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£° Z"Sn ~; £ Sf hcid at the Salutat ™ Jved L staBt > lt ^ sunsm moasiy re . Jwatssss ^ - ** **™ - SwwtFftiM . -On Tuesday last Mr Jones lectured ittae Royal Oak , FieDr-de-lia-conrt , Wheeler-street , » a very attentive audience . BuunxsnAM —At a -rery numerous meeting held It the People ' s fla « , on Sandny evening last , Mr boodwin in the chair , Mr Mantle delivered a most able and interesting lecture on the' Land and the Charter . ' A vote of thanks was given to the lecturer , and the meeting broke up . . .... Teickhmuh . —At a nwetingof the members of this branch , on Meiidar , the 15 thinstant , a voteof thanks ¦ was unanimously passed ta Fe&rga * O Connor , £ < gq ., for Ms manlv and able refutation of the calumnies o !
a "vile and corrupt press . NonireiuM . —Mr Dixon lectured on Monday week in the Guildhall , in this town , toa very crowded audience . Mr D . lectured at Radford on the followinc evening . . . « .. * .-The Deed of Settlehekt was crongHt w tnn town and received the signatures of many members on Monday and Tuesday : at Derby on Wednesday : at Loughborongh yesterday ; and will be at Leicester to day and to-morrow . —Nottingltam&mew , Friday . Pdycott , the 'Rambler'to ^^¦ ¦ a . is now an Inmate of tho Nottingham ^ i ^^^^ E ^ . Buckbubx—The y rarly ^^^^^^^ H ^ te branch was held at the ^^^^^^^^^^^ street , on Sunday , the ^ b ^^^^^^^^^^ H iuthe chair . After tie r ^ llllllllllllHK '
counts for the year had b ^^^^^^^^^^ Bag officers were appointed : —^^^^^^^^^ Vresi d > nt ; George Norton , trelH ^^^^^^ K < beg ring , secretary for the nexffH ^^^^^ K and Thomas Chew , William HalfTTH ^ Pbwartb , John SmUb . and George Smith , committee-men for the next six months . The meeting was * tamper . We number nearly 800 members , and have paid nearly £ 1 , 300- npoa 2 , 600 shares . It was unaninwnsly agreed that 2 ? . ba the locatfevy for the next tweke menths . and also carried by acclataation that
£ 20 . be seat to the directors to assist in defraying the expences of prosecuting the proprietors of the Maschester Exuanst , for its scandalous attacks on the character of our mach esteemed champion and leader , Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., M . P . After a t . ts of thanks to the cnairmar , the meeting separated . The secretary has received a eood supply of new rales , which may be bad of him at Nurton ' a Commercial Cefiee House . Back-lane , top of King-Etivet , oa Saturday and Sunday afternoon from five to eight o ' clock in use eveniag .
Gobgib Mats . —On Wednesday evening , Norember lOtb , a meeting was got op by the members of the ] Georgie Mills branch , in tht Odd Fellows' Hall , glateford , for the purpose of giving the inhabitants of that place and its surrounding neighbourhood , an Opportunity of hearing Mr Samuel Kydd deliver t lecture upon the Land and its capabilities . About half-past seven o ' clock , Mr Richard Burkett wag unanimously called to the chair . Mr Kyddoa rising was received with cheers . He delivered a most able lecture amidst manifestations of approval from the meeting . After having awarded thanks to Mr Ejdd and the chairman , the meeting dispersed . GiSsTowjf , kbae DcifPHres . —At the weekly meetins of this branch , oa Friday , November 12 th , the following resolution was unanimously passed : —
That « e eater into a subscription to assist in defraying any expenses that may be incurred by Ifr O'Connor , ia prosecntinE th » libellers of nil character . Several members Bubacri&ed 61 each , before leaving the place of meeting . WooatET . —A . branch of the Land Company has l ? een formed at this place , under very encouraging drcumstaneea . SawiBBT . —Mr DoaoTan" delivered an able lecture qa the' Land and the Charter ; ' at this place , on the 11 th inst . ? J Bmu .-0 n Friday , Nov . 12 th , Be M'Donall delivered a lecture in the Odd Fellows * Hall , on the ? Lind PJan , and the Land and Labour Bank . ' The Doctor Bpoke for nearly two hoars , and wag-loudly applauded .
Bottos . —We had a wry able and talented lecture delivered here on Sunday , week , by a journeyman mechanic from Manchester , on the 'Land and iabour Bank . ' Thelcetnrer handled the < m&tion in a masterly sad an elegant manner , Ucii . —The following officers have been elected : — « r Leach , secretary : MrBrankluig , treasurer ; Mr Stephens and Mr LavericK , trustees of the auxiliary to the National Land and Lafeoar Bank . ; , Stockpobt .- —In consequence :. of the . depression , ef trade in Stockport and the country in general , it has been resolved to reduce the sum of imambenhipfor € he plough , to be balloted for at Mr . Woodhouse ' s , on the Uth of December , to one shilling per member . The number of meahers will be forty-two , at one shilling each , instead of twenty-two * at two sbillingB each , as Btatad in the Sub . of Sataiday last Persons wishing to avail themselves of . this opportunity , must . make a speedyapplication to Mr Woodhouse
, So . i , Angel-street , Stockport . .- < ¦ ., Bostos . —At a very frill tneetine atMr Linney ' s , Kalt Shovel , BiteWn , ' MrParker inthe chair , after the reading of the SuBp&tflayv ? Richards delivered an ableand intercstiB ^ lectme on the 'Why and wherefore ef the hostility against' the Land Plan . ' The leeturer gave general satisfaction . Mr Linney intends delivering a lecture oa Sunday evening next on the * Six Points- « f the' Charter / and earnestly icq 6318 the members of the-Land Company and Cnarter'AsodatJon toattehd . " Petition sheets will , M Mure ; lie at the abovenouse for signatures . : Parfees inthe-Bilgton district ate requested to retnrn fte petition sheets which have been entrusted to theircsrefoMrLionflyi ' :-- — ¦
listijxo CHiBKB ' MBEnse ' iT TmRioir , Friday ; IJ > ih Nov . —Mr W . Roweliffo in the ehair . Messrs J . West ( LecthreK of Macclesfield . ) W . J . P . Wilkinson ( ex-mayqr of Exeter ) , and P . J . O'Brien ( of Exeter ) , attdided at the GaildhaH to explain the r . « rolft r Charter , bat in censequence of the mayor refas nj ; to allow tb ' e people ' s own hftU for the pur . pose they had dearly at heart , after a few able re-? m ~ ^ We 8 t oa tas L ^ . ™ & » refutation by Mr O Brien of a doctrine ( extensively broached in this loc « hty ) that small holdings in Ireland are the great cause of all the evils entailed en that unfor troate country - —it was unanimously resolved that the meeting adjonrn farfte large room of the Half-Moon Inn . The chairman , who has identified him .
self with the people on aU occasions , read his worship a pretty leraon , and conclededby stating , that he donbted nofbat the people , erelong ,-would Btndy tt iL ^ lP « t « and placemen in office ^ ho -wonld ? ^ fi 3 . w / ththar Wishes . ;/ Tfiese " sentiments were londly flpolanded . The oeofle theiproceeded t 9 the p ' ace appointed . Mr O'Brien dissected the document called the People's Charter . He entered minutely into each pomfe f-Universal Suffrage ; Annual Parliament " , Tote'by Ballpt Equal Electeral District Payment of Members , and Ko Property Qualification Mr West on comiriz forward was received with loud Cheers . He said—Ton birejiist heard wBai we claim as our rights . We don'twant them ferthesole b& nffifc of a class ; in ' a word , o ' er end and aim is ' to
destroy c ! as 3- ! egis ! ation . which ' we believe tnbe the source from whence all the evils that afflict this country flow . Every class in England is at this mpmer . t repreiented . except tfie labonr class , while a inmntes conaderaffo fl will convince the mbatcap-Uous ( hat < apTta \ ' % iinffdt favour is n 5 eless , in fact , that labour roakes everjthing valuable . If such be tbe case , is it to be wondered at , if the sonsof labonr take every legal and constitutional means to effect wnat is deemed of such importance , and what can be Of more importance than that which is obtained with the other points of the Charter would enable us to remove the destitution and misery which pervades the kingdom . The suffrage is pur right , and as such we should demand it . He then ably expounded the
other pomta of the Charter , to the manifest delight of the assembly , as their repeated cheers showed : His address escopied over two houra in deJivery . and conelnded as foUoTra : ^^ MeatfTiyerton , a 8 yon naVe put your hands to the pldugH of' 5 hartMm , look not back , let ' onward * ha - your watchword , and when - F TO ^ a ! a "rij 63 . ^ trjin S y ° Dr strength agawst Whigs and Tonw . 'I hppe to hear of your decani ; to represent yoa , in the Commons House of Parliament , the man of your own choice , Mr Julian Harpey . ' The mention of Mr Harae ^ s Harness rweiTed with vehenient cheering , that lafited for W ' j p w £± T ^ . ^ r West Sown ^ , llkl . f " Esq-ithea came forward , and ^ ^ i' ^ L *! ? ¥ " He said , * Men of
- i ^ « Jr A fe " ^ with Mr Barney , Iaidcd » kmdlmg a httte flime : rigbtlappy ata I to see it ' bun bo hngbfeJy as Ido this night , it shows me ' tuat 6 ead ha bsea sown m goofl ground . Whhs and Tories are rscued at the name of tue CHarter . They fiave been tried and found wantins ^ lh ^ hiistinra they were found wanting ^ I . havejreore ' satisfactibri w mixing with the men of Tivertbb , tha ' n'in a ; ny other place , as Ifind in them a . growing principle . With resr ^ efc ti ' the National . Land Conjpany , never was tbe e snch a scheme introduced ignce . the Children of Israel task possession of . the lan ^ . of Oaiiaan ; and whKecn that subject let p > e ' obserTe "' toyou , if you cm but ' enlist the females in ] the go&d cause , all will he riiutf— they will be eqrihl gaineis with you . I hone
they will bear in mind tji . at . this majestic scheme will . ps | ' : e niians of rescoing tbongands ' who would hare to aubmit to the tender merciesof apob ' rlaw bastile Mr Wilkinson then related his visits to O'ConnorVille andLowbands . Mr W . referred to theexistingdistress—he believed it would make partiesmmine the Laod Plan , who otherwise would not Some said the land cannot be had , but so long as money was ' ayailable , land coold beprbenred .,. Mr W . spoke for three parts of an hour , carnes ' ay entreatin g ef the men < i Tiyer : on . to ding to the principles of the Peoplfc ' srCharier : Vdtea of thanks were passed to tte Ohairman , Messrs West , Wilkinson , and O'Brien MrMXeilL in a neat speech , called on , hia fellow work jn ? men to rally round their AssodaUoa . " The SJee>tea separated . ' ; v
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IHS IBJBH NAnOSAL O 0 BKC 1 L— ' OLD IREHHD' AM « TOBK « IRKtAKD ' IS THB XOEIH—IHB ' tlST TBt-BUIB' — TffBLVB A ? SASSnrAriOJfS ! —OOEROtOW AND REBBUIOx ! :. ( Frm our own Gorr&potdent . ) ; Idblw , Mnd Nov . The past week was particularly . dull in onr ^ metropolis . The Irish National Council concluded ; its deliberations , I regret to add , with very little th * nks frm the public , and as far ns I can learn , with vary little satisfaction to themselves , collectively or individually . Creditable things had been expected from them , and when the tidings ran through tho natio * that the gentlemen of Ireland , of every creed , and of every shade of politics , were to meet togetbar in
Dublin , and confer with each other oc tbe best and speediest way of relieving the present miseriesof their suffering fellow-countrymen ; and devising measures for the future welfare of their native land , people ' s hearts beat high with hope , and men said that at length the fell spirit of bigotry was giving way to patriotism and genuine nationality , and that the naited efforts of Irish commons and gentry thould succeed in those places where , hitherto , the cry of Irish sufferings had been abut out , or heard with indifference and contempt . We fancied that the woful events of those times would make men open their eyes to their own ' interest , and that , at length , the high onegofour bind had discovered , that whilst their humbler fellow-Irishmen were fami » hing and
B - discontented , there could be no permanent security for themselves . Bnt how sadly have we been disappointed . As I « aid in my last communication , these wen travelled to Dublin . They met day after day . They talked and argued , and proposed this and that , and wept over the woes of their common country , and the ifflictioas of their starving r brethren , but they did not say that those things should ' continue no more . They did not swear before heaves * and earth that the Irish peasant should not die of OUneer . whilst every hoarsbips of all nations were Sailing from her Beaports freighted with provisions and luxuries for the people of other lands . They did not tow that entire villages thould no m « re be rased to
the ground , to make pasturace for sheep and bullocks , whilst the expatriated tenantry were' flung out to rot on the highways , orjammed by hundreds into Eltbymerchamt ships to die Ton tha trackless ocean , or spin out , with broken hearts , a few sad years or weeks in a strang * and inhospitable clime . They did not say these things . ' In fact , they had better have remained at home , than come here to manifest their apathy , or their ignorance , or their incompetence . An Irish Parliament ! and many indeed were foolish enough to look to this assembly as the nuclens of an Irish Parliament . Ob , if our senate , to be in College-green , be formed of such material as ' made np the sum' of our late Irish National Council , may Heaven defend us from Irish Parliaments !
The Old Ireland , ' or O'ConHtllite party , in Dublin . are singing peeans at the defeat which the' Confederates ' experienced last week in the North . From the moment I heard it announced that those gentry were to make their bow before a Belfast Rudiencr , I prognosticated the issue ; and the event proved that I did not err in my anticipations . Never was there a more signal failure . [ Catholic and Protestant , Orangeman and Repealer , all raised their hands against the luckless ' javtnila , ' and whilst ' clenchingnails in the coffin' of Young Ireland , secured a decided triumph for John O'Connell ! The scenes enaeled in the northern capital on that memorable day , though highly discreditable to the gotd taste and feelings of the one party , cannot fail of
convincing the others that they are not the' men for Belfast , ' and that whilst spurned by th « old Re-Dealers , as traitors and ' stags , ' the Orangemen and Unionists of pister are not likely to be cajoled by their long-winded yarns , abeut nationhood , and embryo-Irish glory , nor frightened out of their own dagged wajBby theflaehof swords , which , are not yet manufactured , or the croaking of war-songs written by the Eyas , ' and « Kates , ' and' Marys , ' of the KattM newspaper . As I have just said , the recap , tion of Smith O'Brien and his colleagues , at the Bel . fast Hall , on Monday , proves the futility of any descent on the north by' Teung Ireland , ' at least for the present : and the events ef Thursday were still more provokinglv nnfortunate . From the violent
conduct of the ' Old Irelandew on Monday , the other party anticipated something more unequivocal than ' moral force ' arguments on Thursday . Aocerdinely , a Mr Rea , one of the leading Confederates of Belfast , appeared before a magistrate to make affidavit that he suspected a breach of the peace was meditated on the part of the O'Connell party , and he therefore elaimed the protection of the laws foe himself and fellow-confederates , at their second meeting which was to' come off' at the theatre on Thursday evening , accordingly ^ a strong pout of constables under command of chief-constable * Lindsay , was posted at the entrance of the theatre , but lo ! when the confederate phalanx made their appearance they were refused admittance into the house , for which
they had paid down the ' needful , the officsr stating that as affidavit had been made that a breach of the peace was anticipated he had orders from ; ¦ ' the local ' magistrates , Messrs Verner , Fergusspn , ThompBon , and McNeile , ' Hot to suffer any person to enter the theatre on that day ! it wea in yain that Smith O'Brien and Co . argued and ' remonstrated , and fumed and threatened law proceediags . The police were inexorable ; no one was permitted , to pass the barrier , and the disap . pointed Confederates , mortified and crest-fallen , had to retrace their steps to their hotel , amid the outcries , and curses , * nd violence of an enraged mob 61 mingled Orangemen and Conciliation Hall Xepealers . On Friday , however , another attemot was
Made to exhibit in the same place , and though the performers were fortunate to gain admittance to the suige , their effortswere Bi ? nally unsucceMful . Roan , curses , vociferations , 'Kentish fire , ' the mnsio of watchmen ' s ' rattles ' accompanied by vollies of ignited gunpowder and filthy misiiles , saluted their eyes and ears , and after abandonioK all hope of obtaining a ' hearing , ' thediscorafittedheroesmada their etnat , and with , ranch difficulty made their way homewards , saluted again by kicks , buffets , joatUnga , and other parting tokens , from the very ' moral' Old Ireauders of the Ulster metropolis . So much 'for ' Young Irelandisin' in the north ! Smith O * Briea , however , ' avows his determination to see tbe last of it , ' and persists in his resolution te carry the' Greta Flag Flying * into all the other importanttowns of
, Ulster ; bnt I rather think now , that they have ' smeltpowder * in Belfast , their ardour wfllcool dow £ and they will rest satisfied with the hairb « ad *'*» P « f they havamade , until brighter hours t " it" ^ . ? . . ir ft 1 readT rent and battered banner . T ° Qy . v nnell . it . seems , ib to sit for the city of Limerirtc ; and Kilkenny , city ,, for which he was also returned at the late general election , is to bo canvassed b y Mr Alexander M'Carth y , a gentlemen of rank ana " respectability in the count y of Cork . He . is , Ijieed not add , ' a staunch adherent of the house of OConnel ) , and in case' he effers bimsel for the represehtatioh of the 'Marble City , ' will be sure of an easy triumph amongst the ? boya of Kil kenny , ' where OldTtelanaism reigBs ' neariy as rampant as ever .
There is scarcely any news Btirring ^ in Dqblin . Alderman Butt , " Alderman Egan , andJjriGray , of the Freeman , have tendered their resignation a « members ot our corporation , and we are likely to have hot work at the election of their successors , Mr Gavan Duffy , of the Nation too , will be likely to be sent from the Town Council , to attend more closel y to his affairs at the council of the Confederatioa . The collection for the ' O'Connell Testimonial , ' thenih farshort of what it would be in ' other days , ' those days when the departed chieftain was in verity , The man of the people , ' and when the people themselves were more hopeful and happy than at presents was nevertheless more successful than its most sanguine promoters had anticipated . InDublw , when
all the parishes will have contributed their mite , the sum will amount to at least £ 1 , 500 , and the other cities and towns have not beea less generous . lathe coonfay districts . too , wherever the . collectioa has been introduced , , the wretched oeople respondedito the call with a deyotedness , . and heartinesi worthy of a generous and , grateful race . Although , as i stated in one of my former letters to the Nwikrn Star , almost everybody disapproved :, of the project being introduced at the present calamit piJBferiod , and inveighed in no very measured terins against th « se who set it in * progress , still poor Paddy could Rot refuse his penny to the'lasttribute , * to him wha was once his hope , his idd , and his pride . No , with all the faults and follies of the Irish peasant , he
never is ungrateful , or unmindful of bygone favonra . He remembers , all the labours of Daniel O'Connell , for the emancipation of Irish Catholics , and . for the exaltation and aggrandisement , of the . Catholic Church ani . Clergy . He recalls with pleasure , the many 'battles' in which Dan was engaged for the support of truth , and right , and justice , in the Senate , at the bar , on the hustings , and in the provincial csurts of law . He reeollects how often he grappled with , and ' floored , ' the old bigots—the Bwornfoea of Irish CathoHcity , « -Saurin , and Bushe , and Norbnry , and the Berresfords , and Major Sirr , and a thousand others , whose names I cannot recollect , though they are quite familiar with every Irish rustic . . He remembers all these things fondly , and though he cannot forget the prevarications and
wnigHiauyings of the Liberator in his latter days , still he is disposed to be on the mercifal side , and would kiss the very gutter in which O'ConneU- had trodden . Hence , the facility with which those who planned the ' Monument tribute' have effected their purpose , and hence in numberless cases , the small farmer and peasant whoBe families were hungry at home , or compelled to Make their ! .. dinner in 'Indian buek . ' , as they term . it—flong in their ' last sixpence , or their last penny , to the collectors at the chapel gates . It is very remarkable , too , that many of those men , who during the latter months of O'Centtell ' a political career , were his most bitter and successful assailants , and who , slnee his death , haire not relaxed in their opposition , to the taetics of his successor—JobaCConnelL-It iawaarkabJe , I »/ , that in
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n » ny w « es these yery men exeried tht-mselves Btrer . nuonsly to forward the colleotitn on last Sunday , aud not merely o tntribuUid thimgelves , but induced others who were indisposed ^ to subscribe , to do so / by their e »» ple and solioitation . This fact alone speaks volumes for the impiwioned feelings of Irishmen , bm& prow , that however erronooug O'Connell's policy wwirirJua closinf y »» w , th « good things he fiaoted ia the hoy-day of his manhood and reputation , will never be forgotten by Irish Catholics . Beftre I drop this subject , however , I must say again ,
as I said tn another oooaaion , and sa thousands gay , wherever the subject is alluded to—that it was neither geperois , nor wise , nor politic to introduce such a project at such a dreadful crisis as the present , and that the funds thus raised are more needed for other purposes than that of rearing a testimonial to one whose good deeds are already emblazoned all ever the earth , and whose lailinga , or errors , or tereWergationB , cahholbt glossed over by any tribute ' which friends or partisans can render to the memory " of the illustrious dead .
Alas ! that I must write . it—more blood bas beeD spilled in Ireland , and not only the south , has been again thesoeneof revolting murders , bus the hitherto moral and peaceful North has heard the death-cry of the victims of ' wild justice . * Not less than ten inurderawere perpeU&ted in this unfortunate island in the course of the past week , and whilst I write , 'tis likely that others have been added to the black catalogue . Good God fcwhen will these terrific doings terminat l ? . , ^ , wi » our wretched land be no longer stained with human gore ? When will the Irish peasant ,-4 nee , so gay , so generous , so kindly , heartedwash the blood-stains from his iron hand , and vow no mere to do the gin of Cain f and when , I Bay , wilt thOBe heartless men who goadand oppressand
mad-, , den the 8 » . starving wretches—when will they open their eyes to the frightful state to which they haw reduced an entire people , and reBplve to relax their gripe , and allow their juitly-enraged fellow-creature ? , at least , to starve in peace f When will extermination C 6 aK ?; When will the aocursed , the body and soul-destroying ' clearance' system be put an end to for evert But we ask those questions in vain . Whilst this country is left misgoverned and negglected . as the has been for centuries past , so long will crime exist , and themurdererply his trade without remorse . I said , in my last letter , that outrage and disorder would increase in Ireland as the winter advanced , and I now reiterate my assertion . The peasantry are becoming more and more reckless of
consequences . They set the terrors of the gallows at defiamee , and they begin to disregard the teacWtiga and remonstrances , of . thVpriesta of their church . They are all . supplied with fire-arms :, they are mad from misery and desperate from despair , and they will no more eadure qaietlv the injuries under which they have so long writhed . They are ripe for rebellion ; they thirst to annihilate those ^ whom they cannot help regarding as enemies ; but haying no organi * sation / . no leader , ne prospectof a general insurreotionary movement , they must continue to wreak their revenge in isolated murders and covert assassinations , which I fearlessly assert , will every day increase in numbers and in daring , until the whole island become one vast scene of blood , and anarchy , and desolation . ThAe o'Clock .
Hearens JJ as I anticipated , this morning ' s post brings intelligence of two more dreadful murders in the south of Ireland—making twelve within a week ! One of these blood-freezing assassinations was perpetrated on Friday , the 19 th ingtaht , near Limerick , on theperaon ' , of a wealthy farmer , and , ae he is further described , 'money-lender , ' named Daniel Dillon , whoie brains ware literally dashed out on the highway , as he was proceeding quietly about hia business on that moraine . The other occurred on the same day , near Clommel , in the county of Tipperary —the victim being , a man named O'Oonnell , a subagent of the Marquis of Ormond . He was about to distrain for rent , when ha was overtaken on the road and shot dead ! He never breathed . They are threatening Coercion ! Bah 1 They might as well try to stem the torrent of the wiad-swept Shannon as coerce the
peasantry of Munater so long as they are left in tbeir present afflicting situation . Coerce ! Tame the tiger ! Cseree the starving peasantry of Tipperary ! They will not , and they cannot be coerced [ by other means than acts ef justice , and kindness , and fair play . I said bo more than ence before now . Time will showth » t I am net mistaken in my viewa of the present gfate of society in Ireland . I ventured to predict in my last that the rumour about Dr Whateley ' s translation to the Archbishopric ef York was ill-founded . It appears , by the nomination of Dr Musgrave , Bishop of Hereford , to the ancient see of ' . York , that I was right . The 'talk ' about the Earl of Clarendon ' s retirement from the Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland , was . equally disentitled to attention . His Excellency has come to no 6 uch determination . He is giving . general satisfaction to almost every class in this country .
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IRI SH DEMOCRATIC CONFEDERATION . The usual weekly meeting of this body was holden on Sunday evening , at Cartwright ' s Coffee Rooms , and was attended by a larger number » f Irishmen than we have usually noticed , Mr D wain occupied theonair . Theehairman insisted on the reading of the report of last meeting in the Star , which was conceded , on condition that n « discussion should take place there until the usual business of the meeting had been disposed of . The secretary then said there were two notices of resolutions on the books , one by himself , and the other by MrDwain ; and as his motion was somewhat different from that of Mr Dwain s , for the sake of unanimity , he would forego his right of preoedenoe , reserving the right of moving his in case of Mr Dwain ' s motion being negatived by the meeting , nor would he offer the sli ghtest opposition to that motion . —Mr : J . Joyce wa » then called to the ohftir . ftnd Mr Dwain read , the following resolution . Resolved : — ¦ . , ¦ ¦ i
That no perion but a member be eligible t « vote or speak en any question relative to th « interBal govern , ment of ourjassoclattou ; and that all persona attending our meetings , shall bo eligible to speak and vote upon any question of a public nature that may b 9 brought forward at our meeting , ¦ . ¦• -.. . Mr D . then said , it was not his intention to say a word about the resolution , but the individual that would attempt to assassinate aman ' acharaoter by falsifying , and slandering him in the public press , was a man that ought to be despised by all parties . MrD . continued in this strain for some time , and concluded by proposing the above resolution , which having been seconded by Mr M'Carthy , was put from the chair , when the tellers declared the
numbers equal .- The ohairman gave the casting vote in favour of the resolution . —The secretary then withdrew his resolution , which if carried would have gone partly to negative the resolution adopted ; this course seemed to give general satisfaction , —Mr Dwain then resumed the chair , and called upon Mr O'Leary to read the report of their meeting in last week ' s Star . —Mr Btaer said , as there was no moti « n before the chair , he would move that the subject be dropped . —The chairman declared Mr Bear out of order , and called upon Mr O'Leary to proceed . The report was then read over a second time , and commented on by Mr O'Leary , with a gravitfaad seriousness that would have done honour to a Queen ' s Bench practitioner pleading the cause of his injured
client , who had . lost his frail better half , but would ba content wits reasonable damages . lie appealed to the good , sense of the meeting , if ever he made use of the Billingsgate attributed to him . —Here aome pnesuggeBted teMr O'Leary the propriety of . searchmg Johnson ' s Dictionary , in order to discover how much Billingsgate was attributed in the word ' Inveetiee . ' The shade of poor Johnson waathon brought for . wardahd consulted by the learned Thebans , when lo ! the oracle declared that the spirit of Invective was not to be found , in the . locality of Billingsgate ! —Mr R « illy thought personal invective was pertonal abuse , and if Mr O'Leary did not personally abuse Mr Broome , it was a dreadful thing to put him in th « public papers , aa . Mr-O'Leary ' s character was
as valuable as the reporters character , —Mr Sullivan had heard . , that they . had burned the Dispatch , he BuppoBed that they bad burned it beeause they i * w something bad in it ;' now he could not see if there was something bad in the Northern Star ot in any other paper , why they should not burn it too . —Mr M'Carthy thought Mr O'Leary had no occasion to Qonplain of the report ; he thought it a very fair report , and with regard to the phrase of' personal inveetive , ' he thought the whole tenor of bis speech in reply to Mr Broome , would bear that oonstruetion . There was as much in the mamtr as in the words . , He was sure the meeting would think with him , that there was a sort of Barcastio leer in the manner in which the words ' young gentleman' was
twittered forth ; he thought this w&b aU the ireporter meant to imply ; surely Mr O'Leary was not so very thin-skinned . —Mr Risdale explained several passagesof Mr O'Leary ' s speech , in which he thought the reporter was perfectly justified in using the expression . —Mr Johnson also cited several passages , which could not bear any other construction , he thought the reporter was fair and impartial . —Mr George Kennedy , Ez-Rcpeal Warden , thought it was not fair to blame the reporter , BO long as they did not have a committee to review the reports before they were sent t » press . —Mr Tacker co » Bidered it the most impartial report he had ever Been . He only wondered the reporter had treated Mr O'Leary s * mercifully . ( Hear , hear . ) -Mr Daniel
M'Carthy , ex-Repeal Warden , thought there was not much to complain of . He was not one of those that came there for amusement * as had been mentioned , he came there for instruction ; and if Ged had given him any abilities t » impart instruction to others , he saw nothing in the IriBh Democratic Confederation , that would prevent him from joining them . —Mr Braceland , Mr Ryan , Mr Manly , and Mr Reardon , severally addressed the meeting ,, to nearly aU of whom Mr O ' Leary was permitted successively to reply ! The question ' that the subject be dropped , ' was then put from the chair , and adopted nearly unanimously . So far matters had gone on pretty smoothly . —The chairman then claimed the right , to reply , when suddenly his blood seemed to boil in his
veins , and losing all guide of hia tongue , he poured forth a torrent of recrimination npen all parties , but particularly upon the reporter , for his ' slanderous , vilifying , and lying ' report ;; " . . He said he would fee | himself degraded , by having any , connexion with a lot of men that would not vindicate amah when thus . wantonly , slandered , and from that night he would never disgrace himself by sitting in that chair—from which he jumped into the « eatre of the room , apostrophising tbe-shade of his ' great . and illustrious countryman , and thanking . God that he had , in that room , raised his voice . against the , bloodstained assassins , whohad raised their , arms against the Jesuits of SwitKriand . —The reporter said , he truttedlate as the hour was , the meeting had common sense and
discretion enough to right itself from this disgraceful exhibition . He greatly mistook the component parts of vat . % meeting , if they would either submit to a dictati or separate from that room until even-handed justice was dealt out to all parties . He would move that Mr Charles M'Carthy do take the chair . —The motion was seconded by Mr Btzerj a » d adopted . —Tbe reporter then addressed the meeting in nearly , the following words : —Sir , I trust the spirit of proud , of honeurable , upright democracy ,, is . not to be trodden down by any man . in this room , however great his talents , or high the position to which we have raised him maybe . Itrust , sir , under any circumstances , we shall uphold our glorious principles , by beine just to all . if wo do not . air . then are our
professions for liberty , a cheat , a delusion , and a share .. The spirit of democracy , sir , has taught me to act justly to all mankind . I am charged to night with wilfully and maliciously , bclyjing and slandering my fellow-men—and j » m I to-be told that this meet ing will Beparate to-night , without marking me with its utter contempt and scorn ; or think that I could sleep upon my pillow this' night in peace , with' such achsrge hanging over me ; ' and not take the rnM certain means to risht , my ' sJBlf ? ''; What : fellbwship could you loug « r : ho ! u with such a , man if I am the assassin ef character I am represented to be ? Out upon my advocacy of democracy , if I cannot meet Bucn , ft charge , as this . The link that binds us must be f . honour . This is''too serious
a charge . to be trifled , with . I nowcall upon Mr O'Leary to give notice of a motioa on this subject for next night of meeting . —Mr Dwauv : Mr O'Leatj is not a member . —The Reporter : Theh . Bir , you are a member , and I call upon you , in the ' spirit of fair play , to give notice of a vote of cehsiira oh me for the next night of meeting .-rMr Dwain : I will not do se . - ^ The re porter then referred to the statements of O'Lear j and Co . I court no man ' s favour ( said the speaker ) nor in my piiny , humble ieffort ^ to serve my country , shall I dread any otin'ffrtfyn '; ; "This'is the fourth night we have been annoyed ' . with this interruption—we have borne with much , in the hope that matters would end amicably , but it appears those gentlemen , calculating on our mercy , or our timidity ,
think they can use us as puppets in their hands . Mr O'Leary knows well that not one tithe ' of the castigation he received on this night week has appeared in the Star . The speaker then referred to Mr Sulli van ' s observations on Mr Harney and'the Northern Star .. Mr Sullivan had asked . who was Mr Harney ! He could tell him , he was a gentUmariwho ' had thrashed Lord Palmerston , ; and ' that was more than he would ever do . They had burned ' the LispaH but Mr Sullivan wondered they had not burned the Star . The reason was ,. because the Dispatch had foully and beastly attacked the people of Ireland , while the Northtm Star had always nobly defended them . Another . reason waa , the attacks in the Lispatoh came from its Editorswhileif Mr Sullivan
, , was offended at any thing in ' the star ; he shbnld recollect it wi s the work of others . The speaker referrcd to a variety of other matters , abd concluded by expressing his determination to take the sense of this meeting on . his conduct , as they were not just enough togive him a week ' s notice , and he was determined they should not shirt the question ; ' Death before dishonour any day—Mr Joyce , before the question was put , addressed the chair in very strong terms of disapprobation at the conduct of Mr O'Lsary . They had spent four nights in this manner ; it was most disgraceful to think that their time was thus taken up , with a persen , too ; who was not a member . Ten times ho had spoken to night , while poor Ireland wai
m such a state of misery—thousands dying for want of a'morsel t . f bread , yet was their time taken np in a manner calculated to disgust every one . —The Reporter then called , upon the Chairman to put the question to the meeting'if they thought the report read from the Star ? a fair , true , and impartial report . '—Mr Dwain seconded the motion , but immediately withdrew hia expansion—he ' onlymeant to say that . the reporter made a mistake , as the printer or any person waa likely to do . ( Oh !) -Mr Berer seconded the motion , which having been put from the chair , tusi tellers declared the motion all but unani mously adopted , only four hands having been held up against it !!! Liit of the minority : Mr D . Dwain , member . Mr O'Leary , non-member ! Mr Reilly non-member !! Mr total stranger !! : !
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ruanks were then given to the Chairman , and the meeting broke up , [ In justice to the abused Reporter , ' we have given the above insertion in our columns . But no more of it , gentlemen . If you cannot prevsnt such noisy mischief-makers as O'Leary turning your meeting to the profitless account of setting your members by the ars , we must find better use for our columns . Pray take pattern by the men of Barnsley , talk less and work more , and shut the mouths of mere brawlers . — Ed ; W . < 8 . ] BiBMSUsr . —The Irish Democratic Confederates of this town met aa usual at Mr Utley ' s large room , on Sunday evening . Mr Patrick Anderson , was called to the chair . The reports of meetings and other communications were read from the Northern Star
and Nation newspapers , amongst the rest the letter of Mr O'fliggina , which was received with thunders of applause . The Chairman delivered an appropriate address on the necessity of the Irish Democrats r& sident in this eountry , uniting together for the purpose of establishing their principles in their unfortunate native country . Mr Keeth was sorry to find £ 0 much apathy prevailed amongst the Irish exiles , who had every opportunity of knowing their political rights . Mr Segrave had no doubt upon his mind , but as soon as the present commercial panic subsided , branches of the Democratic Confederation would be formed in every town throughout England and
Scotland ; Wigan and Stockport had already promised to follow the example of Lo ndon and Barnsley . Mr O ' Leaiy said , we ought to feel grateful to Mr Clancy and the Irish Democrats of London , for discountenancing religious discussions at their ' meetingB , and denounced the fanaticism of hisn&mes ake . whose . oonduct was calculated to create disunion in their rankB . He concluded , after alluding to the noble conduct of Mr O'Higgins in sending a pound to Mr O'Connor towards prosecuting his libellers , by moving a vote of thanks to that gentleman , which was B 3 cond « d by Mr Coyle , and carried unanimously . A vote of thanks was given to the Chairman , and the meeting separated .
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THE LAND AND THE CHARTER . IMPORTAHT MIET 1 K 63 ltf ; EDINBURta , ? ( From . the . JSaisbwpJl Weekly . Ettprut . ) , ,, v On Monday and Thursday nights , the Democrats of Edinburgh , in connexion . with the Land body , had the honour of being addressed , at a large meeting held for that purpose , in the New Hall , Adam . square , by that distinguished and highly gifted orator and rtasoner , Mr Samuel Kydd , of London . On the Monday evening —Mr Cammings being In the'chair—ha ipoke to -the subject « f the Land and its capabilities ; and , in the pre . senceof ' . a large audience , showed , with a master hand
and with all the clewness of . reason and the force aad eloquence of one of rare talent , . that the tecial , moral , and political position of the masses in a great measure depended upon their acqoiiitionof the land ; that tbe manufactures of this country had been it » ruin—hid centred the whole wealth in the hands of a few—and placed tho operatives and their well-being entirely at the mercy of mill owners , grinding capitalist * , m » ney lenders , and speculators ; that this was hot found and ahould never be the case as it only teadea" to the degradation , enslavement , and inevitable deatraetlon . of the people ; that to be the poisessorof a few actei of 4 an . d , with a little capital to begin , with , . leaviagd him to his
own reiources , irastae true . way tO ; secare , th 6 i « comforts and create that independence which wat : the due that every man was entitled-to , and which ho saw » eaii » ing under the enlightening and philanthropic influence of the Land scheme ; ! He then , ' . with equal clearness ' and . satisfaotion , entered into the . origin ,. conititution : andid « i ! gn of the Labonr . Bank , ' showing how it was the most secure of . ' any bank , and that iUbould . be patronised by : the trades and operatives , as its object-wai ; high and , holy , being that of assisting to carry out more effectually , th « ends of tbe Land plan , both of-which had one common object—the eleration , happiness , and political freedom ot the working millions . DuviDg . taswJiole of the even , ing Mr Kydd was listened to witB-markcdfand breathless attention ,, and ever , and ' anon . , he . waxed' into perfect
gashes of eloquence , which called out during the evening very evident demonstrations of feeling and concurrence , in terrifi * rounds . of applause . ; , ; At ' the . cloae of the let . tare , maDy questions were put to . MrKjdd , especially bj . a Mr ^ ndersoB , whlch ^ were » nBfltered j | n ft very , lucid , satisfactory , and ^^ effectual ^^ mann . er . oy him ' , in fait , in the answers a » d explanatious wbich he made . " to the questions andcroBK £ ueBtionB , he wai psrticulariy happy ; aaa at times , indeed , the opposition nade him perfectly brilliant . At the close of the proceeding *; 'Dr , Hunter ., F . R . C . S . E ., whom we « baerved sitting -iu a ctnet of tt « room , rose and addressed the meeting ; entirely ngreBin f ia all tao lecturer bad s ' aid—rccommending all t ^ " join the Land plan—and concluded by paying both Mr O ' Connor and MrKydd high and merited eDcomiums—noaiC
dcrlng Mr O'Cannor the greatest man of . the day ( bot'Vin a political and moral point of view ) , as he was the first man . to reduce great moral and philanthropic prineiplas to practice ; and this he had done in the Land scheme , which isa » merel y a movement to redOOB ) , make happy , and disenthral the people . The meeting " then broke up , with three times three for , Mr 'Connor ,, the same for the lecturer , and thanks to Mr ' Camming for hit conduct in the chair ;—On Thursday evening we had again the pleasure of hearing Mr . Kydd . He was up » n the Charter . Mr Walker being called to the chair , he in . troducedthe ba « ln « ss ; by sajing ^ as Mr Kjd ' d had promlaed to set aside , halt an hour at the , beginning of this evening's meeting , to answer all questions relative to last evenin - lt he
gs ecure , . would call nppii any « Vritlemen now- to come forward and make their remarkB , and that they would have ' a fair stage and ' [ no . favour' ;' ' Ilpon this Mr AndeMon ; who had spokenai the first meetioe and offered there f ome objections , again put Ik hit < . & » fora hearing . . This ; being immediately , granted , Mr Anderson proceede d at great length , from written notes which h « had . brought with him , to ita / ffSaSa why he thought the Land question , as well as all its ar wngements , was false in principle / and certala Wbe in . jurlous in its oporatlons upon those who were connected with . ^ - < n a word , that it . *» not fitteu to realise all those . hopes and promises which were held out bv its promulgators . , The . accounts andbuiinessbf the com pany beBiden , . he -aid , . were not properly atten . ed ' \ uii
ana < nac irom cause , large sums of money hao ' d b appeared , and could not be accounted for ; aa « he tried t 0 , FIT •??! alle 8 »«<""' % a reference to newipapTrs which he had fetehea with him . Mr Anderson reXd the K ^ ateit civility , and the most , perfect orderTas " ma ntained by the whole , audience , U , ath < . might have ' Justice , and a fair and honourable opportunity , of explaimng and . ubstaatiating his opinions and averments . When done , Mr Kydd immediately rose in reply and if overman did justlcs to his eul ^ ct , certainly it wa 8 don " by him on this occasion . He entered into all the oh jections of his opponent ; proved them to be erroneous in tbemeelves , and founded on false or inaccurate date . " and after espoting the fact that hi . oppenonthad drawa bi > information from the Mahchestbb ErAMiMtft v then broke off into
a lengthened , clear , and eloquent « position of every feature of the Land Scheme ; andfj successful was his effort , ana so thurongbW did ha iK «» up the fallaele ,, Inconsistencies , du inaocuSS of mT Anderson , that he left him hot the very shadow r Wmmmi imms He treated the subject of the people , their riehtssivi their ' politH luatjuiyphilosop ^ al mam ! r . bfSf he
Zi , ;*? I **"* " ^ iracing , people through ^ he . r variouu chtmges ,. under monarchies , ari , to ' ora lf theo ncle . , and republicanf . m , , nnd sb 2 S £ people were ever the power , the strength , ana the rich . ! ofa country , although they were often sold b , 6 n " be ' trayedby another , cajoled and fleered into ' obed ence by a third , or cruelly tyrannised dver b y a 215 ? through the hireling and mercenary ? oww ofbwoneU and gun ,, or In other nora 8 ) by ph , Bical force , under the control of tkc autocrat , the theocrat , the despotic Wog , or the despotic priest or pope . That it wai now
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high time that tho people should act for th ^^ after the years of . suffering and degrahtioHi a N suffered and groaned under ; and the only way n ^ f was , for the peopls , who were the real streLa ^ couitry , ( if they wwld butbelleva it , ) to unlteflt ^ aisociatitna—to agitate for an * demand back ^ their own , th « ir natural , th » ir legitimate rights ** * HghU w « re to ba found embodied ' and set forth , **» Chart ** . This «« c « r » d , th . milliins might then " * * to bt representid—U live under Ju . » t , , ' N laws—to havepl « tyofw » rk ; aidfor a fair d » , > " K ) haveafair « ay '« w » ge . In short , it would ih k th » great question of the government—the grtattuJk ^ lonum of their wishes—not the greatest amount ^ ca * aue , but the grsaUst happiness f » r the greatest n **** of the people . Mr Kydd then ctnduded amid tu ^ deafeniBg and prolongeo chwring oa all sides anl * h « sat down , ha challenged his lata opponent ' ( ij ** d « rson ) to aisoBBB the queBtlon of the Nation i r * Company aad the Land and L » tour Bank , from . l ** ri » d of their eatabliihment to the present day f prove them sound in principle and action , ei ther h fr ^ a public audie «» e , or ( If he preferred it ) tironrh a ! medium of the columns of any newspaper which mujj do
name « wr mat purpon ; ana ne mere and « £ , declared he woald m » et aay mas , or number of in » n dhcu »» these qu « Bti « n » in public allowing for all •»»** stage ana no favour . ' Mr Kydd ' s lectures bavin * JhOU such unqualified satisfaction , it wis saggested bvr ? Hunter , that to give the iihabltants of Edinburei , obauce of hearing to di « tinguish « d and able au expouajl of first principles in politics , that a meeting shonld u held a » an early daU in th » large Waterloo Room if Kydd expreiied bis nillingneii to meet the wlshen ' oral meetin | t . At the conclusUn cf the lecture , Dt ^ Huater , P . R . C . S . E ., roie , aad was received with I « n 5 and contkued eheering . He expressed the great i ? light he had in bearing testimony to thi reallv tnmi
pbilowpkUal , aad eloquent manner in which tha W turer had aequltted hlmsslf . He was one of whom ft . wwkiig claiees ought to b « pr « ud ; and if the Land Wd Obarter agitation bad effected ' so mora than the out ! bringing of inch a true noble of ntture , it had conferva a great boon on the democratic cause . He was tb « true apeitle of first principles ; and , If he continued ia his present career h » would predict for him the secuilsg of a lasting place in the warm and fond affections of tbe entire industrial daises . The Doctor , in an eloquent and impassion *! address , alivdedto the llanderoni at
tacks made on tbe character ef the tried and truitv ad . vacate of popular rights—Peargui O'CenBor , Esq ., M P . If , laid the Doctor , tha eatmlo * of human progteiilia contempUto that the ChartlsU of Great Britain weuM remain apathetic and listless while their leader was being attacked with all the satanic malevolence whk * corruption a * d envj could , snggsst , and while personal ' "R * was threatened , thej bad sadly mistaken ta « g « Biua ofthe Chartlit movement . Is attaoking tbe moral character , and consequently endeavouring to dee .
trey tbe exalted nission of Feargus O'Conner , they had attacked every Oharllst personally . They would therefore rally roun * their champion , ani sarround him as with a wall of iren ; and if he was to be immolated at tbe shrine of a corrupt and venal press , or be threatened to be put dona at aaj time with brute force , they ironM re « elt « to take part aad lot with him In any emergency , either » o bring bin tcatkelesi , in triumph , out of dan ! ger ro 7 perish with him . The Doctor then proceeded to read the following
ADDBEII ., TO PEAIODS O ' COHHO * , lit .,, H . P ,, BT MB ' . . ; . eOlKIISTt OF EDIHBURGH . . i'VTo , the democrats of Edinburgh , have seen all { be late attacks upon the character , principles , and inteo . tipni ( Df tntfu O'Connor , Eiq ., H . P ., aad ever ; mtas « taken by venal and mercenary hirelings to blast his po . lition in the boiom of the working millions of this country ; bat that this bas neither caused us astontoh . ment , regret , or pain , as we well know , from all past es . perience of this world , that that Is the penalty he most ¦ ay , and these are the crucifixions he must endure , ao that the people may be born anew and raised from tbefr present degradation , raiawry , f » in \ ae , alseate , and serf . dom . tO that position « f comfort , Inden $ sndenc 9 , and bap .
piness , which labour , aceerding to the laws ofnstnre , alwaysdoes secure to her foHoweri , were it not narped from its true direction , sacrileglouily pounced upon by the doBpot , capitalists , and turned to the antl-godlibe purpose of anrlchlng and aggrandising their own families in tho bowels and . ruins of a atarviog and murdered people ; bat , on the contrary . In the fulness of oai reason , it rattier gladdint onr heart ! , ai we tee in these attacks and slanders the dearest attestation that hia principles are high , as his love is unbounded ant intense , and hU moral being as pure aud « ffulgint as theetberial ion in bis jstid-day splendour . W « say , then , go on them more than ordinary man , thouneble and fearless champion cf the fallen and wroaged , bat not yet destroyed
mllhois ; as we see in the vista of the future a glorious Vnt glinniering iightj whloh , under your righteous and morAl ' dloJtatonhlp , wlllglara and burst forth upon onr longing «¦¦ ravished senwi , as a mighty , and brilliant , nd eternally shining sun , « ud th » t sun shall be known by the nante of Freedom , Liberty , the emancipation of the masses . Fear not ! Go" on ! You live in the affee . tioni and confidence » f the -people . They will Buppo »> you , and bear you en a car of triumph through the vena . Hty and ignominy of your little and insignificant ilan . derers . Tour / eward it coming : it will be here and hereafter . Tou are now enshri « ed and niched in tbe h » Iy and darabla affections of the people ; there your nime and acts bavo been embleconad , and there the ; will live . Md germinate till time bicomes eternity . '
.. The address ( which wa 3 written by Dr Hanter ) , waa effectively delivered , and was received with loud and prolonged cheering . Mr Cockburn having seeonded tbe adorea la a few neat and appropriate remarks , the chairman called for % show of hands , when It was carried amidst loud applause . Thanks were then aecerdtd ; to Mr Walker , for his efficient and impartial conduot In the chair ; and three chaeri were given for Mr O'Connor , Mr Kydd , and the Land and Charter movement ; after which the meeting separated . —It ii believed that these meetings will powerfully propel the democratic cause in this city ; and the Chartist ? of Modern Athens are not a little proud that they can produce so gifttd and powerful an advocate as Mr Samuel Kjrdd , and command the eacient and enthusiastic efforts o . f . th ' elr . warm and eloquent coadjutor , Dr Alex . Hunter , who hki tkrown all his native energy and talent into the great and , glorious cause .
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TERMINATION OEITHE STRIKE AT - ASHTON . : ; Abhiox-uhdbb . Lyne , Monday AmRHooN .-This morning , the strike hero was brought to a close by « L » bands , in all cases where the opportunity was afforded them ; reluming to work on the terms offered by the masters . It will be remembered by some of our readers , that at the commencement of the strike , onth © 21 st October , the masters , who were associated * bound themselves to offer no other torms to their men than those whioh were then rejected . for a month . That month expired on Friday last , on whjch day they held a meeting , but tbe results of their deliberations they had taken care should not transpire , except , indeed , so far as tlmv run h «
judged of from what has followed . During the last week sundry meetings were held , with the view of bringing about an adjustment » f the matters in dispute ; . One meeting was held in the town-hall , and was presided over by Charles Hindley , Esq ., M . P ., for the borough . The resolutioss were to theeffect that the meeting regretted the centinuauce of the dispute , and suggested a mediation for a satisfac ? K- 1 men - j , Anoth , er Public meeting , during & S Dres ' t / 7 Mr Pitts , suggested that ^ masters should advance small sums weekly on £ 1 ! % " ^ of } f ^ lookers , to such hands as were thrown out of work by the strike of tha
smnners . lh . s includes all the other factory hand ? , excepting the spinners , who are at least nine or ten to m ^ i ! l ^ la " « meeting a committee wns appointed to raue subscriptions on behalf ot the destv-W . uneraployed . This was to far successful as to enable ^ he committee in ene day to raise about £ 100 . WUh this money a quantity oftlonr and meal was bought , and made into bread , and was civenawayon Inursday Friday , and Saturday lest , to such as were in real want . It may be mentioned here , as a 2 Sf j ^ , ° / note » that this committee was presentedbw ith a fat cow , to bo killed , and made into im&fy-r ReV < Joseph Rt s » ephens , the welt S ? r 3- Jk ^ W ' ** ¦ Ritator , and who is now Su th !??^ hbourhooii . !| 8 » father extensive IS *" 11111 /' * ' but Wtt ° 8 ti » oentinues to Sn T \ M ? at the ne' 6 hbouring town of Staleybridge . On y about sevoil of the mill , havo veteom '
auin LTa' . Othm WB e * condition to re-SJ ! ° -j 1 " Pre Rration . It will be Friday or mfflrt ' ? u me few raay bo Monday , beiore they wran ^ m * ? ' J n cne or t caseVsome little ;»» H , w ent ha e bwn mde in the way of softenmft& " t * i ° i . tl ? oh " ' by removing some little matters which have hitherto be « nconBidored obnos-Zl : ? i what ' ? more I believe that , in most cases , tho mastershave promised that when the state of the market will afford it , the old rate of wages will oerestprcd . Be this , however , as it may . the toe promise has tended greatly to mitigate the feeling '¦ w . Art r ? h was inning to manifest itself among the hands . In the whole , there are something more than forty milla stopped , and ra \ y se ^ etv navsyet ooniiiienoed operations . I have just learned mat the piecers , a class of young persons indispensable to the spinners , and who are usually paid by tuera . aretomeet to-ni ght , to determino whether oi not they are . to bear any part of the reduction , as
, wnoerstood that tho spinners intend to make a corresponding reduction in tho wages of the piecers . HI i . * the 8 e yoxngstera contemplate resisting any , abatement from their wages whatever . This may . have the effort of retarding the general resumpwon . of work tor a short time , but certainly cannot ne very leng , as the class almost-entirely consists ot ooys and girls , from about twelve to twenty years of " ^ . except tho female * who are often twenty-n ' vo and thirty . AtMorley , tho strike Ka 3 been at an end some ; timo . It should b 9 mentioned that this morning is the / first time when any of the mills hm been opened sincb the commencement of the strike , —Morning Advertiser .
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hpXM TBRnAMPT A --The Mowing officers have been chosen : ~ Committee , Dav . Evans , John Bax-! Ji , P yJgowler , I 8 aao Williams , Georee Dudley ; treasurer , Thomaa Adney ; secretary , JohB Kowley-
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DR 1 ADFUL MURDERS . The Limerick Chronicle of Thursday narrates two dreadful murders , committed at Rathurd Castle , within two . mile * of : this city . The victims of assassination were Mr Ralph Hill , sub-agent to David Fitzgerald , Esq ., Gaorgt ' g-street , » nd a land bailiff , named Madden . It appears that Mr Hill had made a distress on corn belonging to John Quain , tenant to Beniamin Frend , Esq , who was indebted to his landlord to a large amount . After the seirure , keepers were placed on the premises , and Mr Hill returned to Limerick . This mornincr , accompanied
by Thos . Flanncry , he again visited Quain ' a house , for the purpose of removing the eorn from the haggaris , where they , were met by Quain ' s son , with whom Mr Hill was talking , when four sLota were fired at him ' and hia bailiffs , from behind the haggavd , molanoholy to relate , with fatal effect . Mr Ilili was killed on the spot , and the bailiff ( Madden ) also fell a victim to assassination . One of . the keepers Jaraei M'Mahon , waiwouBdedonthebiead , the skull having been kid bare by slugs , and Flanany received the gunshot in the back of the hand . Two men have been arrested , ene of whom is identified u a principal in the murder .
DnLiir , Nov . 20 . —This day intelligence has been received of several mo t * murders ; one in the county of Tipperary , the victim beinjr an agent of the Marquis of Ormonde , who was shot yeBterday at Kilcash , two in the northern county of Tyrone , one in Kayo , and another in Limerick , Pomrrot , « ov . 16—About ten o ' clock this morning a bailiff named John Beazelton , went out to execute aseBsion decree en the person of Felix Linn , at the suit of Peter M'Gone , of this town . The debt was for two guns which M'Gone sold to Linn last winter .
Linn had secreted himself in the house of a man of the name of Mooney , who keeps an apothecary ' s shop in this town . Out of this house he sallied at the above hour , accompanied by four of his brothers , all armed with , bayonet * , pitchforks , and pistols . The party had not proceeded more than thirty perches out of the village when the bailiff arrested Linn . A dreadful affray now took place , in which the unfortunatei Heazelton waa stabbed in the side with a bayonet by Linn , 6 f which wound he died in the / course of tbe day . "
-Aiothbb Murder in Ljubriok . —The limerick Chronicle reports another murder near Limerick . The victim is a Mr Daniel Dillon , a rich farmer and moneylender . He was . waylaid within a furlong of his residence , at Cappamore , on Friday , evening , and brutally murdered .. His assailants literally stoned their victim to ieatti , and cltft Ma bead with a hatchet . The deceased had decreed several persons indebted to him at , the late . Quarter Sessions , and hence it ib supposed the fatal vengeance . Dillon has left a young wife and several children ... On Friday the agent of Arthur Evans , Esq ., collecting rents , near Limerick , was hunted off the lands by a mob , who swore they would destroy him if he did not desist . , , ; The result of the murder of Major Mahon may be witnessed in the emigration of the gentry . Several families have already left , and others are preparing to take their departure . . . *
¦ The gale of fire-arms has considerably increased in Limerick within the last month , and at every entrance to tho city the peasantry are daily to be seen returning home with guns and pistols in . their hands . In some instances the parties in whose possession the fire-arms are bbservedhaye neither Bhoes nor stpeking « , and many of them with scarce a coat on their backs .. . > Thomas Callaghan , tho atewud of Charlea Mahon , 'Esq . , of Oragbrien , . Clare , was severely beaten b y a party of men , who . waylaid him on his way home on Friday evening . He left Ennis at about four o ' clock , and had passed Newhajl when he was attacked . Three men have been arrested for the murder of Patrick Frawley , committed lately near Ennia .
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A Ceubjutrd ChajuOteb . —An inquest was held before . Mr Payne , at the Indian Arms Tavern , Fenehurch-street , on the body of Louis Celeste Leceshe aged 60 . The deceased was the individual who , some years back , was deported by the Dukeof MftTichester for an alleged conspiracy to get the slaves their liberty . He waa aa . intimata friend o { the celebrated "Vr'ilberforce . andanasBociate . of Thos . Clarkeon , Sir Thos . Fowell Buxten , Sir Geo . Stephens , and other advocates of the anti-alavery cauae . Owing to the interference of Lord Brougham and Dr Liuhington the deceased ' s case was brought befere the British parliament . and ; the result was , that he aad kin partner , MeBsre Sttffrey and GambiHe , obtained for
compensation a sum of # 20 , 000 .. After that he speculated largely as a West Indian and African merchant . By no doing he experienced great losses , and of late he had been in rather straightened oircumstances . On Sunday last he appeared to be seriously iHdisposed , and Mr Brown , surgeon , of St Mary Axe , was gent for , who . bled him , which appeared to afford mm great teliet . Shortly afterwards he called to a female who had been waiting on him , and said , ' You must help me np , for I find I am very ill . ' She did as he requested , when he said , ' Look at mv eyes / and instantly expired . Mr Brown said there was nothing to lead him to conclude that his death waa not perfectly MtnraK-Verdlct « Natural death . '
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THE LONDON CONFEDERA LISTS . The announcement of an alliance 'Offensive and Defensive' between the toil-worn sons of Albion , and the utarving and impoverished sons of Erin , which first appeared in the columns of the Ifation , and whieh has been met with a reciprocal feeling on the part of the Northern Star of the 13 th mat ., is looked upon by the Confederates of this metropolis & % the harbinger of a happy union between the taxridden people of both countries . ¦ ' • ¦ ¦ ' , ' :
Thb Cobban Club . —At the Blue Anchor , Yorkstreet , WeBtminster . —At a large meeting of this clab , Mr K . Hussey in the chair , Mr T . R , Reid . ' ing rose , and read in answer to the { irticle read from the Nation , aa article in confirmation of a policy , 'Offensive and Defensive' between the people of England and Ireland from the Northern Star , and said , he hoped that in carrying out this union , the people would look to their own interest , and not attend to the personal abuse of their leaders , which had been attended with fatal cooueguenoea on former occa . si « Bs . MrT . Reynolds oaid , it waa with great pleasure he had listened to the . article read from the torthtm Star , the | tenor ofwhieb . was in accordance with his feelings . Mr O'Connor had been a target
at which the O'Connells bad flung their venomous epithets . The O'CoBneljs had prevented the union of the two people at a time when ths greatest possible good might have been effected ; he hoped yet to see Mr O'Connor in his right position with respect to his unfortunate countrymen . And'if thtrewas ever a time that his country required : hi ? services J it was now . He ( Mr ' R . ) felt " certain that Mr O'Connor ; would keep the Irish M . P . ' s up to the work in the ensuing parliament . ; Let the men of England como forward with their yalaabie assistance , and they would be received by the Confeder * - tien aa fellow men . MesBra M'Swceney , Glass , and Scott followed in a similar strain , and seyeral Englishmen who were present promised . to give all their support in furthering the alliance and the objects of the Confederation .
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JL- THE NORTHERN STARj November 27 , 134 ^ I B ~ — ~ -- 1 . ~ . ¦ . ¦ - ... — ¦• ¦ ¦ — ¦ **
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 27, 1847, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1446/page/6/
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