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A TEA PARTY and BALL will be held at the ii . Social Institution , Lawrence Street . BirminghajCQ , oh Tnesday Evening , November 16 , 1841 , for the Benefit of Mrs . Roberts . Tea will bo ready mi Six o'ClockV Tickets , Is . each , may be had of Guest , Steelhouse Lane ; Watts , Snow Hill ; Taylor , Smallbrook Street ; PlastanB , Dale End ; Woodward , at tne Institution ; and of all vendors of the Northern Star . ¦
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In the Press , and « viU be published on Saturday next , ' November 13 th , Price Threepence , THE POOB MA 1 TS COMPANION : OR POLITICAL ALMANACK FOB 2842 , riONrAINING . In addition to the usual Almanack V Matter in the Calendar , the Epochs of the Chartist Agitation , the States of the Spy Outbreak a ) Newport , Dewsbury , Bradford , and Sheffield ; the ' trial s conviction , sentence , and tranaportaU ^ n , of Froet , ' vVU ^ uns , and Jones ; the triato , sentence , incarceration , and liberation , of F . O'Connor , Esq ., for libel ; and the trials and imprisonment * of . J . B . O'Brien , and other Chartist leaders . ' . * " ., ' . .: "¦ ' .. . . j Ia addition to this is given , In a tabular form , valuable Information as to the quantity of Land In the United Kingdom , cultivated , uncultivated bub capable of improvement , and unprofi ^ ble waste ; capabuities of the Soil of Great Britain to support three or four times Its present population ; summary ot the resources of Great Britain ; summary of the Member * * of both Houses of Parliament ; habitable surface and population of the earth ; population , per square mile , of each country in Europe ; comparison of the numtar and income of the productive and unproductive classes of society ; nutritious matter in food ; the number ol the ) religious denominations of tbe world ; and an abstract of the Report ¦ of the " Registrar-General of England , showing toe vast superiority , In point of health and longevity of tbeiural over tie manufacturing dietricto , and the deplorable state of ignorance of a vast proportion of the cduples married during the year carting June 30 , 1840 . ' , « ., ' ,. : These Statlfltica s * a followed by tbe official state , ment ef the . Amount / of { J % ie * wjung tjpm th 9 industry of the People ' during the yean 1838 , 1 839 , ana . 1 & « , atawjng , in each yetfMi etcest of Expenditure over income ; also the , amount , ot Taxes raked during the year ^ endlngOct leth , , 1841 , and the official statement of their general expeodlfcure . The ApjAicatimtf , th& Tajees'i * shown . 6 y detailed statements of the " cost '<) f "' Royalty" : per ' d * y ; the amount and annual cost of the " 3 ! f *^ on 4 l Debt ;* the cost of the •» " Qlueen ' s Ministers ; " cost of" Law , * " la the annual salaries of the Judges ; coat of « Staading Army , " and amount of " Dead , Weight , " with , the pickings by the Parsons out of the Army Estimates ; cost of " Navy ; ' * cost of " Police ; cost of " Crime ;" cost of « ' Education ; " cost of " Church ; " and the cost of " Espionage and Spyiflm . " In addition U tke above Ja *! so given THE BXrACK LIST OV STATE PACPEKS , Classified and analjKd , setting forth the nun each one receives annually from the Taxes ground out of the bones and sinews of the Poor , ( who are " th . rown spoa their own resourses" ); a&d the total amount each one has received from the date of grant up to the year 1841 . Next follows the Condition of the People who pay the Taxes , as depleted by official personages and those who deny the poor political power . The whole compiled from Parliamentary and ether documents , ; By JOSHUA HOBSON , Publiaher of the Northern Star . * »* One of the best classified and moat complete and cheap Political Almanacks ever offered to the notice of the public . Price only Three-pence 1 Sixty-four pages of beautiful Letter-press , stitched in a Cover ! t& Ask for Hobson ' a Poor Man ' a Almanack . Just published , price One Penny , a Second Edition of Vto . lot THE IABOUBEB' 3 XIBRABY . Containing Cobbett ' s famous ArUeWon the "Right ot the Poor to the Suffrage of the People's Charter . ' In the Press , Second Edition of Mr . O'Cenuofs excellent pamphlet on the * ( WrJBStlpN 9 F THE LAND ; Pprmlng Jfo * .-2 j « di . i < d Labourer ' sLfbtxtrv , and * old for Sid . ; . ¦ . - , -: ' ¦ - . ¦ . ¦¦ . ;¦; . . , ¦ ¦ .. ¦ . . . ¦¦¦ ...: lWeds : Printed * y J 7 Ho ^ sotii Northern -Star Office ; Published to London by'J . Cleave , Shoe-lane , Fleet-street ; in Manchester by A . Heywdod , Oldham-stareet ; and in Glasgow by Paton and Love , Nelson-street . " " '¦ ' ¦ - - ' ' ; : " .. ' ' " " : ¦
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IflS ES £ CUTiYB-JOmaS £ b ; —~~ Sn » ei « iMomp I » i « t 8 *« "i" * f « ' « l * 'l » 1 >* s of * be MtflUrr am vmde . 'as to' tbe delay ia the ^ bbtteaftien ^ Sto MKML W * ft ^^ b e twM « tt Mtt «« BOT «« Z * a * £ d * ith it a » » ofc waii * tiwr - AMbt ttf ^ m learnitom Mfc Heywood , that « n Friday <** mL-Naw-ktafart * reached Manchester : and the SdaedWter&eii Mr . OeiTe , the LttMtei a *** f ^ JS tfaata Hke delay ; <* w «» , "ooea » ed -with 2 ^ 2 , Mr . Qeawwtfces : — ' - \ y > .-- - - « DKab Sib , —May r % n « t ^^« % gj > e so _ j ( i to eQow me to stsse , to uteuri * Tu $ tirgeri 5 ^ a to sll wfc ° »**/ *» 'w ?* ' * ' *^ . ** " *" - ?^ - " ** of Hie SL -journal did w * reach L ^ ammjlffFridigyiu 'tfdldthe
a ^ bsfweet . Indeed soTate ; par 6 al ;« # v , &af & ¦* / f » had ajrycbaaefcrwbifeyerrfWm sent inftxtfe country , w the bulk of tiw puxdi &&J bepa -aii Vff ; UdjVffl , to every " reasonable perfon ^ « dfecl eggy explain the why and wherefore ' , ' kaxicK * hail « i xundi tppatent cause for venting it |' spleen . "Ktrtn ^ er . t ^ i fetters hare been received cm ( he suhjsdt , iearlf aO written in the worst spirit , condBnartnj both town and gentry agents , when in truth sot the iHgbiert bbuae ^ 5 l ^ at tadied to say of ia . " TPor mjself , after many Y ^ r t SetHag with the oeuntiy i ^ I cut bear iny ^ fen « 7 ^^ etr vOUBgaen to Yei ^ ^ thtt , ' cheerfully ftr ^ Hcbihere J * * public demand . ' * ' "T onn iiuaifBl ^ , " .. i : ~ ¦ - - \ - "Joto CiijiTB . -
jnigstaie of taints is unfortunate . As Mr . Cleave sta tes , kaiice has full pi » j j and -we hare reason , for saving tha * if Aa * no * 6 een idle .. It is uufair 4 har juy individual should suffer from those b&d-arraBgejjents : at all events seme . explanation should Jhave bees afforded to the country , to have stopped th « purses that have been "raised- against Mr . Hey wood utd Mr . Qeave , and other * ' treacherous agents , ** as flier are called—being of no less a character than that they hare conspired to " burke" the publication ! We hear , too , that insinuations of a mean character hare been directed against us , for not noticing lad helping on the Jouital . ' Tkia is too bad . The juafe that giro birth te- ' sueh insinuataens j ^ - Efctle and ian-ow . Where is the paper io ' the
worid tfesi h * ff . » readiiy : * Bd 80-cordially-iailed inift-thft field every ooadjotor , as the S /« r has ? g ^ mfi on hose who wo uld e her ive u eran ce to , or owasteaaaee , any statement to she contrary ; or tfot would attribute to us any other disposition jlaatiui of helping on-the- good cause by any and ever ? means . In reference to the Exscctivb Jotjbjui . weiave not been able to notice it before mnic beciase . it had not been forwarded to 034 nor hyre we , b ° ^ defestire bosiaess arrangements ai > oT » set forth , be « a -able to procure m copy till within one hour of going to press with the present paper . We have just seen she two first Numbers , £ atlsh » U have something of importance to say to the Executive respecting them next week .
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Wz VOVLD affon impreu upon our numerous corrapondents the absolute necessity that exist * for the cossBvniea&m * with which tee are favoured being uvitten # » one side pf the paper onJy . Thit teedfc , teverai comxrtmicationx have had to it ieid en one tide from the rmpoaioUity , for want of time , ef recopymg them . Ail MMS . tottv AfA for the prets should be trritten on one -die oxht , for the eonvennce of the compositor , Thb Jfino 5 Ai Pxotioj * . —We announce with plea ~ tare that oar publisher , Mr . ffobson , has prtnted ike National Petition for 1542 , " on a neat sheet , for the purposes indicated in ovr thort Udder of but week . He is reads & * u PP i 9 & *** * o ihe associations and to individuals at thefoSotdna charges . —100 copies for 2 s ; 1 , 000 / or 15 * . Petition sheets , of good strong paper , ruled in four cotasau , and koiding two hundred names when Jiigd , mag alt * le had , price 24 . each .
Secretaries and persons irho need them have only to send an order addressed to Air . if ., enclosing a post- <} ffic& order , or stamps , to the amount , and this may have tent to their address any number they require . The Petition and sheets may also be had from Mr . Cleave , London : and Mr . Heyvood , Manchester . £ ut in till-cases the money must be sent , in adoancer-the price being to low at to preclude credit . -: ¦ Geossb Ellis , Sheffield . —AOr ess to Wn , Paine , Sheep-street , Stratford-upon-Avon . ¦ A SrascaiBfci reowuBCTuk that every Chartist mis * tufnary should make it one part efhis business to h * a teiih hun t tekereoer kf ^ metf g-e , Petition xheetsfor supiakms , and thmt they should , fchen ever practicable , be carried Jr >* m door to door . Hi says , thousands in "Northumberland were pre vexted signing the last Petition by their distance fnm tie several places where sheets mere lying .
HmMUl Pkhhok . •—IE . Nidas recommends : — Fmt , that each town appoint a petition com ' mttee , whose number shall be wiKmued ; second , that the town be divided into districts , and that task committee man be appointed for his district , vhtthaB visit every house in his district s third , that as the committee mil be chiefly composed of writing men , vho cannot afford to lose their time , the best time for them to get signatures teUI bs en an evening , vrhen ihey have done teori ;
foitrth —That as every totem is surrounded by rural parishes , where the principles and object iff the People ' s Charter are but little fcnotro , each committee man take one of the nearest to hit loeolUjr , and each Sunday visit them * fax Ixssb Ukitzssjll Sumacs Assocunos has received from Mr . Charles EaXg ^ of ff amck , 153 Northern Stan ; arid from varuntt other guarten , during the writ , fifty-seven tones of the 3 Zrd uU and also several copies of ike Scottish Patriot of the same date ..
Lwdos . —T . M . "Wheeler , London , correspondent for the Northern Star , informs the Chartist pubkc ihalhehas removed from 1 , King street , KensiMlon , to 7 , ilia ' s BuQdt * gs % Knhghtsbridqe , vhereallfutvre communications must be directed AU letters far John Campbell , secretary of the Executive , after the Vkh of November , must be &ectedfor Mr . Campbell , care of Mr . Wheeler , d the above direction . Particular attention is requested to this notice . Jams SntcLia , Newcastle , begs to acknowledge the raapt rf Mr . Hudspitl / s letter , which was fShl ygrat \ fyiash . a * d would have answered it tot cannot make out Mr . H . ' s address . Smdag ' it address isZ , Pipewel gaie , Gateshead . He mil forward some Petition sheets to Mr . H . as » m , as he is favoured with his address . ? HS BoiOtlK luSSB 0 ? ABKa » BES . —Their address nataetk .
A BusmXD-HASDED READER AX © AbioRER OF ? p S *^— We thank him for his good opinion ; but tat Ones are n little too complimentary for our coiunni . Tecth . —Shall apprar . ( Wu ; Domes" at Keighley next week . W . SrrBapr 6 i-7 ™ had much better have a Petir «« r f , oad a few copies ofthe printed Peti-««> for £ sMbuiion . His donation fa- the Jiv « h 1 * " * hat been tended to the treasurer . liXEi HmtT . -We have received the pamphlet , JvthuesRotyet hadHfnetoreadit . . 'MBi Mcholls .-TPc cannot tell ~ we know nothing of fits arrangements , ' ¦ \ w ? l ffttat ma * 9 . co ***™ a&m * of which we « a take « w ( w » w present number . "BAr ™ .-J »< wr fe *< «* noticed that Mrs . Clayton Sh ^*^ - £ l f ™ 1 Mr- XT-rood , of Manf tS "' fti ?^ ? l an , £ rror ' * Mrt ' C received w £ 1 from Mr . John Cleave . London ^
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rauy , " W 3 WCHEBTBK?—On ~ Moa 3 ay- eTemn / ji the IieTar ^ treekj . ^ 001 toom , w as ^ rammed Jtohear a dUcu ^ ion on mbaeraiujn and , teetotalism . On . the platfpiin ' srentk unmber of fantlemao wfeo ape lead * ing members of tWtcmperance eociety of the town , and likewise others who ace f&rour&Me to , th » . mode- rat ^ use of laioxicAtiDg drinkt , ! Eb « e . two disputants werellr . Eawbotton , of Stockport , U » champion of ttLe little . Kip , and lir . Lomaz , fit "Manchester the . ^ defender of total abstioence . " Mr . Smith , « respectable iutioher , a ketotaller , wu iohwen ehairV man for Lbmax , and , Mr . Walmaley , fo ^ . ' Eawbot-4 on . ^ he acr aDgeme * t » were ,, that ; eichrooeopied a ^ uariar of an i oor in An mxwiipg eaeecb . and ten
BUUiMB each after , tul tns . clo # e ot th « discussion . Jt was put to the meeting which of the disfmiants 6 hQjild onenfhe ^ uestiori , who . iecided for ^ wbotktm . The " snbjecl was , on the u&aence of the . alcholic or fermented drinks , e » the iaman frame . " Each maa defended bis positioai p the-moftt learned and phUMophioal maaner , " ttio aadienoe . ^ iripg each a candid and iapartial hearing , a&d ths question was sifted onboth ' sidea . No approbation fr disapprobation was shewn oa either side . TbediflcuMioo was adjourned ,. . These two gentlemen have held two discussions 00 the earn * subject , at Stockport . which have been well attended , created great excitement , caused an investigation , of the principles , and added many fc © ih » * e iB » el * Boa society .
Tjrs t *» B Hssar Hcur . —Th « birthday of that unflinching patriot and champion of the people ' s rights , the late Henry Hunt . Esq ^ will be eelebrated oy a grand tea party and ball , in the National Charter Association-room , Brown-street , on Monday , the 8 ih of November j . tea to be on the table at halfpast soren o ' clock precisely . Men of Manchester , testify your sincere attachment to the cause , by doing honour to the memory of the man who never deceived you . -The best accommodation is provided , and musicians ud singers are engaged .
Cors Liw Lectubs . —On Friday evening , Mr . Fiuaigan delivered » lecture to his countrymen , at Mr .-Kennedy ' f Temperance Coffee Hoode . Abont fifty were present , and it was agreed to call another meeting , charge for admission , and go prepared for another row . - " Accordingly , the town was placarded . The Chartist town council assembled on Sunday moraine , and passed a resolution that the town should'be placarded , advising the ChartistB not to be present , - «» d levre them' to fall out , and fight amongst themselre ? .
ttOITDOVf- —CirY PpLiTicAi T&acx Loam Socibtt . —The Committee and subscribers of the same met as usual at the Dispatch Coffee House , Bride Lane , Fleet-street , yesterday evening week , Mr . Wood Id the chair . The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed . Subscriptions and donations were received . The Secretary gave , in his report regarding the public meeting which is to take place on the evening of November the 15 thin behalf of the Society . He stated that the Committee of the Inttitute , 65 , 014 Bailey , had kindly offered the us » of their Hall , . gratuitously , for that occasion i « nd that the printing of . the Bills for the same was suspended , on account of his waiting ; for an . answer from Mr . Campbell , to know the result of obtaining the assistanoe of the Executive Council .
BsXCtBTOK . —STowKKASoifs * Strike . —In eon-Bequence of a curenlar received by the sub-secretary of the National Charter Association , for the secretary of the Lodge of Operative Stonemasons in Brighton , requesting toe aid of the members of the association- . towards supporting the men in their strike at the houses of Parliament , the coqdcU resolved upon summoning the whole of the members to adopt some means to assist the men in their strike , in consequence , a meeting was held on Monday evening last , speciall y convened , at their meeting room , PoTtlsnd-street ; Mr . W . Woodward in the chair ; when after a very animated discussion by Messrs . Matthews , Scott , Williams , the Chairman , & £ ., it was , upon the proposition of Mr . Morling , seconded by Mr . Yenass , ** That we the members of
the National Charter Association , in Brighton , in special meeting assembled , expressing our sympathy for the operative stonemasons , of London , in their strike at the houses of Parliament , hereby agree to enter into a voluntary subscription to support them in their just determination not any longer submit to the continued arbitrary and tyrannical conduct of their cruel task-masters . " It was then resolved , on the proposition of Mr . Flowers , seconded by Mr . Fenner , " That the subscription be kept open for one month . * ' On the proposition of Mr . F . Page ^ econded by Mr . Matthews , it was resolved , Thmt £ 1 be advanced from the funds of the association . * Besolved , "That Messrs . Morling , Flowers , and the Chairman do wait , as a deputation , on the stonemasons tomorrow evening , and report to them the proceedings of this association . " Thanks were Voted to the Chairman , and the meeting dissolved .
StTDSSBSFZELD . —Official Pbksumftiok Chastised . —Our head police brought up two poor working men before the magistrates , along with a certain quantity of " thrums , " or woollen waste , commonly called " shoddy , " charging them with having stolen the same . However , the poor men brought forward a person of respectable appearance , who declared that he had lately declined manufacturing , and so had sold this said " shoddy" to them ; wherenpon the worthy magistrate promptly dismissed the case , leaving the officer to pay all the costs .
A Dariks Robbery . —On Saturday evening last , during * snort absence from home , some villaia or YiUjuas forcibly entered the dwelling-house of Mr . Murray , « f Daljon , situate on the farm of Mr . Dewhirst , known by the name of Sltticar Green , in the same township , and stole therefrom nearly all their wearing apparel , with which they got safely off . Up to the present time the thieves have eluded the ey « of the police . - Odd Fellowship . —The members of the Paddock Unity of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows held their grand annual meeting on Saturday last , in the Poor Petition" Lodge Room , Whitwam ' a Buildings , when a large number of delegates attended . The report of this meeting was only sent to us on Thursday ; had we got it on Tuesday , as we ought to have done , the resolutions should have been inserted .
BRADFORD . The Masons' Strike . —Mr , Alexander Wilson addressed a public meeting here on Wednesday evening , in the Odd Fellows' Hall . It was determined to support the masons in their strike , and a committee was appointed to carry the object of the meeting into effect . STOCKPORT . —A public meeting was held bare ca Friday last , convened by the Mayor , to take into cODBideration the distress of the town . An enumeration committee , similar to the one at Leeds , was appointed . Mr . Cobden was present ; and a resolntion was passed , laying tke entire distress at the door of the Corn Laws .
MANCHSSTEK . The Tempebaxce Dia cussion . —The second night ' s discussion between Mr RamEbottom . and Mr . Lomax . came off on Tuesday No resolation , pro . or con . was proposed .
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Fatal Railwat Acanwras . —On Wednesady evening , Mr . T . Phillips , the lecturer on music , attempted to get into a earriage on the Grand Junction Railway , at the Harfort Station , after the train had begun to move : he was thrown down , and mangled by the carriages passing over him so that he died ia a very short time . Mr . Low , an attorney , was killed on Thursday , in attempting to jump out of a carriage on the Birmingham Railway , before the train had stopped . He was knocked down , the carriages passed over him , and the rails were sprinkled wiih his blood and brains for some distance . The DublihCobposatjoh . —On Tuesday , the new Town Council held its first meeting , when Mr . O'Connell was , without a division , elected Lord Mayor for the ensuing year . Habstsoh thb Spy , who was the cause of the Bradford outbreak , is now an inmate in Lancaster Castle , committed for two years .
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Lohdon O'BaiEJ ? Pasfig Fdjid . —This Committee met on Monday , Mr . Pickersgill in the chair . It was resolved that one thousand copies of the Address from this Committee be printed for distribution . The Secretary read a letter from Mr . O'Brien , stating that he purposed being in London on Monday , Nov . 8 : h , to address the people , and desiring that a large room be engaged for him for that evening . A subcommittee was appointed to engage the room . 12 s . were handed in by Mr . Piekersgul , from the Globe Fields ; and the meeting adjourned to Thursday ovening .
USITABT . —A general meeting of the members of the Universal Safiage Association was held on Tuesday , the 20 th ult . at their . rooms , No . 66 , Millstreet . Mr . Jaa . Hebbjetawatte oeenpied tbeehair . The object of the meeting being to adopt a more extensive organization in Belfast , it was resolved that the town be divided into districts , and collectors be appointed to each district to receive the subscriptions of the members , and aid , i& oircnlaiing the 8 tor and other Radical publications in their various districts . Mr . O'Connor ' s letter to the Imperial Chartisto was read from the Star of the 23 rd oh . after which ihe meeting paaaed a . vote ef tbufcs to Mr . O'Coaaor for his untiring exertion * in the People * cause . ' The Society return their sincere thanks to Mr . James Sweet , of Nottingham , for Mb parcel containing a quantity of 8 lart and other publications Thanks were also voted to Mr . Robert Haguieian , Yale of Leven , for his handsome present of Glasgow Cveulart . The cause progresses rapidly here .
bexost . —On Tuesday evening , a nnmber ef females met in the Men ' s Association Room , for the purpose of forming themselves iato a Female Chartist Association , when resolutions to that effect were brought forward and carried naanimoasly . They then paid in their money , and agreed to meet regularly every Tuesday evening .
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- BTAFPORB . —Mr . Ch . B . Mart , irom 81 affiirdahfa » Potteries , and Mr ., J . Linuey , from Manchester , deHTere 3 addresses to the Chartists of this piifte , ' onSUurd » y night Jart , when a jood ' lmjSr ^ on waa rn ^ e . . ' DE ^ ioAis " MEfTiKa . ^ On > of . tb « mp « t Imp ^ rtaRti delegate meeting * ever held Intbi *« ptto ^ r \ took place at j&e Lead Nal » on . Saitgate ; aeoi St * ffi > rii < on Sunday JftA J >^ fa ^ psxmu t- ^ M ^ Q . T ^ M ^ ShBltoaand . StokAi : M | .-Jf , <) ldb > i » , Upp ^ Bantoyapd Smallthom ; , Mr . W ^ oggr-for . Wolverbampton j Mr . J . Stiran , fee Blktaa and ^ arlartwi ; Mr . J . Coulelon « b , f « Xongtpa 8 ; Mt . W . 5 « ptop , lot Btaff « rd . Mr . J . Lianty , being present , itwaa proposed by iMr , Pepton , and seconded by Mr . Oldham , that he do take the chair , wbica « as carried vnanimoBsly . Mr , 8 .
Ward , xub 4 M » tarjr to the Nattonal Charter Auocia Uon , Stafford , was elected secretary pro tern . The following resolution * were , agreed to : —Proposed by Mr . W . Peptoa * a&d seconded by Mr . Stiran , " That each delegate do give a report of the progress in his locality . " Proposed cjr Mr . Mart Jind , seconded by Mr . Mogg , " That tiw . report * given b * leoeived . " The following penomi w « n sevuaily propose * . a * , candidates for the fortbo * iBi « g CaavBntion . — Mr . G , B . Mart , for Hau-Wy . SheltoB . swl Stoke ; Mr . J . Btcbardi , for Upper Hanl « yjuad SoaaUthorn ,- Mr . Henry Candy , for Wolverhampton ; Mr . J , Mason , Me G . / WhiU , and Mr . H . Candj , fo » . Bilflton and Darl » BfcQn . " »« oposed by Mr . Mart , ud seconded :: bj Mr . SUtan , « Tfaftt allevy of niBepenoaper membe * bepsld u > support tl »
member to the fortocoaaing Conv « atlon , aad it was also suggested that the various localities be responsible for the forthcoming of the money at the time appointed . Proposed by Mr . Mart , and seconded by Mr . Peplow , " That each delegate do all in his power in his own locality toward * raising fond * for the wives and families of the imprisoned Chartists . " Proposed by Mr . Mart , and seconded by Mi . Stiran , " That a delegate meeting of the counties of 8 t * fford and Salop be haJd at Stafford on Sunday , November toe 28 th , and that each delegate bring a correct account of the situatioR of their respective localities a * regard * what each locality . has done respecting the Victim Fund , and how they stand with the Executive ; and whether it
would be prudent to appoint a county lecturer . " Proposed by Mr . Oldham , and seconded by Mr . Mogg " That this meeting do recommend the country to adopt the petition a * soon as possible , and to purchase their petition aueeta of the Executive . " Proposed by Mr . Mogg , and seeoaded by Mr . Stiraa , " That all communications respecting the delegate meeting , be addressed to Mr . Wm . Peplow , shoemaker , Friarstreet , Stafford . " Aad it wu al * e agreed to , "That all localities where there sxe Chartist * in their district be particularly requested to correspond -with Mr . Peplow , either by letter or with » delegate to t&e next meeting . " Thus ended the first delegate meeting ever held in Stafford , and it was decidedly the most unanimous one ever held in Britain .
NORWICH . —On Sunday , Wm . Wilkinson , of Halifax , and Mr . Clancy , of Dublin , addressed * meeting here at considerable length , and with great tact ana ability , on the present planderinjrsyBtem . Votes of thanks were given to both , and'the meeting separated at ten o ' clock . ' GAT £ 8 B £ AX > . —A meeting was held here in the Primitive Methodist Meeting House , on the evening of the 25 th of October , (» report of which only reached us on the morning of the 4 th of November , ) at which . It was resolved that the want of a proper system of representation is the primary . cause of all the misery that unhappily exists in this once happy country ; and it was determined to join the National Charter Association . Mr . Parkinson presided , and the meeting was addressed by Mr . Wm . Cook , Mr . Byrne , of Newcastle , Mr . Morgan , « nd Mr . Hand . KENDAXi—Mr . James Duffy lectured here , in most excellent style , to a numerous audience , in the Association Boom , on Monday evening . He arrived there on the same day on his way to Lancaster .
york . —The membewfof the National Charter Association in York continue to hold their weekly meetings as usual in tho Association Room , Fossgate . A code of laws for the better regulation of business , etc . has been adopted , and the ' city ' more perfectly organised . The good result of which has already begun to show itself by tire augmentation of the funds , and an increase of members . ' East ash Noeth Rprao Delegate Meeting — An East and North Riding delegate meeting was
held at York , on bunday last , Mr . Wm . Croft , of York , in the chair . Letters were read from various towns , stating their willingness to abide by the decisions of the meeting . It was unanimously carried that a lecturer should be engaged for the following month . Mr . Stallwood , of London , was elected lecturer , and will commence his duties on the 8 th of November . The next i ? orth and East Riding Delegate meetiag will be held at Market Weighton , on Sunday , Nov . 21 st , and it is desired that every town in the district will immediately join the National Charter Association .
ASHBURTON , Devon . —At a publio meeting held here , on Monday evening last ; Mr . S . Mann delivered an excellent address on Universal Suffrage and Vote by Ballot . The points of the Charter were also explained by Messrs . Lee , Woodley , and Foal . The association proceeds with vigour . They ate resolved on one thousand signatures to the petition . They hold meetings every Monday night .
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BbOktkbrs O'Bbikh . —This distinguished patriot will attend a meeting at the Crown and Anchor Tavern , London , on Monday evening next . —Admission to the body of the room 2 d . ; tickets for the platform 6 d . The surplus to go to the " Press Fund . " A working-man in the chair . Mr . Edmuitd Stallwood , the East and North Riding Lecturer , will visit the following places during the ensuing month : —Hull , 8 ; h and 23 d Nov . ; Beverley , 9 th and 23 d Nov . ; Market Weighton , 10 th and 24 th Nov .: Pocklington , 11 th Nov . and 1 st Dec ; Howden , 12 th , 13 th , 14 th Nov . a&d 2 nd Dec ; Selby , 15 th Nov . and Dec . 3 rd ; Leeds , ICth Nov ., 4 th and 5 th Dec . ; Knamborough , 17 th Nov . ; Itipon , 18 th Boron { Abridge , 19 th Nor . ; York . 20 th and 21 st Nov . ; Driffield . 23 th Nov . ; Bridlington , 26 th Nov . ; Scarborough , 27 th and 28 th Nov . ; Malton , 22 th aud 30 th Nov .
Lambeth . —Mr . William Carrier will leoture at the Chartist Hall , 1 , China Walk , on Sunday morning , at eight o ' clock precisely . A lecture will be delivered on Tuesday evening at eight o ' clock . — A special general meeting of the Council will be held at 1 , China-walk , Lambeth , to take into consideration the address of the Executive , and other important business relating to the comities of Surrey and Kent . —Our Correspondent should have said when . Finsbury . —The Chartists of Finsbury are informed that no meeting of the members will take place on Monday , Nov . the 8 th , on account of Mr . Carrier ' s ball and concert . Any members having business to transact , can meet the council on Wednesday , the 10 th instant .
Dahlisgton . —A public meeting will be . held on Monday evening next , at half-past seven o ' clock , in the Association Room , above Mr . Bragg ' s shop , Priest-gate , for the purpose of adopting the National Petition of the industrious classes . A numerous meeting is requested . London . —Mr . Benbow will lecture to the Shoemakers' Charter Association , at the Star Coffee House , Golden-lane , on Sunday evening , at eight o ' clock . Motteam . —Mr . James Wheeler , from Manchester , will deliver an address on Sunday , the 14 th of November , and will be accompanied by Mr . Bailey , the champion of the Charter , who will deliver a lecture at half-past twe o ' olock in the afternoon .
Bbdungton . —Mr . Williams , of Sunder ] and , will , on Saturday afternoon , address the friends of this place , at the Cross , weather permitting ; and on Sunday morning and afternoon , at the same place . Sundeelakd . —Mr . Bums will speak at the Life Boat House , at half-past two ; and on Tuesday evening , at the Arcade . Several friends will address the meeting . Ceajlukgton and Seghill . —In consequence of the extreme wetness of the weather on . Sunday morning last , Mr . Williams was unable to visit , those places ; but he trusts at an early day to make atonement for this disappointment .
TaowBBiDOB . —The Council of the National Charter Association in this town , have agreed to have the portrait of Robert Emmett raffled for on Mondayevening , the 15 th instant , and the money to be appropriated in purchasing petition sheets for the National Petition . As that noble patriot bled and died for the cause of freedom ; they think the money could not be put to a better purpose . Delegate Meetikg . —An adjourned meeting of delegates , for the counties of Warwick and Worcester , will be held in Birmingham , on Sunday , Nov . 28 th , when all towns are expected to Bend representatives without fail . The following estimate of the probable signatures whioh would be received in each place , has been made by the " assembled delegates in Birmingham , on Monday last . : and
calculating 200 signatures ' to each sheet , the parties will know the number they ^ require . They will be 2 d . each . The money is requested to beisent in as soon as possible : —Birmingham , 50 # C 0 ¦ ; Stourbridge , 6 , 000 ; Wednesbary , 3 . 000 ; BOston , 1 Q , 000 ; Bromsgrove , 3 , 000 ; Walsall , 6 , 000 ; KlddenWaster , 8 , 000 : Redditch ; 3 , 060 ? Ctoteutry . e ^ V ^ uneston and Kenilworth , 6 , 000 ; ' Warwick and Lamington , 6 , 000 : Wolverhampton . 6 . 000 ; Stafford , 4 , 000 ; toui , 117 , 000 . . :. ; ::.. * "V DEprroRD . —Mr . Keene will lecture nere on Tuesday evening next , at eight o ' clock . Thk Sop-th Laitcashjbs Delegate Meeting will take place on Sun < la > y morning , November I 4 $ h , at half-past ten o'clock , in the Chartist Rooms , Brownstreet , near St . Andrew ' s Church , Manchester , when every locality is desired to send delegates .
Hctcslkt . —Mr . J . Parker , of Leeds , is expected to preach in the Temperance News Room , on Sanday evening , at six 0 dock .
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Shctfikl © . —rMii ^ Beale will lecture in the large room , , Fig , Twej ] aae , on Sunday ereaing , at sevenolclbolt , '¦*' ¦ *• & & . '^^; O >^ rM- > * - « " ? fn -JE ^ & ^ iJwsS ^^ wm propose for , discuasion ^^ e fo | lowmg snbict ;^ That o > ppk > n §»^ J ^ WMHBJ w ^ npSS ., P * W * r B 09 Vrlf ° * # «! WS ^ W :- « # * . * Mj' $ »?< meK ^ &pamify ^ ^^¦ L ^ : , ^ * \ vw Gkbebal CqowcaL . —A general meeting of * he * Msociatibn membeta , v ^ ill be held on Tuesday eveaing f at haifiiast seven » elock > inthewojM , FigTree-laiw , to nominatetheGeneralCouncil . ' .,- . !; :
Dqirc ) iBTte .- ^ A ftnerjfl sermon for ihe la > e rtepee ^ t » cijs ^ !{ tf ihftplat > i ^ willbepreachealn the as&oc&tion room on Sunday by Mr . Charles Buckley . " HAtiFiX . '—Mr . K Roshton will preach Sn the Charter InBtitutiori ^ to-inorroir , at six o ' clock in the evenirig . ^ . ., ; ' ;; K ^;; y ; y ; - ¦ \ . \ . ' , _ ¦ ' [; , ^ v ' --i PTalipax , Dkleqatb Mbbxinq . —A district ,,. delai gate meeting will be held in the Charter InstUuHon , Swan . Coppice , ' 6 a S ^ idayi tW 7 tK ' bif Not : at twfl o ' clock in fte afternoon ;• when delegates' from the following places , aroredtestedtb attend " , SowerBy , Midgley , Warley . - Bt | i ^ tad i ^ ^^ o ^*^^'' Salagpdl ( Nor thowraro , Southowram , Ov * n « fon , Illingwdrth , Queenshead , andMixenden . ;_' ;; ' ' }'' : ] ;_ . " : •'][ k ' J ¦*' ;; CHEL 8 BA , UN 1 TE 1 > COPPEB-HouSifjGEiORoiB-STaBBT —Mr . JDowling wiUieotore here on Sunday , next , » t seveno ' clockprecisely ., ' ...,. V .
St . Pjikcbas—A . leoture will be delivered by Mr . Martin , at the association rooms , Feathers , Warren-street , on Sunday , November the 7 th . at eight o'clock . Subject , " Trne patriotism . " Towsb Hamlets . —RuflVy Ridley will lecture on the past and present condition of the working « la « 3 e of this coontryJ ^ h Sonday evening next ; aVthe Car- ' peuter l 9 Arm * , Brick- / aua . - ' Limbhodsb—Mr . Fussell will lecture at the Bchool-room , Lunehduse-Causeway , on Tuesday , Nov . 9 th . ' , ; ..- . / . ¦ " - ,. ¦ Westminster . —A leoture will be delivered at the Charter Coffee-house , Stretton-ground , on Sunday next , by Mr . Martin . Hackwky . —Mr . Balte will lecture at Weston's Temperance Hotel , on Tuesday next , at eight o ' olock precisely .
LoNGcaow Place , Bbadford . —Mr . Joseph Alder&on will preach in this place on Sunday evening , at six o ' clock , when a collection will be made in behalf ot George Flinn , new lying in the Leeds Infirmary . . ' ,. .. , Bbadford . —Mr . Smyth wiU leoture in the large room of the North Tavern , on Sunday evening , at six o ' clock , on the Repeal of the Union and the People ' s Charter . —Mr . Arran and Mr . ' Edwards
will lecture at White Abbey , on Monday evening , at eight o ' clock . Discussion invited , and free ad * tosrfon . —Mr . Jennings will leoture at the Associa Spn Room , Bowlinir , on Sunday evening next , at six o ^ Jleek . —Mr . Aldereon will lecture at Mr . Sedgwiok ' s , 'Ttire ^ Pigeons , Mtddleton Fields , on Monday evening , ' at eight o ' clock . RochdVia—MiV Rapbin , of Salford , will lecture on 5 anday ne » t , , * t h * U-p * Bt two o ' clock in the afternoon . '' .. '
Burt .-Mt . Bailey , from Manchester , will give a lecture in the Garden-street Lecture Room , ( late Working Men ' s HalU on Monday , Nor . 8 th , at eight o ' clock in the evening . MipDtK 8 BRO ' .- -A delegate meeting wilibebeld here on Sanday , •« the Working Men ' s Reading Room , Newcaatltf Row .. The chair to be taken at one o ' cloct ; whea delegates are expected from Hartlepool , Stockton , Stokesley , and Wbolviston . The delegates are Uo be ptepfcred to answer the following questions : —ls *« H « WBianjr «» rd 8 of
membership will be wanted in you * locality 1 VSntt . riow many Executive Journals f r v County of Chestesl—A delegate meeting will be held in the National Charter Association Room , Moody-street , Congleton , on Sunday / the 14 th inst ., when delegates from the following places are requested to . attend , viz .: —Mottram , Hazlegrove , Stockport , Macoleafleld , Congleton , Hanley , and Potterios , and other towns ; wishing the services of a lecturer . All letters to be addressed to Mr . Joan Burgess , sob-Secretary , Chartist Association , Moodystreet , Congleton .
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WEST-RIDING DELEGATE MEETING . A West-Biding Delegate Meeting was hbld on Sunday last , In the Chartist Association Room , over the Co-operative Stores , Dewsbury .
BSLEGATE 8 yKB 8 BNT FROM THE FOLLOWING PLACES : — DEW 8 BUBT , Mr . W » . M . Stott . Huddehsfieu ) , Mr . John Ghapmau . Halifax , Mr . John Akroyd . S 6 WEB . BT , Mr . Thoa . Oreemoyd . BiPPONDEN , Mr . Wm . Lnmb . JBebden Bbidge , Mr . Thos . Dawson . Bueffibld , Mr . GUI . Bradfokd , Mr . J . W- Smith . Mr . GUI was catted to the chair . The following resolntiens were agreed to . Moved by Mr . Chapman , and seconded by Mr , Greenroyd : —
" That tills meeting earnestly requests the Tarioiia districts of the Riding to P * V in all demands and arrears immediately ; most pressingeireomstanoesrender It Indispensible . Remittances to be made to the Secretary , Wm . Mosetey Stott , hair-dresser , under the Co-operative Stores , Market-place , Dawsbury . " Moved by Mr . Smith , and seconded by Mr . Dawson : — ' < That this meeting hereby recommend to the various town * and villages in the West-Riding the propriety of forming district * in their respective localities , for the purpose ef procuring a fair and efficient representation of the Riding , preparatory to the establishment of a Delegate Fund . "
The Secretary wa » directed to write to Mr . J . West , ef Macclesfleld , to request him to commence his tour as West-Riding Lecturer , on Thursday , Nevember 4 th , at Dewabury ; then to proceed to Birstal , Friday November 5 th ; Clecfcheaton , Saturday , 6 th ; Halifax , Monday , 8 th ; Hebden Bridge , Tuesday , eth s Midgley , Wednesday , 10 th ; Sowerby , Thursday , 11 th ; Lepton , Friday , 12 fch ; Dodworth , Saturday , 13 th ; Sheffield , Monday , 15 th ; Barnsley , Tuesday , 16 th ; Holmnrth , Wednesday , 17 th ; Honley , Thursday , 18 th ; Hnddersfleld , Friday , 19 th ; Kipponden , Saturday 20 tn . Mor « a hy Mr . Akroyd , ana Btoonaed by Mr . Greenroyd :--" That this meeting do now adjourn to Sunday , November 28 th , and that the next meeting be called for nine o'clock in the morning , instead of ten , so as to allow time to examine the accounts of the West-Riding . "
After a vote of thanks to the Chairman , the meeting separated . The next meeting will be held as usual , in the large room , over the Co-operative Stores , Dawsbury .
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THE EXCHEQUER BILL FRAUD . Our readers may remember , that at the time of the Newport-Monteagle job we exposed the braggings of the Globe about the wondrous doings of the Wlrigs in Exchequer Reform , showing that flie change was inevitable , and proving that the financial saving by their management was really little or nothing . Our dissent , it seems , might have proceeded further . According to the account of their organs this week , they left the Tory abuses where they found them , aud that in a point of daily occurrence . The constitutional importance of . " the Exchequerthe preventing of money from being used by the Executive that has not been voted by Parliamentw « do not deny ; but , practically speaking , the
genuineness of Exchequer Bills bears more directly and constantly upon the well-being of the publio , than the larger function of Lord Monteagle to carry out the determination of Parliament to stop the supplies . The last is not very likely to happen : when it became probable , attention would be turned towards the Ministry ; and the affair could not be concealed . If even the Executive could make their demand secretly , it must be known to the Exchequer clerks , it must oe known to the clerks at the Bank of England . But the Whigs , undertaking to reform an evil which the Tories were considering when they were turned out , actually leave the evil where they find it , and an evil that may affect tho properties of many people . < QtiA ^ i ia tliA Ar / tnoA * ± P it * aI * s ' a * atm \ awmohO hni { 4 { a iu iskm it iu
wuva * v * a «< vAvuaa v * « livii vnu vik ^ ) wu * a question whether the unbusiness-like habits of the Whigs did not actually remove a check established in the Old Exchequer , costly and cumbrous aa was the office . Under the bid system , the *• Office for the Issuing of the Exchequer Bills" was a branch of the Auditor ' s office , under the superintendence of the chief clerk fthe auditorship being a sinecure . ) Orders for the manufacture of the peculiar paper on which Exchequer Bills are printed were given by the' Senior Clerk of the Office for the Issue of Exchequer Bills with the cognizance" of the Chief Clerk of the Auditor : the paper itself was made " under the very strict inspection of a supervisor deputed by the Auditor to attend the paper-mill during the parocess ; who . among other precautions
which hejis charged to exercise , is to take care that no single iMttpfmepaper shall esrist beyond the quantity transmitted 1 b the Auditor * ;** and a similar process was undergone for preparing the copperplates , and printing the impressions , except that the printing took place at the Exchequer , under * a similar euperintendende . " Uadei auoK a Bjstem , it Beams impossible that fraudulent istiaes could have taken place without speedy detection , unless by collusion between the AKdifeor ' s repre 6 ente *« Te and th » Head Clerk ' 6 f the' Office" for issuing Exchequer Bills , or between this last-named fnnctionary and the host of papermabers , engravers , and so forth . Two moat important questions , therefore , arise . Were these precautionary cnecks of t&e' Old Ewaequer transferred to the New ! If they were not , the facility offered to fraudulent issues is as obvious
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aa the scandalow ~»« gl « ct-towaTds the ^ pubUo . rlf the same processes agaipBtfraftd were uuderstood to beidfeted , then rt becomes imporlab ^ jfo trawj the Chrbtfold ^ y of the friWcUBrrt is *« eff . * ft they iisve decumdr tnc ^ ' ^ the ' r ^ mtfdiplfingbf tbeDffieortherd'is ia fan' pTe ^ unMitrtf' th *^ greater negHgeiWe' ( if not ' cbllnsid ^) most eifirt sbttlewiere than was found in theOldEx ^ Mner-. A't all eveate , the iwblic have ftright tobe infortnea , at the elbee ef tbo inYestrgatton , wfcettiief the old or aBy other cheeks exist in the office i -and if so , by what *« eney they conld have been defeated . Had the advio * we urged ten ? ears ' ago ^ been followed ,, that Mr . EH !?; the oitt Pells Officer , and the suggesttr of the moat important Changes , should have been appointed to the poflt of
Comptroller at bis salary of £ 1000 a year ^ instead of being pensioned off to make room fora Whig at £ 2000 , this fraai would most likely not have taken place . For Etjis knew the' workings of the bid Bjsteia , and whiywas ^ pe ^ enfearyj-wliit riofc A ^ qujastion strongly agitated , is may be imagined , hj Exchequer Jboidflrs , is whether Government 13 bound to make up the loss to the parties f The name of the head officer of the Exchequer ia the thing which gave validitS to the bill j and if that name u forged the rcsponeibility legally rests ? Hth the party takyyf' an' invalid doeameni . Iit ' somis VSasea tins may lead to hardship , bat not to so mnoh as wonld appear % t flrflt sight . THequ 69 tionaple nature of the iruui luwnw
wnf ( l ( l * i knuiqavkivuB , , » no uigu rawyi , the repeated deposits by the same parties , Ayhen they would qaturallt take adyantage , Bome lime or other . of the t « irit of the market to self , and the reported anxiety respecting the identical bills being returned , should all hate excited 6 n * ? p 5 cion ; and it is difficult to avoid the cenelusitfhj that the original lenders , if not a . aort . -of ; receivers , must have resolved to take their chance . . Bon » jWe holdejre ' ai ' e , no doubt , in a different ' position ; but ' transactions ! ii Exchequer Bills , pi su ' oh . Iiigh ' amounts ' as Mr . Smith appears to have , confiii ^ d himself to , are surely iot untraceable like , the , transfer of sovereigns . Though they bear no endorsement , the books , of the stockbrokers must show the' particulars df . each transfer , ' untU
they are ( raced back to the , first iseiier to the . public : If he indeed be insolvent , then , probably , a ,, claim lies against the Government ; for , in . th&abs > ence of prooOo the contrary , v ? e cannot divest ourselves of the suspicion that the whole of this monetary cohfu- ' sion is at the door or the late Ministry or fta . ikm $ at the New Exchequer , and that bad all the cheep of the Old Exchequer been properly , applied , ' the forgeries coold * not hate' Been committed . If this suspicion should not be realised , then we think Gfovernraent are bound to bear bona fide holders harmless . . ; ' ¦ - ¦ ¦'¦ - ' ' ¦ ' ¦ - " : - As usaal when dealing with Exohejjner mysteries , the Globe has exhibited a pompous inflation , and a ludioroua air of self-satisfaction- at its sources of
secret knowledge . , In an article attributed by some of our contemporaries to an official hand , the Exchequer organ thus alludes to Mr . Smith , as if conciliating a wUness to be feared , since there % as no necessity for referring to hita at all— V ' "The salaryw : "MxSSmith * vaai # eRelieve ; £ 600 a year , which he Wad ; anticipated -woWd haver been advanced to £ 700 ^ but ^ his hopes being defeated by the eeonom ^ . ihat lias been ' cirrifeff of' late ibto sU the pnblic offices , be bad teconrw to fdrgery a ? a temporary expedient ; and ftom a ram of £ 500 has been led . by those of whom it ia belieted he has been the dupe ^ to the enormous amonn Voth \ e forgeries which we fiaye above stated ' ; &urtfy \ ren \ uneraiion ' should be regulated not simply by the feu > hours 6 f ti me required , which Has too frequently been the Treasury Btandard Of value , 6 « r by the amount of
trust reposed , and the extent of tntegrtty required . A more profligate impudent defence "was never set up . What Mr . Smith might have anticipated we do not know : in 1830 his salary was £ 500 a year , since raised to £ 600—a not unhandEome remuneration for a brief daily attendance at an office where his labours were not heavy or his task difficult . As for "the amount of trust reposed , " it wapL under the old system , simply the custody of certain papers ^ the number of which was Btrictly limited , and , for every one of which hn had to account . But , supposing that as much trust was . originally reposed as seems to have been reposed , most improperly , of late years , what a notion of morality must thatmfnd possess which can plead the " low and niggardly ; salary" of
£ 600 a year as a set-off to any dishonesty ! But if " iategtity is hardly to be expected when the pay [ £ 600 a year ] of a party employed is not commensurate with the importance of his cervices , " [ filling jn anJ entering printed forms , Ao / J what » state will this country be in ; whenever eho goes to " war t An officer on active eervioe' has all his time " oeenpied with his duties" ; liable to be called to exposure , privation , danger , and dfeath , at any hour of the day or night ; ana to expend part of his low and niggardly salary" on "professional outfits ; " trusted " often with a large amount of property , constantly with lives , and With knowledge on which lives and victory itself depend . According to the new
philosophy of the New Exchequer , our officers , though not " morally justified ? ' ( wonderful admission !) in decamping with such part of the military-chest as they can finger , or selling secrets to the enemy whenever their pay is inadequate to their anticipations , can * hardly be expeoted" to resist the "temptation " of doing sol 'We said , " quoth the moralist , "and we say again , that integrity is hardly to be expected where the pay of a party employed iB not commensurate with the importance of his aervieee . Human nature is weak enough , without temptation heedlessly brought tnto action against its natural infirmities . " 11 —Spectator . ¦ ' : ' ¦ "" ¦
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THE SHORT TIME COMMITTEES' D ^ PUTA TIONS . ( From Oasaefs Fleet Papers ) " London , Not . 8 , 1841 . "My Dear Sir , —As one of the deputation from the Short Time Committees of the West-Biding , which has recently waited upon the leading members of the Government respecting the introduction , in the ensuing session , of a simple and efficient Ten Hours' Bill , I think it my duty to report progress to one whose longcontinued , earnest and disinterested exetertiona in behalf of the young labourers of Britain , have justly earned for him the title of 'King of the Factory Children . '
"The deputation have resolved upon publishing a detailed account of the conversations they have had with the different Ministers they have had the honour of meeting In tho discharge of their duties ; and I feel certain that , taking into consideration U ) S present state ot the country , thecatues « f which have been very fully discussed by them in the various interviews they have had , and the sentiments expressed by most of the influential members of the Cabinet , that the document will prove of universal interest to all classes , and of national importance at the present crisis of affiurs .
"In the meantime , I have much pleasure in informing you , that we have waited upon Sir R . Peel , Sir J . Graham , Lord Wbarncliffe , the Bight Hon . W . £ . Gladstone , the Duke of Buckingham , the Lord Chancellor , and Lord Stanley , in the order here set down . The deputation were in every case most flatteringly received , their statements most attentively , listened to , and the nature , extent , a&d bearing of the measures they recommended were fully and freely canvassed . The impression left upon the mind * of myself and the rest of th 9 deputation is , that the present Government ar&fully aware of the real cause of the present widespreadnational distress , and most desirous of discovering a safe and efficient remedy . The workings of machinery have never yet been fairly investigated with a view to ite application to produce general benefit , and we have reason to believe that the derangement Its unregulated and misdirected use hitherto has occasioned , baB now produced in the highest quarter * *> deep conviction ot the necessity for such an inquiry . , ¦¦
-" In the course of our interviews we have availed ourselves « f the opportunity of speaking out , boldly and trutbiully , on other matter * connected with . the general well-being of the labouring classes . We have avowed ourselves sick of party nicknames and party contests , and prepared to accord our confidence aad esteem to any party or men who will honestly examine into the . real condition of the producing classes , and apply a timely remedy ; and have , farther ,, pressed npon . tbe attention of the Government the adoption of a series ptmeBsures , which , in out estimation ,, would secure for It the
suppert of the moderate : and well-meaning of all parties , and ensure , the prospective permanent welfare of the country . . c ; ' : >¦ ¦ - ; -. .,..,, , ¦ ¦ ¦ . . , ¦ . , "¦ : " A f , ullreport of these moat interesting and Important conversation * will , speedily be issued , foe the satkfactioa of , our numerous constituenU ; in the interim , thi »; hasty communication will apprise them and you , respected Sir , of the nature of our pioceeding * , and the degree of success whkh baa attended our exertions to lay before the Government the real state of the manufa « t , ui ; lng operative * of Britain . ... : . ¦ to
" One thing we are ^ specially « qtitie 4 rejoice Id , which is , that no third party , no well-paid commUsloner tn a * inierCmed between us and those in whose handstbe governing power of thj * comtay Is at present placed . Tbereb ** been no glossing or eoueealment of factsy , nogetting np of special cafes , ^ r . evasioopC the question . Fpr , perhaps , the first time in the history , of this country , the working classes have been permitted to state their own case to the Government , and it has gives a kindly , attentive , aadjespeptfol hearing to that statement . : ...-.. ; ¦ ..: ' ,: a ¦ : ¦ ' : ¦ >' ^ - . - > : ¦¦
" Whatever may be the ultimate result of the labours of thla deputation , I may , * t all events , be permitted to congntulatoyon and youa numerous suhjtcU ' on the growing infloenae of the view * you have so . long and faithfully advocated . How long we have yet to wait ere we see them carried into practice , I kpqw not ; bat of this I feel assnred , that the period cannot now be far distant , when a sense of splf-intewat will Induce even' those who have heretofore most strenuously opposed to join our ranks . •• fntb every wish for your healtn , and release from the pr ison which now prevent * you from joining your friends in their exertions for the well-being of the people of our native land ,
" I am , my dear Sir , most respectfully yours , " Oeo . At Fikkihg . " « ' Mr . R . Oaatler , Fleet Prisoa . "
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¦ ¦ I " v " ' -.-r-j ^; - ¦ >; ¦ AMmt QJb : y Vt' Acqctttax . of M'Leod . —Tie mail-stesmer AcacBi , which left Halifax on the 18 th instant , brings ' papersrfettSfltr ^ Ydi * ( o ^ neTOdr , MnV - ' thi fermifiation of the proceediflga ia Mr . M'Leod ' s trial . 'His counsel made the best usepf the natuije of the y evideribe > rom ^ # raiittrhini ; -aM ^^ ^ h ^^ tiutt % * tMim&Ww « 9 ifai is tM attack on Bnch dffeuca * as ^ nwjiier , said Mr . Spencer , could irise ouVftf this attack ; rt wwfor' the first time that an individual was made respoovble jfor the acta which he comn > itted under the authority of Bis Government . It was shown that tbe Caroline was
engaged in the service of the Rebels of Ifavy Island ; Schlosser waj the rendevous foe their aBetiera on tbe American side : and hainsisMd . tbattiiebbat was as much hostilely engaged in tbtfop % wi > of rebellion at Schlosser as at Navy Island itself- nobody pretended that the deetruction otthe ' lkait at ' tfavr Island wouW have been an offerjoe , ' But that ha was answerable for the life of Ms client , Mr . Spencer remarked , he vVould have ventured to take , a verdict < jn theevtdenfce for the prosecntioii alone . But ha wonld prove that , in point Of fA ) t , JSx . iT | ieod had nothing to do ^|» ' tl » e attack . ' , Mr . Spencer adduced the ' evidence taken by cornpersons who had been distributed into tHe attacking
boats , and who all BKore that M'LeoA was not there . Colonel M'Na'b deposed before the Commissioners , that he was ordered by Sir Francis Bond Head to seek and destroy the Caroline ; that he waa ordered to keep the object of his . expedition a profound secret , and that he did so , not declaring ii until after the boats had left the shore ; that M'Leod was not of fhe party , ; that after their return a list of the . whole nnmber engaged in ^ he attack was sent to , Stt Francis Head , to procure them some mark of approbation , and that | n that list appeared neither tne name of Alexander M'Leod , the prisoner , nor of Angus , hia brother . Witnesses were then called to jpjtoye that M ? Leod was at Davis's tavern , in Chippewa the day before the attack : that he went to bed
early ; having been fatigued with Riding to Navy Island ; that he rose at gun down , and proceeded : > fotb ? . y friend to the hbusi H > f Captain Motrfeon ^ a retired British officer , five miles from Chippewa , spent the night there , and breakfasted with , the family ' in the morning ; returning to Chrpp ^ wa aftar breakfast to hear the news , rumours of which had reached Captain [ Morrison ' s honse before breakfast . Among the witoesses vras Lieutenant Shepherd M'Corrniok , ; R . N . , who said , " I believe one of the persons on board the Caroline was killed ' ; his death woe caused by a blowfromme , immediately aft 3 r he had woanded me . I fired neither gun nor pistol ; I do not believe there was a Irving- creature on board Caroline cast
me wnen sue was joose ana Bent over theFalls . " v ; ¦¦ : - ^ ^ ^ ' ;* \ ¦¦ - The counsel for the prosecution tendered additional evidence ; but Judge GrRUey decided that it could apt be admitted . ¦ The •• Jndge then summed up in a way which excised admiration on all sides : and the Ju ^ -iet ^^ ^^^{ ot ^« . N . qti ; 9 iai ^ . *'' ; . The ^^ w / ^ jr «/ d » t * te 8 * ha *" Colonel " Grogan had baen releajed by order of Sir Richard Jack-Bdin ,, administrator of the Government , on the application of ; the United , ; States authorities . . fie was landed over to : an laspeetor of Polioe , on the 4 th instant , with the directions ; to be safely escorted to the province line . ¦ ' ,
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On Sunday last , at Elland church , by the Rer Mr . Atkinsen , Mr . Kobert Stott , cotton spinner , of Ripponden , to Mrs . Mary Heap , of the same place .
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¦ ., . ¦ - . . : - DEATHS . , .. - ¦ ¦ ' : - ¦ On the 28 th nlt ., * t Doncaeter , steatly respected , aged 19 years , Mr . Robert Alban Coufaon , sub-Secretary of the National Charter Association atthat ^ lace , and one of the delegates to the recentOCon nor demottstration at York . In him the Association has lost an able and persevering officer , and at zealous advocate . Though young in yeMB ^ be bad a soul that scorned oppression , and a mind that abhorred while itpitiedihe oppressor * . Hi » "nfjnj were borne to the grave by fonr of hif Cbwtist friends , followed by » jramerous array of members . oT \ mdav . Oet * -, 24 th . at Charie » townf : near
Ashton-uBder-Lyitej Mr . Abraliam ^ Miier , »^ wi 100 th yearihehavingbewbam Aprfl 1 st , 1743 , and Kidtissue , chUdSen U , grandchildwy 37 , ffea * grandeaildren 36 , « w « k great granicbildl-fa all , 85 persons . He was attended to J » 8 grave ^ brnpwardB of 200 perBOUfc He ms a man ot jen . wwr habits , never Saving been known to haw been awnk ° On Monday Waged 16 months , John ^ EeMMj , the eon of James and ^ wrah Cluppcndale , of Hattto , On Sunday , the Slst ult ^ at ^ £ ** % * Scarborough , after * ^ ^^ Z&t ^ tv / M of his age , Joseph Jackson , Esq ., formerly « IW | O ¦¦ ¦
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THE NORTHERN Si'AR . 5
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 6, 1841, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct573/page/5/
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