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4 THE NORTHERN STAR , Mabch 17 ' 1849 -
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T1CT0MA THEATRE.
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The Late Gates.—Faimocth, 'March. 10.—Among ilie casualties to shipninjr, occasioned by the recent
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THE NORTHERN STAR SATURDAY, MAR€U 17,1849.
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MR. O'CONNOR AND THE NOTTINGHAM ADDRESS....
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THE CHARTER. Blessed are those who expec...
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PARLIAMENTARY REYIEW. The division on th...
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LATEST NEWS. The Murder at Bristol. —Com...
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THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO THE CHA RTIST...
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PETITION FOR THE CHARTER. TO THE HONOURA...
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE "NORTHERN STAB." Si...
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RECEIPTS OF THE NATIONAL LAND GOMPAN'f F...
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EXECUTIVE FUND. Received by S. Kydd.—Man...
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4 The Northern Star , Mabch 17 ' 1849 -
4 THE NORTHERN STAR , Mabch 17 ' 1849 -
T1ct0ma Theatre.
T 1 CT 0 MA THEATRE .
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Bov < s Is ., Ilalf-wice Hi . PitCd . Gallery-3 d . THE "HAXD AND HEART" WIDOWS ' A > * I ) ORPHANS' FUND wiU take a BENEFIT at the above splendid theatre , on WEDsrsoAY , Mabch 21 sr , 1 S 49 . The Entertainment will commence wbli an original and powerfully written !
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O'CONNORVILLE . A FOUKaLCRE ALLOTMENT ! SQ be SOLD CHEAP , cropped with Two Acres Of Wliesfc , ic . ipplylif bji-ietter , iiost-paid ) to ; Y . ' / ,., at TV . -Keex ' s , 45 , -Cannon-street-road , Commerciatroad-East
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O'CONNORVILLE . TO BE SOLD A BAEGADJ , a TWOACRE-ALLOTMEXT , ataated , JXo . 7 , in . tli < i .-ceiDtre of the estate , swiiich has been much improved . A three-Toesaed cottage mid large outhouse - * s attached , with a capital iron boiler , water butts , and a . brick tank . capable of boiduur some hundred gaUons of water , ayardfenced round , together with pigsties , and manure -tank ; a beautiful verandah , . witligates and railings , is . front of thCiCottage ; one acre of . the land is in winter wieal , and the rest is ploughed up ready for spring operations , with a sufficient quantity of-seed Jwlatoes and manure ; a number of fruit trees , < £ c . < tc All person ? wishing to avafl . themselves of this-offer ( as no reasonable sum wHlbe refused ) xiust apply , immediately , to Mr . Jons Hohxuy , No . 15 i , Norfliam ' s-builduigs , Sowers town , London . All letters pre-paid , with a stamp for reply .
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TO BE SOLD , THREE PAID-UP FOUR-ACRE SHAKES iu the National Land Company : also , £ 1 isddmpart of FQi- 'll ACRES . Price , £ W . Van ? way be had in one or separate lots at £ oeach ; tne £ 2 ibr £ ] . Also , a TIEKEE-ACKE SCRIP , drawn iu the November laallot . Any reasonable offer accepted , as the parties are about to cmigrate . Appk fl > yletter iffepaid ) 3 toiIr . R . 3 L Morgan , } lalt } 4 fflsquare , Mcrtliyr TydvR .
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FOR SALE , T WO FOUR-ACRE SHARES in the National land Company . Price , £ i each . Apply ( if brlettcr , prepaid ] , to Mr . James Heaton , Caw-IhonieC ncar * Barnsley , Yorkshire .
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FOR SALE , ONE OR TWO PAID-UP FOUR-ACRE SHARES . Price , £ 510 s each . Apply to A . B ., i'S , Great 'Warren-street , ClerkenweU , London .
The Late Gates.—Faimocth, 'March. 10.—Among Ilie Casualties To Shipninjr, Occasioned By The Recent
The Late Gates . —Faimocth , 'March . 10 . —Among ilie casualties to shipninjr , occasioned by the recent
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severe gales , we have to record the following : —The bark Isabella ,-of Dundee , Captain Small , bound ir-om Alexandria to this port for orders , and which arrived here yesterday , reports , when in latitude 44 . 9 X ., and longitude 11 . 12 W ., having fallen in with the bark Lord Collingwood , of Newcastle , abandoneJL Tie crew- of ihe Isabella , being short of provisions , boarded the wreck , and discovered that the fore-sail and close-reefed maintopsail were set , the latter being aback , and the bark ' s head to the westward . The long boat and jolly boat were both stove , the former out of the chocks . The bulwarks were also carried away on either side , and
the pumps hoisted up about three feet . The bark was lying in the trough of the sea ; and , from a quantity of wheat being found on the cabin steps , it appeared as if the crew had been lightening her previous to their quitting , as is concluded and hoped must hive been the case . Captain Small took from the bark a chronometer , barometer , quadrant telescope , box of charts , a ship ' s bell , medicine chest , four muskets , a belt of canvas , and a plaster of Paris figure , together with some beef and bread . The two latter articles were consumed , and the former were delivered , on arrival , into the custody of Messrs . Broad and sons the receivers of droits .
A package , at first supposed to be a mail-bag , was also found on board , : « id brought on shore for delivery to the authorities , bnt , on being opened by the collector , it was discovered , instead of letters , to contain garments stained with blood . As a consular seal was on closer inspection , observed to be attached to the bag , it is concluded that a prisoner guilty of some criminal act , was a passenger on Board the vessel . This supposition is strengthened from the fact of instructions having been sent to the civil authorities in this port , in reference to such an expected arrival ; and the Lord Collingwood is surinisscd to have been from the Mediterranean , and bound to this port for orders .
Sxow Storm is the Highlands . —Last week a considerable fall of snow took place in the Highlands , which interrupted travelling on the roaos , and put the flocks in danger where exposed to the storm . It came on in the coursejof Tuesday with strong north-westerly gales—the quarter from which snow-storms are always severest in the Perthshire Highlands—and continued , with little interruption , for nearly two days . On Wednesday night the two Inverness and Perth mails were stopped—the one from Inverness about six miles to the north of Dal-¦ whinnic , and the one from Perth at Dulnacardoch . The latter remained housed at the inn till daylight began to appear , about six o clock next morning ; and upon reaching the first toll-bar only the top of
the toll-house was visible above a wreath of snow The work of cutting commenced , and Drummachdair-hill was ultimately crossed in about six hours , with occasional clearing of deep wreaths all along the road . The other mail was met about three miles on this side SDalwhinnie , having made only nine miles since daybreak , and they reached their ultimate destinations respectively sixteen hours behind time . The guards , Stewart and Anderson , were very active in getting their charge forward ; but , although additional horses were put on , the animals ¦ were frequently overpowered by the cold and drift . 5 ext day snow-ploughs were at work where they "were available , but the continuance of hi gh winds , with occasional snow showers , rendered the
operation very tedious and imperfect . Altogether , this has been one of the severest storms experienced for some winters in the Hi ghlands , to which it has mainly been confined , as not above a couple of inches in depth fell in the low conntry , winch one day ' s sunshine sufficed to dissolve . —Perth Courier . A PtBAsixo Miracle . — The bitterest enemies of Christianity were the Druids , whose interest it was above all others to support the ancient belief of their forefathers ; and many of these , who are described in the Christian narrative as magi , or magicians ¦ were the objects of Patrick ' s miracles , and were sacrificed for their obstinate hostility . A Druid of Bicha ' s territory carried his insults so far as con-Bumptuously to interrupt the holy service one day
ihat St . Patrick was administering in the barn of & bhul-Pliadruig , on which the earth suddenl y opened and swallowed up tbe sacrilegious offender , ffichu had a brother named Rids , an old man , as wicked as he was ugly , who , enraged at the conversion of Dichn and at the fate of the Druid , persecuted the saint by every means in his power . At last the aged blasphemer dared him to perform a miracle on bis person as a condition of his believing m the Gospel ; Patrick held up his hand , and the ugly old man was suddenly changed into a beautiful youth . A miracle like this was not to be resisted ; Bins was inauediately baptised , and his example was followed hf many of those who had hitherto refused to listen to fte words of jalvation . — Wright s Ireland .
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The XontDiBHJOi . ' ^ EDBESs . — "There appears in our address ac . - tfK ^ SiAB , -of Saturday last , a tufiing error ; it is in the second- line of the second paragraph , where the word - ^ public ' -should be ' America . "' ZFhe error is of verystt-aliriroportance ; the remarks are exactly what we iotf uded in either case , hut it might cause a multitude < s £ uselesswords . "—J . Barber , G . Bogers , J . Souter , A HaMisvJ . . Proctor . W . Dexter . Xottisgeam . —J . -Sweet acknowledges the ( receipt of the foUoTOng-sums , ? s £ nt herewith , for M ^ Docall ' s Writ of Error : —Mr . . Bavrows , fid . ; Mr . Scott , Id . For the Victqi JFckd : —from the Shoemakers"' Association , 7 s . -id . JV > r theiBEFESCB Fcxd : —From Arnold , 3 s . The sum Si 18 s . llfl . \ was acknowledged inllie Stab of Feb . loth . JorJIItoniEL ' s "Writ of Error ,. and the following are
the names of those who sent it : —From lambley , 3 s . 6 cL , air Cfcipindate , 3 d ., Mr . Frost , 2 d ., Mr . liggctt , Id ., from the Gctonel Hutchinson , 8 s .. the Poplar Tree , Is . 2 d ., the Seven Stars , 5 s . fid ., and Mr . Deafiuan , 3 d . Mr . H . ? ACKSojf ,. Hough Lee . —The charge will he four shUfoigs find-sixpence . You must send the . advertisement to tlflcoffice . Ton may write to the Directors . 3 Ir . J . & aee , St . Betters , Jersey . — A view of Lowbands Estate has not . been issued . The Kiekpaie . Pbisokeks . — Mr . Ormesher acknowledges the receipt of theifiilowing sums : — Rochdale , Mr Bake , 10 s ; iUUongton , fer Heastwooo , Ws 7 d ; per Hubert Booth , of Galton . Is ; Bacup , per James Wilson , 6 s . Er . M'Dovjoj . ' s Whit of Ebboe . —per Mr . John Chin , Is . ' Dr . M- 'BonAttfs Musi of Ebbor . — Mi * . Suite ,
Westminster , is . BaxbcetXand Membebs . —Xext week . Newcastle-ox-Tyke . —Mr . Jude ' s letter is through press of matter postponed . We understand that a delegate meeting wiB be held on . Saturday next , at the Cock , head of the Side , Sewcasflewon-Tjne . Mr . T . SseNE . Newbury . —To Mr . O'Connor . Mr . 3 . ViSZ , Binninjjfcam . — - "We have not got aeopy . Chartist Tracts job one Times . —We have received No . 2 of these tracts . Yfeare requested to state that all applications respecting ihe said tracts , must be addressed to Mr . Joseph Barker , Wortley , near Leeds ; or Mr . Watson , 3 , Queen ' s Head-passage , l ' aternoster-row , London , No notice jean be taken of applications addressed to the Kirkdale ¦ Ch artists .
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The Northern Star Saturday, Mar€U 17,1849.
THE NORTHERN STAR SATURDAY , MAR € U 17 , 1849 .
Mr. O'Connor And The Nottingham Address....
MR . O'CONNOR AND THE NOTTINGHAM ADDRESS . In the second and third—that is the English provincial , and town—editions of last Saturday ' s "Northern Star , " Mi : O'Coxxonmadea complaint that the Address of the Nottingham Republicans -was not sent to bim in manuscript , or the contents communicated to him before publication . Mr . O'Connor lias repeated that complaint in to-day ' s paper , and adds : " Now this comes strangely from a professed lover of justice ! " We have onl y to say , that whenever we conceived that justice required that any communication sent to this office should he sent to Mr . O'Coxxoit
previous to publication , suck communication has been always forwarded to that gentleman " inmanuscript . " We didnotconsiderthat / Kstice demanded that the Nottingham Address , and the letter of "L'Ami DUPEurLE , " should be sent to Mr . O'Connor before appearing in the columns of the " Star . " We considered both "Address" and "Letter" to be written in a spirit of friendly remonstrance—containing nothing unjust . Mr . O'Connor has thought fit to indulge in sundry criticisms on the
irresponsibility of the author of the letters of "L'Ami du People , " taking care to announce at the same time that the writer of those letters is the editor ofthe " Star . " We beg to say that we are not ashamed of tbe identification , and that unless the " Star" is forcibly closed against us next week , we will repl y to Mr . O'Connor , and answer all the complaints he has thought proper to level both against the "Editor , " and the author ofthe letters of " L'Ami du Peuple . "
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THE CHARTER . Blessed are those who expect nothing , for verily they shall not be disappointed . The recent division in the House of Commons , on ALv . Cobden ' s Financial Reform Motion , verified the " predictions of those Tirho contend for Democratic Electoral Reform . The House of Commons , as at present constituted , will not lower taxes nor reduce the public expenditure . Of 656 Members , only seventy-two were found to affirm Mr . Cobden ' s resolutions—resolutions which were , in all conscience , moderate
enough , and contemplated a reform ofthe public finances , only much too gradual . The question may be said to be disposed of for this Session , for even though Mr . Cobden ' s resolutions were re-introduced hi a new shape , it is unreasonable to hope that a larger number of votes would be obtained under present circumstances . It is likely , on the contrary , that , on a second trial , the number would be less . The news from India has afforded the Government an admirable pretest for backing out ofthe military reductions so pompousl y announced at the commencement ofthe Session .
Notice has been issued from the Horse Guards to suspend the recent orders for the discharge of men from the army ; it being anticipated that the war in India -will absorb the " contemplated" reduction of Yj ' OOO rank and file . Under these circumstances , were the Financial Reformers to bring on another trial of strength , they would probably find their ranks thinned by the desertion of those patriots , one point of whose creed is the maintenance of " our supremacy in the East , " and the defence , at any cost , of our "Indian Empire . "
A glance at our second page , in which is contained a list of Members of the House of Commons , connected with the Army and Navy , who voted against Mr . Cobden ' s mot ion , will satisfy _ any rational being'ho ^ v utterly Tain most be any attempt to induce the present House oi Commons to sweep away ten , or half ten ,-millions of taxes . The Financial Reformers are fer . ¦ exceeded -in dumber by the
fighting folks and their fictions , to say nothing ofthe landed and monied aristocrats , and the foul fry of party expectoits , who , though not connected with either of the " services , " are interested in mamtaining a costly and profligate system of Government in all its branches . It would be the height of childishness to expect any good thing to come out of such a Nazareth .
" What shall ' we do next ? " is now the question put by the discomfited Financial Reformers to each other . If they wul put that
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question to parties beyond . their own circle ,, they will get for an answer . from , the real Eefonaers : — " Go for the Charter . " Whether or ; , yjot-they take" that good advice , this , undonbtedly , is the time for the Chartists themae-lyesto ' makeamoYC for the obtammont of then' favourite measure ; tbe onl y , reall y " comprehensive measure , " because comprehending all classes , and doing justice to all . In another column wall be found a petition for the Charter , prepared b y the Chartist Executive for general adoption and presentation to the House of Commons . TVe understand that it i 3 considered not necessary to impose upon our Mends tbe thankless toil of getting up a huge "National Petition , " " one and indivisible . " The Executive recommend the local
adoption of the Petition ; and that each locality send its own Petition to its own " representatives . " It is desirable that as large a number of signatures as possible should be appended to each Petition , but care must be taken that the signatures are veritable . The sheets must be entrusted to none ' but competent and trustworthy persons , and when returned must be narrowly scrutinised by the local committGes . All persons signing must append their address ; and we recommend that if the signatures of women are taken that they be p laced on lists distinct from the male signatures . If further instructions are needed , tho Executive will supply tbe requisite information .
We know that our friends are weary of petitioning , but it is the only legal course through which they can address the Parliament . After public meetings , and organisation , petitioning is the next necessary step in any movement intended to tell upon the House of Commons . A veritable " movement" will include much more than petitioning , but petitioning cannot be dispensed with .
Those who desire a bolder policy than petitioning , will do well to bear in mind—that an Executive without funds must necessarily be powerless , Even autocrats at the head of armies know well that money is " the sinews of war ; " wanting that , their physical force is weakness rather than strength . Both royal and demod ' atie Executives are-paralysed by the all-withering influence of an empty exchequer .
We must also direct attention to the Address ofthe Central Registration and Election Committee—an address which does great credit to its authors , and which , we trust , will call forth a worthy and deserved response from the Chartist electors and non-electors of the United Kingdom . Were forty or fifty thorough Chartists in the House of Commons , the petitions of the people would be made to tell . Backed by the " pressure from without" such a band of true reformers would be soon able to render Whig and Tory rule impossible , and the rule of the people alone endurable .
The Central Registration and Election Committee is a bod y that has well done its work . At the last general election it well earned the thanks of the working classes . Once assured of popular support , it would do far more than it has yet done . Backed by public opinion and public financial aid , the Committee would do much—immensel y much —to hasten the enactment of the Charter . . We have learned with much pleasure , that that old and useful body—the Metropolitan Chartist Council , is in course of re-organisation . This looks well . It gives promise of better days for Chartism . Liberty is to be won onl y b y toil , energy , and perseverance : and those onl y who struggle for Freedom , deserve to he free .
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PARLIAMENTARY REYIEW . The division on the Navigation Laws may , we think , betaken as evidence of a decided re-action in public opinion , as to tbe Free Trade policy . In a House of nearl y 500 Members—the largest which has yet voted this session—Ministers had only a majority of fiftysix . In favour of retaining protection to this branch of national industry 210 votes were given . The majority was a motley one , and is not likely to be depended upon in future stages of the Ministerial measure . Mr . Gladstone , who re-opened tbe debate on Monday , spoke
against the plan of tbe Cabinet throughout , though he voted on its side . There was scarcely a single clause that he did not prove to be cither defective or mischievous * , and he developed , with great clearness , another plan , by which the Free Trade principle— 'if it is to be applied at all to the shipping interest of the country—may be practically applied , without involving the palpable injustice of the Government scheme . Mr . Gladstone ' s premises and conclusions are in keeping with each other , which is more than can be said of the
reasoning and the measure of Lord J . Russell and Mr . Labouchere . He says , in effect , —If the British shipowner is to bo forced into open competition with - the shipowner of other countries , let him have , at least , fab' play , and start with equal chances . Remit tbe duty upon all Timber and other foreign materials he may use in the construction of his ships ; abolish all restrictions upon the mode in which be shall man them , and do not allow any foreign rival to enter our ports freely , who has not first
signified his readiness to allow the same privilege to the British shipowner , with regard to his ports . Legislate ( says Mr . Gladstone ) , conditionally . Do not attempt either tbe reciprocity or the retaliatory system . In the one case you will be involved in all the meshes and embarrassments of diplomacy ; in the other you will excite angry feelings . Take another and straightforward course ; either by an order of the Queen in council or by an immediate and final enactment of Parliament ,
throw open the British ports and coasting trade to the ships of every country which will grant us the same freedom . Now , if the Free Trade policy is to be applied to the shipping interest , we repeat that this appears to be , at least , a fair . way of doing so ; and if the . Peelites , generally , coincide in the opinions of Mr . Gladstone , one ofthe most distinguished of thek party , and an authority on these subjects , there can be no doubt that , when the measure goes into committee , it will undergo such alterations that its authors -will not know
it again when it comes out . Ministers will either have to submit to this change or to a defeat . It is the interest of the Peelites , however , to have this question settled as soon as possible . It is the principal obstruction to a re-union of the severed Conservative party , and , if it was decided , there can belittle doubt but tbat , soon after , a junction would take place , and the present Ministry be driven from a position which they only hold by sufferance , It is questionable , however , whether the measure can be carried in any shape this Session . The Protectionists , flushed with their virtual victory on Monday , will , no doubt , use
redoubled efforts in the future stages , of the measure , and , under an y circumstances , the Lords will be justified in throwing it out , should it ever reach the Upper House . They will have a good reason in the fact , that the decision was earned by so small a majority , and they have a right to say that a trade which supplies not less than £ 16 , 000 , 000 for tbe support of British industry , shall not be li ghtly tampered with . The welfare of the sailors , shipwrights , carpenters , smiths , ropemakers , sailmakers , mast and blockmakers , and all the other trades—more or less dependent on this branch of industry—ought not to be sacrificed tomere abstract crotchets . As we have before said , it is but reasonable to ask for some more
experience as to the effects of the Free Trade measures already agreed to , before proceeding further in the same direction . We are the more entitled to ask this , because ; so far , the results are not ofthe most promisingcharacter K Mr . mmz 1 b to be believed , the effects
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upo , n the '< trade of Birmingham have been any-. thjn " -but p leasant : or s satisfactory . The foreigner has come to the English market certainly but it is to sell—not to buy . He has the power of -selling cheaper than our own manufacturers can , and , hence , be is beating them in their own market . It does not matter to " the factor or shopkeeper where the articles he sells are manufactured , if they are of the requisite cheapness , and it needs no ghost to come from the grave to tell us that a continuance of this system must give a deathblow to profits , wages , and employment at home ,
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Mr Disraeli is an admirable novelist , and brilliant rhetorician . The imaginative prevails over the ratiocraative inhis mental composition . His parliamentary essays , iu consequence , exhibit , very frequently , more of the inventive than the logical faculty . Facts seen through the magic prism of his genius , assume such strange shapes and hues , that those most familiar with them in their cvery-day guise , fail to recognise them . The latest transmutation of this kind which Mr . Disiueii has attempted—apparently as a pleasant exercise for his own powers of mystification—was his elaborate attempt to mate out that the landed interest and owners of real property have been SO Silly , good-natured , ' and short-sighted , as to lay move taxes on themselves than they ought to pay \ The contrary opinion is so common a nd firm an article of the popular creed , that it required no small genius to conceive the opposite opinion , aud when conceived —still more daring to gravely propound and advocate it . Yet this daring Mr . ^ Israeli has evinced—and to his credit be it said , he backed up his opinions with a show of argument which carried a considerable portion of his hearerswith him , and enlisted the " Times " on his side next morning . That variable authority has since seen reason to qualify its first ecstacics , and is at present in a state of mudclle-headedness on the subject , not knowing which way to turn , but that is no fault of Mr . Disraeli ' s—it is merely the nature of the " Times" to turn round upon itself , and everybody else . We hoard a portion of Mr , Disraeli ' s speech , aud read carefully the whoie of it , in the hope of finding some solid ground for the extraordinary proposition to take off some six millions a year from landed property , and throw it upon the Consolidated Fundin other words , for relieving the landlords to that extent , and fastening the burden upon the shoulders of the other classes ofthe community . Wc were disappointed . Anything more baseless in . argument--more devoid of facts , figures , and distinctness , we never met with . The most effective , dramatic , and telling point'of the oration was , that which had reference to an abuse of the county rate , which has since been remedied ; and , realty , if the hon . Member for Buckinghamshire means to win the place of leader of tho Conservative party , he must bo less imaginative and more practical . The bare enumeration of i the burdens he selected as falling peculiarly on Land , is sufficient to show the hollowness and insubstantiality of the whole of Mr . Disbaeli ' s great move on behalf of the agricultural interest . Poor rates , county rates , highway rates , church rates , and the land tax—those are the peculiar and exclusive burdens which fall upon land , and real property ! lie reckons the total amount at £ 12 , 000 , 000 annually ; the amount of income from land and real property at £ 67 , 000 , 000 a-year ; the total income of the country at £ 249 , 000 , 000 ; and complains that so large a proportion of the annual taxation should bo levied upon one-fourth of the whole annual income ofthe kingdom . Mr . Disraeli , however , did not propose any definitive plan for remedying this disparity . lie , in effect , said , " Give me a committee , and you shall see what you shall see . I will astonish you by some wonderful slei ght of hand , then , if you will only g ive mo a chance ;" but well inclined as the landlords arc to put the weight on anybody ' s shouldcvs but the ' vr own , Ave scarcely believe they would venture upon supporting so suicidal a proposition as that which has been made by their champion on this occasion . It is not often wo have occasion to praise Sir Cuarlks YTood . His constructive faculty is not moro powerful than Mr . Disraeli ' s , and , iu general intellectual capacity , he is not for an instant to be compared with the author of " Coningsby . " But , in his speech of'Wednesday , he showed a precision of idea , a power of arranging facts , and a cogency of argument , which completely demolished the sophistries by which Mr . Disiiaeli attempted to make out his case . The structure tumbled like a house built of cards . By reference to foots patent to everybody , the Chancellor of the Exchequer showed that the annual income from land and real property was £ 105 , 000 , 000 , instead of £ 07 , 000 , 000 , and was , therefore , two-fifths , instead of one-fourth , of the whole . That of this , not more than £ 40 , 000 , 000 was derived directly from land alono , the other being railway , mining , house , and other property , none of which , it was alleged , had suffered by the changes which induced the agricultural community to call out'for a diminution of burdens . With respect to tho poor rate , it was shown that the proportion paid by the land alone was diminishing largely per cent ., while tho proportion paid b y towns and manufacturing districts was increasing as largely . But the real object of the resolution was effectively exposed , by the statement that , after all , these rates did not fall upon the tenant farmer , but were , in fact , simply a deduction from rent . The only effect of their remission , therefore , would have been to enable tho landlord to put the rates into his pocket , and to saddle the country with them in some other way . Every one knows that , in purchasing an estate , the rates and taxes to which it is liable are carefully calculated , and deducted from its real value , in order to ascertain tho market price . With respect to the land tax , that was , in the first instance , a commutation iu money for the feudal services required by the Sovereign in return for the grant of the lands . Among other services rendered under this feudal tenure , was that of supplying men-at-arms to the sovereign in time of war . There were no standing armies in those days . The aristocracy have got rid of that burden , but they keep their lands on the old tenure still , At a later period , when the Government wanted money , it borrowed on the security of the land tax , and gave all who paid that tax the option of redeeming the whole at ten years ' purchase of the then value of the tax . Even now , notwithstanding the enormousl y increased value of land , the land tax can still be redeemed at the old valuation . In no country in Europe is that tax so small as it is in this country . In Prussia and other continental countries the proceeds of the land tax constitute by far the largest item of the national income . Whereas , here , Mr . Disraeli himself only estimates the burden at £ 2 , 000 , 000 annually , a largo portion of that estimate being composed of interest on the sums spent in redeeming the tax at its ori ginal low valuation . Altogether , we think Mr ; Disraeli has come badly out of this " move . " He has achieved a position such as few men in this country ever attained , with his defects , among the jealous , exclusive , and haughty party with whom he acts . Ho has neither the blood , rank , nor fortune , they look for in their chosen leaders , and has had to fi ght his way up in the face of a decided Parliamentary failure at the commencement of his career . In order to maintain his position ho must show good cause for so doing . It is the penalty attached to eminence . If he could practically carry out the principles enunciated in the brilliant peroration to his speech , he would stand a chance of being remembered in history as something better than a sayer of smart things . But , at all events , he must not trifle with his reputation and position by any more false moves like the present . At this time of day it is a " leetle too much of a good thing" to attempt to persuade us that the landlords have been such innocent , unsuspecting , and generous fools as to pay more than their fair quota towards the national income .
Latest News. The Murder At Bristol. —Com...
LATEST NEWS . The Murder at Bristol . —Committal of Sarah Thomas . —The inquiry into the murder of Miss Jeffcries was resumed on Thursday , but the evidence given unimportant . The coroner summed up at considerable length with ability , and the jury , after about ten minutes' deliberation , returned a verdict of "Wilful murder against Sarah Harriet Thomas . "—Tho accused , who had maintained a firm and even impudent bearing , was much affected upon hearing the verdict , and when she was removed from the inquest-room , sobbed bitterl y . The mother still remains in custod y , and will be charged before the magistrates as an accessory . France . —At the conclusion of the sitting of the National Assembl y the results of the second ballot for the office of President of the Assembly was announced as follows : —M . A . Marrast , 378 ; M . Dufour , 236 ; M . Grevy , thirty-one ; M . Billault , six . M . Marrast was then declared to be duly elected President of the Assembl y . M . Duchesne , editor of Le Peuple , and M . Louis Mercard , author of a feuilkton published in the journal , were sentenced by default on Wednesday by the Court of Assize of Paris f JSSS mmW 11 * £ or & ur ^ and t 0 pay a filie
The Executive Committee To The Cha Rtist...
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO THE CHA RTISTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM .
Fellow . Coun thymen ! Wo a ^ ain take upon ourselves the task of addressing you upon the necessity of renewed effort in furtherance of our political faith . To us nothing can be more distressing than to witness the indifference of tho great body ofthe peop le to the degradation to which they must bo subjected , so long as they are excluded from the ri g hts of citizenship ; and if there is any reason at all why the present order of things should be continued , it is , that those who suffer most from existing institutions , are
least anxious about their alteration . This , of course , is no justification for the exclusive rule of the privileged classes , but it deprives us , and other persons like us , of the power which must be employed to ensure success to our cause . The masses in motion , and under wise , temperate , bnt energetic and determined direction , is what our rulers dread ; and what we seek to accomplish , and what , with your aid , we feel can be accomplished . Will you , then , lend us such assistance as you can afford \ If you are sincere , and would snap asunder tho
manacles that fetter your limbs—that degrade you—if the professions which you Have so often repeated , have not been uttered thoughtlessly —if you value liberty , and hate bondage—if you feel the shame that marks the way of the slave , then will you join us , and help us to make right the foundation and justice—the practice of law . There is no power which can withstand the will of a people ; but to make a demand successful , it must not only be made in the name of a people , but by a people themselves .
It is not tbe righteousness of the Charter that -will ever ensure for it the attention of those who rule us , but the power to enforce its justice ! To the creation of that power we have dedicated our bumble abilities , and with your honest and energetic co-operation , we are sanguine of success . If circumstances have arisen to thin the ranks of the democratic army , should we be , therefore , daunted ? If outnumbers are fewer than they were , does that make our causeless sacred ? or does it absolve
us from tbe dut y which we owe it 1 Say , are we not , for these veiy reasons , doubly bound to uphold it , and louder than ever to proclaim its truth 1 We , who for years have been in the foremost ranks , and who have been incessant in our labours to promote the interests , and elevate tbe character of our class , are still actuated b y the same desire , and still urged forward b y the same resolve . We , who have passed through all the phases of a popular movement—who have been buffetted by the
storm , and have witnessed the calm , are still engaged in tho active pursuit of tho same great objects—the emancipation of Labour , and the freedom of our country . We make no demand upon y ou with which we have not already complied ourselves ; and are therefore , at least consistent in our appeal to your patriotism . We again put it to you , Chartists ofthe United Kingdom , to come forth in your numbers , and from the valley and the mountain top—as in times gone by—let there be heard once more in soul-enlivening notes , the
cry , " We will , we shall be free !" It is with p leasure we observe tbat the men of Lancashire are again on the alert . On the 13 th of the present month , it is intended that there shall be held at Todmorden , a meeting of delegates to devise means for supporting and propagating Chartism . A more fitting place could not have been selected for the meeting . Todmorden has done much for Chartism , and the Executive hail with pride the co-operation of the patriotic men of that
noble valley . We hope that the example of Lancashire will be followed by the good men and true in all other districts , and that at all such meetings a primary consideration will bo the condition of tho Executive ' s exchequer . Without pecuniary means , it will bo impossible to sustain a national movement , and the grand reason why our operations arc at this moment so limited is , that sufficient funds are not placed at our disposal . Look , for example , at thV receipts-of the association tor this week , and there will bo found ample justification for these remarks .
In furtherance of the policy of the Association , a petition to Parliament—which accompanies this Address , has been prepared by us and we urgently and earnestly recommend its adoption in the several districts throughout tho country , and when signed to be sent for presentation to the House by the members representing the boroughs or counties in which they are adopted . We will address you again next week , pointing out our wishes as to the manner in which avc think the preparation of the petition can be best proceeded with .
We have already given a pledge to the coun - try that ouv proceedings shall he of such a character as to avoid the traps of spies and the malignity of tbe Crown prosecutor . There shall be no abatement of ourenergy and enthusiasm in the advocacy of our principles , but , if we can help it , faction shall not have the gratification of even impeding our course by verdicts of "Guilty , " or sentences of expatriation ; and
having made up our minds to this method of procedure , we have determined to persevere , until , with the assistance of the industrious classes , our exertions shall have terminated in a great but peaceful victory . " ThePeoplo's Charter and No Surrender . " William Dixon , Thomas Clark , G . Julian Hauney , Philip M'Giutii , Edmund Stallwood , Samuel Kydd , James Gkassby .
Petition For The Charter. To The Honoura...
PETITION FOR THE CHARTER . TO THE HONOURABLE THE COMMONS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED . The Petition of tho undersigned Inhabitants of Sheweth , —That your petitioners regard government as an institution designed for the protection of all tho members ofthe community , wholly irrespective of class distinctions , or other social arrangements , and your petitioners are of opinion that where the interests of aKare equally concerned , that the assumption by a minority of the management of the affairs ofthe whole body is a tyranny , the perpetuation of which can result only from the i gnorance or indifference of the excluded and injured parties .
That your IIonourableJHouse from its designation , as well as from the theory of its constitution , and the functions which it performs , ought to be an emanation from , and a reflex ofthe will ofthe whole people , and not what it now is , the organ of an insignificant number of those who are subjected to its dominion , and whose lives and properties ai' 6 to a great , extent affected \> y its legislation . That your Honourable House is at this moment legislating in the name of the people of the United Kingdom , upon alio / whom your laws will take effect , notwithstanding the fact , that the authority of your Honourable House for the enactment of such laws , has originated from a constituency comprising not more than ONE out of every SEVEN of the male adult inhabitants of these islands .
That your petitioners are of opinion , that , in order to impress the decisions of your Honourable House , with the legitimate character and moral weight of law , with the SIX MILLIONS of male adults who have now no legislative existence , itwillbe imperatively necessary on thepartofyour Honourable House , to include them in the catalogue of persons -who , by bight , are entitled to the Electoral Franchise ; and your petitioners accordingly urgently request your Honourable House to pass a law for their immediate enfranchisement—your petitioners being of opinion that such conduct , on the part of your Honourable House would be nothing more than the most obvious justice to wronged and oppressed millions of your fellow subjects . That your petitioners , in again appealing to your Honourable House to extend to the aforesaid SIX MILLIONS of men the immunit ies of citizenshi p , wish your Honourable House respectfully , but most emphatically and distinctly to understand , that they are not solieUing nor
heirping a privilege , but claiming a RIGHT , which , in the opinion of your petitioners , belongs as much to one man as to another . That the age of twenjy-ono years being the period of life at-which , by common consent , active manhood commences and when men are considered competent to enter unnn tho performance of social duties , and independently tn contract moral and legal oMigations-and this will not in . ply exclusively to particular classes , nor to persons nosseX ing a specific amount of wealth , no matter how acouired but appertaining to all men aliko-Your petitionee are of opinion , fixes the datum for the assum ption of Bolitwi power , by all who are required to act the part of men fn the defence of their country , in sharine its ™^ aJ * burthens , and obeying its laws : Yow wtittone M flSSZ fore pray your Honourable House , forthS ^' met t going the sentence of the UwVMS « tt ? S 225 , ^ excepted ) , . tha power of votlng ' in fte « Sffir 3 n « ffiS to serve in your Honourable HgWe , w * Mwn M memu «»
Petition For The Charter. To The Honoura...
That , in order the more effectually to enable electors to record their votes , free from interference or dictation jour petitioners pray your Honourable House to enact that at future elections for your Honourable House , voting shall prefceed by ballot . . " ^ That your petitioners arc of opinion that the present duration of Parliament is a great grievance , as uftbrdin" to the corrupt opportunities too ample of sacrificing the m . tevesls of tium' constituents , to promote their own ' personal aggrandisement , and , also , as depriving the electoral botiv of that vig ilant control , which is so essential in making your Honourable House the index of popular will . You ? petitioners therefore pray your Honourable House to enact that henceforth elections for members to serve in y 0 ui ' Honourable House , shall occur Axxvjally .
That as legislative talents and patriotism are not thp peculiar attributes of any particular class of the eummu nity ; and as wealth and station are not always allied tn getliu g and the capacity to govern , your petitioner" ni-tv that what is now called " Property Qualification " " tl r members to sit in your Honourable House shall lie i !« n lished , and that your Honourable House enact Mnt ;„ future the only-qualifications required , t 0 cuiisthnto British Senator , shall be maturity of n e , . ,, ) ' /¦!« . „? choice of a constituency . ' « l ' «<« ce That as the nation has no right to the time or labour of any citizen , without rendering a pecuniary equivalent -uvl in order that poverty shall be no impediment to scintorhl distinction , your petitioners pray your Honourable irnnw . to enact , that in future persons elected to sit in vni Honourable House shall receive out of the miW-V fv chequer a sum per diem to be fixed by your Hm , () li * .. lll » House , for the legislative services rendered by tS tntt \ Z nation . UHle That the present electoral division of the count most unsatisfactory , unfair , and absurd ; and your not " ioiuer 10
turners are oi opnuuii , u ns cnectnal remec ' v V i the cstaulisUmeut . of an Electoral Division consistent' «¦• « justice and equity , the present prevailin g method 0 U J , tSt be discontinued forthwith . And your ' petitioners pru- vn Honourable House to enact , that henceforth ni . r . r . i .: * - r shall be the basis of all electoral divisions , and to tint } your petitioners tht'tlieu pray your Honourable n ™ , ¦ ° I enact , that the United Kingdom shall be divided nfr ? i ° hundred Electoral Districts , such district to com ? T nearly as possible a population similar in extert l < VS Uy complying with the prayer rf tllis pe ' t [ tio Honourable House will be establishing the politicil in -Vt tions of the . country , upon the only safe and pi-onoi- «„„ Sj * tiou ; and by the admission ofthe SIX MILLIONS J { u „ re " presented men within the limits of the constitution vour Honourable House will unite ; the interest and affection * of the whole British people—destroy all class animiisitii . * "
and prepare the way for a happy , brilliant , and peaceful career , for the whole brotherhood of this mi ghty empire lour petitioners will , as iu duty bound , ever prav .
To The Editor Of The "Northern Stab." Si...
TO THE EDITOR OF THE " NORTHERN STAB . " Sir . —Observing thattlie "Northern Star" is noir made the regular vehicle for reminding the Chartist party of what is—or is supposed to be—their duty towards their creditors , I hog leave to avail myself of so unexpected a cL-wanel of making known to them my case-The Chartist party , individually and collectively , is indebted to me nearly £ 200 for printing . I commenced to give them credit in 1815 , and I annex below a memorandum of the sums mv confidence has cost mo .
I have called the attention of the gentlemen who constituted the late Executive , as well as that of those who constitute the present Executive , to the propriet y of making some effort to liquidate my claim ; and I have had the satisfaction of hearing on all sides of the great desire that exists on their part to pay mo , and I have also received many compliments on the moderate character of my charges , and my exemplary patience , and there the matter has vested—and there it seems likel y to rest—in peace .
Without the slightest disposition to do otherwise than earn further compliments by my " exemplary patience , " I may perhaps he allowed to hint ( but in the most delicate manner possible ) , that I hold receipts and orders for all the work I have done ; that those receipts aud orders make the accredited representatives of the Chartist party liable for the amount of my claim , and that I could at once take proceedings against all the late Executive , and some of the present , and several who helong neither to the late nor the present , if I were Sf > disposed . I have the honour to he , sir , Your most obedient servant , D . M'GowAif .
AMOUNTS , 0 "W 1 NG . £ s . d . National Charter Association ... 83 12 i National Convention ... ... 20 ! J 3 National Assembly ... ... ... 22 1 } Metropolitan Hall Couimittcc ... 6 1 G nm 10 5 These are accounts for printing done for " the Party . " I do not specify the amounts due from "individuals . "
Receipts Of The National Land Gompan'f F...
RECEIPTS OF THE NATIONAL LAND GOMPAN'f For . tub Week Exdisg Thursday , March 15 , 1849 . SHARES . £ s . d . £ s . d . OldShildon .. 0 « G Exeter .. 2 0 0 Walsall .. 0 2 6 Lambeth .. 0 2 6 Portsoa . .. 0 17 4 Kei g hley ., 10 0 0 Stockport .. 10 0 0 Plymouth ,. 12 0 Bath .. 0 2 0 Mr . Vigors .. 0 2 0 Warwick .. 0 1 ! 0 Nottingham ' .. 14 0 , £ 20 0 4
EXPENSE FUND . OldShildon .. 0 -i i Gambenvell .. 0 16 Hath .. 0 4 0 Xothigluun .. 0 S 9 £ 0 I-t 7 Ledbury .. 0 10 " TOTALS . Land Fund 20 0 i Expense ditto ... ... ... 0 14 7 Bonus ditto ... * 27 3 0 Loan 'ditto ... ... ... 0 IS 7 Transfers 0 3 0 £ oi 19 6 " vV " . Dixon , 0 . Doyle , T . Ci-abk , Cor . Sec . P . M'Giiatii , Fin . Sec .
Executive Fund. Received By S. Kydd.—Man...
EXECUTIVE FUND . Received by S . Kydd . —Manchester , 2 ? . ; Star and Garter , Kentish Town , Is . Cd . ; ltochdale . 10 s . ; Second Meeting at ditto . Ss . ; Middletou , Gs . Keceived bv IV . Rider . —J . Gale , Jersey , Is . 6 d . ; A Few Democrats , Southampton , per J . Russell , Is . VICTIM FUND . Received at Land Office . —Mr . Greenslade , Cs . fid . DEFENCE FUND . Received by IV . Rider . —Nottingham , per J . Sweet , 3 =. ; Falkirk , proceeds of a raffle for framed Portrait of Mitch-1 , given by J . Reid , cabinet maker , 18 s . ; Newcasde-on-Tvne , per M . Jiide , 5 s . ; a Few Democrats , Southampton , per J . Russell , 2 s . ; Hull , per G . Barnett , 7 s . ; T . Elliot , Clapham . 2 s . . ii
FOR WIVES AND FAMILIES OF VICTIMS . Received by W . Kideb . —City Bootmakers , collected nv JRichards , 8 s ; 4 , Clark , Buffer ' s-alley , per ditto , 5 s . Nottingham , per J . Sweet , 7 s . 2 d . ; Ncwcastle-on-Tync , per M .. Jude , 15 s . ; a Few Democrats , Southampton , per J . I { ussell , Is . 6 d . Received by J . Ansoxr . —Coventry , per G Freeman , 10 s . ; Sheffield Female Chartists , per G . Cavill , 3 s . ; ' . ' 8 , Golden-lane , Crinplegate , per T . Brown 'Js . 4 d . ; Mr . Rider , as per Star , It . 17 s .
VERNON'S DEFENCE , FOR MR . NIXON . Received by "W . Riper . —A Few Friends , Middletou , near Manchester , per W . Bate , 3 s . - . Halifax Female Chartists , per Jane Walker , 5 s . ; J . Gale , Jersey , Is . Cd , M ' DOUALL'S CASE-FOR WRIT OF ERROR , ( OB OTHERWISE . ) Received lis \ V . Rides .. —J . B . oxV > y , Morton Colliery , Is . ; Stockport Chartists , per W . Benfold , 13 s .: WalUnci ' ord , per C . Phillips , 2 s . Gd . ; Nottingham , per J . Sweet ; 7 d . ; Bradford , If . Menus and IV . S ., 2 s ; Birmingham , People ' s Hall ,, per AV . II . Rudhall , 2 s . ; aFcw Friends , Hamilton , per A . Walker , 3 s . ; T . Eliott , Clapham , 2 s . ; W . Rose , Erix . ton Hill , Is . FOR MRS . M ' DOUALL . Received by J . AitsoTT .-Mr . Triptree , Camden Town , per Mr Lunn . Is .
NATIONAL VICTIM AND DEFENCE FUNDReceived by J . AraoTT .-Coventry , per G . Freeman , 5 s . N . B . —IntheSfcr of last week 0 s . from Mr . Kendriclr , Tower Hamlets , and Od . from Mary Knapton , of Sheffield , were omitted .
-Me Iouowmg Iresn Cases Were Reported To...
-me iouowmg iresn cases were reported to tne Board of Health on Saturday : —Glasgow , 2 fatal ; Kilbirnie , 2 , 1 fatal ; Iticcarton , 3 fatal ; Greenock , 2 ; Island of Lewis , N . B ., from 27 th ult ., 10 , 5 fatal ; Campsie , 3 , 1 fatal ; Kilmorcv , Arran , 1 fatal ; Kilbride , 8 , 5 fetal—Total , 31 new cases ; IS deaths . The following fresh cases were reported to the Board of Health on Monday : —St . George ' s-in-East workhonse , 3 fatal ; Shepherd ' s Bush , 1 ; Sp italfields , 1 ; Isle of Dogs , Poplar , 1 ; Sunderland , from 7 th to 11 th March , ii , 20 fatal ; , Glasgow , ( 10 th ) , 3 ; Kilbirnie , 2 fatal ; Stirling , 4 fatal ; Paisley , 7 , 6 fatal ; Riccarton , 4 . —Total , 70 new cases ; 35 deaths . The following fresh cases were reported to the Board of Health on Tuesday . It will be seen that there has , of late , been a considerable abatement of tho disease . Whitecbapel , 4 , I fatal ; Liverpool , 7 , 3 fatal ; Edinburgh , 1 ; Glasgow ( 11 th ) , 6 ; ditto ( 12 th ) , 2 ; Kilbirnie , 2 ; Iticcarton , 5 , 1 fatal ; Greenock , 4 fatal Total , 31 new cases ) . $ deaths .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), March 17, 1849, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_17031849/page/4/
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