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TO / THE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY . " Last speech , confession , and true dying de ? claration of Thomas Bailey , late proprietor of the Nottingham Mercury , who was , found smothered in a heap of waste papers , at his orBce in the Market-place , on Thursday last , the ilth instant . —May the Lord have mercy on his soulT BasfordNottingham November 9 th , 1847 .
, , Sir , —Although I did not embrace the opportunity of meeting you on the p latform in the Exchance Hall , Nottingham , on the evening of the 27 ih ult ., yet have I not been the less desirous on that account to express to you in public the grounds on which I differ from you in respect of your nroposed scheme for ameliorating the general condition of the British labouring class , by locating them in Agricultural colonies , on the principles of your 'Land Ran . '
I propose , then , tbat we have a meeting in public for the discussion of this question , and its co-relative one , the influence of these colonies , supposing them to be extensively established , on the moral , tbe intellectual , and social condition of the industrial classes of this conntry , as well as on the wealth , the power , the prosperity , and real greatness of the -empire at large . All reference to balance sheets , or tbe detail of management of the colonies at present in existence , to be prohibited on this occasion , and the discussion ie confined exclusively to principles .
To secure order , and guard as much as possible against exhibitions of undue partiality by any portion -of the audience , 1 propose that each party shall nominate a Chairman , wbo shall , if they think proper , nominate an umpire . The audience to range on opposite sides of the ball or place of meeting . 1 engage to commence the proceedings , by stating my objections to the Land Flan , for which purpose I shall be allowed one hour and a half . Yon shall -then enter on the defence , being allowed a similar period of time , after which half an hour shall be ¦ granted me for reply .
I am fearful there is not time during your present atay in Nottingham to complete the arrangements accessary for this discussion , though I am most desirous that it should come off at as early a period as possible . "Waiting a line from yon on this subject to-morrow morning , addressed to me at the Mercury Office . ' 1 remain , sir , yours most obediently , Thos . Bailey . Teargus O'Connor , * Ssq ., M . P ., Ram Hotel , Nottingbam .
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Ram Hotel , Nottingham , Tuesday , November 9 tb , 1847 . Sat , —I accept yonr challenge—name your day , -and give me sufficient notice to enable me to travel to Nottingham . FeABQUS CCONKOR . Mr Thomas BaOej , Mercury Office , Nottingham .
Now, My Friends, I Invite You—Nay, I Im"...
Now , my friends , I invite you—nay , I im" . plore you—to read the . above letter of Mr Thomas Bailey with care and attention , and from it you will learn that the assailer of my character—the critic and denouncer of the balance sheet—the exposer of my wasteful
expenditure of yonr funds , and tne enemy of the p rinci p le involved in the Land Plan , when worsted in the conflict , abandons every objection to the balance sheet , surrenders every charge of wasteful expenditure , and gives up the denunciation of the principle , and is now satisfied to rest his opposition npon the effects thatthe Plan may have npon the moral , intellectual , and social condition of the people . - 'Let me ask you if ever a more dishonest , or more disreputable , or more disgraceful shuffle was resorted to b y the greatest juggler ? But from mv acceptance of his challenge von will
learn a valuable and a wholesome lesson—the lesson that I do not shrink from any inquiry into the subject before an audience whose fliinds would he easily biassed against me , hecause interested in my integrity , if the shadow of a shade of wrong could be proved against me . You must always bear in mind , that I am the person who , above all others , has pressed upon you the necessity of jealous , and even suspicious , watching of your funds ; and so particular am 1 upon this point—the want of particularity on which has been the rock that every movement has been shivered upon —that last ni ght , when presenting my hankers * book [ thesecretary sbook- —in which there is sot a figure of mine—and the balance sheets .
to a deputation of the several secretaries of this district , that I was the least impatient of all , and the most anxious for the most searching inquiry . I showed to that deputation every item set down from the secretary ' s book , in my answer to Bailey , of last week ; and there was not one single fraction of variance between those books , my balance sheet , and the banker ' s book . 1 even directed their attention to the items cavilled at b y Bailey and showed the entries , dates , and amounts in the banker ' s book . I did not make one figure ; the secretaries took the figures from the several bookstand , as you will find by their resolutions at foot , they were perfectl y satisfied on behalf of their constituents .
There were also present two accountantsmaster manufacturers—and to those gentlemen , and the secretaries , I exhibited the banker ' s book , making them cast the debtor and creditor side np , and showing the balance of 1 , 2001 " . due to me . Then , as my character , with regard to the " Northern Star " accounts , -had been assailed in the " Mercury , " I exhibited the books connected with that paper from the first week , and upon them I think I satisfied the deputation that there wasn ' t a figureof mine ; and upon which they expressed themselves in no very measured terms .
You will not suppose that a gentleman can be too minute in his explanation ofthe smallest item connected with the funds of the working classes , and so particular am I in carrying all forward to their creditthat they have paid , that you will find that I have debited myself with a sum of nearly 200 ? ., which , contrary to my . repeated entreaties , has been placed in the different banks in London to my credit , and which still remains there , although I have g iven you credit for the whole amount in the balance sheet .
The wide range of accusation now adopted by our ^ opponents is , that , being unable to keep my own accounts , I am not competent to keep yours : my answer is , that your accounts are not kept by me ; that they are kept , firstly , b y the Directors ; secondly , by my London agent ; thirdly , by my . banker and broker ; and , fourthly , by the overseer and bailiff . Hence , I have four checks upon those accounts , snd my duty is the mere administration of those fauds , jtaking care that I receive value for all expended . And I now pray your attention to the following curious and startling fact . I have erected about 150 houses . They will
not average 1001 . a house , with out-buildings . Hy friend , Mr Allsop , has contracted for building a number of houses near Lincoln , mpon the very same scale—and beautiful houses they are too—and for these houses the cost for overseer , architect , and builder , is about 1552 . so that if you take a hundred houses , built under my supervision , and a hundred houses , ; built on account of a gentleman , whose time is too precious to * admit of
personal supervision , you have the astounding fact , that ray management , in the erection of these hundred houses alone , saves you fifty-five pounds a house , or five thousand five hundred pounds ; ard when I shall have built a hundred thousand houses , which , with God ' s blessing , I will , I shall have saved tbe Company the small item of five millions five hundred thousand pounds . Now what think you of that ? But that's not all . I save you an equal amount by performing every operation myself , from the purchase of the Land to the location of the
occupant . Here , then , is the distinctive character of this undertaking . In every other instance the money of a Company is considered public property , a proper ty from which every one connected with the Company has a kind of prescriptive ri ght to help himself , and all get afraid of each other ; whereas , I am afraid of no man , and the crime with which I am chargeable is , that I have been more jealous and particular about this Company ' s money thaa I have beeu about my own .
Now, My Friends, I Invite You—Nay, I Im"...
The one view that I wuhyou to take of me , my life , and the Company , islftis : — Firstly . —That I could not spend money luxuriously if I had it . ] Secondly . —That through the whole of life I have only valued money in proportion to the good I could do to the poor ; and Thirdly . —That if my object was to . Bake property for myself , I date say t could rake and scrape some £ 20 , 000 . or £ 25 , 000 . of my own together ; and from that sum I weuld undertake , in ten years , to make myself the richest man in Europe , by purchasing land in the wholesale market , and selling it in the retail market , and discharged of the necessity of submitting my management , or my balance sheet , to the criticism of Bailey , Hobson , the 'Whistler , ' and Co .
It is a very extraordinary fact connected with this our most holy of all undertakings , that the poorman-protecting press never assailed it until it took such a firm hold of the minds ofthe working classes as to make it a terror to monopoly , and surely , from the outset , the principle was precisely the same as it is now . As long as we were mere talking Chartists a bench of master magistrates could send us before a jury of master manufacturers , for riots , routs , sedition , conspiracy and tumult ; they could send me to jail for publishing other men ' s speeches , but they canntt send me to jail for publishing the receipts of other men ' s money . In fact , and I defy mortal man to deny it , I , of my single self , certainly aided by the good and trusty men with whom , thank God , I have teen associated , have created a greater mental and moral revolution within the last ten years—for this
is THE BIRTH DAY of the Northern Star—this day it has completed its tenth anniversary—and , however those who have lived luxuriously , and amassed money by it , may now undertake to show and prove the difficulties , tho hazards , ' and hair breadth ' scapes ' through which that popular life-boat has passed ; yet , however searching , diving , critical , or minute , their recitations and narratives may be ; yet will all fall far , very far , short of the reality . The poor
devils who undertake to pourtray tbe vicissitudes through which the Northern Star has passed , and the calamities it has survived , will find that when the vial of their wrath is expended , they have not named half , nor yet a twentieth part , while in tbe narrowness of their limited memories—only remarkable for fabrication—they appear to forget that no man has been so anxious , so ready , and so willing , at all times , to submit those difficulties to the world , and to develope my own pecuniary condition .
You will say that I have not performed an easy week ' s work , when I tell you that it is now nearly twelve o clock on Thursday , and that from Monday night to this hour I have not been outside of this room , except to my bedroom , and that I have only eaten three meals ; and that , from nine o ' clock in the morning till twelve at night , I have been engaged in receiving deputations . No * is ' nt that time worth something to the poor ? I have stolen tbe time from my rest , for all this , to write several letters , to read the daily papers ; and last , not least , to peruse Josh . Hobson ' s immense " long yarn" of fire columns and a half ! and if Mr . Roberts gave him a pill on Monday night , I'll give him a bolus on Saturday next that he is little prepared for and , then I ' ll leave him to wallow in his own mire , to be dealt with in future by those who know bis character even better than I do .
I cannot however conclude this letter , without informing Mr Bailey that I will give him the aid of Hobson and the 'Whistler , ' on Monday evening , the 22 nd inst ., for that ' s the night of the discussion ; and that while I undertake to confine myself strictly to the conditions laid down in Mr Bailey ' s letter , £ will allow them to fire away at my character , both public and private , through the whole of life . And here allow me to make a distinction between Mr Bailey and the other two ; as regards Mr Bailey , I have only to declare , that if one single insult is offered to him during his address or reply , or if a single nnseemiug exhibition of feeling is manifested , I will instantly leave the hall ; and as I have ever sought for a full and fair discussion aad investigation of every principle I have propounded * I will confine myself strictly to the points proposed to be
discussed in Mr Bailey ' s letter—namely , 'The effects ofthe Land Flan upon the moral , intellectual and social condition of the working classes . ' I am only too happy to meet a controversionalist , upon any subject connected with the Land Plan , and if Mr Bailey had informed me of what his Editor , Mr Walter Ellis , communicated before several gentlemen yesterday—namely , that his information was derived from letters written by other parties—I would have treated Mr Bailey in a very different manner . And here I now beg to tell that gentleman , tbat , having had the courage and manliness to meet me , 1 bury all the past in oblivion . I shall meet him like a gentleman , and treat him like a gentleman , and if he can suggest any possible improvement in the Land Plan , I will receive it with gratitude , and henceforth hail him as one who CAN make it more perfect .
I have a moment just to repeat here a sentence from one ofthe two splendid speeches made by Mr Roberts on Monday night last . His last speech was an hour and a quarter ' s length , and never flagged for a moment on bis audience * , but , on the contrary , when about to close , he was requested to proceed He said , and mark it : — " Now , my friendsi what is their disappointment , their antipathy , and their hatred to the Land Flan based npon , why , upon this one fact , that they see that the people are determined not to be bamboozled , and that all that is necessary to carry it out is confidence in one man , and that man is ¥ eargus O'Connor ; and it would be
harmless if they confined their speculative opposition to newspaper squibs and conundrums , but when such men as Mr Joshua Hobson undertake to expound the law , then I feel a little indignity offered to my own trade , for I don ' t want you all to be lawyers . However , this gentleman has ventured a legal guess in reply to Mr O ' Connor ' s assertion , that prior to commencing proceedings for the recovery of penalties , the Attorney-General ' s consent shall be obtained . Now , Mr Hobson has declared , that , throughout the whole act there is no such provision- —in fact ,
repudiates the assertion wholesale / Well , I began to think , that surely no man would make so broad an assertion without some grounds , and I jogged my memory aud said ,. ' Surely , William Prowting Roberts , in July , 1847 , you considered , the Joint Stock Companies' Act an important matter for consideration , and is it possible that you are the kaobstick , and lawyer Hobson is the authority . " So I turned to the 77 th clause of this ! same Act , printed in the People ' s Legal Adviser , for July , 1847 , and what did I find there ? why , just this , and I'll read it for you : —
LXXVII . And be it enacted , That it shall not he law ful for any Person to commence or prosecute any Action , BiM , Plaint , Information , or Froieenrien in any ot Her Majesty ' s Superior Courts , for the Recovery of any Penalty or Forfeiture incurred by raason of any Offence committed against this Act , unless the same be commenced or prasecnted in tbe Same and with tbe Content of Her Majesty ' s Attorney General ; and that if any Action , Bill , Plaint , Information , or Prosecution , or aa ; Proceeding before an ; Justices as aforesaid , shall be commenced or Prosecuted in tbe Kama of an ; other PtJion than in that Behalf beiore mentioned , the vame shall be and are hereby declared to be- noil and soio " .
( Loud and continued cheering , followed the reading of the above clause . ) " Now , " continued Mr Roberts , a law ; er Hobson appears to have a go at this Land Plan , and I tell him from this spot , and before my clients , that the Miner ' s Attorney-General is ready for him , and all other spies and informers , whenever they feel disposed for a tilt , as I am determined that nothing shall be left undone on my part , to uphold , defend , and assist this , the most holy , the most glorious , the roost heavenly cause that ever the people of any country were engaged in . " ( Renewed , and rapturous applause . )
Now , my friends , what say you to that ? That comes from a man of the clearest legal perception in this country—I'll not except one of any branch of the profession . It is the opinion of the man , who , in opposition to six barristers of high standing , contended , and successfully , against the informalities in the monster indictment ; the man who is received as an authority by the judges ; the man whom tbe coal kings dread as the general jail deliverer ; and with this observation 1 conclude . Ever your fond and affectionate friend , Feargus O'Connor . Nottingham , Thursday .
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At a meeting of the undersigned members of the National Land Company , appointed to examine the accounts of Feargus O'Connor , Esq . M . P ., the treasurer ofthe above Company , we have the ercalest satisfaction in declaring to our brother shareholders throughout the country , that after carefully going through such , accounts , we declare them to be correct . We are , therefore , of opinion that the attacks made by the' Whistler * in the Manchester Examiner , JIxThoraaa Bailey iutlie Mtiryhw . Jftrcury , ajgg
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thewriter « inthei > w ! pafcA , i % d « papeF , the Globe , and other newspapers , so far from preventing our onward progress , will only stir up to greater exertions , in order to emancipate ourselves from the thraldom under which we at ppesent labour ; We cannot conclude without tenderiag to our highly respected treasurer our grateful thanks , and we assure him , that come weal , or come woe , we are determined to hold his and our enemies responsible for their acts , and if they dare to use any unjustifiable means in order to injure us through him , we will by
every means in our power repel such attacks regardless of consequences . We havo examined the Bank books , the secretary's book and the balancesheet , and find all to correspond , to the fraction , with the accounts and statements furnished by Mr O'Connor . J ambsSwket , Nottingham Branch . Joan Wau , , ditto , . ditto , John Lrt . Carrington ditto , Robert Moorb , Old Basford do , John Aixrotd , ditto , - ditto , James Saunders , New Radiord ditto .
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: THE LAW AND THE LAND . ( From the' Labourer' Magazine , for Nov . ) [ We commend this to the perusal of lawyers Hobson and 'Whistler / as an answer to their knobstick law . ] The assailants of the National Land Company have , among other numerous assertions , declared that it , or its promoters , have violated the statute relating to joint-stock companies . We have thought
that a few pages devoted to this subject may not he unacceptable to our readers . To begin at the beginning , it is necessary to state that , previously to 1844 , joint-stock companies or associations were formed under various instruments , viz .: —1 . By act of Parliament . 2 . By royal charter . 3 . By Iet r ters patent . 4 . By deeds of settlement . 5 . By articles of provisional agreement . And even now companies may be established by any of tbe . first three instruments above mentioned , as the act passed in 1844 does not apply to such cases . ¦ ¦ ;
In that year a statute was passed ( 7 and 8 Vie . c . 110 ) , for * the registration ,- incorporation , and regulation of joint-stock compinies . ' ' The object of this statute , amongst ; others , was to , prevent the formation of fraudulent companies , and to obtain a registry or account of ail companies . It expressly excepts from its operation 'friendly' of' benefit * societies . The requirements of this act may briefly be stated to be , that companies coming within it should be formed by deed , should be first provisionally registered , and then completely registered . There is no time fixed for . complete registration to take place , but if certain acts are done before such registration , penalties will be incurred by the promoters of the company .
The legal charge against the Land Company is thus stated by 'One who has whistled at the plough ; ' and it is a great pity he ever was taken from it . He must have been the plough-boy' who whistled as he went / or ttant of thought . ' He certainly was not cut out for a lawyer . We give his own words : — < ' ' The Society , ' he says , ' is not yet registered ... .... It never will be registered . It cannot now be done .. S . 23 of the Joint-Stock Company ' s Act , enacted for the protection of the public
from fraudulent schemes , provides that it shall . not be lawful for a company , until completely registered , ' to make calls , nor to purchase , contract for , or hold lands , ' & c . It provides penalties for the infringement of its clauses , the penalties varying from £ 5 . to £ 25 . each ; every one of which clauses the Chartist Land Company has already violated ; to every one of which penalties they are already liable , amounting in the aggregate to several thousand pounds . - The penalties may be recovered as soon as they are registered , but not sooner , as it is not until then a company . '
Now , in the above extract there are as many blunders as can possibly be . stuffed into an equal number of words . The statements made are not only erroneous in law , but also in fact . First—The society is registered . Not completely , but provisionally registered ; which the 'Whistler ' seems to think is no registration whatever , as he says , 'itis not registered ; ' and again , ' until registered itis not a company . ' . In this also he is wrong , if he means it is , not a company until completely registered , for it became one on
provisional registration . To show this it is only necessary to refer to their powers at such a stage , and to the 23 rd section of 7 th and 8 th Vic . c . 110 , whereby it is enacted , that ' on the provisional registrationot any company being certified , it shall be lawful for the promoters of any company so registered to act provisionally , ' while , by section . 25 , on complete registration , the company becomes incorporated . Probably tbe writer was not aware of the difference which prevails between a company and a corporation , and thus was led to mistake one for the other .
Secondly—He says that the society cannot now be registered . As we have said , it is registered provisionally . And we repeat , that a company may be completely registered at any time ; there is no limitation as to period whatever . We should like to see the reference to the act , and the section of it , tbat prevents a company from being completely registered at any time Thirdly—Ia this lawyer ' s opinion innumerable penalties have been incurred by the company , or ifs promoters , b y their having purchased land before they were completely registered . In the very same article from which we have made an extract , he attacks Mr O'Connor because he has purchased
the land in his own name , and as if it were for himself . There is , therefore , a gross inconsistency on the face ofthe statement ; first , the company s liable to penalties for having purchased the land ; but presently it appears , on his own , showing , that not the company , but Mr O'Connor has purchased it . How is this to be reconciled ? We know not , but this we know ; that with a due regard to the state ofthe law , and the difficulties that occurred to the company , the land has been bought in Mr O'Connor s name , conveyed to him , and allotted by him . It is not held by the company , but by him or the allottees in their individual character . The fabric
raised by this imaginative writer , therefore , falls to the ground . Ho penalties whatever have been in . curred , nor can any , therefore , be recovered . On complete registration the land may be conveyed to the company . We are not aware of any law prohibiting the purchase of land by an individual , as such , at any period , or under any circumstances , or the allotment of land by him to any number of persons that he may think proper . If it were otherwise all landowners who have bought their estates , or who have let them out to tenants , or allotted them in small or large parcels , would have violated the law . The joint-stock company ' s act was never intended to Bpply , nor dees it apply , to such
cases . We would refer this writer , for his information in other cases , to a late statute , which appears to have escaped his notice , the 10 th and IM Vic , c . 78 , which repeals many of the penalties which are imposed by the statute , 7 th and 8 th Vic , c 110 , in those cases where companies , as companies , have infringed its enactments . in the same article from which we have quoted , it is suggested that Mr O'Connor might devise the land to the company if it were completely registered ; but if he did not devise it , the land would goto his next of kin , or if he devised it to the company not completely registered , he must
devise it separately , perhaps , to about 50 , 000 shareholders . Now the first part of this suggestion admits that he may convey or devise the land to the company when completely registered , which is something for an opponent to admit , though presently , we shall see he states that the original owners . of the property , from whom it was purchased , may resume it , and all contracts now made relating to it will be void , even if the company be completely registered . In the latter branches of the above proposition this writer has conveniently overlooked very important facts . First , that the land purchased is
conveyed to the allottees , as so many individuals , as soon as possible after it has been purchased , and , therefore , that Mr O'Connor is then divested of all property and title in it . Secondly , that it may be devised to one trustee for numerous parties . And thirdly , tbat in any event equity would enforce the trust reposed in Mr O'Connor , and see that the patties beneficially entitled to the land became pos « sessed of it . If I am employed as . a land agent by five hundred persons , or any number , and am entrusted with their funds to purchase land for them , and do so purchase it , in equity it is their and not my prapercv .
It was next alleged by this writer , that on complete registration of the company ' all contracts become illegal and lapse . ( What is the meaning of a contract lapsing ?) The original owners of the estates may resume ownership , as if they had not been sold , and penalties to the amount of nearly 4000 / . may be enforced . ' ' The contracts will become illegal '—by doing whit ? fiy pursuing the act oC natUwaenv and , com ,
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pletely reg istering the company 1 If they are legal now , it seems strange that illegality should be imparted to them by doing what the act requires . This is new law . It will also be observed , that throug hout this passage the wrjter assumes that the company , as such , have purchased the land , althoug h he had before asserted that Mr O'Connor alone had done so . We have already said that the company do not purchase the land ; but , even if it were otherwise , the above conclusion by no means follows . Supposing , for the argument , that the promoters had infringed the statute ; the enly result would be that they might be liable for penalties , but their contracts would not be void . The original owners could not recover the property . It is well established in law that , even under an illegal contract , where money has been paid or land conveyed , it cannot be recovered again .
The law will not assist parties to an illegal contract , either to enforce or rescind it . Although , if an action be brought to carry into effect an unexecuted contract , the illegality thereof is s defence ; yet , after it is otice executed , a party to the contract , and the illegality of it , cannot on that ground render it null . No party would be allowed to avoid his own deed by stating that he had been a party to the violation of a statute , that he had received the purchase money for so doing , but that now he would like to have the land also , as a reward for his own wrong .
What is to be said of one who sets up for a public writer and teacher , and thus blunders in every assertion which he makes ? Who can depend either upon the facts or the law ( heaven save the mark !) which he publishes for the mystification of his unhappy readers ? However , we have done with him for the present , and his effusions . W ' e will now proceed to lay before our readers a statement relating to the Land Company , regarded in its legal aspect . When the Land Plan was first projected / its proi meters were anxious to avoid every unnecessary expense , and to render it as simple and as economical as was consistent with a due resard to the
protection of the interests of the subscribers . For this purpose they submitted the rules to counsel , . who were not in any way connected with the project : The rules were settled by these counsel , who advised that the company should be enrolled as a friendly or benefit socisty . Mr Tidd Pratt , who is the gentleman officially appointed for the purpose of enrolling such societies , decided that this association— so novel in its principle , and so iextehsive in its contemplative operations—did not come . within the intention , or provisions , of the statutes relating lo friendly societies . His own individual ' Opinion was in favour of its enrolment ; but he stated that a learned judge had recently held , that a more
limited construction was to be put upon these statutes than he himself had thought requisite , and , of course , he was bound by the judicial holding . The rules were again laid , before . counsel for reyi . sion and alteration , so that they might be rendered conformable to the statutes , provided that could be done without sacrificing the essential principle of the association . They were remodelled , and again laid before Mr Tidd Pratt , who still , however , refused to enrol them , much as he regretted what he considered his . duty , on account of the judgment above mentioned * Consultations were held with him , but all to no purpose . What , then , was to . be
done ? A hill was actually prepared , and was brought into parliament by Mr Buncombe , to amend the Friendly Societies' Acts , so as to include the Land Company within them . This , of itself , shows how strenuous were the efforts made to . give the members of the company the benefits , privileges , and protection of a friendly society . The bill passed , but so altered and limited in its provisions , by amendments proposed by Sir James Graham , and adopted by the House—with a view , it is believed , to exclude the Land Company—that still it was not supposed to come under the denomination of a friendly society .
Counsel were again consulted , and then it was resolved , as the most proper step to be taken , to make the association a joint-stock company , and to bring it within the provisions of the Act 7 and 8 Vic . c . no . The deed was prepared as soon as possible ; the company were provisionally registered ; Mr Duncombe was registered as the trustee ; and , in the meantime , purchases were made under legal advice , in the name of one individual . Thus , the only law in existence of which the company were permitted to avail itself , was brought to bear upon it ; but , for want of proper machinery , under the statute " , to conduct so huge an affair as the Land Company—from the magnitude of its constitution and operations—from the vast number of members , and the distances at which they reside
from each , other—delay and difficulty in the complete registration of the company , have unavoidably occurred . As one instance , among many , it may be sufficient to state , that the deed must be signed by at least one-fourth of the subscribers , before a certificate of complete registration can be obtained —that the first deed required the signatures of between 8 , 000 and 9 , 000 persons , scattered throughout the country ! Notwithstanding , however , all these obstacles , the deed has [ now received almost every signature that is required ; and , in a few weeks , the company will be completely registered , and an application be made to the Board of Trade , under the statute , to enable the company to hold lands in tbe names of their trustees . Such is our fe ^ aZ statements of the matter , so far aa it comes within the scope of the present article .
In concluding these remarks we would observe , that , for tho purpose of preventing fraudulent schemes and bubble speculations , as far as they can be prevented by Acts of Parliament , it is a great mistake to suppose that complete registration is the material point . Provisional registration of companies is the roost important part . It wasso intended to be by the statute ( 7 and 8 Vic , o . 110 ) , and it is well known that railway companies seldom , it ever , register , except provisionally . It is the provisional registration that gives the public information as to
the nature and purpose of the company—as to the names of the promoters and committee—their occupation , and places of residence—their agreement to tales shares in the undertaking—the names and residences of the officers , and the like . All this is required on provisional registration , by section 5 of the Joint Stock Companies' Act . It was to give this publicity , and to impose the consequent responsibility , that the act was chiefly passed . This purpose is answered by provisional registration alone . Whoever will turn to the act ot parliament may satisfy himself oa these points .
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Devonshire—The delegates of the several localities in this county , assembled on Sunday week , at Havill ' s Temperance Hotel , Exeter . Mr Thomas Flood , o Barnstaple ; Mr James Edwards , Teignraoath ; Mr W , M , Tanner , Totness ; Mr John Cooke , Newton Abbot ; Messrs Thomas Pearson , and S . B . WoodJey , Torquay ; Messrs Wilkinson and O'Brien , Exeter ; Mr O'Brien represented the Chartists of Plymouth . The following resolutions were carried : — Proposed by Mr O'Brien , and seconded by Mr Tanner : — That Wi J , P . Wilkinson , Esq ., take the chair . Proposed by Mr Tanner , and seconded b y Mr Cook :-ThatMr O'Brien b a the secretary of the meeting .
Proposed by Mr Flood , and seconded- by Mr Cook : — That we form a County Association in connexion with the National Charter Association . That officers be elected , consisting of president , treasurer , and secretary , and tbat tha city of Exeter be the central part of said county association . At this period of the proceedings , a delegate arrived from Tiveiton , who handed in his credentials and took his scat . . Proposed by Mr Cook , and seconded by Mr Edwards : — That W . J . P . Wilkinson , Ejq , be president . Proposed by Mr Flood , and seconded by Mr Woodley i ¦ Tbat Mr James Edwards he treasurer . Proposed by Mr Flood , and seconded by Mr Cook : —
That Mr P . J . O'Brien be the secretory . Proposed b y Mr Tanner , and seconded by Mr Edwards : — That a correspondence be opened with the general secretary , and that each town in the country through its proper officer , send for the number of cards , & c ., required to the county secretary . Proposed by Mr Flood , and seconded b y M * Woodley : — That psyments he made in accordance with the rules pf the National Charter Association , and that one-fourth . of the . amount contributed be sent quarterl y , ( commenoing next Christmas , ) to the central ofljoers , for the purpose of providing lecturers' tracts , < 5 io ., to further the cause of Chartism .
That tho delegates now assembled do earnestly recommend to eachloc & lily , the immediate adoption cf such means as shall tend to carry out the foregoing resohi . UOttF . . Proposed by Mr O'Brien , and seconded by Mr Tanner : — . . . ¦ ^ That we most heartily rejoice at the great progress the National Land Company is making , ' as we hoUeVe it to be a powerful means towards obtaining a groan end ; that
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end Mng the social add political emancipation of the "" proposed by Mr Flood , and seconded by Mr Pear-That we cannot " separate without recording our unboun ded confidence in Peargus O'Connor , Esq .. » . t \ , and declaring our sympathy for him , under tho vile aspersons of a corrupt press . That the sincere thanks of this meeting arodoe , and riven , toMr Wilkinson , for Mi able conduct in tbe chair this day , as well as for his exertions on all occasions in the cause of human freedom . That we earnestly istreat ofthe several localities In
this coant ,, to arouse themselves , where Chartist socle ; ties are in existence , 88 well as where ftey are not . Now ia tbe time , the favoured child of Caartism , ( the Na > tlonal Land Company , ) i « proudly rearing Its hend ; will we let its fond parent droop ! No I forbid it ! ¦ Rally around your county association ; hear in mind , that 'Union is Strength , ' that by co-operation the greatest difficulties can be surmounted , aid in tbe agitation of the county , and success mustfsMiw . Truth must pre . vail our principles need only tor be known to
beadmired . In the c au'e of troth , faithfully jonri . W . J . P . WiiKiKsoH , President , James Edwabds , Treasurer . Patbick Joseph O'Briek , Secretary . Hi / kt ' s Bibtmuy . at Ashion . —A number ofthe disciples of the immortal Hunt met at the house of Mr Walker , Charlwtown , on Saturday evening , Nov . 85 h , to celebrate the birth of that great patriot . The room was decorated with all the portraits of characters of the day , at the head of which was a large painting of Peterloo , and at the other end a large painting ofthe immortal llunt . That veteran , Mr James Iligson , was called on to preside , who
opened the business of the meeting in a very neat speech , which was highly complimented by the assembly . He concluded by giving the first toast : — 'The People , may their sovereignty he speedily established and universally ; recognised as the legitimate basis of equitable government . ' Responded to by Mr Jamea Dewsnay , in his usual masterly style . Song : — * Ye wealth producers , ' by J . Bardsley . The second toast was : — ' The immortal memory Of Henry Hunt the man who never deceived the people . 'Drank up-standing snd uncovered . This toast was responded to by Mr William Attken , schoolmaster . His speech elicited mnch applause . Song by James Ashworth : — ' In Wiltshire fair a child was born . ' Third toast : — ' The People ' s Charter , and may an enlightened community appreciate the wisdom and valuo
of it , devote entirely their energies to its support , until it is numbered with the statutes of this great realm . ' Responded to by Mr Samuel Hadfield . Song : — Rights and Liberty , ' by Edward Ilulme . The fourth toast was : —' The land we live in , and may Feargus O'Connor Esq ,, make it a happy home for the people . ' Responded to by Mr Jamea Higson . Song : — ' The Parson and Pigs , ' by Mr William Burgess . Toast fifth : —• ' The non-electors and non-elected , may the one soon have power , the other privileges . ' Responded , to by Mr John Smith . Toast sixth : — ' The democratic gentlemen who have been returned to Parliament , may their success accelerate the triumph , of liberty . ' Responded to by
Mr James Hadfield . Song : — 'My Emmett ' s no more . ' by Samuel Walker . Seventh toast : — ' The NoacHBRN Stab , the . only luminary that enlightens the people , of England . ' Responded to by Aaron Walker , Eighth toast : — ' The memories of Simon Bolivar and George Washington , and the independence of America , including all the illustrious dead of every country , who , by their acts or deeds , have contributed to the cause of freedom . ' This toast was responded to by a young gentleman , who recited Emmeet ' s speech before Lord Norbury . Song : ' Exile of Erin . ' Ninth toast , ' The men / women , and children of Manchester , and surrounding neighbourhood , who assembled in St Peter ' a Plain , August \ 6 th ,
1819 , peaceably to petition the British legislation for reform , who stood exposed to the wanton and brutal attacks ofthe Manchester and Cheshire yeomanry cavalry , aided by the I 5 th Hussars , and part ofthe 81 st Regiment of Foot , with two piecesof flying artillery ; and may the perpetrators of these foul deeds be speedily brought to justice , and the people of England be the jury ? Responded . to by Mr James Hadfield . Song;— ' Peterloo , ' by John Stafford . Other songs and recitations enlivened the evening until a late hour ,, when the company departed highly delighted . The meeting to celebrate the birthday of Thomas Paine , will take place at the house of Mr James Higson . Cottonstreet , Ashton-under-Lyae , January 29 th , 1848 .
Thk Lath Chabtisi Viciobt At SnamsM On Monday the 1 st inst , the day of the struggle for municipal power , the Chartists turned out in gallant style , with two . full bands of music , and paraded the streets with flags , banners . & o . The working men ' s committees worked from the opening ' of tbe poll until the close , with untiring energy , when the result proved that they had returned eight out of the twelve candidates started , being a majority of two over the Whigs and Tories united . When this announcement was made , the thousands assembled to ascertain the result , gave a cheer which made the ' welkin ring . ' The vast assemblage then formed in precession and moved down Queen-street to the house ef
the indefatigable Cavell , where nine cheers were given for the Central Committee . Mr Whilley then briefly addressed the assemblage , after which the people departed to their homes , highly delighted at the victory they had achieved . A splendid meeting took place on Tuesday evening in the Circus , to hear a lecture from Mr Clark , the late candidate for this borough , and notwithstanding the charge at the door was Id ., 2 d ., 4 d ., and 6 J ., the vast place was filled to suffocation . It was a pleasing sight to see the newly-eleoted councillors supported by their working friends present on the plattorm . At a little before eight o ' clock Mr Clark entered , accompanied by a gentleman from Manchester , and his reception was truly grand and
gratifying , one loud peal of cheers succeeded another for several minutes . Mr Clark acknowledged the compliment in a most gentlemanly manner . When the cheering had subsided , Mr Ottley was palled to the chair , and introduced Mr Clark , who addressed the meeting for upwards of an hour in a continued strain of graceful and manly eloquence , which repeatedly drew down thunders of applause . Mr Dixon followed Mr C . for a short time , after which the thanks ofthe meeting were given to the S 26 independent voters who recorded their votes for Mr Clark at the late election ; likewise to the directors of the Land Company , the conductors of the North kbit Star , and the chairman . The meeting separated at About eleven o ' clock .
Norwich . —At a public meeting of the Chartists , & o „ the following resolution was carried with enthusiasm : —That the thanks of this meeting be given to Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., for his spirited and truthful reply to the notorious and infamous Dispatch , with all the other papers , that in spite of all that has been stated , we still place implicit confidence in F . O'Connor ' s honesty and integrity , and that we intend to enter into a subscription to indemnify him for any cost ho may be at for defending himself against their calumny and slander . Central Registration and Eluotion Commutes . Receipts from October 29 th , to November 5 th : — Winlaton , per Edward Summendinei 8 s . 2 d : James Gbassbt , Secretary .
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FORTHCOMING MEETINGS . JfSlT ^» E * u-mm Mbbkko will be held at Butterworth . buildinge , Bradford , on Sundav November 21 st , at half-past twelve at noon when Huddersfield , De * sbury , Elland , HolmfirtuS ley , Littleton , Queeasbead , Hebden-bridgY Sowerfelfam"Wr * nt ^ ' ° rbyletter *&***> Big ? Cleckheaton- nefl 1 ' Lwds , West Bury . —The members ofthe Chartist Association KSrtV x u * - *»»* «* fS $ E 2 ^&^* the 8 *" ~> * **» \ JZT T'T ^! « J ° J » Stoney of Manchester , will lecture in tho Hall ofthe Lyceum , Wcllington-street , on punday next , at six o ' clock . A members meeting of the Chartists' Association , will be held on Monday , the 15 th , at the Hall ofthe Lyceum , at seven o clock in the evening .
MaimnR . TvDvii ,. —Mr Matthew John will deliver a lecture at the Chandlers' Arms , near Nantygwenith Gate , George Town , on Monday evening next . Lower Wariey . —Messrs Webber and Wilson , will address the Chartists of this place , on Sunday Nov . Uth , at six o ' clock in the evening . ' Midolbv . —MrClisset will lecture at this place on Sunday , Nov . 14 th , at six o ' clock in tbe evening . Elund . —Mr Shaokleton will lecture at this olaco on Sunday , Nov . Uth , at six o ' clock in the eve » in <» Assembly Rows , 83 , Dean-street Snhr . m « PhiripM'GrathwmWeraTS and . injustice of death punishments , on Sunday evening next , November Hth , at half-past seven VZAaVV ^ ^ *«« Mc
seven"ffl *^ . ^ . toli *» " m raecfc ^ sffitSoftiT r Vea ) u ? A as » 'so the W « stminster branch of . the Land Company . M * T Pickersgill will aiSo attend , aa agent for the « Na-« Co . opera , tive Benefit Society ' thilrS-ft eVeni ? - Mr K < meally * *« dicato federates aBient ' preSence of *• Irish 0 on " and rP T ^ i ' S , T nin the National Registration Swl Electl 0 n Committee will meet for dispatcn , ot business . ,- > £ « l ? Jation ? 1 ! elim Committee will meet at the s < irae time and place , Mr Edmuwd Stauwood will lecture at tho Globe andlriends , Morgan-street , Commercial-road , on Monday evening imt , November Uth . Subject :-ine Charter and the Land . ' To commence at half-past seven nreoiselv .
IIuli .. —The members of the Chartist Assooiation will meet ou Sunday evening next , at six , o ' clock , at the Ship Inn , Church-lane ,
LiMsnousB . —On Monday evening ,, at efoht * oisely , Mr E , Stallwood will deliver a poblio ad * " at the Brunswick Hall , Ropemaker ' s-waik T ? jeofc . — Progression . ' To commenceateight o ' eWT precisely . I 0 C « Tohquat . —The members of the National Chart Association in this town ,, meet every Tuesday ing , at eight o ' clock , at the house of Mr Jos p [ 5 * 14 , George-street . There is a library in connectln with this branch of tho association , consistin ? of goodly number of political and other works . a BuRT . —This branch will meet at the Session Room , behind the Albion Hotel , near the New Ma » ket , ontheHthinst . * ar IIuix- —The members of the Land Company njo-t every Monday and Wednesday evenings , at half . ! : seven o ' clock , at the Ship Inn , Church-Lane . % l
memoersot tne auxiliary ie tne iiana and Labour Bank , are requested to attend on Monday evening next to appoint trustees and other officers . s NoKTHBMBBBLiHn asd DunHiM .--A district dele , gate meeting of members of the National Land Com . pany in the Counties of Northumberland and £ S { . * ham . will bo held in the house of Mr Thomas Wat ! kin , Mill Fit , Shiney Row , Durham , on Sunday November 14 th , at eleven in the forenoon . A d «& gate meeting of members of the National Charts ; Association in the counties of Northumberland and Durham , will be held in the house of M . Jude , Cock Inn , Head-of-the-Side , Newcastle , on Sunday , ft 1 st , at two o ' clock in the afternoon .
Salfobo— On Sunday next a lecture will be delivered in the Chartist room , Bank-sfreet , Great George-street ., Mr Sullwood will lecture at the Gloho and Friends , Morgan-street , Commercial-road , on Sun . day evening , November 14 th . Mr J . Jones will lectnre at the same place on Tuesday evening . Nor 16 th . Subject , ' The Charter and tha Land . ' Chair to bo taken each evening at half-past seven o ' clock . „^^^^ . ^ sj'S- ^ s- + s + ~* s \\^^ m *** s + f + " * *******
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Babhslky — Mr Clark , one of our directors , and Mr John Ed wards , attended at Barnsley with the monster deed . The appearance o f the deed in the town created tho greatest excitement , and our meeting houses were crammed in every part : harmony prevailed during the whole of the evening . Hobson ' s propositions were warmly discussed , and a vote of'rascality' passed upon him . The list of ths shareholders who had paid up their shares was read to the meeting , the number was eighty-one . The money that has been paid by the-poor working men ef this district in two years and a quarter , amounts to something above £ 500 ., tbe largest portion of which lias been saved from the gin palaces .
Crrr , oy Lokdos an » Finsbuby . —At a meeting of the members ofthe above branch on Sunday . Oct . 24 th , a member said it had been reported that Mr C . Doyle had gone to the ballot before the whole of his subscription had been paid up , when too dele , gates were appointed to inspect the books , which they did , ' and found that the report was totally un . founded , the money having been paid in July previous to the ballot taking place in August . The following resolution was unanimously passed :-. * Thatthe members of this society having heard tbe report of the delegates appointed to ' inspect the books ofthe National Land Company , to see if Mr
C . Doyle had paid up previous t « being placed in the ballot , hereby declare , that the report which baa been circulated through tho country ia unfounded , and that Mr Doyle had paid up previous to the ballot . ' At a meeting of the members on the 31 st , the following motion was carried ; moved by Elijah Nobbs , and seconded by Mr Wright : — 'That we approve ofthe manly manner in which Mr O'Connor has met the infamous aspersions of the press-gang , be having to contend against such fearful odds , viz , six to one - , and that the members of this branch have the greatest confidence in Mr O'Connor ' s pro . ceedings . ' This branch meet at the Good Intent Coffee-house , every Sunday evening .
Horkcastle . —At a meeting of this branch resolutions of confidence in Mr O'Connor were unanimously adopted , with the expressed determination to support that gentleman against the assaults of his enemies . Galashiels . —The first quarterly meeting cf this branch was held on Friday last , when the following officers were elected , viz . —Alexander Johnston , pre . sideni ; Thomas Dickson , treasurer ; George Johnston , secretary ; Robert Dalgliesh and William
Trater , auditors . A vote of confidence in F . O'Connor , Esq . M . P ., was unanimously adopted . Dowiais Iron Works . —A set of Whigs having lately concerted a false and unfounded charge against our worthy secretary , with a view of destroying hia character and popularity , those persons were invited to prove their charges . A ni ght was appointed , when a few of them came forward , and the case was carefully examined , when a vote of confidence in the secretary was unanimously carried , . and a vote of
censure on his false accusers . Mebihtb Ttdvil . —A branch of tho National Land Corqpany has been commenced at H . Evans ' s house , and the followinz officers have been appointed ;—Thomas Price Powell , secretary ; H . Evans , scroti . neer ; S . G . Thomas and Samuel Harris , auditors ; Rees Davis and Thomas Evans , treasurers . A lecture will be delivered on the Land and Charter , on the sth instant . According to announcement Mr Evan Lewis delivered an interesting lecture at the weekly meeting of the second branch , held at the Chandlers' Arms , Nantey Gwenith Gate . He spoke for an hour and a quarter , and gave great satisfaction . Next Monday evening Mr William Gould will deliver a lecture .
Easisqion Lanb . —Saturday , November 6 th , this branch held its quarterly meeting , Dr M'Caleinthe . chair . The secretary laid tbe receipts and disbursements upon the table , which wereaudited and found correct . Proposed and seconded : — That the secretary ' s salary of 5 s . for tho ensuing thtsa mouths . Proposed and seconded : — That J . Hunter be re-elected as secretary . Proposed and seconded : — That each member pay threepence towards the reran . neratlonof the secretary , for his past services . Proposed and seconded : —
. That the resolutions pasted by the delegate , on Sun . day , the 17 ch of October , at Baslngton-lane , be approved of by this meeting . Proposed and seconded : — That Mr J . Hunter represent this branch at ths forth coming cennty delegate meeting , to be held at Shineyrow , on Sunday , Nov . 14 th inst . The secretary was then instructed to convey tha heartfelt thanks and gratitude of this meeting to our honourable leader and zealous bailiff , Feargus O'Connor Esq , M . P ., and that in spite of all tho Tom Bailey ' s in the world , our confidence in our chief is unbounded , and shall remain as long as he stands bj the oppressed people . Uauilton . —A general meeting ofthe members of
the Land Company was held on the 1 st inst ., when it was stated that the treasurer ' s , scrutineer ' s and secretary ' s books , had been found correct . The following office bearers wore elected : —James Rea president , John Wilson , treasurer ; John Pettigrew , scrutineer ; John Thomas and Hugh Smith , auditors ; Archibald Walker , secretary . Also , tbat notwithstanding the base attacks brought , a vote ef confidence in , and resolve to support Feargus O Connor Esq ., was unanimously adopted . Sheffield . ~ The committee of this branch attended a meeting at Thorpe Helsley , a village seven miles from Sheffield , for
thenurnoseofexolaifiing the principles ofthe National Land Company , likewise to form a branch . The meeting was held at the "Blacksmiths ' Arms—Mr Wood , an enthusiastic young democrat , was unanimously called upon to preside . After the chairman had opened the proceedings , the meeting was addressed by Messrs Holmes , Jackson , Seward . Cavill , Goddard , JonCi and others ; alter which it was moved by Mr Jessoo , seconded by Mr Benjamin Worsley , and unanimously carried , ' That a branch of tho National Land Company be formed here . ' It was likewise arranged that the meeting nights should be Monday , from eight to half-past nine , at the house above * mentioned .
Mjbbthtb Ttdvil . —Just formed The Emfflut ' Brigade branch , No , 8 , Court-street , Nov . 8 tb , §• G , Thomas in the chair . It was nnanimousif agreed that the members of this branch would support Mr O'Connor in prosecuting his assailants . A lecture will be delivered on Monday , the 15 th ias &> by Mr G . Morgan on the Charter . Padiham—Oa Sunday , the Slat of October . * public meeting was held in the Odd Fellow ' s Hall , about 300 persons were present , Mr Butterwojtb )«' Burnley , was called to the chair . The meeting * ""j addressed hy Mr Thomas Tattemll , ofBnraiey ^ f Mr John Hull , of Padihaw . Messrs Hull and Tattersall recommended and defended the Land Schemei and replied to the objaotions that had been mad 6 » J the jrceas , Ilobson , and tbe' Whistler . ' Mr J . Ilu rnowd the following resolution , and Mr T . Hoff ^' seconded it
—: That this ' meeting having watched Mr O'ConnM * career for a number of years , are convinc ed uw character is unimpeachable , and that bis object " elevate the toiling millloBS of this country . _ ^ Tho motion was put and carried junanimous y . J moating then separated . In the evening , wf * L tersall delivered a lecture in the same hall , Mr ' Hull was called to the chair . Mr Tattersall sP * in hia usual style for nearly two hours , and o great satisfaction . ^ Merihtr Ttdvil —At a meeting ^" C , ? ^ Mt of this branch vote of thanks passed i ot mis vote oi tnanas USJ
, a was orancn , a was F"r ^ jjn « Rider , for his straigthforward evidence att ^ * J | o Chester meeting . A subscription has been op *" aid tho prosecution of the Manchester jxamtiw ^
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