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SEGEPlTOy OF 2 HB . O'COITKQR IN MANCHESIEB . ( Frvsi &e JEv&zzxff Slar . J ijosi twelve months ago the Chartists of Msn-. w ^ like the Scotch Covenanters , were driven from post to pillar by &e free wade agitators ; dis-Sbtd from every meetingplace , and leftwitflont a ioassemDie ja xnis ot
xnejirhereni . ouenunasome If ! . noHt spirited of the operatives came to the z ^ jnoon ^ f ba ttling faction by increased exertion , STa iesoiTe lhat oppressionshould bnt add to their jSgmina&osi to bsffls the wily . With this view fey J » i the Carpsatss' flail , at a rent , we Seieve , of £ 80 P » snnuia , ander a promise from ? £ j ^ o'Cfeaor that he Trould contribute towards the Stir Jpnng a certain number of 2 e « £ nre 3 in the
" ^ IbJ 3 spaeioES building 13 capable of holding VDyO pssciis , and 13 admirably adapted for pnblic ~ egngs , having at one end a very large gallery j 2 j 3 sTth 3 othET end an immensely large platform , ¦ rah ^ rising seats behind , capable -ef holding some Vunikeds . The "Hall Is situated in the very centre rf Iaitlelreland , —thai part of the town frequented w ^ e I rish labourers , and by wbcia IMr . O'Connor - « _ ihe Cssrfets vrere attacked in- March last , at ae : HaHofSeJeEC * _
A rumour t > i 3 Tery generally drenlated , that msa the present occasion the Irish hive was again jo * 5 jrann , and to iKsek the Ha # , en nos ; . This -ws eomnranicaied to Mr .-O'Connor , and hefras -gaggled to cany something for his defence . ** I Jjahraja trail armed , " said Mr . O'Connor , ^ iow-W iasS ^ j this i 3 the only -weapon 1 will -ever ¦ & jgsjca a deluded Irishman . " _ £ jsghi o ' clock the spacious bsilding was cramsedia rTerj part , while a body-guard cf stoat -aecjauics sad operatives lined every avenue leading io the door . Precisely at eight o ' clock Mr , CPConis entered and the Peering -outside was re-echoed &
, ^ titfr a anadsafeoTC , and mEde the bnfldrngting TJpcm making his appearance ia the Hall the sight HS 3 moareKituig ; ail rising , jumping , cheering , jid Traring hais and handkerchiefe . Immediately Mr . iames Leach "ffas ananiiaously called 4 o ike thaSr asnd tbsnSers of applause , and opened Jbe badness h one of those _ telling , simple , eLoqaeni speeches lor trhieh he is so remarkable , jnd by TriBca he has made himself bo hated by the league , the eszayn lords , and the factions . At the { CBcJnscn of Ms address , he introduced Mr . O'Connor , "ffho iva 3 received with every demongraskn , notoEly of regard bat of love-. Be told
than list he had come there to redeem is pledge cMssh > mg xhem at his own expense , to replenish jhsr eihsnsted cafexs . Many things connected fjjjj thai meeting gave bhn pleasnre , bat above all , fieappoiimBeiitof James Leach to that cfnce as ^ ainasa , which , above all vrorMng men , lie was jo jfre-emmenilj « £ iiued to SB { cheers . ) Leach , by Inismple eloquence , his straiftbtforward opposition ieijtanBy , * nd his able exposure of the fallacies of 2 b BBemies of the people , had done more than any -eggi man to reader hjpocrisy harmless—( cheers . ) Jfr . O'Connor then proceeded to analyse the coniajtif theSnage party at the Conference , in what is termed the first pitched banle between the people js . * nirion of their oppressors . He then explained
'ftsB'the meetings held in last summer in 2 vorxh Lce-shire , and the speeches reported by the Manete&r Guardian and other WMg papers , for OarBS leaders , which never were delivered , Jhc cipss . sf the recent ontbreak . He showed that j ssBKre iared by the League to go into North lanashire , and that ihe pres 3 dared him to go to fessles&Sij . He did not , however , go nntil he imnd ihss two milh were burned , and that the SBSsries of distraction were gaining ground 5 kn , yien danger presented itself , he did go . He i&TSsed all ifortb Lancashire , burnings ceased , TBihrnnaiory speeches ceased , riproarions meetings esaz , ssd the public miad yraa restored to its waned « alnrnfgs . When he retorned he told the
EteeaSre z . ad the people thai tve were sold to the ^ le ^ tsej thateiaisssriss were abroad , and that we JDpnld be on ihe alert ; he tfcen tcaTersed Yorkr ^ re , SoTith Lancashire , parts of Leicestershire , and Iwrnn ^ ianeMre , and told the people that the league had Tesolved npon a revolntion , and canfemediliemto takenopaiu < Hear , hear , and So jon did 1 ) His cautions were , however , unavailing ; theiS ^ OOO Eacceeded . Taej bonght six Chartists in August , and loaded wiih the sjost hellish placards , and scpplied ^ with money , ihey started them to Isorth Lancashire to stop the © ills , sad commence ihe work of desirncdoa . The first place visited was Preston , ssd there many anrder 3 followed . And
fe ateempting to stop this , said Mr . O'Connor , Biselr asd serenry-cne others are conspirators ; and ¦ sswio met od tie 17 th of August aTe cnaiged with nr > Y ^« ri ^ g ^ t .. n .-.. - k--. - | . . 1- , ^ | 1 | m > , ^ nn t \« lW nf fejiEcsih . fflear and laughter . ) ^ ir . O'Connor ^ a enierw npoa the question of free-irade , saying iTO ^ wikiBgmen , I could tell jon all abont the tScna-appeGmottatains with their white night-caps dfc-ir ejstf lan ^ hter)—and all abont yonr ferule TsngsEdBppling-stxeaina , and how iny bursting tBVtswtih with virtnons indignation for yonr £ nfisisgs , - * && how my inmost soul is wedded to your -gnm came—( renewed laughter );—in short , 1 -eslaalk nonsense to you till daylight—( hear ) , — fe I aa Bot feeing to ma&e fools-of yon or of myself . I in going to speak to von abont bread and beef .
iMwakpand information , and domestic comfort , EditfiF logei them —( loud chesrs , and ** That ' s ir , lesrps . ^ They talk of free trade , so do L Yon Sffeiesi capita ] in your arms , and yon want to know Jswyraaretogetvaiaeforiiin provisions . They are got capital in machinery , and they want to Emr flaj feji things cannot happen ; that is , that 2 josiet afair rernm for your capital in yonr arms , JajcumMgeiTrhat they will consider & fair xetnrn - ! K ^^^ ST- ^ neers ); Mr . O'C . then proceed to review some of the speeches made in fatoad , by the staff of the League , and selected ]» rfcKis of maj Of a 2 ir . i ? ncaster , delivered as the gate meeting at Glasgow , for dissection , showing ^ roerea shrewd man v enture d spo n a bit of ™ a htrfflie danjaeed the . ragse ha nndertook to
« ro «; and dedncing from Mr . Lancaster ' s speech * pie proof that free trade meant nothing more or es taaa aseonragemeai for incre ^ ed competition KWEea capiulkts and labourers , and which were f . ! ^ of which Mr . Lancaster himself com-***«¦ _ He , showed how all who opposed Whigs ^? , ? ¥ T " ^ whas C ™ Co - declared *~ iltejbtLd to politics ai all— ( langhter)—and did P ^ ff Trcat Mme e Party who wonld award ¦{™ ™» Tra 3 € 8 lled by j bat , said he , if we prefer ^• tf Sr fiobert Peel ' s measures , such as his " ^¦ techtneaJiig ^ aHd his income tax—( re-»« cbe £ re > -to the nibbling of the Whigs , and ^" afSrect taxation . Oh . th ™ wr stb all Totikla
^ fe 21111 O 2 bier 0 Kow , said he , the fcfS ^* 4 ^ or 2 , 400 , 000 pounds ; and . curious to * h aamg their kb jears of office , as compared feM 1 ^? 3 P 1 ^™^ years of Tory rule , the \* &J ~ - fSspeat more ™ the ^ tter ten years , MJT P"f J « of prosecuting and transporting ^ j& ? a Charcsts , tban the Tories spent in . * -F * w » ns ten years by exactly 2 , 400 . 000 pounds , ^ Taj aaa tha iiey failed for , and what the r ^ 7 t ^ £ S 1 T € re : noW obliged to pay—( cheers . ) « fc tt ? is , Eaid Hi . O'Connor , this League , ^» apme aa is may , is nothing more than the . Jg" « daQetcn of Whig £ a ? ,- ( cheers and ** oj the old mead with a new face , and we ¦ S £ j ««« . " - ( Xo , never , and cheers . ) Tne ^ J ^ fien proceeded to the 5 ne 3 tion of agriculture most
fe ^ , 2111 ^ 022111 * 1 ^ a powerful ap peal to £ 2 *^ 33 , bj assuring them that if the League i 3 ftfwi ? 'pB . biic meeting in Manchester , their aj j a d Eo : GTe tfcem from abject defeat ; ' ^ a -P Tn ^ i icP ? o ; ed tiit -we were going to mm * 1- < yn to * ds ? to te superseded by a cjbJU ^^ ob * o-Jewtow , when machinery was in ^ rr ^ - ^ jhax )—U ; ej -R-ere greatly mistaken . iat ^^?* r- c c ^ i ; i ( HJ , 000 as the machinery to iii&s .- ^* " - H ' " "lEre wca ^ be no honour in that ; •^ ^^ % ^ TfapCBless hands held up in * a feito «^ i ^^* ' ^ . wn-e ail that he would 5 ^ . -. w ^ k " - ^^ Ph CI * truth over fake-•^ V- \ i ^ l ^^ fji l ^ PoDI t" 61 thar oppressors O ,-K' ^ J 0 B Hballhave them , Feargus . ) hJl ^ f *** ^ gwb amidst cheers that i ^ . ^ 4 ^ ii ? tben introduced Mi . Doyle , wto r = G file I Tiesjrg rts ^ stics ;—sS ^ TV" *^^ " ^^ ^ "srorting classes of JI « n-^^ -o aai ^ ca-tf from 4 . 000 to 3 , 000 , inpabHc 818
fas ^ t ^^ a * zZ ihe question of a repeal of tDB-¦^ U ^ Sf & = nss to ~ conduaon tbzt a repeal J * &j e h ^ I ^^ t ^ 4 iB | r circnniEtaiices , -would be a : ?^ l *^^ i tht - ¦** ¥ ^** pii « -and workiEg classes ,: ai i ^ i ^^^^ fit ^* 2 S 3 inta n « . l to join the league Sax * ^ r ^ r a n "cari of the Coin lava ; and , ! " ^ -SftS : >» - ^ - ' 1 &a ^ £ M 7 to uphold ths -pre- \ ** * ^^ 7 * . ?^ ore oi * iSrect taxation , and will ¦ ^ w ^ Si ? * ^ ^ J i * ptafion for taerepeal ot ' < I ^ ' ^ bSI *?*** * ba « so . ^« Uon io a Tery happy j - " ^ - fc ^ rnwii ^ ^ zndldirJBrroic tecouded it , ; 1 VHh : ^ Sk tta awtaag , » A adopted Trifhost ¦ b ^^ t ksac *^^ f ^ i ^ tknnoVW f'i '^ Pp laase . { L-S ?» leSrfE 2 ? . ^» * ddm » , haff 4 welt * t
eonto * Pe wriS * Tl 5 n « aa » l » soTiees rendered ] ^^ athT ;* tte -Eeeau ^ ^ few jse ^ rpapex , ?^ " « aStS- ? IIal 5 ^ Ported out iha eaEy ] K' ^ tJoa np ^ r ¥ ^ Per themselves , by yfclch ^^ - ^ ^ 1 ? a ( l 6 equal to its msntssad ) i ^^ hT ^^^ » poafion in -B * ich i ^ 5 * ^ 5 ? "B ? V *««^ «* a * «> B » y i ^^*" - & 3 £ . vert v * " ^ ^ arlmiiEiit was abont to j «« a ess- jtey cOTi ^ g ^ jj ti ^ ensgiTea !
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as good Ghartists as Feargus O'Connor , when ke gave seven boara a day for nothing to that paper , while they smoked their pipes , and drank their ale or coffee with some free trade or Tory paper lying before them . Thii appeal appeared to sting the meeting , while its truth was nevertbeleBB acknowledged ; and in proof of ¦ which , the following resolution , proposed by Mr . T . Clarke , of Stockport , and seconded by the Rev . Mr . Jackson , and supported by Mi . Cooper , bookseller , was tamed amid thunders of applause , some honest voices ciying out , " s * on , mind yon dent forgsfc it when you g » away . I wont "
Mil JACKSOK , in seconding theresolutSon , borehoDourable testimony to the services rendered to the caase by tfie Evening Slar , and also took that opportunity of stating , that with one single exception , the statement of Six . O'Connor , in his challenge to the League in last week ' s Kerfhtrr Star , -was true to the letter ; the only mistake was , that instead of the amendme t of Mr . O'Connor being carried nnanim&asJy there was oae solitary free-trader in the gallery , -who for want ot a eompsnicn held np bota hands against it . ( Cheers and laughter . ) In all other points ha wss ready to -corroborate Mr . O'Coanor ^ s statement upon oath if necessary . Mr . Adand never challenged Mr . O'Goimor io further dtscassion—( cheeis)—and Mi . O'Connoriepeated to him ( Mr . Jackson ) and to several others precisely what he stated in the Northern SUtr relative to Adand ' s announcement , that the League would stop the mills . ( L-ua cheers . ) Mr . OoofES . introduced the following resolution z—
"Resolved that the Bvatisg Star newspaper has advocated the lights of the working classes with a ztai and ablHty never before manifested by the daily pres »~ -of this country , and ire therefore hold it to be not only a duty , but . an indispensable oae , to give to that journal all the support in oar power ; and with that view we now call upon our brethren throughout the country to establish dubs in their several localities , for the purpose of extending the circulation of that journal ; and we ¦ would impress npon them the prudence and the necessity ^ of insisting upon all landlords of houses of entertainment , who take a daily paper , to take the Eoeni » j Star , and we pledge ourselves to set the example by not frequenting any house whose proprietor does not subscribe to that paper , if any daily paper is taken in there . " The above resolution was carried amid the most vociferous cheering , with a pledge to cany it oat vigorously .
It -was then moved and seconded that the first resolution bs signed by the Chairman and transmitted as the resolution of the meeting to Thomas Duncombe , Eiq ., M . P ., for presentation to the House of Commons . The mention cf Mr . Doncombe ' s oasis was received with craving of hats , and the resolution was carried ¦ snaninjously inth , great applause . j A vote of thanks to Mr . 0 Connor was then proposed and carried by acclsm&tion , when that gentleman in ; reply said—2 iow one thiag I forgot to mention to-night I was this—the League vcaat to give you all a quarter of i corn per annum ten shillings cheaper than you can now i procure it .- How , if cheap bread be indeed their object , he would point out how the masters could , ¦ withi out a repeal of the Coin Laws , g ive every operative two quarters of wheat a year , at forty shillinrs tbe quarter
, —{ heat , hear ) . Weil , it wss part of tte system that i an operative on being employed should become tenant : to ^ ten pound ' collage—< b « ai , hear )—or that hs should j pay fur it , whether he " took the key or not ; ' in some j cases , however , those cottages were net worth more i than six pounds a . year—( bear , sn& 2 * o , cot t h at . " * j Tery well , the desire to fee employed forced the opera-: tive to give £ 4 per annum more tiisn tbe house -was : ¦ worth- Kow that £ i a year wonld pnrchsse two quai-: ters cf "wheat a year at 40 s . the quarter—{ hear , hear ) . 1 Ihat was a species of free trade which without Act of Parliament , the masters could accomplish—( cheers . ) Bnt no , thtydonot want free trade . Mr O ' Connor then , after a handsome compliment to the exertions of James Leach , proposed a rote of thanks to him as Chairman , which was seconded by acclamation , and carried unanimously , amid loud cheers .
Mi . Leach then came forward , and vn& received with great applause . He said . I wiil now give you just one ample fact , in confirmation of what Mr . O'Connor has advanced upon the question of increased production . One man in M'Conuell ' s mill in Manch e ste r , has turned eff more work to-day than ia 1778 , or sixty-five years . ago , it took 9 , 500 hands to perform , and that one man receives 10 s , a week less tha n any one of the 3 , 500 received sixty-five years since ; and now what was become of the wages of the other * ,- *» # t - iet-tiw shopkeepers and the qnartert revenue answer thai—iLond cheers , and "Aye , Leach , that"B it ; let them answer that" ) Mr . Leach then thanked the meeting , and pleeged himself to meet the League in the pavilion , if they dai * d to call a public meeting , and to continue his exertions till the people got free trade in legislation .
The aeetiog "was then honoured with a glee by Messrs . Boyle and Grovecot , and then left tbe Hall in 1 a body , following Mr . O'Connor ' s carriage to his hotel ' abont a mile , as attack f » as anticipated , and upon alighting the whole body diew np in front , and giving ' , a hearty rennd of ehttrs , separated and departed to | their respective homes ; and thus ended the most en-1 tliusisstic meeting ever held in Manchester , and from -which it will be seen , that the League has died in its own hot-bed .
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HOCHSAZJ 2 . On Tuesday night last , we had one of the greatest treats lhat i $ has bwn our good fortune ever to participate in . The fact of Mr . Sharmau Crawford being our Representative , and his having subscribed towards the League-fund led many to the belief that the Chartists ^ by whose exertions he was returned , were all freetraders ; and Mr . Bright , one of our largest manufacturers , being a leading Leaguer , added to the belief that Kochdale was garrisoned and all right . 1 e fact . Bright vouched for our fealty to his Scotch audience . It will also be remembered that Mr . Silk Buckingham , recently delivered a lecture here ; and upon Mr .
Dickinson venturing to obtrnde his presence upon tbe men thirsting after knowledge , how he was kicked and mangled and ill-treated , and then delivered over to " the safe custody of the police . On Tuesday night , Mr . O'Connor came to Rochdale ; and his reception was everything that his best friend could desire . The Theatre was engaged , and ihongh very spacious , was not sufficiently so to accommodate one-fonrth of those who came from Heywood , Todmorden , Bury , Bacnp , and the surrounding towns . The boxes , at sixpence , were literally crammed , as was the entrance to ^ them , with the members of the League and Ehopkeepers . Tbe stage , the several rooms , and passages were literally
crammed ; and at half-past seren , when Mr . O'Connor arrived ; the cheering was stunning . — Immediately afier his arrival , that unceasing ^ supporier of the people ' s rights , Mr . James Taylor was called to the chair , and briifly introduced Mr . O'Connor , who addressed the meeting for more than an hour and a half , in a speech unanswerable by the League . He exposed their fallacies , while he challenged any of that party present to refute a single word he had uttered . Mr . Bri ght , the father of the Rochdalefree-trader , was in the boxes ; and with his associates declined the challenge . Why , said Mr . O'Connor , where is the great Mr . Bright , who told the Scotch Free-traders that the English people were with the League J Why not come here , in his own town , and meet a stranger , demagogue ^ or " political irafricker , who lives upon the people 1 Where is he ? Surfly this platform should be his
standing place , and bis own working men his jury . But where is he ? He shan't be handed over to tha p o lice , like Mr . Djckenson , neither shall he be kicked as Mr . D . was : but no ; he knows that falsehood cannot stand before truth , and he could not stand before me . 2 "» ow , continued Mr . O Connor , your masters have coined your sweat into goWtojnisn their own measure , and they are " patriots , disinterested patriots , while I , who coin my own sweat into gold to repay you what it co 3 i tp send our Chairman as-your dekgate to Birmingham—am a " political trafficker living upen you V Mr . O Connor then entered into the whole question of the Repeal sf the Corn Lawv Free Trade , and the Land ; proving that a repeal of the Corn Laws , to advantage the people , must be brought abont by making tbe people producers and consumers , and giving each man an it , tfiTf « t . firstlv—inasufficieat BuppJy , and , secondly the other han
—in aiemnneratiD ^ price . UpOB d , he showed that a Repeal of the Corn Laws by act of Parliament muss produce a revolution without con-Teniixg any single advantage upon the soldiera who 3 U to bear all the blows . He handled the qnesSon of over-prodaction and over-population in SfSKSwa tenor * , » ad the application of l * bour to the ImuL and the loss sustained by the sbopkoeperB & wiSrfsuch «* t * m , i * was itherejto earned hnxaa-OTUerT . and pit-mlhiira . He said 1 tell jou whaftSyrot tosell jour labour cheaply to the &&wm
SES& a ^ asss and vociferating , * X * " ^ J ^ L * % , O'Spi Upoa the Tariff and income Tw , ***• " ™
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threw much new light ; he explained -why livestock fead been made suddenly cheap , and how it would be made psrmanently cheap ; and thanked God for the Income Tax , as the people would not now be persecuted when the middle classes had to pay too dear for their whistle . His barlesqae of Cobden ' s patriorism and philanthropy was ludicrous and laughable in the extreme , while his gr neral challenge to the League to meet him according to the terms of his letter in last weekTs Star roused the hearts of his audience , and caused the chops of the free-trader * to fall . > ' At . the close of Mr . O'Connors lecture the two resolutions proposed and carried upon the previous eight in Manchester , were submitted to the meeting and carried all but unanimously , not half-a-dozeu hands being held up agains-t the first ; and thus ended the most triumphant meeting , under all circumstances , that the Chartists of Rochdale have ever had .
Mr . Bright will now find it difficult to peraaade oar Scottish brethren that his workmen are with him , nor will Dickey the Rover be able to persuade them that the Manchester Englishmen have forgotten Stephenson ' s-square , or that the Manchester Irishmen have forgotten his "England , Ireland , and America , " in which he thanks Gotl that he was not born a Catholic , and ascribes the immorality of the English operatives to the example of the immoral Irish , and even speaks of their vermin and dirt ; and yet appeak to their bludgeons in the'hour of need to aid him in his war against the English people .
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ASHTON-TJNJDEE-l / STNE . On WedneBday , theCharlestownmee < ing room was crowded , to hear a lecture from Mr . O'Coimor , who arrived from Manchester soon after eight o ' clock , and upon entering the room was greeted with loud cheers . After order was restored , Mr . Richard Pilling was called to the chair , who , after a few preliminary remarkB introduced Mr . O'Connor , who delivered au eloquent and powerful address , in which he took occasion to expose the machinations of the Anti-Corn Law League , and showed up in their true- coIoutb the many base attempts resorted to by these vile hypocrites to obtain money for the purpose of carrying on their nefarious schoinep . Ho
thesr clearly proved by the most irrefutable arguments that the repeal of the Cora Laws would be a positive injury to the shop-keeping and working classes , instead of . being a benefit to those portions of the community . Mr . O'Connor then entered into a defence of the line of conduct hj had thought proper to pursue during his political career , and concluded a powerful address , which ocsupied nearly two hours in its delivery , amidst the most vociferous cheers . The same resolutions agreed to by the meeting in Manchester having been proposed and seconded , were put to the meeting , and carried without a dissentient . The large assembly then dispersed , and Mr . O'Gonuor proceeded to Sialybridge .
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STALVBE . IDGE . A public meeting was convenened by the following placard on Wednesday evening : — M CHALLE > GE 10 THE LEAGUE BY THE HERO OP CHABTISM . " A public meeting will take place in the Town Hall , Stavlybridge , on Wednesday evening , J anuary 25 th , 1843 , at ei ^ bt o ' clock . Mr . Leach , of Manchester , and Feargus O'Conaor , Esq ., barriscer-atlaw , late M-P-, will address the meeting . Mr . Leach will address the mi eting for the first hour , and Mr . O'Connor will proceed from Ashfcon , and address the meeting for the remainder of the evening . Admission 2-i . each , to defray expenses . By order of' the Council of the National Charter Association . " Notwithstanding the charge of admission , the spac . ous building was crowded to excess , among which was & good sprinkling of the middle-class men , and " Leaguers . " Mr . Woodcock was unanimously called to the chair .
The Chaibuas opened the business by reading the placard calling the meeting , and after a few appropriate xemark 3 , introduced Mr . Daviea , from Hawiek . Mr . Davies , upon rising , was received with rapturons applause . Ha addressed the meeting for upwards of an hour , in a strain of eloquence tn&t perfectly electrified the audience , and made the xlague-men wince beneath the castigation receivad at his bands . Mr . Davies then made a most powerful appeal to the people to stand by the Charter , and never swerve to the right hand or to the left for any clap-trap m-asure of Whig or Tory juggling ; and never to rest satisfied until that document became the law of tbe land . Mr . Davies Bat down amid repeated roands of app ] &use ,
Mr . Dixojj , from Manchester , having been called upon by the Chairman , rose and delivered one of the most power ] nl speeches it has ever been our lot to hear , in which he gave the landed aristocrats , with their more iniquitous opponents , the gentlemen of the Plague , a severe eatiyation , under the effects of which , we observed mzny of them writhing like felons under the whip . Mr . Dixon exposed the many fallaciefl of the fiee traders , completely overthrowing the arguments adduced by the fellows who boast so much of their sympathy for the starving poor , while , by their continntd reductions of the wagts of those who are in their employ , and the despicable methods made use of to compel the operatives to reside in houses erected by these local tyrants , for which they charge the most exorbitant rents , prove to demonstration that they are only actuated by the most selfish motives , and influenced
by a desire of personal aggrandisement . Mr . Ifixon then made a powerful appeal to tbe minds of his bearers , shewing the superiority of the agitation for the Charter , and clearly proved that nothing short of that document beceming a legislative enactment would save the country from further degradation , and was proceeding to expose the base swindling resorted to by the League , when Mr . O'Connor entered the hall and was received with loud huzzas , waving of hats and handkerchiefs , and other marks of popular esteem , which lasted several minutes . Mr . Dixon was then about to retire , but was requested by Mr . O Connor to proceed . Mr . Dixon complied and related several anecdotes illustrative of the vilKny of the lords of ihe lengchimnies , amid shouts from the audience of " It ' s true , Dixon ; and shame , shame . " Mr . Dixon then sat down loudly chevied .
TheCHAinMAN then . stated that he would much rather have seen some person more capable of fulfilling the office than he was , and especially when thf y had such a man to address them as Mr . O'Connor . He wonJd however content himself by introducing that gentleman to their notice . Mr . O'CosNoarose amid the moat raptuTOUB roundB of applause , which continued for several minnte 3 . After the cheering had subsided , Mr . O'Connor said Mr . Chairman and working men of Stalybridge , you have often been blamed with being ignorant of the law , and I have defended yox . But Lmust con fess that there ib one law that you have neglected to study . I mean Martin ' s Act against cruelty to animals . Now , when a race horse has run for five minutes , he is allowed to rest for three quarters of an hour , before he is brought out again . But I have been miming for two bonrsharder than
any race horse , and you just allow me nve m : muea ; and if fhat is not cruelty to animals I do not know what is . Whtn he ( Mr . O'Connor ) came into tha room he found by the concluding reaiarks of Mr . Dixon , that the bubjtct before the meeiing was a Repeal of the Corn Laws- Kow , there were two questions before the public—the Repeal of tns Corn Laws on the one hand , and the Charter on the other . Now , if the League had principle on their side , they would meit us in discussion , and use aTgumenis , and not violence , as their weapons ; being strong in truth they would haTe nothing to fear . Bat the fact of their not daring to meet na , is a proof , if any proof was wanting , that they have not pr inciple on their side . He would not say anything of the party at present in power . He would represent them as a target at which the Chartists were firing on the one side , and the League on the other . of
Now , if he ( Mr . O'Connor ) knew that a Repeal the Corn Laws would benefit the people , he would be a bad man if he opposed that repeal . If Mr . Dixon thought eo , he was a bad man . But he , with them , was convinced that the repeal of the Corn Laws under present circumstances , wonld be a positive injury to the shop-keeping and working classes . And this was tbe reason that the working classes wonld not join the Leagne for their repeal . It was a , fortunate thing for this country and the world that the people w « e determined to sUud by the principles or trne democracy . It was true that in our domestic capacity we were bat a small island ; but as a nation we were very powerful ; and therefore if we . sucoeeo in establishing those principles , onr example would be followed by tiie other nations of the earth . Mr . O'Connor then took a rapid glance at the various
measnre 9 that had been before the country , and showed that the various , so-called , Reforms that had taken place in this country had not benefitted the working people ; although dnring the time of tne agitation for them the people were toid that they would produce a greater amount of benefit tnsn
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the repeal of the corn laws would accomplish For tho people . Now , said Mr . O'Connor , we will take a retrospective view of what has taken place within tbe last dozen years , and see whether or not any of the various measures had prod need the good that the people were led to believe would accrue from them . In the first place there was Catholic Emancipation , upon which ten millions of money had been expended , and much blood had been Bhed in tho agitation for that measure ; and much more importance was attached to Emancipation than is attached to Repaal ; but had the people of Ireland been benefited as a peopie ? No . A few had received honour and emolument , but he ( Mr . O'Connor . ) did not call that a benefit . He looked upon
nothing as a benefit bat th&t which contributed to make the whole people happy . The next was the : Reform Bill , fur which the reformers jiad been agitating tor forty-one years , and had expendedmillions of money ; and what was the fact ? Why , that after eleven years of Reform , we have this anomaly in existence—a Boronghmongering Parliament passed the Keform Bill ; and , after eleven years , we havo a majority of Boroughmongcra who have the power of Reforming the Reform Bill . . The emancipation of the black slaves was the next , for which you paid twenty millions . For this the ladles wept , and the parsons prayed ; and this measure , according to the League ' s owa showing , was eight hundred times
more valuable than tho repeal of tha Corn Laws . Mr . O'Cpnajsfr then referred to Corporation Reform , the Jfe ^ ppeg Duty , and th e .. Penny Postage j and cftarly showed that any " of Tihese measures had more value attached to them than the repeal had ; and also that thoy had all failed ; to benefit the working people ; and why ! because the people had no controal ovur them . And if he thought that all the laws were to emanate from London under the Charter , he would not advocate for it ; he wanted the laws to be digested in the counli-y , and then be sent to Londoa , and ba sent down again l&w . He then entered upon the question of the Land , upon which it is well known timt his practical' knowledge makes him a
complete master ; and upon this occasion he laid it down in so clear and straightforward a manner , and at the same time bo simply , that ail could understand it . He then exposed the fallacies of the League in a masterly manner ; indeed , so much so , thai one gent , in connection with a banking establishment , who was sitting in the gallery , actually hid himself behind some boards from very shame . He then showed that if they really meant to benefit the peopie they had the power of doing so by reducing the rents of their cottages to itheir real value , and by this means they would enable the occupants to
purchase two quarters of corn . Mr . O'Connor coneiuded his powerful speech by asking if the League had the people with them , as Cobden said they had , why do tney not come out and hold open-air meetings for without this they could produce no effect on the Government ; and if they would do this , he would meet them and carry his amendment for the Charter , without paying one penny of money . Mr . O'Connor then challenged tho whole of the League to meat him at any of the large towns in the kingdom , and he would let them see whether the people were tor repeal or tho Charter . Mr . O'C- then retired amid tbe thundering cheers of the meeting .
Mr . Dixun then read and moved the resolutions passed at the Manchester meeting , which were seconded by Air . Pilling , and being put by the Chairman , were carried unanimously , accompanied by dea ' tming oheers . Mr . Davies moved and Mr , Pilling seconded a votu of thanks to Mr . O'Connor for his disinterested labours in the cause of suffering humanity , which was carried by acclamatioji . Mr . Djxon moved and Mr . O'Connor seconded a vote of thanks to the Chairman ; after which there were three cheers for the Charter and three for O'Connor , and the meeting separated . Upon Mr . O'Connor taking his departure in tho carriage from the door of the hall , ho was followed by the people , who kept cheering uatil the vehicle was out of Bight .
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BIRMINGHAM . —General Meeting op ths Mesibbks of the Council . —The members of the Council appointed at the Conference meeting on Monday , the 16 : h , hold their first meeting at the Chartist Room , Aston-Btveet , at three o ' clock on Siinday * . ltwv ~ MrVJoseph Reece was unanimously called to the chair . Mr . George White again acted as secretary , and called over the nameB of those who were elected , thirty-two in number ; twenty-two attended and answered to their names . Mr . J . Williamson then moved "That a directing committee consisting of mx members of the council be now elected . '' Air . John Mason seconded the
resolution . A discussion took place as to the number that should bo elected , and Mr . Williamson '? resolution was ultimately agreed to . Mr . Thorne proposed Mr . Mason as one of the directing council . Mr . White suggested tho propriety of taking the votes by ballot . Mr . Mason moved " That the list of councillors be placed on the desk at the other end of the room , and that the members should place a mark over the names of those bjx they approved of . " Mr . Murless seconded the motion , which wa 9 unanimously agreed to . The votes wero then taken and the following six persons were declared to be elected . John Mason , George White , David Potts , John Follows , Joseph Recce , and Alfred Fusseil . Mr . E . Murless moved , " That Mr . George White be
appointed to act aB secretary to the Council . " Mr . J . Mason seconded tho motion , whhh was carried unanimously . On the motion of Mr . John Follows , seconded by Mr . David Potts , Mjr . Walter Thorne was unanimously appointed to act as assistant secretary . Mr . John Follows was unanimously appointed to act as treasurer . The Chairman thon introduced the subject of appointing collectors and laying out collecting districts , alt . Walter Thorne moved , " That each member of the Council , who was willing to act as a collector should hand in his name to the chairman . " Mr . E . Murlesa moved " That each member of the council do act in the capacity of a collector . " Mr . John Fellows seconded the motion . Several members declared their" inabilitv to act as
collectors . On the motion of Mr . R Thornpsoa , seconded by Mr . A . Fusseil , it Wias resolved to call the names over , and ascertain who were willing to act . The names were then called over , and tho following persons agreed to aot aa collectors for Birmingham : —Joseph Reece , Edward Muirlees , John Newhouse , Thomas Welsford , Mr . Cowan , William Smith Lindon , R- ' churd Thompson , Walter Thorne , E . Jones , Thos . Vau ^ han , Mr . Gibbons , P . H-iggins . Charles Steward and John Barry . Mr . Edward Murless moved , " That eleven members constitute a quoru m , a : jd that those who could not attend should forward a note to the chairman , stating the cause , or bo reported absent . " Mr . J . Follows seconded , the motion , which was carried unanimously . JVtr . Murless then brought forward a motion— " That the collecting books be handed in weekly . " A long
discussion took place on the position of each locality , and tbe mode in which their funds were to be managed . The subject was deferred till after the General Meeting , at the Royal Oak Inn , on the following evening , Mr . Walter Thorne moved , and Mr . Alfred Fusseil seconded , the following resolution , which was unanimously agreed to— " That the members now present represent to the respective councils the propriety of giving their entire co-operation in order to carry out the objects of this council , and that a deputation be appointed to wait on tbe Snoeinaker ' s locality , to induce them to act similarly . " Messrs . White , Mason , and Reece , were chosen as the deputation . A voce of thanks was passed to Mr . Joseph Reece , for his excellent conduct in the chair , and tho meeting adjourned to three o'clock on Sunday next , at the Chartist room , Aston-street .
Chartist Conference . —An adjourned meeting of the Chartists of Birmingham was held at the Royal Oak Inn , Little Charles-street , on Monday evening ; last . Mr . John Mason was atain called to the chair . Tae Secretary ( Mr . G . White ) read over the names of the Council , in order to show to tho meeting which of the Councillors attended to taeir duties ; twenty-two out of those that had been e 5 ec ! ed attended and ten were absent . Messrs . WdsfoTd , Blake , Knight , and Watson gave a satisfactory reason for their inability to attend ; after which the minutes were read over , and a discussion ensued regarding the position in which the various localities would stand in relation to the Council which had bees appointed . The meeting then proceeded to discuss the minutes of the first council
meeting . Mr . White moved , " That the minutes of the Council be cod firmed . " Mr . Williams seconded the motion . Mr . Knight objected to the directing committee being composed of six members . He thought the number too limited ; he suggested the propriety of increasing it to twelve . ] The Chairman explained that the limited number was chosen for the following reason , —that a ] directing body consisting of a large number might think themselves authorized to take more power than the other members of the Council , and also that a small body could dispatch business with great activity , it was determined that all power should be vested in tbe Council . Mr . Richard Thompson movod , " That two of tho shoemakers' locality should be added to ( lie number . " Mr . Fusseil
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seconded the motion . After some discussion on the subject , Mr . Kui « hfc moved , " That -the directing committee be increased to nine . " j Mr . Cowan seconded the motion . The resolution and amendment was put by tho chairman , and ( Mr . Knight's motion was declared to be carried by a large m jority . The minutes , as thus amended , were then unanimously confirmed . The names of those who had consented to become collectors ^ were then read over by the secretary , and books , [ with printed labels , were handed to each as he answered to his name , each book being duly signed by the secretary . The question of the allotment of districts was theu brought forward , and it was agreed that the collectors should meet at tho
Secretary ' s on Wednesday evening , in order to draw up a temporary plan , previous to tbe final arrangement of the couuoil . Mr . Edward Murless moved , "That the Directing Committee be empowered to draw up a code of bye-laws fur the proper management and government of our proceeding ? . " Mr . Cowan seconded the motion , which was carried unanimously . Mr . James Saundera moved , " Tnat this meeting 13 of opinion , that all men have a right to express their opinions upon any public subject , and cannot conceive it proper , that factious motivefl should be imputed to those who move amendments or counter resolutions ; we further believe , that the only hope of this country ' s prosperity ; is in the
People ' s Charter ; wo deem it both prudent and wise to press its noble claimB upon the notice of ] any public meeting called to consider legislaiive reform , and » tb therefore resolved to act accordingly . " Mr . Thomas Welsford seconded tbe resolution , which was unanimously agreed to . T ie question of Mr . White ' s defence was then brought before the meeting , there being but a few weeks intervening until tho commencement of the Warwick Assize . Mr . Bates moved , " That the entire coancil constitute a committee for Mr . White ' s defence . " Mi ; . 'Williams seconded the resolution , which was carried unanimously . Tho meeting was then adjourned for one month , to re-assemble at the Royal Oak Inn , Little Charles's-street . '
Steelhouse lane Meeting—The usual meeting of Charti-sts was held at the Ship Inn , Steelhouselane , on Tuesday evening last . The following resolution was moved by Mr . Walter Cooper ; seconded by Mr . James Mavitty , and carried unanimously , " That we , the Chartists of Steelhonse-lane resolve to give our ardent co-operation , both individually and collectively , to carry out the objects of the General Council for Birmingham . " Ashton-street . —Mr . George White addressed the Chartists in Asliton-stroet Room , on Sunday evening .
Ivational Association . —On Tuesday ; evening , tho members held their half yearly meeting in the Hall . Messrs . Ireland and John Lawrence were dected scrutineers , and Messrs . Richards and Bainbridge were appointed auditors . A discussion arose concerning notices of alteration in the rules . Mr . Linton having given notice the the previous week to that effect ; but the rules of tho Association stating that one month's noiico shall be tuyen prior to tbe half yearly meeting regarding the alteration in the rules , in consequpnce , tho Chairman decided that it could not be entertained . Mr . Lovett , the Secretary , then gave a report of the committee ' e exertions for tbe last half year , of which they com plained of the members not supporting the lecturers
has they ought , upon which a long discussion took place , the following members takiug part :-r Messrs Lin tov , Lawrence , Lovett , Ncesom , Watson , Mitchell , and Hoppy ; after which the ' auditors brought forward the balance sheet , ; which was adopted , there boing £ 6 I 8 t . hhd . in hand . The scrutineers thon staked that Messrs . Hetherington and Skehon had withdrawn from the commistoo , and Mr . Watson from the office of treasurer , on account of not being able to atteud to its duties ; in consequence tho following members were elected j—Mr . Mitchell , for treasurer ; Mr . Lovett , for secretary ; and Messrs . tioppcy , H . B . Marley , Bennett , Woodward , James Lawre n ce , Jenkinson , Bastfield , Wade , Assson , kJexander , Jameson , and Luiton , for the Committee ,
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ty fi ^^ &i . y fu ^^^ : ^ 4 ^ a- ^^ . GL ASGOW .- * The director of the Charter Association met in their Hall on 1 T Jay evening . After transacting the ordinary business of the Association , it was resolved to e&U a gmcral meeting of the Association for the purpose of hearing a report from the treasurer as to the affairs of the Associa " tion , and to consider other matters , connected with the movement . Auditors were appointed to exa » mine the treasurer ' s books , and get up the
Baeetingthe same to be held on Monday , February 1 st , m the Chartist Church . The chairman then callejl the attention of the directors to the debt duo to Mfe George Ross . At a meetng of a few friends on Thursday night , subscriptions had been madia amounting to £ 5 18 . -., and he hoped Glasgow would come forward and houestly do i « s share in the master . Mr . Chisholm mored , " That , seeing a number of their friends had entered with spirit into a subscription for liquidating the debts of the late Central Committee , they ( the directors ) as individuals , give it every support in their power . " Carried unanimously .
Pollock Shaws , near Glasgow—A public meetwg of frbo inhabitants was held on Monday to hear the report of Charles M'Eiven , delegate to the late Conference . Mr . M'Ewen addressed the meeting at some length upon tho proceedings of Conference ; after which , a vote o ; thanks was moved to the gentleman in the usual wry . To this an amendment was moved , that they defer the vote O £ thanks until thi-y hear more particularly as to tho proceedings . On the vote being taken , the amendment was carried by a considerable majority .
Andebston . —A general meeting of the Andersten Charter Association was held in the Ccariist Chursh , West Collese-street , on Monday evening . A full report of tbe affairs of the Association wad laid before tbe meeting , which showed a balance in the treasurer's hands , alter paying all demands on the boiiy , of 15 s . Directors and office-bearers were then appointed for the next six mouths , when the meeting broke up . NEWCASTLE . —Mr . Kidd , of Glasgow , dtlivered two koiares in the ue > w leotuie room , Nelson-strtet , on Sunday last .
A punuc meeting of the pitmen of Cowpen , Cram * bngtou . West Cramlington , Seghill , and Secon Dlaville Collieries , was held at Season Terrace , on Saturday afternoon . Mr . Sinclair having b ^ en unanimously . oalled to the ehaiE ^ bjm fly opened t «» proceedings by stating the objecreTor " which they had met . Mr . Msrray moved , and Mr , Septimus Divies seconded the first resolution , which was carried unanimously : — " That this meeting is of opinion that it is a duty incumbent upon each aad all of tho miners of Great Britain to form thea ^ dvsa forthwith into a society for tbe mutual proitctiun of their labour , being the only property left them upon earth , and of which they are daily robbed by the enemies of the industrious classes . " The following rfsolutions were likewise agreed to : —" That
this meeting are of opinion that the colliers of Wake » field should be immediately corresponded with , and that another public meeting be held on doaffoW Hill on Saturday , the 4 th February , at two o ' clock m the af ^ -raoon to receive a report of the reply to such correspondence . "" " That a committee , constituted of two men from each colliery bo now appointed to make the necessary arrangements for the next public meeting . " . Agreeable to the above resolution , a public meeting of the pitmen of tho Tyne a'ld the Wear will be held at Scaffold Hill , near Benton-square , oii Saturday , 4 th February ; chair to be taken at two o ' clock ; and , as business of vast importance to the colliers will be submitted to that meeting , it is hoped that all who can will make ii their buaiaess to attend . A delegate from Wakefield is expected to take a part fa the proceedings .
The Chabtisis of Newcastle and Gateshead held their business meeting in the Goat Inn , Cloth Market , on Monday evening , Mr . Livingstone in the chair . The minutes of the previous meeting having been confirmed , tke Sectetary read a letter received from Mr . A . Walton , to which he was instructed to roply in the affirmative , if on Sunday evening . Mr Dees then brought forward the resolution of which he gave notice last meeting night , viz .: — "That Mr . Sinclair be requested to lay before the msdting an account of his expences to Birmingham and back . " Mr . S . did so ; and , a show of hands having
been takfii by tho ch . a . irma > n , after it . was examined , it was unanimously agreed that it washignl y satisfactory . Mr . Knox moved , and Mr . Smith seconded . ' That the Chartists of Newcastle and Gateshead be formed into districts , and a collector appointed for each district to wait upon the membsrs for their contributions , and that the following persons be now appointed to make euch arrangements , viz . —Messrs . Smith , Kuox , Sloane , Frankknd , Livingstone , and Sinclair . A great deal of local business baring been disposed of , the meeting adjourned .
NtWCASTLE-UNDEB-I-YNE . Mr . Rigbf , from Choriey , lectured here the other day . SAW 1 EY .-The Chartists of this locality met oa Sunday evening ; an animated discussion wa 8 entered into on the comparative merits of Corn Law repeal and Chartism , at the conclusion of which a resolution in favour of the Charter was unanimously carried . SAXjFOKO . —Mr . Daniel Donovan , of Manchester , delivered a lecture iu the Chartist Room , Great George-fetveet , on Sunday . TaDJMORDSN .-Mr . David Ross delivered two lectures in the Odd Fellows' Hall , to numerous and re > pectable audiences . At the conclusion of the lectures , as usual , there were a maay enrolled as members .
E . ONBOH—Mr . Bairstow delivered a lecture ai the Horns , Crucifix-lane , Bermondeey , oa Monday evening last . 1 , China-Walk , Lambeth . —At a meeting of members in this locality , the Charter , as amended , was read by the Chairman , after which it was moved and seconded , ^ That we consider tho additions to the Charter as amendments , but suggest that ia order to carry out the principle of equality , as that of tho Charter , it is necessary tnat all offonces be pucished by the deprivation of liberty instead of the forfeiture of a sum of money . " . Southwauk . —Mr . Wale delivered a lecture before the members aud friends of the Dockhuad Mechanics ' Institute , on Monday evening , which gave great satisfaction .
© LBHAItt . —On Sunday last , Mr . M'Farlane delivt-red a very spirited address , to a crowded audience , in wh'oh he exhorted his hearers to exert themselves in tne uiBnasemeoi of their . local affairs aa much as possible . On Monday , John FieWen , Esq ., M . P ., and General J > hnso ! i , M . P ., the representatives of the Borough , paid tbeir annual visit to their constituents . The uieetiwg took placa at haif-pabt aeven o ' clock in the eveuing , in the Town Hall . The " room Was crowded to suffocation , and great numbers soon came oat almost exhausted with the pressure and heat ; notwithstanding frash comers kwpt going in . Mr . W . Taylor , of Shaw , was unanimously called to the chair , who briefly opened the business in a speech fraught with good
sense . He then introduced Mr . Fielden to the meeting , who was Trct-ived with great applausa . He went through his Parliamentary duties in his usual energetic 8 t > Ie , in the course of which he exposed the delusiva practices of the League in going from town to town telling the peopl « what bent-fits -would be derived from a repeal of the Corn Laws and Free Trade . The fact , he said , wa 9 , that if such wua the case , without a corresponding reduction in the taxes of the country , it vruiiM produce sueh a state of dissatisfaction that waa never witnessed before in Britain , if it did not cause a
revolution . Tbe General followed in a short speech ) much in the same strain—the League loeked unutterable thines , and seemed every tbiitj ? but aitisfied A few qiv ' .-toons -were put , which were answered to tbe satisfaction of the meeting , with the exception of the League . Votes of thanks , accompanied with cheers , w ^ e given to tea two worthy members and chairman , af itr which three hsarty ; cheers , and one cheer over , were given for the " uncaged lion , " Fesargus O'Connor , K .-q , which mid " the building ring , to the dismay of tbe L ^ agners . Tbe me ' eiiflg broke np at half-past tlevtn .
Upper W \ RLEY . —Altctvure -was delivered in the Association It jom , < m Sunday evening iasfc , by a friend to tbiiciustt , after whkti a collection was made fora brut ' uir democrat wls- » is in dejp distress . G i" s eb u R . N —TLe Chartists of this locality -met as usual on iiunoay mocnitig , ia th < jir room E < ts > t-er . d of the K * i : wuy BriJge , wheu a great deal of local business waa tr ; ms ^ cten , and a resolution passed unanimously , accepting the iS ^ e of Mr . Cltwve ' g Chartist Circulars for the benefit ; q £ tto Dsfsuee Fund . A , vote of thanks waa passed to Mr . Cleave .
Bacup . —A Tea Party , Concert and Ball was held here oa S iturday and Monday , in honour of the liberation tf Messrs . Tagg and Stott , from Preston House of Correction , when the Chattiste exerted themselves by every possible means in their power to weicosae their patriots home . The room was splendidly decorated with evsrgceens , flags and political pictures , which have been given witb the Star . " The meeting was addressed respectively by Messrs . Beesley , of Accrjngton , Brophy , Brooks , of Todmorden , and Brown , of London . At the dose , ten members enrolled their names , and a female society waa formed , which consists at present of thirty members . Sheffield . —Mr . Edwin Gill lectured oa Sunday evening , in the Figsree * laoe Room , he delivered an eloquent and instructive address , which was warmly responded to by a truly respectable meeting .
The Executive . —At the Monday eyening's meeking , tho following five persons , all of London ^ ware unanimously nominated as a committee to investigate the books and accounts of the Executive , viz . : «—Messrs . John Watking , Huffy Ridley , T . M . Wheeler , J . G . Bron , aad ^ r- M'Grath . Mb ; CooPEn ' s proposed plan of organization vraa then read , and au article oa the same subject from the Northern S : a ; r the discubsioa thereon was adjourned .
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TO THE CHARTIST PUBLIC . ¦ ' My Friends , —I had hoped that my previous week ' s letter sufficiently developed tho plan ! by which my proposal for placing tb * Dick s ' ock of ithu Chartist Circular at your disposal m'ght be carried into effect for the benefit of the V * fonce Fund . The subsequent receipt , however , of some queries , shown that my intentions , in this respect , have not been
fully understood . For instance , a member of the London Delegate Council d ^ siro to know whether the 103 . 4 d . received from auy locality , for circulars , will be acknowledged as a subscription from tb&t locality , or as from myself porsona 11 y ? I need only refer to the subscription list published in this week ' s Star , as my best answer . Another party requires me to send them complete sets of the Circular . This I cannot do . 1 will include several , but not successive numbers in the next parcel of 400 copies .
To preclude the possibility of subsequent misunderstanding on this puii : t , I may aa well here intimate that I reserve a certain equal quantity of each back number of the Circular , as stock to complete sets aud volumes—the thousands ; of quires that are even then remaining , I freely present to the Defence Fund , iu the manner laid down , j Another friend asks me to shew ye 6 more plainly the advantages that might be made to result from ray proposal . This can be easily done—thus : — I 8 . d .
400 copies of the Circular , at jd , will produce 16 81 Paid for tho same ( placed to credit of the ; Defenoe Fund ) 10 4 Profit for payment of carriage , and benefit of local and other Funds ... 6 4 I may add that the item for carriage would in any instance be trifling , and in most need not be an item at all—as parcels can be enclosed in those of the agents vsrbo receive a weakly supply oi" goods from town . John Cleave . «
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SamiPHAST CHABTJST J . MEETING AKD -DiCLABATION OF WORKING CLASS OPPOSITION TO THE LEAGUE .
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SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED BY-MR . CLEAVE POLITICAL VICTIM OIlFOICE AND FAMILY SUPPORT FUND . £ . e d ' Previously acknowledffod 1 ( J 7 2 9 A few frionds , Sintray , near Aberdeen 0 7 6 Mr . Goslin , Sheffield 0 2 6 Maldon 0 4 0 Rotherham 0 17 9 Sudbury ( purchase money of 400 copies of Chartist Circu / ar , as Mr . Cleave ' s proposal in previous week ' s Star 0 10 4 boot a : < p shoemakers , n c . a . Nottingham , ditto 0 10 4 Norwich , ditto 0 10 4 N « wton Heath , near Manohes ' . er , ditto 0 10 4 £ 170 15 10 By subscriptions from Dewsbury and Uldham , intended for Mrs . Ellis , but wroig ! y added to this fund , last week 1 Q 0 £ 169 15 10 FOR JI 2 S . ELLIS . Members of Conference 2 11 6 Mr . Fox , Nottingham 0 2 6 Mr . P . Higgins , Dublin 0 2 t > [ The above per Cooper . ] Mr . Brooks , Dewsbury 0 10 0 Oidham 0 10 0 Nottingham , ( boot and shoemaker ?) 0 6 0 Sudbury 0 2 0 John Cleave 0 10 0 £ i 14- 6
FOB JI ' dOUALL . Previously anknowledged 10 12 7 i Northampton * 1 10 0 Norwich 0 10 , 0 Nottingham , ( boot and shoemaker 5 !) 0 6 0 Todmorden , ( prooeeds of , and colkc- ' tion at a tea meeting , got up by the Female Chartiste ) 5 0 0 Todmorden , ( collection by the Malo Chartists ; 2 0 : 0 £ 19 8 : ' 7 J By Po 3 t-offlco order , ( TodmordeD ) 0 0 9
£ 19 7 JOJ Although duly entered upon receipt into the subscription book kept by Mr . Cleave , this item iwas yet inadvertently omitted from the copied list forwarded for publication in la ^ t week ' s Scar .
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YQL- YI . NO . 272 . SATURDAY , JANUARY 28 , 1843 . PMCE » rS ^^^ r
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 28, 1843, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct920/page/1/
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