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c ^—It is really too hard that yon Bhonld baild ^ jes ' ia ibe air and call npon me to blow them fZT in your last the following amount ^ f traeh » pe » red :-» AXhffBgh Mr- O'Connor has bertoired upon our ^ Ifagg of animadversion on this hopeful scheme JT sHJebing tbe Qiarfcsti and carrying the Charter , a \ Jd £ are « f tfce fonr mortal columns which bear his 2 itoT 8 in tbe Korthera Star of Saturday week , we ^_ n « artBnt ourselres -with little more than the state-¦ ^ of one &ct , in reply , bnt that will go 3 good way Zgote dispelling the pemidoos delation that he ia ^ op tiBg to iccnlcate . It ia this—Mr . O'Connor and ^^^ conespsndest , Mi . linton , the experimental
lI bs an tto * e qnarieraof an acre of land , feiind their *^ B 5 jSan 3 upon the supposition , that the produce of 2 wlind 7 with more than one quarter of it in grass , S iBOtccr part wholly mtcoltaTated , will supply jjgaeatfood , -winter and summer , throughout the year , ZfiffBi mUchcovrs ! Kow there is not a milk fanner i , tbe town or neighbourhood of Leeds , or of any Itber ten , vho does not know perfectly well , tha ** taftom three-qaarters of au acre produeiag food for tareows , i : requires more than two acres of Um best Uj , vltfc aB the advantages of an unlimited supply of j ^ manures , to supply one cow through the year . Tjjfcnd of three quarters of an acre of land supplying jjp eows , nine acres are required to feed that number , jarj irrelre limes as much iaad as S 3 * . © "Connor jj ^ j te tfce T ^ imals destined to occupy this Chartiit
arwite-^ ol Hr- O'Connor and Mr . Linton would have us ^ jeye tfcat Uiry b *^ e more skill in cultivation than all gg pttrticsl farmers in England , in the proportion of f ^ te to one . DrmbtleM there may be improvements pjije , » sC tbat by the aid of spade hnsbandry , strong ^ hh eX , < irainin * , and other appliances , perhaps ^ gge the uiiial produce may be had in some favour-^ Etnticj-s ; but that change ia only to be effected to ahenj oulby of labonrand of capital . As to the ^ BffiB cf prfciendrajj to increase the zemanad pro-^ im of ifce Euil twelve-fold , no man that is uot ptarfy deceived htm self , or that does not wish to practei cross delasioB upon others , will vT € T entertain it iJ
j ^ eJason , if it were not too absurd to obtain fleet , tti-ali et-erate miEch ^ Tously on different classes c ' aoctty . If ihe landlords thought that a tenant of jo acres cv-M realire a profit of £ 308 a-jear by this par ity k isid , as Mr . L nton and Mr . O'Connor uses , bis rents -would go up 2 ^ 00 per cent at least at gg Tvrt rent-day . The fanner , if he took hia farm on gaee terms , would be ruined in six months ; the ^ enBrB , if deluded by th ^ se casHes in the car , wcnld pnzp tis retail trade to invest his capital in farming ^ gjjnia , and would find himself in the Gazette before tbe end of the jear ; the manufacturing operative * , bo had each iaitn half an acre of lacd on tbe
allotxsdL tjsfcm , -Benin find that instead of this half an XR prodncicc him £ tO s year , besides paying him for ] bi hbocr , it would not yield him a clear profit ef more fttn one-tenth of that sum ; and tfee ' abonrer in bm-BKidry , seeirg the holder of four acres of land jnst naed ires ; a station of life little ruperior to bis own , vcold gmdgc to accept the wa $ es of 20 a . a-week , while Mi late comp ^ Eion was to receive in tbe way of profit £ b . a-dsr for each cay ' s labour that he bestowed upon t » fenr acres farm . The consequence of this delusion W * pronmlgatuig by Mr . O'Connor , would , if it obtained ordit , be iDischievous to a great extent ; Lut 2 b aterrniry it involves , aided by this exposure , win iiffW «^ tbe mischief . According to the calculations d > tr . LLnzou &nd Mr . O'Connor . Lord Harewood ' s
atate of 10 , r ' . » 0 acrts would yield Ms Lordship or his iBunts , cr both , £ 750 , 000 8-year , whereas at present fie rental £ oes cut , probably , on this part of his anycity , produce mere than £ 20 , 000 ; so that his Io&hip -we aid profit £ 730 000 a-year by the discovery / mi onij the faimtr ' s pro £ t ; bnt making a cle 3 r insaue of £ 7 t « 3 , 0 i 0 s-year . We have heard of Bubble ¦ beces frtqifcEtiy , but the South Sea bubble itself memM cerbing tu this Chartist Babble , which can be ¦¦ pared only to the dreams of tke alchemists in their EDcb afcer tbe philosopher's stone < The Corn Laws aay surely now be abolished . The augmented revenues A £ 700 , C 00 a-yesr frcm 10 . 000 acres of land , extendas rataably to ail the land in tbe kingdom , "" ^ suptrsde tbe claim for protection , and Mr . O'Connor and feat compeers may ha&lcn to join the Anti-Corn Law
5 ow . Sir , read iiat again , and read my letters to at Iri- 'h Landlords , and you will find that I allot Seen scras for tbe keep of Sve cows throDgh tbe jear ; but ihat is grass land , without the application f labour . But let me answer you out of your own tok . Yonr farming friend Informs you , and you vouch itf Ms acenracy , thai an acre will produce 92 . S 26 jshkIs of potatoes . Now multiply that number by Be , as there is nine times as much in nine acres ts in one , and yoa have 836 , 334 pounds . Divide Bat by fourteen , and yon have O& . 738 stones , two
psffids . Divide your four cows , which nine acres rfjrrass are to maintain , into thai , and you hare 1 LSS 4 stones of potatoes for each cow for the year ; sad then divide the 365 days in the year into that , ad yon will find that it leaves nearly forty atones af potatoes a day Iot each cow . And inen the nexi £ mg ihat I shall trouble yon to do is to get me a enrto eat it—that is , 550 pounds of potatoes a day . Sow , grass milk is the produce of erass Arkhout M » Er ; artificial food produces milk with labour ; Bxhas too esn ' t mystify the thing .
As to your conundrnm abanl the rise in Lord Hirewood' s property , be pleased to observe that we aepe te purchase fair land at twenty-five years pur-« a 5 e , £ nd shat the nsc in value , occasioned by labour , * 21 be after lease and not before , and the benefit t 3 go to the farmers and not to the Lord . Yon a » fc lie Caartcr wholly on ; of the question ; a ¦ os cecessary ingredient for regulating the conviife of barg 3 B and sale . Bnt allow me to give you » kit of friendly advice . Stick to the ' 7 aV Free lade , and the rVoul Market ; they axe question * so easy of complication that yon may tangle them to co 5 Ticce year admirers ; but pray avoid snbjectt rf whie ' a joe are most blessedly ignorant .
I shall cevote a whole chapter in my forthcoming » erk to the elucidation of the Mercury ' s over' Iw > ght anucipations from Fpade cultivation , Is : the hope that yon have raised should noiee the shopkeeper and the tradesman to ¦ H off and be ^ ke themselves to your bennjife paradise , and lest the operative , the object of Jwir especial care , should abandon the cellar and ttiherriEg for a cottage and £ 290 2 s . 4 J . worib f potatoes , which you promise him as the reward ef Ms year ' s labour . 1 am , Sir , Your obedient Servant , Ff . argc-s O'Cojoob .
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OlOHAHL—On Sunday last , the discussion on «* Land Quesiien was resumed with spirit , and •" enniore raid down their sixpences , determined to azrj cot the object . Tbe meeting was then ad-Jooted to bunday rext , at two o ' clock in the after-• W'n . In the eveiiins , Mr . Wm . MiDer delivered a ? Wf tntrgetic lecture , which gave general satl = fac-**• On Monday evening M r . E . P . Me ad deliveredif « cre on the Repeal of the Union to a very atten-« e ard respectable audieoce , a goodly number of ^ a RcpeaJers bAng present . The lecturer nrgfd J ^^^ y ° ' * csrdial union betwixt the Chartisti « o fepealtrs . At the c onc ! us on of tLa lecture «*¦ Ecvnud il'Cab britfly addressed the meeting S" >« benefits to be derived from a Repeal to the wnrig classes of both countries . Mr . Mead prog » J thrte cheers for Repeal and the Charter , and ~ £ ee for the Charter and Repeal , which wereiu-aryjivpozfea to . A vote of thanks was then pa * -ed 7 , l > lecrurer for the humourous manner hs had Jeered bJs addre 3 =, and the meeting separated ^ fiUj de-iehtfd .
Baisi Oi . —U > TTiD Chartists —At a full meetf t « a- : ccaiiiy ) ael ( i ar their room , West street , S- ^ onCay , ihe ease of our inesrrtrated brother , ** * i » s G ^ tper , was taken into consideration , acd peti ^ OE ca his behalf was nnaniinonsly agreed to . « -o ordered to b 3 signed by the chairman , and sen ; SI - ** - Lv fcccitbe , tq ^ ALP ., for prescmation to " * aits o : C ' . mmoEs . S TOCKPORT . —Chaktism a > d Repeal . —The ^ jejocs a _ Ld wtoiesome advice of our CiampioDS , " uaaur and H : llj lo cuitjTate a kindly feeiiss »^ a onr Iruh ieliow slaves , is being carried into "zt * in vLis town , where , for a length of time , owing J ^ w iBtchiaatkons of the League and their toois , S ^ Parties have been at dagger's points ; but on *? Binav last tKo o . Hvo xronta nt Knt > i nirties to of
^«| ed theasselves a unity action and pnr-« e rand , in order to satisfy the Repealers of the gjfniy of the ChartLts , MessrB . T . COark , J-!* £ **» aad J . Allinson , paid three shillings , and be-?^ Bombers . At a crowded meeting in the a / ter-^* Mtsri . Allinson and dark addressed tbe ^^ ers in their own room , and pointed out how k ? J ™ » t was for English and Irish working men : ?** ** Tarianee . Their speeches were eDtbnsia * g * "J received . In the evening , Mr . a Doyle , of fr *«« ster , delivered an eloquent lecUre on the r * PJ » J of tiie Unioa . Tho large room was crowded raaoenion . Mr . Dojle made a lasting impres""a oa bis audience ; and , although a Chartist , he ^^ eed all who had the goo d fortun e to hear him | ?* j . ^ ^ as sxtuaied by a pure love of count ry , and Aril !? boscm there ve : beat a trne Irish heart , g ^ g wmchia onhe receiTed an nnanixnouB vote of
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BttSTON . ~ On Thursday last , a mating was con-Tened to hear a lecture on Justice , frrji R y ( mn j , Rentie . man of Wolverhampton . The m-seting , which was Mmerons , to adjourned to an open piece of ground at the back of the town , where " air . Thomason , of WednesDTJTy , addressed it fora ^ ort time , after which the youthful lecturer was introduced . He commenced , in a spirited style , with noticing the government as at present constituted , 'sai showing that tbe absolute power possessed by « ^ nr rulers is unjust , and calculated to destroy the peacj and harmony of society . After be had been speaku ^ g f afcont half an hour , Mr . Baldwin , a magistrate , eAme forward and asked him if he was a native of Bil ^ ton ? He replied that he was not . He
then asked , htm his name ? The youth said be did not ffcfel himself at liberty to divulge it What is your business here ? he inquired . To address this meeting ; I Ttc-dived and accepted an invitation , and finding the meotiDg here congregated I rose and addressed tbem . I am not aware that I am doing anything iitegal or contrary to the laws of my country by so doing . —Bnt can't you tell me your name , and where you come from ? ke replied . —I come from "Wolverhampton , answt-red tbe youth ; tut I cannot tell you my name . —Do jou know you are upon trespass ? he inquired . —I am not aware cf it ; but if so , I will desist— Well , air , will you gire me your name ?—Am 1 obliged to do so ? inquired tbe yauth . —Tea ; I should like to know . —Then , sir , 1 lie not feel at Kberty to tell you , and 1 shall not do so . — Here ilr . Thomaeon inquired if the Magistrate wished
to supersede the decision of Baron Rolfe , which gave the people a right to cansult about a redress « f their grievances in a peaceable and cocititutJonal manner ? but he made no reply ; and the Secretary with some others , advised tbe youth to rttire , and adjourn the meeting to the room . Having arrived at lbs room . Mr . Wileox , news agent , of Wc > lv « rhampton , ws « called to the chair , and in & short address acaljz ^ d the contract of Air . Baldwin , and showed that he was afraid of the grewing intelligence of \ h « people , and therefore wished to stop their meetings . The lecturer again came forward and concluded a useful and instructive lectnre by calling npon them to unite and agitate , until the Charter become tbe law of tbe land . After a few words from lir . Thomason en the conduct of the Magistrate , the meeting broke up highly pleasedjwith the proceedings of the evening .
LONDON . —A Metropolitan Delegate Meeting was held oa Sunday afternon , Mr . Wheeler ; in the chair . os . was received from the West End Shoemakers . Mr . Mills Koved " That a public meeting be held on Monday , June tbe 12 th , at the Political and Scientific Institution , to petition Parliament relative to the treatment of Cooper in Stafford GaoL" Mr . Salmon , Jan ., seconded the motion , which was carried unanimously . Messrs . Wheeler , Fussell , and Mills were appointed a committee to prepare the petition , issue bills , it The meeting then adjourned .
. Citt of Lo . ndon Political and Scientific Institution . —Mr . Mantz lectured here on Sunday lflurning , and was listened to with great attention . In the evening Mr . Martin having disappointed tbe audience , Mr . Stallwood supplied his place and lectured on the Repeal cf the Corn Laws to a large audience , and was highly applauded . Mr . Brown replied to the arguments of the lecturer , and a discussion aroee between him and Messrs . Spur , Mee , and Cameron , which was kept up with great spirit until a late hour , when the Gb airman , Mr . Chippenrtale , ably wound up the discasiion . Political and Scientific Institution , Tcrn-AGAlN-tANE . —The Etartholders ef the above institution are informed that no person will be allowed to vote in the enduing election for Secretary , unless be has paid np the full amount of bis shares .
On Fkidat Evening a meeting was held at the Crown and Anchor , Farringdon-Btreet , for tbe purpose of forming a committee for supporting Messrs . GWhite , Macartney , and others . Mr . Shaw was elected to the chair . After considerable discussion Mr . Drake mo ^ ed , and Mr Springmore seconded the following resolution , which was carried unanimously : — " That the persons present do hereby form themselves into a committee , with power to add to their numbers , for the express purpose cf assisting and supporting tho » e Chartists that are tow , wr may hereafter become victims in London . * ' Twenty-three names were enrolled . Mr . Ruffy Ridley was e ' . ected Secretary ; the election of a treasurer was deferred untii the ensuing
meeting-AT a meeting of CtsriisiB , held at the Golden Lion , Church-Street , London , it was resolved : — " That after-a full ar , d careful investigation of all questions Telaucg to tbe iriTertstB of cur body , we do now tieclire it as cur opinion , That the next and most important business cf tTir friends et . ould be the choice of an ExecutiTe , cajible of investigating , arranging , and carrying out the object for which we have so long and ardentiy struggled , feeling convinced that without this be speedily ecconiplisbed , ccr cause must continue to suffer , and that this being done , we Ehall be in the right , and most certain way to regain our strength , and create atew the full confidence of the whole of our members . " BIRMDJGHAM . —The Chart ;?! shoe makers met at the Briia ^ rna , Peck-lane , on Sunday evening last , and vorcd 3 s . 6 d . to 3 ir . George White , the Birmingham victim .
O . t Tuesday evening last , an important meeting waiheld at the Saloon of tbe late Mechanic ' s Institution , for the purpose of petitioning Parliament on behalf of Richards and Cooper . Large aud attractiTe placards were posted on the walls duriDg the afternoon , calling the meeting for half-past seven o ' clock , statisg that petitions should be submitted for adoption to be presented to Parliament on behalf of Cooper and the liberties of Ireland . Before the chair was taken , the place was crammed to tuffocation . Mr . Eames was called to tne chair . Mr . Arthur O'Neal , in a neat and clever speech , in which he referred to the treatment of political prisoners in former times , and the present refined means of
tyranny to put down the rising spirit of liberty in this and other countrie .-, moved the adoption of the petition , which was seconded by Mr . Follows . Mr . Mason , in a most eloquent and impressive speech in which be showed os the rascality of onr present rulers towards Ireland , and likewise the English , and dearly showed that there never would be any permanent prosperity , either for the Irish or English serfs , until both England and Ireland were freed from the present tyrannical laws that oppress them , Fupported the petition , as did also Mr . BeDJjniin Hiil , ' . nnd Mr . T . P . Green . The petition was unanimously agreed to , amidst thunders of chc-era . A vote of thanks was ihen voted to the Chairman , to which he bri * fly replied , and the meeting broke up .
The usual monthly Council meeting of the Birmingham aud Midland Counties Charter Association was held at the Ship Inn , Steelhou ? e-Jaue , on Soncay , iJr . Chance in the chair . Members of the Councii from the following places were present . — Birmingham , John Mason , John Newhouse , John Fallow * , David Potts ; Dudley , Mr . Rankin ; Wednesburv , Mr . Tuomasson ; Lyewaste and Stourbrid ^ e , ' Mr . Chases ; Keddiich , Coventry , Warwick , aul other places were represented by letter . Tbe iecre : ary read ; over tbe minutes of the previous Council wLi ' ch were confirmed . Mr . Chance on being called upon to fake the chair , said he wished that some one ulder in the cause than himself had to tbe out
been called n ^ ou fulfil cmce ; when he reflected upon the cjuse that he was engaged in he considered the situaiiou au honourable one , and he was sorry tea : : here were so few present upon that occasion , lu : he coa-idcied it to be the prevailing distressed sta : e of the pcoplo tnat prevented their attendance- He tben wished to know how many localities the council had been elected at ? Mr / Fallows stated that the whole had been elected at a . public mectic ^ in BirminKnam . Mr . Rankin j .-ave in a similar report for Dudley , and Mr . Chance for Lyewaste . The chaiiman ikeu called upon the council present u > fiiv-: it ~ report of their re .-ptctive districts " Mr . Mason , on ber . alf of Birmingham ,
said thai owing to tre ut : tn : ion that had bad to be given to tie nevr organisation \ ery little progress had been made . He had commenced a system of opeu airmeLtnigs on Sunday ruorninu r . ud afternoon which had hitherto been well attmded , and promised , ere lorg , to be a sonrce of much good , and it ways the intention of the council to aUead those meetings in future to enroll memters to the Association , and he considered from the good feeling which exisstd in Birmingham , that there was likeiy to be a verv good A ? sociation before long ; as a proof he had to « tate thas their treasurer had one pound and ninepence to hand in as funds for the geneml council— ten shillings of which was voted from the Aston from the
street locality , and seven and sixpence Ship ; the other was made up by private subscriptions Mr . Rankin then gave an account of Dudley . He said thai on account of circumstances he was sorry to say , that they were not in such a position that be ehonld wish them to be in . Taey intended to adopt means whereby they think they may get on more rapidly . Mr . Thompson gave in a very cheer- i inc report from Wednesbury and and surrounding I districts . Mr . Potts moved and Mr . Rankin fceconded that an address be got up by the provisional j committee and placed in the bauds of the con : mutee , by this day fortnight . A vote of thanks wasgiyen to , the chairman , and the meeting adjourned mi tbat , day month . j
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LEICBSTER — On Sunday last , delegates assembled at Mr . Cooper's Ccfive-RoomB from Leicester , Hinckley , Wigsttn . Thurmaston , and Ovllty . Mr . Cooper , of Wiggton , was elected chairman . The objects of the meeting were stated by Mi . Biwatow—the question of incorporating the Home Colony Scheme with the People ' s Charter . An animated discussion took place , in which Messrs . Bairstow , Cook , Cooper , Gilbert , Kirk , Sketcbley , Thomas , Boodle , and Russ , spoke at considerable length ; af : er which , Mr . Bairstow moved , and Mr . Thomas seconded a motion to the effect tbat the
delegates strongly recommend the people of the South Leicestershire District to pursue tbe agitation for the People ' s Charter ; but th ^ t it be left <^ pen with any locality to establish a district fund for the purchase o ! land , but that in all cascB each member of tbe National Caarter Association be recommended to pay A& per week for the support of the county orgauisation , " leavir , g it opti . nal with any member thus contributing to pay an additional ^ d . per week to the fund for the establishment of a Home Colony . it wds also agreed that Mr . Bairstow should bo tLo county lecturer .
ON SCNDAY last , Mr . Bairatow delivered two dis-: courses in the afternoon and evening , to large and attentive audiences . \ On the news reaching the committee the week I before List , that the authorities at Staff nl were liter- j ally murdering our beloved and noble defender of the I poor man's rights , Mr . T . Cooper , n meeting was immediately held at Mrs . Cooper ' s , to take into consideration ; what steps should be taken relative in the cr . se of that noble-minded individual , whenthpy resolved to hold a j publie meeting on Monday , tbe 22 cd , to petition Par- ' liaruent on the subject At tbe hour appointed fov the j meeting , half-past six o ' clock , the meeting commenced , j when Mr . T . "Winterswas called to the chair ; > lr . G . j Holyoake , in a neat and tffective spttcb , detailed the '
horrors of prison discipline frvni perscn . il experience , . and showt-d that if Mr . Cooper were to bo permitted to j remain the whole of the two years on that diet , he cer- i tainly would be a murdered man , in the proper sense of : the term . He concluded by j > ropot > ing the adoption of a j petition to tie House of Commons , which was adopted ' unanimously . Mr . Crow moved . " That tbe petition be ] entruBted to T . S . Duncombp , Eiq ., for presentation to i the House of Commons . ' * It was stconded , and carried ! unanimously . The Chartist Antheui was then sung Ly tbe metticg , when three cheers wire given for the ^ Charter , three for Cooper , Capper , and Richards , and all political prisoners , ibree for O'Counor and the Slur , i and the meeting separated . ] BARNSLEY . —The Irishmen resident in this town .
who at all tinus have . been the sttaJy friends of ( Democracy , have formed a Repeal Association , determined to rally raund the green standard of their ' country , and resolved to cast to tbe winds all mis- i trivin ? of tbe Liberator , and to join ho&rt and soul in ' the struggle for their country's freedom . They have ' taken a large and commodious rcr > m , in \ 5 hich . they ' held their first meeting on the 21 st ult .. Tlipy alsu held a meeting on Sunday evening , Wr . Pettr Hoey in tbe chair . The committee who were appointed on th 6 previous Sunday reported progress , and a number of ' laws for tha local government were proposed and carried . The meetiiig was addressed by Messrs Daiy , C ' . eaxy , O'Leary . Seagrave , and o ' . hers , and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed . i
MANCHESTER . The Chartists of this town have been honoured by a visit from Coiumoi ' . ore Mead , who delivered two discourses in the Carpt .-liter ' s Hall , on Sunday last , in the afternoon and evening , to crowded audiences . At the close of Mr . Mead ' s eveninn lecture , Mr . DtXon came forward and icqu-. vte" ! the audience tort-main , : vs it was the intention of the Committee of ManRsement , in OTder to save time , to bring forward a petition to tbe House of ComwoiiD fir the removal of Copper and Richards from Stsft'rd Giol . This announcement was received with rapturous cheers . Mr . Knight was then called to the ch ; tir , and opened the business in a neat and appropriate speed ; . Mr . Dlxon moved the adoption of tee following petition : — To the Eunoarabte the Knrghts , Citizens , and Burgesses in Parliament ssseoibJed . The Petition of Vie inhabitants of the Borowjh of Muucheater , in publie mettina assembled ,
Humisly Sheweth . —That Thomas Cooper and JobD Rxbarda were trittl and convicted at tbe late assizes , held in Stafford , on ft charge of conspiracy , and sentenced by the Cjurt of Queen ' s Bench to bo imprisoned , Richanls for one year , and Cooper for two ycais . in Stafford Connty Gaol . That your Petitioners have good reason for believing tbat the said Thomas Cooper and John Richards have b 6 en subjecte-A to tbe most cruel treatment bipco theii arrival at the above mentioned gaol , by being compelled to live upon tLe prison diet , which is composed chiefly of rotten pit ^ toes , thin water gruel , and a very inadequate poition of coarse bread . That tbe said Thomas Cooper and John Richards would by the assistance of their friends , be enabled to provide thefr own food , but have been strictly prohibited from so ( Joint :, by parties having the management of the above pris-nn .
That the said Thomas Cooper and John Richards have been strictly interdicted from writing to , or receiving any communications fioui their friends . And , notwithstanuing , their wives are in a t ' yinc Btate , they have not been allowed to receive any information concerning them , from any source whatever . That tbe said Thomas Cooper has for a long time prior to his being confined in StaflTo ; \\ Gaol , occupied bis leisure time in literary pursuits , and consequently tbe deprivation of pens , ink , and j-aptr , to which he is at present subjected , rentiers his confinement peculiarly irksome and tedious . That tbe aforementioned prisoners have been prohibited from petitioning your Honourable Houee relative to the treatment they are at present receiving from the officers of the prison .
Yonr petitioners therefore pray your Honourable House to institute an immediate inquiry into the abovementioned circumstances , with a view to a mitigation of their sentence upon tbe said Thomas Cooper and John Richards , or by directing the'r removal to any otheT of her Majesty ' s prisons , wfcere the regulations are not so Btringent . And your petitioners aB in duty bound , will ever pray . 2 Ir . Rankin said it gave him great picture to second the motion , mor * particularly so as it was an act to save one of the peop ' e ' s friends from th 6 cruel lash » f class persecution . It was a well known fact that Cojper was n . sterling democrat , pid tbat he had been a terror to the factions , and that was the reason that he
was now enduring tbe unjustifiable treatment we had h ? ard read from tbe Slai : He ( Mr . Kankin ) had very little hopes from petitioning the present House of Commons , but if they did not granS the prayer « f this petition , they must petition again and again , and never rest until < 3 ooper was again at the head of his brigade . Mr . Mead said he rose to support the resolution for two reasons ; the first was , that Mr . Cooper was his intunate and personal friend ; the second wrb , that be knew th . it Mrs . Cooper was in a very bad state of health , and this was enough to break poor Cooper's heart , without beiDg prohibited from writing to her , and hear irom her from time to tiaie . Mr . Dixon , in moving the resolution , had said that Cooper was a nu ; . n as fir superior to fcis persecutors as is the meridian snu to midnight darkness . He ( Mr . Mead ) knew that , to be true . Aa for Mie . Cooper , and poor old darueRichards , fee knew that they were both in a dying state . Mrs . Cooper was one of the m < st amiable little women be
ever saw , and he t-eiievtd a real Christian ; and as for old Mrs Richard * the was very old , quiet a ohiid again , and bid-fast ; and in her old age she must have fcer partner dracged fn-ni her and placed in a prison . The chairman then cut the petition to the meeting , which was carried without a dissentient Mr . Nuttall then i ; : oved , " Tbat the petition , which had just been adopted by tbi . « meeting , r- ? sent to T . S . Duncombe , E ^ -q ., for presenutixr in the House of Commons . " The Rev . W . V . Jackson , in ao eloquent and feeling speech , seconded the motion , which whs carried unanimously . Mr . Mead thtr . moved , " That Messrs . Leader ami Gisbarne be requited to support the prayer of the petition . " Carried . Mr . D ' xon msved , " That the petition be signed by the chairman , on behalf © f the meeting , and th . it it be sent forthwith t « T . S . Dancombe , E * q . " Carried mm . con . The thanks of the meeting were then given to the cbairirnn , and the people separated after ttlvg upwards of three hours in the ball , which was almost suffocating from the
numbers presens . Lecture . —Mr . C . Doyle lectured on the Repeal of ths Legislative Union , tn Tuesday evening , in the Chartist room , Brtwn- ^ trcet . Adjournment into tbe open air was called for , notwithstanding tbe rain was ; coming down in torrents . The numbers continuing t increase , it was thought advisable for Mr . Dixon to go j and address these outside , and Mr . Doyle to continue hi * lecture inside . Accordingly a tatle was provided , and placed on a piece of waste land behind the premises , where Mr . Dixon addressed them for npwardB of an hour , in the midst of a psiting rain , until both the speaker and the hearers were wet to the skin . The - meeting broke up about ten o ' clock , with three cheers for Repeal , three cheers for the Charter , and three for union . SHERIFF BILL . —Mr . William Beesley delivered a lecture at this place on Wednesday evening week .
LETHAM ( Forfarshire . )—On the evening of I Monday , tbe 22 nd inst , a public meeting was convened i in our Town-hall , for the purpose of again raising Chartism , when Mr . Abram Duncan , from Arbroatb , lectoiea on tbe state of the country .
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SHEFFIELD . —Repeal and the Charter . — The meeting anneunced in last Saturday ' s Star , commenced at 8 ix on Sunday evening , in the Fig Treelano Room , which was donsely crowded before seven o ' clock . Mr . Clayton presided , and Mr . Edwin Gill read tho news from Ireland , received that eveuir < g ia the Nation . Tho reports of the Cork and Tipperary demonstrations were hailed with enthusiasm , while the soul-stirring articles of the writers of that paper were listened to with breathless interest , broken only by loud plaudits of approbation . Mr . Brisks next read the leading article of last Saturday ' s Star , and while the " Saxons" bad cheered the Nation , the " Millesiana" present were not leas hearty in applauding tho sentiments of the Editor of
the Star . Juliaa Karncy read the letter of "Verif as" to the Duke of Wellington , and after Bpoakin ^ at some kngth on the subjects read to tho meeting , concluded by proposing tho following resolution for adoption—*' That" this meeting hails with cmhusiasm the triumphant progress of the agitation in Ireland for the repeal of the Legislative Union ; and this meeting calls with heart and voice cti thtir fdlow-countrymen to seize upon the _ present opportunity to renew with rcdoublod vigour the moral , tegal , and constitutional 8 'rugK ' o for the obtain meat of the Charter , and thereby free lheimprlves from the curses of oligarchial oppression , and establish ivstead the blessings of just and national t ; overuraeiit . " Mr . Evinson seconded the resolution in a brief but excellent pnoech . The
resolution was unanimously adopted . . I lie Charti .-t Jiaiioiial Authaui was then 6 uug , and the meeting dis .-olved . The Repeai . krs and the " Nokthern Star . "At tho close oi the above meeting , glr . Julian Harney accempanied by a number of triends proceeded to the meeting of the Repeal Association . They were greeted with warm applause on their entrance . Silence being obtained , Mr . Flannagan moved , " That the thanks of the Irish Repealers were due , and were by that meeting gratefully awarded to the conductors of the Northern Star , for their suoport of the Repeal cause , and their consistent and long-continued advocacy oC the rights of
oppressed Ireland" — ( cheerb ) . Ihe resolution was seconded and carried by acclamation ^ Mr . Julian Harney returned thank * for Mr . O'Connor and Mr . Hill , tho proprietor and editor of tin Xorthcrn Star , and after an address of some length concluded by tundiring his shilling as a Repealer . ' I would , " said Mr . Julian Hamey , " that my means permitted me to givo you tweaty shillings instead of one ; but , as it is , I give my mite . It you think that my name as a Chariiat agitator , not altogether unknown , i ^ likoly to do you any injury
then tako my mite , but not my name ; but if rny name and pprsonal labours will be of any service to you , then take both , and my mite , too '— ( cheers ) . " Mr . H . was then enrolled , and Mr . Flunnagan movtd the thanks of the meeting to Mr . H . as the fir : ii Englishman and Chartit who , in Sheffield , had joined their ranks . Messrs . Gill , Hoyston , Evinson , tinggs , and Clayton addressed the meeting , and a vote of thanks wa 3 given them for their altendance and services . Tho meeting then adjourned .
Case ov Coorcn and Richards . —A public meetin _ - as announced in the iitur cf last week , and by public placard , was held on Monday evening last , in Paradise-square . Shortly after six o'clock , Mr . Hri ^ KS w" 8 called to tho chair , and in a brief addri'ss opened tho buxine ! ==. Ho concluded by calling on Mr . Hill to movetho peti ion . Mr . Edwin Gil ) , 'idilres . sed the meeting at great length in a truly exrdltut speech , and concluded by proposing a petition inaccoruanco with the object for which the mrct . i . K had a ^ ctobleo . Mr . llarnry briefly seconded the petition , which was adopted unariimou .- ''; :. On the motion of Mr . Harney , the petition w . ts ordered to be . sent to Mr . Duueomle for presentation , after which tne meeting broke up .
The Irish Arms Bill . —Shortly after seven o ' clo ' .-k , the second meeting i : i Paradise-square , couiii > : ^ iiced by tho appoinmeut of Mr . George Evinson , as ch-iirman . Tho Chairman read tho placard calling tha meeting , and mado a few appropriate remarks . Mr . Julian Harney , who was received wiih applause , also addressed tho meeting at . great leiigth , and concluded bv moving the adoption of a petitim ) against the bili . Mr . Briggs seconded the
motion ; and it was ably supported by Mr . EJwiu G ' . li . The Chairman pul tho question when the peti : ; on wa 3 adopted unanimously , followed by three rounds of applause . It was resolved that coni <; 3 of f . hi- ^ tition Mic . ild bo pent to Lord Cianricardo and \ i ; i . ' . iiicombo for presentation to both Houses of Pani icicnt . A voto of thanks to the Chairman and tinvo heart-stirring cheers for "Repeal and Ireland a union , " and three for "the Charter and En / 'l . ttid free ;" closed the proceedings .
KOTYXWGH ^ M . —The Chartists here met at tho Democratic Chapel , on Sunday morning , when it was rc . solV' d that Mr . T . Clark , of Stockport , be rcquci-ted to givu an address in the Democratic i Chapf 1 ,-liicft Place , on Monday evening , J'ine tho 12 th , upon the sulj ^ ct of the Repeal of the Irish Loiii :- ' a . tivo Uuion ; and also that a delegate meeting be mid ok Sunday morning , June 4 ' , h , in the Democratic Clwp-.-J , Tne various localities in Nottingham are requestPd to appoint persons to attend . ; as buHnt- ^ of a very important nature will be laid before them . The Chartists meetiug at th-j sign of the Feargus O'Connor , iuvo . voted fUe > shiilin ^^ for Mrs . Cooper , which has bed forwarded to her by tho treasurer of that locality .
KETTEUINCr — \ spirited meeting was held in this town , on Tuesday Ja-t , to petition Parliament on behalf of Mr . Tnomas Cooper . Mr . William Whittng was c il ' ma to the chair . Mr . Thomas Parrish moved , and Mr . Edward Jenkinson seconded , the following resolution—* ' That in the opinion oi this meeting , the treatment of Mr . Thomas Cooper , in Stafford Gaol , is cruel and tyrannical , and at variance with evnry principle of justice . " Carried unanimously . Mr . . John Wiii&ot moved tho adoplion of a petition , in a lengthy . pcecb , in which he ably defended Mr . Cuopor . Mr . Matthias Wallis seconded the petition . Tho petition was carried unanimously , aud , ai ' it-r a vo : e of- thanks to tho chairman , and a jiood number signing the petition , the meeting separated .
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LOUGKBOROtJGn . —On Monday evening , a public meeting was h ^ ld in the Market-place , Mr . Payne in the chair . Two petitions were agreed to , one for the proper treatment of Messrs . Cocuir , Richards , and Capper , the other against the Irish Arms Bill , and for the Repeal of the Union . They were adopted unanimously . Mr . Skevington spoke to both of them , to tho satisfaction of a numerous ; assembly . Thoy were forwarded to T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., for presentation . On Tuesday Evening the Chartists met at the room , at the Charter Hotel , when it was agreed f . iat i in future the meeting on the Monday evaniugs should be held at that place , and eich evci \ u >^ n should be announced on whai ; evening in the week tho meeting should be h ' .-U in tflo Marketplace . !
STAFFORD . —A public meeting wss held i . n Monday evening , at tho Temperance Coft'eo- Robins , in this town . Mr . Fisher wa- called to tho chair . Messrs . Wheiler , Paikes , Sheffield , and Arthur , of Carlisle , addressed the nujier . ee a * , coi . sidexabie length ; and the apathy in whiah thk town hp . * been lately plunged was in a j : , teat degree removed . Votes of thanks were unanimously givcu to the above gentlemen , and' likewise to the cha . rmnu . Barnsbury PaBK—A meeting of this locality was held on Sunday evening , when 3 s . ti-J . was collected for the Victim arid Defence Fund , and Is . 7 ii . in aid of George White . A lecture uill be delivered at this ptace on Sunday
evening-ROYSTON ( Herts . )—Mr . Brown came into this town last week to give a lecture on Chartism ; out of his proceeding arose matter for ( i'Sflu-sirn , ivbieii was appointed to take \> hf . o the f' - .. owing < veniuz-During the progress of the secoiiu lecture , mui ' . y annoyances wero caused by ungentlomaniy in terra ptions from the young men of brou' eioth , wfvieh caused the dissolution of the meeting ; which interruption has caused such an enquiry j ! wj' Chartu-m , that should Mr . Brown or any other nbio lecturer co < ne this way , he will be received . BUW . WEI . tt . —Mr . Wm . Liilv , of Nottingham , delivered a lecture on Bull well Forest , on Sunday evening last , upon the subject of the wrongs of Ireland ; at the conclusion of which it w : j resolved , that a public meeting be held at the sarao time and place , on Whit-Monday , to adept a petition in ai'l of the Repeal of the Union .
TOOMORSEN . —Mr . Cooper , of Manchester , ! eetured here ou on Tuesday night 3 nd i ; avo ^ r < -. it satisfaction . At the conclusion , a eoll / .-etion was nude , amonnting to £ 1 16 s . S 5 id . for Dr . M'Douall . PRESTON . —Mr . D . Ross , of Manchester , lectured here for four evenings in suceeflsfon to delighted audiences , and at the cleseof the last lecture the foil-wing resolution was agreed to : — " That we , the inhabitants of Preston here Risembled , do declare that we most heartily sympathize with our Irish fellow countrymen in their struggle for Repeal ; and earnestly hope thnt the day is not distant when they will enjoy the inestimable privilege of governing themselves , not like thfi people of England , in name oi ) ly , but in reality .
BRADFORD . —On Sunday the members of tho council met in their room , Butterworth ' s-buildings , Mr . Clarke in the chair ; Mr . Bishop paid in 5- ; . the balance of his aceoun as . delegate ; Goodma » i . < - end , porTytler , 2 s . Gd . ; Central Chartists , 7-. 7 < i . ; Manningham , by Wm . fdson , for the defence . * The following resolutions were unanimously carried : — " That a public meeting be held on Whit-Monday , at one o ' clock at noon , to petition Parliament on bphalf of Messrs . Cooper , Richards , and Capper . "" That a petition against the Irish Arms Bill be pro
posed at the meeting on Whit-Monday . " " That we use our utmost exertions on behalf '" ciie Repeal of the Union between England and ireland , as we believe it but justice that the people of Ireland should be governed by laws made only by the King , Lords , and Commons of Ireland , in Parliament assembled in that country . " " Tnat each locality do bring to the treasurer , by Snnday , their share of contribution now due , and also the amount of defence money in the various localities , as the defence money is to be sent off immediately . ";
* No turn mentioned hero . On Sunday Evening a lecture was delivered in Butterworth's-buildings , on the fallacy of tho assertions that Ireland as a nation exists only by the Union . The chairman announced a lecture on the land for tho following Sunday , to commence at seven o'clock . On Monday the m'mberj of the Repeal of the Union met at tho White House , Bruadstonea , when a large sum was paid in by the wardens ay the week ' s collection . Great excitcrnpnt ana firmness seemed to prevail in the speeches and resolutions , passed at the inee'ing . Chadburn , near Clitheroe . —On Sunday , Mr Thos . ibbotson , of Bradford , preached here . He gsvi > the greatest satisfaction , and nt the close a collection was made for this victims of class misrule .
Manchestfr . —On Wednesday evening last , Mr . D . Ross delivered his last of a course of lectures on Elocution ; the proceeds to go to the funds for building a Chartist Hall in Manchester . Selstoj * . —A camp meeting was held on Sexton Comaiou last Sunday , at two and six . For some ime it was rumoured about that Mr . Cook , the magistrate , would come arid bring his fone and disperse the meeting , and take the speakers up . At two o ' clock in tho afternoon , tho ' lads" from Sutton and the neighbouring villagers came up . Mr . John Oshorn first addresse 1 the meeting in a short speech ; after which Mr . George Harrison
of Calverton , addressed the large assemblage , and during the time he was speaking , up cauio Mr . Cook , the magistrate , with cne ot the blue bottle men , on horseback . They went through th 9 crowd , and placed themselves , one to the right and the other to the left i f Mr . Harrison . Here they stood some time , while Mr . Harrison was showing how they acted in the Bastilo . Mr . Cook lKre went to tho c -nstable , and said it was not a political subject , so they both rode off amidst the laughter of the weoplc . -We held the bieetiug aj < ain at six very peaceably . We arc doing our best here for Cooper , by getting up a petition for him . We have also sent !() . ¦» . to I . Ihsva for the Drifannn Fund .
Nf . w Radford . —On Tuesday , we had a public ' meetiug here to petition Parliament for a mitigation . of the sentence ol Tnomas Cooper , of Leicester , when strong resolutions and a petition were unammously adopted . Huddersfih . d . —At the meeting at the Asso- j ciation rooui , Upperheadrow , on Monday night , it : was agreed thut the night of meeting should be ! changed from Monday to Tuesday . The meeting will consequently be held on Tuesday next , and , every succeeding Tuesday . j Brighton . —At a public meeiii : g held at the Cap ' of Liberty , Pi-rtlaud-strcet , Briguton , ou Monday evening , on hchalf o : Mr . Thomas Cooper , n petition to the Hcusa of Commons was unanimously adopted . It wa < .-tut t-. > ta ^ tii :.: 1 ' Lciiell , M . P ., for presentation . ' :
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THE REPEAL " WAR . " WHEUE WILL IT END ? Lord Ffre'ich has been dismissed from th . i commission of the p . a -j—Daniel O'Conneli and e ^ bt others keep him company . That is the fi ;¦ •< £ , act of coT ..-ion . . What w ;! l iollow , for it cannot e : i i th * -. rel Who will l . e the next martyr , for there mvsf-t assured-y br o : h' r .- ? Tne first step has been takenwhen shall we s < -: 0 thr las * . ? The £ rst blow has b - ei \ ttvuck—who shall say when tho content bliall terminate I The first outrage rpan the constiiuaon I as been perpetrated—can we hopo that this proceeding will not riUv . im . to in au attempt at it * destruction ? } . Jur- in thi- -, at leasi , we feel a pnd .. >—¦
.. " aro not ! the perpetrators of that outij .- 'e . Wo havt ? not "laid ham ' s unon tho cou . iitution "—it is our opponents who have " < i ; ired " to do if . We havo not violated any Ia < — ivehavo ' i / rtf infringed any privilege—we have not ( Jor « anything of which even our enemies complain a * horccrin * upon illegality . It is they wii « have * placed tnem .-clves in tho wrong . It is they who * have not hesitated to violate the constitutor , which prevents , cur liberties , oui * properii-: ; s , and onr lives . We ow " : this violation of out rights and liberties to ov-r Ena V-rh rulers , and n is-moil appropriately consu ' .-nmated by our English Choncoilor . We could not hope that ho would iiave consideration for our tricvanees—we could not hope tint he wonld V ! e-
rate our efforts to redress them . Pie does not lie by until we bbaU have violated the peace , for thai Uo fludd we will not do . He does not withhold cu .. r- « ciou until we are guilty of illegality , for he = c- ^ tLat we know the law and will observe it . It is : ho old ? tory of the lamb which destroyed the purity of iho s-trearft upon the wolf , though the wolf drank ne-aier the sourw . We are making tha stream of pc \ c& flow impurely , says Lord Sugden . Tnat , can ' t ! . «? , my lord , is our reply , for the source is above : i ;' -, aud it is on ' . y whoa that source gets filthy that its impurity can offend . We cannot , indeed , admit its purity , but it is we who should complain , not yoa . ifour charge cannot be true . Oh , but says the lord , not nob . ' e , vou purpose mingliDg impurities with if ,
and therefore to prevent you , I shall demolish all yourJiberty of action—I shall stop your pjv .-i rs of icotiori . I shall deprive you of all privilege of remedying the couuition in which you find you ; selves involved—because the exercise of your rightb threaten l ' io immunities which I claim for luy c-. ; uiv . * -ymen . Well , my lord , you may do this , but wiv .. n 30 a have achieved ' it , how much nearer are yw . x to the accotDwlismeut of youx- designs ? How much are you advanced in the road you would force ih to truyol ? You have deprived many magistrates 01 tho commission of the pra . ^ j , because tl . ry have expressed their deteiiu ; uaficn to set-k ior the repeal of an Act of P&riiamuifc . Yo ' . l . jvc attempted to degrade them beea : v «; th » -ir acts havo elevated them in tho opinion 01 tiieir cjuntr . vifieu . You have placed a brand upuu > b ? m bec « u > " uie-j bave dared to proclaim that n \ .:, \ to their to their Sovereignthey !
ailegiauce , uve their country . You have attempted—you wouM not , my Lord , succeed—to degrade them . You have * 'iQceoded in degrading the country whose power * y « . u wield , aud of whose disposition to coerce , »« .. 1 a ^ e thusfurnisije'd another indubitable proof . For yoa do not , my Lord Sugden , pretend that you ac ; . iu this . harsu fashion because of the breach of v . t . j law . You do not , charge the Repeal meetings as illegal . You do not charge that the expression of opinion by any magistrate in favour of Kopcaj 's not legitimately his right . My Lord , you coiild not —you dare no ! . Wo it For your legal rern ; t \ uy ^ , you dare riot . You will not proclaim tha . a ms i , when he accepts th < 5 Q , i « en ' s commity . vn to preserve the ptaco , has deprived hic-fli of all power ? ( it acting for his countiy . You would not assecr ihii he . must forget the obligations which he owes the land of his birth , because it may plea . ? o the whim or the convenience of a minister to desire
it ? You admit ; that the Repeal niectingH arr » r . ot "illegal . " It would be otrauge , indeed , if au ' Engli . sh lawyer should proclaim the r ^ hh of assembling to petition to bo illegal ! But you say thai tho admitted legality of those assemblages "does not diminish their inevitable tendency to outrage . " You do not condescend to tell us why , Lord Sugden . Y .. » u aro cunning , shrewd , astute—tvo are unsophisticated , simple , plain ; our niinds can , however , foilow a logical conclusion . We can understand a deduction from a fact . But we cannot perceive " an inevitable tendeiK-v to a result of which wt h ^ va
the evidence of our sunees , and the concurrent testimony of our conitryuion , in contradiction . Wo know that Repeal meetings have not created outrage . We know they have not provoked to violence . We know tnat they have not suggested violent dissensions . It is true that unfortunately violence in one instance followed a meeting for Repeal , but the men who committed it were ou \ j aniicipatiiiff the deeds of the Irish executive ia attempting to suppress the rights of his fellow-countrymen . Wretched and ignorant , as well as excited and misled , a brother ' s blued stains his hami ? . But how much is he not in reality loss guilty than those who , with every obligation to forbear , and with the most perfect knowledge of the most probably cunsequences ot their conduct , have not hesitated to interfere between the Irish people and the expre .- : ion of opinion , and who proclaim their anxietv 10 Jj their
futile , mtnVctive best to violate their consciuit-. tiual liberties . But did Lord Sugden , in thus dej , i--. » inif a n umber of gentlemen of the commission of the peace , ever stop to calculate its consequences i Lord Ffrench has presided at many meetings oi' hio countrymen . He is trusted by them , honoured Ly them —he will be now enthusiastically loved by them . His Lordship ' s sons , in addition t' » th-.- political cliims which this attack will give th .-m , will concentre in themselves , and in turn wili viola the generous sympathies which generous you ' . h bicites . Mr . Bo >! an has many claims upon the t ., tutm of his countrymen—will this diminish > . bec . ' Mr . Fiiz-eralu is 100 young in life to have a-Ua .. ^ muoh popularity—this pitiful effort to annoy , ac <> nrc secures it t > him . And Mr . Soaiers—0 yes , t ,, e . e-jo ofSii&o : \ iil surely dismiss him from their d « rvioe , because Lord Sugden cannot endure !<¦ ?¦ aJera And the O Connells , sou and father !—they tre completely hors de combul . '
But what wjil be » h ^ impression of the ptuplo from this arbitrary act ? They see that i-yt ^ pathy with them is enough to place him who rLa : iifusts it under ban—that is deprives nim not only of profit , buc of honour . Does that increase thtir affection for the a ;«( horities ? They Bee that men in whom they con file will not be permitted to dispense justice . 1 > that intended as an incentive to their obedience to the law ? What is meant by this act ? Is war to be declared against the people ? Will tho pj to tings be permitted to continue ? Or i 3 it friippo-ad that they shall be less " dangerous to the bufay < , f tlic state , " when they are not attended by n : t . g- ! it rates ? Is that your Saxon wisdom , my Lord su ^ 'Con . ? If your letter has not hat ' . ' complexion , " * v ; : at will it " come to V
And what is meant by tiling us that we may not pursue a legal course because it has been " declared against in Parliament * " Are we not to petition , because Sir Robert Peel declares he will noi grant what-we demand ? Is it ' meant to be conveyed that the right to assemble and petition is in this country to depend upon the will of a Prime Minister ' . And is tbat the way the Lord Chancellor of Ireland interprets the consitutiou ? My Lord , beware of what you do . You do not krtowaR . \ ouare incapable of understanding us . You believe that you cau overrt > wer us by missives , as incorrect and inelegant in construction , as thay are harsh and coercive ia intention . But we know the rights the constitution gives us . My Lord rely upon it that it is unsafe to deprive us of them , either by the dictum of a Chancellor , or by means . mor « cumbrous , but not more arbitrary . — Wed y Fretman of baturday .
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SUBSCRIPTIONS RLCKIVED BY MR . CLF-AVE . GENERAL DEFESCti AND VICTIM FIND . £ s . d . Previously acknowledged 502 11 11 Proceeds of raffle of portrait of M'D ual , presented by Mr . Youn ^ , Ncwcastieupon-Tyne 1 0 0 Rochdale 1 ^ ' » A few Hatters , Rochdale 0 6 <> Mr . Tatiou » . 0 1 0 AJr . JVobbs 0 1 0 Lolleriion , Carpenters' Hall , MaDchusti-i : 2 7 7 A lew fhstiau cutters , ditto ... 0 , 5 0 A friend . " ditto 0 1 0 Wisbeach , per Anderton 0 5 0 Friends , Messrs . Fisher ' s works ,
Radford ... 0 a 9 Great Bridge , Dudley 0 , ~ > 0 Mr . Booth , ditto ... 0 1 10 Tipton 0 4 6 Mr . Duffiel . J , ditto 0 0 ( J Hooley Hill ...: ~ 0 10 0 Rochester ard Strood ... ... ... 0 4 0 Toiler : vail Flannel Maaufactory , Glamorgari 6 l ) ire ... ... ... ... 0 : > (> Stockport 1 0 0 Nag ' a Head , MaGsfi ^ ld-road , Nottingham 10 0 Hai-hawmoor 0 r > ( i
Khelpton and Baythorpe 0 10 0 Uivenon ... ... 07 b Coliection at camp meeting , Hyde ... 0 7 0 Pennth , per Arthur , of Carlisle 0 2 o " VVi-an ' 0 14 0 LambJuy , Notts OH 0 Collection in room , Oldbam 0 8 71 Ditto , ditto 0 8 « Snbscription books , ditto 0 12 9 a Waterhead mill , ditto 0 10 1 Messrs . Crow and Tyre !! , Leicester , ( sale of beverage , by Mr . Cleave ) ... ... 140 * Messrs . Stubbs and Barrow , Knutsford 0 1 10 Beiper ^ ... 0 4 0
. £ 518 1 llf * Two shillings was sent by Messrs . S . av'd B . but they very foolishly affixed an old postage s ^ am *® their letter , and double postage was , therv > tore > charged . FOR MR . M ' DOUALL . Previously acknowledged 33 2 4 j Leeds , per Mr . W . Brook 19 0 Mr . Bell 0 1 0 £ 34 12 ii FOR MR . COOPER . Tipton , per Mr . Duffell 0 3 8
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TO THE CHARTISTS Ol THE BIRMINGHAM MIDLAND COL ' . NTILS CHARTER ASSOCIATION . ¦ Friends , —You av , all doubtF— -s aware of the centi-nceawarded to cut ; of y-r . v brother Chartists , iVlr . George V \ 'hite , namely ev , ht mouths imprisonment in the Queen ' b Prison , . > ad you man be aware that , deprived of the power ot supporting himself , he becomes , a :- * a iiefie . ^ ary coi ; . s ^ q : ; enco , dependent upon the party whose principles £ 10 advocated , seeing that his iww . of liberty i ? u-. o result ot such advocacy . It . is at once the m : ; t tiered da ' . y aud the most loa . yi policy t- > deprive thu t
persecution of its stin ^—tor benefi , derived Irom sucli a course i ? two •' old : ¦—First , you hold out a premium to i . oiu-sty , and 1 'iic . ourage men to boldly state their opiL io ; :-aud ui fi ucliiiisiy defend thtia , waen youihovy them that they shall uoi suffer in tnoir temporai mcerebti by such conduct . btci >» d , you destroy tiio effect winch persecutors ever have in view , namely , to intituida ' . e and ruin their victim . * . V \ henever the objVcts of persecution hc . e been adequauiy supported , tne only parties injured were those who a ' -ught to injure—no surer moae of disarming tyranny or bigotry can be adopted , than to rescue us victims from its Fingaiuavy gra .- > p .
Oi G ^ orgo White ' s claims to support from the Chariisisof the Birmingham district , nothing ne « d be said , for t-ursly his value to tbe cause can be well estimated by all who take jm interest in passing events . His claims to Eupport must bo based upoa his honesty and fidelity , and where those are undisputed nothing more should be asked . I am directed to urge upon all parties the immediate necessity of contributing to the purpose i have named , in order to prevent Mr . White losing the priyileges and comforts to which his situation entitles him , but of which he may be deprived if not ado quately supported , v On behalf of tho committee , H . Chilton , Secretary . Communications to be addressed to the Secretary Mr . White ' s , 3 o . Bvomsgrove-i > tre . ct , Birmingham . '
The committee w . ll meet 0 : 1 Sunday , June 4 ' -h , at seven oVock ia tiie evening at the Astoa-street Room .
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ADDRESS FROM THE CHARTIST COUNCILLORS OF MARYLEBONE TO TrIE CHARTISTci OF GREAT-BRITAIN . Brothers ix the Cause , —It gires us heartfelt concern to think of the present disorganised state of our association ; we find all our energies wasted in fruitless labour for want of a straightforward plan , of action ; we have been led to investigate the canee of our present situation , and we consider it to consist chieftV in the want of steady and oonsis-toat council . We , therefore , earnestl y entreatlour brother Chartists to proceed at onc « to the eleotion of a new
Executive , and lot it ( the Executive ) be called upoa to suggest such amendments as maybe necessary in th * old plan of organisation , which is all that we think it needs , and then instead of keeping our body in an unsettled state of constant sgitation and trouble , let us proceed onco more to agitate the i ; ody politic of the public . The force of public opinion , which , Micceeded in obtaining the abolition of lu-gto flavery , cannot , if properly direeted , fail in obiiifl-11114 the emancipation of British slaves . We remain , brothers , Yours , in tho bonds of frat&rna ! Love and fidelity in the cause , Sampei . Large , Charles Hatchings , WhMam Clark , John Godwin , Wm . Worlf-dg ^ , John Phillips , Ben Woodward , George WHitcurnrii . James Pahks Vincent Parks , sub-Se-Joir . v Watkixs , crctary , Alfred Packer , Chairman .
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! T 0 L- YL KQ . 290 . SATURDAY , ' JUNE 3 , 1843 . " ~ " ^ SZ . Sr "
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 3, 1843, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct653/page/1/
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