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. :. EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY . T 3 ERS 0 NS having a little time to spare are JL apprised that AGENTS continue to be appointed in London and Country Towns by the Eaat India Tea Company , for the sale of their celebrated Teas—( Office No . 9 , Great St' Helen ' s Churchyard , Bighopgate-street ) . They are packed in leaden Canisters , from an Ounce to a Pound ; and new alterations have been made whereby Agents will be enabled to compete with all rivals . The licence is only 11 s . 9 d . per Annum , and many during the last sixteen Years have realised coniiderable Sums by the Agency , without one Shilling let orloss .:: ¦ ¦; ; ; , ,, ; .- ; . \; . .. :. ;¦ . ., - .-. -: ¦ ¦¦ ' •; .. .: ¦ •¦ " ; : ' . Applications to be made , if by letter , post paid , to Charles Hancocks . Secretary ..: . . ¦ . ' ;
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ana tianaie-atocu Makers , of Hpnley , is Dissolved on and from this Second Day of March , 1842 . JAMES BOWER . Honley , March 9 th , 1842 .
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PROM OUR SECOND EDITION OF LAST WEEK .
BIRMINGHAM . GREAT CHABTIST MEETING IN THE TOWN - TTAT . T ^ One of . the most numerous meetings ever n « ld in ilus Town Hall , took place on Wednesday evening last , which for order , unanimity , and enthusiasm has never been surpassed . The meeting-was originally intended to take place at eleven o ' clock , but aithoughlhe nse of the room had been kindly granted by the High B&Iliff , yet as a poll for the church-rate q ^^ tion was being carried on in the body of the Hall , it could not be procured until four o ' clock , at ¦ which time the poll closed for the day . The Committee , therefore , resolved to hold the meeting at six o clock , for the accommodation of the working men . 1-
The meeting was called by requisition to the Mayor , signed by nineteen Aldermen and Town Cooncfflors , and 350 electors andhonseholders . The deputation from the Committee , composed of members of the Chartist 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 . The reguisjtionists therefore caused large placards to be posted , announcing the meeting , to which the names of 100 electors were attached , and signifying that Feargus O'Cannor , Esq ., and other friends of the people Wonld address the meeting . The Committee met in the Town Hall at fiveo ' 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 which was the following motto : — " We meet to secure the return of Frost , Williams , and Jones . " A beautiful Union Jack was suspended in front of the hustings , and the beautiful banner of the National Charter Association , with the emblem on the Association cards painted on it in excellent style , was hoisted over the Chairman—the whole having a most splendid appearance . The Committee deserve infinite credit for the manner in which the whole business was arranged . At half-past five the hall began to fill rapidly . The galleries were soon crowded , and the immense building was filled at a quarter past six .
- vir . Page , town councillor , was unanimously called to the chair , and was received with loud direr ? . 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 , wkioh 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 —i . eheer 3 . ) Suppose the Queen was to adopt those principles , she would endear herself to the people ; and if the Government were to take them up , they would be rewarded with an approving conscience , ana confer a blessing on their country . There should be no division on this question between the middle and working classes , as they were equally interested in carrying it into effect . Tfcere 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 . Ths gospel even went further thin the Charter , for it inculcated the doctrines of love and mercy —! - ( Mr . O ' Connor made Ms appearance at this part of the business , and was received by the most enthusiastic cheers , ten times repeated . The scene was truly astonishing ; every part of the immense Building beiii , ; crowed to suffocation ; in fact , it was admitted by all to be the largest meeting ever held in the Town Hall . ) The Chairman then dwelt at great lenxih on the truths laid down in the Bible as a reason why religious teachers should advocate the People ' s Charter , and concluded amidst loud cheers . Tne Chairman then introduced Mr . John Mason , to propose the first resolution .
Mi . Masos then came forward and Baid , —Mr . Cb £ nnan , and Men of Birmingham , I feel proud of the fvOnour conferred on me , to move this resolution , and especially so , when I reflect on the great character , associated with the name and exertions-of the Birmingham people . When he ( Mr . Mason ) witnessed the immense assembly then before him , when he reflected on their condition and suffering , and contrasted thos& with their ingeDnity and laborious habrs—when he reflected on the affluence of the idle , and contrasted it with the indigence of the industrious—wie * he reflected on the resources of these
realms , and the masses of wealtn which Eprung from the angers 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 , > ve 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 monarch , and the pomp , the equipage , the extravagance , of heartless aristocracies —( cheer .=. j And why ! because those great rights we this night assert as the inalienable rights of man , have not been established as the basis of ciyil government . If maiisind had enforced those rights , could an Alexander have inundaied 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 supretsar-y of government—Ooud cheers . ) Review the history of the British aristocracy and their crimes against suffering humanity , when France rose and overthrew the regime of the priveleged orders , aad proclaimed her liberty ! Did not the aristocracy of t \ ii 3 country planes us for years into a war with the brave French people , wasted the treasure our industry had created , and compelled U 3 to pour forth cur blood to crush the rising liberties of that great people—( cheers . ) But the da 3 * is past when they could make us the means to execute their vilk nous designs —( hear . ) We are now too
intelligent . We assemble in the exalted character of men to demand justiee ; every feeling which dignifies man , and ennobles his nature , animates us in the accomplishment of this glorious undertaking . We ( . sail Mr . M ) have suffered much in this struggle ; but . certain of the justice of our principles , we did not ihrink : no dungeon has terrors for the patriot . It has sealed the triumph of those principles—( cheers . ) Lord John Russell offered us cheaper brtad ; but our reply was , " We demand justice !" Thi ? offer eould not seduce us from our cause , even ¦ when suffering ; the working men were too intelligent . They have been betrayed ; they never will be bo again —( hear , hear ) . No , we will have nothing Ies 5 than that liberty God has conferred on manthai liberty no man has authority to violate . But thev say the working men are not educated . Why 1
because they are stripped of those rights which gho . ild secure to them the advantages of superior education .. Why are the other classes in possession of ihi 3 attainment ? Because they enjoy those rights so Tinjustly withheld from us . Again , they say we have no property ; bat why are we without property ! 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 cultivated their vast estate ? , and stamped value on the soil ? Is it not our toil which has opened up the stupendous railways , with all facilities of transit ? Is it not our toil which has erected onr largo and magnificent cities 1 Is it not our toil which has filled the -warehouses with the richest of
manufactures ? Is it not our toil which has erected the navy that guards our » hqres ? Yes , we are the source of Bri'ish wealih and " greatness ; and shall we toil and peri :-h ! No ; heaven has stamped a nobler character in the breast of man —( cheers . ) We hoped , when the middle classes acquired their enfranchisement , that some great reforms would be effected ; it has failed to confer the benefits anticipated . And surely , we did not expect they should off ^ r so many oppositions to the enfranchisement of U 3 the working men ; but the day ia bow arrived when every class must bleed their exmions for the redemption of our common country—( tremendous cheers . ) The interests of all would be promoted by the estAblishment of the Cear . er— the interest of all axe suffering withont it .
Bnt if we are to have a union , let it be an honourable one . It must be for the Charter , the whole Charter . ; Mr . Siurge had proposed complete suffrage . He j hoped no attempt ¦ wonld mutilate their ( the Char- j tisiy principles . He admired the men who wonld step fona to aid the working man in this struggle . It was a proof of great benevolence when men of raak and wealth came forward , to advocate the claim of their fellow-citizens , and whatever had occurred , he ( Mr . M . ) was willing to forget for ever , when justice was made the basi 3 of an honourable union , amongst all classes—( Loud cheers . ) He would now read the resolution , and begged leave most respectfully to move i * . He hoped the day was not far distant , when all classes would meet . to celebrate the jubilee , the freedom and redemption » f this mighty empire —( loud cheers . )
Mb . Follows seconded the resolution . Heheartily approved of its contents , and should not trespass on their time , as so many able advocates of the people ' s eausa had to address them . He would-therefore w&tent himself with seconding the lesolution . Fjuxgus O'CoioiOB , Es < j . then stood forward to support the resolution . He was received with deafening cheers , waving of hats and handkerchiefs , and every possible demoHBtration of attachment , which eontinmed 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 sot consider himself entitled to , of capable of exfrctaee ffce right of Sufrage , hold up his right
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hand . What ! not one hand held up ! and scarcely a voter amongst yon , and all considering themselves entitled to it ! Now , are you not slaves and bondsmen ? Englishmen ! rouse then , tear the slave mark from your foreheads , and if you wish for freedom , declare yourselves freemen . —( loud cheering . ) How do we stand to-night ? What is our position now f and what was it before the isajority of 123 ! For seven long years we were outcasts ; our principles repudiated , and their advocates spit upon ; while now , the Bame advocates of the same principles , are courted by the very men who prosecuted us—( loud cheers)—and the very factions that contended against those principles nowjprofess to be converts to them ; but . take care , and be .
ware ! Their conversion i « 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 launhter . ) They will chatter for the Charter , if they can use you as Chartists to effect their own purposes ; but , u once yon merge your strength into their factious agitation , having achieved their object , they wiU assuredly throw you overboard—( cheers . ) To obviate this is my duty , and shall l > e my care—( loud cheers . ) If they could get rid of Feargus , they foolishly sup-T > osa that thev could warp the public mind to
/ actions purposes , * bat they shan ' t get rid of Feargus —( Tremendous cheering , and cries 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 J Wisha , God knows , your honour ; but that thief of a red cat broke it . ( Renewed laughter . ) Molly , where ' s the little brawn jug ! Why , then , I declare but that red divilofa catmadesmthereensofit . ( 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 . Well , it was the red cat cum back and broke the tay-pot . ( Roars of laughter . ) At l » st it was decided that the red cat should be killed .
And another jug was broke . Molly , who done that says the Mistress . Wiska , God knows , your honour , but it was that divil of a cat that cum to life again ; and sure I always hear they had niue lives , but I never believea it before . ( Immense laughter . ) Well now , I am the red cat , and if you are gold , it ' s the red cat ; and if there ' s physical force , it ' s the red cat ; and if there ' s a broken mug or 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 beared bull in the china shop—( tremendous laughter ) . Now , do away with corruption , and then they need neither fear the cat or the bull ; but until that is done , Feargus will be the bull in their china shop—( great
cheering ) . Now , come , continued Mr . O'Connor , let as to fairly into the account and examine the bargain that is to be struck . The Corn Law Repealers say join us . " " Done 1 " say we , " that is what we want ; come along for the Charter . " "No , " say they , " we only want a repeal of the 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 your principles , and why should you ask us to surrender ours ?"—( cheers , and " We never 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 . Skullerichee " that ' s divide it again ; so that you see if we halved it , they would quarter it , and in the end we should not know our own child—( cheers . ) No , no , working men , we have often been abont the thing , but now we are about to do the thing , and its the very thing they have always dreaded —( load chwrs , andhear >—and now let us Bee what the thing will do ; it will simply do this . It will increase and multiply the produce of that land which is now locked up by the restriction of landlords ; while 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 ( i 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 thousand hands , and suppose Ark-Wright ' s share to have been only a million ( pretty good for speculation ) , the other four millions divided amongst tbe thousand who made all , would amount to £ 4 , 000 ahead , which , at five per cent ., would be £ 200 a year for ever , as a retiring pension for the labourer—( tremendous cheering . ) But . alas , the labourer is never superannuated and
receives no retiring Balary , save that which the inter ior 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 christening our 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 aM is doomed to eke out in solitude premature old age , brought on by the hellish lust of those who have crippled him in his youth , blasted his manhood , and then , last , when he required solace , tore him from all that was dear to him , and ruthlessly consigned him to
the tender mercies of the fell destroyer—( Tremendous sensation ) . Aye , aye , these are things against which I war , and this is the state from which , 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 steam , and those of the shopkeeper , were at complete variance , while the interests of the shopkeeper and the working-men are so bound up together , that if the belly of the one i-3 empty , the till of the other is sure to be so too . He then entered into an analjsis 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 still perpetuate the abomination of elass legislation . He
then let fly right and left at the Old Corporationmongers of Birmingham , who had fled from the people to enjoy the sweetsof office . ( Great cheering . ) And now , said he , having directed your attention to the question of English abuses , and the only mean 3 for their destruction , let us s&Q whether or no a mere Repeal of the "Onion , and an Irish Par-Jiaiaeni , without the guarantee of the Charter for its 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—^ arid 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 that must confer the franchise ; and who amongst you is mad enongh to suppose that the Protestant landed proprietor will allow his Protestant land to be carved into Catholio votes , for the purpose of destroying his Protestant Church patronage—( hear , hear . ) Well , then how would the Charter destroy , the nuisance . Why , thus ; it would enfranchise the Catholic man , instead of the Protestant land—( tremendous cheering and " bravo . ") Now , just see what the Reform Bill has done 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 , the land having lost it representative quality , vengeaace 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 tbe earth "—( loud and indescribable cheering . ) Mr . O'Connor then paid a most flattering compliment to the Chartists of London . He described , in animated and glowing terms , the glorious triumph of the men of Maiylebone , and the no less splendid victory of the tailors on the same night ; and after entering into a clear and
perspicuous illustration of the principles of Free Trade , he aroused every sympathy of his 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 Eagland should never have justice unless I' eland had it at one and the same moment , he concluded thus : —Chartists of Birmingham , I have stood by you long ; I have stood by you well ; and I will stand by you still , when the storm rages , when the tempest blows hardest , whea the fury of the breath of contending factions swells the hurricane to its height , then you will see me at the helm proudly
steering the vessel through the shoals , and if she should strike , so 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 is not even an outline of Mr . O'Connor ' s speech , which was universally admitted to have been the most powerful of his many triumphs in Birmingham , and the question now throughout the town is , in tbe 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 tbe people to night , at the Mechanics' Institute .
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the social compact , for where no protection ia given , no allegiance can reasonably be expected . ' " That , as the faiatory of the" world , and past experience , clearly demonstrate that all irresponsible Government make use of their power for their own aggrandisement . It ia therefore necessary to the well being of society that they should be made responsible to and hold their power from the whole people , as the . only guarantee fox the honest discharge of . the dutl « « on flded to them . " ' , ' , . . ;¦ " : - ¦¦ ... ¦ .- \ . < The resolution was carried unanimously amidst loudcheers . "r J * ! The Chairman then called upon Mr . George White to move the second resolution . n
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 would endeavour 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 individual * , on account of what had formerly taken plaoe 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 endeavouring to remove the evib 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 rsply to anything advanced by him , be 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 bearing 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 tieir worthy Chairman would claim a heariag for any man who might wish to state his sentiments—( cheers ) . He would , without further preface , enter on the subjeot 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 vreie every man to have a vote without the protection of the ballot , it would be a curse instead of a blessing , for their employers would be enabled to deprive them of the means of living , were they to vote ia 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 elect either a Whig or a Tory , and he thought that no man of common sense would walk a yard to decide which faction should have tho 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 ¦ hree points of the Charter . And iup » osing them to be granted without the other points , they would not Becure a full , fair , and free representation of the people ; for , under the present system , Parliaments were liable to exist Beven years * : so that , if they once returned a man to represent them , no matter how they might object to bis votes , they would have no power to remove him . They would , therefore , see the necessity of Annual Parliaments . And if that were allowed there would Btill remain the injustice of small towns returning two Members , the same as the immense population of Manchester . Birmingham , Glasgow , and Leeds , thus 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 suoh a step . It therefore required no further explanation . He had thus clearly shewn the absolute necessity for the establishment of five points , and considered the sixth , as the 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 the necessity of paying him for his Bervices , 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 adviBe the working men to examine the Charter , to weigh it well , and they would find that if any one 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 causa turmoil and confusion , of course supposing that the business of elections
would be a tissue of absurdities and intrioases , 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 benefiting the people ; and in order to see the fallacy of this , ho referred them to the Charter itself , where they would find the whole laid dewa in a clear , perspicuous , and straightforward manner . In fact , he had never yet Been 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 be brought before them . He would moEt cordially move the second resolution : —
" That as the Government of Great Britain has proved itself inimical to the best interests of the nation , by the enactment of anjust and arbitrary laws ; by the contempt with which they have treated the lawful and reasonable petitions of a suffering and oppressed pevple ; and as the Reform Bill has failed in remedying those grievances , it being a heartless mockery of justice , inasmuch as the present , so called , House of Commons , is as corrupt as any heretofore in existence , a majority of that House being elected through tbe influence of members of the House of Peers , and a large portion through tbe instrumentality of wealthy individuals ; thereby proving a complete failure , » o far as the interests
of the people are concerned ; we are therefore of opinion , that nothing ahort of a complete change in the constitution of that House can secure to the whole people the blessings of self government , and tke consequent happiness » esul ting therefrom ; and in order to secure those desirable objects we are determined to exert ourselves by all peaceful and legal means for the establishment of Universal Suffrage , Annual Parliaments , Tote by Ballot , Equal Representation , the Abolitien of the Property Qualification , and Payment of Members of Parliament for their services , as denned in the document e » tttled , ' the People ' s Chartej ; ' and we solemnly pledge burselves never to cease our exertions until the Bame be established as the law of this realm . " - ¦
Mb . Emes seconded the resolution . He thought that the resolution which he had the honour to second , was so well explained , that little would be required from him . His voice was not very strong , but he would endeavour to make himself heard . He had uow been forty years before them , they ha 4 an opportunity of judging nim , and it was his pleasure to be able to say that he had 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 , aud always should ; he was then seventy-four years of age , aud would hold firm by tbe 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 . Baihstow , 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 ti « e I ever stood before you , I embrace as a most fitting occasion for the exchange of mutual congratulation , as well as for taking a reviovv of our past , and rejoicing ia the present proud position we occupy , ( cheers . ) Why do I see this vast ocean of intelligence , this undistinguishable mass of beads before me ? Why have you left your cottages to assemble here ? Why is the dingy charnel house of poverty vacant and noiseless V To what shall I attribute the commotion of this world of human beings—this intense interest felt in politics , but to the fact thatyou arrived
at the conclusion , that until you take your affairs into your own hands you will ever be sacrificed at the shrine of class cupidity , or sectional interest ? The reason why you have left your homes—have denied domestic felicity its tempory gratification , is because the source of social happiness has been dried up ; your homes hare been blighted into barrenness . your hopes have been first dallied with by faction . then delayed and betrayed ; aud , anon , bl& 3 t « d for ever . ( Cheering . ) Ye « , my friends , I see here before me to-night , the effect of that master curse , 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 *» ive overthrown , shall prove itself yet valiant" —( cheers ) The resolution I hold ia my hand charges the present Government with as much corruption , and of
being as inimical to the p ^ eplo ' s interests as any that ever existed . In that condemnation he most unequivocally aad 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 "—daughter . ) He understood the whole meaning of that expression , and he would reply to it , though in the heart of the anti-Tory and Whiggified town of Brummagem—( ebeer 3 . ) When he assisted te return Mr . 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 out that last link by which the despicable Wklgs kept themselves there . Well , ke succeeded in severing that thread , —down fell the whole pile of imbecility the ; had been areetiof for
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- * eight year 3 ; -ignQniiniou 3 , -great , and eternal was thai fall—( Loud applause , ) He did it to force out the treacherous Whigs once more upon the ' vantage ground of Radical principles ; and had he not succeeded ?—{ shouts of "Yes , yes , " and trcmendouB cheering . ) - Ayej to Nottinghatti he " went ; , fought ; and conquered "—( renewed cheering . ) NowV was that enough for the snarling Whigling below him , "who yelped otxt Nottingham ^( laughter . ) Now , look at our alteredVbut proud position ; 3 e fore , we were Jack Cades , Wat Tylersi RobespierreSj 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' behindf : the editorial" " We . "
They < the Chartists ) 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 now at Whiggery ^ and its counterpart , Chartism . "Plain John , ' after smacking his liptf , after the spicy wines of a Whig feed in the " Modem Athens , ' * : had boasted that Chartism was dead , and the sentence had been re-echoed through the realm ; but that night , before 10 , 000 people , he would stand upon Ub obsequies , and ringing his voice through its death cavwns , he would
shout" Chartism ! come forth ' . "—( thunders of applause , for some minutes ; ) No , but while the very destroyer of Chartism was ehuokling in the frjjnzy of victory —while revelling in the blind enthusiasm of heralding its requiem , beheld ! 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 ? -r- ( yes . ) Then he would ask not " Adam" but •* Whiggery , — where art thou V' And not one soli fcary tongue ejaculated—^' Lo ! here am I . "—( Loud and long continued applause . ) Where we were formerly denounced , denunciation has given place to courtship , and the lips that were yet quivering and bloodless in the effort to stammer out " guilty" in the jury box against the Chartist victim , were now lined with silk velvet— .
"Begging , with baited breath , in bondman ' s key . " "O . ' we can do nothing without you—Unite with us , or we must perish' '—( shouts of applause and laughter ;) Ah ! ah ' . but rather perish our right arms than that our subserviency should be purchased by ' compromise —( renewed and . deafening cheers . ) What ! had they espoused the Charter when every one despised it—had they embraced it j when it was rejected by courtly sycophants , placejunting tools , aud richly clad wealth , when power frowned upon it , when adversity scowled upon it , when persecution shot its envonemed shaft * at it , and would they now deBert it 1—( shouts of " no , iio , " and great cheering . ) The thunder of that indignant negative he would prolong and reverberate . No ,
after we had seen Chartism springing out of the soil watered by the blood of patriots who had dud on th « field , or suffered death on the scaffold . After we had sheltered it from the attempts to strangle it ) y the juggling of Whiggisin ; after we had purified its advocates by passing through the ordeal of the dungeon ; after an unparalelied eclipse of its central orb , O'Connor , for sixteen months ; after the dark deeds of blood' perpetrated by the spies « f a corrupt government in Newport , Sheffield , Bradford , Ufewsbufy , in their own Bullring—after they had been spat upon and reviled , while caressing and bugging it in their arms—after the dungeoned body of a Clayton had released its imprisoned spirit to ascend te 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 blacken upon the streets of Newport in defence of it—after he patriotic but entrapped Frost , Williams , and Jones had been driven from their homes to the antipodiee , their wives made widows , and their children orphaned—after every cloud of despair bad rolled away from the firmament , and every vicissitude of misfortune had been chased awaynow , when trembling hope had been converted into realization and triumphantcertainty , when opposition quailed and perfection staggered ; when proposals for union were tendered from every quarter— - was that . the hour for compromise ; he stood 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 God of heaven , each and every soul in that vast assemblage , as he would pour forth his whole spirit in that sacred and irrevocable « ath , never to give up their agitation for the whole entire People ' s Charter , till death put a period to their struggle , or victory closed it for ever—( tremendous applause , during which , Mr . O'Connor rose and waved his hat most enthusiastically ) . Mr . Bairstow went on to argue the necessity of firmness with conciliation—the value of union among all Reformers for the Charter , entered into a beautiful strain of apostrophe and invitation to all classes and parties , and concluded a most splendid speech amid the most enthusiastio cheering , by giving his cordial support to the resotion . ' . "¦ ¦'•¦ . ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ •• .. . ; ¦ : ..: ¦' . ; ;¦; . ' " . . . y .
We cannot give one tithe of the effect produced by it ; the whole mass assembled were apparently electrified almost at the close 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 Bee a working main 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 to be thoir duty to sign it . He was not in the habit of addressiug public meetings , and felt less on this occasion , as the principles for the establishment of which the petition was got 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 then 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 Cooper 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 having 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 the 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 Coofer 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 . ;
Mr . Mason then proposed the following resolution , ' ¦ ¦' . . •„ .. . ' ' . ' . ''¦' , . ,: ¦ - ¦ .- - . '¦ \ ¦ ' ¦ - ¦ ¦ ' ¦ : ' . -. ' ¦ ¦ ' . ' : " Resolved , that this meeting deeply sympathises with those expatriated patrots , Frost Williams , and Jones ; also Howell , Jones , and Roberts ; and are determined never to rest satisfied until they be restored ( o the bosom of their families . " Mr .: Mason made a few excellent observations , and retired amidst loud cheers . Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., 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 . Ho said he
was present at the whole of the trials , and could bear witness of the shameful manner in which they had been entrapped . He thanked the men of England for their energy and perseverance 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 chtest full of memorials to present , ; and only awaited the return of the Queen to the palace , in 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 cheers .
Mr . Stewart moved a vote of thanks to the High Bailiff for the kind manner in which he had granted the use of tho Town Hall on the present
Occasion . ' . Mr . Follows seconded the motion , and bore testimony to the kind and gentlemanly manner in which the deputation , had been received by that gentleman , arid the promptitude With which he granted its use—( loud cheers . ) The Chairman put the motion , which was carrid unanimously amid loud cheers . Mr . Page having left the chair , Mr . Follows was called thereto . \ Mr . O'Connor then move 4 a vote of thanks to the Chairman . He was glad to find that men of his order were no longer afraid to unite with the work ing men . He liked to see it , and to prove that he had no objection to an . honest union with the middle classes , he would offer him the right hand of friendship .
Mr . O'Connor then shook hands with Mr . Page , amidst the enthusiastic cheers of the meeting . Mr . Walter Cooper seconded the motion , and spoke of the sincerity of the Chairman ia the cause of liberty . ; Mr . Follows put the motion , which was carried unanimously , amidst great cheering . Three cheers were then given for the People ' s Charter , three for Feargus O'Connor , three for Frost , Williams / and 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 , yrliftn- ' all who thought proper to join the National Charter Association would be supplied with cards . Notice was also given , that » y person will
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ing to iolu Jh ^ association , might do it at the meetings in Aston- ^ reet , on Sunday , Monday , and Wednesday eveningsV Tie immense -concourse then slovrly dispersed ^ and thus , ended : one of the most enthusiastic ^ peaceab ' . e , and unanimous meetings ever held in the toyrn of BirnHhgham , ; Mr . O'Connor intends to visit , Bilston i W ^ olver > hampton . and neighbourhood , on Monday , March 14 th . He will arrive by the tram from London , at noon ; and will accompany the procession to BUston ,
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Communications not noticed in odb i . ast >—Bromsgroye— We ; did receive a Worcestershire Chronicle . John Shepherd— We ate always sorry to see professed' Chdttitts attack each other personally : tce cannot , therefore , insert his letter A Chartistj Of Glasgow , writes us a letter which we can by < no meaiis understand , about aneio Paper lobe started , in GMgow , by the Corn Law repealers . He seems to fear that the Chartists may be deceived by it : we don ' t fear them . If it be a Chartist Paper they will know all about it ; \ f not , the " Scotsr lads" will not easily be hoodwinked . Plymouth Chartists— We have not room for , their letter to the Executive ; nor is its publication at all necessary : their sending it to
the Secretary is enough . A Chelsea Chartist—We have no room . Charteratus— We must dedine his letters , at least for the . present : ice have not space for fang letters . A Mansfield Correspondent suggests that , to keep the new-born Chartists of the anti-Corn Law school within something like reasonable bounds at public meetings , and to defeat their purpose of " getting up a row" and saddling the Chartists with it , it might be well , wherever and whenever a League meeting is going to be held , that a deputation from the Chartist Committee , if in a borough town , wait upon the Mayor ; if not in a borough , upon Hie nearest senior county magistrate , and state that incase an infringement upon the law
is apprehended , the Chartists , one and ali i are ready to be sworn as special constables , for the purpose of preserving the peace at the meeting George Ashwell— We have no roOtm : Matthew Fletcher— -His long rigmarole , occupying eleven slips , written on both sides , would ill repay the trouble of reading , or the space occupied by U . It ; merely confirms the report it is intended to deny : W . Knowlea— JTe have no room . Win . Cooper , Weldon , Northamptonshire , writes thus ; —^ Last Tuesday , I was canvassing this place for signatures to the great National Petition , when a young man , named Allen , pretended to be about giving his signature , took the sheet from me , with about seventy names enrolled , and
placed it in afire , and thus consumed my labour , andthe ^ properlyofthe NationalCharter Association . The Chartists of this locality request your opinion of the matter . ' Our opinion is that the rascal may be prosecuted for the robbery , and sent to the treadmill . Spectator should have given his name and address . We do not insert sweh-stories without good authority . Christopher Dean— We think his reply to Mr . Slptt ' s letter should have come sooner . We do not purpose , unless an urgent necessity be shown for it , to occupy any more space about Mr . R . J . Richardson . We think the people have had enough of him . J . L ., Markirich- —His . sixpence has been returned to his address , through the post .
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Mr . O'CoNKoa has appointed Mr . G . M . Bartlett , 8 ' Trinity-placo , Walcot , Bath , reporter to the Star , for Bath , ; Bristol , Trotobridge , land Bradford . Mr . B . begs the sub-Secretaries of the above places lo give him timely notice of all public meetings about to be held in their districts , thai he may attend and report the proceedings at all such meetings . : ¦ . ' ¦ ¦ I . p Parties who send communications here wish them attended to they must write only on one side . We invariably lay aside , without reading , every letter that we see written on both sides the paper . Charles Bowjjan , Droylsden , shall'hearfrom us by letter if he Will give tlie particulars of his ¦ ¦ . address . ; ' ¦ ; : . .-. -- . ' . , ' ; -, ; Charles CaMPBELL . o / Balbriggan , Baliottery , County
Dublin , will be thankful to make good use of as many Stars as can be sent to him . They are much needed and wanted in this locality . Will the party who has latel y sent the Gateshead Observer to John M'FarIan , of Northampton , favour that individual with their address , per post ? ¦ ¦; '¦ ¦' . ; , '¦¦' . . ' ., ¦ ¦ ¦ ' , -,. ¦ ¦ "¦ /¦ ¦ ¦ : ' ¦ ¦ " .. A Correspondent writes us to say , that : — Those L £ ctubkks : who are desirous of doing good by diffusing sound political knowledg amongst the people can find ample employment in the pursuit of their noble and patriotic calling by visiting the North of England , viz , Westmorland , Cumr berland ., and North of Yorkshire , where they are desirous that lecturers should , visit them , there being no regular lecturers employed , and ,
consequently , seldom hear the voices of those who proclaim peace , and carrieth the glad tidings of the Charter ; they sliould not , therefore , be neglected , but the principles of our glorious -Charter should be carried into every town , hamlet , and village , arid every slave should be made to know the degraded condition in which he lives , and be taught to spurn from him the tyrants . that oppress him , and break to pieces the . manacles that have so long bound him , and give his every exertion to obtain that freedom which it is his inherent right to enjoy . More of the System—A Correspondent from Halifax writes us ... •—"Au old widow woman , aced fifty-five years , of the
name of Elizabeth Dyson , "who has been in the habit of getting a livelihood by Belling a little fruit in the season , was , somewhere about a month since , taken before' the magistrates of this place on a charge of obstructing the public thoroughfare with her fruit baskets , and fined with coats , to the amount of 17 s . The old woman told their reverences that it was not in her power to pay the money at the present , having nothing for a subsistence but the scanty pittance she could make by her fruit . Being in depressed circumstances , she was liberated ; but the money was to be paid when she was able . During this elapse , she has frequently been asked for an instalment by the constables when they met with her , and has as
frequently to . d them that she coum not get money to supply her necessary wants . The old woman ' s circumstances becoming more and more , embarrassed , she was , at length , obliged to make application to the relieving officer for partial relief , which she did on Wednesday , February 23 rd , but was denied it on the pretence that she had not made the application at a proper time . On Monday , February 27 th , she had conie to purchnse a few necessaries ; and to prevent her apply ing for relief at the proper time , the constables met her in the street , took her into custody , and dragged her eff to the police-office , and thence , the same afternoon , to Wakofield House of Correction , without even telling her how long she was to remain there . "
James Syme has our thanks . We had a report of the meeting in type bejore we received his favouti J . H . Mi— "No , " la both questions , Thomas Dunning . —Politics may be legally discussed on Sundays . John Smith . —The report of u meeting on Tuesday , the 1 st instant is a little too stale . Pho Bono Publicoshould havesent ' ushis nameand address . We cannot give statements like his without knowing our authority . CoRHtsPONPENTS . — Will ; Mr . Thomas Hurst , whose name appeared a few weeks back under this head , be so kind as to send his address to Mr . George White , 39 , Bromsgrove-street , Birmingham . : The " Northern bTAR . "—^ Iriy reader of the Northern Star wishingfor a file of the first tivd
years' Papers may . hear of one , perfectly clean , and in good condition ^ by writing to JL C * yat this office . George Whitby . —You cannot stop the expenceof the smoke-jack out of your rent . If the landlord won ' t remedy , the grievance leave the house . If you have no special agreement with him you must give six moM / is notice , so as to quit at the end of an exact year . A Woolwich Cadet is in type ^ but displaced by other matter . The following Alteration came too late to be inserted in its proper place : ¦— " The Darlaston and Walsall Association to be at Horsely Fields precisely at ten , a . m ., and wait the Wolyerhampton and' BUslon Associations : the ivhole body then move to the Railway , and arrive there at twelve at noon , to receive Mr . O'Connor .
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The Shareholders at Hull are requested to call at Robert Lundy ' s , news-agent , 25 , Mytongate , Hull , on Saturday next , lie 17 th instant , at six o ' cloek in the evening . Notices of Cash Received left over until next ¦ - week . ¦ ' ' ¦ ¦ ¦¦ . '¦ .
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HAWICK . 4-0 n Monday last , Mr . Andrew W « P . drop , from Dumfries , gave an address on the subject of v «* on among Reformers . The Town Hall was obtained for the purpose , and was well filled , Richard Puruie in the chair . In the course of Jiis address , Mr . W , took occaaioa to enter into an explanation and defence , of bis « onduet at a late meeting In Dumfries He characterised tbe report of the meeting , which appeared in l&st Star as false and calaninfoua . At tbo close , Adam Easioa moved the adoption of the rewlu . tlon for the whole Charter s ^ eed * to at the Daaj lriei " meeting , which * was carried , one solitary brad being held up against it On Taeaday evening , the Rev . Mr . Thomson , delegate from the Leaguers beie to ' the
Ailtl-Com Liw Conference at London , gave an account of blfc mission , fn the East End Church , to a numerous audience . To prevent him from being betrayed by bin feelings into any extravagance of language , the Rer . Gentleman bad committed what be had to say to writing . He went over the treatment the Conference bad got from Peel—alluded , in a poinled manner , to Cromwell's hurling Charles from his throne—attributed all the evils , under which the country labours , to tbe Com Laws—stated that the Queen was on the aide of the people—called upon the people to riso in their might and sweep the Corn Laws from the Statute Book—and woe to the Government , said Jie , that would measure its strength With an awakened people , &c &c . At the dose of the address , / Mr . Wilson ,
manufacturer , leader of the Whig party here , after a few observations , proposed three cheers for our yotnijg and virtuous Queen , which was partially responded to ,. being strongly intermixed with groans and buses , when * ther for the Queen , or the proposer , we could not decide . Three days after , the Anti-Corn Law Association issued a memorial to the Queen , requesting the inhabitants to attach their signatures thereto . After earnestly supplicating her Majesty to place her Royal confidence only in such advisers as are favourable to a total removal of all restrictive duties on article * of food . The following prayer appears , which we deem entitled to all the publicity which the extensive
circulation of the Star is capable of giving to it , as tending to show to what lengths the League are willing to go rather than join with the great body of the people in their' demand for their just righto : — "We would also humbly entreat your Majesty , that those of the landed interest who claim a pecuniary protection on auoh articles , had rather , with great advantage to your impoverished subjects , ba placed upon your Majesty ' s Civil L ' st upon the removal of such protection , and though still a burden on your oppressed people , would thereby in a great measure , remove the obstructions to an extended intercourse with foreign nations , which have so long fettered the energies ' of your Majesty ' s long suffering and industrious people . " What next ?
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. PORTSMOUTH . A public meeting was held here , on Tuesday evening last , in pursuance of previous notice given , at the Commercial Inn , Landport . Mr . Councillor Ross in the chair . . : : ¦ : The Chaieman opened the business of the evening by stating that every effort on his part should be made to give to every person , whatever shade of politics they may please to advocate , a free and impartial hearing . The meeting , as they were aware , was called for the purpose of considering the propriety
or adopting the National Petition for the People ' s Charter . In discussing a question of so much importance , he hoped that the subjeot would be entered into , in as friendly a manner as possible . , _ Mr . J . Dodd directed the attention of the meeting to the many gross abuses at present in existence , described the condition of thousands of our fellowcountrymen , of the vast amount of profligacy and luxury among tbe ruling few , and the social degradation and cheerless homes of the toiling millions , and concluded by proposing the following resolutim : —• : ,. ¦ .. ¦ ' .: . ; > : ; :. - . .. ' ¦ ' " ¦ : ' - ¦ '
"That this meeting is of opinion , the many blighting evils existing among the industriousclasses , arise immediately out of that monster evil—class legislation ; and are alone to be remedied by the speedy enacting of the People ' s Charter , whole and entire , as the law of the land . Mr . J . D . Leggett called the attention of the meeting to the formation of the House of Commons , the character and conduct of the individuals who are entrusted with the power of making lvws affecting the interests of this great nation , spoke of the necessity of a Radical Reform in that House beforo the people could have any voice in electing those who possess so great a command over our happiness and welfare . He , therefore , cordially seconded the resolution . ¦ " . ¦ ' .. :
Mr . Vincent opposed the resolution in a long speech , talked of Tory bribery , Whig bribery , intellectual bribery , universal confusions , and a lot more nonsense . ; > : Mr . BRAtiNON replied to the objections . No other opposition being offered , the Chairman put the resolution to the meeting , which was carried unanimously ; no other hand being held up against it , but thatof Mr . Intellectual Briberyi - Mr . Henry Johnson , in a neat and manly speech , proposed the next resolution : — "That , as in the opinion ; . of thismeeting , the objects sought in the National Petition for the People ' s Charter , are founded in perfeot and natural justice , we do hereby adopt it ; and pledge ourselves to obtain signatures to the same , and otherwise add to its importance . " ;
Mr . BRANNON , of the Isle of Wight , in seconding the resolution , entered into the ; prihoiple of the People ' s Charter , explained the necessity for its adoption , its advantages above every other agitation , and concluded a speech of some length and full of argument , amidst long coatinued cheers . The resolution was carried unanimously . Mr . Alderman Hilton expressed the great pleasure he felt in seeing the working classes coming forward to assert the great ' principles of liberty , humanity , and justice , lie was almost ashamed of the class to which he belonged , the middle class , for their conduct to their more humble brethren , the operatives : he was of opinion there ought not to be so much distinction , seeing their interests were
coequal . The middle classes were glad of the support of the working men , when they wanted their assistance to carry the Reform Bill ; aud he , for one , would do his best to repay the debt of gratitude , by going with them for their Charter . He had takea some pains to inquire iuto the principles of the People ' s Charter ; he had read the whole of the Chartijst Circulars , and some other Chartist papers : he found nothing in them but a pure spirit of liberty and morality ; He would throw caste and class : to the winds , and stand by those men who advocated equal rights' to all mankind . It would be impossible to do justice to the speech of the worthy alderman in this shorts space : he was listened to with breathless attention , and only interrupted by the oft-repeated cheers of the delighted auditory . He concluded by moving the following resolution : — ' . ¦ ' ¦ .. ¦ ¦ ; ' : ' . ¦ : ¦ ;' . '
«' That the aforesaid petition be sent to the Convention of the industrious classes , for presentation to the Commons' House of Parliament . " Mr . Dabt seconded the resolution , which waa carried unanimously / v Proposed by Mr , BjraNnon , and seconded by Mr . Cheeseman— / ¦ ¦ ' .. . ' ¦ - ¦ ¦ ¦ ' . -: : ¦ ¦' . ¦¦ : ¦ v ' ^ V . : ¦;¦¦; . "That a vote of thanks be given to the Chairman , for his able and impartial conduct in the chair . ' The Chairman returned thanks , arid the meeting separated , highly pleased with the proceedings Of the evening .
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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . —Tuesday . The Lords were occupied with the consideration of two JBills for Legal Improvement ; and the Commbns with various matters of little import to the people .
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TON ^ RlO Gi : — - K EJiT . ) --The cause Ms neighbourhood is in a most flourishing condition . We number at the present time about sixty members ; and through exertion , out of a population of betwen four and five thousand , we have succeeded in obtaining , np to' the present time , nearly a thousand signatures to the great National petition ; and as the time for presentation is extended , we have no doubt but we shall succeed in obtaining several hundreds more . On Wednesday evening , pubno notice having been given , Mr . Snelling brought the subject of Sluice's deelaration before the society . Alter full discussion , the following resolution was carried : — "That though we rejoice at the middle classes taking up the agitation for oomplete Buffrage , yet having adopted the whole of ihe principlea of the People's Charter , we do not consider it advisable to agitate for anything short of that full meaeureof jMliw . "
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Northern Star (1837-1852), March 12, 1842, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct881/page/8/
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