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    • THE MRTHEBN STAR SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1850.
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      > nma wnPTtiffgw STAR . ¦ ; - " ¦¦¦¦ ^¦ ' - ¦¦ - : - • ¦ : - ¦ - - ¦ - ^ QYEMBEiiSlg ; 1850 :

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      KEW EAST LONDON LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC lNSTrnjTIOIf , Morpeth-street , Green-street , Bethnal-green , will be opened on MONDAY , Novehbeb 18 th , 1850 , nhen

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      NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . Office , li , Southampton-street , Strand . THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE hereby announce tbe following meetings : — On Sunday afternoon , November 17 th , \ be Metropolitan Delegate Council wiU meet at the City Hall , 26 , Goldenlane . Chair to be taken at three o ' clock . ' . ' On Sunday evening ( fame date ) , a lecture irill he delivered at the Princess Boyal , Circus-street , New-road . On the same evening , Mr . Wheeler will lecture at the Globe and Friends . Morgan-street , Commercial-road-east . On thesame evening , the Eminetfs Brigade meet at the Bock , Iisson-grore—St . Pancras Locality , Bricklayers ' Arms , Tonbridge-street , New-road—St Marvlebone Locality , Circus-street , New-road- ^ and Whittington and Cat Locality , Church-row , Bethnal sreen . Signed on behalf of the Committee , Johk Arsott , General Secretary .

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      BUPTURES EFFECTUALLY CUBED WITHOUT A TRUSS !

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      YOURSELF I TVHAT YOU ARK ! AND WHAT FIT FOR ! "We shall find , Most have the seeds of judgment in their mind . " KNOW THYSELF . '—THE ORIGINAL GRAPHIOLOGIST continues to give those graphic and interesting delineations of character , discoverable from the handwriting , which have given so much astonishment , delight , and instruction . Ladies and gentleman , desirous of knowing their true character , or that of any friend in whom they may be interested , must send a speci-

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      MATRIMONY MADE EAST ; OR , H 0 < V TO WIN A LOVER . Miss LOTJISA DAWSON will send free to any address , on receipt of thirteen postage stamps , plain directions to enable Ladies or Gentlemen io win tbe affections of & B many of the opposite sex as their hearts may desire . The proposal is simple and so captivating and enthralling that all may be married , irrespective of age , appearance or position ; and last , tb » ugh not least , it can be arranged with such ease and delicacy that detection is impossible .

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      VIRE AND LIFB ASSURANCE , AND ANNUL TISB TORTS * INDUSTRIAL CLASSES . E NGLISH AND CAMBRIAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY : OR MRS , LIFE , ANNUITIES ; AND ENDOWMENTS , & c . ¦ Sapital £ 150 , 000 withi power of increase to On Million . ( Intorporated by Act of Parliament . ) CHIEF OFFICES : —No . 8 , Now Bridgo-streei , Blackfriars , London . . Dutrki Offitts . " So . S 5 , Sun-street , Bishopsgate-street , City ; No . 67 , Charlotte-street , Fitaroy-square ; No . fl , Trinity-street , Trinity-square , Borough ; No . 12 a / Cannon-raw , Bridgestrut , Westminster . Medical Officer . ¦ DAian . TT ' ANB , Bsq . M . D ., 67 , Charlotte-itreet , Fitzroysquara ( on Monday } , and 6 , Trinity-straet ( on Thursday ) , from 10 to % . ¦

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      Education for the Millions , IMS DAT IS PUBLISHED , . . No . XXVI . o » " TEE NATIONAjr psmCTOE . " ¦¦ ¦• - PRICE ONE PENNY . 4 ; The object of the Proprietor , FuAiiatu 6 ' Connob , Esq ., ' M . P . j . is to place ' within ' the reach of the poorest classes that Political and Social Information of TfbM they are » t present deprived , by the Government-f Taxes on Knowledge / ' ' SIXTEEN LARGE OCTAVO PAGES , ' : Price One Peany .

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      pANTERBURY versus ROME , U . AND - . CHRISTIANITY IN RELATION TO BOTH . ERNEST JONES . Will deliver two lectures on the above subject . Dates and particulars will be given in next week ' s Stab .

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      A PUBLIC MEETING . OF , THE XJu Shareholders of the National Land Company ( called by authority of delegates from the various branches ) , will be held on Wednesday Evening , at the City Chartist Hall , Golden Lane , Cripplegate , to devise by calling a Conference or otherwise , ' the best' means of protecting the interests of tbe Shareholders , and promoting the welfare of tbe Company . ' . Chair to be taken at eight o'clock precisely . Mr . O'Connor has been invited to attend . William DowLWQ . 'Secretary . .

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      NEWCASTLE-UP ON-TYJfE . Ml . SAMUEL KYDD , of London , will deliver two Lectures m Newcastle . First Lecture oUiSunday , Nov . 17 th , in the Lecture-room , Nelson-street ; the second Lee ture on Monday , Nov ., 18 th . in the Music-hall , Nelsonstreet . The chair to be taken , on Sunday night , at halfpast air o ' clock ; on Monday night at eight o ' clock . Doors open half an hour before the-above time on each night . Admission to each Lecture 2 d . each ;—John BaowN , Sec .

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      It HE LONDON CO-OPERATIVE STORES are now opened at . ¦ - . 75 , ' Chahloite Stbeet , FrrzHor Squabs , . In connexion with the Society for Promoting Working Men ' s Associations .

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      ¦ TO , TAILORS . ;^ By approbation of Her Majesty , Queen Victoria , and H . R . H . Prince Albert .

      Dubious Application Op Gum Pubcha—In Mor...

      Dubious Application op Gum Pubcha—In more than one church the Guttapercha ' Company's tubes have been fitted up from tho pulpit and reading desk to pews occupied by deaf person ' s and ?« m J £ ? 3 # •* . sit "P ^ rdsof thirty feet from the pulpit , they can hear every word weft

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      JUST PUBLISHED , " .-: - . ' Ifo . III . ' Of - - •' EOBEBT OWEN'S JOUBHiL A Weekly Periodical explanatory of the means - to well-place , well-employ , ' and well-educate , the whole population . . ¦ • ' -JFV » c « One Penny ; by post , Twopence . , Contents of No . III . . . i Prooffl'thftt the World ia a Great Lunatio : ReidKrespecting the Experiment at New ' . Lanark . ' . ' ' ' * ""' Spade Cultivation . ,.. „ ,.: „ litter from Mr . Owen to his Eldest Son . The Formation of Character .

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      !^^ ' POLISH REFUGEES . A PUBLIC MEETING will be held in the British School Room , Cowper . Street , Citj Koad on Wednesday Evening , November 20 th , when a mU statement will be given of the manner in which thei funds , entrusted to the Polish Committee on behalf of the Refuzees , have been expended ; and the conduct which some oiT the Refugees and others have pursued ,, will be ex-P lieisrsi Harnej , Davis , Wheeler , Arnott , Be « r , and the rest of the Committee , will attend and take part in the proceedings . : ' ' . . ' ; Chair to be taken at Eight o'clock . —Admission Free . By order of the Committee , : ' ¦ ¦• ,. ... Thomas Feeooson , Secretary . N . B . —The whole of the Committeo are earnestly re quested to attend at six o ' clock on Sunday Evening , 17 th Nor ,, at the Old Dolphin , Old-street , St . Luke ' s .-

      Notice To Subscribers. I

      NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS . I

      Will He Ready For Delivery -With The Nor...

      Will he ready for delivery -with the Northern Star on Saturday week next , an authentic , highly finished , and beautiful Steel Engraving , Two Feet Long , from the contractors ( fox and Henderson ' s ) own Drawing of the

      CBYSTAL PALACE : Or Great Building in Hyde Park for the Grand Industrial Exhibition of 1851 .. No expense has been spared in obtaining a correct and finished Engraving of this gigantic undertaking , and we feel assured our / Subscribers will admit , on seeing impressions , that the Plate is only second to the Building

      itself in its extraordinary novelty and dimensions . Price of Prints 6 d . ; Proof * Is . each . Post Office orders for the number required , must he forwarded by the Agents to the Northern Star Office , 16 , Great Windmill Street ; or to Mr , Parey , Holy well-street , Strand , or they may he obtained through their , respective London Booksellers . The usual allowance to the trade .

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      J. H., Windsor.—Mr, Thomas Clark W Not A...

      J . H ., Windsor . —Mr , Thomas Clark w not at 144 High Holborn . Addr ' ess . for . him at 2 East Mount-terrace , Whitechapel-road , London . The Hnii ; Huddebsfield , and BabnsleVChabtists . —In reply to the letters just received from the Democrats'of Hull . Huddersfield , and Barnsley , I beg to say , that I shall have much pleasure in visiting their several localities on the first favourable opportunity . —Ebnest Jones . All letters fcr Mr . Jones to be addressed to 62 Queen ' s Road , Bayswater , London . Polish Rc tijoee Fckd . — Per J . Arnott 5 s-Mr . Symonds 6 d—Per J . Arnott Us 6 d . —Thojui Ferooson , Secretary . [ The list alluded to should have been sent again , Had it come to hand it would have appeared . ] Mr . J , Mitchell , Jarrow . —Received .. .. . •• . Mr . J . Sweet , Nottingham , beg * to acknowledge the receipt of the following sums . —Fob the Refugee Fcthd . —Mr . Arnold , per Mr . Stafford 6 s—Mr . "Wild Is . ' . _ ' G . Booker , Sheffield . —Not up to the mark : try again .

      The Mrthebn Star Saturday, November 16, 1850.

      THE MRTHEBN STAR SATURDAY , NOVEMBER 16 , 1850 .

      Our Anniversary. The Present Number Comm...

      OUR ANNIVERSARY . The present number commences-the fourteenth . year of the " Northern . Star . * ' For thirteen years it has faithfull y and unflinchingly upheld the banner of Democracy in this country . During the whole ' of that period it has consistently advocated the inherent and inalienable right of the whole pedpla ib be fully arid justly represented in Parliament , through'the enactment of the People ' s Charter ; and at the same time zealously

      endeavoured to enlighten them as to the most beneficial modes of exercising political power . It lias , at all times , fearlessly exposed and denounced injustice , oppression , and wrongdoing , no matter by what class or party they have been perpetrated . Other journals professing the same political creed , have generally had but a short lived existence . The hostile agencies were too powerful for them to bear up against but the indomitable perseverance of Mr . O'Connor , and the confidence

      reposed m , his zeal , disinterestedness , and devotion to the people ' s cause , has hitherto nobly sustained the " Star . " That is a fact new in the history of journalism in this country , and it is one of which , we may well be proud . Our past career is the best guarantee , as to our future course on all the great , questions affecting Political and Social Reform , Thirteen years of unswerving devotion shall speak for us . Let who will change or split into sects and sections , we have taken a firm stand for the People ' s ] Charter , as the great Bill of Rights for the nineteenth century . Amidst

      all the fluctuations of the popular mind , amidst the varied , and sometimes inconsistent , movements , by which public attention has been diverted arid distracted , ; by which confusion , division , and distrust , have been introduced into tbe councils and the organisation of the democratic party , we have held fast to the motto . of " The Charter , pure and simple . " We raised that cry in stormy aud discouraging times .. Fine and imprisonment , calumny , loss , and suffering , have been the consequence . They have but endeared the cause to us . In 1850 the " Star" and its proprietor are what they were in 1837 . 1

      But'different phases of the popular mbvementvequire , altered and appropriate modes of action ; and it is in tho perception and application of this fact to the actual exigencies of the times , that the progressive reformer shows himself truly practical , and most efficiently serves the great cause of which he is the advocate . An inevitable necessity has heretofore placed Chartism in a position towards other parties , like that ascribed to IsHMA . Er . of old i its haudhafe

      been against every man , and every man ' s hand has been against it . This has been , is now , and probably always will be , the fate of every extreme movement in its earlier stages . Persecution , obloquy , and martyrdom , are the precursors p ' f all great and salutary changes in society ; the fate of those pioneers who first , with axe in hand , attack the 1 waste and howling wildernesses of ignorance and prejudice , which interpose such formidable barriers to the progress of mankind . Theirs is , indeed , rough work , like that of the backwoodsmen who hew their path through the forests and prairies of the " Far West . " But'when they have performed their mission , when , in obedience to the

      strong impulses of their hard y and adventurous natures , they have pushed forward to encounter new hardships , and to conquer fresh difficulties , a steadier and a constructive industry takes possession of the " clearings . " thus made , and shoots up on all sides in the shape of populous cities , and richly cultivated hills and vales . Thus is it in the political and social sphere of action . The labourer must adapt himself to the circumstances with which he has to deal , if ho would truly and faithfully perform his duty . An altered mode of procedure 'does not imply a change ' of purpose . On the contrary , it is merely a proof that experience and reflection are producing thoir proper

      Our Anniversary. The Present Number Comm...

      effect , •; and enabling the worker more thoroughly to' comprehend-. the nature of his work , and the best means of accomplishing it . It is on these grounds , and in this spirit , that the "Star " will work «>» f A —and- not aomnsf—all sections of the Reform Army , who are making towards the same " goal with ourselves , though they may stop short of it . We regard the agitation of the National ; Parliamentary Association as the natural and necessary result of the seed sown in former years , by t he Chartistsi :--Bvitfor their earnest , impassioned , and uncompromising advocacy of the principles embodied in the People ' s Charter ,- the middle classes would not now have of

      beenbrbughtupto tbe ^ mark Mr . Hume ' s more moderate scheme of representative reform . Because they stop there at present , shall we quarrel with them ? . ' By no means . We must get them to go further ; and the only way to do that is , at the very least , to stand out of their way ; and let them succeed if they can , in realising their own : objects . By the time they have done so ; many of them will see farther than they do now , and be willing to " go the whole hog . ' ? But whatever may be the number thus inclined , the carrying of their measures would infuse into the constitution such a strong Democratic element as would soon carry every point of the Charter .

      Short of that we shall never rest content

      " THE CHARTER AND NO a SURREY DER" is now , as ever , : our motto ; and we will bear aloft the banner on which it is emblazonedj -until it is hailed with the triumphant ' shout of victory . We make neither concession , nor compromise . Taking our stand on the great principle of Manhood Suffrage , we shall adhere , unflinchingly , to the cause of which the ' ! Star'' has been the consistent and

      unwavering advocate and organ . No one can , or shall be allowed to mistake its position in this respect ; but at the same time , no one shall—justly or truly—say of it , that . it obstructs the ¦ progress of any earnest Reform Movement , or tends to promote disunion among any section' of those who sincerely , in their several and differing spheres , seek to improve the condition of their fellow-men .

      • y \ e shallendeavour to convince those "who differ from us by arguments and facts boldly , firmly , but respectfiflly-stated , ' not to repel them by abuse , or by ascribing to them low and unworthy motives , by which ,. m the majority of cases at least , they are not ; actuated . This species of injustice has done more to foment evil ipassionsy to divide the ranks of Reformers , and to strengthen the powers of the ruling factions , than anything else we know of . ¦ ' = ' :: ) t -

      -Especially will it be our endeavour to promote union ; organisation , and cordial co-operation in the ranks of the Chartist body itself . In dealing with all matters relating to it , the ; axiom , " Principles ; not men" will be our guide and object . : The personal quarrels , and consequent personal abuse , which have heretofore originated from ill-regulated ambition and selfish egotism , or from the absence of a manly and rational control over the passions , and : which , by their publication ; have

      made ; Chartism a bye-word and a . reproach with large - classes of the community , shall receive no countenance and no help from us . We want to . place our party on an equality in point of intellect , of courtesy , and of organisation with any other in the country . We want to wipe off the stigma that has formerly been cast- upon it , and ; to show that it can advocate noble objects in a worthy and becoming manner ; . Why should principles , intended , to lead to . the political and social enfranchisement and elevation of the whole

      community , be Associated , with angry contests among their professing discip les , or . a rude and repellant aspect towards other sections of the community ? If we are really desirous of scattering the blessings of peace and " plenty o ' er a smiling land " we'shall , as a first step ,-proyetoall parties that ; we are animated by no narrow , selfish , or pariizan sympathies , that we seek the enactment of the People's Charter in order that we ; may thereupon build up a system of good government for all classes and all sections , not of those onl y who use our own political Shibboleth . If-the Chartists will become as universal in

      &« i , as they are in creed if they will fit themselves intellectually and morally to contend with opponents , to inform the ignorant , and to win ovej the doubtful , they will triumph at no distatft ' date . ' The victory depends entirely upon theniselves . ; .. They must , not expect to gather figs-from" thistles , or grapes from thorns , They must conquer the world by the use of weapons appropriate to the ^ imes , and we have already indicated our opinion as to the nature of those weapons , and the spirit in which they should be wielded . ;

      As-we look upon all political institutions merely as means to one great end—The Social happiness and prosperity of the whole People , we are desirous of holding out the' fight hand of fellowship and of assistance to all who have that object in view . Some years ago , the Political and Social Reformers of this country held aloof from each other , under the impression , that the mode of action pursued by each of them was of itself sufficient for the objects they had in view . We have been present at , and taken part in , discussions as to the relative merits and the

      superiority of each of these modes , in which nota a little warmth on both sides was' exhibited ; These foolish-divisions have , happily , passed away . The Socialists , while still confining their exertions to what they consider their legitimate sphere of action—namely , the diffusion of knowledge as to the nature of the Social institutions best adapted for the harmonious developement and healthy gratification of the physical , mental , and moral faculties of man—have , we believe ; learned that individuals can do but little for the practicaliaation of their views ; that , in order to succeed , they must have the support and the protection of just and equal general laws ; and that , if Political ' does not precede , it must at least accompany Social

      Reform ; The Chartist body , on . the other hand , have , we believe , discovered that political changes are . valueless in themselves , and onl y to be struggled for as instruments through the ' uso " of which they may achieve Social emancipation and independence . We are anxious , therefore , that the "Star'' should be a faithful reflex of popular feeling in this respect , and shall be happy to receive and give publicity to intelligence of all the proceedings of the Socialist , party , whether these take a practical aspect , as in the case of the Leeds Redemption Society , and the various Cooperative Societies throughout the country , or are merely propagandist , like , those of the League of Social Reform , and other bodies of a similar description .

      To the Trades Unions of Great Britain and Ireland we shall at all times open our columns , either for the statement of their grievances , the advocacy of their rights , or their defence against calumnious misrepresentation . The great majority of the Press in this country is under the influence of the capitalist , and it is therefore seldom that , labour is done justice to , when a contest takes place between the two . Believing , as we solemnly do , "That labour is the source of all wealth , and that the labourer should first be partaker in the fruits ;" . we shall exert ourselves earnestl y to aid eveiv

      industrial movement which has for its object the placing of tho working classes in their rightful position in societ y . As an earnest of our sympathy with them , and as an excellent model of the stylo in which we think their rights and interests ought to be advocated , we point to the weekl y reports of the National Association of United Trades . What we do for that Association we . shallbe happy , as far as space will p 6 mitio do feal , X ™ . es Societies It is for ' them to ' decide whether they will accept of the offer thus spontaneously made .

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      We desire ,. in short , to make the " North ' Star . " a central organ of the threefold n ? tical , social , and industrial movement in «!• * Country . They are . closely and inse parahi connected with , each , otner in actual life ? should not be divided in ; the Press . " ' an ( i There are other sanitary and education t movements , which , in a less degree , haven sympathy , and shall not be lost si ght T Whatever tends to make . the homes of th people more healthy and comfortable , or to e large their , knowledge ,, and improve thv " character , wiH . find Jnrus humble , but earneaf supporters ' . ; 6

      From time to time , as opportunities and means are afforded us , We shall introduce such " improvements into the'" Star'' as will w trust , enable if to . take its stand beside tta best newspapers . of ; the , day , as respects tho variety of its intelligence , and the clearness Z its arrangement , ; and we hope thus to produw and maintain an organ worthy of the Demo cracy of Great Britain and Ireland . "Tie not in mortals to command success But wa'lldo more , endeav our to deserve it > And come what will , the unenfranchis ed toiling suffering millions may rest ' assured that , as long as the " Northern Star" exists * they will always have a faithful , earnest and unpurchasable . advocate of their interests their claims , and their rights . '

      [ The."Eastern Counties" Strike, The Eng...

      [ THE . "EASTERN COUNTIES " STRIKE , The engine-drivers and firemen , late in the employment of the Eastern Counties Railway Company , have been made the victims of one of the most infaihbus and disgraceful conspiracies of-, whioh , we have any remembrance , The parties toc . the conspiracy are the Directors of Railway Companies , and the Press ; and a more forcible illustration of the-power of these parties to blind the public to the truth has never been known in . this conntry ,

      It will be recollected how great and how general an excitement was created by there fusal of the . enginerhen to submit to the arbitrary and despotic . rule of anew Superintend dent , who had evidently been appointed for the purpose of adding to the dividends . of the shareholders , by screwing , down the wages and increasing the work ef an exceedingly valuable and not over-paid class of public servants . It is admitted by the highest railway authorities , that one hundred and twenty , or one hundred and thirty miles a day , is the very utmost that ought to be asked from an engine-driver . SI ? ,

      ttOOCH rntuuated that he intended those under himehould , in future , take trains from London fo Norwich , and bacJr , in one day—a distance of two hundred and fifty miles , or double a fair day ' s work . The hazardous and trying nature of that work has also to be kept in . view .. Exposed' to all weathers , at a high rate of speed , the shaking of . the engine has a most injurious effect upon the constitution , and the life of an engine-driver , compelled constantly , to perform such inordinate daily journies , would certainly ; he both a " fast" and a short one .

      . This , however , was a minor grievance . John Bull does not fear hard work , but he has no notion of . its being conjoined with "short commons . " The new superintendent accompanied his liberal allowance of work by a reduced scale of wages . Seven shillings and sixpence a day to a few veteran and trusty drivers , who had received that top class pay as a reward for their long services-and superior skill , was , in his eyes , a monstrous piece of extravagance not to be tolerated any longer .

      A . general reduction was talked of , and an arbitrary system of fines instituted , which threatened to runaway with a large moiety of the reduced scale of wages . Individual remonstrance to the' Directors . was followed by immediate-dismissal . The result was , that the engine-drivers and firemen saw no other mode of resisting the tyranny but by striking in a body , on the 19 th of August last , when one hundred land Seventy-five ' men quitted the employment of the Company .

      • The strike-produced a public panic . The dail y newspapers contained , morning after morning , reports of the meetings of the men , leading articles , and letters on the subject . The cause of the men was ? so obviousl y a just one , that even the Times itself , at the outset , espoused it , and most of the other papers treated it in a favourable spirit . It was reserved for the free-trade and politico-economical Daily Nevis alone , to show the

      inveterate enmity of the sect it represents to the rightful claims of labour . , Finding that its favourite principle of " supply , and demand , " was for once likel y to tell against the capitalists , it had the transcendent audacity to recommend the extension of military law and discipline , to a class of men who we ' re indispensable to the public safety and convenience , but whom it was resolved not to pay fairly for their work , and at all hazards to coerce into submission .

      The daily accounts given at the meetings of the men , and duly reported by the papers of the number of accidents arising out of the irregularities , and unskilfulness , and ignorance of the " tag rag and bob tail" hastily collected to fill the places of the regular drivers , had" the effect of deterring thousands from venturing their persons on a line , where the preponderance of chances were that they would be smashed , battered , or blown to pieces before they arrived at their journey ' s end .

      All of a sudden these reports ceased . Leaders and letters disappeared . The public were given to understand , in a semi-official manner , that the affair was settled . Tha Directors had got as many skilful and experienced drivers as they wanted , and were merciful and magnanimous enough to intimate , that when vacancies occurred they would employ such of their old , but rebellious servants , as they might deem deserving of that favour . Berilley ' s Magazine for October , contained an article bearing the marks of official concoction , in which a glowing picture was drawn of the efficiency with which the line was worked , aud the mutual satisfaction and goodwill which pervaded'the . locomotive service . In short

      everybody 'came to the conclusion that the strike was ended—the Company triumphantand the men defeated . It seemed to bfl another victory of Capital over Labour . We were astonished , therefore , to find at a meeting on Wednesday night—a brief report of the proceedings of which appears in another column—that these conclusions were entirely unfounded . So far from the dispute being closed itis

      j precisel y in the same state as it was three months ago . Of the one hundred and seventy- ^ ve men who struck on the 19 th August , there are still one hundred and fifty out . The other twenty-five have managed to get work on other lines , or in other ways . The Company are still working their line with ignorant inexperience , unskilful drivers , and suffering from the same series of irregularities and accidents .

      Heavyas the cost of this protracted struggle has been to the men , it has been infinitely more ruinous to the shareholders in the lino , A ; rolling stock in tho finest order of great value , and beyond all theordinary requirements of both passenger and goods' traffic on the line , has been under Mr . Gooch ' s management so recklessl y and ignorautly damaged and destroyed , that it is now scarcely equal t o t ho passengers' traffic alone . Engines have had to be borrowed from another Company , and , in addition to the tens of thousands of p ounds

      lost on the rolling stock , large sums of nioiiej have had to be paid for the destruction of property confided to the care of the Company , or for the non-arrival in time of perishable commodities , such as fish , & c : The attempt to raise dividends by cutting down wages will turn 0 US a lamentable failure for the shareholders . They will find , unless the ne ^ t balance-sheet be verv nicely " cooked to make things , pleaBan ' u

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 16, 1850, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_16111850/page/4/