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      BIRMINGHAM . GREAT CHARTIST MEETING IN THE TOWN F ^ TT .. One of the most numerous meetings ever held in this Town Hall , took place on Wednesday evening last , which for order , unanimity , and enthusiasm , las never been surpassed . The meeting was origi naliy intended to take place at eleven o'clock , but altbongh the use of the room had been kindly granted by the High Bailiff , yet as a poll for the church-rate qneftion was being carried on in the body of the Ball , H could not be procured until four o'clock , at which time the 50 II closed for the day . The Committee , therefore , resolved to hold the meeting at six o'clock , for -the accommodation of the working men .

      The meeting was called by requisition to the Mayor , signed by * nineteen Aldermen and Town Councillors , -and 350 electors and householders . The deputation from the Committee , composed of members of the Chartists Association , waited several times on the Mayor , and ultimately received a very insolent letter , refusing to call the meeting and stating-that he had doubts of the "legality" of the National Charter Association . Toe requisiSionlsts therefore caused large placards to be posted , announcing the meeting , to which the names of 100 electors were attached , and signifying that Feargas O'Connor , Esq ., and other friends of the people would address the meeting . Tfce Committee met in the Town Hall at five

      o ' clock ; and , after the final arrangements had been made , the doors were thrown open to the public . The Hall , capable of holding 10 , 000 people , was splendidly lighted , and various flags were extended from the galleries . Frost ' s Committee caused two to be suspended from the great gallery , on one of wkicb was the following motto : — " We meet- to secure the return of Frost , Williams , and Jones . " A beautiful Union Jack was suspended in front of feehustingSj and the beautiful banner of the National Charter Association , with the emblem on the iLSBOciation cards painted on it in excellent style , Ttts hoisted over the Chairman—the whole having » most splendid appearance . The Committee deserve infinite credit for the manner in -which the whole business was arranged .

      At half-past fire the hail began to fill rapidly . The galleries were soon crowded , and the immense building was filled at a quarter part six . Mr . Page , town councillor , was unanimously called to the chair , and was received with ] oud cheers . He said it was with feelings of great pleasure he rose for the purpose of addressing them on the subject of the People ' s Charter , which was so dear to them all , and he hoped to see the day when all classes would espouse its just principles . The subject on which they had met was not a narrow one , it was one on which the welfare of the nation and the happiness of all classes essentially depended —( cheers . ) Suppose the Queen was to adopt those principles , she would endear herself to fee people ,

      and if the Government were to take them up , they would be rewarded with an approving conscience , and confer a blessing on their country . There sho . be no division on this question between the middle and working classes , as they were equally interested in carrying it into effect . Taere was one elass' of society whose duty it was above all others to assist them on the present occasion , but they held aloof from those through whom they derived their influence . He meant the preachers of the gospel . The Charter was founded on the truths laid down in the gospel , and was therefore worthy of their attention . The gospel even went further than the Charter , for it inculcated the doctrines of love and mercy ( Mr . O'Connor made his appearance at this part of the

      business , and was received by the most enthusiastic cheers , ten times repeated . Tie scene was truly astonishing ; every part of the immense building being crowed to snffocation ; in fact , it 13 admitted by all to be the largest meeting ever held iu ihe Town Hall . ) The Chairman then dwelt " at great length on the truths laid down in the Bible as a raason why religious teachers should advoeata the People ' s Charter , and concluded amidst loud cheers . Tiie Chairman then introduced Mr . John Mason , to propose the first resolution . - Mr . Masox then came forward and . said , —Mr . Chairman , and Hen of Birmingham , I feel proud ol the honour conferred on me , to move this resolution , and especially so , when I reflect on the great

      character , associated with the came and exertions of the Birmingham people . Whea he ( Mr . Mason ) witnessed the Immense assembly then before him , wbtn he reflected on their condition and suffering ,- and contrasted those with their ingenuity and laborious habits—when he Knected on the affluence of the idle , and contrasted it with the indigence of the industrious—wt en he reflected on the resources of these realms , and ihe masses of wealth which sprung from tiie fingers of the valuable artisans , and contrasted it with their unhappy homes and starving children , it was certain the government must have robbed them to an awful extent . ( Loud cheering . ) If , said he , we survey past history , what a scene does it present . The happiness of nations and empires immolated

      to promote the glory of conquerors , or the ambition of monarchs , and the pomp , the equipage , the extra - Tagance , of heartless aristocracies —( cheers . ) " And why ? because those great rights we this night assert as the inalienable rights of man , have not been established as the basi 3 of civil government . If mankind had enforced those rightSj could an Alexander have inundated this magnificent globe with blood , to gratify the Inhuman desire of glory ? . No ! Man would have resisted the desolating progress of unnecessary wars , and have maintained the snpramacy of government—( loud cheers . ) Review the history of the British aristocracy and their crimes against suffering humanity , when France rose and overthrew the regime of tha priveleg « d orders , and

      proclaimed her liberty ! Did not the aristocracy of this cotintry plange us for years into a war with the brare French people , wasted the treasure our industry had created , and compelled us to pour forth our blood to crush the rising liberties of thai great people—( cheers . ) But the day is past when they could make us the means to execute their Tfllanons designs —( hear . ) We are now to * intelligent . We assemble in the exalted character of men to demand justice ; every feeling which dignifies man , and ennobles his nature , animates us in the accomplishment of this glorious undertaking . We ( said Mr . M . ) haTe suffered much in this struggle ; but , certain of the justice of our principles , we did not shrink : no dungeon has terrors for the patriot .

      It has sealed the triumph of those principles—( cheers . ) LoTd John Russell offered us cheaper bread ; but out reply was , "We demand justice I " This offer could not seduce us from our cause , even when suffering ; the working men were too intelligent ; they have been betrayed ; they never will be so again —( hear , hear ) . No , we shall have nothing less than that liberty God has conferred en manthat liberty no man has authority to violate . " But they say thB working men are not educated . Why , because they are stripped of those rights which should secure to them the advantages of superior education . Why are ihe other classes in possession of this attainment ? Because they enjoy those rights so UDJustly withheld from us .. Again / they say we

      have no property ; bnt why are we without property I It is our indnstry which has given existence- to every fraction possessed by the propertied classes . We demand the Charter to enjoy the privilege of acquiring property , as well as those who have accumulated so much—( cheers ) . Is it not our toil which has cult ivated their Tast estates , and stamped value on . soil ! I 3 it not cur toil which has opened up the stupendous railways , with all facilities of transit 1 Is it not our toil which has erected oar large and magnificent cities ! Is it not our toil which has filled the warehouses with the richest of manufactures 1 Is it not our toil which has erected the navy that guards our shores 1 Yes , we are the source of British wealth and greatness : and shall we toil and

      perish ? No ; hoaven has stamped a nobler character in the breast of man—( cheers . ) We hoped , when the middle classes acqaired their enfranchisement , that some great reforms wonld be efr fectedjit has failed to confer the benefits anticipated . And surely , we . did not expect they should offsr so many oppo = tti <» 3 to the enfranchisement of us the worsmg men ; bnt the day is now arrived when every class must bleiid their exertions for the redemption of our common country—( tremendous cheer ? . ) The interests of all would be promoted by the establishment of the Cnar ' . er—the interest of all are suffering withoht it . But if we are to have a union , let is be an honourable one . it must be the Charter , the whole Charter .

      Mr . Sturge had proposed complete suffrage , he hoped no attempt would mutilate their ( ihe Chartists ) principles . He admired the men who would step forth to aid the working men in this straggle . It was a proof of great benerolence when men of rank and wealth came forward , to advocate the claim of their fellow-citizansj and whatever had occurred , he ( Mr- M . ) was willing . to forget for ever , when justice was made the basis of an honourable union , amongst all classes—( . Loud cheers . ) He would now read the resolution , and begged leave most respectfully to move it . He hoped the day was not far . distant , when all classes would meet to celebrate the jubilee , the freedom and redemption of this mighty empire—( loud cheers . )

      Mr . Follows seconded the resolution . H eheartily approved of its contents , and should not trespass on their time , as so many able advocates of the peeple ' s cause had to address them . He would therefore content himself with seconding the resolution . Feakgos O'Coxxor , £ sq . then stood forward to support the resolution . He was received with deafening cheers , wavingof hats and handkercLieff , and every possible demonstration of attachment , which continued for several minutes ; when order was restored , he commented at some length on the resolution , and then said who will deny its propriety ! Let every man in this meeting who does not consider himself entitled to , or capable of exercising the right of Suffrage , hold up his right

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      hand . ^ Whai , not one hand held up ! and scarcely a voter amongst you , and all considering themselves entitled to it ! l ^ ow , are yon not slaves and bondsmen ! EnglishmenT rouseihen , tear the slave mark from your foreheads , and if you wish for freedom , declare yourselves freemen . — ( loud cheering . ) How do we Btand to-night ? What is oar position now and what was it before the wajority of 1231 For seven long years we were outcasts ; our principles repudiated , and their advocates spit upon ; while now , the same advocates of the same principles , are courted by the very men who prosecuted us—( load cheers)—and the very factions that contended against thoso principles now profess to be converts to them ; but take care , and

      beware ! Their conversion it too sudden to be sincere ; and , if they do join in the movement , let them fall into the shafts , while you remain in the traces ; and , I as a waggoner , keep those behind up to the collar—( great cheers , and laughter . ) They will chatter for the Charter , if they can use you as Chartists to effect their own purposes ; bnt , if once you merge your strength into their factious agitation , having achieved their object , they will assuredly throw you overboard—( cheers . ) To obviate this is my duty , and shall be mr care—( loud cheers . ) If they could get rid of Feargus , they foolishly suppose that they could warp the public mind to factious purposes , but they shan ' t get rid of Feargus —( Tremendous cheering , and crie 3 of " no , never . ")

      I remind myself of the old Irish lady's red cat . ( Roars of laughter . ) If a jug was missing , Molly , says the lady , where ' s the blue jug ? Wisha , God knows , your honour ; but that thief of a red cat broke it . ( Renewed langhter . ) Molly , wheio ' s the little brewn jug ? Why , then , I declare but that red divil of a cat made smthereens of it . ( Convulsive laughter . ) Well , at last the old lady was obliged to give the red cat to a neighbour ; and , but sure the tay-pot was missing . We ]] ,-it was the red cat cum back and broke the tay-pot . ( Roars of laughter . ) At ltst it was decided that the red cat should be killed . And another jug was broke ; Molly , who done that ? says the Mistress . Wisha , God knows , your honour , but it was that divil of a cat that cum to life again ;

      and sure I always hear they had nine lives , but I never believed it before . ( Immense laughter . ) Well now , 1 am the red cat , and if you are sold , it'stb . 2 red cat , and if there ' s physical force , it ' s the red cat ; and if there ' s a broken mug cr a broken head , it ' s all the red cat ; but believe me if the red cat was gone to-morrow , the heads would be broke ; for as long as corruption lives , there will be a Ted bull in the china shop—( tremendous laughter ) . . Now , do away with corruption , and then they need neither fear the cat or the bull , for until that is done , Ftargus will be the bull in their china shop—( great cheeriiij ;) . Now , come , continued Mr . O'Connor , let us s o fairly into the account and examine the bargain that i » to be struck . The Corn Law Repealers

      say * " join us . " Done ! say we , that is what we want ; come along for the Charter . " "No , " say they , we onl y want a repeal of tho Corn Laws , and wish to obtain your assistance to effect it—( cheers , and " Aye , that ' s it . ") Aye , says I , but that's not not fair ; you ask for union , while your terms are compromise , and all the compromise upon our part . Now we dont ask you to give up a pin ' s point of yonr principles , and why should you ask us to surrender ours?—( cheers , and " We nevt ; r wilL" ) Now when an Irishman is about making a bargain , the puchaser says " Bunnayleghaghe , " that ' s value it—( laughter)—and if the vender says " very well , " the purchaser having so far beaten him down says , agus . SkuUerichee "

      that s divide it again ; so that you see if we halved it , they tvouid qaarcer it , and in the end we would not know our own child —( cheers . ) No , no , working men , we have often been about , the thing , but now we are about to do the thing , aud its the v < ry thing they have always dreaded—( ioud cheers , and hear)—and now let us see what the thing will do ; 5 ; will simply do this . Ic will increase and multiply the produce of that land which is now Jockedup by the restriction of landlords ; whifc it will cause a more equitable distribution of that produce , and also of the wealth derived from our present system of artificial production —( loud cheering , and "That ' s it . ") Now , I will shew you wherein lies your complaint . We will take one

      capitalist , Ar . « wright , who has made his all by machinery . Now , suppose Arkwright to be worth five millions of money , which he is , and more , and suppose that , in the accumulation of that property , he employed one thonsand hands , and suppose Atkwright ' s share to have been only a million ( pretty good for speculation ) , the other four millions divided amount tuc thousand who made all , would amount to £ 4 , 000 ahead , which , at five per cent ., wonld be £ 200 a year for ever , aa a retiring pension for the labourer—( tremendous cheering . ) Bat , alas , the labourer is never superannuated and receives no retiring salary , save that which the interior of the cold Bastile affords , —( aye , and shame)—and when the jolterheaded King of Prussia landed

      upon the carpeted town of Greenwich , to witness the ceremony of the ckrlsienini ; ose young Prince , he was shown Greenwich Hospital , the comfortable refuge for the retired sailor , and Chelsea Hospital , tbe sweet retreat for the retired soldier , but they took him to no cold Bastile—that charnel house , where he who supports all is doomed to eke out in solitude premature old age , brought on by tho hellish lust of those who have cripplsd him in his youth , blasted his manhood , and then , last , when he required solace , tore fcka from all that was dear to him , and rurhkssly consigned him to tha tender mercies of the fell destroyer—( Tremendous sensation . ) Aye , aye , these are things against which I war , and this is the state fronnvflich ,

      with God ' s blessing , I -will release you . ( Great cheering . Mr . O'Connor then in a most clear and forcible manner shewed how the interests of the manufacturer , by stesra , and those of tho shopkeeper , were at complete variance , while the interests of the shopkeeper aud the working-men arc so bound up together , that if the belly of the one is empty , the till of the other is sure to be so . Ho then entered into an analysis of the whole Charter , and shewed , to the satisfaction of the meeting , that to be complete it must be entire , and that any curtailment must stii perpetuate the abomination of class legislation . He then let fly right and left at the Old Corporationmongers of Birmingham , who had fled from the people into the sweets of office . ( Great cheering . )

      And now , said he , having directed your attention to the question of English abuses , and tho only means for their destruction , let us see whether 01 no a mere Repeal of the Union , &nd an Irish Parliament , without the guarantee of the Charter , for it 3 purity and just representation would destroy any one of those grievances of which the Irish people justly complain . Let us take the greatest grievance of all—the State Church—and see how , without the Charter , the Irish Catholic people could destroy the nuisance . The Irish land is in possession of Protestants , who look to the Church as a refuge for their destitute , and the land is the thing thit must confer the franchise ; and who amongst you is mad enough to suppose that the Protestant

      landed proprietor will allow his Protestant land to be carved into Catholic votes , for the purpose of destroying his Protestant Church patronage—( hear , hear . ) Well , then how would the Charter destroy , the nuisance . Why , thus ; it wou ! d enfranchise the Catholic man , instead of the Protestant land—( tremendous cheering and " bravo . ' ") Now , just see what the Reform Bill has dene for Ireland . It has increased the clearance and depopulating system from the mere dread of giving votes to Catholics . A Repeal of the Union without the Charter would considerably augment the practice . Whereas , if every honest Irish Catholic carried his title deed to the franchise about with his person , tbe land having lost it representative quality , vengeasce would lose

      its sting . The Catholic man would deal with the Protestant church as becometh justice , and the Protestant landlord well knowing that none were more industrious than the Catholic peasantry , would say , " Now that you have the vote , come cultivate the land ; multiply and be fruitful , and replenish the earth—( loud and indescribable cheering . ) Mr . O'Connor then paid a most flatter iDg compliment to the Chartists or London . He described , in , animated aud glowing terios , the glorious triumph of the men of Maryfeboue , and the no less splendid victory of the taylors on tho same night ; and after entering into a clear and perspicuous illustration of the principles of Free Trade , he aroused every sympathy of hia audience by a

      heartrending picture of the factory system , which he followed by an impassioned description of the sufferings of his countrymen at Rathcormac , and after swearing that E-. gland should never have justice unless 1 ' eland had it at one and the same moment , he concluded thus : —Charu 3 ts of Birmingham , 1 have stood by you iong ; I have stood by you well ; and I will stand by you still , when the storm rages , when the tempes : blows hardest , when the fury of the breath of contending factions swells the hurricane to its height , then you will see meat the helm proudly steering the vessel through the shoals , and if she should

      strike , eo help me God , I will sink with the wreck —( the deadest silence was here followed by an outburst of the most general and enthusiastic applause it has ever been our lot to witness . ) The above i 3 not even an outline of Mr . O'Connor ' s speech , which was universally admitted to have been the most powerful of M 3 many triumphs in Birmingham , and the question now throughout the town is , in the mouth , of every middle class man , O'Connor has made the working classes too powerful for us , we must join them or surrender to the Tories . Mr . O'Connor addresses the people to night , at the Mechanics' Institute .

      Resolved—" That Governments ought to exist for the benefit of the governed ; and that any deviation frem this principle is an Lnfringemeat of tbe most gacred and inalienable rights of man , as there can be no sufficient guarantee for liberty , life , or property vri&oat the recognition of those fundamental prin « ciples . The Chaxrmat ? then put the resolution , which was as follows : — " That no portion of society had at any time a right to usurp authority which essentially belonged to the whole , under pretence of superior wealth , or intelligence : such usurpation being in effect a dissolution of

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      tbe-social compact , for where noprotestion iB given , no allegiance can reasonably be expected . ' That , as the history : of . the world , and past experience , clearly demonstrate that all irresponsible Government make use of their power for their own aggrandisement . It is therefore necessary to tiie wellbeing of society that they should be made responsible to and hold their power from the whole people , as the only guarantee for the honest discharge of the duties confided to them . " The resolution was carried unanimously amidst loud cheers . The Chairman then , called upon Mr . George White to move the second resolution . *

      Mr . White was received with loud cheers . He said they had assembled that evening for the purpose of considering the propriety of petitioning Parliament for the People ' s Charter ; and as the resolution which he had to propose referred to that document , he wonld endeavonr to explain it to the best of his ability—( a slight interruption was here manifested by a few persons under the gallery ) . Mr . White proceeded . He knew that considerable prejudice existed against him in the minds of some individuals , on account of what had formerly taken-place in that hall ; but it should be remembered that they were not met there that evening to indulge in paltry personal feeling ; they were assembled for the purpose of endeavour ing to remove the e ? ik which caused

      tens of thousands of their fellow creatures to be famished for want of the common necessaries of life . If any man wished to reply to anything advanced by him , he would no doubt receive a fair and impartial hearing ; and , when that was the case , no man had any right to interupt another , but in all cases where a hearing was refused to any individual , they were justified in their interruption . The Chartist cause depended solely on free discussion . They admitted the right of all men to speak at their meetings , and he had no doubt their worthy Chairman would claim a hearing for any man who might wish to state his sentiments—( cheers ) . He would without further preface , enter on the subject which he was appointed to lay before them . Some parties

      were now getting up a cry in favour of Universal Suffrage , no doubt fancying thereby to entrap the working men , but a moment's consideration would satisfy them that were every man to have a vote without the protection of the ballot , it would be a curse instead ot a- blessing , for their employers would be enabled to deprive them of the means of living , were they to vote in opposition to his wishes , and were they to be possessed of the Ballot , they would then be no better for they would still be forced to eleot either a Whig or a Tory , aud he thought that no man of common sens © would walk a yard to decide which faction should have the privilege of robbing them , as the present property qualification would deprive them of

      the power of making a fair selection . They would thus see the indispensable necessity of having those three points of the Charter . And supposing them to be granted without the other points , they would not secure a full , fair , and free representation of the people ; for , under the present system , Parliaments were liable to exist seven years " : so that , if they once returned a man to represent them , no matter how they might object to his votes , they would have no power to remove him . They would , therefore , see ths necessity of Annual Parliaments . And if that were allowed there would still remain the injustice of small towns returning two Members , the same as the immense population of Manchester . Birmingham , Glasgow , and Leeds , thu 3 establishing

      the necessity for dividing the country into equal Electoral Districts , according to the number of adult males in each District , giving to each 20 , 000 the power of returning one member to Parliament . - . No man could question the justice of such a step . It therefore required no further explanation . He had thus clearly shewn the absolute neeessity for the establishment of five points , and considered the sixth as tho key-stone . One of the motto ' s of the Chartists was , " A fair day ' s wages for a fair day ' s work , " and as the Charter would give them full power to choose any man whose honesty and ability should cause them to select him as their representative , they would see ths necessity of payiDg him for his services , as it would be doing a man an injury to take

      him from his business without remunerating him for his services . ( Hear , hear , and loud cheering . ) Besides that , by paying him , they made him what a representative ought to be , namely , a servant to the people instead of being a master , as at present . He would advise the working men to examine the Charter , to weigh it well , and they would find that if any oae point contained in it were to be excluded it would not give them the necessary power to send men who would make laws for their benefit . Some people objected to Annual Parliaments , stating as a reason that it would cause turmoil and confusion , of course supposing that the business of elections

      would he a tissue of absurdities and ir . tricases , as was the case with the Reform Bill , which ueemed to be framed for the purpose of feeding a herd of briefless barristers , rather than benefitting the people ; and in order to see the fallacy of this , he referred them to the Charter itself , where they would fiud the whole laid down in a clear , perspicuous , and straightforward manner . In fact , he had never yet seen a man who could stand before the public and object to any part of the Charter ; it would be therefore superfluous in him to occupy their time any further , as there were several other resolutions to bo brought before them . He . . would most cordially move the second resolution : —

      " That as the Government of Great Britain haa proved itself inimical to the best interests of the nation , by the enactment of unjust and arbitrary laws ; by the contempt with which they have treated the lawful and reasonable petitions of a suffering and oppressed people ; and as the Reform Bill bas failed in remedying those grievances , it being a heartless mockery of -justice , inasmuch as the present , s * called , House of Commons , is as corrupt as any heretofore in existence , a majority of that House being elected through the influence of members of the House of Peers , and a large portion through the instrumentality of wealthy individuals ; thereby proving a complete failure , so far as the interests

      of the people are concerned ; we are therefore of opinion , that nothing short of a complete change in the constitution of that House can secure to the whole people the blessings of self government , and the consequent happiness resulting therefrom ; and in order to secure those desirable objects we are determined to exert ourselves by all peaceful and 1-gal means for the establishment of Universal Suffrage , Annual Parliaments , Vote by Ballot , Equal Representation , the Abolitien of the Property Qualification , and Payment of Members of Parliament for their services , as uefined in tbe document entitled , ' the People's Charter ; ' and we solemnly pledge purselves never to cease out exertions until the same be established &b the law of this realm . "

      Mr . Ejies seconded the resolution . He thought that the resolution which he had the honour to second , wa 3 so well explained , that little would be required from him . His voice was not very strong , but he would endeavour to make himself heard . lie had uow been forty years before them , they had an opportunity of judging aim , and it was his pleasure to be able to say that he haa always advocated those principles . He then entered into an exposition of the conduct of the parties who had formerly pretended to be the people ' s friends . He gave a

      pathetic description of the people ' s sufferings ; and hoped the time was not far distant when those parties who had formerly left them , would return and take their place in the ranks of the people . He had always held those principles , and always should ; he was then seventy-four years of age , and would hold firm by the principles of the Charter ; believing it to be the only means of delivering the people from the miseries they so unjustly endured . Mr . Ernes made several other observations and concluded amid loud cheers . . . '

      The Chairman then introduced Mr . Bairstow , of Leicester , to support the resolution , who was received with loud and long continued cheering , and spoke as follows : —Men of Birmingham , this is the first time I ever stood before you , I embrace as a most fitting occasion for the exchange of mutual congratulation , as well as for taking a review of our past , and rejoicing in the present proud position wo occupy , ( cheers . ) Why do I see this vast ocean of intelligence , this undistinguishable mass of heads before me ! Why have you left your cottages to assemble here I Why is the diugy charnel house of poverty vacant and noiseless % To what shall I attribute the commotion of this world of human beings—this intense interest felt in politics , but to tho fact that you arrived

      at the conclusion , that until you take your affairs into your own hands you will ever be sacrificed at the shrina of class cupidity , or sectional interest ? The reason why you have left your homes—have denied domestic felicity its tempory gratification , is because tho source of social happiness has been dried up ; your homes have been blighted into barrenness .-your hopes have been first dallied with by faction , then delayed and betrayed ; and , anon , blasted for ever . ( Cheering . ) Ye « , my friends , I see here before me to-night , the effect of that master cursej that demon-Cerberus , class legislation —( cheers)—but I see , likewise , the very spirit in this vast assemblage that will ultimately overcome the baleful cause of its existence , " for poverty ere it be quite overthrown , shall prove itself yet valiant "—( cheers ) The resolution I hold in my hand charges the present Government with as much corruption , and of

      being as inimical to the peeple ' s interests as any that ever existed . In that condemnation he most unequivocally and cordially concurred . Aye , he , the Tory Chartist , too —{ laughter and cheers . ) He heard , when he rose , a voice- in the meeting , * O that ' s ' t Nottingham chap "—( laughter . ) He understood the whole meaning of that expression , and ho would reply to it , though in the heart of the anti-Tory and Whiggifiedtown of Brummagem —( cheers . ) When he assutsd to return Air . Walter at the first Nottingham election , he did it not from any love of Toryism ; no , God knew he hated that bloated thing . He did it in the consciousness that the Whigs hung to office but by one thread , and that the : return of Mr . Walter would cut that last link by which the despicable Whigs kept themselves there . Well , to succeeded in severing that thread , —down fell ihe whole pile of imbecility they had been erecting for

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      eight years ;—igaominibus , great , and eternal was that fall—( Loud applause , ) He did it to force out : th « jr . treacherous Whigs once . more- upon the ' vantage ground of Radical ' principles ; and had he not succeeded ?—( shouts of "Yes , yes , " and tremendous cheering . ) Aye , to Nottingham he went , fought , and conquered "—( renewed cheering . ) Now , was that enough for the snarling Whighng below him , who yelped out Nottingham 1—( laughter . ) Now , look at bur altered , ; but proud position . Be fore , we were Jack Cades , A ^ at Tylersj Robespierres , and levellers : the Whig press teemed with the most virulent vituperation that ink of gall , a poisoned pen , and hireling , perjured penny-a-liners could scribble , ensconced behind the editorial ' ^ We . "

      They ( the ChartistB ) were misrepresented , maligned ; the foul fiend of persecution was invoked ; 500 of the bravest men who ever inhaled the light of heaven were immured in damp and putrid graves , and the noble chieftain at his right hand ( O'Connor ) , was choked in the suffocating " Hell" at , York—( loud applause . ) Look how at Whiggery , and its counterpart , Chartism . "Plain John , ' * after smacking his lips , after the epicy wines of a Whig feed in the " Modern Athens , " had boasted that Chartism was dead , and the sentence had been ^ re-echoed through the realm ; but that nightj before 10 , 000 people , he would stand upon its obsequies ' , and ringing his voice through its death caverns , ho would

      shout" Chartism ! come forth I ''—( thunders of applause , for some minutes . ) No , but while the very destroyer of Chartism was chuckling in the frenzy of victory —while revelling in the blind enthusiasm of heralding its requiem , boheld 1 the mighty giant rose , struck a blow , and at once : levelled its antagonist , entombed Whiggery , and rung its death peal Would the meeting pardon a parody f —( yeF . ) Then he would ask not : "Adam" but " Wbiggery , --where axt thou V And not one solitary tongue ejaculated— ' Lo ! hero am JI ; «'— - ( Loud and long continued applause . ) Where we were formerly denounced , denunciation hasgiven place to courtship , arid the lips that were yet quivering and bloodless in the effort to stammer out " gnilty" in the jury box against the Chartist victim , were now lined with silk velyet-r- : . r -.-:

      "Begging with baited breath , in bondman ' s key . " " O V-yre . can ! do nothing without you—unite with us , or we must perish" 1—( shouts of applause and laughter . ) Ah ! ah ! but rather perish our right arms than that bur subserviency should be purchased by compromise —( renewed and deafening oheerB . ) ' What ! had they espoused the Charter when every one despised it-rr-had they embraced if , when it was rejected by courtly sycophants , placehunting tools , and richly clad wealth , when power frowned upon it ; , when adversity scowled upon it , when persecution shot its envonemed shafts at it , and would they now desert it!—( shouts ' . of " iio , no , " and great cheering ) The thunder of that indignant negative ho would prolong and reverberate . No ,

      after wehad seen Chartism springing out of the soil watered by the blood of patriots w ho had di » d on the field , or suffered death on the scaffold . After we had sheltered it from the attempts to strangle it by the joggling © f Whiggism ; after we had purified its advocates by passing through the ordeal of the dudgeon ; after an unparalelled eclipse of its central orb , O'Connor , for sixteen months ; after the dark deeds of blood perpetrated by the spies of a corrupt government in Newport ^ Shefiield , Bradford , Dewsbury , ^ in their own : Bullring—after they had been spat upon and reviled , while caressing and hugging it in their arms—after the dungeoned body of a Clayton had released its imprisoned spirit to ascend to its father and its

      God , to plead there in its defence—after the noble soul of a Shell had burst its mighty energies and left the last drop of his heart ' s blood to blaoken upon the streets of Newport in defence of it—after the patriotic but entrapped' Frost , Williams , and Jones had been driven from their homes to the antipodies , their wives made widows , and their children orphaned-r-after every cloud of despair had rolled away from the firmament , and every vicissitude of misfortune had been chased awaynow , when trembling hope had been converted into realization and triumphant certainty , when oppositiop quailedand perfection staggered , when proposals for union were tendered from « very quarter—was that . the hour for compromise ; he etood there firm to every principle and detail of the Charter , and would swear .

      by every difficulty vanquished , every enemy conquered , every hope of success cherished before the Uod of hoaven , each and every soul in that vast assemblsgOj as ho would pour forth his whole spirit in that Eacred and irrevocable oath , never to give up their agitation for the whole entire People ' s Charter , till death pat a period to their strugglo , or victory closed it for ever —( tremehdous applause , during whidh , Mr . O'Connor rose and Waved his hat most enthusiastically ) . Mr . Bairstow Ayeiit oh to argue the necessity of firmness with conciliation—the valuo of unioii among all Reformers fin- the Charter , entered into a beautiful strain of apostrophe and invitation to all classes and parties , and concluded a moBb splendid speech amid the most enthusiastic cheering , by giving his cordial support to the resotiori .. "¦ ¦ - . ;¦

      We cannot give one tithe of the effect produced by it , ; - the whole mass assembled were apparently electrified almost at thoclose of every sentence . Mr . Smith Lindon then presented himself to propose the National Petition , and was received with loud cheers . He said it was very rare to see a working man like him , in a fustian jacket , appear in the Town Hall , as the mover of a resolution . He appeared before them on that occasion for : the purpose of moving the adoption of the National Petition , and hoped that it would not only meet with their cordial apprbation , but that every man and woman : who loved their homes and children Would

      feel it So be thdr duty to sign it * He was not in the habit of addressing public meetings , and felt less on this occasion , as the principles for the establishment of which the petition was ^ ot up had been so ably explained and defended by the speakers who had preceded him—( hear , hear . ) He would , therefore , content himself by reading the petition , which abundantly spoke for itself . ( Cheers *) Mr . Lindon theii read the petition in a clear and audible manner , and concluded by moving that it be adopted as the petition of the town of Birmingham , and retired amidst loud cheers . Mr . Walter Cooler seconded the motion .

      The Chairman then put the petition to the meeting , which was carried unanimously . The Hall , at this time , was crowded to suffocation , a dense cloud of steam , arising from the heat caused by the pressure—thousands haviDg to depart , who could not gain admission . Mr . Walter Thorne then proposed the following resolution ;—"' Resolved , That Mr Geoege White be appointed as a Delegate to tho General Convention , on behalf of the town of Birmingham , and that the petition be entrusted to his care for presentation to the House of Commons . " Mr . Walter Cooper seconded the motion , and made a few brief remarks in its behalf ^ The Chairman then put the resolution , a few hands were held up against it , amidst the derisive shouts of the meeting . He declared it carried almost unanimously .

      Ma . Mason then proposed the following resolution , "Resolved , that this meeting deeply sympathises with those expatriated patrota , Frost Williams , and Jones ; also llowell , Jones , and Roberts ; and ate determined never to rest satisfied until they be restored to , the bosom of their families . " Mr . Mason made a few excellent observations , and retired amidst loud cheers . Feargus O'Connor , Eeq , seconded the motion . He said it was with pain and sorrow he rose to second the motion . They ought not now to be suing for mercy , they ought to have justice . He said he

      was present at the whole of the trials , and could bear witness of the shameful manner in which they had been entrapped . Ho thanked the men of England for their energy and perseyeranco in standing firm by those much injured men ; and the men of Birmingham desrved the thanks of the country for their exertions . He had a chest full of memorials to present , and only awaited the return of the Queen to the palace , ii ! order to do so .. He had orderd a cocked hat and laced coat to be got ready , and would present them in person . The resolution was then put and carried unanimously , amid loud chrerSi ¦ ' ' . " ¦ '" ¦¦¦ ' - ' -. ' ' ¦ . , ' ' " . .

      Miv Stewart moved a vote of thanks to the High Bailiff lor the kind manner in which he had gva , nted the use of the Town Hall on the preserifc p-casion . - > ' - ¦ "¦ .: ¦ :. - .: ; : ' ' . . ' \ - /• ¦ Mr . Follows seconded the motion , and bore testimony to the kind and gentlemanly manner in which the deputation had been ( received by that gentleman , and the promptitude with which he granted its use—( loud cheers . ) ' The Chairman put the mbtibn , which was carrid unanimously amid loud cheers . : V Mr . Page having left the chair , Mr . Follows was called thereto . '' . - : ' ¦ ¦ : . '• ' _ ¦ _ ¦' - . ; . ' - ¦ ' ' . : ¦ Mr . O'Connor then moved a vote bf thanks to the

      Cnairman . He was glad to find that men of hia order were no longer afraid to unite with the work ing men . He liked to see it , and to _ prbve that he had no objection to an honest union wit ' j the middle classes , he would offer- him the right hand of friendship . - Mr . O'Connor then Bhock hands with Mr . Page , amidst the enthusiastic cheers of the meetibg . Mr . Walter Cooper seconded the motiofl , and spoke of the sincerity of the Chairman in the cause of liberty . ' , - . /; ¦ ¦ - ¦ . . ; : ¦ : : / ¦ . / ¦ : ¦; . - ¦ „ .-Mr ; Fqiiows put the motion , which was carried unanimouely , amidst great cheeringi :

      Three cheer ? were then given ii » r the People ' s Charter , three for Feargus O'Connor * three for Frost , Williams , arid Jones , and Jones , Howell , Roberts , and Jones . After which notice was given that Mr . O'Connor would deliver a lecture at the Mechanics' institute on the following evening , whenill who thought proper to join the National Charter Association would bo supplied with o » : rds . Notice was also given , that any person will

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      ing to join the a 8 so $ atio % mi ; ght doit at the meetings in Aston-Btree ' tj on Sunday , Monday , and \ Vednesday evenings . ? 'The imtaen 8 e Concourse then slowly dispersed , and thus ended one of the most enthusiastic , peaceable , and unanimous meetings everheld in the town of Birmingham ,

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      YORKSHIRE XEKT ASSIZES , WEDNESDAY , March 2 . The Yorkshire Spring Assizes commenced on Wednesday last , when the Courts for the county and the cits ¦ respectively wereopened bythe Honourable Sir Robert Monsey Rolfe , Knight , one of the Barons of her Majesty ' s ^ art of Exchequer . The Learned Baron came to the city by railwav from Darlington , on his return from the Assizes at Newcastle . At five o ' clock the High Sheriff , William St . Qdintin , Esq ., and the City Sheriff , RobertTonge Horeley , Esq ., together with , their respective retinues , met at the High Sheriff ' s lodgings , Coney-street ,

      where they shortly afterwards went in procession to the Railway Station , Tanner Row , to meet Mr . Baron Rolfe , who was expected b y tbe North train , which arrives in the city at half-past five . tJpon this occasion the ceremony consequent upon the escorting of the Judges to the different Courts was of a much less imposing character than has heretofore been the case . In consequence bf the resolution some time ago passed by the magistrates at a Court of Gaol Sessions , certain forms hitherto observed were this day altogether dispensed with , and the number of the High Sheriff ' sh official attendants was somewhat diminished ;

      CITY ASSIZES , Thursday , March 3 . ; - . On Thursday morning , about nine o ' clock , the Right Honourable Sir James Parke , Knight , one of the Barons of the Court of Exchequer , attended by the City Sheriff , the Recorder , thfl magistrates , apd the aldermen of the city , entered the Guildhall , and took his seat upon the bench . The clerk of the Court then called over the names of the magistrates , coroners , constables , &c , after which the Grand Jury were sworn and charged . The Grand Jury then retired , and the Court was adjourned forthwith to the Mansion House , and thereafterto Wednesday week , the 23 rdinttant .

      CROWN COURT , Thursday , March 3 . Shortly before twelve o ' clock , Mr . Baron Rolfe entered the Crown Court and took his seat on the Bench . The names of the acting Justices of the three Ridings , the Coroners , Chief Constables , &c , having been called over , the following Gentlemen were empannelled as

      THE GRAND JURY . Sir G . Strickland , Bart , of Newton , M . P ; Foreman Sir Henry Boynton , Bart ., of Barton Agnes . Robert Bower , Esq ., Weitham . Digby Cayley , Esq ., Ripon . William Currer , Esq ., of ( Clifton House . Henry Brewster Barley , Esq ., of Hutton Hall . Charles Fairfax , Esq ., of Brandsby . Francis Hawikesworth Fawkea , Esq ., of Famley . Mark Foulis , Esq ., of Healerton Hall . James Hall , Esq ., of Scarbro *

      RichatdHiU , Esq ., ef Thornton . Hettry Wlckham Hird , Esqi , of Low Moor House John Hutton , Esq ., of Sober Hill . George Lloyd , Esq ., of Stockton Hall . Wm- Markham , Eaq-, of ^ Becca Hall . Wm . Rutson , Esq ., of Newby Wiske . Philip Saltmarshe , Esq ( , of SaUmorshe . John Plumbe Tempest , Esq ., of Tong Hall . James Walker , Esq ., of Sand Hutton . Godfrey Wentwprtb , Esq ., of Woolley Park . Henry Wllloughby , Esq ., of BirosaU .

      Her Majesty s proclamation against vice , immorality , and profaneness , and for the encouragement of virtue , having been read , silence was enjoined and the Learned Baron proceeded to deliver \

      THE CHARGE . He said—He was extremely sorry to have to state to them , what they were all probably aware of , that the numbers of cases to be submitted to them for their consideration were both numerous , and he was sorry to say inmost cases distinguished by ciroura-Btances of very great atrocity , as exhibited ia the charges against the prisoners . Whether the charges made against the different prisoners might be established of course would be the result of their ( the Grand Jury ) investigation and the subsequent investigations when the prisoners were put upon their trial ; But if all the charges pr even any large portion of them are established according to the way in

      \ yhich they were laid before him , he certainly did say state of mind on tho part of the persons charged ; Ho had as far as he had been able since his arrival in this city endeavoured to make himself master of the facts of the worst cases , in order that he might , if any difficulty should suggest itself to him or should suggest itself to them when they came to consider the cases , and they should consult him in order that he might be able , as far as possible , to guide them in the discharge of their duties / He regretted , however , to say , that the great length of the depositions —be did not say they Were unnecessarily so- ^ -had rendered it impossible for Kim to make himself

      master of more than a very ferr cases- Under these circumstances what he meant to do was when he left the Court , both that night and next day , to employ his time in making himself master of the facts of the different cases , in order that in case any difficulties should suggest themselves to lu ' ni , or might suggest themselves to them when the cases came before them , he might have the honour of addressing them again . And he thought it better to adopt that line of conduct , than in the present imperfect , information of the facts of imany of the cases , to address the Grand Jury upon those cases , which he thought would be a waste of public time . There were one or two cases

      however , to which ho had directed his attention more particularly , and , therefore , upon them he was wishful to make an observatien or two . There were no less than six . cases in which parties were charged with wilful murder , which would come before the consideration of the Grand Jury . One of . those cases was one which was very peculiar in the circuiustances attending it , inasmuch as it is related to a transaction which is said to have taken place eleven or twelve years ago , the murder being alleged to have been committed by the party charged , so long ago as the year 1830 . Now , the circumstances of the cases were peculiar aid whether they were such as would satisfy the Grand Jury that the murder was

      committod by the person charged would naturally depend upon theii * con 8 ideratipn ,--it would be for them to say whether the circumstances of the case wevo sufficient to bring home the commission of the crime to the party charged . The difiiculty , however , which suggested itself to him ^ -he did not consider that difficulty insuperable , but still it was one worthy of consideration , — -was the difiiculty of proving that any murder had in this case been committed . Of course the Grand Jury are aware that in this case there were two : ihquiriea to which they , would only have to direct their attention , before finding a bill ; first , whether a murder was committed , and secondly , supposing a murder had been committed was it

      committed by the prisoner . Now , most probably they would find that the question which would cause them the greatest difficulty was the first question . This was hot generally the case , for it goneraily happened that the difficult question Was this , is the party charged guilty of the murder ; there being no doubt about the commission of the offence ? but in this case there happened , to be a preliminary dffioulty which would require the best attention of the jury The first question for their consideration would be whether the person was murdered at all . The facts leading to suspicion were very short . The alleged deceased is seen on a particular day and since thon ho has not been seen . In the course of the last summer , a skull and some bones of a human body are found ! . The evidence before them tends to shbw

      that the skull thus found was tho skull of the party said to have been inurdei'od . Now one important point for their consideration would be v ? hether there was evidence sufficient to Batisfy them that the Bkull found wns the skull of tho party who was supposed to have beeii murdered . Of course unless * they were satisfied of that all further inquiry was out of the question . It is commonly said , and he ( the Learned Baron ) believed that they would find it so stated in the text-books , that they could never convict a person of murder until they saw the body of the person inurdered . That , however , was perhaps stretching the thing too far , for if they saw a person throw another overboard into the water and the body not to be found it would be ridiculous to say that that party could hot be

      convicted of murder . Or if a man threw another into a furnace , it would be ridiculous to say that he could not be convicted of the same offence . But the iacts in this case are not so clear as that—a man is last seen on a particular day , and he has not been seen since . This case would require great attention on the part of the graiid jury , for they might convict a inan of murder , and after all the person alleged to have been murdered be still living . It would be for them to consider frem the evidence which would be : brought before them whether the skull which had been found w » s such from its appearances as could be proved to have been that of the person alleged to have been murderedi If they be satisfied on that point : they would probably come to the conclusion that deceased had died by murder , and if so , the next inquiry for them to determine would be whether the prisoner was the person who committed that

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      murder . There was another case oh ; which it 6 fcurred to him that it was fit he shonld make ~ aa obseryatibn- ^ -a case in yrhioh a person was charged with manslaughter from what was called mala praxis . In this caee the person acted a 3 midwife , and was alleged to have acted with 6 uch want of skill aa to have caused the death of the party . There was ; no doubt that where a person undertook to apt as a professional or medical person , and exhibited such - gross negligence that there could be no doubt of the impropriety of what he did , and death ensued in consequence of such negligence , that it Was manelftughter ^ because when any person undertook a . case of this description , knowing that he had no skill whatever to go through

      with it , or having the skill , ' did not choose to exert it , the offence was so palpable , that the law considered it as manslaughter . Bnt ho ought to caution them that in . these cases , the question being ; tho quantum of negligence , it was very difficult to draw a line a priori with respect to it ; and it was for them to say whether there was such a degree of evidence as to show that there was such negligence as to lead to the death of the party : He had looked through two or three other of the greater cases , bnt they did not appear tj him to present any djfiBculties which ifc would be necessary for him to dwell upon . There Was ; one case in which ^ hree persons were charged with c « mniUiag tturder , and the difflculty was the apparent absence of motive for

      committing the crime , but this was not a great difficiiltyj . becauEe if the evidence as to the fact of the murder being committed by the parties charged was strong , tho apparent absence of motive was not a circumstance which ought to influence theirjudgment . It was a case depending entirely upon the evidence as to the facts alleged , and there could be no difficulty in point of law . On a cursory view of the cases of a lighter character , or of more ordinary occurrence , he had not . hitherto met with anything presenting any point of difficulty to hi 3 mind , and probably they would not present any difficulty to them , familiar as they must be , and . many he knew personally , from seeing them on former occasions on the Grand Jurv , were familiar with

      the duties they had to discharge . If , however , any difiiculty should arise , he should have pleasure , as it was his duty , to give them hia assistance in any such difficulty . A suggestion has been made to him , by one of their body , deputed for thatpurposehebelieved by the others , as to the expediency . of having some better arrangement as to the time for taking thos » cases in which the more expensive sort of witnesses were engaged—he meant medical witnesses . It was difficult to say in what cases such witnesses would be engaged , but there were some kind of cases , such as murder and manslaughter—in which it was probable they would be required , and he would give such

      directions to the officer with respect to those cases tig to promote the object they hwi 111 view of detaining those witnesses as short a time as possible . It was not always possible to make the objects of justice accordant with the strictest economy , but where they could be combined it ought to be done . None of these cases would , be brought : before them at present—they wouW have before them cases of a more ordinary nature , and in the discharge of that part of their duty , they would now have the goodness to adjourn . : ¦ ' /¦ :.. ' ; . - . \ ¦ : . .- - . < ' . .: ¦ o- " ., . ' ¦¦ , - .. . ¦ ¦¦ ¦; .-The Gentlemen of the Grand Jury then left the Court to proceed with their du ' . ies .

      .: ¦ . .:: ¦¦¦; , . - : JUDGEMENTS . . . ,-. :- ¦ . Sarah Gdldlhorpi ! ( who was convicted at the last assizes , for conealing the birth of her child , ) was brought up for judgment . The Learned Baron said she was convicted at the last asfizesbf a very serious offsnee , concealing the birth of her child , and in her case there were circumstances of great suspicion that a more serious offence had been committed . At the trial a doubt was raised on a point of law , which was reserved for the opinion bf the judges . They had duly considered the case , and were unanimously of opinion that the conviction was well : founded . The sentence of the court therefore , was that she be imprisoned two years to hard lab dur- ^ to bear date from the time of conversation .

      robbery . . ¦ . ;¦ Benjamin Redgike , ¦ 34 , iwas charged with having , on the 4 th of June last , robbed William Archer of four £ 0 hotea , two half-soveieigus , and 17 s . 6 d ^ in : silver .: . '¦ ¦ , - ' , ; " ¦ ¦ -, ' - - ' " ¦ ' ¦ ¦¦ : ¦ .- ¦' ¦ ¦ :- - : '' ¦' : ' - : .. ;' . : Sir Gregory Lewin and Mr . Hall were for the prosecution ; Mr . Wilkins defended the prisoner . . ¦ ¦ •' . ¦ ¦ ' ¦ . "¦ - ¦ .- ' ¦ : ' ., ' : ; ' ¦ ¦ .. ¦'•¦ ¦ :. ; '' " " . ' . . ¦ ' , ¦¦ ¦ ' . ¦ ¦ :-:- . . The prosecutor is a jobber , and lives at I'lpckton Common , and it appeared that at the beginning of June last j he became possessed of upwards © f « £ 20 » The prisoner by some means became aware of that fact , and went to two persons , one of the name of Haigh , who was tried at the last assizes , and the other named Walshaw , to devise & plan for obtaining it . It was agreed that the prisones should induce the prosecutor to go to a neld to out grass , that Haigh and Walshaw should

      secrete themselves in an adjoining field , and that they should push Redgike into a ditch , and rob tho prosecutor . Archer was induced to cut the grass * and was taking it home when the robbery was ¦ effected in the manner agreed upon . Information was afterwards given by Walshaw to a constable named Scott , who apprehended the prisoner , and lie said to him , "Well , I'll tell you all about it , " and produced the money in the presence of a man named Hirst , the notes being identified by the prosecutori The constable allowed the prisoner to go home , on promising that he would come tp him on the following morning . He however absconded , was subseqaently apprehended on a Bench Warraiit , and & true bill being found against him at the last assizes * The Jury retired , and after an absence of twenty minutes , found the prisoner guilty . Sentence W £ fr deferred . ' ¦ : ¦/ . '¦' ; . ' . . . ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ;¦¦' .- . ¦ -- ' ¦• ; - - - \ The Court rose at four o ' clock .

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      B * r , O'CdNHOB . intends ; to visit Bilston , Wolyerhampton , and neighbourhood , on Monday , March 14 tb . He will arrive by the train from London , at noon ; and will accompany the procession to Bilston . Thureday-night , half-past Ten o'Clock . Mr . O'Connor has just concluded hia leoture , and was followed through the streets by hundreds of the working men , who cheered vehemently and kept up with the carriage , which was going at full speed . He has met with a most enthusiastic reception in Birmingham . The main body of those who cheered him through the streets were Irishmen .

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      Middlesex , by JOSHUA HOBSON , at hia Print ing Offices , Nos . 12 and 13 , Market-street , Brig gate ; and Publiahedby tbesaid Joshua . HOBSO"f ( for the said Fbahgus O'COWNORjat W » P * & ' llngionse , Na 5 , Market-steeet , Briggate ; 8 ° internal Commuaication existing between the said No . 5 , Maiket-street , and thiBVsaid No * 12 ^ 13 , Market-street ^ Briggate > thus constitattag ^ whole of the said Printing ^ and PubUflbing 0 i » : ¦ ¦ [ one Premises . ( ¦ - y . > . ; "¦ ¦ ;¦ - . ; :.. ¦¦ , - : _; . ..: '' ; ¦ ¦ - ' Saturday , March 5 / 1842 .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 5, 1842, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct880/page/8/