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BO > * TESBE O'BRIENil . P ., FOR NEWCASTLE . [ From the folio-ring letter from Mr . O'Connor , which has been banded to us for publication , the Chartists ^ riil perceive that it is Mr . O'Connor ' s decided opinion that » petition to the House , praying for tin unending of tie return from Newcastle , on the ground that the aittmS members -were not < iecl » red " duly elected " when the shew of h * T" ^ a was takes ; and their not hiring been elected by » majority of votes afterwards , < no poll being taken ) most « nd in the seating of 2 £ r . O'Brien as the representative for Newcastle Jlr . O'Connor , U-o . it will be seen hold * & similar opinion connected 'with the return of Chartists 4 B M . P . ' s . in several other places ; and he also expresses bis determination to hare the eases fciriy tried . This is an important question !—one deterring of the greatest attention on the part of toe « fustians . " To them we commend it . U they , with jir . O'Connor , deem the straggle 'worth , **»* iT'gJ tire ; ¦ will provide tire ttowtw . .-.-.- ¦ - -
Another thing , too , in this letter , 'we -would draw particular attention to : tha rpirit of the proposed resolution with which tie letter concludes . We hepe to fce able , next week , to stew the enemy that that spirit and resolution has actuated and been determin « d on by -eTery body of Chartists in the United Kingdom . The two fictions are looking on , most anxiouily , Trailing to see if they cos find any means of causing " a split . * ' Chartists < -disappoint them ! Shew them you are united in sentiment ; and , being . sa , can afford to allow different nodes of action in different localities , ¦ where the peopk thtraifcives are the best judges of what should be done . Promptitude in improving on the hint given to the -Chartists by Mr . O'Connor , will preve to the factions that all hope of " splitting" us is gone for ever . —Ed . ]
York Castle , 9 th 15 th month . 1 IT Deab SisCLAlB ., —I haye this moment received -youra of yesterday , ¦ which I shall transmit by this -day ' s post to my solicitor . You know that I am not Tery confident of justice being obtained when I have to * ppeal for it to faction upon feekalf of industry ; but in the case , as plainly stated by you , I haTe the assurance that the usurped victory of toe twin devils can only be preserved for them through the grossest perjury . Tiie great misfortune is that 'we h » T » a bird from escb flocfc to contend sgsiast , and , therefore , ire CAD bare no expectation of Tory perjury to oust a Whig , or of Wb ^ perjury to oust a Tory , coming to our assistance . You will require something more from me than mere assertion ; and now pray attend to some eommon-* ense ebeervations upon the Newcastle case . The duty
of the Returning Officer is to declare upon -whom the election falls by show of hands , and to declare that man , or those men , til more than one ia returned , ) who . shall have a majority , duly elected . With that declaration his office ceases ; and if the rejected parties vish , they hare , most undoubtedly , the power of appeal to a poll of the electoral body ; but bad ilr . Bronterre O'Brien been there in person , * nd had he resigned after being declared duly elecUd , there is no power vested in any person to reverse the return , until the hour for dosing the poll shall haTe arrived , when the verdict of the people may be reversed by the votes of the electors . But how much stronger does the case become , -when O'Brien was not there to resign : &aifc if thera , he eonid not resign , nor eoold
lie vacate his Beat , otherwise than by accepting the " Ctiltem Hundreds , " or some substantial unseating situation under the Crown . Then how much stronger still does the cue of O'Brien become when his seconder -Otjects to "withdraw him , or to be party to his resignation ? Soir , let us test everything , both by common sense , and by practice . Firstly , then , for practice . The practice of moving and seconding resolutions in the House of Commons is , perhaps , the most analagous arguments which I can &dduca in illustration , Jn iuch case , then , the mover of a rewlntioa , or erai cl an amendment , caanot -withdraw his resolution or amendment , 'without the consent of the seconder . That ,
observe , only affects the active parties ; but see how much stronger it becomes when I inform you that either , or both , cannot withdraw a resolution or amendment without the consent of the House . Xow , then , suppose Mr . Atkins and yourself , to be the proposer and seconder of a resolution , and the people to be the lemaiBdt * of + > x > House , neither of yoa can withdraw TOUT , resolution without the ennggnfc of the jther ; neither can you , unitedly , except with the consent of the people , who lose all distinct character of electors and non-electors the moment the question is put and answered by show of hands : oo much for practice from ¦ Cur leathers ; and now for common sense .
Must it not strike every man , except a partisan voter , or th « hired editor of a sheet of foolscap , that Blade and Ord , so far from being elected , were the only two persons in the -whole world who hod been rtjected : they , ¦ therafore , and they alone of ail others , are deficient in all the qualities of membership ; they have been ejected , or rather rejected , by the constitutional body il love that -word -when it has a bit of fustian in iV > , and not restored to possession , or put into possession , by the court of appeal . The Sheriff has no power beyond "what the Ia"w gives him ; and the law upon that point ( being supposed that it would be only useful to faction * s divested of all the qu&ck , quibble , and ambiguity "which Tenders it doubtful -when appealed to by the people ? has bees made piain and simple ; and the whol& mle of la-w from beginning to end has been violated by tba Sheriff . This is ( fortunately , not one of those c ^ es -where faction cm say to honesty , ' O , you have your
ifcgal remedy acaiEst the Sheriff . " > o , we nave no legal remedy , because , in such case , none is prescribed by law ; and our appeal is to a committee ef the House upon House-mace laws , and -which 1 riefy th&m , -without pajcry , to violate , by ccnSraing the return made by lie sheriff for Jfewcastle . Now , the case of Lowrie at Edinburgh is eTen stronger ; that is , the seat is more secure , because in Scotland no Property Qualification is required , and the most we can expect from a decision on O'Brien ' s case is his return , which cannot be re-rersed but npon petition , for "want of property qcsJi £ eitian ; bet , as no notice o / such deficiency Vas serred pnWicly , by placard , publication , or declaratioa , cr othersrlse , at the election ; and , as the qualification of O'Brien vra ^ not , &s it might have been , required to be proved , by tie other candidates , even before nomination : as such course -was not pursued , a committee rcnM not order the return to be amended
upon a petition zgzxnsi OUJnen for want of qualification by substituting any other name for his . Common sense will t = ll jou that this rule holds good for the protection of the idler's right , so that fihey stay not be set aside for the conTeniecce of a Member . Edinburgh , Newcastle , Sandfcfkand , H 3 wick , and , as far as I ean learn , Newport , &r « all governed by like rule ; and each and eTery one , -sviih the blessing of G ^ d , I Trill try to the utmost Colonel Thompson , of course , will follow hia csrn plan ; but I am not squeamish about endangering the seat ef a WMg when I can substitute a vorkiEg man foi him . I am not in a position just yet to advise upon all the Scotch cases , as I am not instructed of the several results ; but I must say that , in my judgment , the returning officer for Paisley ha 3 taien the plain , the just , the straight , the legal , and the honest course , by refusing to accept the resignation of Thompson ; and , for himself and the law ' s satisfaction and fulfilment , gone -with all to the poll , as the only mf-ans of iftBcrnriing tte prior veidict .
^ Believe me , Sinclair , that I am Tight , although the tunes are not quite ripe , and though the day ha * not jet come ( though glory—eternal , everlasting glory be io-God , it is on the swiftest wine of fast-fly ing time . ' ) for giving the Etamp of real value to the opinions of the poor man ' s expounder of law . As to yrar request of me t « become treasurer to the Petition Fund , my answer is , if the people can trust , I shali obey , and in my hands their funds shall suffer ao diminution . I wish Mason had keen able to get-two electors of Gateshead sufficiently honest to propose and second him .
Ho-wevei , as far as Le could , he behaved like a man . Such men , of your own order , you must look to as expounders of y ca principles ; and pray do jot allow the old deserters to take the conducting of your election out of the hands ef the " fustians . " If y&u do , they " » fll , like harpies , foul an that they lay their polluted hands upon . 0 , is it not glorious , my beloved comrades , to see right tfcus struggling against might , and the war carried into the very enemies' camp ? Would to Gc » d that I Wis rich enough to pay all the expenceSj aEd to save my poorer friends from the burthen . ' but I caBBot pav ail .
Siririau , -will y » u allow me to be present in spirit at your meeting on Wednesday night , and to move the following resolution , -which , perhaps , some of my fastiaa friesds , or all of them , may second ? It is as follows : — " Resolved , that it is highly important that all dif- ; terraces of opinion which may have led to an apparently : different course in different localities , and which may have been jusfiSable for reasons best known to those of the immediate neighbourhood , and been acted upon during the past elections , should now be laid aside ; and that the whole of the non-electors' influence d » again , fall into rank , and remain , of themselves , and by themeelTes , asseTtors of those rights contained in the People ' s Charter , without which they trill xts-rer rest Rtisfied , and for which they 1011 still straggle even to tte death . " iloved ¥ t Mr . O'Connor . Bnd seconded by .
Set to work at ooce , and in full time I win put you is possession of eTery step to be legally taken for the kesrhsg of yrar cause . We Trill try to have Newcastle decided first ; and that will gorern all the others . So , hurrah for the real Member for Newcastle , James Brcaterre O'Brien I
I am , Dear Sinclair , Yonrs , Tery faiffifully , FeisGVS O'Cossos To James Sinclair , Gateshead .
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FROM A " WOOLWICH CADET" TO HIS 7 RIEND IN THE " EAST . " ilT nzis csrru , —When -we parted in Bengal , in the midst of a " Ca-ropore deril , " little did I imagine , on landing once again in -poor old England , -what a " whirlwind" or " rumpus" -was brewing in it , from the Land ' s Ecd to John O'Groat ' -s , and actually extending far and -wide into the heart's core of the Emerald Ms I
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Whe » I last left , jort immediately after the French Revolution of 1 S 3 # , I left the labouring classes eomparativeij well off , and , though fa * from being contented , yet they knew their friends , the Whigs , were agitating for * Radical Reform in Parliament , and that with the people at their back , parading the sbeets with the cheering -words , : Beform , Peace ; asd Jtetrenchmeat , " tfcey would « oob be able to drive tie Tories oat of office ; and then , aoder their rule , the- Ind -would be radiant -with smiles of happiness Bad joy , and be , in fact , what it bad never been yet ,, a " wikleraess of tweets , " and a perfect " sea-girt Eljsinm . "
A prophet seldom gets much credit ia his own country -, and I was actually hooted and jeered at when I slightly alluded to the fact , that Whigs and Tories -were " maeh of a muchneas , " and though they sometimes squabble in joke to keep up the farce , yet they always agree and are in earnest when ( hey ore abest to plunder aad coerce the people . Since then , 1 have seen little to alter my opinion . The Whig * fc » Ve now been sine yean in office , and in consequence of gross cruelty , hypocrisy , and incapacity , to £ &it the wants ,
exigencies , and intelligence of the age , are now goingout , and must be replaced by better and abler men . For Tories to talk of replacing them , it would be quite as absurd as to imagine one of Peel ' s " spinning jenny" grandams , set to direct the machtr nery of one of Marshall ' s slave-mills ox factories . Grandmaiama would speedily set all in sacb glorious confusion , that not only « n « revolution , but five hundred revolutioEs , of the miscomprehended machinery keduI * cause "chios to come again , " and surely suck poor ' Granny" into its terrible vortex .
In the House , and out » f the Housa , the Whigs have had -east majoritiES , and could hare realised , -without trouble , all their splendid promises for the future ; bat , instead of carrying out the intention and spirit of the Reform BUI , they have , like Daniel OConnell , with his ' Irish Repeal , " raised stumbling-blocks in their own way , for fear of advancing too rapidly ,. and making the nation drunk with such a sudden accession of delights , unsuited to their -weak heads , and still -weaker stomachs ! It was agreed , on all hands , that the change must be very , very . gradual , and that it would take the preparation ef years to fit all for the promised
blessings-The stats physicians , » gHpg on Maitimsian doctrines , decided on drenching the nation ¦ with " cajiion soup , " and " skillygolee , ** and by following the prescriptions of I > octors Brougham , Bowring , ilacaulay , M'CuJloch , with a host of other heartless quacks , pedants , and ccseombs , out came the new Pc * r Law . In a trice the land -was covered -with pauper-prisons and feast ties , and thousands of the unwilling inhabitants of these living graves are now pining in inconceivable -wretchedness , awaiting with anxiety the time when death shall
put ' a final period to their sufferings . To keep down their murmurs , they organised -whole regiments of city , town , and rural police , and , as statsd by an operative in a la « e speech on a hustings , " where a poor man used to keep his cows , a policeman now is stationed . " Thousands are out of employ ; for steam and machinery supersedes the necessity of mere manual labour , and it is said that one man , -woman , or child , can now regulate the working of 2900 spindles , where formerly it required one person to each .
How often have you and I talked over and admired the philanthropic exertions of a Sadler and an Oastlar , and have ws sot always agreed that tfrey began at the -wrong end ? Instead of agitating for a ten hours' bill for the murdered factory children , they should have petitioned for a limilalion or restriction over the uiachiTtety , so that the factories « r mills , < 5 tc . should open and close at stated hours . We agreed that , considering the tendtr age of the employed , they should commence work ia sommer at seven in the laorning and end at one , and in -winter at eight , and
leave off at two P . M . Thus they would have time for h *> a } tb , instruction , enjoyments , and a . ' ! manner of comforts , and fit themselves for btinr , -what our Whig Solons would call it , worthy of the suffrage . Even in six hours they can do as much w « rk for their masters by machinery , as they could do for the whole six weekly days without it , and why should they not have the benefit of such regulation . Then , indeed , " machinery" would be a blessing , but as yet it has been a dire curse ! However , I » Vm . u enter more fully on thi » important subject in my next .
WfcereTei I go the extremes of luxury and poverty in this our beloved country prevail , and yuu cannot wonder much that feelings of " envy , hatred , malice , and all uucharitableness , are fast gaining ground between rich and p « or . " Tha . priesthood does but add fuel to the Same , and the squalid appearance of the half-fed , half-clad labourer in contra-disUnction to that of the pampered and haughty aristocrat makes the difference fent too apparent . Some great change is evidently brewing , and if some master spirits do not cause some fundamental principles to be acted upon speedily and practically , rivers » f blood will assaredly deluge the land . On whose heads this terrible curse will most deeply fall , the tell-tile time will discover .
The Tones say they can govern with the army—tbe Whigs with their new police- What sort of government j these would be , the people -would soon be made aware of , and from the specimens we have had heretofore of military law and police law , no great gift of prophecy -would be necessary to define it Tou and I ought to know something of ramps , courts , and soldiery , and if the Tories are ni&d enough to pl ^ ce dependance on the afn-. y to atrest the revolutionary tide , why they depend on a very rotten stick . Since that glorious and ever-tobe-remeinbdred time when we ns » d to cram Mother Roskeridge * s fresh boiled beef , at the Royal Military Acade : ny , Woolwich , and listened with reverence to
tbe quadratics and formulas of Dr . Olinthus Gregory 8 Dd Peter Bsriand , and with smothered laughter ¦ when Old Peg-lcg Charley Warin , tbe French Master , occasionally favoured us with a lecture , ending invariably with the emphatic sentence , ' He not lose his leg in being thrown out of a bawdy-house -windo-w , but lose it fighting for his king and his country , by God ! " Sinea the time wnen-we were drilled by Sergeant Major Portnne , of immortal memory , or pot through our facings by Corporal SlingBheep , or endure * tbe orations of old Tommy West;—since the time when -we -were nurses or fags in tbe Cadet barracks , "with very little intermission we have sojourned among soldiers ani
camps .. Do you remember onr old Moonshee Sherick Mahommed ? , Wkat instructive stories he would daily recapitulate , and what lessons he wuuld giTe on civil policy . One of his favouri . e tales -was the following , I remember it as yesterday . "A noble kiogdom , situated somewhere to the northward of the Himalayan mountains , by a system of class legislation , was lucidly failing into disunion and decay , and was bordering on intestine anarchy , and encroached npon by more powerful and anited neighbours . It was governed sometimes by a snltan , sometimes by a Bultana , but the real power was ev « vested in the different pachas , and the priests with aome ladies of the Sultan ' s Harem , and some gentlemen of the Sultana ' s bedchamber . It
-was divided into three grand divisions . The green valleys , the rocky mountains , and the grazing lands , commonly ealled the beef-eating land , from the population being much addicted to the love of fat beef and mutton ! They were all distinct from each other both in manners and larguage , and would have agreed very ¦ well wtre not the pachas and the' priestfl constantly setting tbem by the ears , in orcLei that they might plunder them more easily . ( The poor old Moonshee here observed , " that was tbe system in India of the English Christiana who , by their residents and agents at the different native Coorts ; invariably acted upon this r&seally principle . " ) Divide et impera . This went on for a long time , but & day of
retribution came at last A profuse and reckless expenditure was needed to supply the cravings of their hirelings , and they borrowed from all who ¦ would lend them . They also laid imposts on their serfs , of ryots , to such an extent , that they even heavily taxed their rice , ghee , corn , bamboos , aud sugai-• ane ! Misery and starvation were spread over the land . The Ryots were reduced to feed on offal and garbage , and perished by thousands . The class just above them soon felt its damning effects , and , aft-tr being despoiled of all , sunk down to the condition of Kyets ! Some ot the minor Pachas even began to dread and tremble , and the whole kingdom was calling for relief from one end to the otter .
The ruling Pashas were astounded , and when the whole people demanded payment of yrbat they had torrowBdfrom tkem , they offered them " hoondies , " or paper notes , instead of gold mohurs , and silver rupees . In this criais they were obliged to pay the arrears of the troops , and very soon they were fobbed off with " hoondies !" In such a dilemma , a council of wise men was convened "by the people to deliberate on their sad state . The Pashas still thought they possessed the hearts of the soldiery , and many of the lukewarm foolishly thonght so too , and talked of the danger to be apprehended from spears and sabres
Ail of a sudden , one of the wise men sprang to the ground , and emphatically addressing the perishing multitude , exclaimed , " Allah il Allah ! The pacha * and the priests have robbad us of our lands , our gold , and our silver , and would leave u * to perish in jungles , and to be deroured" by tigers and jackals . This must not he . We will speak to the warriors—they have hearts ot well as us—they are " men as well as us . Th& lands of the pachas and priests plundered from us , the sovereign people , shall be held im guarantee for the payment of all the warriors who may cheose to aid us in obtaining our just rights , and they may afterwards retire to the bosom of their Eeveral faniiiiea with th&ir full talub ; ot pay for life !"
The question was laid before She warriors . They were sick of this wholesale butchery , and , after a short consideration , gladly acceded to it In a few short moons , without further bloodshed , or violenc * of any description , tbe warrion departed—some to their own green lauds—some to their cherished rocky mountains , and tbe rest sal down under the shade of their own ¦ vines and fig-trees , in thsii dearly beloved grazing or beef-eating lands , while tbe whole kingdom was . one bright jubilee , redolent of plenty , peace , and happiness . ' I must nowray goca bye . BemeinbeT me kindly to &e " Old MoenBhe , " if he stai is in existence ; and , in the-meaiifehne , I beg t « assure you , My dear Chum , Of Pe joodwill and friendship of A Woolwich Cadet .
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CASE OF R . J . RICHARDSON . TO THB £ DIT 0 & 0 ? THE NO&THEBS STAX . Slit , —Your columns have ever been opened to nuke known the grievances of any individual who might be cafiB * iag . i& the eanaa of freedom * - Now , Sir , allow me to lay before yon a statement of a series of dreamstaricea that fcrea » heavily on me , and wfcieb threaten , at no distant period , to ruin me , and bring tlisgrace upon onr cause * . I have long thought of my present . step , and havev up totMs moment , avoided laying . iny case before the public , lest it should do us an . Injuiy , but neoMity now . com pel a me to that which prudence might otherwise have forbidden ^^ atiee 'to myself and my family eommands it , and J trust that , the public -will make aa allowance and appretiftte my motives . Jn tb « yean 1837 , and 1838 , 1 took a "Wry active past ,
ana . expemfed very great soms-of my own money , in forwarding ihe causa of Universal Suffrage . Having -visited the gieat demo . netr > tion in Palace Yard , Lond » n , and in Hollowayhead , Birmingham , I resolved i » my own mind that we would haves large meeting in Manchsater , in order to forward the great National Petition . I got a committee , and we succeeded In drawing together the largest cwiBourse of people ever assembled in Great Britain , upon Kersal Moor . At that meeting I was chosen to represent Manchester in ihe Convention . I did so faithfully , at a very great pecuniary loss to myself , as the people of Manchester -well b » w . Wfeen I went to the Convention in FebruMT , 183 d , I left a quantity of bills for printing and advertising the great meeting unpaid , expecting
the committee at Manchester would collect the proportionate shares due from the country districts , and pay tbem . off ; but , Sir , from that moment to this , those -proportionate shares are unpaid , and the outstanding bills are still owing . I was is the Convention six months , ruining myself and my family , and embarrassing my afiaira . When I came home , before I bad time to look around me I was obliged to fly over to Ireland to avoid being arrested . There I remained some weeks , with a police officer from Manchester in search of me , and obliged to hide myself in the day time , and creep out at nights . Circumstances compelled me to com * home . I was arrested , put in prison , held to bail , tried at Liverpool March Assizes , in 1841 , sentenced to nine
months * imprisonment in Lancaster Castle , aid served my time . Whilst in Lancaster Castle I -was served with a notice from George Comiy and Mrs . Jane Leresche , proprietors of the Manchester and Salford Advertiser , to whom the accounts were justly owing , that unless I paid tbe debt proceedings would be taken affainU me . I wrote to the Manchester ommittee , telling tbem I would not come out of gaol to any triumphal procession unless something was done to pay those debts . A promise was made me that something thould be done in the matter . I came out of gaol in triumph , and hear it , Sir , I bad not been out of gaol ose month , but I was obliged to fly ( not from government persecution , lot that I had braved ) but from the persecution of my friends , from a sheriff ' s officer armed with a writ I was an outlaw for one month , and when J ventured from my hiding-place , I was served with an excheqner writ for forty pounds and costs , at the suit of George Condy and Mrs . Jane
Leresche . I put in appearance in the hope that my friends would bestir themselves . A committee was funned in Manchester , the matter was taken up by the South Lancashire Delegate meeting , and steps were taken to raise the money , but , Sir , from that moment to this ( the men of Oldbam exceptedj the South Lancashire delegates and the committee at Manchester have done nothing . I am now in danger of being annihilated unless tbe people of South Lancashire and the people of England and Scotland come forward to my assist- ance . I will say nothing as to myself , my political character is before tbe world , and 1 leave the matter in your hands—if I fall no few of our enemies will rejoice—if I stand I may yet be able to fight the battle of freedom . I appeal to the sense of the people , whether they think I have not done enough , spent enough , and suffered enough in the cause of the people that I should now be compelled to bear the burden of this debt alone . R . J . Kichab . bson .
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TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ . 81 R , —Enclosed you will receive a Post-office order , amounting to 15 s . 2 d ., for the benefit of Peter Hoey , being the proceeds of a subscription raised by twentytwo hand-loom weavers , a carpenter , and a shoemaker . You may tell Peter Hoey that he owes this trifle to your generosity ia mentioning his case in t&e Star . I am requested by the subscribers for the above sum to tender you our sincere thanks for the bold and straightforward manner that you have advocated our claims for Universal Suffrage and the rights of labour , and to tell you that we place our entire confidence in you as a leader of the people . We have proposes ! a plan among ourselves for disseminating the grand principle of Universal Suffrage , and we wish that it was generally adopted ; that is , for every Chartist in the United Kingdom to purchase a Star , and send it to Ireland , or any other place in England and Scotland where our principles are least known .
If this plan was adopted by every Chartist "who reada the star , and repeated at short intervals , we are of opinion such a blaze of starlight would be thrown into the dark places of Ireland , that yonr " prick-theloop" politicians could no longer carry on their nefarious trade without being detected . If you would give this idea of agitating publicity in a more tangible shape , we would be obliged to you . In the course of a week or so we intend sending a Star each to onr brethren in Ireland . If every Chartist could be prevailed on to do tbls , what au impetus would it give to the cause , at a very trifling expence ! We understand Peter Hoey is an Irishman . The subscribers for tbo at > ove are all Scotchmen . So much for being prejudiced against the Irish !
The Ghartiste in this neighbourhood are doing well . IS ' one takes the least interest whether Whig or Tory wins : no one cries " God savo King Richard ! " A ¦ meeting takes place this day in Kilbarchan , to settle ab # ut the nomination . The Chartists ara sure to win at the show of hands . William Tatlor . How Wood , near Paisley , 28 th June , 1 S 41 .
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THE LATE RIOTS AT COLNE—DEATH OF MR HALSTEAD—STATEMENT OF A POLICE OFFICER AS TO THE INNOCENCE OF BOOTHMAN . The following comnrnnicatien has been handed to us for publication by a correspondent : — We , the undersigned , whoso names are hereunto subscribed , do hereby solemnly declare , that Thomas Monk , a pelice-officer , connected with the County Constabulary , No . 201 , did confess and etute to us , that Thomas UootbBian , who was convicted at the last Lan-C 3 stbr Assizes , and sentenced , to death , for the murder of Mr . Halstead , at the riots at Colne , was not present at tbe said riots , and that , when the £ uid murder wag committed , the aforesaid Thomas BoOthflian WftS five miles from the place where the murder was perpetrated .
Ana we hereby further declare , that Thomas Monk , the police-officer aforesaid , did fctate to us , that he was willing to have given evidence in favour of Boothman ' s innocency , but was prevented from so doing by the Superintendent of Police . Wo . b I . so further declare , that the abov . statement was made to us by Thomas Monk , the aforesaid policeofficer , in the Masons' Arms Inn , ¦ within Burnley , he having been stationed at Burnley during the present fair , although his regular station is at Crawshaw Booth , in the forest of Rossenuale ; and we are ready to make oath of this our solemn declaration before any of the magistrates of the county . As witness our bands , this 13 th day of July , 1841 . Wm . Pate , cabinet-maker , Rodney-Btreet" , Burnley . Thomas Fishwick
his mark , Exmouth-street , Lane-bridge , Habergham Eavea . In tbe presence of ¦ James Latcock , boot and shoemaker , Bethesda-street , Burnley .
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AN APPEAL TO THE CHARTISTS OF GREAT BRITAI N , FROM THEIR BROTHER CHARTISTS IN CARLISLE . Carlisle , July 12 th , 1841 . Fellow Men , —During the late borough electlou for this place , considerable excitement prevailed amongst all classes of society . Party feeling , ran high , and the poverty of the people made them feel more acutely their -wants and privations . The Mayor , in his great anxiety to preserve the peace o { the town , caused to &e " engaged a great number of special constables in addition to the regular police force ; to which circumstance , we believe , may be attributed most of the mischief that ensued ; for the very , appearance of this hired force only tended to supple and irritate the minds of the people . As the Whig party were retiring from the hustings to the Crown and Mitre Inn , they were rather roughly handled by the crowd , but not half so much
so as we have sees Sir James Graham , and others . The police force were stationed in front of the inn , and as the party entered , some stones were thrown at the police from the crowd , when Mr . Graham , the superintendent , ordered his naen to draw their staves'and charge the crowd ; this they did 10 a fierce and ferocious manner . One of them , named Jardine , more savage than the rest , rushed forward in the midst of the crowd , and laid about him with his staff , both right and left , paying no regard to age nor sex , having struck down a little boy abont ten years ol age , who could not get out of tbe way . Jardine in consequence cf this brutality waa struck on tbe head with a stoke , which felled him to the ground , after which , it is said , he was struck by some one with a' stick . The consequence was , that he died in a few hours afterwards . One man has been fully committed on tbe coroner ' s Inquest for the murder of Jardiue . -and another as an accessory . It ) is beli& ? e 4 that those men are
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innocent , and that evidence ean be produced sufficient to dear th « m , providing a ggod legri defence can be got-up for them , the laws of the country demand that they should have s fair trial—the laws of humanity fortid that the innocent shooM suffer ! - A committtee has been formed to get up . theft 4 etew » . ttnditi » liopedtha * tti « br « xerti « n » may aotba readered powerless-for want of a little pecuniary aaaist an « ft Subscriptions : vrQl be received by M » Jamea Arthur . ? bookseltor , Carlisle . v As the assizes will . commence in a few vtaskV all sabscriptions muafcbe sent in Immediately .
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GLORIOUS TBITJMPH OF CHARTISM AT . _ ' : ' / ' - ; : / ¦¦ ¦; sel 13 « v :- ; - : ¦ ¦ / . - ., ' . : V ¦ TO THE EOflOA'Or XBIK . NOBTHERN 8 TSUL SlK , —Doubtless ypu will be aatonished at Meeiving M 0 htag like aa awa ^ fl ^ ' flf ; ajtfrte £ Char $ » £ meeting worn the hitherto slaepy \ 6 wi of Setby ; hjit ( at length we haye aroused from par stfimber ; we haye . heard the death-knell , of faction upon each passing ' DMeze , fend have resolved to join in the funeral proceasioa . \ . = . > Qn Thoesday last ; » e were v . jaitod by Mi . Jamds Butty , qne-of the tberaUd victims , and many were the obstacles ; aga inst which vre had to contend . We applied to the beUrnan , in the firat instance , bui aerefnsed to cry a meeting fo » 11 a . Upon being pressed for a reason , he declared that the magistrates had forbid
aim . To work we Went , however , and haviag , by word of mouth , assembled more . than 1 , 00 ft persoa * , we went In quest of a window in some friendly housu , but , alas I the dread of noa-re&ewal of license , loss of custom sod patronage , met us-at every turn ; but , nothing daunted , and gaining strength from opposition , we- proceeded to the Market-place , where a bravo , CnartisS mounted the steps , and introduced Mr . t ) uffy , who , at considerable length , explained the blessing ' s to be derived from the Charter , and the hopelessness of looking to either Whigs or Tories forselief ; he weighed both in the scalesgiving neither a triumph—and so convincing were bis arguments , that the following resolution was unanimously adapted : — '
"That we , the working people of Salby , have no confidence in either Wbigs or Tories , and tUat we are fully convinced that nothing short of ihe People ' s Charter will ever benefit the whole people . " The resolution was carried by acclamation and amid thunders of applause , after which , three hearty cheers were given for Feargus O'Connor and all the imprisoned Chartiata . . So great was the enthusiasm produced by Mr . Duffy ' s , address , that as many as could find room in one house subsequently met , and upon the instant the nameaof twenty good men and true were enrolled as the nuclexs of an association , which , according to population , bids fair to rival any in the country .
Sir , you will deem this meeting of due importance when I inform you that it was the first ever convened here by working men , and also when you leam that the opposition of the Wbigs was great in consequence of the rough handling which the " old hack and cradled lord " received at our blistered hands , up an , their presumptuous appeal ; the one to the party acta of self and associates , and the other to a connexion with the house of Wentworth , which , judging from the ; sample that appeared in our narket ,: iniut be a bad sack . •¦ ¦ Sir , vre are BatiBfied to . join in all expences for maintaining a lecturer in conceit with our brothers of the West Biding , and being within aa hour ' s steam of your
head-quarters , we shall expect constant visits from lecturers , which , I assure you , will not be lost We are most anxious to have a visit from one or both of our members . Mr . Pitketbly aud Mr . Barney , for such we shall hold them to be , well knowing that all that was rotten was hired by faction to oppose them , while all that waa sound was prevented by poverty , as was well observed by Mr . Pitkethly , from attending to Bupport them . We could poll one hundred to one for them . We are also most anxious to have a visit from the colossus of Chartism , tbe Hon . M . P . for Leeds , Mr . Leech , or Mr . Willlama , his colleague , who were also defeated by hired factions .
At the close of our proceedings a very handsome subscription was made for our ill-treated Irish friend Duffy . Who will new say that a prejudice exists in the English mind against Irishmen ? Our Irish brethren must give us less striking proofs of thankfulness for cheerfully allowing tbem to compete with us , and take " pot-luck" with what faction and class legislation has left us . They must and shall behave themselves . - A . WORK . IHG Man .
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FROST , WILLIAMS , AND JONES . MRS . FROST ' S FUND . At the usual weekly meeting of tbe Birmingham General Committee for the restoration of Messrs . Frost , Williams , and Jones , held on Tuesday evening last at the Charter Association Room , Freeman-st , Birmingham , it was unanimously resolved , " That a copy of the letter sent to Mrs . Frost , with her reply to the same , be sent to the Editor of the Northern Star for insertion , in order to call the attention of the public to the situation of Mrs . Frost and family . Also , that the honorary members of this Committee be called upon , to respond to the call of the persecuted wife of Mr . John Frest ; they being two hundred in number , may tfftctually assist her at the present moment . " It was aloo resolved , "That Mr . Guest , the treasurer , do forward to Mrs . 'Frost tho sum of £ 3 10 s . 7 Ad ., being tbe amount remaining in the Committee ' s bands of the Defence Fund . " By order of the Committee R . Thompson , } T . . o . . T . P . Green , 5 Joint-Secretaries .
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In conclusion , 1 beg once move to tender my grateful thanks to tbe conu » tttee for their kind sympat&y , and for the interest they take in my welfare . I- received from Btemingbam . £ 3 i tome time : ago . The manner in -which it waa-aent eahttioed its value : at theeaane time X can never have aa Abjection to its being xmUo « 1 pablicl ? wlMB-necftHMy .. It was very acceptaWe , and I felt . muakvobliged f « rH , and should there beat any future tima-anjtidagi t » send , if it was but £ » ,. I should prefer ita-toing seatdimtto me , for then 1 should have an opportwaity of wtawuiug my , thanks to the . parties who sendv . andittiww wpold Jbe no delay . With ajrvlcindfesfe * t « , to the-committee ,. i » i .-.-. -. ¦ ¦ ¦ i ; - I < begtoaewain ,, respectfully , : : ; J--:. > : ¦ : ¦ : ¦ . , . i ' B »« Sir , \ , . . . V . ' . . ... ' ' ¦ ' .. r .. \\ ¦ -. ¦ - . Youis obliged , , ; . ¦ < ¦ ¦ ¦ •¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . ;¦; ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - . ; ¦ :, ¦ ' ¦>] V : ¦ ¦ ¦'• . . M . Frost . To MkE Pi , Ore—i Corresponding Secratuy , &d
[ In connexion with th « above correspondence , we have pleasure In giving the following leite » from Mr . Pitkethly > from whiih it will be seen that the sum of £ 76 12 s . ftd . has bean sent to our office , in answer to his appeal for £ a < k It will also be Been that the whole sum has- been traawnHted from the officato Mr . Rodgers the-treasurer . —Ed ] . TO THB . SEBStJJlIBERS THROU&fiOCT ENGLANDj , SCOTLAND , AND WAXES , TO THE PITND . FOR THE RELEASE OF MRS . FROST'S PROPERTY , Hnddersfleld , 13 th July , 1841 . My Exhd aki > generous FRTa » i > s , —You have nobly responded te . that call , which yonr liberality and promptitude has constituted the proudest act of my life .. -: ¦¦¦ ¦ /¦ . ¦ - ; . ..
Daring a few days at the close of toe-labours of the Petition Convention , with the aid of a , few noble friends in London , we collected about thlrtv pounds ; and arrangments- were made before I left which insured a considerable sum in addition ; which , -with what was previously in the hands of Mr . Ro&gcrs , the treasurer , and some small outstanding sum * which are , I understood , all got in ; all of which , together with yonr muni , flcent subscriptions transmitted , to the Northern Star Office , amounting to £ 76 12 s . 8 dL , ( which Is also in the treasurer ' s hands , ) will be immediately applied to tbe
purpose for which it was subscribed ; for I feel confident Mr . Rodgers will lose no time to complete the arrangements . So in the confident anticipation that within a few days Mrs . Frost will be in f * ll possession of a competency , I have the gratification to beg the acceptance of my best thanks for this additional proof of the high respect and esteem in which Mr . Frost ia held throughout the country , And am , ' Brother Chartists , Yoors most sincerely and most faithfully , L . Pitk&thly .
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THE MONSTER WHIGS . The following ia a genuine eopyof a letter by Mr . George PJaxton , in 1711 , to the Honourable H . Finoh , after B-ards fifth Lord Winchilsea , who , In his peculiar style , describes the then Whigs to be , what every discerning man has proved the faction to be , at this moment . - " Now , as for Whigs , I have traced them out , and found them out , and find them predominant in all ranks and orders of creatures ; every part of tbe creation is troubled with them , and you find no set of animals but there are Wbigsters amongst them . " At sea and land , in saltwater and fresh , you have them . Thus , among quadrupeds , you have tigers , welves , badgers , boars , foxes , jaokalls , rats , wild cats , foulmarts , weasels , with many others . ?• Amongst birds , we have vultures , kites , screech owls , bnizards , rooks , daws , carrion crews , hawks , jays , cormorants , magpies .
" Amongst fishes , aligators , crocodiles , sharks , porpoises , pikes , eels , swordfish , and gougers . " Amongst serpents , vipers , snakes , adders , scorpions , rattlesnakes . ¦ " Amongst insects , hornets , wasps , bugs , maggots , lice , spiders . " In the kingrUm of plants , there are nettles , * thistles , hemlocks , tares , quicks , cockles . " But amongst men , they abound under the names of knaves , fools , haughty hypocrites , discontented , discarded , sour , ambitious , proud , illnatured , silly , malicious , intriguers , "wheedlers , covetous , cheats , Bkpchils , Huts , atheists , deists , sod nulli&di&as . In short , every man that is not loyal , orthodox , and honest , is a Whig . "
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TO THE WORKING MEN OF NEWPORT . Fellow-Townsmen , —The following is a statement of facts relative to-the conduct , at the late election , of a member for the united boroughs of Monmouth , Newport , and Usk : — 1 st . On Tuesday * night , June 22 nd , 1841 , at a meeting of the Chartists of Newport , a person proposed me as a fit and proper person to be nominated to bring the principles of the People ' s Charter before the public , to try to get a show of hands in favour of those principles . The proposition was seconded , and every man in the
room held up his bands for we . Before the meeting broke up , however , a man named John Morris proposed that Dr . Price , of Newbridge , Glamorganshire , should be invited to come forward . Another person seconded the proposition . The secretary was directed to send a letter" to Mr . Buttery , of Monvnouth , to inform him of what bad been done , and to ask him whether bo and the Monmouth Chartists approved of the plan ot not . I enclosed the secretary ' s letter in the following one of my own : — " Newport , June 23 rd , 1841 .
Dear Buttery , —You -will see by the enclosed that our friends here have invited , me to allow myself to bo put in nomination at Monmouth , to give me aa opportunity to bring our principles before the public ; and , if you cannot find a better man so to act , L will do the best I can for the cause 1 ; but , of course , not to go to the poll . . " I believe some of our friends have written to . Dr . Price , of Newbridge , and invited him to come forward . . ' . " Will you be so kind as to let me know whether you approve of such a plan or not " I remain , your Chartist brother , " . William Edwards . ' To which communication Mr . Buttery returned the folio wine address : —
" Dear Edwards , —I should say by all means bricg our principles before thopublic at the nomination , which will be an excellent opportunity to give both the factions a good dressing ; and , according to O'Brien ' s plan , if we can , muster a good majority by show of hands , you will in that case , when the world rageth , fee the legitimate organ of our wants and wishes . Since receiving yours the editor of the Beacon assures me , as his belief , tbat a Tory candidate will be in the field : if there should , that ought not , and must not , prevent US declaring our principles as above , if we poll af tet for a Tory . Should tliere be any move on the carpet I will write to yon immediately . If your humble servant can be of any service at the nomination , shall be very willing to render my humble service in the glorious cause that must prevail ere long . " John Buttery , Monmouth , "
2 nd . I had nothing whatever to do with bringing Dr . Price , a physical-force Chartist , forward as a candidate ; and I told the Chartists of Newport , before I went to Monmouth , that I would not nominate the Doctor , or support him in any way ; and as for Dickenson he waa never asked to support him ; yet , if the Doctor had atrived in Moiimouth before the court was opened , I would not Lave aHowefl myself to have been put in nomination . At nine o ' clock on the morning of nomination , the secretary of theNewport society canie to the inn where I was and produced a letter from Dr . Price , in which ho stated that he could not be in Monmouth , but that his friends might make whatuse they pleased of his naine , or something to that effect . A few of tie Chartist electors of Menmoufch , who were with me at the time , said it -was ' no usq to nominate and second anjr man , except he ivas present to explain our principles to the people . They ( the electors ) asked nie , then , if I would allow myself to be put in nomination , to which I replied , yes . as theft is no one elae .
3 rd ; I did not speak to Mr- Blewitt , or to any of his supporters that day , until after the election was over ; and , as Jt respects money , so help me God II never received any toyote for any man , or not to vote for any man , or to prevent any candidate from coming forward , intny life . . , Men of Newport ! I think if you had repressed your violence till last Saturday , and read the newspapers before you condemned me , and even in outrage tried to destroy my property and even life , you would have thanked instead of ha ? ing condemned me ., But I freely forgive you , because you did it in the heat of excitement , and und , er an absurd belief in the false and foul charges of indiscriminating enemies .
ith . If there ia any blame to > be ( attached , to any one , it is not to me , but rather , to Dr . Price , ' and his own party . Tho Mayor of Monmouth gave the Doctor and his friends a fair chance ; aha if an elector had - ' epme forward to nominate the Doctor , instead of Townsendj the lawyer , who is not . an elector , all would have been right ; and , as there were two-electors -with the Doctor , ! want to know why ihey did not come forward like men , and do their duty . . I knew nothing of the Doctor ' s intention to go to the poll ; nor did I know that the Tories were going to support him . I avA ao Tory , and I think' theCaartistB v * ho have voted for Tories have acted very . inconsistently ; though it is but little . difference to the pepple , whioh of the two parties are in power . I did jnot . think of any Tory tricks when I went into court , nor that they were trying to make a fool of me . . " - ' .
... .... . If over a man did his duty fearlessly , I did it that day . I gained all I wanted , namely , a show of hands in favour of the principles of the Charter . I spofce for nearly an hour and a half in clucidatian of tha principles of the Chattel !; anil am sotty tii&t the good ! d \ d to the cause that day should have been , undone by the late , senseless riots and demented violence , t : ! : All Who will read the above statement , may see that if the electors of Newport have been disappointed in censequence pTthere having , been , 90 oppfojtion to . Mr . Blewitt , it was not my fault I bslwve the time is not
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far distant when there will be another election ; Iefc Doctor Pbiee's friends and the Tories return him then , but I will Save nothing to do with him . . I am , your injured friend , But Still well-wisher , William Edwards . Kewporti July 6 th , 1841 .
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... - . ¦¦ . ^ ¦¦ . ... >; . . ^ . i »' . ' » - i ^ . ' " ™ , *™^ . —" - ¦ BALANCE SHEET OP THE NATIONAL TICTIM FUND GOMMI $ TEE ; FRO 5 l THE 24 th OF APRIL TO THE 13 ih ' OF ^ FULY , ¦ 1841 / ' . ' ¦ ¦ '¦ ¦ ¦;" - - ¦ - ¦¦ . - ¦¦ > ' : ' ¦ ¦ - ¦ : ¦ '¦ ¦ . ¦¦ ¦ ¦¦ ' ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - ' : ¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦ . ¦ . ' :. ¦ ¦ " ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ r r £ . s . d * MoW in Mr . Heyw « bd s hinds , fts ; ~ : . . 'Treasurer ... - " •"" ' ?*• 57 11 9 Ttem Coventry , per Thomas Pain ... ' 1 4 0 . Ftom Mr . CampbieH , for sale of Cleare ' s pamphlet ... ... ; .... ; . » , 0 2 3 Jon * 7 , Penny subscription of , the East District of ' . ' . ' , - London , per Mr . P . Salmon , collected by Mr . Peaston ... .... 13 5 Do . Mr ; G . Richards 6 3 Do . Mr . G . Wyatt ... 5 1 £ Dq . Mr . J . Sanders ... 4 7 ¦ - Do . Mr . D . Cator ... 2 10 ' Do . Mr . W . Waters ... 1 & Do . Mr . J . Jackman ... 18 Do . Mr . J . Mathers ... 1 8 Do . Mr . J . W . Parker 1 8 Do . Mr . M'Gartney ... 1 6 Do . Mr . Carey ... ... 1 Id Do . Mr . Runtle 1 * Do . Mr . Thompson ... 14 Do . Mr . Turner ...... 1 4 - Sundries under Id . each 6 9 h
¦ — - — 2 13 2 18 , From the East Manchester Co-Operative Stores * per Mr . Maddocks ... ... ... 0 11 2 From Marple , per Nemo' ... , 0 14 0 Do . per Mr . John Streets ...... 0 0 6 28 , Mr . Sudbury , of London , per Mr . John Campbell ... ... ... 0 9 2 SO , From the Working Men's Association ofFinsbury ... ... 0 10 0 Total money received by Committee ... ... ... ... 63 16 0 Total money paid by do . ,.. 32 13 1 Total money in Mr . Hey wood ' s hauds ... ... ... ... 31 2 11 > James Leech . Auditors , >• Thomas Davies . - J J . H . Stamfield . President , Saml . Chamberlain . Secretary , Peter Shobhocks . Treasurer , Abel Heywood . : - ¦¦¦¦• ¦ ¦ ' •¦ ' J ? a A
May 23 , Mr . W . B . Jackson , of Manchester 10 0 Mr . Broadbent , of Ashton-under-Lyne ... ... ... — 1 « 0 Mr . Duke , ditto ... ... 1 0 0 Mr . Duffey , of Sheffield ... ... 10 0 Mr . Hoey , of Barnsley 1 0 0 30 , Mr . Ridings , of Bradford ... 1 » 0 Mr . Rushford , ditto 10 0 Mr . Hutton , ditto 1 0 0 Mrs . Elizi Jones , of Tradegar ... 1 0 0 June 7 , Mr . David Lewis , of Abergayenny 10 0 Mr . James Goodwin , ditto ... . 10 0 Mra . Morgau , of Newport ... 10 0 Mrs . Ashton , of Barnsley ... 10 0 Mra . Crabtree , ditto ... ... 10 0 16 , Mi-. Smethie 8 , of Bradford ... 1 0 0 Mrs . O'Brian , of Lancaster ... 1 0 0 Mrs . Brown , of Birmingham ... 1 0 0 Mrs . Roberts , ditto ... ... 10 0 Mrs . Peddie , of Edinburgh ... 10 0 Mrs . Benbow , of London ... 19 0 July 6 , Mrs . Marshall , of Sheffield ... 1 0 0 Mrs . Booker , ditto ... ... 1 0 0 Mrs . Beunison , ditto ... ... 10 0 Mrs . Jtoden , ditto ... ... 10 0 Mrs . Holbury , ditto ... ... 1 0 0 Mrs . Penthorp , ditto ... ... 1 0 0 Mr . Bali , of Bolton ... ... 1 0 0 Mrs . Barker , of Manchester ... 1 0 0 Mr . Barker , ditto ... ... 10 0 Mr . David Lewis , of Abergavenny 2 0 0 Mr . Walter Meredith , of Ross , Breconshire ... ... ... 1 0 0 32 0 ~ 0 Expences of Committee ... .. 0 13 1 ..-. ¦ .. ^ 32 13 1
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STAPI . EFORD . —On Wednesday , Mr . W . Dean Taylor lectured here on the science of government , the nature of the representatiro system , its present inequality in this country , class legislation as the first caHse of national misery , and the monopoly of power by church and state as the secondary causes of that misery . We have not often heard such a dissection given oithese two tyrant powers as it was our pleasure to hear from the abbve : named gentleman . It was fully expected that the "Yellow Lambs" of Whig authority would have interrupted our proceedings but we had a very orderly meeting .
ICXESTONB . —On Thursday , Mr . W . Dean Taylor lectured here in the open market-place to a very large and attentive audience ; and althongh tha Whiga had threatened to break his head'if he dared to come , yet , nothing daunted , he-boldly' stood forth to advocate the rights arid expose the wrongs of the industrious millions . The meeting concluded with three cheers for " O ^ Connor , the high-priest of Charfeism ; three for the Charter ; three for' Frost , Williams , and Jones ; and three for Mr . Taylor , the lecturer . Nottingham . — -Dr . M'Douall lectnred to crowded aud / e » ces in the Democratic Chapel , Riceplace , on the evenings of Thursday and Friday last . He gave general satisfaction , and great good has resulted . ' . " ¦ "' :
DARLASTON . —One of the most spirit-stirring scenes which baa been witnessed for some time , took place here on Monday evening , when Mr . Candy lectured to upwards of three thousand people in the open air , at the Bull Stakes . He addressed them with great fervour and effect for upwards of » n hour , during which hv entered into the details of the People ' s Charter , explaining its objects and its demands , and exposing the villanoos system by which tbe productive classes are robbed . Be concluded amidst the oheera of the multitude , no person opposing him , or asking him any questions , although discussion was invited . Three checra were given for O'Connor , for the Charter ,, ond for tho speedy return of Frost , WUUams , and Jones . We ought to remark ; that Mr . Candy waited upon tue surveyor of the highways previous to . the lecture , to ask if he bad any objection to the meeting -taking place in the steeet , to which the surveyor replied that he might choose what part of the town be Jiked , he would not disturb him . -
KENSINGTON . — -At the usual weekly meeting of the Chartists of Kensington and Chelsea , ' held at the United Coffee House , George-street , Chelsea , on Monday last , after the transaction of the usual bosiness , the following resolution was unanimously passed : — " We , the Chartiate of Kensington and Chelsea , in public meeting assembled , beg to recommend to the Executive that immediate steps be taken . to ' secure the seats of those unflinching patriots Bronterre , O'Brien and Geo . Binns ; and we further suggest that ^ funds , for that purposg be raised by levy or otherwise . " Mr . Stallwood was appointed to lecture on the enswing , Monday , when all friends aro eamesUy requested , to attend . At the closo of . the I « eturQi which < wmmeace 8 at eight o'clock precisely , a ^ iscnssion will take plaipa . betweea the inembers » nd a friendly party of their Irish brethren , on the comparative merits of afiepeal of the Union , a Repeal jof the Corn laws , and the attainment of the Charter . " .. '' .-..
-AtPRBTdK . —Mr . W . Dean Taylor lectured here on Monday evening , in the Market Place , to an audience composed of Tories , Bread Mongers , and Chartists . Mr . T . had not proceeded far , before a swell of a Doctor came to interrupt by asking questions ; ,- and , at the condusion or ms question , he stated that slavery was occasioned by wanfc of trade . Mr > Taylor said he waa happy he was furnished with a text , and he-held up to ridicule the questions and statements of the medical gentleman . In a little while the Doctor introduced " cheap bread , ' ? and the bastiles , machinery and the Com Laws , as the annihilators of home slavery ; Mr . T . then sat downtogiye him an opportunity of speafeing , while ihe audience called for him to mount tho rostrum : but no , he believed retreating-to be the better part of valour . Mr . T . entered- into those questions With a masterly Btyle of argument ; ma *» a thft WHias will lon g remember ^ the *
thrasninatheyrecoived ' from his hands . The Honourable Doctor then finding hi * scheme all foiled by the attention of the people , and the . rivettmg eloquence of the lecturer , bought a quantity of penny loaves , and threw them amongst the crowd , * nd engaged a lotW Dan ' s Repealers to fling pennyloates at our lecturer ; . Our lecturer , nothing dismayed , pursued the course of his argnmentSi and thus ooinpletely foiled the chesip bread humbug .- A collection waa made 4 t the conclusion , and the n » raier 4 rt which h « announced it waa such as to cover % ith shame those who had money , and -who went : * way , . before the collection : was made ; in fact , one , gentieman , a Tory , stood till the hat came up , put in £ is twopence , aud then inquired if he . might go * , - A nnmberor Rushlights and fllwrnnatora v ? ei , » - Bftld , ;» nd this nevcr-to-be-forgoiten meeting concluded with three cheers 'tor O'Connor , three , for the . jGhar | er , and all its advocates r three for all , the Chartist prisoners : and threeforMr . \^ . Dean . Taylor , the Ion juried and wfill-proyed advocate of the Bufferu ^ millioaa . Httirab for the Charter . " ' *
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Birmingham , June 24 , 18 * 1 . Dear Madam , —I am requested by tho Geneial Committee of Birmingham for the restoration of Messrs . Frost , Williams , and Jones , to inquire of you personally ( so far as you please to make public ) as to your position relative to certain property you hold , and tbe liabilities of tbe same , < bc . < fcc . 'i'he Committee have heard such contradictory accounts from time to time , and wishing to serve the family of Mr . Frost by all means in their power , regretting that the public have not given them the means to have provided for th « wants of Messrtatues Williams and Jones , the duties of the Committee having been confined to the creating public opinion in favour of the return of the victims themselves .
In conclusion , honoured Madam , I beg , in the name of the Committee , to invite you in the most" cordial manner to use this Committee as a means , at all times , to make known your afflictions to the publip through this Committee . I have the honour to bs , Madam , Your humble and obedient servant , T . P . Green , Corresponding Secretary To Mrs . John Frost , Montpelier Buildings , Bristol . P . S . I have- enclosed a copy of our rales and objects for your use ^ % * All communications to be addressed for Committee , Mr . Guest , bookseller , Steelhouse-lane , Birmingham .
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4 , Montpellibr , Bristol , June 26 , 1841 . Deab , Sir , —I beg the Committee will accept my thanks for their kind inquiries into the atate of my pecuniary affairs . I can have no hesitation in making tbem acquainted with the state of my circumstances , for I am not ignorant of the efforts and exertions they are asking on fcebalf of my injured and l > eloved husband . The property alluded to are certain premises in ^ Newport , which bring me in £ 45 per annum ; the deeds of these premises were placed in the hands of our bankers for the mm of £ 200 had in the year 1830 : at that time we > kept no banking account ; , but Mr . Frost wanted that sum then , 10 borrowed it of the bankers , and placed his deeds- in their hands . We thon opened an account with them ; sometimes the balance
¦ was in our favour , at other times , in their favour . However , at tbe time of oar calamity , there were £ 270 due to the bankers . I was advised to sell off our stock , which I did , and at a great sticriike , as you may suppose . Our prosecutors gave us but little time with their Special Commissions , &c I did sell off , and paid off every one to whom we were indebted . 1 also sent for oar banking book , and was fully prepared to pay them . Xbey delayed sending their account , and L was called upon by the lawyers , to advance money for the defeace of my dear husband , under a promise that it was nil to be refunded as soon as the Defence Fund could be made available . I did advance , to the amount of nearly £ 400 , one hundred I had refunded , and no more . I quitted my house , left
Newport , and came to reside in Bristol , until , as I thought , the storm should have blown over .. When I came here , I was in doily expectation of receiving back my money . I was also iold that the hank era were paid , but when too late I found my money was * . all ,. gone the bank not paid , and to crown my afflictions , . that £ 1000 had been drawn from the French funds of my money ; in short that all my money was gone . I mention this in justification of my leaving Newport with a large family , when I ought to have remained and recommenced business , which I should have done , had I been permitted to keep what ihad . 1 was invited to London , to Glasgow , to Merthyr , with a promise of support in business , but I could not commence anywhere without a capital , consequently , I chose to remain here with a very limited income , in preference to struggling with
business , without the means of carrying it on as I used to do . OAe consolation I have , and . that is my dear and beloved husband is in happy ignorance of alltbia Tou probably will , and may naturally ask me who has been the cause of , all this wrong ? This is . a sore and tende * place to touch . Imust decline answering , and I know you . will excuse , mei This I must tell you , it was not Mr . O'Connor ., He had nothing to do w ' ^ th my advancing money for . the defence ; but you -will see that advancing money for the defence , render . edmoincapable of paying onr tankers . This is tha money tbe country ia now called upon to pay , for it the bankers sen the property , Isball be anippedindee \ i . I sincerely hope that Mr . Rogen , of London , has received the sums which 1 have seen acknowledged in ti- . e Star , and then 1 hope tout that fcrouMe vitt SOWS b * . lemoved fiom my mind .
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THE NORTHift VtI R . ! 7
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Northern Star (1837-1852), July 17, 1841, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct388/page/7/
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