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      WATKINS * S LEGACY TO THE CHARTISTS . LECTUBB Y . On the necessity of onion , and of vigilance to pieserre onion .

      Tha snijeet of onion naturally falla tmder tisres beads —anifcy of sentiment , unity of opinion , and unity of actaon . I shall treat of all three in consecutive order , and conclude with tie subject of vigilance as a corollary to that onion . I begin with unity of sentiment , » nd here we snst first inquire into the nature of sentiment . Win * is sentiment ? Sentiment , as I take it , is the sense of the heart—the expression © f our natural feelings -when they are moved to utterance by sympathy . Unity of sentiment is the most common of all it is it is almost universal

      indeed general— . Unity of opinion ianrnch Jess so , and laasao still ij uuity of action . Why i » nnity of sentimanfc the most common ? because air human beings an gifted 'with sensibility more or less , and sentiment springs from sensibility as opinion from sense and action from spirit , As human beings , ¦ we all experience in a' greater or les * er degree , the common feelings of human natme— - "we all feel joy or sorrow , love , hate , pity , and so forth . These are fellowfeelings that reske us all akin U > each other , as Sbakspere beautifully expresses it" One touch of nature makes the whole world kin . "

      Did we live in a state of nature we should rejoice with those that do rejoice , and weep with those that weep—for then our feelings would be / unadulterated , unsophisticated—we should be as little children : —bnt now , under the present system—under onr unsocial competition aystem there is JUtle friendship—little fellowship to be found betwixt man and man , aye even betwixt those whose near relationship whose propinquity of blood should heighten , should increase , should connect , should entwine , should identify the common feelings of mat ) to man , as between brother and brother—parent and child . But thank Gad , there is still enough of fellow-feeling kit , still enough of nature in our hearts to unite ns in sentiment , at least , for which of us , what working man , what tradesman ,, what gentleman , nay I will go higher still—I will

      a&eend the cold regions of aristocracy where icy hearts are embalmed with eternal scow , " out of humanity ' s reach . " I will mount the Alpine heights of rank , and ask what Lord is there , what Duke , who , on witnessing a case of inevitable distress or only on bearing of it , does not for a moment sympathise with the sufferer , and xt least express pity , express a wish at least for his relief ? I grant that the more rare , the more appalling the case , the more likely it would be to move sympathy , but at any rate this proves thatsneh a feeling exist * . For we are men . we are not monsters , not even the Lords spiritual and temporal themselves . I forget ; there is ene , and for the honour of human nature , 1 trust there is hut him alone—the demon Duke ; he can mock suffering , he can blame the sufferer . " Go to , " says the hard-heart to the industrious mechanics storing for want , " ye are idle , ye are wicked i ' *

      Men generally agree in the expression of taeir feelings jit 80 mB notorious wrong done to an incirndunl , in the expression of thtir indignation at the wrong-doer , and of their pity for him to whom the wrong was done ; and we all rejoice when right is done , when restitution is made , when retribution ensuea . We have a common interest in this ; it is for the sake of ourselves as well as for the sufferer that we make common cause with him- Sympathy makes ihe case our own in idea . Interest says thai if we lei it pass with impunity , it may soon become oar own in reality .

      Thus we have shown that a nnity of sentiment not only exists , but is pretty general , it extends through all classes , it binds all . There is no mistake in Bentimest . Opinions may be Use , actions may be wrong ; but sentiment is native , is genuine . Like all the finer feelings it is fresher , stronger ia youth ; for time wears , weakens the better feelings of one nature , and thickens , Increases the worse . Sentiment itself has its degrees , "it is mightier in the mightiest , " as Shakspearesays of mercy . Sentiment is a kind of ¦ weaker passion Wtet we feel for another is sympathy ; what tr © fed for ourselves is passion ; and passion feeding upon itself grows to phreczy . There is

      first emotion , then affection , then passion . We first feel sympathy for a sufferer , we then express our sentiments on the subject ; this brines persecution on us from the oppressor ; then we feel a passionate affection for the cause . Jnnins has well depicted the progress of our feelings en such occasions , when speaking of TTilkes he says , " Hardly serious at first , he is now so enthusiast . The coldest bodies vrsrm with opposition — the hardest spaikle with collision . There ia a holy mistaken z ? al in politics as well as in religion . By persuading others we convince ourselves . The passions are engaged and create a nautral affectionj in the mind which forces us to love the cause for which we

      suffer . " - We have seen what sentiment is ; let ns see the difiereice between Bentiment and opinion , for in that difference lies the Teason . ¦ wty - 'we axe less unanimous in opinion tf \* n in sentiment Sentiment arises from the feelings ; opinion is born of the understanding , —and there lies the difference . The heart ia an honest thing it is warm , it is hot . What comes direct from the heart ccmss regardless of order and of consequences Oh that we all spoke the language of our hearts—that we always did what " our hearts prompt us to do ; but how seldom is this the case : there are certain prudent , or rather selfish considerations that interfere—that interpose . The mind i& mere cool and calculating—it checks the thoughts that spring spontaneous from the heart—it directs them to the mirror of the

      understanding—*! shews them their nakedness , and asks them what they think of themselves—what others will think of them if they rush out to view in this condition : it bids them adjust themselves so as to appear to the best advantage ; and it too often prevails upon them to snit themselves to the occasion—to consult , to consider BOt truth , but self-interest only . We often hear it said , " Many men , many minds ; " but we never bear it said , many men many hearts , because our hearts are more alike than ettr minds are . We do not differ in sentiment , but in opinion ; nor should we differ in opinion if we thought sot of ourselves alone , but of truth and justice only . Bnt we think of ourselves , of onr situat ions , of our circumstances ; and we suffer these things to bias our minds , though not hearts ; our opinions ,

      though not our sentiments ; our actions , though not our thoughts . When we are agreed in sentiment , selfinterest steps in , and makes us disagree in opinion * , we dissent , we differ , division ensues , and heart is set against heart , tongues that spoke in praise vituperate , hands that were clasped in union are lifted npio fight let us bring this to an example . We will say two men meet together on a field of battle after the fight is done—they see a wounded man lying—he is helpless , and in great pain—onr two men , though they are ttEing&rs to eaeh ciier , though they had never seen etch other before—will , if they are not Btate-priests , feel a mutual impulse to help the groaning man—to laccour him , to save him—this impulse will arise from their union cf sentiment—they consider nothing but

      the necessity of the ease , the desire ¦ which sympathy feeb to relieve the sefferer—they join their hands , they unite \ hssx strength , and bea ? ftim off to some place ¦ where hia wounds will he attended to , -where his wants Trill fee supplied . After having done this , let us suppose them seated , and tolkiBg over the affair—they discourse first on the condition of the wounded man—one thinks he will recover , the other thinks it is impossible —they argue , they discuss , they dispute , they qoar . el , and probably redace one another to as ill a condition as the wounded man was in , whom they cait 3 d in sentiment to succour , but about whose condition they diSlred in opinion , till from words they rose to actions , and disabled one another by Wows . That would be a diSrence of opinion amice from self-love , Sclf-COIlCeit ,

      t ill unable to convince each © ttser mora'ly , they tried to do it pliysJcaJJj-, and what conviction can arise from fiat ?—a conviction of superior skill or strength , bu : not of superior sense or rta 3 on . Bnt , icttead of debating on the condition of the wounded soldier , we will suppose our two men to discourse on the battle in which he fell Here there would be as much room for difference of opinion from similar grounds , and with -a similar Tesnlt ; but sopposrag that they fell into conversation on the cause of the battle—whether the wounded man had justice on the idtie in - » hieb be fought . Here a difference of opinion may arise on other grcnads . Say that he fousht for libertj against tyranny . Sentum-st will " at once decide that the cause of liberty is more just than that of tyranny ; they may agree in opinion

      on that point abstractedly considered ; bat then , aye , when we come to the particular case in hand , a thousand erases may concur to bias our opinions—king and country , birtfe , education , pride , prejudice , gloty , ambition , interest—aU tliese may operate upon cur minds —may change OBI Teiy sentiments . The bias vt self makes us swerve from the high road of principle , and we turn into the bye-path of interest Stlf is cur centre ; selEsfcnefs our centrifugal force . Could w * fiy off , we might advance the world , and not leave it as we find it . Had we the natural instinct of the dove , we should need hut one wbetl to show ns our position ; ac 4 then could dart straight home . But like a hare , we come back with a dieumbtniiibus to tfce place whence We started ; or like dogs , we turn round and lie down Thus Eve we—thus we die .

      Bnt supposing that we were united , not merely in sentime nt but in opinion ; the next thing is unity of actioc We must agree upon one plan of action , and ¦ we mast Ect in concert ; else out opinions , our Benti . "ments » m ^ o for nothiug ; they will be but as the F—kg of thorns under the pot—keeping up a mere ^ oble bubble ol agitation without effect We ** ar tata irere united in sentiment , and our unity of sentiment united us in opinion ; but when it came to actio n—aye / there was the rub—when the hour came , * here was the man ? There was differences as to the time , as t © the place , as to the means , as w the method . Yes , here the greatest

      di-7 » £ ty -would take place , because this is the most Saportant step . Some would be for taking one course , * om& another . 2 ? ow , it would he of no use that we *« re all of one opinion unless we were all actuated by cae will—by one voluntary and simultaneous impulse « any a popular battle has been lost by the free-will , or lather the self-will cf some thwarting , or at least fefusing to co-operate with , the will of others . As union J * most essential to oui Bnceess—as it iB indispensibly ^ scessary—we should , above all things , Btudy to promote tion and to preserve it What is the readiest way to t&ct onion ? Tte minority should bow to the majo-* J—should abide by its decision—do u it direct

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      But the will of the majority is not al ways jost Should it then be obeyed ? Not by those who think it unjust Let them _ endeavour to set it right ; and if they faU of that , let them withdraw until it cornea right of itself asain . —For though it be said— " the multitude are alwajb in the wrong , " they do nob always continue so No , the people are always just in the end . Never let any one think of setting up a counter or separate Association—that is not the way to right what is wrongthat is the way te rivet what is wrong—for opposition creates antagonism—and we may spend our lives^—"In wretched interchange of wrong for wrong , Striving ' midst a contentious world , where none are strong . "

      The battle of parties will then commence and principle toii be forgotten—the cause will be lost If there be any factious individuals among us who will not bow to a just decision , for God"a Bake , for the sake of the cause let them depart—they will weaken us more by remaining with us than by separating from us or even turning against us . Let us say to all such as King Henry V « aid to bis Boldiers before the battle of Agincoart , "He who hath no stomach for this fight , tc . " " . . - We -wish to demonstrate more clearly , more folly the necessity of union . Opinions can be carried out only by nDion . What signifies it that we are of this or that

      opinion unless we unite to nnke our opinions known and felt The opinions of one man or of one set of men are deemed singular , are deemed ridiculous however good they may be , if they are entertained by him or them alcue—but when proselytes are made ; when converts are gained , when the number ot those who entertain these opinions , who advocate them , who are ready to enforce them , are great and increasing , then are they respected , they are feared , they are submitted to , they become evtn fashionable ; for the men of the world are more influenced by example , by interest and by fear , than by truth , justice , and humanity . Success is very successful

      When a-company of men are engaged in a task that is too hard for one man to accomplish , or for any number of men less than the united whole , as for instance , when men are engaged In driving a pile , they pnll in concert , or else each man or divided set of men would pull , would exhauit their strength in vain . Their time is set by song , which not only directs their efforts feut animates them . Soldiers march to music , sailors bout to a tune , and Chartists should exert themselves one and all with a will and cheerily , to the tune of libsrty—not long measure as if singing a psalm—not ; slow measure us at a funeral , but short measure , double-quick time . We should wait till all ate ready , and then begin our work like men , resolved to make an end .

      Again , only by union can we preserve our ranks unbroken—only by union can we break the ranks of the enemy . A rock resists the battery of a whole ocean of waves and makes them recoil ib scattered foam ; they break themselves in tfce vain attempt to break it Those who attack ns will strive to split ob , to divide us ; for when separated into detatched parties it -will be easy to cut us up , to destroy US , but Wbila we stead united , - < re are impenetrable , invincible . Union is absolutely necessary not merely to break the union of others , but to preserve our . own . Without union we are without virtue , without safety ; but our union must consist not only of a union of Bentiment but of opinion aad action too . { To be concluded in our next . )

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      ^ TO THB iDlTOB OP THS NOBTHBBS STAH . Sib , —I have the honour of requesting your attention to the following observations-Whenever I have ventured to advance any arguments in favour of universal suffeiage , I have been mtt by the' reply , that the labouring classes are not in a condition to be entrusted with the privilege of voting , and that such a Parliament as they would return would be unfitted to legislate for the country . This may or may not be so . The contrary cannot b « proved , but by entrusting the people with the power they xaaj abuse to their rain . The objection , therefore , naturally deters others from advocating their cause too strenuously . Bat with regard to our present Whig and Tory Parliament , are they any more fitted to legislate for the country ? Are they worthy to be entrusted exclusively with the power they have ? What would be their loss ? This may be proved ; they are in being .

      Now I will call the attention of your readers to their coarse of proceeding upon a subject ia wbjcll no party int erests , bo class interests , and no polities are concerned ; but only the great and common interests of liberty , of humanity , and of justice . I allude to the dealing of the law , and of the authorities , with persons charged falsely , or not , with being of unsound mind . 1 will pass over the tyranny , the cruelties , the unheard-of oppression exercised upon persons under this law , the parallel of which can only be found in the histories we hare of , the InqnisitioD . These axe its COUSeqttenCeB : — 1 will come to the lair itself . It is notorious that under that law nothing is required for the incarceration of a British subject , not beiog a pauper , as a person of unsound mind—but a written assertion or certificate to that effect by bis or her nearest relation , or legal guardian ^—coupled with the certificate of t ^ o medical men ; one of whi ch need not be procured until after the act of confinement : which

      certificates merely state that the medicat men consider the person whom they have visited of unsound mind , and a properpersoa to be confined . It is notpHoua that these certificates need not contain any description of the nature of the insanity , or of the grounds or reasons upon which the two medical men sign away the liberty and reputation of a fellow subject , and that they need not be shewn to the wretched person accused and confined . it is notorious that a BritiiQ subject bo confined , nay remain three months before heTeeeives any visit from any ptreon entrusted by our paternal Government to receive their appeals . It is confessed that actually certain asylums are not visited by the magl&trate once in the year .

      Such have been the fruits of anstocratical legislation for centuries . And now , what is going on ? What are the proceedings of the present guardians of our public liberties ; of the representatives of th « wealth and of the intelligence of the country ? A law is brought in by Lord Q . Somerset , by which the above kotobious defects in legislation are left untouched , except that an endeavour is being made , that asylums shall be visited about ones in six weeks or two months—a result which is very problematical ; but by which two travelling commissioners are to be appointed io procure informolion ! ! The conimisaiuters so appointed are to act in communication -with the secret tribunal of the Metropolitan Commissioners in London . Btfore which tribunal inquiries axe ; entered into upon charges against any individual confined—without any notice being given to him , and -without his being allowed to be present in person or by attorney .

      Ibis law is passing almost silently through the House cf Commons . The only persons who have offered any opposition are tbe much abused supporters of radical reform , Mr . Wakley , 2 £ r . Hawes , or Mr . Huine . Now , Sir , I would ask , is this a House in wkich it can ( with any modesty ) be stated , that if the labouring classes were entrusted with the suffrage they would not elect persuuB fit to legislate for the country ? Do not the aboTe facts speak volumes ? Indeed they do . I have the honour to be , Sir , - Your obedient humble servant , JOHX PEBCEViL . Xeofiington , July 19 , 18-42 .

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      A FEW WORM TO MY CHARTIST SISTERS EVERYWHERE . Mr Fbie > "d $ , —In my last address , if you remember , I speie of what we ought to do , tnt I am afraid J was not explicit enough . Permit me now , in a few words , to particularize . 1 ttft . n 8 Md that we ought to furnish ourselves with COlItCUEg books and boxes . Suffer nje to tell those of you vrho ere anxious to help forward onr glorious cause , but are fearful if yon had a box cf getting but little , how to proceed . When I collected for the Wesleyan Missions , I made np my mind that , at all events , I would get a pound in the twelve months . I got it , and one ani ninepence more . 1 will tell you how , in hopes that many of you will act on the same plan . It was as

      follows : —Before I took eut my box , I persevered until I prevailed with more than twenty persons to let me write down their names as subscribers of one farthing a week . One person gave me 3 penny per week , so that before I took oui my box I made pretty sure of the money . Well , I used to call on my snbscribfers , once a month ; but I -would advise you to call once a fortnight . So you perceive I had not so much trouble as it might be thought I had . Now I cannot but think the poorest of you might do much in this wsy . I should not like any of us to have no better dependence than , casual subscriptions . I am sure if we would but strive for it , we might get several wha would cheerfully give as their farthings . By all mesas , then ,

      let us have them , remembering that the ocean is made np cf drops , and that " many a little makes a muckle , " aB the Scotchman say * . I told others of my plan at the time . I think nine or ten took out boxes . I never heard exactly what they got , but supposing we only got fiity shillings in all , don't you think that was worth looking after ? - Had I waited until I got penny or halfpenny subscribers , I don't think I should have got eight shillings during the year , as I obtained all my farthings from tbe poor , as I well knew all my respectable friends ¦ were collectors , or already subscribed to the cause . As to those young people that took out boxes , I really don't think they -would or conld , had tney truited to reipectabltB , have collected a crown piece among the whole of their .

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      Now , I hope , my sisten , many of yon will act upon this plan , or a better if yon know a better . There is another thing I would suggest In many places n&et are very frequent I believe much might be obtained for our cause in this W&y . I feel certain , oy sisters , that many , yea , Tery many of you , will act as well aB talk , and that your hands , even now , in many places , are fashioning articles for the captives , the exiles , the widows , for Hie white slaves . Now , a r&flle you would of ten find jost the thing for you ; for , supposing you

      had several things made np , why many might admire them , and ssy how beautiful they were , how cheap and all that ; but still might not be able / cheap as they were , to purchase them ; whereas , were they raffled far , you would stand tbe chance of getting tnem off band quickly , as many would risk & trifle who could not , or would not , purchase them at the full price . Do not you see this , my sisters ? There are a number of thoughts that have just occurred to my mind , but I suppose I must leave them until some other time , as I am afraid , if I write too much at a time , you will have none of it Believe me , my Chartist friends , Yonrs sincerely , In the cause of freedom , CaBOIINE M . 4 B . IA WJlLIAMSi

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      ADDRESS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION RESIDENT IN BIRMINGHAM , TO THE IRISH UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION . Irishmen , and Bboxhebs in the good Cause , —Always animated with the love and glory of our great principles , we proudly acknowledge with what an unbounded pleasure your eloquent , faithful , and devotional address was read by the good Chartists of this town , of which cheerfully ire take advantage , it being pleasing to us at all time * to interchange tbe sentiments of freedom with , the ttae patriot of Erin : more especially When W 8 consider the extraordinary advances you have made towards establishing a force of public mind to break the links of early artificial education , and chase that spirit of prejudice which so long hung about us like an incubus , and spell-bound the three countries to the mere adoration of men ,

      instead cf regarding with a fervid heart and a watchful eye , the God-commanded principles of tbe natural rights of mankind . The one , indeed , proud to behold you as Chartist guides leading the frauk , free , and ferrid Irish people away from the man-traps and pitfalls which intersect all the paths and subtle windings of the Whig auxiliaries , or according to your owii more just and b&teful designation—the mock patriots of tbe present day . Busj-ant with new hopes , then , for the agbievement of the enobiing ana adorniog principles of the Charter , to lay the foundation of the true and lasting friendship of freed men ; we send you a hearty and honest cheer for your exertions , and bid

      every Irishman welcome , with sorow , indeed , that be should be forced by » dire necessity to leave his native isle where plenty grows , but tyrants grasp all the bohntifol gifts , and fetter , as it were , tbe munificent band of God . These are the sad and awfully truthful reflections which will bind the English and Irish suffering hearts together , despite the malice and calumny of the Whig Charlatans , who , having bad their day of political deceit , employ Ireland ' s mock patriot as the mouthpiece wherefrom to vomit forth the revengeful imprecations of a dyiDg , yet struggling patty against those discerning friends of the people who have detected and exposed all their abracadabra , their legerdemain , their Whig sbpfflings , and chicanery .

      We can afford to laugh at the vindictive spleen of a mock-patriot who seems constantly t » be studying in some political looking-glass what opposing passions he cannot express upon the same sulject ^ -wbat ugly faces be can pull at the man who u flexibly enlisted to the cause of right , is too Btera to folljw all his ephemeral

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      May-fly whims and caprices . We can aflford to laugh at the man by whom we were villifiid . palavered , and honoured all in one moon—who told us in bur own To wn-baU that Chartist claims were « o « 6 ricHy jost we vroulrt ba fools to struggle for anything abort of their attainment—who damned us in another place as dagger 8 n * ™ b-men ' firebrands , patrtots , and traitor * , hot and cold all ina breath . We can smile at these things , an # feel pity that the great man who in the pride and vigour of his youth dealt such heavy and staggering blows at the oppressor , should in hia declining years be making sneb little , spiteful , strumpet scratches at the oppressed , ' ' . V : ¦" -: . ¦/ . . : *' . : ¦' .. ¦' ¦ : \ ' : ...- ' .

      Ah , friends , ten horrible corroding years of hungergnawed and stomac ^ taught political experience have drilled the people into reflections too profound ever again to be made the instruments of one man ' s ambition that he alone may fatten on the hatred instilled against creed and country when all alike are suffering from the same fell destroyers of human happiness , irresponsible government , and clasa-tyranny . Tistoo . late in the day to stit np buc& discordant passions to play tbe devil ' 8-game against Christianity -with a Comedian ' s smirk , ifl M-suited to the feelings of a suffering people , just awoke by the primitive , healthy , and vigorous principles of the Charter , with a firm determination to obtain them as the true and inalienable rights of roan . Starving men don't care

      about the jokes that would amuse * drunkard or a gourmand . We have too long been amused with the horrid sayings which pleased bur ears , stole our judgment , and leftourpockets like the cuckoo ' s nest—to be replenished by another year ' s straggle , the savings of another year ' s labour , to be exchanged for another hour ' s speech on the Corn Excaange , to be fooled by an overgrown Cupid putting hia tongue in hia cheek for another charge of ^ Blarney , " for another year ' s rint , for some new legerdemain , for another farce for another season , for some new means to some new ends , to sell again an hoHest , injured , and confiding client , to make another bargain of the generous disposition of a

      grateful people , to turn the pen into a poignard against their libertlaa , and to sell a fine Intellect , tfoe « oblest gift of the immortal Gad at the mart of the British senate , and the bidding of the tyrants of ; mankind . To be the servant of the Whig-Tories from the top of their power through coercion downwards to their fall every atep of tneir march / leaving the traces of national debasement , misery , and shame . To be the puff-showman of the eleventh-hour-offerings of the Whigs , to forward the design of a money despotism , which , under the guise of Free Traderi ! , would make a farther , and worse than Druid sacrifice of the working people to the English' god bf gold .

      Indeed , good friends , these villainous derelictions have wrought too deep an impression on our memory to be effacadby time , or that any fine sayings can gloss over , until wa gain the '' real free trade ''—the free trade in labour . And until the Teal-property ofLa nation , the work of the labourers' hands , be protected from the grasp of the more wary , indolent , and niggard classes in society , we shall pursuei oui course , regardless of the wiles of ttte mock-patriots , knowing : that adversity must make ns close brothers—Englishman , Irishman , and Scotchman , standing in the Charter line " fighting the good fight , " side by aide , emulating each other as combatants for the attainment of the same good causa of freedom , the government Of all by all . \ . ; ¦ . . ¦ ¦ ¦ : ¦ ¦ ¦¦ .. ¦;¦ ¦¦ V . " . / ¦¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ . ' -: ' :. : - -. — .. , ¦

      These are the widespread principles of the day which will bury for ever the folly and bigotry of national enmity—arid the man . who thinks longer to foster such a spirit , thereby to make market , will soon find himself on the discount Side of the list ,: as the pointed object of scorn and pity , to an enlightened and insulted people . ¦ ' ¦ y ¦ y And now , dear friends , we bid such of your cottntrymea as fate forces from the land of her birth an honest welcome , hoping that dnring their toilsome ¦ vrandsrings here , many , many be induced to mix with the Chartist

      body—knowing well that amongst that party they will meet with that generous treatment which the sufferings and wrongs of Ireland ' s sons command . And that they will carry back to their homes a love and respect for the brightest and beat of the English people , and with that grateful spirit ao consonant to the Irish character , will endeavour to turn those manly passions which oppression has created into the proper channel against the oppressor , and no longer permit them to be directed by base and cunning knaves against the name , fame , and intent of the British Chartlar . ¦ . ¦

      We pleasurably and proudly exclaim , that the prf judiceH said to be borne against Ireland Wd Irishmen can nowhere be found t 9 exist within the trumpet call of Chartism ! But we are hot to be held responsible for prejudices which -may exist against Irishmen , amongst some of tbe more ignorant , bigotted , and silly seedlings of a state Church . It conld not be expected that an Establishment gorged with pn ' slic plunder would suddenly relax its hold on the public mlud , c * that the poor , ignorant labourer , immediately under its eye , whose thoughts had been modelled from early life to hate tho

      Irishman because of his religion , should not , from the same reason / suppose it right to hate him becouse of hia poor garb and the cheapness of bis labour . But wherever the simple , clear , and WDll-deflned principles of the Charter bave been established , these prejudices have retired , and the society of working men ; has been hannonizod , so as to contrast strongly with pa « t times , when the people , confused and confounded wita the complex cavelling verbiage of the theorists of the Whig school , were betrayed into discord and wrangling with their neighbours upon matters incomprehensible to the writers themselves as to their silly dupes and disputants . , y .- ¦ . ¦¦ ¦ . ¦¦ - ¦ . ¦¦¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ /¦ y y \' - ¦ . - ¦ ¦ ¦

      Happily , however , these days of the delusion , cajolery , and derangement of the public mind , have gone with the Whigs out of office i and now that ! i now field of action has been opened to us by the brazen faced Tory denial of justice t » the people , the sama unswerving promptitude cf action which defeated the one must now be employed With a triple and more strongly prudent conduct to make oar priiiciples predominant and controlling over both . It shall be our pleasure arid duty to follow your philanthropic advice , which we think happily adapted to form the complete union of Irish and British energy .. / " - . . --y ¦ : ••¦¦ ' ¦ '" . ¦ - . ' y . y . -y ' - ' .. v-

      And , proud to meet apy of your countrymen , we shall ever strive to remove prejudices wherever found to exist , by the soft and supple authority of reason , presenting to them therigbt baud of fellowship , which , although it be but the horny band of a working man , shall yet be found to have nerves which can carry a friendly feeling to a patriot ' s heart . We remain , ¦ Your brothers in bondage , The CiiARtisTS of Birmingham .

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      LAMBBTH qHABTIST YOCtUS . Mr . Henry l > ron , dyer , 25 jOaWy ^ 8 treet , ^ Mr . Benjamin Rogers , ^ fiahmonger , l ^ Cbina-WaJfc Mr . Job Rogers 4 ttto , ditto . Mr . Henry : l ) avy > newsvendor , 20 , Weymputbstteet , New Kent-road , Bub'Treaswer . Mr . William Springmore , painter , 15 , Bakerfltreal ; , Weymouih-street , Nevr Keut-iroad , BpJb-Seorefcwy . '" . ¦;¦ ' ¦ ¦/ '¦¦/ . - ¦ : ;^\ : ; / y ¦ y- :.-y ' . ¦ ¦ . ""¦\ : - :. y HADPOH 0 . ¦"" •¦ ¦; .. ; Mr , Boberl Saunas , lacemanufaotnrer , Derbyplace . ¦ - ¦¦ 'y ¦ "¦ ¦ . ¦¦ ¦ ' ¦> :. ¦ ¦ . y " . yyy . --y . Mr . William Norman , dyer * Bottom-bmldiBR , Mr . William . West , framework-knitter , Fatefieldetreet . : / "; : ' ' ¦ : ' - ¦ ¦ '" . ¦ ¦ .. ' ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦"¦ ; ' y Mr . John Bell , pqblican , Alfreton-road , su b > Treasurer .- ' :- : . - : ¦ . ¦ ¦ / ¦ ¦ " "¦" . ¦¦ ¦•; , . ¦ , ¦¦¦¦ . ¦ Mr . William Shepherd , maohiue-iaaker , Blooms ^ grove . 8 ub > Seorefcary .

      DONCASTEB . Mr . B . Armfield , eordwainer . Mr . E . Robinson , weaver . Mr . ; H . Spouse , ditto . Mr . J . Henry ; gardener . Mr . John Wallen , hatter . Mr . John Bradley , Coninion-lano , Bnb-Treasurer . Mr . J ohn M'Doual , St . Sepulchre-gate , sub Secretary ^

      BOLTONi Mr . Kern , joiner , Chapel-street . Mr . Samuel Bromeley , weaver , Green-street . Mr . James Twate 8 , fitter , Howell-erpffc-Mr . James Pendlebury , spinner , ; Cross-Etreet . Mr . John GiUispcy , weaver . Joiner-square . Mt . John Sullivan , eordwainer , Great Moon-Btreet , ; : y .. ; : y ' ; : ; .. - v . ¦ .. ' ••¦ '¦' . . • ' ¦ ¦ ¦/¦ ¦" ¦¦ ¦ : ¦¦)¦ ¦ - - ' ¦ ¦¦ : Mr . Thomas Hjghson , epinner ; CrosB'Btreet . Mr . George Tdwfirs , engineer , Kay-street . Mr . William Porrit t , moulder j Howell- croft , sub-Treasurer . ¦ ¦'' . ¦ . ' . ¦ . ¦ ¦" . ¦'¦ ' -. , ¦ ¦ ' , v ¦ ¦ '•;¦ ¦ ° . - . ;¦ . - : " .,. : , Mr , Samuel , Bromley , weaver , Greeh-streei , sub-Sieqiretsjy . - '' - . ; . ¦ - . ; ¦ : . " ' : ¦ ' ' : ¦¦ ¦¦ •;• ' : "" ' ' ¦ -. DRBBY HltL , T 3 NI 0 N HOTEL . Mr . John . 31 atherwick , framework knitter , Bellar Gate ; v .- ; . yy-y .: :. ¦ ¦ . : - ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ : ¦ ¦ " .- ¦¦ ¦ ¦ . : : ¦ " - Mr , Silvester Trueman , bobbin-maker , Vat Yard , Narrow Marsh . . .-.. ¦;•

      Mr . William Finder , framework-knitter , New Radford : ' : ' . ' ' ;¦ - . . - . ¦¦ • . ¦ - ¦ . . •¦;¦ :. v '• .- . - •¦ - Mr . Williani Swan , cabmet-njaker , Drury Hill Coffee House , sub-Treaeurer . Mr * Charles Perkins , cbrdwainer , iBland-streei , Bub-Secretary . ¦ .-.:. ¦

      BANBITRY , OXFOKDSHIBE . Mr . John Beasleyj weaver , Neitlirop . Mr . John Boucher , tailor , Market-row > Mr . James Bolt on . eordwainer , Back-lane . Mr . John Boxall , baker . North Bar-street . Mr . Willjaftl Carpehtsj " , W ? itch-rnaker , Br idge-st . Mr . William Heritage , labourer , Neithrop . Mr . Edward Hughes , lobksmith , Broad-street . Mr . William Pfieharo % coal dealer . North Bar e st . Mr . George Watson , junior , eordwainer , North Bar-Btreet . - ¦ ,:-. - ,. ' - v :- ' - -y :- '¦ ¦ ¦ :.. ' : ¦ ¦ . ¦ Mr . Alfred White , tailor , Crouch-street . Mr . John Galsworthy , weaver , Monument-street , Mr . Robtv Cockerill , blacking manufacturer , Parson ' s-street , sub-Treasurer . Mr . John Buswell , Crouflhrstreet , sub-S . cretary .

      X 0 UGUX 0 N . James Freeman Mayor , potter , Furnace ^ road . Da vid ^ Bromley , engineer , liOngton-road . James Cotton , potter ; New-sfc . JabezCartwright , potter , Green-dbok . John Humber , ologger , Churoh-Bt . William Wilson , potter , Green-dock . Joseph Bay , potter , Daisy-bank . Wm . Gratton , mihor , Sloae-roawl . George Cartwright , packer * Fenton . John Naylor , tailor , Church-f t ., sub-Treasurer . Ephraim Baxter , potter , Ti-entham-road , sub Secretary .

      WALWOBTH . William Slade , hatter , 5 , Bolgrave-place , Trafalr gar-st , ; ' -. ¦ . ' ¦¦ ¦ -. - /¦ : " ¦ -. ¦ . - ¦ •¦ . " ¦• - ; ~ Nodderj shoemaker , North-st ., Eawt-lane . Charlse Keen , painter , to be sub-Secretary in the rbom of Mr . Pedley , who resigned .

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      necessary to carry on with vigon * an effort to rcactte themselves from the grasping aBd Finding propensities of their employers , and of the Government ; and these could not '' w carried on ^ without ; a euitoble ' 'feiaceof meeting . When the Government ' . prop ^ w edj a short - period baokV to reduce the protectfon' affolrded : to" shwi- ' makers , eorkentters . and ottier trades , each erideavdured ; , to raise on opposition to the plan—how ineflftctual th ^ jr ' all well knew-- 'but ifihajf had Twenln possession eta ' T ^ ea ^ Hftltrin ^ M ^ ^ y . ™^ ' ^^' - ' ^^ ' ^ ^^' " ' at asmall cost , night after night , and declared their opinions , howpoWerful would have been the effect upon their legislative oppressers . ¦ He trusted the Trades' of the Metropolis would speedily erect a Hall , not built with the money of either Whig , Tory , or Radical

      M . PV ? ., but built with their own money ; they conld - then meet " under their own vine and their own figtree , none daring to makiB them afraid . " Let the working classes get Halls of their own , they wonld then geb cheap knowledge , arid knowledge was pewer , and would enable thein to protect labour and reward iudus try . The object they had met to promote was one in which the advocates of democracy arid sobriety could mutually combine At present working , men were compelled to meat at public-houses , by which they mined themselves and brought destitution upon their wives and families ; remove tbum to a Trades Hall and they would speedily have a library , , lectures would be given for their instruction , social festivals c ' ouia be held and rational amusemerita provided for themselves , their wives and families . He

      looked around the room and saw inany members of tha National Charter Association , be " trusted the members of that body would rally round thewt on that great and important occasion . If the working , classes of the metropolis and of the kingdom bad been in ppssession of their own , the cause of democratic liberty would have been in a far mOre prosperous condition than even at -present . * No plan of orKanisation was perfect unless ; . it toot stepsi to erect buildings in -which to meet and , demand those rights . ; to which as men tfeey ¦ we ' , euj ¦ - titled . He had seen some deppoaderiey manifested ia ? regard to the ohject for whfch they had niet ; lie was never apt - to despond . Mr . Balls then recHeS-ah appropoiate pieca of poetry entitled " Try , try again , " and concludBd by expressing his bpinion , that if ; they

      properly fxerted thoir entries , at their next festival , they would be able Jto congratulate themselves < m the speedy erection of iyjotirnoman ' s . ^ ades Hatt ~( cbee ^) ¦ " " ¦ . ' Mr . ' -J ; Robinson had great pleasure in addressing them on that interesting occasion . The other speakers fead so fully pointed but tho advantaces of a Trades ' Hall , in a moral , political , and socjal point of view , that he should only make a few remarks upon its advantages in a acientific point of view .: Many eftha working classes were engaged in employments , in which the applicatton , of scientific imptoyemei-tswonW greatly facilitate tbeir labours , and thereby increase tb « r comfoTts . Thi 3 waa particularly the case in tha employment of dyeing , bleaching , printing , and many other brancltes to which their labour was directed . A

      knowledge of these SBbjectB bad hitbertp been confined to a few bosbms chiefly through a want of meaDe to commuriicate it to the many , and not from any desire of preserying--tp themselvea thebenefitsacwuingfrom itis po ? Seaaion It was a principle oC baman nature , that if the acqnwttoTioi knowledge was delipbtful , the imparting it to others was still more delightful , and many who were in ppseession of this inf ormatibn were anxious to spread it . among the whole human faniily , more especially among the artizans to whom its knowledge Was so essential . To hiB cwtain knowledge many eminent professors , were anxious to give to them the result of their investigation of the application of . chemistry ; to the arto ; of cbetuistry and botany to agriculture ; of navigation to those whose

      business it was to go down to the deep waters , and varioua other scientific subjects ; the amount of inforniatfon : on these aobjects poss € isse < i by the working men themselves was . Very considerable , and they also Were anxious , if suitable halls were erected , to spread it among their brother attizms ; this would elevate them in a moral , political , and social point of view ; it would give to them information of an higher order than they now poasessedi arid enable them to perform operations , and entertain projects , far above the capabiliti ' . s of their forefathers ; would greatly improve their condition , and give them more leisure than they now possessed . One portion of the ball would be appropriated for schools for their children , who would thus derive an education

      far superior to that now possessed by the working classes of the present day , an education so superior that we should fefel onr lUtienesa and insignifica : cein an iritellectual point of view , as . contrastd with them . Political knowledge wob to be regarded as : the most important , ( Hear .- ) " Social knowledge was the next importanti and it was bniy by getting possession of general information ; that they ebonld ever attain those ends so depirable and ao necessary for tfceir political freedom ; but erect these future colleges for the disseminatibri of sounil principles among the children of the working classes , and they would open , a stream irbm the fount of knowledge so mighty , that in its onward course it would remove every vestige of tyrauuy aad superstition . ( cbee * irig . ) V ,, / y ; : . : :

      Mr . FaEREr said that after an illness of fpar months , brought on , be would say withoafc egotism , jby his : devotion to this subject in lecturing and speaking , it gave him great pleasure once more to be amoug so goodly a company of the one sex whom be most admired , and the other whom he most respected . As the other speakers had dwelt more on the details , he should speak more on the general subject , and trusted , that he should not trespass on the fairer portion of the audience , for , ao seldom was the opportunity of their presence en- , joyed , that they were , " like angel ' s viaitis , few and far between " - —tHeythemselvefl being th « arigela . The 3 a « t speaker bad said that they were anxious to escape for a short period * to the purer air : of the' garden ? . He believed they had a higher object in view-.-that of

      escape to the purer air of a Trades' Hiall . This wa 3 a subject worthy of all their energies , and one in which he must claim the hearty co-operation of the ladies , and then success would be certain—( cheers/—in a social point © f view , it would be a mighty instrunjent to trample under foot the most banefnl enemy of the human race- —intemperance ! He had no wish , unjustly to ctnsiire the slavev of intemperance , but he must censure the system , which had been the means of enthralling them , which surrounded them with circumstances which dragged them to the public house , and made them a demoralised class of beingB , . which made tbem forget their politicitl rights , ahd totally neglect their moral character , and the domestic comforts of their children , and their better Ualv « s . Ia

      the metropolis they had upwards 100 . 000 tradesmen , many of tbem banded together in union , but they wera dr iven to public houBes for scanty and dear aecoinmpdation . Night after night had he visited their meeting hours for the "last three years , and oftenj he was sorry to sayi could riot gain an interview until the dial painted to the hour of tweiye , and the heads , and the vision of the inmates , were masted and obscaredby : clouds pf spirit and of smofcs . Mr . JFarrcn then In eloquent language dilated on the advantages of a Tradeav Hall , in a social , moral , and , domestic point of view , and referred them to the stata of Genoa , as 311 example of the great ir , tiuenca the industrial trades of thia country might have upon the Legislature . When he looked back at the many

      obstacles they had . to csntend with during the past four years , he was . 'atisfledw ith the present position of 1 , 300 shaTeboldersr- ^ thoy had attained a prouaer position than had ever yet been achieved . It was a . crying shame that their ; energies had not been backed by the press o £ the country . It had utterly neglected tham , wi th -the exception of two or three solitary cases . They had fceea befriended by the British Statesman , an agent from which paper waspreserit . They had not been negleeted by tho Northern Ster— - ( considerable cheering )—which was still sb'uiing ^ brill iantly as ever on his Jeff . They had received some support from other minor publications ; but with , regard to the other journals , the Sun had become dim * the Dispatch had forgotten i ta inteDicence , the Times had bscsme leaden , the Chronicle had

      become a grunticle of faction ., AH were looking to their ; own interests , ;' , Bat were neglectfal of theirs . Tbts should teach tfierii to look only to themss ! vei 3 i Some 1 ! - years a ^ o , the leading organ of the pnbiicans : broachei the Bubjecfc of a Trades' Hall , wiahing to have one ' eractcd , on a grand arid magnificent plan , such a one as he himself had pictured in his imagination ; but asking - the advice of a leading M . P . he was entirely opposed to it , stating that if such a buiidirig : was greeted , it would dictate to the House of Commoiis . They could not be surprised after this that the su ? ject of a Trades ' : Hall was no mor& mentioned in that journal . * Th © plan was foi an address , | to be sent to --the : Quesn , to : grant from Parliament i sum of money sfor that purpose , ' He hoped he should never see

      the day when a Trades' Hall wiia ! erected with Government moneys rather would he see the working men continue for ever to meet in public houses . ( Loud cheers I If ever there was away ¦ •' to : fetter such aninstitution it Would be by allowing the Government possession " of the ddor bysupplying thefunda , whilst they only fioldihe padlock . They had sufficient funds of their own , * properly united , to acc ^ nipllsh fchia object . The late strike of the masons had cost them , many times that sura . He was proud to acknowledge himself a Chartist ; but he could assure tbe ladies , many of whom looked suspiciously on a political dU ? S « tion , tfaafc tbi'sw » s no . partyquestion . . " -. They hadmenaf all parties supporting them . Bttt looking to the agitation for the franchise , which is now only in its embryo , be considered it wpnld be a great assistance to that movement , and woqld make them more able to defend

      it when obtained ..- " :-t ^ would greatly enhance the ^ comforts of the females . He wta an advooate of occasionally bringing them from their firesides . He did not always , like to" See them making paddings or darning stockings ; he life ^^ eniv . to * : ' P . a ^ % ipa ! te ; in . aII '' . tbe ' . « c « : joyirierittr , political , intellectuiil , ; and Bcwial ,. which the : other sex epjoye * . He iiirished their wives ^ ehiWren - to participate In tba » dvantages to be dariyed from a trades * hall ; Mr . Farrrtr then dwejt urgiaotiy | 0 { HWr ritii adyantagea in a teetotal ; point of view ;• aud / coticjttded by stating , that if ^ they were In possesilon idf such an ; establithment they might diotate to tba&jmef ^ Comi _ i mons : ¦ ; they 1 would Only have to detnjnj , ' aiia Ao 3 | lrJ would attain their rights . His unfortun / CCe ^ tttriflQfflRSg deprive him for tbe future in assistin ^ hatoi ^ &tt ^ J * pea ; bat that , and bis heart arid ba&Fp ^ fiigpa wwK ^ ever ba at their service . ( Groat chelrjifc ) ^ r ** - > iS ^^

      Mr . Mails moved ,-and Mr . THbivltaVjaifeiaM ^ pP vote of thanks to the Cimirman , aa ^ B ^ mg e ^' ^ > rated , to enjoy the social and domestV ^^ &ealtFBrejf " ^< were on that evening alimdantly prevI ^ -fer % lifcCM ¦ : --: V : \^ :- " -yy'v- ^ t avx » yy& nxxa

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      SAMUEL HOLBERRY . Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons , dated July 6 th , 1842 / for a copy of all conimunicattons that have passed between the Secretary of State for the Home Department and the authorities of York Castle , from the beginning of September , 1841 , to the present time , relative te the state of health and the death of Samuel Holberry .

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      Whitehall , 16 tb September , 18 « . Gentlemen , —Secretary Sir James Graham having deemed it expedient to give directions for the removal of Samuel Holberry from N « tballerton Gaol te the York Castle , there to undergo the remaining term of his imprisonment , I am directed to request you to call upon the surgeon of the latter prison to pay constant and particular attention to the prisoner ' s health , and to report thereon to Sir James Graham tfcota time to time . I am , he ., ( signed ) S . M . Phulipps . Ibe Visiting Magistrates of York Castle .

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      York Castle , 28 September , 1841 . Samuel Holberry , s prisoner , brought to York Caatle on the 22 d instant , is suffering from the effects of a bilious attack . He is weak ; his skin andeyos are still suffused with bile ; his pulse is quick , and bis appetite bad . I offered to place him in the hospital , which he declined , stating , he was very comfortable , and could more easily take exercise where he wag . His diet ia <&t&d io suit bis appetite ; ana I have every reason to hope Mb health will gradually improve . ( Signed ) George Champney , Surgeon to the York Castle .

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      York Castle , 11 th June , 1842 . Sir , —Tbe Visiting Magistrates desire me to enclose you the certificate of the surgeon of the York County Gaol , respecting the state of health of Samuel Holberry . a Chartist prisoner in York Castle .

      Tbe Visiting magistrates can bear testimony to Hoiberry ' s good conduct during his confinement in this prison ; and in his present state of health recommend bis release from gaol , considering it the only means of affording a hope of his ultimate recovery . I have , fee ( Signed ) Barnard Hague , Chairman of the Visiting Magistrates of York Castle ,

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      The health of Samuel Holberry , a Chartist prisoner in York Castle , has not been so good as usual during the last two months . His appetite is , at present , bad , and tbe functions of the stomach and liver are disordered , and I have thought it right to place him , for a time , in the hospital . ( Signed ) George Champney , Surgeon to the York Castle . York Castle , 22 d April , 18-12 .

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      Samuel Holberry , the Chartist prisoner In Yotk Castle , is suffering from severe pain in the leftside , the effect of chronic inflammation ef the left lobe of

      the liver , extending to to the stemach , and , perhaps , the colon , which , from his having had former attacks , I believe to be organic disease . His digestion is very bad , and he is very weak ; and I consider him to be in great danger . lam of opinion that his symptoms have increased , and his health has been impaired , of late , by the length of confinement , and the great anxiety of mind be appears to hate suffered since his imprisonment , ( Signed ) Geobge Cuampney , Surgeon to the York Castle . 7 th June , 1842 .

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      Whitehall , 17 June , 1842 . Sir . —I am directed by Secretary Sir James Graham to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of tbe 11 th instant , with iU enclosed medical certificate , respecting Samuel Holberry , a prisoner in York Castle ; and to acquaint you that , under the circumstances therein stated , Sir James Graham has felt warranted in advising Her Majesty to grant the prisontr a pardon , on condition of his entering into a recogdizince , himself

      in £ 200 , with two sureties , to be approved ef by the Visiting Justices of York Castle , in . £ 100 each , for bis good behaviour for five years from this date . I am , therefore , to request that such recognJzince , when entered into , may be transmitted to me , and upon receipt thereof , Her Majesty ' s warrant will be forwarded for tbe prisoner ' s liberation . I am , Ac , ( signed ) S . M . Phillipps . Barnard Hague , Esq .

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      York Castle , 21 st June , 1842 . Sir , —As the gaoler of this prison is unavoidably absent at the Insolvent Sessions at Wakefield , I have to report the death of Samuel Holberry , the Chartist , who died this morning rather suddenly . On reeeiptof your instructiens , received last Saturday , I saw Holberry , in the presence of the gaoler , and read to him the letter , and gave him a copy of the amount of bail required . I immediately , on Holberry ' s request , sent the

      schoolmaster to write a letter t » such person or persons as he wished , telling him , at the same lime , te desire bis bail to bring a note from a magistrate at Sheffield that they were responsible persons , as far as the amount of bail required ( £ 100 ) , and that he should return with them , which w&s done ; and I also requested that they ¦ would be here to-day , as I was obliged to leave for London in the morning , on particular business ; and I will call at the Home Office , if yon require further information . Tbe iconest will be held as soon aa the

      coroner can come . I have , &C-, ( Signed ) Barnard Hague , Chairman of the Visiting Magistrates of York Castle . PS . Jfo reply to Holberry ' s letter of Saturday ' s date has been received . B . H . To the Bight Hon . Sir James Graham , Bart ,

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      York Castle , 21 st June , 1842 . Samuel Holbewy died tfcls morning , at half-past four , Of cluonic inflammation of the liver , which implicated some of the other abdominal viscera . ( Signed ) William Andeeson Deputy Surgeon to York Caatle .

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      TO THE EBIT 0 & OP THE X 0 S . THERS STAR . Eosour ed Sir , —I perceive in this week ' s Star that I am to appear next week . JS ' ow I don't know whether in poetry &r in prose . I hope in prose . When I wroJe tbe few words to my Chartist sisters , I considered that as driving in a nail . If that is deemed worthy to appear , 1 hope this will also , as I consider this to be tbe clinching of it Yours , very respectfully , - . CABOLIS . E MajXIA WILLIAMS . 46 , College-row , Cambourn , July 12 , 1542 .

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      TRADES' HAXL , JN LONDON . A festival , ball , arid concert was held at Highbury Bam on Wednesday evening week , in aid of the funds of the London Journeymen Trades Hall . TJpwards of two hundred sat down to an excellent tea , at the conclusion ; of which Mr . Elt'was called to the chair , and commenced the . proceedings by stating that it was with heartfelt gratitude that be saw himself surrounded by 80 many bappyfstces . Though , diffident in : taking upon himself thevpost of honour , yet that diffidence was banished by the appearance of their smiling countenances , which assured him that every allowance would be made for birq . He need Bay but little to them of the . importance , of the undertaking In which they were engaged ; their presence there that evening assured him

      they felt the . subject to be . one of great interest He was only sorry that there was riot ten times as numer rouB an attendance , if the room would hold them , all equally alive ' , to the urgency and impbttance of the undertaking . Was there not a necessity for the erection of b ' Trades ' - ; Hall ; On social gronndsi that the artfzans of the Metropolis , after their hours of toil , might enjoy themselves in a rational manner ; that they might have their club-houses , their mutseums , their lecture rooms and schools ? for the establishment of these was cont emplated in the erection of . a ^ Trades ' Hall , and many other equally necessary benefits would accrue from its establishment . It would raise their position in the scale of social society ; and never would the great body of the attizana be raised in ; tbe

      estimation of the other classes ; by whom they were surrounded and whom they were accustomed to call above them , nntil thiey raised thetnselves in their own estimation , until they felt their true position in the great community in which it was their lot to be cast . The success whichhad atteride '' tho efforts of working men in tiines past , gave him great hopes for the future . If he looked fifty years back , he found the working classes were looked upon as the sciim of society } they were called the swinish multitude , the unreflecting rabble , they were not considered capable of judging on the consequences of their own actions ; bat now they no longer heard these terms at reproach im& contumely heaped ( upon them— - now their conduct and their patience under distress

      WBS , held up to the admiration and example 01 the world j even the Prime Minister gave them his meed of approbation ; for when the question of throwing © pen the Museum and public buildings on Sundays was discussed in the House of Commons , Sir Robert affirmed that the injury inflicted on the moriunientsV works of art , &c . was not done by the intelligent mechanics , but by the vulgar , rich . Every means shptiia be taken to promote the Bpreadof knowledge among our artisans , and thereby raise still higher their position and influence in society , and one great means of accomplishing this Was by building a hull , wh ? re they could give free vent to their feelings and opinioris . Other cJas-es had : felt the necessity of doing this : they saw around them the goldsmiths ' , the fishmongers * , the vintners ' , and other

      halls ; and though they were erected for a different purpose to which theirs would l > e put , yet It still showed the stronger necessity of having a journeymen trades * hall . If they looked at the state of the political world , they would discover thai working Rien Were determined no longer to be treated as the scum ef the earth . In 8 UCh . Mitica . l times , was It not necessary : to have a building like the one contemplated ? Were there not numerous occasions in . which it was necessary to hold monthly , weeklyj aye , and hourly meetings ? There was a feeling abroad amongst thein that tho times most be made better for them than at present : and such a buiWing would accelerate that event . To an individual , at first thought , £ 15 ; OQO seemed so large ,: ' that ft" put the undertaking beyond the bounds of probabHlty ';

      but when they reflected on the number of w-ttsans ¦ who enght to ba banded r for this great object , but whose energies , were unfortunately expended on mi nor objects . But if those only who were banded tegether in unions could see the importance of this subject , not only conld they have : a grand central hall , but a smaller one in each of the six metropolitan boroughs . ' Let any of them contemplate for a moment the great pyranaids of Egypt , and their first feeling -would be one of awe at the immenso fabrics . They would wonder how eucfa thousands of stones upon stones , and pillars upon piflara could ever have been raised , and when they reflected upon the purpose for which they were ejected , namely , that the name of Sesostria might be handed down to posterity ; it was enough to make them weep with shanio that men should be thus trampled upon , that they should be sueh willing slaves to one man who bad done nought to deserve theit rcspeot or gratitude , while their own names were lefc a blank in the poge of history .

      They did not wish to build a pyramid or temple , ornamented with a spear , or the helmet , the musket , or the cannon . They did : not wish it to be blazoned with the trophies of Mars or Bellona , but with the appropriate emblems of industry , the loom and the anyil , the saw and the troweL He believed there was yet sufficient energy left to accomplish this object . That the -workicR men of this generation would leavai to poatarily a lasting memorial of their regard to their own welfare , and shew that they had also looked into the womb of fatunty , and provided a mearwof SimprovemeDt for the generations who are to come after . v < Cheers . | He trusted that on their next festival they should be enabled to announce that their numbers were doubled , and that they should also be enabled to hold two festivals intheyear . andtbaVsfteisix festivals they should be able on the seventh to declare to the artrBina and shareholders that the great work was « oiupleted . That such might be the case was his- fervent ana heartfelt wish . ( Coeera . K . - ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦¦;•¦ ¦ ¦¦ ' : . -: : - ' ¦¦' . ¦ ¦ '" - "¦' ' . ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦¦ : ¦ ¦¦ . . ¦ - - .- .: ;' with

      Mr . Balls stated Jt was alway ^ feelings of pleasure that he met with so large an awcmhly of the female sex ; but that pleasure was heightened by the knowledge that they ware met to improve the indral , social , arid political welfare of that class who laid . the foundation of all the grandeur , greatness , and wealth of the country , and yet they were treated as mere machines by a m ^ ste * elsLaa , tot ' whom they ratsod nntold riches , and ^ who took every epportUnlty to reduce their wages , and deprive . them of thefr political rights ; and this was ia a great measure caused by the working , men not having a Hall in which to assemble and carry on the agitation . Qreat combinatiors were

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      NOMINATIONS TO THE GENERAL COUNCIL . MANCHESTER ( PAINTERS . ) Mt . John Carlisle , 9 j Cupid's alley . Mr . John Slack , Langworth-streefc . Mr . William M'Gee , 55 , Stlver ^ streeti Mr . John Skene , Back Quetn-street . Mr . Janies Honeyman ,, 17 , Whitworth-buildings . Mr . William GrifBn , Robert-street , Bank Top . Mr . Peter Camrron , 44 , Ray tori-street . Mr . Allen Grant , Brown ' s-yard , Bootle-atreeti Mr . ThDS . Doyle n SjStraiid-streetjSub-Treastireri Mr . Edward Hall j 21 , Hart-street , sub-Secretary

      . ¦ ¦;;¦ tavistock . Mr . Charles Arno , tailor , Exeter-atreet . Mr . Moses Summons , plasterer , St . Matthew street . . ' " . ; . ' . ¦ ¦ ¦ '¦ ¦ 7 :. - - ¦ . ¦ ; ' ¦ : ; ¦ : . ¦ Mr . William Glubb , eordwainer , Barley-Market street . ' ¦ ¦ : ' . j ¦ . " ¦ ' ''" . ;• ¦ :: J . ' . ¦ Mr . John Nichola , hatter , Exeter-street . Mr . John Reed , joiner , Banawellrstreet . Mr . Henry Horswell , Sea ., tailor , Barley-Market Btreet . ' ¦; ¦ . ¦ ¦' . ¦;¦¦ . ; ' / V . ' '¦ -r " -: " •; ' . ' - ^' . Mr . 'William Willoaks , Elbow-laneyaab-Treaaurer Mr . Richard Webb , ditto , Brook-street ,: sub-Secretary . : ; : BRAMLEY .

      Mr . John Asfluith , weaver ^ Mr . Stephen Stead , do . Mr . William Smith , do . Mr . Josiah Mortimer , Back-lane . Mr . Jamea Fawcit , weaver . Mr . Joseph Stead , do . Mr . James Robinson , do . Mr . Joshua Broadhead , do . Mr . Joseph Robiusbn , weaver , sub-Treasurer . Mr . John Booth , weaver , Granhamthorpe , sub Secretary . ' ¦¦ : : ; ¦ .. ; ., - ; : ' . - ¦ . ¦ ; ' ¦ ' y ; , ; . ' ; . ' ' - ¦ " ¦ - - TTOSTALL . : ' . ¦ . . ; ¦ ¦ Mr , James Lta , eordwainer . Mr . John Steele , potter . Mr . John Locker , ditto . f Mr . Thomas Clowes , eordwainer . Mr . Williiam Howard ^ butoher . Mr . GeotgeBrownBword , potter . Mr . Thomaa Huxley , draper . Mr . Thomas Heath , potter . Mr . Joseph Copper , blacksmith . Mr . Elijah VfaaK , potter . - / ' - ' Mr . James Nixon / BUb-TreftSurer . Mr . George Morris , sub'Secretary .

      DB 0 MSQBOVE . :.. Mr . Edwin Cooper , button-maker , Worcesterstreet , w ' . . ' ¦ .: ¦ . . ' " - /¦ ¦¦ ¦ " ¦ : ' ¦ ¦ ¦ -- :. y : X-.:. ' .. - . ' Mr . John Chandler , provision dealer , Sidemore . Mr . John Pinfleld , button-maker , Holy-Jane . Mr . Henry Oxford , button-maker , Hanover-street Mr . Oliver Heeds , buttoti-maker , St . Johh'BBtreet . " ¦¦ ¦ . ' . ¦ :: '; : ' - \ ' .. ^ .. - . ¦ - ¦' . ¦ ¦¦ ' . ¦ - ¦ ¦; - ; : \ Mr . Edwin Jones , tailor , Strand . Mr . Edwin Jonee , shoemaker , Worcester-street . Mr . John Pinfield , sen ., button-maker , Holy-lane , sub-Treasurer . . ' . • . ¦' - / - '" , ¦ " ¦ : '¦ ¦ : ¦ ' /¦ ' - ' . ¦¦' ¦¦ . Mr . HeDry Prosser , shoemaker , Worcesier-streel ; , sulJ-Secretary . ' : ¦'¦' : '¦ ' ' ; ' ¦ v ; . ; ¦•¦ ' . ' : . .. ' ¦ ¦ Mr . Samuel William Cooper , tailor , Worcester * street , Corresponding Secretary . - ' ¦ "¦ ¦ - ; . - ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ' - " ¦ ' WELD 0 N , : ' . ' ; ' ' ' . ' . . Mr . John Blyton , carpenieri Slanton . Wr . William Cooper , broker , Weldoni 6 ub-Tr $ asurer . -v : " ¦; ' . . ¦ . . .: ¦;; . , ;¦ . ; , ; : Mr . Edward Harrison , eordwainer , Stanion , Bub-Secretary . .

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      _ . . .. . THE . PRT . H ; ERm- ^ iJRf , ; ' : ¦ ¦ ¦' .-: ; : ''' ' -- : : -- ' ¦ > ¦ ' " ' ; - . : . ' -: ; , ' . " ¦ ¦ ¦ f :: v ^ - , x ; teS ; ; :-C ^ v ?^>

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 30, 1842, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct441/page/7/