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      SO . T . ^ GektlesibNj—Th&t union . ^ th *^ order of labour idiieh you have so long professed a desire to accomplish , 1 b now within your reach . The proceedings at , and result of the Nottingham election wdl carry with them their due weiRtit , while the question for you to decide , as the constituent body , is , whether you will at once join with the only force capable of achieving jcot liberties * ud comfort , or whether you will si& attach yourselves to a base and profligate party who would make dupes and bankrupts of yon * to serre their own selfish ends .

      Genileinen , allow me to annalyzs society for you as It at present stands , and to direct the attention of . your order to that position which honour , interest , and justice ha 3 assigned it . Ail former political distinctions of Whig -and Tory have been upset by the introduction , the rapid improvement and application , of machinery as a substitute for manual labour . Whig and Tory do not , as formerly , represent any peculiar

      political printiples . They now severally represent distinct and separate interests . The Tory represents a State Qiureh and accumulated property ; while the Whig represents the religion of DiSieciand floating capital Tested in the employment of labour Such is the essential , and , indeed , the only difference between practical Toryism and practical Whiggery ; wMle you , the great bulk of the middling classes , have a direct interest at Yariance with both these

      parties , and to -point out that difference shall be the object of this my fifth letter . The theory of WMggery asd Toryism remains the same , precisely the same , as at the time of the Revolution of 16 * 28 ; W with the introduction of macninery a great change has occurred in the practice of Whiggerj , sod ihe difference in the theory and the praciioe of botS parties is just this : the practical Whigs , that is , the Whig Administration , called upon to carry out'&& principles of Whiggery , as recognized by the Keferm BUI , mistook its powers , in asiaaca as the measure promised an organic

      chaage , while its practical advocates cried '' finality f' ihus showing that , in their estimation , Reform was an end instead of a means—ihe end being the transfer of power from Tory to Whig lands . iThe dlSerence between practical Whi £ - gery and theoretical Whiggery is this : the late Whig Administration were practical WMgs ; and the Whig constituencies , who recognized aa organic change in the Reform Bill , were theoretical Whiga . The practical Whigs , or the Vrhig Administraiion , disappointed the theoretical TTiigs , by tteir decaration of "finality ; " and for the

      foarlast years , that is from the period of Russell ' s declaration o £ *" ' 3 o&liiy ,, the "VViiig party was only kspt together by ihe delusive cry of " Keep the Tories out / ' This shout succeeded for a time ; bat the Whig party ' requiring the fulfilment of principle , at length deserted Russell and the practical Whigs , and gave a triumph to Toryism . Sir Sobsn Peel , by very maoh the ablest man ia tile House of Commons , novr discovered and was not slow to take advantage of Whig folly . He saw the movement and knew its powers ; and instantly twitted Russell and the finality Wh ? gs uoon ibeir

      inconsistency , incapacity , and loss of confidence . Thus yon find thai Russell Io = t power , because , as s practical Whig-, he did not go far enough for the theoretical Whigs , who demanded the principle COHtebed in the Reform BilL Upon the other hand ,. Peel saw that a -majority was the first thing for a Minister J 9 look to ; and without farther pledge than that of going in tiie very opposite course to Whig - geij , he gained hi 3 vast majority , but has since gone fsr beyond the expsctauons of the party -whoss support lie carcassed and received . Hence , then , the diacrerce between "ifhiggery and Toryism . The

      Whig Government did not go far enough for the "Whig constituencies . whi ] a the Tory Government goes too far for tie Tory constituencies . My next business is to classify tie practical and theoretical Whig coi ^ tirue ' ncies ; for hsrein as well a 3 between the administration and electoral body ihere is a wide distinction . The Corn Law League and the vast body of dissenting ministers , with a portion of their several fi cks , constitute the principal snpport of pineries ! Winery , - -while all misters wi'b limited capfrsi Tested in trade , and the shopkeepir . g class , c :-E-:: inie tie great body of theoretical " fFiigs ,

      Tie doctrines of Malmus are those sought to be es ' iat ' lished by the practical "Whigs belonging to the electoral body , —that ia Cob den and the Corn Law League : one in the Russell boar , or rath 2 r , on tie thvre , trying to shove that boat into deep water ; while they , equally with Russell and his party , dread the carrying out of Whig theory or principles . Feel would be much more likely to unfetter labour—rsy to grant the Charter , whole and entire , than Rassell and Cobden : and for this reason : be ^ cause Rassell is siQr enonth ro suppose that he can

      only hold ofice by representing the moderation of Wblggery ; and Cobden is rogue enough to know that labour if free would be the ruin of about 300 large speculators , ( of which nnmber he i 3 one ) for the advantage of hundreds of thousands of small capitalists and honest shop keepers , and millions of Walking men . This leiter is written rriih a view of dkabnsing the minds of the honest and industrious portion of jonr order of the notion that we , the Chartists , will ever be brought to join Russell and tie League in any agitation ; thongh it was covertly for tie Charier . We frnow them' ]! we bate them ! . ' !

      sad we despise them !! ' And althongb we are satisfied io pick up , for principle ' s sake , these judrriduals ¦ who pledge themselves to onr principles , for the purpose of testing a constituencj ; yet believe me , never as a party will you see the League , who are jonr deadliest enemies and our bitterest foes , associated in any . union in which they sfcaU have the slightest ccntroul . A wise politician . will always endeavour to place hint self in a situation to carry his policy into effect . PexLaps there i 3 no more Tissless individual than he Kno rides a political hobby without the means of directing the steed ; and to this point I particularly isvire your attention , while I explain my policy and lit means cf carryirg H into operation .

      Wfi * n the Whigs were in office there was no hope of forming a Tory Opposition to arrest the ausck ; winch ware nightly made npan the ancient customs 0 / the country ; and o \ ir only course was to phce the Tory party in power , and the theoretical Whiss in opposition . This policy was repudiated by weak-minded individuals , who can see politics osly through their own cla . 35 : however , we have so far accomplished our end , namely , thai of forcing the two parties inio direct Opposition ; and , as I asserted , that opposition will become rabid . Bat still tve must be czuiioas ; inasmuch as oar Opposition is not as yet constituted . We hare ytt to con-[ Slime sji Opposition oi theorerisal WMggery to j practical Torri ^ m and practical Wfciggery . I | * ill explain this to j ' oo .

      ' The only opposition as yet formed consists of a ffai zv . d washy muster of the old Malthusian practical Whigs , vrho have the folly st : ll to cling to the tope of ousting the Tories , and resuming the pursestrlrga cf the nation . Russell , Palmerstoa , Hob--0 : ; :-, Macaiilay , and that tribe , 6 o not constitute c ~ r Or . pwrition ; neither have they any strength or power to oppose Sir Robert Peel and the Tories , ttaiauch a ; they nerer can gather any public tt-ns ' ct-nce . This brings me to a material point .

      Oar business , then , is to marshall a resolute , powerfsd . asd cempact Opposition , which , will have snch Backfroni wiihout as will ensure its efiiGiency . tpc-i ; no other principles than those contained in lae People ' s Charter , can such Opposition be formed . - With the " Extenaon-of-Comnierce-men" we have ieeliDgsiaeoBnaon . With the practical Whigs we iire no feJOowship . iiassell , Cobden , Taylor , &e ^ * erecognise as our bitterest enemies ; while Sydney Smith , Acland , and the -vrhole tribe of hired agitators , are looked upon by tht people as so many hireiffigs eBgaged to do the "work of their Eaperiots , bo fitter how base and ignominious .

      f rcm this letki jou will at onee iafer , that , as far ^^ y part y i 3 concerned , you can have no hope ^ ° m compromise or surrender ; for whils we adopt * fr . S ; nrge for the purpose of shewing our adherence * ° Principle , and of testing , through him , or such fcea , fee opinioES of certain constituences , we still il&rt by our order , and as a body of non-electors .

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      fall back again into rank and file , a 3 the main force of the movement army . England has suffered much , Tery much , from the hollow professions of men seeking power , who , having acquired it , have invariably used it for selfish instead of for national purposes ; and therefore I am anxious rather to stand honestly before you than Io stand well with you . The theory of Reform was , that " taxation and representation should be co-extensire . " This is all we now ask . Universal Suffrage is contained in this principle ; and the only principle which we seek to establish ia that of

      Universal Suffrage . All other points of the Charter are but intended to make that principle complete and effective , as I have before explained , and shall again observe upon . I do it thus . If A lease to B a plot of building ground in the centre of his domain , and although no mention be made in his lease of right of way to such plot , yet the law , holding that the complete enjoyment should follow possession , Will confer upon B the . right of way , in order to the full enjoyment of possession . Now , Universal Suffrage represents the tenure ; and all the other points represent the

      right of passage , or the me » Ds of full and perfect enjoyment ; and . therefore , I say to yon theoretical Whigs , disappointed as you have been by ihe practical Whigs in the working of the Reform Bill , join us now , firstly , in the establishment of a parliamentary Opposition , based upon the principles eon-• tained in the Reform Bill ; and with such Opposition we'will force Peel and Russell into union . We shall then know oar friends from our enemies , and with such an Opposition , led on by our own Daucombe , and backed by such a force as the whole people of England , Ireland , Scotland , and Wales , we will

      turn ihe Tories out , and " keep the tories ovif but never , so long as I live , shall MALTHC 3 , « 7 // j ; n » 7 rrf machinery , extension of trade , the Poor Law BUI , and practical Whiggery , receive the csoperatioii of the toiling millions to raise Whiggery once more upon the ruin of Toryism . You theoretical Whigs , who are masters with reasonable capital , thopkeepers , and indns ' ri ens speculators , look for a good hometrade , with quick sale and light profit ! Labour is your friend , looking for a fair day ' s wage for a fair day ' s work . our enemies are the same . They are

      powerful only in the House of Commons . You arc powerful , all-powerful , out of the Home of Commons-Don ' t allow the leviathans of t ; ade to keep jcu disunitsd , while they live upon your disunion . Let hones ; industry shake hands with honest labour , and the unconstitutional power of faction will fail before your mighty breath as chaff b fore the wind . Oawardj then , brave gentlemen . Barcley has uob 2 y set you the example , and . Nottingham has brarelj followed it . Let your 6 hout . be—"' Home , sweet home ; Jionat industry and honest labour united against the world in arms !"

      In conclusion , Gentlemen , glean no hope from the deserters from the people ' s ranks . They are bus the proud fl ^ h cut off f rom the healing wound . We are more sound , more healthy- and strong since we loit the putrid parts . 0 award is our watchword , and ? fo Surrender is onr motfo . Great Britain and Ireland shall reap a national h&Tvest from this our present agitation ; for the Charter is the only fruit which we vrill accept as its result . Let tyrants irtmble and hypocrites staui aghast , BUT IHE PEOPLE SHALL BE PEEK .

      I have the honour to be , Gentlemen , Your obliged and faithful servant , Feabgis O ' Co-nnor

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      MANCHESTER . —On Tuesday evening , August 2 th , the Carpenter ' s Hall was crowded to excess by a respectable audience to hear a lecture from Mr . James Leach , oi Manchester , upon t ' -ie insufficiency of-Trades' Unions to protect labour . Mr .-John Bailey was called upon to preside , who , after a very able address , introdued Mr . Leach- —Mr . Leach , upon rising , was greeted with loud cheers . He introduced hissubject by making gome remarks relative to the formation of Trades' Unions and tne objects for which they were established . He then proved from " statistical documents that they had not answered the end for which they were designed . He then recommeDded the trades to unite under the banner of the Charter , and concluded a most powerful address amid the most rapturous applause . —Mr . Leach will publish his truly eloquent and powerful address in a pamphlet form at a reasonable price .

      The Cabpemees axd Painters . —These bodies held their weekly meeting in the Carpenters' Hail , on JFriday evening last , when an instructive lecture was delivered by Mr . Edward Clark , of Manchester . " After thanks to the Chairman , the meeting separated . WestHocghtos . —On Sunday , the 7 th August , a Chartist . camp meeting was held at the aboveplace , which was addressed by Mr . Bellamy , Mr . GilJispie , Mr . Morris , and Mr . Beesley . Mr . Beesley Bpoke for upwards of two hours , and concluded amidst the clapping ' of hands of the vast assemblage . After a very droll ana sarcastic Epeech from Mr . Hyslop , draper , of Wigan , that excited the laughter of all present , the meeting dispersed , after giving three claps for he Northern Star , three for Frost , Williams , and Jones , three for Beesley , and three for O'Connor . There could not be less than 16 , 000 persons present .

      "WiGAS .- ^ On Tuesday evening a public meeting was held in iha Commercial Hs . ll , i-o adopt the memorial and the remonstrance . The Hall was crowded to excess . There ccald not be Jess than 1 , 500 persons present . Mr . Birtivistle was unanimously called to the chair . He cpened the meeting in a short speech , and calkd upon Mr . J . Hyslop to move the memorial aud remonstrance , which was very ably seconded ~ kj Mr . S . Bootie Mr . ¥ m . Beesiey wa 3 called upon to support them . At the doss of the meeting , ninety new members were enrolled .

      . Chowbent . —On Monday last , Mr . Win . Beesley , from Accrington , delivered a lecture in Mr . Harrison ' s Chapel , to a very numerous audience , upon the repeal of the Corn Laws . He shewed sp the fallacies of the Repealers , and proved that a repeal , even if it would benefit tho people , could not be obtained under the present representative system . He spoke nvo hours , and gave great satisfaction . At the conclusion , nineteen new members were enrolled ; a great many more would have been enrolled , but the nij ; ht Was ? o far advanced the people were desirous of getting home , fcanng to rise early in ihe moraine : to attend their labour .

      Boston . —The Chartists of Boston , ever willing to follow a gf > od example , have determined to shoot , on the 1 st of September something of her Majesty ' s coin into ihe Chartist exchequer , in ordtr to ben . fi : the c ^ use of the distressed and degraded working classes , not doubling but othi rs throughout the Qieendom will follow so good an example . It is tot . expected all can fire ajike one - ^ um , but ea < -h may shoot thai which tbeir abijtj wili sliow . As our Suffolk Chartist brother observes , a 2 s . 6 d ., 23 ., Is ., 6 d ., 3 d ., 2 d ., Id . U ., \ 4 . ball—all may have good effect , without ntglecnug any national business , but effecting general good . Can our a ' ristocratical legislators say the same ?

      Holbeck . —We had a good meeting here on Wednesday night , considering the nniavonrable state ot the weather . Mr . T . B . Smiih gave an eloquent oiscourse on the rights of labour ; after which , the Rev . Wiil « am Hill , Editor of the Northern Star , delivered a Ehort but pithy address on the importance of union . Botn gentlemen were warmly applauded . ' We trust Mr . Hill will take the first opportunity of again visiting his Holbeok ; ricnds : bad it been , generally known that he intended to address them on "Wednesday laat , there is not * doubt but the room would have been excessively crowded , notwithstanding the rain which poured down i » torrents . Bflwmx . —Mr . Clarke , of Stockport , lectured here on Tuesday night ; thirty-five . members were enrolled .

      Norrs . —At the delegate meeting held at Calverton . Mr . Clarke was ecgaged as lecturer for one month . , Hcij ,. —On Sunday evening last , Mr . Hill preached on the principles of the People ' s Charter , their consonance- with reason and with scriptural precept and testimony , in the Old Assembly Koom , over the Grammar Sehool , Sonth Church Side . Mr . Hoiiiday wHi preach in the same room to-morrow evening .

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      LONDON . —A large open air meeting was held on Monday evening , by the Pin Factory , Boroufthroad , Messrs . Blackmore , FairchiW , Parser , Dron , and others addressed the meeting , and a good feeling towards the cause was exhibited . A Public Meeting was held on Monday flvening at Theobald ' s Road , to take into consideration the conduct of the Irish Government with regard to the late disclosures of the spy system in that country . Messrs . Freeman , Haynes , and others addressed the meeting , N Mr . Anderson lectured on Monday evening to the satisfaction of his audience , at the Britannia Coffee House , Waterloo-road . London . —Mr . Brown lectured on Sunday evening at ih'i -Star Coffee-house , GoJden-lans , on Chartism and Teetotalism . The attendancs was good ^ considerable discussion ensued , and the lecturer will pursue the same subject on Sunday next .

      Mr . J . Dowling lectured on Sunday evening , at the Albion Ian , Shoreditca , and was very well received . Cakpentkbs' ABMS , Bb . ICK-Lane . — - Mr . DaUbar lectured here on Sunday evening ^ at its' conclusion , a deputation , from the Provisional Committee was received , and considerable di ^ cussion . ensued . Rising Sun , Oxford-Street , Stepney .- —The _ attendance on Sunday evening , wag numerous and respectable . Messrs . Iliingworth and Shaw , ab ! y addressed the meeting , and were highly applauded . The chair was filled by Mr . Johns . Considerable business wa-3 transacted regarding the excursion ti > Watford . - ,: .. Lambeth Yocths . —Mr , Harler leotured on Sunday , on class legislation .

      City of Lohdon . —55 , Old Bailey . —The Chartists of the City h ° ld ihfir ' . veekly meeting on Tuesday evening , Mr . Carey in the chair . A deputation from Pinsbary attended , jo request the assistance of this locality in the Betting up of a public meeting to adopt the memorial and remonstrance / After ? omo discussion , it was determined that the members of this body decline taking part in the convening of the meeting , from pecuniary inability , and not from disapproval of the objects of the same . Behmosdsey .- At the Ship Tavern , Long Lane , on Monuay evening last . Mr . Campbell lectured on the present distressed state of the country , and the means of remedy . The audienca was numerous and enthusiastic . Ten new members received cards , and many others wore enrollod in the locality . A

      splendid sjlk banner has been provided by the Chartists of this locality . A Committee was appointed to get up a ball at the splendid assembly rooma at the Ship Tavern , ou Monday , September 5 th , the proceeds to be appropriated to the members to pay the balance due from the late D . mi ) npira ? ioii . Mr . Love , the landlord , has come forward hi a very handsome manner , in allowing the u .-e of the rooms at a . trifl'ng ex pen «;; he is enrollod as a member , and has conimei . ccd takmsr in the p ; -op ; e- ' s paper , the Northern Star , and hundreds that hud not an opportunity of reading for thi - mselves be ' ore are anxious so to do . The members are determined to be united to keep up the &nhs . iiou in this locality , as far as their means will allow . What a o . hai ><; e ! Twelve months ago this was ihe stronghold of the League ,- but they are gone I

      Loxnox .-- Mr . J . Campbell , Secretary to the Executive , kcaired to ihe Chartist hatters , at the Brown Bear , Syu-. hwaik-bridge Road , on Wednesday evening . Notice . —A meeting took plice , on Wednesday last , at ihe Crown and Anchor , Cheshire-street , Waterloo-town , of dekgates from the difiorent localities of the Tower Hamlets , to consider the best mean 3 of aiding the widow Sadler ; but in consequence of the thin attendance , the business could not oe fully emered into : the meeting was , therefore , adjourned to Wcdue = tlay eveciua next , at eight o ' clock , when tno punctual attendance of tho delegates is . TesDcctfuily aud rarne-tly requested .

      Sydney Shitu . — ' ihis hireling tool of an rxpiring faction wa > announced to lecture on Wedne-day evening , at . the Ttmperaiieo Hail , Mile End Road . Tne room was crowded to excesg . About half-past seven o ' cl- ck , Mr . Smith rose to commence the lecture- The Chartists moved that Mr , Daviefl take the cLair . This was objected to by the liberal Corn Law Repealers , and a scene of considerable confusion ensued , during which it was four tinics put to the mo ..-iing whether , the lecture should be heard or a chairman appointed ; tho Chartist majority increa * , iug at each pucct-s .-ive .-how of hands , and * * the building echoing with the chcM-3 uwd counter cheers of the respective per : ies . Tho ficenc

      lasted nearly two hours , during which time each party in vain attempted to obtain a hearing . Finding all his tff > ris unava ! ing , he rctivated nf ter having received such a driiliog as must have convinced him of the futility ot attempting to get a hearing before a'London audiance . Three cheers were then given for O'Connor , tho Star , Charter , Frost , ccc , and three j ^ roon ^ for Sydney . The meeting then adjourned to the Risio « Sun , Oxford-street , Srepney , and were met ar the door by ten policemen , whom the cowardly trucklers had pent for , in hopes thereby to gratiiy tbeir malice and procure , if possible , the arre =. t of seme of the boys who had defeated them : tut they had too good generals with them to be so easilv cauuht . .

      Adjourned Mestizo . —Mr . Daviea in the chair . Mr . Frazier moved ihefollowing resolution : — " That this meeting views with indi ^ na : ion the factious disposition exinced by the Anti-Corn Law League and it supporters in endeavouring to prevent working men from delivering their sentiments and discussing the meritfi of the Corn Law repealers ' opinions . " Mr . Jlunz ably seconded the resolution , which was speken to by Mr . Treadwell , and carried unanimously , Mr , Wheeler moved the following resolntion : " That this incet in j ; is fully aware of the present unparalleled distress whirh prevails throughout tins our civilized and Christian country , but that we do not consider it is to be attributed simply to the operation of the Corn Laws or any other minor

      evil , but mainly owing to the monstrous and iniquitous system of class legislation , which , by placing al * power in the ranks of ihe aristocracy , deprives the bulk-of the community of icpre&eniatiou , and prevents talent aud genius from occupying tho highest station in the state . This meeting , therefore , opines thai it would bewoTfe than useln-. s to expect any amelioration of our con-Juiou , any release from our burthens , or any im ^ row . njent in our moral , social , and poJiricai conditiou ujuii men are called to the head of affairs who tnj ., y the . confidc-nce and represent the iritereit of tho nation at large , and this can only be by passing the rYopJe ' . s Charter-as the law of the land . " Mr . IHingworth seconded the resolution , which was carried unanimously , aud the mceiiiig dispersed .

      Bro > ipto . \ . —The members met as usual on Tuesday ev mug , Mr . Siur ^ e in the chair . Mr . Cook delivered an able andin . ' tructiYc leciure . LovGHBOHcyuGH . —Mr . Skevincton lectured on Suiiouy iast to tne Irish reapers in this vicinity . A number of them were enroled as members . It is intended to deliver aDoth r address on Sunday next . On Monday and Tuesday evenings Mr . Skevincton delivered addresses in tho . Market , Place , tonumorous assemblies . Walsall . —The cause goes on well here . Mr . Pearson lectured on Tuesday and . made a deep impression on the minas of liis hearers . The delegates appointed to attend , ihe mettin ^ at Bilston on Sun * day last , gave in au account ot the proceedinga of lhat body , whicL j ; ave ^ rtat satisfaction . Mr . Pearsou has lu ; fill ( d his euf . jff . mt . ut as lecturer . A vow was jjvtn e-xpretsii ! £ approval of his eonduct daring his enxa ^ emeni , and the meeting bioka up well pleased with the ratiu progress ihu cause is

      mak-Beockmook .-On Wednesday the 3 rd inst ., Mr . Linney kciMredhtre so about 10 , 000 persons , and again on Saturday to a very l&r ^ e audience , cousistintj chif fly of colliers . Mr . Lmney ' s exertions in this neighbourhood have been indefat gable , aud productive of much good . He has aarirtssed twtntyfour meetings within eight days . At Gomel ! , oh Monday morning , while addiessnog a meeting oi about o , ooo or 6 , 000 persons , one of the magistrates , Gj . Mr . liri ^ coe ) rode up to him , and after askiDg him ior bis catee io the most ^ enilt-niaiily manner , requested him to be guarded in his expressions , as there were persons there to take down what he said .

      Loweb Sowebby , ( HiLM- )—On Sunday evening last , Mr . Wallace , of Halifax , lectured in the Chartist room , to a very respectable audience , his subject being the evils of a State Church . He very forcibly showed how the hypocritical priesthood has been deluding the people for many centuries back ; and after giving them a very sarcastic eastigation , lie concluded a very humourous address , by calling upon his hearers to be firm and united until the Charter be made the law of the land . At the conclusion the lecturer received the unanimous thanks of the meeting . Oldham . —On Sunday evening last , Mr . Cartledge delivered on energetic lecture on class legislation , to a crowded audience , which gave great satisfaction . -

      On MosDif last a public meeting was held ia the Ch ' artist room , for the purpose of electing a delegate to the . forthcoming Conference to be held in Manchester , on the 16 ihinst .

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      ^ BBADPOBO , —The Chartists of Bradford held their usual weekly meeting ia the large room , Butter , wortb Buildings . Several councillors were present . Tha Chartists of Sw ^ ine Green sent £ 1 as their sabsenption . Some cards were delivered out . beveral resolutions were passed respecting the forthcoming Conference . * . -.: Mb . Ibbetson preached HoIberTy ' sfunerar ^ ermon at Holme-lane , and two shillings and elevenpence was collected . ; Lecture . —A lecture was delivered on Tuesday last on the Cora Laws , by Mr . J . W . Smyth , at the Rosa Shamrock , and Thistle . Silsbridge Lane . Mr . Hurley also delivered a short but pithy address on the affairs of Ireland . It was agreed that another

      meeting should be held at the same place , on Tuesday evening next . > . Public MEE . TiKQ .-rA meeting called by requisi * tion was held on Wednesday evening last , in front of the Odd Fellows' HalUat half-past seven o ' clock , to elect delegates to the Conference at Manchester ; but in consequence of the wetness of the night , it was adjourned to the Large Room , Butterworthbuildmgs ; ; Mr ; Bishop was called to the chair . A resolution was moved to send one delegate ; an amendment was proposed to send two , which was cftTJCied by a large majority . Messrs . Fletcher and Arraa were th « snooeesfiil oandidatefl . Yeadon Moor .- ^ -A very Jarge Chartisi Camp Meeting was held at-, this place or Sunday last , at

      two o clock . Mr . G . fletdber entered at length into the principles Of the People ' s Charter , and concluded an able and energeti 6 speech of considerable length , and appealed to them to enter the-national army of democrats . Mr . Hodgson also spoke at cousiderable length on the' Charter aud tlio land ,. and showed in forcible language that the land was tho only source left for the people to flee to * Mr . JenniuRs ai 3 o spoke on the Charter and the Corn Laws , and showed tie superiority ofthe Charter over Corn Law Repeal . Mr . Smyth was asked by a respectable gentleman in the meeting whether a Repeal of the Corn

      Laws would not better the condition of tho working people under existing circumstances ! Mr ; Smyth then entered fully into the question in all its bearings , and proved to a demonstration that a repeal without the people having political power , would be a positive evil . The gentleman , then as-ksd if the middle and worki&g classes were to unite in obtaining the Charter , wofrld ' . not the Government , as a lessor evil , repeal the Corn Laws ? Mr . Smyth answered him in q , iriasterly manner , and the ' . gentleman-: declared he was satisfied with the answer . Another meeting will be held at the same place on Sunday week , at the same hour .

      A pperly Bridgr . —A numerous meeting was held at this place , in / the open air , on Sunday last , Messrs . Al'dei'son . and Fietcher addrossed the meetint ; a-J considerable length , and gave general satisfaction . . : , '" . ; . ' ¦ .. ¦; .. . U . NDKRCLiFFE .- ^ -A numerous meeting was held at this ;> laco on Sunday morning last , at ten o'clock , which was addressed by Messrs . Alderspn , Fletcher , and Ilodgbon , on the Charter and the land . General satisfaction was given to the meeting by all the speakers , aud the meeting dispersed highly dehzhted .

      Gueat HouTON—It was announced by placards that the Rev , J . R . ' Stephens would preach at tho U ^ pcr Green , Great Horton , on Sunday last , at two o ' c ) ock . in the afternoon ;¦ a large concourse of prrsoiift assembled , some with an intention of hearing him , and others were as determined that they would not hear the renegade at all ; however ho never made his appearance ; Mr . Arran officiated , and read a letter trom his reverence , which stated that he had received some of Mr . O'Connor's moral power ; tho Reverend Gentl man also sent his speech which he mad ^ at jy ' ottihgham , ito Mr . Arran , and it was put to the assembly whether the speech should be read or not . It was Carried by a shovsf of hands that it should be rt-ad , and-it . did every thing but give satisfaction

      . Tho colliers striko was taken into consideration , and a committee of three pei'sons was appointed , to lay tho decision of that meetins ; before the councilmen . Tiie-night following , Mr . Stephens was io h vo preached in front of the Odd Fellows ' Hall , Bradford , at six o ' clock , when Mr . Airan again read his speech and letter , amid the sneers of the lunjG assembly . T . ccLKsniLh . —The Chartists held a meeting at this place on 'Suu'day . evening last , at eight o ' clock , just at the ti * ne the people were leaving the various chapels , wha stopped to hear those who are turning tho world upside down . The meeting was very largo ,- and was addressed by Messrs . Alderson , Edward * , J-cnuings , and Hodgson , ia very oxctillcut speeches .

      Pytchley , near Kettebixg . — -On the 8 th inst . two working meu irom Ketterjiig hayini ; entered this village for the purposo of pruachfng Caartism , were rudely interrupted ami assailed by an ignorant fellow of the ticlghbourhbod , a considerable farmsr , a mighty religious man , and a Methodist local preacher , who said the speakers , had coma to disturb the village , and threatened to kick them . NEWCASTLS . -f At the weekly meeting on Monday , a variety of local bubineaa was transacted , and the following resolution was unanimously adopted , on the motion of Mr Purvis , seconded by Mr . Nulay ;— " That the Chartists of New Tork be informed , through the Nor / hern Star , that Mr . Cbarius CrosSj late Chartist in Newcastle , acted very inconsistently prior to bis leaving this country for America , in Resorting our principles , and becoming a hanger-on with every middle-class humbugging move inimical to pure Chartism . "

      W £ ST BROMWICH . —Another glorious .-meeting of the colliers and others took place in a large field in West Broom wichv on Monday evening last * August 8 th . The chair wass taken at seven o ' clock pireciaely by Mr . Edward Wa ^ kfer , a collier , ¦ who , after a few words , introduced Mr . A . G . O'Neill , of Birmingham , who addressed them for upwards of an hour ; and in the course of his lecture spoke of the strike which has taken place in Scotland of upwards of 15 , 000 men . After which , be read : an extract fiom the Star of laet Sunday of the meeting in Halifax with the resolutions which they adopted . After which Mr . Thos , Lloyd addressed a few words ' when three cheers were given for the success of the colliers ' strike , whon tlie voices of not less than Syb thousand persons rent the welkin ; after which the meeting separated .

      Prince ' s End . —On Sunday , August the 7 th , Mr . Froggat jireiiched to an attentive but small auitience . On Monday , Augwst Ihe 8 thi Mr . Linney lectured to an attentive audience , consisting mostly ' of colliers on strike . At the close of the lecture we enrolled twentythree members in the National Chaiter AsBociatiou . [' ¦ ¦' 'WEDNESnuRY ... —On 'bufiSay evening , Mr . Linney ectured to , a highly respectable audience in the Association Room , on the present distress in thi 8 district , aud the necessity of the people remaining firm to thcit um od . Mr . Linney made a powerful iuipresaion on hia audience . — Oa Monday evening last , Mr . David Frazsr Pearson lectuitd to between 900 and 1000 people in th » Association Room in this town , on the evils of class legislation He - . concluded : amidst rapturous applause . Thirty-six ne » v members enrolled their

      names . XEICEiSTER ' oHIRE . —By the camp-meeting held near Birbage cminon , last Sunday , ' at which Messrs . Cooper and Beedham of iaicester , and Mr . Shaw , of Nuneaton , were present . South Leicestershire received another CbaHist stimuias . This district is ripe ; for Caattist trulh . and it is hopeti that the veteran Dilffey who is to viwit it ntxt Sunday , will reap a glorious hiirvest . —Dufiey addressed a l . irge iiudieEce in Leicester market-place , last Sunday night , and enrolled nineteen . A considerable cumber of Irish were ptesent , ; and received their countryman niost enthnsiasticaliy . — The Shakaperiini brigade , with Cooper , Beedham , and Duffey , fcimed a party out of thoir number to visit Bradi-ate Park , last Monday . The day was spent in

      jollity amongst thoao roniantic scenes , and Mr . Cooper contributtd to the amuatmtnt by delivering & brief Iscturi ; undtr the ruins 'of the old Hall , on tne Ufa oi ihe amiable p . nd unfortunate Lady Jane Grey , wlso was . educated , on this . ' apot > - by the virtuouB and : learned Roger Askhaai , —Duffty lectured at Anatey ia the evtuiiig , and Cooper proceeded to Leicester to addvfss his brigtido , at th « bottom of Humberstohei Gate , Pre ^ vious to setting . ' out on another tour he wai elected delegate to ths ilaiicb . « jster Conference at the close ot the msethig . ; Dnflcy remains in Leicester , and ; with Beedham , will carry on the ' agitation with vigour for the nsxt fortnight . Tha" general ' - ' enjjoined his Shat-Epearenna to take care that theii number should bt-3000 when he returned . He left them between 2600 an ( 3 ' : 2 700 . ' . '• - ' ' ¦ - . '¦¦ ; ' : ' r ¦'\ : ^ - " . r [ ' r

      Cr . tCB . HEATON— The CbarUflts of Cleckheaton held their weekly meeting oh Monday , 1 b the Assocla Boom , ' whieh it waa jresolved to give no entertainment to any lecturer , ouless eeven dear days * notice of his intention of coming be received . ¦ ' .. ' ..,: ¦ ¦' . " . ' ;• - , ¦¦ ' .. ¦ : Mr . H . CotlLTAS / late student at the Wesleyan Theological Institute , London , is expected to give an ont-door lecture here on the principles of the Charter , on , Toe « day , Uie 16 th inst . The chair to be taken at half-past seven in the evening . ; ' ;¦ MALTON . —On Sunday Mr . Taylor preached to upwards of 1000 people , and gave great satisfaction . On MoLday he delivered one of the moat elegant and impressive discourses -we ever listened to , and f oicibly depicted the wroDgs which the labouring dais are subjected to , and in a clear and lacid manner preyed the superiojity of Chartism over all clap trap achemes , and concluned his address by a strong appeal to , all present to join the National Chartist Association ;

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      MYTHOLMRpyp . ~ Tw « sermons were preacued in the Charfciafc room , on Suaday , the 7 th iust ., by Mr . B . Rushtou . A collection was made after each sermon for the benefit of establishing a night school in this place , to teach poor children reading , writing , and arithmatic . ¦''¦ : ; " , ' . ¦ ' - . ; ' " ' . ' ; - . , ¦' . - ' ' . - ' : ¦ , . ¦ . ... ' ' ¦' . DUBLIN . — - -Thei Irish Universal Snfiirage Association held their usual meeting at six o ' clock on Sudday evening , at their Great Rooms , No . 14 , North Annestreet , Mr . William Wood ward in the chair . Mr . Dyott , the Secretary , read the minutes Of the last day ' s meeting , which -were duly signed . He taen read the rules and objects of the Asaociation . ^ -Mr . Tauader , though , not a member , begged leave to make a fe w observations He said that he had come into the meeting put of mere

      euriosity ; that he had always understood that ' - 'the aociet / was an unlawful one , and that he had Mr . O'Connell ' s word for it that unlawful oaths were administered at the niuetlngs of that Association—{ hear , hear ) . He ( Mr . Thunder ) had waited to hear the rales of the : Association and its oVjecta read / and he must say that he siw nothing otjecticDablein them , bat on the coutraxy every thitig to approve . - Bat ho wished to ask the Chairman or the Secretary , or any one else whe would give him the information , whether they bad any secret signs or pass words ? , or whether they bad any oaths ? or , in fact , any hidden Resigns or ulterior yiews orolyectsbeyoad those ^ ; which ^ he had hoard read?—The Chairman said , thai ; they ' had none ^ ^ wbafcever . That their rules arid oWeets : were Jpriated , aad that Air .

      OConnelt was perfectly aware of the legiJity of their Association at the very time he pronounced it to be unlawful— ( hear , hear ) . —Mr . Thunder , in continuation , said h ? was really astonished at the conduct of Mr . O Corinell . He vilified and belied this Aasociatlon and itsmembers ' , without ; having ^ even . attempted tomake atonement ; and he ; -j-Jlr . Thunder ) was listening to him some short time since boasting , at a meeting in Mr . Flin , ' s yard , that ' bs was the first . Lord Mayor for nearly three hundred years that received the benefit of a jubilee— - ( hrpj , hear . ) Now , it occurred to him , ( Mr . Thunder ) that ha must have imposed upon the clergyman by suppressing the account of his conduct towards this Association gener . iUy , and towards some of its members individually , because one of two thinga must

      inevitably have come to pass , He should have either niade atonement to this Association , or remain v ? ithout the benefit of the jubilee—( heir , tear . ) BJe did not mean to accuse hiiu oi having decked , the priest , ;" cut he always had some little , suspicion of tha man who paraded his piety . He ( Mr , Thunder ) was afraid to come to their meetings frpai whac Mr . O'ConUeli said of them , lest he might be taken up for having attanded an unlawful asEenvbly . But he begen to think it odd that there was nothing said about their uhlawfulbess since the Whigs were turned out : in point of f . ict he thought tho Association was broken up ; and he was told so by four or five men who , are going about through this city extorting money from the citizens undbr the name of Repeal rent , and under the pretence

      of repealing the Union with it . The . ae collectora threaten to ruin the business of those who would not pay their money into this furd . Is it not , Siri a deplbrablo stntp of society -whsr ? men in a gssat city likO this are absolutely bullied out of then- raonoy by a gang , nay gangs of political upstarts , and vagabonds who sally forth hebdomadally from the Coi-aExchange ? And , Sir , is it not a melancholy sight for any Catholic to witness how tha Catholic priests of Ireland join in this delusion by subscribing their own money , and calling .. ' - upon , others to subscribe to this nefnriona fund ?—( hear , hear . ) Bo they not set ; that the jfilO . OOO which were subscribed in Ireland last year and the large sums remittad fro ia . Americi were all : squandered upon the creatures of the Corn

      Exchange ; and that the Repeal Question , to advance which the money was obtained from the people Was not brought forward at all , but was studiously kept back for the purpose of using it ucaiti and agaia a 9 a means to cheat the confiding Irish and the sicaore and warm-hearted Americana out of their money-- ( hear , hear > He ( Mr . Thunder ) was so disguatdd with this regular scheme of politiciil chicanery , that he had made up bis mind never to join an association oi aay-Madt anil to use all tht > ir finance cf a parent to dispiiade hia children ' -. ''' from joiinr . jj any ashoctauon whatever Although he highly approved oi the principles aad the objects of the Irish Universal Suffrage-AsaosiaWon , yet he would nst bsconie a iiieniher , but he would help theni in every way in his power by signing thtir

      petition , contributing to their funds , and doing away with the prtjudke ¦ which ha himsoif had contributed to excite against them—( hear , hear . ) Ho had ! contributod his mite to the . O'Contie ! l Tiibu f e since its conimfciieeiueiit , but so help hirii G : v . \ he never would pay another farthing to that fuail —( hear ,. hear . ) , ; What , subscribe to support a" man who can make as many bank notes as he pleases ; a man who has ever been . the consistent enemy of : the poor , and the supporter and upholder of tho rich landed atistoercy I He was really asbaraed of having ever disgraced himself by paying , one farthing to the " ¦ " O'Cohnell Tribute "—a tribute to a iiian who is a banker , a brewer , and a barrister ! Was there ever tuch . fatuity as this ? He ( Mr . Thander ) was positively ashamed of having been so long a dupe and

      a fool . Mr . Thunder concluded by thanting the juesting for the very kind and attentive hearing they had given him . —Mr . O'Connell ( not Dan ) made a most excellent speech , and concluded by saying that he fully coucurred in every word that had fallen from the . gentleman who bad just preceded him . Was . it not ( he Said ) to the wisdom , the statesmanship , and the hard ewearing of Dtniel O'Conntl ! , Eaq ¦' , on the lltb day of March , 1825 , bafore a Committee of . the House of Lords , tfcat three hundred and fifty thousand of his countrymen , and their wives and families , were swept off the face of the earth ?—( hear , bear . ) Let any man read that evidence , and then judge for himself , if the Liberator be not tho greatest enemy—^ the bitterest foe ever the Irish bad . Lord Casfclereagb was a knave , but

      ho was au bpun , bold one . The Liberator is an insidious one ; a pretended friend ; the deatroyer of the forty-shiiling freeholders , under the yillanpua pretence of doing away with perjury . The iioble , self-sacrificing forty-shilling ffeeholdtirs , Who obtained CathoHo Emancipation for us , were sacrificed by Daniel O'Cdnnell > Esq ., Vnnder the pretence of doing away with psrjuty . Was there ever- such hypocrisy as this ? It would be well if he who is fond of swearing that ha wishes to do away , to prevent any amount ef perjury , to explain to bis . couutrynion the exact difierence between £ 10 perjury and 403 . perjury , anj to let the public know where Mr . Morgan O'Connell had the estate of £ C 00 a year , out of which he qualified ? where Mr . John OConnell had the estato of £ 300

      a-year , out of which he qualined ? "Where Mr . Mauricq OConnell got the estate , out of which ho qua , lified ? Oh ! it would be well if this disfranchiser of the forty shilling freeholders would look nearer home to '' o away with *• cheating the devil in the daik "—( hear , hear . ) It is no ¦ wonder that tlie late Dr . Doyle called this man *' . a knave in politics and a hypocrite in religion . " Mr . Gujness said that he had given the question of Repeal of the Union—that is , the present agitation for it —his very bust consideration , and he verily believed that Mr . O'Uonnejl did not desire it He only used it as a means to get money . Motey , money , at all hazirds , is his ohject . He ( Mr . Guiness ) was sorry to acknowedge that he had been dupe enough to subscribe his money to the Repeal agitation ; but he should

      transgress no more iu that way—( hear , hear . ) Mr . Dyott said -that their petition was transmitted to Mr . Wm . Sharnian Cra , wford , for presentation to the House of Commons—that it bad three thousand names appended to it , one hundred of whom were electors of tne city of Dublin— - ( hear . ) lie ( Mr . Dyott ) in accordance wiifa the wishes of the Association , bad written a respectful letter to the Kight Honourable the Laid Mayor , announcing to him that tbe petition had been sent to Mr . Crawford , and requesting his Lordship ' s support of it , as far-as the rules of the House would permit . Mr . Dybtt read the letter , which was reiurned to him , and his Lordship ' s answer to it . To every paragraph of that letteri Daniel O'Connell , E-. quire , M . P . had given the short , pithy , and geufcltmanly answer ,

      " Bah ! " The word or esclariiation ,. Bah ! is written across each paragraph by . the hand that , signed the disfrauchis ^ ment of , the forty shilling freeholder ; by the man who swore before the Comniitteo-of the House of Lords , on the 11 th day of March , 1825 , that ' ¦ the Irish Catholie priesthobd were a Iowj disloyal set , the children of mean , poor . parents ,: whose fir 3 t rise iu the World Was to get their eldest son ortSsioed ; that tbe priests had thelow manners and habits ol their paients '; and that it was necessary to secure their loyalty by a goldeu lmk to the Crown ; that King George IF . should have a veto upon the nomination of the Irish Catholic bishops ; and that the spiritual i&flu « nce of the Pope should be rendered nugatory in this empire . This is the patriot who Insults 3 , 000 of his fcllow-eltiaens by crying ' bah" 1 and 'describing .- ' their petition as " folly

      and trash . " T&r . OConnellB answer to your petition iB , " Bah I bahf bah J bah 1 bah ! bahi—folly and trash . Daniel O'Coimell . " Mr . Dyott concluded a mpst eloquent speech by moving the insertion of the letter , and Mr . O ' Connell ' B answer to it on the minutes . Mr . M ' Sweeny ( artery old mau ) claimed Uie privUega of seconding tbe motion . Me Bald he knew Mr . O'Connell well . 'When he ( Mr . M'Sweeny ) waa young their proa ? pects were very different .: a change hid taken phicereverse ef fortune had overtafeen him ; while the sun appeared to shine on Mr . O Connelly ( Hear , hear . ) He ( Mr . M'Sweeny ) could relate some focta about Mr , O'Connell which would make the world stare ; and perhaps he might yet reiate those fectsr- ( hear , hear . If that meetini knew as much about Mfc O ' Conneli as be did , the ? would net be ^ ^ the least astoaiahed at tbe use of the word bah ! It ia an old favourite of OConnell ' e . When bis mother upbraided him with the

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      wlc&edness of his course after he had left St Omers Where be Vfusas a clerical student , that is , one iDtended for the Catholic priesthood , the Very rtply he made to his own mother was " Bah » " After which -he became such a fJharacter as be should not then describe ¦' ;"¦ but finding himself alone insccietyj he became a Freemason and you , have all heard . how he behaved towards tbat ancient society . After having related several other anecdotes of Mr . O Qocnell , 6 < me of whkh are wholly nnfit for publication , the venerable old gjutleman resumed his seat amidst great plaudits . The motion having been put and carried unanimously , Mr . OHiggins rose te propose Mr . John Butler as a member of the Association . He bad known Mr . Batter a long time , and he believed that a ^ ery one who know

      him would unhesitatingly say that ; they looked upnu him to be one ofthe noblest ¦ worfes of Q- > d , an honest man . Mr Fowler seconded tlbe motion , Mr . OHiggina said , that in the aVsence of Mr . Henry Clark , the pleasing duty of proposing a young patriot , the son of their respected Chairman , had devolved upon him . He folt great pleasure in moving that Feargus 0 Connor Woodw ? id be admitted a member . . Admitted byacclaJtia-. tion .- -. . Saveral excellent speeches were maia , : T « e meeting did not separate till ten o ' clock , 'ifcere were a great number " . of straBgers at the meetings some of whom seemed to ta&e a deep interest in the proceedings . Mr . O'Conneli ( not Dan ) was called to tho chair , When the customary vote of thanks were accorded to Mr . Woodward . After which the meeting ac > j ^ urned till Sunday , the 14 th' instant , at six o ' clock , pi

      DtroiiEY . —Colliers' Stkike—Chartist Pro gbession . —Throughout the past week tbe country for miles round Dudley has been in an excited state , not through » ny iniscpuduct on the part of the colliers and miners on strike , but on account of the weak fear , stupidity , and ijjnorahce of the " powers that be , " for as soon as a' body of turn-onfai were seen on a road proceeding- to . a meetiDg , the tonrajfeons conservators of thie peace "with fear and trembling orJtred out the troops (!) of course meaning thereby a pretty considerable quantity cf jjugia' ill-siaapsn couut . y butchers , farmers ^ and pot-bellied : Bhopkeepers , moanted on mtaerable cart-hotBes , atid whose chief cira seemed toi be that of keeping tbe ! r precious selves from tumbling to the ground ,- which , judging from their unwieldy size .

      would be - " no joke :- wwist th * writer qf this happened to be slknding In Borid-street , Dudley , On T ? riday last , an order came for the troops (!) and two of the Kboileduns" came down tho street in ' fall . chaw ' - " of ; a conple of horses , -which were drawing a waggon load of nianure . They were immediately released from their degradicgemploymonfc , and promoted to the ' military service . ''! Thesa heroes bavo been ; a / re ^ niar God-send to the poor , collierB , who , although suffcriog intense hunger , . eivjoy some hearty laughs » t the figure ; which ia cut by the , "yeo's , " who , on account of being obliged to tramp almongsl ; cinder hills aud coal dust , are generailjr as black as tinkers when they r «! urn from each" campaign . " On Thursday evening last , a rpost numerous and enthusiastic meeting was held on . a . la . rgta piecej

      of grpuud called the Docki / near the p ; d Church ,- Dudley . Mr . Samuel Cook ; draper , was called to the . chair , and . opened the business ; by recommending them to sing , " fi ^ se G-Jd : frora whoi » all blessings flow , ' wh'ch was iRstaptly r . ereed to , anc \ performed in first style by the thousaada assembled . Mr . Cook then delivevud an anirauted ' address on the chans ;© which had taken place ia the feelings of the colliers of late years . FoTinerlythty ran away fit the sight of a few soldiers , but now , bjiij g resolved to keep the peace , they stood &rmly and ; took Bo notice o £ them ( clieere . ) Mr . y & 9 f > "ge White , of Birmingham , was . then introduced , aud was received with loud cheers . He dwelt at ^ rcat . length on the justice of the collier ' s and miner ' s ciaiihs , and tho areas

      iiijustica . ' anA-jsrufaity of refusing insn whohj . il not only to undergo the most irhsonie labour , but were continually liable to lose their lives , of . a . fair ; rern . iineiatlon * Even that very weefe he unr ! er 3 to / jd ttat a fe •* wi n Lad been induced by a bribe o £ ten shilUv . gs worth of a !« to go down to -work , and one cf theavlost his lifo ( sh . inie horrible : ) Ho afterwarda ailudud to the conduct , of the Vicar , wh ' o although preachisg peace on ennhaud writ will ainougst nien , rode at the head of tho ¦ yeoiiiahry thus proving himself a worthy member of tbe Cimreii Militant .. _ He-exposed the grintliug avarice oi the coal and iron-maaters , and the disgraceful r ' uhbsi-y perpetrated by tbe butty colliers , ( a sort of coutrai : tor , who screw the men and filch-lih-eir Wiiges-frii . iii ntiynt . i He shoyredtnem how the Govcrnnibiit sent troops iu all

      disputes beiwe « n masters and mea ^—not jjiuteut the weak , or assist those who had justics on their si'le , hut to crush and oppress tbeini . "He dwelt oa othtr topics , and said he heard that Dui-Jiey ; was a Tory town . He would , therefore ask all those who approved of the Tories to hoYd up thsii- hauds . W . htvt , not one hand ? then hs Y / culd ask those wko ap . p ? o" 9 ed o £ ChaTtism and would help to get it as the ociy means of protictiag Vhfcir labour to hold up thoirs , An inimenge furest waa thes raissd , ainiiibt loud chetrs . Mr . White afterwards addressed the ' 'fein . j . k ' a , of v .-hon > tbere wa 3 a large nutn ' owr present , and ixplained the benefi . a the Quarter would confer on them and thtir iauiiliea , and called ¦ ¦ : on ¦ t fcosw . ' : f emalesvwhp wero Willing to j bin tha National . Charter Association to bold up tfeir hands . About two hundred ware ' . held up , % rhureupou hu

      declared his < itterniina . Uon to hold a ,, rAeatirig' at the Chartist Room ou tiw following eve urg to . t . nr ' . 'l their nasnes , and called on the men to proceed With him to tbt > Chartist llriom , B ^ Bd- * treot , to ' enrol their :-rimes Tiiree flashing cheers were then given for the People ' s Charter , ' ' and thanks being yo ' t&d . to the OhairnVan , a large , uuui ' cer prAcceded to tha roonj , whi-ra Mr . Cock and others enrolltd upwards of bno huidrcd . ' r . Atnte . On the foifowiag evening Mr . White addressed the feluales , Mr . Cuok in tiis chair , when upwards of seventy namfca wore enroiieii . The Dudley Cliartiits are getting oa famously , chiiifly through thd deterr / iined z . dal of Mr . Saniual Cook , draper , who keeps one of the largest shop 3 in High-street , tha main thpioughfare , and who generally has his window full of Chartist notices of meetini-s . He is a true aad sterling patriot .

      ARREST OF Colliers —Oa Saturday ten colliers were takun in-custody . by the Yeomaary Cavalry , whose sole offence was paradiug the road in largo bodies , and perhaps laughicj ; a little at . their highnesses . They ¦ were brought up to thet'Soynx Hall ,. i > adley . Mr ; ( J Whit 6 applied for permissioh to . be admitted , and was refused by the policeman : at the gate . He insiated 6 u his right as . reporter to the Northern Star , and was then admitted . On arriviDg in the court room he commenced questioning the men in custody as to the charge brought against them , and was . told they were walking peaceably along the read . ; The room was crowded , with iron and coal-niastfcrs , butty-colliers ,: and bloated yeomahryfcavalry men , a number of whom , ; on perceiving Mr . White questioning the priBoners , set up a iBendish yell , and a conp ! e of the redcoats laid hold of him to drag him dowD stairs . They swore they would eject hiiu : and others shouted " Take him into custody , ha ¦

      is tbe ringleader . . They thrust bim from tbe courtroom , and down the stairs , whrre Mr . White informed them that he was resolved to be in the room as a reporter . He returned again , and . took his seat ' . under the magistrates' bench- The magistrates not Laving arrived , a Tory reporter present . commenced reading , notes froitiJIV . W * hits ' s speech of Thursday eveniDg , which caused a stormy disoussiou in the roonii Tne super ; ntendeht of police , wljo was present , swore he would take White into custody if Le : cume there to make ; speeches again . When the magistrates airiyed the case of the poor colliers waa adjourned , aM they wero remanflod uctil evening . A more tyrannical and devilish spirit could not be ahbwh by - ' rtbie : most abandoned characters than that displayed ; by the parties opposed to the colliers whilst they , although . suffering ' extrenis priratione , are coal , gocd-liumourcd , ana dtterminedi They are noble fellows . ,

      CRADLEy . —Mr . White addressed a large meet ' ng of the colliers and niinera here oh Thursday al tern oon , Mr . Blanchfleld in the chair . At the conclusion of the meeting , he enrolled eighty men Rndfifey women as members of the National Charter Association ; and a Council , sub-Secrfctarj' , &q ., were appointed . . . STOURBRibG £ .---At tSe Usual meeting of GharUsts ; hGldattheir . meeting-ropT'i . Stourbrli ' gQ , on Wednesday . eyeriing last , Mr . JohnClar . ce in the chair , ah fcxcellent address was delivtred by the chairman ; after which the assembly' was addressed by Mr . George White on . . the slate of the cou try and other topics connected with the Chartist'caeseapd the colliers' atriks . afcer whicU a \ vote of thanks was given to the ChuirinaTi , and severalnames were enrolled in the Nilibnal Chaiter Association .

      Nexhertgn . —At the urgent request of several , who were deputed from the colliers anil miners of Netherton , Mr . White , attended at that place on Friday , and " addressed a large meeting of both a * -sea , at great lengthy on th « rights of labour , and the true oiuse of the degrar datioa' of tha working classes .. Hd held up the Chatfet as the only hvpe of the sufferingx millions , and was loudly cheered ' . ¦ throughbut . At : the conclusion one huudred and . twenty men and seventy wc . ntn joined the National Charter Association . Tha colliers and miners are joicing ihe raioks of freedom by thousands all over tha collisry districts , and are . determined to have four shillings for eight houra ' woik .

      BIR ! ttIN 63 HAM .- ^ - ^ -CHARTisT Meeting . ——An o \> en air meeting was held at Summer-lane , nextthe yulcan Fpun <) ry ,-pn Sunday last , which was addressed by Mr . George White , who reported the etate of the strike amongsi the bolliers : He mentioned the glprioua canduct of the braye O'Connor at Jrottinghaniy aad gav « an explanation of Chartist principles . The meeting was cleverly addressed by Mr . J . "William&on , aad a collection Toade by Mr . Barrett for Mrs . Hblberry ; twenty-five members were then enrolled . "; Dbddeston JRbw Mbetin g . — -A . large meeflng waa held at Duddeston Row ; ou Monday cyeng last ; which was addressed by Mr . White . He taauMhtSm . ^^ u - , ¦

      Ward the Bii-minghai * VoarnoZ ,. and r *^ vA | KBffiMlti 3 extracts from the Editot ' s iemariuor * tha Npifl !® & p !(|| ffct «| - ; election , Birmingham Corporation , and tha jtflHjyyjP ** >^ Sv strike , which showed a fab ? sample of the liberan 6 ^^^ l " -ri : ^§ arV ; the Liberala . He gave a descripUon of the Pf % * P » nfa ^ 4 ^ g ^* f v A at Nottinghami especially Mr , O'Connor ' s ^ W ^^^^^ SVY ^ 1 that occasion , and exhorted all present ^ J ^ Mkj & \^ t * vJ National Charter Association . Mr . John n ^ pn ^^ l | 9 fSl J ioadon , dtUvered a most eloquent addreifcaHft 1 ™ jft ^_ J ' " ^ S ^ Tfor ioudly cheered ; and notice was giYen that W . fWwJ ^ rt-7 ^ 3 ! SC / addreas the meeting next Monday evenlng ^\ ^ Jffl | BH ^^* ' ^ j 2 / ^ laughter was excited by Stephens's pottrait bel ^ g Sa ., fC 4 A * J l ^ f . on a rude looking gallows which was hoisted HobaKV 4 i . «> J *»«» 5 * p ., of tbe speakers , and waa bwat at tbe conclusion * I

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 13, 1842, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct611/page/1/