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To The Membeks Of The Und Company.
TO THE MEMBEKS OF THE UND COMPANY .
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My FaiBSPS , n - Presuming that I have now heard all that is likely tote said , thooght , and p rinted about fte osli-dawcraficact of allowing shareholders ¦ who have obtained their allotmen ts to part with them , lsfcdl proceed to comment upon the several objections , first observing , tfitt some have been written in a friendly , some in a spiteful , and some in an ignorant style . However , as I believe the mideofsdence upon matters of apparently trifling importance has done much damage to the P ^ . ^' shallconsiderthequestion inaH its bearings , making no " apology for not having answered of whom requested
STseveral querists , some , and some of whom had ? e msolence to demand , an immediate reply by letter . Old sayings-if they really have a meaning , and if their application is ! apt and apposite—sometimes save an immensity of argument . Once upon a time , then , an Irish squire of the old school hired a butler—and in the olden times in Ireland it was little short of high treason for a butler to appear in boots ; but , mayhap , the failure of Km ? Murphy may reconcile their honours to bare feet . Howbeit , the squire being of an easy disposition , bore the insult , until , upon one occasion , he was about to entertain a large party at dinner , and then he remonstrated thus ;—
"John , how comes it that yon attend table in loots ? it ' s a thing I don ' t allow . * " "Why , your honour , " responded John , I could give you twenty reasons . " "WeH , " rejoined the squire , "let us hear them . " ¦ " "Why , your honour , " observed the butler , " in the first place , IJuwe no shoe *" - — ' " There , there , " said his honour , " that wdl do : that ' s as good as the twenty . ''
Now , I mig ht treat the question 311 st as la-1 oonically , and reply to all the objections thus : "Why , in the first place , we have no power to prevent ; and I think all reasonable objectors will respond , " Well , well ; there , that will do ; thafs as good as all the rest . " But , as it is my custom to probe those matters to the bottom , I shall not treat the subject thus smartly or lightly , but shall add , that if we had the power , I , for one , should object to so despotic , so unjust , and so anti-democratic a use of it . As most objections have been based upon the violation of democratic principles , let us sow test their " validity" by two democratic axiomsnamely , — "An injustice done to an
, individual is an injury to society ;'* and againw When one of the community is wronged , all society is injured . " ' Nov , upon which ^ of those boras do the advocates of absolutism choose to hang , or noon which will they suspend the wrong-doing directors ? Now , I contend , firstly , that we have no colour of right to prevent the sale ; and if we had , that its exercise would be an injustice to the individual wishing to sell , and , consequently , an injury to society , and , therefore , really antidemocratic Again , I contend that the member wishing to sell , and prevented by a despotic
use of power from doing so , would be wronged , and , consequently , society would be injured . Upon the other hand , will anyone venture to point out or describe the wrong done to any individual , or the injury done to society , by the power of free action now allowed ? 1 defy them . If any made the attempt , it would be based upon an ideal , not upon a real injury ; because the injury would be undefined , and not attachable to any individual in the one case , but defined , applicable to , and felt by the individual in the other case . For instance , as the presumed wrong now stands , it is divided
between 20 , 000 members , not felt by any , and its injustice neither real or perceptible—a kind of incipient self-tormentor—a mere conception of a disordered brain , to fret a distempered constitution ; while the exercise of the power would be felt by the individual wronged , and would be a real , grievous , and permanent wrong . I will now presume that the directors had the power , and exercised it . And I will suppose a very probable case . Suppose A . B ., the son of CD ., to have taken a share in his lather ' s life , with a prospect of succeeding his father in a business more valuable than the
cultivation of his land . In such case , A . B ., upon the death of his father , has the choice of evils—the evil of being excluded from bis father ' s business , or the evil of being robbed of his interest in his holding , and the proceeds of his labour ; for , let it be borne in mind , that the nicety of democratic principle cannot possibly assign the exact time when it is unjust and injurious , or jest and beneficial to sell . If a member may sell at one time , he has a perfect rig ht to sell at cay time : and one little fact has wholly escaped the nice distinction of many complainants—it is this :
that the conveyance which the rules compel the trustees to make once made , precludes the possibility of resisting the estrangement . ' £ he law would not allow it . But a still stronger democratic reason is this—that the right would be imperfect if shackled with the condition of occupancy . In fact , the law of the landlords is much more democratic than those who sign themselves " Real Democrats , " "True Democrats" "Democrats to the Backbone . " Some , indeed , should have signed themselves "Democrats to tie Pociet . " I will now prove that the law of the landlords is
more democratic . The law of the landlords says , that when a man has rightful possession of anything , he shall have full enjoyment , use , and government of it ; and he could not have full use , enjoyment , and management , if the law of democracy capriciously tied him to one use only , namely , the use of occupation . Some true democrats oppose , the transfer , lest it should create a landed aristocracy . Was ever , anything more laughable than the notion of a two-acre aristocrat , a three-acre squire , or a four acre noble lord ? Others say that it will fail of producing one of the desired
results , namely , thinning the labour market-How truly ridiculous 2 because , firstly , in ninety-nine cases in 100 , the man will work himself , and then the object is achieved ; and , should he not work , then he must employ from the surplus , and the object is achieved doubly . As far as transfers have been effected we have seen the very benefit I anticipated , which is this , that a bad man may venture his £ 2 12 s . on a gambling speculation , and would be a bad sample of the newly-created class , if forced to occupy ; while the man who purchases , purchases from choice of occupation ,
and brings some capital to aid us in our great experiment . Again , every transfer aids us with funds : thus , a member sells to a nonmember , and thus enlists one who looked for certainty , and is willing to pay for it ; the man who sells takes out another share , and thus the society has two members for one . There is one condition which , in my mind , maybe enforced in case of sale . It is this : that , in all cases of transfer , the purchaser should not receive any capital from the Company . Now , this would not be an injustice , because he would purchase with his eyes open
, and because he would not have to pay interest at 0 per cent on the capital , and the Company would be in possession of so much the more available capital , and shares would not sell for a penny less money . The only difference would be , that the INTERLOPER , as some correspondents call him , would not receive our capital , and would not have to pay so much rent . One of the features which promises the greatest security to the Land Plan is the right of sale , the greatest drawback would be the
prevention . If an idle man becomes unfortunate , the inefficauy of the plan and not his inability would be assigned as the cause of his failure ; whereas , his power to sell will always keep up a community of willing husbandmen , who select the profession , and are willing to pay for liberty to follow it . The directors have come in for their full share of abuse in many anonymous letters—one especially from HUDDfiRSFlELD ; but no one praises the directors for the alterations they make in
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favour of members . It was a great act of tyranny to take a room off the house , but no one complains of having ten useful rooms instead of two useless onesno one complains of having a pump in his back kitchen—no one complains of 5 per cent , being charged as rent , instead of £ 5 on the first £ 8210 s ., and 5 per cent ; on remainder of purchase money—no one complains of the vast and unexpected changes made by the directors , and all in favour of . the members ; but all fail to bestow praise , and some are ready to administer censure , where the act is the act of the conference , and in obedience to the law which regulates the right of property . I trust that I have dealt plainly and satisfactorily with this subject .
And I shall now proceed to the consideration of another liberal act of the Directors . As a matter of course , and of necessity , our JBanking arrangements most hare been to a considerable extent based upon the certainty of interest upon our available but unappropriated capital ; that is , the capital not applied to the purchase of land , bnt reserved , as a certain amount most be , to meet withdrawals ; If we made ourselves liable to a rate of interest which our . unappropriated capital would not produce , we should be guilty of a fraud upon those depositors who can withdraw their monies ; and as the best terms that any bank gives is 2 J per cenW and that very capridonsly : for instance , in three months you may only
receive one month ' s interest—thus , if you lodge on the 2 nd of the month , you get no interest for that month ; and if you withdraw before the expiration of the 3 rd month , you receive no interest for that month—so that in such cases yon receive less than I per cent , upon your money for the three monthsnot I per cent , for three months , but at the rate of 1 per cent , for the whole year . > Sucb , however , is not onr rule . In our Bank , - money bears interest from the day it is deposited to the day it is withdrawn . We naturally and justly then looked for the best security for our unemployed capital ; becaose , ' . if we placed it in a bank , we might be losing over 2 per cent ., which would soon break us . We find that
Exchequer Bills were the safest , as well as the readiest security . They pay the largest interest , and by THE DAY , and are always worth their full amount—fluctuations in that stock merely affecting speculators . I explained the nature of this stock fully in the advertisements published in the Star It is a Government bank note of not less than £ 100 . bat as large as you can purchase in . £ 1 , 000 bills . They were about 3 J percent when we regulated our rate of interest by the stock iu -wiricn alone we . could safely invest funds for immediate use ; and , therefore , we promised what we could pay by this standard , namely , 3 | upon deposits to be withdrawn , and 4 upon deposits for redemption . Now , the
Chancellor of the Exchequer has raised the interest upon this stock to 3 d . per day , or £ i lis . 3 d . per cent , per annum ; and , therefore , to hold faith with oar CUSTOMERS , we are proud in finding ourselves able to raise the rate of interest on deposits to 4 PER CENT ., and upon redemption to 4 } PER CENT ., thus giving the public the benefit of the improved interest . Some peoplevery naturally wish to know what an Exchequer Bill is—it is precisely of the same value , or . within a mere fraction , as a bank note of a similar amount , with this exception , that , from the day you purchase it , to the day you sell it or change it , you get the interest at the rate , NOW , of £ 4 lis . 3 d . per cent . Suppose , for
instance , that we had £ 10 , 000 in Exchequer Bills , and wanted cash to meet a run or complete a purchase , in than less three minutes we could change them into gold . Well then , says a £ 10 depositor , or a £ 90 , or a £ 2 QQ depositor , why not give £ 4 lis . 3 d . to us ? Why , simply because the two former , the £ 10 and £ 90 , depositors get a larger interest at 4 per cent . ; firstly , because the smallest Exchequer Bill is £ 100 , and they should pay brokerage , and watch the market , and so with a £ 200 purchaser . Just as I explained in the advertisement ; it is only a market for wholesale dealers , and we are the wholesale
dealers with the fives , and tens , and nineties that could not be so applied , and we give OUR CUSTOMERS the benefit of the wholesale transactions . And I am happy to say that we were PREPARED FOR THE RISE , as we are now holders of from £ 8 , 000 to £ 10 , 000 worth of stock , not wishing to run the risk of trusting any hanking concern during the panic , and not wishing to pay interest out of locked-up capital . I trust that the Despotic Directors will be pardoned for this Anti-Democratic step of USING the Government that uses them , when it served their purpose and the public interest . Your faithful friend , ' Pbargus O'Connor .
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Erratum inFirst Two Editions of Last Week s Star , In last week's Star there was an error in Mr O'Connor ' s letter to the occupants at O'Connorville . The sentence— " If a reKjiouj man or a solicitor should come among yon , " —should have been —1 f'li ! a fifun ' ous man or a solicitor . "
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TO THE OCCUPANTS AT O'CONNORVILLE . My bear . Friends , While plague , pestilence , and famine are depopulating my country , and beginning to sweep the houses of your countrymen , it is no small pride and consolation to me that i ; have rescued yon from the monsters , and placed yon in your own castles , on your own domains : Dear as provisions now are , and compelled as you necessarily will be to purchase those provisions until your labour shall produce them , yet I will venture to assert , that those earning a pound a week will not be as well off as the most unfortunate of your little community ;
while your labour will be sweetened by the reflection , that it will yield you a fair reward , and all for yourselves . I hope you have treasured up all that I have predicted as to the coming of the present chaos , and 1 hope you have read and studied my warnings to the Irish Landlords , written from the dungeon , the felon ' s cell , the condemned cell in which the Whigs immured me for sixteen months ; and I hope you have read my speeches and predictions upon the question of Free Trade , and especially my speech in the House of Commons , in 1834 ; and I nope yon have read my letters to Daniel O'Connell , published in 1836 , and my letters to Mr
O'Malley , published in the Star in 1840 , ; predicting the result of Irish agitation , Irish credulity , and Irish confidence ; then remember that I told you , when the Whigs last came into power , that he ( Daniel O'Connell ) had undertaken to break up the Irish party ; remember , that in September , 1845 , 1 foretold the second year ' s failure of the Potato Crop ; and last July , when the Times and FREE TRADERS were exulting in the prospects to be produced by' the measure , that I predicted the present state of the labouring classes , as well that of the agricultural labourer as of the operative and mechanic . I have now drawn your attention to a
series of facts , all bearing upon the general subject —Labour ' s dependance upon Capital , and the capitalist's mode of dealing with the labourer . Having thus refreshed your memories , by a recital of transactions covering a long period of time , I shall now call your attention to the mode in which I proposed to meet the monster Famine iu the outset . When Free Trade anticipation was at its highest we called a meeting at the CROWN AND ANCHOR , and I proposed a resolution at that meeting , that a certain portion of Church Property should be sold to meet the great calamity ; still leaving the State Church Parsons in a comparatively better position than Free Trade will leave any other class in the State . The Government might have
realized over FIFTY MILLIONS of money , and without stinting any man living of a full meal , or depriving any one of ample luxuries and comforts . Now , the attempt of the Government to base permanent measures of relief upon the present famine , would strengthen the justice of that resolution . However , wonderful and scandalous as it must appear to all , the property of the most idle , the property most liable and most applicable to such an emergency—the property of the poor stolen by the Church—has been the only property spared by the Government ; nay , indeed , the value of Church property is incalculably increased in value , both in security and amount ; while all other property has become deteriorated . I now mention this fact , because I think the hour has arrived for
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demanding the restitution of what is called CHURJH PROPERTY to its original and , proper-1 | i ; namely , the best mortgage that the rig htful ow » r » of the land can have upon the land ; and everyj | £ * tempt that has been made by the owners of the soil to rid themselves of this DIVINE ; TITHE j |« d mortgage has recoiled firstly uponUhe pooty ; ind will shortly recoil upon ^ themselves . In 18 $ 2 ^ was tried in Ireland for a conspiracy to JOB THE CHURCH by abolishing tithes ; « nd $ as the injustice of the = law has never ; intimidated me from the discharge ' of a solemn duty , ; I will now create an agitation in England and Irelandfor a TOTAL ABOLITION OF TITHES , and the APPROPRIATION of that property , not to
the casual support , but to the . permanent happiness of the people , by thepurchase of , land , and erection of houses . This agitation we will call THE DEATH STRUGGLE , and we will conduct it without violence or tumult ; bnt we will not : NOW let it cool until we see justice done . I tell yon , arid I tell the Irish people , that Church influence and Protestant ascendancy , are the master : grievances of the age- £ and ' that neither the Charter nor the Repeal of the Union would be worth a groat , if this evil were to continue ; and that , those measures achieved , we should have to fight those old and sturdy emjjniejij In this agitation we shall have an incafculable
amount of support from all shades of politicianswhile the state of Ireland and the prospects of England furnish good and sufficient ground for . the demand . Having said so much upon this important subject , I now call your attention to those measures by which you will be enabled to maintain your present position , independently of all - adverse circumstances . This season has been a very backward one ; and ,, hi truth , seeds and plants were nearly as well 1 out of the ground as in it , up to this period ; [ the ground ^ wttl now be like a HOT-BED , and you must make the most of the season . The value of your present trade is , that , even if inclined . no MASTER FARMER can , withhold his
knowledge from his neighbour ; you have , fortunately for you , the experience of * seven or eight market gardeners , and what THEY DO , YOU DO ; and they will be glad to teach- you . As potatoes are dear for seed , I cannot recommend as much as I otherwise would ; bnt , believe me , in three years from this time the potato will be as extensively grown as ever . Its / unfortunate application as human food—the exclusive food of the Irish people —has made a great many wise men , though ignorant of the value and properties of that root , condemn it in wholesale t erms ; bnt I tell you that the best crop of potatoes for their LEGITIMATE USE , is worth three times as much as
the best crop of anything that is extensively grownthree times as much as either the best crop of turnips or wheat . Corn is the least valuable crop grown . What I should now recommend is a succession of cabbages , Belgian white carrots , a few Swede turnips , some mangel wurzel , and peas and beans for a succession of crops , with other garden stuffs in the garden ; and , even yet , it is not too late for barley in your ground , if you wish for more than I have sown , which is about forty acres , besides potatoes , cabbages , peas , beans , carrots , and other garden stuffs , that have been sown in good season . Keep your ground clean of weeds ; don ' t allow ONE TO LIVE , for a vreed and a cabbage cannot live
together . Take care of every SPOONFUL OF MANURE : it is gold . Don ' t sow nor plant too deep this year , till you give your ground a good winter ' s trenching , and then you may go deeper and still deeper every year . Keep THE BIRDS OFF ; and when you see plants shaken by the wind , STEADY them with your hand or heel , or a blunt stick , and put some mould to them . Keep your cabbages and potatoes well landed up , and make the earth fine about them . Begin to make a heap of your weeds and spare earth , and suds and wash .
and never think you turn and stir it enough ; it'is a kind of sponge , sucking the oxygen from the atmosphere , and the more open you KEEP ITS MOUTH , and the , more ; porous ,, you ; make it , the ; r aore ^ S wffl ^ iribala ^ of stinThighand compact , inthe shape of airod & of a house , to let the rain fall off , and if you keep always stirring it , ten timesa day , so much the better , though once a month , or whenthe weeds begin to grow , will do . DON'T ALLOW THE WEEDS TO GROW IN YOUR HEAPS . I wish each man
would procure , for love or money , six of the largest potatoes he can get , and plant them whole with some dung and keep laying the stalks ' as they get j strong and covering them well . with soil made fine and water now and then , and put , them in twelve square yards of ground , and keep a good base of earth , the potatoes planted two yards apart , and you will be surprised to see the basket-full that the six will turn but . On the 24 th I will show you how to do it . I knew a clergyman , the Rev . Mr Madras , who grew more than alarge horse-load from a single potato ; any who can afford it , I would recommend them to join and buy two boat-loads of London horse-dung . The price for dung and carting from the wharf will be about £ 24 , it will be worth £ 50 , and will pay GOOD INTEREST : it will pay for itself inthe first crop and will remain in the ground
Be CAREFUL OF EVERY SPOONFUL OF DUNG ; DON'T ALLOW A WEED TO , GROW ; STEADY YOUR PLANTS , IF SHAKEN BY THE WIND ; KEEP OFF THE BIRDS ; BE UP EARLY , AND YOU WILL PICK UP THE WORM BEFORE HE PICKS UP YOUR SEEDS OR PICKS OFF YOUR CABBAGES . I look forward with great pleasure to Monday , the 24 th j and shall expect some of my children to give me a bed on that night . I remain your fond and affectionate friend , Feahgus O'Connor .
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CHARTISM INTHE NORTH .-GREAT ' , MEETINGS IN YORKSHIRE . Halifax . —The Chartists of Halifax having determined to hold a public meeting to consider the . present crisis of affaire , and Mr Ernest Jones having been invited on the occasion , on Friday evening , the 7 th instant , ' the Odd Fellows' Hall was filled to overflowing by a respectable audience j anxious to raise their voices against class legislation and its disastrous effects . \ Mr Bawden was elected to preside . ' On the arrival of Mr Jones , he was
greeted by prolonged applause . Mr Jones delivered a most luminous address , to attempt to give an outline of which would be impossible ; sumeeittosay , that he spoke for , an hoar and a half , with the most impassioned eloquence , and handled the subject in a masterly and convincing manner , interrupted frequently by the cheers of the meeting , which was the largest holden in this town for a long time . At the conclusion of the lecture , Mr , R . Sutliffe moved the following resolution , which was carried unanimously : — . I ' !
That the best thanks . of this meetiug are doe , and Jare hereby given , to John Fielden , Esq ., M . P ., for , his strenuous and persevering efforts in carrying the Ten Hours ' Bill through the House of Commons , and also to the honourable members who voted and supported him in carrying that measnre . V < ... Mr Rushton moved a vote of thanks to Mr Jones , for the able lecture that he had given , which was carried by acclamation . Three cheers were given , for Mr O'Connor . Mr Jones acknowledged the compliment , and proposed a vote of thanks to the chairman , when the vast assemblage separated , highly delighted with the evening ' s proceedings , Dewsbort . —On Saturday night last , Mr Ernest Jones delivered a brilliant lecture at this place , where
the large room at the Duke of Leeds had been secured for the occasion . At eight o ' clock Mr Titus Brook , a friend of the people , was called to the chair , and introduced the business of the evening in a neat and pithy speech . Mr Jones addressed the meeting at considerable length on the Land and the Charter , and , at the conclusion of his address , an old Charts of the district asked the lecturer some questions , as he thought it impossible for a man to live on two acres of land . This gave the lecturer an excellent opportunity of establishing his position , which lie did ( not only by argument , but by instancing facts which had occurred in that very part of the West Riding , ) to the great gratification of the meeting , as also of the querist , who expressed himself perfectly convinced by the explanations he received .
¦ Tim Camp-Mkbtino at Pkep-Grben . This great demonstration took place on Sunday last , the 9 th instant . During the morning heavy showers had been falling at intervals , and at the time at which the meeting vras to commence the rain
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lis incessant' ., ^ Notwithstanding , at the appointed nohr , thousands were seen streaming , from 1 all sides to the spot ; when that esteemed veteran , Benjamin Rushtonof Halifax , ' was unanimously elected to the chair . ?; ; : U'V . ¦*' ; : ^ v : "'"; ,,- ' -, l £ !} j CHAiiuiAir ; tbenVcalled on . Mr Alders on , of $ WMfeto lead APhartisthymn , in which the vast asseoibhigejoiBediin , one loud chorus . The veteran Chairman ^ iaddrtssed the meeting in' his usual ngorottrf ateft ^ aefended ^ the ^ Ckartiste fronWth iKiri iu
• , , '" - ¦ - ' ,.- 'wrW * . *** «« gitiM ,.-, uec » iUHj « p jiciu suchmeetih ( sohthe . Suhday rand showed tbaWrue ' rehgion consisted jn ^ omg right , both morahvLand politically , j -The Chairman then introduced ¦ i Mr AiDERsow , ' who Exposed the character of : the hireling priesthopd ; " ' the woridlymihdedheM of -the : professed friends of ; Reform , and concluded a telline speech by exhorting the Chartists to be faithful U one another , and to persevere in that good cause which with union and energy would be sure to prosper . Mr Alderson sat down amid the applause of the meetine . / ' '•; ¦; . .:.. ' .
* Mr John Shaw , of Leeds , defined , the pernicious effects of our government ,. and the fallacious hopes of those who expected much from it « advocacy . He then advertedlto : the evil results of intemperance , and delivered Mpowerful exhortation in favour of sobriety , anion and order , at the same time i that he exposed the sufferings of his country niehVand warned themUdepend on . no other source 1 than their ; owri . & ertions . ' Mr Shaw ' s e ? celtentaddrc 8 S' < was -hailed with merited approbation .. ' 'MtErsist Jokes then rose , and was greeted with prolonged cheers . ' - He adverted to the wretched state of the manufacturing ' population and the condition of the community at large , and next proceeded to examine whether this arose from the deficiency of the country , the indolence of the people , or the
special wrath of the Deity—when , having clearly proved the adequacy of the soil lor the support of the inhabitants , the unparalleled industry of the latter , and vindicated the mercy of the Deity , he traced the effects of evil legislation back to their source , and analysed in succession all the so-called measures of reform that had emanated from the government since the Reform Bill . —fully exposing the quackery of party , and fallacy of free trade ; and said , alluding to its results , the parsons told us we must not do good on a . Sunday—for his part , he thought'the better day the better deed—but , under the blessings of free trade , the factories had grown as religious as the parsons , since they not only did no work on the Sunday , but . were idle every day in the week as well . He then alluded to the Education Scheme ,
observing that government were not able to stifle the desire for education on the part of the people ; therefore , sooner ' than let the people give themselves a good education , they had stepped in just in time to give a bad one , subservient to their sectarian principles and enslaving policy . He ( Mr Jones ) believed the best foundation for a good education was roast beef and plum-pudding , since it was useless to preach honesty to a man while hunger was promoting- him to thieve—or order , while misery was driving him to violence , —or morality , while he was degraded by a pauper-dress , and unmanned in a Basilic , — bdnoar , white he was disgraced by being a slave . From the result of the Ten Hours' Bill , the speaker deduced arguments illustrative of the power the people possessed at the present crisis , and thus went over the means at their disposal for obtaining redress . After paying a due tribute to the glorious Land Plan and Trades' Union , he proved how nothing
short of the Charter could lead to the desired goalhow it was wedded to the Laud Plan—how political power « uld only be met by political power , and ^ how endeavouring to annul tyranny by social amelioration alone was impracticable , fas long as the . ' same cause existed , which had once already reduced us from social prosperity' to our present Elysium of "Free Trade " and "Education . " Mr , Jones concluded by a trnly stirring appeal to the people , calling on them , as once they had rallied ( deluded by Whig Reformers ) for " the Bill , the whole Bill , 'and nothing but the Bill "—thus now to be satisfied only with the Charter , the whole Charter , and nothing but the Charter . His address had a powerful effect on the meeting , and was greeted with prolonged and hearty acclamations . Mr Lacv , W . R . S ., then read a circular replying to the assertions of a Wesleyah preacher , who bad come forward in the pulpit to misrepresent the principles of the Charter .
. . Mr SifiiH , of Bradford , refuted these calumnies , and forcibly contrasted the purity of the Charter with thef < ralia ^«!^ neatcraft ; '" , " !; : % ¦ - ; ¦'¦ ; .,. v f Thu ^ ended one of ; the most ^ inpjoj # fat meetings thatshis'long been held In th " e !; North , ? atid from which we augur brightly of our renewed agitation . Notwithstanding the torrents of rain , thousands came [ from great distances to hear their glorious principles expounded , and none flinched from the gr ound until the proceedings had been duly con . eluded . The utmost enthusiasm characterised the mcetin ? , and a spirit has been rekindled in the West Riding that will not soon expire , and bids fair ,
if emulated throughout the country , to shake Monopoly to its foundation . Bradford—On Sunday evening a pnblio meeting was held in the Temperance Hall , Leeds-road , to hear an addressfrom Mr Ernest Jones , of London . Long before the time announced for the meeting taking place , the doors were besieged by parties ; anxious to hearthe Poor . Man ' s Poet and Advocate / When Mr Jones entered the Hall , it was crowded in every part , and it was with the utmost difficulty that he could make his wzy , aided by the committee , to the platform . Mr Alderson gave out the Chartist hymn : —
Britannia's sons ! though slaves you be , ' God , jour Creator , made you free ; The whole meeting joined in chorus , which had a most , impressive effect . Mr Jones was cordially greeted on his appearance , and for above two hours riveted the attention of the audience to his highly eloquent and powerful address . : In aid of the local expenses , a collection was made , which soon amounted to a considerable Bum , and the meeting separated , highly gratified with the evening ' s proceedings . This gentleman ' s visit to Bradford will long be remembered . ¦> . "•'
MR CLARK'S TOUR . , ; The Lakd and the Chartbb . —Horncastlb . —On Monday evening the largest public meeting ever held in this town assembled in the British School-room , for the purpose of hearing , an address from Mr Thomas Clark , on the-objects and means ^ of the . National ; Land ' Company ^ . Mr Rose , a venerable Reformer ^ presid ed on the occasi on . MrCl arkon being introduced to'the meeting , entered into ah elaborate exposition of the merits of the grand labour-redeem * ing project , and challenged discussion bnlevety point ; but at the close ef his lecture no one attempted to dispute any of the statements ' made by him . ¦ All present were highly satisfied , and many stated their intention of joining the company . ? SEcoOT'ftfEETHtfl ;—On Tuesday evening a public
meeting of the inhabitants ' was , / . held , in Lomas ' s large school-room , for the purpose of considering the propriety of petitioning parliament for the enactment of the People ' s Charter . Mr Covileri ' a respectable ; tradesman , was unanimously called to the ' ehair , and made an excellent speech . A resolution condemnatory of the present system of representation was adopted . The National Petition was also proposed and sup . ported at great length by Mr T . Clark ,. who in the course of bis address laid bare the evils which . at present exist , and which the People ' s Charter would remedy . Mr Clark's speech was reeeivied with great enthusiasm . —Previous , to the petition being put . a person named Briggs , a sheriff s officer and Sundayschool teacher , moved " that the part ' of the Petition in which the education of : the people is set forth as
one of thedutiea of the government , should be ex . ponged . ?' : ; Mr Briggs argued that the education of the people was not the business of a government . The amendment was seconded ; after ' which . Mr Clark replied to the arguments of'Mr Briggs , and so far succeeded in convincing the meeting of the fallacy of theopinions of that gentleman ^ that on the division taking place only one -hand was held up for the amendment , and the Petition was carried amidst much applause . The thanks of the meeting was then awarded to the chairman ;' and the meeting separated . —These two meetings have created a complete ferment in thia part of the country , The second meeting was larger than the first . ' . Nbwark . —On Monday last Mr Clark delivered a highly successful lecture on the Land , to . a large and delighted audience ;
;; Sibaford . —A public meeting was held in the theatre on Thursday evening , Mr West in the chair , when Mr Clark delivered a lecture on the capabilities of the Land , and the objects , means and progress of the Land Company . The lecture gave the utmost satisfaction . - On Friday evening a second public meeting -vns held in the same place , when , after a most admirable lecture on the People ' s Charter by Mr Clark , the National Petition was unanimously adopted . Mr Wilcock occupied the chair on the occasion . Votes of thanks to Mr Clark and the chairman were unanimously passed each evening .
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Greekwich and Hepibord . —The Chartists of this locality have expressed their strong disapprobation of the conduct of the Committee of the South London Hall , as complained of in Mr Gurney ' s letter . Marylebone . —Mr Doyle lectured here on Sunday
evening , on " The state of'thecountry , ahd ? the * remedy for social evils contained ' in the Land scheme . "' — ---- - - -. ¦• - **»• NoBroN . FotaAra .-At the A'HnlUof Zf > ta ; " . on Tuesday evening , Mr Gathard lectured . on the Land Plan , considered commercially , . politically , and socially . M , ' ¦ . ' . ' . \ •"< ' ¦ ' - . Sauom > . —On the . 4 th inst . a tea-parly was held in honour of the first location . [ Full report not given , ' because : not received until Thursday ,-the . 13 th . —Ed . ]; ' . " - : <^ Sn 6 BEbiTCH .-At the Railway Engine Coffeehouse ,, Brick-lane ,. on Wednesday evening , Mr Kydd delivered a lecture , which gave great satisfaction ; •' - ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦¦
r South Loraoy . — On Sunday evening Mr G . «* . W !* - . - - ' * P-.. * - numerous audience , on , PracticalAgrioulture as applied to Small Farms . " " tiSnuSL ^*» . —Mf ¦ WiM . Broomelecturedat SS &^ sW Morgan-street , on . Sunday iS ^ SS ^ \ ni ^ satisfaction . The lower Hamlets Local Committee met on Tuesdav evening , Mav Uth . . The minutes having beenread b ? 1 iSk ^ ^ „ W * 6 f ? T ? tnls Tneetto Kt » l Wednertayerenini May 19 th , ' at i o ' clock , ana in the meantime the sea * tary to" wait on the other ; . membere ; of the committee , now absent , to chow . them the nectwity of their attendance , ' .. \'; : / r \ : ;; r'i- ~ H '' i-r : . ' ¦ ¦ .-:
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FORTHCOMING MEETINGS . Bolton . —A special meeting of this branch of the Land Company will beheld on Sunday next , May 16 th , at 6 o ' clock in the evening , Bbadfokd . —The members will meet in theirroom on Sunday afternoon , at 2 o ' clock . Burt . —The members of this town are requested to attend a meeting on Sunday next , at two o ' clock , in the nsual place , Church-street ; Cut Locautt . —The members will meet on Sunday evening , May 16 th , in the large room of the Star Coffee-house , . 71 , Old-street-road , at 7 o ' clock . The City branch of the Land Company will meet in the
same place , at half-past 7 . Mr Skelton will lecture at 8 preeisely . Subject : " Progressive Civilisation . " Admission free . ' Cut o * Lomdok . —The members of this branch are requested to meet at the Star coffee-house . Oldstreet , St Luke ' s , on Sunday evening , May 16 , at 7 o ' clock precisely , to elect a secretary , and audit accounts . HAtirAX . ' -Mr Clissitt will lecture on Sunday ( tomorrow ) evening , at half-past six o ' clock . The members are particularly requested to attend . ' Hull . —The Chartists arc requested to attend at the Ship Inn , Church lane , on Sunday evening next , May . 17 th , at six o ' clock . The Land Branch meet as usual on Monday evening .
Lancashire and Yorkshire Dblhgatx Meeting . —A delegate : meeting will be held at the White House , Blackstone Edge , for the purpose of arranging for the annual meeting of the democrats of the sur rounding towno and Tillages , on Sunday , May 23 , to commence at eleven o ' clock , a . m ., when delegates from Rochdale , Littleberoigb , ToJlmorden , " Hehdea Bridge , Halifax , Sowerby , Ripponden , dec , are expected to attend . Makobksikr . —Mr John Shaw , of Leeds , will deliver a lecture in the People ' s Institute , Hey rodstreet , Manchester , on Sunday , May 16 th . Chair to be taken at half-past 6 o ' clock . METBoroiiTAH Committm . —A nweting convened by this body , will be held at the Assembly-rooms , 83 , Dean-street , Soho , on Wednesday next . Mav
19 th , > t half-past seven precisely . Each person will be expected to contribute 2 d ., and the lady or gentleman who are fortunate enongh | to bold the highest position at the ballot will be entitled to a beautiful plate of O'Connorville , elegantly framed ; the surplus proceeds to be devoted to the furtherance of the Chartist Agitation in the metropolis . Democrats , do your duty , The committee will also meet for the transaction of important business on the same evening . The attendance of the Executive Committee of the National Charter Association is particularly requested . Mr Clark ' s Tour . —Lebbs . —Mr T . Clark will address two " meetings to-morrow ( Sunday ) . One in Vicars' Croft , athalf-pasttwo in the afternoon ; and the other in the ^ Bazaar , at half-past six in the evening .. Mr Ciark will visit Derby , Belper and Radford , during the next week .
,.= NATMSAii Co ^ HPBRATrfB ^ Bctepit SociETr . —The Secwtarrw ^ in'jattehdaoce , ' ; to enrol names , «& c ., every , Wednesday , evening , afc ' 83 , Dean-stree ' t , from eight to ' ten o ' clock . ' < ' ¦ ¦ •• .- ' .. ( -. ..:- ¦ . Registration and Election Committee This body will meet at the Assembly-rooms , 83 Deanstreet , Soho , en Tuesday evening , May 18 th , at 8 o ' clock precisely . " - Rochdale . —Mr G . J . Clark , of Manchester , will lecture in the Chartist-room i Yorkshire ^ on Sunday next , the 16 th , at 6 o ' clock in the evening . . Sheffield . —On Sunday , May 16 th , Mr Seward will deliver an address in the Democratic Temperance Room , 33 , Queen-street . Subject : " The Ten Hours' Bill , its utility and importance to the Labouring Classes . " Inthe course ' of the evening he will likewise review Mr Ward ' s Parliamentary conduct in connection with the above subject . Chair to be taken at 8 o ' clock . The members of the Council aro requested to meet at 6 o ' clock , on business of
importance . Shobeditch . —On Wednesday evening next , Mr C . Doyle will lecture at Mr Taylor's , Railway Engine Coffee-house , 122 , Brick-lane , near Church-street . Chair to be taken at 8 o ' clock .
BntMiKOHAu , Ship Inn . —Atour usual weekly meeting on Sunday last , Mr Goodwin in the chair , the room was crowded to excess to hear the very interesting report of the meeting , held in the school-room at the People ' s First Estate , on the occasion of the first location of members taking place . After the reading of the very able address of Mr O'Connor . Mr
f ussell moved and Mr Fearn seconded , " That the best thanks of this meeting are due and are hereby given to Mr O'Connor for his praiseworthy and untiring exertions in the cause of universal , freedom . " It was then unanimously resolved that Mr O'Connor ' s address he printed for circulation , and a sub-committeeof five were appointed to carry out the same . Rules for the money club to be established among the members of this locality , for the purpose of assisting the Land and Labour Bank , were then brought forward , and aproyed of , and aedpy of them ordered to be sent to the Star . for insertion , as follows : — 1 , That the club consist of none but members of this branch of the Land Company , to be conducted by a
secratary and treasurer , to be choieh' the first night of meeting in each club by the members' ^ herajpresent , r 2 . Th « t one ' share be 3 d , per iveek , and . that the shares be unlimited , and when there is 80 s . in hand a ballot to take place in the following order : —one share one ticket , two shares two tickets , and go on in proportion to the amount subscribed by each member ; the secretary to send up the amount so drawn and address of the successful .. candidate , to be placed to his credit , in which department of the Land Company Bank he may think proper ; and that the bank check of the same be deposited in the treasurer ' s hands until the close of each club ; no member to be in the draw who is not level with the books
3 . That any member being successful in the ballot , shall sigh the following agreement : —I , the undersigned , do hereby agree to pay to Mr — — on order the sum of ——being the value received by me . Sighed in the presence of : Witness my hand . 4 . That any member after having his share or shares and being four nights' in arrears , shall be fined 3 d . on each share , and one halfpenny per week on each share , until such arrears be paid . 5 . That any member leaving town must pay up » U arrears due to the club before be can receive bis check , and shall be entitled to receive all monies due to him from this club by giving one week ' s notice to the secretary . .... 6 . In case of death of any member of this club all monies to be paid to bis nominee er next of kin . 7 . That any member eaangiug hie residence shall inform the secretary of the same within 14 days , or be fined threepence . ¦
.. RBA-StRBBt Suction . —The members decided . on Wednesday to establish a money club in aid of the Land and Labour Bank , & c „ and will commence operations on Monday next . Crowland , Lincolnshire . —The inhabitants of this town were awakened from sleep at an early hour on the 1 st of May , by the Abbey bells ringing" in honour . of the taking possession oithe People ' s First Estate . On Monday evening , May 19 th , the shareholders held their weekly meeting , when Mr O'Connor ' s address to , the allottees was read , which gave great delight to the members . CrosFORT .-At a meeting of the shareholders the following officers were appointed to conduct the affairs of this branch for the next three months : —Mr Josiah Porter , scrutineer ; Mr George Smith and Mr William Westlake , auditors ; Mr Richard Lance , treasurer ; Mr John Douglass , sub secretary . The following resolution was carried : " That each member pay one penny per month towards the Chartist Executive , to enable them to employ lecturers to advocate the Land and the Charter . " We call on our
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brethren throughout the Land Society to follow cur example .-- '; \ - ¦ H ^' , ! •' -H . !\¦" ¦ ' LEioisrKB . ^ The ; fLand Company ' . is progrcssine gloriously in this , ' town . , Se ^ ntyiOna additional sharea , w . ere taken out oh Monday / bat ;! ' The sharehphlers . pf , No . , 1 , Branch will meet oh Sunday evening next ; to revise the local rules .- ••' " '' ' ¦ '¦ ' ¦¦ .-: > Messi . BT . r-The ? harehold « r 8 naTepa ? 8 edaTote of thanfcs'tirthe - ^
their . ihYeatmeMJr i ^ : B £ 8 k -y : ^ -r ;; r : r \ r : r--, ¦ - ;• ..- ;; , ; Noiiwicn . —At a general : jneetingfof . shareholder * of : the Nationab LajfojCo ^^^ S & redisp ^ ; IK -ch ' ai ^ , r' S . Goat moved the following resolution : — ' : :.. v ; ; . ¦• : i ,.:. ; " J ^ . ih :, * ' - ' '*? ? -: ¦'¦[ . ¦ That tflhiimeetirigJs of opInfonjMRt tbr'Iaws as at ; pre 3 enteanitiTOtedwo'ju 8 tahdti * cfee ) , prohibitiHg an ^ membor hbldiag ^ mrrethah fourjiacrjs'i ^ hateach member has aniunqueatiouable rlghf' ^' ispole jsf his prize when he pledges , by sale or otherwise , and to trammel •* 'Ms riglit would be unjust , tyrannical , and
frapraeUcable- , - ' B . Barber seconded it , and said he hoped he should be , able to prove by Mr Clark ' s case ,-by giving the members full power tosell their prize , that it would be a behefit instead of injuring , fhecompany . Mr Clark , a member of the Norwich branch , got his pii » and sold it to . Mr PettetofSoraers'i'Towh . 'and put the money in : the Land and Labour Bank , which would assist the Directors to purchase more land to locate | m 6 re ! members .: Mr Pettet would have an early location , which ; would enable him to clear his purchase money , and in supporting the Land and Labour Bank , would benefit the Company . Resolution carried . Moved . seconded , and carried : — That a meeting be held on Sunday evening , If ay 16 tb f at half-past jlx o ' clock , to take into consideration the most effectual means of supporting the Land and Labour Bank . - . '' i ;
NoniHwiOH . —A branch of the National Land Com » pany bias been formed here , and the following officer * elected : —Thomas Dean , sub-secretary ; , Charles Gaunt , ; sub-trmurer , ; andVPhilip ^ W Ua ihg , scrutineerV ;; - /;¦•' . ¦ ' ¦ '" , ' : ;' . ¦ :. •'; . ... ~ : .- z ' : '_' . V ; V ; , : Retfohd . —The shareholders sat down to an excellent tea on the 3 rd of May to celebrate the . location on the People ' s First Estate . After tea ah ' excellent address was delivered by R , Nash ; The parly separated at a late hour , highly delighted with the evening ' s entertainment . Rochdale ;—At a meeting of the shareholders , on Sunday afternoon , a resolution was passed , censuring Perry , and expressing perfect confidence in Mr O'Connor . In the evening Mr 'Thomas Livesey delivered a full report of his visit to O'Connorville
and Red Marley . Mr Edward Mitchell , in a few introductory remarks , introduced Mr Livesey to a full audience . The extensive room not being large enough to accommodate all , a great many could not obtain admission . Mr L : said it was impossible to describe what he saw and felt en first entering O'Connorville : the sublimity of the country , theneatness of the buildings , the taste in dividing the land , and the splendour of the school-house , must be witnessed to be duly appreciated . It was far more than he had anticipated , and far more than described ; by O'Connor in the Star . On going to Red Marley , he said he was astonished to see the forwardness of the buildings and the preparations making on the land . It took Mr Livesey an hour and a half to
explain what tw had witnessed , and the conversations he had had with the " natives . " At the close , several questions were put and answered to the satisfaction of all present . Mr Charles Walkden , of Hey wood , then proposed , and a land member from Baeup seconder ! , a vote of thanks to Mr Livesey , for his kind " ness in giving them such a treat . Mr Livesey returned thanks , after which a Chartist hymn was sung in true old Rochdale style ; if possible , the female flimrtists excelling all they had done before .. Rochester . —The shareholders hare passed a vote of thanks to F . O'Connor , Esq ., for his indefatigable exertions at O'Connorville , and express themselves much pleased at . liis excellent address to the allotteee , also his handsome offer of premiums for good conduct . A rote of thanks was given to our scrutineer ,
FURTHCOMING MEETINGS . Aberdeen . —A general meeting of the Aberdeen branch of the National Land Company will be held in the Union Hall , Blackfriars-street , on Friday evening , 21 st of May , at 8 o ' clock . Basburt . —The shareholders and friends are requested to meet on Monday night , at 8 o ' clock , the 17 th inst ., at the Butchers ' -arms , Butchera ' -row . Bradford . —The shareholders of the Land Company will meet in the large room , Butterworth buildings , on Sunday , at 2 o ' clock in the afternoon . . BBisroi .. —The shareholders are requested to meet at Nicholls ' s Coffee-house , Rosemary-street , on Monday evening next , at eight o ' clock , for the purpose of electing a secretary , treasurer , scrutineer , and acommittee . . - < : Buur . —The shareholders are requested to attend at their usual meeting-room , Clarke-street , on Sunday evening , May 10 , at 5 o ' clock .
Burnley , —The shareholders of No . 2 branch are to meet at Bradshaw ' a Temperance Hotel , on Monday evening , May 17 , at 8 . 0 ' clock . The committee meet every Monday at 8 o ' clock to receive subscriptions and enrol new members . Glasoow . —The , shareholders are informed that the meetings will be held in the New Chapel ,-kelsonstreet , for the next three months , commencing on Tuesday , the 18 th of May , and every succeeding Tuesday for the above period .. - ' •¦ . - LouoHBPBot / OH . —The shareholders ore . requested to meet at the house of Mr M . Stevenaon , ; New-street , Ward ' s-end ; on Thursday evening , May 20 , at eight o ' clock .
Maccmbfikm ) . —A meeting of . the shareholders will be held in the Chartist-room , Stanley street , at 8 o ' clock on Tuesday evening next . Manchester . —The shareholders are respectfully informed that a general meeting of the members of this branch will be held on Sunday morning next , in the Hall of the People ' s "Institute , for the purpose of receiving the report of the finance committee The chair to be taken at nine o ' clock precisely . . Preston . —A quarterly meeting of the shareholders will take place at Mr Hool ' s , Temperance Coffeehouse , Lane-street , on Monday evening next , May I 7 th .
SBErsBiD .-A special meeting will be held in the Democratic Temperance Rooms , on Monday evenmg , _ to . consider the propriety of the successful allottees sellug their prizes to non-members . Chair to be taken at eight o ' clock . The committee of the to ? a » Q ° P My contemplate holding a soiree on Whit Moaday , on Mr Councillor Briggs' three acre farm . Active operations are going on for thecarrying out of the same . Due notice will be given next week , by public announcement , both through the Star and placard . , ¦
SorjiH-SnntDS . —The shareholders are requested to meet at the house of Mr Dolgleas , King-street , on Friday evening , 21 st inst ., at 1 o'clock ,
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Mr Payne , for his services .. Mr Caulk was chosen scrutineer in the room of Mr Payne . Stockport . —The shareholders , have passed a resolution expressing their confidence in and thanks to Mr O'Connor , Torquay . —This branch cf the Land Company has taken the Temperance Hall for future meetings every Tuesday evening at 7 o ' clock . The following officers have been elected : —Mr Geo . Rice , president ; MrRd . Putt ,. vice "; MrThos . Pearson , treasurer ; Mr Joseph Pitts , secretary ; Mr Geo . Larwell and Mr J . Andrews / auditors ; Mr G . Wellingall , scrutineer : At our meeting on Tuesday , a vote of thanks wag carried to Mr O'Connor . Having a surplus of cash which was presented to our late treasurer , he kindly presents the same ,. the sum of 12 shillings , to the
Registration and Election Committee . Wwion . —The members of the Wigton branch held a meeting on the evening of the 1 st of May , in commemoration of the members taking possession of their happy homes at O'Connorville . - Mr John Davidson , chairman . The night was spent very agreeably with songs , toasts , and reading the Star . The healths of Mr O'Connor and the . Board of Directors , W . P . Roberts , Esq ., and several other toasts , . were , , drank i With ^ ntJ ^ iaj ^ n ^ Auresolution was passed-Tv' That we [ entirely ; agreVwith ' the t Birmingham resolution in ' allowing members 'to' sell , providing they deposit a certain ' portion of the proceed * in the Bank of Redemption to assist purchasing their allotments . " ;
Shkfmkld . —Since' the last ballot we have en * rolled upwards of a score of new members . Now that we have two men . ready for . going onto the land , the people are quite in ecstacy , indeed , nothing could surpass the anxiety that was manifested on Saturday last for both the . iVbr tAern Star and the-Labourer , so much so that many had the mortification of being disappointed , ' inconsequence of their not giving ] orders earlier . The people also feel a lively interest in the success of the Bank . Several in this town have drawn their savings from the National . Debt Bank and placed them in the National Land and Labour Bank . . The next Conference . —Resolutions in favour of holding the next Conference at Lowbands , in July next , have been adopted by the branches at the following places : —Marylebone , Buttersley , Westminster , Wigton , Rochdale , aud Torquay ,
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Tir e Ca & RTiBT EsrAHfs . —( From the Times . )—We are informed that active operations have been commenced at the estate in Redmarley , purchased a shorttime since by Mr Feargus O'Connor . A number of cottages are being built , containing four room * upon one floor , with four acres of land attached to each . These will , of course , be occupied by those persons professing Chartist principles who have subscribed towards the expenses of the purchase . It is announced that Mr O'Connor contemplates purchasing the Verzons Estate , near Ledbury , now advertised for sale , and formerly the properly of Mr Ilollings , a hop merchant , who was well known iu this city . —WoreesUr Herald ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 15, 1847, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_15051847/page/1/
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