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THE KEBECCA MOVEMENT . { Gmtinued from our seventh page . J OPENING OF THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY . Carmarthen , "Wednesday Night , Oct . 25 . This most important Commission , appointed for a foil inquiry into the causes of the discontent and outrages in South Wales , was opened to-day in the Town Hall , the proceedings at which , as far as they are known to the public , haTe excited Tery considerable interest . _ , ,. _ _ _ , _ At ten o ' clock , the Th /? ht Hon . T . F . Lewis and 2 ir . Cripps , accompanied byihe Secretary to the Commission ( Mr . G . 3 L Rjckards ) , entered the Town Hall , and took their peats on the bench . Among the gentlemen present , I obserred Colonel Trevor , M . P ., Vice-Lieutenant of the county , Mr . D . Morris , M . P ., Dr . J- > nes , Captain Phillips , Dr . Lawrence , the Mayor of Carmarthen , Dr . Bowen , Captain Scoit , &x .
The court being opened , the Right Hon . Chief Commissioner proceeded to read Her Majesty ' s Commission , and , having finished , said—Gentlemen , —Having had the honour and duty to lead Her Majesty's Commission , it is perhaps right to say for ourselves that we are deeply impressed with the difficult * and importance of-the duties intrusted to us , and that it ia only by relying on the assistance oi the gentlemen of the different counties we ' mnst visit that we can hope to be able to discharge those duties , or to effect the objects of the Commission ; and , permit me to say , that nothing shall be wanting on our pans to pursue diligently , and I hope effectually , the inquiry intrusted to us ; and , in order that vre may do so , we are ready to exert ourselves
to the utmost . In reading her Majesty ' s Commission , you must be struck ' with the "wording as to ¦ he definition of its obj-cts , for although her Majesty ' s Government , who , I believe , and in fact know , are firmly resolved 10 me .-t with the strong arm of the law all attempts at disturbance , and to do everything to suppress and put down outrages by the persevering exercise of power on their parts ; still at the same time they are most anxiously desirous to ascertain whether there be any real causes of grievance existing , in order that by the powers of the Executive Government , or of Parliament , or both combined , a legislative remedy may be effected , for ¦ which purpose it is that we are here . Gentlemen . I think her Majesty's Government have done wisely
in distinctly stating in the Commission thai it is our duty to inquire into the laws relating , to turnpike roaas , because , if 1 am not misinformed , the first oickiTagBs -which look place in this country had for their object , by improper and unjustifiable means , to effect a remedy for alleged grievances with regard to turnpikes . I tMnk , tbereforertbe Government have "Tery -proper !} directed our attention first to that object , in the hope that by proper inquiry a legislative remedy may be effected . Gentlemen , the Commission also contains other and larger powers , pointing to other causes and circumstances which have led to acts of violence and outrage , and which open out a large field for inquiry . I will not allude to any of these causes individually
lest by including Borne I might give them an importance which they do not deserve , and lest I may be thought to have excluded others that some persons may think substantial grievances . I will , therefore , now only say , that we will hold ourselves open 10 receive every species of information from persons acquainted with the country , come from whom or where it may , in order that it may be shewn to us what have been the real causes of the disturbances that have taken place in this country . Be that information what it may , our eyes and ears shall be open to receive it , and it will be subject to a proper and impartial inquiry , in erder . that a remedy may be found . Let no person shut his eyes to th ? important command issued by the Almighty
Creator—** Thou shall not steal . " If mtn are not to steal , it is clear that there must be something belonging to another that is not to be taken . Thus even the Creator himself recognised a right in property ; and itislhis fonsdaaon on which society is built—the object of . all government being to secure to every individual a free and undisturbed controul and enjoyment of that property which by his labour and industry—his honest industry—he may be justly entitled to . It is in the nature of things that the products required for the consumption of our fellov-creatures cannot be obtained if he who sows is not secure to reap—if he who plants is not entitled
to gather . Gentlemen , society itself is so constituted , that the industrious , thrifty , prudent , and « arefal people are by the will of God tolerably secure of their reward ; whilst , on the other hand , improvidence , violence , wastefulness , and acts of outrage as certainly bring diHtress and misery , with all the ruinous consequences that follow in their train , on ^ those persons who are unwise enough to perpetrate them . Let me only add , that with a most sincere and earnest wish to accomplish the objects which her Majesty ^ s Ministers had in view in advising her Majesty to issue this commissiDn , we shall , with as little delay as possible , apply ourselves to the different i > oinis of the inquiry , and I feel assured ,
gentlemen , by yonr presence , here to-day , that yon mil render us every assistance in v our power , * hat the inquiry may be as full-a-one as possible . Colonel Tbevob asked the Commissioner if it would be convenient to them to state the course they intended pursuing ! Mr . F . Lvwrs replied , that they shonld now pursue the inquiry here , which would probably occupy several days . He , of course , could not say what time the inquiry wonld take at each place ; tut they would take Carmarthenshire first , Pembrokeshire next , and they could not now Bay what county would follow .
They were desirous to throw themselves open to the whole country , and invited communication from all classes of the people . He feared that they conl d not lold -all their proceedings in open court , though , for iimself , the greater ihe publicity which could be grrm to their proceedings , the more satisfactory it would be to him ; but at the same time he knew that there were vritnesseB who would be embarrassed if they knew that an audience was present , or that their words were being taken down instantly on their utterance by shors-hand writers ; still , as far be
as they possibly could , every publicity shonld even . The Right Hon . Gentleman then , addressing himself to the reporters present , said he wished , through their means , to state to the whole of South "Wales their anxiety to receive the fullest information from all classes of the community , and at the same time to say , that they had no instructions from the Government bnt whit were contained in ? he Commission . He would further state , that if any persons making communications wished , them to be confidential , and marked them so , they might rely upon their being bo used .
The Commissioners then retired into _ tne grand jury-room , and were occupied the remainder of the day In a preliminary examination of Mr . S : acey , clerk to the Main Trust , and the examination of various book 3 and papers , with a view to show the -working of the trust .
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THE WELSH COMMISSION . 10 IHE KDITOB OP TEE TIMES . firs , —Observing in your columns to-day a report « f ihe opening of the Royal Commission to inquire into the grievances of the people of Wales , and noticing the fair promises of the Commissioner , I 2 > eg yon will permit me to express a hope that on this ^ occasion the Government will not disappoint the expectations of the sufferers , and add to the power of their opressors . 1 grant 1 am very suspicious of these commissions . I have observed that they are generally used to bailo up a theory—to afford an excuse for establishing a predetermined measure . Such was the Commission on the Poor Laws .
It was determined that the right of the poor to support should be denied , so a commission was issued to make out a case , that the poor were so idle , abandoned , and difc&olute that they were really unworthy of support . Sometimes a commission is used apparently For one object , but really for another . la ihat case , the * " i I" ? i h * t supports the object apparently intended is -ourked , - while that which supports the real ffitenfaon as published . JnS ? * " *?¦ ^ 9 ** ** & !»*» commission issuea to inquire into the grievances of the hand-¦ teraa weavers . -rf ^^ * ?* ' aPPwent object vas the relief lLJxf- ^ X ^^* * ' protecting their ial ^ hut the real design was to make out a case fv ^ Umtf KgS * ** *****
——-fwJS mqJXlT ¥ *** ' © e « i ^ e , the Assistant ^ Commissioner , case to Huddeefield . fie there iSS ^^ S , *^* * ******* & * ^ - iaenceoftae hand-ioom weavers . He fixasoined me pnblidj , and afterwards told ?^ x ^ - l had * T * important evidence : 2 wt thai ia consequence of the then « rcited state of the pepslation , tnere were certain questions that he h ^ drefrained f » m . askingme . " Headed , "Ifyou woold not object to a private examinatiea , I should fee glad to hare jma opision on those subjects . " I agreed , on the-express condition that he would famish e » with a perfect , c * py of my examination He promised to de ml It was also agreed tobj his , that" if ay evidence was not peblished in &e report of the Commissioners ,
I should be at libertj to pablufcit , " On these express conditions I jobmitted to a private examination that extended through several AajL When weparted , Mr . Mnggeridge" thanked Be for the ralnsble communication , " and promised to send me a correct copy of the whole in four or ire days . J Applied many times for the promised copy , and was often " assured that I shonld hare it . " At last Mr , Mnggeridge candidly told me he could not let me hare it , because , flaring considered my eri-
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denoo of the greatest importance , he deemed fit bis duty to forward it to the Government as soon as it wa / j taken , before he could have it copied , and that now he could sot obtain either the original or a copy . " J have since applied to Lord John Russell , the Marquis of Normanby , and Sir James Graham ( the successive Home Secretaries ) , and have not been able to obtain the fulfilment of Mr . Muggeridge ' s promise . Not one word of that evidence ia in the report . Mr . Stocks was never examined , although , in my hearing , Mr . Muggridge promised to take that gentleman ' s examination . On that question no person ' s
opinion could be more important . Nor is there a word in the report of the long and most important written argument of Mr . William Atkinson , who enjoyed the confidence of the SpitalBelds weavers , and who was expressly requested by the Secretary of the Commissioners to Bend his information in writing . How many other friends of the hand-loom weavers , -who were favourable to protection , were thns entirely excluded from the report , I know not . But this I know , there is no want of anti-Corn Law evidence . Nay , if the anti-Corn Law League had written the Report of the Commissioners , it could scarcely have been more favourable to Free Trade .
Knowing , as I do , the diBgust with which that report was received by the band-loom weavers , the causes of whose grievance it was pretended to iuquire into with a view to their removal , and observing that Mr . Frankland Lewis is just as candid and plausible as was Mr . Muggeridge , I may surely be permitted to warn the Conservative Government against stumbling on the rock of their predecessors , lest they make matters worse , by disgusting and disappointing the aggrieved , and strengthening the hands of tke greedy and remorseless , the heartless and grinding oppressors of the poor .
Pardon the liberty I have taken , and allow me to snbseribe myself , Sir , your most obliged servant , Queen ' s Prison , Oct . 28 . Richaed Oastles .
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REPEAT . ASSOCIATION . The usual weekly meeting of this association "was held to-day in the Conciliation-hall , -whieh waa tolerably -well filled in all parts . It was very confidently stated on Saturday , and very generally believed , that Mr . Shiel , Mt . Wyse , and other leading members of the Irish Whig-Radical party , would send in their adhesion as *• Federalists" to the association to-day , but the xmnouT proved to be unfounded . At one o'clock Mr . Molony , ex-Justice of the Peace , having been called to the chair .
Mr . O'Coskblx . read a letter from Dr . Slftttery , Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashe ) , enclosing his subscription , and requesting to be enrolled a member , "which was accordingly done . They had already two of their four archbishops declared Repealers , and he was prood to rank Michael of Cash el beside John of Tuam —( hear , hear , " and cheers ) . Nothing but the critical state of the country at present , and tbo attempts recently made to do away with the rights of petition by what he thought undue means , conld have called his Venerable Friend from bis dignified retirement—( bear , bear ) . It was no small prsof that their motives and intentions -were pure , and their mode of carrying them out peaceable , when they had Dr . Slattery joining them —( bear ) .
The Hob . Gentleman in handing in £ 100 from Quebec took occasion to praise the v ? u > dom of tbe British councils there . He -wished to give Lord Stanley tbe fall meed of praise for the course be bad adopted toward * the American colonies , by giving them a legislature and fall eontroal over their own affairs—( bear , bear ) . Canada bad forfeited mnch of her claims , by having bad tbe folly to turn ont in armed rebellion to assert her right . Ireland . also claimed tbe privilege of self-legislation , but would never rebel ; and be proproclaimed it then , on the authority of that association , with which the people were thoroughly identified , that
there "was not tbe least danger of an outbreak —( cheers ) In any event , there should be no rebellion In Ireland ; and there wonld then be presented tbe strong contrast , that rebellious Canada bad free institutions and a local government , and that Ireland , which did not rebel , tna refused an inquiry into her grievances—( bear ) . It tras asserted is some journals that Canada took so interest in tbe Repeal movement : the bill of exchange which he then banded in contained one hundred answers to that unfounded statement —( " bear , hear . " and laughter ) . The Quebec Repealers were enrolled at members and associates ; and a vote ef thanks was ordered to be transmitted to their secretary .
Mr . J . O'Connell said be bad two pieces of good newa to communicate—tbe one was , that tbe revision for tbe city of Kilkenny bad closed , and that tbe Repealers had a majority of 157 over the Tories , Whigs , and Mkoneen Papists ; and tbe other , that tbe sum of £ 31 had been transmitted to the Association from tbe town of Cailow—( cheerti . Mr . Mabk O'Callaghan then came forward , and moved that the name of Mr . John Smith , attornej-atlaw , and one of tbe law agents for tbe corporation , be erased from tbe books of the Association . He traderstood that tbe remaining tenants on tbe lands of Paris town and Darristown were removed on Monday last—( hear , bear ) . Mr . O'Callaghan complained that bis letters , in reply to Mr . Smith , were not inserted in tbe Freeman ' s Journal . Dr . Gbat rose to order . lit OCallaghan said he was not out of order—( confusion ) .
Mi . O Connell—The role in every public assembly is , tbe very moment a gentleman is called to order , be sits down until he knows how H is he is out of order—( bew ) . Mr . O'Callaghaj * resumed bis seat Dr . Grai complained that the subject under consideration had been re-opeaed , when it was understood to have been finally dosed . Mr . O'Callaghajt—What I complain of is , that though the Freeman published Mr . Smith's letters calling me a liar , and other offensive names , my letters ia reply were omitted from that journal—( cries of order *) .
Mr . O'CONKELL rose to call Mr . O'Callagban to order . His opinion bad been appealed to in this matter—Be gave it . Mt . OCallaghan was at liberty to acquiesce in that decision or nob . He found be did not do so—{ hear , bear ) . Tbe question was tine between tbe public and Mr . John Smith , and not a bye-battle between Mr . O Callaghan and tbe Freeman ! Journal—( hear , bear ) . If Mr . O'Galiagbaa wished to impeach that journal , let him give notice of it ; bnt the queition before them now -was one between tbe public and Mr . Smith—( hear , bear ) . Toe motion was put from the tfo *» r and carried , bnt there were several dissentient !
Mr . BaL ? e , who bad originally brought forward the question of extermination against Mr . Smyth , said that be had received a great number of communications from various parts of Ireland , which would shew an appalling amount of cruelty on the part of landlords , and he thought tbe best -way of ending it was to expose tbe perpetrators to public indignation . Dr . GB . AY suggested to Mr . Balfe the propriety of referring the documents be had received to a Committee of the Association . Mr . Balfe said he wonld willing ' y do so , and he made mention of tbe fasts relating to extermination in order that tbe landlords might be deterred from forcing tbe tenants off tbe land , as bad been tbe effect in some previous cases of a public allusion in tbe Association .
Mi . O'Cosnkll agreed -with Mr . Balfe that the instrument te be used against tyrannical landlords was public opinion . ( Cheers . ) Althongh not over-disposed to give the present Government any undue praise , be ¦ was not inclined to anticipate , as Dr . Gray had done , the course to be taken by the Commission . He was disposed to give tbe present Government its due for having issnbd it ; and this advantage , at all events , would be derived from it , tiat landlords -would see th&V the question of tenure was about to be inquired into . Sir R . Peel and Lord Stanley bad declared there must be some alteration in that tenure—( hear)—and be thought it -would be nn-¦ wise \ o throw celd -water on the exertions of the Commissioners . ( Cheers . )
Mr . J . O Consell gave notice of a motion te tbe effect , that be "would next Monday week brinj ; under tbe consideration of the Association tbe financial arrangements of the two countries , with a view to show that they could be arranged in such a manner as to relieve Ireland from nnjnst burdens , -without detriment to England . Amongst the various subscriptions handed in by the Messrs . O'Connell , Dr . Gray , and others , -were £ 30 , from Dr . Browne , the Roman Catholic Bishop of Gal WBy , being the subscriptions of himself , Mr . V . Blake , M . P . ; Mr . Bodkin , M . P . ; and others ; £ 5 from Mr . H . Grattan , M . P ., bis second subscription this year—{ cheers)— £ 25 from the parish pri « atof Wicklow , £ 5 of -which was collected yesterday at tbe chapel gate—< hear , bear )— £ 52 from Glasgow—( cheers )— £ 50 from Armagh , £ 1 from the Palmerston victims of tyranny , for attending the Donnybrook meeting ; £ 9 9 s . from Newburgh , New York , and £ 30 from the North ( per Mr . Daffy ) .
Mr . O'Conkbll rose again , and said be bad next to read a communication be bad received from that excellent and exemplary man , Joseph Sturge . ( Hear , bear . ) He did cot believe that there lived a being with a purer mind or finer spirit ; tbexe -was a generous enthusiasm abctHt him that gave him the very chivalry of hsma&ity . ( Hear , hear . ) He bad been sneered at as an inefficient politician ; bat be vat an honest , Bealoas ,. and persevering politician , fc ( Hear , hear . ) He was a tbe head of a psrtv , which tbe CfcartisU showed themseWe » aaflt for pablic liberty by not having joined . ( Hear , hear . } Tbe eoBuaoBicstion from Mr . Sturge was m follows : —
"to IHB IRISH XErBAl ASSOCIATION . A note « f mine addressed te yonr chairman , accom Pjuiying a resotafcfon pa-ed at a meeting at Birmingham ; ^ Lii mi ^ ' \ » W * -i expressed tbe opinion , i 2 £ d SSSSS ?* *** of pabUc ^^ towardB v "ThiB "P ^ 011 "nbsequent evsnte have confirmed ; but injjrder to render ttu favourable state of feeUng BTflUftble , the people of England B&ould have a dear and fall * zplination * t tbe object * of the Repeal
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Association , and a disposition should be evinced candidly to examine and adopt every measure that is calculated to conciliate mutual good will among the people at large . Some of the best friends of Ireland In this country are much in want of precise information as to what is songhtfor by tbe Repealers . If it is intended to make Ireland a separate aud independent nation , it cannot be expected that there erer will exlrt in England any general co-operation in favour of such a measure She is herself suffering from tbe same oligarchy which inflicts so much misery on the sister kingdom ; and the united efforts of the whole British people are required to terminate its oppressions .
" But if it be clearly and distinctly understood that Ireland only seeks to have the control of her own affairs , leaving tbe decision of all questions iavolving the interest of the united kindom to the Imperial Legislature ; . the object is so just in principle and so needful in its application to Ireland , that I am persuaded it would , if properly placed before the English people , soon command their support . " The recent despotic proceedings ef tbe Goverinent ; tbe wise and prompt measures taken by the leaders of the RepeaUmovemeot to preserve peace ; and their universal observance by the people of Ireland , under circumstances of exasperation that might have led to the most fearful consequences , ail conspire to encourage a general disposition on this side the Channel to a more favourable consideration of their juatolaims .
"As one who ardently desires full justice to Ireland , it is my earnest desire and hope that nothing may be said or done that might tend to excite a national feeling of bosiility towards England ; and allow me to express my deep regret that it should be stated such a feeling exists in the minds of Englishmen towards Ireland . It is true , we have not evinced that sympathy for tbe wrongs of Ireland which we ought to have done ; but the people are not inimical to each other ; and they have one strong bond of union , —that of suffering from the same oppressors . The peaceful and constitutional manner in which tbe people of Ireland are seeking to
obtain justice has jus' -ly excited great admiration ; and it is my conviction that if the same course is firmly maintained it will eventually unite the wise and good in all parts of the United Kingdom in combined efforts , that will , under tbe blessing of Divine Providence , be crowned with success ; and while securing to Ireland all that tbe most ardent of her friends who are ranged under the banner of Repeal can desire , will more firmly consolidate her with England in all that constitutes a great empire . " Yery respectfully , Joseph Stubqe . " Birmingham , 27 th of the 10 th month . "
Mr . O Connell , having testified bis respect for the character of Mr . Sturge , proceeded to express the delight be felt at finding , from that gentleman's letter , that the praceable demeanour of the Irish people was making an impression on the English mind—( cheers ) . He alluded lo the neglect of Government , in not having issued the Clontarf proclamation till it was merely by an accident that a massacre did not take place , and then referred to tbe constant effoits of the Orange and Tory press to irritate tbe Irish people becauBtj they bad submitted to that exercise of authority , The Hon . Gentleman reiterated bis oft-repeated abuse of The Times , which could , he said , find no more fruitful topics to urge on tbe EnglUb to overthrow the Whigs , because they were friends of Ireland , than the vilest abode of tbe people
of Ireland and ef their priesthood . Mr . Sturge bad spoken of English sympathy ; but he ( Mr . O'Connell ) would ask , had any * f the great towns in England , save Birmingham and Preston , made any demonstration for them T Had London done so ? Had Manchester , or Liverpool , or Leeds done bo ? ( Cheers . ) Let not Mr . Sturge blarae the- people of Ireland because they judged of Englishmen only by their acts , because they could not place confidence in them . He ( Mr . O'Connell ) believed the English people acted more from ignorance than design ; but it was his complaint that they would not take tbe trouble of being rightly informed as to tbe rail state of the people of Ireland . If there were no other topics to urge in favour of Repeal , tbe fact would be sufficient , that
tbe governing people were radically ignorant and careless of the state of the country governed . As to separation be repudiated it , but be wished to prevent the possibility of it by getting Repeal . There should be no rebellion in Ireland , bo civil war , or , what war worse , a servile war ; a war from cottage to cottage , from town to town—( cheers ) . The Hon . Gentleman proceeded at great length to meet the objections of Mr . Sturge , and to show there was no fear of separation . He spoke of America , and the offer of reconciliation made , when too late , by tbe British Government to the insurgents in that country , as a warning to Government , and advised Mr . Sturge to remember it ( Hear . ) He thought it would be politic in the English statesmen to ask Ireland what she
wanted , and be ( Mr . O'Connell ) would answer , that she merely wanted tbe management of her own affairs , and did not desire to take anything from tbe Crown prerogatives . He called on Mr . Sturge for an explanation of what imperial questions were . If be meant the management ; of the colonies , be ( Mr . O'Cotmell ) would tell him that tbe colonies were tbo fiefs of the Crown , and the absolutism of tbe Crown right was only qualified by charter—tbe dependencies , which included 100 , 000 , 000 of people , were tbe property of the Crown , nod all Ireland wonJd ask was liberty to trade with them —( bear ) . Ireland was big enough for them . She was all tbe ; required . They would take nothing less — ( loud cheering for some minutes ) . As to war , if Mr . S ; urge thought they might wish not to goto war when
England did—that was a Reyal prerogative , and the only thing they could do was to vote against tbe supplies ; he for one would be glad of it , as it diminished tbe chances of unjust war , and if there were just cause of wax there was no fear of the IriBh people being buckward in supporting it—( loud cheers ) . The Hon Gentleman referred to Portugal and other countries friendly to Ireland , which it would be wise policy in Ireland to refuse going to war with , on the sole ground that England wished it Again , making peace was no imperial question ; it was an act of the monarch . They wanted a protective ; not an invasive Parliament As to the army and navy , that would be a mere question of length of purse . Tbe number of men paid by England should belong to England , and tbose paid by Ireland
should be Ireland's . Thus treaties , dependencies , colonies , the . making of war and peace , and army and navy , could not be considered imperial questions . Tbe Hon . Gentleman thus ridiculed the Federalist party , as not knowing what they meant , and derided the support likely to be bad from tbe north or Ulster men , which , be said , would be bnt small indeed ; for on former occasions there bad been no substantiality about them . As to religions questions , there was no fear of difference . Mr . Gadkin ' s letter proved it The Hon . Gentleman then reiterated bis thousand times repeated allegation of Rjman Citholio toleration , but if any fear
were harboured ef it , be would , be said , be willing to place on the Irish Parliament a restriction already existing in the American Legislature—namely , that it should be incompetent to them to place any restrictive right or to interfere with any one's conscience— ( lond cheers ) . Mr . O Connell then contrasted tbe treatment of rebellion * Canada and peaceable Ireland . He wonld uot give up one particle of Irish interest , bnt he would maintain the Crown prerogatives . After a lengthened address de omnibus rebus in bis usual style , and urged by his nsua ) arguments , the Hon . Gentleman concluded , amid loud applause , by moving tbe adoption of tbe following resolutions : —
" 1 , —That the object and purport of the Repeal of tbe Union consists in the Parliament of Ireland having tbe entire Legislative control of affairs of the Irish nation . " 2 . —That the basis of tbe Repeal of the Union consists , and shall consist , in the perpetual connexion with Great Britain , through the medium of their common Sovereign , Queen Victoria , and her heirs and
successors . ' 8 . —That another basis of the Repeal of the Union shall be perfect equality of civil rights and franchises of every description between all Christian Beets and persuasions whatever , and that no power shall be committed or intrusted to the Irish Parliament to make any law derogatory to the civil rights e » r franchises of any individual or class by reason of bis or their creed or religious persuasion . " 4 . That the foregoing resolutions be transmitted to Mr . Joseph Sturge , in reply to his communication , and that be be requested to specify what the questions involving tbe interest of tbe United Kingdom exclusively are , other than tbose which come within the range of the Royal prerogative . "
In answer to some observations of Mr . Gordon , who advocated the rights of the Roman Catholic clergy to glebe-houses and lands , ( the gentleman , be it remembered , having been within the month an active member of tbe Conservative bodies of Dublin , and a quondam Orangeman ) , Mr . O'Connell expressed his disapprobation of state establishments , for , at tbe present day , tbe efforts of every state were directed to suppress true religious feeling in the chureb . ; still , be would be in favour of a plan for obtaining glebes for tbe Catholic clergy , to whom a perpetual right might easily be given by a slight alteration in the existing laws . But these glebes must be purchased by Catholics themselves , and in no other way . ( Cheers . )
Mr . Steelb and the Rev . Mr . Lowrt , a dismissed and degraded Independent minister , having addressed the meeting , who were bo * very attentive , particularly to tbe last gentleman , who detained them more than half an hour , Mr . O'Connell announced tbe Repeal rent to be £ 1 , 142 19 s .: ( Loud cheers . ) This made upwards of £ 3 , 000 received from Saturday to Saturday . Mr . Comvh , ex-justice of the peace , having taken ihe chair , tbe meeting adjourned to eue o ' clock on Monday next
MOBS 60 V 2 BNX 2 MT PBBFABATIONS . The correspondent of tbe Times of Saturday , says . " All parties are at a loss to comprehend the meaning of tbe continued preparations , military and otherwise , whieh everywhere meet the eya Troops are almost daily landed , and , notwithstanding the inclemency of the season , burned to distant parts of the country , after a few hours' halt in Dublin . Decayed forts are taken possession of by an extra force of Artillery from Woolwich ; and arlckettymission , AldborougB-house , is at this moment garrisoned by several companies of the 24 th Regiment . The whole of the 1 st Royal Dragoons landed this morning , and werescarcelyseated ia their saddles when they received instant orders to march
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to Newbridge , the barracks there having been left in a totally defenceless position for tbe last tweoty-four hoars , in consequence of the 4 th . Dragoons having proceeded to Longford . Farther reinforcements are expected by every tide , so that in a few weeks the country , or at least three-fourths of it , will be in a state of military occupation . And all this , and more in perspective , after it had been , apparently , at least shown , that the ordinary powers of the law , without the aid of a single additional bayonet , were quite stringent enough to repress the agitation , not only in its present form , but in whatever guise it might assume hereafter .
THE RUMOURED ABANDONMENT OP THE PROSECUTIONS . In the Times of Monday , its correspondent writes , — I learn this evening ( Friday ) , on the very best authority , that ; there is not the shadow of a foundation for the reported abandonment so industriously , and for au obvious purpose , circulated yesterday by the partisans of the accused ; and furthermore , that tbe trials will take place on an early day in the ensuing term , as all idea of traversing in prox . baa been put an end to by the discovery that the question was raised and overrulod od a former prosecution of Mr . O'Connell during the Attorney-Generalship of Mt . Blackburne , the present Master of tbe Rolls .
AUUY MOVEMENTS . It was not until a late hour this ( Friday ) evening , that the second division of the 2 4 th Regiment arrived here from Scotland . They disembarked at the Northwall long after dark , and marched into Ship-street barracks . The Leinsler Express says— " On Tuesday , the headquarters of the 16 th Regiment , under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Campbell , arrived at Bin from Newbridge to be quartered , and several companies previously from Tullamore ,
&c-An engineer officer was here last week , and it is said laid out : ground where the stabling is to be built for two troops of cavalry . There ¦ is sufficient accommodation for the men ; in fact , for several hundred more than occupy our barracks at present . On Monday the company of the 15 th Regiment on detatebment at Banagher halted beieen route to Templemore , where they joined bead-quarters . The fortifications , erected under the superintendence of Mr . J . Symmonds , Royal Engineer Department , having been finished , were inspected on Friday , the 20 th instant , by Col . Lewis , Commanding Engineer of Ireland , and Captain James , commanding the district , both of whom expressed themselves highly gratified with the very admirable manner in which all the Works had been executed .
Speaking of the present rather mysterious preparations , the Cork Examiner observes— "This renewed energy is not confined to the metropolis . It Is exhibiting its mysterious symptoms in other quarters also . We learn from Limerick , for instance , that the military , authorities are hard at work fitting up a barrack in a store on the Steam-packet quay . Tbe Pluto steamer was landing furniture for it on Wednesday and yesterday , and a large house in Henry-street was taken on Wednesday for officers' quarters . The Comet war steamer is to be stationed off Barring ton ' s Pier during the winter ; aud the General , Lord Downes , has a sergeant ' s guard mounted at his bouse in Pery-Bquare every day I Here in Cork the fortifications have been completed . In the rural districts the same symptom * of action are apparent . What is their meaning ? What is their object ? These are the questions on every tongue . "
THE SIGNAL FIRES . The Cork Examiner says : —•• Oa Thursday evening fires were lighted on the hill-tops and mountains in the counties of Galway , Glare , Limerick , Kerry , Tipperary , and a portion of the county of Cork . They spread with electric rapidity , so much so that in the course of two hours and a half tbe mysterious beacon was telegraphed from tbe extreme weat to the extreme south of Ireland . In some of the towns in the interior , crowds assembled , tar-barrela were lighted , and popular rejoicings were made , whilst the people cheered for the Queen , O . Connell , and the Parliament in Collegegreen . The Leinsler Exprtss gives the following additional information repeating the mysterious signal fires of tbe night of the 10 th ult ,
" A person standing on any of the heights in the neighbourhood of Shinrone , on last Friday night , would behold the magnificent spectacle of the Tipperary bills bloe ' og forth almost simultaneously , as if all at once ignited by the magic torch of tbe fabled Fire King . The Bhouts and exultations ( of the pesantry could be heard swelling on the gale , like tbe murmuring of many waters . . And ( again : — " On the night of the 19 th instant , insL largo fires burst forth in a simultaneous blaga upon all tbe bills { around the country , from Eyre-court and Meelick up to Banagher , and thence to Puraonstown , and' along tbe range of bills . towards Borrisokane . Large bodies of tbe peasantry were assembled in many places , and patrolled through the country , carrying torch-lights , filling with fear and terror the well-dis-Dosee and peaceable by their savage yells and shouts of brutal exaltation . In several of the abovementioned places many ot the people thought that & * general
rising' had taken place , and sought refuge in the fields aud ditches ; others betook themselves for protection to tbe adjoining towos . There is no use in concealing tbe fact that the general body of tbe peasantry are ripe for revolt , and that both priests and Mr . O'Connell will find it a difficult toss : to restrain them from deeds of turbulence . The lower orders of tbe Repeal squadron seem , now that they cannot have their monster meetings , to have adopted the rebel mode of telegraphing their feelings and sentiments through tbe medium of 'bale' or ' signal' fires . These simultaneous area , which , on the night in question , extended not only along the places abovementioned , but along the bills and mountains of Cork , Limerick , Kerry , Clare , and Tipperary , require the earliest attention of the Govornmont , more especially as they have been , each and all , attended by masses of the peasantry , carrying with them torchlights , and hallooing and yelling like so many incarnate fiends . " The correspondent ef the Times of Tuesday has the following account < cf
KOBE PBEPATIONS . Tbe military reinforcements under orders for service in Ireland have , it is supposed here , been retarded in their arrival by the inclement state of the weather , and the consequent danger of exposing the troops to its vicissitudes . Nevertheless , preparations for their reception ore being made with all possible , dispatch ; and the authorities are , it is said , in treaty for tbe purchase of bouses and other buildings capable of affording accommodation for tbe large force which will be eoncentrated here before many days elapse . The extensive concerns known as the Lineu Hall , which was many years ago the grand emporium for the sale of the then staple manufacture of tbe country , are , it appears , to
be converted into military barracks , instead of Home ' s Hotel , on Usher's-quay , which was found on inspection to be wholly unsuited to the purpose . Ia addition to the Scots Grays , the 17 th Lancers have received orders to hiold themselves in immediate readiness to march for Liverpool , there to embark for Dublin . Yost quantities of ammunition are pouring into the country . Eight cartloads , consisting of 250 , 000 ball cartridges , arrived in Limerick on Friday , and similar supplies , in greater or lesser amount , have been furnished to tbe other garrison towns in the provinces . In the mean time , the perplexing question of " What does it all mean ? " remains a riddle , the eolation of which must be left to time .
The Times of Wednesday adds the following : —The Company of Royal Sappers and Miners , Which has been for some months stationed in Ship-street barracks , is placed under order to proceed by detachments to Belfast , Athione , and Cork , for the purpose of assisting ht the fortifications in progress of repair at those places . The Pilot of Monday evening states , that in addition to the . Lineu Htll , the Paving Board house In Marystreet is to be re-converted into barracks , and that the business of the Board is to be transacted at tbe Customhouse . THE "BINT . " The O'Connell Rent Committee announce that Sunday , the 19 th of November , will be the grand tribute day ; and add , that " existing circumstances of commanding interest" requite that there should be no delay in paying up . "
ACTIVE OPPOSITION TO POOB LAWS . The Limerick Chronicle reports the following serious collision between the people and the authorities in an attempt to enforce tbe provisions of the " admirable " remedy for the evils of Ireland : — " Tuesday morning , at ten o ' clock , a half-troop of tbe 10 th HuBsara , Lieutenant LoidO . A . Beauclerk , and two companies of the 61 st , under Major M'Ltod , left this garrison , in conformity witba requisition from the ewaficio magistrates of the Union , by order of Government , to protect the poor-rate collector of Castle Connell district , in the service of processes for the rate due in that district , and which he bad been violently threatened for demanding- The military force was accompanied by Mr . T , P . Yokes and Mr . W . S . Tracy , police
maaistrates , and joined by the following resident magistrates of the above district : —The Earl of Clare , Lieutenant-General Sir R . Rourke , and Messrs . W . Howly , J . Browne , J . Wiilplate , and J . White . Thirty of the constabulary force proceeded , in advance of tbe military , along with the collector and process-server . On approaching Liariagry the object of their mission was anticipated , and the air was rent by loud shouts from the men , and the wild screams of women and children as they ran through the fields skirting the road * This boisterous salutation was followed by a volley of stones and clods flung at the police , while several coantty fellow * rushed forward with pitchforks
And spades to oppose their advance . This violent demonstration occurred on a byroad , facing the offices of Mr . William H . Gabbett , Caherline , The cavalry , having received the word , pushed on at a gallep to the aid of the police , fallowed by the infantry , when the assailants fell off , but not before seven prisoners were made , and some bard knocks were exchanged with the constabulary . The process-server then delivered his summons in each case , and where tho door was fastened against him , inserted the notice under the door , or th / ough the window of each house . Mr . Gabbett came forward , offering to pay the rate due , but the Magistrates thought it best to follow up the regular service of the court . . One of the rioters at
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Lisnagry , who led the crowd , exclaimed , with an oath , that not a single process for poor-rate should be left there , and dared { them to do so . This man was subsequently liberated . Tbe authorities then proceeded to a place called Ahane , with Lord Clare and Sir R . Bonrke , when processes were served without opposition on the defaulters . At Ballyvan they were again opposed , bat not violently , and the notices were made good . The weather throughout this unpleasant reconnolsance was cold , dreary , and wet , the rain falling heavily on tfie troops , and the roads very deep . | We are happy to add , that np serious casualty occurred , thougb ^ ojhxjpoliceman , riding by the side of Mr . Voltes , received the blow of a stone " large as a cannon shot , which broke the brass shoulder scale . The country people cheered the military on tbeir return , bat kept groaning at the police—why or wherefore probably they could not tell . It Was six o ' clock last evening when the troopB regained their barracks , perfectly ; saturated with rain .
THE MABQUIS OF WATEKFOBD . The following statement appears in the Limerick Chronicle : — j " Lord Waterford has expressed his determination never to hunt the county Tipperary again , but in order that this resolve sheuld not impair the future operations of the club , with a truly generous and sporting feeling , the noble poor has signified to tbe committee his intention of presenting fifty-two couple ( two packs ) of dogs , and five horses from his own stud , beside an annual subscription of £ 100 to the hunt . It appears it was not one or two , but a dczan threatening letters his Lordship has received , about persons in bis employment , which was sufficient to disgust him with , the country , if the stabling had never been fired . " !
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Potteries—AJ public meeting of Colliers was held at Land-end on Tuesday , the 21 th of October , a working man in the chair ; Mr . Scott spoke at considerable length on the necessity of the Colliers of that locality uniting with their brother Colliers in other parts of the district in the cause of right against might . The Chairman next introduced Mr . John Lomax , who also addressed tbe meeting . An appeal was made on behalf of tbe Cumberland . { brethren , which we believe will not Boon be forgot . Organization seems to be the order of the day here . At the close of tbe meeting several took cards of membership . On Wednesday , the 25 th , a public meeting of Colliers was held ] at Norton , Mr . Joseph Ball in the chair . Mr . Scott ( delivered an able address . Mr . Lomax gave a brief but spirited address . A vote of thanks being given to the Chairman , the meeting then broke up . -
ON Thursday . ; thu 26 th , a public meeting of Miners was held at the Nelson ' s Arms , Golden Hill , when Mr . Scott was called to tbe chair , who , after a few remarks , introduced ; Mr . Bail , who has wrought in the pits above thirty years . He addressed the meeting in a very sensible and feeling manner . Mr . Lomax delivered a lengthened address , shewing np the tyranny of tbe Coal Kings in grand style . Kingsley . —A meeting of Colliers was held at the Plough Inn , on Friday , the 27 th ulL , when Mr . John Tepper was unanimously called to the chair . Messrs . Scott and Lomax both addressed the meeting , at the conclaaion ot which an appeal was made fur the Cumberland brethren . JA vote of thanks being given to the chairman , the meeting broke up highly delighted .
Cheadle . — On j Saturday last , a public meeting of the Colliers of this place was held , Mr . Thos . Bishop in the chair , who / after a few appropriate remarks , introduced Mr Scott to the meeting , who gave them a detail of the origin of tbe strike in Cumberland , and the inhumanity of the masters towards the men ; likewise the abominable " test act" of Paile and his coadjutors . He sat down loudly cheered . Mr . Lomax showed the power of the Colliers when brought to bear on society . After a lengthy address he sat down amidst loud cheering . Fifteen members were added to our list .
Staffordshire . —Mr . J . Wilde the authorised agent of the Miners' Association , held a meeting at Dudley Port , at the Jolly Collier . There was a large attendance . Mr . Wilde read an address of the Colliera of Yorkshire , and explained the objects of the Association . At tbe close of the lecture a large number enrolled their names . On the 30 th of October , Mr . J . Wilde gave a lecture , in the Hen and Chickens , in Tipton . Tbe night was very unfavourable ; but there was a large meeting . At the conclusion of the lecture many enrolled their names .
A Meeting of Coal Miners was holder at Mr . James Broadbent ' s , Colliers' Arms , on the Duk'iufield side of Sialybridge . Messrs . Harrison , Newton , Price , und others , attended . Mr . Harrison was e tiled to the chair . Mr . Price delivered a short speech on the sufferings of the Coal Miners , showed the glorious prospects now before them , and exhorted his hearers to come forward , and enrol themselves in the Miners ' Union . Twenty-five immediately responded to the appeal , and took out their cards of membership . More would have { done the same , but the agents were short of cards . The meeting separated , highly gratified with the night's proceedings .
Claycross . —The Colliers of this place express their grateful thanks to tbe Editor of the Northern Star for his notice of them , it having brought to their ansistance Mr . Fleming ,: tbe lecturer . A meeting was held on the 29 th ult ., with the best results . Mr . Fleming also addressed a meeting at Wingfield on Saturday night , when about ] fifty members were enrolled . To the Editor of the Nobthern Stab . — Afraid that my report of tbe Delegate Meeting at Hurst Brook , in connection with the Miners' Asaocia tion , would take up too much space in lass Saturday's Star , I condensed the items of monies paid by tbe St . Helen ' s District into one total ; but as I am aware that the men like to see the amount paid by each lodge inserted in tbe Star } I send yon the following
enumeration , which I hope ] you will have the kindness to insert in youf next : No . 1 Lodge , £ 3 8 * No . 2 , £ 1 14 s 5 d ; No . 3 , £ l 4 s 6 d ; No . 4 £ 2 10 a 2 < i ; No . 5 , £ l 6 s lOd ; No- 6 , £ 1 9 i 9 d ; No . 7 . 18 s Sd ; No . 8 . £ 1 Is ; No . 9 . 10 s 6 d ; No . 10 , £ 4 14 s J 4 ; No . 11 , £ l 18 s 6 d ; No . 12 , 18 i 9 d ; No . 13 , £ 1 4 s 6 cl ; No . 14 , £ l 7 £ d . Received from Marsh-green , £ 4 15 s ; overplus of a journey to Cumberland , Mr . J Garner . 9 * 61 . Total £ 29 5 * Id . A public meeting of Miners wi . 1 take place at Chorley Moor , on Monday , ] the 6 th of November , chair to be taken at eleven o ' clock in the forenoon . The meeting will be addressed by several of the authorised agents of the society . A delegate meeting will be holden immediately after , at tbe King ' s Arms , Chorley . It is
expected that each ] delegate will come prepared with plans for the subdivision of the county into distriets , each district to contain a certain number of mines , and also bring a return of members as far as they can be ascertained . —A publio meeting of miners will be holden at Moorside , near Bury , on Monday , Nov . flea , chair to betaken at ten o ' clock in the forenoon ., The meeting will be addressed by Mr . William Dixon and Mr . John Auty . ( There will ba no delegate meeting at Bury ) . —Mr . John Madine , Secretary to the Wnitehaven Miners is requested to make known his exact address , so that the Lancashire Secretary may communicate with him . The Lancashire Secretary ' s address is as follows : VVm . Grocott , No . 2 , Cross-street-east , Bank Top , Manchester , i
All Badge Bank . —On Monday , Oct . 30 th , a meeting of Colliers was announced to be held here , at two o'clock in tbe afternoon , in the open air ; but tbe day was so wet , they 'had to adjourn to a public-house , where Mr . Scott jread and explained the rales of the Miners' Association . Mr . Lomax afterwards addressed the meeting at conbijerable length . A good number of members were enrolled . Mr . Lomax held a meeting the same day at Newton Heath , and enrolled a considerable number of members .
Newcastle . —The National Conference of the Miners ' association of Great Britain and Ireland . —The delegates assembled in tae Ridleycourt Long Room , Groat-market , on Monday , the ^ Oth ult At ten o ' clock proceedings commenced . The delegates then present were required to produce their credentials . After which Mr . Thomas Wabinahaw was unanimously elected to the chair ; Mr . John Tulip to tbe vice cbait ; j and Mr . Joseph Manderson as door keeper , to receive the credentials from finch delegates as might arrive after the commencement of the sitting of the Conference . ! Tbe Chairman then briefly opened the proceedings by expressing a hope that each delegate would be fairly heard . The General Secretary then called over tbe names ef each Colliery , so as to ascertain the names of the delegates and the number of members
on each Colliery , j ( We believe there would be 150 delegates present ) . A delegate moved " That each delegate entrusted -with resolutions by bis constituents to be submitted at this Conference be required to hand thorn to the General Secretary , and that a Committee of six be now appointed to arrange the order in which they are to be brought forward . " Agreed to ; and the committee were appointed and retired to investigate the different resolutions , and to draw np a programme of thejorder in which they were to be entertained . In the meantime it was agreed that the case of Mr . Bagnell , of Thoraly , be investigated in the interim , which , after having beard the evidence on both sides , it was finally decided : " That our brother Bagnell is clear of all the charges laid against him . " The delegates then adjourned for dinner , being ose o ' clock .
AftebnoON SITTING . —At two o ' clock , Mr Wakinshaw resumed the chair , aud Mr . Tulip the Vice-chair . The Secretary read the minutes of the morning ' s sitting , which were confirmed . The committee entered , and handed the programme ( which they had prepared of the business to be brought before the Conference ) to the chairman , who declare * the first subject to be entertained was the Segbill resolution respecting Mr . B . Watson . After alt the evidence had been beard on both sides , it WaB ultimately agreed that Mr . Watson be continued as lecturer . 2 nd . The Cassop ease , which was agreed to be held in abeyance for the present 3 rd . The West Holy well case , which was likewise deferred until the first general delegate meeting for the counties of Northumberland and Durbam . 4 th . That the different items of expenditure in the last ' balance sheet be explained by the Ganeral Secretary , The Secretary read each item , and expressed his readiness to give all necessity explanation , which was done to tbe satisfaction of all concerned . It was then announced
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that lectures on the necessity of union would be given in the same place , at seven o ' clock , by Mr . William Thomason and Mr . Daniells ; and the delegates adjourned at half-past five until nine o ' clock on Tuesday morning . TweSdat Mobning's Sitting , 9 o ' clock . —Mr . Thomas Wakinshaw in the chair , Mr . John Tulip ia the vice-chair . Mr . Manderson Porter , the secretary , read the minutes of the previous sittings , which were confirmed . A delegate proposed that the last two of three items of the Dr . side of the last balance sheet be considered this morning , when it was agreed that Mr . Hunter be allowed to retain the sum advanced to him ; and it was ultimately agreed that the balance sheet now read and explained is highly satisfactory . It was
likewise agreed that all eases between masters and men , in the counties of Northumberland and Durham , be submitted to Mr . Roberts , hi lieu of the Executive , as formerly arranged . That a committee ef five be now appointed to draw out a lecturer ' s plan . Messrs . Mycroft , of Auckland district ; Taylor , of Yorkshire ; Stoves , of West Moor ; Daniells , of Scotland ; Barker , of Cumberland ; Berry , of Staffordshire ; Sfcephenson , of North Staffordshire ; Thomason , of South Staffordshire ; and Davison , of Wales , were appointed the committee . A lengthy discussion took place respecting the salary of the future Executive , when upon the business of the society . Several sums were suggested , but it was finally deferred , until it was decided whether
the future Executive is to be stationary or perambulating . The next resolution In tbe programme waa read from the chair , vis ., " That our code of rules be revised , and that they be enrolled according to Act of Parliament" It was agreed that the words Miners , of all denominations be substituted for coal , lead , and ironstone Miners , as it is the desire of the society to admit all Miners into its ranks ; and that in the 10 th article of the said rules , the word District Treasurer be substituted for General Treasurer , being deemed moss advisable that each district hold its own funds , and remit a proportionate share to the general fund , as necessity may require . At one o ' clock the Conference adjourned an hour for dinner .
Tuesday Afternoon Sitting . —At two o ' clock business was resumed . The Secretary read the minutes of the previous sitting which were confirmed . A very lengthy discussion then took place respecting the place at which the next National Conference should beheld , when it was agreed that each delegate ' s vote be estimated in proportion to the number of . his constituent * Mr . Roberts , who had just entered thenall , was several times called upon to state his opinions upon the subject under discussion . He at hut acceded to the numerous urgent requests , and was greeted with thundering applause . As soon aa it had subsided he expressed- his gratification at tbe importance they attached to the subject before them ; be considered it one of vital importance , and exhorted them to weigh the matter well before
they came to a vote on the surject , and that as the Execuhve were the servants of the Conference , it was , in his opinion , highly proper first to fix the place of the Conference ; and that would be a rule whereby to elect their Executive . Mr . R . advised them , above all things , to choose men in whom they placed great confidence , as the members of the Executive , as much of the prosperity of the whole society depended npon the sincerity and ability of these whom they might select ; and having eulogist d the delegates for the business-like manner in which they conducted their discussions , and the talent he bad seen displayed since be entered the . hall , he Bat down amidst deafening cheers . A Delegate then proposed "That any delegate giving a greater number of payable numbers than he actually represented , should
be fined 2 s . 6 d . upon detection . " Agreed to . New- ' castle , Durham , and Manchester were each proposed as the place for the next Conference to be held . The General Secretary having taken down the numbers that vote for each place , added them up together , and it was declared that Manchester had the majority of votes ; consequently the next Conference will be held in Manchester , the time to be afterwards decided upon . The number of votes declared for Newcastle , 5 , 315 , for Durham , 6 , 780 ; and lor Manchester , 9 , 044 . The Conference adjourned at six o ' clock until nine o'clock on Wednesday morning . It was announced that a lecture would be given in the Ridley Court Boom , on the inconsistency of the Pitmen ' s Bond , at seven o ' clock that evening / Tuesday ) .
MB . Auty addressed the colliers of Althom , near Padiham , at the Walton's Arms Inn , on Wednesday , the 18 th of October ; on Thursday , the 19 th , the colliers of Baxenden , near Accrington ; on Friday , the 20 th , the colliera of Catlow-lane Head , near Rochdale ; oa Saturday , the 21 st , the colliers of Hanging Chattel ; on Wednesday , the 25 th , the colliers of Bury , at the Bird in Hand ; on Friday , the 27 th , the colliers of Balm Moor , near Rochdale , and enrolled a great many members ; on Saturday , the 28 th , the colliers of Littleborough , and enrolled forty-two members ; and . on Monday , the 30 th , tbe colliers of Shelver Moor , near Oldbam , and enrolled fifty-two members .
Airdbee . —Messrs . Embleton and Cloughan are every where meeting with good success , in the Airdrie and Holy town district A delegate meeting was held at Airdrie , on Friday hut , Mr . W . Cloughan in . the chair ; at the close of the proceedings , it was proposed and agreed to , that £ 2 sterling be sent to the Executive at Newcastle , as pan payment , for cards and rules . At the delegate meeting , on the week > revious , i t was agreed that no sectional attempt be made to better their condition , till all be organized . On Saturday , the 28 th ult ., a well attended delegate meeting took place in Holy town , when a similar resolution was passed .
Denhah . —A public meeting was held , at the Black Bull Inn , Denham , on Monday last , Mr . Jno . Toft waa unanimously called to the chair . The following resolution , was moved : — " That we , the Miners of this district in publio meeting assembled , do hereby declare that our wages at the present time are not sufficient to maintain as and our families . " This resolution was supported by Mr . William Holdgate . The second resolution was , — " That we , the Miners of this district consider it to be our duty to immediately become members of the Miners' Association of Great Britain and Ireland . " Both resolutions were carried unanimously . The following resolution was then pat and carried : — " That the best thanks of this maeting be given to the Editor of the Northern Star for his advocacy of our rights . "
Mb . John Toft lectured at the following places last week with good success : —Monday , Ossett Common ; Tuesday , Ossett Street Side ; Wednesday , Dawgreen ; Thursday , Heckmondwike ; and Friday , Batley . , ; 'f £ f M . ESSB 3 . Holdqate and Tofi will lecture next week at the following places : —Monday , Batley j and Tuesday , Heokmondwike . A delegate meeting will be held November 11 th , 1843 , at the house of Mr . Samuel Rowbottom , Unicorn Inn , Adwalton .
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Leeds Cobn SIabket , Oct . 31—The arrivals o f Grain to this day ' s market are larger than last week . There has been a very slow trade for wheat , and prices from Is . to 2 a . per quarter lower for New ; Old has been heavy sale . Fine heavy Barley no alteration , bnt all other descriptions are rather lower . Oats and Beans have fully supported last week ' s prices . THE AVERAGE PBICES OF WHEAT , FOB THB WEEK . ENDING OCT . 31 , 1843 . Wheat . Barley . Oats . Rye . Beans . Peas Qrs . Qrs . Qrs . Qrs . Qrs . Qw . 4171 2024 568 468 40 £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . 2 14 3 i 1 14 5 1 0 3 # 0 0 0 1 11 71 114
Malton Cobn Market , Gctobeb 28 . —We had only an indifferent supply of offers of Grain to this day's market , the trade for which was in fair demand at the following rates : —Wheat , 54 s . to 62 a . per quarter ; Barley , 303 . to 32 j . per quarter ; Oats , 9 d . to lOd . per stone . Bradford Mabket , Thubsday , Nov . 2 . —Wool . —The demand for all kinds of Gombing and Clothier ' s Wools continues steady with a full supply , and prices rather looking upwards . Tarns continue in steady request and firm in price . Piece . —The operations of to day are not more cheering ; audit is quite evident that the Manufacturers will be compelled to curtail their produotion , to save them from loss , as the current prices are below the rates at which they replace their stocks .
Richmond Cobn Mabket , Satdbdat . Oct . 2 b — We had a good supply of Grain in our market today . —Wheat from 6 s 3 d to 7 s 6 d . Qats 2 s 8 d to 3 s 6 d . Barley 4 s 3 d to 4 s 6 d . Beans 4 s 9 i to 53 3 d per bushel .
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