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A Blind Sxudbbt gained one of the princioiil
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4 The Northern Star. _ ______ May 24, Is...
4 THE NORTHERN STAR . _ ______ May 24 , ISSh
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uTJ DU BARRY'S HEALTH RESTORING FOOD TBE REVALEXTA ARABICA ,
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ttiftAUTION . —The most disgusting and m-) J \ J inrionscomponnds being sold ^ unscrupulousspecuitttm ! atn » uwra the credulity of the Public , under close umta-SoTof the name of UU BARRT ' S KBVALEXTA ARAUlCiBlCA FOOD , or wtih a preteace of being similar to taatdv ridolidoHB and invaluable remedy for Indigestion , Constipaoioatioa , Kertous . Bilious , and Liver Complaints , Messrs . BU iMIBARKY and Co . caution Invalids against these barefaced tltteiittempts at inuiosture . There ia nothing in the whole 2 pgc / = getableidnf ; dom that can legitimately be called bihilab to niu ju Barry ' s Keralenta Arabics , a plant which is cultivated yj lby Du Barry and Co . on tlteir estates alone , and for tbe preaarparatiou and pulverisation of which their own Patent MatSfacbinery alone isadapted . Let Com Chandlerssell their oea pease , beans , lentil , and other meals under their proper lias oasats , aad uot trifle with tbe health of Invalids and , Inifenfents , for whom 1 ) 0 BAUKY'S KEVAiESTA ARABIC * WatfoueisadMitta . T „ , „„ I Bn Barry and Co ., 127 , Sew Bond-rtreet , I ^ n ^ n . . i im carry ami \ . o ., \ . i , . new »»» - "" "' .. « A . a ? 5
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I have found it to be a Dimple , though very emcacious and pleasant food , doing good in my own and other functional disorders . ( Kev . ) Ci ! . usi , ES Kob , Winslow , Bucks , Jan . 22 nd , 1848 . Gentlemen , —I am happy to be able to inform you , that the person for whom the former quantity was procured , has derived very great benefit from its use ; distressing symptoms of long standing have been removed , and a feeling of restored health indaced . Having witnessed the beneficial effects in the above-mentioned case , I can with confidence recommend it , and shaU have much pleasure in so doing whenever an opportunity offers , ic . I am , gentlemen , very truly yours , James Shobiand , late Surgeon 90 tL Regt , 3 , Sydney-terrace , Reading , Berks , December 3 rd , 1847 . Some time has now elapsed since tlia lady ( who had been an invalidfor thirteen years tor want of digestion , accompanied with cough and general prostration of strength ) for whom 1 procured your Arabica food , has been using it daily as directed , and I am happy to say that it has produced a most salutary change in her system . —James roETEB , Athol-street , Perth , May 2 nd , 1818 . Dear Sir , —Your excellent Arabica Pood has completely restored my stomach , nerves , and liver , which has been disordered for nearly twenty years past , and my health is now everything I could wish , and has been so these three months past , & c . Akdbew PaiZEB , Haddington , East Lothian , March 3 rd , 1849 .
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GKEAT AlW lM po ^^ T BBN * W « TO ,, « UHtt rrmv Trw ™™ paTT ? TOTS' NATIONAL . BENEFIT SOCIETY , AND rpHE U 2 aTED P ATrayio ^ h < £ u laot and building society . X BRITISH f » W 5 * £ = l by Act of Parliament to extend over the United Kingdom , United in action . BfwJ ^ SSlS ww jwSbhw in ax , parts or ami bbitai . v . K i _™ £ SSrf London ( Branch ) 6 , Henrietta Street , Covent Garden . sH ' - etJs 03 ce . -Xo . 13 , Tottmhan Court , Aeu > Boa * , St . Pancros , London , x / .. « Hotes Founder , Manager , and Secretary—Mb . John Smith , Treasurer . Dasuo , ^«• " *? „„ ,,, ' a v Iae' Rose Street , Sew Street , Covent Garden . —Meetings every Tuesday Socio t ' s Meeiiso HocsE- 'Lamo ano xwg , eTen . Dg atEiRhto , clocfc
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ADVANTAGES IN LAND AND BUILDING SECTION . OBJECTS . First—To enable Members to build dwelling-houses . Second . —To afford the means of purchasing both Free nold and Leasehold Houses or Land . Third . —To advance mortgages on property held bj Members . . Fourth . —To enable mortgagees , bewg Members , to redeem their propei'ly . . ,. , Fifth . —To give to Depositing Members a higher rate of interest than is yielded by ordinary modes of invest ment . Sixth . —To enable parents toroakeendowmentsfor their children , or husbands for their wives , or for marriage settlement ! . ' « . Seventh . —To purchase apiece of freehold land of snffi . eient value to give a legal title to a county vote for Menv bevs of Parliament . Uepayments for a Loan of £ 100 , with interest Surveyoi for examination of Property , and Expenses of Solicitor for executing Deed of Mortgage , paid by the Society . Term of Years , j Monthly . Quarterly . * s . d . £ S . d . 2 4 2 6 12 4 14 8 3 13 10 10 8 3 O . ll U 18 2 2 14 4
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THE EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY ASD BALL OF THESE FLOURISHING . INSTITTJTIOlfS , Will be celebrated on Tuesday , July 8 th , lS 5 L , at Highbury Barn , Tavern , Islington . Mr . John Smith , treasurer , in the chair . D ' nner on table at Two o ' clock precisely . Tickets to admit a Gentleman to Dinner and Ball , 4 s . 6 d . ; rickets to admit a Lady to Dinner and Ball , 3 s . The Ball will commence atEight o ' clock in tbe Evening . Single Ball Tickets , Is . ; Double Ball Tickets , to stdmit a Lady and Getulenum , or Two Ladies , Is . 6 d . Tickets to be had of the Secretary , at the Office , at Highbury Barn Tavern and of the Stewards . Conductor of the Ball , Mr . Clements .
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EMIGHAHON , rpHE BRITISH EMPIRE PERMANENT EMIGRATION AND COLONISATION JL SOCIETY . To secure to each Member a Farm of not less thau Twtnty-Five Acres of Land in America , by small Weekly or Monthly Contributions . Losdos Office : —13 , Tottmham-court , New-road , St . Pancras . —D . W . ltUFrr > Secretary .-OBJECTS . f VALUE OF SHARES . ^™ p ^ a ^ n ^? f w ? m ia i ! he W - « w timl ! EaA sha « «• be ofthe ultimate value of Twenty-Bve fr ^ cSS ^ To erect Dwellings , and clear a certain portion of the \ ' .... „ . „ Laud on each allotment , rrevious t « the ariival of the A payment of Nwepence per neek for ten years will illtttees . amount to £ 19 Ms . ; bonus £ 5 10 s . A payment of Sis-To provide for the location gf groups , holding the Land P enee l > ev neek f ° r nfteeD years will amount to £ 19 10 s . ; in common , as weU as for iudwidualsi securing to each bonus £ 5 10 b . Repayments may be made to the Society in their collective and separate ri g hts and immunitie- ' . Money , Produce , Or Labour , .,. ,- . .. ¦ To purchase in large quantities , for the common benefit , Prospectuses , Rules , Forms of Application for Shares , * U necessary live aud dead stock , and other requisites , and every other information , may bu had at the Office as supplying each Member on location with the quantity re- above . AU application * by letter , addressed to the Secrepiired . at cost price . tary , must be prepaid , und enclose a postage stamp for To establish a depot , from which to provide each family reply . By enclosing twelve post age f-tamps a- copy of the with the required quantity of wholesome food , until their Rules will be forwarded , post free . Forms of Entrance by awn land produced sufficient for their support . enclosing three postage stamps . Agents required in all parts of Great Britain .. ;
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TOOTHACHE PREVENTED . Price Is . per packet ; post-free , Is . Id . BRAKDE'S ENAMEL , for FILLING DECAYING TEETH , and RENDERING THEM SOUND AND PAINLESS , has , from its unqucstienable excellence , obtained great popularity at home and abroad . Its curative agency is based upon a TRUE THEORY oi the cause of Tooth-ache , and hence its great success . By ; most other remedies it is sought to kill the neree , arid so stop the pain . But to destroy the nerre is itself a very painful operation , and often leads to very ead consequences , for the tooth then b ¦ comes a dead sub . stance in the living jaw , and produces the same amount of inflammation and pain as would remit from any other foreign body embodied in a living organ . BRANDE'S ENAMEL does not destroy ti « aeroe . but by RESTORING THE SHELL OF THE TOOTH , completely protects the nerve from cold , heat , or chemical or other agency , by which pain is caused . By followin » the directions , INSTANT EASE is obtained , and a LASTING CURE follows . Full instructions accompany every packet .
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PUBLISHING EYE ItY SATURDAY , NOTES TO THE PEOPLE . A new Periodical , to reflect the advanced mind of the age , and prepare the people for the advent of popular power , by
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NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . Office , 14 , Southampton-street , Strand . r ^ HE EXECUTI VE COMMITTEE X hereby announce the following meetings : — On Sunday next , at three o'eiock in the afternoon , the Lambeth locality will meet at the South London Hall , and Mr . Pattinson , the sub-secretary , will be in attendance to enrol members . . ¦ ¦ On Sunday evening next at the Princess Royal , Circusstreet , Marylebone—Crown and Anchor ^ Cheshire-street , Waterloo Town . - ' On the same evening , at the Bricklayers' Arms , Tonbridge-street , New-wad , Mr . James-Finlen will , lecture . Subject ; ' Thomasi Cooper ' s Purgatory of Suicides . ' On the same evening at the Woodman Tavern , Whitestreet , Waterloo Town ; at six o ' clock the members ofthe locality will meet ; and at eight o ' clock a lecture will be delivered . On the same evening , at five o ' clock , the United Councils of the Tower Hamlets will meet at the Crown and / Inchon On the same evening , at the Assembly Rooms , 99 , Yorkstreet , Broadway , Westminster , Mr . J . B . O'Brien will lecture .
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TO TAILORS AND OTHERS . EXHIUIl'ION , 1851 . By Approbation of Her Majesty Queen Victoria , and H . R . H . Prince Albert . . THE LONDON and PARIS SPRING J- and SUMMER FASHIONS for 1851 , by Mes « r < = BENJAMIN READ & Co ., 12 , Hart-street ' Eloomsburvsguare ixmaon v and sold by G . BBRGER , Holyweflstreet , Mrand . will be ready early in March . The View of the Grand Building in Hydepark for the ensuin * Exhibition , is executed with extraordinary skill , and will be superior to anything ofthe kind ever published , ' proflncink an excellent and beauiiiully coloured PRINT , representing various Costumes of different nations , without any additional charge . This splendid PRIST will be accom panisd » ith the usual number of full-gize Patterns "Drew Riding and Frock . Coats ; Youth ' s new Fashionable Polka JackeAlso
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Just Piibltshed , IN NOS . AT ONE PENNV EACH , \ THE EMIGRANT'S GUIDE TO THE GflLQEN UNO . n A L , 12 ? 0 R , N I , A , U ITS PAST HISTORY ; ITS PRESENT POSITION ; ITS FUTURE PROSPECTS : wrra a minute and adtbeniic accoubt o ? THE ' DISCOVERY OP THE . GOLD REGION , AND " ¦ ' THE SUBSEQUENT IMPORTANT PROCEEDINGS .
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A Blind Sxudbbt gained one of the princioiil
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prizes tor uree * at a recent examination in-the University of Edinburgh . He was a native of Dun : keld , ; and . had used iu bis studies extracts from the books he was examined in , printed in raised characters , whiohhe traced , with hia fingers . - '¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' . ' ' .:.
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Shortly will be Published- in A os . at One Penny each , Splendidly Illustrated , A HISTORY OF THE DIFFERENT EXPEDITIONS ENGAGED IN
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I have a great number of letters before me from subscribers , & c , expressive of their willingness to pay the postage of the plate of the Interior of the Exhibition , as it was announced to be given . . I beg to say , That the plate is not to be supplied gratis } the charge is , plain , sixpence ; and coloured , one shilling each . WM . ItlDER .
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Thomas Fielden , of Todmorden , will much oblige by sending his address to Thomas Clews , 7 , Wellcroft-street , Stockport . Mr . A . Waiker , Hamilton , —It is discontinued ! . NoiTwoflAM . —Mr . J . Street begs to acknowledge the receipt of the following sums for the Refugees in Tarnmlllstreet : ~ Collected at the Peacock , Bloomsgrove , 2 s ; Mr . . J ; . EIlerthorne , Is ; Mr . J . Powell . 6 d j Mr . J ; Ward , 3 d ; A Friend , 81 d ; from the Chartist Locality , -New Radford . 5 s I 1 J j . —Total , s- ' The 0 'Connob TabTAn Plaid . ' —The manufacturer of this fabric is requested to send his address to Mr , J . Foord , Barrack-street , Bridport , Dorset ,
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THE lOB'THEBl STIR SATUKDAI ' , MAY 24 , 1851 ,
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HOW TO MANUFACTURE AN M . P . Every one knows that parliament contributes largely to the literature of the country in the shape of "Blue Books . " They are not usually the most readable books in the world , though they treat of a great variety of topics , ' and embody very frequently a vast amount of curious and important information . But the parliamentary book makers are not first-rate literary artists , and do not , therefore , understand how to make the best iisei of the abundant materials at their disposal . " Blue
Books are not , however , the onlyliteraryproduct of the legislative machine . It occasionally issues large folios , which being without any cover at all , we may call " White Books , " though their contents arc sometimes black enough to have the effect which telling truth is said to have upon a certain illustrious personage . Of this last class of parliamentary literature we have now two specimens before us , containing respectively the evidence
taken by the committees on the St . Albans and Aylesbury , elections . Nothing more damaging to the character of our electoral and representative system can be imagined than the revelations thus authoritatively published . Such a , confection of perjury , lying venality , drunkenness , debauchery , and baseness of all kinds could not have been dished up by the most inventive of what certain purists call : " immoral" French writers , If a Chartist , had ransacked His brains for
months , lie could not have produced anything 80 damnatory of the system which makes slaves of the excluded millions and venal , drunken perjurers of the enfranchised miriority . . Take the case of St .. Albans . That borough has long been known as the most corrupt in "England , hat at the last election some novelties were introduced , in the art of bribing , which transcend all its former accomplishments in that way . One of the candidates had declared not only tbat he intended to conduct the election on his own part without bribery , but to watch closely the conduct of the opposite in that
party respect , This determination apparently caused them to resort to an ingenious device for bribing wholesale and openly , without at the same time ' furnishing direct criminating evidence against the briber . The machinery was ; certainly clever ! An empty house in Chequer-street was hired ; for a limited period shortly before the election , by the agent of the candidate who ultimately secured the seat . It had a back-door opening into a narrow-lane . In this house the ground floor was appropriated as a general receiving place for voters , and fitted up like a country , inn , with accommodation of ; all kinds ,.. especially with the materials for . getting drunk .
Having been first well plied with ' liquor and refreshments , the voter was , if found eligible for further purposes , conducted : up" stairs to the principal agent , introduced to him , and by a species of pantomime , " intimated what he expected for his vote , If the terms were accepted , the voter was told -to-walk into- the back-room . On doing so the door was immediately closed , and he found himself alone with a small table before him ' ; . and : his . name written at full length ' upo £ a . ' sheet of foolscap and five sovereigns placed : upon it . Having pocketed the sovereigns , ' td which the name of " bell-metal" was given , from the circumstance of the candidate ' s name beino- Bkt . t ..
the voter found the door by which he entered was locked , but another . door was open , over which was written f * the way down . " - This led to a dark , narrow passage , and by aback flight of stairs to a door in the lower regions , which opened by pushing ,. and the voter . found himself in the narrow back alley / Which has , since the election , received the appropriate name of "Sovereign-alley . " -. The door closed behind him with : a - spring ; and could ' not be be opened from . without . ; , TKo success of this machinery ., may . be , briefly stated- ^ . «« Bell-metal ' -. placed Bull at th ' head of the poll . . •" - ¦ ' :- :.: . ..
During the canvass ed the ! election , the most deplorable and beastly-sceues of drunkenness and depmvity disgraced thetown . Voters who had received the " -bimetal . '' openlv boasted of it , showed it ; inpu > i ! c houses , and treated . their acquai . ntapces . out of their <» W tioneeringmoney' ^ wheflb ^ rrowBw ^ nut in requisition to . carry ohome 'drunken ^ tamiv parties - and the whole plaee ^ as '^ scenvSJ dissipation , J ^ P ^^^ an ^ IcJn ^ uineif
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A petition against the return was presented , and then ensued a series of equally disgraceful occurrences . Witnesses , who could have proved facts that ; would have criminated the sitting member , were pursued , andtaken ^ way from the custody of the persons , who had served Speaker ' s warrants upon them . Others were abducted by the agents on their way to town . Those who were secured and brought before the . Committee gave evidence in the most prevaricating spirit ; they either fenced with the questions—pretended to have lost all recollection of facts—or were guilty of downright perjury . In vain were the police set to
search for tbe missing witnesses . The moment they got scent of them they found the indefatigable agent of . the sitting member had been beforehand with them , and removed them to another place , The Committee believed , or affected to believe , themselves bound , by certain rules of evidence , to prevent questions from being asked , which , if put , would have settled the question at once , and at last defied , thwarted , bamboozled , and disgusted , they ended by declaring , the election had been carried by " gross corruption ; '' tbat they bad been unable to investigate the matter thoroughly , in consequence of the abduction of material witnesses , but that the sitting member was duly elected !
Since then rewards have been offered for the missing witnesses without effect ; and thus a single person , with a long purse , and an unscrupulous agent , has been able to defy tho House of Commons , and to beat it , in spite of ail the immense powers at its disposal and its boasted privileges . At Aylesbury the machinery by which tbe electors were corrupted was' somewhat different , and had the superadded rice of hypocrisy ; The candidate ostentatiously
proclaimed his determination to restrict his expenditure to purely legal expenses . He gave formal and solemn instructions to his principal agent , that he was on no account to pay a single penny that was not proper and necessary ; the principal agent repeated these instructions to all tbe subordinate agents , and on the surface all was pure and honourable . This , was all intended for the public . The real agencies by which the election was to be won were of a very different description .
About a week before the election' an unknown , personage , dressed in black , and variously described as to personal appearance and age by the reluctant witnesses , made his apT pearance in Aylesbury , where he soon became celebrated under the name of " the Man in the Moon . " This mysterious visitor forthwith * i opened '' most of the public houses in the town and district , and an organised system of treating was commenced upon a large scale . In addition , " the Man in the Moon" scattered sovereigns about , in little packages of
five , as liberally as if there were half a dozen Californias in that satellite at his command ; and tbe consequence was , that under his auspices " all went merry as a marriage bell" in Aylesbury . Everybody got drunk at the expense of the Man in the Moon , " who , somehow or other , was connected in the minds of the voters with Mr . Caivebt , one of the candidates . How that association of ideas was brought about is not for us to say ; but its effect was seen at the polling booth , Mr . Calvert was returned . He , however , sat
but for a short time for the immaculate borough of Aylesbury . . ' * The Man in the Moon" was a very clever conception ; but it , unfortunately , did not prevent tbe proof of direct agency in treating being traced to the sitting member , Mr . Calvert was unseated . Perhaps bis respect for appearances was against him . Had he pursued the same bold defiant and unscrupulous course as won a . victory for St . Albans , he mi ght still rejoice in adding the two magic letters " M . P . to his name . None but the brave deserve the prize .
Such is the practical working , of pur electoral system . We have merely glanced at its most obvious results but it . is impossible for any reader , possessing the . most moderate endowment of right feeling , to peruse the pages of these two reports and not feel deeply humiliated as' well as disgusted with tbeir conten ts . It is not tbe palpable prevarication , the unblushing violation of solemn oaths which alone meet the eye—but the utter disregard of the principles of honour or morality , which
characterises tbe conduct of all parties concerned in these infamous and demoralising scenes . The quibbles of the lawyers , the fencing with truth of so called " respectable men , " and the unfitness of a Parliamentary Committee to deal with such questions , are not less revolting to a rightly constituted mind than the scenes of beastly indulgence , in which " the free and independent electors" of these small sink-boles wallow at the . time of . " an election .
t If tbe whole system had been avowedly designed to debase and demoralise all parties concerned in such transactions , it could not have been more effectual . The idea of a healthy political morality co-existing with it , either among the bribers or the bribed , is preposterous . The infection spreads through all ranks of society—from tbe benches of the House . of Commons down to the' benches of the lowest taproom , where besotted voters are plied with drink by the ready tools of the rich corrupter .
Can there be a greater insult to the intelligent , orderly , and industrious working classes of this country , * than W . tell them that their enfranchisement would be more injurious to the country , than a rotten and corrupting system like this ? Those who thus calumniate and malign them know well the falsehood of the allegation . They know that if the People's Charter became the law of the land wealth would no longer have the power of coercing , tempting , buying , or debasing poverty . It would be compelled to be satisfied with its
legitimate influence , " and to exercise it through legitimate channels . In the long run , this would be " a great advantage not only to society , bufcto tho possessors of wealth ibemaelves . Instead of spending their money in a mode . certain , to debase—they would ainr . at educating , elevating , and refining the great body of the people— " The man in the moon " would be succeeded by tbe popular teacher of art and science—the dirty tap room by Peoples' Colleges , Libraries , and Public Parks , and Gardens . The enactment of the
People s Charter would be the certain precursor of a steady and progressive improvement m the national character .
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, A NEW PACK ON THE 1 IUNT . TheletterofMv . 0 ^^ iu : aiigvvei . a new and unexpected body , of . assailant ^ which appeared in last week ' s J 8 fcr , Wa so conclusive and complete ^ that we feel it a most uiinecessa ry to make any commeuTo " the sub ject . The strongest impression pro " o ? h « Tm \ nm * ^ thoperusS of theleUer Untied Sft ^ th ^ of ^ tonishntent nnnglecl with . disgust . -Of all mm i « * i . l ^ j ^ . ^ f . toto-lLXL'S UvlSv prJnfc / ga » , 8 t Mr . -O'Gosjiob . -We nSA ? , ° . th ^ 1 , iFatc oW & Ko ™ they "W be under ; Q that genUemartfor ' where
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pomtedby Mr O'Connor ; allof whichp aMflrf through their hands , ; and was applied to ? purposes of the Land Company n- sensitiveness at the idea of Mr . 0 'Co \ w temporarily delaying to pay the only remain !? deposits due by tho Bank will , no doubt v seen in its true light ,, when it ia reniemU . * that these deposits are £ 2 , 000 has than , sum received and appropriated by them their capacity as Managers of the Bank ^ the C 0 mpany . The fact being , Z ff O'Connor has . repaid , out of his own j . sourc es , one . third of the deposits of » w ? they were the direct receivers . m It is also a palpable quibble to say that tho did not recommend the suspension of Bank ? operations , when they advised the dischari
or me manager and Werfcs . That was tan tamounfc to a suspension , if not in direct termV for who was to carry on the business whi those entrusted with its management left tS office ? e We have some suspicions as to the cause of this otherwise , extraordinary attack ; but in the meantime , refrain from stating them , m that seems necessary to state at present is that Mr . O'Connor is , as he has overbed
prepared to act honestly and justly to all who have trusted in his honour . Every step lm haa taken has been with the determination that , as far as he is concerned , no one shall lose a single penny . The bill that is before the committee at the moment M'e write will , nodoubfc , undergo careful examination ! Should it receive their sanction , and that of the house , we shall then be iu a position to state definitely the nature of the arrangements which hare been made for protecting the interests of all parties , and we believe that , high as Mr . O ' Connor ' s character and
disinterestedness has ever stood among the great body of the Chartists , they will , place him still higher in their estimation . In the meantime we are happy to say , that in all parts of the country the people sympathise with him , under the unmerited and cruel persecutions to which he is exposed , alike from open foes and professing friends . They may be assured that the right will triumph in the end .
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PARLIAMENTARY . Another week wasted . It would be far more creditable to shut up at once , than to exhibit to the world this pitiable spectacle of mingled reluctance and incapacity to fulfil its duties . The Times says it is impossible for the Great Exhibition and Parliament to be open at the same time ; and it would appear as though there were some truth in the assertion —for , literally nothing has been done since
the portals of the Glass House were thrown open to the public . This week we have aur > ther " break down" added to the long list which have already distinguished tho Session of 1851 . The whole Session itself will only be remembered in history , if remembered at all , as a great " break down . " "Count out" is the general order of the day . No matter whether the question ia the extension of the Suffrage at home , or the restriction of transportation to the Colonies , " the House " is equally indisposed to listen to it . Theouly which
question on it can be kept together is the bill directed against tbe Cardinal aud the new Eomish Bishops ; and with tbat it does not make the slightest progress , Monday night was spent in fruitless efforts to proceed with it in committee , which were defeated by the " Irish brigade , " under the command of Mr . Reynolds . The " lion . Member for Dublin'' possesses all the qualifications for conducting this kind of obstructive policy , in the highest perfection ; and if he only continues as he has begun , Parliament may sit till Christmas on this bill , and then find
it addled after all . Wednesday was " Derby day , " on which , of course , our hardly-worked leg islators required a holiday ; and thus the Session wanes , In . ' fact , no party moves . More or has , all make a pretence of doing so ; but if they are watched closely , it will be seen that thev place their feet precisely on the spot from which they lifted them . Perhaps it is better that we should all stand atUl ) but , U so , would it not be better to say so honestly and frankly , instead of pretending that we want to move when we do not ? In the history of nations there is sometimes as much wisdom
m resting to take breath as in pushing forward . If parties are so equally balanced tbat real movement is impossible , would it not be right : to abandon sham' motion , and wait until it is practicable to march again ? Our presen t coarse of pretending to anticipate real progress is only calculated , to bring genuine demands into contempt . The only business that Parliament can do this year is , to vote the taxes , and dissolve itself : and it is to be hoped that it will bring its present" make-believe "
performances to a close as speedily aa possible The debates on Thursday night on Capital Punishment , Public Education , and the Hop Duty , all point to the same conclusion . The legislative machinery of the country is out of order , and must be sent into the repairing S ^ ° P- After the repeated discussions which the Educational question has undergone of late years , it is" truly deplorable to find the House of Commons retrogressing . Last year , Mr . Fox had leave to introduce his hill , and it had at least the honour of a second reading ; this year , the proposal to introduce it was
negatived by a majority © f ninety , and thai , too , in the face of the fact , that the movement out . of doors has been steadily advancing in numbers and power . It deserves to do so , for we know of none which in a more conciliatory arid practical spirit has attempted to grapple with the complicated difficulties of the question , or which has better succeeded in adapting its measures to the actual
wants of the country . The debate on Thursday had the advantage of showing exactly , upon what , ground the opponents of public education take their stand . Perhaps few of them would like to be so candid in their avowals as Sir YL . Ikglis , but at bottom their reason is the same as his . They thiiit that , ignorance is best for tho "inferior classes ; " like him , thoy look upon knowledge as an unmixed evil , unless it be largely
adulterated with a whining , canting , and false instruction , invented b y aristocrats aud priests for the purpose of debasing aud enslaving the minds of those whom : they desire to keep in bodily , subjection . . Itis ' just as well that tho people should understand the real reasou of their , opposition . When they do , that oppc sition . will , . have small chance , of preventing the realisation of an efficient , honest , and general , plan . of education .
. DOMESTIC . The . smash in the Sutton Tunnel has been , this week , followed by another on the Nortli Midland Railway , near C / ay Cross . The immediate results may . be this gummed up : — Two ; gentlemen ; killed ,. one American lady , leg fractured , three American gentlemen bruised and injured , one Irish gentlemen both legs broken , four others ,- , limbs fractured , besides others variousl y injured . ; The fads are soon stated , : and the inference they point to not doubtful . „ On . Monday , af t ernoo n t he five o ' clock .. down express train left London ; as- usual— , arrived- at , Derby in tbi ordinary course—and , at . fivo minutes paa nine-. left that-station for . Leeds . Ffo
mmutea afterwards a goods train was starlet behind , it . The express train proceeded at it usual pace untilit passed the Clay Cross Tun ticl ;\ there the pump , rod of . the engine broke andtbe . engine was brought ; to . a -stand-still Ten minutes afterwards the goodsjrairi . cam up at full « peed , d » flhed the hindmostrCarrieg into piece »„ ano \ | tl # x # df . haxociKHh . : the ; live and limba ofjtoeiM & rtuua ^ pfeweHgevs . ¦ & « puw ; tf Jnqttiri wiUiiei » ade ' . ipto the . cau *
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 24, 1851, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_24051851/page/4/
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