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      GBEAT METROPOLITAN MEETING TO DENOUNCE THE AUTHORS OF THE ILL-TRE ATMENT OF MR . FEARGUS O'CO ^ OR . ( Reported bg ottr London CorretpondentJ On Monday evening , a very numerous meeting took . faoe is tie spacious Hill of the Sod *] Institution , J ^ street , Tottenham Cosrt Road , to receive the Ljt of ft deputation which w appointed a * the * 2 T great metropolitan meeting , at White Conduit goose , to trait on fh » Marfnis of Normanby , with a memorial , relative to the increased Hi-treatment of ye . Feargos O'Connor , la the York Castle Bastila . The boor for taking the chair -was announced to be ggai o ' clock ; bat as early at seven , the galleries wen pearly filled with respectably attired persons , many of jljem fem&les , and at the hour far commencing business , tfg Hall was crowded in every part

      i ; £ ts minutes past eight precisely , Mr . PsxT , a jjunjeyman carpenter , "was called to the chair , and £ ngjed the business of the evening , by recalling to the jje ^ lfi ction of the meeting the circumstances under ibidn the deputation had been appointed ; denouncing , fe very energetic manner , the conduct of the "higher pofrers , " as well as « f tioae who , " dressed in a little bief authority , " had treated Mr . O'Connor with an Imominy fitted only for felons , or for men convicted of Mme diabolical offence . ( Shame . ) Whea Feaxgus O'Connor was persecuted , Chartism was persecu ted ; vaen O'Connor was attacked , the liberty of the press w attacked ; and those who were friends of the Qarter and of the liberty of the press , should therefore bJIt round him , and show to the base minions of

      tyr anny , that the ; should not sacrifice the people ' s toed ard rained friend . { Loud and prolonged cheerlag . ) if he ( Mr . Peat ) were to be asked , was Mr ; Fearfu s O'Connor a man of greater talent than any otfr » r in the ranks of the people , be would answer bo ; were he asked , was Mr . O'Connor a man of greater boeesty , be would answer no ; or a man who had made greater sacrifice than any other man for the people ' s bus , be would still answer no ; but , were he asked if ji ^ O'Connor was a man of greater energy than any gtber T »«» now engaged in agitating for the Charter , fe » would answer yes . { Prolonged cheering . ) Yes ; fee had thrown his seal , and talent , and energy , into ibt people ' s ranks , and fought against the foes of the Tins man , determined never to rest till he saw the

      Porting classes of this country politically free . ( Great peering- ) In ordar to saow the meeting what the ( jflretment of the country were inflicting on jecb i man as this , he would read them a letter ^ tt& had a ppeared in the Northern Star of January 12 ft , signed " A Citian of York , " and which was feiffl a : the evidence of a stranger , uninfluenced by the fcefingi which might naturally influence Mr . Bobson , T ^ cse letter in the same pa per was even more harrow w jtffl . ( The letter was here read , and received with danmcat ory exclamations of " Shame , " tc . &c . ) The Quinnan proceeded to say , that though the Whigs p ^ M got wish to see Mr . O'Connor die in York Castle , they plainly manifested their determination to ¦ n ssdermine his constitution , that they did not care

      btnr soca he died after he came out . Indeed , who had ever come out of their hell-boles without their constitaijon suffering' Let that meeting recollect that one ¦ jj ffrn had been made . ( Hear , hear .: Alts , poor Qjyten ! and LoTett , too , had not known a night ' s rat for many mouths ; while Vincent , who had just emerged from one of their murder-traps , was scarcely ¦ tie to dagger . : Hear , hear . ) When he reflected on these tilings , it made >» " > wonder that the people did not rise m tkeii might , and crush the system at once , that g jnirM lajt no longer . tLoud cheering . ) The Whigs ttHWgit by these persecutions to inflict " a heavy blow ¦ cd son discouragement ' 1 upon Chartism ; but while the evils of the country remained untonched , all their prosecutions and incarcerations would be worse than futile ; for , for erery Feargus O'Connor taken away , they would baTe a hundred zealous missionaries to propagate their principles ; and for every honest Chartist humured , they would bare scores of staunch working sen , who would neTer relax in their energies till they had caused the principles of the People ' s Charter to be embodied in the law of the land . ( Loud cheering . ) Would to Heaven fs&id Mr . P . ) we had Feargus OCon-Bor kere this evening , to plead with bis eloquence for the rest of the political victims ; but , ere another week lapses , he win know that the working men of London are indignant at the treatment he and they baTe re-¦ ceJred ; and , if one thing more than another will cheer tun up , it wil ] be the knowledge that the working -dises lore the man who has dared and suffered so nmch for their cause , and who , by his eloquence , has -converted whole Tillages in one day to th * trne principles of aemscxatie liberty . After some other observations , Mr . Peat resumed the chair , amid repeated and ¦ giVhraRWtie cheering .

      lit . Spcbk , on the part of himself and coadjutors of the deputation , appointed to wait on the Marquis of 2 ? ormsnby , with the Memorial , here read their correspondence with toe Home Office , which was received £ by the audience wM varying tokens of popular feeling , in the shape of hisses , groans , " Oh , the rascals . '" &c £ & iTbe letters having already appeared in the Martian Star , from our London Correspondent , it wffl be neediest to repeat them in this place . ; Haying reported progress , he would ask leave to go on further . The deputation had been exceedingly anxious that their mission should be successful , because n « man could tell where the shoe pinched so well as him who had felt S » gripe . ( Hear . ) The cruelties and persecutiozs infieted on Feargus O'Connor could not be adequately

      described , though they might be imagined ; and the man who would not exert himself to alleviate the sufferings of one who was enduring sn unconstitutional pBaisimeni , aggravated by treatment not even included la the sentence , deserted a taste of the r * d himself . ( Loud cheers . ) Aad for what was this treatment inflicted on Mr . O'Connor ? What had be done ? Had he robbed anybody ? Uto : he was trying to catch the UiieTes— , tremendous applause;—by whom the working sinless had so long been robbed of the produce of their toil . ' Continued cheering ) It was not his ( Mr . Spurr r province to point out to the meeting the course they should puxgae in this business , whether they anould go before the House of Commons or not ; but hs pkdfed hinaelf to nse every exertion to get their friend —feargus O'Connor , out of the miaerablejiell in which he is immured . But , while they advocated the cause

      of 3 Ir . O'Connor , they would not forget that there were nun of their own ri »« sentenced to two sod to three years' imprisonment , with the addition of ha » d labour to their sentence , avowedly because they were working men ; yet the time-serving Judges and the servile preas -say there is 501 one law for the rich and another for the poor . He congratulated the meeting , by anticipation , on the time when Mr . O'Connor ' s chains would be knocked off , s » nd when he would be again among them . He rejoiced that the trades in Manchester were coining oat nobly—let them recollect that Mr . O'Connor it was who f jugat the battles of the Borchester labourers , sad of the Glasgow cotton-spinners , and the thousands who weuld fee ready to meet him with open arms en his liberation would make the very fou » dations of tyranny trembla Jlr . Spun tst down raj warmly applauded .

      Mr . Boggis I who was announced from the chair as the Reverend Ed-srard Boggis ) came forward to mova the first resolution . He appeared before the meeting * st with the title conferred on him by the Chairmana title which he discarded , because be considered ths greater prrt of those who assumed it were merely wolyes in sheep ' s clothing—( laughing and cheers)—he appeared before them as a Chartist , the noblest title ™* ti could bear . They were not contending merely against power , but against the powers -of wickedness in high places ; and though the working classes had been libelled , basely libelled , by a hireling press , the trade 3 begin to smell Chartism ; the thousands working in the bowels of the earth , and the thousands working in the very seat of politicil wickedness , the

      metropolis jdl these now smelt Chartism , and they would shake down the gaudy fabric of corruption , and erect something noVler on its rains . ( Loud cheering . ) They had met to protest agairst the indignities and ill-treatment inflicted on their tried friend and champion , Feargus O ' Connor ; bat , it was not -with 3 ir . O'Connor ¦ alone that the-ir sympathy would be evinced ; they remembered Carrier and Peddie , and the rest who had keen compelled acmally to snek the perspiration from iieir shirts , to allay the raging fever of their thirst , "vrhila tortured in ths infamous bastiles of the Whigs . ( Continued marks of indignation- ' And all this in a Christian land : a land of Bibles—( cheers *—aye , and a land of BisboEs too . ( L ^ ugbter and cheers . ) The blood of Clayton was at the door of Whiggery , but the ¦ seeds of Chartism had been sown in it , and they would taie root , eTen as " the blood ot the martyrs was the

      * eed of the Church ; " and where the seeds once take root they would be sure to produce fruit . ( Cheers . ) Mr . B . then referred to some of the doings of the " cage of « nclean birds , " as he denominated the ' national" body « f St . Stephen ' s , by reason of whom tsaid he ) the whole land had groaned with cruel and wicked judgments ; justice had taken flight ;\ "Stem persecution has raised her iron rod , And the pride < st man is called the power of God . " They were a bad 1 st altogether ;/( a voice " that's a true summing * ap -, "; so bad , that it would be hard to pick ¦ out the worst , from the" " King of Ireland" to the " father of the Reform BilL " "" Of these two , which the worst is , decide if you can , Little Finality John , or the big monster Dan . ¦ iLond laoghter and cheers . ; Mr . Boggis concluded by moving the following resolution : —

      "That this meeting views with surprise and astonishment the unprecedented conduct of Lord > "or-Kanby , in rsfnsing an interview to a deputation , appointed by the inhabitacis ef London , in public meeting assembled , for the purpose of presenting a memorial , praying an inquiry into the illegal and barbarous treatment « f Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., now a prisoner ia York Castle ; and believing such refusal to be inconsistent with the office of her Majesty's Secretary of State , ttiE meeting , is therefore of opinion , that his Lyrd ship sref isal arose from his htstile and implacable ^ unrity ta bis noble and generous prisoner ; and , therefore , we express our unqualified contempt of bis ungentlemanly conduct " Mr . "VTail seconded the resolution , because he co » - aidered ibat the Marquis of Xormtnby had not acted

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      with that etiquette which was due , and usually observed , towards deputations' from public meetings . ( Hear , hear . ) As , however , the Marquis had sent an inspector of the A division to this meeting , ( alluding to an officer of that fores who was present in diagniae . ) h « rejoiced to think that hia Lordship "rould be told that the working classes considered he had departed from his duty and Ms station , and that , though a Mar . quit , be had proved himself to be no gentleman . ( Tumultuous cheering . ) Some persons wished him to point ont the officer ; but he ( Mr . W . ) would not do so , because this was a public meeting , and that individual had a right to attend ; he was only happy and glad that the commissitners of the police had thought it worth while to send an insoeetor to mart their t >

      rodeedings . ( Cheers . ) The memorial to the Marquis was his own bantling , and he had a right to protect it ; but there was a method of doing business without resortin&to words that amounted to froth and meant nothing ; and whfl * they would tell the House of Commons that the Home Secretary was not polite , they would endeavour to procure for Mr . O'Connor such treatment aa Sir Francis Burdett and Sir Thomas Cochrane , and others of their class , had experienced in similar circumstances . Though Mr . O'Connor had a padlock placed on him—though he was not allowed to held the slightest eomsiunlcation with any of his friends , except in the presence and hearing of s turnkey—though there was no distinction between his treatment and that of the felon , who had been convicted of somo odious

      crime , not one of the men who " dip in gall their gander quills , and scrawl against the paper , " for the purposes ot party , had come forward to vindicate the outraged liberty of tk « press , in the person of Mr . O'Connor . ( Hear , hear , and cheers . ) Bat the public would even be contented with this , if , in the next newspaper prosecution , the Government would fly at the proprietors instead of the printers , as had invariably been the practice before the trial of Mr . O'Connor . Look at the records in every case of political libel ; but look , especially , at the case of the Times , where " John Lawson , " the printer , is allowed to be the scapegoat of " John Walter , " the proprietor : he hoped , therefore , that in future the same measure would be meted out to the proprietors of the " faction " papers ; and then the system would speedily be rooted out . { Loud cheers . ) The Whigs had treated Mr .

      O'Connor , tat as a political offender , but as a malefactor ; h was an attempt to put down the Chartist press , but the attempt had most signally failed , and the people had now to demand that the infernal system of espionage should be altered . " You , " said Mr . W ., " have a duty to perform , and yon are not men if you do not act : I tell you , you are not men , but fellows fit for a meb , and for nothing else . ( Tremendous cheering . ) Each of yon petition the House of Commons ; shew that corrupt House that you have the mind to think , and the will to act—shew that you are men . The question is in your hands ; act , for the sake of your friend and the friend of humanity , FearguB O'Connor—act , for the sake of the imprisoned victims : you will thus bring credit on yourselves , ameliorate your condition , assist the victims , and crown your triumph by obtaining the passing of the People ' s Charter . " ( Loud and prolonged cheering , lasting for many seconds , )

      The Cuaibxa . 3 announced that Mr . Sankey would have been present , but for extreme indisposition . The resoluti on was then put , and unanimously adopted . Mr . Chapm a > ' was called on to move the next resolution , which was as follows : — " This meeting , seeing that the Marquis of y onnanby has refused an interview with the deputation appointed by the inhabitants of London , in public meeting assembled , are of opinion , that a petition should be presented to the House of Commons , praying them to take the "matter into their most serious consideration , and for the purpose of liberating Mr . O'Connor , and all other so called political prisoners . "

      It seemedto him ( Mr . Chapman ) to be a singular course to ask the House of Commons to do that duty for the Marquis of Normanfcy , for which his Lordship was so well pdd fcy the country ; and it one Englishman more than another had a right to be attended to in his reqnests , it was the working man , « ut of whese earnings the Marquis was paid . ( Cheers . ) Mr . O'Connor , who was the acknowledged representative of all the bard hands , fustian jackets , and unshorn chins , had been nnjustly treated in his dungeon ; the working men of London had appointed representatives to remonstrate with the Marquis against that treatment , yet he ( the Marquis ) . refuasd to see them ; thsy must therefore tell the * o called People ' s House of the misbehaviour of the Home Secretary , though he , for one , did not think

      much good would come out of that course , for " such as was the sample , such would be the sack . " ( Loud cheering ) . Bat it no good effect be produced on the House , the case would be different as regards the eountry :. the statement of facts in their petition would set the people a-thinking ; and when they thought they would begin to act The motto that , " For a nation to be free it is sufficient that she wills it , " had now become mere household words , for the people must be in a position to enforce their will , by rising in ths majetty of their might , —( loud and general cheering , )—rising , he would repeat , not with arms , but in the might of united minds . ( Continued cheering . ' Make the people a thinking people , be cared not by what

      means—even with the Bible if they would—and Engl and would witness a revolution in which there would be no use for military or for bludgeon men , — jloud cheers );—the people would have arms that neither soldier nor policeman could cope with ; that neitker acts of Parliament , nor gagging laws , backed by substantial truncheons , muskets , and cutlasses , could parry—they would have the arms of united iideU-XQenat ; and if th * tyrant * tremWed before the pioneers of the Charter , what would they do when the mighty phalanx should come on , to dispute the ground inch by inch , and march at last over the prostrate carcase of oligarchical tyranny , to the long-looked for land of freedom and equality . ( Enthusiastic cheering . *

      Mr . PASK EB seconded the resolution : —This meeting had been called to tell them that the Marquis of Normanfcy had insulted the men of London . Were they surprised at it ? I" > 'o ! " ) Ko ; be should think not ; the Government minions who could murder a Clayton , and destroy for ever tke constitutions of the rest of their political victims , could afford to risk a small insult to the ' unrepresented me * of London- Mr . P . proceeded to denounce the conduct of the Whigs towards Peddie , earner , - and the rest of the working men new in different gaols for political offences ; declaring that though it was a strong term to use , he would do so , before the blae bottles who were present , and deliberately state his belief , that in the conduct pursued towards these poor men , the Whigs desire nothing shor t of their

      judicial murder . ( Loud cheering . ) The resolution which he had to second , was a pill for Lord J » onnanby and he wanted that meeting to act the Doctor with it ( Laughter and cheers . ) He wanted a host of blistered hands and unshorn chins , so to place Feargus O'Connor as to make his power ten times more than it bad ever been . ( Hear , hear . ) He had seen Mr . O'Connor previo&s to going to York , and in allusion to the treatment he expected , be ( Mr . P . ) remarked that be supposed they vtould relax in some degree the punishment on him , being ODe of their own class ; when Mr . O'Connor replied , " Damn them , no ; they'll tie me up aa tight as . a sweep in a chimney -, " which they had done , and something more , II any persons whom he knew

      had determined during the whole of tbe ensuing spring end summer to prepare for going to York in carriages and tour when Mr . O'Connor's time -was expired , by saving the money they should otherwise expend in going to Greenwich Fair and other places of amusement ; and there meet Mr . O'Connor as he ought to be met fcy tae working men of London , as well as of every place in the kingdom ; he should be presented with the affectionate remembrances of the -werking men of the metropolis , whose attachment to him would be unalterable so long as he kept the principles of the People ' s Coarter as his ruling guide . ( Tremendous applause . ) In conehision , he exhorted them to support the victims , to remember Frost , Williams , and Jones ; to work hard for ttu > " Charter , and no surrender ; " and sat down

      amidst protracted cheermg . ¦ Mr . Cleave rose to support the resolution ; as it was getting late , he would n » t detain the meeting by any lengthened remarks , but he fslt somewhat in a dilemma : was it intended to petition the House of Commons , tkat an inquiry should be made as to the conduct of the Marquis of Normanby , or , as to the treatment of Feargms O'Connor in York Castle ? ( Hear . ) If the former , he confessed that it seemed to him to be a hopeless case ; but they might do both , by bringing before the House of Commons the conduct of the Marquis of Normanby towards the deputation , and also the conduct of tbe Hone Secretary , in relation to the treatment of Mr . O'Connor . iCheers . ) Let them look aside far a moment , and imagine what Feargus O'Connor would say , if he were now present ; he would tell

      them , as the two last plain-spoken and honest men bad told them , that in order to naflte the Marquis « f Normanby fed , the working men should set forth their unalterable determinatiom that all the victims should be treated as they ongat to be . ( Loud cheers . ) What , then , did he adviae 1 He would have each man become a missionary ; for the evil of these meetings was , that those who deserve the censure of beiog apethetic were the absent ; the loungers about in the tap-rooms ; not those who exerted themselves in their respective spheres to promote tbe cause of political justice , but the masses who bung like a dead weight upon their fellows , and whom despotism bad made itnpid , and ignorant , and Wbiggism bad determined to keep so . iCbeers . ) He did not recommend expensive meetings , then ; but , that there should be no excuse as to the principles of th » Charter being unknown ; wherever there was a

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      human being ignorant of our principles , there waa work to do , and the office of a missionary would begin . ( Hear . ) Let each man take care thathis bool * . and Start , and tracts , did not lay idle , but let them be lent about and aeoi about in every direction—{ hear , heu );—and in a few months tbe face of thi » g » would be changed , and instead of meeting in tens and hundreds , they would meet in thousands , till the Whig and Tory Lords sunk into their native insignificance . ( Hearj At that moment , letthem reflect that Carrier was pining in the dungeon of the Devizes bastile , and when the morning ' s bell shall ring , he would be compelled to renew his never-changing toil on the tread-mill ; and for what ? for maintaining his principles as an honest Chartist , and a working man , and for reiterating those

      principles on his trial . ( Hear , hear , and cheering . ) He ( Mr . Cleave ) knew sufficient of Mr . O'Connor to venture the assertion that bis advice would be to think of all the victims- —to think of Frost , Williams , and Jones—to carry out the principles of democracy , and sympathise with alL ( Loud cheer *) It was trne that the Northern Star had risen in London from a few scores up to thousands ; but the people bad the power to rise it still higher , and they might rely on it that the power they would thus give , would be wielded to taeir advantage , ( cheers ) , the greater would be the ability it would develope , and the greater the capital brongbt to its back to carry out its principles . ( Hear , hear . ) In relation U the conduct of the Marquis of Normanby and the underlings , as well as of the magistrates at the various places where the victims have been incarcerated , he expressed it as his conviction tkat < tll must work for good ; it would hasten the genera ! perception of tbe necessity for every man being

      represented in Parliament—for until Universal Suffrage should be obtained , they could nsfc expect equal laws , nor could they expect just decisions from a magistrate who considered property all-paramount The things he had seen in the prisons he had to pass through , would make a heart of granite melt ; and such things would continue until the people were fully represented inahouae of their two . ( Hear , bear ) In conclusion he wonld say , that his heartfelt prayer was , that they and thousands more would bind the Charter more firmly than ever to their hearts ; whatever they might give way to , from a regard to the feelings or tempers of others , they must never give way upon the niffroQt ( prolonged cheers ;) they should choose rather to die upon the spot , and shed the blood which their fathers gave ( cheers ,- ) whilst for his own part , ha would sooner than yield the right to the suffrage , die in one of the gaols , and there rot as a martyr to his principles . Mr . C . sat down loudly cheered .

      Mr . Fuzzon ( from the body of the meeting ) , before the resolution was put , wished to make an observation . He was told he should make himself ridiculous by this exhibition , but he could * nt help it , if he did ; so long as he could make them understand what be meant , that was as much oratory as he cared about He would tell them , then , candidly , that he thought , while they were about it , they might as well " go the whole hog , " as halfway—( hear , hear , and applause)—all the victims had already suffered ten times more than they ought , and , instead of asking for " a mitigation of punishment , " he wanted them , to demand the "liberation . " ( Hear , bear , and renewed cheering . ) He was no speaker , but he felt as honest and anxious in the cause as the most talented among them , and those being his sentiments , be should like to see them adopted by the meeting .

      Mr . Jordan ( a journeyman joiner , also from the body of the meeting , ) in a quaint but idling speech , which was warmly applauded , seconded the amendment , which being acceded to by the mover and seconder of the resolution , consequently stood as tbe substantive motion , and , on being put from the chair , was ananimously carried , amid reiterated plaudits . Mr . Ross proposed the following petition to the House of Commons : — To th * Honourable the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland , in Parliament asstmbled , The Petition of the Inhabitants of London , In Public Meeting assembled , Sheweth ,

      That your petitioners , in approaching your Honourable House , for tbe purpose of laying before you the sufferings of a man beloved by the people , and now confined in York Castle , for a political libel , have been moved hereto , by the consideration of the oft-repeated , and constantly reiterated , declaration of the admirers of things as they are , that the whole people are virtually represented therein ; we , your petitioners , therefore , as part and parcel of the whole , whose interests your high delegated powers enable you to protect , come before you , in tbe full assurance that this our petition will receive at your hands that consideration the importance ot its statements aad allegations demand .

      W « need not remind your Honourable House , that Feargus O'Connor , Esquire , is now a prisoner in York Castle , sentenced to a long confinement of eighteen months , for publishing what is called a libel , and seven of which are nntrptred ,- bat merely to l » y before yon the illegal , unconstitutional , and unprecedented manner in which he has been treated . In doing so , your petitioner ! are desirous of avoiding exaggerations , and giving a higWcolouring to what we consider the barbarities and cruelties , of which the prisoner and your petitioners most justly complain ; but , when we consider that arbitrary power has usurped the throne of justice , and the most refined cruelties are perpetrated under the same of law , rules , and regul ations , we cannot find language sufficiently strong to express our hatred of such abominations .

      That it was with surprise and astonishment we received tbe information that , in addition to the sentence of imprisonment directed by tbe Judge , this nobleminded patriot and champion of our lights was forced to perform the most degrading offices ; that the yard which was allotted him for air and exercise was taken from him and given to felons ; that the room in which he waa confined was so filled with smoke , that , in order te obtain air , tbe windows were always open ; and that he is constantly watched by an officer of the prison to prevent any private conversation with bis friends on matters of business . Feeling , therefore , that his Situation to-day might be ours to-morrow , we lost no time in making ( as we thought ) an application to the proper quarter .

      In public meeting assembled , to the number of fifteen hundred , we adopted a memorial , to the Marquis of Normanby , praying for enquiry , and appointed a deputation to present and support the prayer of the tame ; bat his Lordship refused as interview because he could not see what good purpose would be answered thereby , —at once dashing the cup of hope from our lips , by refusing to hear our prayers , and insulting us through our deputation . We , therefore , turn , with feelings of disgust , from the Noble Lord , ( whose vision we believe to be rendered oblique through prejudice and personal resentment , ) to your Honourable House , which we will not presume to insult , by praying for that you will be ready to grant We , therefore , demand , in the name ot ths peopIe^—in the name of justice , reason , and humanity , the liberation of all the prisoners confined for political offences .

      We also submit to your Honourable House , that her Majesty's Ministers have justly forfebed the confidence of the people ; and hope you will address the throne , praying their dismissal from office , and the calling tbe men to power who may be able to see what good purpose may be answered by courteously listening to the people's prayer . And your petitioners will ever pray . Signed on behalf of the meeting , R . Phat , Chairman . Mr . Ridley seconded the adoption of that petition .

      It was a source of congratulation to that meeting to know that , besides the reporter for their ovtn paper , the Norther * Star— ( cheers )—they had the presence of the reporter for the Weekly Dispatch . ( Long-continued and repeated cheering ensued on the mention of the latter paper . ) Here , then , was the great moral power of thB people ; two of the principal papers in the kingdom woald record their sentiments , and convey their principles to every town and village in the empire . After a feeling address on the subject mattter of the victims generally , and Mr . O'Connor particularly , Mr . Ridley sat down , loudly cheered .

      Mr . Walls moved that the words " by the most corrupt and profligate Government of modern times , " be omitted from the fourth clause of the petition . There c « uld be no doubt of the fact ; but as telling the truth might be deemed " disrt « pectfur to the Honourable House , and might cause the rejection of the petition , he thought the words would be better omitted . Mr . Spwbb thought otherwise , and would eontend for the petition as it stood . A seconder for Mr . Wall ' s amendmimt having appeared , it was put and carried . Mr . Neesom , amid much cheering , moved the next resolution : — " That this meeting pledges itself to mse renewed xertions in favour of Messrs . Frost , Williams , and Jones , and all the other political victims ; and also to agitate , without ceasing , until the People's Charter becomes the law of the land . "

      Our report having run to s « great a length , we are compelled to curtail Mr . Neesoin's very able address , which was attsntively listened to and warmly applauded . One circumstance , however , mentioned by him in the course of kis speech , we deem too important to be omitted . It is well known that no beer or Bpirite can be obtained in the metropolis before one o ' clock on Sunday , yet aj the " Duke of Wellington , " Northstreet , Whitechapel , the landlord of which house took

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      part with the police In the memorable Betbnal Green affair , Mr . JTeesom asserted that gin and beer might be had at an / hoar on the Sunday morning , and that the police " were aware of it . " He exhorted them to " touch not , taste not , handle not the unclean thing which gave their enemies itrengtb , and produced weakness to themselves ; let them down with the cup and up with the Charter . " ( Continued cheering . ) Mr . Booth seconded the resolution , which was also carried unanimously . It was moved that the petition , be entrusted to Ms . Fielden for presentation , and that Messrs . Duneomb * and Wakley . bo requested to support it ; to which an . amendment was moved , that Mr . Duncombe should be requested to presftnt it , and . the other Hon . Members to support it , which wa « agreed to . ' A vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman , and acknowledged by him . " Three cheers" of the right tixe ware next given for Feargus O'Connor , and the company were treated to " a song" by Mr . Giles Lovett , who gave tbe " Marsellaise Hymn" as ajinale .

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      REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE LAMBETH NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . Mew akd Bbbthben , —We appear before yon this night too ^ sign that trust which has hitherto been delegated to u * . In doing so , we think it incumbent upon us to lay before you a brief statement of the diOculties incurred , the duties performed , and a general outline of the future prospects of this Association . In tbe month of October last we entered upon ont official oareer , encountering , necessarily , and eventually ovBroomin ^ all the perplexity and vexatious im pedimenta incident to an infant society , having first to dive into and ascertain the true meaning of the orgiuators of the plan ere we could efficiently act upon It

      But , men of Lambeth , it is with becoming and honest pride we state , that , in spite of all obstacles , the Association is now in a tar more commanding and prosperous situation than when we originally entered upon office . We then found a new-born Association , struggling into existence : we now leave it in comparative maturity and power . We then found an illunderstood and imperfect organisation : now , by recent arrangements , we have perfected a system for the concentration of the physical and moral energies of the working eitatea , upon » given point , unexampled and unequalled in any period of English history .

      We commenced our duties with scanty resaurces and funds ; we now leave the Association unlnvolved , nay , a considerable balance in our sub-Treasurer ' s hands . W « were elected to office but by twenty individuals / in Lambeth only ¦ . we resign office into the hands of two hundred members , located not only in Lambeth , but also in Bormondsey , Camber well , Walworth , and Wandsworth . We found a huge unshapen mass of raw material : we have therewith erected an edifice in tbis county worthy of Chartism , which will defy alike the poisonous blasts of envy and malice , or tbe insidious undermining of false friends . Men of Lambeth , it would be derogatory to ourselves , as well as insulting to

      you , were we to dwell at any considerable length upon our services performed . Suffice it to remind you , that the frequent and complete overthrow of tbe anti-Corn Law party , and the utter destruction of their sophistry , sufficiently proves that we did our duty in giving you the opportunity of performing yeurs . The great demonstration on behalf of our expatriated countrymen , Frost , Williams , and Jones , must be sti ll fresh in your recollection . On that exciting occasion , Lambeth proudly took her station in advance , second to none either in numbers , respectability , or necessary subscriptions . Brethren , your Council were not then found wanting .

      We beg , also , to remind you that as far as eur circumstances would permit , we have sought to advance the cause by the spread of information , both by lectures and discussions . Nearly the very last act of our official existence has been marked by the approval , in Council , of a plan for the dissemination of political tracts . In the late glorious triumph at Leeds , your Council took care that Lambeth bad also her delegate there , supported in part by Lambeth money .

      This night , by nominating our proportion of the County Council , we complete our labours . We have performed , to the best of our ability , all that the Executive has commanded us to do . We have hitherto been your officers ; we now fall back into the ranks of our brethren , with the calm consciousness of having endeavoured to do our duty faithfully , thereby making way tor our equally honest and enthusiastic , but not more zealous successors : many impediments to tbeir onward march we have removed , but a wide field is still open for tbeir future operations .

      Tbis county , according to the last census , numbers 486 , 326 inhabitants . Alas . ' how small a minority can we rank as Chartists ! Always remember that until the majority of the nation are favourable to the Charter , we cannot reasonably expect that great boon will be conceded to us . Brethren , in conclusion , we most earnestly implore yen , as you value your « wn happiness , and tbe welfare of your children , be not lukewarm in this great —tbis holy cause . We most sincerely and candidly tell you , that tho man who , knowing what the Charter really la ., and the benefits to be derived therefrom , and yet having the means , neglects or refuses to pay his trifling subscription for the furtherance of the cause , is wholly unworthy of those blessings and advantages sought to be bestowed

      upon him . Again we exhort you to pay implicit obedience to the summons of your respective class leaders . We wish you to imagine that the success of the undertaking depends upon your presence and punctuality at the place of meeting ; should you be called from your homes and needlessly , your class leaden are answerable to the Council , the Council to the main body . We are even now sufficiently unanimous to defeat the machinations of our enemies , if we but act with prudence , with zeal , and with unity . Often has it been , brethren , that when you were enjoying every domestlo felicity , or perhaps your eyes closed in balmy sleep , in sweet forgetfuluess of all your woes , your officers have braved the pitiless pelting of the storm , unmindful of the acting of their limbs , weary with unceasing toil , and have snatched from needful rest many a midnight hour .

      Men and brethren , we have planted the tree of the Charter in the County of Surrey ; we have trained it , we have watched , we have watered it with unremitting care , attention , and perseverance . With joy we see it spreading its branches on every side ; with inexpressible gladness we see it ^ glve promise of bringing forth fruit , peace , plenty , and concord . We fondly hope that its roots and fibres are entwined round your h earts ; take heed it be not torn thence , but with your life ' s blood .

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      MESSRS . COLLINS AND O'NEIL'S ADDRESS . No . II . TO THE WORKING CLASSES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM . " The partition wall which circumstances bad run up between Reformers of the Middle and Working Classes is already begun to be pulled down . "Spectator . B RETHREN , —Permit us to congratulate you upon the high position of your movement , and especially upon the truth of the sentence above quoted . Much have we laboured , and long have we desired to bring about its fall accomplishment . Often have we labeared despairingly . At times the suffering , togetherwith the misdirected steal of the employed , and the

      deepseated pride and prejudice of the employer , seemed almost impassable barriers ; but through nil we had Btrong faith in the justice of our principles , and of their ultimate adoption by all who were oppressed ; nor have we been disappointed , for , although the minds of many of our countrymen , of the middle classes , were for a time overwhelmed with the flood of prejudice and ignorance , we rejoice that the deluge is rapidly subsiding , and that the ark of reason and justice has found an Ararat to rest upon . Especially do we feel proud of the widely different position you now hold from that which , on former occasions of political intercourse with the middle classes , you were -wont to occupy . The dignity of labour bids fair to secure its legitimate place in society , and , without opposing wealth , to

      demand that it shall be p laced with it upon a political equality . We are more and more persuaded , thai the most tfficient way to prepare a people for the enlightened use of their rights , is to engage them in an agitation to obtain them ; never has maxim been more completely verified than in the spirit of calm , yet earnest inquiry , that has pervaded the later stages of the Chartist agitation . Principles of political economy have been discussed by the people , which , but a few years ago , were considered so abstruse as only to be understood by those whose profession was legislation ; every passing event has been measured by tie masses with a scrutinising , almost with a prophetic , aye , and scarcely has a single atom , in the vast and designedly

      complicated machinery of ¦ Chireh / . arid State , been left unscanned and unexplored by the penetrating search of the people ' s eagle ey * The Chartist prefs , pulpit , and platform have seofe forth thoughts , and implanted kopes , which , like lightnings , are alive in every bosom of the multitude ; mo wonder , therefore , that when they appeared on * he Leeds hustings , they came possessed of minds , principles , and determinations of their own ; they wer » no longer as they used to foe , assenting inferiorr ,, or mere pre ssure-froni-without-machinory ; they aaked *© t of the middle classes leadership , but allian ce ; not superiority , but co-oper . ition ; their motto was a boM and independent one— " With you if . we ma '/ , wittuKt you if wo mi it . "

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      Brethren , —Wehave cautioned you to be wary of being led by men of jobi own ranks ; we oppose leader . « hlp in Caartfam ; ao wonder , therefore , that we caution you to watch wbU every step yon take In political intercourse with tt » middle clams , Whether in your own ranks , or in your Intercourse with others ho maxim to more ennolttng , as we ll as useful than "think for yourselves . " Observe tbla , and we need not caution yon against deceiver * , for you cannot be deceived . To be deceived , implies aa modi Intellectual want on your side as moral turpitude « n the other and

      the man who tells you that yon cans ** aateiy admit to yeur ranks the middle classes * has either some sinister object in view , or entertains snob a low opinion of your moral rectitude and intellectual strength , a * to doubt your capability of thinking for yourselves , or of distinguishing between right and wrong . M is a Mistrusting of the intelligence of the people , and Iron whatever quarter it come , or however civilly ib be-worded , it is an . insult , founded on tbe self-same reason whereby the expedtewy politicians withhold from then their rights , vis . their Imputed want of dfaarimi » a « i » g intelligence .

      Btethren , —We see no reason to entertain neb an opiaton of yo <»; we therefore toy , receive all mem who admire the principles of your Charter ; withosft distinction « l sect < x class ; nay more , we say invite all . The waa who gains a single penny to the fun « b , or a single same to toe lists of Chartism , has- , inscribed his name hononmbly . on . the pages of liberty ' s book of life , no matter from whatever class they come . Wehav * said , receive and invite them ; nay more , we ask von to ennoble yosrselves intellectually and morally , that thus yoa nay silently obtain respect and admiration for tbe j ^ rtMipk * yon advocate . If every Chartist was . so elevated by pare morality , and expanding intaUeet , as to become in reality a man , then would be possess » moral power , which would so inform the judgment ,

      and so secure tbe respect , even of bis enemies-,, that many of them wortd listen to hia kind , yefr dignified , exposition of fcets and troths , and , becoming insensibly convinced , would feel such a lively faith in ttte excellence of the Charter , that they would leave our meetings rejoicing in having found the truth . In all your attempts to spread your principles , never loae sight of their full efficiency to gain an entrance into the most prejudiced mind , if they are presented in their pure and native beauty , ¦ nsnliied and vmmarredbj the errors of the advocate ; remember , also , that steady morality wins more than the most sublime intellect accompanied with vice ; men and principles will be identified ; and , we fear , too « ften have noble and exalted principles suffered very greatly from a want of

      equal nobility © a the part ot the advooate . On the method of advocating , much depends . Ever distinguish between vituperation and argument ; remember that insult and animadversion are not convictions and never for a moment conceive that swaggering Billingsgate , is either dignity or determination . We have been thus particular in our advice to you , because we are fully sensible of the immense importance of Chartism to the cause of humanity , civilization and religion ; on the speedy success of Chartism depends the happiness of millions of human beings in almost every part of the world . Britain is so linked with the interests of all

      nations , that the dial hand of the world ' s deliverance must move backwards or forwards on the event o £ this movement ; every barrier to its progress is answered by the groans of the human family ; every aid , however feeble , has its reward in the loud acclaim of liberated millions . On , then , and gain strength for the mighty conflict ; let the question be , "Wherein is it that our great strength lieth . " . Reason and experience answer , union ; honoured be that man who is instrumental in effecting union : remember the old saying , " divide the thunder notes , and it becomes a lullaby for children ; but pour them forth in one loud peal , and the loyal sound shall shake the heavens . "

      We remain , your fellow labourers in the cause of freedom , Johh Collins * Brtad-street , Birmingham , Arthuu O'Nem .. Feb . 15 , 1841 .

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      BIRmiNGHAM . —Funeral Sermon . —On Sabbath evening last , in compliance with the announcement from the pulpit on the previous Sabbath , a funeral sermon , on the death of our deceased brother Chartist , Clayton , was preached by Mr , Arthur O'Neil in the Christian Chartist Church . Long before the hour of meeting , the Chapel was crowded in every part . The preacher took his text from Matthew , xix . c . 18 th v . " Thou shalt do no murder . " The effect produced upon , the minds « f the audience was solemn yet cheering ; the choir sang some very appropriate pieces , particularly * the dying Christian . " The crowd was bo great that several females fainted during the service ; and at the close the preacher intimated , that owing to the hundreds who had gone away , the funeral sermon would be again delivered next Sabbath evening . Grand Tka Party . —A tea party of the members and friends of the Christian Chartist Church , was

      held on Monday evening , at five o ' clock , in the Chapel . The arrangeaents entirely devolved upon the ladies and were most excellent . After tea , Mr . Collius was voted to the chair , and proposed the first sentiment , " The sovereign people f the next sentiment was " the People ' s Charter , may it speedily become the law of the land , " The chairman said that he intended to call upon Mr . O'Neil to respond to it , but as he was aware that the ladies had deputed one of their number to present Mr . O'Neil with a token of their respect and esteem of hi ? services , he would call upon her to perform this agreeable duty , and call upon Mr . O'Neil to respond to both in one speech . He then introduced to the meeting Miss Lawley , who was received with applause , aad who delivered & neat aadress , at the conclusion of which she presented Mr . O'Neil with a beautiful velvet waistcoat . Mr . O'Neil replied at considerable length .

      Frost , WnxrAMS , and Jones Restoration Committee . —Tail praiseworthy and truly industrious Committee held their weekly meeting at tbe Hall of Science , Lawrence-street , on Tuesday evening last , Mr . Barratt , of Whittall-street , in the chair . He stated , that , as important business bad to be transacted , he hoped order would be kept and due attention paid . He then called upon Mr . T . P . Green to read the minutes of the last meeting . After they had been read and confirmed , Mr . Green proceeded to read the week ' s correspondence . He read a letter from Preston , inquiring whether their memorial had been received . Tbe Secretary promised to send an answer to Preston , after he had made the necessary examination . A letter was read from ShrffigJd t « tbe same effect : the Secretary

      stated that it had been received . A letter and memorial was sent from Abergavemiy , signed "David John , " enclosing 4 s , 2 s . lid . of which was paid for carriage A letter from Plymouth stated that tbe Chartist cause was getting on well in that quarter . They wished to know what wat meant by " engrossing . " The Secretary wished it to be generally understood that plain round band would be all that were necessary for drawing up petitions . Letters were read from Sutton-in-Ashfleld , containing 5 « ., signed " John Tomlinson ; " from Huddersfield , containing a money order ; from Chorley , requiring » copy ef the petition and memorial ; from Frome , with an address , and 2 s . Ud ., signed " James Cooke ; " and from Heywood , stating that the memorial had been agreed to , and promising to send money ,- one

      was also received from Stourbridge , containing 10 s . Mr . Henry Green then addressed the meeting on the state of the country , and , in referring to the rumoured war with America , made the following remarks : — " He bad beard that a war was likely to take place between this country and America . He did not care what end came of the matter : he for one would have nothing to do with it . He would not fight to protect the property ot men who denied him bis rights , and endeavoured to starve him . " Mr . T . P . Green wished to draw their attention to the importance of entrusting the memorials and petitions to the care of some competent and trustworthy person ; he would , therefore , move that Mr . Barratt be requested to take them into his care . This

      was seconded by Mr . Bough , and unanimously agreed to . Mr . Candy then delivered a short address , showing the necessity for increased exertion on behalf of Frost , &c , and advised those present to take petition sheets into their neighbourhoods and workshops , and also to wait on the shopkeepers for tbeir signatures . Throughout the whole of the districts that he bod visited , they were alive to the cause of Frost and hia companions . He hoped every Chartist would exert himself to procure their return . Mr . Green then announced that he had received 1 , 600 adhesive labels from Manchester with Chartist mottos . A good many were purchased by the meeting , alter which they adjourned to Thursday next

      Natioiui . Charter Association . —The weekly meeting of this body ma held on Tuesday evenimg last ; Mr . Bovgh in the chair . The minutes , of the last meeting wer « read and confirmed , after which the Secretary read letters from vnrious places , approving of the appointment of Mr . Dean Taylor , as a lecturer for that district , and requiring his attendance . The letter front Stoke-upon-Trent , highly approved of Mr . Candy ' s services whilst in their neighbourhood , and stated that ko had done more good there than , any other lecturer . A letter from Mr . Henry Vincent was also read to the meeting , declining to attend at the soiree , on account of previous engagements . Mr . T . P . Green commented , in very strong terms , on Mr . Yincent ' a l etter , and stated that ho thought undue niaans bad been resorted to for the purpose of cansinjj him to decline attending the soiree ; and , from certain occurrences which , ha * recently taken piawj he

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      • 4 ^ 4 -&A thonght there Wm a Fox and Qoou € 9 nb ht Birmingham . The petition to Parliament on behalf of Feargus O'Connor , was then read to . the meeting n ~ . vioM to being sent off U Mr . Dun&nDe for present * tion , h « having agreed to daao , After recapitulatuM tbe various indignities and hardships to which M ? O'Connor was subjected , the petition stated that such treatment conld be meant for nothing leu than alow murder , and that If to happened to di « under its

      infliction it could be called nothing else than cold-blooded mnrdmr . ThejpetWon was agreed to amidst tbe loud and continued cheers of the meeting . Mr . Thomas Dnncombe ' s letter was then read—he stated his willing ness to present the petition . After the transaction of tbe remaining business , the meeting was addressed in able speeches by Messrs . Wbite , Candy , 1 . p Green , and others . Thanks were then given to the Chairman •¦• ttee % hearty cheers were given for ' . «• ' tbe Charter * . . "' - 'ftargnj ©• Connor , " " Frost , vyflHanw , aad Jones ' " and . " the incarcerated Chartists , " after whfch , the meettof separated- *

      i > . n " «^ DNCttr ""* m »« air eraaing last , si Bill ' s Coffee How * , MowMrtra * . Mr . Barratt Jo the chair . The busiest chiefly eossirted ot prepanaons and ptaw for the- gaidare of Mr . Dean Taylor , the newly appointed , feetaxar , and devising means for securing Us regular payment - ^ B £ O 0 fTCB .-Xhei Cbuiwii * tl » Ifational Char&r Associatioa of this ptace ,, having » desire that Mrw George WMte should leotnre ia their town , despatched S ? "l " 25 ^! fcS * f h S * *»» ** « Sunday

      . . SfV 0 ~ nf yWmtbiAer . The deputation ensiste * of Mr . Coofc , who lentil * horse for tbr . occasion , on * Mr Prescot ^ prqprletor of the ^ Gormcr Arms , Red * diteh . Accortinir to prertons anneawwwnt , a meeting was held at t&e Assooiation-roo mv onMwday evening dressed the meeting In a aeat and abprewiate snewh and concluded ^ . introduciDguMr *^ g ? Siite ? 1 £ * Si ¥ ZrL * £ ? " leng * hl ( otn «*»<* Uon ef the ' evils inflicted 03-the working dosses- by tospresent system ; shewed its-injns tic * iirvarfous for ^ Sr / £ :

      tricfcejry of preteated Reforawrs , an * deception of the new Ctortists , or Horisehold S « ffl « 8 e ,. an r » n « -Cora SZZP ^ y * ' ***™ - *«* **> iwwrfthemK " r ^ f */ ° nnl 0 nf * " ** ¦ ¦ «* lw « em » w * 5 and coneluded by an appa * to the fcnwler present ' sfaeXe them the necessitj . of assist ^ the * husband ! tf brothers . He was lecdly cbeewdbyth .-ineettog . The 2 ! « £ « Tha * " 5 voto « f tnanksBffgivea toMa George White . " S . ' - "Th » t tfaetita * . of this ¦ ££ of the Mem Star ; tn his * kfednUs ' in insertmg «! ports of our meeting * " 3 . « Thsf It iff the opinion of this meeting , that tb * rights oMabmtf " can never £ , secured by short

      any meaawpe otfCnivSrsali Suffrage we ,-therefore , pledge- ouwelver never to relax in our exertions until the People ' s Charter becomes the law of the land .- a vote of * thanfcs was- their fiWn to the Kr ^ ? '" ^^ 0 « onno » , the Northern Star , the . incarcerated Chartists , Frost Williams , and Jones , the B *> ple ' s Chaster ; tec .. i » number of females formed themselves into a- Female Charter Association , and several men enrolled themselves members of the association , and- the- meeting : separated It was announced at the meeting , that-Mr . DiM Taylor would lecture at ReddKcfr on Monday , evening next The meeting separated at ten o ' clock , well pleased with the proceedings . The Chartist National Anthem was sung at the conclusion of tbe meetings

      HULn—CHARtisT TOiiiuABsiaHflwcB Amocia-Tiox .-Tho friends of Chartism in Hull , who are desirous to see their country free , not only from political slavery , but tbe degrading slavery , of intemperance . « Ju r 5 ? } themselves into a Sooietj , denominated 7 * *^? andJEast Biding Chartist Xotal Abstinence Association ; " tbe great object being to combine and advocate the two grand principles together , wh « h are calculated not only to better the condition , morally and socially , of the w . rkihg . clawee , under tee present system of tyrannicalfcgiBlatic * . bufcala * to obtain if generally adopted , the rights-of man , as-contained ia the People ' s Charter . The memb er * will meet on Monday evening next , at eight o ' clock ,. a » id every other Monday night following , at Un Soholey ' s , Ifo .. 9 Worthstreet

      , ^ Hull , when they will be hap 8 y to meet as many of their friends as con attend . The prospects of the Association are very cheering . Most of the councillors , including tbe Treosurerand Secwtary , together with several members of , the Hull National Charter Association , and some of the-most distinguished advocates of tbe Temperance Society , ( who wese not before registered Chartists , ) have already become members of this Association— Chartists- aad teetotalers , do not delay ; but come forward and join this Society and let the world see that Hull , though but little in name , is mighty in good works ,- and shortly you . will haw reason to exclaim and congratulate yowrselTes that saccess has crowned-your patriotic straggle against wretchedness and slavery . Henceforth , then , let y « ur motto be— " Chartism and teetotoUsm for ever *•

      Hull and East Ridino . IfA . T ) io » Ai » Chartbb Association . —A numerous adjourned meeting of the members and friends of this Association took place o n Monday evening l ost , in the Fre emason ' s Lodge , Mytongate , Hull , on the discussion— " Is teetotalism calculated to benefit tbe cause ot - Chartism ? " The chair was occupied by Mr . Seholey , and the meeting was severally addressed by the Rev . William Hill , Editor of the Northern Star , Mr . Benjamin Bradahaw , of Leeds Mr . Lundy , and Mr . S . Healey . Great interest has been manifested in this discussion , which ended-in a unanimous vote that the adoption of total abstinence principles by Chartists was calculate * greatly to further their cause . After the discussion was ended , it was agreed < if the funds -would allow it ) to send a delegate to Manchester , to represent the Chartists of this place there , on the 2 » th of this month .

      The Question oj ExBxmssei . T-A great and important meeting is anticipated to take place in the Freemason ' s Lodge , Hull , on Monday evening , March 1 st , in consequence of Mr . Burns , meaber in tbe late Conventi on , having offered to disease , with the members of the National Charter Assodation , "That it is expedient for the Chartists to join with the middle classes in their present cry for PailSaiaentary Reform . " The Chartists of Hull ar « determined to agitate for Universal Suffrage , and no surrender ; before they will i > acriflce a fraction ef this principle , they will let the middle classes have the full benefit of Mr . Burns ' a services .

      LEIGH . —The friends of Mr . George Bellamy , ( who has been a prisoner in Lancaster Castle for fifteen months , by especial farour of my little Lord and plain . John Campbell , ) gave him a public sapper on Saturday , the 13 th instant , at the houae of Mr . William Eden , Fleece Inn , Leigh , when about one hundred and fifty sat down to an excellent supper , which did honour to the host and hostess .. When the cloth was withdrawn , Mr . Richard Ratcliffe was unanimously called to the chair , and opened the meeting ia a neat and appropriate speech , urging the people to a union and moral organisation , for the accomplishing of those objects for which we . are now contending ; after which , the Chairman called upen Mr . John Smith to give the first toast , which was , " the people , the legitimate source of

      all power ; " who ' said , as he was called upon to give the first toast , he should : do so by advising the meeting to carry out the principle of total abstinence from intoxicating liquors , to cripple the revenue , which must ultimately bring about such a renovation of the state as to give an equal representation in the people ' s House of Commons . Mr . William Mosa responded to the toast in a very spirited address . Mr . Richard Moscrop was called upon to give the next toast , " To our tried and undaunted friend , Geoige Bellamy ; " which w » s responded toby the meeting with three times three ; after which Mr . Bellamy lose amid loud cheering . When silence was restored , he began by stating tbe manner in which he was treated from his arrest to his liberation , and also stated that he would only give np

      his principles with his life . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Jas . Fenney . MiC , gave the next toast , " The Charter , the whole Charter , and nothing less than the Charter ; " who spoke at great lengtla , and was loudly cheered throughout his address . The Chairman next called upon a person in the roota for"John Frost , " who was listened to with great interest by the meeting . Mr . Samuel Higswa , jun ., gave the next toast , " The Welsh martyr 3 , Frost ) Williams , and Jones ; " and be hoped the meeting would heartily reypond , as they were suffering in tbe cause of freedom , and by the united effects of the people , be hoped they would soon be restored to the bosom of their fatnWles . Xfrunk in solemn silence . Such a sympathy was manifested by tho meeting for the much-injured Whig victims as we

      never saw before . Mr . Edward Smith gave tbe next toast , "Mr . F . O'Connor , and the incarcerated Chartista ; alse the Northtrv Star , and all other seal Radical publications . " He needed put no commeafc on them , as they were so well known . Mr . Moscrop responded to- the toast . . Mr . Cteorge Bellamy gave t&e next toast , which "was to our worthy representative , " James Bronterre O'Brien , " and was heartily responded to by tbe meeting . Several songs were given * when the iron tongue sounded midnight , and we weie compelled to conclude . The earn of 6 s . 7 d . was cieUeeted for a moa now in a consumption , through confinement in Kirkdale OooL A vote of thanks w « s then given to the Chairman , and the meeting separated highly delighted with the proceedings .

      West Riding Delkgxtb ifajenKG . —This body met , on . Sunday last , at DevfBburj ; delegates being present from Keighley , HuAderrfield , Dewsbury , Bradford , Wakefield , Baxneiey , Sheffield , Leeds , Halifax , and' various ether places . Resolutions were adopted , recommending u » establishment of an agent for the West Biding » &r the sale of the Chartist Circular , fad other cheap . Chartist publications , so that the different districts in the Riding can have a readier supply . That for-the future all motions

      intended for standing eiders stand over from one nueting to another , so as to allew every member aa opportunity of - considering them , ^ The appointment of a lecturer was deferred till the next meeting . It was determined to send a delegate to Manchester this day . Sunday , the Uth of . March , was recommended to be set apart for , tha preaohiDg of funeral sermons , for . pojr Glayton ^ hroujguout all England , Scotland , and . Wales ., The meeting was adjourned , to be holdea in . the swne place , to fennday , the Uib , of llaxcb , at tea o ' clock is the toftaooa .

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      YOL . IY . ffO . 171 . SATUBPAY , FEBRUARY 20 , 1841 . — "" V ™ Sg * , ^^'

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 20, 1841, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct367/page/1/