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INTERESTING LECTURE ON THE ADVANTAGES OF TRADES' HALLS.
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TO THB INDEPENDENT E1ECTOBS OF MANCHESTER.
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_ 6 EXTL £ XE 5 , —TJafeofcutdifig ibat * vacancy is jtiy tooocgrintbo r ^ CTnot it bmaf your important jBBsJactain g towa , Iff the rerifaatka of one of yoot jf gtoBfcUghly and jastly esteemed Menbers , I take tbe tST&BSt m UlUtotfty « f BOSS TMptAtuBy _ nHnri » faif ' ^ hsmkk » prsiaasloas to the high and dSsttag-ished iiwr if i '"' i r— -r - ' —s <¦ rink * ... !
OewHftiwn , X sfeosjd not ham thai bast&y offered ^ pstf from toy other ssotive than that of saving so - WjiquiKirmt and UiiMirfnded a constituency from the '^ . aity , and 1 wm add dtapaee , of being imposed ; eB by Mr . Jobs Milner Qflm , who ibdhua-!| M « 1 aa intention of hwwwnng a ^^ t ^ ta tor your eeettaaen , whatate the pretensions « f Me . Gibson ? Aft * aw brisny to reply . That gceUamia entered tttntpo o Bpecalatioa , ready to embrace that line of pcBcy wbieb pnotel to be mock profitable . He emloeed Toryism , aad from the doctrines of high Toryism Hwwwlod to ten of sttfcnte Wblgpry , and theaee ¦• seated into undefined liberalism .
ftsOemea , I fearlessly state and candidly acknrwjrige the high pretensions invofcredm ao rapid a disjb ? « f all those requisites to conettfcnta _ a fit represen Mire of the fitting times we lire in ; while , Gentlejhb , upon tfce otter band , I at fearlessly rabmit to yeer iuiUibmI con-Mention , high wnae of jetties , and l ^ UtfodBl oT a wfaitn athm , the feUowiaf facto , and ipoB-wbkfal wrta ^ w ^ ttttetoywreoBfidence Gentlemen , allow me , firstly , to lay it down as i general rale , that the potttfcian woo eaten upon Ut f « bHe eareer , with 4 deterainatk * of estab JaltasaM 3 r fl « dprt » eipl « forhi « i « W « Bce , rriftaes at jKiiplebi an ignorance of the sdenee of legislation , u -feebustoBan who resolves te ride in such or such a i&eetkin without reference to the course which the s ^ sball take dees of bis prof * ssi « L
6 eat _ nea , it k well knowa that I never hare jtoAedabUndorteoattaUeBt iaporUaee to awn , to ¦ hwiiii . to parties , er to pnadplea . The pressing ¦ jajsmj at tbeinomsBthasbeee the piroiupco which , iawW * ttat « liB « r « iDdpkhaib « Bl » id b 7 th « fint assa of the age , who hire figured upon the political ^ tafowitfrfn the hut quarter of a eentary , 1 beg jaost jnjspeetfaUy to nmiad you , that during the whole of fiat kng period I hare served ia every Admin _ r * tk , gfcetfaff Whig or Tory , Mara or attt-Refom , with 1 fee « ae stagfe exception of the abort interregnum of Iht" MadlhAe . -
K 6 eat _ as a , the Admiaktzatkm of his exaee of W « Btagtonproredaokae Uuatmabtnt" tern waat of a ? -WMipetatton . It wm ahort-UTBd , h it mi in ipssajed andfa&dly aeleeted . _ ' Oarthom , under these dU&agsiahed atatesmea , I trot I hare aerred with endit to them and proatpvdoB bms I Bbookl Ijxtb mid profit to thtm , and eniit to myself—and attUftaeftm to the nation at fas * . Sath , GeatkracB , is my titte to the high and dfrfchi fdated hoooor of TepMantiBg your wealthy and loyal town in Partiameiit ; « ad Bach , I am sore , 79 s -ktH ¦ twa a j mffifMwt gnnnuitee for my future adherence fesiaapkBiBchMlbaTeMd dowo .
Gentlemen , allow me to add that I « ht ^ l » dxe upon the tat opportunity of paying my Mspacti in person , when I ahall enter mom fully Into the general policy of catatgeacgr ; but , in the meantime , I consider It a > " ¦*» * rty to mb * mo * t uneqttfroeal aTowal of ay opinkM « pon the « w »] questtcm whkh now istsatt the nation and the world at large . With thaee foeUngs , I proceed , without the slightest reaerre , to gire you my caadid opinions upon thoae aerenl ^^ Jt ^ &m
_ ^ katty , then , I hold the qaortion of a National C 3 mreb to he above ail otben of impoztaaoe , and upon tib ^ Mkj « et I akaa be moat explkU . I hold it , then , ftat the frequent disagreemeot upon ao aused a aatter on the pshlk stage , andbefow the unenlightened , hatiooe much damage to Chriatianity in general , and to oar natkaal inatttBttoaa in particular . fntfa Mpeet to the foeation of peace or war , so much < epunilu opoa otbv Fmren , aod tbe ultta * tnm being wkely plaoed in her Haje ^ i band * , that I hold the BHl expotitien bat a mere guest ; while any inter-Jeresw with the uhfanatam I hold to be an u » justifiable ttterference with the Royal prmgatiTe .
Ai to aay opi&kes upon the question of the Corn lawa , they are already too well known to require reeajT ^ VfpK ^—gar Baited isgripHiiua gpon which , in nybwnblB ptaka , the electors aloae abonld decide , soft is one ia wtitrti faaftittce b > tb ao right to interfere . Indeed , it ¦ ay be truly called " Tie Hector ? Oxen . " I shall always be moat happy to attend to all those tgWBWiti which can be fairly adduced upon the snbteet of further reform in our sereral institution * .
Too -win alw > 7 B flu * in me a resolute sod detezmised eeponent of Chartism , and all other Utopian schemes , Which ban plunder , anarchy , and sub-diyiaion of property tetheir object ; while I trust I shall ever be Josnd a zealous supporter of that happy union which ass so long and bo adtantageooaly existed between Great Britain and tke sister island . All those in * titatkms requiring reriaon in Ireland * ihall era command » ty attention , while to do justice to the people of that iaporeusfaed , bat rapidly improring district , shall era most deeply interest me .
Soea , Gentlemen , are my undisguised opinions upon those seTeral leading questions which at present occupy JBblk attention . I trust I have handled them in such a manner as to leare neither doubt or suspicion in the = md of the most fllitexate , as nothing can be more accessary thaa a perfect and unambiguous understanda ) g turt ¦ Leu representatiTes and thor constituents . fieatteaen , if I am required te enter upon a more "krgedTOwofTnygeaaalpoliey , you win find proof « f say energy , zeal , mad deration , in aU parti of tke 6 L 6 BE . *
I haw the honour to Mmain , Gentlemen , Your obedient and Tery faithful Humble servant , JIM CROW PALMEB 8 T 0 S leaTCtiTerton Hall , Sept . 29 , is « . " The Giooe is L » rd Pah&ezston ' s paper .
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( From our tvm Reporter . ) Oa Moaday erening last , Mr . W . Farren , jun ., deli-** a * & , at tbe request of tke Fmsbury Charter A 88 Otktion , » Ugly iatereetiog tecture on toe abore aspect , to a snmeroos audience , in Johnson ' s Lecture looms , Clerkenwell Green ; Mr . Balls in the rh ^ T , The leetare m diyided into three sections , viz . fl » "Moral , Soeisi , and PoUUcal AdTantages of leader Hails ; " aad Mr . Farren observed , in his inbodnctjon , that as the working rfawf *** had been kaaded with igannyinw , they would remedy this by tikjBteniag theauelTeB ; iastrueti ^ n- would sodaHae
nea , a&d the aaml ami soetcZ advantages being acquired , the jniitkxtl most sooa follow . There are balls in London , { obserred the lecturer , ) belonging te fffrkmnhs , fishawngexs , drapers , and such like ; but the congregated thoossnds who live and toil within the Metropolis , —those who produce aU its wealth by *» sweat of their brows , —are left to the mercy of gtashops and beer barrels . Now , besides the numerous ««»« adno £ ages « faTrades' Hail , —saehaB the faeffittee afforded tot laetal improTBiHeat and recreation , 2 _^ » ell assorted library of poUttcfcl and general •* . a&d the opyoriunity of instaiiBg into the 3 « othful mind the fiat prindplas of polities , the was of good sorermBeot , and the oaten and extent
« *« & just rights as citizens , with the necessity of *<* ring firmly aad permsneatly ail present rights , Jd theduty of all to seek aa ftrmndiate restitution «» eh as are witkhbld ^ -a Trades' Hall womld secom-¦»« te the thousands of London awtm ^ in one ¦ B ^ B public meeting , where they can discuss local and Waal sattea witooct tear of molestation ,- cmna ** «» dMt of men ia power ; make theirgrieYances ™ »« to the legislataTeof the country ; and generate , JS ? ,, *™ ' ^^ moeiI " ¦*¦*—<» to oppresBiM , local pttMic , whkh the exercise of their sober reason and «« ed bjtellect wiU , from time to time , derelope for f * gswral good . ( Cheers . ) A Trades' Hall would a _ w ^™ " ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ * *•¦ ¦ iwtw mm an ( fviuu
^^ r "™* »» prpgrese of knowledge , as tbe work-2 * «* « best friend ; for , as knowledge a » d ~*^« aiOBi between man and man are allowed to be Pwerful BiftfllBTna for promoting general information * od unity of aetion amongst the mass , a Trades' Hall 7 ** W proTe a most mighty engine in the hands of 1 Metropolitan opemtires , by bringing large raaases of * w togeaer in friendly concert , and , under one eomf ^ ° roof , throwing aside their petty differences , on Z ? v 5 * d principle of soeUl equality , aa being bent 7 * an proring their condition , and elevating their dsss T * JjB £ tt share of political in&oenee , and thus in-*» efivdy promoting the work of real education f * ** the people . The gross cases ef ^ iffi-nl and 9 naD 7 for political causes naut eease before tbe
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li SZ ** " 5 ? £ ?? " *« "toed to throw ob for « rar the burning sad twnwnuMt > ff brand of tat « "P « B » oe , Jgnotanoe , and ^ SSal and moral debMement ( Loud cheers . ) The kctmw next proceeded to obserre that he had read , in a former Mabetof the Spectator , that « aen hare Tery little jnprthy for each ottet in London , and relTBot en mntaial snppo *; " but be ( Mr . Farren ) « ROd not agree to ttk remark , as applied to the working men feaersMyi as the trade . odeties , the pension societies , " djfc * «« ll « a funds , all ctmTineed him of the extttenoe of much philant hropy and social kindness amongst than . ( Hear , hear . ) Another and a most important consideration in the question of Trades ' HaUs was , that they would lead the " weslttpwdaeers" to better their condition by tompetaaee aad toadysaattce , in their trade meeting , a large amount r f their hard eanings , dune the Ions- sad wear *
. boon of their public-house meettagaj ( Hear . ) He voold git * as instance of the ajeney that was ^ S ^ in thk way , night after right , by those who frequent public-bouse trade mattings ; and that , too , by a eompa / attrely « mall tnde , tfce ^ booUfadenk Bef 0 « tbiS body adopted tha Trades'HalTp ^ Srf mnoting fl »! r meetings ftwa the pabBe-hoose , tber ^ tS ^ t ^ l ??™*** ' eadrtoSriestt monthly , at different houses , do . which occasions the arerage attendance was about 150 ; at that time , erery member atta&dinf oa a lodge alibi . noBiT « d a fl J .
penny refreshment ticket from the funds , to be spent in £ " *^» 5 «« l « i *» l « t ! brthe i ^ oftheioomTnow ae ( the Jeetuwr ) t « t ftto those who hare bad much aoqnaintaneewfthttade meettafa , and who knowof some of them continuing from eight la the eteniar ffl « o ' clock to ttx , aSaiac . s * d so * sUmis V ^ 1 *^* ed *¦*¦» KJna T boon with an oottayot oaJySd ^ f ( Wo , na ) Sofarfwott , he wooid ^^ Z ? £ J 5 *** " * « tty . tbat oet of the 160 gene rally attsndin * , lot might be safely presumed to spend ereott additional 7 d ., being Is . each per nightTand Bukiag a dear £ 6 a mght for tbe supposed equhalent or rant for a pubUe-house room . Nor was tbis heaTj and lednctivB tax all ; there was something to be put
down to thereon of old Mends , meeting only once a month , of wagers lest and won in eoni-trial strife , and many other indnetires to the fatal Tice of intamperanos attending these pubfie-hoose scenes of confusion and extraTaganea . ( Cheers . ) Again , if the serious matters of trades , —questions of strikes , imprisonl ^^ J ^^ ^'> I ^ LS > i 1 uaf lnoUN eeratearor oomMnation , —can be discussed more coolly , expeditioasry , and decently , with pots jingling , pipes rattling , waiters bawling , and tobacco smoke suffocating the room , then , undoubtedly , the pot-honm i * th * best place;—never mind the anxious wife coming to fetch her husband from scenes that she has reason , from sad experience , to dread $ —stifle all workings 0 * coosdenee on that seen , — «• tis lodge nightyou would " nt
, bare me neglect my lodge l" Oh , no !—neglect not your lodge ; but when a Tzadee' Hall offers yo « a bnflding sf your own , where the poorest mechanic in London may instantly become a shareholder 3 when tbis building ofiers you better accommodation for fewer shillings than the ether takes pounds , judge ye which is the best , and act as your honest eon-rietion shall decide between the two . ( Loud cheering . ) Mr . Farren then eloquently adverted tomany other points of the advaa * tage of Trades' Halls , in a social and moral point of Tie-w , ia - which we lament that our limits will not allow Q « to follow him ; and came to the last , or soUHeal division of his discourse . This branch of the subject he considered to be of equal , if not of mere importance than the others , although the
resalt of the union and exercise of them . No class of men ' can possibly have a greater right to meet in public than the working class ; sorely oppressed by local grieTxnces in their trades , be&vDy taxed towards the support of a Government under which they live ; and subject to laws which require an apprenticeship to know even the names of them ; without any power or representation in the making of those laws , and without any voice in the the Government of the country ; It is not only it , but highly necessary , that the unrepresented working classes sfaoaldmeet , from time to time , to make tfeeir rtwnanrts , utter their complaints , and , according as they axe treated , resolve on ulterior proeeedlnjEs .
lloud and protracted cheering . ) Bat where can the mechanics of London meet ? Th « very light ef heaven is forbiddea them , within the locality of the metropolis , tbe stones may not hear their denunciations of cruelty , nor tile trees of the field listen to their arguments for justice ] The sapient wisdvm of the day denies them a torch to illumine their darkness , whilst the cry of "anarchists and revolutionists '' rings against them . Prejudice and fear cry out in alarm ; and men speaking om % boldly ami bonestty are magnified into thieves aad robbers ; to talk of a Charter is somethiag dnadioh to speak of rights sounds like treason ; and , for « working man to possess an intelligent mind is to
become " an enemy to the established order of things , " or , in aristocratic parlance , a being to be hated , shunned , despised , persecuted , imprisoned , and , perhaps , expatriated . ( Hear , hear , and cheer * . } After adverting to the declaration of Henry Brougham—" who , " said the speaker , "baa nowa prefix to bis name , that sounds rery like btackbaU , - — { laughter)—that" an Englishman has a right , which bo power on earth can take away from him , to form an opinion upon the policy , expediency , . and justice of the system adopted by his rulers ; sad having formed this opinion , it cannot be denied that he has a right to promulgate it , and to support his own opinion by his own arguments , and to recommend its adoption in what he may deem the most efficacious manner . " Mr . Farren went on to say that it
was all Toy fine to talk about meeting in public , when every species of contrivance has been adopted to prevent the working classes meeting at ail , and when every door has been shut against the poor , despised , and persecuted operatives . We are called ignorant , however , by the scions of a purse-proud aristocracy ; by those who , by a see-saw jcaxne at political power , happen to be uppermost : be it so , we will remove thatlgnar&nee by teaching one another , by discussing polities day after day , and by an interchange of thought and sympathy . . ( Loud cheers . ) But they tell us also that we are ignorant , at the very time when a tool-cutter and a cabinet-maker are engaged , even hi the dungeon to which thaw tyrants had unjustly consigned them , in writing a system of education , before which all their
modish plant , and " ahatzact theories , " aad " histories of birds and fishes , " sink into insianineance . ' But , they call us ignorant , too , whilst thousands of our order are entirely repudiating the use of intoxicating drinks , s * that our opponents shall no longer call us with-truth "the swinish multitude , " and " the drunken mob . " They call as ignorant , when our abetiaenee from beer and spirits has so crippled the revenue , usually wrong from us in the shape of excise , that neither the Ministers nor the " fourth estate" know what to say about it . They call us ignorant , when our lectures , discussions , and festive parties " meet their eyes in every direction . They call us ignorant , when we publish a proposed Act of Parliament , founded on truth , liherty , and justice .
They call us ignorant , when 1 , 283 , 000 persons , male and female , demand 8 ns proposed Act to become tbe law of tbe land . They call us ignorant , when we design a Trades' Hall , when we propose to build it otrselvss , and to teach our children therein the political , moral , aad social " way they should go . " And they call us ignorant , moreever , when we are endeavouring to render our country , in deed and in truth , the envy of the world , aad the adaiattion of surrounding nations . ' ( Loud and long-continued cheering . ) Having said thus mu * ea the general principles of a Trades ' Hall , the lecturer begged permission to allude more sperinaelly to the object with which he bad been connected for the last twelve months , namely , the " London Journeymen ' s Trades' Hall , " which new only
required one more united effort to render the undertaking a ' heir-loom for tbe children of the work-Ing classes when they themselves were beneath the s&d . We propose to erect this ball , not by going about with a begging-box , nor by a notice of motion " praying her Majesty to be graciously pleased to grant a sum < rf money for the purpose of erecting trades' halls for the working classes , " ( cheers , cries sf " Bravo ! " sad " that ' s a good dig at Wakley !") because , if a trades ' ball were to be built with donations from those who do not feel for us , the mortar will be bad and the bricks rotten . ' and if we were to erect a hall of thi » kind , and the materials were rotten , and the foundation based npon and , nineteen centuries more must elapse before our descendants would be able to get another : he ( M'Farren ) knew that the working classes looked
with SBipicion on all undertakings of thij kind , and be was not sorry for it ; for they have been so often duped , that they do well to examine carefully every project that is . put before them . Look at the " Carpenters' Hall" in Manchester—bow long did the carpenters keep it ? Why , only until the capitalist to whom it was m > vtgaged , could work the whole into his own hands , and' set the origiaal projectors at defiance . The London Committee haw received great encouragement from the Friendly Society of Operative Carpenters , from tie Goldsmiths , from the Marylebone Branch of Carpenters ,- and from the Chartsits ; but much more is reqnir \ Vi , and the deposit of half acrown will entitle the de ^ xwitor to a share imm ediately ; all that tbe projectors wkb to see accomplished is the erection of a trades' ha . l oy and / w the working classes themselTes . In co uclusion , Mr . Farren
appealed strongly to the fen . 'ales , for their influential support in carrying out the- project of a " London Journeymen ' s Trades' Hall , " suvi sat down amid loud and reiterated plaudits .
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The CHAiaiuH annonneM that Mr . Cambbom wfll lecture oa Monday evening next , at the same hoar and place , oa a political sabject Mr . PfeAT , in a brief and neat address , moved a vote of thanks to the lecturer for bis services on the present and many former occasions , whkh having been seconded , was passed unanimously ; aad having been briefly acknowledged by Mr . Funb , the mastta * *** solved , apparently highly pleased with the evvninfs proceedings .
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COLLINS , WHITE , AND M'DOUALL IN SCOTLAND . SALCOATS . Oa Monday , the people of Saleoats toned out In public procession , te do honour to the above-named patriots , aad proclaim , in the Cue of the world , theb determination xather to " die freemen than live slave * . " A gre&t Variety of flsjs aad batmen grated the proeessian , and deputations from many of tbe soRoandJnj districts were present , to present addresses to the fflustrious strangers , for the noble manner in which they hat straggled Jbr the rights of man .
Amongst the numerous mottos , the following an a sample : — Wrights ' Flag . Metto— " Timely Reform prevents Revelation . " Radical Association Committee Flag . Motto- ** We know < wr -rift * , aad demand Jhem . - Barer **— " tfaivensl Sa&ate , STifl SfnhiiraMldm . ^ Printers' HigC- ' Motto— "Tremble , ye tyrants 1 for the day of reckoniac dmreth nigh . " " ~ "g »«« Bewaaj— Liberty , sweet Liberty , we welcome thy true friends . " KUmaan Fla&v A beautiful Thistle in thectntee , oa which was inscribed in gilt letters the word , " Liberty . " Several other trfeoloured and other flap floated in the breeze , and added beauty and splendour to the BOBOft *
The procession met the distinguished individuals about three miles from Saleoats , and conducted them into the town in an open carriage to the place of meeting , which was upon a large links , by the sea side , Tbe procession having arrived at the place of meeting , and the speakers and a number of friends having mounted tbe hustings , the enthusiasm of the people burst forth in rapturous shouts of applause . Mr . M'NKIL being called to the chair , opened the business of the meeting by a very excellent speech , in which he ably and clearly showed the justness of the principles of the Charter , and exposed the hollow hypocrisy of the enemies of liberty . A memorial was then moved and seconded , to be sent to her Majesty , praying for a free pardon to Frost , Williams , and Jones , and the liberation of the imprisoned Chartists , which was carried unanimously . A petition for Universal Suffrage was also agreed to .
Mr . Thompson then came forward , and presented an address to Mr . George White and Mr . John Collins , which these gentlemen acknowledged in eloquent and argumentative addresses . Mr . Jack , of Glasgow , and Mr . Duncan , of Edinburgh , also addressed the meeting . The business being gone through , three tremendous cheers were for Feargus O'Connor and . the imprisoned Chartists , three cheers for the Charter , for Frost and his companions , being given with the greatest enthusi&sm , and three doleful groans for the Whigs , that showed the utter detestation in which that faction are held by the people . The men formed again in procession , and with Sags , banners , and music , left tbe ground In the most orderly manner , after a meeting woiou bad lastedjnearly four hours .
An excellent dinner was provided for the strengers in one of the Inns , where they were honoured with the presence of several distinguished gentlemen in the neighbourhood . A social meeting was held in the evening , in the largest ball hi the town , bnt it was not half large enough for those who wen anxious to be present , as hundreds could not btaJn admission , and were obliged to go away greatly disappointed . Mr . M'Nbil occupied tbe chair . The people were instructed by excellent Radical speeches from Mr . George White , Mr . Collins , Duncan , Jack , Malcolm , and others ; and H is worthy of notice that in the course of the evening an Independent clergyman came fo rward , renounced the doctrines of Whiggety , and declared hl » adoption of Chartist principles , and bis determisatioa to advocate them in fatal * . Tans passed off one of the most glorious displays - that fias evar taken place in the parish of Salcoats .
PAISLEY . These distinguished champisns in the cause of democracy arrived in our good town , on Thursday , by the railway trains . An open carriage was awaiting to take them to the Hotel , where the committee had secured lodgings for them daring their stay in that town A wind instrument band was in attendance , and walked in front of the carriage . After partaking of a little refreshment , the gentlemen were again placed in the carriage , and drove up to the Old Low Church , where a public meeting was held . A little after two o'clock , p-m ., the patriots entered the church , where they were rewired with frecraent rounds of applause .
Mr . Samuel Miller being called to tbe chair , seriously impressed upon the people the necessity of union among themselves , and , by firmness and perseverance , put themselves in possession of those rights of which they have been so long and so unjustly deprived . 1 Great cheering . ) He said he had no need to request of the men of Paisley a patient hearing for all who might address them ; and if there were any present who might be disposed ty dispute any of the statements which might be made , he , as chairman , would secure them a full and Impartial hearing . ( Applause . ) After reading the bill calling the meeting , be introduced
Mr . Dogald Thompson , who was received with marks of approbation . He said he need not tell them that the men who were bow in durance vile , suffering persecution at the bands sf the Whigs , and that those who were driven exiles from their native land , away from their families , and all that was dear to them , were enduring all this for the people . It was , therefore , the . duty of the people to exert themselves in in order to restore them again to liberty . ( Cheers . ) He then read a memorial , and moved that it should be sent to her Majesty , praying for a free pardon to Frost , Williams , and Jones , and the liberation of all those suffering imprisonment for political offences .
Mr . Alexander M'Pheakson rose to second tbe motion . He severely castigated " n » vel-writing Normanby , " Peterloo Melbourne , and Little Finality John RascaL He ( Mr . M'Phearson ) had read in the Bible of Shadracb , Mesheeh , and Abednego , how they were cast into a f nmaee for refusing to obey an unrighteous decree imposed by wicked rulers . ( Cheers . ) Well , the rulers of this country had sent Frost , Williams , and Jones into a foreign land , and persecuted Collins , White , and M'Douall for striving to put an end to unjust laws . ( Loud cheers . ) He hoped the motion would be unanimously agreed to . Tbe Chai&max , after inquiring if there were any present who had anything to say either for or against the motion , and none appearing , put it to the meeting , when it was carried by acclamation .
Mr . joas Duncan was then called upon to move the next resolution . Ho said the resolution put into his hands , to submit for the consideration of the meeting , was te the effect that a petition be sent to her Majesty , praying her to dismiss her present Ministers , and take men to her councils who would make the principles of tiie People ' s Charter the law of the land . ( Deafening cheers . ) He said that , as reasonable , thinking men . before they could agree to such a resolution u this , they would require to be fully convinced that the present Ministry had forfeited all title to the confidence of their Queen . ( Applause . ) Were he to take even partial notice of the many iniquities of the Whig Ministry , he was afraid he should occupy by far too much of their time , and that was the less necessary ,
as he believed himself able to make out a sufficiently strong ease against that Ministry , by calling to their remembrance a very few of their acts of despotism . ( Cheers ., After calling attention to the Irish Coercion Bill , the robbing of the Canadian Treasury , the suspending of the Constitution of Jamaica , the abominable Poor Law in England , and the introduction of a Rural Police in Scotland , he denounced them as traitors to their Sovereign , and enemies to the people . He ( Mr . Duncan ) contended that tbe Whig Ministry delighted more in blood than in mercy , as was plain from the fact that , while Grace Darling only got £ 50 for saving the lives of tbe passengers
of the Forfarshire steamer , that inhuman murderer , Allan M'Nab , was raised to a Baronetcy , which cost the country £ 500 for burning , murdering , and drowning a mass of human beings on board the Caroline steamer . ( Great spplause . ) And ( said he ) sxe men t * ho would reward such an act as that deserving tbe confidence of the Queen—men who have associated the name of Victoria with deeds which are a dfsgrace to human nature , and only merit the cteeecratio . i of mankind ? ( Loud cheers . ) Let us then , as honest men , make known to our Queen , tbe conduct of her . Ministers towards her people , and the iniquities with trfiich they are associating her name , and if she has any regard for tbe welfare of the people ,
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or any respect for her own character , she will not only dttTe ; them from her presence , but Ttah them with that punishment they so richly desert * . Mr . D . concluded a speech ef considerable length amid great applause . The tnptlon being seconded by Mr . Malcolm , of CHasgow , was carried with great applause . Mr . Leach and Mr . Black bavins ; addressed tbe meeting s * some length , Mr . Edward Poland -was next called upon , who paid a well merited compliment to Messrs . White , M'Douall , and Collins , for their exertions in the cause of the people , and presented each of the three gentlemen with an address ; and again , each with a purse containing £ 3 , a similar sum being sent to Mr . twfeifc . - . ; . . ¦ . . . . - , ¦ - ,.- ¦ ¦ . ; ... ¦ :, ;¦ - . . ; : ; : ^ -tki M'Douam . then cams forward , and was received with several rounds of applause . After thanking tbe
Radicals of Paisley for their generosity , and apologising for art making . a long speech , hepromised to visit them fain soon , and deliver a course ef lectures npon Often subjects intimately connected with the welfare of . Unpeople . This s ^ mounoanent was received wi th a ^ eat-applause . The Doctor advised tbe meeting to Rpnort the central committee , aad declared bis determinatioa to continue using his best abilities to establish the . Charter as the law of the land , and retire * amid wacm expressions of approbation . JS 4 > . Georob White then rose , and was met by a load burst of applaase . After thanking the men of Paisley for . their approval of his oaduct , Mr . White , in a very humorous manner , ridiculed tbo talk . about femes , either physical or moral , and said that he never
i » v , Mk Hfe knew a man that would- « ght for what he nw tfflilft without ngbting . 11 » CbMtteta are eharged wtttT ? Si £ te « to bdflc ^ botrt asovotatiw . Weil , he thOugfit ft would be a grand MWolattoa to lei the Working man Uv * oomfqrtably , aad eompel him that raton living hj robbery , to lira by henest industry . ( LbuS cbeeta ) Hr . White concluded a splendidspeeeh amid tremen ^ pas cheers . Mr . John C % lins rose , and wu received with warm marks of ^ approbation . After acknowledging , in suitable terms , the reception given him , he said , he always CaU frond when bis conduct met the approval of hit fellow-working men . He entered into their cause with a determination , if possible , to make bis country the better of him living in it ( Loud cheers . The Chairman had said that he had been convicted ; that was true , but ( said Mr . C . ) that conviction never
brought a blush to my face —( loud cheers)}—if the Whigs convicted me , they never convinced me that I had done wrong —( cheers );—and he was net sure that the jury were convinced that he bad done wrong , because some of them had said before his trial took place , thatthey would do in all their power to get every Chartist in tbe county hanged—( cries of shame );—and after all that , they ( the jury ) had recommended him to mercy . He ( Mr . Collins ) admitted that strong language bad been used ; but were the heads of his townsmen to be again broken by the batons of the London police , he would again denounce them as strongly as he had done before , in defiance of all their gaols . ( Great applause . ) After advising the people to rely upon themselves for the gaining of their rights , and the consequent necessity of union , he sat down amid much cheering .
A vote of thanks was then given with three times three to Feargos O'Connor and the imprisoned Chartists , to the Magistrates of Paisley , for the use of the church , and to the Chairman . for his conduct in Chair , and the meeting separated . '
SOIREE . A splendid soiree was got up in the evening , in the Lyceum Rooms , which , although large , was Boon crowded to suffocation , and many could not gain admission . An instrumental band was in attendance , which gave a fine effect to the meeting by their bold tones of martial music Patriotic sentiments were given , and spoken to , by Messrs . Collins , M'Douall , White , Duncan , and others . Tbe entertainment * consisted of speeches , recitations , music , vocal , and instrumental . After , a few Jurors spent in intellectual enjoyment , the meeting separated highly delighted with the day ' s proceedings .
THE LAND OF BURNS—AYR , On Friday last , a grand demonstration took place in this ancient town , in favour of the principles of the Charter , and ia honour of Messrs . Lovett , Collins , White , and M'DooalL It being learned that the assertersof " right against might" were to some by railway , an open carriage was provided , and decked out with the richest lowers the season could afford , a nest banner fixed to each aide of the vehicle , with the patriotic sentiment inscribed thereon—•• Let Justice triumph , " and a portrait of John Frost placed upon
the from part of' the carriage ; , richly ornamented with wraaths of roses . Thus decorated , the carriage jnjpeeded to Moaktda to meet the train , au 4 U anv * jr the patriots to Ayr . The gentlemen being placed in the vehicle , on they moved to that town , which the Immortal Burns has described as a tows that " Nae ither surpasses for honest men and bonnie lasses . " But , long before they reached that ancient town , the good and the true were meeting them with their banners and music , to give them a Scottish welcome The following are a few of the mottos , which we sawinscribed on the banners , < kc .
Ayr lag . Motto— " Dr . Taylor , the tyrant ' s foe . " Reverse— " We must have oar rights . " Flag . Motto— " Remember me though far away . " Reverse— " Frost , Williams , and Jones , the people ' s friends . " Wrights' flag . Motto— " Slaves murmur—Freemen remonstrate " Reverse— "Our natural rights . " Shoemakers' banner . Motto— " We have been kept as tools too long ; Now we are upper , tough , and strong . " Flag . Motto— " Firm to the last , we do intend Our broken laws for to amend . "
• Slaters' flag . Motto— " We will all Join in one . " The procession having arrived in front of the theatre , the crowd was so great that the carriage was obliged to stop , and Mr . Collins , Mr . White , and Mr . Duncan briefly addressed the multitude from the carriage , and then proceeded to the place provided for them by the committee .
PUBLIC D 1 NNBR . A most splendid dinner was got up in the largest ball in the head inn in the town . The . tickets were speedily disposed of , and a great many were disappointed for want of accommodation . About 150 sat down to a most excellent dinner , Mr . M'lntyre ia the chair , supported on the right by Mr , Collins , and on the left by Mr . George White . Gracebelng said by Mr . Duncan , the work of destruction commenced , and ample justice being doue to the viands , and the do th removed , The Chairman rose and gave as a toast , " The People , the only source ef power . " Drank with all the honours . The Cha . ib . maK then give aa a toast , " The People's Charter , and may it soon be the law of the land , " which being drank , the band played np
•• A man ' s a man for a' that " The Chairman paid a high compliment to Mr . Collins , Lovett , White , and M'Douall , and concluded by giving the health of the gaests , Collins and White . The band then , In good stile , played " Nae luck about the house . " Mr . John Collins then rose , and said that he felt very grateful for that mark of their approval of his conduct , and he should not be doing justice to his excellent friend , Mr . Lovett , if he did not acknowledge , in his behalf also , the toast , which they bad so enthusiastically responded to . ( Cheers ;) The Whigs have persecuted us—but they have not broken our spirit ( Loud cheers . ) He felt sure , that it was because they
bad suffered in tbe cause—and that the principles which they advocated , bad been stabbed at in their persons , that , that flattering mark of respect , had been paid them . ( Cheers . ) Mr . C . then , in a masterly style , repudiated the charge of ignorance , which was brought against the working classes , and severely scourged the clergy for their negligence in not attending to the rights of the poor . He reminded the people of the manner in which they had been plundered of their common lands , and of their political rights , and strongly advised the people to contend for a full measure of justice , and that , for bis part , he was determined that if there was no comfort ia the cottage , there should be no peace in the palace . Mr . C . resumed bis seat amid neat applause .
Mr . George White then rose and said , that be felt very grateful that his conduct had been approved of by his fellow workmen . ( Cheers . ) He had suffered in the cause of the people , and was ready to do so again , if that suffering was at all likely to benefit the cause for which they were all contending . ( Loud cheers . ) The Whigs had sent him to prison , he supposed , for the purpose of converting him , —( laughter , ) —and they had gained their object , for he was now more a Chartist than ever . ( Loud applause . ) He , Mr . W ., had heard the Whigs boast of their wisdom , but they made but a poor use of their reason ; if the people asked for bread , they gave ' them a stone ; if bUU unsatisfied , they gave them a baton , or a bayonet ; if still uncontented , they then—take Collins on the one hand , and himself oa the other , —and cast them into a prison , but . humble as he was , he could love liberty , and was resolved never to rest until he had gained it Mr . White resumed his seat amid the most enthusiastic Applaase .
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Band— "Weel may the boatie row . " The health of Dr . Taylor was next given from the chair , which was drank with great —rthwrismi , and responded to ; by Mr . Wm . Smith In a very powerful and eloquent speech , whkh was repeatedly interrupted by bursts of applaase . ¦ Band— " All the Blue Bonnets are over the boarder . " Mr . Smith , the croupier , then gave " Civil and Beliglous liberty . " The « peech of the creupter ' s was full of fire , and generous enthusiasm . He eulogised in the highest terms , these noble friends of the people , Bronterm O'Brien and Feargus O'Connor .
Band— "Air . " ^ M * . Duncan , of Edinburgh , was next introduced to the meeting , and gave , as * toast , ?« Health and long life to Mr . O'Connor and fee imprisoned Chartists . Mr . Duncan did ample justk ! to the toast ; recounted a few of the many services vsnicb Mr . O'Connor had performed in the cause oT the aeople , complimented the straightforward heaesty of Brbaterre , and eulogised the warm-hearted Vincent ; deaoanoftd in no measured terms the owat avt of their oppressors , and appealed to tfcs people to tally for their rights . Mr . D , then set down amid thunders of applause . Mr . COLUitBrose and complimented Mr . Duncan on the effect bis speech baa produced upon the meeting . He hoped they would gtve a bumber to the health of Mr . Hoacaa , of Edinbro . ' The toast was drank with great enthusiasm .
Band— " Happy we ^ re been a'thegither . " Mr . Bif tN * andMr . M'Lbllak delivered excellent aodpsAriotkaddres * sa ¦• v ~; : ¦ .. . ¦' : ¦ : . . - ¦ ¦ : ¦ . ¦¦ :=:-. ; a-v- - Altogether this w » r » most splendid aflafr , and has produced an effort that will not soon be forgetUn in AJfc x .. . - , .. - . . v- - ¦ . ¦ ¦ ' -. ¦ . : ; . - ¦• , ' . ¦ ; - -. . ¦> • ¦ . ; A public meeting was held in the evening , in the Theatre , which was erowded . Addreasesvwre pr £ sentod to Mr . Collins and Mr . White , to which both of these gentleinen replied in splendid speeches . A memorial was moved and carr ied , to . be » re-S ^ &JJf * " **** pwjtog for tbe restoration of Vrost , Williams , and Jones , to their families , andthe liberation of the imprisoned Chartists . Mr . Duncan Mr . Byrne , and Mr . M'Lellan , severally addressedlne meeting in speeches of the right sort .
The cause progresses gloriously in Scotland , and An is not behind any part ef it The songs of a Burns has not been without their eftect here , and the lessens given the people by Dr . Tayler has not been forgotten in Ayr .
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BAWXCK .-The Char tist Association of this spirited town held Ha quarterly meeting , on Monday , the 12 th inst ., Mr . Charles Hunter ia the chair , when Mr . Christopher Crosier , our worthy treasurer , laid before the meeting an account of the moonae and expenditure of the Association , which was highly satisfactory , considerable ballanee remaining in his bands . The meeting then proceeded toelect members ef committee ia place of those who . retire , after which Mr . John Scott delivered a lively address , duria if which he strongly urged the propriety of continuing an unflinohin ^ agitation . For his part , he observed , he would have been ere this across the broad Atlantic , but from a determination to use his time and bis talent in gaining the Charter , and , if possible , to set his country free . ¦ J
LEICESTBIV-Chabtist LzcruBES . —On Monday evening , Mr . Bauratow , the Chartist Missionary , from the West Riding of Yorkshire , commenced a course of three lectures in this town , on the state of the country , on Chartism , and the Corn Laws . The first lecture was oa the state of the country , and was delivered in the large room , All Saints ' Open ; the subsequent ones were delivered in the new Amphitheatre , Humberstone-gate . The lecture on Tuesday evening was an able exposition of the general principles of the Chartists , on which occasioa the lecturer entered into a refutation of the
theory propounded in the last letter of Mr . William Biggs to the Chartists of Leicester ; The lecture on the Lorn Laws , on Wednesday evening , was listened to with RT «» t attention . Mr , Bairstow declared himself a , determined enemy to these obnoxious laws , but strongly oontonded that their repeal , unaccompanied with other remedial measures , would not benefit the working classes . A short discussion took place at the close ot the lecture , between Mr . Bairstow andMr . JParker , a member of the Working Men ' s Anti-Com Law Association , who , of course , entertained views widely different from those of the lecturer .
.. WpawICH . —Lvcompliance with the request of thedeWes awembled at Manchester , the Char tiets orWorwich met hr the desirable purpose of strengthening the national organization , when they elected a council in conformity with the plan given , which council met on the 29 th of September , to prosecute , the designs of the as 3 ociation , and knowing the high esteem in which they are held by the authorities of this notoriously factions city , -they thought it expedient immediately to engage rooms for the convenience of their friends , and in order to meet the wishes of all , they have engaged the meeting-house of the Primitive ChristiansStMartin ' s
, . , at Oak , which will be at their service at all times , ( Sundays excepted ) wherein will meet those classes which prefer cool discussion ; also council meetings , public lectures , &o . ; and for the accommodation of those that prefer meeting where refreshments can be had , they have engaged room 3 at Mr . Gifford ' s , a house weUJtnown by the democrats of Norwich , caUedSirWm . WaUace , the Scotch patriot , where they will meet on Saturday evenings , and receive every requisite attention from the worthy host ; thus has the council provided all the accommodation requisite for their present numbers , which are fast increasing .
comnt on . —A publio meeting was held here on Tuesday evening week , for the purpose of hearing from Mr . Black an account of his mission to Glasgow , he having been elected at a former meeting to represent tbe Chartists of this place at the delegate meeting held in Glasgow on the 22 nd and 23 rd of September . Mr . Black gave a vary satisfactory statement of the objects of his mission , which was highly approved of by tho meeting ; after whioh , Mr . Blackie . from Edinburgh , delivered an address , which was listened to with the greatest attention . Mr . Lawson . from Pennyouik , introduced the subject of establishing an Educational Club , for which purpose an interim Committee was appointed , and the meeting ( whioh was one of the largest ever held ia displace } separated , seemingly highly gratified with the busuteas which had been transacted .
WOLVERHAMPTOK . -A . Charter Association has been formed in this tewn ; at a third general meeting , held on Tuesday last , aoouncil was chosen aad a subscription opened for the wives and families of the imprisoned Chartists . . **? ? ? r—Natiohaj . Charter Association , A . —Thta body met , as usual , on Monday evening , at seven o ' clock , at the Railway Tavern . A number of new members were enrolled , and the cards of membership distributed . It was by far the largest and most animated meeting that has been held sinoe the formation of the society . The following resolutions were unanimously carried : —1 st . "That ten
shillings be voted towards the payment of a missionary to agitate the West Riding for the next month /' 2 nd . "That we proceed forthwith to form ourselves into classes . " A discussion was then entered into on the necessity of forming a tract society , for the diffusion of political knowledge ; . but in consequence of the low state of our funds , the subject was adjourned for a fortnight . It was then resolved that a meeting of the whole of the members of the district should be held next Monday , as business of importance will then be brought before them . The thanks of the meeting vrere then given to the chairman , and the meeting separated .
UNBWORTH . —A few of the friends of the Charter in this place having determined that they will not for ever submit quietly to the yoke of the beetle broth Whigs , or to the bondage of the Law Church Tories , have entered the National Charter Association , chosen their council-men , and sent their names to the Executive for confirmation and received their cards of membership . They hare also made application to th « truateea for the use of the Primitive Methodist Chapel for s > lecture on Chartism , and for the benefit of the imprisoned Chartists , their wives , and families . The trustees have kindly acceded to their , request ; and ther have invited Mr . James Leech , of Manchester , who has agreed to lecture on Monday , the 19 th of October , at seven o ' clock in the evening .
T " *~ *?— £ l etter has been received from Dubbn , by Mr . Cotton , of Birmingham , calculated to raise the spirit of the Chartists of England and Scotland , ^ by shewing them that even in Ireland the wand of the political Merlin is losing much potency andthe doctrines of Chartism are taking root and extending . A Chartist Association is formed in Dublin and its members express great hope of being able speedily to remove the bandage from the eyes of ail their compatriots who at present do not understand the Charter , so that we may hare a triple cord of union for right . All persons desirous of promulgating the truths of Charterism in Ireland , will do well to send as many Northern Start as possible , to Mr . John Norton , No . 8 . Golden-lane Dublin .
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y &i ^* s&i <* & #% ¦ " ~^ - * ~ &-3 \ . « ; - : % , ^ aVHHW . —Natiohai . . Cbibxeb , AaMKciATKW *—Ai I the weekly meeting of the couueil © f theTabov * Association , held in the Association Room , in ( he SnM » bles , on Sondafcthe llthof Ootober . tbofollowwg resolutions were passed : —1 st . •* That ^ he next ¦ M » 25 al * 'W ^ a- « si : TsiMslsxr ' s ^ S ^ J 0 B 4 ds Wr flOttlk ; a * . ' . SfttSfek ° & -m « m £ O& * B 32 , South .. •> - : * ^^^ M . ^^^^ S&SAt ,
Y ^^» V ? ' "WMSM JUHtgafca Wild ^ Thwa . day night , October 29 , f- ^ CTtlmnnSflwi "ffltf ^ Sffi ? ^ f 34 ft ^^»^^ S night , Oetober SOJ * SU . 7 haS /« t eaexkofskMaWMA meetiMs , IectBre 8 and i ^ S ^ SSSSS rS afWliflSdh diatmason be invited . " SdT That rtS Mxt oouneil nwtbg take place m Monday , October 18 , at seven o'dockTin the Asaociatien Ro « a . w 4 th . " That the next General Mee ^ of ^ bTu ! National Charter As » eeiatiol beSeW ia the Aaa » eiation Room , on Monday , November 9 , at eight o ' clock ; " TT ^ BXtA » rOXU > , i—NATIOKAI . CflAXTBE ABSOaATIMT . —Meeting op xhk CooKat fob . ths Bradpobi District .-This body m « l at the house of Mr . R . Carrodus , North Tavenu North-street , on Sunday evening last . CouncilmenatteadedfromQaeenRhead
, Idle , Dudley Hill , Manningnam , Bowling Back Lane , New Leeds , White Aftbey , Horton , and Wapping . The meeting was agloriously harmonious one : each Councilman gave , an animated description of the state of his locality , if not in all eases as fo meoibenu that at least they intended to act up to the plan laid down by the Kaaeaester meeting , with spirit and determination . It was resolved •* that all local exnenses be defrayed by the district , in proportionlto the number of members in each Associa tion- " Several sums of money were mentioned , thathad been eolleeted for flaaneb . It is likely that » good soil will be raised towards starting Mr . Bairstow on his ni > rt m jpn ^^ iyy topr . Mr . Arras Mr . Aldewon . and Mr . J . W . Smith , were noaii nated as Riding Councilman , and balloted for .
The ballot terminated in . faveur of Mr . Smith , aad he was declared duly elected . Delegates attended frtm MTsral out-towushipe » to reodve information with reapect te opening aew aasociatknB , and . ia * £ ??»«!? » pppi « teil deputations tOwwattupoa them . TWs b as H sbwl *^* . . Let the districU get pro ^ y «» gKMs « d , A « d not ^ o oa-brfter skeSer ^ -witBoot knowing wna ^^^ afcoct . : ¦ .. ; ^ T ^ NaTIOMAI , CttABTBK i « OCIAtIOI « , No . I .- ^ ToA members of this Association held their month * meeting oa . Saturday evenmu last at the house ef * Mr . ^ Goldsborough , GiKMfaaansend , Mr . GrifiskY Higgins in the ehair . The business of the meeting commenced with the awmbers preseat paying in thesr weekly contributiona ; a larce number of new osaa
wero enrolled , after which Uie books of tbe Society were audited , and the accounts read over to the membera present . Changing or re-eleeting offieers was the next business . That being done , an aninmtod discussion took place abont the manner ia which the monies raised by the halfpennies given from the «*^« rjhej NorUmn « tor , by George Ellu , should be distributed ; whether or no any difference shouldbe made betwixt the suffering wives of the incarcerated Chartists of Bradford having children or having none . Four members , who were appointed at the previous weekly meeting to attend upon each family and ascertain their reaToonditiosw
gave in their statements ; when it was acknowledged that the whole of . them , from the accounts given , were wretched in the extreme , and something ought to be done for them immediately . A letter was then read which had been sent from the relieving committee of Manchester to Henry Burnett , informing him that £ 2 would be sent to each of them . The following resolution was then proposed , seconded , and carried :- " That 10 s . be given from tbe Victim Fund of the Society , and equally distributed amongst the wives of the following imprisoned Chartists ef Bradford— Phineas Smithies , Emanuel Hutton , Paul Holdsworth , and John Walker . "
Co-opBRATin Paovisiow Stobb . —The membere united for the establishing of a Chartist Co-operative Provision Store in Bradford , wfll meet at the > house of Mr . William Goldsborough , Goodmansend , on Wednesday , the 2 lst instant , at eight o ' clock : in the evening , and once every fortnight after . Any persons desirous of becoming shareholders may do so by applying to the committee at their place of meeting . The shares are £ 1 each , and the eontribn ^ tions 6 d . per week . Council Mbbtinq . —The council of the Bradford " National Charter Association met on Monday evening last , at the house of Mr . Goldaboroogh . Mr . Henry Hodgson was chosen President . Cards of membership were disposed of , upwards of eighty being delivered in less than two hours . This is cheering . A member , present then informed them that a delegate meeting was going to be held for
waKeneid , on the 25 th instant , on behalf of Mr . Robert Peddle , and desired to know if something " could not be done for him in Bradford . The following resolution was afterwards moved , seconded , and unanimously carried : — " That a subscription be * immediately entered into , in Bradford and the stirrounding village * , to defray the attorney ' s bill « f Mr . Rober t Peddie , which fe-uBwards of £ 8 . " The cards of membership will be delivered to those becoming members every Saturday and Monday eren--ii > es , at ths house of Mr . Goldstoonwgn , Cbodatansv end , at eight o ' clock . 'Subscriptiongfor Mr . Peddie may be left at any of the following places : —Mr . James Greenhough , Northgato ; Mr . Joshua Taylor , Longcroft Place ; Mr . Henry Hodgson , Queen-street ; Mr , John Leadley , Hope-streat ; or at Mr . Henry Burnett ' s , Reform-street .
QUEBHSHKAD . —Chartist Tra Partt . —Wednesday , the 7 th ult ., being the fair at this place , the ChartistB , in company with their wives and sweethearts , celebrated it by taking tea together , in thelarge chamber belonging to Miss Wright . The arrangements were of the most splendid description . The room was tastefully ornamented and festooned with flowers and evergreens , interspersed here and there with striking and appropriate mottos ; and the number of portraits , with which the walls were studded , added to the scores which had to be taken away for want of room , showed the extent to which the Northern Star is read in this neighbourhood . At the hour appointed , the spacious room was filled almost to overflowing . The scene was now truly
enchanting ; the beautiful and romantic appearance of the flowers * and evergreens , together with the odorous perfume emitted by them , and the blithe and cheerful countenances , and the sweet and melodious voices of the females , heightened by the brilliant light of a splendid chandelier , which had beea procured for the occasion , rendered the scene truly grand and imposing ; and presented a striking contrast to the obstreperous roar and obscene merriment of the public-house . The manner in whioh ^ the festive board was supplied resected great credit upon Miss Wright , to whom great praise is due for her kindness and urbanity on this occasion . After the cloth was withdrawn , Mr . C . Shackleton was called to the chair , and delivered a short addtvss ,. during which he took the opportunity of pointing to the happy assembly before Mini , as one of the afinT blessings resulting from Chartist principles , remind ^ ing the females that , instead of having to lead
home a drunken brute , as formerly , they had each a ' sober and an intelligent companion tu guard . aiid protect them , and that the married portion of them . instead of having to listen with breathless anxiety for the return of their husbands , expecting nothing but brutality at . their hands , had now the opportunity of sharing their joys , as well as their sorrows . During the remainder of the evening , the glee , the song , and the recitation , each in their turn , delighted the audience . The amusements were kept up until a late hour , when Morpheus began to summon the parties away to his somniferous arms . The following evening , Mr . Alderson , from Bradford , delivered a lecture in the same room , on the principles of teetdtalism , as connected with Chartism , at the conclusion of which he announced his intention of preaching a Chartist sermon , on Sunday evening * the 17 th , to commence at six o ' clock , in the saute place , where the Chartists of Queenshead wilL in future , hold their weekly meetings .
LONDON-At a meeting of the members of the £ aBt London Democratic Association of Bethnal Green , the following resolution Was proposed by GWilson , seconded by H . Lafevre , and ananimonslT adopteds- ^ That , having read with surprise and indignationthebaaeiaainuations by certain oowaroly calumniators of London , detrimental to the character of Feargus O'Connor , as a patriot and % gentleman in the cause of freedom , we deem H our just duty , as members of the East London Democratic Association of Bethnal Green , to place oar utmost and implicit confidence in Feargus O'Connor , for his past and present conduet ; and we are of opinion that any calumny intended to be heaped upon him comes from the enemy ' s "amp . "
East London Ch autibt Tbmpbeahcb Assocutiok ^ —We are sorry te learn from a correspondent that this society has met with enemies where H had eer * tainly least right to find them—amongst those who profess Chartist principles . It seems that seme of these have not yet learned the very A B C of patriotism , which teaches that every selfish gratification at the expense of all is an evil to be avoided W every well-nnnoipled mind . Let but the f 3 mrtirt > learn to be true to themselves and their own interests individually , and the unavoidable conse quence will be the creation of a collective dowmv
irresisuwe forgood . Andwe know no means more likely to be effective than the consistent observance of the pledge of the society : —** I voluntarily eonsent to abstain from all intoxicating liquors , unices prescribed by a medical person ; and , a&temperanea applies to all things , I renounce the use of tebaoeo as a oosunen habit , injurious alike to heaUfc aa € good morals , and pledge myself not tome it , except as a medicine ; and do further declare that I will u « all moral aad lawful means to eaaw the People ' s ^ Charter to become the law of the land . " ' Motto--Do unto others as ye would theT SoSw do unto yen , and be faithful unto death , ' *
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'T wh 0 de TOL . HI . NO . 153 . SATURDAX OCTOBJR 17 , 1840 . ^ g ^ SJSS ± ^ , sMkYt _> Vav ^__ . j _• .-_ . ¦¦ ¦ ' ¦ " - . _ - . - . ¦ ¦ . ' ' . ' ¦¦ _ ¦¦ " ¦ . ' ¦ _ ¦¦¦ ¦ . ¦¦— v . ¦ . ' . : "' ¦ ' - " ¦ ¦ " . ¦ ¦¦* " ' » - ¦¦ 1 1 —¦»
To Thb Independent E1ectobs Of Manchester.
TO THB INDEPENDENT E 1 ECTOBS OF MANCHESTER .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 17, 1840, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/king-y1kbzq92ze2706/page/1/
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