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BOXTERRE O'BRTBX , M . P ., FOR NEWCASTLE . rprom the following letter from Mr . O'Connor , Thich > Ji been handed to us for publication , the Chartists ^ 1 perceive that it is Mr . O'Connor ' s derided opinion Ha * 5 petition to the Bonae , praying for the amending of the return from Newcastle , on the ground that the sitting Tn «™ h ""' were not declared " duly ejected " rhen the show of hands -was taken ; and their not having been elected by a majority of Totes afterwards , juo poll being taken ) must end in the seating cf 3 Ir . OBrien as the representative for Newcastle . jlr . O'Connor , fcc-o , it ¦ will be seen bold * & similar opinion connected with the setem of Chartist * u JLP-1 i ° several other places ; and he ilgo expresses bis determination to have the cases fairly tried . This is an important question!—one deserving of the greatest attention on the part of the fustians . " To them we commend it . If they , with Mr . O'Gonnor , deem the struggle worth making , they ¦ fill proTide the means .
Another thing , too , in this letter , we wonld draw pjrucalar attention to : the spirit of the proposed resolution with which the letter concludes . We h&pe to be jWe , next week , to shew the enemy that that spirit jBd resolution has ictoated and been determined on by rrery body of Chartists in the United Kingd om . The two factions are locking on , most anxiously , waiting to see if tiity can find any means of causing " a split ' Chartists ! disappoint them ! Shew them you are united in sentiment ; and , being so , can afford to allow different modes of action in different localities , where the people tbem&eiYes are the best judges of what should be done . Promptitude in improTing on the hint given to the Charti £ ts by Mr . O'Connor , will prove to the factions that all hope of " splitting" us is gone for ever . — Ed . 1 York Castle , 9 th 15 th month .
MT Deab . StsCLaJB ., —I have this moment received ycurs of yesterday , which I shall transmit by this day ' s post to my solicitor . Yon kaow that I am not Tery confident of justice being obtained when I hare to appeal for it to faction upon feefcalf of industry ; but in the case , as plainly stated by yon , I hare the assurance that the usurped victory of the twin devils can only be preserved for them through the grossest perjury . The great misfortune is that we hav « a bird from each Sock to contend agaisst , and , therefore , we can have no expectation of Tory perjury to oust a Whig , or of Whig perjnry to oast a Tory , coming to our sasistsnce . You win * require something mote from me than mere assertion ; aiid now pray attend to some commonsense observations upon the Newcastle case . The duty
of the Returning Officer is to declare upon whom the election f » ft » by show of hands , and to declare that man , or those men , ( if more than one is returned , ) who shall have a majority , duly elected . With that declaration his office ceases ; and if the rejected parties \ rish , they have , most undoubtedly , the power of appeal to a poll of the electoral body ; but had Mr . Bronterre O'Brien been there in person , md had he resigned after being declared duly elected , there is no power vested in any person to reverse the return , until tbe hour for closing the poll Bhall hare KiriTed , when the verdict of lie people may be reversed lj the rotes of the electors . But how much stronger does the case become , when OBrien was not there to resign ; asd , if there , he could not resign , nor could
he vacate his seat , otherwise than by accepting the " Ctfltem Hundreds , " or some substantial unseating ctaationunder the Crown- Then how much stronger still does the case of O'Brien become when his seconder oijects to withdraw him , or to be party to his resignation ? Now , let us test everything , both by common sense , and by practice . Firstly , then , for practice . The practice of moving and seconding resolutions in ths Bouse of Commons is , perhaps , the most analagous arguments which I can adduce in illustration . In such case , then , the moyer of a resa ' ntion , or ev _ n of an amendment , casnot withdraw his resolution or amendment , -sdthout the consent of the seconder . That ,
observe , only affects the acbve parties ; but see how much stronger it becomes when I inform you that either , or both , cannot withdraw a resolution or amendment without the consent of the House . Now , then , suppose Mr . AtMns and yourself , to be the proposer and seconder of a resolution , and the people to be the remainder of the House , neither of you can withdraw yonr resolution without the consent of the ether ; neither ran you , unitedly , except with the consent of the people who lose all distinct character of electors and uon-clectCTS the moment the question is pat and answered by show of hands : so mneh for practice from cmr le&chers \ and now for comraon sense .
Must it not strike every man , except a partisan voter , or the hired editor of a sheet of foolscap , that Hinde ind Ord , so far from being elected , were the only two persons in the whole world icAo had been rejected : they , therefore , and they alone of all others , are deficient in ill the qualities of jnembership ; they have been ejected , or rather rejected , ' by the constitutional body ( I love thai word when it has a bit of fustian in it ) , and not restored to possession , or put into possession , by the cocrt of appeaL The Sheriff has no power beyond whit the law gives him ; and the law npon that point \ being supposed that it would be only useful to faction » s divested of all the quack , quibble , and ambiguity which renders it doubtful when appealed to by toe ¦ peopifc has been made p lain and simple ; and the whole
rale of law from beginning to end has been violated by the SheriE Tins is ifortnzistelj' } not one ol those caseswheref&ctat'n can say to honesty , " O , youhaveyour legal remeay against tie Sheriff . " No , we have ne legal remedy , because , is such case , none is prescribed by law ; and our appeal is to a commitsee © f the House upon House-made laws , and wiich I defy them , without perjury , to violate , by confinting the rctura made by the sheriff for Newcastle . Now , the case of Lowrie at Edinburgh is even stronger ; that is , the seat is more secure , because in Scotland no Property Qualification is required , and the most we can expect from s decision on O'Brien ' s case is his return , which cannot be reversed fcnt upon petition , for want of propeny gaalincation ; but , as no notice of such deficitney
was served publicly , by placard , publication , or deckrstioa , or otherwise , at the election ; and , as thr qualification of O'Bnes wa 3 not , as it might have been , required to be proved , by the other candidates , even before nomination : as such course was not pursued , a COIiilllittee coil J not order ' ^ p return to be amended cpoa a petition against QTJrieii for want of qualification bj substituting any other name for his . Ccmmon sense will tell jon that this rule holds good for the protection of ths idler ' s right , so that { they may not be set aside for the convenience of a Member . Edinburgh , NeweaKle , Sanderland , Hawiek , and , as far as I ean Itara , Newport , are all governed by like rule ; and each and
every one , with the blessing of God , I will try to the utmost Colonel Thomps « n , of course , will follow his csra plan ; but I am not squr&mish about endangering tils seat © f a Whig when I can substitc ! e a working p ** " for him . I am not in a position just yet to advise upon all the Scotch cases , as I am not instructed of the several results , bn * 1 must say that , in my judgment , the returning ofneer for Paisley has taken the piain , the just , the straight , the legil , a ^ d the hontst course , by refusing to accept the reegmtion of Thompson ; and , for himself and the laws atkfaction acd fulfilment , gone with ail to the poll , as the only means of rescmcing the prior veidiet .
Baheve me , Sinclair , that I am right , although tee fcma £ re not Quite ripe , asd thtraga tie d 8 y has not yet came jthongh glory—eternal , everlasting glory be to fr > i , it k on ths swiftest wing of fast-flying time !) for £ rag the stamp of real value to the opinions of the poor man ' s expounder of law . ¦ Aj to your request of me t » become treasurer to the Petition Fund , my answer is , if the people can trust , 14 iall obey , and in my hinds their funds shall suffer ¦ o diminution . 1 wish Mason had been able to get two electors of Gsteshesd sufficiently honest to propose and second him .
However , as izi as he could , he behaved like a man . Saeh men , of your own or 4 er , yon must loot to as expounders of your prindplts ; and pray do aot allow &s old deserters to take the conducting of your election « k of the hands of the " fastens . " If yeu do , they * 3 > likt harpie 3 , foul all that they lay their polluted han <" . s upon , o , is it not glorious , my beloved eom-Qdes , to * ee right thus struggling against might , and 4 ta war earried into the very enemies' camp ? Would to God that I was rich enough to pay all th « expences , asd to save my poorer friends from the burthen ! but I C ^ Dot pay alL
bmciair , wii ] y » n allow me to be present in spirit at Tror-meeting on Wednesday night , and to more tbe KUowing resolution , which , perhaps , some of my firiaa friends , or all of them , may second ? It u as fwl&ws : " Resolved , that it is highly important that sOl differences of opinion which may have led to an apparently & 3 iieai coarse in different localities , and which may * ave been justifiable for reasons best known to tboBe of we immediate neighbourhood , and been acted upon 5 ^? the past elections , should now be laid aside ; » cd ~* \ * e whole of the non-electors' influence d » again ** u into rank , and remain , of themselves , and by them-> wre $ . assertors of those rights contained in the People ' s vaarttr , without which they will never rest J ^ Ssd , and for -which tiiey will still struggle even to ^ s eeatL " Hov = i iv Mr . O'Connorand seconded by .
, Set to work at once , and in full time I will put you « I « ses 5 ! on of every step to be legally taken for tbe T *^? of yeuj cause . We will try to have Newcastle £ *« 1 &Q first ; acd that wii ] govern all the others . So . t * " * for the real Member for Newcastle , James XXXOK O'Brien . '
I am , Dear Sinclair , Yours , very faithfully , T _ FEaEGCS O'CO > T > ' 0 a to Jame * SLnel&ir , Gat « shead .
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^ H A "WOOLWICH CADET" TO HIS FRIEND IN THE " EAST . " ilT dEab chcm , —When we parted in Bengal , in a i I ? ot&" Ciwupore devil , " little did I imagine , "JSr ^ oase ^ S ^^ ia poor old Engl and , what & jjJB ^ l ^ iBd" or " ruicpns" tras brewing in it , from " Rasa ' s End to John 0 'Grosf 6 , and actually ext * nd-£ 3 & * acd wide into tte bean ' s core of tte ' Emerald
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When I last left , jurt immediately after the French Revolution of 183 » , I left the labouring classes comparatively well off , and , though £ ar from being contented , yet they knew their friends , the Whigs , were agitating for a Radical Reform in Parliament , and that with the people at their back , parading the streets with the cheering words , " Reform , Peace , and . Retrenchment , " they would soon be able to drive the Tories out of office ; and then , under their rule , the laud would be radiant with smiles of happiness and joy , and be , in . fact , what it had never been yet , a " wilderness of sweets , " and a perfect " sea-girt Eljsium . "
A . prophet seldom gets mncb credit in his Own country '; and I was actually hooted and jeered at when I slightly alluded to the fact , that Whigs and Tories were " mneh of a muchness , " and though they sometimes squabble in joke to keep up tbe farce , ytt they always agree and are in earnest when they are abtut to plunder and coerce the people . Since then , I have seen little to alter my opinion . The Whigs bave now been nine years ill office , and in consequence of gross cruelty , hypocrisy , and incapacity , to suit the wants
exigencies , and intelligence of the age , are now going out , . and must be replaced by better and &Wer men . For Tories to talk of replacing them , it would be quite as absurd as to imagine one of Peel's " spinning jeuay" grandams , Bet , to direct the machinery of one of Marshall ' s slave-mills or factories . Grandmamma would speedily set all in such glorious confusion , that not only « ne revolution , but five hundred revolutions , of the miscomprehended machinery would cause " chaos to come again , " and surely suck poor " Granny" into its terrible vortex .
In the House , and out » f the House , the Whigs have had vast majorities , and could have realised , -withont trouble , all their splendid promises for the fniure ; but , instead of carrying out the intention and spirit of the Reform Bill , they have , like Daniel O'Connell , with his " Iri » h Repeal , " raised stumbling-blocks in their own way , for fear of advancing too rapidly , and making the nation drunk with such a sudden accession of delights , nnsnited to their weak heads , and still weaker stamachs ! It was agreed , on all hands , that the change must be very , very gradual , and tbat it would take the preparation ef years to fit all for the promised blessings .
' The state physicians , acting on Malthusian doctrines , decided on drenching the nation with " carrion soup , " and " skillygolee , " and by following the prescriptions of Doctors Brougham , Bowring , Maeaulay , MCuJloch , wit& s host of other heartless qaacks , pedants , and e-xcombs , out came the new Poor Law . In a trice the land was covered with pauper-prisons and feastiles , and thousands of the unwilling inhabitants of these living graves are now pining in inconceivable wretched ness , awaiting with anxiety the time wh 9 n death shall
put a final period to tkeir sufferings . To keep down their murmurs , they organised whole regiments of city , town , and rural police , and , as stated by an operative in a lase speech on a hustings , " where a poor man used to keep his cows , a policeman now is stationed . " Thousands are out of employ ; for steam and machinery supersedes the necessity of mere manual labour , and it is said that one man , woman , or child , can now regulate the working of 2 t 00 spiDdles , where formerly it required one -person to each .
How often have yon and I talked over and admired the philanthropic exertions of a Sadler and an Oastler , and have we not always agreed that tbey began at the wrong end ? Instead of agitating for a ten hours' bill for the murdered factory children , they Bfconid have petitioned for a limifaiion or restriction over the madtinery , so that the factories vt mills , he should open and close at stated hours . We agreed that , considering the tender age of the employed , tbey should commence work in summer at ssren in the morning and end at one , end in winter at eight , and
leave off at two P . M . Thus they would have time for h * altb , instruction , enjoyments , and aJl manner of comforts , and fit themselves for bting , what our Whig Solons would caJl it , worthy oi he nffrage . Even in six hours they can do asmncb . werk for their masters by machinery , as they could-do for the whole six weekly days without it , and wby should they net have the benefit of such regulation . Then , indeed , " machinery" would be a blessing , but as yet it has been a dire curse ! Howevtr , I shall enter more fully on this important subject in my next .
Wherever I go the extremes of luxury and poverty in this our beloved country prevail , and you cannot wonder much that feelings of " envy , hatred , malice , and" all unchaTitableness , ars list gaining ground between ri « a and ptor . " The priesthood does but add fuel to the flame , and the squalid appearance of the half-fed , half-clad labourer in contra-dbstinction to that of the pampered and haughty aristocrat make 3 the difference but too apparent . Some great change is evidently brewing , and if some master spirits do not cause some fundamental principles to be acted upon speedily and practically , river 3 » f blood will assuredly deluge the land . On whose heads this terrible curse will most deeply fail , the ttdl-tale time will discover . The Tories say they can govern with the army—tbe
Wcigs with their new police . What sort of governments these would be , the people would soon be made aware Qf , and from the specimens we hava had heretofore of military law and police law , no great gift of prophecy would be necessary to define it . Yon and I ought to know something of caap 3 , courts , and soldiery , and if the Torits are mad enough to place dependanct- on the army to arrest-the revolutionary tide , w £ y they depend on a very rotten stSck . since that glorious and ever-tobe-remembrred time when we ustd to cram Mother Roskeridge ' s fresh boiled beef , at the Royal Military Academy , Woolwich , and Jutened with reverence to the quadratics and formula of Dr . Olinthua Gregory
and Peter Bariand , and with smothered laughter whsn Old Peg-kg Charley Warin , ths French Master , occasionally favoured us with a lecture , ending invariabiy with the emphatic sentence , " He not lose his leg in being thrown out of a bawdy-house wh . dow , but lose it fighting for his king and hL > country , by God ! " Since ihe time when we were drilled by Sergeant Major Fortune , of iinuortal memory , or put through our facings by Corporal Siiugsheep , or endurti the orations of old Tommy West;—iince tbe time when we were nurses or fa ^ s in t . ie Cadet barr&cKS , with very little intermission we have sojjuraed among soldiers and camps .
Do you remember cur old Moonshse Sherick MabOXQ- j med ? Wkat instructive stories he would daily re- i capitulate , and what lessons he would give on civil j policy . One cf his favouri : e tales was the following , , I remember it as yesterday . "Aneble kiDgdom , situ- j ated somewhere to the northward of the Himalayan mountains , by a tysiem of class legislation , was ia |? idly j falling into disunion and decay , and was bordering on I intestine anarchy , and encroached npon by more j powerful and united neighbours . It was governed 6 ombtimes by a sultan , somrtimes by a sultana , but : the real power was ever Vesltd in the different paebas , \ and the prieats -wiili some ladies of the Sultan ' s Harem , > and some gentlemen of the Sultana ' s bedchamber . It was ( iividtd into trness grand aivisioiia . The greeD
valleys , the rocky mountains , and the grazing lacdcouinXoiiiy ealied the beef-eating land , from the popnlation being much addicted to tha love of fat beef and mutton ! They were all distinct from each other both in manners and lar-sruage , and would have agreed very well were not the pachas and the priests constantly setting them by tee ears , in order ttiat tLey might planu = r them more easily . ( The poor Old MoODShee here observed , ¦• tbat was t&e system in India of the ED 2 i 5 h Christians wio , by their residents and agents at the different native Courts , invariably acted upon this rascally principle . "! Divide tX impera . This went on for a iocg time , bu ; a day of
retribution came at last . A profose and reckless expenditure was needed to supply the cravings of their hir < ri : 3 fs , aid they borrowed from all who would iend them . Tziey also laid imposts on their serfs , or ryois , to such an extent , that they even heavily taxed their rice , shee , corn , bamboos , aud sugarcane . AILstry and starvation were spread over the ; land . The Ryo ^ s were reduced to feed on oiL . 1 and garbage , and ptri . "ced by ihouBinds . The class just above tLem suon felt its damuiog effrtts , an' 1 , nfttr being de ? po :. ed of ail , sunk down to the condition of ' Kjots . ' S ^ iue of the miuor Pachas even began to dread and tremble , and the whole kingdom was calling for relief from one end to the other .
The ruling Pashas were astounded , and when tbe whole people -demanded piyment of "wnat they ha < i borroTf ed from tiem , ttey < . < fi ' ertd them " hoondics , " or paper cotes , instead of gold ruohurs , and silver rupees . In this crisis th&y were obliged to pay the arrears cf the troops , Md very sotn fhej were fobbed off with " hootxdWs !" In such a ciknima , a council of wise men was convened by the pe v ' . e to deliberate on their sad state Tbe P . uhas still thought they possessed the hearts of the soldiery , and many of tbe lukewarm foolishly thought to too , and talked of the danger to be spprebenJed from spears and sabres .
All of a Eudden , ose cf tbe vise men sprang to the ground , and emphatically addressing the perishing icnltitude , exclaimed , " Allah il Allah I The pachas and the priests hav ^ robbed us of our lands , our gold , and our siivu :, and would ltave us > to periih in jungles , and to be devonred by tigers and jackals . This must not be . We will speak to the warriors—they have hearts S 3 well a = us—they cxa raen as well a 3 us . The lands of the psichas and piiests plunderx-d from us , the sovereign people , shall be held i * guarantee for the payment of all the warriors who may cheese to aid ua in obtaining our just rights , and they may afterwards retire to the besom of their several families with their full tulub ; or -pay for life !"
The question was lcid before the warriors- They were sick of this wholesale butchery , and , after » short consideration , gladly acceded to it . In a few short moons , without further bloodshed , or violence of any description , the warriors departed—some to their own green lands—some to their caerufcbd rocky mountains , and tbe rest sat down under the shade of their own viuts and fig-tre&s , in tb-. ir dearly beloved grazing or be * f-eatLng lands , while ti . e -whole kincdom was one bright jubilee , redolent of plenty , peace , and happiness ! I m . " . si mw sar good bje . Ren ; ember . Tie kind'y to the " Old MGGLshe , " if he still is in es . iit&ir « e ; and , in t ^ ie meantime , I beg te assure you , My dear Chum , 01 tie goodwill a-i friendship of A WCOLWICH au" > ET .
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CASE OF R J . RICHARDSON . TO TBS ZD 1 T 0 R OF THE HOBTHEBN STAB . Sib , —Tour columns hare ever been opened to make known the grievances of any individual who might be suffering iu the cause of freedom . Now , Sir , allow me to lay before you a statement of a series of circumstances that press heavily on me , and which threaten , at no distant period , to ruin me , and bring disgrace upon out cause . I have long thought of my present step , and have , up to this moment , avoided laying my case before the public , lest it should do as an injuiy , but necessity now compels me to that which prudence might otherwise have forbidden ; justice to myself and my family commands it , and I trust that the public will make an allowance and appreciate my motives In the years 1837 , and 1838 , 1 took a very active part ,
and expended very great sums of my own money , in forwarding the cause of Universal Suffrage . Having visited the great demonstration iu Palace Yard , London , and in Hollowayhead , Birmingham , I resolved in my own mind that we would have a large meeting in Manchester , in order to forward the great National Petition . I got a committee , and we succeeded in drawing together tb . 9 largest concourse of people ever assembled in Great Britain , upon Kersal Moor . At that meeting I wa 3 chosen to represent Manchester in the Convention . I did so faithfully , at a very great pecuniary loss to myself , as the people of Manchester well know . When I went to the Convention in February , 1839 , I left a quantity of bills for printing and advertising the great meeting unpaid , expecting
the committee at Manchester would collect tbe proportionate shares due from the country districts , and pay them off ; but , Sir , from that moment to this , those proportionate shares are unpaid , and the outstanding bills are still owing . I was in the Convention six months , ruining myself and my family , and embarrassing wy affairs . When I cam a home , before I had time to look around ma I was obliged to fly over to Ireland to avoid being arrested . There I remained some weeks , with a police officer from Manchester in search of me , and obliged to hide myself in the day time , and creep out at nights . Circumstances cempelled me to come home . I was arrested , put in prison , held to bail , tried at Liverpool March Assizes , in 1841 , sentenced to nine
mouths' imprisonment in Lancaster Castle , and served my time . Whilst in Lancaster Castle I was served ¦ with a notice from George Condy and Mrs . Jane Lere&che , proprietors of the Manchester and Salford Advertiser , to whom tbe accounts were justly owing , that unless I paid the debt proceedings would be taken against me . I wrote to the Manchester committee , telling them I would not come out of gaol to any triumphal procession unless something was done to pay those debts . A promise was made me that something should be done in the matter . I cams out of gaol in triumph , and hear it , Sir , I had not been out of gaol one month , but I was obliged to fly ( not from government persecution , for that I fead braved ) but from the persecution of my friends , from a sheriffs officer armed with a writ . I was an outlaw for one month , and when I ventured from my hiding-place , I was served with an exchequer writ for forty pounds and costs , at the suit of George Condy and Mrs . Jane
Leresche . I put in appearance in the hope that my friends would bestir themselves . A committee was formed in Manchester , the matter was taken up by the South Lancashire Delegate meeting , aivd steps were taken to raise the money , but , Sir , from that moment to this ( the men of Oldham excepted ) the South Lancashire delegates and the cotuuiittea at Manchester have done nothing . I am now in danger of being annihilated unless the people of South Lancashire and the people of England and Scotland come forward to my assistance . I will say nothing as to myself , my political character is before tbe world , and I leave the matter in your hands—if I fall no few of our enemies will rejoicj—if I stand I may yet be able to fight the battle of freedom . I appeal to the sense cf tbe people , whether they think I have not done enough , spent enough , and suffered enough in the cause of the people that I should now be compelled to bear the burden of this debt alone . R J . Richardson .
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TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ . SIR , —Enclosed you will receive a Post-office order , amounting to 15 s . 2 d ., for the benefit of Peter Hoey , being the proceeds cf a subscription raisod by twentytwo hand-loom weavers , a carpenter , and a shoemaker . You may tell Peter Hoey that he owes this trifle to your generosity in mentioning his case in the Star . I am requested by the subscribers for tils above sum to tender you our sincere thanks for tbe bold and straightforward manner that you have advocated our claims for Universal Suffrage and the rights of labour , and to tell you that we place our entire confidence in you as a leader of the people .
We bave proposed a plan among ourselves for dissominating the grand principle of Universal Suffrage , and we wish that it was generally adopted ; that is , for every Chartist in the United Kingdom to purchase a Star , and send it to Ireland , or any other place in England and Scotland where our principles are least known . If this plan was adopted by every Chartist who reads the Star , and repeated at Bhort intervals , we are of opinion rach a blaze of starlight would bo turown into the dark places of Ireland , that your " prick-thtloop" po . iticians could no longer carry on their nefarious trade without being detected . If you would give this idea of agitating publicity in a more tangible shape , we would be obliged to you .
In the course of a week or so we intend sending a SIqt each to our brethren in Ireland . If every Ciiartut could be prevailed on to do tbis , wbat an impetus wonld it give to tbe causa , at a very trifling expense ! We understand Peter Hoey is an Irishmaa . Tbe subscribers for tbe above are all Scotchman . So much for being prejudiced against the Irish ! Tbe Chartists in this neighbourhood are doing well . N one takes the least interest whether Whig or Tory wins : no one cries "God save King Richard ! " A meeting takes place this day in Kilbarchan , to settle abeut the nomination . The Chartists are sure to win ai the show of bands . William Tatlor . How Wood , near Paisley , 28 th June , 1641 .
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THE LATE RIOTS AT COL > "E—DEATH OF MR HALSTEAD—STATEMENT OF A POLICE OFFICER AS TO THE INNOCENCE OF B 0 OTHMAN . The following communicatien has been handed to us for publication by a correspondent : — We , tho undersigned , whose names are hereunto subscribed , do hereby solemnly declare , tbat Thomas Mouk , a police-officer , connected with the County Constabulary , Ko . 2 G 1 , did confess and state to us , that Thomas Boothman , who was convicted at tbe last Lancaster AMizes , and sentenced to death , for the murder of Mr . Halstead , at the riots at Colne , was not present at the said riots , and that , wLen the said murder was committed , the aforesaid Tbonias Bootbman was five miles from the place -where the murder waa perpetrated . And we hereby further declare , that Thomas Monk , tbe police-ufficer aforesaid , did ttate to us , that he was willing to have given evidence in favour of Boothman ' s iunoceEcy , but was prevented from so doing by tbe Superintendent of Police .
We also further declare , that the above statement waB marts to us by Thomas M onk , the aforesaid policeofficer , in the Masons' Arms Inn , within Burnley , he having been stationed at Burnley during the present fair , although his regular station is at Crawshaw Booth , in the forest of Rossendale ; and we are ready to make oath of this our solemn declaration before any of the magistrates of the county . As witness our bands , this 13 th day of July , 1841 . Wm . Pate , cabinet-maker , Rixlney -street , Burnley . Thomas Fishwick X his mark , Exmouth-street , Lane-bridge , Habergbam Eaves .
In tl > e presence of James Latcock . boot and shoemaker , Beihesda-street , Burnley .
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AN" APPEAL TO THE CHARTISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN , FROM THEIR BROTHER CHARTISTS IN CARLISLE . Carlisle , July 12 th , 1841 . Fellovi' Men , —During the late borough election for this place , considerable excitement prevailed amongst all classes of society . Party feeling ran high , and the poverty of the people made them feel more acutely their wants and privations . The Mayor , in tia great anxiety to preserve the peace of the town , caused to be eogaged a great numbtr of special constables in addition to the regular police force ; to which circumstance , wo believe , may be attributed most of the mischief that ensued ; for the very appearance of this hired force only tended to supple and irri . ate the minds of the people . As the Whig party were retiring from the hustings to the Crown and Mitre Inn , they were rather roughly handled by the crowd , but not half so much
so as we have seen Sir James Graham , and others . The police force were stationed in front of the inn , and as the party entered , some stones were thrown at the police from the crowd , when Mr . Graham , the superintendent , ordered his men to draw their staves and cbarge the crowd ; this they did in a fierce and ferocious minner . One of them , named Jardine , more savage than the rest , rushed forward in the midst of the crowd , and laid about him with his staff , both right ard left , paying no regard to age nor sex , having struck down a little boy about ten years of age , who could not get out of the way . Jardine in consequence t f this brutality was struck on the head -with a stone , whica felled him to tbe ground , after which , it is said , he was struck by some one with a stick . The consequence was , that he died in a few hours afterwards . One man has been fully committed ob the coroner's irqueEt for the murder of Jardine , and another as an acceisory . It is believed that those men are
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innocent , an * that evidence can be produced sufficient to clear them , pro-riding a good legal defence can be got up for ttiem . The laws of the country demand that r % ^ 2 ? W have a fair trial—the laws of humanity forbid that the Innocent should suffer ! A committtee has been formed to get up their defence and it is hoped that their exertiens may not b 3 rendered powerless for want of a little pecumnry assistance . Subscri ptions will be received by Mr . James Arthur , bookseller , Carlisle . As the assizes will commence ia a few weeks all subwriptiong must be sent in immediately . GLORIOUS TRIUMPH OF CHARTISM AT
SELBF . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN BTAB . Sib , —Doubtless yoa will be astonished at receiving anything like an account of a spirited Chartist meeting from the hitherto sleepy town of Selby ; but at length we have aronsed from our slumber ; we have heard the death-knell of faction npon each passing breeze , and have resolved te join in the funeral procession . On Thursday last , we were visited by Mr . James Duffy , one of the liberated victims , and many were the obstacles against whfch we had to contend . We applied to the bellman , in the first instance , but he refused to cry a meeting for us . Upon being pressed for a reason , he declared { hat the magistrates had forbid
him . To work we went , however , and having , by word of mouth , assembled more than 1 , 008 persons , we went in quest of a window in some friendly house , but , alas t the dread of non-renewal of license , loss of custom and patronage , met us at every turn ; but , nothing daunted , and gaining strength from opposition , we proceeded to the Market-place , where a brava Chartist mounted the steps , and introduced Mr . Duffy , who , at considerable length , explained the blessings to be derived from the Charter , and the hopelessness of looking to either Whigs or Tories for relief ; he weighed both in the Bcalesgiving neither a triumph—and so convinciug were his arguments , that the following resolution was unanimously adopted : —
" That we , the working people of Sa \ by , have no confidence in either Whigs or Tories , and that we are fully convinced that nothing short of the People ' s Charter will ever benefit the whole people . " The resolution waa carried by acclamation and amid thunders of applause , after which , three hearty cheers were given for Feargua O'Coanoi and all the imprisoned Chartists . So great was the enthusiasm produced by Mr . Daffy ' s address , that as many as could find room in one house subsequently met , and upon the instant the names of twenty good men and true were enrolled as the nucleus of an association , which , according to population , bids fair to rival any in the country .
Sir , yoa will deem this meeting ot due importance when I inform you tbat it was the first ever convened here by working men , and also when you learn that the opposition of the Whigs was great in consequence of the rough handling which the " old back and cradled lord " received at our blistered hands upon their prebuuiptuoua appeal ; the one to tbe party acts of self and associates , and the other to a connexion with the house of Wentworth , wbiob , judging from the sample that appeared in our market , must be a bad sack . Sir , we are satisfied to join in all txpences for maintaining a lecturer in concert with our brothers of the West Riding , and being within an hour ' s steam of yout
bead-quarters , we snail expect constant visits from lecturers , which , I assure you , will not be lost We are most anxious to hare a visit from one or both of our members . Me . Pitkcthly and Mr . Harney , for such we bhall hold them to be , well knowing that aU that was rotten was hired by faction to oppose them , while all that was sound was prevented by poverty , as was well observed by Mr . Pitkethly , from attending to support them . We could poll one hundred to one for them . We are also most anxious to bave a visit from the colossus of Chartism , the Hon . M . P . for Leeds , Mr . Leecb , or Mr . Williams , his colleague , who were also defeated by hired factions .
At the close of our proceedings a very handsome subscriptien was made for our ill-treated Irish friend Duffy . Who will now Bay that a prejudice exists in the English mind against Irishmen ? Our Irish brethren must give us less striking proofs of thankfulness for cheerfully allowing them to compete with us , and take " pot-luck" with what faction and class legislation has left us . Tbey must and shall bebave themselves . A Working Man .
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FROST , WILLIAMS , AND JONES . MRS . FROST ' S FUND . At the usual weekly meeting of the Birmingham General Committee for the restoration of Messrs . Frost , Williams , and Jones , held on Tuesday evening last at the Charter Association Room , Freenion-st , Birmingham , it was unanimously resolved , " That a copy of the letter sent to Mrs . Frost , with her reply to the same , be sent to tbe Editor of the Northern Star for insertion , in erder to call the attention of tbe public to the situation of Mrs . Frost and family . Also , tbat the honorary members of this Committee be called upon to respond to tho call of the persecuted wife of Mr . John Frost ; tbey being two hundred in number , may effectually assist her at the present moment . " It was also resolved , "That Mr . Guest , the treasurer , do forward to Mrs . Frost the sum of £ 3 10 a . 7 ^ d ., being the amount remaining in the Committee ' s hands of the Defence Fund . " By order of tho Committee
Birmingham , June 24 , 1811 . Dear Madam , —I am requested by the General Committee of Birmingham for the restoration of Messrs . Frost , Williams , and Jones , to inquire of you personally ( so far as you please to make public ) as to your position relative to certain property you hold , and the liabilities of the same , ic . &c . The Committee have heard such contradictory accounts from time to time , and wishing to serve the family of Mr . Frost by all weans in their power , regretting tbat the public bave not given them tbe means to have provided for the wan ts of Messdames Williams and Jones , tbe duties of the Committee having been confined to the creating public opinion in favour of the return of the victims themselves .
In conclusion , honoured Madam , I beg , in the name of tho Committee , to invite you in the most cordial manner to use this Committee as a means , at all times , to make known your afflictions to the public through this Committee . I have tbe honour to b ? , Madam , Your humble and obedient servant , T . P . Green , Corresponding Secretary To Mrs . John Frost , Montpelier Buildings , Bristol . P . S . I have enclosed a copy of our rules and objects for your use . * * * All communications to be addressed for Committee , Mr . Guest , bookseller , Steelhouse-lane , Birmingham . 4 , Montnellier , Bristol , June 26 , 1841 .
Dear Sir , —I beg the Committee will accept my thanks for their kind inquiries into the state of my pecuniary affairs . I can have no hesitation in making them acquainted with the state of my circumstances , for I am not ignorant of the efforts and exertions they are making on behalf of my injured and beloved husband . The property alluded to are certain premises In Newport , ¦ which bring me in £ 45 per annum ; tbe deeds of these premises were placed in the htlUdS of OUT bankers for the sum of £ 200 had in the year 1836 at that time we kept no banking , account ; but Mr . Fro&t wanted that sum then , bo borrowed it of the bankers , and placed his deeds in their hands . We then opened an account with them ; sometimes the balance
was in our favour , at other times , in their favour . However , at the time of our calamity , there were £ 270 due to the bankers . I was advised to sell off our stock , which I did , and at a great sacrifice , as yeu may suppose . Our prosecutors gave us but little time with their Special Commissions , &c . I did sell off , and paid off every one to whom we were indebted . I also sent for our banking book , and waa fully prepared to pay them . They delayed sending their account , and I was called upon by the lawyers to advance money for tbe defeace of my dear husbaud , under a promise tbat it was all to be refunded as soon as the Defence Fund could be made available . I did advance , to tbe amount of nearly £ 400 , one hundred I had refunded , and no more . I quitted my house , left
Newport , and came to reside in Bristol , until , as I thought , the storm should bave blown over . When I came here , I was in daily expectation of receiving back my money . I waa also told that the bankers were paid , but -when too late I found my money waa all gone the bank not paid , and to crown my afflictions , tbat £ 1000 bad been drawn from the French funds of my money ; in short that all my money was gone . I mention this in justification of ray leaving Newport with a large family , when I ought to have remained and recommenced business , which I should bave done , bad I been permitted to keep what I bad . 1 was invited to London , to Glasgow , to Mertbyr , with a promise of support in business , but I could not commence anywhere without a capital , consequently , I chose to remain here with a very limited income , in preference to struggling with
business , without the means of carrying it on as I used to de . One consolation I have , aud that is my dear and beloved husband is in happy ignorance of all this . You probably will and may naturally ask me -who has been the cause of all tbis wrong ? This ia a sore and tender place to touch . I must decline answering , and I know you will excuse me . This I must tell you , it was not Mr . O'Connor . He had nothing to do with my advancing money for the defence ; but you will see that advancing money for the defence , rendered me incapable of paying cur bankers . Xliia ia the money the Country k now © ailed npon to pay , for if the bankert sell the property , I shall be snipped indeed . I sincerely hope that Mr . Rogers , of London , has received tbe suma which I have seen acknowledged in the Star , and then I hope that tbat trouble will soon be removed from my mind .
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In conclusion , I beg once more to tender my grateful thanks to tbe committee for their kind sympathy , and foi tbe interest they take in my welfare . I received from Birmingham £ 3 some time ago . The manner in which it was sent enhanced its value ; at the same time I can never have an objection to its being noticed publicly wb . es necessary . It was very acceptable , and I felt much obliged for it , and should there be at any future time anything to send , if it was but 5 a , I should prefer its being sent direct to me , for then I should bave an opportunity of returning my thanks to the parties who send , and there would be no delay . With my kind respects to the committee , I beg to remain , respectfully , Dear Sir , Yours obliged , M . Frost . To Mr . T . P . Green , Corresponding Secretary , &c .
[ In connexion with the above correspondence , we have pleasure ia giving tbe following letter from Mr . Pitkethly , from which it will be seen , tbat the sum oi £ 76 12 b . 8 ( 1 . has been sent to oar office , in answer to his appeal for £ 60 . It will also be seen that the whole sum has been transmitted from th > office to Mr . Hodgers tbe treasurer . —Ed ] TO THE SUBSCRIBERS THROUGHOUT ENGLAND , SCOTLAND , AND WALES , TO THE FUND FOR THE RELEASE OF MRS . FROST'S PROPERTY . Hudderefleld , 13 th July , 1841 . My Kind and Generous Friends , —You havo nobly responded te that call , which your liberality and promptitude has constituted tbe proudest act of my life .
During a few days at the close of tbe labours of tbe Petition Convention , with the aid of a few noble friends in London , we collected about thirty pounds ; aud arr&ngments were made before I left which insured a considerable sum in addition ; which , with wbat was previously in the hands of Mr . Rodg « rs , tho treasurer , and some small outstanding suma which are , I understand , all got in ; all of which , together with your munificent subscriptions transmitted to the Northern Star Office , amounting to £ 76 12 s . 8 d ., { which is also in tho treasurer's hands , ) will be immediately applied to the
purpose for wbicb . it was subscribed ; for I feel confident Mr . Rodgers wilt lose no time to complete the arrangements . So in the confident anticipation that within a few days Mrs . Frost will be in full possession of a competency , I have the gratification to beg the acceptance of my best thanks for this additional proof of the high respect and esteem in which Mr . Frost is held throughout the country , And am , Brother Chartists , Yours most sincerely and most faithfully , L . Pitkethly .
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THE MONSTER WHIGS . The following is a genuine copy ot a letter by Mr George Plaxton , in 1711 , to the Honourable H . Finch , afterwards fifth Lord Winchilsea , who , in his peculiar style , describes the then Whiga to be , what every discerning man has proved the faction to be , at this moment . " Now , as for Whigs , I have traced them out , and found them out , and find them predominant in all ranks and orders of creatures ; every part of the erection is troubled with tbt-m , and you find no set of animals but there are Whigstera amongst them . " At sea and land , In salt water and fresh , you have them . Thus , among quadrupeds , you bave tigers , wolves , badgers , boars , foxes , jackalls , rats , -wild cat 3 , foulmarts , weasels , with many others . " Amongst birds , we have vultures , kites , screech owls , bumrds , rooks , daws , carrion crews , hawks , jays , cormorants , magpies .
" Amongst fiBhes , aligators , crocodiles , sharks , porpoises , pikes , eels , swordn * 3 b , and gougera " Amongst serpents , vipers , anakeB , adders , scorpions , rattlesnakes . ' Amongst insects , hornets , wasps , bugs , maggots , lice , spiders . " In the klngdsm of plants , there are nettles , thistles , hemlocks , tares , quicks , cockles . " But amongst men , they abound under the names of knaves , fools , haughty hypocrites , discontented , discarded , sour , ambitious , proud , illnatured , siliy , malicious , intriguers , wheedlers , covetous , cheats , nbyrchils , liars , atheists , deists , and nullindiana In short , every man that is not loyal , orthodox , and bonest , is a Whig . "
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TO THE WORKING MEN OF NEWPORT . Fellow-Townsmen , —The following is a statement of facts relative to the conduct , at the late election , of a member for the united boroughs of Monmoutb , Newport , and Usk : — 1 st . On Tuesday night , June 22 nd , 1841 , at a meeting of the Chartists of Newport , a person proposed me as a fit and proper person to be nominated to bring tbe principles of the People ' s Charter before the public , to try to get a show of bands in favour of those principles . The » roposition was seconded , and every man in tbe
room held up his bands for me . Before the meeting broke up , however , a man named John Morris proposed that Dr . Price , of Newbridge , Glamorganshire , should be invited to come forward . Another person seconded tbe proposition . The secretary was directed te send a letter to Mr . Buttery , of Monmouth , to inform him of what had been done , and to ask him whether he and the Monmoutb . Chartists approved of the plan or not . I enclosed tbe secretary ' s letter in the following one of my own : — " Newport , June 23 rd , 1841 .
" Dear Bcttert , —You will see by the enclosed that our friends here bave Invited me to allow myself to be put in nomination at Monmoutb , to give me an opportunity to bring our principles before the pubHc ; and , if you cannot find a batter man so to act , I will do the best I can for tbe cause ; but , of course , not to go to tbe poll . " I believe some of onr friends have written to Dr . Price , of Newbridge , and invited him to come forward . " Will you be so kind as to let me know whether you approve of such a plan or not . " I remain , your Chartist brother , " / William Edwards . ' To which communication Mr . Buttery returned tbe following address : —
" Dear Edwards , —I should say by all means bring our principles before thepublic at the nomination , which will be an excellent opportunity to give both the factions a good dressing ; and , according to O'Brien's plan , if we can , muster a good majority by show of hands , you will in that case , when the world rasetb , be the legitimate organ of our wants and wishes . Since recuiving yours the editor of the Beacon assures me , as hiH belief , tbat a Tory candidate will be in tbe field : if there should , tbat ought not , and must not , prevent us declaring our principles as above , if we poll after for a Tory . Should tkere be any move on the carpet I will write to you immediately . If your humble servant can be of any service at tbe nomination , shall be very willing to render my humble service in the glorious cause that must prevail ere long . " John Buttery , Monmouth . "
2 nd . I bad nothing whatever to do with bringing Dr Price , a physical-force Chartist , forward as a candidate ; and I told the Chartists of Newport , before I went to Monmouth , that I would not nominate the Doctor , or support him in any way ; and as for Dickenson be was never asked to support him ; yet , if the Doctor had arrived in Monmoutb . before the court was opened , 1 would not have allowed myself to have been put in nomination . At nine o ' clock on the morning of nomination , the secretary of the Newport society came to the iDQ where I waa and produced a letter from Dr . Price , in wbich he stated that he could not be in Monmouth , but tbat bis friends might make what use they pleased of his name , or something to that effect A few of tbe Chartist electors of Menmoutb , who were with me at the time , said it was no use to nominate and second any man , except he was present to explain our principles to the people . They ( the electors ) asked me , then , if I would allow myself to be pat in nomination , to which I replied , yes , as there is no one else .
3 rd . I did not speak to Mr . Blewitt , or to any of his supporters that day , until after the election was over ; and , as it respects money , so help me GodJ I never received any to vote for any man , or not to vote for any man , or to prevent any candidate from coming forward , in my life . Men of Newport ! I think if you had repressed your violence till lost Saturday , and read tbe newspapers before yon condemned me , and even in outrage tried to destroy my property and even life , you would have thanked instead of having condemned me . But I freely forgive you , because you did it in the heat of excitement , and under an absurd belief in the false and foul charges of indiscrimlnafcing enemies .
4 th . If there Is any blame to be attached to any one , it is not to me , but rather to Dr . Price , and Mb own party . The Mayor of Monmoutb gave the Doctor and his friends a fair chance ; and if an elector had come forward to nominate the Doctor , instead of Townsend , the lawyer , who 1 b not an elector , all would have been right ; and , as there were two electors with the Dsctor , I want to know why they did not come forward like men , and do their duty . I knew nothing of the Doctor ' s intention to go to the poll ; nor did I know that the Tories were going to support him . I am no Tory , and I think the Chartists who have voted for Tories have acted very inconsistently ; though it is but little difference to tbe people which of tbe two parties are in power . I did not think of any Tory tricks when I went into court , nor that t&ey were trying to make a fool of me .
If over a man did hia duty fearlessly , I did it that day . I gained all I wanted , namely , a show of hands In favour of tbe principles of the Charter . I spoke for nearly an hour and a half in elueidatien of the principles of the , Cfe&rter ; au < l I am Bony that the good I did to the cause tbat day ebould have been undone by the late senseless riots and demented violence . All wbo will read the above statement , may see that if the electors of Newport have been disappointed in consequence of there having been no opposition to Mr . Blewitt , it waa not my fault . I believe the time is not
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far distant when there will be another election ; let Doctor Pr ice ' s friends and tbe Tories return him then , but I will have nothing to do with him . I am , your injured friend , .- ¦¦¦ But still well-wither , William Edwards . Newport , July 6 tb , 1841 .
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BALANCE SHEET OF THE NATIONAL VICTIM FUND COMMITTEE , FROM THE 24 th OF APRIL TO THE 13 m OF JULY ,
1841 . £ . s . d . Money in Mr . Hey wood ' s hands , as Treasurer ... ... 57 11 9 From Coventry , per Thomas Paia ... 14 0 From Mr . Campbell , for Bale of Cleave ' a pamphlet ... ... 0 2 3 June 7 , Penny subscription of the East District of London , per Mr . P . Salmon , collected by Mr . Peaston 13 5 Do . Mr . G . Ricbarda 6 3 Do . Mr . G . Wyatt ... 5 H
Do . Mi \ J . Sanders ... 4 7 Do . Mr . D . Cator ... 2 10 Do . Mr . W . Waters ... 1 9 Do . Mr . J . Jackman ... 1 8 Do . Mr . J . Mathers ... 1 8 Do . Mr . J . W . Parker 1 8 Do . Mr . M'Gartney ... 1 6 Do . Mr . Carey 1 18 Do . Mr . Runtle 1 & Do . Mr . Thompson ... 14 Do . Mr . Turner 1 4 Sundries under Id . each 6 9 k — 2 13 2 18 , From the East Manchester
Co-Operative Stores , per Mr . Maddocka ... 0 11 2 From Marple , per Nemo ... 0 14 0 Do . per Mr . John Sweets ... 0 0 6 28 , Mr . Sudbury , of Lon , don , perMr . John Campbell ... 0 9 2 30 , From tho Working Men ' s Association of Finsbuvy 0 19 0
Tota \ money received by Committee ... " 63 1 C 0 Total money paid by do . ... 32 13 1
Total money in Mr . Heywood ' s hands ... 31 2 11 1 James Leech . Auditors , > Thomas Davies . , j J . H . Stanfield . President , Saml . Chamberlain . Secretary , Peter Shorrocks . Treasurer , Abel Heywood . £ s d May 23 , Mr . W . B . Jackson , of Manchester 10 0 Mr . Broad bent , of Ashton-uader-Lyne 16 0 Mr . Duke , ditto 10 0 Sir . Duffey , of Sheffield 10 0
Mr . Hoey , of Barnsley 10 0 30 , Mr . Ridiug 3 , of Bradford ... 1 « 0 Mr . Rushford , ditto 10 0 Mr . Hutton , ditto 10 0 Mrs . Elizt , Jones , of Tradegar ... 10 0 June 7 , Mr . David Lewis , of Abergavenny 10 0 Mr . James Goodwin , ditto ... 10 0 Mrs . Morgan , of Newport ... 1 0 0 Mrs . Ashton , of Barnsley ... 10 0 Mrs . Crabtree , ditto 1 0 0 16 , Mr . Smothies , of Bradford ... 10 0 Mrs . O'Brian , of Lancaster ... 1 0 0 Mrs . Bxovra , of Birmingham ... 10 0 Mrs . Roberts , ditto 10 0
Mrs . Peddie , of Edinburgh ... 1 0 0 Sirs , henbow , of London ... 1 & 0 July 6 , Mrs . Marshall , of Sheffield ... 10 0 Mrs . Booker , ditto 1 0 0 Mrs . Bimnison , ditto 1 0 0 Mrs . Foden , ditto 10 0 Mrs . Holbury , ditto 10 0 Mrs . Penthorp , ditto 1 0 0 Mr . Bell , of Bolton 10 0 Mrs . Barker , of Manchester ... 1 0 0 Mr . Barker , ditto ... ... 1 0 0 Mr . David Lewis , of Abcrgavcnny 2 0 0 Mr . Walter Meredith , of Ross , Breconshire 10 0 32 0 0 Expences of Committee 0 13 1
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STAPtEPORD . —On Wednesday , Mr . W . Doau Taylor lectured here on the science of government ,, ibe nature of the representative system , ifca present inequality in this country , class legislation as the first causo of national misery , and the monopoly of power by church and state as th 9 secondary causes of that misery . We have not often heard such a dissection given of these two tyrant powers as it waa our pleasure to hear from the above-named gentleman . It was fully , expected that the " Yellow Lambs" of Whi £ authority would have interrupted our proceedings but we had a very orderly meeting .
IE . KESTONC—On Thursday , Mr . W . Dean Taylor lectured here in the open market-piaca to a very large and attentive audience ; and although the Whiga had threatened to break his head if he dared to come , yet , nothing daunted , he boldly stood forth to advocate the rights and expose the wrongs of ihe industrious miliions . The meetiug concluded wii , b . three cheers for O'Connor , the high-priest of Ciartism ; three for the Charter ; three for Frost , Williams , and Jonas ; and three for Mr . Taylor , tko lecturer . KOTTKvGHAiK . —Dr . M'Donall leetarod to crowded auiiissices in the Democratic Cha n , Ricepiacj , on tho evenings of Thursday and Friday last . Ho << o , vo general satisfaction , and great good ha 3 resulted .
DARJV . STG ** . —0 n 9 of the most spirit-sturms scerx-3 wbich has been v / itnessod for some time , took place hero on Monday . evening , when Mr . Candy leeturc-il to upwards of three thousand people in tbe opca air , ct the Bull Stakes . He addressed them ¦ with great fervour and effect for upwards of an tour , durtag which ho entered into the details of the People ' s Charter , explaining its objects and ita demands , and exposing tiie viilanous system by which the productive classes are robbed . He concluded amidst the cheers of the multitude , no person opposing him ,-or asking him any questions , although discussion was invited . Three clicers were given for O'Connor , foi the Chatter , aud for tho speedy return of Frost , Williams , aud Jor . es . We ought to remark tbat Mr . Candy waited upon the surveyor of the highways previous to the lecture , to ask if he had any objection t « the meeting taking place in the street , to wbich the surveyor replied tbat he might choose what part of tho town he liked , he would not disturb him .
K ^ SINGTOI * . —At ths usual weekly meeting of the Chartists of Kensington and Chelsea , held at the United Coffee Hou 3 e , George-street , Chelsea , on Monday last , after the transaction of tho usual business , the following resolution was unanimously passed : — " We , the Chartists of Kensington a »> d Chelsea , In public meeting assembled , beg to recommend to the Executive that immediate steps ; bo taken to secure tho seats of those unflinching patriots Sronterre O'Brien and Geo . Birsns ; and -we further suggest that fuads for that purpose be raised by levy or otherwise" Mr . Stallwood "as appointed to lecture on the ensuing Monday , when all friends are earnestly requested to attend . At the close of the lecture , which commences at eight o ' clock precieely , a discussion will take place between the members and a fritncUy party of their . Irish brethren , on the compar&Ure merits of a Repeal of the Union , a Repeal of the Corn Lav ? a , and the attainment of the Charter .
AtFRETON . —Mr . W . Dean Taylor leciured here on Monday evening , in the Market Place , to an audience composed of Tories , Bread Mongers , and Chartists , Mr . T . had not proceeded far , before a swell of a Doctor came to interrupt , by asking questions ; and , afc the conclusion of hia question , he stated that slavery was occasioned by want of trade . Mr . Taylor said he was happy he was furnished with a text , aud he held up to ridicule the questions and statements of the medical gentleman . In a little while the Doctor introduced ckeap bread , " and the bastiles , machinfcry and the Cora Laws , as the anriihilators of home slavery . Mr . 1 . then sat down to give him an opportunity of speasiug , while tho audience called for him to mount tho rostrnm but nohe believed retreating to bo . tha
; , better part of valour , Mr . T . entered into those questions with a masterly style of argument ; indeed , the Whigs will long remember the thrashing they recoived from his hands . The Honourable Doctor then finding his scheme all foiled by the attention of the people , and the mettiug eloquence of the lecturer , bought a quantity of penny loaves , and threw them amongRt the crowd , and engaged a lot of Dan ' a Repealers to fling penny loaves at our lecturer . Our leoturer , nothing dismayed , pursued the course of his arguments , and thus completely foiled the cheap bread humbug . A collection was
made at the conclusion , and the manner in which ha announced it was such as to cover with shame those who had money , and who went away , before the collection was made ; in fact , one gentleman , a Tory , stood till the hat came up , put in his twopence , and then inquired if be might go . A number Of Rushliff his and Illuminators were sold , and tols never-to-be-forgotten meeting concluded with three cheers for O'Connor , three for the Charter , and all its advocates ; three for all the Chartist prisoners J and three for Mr W . Dean Taylor , the long-tried and well-proved advocate of the suffering millions Hurrah for tbe Charter .
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