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    Mx Beloved Fbiesbs , —I am not drunk , bat I am intoxicated by a series of triumphs since I last wrote ; and now about that last writing . I "wrote you a lon g letter from Nottingham , buf , as once before , I addressed it London instead of Leedst I was dreadfolly disappointed at not Eeeingit in the Star % when the Editor assigned a most excellent reason , sending me tine back of my letter which bore the Nottingham post-mark of the 22 nd , and which was posted and paid for at Nottingham by Mr . Russell . To me it was all-important that you should hare seen all about Birmingham , bat * thank God , I can alwayB lire for a ^ reek upon character . I shall now , as well as I can recollect , begin where I left off .

    On Wednesday , after I wrote fromLonghborongn . I proceeded to address the Chartists in a room , but behold it would not hold one twentieth part of the " Sock , and there being a large yard outside , I spoke by moonlight to congregated thousands . Cooper and Bairstow . also addressed them , and all expressed themselves highly gratified "with the evening ' s entertainment . I promised on "behalf of Xeash , STDouall , and myself , that "when , their association numbered 350 , we -would spend a day -with them . I left LpughborougQ at one in the morning to be at Knijjhisbridge that same night ;" and I went and spoke at great length in my sleep , and I am told I did our cause great good . We had a crammed meeting . - :

    On Friday , I went to Southwark , glorious Southwark ; and , as I was to meet Sidney Smith at Chelsea on the Bame night , I prevailed upon Dr . M'Douall , after a short address , to supply my place atSouthwark . I proceeded to Chelsea with Ruffy Ridley and Wheeler ; and , upan mounting the platform , a scene ensued which baffles all description . Smith was speaking , with a solicitor in the chair , surrounded by a large group of the League , Upon my appearance , the whole meeting in front cheered and cheered again , crying out Ah ! Sidney ,

    our chap has caught Iftee at last . There s Feargus , lad . " It was now evident that neither the lecturer nor the League wished for any more of it ; and , after creating a disturbance , by abusing the Chartists , the gentlemen blew cut the lights , let down the drop scene , left us in complete daiknes ? , and tie proprietor cleared the stage . Some ruffians attacked Huffy Ridley , who was octiide the drop ecene , when the Chartists charged , and a dreadful scnffle ensued , which terminated in the complete routing of the physical force WMgs .

    Now I decideoiy object to the practice of allowing the world to learn , through the Whig press , that all the folly of Corn Lair lecturers appears to go down with the people , and I deny the right of any lecturers upon political subjects to refuse discusson . The praciicr , if not stepped in time , would hare made us appear as converts to all the glib philosophy of such men as Acland , Smith , and Cobden . The room at Chelsea is Tery large , and it was crowded to suffocation . It was the first routing of the League in that quarter , and they richly deserved vroat they hate been loog bringing upon themselves , by insolence and intolerance to the working classes .

    I cow come to Monday ; the day of days—the glory of Chartism . The League had put out & bill for an open air meeting in the Workhouse-yard , Mary-le-bone . We were not idle , Savage and M&ceonsell were selected as go-betweens , and we were invited to meet the League Council ; but we refused to meet them except before the people , whose serrants we are .

    I need not tell you , of course , of what the report will ifiform you . Bus I mast tell you that Hume , Wakley , 3 LP ^ Sir Char ! e 3 Napier , M . P ., aud Sir Benjamin Hall , M . P . were present , but were not in the least recognised by the multitude . We put Sankey in the chair , having waited for ten minutes after taa hour appointed , and the meeting calling out for a chairman ; and never was better president .

    Savage opened the bnsmess with a most admirable speech , bnt marred it by proposing a shocking bad resolution . A Jlr . Hyde seconded it in a set speech fall of Whig constitutional nothings . I , at oace , proposed the amendment—which you will see . That brave fellow , RuSy Ridley , ably aad powerfully seconded it , and told the few of the clique , who attempted to interrups hinu that ii-s coald roar as a lion for three hours , but he would not be put dews , nor was he . Parson Macconnell attempted to ssppon the resolution , but vra 3 so prosey and absurd thai the meeting would not hear him loag . Spka then supported the amendment in one of the

    aosi -telling £ peeches I ever heard delivered by a working man ; every sentence was a home-thrust at faction , ihe League , and class legislation . He was loudly cheered from all parts . Savage then replied , sappsriing the amendment agaiEst his own reaetetioo . The amendment was then put and carried wiih about fifteen hands held np against ii , amid cheers whjea lasted for several minutes . Lloyd Jones then proposed another resolution . I never heard aim Fpeak before . He made one of the most lurid , poirerfu ] , logical , and eloquent appeals I ever heard , and literally paralised the League ; his was the speech of the day . Sir Benjamin Kail then cams forward and -p ^ kc ; Wakley , Hume , and Sir Charles weni stray .

    Tfl 9 whole is reported , but , my friends , your hearts tronld have jumped with , joy to have seen the glorious army of Chartists . The largest meeting ever held in greet Marylebou p , —allowed to be so by Sir Benjamin Hall , the M . P . for the borough , and by all the press . Our triumph was signal and complete , and filled the hearts of all with joy profound .

    WeD , at night , I was to address the tailora at the Social Iasarntion , as I did ia a magnificent baildjng "snih three sides galleried , asd a spacious platfona . I arrived fifteen minutes before the time , and the building was full in erery part , aud crowd 3 ont-^ s- If the day ' s meeting ' Tras a triumph , this was * victory . I never before in London , even at" tie Crown and Anchor , met the same class of audience . I appeared to be the vror . -i dressed man in the

    mcetmg ; and although tic Ciartist principles were qmte foreign to them , yet never in my life did I witness greater eatbasiasm , or make a deeper Expression upon ay audience . This , indeed , I look upon . & 3 . the most important meeting 1 ever attended in my life . It was a splendid assemblage ; on ? , as I told them , no money could haTe procured some months since . I have seen one * f the committee this morning , and ho . informs me that my speech made a powerful impression . Why should I not be prond of this 1 I am , whenever * serve the cause .

    At four o ' eiock to-morrow morning I start for Birmingham . We have got the Torm Hall there . ^ Wed nesday , Thursday , and part of Friday , I devote * ° ^ flnia ^ iaaij and on Friday evening , I address tie man of Westminster . On Monday , Tnesday , * ad Wednesday , Manchester ; Thursday , Stockporf ; » d Friday , Hyde . Gunists , let every man now be judged by his Wor fe . I -Hill stand by the order of fustian to tie death , come vrhas will . I am , Your faithful friend and servant , Fsasgcs CCoxxon .

    ? -S . Have I bow deceived you as to the position " ^ t : ch the London Chartists have assumed ? No iNew ilove or blaney will stand for a single mo-J&enL . With foTir hours' notice we can carry any-*^ ag . The Whigs are utterly paralysed , and the Tories are anything bat comfortable , as it is now ft % believed thai the shopkeepers and trades will join in our mcv- ; aiait ; their eyes being opened to the Eir * ioj , oly cf steam lords ; and their minds being convinced of the cruelty , selfishness , and deceit of the steam-ptcdEtir . g ar ^ tocracy . F . O'C .

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    MiccLEnuxD . —Sir . J . Wesi lectured on Sunday erecing to a nun crous auriiea . ee . CHrsTEKnO-D - »?> D Hbauptos . —Ai the weekly siting of tLe Ciaitisis cf the above place , in SilK « ffl Yard , ci ; Me-yc .. ? evening last , the Secretary gaa < itd in 2 * . Id . irom ihe Chartists of Holy Moor &Ce . Afterc-thirimsiness the following resolution *^ s csrrk-d : — " The ; the sum or 10 s . be sent to Not-HUjjhaaj , towards dffr ? iing the rxpensea of the dele-| Wes _ for the ensuL-g Cciztcui 1 ou .

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    G REAT & IMPORT A NT PUBLI C MEETIN G AT MARYLEBONE . A public meeting was held in the Workhouse-yprd , Marylebone , on Monday last , for the avowed purpose cf Tonnlng a junction between the " Liberals" or the Corn Law Bepealeis and the Chartists . At twelve o ' clock , the gates were thrown open , and the yard rapidly began to flU ; - by one o ' clock , the time appointed for taking the chair , net less than 8900 persona were pmsnt , and until two o ' clock the number was continttaUy increasing . The arrival of Mr . O'Connor , about half-past twelve , ¦ sraa greeted ¦ with , deafening applause , as was likewise tliat of Mr . Sankey . At one o'clock , Mr . Scott moved and Mt . Nagle seconded , that Mr . Sankey tike the cbair . Tnia being put to the meeting was carried unanimously .

    Mr . Saskbt briefly opened fhe proceedings , by requesting for all a fair and impartial hearing , and advising them to stand by their rights and to make so surrender . A messenger was then disp 3 tched to the Committee to inform them that the chair was taken , and the meeting ¦ walling for the Committee . Messrs . Hume , Wakley , Sir Benjamin Hall , Dr . Wade , Mr . Potter , and others , speedily made their appearance . Mr . Savage came fonrard to more the first resolution . ' He said , I aball not dispute the authority exercised by this meeting in appointing their Chairman . " I have only to inform you . that ttie Committee had ' arranged for Mr . Hume to take tt-e cb . air . That gentleman was hero to his time , bnt he is no way offended , bnt desirous that you should proceed to business . I appeal to that faculty which distinguishes man from the brute . I call upon you to exercise your

    reasoning powers to prevent every ebullition of ill feeling-.- This is too solemn an occasion for us to be split into party factions . For ten years have we been living under the tree of Reform , but have been denied its fruits . Let an experience of the pavt guide us for the future . Let us endeavour , -whan all are oppressed , to do a-vray with all petty bickerings among ourselves . For years have the two great factions maintained their power by sowing discord betvesn the middle and working classes . Ona party of the people are now looking to government for a repeal of the Corn Laws . Another class contend that it is idle to expect any relief from tiie ^ present representative bony . The late division in the House has confirmed this opinion . The object of the promoters of this meeting is to effect a junction between these two classes . Thty have deputed me to propose the following resolution to you for your discussion . Tou can alter , para it down , o ? amend it as you think proper to suit the views of this mixed community . It is as follows : —

    " That the distress , anguish , and suffering of mine :, body , and estate of multitudes of our fellow countrymen at this moment , are -without all precedent , and claim the deepest sympathy ; tMt such distress , anguish , and suffering are not occasioned by any dire dispensation of Providence , but resnlt mainly from want of employment , arising out of our commerce being cramped and crippled by ruinous protecting legislative regulations , mad « and supported for the sordid and selfish interest of a particular class . " That amongst these ruinons protecting regulations , the Corn and Provision Laws are first and foremost—( no , no )—yet , thia meeting looks upon these laws , both in- their origin , continuation , and pr-senfc proposed modifications , as but one of the nu' -uerous branches from a greater , deeper , and mere deadly root of political and social evil , the mock and -wrtt-jhed representation of the people in fcha Commons House of Parliament—( hear , hear . )

    " That the present House of Commons , and the Government arising out of it , having in the first act of their legislative existence , proved themselves utterly undeserving of the confidence of the people , this netting has no confidence in them ; ami th ^ t it never can , and never will , have any confidence in any House of Commons that is not returned by the whole people according to their Charter . " That with Euch a Houbo of Commons as the present , or any other similarly elected , it is folly and madness to expect that by such House any measure of public good will be carried , except there be an hreristibls pressure from without ; and that while this meeting will not lose sight of any of the branches from the deadJy root of political and social evil , it will now direct its main energies to this root itself , the mockery , farce , and tragedy of representation .

    " That to this movement of men of all political parties ^ v ? e are now 5 r / esis : ably drives by onr base aud repulsive representation ; and that having now ecthing to look for from laws made by the present House of Commons , or any other returned by the present eonstitueiicy , we fall back apon the first great law of nature , self-preservation , and are determined to carry the Charter of the people , by creating for it , as fir as we possibly can , a demand that no legislature can resist . " Tfce committee mean by this resolution the adoption of the whole of the principles contained in that document , which has received the sanction of thcuj . inds , yea of milions of our fellow subjects . I entirely vlkt * whh e ^ ery portion of the Charter . S' -me are for giving up one ' or ^ twe of its points—( " £ , " )—but I recommend noi t > give up a siEgle ose ; if you yield to expediency you will go down like Peel and his sliding scale . Mr . Ssvige here entered into an able tspc . Bitibn of each

    separate point in the Charter . He- appealed to them if it was just that Maryieboue v itb . a population of a quartet of a million , and thirteen thousand electors , should return no more members tf Parliament tban Harwich , with only two hundred iind sixty electors . Nothing gives me more pain than to tee the exptnee which parsons are obliged to undergo in order to procure their election , and it is j oat they shou ' id be paid for tkeir sertices . We ate eomptiicd to jay an eightpenny police rate , and I am sure we would gladly pay zn calf penny rate for the payment of men to make good laws , which in this parish would prodoce £ 17 , 00 . Our principles have bteeu greatly belied , injury has been added to insult by an hired press . We claim the right whieh frxi has given to every man . We will tranHniit it to our children , we shall then bs able to protect ourselves from the calamity which a mad system of government is daily bringing upon us .

    Mr . Htde said I have great pleasure in seconding the resolution proposed by my old friend Savage . It puts me in mind cf the good old times tf BaOicalism , when we made a despotic Government quail before us , and ¦ with meetings ' like the present we shall quickly obtain our rights .. The poets have as 3 erte-i that the goldtn age is past , bat the present House of Commons palpably « mrt £ dicts it . Never did gold maintain such an omnipottat sway as at the pn-stnt day . What but gold has placed Peel upon the treasury bench ? what but gold svaytd toe decision of the electors ? and it is the innutiics of this gold whicii has brought us here this day I- ? give vent to onr feelings and to assist in obtaining our r- ' s ' ais . When we appeal to our rulers for any KucSc-al measure ; they till us that onr glorious CocirV-irnon i 3 in danger . It once was a glorious Constitution ; it flourished lite the everjreen laurel , tut it hc » been cat up by the evils of ignorance and bad is ^ isLi'Joa , and unless tae corrupt branches are mc ^ ed

    off . by the scythe of public opinion , it will thortly bec ^ ais a decayed and R-itiiwed shrub . One sperJitr , in the late debate , said that they should imitate the conduct of the Uarons of Kannymede ; bat this wa 3 ; : ot so . That struggle was bttv / een the barons and crown , the pre £ ? t : t is a struggle between the psople and- the aristocra . ? T , in which the crown is not identified . Anotfeer sp ^ tcr in that House tnld you the distress was occasioned lj the influx rf Irish pecp ? 3 into thl 3 country . When the Union with Ireland was effected , it wa 3 not fur the benefit of the Irish people , but ro / nrriish sinecure places to our surplus aristocracy . If weVnd them our surplus aristocracy , can we blame them for sending us their surplus democracy —( cheers ; in exchange- The proceedings of this day will , 1 ; rust , giva the tone to all ths towns in the empire . Hannibal / of old , when he crossed the Alps , had an army competed of all the nations en earth ; ltt us , like Hannibal , now we are crossing the Alps of corrn > -: i'jn , have an army composed of men of all political opinions ;

    £ 0 tha i 'R' 3 ensure success . Feaegvs O'Con n or , Esq . then Tose and vras receive-i with treuien 4 cu 3 cheering , which lasted for somelfcr . gth of time . He said , who are you ? Tat dead Chartists ?—i ? Teat cheering . ) W hat a bad undertaker ihsfc Wh 5 g Scotchman has been to allow you to rise again ! ( Cheer ? . ) I stand before you to support Mr . Savage ' s speech and to oppose his resolution . Ii theywiBh our aid to offset a great purpose , they must agree to our terms . For more than ten years , you have laboured nnsnccfessfnUy to produce a change . We must Eow £ eiT > o £ sess ; en of political power ; we must take the imperishable evergreen and not be content with the pale annual . This iH not only a meeting of Marylebone , but a meeting" which will express the sentiments of all Wales vrill

    England , Ireland , Scotland , and . I - expose ta jon the fanitof this resolution , in this solemn declaration . In the first paragraph they talk much of the distress and its claim for sympathy ; this is the fcxt : in the tecond they give you the Corn Laws . Now you are all of you Cockers ; so multiyly the first by the second and see if the quotient will tot give you a lit ^ e blarney—( laughter . ) If tbey acknowledge that tie Corn Laws can only be effectually repealed by the Charter let this be fully understood as it is in our amendment . We are bow placed in a position from which we must not strict . We are the mours ! ain ; let Mahomet come to us . If we are -worth having , we will be told for principle and nothing less . If a majority of 123 has done so much for ur , what will an » j « i > y of 303 do

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    for us ? If they are honest let them withdraw their resolution aud support this amendment : — " That this mesting declares its unqualified approval of the principle of free and unfettered trade ; while , at the same time , it denies either the competency or the right of the representative body , as at present constituted , to make so great a change as that sought by the advocates of a repeal of the Corn liatra , inasmuch as any advantage derived from tbat measure would not be for the benefit Of the -working classes ; and this meeting further protests against any change being particularly made to affect any separatee ass or interest , pledging

    it-Eelf , in common with the people of all other parts of the United Kingdom , to look with a jealous eye to the application of tae People's Charter , with a view to the settlement of those many and conflicting interests , dissensions about whi ** i now estate ' . the public mind . We are resolvfd teat that measure in its workings shall legislate justly for all , instead of partially for a . a 1 pcs ; and , under these circumstances , wo pledge ourselves not to agitate for any other measure than the whole of those principles embodied in the document entitled the People ' s Charter , and to which we look as tho only means of producing national greatness and prosperity , and of producing peace , law , aud order throughout the

    land . " If we go to make a bargain , we must examine and know the party we arc to deal with . Are we to unite wita the steam-made Baronet , Sir Robert Peel , -with hia sliding icale , or with Buckingham ' s Duke , with his skatiujj-Bcale ; is it to be with Lord Russell ' s 8 s . duty , or Villiers ' s no duty utall ? But you say we are to join with the middle class . Is it to be the Tory middle class or the Whig middle class ? No , say they ; but join us for the Caatter . I ask them for what Charter ? Is ii to be Sturge's complete Charter , or Biggs ' s Midland Counties Charter , or what Charter is it to be for ? There is our Charter ; adopt this unfettered und untrammelled , and it will give the amplest justice to alL Foi seven years we have been resting on principle ,

    and they have not thought it worth while even to look at us ; but now it is only to " whistle , and we'Jl be with you , myladr . " All change is the result of previous agitation ; the present agitation has been produced by the failure of the Referni Bill ; and . yet the very men who stated that that measure was intended to give a preponderating influence to the landed interest ; now want yea to throw yourselves iiito thoir arms to save them from the landed aristocracy . You . know how they treated you while they were in office . Tou know that the camp followers of the Whigs were your deadliest enemies ; eight or tea of them pretending to be in opposition for the sake of popularity , yet , on any change ht .-iiig contemplated likely to benefit the people , they ever fiuw to their rescue , to the old

    tune of " keep ihe Tories out ; yet these ar ^ the men you ere now wished to join . Machinery has been brought to such perfection , that Indies may almost pick their teeth by steam . Yet what have you gaiued by all these improvements ? Of what advantage has all the mechanical aud chemical coatiivanctta which have £ O greatly contributtd to raiBO our character as a nation been to the working classes ? You have been deprived of thesa advantages , because the House of Commons , which ought to have been the heart of the people , is corrupt ; its heart is ossified and decayed ; and you are rendered civilised slaves . The cottage ia falling to ruin , while splendid mansions arc rising in our streets . The gorgeous monument is being raised to commemorate the deeds tf the warrior . The Paiace

    is being decorated and improved , while tboss who pustain aud support its fabric are wasting in penury . Toe middle classes are rising from tho cottage to the bcuse , from the house to the mansion , whilst the poor man is forced from the cottage to the cellar , from the cellar to the coW bastiie . We want the Charter to make the Palace and the mansion dependant upon the cottage . We want the vots to be in the man , and not hi the cottage . The Keform Bill having failed , they want another Reform—Commercial Itefoim . Did you ever bear of a : Irishman who went to dig praties ¦ without having a spade ? The Whigs want to Repeal the Corn Laws , but they won't take the proper tools . They appealed to the people , and have got 123 majority tgain ^ t tLeru ; and they are dot discovering that

    they did not go to th-j ri fe Ut people They now come to us ; and I tell them tfcero can be no union with us unless based on the full measure of our rights . We have looked to quacks too long . There was Russell in 1832 £ . we us a purge , consisting of two drachms of coercion , three drachms of bastiie starvation , to ba washed down by the draught of a Rural Police . Dr . Peel now admits that we are very bad , buL tur disorder is not chronic , and bo / ore he can administer a remedy , he ruujt Jjo . d a consultation with the class above you ; and if not conKonnni with their feelings he can give no remedy at all . Tlie Whigs are the same men as ever ; and any measure coming from such old offenders , can you expect it to benefit yon ? ( No , no . ) The List three we ~ ks has t&kta the stink off Chartism ; it noxr smells as sweet as a bed of violets . Romaic

    firm to your principles ; : u : d , as they cannot do without us , they will rush into our arms . You , men of Marylebone and St . Par . cras ought to ba proud , proudir than any nieii in Lom ; on . Here , nine years ago , I plinted the shrub which has how grown into this beauteous tree Daring the agitation of the Rsforai Bill the Whigs jumped into the traces , pushed you into the shafts , and run yoa into the puddle . Wow tiiey must fall into the shafts , aud you must take the lead in the traces . Mr . O'Connor then read their resolution , aud showed the metting bow Corn Law repeal was placed in a prominent position , while the Charter was thrown in tae back ground . He then ably entered into the question of the Repeal , as it affected the retailers and the consumers . There wss . no hope of a

    i 7 s . -ntficial repeal of the Corn or other bad * laws uiitil the Charter ~ wus gained . Let the middle men honestly unite with the Chartists , said in six weeks they Coul < 1 drive Peci from i-fiice . In 1832 we beat them , King , Lords , and ConiK-. ons . Now we have a Queen , who perhaps is not opposed to us ; but we don't , want her assistance : she is only « ne , and she has no vote—( laughter . ) We must have a new Parliament before the Charter can be carried . We must havo thirty good Chatt ^ t M . P . ' s to do duty in that House . Terse , v . ith about twenty amateur Chartists , will be asufikient force to break up any administration not founded oa justice . If the people joined the League without this guarantee good bye to the Chartist agitation : it will be broken up , and who shall rally it again ? For ssvea long

    yeara have -ire defended a principle which is a tower of strength to the goud , and a terror to evil doers . I told yon , k-Dg ago , that the day of action would come ; and now it has arrived . Two men ought to have been placfd at those gales , crying step into the auction . Bussrll will bid for you , 9 , 8 , 7 , 6 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 pound Household , then Universal Suffrage . Peel will say he nodded too ; and the auctioneer will not know who io knock you down to ; but , by God , you shall not be sold one fraction under price —( great cheering . ) Hera I stand , before Whig and Tory , under the canopy of thebroad blua sty , acci declare that I never received one fraction of money treai Whig , Tory or Chartist I have done all at my own bxpt ^ cu ; and , thank God , 1 urn nut yet exhausted . If tbo League join us it will save

    tbem some tfaf-us .-nns . They have already epent all their b ? zi- ; r monty ; but join us , and they may go to sleep . Provided they . ire horest , we will repeal tke Corn Laws fr > r them . Mr . O'Connor then wont into the question of uiachintry , and showed there was no cordon aaniiaire aiouEcl London . Driven from the country by machinery the working men coine up to London and compete with you ; zany form a reserve for the masters to fjll back upon . We are not enemies to machinery ; we care not , as Butterwotth said , if we eat , drink , go to bed , get up , and dress by machinery , provided it does not take our bed un-i our bread from u ? . We want political power , tlmt machinery maybe made man ' s holiday and not bis curse ; not that one thousand sieves to artificial labour shall be wretchedly poor , tliat oce slave-holder may grow enormously rich , if all the money that has been made by machinery "wus

    diffused in its proper channel no poverty would now be felt by tho operatives . I am taunted by Cobdon with going about the eountry ia a faatian instead of a black coat—( don't you think I should make a good parson ?—He did not say tais in my presence ; if he had , I should not quarrel with Mm ; such evolutions are often natt with , in society . Sir . Colnlea has jumped from the warehouse , from the clogs and the fustian , into the black coat I can , when I please , go back to the black coat ; bnt he trill nevtr go back to the fustian while he can avoid it I call upon yon , aa Mr . Savage did , to make us of that faculty which distinguishes you from the test of the animal creation . £ o cot ltd avray by the glib philosophy of any who may address you ; look net to foreign trade to tbo injury of domestic comfort , but stand firm for the whole Charter , and nothing Iea 3 thsn the Charter . ( Great cheering . )

    Ruff ? Ridley rose to Eecond the amendment . He said , —I presume that you have mefcttis cla 7 to perform a duty not oniy to yourselves , and to your country , but to chow to the whole world that Englishmen -will administer justice to themselves and to all mankind . Tlie seconder of the resolution said he was sorry to hare to throw cold water over the proceedings . I am not offended with him for throwing it over roe ; bnt it is impossible to throw cold water over the ardonr ft ths Chartists ; bnt to ecme at once to tho point- —I look upon you as men determined to see justice dons to all parties without distinction cf class , sect , cr colour . I believe you will proclaim to the working classes of the United Kingdom that the men of Maiylebone , that the men of London , ara dafcermined to standby tlie same principles which have received the sanction cf the working classes of this kingdom . Why is it tfcat I , a working man , repudiate and find fault with this tolcmn declaration ? It is evident to you , the men of London ,

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    for your eyes Iiav 3 been opened , that that this isall claptrap . If these ¦ me n vH&m Bmcere ; and honest , they would say at once that all out evils arose from c ! a 3 S legislation ; that to remove the Corn Laws and other bad ' avre , we mast remove this had legislation . Re . ° . d it all the gentlemen said . It shall be read . W « wish not to burke the freedom of discussion ; -we wish to consult the IccKcgB of all ; aud -wo coxuat on the ; decision of thia day to lay the foundation of > n agitation that shall be carried on the wings of the wind thicujh the whole king ora . ( Mr , Ridley then read the declaration , tmd commented upon it in a strong and 'forcible ruaTir . tr . ) Lat them pat the representation first and the Corn Law Repeal ^ afterward , and they would then ba hitt ' ng the right nail on the head Will yoa be cajoled by tho factory lords , by those who have amassed tiieir wealth from the Woo , i and the marrow of tho factory children ? Will you be knocked

    down at such a price ? ( No , pr . ) R 9 ruuin then , lifcb Tnti \( fitm aa \ lTnan \ y , side \> y side ; ; pfeEent one broad pbalanx of union to your tyrants , and determine upon the Charter , and no surrender . If you do not do this , you will lie sold , and sold cheaply ; but you will f I know , act wisely aud justly . Mr- H ' . dley then ably showed up the motives which actuated the League in tiieir agitatio > , and p ^ ked v ? ho were the mei who had branded them as destructives ? who had accused them of the worst of crimes ? -who had banished and imprisoned their fellow patriots ? who but the base t > nd brutal Whigs had entrapped Froat ami his coinpanions ? who got up the Calthorpe-street ( iffJJr ? aad now who but the Whigs were preparing to efttrap them again , to dtJude them to their ruin . ' lie called-upon them , in the name of the men of Engiand , Jreland , Scotland and Wales to perform their duty to their country —( great cheering . .

    Mr . MiCCONNELi . —I have fcaen requested to declare liiy sentiments upon this subject , which I shail dqaa briefly r . s possible . I shall b © as candid rs those who have previously addressed you in its favour , and tell you , I am decidedly opposed to the amendment —( considerable interruption );—give me a fair and caadid hearing , end judge far yourselves . I have read the declaration of the nien of Mavylebona ia print ; I have read the amendment of Mr . O'Connor in writing ; ancl on u \ jTif-i and word , by all that 5 s good that is near and deav to me , I cannot distinguish any substantial difference—( laughter , lihd Why tire you opposed to it ?) The amendment admits in its flrBt onset

    the principle of free trade ; so does the resolution . The only difference in the two is , they have the same mean- ? ing , but are differently expressed . We say that the Corn Laws are but a branch ; we do not say they are the root I am Horry any suspicion of dishonesty should exist —( laughter)— that yuii should suppose it is a trap . ( What trap ?) Wo are for the Charter ; you are no mon \ And I think no man in this assembly -will think it worth while to take less—( hear , * . I do not believe there is any attempt to coax or deceive yoa . 1 know of none . J ' - was- in hopes thai the eneuies of the people would no longer triumph fcy our dissensions , but-would have been laid prostrate by our union .

    Mr . Spur—As a •¦ working-man I feel deeply .-interested in this subject , more so perhaps than any speaker thai has preceded me . I can readily enter into tho feelings which actuate Mr . ivI'ConneiL aud the other genllemeu , though I have but faint hopes that thay can understand mine . I will say , ns Mr . Kidley , that I-want'not their sympathy ; but if they give ub j-astice we shall bo placed in auch a position as not to heed their Jsympathy , I do noi deny the honesty of the party profeeslng to give lhe a cheap louf , but I deny theii- ability . Mr . Macconuell has said , that ho could no « see the diffi-rence between the resolution and the amendment There Ia none so blind us those who will not see . Is there no dillarenee between drawing the cart up the hill and drawing it over the hill ?

    The resolution ! puts , the cart before the horse ; the amendment puts tne bbrso in its proper position . Thos- ; ' men have turned me put of my employ for my principles , and yet they talk or sympathy to the working men . Mr . Maeconnell teHs you that they do not consider the Corn Laws as a root , b u * only as a branch . I tell him as I told Mr . Acleudy better known ty the same of " Siipp ^ ry Jemmy , " that the best way to cut off tho brauch is to cut down the tree . The branches are toi > high to rearh . It is impossible to have a Repeal with the present bouBe , bub they want you to unite in order that they may say to the aristocracy , " Give U 3 theiep < al of the Com taws , or we will thrust the Charter down your throat "—( Great cheerii , £ . ) ' . .

    Mr . Savage then again addressed the meeting .. Ho cared not which they passed , the reeolution or the ameiirlmeiii , he was only tae organ of the Comlatttee to uring it bafore theui . He hoped now ia tiieir hour of triumph they would have sympathy for the middle das ' " . They liave not had the advantage of politicu \ training which you have ; they have not their Wc- v&ly niee-. ing , add cannot ao well understand the subject . I ask for your sywpathy , not tliat you should give up your rightB . 1 care not individually which you carry , so that yoa get the Charter .. ' Xhe amendment was then put and the waving multitude of hands showed that the hour pt triumph had arrived—that the auction was over and the'lot fenocktd down as tlie Charter price . For tho resolution cut of tho vast multitude , ( the Court-yard estimated to hold 12 000 , being crowded . yoniy eight handB were held up . This victory wa 3 celebrated with long and loud cheers , waving of bats , & , c

    Mr . Loyd Jones , in an address which we greatly regret we have not space to insert , moved the followinj resolution : — " That while this meeting condemns tho Corn and Provision Laws as unjust in principle and pernicious in practice ; and appwyes of all legal agitation for th « repeal of these laws ; this meeting is nevertheless of opinion that such repeal would be totally inadequate to effect o gt-neral or psrmanent relief of the deep < iifitress under which the labouring population 6 f this country is at present suffering : and this Eieeting farther expresses its opinion . that a well devised and comprehensive system of ' Home Colonization , " or thu employment of the people upon the land of this country , in the joint pursuits of itgriculture and manufactures , can alone permanently place them above the rtach of poverty . " The resolution VTaa seconded by Mr . OCONNOBand carried unanimously .

    Sir Benjamin Hall . —I attended hero this day not for fcne purposo of addressing jou , biifc from a . desire to be present iit this manifestation of public feeling a « d sentiment , that I might . , if necessary , declare the tone and tho manner in which it has been conducted , it % vould be an act of , ingratitude if I dW not at this the tirst large meeting after jiiy election , declare to you my gratituda . I need not tell you that I was no party tither to the resolution or to the amendment . I have seen that you agreed almost unanimous for the amende ment , and I am pieased to say that it is not only thi ; largest but the Hiost quiet , orderly meeting &t which i was over prrsmut . 1 have seen the gontlercen who rather differed from you treatediwith the greatest

    kindness a ; id forbearance . T have seen in the newspapers that tho metropolitan meetings . have generally been conducted in : i disgraceful manner , I can now personally i / ear witness to the contrary . With regard to the resolution , 1 am opposed to the measures of JVliriister . s , but ab » U never offer them a factious opposition . lam for u total repeal ot the Corn Laws , aud during the eleven years I have been In Parliament , I have ever voted for every measure ef exteMion of the Suffrage , and uhall not now shrink from my principles—( cheera ) Mr . BiiNBOW in an address ¦ which showed that ago had neither impaired his physical or moral energies , moved the adoption of the National Petition , during which he was load ] y cheered .

    Dr . W ade in an excellent speech seconded its adoptiou . The petition was unanimously adopted . Mr . iiiDLEY moved" That in the opinion of this meetintf the transportation of Trost , Vfitliams , and Jones , after the opinion of the Ju-Jses given in tiieir favour , was cruel and nnjnsfc on the part of the MelbonrHt ) Whig Government , and this meeting pledges itself never to cease from ag . tation till they are returaed to their native soiL' * Mr . Maynakd seconded the resolution , which was carried unanimously , with great eheerlnj ? . Mr . Wall moved , and Mr . QopDF £ LLO-vy seconded , a resolution requesting the Guardians to publish the ntsolations of the meeting in the Northern Star , Times , Advertiser , && . ¦ -. " , '• ¦ " . ¦ ¦ ¦ ' .. '¦ - ' . - '' .. ¦ v . - . '' . ' ¦ ' . - ¦ V : Mr . Peat moved , and Mr . Scott seconded , a vote of thanks to the Chairman .

    Mr . POTTBa supported tbe motion , and declard himself a consistent Chartist . -. , ' . ' ¦ ¦ A vote of thanks was given to the Guardians for the use of the Workhouse yard . Mr . SanKet addressed the meeting , thanking thein i " cr tae honour they hod done him . Ch 8 era oat of number were given for the Charter , O'Connor , the . Star , the victims , &c , after which the meeting dispersed . :

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    GREAT : PUBLIC MEETING OP THE TAILORS ^ CONVENED AT TnE SOGIAL HALL , JOIIN-SXREEX , ON ilOHDAY , FEB . ? 7 TII , TO FUB . TUEE THE OBJECTS OF THE MATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . : \ . AS ha ] f-p . " ^ fc seven o'dock , the place' was crowded to a decree never before ¦ witnessed j and from that time until nine o ' clocft . thousdndB must have gone away nna ' olp to obtain admit *? . nc

    Mr . Cuepay , having been unanimously e ' . eetci to the chair , Commencad by informing ? heni that fha should not make the usual apoligies of incompatency , &c . ; but as a -working man , a tailor , and a Chartitt , he would never shrink from the performance of any public duty which hie fellow-trademen and brother-slaves elected him to perfornar—( cheers ) He trasted they would support him in the chair ; and he would give to all who might wish to express their sehtime ' its a fair and impartial bearing ; and he- trusted they would never be deluded from standing ^ by the rights b £ tbeir order , either by the middle men , or by the aristocraby . As a trades unionist , he had exerted himself te tho utmost in behalf of his order ; but he wps now convinced that the cause of their distress was higher than the tyranny

    of their employers— that they mint put the axe to the root of the t * ee ; and , sink or swim , he would stand like a man till the last , and if he died he would die like a mattyr gloriously in the cause —( great cheering . ) WMgs and Tories bad too long united to oppress and humbug the people , and to screw them down to starvation or emigration . Mr . Cuffay then informed tSe meeting that they had enclosed a copy ef their address to the trade in a note to Cap < "iiti Keiis , and had received a letter in reply , which he would read to them . Mr . Cuffay then read the letter , which ascribed all their distress to over population , and that they must

    emigrate . Tailors in work , the Captain said , could earn from 36 s . to 423 . per week ; masons and other trades were in receipt of high wages ; and to look to political power to remedy the distress was quite futile . Mr . Cuffay comiaented with groat sarcasm and eaer ^ y upon this letter ; he believed the spite which the aristocracy showed to the masons was because they were the fltst trade to conio out for the Charter—( great cheering . ) Mr . Cuffay , in beautiful and tnauly language , urged them hot to desert their father land * but to stay in it , and make it worthy of them . If any musfa emigrate lei it be the aristocracy . He concluded with the following sarcastic lines : —

    " If bnga molest me , as in bod I lie , I'll not quit my bed for them , not I ; But rout thu vermin—fcvery bug destroy , New make niy bed , and all its aweets enjoy . " ( Greatcheering . ) ¦ ' \ . \ The Chainnan read notes apologising for non-attendsince from Messrs . Duncombe and Leader M . P . ' s , and from Dr . M'Douali . Mr-PAnKER—Fallow tradeamen , this meeting has been called for the purpose of feeling the pulse of the trado , which has ever been a democratic one In favour of the principles of the People ' s Charter . Amongst others that have been invited to attend , is Feargus O'Connor , an iudividual highly respected fur his energetic exertions on behalf of the people ; I shall

    therefore not occupy much of your time , but at once direct your attention to the distressed condition of our trade . We have taken every step likely to alleviat e thafc diswess , but in Tain "; and we have therefore resolved to gd at once to the root of th « evil ; for this purpose we convened this meeting . I have before said that our trade is e 8 santf ally democratic , and the crowded meeting which has responded to our c . tll proves that it is so . There is not a njRn'in thjs assembly bttt will admit that tho most horrible destitution exists in oar trade . It has been objected by a . few of the aristocratic portion of it that-we have d « no harm in exposing the prices in our address , but I ask them whsn thousands are starving , is it a time to sit silently by ? ia it not time that we should come boldly forward and join the democratic trades who have preceded ua ia endeavouring to remove that load of taxation which , fettere our energies ? that we should throw off those shackles from our labour which protcet capital at our expence .

    There are many nieii who have been in the trade nineteen or twenty years compelled to work for three farthings an hour , or starve . Many may not belfeyo this ; but let tuenv go i ^ I have done to tha purlieus of tha East end ' . 'pf the town , and ttiey would then more than credit it . Women are making waistcoats , aye , and . well made too , for threepence each ; and when this ia tho case , who shall tell me we have no right to movo for fear of the masters shonM at the aristocratia shops reduce the wages . I appeal to the females present ; is it not shocking , is it not a disgrace to humanity that the daughters of tailors , I am almost ashatKed to Bay it , bhouVd be compelled to prosti'ute themselves to the foremen at the Blop-shops , ere they can obtain empioynunt —( true , true . ) ivlr Parjcei" then entered further into the prices paid by the Government contYStf . ors , & ?•» a »* thencaHed upon them to come put as they didat the time of the trades ' unions in support of the Charter— Ooud cheers . ) He proposed the following resolution : —

    " That in the opinion of this meeting , the disttesa and misery whicQ exists in the trade of journeymen tailors , has been brought about through class legislation and we hero lecoinmend a union of the trade , with a view to allaviate that suffering . " : He called upon all who held tip their hands for the resolution to take out their card of membership . Mr . IiATUCHE seeonded the resolution . , They . had been accused of being led away by dt ? masogne 3 ; of being ignorant of the inotives which governed their actions . If we » re ignorant of our mjtives , we at least are

    acquainted ^^ with the jnotives of the anaWcraoy . We are aware that our distress arises from class legislation . We see that in all ages those who have had the powei of legislating , legislate for their own benefit , while they entirely negiec > the mosses . Where tlie aristocracy have assumed the power , they have only two means of governing .: —it is either by fraud or fore ? . When the first fails , then they resort to their armad police , or their military force . Mr . Latuehe then appealed to ancient history in proof of his opinion , that freedom produced prosperity ; and concluded an eloquent address amidst loud cheering . v

    A Mr . Heabnb here caused considerable interruption , by asking trifling questions , as to by whom the meeting was cjilled ? to which the Chairman satisfactorily replied , informing him that it was by the Chartist tailors' meeting , at four of the West End Houses of Call . ,-.. ' ¦ .. . ; " Mr . 6 'Goxxor was received with tremendous cheers . Ho said it is not of so much impo ! : ts . nc 3 wLo called . the nicetlu ^ , as that the meeting ia called . In there any in : in hero who will refuse to adopt what is sound , and reject what is unsouud , because h « is not awa ? e who called the moeting ? We ara for inipatticlity to all , we live upon - ' principle ; our principles are good— they will bear diBcuesiou ; those only shrink froui discussion whose deeils are evil and will not bear the light . Can

    therd be a more pleaoing sight for a pliilantropaist than this crowded meeting ? Can anything more strongly bespeak fcho sontimonts of an Engiishnian , than the manner in which Captain Rous has been treiited , unlsaa bo canpso-ve to you that people Bhould go naked . You at least are interested iu having a large population . 1 much admire the sentiment expressed in the sarcastic lines of ) our chairman .. Shall the droiies be allowed to drive tho bees from the hive ? No , rather let the bf es stsiig ttiem iroai the hive ! If it is necessary that some must leave the country ; if God has Bent more inhabitants than the Uud will support , let the idle be the first to leave tba land ; let us live in pur fathecland and make it worthy of us . I tpjoice to aeo you , tho oldest body of ihe iucorporated trades , coining out in this

    cheering mamittrr I rtcollcsct when Sir Henry Hardinge said , pending ; a strike of your body , that ho would rather go naked than th » master should submit to your liicUtion . Thia would he coming to the primitive state with a vengeance . Iain astonished to hear Mr . Parker state thit waistcoats are being made for 3 d- each . Pdrhaps the aribtocratio portion of the trade may not work at them ; but I am surprised , that because inen are coiiiparatively well off , they should be content with their compartive condidion . I contend that the people 6 iight never to be satisfied until they havei full and eqnal justice ^ If the mastera have gained 25 a in a euii ot clothes by ttie . fall of cloth , thtty should divide the advantage with the men . I have been to the beai and to the foot , and I eow come to the middle . I have been to the batters and to

    the i-hoeiuakers , arid I have how come to the tailors . What causea diatresa to fall eo heavily upon your trade ? not that the land is over populated , but because we have a naked , starving population . On : wise political economis . a tell you that machinery cannot injure you , because m&cbihery . floes not yet do the sewiug work . But the dnllheads forget that it injures your market ; that your customers are compelled to lay ont , in provUiona , that which otherwise they would lay out in clothes . If your brethren , the tailors in the mannfaff * turing : districts , cannot obtain employment , they comu up to London , thinking that where so much wealth and Juxary is fonnd , tbore musl be plenty ef work , and these constitute the reserve for the matters to fall back npon . The men from tke country may not obtain employment ; but , while they are in the market , your

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    employers can say—If you don't like the work there are plenty others who will do it . Your chairman has said , that yon hayo tried tradea' unions and they fc-ave failed . We do not seek to . deatroy trades' unions ; wo " ; .-8 eek ' t 6 ' ,. prevent them from failing . . All ptop&rty is protected , stive labour which creates property . I look in the country , and see the boards stucknp—" Whosoever tre ? - passes here shall ba prosecuted according to law . " Did yeu ever Bee a inaii ^ with , ; a brass plate on his' breast inscribttd— - " Whosoever trespasses on this man ' s laborre will be prosecuted "? ( Great cheering ) Those who

    Itrespass upon the rights of labour are the parties who have Use power of making the laws , look at the treat tnent the Unions have received since the time of the Reform Bill—look at the assistance you gave them in canying that measure ; end then ask yonrselyes , bare the governing powers fieated you fairly ? Why do they object to the name : of Chartism ? a rose would smell as Bweeb by any other name . Chartism sounds ci well as Whiggery or Toryism . Whiggery has rendered Toryism triumphant . We look " for political power , hot to displace either Whiga or Tories ^ but to give p . B equal power with them . Give us the Charter to-morrow , and the trades would oo at foil work in a month . We want equal- protection and equitablo di 3 « tribution .. 1 hava been Metnfcsr of TPariiameatj "¦

    member of the People ' s Pariiament , leading journalist , head agitator , and ari extensive farmer . I have published a small -work on practical . farmin . 3 . I do not even do as your ; Chairman said , recommend you to go to the waste lands . I say that ia the cold meat in the larder , which may serve some centuries hencs for thoce who come after us . Let ua cuUivabe to 1 he t ' ghest tlw lands now in eccnpation , and , instead , of importing wheat ; we Bhall grow plenty for eurseives , and to enabled to import corn ourselves ; yet our sapient economists tell us that wa Ctntiot gtow Bufiiftieat coin to support us ..: / t- ; W by » ; theie man csarc 1 know whether wheat is dug ^ lip . out of the grdund , or grows on the top of the ' Btraw If you gave them 100 acres of gronnd , they would

    starve , unless , like Nebuchadnezior , they could liT 8 upon grass . Why should you go to fereign lands for feod ¦ wheay out own country would produce sufficient J Is it better for you to sit at home all day working , to ; make goods which may or m 3 y not cell , wKOe yon must r ^ y upon them for ttiat food , which you want threetiiuesa-day ? HtQ © Tnauufaeturer 3 could gains Repeal , they would spefdily throw our land out of cultivation v and , when we were at the mercy of foreigaers , if a famine should come , they would put a duty on the exportation of grain , remembering that when we were mistress of the world , we imposed a similar duty on its importation . Walk round London , and whbre will youseethopoorman ' scoHifortablecottagc . Yon ¦ will see the mansion of the man who has erown rich en

    your energies upraised flve stones in the air . If capital ia rewarded with ten per cent , prpfife , let labour have its seven , ty-BVG per cent . ; let net the poor man pine in want whiie the rich iadwelHrig in luxury . We have now arrived at a crisis when sonjething . ninst b © done . The political world is now on a pivot , and the least thing wouid turn it on the one eide or the ether . It dependa upon tho mighty people which way the scale shall preponderate . If we now shrink from principle we shall perpetuate the rsign of faction ; if fir n ^ I defy either Whig or Tory to stand against the mig ' uty torrent of pubiic opinion to can bring against them . 3 Tou are toid by litiio ¦ ¦ Russell , the least man you ever saw for nothing , that all th'S distress is local , and caused by tiio natural commercial revolutions of

    a great country . They cared nothing about the distaress until they got on the bleak Bide of the Treasury ; they are like the lacly who , when going round the cold bleak common , pitied the condition of a poor cottager , and ordered her footman to take her a sack of coals , but no sooner had ehii got in her warm dnvwing-room , and her foofc on tho fender , than she ordered John not to take the coals because th © weather had got warmer . Youare now asked to joiu the Corn taw Repeaters , to restore to power one of tiie basest factions which eve * trampled on the liberties of a nation ; Talk of us «» a destructives , as physical force men ; Why it makes my blood boil when t read their inflammatory speeches , ' their secret endeavours to excite the people to violences they excite you to burn and shoet at an

    image of straw ; even they would excite you still further , and while they sat in the jury box and tried you , they would boast of tbeir love of order and peace . As a party they were never more disunited . We wera never so united . I do not think that they coald take one man that we trust from us ; if they did , we care not . If I . were to desert ; you . to-morrow I could not take a man away with ma There is my strength and pride . If the shepherd break loosed the flock will not turn aside . The present agitatien is the result of the pent up feelings of bygont ) years , and wilr fiually destroy all opposition which can be brought against it As well might the preauKiptuoris Dana attempt to force back the rolling waves cf the mighty ocean , as for then t'i stop the rushing stream of public opinion . /

    Knowledge cannot be pent up ; it is like a smothered fire , it ; will again burst forth , and burn still , brighter and clearer fo . » the obstruction ,. { Hear , hear , and loud cheers ) We ask , for all , the same liberty and power which we demand for ourselves . ; They say W 3 are too ignorant and vicious to ba entrusted -with the franchise . If , as Baptist Noel stites , there are 600 , 000 living without God and without hope in tha world In this Metropolis , I affirm it is caused by bad Government Men are born with certain propensities which can be nourished into virtues or . vices . Their virtues are tho result of their nature ; their vices of misrule : His vices are encouraged , because they tend to

    aggrandise the' capitalist . They say would you enfranchise the drunkard ? Give me a constttaeucy of 10 , 0001 drunfeards , and one teetotaller ^ and such is the power of virtue , that they shall choose tlie teetotaller to -represent them . Korae in ib origin was a combination of the greatest rogues in the 1 world , yet they chose th 8 wisest and the best men for their Generals . A community of rogues would choose an honeat man for their represeritafive . We look to the Charter to promote morality , and not imnioraiityv ilr . O'Connor continued for some length of t ? me to address them on the question of the land , wade , &c and concluded with a burst of eloquence we have never yet heard surpassed , and retired amidst thunders of applause .

    The resolution , was then pat and carried unanimously . ¦ ¦ ¦¦' ¦* .: ' . ¦ ' " '¦ ' . . '¦¦ " : ' . ' ¦; '¦' .. \ -. ¦ ; : ;¦• ¦ ' ' 2 Vlr . Kntght , in a brief manner , proposed tha Second , resolution : — . : , . " That -this ' - mesUng is of opinion that the onlj means for the trHes and the working-classes jgeneraily to benefit their condition is , by adopting the principles contained in the People's Charter . " Mr . Kaight explained the seyeraVpoints of the Charter , and sat d » wn much applauded . Mr . M'Grath seconded . the resolution in an address Which occupied nearly an hoar in the flelivery , and which . fjr > argument and elcquence , we have sddoni heard surpassed . In the course of his address , he paid some- deservedly high compliments to Mr . O'Conoir , and concluded by calling upon ; his brother tradesmen to join the . Nations' Association ; he -was greatly applauded . The resolution was then put and carried

    > Iiv GooDFELtOTV moved , and Mr . SHEPHEilb seconded the adoptioa of the National Petition , which was also carried unanimously . \ Cape A CHERfcy » for some length of time , amused the meeting , . which conclud 3 d by a vote of thankB to the Chairman and the usual Chartist honoura . Many signfttures were received to the petition .

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    Sheffield . —Politicai . Institute . —On Sunday evening " last , Mr . William Gill lectured to a crowded audience at this place . Subject— "The present prospects of Chartism ^ ' ¦ . ' ¦/ . ¦ On Monday Evening the large room was again filled by a respectable audiauce , to hear a discussion " Oh the reasonableness-of the People ' s Chaster becoming the law of th « land , " Mr . William Gill opened the discussion by explaining how the People ' s Charter firat originated , and concluded ^ nn abio speech- by explainiug the six points separatelyji which save general satisfaction . ^ ^ Several fuesfcions were asked , and aimwered ' . . to ^^ the great satisfaction of the meeting . Afterwards Bevefal new members were enrolled . :

    Siockpobt . —The Cfaartl 8 te of this town procured the Town Hall last week , issued placards announcing a public meeting for Monday evening IaiiV and invited Mr . James Leach , of Manches'er , to take past in the proceedings . Accordingly the Stocltport Rads assembled-very num rously , and passed similar resolutions in favour or" tho Charter to those carried at the great twenty thousand demonstration held at Manchester last week , without the leasfr opposition ; ^

    AlANCHEsiKR . T-A meeting of the manufacturers was held oh Tuesday , near the Exchange , Mr , Bright , of Rochdale , was elected chairman . Mr . Alderman Brooks , and several Others , addressed tho moeting . A resolution , condemnatory of tho Corn Law , was carried , and a petition founded on the eanae ; buu neither the Siiffirage nor the JBalloS was i ? i 0 ntiohe < i , either in the speeches , resolution , or tb . 0 pati lion . [ Tiiis ehows the sincerity of the Leaguers * in their cudden conversion to Chartism . Let the people mark the fact ; and mark it well !—Ed . 1 Lees . —A lecture was delivered in the Chartist Room , Lees , on Tuesday night last , by Mr . Thomas h ^ -iih&ib . ' . '' . '¦ . "' : ... ' . ¦ ¦ " ¦ ¦ ¦ " ¦¦ ¦ ¦' . ¦'¦ ' . " ... ..- "•¦ z . ¦ . ¦ • •¦

    Staleybridge . —Mr . Henry Cand y delivered tm excellent lecture in the Chartist Room , on the principles of the CJhiirter , onr present position , and ia © necessity of firmness to attain union . i tJLTHiiSTON . —Mr . J , T . Lund lectured here <> n Thursday , the 24 th instant ; to an overflowing audience . ; ' .: - ¦¦ ¦ :. . ¦¦ - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' . - ¦ . ' . ¦ - ¦ . ¦• .:: : ; .. " ; -j . : \ -. . - # Yobk—At a meeting of the Cotinoa , on the 27 th instant , it was resoked , " That the Aesociation Ptopm be open , for reading and . discussion , every Sunday cveniDg ; the public to bo admitted free . "

    ToDMOBDEK . —Tho weekly meeting of the Council was held on Monday , wh « in it was resoiysd , that any person wisLiug to visit TodmordenjolectBW shall correspond-and make 11 j -ULLUiLltL . lL ul ! q , A . / ,. A « K . n . v ^ i :. i ,--. , ' ,-. n 1 | T | ijJBfflfM ^ ujJuiLLi of membership from the society h ' e / ljdHM ^^^ - - '' - ? v Hjmwooi >^ -The Rev . William jSafflsftaikfloft from Manchester , delivered an-ifl 9 K ^ S ^ Dm ' in the ^ Indopendent Chacel . to-JKlSfc- ^^ c ' . ¦ ^ about firo or six hundred , on t « R ^ Efetg > A . * iir' ' , < -i J ? People ' s Charier , and the mtaaSSBmS ^ &TW \ ' * Sr < its attammenti .. ¦ :,. ^ CpK ^ sdL ^ F ^ -P'T' ^

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    MoTTHAM . —Mr . Brophy , from Dublin , lectured here on Saturday and Sunday last , to respectable aut ' iences . . \' . ' v ¦/ ' ,-:.- ¦ } - . ¦' -. '¦ : _ r . ¦[_ '¦ /] . - ; .: , ; Chorley . —Cheering aecQunta reach us from this place ; the ciuse stems to bo going gloriously . C eibff . —On Wednesday the 23 rd uU .,. a largo and respectable meeting 01 ihe inhabitants of this place was held in the Weaver ;* ' Ilall , when Mr > Abram Duncan delivered a lecture .

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    VOL . Y . NO . 225 . SATUEDAY . MARCH 5 . 1842 / '; :: *** % * $£ ! 22 !^ S ^ - # ; *

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• Citation
  • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 5, 1842, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct974/page/1/