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      JIt Friends , —If , under the present extraor-^ jjjafy circumstances , I stall feel it a duty -which I owe as well to yon as to myself , to extend this appeal to , what under other . circumstances might l 4 considered an unreasonable length , I feel assured $ b * t tbe importance of the case will plead my excuse . I have been a public man for many years , and throughout I hare endeavoured to act with a degree of consistency , which , under all and every circumstance , would enable me to render a fair and honourable acco unt of my every publio act ; and that to -which I now desire to direct publie attention is the subject of the recent arrest of myself and oiherB associated with me .

      Yon will , no doubt , have observed the course which the whole press of the country , with the exception of the Observer and the Morning Advertiser , lure pursned since the recent outbreaks , and more especially the manner in which it has endeavoured tobold me up to public scorn , and universal reprobation . The manner in which the London press has attempted to magnify the importance of those charge ? , which are yet to be preferred against me , betokens a degree of recklessness and vengeance unparalleled in any conntry . As I am aware , . therefore , tbat you will require from me an explanation , inasmuch as were the charges well founded , they would be at variance with my every act and every recommendation to the people , I now proceed to lay the whole before you , not being able to proceed to

      Manchester for the purpose of learning the exact j nature of the offence with which I stand charged . ! I have merely gleaned from the warrant that it is j conspiracy and sedition , and that the time at which ; the offence is laid is on the 17 th of August . j Le ; us now consider whether or no , from the very i nature of the delegate meeting , held upon that day , the purpose for which it was called , and the mode j and time of electing the delegates thereto , can by j possibility be tortured into a charge of conspiracy j and sedition . Conspiracy implies secresy to a cer- j tain exvent , while there was no secresy whatever , j either in the mode of electing the delegates , the i feme of their election , the purposes for which they : were elected , or in the publication of their acts , j The conntry iB perfectly aware that several dele- j rsies were elected many weeks before any . outbreak I

      took place , they were openly elected at public meet-1 ings called for that special purpose , the duties assigned to them were to consult as to whether or j not there was anything deficient , _ or requiring ! alteration in the rules and regulations , by which the Chartist movements were ordered . and go- ] verned , a 3 also to revise and audit the accounts of the Executive Committee . The day appointed for their assembling was the 16 th day of August , a day which for twenty-two years has been , held gacred in Manchester by some popular demon-Btration . Had it not been for that occasion presenting itself , it is more than probable that no such delegate meeting would have taken place . In compliance , however , with the request of the authorities , not only was the intended demonstration abandoned , but the meeting which was to

      have taken place in the Rev . Mi . Scholefield ' s chapelyard , was also given up , and the delegates assembled on the lo'h in the most public manner , and in the most public part of Manchester . As a matter of course the awful circumstances arising out cf the Etoppa ? e of the several mills , presented themselves is subject matter for the consideration of the delegates . I was not aware of the place of meeting until between two and three o ' clock , when I proceeded there , and being recognizsd was followed by several thousand persons who remained congregated outside , and owing to the exciitd staie of the town , the landlady of the house requested us to dis-Eolve the meeting , which was immediately- done . Ihe subsequent proceedings , withont reservation , were openly published to the world on the following

      Saturday , the 20 th . The delegates met with open doors , reporters were admitted , and , in order ^ that our proceedings might be perfectly legal , we refused to receive deputations from other bodies , who waited npon us , while , without asking any questions , all were unreservedly admitted . From ' a perusal of all that took place , and which was published on the following Saturday , it will be found that while the delegates very properly expressed their sympathy for those poor fellows , who were subjected to the dread alternative of starving , or working at a reduced rate of wages ; yet did they never recommend the p * ople to strike work , although they highly approved of the temperate and constitutional resistance with which all determined to meet the unjustifiable reductions proposed by the masters .

      Now , what of secrecy or conspiracy appears throughout the whol « transaction 3 And how , in the name of common sense could those who were elected for many weeks before the ontbreak took place , and after whose dispersion tumult and riot almost instantly ceased—how , I ask , can those delecates be charged even with impropriety of conduct ! It must be borne in mind that the tumult had taken place , and had nearly run its course before the 17 ih of August , and that after the 20 th , the day on which the proceedings were made known , scarcely a single act of violence occurred . I am minute in laying these matters before you , because , was I justly chargeable with any act of conspiracy , or even of secrecy , it would be at variance with my every recommendation to the people . You wijl bear

      in mmd that the two things against which I have ever cautioned you , have been joining in any secret association , or having any recourse to physical force . And although I have been grossly misrepresented , especially upon those two points , yet , with what pride and satisfaction am I now enabled to appeal to those to whom my cantion has been valuable , who have profited by my advice , and who will bear testimony to my unceasing endeavours to save the people from those two great enemies to their cause . 1 hold it that the free expression of public opinion is the safety-valve of society , and that when any attempt is made to £ uppres 3 i or unconstitutionally to shackle it , angry feelings , grievances , and disappointment , will seek another and a more dangerous vent . When principles , no matter however at

      variance they may be with those by which society is governed , are allowed to be freely and . boldly expressed , they never become dangerous . If they are revolting or heterodox , judgment and proper feeling will very Epeedily suppress them , while if they are consonant with the opinions of the majority , it becomes dangerous , uojust , and unconstitutional , to silence them by brute force . Hence we find that , in the olden times , when Englishmen were allowed freely to express their opinions , tbe crotchets , dogmas , and peculiar notions of individuals or of a class , met a speedy grave , to which want of public sympathy consigned them . And , in truth , never did man express a more glorious Eectiment than that of Junius , wherein he says : " I like those public meetings ; they , are as the hue and cry , they warn us against the thief ' s approach , and prepare us for his reception . " Behold

      how dinerent the case is in France , where the . people have not liberty to meet . What do we find there ? Instead of public opinion directing the majority to legitimate action , we find the thief approaching stealthily , and without notice of his coining . There the dissatisfaction of a single club , the discontent of a few , of a single school , or a single college , creates an imeute , which threatens society with revolution and destruction . There all may go to bed in peace , andav » ake in disorder ! The raising of a single barricade becomes a standard under which all the evil passions , as if by magic , marshal themselves . Ko question as to whether the qnarrel is just , no examination into the causes which have led to it ; it is sufficient that that illegitimate control by which the pnblic has been circumscribed is attacked .

      2 \ ow , my friends , let me for a moment direct your attention to the following facts . In 1839 , the ^ Vhigs made an assault upon public meetings , when iastandy pnblic opinion , or rather the angry feelings of a section , found vent in the establishment of secret associations . Thi 3 fact came to my knowledge , and our Scottish brethren will bear me out in the truth of what I am about to submit to yon . A delegate for the purpose of establishing secret societies was sent into Scotland . I heard of hi 3 mission , and proceeded to every town through which he had passed , cautioning the people against so dangerous an experiment . I succeeded , and saved thousands from destruction . I now come to that period immediately preceding the dismissal of the operatives from their work . You wiil recollect

      that in many districts , and especially in North Lancashire , Sunday meetings became prevalent ; and at many of those meetings the provincial press reported most inflammatory speeches , said to be delivered by leading Chartists . Some mills were burnt , and considerable excitement prevailed . I had long promised to visit North Lancashire , and npon hearing of those circumstances , I fulfilled that promise ; and what is still more extraordinary , I did so at the express desire of thoss masters , who entertained apprehensions for their property , and who appeared to have formed a just estimate of my real Bentiments . I traversed the whole of North Lancashire . I tranquillized the public mind of that district , and left it under the impression that so far I had dispelled prejudice . The thousands of all classes who heard me , will bear in mind that I hinted at the probability of the

      present struggl * , and that I emphatically cautioned the working people to fold their arms , and take no part in it .. After my visit , disorder vanished as if by magic , when I made a tour of Yorkshire , and what happened there ! At Bingley , I was actually « n * rged , in the presence of thousands , with being in the pay of the Tory Government , employed for the Purpose of keeping the working classes from an outbreak . Subsequently I made a tour of Nottinghamshire , and there I propounded the same doctrines I had learned from Mr . Acland , while at Halifax , thai the mills were to be stopped upon a given day , as a uie 2 . es of forcing the repeal of the Corn Laws . I knew the length to which men , many of whom were on the verge of bankruptcy , would go to stave off the evil day . 1 was aware " of the effect "which the fascinating assurance of " high wages , theap bread and flestt to do , " would have upon

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      the starving millions . I knew that the experiment would be made , and that having refused to assist directly in it you would be indirectly forced as auxiliaries to it . In Nottingham , as in North Lancashire and Yorkshire , I cautioned you against entering into secret associations or joining in any physical encounter . Such , then , having been the general tenor of my life , can yon , or can any one , having common Bense , suppose me fool enough thus to destroy myself by annihilating the very force , upon which my prosecutors and persecutors would now hold me up as relying npon 1

      Having now disposed of fo much of my subject , and if the whole of a man's character is to be taken in proof of his excellence or debasement , let me direct your attention to the mean , the foul , the malicious , and scandalous attempt , made by the Times on Monday , to stamp me not only with all the political delinquency which my prosecutors would heap upon me , but , further , to present me to its readers as the plunderer of the working classes . In its report of the Stafford proceedings , that print states that great disappointment was felt in consequence of the non-arrival of Mr . Feargus O'Connor , Treasurer to the Defence Fund . Could charge be more base ? or insinuation more foul ? for had not the ignominious writer learned from my own letter , in the Evenino Star of

      Saturday last , that I had forwarded to Stafford , for the defence of the prisoners , a sum larger in amount than I had received up to that period ! Now , my friends , the whole case is before you , and it is for yoa to deliberate and decide , while my mind is made up , both as to the rectitude and openness of my past conduct , as well as to my future course . For many years I have been the butt of faction , because I have unswervingly adhered to my principles , through all those trying and dangerous scenes which have passed before us . It is as constitutional for use and my party to oppose the principles of Whigs and Tories , as _ it is for Whigs and Tories to oppose those principles which I constitutionally seek to establish ; while it is for you , the people , to say , whether or no ,

      without form of law , without right or justice , or without more than the mere danger that misrule apprehends from my exertions , I am to be sacrificed for my undeviating advocacy of your cause , and firm resolve to persevere in that course which has insured for me the respect and approval of the good , and the hatred of the vicious . These are no times , however , when man should think fox himself alone . I cast an anxious glance at the situation of those many honest men who have been driven by their master ? , and not by me , to seek refuge from poverty in a gael ; and even yet , my friends , in the midst of that chaos and political confusion by which we are surrounded , I can turn with gladness to my own reflections , and say here is a struggle continued for years by nearly a whole people , whose hands are

      unstained with blood . Ay ! thank God , my " destructive" and " deluded" followers , the historian who shall yet write the history of thoEe days , when frenzy , madness , and prejudice shall have passed away , will be compelled to represent U 3 as " destructives" who only destroyed prejudice ; as " plunderers" who but sought the protection of the poor man's property ; and as " atheists , " "infidels , " and" unbelievers , " who sought to relieve the purity of religion from those scientific mists with which lust and avarice had surrounded it . Merciful Providence ! to what length can villany go beyond that to which the press has already stretched it , in its attempt to prejudice its readers against the Chartist body ! In order to create disgust and apprehension , and just at the moment when

      the jndgment should be calm in order to arrive at sound conclusions as to the guilt or innocence of those charged with political offences , we find the colnmns of that press teeming with a base and unfounded assertion that amongst our body was a conspiracy to destroy the Queen !! No doubt all these ingredients will be thrown into the cauldron by the prosecutors , and presented to the several juries , as the ultimate object of the Chartist body . Can the fiendish mind , set upon the bloodiest purpose , descend to meanness surpassing this ! No , my friends , poor as you are , and oppressed though you be , I have the consolation to know that there is not one single secret association of Chartists through the laud , nor is there a man in Britain , who ever hoped to arrive at his object

      through the blood of an innocent woman . My friends , you have doubtless read the foul and slanderous article which appeared in the Sunday Times of Sunday last , and from that you will have learned that there is no act by which the Tories could sooner win the affections of the conductors of that print and its readers than by the torture and persecution of those friepdswho have stood by your order . Bear in mind that it was that journal which assumed to itself the unenviable honour and notoriety of having first suggested the dreadful alternative of achieving " free trade" by a Eimnltaneons stoppage of all the factories in the kingdom ! My friends , trace our warfare with this party through its several stages , and then ask yourselves ¦ whether it is right and proper , that those with whom we have battled

      for years in the field of political strife , should now become our persecutors and prosecators , under the sanction and protection of that party which now rules the destinies of the country . Is not every man aware that the contest arose between capital and labour ? and that capital having failed to make labour instrumental to its awn purposes , then turned upon it to reap its disappointments in vengeance 1 I have now done . I have not written this with my own hand , because I was incapable of the task , but it has been dictated from those lips which have never uttered a word to delude , or a sentence at variance with the dictates of a conscientious belief . And

      now , in conclusion , I have only to express a hope that as I never begged for myself , I may with more zeal be allowed to become a beggar in the cause of the poor and the oppressed . I have sent £ 50 to Stafford , and £ 20 to Chester , leaving little , if anything , in hand for the defence of those who are to be tried at Liverpool , and upon whose behalf it is my earnest appeal that you will set this night apart for the good work by furnishing the means of procuring the best defence which the law will admit of , and transmit it forthwith either to the Northern Slar or Evening Star Office , from whence it will be forwarded to the Defence Fund Committee now sitting at Manchester . I am , your faithful friend and servant , Feakgus O'Connor .

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      APPREHENSION OF AN ANTI-CORN LAW MILLOWHER , AND SIX MORE CHARTIST LEADERS . ASHTON , Tuesday Morning , Ten g'Clock . Throughout the whole of yesterday and Sunday the greatest excitement prevailed in the districts of Ashton-under-Lyne , Hyde , Dukrnfield , and Staleybridge , on account of several of the leading Chartists being arrested under warrants issued by the county magistrates . Great , however , as the excitement waB on Sunday and the early part of Monday , it was increased in a ten-fold degree by the apprehension of Mr . George Southam , s miliowner , and a well-known opposer of the Corn Laws . The prisoners , Thomas Pitts , William Woodreffe , Thomas Siorah , John Bryerly , George Welby , Geo . Jehnson , and Mr . George Southam , a miliowner , were yesterday charged before the Rev . R . S . Evans ( chairman ) , James Jowett and James Lord , Esqrs ., with seditious conspiracy at Ashton , and other places in the neighbourhood .

      Evidence was . gone into to show the excited state of the district in the middle of August ; and also that most of the prisoners had attended and addressed different meetings of the people . The following is the evidence of a policeman : — John Robinson said—I am captain of the watch of this borough . On the loth of August last I attended a meeting on Thackray ' s Ground , in Ashton . Abel Duke was Chairman . There might be between 4 , 000 and 5 , 000 people present . The prisoners Storah and Pitts were speakers , but none of the other prisoners were present . A person named Challonor was speaking at the time I went up to the meeting . He was advising them to be firm to the " Charter " and the " wages question : " there were loud cries from the mob of " We'll have them both , or fight in

      blood up to the knees , " Challonor said , ** They must be firm and stand to their cause , and success was certain f that they " most not be afraid of spaniels , but stand or fall by the Charter . " On the 17 th of August I saw the prisoner , Pitts , at another meeting on the same ground . It was a large meeting , and be was one of the speakers . He gave a report of the proceedings of the delegate meeting at Manchester on the previous- day . He told them that during the deliberations of the delegates the building was surrounded by special constables , but , notwithstanding , they did their <* uty . At that meeting he said they ( the delegates ) had passed a resolution to cease from all labour until the Charter became the law of the land . A person named Robert Lee , also addressed the meeting , and declared he would have the Charter , whether by » or * l or physical force .

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      Three other witnesses having been examined , William Schofield deposed as follows—I am a cotton-spinner . On the 9 th of August I attended a meeting on Thackray ' s Ground . On that occasion the prisoner , George Sontham , took the chair . He addressed the meeting and said he had oome there to act as ohairman , and he hoped every one woald soon have a fair hearing . He then sat down , and a person named Pilling got up , and addressed the meeting at great length . Pilling proposed a resolution to the effact that we do not resume work until we obtain " a fair day ' s wages for a fair day's work , " or the prices paid in 1840 . The resolution was seconded by another speaker , and ^ he prisoner Southam put it to the meeting , and declared it to be carried unanimously . He said he was a Chartist , he was born a Chartist , and he imbibed the Chartist principles from his cradle . There was another

      resolution passed ; it was proposed by Pilling , " That we should go to Manchester , and stop all the mills . " Pilling said it was a rainy morning , we had better go to our breakfasts , and come again at one o'clock , and then proceed to Manohester . ^ ffhere was an amendment moved , " That we shoWd go then , " and George Southam said , " There tijis nothing like time present—you go to MauchestBB , and I'll lead you up . " Pilling then said , " Afc ? am beaten , I most give in , but as you have got a ftojton master at your head , you cannot take much hnrtf , so I will go home and get my breakfast , and follow you to Manchester . There was nothing before the meetiDg but the " wages question , " until Mr . Southam introduced the Charter and the Corn Laws The prisoner Southam said , if they would go for the total repeal of the Corn Laws , he would go with them heart and hand to any meeting or procession they thought proper to propose .

      Cross-examined by Mr . Hudson—I work at Bucks and Co . ' s . This morning was the first time I was at the police-office to give my information . The meeting at which Mr . Southam presided was held on the 8 th of August last , between six and nine o ' clock in the morning . It was a very large meeting . Mr . Southam was seated on a chair when I saw him on the hustings . He did not refuse to put several resolutions , nor did he eyer during that morning say anything about their illegality . I do swear that he put two resolutions to the meeting . One of them was not to go to worK until we got an advance of wages , and the other to go to Manchester and turn ont the milk .

      Thomas Worrall was next put into the box ; he deposed—I am a power-loom weaver , and r eside on the Manchester-road . I was at a meeting on Thackray ' s-gTOund , on the 9 th of August last . Mr . George Southam , the prisoner , was in the chair . Pilling proposed the first resolution , and after that another , to the effect that we should go to Manchester and stop the mills . Tho Chairman put both resolutions , and declared them carried . Pilling then advised them to go and get their breakfast , as it was a wet morning , and to come again and go to Manchester . But Mr . Southam said , " Yoa must go now ; you have no time to delay . I will go and get my breakfast now , and then I'll go with you and lead you on , " or words to that effect . He also said , "We

      must have a fair day ' s wages for a fair day ' s work . A total repeal of the Corn Laws and the Charter with it , too . " Joseph Armetage was then called , and deposed —I attended a meeting on the 9 th of August , at six o ' clock in the morning , at which Mr . George Southam , the prisoner , was chairman . There was a motion moved and passed , which was to the effect that we should go to Manchester Exchange , and see if we could not do some business for the masters , as they had been a long time , and could not do any for themselves . Pilling advised them to go home and get their breakfasts first , but Mr . Southam said there was nothing like the time present . This was the case for the prosecution .

      Mr . Hudson addressed the court on behalf of the prisoners for some time , and urged that no case had been made out to warrant the magistrates in sending them to trial . He would not call any witness on behalf the six prisoners ; but on the part of Mr . Southam he would trouble the court with some evidence . Samuel Elson was the first witness called for the defenoe . He deposed—I am an overlooker of power looms , and reside in Ashton-uader-Lyne . On the morning of the 9 th of August I attended a meeting which was held on Thackray ' s-ground . The business had commenced when I got there . As soon as I reached the place of meeting , I asked how it was that Mr , Southam was ia the chair , and I was told he was forced into it . Mr . Hall objected to this evidence , as being second-handed .

      The Bench were of the same opinion , and it was consequently stopped . Examination continued—I was there when Pilling proposed the first resolution . The wording of the resolution was altered , and when put by Mr . Southam it was to the effect that the workpeople " ought " to have the prices paid in 1840 . There was nothing in the resolution about a fair day ' s wages for a fair day's work . I positively swear there was no such resolution put to the meeting . The second resolution was put by Mr . Southam to the meeting , but he objected to put it in the form it was given to him . I beJieve the resolution was to the effect that they should go to Manchester , but Mr . Southam said it would be illegal , and therefore he would not put it to the meeting . He said those who had a mind might go to Manchester , and those who had a mind to

      stop at home might do the same . He never said a word about leading them up . I am sure he never said a word about going to Manchester . There was no resolution put to the meeting but one , and it was , " That those who wished to go to Manchester might do so , and those who did not might leave it alone . " Cross-examined by Mr . HaU—I was five or six yards from the chairman . I made my way through the crowd . I did not go to Manchester , but I went home to my breakfast . I have been in the Court about an hour and a half . Of that time I have been half an hour talking to Mr . Southam in the dock . He did not tell me what to say . I am in Mr . Southam ' 8 employ , and I was with the other hands fetched out from my work during the turnout . I have attonded several meetings during the turn-out . I do not know how many of these meetings I was present at .

      Mr . Joseph Spencer was the next witness called . Mr . Spencer is a bookkeeper in tbe employ of Messrs . Hindley and Hyde of Dukenfield , both anti-Corn Law men . He said I am a clerk and reside in Aehton . I was present at the meeting at which Mr . Southam presided . I do not recollect the date , but I believe it ^ - was on the 9 th of August last . I was there from the beginning of the meeting . Some person proposed Mr . Southam as chairman , but it was four or five minutes before he took the chair . On taking the chair , he stated that he did not coincide with the course they were taking to obtain their object . Said that if any illegal proceedings took place , he , as chairman , would not be responsible for their conduct , as they did not go to the root of the evil , the corn Mr . Hudson—You must answer my questions only . I have nothing more to ask you .

      Cross-examined by Mr . Hall—I have attended several meetings on Thackray ' s ground during the turn-out , but I cannot say how many . J cannot say exactly how far I was from the Chairman on the morning of the 9 th of August , but I should think about thirty yards . This being the whole of the evidence on both sides , the magistrates retired into their private room , and returned in about fifteen minutes . Mr . Evans said that after due deliberation they were of opinion that they were all cases for a Jury to decide , except that of Wilby , who should be bound over to keep the peace for six months , himself in £ 50 . and two sureties in £ 25 each . The other prisoners were then committed to take their trials at theforthc * ming Special Commission , but they would all be admitted to bail , JohnEon , Pitts , Woodroffe , Storab , and Bryerly , themselves in £ 50 , and two sureties in £ 25 , and Mr . Southam in £ 100 , and two sureties in £ 50 each . Bail was forthcoming , and tee prisoners weie liberated .

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      TODMOBDEN .-On Monday evening , the Odd Fellows' Hall was crammed with a respectable audience , to hear a lecture by Mr . William Bell , of Hey wood ; but that gentleman being unable to attend , he sent Mr . John Evans , who delivered a very instructive lecture . BRADFORD . —The members ol the General Council held their usual weekly laae ^ og on Monday evening . The room iraa crowded . The following suma were paid in for tbe Defence Fund : —Great Horton , £ 1 13 s . 6 a . ; Horton Green , 12 s . 6 d- ; Middieton

      Fields , 12 s . ; George' 8-street , 10 s . ; White Abbey , 6 s . 6 i ; Jame ' s-Btreet , 6 s . ; Idle , 5 s . ; Manuingham , 3 s . 4 d . ; B . B . Lane , 3 s . ; Lidget Green , 2 s . 9 d . ; Nelson Court , 3 s . 4 d . ; TTndercliffe , Is . « d . ; Thompson's Houses , Is . 2 d . ; New Leeds , Is . 10 d . ; Mr . Ledlow , 2 s . ; T . M . 18 . ; SamuelJackson , Is . 6 d . ; H . H . 6 d . ; Friend per T . C . Is . 9 d . ; R . White , 6 < L ; Friend , 6 d . ; Taylor , 3 d . ; Friend , Pudcey , 6 d . ; E . Smith , 2 d . ; New Leeds , 6 d . ; Friend , Thompson's Houses , 6 d . The meeting adjourned to Monday ntxt , when ail parties collecting fer tbe Defence are requested to bring in tbe amount .

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      DERBY . —At the usual meeting of Chartists held on faunday night in the Room , Willow-row , the following resolution was proposed by Mr . T . Briggs , seconded by Mr . Wilkinson and carried unanimously : — That we the Chartists present , solemnly pledge our selves to use our utmost exertions to defend all victims to onr cause , and never to cease agitating in spite of persecution , till the Charter becomes the law ot the land , or death ends our struggle ; and that we renew our confidence in , and determination to support , that noble of nature , Feargus O'Connor , as long as he remains the same uncompromising champion of our cause . Five shillings and threepence was received from a few friends and two shillings from Mr . Jonson , for the Defence Fund . Every fresh arrest inspires us with new determination . Two delegates were chosen for the delegate meeting next Sunday , and the meeting broke up .

      PRESTON . —At tho weekly meeting of thePreBton Chartists , various collectors having brought in their books / it was agreed that the sum of £ 2 should be sent to Mr . O'Connor for the National Defence Dund . The collectors will continue to collect subscriptions with books properly authorised , and donations will be thankfully received by Mr . E Swindlehurst , Marsb-lane , Mr . Wm . laddie , 10 , Russell-street , and Mr . George Halton , Newsvender ) 27 , Lawson-strnet . ; KErTEBlKG . —Feeling the importance of the Defence Fund being supported , tho Female Chartists in this town got up two tea parties within afprtnight , at which collections were made , at one , 123 . 6 d ., at the other , 9 s ., but on hearing of the arrest of Mr . O'Connor , and Mr . Hill , with our other friends , they deemed it neoessary to increase their exertions , and , on Tuesday , two of ouryoung friends made a collection in the town , and succeeded in getting upwards of one pound , which will be forwarded to the Evening Star Office .

      BIRMINGHAM . —Tha members of the General Council residing in the boot and shemakers locality , meeting at the Britannia Inn , Peck-lane , assembled on Monday evening last . A strong feeling of indignation was expressed at the arrest of Messrs . O'Connor , Hill , Campbell , and the others . A further sum of six shillings was voted for the General Defence Fund ; and this was exclusive of contributions to White ' s Defence Fund . The business closed with the singing of " we'll rally around him again and again , " by Mr . Blake , in excellent style . Birmingham—At the meeting of the Chartists of Steelbouse-lane , on Tuesday night , Mr . Paoker in the chair . Mr . W . Cooper reported that in the ward of Duddeston-cum-Nechells there was a strong committee formed to bring forward Chartist candidates for the town council at the next municipal election . Such committees would be also formed in all the

      other wards . Mr . C . called upon those present to assist in the object , and not to connlenanco any candidate who would not acknowledge the justice of the Chartist claims . Mr . Thorpe , with a few appropriate remarks , moved the following resolution , " That having taken into consideration the arrest of the Editors of the Northern and Evening Stars , for using , so called , seditious language , we feel convinced that the charge is a mere pretext to enable the government to cloak their real motives—the destruction of the Chartist press . We therefore call upon all friends of freedom to stand forward and show to the factions that we will not tamely submit to have this last remnant of the people ' s right wrested from them , and rally round them and support them to the utmost of our power . " Mr . David Pott seconded it . Mr . Wellsford supported the resolution , and it was carried .

      The members of Ashton-etreet met as usual on Tuesday night . The arrest of Mr . O 'Connor , as given in the Evening Star , was read to the audience , amidst universal expressions of disgust and commisseration . Monday night . —Mr . Saunders read the papers and commented upon them . The raffle for the gun took place , according to announcement ; fifteen shillings was cleared atter the payment of all expences , George White ' s Defence Committee . —This committee continue to meet on Sundays , Tuesdays , aud Fridays . Mr . Orton , solicitor , of Warwick , has been engaged to transact the requisite law proceedings . A deputation ha . s bsen appointed to wait upon the holders of books , and request them to bring in their collections immediately , the committee being in want of all the assistance they can obtain . The committee will meet , until further notice , at Mrs . White's , Bromsgroye-street , in order to leave the Aston-street room at liberty for the purposes of the General Defence Fund .

      David Pott , of Birmingham , has received from a few friends at Smethwick , 4 s . towards the Chartist Defence Fund . WARWICK . —The usual weekly meeting of the Chartists of this locality was held at the Saracen's Head , Park-street , and from the numbers and the increased subscriptions , it is evident that the rabid fury of our enemies has operated as a stimulus to greater exertion . The meeting was addressed by several new members , and the unanimous opinions entertained were to the following effect : —1 . " That the present malignant

      persecution of the Chartist leaders ia a clear manifestation of tbe weakness and terror of tbe Government , and the malevolent spirit of the Corn Law Leaguers , whose friends and emissaries on the Magistrates ' Benches were now lending ; themselves to destroy the liberty of the people , and establish despotism for the sake of expediency . " 2 . " That all those evils should be borne with fortitude by the working men , who must cling more firmly together , as persecution will moat certainly have a reacting influence in their favour , and nothing but their own supinenesa can possibly retard the progress of Chartism . "

      SOUTH SHIELDS—Mr . Bropby preached a sermon in the forenoon of Sunday last , in aid of the Defence Fund . Mr . Chappie also preached in the afternoon of the same day , on Jarrow Hills , near Shouth Shields , for tbe same purpose . Twelve shillings , the proceeds of the collections , have been sent to the Defence Fund . NORTHAMPTONSHIRE . —Delegate Meeting . — meeting of the Northampton Charter County Council was held on Sunday last . The fallowing delegates , representing the localities annexed to their names being present ' : —Messrs Geo . Bailie , Wellingbnrgh ; Wm . Darlow , Whittbn ; John Eyre , Long Buckby ; John Barker . Northampton ; John M'Farian , Onndle . Mr .. Bailie was called to the chair . The Secretary read

      letters from different localities , also the minutes of last council meeting , and of what he ( the Secretary ) had done in reference to the Conference which was to have been held on the 7 th of Sept ., but which Conference had been abandoned by the Council of the Complete Suffrage Union . The following are tbe resolution * adopted by the meeting—" That the minutes read be confirmed . " " That Messrs Eyre and Barker be appointed auditors . " ( These gentlemen having examined the * books and balance-sheet , ) " That the balance-sheet of receipts and expediture . for the last quarter be adopted . " " That the Treasurer and Secretary ba re-elected to their respective offices , " " That the Secretary write to those localities which are not represented , to know if they required a lecturer ; after which the Secretary will correspond with the lecturers . "

      LONDON . —Mr . Fraser lectured at the Britannia , Upper Chapman-street , St . George ' in the East , on Sunday evening , and was highly applauded . At the close of the lecture , a resolution was put and carried , that each member should subscribe 2 d . to the Defence Fund : the Bum of 2 s . lOd . was paid by some of the members present . Two new members were enrolled . Finsburt . —At a meeting of the Chartists of this locality , on Monday evening last , Mr . Watts was appointed sub-Secretary , and Mr . Browitt sub-Treasurer . Ten shillings were voted to the Defence Fund , and 4 s . to the Executive .

      OlDBAm . —At the weekly meeting of the Council on Wednesday evening last , the following resolution was unanimously passed : —" That the sum of £ 3 15 s . be sent to the Treasurer , Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., for the Victims' General Defence Fund . " On Sunday last , Mr . Mitchell , of Stockport , lectured to a very respectable audience . He dwelt at some length on the persecutions that , were daily taking place , and urged the necessity of the Chartists redoubling their exertions , and rallying round their friends , by contributing to their defence and Bupport ; and concluded by showing the true nature of class legislation . A collection was made in aid of the Defence Fond .

      HETWOOD .-A lecture was delivered here by Mr . W . Bell , on Monday evening , Sept . 26 th , and on Sunday last , two sermons were preached , on which occasions the roem was well filled with attentive hearers ; 14 s . was collected for the aid of the Chartist movement , a part of which was Intended to be sent to the Victim Fond but as we have * peculiar case at Heywood , some of our friends thought we should pro-Tide for that Mr . James Reed haa been arrested for a misdemeanour , to called , at the commencement of the strike . He stands charged with having used inflammatory language , at s publie meeting of the inhabitants of Heywood , and inciting them to destroy property . He is a zealous and industrious advocate of the people ' s rights . .

      CARRINQTON ( REAR NOTTINGHAM ) . —The Chartists of this place met at their room on Tuesday evening last Seven shillings , in hand , for the Defence Fond , was ordered to be sent to the Treasurer . A public meeting will be held next Sunday evening , at seven o ' clock , on business of importance .

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      JARROW . —On Sunday afternoon , Mr . Chappie , of Snnderland , delivered an excellent address at this place . SUNDBRIrAND . —Mr . Williams lectnred on the Town Moor , on Sunday afternoon , at half-part two o'clock . General Council . —On Sunday morning , a new General Council was elected for Sunderland . Halifax —Another Areest . —On Wednesday last , at two o ' clock in the morning , Mr . Chippendale , of thia town , was arrested , under a warrant issued at Manchester . He was immediately taken to the lock-up from whence he was conveyed to Manchester . Tbe charge against him is , for attendin a meeting at Manchester , on August the 17 th .

      Lodghborocgh . —On Monday last , Mr . West delivered a lecture in thi 3 place , and is engaged to lecture here on Monday , October the 10 th ; Sheepshead , Tuesday ; Hathern , Wednesday ; Mountsorrel , Thursday ; Quoradon , Friday ; Wimeswould , Saturday ; S&eepshead , Sunday afternoon , October the 16 th ; and Loughborough at night . Armlbv . —Mr . Baron delivered a lecture here on Monday night to an attentive audience . It is hoped that as the room is re-opened , the men of Armlev will meet in good numbers . Every good man and true ought to be up , and ahow to the factions that they will not be satisfied till juBtice be done to the toiling millions—let all them attend the meeting on Monday night . NEWCASTLB-ON . TTNB . ~ Mr . Brophy has been lecteririg here and in the neighbourhood for the last week , w / th good effect .

      . MAK 0 HESTER — Carpenters' Hall . —Persecution defeats its own objects ; the gross acts of tyranny , now of every day occurrence , so far from answering the ends ' they are intended to accomplish , namely , the extirpation of Chartism , have had a diametrically opposite tendency . The numerous arrests which have recently taken place , have called forth the utmost determination on the part of the people of Manchester . Last Sunday , the above hall was crammed to suffocation , and although Mr . W .-D . Taylor , from some cause or other , which he has not yet explained , disappointed us both in the afternoon aud evening , his place was very ably supplied by Messrs . Ross and Dixon in the afternoon , and Mr . J . R . Cooper in the evening . Ten new members were enrolled , and the collections were larger than on any previous occasion .

      CASH RECEIVED BY WILLIAM DIXON FOR THE DEFENCE FUND THIS WEEK : — From a few friends at Mr . Redfern ' s Temperance Hotel , George-street ... 0 2 1 The Committee return their thanks to the friends at Mr . Redfearn ' s , and hope that their exertions to correct the morals of the people will be blessed with success , and will thankfully receive any trifls that they can spare for the suffering and the distressed . —Wm . Dixon . George Marsden ... ... ... 0 10 J . S . J . ... ... ... ... 0 10 George Fittan ... ... ... ... 1 0 Mr . Swiers ... ... ... ... 07 5 Alexander M'W ., a friend to O'Connor ... 0 3 0 A few friends , per William Groortt ... 0 4 6

      James Benhet ... ... ... n l n James Bennet ... ... ... 0 1 0 A few Friends , per Wm . Grocott ... 0 4 0 Ladies' Shoemakers , per H . Watson ... 0 13 0 The Friends of Pilkington ... ... 0 4 0 Ratcliffe , per Richard Hamer ... ... 1 . Men ' s Shoemakera , meoting at the Duke of Cumberland Inn , Cumberlandstreet ... ... ... ... 0 15 0 From Ashton-under-Lyne ,, to be forwarded to Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., per Mr . Pilling ... ... ... 8 0 : £ 11 18 0

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      SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED BY MR . JOHN CLEAVE .

      POLITICAL VICTIMS AND DEFENCE FUHD . ¦ ' .. " . ¦ ¦ : ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ £ ; s . d . Previously acknowledged ... ... 17 15 9 Mr . Banister ... ... ... ... 0 2 0 Lambeth Youths' ( tea party ) ... ... 0 1 . 2 J Mr . Chippendale and workmates ... 0 2 0 Flint boot and shoemakers . Star Coffeehouse , Golden-lane , per J . Walkerdine ... ... ... ... 2 0 0 Silk weavers' locality ... ... ... 0 2 6 Mr . Dornare ... ... ... ... 0 1 0 Mr . Pike ... ... ... ... 0 17 Mr . W . Chaplia ... ... ... 0 0 6 Wolverhampton , per Mr . Wilcox ... 12 6 Ilkeston , Derbyshire , per Mr . Griffiths 0 7 0 Clock House , London ... ... 0 2 7 Hucknall Torkard , Nottinghamshire , second

      subscription , per Mr . Sweet ... 0 10 0 A Nottingham Friend , per Mr . Sweet ... 10 0 Box in Sweet ' s shop ... ... ... 0 9 4 A Lady , per Mr . Sweet ... ... 0 10 H . C . ( Stroud post mark ) ... ... 0 1 0 Chartists , Shoulder of Mutton Inn , Nottingham ... ... ... 6 8 6 Mr . Dove ... ... ... ... 0 2 6 G . R ., Nottingham ... ... ... 0 10 0 Chartists , Kidderminster , per Mr . Hitchin 0 14 8 Silk-weavers , Kidderminster ... ... 0 4 10 A Kidderminster friend . ... ... 0 0 6

      Chartists , Hooley Hill , near Manchester 0 10 0 James Russell , Rye , Sussex ... ... 0 2 6 James Allison , Rye ... ... ... 010 Messrs . Parker and Swaine , Chelsea ... 0 1 6 Mr . Kendrick ... ... ... 0 2 6 Mr . Whitell ... ... 0 2 6 Lambeth Chartists ... ... ... 0 6 0 Shopmates , per Mr . Cook ... ... 0 1 6 Teetotal Chartists , Waterloo-road ... 0 4 0 Wigton Chartists , per Mr . Byrce ... 0 12 0 Friends , Sunderland , per Mr . Monarch ... 0 2 0 Do . per Mrs . Atkins ... ... ... 0 10 Boot and Shoemakers , Pe « k-lane ,

      Birmingham ... ... 0 G 0 Bath , per TiBolwell ... ... ... 0 18 0 Southampton Chartists , per S . Bartlett ... 0 13 2 Thomas Baldey ... ... ... 0 2 2 A few Friends , per Mr . Prentice ... 0 2 6 Nottingham , per Mrs . Smith ... ... 0 5 0 W . V . and J . H ., jewellers . « ... 0 5 0 £ 31 8 3 ^ Subscriptions , per Mr . Campbell , ( see Nortliern Star of previous week ) ... 3 3 11 £ 34 12 21 N . B . —The subjoined items comprise the seven shillings and sixpence , acknowledged in Mr . Weave ' s previous list , as received per Mr . Campbell : — £ s d Don Pedro ... ... ... 0 1 0 Mr , Waterworth ... ... ... 0 16 Workpeople ... ... ... ... 0 3 0 Mr . Jones ... ... . •¦• 0 16 G . P . ... - 0 0 6

      £ 0 7 6 MASON AND CO ., VICTIMS . £ S d Mr . Hickling , Nottingham , ... ... 0 0 6 A Female Friend ... ... ... 0 1 0 £ 0 1 6 Notice . —Mr . Cleave will thank the friends of justice and humanity to transmit their subscriptions as early in the week as convenient , in order to enable him to make a return to the Star per Wednesday evening ' s post . The necessity for this course will be apparent when Mr . C . intimates that in consequence of the late receipt of subscriptions this week , he was precluded from making up the above list , so as to appear in the first edition of the Star . Mr . C . haB also received ( Thursday evening ) , upwards of £ 5 from Bradford , Yorkshire . Particulars next week ; but in the meantime , other towns should not fail to " do also" and " likewise . "

      % * Postage should iu every case be paid ; and on no account should stamps be sent in lieu of cash . Receipts of the Executive from the 27 th of September to the 30 th , being the end of the quarter . £ s . d . Lynn Regis ... ... ... ... 6 5 0 Hatters , London ... ... ... 0 2 0 City of London ... 0 8 0 Working Man ' s Hall , Mile End 0 8 4 Lambeth Youths ... ... ¦•• 0 12 Horns'Tavern , Bermondsey ... 0 5 0 Ulverston ... ... ... ... 0 4 0 Sunderland ... ... ... .. 0 10 0 Chelmsford ... ... ... ... 0 2 9 Nottingham ... ... ... •» 0 10 0 BykerBar , Newcastle ... ... 0 8 0 Unknown , ( the letter * being " » l 0 10 0 possession of the police ) | 0 5 0

      Total receipts dHring the quarter 152 ^ 10 Total expenditure , ditto ... 160 14 8 J Overdrawn from Tretsuer ... 8 4 10 J A balance sheet will shortly be published .

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      T . M . Wheeler , London , correspondent to the Northern Star , informs the public that he has removed from Kniyhtsbridge to 243 J , Temple Bar , where all future communications must be addressed . Timely notice of all public meetings , 4 " » is respectfully requested . A Constant Subscriber , Lokdon , writes to inquire

      the reason why the sum of £ 2 5 s ., which he paid into the office of the Evening Star , has not been acknowledged in ( he Northern Star ? Because he did not send it here . It was acknowledged in the Evening Star , toe believe , as are all the subt , eriptions paid into that office . We can only announce such subscriptions as we receive , el . 'c both ourselves and the fund would be getting into strange confusion . Whatever tee announce as having received ^ this hffice is answerable for : the same with the Evening Star office : but a Constant Subscriber will see that both cannot be ansivcrable for one sum ; nor either for that they do not

      recewe . Mb . Gariuud , Ipswich . —If he will send a corrpcled list -we will publish it . The errors he speaks of must have been in the former Hat when sent . It is almost impossible for them io have been made here . ¦ Mr . W . Cooper , Weldon , desires vs to stale that the name of one of Mr . Jones ' s bondsmen is Hamcs , and not ffaines , as set forth in last S : ar . He aho desires vs to state that the Chartists of Weldon locality will meet at his house at seven o ' clock on Monday evening , instead of Sunday morning . The friends are desired to be punctual . , Mr . B . Bannett , grocer and draper , Cinderford , : near Newnham , Gloucestershire , wishes for a copy of rules for a Co-operative society for the use of some friends who , even in that quarter of

      the world , wish to co-operate . We hope some of cur friends ' amongst the Co-operator * will pout him a copy . Mr . John Jackson , Derby . — We have no account of the Is . 6 d . he writes about . He should see Mr . Briggs- himself respecting it . It is very possible that it may have formed put of a sum received here from his locality : but in such a case it would not be acknowledged separately . We canonly give the totals of subscriptions in each place , and say from whom we receive such aggregate sum ; leaving it to the subscribers in each locality to satisfy themselves that the sum sent in is the correct amount collected . To do otherwise would occupy our space to the exclusion of all other mailer . " G . Lillev , Liverpool , and others—We cannot advise them—consult an attorney .

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      TutrRSTONLAND . —Mr . T . Vickerman , a young man from Honley ,- will lecture here on Sunday , the s xth of Oct ., in the open air , weather permitting , t&CJiamenco at six o'clock . Mr . Gammage , of Northampton , will lecture at the following places : —Birmingham , Aston-street , on Sunday , to-morrow , evening , October 9 th ; Kidderminster , Monday , 10 th ; Worce ^ tor , Tuesday 11 th ; Cheltenham , Wednesday , 12 th ; Gloucester , Thursday 13-. h ; Bristol , Sunday 16 th . London . —Mr . Ruffy Ridley will lecture on Tuesday evening , at Depttord . Mr . Davoc will lecture on Sunday evening at tho Flora Tavern , York Plate , iiarnsbury-place , Islington . ¦

      Marylebone . —Mr . Farrer will lecturo at the Working Men ' s Hall , Cirous-. street , IS ' evr-road , on Sunday evening , Oct . 9 th , at half-past seven o ' clock . On Monday next a public meeting , convened by the City Chartists , will be held in the Hall of the National Association , 242 A , High Holborn , to take into consideration the best means of defending and supporting the political victims . The chair will be taken at eight o ' clock . On Tuesday evening a concert will be held in the Hall of the Institute , 55 , Old Bailey , in aid of the funds of the N . C . A . Tickets , threepenca eaoh . On Sdnday next a lecture will be delivered by Mr . Armstrong Walton , at 55 , Old Baiky , at seven o ' clock in tbe evening .

      Tower Hamlets . —The members meeting at the Carpenters' Arms , Brick-lane , are requested to attend on important business , next Sunday evening , at nine o ' clock . ' Me . M'Geath will deliver a lecture next Sunday evening , at eight o ' clock , at the Carptntera ' Arms , Brick-lane . Delegate Committee . —A class for reading , being the second class , will be formed next Sunday morning , at ten o'clock , at the Delegate Committee Rooms , 24 , Hunt Street . SoiiTiiWARk . —Mr . John Roberts will address tbe men of Southwark , on Monday evening , at eight o ' clock , at the Working Mau ' s Church .

      Sheffield . —Mr . Suttou will deliver a lecture in the Chartist Room , Fig-lreo-lane , on Sunday evening ( to morrow ) to commence at at half-past seven o'clock . Lecture . —On Monday evening Mr . Edwin Gill will deliver a lecture in the above room , to commenca at eight o ' clock . On Tuesday a meeting of the members will be held when all are requested to atiend . Bradford , Yorkshire . —Mason's Arms , Clubhouses .-1-The Chartists connected with this locality are respectfully invited to attend , on Saturday , ( ihis day ) as business , of great importance is to be transacted , at half-past seven o ' clock iu the evening . Bradford . —The Chartists of Manchestar-road are requested to meet on Sunday , at six o ' clock in the evening , at Mrs . Hill ' s , on business of importance .

      Mr . Hurley- will lecture at Little Horton , on Sunday evening at six o ' clock . The Chartists of Bowling meet every Sunday morning at ten o ' clock . A meeting of the Chartists of Crossley Hall will be held on Sunday , at two o'clock . A lecture will be delivered at Manningham , on Sunday next at two o ' clock . A lecture will be delivered at White Abbey , on Monday evening at eight o'clock . Heywgod . —A public meeting of tho Chartists of this place will be held on Sunday ( to-morrow ) ia the Association Room , Hartley-street , when a full attendance is requested .

      Mexdro' district . — -A delegate meeting will be held at Mexbro ' , on Sunday , Oct . 16 th , at halt-past ten o ' clock in the morning , at the Cross Keys puuiichouse , New Mexbro' . Rochdale . —Mr . Heywood , of Heywood , will preach two sermons in the Association Room , Yorkshire-street , on Sunday , at half-past two in the afternoon , and six in the evening ; and on Tuesday , Mr . Bell , of the same place , will lecture in tha above room , at eight o ' clock precisely . East and North-Ridtkg . —Mr . Robinson , a gentleman iu every reepect worthy the notice of the

      Chartists of this district , will take a tour of agnation for a short time , to supply Mr . Bairatow ' s place Mr . Robinson will lecture at Hull on Monday next . ; Beverley , on Tuesday : Holme , on Wednesday ; Pocklington , on Thursday and Friday . Derby . —There will be a Delegate Meeting on next Sunday at ten o'clock in the morning at the Chartist Room , Willaw-row , to devise means for defending the incarcerated Chartists . Delegates are expected from all the localities in the county . SuiiDERLAND . —On Tuesday evening , Messrs . Williams , Chappie , and Taylor will address the Sunderland . Chartists , in the Arcade Room .

      Honley . —Mr . Shaw will lecture here on Sunday , ( to-morrow , ) to commence at six o ' clock in tha evening . Kirkheaton . —Mr . Edward Clayton will lecture in the Association Room , to commence at six o'clock in the evening . South Shields . —Mr . P . M . Brophy will lecturo here on Monday , the 10 th of October , at seven o ' clock in the evening . Sunderland—Mr . P . M . Brophy will lecture here on Tuesday , the llih of October .

      Mr . P . M . Bbophy ' s Route for the ensuing fortnight : —Thornley , Wednesday the 12 th ; Wmgate , the 13 th ; Durham , Friday tho 14 th ; Bishop Auckland , Saturday the loth ; StocktoD , Sunday the 16 th : Darlington , Monday the 17 th ; Northallerton , Tuesday the 18 th ; Thirsk , Wednesday the 10 ; h ; York , Thursday the 20 th ; Market Weighton , Friday the 21 st ; Beverley , Saturday the 22 nd ; Hull , Monday the 24 th ; Gainsborough , Tuesday and Wednesday , the 25 ih and 2 ( ith ; Newark , Thursday and Friday , the 27 th and 28 th ; Nottingham , the 29 tn and 30 th : and Arnold , Monday , October the 31 ct .

      Hebdenbridgb . —A ball will be held in the Democratic Chapfel , at the above place , on Friday , the 14 th inat ., to commence at six o ' clock in the evening . Leeds District . —A delegate meeting of this district will be held to-morrow morning , at ton 0 clock , in the room , Cheapsido . Every place in the district are earnestly requested to send delegates , as bnsiness of great importance will be brought forward . Leeds : —The Municipal Election Committee will meet to-morrow afternoon , at two o clock , m tha room , CheapBide . Every member of it iB requested to attend . ^ f ^ *' - ¦ « ..

      Mb . Dean Taylor will preach in thj&jteJ&ifeipW side , to-morrow evening , at lialf-pasNnj | f < f £ t $ Bk ,. Abmlky . —A lecture will be tdelfl 65 i ^ fifc | eicn Monday night , to commence t ^ mmPfifk seven o'clock . & N . ; " " . '¦ ¦ ; . ¦ ¦ - jy ^ r " ¦ ¦ ^ 4 lL >

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 8, 1842, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct774/page/1/