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APDBB3S OP TS& EIGHTEEN STOHBMASONS WHO CABBIED THE PEOPLED PETITION TO THE BAR ' OF THE HOUSE 01? COMMONS, TO THEIB BROTHER TRADESMEN.
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Apdbb3s Op Ts& Eighteen Stohbmasons Who Cabbied The Peopled Petition To The Bar ' Of The House 01? Commons, To Theib Brother Tradesmen.
APDBB 3 S OP TS& EIGHTEEN STOHBMASONS WHO CABBIED THE PEOPLED PETITION TO THE BAR ' OF THE HOUSE 01 ? COMMONS , TO THEIB BROTHER TRADESMEN .
Brothers , —Our consciences tell to thai while ¦»« join ia the general denunciation , of dass-legislatioD , muds ol its enormity ia owing to oar supineness and the dirfinctioni which hire grows np and been fostered gnioiig ova own order . At length we hare opened our eyes and seen the errors of the whole system . For
gjany years we struggled by our associated unions to protect ourselves , but the giant which h& » destroyed all the institutions of our country , waa able to destroy those also which we T&Inly hoped would hare giTen protection to our body . This , to a certain extent , was piags legislation , and perhaps obi appeal may come Triih a better grace for h&Ting tried all methods of protection before we joined , as a body , far th * great organic change which we now seek , and in which we tecosp hse the spirit of a real union , not only of trades bat of -working men .
Brothers , we ask you whether or not we are longer justified in withholding onr united assistance from ttujse , who , like ourselTes , sweat and toil from year's end to' year ' s end , and are yet dependent upon caprice for the scantiest sub-Estasce ? Th . 9 motives and objects of those who now gtjTurs ' . e for mere equality under the law haTe been unjnsilj" misrepresented by a hireling press . The timid asd csarioas haTe been taught to believe that the working people pant for rerenge and are ready to commit depredations against life and property . The best , indeed the onlv , answer to such a charge is , that they haTe now
borne three successive seasons of unparalleled suffering , and not one drop of human blood has been shed by tb » m—not one particle of property has been destroyed , ta the midst of the greatest excitement and agitation ; while of other years , in the absence of all political excitement , the assassin or the brigand became his own arecger , from a hopelessness of his individual exertion rendering any serrice to the general csuse . We rejoice that the increase of knowledge ami a better understanding among the people , has turned all those little streams of discontent into a flood of well-founded complaint , ¦ which is now irresistible .
Brothers , ll violence and intemperance hare been unjustly charged against our associated friends , who hare long struggled for their rights in Tain , our body , at all erects , stand purged of all such suspicion or calumny . "We liave been too submissive . Even now we ask for oui rights , and nothing more , and we -mil rest satisfied ¦ with nothing less . We ask , then , for the spirit of that Charter on behalf of which we had the high honour to place nearly one million and a half of dumb but eloquent advocates at the bar of the House of Commons . Brethi * , without entering at large into the principles of the Charter , let us respectfully submit to you those grievances and inequalities of which we bow justly coini > l&in , and which its provisions alone can remecy .
We complain that the industrious classes are daily becoming poorer , while all other classes are daily , becoming richer . We eomplain that while we toil order the summer's sun for a mere subsistence , -we are ODEpeQed to linger in unwilling- idleness through vhs winter ' s frost , and to subsist upon the savings from onr . summer's too scanty store , or die of want , or take re- ! fare in a cold bastQe . We look round in the midst of I Increasing luxury , and we see those who create it all , ; the only parties neglected in the general dispensation , i The speculator , who liTes in a cottage to-day , aspires to j a mansion to-morrow . I TTe are engaged in remodelling or rebuilding the i habitations of the thriTing classes , in order that their luxury may keep pace with their improTed state in
• ociery . In going to our daily toil we pass by the comparatiTrly humble palaces of ancient monarchs , which are placed in sad contrast with the most splendid habitations of mere traders in our labours of the present day . At this we would not repine , as we envy no man ' s lot , proTided that our position in society improved in proportion ; but alas ! while we haTe seen this improvement in the condition of the idler and the speculator , we hare been employed in turning the abandoned domiciles of the promoted masters intost&Usforlodging their toil-worn glares , thus circumscribing the comforts of the poor in exact proportion as those of the rich improve . This g&llimg disparity we attribute to the laws inequality , and to the
Charter alone wb loox lor its eorreetion . Brothers , can any tMng'bfi more absurd than the £ a « t that the very men who create eTery rote under the present syetem are not femselves considered worthy of the trust ? TTe who Joiid houses for Toters , and by which alone they can be qali&sd , look upon erery cne perfected as an enemy to da order . If our trade is dull or precarious , those who employ us risk nothing without the hope of gain , and therefore when we work we work for others' profit , a » d when we are idle we may liTe upon our resources . — Brothers , it may be argued that we cannot all be capitalists , and that masters are a necessary eviL We adr mil tkat , to a certain extent , they are necessary , and fiat with the Charter all the eTil would cease , and therelere are we for the Charter .
Lev us now direct your attention to the assaults which class legislators bare made upon our comforts , recreations , and amusements ; while , at the same time , invention has been tortured for the discovery of new means of tickling the palled appetite of aa orer-gorged aris-Ucracy . Tea , brothers , while abstinence from scenic performance during one or tws nights in Lent Ls contidered a hardship by those whose whole time is at the disposal of pleasure , our eTery place of amusement has been closed against us ; and -while the- authority of the Lord High Chamberlain hims * lf is disputed when It interferes with aristocratic or middle-class enjoyments , hired policensen are constituted masters of the ceremony orer all popular amusements . By the 2 n 3 and 3 rd Victoria , they ; the police ; are made judges of what may constitute immoralitv , or lead to a disturbance of
the f- ^ ce Titose holidays for which particular amusements were set apart , according to the season of the year , hare now become mere days of irksome idleness While aristocratic vice ia actually legalised , it is a high offence against law , and consequently against morality , Jo keep a piano in a house of entertainment , deroted to car hours of relaxation . The press , and the Society for the Suppression of Vice , backed by the Lord High Conaibferiain , inveigh against the beastly , bumiliatingj and disgusting performances resorted to a * " patent tbtatrca , " bniit for the representation of whafr is called Vhi legitimate drama , and for the purpose of perpetu . tUnz fas virtues sf the ancien's , but recently turned into j-latfes for the exhibition of naked monsters in htniiMi f Jim , and such treats as can alone secure the ait ^ niiince of those made too rich by idleness to enjoy ratioail amnsemtnt .
Brothers , the effeminacy of our aristocracy may , in a great measure , be traced to our passive obedience to th = ; r -will , and if their -rices are disjusting te the mind of rational men , onr forbearance , wh : cb has engendered them , cannot be less so . Brothers , while we resolve to haTe our share in the fCTtrnment of the country , for the purpose of protecting our own rights , we truly declare that we repudiate ail notion or intention of depriving the present po&s » S 5 i > re of any portion of their rightfally-acqHired pror . ertv .
H e now umts the several trades of England , IrekaJ , and Scotland to appoint a Cii-Jtcr Committee from xhtir own bo 3 y , and that -when so much is accomplished & General Council , eocsis ing of a member from fiach . trade , be appointed to act in connection with the associated body ef Chartists , under legal rules and proTlsions for the attainment of our Charter of liberty . We propose that three persons from each trade shall be nominated , and that one of the three shall be elected oj biiiot as a Coundlmiru Yon -win not require , in this our preliminary address , » mure explicit announcement of our detail machinery ¦* tich must be left to the judgment and gooi sease of " > ° * £ in whose ability and honour we stall evince our e ° B £ < leace by their election .
Brothers , thus we invite yon to rally yourselves for yaarselTes ; and haTing had the proud honour of being « e her&ldi to your wish , by bearing it to the bar of the nous * , -we offer our position upon that occasion as an fcology 'if any is required . ' for ha-ring taken the first J * P in the formation of a Legislative Trades ' tsiox . We hare the honour to remain , Brother Tradesmen , Your affectienate friends and brothers ,
John Worthington , William Wilkinson , George Ta ^ pr , George Johnson , Alexander Wilson , Alexander Morelana , iadrew Hogg , William Widders , ivuliam Hogg , William Jennings , ¦> mjm Sellers , Joseph Gouill , Joan Hawley , William Geggie , f ^ aatrong Walton , Isaac Henderson , n uliam Bumup , James Station . ' The Eighteen . Fnstianed Petition Carriers being Stone Masons .
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Thiesk . —The election moTements ia this borough haTe been pretty rapid within the past week . It will be remembered that a short time ago Sir S . Crompton , the present member , announced his intention of retiring in the eTent of a dissolution ; on the instant appeared aa candidate , under the Bell or Whig interest , Mr . Harland , one of the representatiTes of Durham City , and immediately after him , the Hon . C . S . Wortley , in the Franiland or Tory interest ; both canTassed the borough , and general opinion seemed to fancy the orange would be successful ; some recent Totes of Mr . Holland ' s , howeTer , baTe turned sgainst him the nearly balanced scale , and there is little doubt but he would baTe been ejected . This his committee plainly saw , and scuis ceremonie threw him and their party
oTerbotird ; got up a requisition to John Bell , Esq ., which was accepted , the borough re-canTassed , each pledged elector to Mr . Harland with as great facility cancelled his promise , and repledged himself to Mr . Bell , who in the short space of some six or seTen hours found himself in an unapproachable situation as candidate for the future representation of the borough . The next day brought the Hon . Mr . Wortley , and the day following Sir R . F . Russell , his patron . On finding how matters stood , the Hon . Charles , by the adTice of his committee , resigned on Mr . Bell ' s declaration to Sir R- F . Russell , that it was no joke , really he intended if elected to go to parliament , -which preTious to such declaration , many had some difficulty in belieTing , he baring alTfays declared himself so much srene to it .
—Correspondentkepbesentation of Rochdale . —The sword of uniTersal liberty is drawn . Rochdale will nobly dolts duty . The return of thatindomital le opponent of Irish jugglery , alias 0 "Connelism , ) Mr . Starman Crawford , is now placed beyond the possibility of a doubt . Liberals a ; - . d Chartists haTe placed , for the present , in abeyance their minor differences— " Crawford anil the Charter—Crawford and no Monopoly" is the -war cry . They are linked in one indissoluble bond of union for the coming fight . The Tories , conscious of their weakness -when the Reformers are united , haTe Tainly essayed to throw discord in the Crawford camp , by endeaTouring to work upon the fears and religious prejudices of the Dissenters and expediency Reformers , representing Mr . Crawford to be an Irishman , a Catholic , and a
Tiolent ChartUt , and consequently Tiewing him in the light of their great Lyndfturtf—" an alien in birth , blood , language , and religion . " At the recent great open air meeting , the straightforward and manly manner in which Mr . Crawford answered eTery question appertaining to his political or religious sentiments , whether asked by electors or non-electors , won fdr him the universal admiration of all real Reformers . He declared himself an adTocate for the Suffrage of the Charter , and an enemy to all monopolies , and instanced the monopoly of representation as the grand source from which all other monopolies haTe their existence and support . He declared himself a member of the Established Church , and the inreterate enemy of her abuses , and in the eTent of his being returned , be
! should Tisit his constituency annually , and giTe an ! account of "his stewardship -, and if , at any time , any ! considerabie portion , either of electors or non-electors , j desired him to giTe up his situation as representatiTe , I and rtpose the trust confided to him in their hands , he | would do so , and give them an opportunity of electing I a bettor man . He stated that he had been informed j his adversaries had , daring his absence , been circu-: lating reports prejudicial to his character , he now ¦ called upon them to come forth and make good the : charges ; not one of his mean and base traducers ap-| peared to confront him ; his speech had the effttt of silencing the slanderous tongues of his opponents
and mTigoratmg his friends to action . The utmost zeal and perfect union pervades all classes and shades of reformers . Electors and « on electors are heart and hand In the cause ; it will be the most popular election that has taken place here since Mr . James Taylor was a candidate on the Radical interest , at the first election aiter the pawing of the Reform BilL Committees are organised ; public meetings are held nightly ; electioneering depots are assigned ; and the borough ha- ^ undergone a most diligent and successful canTass . We haTe unspeakable pleasure in announcing to the Radical world that Crawford and the Charter will be triumphant OTer monopolies and clas 3 interest and legislation . —/ Vow our oicn Correspondent .
j 3 righto : ( . —There are four candidates in the field here , a Tory , a Chartist , and two Whigs ; the two Whigs are Cspt . Pecaell , one of thu present members , and -who Toted -wivh Mt . D-ancombe for the release of all political . prisoners , and J . K . Wijrney , Esq ., who formerly represented this borough , but for his treachery at the second election , ufider the Reform Bill , in throwing oTerboard the Radical candidate , George Faithful , Esq ., the Radical played the same trick on him at the last election , and threw him oterboaxd : another reason why he was not sent at the last election , and whj he ought not to be this , and which will be an eTerlasting disgrace to the whole body of the electors of Brighton if they do it , is , that he is a rank supporter of the hell-bora Poor Law throughout all its brutal
and bloody machinery . If the Poor Law be introduced into Brigbtonhereafter . thoseelectors-whoTote forWigney giTe a tantamount acquiescence in the introduction of that Bill into Br ighton , in supporting the man who has bad the impudence to say , that he agrees with the clause thai authorises the separation of man and wife ; the elec ; ois will be undoing that which they baTe done in their general Testries , namely , a total disconnection with all aud eTery man who would support that brutal enactment , by all that they hold dear , by their wives , their children , and their suffering countrymen in the agricultural districts , who are ground to the earth by the oppressien of this cruel law . We implore them , we call upon them in the name of suffering humanity , to support no man who will not giTe a decided and -written pledge that , if sent to Parliament , he will Tote for a total and unconditional repeal of the New Poor Law Bill . Ihe next candidate is a Sir J . D .
ilrymple , a rank . Tory , an open and candid enemy . The next , hurrah ! is the uhartist candidate , and the New Poor Law opponent , that Tenerable and good old man , that persecuted friend of the poor , Charles Breaker , Esq ., « f Alfriston . Now , men of Brighton , you have a man of your own , a true and honest Chartist ; a fearless and unflinching opponent of the heaTen-dying Poor Law . Hurrah , for Brooker and the Charter ! Let the welkin ring with your joyous shout ; let the Charter ! the Charter ! b # your war cry ! Up ! up ! and at the fictions ; at them hip and thigh ; spare not those who when in power spare not yon ; they haTe preyed upon the Tery Titals of the nation ; they haTe shed the best blood of your countrymen , drained our country of its best and ablest labourers to fill their armies and fight their battles j side with them no longer ; stand aloof fr » m all that would support them ; shake offthe shackles that bind ye , Jmd show ye are mei worthy of the freedom ye contend for .
1 pswjch . —Besides Rigby Wason as a Ministerialist , Barrister Kelly , and Mr . Berries , who has cut his stick from Harwich , are in the field for this borough , as red hot Tories . The friends of UniTtrrsal Suffrage haTe put forth the following placard : — "Electors ef Ipswich , -withhold your Totes and interest Goodwin Barmby , Esq ., Member of the Chartist ConTention , is txpected to stand for this borough , in the real Radical interest . GiTe him your plumpers . ' . ' Keighlet . —Boih the factions here haTe commenced
operations by canTassmg amongst the electors and bedaubing the walls with blue and yellow puffs in faTour of their different nostrums . The Tories declare to the natiTes the beauties of the glorious institutions of the country , as < i tbtir determination to adhere to fixed principles , while the Whigs expatiate on the grand effects likely to result from the cora , sugar , and timber scheme . The only -visible effect of these squabbles appears to be the astonishment of the inhabitants at the impudence of both parties , and their inability to decide upon which is worst .
Ma > che » teb . —> Ir . Gibson , the famous nondescript , has been exhibiting , "free gratis for nothing , " to Tarious assemblies during tke week . His keeptr , "Fool Tom , "' trying hard to show off his parts and pedigree , to the no small amusement of the gapers at the show , who , on the motion put as to whether said nondescript was & fit and proper person to represent them in Pfixliament , negatiTed said motion by at least three to one .
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GREAT CHARTIST MEETING AT BIRMINGHAM . One of the most numerous and enthusiastic meetings which has been seen for the last jear , in this place was held- on Monday evening last , at five o ' clock . It was called by l * r / je placards , which were issued by th « Charter Association , and signed w G . White" —and , although great p * ins were taken to corer and deface the bills , and otherwise thwart the object of the Chartists , yet the Meeting wag a bumptr—so much so that not above half the
assembled multitude could get within hearing of the speakers . It tu called for the purpose of enoosing a " Non-Elector ' s Committee , " and consider what steps should be taken by the working men at the forthcoming election . The plaoe chosen was a large field near the Railway Station , Duddeston-row , where a large -roggon was fixed for a hustings . The evening was beautifully fine , and at half-past five o ' clock , Mr . T . P . Green was unanimously called to ihe chair . Mr . Kisbkt mored the first resolution : —
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" That the time has now arrived , whea it behoTes all real Ch artists who feel that they are oppressed , and trifled with , by the accursed syetem under which they lije , and who are determined , by every means in their power , to uproot and utterly destroy it—to unite in one firm bond of brotherhood , in order to secur * their rights . And , as a dissolntion of Parliament will bring before the people ' s faces the men who hare mocked their prayers , and treated their sufferings with contempt—considering also that the present straggle is not so much on ef party , but of life or death to the labouring millions—this meeting , therefore , determine that no man shall receive their support who will notTote for the establishment of the whole of the people ' s rights . "
Mr . Pocntnet seconded the resolution . The resolution was carried unanimously . Mr . George White moved the next resolution , " That in accordance -with the previous resolution forty men be now chosen , and denominated 'The Birmingham Non electors' Committee / who shall be empowered to appoint fo . rty-eight canvassers , and make the necessary arrangements for securing the return of men who will make the People ' s Charter the basis of representation . " Mr . Pahkes seconded the resolution in an
eloquent and effective speech , and read the leading article of last week ' s Slar , showing up the delinquencies of the Whigs . Mr . John Williamson supported the motion in his usual manly and energetic style . After which the names of forty members of the the National Charter Association ( who had been approved of at a previous meeting ) were real and put to the meeting , in conjunction with the resolution , and were unanimously agreed to , amidst loud and repeated cheers . . A vote of thanks was then given to the Chairman , which was acknowledged by him in a short address , after which three cheers were given for the Charter ; three for Feargus O'Connor ; three for Frost , Williams , and Jones , and the incarcerated Chartists ; three tremendous groans were given for tho Whi ^ s , Tories , and sham Radicals , after which the meeting separated .
The members of the Association retired to their Room in Freeman-street , to hold their usuaf weekly meeting , which was crowded to excess , and were addressed by Messrs . White and Taylor . The best possible feeling prevailed at both meetings , which gave unmixed satisfaction to the parties who attended .
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BARNSLEY . —The Baensley Irish Chartists . — We have received a long and spirited address from the Irish Chartists of Barnsley to Feargus O'Connor , accompanied with strong resolutions denouncing the bloodthirsty attack upon the people of Manchester , and Daniel O'Connell , as an enemy to his country , and expressing unabated confidence iu Feargus O'Comior . The meeting was a public one , and the friends of O'Connell had full notice to attend ; but , alas , they are easily numbered in this splendid Chartist town . The address and resolutions are signed by several closely-printed columns of Irish Chartists , amounting to considerably more than a hundred names . As there is a great demand upon our space , our friends must rest satisfi e d for the present with the publication of their spirited resolutions , which we here insert , and for which we thank them . —Ed .
The following resolutions were unanimously agreed to ;—1 st . " That we , the Irish Chartists of Barnsley , having long watered the political career of Feargua O'Connor , and having invariably found it to be manly , honest , disinterested , and truly patriotic , we sincerely offer him our confidence and support ; and we are determined to oppose any scoundrel or hypocrite , whoever he may be , who will dare to calumniate or vilify him . " 2 nd . " That we can no longer repress our indignation and contempt at the conduct of that base and treacherous apostate , Daniel O'Connell , alias the Big Beggarman , who signed the document called the People ' s Charter , but when he found that he could not make tools of the Chartists , he denounced them to our misguided countrymen as Orangemen and Tories , in order that , by keeping
them in political ignorance , he might rob and plunder with impunity , and arrive at the summit of infamy . The base villain assisted the Whigs in planning the Manchester butchery , and therefore he declares himself not trustworthy in their cause , and requests the loss of any confidence which they may feel disposed to dishoaourhimwith . " 3 rd . "That we , the Irish Chartists of Barnsley , do call upon our countrymen , of every denomination , in England , Irelaud , Scotland , and Wales , to come forward and express their sentiments on this occasion . Those who are not for us are against us ; and we shall consider all those who remain silent on this subjeot to sanction the base and infamous Whig massacre , and to be accomplices of the wretched Irish Hottentots who have cast an indelible stigma upon our beloved country . "
A very large m EEiiXG of the Irish Catholic Chartists took place at Mr . Peter Heey ' s house , on Monday night , to take into consideration the propriety of passing , an address to Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., and to pass resolutions , condemnatory of those miscreants who became the tools of the " base and bloody brutals" of Manchester . An able and patriotic address to Feargus O'Coiinor was agreed to by all present . GLASGOW . —Another great meeting was held on Monday night , in the Chartist Church , on the poliey to be pursued by the people at the coming election . Mr , James Thomson was called to the chair ; after which , some skirmishing took place between Messrs . Rogers , Colquhoun , Gillespie , Malcolm , Howie , &c ., whether
the resolutions that might be carried would be considered binding upon the Chartist electors and nonelectors to a certain line of conduct , or only in the way of recommendation . Mr . Gillespie contended for a decisive vote . ilr . Muirhead , an elector , moved that all Chartist electors give their votei according to the decisiom of a public meeting of their brother Chartists : to that principle he was willing to adhere , however much it might go against his own inclination . Mr . Colquhoun defended his resolution of a former evening , which left them to be guidedby circumstances . If they found that the Tory faction could beat the Whigs without the Chartists , then so much the better , but if not it was their duty to beat down the Whigs , and he was certain that before they got the Charter they would have to
fight the Wbigs at the poll or some where else . ( Great cheering . ; Are we to submit to fate and allow the Wbigs to remain in power , merely as the safety-TaWe of the Tories , vrhen we can decide their fate at once ? ! Cheers . ) Are we to be dragged eternally through the mire ? If so , let us pull the Whigs after us . ( Cheers . ) We are placed at present between the devil and the deep sea ; there are about 4 * 0 more voteis on what is called the liberal side than there are on the Tory lists , hence if we wer « to start a Chartist candidate , and be sble to poll three hundred votes , that would still leave a hundred of a majority for the Whigs . Don't suppose for a moment , Bsid Mr . Colquhoun , that I am adTocating the cause of the Tories . Well I know that both factions would cut our throats
to answer their own purposes . After alluding in strong language to the bloody and brutal conduct of the Whigs and their supporters at Manchester , be sat down amid loud cheering . Mr . Moir followed by declaring that the only pledge which be would give was , that he would not vote for the Whigs . He had a duty to pe rform ufaru regarded the Whigs , and those persons who from a pitiful consideration , insinuated that those who would vote for a Tory , did so from interested motiTes , while they could not see that those who attempted to spin out the existence of the Whigs were the Tery worst enemies of their country and their fellow-men . ( Cheers . ) If there was any person present who thought he ( Mr . Moir ) required watching , and who found their Tision not very correct , he would lend
them a pair of odd spectacles , which he had , in order to assist them in their scrutiny . ( Great laughter . ) Let us turn out the Whigs , and then we shall all be under the Devil together ; and if the Devil is allowed to reign , it will only be by the support of the Whigs . Let us never think of throwing away £ 180 , by going with a Chartist candidate to the poll , in order to be laughed at . The Whigs are now perfectly satisfied that they will be defeated , and for which we have all the greatest reason to take comfort . Mr . Moir concluded by reading a resolution which had been agreed to at a meeting of electors , held last Wednesday , in the Universal Suffrage Hall : — " Resolved , That the conduct of the Whigs eTer since the passing of the Reform Bill has been such at to justify us in using every legal and constitutional means to put them in a minority at the ensuing election . " Mr . Jack
seconded the resolution previously proposed by Muirhead ; Mr . Uhlcolm spoke in support of it . A Mr . Birkmlre , a ouaofaetarer , and leading Whig , and Amti-Corn Law maa , created great merriment and loud shouts of Uugbter , by defending the Whigs , and thought , under present drcvnutaBcea , the ChartlsU of Glasgow should rapport them . He oosclnded a fanny and lengthy speech amid one central and hearty guffaw . Mr . Cullen rose to move that a deputation be appointed to wait upon the Whigs , ia order to ascertain whether they would split votes wita a Chartitt candidate ; he knew they would not ; be merely moved it ia order to show the people tke absurdity of backing the Whigs he waa astonished at the newborn sympathy which he saw persons manifesting fox the Whigs ; after denouncing such a strange predilection , and heartily drubbing the Whigs , he sat down
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amid loud cheer * .: Mr . Howie spoke in behalf of a Tery lengthy motion which he proposed . Mr . Malcolm moved the adjournment of the question , Mr . James I ^ ack seconded it , which was carried . Mr . Moir then moved that the movers and seconders of the motions and amendments meet on Friday night for the purpose of coming to some proper arrangement ; this being seconded , was mnaaimously carried . A vote of thanks wat then given to the Chairman , when the meeting dvttlved . SALFORD . —Mr . Smithurst , from Oldham , lectured in tho Chartist room , on Sunday evening , and Mr .
Vaughan , from Chester , on Monday evening . Hundreds had 'to go away disappointed , in consequence of the crowded state of the room . Twenty-three members joined us during the past week in this locality . We now number 200 members in Salford . The Salford Committee having cleared £ 3 19 s . Od . by the excursion to Dunham , expended it after the following fashion : — £ 2 to the incarcerated victims , 10 s . to the persons injured by the Corn Law repealers , £ l to the funds of the Association , and 9 s . to Tib-street . In addition to this , the teachers of the Romaq Catholic Sunday school at Pendleton send Is Srf . to the persons injured by the Corn Law repealers .
Lecture . —Mr . Vaughan of Chester , lectured to a crowded audience on Monday . This gentleman bids fair to become a valuable advocate in the cause of freedom . CARDIFF . —At the weekly meeting of the Chartists ol this town the following resolutions were adopted : — " That the conduct of Daniel O'Connell and his clique at Manchaester , calls forth the bitterest execratian of erery honest man , inasmuch as they deluded the poor ignorant Irishmen to act in such a bloody and brutal manner towards the people . " " That a vote of censure be passed upon the authorities and the police for not protecting the people from such an uncalled for attack . " " That we enter into a subscription to aid tfce Executive in the forthcoming investigation . "
DEPTfORD . —Mr . Stallwood lectured here on Sunday evening , on the Charter , and the mode of obtaining it . He was followed by several other speakers , ail of whom were highly applauded by the meeting . A gentleman addressed the meeting , stating be was the person who addressed Mr . Uarnard , the Whig Member , at a public meeting ; and further stated , that it was announced , in the Greenwich Gazette , that he was answered by Mr . Barnard in the most satisfactory manner . He begged to deny this , aud said that he was not
satisfactorily answered to one single question , and begged some person to announce the same ia some journal of the people ' s . He was one of a few members who , by union , had formed a society for the purpose of extricating themselve 3 from the fangs of oppression . They commenced with but a single penny , and now had seventeen houses of their own property j and concluded by exhorting them ta unite , and attend to their own wants . He then jointd the association . After a vote of thanks to Mr . Hose , the chairman , the meeting dispersed . Three new members were enrolled .
BEIiFAST . —A correspondent , writing from this town , says , that the seeds of Chartism are baing sown there , with every prospect of an abundant harvest . The inquiry ia everywhere heard— " What is Chaitisui '! " —and this is being answered by a plentiful distribution of Chartist tracts—particularly the one entitled " The question of what is a Chartist answered . " To asBist&nd encourage th * m in this glorious work , the assistance of friends in England and Scotland is urgently solicited . An Association has been formed .
and officers appointed to conduct its affairs ; these do their work well , and never were men more determined . Frequent meetings are held , and every one brings a fresh accession of members . At first some difficulty was experienced io getting a place of meeting , but even that obstacle has beea overcome , and a room in a respectable house has been obtained , where the meetings are held every Tuesday evening , at eight o ' clock . Any frieud who can spare the Star will greatly serve the cause by forwarding it to Mr . David Blair , 50 , Mill-street , Belfast .
BERMONDSET , —The Chartists of Bermondsey held their usual weekly meeting at the Horna Tavern , Crnciflx-lane , on Tuesday evening , when an animated discussion ensued upon co-operation , in which Nessrs . Russell , Wild , Watkins , Stratter , French . Ball , Rose , and Nudcier teok part , and which was adjourned until the next meeting . It was the unanimous feeling that we ought to co-operate among one another , and by that means crush the all-grasping shopkeepers . Wa are all alive here to the cause , and we would earnestly call npon the working men of Bermondsey to come forward and assist us in onr struggle for our political rights .
HUDDERSFIELD . —On Tuesday evening there was a glorious muster at the Chartist Association Room , which was not large enough , and the meeting was obliged to be held out of doors . It was called for the purpose of taking into consideration the conduct of the " bloodies , " iu their recent brutal attack upon the people of Manchester . Mr . Thomas Gallimore was called to the chair . The Irish , at the desire of " the League , " mustered ail their forces , and were headed by " Skilly Broadley" and "Red Tempest" They had sent to Manchester for speakers to assist them , ant ) accordingly Messrs . Warren and Daly attended . The first resolution was moved by Mr . Veevers , and seconded by Mr . Oldfield . It was , " That this meeting views with sorrow the 'base , bloody , and brutal '
attack made upon the people of Manchester , -whilst peacefully assembled in public meeting to discuss the merits and demerits of a great national question . " Before the resolution was put , Mr . Daly , in a long speech , stigmatised the Chartists as the originators of the onslaught , and was replied tu in an effective manner by Mr . Crabtree , who upset the whole of liis statements , and left the defender of the " butchers" without a leg to stand on . Mr . Warren then came to the assistance of his friend , but it would not do ; he only sunk him deeper in the mud . He proposed an amendment , " That the people were justified in protecting the Corn Law repealers . " The amendment was put by tke Chairman , and lost by a tremendous majority ; the original resolution being carried by at least five to one . This astonished the " bloodies , " andthey slunkaway without venturing any further opposition , muttering to
themselves that they had been put to an expence for nothing . The following resolutions were then passed unanimously : — " That this meeting considers the conduct of the authorities and police , at Manchester , as intst disgraceful and unjustifiable , from the partial manner in which they acted , seeing that they , by thtir conduct , sanctioned those disgraceful proceedings . " " That this meeting pledges itself to me all possible means to bring the offenders to justice , and that an humble address be sent to the Commons' House of Parliament , ( or her Majesty the Queen ) praying for an investigation into the proceedings of those two days , namely , the 2 d and 5 th days of June , 1841 . " Three cheers were given for Feargus O'Connor , three for Frost , Williams , and Jones , and the other imprisoned Chartists ; three for the people and the Charter ; and a vote of thanks having been given for the Chairman , the meeting separated at about a quarter-past eleven o ' clock .
BILSTON . —One of the most numerous and effective meetings ever held at Bilston took place at the Bell Court , on Tuesday evening last , at which resolutions were passed in favour of the Charter , and approving of the National Charter Association . The meeting -was addressed by Mr . George White , of BirmiBgham , Mr . Dean Taylor , Mr . Mogg , of Wolverhampton , Mr . Candy , and others . It was a first-rate meeting , and ended gloriously ; but » ur reporter , being fairly "knocked up" with hard service in the public cause , Addressing meetings , travelling , Ac , for the last few days , wasjpable , through indisposition , to furnish a more detaileoaccount .
Chartism in IRELiND . —We learn » y a letter which we have received from Mr . Peter Hoey , who is on a visit to his native country for the benefit of his health , that Mr . O'Connell and the Whigs do not eRJoy the confidence of the working classes in Ireland ; the working classes look upon hisexertions as being entirely directed to promote the interests of the shopocrats and landlords , and are firm in the opinion that justiee can never be effected until the Charter become the law of the land . The poverty of the working classes of Ireland is the great difficulty in the way of thu spread of Chartist principles ; the misery and destitution they have to endure , prevent them from contributing the sinew * of war , and Mr . Hoey calls upon the friends to the glorious cause to do all in their power to support their Irish brethren , who lose no opportunity of aoundiof forth their principles .
MANCHESTER . —A meeting of Chartists waB held in the Tib-street Room , on Wednesday evening last , admission by card . Mr . Nuway was called to the chair . A code of rules was laid down , by which a meeting may b « called together at a few hours ' notice , without the expense of a placard , and was unanimously adopted . The meeting was adjourned till Monday evening , . when it will be decided what step the Chartists mean to take at the forthcomiBg election . Thk tow 5 is in the greatest excitement ; people ¦ say be seen all hours ot the day . in groups , discussing the various questions , now before the public . The Whigs and Tories are firing at each other , from squibs up to cannon balls , and the Chartists are collecting the ammunition in order to fire at both . Tke walls are covered with bills of all dimensions .
Chartist Liberation . ^ This week , Phineas Smithies , one of the Bradford Chartists , a victim of the spy system , ha 3 been liberated from Wakefield House of Correction , three months before tho expiratioa of his term of imprisonment .
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BIRMINGHAM . —M& . W . DEAN TaYLOB . —At the meeting at the Chartist Lecturer ' s Fund Committee , June 13 th , it was unanimously resolved , that oar worthy , laborious , and talented lecturer , Mr . Win . Dean Taylor , be recommended to the various Chartist districts of the country , and any district requiring his valuable services may have them by applying to Mr , Joseph Wiabett , Secretary , No . 21 , Court Weamanatreet , Birmingham . Those who wish to make engagements with the above gentleman are requested to moke early application . SREFFIEXiD . —Mr . Harney lectured here on Monday evening , to a numerous and delighted audience . The associated Chartists of Sheffield have published a letter to the Rev . K . 8 . Bayley , in reply to his attack on them in reference to the late Corn Law Plague meeting , in which the Rev , Gentleman and his Whig friends are very sorely handled .
MIDDLESBKO ' . —The Chartists of this place held a public meeting in the Working Men ' s Reading Room , Newcastle Row , on Wednesday evening week , when Messrs . Hollinshtod and Maw each delivered an address iu defence of tlie principles of the Charter , after which sevsral persons joined the Chartist ranks , and are now engaged in fighting the battle of liberty and universal justice . BRADFORD- —Great excitement was created in Bradford on Monday , by the announcement of a lecture to be delivered by Mr . Martin , member of the late Convention , on the present state of the political crisis . Several men with boards having large bills on , paraded
the town during the day , and tm large room of the Social Institution was crammed full . Mr . Alderson occupied the chair . The lecturer in forcible language pointed out the absurdity of Whig and Tory measures of relief for the starving people , and in a clear and argumentative address proved thatnothing short of the Charter would benefit the country . He read the address of Mr . Simpson which called forth repeated cheers , and concluded a soul stirriug address of upwards of an hour and a-half , amidst loud cheers . The chairman announced that meetings would be held every night during thu week in various parts of Bradford to forward and insure Mr . Simpson ' s election . The meeting separated hiyhly gratified .
SUN 3 DERLAND . —On Sunday afternoon , Messrs . llinns and Williams addressed a meeting , held at the Life Boat House . Lecture . —On Sunday evening , Mr . Williams delivered his third and concluding lecture , in the Golden Lion Room , to a large audience . The subject was" Keligion , what it is , and what it is not ; its comprehensive , character and ennobling tendency . " The lecturer defined religion to consist in acting according to those principles of duty , and those feelings of the heart , which were excited by tbe nature and character of the supreme power . He contended that there was an essential distinction between religion and religious opinion ;—that religion waa not embodied in any creed , system of faith , form , or ceremonies ; that it was a feeling dwelling in
all , not with equal fervour , a purity , but depending for its truth and power on the general enlightenment of the mind . He showed that tbe belief in a supreme power whs universal , that the atheist believed in a power anterior to , and superior to , himself , the cause of what is—that he was compelled to suppose eternal existence of some kind , and yet , with strange inconsistency , deniauded of the theibt to show him how Deity could have eternally existed . He aigued that it was moat absurd and contradictory , while admitting that a power existed previous to man , and which , in fact , was the eternal cause of all existence , to yet contend that such a power , of which man , with his mind and high capabilities , was one of its products , had yet no mind itself , no
power to see how to adapt means to ends ; that this was making the effect greater than the cause from which it sprung . He , therefore , contended and illustrated his opinion , by various facts , that a belief in a supreme , intelligent , aid benevolent first ciuse , was a rational , important , and useful belief ; that a provision for religious feeling , and worship , or veneration , was laid deep in the foundation of human nature ; that suih feelings were powerfully conducive to happiness , and , therefore , ought to be cherished . Mr . Williams then concluded by showing the application of true views of religion to the advancement of man in society . Much to the satisfaction of the meeting , it was announced that it was intended to continue the Sunday evening lectures .
Public Discussion . —A public discussion upon the necessity and importance of a change , according to the principles of the Charter , is fixed to take place between Mr . Williams and Mr . Gamsby . Mr . Gatnsby was about a year ago a Chartist speaker , but baa now become mure enlightened , and discovevered that the evils of Government are a mere trifle , anil need not be heeded , and that Socialism is the most immediate , practical , and useful system of reform . Mr . Gamsby will , therefore , have an opportunity of correcting the gross errors and delusions of the Chartists of Sunderland . WAtSAtt . —A branch of the National Charter Association has been formed here , and the cause is progressing . WANDS WORTH . —The Chartists of this place met on Tuesday evening , and passed a vote of confidence in Mr . Rose , their delegate to the late Convention , stating that they view with indignation the attempt made to defame his character .
FINSBURY . —The Chartists of this district met in the Working Men ' s Association Room on Wednesday evening last , and formed themselves into a Committtee for the purpose of aiding in the return of Chartist candidates to Parliament . LOrtG WHATTON . —Mr . Skeviogton lectured here ou Tuesday , and was well received . ASHTON . —Tbe members of this Association held their weekly meeting on Sunday last , when a long discussion took plac 6 as to what course we ought to pursue at the approaching election . The question was adjourned to Sunday next , at six o ' clock in the evening , when all members are requested to attend . The announcement that the Executive were for prosecuting the bloody Repealers of Manchester met the approbation of the whole meeting , and a collection was then made amongst the members present for that purpose . Further steps are being taken to aul the Executive in bringing the " moral force" repealers to justice .
GLOUCESTER . —At a meeting held on Sunday last , the Chartists of Gloucester voted thanks to their brethren of Manchester , for their noble and manly spirit of forbearance u ^ der their late " bloody" provocations . LEEDS . —At tbe weekly meeting of tbe Chartists , there was a pretty good attendance . A great quantity of business waa transacted ; each and all were alive to the forthcoming election ; they are determined to bring their men forward , and prove' on Woodbouse Moor that they have the support of the majority of the Borough . Let every Ciiartisfc feel it to be his duty to attend on that day . It will be a day of priniciple witli them . Let public opinion be tested on that day as to whether might shall be allowed any longer to
reign over right . Up lads , aud at them ! Several resolutions were adopted . The firat waa to appoint a deputation to wait upou Mr . O'Connor , acquainting him of the iutention of the men of Leeds escorting him into the town on his liberation . The second was upon the late disgraceful affair at Manchester , condemning it as a " base , bloody , and brutal" attack upon the Chartists , and that the Whigs , by the conduct shown there , had merited the contempt of every enlightened and honest man . The third was that it was highly requisite that a meeting of delegates should be held in Manchester , to declare that the nation will not submit
to this outrage on public free discussion ; and that we , the Chartists of Leeds , pledge ourselves to send one to convey our sentiments upon this subject . The last one was calling upon every honest man to support and second the Association in bringing forward two such uoble champions of the Chartist cause as Williams and Leech , and calling upon them to attend in countless nnmbers at Woodhouse Moor on the nomination day . A committee ia now appointed to conduct the election of Williams and Leech , and sit two or three nightij weekly , at the room , Cbeapsida Tbe committee will be glad to see persons wishing to render any service to the cause .
DUBXiIN . —The Chartist Association of this place held their usual weekly meeting on Sunday , the 13 th instant , Mr . Woodward in the chair , who in a clear and forcible speech , of considerable length , proved the excellence of the principle * ot tbe Charter orer all the political nostrums that are administered to a gulled and starving people . He repudiated the idea of national poverty being * blessing , and in » most hunioroui manner proved Ireland to ^ bathe IsUnd of Saints , from which those wandering and wicked spirits have been banished that ate now prowling the streets of him « f the great manufacturing town * of England , and who , he said , had to suflet much mew privation
» nd disappointment ere their political redemption could come . The meeting was also addressed by Meesn . Braphy , O Connor . R * fter , Hyland , and Carey , in short but pithy speeches , in support of the Charter , and the right of women to join in political societies . Several members were enrolled , among whom were two women . A letter from Mr . Burnet , of Bradford , was read . -which elicited much applause . A meeting was als « held on Thursday , the l » tb instant , and waa addressed at great length by Mr . Dolan , of Manchester , who treated the su ject of the Charter in a masterly style , aud gave the Whigs their merit Down with them and up with the Charter , and no smmsder .
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¦ ^ U-w ^ / S _^ 2 ; X ^ - /' - / YEOVII ^ ite Chartists of thiujfaee , held a ' pablfor ^" ^ y meeting on- ^ londay evening last , for the purpose of rr discussing with the Corn Law reptalers the following question : — " Will the repeal of the C « rnLaws alone benefit the working classes ? " Mr . G . Wheadon was elected to the chair . The chairman read over the ruka "' to be observed during the discussion , wkich allowed each party the eame time for speaking . He called upon Mr . John Bainbridge first to address the meeting . Mr . Bainbridge commenced , by observing that he did not suppose there was any person there who had not paid sufficient attention to thepresent condition of
theworking classes , to Know that misery and wretchedness prevailed amongst then to an unparalleled txtent . Whatever question , therefore , was brought forward £ rofoKetily witb the abject of ameliorating the condition of that claes , ought to be duly weighed and impartially considered . Mr . B then ^ after some excell en t reiu arfe , observed that tiw repeal of the Corn Laws would is crease the already orergrown powiw of the cotton lords and master manufaeUrera . Hegare a detailed account of the horrors of the factory system , shewing how tee inordinate desire for wealth produced by it , had changed men of kind a » d benevolent feelings into heartless and crael tyrants , and converted the sweet milk of human kindness into bitterness and gall . He
showed that the' repeal woirtd in « rease the spirit of competition , the direful effects of which had already overshadowed this land with misery ; that competition tended to injure ail classes of society , and that it was at direct variance with the law s of morality and Christianity He observed that the repeal of the Corn Laws eonld only benefit the woiking classes either by limiting the hours of labour , or increasing its remuneration ; and showed very plainly that it was calculated to increase rather than lessen the hours of toil , while it was rery certain that it would not in the least degree increase remuneration . Mr . B . ' concluded by stating that there waa sufficient land in this country to produce an abundance for its inhabitants , and that the present agitation was got up by parties ' who did not sympathise with the
people , and who cared not for the people possessing cheap bread , but were only looking to their ownintevest . The chairman then asked if any person wonld speak on the opposite side , but no one signifying their atsent to do so , Mr . Steven followed on the same side . After Mr . S . bad retired , the Chairman again requested the Corn Law Repealers to come forward and refute what had been advanced ; but none had the courage to de so . The following resolution then was put to the meeting , and carried unanimously : — " That this meeting is of opinion that the working classes ought not to agitato for anything short of the People ' s Charter , but ought to concentrate all their energies for the attainment of of that important object" Thanks were then voted to the Chairman , an J the meeting separated .
£ Teeds.—Reopening Of Spitalfijlds Chapel. —On Sunday Last, The Members And Friends Ot The Christian Church, Worshipping In Spitalfie'ds Cha-
£ tEEDS . —Reopening of Spitalfijlds Chapel . —On Sunday last , the members and friends ot the Christian church , worshipping in Spitalfie ' ds Cha-
pei , > anK , uaving previously announceu Dy piacara , and made ihe other necessary arrangements tor iis reopening , were highly delighted by listening to two most eloquent , scriptural , and truly useful t ^ rmons delivered to tlum by the Rev . Wm . Hill . Considerable ill feeling hau been evinced by certain haJfseeing folks , of littte-influence , to prejudice individuals against attending on this occasion , on account of the Chartist principles of tbe leading members of the church ; but the well filled seats , and the collections afcer each service , afforded abundant proof of tho better knowledge of the people . A few more such soul stirring appeals to the rationalny of the
human understanding , to tho plain aud obvious meaning of the Word of God , the universality of its application , and ihe necessity of its being immediately reduced to practice in society , will achieve great things . In the afternoon of the . E-amo day , a teetotal lovi feast was held , at which Mr . Hill presided , wh < n interesting speeches were made by Messrs . Parker , T . B . Smith , from Hull , Shaw , Buckton , Lockwood and others . On Monday evening , an excellent temperance sermon was preached by Mr . T . B . Smith , after which it was announced thai meetings for the advocacy of temperance principles would be continued regularly every Monday evening . The friends of the cause are respectfully invited to attend and lend their assistance . — Correspondent .
Mr . Joseph Parker will address the people , on Huuslet Moor , on Sunday evening , at the usual time . Chartist Lecture —On Thursday evening , Mr . J . G . Harney , Chartist missionary , cehvered an excellent iecture , iu his . usual style , in the Chartist Association Room , Leeds , to a crowded audience . His remarks had great weight , and were well received by all present . He was to address the people again last night . Robbery . —On Monday last , a silver placed pint , marked T .. & S . C ) , was stolen from the house of Mr . Yates , the Groves inn , Kirkgate .
Sudden Death . —On Monday morning , an inquest was held at the Court House , before John Blackburn , Esq ., on view " of tke body of David Holdsworth , seventy years of age , lately residing on Kichmond-hill . The deceased had been ill lor some time ; he lived alone , but bad a female to attend to him at intervals . On Friday night she left him about eleven o ' clock , and on her return on Saturday found him dead in bed . There were no marks of violence , nor any suspicion of any unfair treatment , and the jury returned a verdict of'" Died by the visitation of
God . " British Mariners . —On Monday , this flourishing order established a company at the Unicorn Inn , Bramley . Tho admiral , vice-admiral , and officers of the Leeds station were in attendance upon the occasion . The business of the evening commenced by the discussion' of the various delicacies of tho season , in the shape of a sumptuous bupper , provided by , the respected host of the house . Upwards of sixty respectable individuals were enrolled members . The company separated highly entertained with the evening ' s transactions . The name adopted by the newly-formed body is ** Admiral Blake . "
Sheep Stealing . —During the night of Monday last , a fat sheep was slaughtered and taken away from a field at Moortown ; the skin and entrails were left behind . The'sheep was the property of Mr . Milnes , butcher , Bridge eud . Six or teven ill looking fellows were seen ou the road on Monday night , and by them the offence ia supposed to have been committed . Stealing a Watch . —On Monday last , John Rhodes was charged before Messrs . Musgrare and Neli , with haviDg stolen a watch , the- , property of Mr . Thackray , an instrumental performer at sundry asssemblage 3 denominated "Free and Easy . " It appeared from' the statement of the prosecutor in this case that , on the first instant he was engaged to preside at the piano , on the occasion of a concert at the Templar ' s Inn , when , having taken rather too much grog , he went , before commencing his labours
for the evening , to lay himself down for an hour or two . He had his watch with him then , but missed it when he got up , and knowing that the prisoner had been to call him , he asked him if he knew anything ot it ; thepriBoner denied that he did so , and the loss was then communicated to the landlord , who had Been the prisoner coming down stairs . He was again asked it he knew anything of it , and again denied , but the next morning he acknowledged having taken the watch to take care of it , but said ho had i ' orgot it at the time , and could not tell what he bad done with it . The watch had not been found , and the prisoner had absented himself until Saturday night , when he was apprehended . He had made an offer of £ 2 in lieu ot the watch , and said he did not take it with the intention of stealing it , and itill said he did not know what he had done with it . The magistrates committed him for trial .
Boy Lost . —A little boy named George Atack Guy , twelve years of age , left his home , at Leeds ' , ou Tuesday week ; be was seen on the following morning , ten miles from Leeds , on the Selby Road , looking at some gypsies , and has not been since heard of . He had on a black waistcoat , with sleeves , brown trousers , black apron , and a glazed cap ; he has brown hair , light oyes , and a fair complexion . Information concerning him is solicited . Town Council . —At the adjourned quarterly meeting of this body , oh Wednesday last , the further consideration of building a new Gaol and House of Correction Tor this borough , was entered upon . Mr . Alderman Tottie and the Wnigs were for the question being left open until after the next
West Riding Sessions , in the hope that by gome shuffla ofthe cards power might yet be thrown in their hands to carry the scheme into effect , and thus saddle the rate-payers with an enormous and never ending expense ; they wanted , in fact , to procrastinate , to gain time by all the means they could ; in fact , to carry on their usual thimbleriggery . Butit-would not do ; the Tories have learnt to be economists , and , led on by Mr . John Atkinson , they carried an amendment , to the effect that there was no necessity at all for the p # t Whig scheme . Thus ends tlw » L question for the present ; and as the West Riding justices have offered to meet the ^ borough of Leedi on its own terms as to the future cost ofthe prisoners , ire hope * considerable saving will be effected . There was no other business of importance .
at a public meitikg of th « Cb » rt ^» t » of Arnold , ni » Nottingham , on Mrtwtoy , June 7 th , tbe flowing resolutions were caciiod unanlmowly : —* ' H » t the Char-, tiats of Arnold vt jwfectly dbguttd at tb * lata conduct of U * m Bmrratt , TBUWe , Paffley , wd Biddona , of Nottingham , togsthe * wiUr oar towaunoa , Bishop and Beanon , for bavlag entered into tto pay of tbe ' base , bloody , and bmtol' Whip , at tn « « ame time hypocriticaUy pretending ih * t flwy w uhly actuated by a daairo to mtcm the Welsh f » trtota ,, uid to obtain the liberation of all political jurtooners . Had ' they been sincere In thei » prof « a * ioBa ^| ieiJtfinld hav « u acted in accordance with the' » dvieg 5 &TO ^ n * S ^ 4 h Prisoner ' s Convention 'Address , i * hsK jpas ^ . iOii * wlpl **; . it is not possible to return Chartis >« aVdidates to Pwi \ liunent , in * H eases to return TftHbrjp preference tp )
Whigs . " "That we . do not _ mqt hence recognife : -. . ** Richard Bishop and CorneliusKnrpHLHmembers c- > C v the National Charter AwoeiatifS'' ; '" - ' " ' V ¦? ^ . ii y %
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YOL . IY . NO . 187 . SATURDAY , JUNE 19 , 1841 . fWC \ ^^ , ^ r 7 ' ^
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 19, 1841, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct711/page/1/
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