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retain the " doubt * ail ] , Mr- Psatt ! You know tha t you have certified them to be " In accordance with lawf * therefore , there can how be no doubt . " It is all certain ; sttbb ; complete . Eke ,-what ' s the use of you , or your certificate either ? But- while TnfD Pratt tells us of hb "doubt , " he does not tell us what caused that " doubt . " He does not say vhat the Bstnre of the ° doubt * ' was . We eanj therefore ,-only judge from the facts he has famished us with . He did certify that the rules , ¦ which he oace "doubted , " are "in accordance with law . " Another code of rules , precisely Bmilar in ^
particulars , with the single exception that the one , the certified one , enjoins and enforces Community of property , while the other pnmdes for individual possession ; a code of rules , precisely similar in every respect , with this one exception , has teen laid before him ; and he refuses his certificate on the ground that the ** objeets ^ nd means" do not come within the meaning of ths Act ? . It is , therefore , impossible to come to other conclusion than that 34 r . Tidd Pbatt deems the holding of property is common as the only iattpci pbisciplb of possession 11 His " doubt" could only be , that it would
he unlawful for a number of men to combine to procure for themselTes , individually , by united subscriptions , a portion of the soil : but that "doubt " was removed when he saw that the property they could by such means acquire would be holden in common , and fer common use . This at once removed the " doubt . * Other people , not yet convinced that Communism is the most perfect embodyment of B first principles " , and thinking that they can secure to themselves great benefits from the
possession of property by individual members ; property purchased by united subscriptions , seek for the ^ EOTEcnes alr eady given to comkusists ; and they are refused , Mr . Tn > D Pbatt ( who has given the Comjnuniste ' protectionJ % being of " opinion" that their " objects do not come within the meaning of the Law ! " What a premium is here held ont for men to become Communists ! ** Do this " . says Tu >» PbaU , " and I vUl give you the Protection of the Laze ? " Do te sot , " says the same official , xsn 1 TTILX WITHHOLD 1 HAT yfiOTECTlOS '' !
But there is another point . Hi 3 ** attention has been called to the 39 ; h Geo . III . c 79 , and the 57 th Geo . ILL , c . IS , which provides that every society , except of a TeHgioutfot CHAKTiABLKiiatar 6 only , which
shall be composed of difLrent divisions or branches , &c « fce ^ shall be deemed and takenfor an unlawful combination and confederacy , " Well , here is the whole matter . Ooi ' s ia a society for Mutual Beseftt . It provides machinery for seenring that Benefit to © very one ^ of its members . That Benefit Ib , the purchase and occupation of Land , whereon to employ themselves , for the support of themselves and their families . B not this % charitable object ? Could there be one more charitable ! Thejpeople are starring . They are anemplojed . Those whojhave employment , have not wages sufficient to purchase for themselves the
merest necessaries of life . A society is here organized , which will enable these men , so circumstanced , to become placed in an ixdepbkdest position , pro-Tiding for them employment , and & field en which to exercise theirindustry . What could be more charitable ! Besides this , Benefit Societies have always been held to be societies organized for charttable purposes . Is ours a Benefit Soeiaty 1 To have refused the enrolment , Tidd Fbatt should have shown that there is no Betcpit connected wjtb it . This he cannot do ; and , therefore , he was bound to enrol it , as a charitable society , had he fulfilled the requirements of the law .
At all events there isJasJmuchJBKKEFrr in our SoeJety , as in the Society Tidd Pbatt has already enrolled ; unless indeed he deems Community of Property to be the greatest benefit of all And that society is a society ** composed of different divisions and branches , acting separately and distinct from each other . " AH this Hx . Tidd Pbatt ha&certified to be * in accordance with law : " therefore the Acts he has referred ns to , will not help him out of the mess . But then hb has refused to certify . What are the sext steps to take ! The act lOJi George 1 T c 56 , section 3 , ? ro-Tides : —
"In case any such barrister or advocate shall refuse to certify all or « ny of tbe rules so to be submitted for Ms perusal ana examination , it shall then be lawfn ] for any such society to submit the same to the coon of quarter sessions , together with , the reasons assigned by tea said barrirer or advowte , in writing , for any socb rejection or disapproval of any one or more sacb rates ; and that the jnsfices at their said quarter sessions « h » n and may , if they thicfc fit , confirm and allow the ame , notwithstanding any such rejection or disapproval by any such barrister or advocate . " In connection with this clause , which we have guoted from Mr . Tidd Pratt ' s own edition of" The Law relating to Benefit Societies , " there is a footnote from the pen of Mr , Tidd . Pbatt himself , which Bays : —
" By tfce previous clause , the barrister , &c , a \ o point oat in -what part , 2 any , the mles submitted to Tifm are in his opinion repugnant to latr , is . ; aad the jTOTiiioEB of this section are intended to give the society an appeal to the sessions against his refusal to certify . - Here , then , is a power of appeal given . That power wDJ be exercised . At the next Quarter Ses-Hons the appeal will be made ; and if it should
happen to be . unsnccesEful there , —a contingency not Tery likely to happen , —application will be made to the Court cf Queen ' s Bench for a Mandamus , to compel Mr . Tidd Psatt to do his dnty . And if the affair shouldgo so far as that , there cannot be two opinions as to the result . The Conrt wiil only need to be shewn that Tidd Pbatt has refused to do for us what he lias done for others ; and the partiaKly of his actions will , no doubt ,. be Tisittd with -heavy judicial censure .
But what is to be done in the meantime ! Are we to stand still ? Are we to allow timid fears to deter ns torn all action I Ars we to conjure up every unlikely difficulty ; and fancy every imaginable array of opposition ! Are we to try to alarm , where no alarm seed exist 1 or are we to try to go unitedly to work , to make the best of the circumstances in which we find ourselves p l aced 1 Are we to sit toaiching each other , and trying to catch at words , for the purpose of thwarting the great object all profess to nave at heart 1 or are we to lend every aid in a kind and friendly manner , to overcome the obstacles thrown ia our pain !
Should wenot imitate the condnctof our Executive They harp looked at the position in which we are placed . They have determined on action ; bnt btiil action in accordance with lave . Thjs ess bb dohb . This must he-done : and when the enrolment is obtained from the Courts of Law , then we shall be ready io brag into roll operation all the parts ef our Beneficial Plan . Here is the address of the Executive : — SHE EXECrilTE COlUilTTBX TO THE CHABTJST 5 .
Hevibc as yet been BnEneeessfnl in onr endeaTottr to secure the Enrolment of the P ^ sn of Organizition , as framed asd adopted by the people ' s delegates , assembled-at BiraiiBghsHi , on the 5 : h of Sept . last ; and CDSTTZvct of the pressing important of itmsediaie and ddermiizal action an the part of the British democracy , and feeling satisfied of the strict tqpliif of our proceedinss , vehaTe resolved to enforce at 05 CE the New Plan ef O-rgainzation , with snt >> alterations as the emergency leccasiosed l » y the insolence of a dictatorial * ffid » l ) may require . The time has arrired -when the least sign of timidity oa our part "would only serre to encourage that raisDant mint of derpoiian "which an irresponsible
GoTcrninent exniblts in their eTery act , acd fnrnuh tbt-Ej -with an spolcgy . for any stretch ot rizst arbitrary power -which the-y » re ueTer siotr to enforce , and "which Lbs called forth this appeal to your patriotism and your idess cf right and justice . 2 ? ofrwithstandiEg the j hesitation expressed by some friends , we see in the j present nsoaentous aspect cf affairs th ' e greatest 1 danger from dri&y . Of that we have already had ] too much . Hie crisis for action and can- j lions resolntton re at hand . We must not
allow theiDecal conduct of usurped authoriry to'turn j Bs fron cur comsa . Our business is to adTance- 3 to j txinmpb J J This can only be achieved bj an effectarp ] Orgaaintion , backed up by a genuine public spirit , dirfccted with € Eergy , ' di £ cretiou , and determmattou . j In pun-usnce ' of this ctjvd , we beg to call your attecl ] tion to the folio-sriig fasimcticnsj "srhieb we have every j reason to believe yrhl be Etricllj adhered to : — 1 st Csrds cf General Kembfership are prepared , and irSl be immediaseJy vr&ESEutted to any locality desiroaa
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to enrol under the banner cf the New isiociation . Ths price of such cards will be 16 s . 8 d . per hundred . 2 nd . Branch Boards . —The word " Locality" must be substituted for the word " Branch ; " « ach locality - o form part of the steneral whole , haTinsj resident in it a portion of a General Board of Councillors , including a snb-Treasurer and sub-Secre ^ ry , who shall be appoiEted every Qoarter by the ExecnfiTe Committee , from lists prepared by the localities for their inspection . 3 rd . District Council—A General District Council , composed of residents \ - \ the several Districts , win be appointed by the Exerntiva Committee , in exactly a similar manner to the General Board of Councillors .
4 th . All monies muvt be made payable to the Treasurer , F . O Connor , Esq , care of Mr . John Cleave , Shoe-lane , Xondon ; and by the same post a duplicate , specifying the sum transmitted sent to the General Secretary , Tl M . Wheeler , 2 * 3 ^ , Temple Bar , London , who will not be responsible for any sums sent , In ¦ which this instruction is not strictly complied with . < N . B . This does not apply to the Yictim Fond ) . Brother Chartists , if these directions and iaeb others as may , from time to time bs issued , are carefully complied with , we cats so fear for the result . The Organization will be kept intact , and the danger of illegality obviated .
In conclusion , we call upon ysu to act becoming the high character for perseverance and energy which yon have hitherto maintained . The eyes sot of England only , bnt of the whole world , are upon you . Let the genius of Chartism arise from its slumber . Let it become the rallying point for the oppressed millions of the sons of toil . You have a bright future in prospective ; cheering accounts arrive from all quarters of the empire . They are rolling in from the North . They are echoing from the South . The Bast and the West are awaking at the sound . Even London , the mighty helot , is arousing herself at toe trumpet Mast of liberty , and will ere long present itself at tbe genial
basqaet of freedom's sons . We only need a oneness of purpose to pervade the wbo ' e of our minds ; to throw past dissensions and jealonsita to the winds ; and the mighty work ef a nation's regeneration will ere long be accomplished . In this undertaking , we , your duly appointed servant * , shall feel proud of taking the lead . We will never call upon von to follow in a path in which we ourselves are not prepared te brave every difficulty and danger which may occur . Yours , in the cause of democracy , Thomas Clark . Henbt Ross . Fkabgtjs O'Consob , Treasurer . Philip M Gbath , President Thomas Mabiik Whbilbb , Secretary .
Now thus far we can venture , without \ nfrmgmg on any law . And thus fab , will be a good way towards the perfect developement of the whole Plan . The good work has already begun .- In Manchester
1 , 3 00 CHARTISTS have enrolled their names , and taken cards . In Huddersfield , 225 have followed the good example . In Bradford 220 have done the same . Is not this a good beginning ! Is not this pretty fair , for one man ' s work ! Will not the other " localities" " and do likewise" ?
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OcbSottth Wales Cobbespohdxnt , in the dmbo of MB . Williams , who is now in London , begs to thank the many kind friends wh « forwarded the required copies of the Star , and to assure them that they shall be made & good use of . JIbs . Duffy , widow of the late James Daffy , returns her sincere thanks to the ' Chartists of Manchester gener&Uy , and the Committee in particular , for the kind and generous aid they have rendered her , by attending to ber husband during his illness , and so respectably interring him when dead , and assisting her since her unhappy bereavement Mrs . JX specially thanks the Painters and Tailors of Manchester for their kiniinwM . As many friends promised to assist Mrs . Daffy ia ber straggle with the world's
difficulties , —If they have collected any monies , they are requested to forward them to Mr . James Leach , bookseller , Oak-street , Manchester . The Poets—The " Sons of the Muses" who have tent us their favours during tbe last week or two , must wait with patience till our stxt , whea publication or condemnation shall be Impartially awarded . Ebbata . —In the subscriptions for tbe Victim FoBd , received by Mr . O'Connor , and acknowledged in our last , was seven shillisgs from James Ward , Belfast It should have been— " A few Chartists , per J . Ward , Belfast " Liyebpool—We cansot insert the report of tfee meet * ing sent We r « fuse 4 to publish tbe communications from tie other party , and we therefore repeat the
refusal in the present ixutaocs . We wi 2 i hare nothing to do with local squabbles , oor squabbles of any sort if we can help it The pnblic io each locality should best judge of all local disputes , and the Liverpool Chartists must be tbe best judges of tbe characters oi their " leaders . " We will have nothing to do with it The Colliebs op Clat cross wish the Executive Council of the Miner ' s Atsociation to communicate with them . They are desirous of receiving instructions , as they are anxious to join the Aesociation . They are above three hundred in number . Davtd Potts . Bibmisgham . —The reason why his resolution wjs not inserted , was , because there was so day or date given on which the meeting was to take
plare . A CHabtist —Mr . O'CoDnor was not at—and therefore did not address the Ctlt&orpe-streeC meeting THb Tjctjm Fcsd Committee request us to state that tlit letter from Ashion-under-lyne , on behalf of Tear ' s wife , has been taken into consideration , and that the aid solicited cannot be granted , as they have a resomtion on the books binding them to relieve those only who-belonged to the Chartist body . The address of the Secretary is Mr . Edward Clark , 37 , Henry-street , Oldhare-road , Manchester ; to whom all letters must be addressed , pre-paid , or they wil act be received . To Combibctoss . —Owing to the absorbingly important events of tbe past week in Ireland , we have
felt ourselves compelled to taie up as much as o > 'BFOUBtH of our Paper with IriEh ntwa only . Hence we have been most reluctantly compelled to set aside for this week many valuable coutibutions , including letters from Mr . GFalpin , ' Gracehus , " Messrs- Clifton and Morrison , the correspondence between P * trick O'Higgins , E- - q-, and Tom Steele , < kc , * c , && We have also been compelled to again postpone tb # AdiTsss of the Operative Sawyers ; " and leave unnoticed many communications left over from our L-si . Lastly , we hava been compelled to curtail very considerably tbe report of tbe Manchester Demonstration . This we could not avoid . We have only a limited space ; and when that is once filled we can give no more . We shall endeavour to bring up arrears
next week . DlSTBICT MBETIKGS , AND DlSTBICT LECIEREKS . — In answer to several icqiirers , we have to say that we set no reason to depart from the plan of convening District meetings and appointing District Lecturers , that has obtained for the last two years , until tbe new Plan can ba brought Into full operation . What has served before , will surely serve again . There is not much cause fur alarm ; Government have , just now , " plenty '' -to-do . without being very particular or very prying about tha Chartuts . The idea that Sir Robert is watching us , " like a cat setting a jnous 9 « hole , is certainly far-fetched , when we call to mind what is pawing in Ireland , Wales , and Scotland . Government will be very alad to let the Chartists
* -be , if they will only behave anything like quietly , ¦ while the " accounts" of other people ate pui-i off . Besides , * - Chartism is ttown . * Government will not do anything to revive it , until they have settUd scores with Dan , Rebecca , and tb « Scotch Chcbch folks . Wben Sir Robert has nothing more to ao w < th those parties , than he has with Chartists at present , he may possibly give us a tasU of bis loving-disposition : but till then , we opine , " be ¦ will be quiet , if we wilL ' Lfct all , then , go on , as far as District Meetings are concerned , as it has gone on for the passed two years . Mr . Ca"SDT , of Bbistol . —As we find from a communicstiun seat by i > ur good friend . IIt . W . H . Clifton , that Mr . Caadr has not performed his premise made
to us in writing , to " retire from the movement " sooner than have certain ficls we were in possession of . made pnblic ; we have sent tbe correspondence that we h * ve had tcith Mm , an < 4 respecting him , to Mr Simeon , of BriBtol , to be by that gentleman read to the Cbartists of the Bristol locality , that they may take sach steps as the occasion calls for . We desire him ta return it , when that use has made of it ; and it shall then ko to the Executive pi o tern . The " Leagce . *—We have not yet received the 2 nd Number of the League , alth&ngh the Siar was duly forwarded land vfiil continuejto be ) in nchange , a ? r = ?« ftcly to the request in their circular . Tbe Leoput folks must mind their P ' s acfl Q > . They must not give us occasion to say that their " free-trade " means anything bnt fair trade . Wests Defence Foud—Mi . John Ross , of Derby , vmtesTis that the £ S 10 s . from Bslper , in the Balance
Sheet of the above Fund published in the Siar at Sept 30 tk , should have been £ i . List of SX 5 BSCBjptio 5 S . —We had these in type . Indeed they appeared in out first Edition : but we hava bten obliged to displace them to make room for the oatter brought by Friday ' s post Messbs . Cobdin akd Bbigbt at Wobceseb . — We have received an interesting account of the meeting with these gentry at Worcester the other dcy , ¦ which we are obliged to keep over till n * xt week . We much wgret this , but have bo alternative . Tte conduct of the meeting to «» Tfis Mr . Mason , who appeared to controvert Mr . Cobden ' B positions , was disgraceful in the extreme : so much so , that Mr , Cabden felt himself compeDed to challenge Mr . Mason to a full diaensaon cf the Corn Law qnestion . It is nesu ' iesa to say thtt Mr . ~ Mason instantly accepted it : and we tope that ha will cold Mr . Cobdeu to his promise .
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MEBTING AT ST . HELEN'S . The Liverpool Times of Tuesday contains a report of a large meeting of Colliers , held the previous day ( Monday last ) , at St . Helen ' s . From it we extract the following : — The place of meeting was the Moor Flat , and although the -weather was extremely unfavourable for an open-air meeting , there were present from 1 , 500 to 2 000 person ? . The chair was taken , shortly after eleven o'clock , by Mr . Henry Tindal . The Chairman , after a few introductory observa 6 fons on tbe nature of tbe meeting , said that the first re solution which would be proposed was to the following effect : — " That it is the opinion of this meeting that tbe present rate of wages ia not sufficient to maintain the colliers and their families . "
Mr . Beekt then addressed the meeting . He said that he need only ask the public to look at tbe Miners cbeeks , to convince them that the rate of wages was not sufficient . At the present time , tbe rate in that district was about 2 s . a day . and how was & man to maintain himself , a wife ; and four or five children on that 1 Yet for that small sum they bad to work trom twelve to fourteen hours & day in the sunless mine . Were they not , he would ask , worse off than tbe African slave ? Tbey were , and the question was , bow this evil was to be remedied . They had already tried their sectional unions and partial strikes , and those bad done no good ; and they must , therefore , as the only effectual remedy , join tbe Miners * Association of Great Britain and Ireland . They would extend their union from John o'Groat's bouse to tbe farthest end of Cornwall , and into Wales and Ireland .
The Chairman , after a few observations on the hard toil of tbe miners , and on the manner in which tbey were oppressed , said tfeat the second resolution was , " That in the opinion of this meeting , the miner is entitled to a fair day ' s wages for a hard day ' s werk . " Sir . Henbt Bublet then addressed the meeting at considerable length . He said that a person who had never before been in the county of Lancaster would , on entering it . see at occe that it was a great mining and manufacturing county ; and he need hardly tell the meeting that its vast commerce and its manufactures w « re almost all carried on through the medium of coal works . Was it not right , therefore , that those men who were employed in retting from the bowels of the
earth so valuable an article , an article adding to tbe wealth and comfort of mankind , should themselves be comfortable and happy ? To say the least of it , they ought to have a living for their labour . Tbe speaker proceeded at length to illustrate his subject by particular eases , and asserted that the masters who were determined to obtain custom by low prices at first resorted to the method of substituting , without notice to the men , tubs that contained much more than the stipulated quantity . When the men detected the imposition , tbey grumbled , but quietly submitted , thinking that by tasking their energies , and working an hour or two additional , they might still reatfza the same amount of wages . In timer however , the other masters followed in the race of competition ; they reduced prices ; and then those who had taken the lead reduced the rate
of wsges , to enable them U > make a still further reduction in the price . ' Thus , without there being , as the speaker contended , any necessity for this competition , which he attributed solely to the desire of the smaller capitalists to secure as great a return for their money as tbe larger capitalists , wages had been reduced , until the miners were now earning , in many places , little more than a penny an honr for their heavy labour in the sunless mine . This system had eventually been found to be prejudicial , not only to the- employers and to tbe employed , but to the shopkeepers and others dependant on the working classes . The only remedy for this , the only means of rairing ihe wretched , oppressed , and miserable miner from bis present condition , was , as he had before stated , to join the union , v . hich was now progressing at a railroad speed .
Mr . Thompson , of Newcastle , was the n « rt speaker , In 1831 , he said ; it was supposed by the employers in tha north country that their colliers were working to the utmost stretch of their physical powers , In a reasonable way , and tbey agreed to ( rive what they considered a fail rate of remuneration . The men accepted It ; but in Uie course of the year they found out that the tubs , which ought only to have contained 20 pecks , contained on the average 27 pecks , and that when they wrought by weight instead of measure , they were getting 7 cwt . instead of 6 ^ . This , it would be at once seen , would make a considerable difference in a year , when there was 45 . 000 men employed . In one instance , however , It was found that a tub would contain 41 instead of 20 pecks . The consequence was that tbe miners employed
a man at 18 s . a-week , to see that the coals were properly weighed , and after paying his wages , tbe men at that one colliery wen clear gainers to the extent of £ 95 In another colliery , however , tbe Injustice was not remedied until the men struck , and even after that aomd new tubs , which were represented » s fair , were foisted on tbe men . Instead , however , of containing 20 pecks , they contained 30 . —( Cries of Saame . ") The speaker after deprecating local strikes and local unions , proceeded to say . —The miners must therefore co-operate throughout th > whole of the coal districts in Great Britain and Ireland . They would enter into a bond ; and this must extend the length and breadth of the empire , ao that there might be an understanding
between all tbe working colliers , and that they might all struggle together , at the same time , in England , Ireland , Scotland , and Wales . But they did not want -to strike . Strikes were bad things ; they were evil things ; they were considered injurious both to the employer and the employed . By the present rate of remuneration , however , they were clammlni ? to death ; and he thought it was mush better to clam to death in a state of idleness than id a state of bard and nnpaid labonr in their pits—( cheers ) . They asked for a fair remuneration . If the masters granted it , they would not strike ; but if they would not accede to it . they ( the men ) should be compelled te strike , and that would be a dire consequence , in tbe present state of tbe empire . '
It was then stated that delegates were to be elected for St Helens , to attend tbe National Conference of tbe Colliers , at Newcastle , on ths 3 rd of November ; but , in consequence of the heavy rain , it was agreed that tbe election should be made at tbe meeting of delegates from all tbe oolleries in tbe neighbourhood which was to take place immediately after the close of tha public meeting . The meeting , which was throughout marked by great order and decorum , concluded shortly before one o ' clock . None of the persons present seemed to be awBre of tbe fact that the proprietors and workers of the cool mines in the neighbourhood of St . Helens have no % only agreed to raise the price of coals from Ss . to 5 ' . 10 il . per ton . but that they have in a circular given notice to that effect to their customers .
[ We learn from our correspondent that the meeting unanimously passed a vote of thanks to the Proprietor and E . litor of this paper , for their advocacy of tbe Golliers' rights . That vote the LiverpooC Times very generously burked . E . N . S ] The delegate meeting commenced immediately after , at the bouse of Mr . G . Button , there being a great number « f delegates in attendance , Mr . G . Harrison acted as president , and tho following sums wero paid in : —Lane Ends , Over Button , £ 3 13 a ; Grapes Inn , Kingley , 10 s 2 d ; Bowling Green , HaUhaw Moor , 8 s lOd ; Horse Shoe , Ringley , 4 s 6 ti : Rose , Standish Gate , Wigan , Ss ; Hnyton Lodge . St . Helen's . 83 2 d ; Prescott , George and Dragon , 12 s lG ^ d ; Nelson Tavern , St Helen's , 14 s lOidj Horse Shoe , Parr , £ 1 0 b 8 % d ;
Parr , Bridge Lodge , 10 b 4 d ; Finch , St . Helen ' s , 10 s 6 d ; Angel , * 8 o ., 14 s lOd ; Wellington , do ., 8 s 6 d ; Boyal © ak . Parr , 6 slO ^ d ; Haddock Colliery . £ 1 14 s 7 ^ 1 , Blackley Hurst , " £ l 5 s 8 d ; Mother Lodge . Bolton , £ 2 3 b £ d ; Brown Cow , Wigan , 12 s ; Rope and Anchor , do ., 23 a 7 < J ; Colliers'Arms , Ince , 6 t l . j-1 ; Anjrel Lodge , Scboles . £ l 5 s ; Amberswood , £ 1 3 s 3 d ; Black Bull , Pemnerton , £ 1 12 s 2 d ; Hand and Heart , Hindfey , Is 20 d ; Millstone , Wigan , 7 s Id ; Bridge Inn , Standish , 173 9 d ; Balcarras Awns , Scboles , 5 s 11 , ^( 1 ; Duke of York , near Wiyan , 12 s ; Crofters Arms , Wigan ; £ 1 14 s 2 d ; Commercial Lodge , Over Darwen , 10 s 6 d ; IF-pholland , £ l 5 s 8 d ; Fleece Lodge . Balton , £ 2 3 s 1 J 1 ; Biacb Hnre ? , Blackrod , 6 ~ lO . Jd ; LaneEnds , AspullMoor , £ 1 3 s 3 J ; Colliers' Arms , New Spring . £ l 123 4 M ;
EdgtGreen , 16 * 4 d ; C > ppall 7 s 4 d ; Wballey ' smen , 8 s 6 J ; Bradford Colliery , 6 * 7 d ; Ciayton Colliery , 18 s lOd ; Hurst Broofc , 10 b 2 % i ; Littie Lever ; £ 1 4 s 94 ; Westhonghton , 43 6 d ; Oidbam , 10 s ; Peudlebury , 15 s lid ; Gceea Bam , Blackrod , £ 1 9 d ; Red Lion ditto , 5 s Id ; Patricroft , £ l 3 * 4 d ; Top-o ' th Lane , 4 s 4 d ; Bacop , £ 2 ; Hanging Bank , £ 1 9 *; Gjod latent , ditto , 15 * Si ; Darey Lever , 183 4 d ; Jolly Carter , Aspoll , 10 a 3 d ; Fsrnbill , 4 s 3 d ; Ratctfffe Colliery , 16 s 3 jd ; Bank Top , 4 s 4 d ; Stand-lane , Pilkington ; 3 * 6 d . Total . £ 48 8 s lid . The case of tbe BlBcklcyburat and' Cumberland Miners were then taken into consideration , and a resolution was agreed te for a levy of threepence each member per week towards tbeir tupport . Toe delegates then paid in the following sums for these special otj .-cta : — L ^ neends , Over Hulton . 12 s lid ; Rose Eodge , Wigan 18 s ; Angel , ditto . £ 1 3 d : GooBe Green , 17 s 6 d ;
Railway Tavern , lls 3 d ; RedLum . Aspull , £ l 153 ; Black Bull , Pemberton , 5 s Hand and Heart , Hindley , 16 a 63 ; Gibraltar Lodge , £ 1 7 s ; dlUeis Arms , Blackxod , 6 V S % d i Bridge Inn , 8 taudish , 6 s 8 ^ ti ; Pack Hot se , Pembtrtop , bs ; Whalley ' s Men , Ta 9 i ; Brown Cow , £ 110 *; Crofter's Arms , 18 s 61 ; k Coiliers Arms . New Spring , £ l 18 s 93 ; Windmill Tavern , 5 s 6 d ; Colliers Arms , luce , 13 s 6 d ; Amberawood , £ 1 12 s ; Swan , HinJley Green , 17-s 6 d ; Balcarres Arms , 8 s ; Fleece Lodge , Boiton , 12 a 3 d ; Jolly Carter , Aspull Moor , 10 i ; Bradford , 15 s 3 d ; Ciajtoa , 14 s 6 d ; Hurst Brook , 8 s 3 d ; Red Lion . Blackrod , 103 ; Fainhill . 8 s 3 d ; Pendlebury , llsta ; T * p- ' oth Lane , 18 s 4 d ; Bicup , 15 i 9 d ; St . Helens , £ 6 7 s ; Blackley Hurst , 12 s 10 d . —It was then axreed that a public meeting should be holden on -Hurst Bruok , near ABbton-under-Lyne , on Monday , October 23 rd , and a dties ate meeting immediately uf ter at the Colliers Arms , Hurst Brcok .
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THB Potteries . —A public meeting of the Colliers of the potteries was holden on Monday , at the Crown Bank , Hanley . The tain commenced fatting at one o ' clock , and continued very faejivy all day . There were at least 2 . 000 Colliers present . The Lane End men brought a band of music and flags j and a very imposing procession . was formed to the , place of meeting . Mr . Joseph Alfred was called to the chair , Tae following resolutions were adopted : —L *• That it is the Opinion of this meeting , that sectional or partial unions can be productive of no good , and that nothing ahort of a union
general will better the condition of the Miners generally . ' 2 . " That we , the Miners of the Potteries , sympath ze with our brethren the Miners of West Cumberfand , in their noble stand against t&e tyranny of the Eariof Lonadalo ' e agent : ; aud we pledge ourselves , on our first pay night , to subscribe our mites , to enable them to resist their oppressor . " The speakers were Messrs . Thornley , Boll , Swallow , Mayer , Lomax , && , * c , all of whom were listened to with mucb attention and loudly applauded . At tbe close of the meeting the Delegates assembled at the Plough Inn , Hanley , when the following earns were paid in : —
£ s . d . Cock , at Foley , Line End ... 2 7 10 Hurley ' s Lo 5 » ge , BurBlem ... 2 14 7 * Plough Inn , Hanley .., ... 1 2 4 Black Lion , Burslem ... ... e 12 2 PrinceAlbert . Tunstal X 6 4 Hotel , TuDBtai ... ... ... q 13 7 i Bradley Green , Biddle ... 110 Kiogsley , Cheadle ... ... 1 4 2 Black Howe , Cheadle ... ... 09 1
£ 11 11 2 Henry Thomas was nominated for the office of Secretory to the Pottery District ; and the following persona for the office of Treasurer , viz ., Joseph Bailey , Burslem ; John Cbeetham , Snyed Green ; and Richard Russet , Lane E < id . It was resolved , " That a public meeting be holden in the Ckeadle Market-place , on Saturday ( this day ) , the chair to-be t 3 ken at three o ' clock . " It was also resolved , " That the following meetings be holden : —The Nutten Heath . Silverdale , Lycet , and Heartdale Colliers , at Chesterton , on Monday , tbe 16 th instant , to
commence at three 0 clock . A public meeting of tbe Pottery District to be holden at Hanley , on the Crown Bank , chair to be taken at three o'clock , on Monday , the 23 rd instant The next Delegate Meeting to be holden at the Plough Inn , Hanley , on the 23 rd inst , to commence at tea o ' clock iu the morning . Tbe agents to visit the following places previous to the next Delegate Meeting : —Lane Ends and Bradley Green , Tuesday ; Golden Hill and Hiddsgrove , Wednesday ; Audley , Bull's Head , Thursday ; Norton , Tuesday , the 17 th instant , at four o ' clock ; New Chapel , Wednesday , &t fonr o ' clock .
Newcastle . —A delegate meeting of the Miners of Northumberland and Dublin was held in the long room of the Three Tuiis Inn , on Friday and Saturday , the 6 th and 7 th instant . Soon after the appointed hour ( aine o ' clock ) Mr . T . Wakinshaw was unanimously called to the chair . The following resolutions m > re agreed to : ~ " That there be two public meetings on Shaddon ' s Hill ; one on tae 14 th ingt ., to hear an address from Feargus O'Connor , E * f . ; and the second on the 21 st inafc ., to hear an address from Thomas Slingsby Duncombe , E q . The cbair to be taken at twelve o'oloek each day . " A lengthy discussion then took place respecting tbe grievances of the Cumberland Miners , when it was agreed that each delegate request their constituents to renew their exertions on their behalf , and that a voluntary subscription be entered into immediately for the relief of eleven- of them now in Newcastle in quest of employment .
Mr . Roberts next addressed the delegates respecting the dnty of the Executive Council , in which he showed their utility in settling such matters as m < gbt be foand inconvenient for the whole body to settle , and the necessity of choosing such of their numbers to that responsible office as could be relied npon for discretion and attachment to the cause of Union . ' The address bad a good effect ; after which the delegates adjourned an hour for dinner .
FRIDAY AFTERNOON SITTING . Tbe Chairman having resumed the chair , Mr . Matthew Halliday was elected to the vice-chair . The delegates agreed 1 . That a levy of sixpence per member bo made for the Cumberland men each fortnight . 2 . That each member omitting to pay his fortnightly contributions for one month shall be fined twopence ; fourpence the second month ; and upon being three months ia arrears , when in work , shall be expelled the society . S . That tho Lumley men are not entitled to support . 4 . That the restriction on tbe collieries be to : three jhillings per day ( daily ) anfl not fortnightly , aa many collieries understand that subject , and that each confine him * self to three Hhillings in each twenty-four hours which he goes down the pit , and if he should be
deficient of that sum in one shift , he be not allowed to make up the deficiency in another shift , and that each man go to the office and receive bis own wages . 5 . That W . P . Roberts , Esq . and Mr . Wm . Beesley be allowed to go to Cumberland to aid in the defence of the two pitmen to be tried at the quarter sessions in Cockermouth . —A delegate save an account of the machinations of the masters there to get the men to relinquish tae Union , promising great things , if they would join a Union with the masters ; they would advance their wages in that case , and ensure them of good work . —A resolution was agreed to that men out of employment bo advised not to ask for employment in any of the coal pits , untilgpermission is granted them by Mr . Roberts . The delegates then adjourned until Saturday moraine at nine o ' oloek .
8 AT 0 RDAY MORMNG ' s SfTTING . At the appointed hour , Mr . Wakinshaw was appointed to the chair , and Mr . Halliday to the vicechair . The minutes of the previous sittings were read and confirmed . Matthew Halliday and the other district lecturers gave an account of their labours , which were very satisfactory , when it was agreed—1 . That the Percy Main men go co work , if the masters should employ them , and that the two men rejected by the masters there , latteily , on account of the Society , receive the samu support as the other men similarly eituated . 2 . That the conduct of the Thornley Committee is highly censurable in their
late attempts to frustrate the arrangements of the last meeting of Delegates , aud that J . B ., the man who misled them , be expelled the Society ; and that the Tnornley men be requested to dispense with the services of H . Richmond , as his conduct has been inimical to the best interests of the Society . 4 . That the Delegates now present are of opinion that no individual cases should be entertained by Mr . Roberts until the colliery of men are first apprised of it , and that the officers of his locality grant a certificate to that effect . 5 . That the General Conference of the Miners of Great Britain aud Ireland be held in . Newcasfcle-upon-Tyne , on the 30 th of October . 6 . That in tho event of any member leaving one colliery to go to another , the Secretary of the colliery
to which he has removed be r < qiired to write to the colliery ho has left , to ascertain whether he is clear on the books . 7 . That each colliery , upon gaining an action at law against their employers , be required to contribute five per cent , of the amount gained at such suit to the Law Fund . The General Secretary reported the amount of monies paid into the several respective funds . , We understand it exceeded £ 500 . It was agreed that the wages of the General Secretary should be advanced 3 s . per week , so that he might be equal with the Lecturers in Northumberland and Durham . The Secretary gave an account of the number of payable members in the two counties . We understand tbey were close upon 20 , 01 ) 0 . It is particularly requested by
the Executive of the Miners Association of Great Britain and Ireland , that each of their lecturers pay particular attention to tho following resolutions agreed to by them on the 9 h inst ., " That our Secretary be instructed to correspond with the lecturers in the mining districts of Great Britain ( excepting Northumberland and Durham ) through the medium of the Northern Star , requesting them to procure a true account of the number of payable members ia each respective district or county , and transmit the Bame to him at their earliest'opportunity , and likewise to rtquest each lecturer to send a report of his
proceedings once in each fortnight , with the name of each colliery he may have visited , and the day on which be visited such colliery , so taat tho fame may be inserted in the Miners' Journal aboat to be established in Newcastle . That each lecturer attend to his appointment ifi his respective district , during the forthcoming conference , and that each representative to that conference be eelepted from the working men on the colliery or district . That all correspondence to the Generai Secretary be prepaid , or cUe it will not be attended to . " Address to John Hall , care of Martin Jude , Three Tuns , Manor Chare , Newcastle-on-Tyne .
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1 A Public Meeting of Colliers was heid oolSatu .-day at the Black Horse , CL , eadle ; a collier in tho chair . Messrs . Swallow and Iiomax addressed tbe meeting . A society was established ! It ia not uncommon for the natters at Dillon to compel the poor unfortunate colliers to get thirty-six cwt to the ton .
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TO THE CHARTISTS OF NOTTINGHAM ANP SOUfTH DERBY . Brother Democrats , —On Sunday , the let of October , I proceeded - ' from Loughboroogh to Mount Sorrel , and about three o'clock in the afternoon , held a camp-meeting . We commenced by singing a Chartist hymn , after which I addressed the people present upon the evil effects that resulted to the working classes of thiB country from the ! operation of the accursed antlchriatian , unnatural , and life-destroying New Poor Law Amendment Act ! The meeting was not very numerous , but of the right sort . In the evening , I addressed another meeting upon the cause of the wide-spread misery which at present exists in the United Kingdom .
I am happy to say there are a many excellent Chartists in Mount Sorrel ;| and if they were properly organised they would , in a short time , with prudenoo and perseverance , become powerful . On Monday , I lsft Loughborough for Nottingham . I proceeded from Nottingham to Mansfield ; but when I got there , I found that the friends could not get a meetiHg before Tuesday night , so I immediately went to Button , where arrangements were made to hold a meeting that night ; accordingly , I addressed the Chartists , in their own room , at eight o ' clock . The Chartists of Sutton are highly in favour of the New Plan of Organizition , and , as a proof of it , they had collected , though wretchedly poor , 15 a ., as their mite , to enable the Executive pro tern ., to commence their labours in the moral fight This speaks well for the sincerity of the lads of Button . !
On Tuesday evening I lectured ia Mansfield to a highly respectable audience . Subject— «« The Land and its capabilities . " The Rev . W . M . Linwood also addressed the meeting in a masterly manner , and elicited the hearty applause of the people . It gives me pleasure to Announce that Chartism assumes a strong and healthy nppearence In Mansfield , and from what I have heard principally owing , to the indefatigable exertions of Mr . Lio wood . \ On Thursday I proceeded to Salston and found out that honest and sterling Chartist , Mr . Pepper , who received me in tbe most friendly auA hospitable way . In the evening I addressed an open air meeting opposite Mr . Pepper ' s house , upou the alarming state of the country . \ I remain , as usual , Your servant and fellow worker in tbe vineyard of Chartism .
' CHRISTOPHER DOT LE . [ Press of matter has reluctantly compelled us to abridge Mr . Doyle ' s letter . —Ed . N . S . I
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— , ¦ ^ NOTTINGHAM . —Progress of the New Plan of Organization . —A public meeting was held in tho Democratic Chapel , Rice-ptace , on Monday evenicy . Mr . J . Swtet was called to the chair , when Mr . Hill ' s letter was read ; after which the following resolution iwas proposed by Mr . R . T . Morrison , seconded by Mr . Taylor : — " That , as the unjustifiablo and illegal course pursued by John Tidd Pratt can onl y be looked upon as an intention to force tho people , if possible , out of tho pale of the law , we are determined to usa ever ; legal means in our power to compel that functionary to perform his auty , and enrol the Plaa of Organizition . " Mr . H . Dorman said that it should be borne in mind that the resolution involved their approbation of thn
plan , as by voting for it , they would express their approbation of the , New Plan of Organization . Mr . Lilly proposed as an amendment , " That the New Plan of Organization is incompatible with the attainment of the Charter . " He ; contended that it was impossible to buy land ; the times required different exertions , and no man was worthy to have the Charter who was not willing to strike the first blow for it ; they bad only a miserable existence to lose . Mr . Taylor repudiated the doctrines put forth by Mr . Lilly . Mr . Dorman ( could not agree with violence , but thought it impossible to do any good with the enrolment , and that the plan would prove abortive . Mr . Kerry spake in favour of the plan . Mr . Cropper and Mr . Peters were opposed to it : the people
were too poor ; aud Mr . Peters contended that the Government would throw every impediment in the way of enrolment , and that if it were enrolled , it would destroy their agitation . Mr . Morrison , in reply , said , that he j would never pas ? by without marking with his strongest disapprobation the doctrines pat forth by Mr . Lilly ; they oould only lead to their own misery and destruction . The greatest advocate for physical force oould sot hope to gain anything without union ; and with union , every good could be accomplished by moral force —( hear , hear ) . Professions of courage spoke little to the credit of men ; why j not leave it to be tested ? Tne whole of the ! speakers bad argned as though the plan compelled men to
contribute to the Land Fund , and that it was to take precedence . Now this was not the case ; they were at perfect liberty to ! Contribute or not , as they thought best . It only gave to every man that which all who were embued jwith the trae spirit of Chartiem must concede—the right to promote , or try to promote , his and the' common interest in the way which he thought best , go long as he did not interfere with the rights ot' others ; neither did the land fund take precedenoo , but was subsidiary to the Chartist agitation ; and the impediments thrown in the way of enrolment proved its value . Government wore well aware of itsjvalue ; and this should stimulate the people in their determination to get it enrolled ; but if they were to take the arguments
against it , they proved that Government were the best friends that they had . Mr . Peters said that its enrolment would rum them ; and they well knew what effect it would have ; and yet he told us that they would oppose its enrolment by every meaDB ; therefore , according to Mr . Peters , the Government were determined to befriend us , and take care that we were not ruined—Kcheers and laughter ) . He hoped the people would show their tieterznination to break down these impediments . Mr . G . Barber said , though he had before opposed tho plan , yet , as a Chartist , after it was agreed to , he wonld exert
himself to carry it out—( hear ) . Mr . H . Dorman would also withdraw hia opposition , and would now support tho New Organization heart and hand ; he now b » w that the land [ question was to be made subsidiary to the Charter-r ( oheers ) . The question wasi then put , and the original motion earried by an immense majority—only sixteen hands ont of the large meeting being held up for the amendment . A vote of thanks was ; proposed aad carried to the Chairman , and the meeting was adjourned until ten o ' clock on Sunday morning next , for the purpose of considering the best way of proceeding uader tha New Plan . f
Halifax . —Tho monthly delegate meeting of this district ; waa held at Sowerby , on Sunday last ; delegates were present from the following places : — Halifax , Sowerby , Lower-Warley , Onnden , and Sidda ) . The following resolution waa unanimously agreed to : — "That this meeting being made aware of Mr . Tidd Pratt's refusal to certify the rales of the Association , we would most urgently request that each locality in this district , do immediately take up the consideration of the same for the purpose of rendering all the assistance in their power to the Executive in their legal proceedings against Mr . Tidd Pratt ' s decision . ' ?
Norwich—Mr . O'Connor haviKg at length published his intention of ! visiting Noiwkh soon , after his return from tbe North , it has infused new life iuto our ranks . l
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MAR 7 LEBO * r . —Mr . M'tirss i lectured here on Sunday bveiling Jacit jo a numerous and attentive audience . Cambekwell—At a nmneroiq meeting of the Chartists of this locality , the New Plan of Organization was discussed , and highly approved of by every person present . Goldem Lion , Dean Street , Soho . —Mr . Skelton g-ve an address at this locality on Sunday last on tha fuiure prospects of our glorious cause . A lecture will be delivered on Sunday at this locality .
North Lancashihe . —The North LaDO&sSire delegate meeting was held at CHtheroe on Sunday last . Delegates ware present from Sabdon , Padiham , Clitberoe , Colno , Burnley , and Bacup . Mr . Higson . was called to the chair . The Bacnp , Bnrnley , Padiham , and Sabden delegates stated that they wag anticipating the moet salutary , nniting , and beneficial results from the New Plan , and was making preparations accordingly . Tne following resolutions were unanimously adopted : — " That a delegate meeting be held at Mr . George Me : kies , King-street , Blackburn , on the first Sunday in November , 1843 . " " That every delegate come prepared to vote for or against the appointment of a district lecturer . " Wahwick . —The officers of the Chartist body mat on Saturday evening and enrolled ten new members . Names were also given in for eight shares in tho Land Fund .
Holuswood . —On Monday evontng last , a pubho supper was holden in the Chartis : room , Pew Nook , in honour of the liberation of Mr . Joseph Hitchen , who was sentenced by the notor "» ms Abinger to twelve months'imprisonment in Kirkdale Gaol , for having taken part in the strike of last year ; about 130 personspartook of the roast bwfof Old England , after which Mr . Hitchen came forward and gave an account of his sufferings whilst in prison . Sheffield . —FiG-TREE-tANE . —On Sunday evening Mr . West delivered a lecture on " Useful Knowledgo , " to a numerous and attentive audience . Woodhouse . —Mr . West visited this village oa Monday last and addressed the farmers on the "Corn Law" and " Land" questions . The friends here have resolved to join the National Organizition forthwith .
Macclesfield . —On Tuesday , October the 3 rd , a tea party was held in the Chartist room , Stanleystreet , for the benefit of Mr . Samuel Bentote . On Wednesday , the day following , a ball waa held in the evening in honour of Mrs . Walker and JVIr . Barnett , who were released the pame day from Chester Castle , after a confinement of one year ' s imprisonment .
MANCHESTER . —The ehop of Messrs . Wertheim and Bearer , No . 26 \ Cross-sfjvet , was entered by thieves , on Sunday last , and a Jarge quantity ot jewellery in the shape of watches , chains , rings , seals , lockets , brooches , table and tea-spoons , sugar tongs , gold and silver pencil cases , silver thimbles , knives and forks , corals , &o . valued at £ 500 waa taken away . A reward of £ 50 has been oi&red for the detection of the robbers . BARSfStEY—The strike of th s weavers of Messrs . Haxworth and Co . still continues . The number
now on strike iB upwards of a hundred , and all his workmen have ceased to work , with the exception of one family at Penistene . The weavers have done their utmost to support the men on strike ; and , although their riroum-Btances are generally bad , they have hitherto succeeded beyond all e _ xpeotation . Appeals have been made to the public , and to the trade in Leeds , Knaresbro ' , Newark , &o . To these appeals the public and the weavers of Leeds have generously responded ; and we trust that other places wiil see the absolute necessity of doing the same .
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LATEST NEWS . ( From the Chronicle ofThurtday . ) PROSECUTIONS—HUMOURED ARREST OF MR . O'CONNELL . Dublin , Tuesday . The town was to-day alive with rumours—originated by the Orange party—that Mr . O'Connell had been arrested ; according to one account , that be bad received a communication from the head police office , requiring hi 3 attendance , in order to give bail to answer a charge of sedition . I saw Mr . O'Connell at three o'clock this afternoon , and at that hour , certainly , be had received no such communication . Indeed , I am convinced that the rumours regarding his arrest are mere inventions .
For the reports about Government prosecutions , there is , I have reason to believe , some ground . A number of such prosecutions , it is stated , have been determined upon . According to the information which has reached me , indie : mente for sedition have been prepared against Mr . O'Connell , amongst others , and there are also to be prosecutions against some of the newspapers . I have heard that drafts of the indictments have been forwarded from Dublin Castle to the Home Office in London , as the Government at the other side have determined that no important step shall be taken in Ireland without their direct sanction . Indeed , it is well known hero , and it is admitted by the Dublin Evening Mail , that Lord De Grey brought over the draft of a proclamation against the Clontarf meeting , prepard by Sir Wm , Follett .
( From tite Times of Thursday . ) Dublin , Tuesday . I mentioned in my communication of yesterday that the excitement ( both natural and national ) consequent on the events of the previous three days was gradually wearing itself out , and that this consummation had been hastened by the downcast tone of Mr . O'Connell ' s speech at the Repeal Association yesterday—a speech which , taken in conjunction with his brief remarks on Saturday , entreating obedience to the Royal Proclamation , has , I am assured , caused some surprise , if not regret , among
the more ardent , perhaps more honest , disoiples of the agiialioD . Nor is this feeling likely to be decreased by Mr . O'Connell ' s post-prandial oration at la&t night's banquet in the Rotunda . His warmest admirers must admit that a mere j' June , pusillanimouB harangue , under such circumstances , and with such materials for his peculiar style of oratory , never before fell ! rom the lips of the Learned Gentleman , and contrasts sadly with tho indignant ( it may have been mock heroic ) burst of eloquence with which be denounced the message delivered to both Houses of Parliament early in the summer .
Tho rumour is rife this afternoon that Government , far from having any idea of doing things by halves , are about following up the icat blow at tho treason by a vigorous prosecution of its leading abettors . Several parties are named against whom the arm of the law will be stretched forth ; but ia the absence ot authoritative information , and m the present state of uncertainty , with report following upon report , it wonld be unsafe , as well as unwise , to give more than a passing notice of what may hereafter transpire . It may not , however , be out of place to mention , that among the many speeches and documents which are said to have engaged the attention of the law officers of the Crown , are the resolutions agreed to at the Hath of Mullaghmast . Eight o'Clocfc .
This evening the report of ulterior proceedings being about to be instituted gains strength , and it is even said that the necessary informations preliminary to ulterior measures have been sworn before a magistrate . Of course , I fitill write without positive authority .
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THE CUMBERLAND MINERS TO THEIR BRETHREN IN GHEAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND . Friends and Brethren , —Si « ce I last addressed yoa on the condition of the miners of Cumberland , circumstances of a most [ painful nature have transpired . In consequence of the Email sum sent by tbe miners of the Wear and Tyne many of those who were firm to the cause of Uuion were necessarily compelled to sign the test of John Pelle , jto save themselves and families from starvation ; and I may say , that this would not have been the case had relief equivalent to the wants of the ( nen been sent . [ We trust you will yet exert yourselves in oar behalf . We return thanks to jthe men of Lancashire for tho means they have taken to relieve Da
The sura of £ 50 17 s . 4 £ d . was received from the Executive Committee on the 4 th of October . The following places have subscribed to tbe support of the Cumberland miners : —Wiugate , £ 8 ; Sheriff Hill , £ 5 Is ; Walker , £ 4 123 ; West Moor , £ 3 8 a . 6 d ; New Durham , £ 4 7 b , 6 d ; 8 sat on Burn , £ 3 7 s . 6 d ; West Cramlington , £ 3 6 s . 0 d ; Wellington , £ 3 7 s . " fld ; East Hollywell , £ 2 4 * . 6 < 1 ; Sadg Hill , £ 2 4 s . 3 d ; Saincliff , £ 2 4 s ; Gosforth , £ l 13 s l % \ - Bavena worth , £ l 10 a . 6 d ; Sleekburn , £ 1 3 s . 9 d ; West Townley , £ 1 10 a ; Washington , £ 1 da . 8 J ; Nova Scetia , £ l 6 s ; Goose , £ 2 ; Spring well , £ 2 { 0 s . C J ; Berwell , £ 1 2 a . « J ; South Eiswick , £ i 10 s ; Walls Ead , £ 1 5 s 61 ; Andrew House , 7 s . 4 J ; Breaker Beds , 12 a ; Kenton , I 81 . 6 d ; Fawden , 10 b ; Morley Hill , 12 s . 64 ; Felling , 151 ; Percy Main , 2 s . 6 d ; Spittle Tongues , 18 s ; total , £ 63 10 s . 64 . !
Percy Main Cslliery has 104 men idle ; Bloyden Main Colliery has fifty , which claims the support of their friends on the Tyne and Wear . We have received letters from our delegates in Scotland , and the men of that country have pladged themselves that our tyrannical employers shall not cat dovn tbe Union in Cumberland . We have likewise sect two delegates to Lancashire , this week , to solicit our friends there to do all tbey can for ns . If we do not get support , I am afraid that tbey will conquer the remainder of us . ' \ JOHN Madike , Secretary .
P . S . I am directed by tbe Committee to return out moat grateful thanks to tbe men of Wing&te Colliery , for their liberal support . I am bold to say that many of those whe have signed the test wiil gladly come back could tbey get anything like support .
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LATEST INTELLIGENCE . France . —Marshal Soult is about to quit the Ministry . Sjain . —Barcelona letters of the 4 th , mention that affairs weTe in the same state . The garrison of the fortress of Figneras had refused to submit to Prim , or to receive him , and he had marched away on the 4 th . Several confidential agents of Christina had left Paris for Madrid , to be present &t the opening ot tha Cortes on tbe 15 th inst . She will proceed to Spain the moment the Cortes shall have proclaimed the downfall of Espartero . The cabinet of the Tuilerios was likewise awaiting that decision to accredit an ambassador to Madrid .
Greece . —Tho Augsburg Gozette of the 5 th inst . states that a protest against the late revolution in Greece may be expected to be made by the Emperor of Russia . Turket . —Constantinople . —On the night of the 20 th , there was a , most violent storm . The next morning , the shores of tbe Bosphorus were strewed with wrecks ; more than sixty vessels were either sunk or stranded .
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A Public hbetirg of Miners will take place at Cbarrock Green , near Cborley , on Monday the 16 th of October . Cbair to be taken at eleven o ' clock in the forenorn . The meeting will be addressed by some of the authorised agents of the Associat on . All the Miners io tho neighbourhood are respectfully requested to attend .
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A Public Meeting of the Taustal Colhors was held at the Hotel , TuaBtal , on Tuesday evening , at seven o " clock , Mr . Ball in the chair . Mr . Lomax addressed the meeting in his usual style on the objects of the society . Mr . Swallow next explained the rules , after which ft society was established . A Public Oui-Door Meeting of Leycefc . Silver dale , and ^ JuUen-Heatb colliers , was held on Wednesday , at Hndgu ' a Banks-cote , and was . very well attended . Mr . Loiuax delivered a long address on the present distress of the mining population . Mr . Swallow nut addressed the meetini ? on various topics ; amongst others , he exposed tbe evils of the truck system , which ia practised to an alarming extent at Silverdale and Nutten-Heath .
Bidclph , near Congleton . —A public meeting of the Colliers of this neighbourhood was held on tfieiarge space of ground in front of Mr . Wiltshire ' s house , Mr . Thorley in the chair . Messrs . Lomax and Swallow addressed the meeting . A Pcblic Meeting of CollierB was held on Friday , at the Onk Inn , Kingsley , near Cheadle , Mr . Bi-hop in the chair . Messra . Swallow and Lomax both addressed the meeting . A saci- ty was established , it will hold its regular weekly inoetiDgJ every Saturday nighS , at the above inn , at seven o'clock .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 14, 1843, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct951/page/5/
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