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    • B BARRY'S 1IEALTE BESTOMW FOOD THE RBYALBSTA ABABICA.
    • AMERICAS PfiESESIS TO THE P.RINCE OV WALES.—
    • ENLARGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL INSTRUCTOR
    • Sethsg One's House in Order. —Lord John Russell aud the Marquis of Lansdowne severally
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    • THE PR THEM STAB SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1851.
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      4 The Northern Star. J V Mamh'1," 1851 ;

      4 THE NORTHERN STAR . j V Mamh ' 1 , " 1851 ;

      B Barry's 1iealte Bestomw Food The Rbyalbsta Ababica.

      B BARRY'S 1 IEALTE BESTOMW FOOD THE RBYALBSTA ABABICA .

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      WOMJTION . —The most disgusting ana in- ' . . . ~ " „„ , ! . iwine sold bj unscrupulous specu-J 1 jmn Tr . TduU » oftto rubiic , under close imitarm ire upon ftecreda ^ o ^ revaLESTA AIUL M A KSsremtdj far Indigestion , Coustina" : » ^ ^« BS ^ nd Li « r Complaints , Mesa-s . UU RR ^ KfcfS nlnvalids . as ainst these Waced _ l _ li * ~ t imwatore . There is notbwg in the whole yffijlevalcnta Arabics , a plantwhich is cultavated DDtt Da Barrjand Co . on their estates alone , andfor the preatttication and pulverisation of which fteii ' own Patent ddiiSunerraloneisadapleu . Let Cora Chandlerssell their sse se beans lentil , and other meals under their proper nn « n « ^ d not trifle with the health of Invalids and In-SSTSTfaStalmSS IbaWs REVALEKTA ARABICA ^ i a ^& ., l ^^ i ^ e ^ don . 11 ht has Uie highest a prob » Uon of Lord Stuartde Denes ; " veVenerableArehdeVcon Alexander Stuart , of Koss-a woeof tare , years' nervousaess ; Mm « MS ^ ni « nM „ Z „ . \ t Kvmnnth -. Cantain Parker D . Bingham , B . S ., of

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      I have found it to be a simple , though very efficacious and pleasant food , doing good in my own and other Junctional disorders . ( Rev . ) CnAWls Kebb , Winslow , Backs , Jan . 22 nd . 1848 . . , t . , Gentlemen , —I am happy to be able to inform yoa , toat the person for whom the former quanti ty was procured , has derived very great benefit from its use ; distressing svmntoms of long standing have been removed , and a teel-\ i > E of restored health induced . Havuig witnessed tha beneficial effects in the above-mentumed case . I can with confidence recommend it , and s haU have much pleasure in so doing whenever an opportunity offers , && I am , gentlemen , very truly yours , James Shobland , late Surgeon 90 th Regt , 3 , Sydney-terrace , Reading , Berks , December

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      Matrimony made easy ; or how to win a Lover . MIS S ELLEN DAWSON continues to send free to any address , on receipt of thirteen postage stamps , and a directed envelope , plain directions to enable ladivs or gentlemen to win the affections of as many of the opposite sex as their hearts may desire . The proposal is simple , but so captivating and enthralling that all may be married , irrespective of age , appearance or position , young and old , peer and peeress , as well as the peasant , are subject to its influence , and last , it can he arranged with such ease and delicacy that detection is impossible . N . B . —Beware of ignorant pretenders .

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      Matrimony made Easy ; or how to win a Lover . MISS JULIA BOOTH wUl send free to any address , on receipt of twelve postage stamps , plain directions to enable Ladies or Gentlemen to win the affections of as many of the opposite sex as their hearts may desire . The proposal is simple , and so captivating and enthraUing tbat aU may be married , irrespective of age , appearance , or position ; " and last , though not least , it can be arranged with such ease and delicacy tfiat detection is impossible . Address , Miss Julia BOOTH , 11 , Hand-court , Holborn , London . Yourself ! wliatyou are ! and what ft for ! Many years practice has established the system of De-

      Americas Pfiesesis To The P.Rince Ov Wales.—

      AMERICAS PfiESESIS TO THE P . RINCE OV WALES . —

      We Inspected, A Day Or Two Since, A Uniq...

      We inspected , a day or two since , a unique present to the Prince of Wales , consisting of a pair of superb sculls or oare , enclosed in a case of black walnut , exquisitely fashioned . The mountings are very costly , and the weight of silver attached to them is about eighty ounces . An inscription on a silver plate indicates tbe presentation . The sculls will be exhibited at the Crystal Palace during the summer , and cannot fail to attract much atinntiofl .

      Accompanying them will be a highly finished oar , thirty-six feet long , and two Lilliputian sculls of the size of pens . The wood is white ash , manufactured by Air . Page , of 2 few York , whose representative , Mr . Finney , is now in England . The goods hare gone to London , under the Customs ' , j seal , otherwise onr townsmen would have bad an opportunity of inspecting them . But as " all the world and his wife" will be in Hyde-park this year , the opportunity is not lost . —Liverpool Chronicle ,

      Enlargement Of The National Instructor

      ENLARGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL INSTRUCTOR

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      No . IX . of the New Series op " NATIONAL INSTRUCTOR " Is now ready . SIXTEEN LARGE ROYAL OCTAVO PAGES .

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      TO TAILORS AND OTHERS . EXHIBITION , 1851 . By Approbation of Her Majesty Queen Victoria , and H . R . H . Prince Albert . THE LONDON and PARIS SPRING and SUMMER FASHIONS for 1851 , by Messrs . BENJAMIN BEAD & Co ., 12 , Hart-street . Bloomsburysquare , London ; and by GEORGE BERGER , Holywellstreet , Strand , will be ready early ia March . The View of the Grand Building in Hyde-park for the ensuing Exhibition , is executed tvith extraordinary stall , and will De superior to anything of the kind ever published , producing an excellent and beautifully coloured PRINT , represent , ing various Costumes of different nations , without any additional charge . This splendid PRINT will be accom .

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      NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . Office , 14 , Southampton-street , Strand . IT HE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE . hereby announce the following meetings : — On Sunday afternoon at three o ' clock the adjourned meetingof ( he Democratic Conference will be held in the Coffee-room of the John-street Institution , and in consequence the Metropolitan Delegates will notmeet . At the same time the Lambeth locality will meet at the South London Hall , and Mr . Pattinson , the sub-secretary , will be in attendance to enrol members . On Sunday evening next at the Rock Tavern , Lissongrove—Princess Royal , Circus-street , Marylebone—Bricklayers Arms , Tonbridge-street , New-road—Crown and Anchor , Cheshire-street , WaterlooTown—and New Eastern Literary and Scientific Institution , Mocpeth-street , Greenstreet , Bethnal Green .

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      MATRIMONY MADE EASY ; OB , HOW TO WIN A LOVER . MADAME MAXWELL , 33 , Great Percy Street , Pentonville , London , continues to send free on receipt of thirteen uncut postage stamps , plain directions to enable Ladies or Gentlemen to win the devoted affections of as many of the opposite sex as their hearts may require . The process is simple , but so captivating and enthralling that all may be married irrespective of age , appearance , or position ; while the most fickle or coldhearted will readily bow to its attraction . Young and old , peer and peeress , as well as the peasant , are alike subject to its influence ; and last , though not least , it can be arranged with such ease and delicacy that detection is impossible . N . B—Beware of numerous ignorant pretenders .

      Sethsg One's House In Order. —Lord John Russell Aud The Marquis Of Lansdowne Severally

      Sethsg One ' s House in Order . —Lord John Russell aud the Marquis of Lansdowne severally

      Remained On Iuesday Night, To An Unusual...

      remained on iuesday night , to an unusually late hour , at their official residences in Downin " -street . There can be no doubt as to the way in winch the Premier and tbe President of the Council were employed . They were engaged in setting their houses in order previous to tbeir final departure from Oowmng-street , in which place they have been for upwards of four years located . Breadfcl HuBRrcAKE .-A letter from Batavia , of the 2 oth December , states that a dreadful hurricane bad just burst over the island of Java , and devastated the whole of the arroudissemoivt of Bod-( oaegoro , destroying upwards of six hundred lionises , and all tbat they contained . The whole of ihe tobacco crap was rendered a mass of ruin , and iear > four thousand persons were left without isyluin . The letter alee states that several lives rerelosfc-

      Wednesdat, Marc11 5th, 1851, A Publi C M...

      WEDNESDAT , MARC 11 5 th , 1851 , A PUBLI C MEETING WHi BE DEM ) 1 H ST , MARTIN'S HALL , LONG ACRE , TO PROMOTE TIIE REPEAL OF ALL THE WAXES ON KNOWLEDGE , X AHD , IN PARTICULAR , OF THE PENNY STAMP ON NEWSPAPERS . Professor T . H . KEY in the Chair . Messrs . R . Cobden , M . P ., T . M . Gibson , M . P ., W . Scbolefield , M . P .. Edward Miall , John Cassell , and other gentlemen will address the meeting . Seats Reserved for Ladies . Doors open at half-past seven . Chair taken at half-past Tickets forthe Reserved Seats may be had of Z . Hub . hersty 11 , Poultry ; J . A . Novello , C 9 , Dean-street . 'Sbho ; E . Fry , Winchester-buildings ; C . Gilpin , Bishopsgate ; Effincham Wilson , Royal Exchange ; G . Hugget . 4 . Beau . fort-buildings ; at the Offices of the Leader , Nonconfobmist , Standard of Fbeecom , and of the Secretary , 15 Essex-street , Strand .

      A SSOCI A TION FO R PROMOTING XX THE REPEAL OF THE TAXES ON KNOWLEDGE . ( In which is Incorporated the Newspaper Stamp Abolition 1 Committee . ) OVHCE , 15 , KSEX STREET , IIRAHD . Pre «« ient—T- Jlilner Gibson , M . P . Treasurer—Francis Place . Sub-Tr « as « r « r—J . Alfred Novello . Chairman—Richard Moore . Secretary- 0 . Dobson Collet . Bankers-Messrs . Preseott and Grote , Threadneedle-street . Committee . William Addiscott , Thomas Allan ( Edinburgh ) , James Baldwin ( Birmingham ) , John Bainbridge , J . C Beaumont ( Wakefield ) Dr . Black , R . Le Blond , Dr . Bowkett , John

      , Bright , M . P ., C , J . Bunting ( Norwich ) , Henry Campkin , W . J Carloss , John Cassell , C . Cowden Clarke , R . Cobden , MP * George Dawson ( Birmingham ) Thomas Donatty , Passmore Edwards , Edward Edwards , C . H . Bit , W . Ewart , M . P ., Edmund Fry . Charles Gilpin , Samuel Harrison , Wm . E . Hickson , G . J . Hoijoake , James Hoppy , Joseph Hume , M . P ., Thornton Hunt , Joseph Hyde , J . Kershaw M . P ., Professor T . II . Kev , Rev . E . R . Larken , Dr . Lee , C . Lushington . M . P ., Christopher McGutoness , W . K . Norway , John Parker , William Scbolefield , M . P ., Rev . T . Spencer , James Stansfield , Edward Wallhouss , W . A . Wilkinson , Thomas Wilson , Wm . Williams , M . P ., W , Wilks , Effingham Wilson , Edward Miall , C . Cowan , M , P ,, G , H , lewis . The following subsections have been already

      received : — £ s . d . £ s ., d . T . M . GibsonM . P . 10 0 0 C . Lushington , M . P . 2 0-0 Francis Place .. 10 0 0 C . Cowden Chirke 10 0 R . Cobden , M . P . 5 0 0 Thomas Allan .. 110 John Cassell .. 5 0 0 Passmore Edwards 110 W . A . Wilkinson 5 0 0 W . E . Hickson .. 1 I 0 11 . Le Blond .. 5 0 0 Saml Harrison 110 James Baldwin .. 5 0 0 Rev . E . R . Larken 110 J . A . Novello .. 4 0 0 Edwd . Wallhouse 10 0 Mr . Ashurst .. 8 3 0 Dr . Lee .. .. 10 0 ArthurTrerelyan 2 0 0

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      B. Sharlanb, Of 1, Bath-Street, Secretar...

      B . Sharlanb , of 1 , Bath-street , secretary to the Chartists in Cheltenham , wishes to know the addresses ot the various secretaries in the district of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire , so that communications may be made with each other . Mr . R . Gill , Rochdale . —I believe the man who assumes the sobriquet i > f ' Memwcando' to be a consummate impostor . The fact of his making himself scarce on the occasion to which you allude , stamps him as such . I will make some further inquiries among the Refugees , -And apprise you of tbe result . By all means such rascals ought to be exposed , and deserve whipping naked through the world . Every good cause has , and still does , sustain great injury in consequence of hypocrites , unprincipled charlatans , and lazy jprofitmongers worming themselves into a conspicuous position . These adventures are generally welcomed with hosannas , while the honest and truly patriotic are assailed with the slang of the bigot . Away with him—away with him . He ia not fit to live . Be cautious , men of Rochdale . Wolves in sheep ' s clothing are prowling through the land in quest of prey . Keep them from your doors . Strangers , in particular , should be required to produce

      wellattested credentials . If not possessed of them command them to 'Pace-about and March . ' With respeet to the loan of our friend 11 ., you will find that I have announced Is . 3 d . above the sum specified in yonr letter . The Is . 3 d . I received as interest due on the deposit . — Yours truly , Wm . Rider . S . T . G . Campsie . —It commenced on the 25 th of Jan . We have discontinued tho edition formerly posted on Friday morning , which may be the cause . Mr . A . Fiddes , Aberdeen . —The Is . acknowledged in our last as for the Honesty Fund was for the Chartist Fund . W . Wiixs , Dariaston . —It will be legal should his mental faculties be unimpaired , Mr , E , Jones' address is , Hardwick Lodge , Moscow-road , Bayswater . J . Alcook , Manchester , —Your lengthy communication came to hand too late . It will appear next week . A Challenge . — Samuel Ross , of Burncrop , near Sheffield , a native of Rotherham , who has been twenty-one years in America , challenges the opponents of Universal Suffrage to a discussion , on or before the 1 st of April . T . Ward , Halifax . —The discussion could lead to no good , if continued , and the subject had better rest as it is , Polish and Hungarian Refugees . —T . Brown's List—J , Richards Cd—Barker Od—Brewer Gd—Uillett's Book

      IsT . Brown's Lecture lis—Crockett 3 $ d—Smith ' s Workmen 2 s 8 d—Engineers , Darlington 3 s Gd—South London Hall Committee 8 s-T . H . T . 3 s 6 d—Mr . Arnott 12 s—T , Brown ' s Lecture 9 s—Mr . Jones 2 s Cd—Mr . Buckstone Is —Me of Wight 4 s—Shoemakers , Twickenham £ 110 s—Mrs . Sturgeon 2 s .

      The Pr Them Stab Saturday, March 1, 1851.

      THE PR THEM STAB SATURDAY , MARCH 1 , 1851 .

      Aristocratic Cabinet Making. It Is Curio...

      ARISTOCRATIC CABINET MAKING . It is curious to mark how strictly ancient traditions have been adhered to during the present Ministerial Crisis . The leaders of the factions who have so long alternately shared between them the Government of this empire , are still treated as if they were the only persons capable of undertaking that duty . The gates of Buckingham Palace are opened first to Russell—then to Stanley—then to Russell , Graham , and Aberdeen—then back again to Stanley : and now on that " noble lord ' s "

      second failure in , Cabinet making , to Lord JcB . s Russell again ; always , observe , the old trump cards , as if there was no possibility of finding new and better ones among the pack . It is indeed in such times as the present that the insolent and exclusive pretensions of our oligarchy come most clearly and offensively before the public eye , "We know of no reason in nature , and certainly none in fact , which justifies the monopoly of the ruling power by a small privileged class , and which tacitly shuts out from the honour and responsibilities of office all who are not connected with the dominant aristocratic families , which assume a species of "right divine" to govern the country . We have had instances in which ,

      feehng their own incapacity to direct the business of public departments in detail , the chiefs of the rival factions have stepped out of thenown narrow family coterie , or limited conventional circle , and taken a middle class assistant ; but that has always been done as an act of condescension on their part , and with a distinct understanding on the part of the individual thus invidiously , and for his own sake so unhappily selected , that he must be the humble ,- unscrupulous , and ready tool and lacquey of his " lords and masters . " The career of Mr . Hawes , as under secretary to Earl Grey , is a forcible illustration of the servile aud degrading position which men , not aristocratic by birth , are condemned to occupy in oligarchical Administrations .

      This is a very melanchol y and deplorable state of things , and one for which the active men of business in the country have themselves entirely to blame . They have been so long in the habit of submitting without question , to the arrogant assumption of a few great and titled families , that it has produced a depraved and false public opinion oa this question . It is doubtful whether the great bulk of the mercantile and middle classes would be satisfied with a Ministry that was not bespangled with "Dukes , " " Marquisses , " "Earls , " "Noble Lords , " » Rt . Hons ., " and

      "Sirs . " Slavish worshi ppers and adulators of rank and title , they would start with horror at the political heresy of an administration composed of plain "Mr . ' s" of their own rank . These classes , at present enjoying , as they do , a monopoly of the electoral power , materially help to make anything but an oligarchical Government impossible ; yet they are constantly , ia one shape or another , exclaiming against its consequences . They denounce the mismanagementof national affairs , but support the mismanagers . If they were asked to place

      "Lords" and "Baronets" at the head of their own businesses , they would laugh outright at the absurdity of the proposal . Is the task of governing a nation easier , simpler , than that of managing a bank , a warehouse , a factory , a dockyard , or a railway ? "We are not " red tapists . " We do not believe that all aptitude for government is confined to those who have undergone the practical train W of " men of business . " These qualities may , undoubtedly , be found in "Head Clerks" unassociated ! with that comprehensive aM statesmenhke knowled ge of men and society , i

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      which ought to be the principal character of the Ministers of a great state . But the separation of the theoretical from the practical , the man of ideas from the man of details , must , ill all cases , tend to the injury of the public ; when those who direct are ignorant of the rig ht use ot the powers at their disposal , blunders are inevitable . The energies of the nation are turned into wrong channels ; intellect , industry , and enterprise , are wasted . With gigantic means we produce the most dwarfish results .

      Another fatal result of this separation of the rulers from the ruled is , the absence of all identity of interest or sympathy between them . Governments , instead of endeavouring to ascertain the wants and the wishes of the community , and to adapt their policy to meet both , spend their whole time in endeavouring to discover how to evade compliance with the public demands . Instead of acting for , they act against the people , They seem to think that they are placed in office , not to serve the nation , but to please themselves . Their interests , their opinions—even their

      caprices , are paramount . Do tho people demand an extension of the suffrage , and an amendment of our representative system , in accordance with the spirit and intelligence of the age ? A scion of a ducal house , after meeting the demand with a contemptuous denial for years , at length , under the fear of an adverse rote of his hitherto spaniel-like followers , with true aristocratic insolence , condescends to admit that some small alterations are necessary , and graciously adds , that when "he thinks the proper time has arrived , he will have no objection to carry out that opinion ! " '

      It is the same with Financial Reforms . Deputation after deputation , from important interests , successively laid their views , as practical men , before the late Chancellor of the Exchequer . That worthy member of the Grey clique scarcely listened to them , and cracked unseemly jokes on parts of their statements . The idea of Ms paying any serious attention to such people was , indeed , a capital joke in itself to Sir Charles Wood , So , to show his supreme contempt for them , ho concocted a financial scheme , in which he contrived either entirely to omit all notice of their complaints , or elaborately perpetrated a new injustice in lieu of the old one .

      These are merely specimens of the manner in which the Government of this country must always be administered , so long as it remains the monopoly of an exclusive class . Nature has not endowed them with a monopoly of the genius . and talent of the nation—education aud training have not exclusively confined to them the experience , the habits , and the knowledge requisite for administrative duties . What we have a right to demand , and what we ought to look forward to , is , a Government by the people for the people—a Government in which all classes would be fairly represented , and which would act in an enli ghtened and impartial spirit towards all classes .

      Just now , wo regret to say , no indications of such a Government are discernible . Nobody seems to think that anybody has a right to interfere , or to be consulted in the matter , except such magnates as we have mentioned . The idea of making Joseph Hume Chancellor of the Exchequer would be met by a hurst of laughter in the West End Clubs and aristocratic drawing-rooms . Cobden at the head of the Board of Trade would

      paralyse May Fair ; Belgravia would be convulsed by the announcement that Sir Charles Napier , as First Lord of the Admiralty , was about to give us a cheap and an effective Navy . These are only specimens , which each individual can add to as he leases . At all events , either of them are more feasible propositions than Mr . Disraeli for Foreign Minister under Lord Stanley , which has

      this week been seriously talked of . The Member for Buckinghamshire can make a good speech , but he has never , in any way whatever , been tried in practical affairs ; and , however much we admire tho facult y of making good speeches , or the genius which can write clever novels , we are not exactly satisfied that they imply the possession of administrative faculties , habits and experience .

      The proposal , however , helps to keep our own suggestions in countenance . If a man who a few years ago was looked upon as a mere political and literary adventurer ; who owes his present pecuniary independence to a lucky marriage , and his political influence to the fact that he has allied himself to a particular party , in the hope that in the game of politics something would turn up to make his talents and assistance indispensable—if such a man as this could be seriously proposed to controul the foreign policy of this country , merely because he was ready to serve a Tory Party , surely the People have a right to think of men who would serve them , whether they have aristocratic presti ge in their favour or not .

      If instead of sinking into mere Whig onhangers and subordinates , the so-called "Liberal " party in the House of Commons had taken an independent and a manl y position they would not now have been so offensivel y slighted and passed over in the various party political . combinations that have been attempted during the week . They have themselves to thank for being so treated as insignificant nobodies during the present crisis . To their want of foresi ght and union also , is , to

      a large , extent , attributable the utter unpreparedness of the nation for an exigency , out of which so much mi ght have been gained for the popular cause . The political times are evidently out of joint , and whatever arrangements may he made , they will he but temporary . One golden opportunity has been let slip . We ought to be prepared for the next , and no-distant one . When Ministerial places are again vacant , the People should—to use an Americanism—have their "ticket" as well as the rival aristocratic factions .

      Chartism. Past , Present , And Future.. ...

      CHARTISM . PAST , PRESENT , AND FUTURE . . The present aspect of affairs cannot fail to convince every thinking and reasoning Chartist that tho policy pursued hy his leaders has been most destructive and suicidal to the interests of his party . The most shortsi ghted politician was aware that matters of deep moment would occupy the attention of the legislature—the discussion of which would , in all human probability , bring about a crisis similar to the present , and it behoved politicians of

      every shade to put their house in order , and prepare for the expected change , Since the commencement of the parliamentary session every stop the Whig Governmen t have taken has added to their embarrassment . The Pbemieii ' s letter had prepared the public mind for a stringent and penal measure for the suppression of the Pope ' s aggression ; but notwithstanding the bigoted outpourings at various meetings the voice of reli gious liberty was heard above the discordant din , and a bill was produced which gave dissatisfaction to both of

      the belligerent parties-to one , because it was not sufficientl y coercive , to the other , because it violated liberty of conscience . This was the hrst disaster of the Government ; and the noble Mazzini , m Ms exile , has witnessed the disgrace ef the treacherous Whig Ministry , who intrigued and connived at tho destruction of tho Roman Republic , and aided in reinstating the Pope , but who lost pkco and patronage , in endeavouring to stem his innovations , On Mr . Disraeli ' s motion on Agricultural Distress , with a full House , tho Government only obtained a majority of fourteen , which was a

      virtual defeat . But the coup de grace was given by the humbug Budget . The crystal question smashed the Ministry , and the puttied

      Chartism. Past , Present , And Future.. ...

      patchwork , if adopted , willnotbevervuT ^ nius or durable . e very » arm , The present state of things was fiiliv icipated , and the Chartist party oueht " " this , to have been prepared to turn r ,. - ere events to their own advantage . Have t ^ not had timel y warning ? Are thev «„ . 7 * pared ? ue yso pre In October last , Mr . O'Connor sm ?/ ,,,.. . the propriety of holding a Conference oV ? first of January , in Manchester ore the movement . Ou that , and several f ? queut occasions , he warned the Chartists tt prepared for the coming struggle . His gestion was called "dictation . ' ' The E \ Sl 18 " tive voted against it , because in the ht ^' state pf tho country it was not new .. ) tM

      , Those in favour of nn enrlv n «„ A . _ .: *« J . Those in favour of . au early Conferen cem £ * termed " a faction , " and summoned to ^ render . A Conference was proposed uT held in London , in June . The subject „ fully discussed in the "Northern Stab * aud be it remembered , that during the dia ' sion Mr . O'Connor abstained from nshmv ' imiuence with either party . The new E tive decided that a Conference should mlr ' London , in March . In the meantime , a C ^ ference sat in Manchester , aud after the i undue influence had been used to destroy « i ° ' ' power of doing good , the oppositionists < 2 naively inquired , " What had they done V Let us imagine what our position u }\„ u

      nave oeen , it a different line of policy had bee adopted in October . At that time 0 % tism was , as it is now either dead or sleon " ing . It is easy to account for this , but h that pass . Had the Executive and the acti ve members in their different localities aroused the 8 lumbering masses , had they energetically organised tho movement , and held a Confer , ence at the earliest possible period , the body might by this time have been in a healthy state . The agitation attending the Confer . ence would have done more than anything else to have aroused Chartism , and three months could have been devoted to that pur .

      pose . At the Oonierence a conciliatory and progressive policy , and a simple but effecl tive plan of operation , should have been adopted , aud up to the present time , two months would have elapsed for perfecting the organisation , and carrying out the plans at ) . proved of . We might ere this have forced ourselves upon public attention , and been acknowledged , the most powerful portion ( as to numbers ) in the Democratic part y . At any rate no one can deny but that if Mr . O'Cosnor ' s suggestion had been adopted in Octo ! ber last , we should have been in a far better position than we are now . But the time has

      been mispent and lost ; we are but a h . Qt ( sso geneous mass of incongruities , carping and barking about details and leaders . Wo are still disorganised , still divided , still asleep as we were , five months ago . This do-nothing policy , factious disputation aud recrimination has kept many honest hard-working Chartists from our ranks , who would have proved power , ful auxiliaries—and converts cannot be expected when all is confusion and discord . No blame can bo attached to the Chartists . Their leaders should have effected a union amono themselves ; instead of which , being'disunite tf they have called on tho country to unite . '

      On the 19 th of February , the Executive postponed the Convention until the first Monday in June , unless a dissolution of Parliament , or any other incident of great political importance , should render it expedient to summon the Convention to meet at an earlier period . Mr . O' Connor has , we think , justly characterised that as a "foolish , ridiculous , and absurd resolution . " All the discussion on

      the subjectof a Conference is valueless , and cast aside ; and the country is thrown off the ques . tion . Besides , it should be remembered that the Ministry were in jeopardy as to the Anti-Papal Bill , and virtually defeated on Mr . Disraeli ' s motion , before the Executive adopted this resolution . But setting aside the Ministerial crisis , which might be deemed r / great political importance , and which was publicly known within forty-eight hours after passing the resolution , the " Times " informs us , that " the business of the Session was to have been over by the end of April , and the show

      of the Exhibition were to succeed . " Littleor no business is ever transacted after May ; and , under such circumstances , what service would a Conference be iu June 1 Chartist localities might save the expense , and their delegate the trouble , of a journey to London for some months after that time . But even if the " important incident" should lead to the holding a Conference earlier than June , the delegates will then be laying down plans which ought to be in active operation . Then will be the time to work—not to talk ; and , if it if held , what good will the Chartists ?

      reap Powerless to hel p themselves , their weakness will but excite the derision of their opponent ! . The proceedings at a public meeting called by the Executive , and held in the Johu-stofi Institute on Tuesday evening , at which sis out of the nine forming that body were present , were sufficient to show the animus of the wajority—their love of unity—and their singular mode of strengthening the movement . In justice , however , to Mr . Holyoake , it must be recorded , that ho acted as a man , and not a a partisan ; but five of the Executive forms the majority of nine .

      _ Having glanced at tho past and the present ,, it is necessary to look to the future , and to con- sider the best policy to be adopted . W Association should consist of men determined 1 not to relax in their efforts until the Charts i becomes law ; and sufficient work remains to « be done before that object is accomplished , bit it not , then , sheer folly to talk of " something more , " before we obtain that which wo a « ti seeking ? Let us first get tho Charter , and **« shall be in a better position to get " some- e thing more ; " but , at present , we are a long « f »] off getting the Charter . This has been a (

      most fruitful cause of division . Again , tliere ; p are some who will have the Charter andm nothing Jess . This is equally as absttrd . -d There are many valuable measures vI * M could be carried before the Charter i «' written in the . Statute Book , tho consistent : !) advocacy of which would gain the respect " lc all shades of reformers— would be of immediate benefit—and would serve as stepping stones fit political emancipation . There is the window

      tax—the rock on which the Ministerial barq ^ has foundered ; tho removal of the taxes : on knowled ge , a new law of partnership , ! and various others . Some may exctoto this would he selling us to the inidM classes . ' What nonsense ! About a fcrfi night ago , at a meeting held at Drury-W Theatre forthe repeal of the window tax , o » < of the Executive was glad that that { hens ** a question on which all could agree witlx ^ dereliction of principles , and he felt he couWn as a Chartist , support the measure for tH ' repeal of the duty on light and health—o » f * more , he promised the support of the workfoR classes to obtain the abolition of that obnoty

      wus measure . This is as it should be . The * is no abandonment of principle , and preset good will follow . Why not adopt a simM course for the abolition ol' the paper , standi aud advertisement duties ? Tho repeal o , i those taxes would be a powerful lever in ^ hands of the people whilo struggling for tW political rights . Our past policy hasbecn obstructive Evtfv

      measure of reform , falling short of the CW ter , has been strenuousl y opposed . IVJjew' ^ t tho course we have pursued is a wise one O c not , let our present position answer . H ' 1 has answered our expectations , by strong' ^ ening tho movement find making us power ing let us continue it , but , if the contrary , t ' ^ we ought to profit by experience , abandon m and adopt a better . Our future course , however , must bc'Hc cided by the Conference . Disputes , P ^ ty

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 1, 1851, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_01031851/page/4/