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      • - Receipts .Of I Fhe/Hatnftui; 1and Co...

      • - RECEIPTS . OF I FHE / HATNftUi ; 1 AND COMPANY- - Fob ih * W : bm Esdikg Thobsdat , " JJOUABY 3 , 1850 . SHARES . ¦ £ s . d . £ g d . Dewsbury .. 8 17 0 Charles Howl .. 0 8 " 6 Hnniestown .. 012 0 . £ 9 17 " 6 EXPENSE FUND . Fimnestown .. 0 10 0 Sittingboame .. 0 IS 0 ISO TOTALS . IandPund ... ... ... .. .. q j Expense ditto , „ , „ ... 18 0 £ 11 5 j W . Dixos , C . Doixe , " T . Clabk , Cor . Sec . P . M'Geaih , Fin . Sec .

      -FOR COSTS OF MACNAMARA'S ACTION - Received by TV . Rides . —Great Dodford , ner U fir » n . 11 ; J . Pickering , Salford , id . ; J . Cook , ShinWcwiierr Sd . ; Y- ^? riageford sat ^ ^ Hexhani . 2 s . 6 d . ; a few Friends , Toddington , per G . Wolvin , 8 s . 2 d . a few Qiarfists , Kircaldy , per J . Lessels , 10 s . 64 . ; Mr . ' Billson , Leicester , 2 s . 6 &; C . Johnston and J . Henderson Newcastle , perM . Jnde , 1 & ; Countesthorpe . near Leicester , per J . Grant , las .: Grahamston , Falkirk , per Stewart - ^ Walter ^ lL Is . Co . ; It Lundy , Hnll , iofcd ., S Members , Newton Moor , Cheshire , per J . Bureess 3 s . a few Friends , South Stockton , per T . Walley , ast - G Pajrie and a feiv Friends . Abingdon , 5 & 9 . ; Bromsgrove per W Bember , Ss . ; Bradford , Yorkshire , Members , of Land Coml WV-V L : <*»»«* . 7 s . 24 ; Kottingham , per J . Sweet , Ss . € f ; KngldeyperJ Wells and J . Smita , 31 . 13 s . 6 d . ; Bingtey , per J « Stansfield and J . Lffly , 21 .: Sntton . ner

      John Barrett , and i . ingliam , ics . Cd . ; FarnhiD , ter J Green and J . Gawthorp , 10 s . ; Bristol , per C . Clark , 3 s . 7 . " a few friends to Justice , Southampton , " per J Kussel ' ' 3 s . Sd . ; T . C . L ^ ram , Abergavenny , is . ; C . Beams , Abergavenny . U . - O . Harhn , AbergaTenny , 6 d . ; J . Hamox , Iredegar , Is . ; Loughborongh , per J . Skivington , lid . T Jennings , Spen , Is . ; W . Aked , Cleckheaton , 6 d . ; a Friend , deckheaton , Cd . ; J . Beaumont , Cleckheaton Cd .- J ¦ Wharton , Cleckheaton , Cd . ; W . Lacey , Cleckheaton , Is . ; Leicester , per W . Bradsworth , 12 s . ; W . Bowe , Xorthwich , 2 s . ; Eccles , Land -Members , per W . Gregory , 7 s . ; James "Wilson . Baeup , 3 s . ; Marylebone and Paddington , perG Saunders , 2 s . ld . ; G . FJUgott , per C . Saunders , Cd . ; afew Chartists met at Mr . Grifls , Wolvernampton , perW . To ! - man , as . 6 d . ; five Democrats , Dakenfield . 3 s . Cd . ; Char tists , Greenwich and Deptford , per J . Bhgh ,-2 s . Sd . ^ Keceived atLisn Office . —three Brothers , Land Members 5 =. —Total , ISLISs . 7 d . . ? " ^ -

      FOR THE AGITATION OF THE CHARTER . Beceived by W . Kibke . —Bristol , per C . Clark , Is . DEBT DUE TO THE PRINTER . Beceived by W . Rider . —E . Todd , West Auckland , 6 d . FOR WIDOWS OF THE LATE MESSRS- WILLIAMS AND SHARP . Beceived hy "W . Kma-Wolverhampton , a few Char Bsts , metatiIr . Grins ; perW . Folman , ls . .

      TO EXEMPT PRISONERS FROM OAKUM PICKING . Beceivedby "W . Bioe *—W . CBarnsley , Cd . ; F . Todd , West Auckland , 6 d . ; Job Hirst , Armitage-Bridge , near Huddersfield , 17 s . ; Proteeds of Raffle for Ladies Mahogany BeeL & c ^ madeandgivenbya working man , J . Turner , Park-gate , near Rotherham , per J . Stansfield , 12 s . Gd . ; Leicester , per "W . Bradsworth , 6 s . 4 d . ; James Wilson , Bacup , 3 s . ; AT . Carlton , Darlington , perE . Stallwood , Is . Keceived at Lixn Office , —three Brothers , Land Membets , 3 s . Rereivedby Joes Ausoxt . —Fraternal Democrats , 10 s . ; Collected by Fraternal Democrats , 10 s . ; Ernest Jones Locality , per Mr . Dickenson , 10 s . ; Collected at a Jleeticg ofthe Ernest Jones Locality , per 3 Ir . Dickin son , 5 s . ; Balance in hand , from Mr . Bider , IU lis . 3 d . ; 3 Ir . Bider , as per Star , 21 . Is . 4 < L H ' DOUAL L ' S TESTIMONIAL . Beceived by _ W . Bjdeh . —James Wilson , Baeup , 3 s .

      FOR WIVES AND FAMILIES Of VICTIMS . Beceived by XT . Bjdeb . —A few Friends , South Stockton , per T . Walley , as . ; D . Harper , Closer of the Prize Bregue , West-end Boot and Shoe makers , per . Messrs . Hunter and Dickenson ^ lu ; W ' estend Boot and Shoe makers , bjing partproceeds ofthe Prize Brogue , per Messrs . Hunter and Dickenson . V . ; Mr . Smith , per . Messrs . Hunter and Dickenson , 6 d . ; 3 lr . T . Jukes , per Messrs . Hunter and Dickenson , 46 . ; Mr . Wj % ley , by Mr . Holmes , per Messrs . Hunter and Dickenson , Cd . ; Northampton Chartists , per J . BymilL 10 s . ; Bristol , per C . Clark , 3 s . ; Carlisle , Collected at Democratic Festival , per J . Gilbertson , Gs . Cd . ; "W . Bowe , Sorthwich , Is . ; Marylebone and Paddinglon Chartist Association , per C . Saunders , Is .

      NATIONAL VICTIM FUND . - Received by Joint Aesoit , Secretary *—Benjamin Wall , per S . Boonham , Is . ; Dighy Arms Loeafity , 12 s . ; Chartists of Greenwich and Deptford , per J . Bligh , 2 s . G . ; Mr . Bidtr , as per Star , 3 J . 7 s . lOd .

      Shipwjiecks Asd Loss Of Life. The Jupite...

      SHIPWJIECKS ASD LOSS OF LIFE . The Jupiter steam-packet , which hronght home the last peninsular mail , met , on her outward voyage , on the 11 th nit-., a timber laden ship , and which she attempted to tow into Vigo , but failed to do so oa account of bad weather . The ship was about 300 tonsbnrden , and it was supposed , from a few letters remaining at her stern , that Itichmond , Tirgrai ? , was the name of her post of register . It was suspected , from her appearance , that she had been beating- about the Atlantic for several months ,

      and had come from a long distance . 2 sot a vestige of a human b e i n £ was f ound on b o a rd , and she was str i ppe d of eve r y t hing ' portable , no . doubt , by crews of various vessels that had fallen in with her . It is not usual for mail packets to attempt securing such prizes when'there is no human life to save , and admiralty agents :, who dictate the movements of the packets , are prohibited from sharing in salvage money , to prevent their being interested in delaying mail packets under their charge ; but the abandoned shin offered such a serions obstruction to

      navigation , that it was deemed advisable to attempt to remove it . The Spanish and Portuguese authorities , on learning that there was an abandoned and loaded vessel on the track of vessels approaching their coast , cent out steamers in search of her . The xeeent mail from the United States brought tidings of the loss of another emigrant ship from Liverpool . The unfortunate vessel was the Sailor Pr i nce , Captain M'Kachner , master , b oun d to 2 few Orleans , and at the time had upwards of four hundred persons on bosrd , of whom three hundred and seventy-five were emigrants , men , women , and their children , the chief of whom were from the midland counties . The wreck toofc place on the night ofthe 1 st of November , on a reef of rocks near the Island of Cancum . The weather is reported to Lave been hazy at the time , in the midst of which she sot on the rocks , where w a few hours she became

      a perfect loss . The crew , who acted with « jreat humanity , contrived to land the whole of the emigrants on to the island in safety , but there their sufferings became frightful . Little or no provisions were got out of the wreck , and an intense frost setting in played snch havoc amongst the ¦ unfortunate creatures , that within twenty-four hours no fewer than thirteen had perished . The ship was 70 0 tons burth e n , and was insured to the amount of £ 9 , 800 . ¦ -. - . ' The loss of the packet-ship -Agnes was made known at-Lloyd ' s . on the 2 Stb nit . She was bound to Bremen from Xew York , with a g ener a l car g o and and fifty passengers .. ; Off the coast of . Tesel she encountered heavy gale ? , which drove her ashore on that coast . Ouly seven of the passengers saved their lives , as also twelve ofthe crew . The re ^ mainder all met with a grave in the deep .

      Another wreck is reported in the North British Jfail . Information having been received that the . wreck of ' a large vessel had come on : shore near -Sambnrgh Head Lighthouse , on the west side of the Shetland Isles , about thirty miles southward from Lerwick , the principal officer of tbat place , aceompanied by another officer , proceeded there on the lollowing morning , and ascertained from Mr . Sutherland , Prussian "Vice-Consul for Shetland , who liad taken charge of the wreck , tbat it was the Prussian vessel Mechelet , from 300 to 400 tons register , Tollruht , master , which -vessel had sailed from

      JJantzie on the otli , for Portsmouth , with a cargo of oak planks and deals . The vessel is a total . wreck , and it is to be feared that the crew have all met with a watery grave , as the decks were found to be completely swept , and the poop deck / in which the cabin was situated , was almost entirely swept away , not a single soul being found on board . Several Tessels have put in oy stress of weather to various Lparts of the coast , and the mail packet , which has recently arrived in Lerwick , had broug ht the o n l y mails which had been received in Shetland for upwards of three weeks .

      - ,. ^Ew Co-Operative Stokes At Sheersbs...

      - ,. ^ ew Co-operative Stokes at Sheersbss . —A meeting of the working classes , was lately held in the school-room , for the purpose of establishing a co-operative store , and great excitement was manifested on the subject in consequence of . the light wei ght and Inferior articles-vended by some of the shopkeepers , but more particularly by the grocers , iothepablic . The meeting' was crowded , and hundreds were unable to obtain admission ; at least one thousand persons were present . Mr . Thomas 5 ? stard , a shipwright , was called to tin ? 'chair . ¦ After several persons had stated their grievances , setting forth the imposition and insolence of the shopoeracy . and shewinrrt . hogrnod . ind oreat effects

      ao wingiron , tj , e st & res established in other towns ; „ 'as , Tesolvefi : — "That a co-operative store he opened , and that a committee be formed , to pre-Pwe rales for tlie guidance of suchstoras . "— " That fH >« rooms be at once taken . "— " That business hle ^ as earJy ¦« thc »> w Year as possi-Ply « 5 npi « rf 2 socict y be called The Anti-Mono-TOhnent " ' , That a PPlieation be made for its entoinsert i ^ V ^ tthnNorthtmStarhe requested ^« dS Sum ^ » the n ProCeediD S » ' k ltS ^ r hamediafelvikv 0 no tnoasantl shares were h ' gh fosuirirVf !? P » andthe working men are ^ ScSS ^^^^^^ ted ' efforts . CMr ies WslSof ^ ' states „ that afiiend of ^ ^^ V er ^ £ ^^ ^ o / peD i ^ hU ^^ hadvan ^ ^ 69 ^ uoesnoteron

      • Letters To The. Working Classes. Lxxhi...

      • LETTERS TO THE . WORKING CLASSES . lxxhi . .. " Words arefliu anda small drop of ink " Falhng-llke dew—upon a thought , nroduoes ^' thhl * i ™*** ^^^^ apT ^ Uiona , luuio , > BSB 0 S ,

      " HAPPY ENGLAND . " CONTINUED PERSECUTION OF THE french republicans . - - Brother Proletarians , Permit me to direct your attention to the commencemaife in the Starotareproduction of the reports which have recently appeared in the Morning Chronicle , on the condition of the

      lahouring and destitute classes ofthe Agricultu ral , Mining , Manufacturing , and Metropolitan districts . The subject is one which may hereafter claim comment on my part ; for the present , I prefer to devote the limited space I have at command to a . brief review of certain illustrations of our " best possible social system" you will find reported in this week ' s paper . . - „ -.: ¦ .

      At the very time that in mansion and hall the rich were" Holding their Christmas ci-. rousals , a miserable woman was being slowly starved to death by the Poor Law omcials of Southampton . To add to the horrors pf this case , the wretched being , one Elizabeth Bigg s , was ei ght months gone in the familywray . She had for some time been in the receipt of a loaf and a shilling a week from the Guardians ,. but had no other known means of subsistence . Houseless and starving , she obtained an order for admission to the "WOrlc

      house , but was not admitted . She appears to have passed part of a night in the " tramprdom' '—a place described as being without a fire or other means of engendering warmth ; and in which the wretched lodgers are supp lied with one quilt only and some straw , which the humane relieving officer , one Edward Henry Smmonds , considers " quite sufficient V for " a severely cold night . " No food , even on such a night , is given to the occupants of the " tramp-room . " To abridge a deplorable narrative , let it suffice to state that the

      poor creature , perishing of cold and hunger , died at a miserable lodging-house . The surgeon who made the post mortem examination , admitted that the deceased was starved to death . He found the stomach inflated with gas , and containing three or four ounces of a blood y fluid , with a few crumbs of bread . The heart had lost all muscular substance ; it was all flaccid and flabby , and the walls of it collapsed , on being removed from the chest . Decomposition ofthe muscular system appears to have commenced while the victim was yet

      living . " On moderate pressure of the finger and thumb , it broke up , and appeared to assume the consistence of jelly ! " It appears that when , on the day Elizabeth Biggs died , the humane lodging-house keeper took her some grnel and soup , and the dying woman attempted to swallow it , she was unable to do so . Hunger had conquered Nature . She died , and with her died her unborn offspring —" afine healthy male child . " Happy for that child , he never was conscious of the mortal hell from which his wretched mother has

      found a happy release . Of course , there was a Coroner ' s Inquest , to make a fuss and pretence of sympathy and virtuous indignation , when neither could avail the unfortunate victim . The following verdict was returned : — " We find that the deceased died from starvation and exposure to the cold , and the want of the common necessaries of life ; and that there has been g reat an d cul pab le ne gl ect on the part of some o f the officers connected with the administration of the Poor Laws at Southampton , in not receiving t h e d e c e a se d i nto the work h ouse , and providing for her proper lodging and nourishment on the nights of Friday and Saturday in lastweek ; but no sufficient evidence doth appear to the said jury as to who are the parties actually blameable . "

      Of course not ! , Nobody is to blame when the poor are murdered , The Times—which , with all its villany , usually affects friendship for the poor—applauds the above verdict , observing that it " will meet with'the hearty concurrence of every person who reads the report of the investigation . " ,. The Times is too fast . I have read the report , and I protest thatthe verdicthas not my concurrence , inasmuch as it shirks the grand question of the responsibility which it is evident must attach to some one or more , on account of the

      death of Elizabeth Biggs—a question I will not shirk . I will not denounce Poor Law officials merely . It would be useless to closely inquire into , and nicel y weigh , the guilt of this or that particular officer . Let them be condemned , but let not others escape . I shall not beat -about the hush , as is the wont of " better-to he-safe 'patriots , and devote to censure "the system , " merel y—I denounce those who profit by , and uphold that system , as the murderers of Elizabeth Biggs . Against all such an honest jury would have returned a verdict of Wilful Mukder .

      Another poor woman , named Mary Hunter , died last week , in Manchester , under circumstances of privation and neglect , * the account of which must make every feeling being curse the inhuman wTetches who administer the Poor Law in that town . For several days , Mart Hunter was d y ing of an agonising complaint—suffering—perishing on the flagstones of a wretched " kitchen , ? " with no bed —no bed-clothes—no adequate food—no medical attendance—although these were sought for at the hands of the persons supposed to fill the office of protecters of the poor , by the kind -woman with whom the deceased had

      sheltered—it would be a mockery to say "lodged . The jury returned a verdict of " Died from inflammation of the lungs aggravated by expos ure , & c . " The surgeon who made the post mortem examination , stated that the disease under which the deceased died would be produced b y exposure to cold , and would , subsequently , be aggravated" by the want of proper nourishment , and other comforts . Happ ily , her sufferings are over .

      Were the cases of Elizabeth Biggs and Mary Hunter , accidental and exceptional , one might lament the fate of the victims , without invoking" the condemnation of existing society ; hut it is well known that such cases represent ihe extreme of suffering , towards which entire masses are constantly verging . Thousands , and tens of thousands , " die . so slowl y , none dare call it murder ; '' but . die , neveraieless—gradually , hutsurely—of misery , and misery-engendered diseases . Therefore am I justified in denouncing all those who profit by , and uphold the existingsystem , as guilty of MUKDER .

      I observe that the precious scheme concocted by Sidney Herbert and other Aristocrats , forthe transportation of the London Needlewomen , is gaining ground ; The majority of the journals give it their supporfc- ^ even the Spectator , a journal which should be capable of taking a more honest and sensible course . The sentimental and sham-reform publications , such as Mrs . Loudon ' s Lady ' s Companion , Flinch , & c , & c , bolster up . the scheme . Queen Victoria , Lord John Russell , and Joseph Hume , give the scheme their support . -At a meeting of the Marylebone Vestry , on Saturday last , it was resolved to sanction the formation of a Parochial Association to aid the General Committee . In

      short , a grand conspiracy has been formed by the enemies of Labour , to thin the ranks of the ' " surplus population'' by transportation . I say "thin" the " surplus population , '' because the capitalists would be extremely sorry to see the extinction of competition in the labour market , as by the help of that competition they build up their colossal fortunes and to have that competition , they must have a forced " surplus" of labourers-7-male and female . There is . howeYCiy danger

      • Letters To The. Working Classes. Lxxhi...

      In the " surplus . " becoming too 4 iumer < Ju 8 , andjjBpnseq ' uently , ' dangerous tp „ ^ Property ! and " ^) rder . ?? Hence the transportation d ? dge > l ^ The I ^ ur ^ suckers ;; desire to have : a suttxeieht ; . " surplus ^ population " -j to , enable them to dictate the amount of wages ; ibut not so ^ numerous : as toi inspu'e ^ the ^ wretched with courage at thei sight of . theirdwh numbers '; - , an inspiration ^ which ,, if omiefelt , wouW leadto a catastrophe in this country far more . terrible than anyjwhich , - in 1848 , icaused the flight of Kings , ; and the' subversion of thrones ^ and dynasties . ' - To secure therhselves against all chances of a popular explosion is the' grand aim of . those who—commencing with the Needle-woman—raim at getting . rid . of the " dangeroas classes'' by transportation .

      The Morning Chronicle , advocating ' this transportation scheme ,: has the assurance to assert that " the high-born , the titled , and the wealthy ( including Royalty itself ) , are constantly watching for opportunities of safely andpermanently ameliorating the condition of the poor ; that they are . prone todo too much rather than too little : and that their errors ( if they err ) are all on the nobler side—on the side of generous impulse , chivalrous' self-sacrifice , benevolence , religion , and humanity . '' The enormous falsehood contained in this

      statement must be transparent to every one . So far from being desirous to ameliorate the condition of the poor , the high-born , the titled , and the wealthy are the creators of poverty . But for their idleness and rapacity , there would be no poor . The enormous sums lavished on "barbaric" Royalty and the locusts ofthe State Church , would suffice to redeem the needlewomen , audthousandsmore , frommisery , without subjecting them to transportation . The assertion that the errors ofthe high-born , the titled , and the wealthy , ' are " all on the side of generous impulse , chivalrous

      self-sacrifice , benevolence , religion , and humanity , " certainly deserves the credit due to Falsehood's audacity . The Chronicle . insolently observes , that " beggars mustn't be choosers ; " adding : "We see no harshness or want of feeling iri telling those who are unable to maintain themselv e s , that we cannot give them sufficient employment or adequate relief at home , without disturbing the course of regular industry , and gradually absorbing all tho resources ofthe country ; but that we are willing to carry them to a land where they may secure a comfortable subsistence by their own exertions . '' This is monstrous . The" resources of the country" belong , b y fact and by right , to the poor ; The grand resources of a

      country are ^—Land , Labour , and . Capital . The Land is , by right , the people ' s ; and is only by wrong the possession of those who are not " beggars , " but brigands . Labour is , emphatically the people ' s ; and capital is the produce of Labour , and , of right , belongs to the people . Let the people insist on the restoration of the Land to its legitimate owners , and the appropriation of surplus capital to the putting in motion of surplus labour ; there will then be found ~ no necessity for transportation , unless , indeed , to transport the true " surplus population "—the "high-born ' beggars—who have " registered a vow in heaven , ' never to perform a day ' s honest work for their own sustenance .

      Brother Proletarians , I request your careful perusal of the following statement , correcting . an erroneous report on French affairs , which appeared in a late number ofthe Star—a report which was taken from one of eur infamous daily papers interested in calumniating the brave French Democrats . In a late number of the Star it was stated that one . of the insurgents of June , 1848 , transported to Belle Isle , had been killed in an affray with the military . This was erroneous . The Voix du Peuple of the 22 nd ult ., contains a long letter , signed by eighteen of the comrades of the deceased , proving that he was really and intentionally murdered byothe brutalised military , who play ; the part of gaolers over these heroic but unforturiate working

      men . - The Minister of Justice having stated in the Leg islative Assembly , that all but those convicts who formerly had been convicted for some nonpolitical misdemeanour , ha d received their pa r do n , there arose great agitation among the transported of June . For not only were the great majority of those retained at Belle Isle—never before " tried or convicted for any offence not political—but , on the . contrary , many of those that have been convicted f o r s uch offences , have been liberated . The colonelcommander and his gaolers took advantage of this agitation to provoke disturbances . Threats ( with ill-treatment ) of all sorts were addressed to the prisoners . A few whom the chief gaoler intended to send to the black hole / refused- ; to follow

      him . The military were then called in ; six hundred men , and several pieces of cannon . Thecolonel asked if the prisoners would surrender up those who refused to obey ? " "We are no informers , " was the answer . The soldiers were ordered to attack these disarmed prisoners with the bayonet . The convicts retired to their barracks . The very moment the door was opened to the military , a lieutenant dangerously , wounded one of the . prisoners . Next day , ( the 12 th of December ) , the military appeared again , and took into custody several of the prisoners , part of whom had . nothing at all todo with the matter . " If these are guilty , we are so too , and w i ll g o with them to thec i ta d el , " shouted the rest . But the soldiers presented their bayonets , and even fired upon those who tried to go along with their friends ,

      As soon as the military and their prisoners h a d qu i tted the b arracks , the latter were maltreate d in every manner ; b eaten with the . buttends of the guns , pricked with the bayonets , 4 c . One of them , Frangois Leiris , a working man from Paris , tried to keep off from his , body a bayonet thrust at him , when instantly two officers struck him with their swords , one over the arm and the other over thej back ; one soldier pierced his side with the bayonet , and another fired his gun at him . The ball , lodged in-his bowels , he fell down ,

      and in five minutes he was dead . The murderer wiped bis gib , and beating upon his cartridge bag . said , " There is still inore of them , if wanted ! " ., Such is the " honest and . moderate" system of reveng e up on tho se heroic ch a mp ions of the . working men's rights , whose , immortal valour ,, in combating during five days a tenfold stronger army , ought to have taught French soldiers to respect them ! But when the , day of settling accounts comes , the working , inen of France will not have for g ott e n the murder of Francois Leiris .

      The above statement was supplied b y a valued friend , well versed in French affairs . Not a man of those whom I address ' but will join me in mourning the fate . of . the Martyr Francois Leiris , . and giving expression to curses both loud and deep' on , his murderers . From intelligence received this week , it appears that 200 of the so-called " mutinous " prisoners are to be taken from Belle Isle , and subjected to worse torture , by being placed on board pontoons in the roads of L' Orient . May the day of retribution come quickly . . ' :

      "At Melun , fifteen Democrats , occupying the position of professors , editors , corporate officers , & c , charged' with having participated in the affairs of the 13 th of June , after seven months' imprisonment have been brought to trial , and acquitted . Thisis the twenty-fifth acquittal "Of persons- accused of having been engaged in the affair of June . Undoubtedly Ledru Rollin , and his compatriots , woukl also have been acquitted , had they , n ot been tricd . by an exceptional , prejudiced , and persecuting tribunal .

      The work of displacing . Republicans and appointing Royalists to fill the offices of Mayor , Deputy Mayor , & c , is being vigourously carried on . Bravo ! The more dismissals , the more revolutionists ! The French Ministers , partly defeated on the La Plata question , have been again defeated on tho question of giving to the Prefects the power of dismissing the National Schoolmasters . On a motion of " urgency' ' a considerable number ofthe Legitimists voted with the Mountain ; the result was a tie , the numbers being on each side 312 . The victory is with the Mountain . The majority of Orde ' rmongers are at daggers drawn ! Should they dagger each other , such a calamity would not break the heart of L'AMIDU PEUPLE . January 3 , 1850 .

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      : freed ^ m ^ r ^ milli & s ^ .-. ' - .. Freemen ^ of : yElngiafld ^ read' the folio / wing glorious ^' announ ^^ ^ presOTted ; by the ^!^ ' " Tiijb Sheffield FaeEUoiji ' LiiiD'SociBrx . —The first purchase of land to fee offered in lots to the members of this societVjduiB' this week been made . The land is- 'situated near Crooks , . and about a mile and a halflrotn the centre of - the town . .. < It consists ¦ , ¦ . of two fields adjoining the tan-J »™> "ndnanng a frontage to School-lane , and comprises a trifle less . than . 44 acres :, "It . has' been ^ bought for £ 700 .

      It is proposed to divide . it into from 30 ' to 35 lots , so that the cost to each allottee will be from £ 20 to £ 23 . " The land , ho » veyer , will be improved by the making of a road , and by uvaunng , ; , essential preliminaries to its convenient and healthy occupation , which , will :, materially enhance the value . It is expected that the purchases by ; the members ot their allotments will be . completed before , the 81 st January , so that sueh of them as' may tia'in a position to pay the purchase money at once ; without requiring a loan from the society ; will be able ' to claim' to be registered aa freeholders next July . " ' ;¦ ¦ . ' . ¦ : ¦ ¦ : ' ¦ ¦ ,. ¦¦

      What say you to . that ?; Each ! man to have half of a quarter ' of an acre of ground , thirtyfive to be located upon four acres and a half , a mile and a half distant from ihe town , each proprietor , to pay i 23 ^ besides ' 'legal ' expenses , for a half quarter b ? jp ^ afcrei" or twenty : rods 7-that is 18 & . an ^ acr ^^ ji p ^ he pooiy pitied dupesj holding under ¦ the ^ Eand Company , cannot pay 4 { . per ; cent , interest upon land purchased . at an average of 38 / . per acre , with house in the centre—land cultivated—loads of manure put out—aid money given-Sloans advanced—and no rent demanded for two

      years and a half ' ? Oh ! be joyful ye Sheffield blades , for verily your state of luxurious happiness verifies the old adage " THAT ONE MAN MAY STEAL A HORSE , WHILE ANOTHER DARE NOT LOOK OVER THE WALL . " - '

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      Dukknfielb . — -At a meeting of members , held on the 30 th ult ., the following resolution was unanimously-agree d to .: — « - « That we approve of Mr . O'Connor ' s treatment of the several- allottees who ijefuse . io pay . their rents and who ; have acted so b a sel y towards that gentleman . We are of opinion that every available means should * be taken to remove them frorii their present position , and to make way for honest men . We offer : our sympathy to Mr . O'Connor , and assure him that we have the utmost confidence in hip discretion and honesty . " ( Signed ) John Odercy , Chairman . ; ¦ ¦¦ - - " . «» '' . " ; :: ;/'

      The Chartist Land Scheme. (Proin The Pre...

      THE CHARTIST LAND SCHEME . ( Proin the Preston Journal . ) ¦ .- ... . . . TO ; THE EDITOR OF THE GUABDIAN . SiR- ^ I presume that , as an i mp a rti a l journ a li s t , having allowed unltriiited : sway to the ' slanderous attacks of ah anonymous . writer , ( who had the effrontery to shelter himself behind the mask of an honoured and respected name ) you will not deny nio the liberty of exposing to your readers in all their hidebusriess , the aspersions and irisinriatioris which this arrogant calumniator has riot hesitated to shoot from his slanderous shaft . Hitherto , my object has been to defend the horiour and character of a gentleman , unfairly , and unjustly assailed . ' 1 have produced the . clearest evidence to disprove the

      charges contained in the first letter of " Andrew Marvel , " and have repeatedly asked for , proof in support of the truth of those charges , arid what proof has been produce'd ? His . only answer has been , more niisrepresentation . ' more calumny , more abuse . I admit that he may have been led Into error by other parties , b ut a n honoura b le man woul d have adtnitted his error , arid made that restitution which the feelings of a ^ entlemiin would have taug ht hi m was due to an injured character . Did I say " gentleman ? " heaven forgive me , —Andrew Marvel calls' himself , an' " operative . " ! An operative indeed ! In the nariie of my order ,-. 'I claim the ri ght to repudiate any connexion " with such an individual . Ho appears to possess neither the

      plain straightforwardness of an English operative , ' nov those fine and . elevated ' feelings which are the ch a racteristic of an En glish gentleman . His own conduct proves that he belongs to that class who fester upon the sores of society , and attempt to establish their own reputation ' upon the ruin of others ; and I leave it to the discrimination of a discerning public to j ridge whether the conclusions I have drawn are unjust , or the language too strong for-the occasion . He stands , by his own silence , a convicted slanderer . I ' a sk f or proof of the charges he had made , and he was bound to produce them , a nd to re f ut e w h at I a d vance d , or forfeit his credit for veracity . He has every advantage , and I have every disadvantage ; he is

      unknown ; I give my name ; he has at his back . ill tho p reju di ces and support of the wealthy portion of the cpmriiunity , packed by the united pre s s o f th e kirigdoni , with few exceptions ; and though my object has merely been to defend an injured chara ' cter .-Ihave to do it at the risk of incurring the displeasure of the power ho has at his command , and probably , if I state my own convictions , I shall * de denied ; the- privilege of refuting his calumnies . My unscrupulous antagonist has not the courage to give his narie ; but he ; is wise ; he feels the advantage of his mask , —it has saved many a mari from public . ' ^ scorn . But in justice to the public it may be as well ; to analyse tho last production of . " Andrew Marvel , " and " it shall be done ¦

      as briefly aspossib'e , , /¦ ; ' ¦ ' . ' . " In answer to the first paragraph in "Andrew ' s " lett e r , I bog to eay that the parties located by ballot have -paid into the funds of the company £ 210 s . for a two-acre allotment , £ 3 18 s . for a three acre allotment , and £ 5 4 s . for a four acre allotment , arid for this sum they have received ( as an instance , a four aere allottee ) four acres of land , a good house , £ 30 aid money , and their land cultivated , and according to " Andrew Marvel ' s " letter £ 5 an acre ' since—that is £ 20 ; total cas h received ,. £ 50 , arid yet he asks me to disprove the heartless cruelty of ; Mr . O'Connor to these men , some of whom were taken from the ivorl : house , and others'had taken the money which had been ffiven

      for the purpose of enabling them to live till their crops were ready , and spent it in what think you , sir ?—iri paying the debts they had contracted in the paradise from which O'Connor had seduced them . But " Andrew Marvel "' says—'' O'Connor demands two and a half years' rent , or he will eject them . " I deny the truth of this statement ; it is entirely false , - and the writer knows it . For proof , read the following from his own letter ; it is said to bean extract'of a letter from Mr . How . It says , — "If . I rob hiy . ' children , and pay rent charge £ 7 10 s . in cash , deduct from produce Will leave me £ 4 lis . to keep my family seven months . " In his first letter he said Mr . O'Connor demanded £ 4310 s . rent : in his last letter he demandstwo and a half

      years' rentyand now the truth cornes but , that the only rent charge asked is £ 7 lOs . y at Lowbands , for four acres , Ac . Out of . his o w n mouth h e is convicted ;' anil the public must draw their own conclusions . ' ' v But again , in another " fact " of "Andrew's "' he makes Smith say "that Mr O . 'Connor is charging £ 1 an ncre ' moro for land than any other landowner in the district . " How will the public , square , this £ 4 an acrei that is £ 10 for four acres ? By his own showing tho rent at Lowbands is £ 7 10 s , —( query , for how long ? ) I say for half a year . Perhaps the landowners in that district give the farmers the land for nothing , and onepbrind pev year to take it offtheir hands , besides giving tlicm £ 30 or £ 50 for

      a start . If it be so , they are generous fellows '; but I have- given you a sample of the sack of "Andrew ' s " facts . With respect to the extract irom the Oxford paper , my answer to . " Andrew " will apply with equal-force ' to the conclusions drawn in the latter part of ; the paragraph . - But some may ask , why these parties refuse to pay rent V I will give a reason , which 1 dety any / one to contradict . Many of the allottees ; rel ying upon the a dvi c e of a lawyer , and trusting to the support of the public : press ( which experience has taught them in anything , however unjust , would lend its assistance to destroy the Larid . Company ) , have ; banded' themselves together forthe purpose of robbing the poor unlocated members of the ' moriey which had purchased the e states , th i nkin g t h a t rather t ha n i ncur the

      odium of enforcing the rent by legal proceedings , they would tamely submit to anything , arid as a proof of what I have stated , -Igive you the following : —The complaining party before the magistrates at ;\ Vitney was a man named Beattie , an old soldier . He has £ 18 a year as a pension ; he has four acres of an allotment ; he has to pay £ \ 2 per year as a rent charge ; ho has received £ 30 aid money ; he has let three acres without the house to an agricultural labourer for £ 13 a year , making him pay each half-year "in advance , "—thus having a cottage , an acre of ground , and £ 30 , with £ 1 a year rent profit , for nothing : ' and this is one ofthe injured men !

      l'oor fellow ! I will give you a few extracts Irom a letter written by an allottee at Minster Level , named T . Clarke . It is addressed to his son , d ated November 25 th , 1849—a two-acre man—and I only wish it had been possible to have given you all this man's letter , but I have already exceeded what I intended . He says;— "A lawyer in Witney is very goo d to us , he gives us his a dvi ce f ree , and says he will do all in his power for us . " Again , " Ido not intend to sell any more ofthe crop , if I can help it . I am going to send two porkers up to London this week , and then I shall have more stock to eat the crop ; I have been obligcdto throw to the dunghill what would have kept more stook- ^ -all'I want ' is >

      The Chartist Land Scheme. (Proin The Pre...

      more stock ,. and -that I hope soon to have . The cowshpfcaee lo ;^ what ; snparticuiar . ' riiild seasohlrcMy . farm ; looks beautiftiliy green " / l ike the iniddle-bf summer . ' Thait gentleman that ; . call . ed „ on you 'I do not know , he ^ came with others to seethe estate . s ^ They came to . see ' my ; idt " ; th ' ey ; - sijia /; -I , had pleri % to . keep , two o' 6 wB . ^ Vc ; , 3 o . ^ co ' ncl u d es . ; iri ^ thes castleVare our . iOwn , vwithout paying . " , I trust . I have given ' ^ suftlcierit to ' s ho w the . s ort of ; men . the boriipany--haai . to contend with ;' ., ; I , will now trouble you . with two extracts ' from ah article ,, irirIthp Daily A ^^ bf De ' cember 19 , -which -will prove , from the pen of an enemy the position of some of these men . It Bays . ; speaking of O'Corinoryille ^— " There •'; was a

      man from Wigan , in Laneaslure , who . had been a cotton spiririer . who has . a two ; acre ; allotment , and his family , consists . of himself , his wife , and three grown-up sons . Their land shows the power of labour , ifor ; ho , had good crops of potatoes ' and wheat , and he hoped ,, if the ' potatoes remained free from disease , to be able from the produce . of this year ' s crop to buy-a cow . ; This man arid bis wife were shrewd , and industrious .... They had erected some useful out-houses with : lime and flint , and had both flowers and fruit , in front of their cottage . Their neighbours said they had improved their circumstance ' s since " their location . The man had for fifteen years been subject to acough ,. which generally prevented him from factory work for two or three months : iri . the winter , so that his original condition

      was probablylow enough , but since ¦ he bad settled on his allotment he bad entirely lost , his cough and lookedhale arid happy . !' ' Aga i n , ' " ' There is a man from Northampton , who , being a cripple , is obliged to hire labour forthe cultivatiori of his two acre allotment , but being possessed , of a cow an d som e pigs , which his wife manages well , arid working also at his trade as a shoemaker , ho is , reputed to be the most prosperous man in the settleinent . Sir , I have now proved , first , that the last production of " AndrewMarvel "is based on falsehood , and that it bears within itself its own refutation ; secondly , that the directors of the company , in enforcing rent by legal proceedings , are only protecting the poor unlooated members from being defrauded by men whom gratitude ough t to h ave ma d e the guardians ot the company ' s interest ; a nd , thirdly , that men who , from their peculiar position , were tho most unlikely to succeed , are enabled to

      make a living upon two acres of land , and that their health , condition , and prospects have been improved byit . 1 trust , sir , that I aril no wild enthusiast—no bigot . . 1 . have-, read somewhere that it is almost as criminal : to hear a worthy man traduced , without attcmtJtihghisjustincivtion , as tb . be the author of the calumny against him and I leave it for an enlightened public to jud ge wh e ther t he ' arguments that have been advanced , and the . facts that have been stated , have not justified the course which has been taken . The directors ofthe company are its servants , responsible to the members for ' tl eir ev Ty act . They are the natural protectors of its property , and I publicl y thank them , as a member , for the course they have taken in protecting-its interests , and trust that no calumrily . no abuse , no intimidation , will deter them from performing their duties according to justice and equity . ... I remain , sir , yours , & c , . Preston , Deo . 24 th , 1849 . James Brown .

      To Feabgus O'Connor, Esq., M.P. ; Estebm...

      TO FEABGUS O'CONNOR , Esq ., M . P . ; Estebmed FniEND , —We , the undersigned allottees and holders of paid-up shares in the Land Company , at Charterville , Minster Lovel , begto address you in the language of truth and sincerity . We regret that there should b e an y of the a llott e es to doubt your integrity . Your persecution for the cause of eur order , the sacrifice of health , wealth , ar id time , to endeavour to make us politicall y an d socially , free surely ought to be a sufficient guarantee . In you , sir , we have the greatest confidence ; wo prefer you to be our landlord during your life to any mortgagee er even trustees . We trust that we . shall not suffer through the ingratitude of others . Wo owe to you an everlasting debt of gratitude . We owe to the unlocated members your

      demands—it is hut justice that we should assist you in placing them on the Land . Althoug h there are some hard cases hei'o—their Land being more difficult to cultivate than others—yet all should make an acknowledgment to pay in the shortest possible time . Wo were sorry to see in the Star of Dec . 22 nd , a letter from Mr . Clark , one of the allottees , in which he says Mr . Beattie told Mr . M'Grath , at a meeting , that we had no faith in you—neither would wo acknowledge' you as landlord—the we docs not include us—we do acknowledge you to be our benefactor . We could wish that those localities that have been written to by some of the allottees

      and the Press , too ( their new friends ) would send some persons to , call upon the allottees to ascertain the correct amount of their produce , and what they have earned by work done off their L-m'd , then they may judge whether you deserve such abuse for doing your best to place them in sueh castles . Go on , no b le sir , in the work of human redemptionheed not the . ungrateful , whom we trust will yet see their errors , is the prayer of - . Your faithful Allottees , Charles Willi s , Willi a m Ch an dl e r , George Carter , John Bennett , Benjamin Jackson , Chas . . Ireland , John Wil k ins , William Hoy , Wm . Neal , Benjamin Nundy , Thomas Wyatt , Wh > S m ith ;—No . 2 , Two Acres .- : r

      To The Unl O Ca Te D Mem Be R S Of T H E...

      TO THE UNL O CA TE D MEM BE R S OF T H E NATIONAL LAND COMPANY . ., Fhiends , —We , the undersigried allottees upon the Snig ' s End estate , having read the several resolutions passed in ; the various localities in which the course taken , by Mr . O'Connor and the directors , relative to the allottees refusing to pay rent , has been coinriiended , and at the same ^ time , censuring in strong language , their urijustifiable arid" dishonest conduct ;• and having also read Mr . O'Connor ' s answers to the charges preferred against him b y them , ' beg to state most respectfully and sincerely , that we have not been parties to the wholesale attacks made upon that gentleman , neither

      have . Nve joined them in . ' their attempts to set aside Mr . O'Conrior ' s right to act as the Coriipany ' s landlord , in seeking a portion of the rent justly due by the allottees to him ; on the contrary , some amongst us have honourably , and openly in public meeting assembled , raised our voices against what wc conceived to be an unfair , reprehensible , and much to be deplored line of policy—a policy which , if permitted to have full sway , would end in the s u b v e r s ion o f those ri g hts and interests , for which the Company was instituted . Iri order to prove our position , we shall fairly state to you the ground upon which we are sorry

      to say a large majority of the allottees upon this estate , founded tlieir objections to paying rent to Mr . O'Connor . ' In the first place they assort , that according to the original rules of the Company , each allottee was to have adeed of conveyance according to writ ; he was to pay the interest of the capital expended in purchase of his allotment , and when he could re d eem i t , he of course became the bona fide prop rietor ; but now he is c all e d upon to pa y rent to Mr . O'Connor as landlord , thereby acknowledging himself as his tenant , and consequently preventing him in future from purchasing his allotment out and out . '

      It is quitc ' true , that in one of the clauses ofthe original rules ; if was laid'down , that each allottee was to pay six per cent , forthe first eighty-two pounds tori shillings expended upon his allotment , and five per cent , upon tlie additional outlay . But it is equally true , that in October , 18 i 8 , -a Conference of delegates , who set in , tho Odd Fellow s'IIall , Birmingham . rescirided that clause , and srilistitntcd in' its stead a r . ent charge of 4 per cent . That Conference was the reflex of the Company's mind , and espe c i a ll y appointed f t ' o alter or amend the rules where it was found necessary so to do . . For many weeks prior to the sitting 01 the Conference the subject of upon what principles are the rents of the Com p an y ' s estates to be regulated in future , was publicly announced in the Northern Star bythe ' Directors , and it was , one ofthe most prominent sections in the programme submitted to the

      deliberation of that body . Every member of the Comp a ny was ful l y aware , or ought to have been , of this important change in the principle upon which in future the rents were to bo based , but more especially the allottees , who wore moro'immediatcly intrusted , and if the amended clause was so obnoxious as it now appears to be to the majority upon this , estate , they ought at-that time to' have raised objections against it , or to have instructed their delegate to do . so , as there was one there to represent their interest . Wo are riot , however , -cognisant that any objection was offered at that time ; no , it was reserved unt i l tho perio d , when Mr . O' Connor , as t h e authorised agent of tho Company , c a lle d upon them to pa y a small portion of the rent duo by them . We regret , as mu c h a s any individuals can do , the circumstances which caused the alteration in

      question , but . we were not ignorant of the fact , nor are we insensible to another ; namel y , that in consequence the rent is lessened by at least li percent . We would respectfully submit , that whether ' the rent was to be paid as incerest upon the capital expende d , or simply as rent generally so called , that each allottee must be aware that ho could not expect to live and enjoy the b ene fi t o f his hol d ing , w i t h out pay ing what' ho knew was to be the per centago ; for , certainly , no reasonable individual would for a moment suppose , that because ho paid £ 5 4 s . ; £ 3 18 s ., or £ 2 12 s ., he wa s to ha ve , for nothing more , property that probably cost the respective sums of £ 30 0 , £ 260 , or £ 220 . ¦ " It is quite perceptible , from what we have stated above , that if theprinciplo attempted to be carried into effect by the refractory allottees was submitted toby the Directors , there would be an end to the

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      object for which the Company was first called into e : ustence , by ; its foM ^ some of the all 6 t ' te e s , "who ~ nbw ' o b jectto p ay rent , have let . > portioris ; fof ¦ :- theirSalidtinents , and have rigidly exacted frorii those persons the amount-for which they agreed to let .- rOne ,: irit particular , sent in the bailifia to distrain for . half a ^ ear ^ s rent ^ aild the person so distrained was obligeditopay tho rent and costsj otherwise his goods would have beenjsold by . i public- auction . -We do not ; complairi of- sueh persons enforcing . their claims , but we . think they act very inconsistently when they opposenthe Cornpany ; adopting . the same edttrae towards . themselves . Friends , - as we are arixious to retain -possession ; of our allotments , believing , as we do , that with industry and economy we shall be enabled to realise a comfortable independence ; and as

      some o f us h ave paid from twenty to eighty pounds for the right of possession ; and , in ' addition , being dotermiried to act honourably : as the ? Company ^ servants ; we therefore ,, in conjunction with our brethren of Dodford , believe that .- it is essentially necessary that the directors do , . as soon as convenient , value each of . our allotments , and give us a written a g reem e nt , stating therein ; what in future will bo : the annual amount of rental we shall have to pay .. We do not desire this course to b e a d o p ted because our . confidence is in the least diminished in Mr . O'Connor and his brother directors , but , because wo wish to have that security in case of accident , which would prevent any party , or parties , taking . undue advantage of us ; this security would make glad our hearts , and give us increased encouragement to use our every energy : to iriipwv © our respective farms to the greatest possible

      extent . In conclusion , we earnestly hope that our brother allottees , who have ,. up to this time placed themselves in direct opposition to our principles and policy , may speedily see the grevious errors they have committed , AVe subscribe ourselves , respectfully , yours , Henry Cullingham , George . Gu y , Christopher Doyle , William Blackford ,: Joseph Smith , John Moody , John Willis , Esther Elizabeth WiUis .

      Democratic Festival In Carlisle. A Democ...

      DEMOCRATIC FESTIVAL IN CARLISLE . A democratic festival was held at the house of Mr . Clarkson , Royal O ak I nn , on Chr istmas day . The lar g e room was tastefull y and elegantly decor a t ed with evergre e ns , fl a gs , mottos , 4 'c ., a ' ud the walls were ornamented with numerous portraits ; amongst which were P . O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., Ernest Jones , Esq . ; Frost , "William ' s , and'Jones , S ; O'Brien , Esq ., T . F . Meagher , Esq ., John Mitchel , Esq ., Robert Emmett , Esq ., Kossuth , Bern , Den > binski , and other noble patriots . ' D i nn e r was p laced on the table at four o ' clock and the large tables were closely packed from end to end ; after the cloth was removed , arid

      arrangements made for increased accommodation , a consi r derable number of females were introduced , and by their gaiety and cheerfulness contributed much to the hilarity and enthusiasm of the meeting . Mr . Thomas Roney , M . C . C . i was called upon to preside ; and Mr . John Gilbertson , sec , to the CO ., to fill the vice-chair . The . Chairman , in opening the business , said his name was attached to tho first ' toast which was :. " The People—the legitimate source of all wealth . ' * After a few introductory remarks , he observed that the . toast was not a new one , but there were

      contained within it so riiany great truths that it could not be too often repeated and established . It was a a truth which could not fail to inspire every man of thought with a true sen se o f hi s own im p ort a nce and greatness ; and one which must infuse into him a knowledge . of his wrongs and the ; great- injustice and fraud of which he was made the victim . To find that labour is the only source of wealth , they need but view the vast production with which the world teemed . It was not the mere surface ofthe earth upon which the people produced wealth , but far above and far below—from the deep mine to the highest pinnacle of architectural skill , He hoped an d longe d f or t h e t i me w h en , t h e su bs tance an d truth of the toast would be acknowledged all over the world .

      Mr . John O'NEiLt proposed the next toast " Success to the institutions for the diffusion of knowledge among the working classes . " He was a member of a local institute which came into existence about the 10 th of April , when the g lorious meeting was to be held on Kennington Common ; , the intense , interest of which caused himself anda few more to co-operate for the purchase of a daily paper . Since that time they had taken a room , and now mustered 300 members , with a library of 500 volumes . That society was strictl y confined to werking men , other classes being prohibited . They had also schoolrooms for the education of the young , whereby it was hoped that an enlightened generation would take the place of the present one , w h en

      it had ceased to exist . The toast was drunk am . dst loud applause . Mr . James Wall rose to propose the next toast . " Democracy , may it triumph over kingcraft and aristocracy , and realise all the expectations of a great people . " Mr . Wall said , if we , as a people , have superior powers to othernations , those powers are merely made to produce a greater amount of luxury and undue influence for the few , and not to benefit those who possess such powers , Such a . state of things as this is not consistent with democracy . Democracy demands that a people should have such an amount of power as they are capable of u s ing for their own benefit and interest . Democracy , demands liberty and justice to the utmost

      extent that human penetration and reason can establish it . If democracy was established and held by a great people ; the sources from whence tyranny derives its influence would cease to exist—man would have an amount of power placed in his hands whereby he would further his own interests , and obtain a just portion of the wealth and produce ofthe nation to which he contributed by his labour and industry . Mr . Wall , after a lengthy speech , resumed his seat amidst great applause . > : : , " - ' - - -- Song— " Liberty- 'by-the vice-Chairmari ; " ' - "•' ¦ ' Mr . Daniel Mason proposed ^ the next toasfc ^ - » " The patriots of France , Germany , Italy , Hungary and Poland . " The speaker gave a graphic description of the movement in France ; Rome , and Hungary , and was frequently-cheered in the course

      of his eloquent and powerful speech . The toasfc was received with loud applause . ¦ " " Tell ' s address to liberty . "—Mr . T . Irving . - Mr . Joseph Smith proposed , " Tlio martyrs of England and Scotland . " If the working classes of Great Britain owed a debt to any public men , it was most surely to those noble creatures who had suffered death and persecution , for boldly , honestly and perseverinsly advocating their cause and their rights . It would be too great a task for him to emiriierate all the noble martyrs to tho cause of democracy ; but he could not pass by some of those who were now suflering . He alluded to those men whom the glorious 1 S 48 had fired with the enthusiasm of liberty ; those men , who left the comforts and

      happiness of their homes and family , tor the stormy and dan g erous sea of political strife . Such men were Cuffey , Faces , and those who suffered , arid were transported with them . There were also Sharp and then Williams , w h o h ad suffere d t b e penalty of death in prison . And where were now tlieir Ernest Jones , M'Douall , and other cx-patriots ? Ho called upon tho meeting to think of them and their sufferings . It was the duty of all friends of humanity to support their wives and children ; for surely , even the enemies of-those noble martyrs could never say that the sins of the father should be vented on his wife and children . After ah eloquent address , he concluded by calling upon the meeting to drink to the health of those martyrs now suffering , and to the . memory of- those whi ) have died in the cause . •'¦ -.:-. <" ' -

      Song , " The Chartist Exiles , " by Mr . J . Mason . ' Mr . Peter Tbaineu , in an excellent speech , proposed the next toast : " The Irish patriots of 1848 " , may they live to seethe regeneration , of ' their unhappy country . " The toast was received with enthusiasm . ,. ¦ .. ¦ .. ;> ... '•¦ : Song : " The Exile of Erin " —Mr . Joseph Smith . The Yice-Chairman then rose to " propose "The health of P : O'Connor , Esq ., M . P . ; Julian Harney , Esq . ; and other friends of the -people . " He felt confident that the health of such devoted friends to the people would be drank with enthusiasm . < ¦ All

      friends of democracy owed a debt of gratitude to those men , who had struggled with honesty and perseverance in order tb obtain political power for the people , and that ; str-nggle they had- maintained in spite of the calumny and conspiracies ofthe enemies of freedom . The men he had alluded to were not the only men' included in thetoast . , Ifc would b e v a in f or hi m ' to attempt to describe the virtues of them . Ho was certain they all occupied a place in the heart of every man present . < After a few minor , toasts had been disposed ; of the proceedings terminated .

      Loud Desman.—It Is With Very Great Satis...

      Loud Desman . —It is with very great satisfaction that we are enabled , authoritatively , to contradict the paragraphs which are going the round of the papers , respecting the health ot Lord . Denman arid his retirement from the / bench . His lordship has been for some time past at his country residence Stoney Mid d l e ton , in 'this county , where the salubrious air of the Derbyshire hills has contributed , along with rest from his high and arduous duties , nearly to restore him to his wonted health arid

      strength ; and Irom whence it is expected his lordship will return in the spring to that seat which he has so' long filled with honour to himself arid to his country , —DcrhysMre Courier .. , ' .. ' .. .... Thomas Moore . —The poet is in tho enjoyment of goo d health , physical and intellectual , at hi s cott a ge at Sloperton , takes his daily walks along the terrace which borders his p r e tty usual each day in a small living in more than the which he has passed tho last his life . -. : ¦ ~ - -

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 5, 1850, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_05011850/page/5/