calling upon Mr . Dixon to open the discussion . Mr . Dixon then opened the debate in a speech of a quarter of an hour . Mr . Mitchell replied in a similar length of time ; when each had fifteen minutts alternately until eleven o ' clock ; when Mr . Ma ; sden moved , and Mr . Brown seconded , tho following resolution : — " That , having heard the arguments ou both Bides of the question , it is the
opinion of this meeting that Mr . Dixon has fully proved that a Repeal of the Corn Laws means a reduction of wages , which would be a positive injury to the working classes , and shopkeepers generally " . On the motion being put from the chair , the meeting presented a forest of hands : on , it being put to the contrary , there were thirteen hands held np against it by seven individuals , among whom there were three or four sons , and the foreman , of Mr . Livsey , of "Struggle" notoriety . The thanks of the meeting were given to Mr . Dixon , for the manner in which he had handled his subject ; which he briefly acknowledged ; and moved a vote of thanks to the chairman , for his impartial conduct in the chair , which was carried unanimously ; and the vast meeting separated in a peaceful manner . The discussion was conducted most becomingly , the
audience listening with the greatest attention , it was evident that Mr . Mitchell was tired of his job , inasmuch that in his last replyiho could adduce no better argument than calling Mr . Dixon " the advocate of the Landlords , " " the Duke of Buckingham ' s supporter , " ice ., and vouchsafeing a bespattering of Cobden with the most fulsome adulation . He also denounced "honest Tom Duncombe" as a second Burdett- This called down upon his head the universal disapprobation of the assembly . Query : Whose to » l was Mr . Mitchell a ; short time previous to the last general election , when he challenged Mr . Murray , the Anti-Corn Law lecturer , and Mr . Livsey , to a discussion on the same question—a Repeal of the Corn Laws—he undertaking to prove that such Repeal would be injurious I Was he the Duke of Buckingham ' s tool , or Swainson ' s !
Mb . Clabk s Tour—On Monday I proceeded from Bristol to Cardiff by steam packet , and from thence to Merthyr . On my arrival I found the large room in possession of the ; Association , filled with the hardy eons of toil , to do honour to the im-
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mortal Paine . Several gentlemen having addressed the meeting in the Welsh tongue , I was introduced , and was warmly received by the meeting , and spoke some time in favour of the Charter . At the close of my address it was unanimously agreed that I should lecture the following evening ia the largest procurable room in the town . After the meeting was dissolved 7 accompanied several at the " good iand true men" to the houso of Mrs . Zjpheniah Williams , the wife of the banished patriot . She appears to be a woman of more than ordinary nerve , yet the fixed melancholy bo strikingly visible on hor countenance speaks too plainly the workings of an uneasy mind . A fine young man and a very prepossessing looking young woman are , I believe , the only surviving
pledges of an affsction aa lasting as universal report speaka it to be merited . This truly amiable family seem to harbour an hope that the fond aud devoted husband aud father will yet revist hi 3 country and home . Our exertions , I trust , will speedily consummate so desirable an object . On Tuesday evening , I ; lectured to a large and enthusiastic meeting . Mr . David Ellis in tho chair , who opened the business of the evening in an able manner , and concluded by inviting discussion , and introducing me to address the meeting—a call which I readily obeyed . ; I spoke about an hour and a half on general subjects . At tho cloao , I had the gratificatioa of receiving the unanimous thanks of the meeting . On Wednesday
3 aiaraJnffvUeffr Morthyi * , and crossed the ! " cloudcapped mountains" to Abergavenny , where lexpected to lecture tho same evening ; but , owing to the Hall being engaged by the teetotallers , I was reluctantly compelled to stay till the following night , when I had a very good meeting—a gentleman named Conway ably filling the chair . Mr . Thomas Ingram having kindly introduced me to the meeting , } rose , and occupied their attention upwards of two hours . When I concluded , the cordial thanks of the meeting wore awarded me , and I entered several under tbe banner of real democracy . Mr . Daniels , tho foreman of the jury that tried Frost , Williams , aud Jones , who belongs to the " Complete Suffrage Union , " sent to apologise "that he could not attend , or he would have bad no objection to have taken the chair . " On Friday I reaoked Newport , on my route to Cheshire . I
soon found out one of tho right sort , or , as | tho Sentinel has it , one of the " whole-hog epeeie , * ' in the person of Mr . Williams , in whose company I visited the eelebraied Westooat Inn , the scene of Whig perfidy , and the downfall of the virtuous Frost , and his not less noble compatriots . During my stay , whioh was only a few hours , I made a pilgrimage- to the grave of the brave but unfortunate Shell . What my feelings were , as I bent myself over the cold 6 od which contains the mutilated remains of the murdered patriot , I shall not venture to assert ; but , if I had not before been imbued with hitter feelings against the heartless monsters who delight in the perpetration of murder , I had from that moment resolved upoa doing one man ' s share to avenge- the wrongs wo are all made to feel . —On Sunday evening I addressed a large meeting at Stookport , and enrolled several members .
DUBLIN . —The Irish Universal Suffrage Association met on Sunday , at one o ' clock , at their rooms , 14 , North Ann-street , Mr . Henry Clark was called to the chair . Mr . Joseph Brierly acted as secretary , in the absence of Mr . Dyott . Tho Secretary read tho last day ' s proceedings , which were confirmed . He then read the rules and object" of the Association . Mr . Patrick Moran rose and said that there were few men living whoso politica ? career , he admired so much as Mr . Feargus O'Connor ' s . He was a straightforward , consistent patriot ; the stern and uncompromising advocate of Universal Suffrage which meant Uuirersil Philanthropy —( hear , hear ) . When Mr . O'Connor was Member for tbo county of Cork , he returned to his constituents at every ( session
of Parliament , resigned his trust into their ! hands , and was re-elected by them ; thug carrying into practical operation his own favourite projeot . He was educated in thoso principles . He would bo a traitor to tbe memory of his father ; to the indomitable spirit of his uncle -Arthur O'Connor , were he for one moment to relax his gigantic efforts to obtain Universal Suffrage . No matter what nostrum may be propounded , there is nothing that can confer any roal benefit upon the working man but the Suffrage . Notwithstanding his admiration of Mr . O'Connor , yet he ( Mr . Moran ) did not quite agree with him in every thing he said and did . For instance , ho did not agree with Mr . O'Connor in treating lightly the proposition
of Mr . Crawford to Ptop tho supplies . He ; considered Mr . Crawford right . It was the last resource of the minority in the House of Comnaons . j They had tried petitions and remonstrance ; but to prayers , entreaties , and remonstrances , the Minister and his myrmidons turned a deaf ear . The petitionsiof the people were crammed under tho table without any daring to say a word about them . If the peopl 8 ; met in small numbers , quietly and constitutionally , to petition for redress , they were told that those petitions did not express the sentiments of the people ; that they were littlo hole and corner petititions : iif they assembled in large masses tuch as tho great demonstrations atKersalMoor and HallowaylHead , then they were told that these meetings ! were
held for the purposes of intimidation and woro put down by military , or by indictment , charging them as seditious aud treasonable ; and the promoters of them as wicked conspirators . The prayers , and petitions , and public meetings of the peple being thus treated by thosi who have the effrontery to call themselves the representatives of the people , what was to be done but to stop the supplies ; that is , to stop the granting of money for these wicked purposes ? How else are they to be stopped , except in this ancient and constitutional mode ! The Irish members ought to be in their places to support Mr . Crawford ' s propositions , Twenty honest men could stop the supplies , j Look at what Mr . O'Connell did , when Spring Rice
brought forward a bill to renew the monopoly of the Bank of Ireland Charter ! Mr . 0 'Connell , singlehanded and alone , defeated that nefarious project . If one man did so much when he was in earnest , could not twenty men do more ? Mr . Moran resumed his seat amidst great cheering . Mr . O'Higgins said , that although ha concurred in a groal deal of what was said by his friend Mr . Moran , ; yet ho did not sot so high a value upon Mr . Crawford ' s project as his friend Mr . Moran did . In the first plan , Mr . Crawford ' s proposition implied no ; condition upon the concession of which the opposition to
the buppliea should be abandoned . Were iho motion one to stop the supplies uniil the People ' s Charter should become a cabinet measure , then indeed i * should command the support of every honest Chartut in tho empire . There was a great deal of trick and nuar . oiuvring on the part of a certain class who had very recently affected great sympathy for the working classes , but who would do nothing for them unless they would yield up the whole movement into their hands , and abandon tho leaders of iheir own choice , who had suffered persecution , imprisonment ; , and banishment fox their sake , and placo implicit confidence in men of whom they knew nothing .
When they found the Chartist organisation complete ; when they found that as grand jurors and potty jurors , aided and supported by the base , bloody , and brutal Whiga and the truculent , spies and informers , they could not crush Chartism ;; that it was too strong for them ; then indeed they came forward to patronise , upon the condition that the working classes would have the profligate baseness to abandon their leaders—( hear , hear ) . Was there ever such an audacious proposition aa this attempted by any thing in mortal shape before 1 Various schemes were set on foot to effect this object ; aud he ( Mr . O ' Higgins ) was very sorry to tee a gentleman for whom ho entertained the highest respect and esteem , entangled iu the meshes of this
halo anti-slavery , anti-corn law party . Ho was sorry that Mr . Crawford did not boldly and at once declare hims * lf the unflinching advocate of the People ' s Charter . It ia disgusting to hear bit-bybit politicians talk about the Chartists asking too much . His ( Mr . O'Higgins ) answer to such cunning little creatures who fancy in their own littlo way , because they are able to outwit most of those who have any dealings with them , that they will outwit the Prime Minister ; and that the great object in view should be kept a secret . Do the Chartists ask more than they are entitled to ! and if they do not , they would be slaves if they asked less . He wished most ! heartily that Mr . Crawford would emancipate himself from this little faction , and lead three millions five hundred thousand of his fellow subjects to
freedom . ( Cheers . ) Mr . Moran had stated that twenty honest men in the House of Commons could ; effect much good , and he gives an instance of what Mr . O'Connell did upon the occasion of the attempt to renew the Bank Charter . He ( Mr . O'H . ) admitted that Mr . 0 'Cona . ell did a great deal upon the occasion ; but did he do any good 1 Not a bit . it was only opposing one monopoly to get a greater ; a mere change of one set of monopolists for another , Mx . O'Connell was then and is now Governor of the National Bank of Ireland , an Absentee Bank , ( whose head is in London , and whose roots are here absorb ' ing the very vitals of our country . He was deeply interested in the opposition which he gave to the renewal of the Bank of Ireland Charter . As a ; ctoice of two evils , he ( Mr . O'Higgins ) should far perfer the Bank of Ireland monopoly , bad t a 3 it
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is , to an absentee Bank monopoly . Cnder present circumstances ho should abstain from saying anything about Mr . O'Connell as a statesman . They all know that for his statesmanship he had the utmost contempt and scorn . Aft . ¦ Woodward , Mr . Ryan , and others addressed the meeting , after whioh Mr . Moran was called to the chair , and tha usual thanks were given to Mr . Clark , the meeting separated . Halifax . —West-Ridinq Delegate Merting . —This meeting was held ia the Association Room , Pellon-lane , Halifax , on Sunday the 4 th of February , 1844 , when delegates appeared from the following places : —Halifax , Messrs . Chippiudale and Crossr d , ; radfbrd . Smith , Gee , Clark , and R » sg ; Leeds , Shaw ; Hebden-bridge , Marshal ] and Siifccliffe ; Todmorden , Brook and Helliwell ; Keishley . J . Firth ; Huddersfield , J . Rushworth : Honley , J .
Woodhouse ; Lockwood , J . Hobson ; Holmfirtb , wm . Cunningham ; Ovenden » J . Booth . Mr . Cnippmdale was appointed to the chair , aad the secretary read the correspondence , after which the business of the meeting was brought forward and discussed in the most friendly manner , the result of whioh will be , we hope , a mora general diffnsion of the principles of Chartism , unity of purpose , and energy of action . The following resolutions were unanimousl y agreed to : —1 . " That in the opinion of the delegates of the West-Riding delegate meeiing , the best thanks and deepest gratitude of tho whole Chartiet body is due to the Executive of their Association , for their publio spirit and devoti ' n to the causa of Chartism , evinced in their promptly taking office at a juncture when tbe cau-e was threatened with imminent peril ; and tho delegates further call upon their brother Chartists of the West-Riding to render the Executive all due and
proper support ; and also prepare for a due expression of Charti 9 t feeling at tho Conference m April next . " 2 . " That it be a recommendation to the secretary of each district to provide a list of the local lecturers appointed by the district council ia eacn district , and transmit a copy of the same to the West-Riding secretary , that he may transmit a full list to the sub-secretary of naoh locality , with a view that where it may be beneficial , an interchange of local lecturers may be had . " 3 . " That it be a recommendation to the Executive to appoint Mr David Ross to the ofiice of West-Riding Secretary , at the next interchange of lecturers . " 4 . "That the next Weat-RidiBg meeting be held at Hahfax on the 1 st Sunday in March next . " Mr . Clayton having intimated his intention of resigning the West-Riding Secretaryship , it was resolved : —5 . " That Mr . Clayton ' s resignation be accepted . " It was
then farther resolved;—6 . "That Mr . John Crossland be appointed West-Riding Secretary . " 7 . "That Mr . Brook , Mr . Smith , and Mr . Chippindale , be appointed to au «' tt ihe accounts of the Riding . " 8 . " That Mr . George Thompson , tea-dealer , of Halifax , be requested to accept the office of West-Riding Treasurer /* The accounts were audited and found correct ; it was resolved , " That the thanks of the Delegate Meeting be given to Mr . Clayton for his services as West Riding Secretary , " The accounts shewed that a small balance was due to the late Secretary ; and to discharge it , it was resolved / ' That each locality furnish one shilling per each delegate here to day . " The meeting then broke up highly gratified with the proceedings . All persons corresponding with the West Riding Secretary , will please to address J . Crossland , care of Mr . J . Chippindale , 31 , Southstreet , Hibhfax .
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London . —Ehmett Beigade . —Mr . Mantz will deliver a lecture at the Bricklayera' Arms , Homerstreet , New Road , on Sunday evening next , at Jiaifpast seven . Chelsea . —The members of the National Charter Association , residing in Chelsea , are requested to met at the Roebuck , Leader-street , on Friday next , at eig ht o ' clock . A Public Mee tin ? of the shareholders of the Political aHd Scientific Institute , Turnagain-lane , will be held in that building on Sunday afternoon , Feb . 11 th . Chair to be taken at half-past two o ' clock . London—Martlbbone—Mr . Sewell will deliver a publio lecture at the Mechanics' Institute , Circusstreet , on Sunday evening nextFeb . 11 th .
, TovffiR Hamleis—Mr . Gardener will deliver a pnblic address at the White Horse , St . Mary-street , Whitechapel , on Sunday evening next . Somers Town . —Mr . Ruffy Ridley will delivers lecture at the Bricklayer ' s Arms , Tonbridge-atreet , Cromcr-atreet , on Sunday evening next . Westminster . —Mr . Gale will deliver a publio lecture at tho Golden Lion Tavern , Dean-streefc , «? Soho , on Sunday evening next . South London Chartist Hail . —A Public
Discussion will be holden in the above Hall , on Sunday evening next , on " the Rights of Property , " to commence at seven o ' clock precisely . « . _ , __ . — --SoME « sTOWN . r-Tho memljer ^ DTtBia locality are particularly requested to meet at the Bricklayers ' Arms , Tonbridge-street , on Sunday evening next , at eight o'clock , on business of great importance . Tower Hamlets . —The General Councillors residing in tho Tower Hamlets , are requested to meet at the Crown and Anchor , Cheshire-street , Waterlootown , on Sunday afternoon , at five o ' clock .
Marylebone . —A . public meeting will ibe held on Wednesday evening next , February 14 th , at the Mechanics' Institution , Circus-street , JSew Road . Feargu 3 O'Connor , Esq ., will attend , and address the meeting . The members for the Borough are also invited , and expected to attend . Mb . Gardener will lecture at the White Horse , Mary-street , Whitechapel-road , jon Sunday evening , Feb . 11 th , at eight o ' clock . Rottow—Mr . Wm . Bel ! , of Heywood , will deliver two lectures in the Chartist room , Royton , on Sunday the 11 th inst—Subject for the afternoon , " The circumstances that determine the rate of wages . " Evening , " The Charter versus Free Trade . "
Sowehbt . —Mr . Smyth , of Bradford , will address the Chartists of Longroyd Sowerby , on Sunday the 18 ; h instant : Subject— " Chartism ; and the Currency question . " To commence at half-past two o'clock in the afternoon , and at six in the evening . Mr . M'Grath ' s Route for the ensuing week : — Nottingham , Sunday , the lhh , in the Democratic Chapel , at six o ' clock , and at Queen Caroline's Large Room , at eight ; Hucknall Torkard , Monday , the 12 th ; Calverton , Tuesday , the 13 th ; Suttoti-in-Asbfield , Wedaesday , the 14 th ; Mansfield , Thuraday , the 15 th . Rochdale . —Mr . White will deliver a lecture on Sunday next , in the ChartiBt Association Room .
Nottingham . —A meetir . g will be held on Saturday evening next , at half-past seven o ' clock , at Mr . Swann ' s Temperance House , Drury Hill , Nottingham . Mr . M'Grath will deliver an address . The members of this locality will meet ia future , at halfpast seven o'clock on Sunday evenings . The Northern Star and other papers will be read . Sheffield , —In consequence of what took placo at Mr . O'Connor ' s lecture , Mr . West will lecture in the Room , Fig Tree-lane , on Sunday evening next , subject , " The evil' effects that a Repeal of the Corn L : iw , under the existing liabilities of the country , would ififliefc upon the tenant farmers and agricultural labourers . " To commence at half-past six o ' clock . Discussion invited .
Clitheroe . —Mr . W . Dixon will deliver a lecture in the Chartist Room , York-street , on Saturday evening , February 17 ch , at six o ' clock , precisely . Subject , " Labour ' s " wrongs , and Labour ' s remedy . " Discussion is earnestly invited . Mr . Dixon will also deliver two addresses on Sunday , the 18 th . That in the afternoon , will be on " Education ; " and in the evening , On the rights of man . " Bury . —A lecture will be delivered in the Gardenstreet Lecture Room , on Sunday next , at six o ' clock iu the evening , by the Jtev . W . V . Jackson , of Manchester .
Mr . Doyle ' s route for the next fortnight : —Sunday , the 11 th inst ., Lytherland ; Monday , 12 th , Chester ; Tuesday , 13 th , and Wednesday , 14 th , Liverpool ; Thursday , 15 th , Birkenhead ; Friday , 16 th , Prescott ; Sunday , 18 th , St . Helen ' s ; Monday , I 9 : h , Warrington ; Tuesday , 20 th , Leigh ; Wednesday , 21 st , Newton ; Thursday , 22 nd , Lsunberhead Green ; Friday , 23 rd , Wigan . Ashton-under-Lyne . —Mr . E . P . Mead will lecture in the National Charter Association Room , on Sunday next . Chair to be taken at six o'clock in tho evening .
The North Lancashire Ddele « ate Meetin * will be held at Mr . W . Beesley ' s Accrington , on Sunday , February 11 th , at eleven o ' clook in the forenoon . Delegates from all localities in North Lancashire , are earnestly requested to attend . Halifax . —Mr . Abraham Hanson will lecture ia the Chartist Association , room , Pellon-lane , on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , at six o ' clock in the evening . The Delegates of the Manchester District of South Lancashire will meet on next Sunday * Feb . 11 th , in Mr . Murray ' s room , adjoining the Carpenters' Hall . The delegates are requested to bring with them the names of those who fare willing to serve aa district lecturers .
A Cheshire delegate meeting will be held in the Chartist Room , Stanley-streeS , MacoJesfield , on Sunday , Feb . 18 th , at ten o ' clock , in the forenoon . All communications for the said delegate meeting to be addressed to Mr . John Warren , to the care of D . Oldbam , Esq ., Park Green , Macclesfield . Bradford . —The Chartists of Thompson ' s houses will meet on Sunday morning at ten o ' clock , when Mr . Ross will report the proceedings of the delegate meeting held at Halifax . The Chabtists Meeting im the Council Rooh are requested to attend a meeting on Sunday morning at ten o ' clock . Mr . Gee will report the proceedings of the late delegate meeting at Halifax . The Chartists op New Leeds will meeton Sunday mornin g in their room . Mr . Clarke will state the proceedings of the delegate meeting holden at Halifax .
The' Chartists of Mannikchau will meet in the School Room , at six o ' clock in the evening , Mr . Smyth will attend , to state the proceedings of tha delegate meeting at Halifax .
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MR O'CONNOR AT LEEDS . i It was announced in the Star of Saturday last , 1 that Mr . Feargus O'Connor would address the . Chartists of Leeds on Thursday night ; but after publication , it was femnd that the " Great Hall" was engaged for that night , and , with Mr . O'Connor's j consent , bills were issued announcing the meeting for Wednesday , instead of Thursday . The notice was very short ; short , however , as it was , the im-1 mense meeting-place was crammed ; and at tight o ' clock , when the lecturer arrived , he had much dfficulty in making his way to the platform , which was also wedged . Mr . Squiro ; Farrar was unanimously called to the chair , and ; briefly introduced Mt . O'Connor , who upon rising .
as upon his entry , was received with repeated cheers . As Free Trade was the subject announced , he entered fully into the subject ; and if we may judge frcm the reception of his opinion ? , lie established his proposition , " that Free Trade , under existing circumstances , would be a positive evil to all classes of society , excepting the mortgagees and Jews who would get the land in satisfaction of their demands , and the large manufacturers , who had capital to stand out the struggle . " Htconcluded amid thunders of applause , and was about to retire , when Mr , Ross , the eloquent Chartist lecturer , begged of him to remain
in consequence of Mr . Sturges announcement , that the Leeds meeting had given its sanction to some portion of bis project . Now that was one of the largest meetings ever held in Leeds ; he would test them to see whether or not they had relapsed into Sturgeism , since Friday night last , when they swore rew allegiance to their old namo and principles . He therefore , in the presence oi Mr . O'Connor , asked every one who was for adhering firmly to the Charter , name and all , to hold up their hands . Every hand in tho room was raised , followeo . by repeated cbeer 3 . Mr . Ross then proceeded witb an eloquent appeal , and justified the course the real Chartists had taken in London .
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YOL . TIL NO . 326 . SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 10 1844 pro m »« a umnpr ., ' * . * --- ¦ --. » v > -j- ^____ l Five H&Ultngs per Quarter . » ~~ ~~ ' ' "" ~ ' ~ i
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 10, 1844, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1251/page/1/
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