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      lv ™ sTK-Ttf 0 X . Tra .--At the usual quarterly meelm | of the members of the Land Company , helfl at the Malt Shovel , Xorth Church Side , the following officers were re-elected to their respective offices for the ensuing quarter ;—H . Laverick , treasurer Vf . Branding , scrutineer ; G . Rarnett , secretary Meetings are held at the above place every Monday evening , at half-past seven o ' clock . Chartebtilh :. —Thanks to the exertions of Mrs . Bill and Miss Price , on Easter Monday , the a llott e e s of Charterville were famished with a festival that did honour alike to the getters-Tip and the partakers . -The schoolrooms were decorated with portraits of O'Connor , Em m ett , Buncombe , and other patriots , and most tastefully ornamented vain

      evergreens , flowers , & c . Upwards of one hundred of the allotte es , and a party from Swindon , and another from Oxford , notwithstanding the unpropitious state of the weather , were present . The festival consisted of tea , concert , and hall . Shortly after five o ' clock tea was served up in excellent style . After tea Mr . Churchwarden Bubb was called to the chair , supported on his right by the Rev . P . W . Bryan , and on his left by Mr . Surveyor Gimbleti . The Chairman gave the first sentiment * 'The people ; may they soon obtain that power which constitutes their sovereignty , and obtain that ¦ wisdom which shall be the sure guide to social happiness ; " and said , those sentiments were peculiarly his own , and he should begrudge no time or labour to see them speedily and effectively carried into practice . ( Loud cheers . }—Mr . John Gathard , in supthe sentiment

      porting , said : Tho Northern Scar , by the refulgence of its rays , had reflected a strong light on this subject and had caused the people to think well on the magic word " co-operation , " which had led to the establishment of the National Land Company , and the establishment of Charterville , which he thought -was the most practical and efficient mode of obtaining their inherent right , " the sovereignty of the people . " ( Cheers . ) From the earliest moment that he had understood the application of _ the word politics , he had lost no time or opportunity of inculcating "the sovereignty of the people "—Mr . Stalhrood gave the next sentiment : «• Charterville ; the foundation of which we this day meettocelebrate : may its founders , theDirectors , and members of the National Land Company , be guided by such wisdom and judgment as shall ensure the enrolment of the allottees on the electoral roll of

      the nation , and place all the members of the Company- speedily on the land . " He said , twelve months had expired since they took possession of Minster Lovcl Estate , and established Charterville . It had been prophecied , that when the Chartists came there would be nothing but anarchy and confusion . However , the Chartists had come , but Charterville , instead of anarchy and confusion , had proved the most moral , quiet , and orderly portion of the parish of Minster LoveL What better proof could they have of this , than that they had the countenance and support of the curate of the parish , who had honoured them with his presence on this occasion ? ([ Loud cheers . ) True , the allottees had had difficulties to contend with—they had the failure of the potato crop , and a partial failure of

      the wheat crop ; however , they were not dispirited , for their spirits were high , their hopes great , and their confidence in the capabilities of the soil , as regarded their small farms , was unabated —( loud cheers)—as the labour bestowed in re-cropping their land would fully show . As regards the other portion of the sentiment , it was strictly in accordance with ardent Chartism—that they should desire to be on the electoral roll of the nation , so that those who could should have the opportunity of attending county meetings , and put forth the advantages , arising from Home Colonisation—and here permit him to congratulate the Trades of London in having taken up the principles of Universal Suffrage and Home Colonisation , which spirited step , he truste d , w ould soon b e f o llow e d b y au the Trades

      of the provinces , and he thought true philanthropy would say , as you are on the land yourself , lend your ' aid to assist your brethren to like advantages . ( Loud cheers . } - ^ The Eev . P . Y 7 . Bryan rose and Slid : He was sure that no one who duly appreciated the spirit of Christianity , which told us to love our neighbours as ourselves , and to do as we would be done by , but must wish success to the plan that had given birth to Charterville , the cause of to-day ' s meetings . ( Loud cheers . ) He felt bound to express the p leasure he hail in attending their meeting , as well as Ms gratitude for the great courtesy with which they had treated him since he came to reside ! in their parish ; and he would conclude b y wishing success to them in the cultivation of their land , and the most heartfelt aspirations for their

      eternal welfare . ( Loud cheers . )—Mr . Gilbert rose to give the third sentiment , as follows— " The People s Charter ; may it speedily become the law of the land " - !—and said he did not think any great change could tike place except through the medium of the People ' s Charter . ( Hear , hear . ) He knew that some said the working classes were not fitted to exercise the franchise , but he wished to know what could . be said for those ..-who at present made the laws ? . And it was his firm conviction that nothing short of legislation by the whole people , cou ld ever lead to peace , contentment ^ and social happiness for the whole . ( Loud checre . V-j £ g £ Horn proposed the fourth ; sentiment , as follow ;^ " Our fair Mends , Mrs . Hill and Miss Price , who have got up this

      meeting with so much credit to themselves , and which is so well calculated to conduce to our comfort , instruction , and amusement . " Mr . Horn paid a hi gh compliment io the fair sex , which was highly applauded . The next sentiment was— " Our friends from a distance , who have honoured our festival by their presence . " The last sentiment was" Health and happiness to our chairman , and to the Eav . P . W . Bryan , who has done us the honour of accepting our invitation . "—The chairman and rev . gentleman responded . The room was then cleared for the ball and concert , and a most delightful even ing ' s amusement was spent in alternate dance and song , and the party broke up at early morn , highly delighted with the recreation afforded by the Charterville Easter festivities .

      Boltos.—Mr. O'Cosxdb. Asd Mr. Co O Per ,...

      BOLTOS . —MR . O'COSXDB . ASD MR . CO O PER , Snt , —The committee of the Bolton Land and Chartist Association respectfully request you to insert the following concerning the letter of Air . O'Connor ' s correspondent , quoted in your last ¦ week ' s paper : — " That they invited 3 Ir . Cooper to lecture in Bolton ; that they retired to ihe Temperance Hotel with that gentleman , and joined in the conversation -which -was so meanly and unfair ! v

      rendered the subject of public attention ; that Mr . Coopc-r did nut say that he was not in favour of the Laud Plan , and did not believe Mr . O'Connor to he sincere hi carrying it out ; that Mr . Cooper ' s conversation was such * as to w in the appro b ation of all partk-p , rather than to cast discredit upon Mr . O'Connor or any other man . Our committee do not J : now either the name or character of Mr . O'Connor ' s correspondent , but would register their helief that he -nras not present at the conversation he so maliciouslv misrepresents . "

      Signed on behalf of the Committee , Jons Tose , Sccretarv . Brads h awpte , Bolton , April 9 th , 1849 . [ Mr . O'Coxsoe not being in town has not yet seen the above- ]

      Charterville. Important Proceedings. Ill...

      CHARTERVILLE . IMPORTANT PROCEEDINGS . Ill OUT last We announced that an amicable arrangement had taken place between the allottees and " the great farmers and other parishioners of Minster Lovel , as regards the anointment of over-Seers ; but when the Rev . Pcrcival AVilmot Bryan , the curate of the parish , who had officiated as chairman of the vestry , attended , accompanied by Jaaies Beattie , with the list agreed on by the vestry , duly si gned by the chairman , and presented such list to Frederick Whittaker and Leonard Pickering , Esqs ., two of her Majesty ' s justices of the peace , at the Town-hall , Witney , on Thursday , April

      Sili , the justices most unwarrantably struck oil" the names of Messrs . Beattie , Gathard , and Pickersgiil , leaving that of James Clinch , and adding thereto that of "William Hudson , the latter having been rejected at the vestry , and all this apparently en representations made by Mr . James Clinch . The result of this proceeding was , that a meeting was called of the residents of Charterville , and others , on Friday , the 6 th of April , and the following persons were appointed a subcommittee , to draw up a memorial to Sir George Grey , Bart ., M . P ., Secretary of State ; for the Home Department , complaining of the wrong done , and 'demanding redress . The sub-committee consisted of Messrs . Stallwood , Gimblett , Grinwhaw , Pickersgill , and Younff .

      On Easter Monday , a vestry meeting was convened in the parish church for the purpose of "electing churchwardens , and transacting other busincWconneeted with the parish . " The Rev . P . W . Bryan having taken the chair , t-: e retiring churchwarden , Mr . Butler , presented his accounts , and after a few words from Mr . Stallwood , relative to items for killing sparrows , they were passed . . Mr . Stjuxwood then moved , — " That it be an instruction to the churchwardens that , henceforth , LO money shall be allowed out of the church rates $ <*¦ killing sparrows . " The resolution was seconded and carried unani-ECuSi j . Ti * " Rev . P . W . Bryan having nominated Mr . < te : u Gillct as his warden , Mr . Stallwoob rose and moved Mr . George Bulb , w IJrizeiiorton-road , as people ' s warden . -sir . Gijlssst seeouded ' tae motion .

      - > r . TiDiuBsii monosed , " That Mr . Bntier the * st : r ; ng warden be re-elected , " which was seconded k fMr . Hudson ,. TUe question haying been put to

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      the vote—and no poll being demanded—a very large majority appearing for Mr . George Bubb , the ' chairman delarcd the election to have fallen on that gentleman . Mr . Staixwood again rose and said that he had now a very important matter to bring before them ; they would remember that at the last vestry meeting it was resolved , that the names of James Clinch , James Beattie , John Gathard , and Thomas Pickersgill , should be submitted to the two magistrates for them to select two from as overseers ; but , contrary to all law , custom , and immemorial usage , the magistrates had departed from this course , retaining the name of James Clinch , and adding thereto the name of * William Hudson , who had been rejected by the vestry . He had thought the residents of Charterville had acted with the greatest moderation , seeing that they constituted the great majority of parishioners and ratepayers , in accepting Mr . Clinch , and only proposing one overseer on their

      parts ; but , unfortunately , th e f our or fi ve persons who had opposed them had not the good sense to appreciate this act of moderation , and had , in violation of the British constitution , and in opposition to all law , in conjunction with the magistrates , placed in office Mr . William Hudson . He did not think much of the morality , honour , and justice of that man who COuld and would hold office in opposition to the wish and will of such a large majority of his fellow-parishioners . ( Loud cheers , ) Such a person must and would be held in execration by every good man . ( Renewed cheers . ) Talk of tyranny & ud despotism in Siberia' why here they had the tyrant of the null . ( Loud cheers . ) He repeated , did Mr . Hudson possess one spark of morality , one iota of honour , or scintilla of justice in his whole composition , he would at once rise and resign the office h < now presumed to hold against the wish of his fellowparishioners , and in violation of all law , honour , justice , and morality . ( Great cheering . ) Mi . Hudson . —I do not wish to hold the office .

      Mr . Gili-ett to Mr . Hudson . —I would - not let things stand as they are . Mr . Staiawood . —But what had Mr . Clinch said to induce " her Majesty ' s Justices of the Peace " to violate the law and constitution , and perform acts so well calculated to cause a breach of the peace ? Why he had gone out of his way to abuse and make false statements relative to that portion of his fellow parishioners who resided at Charterville . Had he not stated that they were " mere birds of pa s s a ge , " " men without fixed residence , " " characters who were not lit to be entrusted with some one or two hundred pounds of parish money . " He asked how dare any person so far libel any portion of his fellow men ? Was there not more property on that portion of tho parish in

      which they resided , than amounted to , not hundreds , but over thousands ? ( Here a person in the body of the meeting handed Mr . Stalhvood a paper , setting forth that Mr . James Clinch had himself entered Witney a poor stay-maker . ) In allusion to which , Mr . Stall wood said : Well , if Mr . Clinch worked himself up from a poor staymafcer , to hi s present position of woolstapler and farmer , by his o w n in d ustr y , that certainl y re d ounde d to hi s credit —( loud cheers)—but it should also have acted as a preventative , and restrained him from so gross l y libelling those honest operatives , who were now struggling in a somewhat similar position to that he once occupied ; and Mr . Clinch should also remember , that unless some one tilled the ground , and tended the sheep , there could be neither

      woolstaplers nor large farmers . ( Loud cheers . ) And that those men of whom he had spoken so disrespectfull y , were men who earned what they eat , and did not , li ke some persons , live on the labour of others ; but the occupants of " Charterville" were said to be " birds of passage , " " men without fixed residence . " Why , had not he ( Mr . Stall wood ) occupied the cottage in which he resided from the very moment it was built , and had he not been the occupant of his other residence , at Hammersmith-road , for many years past ? Besides , they attended this vestry in then * quality of ratepayers , and being rate-payers , the law of the land thereby constituted them parochial electors . But , notwithstanding , the men whom they , the legal electors had chosen , were most unceremoniously rejected by "her

      Majesty ' s justices of the peace . " ( Hear , hear . ) What could be alleged against either Messrs . Beattie , Gathard , or Pickersgill , that should cause them to be so treated ? Each and all of those men had been residents of their cottages since they had been erected , and had paid their rates . If those gentlemen wished to exercise all the parish power , why did they not pay all the rates ? ( Cheers . ) But , if they called upon them to pay , surely it was only right that they ^ thc residents at Charterville ) should have some legitimate control over the rates so collected . ( Loud cheers . ) And , if they went to Glasgow , they would find that James Beattie had a settled residence previous to his coming here , and that he was held in respect by his fellow-citizens whom he had

      left . They sometimes boasted of their heroes . Xow , Mr . Beattie was a man who had fought and bled for his country , and whose laurels bad been acknowledged by the government . ( Hear , hear . ) Ho did not know how high the intellects of those gentlemen were who had hitherto took upon themselves the trouble of governing the parish , but he could assure them that for a length of time Mr . Bcattie ' s industry had enabled him to get a good living by furnishing people with good understandings . ( Laughter and applause . ) Mr . John Gathard was equally well known , trusted , and respected in the parish of Bermondsey . And , as regards Mr . Thomas Pickersgill , they had only to go to Lambeth to learn that he was a man of unimpeachable character , who had been trusted with hundreds and thousands of

      pounds worth of property , and whoso ingenuity had placed himinthepositionofbeingoneofthe constructors andbuildersof the splendid new Palaceof Westminster—the new Houses of Pariiammi t . Well , since they had been residents at Charterville , who could truly say one word against them ? They were sober , honest men—men whose pride it was that they earned what they eat , and owed no man anything —( cheers)—and men whose industry and perseverance were undoubted , as the condition of their little farms wouldauddid abundantly testify . ( Great

      cheering . ) Be thought he had vindicated them , ( the allottees ) and their candidates from the foul aspersions cast upon them , and showed that they were in every way qualified for the office to which the late vestry had called them , as it could not be supposed that they could or would submit to be treated in the way they had been by a small minority of parishioners , and the "justices of the peace , " who had violated the law . He should conclude by moving that the following memorial be , on behalf of that vestry , sent to herMajesty ' s Secretary of State for the Home Department : — TO THE BIGHT HONOURABIE SIB GEORGE GHEV , B . UIT ., M . P ., HEK MAJESTY ' S SECXETABY 0 P STATE FOB THE H 01 IE

      DEPABTMEST . The Memorial of the parishioners and ratepayers of the parish of Minster Lovel , in the county of Oxford , She-. tcth , That the parishioners of Minster Lovel , assembled in vestry meeting , duly convened in the parish church , on Fr iday , March 30 th , 1849 . That at such meeting the Rev . l ' ercival Wilaiot Bryan , curate of the parish , > vas called to the chair . The election of overseers was then proceeded with . Messrs . James Clinch , James Beattie , John Gathard , Thomas Pickersgill , WiUiam Hudson , Thomas Tidmarsb , and John Gillett , were duly proposed and seconded , when the chairman decided that the majority ( the majority belugas ten to onej was in favour of James Clinch , James Beattie , John Gathard , and Thomas Pickersgill . That no poll was demanded .

      That the list of the above mentioned individuals , viz ., James Clinch , James Beattie , John Satliard , and Thomas Pickersgill , was . then duly signed by the Chairman . That on Thursday , the 5 th day of April , 1849 , tho Rev . l ' ercival Wilmot Bryan , as chairman of said vestry meeting , accompanied by Mr . James Beattie , attended and laid the said list , containing the names of James Clinch , James Beattie , John Gathard , and Thomas Pickersgill , before two of IlerMajesti ' s Justices of the Peace , viz ., Frederick Whittaker and * Leonard Pickering , Esquires , in tllO Town Hall , at Witney , in the sai

      pro-, ceeded to strike from the list the names ot those persons , with the exception of James Clinch , who were duly elected in public vestry , and placed thereon the name of William Hudson , who was reieeted by the said vestry . Tour memorialists therefore appeal to you , as Her Majesty ' s Secretary of State for the Home Department , to redress this grievous wrong , by causing the illegal decision of the said Justices of the l ' eaca , so raras regards the name of William Hudson , to be reversed , by causing the erasure of the name of the said William Hudson and substituting the name of one of those pcKOug chomi By the vestry , TO ., James Beattie , John Gathard , and Thomas PickeregiH , and linis restore that peace and harmony amongst the parishioners of Minster Lovel , w ] , ich undtr wise and welladmiiusrered laws must alrtujs characterise the British people .

      And youi' Memorialists win be for ever grateful . The reading of the memorial was greeted with great appuiuse . Mr : T . Gilbert seconded the motion , upon which Mr . Jon * GlUMT mowd " That the overseers at present Standing be the overseers for the year ensuing . " . The Cdaikm as having apprised him that that was no amendment on tno proposition before them , Mr . GiixBiT moved , "That the memorial did not express the sentiments of the vestry , " . which vas seconded by Mi ' . Tidmabsh ,

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      The question was then put to the vote , and the original motion was carried by a great majority . The memorial was then ordered to be signed by the Chairman on behalf of the vestry , and at once transmitted to Sir George Grey . On the motion of Messrs .,. . Gathard and Knight , it was resolved , " That no " rate be collected until such time as the late Minster Lovel Estate , now Ch a rtervil l e , shall be revalued and duly assessed . " The marked thanks of the vestry was then awarded to the Rev . P . W . Bryan for hia impartial conduct in the chair , and the vestry was dissolved .

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      Gokoie Milts . —The Chartists of this place having seen with deep regret in the Star of Saturday , March 3 1 , Mr . O'Connor ' s announcement that bo will resign being le ad er of the Ch a rti s t bod y if but a few Chartists should send him a request to do , a meeting was convened to take into consideration the above announcement . Alexander M'Donald was called to the chair , w hen th e f ollo w ing r e so l utions were unanimously agreed to : Moved by J / eter H'Jfeil , and seconded by James Somerville , " That the proceedings of ibis meeting be sent to the Northern Star for insertion . " —Moved by James Chalmers , and seconded by William Somervilh " That the Chartists of this district have full conn dence in Feargus O'Connor , Esq , ., and sincerely request that he will continue as our leader , and that

      we highly value his long and consistent services in our cause , and that G . Julian Harney has also our confidence as a good Chartist , and we wish his writings may be continued in the Northern Star as formerly . "—Moved by William Mechan , and seconded by John L e mmon " Tint a public meeting be got up on an early day for the purpose of adopting the National Petition for the enactment of the People ' s Charter . "—James Chalmers , Secretary . [ Received too late for insertion in last Saturday ' s Star . ] Newcastms-ou-Ttne . —At the usual weekly meeting of the Chartist body , held at the house of Mr . II . Hancocks , 21 , Bishop-lane , on Sunday evening , April 1 st , a letter was read from our much-respected friend of liberty , Jo h n We s t , stating the condition of himself and fellow-sufferers in Kirkdale prison , and imploring assistance , to soften their sufferings .

      The sum of 2 s . 3 d . was handed to the committee as profit on Stars , b y Mr . Bamett ; and we hope that other localities will follow our example . [ This was accidentally omitted in our last number . ] CAUTION . — The wandering window-breaker , Thomason , who some months ago was set to dance the treadmillTpoIka ,. for wilfully and maliciously smashing the . , wihdows of the Metropolitan Office of the National Land Company , is , we understand , at present in Manchester , where ho Is try i n g to "do the n a tives " by writing private letters , containing most fabulous stories of his services and sufferings in the Chartist cause , tho debts duo to him by persons who never owed him a farthing , and , above all , the wrongs inflicted upon him by the Northern Star . Here is his bill against the Chartists : —

      £ s . d . I was literally robbed by a portion of the Chartist party of my books , chest , and clothes , when in the West of Scotland , and a sum of money due me 17 3 2 Wliile attempting a school at Wednesbury I was made a loser of 37 0 0 Expenses to procure a mitigation ofHolberry ' s sentence 800 The present Editor of the Star , G . Julian Harney , had of my money during the Convention of 1839 4 0 0 Dr . John Taylor , ,, ICO A Scotchman of Edinburgh , M'Bean .. ., 3 7 4 Assistance given to John Kichards .. .. 2 10 0 . £ 73 6 C We are surprised at Thoniason ' s modesty . He might just as well have brought in his little bill for £ 7 , 306 , there would have been as much truth in such a demand as there is in the above ; and then the larger sum would have looked so much more respectable . ' We beg to say that Julian Harney docs not owe Thomason four farthings , and never had one farthing of that worthy ' s money . We know that the item placed to the account of services in Holberry ' s behalf is equally fabulous ; and we have reason to believe that- the entire " bill" is of the same character . We caution our friends to bo aware of the artful dodger . Tower Hamlets . —A general council meeting oi the Tower Hamlets was held on Sunday last , at three o ' clock in the afternoon , at the . Commercial Hall , Philpots-street , Commercial-road , for the purpose of adopting measures for calling public meetings in tho Hamlets , to petition for the Charter and othergeneral business , when resolutions were passed appointing members of the council to wait on the trustees or proprietors of several large halls oi rooms suited for the . purpose . The council at its rising adjourned till Sunday next , April loth , al three o ' clock in the afternoon , at tho Commercial Hall , Philpots-street , Commercial-road , when all members of councils in the Hamlets are invited tc attend . Becistration Committee . —This body met at the Two Chairmen , Wardour-strcet , Soho , on Tucs * a ) evening , April 10 th . Mr . Godwin in the chair . — Correspondence was read from Sheffield respecting the forthcoming olection . —Mr . John Arnott was appointed to attend to the registration in tho borough of Lambeth , and the Committee sincerely trust not one working man within the boundary ot that borough , entitled to the franchise , will remain unregistered . The Committee , in consequence of a meeting in Lambeth , adjourned until Monday evening , at half-past seven . »

      Mb. Kydd's Tour. On Sunday, The First Of...

      MB . KYDD'S TOUR . On Sunday , the first of A p r il , I lectured at Keighley , in Yorkshire , and at the same place on Wednesday , on home and foreign politics ; on Monday and Tuesday , at Ha « orth and Wilsden ; and at Crossbills on Thursday—the chapel of a body of Methodists being kindly granted for such purpose , this being the second time that I have had to thank ihe managers for their liberality . On the whole , these meetings have been well attended , but Itie . y have presented no feature to my mind calling for special notice . t

      \ o ser v e , with deep regret , that the large moor lying be t ween Ke ighley and Milsden is being enclosed , and , as u : ual , the landowners are having it parcelled out among themselves . A certain . magistrate who has palmed himself off as the poor Man ' s friend , is reported to have taken a large share of the spoil . If the government be asked to provide a remedy for pauperism , ' Oh , no , ' they reply ; ' we cannot find employment for the idle . To do so would be to establish communism , and Joseph Hume , Esq ., Would declare we were siaitten with Louis Blaucism : national workshops , and ruin would soon follow / Most sage senators , you can parcel out the common lands among the rich , which

      they turn into game preserves , or let out as farms , thus taking from the poor and adding to the incomea of the rich . There can be no mistake in this case . There is a moor six miles in length , and nearly one in breadth ; would it not be as easy to appropriate that land for national purposes , and employ the unemployed poor , as to add it to the estates of the wealthy land-owners ? Why do not the ratepayers see to this question of appropriating the waste lands as a relief from poor rates ? It is admitted on all hands , that labour gives the only legitimate title to the first

      possessor . The landowners have neither dug nor sown On such moors as Harden or Haworth ; and I want to know what claim they can hate to possession , except it be on the principle that , ' Laws grind the poor , and rich men make the laws ? I promise to write more on this subject some coming day . There is evidently no relief for the people , and no chance of safety for the middle classes , ex ceptiu a cultivation of the land , and a general employment of the now unemployed and therefore dependant poor .

      1 have this day visited a stone quarry near to Haworth , a small village in Yorkshire . There is nothing remarkable in a deep recess of stone—a mere digging in the bowels of the earth—to call forth the remarks of a bystander , but we think by enn : rast , and having just come from that blaze of light in darkness , and fog at noon-day—the city of London—I was unaccountably led to ruminate en what I saw and had seen . In Oxford-street , a week ago , I observed hale and hearty young men , wi » h smooth / aces and soft hands , dressed in decent sable , their necks ornamented with white handkerchiefs , and a mathematical share of starched linen turned over as it intended for special notice , hair oil and scented soap being plentifully supplied . These ambitious vouths wwe ousted Trotting up tib bons or measuring yards of merino , talking cockney phr ^ s to servant g iri * , or waiting all obedience on

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      some old lady , whom time had shrivelled in temper and face—amusing themselves in their leisure hours at the theatre or club room . A very different life lived those quarrymen ; there they were at worktheir skins tanned with constant exposure to the weatherr-their smallest tool being a mattock or a spade-pown arms and stretched sinew in full work lifting large pieces of rock or trundling wheelbarrows over wooden planks . Yet how noble was this work , this grand conquering and producing industry . H o w much qua r rymen have done for ci v ilisa t ion ; old monasteries , cathedrals , public buildings , and chisseled scul pture rise to our view , as if a second God had gw « n form to chaos . The fact that men

      have bouses is a ureat step in the World ' s progress . Who would not rather be a ruda quarrymaa than a scented shop-boy ? who would not even prefer the road-side dinner 0 f the labonrer , eaten under the hedge on { he moor side . or beneath the shelved rock , served up by the hand of the sunburnt girl or trust , iogjwife—plain cold bacon and bread cut with the carefully cleaned kni f e an d r e quir i n g no desse r t ; eaten in health , heartiness , and honest contentment ? Simple food and simple souls—but infinitely nobler and nearer to the utility of life iban luDching at a t avern , or strutting , cane i n han d , and looking omi . < nously large , swearing with bad taste at a waitress , fating a severipenny dinner , and gazing proudly at

      fourpenny rings . The labourer is a man—the shopboy a sham , a counterfeit , and should be nailed to the counter as spurious coinage . I cannot omit re * lating the following circumstance . One of the labourers in the quarry came up to me and said , ' Well , sir , you see we are all busy as bees , pro . dueing for others , and only two of us have votes ; do you not think it is a hardship ? ' I answered honestly and without hesitation , that I thought their non-representation an injustice . My friend continued , « So think I : they say , too , in their books and s p eeches , that there are too many of us . What fools they must think us to believe them , when we know that this quarry atands on the edge of 600 acres of

      a moor which might be made to grow food for all the poor of the parish and a parson to boot . ' Well done , honest workman , you are right against all of them , refined gentlemen though they be . Tell a man in health and strength , with a mattock in his hand , that he is one too many in a nation , at the very moment he stands on uncultivated land I It is a libel on r eason and blasphemy against nature . Samuel Kvdd . Haworth , April 3 . P . S . All districts or councils desirous of ray ser « vies must write direct to Thomas Ormesher , 52 , Little Biidgewater-street , Deansgate , Manchester . ' S . K .

      Manchester Victim Committee Or T Ub S U ...

      MANCHESTER VICTIM COMMITTEE OR T UB S U P P O RT OF THE KIRKDALE PRISONERS . " Facts are chiels that w ' nna ding 1 And downa be disputed . " i

      Fbllow Countkvmen , — Ther e exists that in th e souls of all men which no amount of tyranny , proscription , or human suffering c « n extinguish—and that is the ardent love of . liberty ' . What , however , the enemies of eternal truth and progress fail to accomplish is too often the act of friends , whose col . l indifference and ingratitude crushes and sear the heart more than all the terrors of tyrannies ! For defending the great rights of our common hu m an i t y and giving expression to those claims , which are our common inheritance , your advocates are seized , tried , aud sentenced ! For them we app eal ! You who h a ve wor s hi pped then-principlesyou who have claimed common faith with their avowal—ww who in the hour of confidence elected

      them , and which they from the same feeling accepted—you , we say , must not let them want Imust not let ingratitude add to their sufferings ! Manchester has nobly done its duty-her means are well nigh exhausted , and without support , and speedy support from tho friends of political progress . throughout she country , the committee here , will have to deplore their utter inability to continue further assistance to the martyrs of a great principle ! This is a sad confession—but it is a true one f ^ ndTvefeextb ^ wfe ' ishBuld-notbedoing our duty , unless we let the country know our true position . Asa proof that ouv friends in Manchester have done their duty well and truly , we feel pleasure in stating that more than £ 38 have been collected by us here , while from all other parts of the country tho whole sum collected falls short of £ 10 . We know the pecuniary difficulties of our order , but surely this can never be urged as a reason why we should neglect our duty . No . The great laws of fraternal justice must never

      be violated in such a way . Desertion like this would prove an offer too tempting for the enemies of human progress to pass idly by ; and the newspaper gang would but be too proud to chronicle such infamy . So such ttigma must sully our principles . And through all difficulties it has been our boast that the tainted breath of calumny could never vent this against us . We have ever had the credit of supporting the victims of Whig tyranny , and shall we have so now ? The Whig principle of '' Crush them with Expenses , " shall never—despite of oppression —crouch over our honest advocates , and gloat over their fall ! The flickering lamp of truth , that flashes even now before your vision , seems to have ushered iu the " beginning of the end . " Taught in hope , instilled sirength f ; ives us union and teaches u * that an honest statement—fairly made—will meet the approbation of ail true men ; and on such we , the committee , rely with confidence , knowing well that

      "He who made the welfare of mankind his care , Ihongli still by faction , vice , and fortune crost , Shall find the gen'rous labour was not lost . " Fellow-Countrymen , —You love the truth , and you have it . We address you from the heart , as men speaking with men ; we ask—emphatically ask—the assistance of evuy honest man , and for others we care not . The b ' . novolenee of such mon we know too well to doubt , when once a manly and candid ap-P ' . alismadeto their love of justice . Oh ! fellowcountrymen , the little musician , as it soars aloft before high Heaven * warbling its matin , song free and unshackled , feels n o hi gher hope—nogveaier triumph — than he who bus burst the bonds of ignorance , and hails the blazing light as the harbinger of freedom

      I to his countrymen ; sjoea forth to teach them—to re « awaken them—and restarts them to a knowledge of all men ' s inheritance ! For men like these we plead . For men who are are incarcerated for endeavouring to establish such principles we claim assistance . On such grounds we rest our appeal . We await your decision , in full hope that the generosity of an honourable body of men will not be appealed to in vain . Signed on behalf of the Victim Committee , Thomas Matueb , Chairman . ) TiioiusORMtsntn , Secretary . All subscriptions will be thankfully received , and duly acknowledged in the Slar , by Th mas Ormesker , secretary , S 2 J Bridgewater-stieet , Deansgate . Manchester .

      The Bradford Victims. An Address To The ...

      THE BRADFORD VICTIMS . AN ADDRESS TO THE CHARTISTS OF YORKSHIRE . It is now some weeks since we made an appeal to you on behalf of the families of our friends who are suffering in prison for the noble and glorious principles contained in the People ' s Charter . Wo call upon Leeds , Wakefiel d , Sheffield , Bnrnaley , Holmfi r th , Ihufax , Dewsbury , Keighley , Ringley , and all the small villages in the district , to arouse themselves from their apathy , and assist us with their donations , however small , n 3 thev will be tkankfuHv

      received . Chartists of Yorkshire , do not let the families of our friends starve for want of your assistance . At the present time the committee ' s funds arc ex h auste d , so that we are obliged to suspend all relief . Since our last appeal iu the Star , we have only received donations from Huddersfield , and a small village called Bradshaw Lane , Ovendon , ne a r Halifax , for which wo return our sincere thanks . The sums received are , from Huddersfield , £ 110 s . ; from Bradshaw Lane , 13 s . Gd . Ltittm to be directed to Robert Ambler , Gi , Bower-street , Bradford , and Post-office orders to be made payable to Thomas Wlcock . r '

      Committee Room , April 8 th , 1840 , P . S . —SLnee this address was written we have received £ 2 from Leeds , for which wo are much obliged .

      Gbbmax Emiorasts .—The Vessel Hercules, ...

      Gbbmax Emiorasts . —The vessel Hercules , a Bre , men slap , having on board ninety-two emigrants , bound from Bremen to New York , h a s put i nto the port of Hover for considerable repairs , " having been run foul ot at sea by another emigrant ship from the same port . The Hercules is now on tho point of willing tot- her destination , the nwwMjiyy . repairs haYing . been effected .- . •' ¦ ,

      James Bl1gh And His Accusers. To The Eoi...

      JAMES BL 1 GH AND HIS ACCUSERS . TO THE EOITOR OF THE NOUTUBRN STAR . Sin , —Believing you to be sincere in vindicating the cause of truth and in bringing infamy to light ( as in the ease of the spy system ) , I beg tho insertion of the following in your truly excellent journal : —Sir : I nave for some time been scouted as a spy , my calumniators being the men ( I believe most honest Chartists ) who pressed me on to take a loading part m . the inovement of 1848 ( by which many of our brave men were entrapped ) , in Greenwich . I most solemnly declare that I never had any correspondence with the police or government officials , directly or indirectly , or have known anything of tho vile plots of Davies and his fellow miscreants , or had the least suspicion of him till the night I was subpoenaed by Mi" . Roberts ' s agents . I have the satisfaction of subscribing myself as honest a Chartist as any in Greenwich or elsewhere .

      I am , Mr . Editor , yours most respectfully , James Blioh , Member of the South London Chartist Hall . 1 , Norres ' s-place , Roan-strcet , Greenwich , April 9 th , 1849 . N . B . —I should be glad to meet any number of intelligent working men , to answer any and every question , at any time or place , by their dropping me a note to the above direction .

      Representation Of Sheffield. On Friday W...

      REPRESENTATION OF SHEFFIELD . On Friday week Mr . Thomas Clark delivered an Address in the Circus .. The meeting was numerously and respectably attended . Mr . Buckley having been called to the chair , after an appropriate ^ speech introduced Mr . Clark , amid great cheering . Mr . Clark commenced his address taking the sentiments of Mr . Roebuck , sentence by sentence , and in such a manner as to call forth the loudest applause from the meeting , particularly that portion of Mr . Roebuck ' s sentiments where he is for a large exclusion of persons from the elective franchise . He fully established the fact that a base compromise has been entered into , in order to continue the cajolery which a large number of tho electors and non-electors have ever been subject to . After his address , on the motion of jfr . G . Cavill ,

      ] seconded by Mr . Thomas Peacock , the following resolution was unanimousl y agreed to ;— " That It is the opinion of this meeting that in case of a vacancy taking place in the representation of the borough , that Mr . Thomas Clark is a fit and proper person lo become a candidate . " At tho close of the proceedings the following resolution wasagreed to : —'' That in the event of Mr . Itoobnck ' s friends agreeing to a conjoint meeting of the friends of both candidates , and thereby allowing the electors a fair opportunity of jud ging of the fitness of either ; and should Mr . Roebuck satisfy the majority on the question of the suffrage , that Mr . Clark would retire from the contest . " Votes of thanks being given to the chairman and Mr . Clark , the meeting separated at a late hour .

      LATEST rAimCULATtS , ( From another Correspondent . ) In consequence of H . G . Ward having accepted the office of Governor of the Ionian Isles , a vacancy is of course about to occur in the representation of the borough , and the decision as to who tho "future man" shall be , is a matter of consideration with all parties here . The Whigs and Radicals have made choice of Mr . Roebuck , tho late member tor Bath . The Chartists not being wholly satisfied with the selection of this gentleman , wrote to Mr . T . Clark , requesting him to renew his claims upon the constituency . Mr " . Clark has been here , and on Friday night last addressed a large meeting in tho Circus , lie was most enthusiastically received , aud

      will , if he enters the field again , be at least the man of the multitude . Mr Clark , at the meeting , declared his unwillingness to oppose Mr . Roebuck , for although Mr . Roebuck entertained certain views of political economy of which he ( Mr . Clark ) did not approve , yet as Mr . Roebuck was the principal , concocter of the People ' s Charter , if that gentleman still held the same opinions , it would be most improper to oppose him ; of this , however , Mr . Clark was doubtful , as from a letter which Mr . Roebuck had addressed to one of his committee- Men , and which had been read to a meeting of the electors , it appeared that Mr . Roebuck's opinions upon tho Suffrage had undergone an important change . The following is the passage of Mr . Roebuck's letter : —

      The two questions ; you put respecting constitutional reforms-are at this time beginning again to exoite an . interest . There are some earnest and cautious men , here ill London , who arc seriously labouring to bl'ilig about il desire in the public mind , for a reform of the llufonn Act . Such a reform will come . The anomalies left in our system of representation must be cured—which they may he ^ easily— if caution direct zeal in the endeavour , We have so much of good to retain , that no man without great cave and attention ought hastily to lay his hand to the work of change . The most serious question which at this time can present itself to the mind of a practical statesman , 5 s that of the Suffrage—and on this subject I earnestly desire an opportunity of stating in full my opinions . Words on that subject are in daily use which I do not understand , and to which I have never assented . The wildest dreamer that ever puzzled himself with thinking of , or by

      endeavouring- to frmne ii constitution , never really proposed to himself what the words Universal Suffrage really signified . Men , women , and children , rogues , thieves , vagabonds , and honest men have never all been hcrdud together in the mind of auy man and endowed with the franchise ; but if not , there is exclusion ; but if there be exclusion , it must be on some principle , some ground . Some object is sought to be obtained by the exclusion , which could not b ^ obtained if that exclusion ke not adopted . To disCC > V 0 i the right pr ' meinle of exclusion is the great difficulty ; and my opinion is , that most political men , and most political writers , have exaggerated the dangers of confiding the power of choosing representatives to a large number of persons , I have myself great confidence in the good sense .-ind good feeling of my fellow countrymen , and believe that they may be safely , if generously , trusted . I therefore , though with every other man opposed to Universal Suffrage , believe ths safe tendency , the reall y wiso tendency , is to extension ; and that due precautions liCJIlg '

      taken by rcgutralton , and by requiring a known and established domicile , added to precautious for excluding all criminals and vagabonds —this last is a well known legal term—you would go far in establishing the restrictions re . quired for safety , and you would avoid nearly all the dangers resulting from having discontented ii large section of the population . The peculiar modes of attaining these ends , the real extent of the restriction , which wndd indetd be large , one cannot settle in a letter like this , liut I believe we should in this way obtain all ihe iccB instructed o » u * rational marking men , and put away at once , and completely , ail who ought to be excluded . * Such is my view of what in the end we shall sec , and to which we ought to proceed with great caution . In this view you will see merely a mtittov of degree , and no wild principle of the Communist theory , to which no man is more strongly opposed than myself But , I fear that I must by this time have tried your patience , and I must leave a complete exposition of my views to a personal meeting , which cannot be very distant .

      Mr . Clark took strong objections to the qualified and unsatisfactory tonus in which Mr . Roebuck had written of the suffrage , and spoke most forcibly against tho « onlemplated restriction " which tvouM indeed he large , " and concluded an able address bydeclaring his unwillingness to entirely give up Ins pretensions as a candidate until Mr . Roebuck should g ive a more satisfactory explanation of his new suffrage . It was decided unanimously by the meeting that the friends of Mr . Roebuck and Mr . Clark should make arrangements for a meeting of those two gentlemen , when they should in the presence of the people of Sheffield discuss the point of difference . A resolution was also ad opte d u nan i mo u sly affirming Mr . Clark to he a fit and proper person to represent the borough in parliament . The friends of Mr . Clark have since the meeting at tho Circus , applied to tho committee of Mr . Roebuck , to take the necessary steps for bringing about the proposed meeting of tho two principals , but the chairman of Air . Roebuck ' s committee—Mr . Dunn—has refused to be at all instrumental in

      bringing about any such mooting , and his refusal has called forth the following note in reply from Mr . Isaac Ironsides . — Bank-buildings , April , 9 th , 1849 . Dear Sm —I duly received yours of this morning , and must confess I was not prepared for its contents , l ' ou canwot be ignorant that Mr . Clark was a candidate at the last election—that he had an immense majority in the show of hands—and that one-fourth of the electors who polled voted for him . These tacts , as it seems tome , should at least have prevented the cavalier treatment of Mr . Clark , evinced in your letter . A portion of Mr . RoemwU ' s letter to Mr . Fisher was very unsatisfactory to many . 1 wrote Mr . ltoubuck on this point , ufte-r hearing the letter read . I can be no pnrtv to the maimer of evading the question shown in your letter , nor to auy hoodwinking—nor , in fact , to anything but the most open , fair , and straightforward course , and , therefor *! , OLceUue to net on ilv . Hoot-nek's committee ,

      Believing , from the whole tenor of-Mr . Roebuck ' s life and his sentiments recently addressed to the people of Sheffield , that he would not willingly concur iu flic course marked out in your letter , I shall send , by this Mt & t ' s post , a copy of the eomsHomlence . Yours faithfully , Thomas Eunn , Esq ., Isaac Iuoxjides . Chaiiiuan of Mr . Koebuek ' s Committee . So the matter at present stands waiting sonic decision on the part of Mr . Roebuck himself . The Chartists and their friends here will not he satisfied if Mr . Roebuck does not meet Mr . Clark to discuss the question of Universal Suffrage with him . Should Mt \ Roebuck decline , it is most likely that we will have a Contested election . The whole tenor of Mr . Roebuck ' s letter is looked uyou hero as beiug tamq and too cautious by far .

      National Organisation For Trades. Addres...

      NATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR TRADES . ADDRESS OF THE LONDON TRADES' DELEGATES TO THE TRADES OF GREAT BRITAIN AXD 1 RELAXD . " There was a timo , ero England ' s ills began , When every rood of ground maintained its man . " Fellow-Men , —Since -we last addressed you , stating what appeared to us to have led to the disU-e & aed condition . " of great , numbers of the working classes of this country ; and setting forth ei g ht fundamental principles as the remedy for the ovils of which we so justl y com-^

      I p lain , we have the pleasure to announce to you , that w / ef have made the most satisfactory progress in organising and bringiiig to a perfect understanding the most important Trades ' Societies in London , and concentrating their energies in a permanent Central Trades' Delelegato Meeting ; we now call upon tho Trades of the provinces to lose no time ia seconding our efforts to bring before the Legislature the necessary remedial measures to rvhure the immediate wants of the working classes , by assistin g th e m to secure useful employment , and also to press upon the attention of Parliament

      the necessity of adopting the principles embodied i n the c o n s tituti o n of o ur A s so c iation , for the Industrial , Social , and Political Emanci pation of Labour . We therefore beg to suggest to you what appears to us to bo the most easy , practical , and efficient mode of co-operating with the Trades of Loudon . We advise the Trades in all provincial towns to convene a delegate meeting of representatives from their different societies , and in the moantimo to communicate with our secretary in London , who is instructed to transmit copies of our laws , together with the principles upon which wo

      propose a great National Union should bo funned , ( such laws or principles to be amended or revi s ed , if that should bo found necessary ) ; and as the questions of employment , wages , and the suffrage appear to us to demand the immediate attention of the working classes , as well tts the Parliament , we also recommend that tho Trades' delegates in every town should act as ivo have already done in London , and convene a public meeting of the Trades , at which resol u ti ons s hould be passed , and one uniform

      mode of petitioning be adopted ; such petition to he sent to the Member representing the borough or county in which such meeting may be held , for presentation to the House oi' Commons , with a request that he Avill support the prayer of the petition , f o r the intro d u c ti o n of a Bill into Parliament sanctioning tho establishment of Home Colonies , as the host means of providing employment for those who are compelled to go idle " , and suiter all its direful consequences .

      We further propose , thtit those public meetings should bo followed up by general meetings of each trade scctionally , and that similar resolutions and petitions be adopted at each meeting : also that all Trade Societies should adopt th e s ame petitions , and that all miscellaneous or other societies which now exist , or may h ere a fter bo f o rmed , s h o uld a ct in a simil a r manner . In short , that all legal agencies that c a n be e m p loyed to concentrate and properly d i rect the intelligence a nd the en er g i es of tho Trades and working classes generally , should be put in active operation to gather up

      their moral power , and c a u s e it t o re v e r berate up o n the p a rl i am e nt , to a cc o mp lish the industrial , social , and political emancip ation of labour , as p ropounded in our eight fundamental principles . Such , fellow-meii , are the steps that are now being taken by your brethren the Trades of London . Surely , you will not allow tho onerous duty o f a cc o mpli s hing this great work to devolve on us alone ! We confidentl y expect a universal response from the Trades of the provinces . Let those suicidal

      words no longer bo heard horn the lips of an operative or Trades' Unionist , that " we must not meddle with politics . " All classes of workmen need onl y look around them , and they will everywhere behold that politics have created a hitherto impassable gul f between themselves and the wealth they produce ; whilst the prodigious mechanical , aud other scientific inventions emanating from their own genius , have been turned against them io diminish the demand for their labour and the wages they

      re . We behold in union alone tho lever b y which lab ou r m us t be ex tric a t e d f r om its present depressed state . Wc are desirous that our organisation shall be an union of minds more than unnecessary accumulation of money ; and wo helievo a great national union would be most efficient and satisfactory by every town having a comp lete control o ver it s o wn funds and local affairs , excepting so far as aid may bo required tor general purposes . We have reason to believe that if this all-important question of providing a more exteiided held of employment be brought properly before the House of Commons , that some concessions will be made . We have been iu communication

      with influential Members ot Parliament , of different political parties , who a ll agr e e that ' something must be done . " In conclusion , wo entreat you to bring this great movement at once within your Trades ' Unions , as being the onl y means by which tho ill-understood phrase of " a fair day ' s wago for a fair day's work" can be trul y realised , and in the accomplishment of which you may rel y on the energy and devotion of tho London Trades' Delegates .

      Signed on their behalf , William Hammett , President . A . E . DULAVC-KCU , Secretary . All communications addressed to the secro tary , at the Craven's Head , Drury-lane , Lon don , will be immediately attended to .

      Surrey Adjourned Sessions. Ronnixo A Bau...

      SURREY ADJOURNED SESSIONS . Ronnixo a Bauonet . —Harriet Lucas , a pretiylooking young female , w . is indicted for stealing , at Lambeth , a purse containing three ~ -3 liiiiik of Eng-l .-ind notes , and three gorJroigns , from the person of Sir Augustus William Hillary , Hart ., under the following" circumstances . The prosecutor , a fine looking gentleman adorned with nnistacliios and im p eri a l , stated that on the evening of tho 0 th . instant lie dined with a friend at the West End . On his return home he alighted from a vehicle in tho Westminster-road , and while engaged in a particular purpose near King Edward-street * tho p risoner bustled past him on one sidt » , lie partially turned round , and before he could recover himself she managed to purloin his purse with ike contents . Ho

      pursued her ns far as the Catholic ehuvch , whore h & captured her , and demanded his parse , but she denied all knowledge of it . lie , however , seized hold of her and brought her back ,, when she kicked something with her foot , and said " Look here .. " lie picked the parcel up , and found it to be tho bank notes which he had previously rolled up and placed with the sovereigns in . his pocket , lie then detained her until a policeman came , when he gave her into custody . She was . searched , but the other money could not be found .. In defence , the prisoner said she never saw tho-money or knew anything about tho baronet . It w * s no use saying ¦ mythingmove , for- he would sweas anything . ' ' / he jury returned a verdict of Gui'fiy , and thc " Court senteueed her to six months' liari labour at Brixton .

      Uskxpected S.Vttxcs Baxk.—,\. Curate, W!...

      Uskxpected S . vttxcs Baxk . — , \ . curate , w ! io bad for nineteen years received t !>» paltry supc-nd of £ l * X > a-year froui his well-endv . wed rector , tor performing the pastoral duties of a rather extensive rural parish , lately applied io tUo nolle patron of that and iut \ uy other livings for 2 > rw » otion to an incumbency of £ 1-U 0 per anhuni . His lordship was startled by tho application , and wrote to inquire into the cause , seeing th . \ t , iveoovdmg tt > the present law , tho evivacy already held was entitled to ZlZi )

      a-yeav by the scale as to population . The curate replied th :. t he had never received more than £ W ) , whereupon the noble patron wrote to the rector , to whom Ids word was law iu such a case , and ordered the paying up of all arrears— £ 050 , with interest , the whole amounting to above £ 1 , 400 ; a handsome fovtuno to the poor ekrgymm , ivho is also to receive his full salary in future . He has , tnerefc-re , occasion to rejoice * in having unconsciously saved a ¦ prett y little propcrtv , which , if received during tho whole time , might ; have glided out of his yOBsessiOA almost imperceptibly .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 14, 1849, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_14041849/page/1/