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ITAHulS u ' -CO . NJCi > R , ESQ ., ^ j Ma >" - CHESTER . The Chartists of Maud-ester -were made i scqasinted on Friday last that the champion of the poor pan ' s rights , P . O'Connor , would address the working classes on l-atnrday evening , npon the ailabsorbing snbjeet , The I ^ nd and the Charter . " Jbe notice being short , they immediately set to work to grre publicity to his intention , and during the sight she walls Trere posted wifli large placards SBDoxiDcinj ; the fart . Itomflislandiiig the shortness of the notice , and Sstarday night bang flie Tery -worst night in the weei fora-meeting for any pnrpose in Manchester , fte Isrse Hall "was cro-wdprL
At a few minntes after ei ^ ht o ' clock Mr . O'Connor accompanied by Messrs . LonsdaJe and HargraTes , entered the Halt ,-when the people rose from their seats and received him with one spontaneous burst of applause , and continued cheering for a considerable length of time after he had takes his seat npon the platform . On the motion of Mr . Diron Mr . James Leach was unanimously called npon to preside . The Chaihjujs , npon jrising , said that he was prondtoseesolarge an assembly of the working classes present upon the oceaaon ; and he was more SO when he considered tie shortness of the notice , ana likewise its teing Saturday nighi , when it was natural to expect Thai they would be engaged inlaying ont the scanty pittance doled ont te them in return for their labour . The present
meeting was another proof that 1 iey were wedded to the prinwples-of their leader and untiring advocate , Sir . O'Connor . Be ( Mr . Leach ) was convinced that no other man could -cammasd gnch an audience under Ihe circumstances , as he lien bad before him . He Tras also prond to know that Mr . O'Connor was going to address them npon ihe gnestion of questions — "The Land . " There were no other means to make Englishmen what ihry onght to be , but " The Charter and the Land" combined . In fact they "were the one and the same ihiDg ; for ihe Charter "Without the Land would be worthless ; so in like manner if they had the Land to-morrow without the Charter , they would still be minus of that power which would enable them to make the Land profitable to themselves with security . Tie chairman concluded by introducing Six . O'Connor to tha
meeting . Mr . O'Comsdb rose amid deafauEg cheers , which lasted for FeTtral wmutes . After ihe cheering had subsided , he said that it was not often that he disagreed with anything that wasfaid bj James Leach However upon * hi 3 occasion he did ciSer with him , and Tery widely too . Mr . Leach had said that he ¦ bss prond to see so many of them present . He ( Hi . O'Connor ) wonld much rather tfcey had been engaged m other hnsiness than being tbere on the Saturday night . It would have been more pleasing to him had he stood alone upon the platform than to see samsny of the working classes present . When he looked at the platform , thegaBery , and the body of the call , he found by iheir appearance that * hai
tsS assembly were all of that class for whose beneii he always "worked . It was lor the wo :- king c ! aE 3 es tfeat he laboured and would continue to Isbour . Their attendance there told him tirat they were not in that siinalion , which hj their la > owle < i # e and industry they were entitled ! o ; therefore ,, he hoped thai their meeting together tv-f-nld be of feme beneSt to them . Be had come to address thtm upon tbe "LAM > , ' beean ? eheknew that there was j : othing else liai would be of any benffii to them . He had been asked why did he bring the La > d qnesaon up before ibey got ibeCharter 1 It wasfor ihis reason : to show them to what purpose the Charter was to be applied when got . He was glad to £ nd that the < mesiirai of tbe LaS 3 > was taking that hold upon the
public mhidthat its importance demanded . He hail heard sirce he came upon that platform , that one of the trades of alanche&tex had come t « the conclusion of embarking their funds , amounting to fix thousand pounds , in Lanb , to relieve , as far as their power wonid aBow , tie present distress . Tfeis was pleasing intelligence for hha , inasmuch as n was a proof ihat he had not laboured in vain . He was jlac that the trades were taking up the question ^ tor itej were capable of doing much in this wori ol human redemption . He had been asked why he had cot brought forward the Lasd qnestion sooner ! The reason was obvious . They knew as wdl as him that the people were not ready to receire iu They were quite a different race of men
to what they were seme seven or esgnt years ago . They -were more intelligent bow than they were thaT ; aud = 0 « as be ; lor he had been jnsrrpctias them , ssd tuty had been instructing biie . They had grrei ! him all the useful information that be possessed . It was from his intercourse tritb them that be was enabled to maintain their cause wita be went into society . At the period he = pske ot , wben tbty saw an ox , they did iiot know wjiat made him fat . When they saw sheep aad pigs , and poultry , they w « e Dot aware tiatthe faith ws « tie n » material that prcJuocd them . IVow , however , they had learned this useful lesson . They had learned ihat ihe La > d was the raw miiterm ? from winch they derived all Ihat they stood in need of for the daSj sapply © f
their physical "wauls . Th » coarsesi berop , tie finest cambric were equally tbe prDduee of tbe Lasd and labour ; but that which be was labocrins ior was to bricgabont a chacgp that would Rive to tbe labourer ihe fruits of Iks industry by placing him upon the Lsxd , as the only means to give him a market for that labour which has be * n rendered ¦ valueless by the impiovements of machinery ; and his reasons for doing so were , because the labouring man had not the capital rtqmsire to purchase machinery and commeirce maunfactuj-Lrs ; but he has contained within bim = elf tht capital requisite to make the Lasb give Mm In return for * his labour FrerrtMae that be requires . " Let as see , " said Mr . CC" what tbe JaDd is Trcrib to those who at present
bold n . If we take this emmty ^ orth and South , we win see the political power which tbe land gives to both parties , la tbe Konh there is Lord Stanley wfcose JL&ys returns him to Parliament : and as Coloalal Minister is in tbe receipt of , £ 4 , 000 per aiar em , beside GovernnKnt and Church Patronage ; having the power to place his dependants in Government situations , and appoint parsons , and now and then a bishop , out of his own fami » y . This is what the monopoly of the Laxd confers upon Lord Stanley . In the Somh yon have Lord F . Egerton , with his Tast possessions in bind and coal Dimes ; and although the females are turned t > nt of the mines , theyare-stS ] a body of slaves npon his Lordship ' s Esiates = Z ^ ow it became his < 31 r . O'Connor ' s ) dmy
to give tbem an explanation of bis -nevra upon the spbjeet of the Laxd and the Charter . Some saortaghied people , that either conld not or would not sac , had said that he was abandoning the Charter fer the Lod scheme . It was therefore necessary flat be should tell that meeting , and , through it , tbe psblic , bis opinions . He would not give a farthing for lbs 1 a 5 I > "wiihont the Charter : for Trahout that , ihe landlords wonld sull Lave that political power which wonld enable ibem to < k as tisv always had , and always won 3 d do , until their monopoly was broken dovra , l-y placing ihe va ' e in the mas , independent of the Landiord ' s Laud : ac 4 this could only ,. be accomp&bed bv the Charter—( cheers ) . At the
Sune rime be was fully coavinced that tbe working classes bad it in their power at present to carry out on a large scale a prarfical experiment of what would be the re-airs of tfce small farm ty ? tem ; and tbis iroaid have a powt rful eSi-ct upon their fuinie progress . It miga : i > e said that the subject of a ^ nenkcre was no ! a new one . He admitted that ; but thai it bad only been discussed as a question beiwten landlord and tenant ; between monopolist and ami-monopolist . 33 any volumes had been ¦ writtcu upon ibe subject . Bat tbe immedia'e in terests of the working da « es bad been iefi who'iy out of view , lest a proper explanation of tbe ? ubject as regards tfceir interesis shonld deprive tbe landlords of that monopoly of legislation which the mal-appropriaiion of their estates confers upon
them ; and lest i : should deprive tie capHa&fc oi that slave labour by which be is eaabled to beard ricbes ; tie restricrioiis and condkio-js of the "one class creating an artificial surplus population iu the iabeur market for ike other claf =. h ' had L-cen s-aj < i thai we have tsken in several milJion acres of wa > ic tod ; aod stijj are eanuot grow a sugi .-ieuey of food * cr the people ; and therefore we ma-7 have an overispnlaron . He ( Mr . O'Connor ) xroma adiait ih ^ t S ^ Erdiepresecl rjstem there wa- ^ zi over paj - ' a-«* n . Bni whilst " be aummed that , he * :- « ^ ss av . are tha t whtre five mi'li-ir :- m n . h ' " 5 sa over-popn ; aiion und-r uu-i h ' - « -ia » - ^ ssiiciions and a Lad system ; tfeir ; y nsnr-oD- r » 'ii J P / ospsr sn the same country uiac ^ r a gvMi -j- ^ ra , ^ erefsre it is lbs dniv of ti ? e v / orki- U ch-se- ^ to
ffiate to acCOffipii-h so desirable s = oi- ^ r * - a ? Kx-acbe a = mauy of the TinwilimE id ' . r « niv . ib ? Land 35 po ^ stile , in cr < i * ar to sive &pr = « e » S iila < = tTa * i « i » of vrbat can bei « ne by placit : ^ 'af LaK'a > - « -r »• ' ~ - ^ La ^ d . By these mean ? tii ^ -j wo-js-j » ti : ct « 3 'ij ^ cpeai ? be Corn La"pr =, hj prj . iar . ug euou- _ h-lor ^ ea ^ Ives , witbout isavaig to -u ^ -ad u ; - » n . a fij ^ eigs conatry for their break f = t L '^ fwTv they could tat a . He contended that Eiachin ? ry , oi ^ cer tie f * e-^ Ets ystaii , was the ereaiest en- r < y cf ihe vtorkmp ^ sss , as weH as of kaorrifdr- ^ , morality , aad "Eeaom . Be complained not vj ihe use , but of ^ hx iEtSE , of machmtry- He would not wtJi to
seetts progress restrained by law . Tbe -RhoJ- ^ oise ^ saicfions which he would lay upon ii wroid be ^ t of fair competition fer its working in the free iabma- market . He would not say to tbecapi ' . alist , * aeUjer eottongnnner , iron master , or mme owner , Joa jiall not use machinery in your several trades ; ^ W would he lav a tax npon thai machinery , ^ ac ? e the capitalist aliraf 5 bad it i- hi * pcrwer io ffcd him = « rlf canaifS 1 , ai d " of tveB making proSi of Ja 2 ^ - The cfeaisge , ibtr-jfore , ti . at he would make * raid be tht : m ^ tea-I oi the m ^ lcr mcaiulactBrtT Sonyjtoihe Mnrket-T . iice or ibe t-f-liar , for the purjf 0 * bl biddisg Uk ihe labour cf au iinjiwciis-iit-d Sl of uiiwiUing idsj-s , vfLo ^ e very iiece £ siLu 3 ' ^ Pcaeu them iid only to -under bid each
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other , but to look npon each other with jealousy ; instead of sending him to such a market to purchase slaves , he would send him to the free labour market , where man would at least have that protection which wonld give him a choice in the selection of work . He would allow him to say to a man , earning by his own hand labour upon the Lasd a sufficiency to maintain himself and family in a state of independence and comfort ; a man in possession of tbe means to educate and clothe his children , and able to lay up annually wheTewilh the H old couple . ' in the winter of life , might live cheerfully , without being indebted to the alaashosse or bastlle ; he would let them * ge to a > m&Q placed in thesacircumsiances , and say to him , " it" you would
prefer house labour to field labour , the town fog to the conntry air , and thp gin palace to the lecture room , come with me , and yon shall have precisely the same rate of wages that you have been able to earn by your labour on your four acre farm . " If the man went , he would go of his own free will ; and to 6 pposehim would be tyranny . The manufacturer wonld thus be . obliged to measure his wages by } he standard oS the free labour market . This wonld of itself impose a sufficient and wholesome restriction upon machinery . By placing the unwilling idlers upon the Land , they -would at once restore to English manufacturers that character which . they gained for themselves when the wagefi for Labour -were satisfactory to their vrorkmen . Some
poor ihort-sighted creatures , who did sot know a potato from a hand saw , had been writing against tbe Iah ) as a remedj ; and ashed , did he ;( Mr O'Connor ) intend to force the people upon the Land whether they were willing or not ? He did no such thing . But by the adopuon of ibe small farm system , he saw that they wonld open a market for the labourer of those who were willing to leave the artificial market . "What he ( Mr . O'Connor ) wanted was this if there were three million x > f labourers in tne labour market , and two millions could supply the demand , be did not wish the whole three millions to £ 0 npon tfee Land ; nor the two millions ; but the one million : those who were a "surplus population" for tbe employers to lallhack upon . By
removing these to tbe Land , tbe masters could nol reduce the wages of the remaining two millions , by telling them that there was one million of men walking the streets who woald be glad to get work at any rate of wages . He Oir . O'Connor ) much doubted if the manufacturer was to go to the freo market , that he woul i get a man to leave his natural posiiion to ccme a . ^ ain into the artificial market . How -different -would be the condition of : the man on the Lxsd to tbe poor fellow -who bad to drag his irfant out of bed in the mbrfiiB 2 , and carry it upon bis back to the enamel house , ana be compelled to live upon the labour of hi ? infant and wile , whilst he walked tbo streets ! How di&rent the condition of the free labourer !
He ri-es in tbe morning and goes with pleasure to his labour , knowing that he is working for his own benefit . He leaves his wile behind to prepare ; he frugal meal , and to call up tbe children according to their strength . He i 3 enabled to have bis vegetables in a sound and wholesome state , and not half rotten , and only what the rich had refus-d , which 13 often the cas « with the artificial labtur « rr . llss milk is pure and not sonr , as the mauni ^ during labourer has to take it , with not unfrequtmly " the pump , the best cow in the dairy . " liaviEt said SO much npon the Land , he must now come to the Chaner . He was avraxe ihat vritcont political power the system never could be made so gn : « ra ] as to be of national benefit . While , on the other hand , he : did
not believe ibat any other inducement save that of tbe practical Tesuit of the plan 0 ! " mall farms , ever will be sniBeienily strong to produce such & public feeling as will bring into moral action such an amount of mind in lavour of both changes as ntithi-r ministers or party woalii dare 10 resist . Therefore , from this reasoning he thought that the possession of peliucai power was iaoispeus-ible as a means for making the plan of free labour a national benefit . He Was aL-o further of opiaion that no writing , no talking , no reasoning , would have the effect of eniis-tirg iu the suj . poit of the small farm piap , the one hundredth part of that thought ai . d nnnd which ibe practice , if seen , would prodnce . If in tbe neij ^ hbourbood of Manchester tnere were fotuk forty or filty families located upon the iaud , the f-cjory labonrer would Jake 3 walk on the Sunday : o vet
bow tbbir friends were going on ; and tbe decidtd alteration in their condition fcr the belter would make their months - « -a . it-r for the Ch&Tter . Mr . O'Connor then entered at grea ; length upon the condition of tbe labourers in those couniriet where the land was lzi out in small allotmints , as compared with the "working classes of thi » country , referring to France ai . d other plar < - <; . He theu , in a clear mannt-r , Showed that the Government had not paid that atteutitoi 10 agriculture that thty ought to have done . That wliibt they had chosen Ministers of nutmeg ; Ministers of sugar ; Ministers of cbffee ; Miuisiersof Jsaples bir-cuiti- ; ar < d . Ministers of spices ; no MiaLster 0 / agriculture had bet-n deemed neeessary . ! Not that he 1 bought if they had one , they wonld be any bfttc-r off , so lon « as the system lasted . He concluded by calling upon the people to unite for the purpose of carrying out their country ' s salvaticu .
At the conclusion of b . 13 lecture , Mr . O'Connor again arose , and Faid be felt bound to explain to the meeting hovr far he ecquiescd in and how far be disapproved of , the observations that had appeared in hiie Northern Star reiauve to the absent Dr . itPDouall ; when he expressed himself much to th * effect of hi 3 statement m another part of this sheet . It is not therefore necessary to repeat it here . Ai the conclusion of his remarks , a collection for il'Douall was made , smouiiimK to £ 2 14 s . Tie thanks ef the meeting was then given to jlr O'C . and the chairman , and the meeting . separated at near eleven o ' clock , all highly satisfied with tlie evening ' s * proceedings .
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^ GLASGOW . —A meeting , to hear the Treasurer ^ report as to the financial affairs of the A .-sociauon , also the report of committee appointed to craw up a plan ior the betttr organization of the city and suturb-, was held in the Young . Man ' s Acadtmy , College street , on Friday evtnrng ; Mr . J . Lang in the chair . > 3 r . Chisholm , in tbe absence of -Mr . Re = s , gave a Ptatemen t of the income and expenditure for tbe last six mouths—showing a balance in th . e Trei .-urt-r'H hand . Thu report was unairimoiWy approved of . Mr . Colquboun said it would now be necessary that they resolve whether the A * sociatiou should be continued for the ensuing year . True thev had not done a sreat deal during the year the * .
eiided . They had , however , maintained tneir posinon ; they "wire still masters of the fifld ; and he was happy to find they were clear with their worthy n \ 2 « urer . Ht to . aware they had many liiuVultkto con-ecd with . Their friends wtre becoming gradually poortr ; con « equtDtly , it was becoming more difficult to raise monty ; but , through pruaenct and per » ervance . he had no doubt , notwithstanding tLe altered cu cum * iaDces of the people , and the many stumbling blocks that bad been thrown in their way , but that tbe necessary m-and would still be forthcoming . He was desirous to see sooe alterations inibeirinies ; but be wished to kirp up the Association , both in name and principle , lie would therefore move that they resolve themselves again
into tbe Glasgow Charter Association . He believed that there was but one opinion amongst them asj to that " course . However , that resolution was necessary in point of form as their year vras then ixj , jc 3 . Mr . Smith seconded the resolution . He bsd eo Ouubt but the Asoiiation would , by pcrrfverauce and integrity on the part ol itK-ir fneuus , with the ai . era'ions that were abco : to be ^ n-g- sted in luc rales , and which he hoprd would be nisaunnou ? ly adopted , -ovjj be in as stiiaenlial a po-mon as was ever hc-itl » - }•« . « pw-j ...- t-f G . att ; ow . . Mr . ^ icott sai d if thip > ' ople wo- j ld be true to tht-m-elvts they would L . » d many rt-cdy to ro- ' -p -rate vi . th them ; but it v . oni « l depend on theni ^ H . > . H > - was still ready to nrnggk- vri » Ji them , pro ^ ioed in worlung ciasses
WGiid e-Onae k > rvrard ai .-. -ii-w their dttenainsiion ios * cure t « the vrhola commujij what he ( Mr . A . ) Lad his cla-s already po ~?< - « d . ilr . M'Uoual-l ? aid , he loutid the meu in his ? h . » p u .- earnest as auy men ; ih ^ r ^ was no chaii-. e of seuuuienl—th » y were ready to aci "with as icur .-i -n ^ y . iT as eve r ; he gave his « ord 3 i --uppcrt to the rer < -. u : son . Mr . Peaigrew—The people in hislocsiisy were as firmly attached to the Charter as at any ivrmcr period ; they bad been disheartened , but not chained in feeling ; circumstances contributed to cause mauy good friends to keep aloef for some time past -interested parties wS against tbon-the faa . on press was against S-lhey had been deserted by some who once professed friend ^ p ; ^ tbe worst of all obstacles mmmm
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¦ was of opinion they should have a gpneial association over all Scotland ; they should endeavour to come to a general understanding as to a given line of policy , so as to prevent , if possible , a recurrence of those unfortunate divisions that for some time past had distracted their ranks . He did not think they should be in a hurry ' in establishing the association for ibe ensuing year . Circumstances might arise that should cause them to remodel tba articles of the Association before many weeks went round . He would earnestly recommend to them the plan upon the Land , about to be issued by Mr . O'Connor . Mr . Colquboun said , as there was no amendment , ho would not trouble ibem with anything like a reply . He however begged -to observe regarding what fell ]
from Mr . M'Millon , that he , ( Mr . C . ) was entirely opposed to the establishing of another Central Committee in Scotland ; and as to Mr . O'Connor ' s plan , the resolution now . before them could be no obstacle in its way . He would assure his friend , Mr . 'j M'Millan , that no one could be more anxious to see I Mr . O'Connor ' s plan j and to give it every consideration than he ( Mr . C ) . waa . The resolution was car- { ried unanimously . . The Chairman then asked j whether the committee appointed to draw up new articles were prrpared to report ? Mr . Colquhoun , j on behalf of the committee , brought forward the report . He said it was thecoid rules amended , and he was exceedingly happy that tbe meeting and the
committee were unanimous as to the continuing the old association . He then read the rules both in the original and amended form . A considerable discussion took place upon the third rule , all , howevrr agreed as to the necessity of a change from tho original : ultimately-the . rules as amended by the committee was all but unanimously agreed to . The meeting was then adjourned to that night fortnight . These meetings not being confined to members , and aB business of a very important nature is to bo brought forward at the next meeting , it is hoped every friend who can find it convenient will attend . Place of meeting , the Young Men ' s Academy , No . 2 u , College-street .
DUBLIN . —Shortly after the usual hour of tho meeting of tbe Universal Suffrage Association , Mr . O'Hijjgins rose and said , that he was sure every member of tbe Association would concur in the propriety of adjourning tho meeting of the Association till that day week , as -a mark of respect for the feelings of their excellent talented and energetic Secretary , Mr . Dyott , who was deeply affected by the loss of a kind and good Mother , whose sufferings were of long duration , but which she bore with truly Christian Joititnde , and resignation to the will of Divine
Providence . Every one who had the pleasure of Mr . Dyou' 3 acquaintance would sympathise with him upon the present melancholy occasion . It must have been a source of no ordinary consolation to tbe bite Mrs . Dyott , that she was conscious of having bequeathed to Ireland , one fcterliug and uncompromising patriot ; a man whose punctuality , energy and perseverance set a bright examplo to overy one , and acted as a stimulus to the cause he espoused . The meeting was adjourned till six o ' clock ou Sunday , the J 6 ihinst ,
STALYBRIDGE—On Wednesday evening Mr . Leach , of Manchester , delivered a lecture in this place to a very numerous anil attentive audience , on the present state of political parties in" this country and Ireland . The lecture was listened to with th © most marked attention , and elicited the warm approbation of the meeting . It occupied nearly two hours in the delivery . LEICESTER—The last communication received from the mearcerated Cooper contained tha highly interesting iuformatioh , that the Stafford vigitins ;
Magistrates have allowed him all lm books , and free use of writing materials for his private occupation and to write out / tee letters per week . Also that Mr . Cooper has commenced hid beat intended creation , a poem entitled , '' The Pureatory of Suicides , " of which he has already written 270 Iine 9 in the grand Spcnserean siaiiza . Mrs . Cooper is improving » n heaith , and we hope in a fair way for recovery . T / 10 coxnunuee beg to acknowledge tnankfully the receipi of Us . f * d . for Mrs . Cooper , from ihe Shoulder ol Mutton , Notts , per James Sweet .
W . EDNESBURY . — On Monday evening , a meeting took place in the the People ' s Hall , to hear addresses from Messrs , Pyla and Wild , delegate * from the Coal , Lead a , nd Iron Stono Miners Association . Mr . William Thomason , who is a mcnib-T ber of the body , was ca'led to the chair , and Maico , in opening the business cf the meeting , tho oiytc ' . s of this Association . Ho » l .= o gave a sort of his'ol ^ of unsuccessful strikes for wages , and the increased amount of oppression they had fiitailed upon the coJlier . ' . After reading to the assembly the creWcutials of the two delegates , he introduced Mr . l ' yl ? i who addressed tbe meeting and gave an account of
the coal trade ; the grievances of tho miners ; tha prospects of the association ; and tho success attending his exertions among the coal miners of Lanark-hire , Ayrshire , and different parts ot Scotlaud ; and concluded by urging upon ibo men tho necessity of uuion for mutual protection . Mr . Wiid then addressed the assembly , and ga ^ o un account of tbe trade about Wakeiield , where the association was formed 1 and referred to tua own case as an illustration of the serfdom to which capital would reduce this numerous clasa unk-fs a powerful and perfectly legal combination wore formed . At the conclusion , the names of several men were enrolled as members of the Association .
There are prospects of great success opening out among the numerous coal and iron-stone population of Wolverhampton , Wednesbury , Bilston , Tipton , Princes End , Dudley , Dar iaston , and among the miners of Shropshire . A considerable body of men are now members of the new Union in Wtst Bromwich ; and when arrangements aTC made to meet other places , similar results will no doubt atteud their exertions . The harvest truly is plenteous ; may the operatives soon be united to obtain that protection for their labour to which they are in justice
entitled-HUM .. —At the usual weekly meeting of the Couucil , it was resolved , " That the C . ' iartjsts residing in the differeBt towns comprising tho North and East RidiDg districts , be again requested to correspond with the ChaJtista of Hull , on the propriety of re-organi 3 ing the districts and employing a lecturer . Communications from the Secretaries ol thediiferent Associations in the district , to be addressed to Mr . William Smith , 8 , West-street Court , West-strtet , Hull . SHEFFIELD . —The Conference . —Tho usual public meeting of the Chartist body was holdeu in the Fig-tree-lane Room , on Monday last , Mr . Green in the chair , when the / olSowing resolution , which had previously been agreed to by the Council , was adopted unanimonsly . Moved by Mr . Geo . Julian u That this meet
Harney , seconded by Mr . Parked - j ing having carefully considered the article of the Editor of the Northern Slur , on the subject of ' Organization , ' having fully weighed the objections of the Editor to the date » r \* . iRaH 5 fixea by us for the assembling of the Corsftrti . cn , are agreeable to its postponement to Tuesday , the 5 th of September , provided the mass of the Chartist body shall approve of that date . That a spetdy deci ? ion upon the several dates already proposed being indihpensible , we state for ourselves that whatever date tho majority of the Chartist localities may agree to wo will give it our support ; respectfully suggesting that the 5 : h of September will be the most likely to result ; in the attendance of a truly National Conference , and the adoption of an efficient Plan of
Organization . ' Mr . OTonnoh and the D ' . fence Fcnd—The balance sheet cf the Defence rum ! was then read from . Mr . O'Confler * it-Ucr in Jail weik ' s Star , the =. ta : cments of which letter wa- received with warm applau-c Mr Royston moved , i-ccendtd by Mr . £ viu = on , the following resolution— " That this meet- j ing has heard wjth full Kitis . ' action tho letter and balance sheet o » i ' ear ^ O ' lVi ^ .- r E , q ., as treasurer to the defence funU , and r .. iu . n ti . eir hearty tnanks to that geiiVien > an for hi * laborious services in the people ' s cause , a ? burin « h \ m c ; their unabated conn-• Jence and esteem , nolwkh-ianUing the uuceasing tfSms of vip . rou- fc 5 aa < kiers and dieappointed knares to depreciate him m the affections of the he has so iong and
working classes , whose r ^ l . - gallant l y advocated . " Air . Parkes at some length epekeic support of the rtoOiUiion , denouncing the slander .-r * .. i Mr . O'Connor , and warmly eulogising that gentkman . Mr . Julian llaiaey expressed the pleasure he felt at hearing the sentiments o { the -evenl speakers in support of the ress . lution . He denounced iho fiendish malice of the traducers ol Mr . O'Connor , who were insinuating that that gentleman had escaped imprisonment through some connection with the Tories ; the calumny was as much a libel upon him ( Mr . H . ) and the rest of tho defendants in the late trial , as it was upon Mr . O'Connor : and for his part , he ( Mr . H . ) denounced the slanderers as skulking traitors and coward y liars—( cheers ) . The resolution was unanimously
adoptea . Messes . Peplow , Leach , and Biilton . —Mr . j O'Connor ' s statement respecting Mr . Peplow was ; then taken into consideration ; also the totters 01 Mr . Leach , of Hyde , and Mr- Railton , cf Manchester . Mr . Julian Harney moved the adoption of the following resolution-:-l . " That in the opiwon , of this meeting Air . Pfplow is fully entitled to remuneration lor his loss of time , and the return
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of all expeBcea he may have incurred by the support and assistance he so generously rendered to our Cbartisfc brethren , at the Special Commission , and late Assjze at Stafford ; and this meeting cordially approves of Mr . O'Connor making Mr . Peplow the Baidt compensation from 'the Monies of the Generaj jDefejJce &md . " 2 ; * ' 1 Mia | this meeting has heard with paiaano * sorrow of the situation pjCMr Leach , of Hyde , and respectfully suggest to the contributors to the Defence Fund , that Mr . O'Connor should be authorised to afford to Mr . Leach ( who waa one of the defendants in the lat * trial , ) such assistance as will enable him to scud for his family from Ireland ; and this meeting fervently hoped that the Chartists of Hyde will aid
their zealous townsman in the restoration of his house , and placing him btyond the reach of the persecution of- his enemies , and the horrors of destitution . " 3 . " That this meetiug feeling deep regret for the injustice and hardship which Mr . Raiiton has suffered , as detailed 111 his letter in tho Star of last week , consider that while the Manchester Chartists should have prevented the appearance of that letter , yet that Mr . O'Connor cannot better apply a portion of the monies of tKe Defence Fund , in hand , than by giving to Mr . Railton such a sum as will enable him to recover the implements of his trade so necessary to him as a working man . " 4 . " That in tho event of no opposition being expressed to tho foregoing resolutions , we shall
consider that Mr . O'Connor will be sufficiently authorised to act upon them forthwith . ! this meeting expressing their regret that owing to local demands occasioned by the late persecution ,: it is not in their power to render direct aid to Messrs . Leach and Railton . " The above resolutions were severally seconded and Supported by Messrs ; Irvinton , Roys ton , Parkes , Briggs , Mellinch * Mason , and others , and unanimously adopted . Mr . Julian Harney read a lettf-r from Stockport enclosing a vote of thanks from the ( Chartists of that locality to tho Sheffield Chartibts , for their defence of the democracy of England from the calutnnous slanders of O'Counell in their letter to the Editor of the Nation , published in the Northern Star . The meeting then adjourned .
LEEDS . —The Election of an Executive AND THE PROPOSED C ' ON F liRENCE .- ^ At & UUtlierOUti meeting of the Ctmncillora residing in Leeds , In tb « Chartist room , Cheapside , on Wednesday night , Mr We&tlako in the ehalr . Mr . Brook ' moved , and Mr . Wood seconded , tbe following resolution , ¦ which w ; is carried unanimously , " That tbis meeting of Councillors la fully alive to to the great importance of the question of uniting t \ nd Organising tbe Chartist body , and would earnestly cail upon tbe country not hastily to adopt any thing that will have a tendency t © mar this desirable object
" That from a variety of circumstances which have occurred in the Chartist ranks , this meeting is of opinion , that th ( 3 election of an Executive at the present time would be productive of more disunion than has unfortunately taken place already ; and this meeting belives that the holding of a Conference would not realise the wishes of those who sincerely desire to see tho Cbaitist body firmly united together , principally on account of the limited nieni . o of a great proportion of the people not allowing them to stni ) delegates to represent their feelings on ntnny nu « - gestiocs that have been thrown out ; and consequently tbe business woald bo transacted by delegates from those places only who could nfford to send ; and Uim ? u Would comparatively be but a fragiherit of tbe country , so that wbsit teas adopted would mast likely nut be accepted by the country .
" Tt > at to prevent all cause for disunion * bis tneeUni ? would earnestly ; Tecornmeii < i to their Chartist brethren to adopt , until thu people are better preparvd , some such jliin aa that adapted by the Birmingham and Midland Comities Charter Association . This wil ) be the means of uniting more Srtnly towna and villages together , anil can bo effected at . 1 trifling cost , by holding the dulerate meeting in tbe centre of the district . " This meeting would therefore call upon the Chartists of Bradford , Sheffield , Halifax , Hufidtrstittlti , Dewsbury , am' othets in the West Riding , to take into their consideration the propriety of a delegate meeting to ascertain their sentiments upon tbis most vital question , to be boldin as soon as soon aa possible- ''
ROCHDALE-. —Last Sunday , Mr . J . Mills , of Whitworth , delivered two addrestsca in tho Chartist Room , which gave very general satisfaction to the numerous and repectablo audiences who were in attendance . Several new mombers were enrolled ; and collections yrere made after each address ' , which is to be given towards repavrinft the ' chuTch etepo ( a public thoroughfare ) . The wardens for the current year have made ; an appeal to the parish for a voluntary contribution , instead of a compulsory churchrate . Thejy were elected by the people in opposition to those proposed by the church party ; and they have made this'appeal against the expressed wish of the Vicar , who upon being asked by the wardens to preach a sermon and allow a voluntary collection to bo made , to assist them in making the said repair , he unhesitatingly refused . They then asked if he would allow another to officiate on the occasion in the people ' s own parish church , which , with all the humiliation of a ^ parish priest , he alfO refused .
On Tuesda y , Mr . Gammage , of Northampton , lectured in theCharti&t Room , to a numerous audience . He examined the various nostrums that had been proposed by various political and clerical quark ? for the 1 evils ia church and state , exposing their avaricious aud selfish designs ; directing our attention to the attainment of the Charter , as the only sure means whereby we could get out of the " rattle boxea" to the ciiltivatiou of the soil , which was the only sure remedy for the distress and grievances ot 1
which we so justly complain ; remarking , that > t wo had a democratic government more than one half of the taxes which wo were at present compelled to pay , might be applied , if necessary , to assist the people in the first instance to locate themselves upon and cultivate the laud ; and he concluded by exhorting us to bo forbearing and charitably disposed towards-each other , and by that means show to the world , ap m'en and as Christians , that we were not actuated by selfish or ambitious motives , but had a sincere desire to benefit each other .
OiDHAM . —Oh Tnursday the 6 th inst ,, Mr . James Leach , ot Manchester , delivered an excellent lecture in the Chartist Room , Greaves-street . The Room was crowded to suffocation .- The audience bore tho heated atmosphere with great patience , and listened to the lecturer with attention and becoming respect . The speaker dwelt largely ou the present position of public affairs , and in a most argumentative manner exposed tho fallacies of the 'free traders . " At the conclusion , he called upon any gentle man who might differ with him on any sentiment h- ' had advanord , to < : omo forward and he would discu - the subject with . ) im . No one appearing , the meeting separated after giving a vote of thanks to the lecturer .
On Sc . ndav , Mr . Davis delivered an addresj frou ; the liuwrao Of tin- . Och Chapter of Isaiah ' s prophecy ; also , on Monday , Mr . Halliday of this to » :: delivered an energetic ; nid s » ou ! - > tirring lecture , d . " the n ^ ce-.-ity of a Working Man ' s Hall , and ii ^ advautagts , " The lecturer brought forward a great mauy arguments to shew the benefits to be derived from such an Institution . On Wedkfsday last the following resolution wu ^ unaniniou-iy passed by the council , " That lecturi-ra w ^ hiug to vitit Oldham , must bs provided with testimourilfi , certifying their integrity aud fitness , sirfned k-y tbe sub-Secretary 01 irrespective l-ocamy to which they beloiig , oihevwist they will not be afiowed to lecture— IS ' . U .---AH communications for the Oldham Chartuts must bo addressed to William Hamer , Gret-nacre a Moor near Manchester .
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Leeds . —A . District Council Meeting will be holden in the Chartist room , tomorrow morning , at ten o ' clock , on important business . A lecture will be delivered in the same room at &i £ o ' clock in the evening . ¦ Mr . O'Connor will deliver three lecture in this town , on . Monday , Tuesday , and Wednesday , July 31 st , and August 1 st and ' 2 nd . Subject ? . " Ti 1 Land , the Charter , and the Repeal of tho L ' uion . " Particulars next week .
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London . —Mr . Wheeler will lecture on Mondav evening to the Chartists of Bermoadaey . Major Beniowski will ] lecture at the City of London Institution , Turn-again-Lane , on Tuesday evening . Subject : —Phrenotypics , or Artificial Memory ; admission twopence . Marvlebone . —Mr . Fanar will lecture at the Mechanic's Institution , Gircus-street , New-road , on Stibday evening next , July 16 th , at half-cast seven o ' clock . Barnsbury Park . —Mr . Fussell will lecture at the Flora Tea Gardens , on Sunday evening . Mr . Knight will lecture at the Bricklayer ' s Arms , Tonbridge-street , New Road , on Sunday evening . Mile End Road . —Mr . } Fussell will lecture on Sunday morning next ; Mr ] Benbow in the evening . Dean-street . —Mr . Skelt ' on will lecture at this locality on Sunday next , at eight o ' clock in the
e veiling . j An Harmonic Meeting will beheld at the Feathers , Warren-street , Tottenham Court Road , on Monday aext , at eight o'clock . The proceeds to be Kiven to the destitute Wife laud Children of Robert Wilde , of Mottram , now in [ the Knutaford House of Correction . j South London Hall 0 ^ Science . —Mr . Mantz will lecture here on Tuesday evening next ; subject , * ' The blessings and evils of Royalty . ' ' Stockport . —A meeting Will be holden in the large ruom , Militate , to-morrow evening , ( Sunday . ) Leicester . —Mr . Bair 9 tow . will lecture next bunday morning , at half-past ten o ' clock , in the pasture , on " Tho Government and th | e People ; " and preach in the Market-place , in the evening at six o'clock . Subject : — "The prospects and destinies of Man . "
Kkighley . —The next delegate meeting of this district will be holden in the Working Man'a Hall , Sun-street , Keig ^ ley , on Sujnday July 23 rd , at ten o ' clock in the forenoon . Dogates aro requested to attend from llaworth , Deuholme , Cullingworth , Wilsden , &c . Mt ^ sLKV . —A camp meeting will beholden at this place on Sunday the l (> th , and at Staly-bridge , on Sunday the 23 rd inst . j Nt . \ rroN Heath . — Mr . James Leach -willlecture in the Chartist room , Churchj-street , on Sunday the Kith inst ., at six o ' clock in the evening—Free Admission . J Rochdale . —A camp meeting will be holden tomorrow , Sunday , on Cronkey : shaw , to commence at two o'clock . Mr . J . M . L aoh , and several other speakers will be in attendance . Mr . Leach will also lecture in tho Chartist room , top of Yorkshirestreet , in tiie evening at half-past six .
Hull . —Mr . West will preach two sermons on Sunday next , in the afternoon , at half-paEt two o ' clock , on the Dock Greon ; Jaud in the evening at half-past mx , ia tho large room of the White Hart , Saithouse-lane . Mr . West will also deliver a lecture in the Freemasons' Lodgo , Mytongate , on Monday evening next ; the chair to be taken at eight o'clock precisely . Subject— " The signs of the times . " There will bo a mymbt'rV meetint : at the close of the lecture . Tin : South-Lancashire Delegate Meeting will be holden on Sunday ( to-morrow ) in the Brownstreut room , Manchester ; the chair to be taken at 0110 o'clock in tho afternoon . Cari'knteus' Hall . —Two lectures will be delivered in the above hall , on Sciiday ( to-morrow ) , by Mr . Win . Dixon . Mai « ci ! f . stur Chartist Yoimis . —Mr . Wm . Dixon will deliver a lecture on Tuesday evening next , for the benefit of tho Grammar aad P ! locution class .
Subject— "The principles of total abstinence , morally , physically , aud scientifically ! examined . " Halifax . —A delegate rorttinj ; of this district will be hi 1 J at Siddall , on Sunday , ( to-morrow ^) at iwo o ' clock in tho afteruoo / r ; each locality is particularly requested to send delegates , as business of the greatest importance will Ibo brought before the meeting , it is hoped that each delegate will be punctual to the time . { A Camp Meeting will be bolden on Illingworth Moor , on Sunday , July 2 ' Srdi Hollinwood . —Mr . A . F . Taylor , of Royfcon , will deliver a lecture in tho Chaijtin Room , Pew Nook , on Sunday next , at six o'clock in tho evening . A Tba Party will be holden in the Chartist Room , Pew Nook , on Hollinwood Wakes Monday , July 24 th .
Bradford . —On Sunday , the committee appointed to visit , Little Horton and George ' s-street , will meet ¦ xt nino o'clock in the Council Room . Mr . E . Hurley will lecture iu the Large Room , Butterworth-buildings , at seven o ' clock in the evening . 1 The Chartists . of Daisy Hill wi / 1 meet on Sunday morning , at ten o ' clock , { to take into consideration the plan of Organization , and report to the Council their opinion on the same . The Woolcombers , and oihers favourable to the land question , will meet at two o'clock on Sunday , in the Chartist Room , Bowling Back-lane .
The Chartists ot Mannmgham will meet on Sunday morning , at ten o ' clock , to re-organizs the locality . The old members aVe requested to attend . The Chartists of George-fetreet are requested to meet on Sunday , at two o ' clock in the afternoon . Tax Cuaktists of Little jHorton will me « t on Sunday morning , at ten o ' clock , in the School Room , Park Place . 1 Toweu Hamlets—The General Couacil of the Hamlets will meet on Sunday [ next , at five o ' clock in the afternoon , at the Standard of Liberty , Bttcklane . ] Mr . Mantz will lecture onj Snnday evening next , at eight o ' clock , at the Standard of Liberty , Bucklane , on the" Repeal of the Ujnion . " Oldham . —On Siaday , to-morrow , Mr . Davis will address tho peoplo <¦ > ¦ Oldhamjiu the Chartist room , Greaves-street , at six o ' clock in the evening . Subject -. —The rights of labour .
Woodhouse . —> lr . T B . Smith will deliver a lecture on Mesmeric-Phrenology , iu the Chartist Room , on Tuesday evening next , at half-past seven o ' clock ; after which experiments will be exhibited Admission one penny . On Thursday evening , Mr . S . will proiioh either ou the Moor or in the Chartist Room . 1 HoLuucii . —Mr . T . B . Smith will lecture in the Large Room . Holbcck Bridge * , on Mesmeric-Phrenulogy , on Wednesday evening next , at half-past seven o ' clock . Admission , one penny . Experiments wiil be exhibited after tho lecture .
Clfckheaton . —Mr . T . B . iSmith will preach in the CIik : > c 1 of the Christian Brethren , on Sunday Uo vuovrow ) , in tho afternoon at half-past two , and in the evening at six o ' clock .
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NEWCASTLE . GLORIOUS DEMONSTRATION OF THE MISERS ' UN SilEDDOVS HILL . A public mwHing of the scciaty of M'ners , was held ., 11 z ' io U \ jL . ck FeH , on Saturday , the iJth . It was by ¦ ar the larger mteting of any kind that has been held in this quarter'iince UU 9 . J We think there could not bo less than - ' 4 , 000 present , i ^ oug before the time appointed for the meeting , large processions of rhu brawney ^ ou . s of toil could be seen wonuinjr their way to tho place of meeting , preceded by colours
bi .-trine very appropriate mottoee , and m many instances by bands . We counted 120 digs flying in the bret z \ A mongst the mottoes \ jre ob- erved : —Lumley Colliery , k > Let Brotherly love continue ; " Gosport Colliery , " Through God weshajlldovaliently ; " Shotton Colliery , '' United we stand , divided we fall ;" CramUagton Colliery , two handU united . with" Union strength ; " Breckenbeds , The Northern Star , the people ' s friend , " with a copy of the Star in a frame , representing the Massacre of Peter loo , and Mr . Hunt ' s Monument . * ' A fair jday ' a wages for a fair day ' s work ; " " Love , Uuite , and be Free
;"—" Blest be the dear united love , It will not let us part , Our bodies may tar iff remove , We still are one in heart . " Besides many more which we could not copy . It is a clear proof of the organiz ^ djsia'c of the Miners ' Society , when upwards of 24 , 000 could be congregnted together , without any other public announcemen t than its appearance amongst the business of the last j i
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Delegate MVetip . p , iu the X&lhevn Stir , at theapy . r . \ ntp <\ hour , I 2 > Voek a r >< "on . Mr . . '• • ;!» --V ?' . ' . * MINQ v .- i- u : ia-.: ' " . i ~ ' ' 7 < . > r ; od t < 'b ¦ < '¦! u :-, > .- . ' : ¦ ¦ ' •¦ fly < ; . ¦ : < i 'h- pro •• : ¦ ¦ . ! ., ;«¦; by r ' aJrcir t -. ' « 'j ¦ . '' <> ' iti--ir i ;? c : i'iir . : » i > j « -xur- --inj ; hij » h .- > po that P 3 ' 4 i > ¦ ;« akfr would ; ., ¦ t 1 u > c I . 1 . i ;) g ,
pldtjjiug hioi .-v .-lf ft th- » famu time Jmd u < iy person differing in opinion from any speaker , would have the same privilege . He then introduced Mr . Benjamin Btnbieton ( an operative veteran pitman , and one that has always stood by his order ) who in a very appropriate speech moved tbe first resolution , which was ably seconded by Mr . Benjamin Watson ( likewise a working pitman , and a true friend of liberty to tho slave ) which upon being put to the vote waa declared carried by a vast majority : —
"That in the opinion of this meeting the recent adoption of the restriction plan has been highly beneficial to the miners of the North of England in general , and ought to be continued until the whole of our brother miners get employment . " Any person knowing the scheme ? resorted to by the Coal Kings and their Iackies to punish such » s were honest to their class by depriving them of their employment would at once see the necessity of such as were in work to restrict themselves to a certain quantity . It has bad the desired effect already ; it has been . the Of
means compelling many of the coal viewers to grv « employment to hundreds of their best men who otherwise wonld be sacrificed on account of his principles . We understand that the viewers had their minions there to vote against such resolutions as might be submitted , and thereby prevent their unanimous adoption , which would have been tho case if there Were none there but pitmen ; but as ifc was , it was carried three to one , which was a sufficient proof that the masters with all their boast and wealth cannot compete with the honest working men when united .
Mr . Wm . Hammond , another veteran iii the cause of the oppressed colliers , was next introduced , who , after expressing his pleasure at seeing so goodly a number present of his old companions in the good cause , if they had come there from choice ; he believed necessity to be the impelling power . Tha tyraumcal cruelty of their drivers was the cause that his turned his pleasure into sorrow . But as Hamilcar laid strict injunctions upon his infant son , Hannibal , to wage war for ever with the Romans , he , ra like manner , while tyranny and oppression lasted , would be prepared to lift bis voice against 11 i 2 * dvise nis brother slaves to do the same . ; * V'V aft u r e » ul »« ratinR many of the grievances of which the miners had to complain , moved the following resolution , which was ably seconded by Mr . Paul Atkinson , and adopted : —
* That in the opinion of this meeting , iudivulu&l colliery strikes ought to be cautiously adopted : aud that no colliery should strike until they have first tried every legal and constitutional means to remove their grievances . " Mr . Francis Smith was called upon to move the 3 rd resolution , which was seconded at great length , by Mr . Beesley , and agreed to unanimously : — " That in the opinion of this meeting , a law fund should be immediately instituted by the payment of One halfpenny fortnightly from each member of tho eociety" for that purpose . That a committee be forthwith selected 10 conduct such fund , and that all cases of grievances be laid before that committed previous to legal proceedings being resorted to . "
Mr . Cockbvrn in a very argumentative speech , very appropriate for the occasion , moved tb-e following resolution , which was seconded in a speech in a similar strain , by Mr . Samuel Kydd , and carried by deafening cheers . " That the best thanks of this meeting is due , and hereby respectfuliy tendered to the proprietor and Editor of the Northern Stur for their readiness on all occasions to advocate the oause of right against might , being the only journal in England whioh , in the opinion of thiB meeting , has unflinchingly take a up the cause of the oppressed colliers . " Mr . Beesley was elected lecturer for tbe Miner ' s Society . A vote of thanks was given to the Chairman for his impartial conduct inthechaii .
It Wd 3 then announced from the uhafr , that a General Delegate Meeting would be held immediately at the Mill House large room , where the attendance of the delegates from the different collieries was forthwith expected . The public meeting was then dissolved . The Meeting of Dkleo \ tes from each colliery in the Miner ' s Society commenced in the long room of the Mill House Inn , about half-past three o ' clock , Mr . George Charleton , of South Shields , was unani ' mously elected to the chair . Mr . Benjamin Embleton was appointed door keeper .
The names of the delegates were then read over , when each had to produce his credentials . It was discovered that the room was inadequate to contain the number of delegate ? present , and it was agreed that they adjourn to a field near the Inn . Prior to leaving the inn , we counted 150 delegates , and believe some to have arrived afterwards . The Chairman ha-siDK taken bis place , the Secretary read the minutes of the previous mooting of delegates , which were confirmed . The Delegate from Cramlington laid the case of his constituents before tho Board . The master 3 there had decreed that unless each man hewed tea
corves of couls per day . one penny per ton was kept off . Now the eeneral restriction admitted only nine corves for a day ' s work , and , the men hoped tha delegates would see the propriety of allowing them to put a stop to this system of plunder , by allowing them to hew ten corves daily , as they give as much for the tenth as for any two corves , if under ten . The subject was discussed pro and eon . The Delegate said he waa instructed to say that to show that it wa 3 not personal motives that induced them to bring the subject , forward , they were willing to sink the extra amount in the funds of the society ; it would' then do some honest man good ; but they could not reconcile themselves to stand with their
ey < . sopen , and see themselves robbed in this way . But at tho same time they were willing to stand by tbe decision of the majority . It was ultimately agreed that the miners of Cramlington restrict themselves to three shillings per day . The balance sheet of the society was next submitted ; . and , after some discussion upon it , five auditors were appointed to audit the books of the society , viz . Messrs . Bailey , Storey , Bulbeok , HaugfitOB , and Downs .
It was then proposed , on the plea of economy , that only ono delegate from each district be sent to the peneral Delegate Meeting in future , instead of one from each colliery , as at present ; when it was agreed that this resolution be held in abeyance , until the opinion of each colliery is taken on tbe subJLOt . A . Del-oate then proposed , That each delegate bo requested to lay the following suggestion before
his constituents at his earliest convenience , viz . — That the various contributions be for the future retained in each respective district , with the exception of £ ; iO to be always kept in the hands of the General Treasurer . Messrs . Richmond , and Martin Davison were suggested as Stand proper persons to become lecturers for tbis society ; and that this suggestion bo submitted to the different collieries previous to election ; any other mode being contrary to our former arrangements .
That no monies whatever be paid out of the general fund for strikes , or any other purpose , excepting for the organization of the society . Carried . That this meeting do now adjourn until Monday , the 24 th of July current , when it will be rer-urued iu Mr . Martin Jude ' s large and commodious room , Three Tuns , Manor Chare , Newcastle , at ten o ' clock in the forenoon . —Carried unanimously . The Seprrtary announced that there were
fourteen lecturers now employed by the society , and he was happy to iuform them that he had flittering ; accounts of the progress of the union in Yorkshire , Derbyshire , Staffordshire , Wales , Cumberland , Scotland , and all places where lecturers were sent to . The cause of right against might is daily increasing , and he hoped the day was not far distant , when 0 . 11 the miners of Britain and Ireland , whether lead , iron , stoiie ,- ~ or coal , will form cue mighty pha-! a .-. x , that could hurl defiance at tyranny and oppression wherever ic might attempt to rear its head .
A PUBLIC MEfcTING OP THE FEMALES of Gosport Fawd . ui , and Kenton Collieries was hold at the Jubilee Pit , Cox-lodge , on Wednesday evening la-it to take into consideration tho propriety of forming ' an association of the females of thai district to prev .-ut any future advantage being takon in iheouliay or { lie small pittance earned by tho oppressed collier ? , and used for tho subiiatencu of their families Mr .- > . Mary Walton , having been called to the chair * br . erly opened the proceedings , by stating the object for which they had mot , and introduced Mr . Beesley , who addressed Lhe meeting on the subject , in "rand ¦ style , for upwards ot an hour ; after which several of u- £ If 8 gave a statement of the grievances of which they had to complain , and the following resolutions were unanimonsly agreed to : " In . That we , the females of Kenton , i ' awdon , a . id Gosforth , in
public meeting assembled , do hen by pledge ourselves to pay ne more for such of the following articles as we may purchase than the affixed price ? , viz .: new milk , pint and half , Id ; old ditto , three pints , Id ; bntter , 8 d per 1 b . ; prime beef , 4 id per lb . ; prime mutton , "id per lb ; potatoes , &c . " to be referred to a committee to fix their price ; and that we will discontinue the use of such articles until they can be procured at that price . " " 2 nd . That thia meeting do further pledge themselves to use all means left them by the constitution to assist their husbands , father ? , brothers and pweeihearts , in removing the insufferable tyranny which is exercised towards the miners of Great Uritaia . " The meeting had to dissolve sooner than intended , in consequence of a thunder storm , which rendered it unoomfortat . le to continue out of doors any longer . There cor Id not be less than 5 ui > women there .
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