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tbemnot to iave ; beea . overleaBed . i Idoaotapprove , certainly , o ! tha arrangement of this spring-balance valve ; it is objectionable , because when tbe valve hat been raised to sues a height as to rsliere Um > boiler eona & Jerahly , tie preisure brought upaatt iiveiy grtatlj i & ereuea , tbe power of thYlever being nearly as ten to eae . Tbiaia not thenroal way in whieh ipring-balancei « re used , u far u I know .. I think the principle wrong , oo account of the nreuure being ineteaaed when the valve opens . I think it wrong in principle to pota spring-balance at taeendofa long lever . I ««< * £ object to valves being bathe power of the engineer to load sthUpleasare , especially the Mg h-prearare one *; butitkonlyfairto aay that thUfa «« " *»«?'*• owe , Itcanscarcely Deam . tter ofopinionth « t th « fc Song te principle . Nothing in the weighted id « ^ elfor oWvatioa . exeept tbat if it had not ^ been inof 66 lbito tbe
tended to workffie «« beller » ai a pressure . « 4 nareinch , end . a weight as that ought never t . have teen put upon the lever . The tame remark applies to tbe -Ming-balance valve , because it can be screwed down or m to any extent . The wei « ht being npon the lever was otieetfonaWe , " it wonld be an indication totheenrfneer thatheaightnsaitinanyway he thoughtut , so as to obtain that prea . 'nre , namely , 661 bs . As to the conitruction of the boiler , I may say that , in my opinion , it U dangerou * to he wed . as a tugb-nreunxe bofltt . Without trtuhUng joa wtta the detaifrof tfieexperiiBeat ^ IzMyniea'ien tfcatthe average tensile force per square inch of these plates was 17 tons , that of plates of the same thickness , of the best kind , which I tried at the same time , ww 21 j tons . Specimens of those are also produced . They are Low-moor plates , of the same , thiekneis , bat of a very superior quality . The plates of the Cricket are very much laminated or shelly , not only in
one part , bnt all that I taw . This is owing to the bad quality of the matal . It will happen sometimes ia plates of the best quality , bnt ic is very much to be avoided . ThUpiece exhibits the fracture actually made by tbe exglnsiaa , the appearance of which proves it to have barn bad iron—that is , for the purpose to which it was applied , io a high-pressure boiler , and considering that it was employed in the part which was most likely to break . I oo not believe there is aay reason to suppose that there was any deficiency of water in the boiltr . To . show the great pressure brought on the uuexploded boiler , I may mention that the fiat plate in front was "bulged to the extent of If inches before 1 commenced my expernaats . Had all the four valve * been at liberty , it appears to me impossible that the pressure of steam could . hive so increased at to causa the explosion . Had both -the balance-valves been open , I think they would hardly have saved it ; tbey might hare deferred the time and
prolonged it from ten to perhaps twenty minutes , Z -think the valves must hare been closed or open only to a small extent when the explosion occurred . Had only one ef tbesa valves been open , there is no question it -would haveprodneeda very great noits ; erery one near must bare heard it . At tbe tuna of the explosion the ¦ pressure must have been at least ISO or HO . My reason for coming to that oonclutioa is , that this pressure disabled the remaining boiler . The accident wonld not have occurred had all the valves been opened . Had the balance-valves only been open it would probably ' not have happenedat all : nor , perhaps , If one of the W .-ighted valves had been at liberty , as probably the boat wonld not have remained so long at the pier as to allow the pressure to reach the bursttmg point . In the navy , no engineer is employed until he has passed an examination ; but in the commercial boats tbey employ any one tbey like .
Thomas Clark being asked , said be wished to give evidence as far ashe could . He said : 1 am a smith and . machinist . I first took charge of the Cricket on tha 4 th Aprillast . Edwards was then there as stoker . I took charge of the Cricket soen after Kent left . There wire Strings on tha lever * then . All was ready foe starting . Believing I had a good stoker , Edwards , I did not pay much attention at first , but left him to manage the ¦ fires . 1 don ' t recollect being spoken to on a Sunday about the Talves being fed down . Ithiakitwas on the Monday that Mr PoHetti and Mr Smith earns dawn . The -valves were not then tied . Mr Pollettl came down before Mr Smith ; he came in the morning . The valves wee nottben tied . Mr Polletti said Edwards had told "bim that the valves were tied dawn on the Sunday . I
asked him if fas thought X was mad . We had a good - many words , and he said ha should tell Mr Smith , He gaveme orders about not tying them down . He saidhe must tell Mr Smith ; he believed there had been a great > deal of fuss made about it . When he was there the str ngs were put round the rail * , not so tight as to prevent the valves from lifting , bnt merely to get them out of the way . Mr Smith came down into the engine-room , I believe the same day . The strings were then in the saoeplace . He said ha hadheard such a tMnghadbeen done , and saved if I had done it . I said no . He said ae hoped I wonld always be very careful , not ran any risk , and not do anything to injure other people , or risk their lives , Mr Smith frequently travelled by the boats : he did w after this injunction was givennu . Had
> thB valves been tied he would have come down into the - enjuw-ioqa « a . d . Kfintiwfi . Iftink he was twice after , wards in tbe engine room . He would sometimes stay there the whole length of tbe journey , observing that he - did not like to call my attention from the eogine . If there had been any danger , be woald have been sure to incur it . I do not say it is quite a mistake to state Oat the laver was weighted so that tbe steam would not blow off at leu than" 66 . Tbe string was three-j « n . - and fire-yarn span yam . It was pot round the nail to keep it out of the way . I will swear I hare never given Knight orders to fasten them when the order was gbreato standby . From the way in which the rope was tied , I don ' t think any one could nuke a mistakeas to its being tight . It was not so tight as to
oosio straight down ; I generally left a space . I don't know wbo put in the naO . I found it there . 1 recollect Buttress taking charge of the Cricket , but I don't recollect ssying— 'It ' s all right , Joe ; take her away . ' I will Swear the spun-yams were not then tied tight , unless he had dona it $ imsel £ If I thought proper , I kept the yarns fastened sometimes the whole voyage . I was not always in the same humour . It never occuiwd to me to look to see the cause of the valve requiring so much shaking . I did not hear Edwards make any ' oration ' on the deck , on a Sunday , btfere the passengers . He euight leave the engine-room a dozen times . I drank tie and beer that day , bat not gin . I heard nothing of -what had occurred with Edwards until the Monday . A few days before Mr Haisman came , I triid to dean ont
the sediment of the mercury gauge , and it rose to forty . I don ' t believe the gauge indicated the exact pressure . It had not done so for about a fortnight befora the Cricket went to Mr Joyce ' s . When the vessel listed , ens valve would notact , bnt tbs steam wonld escape with much noise from the ether . There could be no mistake about hearing it ; those who stood at the sponson mtuthave heard it . Edwards was discharged an the Monday , but four hours before Mr Polettitold me ofthe complaint he bad made . 1 discharged him for calling me names while Skinner and I were quarrelling . I never put an iranbaracrois the two levers . . Icouldpsshonenpfrom below ta the levers . I am no w working as a machinist - in tha employ of the Ant and BeeCompany . My wages
are the same . I don ' t think 1 have seen Mr Dukes , the solicitor , above twice , sad have only been examined by Obim once Hsisman was present at the time . I have takenno other advice as to my evidence to dsy . Mr Cokes only asked me as to the Cricket since I had bean titers . Hessked my opinion as to how tha accident had occurred , andlimpntedit to the'listing , ' as I have done to-day . I suppose it was a preparation for this examination to-day , bnt I don ' t know that it was . We generally took the cords off tho nails at night ; and it is by this fact I know that Buttress must have fastened them on this occasion . The valves were certainly not tied down when I left th * boat before Buttress took charge of her . 'Either he or Edwards might have done it if they bad a ¦ sp ite to me . At half-past f re o ' clock the inquiry was adjourned vautil Friday .
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The Holytown Miners. Meeting Op Thelondo...
THE HOLYTOWN MINERS . MEETING OP THELONDON TRADES . A public meeting of the several trades of the metropolis , convened by tbe masons , wis held at the Temperance Hal ) , Waterloo-road , on Tuesday ; even * iog , September 21 st , for the purpose ef considering the case of tha much oppressed miners of Holytown . Mr . W . flannan was unanimously called to the -chair . The following resolutions were adopted : — Moved hy Me yaughan , seconded by Mr Scott : — ' That ibis meeting approves of the manly and digm--fied stand that the miners of Holytown nave taken In resisting * reduction of their wages , and that we earnestly call on the trades of London 8 s support tbe ^ e . brave men , and thereby enable them to triumphantly establish their position , and foil the attempt of the avaricious capitalists to lower the already too lew wages of the working man , who is { he chief source of a nation ' s greatness . '
Moved by Mr Humphries , seconded by Mr Feel : — 'That this meeting deeply sympathises with the miners now on strike at Holytown , in Scotland , and -that we indignantly denounce the harsh and un-¦ christian spirit evinced by their employers in turning so many families from their homes , thereby refusing to man bis common right namely , a home to dwell in , to shelter bim from the inclemency of the elements . ' A committee of twenty-seven persona was appointed , with power to receive subscriptions . The -committee trill meet every Friday evening , at the Craves Head , Diary-lane . The several trades aro requested to send delegates and remittances . Votes of thanks to the Northern Star , and the Chairman , concluded proceedings . We regret that owing to * very heavy press of matter , we have found it impossible to give a report o the speeches delivered at the above meeting .
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Hoii . —At ihe weekly meeting of the Land Company , a collection on behalf of Mr Dodsoa ' s widow , he late secretary to the Sieaford branch , was pened , when Mr James Bolingbroke ( one of tha Hectors of the Equitable Land and Building Company of Great Britain , ) gave in the following notice or Wednesday evening , the 22 nd inst , Discussion to takeplaceoa the balance aheetof Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., the treasurer ofthe National Land Company , more especially to ascertain , if possible , the difference between the monies acknowledged in tbe * Northern Star , ' and the monies paid to aim by the < MT *! 9 eW rM 7 «
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TO THE , BD 1 T 0 R >; 0 F THE :: ' '^ wspatoh ; ' . . .. ..... Toil unmitigated ass I you sainted fool . you canonised ape I Now , don ' t say , as is the custom of silenced editors , tbat this is no argument ; because , if you do , my answer is > that if a fool says « bow , * and asks you for a reply to his argument , the onlyresponse must be / bow , wow . ' How , in the name of common sense , common decency , or common prudence , could you have allowed the printer ' s devils to make such a * pie * as the following : — - "Th * Chartist Lasd CwiPiNr . —A correspondent asks what we think of Feargus O'Connor ' s Laud and Labour Bank , and if we recommend the working
classes to make it their place for depositing their savings We have a decided opinion that they ought not , because , if ihe principle of this bank is tbat its assets sball be employed in the purchase of land , it is contrary to the essential rule of all other banks —that the bulk of tho assets should be vested i" available securities . It must be evident that uwi » y ttpended in tbe purchase of land canaot be payable to the depositors on demand . To pay them , when required , the land must be advertised , a customer fousd , the price depreciated bv a forced sale , lawyers must preparedeeds , and be paid for their treiible . We may be told that a portion of the money subscribed will be kept on band , and more could be
borrowed by mortgaging the purchased land . This would only do for ordinary occasions . For extraordinary times , when over-trading , or over-issuing of paper , orany other such cause , brings on a period of stagnation , andobliges the worldngclasses to with , draw their deposits , thelLabourBank weuld be found usable to meet the crisis . Its assets not being employed on discounts , would not be realised in cash as the bills run out . What is thesecurity offered to the depesitorsfortheirmoney ? Who are the principals mthe b \ nk ? James Knight , Esq ., is to be the manager , but who does James Knight , Esq ., represent ? If this bank is what is what is called * ' private bank , * then the names ofthe nartnera who us
responsible for the repayment of the money when called for , ought to be printed upon the cheques . James Knight , Esq ., if called upon for money which he has no funds to meet , will tell tbe depositors he is merely a servant in the concern . What are the names of the members of tbe firm ? Are they Feargas O'Connor , DoyJe , M'Grathand Co ., and are they men of business , knowledge , and substance , to justify their setting up as bankers ? These are questions which every prudent man will ask himself before he deposits his money with the expectation of ever seeing it again . But , possibly , the bank is to be a joint-stock bank . If so , the names of all the shareholders must be registered at theStamn-office . and
each shareholder will be liable for the whole debts of the concern . Those , therefore , who have anything to lose , will be careful how their names are used in a concern involving serious responsibilities . Nothing can be more obviously dangerous than that one man should have the supreme centroul . That has been repeatedly shown in America , and the last instance ofthe sort was the United States Bank—a concern managed by a man named Beddle , which ended in wrecking the fortunes of hundreds of persons , the shares fafiign from 120 dollars to 10 dollars . Even where a number of merchants , well versed in the mysteries of book-keeping , take part in the management of joint-stock banks , it has been found
practically impossible to prevent particular officers and directors from accomodating themselves to an unlimited txtent . and'bolting . ' In the United States , banks have already been set-up by small contributions from people in ordinary circumstances , and upon investigating the accounts , it has turned out that every officer , from the manager down to the porter , bad borrowed money and spent it , upoa the deposit of his worthless note of band . " Now , if you have not split your sides laughing at an appeal from Phuip drunk to Philip sober , you may rest assured that every tradesman , operative , mechanic , and artificer , who has read the above jumble , has had a hearty
I roar over it . Why , you funny creature , did you think that any one man would believe you , that any other man- asked you what he should do with his money ? Now , if you had said our dear friend Eliza requests to know if she should deposit her savings in the National Land and Labour Bank , men could understand you ; but the idea of the readers of the Dispatch having anything to spare , is rather too ludicrous . Now , when yoa wrote the first sentence , you . knew that you wrote a wilful , a mean , a paltry , a vindictive lie ; you knew that not a soul asked you such a question , but the fact is , that the
declining circulation of the Dispatch has chilled the blood of every man connected with that falling establishment . Now I assert a fact , stated by a correspondent , and it is , that the Dispatch has lost over 35 , 000 of its circulation ; and is like the benighted traveller , groping about to see where it shall find a resting place—whether iu the bosom of "Whiggism , Toryism , FreeTradeism , jockeyism , thiefism , pugilism , policeism , or any other ism ; and yet , lest your old readers , who have now become pupils of mine , should not be yet versed in the science of translating editorial rubbish , I must try to carve up your
• pie for my new pupils . Well , then , your first sentence is a lie . Your second sentence is folly , because you never had a decided opinion in your life , but yet I will answer that portion of it , about which there might be a difference of opinion . You object to the Land and Labour Bank , because , contrary to the essential rule of all other banks , it gives the depositors LANDED SECURITY , while the hulk of the assets should be vested in what you call available securities . I presume you meant Reid and Irving ' s notes , or Saunderson ' s bills , available to your pot companions for lighting their pipes . There is
nothing more absurd , nothing more mean , nothing more contemptible , than the attempt to base an argument upon a falsehood , for a sinister and spiteful purpose . And did you think to depreciate the value of landed security in the face of the fact that the most cunning lawyers will prefer 3 | per cent ., secured upon landed property , to ' five , six , seven , or eight per cent ., secured upon the whim or the speculation of a discounting banker , or a bill-broker ? Were you aware that the subtle merchant and manufacturer , who have been making fifty per cent , all theit lives b y speculation in the labour of others , at last invest their whole
savings , not in banks , but upon landed security , at 3 and 3 $ per cent . ? And that those lawyers , those merchants , and traders , prefer being depositors in the Land Bank for that amount of interest , and to wait in security for it , principal and all , to the chance of getting double or treble the interest in other speculations , and the doubt of ever receiving the principal . In the next sentence , you say that the land must be sold to meet , the withdrawals . It is , to me , a most melancholy task to be obliged to expose the unpardonable ignorance and
insignificance of one who assumes the office of public instructor . Why , you booby ! do you imagine tbat any man would pay his money into the bank on Monday for the purpose of drawing it out on the Saturday ? and were you not aware that from the very nature of the Land operations , there must , at all times , be an unappropriatedcapital of from 20 , 001 )/ . to 30 , 0001 vested in Exchequer hills , bearing interest at the rate of 41 . lis . 3 d . per cent ., and exchangeable into bank-notes or gold , at three minutes . notice ? and were you not aware that before such an amount could be exhausted b y a run , of which timely notice should be given , that , if necessary , any amount required to meet the whole demand would be raised upon
mortgage , or by depositing the title deeds . But you speak as if the National Land and Labour Bank , its incomings and outgoings , were like two empty buckets , never replenished ; whereas , apart from all other securities , I venture to assert , that confidence in me , confidence in the land , and the absence of those usual tricks by which banks are usually conducted , would enable me to meet any run in a single week , as there would be 20 s . deposited for every pound drawn . Bat how the attorneys , if they read the Dispatch , must laugh at you for repudiating landed security . In another sentence you say , that at periods of stagnation , over trading , or other causes , a run might be made upon the bank which it could not meet ; and , verily , just at this
PERIOD OF DERANGEMENT , OVERISSUING OF PAPER , AND STAGNATION , you assign a most laughable reason for the Land Bank net being able to meet such a crisis . Here it is • — 'Because its assets not being employed on discounts , would not
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be : realisedi in , cash , as the ,, bills run-out , ' Now ,. 3 U 8 ibbserve ; what . aif 0 ol I will make . of y 6 » . 'Ww * National Land and Labour Bank is to be hampered because some of its ' capital is LOCKED UP IN LAND , while Jliat property would be available , to . meet a run ifJt wasjockedupinbills that have three , four , five , and six months to run I And ^ mark , you . shall not sneak out of the hobble by telling us that those bills might be discounted , because I tell you , that at periods of . overissuing paper , over-trading , or stagnation of
trade—firstly , that those bills would not be available , except at a sacrificerwhAch the depositors , and not tlie traders , should bear , or might become WASTE PAPER—SA . UNDERSON and Co . TO WIT . There is one thing that either you had not the brains to comprehend , or the honesty to admit—namely , that notice must be given of the withdrawal of sums beyond a certain , amount . Then you appear to forget that there is such a fund as the Redemption Department , which is also security to the depositors in the
Deposit Department ; and you appear to forget that the depositors have the further security that , if there was a run upon the bank , the 50 , 000 or 60 , 000 members now enrolled would , upon a simple application from me transmit 40 s . to meet every pound within the period that it could be withdrawn . Then you appear to forget that I have a little property myself left , besides a thing called the Northern Star , that would fetch more money now than the Dispatch , and there is one little circumstance that all you blunderbusses of , the press have
omitted to state to my dupes , and your own wards , for whose interest ' you express , and no doubt feel , such an anxious solicitude ,-and , it is this—that I have rendered my , yery . bed , and every particle of property -I ., possess in the world , liable to the depositors" ; while , by no possibility , could 1 make one fraction profit by the Bank . " i \ There is not a working man in England who has not more confidence in me than in any banker in the world ; and so he ought . And then , you immaculate nincompoop , you go on
with your balderdash about the manager being asked for money , and the manager telling the depositor he has no money—why , you foolish creature , do you suppose you could pawn such nonsense upon sane men . What has amanager to do with the Land and Labour Bank , any more than a manager has to do with any other bank , or the clerk or book-keper has to do with the affairs of their principal beyond keeping his accounts ? Would you think it fair or just to hold you liable for a bill of Mr Harmer , your master ? Then you ask , what are the names of the firm ? The names are-
—Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., and the people of England . Again , mark your folly ; in the next sentence you show the danger to each shareholder in a Joint Stock Bank ; and then , in the next sentence , you show the danger of any one man having the supreme controul ,, and then you go to America for a DOLOROUS case about one Mr Biddle . And lhen ,. having disposed of the little security that is offered' by one man , you wind up thus : — ' Even where a number of merchants , well versed in the
mysteries of book-keeping take part in the management of Joint Stock banks , it has been found practically impossible to prevent particular officers and directors from accommodating themselves to an unlimited extent , and ' boltigg . ' Why , you incomprehensible arithmetician , you hadn t the brains to see that your folly is an argument against the existence of such a thing as a bank under any circumstance . An individual can ' t be security , and a joint stock company can't be security—then who is to be security \ What is to be security ?
or how is security to be arrived at ? I'll tell you . The National Land and Labour Bank is the only security , because my manager will have my instructions not to discount the bill of Baring Brothers , accepted by the Bank of England . Don't you think that every man must have laughed at your concluding sentence about officers , managers , and porters , getting money upon their note of hand ? And , now , if you have read your own rubbish again and my exposure of it , what would you give that you had not made such an ass of yourself ? There is just this little , difference between what you consider security and what I
consider security . When a depositor places his money in another bank the banker does exactly what he pleases with it-r-he has friends and will discount their bills , has favorites and will renew their bills , and , according to the depression of times and the tightness of money , he will give a depositor any interest he requires for his good , solid , substantial" capital , and the moment it passes out of the depositors ' hands it is in 'KITES , ' flying about the country , yea , about the world ; some of the feathers in America , some in China , some in India , some in raw cotton , and some in depressed twist , while the poor depositor is weeping over his folly and his misplaced confidence .
Now , wise man , just mark the-difference between me and my customers , and the first bank in the world and its customers . I can ' t make a loss while the-profits go to . my customers , and their capital is invested in the best security in the world . The other banker promises an amount of interest commensurate with the value of money ; and the depositor receives none of the profit upon the banker ' s speculation , while he bears all the loss if it fails . For instance , * in hard times a banker wiU give 4 , 5 , or 6 per cent , for money , upon [ the presumption that some ROGUE IN I GRAIN , speculating upon a large profit upon
the people s food , will give him 10 per cent , Well , the rogue in grain does / just as he pleases with the depositors ' money ; he buys corn abroad for ninety shillings a quarter , sells it at home for forty-five shillings , leaving the depositor not ten shillings in the pound , but ten shillings in the pound for the legal harpies who shall have the trouble of winding up the affairs of the firm . The same may be said of a speculator in cotton , or the speculator in labour to manufacture cotton , or of holders of railway , shares , : ' or of : speculators' in those shares—in short , it applies to every class of bankers and bill discounters , except the National Land and Labour Bank , and to every class of depositors , except the depositors in the National Land and Labour Bank .
Now , Mr Editor , will you just inform your readers upon this point . Landed proprietors , for the most part , deposit their title deeds with their solicitors ; speculators in government stock confide solely in the integrity of their brokers ; the purchasers of railway shares and the venders of railway shares , confide in the integrity of their brokers—they receive tho money , purchase the property , are iu possession of the money firstly , and secondly in the possession ofthe property , and they transfer that money to the vendor ofthe property , and the property to the purchaser . Now mark nrntr nnmnlafA fVia nnumnrtr ~ T * ha r ) stnj \ r > * tstM 4-ttnrto vviiiiricb tug r « Aiicucuusiwi
m »» ^ uuwvg uauu ' fers his money to me , 1 purchase the property , the only property that I profess to purchase with his money , and | that property , becomes his security . Now tbe whole bond in both cases is , confidence , with this trifling difference , that if a bill-broker , stock-broker , sharebroker , or banker fails , he is sure to receive the sympathy of the Press , whileithe sufferers have the consolation of being told that it was a highly respectable firm , but , rather than increase its liabilities , was compelled to surrender to the pressure of the times , with the honourable intention of preserving as large an amount of assets as possible for its creditors .
Now a bit of advice , and I have done . No man is disreputable * in-that state of lifejto which it has pleased God to call him ; ' neither God or nature intended you for a public instructor . . In fact , I dont know what nature ' s journeyman cut you out for ; however , if you would be reputable in your proscribed sta ^ abandon your present vocation and confine yourself to learning , ^ antl do a » t soar to . the
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office oliibeacher ; andyiabove all things , do not tell liessarid ^ hope tot reason 4 ogically upon your own untenable falsehoods , ' Don t write pbliticseithe ' r / uiiless it ' is about the necessary connectioh '"between FieeVstreet : and the Strandrian ^ .-Flfiet-street ^ nd ; Ludgate-hill . If poverty promises •>& profitable police trade , devote your energy , your time and skill to the chronicling'events connected with that establishment , or , attend race courses and the ring ; but . therejypu can ' t compete with BeWsJAfe or theSwn % Times , to that , in fact , you see the narrowness of your capacity renders the discovery of your natural state a matter of no smalldifficulty ; therefore , as every man is born
a husbandman , and as fools can dig , in my . phiiantrophy , and generosity I have opened a market , where the fool and the wise may compete upon nearly equal terms , and , therefore , I would parentally submit to you the prudence of purchasing a two-acre share—you couldn ' t manage four acres ^ -and of depositing your little weekly saving in the Redemption Department of the Land and Labour Bank until you have laid up a sufficient amount to become the purchaser of your allotment , and thus freeyourself from the casualties of banks , the caprice of an over-paper issue , the danger of overtrading , the horrors of stagnation , and the temptations of the . gin palace . I remain ,
Your best instructor and only friend , Feabgus O'Connor . P . . Now , will you , with equal candour as I have observed towards you , publish my repl y to your / answer to your correspondent ? F . O'C .
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BmMiiraHiK . —A t a numerous meeting of Chartists , held at the Ship . Inn , on Sunday evening last , Mr Stephenson in the chair , the following resolutions were unanimously adopted . Moved by Mr Fussell , seconded by Mr Banks : — That we , ' the members of . tbe land Company and Notional Charter Association , meeting at tbe Ship Inn , Birmingham , deeply regret the ^ untimely death of poer Dodson of Sieaford , whose wife and family have been deprlrod of their natural protector by the inhuman conduct of policeman Sbarpe , and we consider that tbe antbori . ties who tried the case very much degraded themselves by their partial dtciston , with the honourable exception of MrAllbr , who deserres the thanks of the neoole .
Saoh conduct as tbat of the Sieaford Bench is calculated to destroythe confidence of the working classes in those whose duty it is to administer the law with justice and impartiality ; and it Is our opinion that this case ought to stimulate the people to renewed exertions for the attainment of their Charter , as the best means of protecting the weak from the oppression of the strong . It gives ns much pleasure to know tbat the directors intend to bring tbe ease before the Court of Assize , and we pledge ourselves to give our support , and call upon all the members of the Land Company to assist , and thereby enable them to obtain that justice which has been denied , and give succour and support to tha bereaved wife and family . Mr Fussell moved , seconded by Mr Oariand j—
That the best thanks of this locality be given to Ernest Jones , Esq ., for his able and talented netence In the case of poor Doosod , which entWes that gentleman to the gratitude of the people . Moved by Mr Townsend , seconded by Mr Fearn : — That tbe best thanks of this meeting are due , and hereby given to Mr . Ailix , for his Impartial conduct , After tbe passing of the above resolutions , a subscription waa entered into for the widow and family of the before named unfortunate individual , and 9 s , 2 d . collected . It was also arranged to gel up a dinner in commemoration of the establishment of a branch of the Land Company at the Ship Inn , which has now been in existence twelve months , and nvm * bers three hundred members ; and also in honour of the return of our indomitable champion , Feargua O'Connor , Esq . as M . P . for Nottingham . The above
dinner will taKe place en the 11 th of October , an early application for tickets is therefore necessary . Tickets may be obtained from any of the secretaries of the Mad Company in Birmingham . Brighton—A general meeting ofthe Chartists and members of the Land Company was beW in the large room ofthe Artichoke Inn , on Wednesday evening , Sept . 15 , when the following resolutions were unanimously adopted . Mr Sinnock presided . Moved by Mr Page , seconded by Mr Lewis : — That this meeting , after matare consideration on the manslaughter of William Dodson , by policeman Sharpe , atSleafordj deem tbe verdict of the jury false , and the conduct of the magistrates ( who heard the examination ) dbgracefal , and we highly commend Mr AUix fsr his manly protest against their decision . Wufurther tender our most beany ihaaks to Mr Jones , for the able manner in which he conducted the examination before the ma .
gistraies , and we hereby pled ge ourselves to render all the assistance in onr power te obtain justice , and that we mmediately enter into a subscription for tbat purpose . Proposed by Mr Roser , seconded by Mr Hamper : That in consequence ef its being too late to get insertion of our proceedings in the Star of the same week , dec ,, that our meeting nights be altered from Wednesday to Tuesday evening , after the 22 d of the present month . ' Several shillings having been subscribed for poor Dodsoa ' s case , a vote of thanks was given to the chairman , and the meeting dissolved .
IlobDBasprsu )—Atameetiegofthe Chartists of Hudders & eld and neighbourhood , held on Sunday afternoon last , at Ibeerson ' e Temperance-house , Buxton-road , it was unanimously resolved— ' That the secretary ofthe Chartist Association in this town do write to F . O'Connor , Esq . M . P ., to request tbat he include Huddersfield in the places that he intends to visit in hi * northern tour . ' ' That we do meet again bext Sunday evening , at this house ; that should Mr O'Connor accede to our request we may appoiut a ec-Tamitiee to meet Mr O'Connor on the appointed day ; engage a suitable room ; and make other preliminary arrangements for his reception . ' Nottingham . —On Sunday evening last Mr Douse lectured at the Black Swan Inn . The large room was crowded'by an attentive audience , and at the close the lecturer received a unanimous vote of thanks .
NKWCA 8 rxi :. m ? aff . TTHK . —Rrsuschmion o ? Chmitism in ins Kosra . —On Sunday evening , Sept . 19 , Mr P . Mumy in the } chair , Mr J . Watson moved — 'That the . rules of the National Charter Associal ion be read . ' In doing which he very eloquently set forth the duty and necessity of each individual te do all in his power to create a sound and wholesome public opinion in regard to . that decumentnamed the „ People ' 8 Charter ; for himself , be was determined to use his best endeavours to effect that object . The motion being seconded , ' was carried unanimously . The rules were then reid by the chairman , and seconded , and gave general satisfaction . MrS . Binns then descanted at great length on the principles and objects of the association ,
interspersing his oration with remarkable , instances of the incapacity of the present holders of the franchise to legislate for the welfare and advantage of the working classes ; henee the necessity of the working men looking after their own interests , and tbat could only be done by the . great body oi the industrious classes uniting in one common bond of brotherhood , and by . joining the National Charter Association , Mr J . Eobinson , in a neat and concise speech moved , 'That all persons here present willing to join the Association , should give in ' their names this night , ' which being seconded was carried without a dissentient . The names having been taken down , a committee of eleven was chosen to carry out the objects of the Association . ' It was then resolved , ' ThatMr
J , Watson be the delegate to attend the district delegate meeting on Sunday the 26 th inst ., at Mr Jude ' s , Cock Inn , Newcaatle-on-Tyne , at 2 o ' clock in tho afternoon , when it is expected delegates will be in attendance from North and South Shields , Sunderland , and other places desirous to assist in the proper organisation ofthe district , and to deri « e ] the best means for an extensive dissemination of the National Charter Asssciation . The meeting then separated , with an expressed resolve to do all in their power , individually and collectively , to advance the good cause . P . S . —A district delegate meeting of the National Charter Association will meet in the house of Mr Jude , Cook Inn , head of the side , on Sunday afternoon , Sept . 26 , at two o ' clock . AU the branches are requested to send delegates .
Siieffibld . —A meeting of the members of tbe National Charter Association was held in the Democratic Reading Room 83 .. Queen-street , on Sunday evening , Sept . 19 . Mr Jackson in the chair . The following persons were duly elected as a general council for the forthcoming quarter : —George Goddard , Samuel Jackson , William Holmes , Dennis Webster , Luke Holland , Aaron Higrinbottom , William . Dyson , John Foster , John Marehall , John Soirard , Edwin Cook , Councillor Briggs , subtreasurer , and George Cavill , sub-secretary . Stratford , Essex . —On Thursday evening last Mr Ernest Jones lectured on the Charter , to a crowded assemblage in the new Temperance-hall ; the Rev T . Robert , of Platstowe , in the chair . The lecture elicited great applause . '
TivsHTOnr . —A committee meeting of the Chartist Association was held in their room in Bridge-street , on Monday evenlne , to consider the best means ol carrying out the project of Mr Flood , of Barnstaple , for forming a county delegate meeting . It was pi <> . posed and seconded , ' That a tetter should be writ r en to Mr Blood , stating that as he was tho iustigat 0 r oi this scheme it should bo left to him to ham a the place and time when such meeting shall be beld ' ItwaBSttgseatedthat Exeter , Totness , or ' . Newton Abbott , would be fit p laces , but Exeter we dye the preferenoeto . Audit was also requested , that the meeting should be hastened , as our friend and patriotic loader , Feargus O'Connor , Eaq . M . jp ., U about
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to visit Devonshire ., The ^ expenscsaof the delegate meetjhjg should fallalikeorie & eh locality . WasrarawBR . —Mr Ernest Jones lectured here to a large meeting , ¦ on 'The People Abroad . ' . Dis address waSreceived with great satisfaction . ¦¦¦ ¦ - ¦ Oabmsm . —The quarterly meeting of tbr Chartist Association will ¦ be held on- Monday evening , the 27 th instant , in the Association-room , No ; 6 , Jobhstreet . Caldewgate . at eight o'clock , when it is expected the whole of tbe members will attend . . . - Dsrbt . —At a general meeting of the members of the Land and Chartist Society on Tuesday evening , September 2 lst , at Mr Belfield ' s . Temperance House , No . 5 , Green-street , called fer the purpose of Iconsidering the propriety of establishing a reading-room , library , and discussion class , it was resolved : — Tobkshibi . —The West Riding delegate meeting was lield at Dewsbury , on Sunday last . Delegates
present : Dewsbury , Mr George Sykes ; Halifax , Mr J . Clisfisett ; Littletown , Mr J . Halfield ; Huddersfield , Mr vV . Arraitate ; Wakefield ; Mr J . Wood ; Keighlev , Mr , John Green j ^ EUand , Mr D . MaiB . den . Mr Hatfield in the chair . It was resolved : — 1 That a competent Chartist lecturer be forthwith engaged . • That the lecture ? be engaged for one month j to commence on or soon after the 18 th of October next 'That the following question should he discussed at the next meeting . •— ' What will be the best means to adopt for tbe re-organising of the Riding V ' That the next delegate meeting be held at Bradford , of which due notice will be given . DoniET . —On Sunday la't , the friends of the People ' s Charter met in the Barkerites school-room , Priory-street , for the purpose of forminira branch of the National Charter Association , upwards of twenty members were enrolled ;
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FORTHCOMING MEETINGS , Baiumon . —A special general meeting will be held at the Artichoke Inn , on Tuesday evening , Sept 28 th , when highly important business will be brought before the meeting . The whole ef the Chartists and Land members are earnestly requested to attend . Haotax . —On Sunday , Sept . 26 , Mr Isaac Clisset will lecture in the Large Room , Bullclose-lane , at half-past six o ' clock in the evening . BiRMiNtfHAW . —A public meeting will be held at thePeople ' e Hall ; on Tuesday evening , September 28 th , for the purpose of enrolling members in the National Charter Association ; alter which there will be a meeting of the memberaofthe National Land
Company , to consider the propriety of the whole of the members meeting in one place . Chair to be taken at eight o ' clock . Haufax . —A district delegate meeting will be held on Sunday , September 26 th , at two o ' clock in the afternoon , at Lower Warley , for the purpose of organising the district , when every locality in the neighbourhood is requested to send delegates . Livsbpooi ,, —A quarterly meeting ofthe Chartist Association will be held on Sunday next , the 26 ib instant , at Mr FarreU ' s Temperance Hotel , 4 , Cazneau-street . Chair to be taken' at seven o ' clock precisely . Nbwcask . b-cpok . Tynb — A district delegate meeting will be held in the house of Martin Jude , Cock Inn , Head of the Side , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , on Sunday afternoon , September 26 th . at two o ' clock .
The several branches of tho National Charter Association in tbe counties of Northumberland and Durham , are earnestly requested to send delegates . Nottingham—The Chartists of this town and neighbourhood will meet at Mr Charles Smith's Fox and Hounds , Carter-gate , on Sunday evening , at seven o ' clock , on business of great importance . Maschesibr . — The adjourned meeting of the shareholders of the People ' s Institute will take place on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , at two o ' clock in the afternoon . A good attendance is requested . # Todmormh . —The Chartists of this place are getting up a tea party and ball on Tuesday , September 28 th , and a ball on Wednesday , 29 h , in . commemoration of the election of Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., for Nottingham .
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TO THS MEMBERS OF THB NATIONAL LAND COMPAST . Fribnos , —On Sunday , the 12 th , I lectured twice in Stockport to very lanp audiences ; on Monday , the 13 th , I also spoke twice in Hyde to equally good meetings ; on Tuesday , the 14 th , I lectured in . Stalybridge , and had a bumper ; I addressed a chapel fun of the Ashtonians on Wednesday , the 15 th ; on Thursday , the 16 th , I explained the Land Plan in the Warrington theatre to a larger audience ; last night , Sunday , the 10 th , I had another tremendous meeting in Manchester , as well as a very good one inlthe aiterneon . I shall have attended meetings at
Oldham , Wigan , and Eccles , ere tbe Star is issued . In consequence of my presence being required in Wales , the following route must be strictly adhere to , and those towns passed over be visited en my return . No letters were received from Kidderminster , Worcester , or Gloucester . Route . —Wolverhampton , September 27 th ; Dud . ley , Tuesday , the 28 th : Bilston , Wednesday , the 29 th ; Stourbridge , Thureday . theSOta ; BreHtsgrove , Friday , October the 1 st ; Bristol , Sunday , the 3 rd ; Mertbyr Tydvil , Monday , the 4 th . I want an address at Bristol . The Welsh friends must arrange for the week , as I am ignorant of tbe localities .
I remain , yours faithfully , P . M . M'Dqsah .. Croydon . —At the branch meeting of this locality on Monday evening last , Mr Westoby read a letter from Mr Stallwood , relating to the National Cooperative Benefit Society ,, abiut which much difference of opinion exists in this branch . Mr Frost commented on tbe rules of the society , which he asserted were less liberal than many now in existence , and instanced the Foresters . He read the tables of payments and benefits , and showed that a single man in tbe fifth section , paying Is . Id . per month , would receive the same benefits as a single man in the fourth section , paying Is . 4 d . per month . He denounced the restriction ofthe earnings of superanimated members to a scale laid down by Mr
Stallwood , as unjust and anti-democratic , exposed the monstrous injustice of allowing no benefit for the birth of a still-born child , and expressed his surfrise that even a portion of the directors of the , and Company should have lent their sanction to such a seheme . Mr Westoby , the local agent to the society , declined defending the rules , and it was finally resolved to give Mr Stallwood an opportunity of doing so , if a room can be procured for the purpose . Conversation followed on the propriety of holding delegate meetings in the Surrey branches , with a view of a more extensive diffusion of the principles of Chartism in this district . Correspondence on this subject is requested from the Surrey localities ; address to . the local secretary , Mr Hedges , Pitlake , Croydon . ' ,
GoseoRT . —Monday the 13 th inst . being the anniversary of the formation of a branch of the National Land Company , it was determined by the members to celebrate the event by a public dinner . Accordingly the dinner took place at the Sceptre Inn , New Town , Gosporf . Early on tbe moraine of tbe 13 th the flagot the Gospert branch ofthe National Land Company was waving across tbe street . At halfpast 6 o ' clock , Mr Sidaway , who bad been invited , arrived , as also parties from Salisbury , Portsea , and other places . At half-past 1 o ' clock the room presented an animated appearance . Over the president ' s chair was a beautiful banner bearing the following inscription : — 'Feargus O'Connor , Esq . M . P ., founder of the National Land Company . '
Over tho vice-chair was the banner ofthe Gosport branch of the National Land Company . The room was otherwise beautifully decorated . A party of glee singers were in attendance . Each having done justice to the good things of this life , the cloth was removed , and Mr Christopher , an old veteran and disciple of Wm . Cobbett , was called to tbe chair . The vice-chair was ably filled by Mr Eddington , of Portsea . The room was then thrown open to the public . The chairman said he was proud to see so many around him to do honour to snch a good cause . He could assure them he was no O'Connorite-Radicall no , he was converted to that doctrine by the immortal Cobbett , in lSlt ; but he had great pleasuie in acknowledging Mr O'Connor as his leader at this
time . He well remembered the drawing up of that document the People ' s Charter , ( cheers ^ which was signed by D . u'Conndl , and other members of the House of Commons . He had the pleasure of heating the first lecture delivered on the Land , by Mr O'Connor , and he could not but admit that when he heard it he had his doubts , not as to the value of the soil , but that tbe plan was too mighty for the understanding of tbe people , But he had seen with pleasure its progress . The first sentiment was— ' The People , the sourtse of all power . ' Mr Stroud , the secretary of the Port ° ea branch , responded , and was warmly ap / plauded . The chairman then called upon Mr Mar , 6 b , who in excellent style sang the song , ' God i ^ ever , never made a slave ! '—tbe whole meeting joining ia hearty chortlS . Tha chairman taut tno noxt sentiment was an importantone— The National Land Company . ' He would call on Mr
Joan t »' . daway , the talented advocate of the Laud Ump ? Ay in France and England . ( Loud cheers ;) Mr Jj jdaway , on rising , was received with loud ap-Pjau ^ e . He said tbe present moment was one of ine . happiestand proudestof his lite . Happy , because J ' . * saw so many cheerful faces around him ; proud , r < ecause he felt a pride in the reception his principles had met with at their hands . Their chairman had said he had advocated the Land Society in France . It was true he bad done so . He was one of those , though young , tbat was compelled to leave his native shore in search of that subsistence abroad which was denied him at home ; and why so ? because ho had advocated , oven at thirteen years of age , the principles of univemUvberty . He was one ofthe ewreoil uf the Gloucester Reform Association , and he found , after the passing of the Reform Bill , that only one portion of the people obtained tbe franchise , and tbat portion was the middle classes , who were protected before ; ho therefore hailed yuUi delight the glorious
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document called the People ' s Charter , and " h * >> pleasure in having defended it- by speech ami * His reward was to be-an exile ; but , thank nJ " found an asylum on the shores ef France 4 » ' found the people panting , for liberty . HedM ^ remain idle in France ; the Northern Star Mutt * ° the sums he had been the means ef sending r " * different funds of the people during his exile v * he felt apride in being the apent in FtaW J $ Land C > mpa » v ; be- bad , altogether , traiw ^ . ? nearly £ 300 which had been paid byES * * abroad , to purchase that Land which the w ! ^ chief stole from their forefathers at home *?* of his members had been drawn , and that fact % ' sufiicient reward for all his trials in their cauL t >' felt a pride in lookuu ? upon his certificate to flS § i 1 , No . 1 Section . What a consolation was if ? hira to find his £ 5 swollen to a giant of mereV * £ 80 , 000 , Yes , and he had no hesitation in JL- ^ that ere long it ' would be millions in place of iv *' sands . ( Tremendous thunders of applansei S ?" Sidaway then explained the formation of tha w .
its progress in all parts of tho countrv aW * 1 France , Belgium , ond other places . He then 3 a most interesting account ef tbe buildings , explain !! every convenience of the houses , & nd the eual m ! 3 of the Land , from his own examination . HemH » 1 turnedround upon the foes of the movement S challenged them to discussion . Mr SidawavMi exglained the Banking department , and wiled nnm ' the meeting , trade societies , and b enefit olnhTt deposit their monies in the Bank . He then to * up the Irish question , and defended , most masterf ? the Irish people , f romthe charges of indolence \ ibM had been brought against them ; and concluded an address of more than three hours ' duration , amidst the cheers of the whole meeting . Mr Wheelw and company then gave , in good style , ' Hail smUmi ,
morn . ' The chairman said tbe next sentiment bm « The health of F . O'Connor , Esq ., M , P . for $ 2 tinaham ; T . S . Dunoombe , Esq ., M . P . f 0 r Fj M , bury ; and all the Radical Members of the House f Commons . ' Mr W . Westfake responded . He 8 & i 4 the sentiment before the meeting met with his entire approval . When he looked at the character of jf c O'Connor during his public life in his own country where he was alwa ys found battling in defence o ? % poor , and also since his connection with the Engl ^ democracy , his sufferine in defence of the Chatter , his recent founding ofthe most excellent of societies ' —the National Land Company , & o ., he waa entitled to bis warmest thanks , and he no doubt spoke the sentiments of all around him , . in saying . tbat F ,
O'Connor was destined to be the saviour ot tnework ing classes . As regarded T . Duncombe , they , all knew bow closely he bad entwined himself round the hearts of the workim ? classes , by defending their interest in the House of Commons . He had stood ong single-handed , but now they had Mr 0 'Conn to help him , and with the assistance of the otbej radical members , the next parliament wonld be taught a lesson . He had great pleasure in respond . ing to tbe sentiment ; ( Drank with honours , np . standing and uncovered , with three cheers , and ona cheer more . ) A vote of thanks , on the motion of Mi Sidaway , was given to Mr Christopher , for his con duct in the chair . —Mr Sidaway was then called to the chair , and sane , 'The Trumpet of Ltbertv
sounds through tbe world ; ' the whole meeting ' Jsinins . Glee , Mr Wheeler and company— 'As tbe moments roll . ' The chairman ' said the next and b & t sentiment was , 'The Abit «« rn Star , and may it always shine ! ' Mr Porter , in a neat and sensible speech responded , in which he showed the power of the press for good or evil . Mr Doug ' as , secretary to the Gosport branch , followed , and recommended all who wanted information to read the Star . . ( Cheers . ) Glee- 'Oh Lady of Beauty J' in excellent style , This closed the business . The thanks of the meeting were given to Mr Sidaway , for his able address ; to the vice * ehairman . for bis attention in keeping order ; to the host and committee , the visitors , tha ladies , and all friends ; and thus ended one of the best entertainments ever held in Gosport . Mr Sida « wav was aecomnamed to the station , at 4 o ' clock , bv
tbe committee and several friends , and took his de > parture amidst tbe congratulations and well wishes ofthe National Land Men of Gosport ; with m any an enquiry of * When shall we see you again ? ' We expect great good has been done by Mr Sidawav ' g address , and we doubt sot that a great accession io our numbers will be the result . We have only started twelve months—began with two , and have noir forty-one members ; and bave subscribed nearly £ 80 . DoRKISO . —At tbe usual weekly meeting of the members , held at Mr Roomes \ OQ Mondiy , September 20 th , it was proposed by Mr Roomes , & o & seconded by Mr W . Russell : ' That we meet , during the winter season , at seven o ' clock , instead of ei ght o ' clock , in the evening ; and that two hours be spent in reading . To commence ou Monday , Sent , 27 th . ' -0 arried . ¦
Lonotows , ( PorrsBiBB . )—On Tuesday evening , the 14 th inst ., Mr John West paid this town a visit , and delivered a very instructive lecture in the course of which he demonssrated how every comfort , neeessary , and luxury of life , was derived from the Land ; how it hid been stolen from the fpeople by Enclosure Bills , and , in proportion as they had lost the Land , their political power had diminished , until they bad become the slaves of a set of tyrant landlords . He also * showed the value of co-operation , especially in ourhasing Land , its domestic and political benefits ; after which he . entered into the banking question , The lecture gave great satisfaction .
Nbw Radford . —The committee of , 'thig branch having engaged the large room of the Hope and Anchor , Chapel-street , the secretary and scrutineer will sit to receive subscriptions every Monday evening between the hours of seven and half-past eight o ' clock . Next Monday night the rate ef local levywill be considered . Members are requested to ob . serve the terms upoa which the room has been taken , ' That no ale will be allowed toba drunk . ' OtDiiAM , —On Monday last , Dr M'Douall delivered a very instructive lecture in the Working Man ' s Hall , on Agricultural Chemistry , in which he showed
the great advantages to be derived from spade cultivation , by the aid of chemical appliances , over the old mode of cultivating with the plough . He likewise drew tbe attention of the audience to the Land Company , which he considered the best calculated project that had been submitted ts the public , for the amelioration of the labouring classes . He speka for upwards of two hours , and was well received . A vote of thanks was passed to the lecturer , and the meeting separated highly delighted . Sioubrridqe . —At a general meeting of the members of this branch , the following resolution waa unanimously carried : —
Tbat tbe members of tbli branch pledge themselves to render wbat assistance tbey can in the caie of Dodson , the Sieaford secretary , by subscribing for tbe purpose of aiding the widow in her destitute circumstances , and a . so to ' brlng the delinquent to justice . The subscriptions will continue open for one month . It is earnestly hoped that all those who have hearts to feel for another , will come forward on this j occasion with their subscriptions , and iet us show to i the world , that the Land Company will nottamely ' allow the life of one of its members to be thus sacri- - ficed without using every energy to bring the de- linquent to justice , whoever he may be , and also for r the widow and fatherless . Contributions will be 5 thankfully received at the Working Man ' s Newsand i Reading room , Crown Lane , Stourbridge , ever y r Saturday evening . '
. STALEYBRrooE .-On Monday , September 13 th , i , the members 0 f this branch assembled in their , r usual meeting room , Cross-street . Spring-street , t , when the Sieaford case waa brought before the meet- ;• ing . After several of the members had explained id the nature of the oirounastance connected with the « death of their officer , it was resolved : — : ' That we make a grant of £ 1 . 10 s . irom thb locality , to t < assist tbe men oi tbat district In bringing the offender to t ( justice . On Tuesday , the 14 th , a lecture was delivered in it the above room , by D & M'Douall . on the Land and nc tbe Charter . Mr Thomas Metealf , was unanimously si wiled to the chair . Mr M'Douall , who was received re < with applause , explained at length the rise and pro- re gressof the Land Company . After giving an ac-ae count » f the operations at O'Connorville and Low- )*
bands , he _ concluded a lecture of about an hour and » r a half amidst great applause . On Sunday eveninaii a lecture was also delivered here by Mr D . Dono-m van of Manchester , on the Laud and the Progress of a Chartism . Mr Fitzpatrick in the chair . MrDono- ) n van did ample justice to the subject , and concluded aed most cheering address amidst great applause . A cpllectwnhftvm ? been made for the Stockport elewle turn , avote of thanks wa » Riven to MrDonovan , and and vote of thanks to the chaitmari . The meeting thtafo separated . " SuBFFiEr . n .-Mr West delivered an argumentativati and instructive lector * in the Hall of Science , fee , Rockingham-street , en Tuesday , to a large and end < thusiastic audience . Subject : ' Tbe National LandLa and Labour Bank . ' Mr Councillor Briggs in thto 1 I chaw . Mr "West ' s lecture occupied nearly tw < t hours .
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CORN , « c . Mabk-i . ake , Wednesday , Sep . 29 . —The demand fold I home wheat was steady at an advance on the quotatiotitatnti paid on Monday lest , of from 3 s to 4 s per qr . ( being beinii rise on Friday's figures of from Is to as per qr . ) Foreiff ' oro wbeat advanced irom 2 s to 8 s per . qr . There was no aa now vanco on Wednesday , but Monday ' s prices were mostlmoKi supported . CATTLE , & o . Smithkield , Monday , ^ ept . 20 . — Prices eeneraHner . ei rose , though a great portion of the eattte was ci very uverjr ; ferior quality . '
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