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      ^ X 3 _ WATKINS-S LEGACY TO THE CHARTISTS , j " While I still live let me not lfre in Tain . " r ChaB-Tist Brethren , —I have a few discourses ^ delivered in London , equal ia number ^ Bilh the points j of tire Charter , —these I propose ( if Gad spares Hie ) to ' BewS , -w tek after -week , to the peopte ' s paper till tb . e 1 trbole are instrted . They may afterwards be gathered together and printed in a separate form , making one little boot , ¦ w hich I should , -wish , the ChartiBts to con-Bider my legacy to them . It ia all I hare to lea-re them . Keep them , then , for my sake , ind let it be said" Thoagh dead , he yet speaketh . * Tour faithful brother unto death , JoH 3 "WAIS . 1 SS . BaUerssa , near London , April 6 , ( my biith-day ) , IS 42 .

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      LECTURE I . "It is good to be zsalously affected always in s good cause . "—GaL ixh Chap ., lSth ver . Brethren l >* THE Cavse , —I will first endeavour to ehow -wberern it is good to be z-sionsiy afitctsd in a good cause . Sacondly , Why or wherefore we should be z « iottEly affected , and always so . And , lastly , — "What it is " that constitutes a cause good . Concluding Tri . tii an . exhortation to follow this precept of St . Paul , ¦ who himself sat a confonnatle example . " It ia good to be zealously affected always in a good cause "—good both for the sate of the cause and of our ourselves . Wish -we not always to do geod ?—wish we not to be goo-i— -wish "we not to enjoy what is good ? We shall tfitct all these vrohes by zealously affecting a good cause . And oh i that there was more of

      goodness on earth—that there "was less evil in us . Goa . made a geod world—he saw and pronounced that all things ¦ Were good—how could they be otherwise , when they came but of the hands of goodness itsslf . ' Man fciiEself he made good , bat men hare E 3 dly degenerated . Kofc content with the general plan of creation , man left it and " found out many new inventions . " He differed from his ilaier and -srh . it has been the consequeace ? He has become the dupe of his errors—the alave of his o"wn passions—the victim of his own ireewSL Ha has gone further out of God ' s v ; sy , the furtiser ha has gone on his ottd . He has , in a man _ -er , ceased te be < 3 od ' s creature , and has become the creatlira of the e . vil circumstances -which a » has created for frimBrif , an 4 by -which he is surrounded . He is no longer a simple child of nature—fee is now an artificial being . In short man is turned a monster .

      Outward creation looks as fresh and fair as at its birth —the sun shines as brightly—the skies smile as blue , —the air breathes as freely—rivers flow as liir . pidly into the rtceivirg sea—grass grows as green—birds sing as blithe—and the earth brings forth as abundantly ail things , " herb and tree , and cattle , and creeping thing , " after their several kiads , as at first' How isptsens it that man alone—man of all created beings formed the noblest , fitted the irost perfectly "for happiness—man to whom dominion over all tlse , "fish , fowl , and beast was given—who can have the use and enjoyment of all—that man should be more miserable , more abject—toat ho shonld suffer want ard woe more than the very "worm itstlf ? Man lives at variance with bis fellow n > an , wita all thinc 3 , -with God himself . 7 \ ot

      eosttnt -srifh the -world that God made for him , and "With , its way that God appointed him to ¦? rals iaman . must needs have a world of his own , and walk in his o-wn way . Not content "with nature ' s law , he has made laws for his own governance in direct opposition to nature . J * ot content with a God in Heaven , he has set up an earthly god , and the dominion which his Creator gare him over all things on earth , that dominion he has yielded up to kings and prieits- to be exercised over himself ; and thus it is that he has become a more miserable thing than the very ¦ worm he treads on . Man has dethroned God , and pet an usurper in his place—a ting vbose evil passions are invested with power , and made plagues of—htnee come wars , pestilence , and famine—and , as if it was lot enough thai man ' s body should be thus enslaved by tyrannv—hi 3 soul has been unchained by

      supeistition ; and kings and priests are sespotic allies , ls&gued Tumsis against the happiness , the f \ ee < 3 ozn , the very life of man . What must man do ? What can he do ? He seeks the eafrai ; chLsement of his body , and is opposed by kisgeraft—a power which himself raised over himself , —if he stek 3 the enfraschisment of his mind , he is met by priestcraft—a power taken in hand by the other . What ought man to do ? That which man Trill do ; he -will arise and po to his Father—yes , hti ¦ will go to God , and say U > Him , " Tbou that madest me , and garest me life—lo ! I left thee , and made unto myself a king and a priest inistt-iul tf tLce , and taey have bertfe . me of my liTiDg—of all thb rights ¦ which thou didst give me at my birth . 1 am no longer man , I am a nitre slave ; lu : do tfcou inspirit me afresh , cud I Tsik bs bcrn again—1 wiii agian be free , as becerass t ' se s .-n cf such a Father ?"

      " To ba good , is to be happy . " JIslty ' s £ ^ " . ly and -wickedness have beeu psnidicd by bis consequent muery . If ha would again be happy ha must be good . But alas i we are indispjjtd to goounsss—we have bo long bten fcvil that h&tit lu-s btcosie a second naturt in "us . We i are evil and have made evil lairs , and our ekildita , < thengh torn ecu-Lsarut'vely good , sc-on grot ? evil on ; account of the evil Ljws aud institutions of their fathtrs . Ihsj are timed to slavery—train ea to sin . Shall we i not srnnl ihese evU irsrs—abolish them and make ber- : ter ones ? lYcre the pecDle of one mind they coaM , break tlie , bonds tiiat bind them as easily as Saaison i

      feroks the green widiei Bat dxinii lite a Dolilah , has &hurn many of their . strength—it betrays them to the foe . Kicg 3 Idid ns—prietta blind us , nr"l we are mads but th ; : sport of our oppressors—we ate no : good —we do not do good—we hinder others rroin doing it , ana goodness -which is t ) the taste of tia ¦ nuvitiited soal as aweort as honey to the tongus , which never loathes but grows sweeter the longer it iasu . We know Eot this goodness . If we knew it -we should feelit—we should love it and aoon grow like it—we could not endure the ev-J . Our constant cry -would be , "Who ¦ will show us any good ? ' Waat then'ia good ? It is good , we aid tolu , to bs zealously aff-cteel in a good

      cause . To be zeaic-usiy affected J Tes , we are not merely to be ojrecled but , u > be ziakuily affected . The fact is , we canno : do gOGd to a cause unless we engage in it z ; ar loiisiy . 2 \ o lukewarmness—^ no back-srarilncss—nopcTtial measures—no compromise . Wo must ba ready to co all and to dare aiL We must 1 > jok at nothing cut »> io cajise and pres 3 oatrarfi t > it—tcrciDg not , EtOpping r ^ t , tetteadng not . W © mast £ x onr ejes at tae prizs "Se sim at , ani fctrain every nerve to rtach it . ObsUclts we must si-nnsunt—opposition we must overcome —Bl ! ursmaat 3 7 s must disregard- Wh-re "we e =. riiiot climb , we mus : cut through , like His-aibal : n his passage ever the A' ^ 31 We must ga . n the cause ,- th ugh we lass ail tj s ^ . a It—w = i ^ - ust gain it , thouca -we" Ic-se

      ourseiTes . It ' ^ i : i a crown lifi ^ s , ihou ^ h wdis taa ; saomrr . t A wreitli of immortality , . though ¦ w = pariih that kiaisnt . We dishon ^ ui a good caaie , if we do us ; pnrsac It z -r . louiiy , aud mortuTer ve ^ ire rcre to lose it aud to dif £ r ? -C 3 ourselves . L = t no man enter tiic lists who is not prepared to run zealously , a 3 if th * ciUi . e di-iH . 5 i-r . sd upon hiniitlf alone , and a 3 if be SiGse iroBld pvs ^ ss the priZi In a gojd cause s . 11 thit Mm obtain—ay ^ , vhoy ! c : ora shame to them ) -svho go - ot run ¦ Kill share tiie bv-art t cf it , ' as which fit us es . sU rot 1 " Ywv . e \ cix thtry vrho D ) ak ^ tbeniseivvs Etumbiiijg block-s in car way , or who come against us It 13 a Lubleracs . & ; f jx heruti and demi- ^ ods j and tbe spirits of just men nu-io terftct , watchiE ^ cur stnigsies

      are our spectators in heavic : Bo z ^ alousiy snve ' ted I What should we paifiua -witb Zral , ii not a good cause ? With-what z ^ al we pursue trifles , follies , and evil things , the same zeal in a good cause ¦ would ensure it . Were we as good as -we are evil , we should bsgood enough . A good causs is cot only good for one , but for all : and sa'e . y the goodness of the c-aaae , the good ¦ vs fstl in beiDg ^ fieeted ta it , should ictplre us vritfi £ ; aL Let no fciia ; hearts c-rms among us ; let them be expelled if they do come , for tbty - ^ iil impair cur z al . The ilarquis of Dander , -when iralloping to the charge , shot a wavering young iriend , be ^ ase he was fearful that others would be uf- _ c-t r d w : tb his fear . Courags !! No cowazds ! Kor shoull we be s ^ aloasiy affec ted by ois and Starts , bot aja-.-. ya . " It is good to b « ZiaIon = Jy £ H = cled always in z , scoti caUift . "

      Ssias men ar-- rta-Jv w advar . ee with us till they meet-with dsmcult ' . es— then iLey fall back : others will advance and oTtrc ^ ae tiie £ rss difficulties , but do not persevere to the end ; tLey are cos zealous always . Let them go to tht ant and take a lesson . Thst little insect , though loaded with a . r-ain of ccm . will climb ever every obstruction in its vray ; it seeks cor an easier or round-about T-ath , but-mounts directly over ; and ii you lay the obstruction before it a ^ ain and a ? . aih the moment after it has c imbed it , ii climbs it ag&in . We cannot work too n ; Ti ; ii nor too long in a good cause ; Tre fihonld be always at work " in season aud out of Season . " " What thine hand findeih to < Io , do it with

      all thy might" Die , or do it . It is not only good , it is not only the best thicg we can can do , but it is absolutely necessary that we should be zealously affected in a good wmtp accessary to the sneozss of the cause . Pot see ! ¦ wha t lucre is to oppose us . First and forexaosS , there are ourselves ; aye , -we have none such foes as ourselves ; there is our indifference , cur indolence , to overcome ; our ignorance , cur principles , to contend with ; there is above all cur fenidy , our dread of ridicule or opprobrium-or persecution . We ¦ want to gain -what is good without the trouble or expense of gaining it—we -want it given to c . Like Macbeth ws are irresolute undetermined , ei 3 dF « ted , » ad say . —

      * If ehsnee will have me king , chance may CniY . ll TTIA ' , Without my stir . " ; Having overcome oorselTes we shall ba-re less diffieaity ia overcoming outward , opposition , We conquer an things when we conquer fear . -Bat bow are we to conquer fsar ? how but by the help , of love vidck caate&h out fear ? Let us feel zealously affected and we shall aot know fear . Let us call on ' God to inspire ui with affection , with sea ^ with entlra- ; igg ^ TTt . Tbj ^ y may calumniate us , impjiscn us , sImj bs j bnt we shall smBe at tbe caJamny , bear iaprlsoaiaeilt i 9 iik lor&iaA * , sad Se with delight : for if webs '; irell-afiTwted all evil will torn into good—all thing 3 : will woek tofetter for ooi good—we shall not be over-1 cme of vtB , Hl \ ereiecaM erfl witk food . We muifc

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      be ready to endure evil , but net to inflict it ; a good cause requires good means to a good end . In bondage or in exile we must txclaim , " It is good to be here , for the sake of the cause . " Onr enemies aay , "EvU , be thou my good ; " but we must return good for their eviL We mast contrast ourselves -with them and then the by&tSndeiB will T * ftfr « * & comparison in our favour ; and you mnst know it is the bystanders that possess the balance of power—they turn the scale . The indifferent portion of mankind comprise the greatest number ; if we can engage their sympathies in our behalf—if we can make them our allies in the cause , victory will surely and Bpeedily be woa . The common interest of mankind requires that the good

      cause should succeed , and be sure they will judge our cause good , if they Bee us good—the bystanders see moit of the game—they are the last judges—wo shall have them with us , and that soon . But let ub not wait for them—let us go on without tbwa , jnstas we would do with them , and our success . iif nothing else , will bring them to us . Motives of pity , of gratitude , of interest will actuate them , if better motives fail . Ltt us be just to eur cauBe and they will eventually be generous to us . Look at the reward ? but what of tkat 1 a good cause rewards itself , for it is good to be engaged in it ; it is our duty and we will do it well by beicj ; zealously &ff = cted -, and if -we should ntt gain the cause for ourselves , vra gain it for our children—we gain it for our God I ( Tote concluded in our nezL J

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      THE INDIAN NEWS . . The great news of the week is the conflrmation of the whole fearful intelligence we had had previously received from India . Something like 13 , 000 brave fellowshave" bit the dust" to gratify the appetites

      of our " extension of commerce" men . We give the whole details from tho London papers , and must refer to them . foT particulars , -while we refer to the letter of our excellent friend , the Woolwich Cadet , for an exposition of the real state of things in India . We had purposed giving an article en the Indian policy of the " Extension" party thiB week , bnt have sot space for it . We may leturn to it hereafter .

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      THE CONFERENCES . "We have neither room nor time to do more than just refer our readers to the reports of the Siurgeite and Chartist Conferences at Birmingham , which they will find elsewhere . We do most heartily and most sincerely congratulate the people on the good sense they have almost universally evinced in avoiding this last , most specious , and most dishonest lurd from the plain path of principle . The attempt to substitute for the well-defined and weii-understood terms and

      principles of the People s Charter , the vague anythiEg , nothing , or whatever-you-please " declaration" as a bortd 4 j union , was an evidence only of the utter want of penetration , which the " extension" men still expected to find among the people . They have now , we apprehend , discovered their mistake , and their vexation and dishonesty is alike apparent in their moc ' e of getting np and managing their " . Conference . " We refer to their different aud unfair modes of admitting delegates with and without examination , as detailed by some of their delegates at the Chartist meeting on Monday :

      together with the means which we know to have been used to prevent the election or reception of delegates likely to advocate the " details" of the Charter . One of the delegates from Bradford informed us that in that good town several Sturgite Liberals pledged themselves prior to the election to defray the whole expences of the delegation ; but that as soon as they saw that Chaitists had been elected , they not only refused to contribute one farthing towards the expences , but that letter were immediately sent off to Birmingham to apprise the " auihorities" at the head quarters of Sturgism of the misfortune which had happened , in order that some quibble might be invented to prevent their sitting ; and that the parties whose duty it was to sign the

      credentials of the delegates made much hesitation about doing bo , and , at last , did it only on condition of being wholly exonerated from- any share of the expences incurred . Now considering that this " Conference" was called expressly to -collect opinions on the proper "details " necessary to be attached to Mr . Stnrge ' s " declaration of the principle of Universal Suffrage , " and that the Chartists were invited to sign the declaration that they might be entitled to vote for delegates , can anything speak more plainly than such conduct , the rank dishonesty and trickery of the whole business , and the necessity of the people ' s doing just what they have done ; letting the humbugs see that they know them , and know how to estimate them .

      Thus let the people ever act ; let them adhere firmly to princi p le in a visible and tangible form ; let them hold by the advances they b . » T © made instead of taming back to meet the laggards ; let them fortify themselves with patience , prudence , and T&lftBtt : let fteaz mite " coward" ca their

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      colours , and "No Surrender" on their foreheads , and nothing can or shall resist them . We had written bo far before receiving by Thursday afternoon ' s post the report of the first and second day ' s proceediegs at this Conference , to which we now direct attention with much pleasure . The same post brought us also the following from F . O'Connor : —

      TO THE IMPERIAL CHARTISTS . Mt Beloved Fkiends , —I have only time to say that the Sturge Conference has adopted the six points of the Charter whole and entire , and tomorrow comes on the baptism , thafc is the obristening ; but thanks , everlasting thanks to the good men of Bradford , and some other good fellows , they will not allow our name to be changed .

      We have twenty-five choice delegates on the watch . Birmingham is in a most tremendous state of excitement , as well as the surrounding districts ; but , fustian jackets — sons of labour ^ rely upon the prudence and courage of your leaders . And new I come to the great question . It is twelve o ' clock at night , and the messenger is waiting for the little I can say .

      MEN OF THE MIDLANDS , Here it is then . Your representatives have resolved upon holding a public meeting at Birmingham on Monday next , at eleven o ' clock . I will be in Wolverhampton at three o ' clock on Sunday , and will briefly address the people ; then I start for Bilsion , where I will speak shortly at six in the evening . At six on Monday morning , we s ^ art from Bilston in procession , after the Wolverhampton men shall have arrived . On the road , we shall meet the men of Waleall , Dudley .

      Bromsgrove and the other Chartist garrisons , and thus arranged and marshalled , ( no man carrying even a walking stick , but / with bandB playing and colours flying , ) we go to Birmingham to attend the public meeting . No carriages ; we all walk ; and should our principles be acknowledged , and our name not changed , we shall have a jubilee but should any even the slightest change be attempted we w : ll meet the " new movo , ' and strangle it in the cradle . I shall give no opinion upon to-morrow's proceedings , but shall be prepared for the worst .

      Working men , then , be at your post . Your Birmingham brethren have a demand upon you ; unaided they have battled faction andbeatea tyranny . They iimte you to help them ; come , then , in your thousands , your tens of thousands , your hundreds of thousands to the jubilee or the rescue . ¦ Faction is trembling , we will p araliz-3 it and destroy it . My beloved Friends , Monday the 11 th , the eve of the forthcoming Convention , will be such a day as England never saw . .

      I shall write you along letter to-morrcw for tho Second Edition , when I shall bo in possession of the whole of the tactics of the Conference . Till then , adieu ; and may the day be propitious , the assamblage great , and the righteous cause successful . Ever your friend and Servant , Feargus O'Connob . Birmingham , Wednesday , past twelve , at night .

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      Determined to commemorate every great national event connected with the present " movement , " Mr . O'CONNOR has entered into arrangements for presentiiig the Subscribers to the Star with a large and splendid Engraving of the Presentation of

      THE GREAT NATIONAL PETITION to the House of Commons . This Plate will be as much superior to the EngTaviugs already given with the Star , as they were to any ever given with any other newspaper . It will bo divided , as it were , into three main compartments . The first will represent the Delk-• ATEsin Convention ASSEMBLED , previous tostarting with the Petition to tho House of Commons ,

      Toe centre and largest compartment will represent the Proceshon . ; ccompanying the Petition to the House , the Petition itself , the Bearers of it , and the People , when passing Whitehall , and approaching Palace Yard . The third compartment will represent tho Petition IN THE HOUSE , when "laid on the table f being a general view of the Interior of the House of Commons , the Bar and the Speaker ' s Chair beiag prominent features .

      In addition to those mam compartments the upper and lower edges of the plate will be divided into sixteen other smaller compartments , each one of which will contain an accurate representation of some groat Publio Building passed in the route from tho Convention Rooms to the Parliament House . Views wil ] thus be given of Temple Bar , St . Clement Dane ' s Church , Somerset House , Exeter Hall , St . Mary-le-Strand , Trafalgar Square , Northumberland House , Whitehall . Richmond Terrace , The Admiralty , The Horse Guards , Westminster Bridge , The Treasury , Westminster Abbey and St . Margaret ' s Church , Westminster Hall , and tbe Exterior of the House of Common . '

      There will thus bB given , upon one very large sheet , Nineteen Splendid Pjctums , all harmoniously combined to make the wholo an effective and worthy representation of tho most important movement ever made by the English people in favour of liberty . The terms upon which the Plate will be issued are as follow : — Every Subscriber to the Star for Four Months from the 9 thof April will be entitled to a Plate . We do not promise to have it ready at that time , though

      in all probability it will be ; yet we do not promise ; for the work will be one of such a character , and will need such careful attention on the part of the Engraver , as to defy any one to fix an exact time . This , however , we do promise . If the plate is not then ready , every subscriber is at liberty to cease his subscription , holding his ticket , and receiving his plate and paper from the Agent he has subscribed with , the day it is presented , just-as if he had continued to subscribe . . ' .

      The Price of the Paper the week the Plate is presepted will be One Shilling , We will try to make such arrangements as will make this the only charge the Subscribers will have to pay . Agents , therefore , will please to open subscription lists , and in all cases furnish the subscriber with a ticket , which ticket will entitle him to the Plate whenever it is given for subscribing for the Star for four months . As soon as possible , specimens shall be placed in the hands of the Agents .

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      6 . Remember that we go to press on Thursday ; that one side of the paper goes to press on Wednesday ; that wo are obliged to go on oiling up the paper tbe whole week , and that , therefore , when a load of matter comes by the last one or two posts , it unavoidably happens that much of it is omitted ; and that it is therefore necessary to be prompt In your communications . All matters of news , reports of meetings , < kc , Ac

      referring to occurrences on Friday , Saturday , or Sunday , should reach us by Monday ' s post ; such as refer to Monday ' s occurrences by Tuesday evening ' s post ; Wednesday ' s occurrences by Thursdays post ; and Tiiursday'A news by Friday morning ' s post , for second edition . Any deviation from this otder of supply will necessarily subject the matters so received to the almost certainty of rejection or serittus curtailment , and . we take no blame for

      All personal correspondence , poetry , literary communications , and articles of comment to be here by Tuesday , or their chance of insertion for that week will be very small indeed ; if not here by Wednesday we dant hold ouis&Wes fcouud et > M to notice them .

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      7 . Finally , remember that we have only forty-eight columns weekly for all England , Scotland , Wales , and Ireland ; that we have no interest in preferring one town or place to another , because dura la not a local but a national paper ; that we are bound , therefore , in dealing with the masses of matter whick come to us , to hold the scales of Justice evenly—our first object being the promotion and enhancementi , according to pur own best judgment , » f the success of the great and good cause ; and our second , the distribution of our time and space bo as to give least cause of complaint ; that we are alike bound to this course of action by inclination ,, ; interest , and duty ; and that , therefore , it is useless and BenaeleHS for individuals to fuaie and fret , and think themselves ill used

      because their communications may not always be inserted , or for societies to trouble their heads and waste their time in passing votes of censure upon naior devoting too much space to this , or top little to that , or for inserting this thing which they think should have been omitted , or for omitting the other tking which they think should have ; appeared . All these are matters for bur consideration , and for the exercise of our discretion and judgment , -which , we assure all parties , shall be always used , so far as W 6 are able to perceive , honestly for the public , without fear or favour to any one , and without biiing allowed to be turned for one inatant from its Course by ill-natured snarls or bickerings . Books for Reyievt may beleft forthis Office at Mr . John Gleave's , 1 , Shoe-lane , Fleet-street , London .

      To Agents . —A great portion of the Orders of our Agents which should bo in our office on Thursday , at latest , have for several weeks back come on tbe Friday ; nearly ill the Scotch Agents ' Orders have come on the Friday often . This may be occasioned by the delays of the mails , owing to the weather , but there ccrtaiuly is no reason why the Ageuts ai Hull , Liverpool , and even Barneley and Bradford , should send their Orders to reach the Office just at the time the papers are going put of it . any OilDEllS NOT IN 1 HE OFFICE ON THURSDAYS

      cannot be . attended to ; and any papers returned iu' onsequeuee of orders being late will not be e n dued . : Correspondents . of the Northern Stab-- ^ - LoHdon—T . M . Wheeler , 7 , Mills Buildinga , Knight&bridge . Manchester—W . GrjlHn , 34 , Lomasstreet , Batik Top . Birmingham—George White , 29 , Bromsjfroye-street . iy ^ eiw ^ c- ^ Alr . J . Sinclair , Gateshead . Sunderland—lAt . J . Williams , Messrs . Williams and Binus , booksellers . Sheffield—Mr . Q . J . H . 'irney , news agent , 33 , Campo-lane . Bath —Mr . Q . M , Bartlett , 8 , Trinity-place , Walnot .

      Chartist Addresses . —The General Secretary—Mr . John Campbell , 18 , Adderley-street , Shaw ' sBrow , Manchester . . Chartist Blacking Manufacturer—Mr . Roger Pinder , Edward's-sijuare , Edward ' splace , Pottery , Hull . Secreiaiy to the Trout , Williams , and Jones Restoration Committee—3 . Wilkinson , 6 , Cregoe Terrace . Bell's Barn Koad , Birmingham .- —J . T . Smith , Chartist Blacking Maker , Taviatock-street , Plymouth . Debby .-- —The friends of this neighbourhood

      having communications for the Star , or' oikerwise affecting the Chartist movement , are ff quested to send them to Mr . Thomas Briggs \ care of Mr . Joiin Moss , shoemaker , Plumptre-sqiiare , barley-lane ^ Derhy . Public Funds , —To prevent mistakes , let it be especially noted that all moniv 3 received by our Cashier for the various Chartist funds are acknowledged by him in the column of ?• Notices to Correspondents , " and that he is answerable only for the sums there advertised to have been received .

      Money Orders to this Office—Our cashier is frequently made to endure an amount ofincon ~ venience utterly inconceivable by those who have not m-uliifarious transactions like his to attend to , by Ihe ^ negligence of patties not ' attendingi to the plain instructions so of ten given , to make all money orders sent here payable to Mr . John Ardill . Seme orders are made payable to Mr , O'Connor—some to > ' Mr . Hobson ^ -some to Mr . Hill- —some lo Star Office ..: all these require the signatures of the person in whose favour they are drawn before ike money can be got . This causes an attendance at the post office of ,

      sometimes , several hours , when a few minutes mi ight suffice if all were rightly given— -not to mention the most vexatious delays of payment sometimes caused by it , Sexier at old agents , who certainly ought to know belter , have often thus needlessly inconvenienced us ; we , therefore , beg that all parties having money to send to the S ( ar Office for papers , by ordefy will make their orders payable to Mr . John Ardill ; if they neglect this , fe shall not hold ourselves bound to attend to them ; if , therefore , they find their neglect to produce inconvenience to themselves , lei them not blame us .

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      THE 2 s . from Morley , for the Manchester sufferers , inseited in last week ' s paper , should have been . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - £ s . -6 dL .. V ; . 'U ¦ ¦ ¦ ::- - ¦ " ¦"'¦ ¦ ¦' ¦ - ' ¦ ¦ ¦' ¦ - : - : ' ; ¦ ¦ . ' :, ' . \ James Davidson , Dundee . —A . parcel has been sent "¦ .. ¦ 'to Miss Burns . ' ¦¦ ¦ : ¦'' :: ¦ : . ' . .- . : . ' " ' ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' . ¦ .,-. ' . ; : ' . . : ¦ ¦; ¦ . - . ; . ; : ' :: THOMAS BUSHBY , Grantham ; M'iarn , Leithj Mrs White , Gateshead ; Bolwell , Bath ; Bailey Cockermouth ; and Johnson , Beverley , will please make their post-office orders payable to Jehn ArdilL ^ - . - . ' . ¦ " . ¦ ¦ ; . . ; , ' ::. ¦ . ¦ : /'¦• "V Miss Burns , Dundee . —The Plates were sent last ¦ week ..- - .. . - ¦ -. " - . ' . . ¦ ¦ ; ¦¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ : ' . ¦

      FOR THE MANCHESTER SUFFEREBS . ¦ ¦ ¦ _ ... ¦ - .. . .. - . . . _ : . ; . .. . .. - . . - ¦ , ¦¦ . ¦ * : . ¦ ¦ . S . From Holbeck Charter Association 6 5 0 * . a few friends to ChartiBm at Pptovens , near Wakefield . ... 0 7 A „ an enemy to all Tyrants , Mansfield ... ... ..... 0 0 6 M the ChartlatAssocJation , Salisbury ... ... ... ... o ie o „ Wakefield , per Mrs . Lancaster 0 4 3 M the Female Association , Leeds 0 2 6 FOR THE EXECUTIVE . From C . F ., Braintree , Essex ¦ „ , 0 0 6 „ Crow and Tyrrell , Leicester , for Caartist Breakfast Beverage 2 0 0

      FOR THE CONVENTION . From Wm . Johnson , flax-dresser ... e 1 0 ^ eight Chartists at Morton , near Bingley ... ... ... ... 0 1 6 « . the Chartist Association , Denhohne , per H . Candy 2 6 „ a friend , ditto , ditto ... 1 0 ¦ . . ¦ ¦ ' . ¦ ¦ " ¦ ¦ . ' . / . . ' ¦;¦ " ¦ ' . —— © / 3 ' 6 : w the Society of Canterbury , per G . P . ... ... 0 5 0 FOB MRS . FROST , MRS . WILLIAMS , AND MRS . JONES

      From eight Chartists at Morton , nearBingey ... ... ... 0 1 6 ^ . Wakefield , per Mrs . Lancaster 0 3 6

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      TO MK . O'CONNOR . Dear Sir , —As you nave now distinctly disclaimed any intention of imputing traitorous , or dishonourable conduct to me , or Mr ; Binns , in the letter which appeiired from you in the Star of February 19 th , I might here have had the pleasure of concluding by thanking you for your explanation , had you not laboured a little ingeniously , though unfairly , in making my conduct , in asking you the said question , appear to be absurd , unnecessary , and unwarranted . ¦ . ' . "" . '"" . ¦ ¦ . " ,- " :, "¦ ¦ ¦ . ' ¦¦ ¦ ' ¦ " ¦ , . .: ' : ¦ ; ¦' . ¦ . Let me here give you the paragraph from your letter of February 19 th , which has formed the subject of discussion : — -

      " Large sums of money have been devoted to the purpose of seduction . Sunderland , Leicester , Sheffield , and Birmingham , are to be the four grand pointa of attack . Wewill bealihem . " . ; After waiting until we had had an opportunity of practically proving our integrity , and postponing any notice of your letter until after the expected " attack , " I did at length , when there was no symptoms of any such attack , deem it necessary to address a letter to you in the Star of March 26 th , in which , commenting on yonr letter , I say—¦ ..- '• •/ - "It appeared from that letter , that the ' party had been so far successful as to have sacured four places which were to be made the grand points of attack . These were Glasgow , Sheffield , Leicester , and Sunderland . * , ' . ' ¦ . ¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦' ..-., ¦ ¦¦ ¦¦ ¦ . . ¦ ¦ ..

      • • I will venture to assert , that to none was the intelligence more astounding than to tfae Chartists of Sunderland . They knew that such a scheme would net be attempted unless some of the advocates of Chartism in Sunderland bad become parties to it ; and seeing that Mr . Binns and myself hsd been completely identified With the rise and progress ef Chaittam in this town , and had confessedly exercifled a very great influence amongst tbe Chartist body , they considered the assertion of Mr . O'Connor to be virtually a strong imputation against either tbe one or the other , or bath of us . We were urgedto notice it . I declined , knowing that time would prove who were honest , and who were not , and that we should speedily have an opportunity in Sonderland of giving the imputation a practical refutation . " : ; ¦ ¦ . ¦ . ¦ ¦ - " \ r

      Now , Sir , if you will read this attentively , yon will find that not one only , but the Chartists of Sunderland did generally consider the above paragraph from your letter to contain a strong imputation against the leaders here , and not only in Sunderland , bat , I assure you , throughout the County of Durham , the Impression that " something waa wrong in SunflexlanCl ** was quite general . - . . . - ¦ . - ¦ . ¦' ¦ : v ¦ ; - . ^ . ¦ ¦ . ¦; . ; . . - .. ¦; - . : gTo prove t « you that it waa neither my blindness nor over sensitiveness that caaaed me to ask you for an explanation , I could , I have no doubt , get the signatures ¦ at a thousand Chartists who would testify tbafc they considered your letter to be an imputation on the leaders at Sunderland .

      I beg alBO to remind you that , Boino weeks before mj letter , . Mr . Binna addressed a private letter to you for an explan . ation . Your engagements have probably caused it to eicape yonr . attention : hence ; the necessity ter my -letter . . 1 do think that on reading the above quotation from , > our letter , you will candldiy admit Uiatit wifi 3 lii !\ fia conatraction that haa been put npoa

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      it You say " that large snms or money have been devoted to the purpose of seduction . ' To seduce whom I The leaders of course . When , then , the people learn that" Sunderland , Leicester , Sheffield , and Binningham * are to be the grand points of attack , they naturally infer that these aTe places where the werk of seduction V had been bo far successful as to render toe attack more easy and safe . " ' . ^ , " Now , it so happened ittuat in all the other places named , there waa already diviaions and persons more openly accused as being traitors ; therefore the other and unimpeached leaders of those places , had not the same reason to consider your letter an imputation upon them ; but in § un < ierland , we have had no such divi . sioos ; we haw had none who were Impeached or convicted of being traitors to the caoae ; there is scarcely any but Mr . Binns and myself that have been engaged in adyocating the cause ; therefore suspicion , if it fell onanymvuit necessarily have fallen upon us .

      , , Was it not much better then , that we should afford you the opportunity of satisfying the people , rather than allow their minds to be racked by groundless fears and suspicions ? V ¦ : : . _ . - ; That an attack has been : madei in other plaeea will prove , your correctness with reference to them , bat as regards Sunderland , 1 ^ think you have been mis-informed . No attack is , I believe contemplated . Indeed , any who have had an opportunity of witnessing the defeats which the opponents of our causa have met with here , will deem it improbable that they should be so foolish as t 6 contemplate any further attacks . ; : : There are one or two additional subjects in your letter , -which deserve for my own vindication some explanation ; but I must briefly pass them by . My second letter respecting Messrs . Vincent and Philp , upon which you Bmartly coinmentj I have vihdicated in a reply to a Correspondent of ^ the Star .

      I disclaim making any " sly thrust" at you in 1838 . What I then wrote , I did manfully and fairly to yourself . ; ' yoa have not fairly stated : tbe object of that letter , but it is quite unnecessary to enter upon that subject now . ' . '¦ ' ¦ ¦ .. ' . '¦ . ¦; ¦; . ¦ . ; -. , ¦ - ¦¦¦ .. ¦ . . ¦ . - ¦ . ... . - ;¦ : , ¦ . ¦ - . ; 7 :-:. ; V ' My conduct in defending poor Deegan , in 1840 , 1 am prepared , If necessary , to justify . I really think , however , that at this time , it would display very bad taste to rake up disputes which ought to be forgotten and forgiven . . ¦'¦ '' ¦ ' / ' : - ¦ ¦ ' ' / , , " . ¦' - : ' . > ' : - [ . - . ' " .. O ' : Now , however , for a revelatiott wliicfe will astonisli yon . - I HAVE SIGNED STimGE'S DKCLiftATJON , and therefore you may deem it necessary to move a vote of censure upon me ; but before doing thisi I hope yon will give me notice of your intention ; that you will let me know the time and place , and endeavour so far to accommodate me aa to give me a chance of being present to DEFEND SriSELF . , ¦

      It may , however , be as well-here to informyou , that I only signed the Declaiation , as a record of my opinions respecting the right of the people to the Suffrage , but that I REFUSED TO SIGN : XHE MEMORIaI , or DO AUGHT iiORE , lost' I should comptomlse lajself by agitating wita the party . v I am , Sir , Yours respectfully . J . Williams .

      Imperial ^Arttatti^Nt.

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      HOUSE OF COMMONS , TuESDAi . Apaii , 5 . The House having resolved itself into committee ba the Corn Importation Bill , ;; Mr . BaRCLat , upon the ninth clause , providing tot the ascertainment of the averages , moved a resolution , " That it is not expedient to add to the number of the towns whence returns are now made . " This appeared to the Chairman to be an informal motion , but Mr . Childers raised the same question by another amendment Tuis waa opposed by Sir Robert Peel , but the low tone in which the conversation was carried oa ma'de it difncult to collect the tenour of his observations The discussion was then continued , chiefly between Mr . Hawes and Mr . Gladstone , the former imputing , and the latter denying , that the towns proposed to be added had been purposely selected from districts producing low-priced com , in order to keep down the rate of the averages .: ¦' . -. ¦ : ¦ :: ' ¦ ¦ :. - -: "¦' ' - '' : " . - - [ .: . ' ^ :

      Sir E . Knatchbull -vindicated the intentions of Goverainent . ^ Mr . ViLLiERS desired to know with what other Object-those towns bad been selected , in a bill the aim of which was notoriottsly to keep np the rents of the landlords ? He scouted the notion of treating the measure as a concesaion or a settlement ; it was merely a confession of . the error in which the opposite party had theretofore persisted ; and it would be the people ' s , business to go on agitating till they obtained a real relief . ¦ ' ¦"¦ .: ¦ . ''¦' : ¦ ¦ . y ¦ : / . : ;¦ - ¦ ¦;/• . [ . :- / ¦¦ ¦ ¦ - "' \ Mr . xaboochere , with reference to an opinion formerly expressed by him , admitted that he had much overrated the extent to which the averages were likely to be reduced by the enactment now under consideration . It was difficult to judge precisely what its effect would be ; ^ iid ho wished to see the account of the averages in the towns of the old list kept separately from the averages in the towns of the new list . .. . ' . '

      Lord Woeslev thought that the new list of towna would not materially lower the ; averages , nor sufficiently protect the agricultural intetesta . . Mr . Hottakd regretted that Sir Robert Peel had not included corn in that general reduction ef duty which Bad formed the principle of his tariff , Mr . Aglionby was only more and more convinced by all the argumentation upon this difficult machinery , that the sliding scale was an inconvenient device , and that the only true principle was that of a fixed duty . ; :. : ¦ . ' . ' 7 ¦ -. : ¦ ... - ¦ : ¦ . ¦ . ¦ ¦' ¦ ¦ ' : ¦¦ ¦'¦ ¦' - , '¦' .: / ' ¦ ¦¦ . '¦ ¦ . ¦¦ " . ¦ ' ¦ ' . ¦ ; . ¦ ' " . ¦ ' :.. ' Sir K . tPjeel , without meaning ; to deny that the frauds in the taking of the averages had been somewhat exaggerated , yet felt penuadad that they had existed to some extent , and that the . introduction of a larger number ef towns would go , far to prevent them . . '¦ : - , " . ¦ ' ; ¦' - - . ' ' ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ' : . ¦ ¦ : ¦ ' ¦ : , ; - - ' ¦ ¦¦ : ¦¦ ¦

      Mr . P . Stewart approved the extension of the list of towns , but wished to know why the market-towns of West Lothian w ^ re net included ? : ' : ¦ , ; .-, Sir K . Peel said , that if Scotland had been included , so must Ireland ; and that would have changed the whole plan of the averages ^ ' . -Dr . Bowsing' believed that it was a plan which would iDjure the consumer by raising prices . ' . 7 After-thisdiscuasion , the amendment waa withdrawn , and the committee proceeded with the nest clause , also relating-to the regulation rf the averages . Mr . 'WAiiLEY here complained of " . the effect likely to be produced on the averages by the inclusion of sales of . inferior corn ; in which view he was supported by Mr- Hawes . But Mr . / 'G ladstone apprehended that no such quantity of inferior corn was likely be to included as would at all materially affect the averages .

      Mr . " Aglionby suggestedv that in each return , all corn , bearing less than a certain / proportion : to the com of highest price , mi ^ ht be excluded ; and Mr . Waki . ey declared his intention of movmg a clauso hereafter for the oSviation of the mischief . On the clause enabling the Treasury to remove inspsctoi-8 , ¦ ' : '' . ' ¦ . ' . ¦ ¦ ¦ '¦' ; ¦ .: ' ¦ ¦ ' / ¦ . ' . ' :., ¦• ; :. ' ' ' , - ¦ . ' 7 / ' ¦•¦ •/ .. . Mr . AGLioxBy expressed a constitutional jealousy of GoTOrnment influence .. . : ¦ : Sir B . Pee I . endeavoured to quiet his apprehensions ; and ¦ : ¦ ¦ ¦ . ' . . . ¦ : '' . ' '¦ .. . ¦ '; , ¦; ' . v . ¦ ' 7 . 7 / . 7 Colonel Sibthorp remarked upon the ungraceful effect of such a suggestion proceeding from the other side of the House , which led to some sparring between him and Lord Worsley . 7 7 : ^ V . y - When the twenty'seventh clause was in discussion ,

      Lord WorsleV proposed that instead of fixing six weeks as the period from "' which the averages should be deduced , the committee should fill np the blank with the peiiod of ten-weeks . ' .. ' ' ¦ ' . ' . ¦' ¦ ¦ . Mr . PaIiMER , of Berkshire , concuntd in the wish to extend the period -77 - 7 7- / Mr . Gladstone feared that such an extension would prevent tho due relief to the consumer when the price was rising , and defeat the due protection to the grower when the price was falling . . ;¦ ¦'¦ . . .. ' ; ' . '¦ . •;• . Mr . P . Stewart recommended it to Lord Worsley to withdraw his motion . ; ' ¦ -: / : ,. : . Mir . Christopher was desirous to extend the period His object in supporting that extension was not to raise prices , but only to keep them stsady . He denounced the frauds of the speculators . 7 7 Colonel Sibthorp opposed the extension .

      Lord Ebrington would have preferred ten years to ten weeks , for then there would have been practically a fixed duty . 7 7 77-. ; . 7 ¦¦ ' . : ' : / . ¦ " . " 777 /' Colonel Wood ( Middlesex ) thought the frauds of the speculators very much exaggerated , and expressed has disapprobation of the proposed extension . Mr . Palmer ( of Essex ; inveighed strongly against the speculators . When two or three other members had said a few words each , . .: ' . ' •• ¦¦' .-.. . ; Sir R . Peel declared his conviction , tiiafc the safest course , both for the consumer and for the grower , was to adhere to the six weeks . 7 7 Mr . Hawes said , he could have aiiderstdod the advantage of a Very short or of a very long period , but not of an intermediate length . of time lilce ten weeks . The Committee then divided—For the amendment ...... ;„ 37 7 ; Againstit ....,. * .............. 242

      ; Majority ...,...,.,..... 205 7 The Committee proceeded to clause 29 , upon which Mr . Childers moved , that until the lrt ot May 1843 , the import < iuty should be regulated by avenges taken only from the old list of towns ; but After thai time , by averages taken from all the towns In the schedule ,, unless Parliament should meanwhile direct otherwise . •" . ; . '¦ . " , . 7 . 7 / '" - ' - 77 :. ' ¦ ' . '¦ : - ' ' ¦¦ "¦ . ¦'¦ '"' Oa this motion the Committee divided Without » debate : — :.. '¦ ¦ -v :: .. 7 . 7 . . '¦ 7--. " . "•• : ¦¦ -. ¦¦ .:. '

      ' For the amendment ........ 69 Againstit 7 w ..,-.... ......... 202 ¦ Majority ....... ; .... 133 / The clauses printed In the Bill having been tfone through , some discussion took place upon additian * clausea proposed by Lord Woraley , which , however , wei « withdrawn witLout division . : Colonel Sibthorp , in propoeing another claaw . made some observatfons about the probable danger to tfae landed lnteresta from some of the redactions in tbO tariff ; upon which ,

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      4 THE NORTHERN STAii . ' ' . . - : ,- . \ .. , . ; ,.. ; ¦ ' :: ^/ C ^ -

      The Jsoethern Stabsaturday, April 9, 1e42.

      THE jSOETHERN STABsaturday , APRIL 9 , 1 E 42 .

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      MR . W . B . FERRAND , M . P . We regard tais gentleman as one of the most nsefnl men who has sat in the House of Commons during our time . His energetic and philanthropic assaults on the strongholds of tyranny and avarice and selfishness in the commercial system have entitled him to the thanks and approbation of all . working men . We are most happy to learn that tne working men see this , and Mx . Ferrand receives their encouragement to persevere in his philaiithrooic course .

      A Correspondent writes ub that a deputation of working men waited on him at his residence , Harden Grange , on Saturday last , for the purpose of having an interview -with him on the truck syttem , The deputation was very kindly received by the honourable member , -when he entered fully into the subject , and assured the deputation that it was his intention to persevere ; tnat bo waa furnished with evidence on tbe truck system that would astonish the world ; and thathe had a number of letters from clergymen , magistrates , bookkeepers , and others , assuring him that t ' aey were ready to substantiate on o ' atn , before the House of Commons , the charges he had broneht against the anti-Corn-Law-Repealing

      Trncii-master-njillcerats ; and , that as a proof of the good which had resulted from his exposure in the House of Commons of the Truck System , he had received letters from Lancashire , containing accountsof masters giving np the Truck System ; snd that the Government Agent in Birmingham , for proeuriEg fire-arms , had issued orders to the masters of the factories , who make those implements of slaughter , that if the wage 3 of their . workmen were not paid in the current coin of tke realm , all orders for the future would be withdrawn . The deputation left the Honourable Member highly pleased with the manly , itraightforward , and " uncompromising foe of the Truck System and the accursed New Poor Law .

      It will be seen from our Parliamentary report that Sir . Fesrand has given evidence of his intention to persevere fearlessly and faithfully in his course , by giving notice of his purpose to move a resolution of the House for the fall and adequate protection of working men coming to give evidence before Committees of the House appointed to inquire into the treatment , by manufacturers , of peopl 9 employed by them , and also for the condign punishment of all vrho should intimidate or per&ecute such witnesses ;

      and also that he should move for a Select Committee to inquire into the fraud ? , aggressions , and ill-treatment perpetrated by manufacturers in the United Kingdom on the men in their employment ; extending also to the treatment of working men iu mines and coilieries , and on railways . This is what ought to he . We hope the working men of the whole empire will take care to supply Mr . Fsrrasd with plenty of facts ; and that they ¦ will tike care to send him nothing but facts , whereon to found his useful and necessary series of investigations .

      Splendid And Costly Present To The Readers Of The " Northern Star."

      SPLENDID AND COSTLY PRESENT TO THE READERS OF THE " NORTHERN STAR . "

      So 2scatj?R0 Anu &Lt;S;T&Gt;Mg£Owtient0«

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      Halifax Noticb . —All persons holding Petition sheets for the Great National , in the Halifax district , are particularly requested to hand them in on or before Monday , April' IQth , to the Association Room , or to the Secretary for the district , 31 , South-streei . By attending to the above , they will prevent much unnecessary inconvenience , as one of the delegates to the Convention is expected to call there . Received by the Treasurer of the Chartists of Redfearn'Street . Manchester * the sum of lOs . from

      Dr . Ilulley in support of the National Convene :.. Hon . ¦ '¦ .. ¦ ¦¦ ; . ¦ - ' : / . '¦¦'¦ ' V C . Lee , Birmingham ;—We know nothing of the address to which he alludes * We have again and again given notice that it is impossible for us to insert such addresses j yet we have them conslantly crowded on us , as though stich notices had never been given at all . The "breach of politeness 11 is certainly on the part ef those who , in defiance of our published inabilities do insert them , still send them to us . Charles Kousk , H-ackney Road . —There is nothing in his letter which has not been said in the Star

      twenty times . Neglect of Lecturers again . —A Stoekport Correspondent writes us— "On Sunday night last , we had the largest and most respectable audience ever assembled 'in our room , ' lie then goes en to compliin bitterly , and justly , that this large and respectable audience ; after waiting patiently for more than an hour , dispersed without having any one to address them , the Slockport speakers being all fulfilling engagements elsewhere ¦ : Mr . Clarke at Rochdale : Mr . Mitchell at Manchester ; and Mr . Carter at Madclesfield : while Mr . Crowder , of Lower Moor , Oldham , who ought to hve been at Sloclcport i neither attended to fulfil his engagement nor assigned any reason . This will not do : persons who either can't or won ' t fulfil their engagements , must avoid making engagements . . ' : " . ¦ : ¦ ¦ ¦

      National anti-Tobacco and Temperance Society . •—Mr . George Flinri , of Bradford , wishes his name enrolling as a member of this ioeietp . A Block Printer , Pendleton . — We have sent his letter to Mr . Heyiuood . Charles Duncan . — We have really had enoxigh of the discussion between him and Mr . O ^ Brien . The Chartists of the East and North Ridings- ' must , immediately forward their Petition Sheets to the Secretary , Edward hurley ^ 19 , Bilton-street , Layerthorpe , Y 6 rk : also their quotas of

      Convention Funa . J . 6 . Stratton . —Apply to Mr . James LeachyTibstreet , Manchester . ' Mb . H . Candt wishes to inform his Wolverhampton friends that he will be with them an Sunday , 2 ith of April , when he wili deliver two lectures in the open air . And as regards the assertion of Mr . G . Wynn , Editor of the Staffordshire Examiner , Mr . H . Cundy is quite willing to meet him , or any vne , to give a fair explanation of anything reouired , face to face .

      Irish Universal Suffrage Association . —We are requested by the President of this Association to state thai ' . E . F . Dempsey isnot secretary to the Irish Universal'SuffrageAssociation , not-was he ever elected in the room of Mr . P . M . Brophy . Mr . W . ti . Dyoit , printer , bookseller , and stationer , No . 26 , North King-street , Dublin ^ is the Secretary to the Irish Universal Suffrage Association , to whom all papers and communications should be addressed , Bath . —The notice of Mr . O linen's lectures came after our last week's papers for the Bath post were printed . Mb . George Black requests us to stale thai he has received , in aid of the loss he en dured a short time ago , the underneath subscriptions from the following places ; - — ,

      £ b . a . Newport , Monmouthshire ... ... 0 16 2 J Mertbyr Tydvil ... ... ... 0 16 0 Abergavenny ... ... ... ... 0 10 6 Pontypool ... ... ... ... 0 6 6 Coalsen ... ... ... ... 0 4 7 'j Seveuoafes ... ... ... ... 0 0 9 Newpoit . Iale of Wight ... ... 0 0 6 Mr . Mason and aaother friend ... 0 71 0 Francis Vevera , Daybrook ... ... Old Sheffield ... ... ... ' .., 0 7 3 Joho Rogew , jun . ... ... ... 0 1 p Blake-hall ... ... ... ... 0 4 9 £

      Old Baaaford ... ... ... ... 3 2 Skegby .., ... ... ... 0 2 0 Nottingham ... , ... ... ... 0 1 7 Radford ... ... ... ... 004 ¦ ¦ '' , - . ¦ . " 'V .. '¦ . ¦ . ' :. ¦ ' : ;; . . : £ 3 ; ; -ii . ' " 2 $ "" ' '' The National Petition . —Many persons write to us to know what they are to do with the ' Petition sheets now in their hands full of signatures . The Executive will doubtless issue general instructions On the matter . Notice . —A / r . H . Candy finishes his engagements in the West Riding on Saturday . All letters for . him , for the present , must be directed to hint at Mr . Slater' 8 , cordu > ainer t Chapel-street , Hanley , Staffordshire Potteries .

      Complete Suffrage Conference.

      COMPLETE SUFFRAGE CONFERENCE .

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      The meeting of this much , ialkod of body commenced on Tuesday , April the 5 th , at the Waterloo Rooms , Waterloo-street ; Mr . Joseph Sturge vyas unanimously appointed to the chair ; Mr . Morgan vvas appointed secretary . After the preliminary business had been transacted , Mr . Myall , Editor ' Of the Nonconformist ^ moved a very long resolution , condemnatory of class legislation ; Mr . Henry Vincent seconded it in a clever speech . Mr . Thomas Steel thec addressed the meeting , in which he abused the Tories , and the wild and mad Chartists who followred Peargus O'ConnorY and was aissailed by loud cries of " Shame . " ; 7 Mr . J . B . O'Bbien rose to order , and said that

      if such proceedings as those adopted by Mr . Steel wero allowed , it would break up the Conference altogether . / The resolution was then carried unanimously . The Rev . Mr . Spencer , of Bath , thea moved ;—"That the suffrage should be extended to every man twenty-ono years of age , of sane mind , and not disfranchised by a jury of his country . " He said tha , t he had advocated those principles for more than ten years . He had also advocated the abolition of the Property Qualification , aiid the Payment of Members of Parliament for their services , He once held the opinion that none should vote but those who could read and write ; but b , e had long Bince given up that opinion , and thought that every man ought to have a vote .

      Mr . RicHABD Warben , of Manchester , seconded the motion . \ Dr . Wade supported the motion , and said that he had three or four votes , and it was a shame that he should have eo many and the working classes be without . He said they talked about Poor Xaws , Corn Lavv 8 , and Starvation Laws , and about emigration , but let those emigrate who had plenty to live on , and leave those behind that would be of some benefit to the country . Mr . Parry ^ of London , Mr . Adams , Editor of the Aberdeen Herald , ReV ; Henry Lolly , Mr . Wm . Lovett , Dr . Ritchie , Mr . Robert Martin , of Leeds , and many other delegates supported it . The resolution waa carried unanimously . This finished the proceedings of the first day .

      WEDNESDAY'S MEETING . The Conference met this morning in the Committee Room of the Town Hall , aud , after the minutes of the preceding day had been read and confirmed , letters were read from Tunbridge Wells , Northwich , Gallashiels , Burton-upon-Trenf , Franci 8 Place , Esq ., Mr . Clarke ; also one from Mr ; Arthur O'Connor , of Paris , from which the Chairman read several extracts , approving of their proceedings . Mr . A- Prentice , of Manchester , moved that Vote by Balloj ; be adopted by this Conference , in a speech of considerable length . Mr . Taunton , of Coventry , seconded the motion * Mr . Jenkins , of Warwick , supported the motion . Tom Stsele , of Ireland , Messra . Parry ^ . Spencer , Mr . Burton , of Newark , Dr . Wade , Dr . Richie , of Edinburgh , Mr . Adams , editor of the Aberdeen Herald , Mr . Vines , of Reading , Messrs . Richardson , Chorlton , and a many other delegates , supported the

      motion . Mr . Mitchell , of Aberdeen , moved that the country be divided into equal electoral districts . Mr . Miles , of Oldham , seconded the motion . Messrs . Prentice and others also supported the motion . Passed unanimously . Mr . Lawrence Tavlor moved that there be no property qualification . He did so in an able speech . Mr . O'Brien Beconded the motion , in which he

      showed the absurdity of any qualification , and repudiated the idea , ot property being injured or destroyed in consequence of its abolition . Messrs . Perry , Vincent , Speiicer , Dr . Richie , T . B . Potter , of Manchester , supported the motion ; and it was agreed to unanimously . Mr . Parry moved "That the election expences of members be paid out of the public purse as well as the wages of Members of Parliaments " Mr . WiTTAM , of Coventry , seconded the motion .

      A vast number of delegates spoke to it , most raising objections against the money being paid from the state funds , and contending they should be paid out of the couuty rates . The motion was resisted by sqmp , and at length Mr . Wittan agreed to a proposition declaring , " That members of Parliftment ought to be paid by the public , and alMegialauon expeuces defrayed also . " The motion was then unanimously agreed to . The meeting then adjourned to dinner .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 9, 1842, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct749/page/4/