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THE COKDUCT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR EXAMINED . KECESSITT OF TBE INSTITUTION BEING PLACED ON A FIRM -AND EQUITABLE BASIS . Below will be found a letter from Mr . Wm . Raicvan , the Corresponding Secretary of the Manches ter Unity of Odd Fellows , in reply to some strictures on Ms conduct that hare appeared in the pages of thisjoumal .
That letter we most freely insert . Had Mr . Ratcliffe -written sooner , lie ttobW lave found the same readiness . As soon as his conduct was animadverted on in our pages , that moment were they open to both him and his friends to set himself right . We state this at the outset of these remarks ; because Mr . Asudows , m a . letter of his we inserted the other week ^ told a story of some paper charging three guineas for the insertion of a letter from Mr . Raicuffe , denying certain allegations it Lad circulated respecting Tiim . Mr . " AsHDOwirdid not state what ¦ paper it was that had acted in so scoundrelly a manner ; and we wish it to be understood that such is not our mode of dealing with the
parties public duty brings us in collision with . We also beg to assure Mr . Bjctcliffb that , to secure insertion for Ms letter , it was not necessary for him to order "forty copies of the paper . " If we had imagined that he did this with any such -view , we should have declined the letter altogether : but as Mr . Ratcltffe traly states , " a great portion of the members of the Manchester Unity are subscribers to the Star " : and as it is likely that he wishes his statement to hare a more extended circu ' ation than our usual one will give him , wo send him the papers , accompanying his statement with these observations : so that those friends he may send to will not on * y learn his -views to some extent , hut ours a " so .
Of our own knowledge we are able to say that for yea ; 3 it has been a matter of tffssatZs / pOOJi and cont < it in the Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows—the MONOPOLY of power and influence and patronage which the members of the Manchester District claimed , and which , by one means and another , they contrived to exercise . Oat of the members of that district alone were all the head officers of the society chosen . None else could be appointed . All the patronage was also confined to Manchester ; and there is more than reason to beVere that favouritism and even worse , in the giving and executing of " orders for goods , " prevailed . We know that there
were several " setf attempts to break into this state of things , by sending deputies in considerable numbers from other districts to the A . M . G . All this we are free to admit ; and to admit ' likewise that it is possible , nay even probable , that considerable soremess will be felt by those who were distu r bed by the change which opened the Directory to other districts ; and if Mr . Eatcupfb was instrumental in bringing about that change , or in looking sharp after the " suppliers of goods , " who had before time been allowed to send in any sort of trash , there is little doubt hutthat he wiMhecome an oljcetof"frimdship } iove , and truth , " to the parties removed from the
honey-pot . All this we freely grant to Mr . Ratchffe ; but still it does not explain , tyar meet , nor settle , Vie real questions at issue . It is . very well for Mr . IIptcxiffe to show that he has given cause for mortal offence to corrupt tradesmen and intriguing officials ; itisaUwell , too , forMr . RAiciiPFBtotrytocarrythe war into the enemy ' s camp , and put his supposed assailants on their defence for what THEY did when they had power ; this game is all Tory well in its way , and when adroitly managed by a clever man , often diverts attention from the real matter of dispute , and sets inquiry on a false scent . We say this sort of game is all very well : but it does
not satisfy US ! We do not see in it any justification for the " suspensions" oftheHuddersfield , the Manchester , the Liverpool , and the Eccles districts . We do not see in it any justification of the alleged fact that £ 36 , 551 have gone into the pockets of men belonging the On ' er , during the last seven years , who have been at once DIRECTORS and tradesmen , nor do we see in it any justification of the principle that would allow of snch a proceeding in any society . We do not see in it any justification of the present system of representation in the Order , wMch places it in the power
of the Executive to pack the A . M . 0 . with its creatures ; and thus secure the introduction and rejection of snch measures as it may have pre-determined on , under the guise of popular consent and popular eontroul . Wc do not sec , we say , in the course Mr . Ratcliffe has taken in his letter way justi - fication for these things : and THESE are to our minds the matters that concern the Odd Fellows at large ; at all events more than whether Mr . Ratcujte has been evilly-spoken of by parties whom he has offended . To those matters we intend to devote a few observations .
"First as to the suspensions . This is a question of mighty import . If the Directors of the Odd Fellows ' Institution have the power , of their own will and accord , to " suspend" any mcml 2 r , or lodge , or district , from Hie benefits wldch they have purchased , it is a MONSTROUS TYRAXNY—a tyranny which the Jaw of the land ought at once to put down . What a man enter a sick and burial Benefit Society , —and the Odd Fellows' confederation , notwithstanding its high sounding name , is little more than this ; a man enter such a society : pay to it for twenty or thirty long years , in the hope that when sickness overtakes him , he may have the means of sustenance without
straitening his friends or having to apply to the parish ; and in the hope that when death overtakes him , his children or his friends will have the means of interring him decently , and providing suitable mourningfor his nearest relatives : a ram enter a society such as tMs , and pay regularly to it for a long lifetime , often stinting Mmself of the very necessaries of life " to pay his lodge , " as thousands have had to do ; a man to do all this for such an object , —and be subject to be " suspended " irom the benefits he has paid tor , PURCHASED ,
with his own hard earnings : " suspended" too , at the mere will and pleasure of a Board of Directors 2 Talk of injustice or tyranny in the land of the Moguls—let them match that if they can ! No matter how your Directors are chosen : no matter whether your choice be confined to the Manchester district , or you have the "high privilege" of having one from Bristol : no matter all this , if such a power is given to your Directory , howf i' £ r dtosen , it is an tjxexdubable ira & xsr , and a Jraud on those who hare entrusted vou with their
monies . And then again : if the laws of the order confer no such power ; if the Directors are not entrusted with it ; if it be not "in the books , " and they should ass ume it , and presume to use it , what name shall we designate the act by ? If it would be an UNENDURABLE TYRANNY even , if conferred by law , whatwould It b e if exercised witliout law ? Itwould Is double distilled DESPOTISM , of the worst cliaracter . Does this apply to Mr . Ratcuffe and his coadjutors ? 2 XJ 5 is ifa icry question hi dispute ; and to this question Mr . Ratcliffe had better apply himself , now that he has somewhat cleared his ground , by ¦ ramtina ( not disproving ) on personal matters .
Let us take the UuddersSeld case . At the last ¦ A . M . C . but one , a . resolution waspasscd empowering the Board of DJrectore to call on the different lodges fw certain infoimation . In the course of the year t se Directors made their " ea . "" — but made it in oilier * jf •* JOT more extended terms than tlte resolution itself , * "d and embraced matters which the resolution » ° t specif y or seem even to contemplate . This rail" the HuddeuSeld district declined to comply ¦ * * th . They did this on two grounds : first , that the ablution itself was illegal , inasmuch as there is a f ^ lw which provides that all " propositions " — — -. « uiMu ytUTlUUS kill € lV CHI - . U 1 WWU « MWW » IU
^ motions at the A . M . C . shall bo circulated in the " Cerent lod ges prior to the assembling of the body ; ln ssmuch as the resolution that passed was *» 3 ! fea » ! f liferent , and for a far different object than ^" proposition" on which it was founded : and , **<» % , because the "call" itself was not even in r * rdance » i & the illegal resolution thus illegally car . Jfow Qfa ^ afc al j gyepts ^ ' tangible & ound . It wasclearlyamatter of / act . Eitherthe J" » that the Huudersfield members took was . right rrtwas wrong . Whether right or wrong , it is clear ^ tt . a taking the stand ihey did , they were con-
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tending for the true interests of the Order : for he is a bad member of any society who does not resist ever / illegality , b y whomsoever attempted . The toleration of a setting aside of law on one occasion is very soon made a precedest—and the society becomes a mass of disorder and lawlessness . If wrong , itisas clear , thattheHuddersfieldmemberscouldhare been set right . The / acts would be a sufficient answer to them . It is also as clear that , with tJkvr conception of the matter , they could not comply with the «* call , " nor act otherwise than as they did , until their scruples were satisfied ; and what did Mr .. Ratcliffc and his . confederates do to meet those scruples ? Did they reason with the men who had shewn
such a desire to maintain the laws of the Order intact , and sustain the valued privileges of lodges and members ? No . They " suspended" them 1 They interdicted them from benefits ! They placed in abeyance the munis these members had paid fcr . They denied those rights in every instance where they had : power . " Relief on tramp " was one of the rights these men had bought . This was denied . A sentence of " suspension" is equal to a sentence of excommunication , while it is in existence . And- this was the answer that Mr . Ratcltffe gave to the Huddersfield members , because they declined compliance with what they conceived to be an illegal order , founded on an illegal resolution , illegally passed !
Then take the Manchester case . The Board of Directors had arranged a new scale of payments ; to coma into operation in January next . This step is one that deeply concerns the whole order . It is a change : and a material change too , in the mode of conducting their business . It moreover introduces a new principle into the management of the institution . Hitherto many matters of detail have been left to the lodges themselves , it only being required of them that they conformed to . the general laws , and paid their quota of general expenses . Amongst other things , the rate of lodge contributions and lodge benefits were left to be determined on by the parties themselves—it being held that each lodge would best know its own requirements , and how to arrange to meet them . The new scale breaks down this
principle of independent action . It provides , that for such and such benefits you must pay after such and such rates . There is in it the principle of centralisation , in opposition to the principle of independence of control . It was natural that such a step would excite remark , at the very least . It did more ; and not to be wondered at . It excited discussion . Some parties contended that it was a step not at all needed , or at all warranted by the facts of the ease . Others contended that it would prove to be highly advantageous ; that it would place the Order on a firmer basis than it had hitherto occupied ; that it would effectually jprevent those
lamentable failures of lodges from want of means to fulfil their engagements which they had often had to witness ; and others again contended that it was part of a deep laid scheme to get possessed of cexiralis £ B poweb , and eventually a control over all the funds of the society . In this state of mind , a meeting of the members of the Manchester District was called , to consider the subject . We opine that such a course was perfectly fair . We opine that Mr . Ratcuffj ! and his coadjutors have not yet gone the length o f denying to the members of the Order the right of forming opinionsforthemselves . audofexpressingthose opinions too , if they think fit . Surely we have not
yet got the powers of the Inquisitors of Spain , as well as the despotic assumptions of the ( once ) Dey of Algiers " centralised" in the Order of Odd Fellows ! And yet it is difficult to account for the conduct of Mr . W . Ratcliffe on" any other ground . Because this meeting , to discuss a matter which concerned them , was held ; snd because five certain individuals attended it , —( all five did not take part —only attended it J ; BECAUSE they did tJtis , thcy were " suspended" by Mr . Ri . tcUF ¥£ jnutter defiance of the laws of the Order , which provide certain modes of TRIAL after due notice to the accused ! . ' -
But we have not seen the whole of tins most monstrous ease yet . The five individuals were thus " suspended ? ' —thus deprived of rights and benefits which they had - purchased and paid for—and that too without any act of forfeiture or defeasance on their part . In a few days after this most scandalous act , a meeting of the Manchester District Committee was held . On that committee there were two of the " suspended" members , who had been appointed before such alleged '' suspension" had taken place . On the " G . M . "—( what high sounding names we have —like children , " pleased with a rattle , tickled with a straw '")—of the Order objecting to these two
individuals retaining their seats , the rest of the committee desired to know ly what autfiority they had been " suspended ; " and they also desired to have proof of the fact . On this a slip of paper was produced , being merely a note from Mr . Ratcliffe to the Secretary of the District , intimating that such a "suspension" had taken place : but it not being an official document , containing the order of , the Board of Directors , sealed with their seal , the committee properly refused to recognise the illegal and monstrous assumption of power on the part of
the Grand—( MONKEY we were going to write , but ) —MASTER we mean , and his colleagues . For this act ; for deciding to abide by law ) for setting their face against usurped authority and flagrant injustice , nay , downright ROBBERY —( for these five men were by the sentence of " suspension" without TRIAL , rolled of the benefits they had paid for !)—for thus acting , the whole of the Manchester district was " suspended" by William Ratcliffe and his comrades , in the -same illegel manner as the LTud dersfield district and the five attendcrs at a public meeting were " suspended" !
But we have not yet seen the worst of it . Bad enough in all conscience the case is already ; almost beyond the possibility of being added to in infamy and shame : butas in the lowestdepths of wrong " there is a deeper still " , that deeper plunge the Board of Directors hare contrived to take . -A number of members in the Liverpool District , astounded at what was going on , alarmed for the existence of the Order , if its rights and privileges depended on such a slender thread , ventured to- ask the " Grand MASTER "—( we thought therehad-heen no-meaning in the name—but it seems the office-bearer is determined to show that there is !); they ventured to ask the Board on what law they grounded their numerous " suspensions . " For . so ASKING THEY TOO WERE « ' SUSPENDED ! ' ! H Now , match that out of Turkey if you can !
In our opinion Mr . Ratcltffe would have been quite as well employed in showing thatthe Beard , of which lie is the " busy spirit , " were justified bylaw in acting in the strange manner just narrated , as in writing the letter , which wc publish below . But this point we observe the Board of Directors and their apologists invariably shirk . Never do we find them tackling it . Wc invite tliem to it . ' Wc invite them to slunu tiiat ihey have lav > for what they'have done . Let us see the law ; and then we will express our opinion both of it and its makers , " anddo our best to get it consigned io the place where all such laws should be sent —the Devil's kitchen fire . Again we ask tbem to
showust « w law ; and , failing that , we invito tneni to defend andjustify this acts ! We offer ourcolunir . s to them , - free of expense . We care not who the champion is ; the " GrandMomcst , " - — ( whatever is it that we have seen that continually suggests that animal to the mind , when the title "Grand" is used ? 0 , we remember : " a most noble Grand , "dressed out in cap . and red cloak , waafnrMows , all like the dancing monkeys of the streets ); wc say we care not whether the champion be the G . Mf of the Order , Mr . RiTCLtrrE , Mr . AsnEcwN ,. civ Mn Any-hodyelss . -: Let any one defend and svsttfy the acts we hare narrated , and we wi'l doouHutinqst to get him
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the situation of " operator with the how-string" to the " grand" Turk ; for it is clear tbK * England's air is not fit for h ! m ! N - , This matter we shall return to on another occasion , and show the Odd Fellows generally ivhatthy Oi'pht to do to make their institution safe , stable , consistent , democratic , and efficient , throughout all its ramifi cations , each having his shareofproperlyderivcd power , and no one having more than his share , with every necessary check upon its exercise , that power
may not degenerate into tyranny . We shall show them that it will be their interest to unite all in one bond of true brotherhood ; to act in reference to the past , on the principle of bearing with , and forbearing with each other , arid of letting "byegohes be byegones . " To those who have been " suspended " wc shall endeavour to show reasons why they should not form , a new confederation to exist distinct from the old one : for they have rights and benefits -paid for in the old one , which they fought not to be deprived of cither by the acts of others or by inconsl derateness of their own . Wo will shortly return , to
the subject ; and shall have something more to say on the clap-trap of the following letter .
TO TBE EDITOR OF THE NOUTHEEN STAB .. Sin , —I have of late been much amused with the remarks of several of your correspondents ; but more particularly with those of an " Old Odd Fellow , " which have at different times appeared in the columns of the Northern Star . I have , therefore , taken the liberty of addressing you upon the present occasion , and found my claim to your notice upon the following grounds : — That a great portion of the members of the Manchester Unity are subscribers . to your paper , and as you have allowed the insertion of anonymous correspondence reflecting upon my private character , it is only justice to myself that you should afford me the privilege of . answering and refuting the charges that have Irom time to time appeared in j-onr paper , so
that from the two statements thbss who are disinterested will be able to arrive at a proper conclusion . I have now teen officially connected , as secretary , with the Manchester Unity of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows nearly eight years , and , during the whole of that'time , ' although our society numbered upwards of 250 , 000 individuals , no complaint has ever yet been preferred against me , but invariably , when called upon to give an account of my stewardship" to those who had appointed me to conduct their affairs , and watch over their interests , resolutions similar to the following have been recorded , and by gentlemen who were appointed upon the most democratic principles to represent the whole of the
members throughout England , Scotland , and Wales : — "In conclusion , we have to say that , during'the arduous duties we have been here called upon toperform , in goinsr through papers , documents , and accounts , amounting to a sum bordering close , upon £ 20 , 000 , we were most ably , and in a gentleman-like manner , assisted through any apparent difficulties by C . S . Ratcliffe , and that his urbanity of manner ' cal ' s for our unqualified praise and esteem ; and we respectfully beg leave to submit the , same through you to the Order in general , with the assurance that the accounts are kept in his usual clear style , which has , at all times so materially lightened the duties of the auditors , and for which the fcost thanks of the Order aro due to him . "
Now , during the time that I have fulfilled the duties of secretary to the society , no less a sum than £ 150 , 000 has passed through my hands , and leave the membeia to draw their own conclusions , from the various reports of the auditors , as to the manner in which the trust reposed inme . hasbaen performed . I can here place myself in a position which very few individuals under similar circumstances can do , viz , thaf after having paid to the different tradesmen connected with the Order during the tost seven years upwards of £ 70 , 000 , I never in the whole of that time received , either directly or iudh-cctly , in the shape of perquisites or otherwise , the value of ono shillinsr .
When the mambersof the Order at a distance read such statements as these , and find tliat the duties of secretary have been so satisfactorily pei-ibimed , no doubt they are at a loss why anonymous correspondents should be found villifying my . charaster , when they have had ( if they had the moral courage to have done so ) so many opportunities of bringing my conduct before those irom whom I received my appointment . Now , there is a cause , which I shall endeavour to explain ; so that lor the future our iv . embers may be able to put a proper construction
upon the motives of parties . .. ., Jt is well known that , when I was first appointed to the office of corresponding secretary of the Manchester Unity , I was not a member of the Manchester district ; ami , from the date of my appointment up to the present day , a great portion of the men who were formerly members of the Manchester district , have reported to the most despicable means to injure me in the estimation of those who have hitbeito reposed in me their unbounded confidence , and waimly expressed their admiration at the manner in which I have invariably performed the duties imposed upon
me . Their hatred to me has arisen from the circumstance ' of my having excited myself to remove from the Order that monopoly , coirnpt ' on , and systematic plundering which was carried on previous to my taking ofiice ; and because I have been instrumenfcil in , and , to a ceitain extent , the cause of the removal of the abuses that existed , thus trampling upon the privileges and immunities so long exclusively enjoyed by the members of the Manchester district , they are determined to wreak their vengeance upon me ; and have registered a vow that they will leave no stone unturneu until they have accomplished their object , and destroyed that confidence which I have hitherto possessed . The length of time it will take them to accomplish this has yet to be ascertained .
Previous to the year 1840 At the present time any the members of the Man- memberofthe Order , where . Chester district enjoyed the . ever he may reside , lias the exclusive privilege of sup- privilege of sending in esplyiag the Order with goods , timates for goods , and on reference to the quarterly reports , it will he found that the estimates from members residing in Leeds , Oldham , North Shields , Edinburgh , Glasgow , Belfast , and other
places , have been accepted . That the privilege of dis- The estimates aro now tvibuting the estimates was submitted to a ; disinterested vested in the directors , who tribunal , appointed ' from were self-elected from a- amongst the deputies who mongst the members of the attend the A . M . ' . ft , and Manchester district . who decide upon the same . ¦ ' to the best of their judgment , without any reference as to where the party estimates may reside .
That , previous to theyear Since , the year 13 W the 1 S 44 , the whole of the direc- directors have been elected tors were appointed from from the members in the amongst the members of different districts , and intheManchester district , and itead of Manchester monoif a party were a P . ( i . it polising the whole , they was considered suflicient ,, have been fairly distributed audhewasat once elected , throughout the unity , and without any reference to his talent and ability have beei . character or abilities . their passports to office . Previous to the year 1844 The general funds of the the wliole of the funds of the Order are now invested in Order were vested in the trustees froni Manchester . members of the Manchester Stockport , London , and I ) irdistrict . mingliaih ; arid if this had : _ . not been the ease , now that :,- Manchester has seceded , -iV , . . whatwould have become of Si : 3 ; those funds ?
For the above-named alterations I have incurred deadly hatred , but more particularly for my bavins detected twelve ofcthe past officeu and members . oi the Manchester district in attempting to deiraiul tux Order , by sending inV goods of an inferior description to those for whieif iheycontracted : and the consequence has been thatthose individuals have been tus ever prevented from supplying the Order . with any iutc goods , and , being defeated , bauled , antt u-. sgraccd in their attempts to plundcrthe Society then rage'knows no bounds . Bence their determine d hostility to ' the humble individual who only peilormec the dutv imposed upon him by the memons oi tht Order at large , and for which he has received then unanimous thanks .
. Inow come to a portion of your correspondent ' s letter , wherein he states that I " was at Newtcn races , with a roll of notes , belling with every one around me . " I would not have noticed such " an unmitigated lie , " had it . not teen tnat by my silence the ' veracity ' of Mr . 'A ' shdowh might have been impeached by those who have not the honour oi his acquaintance . 1 / therefore , place myself in A . r . Ashdown ' s position , . and beg "leave ¦ to'ihfornv'tuc "Old Odd Fellow" that I was at Newton races ; but ss for having at any time a roll of notes in my hand , or betting with every one around ihe , 'I . can only say that it is another of those gross falsehoods , which . ' in his own neighbourhood , it-is wellUnowa «« isso perfect in . Yes , the " Old Odd Fellow" b well known , and were he only to put his namt ) to his cor-
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respondence , his own personal acquaintance would immediately declare that he was unworthy of belief . Now , relative to my being at Newton races—was it a crime ? If so ; I am afraid the'" Old Odd Fellow " is very often guHty of the same offence when his means will afford . I do not denv being at Newton races , and by the resolution of the Bradford A . M . fJ . am not prevented from attending such places if 1 thitk proper . If betting on horse racing be a crime , it M ' inost singular that the very individuals who condemn , it , are those who practise it the most ; for it is well knbft ii that more than one half of those who were formerly membsrs of the Manchester district are gamblers on horse racing . The "Old Odd Fellow" gays I v ? as at Liverpool , and appeals to Mr .
Dickinson , Theid is no oscasionto appeal to Mr . Dickinson . Why not at ' once have referred to . Mr . Roberts , the pitudo GvM . of those who have been suspended , in the Manchester . district , who was at Liverpool races . < By-the-byo , it is somewhat singular that the first bat 1 ever had on a horse race was made at the instigation of Mr . Hardy , the pseudo secretary tot the « 'National Independent Odd Fellows' ^ in ; 3 & ncJic 3 ter . Now , these individuals can with impunity attend any race they like , and swagger and befc ^ s theyrtbink ¦ proper , ; but if an humbie individual likomyielf is only seen " passing a place at the time the races are held , tho dogs are unloosed , and oil the ' abusiye language they are master of is heaped upon him . '¦" ¦ . ' ¦ . In conclusion , I have one word for the " Old Odd Fellow "—those uho live in glass houses should not
throw stone ; .. Instead , for the future , of attempting to traduce my character , it would be much better it he would explain to the Order the reason why the G . M . and Board of Directors ( who at the time were appointed exclusively from the Manchester district ) unanimously passed a resolution that' he should be kicked out of the directory ; and also the circumstances under which I detected him defrauding the Order . These explanations would be information for the members , and might serve as a beacon and warning to all , that" honesty is the best policy . " Trusting yon will excuse this lengthy epistle , I remain your obedient servant , William Ratcliffe , Corresponding Secretary . to the Manchester Unity of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows . 8 , Aytoun-strcet , Manchester .
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GERMANY . Agitation is on the increase throughout Prussia , turn-outs and disturbances are now of almost daily t .-surrerico . A letter from Berlin of the 30 th ult ., states that reports were in circulation of disturbances having taken place at Konigsberg , in which the townspeople had the advantage ; but it docs not appear what \ vs
meeting o f the Protestant Friends' was to have taken place on the premises of the German Resource , on the evening of August 27 , and some hundreds oi persons presented themselves , when - the police prevented their entering , declaring that meetings of the Friends of Light were forbidden . The persons who had assembled then repaired to a garden , and several speeches were delivered . A membsr proposed the separation of the old Protestant Church , and its accession to the German Catholic movement , but thiprbposal ' was not generally approved of It was agreed to address the proposal to the King direct , with an open declaration .. A committee of seven members was appointed to draw up the declaration . The meeting broke up at eight o ' clock in perfect order . The Coloane Gazette contains a letter from
Brunswick , of tiie 2 rd insfc ., which states that , for the three preceding evenings serious quarrels had arisen between the soldieu of the guard and some of the working clnsses of the town , paiticularly the journeymen ' shoemakers . Some dispute , having arisen ,-it appears , fat first between a workman and a soldier , the latter drew hissidc-arms onhis adversary . The crowd resented this attack , and the qua ; .-el became general . A number of persons were wounded on both sides , but only one case was known in which a mortal injury had been received . The police interfered but sl'ghtly the two first evenings ; but on the third , when the disturbances became serious , they obtained the assistance of a body of troops , and stopped all further qtiai / el . The town was in a state of areafc asitation when the post left .
From Leipsic we have infoimation to the date of the 1 st inst . The town enjoys tranouillity in appearance , but there is considerable agitation 5 n ihe public mind . Some apprehensions esist-that "disturbances may brcak . out on Septc ' mt ? r 4 th , the anniversaiy of the festival or' the constitution . The commission of inquiry is pursuing its researches , but il is not yet lenotvn who stave ordeii to the troons to fire on the people . Tnc rcpoi t of the commir . -. ion is looked for with some impatience . The circular ol the Minister of the Interior , on popular assemblies , has excited much dissontent . It was at Sto ' sopfels that the King of Prussia agreed with the Gorman Princes on tho representations of Prince Metternich , that energetic measures- ought to be taken against innovator and political assemblies " , as tolerating them longer might he attended with dangerous
consequences . Thus far our infoimation is derived from the London daily papers ; very questionable sources of information in all that concerns the marcii of free principles , and the struggles of the proletarian order for their social and political rights . The London daily papers inform this country something of the aatitations on religious questions , and occasiona ll y give publicity to the complaints of the Prussian middle class at'their being choused out of tho long promised' constitution by their pious King ; but teyond this our daily . papcia are " dumb dogs . " They give us no information of that mighty workimr men ' s movement , which having for its object the destruction of clr * . s tyranny and sosial mastership , as well as the overthrow or po'itical privilege , inscribes on its banner . - — " Democracy , Communism . " Of this
party growing" in strength as fM » i intalligenco advances , and destined to ultimately ( and soon we hope ) change the entire es ' scing order of things in Germany , wchcar noth ing from our " I - ? st possible public instructor . " "To supply , then , the information which & o much concerns the class for whom tho Northern Star exists , we have made arrangements with a trustworthy and zealous German patriot to provide for this paper a faithful account of pr sing events , together with true and correct expositions of the principles and r -ms of the urvcval political paiiies in Germany , more especially the pai fcy of the only true reformers—the Democratic Communists . The first of our coircpondent ' s letters we here give ; our readers will find in it much valuable in f ormation rs to the state of thin & s in Saxony , Prussia , and Germany gcucra '
ly-TIIE LATE BUTCHERY AT TiWSIO . —THE GER MAN \ rORKlXG JfCV'S MOVEUEXT . -
, ( From our own- Co > -rc ~ poml : nl . ) The massacre at Leipsic , wliicii you com men ted on in your last number , and of which von gave a more detailed account' some wedts o ^ r > , is continuing to occupy the attention of the German papers . This massacre , — surpassed in infamy by that of l ' eterloo only , —isbyfai the most viihmoTts / aci oi seouufli-eVism that military despotism ever devised in this country . Vv'lieu the people ¦ were " shouting , " Jtonge for ever ! do ^ n rv i Hl popeiy !" -Pi'inoG . Jolm of Simony , who , by-thc-byc , is another of our many rhyming rntl boolwvriting princes , having ' , published a very bad translation of t ! ie Italian poet Dante ' s j" Hell ; " tliis " hel'ish" translator tried to add military jjory to his literary fame by planning a most'dastardly cnmpa gn against the ' unarmed masses . Ho ordered the
battalion Of lines , called ill by the authorities , to divide into several . detachments and to Wochup the passages ' to the hotel in which his literary " royal , liiglmess' - ' liad taken up his quarters . The soldiers obeyed , ' , and pressed the people by enclosing tbem hi a narroy . - ' . cirele , and advancing Upon them into the gateway" 61 . the hotel ; ' and from this .. unavoidable entering of the people iiito the sacred gateway of the ' roynr'residence , brought on by the military ' ' acting under 1 Piince'John's orders ; f : om this very circumstance ' -be ; pretext ' was ' token to tire upon the people ; 'by > { his ^ Very eii-eomstance the . -firing has been tried to be justified b ^ tHe ' . G'brernmcntpnpcrs ! Nor is this all ; the people were taken , between ' ' the several detachmeats , and the plan of his royal highness \ raq executed
by a cross fire upon the defenceless : masses ' ;' wherever they turned they met with a repeated ' yoltey ' from thivines , and had not the soldiers , more humane than Prince Join ) , fired mostly over ' the heads of the people , the Slaughter WOU ' . d have been terrible : The indignation created by this piece of scounOveHsnv is gencvstl ' ; the most-loyal subjects , : the wannest supporters of the pre . sent older of things sh .-re in it , and pronounce their utter disgust at such pfocceuVngs . ' Tho " ahVir-wVP . do a great deal of good in Saxony , a part of Germany that before all others ; lias always evinced an inclination for talk' ijt ^' nndwboroaetion wns ' sadly wanted ; -The basons , with their little constitution al goveihmeri !; , their ' fhlkibu houses of parliament , their liberal deputies , l-. beral and enlightened parsons , & c ;; wereiiiivKorthertfGermany ; ttu
Germany. Agitation Is On The Increase Th...
representatives of moderate Liberalism , of German Whiggery ; and yet , witha , that , greater slaves of the Kmg of Prussia than the Prussians themselves . Whatever the Prussian Government resolved , the Sawm ministry had to execute ; nay , of late , the Prussian Government did not even take the trouble to apply to . fhe Saxon ministry , but direct to the Saxon inferior authorities , as if they were not Saxon , but their own employees ' Saxony is governed in Berlin , not in Dresden ; and with all their talking and boasting , tho Saaons knovrery well that the leaden hand of Prussia presses hard * enough upon them . To all this talking and boasting , to a ! l this self-conceit and contentment which , would make- the Saxons apeculiar nation opposed to the Prussian , & c , Jhis Leipsie massacre will put nn end . The Saxons- ' must ' see , now , that they are under the same nrlllaiy rule as all other Germans , and that , with all their constitution , libera ! laws , liberal censors-bip , and libera ! kin ; "ffspeechcs , martial law is tho only one that lias any practical
existence in their little country . And there ig another thing to aid this Leipsic affair in spreading the spirit oS rebellion in Saxony ; notwithstanc ' -ng all the talking of the Saxon Liberals , the great majority of tho . Saxon people are only beginning to talk ; Saxony is a manufactuiiiig country , and among her linen-weavers , frameworkknitters , cotton-spinners ; . piUovfJace-aiJilierSi COiil and metal miners , there lias been , irom time immemorial , an appalling amount of distress . The prolotai iaiv movement , which , from tho Srlesian riots , the weavers' battle as it is called , in May , IS !* , has spread all over Germany , bas not lef t Saxony untouched . There have been movements at several places among the rai ' way constructing workmen , and also , among the calico-printers some time ago , and it is more than likely , though positive evidence cannot now be given , that communism is making its progress there as well as everywhere else , among the working people ; and if the workers of Saxony enter the field , they are sure not to be satisfied with talking , like their mployers , the liberal" lottrgeois . "
Let me direct your attention somewhat more to the working class movement in Geimany . In your paper of last week , you predict a glorious revolution , —not such a one as that of 1 CS 8 , —to this country . la this you are perfectly right—I only would beg to correct , or radier to more clearly define your expression , that it is the youth of Germany that will bring about such a change . This youth is not to be looked for among the middle classes . It is from the very heart of our working people that revolutionary action in Germany will commence . It is true , there are among our middle classes a considerable number of Republicans and even Communists , and young men too , who , if a general outbreak occurred now ; would be very useful in the movement but these men are "bourgeois , " profit-mongers , manufacturers by
profession ; and who will guarantee us that they will not be demoralised by their trade , by their social position , which forces them to live upon the toil of other people , to grow fat by being tho leeches , the " eseploiteurs" of the working classes . And if they remain proletarians in mind , though bourgeois in profession , their number w
quite synonymous . The Silesian weavers , m 18-14 , gave the signal ; the Bohemian and Saxon calico ^ prmtcrs and railway constructors ; the Berlin calico-printers ; and , indeed , the manufacturing classes of almost all parts of Germany , responded by turn-outs and partial riots ; the latter of which weve almost always produced by the laws prohibiting combinations . The movement is now almost general throughout the country , and goes on quietly , but steadily , whilst the middle classes spend their time with agitating for "Constitutions , " " Liberty of the press , " "Protective Duties , " " German Catholicity , " and " Protestant Church lleform . " AH these middle-class - movements , although not witliout some merit , do not touch the working classes at all , who have u movement of their own—a lmife-and-fork movement . In my next letter more on this subject .
SPAIN . Isabella and her abominable mother , with aretlnue of couriers , including that polished savage , Narva ez , are starring it amongst ] the Navaresc , where- 'their loyal ' admirers are gral- ! lying them with the biutn ! but appropriate amusement of bull fighK 'Ike Oarlist organ , the Espera . xza , and the Progrcs-sta journal , the Espectador , intimate that the "holy alliance" of Isabella with the son of Ton Carlos , is now certain . The Madi id journals , including the Aloderado paper ; :, are making a dead sot at the present Ministry , and seem bent on accomplishing its overthrow , flic patriotism of there journalists 5 « , however , very questionable ; or rather there is no question at all that in now opne-inc tho Narvaez
Ministry they are actuated by no better jnot > ives . tlinn are the blood-thirsty scoundrota they dccl ^ m ag ainst . The Gaptain-Genevol <*( Citf-. ' oni ; v , Manuel I ) c Breton , has published a proc l amation of a more tyrannical character than anyvh ' ng ever before attempted by the agents of the ' present brutal Government . In this proclamation the retention of cvciy description of aims , including knives and wa'kingsticks , is strictly forbidden under pain of "severe punishment . " All whose means of . " ring are unknown , are to be punished as '' vagrants . " Smugplei s are threatened with severe punishment . Even tiiosc who live by their daily labour nic to ls ' nn \ : - - --heil ;> s
vaeranls if found frequenting low coffee-houses , taverns , wine-cellars , nilliard-rcoms , and puWlrliouses . And lastly , a l those who conspire ag , a « st the Government of her Majesty , the consvitution of the State , and the existing laws , slm " , on the IV . 11 nroof of their crime , be shot . But vain aro these Draso-likc enactments . They wi " . fail la st'fle the spirit of freedom in Catr-lonia . On the 2 nd instant it was reported in Barcelona that Biigad ' er-Gcneral Ametllev and some other Progresista cb'cfs ba ' . escaped from tho depGa in France , and wcteespectcd to _ present themselves in the mountain d stu cts , raising the standard of revolt .
Important from MAonm . —Losnox , Fnnuv . —A Madrid letter , written at midnight on the 5 th , and received by express , appears in tho Journal des D ' ebats . It says : — " An alterant at Misdirection was made this evening at teu o ' clocu ,. but was promptly put down by the troops . Only one officer was killed . ' " The correspondent adds no further details . At Malaga an obstinate resistance to the new tributary system was in preparation .
SWITZERLAND . The majority of the Council of Siate of Borne having displayed an anti-liberal policy , which has given alarm to the minority , the latter have appealed to the Great Council , on the ground , that the majority have deviated Irom the policy of 1831 . Tho Great Council bas heen convoked ibr the 10 th instant , to take the question into consideration . The Jusciis and ' . the King op Wurxembero . — A . letter from Friburg of the Ctli , in the Frankfurter Journal , states that two shots were tired at Meran , in tho Tyrol , at the King of \ fm iciucarg , but fortunately witliout hitting him . Tho CarUvahe Gazette makes mention of a repoii , of tho same kind . The Jesuits are considered , it says , as the author of this attack , in consequence of Ihe King ' s having spoken , when in ' Switzerland , openly against the influence of that society . Iiis language to Siegwavt Muller , the head of the Jesuit pai-iy at Lucerne , produced a great sensation .
GREECE . Athens , August 19 . —Coletti having now alt hi < own way , things assume in that country gradually the appearance of former days , that is to say , as they weve under the Turkish i ale—despotism in the Government , and cowardly fere ,-ity in the governed ; in fact , the old Janis ary system of Constantinople , if you only change tiiename to that of Po . 'iw . 'i . The rubbers who exercke their trade on shore with impunity , try to do the same at sea , in consequence of which the Austrian man-of-war steamer Vulcano , the French Rubis , and two small Greek cutters , have ken sent to tho Piraeus in puuutt of them .
CIRCASSIA . Letters from Taganrog , of August 30 th . announce that Prince Worotizolf , after his expedition mi Dargo , had resolved to adopt a new 1--ind of warfare—that of burning tho'forest which nsrves as a shelter to the Circrssiaus . " Upwards of tiffcy waqgons , Ja . deu with turoentine , resin , and other . inflammable matters , baa left Taganrog for . Stavropol .
The Ten Hours Bill. Manchester, Wednesda...
THE TEN HOURS BILL . MANCHESTER , WEDNESDAY . Inst night another meeting of the La ncashito Cenfval Short Time Committee nas held at tho Hod-Lion Inn , London-road ; in this town . The chairman of the committee ( Mr . P . Hargraves ) presided as usual . There were twelve members of the committee present . The Chairman in opening the ; proceedings ordered the secretary to rend tlie accounts W the committee , from which it " appeared ' ¦ tliaf during' the last six months £ 153 lis . Cd . hnd been collected" from factory workers alone , £ 122 of which had been expended ; leaving a balance of £ 3114 s . Ofl . in the hands of the \ vcasim : vs . Ihe whole of the expanses wcreincurred ia propagating ' tliebpui ' . pas of ¦ the committee , not one shilling having been paid for salaries tohgents , & c . In the course of tlie present year the report stated that upwards of 80 , 000 tracts ( j . nd circulars had been disli United amongst racnihers ot'l ' avliament ; ¦ clergymen , master manufacturers , tie , In the
same time about 1 , 100 petitions , in favour of , the Ten % Z % m J ** - ' to memhers , f parliament to presentation . ' / .. "'' The whole of the accounts vVSr ' e uniiiiimbiisly adopted , after which , the ordinary business of the committee was proceeded with . ' ..- - . - ¦ ¦ . " —' - The chairman , amongst other matters , called ffro at « tention of the committee to a correspondence which had recently taken place between them and Mr . Henry Ash . worth , of Turton , who , ho said , was the recognised representative of the masters . For some time past the
committee had indulged a hopo that a satisfactory settlement of tho question could be effected in the next session of Parliament , without much opposition , believing that a very large number of millowners were now favourable . to the principle of short time . With this view , the secretary pas instructed to write to Mr , Ashworth , in accordance with a previous resolution , and on the 27 th of Auijust the following note was sent off : — . Sib , —I am requested b y the Central Short Time Comtnittee _ to ask you to convene a meeting of tho master mauuiacturere of Lancashire to meet a deputation from this and the district short time committees , lbr file purpose of agreeing , if possible , on the draught of a bill to reduce the hours of working to ten hours a day . Should you . consent to call such a meeting , the committee will feel obliged by your giving ihvm at least ten days' notice , to enable them to communicate With the districts .
• ¦• • mittee . . ;' . - \ ' ' ^ f \ ¦ I havethy note'af yesterday requesting me to convene a meeting of the Master manufacturers of £ aacashire to meet a tteputotionVfoom tlie Shert Time Committees , ' for . the pwyose of agreeing , if po ' ssiMe , ' upon- the dftMightf oB a bill to reduce the hoavs of wovhihg to ten horns a day . _ I suppose I may tatter it'for granted that this application has proceeded from a meeting to consider the subject . Shonld this he the case , may I request that those will favour me with tlieaames of those who were prescft , and the localities which fihey had bees called upon to' represent ? . I am , - ^ sspectfuHy , IlEMxr Asiiwoktii .
1 am , Sir , your obeSant sen-ant ; , H . Green , Secretary . Now , this letter . ft * committee ' . thought not only respectful lint . concilia tery ; and they were , and . still arc , prepared-. tomeet their employers to discuss , and if possible settle , the whole question , and thereby put an end to an ag itation- which is not only disagreeable to themselves aiid those whom" they represent , but a tax upon their energies wJrich might ho devoted ' to " other purposes . Judge , then , erf their surprise on tlie receipt of tho fotlowing hot ? frwn iUjvAfihvrorth : — [' . : ;' . ' .. Tut ton , 8 * io . £ 8 , 18-15 . - To JT . Green ,. tltcretary of fSe Central Bftorfr % 'itni
Corn-The extraordinary character of that note was such as to cause the committee to clone all further correspondence with Mr . Ashworth , because * they believed that lie no longer represented the feeling * or wishes of the mnnufae--tiT-evs ; . and , therefore , the secretary wrote to him as follows : — " lied Irion Inn , Sejit . 1 , 1 S-15 . "Sir , —Tour letter of the 2 Sth nit . reached me in due - course , and I am requested by the committee to acknowledge its receipt . The question yot » ask is of so extraordinary a character that we feel the correspondence between , you and us must now be closed . The committee thought that the merits of the question were-suflieient to warrant them in soliciting such a meeting . They desire me to say , that notwithstanding your refusal to call the meeting , they will be glad of your sunror-t-in tho next session ^
of Parliament . "I am , sir , your obedient Borvant , ' - " If . Gseex , SicretSry ; " " Had Mr . Ashworth been a strangcr-to the existeucc of tlie committee , possibly there might have been some grounds for asking such a question : twit Mr . Aslvwortb was not ignorant either Of thociistcnoo of the committee , or of the members « ho composed it , their names having from time to time appeared in the Manchester anfl other newspapers ; moreover , he had during the last session of Parliament been in correspondence with them and their representatives in London . These things'considered , the committee paused before they handed a list of their names over to Mr . Ashworth . They had not forgottenthe use that was made of the names of some persons by Mr . John Urightlast . rear , who never had been membei-sof the central committee . It was well known that on many former occasions parties had been discharged from
their situations for acting on the Short Time Committee , and also that Mr . Ashworth had frequently discharged his -own men for taking part in such matters . Tho chairman then named several persons who had been discharged from Mr . Ash worth ' s mills for voting in such matters , and amongst others the case of five men'who were discharged in September , 184 ! . ' , for havimr attended a meeting called by tho spinners of Bolton . With those facts before tlie committee , he thought they were perfectly justified in closing tho correspondence with-Mr . Ashworth , lest some of its members should fall victims to such men as Mr . Ashworth . He" begged , however , to say , that taking the masters as a whole , they had nothing to fear from the publication of their names ; but inasmuch as there might still he a few such masters as Mr . Ashworth left , they refused to comply with such a request , which , if granted , he could not see what good purpose it would serve .
The Committee then entered on a consideration of tho propriety of taking offices , and appointing a -permanent secretary-to conduct the agitation during the forthcoming year .- No resolution on the subject was adopted , and the question was adjourned for a week .
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Chartist Co-Operative Land Society. Meet...
CHARTIST CO-OPERATIVE LAND SOCIETY . Meetings for the purpose of enrolling members and transacting other business connected " therewith are held every week on the following'days and places : — BDKDAY EVE . VIXO . South London Chartist Hall , \ 15 , BJackfriars-road , at half-past six o'clock . —City Chartist Mali ,. 1 , 'l ' uruagain-lane , at six o clock' . —Westminster : at the-Ppvtlienium Club Itooms , 12 , St . Martin ' s-lnne , at haltpast seven . —Vomers Town : atMr . Duddrcge ' s , 3 . 1 richlayers'Arms , Ton bridge-street , New-road , at ha ! i -pa-fc seven—Tower Hamlets : at tho Whittingtou ami Cat , Church-row , Bethnal-grcen ,. at six o'clock precisely . —Emmclt ' s Brigade : at the Kock Tavern , Lia- 'oi :--grove , at eight o ' clock precisely—Akiulekns : at the Coach Painters' Awns , Circi's-sUeet , at ha " -pasc . seven . MONDAY liVENlNC . Cambcrwell : at the MoiitpeJicrTavcvu , Walworth , at eight o ' clock precisely .
TUESDAY EHEXlNO . Tower Hamlets : at tho- Whittington and Cat , Church How , Eethnal-green , at eight o'clock . — Greenwich : at the George and Dragon , Blaclcheatlihill , at eight o ' clock .
WEDNESDAY EVESING . JMatylcbone : at the Painters' Arms , Circuo-strect , at eight precisely . South London Chartist . IIjlt ., 115 , Bla ? kfriarsroad . —Mr . Faivor will deliver a public lecture on Sunday evening next , at seven o ' clock . Cambeiiwem , axo Walworth . —A meeting v . ill bo held at the Montpelier Tavern , Walwoith . on Monday evening next , at eight o ' clock . HAiiMi : i ! SMiTii . —A meeting will be held at the Dim Cow , Brookgrcen-lane , oh . Tuesday evening next , at eight o ' clock . ilftAuoxio MviEiiKO . — An harmonic meclingwill be held at the Feathers , "Wanen-stveet , Tottenhamcourt-road , on-Monday evening next , for tho benefit of James Street .
LAMnuxii . — The General Council of the Lambeth locality arc requested to- meet oa Sunday morning next , at the South Loudou Cdaitist 11 a ! I , at eleven o ' clock , to adopt mersvrcs for fuitlieiing the carse in thatloea'ity . —Mr . Parver will kcttuc ' hi tho evening in the above ha " ., at eight o ' clock . BRADFORD . —On Sunday a meeting of ( he Chaviist Council w . 'U he held in their room , at ten o ' clock in the morning . —On Monday evening a meeting of the Glial list Co-operative Laud Society will lie held in the large room , Butterworth-buildings ; chair-to be taken at eight o ' clock .
Staxsixgley . —On Sunday a meeting of the Cooperative Cb . T 1 st Farm Society wi ' ! bo held at tho usual place of meeting , at two o'clock in the afternoon . '' A full attendance h requested , MEssns . G . DOYLE , T . Clark , and P . M'Grath will address tho people ol Manchester on Sunday ; Ilebdcn Bridge , Monday ; Halifax , Tuesday ; Koiehlcy , Wednesday ; Colne , Thuuday ; Todnioruen camp meeting , Sunday 21 st . 1 Ie ? woo » . —Two lectures will bi delivered in the Chartist room , Havllcy-btvact , on Sunday ,. the 2 l :- > t inst ., by Mr . Wm , Be !! , when subscriptions will te made in aid of the fund for Ivir . Wm . Dixon .. West-IiIWxo Delegate IvJ eetiso . —This meeting will take place on Sunday ( to-morrow ) 4 in the "large room , BuUclosfc-JtmCi t ;> commence nt twelve o ' clocic .
Halifax . —A public Tea Patty wi'l be given to Mesiii . M'Grath , Doyle , and Clark , of the Chartist Executive , and directors of the Co-opei alive Chartist Land Association , in the Working Man ' s Hail , on Tuesday , the 10 th September .. - Tea on ihe table at five o ' clock . Addtcsscswi'l be delivered by the abovo gentlemen in the Odd Fellows' IIa'I ; chair , to 1 ) 8 taken at eight r . si . Dewsbchv District . —Thpinjembers of the' Land ' . ' , Society ' resident in ' tbis 0 . ist 1 p ^| 'i !! hold a . meeting " . in the Ohni-LisKroom , Dewsburvj ^ nihc lithinst ., ac . / . ' . ^ two o ' clockiii the afternoon ! ; "V '* ' " " -
Toiixionnii . v—A camp meeting w ' \ bo ., held ^ on ^ fc-. Ilcyhend-gioeu , hear "• TodiubrUen ,. ou Sunday , ; tiiev' ^ ' ; ;" 21 st inst ., at two o ' clock iu . th e afternoon , when tbe | i :-following gentlemen" wi'l address ' the niceting ' on the . '' impoi iant subject oi * the Land ' arid Hie Olnutcr , viz ., C . Doyle , T . Clarl ? , ami P ; "M'Grath . ^ A collection will l > 3 made at the close of t ' io i . neet . f . Sg'Jbrtu ' p' ^ x- ' . ecutive ;—Mr . 'M'Grath w ' . } l deliver- ; i lcc-turo ^ f % same evening , in tho Odd fellows' Ha ' , athalfjp ^ i & t six ; subject : — llavc iwe | Ji ^ w _ c ! i -roti ! i !{ cd . hsi ^ faiv man ' s social and ^ po ' itieat ' regenevation ?'' m & fl ,. Oi . ni ! am . — -On' Sunday '( to inglrow ) , '' Mr . " ? J | v A , .. Taylor will lecture in the vrajfing ; Man ' s ; 1 la ! : r lloi'seilgc-screet ; chair to bo . t ^ el at tliecvcuing . ' ' ' . ' . ' "" ' ' £ ?¦ liinNSLEYl—An adjourned meeting ' of tliffiLand . Society will be held rooriition Mdridav next . - u . ^ 'i .. nutt .- ^ g « rtui'Vwin . M Arms ( the original Angel Inn ) , S . Eastwood , onA ' ucsdny evening , , 'co' £ " iyaa « 'Uni ^ '" . ' "" " ' " " "'"'"" ' """ "' ' "
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