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    • ABERaEIHY'S TILL «or the iifiRTfis aad mus. CLBS.-The Proprietor of these Pills is a mescal man. The brother of a patient of his applied to Mr
    • TO THE DEMOCRATS OF GREAT BRITAIN.
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      ABERaEIHY'S TILL « or the iifiRTfis aad mus . CLBS .-The Proprietor of these Pills is a mescal man . The brother of a patient of his applied to Mr

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      Abesnethy for advice . He gave him a prescript " , j . " ~ OKSepiUs are prepared accurately from thatprescnp tion . The p « tienf " s complaint was a nerrou * « ne , ana " Y utterly impassible tor any one to be in a worse condition «& an he wxs ; muscular power was tlsolastin someparts , and his legs fairly totters * nnder him . H « had a box ef the pills prepared , and fte effects were all but mirae * . lous ; for not only did the nervnanesa leave him , but nrosc ' ular power returned to all jarts deficient of it . The proprietor has since tried them oa hundreds of his patients , and he Caa conscientiously state that their e & cts in restoring nervous energy and rmuscular pe-. ver have quite astonished him . Prke 4 s . od . antt lis . aiox . ABERtfETHr'S PILL for the NERVES and HUSC & ES . —The nervous invalid should lose xe time in re-

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      ON THE CONCEALED CAUSE THAT PREYS ON THE HBALTIIAND SHORTENS TILE DURATION OF HUMAN LIFE . ILLUSTEATED WITH NUMEItOl'S COLOSBED' ENGRAVINGS . Just Published , in a Sealed Envelope , priee 2 s . Gd ., or free by post , 3 s . 6 d . C ONTROoL OF THE PASSIONS ; a Popular Essay on the Duties and Obligations ef Married Life , the ¦ un happiness resulting from physical impe & nents and defects , with directions for their treatment ; the abuse of the passions , the premature decline of heilth , and mental and bodily vigour ; indulgence in solitary and delusive habits , precocious exertions or infection , inducing a long train of disorders affecting the principal organs of the body , causing consumptions , mental and nervous debility * and indigestion , with remarks on goaorrhesa , gleet , stricture , and syphilis . Illustrated with Coloured Engravings and Cases .

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      SCURYY AND IMPURE BLOOD . ANOTHER MOST IXTEAOBD 1 NABI CCKE BI HEASS or HALSE'S SCORBUTIC DROPS .-The following case has excited so much interest , that the Guardians of the parish of Brent , juevon , have considered it their duty to si ? n their names to the accompanying important declaration . It Is well worthy the notice of the public : — ' We the undersigned , solemnly declare , that , before Thomas Robins ( one of our parishioners ) , commenced taking . Hake ' s Scorhntic Drops , he was literally covered with large running ; wounds ( some of them so large that a person might have laid his fist in them ) , that before he Lad finished the first bottle he noticed an improvement , and that bv continuing them for some time he got com-

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      tfcere is scarcely a day passes but we hear some extraordinary aoeountsof it ; indeed , wehare known parties who have tried other advertised aedicines without the least success , and yet on resorting to this preparation , tho n jw justly celebrated Halse ' g Scorbutic Drops , the disease has yielded as if by roag-ic . We again sa / , tr / Halae'a Seerbutic Drops . ' Halse ' s Scertntic Drops are sold in bottles at 2 s . 9 d ., and in Pint bottles , containing nearly six 2 s . 9 d . bottles for lis , and Halse ' s Galvanic Family Pills are sold in boxes at is . ljd . and 2 s . 9 d ., by tho following appointed Aeents : —

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      CELEBRATED THROUGHOUT THE GLOBE . HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT .

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      The extensive practice of Messrs 12 . andL . PERRY and Co ., thecontinueddemandfor

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      tho bonds of matrimony . Disquietudes and jars b « 4 . ween married couples are traced to depend , in the majoMRr 0 * instances , on causes resulting from physical imperfections and « rrors , aad the means for their removal are shown to he within reach , and effectual . The operation ot certain [ disqualificationsis fully examined , and inf . dicitous aad unproductive unions shown to he the neces . sary consequence . Tha causes and romedies for this state form aa important consideration in this section of tho work .

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      FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH . THE manifold advantages to the heads of families from the possession of a medicine of known efficacy , that may be resorted to with confidence , and used with success in cases of temporary sickness , occuring in families , more or less , every day , are so obvious to all , that no question can be raised of its importance to every householder in the kingdom . From among numerous testimonials , the following is respectfully submitted : — ' To Mr Thomas Prout , 229 , Strand , London . 'No . 5 , David-street , Regent-road , Manchester , March 12 , 1842 , 'Sir , —I have much satisfaction in communicating to you the result of my experience after repeated trials of

      To The Democrats Of Great Britain.

      TO THE DEMOCRATS OF GREAT BRITAIN .

      Awake! Arise! Or Bo For Ever Fallen! Fni...

      Awake ! arise ! or bo for ever fallen ! FniBSDs and Fellow Mex , —Whilst moral force demonstrations seem to be your only mode of action , your enemies are assuming a physical attitude ; whilst you are loudly proclaiming the might of moral force , and fondly felicitating yourselves upon its ultimate efficacy , your foes are smiling at your folly ; whilst you are thus peacefully inclined , permit me to lay before you the following brief address for your consideration : — Brother Democrats , —When yet the throne of France seemed to bo as firmly based as the foundations of the eternal Alps ; when yet Louis Philippe

      was confidently certain of the perpetuation of his crafty dynasty , and the crown sat jauntingly upon his brow ; when yet he fearlessly bestrode France as a horse-breaker does a fiery steed—spurring his lacerated and bleeding sides in the true despotic fashion ; the startling cry of ' French invasion' was uttered by the Duke of Wellington , and loudly echoed by the very veracious governmental journals of Britain . Now , my friends , this was in the palmy days of monarchy in France , and , if an invasion was to be feared then , how much more is it to be dreaded now , when

      Republicanism reigns and rules , And Freedom waves aloft The cap of Liberty ? . . . Yes , you are sure to be invaded now , a great event is near at hand—an event fraught with vital import to the British nation and the world . Why , then , oh , Democrats , are you not making preparations ? Why are you so infatuated as not to allow yourselves to observe the actions , the doings , the designs of others ? Are you to stand idle while others are at work ? Are vou to be branded with

      the mark of cowardice , while others are receiving the reward of heroes ? No ! Never be it said that you are dastards . Behold tho noble example set you by those loyal and stout-hearted gentlemen of London and Glasgow , who have bravely , manfully , and fearlessly volunteered to defend the laws , the constitution , and the crown . Why , then , do you not follow their gallant example , and arm yourselves ? Ave you less devoted ? Are yott less resolved ? Are you less determined than they are ? No , you are not . Then , prepare ! prepare !

      Just imagine , my friends , j nit imagine , I repeat , Ireland to be up in arms . A Republican army landed on your shores , entering the capital in triumph , proclaiming , in their outlandish patois , ' Liberty , gEquality , Fraternity , ' and driving your lovely and beloved Queen , and her august husband , and their poor little helpless royal offspring into exile . Just imagine , I once more add , such a state ot things , and I am certain tho very' contemplation Of this ideal picture will asahe you weep . tho

      Now , although paternal government of this nation ( not wishing to cause you any unnecessary trouble ) , will not permit you to assemble for the purpose of being taught the use of arms , yet , as loya subjects , you may at least procure them by forming societies , for that express purpose , in every city , town , and village , in England and Scotland . By adopting this plan , you may be ready , in a few weeks , to meet any invading foe-and , whilst acting peapetully and constitutionally , you would be in a position to defend your native land against its enemies .

      Democrats , the necessity of this step—even to the moat peacefully inclined amongst you—must bo so glaringly obvious , that I deem it sunerftuova to urge its immediate adoption . Ifc is both lawlul and constitutional to purchase fire-arms , and keep them in 3 our houses . Therefore , set about doing so at once . Delay not a moment . Tour lives , your rights , your liberties , are at stake—then , like good men and true , be ready . Yours , fraternally , [ ' John II . MicKar . Walber ' s-place , New-street , Edinburgh .

      North Shields,—Mr West Has Delivered Thr...

      North Shields , —Mr West has delivered three lectures here to crowded and attentive audiences . The first , on the principles of the People ' s Cnarter ; the second , in support of the adoption of the National Petition ; and the third , in support of an address to the people of France , on'their triumph over the enemies of liberty . Mr West ' s lectaces have been productive of much good to the cause , Amongst the signs of progress may be mentioned the establishment of a Netvs Room , which will be open from ten in the morning till eleven at night ; the charge so low , only sixpence per month , as to place it within the reach of the poorest . They have commenced with the NoniHKRN Stab , the Edinburgh Weekly Express , Douglas Jerrold . Weekly Disp atch , Newcastle Jouehal , Daily News , & c .

      The* Trades' Delegate Meeting At The Bel...

      THE * TRADES' DELEGATE MEETING AT THE BELL INN , OLD BAILEY . The adjourned : meeting resumed its sitting on Thursday evening , March 10 & , ¦ l , , , . Mr Edwards ( compositor ) , was called to the chair , who . after some remarks relative to the expulsion ot workmen from France , read two letters , one from the Robin Hood , and the other from the Red Lion Society of tailors , deprecating politics as apart ot trades'discussions . . „ ,. the dis

      Mr Bbown ( carpenter ) , on resuming - cussion , said , he agreed that a committee should be appointed , but he thought at the same time that the committee should be instructed what to do . It was useless to proceed to government with a tale of distress . The government knew right well that distress prevailed , and the only only thing they had given us was union bautues . ( Hear , bear . ) Hence he was for making this a political question . He even went farther than the Charter . ( Cheers . )

      Mr Curtis ( cabinet maker ) said , ho quite a greed with the previous speaker , that poverty and excessive taxation went hand in hand . He was as much an admirer of the principles of the People ' s Charter as any man in the room ; but , nevertheless , he could not agree that they , the representatives of trades bodies , should take up political questions : bat ho thought the destitute condition of the operatives should be forced on the attention of government . ( Hear , heir . ) The awful oread riots by the operatives of Glasgow , & c . was a proof of the alarming

      distress now prevailing . Could a stronger proof be given than that of starving operatives taking , perforce , that bread which was otherwise denied them ? Mr Alexander Cahpbkll said , he represented the ' Metropolitan bouse carpenters and joiners . ' He rejoiced to hear so many express the opinion that this question should be an industrial question rather than a political one ; . All political questions were founded on social equality , and without social you could not have political equality . Mr Campbell read a series of resolutions , setting forth : ¦—

      1 . That unless the distress of tho operatives bs re . lieved it must lead to anarchy , confusion , and revolution , 2 . That it was the duty of the government to find em . ployment for tho people . 3 . That there was plenty of land In the country on which to employ tho surplus hands , i . That government should institute an industrial board , whoee officers should have seats in Parliament . 5 . That a memorial to government , and a petition to both Houses of Parliament , be drawn up and presented without delay .

      From events thathad recently occurred in areLjhboLT ing nation , labour had become tho question of the day , and was perhaps the lesat understood ; at any rate , the operatives understood it best , and it was necessary that the working classes should have some representatives in the Legislature ; at present they had only Feargus O'Connor , Thomas Wakley , and Thomas Dimcombe . ( Hear , hear . ) He submitted tho resolutions he bad read as an amendment to tho resolution , and in conclusion would again press on them the necessity of making this a social and industrial movement , not a political one . ( Hear , hear , ) Mr JohnSkbiton ( ladies'shoemaker ) , seconded Mr

      Campbell ' s amendment . He said at the same time ho must say that he did not think the present wealthy men tvho sat in the House of Commons , or the government , would grant what was asked in the resolutions ; and be should like to have a provision made in the amendment , that should the parliament and government refuse , we ( the trades ) would take such measures as would create a parliament that would grant our just rights . ( H ° ar , hear . ) Ha ( Mr Skelton ) perfectly agreed that we should not have politics mixed up with the economy of trades , but he nevertheless did wish to see a great political movement prevail , apart from their individuality as trades bodies . He agreed fully in the proposition that government was bound to find employment , and that there was plenty of land—but he did not think government would grant the land for the purposes of the operatives , until they were compelled . ( Hear , hear . ) He now put it to Mr Campbell , would he agree to the suggestion he had made ?

      Mr Campbell said—Should the government and parliament refuse their application , he would be prepared to go as far as any one . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr Holmes ( ladies' shoemaker ) said—it was mere

      fustian to talk of such resolutions as these just submitted . It appeared to him that both the mover and seconder expected their propositions to be rejected by the government—then , he asked , why should they adopt such mere moonshine ? He believed that nothing would be done for them until tbey had representatives in the House of Commons . ( Loud cheers . ) Then let us at once adopt some such tangible measure as Universal Suffrage . ( Loud cheers . ) It was ridiculous for men to say they would not interfere with politics—those same men did not

      utter three sentences before they were talking politics . ( Hear , hear . ) It was useless mincing matterscapital was represented , and why should not labour be represented also . ( Loud cheers . ) He believed this was the time—the very nick of time—then let them speak out . and representative government must be theirs . ( Great applause . ) Mr Peel ( National Trades ) , said he roso to move an amendment to the motion before the chair , ex . cept so far as regarded the appointment of a committee . It was perfectly useless to memorialise the present government , and further , he believed the trades could relieve themselves . His amendment was simply , That & committee be now formed to devise some measure to relieve the trades from the wide-aprtnd misery that now prevails .

      The evil was of a twofold character—social and political . Then unite and organise the trades ; it was useless to go up to the government in small bodies or fractions , they should go up in their millions . Queen ' s patronage , and reduction of the duty on

      timber had been proposed as remedies . They were perfectly insignificant , as compared with the " enormity of the evil . ( Hear , hear . ) The first remedv was organisation ; and he believed they must " go to politics —( hear , hear)—but above all things keep your eyes steady on France , as he believed the men of that country would soon solve the great labour problem . ( Cheers . ) Mr Richardson ( carpenter ) , seconded Mr Peel ' s amendment , and said , he did not think their grievances ever would be redressed irrespective ef politics . ( Hear , hear . ) He believed that over-taxatien would prevent us competing with other nations , and therefore it was useless to think of curing our evils without political aid . The monetary question affected

      us much , so long as oar currency was based on gold so long should we surfer under a deficient medium of exchange , and this could only be altered by parliament , and unfortunately too many of its members were interested in the system to alter it , and hence the people must effect the change for themselves . The first step , in bis opinion , should be organisation and instruction , and he would say let them have their meetings apart from public houses , which would give their members more time for thought and reflection —( loud shouts of 'hear , hear '}—and lectures on politics , as well as matters immediately connected

      with the economy of jtheir trade . ( Loud cheers . ) They might as well think of separating the air from the water as to think of redressing their grievances without the aid ot politics . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr O'Leart ( gilder ) , said he could not agree with the extreme politics advocated here . At their last meeting he found that the Charter was proposed as the primary remedy ; now he was a Chartist , but he could not agree to its being pressed as a trades question . ( Hear , hear . ) He advised them to memorialise the parliament , and if their prayer was not granted , he would gay the question of the Charter would come in perfect order .

      Mr Jonathan DuNCA . v . having obtained permission to address the meeting , said he thought the poverty of the operatives might be remedied in six months England possessed a productive power more than equal to all her wants—( hear , hear )—well then the error lay in the distribution . Mr Duncan then made many remarks about the metal currency , and proposed a scheme for a paper one . Mr Williams ( carverand gilder ) , said the body he represented were of opinion that no good could be done until they obtained political power . Mr VYil

      liams here read a resolution , embracing the several points of the People ' s Charter , adopted at a meeting of the carvers and gilders body . He said the principles laid down in the resolutions before thedclegates , had been talked of , and the ground gone over again and again , and ifc was now time they should take the bull by the ' . horns . ( Hear , hear . ) And if no other delegate proposed the principles contained in theresolution he had read , which had been adopted at the trades house to which he belonged , he decidedly would . ( Loud cheers . )

      Mr Carter ( carpenter ) , s & W , vfhen he saw the circular convening that meeting , it was just the thing to get the trades together . He was not prepared for extreme political measures , in connexion with trades matters , hence , he hoped they would steer clear qt politics , and adopt moderate measures , his remedies were emigration and abrogating the timber duties . ( Much laughter . ) Mr Essert ( tailor ) , said he thought Mr Camnbell's amendment should be amalgamated with the original resolution ; look to France and vou will * tl they are taking up trades ' questions ( Heir hinTi Well . as the continent ba ^ Austria-there they had refused toSSwttS poh ., llc l ! x { *«¦ . *«« . ¦) He , like Mr Duncan had

      Mr Terry ( weaver ) , said he agreed with the original resolution , he ' did not thiSttoy should shackle the committee , but let us iwES ti , he took the nobles out with him . ( Hear hear ) Mi ¦ Coultoh ( painter ) , said . as delegates , theyVert bound to give the opinion of their several bodies no their own individual opinions , the first step wa organisation ; ho agreed with almost all that had been recommended except emigration with that h * never could agree . ( Loud cheS ) ° S . iftSftS

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      resolutions submitted by Mr Campbell should not be agreed to at once , but chould be taken for discussion to their several bodies . . ( Cheers . ) The Chairman announced that the time forad-3 ournmentr- ( uR \ f-paBt ton ) bad arrived—when a delegate moved : — That tho discussion be continued d

      for another hour ; ' which was seconded , anunammooaly carried . Mr Isaac Wimom ( shoemaker ) , rose , and requested that the rider he had moved at the last meeting to the resolution now before the chair , be read . The rider , embracing Universal Suffrage , was read accordingly . Mr Wilson-Bald , his trade was willing , if the motion was carried , to do all in their power to carry it into practical effect . ( Hear , hear . ) As to the other matters , they had bean iterated and reiterated , until ha wasaickof hearing them ; and he thought the trades must be satisfied that they could not obtain anything , except by that great measure ,

      Universal Suffrage . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr James ( bootmaker ) , said a few words , con firmatory of what had fell from Mr Wilson . * Mr Humphries ( United Trades ) , said , ho agreei with Mr Peel ' s amendment , and contended for i national organisation—such an organisation was ea sential before they could obtain tho Suffrage . R < said , appoint a committee to suggest the remedies It was useless to wait on the government , and ridicu loua to think of emigrating , when they had plenty o lan d at home . ( Cheers . ) Mr Dblafobcb ( weaver ) , thought much timehai been wasted . That it would be well to appoin the committee , and each trade forward their instrac tion s to it . # Mr Rbardok ( tailor ) , hoped the committee woul be appointed to-night , and that Mr Campbell ' s , an other measureswould be submitted to it .

      , Mr Moorhoosk ( silk-dyer ) , said a few words to tl like effect . The Chairman then , by eommon consent , put tl

      question : —¦ That the committee be now formed . Carried unanimously . Ifc was also resolved : —• That the committee shall consist of ona person froi each trade . The whole of the trades not being prepared , th following mre elected , with power to add to thei number : — ,,.,,. i _ -p Messrs Holmes , ladies shoemaker ; Essery tailor ; James , bootmaker ; Twig , pressman ; Camp ball , carpenter ; Gu ' dlame , cabinet maker ; Moor house , silk-dyer ; 0 . Brooke ? , goldbeater ; Coulton painter ; Delaforce , silk-weaver ; Niehelson , carve ; and chair maker ; Parsons , tin-plate worker Buckley , plumber ; Barbiere , type-founder ; West farrier ; Jolly , paper stainer ; Carey , upholsterer and Mr Edwards , compositor , was unanimousl ; elected chairman .

      The first meeting of the committee was arrangei for Thursday evening , March 23 rd . A vote of thanks was carried by acclamation t that portion of the press which had noticed their pro oeedings ,

      Mr Stallwood , on behalf of the Nobthbbn Stat responded ; A similar compliment was passed in like mannc to the chairman , who asknewledged it , and the mee ! ing was dissolved .

      The Working Class As Special Constables....

      THE WORKING CLASS AS SPECIAL CONSTABLES . A meeting of a number of the workmen of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company , was held at the Heywood's Arms Inn , Miles Platting , on Thursday , to consider what they should do in the circumstances in which they were placed , having been drawn up at a moment ' s notice to bo sworn in as special constables . After due deliberation the Mowing resolutions were passed unanimously : — 1 . * That we . the workmen of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company , disapprove of the abrupt manner in which we were called np to be sworn in as special constables by the authorities , and that we did fully expect to be treated aa men capable of comprehending right from wrong . '

      2 , ' That this meeting is of opiaion that it is the interest and duty of all classes to protect life and property , and that we , the workmen oi the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company , do pledge ourselves to do so , as far as in our power lies , provided the middle class pledge themselves to protect our capital , namely , our labour / 3 . ' That it is the opinion of this meeting , that the present distress of the working classes arises from class legislation , and that it is their unanimous opinion that no permanent good can be effected for the community at large , until the working classes are fully and fairly represented in the Commons' House of Parliament , and that intelligence and virtue are the proper qualifications of a representative . The workmen here present pledge themselves to offer no resistance to any body of men who may struggle for such a representative . '

      A correspondent who sends the above , adds : — Now , Mr Editor , I thkk the above is very good in its way . The last sentence of the last resolution evidently conveys much more than the words express . I am told that two or three obstreperous men , who insisted ^ upon knowing what they were to be called upon to do , before they were sworn in , were afterwards told they must go about their business ; but the whole shop ( mechanics ) and that part of the line instantly assembled in meeting , from which was sent a manifesto , declaring that if those men were discharged they wonld all leave their work . The men were retained in employ . '

      State Of Ireland. The Following Letter H...

      STATE OF IRELAND . The following letter has been received from a private soldier whose regiment is now stationed in Ireland , b ? his friends at # * * . If you think it worth insertion in the Star you will much oblige a constant reader by its publication . March 4 th , 1848 , DBAS BaOTHER AND SlSTEB , — I received yonr letter and was glad to hear that you

      were all enjoying good healtb , yon would bare bad an answer before now but we have scarcely had time for anything , we have not been in one r ^ ace scarcely a week together since we arrived in Ireland . Our regu

      ment is in ten different companies , and it has been the lot of my company to be shifted the most , for we have been hunting after fire-arms since the last act of parliament carao out , strictly prohibiting any one to hare them unlens the ; have them registered . We go out at two o ' clock in the morning , and it takes ns till five or six in the orming before we bare Sons , There are about fifty policemen go with us . We expect to be out next week dispossessing , that is turning the popple out of their

      houses and then we bnrn them down to the ground , f he land agent goes with us and gives orders what to do . Sometimes the people are very loth to leave their hemes and little farms . Ten must excuse me for not writing sooner , but for the above circumstances I thinh you will . You would be surprised te see the poor of this country , for they have no shoes on , and scarcely any clothing to cover their nakedness , and they are almost starved . Provisions are very cheap , but they have no money to buy with , so tbey might as well be dear ; tho people are passing our barracks by dozens together en their way to England or America , and before long there will be scarcely any young men left that are fit for the army , I am yours < fcc .

      Halifax,—A District Delegate Meeting Was...

      Halifax , —A district delegate meeting was held at the Hoyle House , on Sunday , March 19 th , when the following places were represented by delegates : —Sowerby , Elland , Warley , Midgley , Bradshaw-lane , Mixenden Stones . Mr Robinson in the chair . The following resolutions were . adopted : — ' That a district camp meeting be held on Sunday , March 26 ch . '— ' That each delegate consult his own association on the propriety of having a camp meeting held in their several localities . '— ' That Ernest Jones , Esq ., be requested to represent the Halifax dietrict , in the National Convention . '—• That each delegate be requested to raise subscriptions in his own locality , towards defraying the expenses of the delegate in the National Convention .

      Northumberland and Durham . —A district delegate meeting of the members of tho National Charter Association , was held in the house of Mr J . Pratt , Magnesia Bank , Union-street , North Shields , on Sunday , March 19 . Delegates present—Newcastle , Mr William Ross ; South Shields , Mr Thomas Richards ; North Shields , Mr James Waugh ; Berryedge , Mr John West ; Bishopwearmeuth , Mr Edward Twine ; Sunderland , Mr II . Haines ; Mr James Waugh in the chair . The following resolutions were passed;— ' That the delegates present nominate Mr James Watson of Newcastle , to represent these counties in the National Convent on to be held in

      London on April 3 , 1848 . ' ' That the election of the delegate to the Convention for these counties , take place in Newcastle , on Tuesday evening , March 28 ; and Mr John West will attend the meeting , to take part in the proceedings . ' * That the delegate to the Convention from these counties be instructed te lay before the Convention tho imperative necessity of keeping one or more lecturers permanently in these counties , to complete the organisation of the National Charter Association . ' * That this meeting instruct the delegate to the Convention to originate or support a motion , that the Convention shall continue in office for the space of twelve months , that they may again assemble after their adjovrenmeBt at any time

      that their services may be required , ' That the district secretary write to tho whole of the branches of the Charter Association in these counties , to request them to send to the district treasurer , M . Jade , the necessary fund , Ac , to defray the expenses of sending * delegate for these counties to the Convention That the next district delegate meeting be held in the houso of M . Jude , Cock Inn , Head-of-the-Side , Newcastle , en Sunday , April 2 , 1848 , at two o ' clock in the afternoon . ' A camp meeting will be held at Chapel-street-end , Walker near Newcastle , on Sunday , March 26 , at ten o ' clock in the forenoon , and two iclock in the afternoon . Mr John West , and several other friends , will address the meeting .

      Belgium. ^M; £The Following Letter Was R...

      BELGIUM . ^ M ; £ The following letter was received at tu » . * editor was in Paris ;¦ hence its noa-aS * &» f now . Thank God , the days of iht «* fce mil constitutional , ' tyranny of £$ nm , ^ P « 8 * Leopold is packing biscarpetbag 1 aDl » btte } i TO THB XDITOR OF TUB HORTOBnft ™ & After tD 0 $££ ?» £ » . plumed in France , the position taken b w !^? 'W people and government , fa 0 f a grStS ? f 8 ' «» f than in ordinary times . I hasten L . 7 " ^ fesf form your readers of what harhLi 66 / 01 ' ? ' *» 2 ' day , 25 th of February . a * Wuei B ] Dee p »

      The excitement and inquietude wa « this town on the evening of that day «? , lYersa l in rumours were spread , bufcnothing was w * w l °$ « l The railway station was full of a crowd „ f y bel , eve d - all classes , anxious for the arrival tf peop ' ° f French Ambassador , ex- Marquis deR » m ? , , The self , was there . At half-past twelve , 2 " ^' * train arrived , with the glorious news of vlg ; revolution , and the whole mass of pe ( lDl 6 s £ S - one sudden outburst of enthusiasm- Vil . , led > ^ lique ! The news spread rapidly all oral fi . epwh - On Saturday all was quiei . OnLnlZl ^ e towi - the streets were crowded with people , aSeS ** ' was cunous to see what steps would . ! . e ? ° n « societies-the Association Demciratioi ? h l ^ Alliance . Both bodies wmM ^ X and *&» The Alliance , asetof SddTcSl RartiS eTet % to wait , and thus retired from thoE £ ? '} mh * l Association ^ mocr ^ ulZ ^ eTS ^ ' > most important resolutions by wh ? rh ft ? t ^"'!" of itself at tho head of ihl Zrlmn tS l ™ « l meet daily , instead of wS ™ 5 « 3 J re te ^ teJffl ^™ ???? the Si ^& Lfc

      in disS 17 he „ - Uflrd » but 0 f a 11 •»« fa tbeSis . The PeZle cfieTT * W °° ^ and assembled hT H * ' lltj ^ ^ f ^ Several arreits took nUnl hWt 1- i own Hal 1-quence occurred P , ace ' batnotl » ng of any cense . GetS ? ftiv diVdn , « " * taUhereweretwo H * -a political refugee , M . Wolff , and a work £ L i » No V mu 8 fc * m * that there eS here in Brussels , a German working men ' s SS uSiedtd G ei , aocf 8 ] flSffwJn j cusseo , and a German democratic newsnanpr Thl MlffiftaS SSMft I -l ^ ffifiSftK-2- . se ui lue

      ™» population ot a small country like Bri pnm . immediate ; profited by the 9 B oSroIitanS in order to spread the rumour that the JSS tion for the Republic had been got np by the l £ ^ non ~ r ea W JL ° n ? thiDg t 0 l 0 Me > * ho had £ ¦ expelled from three or four countries for their tS ' KM - ° i 5 4 , P , aCB the ™ ° lve 3 at E ; head of the intended Belgian Republic . This m cious piece of new * was reported on Monday thronih I the whole town , and m less than a day the whole mass of the shopneracy , who form the body of tha I Civic Guard , raised one unanimous outcry against , t ' ie German rebels , who wanted to revolutionise " there happy Belgian fatherland .

      The Germans had fixed a nlace of meeting in a : eot fee-house , where every one of them was to brine the Jastest news from Paris . But the outcry of the shopocrats was so great , and the rumours of govern . r aent measures against the Germans were so manl . fold , that fchey were obliged to give up even this innocent means of communicating with each other . On Sunday evening already the police had sue ceeded in prevailing upon the publican , proprietor of the German society ' s room , to refuse them the room for any future meeting . The Germans behaved perfectly well during these times . Exposed to the most petty persecutions of

      the police , they yet rested at their post . They assisted every evening at the meeting of the Democratic Association . They abstained from all tumultuous crowding in the streets , but they showed , though personally exposing themselves , that in the hour of danger they would not abandon their Belgian brethren , m When , after a few days , the extraordiaarv agitation of Sunday and Monday had ceased , when the people had returned to their work , when the government had recovered from their first terror , then

      commenced another series of persecutions against the Germans . The government published orders , according to which all foreign working men , from the moment they had no work , were to be expelled the country ; and all foreigners indiscriminately , whose passports were out of order , were to be treated in the same way . Thus , while they took these measures , they excited , by the rumours they spread , the masters against all foreign working men , and made it impossible to any German to find work . Even those who had work lost it , and were , from that moment , exposed to an order of expulsion .

      Not only against working men out of work , but ajso against women , they commenced their persecution . A young German . Domocrat , who lives , according to the French and Belgian custom , with a French lady , just as married people live—and whose presence at Brussels appears to have importuned the police—was suddenly exposed to a series of persecutions , directed against his mistress . She baving no passport—and who ever before thought in Belgium of asking passports from a woman ?—was threatened with immediate expulsion ! and the police declared that it was not for her sake , but for the sake of tha individual with whom she lived . Seven times in three days , the Commissary of Police was at her house ; she had to pass at his office several times , and was sent to the central police office , escorted by an agent—and if an influential Belgian Democrat had not interposed , she would certainly have been obliged to leave .

      But all this is nothing . The persecutions against working men , —the spreading of rumours about such and such an individual to be arrested , or about s general chase alter the Germans to be made in all public houses of the town on Tuesday evening , all this is nothing compared with what I have nosv to report . On Saturday evening , Dr Marx , amongst others , received a royal ordinance , ordering him to quit the country within twenty-four hours . He was engaged in arranging his trunks for the journey , whea , at one o ' clock in the morning , and in spite of the law which forbids the vio ' ation of the dwelling of aciti *

      zin from sunset to sunrise , ten police agents , armed , headed by a commissary of police , broke into his bouse , seized upon him and led him to the Townhall prison . No reason was given but that his passport was not in order , though he presented them at least three passports , and though he had resided in Brussels for three years ! He was led off . His wife , seized with terror , instantly ran to see a Belgian lawyer , who always offered his services to persecuted foreigners—the same whose friendly interposition has been mentioned above , —M . Jottrand , president of the Deraocractic Association . On her return , she met with a friend , a Belgian , M . Gigot . He

      accompanied her home . At the door of Dr Marx ' s house , they found two of the policemen who had arrested her husband . Where have you taken my husband , asked she ? Why , if yon will follow us we will show you where he is . They kd her , along with M . Gigot , to the Townhall , but instead of fulfilling their promise , they delivered up both of them to the police , and they were put into prison . Mrs Marx , who had left her three little children at home , with a servant only , was led into a room where she found a set of prostitutes of the lowest order , with whom she had to pass the night . Next morning she was led into a

      room where she had to stay three hours without fire , shivering with cold . M . Gigot was also retained . M . Marx had been put into a room with a raving madman , whom he was obliged to fight every moment . The moat brutal treatment on the part of the jailors was joined to this infamous conduct . At three o ' clock in the afternoon , at last , they were conducted before the judge , who very soon ordered their liberation . And of vrhat had Mrs Mars and M . Gigot been indi ' c'fced ? Ot vagabondage , because neither of them had a passport in their pockets I

      M . Marx was equally liberated , and ordered to leave the country the same evening . Thus , after having been wantonly imprisoned during eighteen of the twenty-four hours left him to settle his affairs ; after having had not only himself , but also his wife , separated for all that time from his three children , the eldest of whom has not attained her fourth year , he was sent away without a minute to put his affairs in order . M . Gigot , on his arrest , had only left the prison the day before . He had been seized , along with three democrats from Liege , atsix o ' clock on Monday morning , in an hotel , and arrested for vagabondage , because they had no passports . They were ordered to be liberated on Tuesday , but yet retained till Thursday against all law . Ose of them , M . Tedesco , is yet in prison , accused of nobody knows what . Both he and M . Wolff will be either liberated or placed before the tribunal in the course of this week .

      I must say , however , that the Belgian workic g men and several other democrats of that nation , particularly M . Jottrand , have behaved exceedingly well towards the persecuted Germans . They have shown themselves quite above all petty sentiments of nationality . They saw in us not foreigners but democrats . I hear that there is an order eJ arrest out against a Belgian working man and brave democrat , M . de Guasco . Another , M . Dassy , arrested on Sunday last , for rebellion , was before the tribunal yesterday ; his judgment is not yet pronounced . I am daily and hourly expecting my order of expulsion , if not worse , for nobody can foretell what this Belgic-Russifta government is about to dare . I hold myself ready to leave at a moment ' s notice . Such

      is the position of a German democrat in this fnt country , which , as the papers say , has nothing to envy in the French Republic , Salutation and Fraternity . You fid friend , Brussels , March 5 th . — ¦ . » m

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 25, 1848, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_25031848/page/2/