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THE "REBECCA" MOVEMENT SOUTH WALES . .. ( Inm our own Correspondent . J ' This has been a -creek of misfortunes in as far as concerns the followers of the Liege Lady of Sana Wales . As your Traders are ware , &e London jxdira to the number of two bundled were lart week , scattered over the face of the country ; they -were stationed in every hamlet ia the county , along . with a party of military for Iheir proteetdont and they have gone to ' : = '
^ work in downright earnest . It is said that they hate Eotbeen-rery . partdcnlar as to ihe means which they have adopted to gain information , nor yet as to file tpudUy of the information itself ; but as every examination has been private , we hare only imperfect reports from which to form . s Judgement . Committals have , however , been rife , as not a day has- elataed which has not furnished it * quota of prisoners for trial . I gn « e yooaJistof the names in as far as I can gather thent , and the charges upon which the parties have been committed-. — :. ¦ ¦ - " - .
William WUHanis , Datid Williams , John Williams , and Evan WHiams , charged with being concerned in the destruction 01 Pentrebach gate And toll house in the neijthbonrhood of Llandovery . They were committed by David Jones Lewis and Lewis Lewis , Esquires , two of the magistrates for the cannty of Carmarthen . Wa Williams , is farther charged , on the oath of Bran Powell , of Caecryn MiUi wiife having delivered to tha said Evan Powell a letter-threatening to barn his dwelling-house and property . Wn . Williams is also farther eharged with having delivered to the toll collector at Penterbach % -letter threatening to destroy the gate , toll house , furniture , and even the gate-keeper himself . Isaac Main waring , David Slain waring , Thomas -Mainwaring , and John Powell , charged with having on the 27 a of Sept last , burglariously broken open the dwelling-bouse of Mary Bees , at Plasybout , in the parish of
XTandebie , and stealing therefrom the sum of 5 a . 6 d ., also with destroying ber furniture , also with a riot at tfee same lime and place ,. and finally , with pull ing . down and demolishing the dwelling house of the said Mary Boss . As I have obtained a copy of the depositions against these witnesses you win find thee somewhere in this letter . Philip Philip , William Philip , and " William Harm , charged with having committed a riot at Pound ^ in the pariah of Llingnnnor , by resisting the baiiiSa in the execution of their duty . John John , charged with hiving sent a letter to Thomas Williams , of the parish of Llanwrda , threatening to kill and murder him . In addition to these , there were six more brought to gaol yesterday , Whose names and offences I have been unable to . learn . Altogether there axa now for trial , in Carmarthen Gaol , about forty prisoners connected with the Rebecca outages , besides several which are ont on hall .
The prisoners for trial at the Special Commissisn at Cardiff , which has been postponed to the 26 th instant , are John Hughes , David Jonea , and John Hugh , who are charged with firing with intent to kill , &e ., and with beginning to demolish a dwelling-house atPontarddulais . They are Bot to be tried now , it seems , for demolishing the toll-gate ; but if found " not guilty "' on the foregoing charges , there is such a thing within the bounds of possibility as that they may again be brought np for . trial at the Assisa , charged with the offence which is at present omitted . Lewis David and William Hughes , who it win be remembered were admitted to bail ror ; misdemeanour atPontarddulaia ; David Lewis for cutting and maiming at Tyeocb : { this is a lame
collier lad , who was sworn to by the woman who is toll-taker at the above bar , as having assaulted her on the night . , the toll-bar was destroyed ; this , as your leaders may jrecollect , took place within 200 yards of the Town Sail of Swansea , on the night of the dsy that certain ' prisoners were committed for trial : ) and Henry Morgan , Morgan Morgan , Esther Morgan , and Bess Morgan , for catting and maiming at Cromtille . This latter case arose out of the destruction of the Bolgoed bar . Same of the Morgans were implicated in that transaction ; and when Captain Napier went to apprehend the accused , on a Sunday morning , the " cutting and maiming" took place which has been the cause of the present action .
Oub of the Bsbeeeaites Las already been tried and acquitted . This was at the Pembrokeshire Quarter Sessions , which were held on Tuesday last , at the town of Pembroke . Henry Leach , Esq ., Chairman , in bis charge to the Grand Jury , in reference to this subject , expressed himself as follows : " He regretted the lawless spirit of insubordination , which had been so generally manifested ; bat he was glad to find that in this neighbourhood it was unaccompanied by the violence which had . been so fearfully developed In tie swjoining counties . There was one case in the calendar to which be would draw iheir attention , namely , that of the prisoner William Harris , who was charged with destroying the Piain-dealings Turnpike-gate , which was situated in tie * owb and parish oi Usrberth . The evidence
of Hit ease dearly shewed thai Vie prisoner had committed ike offence ; but then he was bound to say , that his cosduct was sot by any means characterized by violence ; but was stripped of all these heavy charges which we bear of at the present alarming crisis . '' Notwithstanding that the court was so-fully convinced of the conclusive mture of the evidence in support of the charge , yet the Grand Jury were by no meanB so satisfied upon the subject ; for after a short consultation they ignored the bill , and the prisoner was discharged . The finding of the Grana Jary took the Court completely by surprize and ihe members gszed on e&eh
other with wondering looks . The individuals of whom the Grand Jury was composed , state that the evidence was of so trifling a nature , and withal so contradictory , that they could not possibly arrive at any other conclusion- And not only so , but that the local act of the Whittaad ' s trust , expressly declares that na gate shall be erected within the limits of a town ; and the gate in question being within the boundaries of the town of Narberth , was decidedly an illegal gate ; and the prisoner in removing it , instead of being guilty of an unlawfnl action , simply cleared away an obstruction from a public thoroughfare . This decision has given universal satisfaction .
At the Carmarthenshire Qasrter Sessions held here on Thursday last , six of the Rebeecaltes were brought np for trial charged with riot and demolishing a house in Kidwelly . After a long discussion about " quashing the indictment , " demurrers , * and so forth , which I can assure you was as bo much Greek to me , ( and as 1 do sot understand it myself , there is small chanee of my being able to make your readers comprehend - it ) , it -was resolved finally , that the Court had no jurisdiction in the matter , and the case was left over to the next General Assizes .
At ihe same Sessions , but on the ,, following day , the question of the rural police was brought on the carpet Sir Jat . Williams wishing the London police to have a ** " t" * to re-establish the . peace of the county , prior to thexurals being brought into play , and moved the adjournment of the police late till the April Sessions . ^ The motion was opposed by CoL Trevor , who " stated this would be a breach of faith with the Government who had seat down the London police on Ihe direct understanding f&ata rural police force was to be appointed ; and the principal duties of the London
police would be to instruct the county police in their duties . " [ By the bye , it is a very pretty idea that of Col . Trevor ' s ; send down 200 men to teaebtorty 1 a very fair proportion of teachers for this . number of hopeful pupils 1 but let it pass 3- Sir Jas . Williams ' s motien was lost by twenty-one to four , and the rate was voted accordingly . The expences of the London police—the schoolmasters!—were estimated at £ 1 , 659 , and a rate voted to pay them , coupled with the Hope that Sir Jas . Graham would pay them out of the public parse . " Dont they wish tfeey may get it" J
Notwithstanding all this formidable display of judicial power , Bebecca is not yet rendered altogether hon de combat . Hex energies have certainly been crippled not a little by the new tactics which have been adopted ; but she still makes her appearance , where she is least expected ; asd apparently as undaunted as ever carries her schemes into tffsct . . On tie night of Thursday last , the stackyard-belonging to Mr . Henry Tnomas , of the White Lion , I » landarrog t&bouVeigbt milesirom this ) , -was discovered to be on fire , and eventually was completely destroyed . The cause of this act of . incendiarism was , that Mr . Thomas bad given notice to quit to a poor but honest ¦ man , who was a tenant of h ' lSi and who has for many a flay been battling with Fortune's eldest daughter , Misfortune .
Oa the same night a party of between two and three hundred persons , armed as nsual with swords and £ uns , and in various disguises , assembled in the neighbourhood ef St . dears , ant forthwith proceeded to a labourer's bcuss , whose name is James Thomas , and "who met with a severs accident some time ago , which incapacitated him for work , and caused him to apply to bis parish for assistance . The cottage in which this gi » n resided was one of the most wretched kind ; it was , in fact , amerebovel . Tie poor man's wife , who answered M *^"" Bebecca'fe summons at the doer , was told : not to be under the least alsrm—thatthey came as friends , and from them she had nothing to fear ; that " Becea" considered she ani her husband bad suffered enough from poverty , and had provided them with a
better house . Remonstrance was in vain ; tbe " traps ™ were bundled out , and packed on a cart which had been brought fox the purpose , into which Thomas and bis wife were then respectfully handed . The party then set off to the Pwlly&ap toll-house , " which has been unoccupied since the reoent destruction of the toll gate , where they ^ epomted their passengers and jarnifaire , and formally installed them into their new abode . They required of them , bowever , . a formal promise that on no account would they keep up the old system , nor exact toll from any passer-by . They then left the bewildered tenant to settle tilings to bis -liking in Ms new' habitation , whilst they proceeded in a
body to IJhe mansion of B . P . Benycn , one : of the magtsfetet of Ore ' eoBfity . \ Fdrtunataly for bimself that gpnttp rmri was from boma ; fbz they smashed . several of his windows and fired into bis bedroom . They subsequently appended a notice to bis front door , warning all whom it might concern that Bebecea bad given pos session ib James Thomas of tb » bouse adjoining tbe before-mentioned gate , and if any should molest him in thai habitation tfiey might dread , the vengeance of Bebecca and her children- A similar notice was serTed npon the clerk of the Bethlehem Chapel , witb a letter reganing Mm to publish it in the mvai way . Thomas and his wife are living in the toil-tooee , and io one u yet 22 » attempted to molest them .
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On Saturday night last , about eleven o ' clock , a party of Bebeccaites , consisting of fifty or sixty persons , assembled at Blackpool-weir , the property of the Baron de Rulzan , which with no small difficulty they succeeded in demolishing . The masonry of the weir was of great strength , and the rioters were occupied in levelling it from eleven o ' cleck at sight until four next morning , keeping watch all the while over an old man who resided in an adjoining cottage and who-was ordered not to appear . No due has been obtained to lead to the apprehension of any of tke depredators .
Some time ago , two bailiffs , belonging to the town of Narbsrth , and one of whom is justly famed for being largely endowed with the gift of prayer , bad occasion ts levy a distress upon the livestock » f a small farmer resident in that neighbourhood . The farmer , aware doubt * less , of the devotional propensities of bis visitors , after the completion of the process , proposed to retire to the house for prayer ; observing , that under existing circnmtrances a threne of grace was his best refuge . The offer wga accepted , and it ia needless to observe that the prayer of f&e smlcced man was long , strong , and dolorous ; interrupted occasionally by the enthusiastic " Amens " of the myrmidoms of the law . Then followed tke effusions of the bailiff in strains of most nnfortonate length for him ; for at the conclusion of their devotions , when the pious party sallied forth in quest of their charge , it was found that either the prayers had banished them , or Bebecca had been there and driven themaway . The bailiffs werefairly diddled ont of their priza .
Depositions taken at thb Examination or the Matkwab . tkgs . —Mary Bees , on being sworn , deposed , that prior to the 28 th day of September , she lived at Plasybont The house in which she resided , was her own , and had been erected for her about two years ago by some of her neighbours . A little after twelve o ' clock on tbe Jnight of the 27 th of September , witness heard a shot fired outside the houao which shivered the window . She was then in bed . The bouse was then broken into by men armed with hatchets and guns . There were six men who came into the house Two of them had white shirta over their clothes , one had his working doties on , and thB other three bad their coats turned . The whole party had theli faces disguised with chalk or whitening . They searched the house and broke open the drawers which were locked . They took fire shillings and sixpence out of a teapot , which was standing on the shelf . They all asked witness if she knew them , and she said " no , " as she was
afraid that they would kill her . They made her go down upon her knees twice and kiss a gun (!) as an oath that she did not know any of the party . They took the house quite down to the ground after they had removed the furniture belonging to tbe witness , and destroyed upwards of a bushel of wheat which she had unwinsowdd . She was out of the house when they began to poll it down . She knew -some of the persons who broke into the house . The prisoner , Daniel Main-waring , is one of them . He is a butcher at Mynydd Mawr ; he was armed with a hatcbet , and searched tbe house . It was him that took the 5 s . 6 d . He spoke to witness ; the others did sot Isaac Mainwaring , the other prisoner , was also there ; be is a labourer , and Daniel ' s younger brother . He had a hatchet , and was busy assisting the others . They both live with Rachel Mainwaring , their mother , and witness knows them very well . Thomas Mainwaring and Richard Powell were also there . Powell had a gun , and was one of those who palled tbe house down .
Having read the foregoing- depositions , upon which the four prisoners were committed for trial , your cor . respondent felt anxious to ascertain what could be these men's motive , for thus despoiliiig a poor , helpless , and infirm old woman ; when he was bo little astonished to learn that she is accounted one of the most expert thieves . in the neighbourhood . After the people had been at the trouble of erecting a comfortable cottage , in which she might find shelter in her old age , she turned out a common pest to the whole country . So at least my informant tells me , and adda , that nothing was too hot or too heavy for ber to carry away .
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Greece the debt which literature , art , and science owe to the Greece of antfquity . " Colonel Thompson responded . Mr . Geobgia . di gave ( in Greek}— " Prosperity and Glory to tile Hellenic Nation ;" ¦ and Mr .- AlexaNDEIDES ( in English)— " The British People . " ' Colonel Stanhope spoke to the latter toast , and alluded to hb having established a free press In Athens , as to the effect of which in enlightening the Greek people he expressed himself very sanguine . Mr . MA 0 ECGOKDATO then proposed " The Freedom of the Press , " in a speech which was unintelligibly Greek to us , but which , from the manner in which it was received , we judged to hate been of a warm and cordial character , and which contained some mention of The Times of a complimentary character , and exciting considerable applause .
CololelStanhope gave " the health of the Chairman , " of whom he spoke in high terms , and Dr . Bowsing , with great gallantry , proposed " The women—the beautiful women of Greece , " observing , that the poet wonld no longer have to exclaim'Oh , that such breasts should suckle slaves !' ( Loud cheers . ) The remaining toasts were both proposed in Greek"To the memory of those who fell in the struggle of Grecian independence—Greeks and PbilheUenes , " by Mr . Lascaridi ; and ' The commerce of Greece with Great Britain and with the whole world—its extension and prosperity " by Mr . Xemofhon Balli .
The principal guests retired about eleven o'clock , but the festivities did not . terminate till later in the evening . —Abridged from tbe Times .
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DESTITUTION IN THE METROPOLIS . London is regarded by many &s one city . Instead of that , it is a collection of towns , In many respects almost isolated from each other . From Tottenham Court Boad to Bayswater—from Begentrstreet to Kensington—from Whitehall to Maida Hill , miles and miles of streets may be traversed without more than a passing glance at any thing like peverty . Thousands of families inhabit them , to whom the reality of want is rarely known except by name . To bef ? in the day without a breakfast , to pass through it withont a dinner , tomlss the warmth of n garment , or -the services of a domestic , are privations with which they are practically unacquainted ; and bitter indeed would be their repinings if they found themselves deprived for a single week of what they consider " the common necessaries of life . ' Bat take the district
between Shorediteh and Dog Bow , Bethnal Green and Whitechapel , and there destitution is the rule ; and any thing beyond the commonest necessaries of a mere sufficiency of the coarsest food and the meanest clothing the exception . We might point oat numerous other divisions of London presenting almost equally marked differences of Bocial condition , in which , though not of equal exteBt with tha two we have mentioned , nor separated by « o wide & space as they are , the ignorance of the rich as to the actual condition of the poor ib almost as absolute as that of the inhabitants of " the ¦ west end" with tbe wants of Spitalfields . 8 earch throughout Grosvenor , Portman , St . James * , Berkeley , Cavendish , Bryanstone , Eaton , Belgrave , and the other squares in the rich quarter of London ,
the streets appending the names of those squares t » their own by way of distinction , the terraces of Begenfs Park , and the variously denominated piles of buildings bordering the other porks , and the Buburban districts extending westward and northward beyond them , where shall we point to a house in which we may reasonably expect to find a single member of the family , who , having time and money in abundance at command , has ever spent one hour in investigating personally the misery in which thousands of his brethren in tbe eastern region of the metropolis are pining day after day , and night after night , or one shilling in endeavouring to mitigate their Borrows ? Shall we be wrong in asserting that not one in a thousand of the men or women of fortune and leisure
in the rich quarter has ever exerted any greater degree of active charity in favour of those who dwell in the poor , than can be summed up ' in the statement that he or she bas subscribed to a Spitalfields ball at the Opera House , and has made a point of attending it ? Except when the distribution of tickets by fashionable lady-patronesses excites a momentary attention , and to take one is considered a proper piece of politeness , the very existence of widely-spread atject poverty scarcely more than three miles off is a fact ; either totally unknown to those who have the means to alleviate it , and might with far less trouble than they bestow on a Chiswick fete employ them , or is disregarded as a matter in which they have no concern . The existing misery is not forced on their notice ; H does not
obtrude itself on their sight : their walks and drives are amidst the opulent and the gay ; and they are so surrounded by the appearances of wealth and enjoyment , that they cannot , or will not realize the truth that thousands within their reach are sinking under penury aud starvation . Nor is it only to destitution only three miles eff that they are blind or callous .: There are mews , alleys , and courts , -within one hundred jards of every square we have named , to which their fellow-creatures , perishing . by inches from disease , starvation , or vice , may be found by those who will t&ke . the pains to inquire for them . Here and there a wretched being , trembling -with sickness and want , and shrinking from the view of the police , may attract the casual observation of a passer-by and obtain
a trifling dole ; but which of the pampered sons or daughters of fortune ever even thinks of visiting the cellar from which the pauper has crawled , much less of placing him above the tender mercies of Poor Law guardians and the officers of the Mendicity Society ? The cost of a single dinner party or dance , tbe price of a needlecs jewel or Court dress , the sacrifice of half a day ' s entertainment , would often be amply sufficient to raise a pauper and his family from their helpless and hopeless degradation , and to rescue them from their otherwise inevitable descent into crime ; but it is withheld because ( to place the most charitable construction on tbe matter ) the wretchedness of the poor is not forced on the notice of the rich , the abodes of squalid poverty are huddled together in narrow places out of
the immediate view from the windows and thoroughfares of wealth . We attribute much of the prictical indifference of which we ate complaining to the mode in which London is built , driving the poor to herd together in masses out of sight of almost every one but themselves ; but that plea cannot avail them for not exerting themselves to relieve a single case of misery which is brought within their knowledge ; and we now tell them , that in every quarter of London there are suffering poor whose wants cry aloud to heaven against the neglect of the rich . Do you wish to knew bow to begin ? Dp you require to be taught some mode by which you can show that your apathy has been the consequence of mere ignorance ? You shall not ask in vain . Take the houseleEB outcasts of tbe Parks under
your protection at once . You can have no hesitation in believing that they are in want . Men , women , and children do not pass their nights on the bare earth at this season ef tbe y « ar in England from any cause but that of irresistible necessity . Take them up . Provide them , ragged , filthy , starving , sick , and homeless , with clothes of the coarsest materials , with some of your mere cast-of garments ; with food of the plainest kind , barely more than the crumbs which fall from your own tables ; with shelter , if it be but . bare wall , and ' with nothing to lie on but straw ; you will have mr . de a beginning , and your path will open itself to yon rapidly . Trust not to New Poor Laws and Mendicity Societies ; but exert yourselves . These wretches are driven to the Parks in spite of both . They are beyond the reach of ordinary preservatives sgainst famine . Their condition
tells unmistakeably how entirely distinct from charity is the present legal provision for the poor—how utterly impossible it is for anything but private beneSeenoe to be relied upon , under existing circumstances , for protecting against the extreme of indigence these who are surrounded en all sides by an absolute superfluity of luxuries . It is for you , tbe rich and at leisure , to set your own hands to tbe work which yonr parochial institutions leave unattempted ; it is for you , Protestants , to make up to the poor their loss through tbe Reformation of the old monastic doles ; it ia for yon now to prove youreelvea Christians in act 88 well as in professien , remembering that though alHifgiving is not necessarily charity , there is no charity where tbera is ne almsgiving , no religion without charity , and that " He that giveth to the poor shall not lack ; but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse . " — Times .
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NE WCASTLE . GRAND DEM ONSfBATlON IN HONOUR OF T . S . DUNC 0 J 1 BE , ESQ ., ME , FEABGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ . AND W . P . ROBERTS , ¦ ESQ . JS ° / latt ! ' « Newcastle and Gateshead held a pu&Jiq soiree m honour of Thomas S . Dancombe , Esq , M . P ., Feargna O'Connor , Esq ., and W . P . Roberta SevenmSRS ««» NeUoa-street , onSatur-? ntiT ? ^ *^ awards of five hundred sat down t «•?*? ^ i M * ' - Go £ *« oi the BlHe Bell inn , Gateshead , was unanimously elected to the Chair , ™ 2 ? acknowledged the honour which thoy had S * UpOa h L *** evenin * elecfctog- Wm to p reside over such a respectable and well conducted far * and called Upoa Ut Kydd as the first
. Mr . Kydd rosa and said he felfc highly honoured with v ? l' 5 ! W * wiUl th « Presentation of the addreas which hebeld in his band ; it contained the unsophisticated opinions of the Chartists of this distriot , and as it was sufficiently expressive of itself , he would read it without making any comment . "TO THOMAS SLINGSBY DTJNCOMBE , ESC > , HP , " Respecieb SiR ,-. We , the inhabitants of Newcastle-upon-Tyne , desire to bid you a sincere and hearty welcome to oar town . We are extremely glad , and feel ourselves highly honoured that you have afforded us an opportunity of personally expressing out gtatittJde for the devotipn that you have shown in our cause ; and also by testifying the high esteem which la entertained by all classes in this Metropolis of the North towards you . It Is impossible , within the
narrow limits of an addreSB to dilate upon your many excellent qualities , or even slightly to touch upon the patriotic exertions which you have made in the cause of civil and religious liberty ; but we cannot av&id adverting to the more than Herculean task that you have accomplished , by breaking through the prejudices imbibed in early life , and withdrawing yourself from the haunts and enjoyments of the artstocracy . We ate keenly alive to the very many sacriflcea which you most necessarily have made in becoming the poor man ' s advocate . Yonr reasoning and your votes in the British Senate have ever been on the side of justice ; and of this we can assure you that even your political foes award to yon the plain bat valuable title of honest Tom Duncombe—a . title that the proudest Monarch in Christendom might indeed feel proud of .
• 'Dsar Sir , —We again tender you our sincere thanks for this your courteous visit , and sincerely hope that that great power who holds the destinies of men , and of nations in his hand may long spare your life , and bless you with all tbe enjoyments of health and happiness to advocate . the cause of the poor , the needy , and the oppressed . " By tbe unanimous vote of the inhabitants of NeweasMe-upon-Tyne , la public meeting assembled . WM . Cook , Chairman . Mr . K . having presented the address to Mr . Duncombe , Bat down . :
Mr . Duncombe then rose , and for several minutes the hall resounded with tremendous cheers and waving of hats , and handkerchiefs by tbe ladies ; as soon as tbe applause bod subsided Mr . Dancombe said—Mr . Chairman , Ladies and Gentlemen , I assure you the pleasure I feel on the present occasion far surpasses anything that I have ever experienced in my past political : career—( cheen )—yet what a reflection is the honour done me by the people on the present House of Commons ! < As one man I have done no more than my duty : —I have identified myself with the people because I know no country can prosper , no government can be secure , except its enactments are for the interest of the many ; and sot tbe aggrandisement of a few —( cheers ) . By reading some of your public prints I bad come to tbe conclusion that Chartism was dead In the North ; I had been taught to believe that you had given up the struggle for the Charter ; I knew if you had done so it was in despair : but this day has proved to
me that you have not yet despaired —( loud cheers ) . He bad supported the People ' s Charter because he knew it was the people ' s right —( loud and long cheering ); and a , country would not be governed as it should be until that document was the basis of the constitution—{ tremendous cheers , which , lasted for several minutes ) . He presented the National Petition bearing the signatures of three and a half millions of British subjects . The Parliament refused your reasonable request to be heard through your agenta at the bar of the House , in defence of any objections that might be raised against anything set forth in that petition . He ( Mr . D . ) would not present another petition praying for the same object . He would be no party to their degradation . Mr . Duncombe again declared . his attachment to the people and their Charter—name and all , and concluded one of the most straight-forward speeches we have ever heard , amidst cheering and waving of hats and handkerchiefs , which lasted fer several minutes .
After which the band played , " The Conquering Hero Comos . " The Chairman announced the next sentiment to be " The People ' s Charter , and may it speedily become the law of the land , '' and called upon Mr . Kydd to respond to it Mr . Kydd rose amid great applause , and reviewed the different points of the Chatter in an able manner , and was loudly cheered throughout . Mr . K , concluded on excellent speech by declaring his attachment to the people and the Chatter . He sairi the Charter was engraven on tbe heart of every honest working man ; it was- ! the keystone to our social happiness , the means by which tbe country would ba regenerated ; and the dream of the poet would ba realized when mau and woman should sing in orift universal chorus—«« Ob happy earth , reality of heaven . *' The band then struck up , " A man ' s a man for a * that "
The Chairman annoanced the nest sentiment to be , " tbe health of W . P . Roberts , Esq .. and the illustrious patriots of all nations who . have suffered persecution for the cause of liberty" ; and introduced Mr . Roberts to respond to the sentiment Mir . Roberts rose , and the Hall rang again with the thunders of applause with which he was greeted . As soon as the applause bad subsided , Mr . Roberts said , many of his friends might suppose that as bis professional duties prevented him from mixing so often in the Chartist ranks as he desired , that he was not a zealous supporter of the cause of Chartism ; but he would take this opportunity of declaring himself for the
Charterthe " whole hog , snout , bristles , and all" ;—( tremendous cheoring ) . He was born a Chartist ; he wa 8 not a milkand water Chartist , who boggled at the name : he was a Chartist before Complete , unchristeaed Chartism was born ; and waa determined to continue one until it became the law of the land . He might be called to defend the oppressed pitmen from the tyranny of their masters ; but be never would rest satisSed until the whole pf tke British empire should be fully and fairly represented in the making of those laws which they were called on to obey . Mr . Roberts went on in this strain for some time , and concluded his eloquent response amid tbnndering peals of applause . The band then played "TheExile of Erin . "
The Chairman announced the next sentiment to be " Feargus O Connor , £ « q . and the democratic press" ; and introduced Mr . O'Connor , who would speak to the sentiment Mr . O'CONNOR then rose , and was several minutes before he could proceed for the thunders of applause with which he was saluted . Mr . O'Connor said , he was happy at having an opportunity of addressing persons on both Sides of the question , as was evinced by the call of " name , name , " when one of his friends' bad truly said , as sure as a mau honestly advocated tbe cause of justice to the people , so sure would his motives be maligned by the enemies of that oppressed class . He ( Mr . O'C . ) would mention the name—tf < £ whole of ihe middle clasess , Who live upon the blood aud marrow of the
labouring classes . Bat thank God , if our burden is heavy our shoulders are broad . A certain party now buoy themselves Up with the false assertions , that the working classes aredesertiDg Mr . O'Connor . If those squeamish gentlemen had been at the Bl . ick Fell to-day , they would have seen that the people still adhere to principle as much as ever they did . Mr . O'C . said he would bat a wager that if a meeting was to be held oa tbe town moor , that the moor could not hold all that adhere to principle ; wbereaB he would undertake to procure as many omnibuses in the town as would hold more than adhere to the party humbug . Mr . O'Connor went oh in this strain for a considerable time , refuting all charges brought against him by the hireling press because , he advocated a fair day ' s wages for a fair day ' s work . He said that portion 0 !
tke press of which he was proprietor , would , bo long as he had anything to do with it , continue , as it has ever done to advocate the cause of true democracy and fight tbe battles of right against might ; . Attempts bad been made to purchase it—and to swamp it ; but if the enemy would , give him £ 200 , 000 for one single column of it . he should not have it at that or any other price . He showed that papers with quarter the circulation of the Star , would produce more profit to the proprietor from advertisements than the Star brought altogether ; but it was not & speculation of profit that he had in view—it was the dissemination of pure democratic principles , and It would continue to battle oppression arid misgovornment so long as It remained in the horizon . " Mr . O'C . was cheered at the end of iacb iehtenoe , and sat down amidst thundering ; cheers , and waving of hats and handkerchiefs . As ' won as it bad subsided ,
the band played up : . : ¦ - ' " Rob R # yM'Gregor . " T&aChafr announced the next sentiment to be" ? he immortal memory of Hunt , Cartwright , Beau * moat . Emmetfc , ^ Uson , Baird , Hardy , and the illuBtrlon * dead ot all nations . " ¦ "_ He called upon Mr . Dickinson to respond to it , who did s » in a very able manner . The Band then played " Scots wha hae wi * Wallace bled !" A vote of thanks was proposed and carried , with three times three cheers , to- their patriotic guest who bad honoured them with his presence that evening , Thomas S . Duncombe , Eaqy , Finsfeury'a Pndo and England's Glory . Votes of thanks were likewise proposed , and carried with acclamation , to Fenrgus O'Connor , Esq ., and W .
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P . Roberts , Esq .,. for the honour of their presence that evening , and for their attachment to the cause of tbe people . i Mr . O'Connor proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman for his conduct in the chair , which was carried by acclamation , and handsomely acknowledged by Mr . Cook , when tha vast assemblage separated highly gratified with the entertainment of the evenisg . Mr . O'Connor enrolled seventy-two names after tbe meeting , making in all , with eighty which he enrolled on Sunday evening ; 1 , 06 * in tola district
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LONDON . —United Boot and Shoemakers .- * The members of the above body met at the Cannon Coffee House , Old Street , on Sunday evening , Ock ; 22 , to receive their new cards and enrol themselvea svfi-esh . Mr . Samuel Clark was elected Secretly in tbe room of Mr . Riley , who resigned ; Mr . Richards , Treasurer , and Mr . ; Mills Chairman for the quarter . ; -Tbe question , " Are trades' unions calculated to improve tb& condition of the working classea ? " having been advertised for discussion .-was opened byMr . McCarthy , who was followed by Messrs . Greenalade , Clarke , King , RHsy " , Langwith , and others ,, who delivered ^ their sentiraentB in a very able and creditable manner . This locality bids fair to prosper and flourish . :
State of Ireland . —A crowded and enthusiastic public meeting was held on Thursday evening at the City of London Institution , Turn-again-lane , to protest against the recent . Government outrages ^^ in Irsl&nC Shortly afte * eight o ' clock Mr . Rathbone was called to the chair , and briefly opened the proceedings . Mr . Davoe moved , and Mr . Cowan seconded , in excellent speeches the following resolution , " That this meeting views with feelings of tbe utmost indignation , tha despotic attempt of the Government to sU ? nce the expression of national grievances far Ireland , and to crush tbe peaceful efforts of her people to obtain the Repeal of what they deem aa unjust Act of Parliament ; this meeting therefore expresses its cordial sympathy far the sufferings of
thoir persecuted Irish brethren , and ardently faopss that they will continue ia . their present carser of energetic and determined agitation , until the iniquitous Union is severed , and the Lsghlatrue of Ireland restored ;'' which was ablj- spoken to by Messrs . Mantz and M'Culiock , aud oarried unanimously amid the most triumphant cheering . Messrs . Goodfellow and Dwaine proposed and seconded the second resolution as feHo > # : ¦ — " That it is the opinion of this meeting that Ireland can entertain no hope from the Imperial Parliameat as at present constituted , than a continuation of that system of tyranny and misrule which has charactsnsiiij its legislation for the last six centuries ; and furthermore , this meeting considers that the wrongs of IreUnd will remain unredreased until the has a local legislature in which the whole people are fully and faithfully
represented . " Mresrs . M Grath , dark , and Wheeler supported this resolution , and were greeted with enthusiastic applause , and tbe reaolution carried by acclamation . Mr . Allan Davenport moved » nd Mr . Baker seconded the folio wine ; resolution , which was also carried . without a dissentient voice : That all personalities and angry expressions that have at any time been made use of by individuals or parties in either country be for ' ever buried in oblivion ; and that lierceforth the English Chartists and Irish Repealers do march onward together , hand ia band , in the glorious cause of justice , liberty , and humanity ; R- ; pral for Ireland ; and the People's Caaifcfr for the whole Uiittsd k'DRdom . " A vote of thanks was moveA by Mr . Dwaine , and seconded by Mr . Biker , on behalf of the Repealers of London , to the Chartiate , for gettmg up the meeting . Cheers , were given for the Charter aud Repeal , and the meeting separated .
City op London Institution , Sunday Evening . —Mr . M'Grafcb lectured to a crowded assembly . The chair was occupied by Mr . Cowan . Many members were enrolled , and a spirited discussion ensued . MAEtLUBONE . —Mr . Clark lectured to a la * ge audience on Sunday evening , at the Mechanics' Institution , and was received with great applause . Somehs Town . —Mr . Wheeler lectured here on Sunday evening . The chair was filled with considerable ability by Mr . Hodges . Many members were esroilfd , and much prejudice dissipated . BRtSTOt .. —Mi . CBolwell , 0 ! Bath , delivered a lecture on Sunday , the 22 nd Oct ., at the Democratic Chapel , Bear-lane , Temple-street , Bristol . His subject was , the present state of society . Mr . B . gave general satisfaction .
ALKWICK—The Anti-Corn Law Leagne convened a public meeting on the-21 st , at tbe Town Hall , to heat addresses from MeaBra , Bright and Cobcen . eu the progress of Repeal . The meeting was announced foe twelve o ' clock at noon , at a time when the working classes generally were unable to attend . Mess's . Cobden and Bright delivered their usual barrangues ,. and were replied to by Mr . Dickenapn , who ably e ^ po- ^ ad their fallacies . Much good haa resulted from this discussion , a large number having been convinced , by Mr . D ' s . arguments , of the superiority of the Charter over every other scheme of amelioration pi reform .
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TO THE CHARTISTS OF NOTTINGHAM AND SOUTH DERBY . Brother Democrats . —Oa Sunday , fcht > 15 S& instant , I proceeded from Nottingham to Borvowarh , by the nine o ' clock train , a-m ., but found , to mv great eurpise , the good fellows of the village knew so * bmg whatever of my coming , they not having receive a letter or seen the Star . Consequently no meeting wo 3 the result In the evening of the same day , I delivered a lecture to tbe Chartists of Derby . My Bubjeet was the present state of my unfortunate country . I took a view 0 ? tha Repeal agitation dnring the last twelve months . Chartism is reviving in Derby , many having lately joined the ranks . The Council have sent for fifty cards to the Executive . This looks well and sweakB well .
On Monday , I proceeded from Derby to Iikeaton , to attend a Chartist tea party and ball , which took place in Mr . Stocks' commodious room , Bath-street The room on the oceasipn was very tastefully decorated with beautifal garlands and festoons , and the walla literally covered with splendid portraits ef Hunt , O'Connor , Duncombe , M'DouaU , and many other of the leading political characters in the racks of democracy . About seven o ' clock your bumble servant was called to the chair . The evening ' s business commenced with singing the " Star of Freedom , " after which several excellent toasts were proposed and ably re-Bponced to .
On Tuesday , I proceeded from Ilkeaton to Tutbary , a distance of twenty miles , and unfortunately found , when I arrived , there could be no meeting , in consequence of the lads having no room of their own ; and aa to any other party either Whig or Tory , letting them have one , it was out of the question . This is a terrible barrier to the progress ot our movemenS ; for where there is no room to-meet in , there can be no proper or efficient organization . I am sorry , heartily sorry for it , but I cannot ,, for my « wn part , see how it ran be avoided in small villages , especially such as Tutbury is , where the people are in such a wretched condition that they can hardly by incessant toil , get what will keep body and eon ! together .
Oa Wednesday evening I delivered a lecture in the New Inn , Greasley , upon the alarming state of the country . Mr . Richard Auley , a sterling friend to the cause , occupied th& chair . The masters , with a few honourable exceptions , in and around Greasley , are as cruel and tyrannical a set of fellows as can be found in any other part of England . In the village of Wooden Box , about a mile from , Greasley , the truck system is carried out to the fnj ]« afc extent , in open defiance ef jaw . The working people are colliers and pot makers ; and
it is a positive fact , that when twenty shillings worth of work is finished , the master stops three shillings for discount out of it , and the remainder ot the greatest portion ef it ia swallowed up in truck . There are men there who , I am informed , have not had twenty shilling in ready money , during tbe last twelve months . The colliers in Greasley are quite willing to join the union , and I kuow of a fact that seine of tbem have contributed towards the fond . I feel convinced that if a delegate was sent by the executive committee of the Collier ' s Union , he would be well received ; ,
On Thursday I proceeded from Greasley to Burton , but could get no meetings the Chartists of this town being similarly situated to those of Tutbury . Baicton la horribly Tory ridden ; and another thing , the people know nothing , or next to nothing , of distress ; their bellies have not begun to cry out" cupboard , ' * and some of the people think they never will ; but if the present system continues much longer the poor fellows will b # woefully mistaken ; yet there are many ' Brutrate Cbartists in the town , and if they had a room of their own , the principles of democracy would " extend . "
Oai Friday night I lectured ia Derby upon the Land and its capabilities . I find there are two of the friends to the cause in this town excellent ^ agriculturalists : one of them told me that for four years he bad produced , oh an average , foity strike of long pod and Windsor beans , from 100 aquate yards of Land—not tlie best quality , mark yon , of Land . Sow 40 Btrike ; vrould be . 160 peeks ; and suppose they were sold atfonrpejice the peck , which la about the average price , they would bring him £ 2 13 s . 44 . You will bear in mind that he has done this for four years together . Well suppose
again ( and I have a petfect right to make the supposition ) tbat be had an acre of this land instead of 100 yards , and had set it with beans ;; bow many pecks would it produce at the above rate \ Why just 7 , 808 , and these sold at fourpenca the peck , would amount to £ 130 2 at 8 &i bat ' - - we'll , say threepence per peek , and that will certainly be under the mark ; however I would rather be under than over : even then it would amount to £ 9 t 12 s . Hear that , ye who say the land of England is not capable of supporting its inhabitants , and blash at year ignorance . I remain , as usual , .. . You servant and fellow worker in the vineyard of Chartism , " - ¦ ¦ ¦ < y .-. ' ¦ : CHBISTOPHEE DOTtE .
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HELLEiaC FESTIVAL IN CELEBRATION OF THE GREEK REVOLUTION .
On Saturday evening a most interesting festival took place at the London Tavern , to celebrate tbe receut glorious events in Greece , when between eighty and a hundred gentlemen , natives of Greece , and friends of their cause , sat down to a sumptuous banquet The upper end of tbe room displayed the nags of England , of Fiance , and of Greece ; and four pillars against the walls of the room bore inscriptions commemorativefirst , of the various national assemblies of regenerated Greece , beginning with that of the 25 th of March , 1825 ; secondly , of the battles won by the Greeks ; thirdly and fourthly , of the surviving and dfclunct heroes who had fought in the Greek cause . Mr . G . T . RiIU was in ; the chair , and amongst those who supported him were the Hon . Colonel Stanhope , CoL Thompson , Mr . B . Cocbrane , M . P ., Dr . Bowring , M . P . Af ter , the healths of tbe sovereigns of Greece and Britain had been drank : —
- The CHAIB . UAK then gave tbe " Hellenic Nation . " He delivered an address of considerable length in the Greek language , in which , amongst other matters , we understand that be strenuously recommended an oblivion of the past , and a zealous and friendly co-operation of all parties for the future . He was listened to with marked attention , and was warmly applauded . The following toasts then followed— "The Hellenic Council of State . ** rt Tbe present national ministry of Greece . ™ Mi . Iosides , in giving "The friendly relations of regenerated Greece with the allied powers , " s * ld that not long ago Greece formed but an insignificant province
in a despotic country ; their spirit was curbed by the oppression of their rulers , but that very persecution had been tbe means of preserving their nationality . Few men then believed that the Greeks would ever agnin form a nation . Tfcey bad patiently bided their time , bowever ; they had acted throughout with prudence and firmness , and they were now one of the Christian cations of Europe . They bad now , it was true , other enemies btsiiea the Turks , but be hoped that they should be able to stand out against them , and that Christian Europe would co-operate with them—( cheers , the band playing " Rule Britannia , " followed by the l ! Marsellois" ) .
The Chatbman gave " Our Gnests" ( tbe Hon . Colonel Stanhope , Dr . Bowring , M . P ., and Mr . Cochrane , M P . ) and other Philhellenes . Letters havitg been read from the Earl of Arnndel and Surrey and Lord Dudley Stuart , expressing their regret at being unable to attend , but at the same time expressing their warm sympathy in the cause "which the meeting of that evening were celebrating . Dr . Bowbtsg , in ticknowledging the toast ( which was mo » t warmly received ) , emphatically exclaimedj—A meeting like this carries me back some twenty years ; and recalls to my recollection an illustrious man , who ,
when a youth at Eton , gave expression to his ardent sympathies with Greece in a beautiful poem , and who lived , Prime Minister of Great Britain , to lend his powerful aid toirards accomplishing the fulfillment of those generous hopes which in bis very boyhood he bad cherished ! Need I name George Canning 1 iThe -feelings excited by the naming of the great statesman were most powerfully expressed . ) And recollection abo revexis to another yet more illustrious genius ( a cry of " Byron 1 " and great enthusiasm ) , who , alas J has not lived , —would that he had , —to witness the auspicious establishment of constitutional liberty in that land which he so eloquently apostrophized u
" Lively in her age of wo ! Land of lost gods and godlike men . »•' ( loud cheers)—and which he would have rejoiced to have been enabled to see as he bad snug—«« -how bright When re-awakened into freedom ' s light 2 " ( Continued cheers . ) How happy would be have been to see biB anticipations realised in the Bccond , the real . resurrection of Greece , whom be bad energetically advisefl— " Trust not for freedom to the Franks ! They nave a Km ; who buys and sails ! In native swords an 4 native ranks , The only hope of freedom dwells . ' '
( Great ebeerin ? . ) Yet ! it is now to be hoped that Greece is for Greeks , and that Greeks will give to her liberty—icheers ) . Nothing could have been happier and more auspicious tban the manner in which the recent revolution ttss peacefully accomplished , and nothing conld be more appropriate than the generous spirit of forgiveness trith which all recollection of the past appeared to be regarded—all resentments absorbed in glowing anticipations of tbe future 1—( cheere ) . Yet let it no . be supposed that there will ever be permanent tranquillity or prosperity iu Greece till It is fully understood tha : she is for Greeks alone 1 —( cheers ) . Let it be hoped thai their present Sovereign will form tbe commencement of a . dynasty whose history Bhall be msried . by the progress of general happiness—{ cheers ) . I cannot help imagining that the noble spirit of ancient heroes is not entirely extinct in Greece , and that something of itB influence may have
had its share in producing the peaceful and happy ehoracter of the recent revolution— icheers ) . I know that there are yet to be . seen-the high foreheads and the fine features that Jpeak eloquently of the past ; and I wonidfain hope that " their hearts yet beat to the keroic songs of oldeniimes , " and that there is yet mind in Greets to secure . a coble future J—( cheers ) . I trust that , as their peaceful revolution has given confidence in their character to public opinion—whenever hereafter they raise the cry of " Liberty ' " —( loud cheers )—the sound will not be lost on tbe heights of Parnassus , or on the plain * of Marathon , or on the waves of the JBsean ; but that tbefcr attachment to ireedom wfll be the source of virtues that may form a national character—stronger , wiser , nobler than it has ever yet been seen , and that so the Greeks of modem times will tqnal in glory the Greeks of whom history so eloquently discourses—( Lond-and continned ; eheering ) .
. Mr . Iodides then give , in Greek , "The members electoftbe National Assembly , -convened to meet at Athens , for the purpose # f framing the long wished-Tor Hellenic Constitution . —May they realise the hopes and expectations to the Greek nation and of ftU the civilked world . " . „ After a number more toasts which were eloquently spoken to . Mr . P . T . KiLLi gave , " The DifittBion of Education in Greece . May civilized Europe repay to Modern
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The Earl of Harewood is about to introduce the allotment system among the poor on bis estates at Goldsbrougn and other places . * The Steaker Columbia . —The latt accounts from the wreck of the Columbia , on Seal Island , state that so wonderfully strong was the ship that only her rudder and » tern had fallen away , although she has been on the rock 3 more than two months , and exposed to all the vicissitudes of the weather . —Liverfool Albion .
Kikgcraft . —Lcms XVI . was , a fool of my own knowledge , and in despite of the answers made for him at his trial . The King of Spain was a fool ; he of Naples wias the same . They spent their lives in hunting , and despatched two couriers a -. week a distance of one thousand miles to let each other knew what game he hai killed the preceding days . The King of Sardinia was a fool . All these were Bourbons . The Queen of Portugal , Braganzaa , was an idiofc . by nature , and so was the King of Denmark . r Their boss , as agents , exercised the powers of Government . The King of Prussia , saccessor to the great Frederick , was a mere hog as well in body as in mind . GuBtavus of Sweden , and
Joseph of Austria ; were really crazy , and George ' if England , you know , was in a straight waistcoat . There remained then none but-old Catherine , who had been too lately picked up to have lost her common sense . In this Stated Bonaparte found Europe : and it was this state of its rulers that lost it almost withoat a struggle . These , animals had become without mind and powerless ; and so will every hereditary monarch be after a . few generations . Alexander , the grandson of Catherine , is an exception . He is able to hold his own , but he is only of the third generation , and therefore , his race is not yet worn-oat . And so endeth ( he Book of King ' s , from all of whioh , the Lord deliver vs . —Thomas Jefferson .
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NEWCASTLE-tJPON-TYME . —The Chartists of this locality held 1 their weekly meeting as usual on Monday evening , Mr . Gibb in the chair ; Mr . Smith moved and Mr . Seed supported a vote of thanks to Feargus O'Connor , j Esq ., for his able services in tbe cause of the democracy in this district Carried unanimously . It is requested that » meeting of all the Chartist members of this locality take place on Monday evening next , at eight o ' clock , at the Goat Inn , Cloth Market , for ] the purpose of nominating office bearers . Sec , under . the new rules .
NBWTONtMoNTGOHERTSHlRK )—On Wednesday the 18 th inst , a pnblic dinner was given to Mr . Thoa . Powell on his return from London . Several excellent speeches were made , and democratic toasts , songs , and recitations given . The evening wae spent in joyous and rational hiliority to ! the satisfaction of all present . It is intended to form a society for mutual instruction amongst the working classes . We wish the project success . 1 ¦ SUNDERI . ANP . —MR . O'CONNOR AT SUNDERLand . —Thursday , jOct 19 th , being the day of Mr . O'Connor ' s visit , great excitement prevailed throughout the town . The hour for opening the doors was announced to be seven o ' clock .: ; but long before that time the stairs and staircase leading to the room was
crowded . Shortly after seven o ' clock the room , which ia capable of holding eleven hundred people , was crowded almost to suffocation , and hundreds had to go away that could not gain admission . Shortly after eight o ' clock Mr . p'Connor arrived , accompanied by Mr . Roberta ; as soon as they appeared on the platform tremendous shouts of applause were given from a' . l parts of the room . As soon as silence was obtained , Mr . George Charlton was called to the chair , who introduced Mr . O'Connor in a short but effective speech . Mr . O'Conner was again received with loud acclamations . He spoke for nearly two hours in his usual strain , in the course of which he was rapturously applauded . After Mr . O'Connor's address , Mr . Roberts delivered a
short speech . At the conclusion be was lonely applauded . Mr . O'Connor then moved a vote of thanks to the chairman , which was responded to . A vote sf thanks was then proposed to Mr . O'Connor and Mr . Roberts for their services in the Chartist cause , which was given by six hearty cheers , and clapping of hands , which lasted for several minutes . After silence was obtained , Mr . O'Connor said he was now ready to enroll members , when two hundred were enrolled . A great many more would have taken ont cards , bat it being the back part of the week , their pence was short . Mr . O'Connor intends paying us another visit on his return from Scotland , when we hope to have some hundreds more enlisted in this glorious cause .
BATH—The flvst exchange of local lecturers , in accordance with the resolution of the late western delegate meeting , took place on Sunday last—Mr . Cbarlea Bolwell , of Bath , lecturing in Bristol , aad Mr . Rjgers , of Bristol , lecturing in Batb . Ou account of its being the first Sunday evening meeting held in Bath for the last two years , and the very unfavourable state of the weather , the attendance was not so numerous as might have been desired . ) Mr . Twite presided , } and an intereating discourse was delivered , at the conclusion of which a vote of thanks waa given to the lecturer and chairman . j
BURY—On Sunday evening a lecture Was delivered in the Caartiat Association Room , by Mr . W . Dixon , of Manchester . Mr . Henry Roberts in the chair . At the close of the lecture the sum of 13 s . 6 d . was collected for Mrs . Ellis , and 4 s . ? d . was collected by a few friends , which makes in all 18 s . 3 d . ; 5 s . 9 d . was deducted for the expenses of the lecture , and bills posting , which leaves a balance fer Mrs . Ellis of 12 a . 6 d . D aa LIN —The Irish Universal Suffrage Association met at their Rooms , No . 14 , North Anne-street , on Sunday last ; Mr . Joseph Brlerly in the chair ; Mr . William H . Dyott , j Secretary . The rules and objects of the Association baying been read , and the lost day's proceeding * confirmed , Mr . Patrick Moran proposed Mr . Charles Taylor for admission . Mr . Clark seconded
the motion . Mr . Taylor having been admitted , Mr . Moran read a moat excellent address from the Chartist Painters of Manchester to the Irish Universal Suffrage Association , which was received with loud cheers , and ordered to be inserted on the minutes . Mr . O'Higgins moved that Mr . Samuel Barnes and Mr . John Stanton , of Norwich , be admitted members . Mr . Rafter seconded the motion . Mr . Barnes ' s letter stated that sixty Stars had been sent from Norwich for the use of the Association ( cheers ) . Mr . O'Higgins moved " That Mr . Thomas Rouse , of Saliabury-street , London , be admitted a member . " Mr . Dyott seconded the motion . It was then moved . and seconded , " That the fallowing address from the Chartists of London , denominated ' Emmett's Brigade , ' be inserted on the minutes : "—
"TO IHE TRISH UNIVEESAL SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION . " Brothers , —Having read your patriotic address 'to the Chartists of Great Britain , ' we take the earliest opportunity of transmitting to you the assurance of out worm esteem and ; sympathy . We hail you as coworkers in the great cause of human regeneration , and aa such we tender you the right hand of friendship and brotherhood . | " We are feelingly alive to the manifold grievances icflioted on our Irish brethern . We have not been heedless of the injustice which has rendered their homes desolate 1 and driven them to foreign shores to seek j that sufficient sustenance with which their own fertile and beautiful country abounds . Tour sufferings are deeply deplored by the working millions of England , who , no matter what may be Haiti
to the contrary , have proved themselves the steadfast frienda of real 7 Justice to Ireland , " as far aa their power or influeBce would permit . When speaking of England , a , line of distinction should always be drawn between the Government and the people ; always remembering that the power which oppresses Ireland , also enslaves and tramples on the working men of England ; [ and the very same feeling which induces the Irish people to demand self Government by a Repeal of the ] Infamous Act of Union , causes us to stand forward for the accomplishment of 'The Peoples Charter , ' without which we shall remain tbe slaves of wealth , and be used as mere machines for the purpose of adding to the already enormous incomes of manufacturers , landed aristocrats , and unprincipled usurers .
"It is true we have still a vestige of liberty remaining of which you ore deprived by the " Convention Act" ; and as that act bis been enforced by the consent of the middle classes ! of Ireland , it behoves you to take care that a Repeal of the Legislative Union docs not confer exclusive privileges on tbe upper and middle classes of Ireland -as in such case it will , like the boasted Reform Bill , prove to be a curse instead of a . -blessing to tbe working classe ? . " We hall the establishment of your patriotic association in the metropolis of Ireland as a proof of the onward progress of democratic principles ; and we shall cordially co-operate with you in every measure calculated to deliver not only Ireland , but the whole human family from despotism and its attendant miseries . With a sincere { wish for the speedy establishment of the 'rights of ! man , ' and complete justice to Emmett's loved land , we remain your brethren in the cause ef freedom . -
" Signedon behalf of the Chartists of London , denominated ' Emmett ' s B -igade , ' " , Thomas Rouse , Sub-Secretary . " The reading of this admirable address elicited several bursts of applause ! Mr . P . M . Bropby , Mr . H . Clark , Mr . P . Moran , Mr . ![ O'Higgins , Mr . Manning , Mr ; Bergin , Mr . Doyle , and Mr . Dyott having severally spoken upon the present prospects of Chartism , Us progress In England , and the tiesfc mode oF promoting it in Ireland , Mr . Manning was called to the chair , and thanks having been given to Mr . Briefly , the meeting separated .
HlANCHESTBR .-rCARPENTER - 8 Hall . The Chartists of Manchester held their usual weekly meeting in the above Hall , on Sunday evening last . Mr . T . Nuttall was unanimously called to tbe chair . Mr . Groeotfc read jibe article upon the Repeal question and O'GonneU'a conduct from the Star of Saturday last , which at the ] conclusion was loudly cheered by the immense congregation The Chairman then introduced Mr . James Leach to the meeting . Mr . Leach t » j . on rising was greeted by the moBt rapturous applause . Mr . L . ' a argaments were of the most convincing character . It wonld ( have been well if Messrs . Cobden and Bright had been present to have heard their arguments taken one after another and floored like so many nine pins . In fact ! Mr . Leach ' s lecture proved to al ! who heard it that ^ ree Trade in com without free trade in votes , would be ! a positive injury to the people of this country . 1
CARLISLE . —MEETING OF TBE CoVSClh OP THE ChaBTI 8 T Association . —A meeting of the above body took place on Sunday last , at their room , No . 6 , Johnatreet , Caldewgate , Mr . Thomas Carruthers in' the obair . Tbe minutes of the last meeting were read over and confirmed ; after which various sums were paid in from the different localities . The Chairman then drew the attention of the meeting to Mr . O'Connor ' s letter in Saturday's Star , which being read over and considered , & committee of seven persona was then chosen , to make the necceaaary arrangements for Mr . O'Connor ' s reception in Carlisle . { The large and commodious lecture room ot the Atheanenm will , if possible , be engaged ; which wtUaccommodaifcneaily 1009 persons comfortably seated , and we have no- doubt of the meeting tfeing a bumpes ^ on the present occasion . ¦<¦ ' ¦ ¦ -: <>
Discussion oij a Bepeal Of ; the Coen Laws . ——According to announcement ;} the following question was discussed on Sunday evening , in the Council room of i the Carlisle Association , No . 6 , Jobn-street , Caldewgate ; " Will s totali anoV unconditional repeal of the present Coin Laws realise those beneficial results , so fondly anticipated by fto advocates of a repeal oftfaaimeamae J" Mr / J . ALraiBtoong opened the debate , ! and was followed by several othe * gentlemen . The diseusaion was adjourned until Sunday evening , the 20 th instant , at six o'clock .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 28, 1843, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct953/page/7/
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