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ANOTHER ARREST.
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^ gsin , what eonld be now eloquent than the appeals . made to the Jnry by Mr . Muspbt and -giers , in all of which the abomination of the laws of consp iracy « " * sedition to so forcibly exposed as to extract an admission from the Judge that ffhile he admitted the justice of the censure , he ^ js nevertheless compelled to administer the law as be found" it . The foolish notion of foolish men to occupy time , by each man ' l > eing separately med , and challenging the Jury , is calculated to
create much misapprehension , if not exposed . fee fact Is , that prisoners of this class have no power of challenging , nor yet of separating their pleas : and as to poor men occupying so much time for the purpose of protracting the proceedings , the notion is fascinating , but the practice yill be found to be -very difficult . The Judge jroald very speedily tell the wandering prisoner thath& wa 3 willing to sit all night to hear him , as long as he confined himself to the question at issue ; but th&t he eonld not allow the time of the covbt
iXD THE COC . VTBX TO BE "WASTED UPON IRRELEVANT katteb . For all these reasons , we sincerely rejoice in the wise decision , to which our Leicester friends bare come , and we only hope , that it will have its dae effect upon the couatry , and that one gentleman will not again be compelled to supply over £ 300 out of his own pocket , for the defenoe of his associates , and in three yeara after , for so doing , be charged with an act of high treason against his pasty !"
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Notices of Mb . - Bsopht ' s Lectcres at Colne and at Sabden Bridge , and of his route for the present week , were received ion late for our last . Notice of a Special Meeting of the Committee and collectors for the Masorfs Relief Fund at Birmingham , on Sunday , was received some hours after the Papers were printed and in ( he Post-cffi : e . China Walk Chartists . —We have cften ffiven notice thai ice cannot insert addresses from localities . Joh s MnxEB , Boshiix . —We ought to have had his report for our last Paper . « p . "—We bid him welcome to renewed acquaintance —ice thought we had lost him . Geopge Fittos . —We think him quite wrong in his
opinion . Ebeob is our last . —In the letter of Peter Rigby , imerted in our last , complaining of the infamous use made of his former letter by a mock Chariist print , the name Rigby was spelt Rigley . SrxDERLAM ) Cou 5 CiL . —Their resolution is received . They mistake the whole matter , as far , at least , as we are concerned . There is nothing personal . It is our duty to give the people notice of the pre sence of an enemy whenever we discover him , whether he may assume an open front and manly bearing of hostility , or whether he skulk beneath the cloak of democratic profession that he may f .-sh his coward knife more readily . We have done so in this instance . The villain stands naked
tn the scornful gaze of honest men . If the Sunderland Councillors had read the Star of lasi week , they would have seen their resolution to be unnecessary—at least so far as it offsets cs—be cause we there slate our determination to " have done" with the wretched scamp . A Democrat , Hawortr . — We perfectly concur with him that the scamps wh& seek to make us the cat ' s paw for tha advancement of their own interests , arid the gratification of their fiendish passions of malignity and revenge , are the dead-Rest enemies of the people ; whatever amount of mouth-patriotism they may lay claim to . We have not room for his letter . Alexander Campbell . — We have sent his letter to
Mr . Cleave . Co-operation . — Will any Chartist Co-operative Store forward a copy of their rules to Mr . Wm . Martin , Bcetwetl-street , Chesterfield 1 It will be esteemed a great favour . Sqcire Avtt , Bradford , must send his letter of complaint and explanation to the Paper which has misrepresented him . If he be refused justice there , we wili try to find roem for his statement . James M'Pherson , of Abbrdees , wishes for the address of Mr . Wm . Thomason , late of the Vale oj Levnu F . Harcoiib , Oxford , wishes us to state thai Mr . Campbell has received no communication from
Oxford since the last money acknowledgment in theSt&r . John Taylor , Hofstood Court , Oldham . —His communication , staling that his wife , a sharp , clean-looking woman , with a Scotch accent , a full eye , dark complexion , and ahout fifty years of age , left home on the 5 th of June , in company with her son , a bey about fifteen years of age , and not been seen or heard of by him since—and staling that he is in greit distress ef mind about her ; that he supposes her to be somewhere in Cumberland ; and that he wili be thankfu'to any one who can induce her to return , —would be considered at the Stamp-office an advertisement : we cannot , therefore , insert it .
We have received the following . — " Will our worthy General Secretary oblige a Watford Chartist with the English of the Latin he used in reference to O'Brien in his letter of the 3 rd instant ? By inserting the above , Mr . Editor , you will oblige one who has read every Siarfor this four years -past , and never iair cause to grumble . — Watford , September 11 , 1842 . " As Enemy to Humbug and Ttraxnt , and an unflinching Chae . tist , Birmingham , writes us that at a late sitting of the Council of the Complete Suffrage Union , in Birmingham , a copv of an address from the Committee , for the defence of George White , presented by deputation to the Chairman , requesting the co opera-lion and assistance oj the Council in raising funds for his defence , it was returned with the single word " SO ' written on a bit of paper ! He also complaiTis thai , though the business en which the
Council were met was professedly national , and though the meeting was called by public advertisement in the Birmingham Journal of Saturday last , and from the wording of the same , he , in conjunction with a portion of his fellow ^ townsmen , went for the purpose of being edified and instructed by their proceedings , they were refused admittance , unless they purchased a member ' s ticket of the Union . A Wanderer . "—We have received his letter , posted at Market Raisin ; but did not receive the other to which he refers , or it would certainly have been inserted . He will see in our present Paper a letter on the same subject from "One of the Delegates . " Of course we ? hcll not occupy space needlessly with a repetition of the same statement < nf facts ; but if there be any circumstances peculiar to the case of " A Wanderer" in addition to the general statement of his co delegate , note published , ire shall be happy to do him
justice . George Hkkrt Smith . — We are sorry that any body should have been so stupid as to iuppose that the epithet starved viper" used in our notice of his communication , was intended for him . We are quite sure that it would not fairly bear thai appHcatien ; and never dreamed that it would be $ 9 applied . We intended it , of course , for the wretch to whom his communication had reference . We could have no purpose to treat Mr . G . H . Smith disrespectfully , —because tee have no reason to do so . He will see that , in Mr . O'Connor ' s letter of this week , the matter to which his comwunication referred is put in Us
trne light . Defencb of PaisONEBS . —Mr . James Saunders ha been appointed by tte Chartists of New Radford , Notts , to receive subscriptions for that locality . — At the Steelhouse-lane meeting , Birmingham , as . teas collected for Linney . —Mr . J . Simpson , oo , Old Bailey , has received the following , swns - — Tfestmimter , per Mr . Southy , 2 s . ; Brompton , per Mr . Wheeler , 2 * .: a lady . Is . ; Star Coffeehouse , per Mr . Langvith , 13 * . ; Pied Horse ChisweU-street , Mr . Walker , 4 d . —The Committee for the defence and support of Mr . John Mason and hit co-patriots request all parties holding monies for the above victims to tramnit the same te Mr . Cook , draper , High-street , Dudley , with the utmost dispatch , as the Comvdtlee are now without any funds whatever , in consequence of the poverty of the district . Christopher Dotxe must write to Mr . BeU .
his . Deak Tatlok expresses his sorrow at not Izing able , on account of sickness , to finish his - term in the East and North Riding district ; and desires thai all letters for him may be directed to Mr . J . Rankin ' s , grocer , Greek-street , ChorUon upon-Medlock , Manchester .
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W . H . Newton Stzwabi . — Mr . Stewart , White ' chapel , Liverpool .
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The Petition Plates are not yet ready for the whole of oar Subscribers ; bat as boob as received they will be forwarded to the Agents . The price of the Star when each Subscriber receive his Plata is Is ., and no more . The Agent * are allowed a per centage upon both the Paper and the Plate , to eover carriage expences : they can , therefore , not ' have any excuse for charging more . The Portrait of T . Duscbkbe will be given to all
oar Subscribers on November 19 th . They will be In the hands cf all the Asents by November 16 th j and by about September 24 th , we shall have sufficient of Doncombe ' s printed to supply those Agents who desire to have both Plates in one psrceL The charge for the Star on the day the Portrait of Duncombe iB diBtrituted will be the same as the charge for it on the day the Petition Plate is delivered . :
James Horner , Newport—The address sent here was upon Mr . Parry ' s parcel of 26 . How the parcels nave been changed Is impossible for us to say , unless it has been done at the Post-office , PontypooL It is evident Mr . Homer * address has been at Pontypool , or the parcel with Mr . Parry ' s address would not have found Mr . Homer at Newport . The Plates for Bamaley have been forwarded to B . Hague ; for Sheffleld . Jto G . J . Harney ; for Halifax , and surrounding towns , to R . Wilkinson ; for Huddersfield and Villages , to Joshua Hobson ; for Hull tnd Beverley , to R Landy .
FOR THE NATIONAL DEFENCE FUND . £ s . d . From the Chartists of Burton-upon-Trent ... 0 6 0 From Wingste Grange Colliery , ptr R . A . 0 5 0 From W ., St . Langtoa , near Tonbridge Wells 0 0 4
FOE THE EXECUTIVE . From Wingate Grange Colliery , ptr R . A .... 0 10 0 .. T . Woods , Sudbury , Suffolk 0 2 6 FOR MASON'S FAMILY . From Wingate Grange Colliery , per R . A .... } 0 2 6 VICTIM FUND . From "Wingate Grange Colliery , per R . A ... 0 2 6
FOR MRS , HOLBERBT . From the Committee at Sbtffleld . after paying Mrs . H . £ 1 daring the last month 1 17 4 _ Merley , proceeds after a sermon by Mr . T . B . Smith ... ... ... 0 5 0 .. the Chartist ! of Brighton 0 6 6 _ Long Bnckbj , collected after an address by Wm . Jones , of Liverpool 13 5 0 .. Chesterfield , per Wm . Martin ... 0 5 4 FOR THE PROSECUTION OF MKINNA FOR
PERJURY . From Brighton , subscribed at the Red Cap 0 3 7 _ Wm . Thompson , Saltcoats ... ... " 0 0 2 FOB GEORGE "WHITF . From TTm . Thompson , Saltcoats 0 0 2
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TO THE EDITOR OP THE NORTHERN STAR . SLR , —Having Bent a copy of the following statement to the Scotsman for publication , and it never having appeared , we taie it for granted as a refu al ; therefore if you will have the goodness to insert it in your paper , the Northern Star , you will much oblige Your bumble and obedient Servants .
The Operative Boor of Colliers , In Mid and East-Lothian . We , the colliers and miners of Mid and East-Lothian , having long been in a distrtssed state respecting our wa ? es , we have thonght it necessary to engage in an important struggle with a fall determination , by al ) lawful and constitutional means , to gain a fair remuneration for our labour ; as labour is the source of all wealth , it is therefore considered that labour , in all its several engagements , should receive its due regard .
That we , the above , having formerly laid before the public , - conjunctively and severally , a statement of our demands upon our employers , for a rise upon the price of labour , we further thought it an object of prudence and honour to lay before the public a statement of the wages we have been making for this some , time back ; ar . d to confine the limits to the strictest scrutiny , we hereby give an exact statement of the wages we have been making , for regular working individuals , for at least tne last three months . It is therefore humbly requested , that the discerning public will contrast thia statement with the prices our employers have been selling this commodity at , and this Kill ihovr them tke profits they have beeo-Zormerly receiving , and partly at the expense of the depressed ¦ oretkmen . Moreover , it will enable them to consider ¦ which of the parties , between employers and servants , arc most to be blamed for the present rupture : we hereby annex the following statements , viz .:
—Dalkeith Colliery , Is . Sd . per day , for ten hour ' s labour , or 10 s . per week ; this is after deducting worting expenses , such as light , tools , &c Newbattle Colliery ,. West Bryans , 3 s . per day , working from ten to twelve hours per day , or 18 s . per week , after deducting 7 s . for putter ' s wages , Is . 7 d . for light , and 4 d . for tools , leaving a balance of 9 s . Id . for the collier . East Bryans , 3 a . per day , of twelve hour ' s labour , or ISs . per week , deducting 7 s . for drawer ' s wages , and Is . IZd . for light and tools , leaving a balance of 9 s . Id . for the collier . EJgehead Colliery , 3 a . 6 d . per day , for twelve hour ' s labour , or £ 1 . Is . per week , after deducting 2 s . 6 d . for cutting road , 5 s . for drawer , Is . 9 d- for light , 4 d . for tools , and 6 d- for house rent , leaving » balance of 10 s . lid . for the collier . Armston Colliery ,
Parrot Coal , at an average 2 s . 7 ^ d . per day , working thirteen hours per day , and five nays per -week , 13 a . lid , deducting working expenses for light , &c , leaving a ' balance of 10 s . lC ^ i . for the collier ; Gi-eat Seam , 2 s . 44 . per day , working eleven hours per day , and five , days per week , lls . 8 d ., after tfedncting working txpensfcs . Is . 2 d-, leaving a balance of 10 s . 6 d . for the j worker . Eimoston Colliery , at an average rate per , bearing men , working six days per week , and twelve : hours per day , 14 s . 7 d ., deducting 7 d . for s woman , for ] light Is . 103 ., leaving a balance of 5 s . 94- to tne collier ;! Patting men , same colliery , at an average rate per ¦ wetk , of six days , 13 s ., deducting working cxpenct-s j one shilling , leaving 12 s . balance to the collier per j day . White-hill Colliery , at an average rate of five j days per -sreek , working twelve hours per day , 111 6 d ., ;
after deducting Is . 2 d . for txpences , leaving a balance of 103 41 . for the collier . Barley Dean Colliery , under the same master , at an average rate of five days per week , working twelve hours per day , 13 s . 6 ^ d ., deducting -working expences , tonnage 8 d ., lost work 6 jd ., for 1 ' ght , powder , and tosls Is . 8 sL , leaving a balance of 10 s . SJ . for the collier . New Craighall Colliery , at an average rate , 2 s . 4 d . per day , or per week , of six days , 1 is ., working from twelve to fourteen hours per day , deducting working expenses , light 10 d-, tools 3 d ., powder 9 d ., leaving a balance of 12 s . 2 d . for the collier . VogTie Colliery , at an average rate , 15 s . per wetk , for man and drawer , deducting 6 s . 83 . for drawer , Is . 3 d . for light , 41 . for tools , leaving a balance of 6 s . 9 d . for the collier , working from twelve to fourteen hours per dav .
EAST LOTHIAN STATEMENT . Teanant Colliery , at an average rate per week , of six days , Is . 8 d . per day , or 10 s . per week , working fourteen hours per day , deducting expenses , Bay for a Patter 6 d . perfweek , light Is . 6 d ., tools 44 ., leaving a balance of 2 a 2 d- for the collier . Elphinstone colliery , at an average per week , between man and putter , 12 s ., deducting txpenses , say for a putter per week 6 s ., light Is 6 d ., tools 4 d ., leaving a balance of 4 s . 2 d . for the collier , working twelve hours per day . PencaiUand coliiery , at an average per week , £ l 4 s ., or 4 s . per day , deducting expences , say for a putter Is . 2 d . per day , or
7 s . r > er week , light 2 % ., tools 9 d ., score tubs 2 s . 7 d ., leaving a balance for the collier of 12 s per week , working from ten to twelve hours per day . Hontlaw Colliery , at an average rate , 3 s . 9 d . per day , or £ 1 2 & 6 d . per week , deducting expenses , say for a putter Is . 4 d . per day , or 83 . per week , light 2 s ., tools 9 d ., leaving a balance to the collier of lls . 9 d ., woiking twelve hours per day . Birdey Colliery , at an average rate 2 s . per day , or 12 s . per week , deducting txpences , say for a putter Is . per day , or 6 s . per week , light is . 6 d ., tools 4 d ,, leaving a balance to the collier of 4 b . 2 d . per week , working twelve hours per day .
The public may hereby consider what kind of wages thia useful body of artizins wonld receive , provided they had not wrought more than eight hours a d £ y , which is considered to be a lawful quantity of hours for any individual to be confined in the subterraneous bowels of the earth . Signed , Wit . Natsmith , Chairman . THOS . Ctjkningham , Secretary .
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TO MR . FEARGUS O'CONNOR . Sir , —I have the honour of sending enclosed an order for 153 . Id ., which sum has been subscribed to the General Defence Fund , suggested by you in the Northern Star of the 27 th ult . It may not be w '«« to state that the subscribers are all working men , and , wiih one or two exceptions , entirely unconnected with the Chartist body , Hatred of oppression , and sympathy for the oppressed , have alone induced them to subscribe on the present occasion . . 1 have only to request that the above may be inserted in the Northern Star as soon as convenient , and xemain , Sir , yours respectfully , 5 . J . Xeicester , Sep . 11 .
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CONDITION OF MR . GEORGE WHITE . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAB , Dbar Mr . Hill , —The annoyance of which I last week complained , instead of being diminished appears to increase . I have been under the necessity of requesting the attendance of the visiting magistrates , for the purpose of ascertaining , through whose authority my litters are detained : for although they were withheld last week , I received a few lines copied from them , bnt now they are detained altogether , and what is worse still , I am informed that nearly a whole page of one of my letters to my wife had been erased previous to leaving the prison , for the post-tmce .
To-day I was called into the Magistrate ' s room , and found there a Reverend Gentleman , whose name I understand is Boudier ; he informed me that he was the only visiting magistrate in Warwick at present , as they had left town on various business—one of them , and that the best , has left to attend Doncaster Rices . After a vast deal of conversation , he gave me to understand that , my letters would be kept back if they contained any extraneous matter . I wished to know what he hi cant by extraneous matter , and after a deal of twisting and twirling , I found that every remark which does not accord with their honour ' s notions , is considered extraneous .
I told him that perhaps what be might think wrong , I might form a contrary opinion of , and stated my determination not to submit quietly to such injustice , and was told that I might apply to Sir James Graham , if I thought proper . 1 have drawn up a memorial to the Home Secretary , not that I expect any redress , but that the Government may eitb . tr repudiate , or identify itself with this beggarly eystuni of persecution , and shall forward it to
T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., N . P ., from whom I have received a yery instructive and straightforward letter yesterday , in answer to sne sent by me a few days silica , in reference to the conduct of the Warwick and Birmingham magistrates , and from which I quote the following extract : — " As to the Birmingham magistrates refusing bail , on account of political opinions , such conduct is monstrous and illegal ; bail Is a question of property , not of politics , and it is quite a new doctrine that a man must be either a Whig or a Tory to qualify as
bail . " Well , so it is in both cases . Our beautiful set of justices , a great many of whom call themselves " Liberals , " thrust rue in here for a row , manufactured by themselves ; and their brother '' Conservatives " neglect no opportunity of tantalizing me here , so between them both I am in t comfortable condition . I am in excellent health , and manage to pass my time away middling well , by reading several capital books , forwarded by that staunch friend of the cause , H . A . Donaldson , of Warwick . I am still confined by myself , not having a mortal to speak to , so that on Friday I shall have had three week ' s solitary confinement . I am sorry to hear they have got my friend Cooper in Stafford Gaol , togttber with Joseph Llnney . Are they going to mike an 1839 job of it , I wonder ?
I ba 7 e evidence to prove that the collier ' s strike originated with the " Anti-Corn Law League , " and can point out the very room where it was first broached , and the men who brought it forward . Pat that down I It ' s monstrous to see Cooper , Linney , Leach , M'pjuall and others suffering for these mec ' s villany . Yours , truly , George White . Warwick County Gaol , Sept 13 , 1842 .
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THE CALM AFTER THE STORM . Worki . ng Men of Sheffield , —The Strike is virtually ever . The jails are gorged with victims . But yon have escaped the pit . To whom are you indebted ? The question is soon answered . To a wise , virtuous , sterling patriot , who determined , ev « n at the risk of his justly earned popularity , yea , the rifk of his life , rather than suffer you to run headlong into the lion ' s mouth . The consequence is , you , your wives , and families are quiet in your houses , while scores , nay hundreds , are mourning the loss of liberty , leaving destitute those that are near and dear to them , and yet with all have accomplished no earthly good . Working men ! if ever one man deserved better tban another of his fellow men , that man is Julian Harney . But for him , many , very many , of you wauld at this moment be pining in prison , your children crying for bread .
Yes , fellowmen , he saw the danger , boldly met It , and completely set at naught the machinations of designing knaves , treacherous friends , and wild unmeaning enthusiasts . To me he is a stranger ; but I freely declare my opinion te be , the town of ShtlBfld owes him a deep and everlasting debt of gratitude , and something more , from the highest to the lowest , for the peace of the town , the preservation of yourselves , your wives , and children . From the higher or richer clasa he has little to expect ; but from you , working men , I trust to hear of better things . Up and be doing . ' Let not joni energies longer li « dormant ; but Bbow your detestation of the tyranny of class legislation , by enrolling yourselves members sf the National Charter Association ; by your support of those who are incarcerated , the victims of an in ernal faction . Working men , if you possess the
feelings of men ; if the least spark of sympathy animates your breast , or one drop of the muk of human kindness flows in your bosom , suffer not the ensuiug week to pass without ample proofs of your regard for your brothers in bondage , members of one common family , God the father of all . Instantly set to work in the holy cause , and render all the support in your power , and show your gratitude to your preserver , by aiding and assisting him in the glorious cause \> t liberty . Finally , working men , if your hearts ore not as bard as the nether mill-stone , you will not relax one iota , until the trfels aro ajl over , and you have made Harney a testimonial ( substantial ) tt approval for the horrors he has saved you from . Do tjlis , and you will command the respect and admiration off ' not only Sheffield , but the good and true of every town in the kingdom . That such may be the case , is the earnest desire of Your friend and brother Chartist . G . A . N . Sht ffield , Monday evening , Sept . 12 th , 1842 .
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TO THE TRADE 3 AND WORKING CLASSES GENERALLY » OF MANCHESTER AND ITS VICINITIES . Fellow Workmen , —At a special general meeting of the smiths of Manchester , called for the purpose of taking into consideiation the circumstances connected with the arrest of our esteemed friend and delegate , Akxauder Hutchinson ; and for devising the best and most speedy method of raising the necessary funds for bis defence , it was unanimously resolved : " That a committe * « f seven persons be appointed , with power to add to their number , to act as a fin&Dce committee , and that they he requested to issue an address to the trades and the working classes generally , to solicit their ^ asaisUnea in behalf of Alexander Hutchinson , and that each trade be requested to send a delegate t * the finance committee . "
Most of you are aware of the circumstances under which our brother was arrested , but to those who are not we would briefly state that in accordance with a resolution passed at the meeting at the Carpenters Hall , we held a meeting of our body and appointed Alexandsr Hutchinson to represent us at the Trades Delegates ' Meetings , of which he was elected chairman ; and for this , which might have been tke case with any of us , our brother has been arrested , incarcerated , insulted , and abased : the authorities are using every means in their power to convict him of sedition and conspiracy and to throw the responsibility of the meeting upon bis shoulders ; it follows therefore , from tha fact of his being appointed chairman ef a general Trades' Meeting that the trades generally are imperatively bound tocome forward and assist us ia this great public cause , and endeavour , by every means in their power , to restore him free and' unfettered to the bosom of his disconsolate family .
We are also impressed with tbe belief that your sympathies will not be abated when we inform you that our brother has at all times endeavoured to render his services for the benefit of bis fellow men , and has always maintained a character for honour and integrity ; he has been most assiduous in endeavouring to educate , instruct , and instil in the minds of the millions , sound practical knowledge , pre-eminently calculated to improve their morals and to elevate their social condition , and no labourer in this high and holy cause is more
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justly entitled to your b 3 nevolence than the victim for whora we are appealing . In conclusion , we most earnestly solicit your assistance to defend him at Uia forthcoming trial , which we trust will be cheerfully and energetically responded to ; and we hope that each and every individual will , by considering the case at his own , together with the impending danger of our friend , and the privations to which bis helpless and heart-broken family will be subjected , incase of his conviotion , ba stimulated to co-operate with us and thus restore the trades' martyr to h- ' s previous position amongst us .
We have made a calculation of the probable amount of expense that will be incurred in hi » defenoe , and we find that as the success of the case principally depends on obtaining the best counsel , and the necessary number of witnesses , that nearly two hundred pounds will he required , which may be easily raised by the Trades coming manfully forward and supporting a cause which is decidedly their own . We are , fellow workmen In the caus 9 : uf human freedom . Yours very respectfully ,
The Committee . N . B . —The Committee meet every Wednesday aud Saturday evenings , ttom half-past neren , to half-past nine o ' clock , at the Olympic Tavern , Sfcephenson ' stquare , for the purpose of receiving subscriptions .
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MR . WILD AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS ARREST .
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sib ., —I find in your last paper a short notice of my arrest , < fca . ; will you allow me to state through the same medium a few facts relative to my conduct from the commencement of the strike , up to the day of the meeting , for attending which I was apprehended . On the 18 th of August , a large concourse of people came to Middleton , Borne of whom came into my house , and insisted on my leaving work immediately , saying , if we find you working again , we'll cut your warp across . . Thinking it the least of two evils , I complied , being fully resolved to take no part in the proceodinga connected with the strike .
On the evening of the 13 th , I heard it reported that some evil-disposed persons connected with the procession , had visited certain shops , and obtained mosey , bread , Ito ,, by means of intimidation . I had yet abstained from attending any meeting or procession . But feeling that these parties , if allowed to go on , would bring disgrace upon the working men of Middleton , I determined to avail myself of the first opportunity of exposing them publicly . I attended the meeting for the first time on the 15 th , fer that purpose . I did expose them , as did also the Chairman . The consequence was , no procession took place either then or since .
I was arrested for attending that meeting ; cut acting as I did , whatever the result may be , I have the satisfaction to know that I did my duty . Yours , &c . Thomas Wild .
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TO THE EDITOR OF * THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —Having seen in tb ^ e columns of your invaluable journal of the 20 th of August , an accouut of the riots which took placo in Preston on the 13 tb , from yonr correspondent in that town , in which ho states something that has an evident tendency to cast suspicion upon the two delegates who visited that town ; aud having also seen in your leading articles of the 20 th of August and Sept . 3 rd , two paragraphs , in which you state that the whole of the six delegates were paid by the shopkeepers and factory masters of Ashton , such statements are entirely false .
Now , Sir , as such statements , if not contradicted , will probably tend to ruin the characters of men whose honesty has never been questioned , I shall , as one of the delegates , with your permission lay before your numerous readers and the public , a plain statement of the facts connected with our delegation . It had been for some time previous to the present strike , generally known by the working men of Ashton and the surroucding towns , that it was the intention of the League millowners either to shut up their mills or reduce the wages of the hands in their employ to that starvation point , upon which they knew they could not upon any means subsist , by which means they hoped to drive the working people to a state of desperation , and that const quently anarchy : ind confusion would become tho order of the day , during which time they hoped to frighten the Tory Gowrnment to a repeal of the Corn Laws . Mr . Alfred Rsyner and Brothers , of Ashton , were the individuals select-d to commence this dom
Law crusade against the land-owning monopolists . But , Sir , the working men saw through the move ; and no sooner did the Corn Law repealing Riynera announce tbeir intended reduction than the working men held a public meeting . This wna on the 20 th of July , at which meeting Rayner ' s hands stated that they could not Bubsist if that reduction was submitted to ; and it waa the unanimous opinion of that meeting , composed of factory hands of all trades , that if Rayner ' a reduction was submitted to a general reduction all through the town and district , would be the consequence ; accordingly a resolution was passed at that meeting , that if the Riyner ' s did not withdraw their reduction , they weuld , unitedly and collectively , cease working until they could obtain a fair day ' s wages for a fair day's work , and in order to baffls the Corn Law move , they declared further , that if any political change was accomplished , through their cessation of labour , it should be not a repeal of the Corn Laws , bnt the enactment of the People ' s Charter .
That meeting was adjourned until the following Tuesday evening , July 20 th ; it was held in the open air , when there could be no less than trom twelve t » fifteen thousand people assembled on that occasion , when resolutions were come to that a general strike for a fair day ' s wages and the Charter , should take place if Messrs . Rayners * persisted in their reduction . Mr . Dixon , your reporter , attended , and took a copious report of the proceedings . I do not know how it was that Mr . O'Connor bad to complain in his letter to the Imperial Chartists , of the 27 ch of August , that the strike had come on like a shock ; if proper publication had been given to that , and the subsequent meetings , Mr . O'Connor would not have had to complain . The fault was not the people's , as they paid Mr . Dixon and P . M . Brophy for reporting .
On the Thursday following , the Raynera withdrew their reduction ; but no sooner had they withdrawn it , than the Messrs . Bayleys , of Stalybridge , gave notice to reduce ; and no seoner did this become known , than meetings were held in Stalybridge , Ashton , Dukinfield , Hyde , and Droylsden , at all of which meetings , the above resolutions were unanimously adopted . On Friday , the 5 th of August , the hands in Bayley's employ struck work , and on Monday , the 8 th , a general strike took place in Stalybridge and Ashton . The working men here knew well , that isolated aud alone they could accomplish notkiug ; they therefore felt a desire to extend the Strike ; the mei were too poor to
send out delegates at their own expense : application was therefore made to those shopkeepers who had long sympathised with the people's sufferings . The shopkeepers generously responded to the call : a public meeting was held on Tuesday , the ninth day after the general Strike commenced , for the purpose of electing delegates to go into North Lancashire , to show the people the necessity of co-operating with the people of South Lancashire t » carry out their object The meeting at which the delegates were elected was convened in the Market-place , Ashton , and upwards of 40 , 000 persons from Dukenfield , Stalybridge , and Ashton , attended , and the delegates were unanimously elected .
New sir , it was no secret that the shopkeepers furnished the delegates with funds for tbeir mission : it was announced in public and was received with the most deafening cheers , by upwards of 40 , 000 persons . Yea , sir , the delegates do not blush to avow that they were paid by the shopkeepers : but they were not paid by tho factory masters , as you state in your articles—They would have scorned to have received a fraction from those monstrous reptiles who have brought us to destitution and misery . The delegates deny the assertion , and would long since have replied to it , had not the peculiarity of thdir situation rendered it imprudent . And , sir , the shopkeepers who did furnish us with funds , who are they ? Some of them have long been struggling against factory tyranny , and have
suffered imprisoment in the Chartist cause . The delegates who visited Preston did tell your correspondent in that town that the shopkeepers furnished them with funds . The also told tho people of Preston so , and felt proud in ao doing ; but they never told your Preston correspondent , or any created being that they were paid by the factory master ? . No , sir , it is as false as it ia perfidious . In reference to the reduction offered by Mr . Ainsworth , your Preston correspondent asks—Was it not preconcerted before these Ashton men came ? Perhaps , Sir , as your correspondent lives so sear Mr . Ainsworth ' s , can best answer that question . Your Preston correspondent further states that the Ashton men , after addressing the meeting in the morning , were quietly housed ; and that when the military fired , they had fled .
Now , Mr . Editor , the fact is , that the Ashton men neither attended nor addressed any meeting whatever on the day on which tha riot took place ; neither did they flee when the militaiy fired . But they went away when they had done their business , strong in their own integrity . Sir , is conclusion , I can only say that the conduct and character of the whole of the six delegates is in their own localities above suspicion . Three ont of the six have suffered imprisonment for advocating the rights of the people , and for struggling for the enactment of the Charter . Hoping , Sir , that you will give insertion to the above letter , in order that your numerous readers and the public may have a fair opportunity of judging of our conduct from plain facts , I remain ,
Your ' s , in the cause of truth and justice , One or the Delegates . Stockport , Sept 7 , 1842 .
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STAFFORDSHIRE VICTIM FUND . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —Allow me space in the next . Star , to acknowledge the receipt of the following sums for the support of Mason and his fellow victims : — £ » d From the Flint Shoemakers , Stafford d 2 6 The Assotiated Chartists , Stafford 0 6 0 Southampton ... ... ... 0 i 0 From the Metropolitan Delegate Meeting as follows : — Goldbeater's Arms ... ... ... 0 2 0 Star Coffee House 0 6 0 Lambeth Locality ... ... ... 0 2 0
Rock locality 0 0 9 Clock House ... ... 0 2 9 Carpenter ' s Arms ... ... ... 0 2 0 Crown and Anchor 0 1 0 A Friend , Birmingham ... ... 1 0 0 The money from Stafford and Birmingham ia paid ma expressly to find food for Mason , according to contract ; the other will be placed at tho diapoual of the Committee , for the wives and families . Yours , fco . Wm . Peplow , Friar-street , Stafford , Sept . 11 th , 1842 .
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STATE OF THE POTTERIES . TO THE EDITOR . OF TUE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —I h . tve been here tot some time and have made all the inquiries I couli , as to the real state of the district . Truly it is lamentable to see the array of military and civil force , that parade the streets of the Potteries . The market houses are converted into Barracks , aud the special constables parade the streets every night . A terror seems to pervade the minds of the people , and yet they know not what for ! The local press exerts its utmost powers to prejudice the public mind against the Chartists , but without any great effect , for -numbers are now enrolling their names aud taking out cards , and great numbers of the special constables are subscribing liberally to the Defence Fund .
I am happy to say there is not a dozen Chartists in Stafford Gaol , and the evidence against them is so trifling , and so mixed up with groaB perjury , that I doubt not but with a proper defence they will be acquitted . The Chartists ore in good spirits and are exerting themselves very much to collect evidence for the defence . All that will be wanting will be money , and that I hope will be liberally supplied by the Chartist body . Mr . Ellis has been arrested , I have heard at Glasgow . He will be examined thia day in Newcastle , and is sure to ba committed—they wili strive hard to make a case against him , as he has been an honest and indefatigable Chartist . The prisoners are all in good spirits , and so are most of their families . All pubilo meetings are prohibited at present , and the known
Chartists and their houses are watched closely . I have just been with a bill to the printers to announce a lecture on the " Corn Laws , " but he refused to print it without the consent of the high Bailiff , but I could not as yet see that gentleman , he not being at hom « . Persecution aearas to be tha order of the day ; several have been suspended and others threatened . A Mr . Lester , of Newcastle , a bigoted Tory , making himself most conspicuous , on Saturday discharged one of his men of most excellent character , who served his apprenticeship to him , and whose wife was an old servant of the family , for being a Chartist . " For , " says this wiseacre , " if I keep a Chartist in my employ , he will enter into conspiracy with other Ciiartists to come and destroy my property / ' But all will not do ; Chartism is too strong to be put down by the puny efforts of such modern UPSTARTS .
Mr . Capper ' s case is exciting universal disgust in the minds of all classes , —going back to last February to rake up a charge , and supporting it with tke basest perjury . Mr . Capper is universally respected , and one friend has privately sent him £ 5 towards his defence ; Oa the whole the Potteries aro not in such a bad state as moat people imagine . If anything more transpires I will send you an account . Yours faithfully , JOHN WEST . Tuesday morning , Sept . 12 th .
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LETTER FROM E . P . M , TO HIS DEMOCRATIC FRIENDS AND BROTHERS . My dear Friends and Brother Democrats . — In times like these discretion and prudence are certainly the better part of valour ; through the vigilance of my Nottingham friends , I have eacaped with the utmost difficulty the clutches of their Dogberries , and their blue devil bUodhounds , and have taken precautions to secure my own liberty , because I know &II impartial justice has ceased to exist in our ill-fated clasa-misgdverued couiitry . Call me not coward or renegade , for I am neither the one nor the other ; and as long bs I could be useful I remained at my post Mr . Roberts and Mr . Longwise apprised me that a warrant was out , and brought me money to assist me on my journey . Careful as I was , however , the bloodhounds tracked my path forty miles , when I deubled upon them , and they lost scent . I am doing pretty weil , and am a little recruited , and ready to work for the good cause while life and health remains .
Too many useless sacrifices have already been made : some of our best and stauncbest advocates are now wearing the gyves of clasB-tyranto , and the iron is entering into their souls ; their stoic philosophy may grin and endure , but still men like Cooper , Mason , White , and Jones , have minds too sensitive , too much alive to those keener feelings of the enlightened heart , not to feol doubly galling those fetters which bind their limbs , and those restrictions which tyrants have laid upon their tongues , pens , and usefulness . We that
are still at liberty in our persons and minds have now a duty to perform which no sincere Christian ( I mean no practical Christian ) , no sincere patriot , no sound democrat , no real Chartist , can or must neglect , namely , warmly to sympathise with our persecuted and incarcerated friends and brothers , —in the first place , by defending their characters when maligned in our presence ; and , secondly , a zealous and incessant activity to provide for them the ablest and best defence , and relieving their minds from all anxiety about their dear families .
This , by ft small pecuniary sacrfice in each and every man , may be done : a Bingle penny per week paid by every member in every locality every Sunday morning to a General Defence Fund , will be a pleasing oblation in the sight of oar great democratic example , Christ , and a proof that we are sincere in our sympathies foi onr dear victimJzed friends . This I am resolved to do ; and , according &s God shall bless me with the means , mor « Uo . You shall , from time to time , beat from me in the
Star ; and in a few weeks I . hope to resume my labours as a public advocate of our man-exalting w » d tyrantabasing principles . '& # & $ * 3 f * I sincerely thank yon , my dear friends of the West of England , of Wiltshire , Reading , Birmingham , London , Leicester , Nottingham , Derby , and Newarfr , for all yonr past brotherly love and good-will to me , and still hope , by steady , active , and prudent—but zsolons —perseverance in the great moral battle , to the best of my humble abilities , to merit still the esteem you have hitherto prof eased for your sincere friend , , the Ow > Commodore . Sunday , 11 th September , Safety Cove , Snugland . On board the Caution , Democratic Sloop of Peace .
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DONCASTER MEETING , 1842 . MONDAY , September 12 . The CHAMPAGNE STAKES of 50 sovs . eaon , h ft for two-year old colts 8 st 7 ib fillies 8 st 5 lb . . The owner of the second horse to save his stake , and the winner to give six dozen of Champagne to the Doncaster Racing Club . —Red House in . ( 34 subscriber ? . ) Mr Blakelock ' s b c A British Yeoman .- ~ ¦ ( Templeman ) 1 Lord Maidstone ' s b c Tha Caster ( W Scott ) 2 Lord Westminster ' s b f Maria Day ( Marson ) 3 Lord SligO ' e br f Winter ..... ( J Day ) 4 Mr Ramsay ' s b f Lady Skipsey ( Noble ) 5 Even betting on the Caster , 3 to 1 against Maria Day * 4 to 1 agst A British Yeoman , 10 to 1 agst Winter . —Won by a length . The GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP of 25 sovs each , 15 ft but 5 only if declared , &c with 200 added by the Corporation . The owner of the second horse to receive 100 sovs . out of the Btakes , and the third to sare his stake . The winner to pay 20 Eovs to the Judge . —St . Leger Course . ( 106 subscribers , 65 of whom declared . ) Sir C Monk ' s b c br to Garland ... ( Hebdale ) 1 Mr Powlefct ' s br f Disclosure ( T Lye ) 2 Mr Robertson ' s Little Wonder ... ( Robinson ) 3 Mr Johnstone ' s br h Charles XII ( Marson ) 4 Mr Crawfurd ' sbrf by Langar ...... ( Arthur ) 0 Mr Vansittart ' s b o Galaor ( Cartwright ) 0 Major Hay ' s oh h Retriever ( Murphy ) 0 Col Cradock ' s b o Pagan ( Oates ) 0 Mr Ciafk ' s b c William le Gros ... ( Howlett ) 0 Mr Peck's b o Paragon ( Beli ) 0 Mr Osbaldcston ' s br c Devil among the
Tailors ( Simpson ) 0 Mr Bell ' s b c Thirsk ( Bamby ) 0 Lord Palmerston ' s b m Iliona ...... ( W Day ) 0 Mr Jones ' s b g Tubaloain ( Coupland ) 0 4 to 1 agat Charles XII 5 to 1 agst Disclosure , 6 to 1 ag 8 f Retriever , 8 to 1 agst William le Groa , 10 to 1 agst Pagan , 10 to 1 agst Iliona , 12 to 1 apt Little Wonder , 20 to 1 agst Thirak , and 20 to 1 agBfc Tubalcain . —Retriever took the lead after a beautiful start . A splendid race : all well up . Won by a length . HER MAJESTY'S . PLATE of 100 * 8 . Four milea . Mr . Ramshay ' s br c Moss Trooper ... ( T Lye ) 1 Mr Gascoigne ' s Jack Sheppard ( Templeman ) 2 Mr Odbaldeston ' s Woldsman ... ( Wakeflelci ) 3 Lord G Bnntinck' Yorkshire Lady ( Hebdale ) 4 The PitofiucE Stakes of 100 sovs was walked over for by Gen Sharpe ' s ch c Lara .
- TUESDAY , Sept . 13 . The TWO-YEAR OLD PRODUCE STAKES of 100 sovs . eaoh . —Red-House in . ( 4 subscribers . ) Mr . Clark ' s b f Ameine , ( J . Holmes ) walk . orer . SWEEPSTAKES of 109 sovs . each . —Mile and a half . ( 3 subscribers . ) Mr . Bowes'a ch f The Ladye ofSilverkeld Well ....... ( N . Flatman ) 1 Mr . Mostyn ' s b o , .. ( S . Darlinr ) 2
Won very easy . The GREAT ST . LEGER STAKES of 50 sovs each , h ft for three-year old colts 8 st 7 lb and fillies -8 sfc 2 ! b . The owner of the second horaa to receive 100 sovs out of the stakes . —St Leger Course . ( 133 subs . ) Lord Fglinton ' s b f Blue Bennet ( Lye ) 1 Gen Yates ' sbrflSea-horse . ( Chappie ) 2 Mr Dixori's b cPolicy ( J Butler ) 0 Col . Anson ' s Attila , by Colwick ,... ( W Scott ) 0 Mr . Bell's be Eboracum ............ ( Heselfciue ) 0 Mr . Clark's b c Master Thomas ( ffolmes ) 0
Mr . Combe ' s brf Rosalind ... ( S . Rogers ) 0 Mr . Ferguson ' s ch c Fireaway ( Jacques ) 0 Mr . S . King ' s b o Cattonite .... ( J . Day ) 0 Mr . Kitohing ' s br f Priscilla Tomboy ( Oates ) 0 Mr . Mciklam ' s b o Aristotle ( S . Templeman ) 0 Mr . Owsley ' s b c Happy-go-Lucky , ( Bradley ) 0 Mr . Price's b f Marion .. ( Cartwright ) 0 Mr . Ramsay ' s ch c Cabrera .. ( Noblo ) 0 Mr Thompson's Pharmacopoeia ... ( Flatman ) 0 Mr Maher ' s b o Ballinkeele ... ( J Robinson ) 0 Lord' Miltown ' s ch c Scalteen ...... ( Calloway ) 0 After one false start , all got off well together , Master Thomas leading . A splendid race .
Seventeen started , being six more than lasfc year . As on that occasion there was a false start , in which Attila got well forward , about fourth or fifth horse ; but the horses were recalled . On tho second start when about a hundred yards from the starting post , he shot put and took the lead , whioh he kept over the hill and round by the bushes , where he was first by three lengths , and so on to the Red House , where the little fiUy , Blue Bonnet , till then "unknown to fame , " came up to him , and defeated him at tho distance . About half distance from home , Attila struggled with her , but in vain ; he could not pass her , While at this point , Sea Horse made a tremendous
rush , passing Attila , and coming up to Blue Bonnet , Tommy Lye , who was holding in , seeing that Attila was done for , and that Sea Horse was aiming at the front rank , lei ; oat bis mare , and she came in first winning cleverly by a length . Priscilla and Tomboy ran a good-third . These three were quite clear of the " ruck ; " which , however , were well up , Attila amongst them . No accident occurred to mar the race . The start was made exactly at a quarter before four o ' clock ; and though we have not heard the precise number of minutes and seconds in which it was performed , we understand that it is considered as quick a race as has been run for some years past .
Thb Betting . —Of course it is generally known , that the prime favourite was Attila ; and just before the btart , the betting was even on him , and 5 to 4 against him . As to the other horses speculated on , the prioiswere 7 to 1 against Ballinkeele , 8 to 1 against Cabrera , 8 to 1 against the winner , 10 to 1 against Master Thomas , 15 to 1 against Fireaway , and 15 to 1 against Policy . Sea-horse ( the second in ) was not mentioned ; and the betting was chiefly confined to the four horses first recorded . Of course , the backers of Attila are losers to a considerable amount , and very large Bums of money changed hands on the occasion .
Remarks . —Will Scot , after carrying off the St . Leger priza for four successive years , on Don John in 1838 , Charles XII . in 1839 , Launcelot in 1840 , and Satirist in lust year , appeared equally confident of success on the present occasion ; and the knowing ones very sagaciously pronounced to their familiars a few words of oracular import , to the effect that Attila was booked to win , and must win . Scott ' s brother declared , on Sunday , that no horse could have been better trained , and the race showed that Wili did . his best to carry off the prize a fifth time in succe 88 \ on ; but the charm was broken . Attiia reigned first favourite , not only with the said knowing ones , but with all classes of sporting men ; he
was , in fact , a sort of popular , if not universal favorite ; aud this , without any doubt apparently felt of his success till Monday morning , when , it is said , Lord Eglingtoun took 1 , 000 to 40 again 9 t Bhie Bonnet four times successively . Up to that time , we believe , "her name was never heard " as the song says ; but his lordship ' s example found several imitators , and the filly rose in estimation a little ; but , as will be seen by the above betting , was far below tho farourite at the time of starting . Iti is seven years since the St . Leger stakes were carried off by
a Buy ; and it is not a little remarkable , that on both occasions Tommy Lye rode the winner ; and being the only times he has won this race , he may say he has never won the St . Leger save with fillies . From 1816 till the present time , a period of 26 years , only four fillies have carried off ; he stakes , viz . the Duchess of Lev <» n , in 1816 ; Matilda ( riddeu by Jena Robinson , ) in 1827 ; the Queen of Trumps ( Tommy Lye the ri ier ) , in 1835 ; and now Blue Bormot ( T . Lye ) , in 1842 . —We have not heard the exact amount of the stakes won on this occasion .
The CLEVELAND HANDICAP of 20 sovs . each , 10 ft . but five only if declared , &c , with GO 9 ovs . added by tho Corporation . Tie owner of the second horse to receive 30 sovb . ont of the stakes . The winner of tho Great Yorkshire Handicap , to carry 7 tb . extra .... One milo . ( 25 subscribers 13 of wnom declared . ) Mr . Walker's bf Billingbam Lass , ( Bumbv ) 1 Lord Chesterfield ' s ch o Knight of the Whistle ............. * . ( NFlaxman ) 2 Lord Kelburne ' s ch c by Retainer , ( Bel !) 3 Mr . Brook ' s br f Idolatry ...... ( Howlett ) 4 Mr . Denham ' s Compensation , ( Wbitehouft *) 5 Mr . Beh ' s b f Frea .. ( Hebdale ) « A good race .
The CHESTERFIELD STAKES of 20 sova . each , with 60 added by the Corporation . Maiden horses , < feo . at the time of naming allowed 51 bs , and a winner of the Derby or St . Leger to carry 41 bs . extra . Mile and a half . ( 3 subscribers . ) Col . Cr&ddock ' fl be Pagan ...... ( Templeman ) 1 Mr . Gascoigne ' a b o Jack Sheppard ... ( Oits ) 2 Won cleverly .
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Heb MJuestt ' s Visit to SCotLAiw . —EDiKBao * . —Momdat .- ^ I have-nothing oTTiStp&riainoe to communicate . Her Majesty is gone to Drumomd Castlo , and is there enjoying herself with her spouse , ia the midst of revelry and gaiety of the mo / st extravagant kind . I perceive that the London pr * gg teems with exaggerated and fulsome descriptions of the doings of her Majesty in Scotland . Very few of
the stories abroad , with regard to the enthusiastic reception of the royal visitant by her Scottish 8 mbjeots , are true . I have been out and about , ago » d deal , and my ears have been appalled whh complaints that her Majesty can spend fast enough hex subjects' money , but that she is very slow ; in endeavouring , to ameliorate their miserable condition . I -will not trespass further on your spaue , as I know your columns will be occupied with far more important and interesting matter .
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ASBASGKMEXTS have been made with the Proprietors of the Evening Star , by which our Publisher , Mr . J . Hobson , is enabled to snpply that Paper , in any quantity , and at any distance from London , at the ¦ usual time . Orders addressed to him , enclosing Post-office Ordera for the number of Papers wanted , or an order for payment , will meet with prompt attention : the parties receiving their Papera in due coarse of post . The Exxxing Star ia dai ! y on sale at Mr . Hobson ' s shojs , 5 , Jdaiket-Btreet , LeedB ; and S , ilarketwalk , Rudders&dd .
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MR . COOPER'S DEFENCE . TO THB EDITOR OP THE NOKTHERN STAR . Sir , —In your last week " a number , a paragraph appeared from our indomitable and worthy advocate , Mr . Cooper , stating that it was not his intention to employ any hireling to defend hia cause , bu » that he would defend himself . The Committee of bis Defence Fund , desire to state , through the columns of the Northern Star , that it is their intention to employ counsel to watch the proceedings of his adversaries , In addition to his own powers of speech . They consider it their bounden duty to use all lawful and constitutional means to save their virtuous and incorruptible patriot from the fangs of the law . The subscription Is going on gloriously . Leicester is doing ita werk nobly , and they hop * that all true lovers of freedom , will at once bestir themselves in raising contributions towards defraying the expences of his trial , which will come off on the first ot October . The Committee beg to acknowledge the following sums on behalf of Mr . Cooper ' s defence : — £ . s . d . From an Old Radical , Hall ... 0 1 0 From Great Qlea . per Mr . Whje ... q 7 0 From Countesthorpe , per Mr . Grant 0 15 l £ From Gainsbro ' , per Mr . Partridge 119 8 £ 3 2 9 ^ By inserting the above , you will much oblige , T . Winters . 11 , Chnrch- ? ate , Leicester , Sept . 14 th , 1842 .
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Mr . Bernard Macartney , of Liverpool , was arrested at his own house , early on Wednesday morning , by Parkinson , of Manchester . He was taken between twelve and one o ' clock , a . m ., and conveyed to the Bridewell . The " Beaks" returned during the day , and ransacked his house for papers , taking away such Ta 3 they chose ; after which he was taken off to Manchester .
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beesl ? y—the nobth-lancashikej ^ champion ; . Brother Chartists , —Our long-tried and muchvalued friend , Mr . W . Beesley , has at last been arrested on a charge of sedition , and committed for trial at the next Lancaster Assizes ; we therefore consider it to be out duty at once to establish a defence fund , in order to prepare him with the necessary means in the hour of need , being confident that the friends , and Chartists generally , will rally around our champion . We have appointed a Committee for the purpose of receiving subscriptions . It is useless to say anything about the sacrifices he has made in the cause , and the energy and perseverance with which he has pushed on the agitation , and the Biwneaa he haa displayed upon all occasions , in support of our principles . This is well-known to all ; and in order to give all who feel Inclined to assist the Committee an opportunity , the Committee have appointed Mr . Thomas Honefleld , engraver , Abbey-street , Accrington , treasurer ; and Mr . StephenSutcliffe , engraver , Church-street , back of Warner's Arms , secretary , to receive subscriptions , —which will be duly acknowledged through the columns of the Northern Star . Stephen Sutcuffe , Sec Accrington , Aug . 12 , 1812 .
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —Be so kind as to publish the following caution ; and you will oblige the Chartists of Newcastle . There are four men in Newcastle who have got ae much money as will enable them to " spree" about for a month . These men profess to be Chartists , and by that means are endeavouring to insinuate themselves into our affections , and thereby get us to commit ourselves in our private conversations , and ao get us entrapped .
While I was lecturing at Avenue Head , a snare was set by one of the " respectables . * ' But it was no go . I am too cool , and too deliberate to be entrapped by spies . I will say nothing , either in publio or private , but what I am prepared to prove and abide by in a Court of Jitstice ; and I hope my countrymen will do the same . No man need go to Newcastle unless he can produce his credentials from his own locality , and the locality he last visited . I hope every place , during these trying times , will adopt the same rule . The reason of the above is , there are men who were good Chartists (?) a few weeks ago , but are bad ones now . , ' Yours , trnly , PETER RlGBY . South Shields , Sunday morning .
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