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BISXaiNGHABX . . IMPORTANT PROCEEDINGS . This town has been the scene of the most important proceedings during the past week . . It seems to to II centre of aitrwnon ; for tne ^ opinions of al ] CTadesand shades of Reform have had their representatives at this celebrated arena of political agitation , and it i « probable thai the proceedings of this week in Birmingham ^ have a powerful influence on the minds of those who are casting about for a remedy to the manifold grievances complained of by the people of this country- Tas first thing , then , in the order of proceedings shall be be the
GREAT PUBLIC MEETING . In consequence of the announcement of the " Compkts Suffrage" party , that they intended to hold a conference of delegates from all parts of the conn try on the 5 : h of April , it was determined by the members of the National Charter Association , that a public meeting should be held on that day at one o ' eioek , in order to afford an opportunity to the people of Birmingham of again declaring their deterniiiiaiion of standing firm by the whole Chart ; r . Tee town was well placarded with bills , announcing that Fiargus O'Connor and James Bronterre CTBri- ) with other delegates , would address the p-oplt : at the Railway Station , Duddestoa-row , at ose o ' clo-ck on Tuesday . At the lime appointed the council of the National left
Charter Association their room , in Aston-Street , secompaiiied by a number of delegates sent by tie Cuait sts from various pans of the country , and proceeded to the place of meeting . The entrance to the London Station was surrounded for several hours by a number of Chartists eagerly awaiting the . arrival of Mr . O'Connor , and when the one o ' clock train arrived , a loud cheer announced the preseEce of Air . O'Connor , who pro- j ceeded to the place of meeting amidst the cheers of those who accompanied him . j A commodious hustings had been provided for the j occasion , to which was attached the beautiful ban- ] ner of the National Charter Association , and a Tast { concourse of people had assembled in order to prov «
their devotion to the principles of the Charter . Mr . O'Connor ¦ was received with enthusiastic ; cheers on making his appearance , and ascended the j htutiags accompanied by Messrs . Leach , Bairstow ,, Richards , of the Potteries , Mason , Chartist lecturer ,. &c &c , and on the motion of Mr . Richards , j Mr . E . F . Mead was unanimously called to the chair . He opened the meeting by declaring his j high sense of the honour done him by his fellow j workmen . He alluded , at some length , to the ooca- Eion of theix being called tog ^ ihw , acd made some ] remarks on the compitte &tsffrase question . He •' passed a high encomium on the character and COD- dnet of > ir-O'Connor , and concluded by introducing j him to the meeting . i t
Mr OCo » -ok then stood forward , and was ; greeted with loud asd long continued cheering , waving of hats , handkerchiefs , &c . He delrrered ; * n eloquent and energetic address " , in the course of j which he stated , that he did not expect to see so j lax ^ e a con course of people on the present occasion , j particularly as be ibcngbr they should have a Char- ] tist conference in the first place , in order to come to an j arraDgement , in the present state of the country , j There never was a time in which caution , prudence , and determination ware more necessary than on the ' present occasion , and as there were so many dele- ; gates present from various parts of the country , he j thought they had better meet together and after- j wards submit their decision to a large public _ meet- j ing . He then alluded at . st / me length to the Siurge ;
Conference Plan , and declared his determination of i standing Sna by the whole Charter . It bad been stattd by some * that they wanted to get rid of the , pilot ; but he thanked God that the people had now ' snfaeieni intelligence not to allow any man to lead ' them sstray from the right track ; for if the pilot ar . empted to steer the vessel towards shoals or quick- ; Bands , tee crew would soon perceive it and throw him overt-oard . He then proceeded in a strain of : glowing eloquence to caution the Chartists against being led astray , and concluded by advising an adjournment of the niceties , in order to allow the deiesat . es an opportunity 01 Cvnferring together on ' the steps which should be takc-a on that important occasion . He was londly and repeatedly cheered i ihroighpTii V »* se&ress , and xerired amidst live most fervent acclamations of the meUing . '
Mr . Richaxds , delegate frcm the Portsries then dfclirered an animated address ca the justice and beauues of Chartist principles . He exhorted the meeting to stand firm by the Charter , and concluded by moving that the meeting be adjourned in order that the delegates might have an opportunity of meeting together , and stared that their decision Titmld be laid before a public meeting on a future Occasion- He then retired amidst load cheers . Mr . Soab seconded the motion in a neat and tfFeciive address-The CHiiiaiAN put it to the meeting , and it was carried unanimously . Mr . J . Masos , Chartist lecturer , then addressed ihe meeting on the present position of its Chartist movement , and stated his opinion of thecourse which onght to be adopted under present circumstances , and was loudly cheerea at the conclusion .
35 r . B . aI £ 5 tow , who was loudly called for , also addressed the meeting ; atd after a short address from Mr . Leach , the following persons were elected to serve in the Chartist Conference , on behalf of Birmingham : —Messrs . Mason , " White , Potter , Corbett , Jiead , and Soar . Mr . O'Connor and ; h 3 Other dalegites then left the meeting and proceeded to the Association Room , in Aston Street .
CHABTIST DELEGATE 3 IEETING . On the delegates arriving ai the Chartist Room , in Aston-street , the door was Enrronnded with a crowd of persons anxious to gain admission . They were kept back with some difficulty ; and a great number of them remained during the sitting of the delegates , discussing , in group , the prtbable result of the Complete Suffrage conference , and declaring their determination of abiding by ihe Charter . On the motion of Mr . O'Connor , Mr . J . Leach , PrssideBt of the Executive Council of the National Charter Association , was unanimculy called to the chair . - Mr . Jchn Mason was appointed secretary .
A long conversation then took place with regard to those delegates who had been sent to attend the Complete Suffrage Conference . Mr . Beexasd M'CABTNsr , of Liverpool , grave a long explanation of his mission , and stated that although he had been elected to attend at the Compitte-Suffrage Conference , it was his determination to stand by the Charter , whole and entire . He had sat in the Conference in the preceding part of the day , and had not been called upon to sign any document , bet merely ent-frtd his name in a book kept for the purpose , to signify the place he represented . Mr . Joseph Lixjjet stated that he had been elected for Eccles and Openshaw to attend at the CoEfererce , and gave a description of the proceedings which had taken place that forenoon . He was detenaiced to stand by the Charter .
^ The S £ C 2 £ taby , Mr . Mason , explained what he thougat to be the duty of the delegates on the present occanon . He thought the presence of those elected to the Complete Suffrage Conference would be nece ? = ary . Mr . Peplov , of Stafford , wished the qnestion to be well considered . He had been inrrructed to la&et ¦ with the Chartist delegates , and thought the opinion ol the whole delegates should bu taken , as regarded tne instruction th ^ y had received from their constiiueus . He then moved that each delegate give ic a report of their instructions . Mr . JIead seconded the motion . It was then suggested that the various delegates shculd Srit deliver their credentials , as follows : —
Mr . J . Leach , Manchester . Mr . Peplow , Stafford . Mr . IWgus O- "Cann 0 T , \ -a-, , Mr . George Dndley , ' P ^** - Mr . Chandler , Derby . Mr . Turnbull , Worcester . Mr . J . Linney , Eccles and Openshaw . Sir . J . Bairstow , Leicester . & : $ -3 £ u }™« rWton . Mr . W . D . Taylor , Zsottingham . Mr . Richards , Potteries . Mr . Cook , S ^ rcnaw-ter . Mr . M'Cartney , Liverpool , Birkenhesd , and Mold . Mt . Colclough , Lon ^ tcn . Mr . Griffiths , j Mr . Dixon , VWalsall . Mr . Goodman , J Mr . Prescci-, R-ddi ^ ch . Mr . Smith , Bradford , Yorkshire . Mr . Dewhirit , Uo-wiing , ditto . Mr . Borrow ? , Manmngha-in , diUOt ilr . HoogscD . Horton , ditto . Mr . Brook , Idle , ditto . Mr . E . P . Mead , 1 Mr . 5 oar . i
Mr . G . White . i -r > . . , Mr . J . Mason ! j" Birmingham . Mr . J . Porter , j Mr . F . CctUU , J The Ciuishan then requested each delegate to Bye m an account of the instructions he had retfcived from hiB constituents . MeErs . LkacHj M £ ad , PtPLow , Cha 5 Dlkr , and JrasBCXL stated that they were instructed to stand » J the Charter . J &r . DODLET , of Bikton , stated that his cousti-*^ at 3 had sent him to meet the Chartist delegates , * Ji iastrncted him cot to concede an inch , but be * £ ermined to hare the whole Charter . Mr . P . O'CoKKoa saia he would not add to the ^ saent of his worthy colleague for Bilston . He •^ what they were , and would noi represent any ^ StaencY who would ask hin \ to give up one jot
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He had put the question to the people of Wolverhampton and Biiston , and they were unanimously in favour of the Charter . He hadalso put the question to a shew of hands in Leicester , last night , and erery man , woman , and child was in favour of the whole Charter ; and on the question being put fur the complete Buffrage plan , not a hand appeared . Mr . T . Baiestow said he was elected by the people of Leicester , at a crowded meeting , not to serve in the Svorge Conference , as it was thought that a declaration was to have beeu signed . They were determined to open their battery on the Complete Suffrage affair , and stand firmly by the whole Charter .- He £ &ve a cheering description of the prosperous condition in which the Chartist causB was at Leicester . They had from ten to twelve imnAred members .
Ml . MOGG said that the people of Wolverh&TnptOu were determined to go for the whole Charter and nothing less . Mr . W . D . Taylor stated that he was elected by a public meeting at N&tungham , and was requested to gain admission to the Sturgite Conference if he could ; he was also instructed to say that they would have the whole Charier . Mr . BicHABDssaid that he was elected by a select council of the Chartists in the Potteries , called together for the purpose , and was instructed to have nothing whatever to do with the Complete Suffrage party ; he was instructed to oppose their measures by every me&ns ; he would , therefore , abide by his orders , and would not have any dealings with them . The . Pottery men would go for nothiDg short of the Charter .
Mr . M ' Caeiset said he was appointed , not exactly to attend that meeting , as h was not known whether a Chartist delegate meeting would be held at the time that he was appointed ; he was instructed to attend" at the Conference and keep them to the Charter ; he was also appointed for Birkenhead , Ascott , and Mold , in Flintshire ; he thought that a majority of tbe Conference had bt en sent on the same errand as himself " , bui he considered hs should not be doing bis duty to his constituents , did he not attend tfi Sitting 3 ; he was resolved to abide by the whole Charter . Mr . Cook , Stroudwater , had been elected by the Chartists , and also by fifty who had signed Mr . Sturge ' s declaration , so that he was qualified to sit in either assembly j he would keep to the Charter whole and entire .
31 r . CoLcxorGH , of Longton , was instructed to support the Charter . He would say ditto to Mr . Richards . Messrs . Griffiths , of WalsaH , and PnESCOiT , of Redditch , made similar statements . _ A discussion then arose as to the position which those who were elected to tho Complete Suffrage Conference stood , and whether they should aitend at the Chartist delegate meeting . Mr . O'Coxsor then addressed the meeting on the subject under discussion . Ho said there never was a time when prudence , caution , and courage were
more required . The present discussion placed them in an awkward position , for as some of the delegates present had been elected to attend at the Conference , a motion might be lost through their absence , yet it was not proper for them to interfere in the matter as a body , but leave every delegate to his own ccurse . In the meantime , he considered that a resolution should be come to , declaring the determination oi every man present to stand by the whole Charter , not giving up one single atom . He also thought it would be proper to give an opportunity to the delegates of attending the Conference .
The following resolution was then put and carried unanimously : — . " That we , the people ' s representatives from various parts of the country , assembled at Birmingham , do hereby pledge ouTselns to continue our agitation for the whole Charter , unchanged and unmutHated , and shall consider any man advocating a less measure of justice than the whole Charttr , name and all , as an enemy of the working classes , and no longer belonging to the lyational movement . " A desultory conversation then took place as to the qualification required from the various delegates , previous to taking their seats in the Conference , several delegates , who had come from a distance , stating that : hey had been refused admission because the parties who had elected them had not previously signed Mr . J . Sturge's declaration , and ; bat they had not done so themselves , whilst some were admitted without any such requirement .
Mr . U'C&SNOH made some remarks on the Tinfairness of the proceedings , and said it was clear the parties were selecting whoever they thought proper . - Mi . P £ plow said he would go to the Conference , provided the delegates present agreed to it , as he attended at Birmingham for the purpose of sitting in judgment on the acts of the Sturgeites , and he could not be capable of judging unless be was present . Mr . Baibsxctw and others spoke against signing any document .-Mr . M'Caexnet said that he had been admitted without signing _ a document . He had distinctly asked the question , and was merely required to sign his name in their book as a delegate from Liverpool .
Several delegates spoke to the same effect , after which , on the motion of Mr . O'Connor , the meeting was adjourned to ten o ' clock , to reassemble at the large room of the Red Lion Inn , Smalibrook-street , afier which the delegates separated . . Some of them applied for tickets of admission to the Complete Suffrage Coaference , in virtue of their credentials ; and aitcra , vafct deal of explanation , they were refused . Messrs . Leach , Bairstow , Taylor , and Peplow were amongst the number .
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Hibblethwaite , 50 , Mile-street , Belfast . This is a duty incumbent on every Chartitt . lam personally acquainted with Hibblethwaite , whoia a good Chartist himsei f , and he must be backed out by the English democrats in the good work of spreading Chartism in Ireland . Brethren , I have to leave Manchester for London on Saturday , to meet the Executive on Sunday , To my constituents I can only say , in representing them I will simply endeavour to perform my duty , and I am sure they will perform theirs . Chartists of England , never , never , were our principles so widely extended—our views so well known as at present . On this day Joseph Sturge ' s Conferencemeets ; I will hazard no opinion on hi 3 motives
until I Eee his acts , and then I shall be better able to judge . But this advice I do nowgire you . Adhere firmly to the Charter , the who ) e Charter , and nothing less . If to-day ' s Conference comes out for the Charter , so much the better . I ahali be ' extremely glad to hear tell of such a resolution ; but ehould it decide to the contrary , then , when they call pubhc meetings , we must attend to move amendments for the whole Charter ; and having discussed the questions fairly over , let the meeting adopt which it thinks proper . Let us , by calm and temperate reason , endeavour to convince the understanding instead of using denunciatory language ; but at the same time let us be firm and energetic , nor bate a jot of the entire Charter .
Trades of the UnHed Kingdom , — -On you depends the fa- e of Britain' 8 prosperity or adversity . Take example by the carpenters and joinera of Manchester , who have nobly come forward for the Charter . Act like them , and liberty will soon be the lot of all tbe people in the United Kingdom . I at : ended the delegate meeting in . North Lancashire . The delegates gave in a most cheering account , and step 3 are about being taken to unite the whole country , in order that it may be the more effectually agitated .
In conclusion , I return my most sincere thanks to those gentlemen who have sent me the various newspapers from different parts of the Kingdom , whenever our principles have been attacked in any of them . For the future , the Editors of the Vindicator , the Chartist Circular , and the Commonwealthsman may expect copies of my letters , as well as the Star , as I have now the materials to furnish them with such , if they choose to accept of my humble productions . All the members of the Convention arriving in London will do well by going first to Mr . J « hu Cleave ' s , bookseller , 1 , Shoe-lane , Fleet-street , London ^ Ail monies to be sent to him for the Convention , and ail letters to mo to bs directed to his care .
Brethren , —Let us be true to our most sacred cause—let us avoid quarrelling amongst ourselveslet us take example by the conduct of our enemies in keeping bickerings from before the public . We are on tho eve of a mighty change , and we must be prepared to take advantage of every circumstance that will tho more speedily bring it about . — 1 remain , Brother Democrat ? , Ytur ' s , in the Cause , John Campbell , Sec . P . S . —All lcttors for the future to be sent to me , 1 , ijhoe-lane , London , until further notice .
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. SALFOBD . —Mr . Bailey , of Manchester , lectured here on Sunday night , to a respectable and numerous andience . At the conclusion of his lecture , Mr . Dixon , who eutered the room , during Mr . Bailey b lecture , was called on to address the meeting , and delivered an able and talented adddress , on the i necessity of agitating for the paopU ' s Charter . At the conclusion of his address several persons joined the association . COVSNTaY . —A tea and dancing party was held at the George Inn , Little Park street , on Easter Tesday , when a very large muster of the working part of the community was present ; ssTeral pieces were performed during the evening from Wat Tyler , William Tell , &c , by Mr . Atkinss Mr . Baravrell , &c .
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SBEFFIEUD . ( From our own Correspondent , J ^ i ^ AXI 0 NAL Conv ention . —Tuesday next , April 12 th , being tho day fixed for tho assembling of the Convention , not a moment should be lost in completing the arrangements necessary to the giving of due eflect to the proceedings of the people ' s representatives ; let all who have nor signed the petitioa do so immediately , and those who have signed exert themselves to procure the signatures of those who have not . All persons holding petition sheets , or monies collected for the support of the Convention , are requested to return , or pay the same to Mr . G . J . ^ Hamey , bookseller , 11 , Havtshead , immediately . —By orde * of the Council .
Mr . Bkophy : —This gentleman , well known throughout the' Chartist ranks as secretary to the Dublin Universal Suffrage Association , and justly esteemed by the Chartists of England for his arduous endeavours to establish Chartism in long opppessed Ireland , has paid Sheffield a visit , aud delivered a course of three lectures to crowded audiences , in the National Charter Association Roonii Fig Tree-lane . Mr . B . delivered his flrat lecture on Sunday evening , taking for the subject of his discourse "the wrongs Of Ireland ; " the many miseries of the Buffering people who have too long borne patiently their wrongs and the profligate oppression oftheir tyrants . He pictured in glowing and masterly language tho wrongs of Ireland , exciting the deep sympathy of his hearers
for his Buffering countrymen , ; and rousing in the breasts of hi 3 auditors feelings of indignation dire against the heartless desppts who have , for so many centuries , cursed the green isle with their bloodstained rule . On Monday evening , Mr . Brbphy addressed the Female Charter Association , showing : the . great influence possessed by the fair sex in forming the character and moulding the . ' .. opinions and institutions of society , and impressed upon his hearers the urgent necessity of eierting their powerful influence to aid aud assist in establishing tho principles of democracy ; their establishBoent being the Only means ensuring their own domestic happiness and ; the freedom aud prosperity ot their children . Mrs-Ward moved , seconded by Mrs . Harney , the thanks
of the Association to Mr . Brophy , for his kind and able address . The same evening Mr . Brophy delivered his second lecture , hi ? eubject bein ^ the Repeal of the Union . The lecturer showed by facts , that the whole end of the - agitation for repeal in Ireland was the extorting money from the pockets of the duped people to cram tho maws of JUuprin-r cipled rascals taking to theuisclvea the title of " patriots . " Mr . B . plainly showed that repeal under existing circumstances , and with a legislature constituted a ¦> at present , was impossible of attainment , for even though all the qonstitutiioies , and all the representatives of Ireland wore for repeal , still would the Repealers be iu a miserable minority in the legislature . Furiher , Mr . B . showed ^ that supposing repeal under the existing system was
attainable , no benefit would the working man , the ground down serf , reap by the change ; " oi' -what benefit to England" asked Mr . B . " wasa dOmestio legislature ] were not the people plundered and oppressed ? they were , and Would be so , uutil they had a cohtroul over the lavvmakers . " Mr . Brophy delivered a lengthy and able address , in the course of which he was frequently and loudly applauded . Mr . Harrold , a native of Lioitjrirtk , presided , and stated that though in heart a Repealer he had never joined the Repeal Association , having no faith in . the honesty of its leaders ; he . was a Chaitwt , and though he had never become a member of tho National Charter Association , had had always loved the principles ; henceforth he Would provo'his devotion to those principles by johiiug the National Organisation—( cheers . )
Iuesday Evening . —Mr . Brophy delivered his third lecture ; Mr . Rovston in the chair . The subject of hi = discourse was— "The Charter , the only means for the removal of tho grievances of England and Ireland . " Mr . B . at great length explained and illustrated ihe several points of the Charter , showiug the strict justice , of all and each . Mr . B . refuted the objections usually urged against Chartism , and concluded by earnestly exhorting hia hearers to fctjud by the Charter , whole and entire , and oppose every party who would not support its entire principles . , Mr . Brophy ' B address was responded to by the repeated cheers of his hearers . On the ¦ motiou of Mr . Harney , seconded by Mr . Parkes , the thanks of the meeting was voted to Air . Brophy , for his able lectures .
Election of Delegates . —A public meeting was held at twelve o ' clock oil Monday , Mr . James Ward in tha chair , when Feargua O'Coricor , Esq ., Mr . Lawrence Pitkethiy , and Mr . George Binns were unanimously elected to represent the County of York m the forthcoming Convention . Gleadless . —A public meeting was held in this village on Monday evening , to hear an exposition of the principles of Ctiartiaffi ; a number of etaunch Chartists from Sluffieid attended . The meeting was adddressed by Mr . Harney and Mr . Edwin Gill . Chartism is progrebsing in the neighbourhood of Sheffield .
The Income Tax !—As stated in our last , the Sheffield Whigs have been getting up a iaemoriai to our " liberal members , " Messrs . Parker and Ward , urging them to " strenuously oppose" tho income tax . The following parody upon the said memorial has been extensively circulated through the town , by the " adverse faction , " much to the annoyance of the ; " liberal" humbugs : — " Wherfas , secret meetings have been held by us , the Whig Free Traders of this town , at tho Cullers ' Hall , nearly every night tor the last tWOOr three weeks , in order to get up an opposition io the proposed income tax—we should have called a public meeting but we feared the consequences , —and after we had well considered our own interest , we came to the resolution of sending a memorial to our selfinterested members ; thereby strengthening their hands again&t this rascally measure : —
"To John Parker , ( Ex-Lord of the Treasury , ) and H . Gr . Wardj ( his Honourable Colleague ) , Esqrs ., "The memorial of some banker )? , merchants , tradespeople , and other niggardly inhabitants of the borough of Sheffield , " Sheweth , —That we are the most consequential j and conceited class in t ' . ' . is borough ; and that we view with indignation and wrath tho attempts now making by her Majesty ' s Government to impose a tax , called an income tax , on our honest gains , vvhich have been wrnng out of the vitals , the sweat , and blood , of our miserable serfs .
" From the long depression of trade , and our increasing difficulties , numbers of us , if ihe impost be carried into effect , will give up business , and retire to our own country seats , which we have reared under , the trade-destroying influence of tho Corn Laws ; there to pine ovoi our dainties and wine , mourning at the miftery of our situation and tho hardness of our fate . : ¦ ' . "It is with fear and alarm we see the satisfaction it gives the humbler classes of this borough , to find the wealthy compelled to bear their share of tho public burdens , which will have the effect of making a Tory Government popular ; thereby keeping pur friends , the Whias , from getting to the treasury , and enjoying the sweets of vffico , for another gcuer ration .
"It is with sorrow we contemplate Sir R . Peel taking the load from the weak and laying it on the strongj such conduct ; bein ^ contrary to our notions of liberality , which shall be carried into efifeofc when we get this borough , incorporated ; thereby turning the scales , by shifting the burden from ourselves to those , below us ; ar . d if it was in our power the working class should pay all the taxes . What are they good for but to be like theass that carried the gold and eat the thistles 1 " " WOSK . 1 KG men !! HASTENi 10 SIGa THE MEllpRUL ' . Or you will be relieved from taxation , and your best friends will have to pay !! 6 ®» " Parties are appointed to wait upon you for signatures , and are instructed to invent a string of falsehoods , all of which you arc required to believe ?"
. BANBtJRY . —The Chartists here have an excellent meeting room capable of aiicoinmodating 1000 persons , is would be filled , on the visit of- ' -a lecturer . - - ¦ - - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . ' , . ¦ ¦ ; ¦ . . ¦ . CHELTENHAM .--At a public meeting , held on Monday , at the room of the Mechanic's InstHution , Mr . Glenester in . the chair , after able' addresses from Messrs . Stallwood , Hughes ; Milsom , Sullivan and others , the following resolutions were nnanimously adopted :- - " That we the Chartists of Cheltenham , in public meeting assembled , hereby pledge ourselves to support the National Charter Association of Great Britain , and . that we will not assist in any agitation , in which is not embodied the six
; ; points of the Charter , and all the details . " "That we place the utmost confidence in Feargus O'Connor , and the Rev . W . Hill , Editor of the Northern Stan and that we return them' our sincere and heartfelt thanks for their untiring and zealous advocacy of the People's cause , and are determined to stand by them so long as they act in the manly and straightforward manner-they have hitherto done . " " That the Honourable Craven Fitzhardinge Berkeley , M P . lor the Borough of ChelUnham , be requested to give his ; cordial support to the National Petition , when it is presented ta Parliament , also to the motion about to be made intbat house , that tho Executive Council be heard at the b « . "
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LONDON—The Metropolitan Trades' Council met for the second time at the Craven ' s Head , Drurylane , on Sunday last . Deputations were appointed to wait upon the hatters and shoemakers ; after which pther business of importaucei was transacted . The Executive will meet the CoiiHcil at the abore place , on Sunday evening aextV when a full atten d ^ ance of delegates is expected . Walworth . —A grand public festival , including tea , concert , and ball , was held at the Montpelicr Tavern , on Monday , in aid of the funds for the ensuing great national demonstration , when the splendid rooms were crowded . At half-past six o ' clock , Dr . M'Douall was called to the chair , and the company sat down to an excellent tea . After
the removal of the cloth , Dr . M'Douall commenced the proceedings by congratulating them on the numerous asid respectable company by which he was surronnded ; they were met for the purpose of spending the evening in bilarity and amusement , and at the same time to assist in furthering the cause of the Natioiial Charter Association , Unfortunately the wbrkiRg classes could but seldom odjo > - either the pleasure ^ or comforts of life—they wero compelled to slave from morning till night for a scanty subsistence ; this proved to them the necessity for the Charter , and he was happy to inform them that they had organized localities in between three and four hundred towna in the Empire ; the middle classes were now disposed to eome over to
chartist principles , but they were squeamish about the name ; ha , however , was determined to stand by the Charter , najne and all . The worthy Doctor then ably entered into an analyzation of the various moves on the board to endeavour to delude the working classes , and concluded by complimenting the ladies for their- patriotic conduct in ¦ coming boldly out in the cause of human liberty and regeneration —( cheering )—Mr . Brown proposed the first toast , "The members of the National Charter Association , may the principles for Which they contend speedily become the law of the land . " Mr . Brown in an able spedfeh supported the sentiment which he had the honour to propose ;—Mr . Blackmore in a speech creditable to his head
and his heart , supported the toast . He vfould point with pleasure to the respectability and the deeoruca with which the meeting had been conducted , in answer to the calumnies by which , they had beeil assailed . —Mr ? . Jocolyn had great pleasure ia proposing the following toast , "The Chartist Females of Great Britain , may their numbers increase to assist in the glorious struggle for freedom . ' She felt it an imperative duty to call upion her sistera in bondage to urge forward the glorious principles for which they were contending . She should lecture to the Chartists at China-walk on the ensuing evening ^ and would then enter at greater length into the subject —( cheering . )—Mri Wheeler at some length entered into the subject of the toast , and contended
that wom >; rt were even more . interested than men in obtaining the People ' s Charter . A grand processJoH of females on the day of the presentation of the National Petition would strike terror into . the Government i would show them that the reign of tyranny and oppression was over ; that woman was alive to tho indignity and wrong which had , been heaped upon all that was near and dear to > her—( cheering . )—Ruify Ridley in an eloquent and impassioned address introduced the following toa 3 t , "The Executive and the members of the Convention , may theirjefforts be crowned With success . "—Mr . Ramsley cordially agreed in tho . sentiment . It was a reward to him for many years of mortification , to see our present triumphant position . A tew years back they
had u ? ed to be obliged to hold their meetings in some secluded corner ; now they were acknowledged by all to be a powerful party . This was encouragement for them to proceed in their onward couiso ; —Mr . Maynard , in a neat address , gave . '' Health , long li ' e , and prf >? peri ! . y to Dr . M Di > iiall ,. his wife and family , " which was greeted with great approbation , aud replied to in a suitable manner by Dr . M'Douall . He had received many offers ta improve his condition in lifo , if he would desert the cause ot tho people ; but if ho had accepted them he should ever harvo felt himself . a miserable and degradad
being . He was determined to persevere until their objects were attained ( great clveoring . ) Apologies were then made for the absence of Mr . O'Conuur , occasioned by his visit to Leicoster ; and Mr . Cleave , occasioNijd by illness . —The company , which at this period was greatly increased , now proceeded to the active enjoyment of the exhilirating amusement of dancing , which under tho excellent superiMtendance Of Mr . Freakesi the raastsr of the ceremonies , was kept up with great spirit to an early hour , and was interspersed with numerous patriotic songs and recitations , including the Marsellaise Hymu , and the greatest harmony and satisfaction prevailed .
Chelsea . —Mr . Southie addressed the members of the New Locality , at t ie Prince of Wale ? , Leaderstreet , on Monday evening . Mr . Dowling also ably explained the principles of tho Charter , and ten members wero enrolled . Cambertveia ,. —On Thursday the Chartists of this locality met a 3 usual , at the Mpntpelier Tavern ; co'isiderablo business was transacted , and the evening closed with social conviviality . ltosB Twig , Folly . —Mr . DuiSeld lectured here on Sunday evening , and was much applauded .
Another Defeat of the LEAGUE .- ^ -On Fr iday last , Messrs . Hayncs and Bickham , anti-Corn Law lecturers , assisted by the Rev . Mr . Potter , of Poor Law notoriety ^ attempted to form a branch of the league at the Noriand Arms Tavern , Notting Hiil ; but through the opposition of Mr . liQvett , a Chartist , residing in the neighbourhood , they were , after abusing the whole Chartist body , and O'Connor , Bairstow , Wheeler , and Copper , in particular , compelled to adjourn the meeting antil the following
Tuesday , when the notorious Sydnoy Smith attended ; but having found that the majority of hia audience were Chartists , he refused to address them , stating , as his reabon , that he did not come to lecture to , or discussi . ' wiicli , Chartists but With Corn Law Repealers . Mr . Gifford was then unanimously elected to the chair , and pledged himself that Sydney should have a fair hearing , but this hero of knocking-offhats notoriety , proved that he had not the moral courage t > meet an opponent in argument and sneaked from the room amid the hisses Of those
whom in their absence , he had abased and vilified . Mr . Dowling then moved the following resolution : " That this meeting viewa with contempt , the desertion of their party by Sidney Smith , Haynes , Bickham , the Rev . Mr . Potter , and others , of the Committee who had been instrumental in calling the meeting , aud had meanjly lied from faoing their opponents . " Mr , Lovefct , in a powerful speech , seconrted the resolution , which was supported by Mr . Wheeler , and carried unanimously . Ruffy Ridley moved the following resolution , " That , in the opinion of this meeting , the only remedy for the present degraded and uojust position in which the working classes are placed , and for the slagiialion in which our trade and commerce are involved is , by causing the People ' s Charter to become the law of the land , " which he illustrated in a . manner which
drew great applause from his audience . Mr . Porter seconded the respluDioi ' , which was carried unanimously ; Mi . Wheeler having btjpn called upon ; entered into an explanatory ( ietail of the principles of tho Charter , and . was much applauded . Mr . Dowling moved , and Mr , Millwood secondexl , '' That this meeting having fully concurred in the justness of the principles contained in the People ' s Charter , they are bound , as good citizens and as patri p ' . s , to assist in carrying them into practice by formingintlnsnetghbourhoodalocalityoftheNational Charter Association ; " carried unanimously . Messrs . Gifford and Grover ably addressed the meeting . Mr . Lovett , in an excellent manner , moved the adoption of the following resolution ;—** That we deeply sympathise with the respedted Mrs . Frost on tho death of her beloved son , and hereby pledge ourselves to use all the lawful and constitutional means which we
possess to cause the restoration of her most respected and lamented husband , with his companions , from that most cruel and unjust punishment which has been inflicted upon them . " Mr . Bolton seconded the resolution , which was unanimously carried , and the meeting broke up . Bromfion . ——Thobnton ' s Coffbe HousE .- ^ -Qn Tuesday evening last , Mr . Rouse delivered an interesting ; lecture , after whioh the local business was transacted . ¦'¦' ¦ .:- : - ; : ' . Tower Hasilets . — -At the general monthly meeting , held at the Carpentar ' s Arms , Brick-lane , it was resolved "That we instruct our delegates oh the Middlesex Council to recommend to the localities in London the necessity of sending a person from each to form a committee for Frost , Williams , and Jones ; that committee to co-operate with the Birmingham Committee . " ¦ •';
China Walk , LAMBErH . —We had a glorious meeting at thie Montpelier Tavern , last night , tea , ball , And concert , the proceeds to RO to the Convenr tion Fund , whioh we expect to hrugment to no inconsiderable amount . BELFAST . —We have held three public meetings in Newtownards and two in Belfast last week , aud though we met with considerable opposition in every case , we came off victorious ; and it is not too much to say that the . principles of the Charter have now obtained a footing in the North of Ireland which a « ver will b « supplanted .
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^ ' k ^ X- - ^ SOWERBY . —On Sunday Ih 6 3 dnA-AprivMrv Rushton , of Ovcnden , and > Ir . Shaw of Huddersfield , preached to very : large and attentive audiences . v ' . ¦ ¦ ..: v " 7 .-. - ¦ . . '¦ - /¦ .: '' ' ' \ - ¦ . ¦ L Sblby . —On Thursday evefting , in last week , Mr . West , the East and North Riding Mwsionaryi dehyered a lecture in the Market-place , arid in ff very _ talented and argumentative address , showed ui > the fallacies of the Corn Law Repeal Sturge humbug . . YORK ;_ i It having been reported that the Lord Msyor and Magistrates had determined to put down
the Sunday evening leotures , given in the Charter Association Room , and that if the Chartists persisted m ; ti ? ose meetings , or for the future , should hold ; any oppi air meetings in the city , he should send the police to disperse them ; these reports caused , a strong mtt . ster at the council meeting of feunday morning , whew it was unanimously resolved that the Sunday meetings - should be continued a 3 usual , and that nothing should deter them from legally and ^ orderly agitating for the glorious princiwes tney \ hav % so much at heart . AcoordiDgly a large audienceV . WU 9 aasenibled in the room at the appointed hour , for the purpose of hearing a lecture rom Mr . West , Who addressed them for nearly iw : o amidst loud The
hdurp f applsnse . inspector of police and a policeman in plain clothes made their appearance , and remained" till the close of the lectur «» j when they took tlieir departure without offering , any interruption . At the cloaa of thciectare eleven new members virere enrolled . No interfaption having thus been gi ? en to evening Iecturejij was determined upon to have a public meeting in th Market-place , the next evening , A requisition was accordingly presented to tfee Lord Mayor , requesting him to call a meeting for the purpose of taking into consideration the distress of the coon try , and to adopt rdm ^ dial meas'irea . His Lordship . ' . . declined ' calling the areeting , but stated that he bad no objections to the rcquisitionists ealling it themselvesi ;• this was accordingly doiis , and at the tins 9 appointed a large concourse of people had assembled in the : Market Place ^ Mr . Gill was called to tba chair
, when the follow-iog resolution was proposed , secouded , and ably sup ^ rted by Mr . West , who spoke for upwards of two hours , shewing the distress which , existed in - this conntryY ; exposipj ec all the political quack nostrums of the day ^ andcoacluded by exhorting the people , to sapport the resokition , as tha only thing to save this country from utter ruin . The chairman then procsoded to put the resolution , which was 43 follows , ^— " That this meetrag , is convinced that great and alarrnjng distress prevails throughout the country , and having carefully examined the different remedies proposed by the various political quaeks of the day , aro of opinion that as class legislation is the prolific sotsree of all our evils * the oaJy remedy is intheestablishinent of the People's Charter a 3 thelaw of the lafid . "—A vote of tbanks rras uaanimousiy carried to the lecturer , when the usaal cheers y ? ere given and the meeting -dissolved . ''
GHBENOca : —A correspondent writes us , that Greenock is neither dead nor sleeping . The Jectuyes of O'Brien , Lowerjy and others , have dons much good . The towa is ia an avrful state front tho failure of the Renfrew Bank , the middle men and ehopocrats being at their wit ' s end , and many of the poor having suffered severely from the panic ; the society of carpenturs have lost aS 500 o ^ their accumulated funds . * NBV ^ TOWN , Montgomeryshire . —STimo& Carrperejxce MeetisG ;—A tea-meeting Wa 3 held hero on the 30 th ult ., after which Mr . John Collins * of Birmingham , was appointed to represent the meeting at the Sturge Conference . Mr . ' Collins addressed the' meeting at some length , and ako lectured omtba preceding and following evenings .
IiSICESTER . —Last Monday was another memorable day for CJnrttani in Leicester . Two thrilling discourses were delivered by Mr . O'Connor in our spacipua Anvjibitheatre , to enthusiastic audiences . The subject in the afternoon was " Class Legislation , " and wis handled in that keen and energetic mode which is so peculiar to the great chief of Ohattiarh . The Amphitheatre- presented a dense mass of human brings in , the evening , and ; " The ¦ deHzoraliBing iEflaence of a State Rr ; ligion" was dealt with in a manner -which nlter < aately
rivettod the . breathless attention of wc-rking inen , and fired them into bursts of applause . The attachment shewn to O'Connor ' s person increases Vita every visit It ¦ would .-b © imppssifele to do justice to either leotuie . by cemment upon it :, we must leave the elevated and impressive sentiments delivered in their best restingplace— . the breasts of working men , into which , they have sunk deeply . -Mr . O'Connor and Mr . Bair % toW were elected delegates to the Chartist Conference , to ba held at Birmvngliam the next day , at the clo 3 O of the evening lecture . :
Ms , Bairsxovv delivered an eloquent sermon on Suhday evening , in . the Shaksperian ^ oom : STRATHAVE « f . ^ -The Caaitists of this place lately obtained a signal triumph over the Corn Law Ji-eptalei 3 by carrying , by a gteatt majority , " That the evilB of the present system ave attributable to class legislation . " An amendment to this effect was ably proposed and spoken te by Mr . J . Mair , and in the face of chmcnl and 2 ay influence , triuinphantliy carried . ; The Kepealers again , in the person of Mr . Acland , were defeated oy Mr . ( Shomas M'Cartehy ^ who ,, after two houra discussion , compellod Mr . Acland to ifetirq crest-fallen . GBEENOCK—Chartism is going "weli on in this place . The workiiig men , almost to a nianj and a great numy of the nliddle classps have Jsignsd the Ifittional Petition . TKere 5 s 7000 male and 1400 female signatures attiched to it . : . in th
PITTSFOKD ^ Chartism keeps pr ogressing is village . The lectura delivered by Mr . > iason a sUort time ago has done a great deal of -. ' ¦' good . ' ..- ' . Messrs . Carnage and M'Farlan , of Northampton , -visited as last Tuesday evening , when the former . delivered an eloquent address on the principles of the People ' s Charter , and Mr . M'Farlan , also " addressed the meeting on the organization of the National Cbaiter Association . At the conclusion of bis address , he enrolled eight new members . They now number thirty-nine . \ ISBfAMv < NORTUAMPTONSKiRE , ) -r-A publie meeting waa called by , notice on the chnrch doors of the ratepayers , to choose fresh churchwardens ; : and , ia the absence of the rector , Mr . S . Pulver -was called totlie chuir . Wr ^ George Lewis proposed , and Mr . Isaac Corbett seconded that Mr . James Roddis , a Chartist , b 9 churchwardeu . f'or the ensuing year , vrhich -mas carried , and he was duly elected for the erisuing . year . BOtTOi * . —On "Ihursoay and Friday evedrujs , addres 8 ea were delivered by Messrs , Burky and Leach , the members of the forthcoming Convention for this county , in the Temperance Hall and Chartist Association BoomS i on tbe general ^^ state of the / country , and the best means of ameliorating the condition of the workiDg classes .. :- . BRAOPORD—On Sunday evening last , Mr . Wa Bnrrowa delivered an able lecture in the Churtist Association Room , ButterWorth's . Buildfngs , on the currency question . Mr . Smith also took up the qaestion , and showed the iDjustice of the system towards the wotki f ¦/ ¦
ug uiueoea oi uus ' . KUuuuj . . .. -.,-B rad ford . —On Monday morning last , this town waa in a state of great excitement , in consequence of the departure of the Cb&rtiafc delegates , elected at the Stur-Rite ' a meeting , to represent them in the Cohferenea at Birmingham . - Tlfe Forester ' s hand ( most of them being Chartists ) kindly volunteered their service on the occasion , and paraded the town a few hours before the delegates started . . They were announced to start at two o ' clock , and thousands of persons were assembled in front of the AssociaUon Room , where they formed iu procession , Snd . went about half a , mile up the aiar > - caester . Rotvd , when the ciirriago came up , imd the delegates departed amiilst tha cheers of the people .
Couivcii . Meeting . —At a meeting cf the council , held in their room , pn . Monday evening last , it waa resolved that Mr . GaiHr ^ e Fletcher should act in place of our secretary , who aa 3 gone te the Slttrge Conference aud Chartist Convention , at Biriningbdm . £ 3 10 s . was sent to . John Cleave , for the . ConventVon After re ' eoiying petition sheets , and money , it was agreed that a special masting of the council should be held on Sunday , ( to-mpirow , ) at two o ' clock , when the delegates-will give a report of tll 8 proceedings jit Birmingham . ¦ .. : . ' . ; .. '¦¦' : ¦'¦¦ : ¦ '; ' MannixghaM ;—On . . -Sunday ^ afternoon last , Mr Brook delivered ; v iecture on the present aspect of the Chartist cause . The meeting -was numerously attended . On tha tome eveniiag ^ Mr . H . Hodgson delivered aa impressive lecture in the same room , to a crowded audience . - ¦ ¦ ' ¦' ' !' .. : '"¦ . . ¦ - : ¦'"' : " '¦ ¦ ¦¦¦ '¦ ¦¦'" ¦ '" - ¦
SXANMNGLEV . T- ^ On Sunday last , Mr . Jamta Dewhirst , from : Bradford , delivered two able lectures in the ehartiat Association Room , to crowded audiences , when coKe ^ tions were . made in aid of the delegates going to Birmingham . Ilpt . IiSNGWORTH .--Mr . Robert Wild , late of Berniondsey , lectured here on Sunday , to an altentive audieoce , and will again resume his lecture on Sunday , ( to-morroWi ) at half-past two o'clock ia the afternoon . ' - . ^ ' ; ' . " .. ; : ¦ . '" ¦ ' . _ ¦' :. ¦ . " ' ¦ . _ ,. ¦ : ; ' ; l ..- /" ; . Council JJEETiNG . —At the council meeting , the folleiwing resolutien was past if- " That the accounts ba read up on Sunday , April 10 , and th . it a new council be elected . The members are requested to attend .
POiw : oNT ( Bif palkirk ) . —Chartism v . Church ExTENsroN . —A Church Extension Society has lately been formed in this village . It numbers somewhat less than a dozen members ; and trials have been made to induce some of the Chartists to join its ranks , bat Without succesa . On the other hand , 2 S 7 names have been appended to the Chaitist Petition in t lls place and vicinity ; while the Falfeirk one has no less than isoo t ; ' . ; ' ¦; - . ' ¦ . ¦¦ ¦ ¦; " ^'; - ' . " - ¦ . r " ' ¦; ¦ ' ¦¦ ,- ; : ' : . --- . ' "• DOCKHEAD —The 1 Chartists of this iocaltty met ou Monday evening last , atthe St . John ' s Cpffea House , when a spirited discussion % aa kept up by Messrs . PearHon . RawUngscn . StrattoniKeinplay , ate ., upon the benefits to ben derived from the Charter when it becomes the law of the land .
CHORLET . —At a public meeting hete , on the 30 tti ult , Mr . Wm . Beealey , of Accrington ,- and : Mr . Jamil Leach , of Manchester ; vew unanimoTisiy elected as delegates to the Convention . Mr . Beesley deliTered an able address on th » occasion . THORNTON-, —Mr . emdj- preached ^ two Knnon * in the Chartist Association Room of the abQ ^ pla ^ , oa Sandajr , to a very attentlw audience . \ ;
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TO THE CHARTISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN . Bhothzb Democjuis , —Never since I had aDy thing t * do vriih Lhanism did I address you witn more confiictiDg emotions than I do on the present occasrion ; and why ? Simply because events have so occurred that I am forced 10 give utterance to things perhaps not very agreeable to some parties . . Bus as the servant of our Association , 1 consider it to be my duty to do so . It will be perceived from the balance sheet the condition the Executive is in . You perceiYe "we are nearly £ 20 in debt , and those districts that make the least exertions are the first to grumble at certain acts of the Executive . I have be ^ n asked if ihe Executive intended to be at
Birmingham at ihe Siurge Conference ? I have aaswered no ; because vte had not the means . Had every portion of the Chanists done like Toomorden , &raerby , Halifax , Ripponden , the Bradford district , London , Nottingham , } he Potteries , Redfern-sireet , Manchester , Chorlton , Stc-kesley , Bristol , Hyde , Ashton , Bury , and some few other places , then ive migh : have attended at Birmingham ; but so long as parties draw cards and dispose of them , applying the process to thtir ovni wants , without even wishicg to support tbe Executive , there is no hope for jour representatives to carry on oar glorious agitation successfully . There are now upwaras of 40 X 01 ) members enrolled .
The plan of organisation says that Id . per month shall be paid to the Executive , to enable that body to carry on the agitation . Is this att- 'd on ? No , if 40 , 0 u 0 members contributed their quota regularly , it wonld amount "weekly to upwards ot £ 43 weekly ; and admitting tbat it would take £ 15 per week to support the Executive , tiere would b& a residue oi ' £ 28 , which wosld pay fourteen able and talented lecrortTs to agitate the kingdom , who might be
j changed moDfcbJy from station to station . j Sevtra ^ places have sen ' , me word that the Execu-! tive ought to pay the lecturers ; but * . hese places never I forward the means for the Executive to do so . I I sincerely hope that the next Executive will not be i eupplitd as we have been . ] If any errors occnr in the entries of monies , I ] hope parties will write to me immediately on ihe i subject , if such appears . Let any man place himj self in my situation , and then he will wonder there I are so few errors . i The elections of the Executive will take place bo i as to bring the new Executive into office on the first j of July , as the present Executive will then have > been in cfice twe ^ e months . ( 1 have now to allude to another subject viz , tnat ! as many flags , banners , polee , &c , as can be sent to ] London . to be used at the great procession on the I presentation" of the National Petition may be for-I warded . I hope this advice will be Btrictly attended
I wish also to impart another piece of advice to you , namely , to support your press , but at the same time to watch it . You have novf the Northern Star , the Vindicator , I the Chartist Circular , and the Ccmmonnceaithman , j ad vocatiDgyonr rights . How watch the conduct of j each paper , and when yon find any paper doing what ! is right , support it ; b » t where you find it doing I what is wrong , then , like men speak against it . The i Chartist Circiilar ought to be on . the table of every ( man who is a Chartist , and who can at all spare a : halfpenny , that beingt&e pricejlknowof noha'porth ! that conveys as mnch Bonnd political matter as the 1 Charter Circular . . My friends , the news from Ireland is most cheerj ing . Tnisweek you mil see a letter from my most esteemed friend , Christopher Doyle , which will give you more information than I can on the subject ; but I do call apoa the Chartists to send Stars to James
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Newtownar 8 , ( Ireland ) 30 th March , 1842 . MY Dear CaMVDELl , —I came to Be ' . fist on last Saaday , about five o ' clock , p . su ., sfier a rather rough passage . Tbt > brethren of Belfast were vraiting for me , and had been from the afternoon previous . I was received by them with great kindness , and foand that they were to the fullest extent of the reports given of them in the Siar , indefatigable in their labours to promote the people ' s rights , and most uncompromising vindicators of the whole of the " People ' s Charter . " In fact , they are unalterably determined to have carried into a law tbe Charter , tbe whole Charter , aud nothing short of the Charter . Mr . Hugh Cariile had gone to JNevrfcovrnarda on Saturo ' ay to fcave that town roused up far the public meeting , to be held there on Monday , ami two cars were employed and fourteen Chartists from Belfast repaired te that town last Monday .
About two in the afternoon great multitudes were assembled in the Market-square , aud the chair was taken by Mr . Matthew Mays , of that place ; there were two resolutions proposed . The first resolution was movBd by a ¦ working man , and was as follows : — " That , in the opinion of this meeting , the evila which at present afflict the working classes of this country have been brought about by class legislation ; and farther , that it is the opinion of the persons assembled here , tbat the only remedy calculated to remove class legislation , and the misery thereby entailed upon the working people , ' is by speedily passing into a law the document called tbe People ' s Charter . " He ma 3 e a very eloquent and powerful speech , and very ably exposed the trickery which the Whigs practised on the people , and also the determination of the Tories to continue their system of oppression .
Mr . Hugh Foudy , a fanner from the neighourhood of Newtownards , seconded the first resolution in a brief but effective speech , and I , myself , supported it , and delivered a speech which occupied an houT and twenty-five minutes . I was most attentively heard and received with great applause . On several occasions when I was exposing the oppressive system of misrule under which we lived , there were enthusiastic and ^ deafening cheers . The resolution was then read by the Secretary , and put by the Chairman , and out of the whole multitude only one dissenting voice was heard . The dissentei being out-voted by such a majority , roared out in a fiend-like yell , '' To ht-11 with the Pope . " Mr . James Cariile , a bootmaker , from TMfxst , was called upon , and after a very respectable speech moved the second resolution : —
" That a Society be forthwith formed in this town , connected with and governed by the sima rules as the Irish Universal Suffrage Association . " It was seconded by Mr . Archibald Burns ; and > Jr Hugh Cariile , who had , by the acting committee , been appointed to act as secretary for the day , and furnish a full report of tbe meeting to the Star , was called upon to support it- Sir . Cariile made a speech which told well upon the occasion , and akowed the people of Newtownarda the duty incumbent on every lover of justice to coroe forward and give their assistance , by enrolling thtix names in the Irish Universal Suffrage Association , and that they were eulpaolo if they did not \ dentiiy themselves at once with their fellowcountry men , tnd also their brethren in England and Scotland , who now are making such a grand and glorious struggle for tbe rithts of man .
Tables were placed around the meeting and petition sheets laid thereon for signatures , and hundreds signed the petit ' on -, in fact tnty were kept busy from about ais in the evening tin the shades of night crept in , ¦ writing names to the petition . After which we retired to a bouse , and entered into arrangements for me to deliver two lectures to the people of this town . We arranged with a schoolmaster for his school roem and -were to pay him 03 . for the two nights . Mr . H . Cariile returned -with me to NewtownendB , yestCTiiny evening , but we found then that some person bad jprejudised the schoolmaster , and the door was locked against us . A gentleman there , named M'Callist , provided ns-with a large WOlkshop , and t'lere W 6 aSsfeiubled . John M'Kittrick , E « q just as the room was filled , madebia appearance , and Before even a Chairman was appointed , appealed to the people tst a heating ,
and asserted that he would prove to them that Mr . Hugh Cariile had acted dishonestly in his report of the Anti-Curn Law meeting , Kewtovfuends , -which appeared in tbe Siar of last -week . A Cuuirruan was then appointed , aud Mr . M'Kittrick , although the head of the Whigs in this piace , a townsman , and also one ef the most influential , laboured in vain to ce-isure our -worthy and unpaid Cariile . Cartile withstood him to the teeth , proved the truth of the report in the clearest manner , and instead of a vote of censure being passed upon Cariile , a vote of thanks to him waB carried unanimously . Not one dissenting voice was heard but Mr . M'Kittrick ' s own . In short , tbe people of Newtownends declared emphatically that they never knew the principles of ihe Charier , nor tbe benefits to be derived from making the Charter the law of the land till Mr . Caili ' e kindly and gratuitously instructed them therein , and their ardent wishes were to make it the law of the
UtUUSIUfULK iTUIlifi land . I remain , Dear Campbell , Yours , truly , CHK 1 ST 0 PB . ER DoTiLB
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