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s = ^ HE iRT-RENDIKG MISERY AT BOLTON . The following almost incredible details of hnmaa Jr 4 n * as endured by thousands of the nnfortn-^ "SSoftctawn of &is once flonrishkyr country , n . T * obtain too extensive a circulation , in order Sfp ^ p le may jsdge from facts rather % fan words , Xr te masner in which the industrious poor aw furred off , under the baneful operation of the ac-ISSuJlsw by which they are degraded to a level SSrttet of the rery beasts of the 8 eld . It will SSiMbewd that oi the 25 th ^ Angust last Dr ttnwriag addressed the House of Commons upon the SvT-ctiDf the deplorable state of distress under Which * h « peo ? ^ 6 of t manufacturing districts , and Jw of Bolton in particular , were then suffering . SwTJmWect . however , was not one likely to obtain
» nei consideration at such a moment , frosi Each an fSanblv , an ^ j * ° r tite tk " » tte matter dropped . * CT ^ f joors a fcling was « x « twd by the details of ttoHoa . ilember , whickhas led to the publication t tvP pridence of witnesses , in the cases of vwo indi-S fiMtted Pearee and Bristol ; who died in tbe ^ llT ^ pofBolton , literally from starvation ; and , is a dimax to the tale of horror and disgust , the "jjyw , cautious , and evasive report of Mr . Most , STTsQitont-CommiBEioBer , is appended . This man ~* eibout £ 1 , 000 or £ 1 , 200 a-year for Ma assistance g ^ rry in ^ out the profisionB of this brutal law , ind we shall see by fas report , when we come to it , Jrith wbaJ fidelity be performs his duty to the public
« s sn impartial servant . We snail now , By way or flOBinentary on the Assertion that M there is no dis-[ wg-in the eonntry , " give the following extracts } £ b the evidenee-tafcen in these melancholy cases : — ffce first relates to a person named Bristol , a wearer , jad the circumstances under which he Sink are mpMcally delineated in the language of his surjj riBS partner . "Ann Bristol says , I recollect irbea my hnsband was laid out dead . Mr . Naisby 02 ae to Tisit us . My hnsband was laid out on the f&esxny door , covered with a sheet , which a neighwrh&d lent as . I was lame myself * t the time , « d coald not walk . My child , nearly sixteen years &L -was blind , and he had the St . Anthony ' s fire . Hi tnirteen tour
I hid another daughter , aged , ana r tW children , the youngest four years old . For Sree weeks before my husband ' s death we had , for thTwhole of us , eight persons , only 3 s . a week eam-• r ! jjj jjjd we had to live sometimes on porridge , jnft ire had only one meal » day , which we generally ~ Lje about four m the afternoon . When Mr . « 5 sbT found us in this state we got more food , otherwise I believe we should hare lost more of our efcldreB , for we had got as far distressed as we « mia be to be alive . I lost one child from the wgt , and its death was occasioned by my not SSTibio to give it snek , for want of nourishment »« eif I had no bed , beddinjr , or any thing on
ZX oeh to Be down , i had only a stool tor myself to at upon . I had no shop where I could get pro-TisoBS at , for they all refused me credit 1 My iusbind vi ^ edfor a *** of bread and cheese the day lefarthe died , but J was unable to procure it for teZ" And so , to use the words of a neighbour , poor Bristol wat "dammed ( starred ) to death . " Aawhsr person who assisted in laying out the corpse bts , He died with his clothes on , in which he had laid for several weeks , having nothing besides to faep him warm . When I got his gweking-legs and towser-legs epen , there were large quantities of cresping fihb , which had eaten quite inW the flesh , ud hi 3 legs were one mass of putridity . He had BKMcg but straw to lie upon , which was spread
mem tae floor . All the children were s ; ckiy and bad , and the wife was lame , and incapable of walkhg or assisting her husband / ' Upon this ease being at lesgth brought to the notice of the Board of Guardians , after the man ' s death , one of the member * remarked to a person named Brown , the relieving officer , " Why , that poor fellow has died from wnt , Brown . " Mark the coolness of the reply . * Ye 3 , 1 believe he has . " Had one of Mr . Brown's puppies-died in the litter , it would have elicited Bore feeling than did the death by starvation and select of his unfortunate fellow-creature . Such , howler , is the effect of the New Poor Law upon the hnmani j v of our nature . Another case instanced
lr the Hon . Member , was that of the death of Wilclm Pearee , who , not only himself was starved to ¦ dath , bai his whole family , consisting of a wife and two daughters , reduced to a state of fatuity or idiotey , froa mere exhaustion , produced by insufficient food . The xarrcnlsrs of this frightful case are as follows : — A person named Beswict slated she had known Pcaree and his family for focr years preTious to his iiXlh , iboat three weeks previous to which ehe saw iia corning towards her honse . There are three S ? p 3 up to her hocse . He looked very "Fran , and piie as dcati , sad was so weakJy that , to get on to
9 $ ho ^ se &oar , he had to so doten upon his hands md knees and creep up . He had been in the habit of wearing for us some months before , and 1 had aised him for about a month at the time I am Epeakisg of . When he got in he said , " 2 s&ncy , do , bksjGU , maks a sup of warm tea , for I am dying for tccnt . " I made him « me , and some toast , and is oeToured k greedily . He told me that for weeks tack ht had had nothing but a basin of gruel per dij to subsist upon . He shortly afterwards fainted ttr&j , aad I thought he was d jing . When he came Head I asked him whv he clammed himself to that
degree , and he ssid , as he did not belong to Bolton he could net get relief . ' Myself and husband repon « d his case to Bridge , tne Assis ; aat to the IUlieTiE £ -e £ iecr , who rras Tery saucy , aad said we kid betvei icuid our own business . He Slid , at last , he would visit the case ; bat whether he did or not I Berer ascertained , and three week 3 afterwards I hare tiiat Pea 7 ce was dead . I then went to the CjHar hehsd resided is -with his family , and found them in a most shocking stlta , and the plaee siaelle < l 89 t ' td I coald not remain in it . He was laid oat on I loan , with a sheet over him . I noticed in the Cellar there wa 3 a sever or midden channel ran tarrogk aad ihe fioor was covered with nauseous filth
aaa witer . All the goods in ths house were , a broken thiee-legged table , a stool , a chair , and the bed made of sacking , without covering . I went again on the ilcadaj , and" turned down the sheet to look at the corpse , aad there were hundreds of creeping filth tposima . I pointed them out to his wife , and she appeared to be quite vacant . The daughters laughed , ud appeared entirely out of their senses , and each of mes had nothing wherevrhh to c ' othe them but « 3 ETas vrrappericg , witbou : Fhoes , siockin *? , or Scimg appsrel of any description 1 There was no wirp in the looms , but they stated that Messrs . Goo-aDrsEQ had sent them some a week before , but tvy hud sent it back for fear the bailiff * should seise it Another witness states— " I have seea Pearce
PK * PpiatoesdF the aiddtn ( muck he 3 p ) "fiiiich have biis rirowii away for being rotten , and afterwards , ^ pZ S « ne into their ceiiar , I have found them wiied up and being eaten for dinner . It is njy firm Miitf ihit Pearce ditd from rothing bnt starvation . 1 consider all the family to be m a grest degree ins&ne , and quite incompstent to give evidence . " Lpon tmsevidea ce of disinterested witnesses corrotorsred by numerous others , there can be no doubt ta » hid Bristol axd Pearce been otherwise circum-KiEeed as to connexions , thit a Coroner ' s verdict of cied
by ffarratioD , " -would have been recorded ; is » _ w&s , they were very poor , s . nd were severed to tt . i ^ t ^ ' wtbont Eotiee , for ahhsugh it was Eaue « by xvro of the Jury , in the case of Pearce , ^ ' ^•• ey had returned a verdict "Died from want fc lood , " ft flogs not ap ? eaT , h ^ Coroner so ' wf- v :- And Eow a ' : o the conduct of Mr . ? iot . m the transaction . Upon its being determined , L- eoaseonenee of the statement of Dr . Bowring , to i-Te . ng 3-e the circumstances of these mcrders ac-«^ Gi £ g U . law , Sir . Mort was ; p rL = ed of it , and « quened to attend the examination of the witnesses . wnat
Jj- o i \ i he do f-wfcy , a fe ^ r dayg prericus to ^ e an ^ OTi neti iDTCBtigation , he got hold of the idiot ! ££ -, C- ?* 'm Pearce , and in despite of the facts rfS ^ . v I" . v faee ' ° ^ her erideoes to the Sc ™^ ^ ' i « ted plenty of work if he " t ! : ?? 7 " ^ rning 9 i . 6 d . a-week , and never S ^^ f ^ ~^? ' / ^^ comfortable then , and «! : •* £ I ? »?? lied for relief . This gentleman then iVv ,. /^ . Eot make tke jeast coicpifiiat of her Elv-JTsLf ^™* . been neglected . I repeatedly fee ^ in VJH iJiot > a 5 to the Et ^ tbey t CET % T ^ ha tssband died , and she answerer t ' --ea ;> « i j ni food—they were ODmfortable £ ¦ - - « ^ C tben ' " ^ rs e A-sistant-Commisc- ^ ed ' M air of triQE ? 3 , " she indignantly iiarici , i ^ abons ^ e potatoes I" This exsm-S ~ W i SlgEed h ? this cScial on the 24 lh of — . ' . "¦ . . **• - ' * « it , and in r .-nlv t « n Tmr . ost rH > vt V > a
the lstv ¦ forni ^ examination of witnesses on xmb r ' C ' wolly states , "In accordance ia * o ^ EStnitUoM I-received , I made inquiries ' . 4 - -C CTCUmstaaceg slaUd to hare occurred , a ^ d fio-w ?^^ m ' tothe Po 0 T Law C ° simisfartW > , " .. Teceived no directions to take any ffeKfS' ^ v Ia ctter wordihe had Z " Bahm ^ Ji ^« b&Bhaws , and whether ' the poor of £ wv ^ - ^ a ^ tion . or fell like rottensheep i'Si ^ l ^^ es of disease and neglect , wa £ * S £ V fS ? * indifference , provided the fact Sf fc ^ ^ e ? e of the Dnblic . Dr . Bow-* CT * h ° weTer , first liiVd *>« -r ^ i ' frr . ™ t > , » f . M «/
, UsWn ? picSEfeof destiturion , and the matter ^ o f r « P ^ worthfly followed up by individuals tOteLvS - 5 P ^ as guardiacs and mzgisfc ^ lS » * f d aoi b ^ g but the truth , whatever ^» y may be used on the part of the abettors of g * eroel law to prevent its coming before the pub-* wki * . W / re ore stm to ^ toId - " the 8 T stem « si » f « ?» 5 « id bo far as the appointments and ^^« or tae Commissioners and their Assistants ST . ? f eBed > we have perfect faith in the as-* WtotfU « $ * ^? or rather ovffht . the country to « satisfied wxth such a state of things ?
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W ??~ ib ' AT de FartmeEt of the Board of Trade Sj « S ? ' i » ^^ of questions to railwav cempattS ^' v t 0 ellci : itfoTwMion zs to ' tDe reter W I a ^ > ixlT * £ aftI J «> eroded by * e W 1 the ttfety of tfep - «»*»« employed od
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„ BASKSXJB ? . Valuablk iKSTrnmoK . —A nnmber of individuals belonging to the Odd Fellows , believing that the cause of a great portion of the crime and misery existing in thiB country was traceable'to ignorance , ia . / whica it has ever been the object of kings and priests to keep the people involved ; and , knowing that the limited circumstances of the working classes prevented their giving to their children a proper education , resolved , some months ago , to commence a Sunday school upon perfectly rational principles , in which should be taught all the most important branches of learning . Hitherto
( be school has gone on admirably well , and a great nnmber of scholars are weekly receiving valuable instruction . The teachers , desirous of wing well informed in those branches of knowledge , they respectively have formed themselves into a mutual improvement class , for the purpose of giving and recaiving reciprocal instruction ; and thereby preparing each other for the better performance of tnew duties as teachers ; and thus forming , as it were , a reservoir out of which to supply the school with good and efficient teachers . We heartily wish success to this institution .
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More bain ha 3 fallen during the present month than in any former October for more than a quarter of a century . Bleak and gusty winds have swept over the land , winnowing our forests , and scattering the fruits from the trees in our orchards ; whilst the floods have in many districts overspread the meadows , destroying the husbandman's hopes of a second crop of hay . In many parts of the kingdom , much of the grain is still abroad . Lord . Ashley ' s Appointment as an Ecclesiastical Commissio . neb . —A strange idea has got abroad , in many quarters , that Lord Ashley has departed from his declaration , not to join any administration , which is not prepared to accept and carry out a Ten Hours' Factory BilL The misunderstanding has
arisen in consequence of that nobleman s having been gazetted as one of her Majesty ' s Ecclesiastical Commissioners . The matter can be satisfactorily explained in a few words . The case is this : the situation is in no sense a political or ministerial one , and has no emolument whatever attached to it . Its business and objects are simply and solely Ecclesiastical , relating to Church lauds and Church revenues . The appointment is a highly honourable aad useful one . Toe Commissioners have to distribute certain surplus revenues , as they arise from time to time , and devote them to the increase of small livings . They have also many other important duties
to perform . To this Commission the Bishops , without a single exception , belong , as well as some of the membera of tho late Cabinet and other Whig * . The late ministerial changes have occasioned no removals ; but a vacancy by death happening to arise , the offer of a seat at the Ecclesiastical Board was made to Lord Ashley by the Premier in the name of his Sovereign , and on behalf of the Church ; and it would , under all tho circumstances , have been a most ungracious act on the part of his Lordship to have declined the offer , in a case where neither politics , nor emolument , but gratuitous service alone , was concerned . —Oasiler ' s Fleet Papers .
Death bt Starvation . —A ciroumstance occurred at Kcndal , ou Saturday morning , which has caused the most heart-rending sensation . An unknown person was found dead , in a state of decomposition , in a plantation near to the obelisk erected to the memory of the glorious victory of Waterlooo . It would appear from the following evidence , taken by Mr . R . Wilson , the ooroner for that part of Westmoreland , that the destitute and fatigued person had sheltered himself from the cares of this world by reposing in the plantation above-named , where he hid fallen asleep , never more to arise . The body when found was in a state the most horrifying , being , to use a provincial expression , " compietely eaten up with maggots . " The face , which was the only
part that retained the traces of humanity , was black and disfigured , and on the left side the fleshy part had in a great measure departed from the bones ! After the inquest , the body was interred in the chapel yard of Burenside . The following is the testimony as giien before the Coroner : —! am a labourer , aad am employed in repairing the turnpike road between Kendal and Ambleaide . I was this day ( Saturday ) working on the roads , and threw my coat over the wall . When I wanted it a ^ ain J fcrand my coat was fastened to the wall , I tneraiojs raised myself upon the vraU for the purpose of loosening mj coat , when I discovered tke body of-a man lying in the plantation , with his face \ o the ground , and with his arms underneath him , and his h&t by his side . He was quite dead . 1 went for assistance , and obtained the assistance
of Daniel Varty . We raised him from the ground . 1 don't know him . From the decomposed state of the body 1 should think it is an impossibility for any person to . know him . I should Buppose he has been dead two months . His corpse was about fire feet Eii inches when measured . His head was bald . His hat had beea made by " Matthew and White , 69 , New Bond-street , London . " He was dressed in a black sartout coat , and be had a waistcoat wliich buttoned up to tho neck . His boots were worn out at the toes , and he had no shirt on . He had no money about him . I have not the least hesitation in saying he died from starvation . He hsd a card iu his pocket bearing the inscription of " J . Johnstone , diamond paste , razor strop , and shaving liquid manufacturer , 45 , HanoTer-street , Edinburgh . " I should say at once , there is no doubt but he died from hunger and starvation . Yerdict— Found dead . "
Flood i * the Thames . —The spring tides , swelled by the Trains , and impeded , it is supposed , by Winds blowing upon the Northern inlet of the Channel , produced on Monday a great overflow of the Thames in the Metropolis and its neighbourhoodthe highest flood for forty-one year ? , and eighteen inches higher thaH the extraordinary spring-tide of the 5 th of March , 1 C 20 . We abridge the account in the Morning Chronicle—High-water was Bet down for twenty minutes past four o ' clock , but it went on rising till fire : at three o ' clock the river had already
flowed above its usnal leve ) : —at four the whole of the High-street , Wapping , from WappiDg Old Stairs , opposite the Rectory-house , to New Crane , ShadweiJ , presented the appearance of a canal ; the water , flowing aloDg the courts and alleys , drove the inhabitants trom the lower part of their tenements , while hundreds were removing tbeir furniture to the upper room ? . Several boats commenced plying for hire in " the main street ; and Mr . Broderip , the magistrate , directed wherries to be ready to convey suitors and witnesses to and . 'rom the Thames
Police-cfBce . The wharfs > rere inundated : in the cellars of the public-kousea tha torrent , raising the empty casks and puncheons , forced up the floors of the bar 3 , tap-rooms , and parlours , and washed away ale , beer , and spirits . Tfcs ship-biscuit-bakcrs and granary-keepers in this quarter are also great sufferers . The excitement among the poor people in this neighbourhood was extreme ; and parents were running about in all directions seeking for their children who were missing , and who , they feared , h ' ad been swallowed up by the angry floods . At four o'clock in the afternoon the trains discontinutd running on the Biackwall Railway , in consequence of the railway bt-ing ova flowed at the Blackwall end . The neighbourhood of Blackwall and the adjoining
marshes were under water to a grea : extent , and in many places the tide rolling in washed away the embankments and inundated the low lands . On the whole of the North side of the river below Bridge , with the exception of the pier-head 3 of the various docks , tue Thames oveifijwed the baiiks . Tne Tower and Custom-house wharfs TfeTe under water , and seemed to form parta of tue river . The river flopred , at a tremendous rate , into the inner walls of the Tower , filling the cellars of the Gold Chain and Stone Kitchen public houses ; and the visitors were for some time conveyed in cabs and coaches to and from the armouries . Dirk Hoase-Jane , Billingsgate , and Nicholson ' s Wharf were also overflowed . In Shad well and
Limehouse , numbers of the poor inhabitunts arc rendered houseless . Above Bridgs the effects of the flood were not less disastrous . The whole of the lower part of Westminster was mandated . Here the ground is on a much lower ltrel than below Bridge , and not fewer than three thousand houses in the neighbourhood of Westminster Hall , the Abbey , and Milbank , were visited by the flood , and the loss of property mnst bo considerable . If the Parliament had besu sitting , the Members could only have reacted the two Houses iu boats , for Palace-yard and the adjacent streets were under water , and the floor of Westminster Hall was overflowed . On the Surrey side of the river , the land is a flat for the distance of three and in some places
four miles inland , acd tae vrater formed lakes in several-places . The tide rushed up the sewers and sluices , and in many cases they became choked and blew up . Lambeth and tha Bishop's Walk were impassible for some time on foot . Among the poor dredgermea and fishermen , and their families , who inherit the miserable tenements on the " banks of the river , the greatest distress has for some time existed , and their privations have been much increased by the flood , which has completely destroyed the lower part-of their dwellings and-washed away their furniture . In some places the water was flva or six feet deep , and boats were afloat iu all directions conveying the terrified inhabitants to places of safety . Great apprehensions were created for the
safety of the Thames Tunnel and neighbourhood : bnt precautions were takea by the engineer to prevent an eruption ; the steam-engine was kept at full play , and no harm was done . On the subsiding of the watera in the evening , a deposit of mud and filth -was left in the streets and houses , which jwas very offensive . The people in all directions were busily employed pumping vrater out of their cellars and warehouses ; but many deferred this operation for a time , in tho expectation of another inundation . On the Surrey shore myriads of rate , driven up the Fewere by the flow of the tide , were seen running about the streets to save thems » hrr g frcm drowning ; bat they met with anoth « t fo : e , for they were hunted by men and dogs , aad . a ' am * bers of them perished .
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Pbioat Night ' s Gazsttb notifies that Parliament has b £ eo further prorogued bj the Queen in Council from the 11 th of October to the 21 st of December . " In at tbb Death . "—The Memtrial de Rouen contains the following 8 erip-djyerting incident , which is not only singular , but we may add , wiihin our experience , entirely nnp * eieedented : •—** A- day or two ainoe , at 4 be moment when the sexton and his assistants were lowering into the grave at
TournedOB tke body of » n old sporting character , Mteu known throughout this district , a bire suddenly made its appearance in the grave-yard , Tan to artd fro for some time amongst ( he tombstones , by . whioh it seemed greatly puzzled , and at length darting through the midst of the assistants collected round the sportsman ' s last cover , cleared the grave at a spring , and disappeared 'likeaflibhof lightning ' Ihe deceased was well known to have been an inveterate poacher , and it might almost be wondered that he did not rise from tho grave to giVd the ' view halloo . ' Evan the grave curb ' s countenance relaxed for an instant into a smile . "
Man veksus Horse . —On Thursday afternoon , a match of a very arduous and novel character came off in the cricket field of this town , between Cootes , the well-known pedestrian , sod » hunter called Towit , the property of Capt . Lleyd , of the 11 th light dragoons . The man and the horse were to start together , run a distance of six miles , and during the course to leap over a hundred hurdles ; the time of performance not to exceed fifty ninutes , and the first in to win . According to the size of the field , Cootes and his opponent would have to travel round it twenty-five times , jumping four hurdlaB each round . The state of tue betting at tho commencement of the afternoon was about even ; but the weather becoming wet , the odds were in favour of
the man , it being thought that Towit coald not get through the heavy ground . The word . off" was given , and Cootes cleared two hurdles and half one circle before thejoofcey of the horse urged his steed to follow him . The progress of each was as follows : —First round , horse two leaps behind ; 3 d , two leaps ; 4 th , three leaps ; 5 th , three leaps . At the conclusion of the 5 th round the horse appeared distressed , and the jockey dismounted . Cootes continued his running and leaping ; when the pedestrian had made his 32 d leap , the horse had completed only his 20 th ; man BSib , horse 24 th ; man 40 th , horse 23 th ; man 44 th , horse 32 d . At this point the horse was again distressed , and was relieved by the rider dismounting . When the horse re-commenced ,
the man had made his 48 tb leap ; , man 52 d leap ; horse 36 th ; man 60 ih , horse 40 th . In this proportion both continued , till at length Towit fell over one of his hurdles , and , throwing his rider , rolled over him , happily inflicting no great injury , as he remounted and continued the race until tne 17 th round , when he gave in . Cootes completed his 100 th hurdle is forty-two minutes , and threw a summerset immediately afterwards , being not at all exhausted We understand that the proceeding was more a trial of skill between the stamina of Cootes and the stamina of the horse , than a match for money ; and , regarded in this light , the powers of a well-trained
man are shown to be superior to the strength and clever capabilities of a horse . Cootes , we are toid , has performed tbe same feat three times , and been twice victorious , beating ; a celebrated trained leaper , the property of Mr . Gully , of sporting notoriety , late member for Pontefract . —Suffolk Chronicle . Distress at Paisley . —The Renfrewshire Reformer publishes a table complied by the Paisley Relief Committee , showing the Btate of the unemp loyed people , whose numbers are fearfully on the increase . The following numbers were supplied with meat , bread , and potatoes , on a day specified : —
" Married men , with their wives 1240 Children belonging to the above 1546 -. 278 G "Widows and deserted wives , with unmarried fema ' es ... 5 ^ 9 Children belonging to these ... 747 1255 Single males , mostly young men . 1 G 6 Number supplied 13 : h OcM 841 ... 42 u 8 New applications on the 14 ih ... 78 . "
The total number of homesteads in ihe district is 574 G : of these , 3158 arc employed , and 871 are unoccupied . There are 44 'l empty houses , and 100 empty shop ? . The list of the Paisley Relief List , ou Saturday , numbered 41 S 3 . The total araonnt of contributions , including £ 25 from the Bishop of Durham , is £ 1730 ; the expenditure exceeds that sum by £ 25 .
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MAITON . —On Friday , the 22 nd instant , Mr . Skevington visited this place . Application was made to tbe agent of Earl Fitzwilliam for the use of a public room for the occasion , but though he did not explicitly give the refusal to the applicants , nevertheless bis demand of £ 4 was tantamount to a direct denial . Tho town crier also « vinced great fear at announcing tbe promulgation of that bane of despotism—Chartism ; yet , in defiance of the demand of the agent of the Ilous 8 of Wentworth , and in opposition to the tender feelings of the knight of the bell , a goodly meeting was held , and Mr . Skevington , in his usual forcible manner , expounded the principles of the Charter , and laid bare the iniquities of faction , at the conclusion of which many signified their intention of joining heart and hand in furthftranee of ihe sacr « ci cause .
inACCtESFIETDD . — A public discussion took place in the Hall of Science , Stanley-street , on Monday and Tuesday , the 18 th and 19 th instant , between Mr . John West and Mr . John Campbell , late Socialist missionary , the question being " Whether is it better to seek the establishment of tho People ' s Charter , or to carry out tbe principles wf Socialism ?" Mr . West , on behalf of tho Charter , and Mr . Campbell on behalf of Socialism . The large room was crowded each evening , and vast numbers wero unable to obtain admission . Mr . Josiah Mosa presided . Both speakers were attentively listened to , and each supported his views with great talent . The discussion , our correspondent Fays , has done much good , but he says nothing of tbe result .
LEEDS . —On Sunday evening last , Mr . Skevington preached an excellent sermon in the Association Room , Fish Market . The room was crowded to excess , and the discourse gave general satisfaction . On Monday evening Mr . Skevington attended the same place , and in a most cogent , eloquent , and convincing manner , elucidated the prmoiploa embodied in tbe People ' s Charter , and showed that without the adoption of those principles , the present cannibal system would continue to ccr-e the land and perpetuate the miseries of the people . A unanimous vote of thanks was tendered to the lecturer for his abla aud successful services during tha last month , for which time he hss been engaged as lecturer for the East Hiding of this county . From tha success which has attended the missionary labours oi Mr . Skevington , we trust that cur Chartist ; brethren will secure the future services ef this uncompromising advocate of the people's cause .
CHALFORO . —On Monday evening last a Chartist meeting was held at the Bell Inn , iu this place , and although it was tha first that was ever held ; the room , which is a very large one , was crowded ; the meeting was addressed by Mes 3 rs . Paul Chiswell , Workman , Newman , Cook , Hatton , and Clissold , who ably expounded the principles of tho Charter . A few good lectures delivered here would be the means of doing much good .
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TO THE EDITOR OF SAUNDEBS NEWSLETTER . Sib , —It appears by a report of the proceedings of the " Loyal National Repeal Association of Ireland , " published in your paper of the 12 th instant , that a man of the name of Irwin was bronght forward by the association to charge me with having said on Sunday week , " that they ( the repealers ) might never seek to get s repeal of the Union until they had exterminated the high churchmen . " Now , this is not only a downright lie , but so utterly devoid of even the shadow of truth or probability that I am astonished how any rational man could give credit to it . Tha whole of this man ' s statement is false . However , I shall not trouble either you or the public ¦ with any farther refutation of it at present , as there are others who will bear testimony to what I flid say , and who will give this Irwin ' a statement a Sat contradiction .
A » to the charge which has been made against me , of being a deluder , and that too by the modern Jlotauna , I hare only to say that 7 nave no talent in that line , and mast therefore leave it entirely to hint whose daily occupation it is and who derives a splendid income from it . Patrick O'Hi 6 giks . No . 14 , North Anne-street , Oct . 13 th , IS 41 . — . _ . _
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man \ ha , % needs not be ashamed $ be trill take » bell , « rattle , ora tin caa , and call his own meetings , in places where tbe saowftof CnarSsba as n * v * r bron heard . He will write hi * own bUl » , and placard the town ; be baa done so at Buqkfartlergh , Modbum Milton Abbott , BeerhalstOri , North Brentbr , Mary , Tary , Lana-head , and CoItobgfitbB , and-iB some of thike ' placw has bees muett persecuted . At the first meeting he held in Tiverton he was opposed by , a great many , who left no means untried to bully aim out of the town-hall ; but afterthe elamdtirwaa 6 i £ t ire > drew tnW Into dlscus-BioD . and flcoted them onb and all . At the second meeUngthey tried wiat tbelr oltf ptoniwould do—i * Ti
sical force . While he was speaking from a flight of steps , behind tha Lamb Inp , { versus Wolf , ) apiece of wood waa hoiled at him , whicn sent him headlong among tbe people fclow ; iVwassome time before he recovered , and as » ooa *¦ he , could speak , he rushed among the crowd , who were on the eve of breaking into the rtable ' ef the house from whence the log of wood was flung * and gallantly led them off a abort distance , and addrewed them in a strain of eloquence seldom heard , of in Tiverfcon . TChree cheera -wwe given for tho lecturer , three tot O'Connor , and topee for Froat , Williams , and Jdnes , which ' made the air to ring , the Whigs to gnash their teeth , and the Tories to tremble .
At the conclusion of tho meeting , a person came forward , who is tyrant time-keeper at the factory gates , and who made himself Tery conspicuous at the first meeting , but was made a complete fool of by the lecturer . To prove the lecturer a liar , he had been stating the distress of the Northern districts , and . stated tb » t the wool-coinDan were fast coining to the condition of the hand-loom weavers , and that they did not ^ vertge , at the present time , above 10 s . or 12 s . pw . weefc , , Tola the time-keeper denied . Ha stated he had in his possession a letter from his father , a wool-comber , in Bradford , informing him he could earn 33 s . ; bat , at tbe same time , be could not produce tbe letter . However , we leave thii with the Bradford wool combers , i
Last week , bearing that Lord finality Russell was at bis seat , Endaleigh Cottage , near Milton Abbott , be got the -village placarded for a meeting on the Saturday evening , and sent , per post , from Tavistbck , a printed bill , inclosed in a letter , as an Invitation to little Finality ; bat ho was not game enough ; though some of bis servant ? , and many of his tenantry ; were there to bear their lord and master denounced as an enemy to the poor of Great Britain , and likewise to hear the principles of the People ' s Charter explained . Mr . Hancock , of Tavistock , opened the meeting in a very impressive
manner , after which ; Mr . Arno , of TavlstocK , in a strain of impassioned eloquence , depicted the miseries and privations of the working millions ; he likewise set forth the horrors of war , with a caution to young men not to enlist in the army , and thus augment the expenditure , which is at present moat enermoas . Hat sat down , and was then followed by tbe lecturer , Mr Powell , who occupied the meeting an hoar , and a half , and whose flights of fancy and eloquence elicited the cheers and applause of Finality Russell ' s servants and tenantry .
After this brief account of Mr . Powell ' s labours in Devon , and the good that Is likely to arise from his labours , if once established amongst us , it will now be the business of the various associations to come at once to a determination te see what can be done for a nun that will devote bis time and talent in lecturing and agitation , in whatever part of the country be may be called upon to labour . In patting oat this address to the men of Devon and Cornwall , we would Impress upon them tbe necessity of
taking upon themselves tbe performance of their work , for , depend upon it , neither the one faction nor the other will ever do it for them , tholr sole object being to keep the working population in ignorance , knowing by sach means that they can ride roughshod over tbe people , and roll in those luxuries which they have , frem time to time , robbed the industrious millions of by unjust and tjr&anlcal laws , which never could , by any possibility , have teen carried , into effect , bad the wholo people had their due share of tbe representation of their country . Up , then , follow men . fand show those tyrants that you are deserving of those rights of which they have so unjustly deprived you , and knowing those rights , that you will not cease in your endeavours to see those rights established . Let the consequence be what it may , you will eee the necessity of employing a lecturer at ones ; for there is at present a petition to be signed by upwards of four millions of our class , and tho employment of a lectnrer , at this present time , would be productive of a two-fold benefit First , in lecturing In Urge towns , aud getting signatures ; and secondly , to extend bis labours to the villages , which hava not a chance of hearing thoso principles explained , except in their own villages , and signatures from them that we could cot expect to get by any other means . Signed on behalf of the Davenport Association , Andrew Cummings , Secretary . Joseph Gross . Richard James . William TiieMblett , Treasurer . Davenport , Oct . 17 , 1841 . r . i , ¦ , i i . i ,, . ^^^— . i - ¦ , ¦
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ADDRESS TO THE CHAKTISTS OF ASHTONUNDER-LYNE . Brother Chartists , —More thim two yeaTs have now elapsed since several individuals ( who made the emancipation of the slave class , to whica you belong , their chief study and pursuit , ) \ rer ^ arrested and committed to prison , for Bimply endeavouring to shew you the necessity there existed for you to doaiaml equality , before tho law , if over you intended to prevent yourselves , your wires and children from starving , and whether their advice was right or not , a great many of you affected to follow it whila they were at large , but as soon as you saw them all in cool for advocating your rights—you permitted the arrangements they Lad made for the purpose of uniting your energies and diffusing political knowledge amongst you , to be frittered away , and even the meeting room , which had been held for more than two years , to be abandoned , and the furniture Bold or destroyed .
This , in itjolf , was bad enough ; but what is still worse , although more than a year has expired since the demise of the original Chatter Association , you have never attempted to rally or assist your brethren in other ports of the land , although tyranny has beea on tue increase , and yours and their wages on tbe decrease every day since that time . 0 You know , also , that thoso wbo pretend to patronise you , and direct the tritlins operations that now go forward among you , are in tho interest of a party that will never grant yoa any thiug , as they are of the same pseudo liberal euhool as those who have created the txisticg divisions in London , Birmingham , and Leeds , atd who , on every occasion—such as when the myrmidons of the " Plague" come amongst you , or anti-monopoly men , or any other impostor in the pay of the education party , take care to keep in the back ground , and never open their lips until tuey gtt to an alehouse fire , and theu their principal work i 3 to justify their silence .
Cast off this apathy , then , ye men of Ashton . Lay aside thoso silly fears aud diTisiona , those woman ' s weaknesses and childish , quarrels that have paralysed your energies for so long a time . "What your intentions may be for the future I cannot conjecture . It ia true you have been sadly deceived in some t ; f your leaders ; but tfie fault in this case is wholly your own : you cannot blamo any one but yourselves , as you have been toid repeatedly not to permit any one to meddle in your arrangements but those of your own class . No one else will ever , or can ever , serve you as you might serve yourselves . Remember the pithy words of Franklin— " If you want a good servant serve yourself . "
It may bs snid that few men of wealth wsra eve * oa your councils ; yet a fnw managed to get amongst you who did more , and who now liva more by their wits than by toil—and these men wero ai ways go-betweensin tha esuploy of any one who would p ? vy them to carry a ticklo point ; and even now they act in the same way , nnd thus are a standing barrier in the way of all real Union . I know there both was and Is those residing in your town , of your own class , whoso ability and integrity would add dignity to any station that Chartism , in or out of power , could elevate them to ; but because tbey happened to be your every day associates , their abilities had become familiar—the fcxcollence of their remarks , and the brilliancy of tbeir [ conceptions , had lost their lustre , for booth , through every day practice , and you must bava somo gentlemen foreigner , to be sure , to dictate to you and spend your money .
"i ou tee-. ned to expect something more than truth at their hsuius , because , " They wore a Mackintosh , " and affected to bslong to some of the learned professiosabut you cannot deny that you have been grossly deceived , and no oue can or will express any sympathy for you as long as you place confidence in strangers , gentlemen , and speculators . Some of the parties to whom you have clung wltk death-like tenacity have been heard to repudiate the very name of Chartist , as being so vulgar , so low , so
disreputable , and , they say they would prefer the term of Ridical as of olden usage , and as being in better odour with men of intelligence , " New-move-men > but , Brother Chartists , this ia the Tery reason whys sincere advocate of justice to all ought to spurn the terra Radical as one which signifies fashionable rascality or in plain terms , Whiggism . Tbe worthless and filthy organs of the age , which pander to tho vices and passions of tbe Heroes of our own day ; first dubbed us Chartists , ( Torch-and-dagger men ) from the Liberal Wblgs and Malthuaians .
I ever revered and supported tbe principles contained in the Charter , and now I glory in the epithet lam fully convinced the parties to whom I allude would join tbe " New Move" or any " Move , " always provided there was either profit or popularity arising from such proceeding . And , in fact , many of them have given their aid and countenance to the : Plague , " which you know t » bs true , for tbe sake of keeping on terms with both parties . lain well aware that * number of you nave ceased to do anything mote tban lwk on—on account at tbe conduct of these things inhuman form , who would be any thing to any party ; so , unless you shake eff this apathy and sgaln put your shoulders to tho wheel , you will always remain aa you are , slaves , and very soon it will be too late for you to more * as now ia tha time or never .
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Tou know you have no Anscclatlon wortb the name You know that notwithstanding tha mighty prfceat stake , there baa not been a public meeting of the operatives of Aahton-under-lyn © to forward tbe cause of Chartism , for nearly year past , nor for any other purpose , except repealing the Corn Law , unless some lecturer eame , yoa could not well refuse , as Mr . O'Brien did a few days ago . You once appeared at the bead of the list of patriotic districts . Sorely tbe guHfllng that took ptaee at the close
of the recent election , at © okenfleld Lodge , Has riot destroyed every manly feeling that once caused the name of your town to shine so very conspicuously in the records of tbe patriotic world . Do not try to persuade youraelf that the self-styled Chartist Member for Ashton , would giva yon what' you require , even if he had the power , which he has not His every act and speech proclaims to the contrary . Remember he does not belong to your class , and be assured he will stand by his order , which is a most powerful reason why you ought to stand by yours .
I would recommend you then , to call a public meeting ( as you haves , splendid room at your Service for the purpose , and which you might easily make your own if unity and judgment regulated your councils , ) and try onoe more to collect those scattered elements of honesty and intelligence , that some time ago formed so imposing and respectable a body in your animated town . It is well known by all , that our claim to the suffrage is a just one . No man' need be ashamed of any act of his on account of his being a Chartist , unless the deferring his claim , so long to political equality , constitutes a crime .. . ¦ . ""¦ ¦
The . district around you contains from 20 , 600 to 25 ; 00 d inhabitants whom you might Quickly organise by prudence and determination . So hoping this call on yo « , by one of yourselves , will bethemeans of arousing you from your present state of torpidity , and uniting you ; under the sacred banner of equality , you may depend on it , no one could be more ardently desirous to render you all the aid in his power than 1 A SlNCEBE CHARTIST . Arouse ye , then , once more , ye bold and foarless patriots . Appoint no one to fill your offices , unless yon
are sare their circumstances compel them to think as you do . Aa . you are situated , you cannot do anything . Yon are divided into so many sections ; you send reports continually of meetings here and lectures there , which are not heard of fn the town , until seen In the Stor . Thus you are continually cheating yourselves , nnd tho really honest men wbo have made the greatest sacrifices in time past , are kept from joining you by the machinations of those who make self interest theirBtudy , and who never go near you , nnlesa they have some special object in view , or some point to carry . '
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At length the long-anticipated contest between O'Connor and the prime mover in the Calton Hill conspiracy has been brought to a close . The persevering manner in which O'Connor has pursued his , and his Chartist friends * persecutors , from the passing of the memorable resolutions to which we now . refer , has been constant , determined , and unremitting ; and well would it have been for the survivor of the treacherous gang , Patriok Brewster , had he taken warning from the fate of his London , Edinburgh , and Birmingham associates ; but no , strong in . dogged ignorance and self-sufficiency , he was resolved upon championising his fellow conspirators , and never in the history of thia country was such an example made of mortal man as that which it was the melancholy fate of the state parson to present on Saturday last , before a pitying Jury of his own townsmen , many of them , indeed , of his own congregation .
Since 1839 Brewster has crowed like a . real dunghill cock in O'Connor ' s absence , but most cautiously avoided all opportunities of meeting him when in Scotland . On Wednesday week , O'Connor attended two overflowing public meetings ut Paisley , of which he gave Brewster due notice , and chaileuged him to be present ; but , as on former occasions , it waa not convenient . Upon the Monday following , Brewster and his friends put out some posters , calling a public meeting of the inhabitants for that EVjfcNiNG , in the Low Church , for tho purpose of electing delegates to tbe Scotch Convention , about to
be convened in Glasgow . At this meeting , every enemy to Chartism was invited to attend ; Iio recognised Whig shopkeepers , Tory shopkeepers . Conservative operatives , and all the tribe of anti-Chartists , and preferring Deviiisra itself to Chartism : the vile crew witnessed , in tbe person of the Rev . Divine , a fit and proper instrument for tho aqcomplishmeut of their project . In this assembly Mr . Brewster repeated all his old charges of physical force and treachery against O'Connor , O'Brien , and many more of the leading Chartists , vaunting at the same time that Feargus O'Connor dare not meet him .
As soon as the proceedinga in the church had terminated , the Chartists of Paisley met , and came to the unanimous resolution of sending a delegate to Kilmarnock to O'Connor , imploring of him to forego all previous arrangements for the salvation of his friends in Paisley , who , to their honour bo it said , have bravely struggled against tho pious firebrand in his own town . Upon our delegate explaining tho whole affair to Mr . O'Connor , that gentleman inatxntly wrote to Mr . Brewster , challenging-him to meet him at an open air uekcinq at Paisley , on Saturday last , the 23 fd instant , when he , O'Connor , would be road y to defend himself and his party against any charges which he , Brewster , might think proper to prefer .
Oa Wednesday night O'Connor ' s challenge was handed to the knight of the pallid face , and be having accepted it , two Committees were appointed to make arrangements for tho trial ; and , finally , it was decided that O'Counor , the
ACCUSEIl , SHOULD OPEN TUE PBOCEED 1 NG 3 in a speech of half an hour ' s length , and that Brewster should follow for a like period , stating his charge against O'Connor , and the case being thus opened , that each should have an alternate quarter of an hour , each speaker speaking four quarters , Brewater the accuser having tub reply j aud each having a chairman of his own appointment . These arrangements as to the order of speaking wera severely deprecated by every lover of justice to whatsoever party he belonged , and when Mr . O'Connor was pressed not to accede to so unjust and unfavourable an arrangement , he replied , w What , are my friends also mad , and would they too balk mo and the other victims of this man's treachery of that triumph which is now in my hands ! Ho insisted upon thoso preliminaries , unjust as they are , for the very purposo of escaping ; but no , ho may speak first and last , but meet mo he shall . "
The hour of one o ' clock was appointed for the business commencing , and almost to the moment O'Connor ascended the platform accompanied by Mr . John M'Crea , his chairman , and by his committee , aud was received by the meeting , which waa only then gathering , but which was very large , with one burst of the most enthusiastic applause . In about a quarter of an hour after , the common accuser ascended the platform and appeared much more like the culprit , than ho who had come at a serious inconvenience to meet the foe ; he looked about , he trembled , and his pale faoa turned still more ghastly white when he took his seat amid a peal of derisive laughter . He was accompanied by his committee and Mr . M'Ausland , his chairman ,
and after somo discussion between the committees , the most active man of Brewster ' s read over ttt ( i programme , which O'Connor ' s committee unanimously deolared had never been either adopted or ever submitted to them . It was a rigmarole piece oi nonsense declaring that the meeting had been convened for the purpose of considering tho best method of forwarding the cause of Chartism , not aseuteneo about firewater's charges against O'Connor , not one word abdut physical force or eioral fcrce ; nay , O'Connor's name was never once mentioned , aUhough hiB accuser had said one hundred times , aud repeated it on the previous Monday , that O'Connor dare not meet him , as he could convict him of many delinquencies , and prove him guilty of having incited the people to use physical force .
This NKW move" threatened to open a hole for the viper ' s escape , when O'Connor interposed , and said , that his committee should not make any teclinioal or frivolous objections , that the proceedings should go on ; accordingly the Chairmen and committee set their watches to time , and O'Connor roeo and was prevented for somo minutes from saying a word , so uproarious wa 3 the cheering , which was accompanied by waving of hats . When silence was restored , ho pointed attention to the anomaly of tha proceedings , and said that he had too inucli tact to devote bis first half hour to makiug & case for his accuser . He addressed the Chairman , and the vast assembly , which when ho commenced , amounted to from 10 . 000 to 15 . 000 persons , as my Lords and
Gentlemen of the Jury ; he then said that he should occupy his first halt' hour in the capacity of judge , and would charge thdm as the jury who were to try anyoriminal who should be brought before them . " That they should divest their minds of ail former prejudices , if any had been cherished against the aooused , and come to such a verdict as would , satisfy not only Paisley or Scotland , but England and Ireland as well . He made this sweeping allusion , because he understood that the charge was one of a political character , which in its result mu 3 t equally affect all countries . He spoke for his allotted time , in a strain of rapid eloquence , which was frequently ihterruDted by the most rapturous applause , and .
at intervals , as he turned full front to bis accuser , and 'With dating position , fire flashing from both Sea , and strokes of the most burning sarcasm undering in quick succession upon his " meek and Christian accuser , " as he termed him , a thrill ran through tho meeting like electricity , which as quickly communicated the electric spark , but not of tire , to the ** white-faced pkie&t , " upon whom it was . evident-that , the battery of eloquence had told , for as O'Connor sat down amid cheers which made the very valley riug , the real culprit , uncoiled his serpent form , and slowly and tremblingly raised itself , but beat and not to Us tall stature , to the
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tune of mother goose . When toe hisses had Bub sided , the lord of Calton- Hill looked , but looked in . vain for the charm of even one sweet voice ; bat no , even at hid' own-door , and in sight of the sacred sanctuary in wliich b >; preaches ! Christian charity forbearance , peJMWj ' ar ^ d good ; will * there was im > honied tongue to sweeten the cup of niaL ' gnity . digsension , disunion , a / id fitrlfe , which the pious apothecary had prepared for his audience ; ho stooped and raised a large bundle of papers-rhe trembled , ajnd for his ttholehaljf hour , he . waded thrdugh a 1 cotopil { itioa of rubbishi whicH required some ingenuity to have gathered together , it was evident that he ha ' oT . got a siqkner , and . was para-} ize < J , and his condition waa most deplorable , as h »
was compelled to await the cessation of groans , or the storm of satire , such as ' very weak , ' ? * noo . - sense ^ " - " come to tha ' question , '* ** where are your charges ? " " shame on the , church , and go home /* and such like interruptions . At 'length % hp minister resumed his seat amid a etorm of hisses , after literally not having said one single word worthy of memory , or having delivered one single sentence bearing upon the question . . When Brewster concluded , O'Connor immediately 6 tartedup , and was already hailed as the victor . It was evident that he had the game in his hands , and that he saw it , and knowing the value of time r and declaring that as yet ho had no charges to answer ; he turned the tables upon his adversary .
and coiled his net so judiciously around him , that no escape was left , while now' or never the long-boiling wrath , must overflow and . expose the real object of the mobster . For fifteen minutes be was compelled to withe under the lash of insalted pride juid manly indignation . Shook followed shock , and , as O'Connor again sat down , amid thunders of . applause , the Christian pastor rose , and endeavoured to meet his opponent by the most low-lived , scurrilous , blackguard , and vituperative language , it \( a& ever our misfortune to hear * N * * * the long-8 Upressed feeling of the whole meeting , outraged by such a , clerical exhibition , barst into one simultaneous shout of execration . When O'Connor again rose , and was received aa before , it was
evident that the work was done , that O'Connor had accomplished' his object , namely , the conviction of Brewster from Browster's own lips . . It was obvious that O'Connor knew his man , and . was resolved that ; the world should also know nim ; his character for talent was destroyed in the first half hour , while hia propensities for mischief , and his determination to accomplish it , was dragged out of him in fifteea minutes . Now . f-aid ho , having disrobed the minister , I dm ready to shake hands with the ma » - ^[ thifl was met with shouts of " Well done , well done"— -he has as yet made no charge against me , and henceforth U is evident that he can make none , successfully against my party . J have stamped him with his proper value .
O Connor then went after his every remark from memory , chastising him most mercilessly ; and at length , when Brewster rose again , he expressed himself most willing to be reconciled , and hoped that the reconciliations would take place then , bnt , smarting under what he had got , he again turned to > the most low and scurrilous abuse , charging O'Connor with every word spoken by Mr . Sankey , and other member < , at the meeting , ia the Crown and Anchor , in 1839 , and also reading speeches of O'Brien ' s from tho Operative , and Stephens , and Dr . Taylor ' s , and Mr . TaylorVof Manchester , and allthe old rubbish , while the only charge which he ventured to bring against O'Connor was one sentence from some one Of his speeches , \ rhich ranthuB : — " I have no hesitation in saying that if unconstitutional force is brought against the people , they axe justified in repelling force by force . " Again did . the Laird of Calton sit down in ft
mist , aud now it being evident that reconciliation was not his object , O'Connor held him to the stake like a bear , and lashed him as the greatest enemy in disguise , which the cause could have . He said that he was not going to retract , to qualify , or alter one single sentence that he had ever spoken throughout life , and exposed the sophistry of Brewster , who required the people to clothe him and themselves , with a moral force resolution as a' st an dine order of their " new move" society , while the Lord Advocate would consider it & 3 a poor defence against one illegal act . He , Brewster , hoped , as he said , to get rid of O'Connor aud Bronterre O'Brien , that he must first present to the people two aonester leaders , that O'liri&u had been % leech upon the back of corruption , which could not-be shaken off until ho had 6 ucked every drop of bad blood out of tbe national tumour , be was then to sail in the boat with O'Brien , but not with Parson Stephens , or those who dofccrted the people . . -
As before , Brewster was cut up ; and when he rose agaiD , he declared that ho did not wish to get rid of Mr . O'Connor ^ but of his errors ; bnt he did wishv to obtain the Charter b y union and perseverance , and a strong moral association of all that was valuable , and then the people may get the Charter ; ia fact , he had' no doubt that then they would get household si / ffrage . Here the oat was oat of tbe bag , aud the announcement was met with the most terrific groans , and "Ah , traitor ! we know it . " Aye » aye , said ihe white-faced priest , you physicals may roar ; that ' s very like physical fores ; but I say that we may get Universal Suffrage , and if the Irish follow Daniel O Council , my friend , Daniel O'Connell , the Liberator of hia owa country , that he witt
best direct them to the accomplishment of their end —( this announcement was met by such a storm ofgroansandJaughter , and"Off , off ; gang awa '" that , Brewster said , he would require an additional three minuter for tho interruption . ) You may speak till yonder long chimney tumbles into the river , now , observed Mr . O'Connor , but you have done yourself . All attempts to procure a hearing were uow fruitless , even the little boys oried shame , and mocked , and aajd , is that the Charter ! but away wait Paddy Brcwater , belabouring oW newspaper of 1817 aad 1839 , from which he drew his own deductions , buta&out which no man cared . O'Connor now rose for the last timo and seizing Household
Suffrage , and Daniel O'Connell , as his subject , he left poor Brewster ia a melancholy plight , and Brew ^ ter having , announced his determination to move the Ca ! toa Hill and Birmingham resolution for the adoption of the meeting . O'Connor said , just let us sec what the result has been to Birmingham and Paisley from the passing of those resolutions . Birmingham is the only town in England which had been for a season divided by the tr&iton who pursued-the very course which the Christian minister is now pursuing , while I think this day's exhibition fully proves that Paisky has not seen , their beneficial results . I taid , he shall meet those resolutions by a direct negative . It is this : —
Resolved , ' * That this meeting repudiates the assertion , that any delegate authorised by them did , directly or indirectly , give assentjto the notorious resolution universally known by the cams cf the Caltoa Hill resolution . " That resolution , continued Mr . O'Connor , consigned five hundred good men to their living tombs , and tho objact in perpetuating them is to provoke another assault ; but no , we will now scout the traitors from our ranks , and go on cordially without them . Mr . O'Connor wound up his time as he commenced , without once losing self-eommand or using one single uugautlomaulike expression , and when Brewster was to reply , he had nothing to say , and a aiu began with his musty old papers . The thing was now terminated , when M'Crea rose and demanded a show of hands for O'Connor ' s
amendment , vyhioh the wily parson said should Btand as tho original resolution whereupon a forest of blistered hands was held up , which was followed by oheerin # , and waring of hats , and clapping of hands . Brewater ' s Chairman then demanded a show of hands , when a miserable exhibition gave a verdict against poor Brewster : all declared that O'Connor's resolution was carried by as least three to one j " but no , " said Brewster ,: " we must divide . " " Came along , then , " answered O'Connor , " all who are for wiping a stain out of their , country ' s escutcheon will fo | low me to the field , " pointing to the field which lay to tho right of the hustings , and which , being recently Hooded , was ancle deep ia . mud and mire . He instantly jumped off thd high
hustings , however , into the mud , and was followed to a high tree at the end of the ground * by at least two-thirds of the > meeting . Mr . O'Connor thett climbed up a tall ash tree at the end of the field , like a oat , aud standing in the fork , about fifteen feet fro ai thd ground , and surrounded by his friends , they set up a glorious' cheer , while * they surveyed the miserable" knot of Brewsterites , who clung to the wreck of tbe ; * dismantled ^ firasbip r" which has thus been disarmed oS all its powers for mischief JMr . O'Connor thqu headed his party , and marched in triumph past the hustings to his hotel , while Brewatsr remained on the platform , addressing the Whig and Tory middle classes , who ebut up shop to aid anything , or anybody , even the Devil himself
in . the glorious work of putting down Chartism % and thus ended a day such as Scotland has not recently seen , and one which is pre-eminently calculated to make but one party of Chartists throughout the land . < Messrs . Ancoats , Proudfoot , Cullen , Rodger , Gardner , Maicolm , Colquhoun , and other leading Chartists of Glasgow , were present throughout tbo whole discussion ; and having moro than once heard their opinion , I feel myself justified in saying that never was verdict more unanimous , one aad all declaring that O'Connor bad risen 100 per cent , in public estimation , while Brewster had sunk to rise no more . There were two other reporters
presentnamely , the reporter for the Paisley Advertiser , and the reporter for , tho Scottish Patriot ; and I have their authority also for stating that there wait an overwhelming majority for O'Connort ^ tiew--lution , ' ' ¦ . ';¦ ¦ . ¦ .. ¦' ¦ ¦' ¦ ~ JMkHKtft I * ft r * The result of the day has been eyea ' aln !« SBK **' augmentation touur forces at Paisley , anajmQIA rt _ now engaged in preparing the way fox tjjwtpEjYWv ^ derstanding with the people of GJasgowj ^ y-y SpLxl : h ^> we consider ourselves to have beenverynfl | H * p | jS » , w ^ t-v ' leotod , for the purpose of bringing & . &m ffi $ ^ M& ± i GUEAT POWEBS into play . O Connor fBm- 'imE ^ tid ^ M his Chairman , and Committee , ajtd leftififl ^ M ^ t - ^ ' > Wl Glasgow at nine o ' clock . \ vt' } i £ S . ; Jh-f ^ g ; - ? '
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AN ADDRESS TO THE MEN" OF DEVON AND CORNWALL .
Fbllow Slaves , — "We have just read the address from Redruth , in Cornwall , and are glid to hear tbey intend to push forward the cause of Chartism . In the first place the best means to be employed ought to occupy oar attention . We have read much about books and periodicals , debating , or mental improvement aociotiw ' , doing much good ; but in Devon sjad Cornwall , v here the cause is not so rife as it is in tbe North of Ev gland , we think a continual agitation , by lectnri / , g , would most speediiy organiau both the cov ntipa .
The cause in Devon has received an impetus through the labours of Mr . Powell , who bas lectured many times in Tavisteek and the surrounding villages , and , being out of employment , the societies of " Tavistock and Devonport have advised him to take a tour through Cornwall . He lias lectured at Ddvonport , Plymouth , Ashbarton , Tivertoa , and Modbury , in all ot which places he has given neat satisfaction . He is a work-
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 30, 1841, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct572/page/3/
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