... , SIR,-Since ministers took up tbe Corn Bill, I have frequently observed in the Whig Radical journals, an anxiety for a repeal of the Corn Laws, and cheap bread for the poor. But although they pretend to be so solicitous for the poor man, I never hear themn break breath about giving him the only power which can enable him to stand boldly in his ?? defence-the franchise. I say since the ...

... MERTHYR TYDViL ELECTION. Tuesday last having been appointed for the nomi- nation of a fit and proper person to serve the office of a burgess in the new Parliament, the town was all alive at an early hour. Sir J. J. Guest, the ex-member and- Whig I! candidate, was proposed and seconded by Messrs. Crawshay and James. Mr. Argnst then proposed Mr. Morgan Williams as a candidate (tremendous chiring ...

... $ShCoMinas (nartit Meetng%. IF- o OLDscAH.-Mr. Hill preaches in Grosvenor-street Chapel to-morrow, at two in the afternoon, and six in the evening. HuLL.-Mr. Hick, of Leeds, will preach in the large room, No. 8, Church Side, to-morrow, at half- past ten in the morning, and at half-past six in the evening, LEEDS AND HUKSLET.-Sermons will be preached to-morrow afternoon in Vicar's Croft, and in ...

... THE NORTHERN-- STAR. ~ SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1841. THE CHARTISTS HAVE PROVED THEMSELVES MORE en ACCURATE CALCULATORS THAN THE MIDDLE CLASSES. a WHIETHER THEIR NOTRRUI3 WODLD HAVE MENDED MATTERS IS NOT NOW THE QUESTION ; BUT THE RESULT HAS SHEWN THAT THEY WRAE COBRECT IN THEIR B OPINION-THAT IN THE PREEENT STATE OF THE REPRE oh AENTATION, IT WAS VAIN To 9IRINK OF A REPEAL OP THE B CORN MONOPOLY. ...

... , . GASGOW, dULY 24.-A great sensation has been created in 'the commercial circles in this city, and over the west of Scotland, by an extensive run of bankruptcies which have taken place during the last three days amongst the shawl-manufacturers and shawl-merchants of' Paisley. We extract a notice of the occurrence from one of the local papers, but, in'addition, our oorrespondent of Glasgow ...

... . Tis great error into which both Whigs and Tories are now likely to fall, is into a supposition that the unexpected majority of Tories bespeaks a corres- ponding reaction in the public mind in favour of Tory principles. Suoh, however, is not the case the fact denotes a great reaction in favour of Char- tism. The Tories have gained a triumph which must prove their rain; while the Chartists ...

... LORD CAMPBELL LATE ATTORNEY.GE NERAL TO THE WHIGS, AND PRESENT LORD CRANCELLOR OF IRELANDAND FUTURE - ? When a tallow candle goes out, it leaves a very ?? smell behind it; when the Whigs Are going out, they appoint Sir John Campbell to the Chancellorship of Ireland. We leave the reader to compare our simile with its application. Plain Johnny has done much in his time to merit this dis- ...

... Etartiot 3Ruldeliprcue. SOUTH LANCASHIRE DELEGATE MEETING. The above meeting took place on S unaday last, in the Chartist-room, Brown-street, East Manchester. Pre- sent-Mr. John Cartledge, Brown.street, Manchester; Msr. Th omas Lawless, Oldham, Wrterhead Mill, and Lees; Mr. John M'Knight, tailors and shoemikers ; Mr. Jonah Sehoflied, Openshaw and Droylsden; Mr. 'Wm. Watchemn, Shaw; Air. Joseph ...

... ELECTION QUIDDlITLES. BY COLONEL SIBT5IORPE. Lord John Russell had better take care: for running his head against the timber duties, lie ought, consider- lig the vast deal of property that will be sacrificed, to be brought to the block, like his ancestor, and if he depended on me he certainly would. As it was he! nearly lost his poll in the city. Touching the timber duties, what does he ...

... AND JONES. -MRS. FROST'S FUED. r, At the usual weekly meeting of the Birmingham U General Committee for the restoration of Messrs. Frost, Williams, and.Jones, held on Tuesday evening last at 0- the Charter Association Room, Freeman-st, Birmingham, l it was unanimously resolved, That a copy of the r letter sent to Mrs. Frost, with her reply to the same, a be sent to the Editor of the Norcihn ...

... election SbP. HUtDDPmsFeRLD.-Ofl Monday morning week, the gentry of' the town assembled early, for the purpose of meeting their candidates at Wakefield. Car- riages and horsemen continued to leave the town for several hours, damidst the cheers of nunmerous spec- C tators. Late in the evening, great numbers assem- bled on thle Shore Read, to wait their return, and when the procession arrived ...

... go 33ralecr ant Iovrepon¶ne. STARS TO IRELAND.-Atr. P. Brophy, No. 4, W1 orm- wood gate, Dublin, has received, from Mr. TV. Russell, of ANtalngh am, 250 Northern Stars, 2200 Chartist Circulars, 220 Illuminators, about 150 misvellaucons tracts, and 130 Chartist Rush- ?? the Irish, who cannot see that they are slaves. ARcOiBAiD LEIGHTON, HAWonrH, has sent us a reply to an article in the Leeds ...