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STOCKPORT . SHOPOCBATS" MEETING—JUSTICE AND FAIRKE 3 S OF THE MIDDLE CLASSES . A numerously signed requisition having been presented to the Mayor , to convene a public meeting of the ahopkeepers , innkeepers , and retail dealers , and owners cfcottige property , hs called a mBetiag at ten o ' clock j 3 Monday forenoon , at tie Court House , far commencing badness . So desp au interest did these " intelligents" take in tbe metting that there were only •« two '' in the room . Outside toe Court Room door Stood the ¦ working mtn , and the ia \ n fall ) : g in torrents . Two polieemen an'i a leather-lipped preventive
were placed outside , to step the Chai fists from going in . About ten minutes past eleven , tbe i ! aycr " and a few understrappers entered the room , "when the Mayor proceeded to tate the chair . At this time there w en ? about fifty or sixty intelligent profit-mongers and pro-, perty men in the room . Seeing they would have no meeting , the Mayor issued orders to allow the working men to come in , to Gil up the vacant space . In consequence of the rain tailing so very heavy , the greater part of the working men had gone home . Two resolution % , relating to the distressed state of the Borough ¦ were passed , -when
ilr . Bagshaw , a " Liberal , " ( which is , by the "way , ft very convenient tennj proposed a resolution to tbe effect , that the restrictions on commerce were the cause of the distress . ilr . Wood seconded the resolution . Mr . Thomas Clark then came forward , amidst the acclamation of the meeting . He Eaid he had that day listened to the recital of facts of the most revolving nature . He heard of men of property bei-g a ^ mo ^ t ruined , of shopkeepers having expectations of going to the BisUle . He was sorry to find such an amount of
distress , becscse the working class was the greatest sufferers . [ Lond cries of " Hsar , bear , hear . ") Mr . Clark went on at some length to ascribe tbe distress which had been so feelingly portrayed to the operations of class legislation , and Dot solely to that of the laws restricting commerce . Having made ioiue allusion to tiie deputation recently sent to London , not by the Inhabitants of Stockport , but by about soxue hundred or so tf sbxplads , the Mayor rose and to ' -d Mr . Clarke he had no light to broach his Chartist principles at that msetvng .
3 Ir . Clark—Oh , indvea , Sir ! Vfhy did you not stop the preceding speakers -when they introduced the Q . ItstlOE of the Corn laws ? Tbe ilsycr—That is quite different You know Mr . Clark they did not mention the Charter . Mr . Clark—I am aware of that ; and that is the very reason why I do mention it . The Mayor—Then , S * r . I cannot allow you to proceed . -Or . Ciark—Then , Sir , you neither can nor shall preveBi me from proceeding . I . Sir , have as much ri ^ ht to advance my opinions as any other individual . The Mayer—But before yon proceed , en what ground do you demand a hearing ? Dj you come under any of thos 9 several denominations ?—yon are not a shopkeeper , or anything of that sort I Mr . Clark— O ye 3 , Sir , I have the honour to rank SEioagst the profit-mongers . ( L 3 c ^ hter and confusion i Toe Mayor—Yua must not go ua . Mr . Cisik—I must go on .
Tne meeting l > y this tlmehad become quite uproarious , the intfiliigeiits roaring like mad oaliB , the vruriingmen shouting " go on . " Tbe Mayor tried a ? ain vo £ ct a ht&ring , bnt the working men * cre so disgusted at his conduct , that they would not bear a word be had to say . Jr-B then turned to Mr . dark in the n ;> jst supplicating manner , as much as to tay " do pacify them . " Mr . Clark then rose and got him a hearing . He stated that he had always acted fair towards the Cbiartists , but tfris time he hoped ¦ we should all be unanimous . Now he hoped Mr . Clark would not disturb the unanimity of the meeting .
Jir . Clark—Its trne , the two first reflations passed unopposed , as they related to distress only , but the third proposes as a remedy , the reptal of the laws rtstricting commerce ; all the other six speakers Wtre allowed to say whatthsy thought proper ; but -when be rose to propose as a remedy the People ' s Charter , he vrss told he had no right ; but he should , to settle the question , move an amendment for the People ' s Charter —i cheers and groans ) . Having read the amendment , be wa 3 proceeding to speak to it , when tbs Major rose hafi : of Tase ^ aad said hesnouH not allow Mr . Clark to say anything about the Charter . ilx . Clark—Yon c ^ asot help yours&lf . I am only exercising a right trkicb the laws of the coaufry , bad as tbey are , have guaranteed me .
Here the Mayor again interfered , and the scene which ensued beggsxs description " . Pot-bellied respectables damning the Chartists and Mr . dark , for disturbing the harmony of tbe meeting . Tfce workingmen standing £ rm to their order , and declaring that Mr . Ciark should fee heard ; the Mayor expressing his determinatioa not to hear the Charter mentioned . The uproar still continued , and duritg the interval of Mr C ; aiks rising and tbe Mayor interrupting him , several " intelligent" ha-i been sent oat to Ecrspe together all the things they could possibly £ cd , to assist the respectable bullies in patting Mr . Clark down .
When these emissaries returned with their yelping curs , the Mayor sal-A he would put it to the meeting whether or n ^ t Mr . dark should be heard . Tina Mr . Glaik protested against , as be sa-w through the triefc . The Mayor , however , fc _ i ! ± ed by his things , put it to tte Hiattirg , when he declared the majority to be asaiast hfeariag Mi . Clark . This anni / Uucemtnt was received by the " peoples friends' with the most vociferous Cheering , acd every possible demonstration of joy . . Floated with their triumph ov <_ r the people , they conducted themselves in the matt beastly manner towards Mr . Ciarife ; imprecations tbe most awful were heaped upon his devoted head ; threats of violence ¦ Were used , and would have been carris *! out towards him , were it not that the " respectables" knew the »• workies" could beat them at that game .
Mr- Giatk , after the decision « f tbe Mayor , protested against ibeir condnct , and pointed cut to the peoj le the gross partiality of the ilayoz . Ha then called on the working men to retire , and leave them , as they were a disgrace to the t ^ wn , csna-quently not fit associates for intelligent working men ; and also that a meeting should be keld in their own room at seven o'clock that evening , to a-iopt a protest against tha proceedings of that day , and also one to he / Majesty ' s Government , protasting against the ticj-nratioa that oad been appointed by about one hundred shop-boys a lew nights before beinj received as tbe representatives of the people . Its "working men then retired , and left the vermin to themselves .
At eight o ' clock in the evening one of the most numerous and enthusiastic meetings held here for some time took place in the large room . Bomber ' s Brow , "when resolutions condemning the pot-bellied do-nothings ¦ were passed , and also a protest to the GovernKfent , pointing out that the deputation from Stockport had been appointed only by about o e hundred persons , members of the anti-Corn Law League , and giving them to understand that they had n » connection with the people .
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BATH . I-T-NTERAI . ORATWy OX THE DEATH OF HOLBERRY . On Sunday afternoon last , a funeral oration was delivered ty Mr . isartle't , on the death of poor-Holbrrry , at Jf-5 I 3 . GiilowuV-Dalldings . The room was £ J ? eil with highly respectable people , amors - whom Wrzre many of the ftraale sex , whess bosoms seemed to g'ow trtth fxelinES of int ^ nss indignation towards those who were the undoubted cause of Holbe-rry ' B death . ~ ~ li Mr . Twite took the chair , and briefly intrr-duced
yir . Baktlexi , who spose to tb ? foilewiag effect ily friends , we ltb met here on ttis important and solemn occssion to perform a duty to the dead . A brother Ckartist has lately died in prison , and as he di » -d there in a just eau-e—in the cause of the poor against the oppessor , of right against might , of virtue against privileged vice—it is our duty to show respect to bis memoTj . And as the enemy may attempt to stigmatise hia character , as well bow that he is dtad as when he "was living—for tic toEgne of interested villsny can never be at rest , —it is my intention to show that his cocdurt was worthy of imitation , and that he "was ro traitor , nor assassin , no spoliator—( fci-ar , hear!—though he wished to tssassrnate all injTisr . ce , cad to spoil tbe base designs ct the enemy . he
JjcX me ask , was he a tra : t : > r b ^ caasa wished to found Govemaient on the affections 01 the people , and to make all existing institutions conform to the spirit , ¦ wants , and intelligenca of the age ? Was he a traitor because he wished society from the highest to the lowest , to be responsible to laws made by acd for all ? ¦ Was he an assassin because be desired to prevent the Tesnrrence ef war "ffhidi has sacrificed so many millions of human lives , and cntsiled upon us * uch a load of d-: bt that our country Las consequently bem reduced from the highest pitch of prosperity and happiness to the very depth of misery , and that her ever regaining her former prjud p ^ sjtioo among nations ia regard to trade and commerce , is almost despaired of ? Was he an assassin because he wanted to' get
lid of those nrmatnial distinctions wnich separate : one class from anotlitr , -while tbey irflict ; upon the country the evils arising from the want > of union among the people . Was he an assassin because he "wished the poor labourer not to be turned out \ of bouse and home , driven from country and kindred at the caprice of some wealthy lord , or because of oppression ? Was he a spoliator because he wanted the poor to live in the land of their birth , or to have a fair j day ' s wages for a fair day's -work ? Was he , in . short , 8 spoliator because he wanted to pat those now dignified into titled apes , on tbe level of men practising the golden doctrine " 3 > o unto others u you would they ituniri' m ^ w »«* 11 <* ' . »^ -w w ^ v-v — ¦ - —¦— ¦» " ^« y w » 7 v-w »*«^ wuvj l
Bhoald do nntoyoa , " and actiag up to to the role " that those alone who work shall eat . '" Oh , no ; be was no traitor , no n * " *^" , no spoliator ; he did not -want to \ rob the rich for the sake of giving to the poor ; he did j not want to pall down one class to pot another in their stead . He wanted justice to be done unto all ; for that ] ebject he struggled , asd in tbe advocacy of it he fall a \ victim to the oppressor ' s power . In the perfect know- lecge of all that he suffered , his mental agony and phy-. deal decay , all good Chartists will say , as I do now , a ; thousand times welcome be his death to us all rather < than xohmit to the oppressor —( cheer *) . We herei reciprocate our vows never ^ o rest till the death of the j rxtartyz * has been atoned for ~ bj the establishment of -
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those principles on our behalf for wkich this patnot gave np his hfe on the shrine of his country . Though Hoiberry was a young man , like myself , naturally enthusiastic in all tbat concerned his country , be it not supposed that he was indiscreet or ill-advised in the course he took . You all know on what evidence I and my friend Balwell were sent to prison . You know well that the witnesses ajainst us were men who had neither tte fear of man or God before their eyes . My suffering was nothing compared to what Holberry endured—he had been two years in prison , kept from all friendly intercourse with his friends , not allowed even to interchange a smile , or kind word , with one wholoved him as dearly as her own life . When he found that he was sinking , tbat he was daily cettine worse , he wrote a letter to a
friend , in which he Eaid , that unless he shortly was restored to liberty , he Bhould sink into the grave ; ' and t * show the spirit of this good man , let me state tbat in this very same letter he said , ' that he would rather that such should be the case than he become a burden to bis friends . Yet so pure-a spirit , so good a man , met with no sympathy from his enemies ; no , they must indulge their-thirst for persecution in the blood of the martyr . { Cries of shame . ) The Secretary of State , tbouoh he had certiScates from tbe doctor of the prison , stating that Holberry would not long Burvive if not discharged , did not se « grounds to justify him to recommend her Majesty to grant his discharga Now , friends , let me ask , wonld it not kave been better that Holberry had died at once on the scaffsld?—( bear ,
bear , )—for in that case be wonld not have lingeredhis snffVrings would soon have been over ; tbe cares about hia . wife , whom he thought was unprovided for , would not Jong have haunted his solitude , nor the " proud man ' s contumely" nor " insolence of office " long disturbed his repose , Bnt he was not sentenced to death ; but then he was poor . Had he been a rich mati , be would not have died in prison . The Whig Secretary of State did not suffer Mr . O'Connor to die in prison ; nor Mr . Roberts long to remain there , after it was known that he wa « in ill health . Thus we perceive tbat wealth has every privilege , every advantage , while honest poverty is pressed to tbe earth—( bear , hear . ) Is this right ? Ia this consonant with the Caristian doctrine , " do unto others as you would be
done by ? " This distinction will be rrude till the working classes are represented in the House of Commons —( cheers . ) Holberry knew this ; fee saw with indignation that this unjust distinction was marie , c « Dtrary to all Bound morality and divine law . He saw , too , in Borrow , upon what plea the poor min whb obliged to starve in a land of plenty . He saw iow unjustly things were managed ; he saw a state church swallowing up annually twelve millions of money , wrong from tbe toil and sweat of tbe industrious millions ; lie knew we have tbe Queen receiving every year more than is foUEd necessary to carry on all the affairs of the American Government He krew , too , that the army and navy cost upwards of fourteen millions every year in one
way or another . He knew all thii , and , with such knowlt * 1 < e , is it surprising that he became a Chartist asirator ? He knew tbat Charti .-m was the only means of remedying this sUte of things ; bence be became z ^ lcusly afft-ctert in its advocacy . Let us , tben , chtrisb h ? 3 memory in our souls , and let U 3 imitate his conduct , so go » d , so patriotic . Let us Bhow to tbe ¦ K-crld that he has not dieil in vain , and let us t&ch the enemy that his death—that the death of Claytontbat tbe imprisonment of 300 and more of our brethren —thst the banishment of Frost , Williams , and Jones , have hut served to animate us to new exertions . Let not the enemy , by any means , drive us from our holy pnrjK . se , Let the spirit of tha departed dead hover round , and cheer us on . Our cause is cood . and we
runst make np cur minds to suffer for its sake . Kerne . Tiber Christianity at its introduction into tbe "Bvrid m-t with deadiy opposition . Every new truth , if it in aay wise militated against the itterrsts of Herod ruler ? or I scariot priests . Las been sure to procure f ^ r its pr-= p--under their bitterest hitred and persecution . Bat , M me ask . has cot persecution ever failed in its ohj-ct ? Di . l the banishment of Muir , Palmer , ard G ? rrold , Re f ormers of Si >? t ! 3 nd , prevent Heform taking place in 1 S 32 ? Did the ex-rfficio informations durng the administration of CastUreasjh , intimidate tbe people from tbe pursuit of justice ? Was tbe love of liberty destroyed by the murder cf Sydney , of Emnutt . or of any other ^ t the majors ? l > = t the three million sicnitnrts to the National Petition
aos-srer . l \ n , the love of liberty carnot be destroyed : it is as eternal as tbe hills , and all-pervading like the elements -which cave us : ife and motion . The speaker here pointed out in wann language the pr < grtss liberty has marie in various parts of trie world ; he referred to S » ri ; z : rl 2 Dd , Americj , Spain , and Mexico , and other countries as places wh ^ re democratic principles had bs-ti established in despite of persecution and nil the powers of the enemy . He next observed , the people here tee thit the same system is at work which f >> r ye ^ rs has inflicted immense misery on the country , in breaking up tiie homas of once-happy families , in ruinin ? our trade and commerce with otber rations , in
fl ! lin # onr gaols and worl nouses with victims , and our lutatic a . jlums wivh thi . se whom excessive cars anil te-il and swes .: con « tqaent on the evils arising from thw s-itm , have d iven to madness . Thousands upon thousands fail every 5 ear victims to this system ; yet for s ; riv ; c £ to get rid of it poor H"lbtrry , on the evidence of » pies , -was caM , into pTison , where he di » d afte . a liuitriafi illness . The speaker went on to ? x ?!" irv h : « au ' . ience to imitate the example cf so good a man ag Hoibciry evidently was , And tben appeale . i to his umiience on behalf of the victims P ? -ddie and Brouk . He concluded a long avdreEs . of ¦ vhieh the above is but a brief sketch , amid mncb applause .
Mr . II . Yockg hoped the Chartihts of Bath -woula become more acme than ever ; he was of opinion that Ciiartism would fl urish as well in B :. th as in any par : of tbe country , were all there alive to t tir dutyvhe * r . hear . ) Mr . PaiLPS was proud to hear that exertions were goiu 2 to be made to rouse tre city . Mr Bviwelx next spoke ; he hoped all would be active ; he would do bis part in agitating the city—: cbee ~ s ) He would deliver , if those present liked , a loc ; u : ^ e-.-xi Monday evening in that room on the evils ofc ' . sas legislation— ( cheer *) Afttr a vote of thapks to Mr . B 3 rtlett , for his addrfc ?* , th 3 meeting broke np in evident good spirits-H * alf-: i-cro'wn was collected at the door for the vesims Pee file ami Brook , according to the call of the Editor of the Nonhern Star .
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who were moving under the guise of being Chartists , had no ead in view but the repeal of the corn laws . Mr . Hatward said it was evident that wa were noticed . The Bath Journal had spoken loudly against the treatment Holberry received in prison ; and that paper had , whsn speaking of tbe distress of the coantry , advised the use of physical force . What would be said of that ? There was a change ! Mr . Phtllips reee again , and observed that he had learned from last Saturday's Sun that the anti-Corn Law League were about to get up another petition for th 8 repeal of the Corn Laws ; and that they had applied to some leading Chartists for assistance , but had not been successful—( hear , hear , hear . ) Mr . P . said it was evident that Governmentbad sent out spies , and he hoped the people would be on their guard . Mr . Hopkins and Mr . Iurse were the persons who next addressed tho meeting .
Mr . Babtlett now rose to move the second resolution in regard to Mr . Roebuck ' s conduct on the occasion of the debates in the Commons on the National Petition ; but owing to there being not eo fall a meeting as he wished , he thought it proper , and he had been advised by Mr . Twite and other friends round about him , to postpone the consideration of this subject till another occasion , when ample justice can be done io it It was therefore deferred . Mr . Roberts next spoke . After the usual compliments had been paid , the meeting broke up .
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HOUSE OF LORDS—Friday , July 8 . The Mines and Colliers' Bill was referred to a select committee , Lord Hatherton intimating that on Tuesday he would move that evidence ba taken by the committee respecting the bill . The New Tariff Bill was read a third time , and passed , after a division , when fifty-two "voted in its favour , and nine against it . The Railways Bill was read a second time .
Mondayt July 11 . In the LoTds the Duke of Buccleucu reported that it was the opinion of the Select Committee that the Collieries and Mines Bill should be proceeded with ; it was accordingly read a second time and ordered to be committed . The > 5 arquis of Clanricarde Introduced a Bill to indemnify tha witnesses to be examined concerning Sndbury , which Lord Brougham said their Lordships conld not disfranchise without taking evidence for themselves . " Lord BRorGHAM in a long speech , full of details and rich in illustrations , called their Lordships * attention to the state of the country and concluded by moving that the petitions he bad presented on the stsrte of the country be referred to a committee to inquire into the public distress .
Tbe Earl of BI PO . v opposed the motion , which had ne other object in view than the repeal of the Corn Luwf . '' . ' . ' a debate ensued , which lasted till eleven o ' clock , In ¦ which L- > rds K'nnaird , Clanrirarde , Stanhope , Melbonrne , K-. dnor , and Whnrncliffo took part . Oa a division the motion for the Committee was negativbd by 01 to 14 . Their Loidsfcips adjourned .
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HOUSE OF COMMONS , Friday , July 8 . The adjourned debate on Mr . Wallace ' s motion for taking into con ? : dcratiou the distress of the country was resumed . Aftf-r various motions for the adjournment of thisiHs uesiun , ilr . Wallace s resolution were put , and were negatived by 174 to 49 . The House went into a committee of supply , jpro forma after which s"ine other business web disposed of , and tho House adjourned . Monday , July 11 . Mr . Sharman Crawford said he had to presents remonstrance from the inhabitants of Rochdale , in public meeting assembled , complaining of the distress of the country , which was to the tffect—1 . That the yt ' .-ple of the United Kingdom are now suffering unparalleled distress , as proved by viitivma Parliamentary and other documents ;
2 . That deaths from destitution , and commission of crim « from absolute want are daily Occurring and rapidly increasing , &c ; 3 . Tbat not only are the working classes sunk to the deepest distress , but the middle classes are rapidly deseendinjj tu the Sime state ; 4 That during the existence of this condition of the people , the annual production of wealth from the resourc- s of the empire has increased in a remarkable decree , an anomaly which cun oniy be accounted for by the monopoly of political power , tho unjust usurpation of authority , and tLe consequent bad Government of the nation ; 5 . That tie great ma * s <> t the people are not repre-Seiued in Parliament ; thut , therefore , legislation is conduct-d for thd bunt-fit of a class , and not for the inter-sts of the j mat body of the people ;
G . That the unenfrancmEed people have pet'tioned humMy > iud npeattdlv withcut the smallest effect , or tVeii a profpurt uf relief ; 7 . Ibat 3 5 ^ 0 , 000 psjple prayfil by petitio ;; to be he ^ rcl at the bar of your House , but that hearing was denied , and at thu same time their object 8 cruelly misrtprt-SfuUid ; 8 . That tbe people , therefore , kave no hopes of ruiress fr ^ m a House of Commons constituttd as the { - 'FestBt ; . 9 . That tbe people assembled on this occasion now Eubmix , ibis ' aft uecliiration to your Honourable House , deeply deploring the ut {» r disregard by your House of their petitions , and dreiding tbe consequences to which that disregard may lead ;
JO . Tee people now assembled hereby declare that they wiil take such peaceful and legal steps to remedy their condition as the well being of society , the security of property , and their ( . str ^ me sufferings iraperatirfely deinand . ( Signed , on rx-hulf of the meeting , ) Thomas Livesev , Chairman . Tbe Speaker intimated , that in such a Bhape it could not be . r-ctive'l . Mr . S . Crawford inquired whether there was any ptendtns rule or order of the House against receiving such a document ? Tbe t-PEAKEK said , it was contrary to tbe practice of tha House to receive papers framed as remonstrances .
Mr . T . Buncombe presented a petition from SheffieM . prayian for au inquiry into the cause of the death f-f Samuel H"lbt--rry , who was imprisoned in : Tork Castle for a pt'liticil off-nce , and who bad recently expired there . The petitioners wtre of opinion , that th « iu va for the government of gaols were not properiy a-tended to ; and that , if tbey had been , tbe life of Hul ^ t-rry luieht fe . iv .- be «? n saved . 31 r . T . Dlwco . mbe g » ve notice that he should move that tha remaini&g supplies , except those for China , Syria , and Canada , be granted for three months only . Mr . Leader complained that the Treasury subs had j ¦ fki .-yi-d him by reaniui ? th « MuDicipal Corporations Bdi a thir > I time , contrary to their agreement with him . Si . K Pe-ji pleaded tot-ii ignorance of any euch act or in ' enlJDii .
Sir K . Peel , in moving the Order of the Day for a C ; mmi : tne of Supply , pntered "into an explanation of Lord Pdinirrstou ' s wateinent that L « rd Auckland bad hci-n a ^ keit by tht > Tories U > remain in the Government of Inriia Sir B bert denied that the Government had < loue any f \ ich thme , thciuh he could not answer for the contt ut 3 of Lv > rd Eilenborough ' s private letter . Lor . i Pulnien-fun repeated and justified bis statement . A brief couver ^ atioa then took place about the Aifch&n vrar , and thu conduct of the D . reciors . Mr . Hogg sutfd tbat uo such proposal as that attributed to Lord Eiitnborough sbiiuld bave been offiuially made Without the sanction of the Diieetors , and as they tn ^ w nisthuii ; of it , tie impHed that no such ciHcxal comnninication bad ever been , made to Lord Auutland .
On the motion for goin ? into a Committe of Supply , Mr . VlLLlERS moved for a Committee of tha whole House to consider of repealing the Corn Laws , and the subject occupied the House till twelve o'clock , when it divided . Tae numbers w ^ re—231 for a Committee of Supply , and 117 f > r Mr . ViUiers' motion . The motion-was support-d by Mr . VU ' . iers himself , Mr . Hfndley . acd others , but principally by Mr . Cobden . Lord Jihu Kus-ell . who w ? nt farther than even Lord Huwick approved of , an ( i L > rd Howlck , supported Mr . Vi ! l ? cri S : r R > hert Pc ^ l was tbeir principal opponent in the course of his spelch he announced the conclusion of the coramsreia treaty with Portugal . Fatiguing as the dtbates may be—for even the great importance of the subject cannot rerfe m its weariiiess—they are not continued without hiiving considerable Influence on the House .
Tb « House afterwards . went into a Committee of Supply , voted a sum for Canada and other public services , Bat till three o ' clock , and then adjoaraed .
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VALE OP XEVJBN . —Mr . Robert Xoweryv visited this place on the 7 th instant , and spoke for upwards of two hours .: He also lectured at Konton , on Saturday last , and preached two Chartiak sermons on Sunday . © ENNY —^ Mr . Abraham Duncan lectured here on tho 6 th instant . : WATH .- ^ We have had two lectures delivered here on the principles of the People ' s Charter , by Mr . Linley , of Rptherham , and an Association forraed , and twentyflvo persons enrolled their names . He was to have delivered another lecture oa Tharsdayi the 7 th instant , but the middle classes had put their heads together , and would not let him have a bit of ground to stand upon . ;' : ¦ '¦ .-.- ¦' .. ¦ ' ; ¦ ¦/ ¦ - ¦ - .. . . '¦ ... '¦ ¦ ; ¦ - .. ' ¦ ¦;
SOUTH SHIELDS . —On ^ Sunday afternoon , Mr , Williams , in compliai / ce with an invitation , visited this place , for the purpose of delivering an address on the death of Holberry . The place selected for the meeting was on the Bents , or sea Banks , opposite Tynemouth . It was admirably adapted for the purpose , and a nobia assembly there was . It was estimated that there were upwards of 2 , 000 present . Mr . Wiiliafljs , after briefly stating the facts relative to Holberry ' s conduct , arrest , trial , c 6 nvictlon , and imprisonment , then proceeded ;/ to show why Holberry bad embracad Chartist principles , and why , in an erring moment , he had been led to use the weapons of his oppressors , in endeavouring to attest by night what had been denied to the eaim demands of justice . The
general scope of his address was as follows : —Holberry was a wOrfciBg man , a producer of wealth . That which he , along with his brether millipris , producod , he was not permitted to eiJjoy ; instead of that , poverty and toil , and suffering ; Wa 8 his portion—while he saw privileged idlers wallowing in the Buperabundant weaith which he and his class had produced . Common sense , and a sentiment of justice , taught him this was a grievous wrong . Oppression , therefore , made him feel , feeling prompted him to inquire , and to think about the cause , or causes , of such an unnatural and utijast state of things—inqairy arid refloction led to a discovery of the grand , of the aH ; Comprehebsive cause ef his snfferiugs . Tbat causQ be fbund to ba , that he was subjected to the operntion of laws afifecting h ! a labour .
liberty , and happiness , which lawa were madei by others , by the idlers , the drones ; arid therefore for them , arid not for him . He laboured for the benefit of his brethren , to make known the cause , andwitb . the friends of human right , he combiried to remove it . He petitioned for its removal . His petition and the petitions of millions was treated with contempt , and ibsultingly rejected . ( Hear , heat ) He waa told by o * e of those privileged lawtnakers , that he inight as well petition the rock ef Gibraltar" as that body . Their acts proved its truth , and Holberry believed it Ho not only Baw the petition of plundered riiillions treated with cruel neglect , but he also saw th 6 se who bad dared to advocate the cause of the oppressed , seized upon , dragged before the tribunals of the
oppressors , there condemned and consigned to a dungeon residence and felon ' s treatment . This , acting upon hia sensitive sympathetic nature , maftdened him . Haying seen that this fraud and oppresssion waB coirimitturt by force , ho concluded that as the oppressors . were deaf to reason and honour , they might be alive to fear , —the fear of being conipelled : to disgorge , by force what they had got or maintained by forcet The vile oppTessoTB knew what was workintt in the mind of Holberry an 4 his brethren , they therefore sent amongst them the insidious and perfidious spy to fan the flames of patriot indignation and to report the progress of their hellish work . Plots were formed , but their secrets were made known , the enemy waa prepared , nnd when tl ) e hour for action arrived , the oppressors pounced upon their unsaspecting victims ^ -Holberry was such a victim . For this he was convicted , condemned , imprisoned , teitured , destroyed . Mr .
Williams , m support of tli « latter statement , aua !> zed the evidence given before the Jury , which evidence clearly proved that tho parties holding Holberry in bond , knew that disease was making rapid inroads on a once powerful constitution . They knew that that disease was ' -the result of mental agony , by long confinement , unsuitable diet and other privations : to which Holberry was subjected , kiio wing the fact of disease , the cause of it ; its prosfress . and his approaching death , accord ing to all the ordinary and just process of reasoning , it must bV inferred that they either actually intended that Holberry should be destroyed , or they were altogether indifferent as to * the rtsult . In either case , they who held Holberry in such bondage , under jmch circurnstaiices ^ were deserving at least of the severest reprobatjon . They deserved in fact the legal punishment annexed to auch a serious oiud inhuman offence . Mr-Williams then concluded by an iniprenaive appeal on behalf of Holbcrry ' s widow and funiily . The Bum of £ 1 7 <* . 9 d . was collected .
BXSHOPW ^ AniVIOUTSC . —Sir , —The ChaTtwts of the New Town class , Bishopwearmouth , at their weekly meeting , assembled on Saturday , the 9 th of July , I being appointed chairman am directed by that clasr , to ate . te unto you that having taken the Northern Star from its first ConiHiencenient to this present time , they feel it their nounden duty to acknowledge , after mature consideration , its colunvs have at all times beeu directed to the general good . ia the cause of Chartism ; tliey therefore have unanimously passed a : vote of confidence in its editor , the Rev . Mr . Hill , for his uncompromising integrity in upholding and maintaiuing the tights and liberties , of the labouring classes of this country . —Edward Slater .
STJNDERtAND . —On Sunday evening last , at six o ' clock , Mr . Williams lectured on the Town Moor . As the moVo of his address , he took the following words : — "D j not rich men oppress ye , and bring ye before the judgment seats ? " fh' 8 he applied to the persecution of Chartist priiittcal Reformers , and particularly to the case of Mr . Mason und the Stafford victims . There was a good audience , nnd at the close of Mr , Williains ' s addrew the Bum of 10 a . 9 d . was collected towards the Stafford Victims'Fund . HANCHESTEH .-CARPENTERS' HAtl ., —A public meeting urns held In the abovohali on Sunday afteruoon , to hear a lecture delivered by Mr , Bairstow . Oh the motion of Mr . Dvinavan , Mr , Tinker was called to tho chair . Jlr . BaivBtow delivered a long and able
address , in the course of which , in allusion to the distress of tbe country , he saict : —Look at the condition of the people of the town in which we stand , the emporium of commerce , and what do we see ? Y ; i 8 t numbers in the bastfle , hundtedB iiwniuied in the body and soul-destroying tactories , and thousands who are compel ed to ask alms . Were they willing idlers we would not pity them , or consider them worthy of a sight or of our sympathy . But when wo find 20 , 000 in this town out of euipioym « nt , unabltt to beg bread , unable to get tehef , and no tribunal to give them justice , ji is therefore time that we united to destroy themonstsr clatia legii-lation that has produced such a stute of thinss . The sons of Britain are not what they f . jrmerly wtre . S ' arvatiou has destroyed all that soul and tuf tay
that our fortfathera pd . « eB 3 e ( li . The condition of the British operative is worse than the image in his wigwam , or the ciinnibal of . New-ZjaJjmii ; and this state of things exist , in Christian England in the ninetetnth century , after a ton years' tcfotm- ; and TurtAvivhstnnding the sad and deplorable condition of the wor-king classes , the manufacturers are dttermiued to m ; ike is worse , for in Stotkport . last night the cotton sp nners received notice of a further ieduction of fifteen per cent , in their wages . At P , L * . rkr *^ t , last riiRht , there were forty mechanics disehuriivd . * In Boltoii there are eight thousand out of employment and in Wigan the state of the people is dreadful ; iimny of them remHJn iu bed the whole of the day to st-fl ^ the cravings of hunger . In Liyevpool there are fi ^ ty-thrce
thousand persons rise from their btds t > ach morning , npt . k owing were their breakfast must , come from . In Accrington , with a population of Blue , thousand , the ro are not more than one hundred fully employed . . In Colne th ; band-looni weaver has to v ? eave one hundred and thirty yards of cloth for 23 . Gd ., and . in ii ) 3 ny cieVa , to carry it seven or eight miles . In Birmipgbam there aro twenty thousand out of employnieht . and the poorrates have doubled .. this year . In Sheffiuld there are from fourteen to fifteen thoaBand out of . employment ; and such are the demands upon the poor-rates tfcat they aro tour times as heavy this year as they were lust- In the town of Leicester the condition of the people is shocking ; they had banded themselves in companies of twenty or thirty petBona to go Bud best , and the
magVstrates bad put a stop to them , and now , if five or sis peor fellows , with poor clothing upon their backs , are standing together in the street , the police take them up . The number of persons in Leicester , employed in the frame-work department , in 1818 , was thirty-two thousand ; and their wattes were 2 t > 3 . per week . In 18 . 3 ' 6 , the number wasthirtyraix thousand , find their wages 7 a . 6 d . per week . In 1841 , the number was forty-six thousand , and their wagea 4 s . per week , and this only when they hacl work ; out of this , also , they have to pay rent f < sr tlieir frames , working or not , and it is no uncommon thing for a man to be out of -work tor two or three weeks , and when he gets work the whole of his week ' s work is stopped by the master for frame rent . Mr . Bairstow ¦ then ; ga ^ ve a dreadful account of the condition of the agricultural labourers .
whose lot was not better than the manufacturing populatioih He concluded by tracing all this to the result of class legislation , and exhorted to unity on behalf of tbe Charter . Mr ^ Bairstow aafc dewn amidst the repeated applause of the meeting . —Mr . Knight then proposed Mr . Hampson , wholesale provision dealer , of AncoatS-street , as a member of the National Charter Association , which W 38 Seconded by Mr . Chamberlain , and carried nn » ulHionflly . ~ The Chairman then called upon Mr . D . Ross > who , on liBiBg , was greeted with a borst of applause . He addressed the meeting for a short time in bis usual eloquent manner , and laid before them some appallag accounts of destitution which he had been an eye-witness to amongst the handloom weavers at Blackburn . The thanks of the meeting were given to Messrs . Bairstow , Ross , and the Chairman , and the meetirii fleparated .
In the evening , at half-past six o ' clock , there was another meeting ia the above Hall . On the motion of Mr . Johnson , Mr- Bailey wa « nnanimously called to the chair , who opened the meeting in a short but appropriate speech , and Uitroduced | Mr ^ J . Campbell , Secre t tary to the Executive , who delivered an eloquent lecture . .. . .. : . - . ' . V ¦' ¦¦ ' . : . - •¦; ' . ¦¦ , ¦ ¦ ¦ '' ¦¦ ¦; ' ' ' ' : ¦ ¦ ¦
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BINDLEY , near WlOANi—Mr , Bell lectured here on Thursday week , to an audience of 700 ; the meeting was also ably addressed by Mr . James Hyalop , draper , wigan . ' - . - ' ¦ ' ; ' : : ¦ ''¦ ¦ : : ' y . " :- - - ¦ " '"^ . ^ . : /• ' . ; ; ¦ . ; ¦' . ¦ . ¦ ¦¦; ' . ¦¦¦ HAtSHAt ^ MOOHi . — -M' - iWilHam Bell lectured here on Monday evening last , ; oh the present distress of tbe country , its cause , and . remedy . ittlDBtBTON . —Oa Sunday evening last , Mr J . R . H . Bairstow delivered a lecture in thia Chartist Chapel , Middleton , on the present position of the people and the People's Charter . The discourse was ono of the most excellent we ever beard . He clearly and eloquently depicted whsrt was the cauBe of the distress of the industrious millions , and very forcibly shewed that nothing short of the people ' s Charter would bring contentment and bappiaess to this once glorious hut now most distressed people of this empire . At the conclusion four new inembers were enrolled .
GX-ASGOV ? . —Mr . Robert Lowery delivered two lectures here last week , on the evenings of Tuesday and Friday , in the Charlist Church . Mr . Lowery travelled from Arbroath that day , and the boat having , from adverse windSi been detained on the passage between Arbroath and Leith several hours beyond her tinje , he did not arrive in Glasgow till a few minutes tb ten o ' clock ; hut the interval was well occupied . Mr . James Proudfdot took the chair , and Mr . Moir being called upon , addressed the meeting at some length , amidst rapturous applause . Mr . Kidd was next called upon , but did not proceed far when Mr . Lowery was announced , on whieh Mr . Kidd sat down , saying he was then to listen not to speak . Mr . Lowery rose anridst loud cheers , and havina briefly stated the cause of his
detention , entered upon his subject , namely— " The present distress , its cause , and the necessity of a union of the honest of all classes to remove it , " which he handled in a clear and masterly style , Bhewing the contemptuous pretensions of the framers of the Reform Bill , the total failure of that measure , the gloom that now threataned this country , and the utter absurdity of expecting relief from either Whigs or Tories , who are both interested in th 6 system . He ( Mr . L . ) would tell them that even those who flittered themselves that they at least could elude it would suffer ; no wisdom , no bravery , CSUld save them from the impending storm ! Hun f . reds of the raiddle classes were being reduced to poverty , and less able to bear it than those who had been inured to it . He referred to the treatment of the poor ,
arid said tho virtuous poor concealed their poverty , and despised the relief tendered under the New Poor Law and the despots of Somerset House ; in proof of which many had destroyed both their offspring and themselves rather than submit to the infernal Bastile Bystem . If the Whig and Tory : systems had brought the country to this , what guarantee could either of them ( the factions ) give that they could cura the evil through a Tory system . He dwelt with great effect on the , condition and treatinent of the people of Ireland , who unfortunatply buttoo readily lent themselves to fight the battles of the aristocracy , but he would asL , did tho aristocracy not think that the Irish could learn to flchfc for
themselves as well as for the aristacracy . Let them try aud see whether tha aristocracy had hot been tried and found wanting ; they had now a long trial of an aristocratic form of government , and it had failed to procure the or juct for which all governments were appointed , viz the benefit of the great mass of the community , therefore it was high time to change the system . Peel could prove that tiix ^ tion on . articles of consumption had reached its limits , but in whatever shape taxes might be laid on , the working classes must pay it . H « alluded to the cbmpliiirits against the people far having urged their claims so earnestly at public meetings called by other parties ^ Sharman Crawford , the advocate of tho middle classes did the same to Pdol
in the House of Commons . He movtd an amendment to the tariff to promote kis ovra ohytot . The Corii Lxrepealers talked a great deal about cheap bread , but they never told the people how to get possession of it . He was as fond of a cheap loaf as any man , but , he knew they had no chance of getting a cheap loaf till every swindler was turned out from behind the counter . Mr . Lowery 6 poko for an hour and a quarter in a strain of inipassioned eloquence , defending the whole principles of the Charter . He concluded by calling on the people to stand true to themselves , and sat down amidst loud and repeated clieerlng . —At the second lecture , upon " the Charti&ts , their remedy , the progress of their principles , and their present position , " he said they
began the agitation without experience and without much talent , but they progressed—they created a great public opinion in their favour ; they had suffered persecution and starvation , but they made their principles respected . He dtfied any man to point to any other movement that could be compared to that of Chartism in point of consistency , persevererice , and virtue . Ho spoke for an hour and a half , and concluiled one of the most eloquent lictures we ever had the pleasure of listening to , amidst the hearty greeiiiigi of the meeting . On tho motion of Mr . Ross , a voto of thanks to Mr . Lowery was carried by acclamation .-r-Mr . Lloyd Jones delivered his farewell address on Sunday last , jn the Hall of Science , when he said "he never would appear again as a public fecturer . "
DERBY . —On Tuesday morninR , a large concourse of people was assembled in the Market-place , to hear a sermon from Mr . Thpmason on tbe death of Hplberry , when , ufver singing the hymns composed for the occa-Bion , Mr . Themeson preached a most powerful and eloquent , sermon . A collection \ yas made for the widow . Mr . ThomaBon diilivered a leetuie in the Chartist Room , Willow Brow ,, to a crowded and respectable audience , out the necessity of union , in the evfening , which was well received , and created a favourable impresaion on the ; audience . One of the largebt and most enthusiastic meetings ever held in this town was on Monday night , to adopt the memorial and remonstrance to the House of Common ? , though thenicht was dattip andwet , the assembly was immense .
Mr . Fearn was cailed to tbe cbair . Mr . John Johnson proposed the adoption of the memorial to her Majesty , in a short speech , replete with common sense arguments and reason . Mr . Wni . Chandler seconded the niemoml . Mr . Thomason supported it in a speech occupying nearly one hour and a ,. naif , in which he showed tho evil worfeings of the system—exposed tbe expenses aiid extr&yaganoe of the state and crowncomparetl the expenses of our GWvernment to that of Auierica—the ; evils resulting from a state churchrshowed the deplorable state of the country- —the necessity of a change—and concluded by an eloquent appeal to the middle and working classes to join the Chartists to effect their country ' s redemption . On the chairman Asking if any one had any remarks or
opposition to make , a Mr . Campbell , Social lecturer , stepped forward , and in his usual manner commenced by stating , that he was a Chartist , and had been for a quarter of a century ; and then attempted to pull the Charter and Chartists to pieces , ridiculed the term tTiiiversal Spfirage—advocating hpnje colonization , and after advertising bis own lecture for the night following concluded by challenging Mr . We . st to a public discusaion , on the relative merits of Chartism and Socialism . Sir . Thpmason , in a few words , replied to Mr . Caaipbail , uiuch to the satisfaction of the meeting , and on thW : memorial . - being put , a forest of hands was held up in its favour , and not a solitary one against it . Mr . 1 " . Briggs then proposed a remonstrance to the House of Commons , ' and Mr . Enos Ford seconded it .
The chairman then introduced Mr . Weslto the meeting as the lecturer for the county . Hr . West coainienced by accepting the cballenge of Mr . Campbell , and then in one Of the most eloquent nnd masterly speeches upset and refuted the objections raised against the Chartists , by the members of the House on the last debate ; shewed np in his true colours , that Shoy Hoy Roebuck , and addressed tha meeting for thu space of an hour arid a half , or nearly ^ rivettitig the attention and enthusaism of the audience . Some idea may be formed cf both the speeches by the people staying amidst several sbotyera pf rain , from seven till after ten , to listen to them . Oa the remonstrance being put
every hand in the meeting was hdd up , representine one ereat and vast forest of bands . Mr . Sissons , jan . moved , and Mr . Pritchard seconded , "That Mr . Fieldeu M . P . for Oldham , be requested to present the remonstrance to the House of Comnions , " which was ui ' . auiniously carried , Mr . Thomason moved ^ and Mr . West seconded , a vote of thanks to the chairman for bis able and lmpartVaV conduct in the chair . The chairman returned thi . 'nl ; s in a neat and appropriate speech , and the meeting broke up . Arrangements are being inade for the diBcussipn between Mr . West and Mr . Campbell , and it is expected to come off the tnree first nights of the week after next . ^ A ^^ AV ^ K ^^^ i ^ -i ^^^^^^ taMb ^^^^^^ k ^*^^ -
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RECEIPTS OF THE EXECUTIVE , FROM JULY 7 th TO JULY 12 th , INCLUSIVE . £ s . d , Manchester Paintera ... ... ... 0 8 4 Do . Carpentera ... « . - « . 0 4 0 Hoiiingwood ¦ .:. ... ... . ; . 0 8 0 Fig-tree Lane , Shtffi&ld ... ... ... 2 40 Mossley ... ... ... ... " 1 4 . 6 AKhtpn ' , .. * - ... ... ,,, ... 0 5 0 Cheltenham ... ... ,,. ... ... 0 10 0 Democratic Caapel , Nottingham ... 1 10 Kaiicliffo Arms , NoUinghara ... ... 0 11 0 Shoemakers , Nottingham ... ... ... 0 5 0 Hyson Green ... ... 0 2 6
NewLentdn ... 0 2 0 Mull ... . „ ... ... ... 1 0 10 Huasiet ... ... ... ... ... 0 7 0 London— - ¦ An Enemy to Oppression , per Cleave ... ' ...: ...: . « ... 10 0 LoftdpnT-Crown Coffee House , Beach-street , ; per Cleave , i . > .. . , ;;¦ ... 0 2 0 Lonaen—Somers Town Class , pe * Thomas Henja > •>• ... . «» .. * ; ... 0 4 4 Salford Youths ... ... ... ... 0 10 Salford ... ... ... ... ... 0 6 4 Middleton ... ... ... 0 2 6 Stockport Youths ... ... ... ... 08 4 Liverpool ... ... ... ... « ,. 0 16 : 6 Total income for the week ... £ 11 14 8 Daduot ... ... ... ... 0 SO ,. / . . ' ' ; .. ''¦ ¦ - ' , ; . ¦;¦¦ , . - . - ; : . ' £ 11 9 8 The Manchester Painters have paid in 83 . 4 d ., 5 s . of which was acknowledged as anoujmous in last week ' s 5 / ar , which mu 3 t bo deducted from the gross iiiconae thia week . :: John Campbell , Seoretary .
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QUEENS ^ EAD . —A public meeting was held In this village on Saturday last , in the Boundhill Chapel for the purpose of adopting the petition and meiaeri&L Mr . John Bates was called to the chair . Mr . C . Shackle ton moved the first resolution , condemnatory of : the Government . It : wa 8 seconded by Mr . J . Snowden , and carried . Mr . J . Moore moved the remonstrance , -which was seconded fey Mr . J . Sliaw , and carried , after being ably . supported by Mr . B . B , oshtoa ; from Ovenden . Mr . PhilipNuble msved the memorial to her Majesty which was seconded by Mr . J . Bentley , supported by * Ir . Jackson , from Iklanchester , and also carried . Thanks were tfusa given to the 1 Chairman , and the meetingdt 8 persed . 2 Ir , Jackson preached three sermons in the game place on Sunday to overflowing audiences . Collections were made after each sermon towards erecting a chapet for the Rsv . Gentleman , amounting to £ 1 163 . 5 id . ~ '
Nf > TTIN 6 HAM . ^ -CHAETtST MOVEMENTS .--On Sunday morning , the 9 th instant , in the Democratic Chapel , Rice Place , Mr . Oats in the chair ; the minutes of last meeting bacanfirmed , tha following resolutions < were unanimously agreed to : —" That a discussion society . meeting be held in the democratic meetin ? Bice Piace , every Tuesday evening , at eight o'clock " " That the services of no lectnrer vrlil be accepted who does not correspond a week previously ¦ with the Secretary , and bring bis card of membership and credentials from the last locality where he was engaged . " All communications must be for warded post-paid , to Mr . James Sweet , Goose-gate , Nottingham . —Samuel Boonham , Secretary .
MR . T . Clark , of Stockport , lectured on Monday evening , July the Htb , at Bice Place Chapel , upon the Extension of Cjmiiierce . This talented young man has ; w « n for himsfelf golden opiuions here . The chapel was crowded to ... suffocation . We have added eighty members to our body this week . The Council met at one o'clock on Monday , Mr . Skevingtbii in tne chair , when - the following resoln tions were adopted : —Moved by Mr . Qatsand seconded by Mr . Biatherwick , " That a county delegate metting do take place , to be holdeh at Calvtrtun on the 25 rh instant , at t « n o ' clock in the forenoon to take into consideration the propriety of engaging a lecturer , and to transact other business of importance " Moved by Mr . Procter and seconded by Mr . Biatnerwicfc , " Toa 5 the memprial and remonstrance be adopted at a public meeting t » be holden on Monday , the 18 Lh of Julyihst . "
Chartist Doings .- ^ Last week ,: I visited and lee tirred at the following places : —On Sunday , at Calverton , where I preached twice , one a funeral sermon for S Holberry . On Monday , broke new ground at Blidworth , a large village six miles from Calverton , to which place some of the Calverton men accompanied me . VVVe had a very good meeting , and there is every prospect of success . On Tuesday , I Went on to Lambley , where I lectured to a goonily number of out-and-outera . From thence I went to Newark-t > n-Trent , and lectared to a crowded meeting ; a good sprinfeling of middie-class men attended . On Sunday , 10 th instant , I preaehed to soma tbousamla in the afternoon , on the Forest here , anrt our talented young friend T . Clark , of Stockportj lectured , and excited a deep feeling and many tears
from the fearful pictures of haman niiseiry which he drew ; he lectured again in the evening to sev « ri or eight thousand , and I think I never heard such a touching ' -appeal . ' to the reason , such ready wit , and cutting satire from any -person . This young man is likely to prove " a gem of purest ray serene . " I listened myself with the utmost delight , and I am sure a general delight was manifested by the assembled thousands Thirty new members were added to eur numbers . Mr . Qlark : will lecture again this evening at the Democratic chapel , Bice-placa , UpOn , tx ^ neion of commerce ; and I shall set ( iff for fiuddington . to lacture there , at six o ' clock . Things are progressing here . Johnny Pinchgut , is at work . Hurrah for the Charter , the death-warrant of class tyrants—E ; P . Mead . —Nottingham , July 11 th , 1842 .
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From the London Gazette of Friday * Ju > y 8 .. BANKRUPTS . John Hawkins , Holyport , Berkshire ^ farmer , to snrrenrter July 14 at 11 o ' clock , August 19 , at two , at the Bankrupts" Court . Solicitor , air . Rushbury , William-street , Pentonville ; -: ofittcial aasiguee , Mr . Belcber . ' ¦ ; ¦ ¦ ¦ -. ¦ '" ' ¦ . ¦ ¦ - :: - '" ¦ 7 / - . ' .. ' . John Pritcharti Graves , Mortimer-street , Cavendishsquare , auctioneer , July 14 . at three o ' clock , August 19 , at twelve , at the Bajjfcrupts' Court . Solicitors , ^ essrs . BLarrison , Walbrook ; omcial assignee , Mr . Bblcher . ' ; ¦ - . ;;; - .. ' . ' ¦ . •;• . ' . ,:. ' . " . : - ,. 7 John Hooper , Austinfriars , and Begent-street , Waterloo-place , tea-dealer , July 21 , August 19 , at one o ' clock , at the Bankrupts' Coutt . Solicitor , Mr . Hardy , Chancery-lane ; official assignee , Mr . Graham , Basinghall-stieet . - - - ¦ . : - ' . - ' . V ¦¦• . . ¦ v -v . . •"• - ¦ ¦• . '¦ - . ''¦¦'
-David Pau , IJppeir Tbames-atreet , and . Bayswater , coal-merchant , J uly . 18 , at half-past ten o ' clock , August 19 , at eleven , at tho Bankrupts' Court- Solicitors , Messrs . Manning and Son , Dyers Buildings , Holborn ; official , assignee , Mr . Turquauci , Copthall-buildings . George Thomas Far tin J « iin ! son , Norwich , chymist , July 18 , Aufcust 19 , at two o ' clock , at the Royal Hotel , ; Norwiph . Solicitor , Mr . Taylor , Norwich . James Brookbanks . Dudley , Worcestershire , mercer , July 20 , August 19 , at ten o ' clock , . at the Couimioiiers ' - rooms , Man Chester . Solicitors , Messrs , Baxter , Lincolu ' s-inn-fields ; and Messrs . Sale and Worthington , Ma-ichester . ; : . .
Samuel Evans , Oswestry , Shropshire , linendraper , July 19 , August 19 , at three o'clock , at the Commia-8 ioner's-room 3 , Manchester . Solicitprs , Mesara Baxter , Linculn ' sinn-aelds ; and Messrs . Sale and Worthington , Manchester . 7 . ¦ '¦ - ¦ ¦ - ' - ..- ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - ; ' ¦ ' ¦¦ ' ¦¦¦ ' : '¦ '' Hamilton Wood , Manchester , and Watlirig-street , London , stuff-merchant , July 20 , August 19 , at tyelva o ' clock , at the CommiBsioriera' -roomg , Jlauchester . Solicitors , Messrs . Stevens , Wilkinson aud Satchell , Qaeen-street ; and Messrs . Lee . Leeds . Thomas and William Wilson , Mancaester , hat-trimming-manufacturers , July 25 , August 19 . at two o ' clock , at the Commissioners ' -rooms . Manchester . Solicitors , Messrs . Johnson , Son , and WeatheraU , Temple ; and Messrs . Bagsbaw and Stevenson , Manchester .
James Johnson , Manchester , quilting-manufacturer , July . 23 j TAiigust 19 , at two o ' clock , at the Conimissioners ' -rooms , Manchester . Solicitors , Messrs . Makinson and Satiders . Middle Temple ; and Messrs . Atkinson and Saundeis , Manckester . John Sparham , TFrostoh , Suffolk , miller , July 12 , August 29 , at twelve o ' clock , at tbe Globe Inn , Bury St . Edmunds . Solicitors , Mesara . Cnilton nnd Acfcland , Chancery-lane ; and Mr . Wing ^ Bury St . Edmunds .
PARXNERSHIPS DISSOLVED . J . Wilson and W . Dawson .-Oldham , Lancashire , stonemasons . Gladstone , Farie , an 4 Tasker , Liverpool , iron-merchants : so faras regards T . M . Gladstone , j ; Hargreave and Son , Leeds ; woollen-clothmannfacturers . Valiance and Henry , Liverpsol , nierchants . G . Farrar and Co , Prickleden , Yorkshire , scribbling . millers . Wallett and Woodward , Wakefi > Id , Yorksbire , equestrians . Armistead and Tunstall , Birrowford , Lancashire , spinnera ; and J . Tunstill anti Co ., Manchester , commissioQ-agents .
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' From the Gazette of Tuesday , July 12 . BANKRUPTS . G ? brge Henry Harriaon , merchint , Moor gate-street , City , to surrenderj July 22 , : and August 23 at twijlve , at the Court of Bankruptcy . A laager , official-assignee , Birchin-laue ; solic . tor , Boxer , Moorgate-streot . Samuel Jjicobson , picture . dealer , Newcastle-upQa-Tyne , August ¦ ¦ 4 , at eleven ^ and August 23 , at one , at the Bankrupt Commission room , Newcastle-iipon-Tyrie . Solicitora , Jones and Cooke , Gray ' s Ian-square , Ldndon . . ¦/¦ ¦ .. - 7 7 ' 7 ' -77 ' :. ' - . ¦ 7 '¦ : ' ¦ - ' . 77 :. - . ¦ . - ;' John Clegg , silk manufacturer , Mancheater , July 26 , sud August 23 , at twelve , at the Coiuniissioiiers ' - rooms , Manchester . Solicitors , Johnson , Son , and W > atherall , Temple , London ; Bagshaw and Stevenson , Manchester . ; " 77 .-7-. : ¦¦ : :- : ¦ ¦ - "¦ ¦ : - : ' - ' ~
Thomas \ Endicott , innkeeper , Bathi July 28 , and August 23 , at twelve , at the Angel juni Bath . Solicitor , -Joues and Blaxland , Crosby -square , Bishopsgatestreet , London ; Hellinga , Batli . Lewis Duriacher , picture dealer , Westminster , July 28 , at- twelve , and August 23 , at eloven , at the Court of Bankruptcy . Eawatds , official Assignee , Fredtriclt ' sptace ; Qld . Jiwry ;¦ , aolicitor , Walford , Grafton-stieet , Bond-street . \ -77-- ¦ ¦ 7 . 7-- ; . - . 7 : ' '¦' ¦ " - ¦ David'Barbour and Jivhn Norris / soap-boilers , Liverpool , July 2 $ , and August 23 , at two , at the Clarendoa-roonxs , XiverpooJ . Solicitora , Bookerj Liverpcwlj Holme , Loftna , and TouDg , New Inn , London . ¦ -. .. ; ¦ -- ¦ . _ '¦ : ¦' . '" . '¦ ¦ - . ' . 77-. ' James Fisher , draper , Chorlten-upon-Medlock , Lancaster , July 20 , and August 23 , at eleveni , at the Commissioners' -rooms , Manchester . Solicitois , Appleby , Aldeimanbury , London ; Oliver ,
Manchester-Richard Williams , farmer arid maltster , Aldington , July 27 j and August 23 , at eleven , at the Bear Inn , Newnham . Solicitors , Blower and Tizird , Lincoln ' s Inn-fields , Londou ; James and Son , Newnham , Gloucestershire . .- ¦ ¦' . ' . ' . :, [ . ' ¦ 7 7 . ¦ .. . ; ¦ .. ¦ ' 7 : 7- ¦ 7-( , James Evans , iron rounder ,, Dirwen , Laucaabire , July 25 and Augost 23 , at eleven , at the CdmiHissioners ' -roonw , Boltoa-le-Moors . Solicitors , Johnson , Son , and WeatherjUL ; Temple , London ; Blair , Manchester . ¦"¦¦ .. ¦ ¦ ¦ . - . :... ' ¦ .... 7-.. . - ' - -. : ' : ; , , „ - 7- .. : ¦ - . , ; . ; ¦ Edward Stephens Mesaitet and Frederick Jiessiter , tailors and drapers , Malmesbury , ^ Wilts , August 1 , at two , and August 23 , at aix , at the Ang « l Inn , Caippeaham , Wilts . Solicitora , Miilard and Adams , Cordwainera ' -hall , London ; Chubb , Malmeabury .
William Parr ; flhopkeeper , Smalltho »© , SUffordshlre , July 26 , at four , and August 33 , at twelTfl , at the Leopard Inn , Barslem , Staffordshire . Solicitors . Wolston , Eumivala ' s Iim , London ; J . and W . Waid , Burslem .. ' ; : ' " v 7- ; . . V ¦ - ¦ .-: . : ¦ .. - . 7 . 7 - •' . '¦¦ ¦ 7 . - . ¦¦;¦ - ^ . ' . ;¦ Pater Homphreya , bttilder , Cablembnde ^ , Chesbire , July SO , and August 23 , at eleven , at the Hop Pole Inn , Chester . Soliotora , Harper and Parry Jones , Whitchurch , Shropthire ; Vincent and Sherwood , King ' s * beuch-walk , Temple , London . -
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PUBLIC MEETING TO ADOPT THE MEMORIAL AND THE REMONSTRANCE . Oa Monday evening last , a public meeting took place according to announcement in the Star , at No . 3 , G . iiloway Biiildhags , for the above-stated purpose . On Mr . J . Twite being called to the chair , he briefly stated his vife-ws of the present state of the country , and of tie prospects ol out party . 1 < 1 t . Phillips , in a jtraightforward speech , proceeded to shew what good could be done hy each man uslns hia tongue and influence to ihe furtherance of the ChartUt cause . Every man - » -a 3 cap ible of doing sjm = thiT ! g in that 'way , and be trusted there would ha no ap-thj—bo back-wanicss on the pait of the ChartLst * ofB- ; : h —( applause . / The time had come when we all £ hon ! d bestir ourselves .
Mr . Beer said , on bein £ called upon to speak , tkat it had been remarked that a still tongue shews a wi . se h > -id ; and he thought he should be-wiBB if he fullowed thut advice . However , pemrit him to say that our oVjrct was not so much to ra . i * e up speakt-TS as to g'jt evtry man to use his irflurnca in making conve ; ts to onr principles , by talking ahont and auvocatine thtm in private and in the workshop—( hear , bear . ) We should thus endeavour io instil into the minds of others a luvt Of liberty , -which we seisk . Mr . C Bolwbll now rose and said , that they were aware that in consequent cf the rejection of thr Xaiicsal Petition by the House of CommoiiS , it hid been decided upon to remonstrate with that House , ai !< i to memorialise the Qaeen en the inhject . Such a lintcf procedure may be useless in so f . ir as it may afiVc : the Commens' House , but yet it w ^ s showing a proper spirit cf lesentrnent . It was clear to all that something must be done , the distress every where pressing work
on the people . ^ was doing its ¦ ; yet tbey seemed apafhetic—they were sleeping . It nay b * that tkey ¦ were thus taiing rest for tb » pnrpose « f Deing the better able , by andliye , of battling with tho enemy . Som » kad , no doubt , fallen , back thinking that they saw n <> ynospecX ol success ; but he would asi . where waB the person who , consi . ering what had been done , cculd say we were not in a better position now than some time &go '?—< h ~ ir . ) We bad steariily advanceJ , ami were steadily advancing . The leaders cf the people had improv-ed by experience—many , if not all of them , were capable of standing argument with the enciny in an enlightenfed assembly . We thus had hecome bt-tttr prepared to raise up an enlightened puhlic opinion , to which the Government must ultimately yield . When the EBiddlemen saw a necessity for the establishment of the Charter , they would come out and nnite with us ; and that necessity they will soon discovrr . Mr . B . concluded by moving the folJo'wing resolntion : —
_ " That this met-tiag feels called npon to TemonJtrate w ' uli the "House of Gommons , on its rejection of the National Petition , which called for an enquiry into th * causes of the existing distress , with a view of applying a remedy ; and which prayed that the House * would forthwith paaB into a law the People's Charter . That the House of Commons , having denied us all such enquiry , and refused ns justice by -withholding our rights as set forth in the said Charter , we think -proper to memorialise Her Majesty on men an important occa sisn , asking -Her to give an audience to persons who trill lay the jsaffarizigs sad grievances of the people dearly befcse H « , and pr * yiny Her Majesty to dismiss Her present ministers , and to call to Htr councils men who . 'will make the People's Charter a a cabinet measure . " Mr . Moseb Yot / ng seconded it ; and it was put from the chair , and carried unanimously .
Mr . Bolwsll read the remonstrance and the memorial submitted to the coantry for adoption by the late convention ; which were unsnimonsly agreed to . The Chaisma ?? here tore and said that this meeting would « io g » od ,- it -would shew to the country that the Ch&rtistB of Bath are moving again ( Hear , hear . ) He was happy to find that the working men bsd their eyes opes , and were a-1 to be deceived by those who wished to deceive us . He was cf opinion that the middle-men
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_ - ^^ " . T " Fbench Bxsd op Robbebs . —The trial of thirty-Beven of a band of sixty-nine thieves and robbers , organised into a systematic Association , has occupied the Court of Assizes for ten days , eadiag on Saturday last . It is impossible for 03 to enter upon the details of these protracted proceedings ; suffice it to say that the acts ot these malefactors embraced every species of depredation and outrage that the
ingenuity and daring of such men could devise and accomplish . The Jury were five boors and a half in considering their verdict , and at ten o ' clock declared the whole of the prisoners guilty , some with aggravating , some extenuating circumstances . The Court retired to deliberate upon the judgment , and remained out till one in the morning . The President then delivered sentence , condemning the prisoners to various punishments—from thirty years' hard labour at the hulks down to five yearB simple imprisonment . Among the first category there were eight women .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), July 16, 1842, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct897/page/6/
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