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CITY OF LONDON POLITICAL AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION , 1 . TURNAGAiNLANE , SKINNER-STREET . ON Snnday morning , August 6 th , the following subject will be again discussed in the above Institution : — "Will the Repeal of the tlnion betofit the working class of Ireland , unconnected with the Charter ? " To commence at eleven q ' plobfe ' AtfnHSr sion free . —In the afternoon ; at three , o '< plo « ife' | he > Metropolitan Delegates will meet for special business . In the evening ^ BJr . -Wm ^ ' -. 'Bdi ^ W '^ Till . lecture on the following subject : —* England for the English , on the principle of Ireland for the Irish , &c , &c" Several Chartist Hymns wilV be sung , Pianist , Miss F . Miles . On Monday evening , the Monthly Ball will take place for the benefit of this Institution ; it will be on a grand and select principle , with an excellent Band , and comprising the most fashionable Quadrilles , Waltzss , Cotillions . Country Dances , and Sets of tho day . Tickets of Admission : Single 1 b . ; Double ditto , to admit a Lady and Gentleman , Is . 6 d . May be had of the Seqretary . ' -On Tuesday evening , Mr . Hart will deliver a lecture on Mesmerism . The Lecturer will meet tbe prpjadioes and opinions currently expressed against this Soienoe ; and will perform experiments oa persons taken from the audience . To commence at eight o ' clock . Admission two-pence ; Platform fourpence . —A Singing Class every Wednesday ; and a Dancing Class every Thursday evening , commencing at eight and nine o'clock ; for further particulars inquire at the Institution . —A Quadrille Party every Saturday evening at eight o ' olook . Grentlemen sixpence ; Ladies fourpence . —P . S . Shares in the above Institution are Five Shillings , payable at sixpence , per Week . —The above Hall , which is capable of holding upwards of 1 , 000 persons , may be hired on moderate terms , for Trade Societies , Publio Meetings , Balls , &c , &o . Inquire at the Institution .
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DEFENCE OF MR . JOHN DUNCAN . rnHE COMMITTEE appointed to manage the X FUND collected for the Defence of Mr . John Duncan , have to announce that the period during -which he was held bound to appear to answer for charges preferred against him having expired on tho 16 ih current , a Meeting of said Committee was held in South Chapel , Lindsay Street , on the I 7 tb , when it was unanimously agreed to convene a General Meeting of the Subscribers , to be held in the same place , on Monday evening , 7 th of Aagast , at eight o ' clock , for the purpose of disposing of the surplus fund , which amounts to about one-third of the money subscribed . Subscribers at a distance , and those who cannot attend that meeting , are hereby requested to notify whether tiny wish their proportion of the money returned , or whether they will agree that the balance be appropriated as the General Meeting may decide . After the above Meeting , no claims will be attended to , as the functions of the Committee will then cease . N . B . —Communications on tin subject to be addressed to the Treasurer , Mr . Robert Kidd , No . 7 Wellgate . JOHN GELLATLY , ChairmaB . Dundee , July 17 , 1843 .
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Kb- O'Coskoh ' s 3 &ovhtc 5 t& . —Qn Wednesday and Thursday , uczt , Mr , O'Connor will lecture in 2 > pds on "The advantages of a Repeal of the Union to boih Englishmen ami Irishmen , " and qq "The Charter « iA the Land . " On Friday be ¦ wS ! address ihe good folks at HnB ; and on Satnrd&j bold xozmnnsion wiih the * weaver lads" of 33 Ts jey . lft > i » s—A public-meeting of the city locality -will be *«; een on Tuesday evening next , at the Star Coif « House , Gciden-laae , on onaness of great imports-ca . pEiacns O'Coskob will leetan * on Monday ere--ii . g , at eiihi o ' clock , si Hemmiagway s Saloon , S 5 *> fed Boad . Sabjeet , ° Ihe Charter and a Bn ^ s 3 ef the Union . " Dr . BowkeK is invited to ^ ae cnihe occasion . ""
pre _ , „ , _ A Lectebe Trill ba delivered on Snnday evening hex - - . sj the Working Man's Hall , 291 . Mile End-road 3 Ja . Bright -will Jecmre on Sunday evening , at tfap F 39 n » Tea € ardecF ; YorfePlace , BarasbTiryPaTk Ti ' -srsB £ Lajii £ i 3 . —The Gbaraste of the Tower Esi ^ : ts are ^ requested to attend the Funeral Ob . -rvnies of a Deceased Brother , at the Cambridge Soa 4 iind Ckmetry , on Sunday afternoon j the procf = n -will start from Mr . Drake ' s , Standard of X 5 W ; Tj aljalf-past two o ' e ' ock . An address will be dels ¦ ¦ ---d on ihe cc-cason bra inr-aber of the Conneil . £ ?* BXL £ B ( Kce—Mr . Parry will lecture on Sunday eTeEms ras . toe Mechanics Institution . C 5 rcn 3-street , Ifrn-roaa , at Mlf-p ? st sevpn o ' clock- Snbject—11 The present state-of Ireland . " A meeting of meml > ers ^ ul take ; plsce on "Wednesday evening next , Ant 5-h . at eichJ o ^ cloek .
Sir . EccHAHiTi "Hill lecture st the Golden Lion , Dear .-sseei , SohOj « n Sunday evening next at eight o ' c ? oei- - S .. HEBS TOTTS Lociirrs . —On Sunday next at eisU o ' clock , Mr . Bolwel ] otII lecture at Mr . Duddriu ^ X Bricklajer ' s Arms , Tonbridge-street , New TLy&d . 3 Ja . 3 PGb £ zh will lecture at fhe Black Horse and Windmill , Fjeldgate-street , " Whitechapel , on Sunday owning nest , at eight o ' clock . &ia « tleb 5 ne . —Second ehetc ! excursion to Watfore oa Monday next . August 7 sh , 1843 , to the Tea Gardens stihe Wheai Sheaf Inn . Tans wDl start mis ; morning from Circus-street , 2 ? ew Road , at &gkx o ' clock precisdy . C *> isshwell—TheCamBerwdl Cbarfiste met as nsDii hi the Cock Inn , on Tuesday evening , to tran-aci trashies ? , and felly concurred in the steps tai-s . si the Metropolitan Delegate MeeCne .
5 " . w ^ k -Hukss- —* Ti . e General Council of ihe ! F-oi * -r Hsxnlets -will mees on Snnday next , at ihe BWk Hozse and Windmill , Pieldgate-street , at five «' e ; * v in the afternoon . ^ t ^ CK LASE . ^ -Themonthlyinpefing of this locality tsE : i- ^ eplaoe at theStanda ?^ of Liberty ^ on-Snnday ( tosaircw } evening , at eight o ' clock . I ^ rmyGs aai- —Mr . 6 . " Harrison will preach in ihe > 1 * rke > plaee , OBSnnday evening next at 6 o ' clock 3 ? o .-TSAar—A cams meeting wiD be iolden en ¦ Wcs n-ssajpi Green , on Sunday , August 13 th , at two o'clock ? n the afcernoon and six in the evening . Mr . Doj ^ - ? 3 aB JMr . Clark toII address the meeting .
B iisHisr Moob—Tfie Charlists of ihe-nndermentiors ^ places are requested to send delegates to a ± t- - - - s delegate meeting , to bs holdenat the White Ijpo Inn , Weerhonghtpn , on Sanday , August 13 ih at < u * - r . 'dock in the afternoon , to consider . the propri . ^ j of holdl ^ a Chsrlist camp meeting in some convenient place , viz , I ^ eign , Bindley , Wig&n , A ? i * - - , Chowbent . Syladey , Honrich ,- Worsley , W / -rroo «; blon . B 6 l « - -jn and Halshaw Moor . Mi . BilBSTOW ' s HoiIXE TOE TTrR KKSUISG FOKTsiGB-r— € 3 jpriey , Auscst Till ; Blacktnrn , 8 sh ;
Dsr-• wei ,, 9 ib » Pafliiiim , IQih j Barafey , 11 th ; JColne , 12 ih . Mr . Bairsiow idll assist the Chartists of Colne , hi thai day ' s demonstration in lononr of ihe libijsnon of their respected friend , J 4 r . Wm . Smith , from tie horrors of prison discipline , Mr . B . will also l ?* 4 nre in the Association Hoom , on Sunday afitrirooa , Aug . 13 i ; Barnoldswici , 14 ih ; Cbibpro- 15 xh ; Sabden , 16 th ; Accrington , 17 ai ; Baonp 18 in ; Haslington , 19 th . There will be a camp meriiag on-Enfieldj on-SnndayAHgnst 20 th , at one o ' cla ? -k a $ noon . - Mr . B . and other speakers will » ddr *>« 3 the meeting .
XHS X 0 B 3 B iXSCi ^ IB . BD ± tEei 3 » MKETISGWill be holden in the Social Insatncon , Padiham , on Sod' ^ j . August ISih , at twelve o ' clock at neon precisely , each delegate is requested "to bring credentials with trim . : " Sbekpield . —Mr . Join West of Bull , the talented acToe&te -of Chartism , will preach two political sermon ? in ihaHsymarkei , opposite the Corn Exchange , on Sanday next , AigCsttSe € tH , in the afternoon , at fcif-nast iwo , and in the eveniDg at half-past sixe ' clock . . ' . _ - Mi . West-wiII delfrer a lecture in ihe ISgtreelane room , on Monday evening , August 7 th , at halfpa ?! , — -ven o'clock . Admission one penny . * " UBGiSiziroa . "—! Ehe discussion on Organization Trill b ~ - e © nnnned on ihe € Tenings of Wednesday , Tburiday , and iiiday , August 9 th , lOit , and Ilia , commencing each evening at naif-past seven
LtJCESXES . —Ob Snnday next , Hr . Paries wDl prfeaeh in Bcsssn-ggggre , at ten o ' clock in the morning ; Wigstone , at two in the afternoon ; and in ihe : ' 3 rke > place , Leicester , again at half-past ax in'L-- fgpnfng- - - A Delegate lisEZnte will "be held in Hxs . Cioj > -J * xoom , on Snnday , AngnftlSxh . Delegates are expected from Wigstone , Oadby , Blaby , Sldlion , CouEtesthorpe , andoiber Tillageain the Tidnity of Leicester . AuiosDBBBX . --Tempeeabce SasnTii . —Mr B . B ^? - will deliver an address jon " Temperance / ' in fee r ^ ntre of the Io'sitl , on Sandaj . C-o-iaorrow ) aX Mve o ' eloci : and also after tea , on Monday , ie will lertDrponthesaDlBSi > j ectinthBliaIl . Tickets / ortea uiDt-pence eacfc - Selstok . —M . J . Pepper will preach on Old HoDey Hill , next&inday Bight , at six o ' clock . at
Fwaihs 3 cb .- ^ -Mt . J . Pe pper toII preach Swan"Wics , on the 13 th of August , at half-past two o ' clock , and in alfreton Markf t-plaee , » t six o ' clock at night . OtDHUD— -On Sanday , { tomorrow . ) a lecture will be Delivered , by a friend , in the Chartist room , Graves street , at ialf-pasi as o ' clock in the CTeiiing . Dj .- < csssiox . On Monday evening , at eight o ' clock , a-discussion wSl t ? ke place in the above room , on ihe plan of Organization , and the propriety of connecting the Land question frith the agitation for the Charter . Also , a disenssion will be entered Into , on the propriety of establishing a general Tierim Fimd , " - in preference to a local one . A fall attendance of the members is particularly recrn&ted .
staist-Bbtdgs . —A delegate meeting will be hidden in the Charter Association Boom , Angel Inn ¦ Yard . Hossboitom-srreet , SiaJejiridge , on Snnday , the ISth of Angust , at two o ' clock in lie afternoon . 3 ? is expected that A&hton , Mossley , Mottram , Hy-ie , and Hooly H 511 , will have delegates in attendance . rinTTi -y . —A camp meeting will be holden on "Wariey Moor , near 3 > an Siaude ' e Pond , on Sunday , ( to-morrow . ) at xwo o ' clock in the afternoon . DiwsBtJBS . —A special delegate meeting for this district will be holoen on Sunday , ( to-morrow , ) in the largeTOom , ever the Co-operative Stores , at two o ' clock in tha afiernoon , oa Business of great im-T » rx 3 BCe , idaiive to Mr . Dewhirst ' s liberation feom the Wakefield " hell , " which will take place « n ib « - 12 th of tbismonta .
BraCKsrosK Edge . —A Camp Meeting mil be hoir . tm on BlackstoB ^ Edge , aear the White Honse , on Snnday , Angust 13 ^ ; to-commence at half-pa > i two precisely 5 speakers from various places will be in attendance . Maschsestke . —CiBPEKTEB s Hali . —Mr . James Difif , iate Student in Konhalifcrion Collese , will leciure in tie Carpenier * 3 Hall , on Sunday evening next at six o ' clock . The iLtKCHESTEii MiJESAcas , akd Hcitr ' fl Jflosp-3 tEM . —Mr . &Connor will attend a Tea Party in * b » CarpeEter * 8 Hall , on Wednesday evening , Acjmsi 16 di , and deliver an address np& ± the © eca-ora . SStiets xnay be iad , one Bhilfing each , of ili . Jamas Leach . Tie proceeds will bo appropriated io the completion of the Monument to the snemory of tne lats Henry Bnnt . There will be a Usl * on thesaaje evening , at which an entire new set of Qriadrflks wiii "be introduced .
1 hs wjsiHiT jaxETisG t > f the CaTpeDt ^ rfe Ball ; Lo-Viiy w 51 take pla » ia the above Hall , on Sunday next ; ehairiohe taken at teno ' tJockin ihe furenon . i Soi . ia L . vstmSHTPE—Mr . Leach ' s route for th& CT ^ mos week . Monday . Angust 7 tb , Eayisn ; Tursoay , SUl , Mteilsy ^ Wednesday , 9 ih , Cowhiil ; ! nmrsd 8 y , 10 th , Kewton Heath - Fnoay , Htb Dri-yisden - , Snnday , 13 tn , OWham . j Thb South Lascaseobe Dklecaie Meehbg willbe h- iden pa Snnday , Angan IBia , at ihe honse of M-. John ianrrey , nnder the Carpenters' Hall , chair to be aken at one o ' clock in the afternoon . Cai . vtss 3 os Chabust AitN&a , Tea Pastt . Mr . Harrison intends holding his annual ChartiBt Festival on Monday , Augnst 14 th . Mr . F . CComior Ms been invited to attend on the occasion . A Band has been provided for the day , and tbOI meet at Araoia st iwo . o ' clcck , yfbere all ihe friends will form in vroeesson and pioeeed to-CalTersum .
HoLHFQaH . —Tie conncu wulmeetis fee < 3 axfei room , to morrow , at half-ptel ten o ' clock . SiecKPOBi . —A-members * -meeting will beholden to-morrow . afternoon , ISunday ) , at two o ' clock . Tfce members are requested to attend . r «> gTnTrg jir ^ jjrfttTR Meetub . —The adjourned deJt ^ ate meetjag -of tins eennty -will be neld &t 2 iacclesn eld on Sunday { io morrow ) , August 6 th , at ten o ' clock in the forecooc . All commmncationB for the meeting to be * cdressed to hix . John "WarreH , at D . Oldham ' s , Park Green ,. Maccles ficld .
Bibdbh 3 ZsntGE—Hr . David Bosh , from Mandiesler , > nU ~ 3 e 3 iver a lecture in the Democratic Chapel , Hebden-bridge-lane , on Tnesday , Angust 8 th &t ettht o'dockattn iht .
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Newtows st Pekcasioahd . —A pnblio meeting of the Colliers of this place , Hnntlaw . and Painstone , was held on Tnesday last , iniheSchool-honse , Mr . MitcbisonJn thB chair . The meeting was addressed by Messrs . Hammond and Darnells , delegates from the Miner ' s Association of Great Britain and Irelandj after which it was nnanimonsly agreed by * the meeting that they join the said society . r Edmomjstows , neab Mdssblbubqh . —AS pnblio meeting of the Colliers of this district was held on Wednesday last , in ail empty building . Mr . Thos . Dnnlop was called to the chair ., who after opening thB meeting , introdneed Mr . Wm . Daniells , who addressed the meeting at great length on the injustice and oppression constantly practiced upon Colliers both in England and Scotland . This he attribnted io their being disunited , and urged them in a strain of Tivid eloquence to join their English brethren
who were nobly straggling to raise themselves from that state of serfdom , to which the tyranny of the coal kings had forced them . He then took up the laws of the Miner ' s Association , and commented upon them cossecntively as he read them to the meeting , and retired , having evidently made a great impression . Mr . Hammond next addressed the meeting , and delivered a beautiful allegory j on the various classes in the nation , and depleted in truthful colours the various tricks resorted to in order to keep working men in slavery . This had a very good effect . A many had come to this meeting filled wish prejudice ; but these two addresses so far ohanjifid the appearance of things , that a resolution waa put to ihe meeting pledging themselves to join tha Miner ' s Association , which was carried without one dissentient . One hundred cards were taken out before the meeting broke up . finrra for union 2 the gallant bark sails proudly on . :
Edgkhxadby Dalkeith . —A meeting of the Colliers of tins looality -was holden on Thursday last , in the room of the Panp Inn , which was filled to the door . Mr . Peter Brown was called to the chair . The meeting was addressed at very great length by Mr . Wm . Daniells , on the objects and Is ws of the Miner ' s Association , the benefits of nnion , and the infamons nature of Collier bonds , &c . He was loudly and repeatedly cheered . Mr . Wm . Hammond followed in a snort Epeeeh , when a resolution was passed in favour of joining the Collier ' s Association . ;
Dalkxexh . ^ Couxkbs' Delegate Mkbtikq . —A delegate meeting of the Colliers of Mid-Lothian was holaen on Saturday last , Mr . James Burns in the chair , Mr . Wm . Daniells secretary . A largo ledger was purchased for the district , and contribution and enrolment bocks for the use of the different collieries , sEdtiJags pntin a fair train to conduct the business ef'fr . e district in a proper manner . ThB following xesolmionB were then passed : — "That it ; is the opinion of this meeting that all men who may take an active part in this union , and who shall be injured for so doing by the masters , ought in that case to be stood by and supported by the men ; but this
shall not extend to any man who shall use insulting or abusive language to his employer . " "That Mr . David Moffit be treasurer , pro . tern . " " That the next delegate meeting be holden this day week ; and a general meeting of the Colliers of Mid and East Lothian on Saturday , Angust 12 th , but that the different coal works may fix upon any other day , should they see proper , and that Messrs . DanieUs and Hammond be requested to attend . " After paving t > if bills for printing , books , stamps , &o ., there was left a balance in the treasurer ' s hand : of 12 s . The meeting broke up in the highest spirits , wishing prosperity to the cause-in which they are engaged .
Misers' Delegate Meeting . —The delegates of the Miners' Association of Great Britain , who met at the Three Tuna , Manor Chase , Neweastlfe-npon-Tyne , on Monday , Joly 24 th , met Again by adjourament _ on Tuesday morning , at nine o ' clock . Mr . Wakinshaw having -taken the chair , the Secretary read the minutes of the previous day ' s prociedings , which were confirmed . The correspondence was then read . It commenced with a letter from Mr . Haberts , of Bath , in reply to one sent to him by order of the Society . After the subject of the letter had been maturely considered , it was agreed that a Committee should be empowered to mako the neces sary arrangements with Mr . Boberts , and that he be respectfully invited to be present at the next
meeting of delegates . The next letter was from Mr . Daniells , of Lasswade , in which he gave a very flattering acconnt of the prospects of the Society in that quarter , notwithstanding the attempts of the masters to excite a spirit of jealousy in the minds of the men , so as to prevent them from joining in nnion ; yet most of the meetings , he had attended lately had pledged themselves io become members forthwith . Another letter was read from the same district of Scotland from Mr . Hammond ; and one from Mz . Brophy , stating the success he had met with in expounding the princ plea of union amongst
the coal-miners of Cumberland , which was highly gratifying . Letters were likewise read from the lecturers sent to Yorkshire , Lancashire , Staffordshire , Derbyshire , &e . &c , giving gloriou 3 accounts of their success throughout their different routes ; and each requesting largo quantities of cards and rules , as the men were very anxious to bs furnished ¦ with their cards and copies of the Tales . The letter from Staffordshire contradicted the report circulated through the newspapers that the miners ] in that quarter had struck work . ( Qaery—May not this ** fieporf be an attempt , on the part of the ! enemy , to excite the miners to a Pxexatdse Steixb 1
Beware , feuow-slaves , of the snares that are set to entrap you !) Amongst several other letters read , was one from Mr . Embleton , Berwick , stating the schemes which the masters and their tools there resort to , to prevent the men from entering the Society . They get meetings of the men , shew them the foUj of formiiiga Union j speak largely upon the evil effectsof nnion amongst working men ; andlatteriy attempt to arouse the worst feelings of the unsuspecting miners against that which is their best interest . Mr . Embleton attended one of those meetings proved the necessity of union amongst the miners , showed what would be its ultimate effect , and so far convinced the men of the fallacy of the position taken by the " minions" who had congregated them
that they all joined the society before they r parted . A delegate proposed a resolution respecting the law fund . After the snbject was discussed , it was agreed that it be held in abeyance , until the arrangements were made with a solicitor . A long diBCUBSion took place respecting some grievances whioh the ; men of the Auckland districts had to complain of . A resolution was adopted that they should clear 3 s . for each day they work . The Executive then entered the room -with a copy of the letter which they Wffltp instructed to send to Mr . Boberts , which was reidjftnd adopted . A delegate proposed—* ' That an opportunity be given to such off-handed men and others employed at the different collieries in Northumberland and
Durham , as may he disposed to do so , to join the society , upon paying the usnal amount of entrance money ; and that such of them as will not embrace this opportunity on or before the 24 th of ; August next , will not be admitted members without paying tea shillings entrance money each . "—Carried . And it -was agreed that one thousand bills , announcing this resolution , be printed and posted in conspicuous places at each colliery . A delegate proposed that the Executive be instructed to draw up a copy of a bond for the pitmen , to subscribe for the ensuing year , and that the same be ready to be submitted to delegates at their next meeting . The meeting then adjourned until Wednesday morning , at nine o ' clock .
"W ednesd ay MoBHjits . —THe delegates met this morning , at nine o clock , Mr . Wakinshaw in the chair . The minutes of the previous day were read and confirmed , and the following resolutions agreed to , after being ably discussed , some of them at very great length : — " That each lectnrer be required to give an account of Mb labours to the Secretary . " ** That the Exeeatrre "be empowered to 1 draw ap a plan for the travelling Uctnrers . " 3 . " That only one lecturer be kept in Northumberland and one in Dnrham . " 4 . "That each district be requested to select such persons in their locality as [ may be deemed competent to act as local lecturers . " ** That John Anghtey of Yorkshire , Andrew
Fleming , and Thomas Smith , be engaged as lecturers for this society . " ** That the best thanks of the society be tendered to John Hunter for his past labours . That our lecturers are expected to devote eleven dayb in each fortnight to the services of the Union ; and that thetenonr of their condpet on sll occasions onght to be for the furtherance of onr Association . " * " That none bnt underground miners be henceforth encaged as lecturers for this society . " "That the following persons hecome members of the Executive in lien of those who have been appointed { lecturers out of that committee : John Hunter , John Tnlip , John Burbeck , ~ and Christopher Haswell . " The delegates then adjourned for dinner .
Wedhesdat Afzebwoow Sotikg . —The delegates met at two o'clock . Mr . Wood in the chair . The minutes of thejnorning ' s sitting were read and confirmed . The Secretary read some letters from Scotland and from Yorkshire , wherein they wished to know whether they would be n quired to remit their fends to the General Treasurer in Newcastle , or they should be kept in the district in which they were collected . After the snbject had been deliberated and discussed pro and con , it was agreed that they be required to remit the price of the cards ! and tules only , the rest to be at their own disDosali It was
also agreed thit each delegate be requested to make m 9 M * Ji * nd report at next meeting of delegates the number of members that would , become Babscribera to a Miner's Journal in their district , in the -event of one fceing pnhliBhed in Newcastle , nnde * the superintendsnea of the Executive . The oommitteee selected to audit the sooiety ' slooks gave in their report . A vote of thanks was tendered to Mr . BalL for the imnnte manner in . which he hadikept his booka . A delegate then proposed that ithe next * frJS ^ ^ - « ° \ eleven o ' clock in the SSS . Camed ' aadtheme « inR ^ onxaedunUl
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Gbeat Meeting of Coal MmEks on Kebsal Moob . —The coali miners of this county held a meeting on KersallMoor on Monday last , Jbly 3 lk 1843 i to receive a deputation , from the Coal Miner ' B Association of Great BritauL : Tie attendance was very numerouB , wheniwe ; consider the shortriess of the notice , and the disorganised state of Lancashire arising from the League plot of last year . There was also another | qironmstance which prevented many from being present ; there are two moors in this district , the one called Keral Moor and the other Keraley Moor ; and great numbers went to the latter place , and were disappointed . At twelve o ' clock , the time { appointed for the meeting , Mr . John Lamase , a veteran coal miner , a man universally beloved by his fellow workmen in the
neighbourhood in Trmca . he resides , was unanimously called to the chair ; He opened the business of the meeting by a neat and appropriate speech , in which he depicted m glqwing colours the awful state of the miners of thisj district , and warned his fellow wprkmen against the subtle means that were now being resorted to by a certain party in order to try if they could not { make the coal miners tools in their hands , to produce another " outbreak" in favour of their own petty " measures . Ho trusted that they wonld watch theee-parlies , and not allow themselves toba cajoled into a premature ' strike , or into any strike at all , until they were able successfully to combat the mightyi power that was aroused against them by the great capital which had been wrirng from their labour . ¦
The mee ing waathen addressed by Messrs . Swallow , Thompson , aad Pavies , agents of the Association , whoin a clear and simple manner laid down the plans and objects of the Association . A working miner ; moved the following resolution , —• ' That in the opinion of the meeting the coal miners of Lancashire are hot in receipt of sufficient wages for their labour to providefor their families the commonest necessaries of life . " The resolution was seconded in a neat speech by another working mine * , and carried unanimously . We omit the names of the working men for ve ' ry obvious roasuas . Another miner moved the following— " That we , the miners of Lancashire , do immediately join the Miners ' Association of Great Britain , and call upon our brethren who are not present to unite with us in adopting every legal means to redress our grievances and remove the present burdens which press so beavjlj apon us . "
The-Chairman put it to the meeting when it was carried without a dissentient . The thanks of of the meeting were given to the chairman , who responded in a very humourous manner , in whi . h the policemen , who were present in disguise , came in for their share . The meeting was then dissolved . Meeting of Delegates . —As soon as the out-door meeting was over , a meeting of delegates assembled in the large room , Brown-btreet , Manchester . There were about one hundred delegates present , representing the principal coal works in Lancashire , viz . from Dukinfield ; Ashton-nnder-Lyne ; Oldham , Bradford , nearManchtster ; Bregment ; Little Lever ; Crompton Field ; Lellanshaw ; Danse ; Lever ; At kin ; Kawe ' s Fagg , near Bolton ; Little Bolton ; Tongue Colliery , Little Bolton ; Bents ; Little Lever ; Peel Colliery ; Hilton j vNew Honse , Bolton ; Halshaw Moor , Little Bolton ; Jenny Colliery ; Ratcliffe Bridge ; Chorieyj Hatcbffe ; Lane Enda ; Aspul ; Wigan , & . o . &c .
Mr . D . Thompson was called upon to preside . After the delegates had given in their credentials , the following resolutions were passed : — " That Mr . Wm . Dixon-, of Manchester , be the treasurer until tho next delegate meeting . " On this motion being carried , Mr . Dixon said that he hoped his friends would see the propriety of providing office-bearers out of their own association . He was not connected with the coal-mining business at present ; and he , therefore , hopes that they would chose a man from amongst toemselvea at the next delegate meeting . As a miner by trade , he should ever consider it to be his duty to render ^ them every assistance in his power to ameliorate their condition . It was then agreed
* ' That a public meeting be held at Pendlebury , on Monday , August 1 ^ , chair to be taken at ten o ' clock in the forenoon ; and , after it a delegate meeting in the large room of the Wheat Sheaf Inn , in Pendlebury . " "That Mr . Swallow go into the Bolton District until the -delegate meeting . " " That Mr . Thompson go into the Wjgan District as soon as he has concluded his engagements at Dukinfield , &c . " " That Mr . Dixon be authorised to pay Mr . Swallow and Mr . Thompson their wages for the past week , and also up to the next delegate meeting , with power to pay any bills that may be brought against the association betwixt Tiovr and that time . " ** That the resolutions be sent to the Northern Star newspaper for insertion ;" The thanks of the meeting was then given to the chairman , and the meeting separated .
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paupers to fall back upon , whom they could compel to , work ^ t B ^ x . shillings , per week . They would then hare ) | an : independent population . The Qiao would say , r * Well , I don t like farming ; but I earn ten shillings a-day at it ; if you ; will give me lhat I will work for you . " This was not the object those men bad in view , who had jumped from , clogs to boots ; from the cellar io the mansion ; from the mansion tofthe palace ; and who were now looking out for principalities ; and all ) this , too , achieved under a " restricted trade"' ! Suppose , and it was not improbable , that a manufacturer had realized £ 100 , 000 by the labour of one hundred hands in ten years , he would then retire , and leave his poor labourers to starrer—( hear ) . Was that a system of justice ! Suppose , like the parson ,
he only retained . l-10 th , he would then have the lion ' s Bhawi— £ 10 , 000 ; and the other £ 90 , 000 would enable those who had earned him his wealth , also to retire into honourable idleness . ; The manufacturers complained ] of trade when they did not make the enormous per centa ^ e they formerly did . If they did not gain so much this year as they did the former year , they asserted theirs to be a ** losing trade . " Mr , O'Connor then clearly shewed that the true interest of the shopkeeper Was bound up in the prosperity of the working man . It was asserted that the Charter ! would unsettle everything ; that there would be no security for property . Those- who raised that { cry meant there would be no security for plunder ,. They did not want to divide the property
of their oppressors ; they only wanted security for their labour . The Marquis of Westminster asserted that he waB the worst used man in the Empire , because he had to pay £ 12 , 000 income tax . He did not wish that meeting any particular harm ; but he heartily wished that every one of them could make the same complaint . That was a specimen of the loyalty of { the aristocrats . Take away from the Archbishop' of Canterbury his revenue , and his loyalty would fly off in a balloon . Take away from the clergy ' their tithes ; leave them the churches , beautify them in every way , let them tread upon velvet and be attended by angels : but if the tithes were gone , awuy too would go their loyalty . It was tho Bame with the " Free Traders "—refuse them
cheap Corp , | and-all their loyally evaporated . They talked about" Free Trade , " but they knew no more about it than an Irish pig knowa about geometry . Every increase of trade had been followed by a reduction of wages , and if there was a demand for ton times the amount oi goods now manufactured , in ten years time there would be a supply ten times exceeding the demand . Ho was the roai corn law repealer . The League were but half repealers ; they only wanted labottr subjected to their control , and to constitute corn as another medium of exchange . If they had Sthe Charter they would repeal the corn lawa on the morrow ; for they knew that the Land would supply with food three times the present population . rThelaw of primogeniture now contracted
the supply * , ; the whole land going to the eldest son . Thence arose the necessity for new churches , police commissions , ' poor law commissions , sinecures , places , and an Income Tax , to support the younger brothers . He was right glad of the Income Tax , ana was sorry that it was not 10 per cent . The working man had to puy : u indirect taxation , fifteen shillings out of every pound ; but no sooner had the middle class got three and half per cent , on their surplus wealth , than the country was threatened with revolution . Peel bad offered the ironmasters a grant of £ 50 , 000 ; or to get up an Emigration Fund . They were all a day after tho fair' Government had sent a Commission into Wales , consisting of a Bow-street officer , to inquire
into the grievances of the people . It was like locking up the stable when the horse was stolen . If every sectional grievance was redressed , it would be the worse for the working man . if Peel had given , £ 50 , 000 to the ironmasters , who would have had to pay it , but tbe working men ? If those who were now bidding for their support , were to buy them to-morrow , they would reap no benefit . It " Tom Attwood was to get his £ 1 notes , what would they avail them ? They had been living ; in paper houses too long ! Every breeza had shaken them into convulsions , and they wanted no more flimsies . It mattered not who waa prime minister ; under the present system he could not do juptice to the landlord without injuring the clergy : ; he could not assist
the manufacturer without destroying the agriculturist { he could do neither , unless he went to the source-, to the bottom of the well at once . It was useless to knock down one fortress ; they must storm the citadel . Theyiwere not advocates of physical force . They did opt want , as Baron Rolfo said , to " take the Tower jwith a rusty pistol . " Nothing would give Sir R . Peel , the landlords , or the Loague , so much joy as a Chartist outbreak ! Such an entente would soon ! cause them to sink their sectional grievances , and have a pop at the Chartists . They would soon forget ) all minor differences in the endeavour to destroy the hydra of popular demand . But the Chartists were too strong in moral strength to destroy themselvesfby any violent measures . They needed
only union and perseverance ; and for all to wotk as he did , Mr . O'Connor then gave an account of his meetings in Wilts and Somerset , referring to his accideut ; and also commented upon the Marylebonb meeting as triumphant evidence of their power . The Marylebone meeting thus proved that his labour had not been in vain . Every exertion had been used to set his countrymen against him , but the attempt was vain . He bad luaped coals of fire upon the heads of his enoinies . by repaying good for evil . He knew the day wonld como when justice would be done him . Through good anil evil report he had stuotc to his country . Was it to be endured that private jealousies should injure their country ? He was proud of the reception Father Mat hew had met with . The English people
did not stop to enquire whether he was an " Irish " Pries' , or ia "Saxon" Parson , but hastened to do him honour . Mr . O'Connor then ably dwelt , on the subject of Irish Repeal , and showed that , if " a Parliament" was all they wanted , they might have the English ; for nothing but Irish business was now transacted '; in it , unless it waa now and then a turnpike or a railroad bill . By-and-byo , he supposed , Rebecca would be st ' -pping in for her share . When he was commissioned ten years ago by the Marylebone Association to go on a tour through the country , he asserted at Stockport that he would sell tho people by auction . He asserted the same now ; but no oue had bid fairly yet . Peel weald sooa be bidding Household Suffrage ; Russell would bid Universal
Suffrage , and tte lot would be knocked down . Peel would say he had bid too ; and the lot would have to be put up again . Peel would then give Annual Parliaments into the bargain ; Russell would throw in the Ballot ; Peel would give Payment of Members ; Russell no Property Qualification ; Peel would then throw in the whole Charter , and the lot would be knocked down to him . —( great cheering ) . He would soil them all to morrow , neck and crop , at that price ; but It waa scarce ) y worth his while to sell , them for £ 90 !! He had refused all other offers ; he refused even the escape from persecution and privation . Ho had soon tho League bidding high tor the people . He had also seen mat Sturge ' s Reform would have much support among the
electoral body ; and ho knew that if a political man watched his opportunity , there were times when he might take a section with him . But he had never allowed tho weakness of a moment to havo any influence : over him , but had remained fiim to the Charter , well knowing that it they abandoned one portion they would soon be compelled to abandon the whole ; and the agitation would btcome an object for scorn and derision . He was glad they did not get the Charter at the time of the Reform Bill . They were then not politically educated enough to have fenced it well with the proper detP . iIs . All nations were rushing forward into one great system of brotherhood . Mind was pushing forward to combine with mind . Steam and
cheap postage had done much in producing that result . They could now shake hands with America , and kiss Franoo . Ihe whole political world was on the eve of a convulsion . The rumbling of the uent&l earthquake could be distinctly ^ eard , and he trusted that ouc of chaea and confusion , peace , and prosperity w < , uld arise . Mr . O'Connor then alluded to the cruelties inflioted by the manufacturers upon the children and others in their employ ; shewed the manner in which the press had houndsd on the Government against him ; and concluded by informing them that he had entered an action against the Times for libel , which would be tried by a Surrey jury on the following Monday . He also urged upon them the necessity of perseverance and Organization . A Conference would be sooa holden at BirmiUihara ,
and he trusted they would Commence from that period a new and a successful contest . It mattered not whether they had a Whig , or a Tory Government . They had ouly to be sufficiently powerful and the Charter would ba granted them . 1 Mr . O'Connor , during the whole of his address , was loudly cheered ; and at Ub conclusion a lengthy resolution ] was moved by Mr . Shaw , and seconded by Dr . Bowkett , thanking him for bis past services , and pledging the meeting to unite for the Charter , which was carried by acclamation . Mr . O'Connor briefly replied , after which Dr . Bowkett addressed the audience On the subject of their power , by cooperation ^ to secure freehold property , and referred them to a pamphlet he had written on that subject , which was published by Mr . Cleave .
Mr . Sherrard moved , and Dr . Bowkett seoonded , a vote of thanks to the Chairman , who made a suitable reply , and the meeting dispersed . Many of the middle classes were present ,.-and appeared much intercstediwith the lecture .
LECTURE ON BEPB 1 L , AT THE " ROTUNDA . " On Wednesday evening Mr . O'Connor lectured in the large [ Theatre belonging to these extensive premises , on ] the question of *• Repeal . " The place was filled to overflowing ; and a more enthusiastic audience wer « never assembled together . It was mainly composed of London Repealers ; an Irishman , a Repealer , occupied the chair ; and at the " Close of Mr . F . O'Connor ' s address , which lasted for two-and a-lialf-hours , one of the leading Repealers went froni the body of the meeting to the platform « and , 4 n a most eulogistic speech , proposed avote of thanks to the "English
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Liberator , " which was carried with great acclamation : and then three cheers giyen for Mr . O'Connor , three for the Star , and three groans for the tra ^ ueera of O'Connor . We have a long report of these inter * esting and important proceedings , which , we regret , we cannot find room for .
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THE FROME ACCIDENT . We are happy to hear that the number iojured by the late accident was not so many as at first supposed . Mr . Bolvrell went to Froine oa'Monday , for the purpose of procuring a correct account of the injuries sustained , an ' d ascertaining the amount of damage done . The following he has found to be the injuries sustained t—Sarah Cabbie , aged 15 , broken thigh , and injury in the back . Her parents have eleven children , and are without work . j One man severely injured in the head and face . Three other men , and one woman , slightly injured . ! _ ¦ _
The amount of damage is estimated at * 7 . The friends at Fromej are naturally anxious to render the suffering parties some little assistance . It is a tremendous heavy visitation upon the poor unwillingly idle family of eleven children ! They wish to render all tho relief they can to the poor sufferers ; and thus soothe , in some measure , the misfortune that has fallen upon them . To effect this they need the aid of their Chartist brethren throughout the country . ) They are but few , and poor , themselves : and , therefore , call for that assistance from others they ( would gladly render themselves had they the means . Mr . Bolwell , of Galloway-buildings , Bath , will receive subscriptions , and duly report the same .
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THE CONFERENGE .-ORGANlZATrON . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —As the general opiniou appears to be in favour of a Conference , as the flret step to re-organization , it is necessary that some definite meanR should bo adopted to enable us to come to a decision , and also to fix the time and place of holding-it , so that preparations may be made , and more undivided attention given to the various plans of Organization which have been , or may be proposed . 1 do n- > t see bow this can be ascertained without the
general opinion being expressed ; nor do I see how tbe various opinions we have bad upon the subject can be brought to a conclusion , sojas to be acted upon , / without the votes of tbe localities b » ing taken ; to effect this , I suggested in the Star of the 15 th , ult that all propositions sbouid be Bent to the Star , tot publication on tbe 5 th inst . in order tbat the localities ] might vote upon them ; ar . d to make this as simple and easy as possible , and that . x ? e uiiiy arrive-at some j definite conclusion , I have arranged and placed , in a brief form , and classed uudf r different heads , the various propositions which have be&i made *
A l—That an Executive shall be first elected . t B 1—Tbat a Conference shall be held Augnst 21 st . B 2—That a Conference ' shall be held August 31 st . B 3 —That a Conference Shall be held Sept . 5 th . B 4—That a Conference fehall be held Sept . 12 th . C 1—That the Conference shall be held in Birmingham . I C 2— That the Conference shall be held in London . C 3— That the Conference shall ba held in Newcastleupoc-Tyne . J C 4—That the Conference shall be held in Nottingham . J D l—That eactttpwn throughout the kingdom shall have tbe power ;^ jp- electing only one delegate , 'with the following exceptions ! : —Birmingham , Liverpool , and Edinburgh , two delegates each . Manchester and Glasgow , three each , and London four .
D 2— That each town , containing less than 56 , 000 inhabitants , shall be allowed to send on « delegate ; if containing 50 , 000 , and lejss than 100 , 000 , two delegates ; and if 100 . 000 and upwards , four delegates , except London , which may ; send t > ix . Of cuurse all delegates { will be elected at public meetings in accordance with the usual forms and will have to produce certificates signed by the Chairman of the meeting . j Now if the different localities come to & conclusion upon one of the propositions in each class , i . e . oue of each marked A B and C . and send to the Slav office , Aug . 8 , for publication Aug . 12 , jwe shall'see ata glance where
and when the general will fixes the Conference ; by this means we should bav ' a tbe same advantage over the course we have hitherto pursued , as we have by submitting a regular motion to a meeting , instead of carrying on a desultory conversation without ord r— and that the votes ¦ may be arranged without difficulty , I would suggest tbat the localities when sending to the Star i ffice , should merely [ send tbe number of the propositions which they vote for ; J they may then be placed in the following form ;—Name of Place . I No . of Proposition .
A I Bi j bS B 3 IB 4 ; C > , C 2 iC 3 A D D 2 Nottingham 1 11 Sneffield 1 j 11 London 1 : 1 i Total votes ; I 2 fl 2 12
Of course these are merely supposed cases for the sake of illustration . j I hope that as the question is ene of importance , our friends will Bee the necessity of giving it a careful attention . I do not see any other means by which we can come to a conclusion , jnor have any other been proposed , and those parties and localities who have expressed an opinion upon it , have agreed tfeat it would be fair and satisfactory . \ With respect to Organization there are a few subjects which I have not yet seen alluded to , and to which it may not be amiss to direct attention , so that they may be considered ' previous to the Conference being called . ] That a general and simultaneous demonstration should be held once a year . j Tbat a general Tract Depository should be established for the purpose of supplying localities with tracts , and also to supply them for sale ; the tracts to be printed under tbe direction of persons appointed for that parpose , who should select the best pamphlets and extracts from political works . j Tbat small prizes should be awarded for short essays npon subjects to be decided upon , in order to insure a supply of tracts upon questions of interest , and to cause attraction . j Tbat as far as possible Sunday Schools should be established in the various localities .
I shall not occupy your space by remares upon these , but leave them tio the consideratien of eur friends . : ~^> { ¦ ' " ^• ¦ ' Remaining yours trnly , f R . T . MORRrSoN . Nottingham , July 29 , 1843 .
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* I believe that this list contains all the propositions that has been mate ; if ojbhers are seat previous to its publication they can be added , or at any rate will be seen in the Star . j f Wherever this proposition is supported , of course it settles the question , foe tho present , as regards the others . % Suppose Nottingham to be sending a report of the propositions supported tb ^ re , it would only be necessary to state " we support propositions B 3 , G 4 , D 2 . "
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Leeds Corn Market , Tuesday , AuatJST 1 st . — The supply of grain to this day ' s market is larger than last week . There has been a limited demand for Wheat , and prices 33 . to 43 . per quarter lower ; in old very little doing . Oats has been £ 4 per stone , and Beans Is . per quarter lower . The weather hag been showery ; to-day cloudy and cold . SHE AVERAGE PRICES OF WHEAT , FOB THE WSBJC ENDING AUGUST 1 , 1843 . W / ieat . Barley . Oats . Rye . Beans . Peat Qrs . Qrs . Qrs . Qra . Qrs . Qxs . 4743 16 870 0 201 0 £ b . d . £ b . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ b . d . £ s . d 3 2 14 1 15 Hi 1 3 11 | 0 0 0 1 13 7 0 0 8
Leeds Woollen Markets . —There is a decided improvement in the mercantile transactions of this town , and in the sales at both the Cloth Halls . The demand for broad cloths , in particular , has been very brisk , and some extensive sales have been effected in goods suitable for tho Eastern markets . Much more is doing in the warehouses , in consequence of the visits of numerous buyers . Wool . — The Wool trade is also better , there being considerable more demand for it than has bees the case for some time .
Bradfohb Markets , Thursday , August 3 *—Wool—We have no change to report in this article sinco our last ; the supply is a full average , and prices about the same . Yarns—Tfie demand for Yarns continues brisk both for export ; and home consumption . The advance required by the Spinners ha 9 been very generally complied with . We believe the Spinners have not been so busy as at present for a loog time past , and are principally working to order . Piece—There is no change calling for remark in this branch of the trade . The Manufacturers are generally busy , and the operatives well employed .
Malton Cob * Market , July 29 . —At this day ' s market we had but little doing in the trade ; tha weather having set in wet and cold , increased the confidence of the farmers , who would not submit to any reduction in prico , which caused the millers to keep aloof from making purchases . The prices ranged as follows—Wheat 683 to 72 a . per qr * Barley nominal . Oats 11 £ d to 12 d . per stone . York Corn Marke ? , July 29 . —We have a good attendance of farmers to-day , but the dull accounts from WakefieJd and other markets have made our millers unwilling to give last week's prices and on the other hand , sellers not being disposed to take less , we report a very lifeless trade , and the appearance of a downward tendency , both as regards Wheat and Oats . The weather , though not particularly wet , baa been dull and cloudy , and sunshine is much wanted to ripen the growing crops , which are making little or no progress .
Richmond Corn Market , Jolt 29 . —We had . a tolerable supply of Grain in our market to-day , but there was an advance oa last week's prices . Wheat sold from 8 s . to 9 s . 31 . ; Oats from 2 a . 9 d . to 3 i . 9 d . ; Barley from 3 s . 9 < L to 43 . ; Beans from 4 s , to 4 a . 6 d . per bushel . Skipton Cattlb Market , July 31 . —We had an excellent supply of all descriptions of fab stock , and there being a good attendance of buyers , nearly the whole was sold , at tho following prices . —^ Beef from 4 hd . to 5 id ; Mutton , 5 d ; Lamb , 4 | d to od per 1 b .
gTATE of Tbade . —There was very little change in the market yesterday . Owing , perhaps , in some degree to the non-arrival of ihe Hamburg mail due j the yarn market was rather flatter than last week , with a light tendency to decline in the prices of one or two dt seriptions particularly adapted to tbe German market . In the goods market there was a pretty good demand for printing cloth , and a further but slight improvement in the price of good 27-inch 72-Teed cloth , which has been for a long time tauch depressed , and of which £ he manufacture has beea greatly diaiinidhed . For other description of goods tho demand was very moderate and there was no change in prices . —Manchester Guardian .
Newcastle Corn Markei , July 29 . —At our market this morning we bad a good supply of Wheat from the growers , much larger in fact than might hava been anticipated considering the advanced state of the season ; having , however , only moderate arrivals coastways , the whole was cleared off readily at an advance of Is . to 2 i . per quarter ; ship qualities at the same time partaking of a similar improvement . For a parcel of fine sooth country red , weighing about 64 lbs . per bushel , 64 s . was proonred ; in free foreign a very moderate business was done , but late prices were fully supported ; the same remarks will also apply to bonded . For flour we have ' experienced a steady inquiry during the week , and the stocks in warehouse being much reduced ,
we look for the sani « being cleared oft before the accession of any further supplies . Norfolk households we value 43 s . to 45 s ., according to quality , and whites 46 g . to 47 s . per sack respectively , perhaps anything extra might command a little mote . Rye musi be noted 2 s . per quarter dearer , but tne advance is complied with most reluctantly . BaTley extremely scarce and much wanted . Malt fully 2 s . per quarter higher , choice Chevalier being richly worth 60 a . to 62 s per quarter . Peas are again Is . higher with a free demand . Beans as before . Having only a moderate show of Oats from the country , with very trifling arrivals coastwise , our mealraen were compelled to give an advance of Is . per quarter upon the best descriptions , wiiiist other sorts met a free sale at fully last week ' s prices .
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FEA . RGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ . IN THE TOWER HAMLETS . Mr . O'Connor lectured on Tuesday evening last , at Hemmingway ' i ? Saloon , Mile End Road . The charge for admission was 2 d . in the body of the saloon , and fid . on the platform . The attendance was very respectable , and would have been larger but for a mistake in the announcement in last week's Star , Bermondsey being substituted for Mile End . Shortly after eight o ' clock , Mr . Fbazieb was called to the chair , and in a brief . and humorous address introduced
Mr . O CoKHOH , iwho was . received with rapturous applause ^ He commenced by apologising for the mistake in the Star , and for previous disappointments ; and pledged himself to be with them on the ensuing Monday , and deliver a discourse upon' the text he fibouid that evening give them . The Chairman had alluded to persons who were very brave in his absence , and pretended to know more of his movements than he did himself . He had previously been accused o £ being " a spy in ihe pay of the Whig 3 , " and also of being " a tool in the pay of the Tor iei , "; but now lie had descended bo ] ovr in the market as to be a tool in the handB of a single individual " : he was now , he understood , accused of accepting a bribe of £ 90 from the Duke of
Buckingham ! 1 He did not doubt but that £ 90 might be a consideration to " q needy adventurer f but he knew it would go but a ; very small way in settling his political balanoe-sheet . He noticed this rumour , because the character of a political man was always open to suspicion ; and he challenged the party who asserted that calumny , and who also asserted that he had proofs to substantiate it , to meet him before any public audience ; and he would defy him to shew that he had everreceived ld . in any shape , aB " pay" or " bribe" for political service in " consideration , " from man , woman , or child . If the principles advocated by his opponents Were good , they would stand without being built upon the ruins of his ( O'Connor's ) fame . He did not assert that Mr . Cobden lived upon
the subscriptions of the people ; or that Mr . Bright purchased his election for Durham by bribing the electors with thei people ' s money . His principles did not need such support . He bad always asserted that if a man devoted his time to the service of the people , ho deserved to be remunerated for it ; and it was hard indeed , ! that because he spent his own money in the service of tho people , that all the wrath should be poured out on him ; that O'Connor should be the noun adjective to support principles which would not ? stand by themselves ! England was on the eve of a great chance ; a change which it had become impossible much longer to avert . His object was to render that change beneficial to the people , by marshalling public opinion , and bringing
it to bear on the source of all their grievances . Formerly their political leaders marshalled public opinion only upon sectional grievances ; and when they had raised an excitement , directed it upon tbat grievance which ibore peculiarly upon themselves . The manufacturer endeavoured to marshall publio opinion against the agriculturist ; the church of Scotland agitators , upon a new road to heaven ; the church of England upon destroying a few Bishops to make room for more Rectors ; in Wales , the sectional grievance was the erection of toll-bars . JSow he endeavoured to prevent agitation for these sectional measures . The people had nothing to do with them ; but they had everything to do with the proper remuneration for labour . Labour was the
source from which all wealth sprung . Their enemies were opposed to the rights of labour ; and by distracting and dividing the working men , they had driven them from the cottage to the cellar . They were now bidding high for the people ; and if they had not such fiery offers , and so much gasconade , as in the days of Charles Fox or of Attwood , in 1831 , it was because the people now looked for the fulfilment of pledges made . Publio opinion was now too soand to ignite with a single match . If , as was asserted , the present Government was the reflex of publio opinion : then it was the more necessary that public opinion should be marshalled to run in one great stream chat all the shoals might be removed and destroyed . They were told that the people
were not prepared for a change . In the opinion of these philosophers , whenever the people advanced , then were they the most ignorant . At the time of the Reform Bill , ; they were *' an intelligent people '; but when they wished to advance further , they suddenly became "desraded" and "ignorant . " Mr . O'Connor . then alluded to Bright ' s election for Durnam , which the League boasted was a great reaction in their favour . The Chartists cared bat little about the electoral body . If they waited until the electoral body ensured them the Charter , it would not be in their Jive ? , nor yet in the lives of their grandchildren . The noB-eleotors had formerly a court of
appeal in the House of Commons . Their pstitions constituted this appeal ; but now they had no longer that court . Their petitions of 1 , 600 , 000 , « f 2 , 600 , 00 » , and of 3 , 500 , 000 ; had been disregarded ; and they looked for substantive representation » 8 their only remedy , Mr . O'Connor next dwelt on tbe question of «• Free Trade / ' r and showed that the object of that agitation was to Enable the manufactures to under * sell the slavesofthe whole world . If they reallysought for a principle to benefit the working man , they would locate him upon the Land , and render him independent of the foreigner for his breakfast or his sapper . They well knew that if they did that , they would n longer have a starving , a lounging army of
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BURY . —Odd-Fellowship . —The members of tho Sweet Consolation Lodge , No . 143 , of the Grand United Order of Odd-Bellows , held their fifteenth anniversary on Saturday last , when fifty-sis of its members tat down to a , most excellent dinner at the house of Mr . Samuel Buherworth , sign of the Eagle and Child , Stanley-atreet , Bury . After the cloth was drawn , Mr . John [ Lord , district master , was unanimously called to the chair , and Mr . Jacm Farrar to the vice-chair . The evening was spent in the greatest harmony ! until a late hour .
Manghestsr .- ^ -Repeal .- —a meeting wa 3 holden in the Carpenter ' s Hall , on Monday evening last , for the purpose ofj petitioning the Legislature for a Repeal of the Union . The hall was crowded , and the meeting was addressed by J ; W . O'Connel ! , Esq ., Inspector of the Repeal Wardens of England , and- several other gentlemen , whose observations upon the imbecility and ] wonhlessness of the present Government elicited thunders of applause . The meeting separated in the most peaceable manner , after cheers had been gifen for Daniel O'Connell , and other leading characters in the Repeal movement . It lasted nearly three hours .
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A Mail Coach on f Fire . —Between three and foar o ' olock on Friday morning , as the Yeov il mail coatjh' was proceeding ai a rapid rate near Andover , on its way to the terminus of the Southampton railroad , great alarm was created among the passengers by the sudden outcry J of the coach being on fire . The coachman instantly , stopped the horses , and on the guard alighting he discovered that the wheels of tho vehicle bad actually ignited , in ooneequence of their not having been properly greased before
starting , and the velocity with which the coach was proceeding . The fire , however , was extinguished , and the damage confined to the wheels . The guard was anxious for the coacbi to continue its journey on account of the mail bags , &c , but the . coachman very properly said he would not endanger the lives of the passengers by so doing . The mail was , therefore , forwarded by another conveyance , bat nearly an hour elapsed before [ the passengers were ' enabled to proceed towards their destination .
Aijothkr Sacrifice ov Couieb Lifb . —A correspondent at Longton , Staffordshire , writes that fodr mokk iaves have been offered up and sacrificed in the Staffordshire Collieries , in ihe very next pit adjoining the one which devoured nine human beings only the other day ! The causo assigned ib this instance is the breaking of a cog ; we presume in [ the wheels of the eigine The men when drawn up presented a most shocking spectacle * being broken into pieces ! They were each married , and have ] left families to be provided for . Who would not b ' e a collier , to have the privilege of dying a most horrible death , for eighteenpsnesa-day ?
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THE NORTHERN STAR , j
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 5, 1843, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct662/page/8/
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