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    • BSUTAL PERSECUTION, AND FURTHER RESTRICTIONS UPON FEARGUS O'CONNOR.
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      " Where pnniahme&t Exceeds the bounds , tiie oSaBder ' B tocmtye it weighed , gat nera the ofisaee . " 50 TTTR MOST NOBLE THE MAS 0 . 0 TS OF NORJiANBT . Mt Losd , —I P ™ y 7 °° * Mention to a short tmfniminhfld tale . I am Mr . O'Connor ' s publishes .. As fach I have property of his in my hands to the amount of

      many thousands of pounds . Tcgive an account of the trust reposed in me , and to reeeire instructions from jj 5 m as to the disporition of his money , I have been in the habit of visiting him about once a fortnight , since he was sent by yonr Lordahip to York Castle . I -went to York on Sunday last , on one of my usual -visits , jjta to convey from eTery member of my family their v est Irishes , and ( more than ) the usual compliments rf &e season to one whose friendly smile and joke fljer missed , and whose absence they deeply fait

      I lad been in the habit of seeing Mr . O'Conner in bis yard , attended by the Under-Governor so closely B » i we could touch each other , and he overhear gray word we spoke , no waiter how private miftt be ihe business we had to amverse vpm . Indeed , he walked ¦ Eke a bailiff by om side , retailing afterwards the conversations that passed . On Sanday I ra detained an hour , after my arrival &t the Castle , before the rnder-Grovernor was ready to accompany me ; at length he ushered me to Mr . O'Connor ' s cell . I had a friend with me . Upon our entrance we eonld scarcely distinguish him . He sat opposite an expiring fire , with two windowB open at his back , the doortohbroom wideopenalso . anda draft of wind , like that from a bellows , full in hia face ; while the room ins filled with smoke .

      My Lord , I will detail to your Lordship -what passed at this interview , and I will endeavour to do so , as nearly a 3 I can , in Mr . O'Connor ' s own words : — On 3 Ppraaching , and offering him my hand , he said : _ " Here , Hobson , here ' s fresh tyranny . I cant speak in this room ; it is suffocating . Did you ever see such a hell ? and so it has been for thre « months ; and yet I am deprmd of the pleasure of seeing yon where 1 can speak . " " Hear this , " he continued ; " the Whig Prison-Inspector , William , has been here on his tour . He sat with ms for a great part of two days ; and I at first thonght him a most gentlemanly person-I complained of the hardship of being attended so closely in my yard by that gentleman , [ pointing to the

      TJnder-G-avernor } . The Inspector said it -was hard . I complained also of the closeness of the yard . I saw , after a yery short interview , that he was sent to pump and compromise . ' He had visited all the Chartists , in all the gaols ; and knew all about them , even to their religion . ' 'He deprecated the demon--. stration at Manchester on Christmas Day ; ' and I said , ' What the devil , do you suppose that a parcel of Whig scoundrels are first to fill their gaols with Chartist leaders , and then carry their point by suppressing public opinion ? >~ o ! >" o ! Perhaps you haven't beard that upon New Year's Day , there is to be a national demonstration for the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones ! I only wish I could make them better by xny presence . '

      ' « Tpon the second day , " continued Mr . O'Connor , ' I was resolved to giye him a benefit . So , baying heard all he had to say , I replied : — ' The Chartists have been making a fool of yoa . And now I will just tell you my resolye ; that is—to haye my full pennyworth out of the Whigs . I am for the whole hog . ' " ' O ! so I see , ' said the Inspector . " When he was going , " farther continned Mr-O'Connar , " to put all mattes beyond dispute , I said : ¦ Xow , Sir , have the gootoess to be the bearer of a messate from me to Lords Normanby and John Russell ,

      and Fox Maule"' Whit is it ! ' said he , eagerly . " ' Jnst tell them , that I but Trait the 11 th of next November to be at them again , and to pay them twentyfiTe shillings in the pound . ' " You dont mean it . '' said the Inspector . ¦ "Upon my honour , I do ! and further tell them ; I haye three of the snuggest apartments for them yonder , that ever they slept in : that in which I slept for the Marquis ; and one on each side for his friends ; —and tell them further , that my motto is .

      Sue-SEXBEE" The pimping scamp left me , Sir , " continued Mr . O'Conaor ; " v ^ what do yon Vh ^ V he did ? Order 3 ne a better yard , asd to be less watched , and » y private aSaira not to be pryed into , and retailed ? No ! but because ihat gentleman [ again pointing to the Under Governor ] complained ihat he could not heab ALL that passed in the yard , though shoulder to shoulder , he has ordered that I »> mH see no one but in thin room , with an cfSeer present ; and he has also ordered me into a small damp back yari , not belonging to the prison at all—just under the high old tower , and shut in with a close door ; a back kitchen yard , in fact : and the ' reasm' for this is , that THE

      TBA ^ SPOBTED F £ LO > S BEQITIBE BETTER TAKD , the gaol getting fail " My Lord , I do not pretend to giye all that 3 Jr O'Connor said on this occasion , Howeyer , fjr yam LordaMp's satisfaction , I will giye what follows : — " What . ' do the -villains suppose that I am to b « bought or bribed ? They haye tried it for eight years ; and failed ! >~ o . ' b 1 them!—if icy body is dragged down those stone Btairs , they shall drag with it the y ery same principles that I brought here ! Th * y Mat , pa-haps , JiTtd p lates TO Make merchandise 0 ? maettedom , —but the country , and not myself ,

      Kh * ll haye the full benefit of mine . The yiliains sent me here to murder me . '—but I am neither to be imoked to death , nor blown to death . ' Jam to LiyE , or otherwise how conld I stand this room ? You see that clond of smoke , Sir , "—ha continued , — " and you feel that chilling blast : I welcome them as so many leaves in the wreath of Libebtt , which , with God's help , my imprisonment sha-1 supply ! They thought that when they had me , that my party was gone : bat No ! it ' s stronger than e-rer . ' . ' I never asieti any indulgence from the sisyes—neither would I accept mercy at their hands . "

      He said much more , and concluded by charging me thus : — "Hobson , let the people know of this new oppression , —AS I A 1 J GiC-GED . "' My Lord , I hare now discharged roy duty to my friend ; and in his mine I hurl defiance at your psor revenge . He has set an example to the country which will force you to da justice , or force your peacock ' s feathers from tout new plumage .

      I have known Feargus O'Connor , my Lord , for five years ; and if you were half as good , as virtuous , ot as hesift a man , I might attribute some of your acts towarus h ' t-m to want of judgment * n ysur part ; but yon are nOt &Q good , a man , my Lord ; and Nainre having failed to make you so , no M enarch can supply the dcaeieney . My Lord , yon have stretched the law to gratify reverse . Ton ha-re turned the judgment of the Court into Ministerial persecution ; and have thereby rendered punishment an act of tyranny instead of justice Had you , my Lord , known your prisoner as well as I do , you would have relinquished all hope of turning him from a purpose which his judgment opposed .

      ily Lord , tyranny ever defeats its own purpose . So to' 9 as Mr . O'Connor ' s Jrieitds toere aUouxd the con-SOLatio . v of seeing him in a / don ' s yari , where he cotld spt-aV -without dread of being smothered , —iand which poor pitiful privilege was accorded to them , when the indignant voice of the whole nation forced you to relax your former infamous treatment ) , —ne secrets escaped the prison-house , —no murmur , no complaint met your ear ; while your first experiment at improved Whig gagging has produced this letter as its first fruit . My Lord , all that odium which so long rested upon the shonlders of the Tisiting Magistrates , has , by the

      recent act of jour Inspector , been transferred to your back , already weighed down with crime , Yes , my Lord , even I , before much incensed against the Visiting Justices , now feel convinced that every beneficial alteration in Mr . O'Connor ' s treatment hat teen reluctantly wrong from a Whig tyrant by a Tory bench : while , willing to partake of any ahelter , you allowed the country to throw all the blame , —attachable to you and your rew , —upon the Magistrate * .

      My Lord , yonr design was murder—cold-blooded nnmler . I dont mince it , my Lord . Your object in removing OCannorfromasick bed to a felon ' s prison , where yon kept him fasting for nearly forty hoars , was to deft-

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      troy him , —and thereby destroy your greater enemy , The Star . That yon have failed in the latter , you will see by the six months'" Stamp Returns : " and that yon have failed in the former , you will fed , on the Ilth of next November . My Lord . That time will come . Nearly one-half the original period has passed ; and O'Connor and the Star both live . My Lord . Recollect , that in the ninth year of Whig Reform , a Gentleman , for a libel , —which he never saw , —is the only prisoner in her Majesty ' s dominions IN SOLITABT COXFINEMEXT !

      Yes , My Lord , let the damning fact be recorded , that Peaxgus O'Connor , be * ause he is Feargiu O'Connor , is , by your Lordship , held in solitary con fixeu is the teeth of an express Act of Parliament f ^ And further , iny Lard , let it be recorded , that while your Lordship thus sets aside all law , all custom , all usage , the very room wherein Moxtqomekt was confined in the same prison , tot a precisely analogous " offence , " —political libel , —by the " tyrannical" and "iiberty-hating Teries , " stands empty . '—is unoccupied ! . ' ! And that were Feargus O'Connor confined in that room , he would not be in solitabt co ^ Fi . NEUENtr , as he now is ; would not be subjected to the galling , the infamous , indignity of having spies and tell-tales present when his friends visit him » n private business ; would not be obliged to take exercise in a small dose back kitchen yard ; but would enjoy all the privileges which Montgomery enjoyed , and which every pslitical libeller ( before Feargus O'Connor ) has einoyetL

      My Lord , if your object in this new move of pitiful revenge , be the breaking of O'Connor ' s spirit , in hi * name I hurl defiance in your teeth you tyrant !! I have the honour to be ,

      My Lord , The Publisher of the Northern Star , ( The leading Provincial Journal , and the dread of Tyrants ) , JOSHUA HOBSON . Market Street , Leeds , Dec 31 st , ISiO .

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      BAKNSX . &T . —The members of the National Charter Association met , aa usual , at the house of William Preston , on Monday evening , Mr . David Pilmore being called to the chair . The report of ihe West Riding District Meeting was laid before the members . That part which referred to the stninz np of a West Riding Demonstration on the 20 :-h Jaunary , to mee * the great Dan and his coadjutors in deception , was hailed with pleasure , which we hope will teach them a lesson in political wisdom that they will never forget . A committee , of equal numbers from the two societies in ibis town , was formed , to make arrangements for Mr . Leech , who lectures in Dodworth on the 28 ; n , and in Barnsley on the 29 ih .. A deputation from the society held at Mrs . Hoey's waited on our meeting , to inform them that they had agreed to the proposition for a union of the Councils of bo : h societies . Thi 3 is as it should be : we sincerely hope it will be a lasting one .

      XiTiosAL Charter Association . —This Association held it 3 weekly meeting at Mrs . Hoey ' s , and was densely crowded . The n « aal business being gone through , it was announced that both Associations would have but one Council . It is earnestly requested that a full attendance of members wiil take place on Monday next . KEIGHLEY . —Chabtist Festi val . —On Chris t - mas Day the Chartists of this town held their annual festival in the Working Man ' s Hail , for the btnelit of the Sunday School , and support of , the place . Upwarcis-of 450 partook of tea , which presented a scene of bustle and animatioa never before witnessed in the building . Mr . Thomas Knowles was appointed chairman , and managed to keep admirable order during the time , coniidering the press of people who had to be accommodated at the different tables .

      After the-tea rhe trial of Emmett commenced in the orchestra , where the judge , jury , and different characters were placed . Mr . Joseph Firth personated Norbury , Mr . John Constactine , counsel for the crown , and Mr . John Calvert , crier of the court , while the persons acting a 3 jury were arranged besides . Emmett's reply to Iswburj , and the mock tribunal before which he was arraigned , was delivered with pou ' i-stirriug effect by Mr . Knowles , ^ specially when he appealed to the departed spirit " of his father ; nearly the whole auaience melted into tears , as if they had actually seen the original Emmett , with all the dignity of youth and love of country , placed before their eyes . After the trial , the Hall was thrown openfor general entertainment , and songs , recitation ? , and dancing were coiitiuutd during the remainder of the erening , the whole enlivened and assis ; ed by an excellent quadrille

      band . ACCRINGTON . —It appears that a Church has lately been built , by subscription , in this place , to which Mr . Hargreaves , proprietor of the extensive printworks in the neighbourhood , contributed largely , on which account he bad the appointment of the officiating clergyman . Well ! a minister came , and a pretty specimen of humanity he is ! He is earning for himself the contempt ot all sensible persons by his unchristian conduct . The following is a sample of his " brotherly love . " He went into the hout-e of a Chartist named Smith , and enquired of his wife what place of worship she attended ; but , looking around him . he espied the Northern Star , together

      with portraits of the " people ' s friends , " oh ! he exclaimed , yon take the Northern Star do you ? and you have got the Radieaia framed too ! Is your husband a Chartist , then 1 Yea , replied the woman . Are yon not ashamed to call him your husband ! No ! I have lived with him twenty-six years , and have bo occasion to be ashamed of him . On which he turned to Mrs . Smith s mother and said she had a grey-headed , old-faced looking daughter , and left the house . He is continually beating up for a congregation , but cannot get one ; visits th « countinghouses to bully the men and boys as they receive their -wages ; so you tee that this pious person would establish a system of persecution to raise himself a congregation .

      On Christmas Day , the annual tea meeting of the New Jerusalem Sunday School Society , took place in the Large School-room , in Hargreave-street . Upwards of 200 teachers and their friends sat down to tea , which waa provided by the committee . The meeting was addressed by the Rev . J . Bailey . Messrs . Heap , Barnes , Dixon , asd Sutton .

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      LEEDS . —National Chartkb Association . —A meetiDg of the Council of this b > &j was held on Monday evening list , at Mr . James Illingworth's , White Horse Inn , Vicar-lane . Subscriptions were handed in from several wards , and private individuals . The Council then proceeded to make arrangements for the forthcoming meeting on behalf of Frost , Williams , and Jone 3 . In consequence of the Mayor ' s refusal to call the meeting , or grant the use of the Court-House , ihe Council felt themselves

      under the obligation of altering the day of meeting originally intended , and agreed that it should be held on the 5 : h of January . The depatation who were appointed to wait on the Mayor with the requisition delivered in their report , in which they stated that the requisition was signed by 910 householders , of all classes and creeds ; and that the Mayor stated he had no confidence in the requisitionists being peaceably inclined ; they also produced a letter , written by the Mayor , which will be found annexed : —

      " I respectfully decline to- call the meeting , as the object thereof is rot in accordance with my individual sentiments on the subject . I cannot give my sanction to such a proeeeding . The requisitionists have the privilege , constitutionally , to call a meeting ; and by doing so , they will obtain the object they wish , in having the petition laid before her Majesty . "I must likewise decline allowing the use of the Cwurt-House for the purpose . At a public meeting held there about twelve . month * since , one of -the Chartists uttered sentiments , which were encouraged by others of th ' e body then present , tending to the subversion of all order and law , human and divine . At meetings in other places similar expressions have been used , and acts resorted to , contrary to all order and good government ; and from p&st occurrences , I can have no security tk&t the same will not be repeated in Leeds . "

      Messrs . White and Illingworth were then appointed to draw ud the placard calling the meeting . It was also agreed that Messrs . Tillman , Leech , Hatfield , of Heckmondwike , and the Rev . William Hill , editor of the Northern Star , be invited to attend . The secretary was instructed to write to the various wards , calling on them to pay their quota towards the expences , and attend with the same at Mr . Illingworth's , on Samrday evening , at eight o ' clock , when a meeting will be held for the purpose . Mr . Jones delivered a report of his mission to Dewsbury , as delegate to the West Riding meetii ) g , from which it appeared that it is the determination of tho West Riding Chartists to muster their whole strength on the 20 th of January , the day of the Household-Suffrage-U'Connell-Humbug Demonstration , and shew their determination not to be gulled .

      Mr . Leech . —It was arranged that this talented advocate of the Charter should attend at Upper Wortley , on Monday next ; at the General Washmgtou , West Ward , oa Wednesday ; at Woodhouse on Friday ; Morley on Saturday ; and other places near Leeds the following week . OLD HAM . —On Sunday last , two lectures were delivered in the Cnartist Association Room , Greivesstrett , Oldnam ; in the afternoon , by Mr . George Johnson , of Ashton-under-Lyne , one of the late liberated Chartists , and in the evening , by Mr . Edward Curran , of Manchester . The room in the eveuingwas crowded by an attentive audience , wIim listened to the lecturer " with profound attention , as he dwelt upon the different points of the Charter , and placed them in juxtaposition with the Household Suffrage question . He stated that there were

      in Manchester fifteen thousand cellars occupied as dwellings , and , owing to the distressad sta T . e of the country , there were dwelling houses in the neighbourhood , where ho resided , with three , and some with four families in them , and he hoped the peoplo of York-hire would not be led astray from the Charter by the Fox and Gaose Club Demonstration in Leeds , which is to take place on the twentieth of next month- Shoald the great agitator , O'Cvnuell be there , he hoped the Chartists of Leeds would give him such a reception as be deserves . Ou Monday night , the members of the Association ordered the sum of five pounds to be paid to Peter Shorrocks , of Manchester , being the proceeds of the performance of the trial of Robert Emmett and the Chartist box , to be placed in the hands of the treasurer of the Victim Fnnd .

      MANCHESTER . —Phogress of Agitation . —We have had , during the last week , a mighty shaking among the dry bi > ncs—a soul-stirring aud h « artreviviug harvest . Siuce Mr . Bairstow arrived ^ he has delivered lectures at the following places : — At Ashton . on Tuesday eveciug , 22 ud Dec ; at Mottram on Wednesday evening , after which twentysix numbers were added to the Association ; on Sunday evemmr , in Brown-street , Manchester ; at Salforu , on Monday evening ; at Droylsden , on Tuesday ; and on Wednesday evening at Mottram . All the places where he attended have been crowded with attentive hearers , and the best feeling prevailed . On Sunday evening , Mr . Greaves , of Oldham , delivered a lecture in the Tib-street Association Room , Manchester ; such was the desire to hoar him , that hundreds could not gain admittance . Every town and village association seems to be improving in numbers , unity , intelligence , organization , firmness , determination , and sobriety .

      Tea Party . —The Female Chartists of Brownstreet , East Manchester , got up a splendid tea party , on Saturday evening , on behalf of the liberatt-u patriots , Messrs . Richardson , Doyle , Butterworth , Smith , aud Scott . The room was beautifully decorated with evergreens , paintings of various uesenptions , portraits , flsgs , and banners . The room had bein painted and cleaned , and # as conveyed into it , fir the ocoajioD . which presented a deJightful scene , and did great credit to the females . Every thing was conducted with the most precise discipline . Tea being over , Mr . Tillman was elected to the chair , and introduced the patriots , who were received with tremendous cheering . Every one of whom addressed the meeting . An aduress from the females was then read ; and the assemby enjoyed themselves until half-past eleven o ' clock , dancing , singing , and recitations forming a part of the proceedings . A vote of thanks was given to the Charman ; and thus ended a very pleasing and interesting meeting .

      The Victims . —The members of the Manchester Local Victim Committee have received since , the last notice , the following sums : —Robert Mahon and A . C , Su day collectors . £ 1 6 s . OJ . ; Mr . Hargreaves and A . C , Sunday collectors , 8 ^ . OJ . ; A . C . and Thomas Ranken , 7 s ' . lOd . ; Sunday collectors , Thos . R * nken aud Mr . Murray , 3 s . lOd . ; A . C , 2 s . 8 d . ; Tib Street Charter Association Box , £ G 6 s . lid . ; Brown . Street Dancing Party , £ 2 17 s . 3 J . ; Chartist Shoemakers , £ 1 0 s . O . i . ; Dresser * , and Dyers , U . 6 d ; Oak Street Woaver .- - , 2-j . 4 H . ; Patricroft , 9 s . 5 J . ; books and box .-s placed in various parts of the town ,

      £ 3 6 s . 01 . ; from the Glasgow Reading Society , £ 2 14 . s . 3 d ; aud from the Charter Association of Cumiachie , £ 1 0 s . 0 d ., per Mr . William Thomson , of Glasgow , tur the mon distressed cases in the Manchester district . The Committee meet every Wednesday evening , at the National Charter Association Room , Tib Sireet , where the vrives of our incarcerated friends meet the Committee , and gets their weekly money . All who have a mite to spare , are solicited to aid these persecuted families in the hour of th « ir trouble , and help them along during their husbands' imprisonment .

      BIRMINGHAM—OPENING OF THE CHKISTIAN ChaHTIST Chubch . —Agreeable to anntuncemest by public placard , the Cbapel lately called the New Jerusalem Chapel , Bituate&tNo . 32 , New Hall-street , was opened on Sunday last , under the above name , wheu two sermons were preached by Mr . O'Seil , of Glasgow . The texts were taken respectively from Matthuw xx ., 25 , anil Ezekiel xxxviL Mr . O'Neil then proceeded , to the admiration of a quiet and intelligent audience , to descant upon the beauties of the principles of Christianity , and exposed , in a masterly style , the eant and hypocrisy of the pretended Christians , anil laid bare the tricks of the shallow-minded philanthropist , who transports his sympathies and charity to the far distant land , neglecting , at the same

      time , the more miserable and degraded beings of his fellow-creatures who drag out a miserable existence in the land that gave him birth . After a few more remarks upon the liberal disposition of the pretended ministers of Curist , Mr . O'Neil proceeded to criticise upon the conduct of our rulers , respecting their conduct towards the inuffending Chinese , Syrians , Egyptians , and the other powers who are now feeling the baneful effects of the glorious principles of Christianity , which are preached up by the well-paid , well-fed , and plundering knaves ( the priesthood ) of the British empire . After a few more words respecting the imbecility of the ravenous Hanoverian byenses who live upon the flesh and blood of the industrious millions . Mr .

      O'Neil concluded his sermons by impressing upon the minds of his audience the necessity that exists for them to become ministers of Christ in reality , and preach the sublime prirxiplea of Christianity at all times and in all seasons . The chureh was crowd « d to exceas , and the audiem « s -vrere the most attentive and intelligent that was ev

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      MILHaow . —Mr . Henry Smethurst , of Oldham , lectured at this place on Sunday evening last . With but two hour ' s notice of the lecture , the room was well filled , and the lecture which occupied two hours in delivery , gave great satisfaction . On Monday evening , after the preliminary business of the association , the following resolution was moved by Mr . John Batter worth , and seconded by Mr . James Milnes : — "That the thanks of this meeting are due , and hereby given , to the various contributors who aid in the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Joues . '

      STROUDWATER . —A tea meeting took place at the Association Room , Stroud water , on Saturday evening last , which was well attended . After the company had refreshed themselves , Mr . Harris was called to th ' e chair , aud delivered an address on the present bad system of Government ; after which , a femaleaong the "Triumphof Liberty . " Mr . Harris being obliged to leave the cbair through indisposition , it was occupied by Mr . Paul for the remainder of the evening , which was spent in hearing and giving . recitations , songs , &c . Three hearty cheers were given for Feargus O'Connor ; Frost , Williams , and Jones ; the imprisoned Chutists , and three tor the Northern Slar .

      BATH . —Mr . Smith , anti-Corn-Law lecturer , addressed-jfc / meetingin the banquetting-room of the Guil ^ TTjTjt ^ Wednesday , the 23 d ult ., at which the Mayor presided . The speaker dwelt on the usual topics connected with the Corn Laws , and urged the people to petition for their repeal , which piece ot advice was received by shouts of "No , no . " Mr . R . K . Philp rose amidst loud cheers , and stated that hd fully agreed with Mr . Smith , that the Corn Laws operated with prejudice to the interests of the work : ing classes . But if the persons who were agitating for repeal , were really as desirous as they professed to bo , ' to promote the welfare of the people , let them assist the unrepresented to obtain political power , which was their right , and by which they might rid

      themselves of all unjust laws by which they were oppressed , and maintain their condition when improved . ( Loud cheers . ) It was to the representation of property , and the exclusion of honest industry and intelligence , the Cora Laws owed their existence . ( Loud cheers . ) If political power had been vested in the whole people , the Corn Laws would never have been enacted . ( Loud cheers . ) The lecturer had told them that " what was sauce for the goose was sauce for the gander ; ' ' aud if political power was good for the gentlemen on the platform , it was good for the people assembled round them . ( Ctieers . ) But he plainly declared he had no faith in the repeal agitators . ( Loud cheers . ) A circumstance of recent occurrence , which he would

      relate , had tended to increase that want of confidence . Tne lecturer had argued , upon the platform on which he then stood , that the evils endured by the people were enough to drive them to acts of any description , a sentiment which the other gentlemen around him had aoplauded ; but what would the meeting say , when they were informed that they —the very men who declared this—had refused the use of the room in which they were assembled , to petition the Quoen lor the . restoration « f three unfortunate men who had fallen in the people ' s cause . ( Loud cries of " Shame , shame . ") lie felt it a duty to tell thorn this , as he was one appointed to present the requisition for the room , and it was right they should not be deceived . He held in his hand a resolution ha should feel glad to submit . ( Cries of "No resolution , " from the platform . ) But as it was not in accordance with

      tho arrangements of the meeting , aud ho wished to show hi 3 respect for the Chairman ' s authority , he would not put it , but conclude by exhorting the people to join in no agitation but for the Peopled Charter . ( Loud andlong-contiuuedcheering . ) The Mayor attempted to justify his conduct in refusing the room , in doing which he assorted his belief that nine-tenths of the people were opposed to the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones . ( Loud shouts of "No , no , " and " They were illegally convicted . ") The Mayor hurriedly left the chair . Three loud cheers ' were then giscen for the Charter , and three for Frost , Williams , tj » ml Jones . Mr . T . Bolwell and Mr . S . Bartlett individually invited the lecturer to discussion , but he said he would not bring himself into collision with the working classes npou the subject ot the Charter . The meeting then quietly dispersed .

      Ma . Vincent . —A memorial has boon presented to Lord Normanby ^ y the inhabitants of Bath , reque-ting li ! a"Luj-dship to remit the remaining portion of Henry Vincent ' s sentence , which he has refused to do ; staling in his reply , "that he will feel disposed to recommend some mitigation of the sentence , but that he ' thinks it too early tomakosuch recommendation at present . " Mr . Vincent's whole sentence amounted to twenty months' imprisonment , and now that about eleven weeks of it remain unexpired , the Marquis of Normanby thinks it too early to recommend mitigation . Oh ! these rascally Whigs !

      BRISTOL . —At a meeting of the Council of the National Charter Association , on Monday evening , it was resolved that a public meeting of tho inhabitants of Bristol bo convened to be held on Monday , January 11 th , 1840 , to address her Majesty , for the rr ^ toranon of those iJl . igaily-exp * triitted patriots , Frost , Williams , and iJones ; that the Kail of Science be taken for that purpose , and tho meetivg called for one o ' clook ; that a Soiree and Ball be held in the evening , at rive o ' clock . Tickets of admission to be sold at Mr . Simeon ' s , news agent , No . 1 , Temple-street . That the price be—gentlemen , Is . ; ladies , 9 d . ; children , 6 d . That Mrs . Frost and family be invited ; that her son , Henry Hunt Frost , be requested to attend the meeting ; also deputations from Wales , Gloucestershire , Somerset , and Wilts . —Correspondent .

      CARLISLE . —Female Tea Party . —Preparations are being made to hold a large tea-party , at the house of Mr . Newton , Andrew Marvel Tavern , on New Year ' s Day ; the benefits arising from which are to go to the fund for Ihe incarcerated Chartists .

      CHESTERFIELD AND BRAMPTON . —National Charter Association . —At our weekly meeting , held on Monday evening last , Mr . Samson Walker , from Denton , { -ave us a cheering account of the progress of Chartism in his neighbourhood , aud pressed upon his hearers tho necessity of a determined agitation for the People ' s Charter , as the only remudy for our manifold grievances . The speaker was listened to with great attention ; after which it was proposed by Mr . Walsingham Martin ,

      and seconded by Mr . G . Moore , that a public meeting be held on Monday evening , the 4 vh of January , at half-past seven , to address her Majesty for the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Joues , to their homes and families . Carried unanimously . Men of Chesterfield aud Brampton , the cause of the Welsh martyrs demands your attendance ; justice must be established ; humanity and mercy must prevail , and the law vindicsted . Let your motto be peace , energy , and prudence , aud success will crown your efforts .

      STAPXiXSFOBD . —Mr . Mason , the Midland Counties' Lecturer , visited this place on Friday last , and delivered a discourse on the " First principles oi government , and " property . An association has been recently formed here , and the attendance on this occasion promises well for a flourishing union . Tins is tha first Chartist Lecture that has beeu delivered here , and the whole assembly wore highly delighted with the evening's amusement . CAB 3 £ IN < GT 6 N »—Our worthy lecturer , Mr . Mason , delivered an eloquent lecture here on Sunday evening last . There was an excellent audience , aud the meeting was much gratified with the lecture . Several gentlemen , at the conclusion , expressed their determination to organize an union immediately . A vote of thanks was given to tho lecturer , and the meeting broke up .

      ABKOLD .-A public tea took place here , m the Association Meeting Room . The room was splendidly fitted up , and tastefully variegated with holly , laurel , and ivy . At the head of the room were hung the portraits of Frost , Collins , M'Douall , Oaatler , and Stephens , and the Convention Plate . A numerous and respectable company sat down to tea . Mr . Mason , our much-respected lecturer , also gave us his company . The Arnold band , who are thoroughly democratic , devoted their services on this occasion , and gave a lofty air to the evening ' s entertainment , which passed off with great eclat . Mn Mason delivered a splendid discourse , which occupied upwards of two hours , to a crowded audience . Votes of thanks having been given to the lecturer for his able address , to the band , and tha Chairman , the meeting broke up highly gratified with the night ' s entertainment .

      DURHAM MISSIONARY TOUR . Mb . Deecan will address the people of the following places during the ensuing week : —WinJaton , Monday , January 4 th , at one o clock ; Gateshead , Tuesday evening ; Blayden , Wednesday ; Cornforth and Coxhoe , at Mr . Scores , Tbnrsday ; Wirigate , Kriday ; Downs , Rainton ' et ; Houghton-le-Spring , at the public-house , near the Seaham Railway , Saturday , Jan . tth .

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      OUSEBUBN . —National Charter Association . The Conncil of this Association met on Thursday evening , December the 24 th , in their Reading-room , Brough's Buildings , near Byker-Bar . The following resolutions were moved and carried : — "That we do enter into a general subscription for the support of the wives and families of the incarcerated Chartists . " "That the Secretary be empowered to correspond with the Birmingham Restoration Committee . " "That Messrs . Bruce and Hali be delegated to attend the public meeting at Walken . " Eighteen shillings was then voted to be payed into the Newcastle Council . The members met again on Sunday morning last , in their Reading-room , Brough ' s Buildings , near Byker-Bar . Mr . J . Hebdm was voted to the chair . A number of men was in attendance from St . Peter ' s Quay . The Chairman called on the Committee to report progress on the Benefit Societies' rules , which he proceeded to do . The society is to be called " The Democratic Benefit

      Society . " After a little alteration the rules were adopted , the first meeting to be held on Saturday , this evening , at seven o ' clock . Fifty of the tract , "What is a Chartisti—Answered , " was distributed among the members , and one dozen were given to tho men from St . Peter ' s to distribute among their fellow-workmen . The Council then brought forwaid the resolution that they had agreed to at their last meeting , to the effect that ire-enter into a subscription for the support of the wives and families of the incarcerated Cnanists , and in less than five minutes eight shillings was on the table ^ A committee of eight waa appointed to collect subscriptions , to be paid in every Sunday morning ; Mr . G . Dixon to be treasurer , which will be transmitted to the Northern Slar office when we close the subscription . We hope the men of other towns will go and do likewise , as we believe they have never done anything for these much injured mens' wives and families .

      STOCKPOBT . —Faosr , Williams , aw > Jones . — On Thursday evening , according to announcement by lar »< e placards , a public meeting of tho inhabitants of this town took place in the National Charter Association-room , Bomber ' s-brow , to memorialise her Majesty , Queen Victoria , for the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones . Tho committee , for the management of this affair , were iudeiatigable in their exertions in order to do justice to so noble aud praiseworthy an undertaking . A requisition , signed by upwards of seventy respectable householders , eleven members of the Common Council , aud one Alderman * was presented to the Mayor , requesting him to call a public meeting in the Coart-room ; but , to the great astonishment of men of various shades

      in politics , he reiused to convene a meeting , or lend the Court-room for the purpose . Mr . John Hamer , onoof the Common Council , was elected to tho chair . The room was beautifully decorated with evergreens and garlands ; the walls were covered with portraits of the great men of the past and present day . On the right of the Chairman hung a full-length portrait of Mr . John Frost ; on the left was a fulllength portrait of Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., each in a beautiful rosewood fiame ; the room was crammed . The Chairman opened the business hy denouncing both Whi ^ s and Tories as the common enemies of the working man , and condemned , in very severe terms , the injustice of the magistrates in refusing to grant the use of the Court Room ; he recommended the people to take their affairs into their own hands . Having given the Whijis a fair trial , they were fouud

      to be as bad as the Tories . After sinking the National Chartist Anthem , in a very solema and affecting manner , the following persons addressed tho meeting : —Messrs . Elias Maden , Charles Bowman , James Torkingion , Charles Connor , of Manchester , Thomas Clarke , Joseph Hibbert , James Cartlodge , of Manchester , Jos . Canter , S . Lee , Wm . Tiilman , of Manchester , John Wright , D . WiM , and Mr . Bairstow , West-Riding missionary . The Chairman called upon Mr . Tulman to read the memorial , which is to beforwarded to Joseph Hume , M . P ., for presentation . A vote of thanks was given te the men who attended from Manchester ; three cheers were given for the incarcerated victims ; three for Feargus O'Connor and the Northern Star ; three to the Chairman ; and the meeting broke up highly edified .

      BROMSGROVE . —Grfat Meeting and Tea Party . —A public meeting and tea party took place on Monday , Deo . 28 th , at the National Charter Association Iloomj ! , tor the purpose of hearing Mr . Charleton , of Kidderminster , and raiding a fund to support the wivea and families or the incarcerated Chartists . After an hymn being sung , upwards of one hundred members sat down to tea . After tea , the Chairman introduced to the meeting Mr . Charleton , who spoke at great length , and concluded by calling on the meeting to aid in supporting the families of those who were incarcerated for advocating the good cause of Chartism . Messrs . Clements and Sounders next addressed th ) meeting , their addresses did honour to the cause they advocated . Afterwards , the collectors went round the meeting , and a goodly sum was collected , which will be forthwith transmitted to the treasurer of the

      Victim Fund . It was then moved by Mr . Henry Moule , seconded by Mr . Heath , and earned unanimously , that a voto of thanks be given to Messrs . Charleton , Cleinems , and Saunders , for tha able , eloquent , and impressive addresses that they had delivered . Proposed by . Mr . Hall , and seconded by W . Page , that three times three cheers bo given for Feargus O'Connor , Esq . Immense cheering , which lasted for several minutes . Proposed by IVlr . M . Saundera , seconded by Mr . Booth , and earned unanimously , that the account of this meeting be sent to the Northern Star and Glasgow Patriot nuwspapers for insertion . Proposed by Air . Charleton , and seconded by W . Prosser , that a vote of thanks be given to our worthy chairman , Matthew Hale , for his able and impartial conduct in the chair . The business of the evening being over , the ball commenced , and the company did not separate until a late hour . .

      BANBTJRY . —Working Men ' s Association . —At the monthly meeting tho subject of slavery was taken into consideration ; there was a good attendance ; and the powerful appeals that wero delivered by tha speakers oa behalf of the white slaves in Great Britain were truly animating . The Poor Law Bastiles were not forgotten . The following resolutions were carried unanimously : — " That this meeting views with regret the many proofs of despotic slavery at home and abroad , and pledgee itself to use exertions to put a final stop to slavery wherever it is found to exist . " " That this meeting considers Universal Suffrage as the only remedy for the total extermination of all slavery . " Teh additional members were enrolled after the meeting .

      NOTTINGHAM— The Chartists of Nottingham have presented a requisition to the Mayor , requesting him to call a public meeting of the inhabitants , for the purpose of memorializing the Queen to grant a fre ? pardon to Frost , Williams , and Jones . The Mayor having refused to call a . meeting for such purpose , or « raut permission for one to be held , f . he Council of the Nottingham National Charter Association , by order of the r < . quisitioiHdts , haveitsuedahaudbill calling a meeting for the above-named purpose , to be h * ld on January the fourth , in the Market- place . Ic is impossible that the peopie of Nottingham could hold their meeting on New Year ' s Day , as Friday is what is termed here , '' taking-in day . " Mr . Mason , the Chartist missionary , will addiess the

      meetnii . ' , and the Nottingham Council trust that the surrounding villages will pour in their hundreds on that occasion , and show to the county and the world that the brave , patriotic , and philanthropic John Frost , and his compatriots , Williams aud Jones , are not forgotten by the people of Nottinghamshire . On Sunday evening last , Mr . Mason lectured air Carrington , near Nottingham , on the present condition and future prospects of the working classes of this country , to a respectable aiid attentive audience . Mr . Ma . ~ on will lecture in the ensuing week at the following places : —On Monday , January 4 th , at Leicester ; on Tuesday , the 5 th , at Mountdorrel ; on Wednesday , the 6 th , at Loughborough ; on Saturday , the 9 th , at Hathern .

      Chartist Sermon . —Oa Sunday last , after a sermon by Mr . J . Dean , in the Chartists' Chapel , a meeting was held for the formation of a Total Abstinence Chartist Association ; a goodly number entered their names , besides the preacher , Mr . Dean , who , in a letter to us , requests that his name may be appended to the Addrtsa to the Working Men of England , Scotland , and Wales . This newly-formed society is likely to become very

      numerous . ^ SUNDBRIAND . —Frost , Wiluams , and Jones . —On Christmas Day , a public meeting was held in the Co-operative Hall , Surrieriand , to consider the propriety of memorialisir ^ j her Majesty to grant a free pardon to those exiled patriots . The Hall was completely crammedj an d the addresses were of the most eloquent and spirited description . Messrs . Hemoley , Deegan , DobTne , Dent , Pierce , and others addressed the meeting . The admirable address emanating froM the General pommittee of Birmingham was read , and carried by acclamation . Several friends fr' « n Shields and other plac « a attended . The frieD . ds at Sunderiand were compelled to hold their deo / onstratioo on Christmas Day , m consequence of lAr . Deegan and the other speakers having to hold FAmilar meetings in the Collieries oh New Year ' a V&y .

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      SOUTH LANCASHIRE DELEGATE MEETING . On Sunday last , the South Lancashire Delegate Meeting was held in the Brown-street Assoeation-room , East Manchester , when delegates from the following places were in attendance £ —¦ Mr . Davi » , for Tib-street ; Mr . Cfertledge , Brownstreet ; Mr . littler , Salford ; Mt . Maraden , M , G , Bolton ; Mr . SchoSeld , Droylsdea- ; . Mr . Barton , Warring — ~ y — . — i ~ 7 mm ii — ^* f ^ fc ^ » ^^ r ^* *" ^ y »* . f c » ¦ ^ h ^* v » VWUf V W mm * A m . ^ Mwm \

      ^ ton ; Mr . Eckersley , Unsworth ; Mr . Smttbwortb , Newton-Heath ; Mr . Ward , Middleton ; Mr . Wildgoose , Mottram ; -Mr . Harris , Jtehton ; Mr . Beshton , Oldham ; Mr . Hey wood , Heywood ; and Mr . Hamer , Fails-worth . . Mr . Davis was elected to the chair . There-was nothing which di&red materially iromthe Jast enew aging meeting . Every one gave a very cheering aeeoant of the progress of the . causa The most striking part of the business was , that there has been a great accession of members in various places , sinee the last meet * ing , and two delegates appearing trom > place * who * they have not seut one before . A long discussion took place aa to the propriety oT joining Cheshire county -with Lancaster , which ultimately terminated in the following resolution :

      " That this meeting recommend the county of Ghesnft © to join Lancashire , and that each town in the former county be requested to send a delegate to theuext meeting , -which -will be held on this day month , if the proposal meet the approbation of the various associations . Mr . Ciiamb * I 4 Lain entered , and tendered 2 s . 64 . ( f rom a friend who is fnVixily to the cause , but objects to his name beini ? published ' ) -towards defraying the ex ~ pfences of the lecturer . He has given £ 5 to tho Victim Fund , 2 s . 6 d . for anothtr charitable purpose , has entered the Association ' , and engaged to pay 6 s . 6 d . per quarter , and has given 3 s . towards the procession . ( We neadnot say this waa hailed with cheers from the dolegates . ) . It was agreed to engage Mr . Leech again for another month , and that the two lecturers be requested te proceed as they are for another month , if it meet the approbation of the Chartist friends of Yorkshire . Mr . Cartledge and the Reporter was appointed to get up a plan for lectures and meetings similar to that of the Wesleyan Methodists . A vote of thanks was given to the Chairman , and the meeting separated .

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      DELEGATE MEETING IN CORNWALL . Pursuant to notice , the Chartists of Cornwall held their first delegate meeting at Redruth on the 26 th of December . Mr . William Wale , jun ., delegate from Trtuo , wa » called to the chair . Mr . John Carne , delegate from Hayle , -was appointed Secretary . The Chairman , in a yery impressive manner , opened the business of the meeting ; he earnestly called on every one present , to do their utmost to propagate the principles of the People ' s Charter . Mr . Carne said tho prospects of the cause of liberty at Hayle , at present have a very favourable aspect ;

      Mr . Longmaid then came forward on behalf of th » people of Kedruth . He said the greatest obstacle theadvocates of the cause had to contend with in his district , was the abominable propensity the miners had to intoxicating drinks . The Wesluyans , too , ( said Mr . L . ) as fur as my experience goes , are the people ' s bitterest enemies . They preach up peace and contentment as the only tru » test of their being in the right road to that place of heavenly bliss , while the preactiers themselves receive their hundreds a year . He called on the delegates prrfsent to impress on their various constituentathe propriety of exclusive dealing , and concluded by sjiying that , unless th « men of Cornwall were to become sober men , they would jiever do their duty in obtaining the Charter .

      Mr . Enbean said he had lately visited Wadebridge , Bod win , Padstow , and St . Coiurub , in which places he found the people only wanted agitation to d <* their dutyv . He had been the means of establishing the Star in threeof those places . . The following resolutions were unanimously agreed to . 1 . " That this meeting view withthe utmost concern the present deplorable condition of the labouring classes in Great Britain , tho source of which can be attributed to nothing but corrupt and exclusive Government . We , the delegates present , therefore pledge ourselves , individually and collectively , to uso our best exertions to suppress a system so pernicious to the habits and injurious to thd sociatcjuditioa of the labouring population of this country !"

      2 . " That in the opinion of this meeting , the best means for the people of this county to adopt to alleviate their present condition , and further the great cause of Radical Reform , would be to establish , if possible , local missionaries , from our own ranks , and employ , as soon as possible , a talented person to come into the county to preach to the people the only way to regenerate the constitution , of our Government , by making it responsible to the public will . " 3 . " That the delegates present do recommend to every society in the county the necessity of appointing one of their body to become a member of a General

      Committee for the-county , to be called the Cornwall Central Cammittee ; the duties of which shall be to put forth addresses from time , to time to the county , ou surjects touching the interests of the working classes , to strengthen , as much as possible , the societiesat present in existence , establish new ones whenever an opportunity presents itself , raise funds and employ missionaries , and concentrate , as far as possible , the strength which the Radicals of Cornwall possess into one focus , so that if may easily be brought to bear oa any object tha people may deem of importance to them . "

      Messrs . Longmaid and Came were appointed to draw up an address to the county . After a vote of ihanks to the Chairman , the meeting ssparated .

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      mW RETURN OF A VICTIM TO BRIGHTON . Mr . Reeve has " returned to Brighton , after his six months' absence , and his brother democrats ,, having determined to do honour to the man wLohad sacrificed so much in bo good a cause , invited him . to a public dinner , which took place on Tuesday evening last , December 22 nd , at the Cap of Liberty ,. Portland-street ; Mr . Woodward in the chair . The following is a list of the toasts and sentiments given , and spoken to , by the several proposers : — Toast—Mr . W . Reeve , the fearless advocate of the rights of mau . Mr . Reeve replied in a short and neat speech , and concluded , at the request of his friends , by singing , in good style—I am a democrat bold . Toast—The Treasurer of the Brighton National ¦ Ch : irter Association .

      Mr . Win . Flowers here presented to Mr . Reeve a handsome donation , collected and subscribed by the Chartists of Brighton , as a testimony of respect for himself , and sympathy for the sacrifices he bad made . Toast , by the Chairman—The Sovereignty of the People . Snag , by the Chairman —The free ! the free i Toast , by the Chairman—Freedom to those who dare contend for it Recitation , by Mr . < J . Hawkins—Wat Tyler . Toast , by Mr . G . Hawkins—May we all do the best we can , and never hinder others from doing better . Sentimental Song , by Mr . Lewis .

      Toast , by Mr . Lewis—May the People ' s Charter soon become tha law of the land Song , by Mr . R . Coiling—The Maid of LlangoUen . Toast , by Mr . * W . Flowers—Success to all our caged Lions , given with three times three , Kentish fire . Song , by Mr . Reeve— Quivoedo's visit to the regions below . Toast , by Mr . Reeve—To the memory of those who have died and suffered in the cause of democracy . Song , by Mr . Woodward—Rory © 'More . Toast—May we nave those in our arms that we lore in onr hearts .

      Old English Song , by Mr . Bourne , an agricultural labourer . Toast , by Mr . Bourne—May England become a land of freemen , instead of a workshop of slaves . > I r . Reeve was again requested to exercise his vocal abilities , and gave—The prey we seek we'll soon ensnare : also , the following toast— Destruction to all tyrants and voluntary slaves . The time haying arrived for departure , the Chairman rose for the purpose of giving the last and most important teast—a toast , he trusted , they would neTer forget to respond to—as true and faithful Chartistsone that , he trusted , would soon be rendered useless bj a concession on the part of the Executive of this country . Thetoastwas—A speedy restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones to the bosoms of their families .

      Drank in solemn alienee , standing , and uncovered . ' 9 A vote of thanks to the Chairman having bee « \ , 9 passed , the meeting was dissolved , and all returned ; "_" ¦ '' , ' % & quietly to their homes , highly pleased with the passlnr ' 19 events of the evening , and all congratulating eaoa IH other pn the restoration to his family of Mr . Williaqt - i » Reeva . ' . ¦ . ¦' ¦ >¦ .. - P . ' . " : l [ / WM PERTH .-Dr . M'Douall delivered » lecture at th « ' ' j 9 Royal Arch Mason Hall , and also preached OS : : % ^^ 1 B Sabbath in the same place to a crowded Mdim >< ^^ T ^ TH 1 ° raiii il ^ iB At the close of the lecture , » committee wm m £ ^ , ^^ " ~ lfiPil | g " : jW pointed to re-organize the Radical AMooUtknof ^?*^ - ' . mmHm-$ k * M Perth , so that we expect to see Chartum in ^^ tWY ^^ SLWBSkm —;¦ Jjj

      Bsutal Persecution, And Further Restrictions Upon Feargus O'Connor.

      BSUTAL PERSECUTION , AND FURTHER RESTRICTIONS UPON FEARGUS O'CONNOR .

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      COUNTY DELEGATE MEETING . .- ° ^~ The Delegate Meeting for Cheshire will be held ai P Congleton , on the 17 vh of January , 1841 , in the Na ^^ tional Charter Association Room , Moody Street , K eleven o ' clock in the forenoon , when the following ' places are earnestly requested to send Delegates : — Chester , BoHin ^ on , Nantwich , Wimslow , North nrioh , Stookport , Middlewich , Hyde , Sandbaeh , Duckenfield , Knut .-ford , . Mottram , Macclesfield , - Tintwistle . Chartists of CbesKre , if ever there was a time wJteh called upon you to ^ o . your duty , it is the present , while thousands are starving for want of food aad shelter . Up ! rotn of Cheshire , do your duty , by sealing delegates to the meeting . Jwb * Wbight , Stockport ,

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      . Jtw nZZ / v _ - ^ . ^ Jr # 7 AND LEEDS GENERAL ADTEETISEE .

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      YQL . IY . SO . 164 . SATURDAY , JANUARY 2 , 1841 . ^* SZS&J ? £ ZZ' '"

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      In corroboration of the facts narrated in the preceding epistle , "we cheerfully insert the following from " A Citizen of York . " YISIT TO MR . O'CONNOR ON CHRISTMAS DAY

      [ TO THE EDITOB OF THE UOATHERN STAB . Sis , —I deem it a duty to communicate the following facts to you , and through you to the public . j ' On Christmas day I felt a desire to see Mr . O'Connor I in his dungeon , and "with that view started for the ! Castla After passing through several iron doors and a UuOiiO > ^ llkU p » AMU £ UU VUgU OV I biUt 4 4 V £ * L&VV / AO gtiU d

      long passage , I mounted a great number of steps , and i at length arrived at the top of the very extremity of I the felons' side of the prison . I entered a dark p : sf sajre , - -when the last door was unlocked—and groped j ray way , after the Under-Grovemor , into a cell full of I B . iioke . After a while 1 saw Mr . O'Connor walking towards me . I said , " I hope you ' re well , Sir . " ! " Yes Sir , " said be , " damned well , tVianV you : just ; as well as a man can ba on this Christian dny , I sitting , as you see me now , since ssven o ' clock tbis morning , eating smoke , and drinking foul "vrind . You see those tiv » -windows j at iny back , Sir ; they have been open nisbt and day i frr three months , to prevent ma from choking ; and you fetHbat craft at your neck , don't yon ? and you

      j see this room ? " " Yes . Sir , " said I , " it's very , thinking . " "It is , indeed , " observed the TJcder-Gjvernor ; " it's quite too bad . " "Never mind , Sir . " sai <\ Mr . O'Connor , " smoke and ¦ wind will generate , int . < CtirtiMn ! There ' s the Star for to-morrow : that ' s i free , and so will I be yet . ' " ! I was only allowed to remain about five minntes ; ' and 1 left the dungeon -with feeiings suck as 1 cannot describa . They were not in favour of the Whigs , with < -whom I have formerly always voted ; for I abhor and \ loath any party , or any men , ¦ wh o can descend to such i H-eanuess and bitterness as the " Whigs have done , in i their persecuting treatment of Mr . O'Connor . ) lam , Sir , I A Citizen of York ,. I Dec . 28 th , 1840 .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 2, 1841, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct360/page/1/