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  COL ; THOMPSON AND THE CHARTISTS . At thff ' reqnest of the gentleman to whom it wis addressed , we have gTeat pleasure in firing the following letter from Col ., Thoupsd . n , in explanation of some cireum 3 tances connected with his last visit to Lirerpool ^ nereiy assuring the worthy and gallant CoL that no mistake could he greater than that which he seems to hare made , in espposing it to be the wiih or purpose of the Northern Star to injure him or any one , or to state facts otherwise than in strict accordance with the truth . We gave the report of his visit to IiTerpool just as ^ e received at . In reference to the Leeds meeting , we have the authority of many—vefy many— -of thore vrho vrcro at the meeting , for saying that our statement of the relative numbers , of which he complains as exaggerated , was greatly-below the mark . Biackheath , 15 th Dec . 18 . 41 .
  
  Dear Sia , —I lose no time in replying to your letter of Use 12 th- I bad not seen the Northern Siar of toe 11 th , but have procured it in consequence of your letter . It is always difficalt to say how much of a report may be wrong-- from malice , and how much from lnistakeor-prejudice ; bus there are butrods by and which it is impossible for this consideration to prevent resistance . ' On occasion of the Lecture , at Livejpool , which is the Etibject ot the report in the Northern Star of the
  
  lltb . December , the Chartist deputation were not successful in explaining what their object was , or that they had any distinct object at ali , by putting themselves forward in a way that Wuuld have been thought very gratuitous if 1 hid purposed to do the like towards a lecturer upon the Charter . If the object was to ask me what 1 was going te say at the lecture , ¦ why coald- tfiey not wait ? or was the irtimation intended to be conveyed to me , that it depesded on my answers how far I waB \ o be allowed to be heard or not ?
  
  When the objection was adTanced , that the average wages , in . the cotton department , in 1797 , were 26 s . Sd . a-week ; and , in 1340 , 53 . 6 d ., " 1 told him that he had concealed one part of the cose , which was , that the parties so reduced were hand-loom weavers ; and it was 33 unwarrantable to take the wages of this falling and suffering trade for an example , as it would hare been to instance the wig-makers , when they were thrown ont of employment by the public taking to wearing its own hair , which the Siar has omitted to insert . After this , it is tmnecessary for me to * ay that the assertion that I , " denied that the hand-loom weavers were badly off , " - and of its " being received with tlie marked indignation of the meeting , " is entirely withont foundation in fact
  
  To the objection , on the ground that printers were out of work in London , I replied , that proof was found , npon examination , that the introduction of machinery into the printing business had been attended at the time with an increase of manual labour , and not a diminution . From which a fair inference was , that the iubssqnent diminution of employment w&a the consequence of the general depression of the industry of the country , and not of the machinery , which had , in fact , produced an increase . And tMs the Northern Siar has . likewise emitted to insert
  
  On the ol > j = ction that *• we possess a power of machinery eqnal to 600 , 000 . 000 of bands , and the whole world has but 800 . , 000 . I can only express my regret at -seeing an ebjection palmed upjn the working classes , so discreditable to the understandings t-f those who advance it What connexion is there between the number of hand ' s-power , which would be necessary to produce the same effect , and the willir . g ness of other men to receive the goods in exchange ? If machinery conld offer , Tor is . a yard , of lace oi cloth , that would take a million of hands to make it without , would yon , on that account make any objection to bnjing the goo'ia if you wanted tnem ?
  
  On the nexx objection , " that there are 76 , 000 , 000 of acres of land in this country , of which only 25 , 000 , 000 were brought" into cultivation , " I replied that I supposed the reason was that they could not be brought ints cultivation without going to more erpence than the value of what was got out of them . But if this was not so it wonld make no reason why we should be robbed in our bread till the thing was atered . That I- " denounced the Chartists for their interference , after being invited by the Chairman to ask questions , " is utterly unfounded and untrne . On the contrary , I regretted much th * t the Chairman did rot do more to prolong ike questioning by the Chartists , because in the existing temper of the meeting it was manifestly to the advantage of ray side .
  
  That I " denounced the Chartist leaders in a mass , and ehargedthtm with designs of throwing the country into atarcby and revolution , " has ne further foundation than that when the question was forced on me , I gave my honest ^ pinion on the tendency of the plans pursued by the individuals who laid their hands upon the Charter ns soon as it was drawn up , and deciared themselves fhe , only men who knew anything about the w-uy to carry it into tffect . I have never disguised my opinion , when asked , that if an enemj had been applied to for a way to render progress with the Charter impossible , he would have preicrited ; the eoursa which has been recommended and pursued .
  
  Th&t _ I declared " I had withdiavn myself from them for ever , " is perfectly unfounded in fact , though the assertion may raise the question whether it is not high time I should . And that I said " I regretted having assisted in drawing up the Charter , " is a Eimple untTUth , invented possibly by somebody who feels annoyed that after having assisted in drawing up the Charter , I did not become thejdupe of those who were in substance , if not in design , its enemies . Lastly , " that , during this delivery , the speaker was assailed with hostile cries from all parts of the house , " is what ! am bound to skmp as a misrepresentation by rJl the obligations wbJch bind a man not " to be a party to a wilful fraud upon the public . The truth is , the Chartists were a vwy small minority , iifly or sixty at the mast , in an asstmb ' jy of 2 , 000 , and collected in the two eomera of the pit , where they could make the most of their strength in concert .
  
  I feel strongly disposed to consider the contert ? of this report as in many points an example of the same plan ; of sjrt-mstic deception on the working classes , which led the Northern ± tar to state that at a meeting at Lseds ( at which I was present ) where the majority of the Chartists was the tmaLest it was easy to decide upon , they wtre " ssfour to one ; " and at Manchester " they were ten to » ne . " I speak on tke authority ef the Perth Chronicle , when the tie trnth was there were at the highest estimate 2 u 0 , of 4009 , or one in twenty A commercial traveller . I met by accident , in Walts , assured me there was , in his opinion , not more than sixty-nine . .
  
  from these cireumstMics , the Northern Star lies linger strong suspicion of endeavouring to mislead by direct falsification of facta . I have too good an opinion of the working cImseb to suppose they will either join in , or submit to , an operation of this description , and there will be Dp mas mere willing than myself to commence and follow ap thit resistance . You Tety properly iutimate that you shall make ft pnblic use of my reply , and I shall ieelmnch gratified if you can cause my letter to be published in any of your newspapers . I remain , dear Sir , Tonrs sincerely , T . P £ jrboxet Thompson . Mr . P . Anderson , 21 , Lothian-street , Edlatnrgh .
  
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  DUBLIN . Irish Universal Suffrage Association . —In our last we Rave a brief report , including the resolution of-Mr . O'Higgins , relative to Mr . Shartnaa Crawford ' s Landlord and Tenant Bill . By request we now give the speech delivered by Mr . O'Higgins on the occasion . Mr . O'Higgins rose and said it was more than two months since he gave notice of a motion relative to Mr . Shaman Crawford ' s Landlord and Tenant Bill . He would have brought it forward much sooner , but for the interruptions which some misguided persons had given to their proceedings ; he trusted , howsver , that the meeting would see the advantages which the country would derive by adopting the resolution and acting upon it .
  
  Thechiec" cbjecs of Mr . Crawford ' s Landlord sad Tenant Bill is to prevent the landlords of Ireland from taking the houses and land ft om their tenantry capriciously , and turning thtm adrift upon the world wholly regardless of their fate . It generally happens in those cases that either the ejected tenants or their fathers , built the houses at their own expence , and reclaimed most of the land , ' of which they have been tbua wantonly and cruelly deprived by their heartless landlords without any compensation . In many casg 3 the farms , from whence the Aborigines , were driven , have been given to strangers and re- , duced rents ; the conseqaence of which , very frequently , has been , that those who are turned out of the land of their forefathers , laud which they very
  
  naturally looked upon as their own , in consequence of the labour which they have bestowed upon it , wreaked their vengeance on the naw settlers whom they considered as fraudulent possessors of the fruit of their labours , instead of the landlords , who are the real- aggressors . It is to put an end to this state of thiugs that Air . Crawford has introduced his Landlord and Teuant Bill . The great majority of the Irish landlords endeavour to make it appear that they have an ab&olule right in tholand ; in fact , they look upon it as their own , and that they have a right to do what they please with it . This i& a mistaken notion , as they have no such absolute right . They cannot do as they please with what they consider their own ; for instance , if one of the greatest
  
  of them burned his house , which is surely as much his own as his estate , he would be hanged for so doing ; although they burn the houBts of their ejected tenantry , under the pretence of clearing their estates and consolidating farms , but for tho real purpose of depopulating the country , and making aliens , and , in all probability , cnemiea of the subjec . s of their Sovereign . Should . Mr . ' Crawford ' s Bill become law , it will have the effect of keeping the able-bodied labourer at home , to protect and support his aged parents , and fight the battles of his Sovereign in the event of a war ; whereas , ou the other hand , 'if the landlords are . permitted to pursue their present flagitious career—a career alike injurious to the best interests of the country , as well
  
  as their own , of expatriating the able-bodied labourers , for none else will emigrate , the aged and infirxa must necessarily become a burthen to those who remain , and the only contingency upon which the ] asdlorris can reiy , is that the aged and the infirm will livo but a short time upon the moagro diet and hard treatment in the Union workhouse . ( Hear , hear . ) It is upon this contingency , those expatriating landlords build all their hopes , ' ^ hey who so strongly recommend us to read tUe bible and judge for ourselves , aud ceaso to pin our faith to tho expositions of our chosen teachers , forget that it is written in the , 5 th chapter of Isaiah afld verse 8 ih . — " Woe to you that joia house to house and lay fisld to field , even to tho end of the place : shall you alone
  
  dwell iu the midst of the earth V Is it not surprising to see how uufeeiingly the landlords turn out their tenantry for the avowed purpose of laying field to field , in the very teeth of this divine denunciation ? They neither caro nor enquire what becomes of tho thousands of human being whom they drive out upon the wide world without home or shelter . In a report of a Select Committee of the House of Commons , dated July 16 , 1830 , it is stated that- ; " It would be impossible fox language-to convey an idea of . the state of distress , to which the ejected tenantry have been reduced , or of the disease , misery , anil even vice which they have propogated in the towns wherein they have settled ; go that not only they who have been ejected have been rendered miserable , but they
  
  haveearried with them and propagated that misery . '' " They hare increased the stock of labour ; they have rendered the habitations of those who received them more crowded ; they have given occasion to the dissemination c-f disease j they have been obliged to resort to ihcft and all manner of vice and iniquity to procure subsistence ; but what is , perhaps , the most painful of a ]) , a vast number of-them have perished of want 1 " Every Member of Parliament has a copy of the report from which this extract is taken j and is it wot Surprising that those upon whose evidence , and at whose recommendation , the forty shilling freeholders were disfranchised , and hunted off the estates , did not bring forward some measure to alleviate , nay to avert , the utter
  
  annihilation of those whose only crime was their devoted adherence to him and to his empty , deceitful professions of patriotism ; to him whose patriotism consists in aidii'g the landlords to clear their estates of those who divide their last penny as a tribute to him who ha 3 so wantonly and so cruelly betrayed them . Where are they now t Thousands of them buried in ocean : the crazy vessels which were chosen to take them to perish in Canada wrecked in sight of the ¦ and . And it is not a little singular that many vessels with Irish emigrants have met a similar fate , and a'l near the same place ! But tfceir dying groan 3 v > ere far from the eara of their persecutors , or from his who recommended their expatriation , and who tcould not
  
  shed one drop of human blood for any earthly consideration ! but who feels no compunction lor the loss of the thousands who have perished of want through his means . But dying of want , either hero or in the snows of Canada , or perishing in the ocean , is not-shedding blood , forsoothJ O , base hypocrite ! History will do your memory justice . Your evidence before th « Committee of the House of Lords , upon the subject of the forty-shilling freeholders , and the Irish Catholic clergy , is upon record . ( Hear , hear . ) It is truly painlul to be obliged to speak thus of a man wh
  Parliament since he got a Heat there ; while it is notoriously true that he opposed every measure for tho benefit of the country which were introduced by others . Mr . Ciatvford lost his scat for Dundalk , because , and only because , he was for the total abolition of tithes , and would cot compromise his character by supporting the Ministerial plan of converting the tithes iato a rent-charge , which increased the amount of tithes to a very considerable extent , and converted the landlords of Ireland into tithe proctors , for the benefit of the Church by law established . It was because he ( Mr . O'Hisgins ) knew these things , and frequently mentioned them , that hehad been held up as the enemy of Mr . O'Conae ] l . ( Hear , hear . ) Ho was not Sir . O'Connell's
  
  enemy , nor ever was ; but no language could give even an idea of the depth of his abhorrence of the political career of Mr . O'Conntll , especially since 1835 . So far from being his enemy , there is not a uight or morning has passed for several years that he did not pTay most fervently that God , in his wisdom , may soften the hcan of Mr . O'Counoll , and direct him to interpose all his talent , and all his power , in favour of his poor , destitute , and plundered countrymen , and to give up once and for ever tho support of , and palliation of the orimes aud cruelties of their heartless oppressors . Patriotism consists in a love of country , the meaning of Which is a love of doing good to the people of that country —to obtain good Jaws for the protection of the
  
  people irom tyrants and oppressors—and not in iiowery harangues aboKt flowing rivers , spacious harbours , fertile valleys , greenhiils and watercourses equal to the turning of all the machinery iu the world . It is not patriotism to speculate in Banking projects , for the avowed purpose of keeping up prices for the benefit of speculating farmers , and thus keeping up the rack-rent system , while at the eame time the tame persons profess to be Corn Law Repealers , in order to pulldown price 3 , andget a" big loaf , " cheap bread , a banker to keep up prices , and a Corn Law repealer to pull them down ; bank-notes to keep up the price of corn , and a Corn Law repealer
  
  fo pull down tho price of corn . A patriot , describing the beau tie j of his country , the fertility of her soil , the virtnes , courage , and patriotism of her children , the crieity of their enemies , the Saxon and the stranger , the oppressor , exterminator , and the tyrant ; while he joins those self-Fame exterminators in getting a charter for a Land Campany in Canada , to which his virtuous countrymen are driven to die quietly . This is that species of patriotism which he . ( Mr . O'Higgins ) abhorred from the very bottom of bis sonl . The curses deep , loud , an d long ^ of those miserable , betrayed , and deluded exiles , are manifest ing themselves in various ways ^—11 Already the curse iBupon them . For strangers their houses profane ; They came to divide , to dishonoar , And tyrants they long shall remain . "
  
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  In oonclttsion , he ( Mr . ( yHiggins ) could say , with great justice , that Mr . Crawford , in bringing forward bis Landlord and Tenant Bill , was influenced solely sod entirely , by the purest feelings of philanthropy and patriotism—by that desire which every truly good man felt within himself to promote the real welfare of his country , by the adoption of the most emoleat means to protect , foster , and encourage those who have ever beeu held as the wealth of a nation , the working classes . This bill , if passed : into . a law , will do more to tranquillizs Ireland than any other measure which has been passed during the last 40 years . It will remove the torments of anxiety incidental to the insecurity of the tenure of the email farmer , and will lower the rates of insurance upon
  
  the lives of landlords themselves , and will render bolts , bars , and barricadoed windows no longer necessary . Mr . O'Higgins concluded by moving ; ihe following resolution : ^ - " That it is contrary to every principle of natural justice , as well as a diroot violation of the laws of God , to deprive any man of the fruits of his labour without remuneration ; and , inasmuch as it is the common and uniform practice of the majority of Irish landlords to turn out grea * . number * of their tenantry under the pretence of clearing their estates of a superabundant population" without any remuneration whatever , either for the houses they had built , or the land they reclaimed , and upon which they had expended their capital and their labour : the poverty , destitution ,
  
  and crime incidental to such a state , of society should be justly and leasohably attributed . to the misconduct of the landlords themselves and for which they alone should be held responsible to the laws . , And as it appears to this meeting that the most hiimane , equitable , and effective remedy for repressing this fruitful source of poverty and crime will be by making Mr . Crawford's Landlord and Tenant Bill , the law of the land we , therefore , emphatically ^ call upon , the people of Ireland and upon our British brethren , as they value and desire the peace , happiness , and prosperity of Ireland , to petition Parliament in favour . 8 f this Bill . The motion was seconded bjf Mr . Henry Clark , and after the meeting had been addresssed by several other gentlemen , was unanimously ^ agreed to . |
  
  STXRUNG . —Mr . Curtis , of Ohio , was announced to lecture in the Court House here , on the 24 th inat On his being introduced , Mr . Wm . Smith , a Chartirt , proposed a resolution to the effect , 'V That the meeting was convinced that all monopolies were injurious , and that they were ready to discuss , with Mr . Curtia , the adoption of the best mode for their removal" Mr C . declined discussion on the ground that it was childish , but agreed to answer any questions connected with his lecture at its close . He went through his lecture , and Borne squabbling took place , and Mr . C . refused to answer any questions . Mr . Abtam puncati , on the following evening , at a meeting in the Corn Exchange , fully exposed Mr . Curtis ' s contradictions , and showed the utter inapplicability of his principles to' this country under its nreaeut circumstancei .
  
  GLASGOW . —The following resolution has been adopted by the Chartists of this place , after a warm discussioo , at two public meetings , heli ou tho 20 th and 27 th of December . It was moved by Mr , Colquhoun , and seconded by Mr . TRoss : — - " That this meeting is of opinion , that the course hitherto pursu « I by the Chartisms , in attending public meetings called to consider qiieations affecting the interests of the community generally , was highly propeTj and bsaht to be persevered in , and that this meeting instruct our tielegates to move or support , ^ motion in the / Delegate Meeting , recommending the people to urge the Charter at all public meetings called to consider national questions . " i , ' - ;
  
  tSWBS . —County of Sus 9 fx .- ^ A county meeting wai held on Tuesday , Dec , 21 st , at the County Hall , Lewes , for the purpose of congratulating her Majesty on the birth of a prince . The meeting was called at a timo that no working man couid attend , iiamelyj twelve o ' clock at noon . At twelve o'clock there was not a single person in attendarice to proceed to the necessary business , except , three of the reporters for the local journals . This was continued till half-past twelve , when about sixty or seventy persons being in attendance , the High Sheriff entered from one of the anti-rooms , accompanied by about twelve or fourteen of the aristocrats of East Sussex , and we believe only two of the aristocracy of West
  
  Sussex . Messrs . Charlea Brooker , WTpodward , Allen , Morling , Ellis , and > Lawless were in attendance from Brighton . An amendment to the proposed address was moved by Mr . Woodward , and seconded by Mr . Allen , to th / o effeofr , ** That while they congratulated her Majesty on the birth of a prince , they implored her to take into consideration tho distresses ot" the country ; to dismiss her present advisers , and call to her councils men who would make the priaciples contained in . the People ' s Charter a Cabinet measure , arid that she would extend her royal mercy to John Frost , Zsphaniah , Williams , and William Jones , and recal them to their homes and families . " Messrs . Woodward and
  
  Alien made £ ome very cutting remarks to tho "honourable" and "right honourable " - - -gentlemen , who could not relish the language of these two gentlemen even the High Sheriff wriggled and twisted in his chair to that degree that at last ho lost all command over himself ; and after the Chartist amendment was put and lost , actually dissolved the meeting , without coming to any decision as to who should present the address , and without waiting to have put the vote of thanks for i . is able and impartial conduct in the chair . Had tho meeting been called with linoro publicity , a Chartist addrets would have , been carried ; in face , it was a regular hole-and-corner meeting , even the Chartists knew nothing of it : not a single handbill was put out , announcing the meeting , and it was by mere accident that Messrs . Woodward , Allen , &c . found it out , at half-past ten
  
  o'clock on the evening before the meeting , and it was decided , without any arrangement , that an amendment should be moved , though it was well known that there was no chance of its being carried ; but for the sake of the principles wo advocate it was determined to visit Lewes . The greatest number in attendance at any time was counted ^ and anioufited to the piormous nuaiber of 135 j Yet it was called a meeting of the county of Sussex . Tho place it was called in would not havo held more than 800 , had it boen full . So much for the Sussex county meeting , which , if it had been called in Brighton , would nave been a bumper , and the feelings of the county woald have been displayed by the adoption of an addres 3 from ths only' loyal portion of her Majesty ' s subjects—the working classes , aud which would have been a truly ChartisC address .
  
  BBIGK 1 ON .-The following has b 3 en received from Capt . Peeheilv M . P ., in answer to a request that he would present to her Majesty the memorial agreed to on Monday evening , Dec . 20 th , in favour otFxost , Williams , and Jone 8;— ,, " Dee . 24 th , 1841 . ' ¦ Sir , —I am favoured with your letter and its enclosure . 1 have always considered it my duty to attend to the wishes of my consfcituonts in regard to the presentatiou of petitions and memorials , and I will ascertain the proper course to bo taken for laying before her Majesty the caeffiyrial which was agreed to en Monday evening last . "I am , Sir , : " Your very obeddent servant , "GEO . R . PfiCHEtL . " H To Mr . N . Morling , Brighton /'
  
  STCCKPORT . —Mr . John Campbell , secretary to the Executive Council , delivered a highly edifying and instructive lecture here , ' -o-a Weduesday week ; The . - result- , of which was that a great many new members were enrolled . I . SFDS . —On Chri 3 tmag pay a tea party and concert took place in the association room { eighty-seven sat down to tea , aud as many as the room would hold , wero admitted after , sach ! payingjthreepence A more lively and interesting scene the Chartists of Leeds never witnessed . A lady presided at the piano-forte , and sung several airs in capital style ; several gentlemen sung popular sire , aad gave airr ' riag recitations . We must not forget to particularise one song which Mr . Dudeon sung , named'V William
  
  Tell ; " the effect which , this made was truly astouishing ; it came like an electric shock . Mr . Dudspn has become quite master of ifc ; great praise ia due to Mr . Builer and his friendsj for the very active part they took during the evening , atd performing at thf close the last act of John Frost ; Mr . Fraser was the chairman of the evening ; he delivered _ .. his maiden speech , which told well upon the audience ; he will prove of great value to tho Chartists in Leeds . Several sentiments were g } yen . Messrs Westlake , Brook , Roberts , Dixonj and Smith , were the principal speakers . The getting _ up of the tea reflected great credit ^ pon the jnanagipg < 5 ommitteej evervthine was conducted in a quiet and orderly
  
  manner . The committee , upon Btrikiufr , a ; balance , had left for the " Presa Fund , " nearly JE 2 . Xet the Chartists in other town * go and dp likewise , and then the press will soon be «» t * blished . O'BaiKM ' a Press Fond— The following guma havo been received by the Committee at Leeds : — - ¦ : ¦ : ; ¦ ' . - ¦ ¦ : " : ¦ " :. ¦ - ¦ . ¦ ' ¦ ' . ¦ ¦ ¦ ; / ' : : . / .- ; : ' : : ^ . . £ ' " &r & ¦ ;/' ¦ ; . From Newport , Isle of Wight , per James Cantell ....... . ..... ; ... S " 0 M James Henshaw , LeedB ...... 0 1 0 1 ¦« a Friend ......,. " ....,.. » -. » . Q I 0 the tea party held in Leeds on Christmas Day ....... •? 1 18 1 Daniel Brindley , Leeds ... v .. 0 0 6
  
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  Ow Mowdjit Evening , th « following persons were nominated as fit and proper persons to sit in the next Convention for the county of York : —• James Bronterre O'Brien ; Janiea Peany ^ of Mill -Bridge j and Mr . Ottley , of Sheffleld . —At the Conuoi'l meetiDg , held on Sunday last , the following resolutions were passed : — "That the Chariiiats of Le&a ' a no longer consider Mr . Andrew Gardner a memb « T of their Association . " " That the foregoing resolittion be sent to tho ^ o * - ibif insertioLi * ' : ' - ;•; ¦ .: Lectube . —On Sunday evening laistf , Mr . Frast r
  
  delivered a lecture in the Chartist Association Boom , Fish Miiktt , Shambles , on -the disiresa which exists in the country at the present time , and shewed that the only effectual remedy for that distresswas the adoption of tho People's Charter . Bo Gonteiided in a masterly manner that the repeal of the Corn Laws would do no good whatever , withoat it was accompanied by sorao greater and mor&jeffccfeual measure , such as -the People ' s Charter , and pat down much applauded . Tha lecture was wsll attended .-. : - . : ¦" - ¦¦ . - ¦ ¦'¦ ¦ - ' - -. ¦ ¦ - ¦ ' ¦¦ ' .- { . ' J -- ' : - ¦'¦ '"¦ : ¦ ' ¦ : " ¦ .. - ¦
  
  HOWLBy .-The following delegates met on the 26 th ult ., for the purpose of rnaking arrangementa in the various townships , to forward the c ^ use of Chartism in their ovfn immediate neighbourhood , or districts Vf here they reside , in order to propagate the real principles pf the - Charter , by giving every information possiblo to all who do not understand the true nature and effesta of what tho labouring classes really desire to have accomplished to better thoir condition in this life ^ without injury to either persons or property : ^ -Christopher Wood , Chairman ; Huddersfield , John Ciapham ; Almondbui y , John
  
  Mosa Leptpn , Jonathau Senior ; Shelley , Hugh Green ; Stocks Moor , James Stephenson ; Hoimfirthi John Littlovvood ; Meltham , Thomas Hirst ; Siaithwaite , James Garsido ; Honley , Bramhall Dyson . If ; was determined that a missionary should be appointed to go lecture round tho Huddersfield district ,: or the whole of the Poor Law Union , comprising the various tbwna and villages ¦¦ in tho above route : also that 4 d . per member be subscribed in the course of one month , in order to pay a missionary for stich services . The meeting adjourned to the Sih of jaTiuary , 1842 , to meet at Houley at ten o ' clock in the forenoon . . ' .-. : ,.
  
  OLDHAM .-On Sunday evening Hut , Mr . Clark , of Stockport ^ lectured here to a crowded and very attentive audjenco . The argumentative and humorous manner in which he treated his subject drew many plaudits from tho assembly . 3 > EWSBlJB . tr . —On Sunday evening last , Mr . O'Brien lectured in the Pavilion in this town to a large audience . Mr . O'Brien gave a very effdotive address . Om Monday Evening a grand tea-party , soiree , concert , and ball took place , when Mr . John Campbell , thn Secretary of the Executive Council , was present , and delivered avery able addresl A goodly number took tea , after which dancing commenced , and it was kept up until a late he ur with great spirit .: " . ' 1 . ¦ - : ¦ ¦ - : ¦ - . : ' ¦ ¦' .- ¦ ' : ¦'¦¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ - . '¦ ¦
  
  HUDDERSFIELD . —On Saturday last , our Philesophical liall was pretty ; well filled to hear Mr . B . O'Brien . He was most enthusiastically received , and listened to throughout with the greatest attention . There were individuals of all classes present , throughout the whole of his kcture , which lasted for nearly three hours . MANCHESTER . —On Suaday evening , the Chartist Roonii Rsdfern-ttreet , was densely filled , to hear Mr . Cartledge lecture , who gave umvorsil satisfactibri . On the same evening , Mr . Bailey lectured in the Brown-itreet room . Tha signing of the Petition is going on gloriously . The middle classes , in tbousaud . i of cases , have declared that nothing shovt of a couipletu organic change will prove a cure for the accumulated ovila of the stuta .
  
  CAMBRIDGE . —The flig of Chartism has been nnfurlea in this prieit-ridden place . Meetinga have been held , a number of members incorporated in the National Charter Association ^ the National Petition haa been adopted , and : is being pirculated ; aignatuiea ire being attached , " and all is going oni % elL EOODENT IfAST ?!? . —Qa iVIonday evening , Mr James Leach , of Mifcheater , lectured here to a nuluerous and attentive audience , and gave universal Batisfaction . A vote of thnnks was tendered hint for his kind , voluntary , and able services . WINCHCOMBE . —Mr . Milaotn gave a lecture on Sunday Jast to anunierous and respectable company of the blistered hands at Aldoston . He was listened to with the greatest attention . On Monday night , at a village called auylings , Mr . Milsom lectured to an attentive audience of from four to five hundred of the hardy aona of toil .
  
  STAFFORD .- ^ -A tea party and ball took place here on Monday tot , fot the benefit of the cause . Upwards of one hundred and thirty sat down to a most excellent tea , and the arrangements were of the best description . After tea , singing , dancing , &c , were carried on until a late hour . HBY \ 7 OQD . —A Chartist tea party and Eoiree wera held here on Christmas Day , for which the demand for tiokets waa 80 grtat , the committee were obliged to re-issue those given in , and aftbr all , sent Ecofes &way , not being able to accommodate them with room , many offsriug double price fat admission to tke room alter tea had been cleared away . The room was most tastefully decorated vrtfca evergreens and portraits of the patriota , in elegant frames ) such a sttout has notbefore
  
  been witnessed , and this , r . otivitbstanding there were oiixnr tytt parti « 3 s In tho town on ^ the same night . JMr . Bell , of Saifordi and Mr . Tilhuan , of Mahch ' . ster , were invited aud were present , the former being a native of the place . The tea and its aeconipaiiinents were served up ^ rith an unsparing hand , and ample justice haying been done by the company at three sittings , the tables trere cleared . Mr . Belt was called « b to eespond to the toast "The People , " which was done in first style . Mr . Boll resanitd bia sett , amidst the plaudits of the assembled friends of liberty . The Chairman tfcen called on Mr . Xilhnah to respond to the toast , ¦•* The speedy iestotatiou of the exiled patriots , Frost ,
  
  WiUiuriis , and Joues . " Mr . Tiliman having mounted the platform , nvaile&uch an appeal to the hearts of his hearurs , as seemed quite to huva dashed the cup ot joy froui their lips , but he all at once turned from tiie soft and feeling ttrain , and burst forth With au inspiring eloquence , which seemed to fill the minds of his audience with ah uncontrollablo iinpulse of burning revenge . A memorial for the restoraVwri of the exiles was adopted , and the Chairman having yiven notica that Mr . Tillman would deliver an address in the same place the next hiorning , the company had recourse to singing , dancing , arid music , till half-past eleven o * clock , when all retired , hishly delighted with the pleasures they had so well enjoved .
  
  BRAXJFOBD . —Mr . O'Brien delivered two lectures here on the evenings of Wednesday and Thursday . week * te crowded audiences . Ou the former evening , an address to her Majesty , onbehalf of Frost , W illiiiuis , and Joufca , was adopted . XONGTOK ( STAFFbRDSHIBE POTTERtES )—The tide wf puolic opinion is in favtur of us . This luuist bi > cUeering to our friend Mr . Bairatow , to think that we have succeeded in unfurling the banner of freedom here . We are doing well , all is alive in the . good cause , the working men flock to our meetings , and enrol themselves in the good cause of freedom . : Th 9 name of Chartism was abhorred , but now it is aomired . Should we progress the same the nfext two months as " we have thelast . vre shall be the Bttong hold fet tho Potteries . We have lectures once or twice a weefe , which if continued will arouse the whole district : thanka to Messrs .
  
  Richards , Mart , Robinson , and Oidharafortbeirattenuance , which we hope they will continue . We have bad Candy , from Wolverhamptoii , lecturing her % with good effect . At one of our meetings this following resolution passed unanimously : r- '' That this meeting treats with contempt the charge brought againat Ur . M'Douail , and that we the Chartists of Lougtbn individually and collectively pliice the utmost coDfldence in Dr . M'Douail and the EKecuttve Couiicil , and that wa pledge ourselves to support them , by every means ia oar power . "
  
  We have adopted the National Petition and got sheets for 5 , 000 signatures . A memorial in bebaif oi the I * atriot 3 j Frost , Williams , and Jones ha » been adopted , similar to the one at Hull . Our . mestuaga are oa every Tuesday and Friday nights at seven o ' clock , in tne School-room Yau shall-Btrea . Oa Monday night , December the 27 th , we . h , dd a social tea party in the above room , / Mr . Frencb , from NewcasUe , in the chair , ¦ when « lngihg and rf / sitetiona vrere the order of the nigbt . The party V / rofce up ]¦;*}¦ » late hour , well satoflea with their / venlng ' a amusement . . .
  
  BACUP . —The Chattista here held two public meetings oiiChri' / tmasi Day , oneat two o ' clock in the afternoon , >» beriiar . Moonejr , from Colne , artdressed the meeting oH . the Com Laws to the satisfaction of all piesent . The . - ^ neeting then adjoonied till six o ' clock , ^ wbra 1 the p ^ j ^ le ^ again assembled . Mt . Tsgg addjesaea the mtetin , ' ^ in his usual manner . NOTT / MGBAM— -On Monday eTenlng , the Chartists be' ' : & thoix weekly meeting at the Democratic chapel , < rhea ^ th o business of the association was transacted . Mr . Croppei and Mr . Soutar were appointed to rep « # ent the ChariiBU of this district , at the county dri « « ate meeting on Sunday . Mr . J . Sweet and Mr . Cb * rie » Coat 3 s Were also appointed delegates to the to * des delegates meeting to to held on Tuesday eveniag * A eight o'clock , at the Butcher ' s Anns , Ne-wcastta -fcteeek / ' : ¦ ''¦ - . . .. . / ¦ :: ; ¦ ¦ . /¦ ¦ . ' " . ' ¦ ' - - ¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ ' / '¦" . " , '
  
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  Carlton . — Oa Monday evening last , the Chartists of Carltcia held tteir weekly njeeticg . ; Mr . W . Russell , of Nottingham , was appointed chairman , wh 6 i aftar e brief address , introduced Mr . / VW t > . Taylor to th ^ meeting , vwho addressed them in his usual style of argu * mentotiveoratory . ¦ , -,-. > ; :- ¦ ¦¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦;' : / . ' / , ^ :-: ' - < r - ,- , . On the same evening , a party of Spaale and female Chartists partook of a most excailent supper provided at the Souse of Mr . ; and Mrs . Jaques , both sterling Chartists , and a more rational convivi * l meeting of the working class could never be held . The song * were of » chaste cbaraster , and . all breathing a pure sp&it of freedom . The toasts were equal iy . appropriately aelected ; Hr . Taylor and Mr . Russell wore each called upon repeatedly' to respond . Seven now members paid for cards , and enrolled their names .
  
  HAMMSIlSWtTH . —A public meeting has been . held in a spacious builiiing fitted up ia the garden of k ' ie Block JJall , Hammersmita , to adopt the Jfationai Pttitipn , and ^ memorializsher Alajeityon behalf of all pol'tical offentiera .. Mr . Cullicghaui was called to toe chair . . Mr . Wheeler read the National Petition , and moved its adoption , Mr . Siallwopd seconded the motion . The petition , on being put by the chaiiaian , was carried unanimously . Mr . Kuffy Ridley moved the adoption o # an address to her . Majesty ; that she would be gracicualy plea 8 ed io liberate the convicts John Frost , Zaphaolah Wiijiama , and \ V . liiam Jones , now undergoing t ^ et . sintenea of transportation for life . Mr . Havris , Editoj ? ot the Chartist Circular , aaid ha was depated hf Mr . Cleave to apologise for his
  
  nonattendance , in consequence of the dahgerou 9 iliness of his daughter , Mra ^ Ylnceat . ; Mt . Leigh secondea the memorial in an excaifentsueedlv and it wa 3 unanimously carried . Mr . iClows ^ Secretary t » : the Auti-Cora Law Association , thea dehrered a nantber of quotiona , in writing , to the chairman , ; whiGh weta replied to by Mr . Stallwcod , to the entire satisfactioa of > he company . Mr . StallMrood moved , and Mr . Dowlihg Bcconded , " That the memorial be presented to her Mijesty by Sir James Grabara / ' Mr . Dowling moved , and Mr . D ^ libar seconded , a vote of thanks to Air . Drily , for the kind manner in which he had lent them the ; place of meeting for the present occasion , carried with three cheers . ! The ni-ieting then separat id with the usual Chartist honours .
  
  Lambeth . —At a meeting of the Chartista of . lhU locality , on Tuesday evening , the letter -of Mr . . ; L . Pitkethly respecting Mrs . ; Frost was read , and a subscription eiitered into immediately . Two shillings and ninepence was collided , and as very few members were present , the subscriptioa will be continued on next Tuesday hight , whtin it is hoped the . membera ¦ will attend to Bubscrihe -their mitis , also to nominate the General . Council , for the ensuing year . / :. Soho . —Mr . Martin lectured to-the tailors on Sun ^ day night , at tho Three Crowns , Riehmond-atree ? Sohp , to a ^ ood and attentive auiiiencc . CANTERBURY . —On Thursday week , a iectnre upoa Chartism was d « liveced ia tae QUUdhall , in thi 3 city , by Dr . M'DoualL : //
  
  DERB 1 T / --On Sunday evenia . ? , Mr-Harrisaa , from Calverton , near Nottingham , ' preached a sermon in the Chartist Assocfotibn Room , Willow Row , to a numerous and attttitivo audience . On Monday , evshing a tea-party and ball was held in the same room , which was completely fiiitd . Afttr partaking of a good tea , dancing , pitriotic-. recitaitions , sbiigs , and sentiments were kept up till an early hour , in the morning . BE-IDPOIiT —A few ; of the friends of liberty hoUl a mefctiug iu Souih-stioet , for the ^ purpose of hearing an address fr-ni Mr . / S-. tvt'ns , painter ( who waa liitely discharged from Yeovii f « r presiding an a . CbartiBtiiieoting ) , on the principles of Chavti 3 ni . Mr . Miilnian , o * Burton Brauatock , was cailed to tho chair . Mr Stevans delivered a most eloquent address . He did not 9 cc £ jj > y the meeting " with a number ^ of useless words , but
  
  a . pood deal of sound argumeni and sense were his weapons , and he -evidently laid hold of the feelings as well sis ; the reasoning powers ct all who were jpre seiit . He ably defended the points ' of the Charter ; and ¦ ahowed the utter iuutility of agititing for tho repeal of tao Corn Laws , ; oc any other single measure . Mr . Joy , shooiiiaker , then . came fortrard , and urged his fellow towhsiutin to join tho agitation , believing , as be did , that no other juttasure than the P ^ oplo's . Charier would placo man iu that s ! t v aaik-a ¦ which his Creator evideutly intended bis Bhould occupy , viz , that of a brother About twelve individuals joined . Mr ; Stevens disposed of seven icArds , which he had with aim , likewise gave to the members the ChartistCircular and Western Vin&icator , and strongly advised them to take the Northern sear . '¦ .- ¦ : ¦ ¦ ¦ -: '; . - .. - . .- ' ¦ ¦ . " .-- ¦ '¦' - . ¦ : ¦¦ ... '
  
  IOWERWAE 1 E 7- At the / weekly meeting of the Chartists , ari animated discussion tcok place on the necessity of the whole Association supporting the Executive , by paying for ali cards issued , and by sending © Tie . penny per month / per member , according to the plan of organisation . Tho folloflring resolution was unanimously ac opted : — " That wo , the members of the National Charter Associatioo located in Lower Warley , do now pay to the Exeontive the two months' subssription duo for twentyone members ; and that we enter into a voluntary
  
  subscription to raise funds tp enable the Executive to prosecute their labours ; and further i that wo repose the greatesfc . confidenee in the Esecutive for their past exertions . " The 3 s . 6 d ., aa two months * subicriptiprij was paid ; and 6 s . 6 d . j as a voluntary contributidrij wa 3 also raised , which sum of 10 s , was for warded to Mr . Campbell > per Mr . Culpon * The 'VVarley Chartists say that , as there are 30 , C ( W membcrsi enrolled , if' every tvrehty-one were yoluntarily to contribute 63 ; 6 ^ ., it would amount to upwards of ; £ 500 ; and thus enable tho Executive t » employ a score of soed and efflciemlecturers ..
  
  TODBSOItDEKr . —Ancient Foresters . —Oa Christmas Day ,-the ' - '" brethren of Court Gryshen , N «> 520 , held their aunivergary at the house of brother Joh n H oil i nriske , York Tavern ; Jnn , when u pwarda of 160 brethren sat down to an excellent dinner provided for the occasion . OVJ 2 NDEN\— A public lecture vra 3 given on . Tuesday , by ) icv . W . V . Jackson , from Maniiestef , in Providehco School Room , Ovendeu Moor-Side , which tha trustees had kindly lent , for the occasion . Tho lectura was upon the principles contained , ia thQ : Chai-ter . ' . - / ' // .. / -.. : ¦ / •' ' * / SOWSRBy . ^ OnWsdnesday night last , tha Rev . W . V . Jackson lectured to a very densely crowfJed audifiuce > t ta ; a place , and save pteat satisfaction . - ' '"¦ ¦ ¦ . / '
  
  BRADFORD . —Cook . cil MEEriNG .--ThiB body held their usual weekly meeting on Sunday evening , Mr . Kuo ^ les in the chair . The qu estion of ther " Plague ' s" policy ia thtir pretended conversion to » GhartiBm , in order to delude iand betray the people , was ably handled by the Chartist ? , and the Council cautioned the working classes not ; again to be cheated . A Committee of observation was appointed to watch ev < 'ry public meeting , and to notice the samo to the Chanists of the district . . > Mk . SsiYth lecture ^ on the / Repeal of the Union and the Pecple ' s Charter , at Mr . White ' s , on Sunday evening . By requtst , the lectures . will be , continued every alternate Sunday , at five o ' clo-k \ n tha evening ; tne attendance of ihe females is requost € < l to those lectures . ' : : -. ¦ " ¦ " > v - " ¦ :- ,
  
  Daisy Hill —A / nuiHercas meeting of the Chartists of this spirited liHa village , was held on Suncay evening .-last . At sis . p ' c ' ock , Messrs . Edwards and Avnley deliver ed , each an excellent leotare , on the dis / ress of tho country aud the law of primogeniture . ' . .. ' . ' . .. " ; --:- ; - ; - ' : ' ;¦ :.: ¦/¦¦ ¦'¦ . '¦ •/ : "¦; . , - . ¦ . " , '¦' . ¦ / lDtB . ^ Tho Chartists of this village have taken & room in which to hold their raeetings and to transact their ^ business . Their ftrst meeting yf as held in it oa Monday evening last , at eight o ' clock , Mr . Ibbetson » froui Bradford , delivered an excellent lecture on tho Charter . ;
  
  EccLESHitt . —A public meeting of fee ^ WUKtants of tiiis village , " was held in the QliSonopl room , at sevea o- ' clock on Monday eveainc . Mr . Julius Dalby was caUed to the chair . The National t ' etitioii was adapted j and also-a xnexo » i » l ia bohalf of Frost , Williams , opd Jones . ; : / ; MAOCfJ ^ SS i 3 B 3 MD .--Ai the county delegate meeting , oh Sunday last , the delegaleB from several districts complained of the insufficiency 6 f lectureB . Iaconseqaenco of MrVBoylc ' s exertions for the last month ov six weeks , ia opening liew Assooiatiors ia Uifereivt parts of the country , and not being abla to attend to them as often as it was necessary ^ they axe almost lost for want of helpi It was in consequence agreed that Mr . Doyle be engaged for another month , and that he ba directed to go as soon as nossible to the city / of Cheater and ita vicinity
  
  where ho will spead abont a week in promulgating the only doctrines . by whioh this great nation can bis saved from utter / and irretrievable ruin . It was also agreed that' - '' a county fund ^^ ihould be raised for the purpose of assisting those dietricta that are » o 4 able to Bend delegates to the various delegate snd county meetinga which may be held from time to time on business belonging to the Chartist- cause , tba said fund to be Bupriorted by a BQbMription of one penny per month from each member m each ui 6 tnw * The next county delegate me eting wiilW Keld m tho National Chatter Association Room , Maccleflr field , onSunday , January 30 th , / ; , ; / ; / OTOCKI » 6 ilTi--The ^ Socialists bpene 4 ttJeir New Hall of Science hero pu Christmas X ) ay . Leotures were delivered by the Social > lkBioBane 8 They have had balls aud wneorte and Iwrawa through the week . ' ¦ ' ' / . / ';¦/ .. ¦ ¦; " - / . ' /' ' ^ //' n ^/ y ^
  
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  Mr D ? iB / Fsikgds , —I mi so busily engaged during &e two first days of last week , that I could B » i find time to say »; word to joa . Bui , ia job . of th « KorthlaTe had little more than mere newspaper aceorints of the number of our friends and the strength of onr eansa in the . West , it is now my ^ Ieasicg doty to inform yon how-yre stand in . ' tie iwo large cities of Bath and Bristol * and in the smaller towns in that district .
  
  " When I arrived in Bath , I expected to find a Juadfolof piebald half and half Chartists ; and which considering the character of the plaee , wonld even h » TB been a rarity . To aj astonishment , however , I found isyself in a very large assembly reom , which vr&s crowded to suffocation ; and , judging from the enthuaaem with which my address was received , I conclude that the spirit of democracy is very high in thi 3 aristocratic city . Nothing tires oe half so much pleasureas announcing to the Boldiera the virtues of their generate ; and for this cote of / things in Bath we are mainly indebted to
  
  gat excellent and enthnsiaslic leader , Mr . Henry Tlncent , who , by his demeanour and consistency , ias confirmed the zealous and , disarmed the timid . He is really a very great acquisition to oar eanse . I iras very sorry to find that our friends had thocght 8 necessary to engage a carriage and four horses , merely to convey me from the railway station to the place of meeting ; with that exception all passed off welL I was presented with two very complimentary addresses , one from the female
  
  Chartists , and another from the Chartists generally . I have knocked the land , I think * firmly into their keads ; and although I have h&d many letters of anxious inquiry respecting the proceedings of the Chartists and the League in Bath , yet I fed assured ih&t no town is more impregnable . I took my notion of the proceedings of the Bith League meeting from Mr . Vineent , Mr ^ W . P . Roberts , and Mr . Twite , three as good Chartists as ever breathed ; And , from their report , 1 felt myself justified in looking upon the result as a Chartist triumph .
  
  From Bath I proceeded , on Tuesday morning , to Uristol , in company with Vincent . Wo breakfasted ^ rith Mrs . F . -ost and her sweet family ; and , as it tras the first time I had had the honour of knowing any member of Mr . Frost ' s family personally , 1 felt & great anxiety abont the introduction j and , in trath , my fullest anticipations were more than realised . I have never mei with a mora amiable iamily ia the -whole course of my life . It coiiEists of Mrs . Frost , three of the most lovely daughters , and -one son . Tae daaghters give evident proof of their
  
  parents' carej and wise monition ; but the son , the only son , the mother's joy , and the exile's hope , i 3 , I am sorry to say , on the bed of sickness ; nay , on the bed of death . Yes , of this yonth there is now no hope ; and yon who have Tdtnessed the d . cease o a loved child and wto iiava felt some consolation in administering comfort in his last moments—you who have been allowed the melancholy pleasure of the last embrace , and then followed your child's remains
  
  •« Te that bonnj . irom ¦ wieice no traveller returns ;" do yon , I say , paint to yourselves ( if you can ) the agonising torture which the exiled parent must endure on learning that his only son lies in the cold grave , while the weeping father must mourn his loss in exile , and smother his sorrow , lest he should become the mock of thieves . No wife ~ to share bis woe—no child to teach that he is still a fatherno , no , all away—all dead for aught h « s "knows . And why this agony inflicted upon him ? Because hs ttas no have opposed ~ Lobx > Joht ? Kcssell ai
  
  Stbocd . I shall leave that part of my subject there for the present , as I have no relish for Yorkshire Special Juries . At twelve o ' cloc k , we had a very excellent meeting in the Social Institution ; Mr . Newman , an excellent Caarti * t and shopkeeper , in the chair . I spoke ; so did Mr . Roberts , one of the victims , a gentleman of independent fortune , and one of ihe most brave and -uiiiiinching in our racks . This genilemanh& 3 ahappymethod ef iUustrating . his subject , bo as to bring it familiarly within , the comprehension of the poorest understanding . He works hard io
  
  ihe cause , and all at his own expenee ; he has no interest whatever personally in our principles ; he has no individual purpose to serve ; he is qaite independent , of every profession , and not in any busi-Dro 3 . This gentleman is very much beloved by all classes of society . Yincent spoka also , but was &o exhausted from debility , that he wa 3 obliged to -deprive us of much of the pleasure we had anticipated ; as far as he did go , his speech was most brilliant , effective , and telling . Mr . Clifton , aa Irishman , and Mr . Clarke also spoke , and spoke well ; and our meeting , though in Christmas
  
  week , and at twelve o ' clock , wa 3 very excellent . Another meeting was announced for the evening . And here I mnsi express my unequivocal disapprobation of the arrangements . The- sum of sixpence , and not one penny ! as stated in the Vindicator , was charged for mere admission . Now , sach a charge I consider as unfair to the very elass -on whose especial behalf 1 plead , and most insulting to me . Many persons suppose that it was my wish , in order to insure a select audience , while some imagine that I pocket the proceeds . Both these notions are erroneous ; nothing so much pleases me
  
  ¦ as to see a room fnll of fustian jackets , presided -over by one of themselves , and as free admission when it can te accomplished . As to pocketing the -proceeds , I never have , I never mil accept of a penny for my own services . I hope and trust , however , that the practice of making such charges will he abandoned . We had a very fine meeting , notwiihstaading the hl * h price of admission . Mr . Newman was again in the chair , I had two addresses presented to me ,
  
  -one from the Yonths' AEsociatica , the other from the veterans . They tell me that my speech did good to the c-use . Mr . Roberts again spoke , and spoke well ; but Yincent was nDfit for service , in « oasequence of his great exenion at the Corn Law meeting on the previous day . Delegates , from twenty or" thirty towns in England and Wales , Traited npon me m Bath and Bristol , ali most pressingly anxious to take me back to their several localities , and from ali of whom , I learned mo 3 t flat--teriiig aeeouiiis of their districts .
  
  _ I have now laid before jou tho state of those two impcrtaii ; dues , and BhaU . merely say , that I was ¦ Eiuch astonished in witnessing their state of for Wu-dness . The signatures to the Gbeat National " from those localities , will more than anything else convince yon of Mr . Yincent ' s usefulness . Two or three very well intentioned friends have TOfoen ^ to me , asking the good of petitioning ; and * s n 13 likely to become a general question , I shall iere answer it . The followine , then , is the result whieh I anticipate from a petnioa agced by 4 > 00300 D . The portion of the press
  
  which honoarable Members and the / actions read do most cautiously abstain from every , the slighiest mention of onr meetings or proceedings . In fact , except in tie manufacturirg districts , the upper and Euddle classes of society must suppose that Chart ^ ni is new in reality dead . There is no channel , ~* en , through which we can find our way to these classes except inrongn tie' press , and there is no * Md * . of getting at their press except through the House of Commons ; and , believe me , that every ?^« ire mast be carried out of the House before « is even ctfmly discussed in the House . In this
  
  Posmon , then , if we had no petition , the Whigs would range themselves as our opposition , under the banner of Lord John Russell , and would treat os to another farce of liberality , which would merely mean opposition to Toryism . But when the House finds snch al > ack as 4 , 000 , 000 outside , the ^ ancter of the opposition will be moulded accordagjy , and bidding will be brisk and high for our
  
  sapport . You may rely npon this , that the ^^ 7 ^ not report acy _ proceedings connected with Chartism or the people , siTe those which trans-P » a througa the House of Commons ; and that the »« t of a petition signed by 4 , 000 , 000 will come like * thunder-clap npon nineteen in every twenty of the * W « r classes of society . Such I consider a good , politic , and sufficient reason for petitioning the = oase of Commons . , *« a Tery , very far from well ; in fact , I have « a » too much , and too suddenly , since my release « ° a York Castle , and , therefore , unless there exists
  
  a desire to pet rid tfFeargus ? xsy friends will not press me beyond my strength . I shall be in Glasgow , on Monday next , I farast ; and on . Tuesday , I shall address a meeting on behalf of the hand loom weavers . I shall represent my constituents honestly in the Scottish Convention , and ia compliance with the injunction of a portion of them , the words moral and physical force shall no ; once escape my lips . I shall visit Carlisle and Newcastle on my return from Scotland , and by that time I shall bave . concluded a four month ' s campaign of Charusm , which will prove to iny Whig tyrants , that persecution but wets the freeman ' s mind for liberty , and steels his heart against uppressioo .
  
  Every hand should now be to the petition ; not a moment should be lost . Goodmen should be elected to serve upon the Convention , and with a united aud determined move we must pash forward . We have been a long time waiting . for this Charter , and yet are the spirits of tho people unbroken ; but my health and constitution would not stand many more such campaigns , therefore 1 have a personal interest in our speedy success . However , onward we must go ; backward we won ' t go .
  
  In conclusion allow me to tender my most cordial thanks to the Delegates of South Lancashire , for their able address in last week's Star ; such manifestoes , coming from the people themselves , delights my heart , and convince me that such a people are worth struggling for , and more than repay me for all my exertions . No , no ; we will nos go back a single hair ' s breadth . 1 am , my dear Friends , Your devoted Frieud , Fejjigvs O'Co . n-nor .
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- Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 1, 1842, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct411/page/1/

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