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    • LOUIS BLANC'S REPLY TO M. THIERS. THE BIGHT TO LABOUR.
    • GROSS MISREPRESENTATIONS. ; i
    • THE NORTHERN STAR, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1818.
    • Co _3eaotrss # CorosponDaUs
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      4 The Nortiheiin Star October 21, 1848. ...

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      Louis Blanc's Reply To M. Thiers. The Bight To Labour.

      LOUIS BLANC'S REPLY TO M . THIERS . THE BIGHT TO LABOUR .

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      ON SATtTSDAT . October S- Ui , en «_ i __ , A STAMPED SUPPLEMENT WUI be issued with the SPIRIT OF THE AGE ' Vnrmmpr contsimog a verbs--- translation of M . lirSnS New Wirk in Beply to M . Thiers and tbe _ £ __ . _ { Economists , entitlea . « Socidism , the Bight to labour' In addition to this able and eloquent Vindication of the Claims of Industry , -rill be given a Portrait and Memoir of the Author . Price of the Paper , including Supplement , Memoir , and Portrait . Sixpence . { 3 ? Ordersskouldbegiicniitmcdiately . Office , 10 , Bolt Court , Fleet Street , London ; and to be said of all News Agents .

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      JUST PUBLISHED . THE PEOPLE'S CHARTER , A VERBATIM REPORT OF A LECTURE by Samuel BL * dd ; deliver * d at Hilton street Theatre , Cripplegate , London , July 19 th , 1818 . Mr John Shaw ( Delegate to the late chartist Convention , and at present a Political prisoner , ! presided as chairman , londcn : E . Dipple , 42 , Holywell-street , Strand ; and all booksellers . Price Threepence .

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      DO YOD SUFFER TOOTHACHE ! - If so , use BjaKBrt E . v ___ tt for filling the decayed spots , renderinE defective teeth sound and painless . Price One Shilling onlj , similar to tbat sold at Two Shillings and Sixpence . Sold by chemists everj where . Testimonials . — « It has given me the nss of one side cf joy meutb , which luxury I had not enjoyed for about two jears . * -E . J . Macdokald , Belford . Northumberland . ? It is the most effective and painless core for tooth-« he I hare ever found . I have no hesitation lnrecom . mending it to all sufferers . ' -Captain Thomas Wbioht , IS , -Jewington-cresceat , London . ? I have filled two teeth , and find I can use them as well as ever I did in my life . I have not had the tootaache since . ' — Abb-HAK Colusb , North-brook-place , Bradford , Tor _ s _ ire . . , See numerous other testimonials in various news , papers , ever , one of which is strictly authentic . If any dfficultyinobtainin ? it occurs send One Shilling and a Stamp to J . Willis . 4 , Beil ' s-buildings . Sau . bnry . square , london , and jou will ensure it by return of pest . —Agents -ranted .

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      L 0 WBAHD 3 HERCAN . ILE , MATHEMATICAL , i ASD AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL . Priwfpal—P . J . O'Bbiew , late of Ertter . In a few days there will be a vacancy for a Boarder or two .- Terms , Twenty Guineas per annum . No extras . An Apprentice wanted , who wiU have the privilege of attendicg aU Classes , l tie use of Musical Instrnments and Music . Singing , Music , and Dancing taught Parties visiting Lowbands or Sing ' s End can be accommodated with Board and Lodging , on reasonable terms . Lowbands , Re-marley , near Ledbury .

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      FOR SALE , A PAID-UP FODRaCRE SHARE , in the National Land Company . Apply to William Crossley , Sirkheaton , near Huddersfielu . !

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      TO BE SOLD . FOR £ 4 If s , a fall paid-up FOUfl-ACRE SHARE in * tbe Rational Land Company , clear of all expense to the end of the present year . The c * use « f sale is the owner is about to leave lor America . For further particulars , apply , postpaid , to P . A . Love , Xaiket-L-vington .

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      TO TAILORS . ' By approbation of Her Majesty Queen Victoria , and H . R . H . Prince Albert . HO W READT . J T 1 HB iONDOS AND PARIS AUTUMN AJTD WINTER X FASHIOHSforl 8 lB . 19 . _ y Messrs BENJAMIN READ tad Co ., 12 , Cart-street , Bloomshury-square , London ; and _ y 6 . Bex-eb , Holywell-str-et , Strand ; a very splendid PRIST , mpsrblv coloured , accompanied witbthe most asnionable , novel , and extra-fitti-g Riding Dress , Huntng and Prock-Coat Patterns ; the Albert Paletot , Dress and Homing Waistcoats , both single and doable-breasted . Also , the theory of Cutting Cloaks of every description felly explained , with diagrams , and every thing respecting style and fashion iUustrated . Tha method of increasing and ^ tiT ''"'^'" g all the patterns , or any others particularly explained . Price 10 s . READ and Co . beg to inform those who consider it not right to pay the full price for the new system of Cutting , ' faaung recently purchased ihe old one , that any pessons having dune so nitMn the last year , will be charged only half price for the whole ; or any parts of he new system , published 1818 , which will supersede everything of the kind before conceived . Particulars and terms seat , post free . Patent Measures , witb full explanation , 5 a . the set . Patent Indicator , 7 s post-free . Registered patterns to measure , Is , each post-free . Sold by Read and Co- 12 , Hart-street , Bloemsbury-square , London ; and all Booksellers . Post-ofSce orders , and Post Stamps , taken as Cash . Habits performed for the Trade . Busts for fitting Ceats on ; Boys ' figures . Foremen provided . — Instructions in cutting complete , for all kind , of Style ani Fashion , which can be accempHshed in an incredibly short time .

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      F & R-iS OK SALE . A TWO-ACRE FARH at Mikstb- Love .. Two Two-Acbe Fabhs at Low-ands . Two Two-Aca _ Fabxs atSHio ' g Ekd . Applications to be addressed to the Directors , at their Office , 114 , High Holborn , London .

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      OX SALE , A TWO-ACRE FARM , at Sing ' s End , well cropped . Apply to Mr Hops , Snig . End .

      Gross Misrepresentations. ; I

      GROSS MISREPRESENTATIONS . ;

      70 Tbe Allot Tees Os The Minster Lovel J...

      70 TBE ALLOT TEES OS THE MINSTER LOVEL J EST A TE . j Gesilem-H—I bave jnst been informed by Mr , Stallwocd that you have received a letter from Mr M'William , in which he charges me with having ; at ' a public Qeeiin ? at Manchester , spoken to the pre- 1 jadice cf v ; ur characters . Gentlemen , justice to 1 yon and to me rcajoires that this charge should bs j either admitted er rebutted . Nov I beg distinctly to say , that the charge against me is wholly without . foundation . Tne facts , which cm be attested by huadreds who were at the meeting , are briefly aa * follows : —D-rio , ? the discussion of the proposition ! for ths payment of one penny per share by tho mem- j bsrj . Mr M William spoke against it , on the ground \ that th . members ware too poor to meet such a ] demand . He al . o . aid , that he could assure tbe , { nesting from his cwq knowledge , that if it wete J Kqoired from tha located members , -that the Minster ! Lovel allottees could not meet it . ' From the tone and manner of Mr M'William , I felt that there was implied ia his language—whether intentionally or otherwise—the same charge of the Company ' s fai ore which has b . en so obstinately urged by its foes rem its commenceasent . I considered it my duty at once to prevent the impression which such a statement , if uncontradicted , would ba Likely to make < upon the audience . A c ing o pon this cense of dnty , I then said , sot particularly in reference to Minster , but generally to the estates of the Company . that although tbe allottees would certainly have difficulties to encounter in the commencement of their land operations , nevertheless they would be able to meet all reasonable demands of t e Company . I also said that we might expect some to fail open the land , bat that such failures would be the exceptions to the general success ; and that all who broaght industry , -obri . ty , and perseverance to bear upon the land , would reap the reward of comfort and independence ; while such aa lacked these element , of su cess would as surely fail open the land aa they would m any ether situation . This , gentlemen , is the substance of what I said in reference t « the allottees , and I hava yet to bs shown that there is anything in it that calls for retraction . Neither can I perceive in it anything which Mr M William ' sicgennitj could torture into a slur upon the Minster allottee .. On the other band , I tbink tbat I defended tbem from the slur which Mr M'William ' s statement would cast upon their exertions . My rule , as far as I can exercise it , has been neither to permit mistakea friends nor open foes to injure the character of the Company . Permit me , gentlemen , to say , ere I conclude , that so conduct appears to me more censurable than tbat of lying , private letter-writing upon public matters . T & e Directors of the National Laud Company have abundant cause to camnlain of this nefarious practice . It has been already indulged in to such an extent as to cause considerable expense to tbe Company , and very great _ nno )_ nce to all concerned in tbe management of ic . Such a course should be stamped witb tbe reprobation of every honest man . Gentlemen , I give jou my most positive assurance , that nothing was further from my thoughts , while addressing the Manchester meeting , than to call in question either jour zjal , your industry , or your sobriety , and that any representation made to the reverse is either an ignorant or a wilful perversion of ray meaning . I am , respectfully yours , Philip M'Grath .

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      P 0 RTRAIT _ 0 F CUFFEY . The above portrait , taken by his le'Iow-sufferer , Wm . Dowling , is now ready . Price 6 .. Orders received by Mr Dixon , 1 __ , High Holborn . PORTRAIT OF JOHN MITCHEL . This portrait will be g iven with the " Northern Star" on Saturday , the 11 th of November . Price , with the paper , SEVENPENCE . PORTRAIT OF W . SMITH O'BRIEN . We have now in course of engraving a sp lendid likeness of W . Smith O'Brien , specimens of which will shortl y be in the hands of our agents . Also portraits of Meagher , O'Gorman , and Duff y .

      The Yorkshire Victims. A Committee Of Me...

      THE YORKSHIRE VICTIMS . A committee of members and officers of tha Bradford branch of the L * cd Company has been formed for the purpose of obtaining Bubseriptions , to support the wife and family cf Mr John Smyth ( late secretary to tie Laud C . mpa _ y ) , and towards providing fends to defend him on his trial . Mr Smyth has lor a long time held the office of secretary to this branch , and is now awaiting his trial in York Castle en a charge of conspiracy at Bradford . He has a wife and four children depending on him for support , and the committee earnestly appeal to the various branches of the Laad Company throughout the kingdom , immediately to make subscriptions , and forward the same by Post-office order , made payable to Mr William Clark , shoemaker . ' All subscriptions will be ackiowlcdjed We k y . in theNoaxHSBH Stab . Goaimumttuous must r > a addressed to * M * William CUxk . Batterwtflh ' s-btuldiags , New-bridge . B adford , Yorkshire . ' On b-halt of the committee , WnxiAM Clabx , secretary . Edwud flora , tnacart ..

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      COITAGE FARMS NEAR LINCOLN . TO BE SOX _ 0 , mHREE COTT AGE FARMS ; JL One wi ' -h Thb . be Acres ; One with Four Acres ; And one with Five Aches ; Of rich and very convertible Land in the highest cultivation . The cottages are quite new , and replete with every convenience , comprising an appropriate Dwelling , witb three good rooms , kitchen , dairy , stable , and cowhouse , with piggeries , ail enclosed within a walled yard . The Cottages have very excellent frontages to tbe great roads , and are one mile from the city of Lincoln , and in close proximity to the Termini of Five Railways , connecting Lincoln with London , the Outporta and the Manufacturing population of the Midland and Northern districts . The reads are excellent . Water pure and abundant and the air salubrious . Apply to Mr T . Allsop , 1 , Royal Exchange Buildings . Loudon .

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      Now Heady , a New Edition ef 4 . R . O'CONNOR'S WORK ON SMALL FARMS . T-ECBUm . EDITIOH EVSB .-BLIBHI-. Price is . 6 _ ., A new and elegant edition , with Steel Plate of he Author , of PAIHE'S POLITICAL WORKS . Just published , price 31 ., THE EVIDENCE G 1 YEN BY JOHN SILLETT , In his Examination before tbe Committee on the National Land Company . This important bndy of evidsnee forms sixteen closely pri _ * ed pages , and cmclcsively proves what may be . done , to explaining what JohnSillett has done , with Two Acres . No 22 , OF " THE LABOURER " C 05 TAISS I . TO ARTICLES BY MB . EBSEST JONES , eoNT-A-s : — . Mirabeau Satiooal Literature Mriisria Sjsiem The Hardere . Trooper The Eve of St . John Jutt Published , price Is . 6 d ., forming a neat volume ,

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      EVIDENCE TAKEN BY THE SELECT COMMITTEE Appointed to inquire into The JJationai , Lum Coupasi ; witb a review cf the tame , and an Outline ot tbe Propositions for amending the Constitution of tbe Company , sous to comply with the Provisions of the Law . Watson , Queen ' s Head-passage , Paternoster-row , London : A Hey wood , Manchester : and all Booksellers in Town and Csnntrv .

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      ; J j , ' 1 1 j | . * ! j \ ] , ! CAUTION . LAND COMPANY . The attention of the Directors having been called to an advertisement announcing an allotment at Lowbands to be let , take tbe earliest opportunity of informing the public , that no allotment can be let unless all monies due to the Company are refunded precisel y tbe same as in cases of transfer ; and the Directors are of opinion that every man will acknowledge the justice of this course , for the following reasons ; agricultural operations are performed for members and not for non-members , and the Aid Meney is given on the presumption that it will be expended upon the land , while , if tbe system of sub-letting was permitted , the Company ' s funds would be expended for the benefit of non-members , and the allottee , having obtained his Aid Money , may let to a pauper , and thus defraud the Company . Moreover , as enormous rents bave been demanded , and offered in several instances , the Directors feel the itnpiopriety of saddling upon the Land Scheme , so gross an injustice—one which would make it impossible to test the real value of the principle . Under these circumstances , parties taking leases from occupants , cannot hold the allotments .

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      < MR O'CONNOR'S VISIT TO EDINBURGH . The "_ Vortft-rn Star " of Saturday next will contain reports of Mr O'Connor ' s meetings at Aberdeen . Dundee . Edinburgh . & c .

      The Northern Star, Saturday, October 21, 1818.

      THE NORTHERN STAR , SATURDAY , OCTOBER 21 , 1818 .

      Winter Prospects. It Is , We Believe , N...

      WINTER PROSPECTS . It is , we believe , now ascertained beyond a doubt , tbat in consequence of the general failure of the Potato crop , and the Wheat crop being under tbe average , we shall have to import Provisions largely during the ensuing winter . There will not , however , be tbe difficulty in finding supp lies abroad that was experienced during our recent famine panic , on account of the scarcity everywhere prevalent , and the extraordinary number of customers who were competing with each other in the few markets where "bread stuffs' * to spare , were to be found . So far , therefore

      our case is better than it was last year . This is , however , but a negative kind of satisfac tion . Had the predictions of the Free Traders been true , we might have looked forward to a large importation of Foreign Grain without alarm . It would have been concurrent with brisk trade in the Manufacturing Districts , which would have been alive and busy in producing the textile fabrics , and hardwares , that were needed to pay for the corn imported

      from the shores of the Danube , the Ohio , or Mississip i . The mere food we imported , therefore—consistent with a fair price to the Home grower—the rrerrier we should all have been . But , unfortunatel y , in this world theory and practice do not always square with each other , and there is a special likelihood of their disagreeing , if the theory itself is one-sided , and leaves out of sight some of the most material items requisite to a sound calculation of results .

      This was and is the case with the Commercial theories of the Free Traders , They indul ged in abstractions which looked very well upon paper , and sounded excellently in orations in and out of Parliament , but they wholly omitted facts of a stubborn nature , and of irresistible influence , and the consequence has been , the falsification of all their prop hecies , and the utter failure of their system . In the first p lace , they totally omitted all consideration of the influence exercised upon trade—both home and foreign—b y our present Currency Laws , aad yet no one portion of our political system is equal in importance , or in the universality of their influence , as the law .

      Winter Prospects. It Is , We Believe , N...

      which regulate the issue and the circulation of money . It appears that the importers of foreign ^ rain into this country in times of scarcity , prefer our gold to our calicoes , and other manufactured stuff .. How does this operate ? The Bankers Act of 1844 practically lays down two cardinal points for the regulation of the Currency : —1 st . A limitation of the issue of Bank of England notes to 14 , 000 , 000 / . on securities , with the addition of the specie and

      bullion transferred to the Issue Department ; and , 2 nd . A limitation of any future issue to the amount of such securities—bullion and specie . It is the avowed object of the Bank to base . the circulation on these three things ; if , therefore , the specie is drawn out by the holders of notes , who are entitled under the Act to have / their notes paid at 31 . 17 » . lOhd . an ounce—no matter what the price of gold as a commodity may be in the market—it follows , of course , that the notes in circulation must be diminished

      in the same proportion . They eannot issue notes beyond the 14 , 000 , 000 .., except in exchange for specie or bullion . Now , what happens in the case of a bad harvest ? Why a large quantity of specie is drawn from the Bank to purchase the foreign grain , or other subsistence ef which we are deficient . The consequence , under the present law is , that the paper circulation of the Bank of England , and , of course , of every other bank , is simultaneously and rapidly contracted . Their own notes pour in upon them to be exchanged for specie to buy foreign grain , or make remittances for foreign

      undertakings . They cannot issue new notes beyond the 14 , 000 , 000 / ., except in exchange for bullion or specie , which is the very thing they are every day losing , and which is boug ht up in all parts of the country for foreign exportation . The consequence is inevitable , that these notes must be called in as rap idl y as the sovereigns go out . The screw is then put on— - the circulation must , in order to obey the law , be contracted at all hazards . If 5 , 000 , 000 ? : or 10 , 000 , 000 ? . of sovereigns are drawn out to pay for foreign grain or other provisions , 5 , 000 , 000 ? . or 10 , 000 , 000 / . of notes must be drawn in to equalise the paper with thegoldand silver above the 14 , 000 , 000 ? ., authorised to be issued on paper securities . In the case of the hig hest sum supposed , the circulation would be diminished

      20 , 000 , 000 ? ., or nearly a third of its total amount , at a time when the public interests most loudly demanded its extension . Common sense would counsel an enlarged issue of paper currency , in such circumstances , in order to maintain our home industry , until , in the course of time , the bullion gradually returned to this country , and there being no farther necessity for the notes , they could be withdrawn from circulation . As it is , the enormous abstraction from the circulation , caused b y a foreign drain of specie , and a consequent / Contraction of notes , paralyses industry throughout the country . Railway and other great works are suspended altogether , or proceeded - ' with more slowly—the thousands dependent on these works for subsistence are thrown idle .

      In vthe manufacturing districts , short , time , diminished wages , and increasing pauperism , are the invariable concomitants of such events . The army of the compulsorily idle , swells , to an alarming amount—the rates increase—and they have to be paid b y shop keepers who have less custom , and workmen who have less . to spend . There is every symptom that we are about

      to enter uponone of those perilous periods , which , under this insane system , have so often shaken our commercial system to its centre . We are but badly prepared to stand the shock . The trade of the country may be said to have been stagnant for the last two years . It has certainly not recovered from the severe panic of 1847 . But the clouds become thicker and blacker over our heads . The numbers

      out of employment increase all over the country , and , as a consequence , crime and vagrancy multiply . Local rates are mounting up to an intolerable height , until , in many cases , they are almost equal to the rental itself . Short time is becoming the order of the day in Lancashire . Railway property is in a fearful state of depreciation , and altogether our prospects for the winter seem to be of the most gloomy and unsatisfactory descri ption ,

      We do not enumerate the Cholera among the list of evils that threaten us , for this reason ; that if the Free Traders and Emigrationmongers be right in the assumption , that there are too many of us in the British Isles , the sooner there is a '' clearing out'' the better . Cholera would act speedily and cheaply in that way , and we are inclined to believe , also , more humanel y than the schemes of these psuedo-philanthropists . If people must be " got rid of , " it is better for them not to " stand upon the order of their going , but go at once . " The man who is swept off by the visi tation of Providence , will , at all events , escape the expatriation , the jungle fever , or the slow death of a heart-broken exile from the land

      of his fathers , to which some people would condemn him as an alternative . In another aspect , the Cholera will prove a positive public benefit . The comfortable classes are roused by their fears from their usual supineness and indifference to sanitary matters . They are impelled by their own sense of self-interest to see that their poorer neighbours are supplied with , the ordinary requisites for health , and that their dwellings shall be better supplied than they usually are with pure air . nd water . In this sense , therefore , the threatened visit of the Cholera will prove a public benefit , and may even have a tendency to eheck the ravages of typ hus fever , which annuall y commits a havoc among the poorer classes equal to the whole of the men who fell at Waterloo .

      In the meantime , the few considerations thus cursorily presented , will show our readers'that a crisis is before us . It is lamentable to think that we shall have to face it again , with such disgracefull y incompetent rulers as those now in office .

      National Organisation Op Trades. We Have...

      NATIONAL ORGANISATION OP TRADES . We have received the prospectus of a new plan of Trades' Organisation , for the industrial , social , and political emancipation of Labour . The objects set forth in the plan must command the sympathies of all well-wishers to Labour ' s rights . But we fear that those obr jects are too vast , and too radical , to enlist the hearty support of the Trades . We shall be glad to find ourselves mistaken , and happy to acknowledge our error if the future proves theTrades to be sufficiently advanced in

      knowledge , union , and public spirit to take up this plan , devised by men who themselves are certainly animated by an earnest spirit of pure patriotism . Would that we could believe them to be the representatives of their order and not merely an advanced section of that order . Eight "fundamental principles" are set forth in the prospectus . The first declares" That the land being the gift of the Almighty to the peop le universall y , oug ht to be held in sacred trust by the State for their benefit , and not be exclusively possessed b y a fracti o nal part of the community . " This declaration of what , thirty years ago , would have been called "Spenceanism , " enunciates a principle founded ! in eternal Justice , but which it seemo-. such is tbe power ^ of Injustice—cannot be proclaimed

      without an explanatory statement , disclaiming anything approximating to spoliation . " Private landlords should be full y compensated for dispossession by the State . " "The land / ' says this prospectus , " should be placed under the guardianship of the State—not to be sold , but let , at such a standard of rental as may be required for revenue purposes , and the general exi gencies of the State . " The right of State interference is unquestionable . The members of the new Association demand an extension of the princi p le asserted in all Railway Bills , and particularl y in the law , entitled " The Encumbered Estates ( Ireland ) Bill , " recentl y enacted . Are we to regard this declaration of the New Assoaation in favour of making the Land

      National Property , as one of the signs of the times ? The Aristocracy , not content with the grand spoliation in the time of the Nor man tyranny , and the p lunder of the Church Lands at the time of tbe so-called " Reformation , " have gone on filching the commons . and waste lands from the peop le , until at length they have reduced the masses to tbe condition of a race of landless slaves , eagerl y contending against each other for leave to toil , though at the cost of the universal depreciation of the value of their labour , and the consequent misery which is now unhapp il y the lot of millions . The attempt made by a portion of the working men to save themselves , by

      coooerating to purchase Land , and on that land furnish themselves with independent employment , instead of having been fostered by the Government and encouraged b y the Press , has been coldl y frowned upon by the former , and assailed , denounced , ridiculed ) and conspired against by the latter . It would be curious if the excommunication of the Chartist Land Plan by the Government , and the Press , should call forth an avowed and organised Agrarian ag itation ! We shall be curious to observe the means taken by the New Association to carry out the first principle of their scheme . The subject is beset with difficulties , but , doubtless , the concoctors of the plan have counted the cost of their intended enterprise .

      | The fifth " princi p le , ' which we notice next , because connected with the LandQuestion , sets forth-- " That as Great Britain and Ireland contain a superabundance of land , skill , and cap ital , to profitabl y emp loy and comfortably support more than double the present population , the Government shonld introduce a bill estab . lishing self-supporting home colonies , to g ive immediate employment to the numerous but compulsory unemployed of our population . ' This one object alone would be sufficient to command our good wishes for tbe success of the Association . At the present time , when Emigration schemers , under all kinds of pretences , are prowling about seeking to devour the victims of Competition , a society like this will be all the more valuable . But the

      Associationists may be assured , tbat they must be able te command a strong manifestation of public opinion before they may hope to see the Government and Parliament giving their sanction to anything so sensible as Home Colonisation . Still they must not despair . If the work fwhich they propose to themselves is arduous , the end they aim at , if obtained , will amp l y reward their toil . As Paine said in the crisis of the fate of America , "The harder the conflict , the more g lorious the triumph . *' The second of the " fundamental poincip les " testifies to the steady march of tbe Democratic creed : — " That the elective franchise should

      be extended to every man twenty-one years of age , of sound mind , and uncontaminated by crime . " This , after all , is the grand object worthy of a peop le ' s struggles , Forthe franchise , wisel y employed , would bring everything else . It is no argument against Universal Suffrage , that the French have made so bad a use of that great ri g ht , as evidenced b y the horrible crew of scoundrels collected together in the National Assembly . It is no . argument against razors , that we sometimes hear of a madman who , instead of shaving himself , has cut his throat . Knowled ge is power ; and wanting knowled ge , the people must be powerless , even though armed with the nominal powers of citizenship . The institution of Associations like the one

      under notice will be a great good , tending at once to enlighten and inform the working men of t heTrades , and hasten the time of their political emancipation . We shall merely indicate the remaining " princi p les " set forth in tbe society ' s programme . The abolition of the present money laws , and the substitution of a representative currency ; machinery t . be made available to the interests of the whole community ; employment and education secured by the Government for all ; local boards of trades , composed of an equal number of employers and

      employed , under the superintendence of a Minister of Labour ; and , lastl y , equalisation of taxation , b y substituting for all other taxes a graduated Property Tax . We deem it useless to comment on the rules and regulations ef tbe Association , which , we understand , are at present under the consideration of the several trades bodies in the metropolis . The Trades themselves must be the best jud ges of the rules necessary for their protection , organisation , and progression . We wish the Association every success , and shall be glad to record its progress .

      Co _3eaotrss # Corospondaus

      Co _ 3 eaotrss # CorosponDaUs

      J. Swket Begs To Acknowledge The Receipt...

      J . Swket begs to acknowledge the receipt of the follow , lug sums for tbe Victim Fund , viz , : — £ s . ; d . Mr Scott .. „ 0 0 4 Mr Shepherd .. .. .. .. 003 Mr Hall .. .. .. ,. .. 001 ' FOX DR M ' DoniLt . From the * King of the French * .. .. 0 12 From the Nottingham Shoemakers - 0 6 0 Mr Ghlpendale .. ., „ - 008 R . M .- Read the newspaper , and let the police follow their own course .

      Th- 'Babkb'Defence F . nn . —We have recel-ed an appeal from the Hanley and Shelton Committee , on behalf of Mr Barker , which wo . Aope will be responded to by the friends of liberty . We have not room for the address . We hare received a plan for the organisation of the Chartist body from Mr D . Cater ; but , as the foundation consists of the old plan of ' schools , ' there is no likelihood of its being adopted . A Reader , Manchester , had better arrange with Lis landlord . We believe the tenant ia Hab . s to pay all . taxes . W . Hathan , Exeter . —We have handed your letter ever t . tbe directors . The Potato Disease . —Stephen Underwood , Lambeth , says , < that bad potatoes should be well washed , and then grated on a coarse grater in water . Strain the pulp through a hair sieve , and let the liquor stand

      about half-an-hour ; then pour tha water off , wash the settliag up again with a little clean water , and let it stand another half-hour . The result will be a hard settling . This , when dry , will keep twelve months , and will be a good wholesome food for pigs . The bad potatoes will produce , if not actually rotten , about sixteen per cent , of fario > - > , worth 29 a . per cwt . D . W ., Aberdeen . —No room . Dokenfield Victims ; — Mr 0 . Hurst begs to acknowledge the receipt of 5 s 7 } d , received from Mr Edwards , Mottram . A General , Nottingham —Yes . Thomas Mennell , Wakefield , having several orders for the 'O'Connor Tartan , ' wishes o know where they can be purchased .

      Shahefol Tybann .. —William Cowling , collier , Byersgreen , states , tbat he has been discharged from flyersgreen colliery , for re : idin . [ tbe Nobtbbrn Stab . A Constant Ueapee , Bristol . — Twelve were not , but twenty wera . There were two hundred thousand voters 'out of thirty-five millions . We cannot nnnner the other questions . Liberty Fond . —The majority of the shareholders have ' decided on postponing it for sis months . John Abnott , Sec . M . Kwoir-E , Holme Mill . —We havefr . qu . ntly stated that we cannot answer legal questions . John G _ r _ iok . —We have forwarded your communication to Mr Orassby . Alex . Gbabau , Seaham Harbour . —The paragraph alluded to was taken from the local papers , the accuracy of which we cannot be accountable for .

      The Land Conference. To T He Shareholder...

      THE LAND CONFERENCE . TO T HE SHAREHOLDERS OF THS NATIONAL LaND C OMPANT IN THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT . Fbibnds , — Having been appointed the returning office * for the election of two delegates to the Land Coaferenoe , to be held at Birmingham , on the 80 th inst , and in order that the election may . be properly conducted , I submit , to you the following regulations for that purpose : The lists of the candidates will be in the bands of the branch secretaries early on Monday next . Committees should be at onca

      appointed ( the time being very short ) to carry it out by ballot if possible , The committees should collect threepence from eaoh shareholder to pay the ez > pensts of the election and delegation . The elections must take place at tbe latest , on Wednesday evening , October _ 5 i _ . At the meetings for the elections let a scrutineer be appointed from eaoh branch , to attend at the Milton-treat Theatre , on Thursday evening next , at eight o ' clock , to inspect the votes and bring with them the lists ( scale . ) , and also the fnnds to pay the delegates , as those who neglect to comply with this will b . disfranchised . I alio recommend the shareholders belonging to the Office List to pay tbeir levies , and reeord their votes at the nearest branch .

      Trusting that you will act promptly in this int . portent buaineUi I am , yours fraternally , o w v . « , Jam « Gbassby , district secretary 8 , Noah ' s Ark-coutt , Suneate , Lambeth , October 18 ; h , 1813 ,

      Receipts Of The Nationati L__«D Com P An...

      RECEIPTS Of THE NATIONAti L __« D com an . FOR THK WBBK ENDING THURSDAY * , OCTOBER 19 , 18 . 8 . PER MR O'CONNOR . sba-XI . £ s , d Shoredltch ., 0 7 0 Blac _ bum » 18 3 Alnwick .. 7 10 Middlesborough . 00 Market Lavineton 0 f > 0 Manthester .. 1 2 u Nantwich .. C 10 0 Oldham » - 15 0 Frome , T . Ragers 10 . Darlington .. 41 . 6 Merthyr , Powell 11- Whittiogton and Totneas „ 1 19 11 Cat „ 1 9 9 DriSeld .. 7 0 3 Accriugton « 12 10 Le ' gh .. 14 5 Market Raien .. 1 14 0 Bath .. 019 0 Newark-on-Trent S 00 Central Rossen- Sandbach - 0 16 6 dale „ 817 8 Wm Baillia .. 0 16 Nottingham , C Mowl « 0 2 0 Sweet M 0 J 0 £ 45 . 6 airssss fund . Shoredltch „ 0 19 Sweet .. 0 3 9 Market Larington 0 3 0 Oldham - 0 2 8 Merthyr , Powell 0 10 Whittington and Leigh ,. 0 8 0 Cat .. 0 2 6 Bath „ 0 2 0 Market Ras . a „ 0 6 0 Nottingham , Sandbach n 0 10 £ 111 2 AID FUND . Merthyr , Powell 0 6 8 Shoredltch .. 0 0 6 Blackburn .. 19 9 £ 1 16 11 IftBiFund ... ... ... 45 5 5 Expi . se Fund ... ... ... 1 11 2 Aid Fund U 6 11 Rue * ... ... ... ... 0 5 0 Land Purchase Department , Shopland 40 0 0 _ iir _ r . War ; Diloir . OBMHO . H- * DOILI , Thos . Cube , ( Cones . Sec . ) Pniur _ TG _ ATH , ( Fln . Sec . ) THE LIBERTY FUND . RECEIVED BY S . __ DD . SomersTown , D Hunslet , per 3 Nurse .. 0 10 Page ~ 0 5 0 Wellingborourh , Wm Weitley 0 16 0 £ 116 0 All monies for the Libert / Fond to be addressed to Mr Samuel Kydd , National Land Office , High Holborn , London . VICTIM FUND . MOSIVED BY W . MD- _ . Holmfirth , per Pottery Field , HMarsden .. 0 2 6 Hunslet , per J E . W . « 0 5 6 Page .. 6 5 0 £ 0 13 0 lECHr-D BI I . MM ) . Wellingborough , Wallingford , C W rVestlfly .. ... Phillips .. 040 Leicester , Wm For Mrs Cuffey Sutton .. 012 7 ditto 0 £ 1 7 _ 7 --CS 1 T . P AT IAKD ovnoc . Thos Whittaker 0 2 6 A Pi lend , Dnr-A Few Friends , ham , for Mrs West Bad „ 0 10 M'Douall .. 0 10 From . Bras . l . e 0 3 0 Chas Mowl » 0 0 5 £ 0 7 11 fOl MBS M ' DO-ALL . XKC-1 YED BT W . BIDES . Duckenfield Land Members _ - - 0 5 0

      Central Victim Committee. Receipts Of We...

      CENTRAL VICTIM COMMITTEE . Receipts of week ending October 15 . Camber well , per Mr Simp » on 0 5 C Newc . Btle-on . Tjne , per M . Jude ... ... 1 12 11 Swalwell , per Mr R . Gardener ... ... 0 14 ' Dean itr «* t locality , London ... ... 0 8 J L »_ dO _ i . « ... ... 0 6 2 Globe and Friends locality , London t ... 0 12 ( Ernest Jones locality , London ... ... 6 4 Z \ Greengate locality , London ... ... ... 0 2 0 . £ 4 6 1 Josiab John Mebbucah , ton . sec . pro . tern .. 266 J , Strand , London , Notice . —As the Committee are much in , want oi funds , it is earnestly requested that all persons holding tickets , or monies , on account of tbe late benefit at the Strand Theatre , will attend tbe committee at Dean-street , on Wednesday evening next , that the account may be at once balanced .

      Mrs M'Douall. £ I. D William Rider ... ....

      MRS M'DOUALL . £ i . d William Rider ... ... .. 0 0 6 Janes Sweet , Nottingham ... ... 016 6 A Friend , Newton 0 2 2 0 19 2 Mr Sweet very properly says , ' I am quite ashamed of my countrymen who have cheered their friends on until they hare got them consigned to a dungeon , and no * negle-t or refuse to assist tbeir wires and families . ' Ashton has so many victims of its own tbat we . caroely know how money ia to be raised to defend them all . —W . Ait _ . _ h .

      The Widow Of The Late Councillor Briggs ...

      THE WIDOW OF THE LATE COUNCILLOR BRIGGS OF SHEFFIELD . The following sums have been received by ths committee appointed to receive B _ -s . riptio _ . foT the widewof the late Mr Thomas Briggs of Sheffield The subscription list is still open , and the committee earnestly request all to assist who have it in theii power . —H . Paths , Chairman . Oct . 10 th . de . s . d . Mr Ironside ... ... ... ... 5 0 0 MrGraysone ... ... ... 0 5 0 Mr Goodlad ... ... ... 0 5 6 A Friend , per Mr Ironside ... ... 10 0 A Friend for a widow ana orphan children , per A , Booth ... ... ... 10 0 Mr Payne ... ... ... ... 10 0 A Friend , per Mr Payne ... ... 10 0

      J . Sampson : ... ... ... ... 0 10 0 G . Wood 0 16 0 R . Cox ' s book ... 0 4 7 J . Stevenson's ditto ... ... ... 0 2 0 E . Cavill'a ditto ... 0 4 11 W . Cavill ' s ditto 0 7 9 . W . Dyson ' s ditto ... 0 0 6 Joo . Allison ' s ditto 0 2 5 H . Tlmperly ' . ditto ... ... ... 0 5 3 T . Moxlrfa ditto 0 10 0 $ W . Lawron ... ... ... ... 10 0 Joiner ' s Society 0 10 0 MrBroadbent ... ... ... 0 5 0 T . Turner ... ... ... ... 0 5 0

      T . Wadswom ... ... ... 0 5 0 R , Habsrshoa ... ... ... 6 2 6 Jno . Johnson ... ... ... 0 2 6 Jno . Tyler ... ... ... ... 0 2 0 AFilead ... ... ... ... 0 5 0 Ditto M 0 2 6 W . D 0 10 A . B » Ct ... •• - -m tit 0 2 6 T . E . M « . ... 0 5 0 J . P . C . ... ... ... ... 0 5 0 David Miller ... ... ... 0 2 6 A Friend ... ... ... ... 0 2 0 Ditto 0 2 0 Dr Thompson ... ... ,., 010 0 G . Johnson ... ... , „ ... 0 2 0 J . Padley 0 _ C Total £ 17 1 t

      Roy At Pm,Ytechni- Institutiox. —Notwith...

      Roy At Pm , ytechni- Institutiox . —Notwith . standing the apparent emptiness of the streets in the metropolis , yet this admirable establishment continues to attract thousands , of visitors , who seek for information or amusement . Among the numerous mechanical arts carried on here , is one which attracts many of the female part of the audience ( the manufacture of lace ) . The process through which the cotton passes from the raw state into various fabrics — first by the spianing machinery the raw material is converted into thread ; then may be observed the platting of the threads , to form braid by the braiding machine , or we may pass to

      the elaborate and beautiful lace machinery , and the same thread may be at once converted into lace of various kinds and patterns ; the delicate and intricate ' movements in the lace machine , appear to dazzle the eye by their complexity , and almost lead us to suppose the thing impossible , which we still observe going on before us , that is , a number of threads in motion , and the finished fabric slowly rising from this apparently confused mass . Lectures are daily delivered by Doctors Ryan and Bachhoffner , on Chemistry aud Natural Philosophy ; the admirable and lucid manner with which these gentlemen describe the various phenomena is well adopted for the institution , which is visited and patronised by all classes of the country .

      Gldarttst Ihteiltsimm — ' ——--

      GLDarttst iHteiltsimm — ' —— --

      Nottingham.—The Chartists Of This Town, ...

      Nottingham . —The Chartists of this town , have commenced selling Chartist Tracts and Periodicals , by which they have realised a weekly profit of 10 b , which is devoted to Chartist purposes . They hope the Chartists generally will imitate their example . Birmingham , —The Chartists meeting at the Ship Inn , have withdrawn themselves from the association , pendfng the organisation . Bibmmgbam — A meeting was held on Sunday evening last , in the People ' s Hall , which was addressed by Messrs Pare , Mills , and Brewster . A de . mooratie school has been formed here which promises to do mnoh good ,

      Martlebonb . —At a members' meeting of this locality ( having previously dissolved the association under the new organisation ) it was agreed to form an association under the old organisation , with tha determination to use every effirfc to cause the People ' s Charter , to become the law of the land . A local council was elected , and several members enrolled . Holmfirth —The Chartists of this town held a spirited mealing in their room , TJnderbank , on Sunday evening last , when a resolution was unanimously passed , condemnatory of the conduct of government in prosecuting Mr J . Barker , and all other advocates of Chartism , which was moved by Mr Ives , of Hudderafield , and ably seconded by Mr Job Armitage , of Bury-brow , after which a collection was made for the defence of Mr J . Barker , and the support of the Whie-ma . e victims . The meeting broke up highly satisfied with the evening ' s proceedings .

      Stocrbbidg-. —Mr O'Connor delivered an address to tho people in the theatre , on Monday evening last . Mr T . Clark in the chair . The meeting was one of the most orderly we ever witnessed , and listened with breathless attention to the varied remarks of Mr O'Connor on the Land and Charter . Resolutions relative to tbe principles discussed , mw put from the chair , and carried unanimously . Halifax . —A West Riding Delegate meeting was held at Nicholls ' ., Temperance Hotel , on Sunday , the 14 th , when the following resolutions were passed : — ' 1 st . That all parties who are in arrears to the late West Riding Demonstration do tattle the tame within one month . '—Moved by Isaac Clisset , seconded by Enoch Sykes-2 . 'That a levy of one penny per

      member be made by the several branches in the Riding . ' Moved by Mr Clark , seconded by Ms Sykes—3 . ' That the various branches in the Riding are recommended to adopt the eld plan of organ ! - tion . ' Moved by Mr Clark , seconded by Isaac Clissset—_ . ' That the secretary be authorised to write to the chairman of the Liberal interest in the West Riding , requesting an answer as te whether they are willing to bring forward Mr Sturge , or some other person holding his opinions ; and in that case pledging them our support ; and if not , we pledge ourselves to use our influence to secure the return of a Protectionist Tory . '—5 . 'That the next delegate meeting be held at Halifax , on the second Sunday in November .

      Lttom . R —The Chartists of the No . 1 branch held their quarterly meeting on Tuesday night , for the purpose of passing their accounts , electing officers , <_ o . for the ensuing quarter , when they came to the unanimous resolution of abandoning tbe plan of organisation recommended by the late National Assembly and substituting the old plan in its stead , N « wcA » ii « -rj . on-Tysi—The following resolutions were passed at the district delegate meeting held in Newcastle , on Sunday , October 15 th ' That the sura of two-pence per member be levied upon the members of each branch in this district , to defray the expenses of sending two delegates to tbe Birmingham Conference , and the expenses of tbis district meet *

      ing . '— ' That no members vote be recorded for the election of delegates , except snob member be present at the branch meetings convened for the purpose of electing the delegates . '— ' That the branches immediately commence collecting the levy of two pence per member , and transmit the same to Martin Jude , the district treasurer , on or before the 26 th of October . '— " That the Newcastle branch , appoint a committee to scrutinise the voting returns of the branches , and conduct thee ' eotion of the delegates , and also to draw up a programme for the instruction of the d . lcgates , for this district from tbe resolutions that may be passed in the various branches and transmitted to the district secretary . '

      Forthcoming Meetings. Chartist. Halifax....

      FORTHCOMING MEETINGS . CHARTIST . Halifax . —A district delegate meeting will be held at Nichols ' s Temperance Hotel , 16 , Broad-street , Halifax , on Sunday afternoon , Oct . 22 ad , at two o ' clock , when all localities in . the district are requested to seed a delegate . B _ T __ r , NJ 54 B DsmBUBY—A district delegate meeting will be held at Bromley , opposite the Post Office , New-street , Batley , on Sunday afternoon , October 22 nd , at two o ' clock in the afternoon , when delegates from every locality in the district are requested te attend , and those localitieswho have subscribed to the District Fund , for expenses consequent on the intended visit of Mr O'Connor to the district , are requested to forward their contributions by the delegates .

      Mb Donovan ' s Routs * ob Next Week . —Congleton , Sunday , October 22 nd ; Crewe , 23 rd ; Wolverhampton , 2 ith ; Boston , 25 ; h ; Dudley , 26 th ; and as Mr Donovan ' s object is to explain to tbe Chartists and the public , the base treatment the men of Manchester received at the hands of the police , and to make the best arrangement possible for the defence oi the forty men included in the Manchester indictment , it is earnestly requested that the good men of these towns will aid in the straggle of right against might . SsBuosmsr --Tbe Chartists of this 2-oaHty will meet on Monday , the 30 th , under the old plan of organisation , at Mr Fowler ' s Duke of Sussex , Grange Walk .

      Rochdaw . —On Sunday , October 22 nd , 'Mr James Leach of Manchester , will lecture in the Chartistroem , top of Yorkshire-street , at half-past six , p . m . Subject : — ' Cooperation ; ' discusaon invited . —N . B . —Parties desirous of becoming members of the Cooperative Store , may receive information of Robert Gill , secretary . Assembly Rooms , 83 , Dbah-sib-bt , Soho . — Mr Samuel Kydd will deliver his concluding lecture on the subject of ' Michelet ' s People , ' on Sunday evening next , October 22 nd . To commence at halfpast seven precisely . Birmingham—A grand ball and concert will be held in the People ' s Hall , Loveday-street , on Monday evening , O-tober 30 th , for the benefit of Mrs John Fussell , of London .

      Bilsion . —The various branches of the Land Company in this district are requested to send delegates to meet in Mr Linney ' s-room , Newton , Bitatoa , on Sunday , Oct . 22 nd , at one o ' clock , to agree to instructions for the delegates at the ensuing Coo * ference . Sooth Lonboh Chabiisi Hall . —Walter Coopee will deliver a lecture on Sunday evening , Oct . 22 nd at eight o ' clock . Subject : 'Thewritings ofCharlei Dickens . '—A meeting of shareholders of the hall will take place on Friday evening , November 3 rd , at flicrnr . n'nlanlr

      NobthcmbsblandandDubham , —MrWest ' srouio for next week : —South Shields , Sunday , Ootibv 22 id , at ten o ' clock in the forenoon ; Felling , Sunday , October 22 nd , at two o ' clock in the afternoon ; ! Newcastle , Sunday , October 22 nd , at seven o ' clock ; n the evening ; Swallwell , Monday , October 23 rd ; ; North Shields , Tuesday , October 24 th . Hull —The Chartist members are requested to i attend a general meeting on Sunday evening , October t 20 th , at . the Temperance Hotel , Blanket-row , on , business of importance .

      Oldham . —A lecture will be delivered in tha I School-room of the Working Man ' s Hall , on Sun . day evening , Oct . 22 nd , by Mrs Theobald , of Man * - Chester . To commence at six o'clock . Mahchbstkb . —Mr Finagan will deliver a lecture I in the People ' s Institute , on Sunday , evening next , ; , Oct . 22 nd , at six o ' clock . LiMEHorjSB . —Mr Kydd will lecture in the Brung . l « wick Hall , Limehouse , on Tuesday evening October * 2 _ th , and at the Globe and Friends , Commercial , k road , East . Subject : « Labour , and employment for 91 the people . ' Chair to be taken at eight o ' clock . BrjBT .-On Sunday evening , October 22 , a lector * rfl will be delivered by a friend in the Chartist Asso-1-ojation-rcom , in Stanley-street , at half-past six is o ' clock .

      • » ouff iw ? -Mr James Knot will deliver a leoturt w in the Chsrtist meeting room , Underbank , on Sua- n « day evening , October 29 th , at six o ' clock . Subject : t : Is Chartism consistent with true Christianity V Nottingham . —Mr J . Sweet will address the friendaida I at the Colonel Hutchison , on Sunday evening next , it , at half-past seven o ' clock .

      LAND , Souir Lounon Chabiisi Hall . —A meeting of of the Landjoaembers will take place on Sunday even * fling , October 22 ad , at aix o'clock , upon importantinti business , CARiUNflTon . -Tho Land members are requestedledl to meet at the New Inn , on Sunday next , atsiX 8 ix ; o clock on important business oonnneoted with tbothoi Conference . EA 8 woro . v-L _ NB . -A special meeting of Ltnd _ ndl members will be held at Jthn Hunter ' s publichouse , ise ,. on Saturday evening , October 21 st , when a levy o ^ oii

      . a . wm be paid to defray the district delegate ' s ex-expenses to the Conference . The annual meeting willwiUJ be held on the Saturday following , October 28 tb 3 tb ,, to elect officers , < ko , for the ensuing year . Elland . —A general meeting of all the Landandd members of this branch will be held in Mr Danielniebl Marsdet . s long-room , on Monday , Oct . 23 rd , at baJihal past seven o ' clock . Dtoinwbld . —A meeting will ba held on SundandaN morning , Oct . 22 nd , at ten o ' clock , at Oharletrlei * Hewitt ' s , Dukinfield , Old Hall , to consider oertahrtaiil propositions for the Conference . All memben an WH requested toattad .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 21, 1848, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_21101848/page/4/