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THE PEOPLE'S FIRST ESTATE—IIERRINGSGATE FAllM.
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Wild Flowers Of Stj5e4er. ¦ Ytild Flower...
WILD FLOWERS OF STJ 5 E 4 ER . ¦ yTild flowers of summer , ; e rise in our path , On the dew-sprinkled upland and fairy-trod path ; Ye brighten our steps in the forest ' s deep shade , And ye meet us again in the green-bosomed glade . Prom jour moss-covered couches reflected , yc gleam In the deep flowing river and clear gushing stream ; By the bower of the lover ye gracefully wave , And ye shed yonr sweet breath round tbe tomb of the brave . "Wild Rowers' of SWUmer , I welcome ye here , With » warmth and a joy that are true and sincere ; For I longed to behold tbe bright butter-cups ope Their flowers to the sun on the green meadow slope , And lo . Wtd » ^ nonfey-bee eagerly sip Its nectar repast from the violet ' s lip ; Then hum round the fox-glove , that bright blooming flower , Or bide in itfi bell from the SOft snnny shower .
Wfld flowers of summer , ye bring back again The days ere my bosom had struggled with pain , When a mother would stoop , well delighted to hear Her child lisp your names one by one in her car : And then the necklace of daisies was dearer tome Than the gem of the mine or the pearl of the sea ; Life ' s morning is past , but Us shadowless hours Have thrown a bright halo round summer ' s wild flowers . "Wild flowers of summer , the harsh voice of time Has stilled tbe soft music of youth's merry chime ; And ; sounds that were wont to fill sweet on my ear , And caR np bright visions , now heedless I bear . Bnt care ' s soiling hand , the dim mist of age , Will have blotted all records from memory ' s page , Ere the wild flowers of summer shall fail to impart The foil tone of joy to the chords of my heart . - J . M'K .
Songs For The People. No. Xxn. [Many Tha...
SONGS FOR THE PEOPLE . no . xxn . [ Many thanks to onr old "Brother Tribune " for lhe following capital song . We shall be glad to hear from him again , if he can send us anything as good . l
THE GODS OF ST . STEPHEN'S . A » , — "To Anacreon in Heaven . " To the Senate of Britain , snug seated at bead , The Potatoe-sconr'd millions related , their grievance , Half naked and hungry they beggM to be fed , When this answer arrivM from the clique at St . Stephen ' s : "Tour in-manner * d noise , " «« Interferes with onr joys , " It spoils all our mirth , and our slumber destroys ; "Your murmurs are daily—be warn'd—let them cease , " Refrain this ba-1 habit , and leave ns in peace .
" You prate of your rights ! Why the world is onr Gwn , "Upheld by the title of musquet and sabre , "What title have you to the speck of a Zone t " So right we allow but the right that you labour , " To onr county yon ewe " Ev ' ry blessing you know ; " To profusion we give , and unaslrtl we bestow " Potatoes and Skilly allow yon for food , "And build tip strong BastHes for you and your brood . " Ingrates as ye are , to forget , when of late "Disease in the crop set your hearts aH a sinking , "Aristocracy stoop'd down to soften yonr fate , "And to furnish , relief , set Peers , Princes , a thinking ; « ' While science once more ,
" Peep'd in nature ' s old store , "To find out for food things un thought of before ; " For you was tbe toil—your nice stomachs to ease " Produc'd snowy starch , curry powder , and peas . " PrOvok'd by this lecture the starvelings uprose , And cars'd "land and deep ' the prime cause of tbe evil . In searching for friends they found nothing but foes , And wisb'd both the factions safe boused with tbe devil ; " * Tis in vain that we try , " Was the every-tongce cry , Mock'd and femish'd we live , uulamented we die ; With ourselves is the cure—to our efforts alone We must look for redress , and recover our own . All hail to the Chvrteb . ; ayi honor tbe band .
Who hare nobly rcsfd all to nstruet us jn duty ; Spread the light of true knowledge throughout the dark land , And pointed to liberty radiant in beauty . Then with shouts to the sky , Raise her banners on high , Nor cease , or retreat , till we conquer or die . If "forwards we conquer , " if "backwards we fall . " Hurrah for onr triumph ! for each and for all . T . R . Smabt . Leicester .
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DOUGLAS JERROLD'S SHILLING MAGAZINE . Jclt . London : Punch Office , 85 , Fieet-Street . The portion of the editor ' s story , "St . Giles and St . James" contained in this number , is far too brief to satisfy ns . The remaining contents are _ below the general average , we have neither " Juniper Hedgehog , " nor the "History for Young England , " serious omissions . The best of the articles is " Ireland and the Irish , " by " A Native . " The author ably describes the miserable condition of the Irish p eas a ntr y , defends them from the many calumnious changes nrced against them , snows np the causes _ of Irish disaffection and violence , and { in the following extract ) noints out what he conceives to be
THE EEMEDT TOE THE EVILS OF IRELVND . There is but one true remedy for the evils of Ireland , and it is comprised in one word—justice ; justice to her toiling , ill-clad , iU-housed , ill-fed children . She might , with a fair claim to being heard , a =-k of England mercy , and a helping band as weU . Prom ber she has received the deep wounds that yet rankle inher sides ; but let her receive justice , free unstinted justice , and rapidly will the erils of her condition disappear , and plenty and prosperity visit her . This is vague : I will explain what I mean , it is security for life and property—the cant phrase of some of her doctors , but not as they mean it : —security , Botfort '^ e lordlingin his castle , he does not require it , but for the peasant in his cottage ; not for tbe landowner , hat from him ;—security to the poor man for the just
results of his industry . There are robbers and murderers in Ireland who disturb its whole moral and physical constitution , and prevent iu progress ; but they are not clad in rags or frieze , but in brocades and broad cloth , reclining in saloons , living in dubs and palaces , and received and acknowledged in the houses of the great—not the puny midnight assassin doing his solitary murder , but wholesale slaughterers , who sweep away whole famines by tens and hundreds at a time—not the caitiff wretch , driven by penury to snatch from the traveller his gold , and trembling for the consequences , but men of title , noWemcn , asthey are called , wresting from the tremblinghand of penury the bread of life , from the toiling hand of industry its 1-ard earned profits , and doing the whole with legal sanction , according to act of parliament .
To do tbat justice , to effect that security , the whole system oflanded tenureshouldbe altered—it is at present most artificial and absurd . Improvements are proposed , and they show a disposition to grapple with the monster evil of Ireland , but they are but tinkc-rings . It is not enough that a simple form of lease should be appointed ; landholders should be obliged to give them , by decreeing that in all disputes about land , where there is not documentary evidence to the contrary , and in all doubtful cases , the occupier should be deemed to be tbe owner . This is the case with regard to all other property ; why is land an . exception * Thus would tbe granting of leases he enforced . These should be as simple as possible , and always at the expense of the landlord , as they would be for his protection , and not that of the tenant . j The second improrementproposedis no doubt of value ; i yet is it Kfce Portia ' s maxim , *• To do a great good , do a i Httle wrong . " There seem * no fairer claim than that of
the tenant-farmer to remuneration , when at the expiration ofhis term he gives up his land greatly enhanced in value . He borrows it in a certain condition ; If he improves it while in his possession , surely he should be allowed for that improvement ; he should not be made to give back more than he has received . The usurer who , with his ten or fifteen per cent , requires also whatever bis debtor mcy have realized , would be looked upon as dou ¥ Iy iniquitous , yet such usurers are our landholders —4 hey exact for what they lend the highest possible rate of interest , and when they get back their own , require also the vested energies of their debtors . This is manifestly unjust ; and yet , to do justice , government is obliged to do an act of injustice . The tenant made a
voluntary agreement—at least as voluntary as a drowning man could be said to make with him who offers to save him from destruction—and tin-y are obliged to step in between fiie necessities of the victim and the crushing influence of a tyrannous system . They are obliged to " say to ' the landholder— "Prom the necessities of his condition you nave forced from yonr tenant unjust and arbitrary engagements . Wetuowyonhavehw promise to fulfil them , but we wiR not allow them to lie enforced . " Surely there can be something better than this ! What endless sources of litigation nil ! it give rise to—how intfftctual is its protection ; The tenantwillstiU be dependent on hisland-V rd , the victim of oppr . ssion and petty tyranny , and of the fearful evils of legal persecution , one of the worst of tbe curses of Ireland .
The whole borrowing system should be discountenanced , and every encouragementand facility given to purchasers of land . The laws of entail and all tbe legal difficulties and technicalities surrounding its sal ? and transference should be done away with , aud it should be rtndered as easy for a man to buy an acre , or half an
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acre of laud , as a . cow or . a sheep . lhe immense tract of country kept waste by the nominal titles which a few possess to them , should be given up to the husbandman , tbe value of tbose nominal titles paid , and tbe drones driven from the hive . When such things are done , a free and independent resident proprietary would spring np . Inaiewyears the greater portion of the land in Ireland would change owners , greatly to the advantage both of the present possessors and the tillers of the soil . The country would be held by five millions of its owrf people , instead of by five hundred foreigners . Tbeadvantages are obvious . Its wastes would be reclaimed , its fruitfdlness increased an hundred fold , its population would be aR busy and industrious , we would hear nothing of discontent or disturbance , and plenty would overspread the land .
So greater boon could be conferred on our involved aristocracy , than to give them facilities , and urge on them the necessity for selling off large portions « f their estates : most of them are only nominal owners , and are in reality but a sort of land-agent to a host of money lenders and relatives . It is for such reason , and in connection with measures of a more eomprehensiv ^ character , that the proposed expedient of compensation to tenants would be of value ; it would force sales , for few of our propriety would be able to pay for improvements in their lauds , and therefore should sell . I do not say that this is aR tbat should be done for Ireland : there are many other questions of importance . The Church abuse should be cut down and the franchise and the representation equalised with England . But , compared with the land question , aR are minor matters , and if that were settled , other reforms will soon follow .
If each measures pass , the repeal of the Union may be deferred for . years to come ; if they do net , it should be granted at once . If England is incapable of governing Ireland except by force , and with a constant recurrence to extraordinary and temporary enactments , let her give tt up . We are still satisfied to pay our share in the ex . penses of Government , tawdry and extravagant though it be in appearance , and clumsy and bungling in execution—our share in the expenses of war , so long as that great sin of tbe nations continues to be indulged . We are satisfied to acknowledge your superiority . —to bear your badge : all we ask is , allow us to manage our own affairs . Sooner or later it must be done—the sooner the
better—tbe sooner done , the sooner will a real union grow up between the nations , the sooner will prosperity and happiness visit our bind , and be reflected back on England . We cannot live alone , we cannot live in enmity . England cannot be happy or prosperous while she has Ireland at her side in want and wretchedness ; her labourers and artisans cannot be fairly remunerated while there are millions here to whom their most meagre fare would be feasting . Ours were formed by nature to be Sister Islands ; not one as the Mistress , and tbe other as the Slave ; but as bosom and indissoluble friends , bound by tbe closest ties of interest and fraternity . I repeat it , our cause is one—whether it be the struggle for improved laws from the English Parliament , or for the repeal of the legislative union . . Au overgrown centralisation has trammelled the exertions of Government , and , if there were no other reason than the utter impossibility of its getting through the labours it has undertaken with anything like the pi udent exactness which they deserve , some of them should be shifted to other shoulders .
S7mm0kds' Colonial Magazine. Jilt. Londo...
S 7 MM 0 KDS' COLONIAL MAGAZINE . Jilt . London : Simmonds and Ward , Barge Yard , Bucklersbury . A « usual , th i s number is fil l e d wit h matter mo s t instructive ahd important to all connected with "Ships , Colonies , and Commerce . " The principal contents are , " Progress of Australian Discovery , " giving an account of Captain Stum's expedition , which has already appeared in this journal , copied from the Australian papers ; " Notes on the Sandwich Islands ; " "New Brunswick , and its disputed territory ; " "Rides , Rambles , and Sketches in Texas , " by Charles Hooton ; and an excellent article on " Colonisation , as an engine of National Greatness , and more worthy than Military Conquest . " Want of room compels us to omit several extracts we had marked for republication .
The Almanack Of The Month. July L O Nd O...
THE ALMANACK OF THE MONTH . July L o nd o n : Pun c h Office , Fleet-Street . This number is scarcely as good as most of its predecessors ; nevertheless a considerable " feast of fun " may be found in its pages . Ai
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$ p * Notices of "The People ' s Journal , " "The Rcasoncr , " "The Family Herald , " and other publications will appear la onr next number . " The Aristocracy of England" will be reviewed in an early number of this paper .
Britan-Via. Bv. Eenest Jones , Author Of...
BRITAN-VIA . BV . EENEST JONES , Author of "My lif ¦ , " etc . [ Oar Poet ' s ^ " thick-coming fancies" rather myttify and therefore spoil the opening portion of the follow ing poem . Of the merits of the concluding portion , commencing : — Then man shall cease for aye to bend nnto each sceptred clod , < fcc . there can be no question ; the verdict must beeaeeUent . ] Where England looks o ' er channelled waves , and round her circles free Old ocean's ring , the zing that weds Britannia to the sea , Her foot stiU lingering on the cRff , ' mid the gloom of a stormy night , Watched tbe spirit sad—in ber beauty clad—as angels are clad in light .
The stars looked dusk and heavy , like eyes with tears uncast , Andbeav- 'd with detp , convulsive throes tbe suffocated blast ; The waves wers dragged along by his strong , nnsteady hand , — Like forms of lead—upgathered dead—be laid them on the laud ; AR folded in their foam . sbronds white , they sank through the pebbles gray , With never a track of this passing rack , like the soul on its viewless way ; The thunder growled in the distance , with a dulland smothered sound , And seizsd the rocks with his lightning arm , and whirled tbem round and round , While darkness , like a hideous thing , came crawling slowly nigh , With sullen march , till ocean's arch was fading on the eye .
StiU England ' s Genius loometh bright athwart the blotted skies , And at her feet , uneasily , her lion nation Res : " Tbe clouds , " she said , " that shade my land , are fierce , and dark , and strong . And the night , it lasts a weary time!—the night is lone and long ! Thou Lion ! lift . thy wistful eyes ! What dreams disturb thy rest ? Thou-watchest for the morning rise!—The sun has left the west !"
And tbe spirit smiled , tho' gathering wild , the fiends of darkness wound , And o ' er her limbs , so delicate , black slimy serpents bound ; They were fetters made of falsehood , and treachery , and guile , But free in thrall , she met them all , with hope in her conquering smile . Once only raised her eyes , as though to call the hoarded strife Where it lay and recked on the hearts of men , and panted to burst into life : 'I was years ago , and , at the sign , the boldest brow turned pale , And moved tbe leaves on England ' s oak , prophetic of the gale . Then fever shook the prostrate land , that heaved in
its slumbers low , Warm hopes brgan to glide abroad , and frozen hearts to glow ; Tbe clank of chains was beard around , for slaves were all astir , And every thought a watchword sought , and bands to minister : But then she saw no steady strength in that tumultuous band , And many hopes where one should be , and sel f for fatherland ! The Spirit wept , the while thebestwere cast to thrall and chain , Or exiled to a dreary land across a dreary main . She turned away with sad , proud smile , their bitter lot to see , But low was breathed her prophet-hope : "Come ! wait and . watch witit me !"
And long she waits and watches , tUl the sable sands have run With glance as bright as the thunder Iqirt , but lasting as the sun . ^ r And still they wait and watch , tiH time and wrong , combined , Tbe cankered bold of tyrants old , have warped and undermined . With moraing , o ' er level plains , a sudden blaze shall break , And dreams of olden liberties embodied glory take ;
. And the dead tbat sleep , in their chambers deep , — for a hero never dies , Shall rise and walk men ' s minds again , enshaped in memories ; And one by one their signals sound ' * the watchers on the tower , " * Who bravely waited through the night for morning ' s certain hour ; And fast an answering shout shall come—from - banded brothers cast , Far louder than the whirling drum—more clear than c arion-blast : * Reminiscence of an admirable Poem , " The Watcher on the Tower , " by Charks Mdelsay . —E . J .
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Britannia , freedom ' s fettered nurse , shall start unto the tone , The b reaker of another ' s chain shall learn to break his own , , And from her crest victorious celestial glories dart , What time she throws her Charteb-suield before her noble heart . Then man shall cease for aye to bend unto each sceptred clod The knee that God made pliant but to bend unto a God ; And leading with a father ' s sway our mighty brotherhood , By " right divine , " eo-cqnally , tbe W « e shall guide the Good .:
And prouder pomps be theirs than swell a vain , im . penal state . Mora Sflfe their 0 P 611 threshold be than tyrants' sentried gate ! Who dares assail their power , must scale a wall that God has wrought , A rampart wall of honest hearts , manne d by one holy thought ! No need of scarlet grenadiers , to guard them where they dwell , For 'tis the people ' s self becomes their glorious citadel . These are the throneless kings tbat lead the chainless nations on , The mlsrhty dynasts who have reigned like Tell and
Washington ! No need to guide suspicious pride , of satellite or spy , But over every man shall watch the searching public eye . Then force and fraud , its demon-twin , together sink and cease , And tyranny ' s war-glory dies beneath the feet of ,, peace ; While settling down through priestish graves , ' mid mosses grave and gray , Dim superstition buries these , and sighs and sinks away ; Then fear shall aye be banished hence , and love resume its place , And earth become one country vast , and man one household race :
And God a household God , who dweRs in every home and heart ; Not sought alone in piles of stone , encaged by monkish art ! No mummer ,: masque , no leave to ask , . no tax or tithe to pay , That man may have the privilege unto his God to prayl Now , nations , be no laggards !—now , leaders , take . . ¦ . your stand ! For that was Freedom ' s midnight—morning is at hand ! . Look ! watchers on the tower , lest it take you by surprise , ¦ : ¦ For its coming light is flashing bright , across the nations' eyes ! Tfampstead , 10 th July , 1846 .
The People's First Estate—Iierringsgate Fallm.
THE PEOPLE'S FIRST ESTATE—IIERRINGSGATE FAllM .
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Wc had the pleasure of visiting this enchanting spot on Sunday and Monday last , July the 12 th and 13 th . The estate is situate on an eminence , and commands delightful views in the counties of Berks , Bucks , Surrey , and Herts . It is bounded by a ring fence , and has a wood on each of its four sides , which adds much to its picturesque appearance , and gives variety to the scene . Mr . O'Connor aceompanbd u s th r ou g h the estate , a mile and a quarter in extent , and appeared to take great pleasure in explaining every thing connected with the beautiful "Chartist vill a s , " ( for they are much more like the " vill a s " erected for retired tradesmen , a short distance from town , than the present habitations of the sons of toil ) which are in the course of erection under his
immediate superintendance as the happy homes of some of his Chartist brethren , who have had the sood sense to enroll themselves shareholders of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society . Each cottage is built of the best material , and the comfort , convenience , and happiness of the occupant appear to have been the chief study and care of the designer . "Whilst the physical comfort of the intended occupant has been so well cared for , tbe mind has not been foreotten , as each house is fitted up with a neat and elegant library . The entrance to each house is by a side doT , thus one door answered all purposes , which economises the " funds , " but should any allottee desire to have a front door , or entrance , it will be very easy for such allottee to elongate his window , a la
FraneaUe . Uvei with the little lawn that adorns the front , and he will be at once possessed of a residence that the " choicest sprig of fashion " might envy . The situation appears to be remarkably well chosen , and from the absence of market gardeners in the district , and its proximity to the jnarkcts of Watford , TJxbridge , and the easy means of reaching the great metropolis , we fearlessly assert that each allottee may realise a competency by gardening alone . To th o se wh o a r e s cep tical on th e point , whether two acres will be sufficient to support a man and his family , we cordially commend them to pay a visit to He rr ing s eate , and when they seethe allotments laid out , satisfied we arc that they will agree with us ,
that two acres will be quite as much as they can cultivate , and will produce amply sufficient for the maintenance in comfort of a man , his wife , and family . We were much pleased with the fraternal feeling which pervades , in an eminent degree , the bosoms of all employed on "the People's first estate , " and equally delighted at the glorious spread of democratic sentiment in tbe neighbourhood , as evinced by the numerous and respectably attended meetings at Chorley Wood Common , and at Rickmansworth . As we took " one long lingering look behind , " we found ourselves shouting most lustly , as we are sure all our readers will do—" Live the Charter—Flourish the Chartist Co-operative Land Society . " Correspondent .
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THE LAND ! THE LAND!—GREAT MEETING ON CnORLEY WOOD COMMON . The directors of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society having resolved that the people living within a few miles of the " people ' s" first estate should not remain in ignorance of the principles of either " The Charter , " or the " Chartist Land Society , " issue d bills for convening a meeting for Sunday afternoon , July tbe 12 th , on Chorley Wood Common , an area comprising three hundred acres of land , nnd right gladly the villagers availed themselves of this opportunity of obtaining " useful knowledge . "
At six o ' clock , when the chair was taken , the number present exceeded five hundred persons , ( indeed , we have heard the number present computed at seven hundred , ) including several substantia ! yeomen , with their wives and children in their chaise carts , and also a few of a still "higher" cl a s s in more costly vehicles . A more orderly or attentive audience we never had the pleasure of witnessing . Mr . Henry Cullingham , the foreman of the works at " The People ' s estate , " was unanimously called to the chair , and briefly opened the proceedings , stating that , from his knowledge of the people , from working amongst them , he was quite sure they would be as decorous , as orderly , and payas much attention as they would in any church or chapel . He had the pleasure of introducing Mr . John Skclton , of London , to their notice .
Mr . Skeltok said , a public meeting of any kind was , doubtless , a novelty down here , a meeting for the great and good purpose for which they had assembled especially . The men who were now the chosen leaders of the people , had seen men grow rich on their fellow-men ' s labour , and roll in luxury , whilst they ( the working-men ) who produced everything had but a small share of that wealth they produced so profusely , and on the smallest accident , occasioned by illness , or other misfortune , were driven to the Poor Law Bastile , and separated from the wife of their bosom , and the children of their affection . ( Dear , hear . ) They ' said these things were wrong-, and must be redressed — ( Cheers)—they , therefore , resolved to investigate these matters for
themselves and seek out the remedy , and this meeting was called for the purpose of laying the result of that investigation before them , and implore their aid in applying the remedy . ( Cheers . ) They ( the meeting ) had doubtlessly heard of a body of men called Chartists , and perchance had been warned to have nothing to do with those men , or they would contaminate them , and fill them with poisonous doctrines . ( Laughter . ) He knew those who lived in idleness thoucht it their duty to keep them from a knowled g e of t heir rights , and the m e ans o f o bt a ining them ; but he was most happy to find that this "crafty device" had failed , and that such numbers had come to be *' contaminated , " and right glad was he . tohave the opportunity of being the "
contaminator" or ^ teacher of the principles of liberty , peace , prosperity , and universal happiness —( Loud cheers ) and the administrator . of that moral " poison" which would teach the working man to live on his own land , b y his o w n labour , without the fear of poverty or its effects , " none . daring to make him afraid . " ( Loud cheers , ) The people were not represented in parliament , and consequently were compelled to bear any burthens their oppressors were pleased to put on them . ( Hear , hear . ) There was a plan by which wealth could be amassed , and hapoiness promoted , without the destruction or spoliation of one title of in
property now existence . ( Hear , hear . ) IlewQuld tell them how this was to be done . Suppose any wrkin- man in the town of Rbkmansworth had lived hard and thereby boarded a few pounds , and he wanted to buy an acre or two of land , he mig ht apply to the lord ot the manor in vain , he would not help him to it ; no , not even though he offered ten shillings per acre more than others would give were it put up by auction ^ It would be useless for the working man in his individual capacity to enter the " mart , " his capital would not be extensive enough , he would want to purchase by retail , and there land is only sold by wholesale —( Hear , hear )—well , then
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Mb ! ami K ' by ' **• «&¦»¦ Un ! t ° mensubacSrt 8 ^ ^ y ° P ™* If ' only 3 , 000 Of The vear tft * n £ , er , Week each - at the end eaSvtl eyW 0 U , ldfin < 1 that in tkeir collective and £ J ri , ? ?? ' P » rs of a goodly sum , n ?? l » l working man entered the " mart , " winT m , csen , at « veofhis fellows , wo u l d b e treate d wiDU tpe great courtesy and respect , for in tbe present state of society it was " money made the man . " it was by means like these that working men had become possessors of Herringsgatc Farm , " ahd had built so many handsome villas , employed so much labour , and ( as acknowledged . by all ) conferred so many advantages on the tradesmen of Rlckmanswort h , Mile End , and their vicinities . ( Loud cheers . ) to tell truths like th
I f e se , to confer so many advantages , so much happiness , on working men , " their wives and families , be to " poison , " he repeated he was but too happy in being ' ! a poisoner . " ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Christopher Dotie , a member of the board of dtrectors , said . Wc have convened this meetiim in order that we mipht have the opportunity of submitting to it a question of vital importance . Too true it was that the People had been lonp and grievously oppressed-they have , as our friend Skelton has told you , produced all the wealth in existence , whilst they have been deprived of that just share which God and nature intended they should have enjoyed . ( Cheers . ) Scripture said , "He who will not work neither shall he eat , " yet , in defiance of this injunction , do wo find
the useless and indolent living in luxury , whilst the honest , industrious , ingenious artisan , by his hard toil can scarcel y obtain food of the coarsest kind , for himself and family . ( Hear , hear . ) And then , in a moment of difficulty , or when old age crept on him , to become the inmate of the cold Bastile , and this from no fault of workmen , for tho Working men of the United Kingdom are proverbial for their industry and ingenuity , ( Loud cheers . ) The People were unrepresented , and uncared for , and . hence the necessity of their taking their affairs into their own hands , and earing for themselves ( hear , hear ;) ob
taining representation and protecting themselves . ( Cheers . ) Feeling that the "Chartist Executive " had fearlessly proclaimed the great principles of Democracy , the Political Equality of Man , that all men are brethren , and all women sisters ( loud cheers ;) and that these principles alone would produce universal peace , prosperity , contentment , happiness , and brotherly lovo ( great applause : ) whilst elass ^ made laws tended to wretchedness , misery , dise a se and death . ( Much cheering . ) Mr . Doyle next showed the great progress made by the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , and sat down , amid much applause , by moving the following resolution : —
That this meeting has heard the principles of the Chartist Co-operative Lund Society explained with much pleasure , and hereby pledge themselves , to aid and assist in the promulgation of the same , by every means In their power . Mr . Edmund Stauwood , in secondin g the m o tion , said , they did not appear there in a sectarian character , neither as Roman Catholics , Methodists , Dissenters of any kind , or ; Church of England men , but a s Philanth rop i s t s , determined to do all the good they could for themselves [ and fellow-men . ( Loud cheer s . ) He fully expected there were seme who thought they ought to have selected some other day for the purpose , but was it not written , "that it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day ; " and again ,
i' if any man among you having an ox or an ass fallen into a pi t , will he not pull it out ? " And was not man fallen into the pit of misery , want , and destitution ? then how much more would they be justified in raising and elevating their fellow man from the slough of despond . ( Much applause . ) The name giv en to th ei r societ y was " The Chartist ; Co-operative Land Society "—perchance tbat meeting might not have had an opportunity of hearing the principles of that Charter explained , ' from which " The Land Society" had derived its name , and if it met their approbation he would attempt to explain them . The speaker then entered into an elaborate exposition of the six points of " the People's Charter , " and also of the principles of " the Land Society ; " showing how the humble labourer , who now slaved and toiled for seven or eight shillings per week ,. might work out his own redemption , by his humble
contributionof £ 2 12 s . in weekly instalments of Threepence each ; and invited those who had not witnessed their " fi rs t Estate " to immediately see "Herringsg ate , " and sure he was they would immediately pro . ceed to enrojl themselves members of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , and thus work out their own , their wives , and childrens ' redemption . Mr . Stall wood resumed his seat amid much applause , and again rose to request any one that had any questions to put relative to the society , to do so , and to assure any qucriest that he would meet with a willing and respectful answer . ( Cheers . ) No person appearing to ask any question the motion was put , and carried by acclamation . It was then announced , that "A District of the Chartist Co operative Land Society " was opened at Mr . Barber's , Chorley Wood Common , and that meetings would be held every Monday evening , for the enrolment of members , & c .
This announcement was received with much applause , very many expressing their determination to take up sduires . A vote of thanks was given to Mr . Henry Cullingham , for his manly and strictly impartial conduct as chairman , and the meeting dissolved , with a determination to re-assemble on the same spot on an early day .
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A N A PPE A L FR O M THE CHARTIST OF BIRMIN G HAM TO THE CHARTIST O F GREAT BRITAIN , ON BEHALF OF MRS . ROBERTS , WHOSE HUSBAND IS NOW EXILED FROM HIS NATIVE COUNTRY . Brother Chartist's , —In appealing to you on behalf of Mrs . Roberts , the wif e of Fran ci s Ro b erts * at present an exile from his native country , we are not unaware of the position in which wc stand in soliciting your pecuniary aid , for the object of sending her and her two children to an affectionate father and kind husband , and thereby in a small degree to lessen the punishment , and console the feelings of one of the victims of whig oppression . Had we anyalternative we should not at such a time solicit your aid so soon after the noble response made on behalf
of the Martyr hrost . For some time it has been in contemplation to send Mrs . Roberts to her husband , so much desired by him and approved by her , and now all t '* at stands in the way is the pecuniary means . We were im p re s sed with the id ea that th e r e was sufficient benevolence amongst the liberal and humane gentlemen of our own Town to have accomplished so good an object , but we are sorry to say there is no probability of a sufficient sum being realized here , although there is but one opinion as to the innocence of poor Roberts , The sum required including all cxpences is £ 50 , about £ 15 has been already collected here . Although a large sum , amongst the many it is comparatively nothing ; put your shoulder therefore to the wheel , send a small sum from a few places , and the object will be accomplished .
DAVID POTT , A . TUSSELL , JOHN NEW HOUSE . P . S ., All monies to be sent to Mr . James Smith , Ship Inn , Steel House Lane , Birmingham .
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* Memorials have been sent to Lord John Russell during the time he was Home Secretary , also to Sir James Graham , b y 12 res p ect a bl e individu a l s who made affidavit on oath that Roberts was not present at the bull ring burnings . Although there was but one evidence against poor Roberts , t h ey could not see sufficient grounds to solicit her Majesty to grant a free pardon lo the victim . We have seen a letter from the employer of Roberts , in New South Wales , where he states that if Mrs . Roberts will come over , he w ill a ll o w him the us e of tw e nt y acres of land and the shop , and tools , where he now work s , upon condition that he does the jobbing work , which Roberts considers very trifling .
Irish Emigrants. — The Boston Journal Of The 27th
Irish Emigrants . — The Boston Journal of the 27 th
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ult . says— " We regret to learn from the Post , that there is much sickness in this city among the poor Irish emigrants who have latel y arrived here , Nearly every emigrant vessel has more or less sick on arrival , and many inoro . sicken in a week or two after coming on shore . We are informed that the hospital wards of the almshouse are crowded to overflowing mostly by recent emigrants . " Terrible Result of an Agrarian Outrage . —The Limerick Chronicle says , a fine young girl , daughter of Win . Shirley , tenant of W . Cox , Esq ., oi'Ballynoe , Ballingarry , has become idiotic from terror at the burning of her father ' s house and furniture by incendiaries on Monday niulit last . The former tenant of the house aud farm was ejected for non-payment of rent .
Destructive Fire at Liverpool . — On Tuesday morning last , about one o ' clock , the premises occupied by Mr . M'Euehcn , in Cooper-row , near the Customhouse , Liverpool , as a cork cutting manufactory , were discovered to be in flames . An alarm was instantly given but before the fire-engine could arrive , the flames burst forth from all parts of the building . Fortunately from the exertions of . the Fire Bri g ade , aided and directed by Mr . Hewitt , Chief Commissioner Brown , and Mr . Maxwell , Inspector of Salvage , the flames were ultimately subdued , and prevented from coniwiuniciiting to the adjoining buildings , which at onetime of the conflagration were seriously threatened . About two o ' clock theroof fell
in with a crash of thunder . The damage is estimated at £ 8 , 000 or £ 10 , 000 . Insurances have been effected in the Atlas and Globe Offices to the amount of £ 7 , 000 . The upper part of the building was occupied as storage , of 100 bales of cotton , insured in the Royal . * Ror . iiERY o . ? Plate at tub Earl of Aylrsford ' s . —On Wednesday , information was forwarded to the police offices , that on the afternoon of the 8 th instant , some thief or thieves stole from the butler ' s pantry of the residence of tho Earl of Aylosford , No . 33 . Belgravc-squsire , two silver teapots , two pair of silver sugar tongs , five silver table and other spoons , and five silver desert and other fork * .
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¦ Mb . Wyndham Again . —This notorious scoundrel has , we find , been victimising the proprietor of the Royal Victoria Hotel , Tonhridgc Wells . At this place he called himself J . B . Wellesley , and left on Monday last , after paying for his lodging by a forged bank e r ' s draft for £ 50 . At the time he : paid the draft he showed a letter , purporting to come from Gurnoy , Turner , and Co ., a uthenticatin the draft , which also was a forgery . The identity of Wellesley With Wyndham has been ascertained by the Socictv ot Lruardmns ot Trade , who have examined the hand writing ot the two parties . Walking Match against TiME -Captain Ilcsketh , of the 2 nd Life Guards , who undertook on Fridav tn WA k from lhe RegenVs Park Barracks lo IX valry Barracks at Windsor and back again within twelve hours , performed the distance ( upwards of 47 miles , ) with apparent ease , in an hour and seven minutes within tho specified time .
Funeral of the lath Chief-Justice Ti . vdal — On Monday morning the mortal remains of the late Chief-Justice Tindal were removed from Bedfot-daquaro for interment in the family vault at Kensafgrecn Cemetery . About fifty gentlemen , principally the immediate relatives and friends of tho deceased comprised the attendants ; amongst whom we noticed Mr . Baron Parke , Si r W , Symonds of the Civil Depa rtment , Royal Navy , Major Symonds , Captain Symonds , R . N ., Captain Tindal , R . N ., and Mr . C . G . Tindal , sons of the deceased , Mr . Bosanquct the barrister , son-in-law to the deceased , the Rev . J E Tyler " , Sir J . De Veulle , of St . Helier ' s , Jerse y , & c . ' < fcc . The outer coffin , which was covered with purple velvet , and richly furnished , bore the following inscrip tion , " The Right Hon . Sir Nicolas Gonyng . ham Tindal , . Lord Chief-Justice of her Majesty ' s Court of Common Pleas , died July 8 , 1846 , aged 69 years . " The funeral service was read by the' ttev Mr . Tyler .
. The incendiary Fire at Soham . —On Saturday , Mr .. Cornelius Harvey , a wealthy farmer , and his nephew , James Harvey , were finally examined before the magistrates on a charge of having been the incendiaries at the recent destructive fire at Soham , near Cambridge , and they were committed for trialat the
assizes . A Chinese Map of the World . —Amongst the articles brought from China by the French Commission , who have just returned from that country , and which are exhibited at the Ministry of Commerce , is a map of the woild , presented to the Commission by the head Mandarin of Canton . The Chinese geographer has arranged the earth quite in his way . W i th h im thereare no isthmuses , no peninsulas ; the isthmus of Suez is replaced by a magnificent arm of the sea which detaches itself from the Mediterranean to fall into the Red Sea . We see nothing of the isthmus of Panama , and the two seas on that side are connected in the same way . There are neither Pyrenees or Alps , arid hardly are the vast mountains of America indicated . On the other hand , however . China is liberally dealt with by the geographer , for uponthis point it occupies notless than three-quarters of the whole globe . •'•; .. ' •¦'•¦•
A Greek Corn Bill Rejected . —We learn from Athens that the Greek Senate ; has , by a large , majority , rejected a bill for levying an import , duty on foreign corn . The Bill , if it had passed , would have been very injurious to the inhabitants of the islands of the Greek Archi pelago , asthey grow little corn , and arc dependent for supplies on imports from Odessa . Jack Ketch at Exeter Hall . — At the Ex e t er meetine against capital punishment , a single hand was held up against each resolution . At length some one cried out "It ' s Jack Ketch , " and the dissentient hand appeared no more .
Mining Wealth of •' Australia . —This empire is one of the richest of Central Europe in minerals and metals of all kinds . It produces abundance of coal , wood , charcoal , rock-salt , clay for porcelain manufacture , pyrites , and other mineral productions rarely found in other countries . Its metallic wealth may be estimated from the following statement of the average annual production of metals in this empire : — Gold , 3 , 800 lbs . ; silver , 54 , 000 lbs . ; tin , 190 , 000 lbs . ; mercury , 370 , 000 lbs . ; cobalt and nickel , 240 , 000 lbs . ; antimonyV 770 , 000 lbs . ; zinc , 1 . 000 , 000 lbs . ; copper , 4 , 000 , 000 lbs . ; lead , 16 , 000 , 000 lbs . ; 306 , 000 , 000 lbs . —Journal des Ckemins deFer .
A Rogue Caught and Released . —We learn from the Boston Star that an Englishman , named A ; T . Leman , a mahogany-dealar in London , after swindling his creditors out of about 90 , 000 dollars .. left for this country , and arrived h e r e in th e shi p Joshua Bates . One of his creditors followed him in the Caledonia , and learning that Leman had offered to Mr . Ilenshaw , br o ker in Boston , £ 5 . 000 in Bank of England notes for sale , he f e rr e te d him out , and obtained from him 4510 , 000 in Bank of England notes and soverei g ns , and allowed him to escape . —New York Journal of Commerce .
Horrible Crime . —In 1845 , d urin g the p roces s i o n of the Fete-dicu , at Kleinzell , a small town in Hungary , a widow , named Witrewslewsky , lost her child , a little girl , in the crowd . All her efforts to find her were in vain . This year she again attended the procession , when she was accosted by a little girl , holding in her hands a wooden box , who was begging for alms . She immediately recognised her own child , but to her horror , on examining her , she found that she was blind , the orbits of her eyes being empty A woman , who attempted to obstruct Madame Witrewslewsky in taking away the child , was arrested , when she confessed that she was a public mendicant , th a t s h e h a d stolen the child , and scooped out its eyes , with a knife , in order to excite the greater commiseration for the unfortunate little creature , and thus to obtain more abundant alms . The punishment inflicted by the Hungarian laws for this crime is breaking alive on the wheel , commencing with the lower extremities .
Fatal Pugilistic Encounter . —On Saturday an inquest was held at St . George's Hospital on James Bennett , aged fifty , a labourer , living at Fulham . It appeared from the evidence , that deceased was drinking beer at the Crown public-house , when two strange men , one of whom was Gibbs , an ex p erienced fighter , attempted to drink out of the pewter-pot be longing to deceased . A qu a rrel ensue d , when Gibbsj who had a peculiar method of butting with his head , did so repeatedly against the stomach of Bennett , who attempted to defend himself , but was intoxicated . The deceased afterwards tottered away from the spot , and was found l ying insensible by a policeconstable in a garden by the road . A surgeon attended him , but he died from the injuries received in the abdomen . The Jury returned a verdict of Manslaughter against John Gibbs , Amerkak Disturbance at Havre . —On the 4 th
mst ., in consequence of several American sailors , who were celebrating rather too noisily the anniversary of their independence , b e i n g taken into cu s to dy by the police , a riot took place . Some of their countrymen armed themselves with stones , and effected a forcible rescue . The whole band , flushed with this eas y victor y , went to a neighbouring cabaret to celebrate their triumph ; but a larger civil force having b een called out , the whole party were taken and lodged in the watch-house . The New Building Act . — The clau s e for vacat i ng
cellars and underground tenements on the 1 st of July last has been very rigidly adhered to in districts chiefly affected by its operations , particularly in the pariah of St . Giles . The numbers of those thus unhoused in this parish alone amount to upwards of 5 , 000 , for whose accommodation there was great difficulty in providing , and it has had a great effect ' in raising the price of lodgings , which for rooms of very inferior accommodation has , in many instances , been increased from three shillings to four shillings , and even five shillings per week .
Meeting of Ironmasters at Dudley . —Dudley , Saturday . — This evenin g , the last of the q uarterl y meetings of masters in this district took place at Smith ' s Hotel , in this town , at which the p rices agreed to at Birmingham were confirmed . The iron trade of this district is now in a very prosperous state , and is likely to continue so for some length of time . Many heavy orders have been given during the week at the various meetings , which have been held for iron , particularly for pig , for which kind nlonc orders were received for about 25 , 000 tons . Un d er these circumstances , no reduction may be expected for the present .
Escape of Louis Napolkon . — The Commander of the Fort of Ham , and the two keeprrs , accused of having favoured the escape of Prince Louis Napoleon , were acquitted by the tribunal of Police of Peronne on the 10 th instant . Dr . Conneau was condemned to three months' imprisonment , and Charles Thelin , the valet de chambre of the prince , who was absent , was sentenced by default to six months . The Ex-Duke of Bru . vswjck . —Brunswick , July 5 th . —According to a c c ounts received h e ro fr o m London , there is no doubt that our former Duke Charles has purchased the German London Journal for 6 , 000 or 7 , 000 dollars , and takes a very active part in the composition of it . Some numbers have been received here , and are read with much interest , as thev contain various articles on our situation . In
one of the latest numbers we see that Duke Charles must have renounced all thought of recovery of possession of our duchy by force of arms , a notion which it is well known he once entertained . Many readers , doubtless , remember that about ten years ago he made preparations in Fiance , had uniforms got ready , and appointed a Pole to the command of his troops . The expedition was not , however undertaken . There was , in fact , no prospect whatever of success ; and if we are not mistaken , the Duke was involved in a vexatious and expensive law-suit . The uniforms have been lying for some y ears iu London , and the Duke is n ; iw desirous of getting rid of them . An advertisement in the German J . oiido ?» Journal announces that 6 , 000 complete uniforms , quite ' new , ar <> deposited at the office , and are to be sold for 12 . 000 ' pounds sterling .
Euil'KMENT OP A YoUKO ENGLISH LADY OF RANK fiiom Boulogne . —The Paris police was very busy at the latter end of tne week , endeavouring to discover a \ oung couple who had left Boulogne two days before . The yonng lady who is a minor , and very
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beautiful , belongs to a family of rank—the lover i a French nobleman of fortune . They have been very closely followed by the two brothers of the young lady , but hitherto , it has been impossible to discover them , although it is pretty well ascertained that , they are in or near Paris . They are precluded by the enactments of the French law from being lc gal y married . witheut the consent of their friends , and the young lady being under ago tho gentleman is amenable to criminal law . A warrant has been issued against them .
Fatai . Duel at Bayonne . —A sanguinary and fatal duel has taken p lace at Bayonne , between two officers of the 00 th regiment , quartered there . The one who fell received three , wounds , two of which were in the breast . . This unfortunate event is , pcrhapsy without example in the annals of duelling ' , as the laws ol honour prescribe lo seconds the immediate cessation of the combat the moment- blood has been drawn by either of the principals . But on the present occasion the two seconds , subalterns in the above-mentioned eons , nnd very young men . allowed themselves to be intimidated by the deceased , who to great physical strength joined considerable proficiency in the use ot the sabre , A very trivial dispute was the cause of the encounter , and on uHparating the previous day . the officer who . fell assured his adversary that be would kill him on the . morrow ,
advising him to make his will or not fight him . The first wound he received was on the right h ;> ml , which excited him to such a pitch . of frenzy , that on the seconds attempting to put an end to the strife , he swore he would run the first man through who Interposed between him and his foe , and consequentlv the Seconds permitted these two officerste fight to the death , contrary to all the laws of humanity and honour . What is worse , it appears tbat this unfortunate was abandoned at a moment when prompt succour m ight have stopped the hemorrhage ; bf his wounds , and perhaps saved his life . General Uarispe , commanding the military division ot ; the Basses Pyrenees , justly indignant at the ' conduct of the two seconds , sent them under arrest to the citadel , where they will remain in confinement until the deeision of the Minister of War is known . The . surviving urincipal is to be tried by a court-martial .
lixTRAOHDiSARY Flight of Butterflies . —One of the largest flight of butterflies ever seen ' in this country , crossed the Channel from Franco to England on Sunday last . Such was the density and cssent of the cloud formed by the living mass , that it completely obscured the sun from the people on board of our continental steamers , on their passage , for many hundreds of yards , while the insects strewed the decks in all directions . The flight reached England a bout twelve o ' clock at noon , and dispersed thems e l ves inl a n d an d alon g shore , darkening the air as they went . ... DuringIthe sea passage , of the butterflies , the weather was calm and sunny , with scarce a puff of wind stirring ; but an hour or so after they reached terra firma it came on to blow great guns from the S . W ., the direction whence the insects came . —Canterbury Journal .
Ibrahim Pacua . —The territorial possession * of Ibrahim' Pacha are immense . He has introduced into Egypt sugar cultivation on a large scale . Besides cotton—the beneftt of which production Egypt owes to Mehemet AH — the vine and olive have been espec ' al objects of his attention . The gardens of Ibrahim Pacha , especially that of Rhoda , on the Nile , are eminently beautiful . The ; , are under the care of Scotch gardeners ; they are enriched with a boundless variety of fruits anil flowers ; and the Pacha has spared no expense in collecting from remote regions the rare , the magnificent , the useful , and the ornamental .. There are no propertie s so well administ e r e d , none so profitable , as those of Ibrahim Pacha . They afford an example of ' . successful administration , and lead to a confident hope that the same spirit of order and enterprise may preside over the political future destinies of Egypt . People's Journal .
Curious Fires from Lucifer Matches . —A day or two ago a person who keeps afew pigeons about bis . premises was surprised to see the feathers of one of them c o n s id e ra b l y bu r nt , and on examining thfecote he found the nest of the injured one . completely cons umed , a couple of roasted e-gs only remaining . From the fact of two or three matches been found outside the nest , there was no doubt but the pigeon had carried some into the place , and caused them to ignite by treading upon or rustling amongst them on going to her eggs . —On Tuesday , a highly respectable gentleman , whilst in the public office , perceived a smoke issuing from the inner pocket of his coat , and feeling something warm he hastily retired into an adjoining room , and on taking off his upper . garment he found that some matches , carried for . the purpose of lighting cigars , had been ignited by friction . In neither instance did any ^ material injury -arise , but it shows how necessary it is to use caution . —Uirmingham Advertiser .
Ligutino the Streets . —At the last meeting of the Statistical S o ciet y , in a paper read by Mr . " Jos . Fletcher , the Secretary , it was estimated thai- the metropolis and its environs are lighted from eighteen establishments ; that the amount of capital invested in works , pipes , tanks , die , is £ 2 , 800 , 000 , which employ 2 , 500 persons ; and that there are 380 lamplighters constantly employed in attending to 30 , 100 public lamps . Victoria Park . —On Sunday the visitors have exceeded 10 , 000 , and amongst them were many from the west end ; upwards of thirty carriages being outside the principal lodge entrance on Sunday between four and six o ' clock . Three coroneted carriages were there at one time .. Amongst the visitors i is the afternoon was Viscount Canning .
Association for Cleanliness , Glasshouse-yard . — The late warm weather has caused a great , increase of intercourse to the establishment , and no less than 760 persons availed themselves of it gratuitous advantages last week . Of these'the number who bathed was 440 , and washed clothes , 084 , whilst the number of articles washed was 4 , 271 . On Saturday last the number of persons who bathed was 95 , and washed clothes 150 , whilst the number of articles washed was 1 , 072 . Statue or thk Emperor Charles IV . —This statue is destined as a commemorative of the fifth centenary of the Prague University—tin ? oldest iu Germany . The model has just been exhibited in
Mr . Burgschmied ' s . workshop in Numbers ; , It is fourteen feet high , and weighs forty cwt . The Emperor—a graceful , manly , figure—is represented in the act of surrendering the charter of the University ; the crowned head sli ghtly bent . The costume is historically true , the pallium covering the rear part of the figure ; the folds full , yet graceful . The under-garment is covered with lilies , and on tbe right-hand side hang down tbe rich tassels of the girdle ; the sword adorned with a lnrge » artfully-wrought guard . The contractor , however , has undertaken the difficult obligation of ileiivering the whole work , including a sculpture ppdrs ! : il , tothe Prague committee , at the end of the rear 1847 . The price is 80 , 000 florins ( £ 0 , 000 . )
Accident to Sir Robert Peel . — c regret to learn that the absence of Sir Robert Peel from the House of Commons on Monday night arose from the right hon ; baronet's being confined to his residence by the effects of an accident which might 'have been far more serious than it has turned out . We hear that while dressing in the morning he incautiously rested his foot on a china basin , and by the weight of his person ^ he bottom broke , and severely lacerated his foot . Sir Ben . iamin Brodie was instantly sent for , and was as promptly in attendance on the right hon . baronet . Although the blood wns profuse from the wounds inflicted , we are happy to hoar that Sir Benjamin Brodie , after a minute examination ot the injured parts , pronounced that no danger was to be apprehended , as not any important- vessel had sustained injury . The casualty will necessaril y confine the right lion , baronet some days to the house . —Times .
Would ' s Tem erance Conven ti on . —A gathering of the friends of temperance , under this (!¦ ^ igu . ition , will be held in London on tho 4 th of Auunst next . On the 7 th a large public meeting will be held in Coven t Garden Theatre . Delegates from America , India , and various other parts of the globe , are already on their passage , and it is confidently expected than the convention will prove the most interesting and important meeting ever held in connection with the temperance movement . Disinfection op Skwuns . etc . —In a French paper , the National de VQuest , appears the following : — " To
the many means employed tor disinfecting miiks and all impure places , M . Faucille has just added one of great economy and easy application ; this is ' steam , which injected into places filled with deleterious gases , dissolves them , draws them away , arid , by its condension , permits the introduction of pure ' air . We may hope much , therefore , for the valiVfjrity of our town from this process , which cannot fail . , of the most happy ' effects vtlien employed in cases where the sulphate of iron , carbon , and pyroligncons acid ( Fraukart ' s process ) , & c , however . preferabluiin certain respects , would be too costly . "
Pedestiuakism . —On Tuesday , Mills an'd ttowley run their two hundred yards race for £ 10 in Hyde Park . The latter won . Singular Case of Desertion . —At the County Magistrates' Office , Rochester , on Mohday , William Ellingsworth , a young soldier , 23 years of age , whose appearance indicated that he hud niready seen some service , was brought up on a charge of desertion . It appeared that he enlistened in the 13 tk regiment , ' "in 1 S 39 , at Leeds , in Yorkshire ; that he never joined the regiment , nor had ho _ ever heen attested , and deserted : on the night of bis enlistmentandiinmediatelyjoined the 2 d Queens Own .
, lie was soob afterwards ' ordered out to -India , ' where he had'been during'tho last seven -year *; actively engaged irvthe war ' . ' . ' . 'IIe' arrived m linnnimi trora Bomayon board , the Neptune , on the 11 tb ot June , and was on furlough . He gave himself up its a deserter from the 13 th to Corporal Smith , ot the bOth rcimciit , " at Chatham-Barracks , on Saturday night . He expressed his regre' | ' -at the confession he had made , but said he > v a s'ijp . UL quor at the tirco . 'adding , he should be sorry to . leave the Queen's Own , after the service he bad seen in that corps , He was committed to Maidstone gaol , the depot of the 13 th being how stationed at Portsmouth .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), July 18, 1846, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_18071846/page/3/
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