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THE NORTHERN STAR September 37, 1851.
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The Northern Star September 37, 1851.
THE NORTHERN STAR September 37 , 1851 .
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W ^^^* m — —— — ¦ ¦ ¦ — GBEAT Amt IMpoRTANT BENEFITS TO AIX CLASSES . THE TOUTED PATRIOTS' NATIONAL BENEFIT SOCIETY , ANL > BRITISH EMPIRE FREEHOLD LAND AND BUILDIN & SOCIETY . r ^^^ -dlnacKon . Enrolled and Empowered by Act of Parliament to extend over tbe United Kingdom . AQEHT 8 1 F . Q . UIBED TO FOBM LOCALITIES IN AU , PAETS OF GBEAT BRITAIK . Banters . — The Commercial Bank of London ( Branch ) 6 , Henrietta Street , Covent Garden . Society ' s Office . —No . 13 , Tottenham Court , hew Road , St . Paneras , London . Daniel William Rum , Founder , Manager , and Secretary . —Ma . John Smith , Treasurer . Boom ' Bl &^ GHoTCfc- 'Iamb and Flag , ' Rose Street , New Street , ; Corent Garden—Meetings every Tuesday evening at Eight o ' clock . BENEFITS ASSURED IS THIS SOCIETY . The Member'beingFree to Halfthe Benefits In Six Monthsfin his ^ date of entering . ^ istDiv . rA v . r ^ : fs ? r : ¦ 2 VS fa S 8 HSP * " " " » * !•' •" » * » :::: i " ° - » : ; :: " * ° " ° 2 ° ° ° peath of Member .. .. .. 20 o u - ¦»<» . goo- ' 50 0 300 ¦ ^ afe . ofMember ' B ^ ifeorKommee 10 0 J jg- ^ ^ J ' 0 ; © istolS 0 O ^ Vo lO 0 ois tolO o 0 . " . 5 0 6 IflSSbyFire .. .. From £ 5 to 20 0 »«»^ 6 0 .... 0 4 0 ... v O i 0 .... O A 0 .. v . 8 nperarmoaUon , per \ reek .. - " " — . . . , " " •' . ' ,. For Medicine Gift , Wdow and Orphan , Benefits , & c ., see and read the rules ; ¦••¦•
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EMICJBATIOIV . THB BBITISH EMFIEEFJEBMANENT EMIGRATION ANB OOLONISATIOI - - ' - ' ¦ ¦ • ' ¦ "• * ¦ '' ¦ S ' OCIETY . "¦' . ¦ " ' To secure to each Member a Farm of not less than Twenty-Five Acres of Land in America , by small . Weekly or Monthly Contributions . Londoh OmcEi—13 , Tottjnham-cour , New-road , st , TancraB . —D . W " , Rom , Secretary . OBJECTS . YALUB OF SHARES TopMchasealargetoactofLandnithe WesfernStetes Eaca : Share to be of the ultimate value of Twenty . Fiv Kcrerto ^ rb ^ suS ed ^^^ To erect Dwellings , and clear a certain portion of the asHMic-wa . — . .. . ... ' ¦ . _ Xand on each allotment , rrevious to the arrival of the A payment of Ninepenee per week for ten years "wil aQcttees . - amount to £ 19 10 s . ; bonus £ S 10 s . A payment of Sis To provide for tbe location of groups , holdine the Land P ence P er WMt for fifteen years will amount to £ 19 10 s . Ja common , as well as for individuals , sect- j » g t each bonus £ 510 s . Repayments may be made to the Society n fc ^ eir collective and separate rights and immunities Money , Produee . or Labour . To purchase in large quantities , for the common benefit , Prospectuses , Rulps , Forms of Application for Shares iH 3 neeessary live and dead stock , and other requisites , and every other information , may bu hid at the Office a : £ ippiying each Member on location with the quantity re- abore . All appUcatiom by letter , addressed to the Secre ¦ jttired at cost price . _ tary , must be prepaid , and enclose a postage stamp foi To establish a depot , from which to provide each family reply . By enclosing twelve postage stamps a copy of thi 4 rith the required quantity of wholesome food , until their Rules will be forwarded , post free . Forms of Entrance bj SWH land produced sufficient for their support . enclosing three postage stamps . Agents requir parts of Great Britain .
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3 HE CHEAPEST AHD BEST WEEKLY PERIODICA EVER PUBLISHED . Price One Fenny . THE LONDON JOURNAL , a Weekly Epitome of Instruction and Amusement , lias noTf ' obtained the largest circulation of any periodical In tbe world , its sale being upwards of 170 , 000 of each edition—a sufficient guarantee for the merit of the publication . One ofthe leading features noxr distinguishing theLtw-JWN Jocksalis an entirely new romance , replete with interest and pathos , entitled 'Amy Lawrence , the Freemason ' s daughter , ' a tale which should be read by every Sorer of tbe pure and beautiful in domestic life . The narrative is richly illustrated by Engravings in the style of excellence for irhtch the London Jovrsal hag ever been distinguished .
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DK . CULVEB . VTET . I ,, ON THE PLEASURES OF HEALTH . A series of popular works , le ., each , by post Is . 6 i . each . ENJOYMENT OF LIFE . Health , recreation , and rational use of time . ' Contents . —Early rising ; Spring and Summer mornings , Excursions about tbe Environs of London—the Parks , Janes , Hills , Forests , Pields , High-roads , and othsr plealUt places , Country Trips and Rambles ; the Sea - , 1 / raRon at Sight , Evenings at Home ; Music ; the Drama ; tn Eating , Drinking , Sleeping , Bathing , Air , Best , Ease , Occupation , ic . ii . and in .
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family Colonisation l , Socielr OswrsiiEDsribs . cHROOIlSt . J THE Committee of the PAAf TT , T rnr r \ KISATHW LOAX SOCIETY infirmc n ^ V 1 , 0-have been approved of for p ' si ^^ l ? " ^ part . es who Philip , intb ^ AIHBSttS , a ? " 5 M £ f . " lort She WfflleavetheEast Indiao ' ocls il ^ rfP Ster ' * HESBAI , the 24 th inst ., at d »« , offi a ^ v I ¥ *»' tte passtngers are rkuested to be on b ^' d . ^ fejE wiU be ready for view on Monday , the lSth .-Ko h , ™» «*> Jbeirnk on bo rdafter ! uro ' clockon Safea ? « eSOfli mst . Ab-3 . Ciiisholrr , wulbeonboard threeW « « B « y > from Monday , the 8 th , to Wednesday the - > 4 rtT fSsuurdays and Sundays excepted . ) . " u S . B . —The saif will leave Gravesend on Saturday , 27 tb C . CHISUQLM .
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Central Co-operative Agency ,.. INSTITUTED USDER TRUST TO COUNTERACT THE SYSTEM OF ADULTERATION AND FRAUD NOWPP „ EVAILING IN THE TRADE , AND TO PROMOTE THE PRINCIPLE OF CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION . Trustees—Edward VansittartNeal , Esq ., ( Pounder ofthe Institution }; and Thomas Hughes , Esq ., ( one ofthe Contributors ) . Commercial Firm—Lechevalier , "Woooin , Jones , and Co . . Central Establishment—76 , Charlotte-street , Fitzroysquare , io ' ndon . Branch . Es * ablishments—35 , Great Marylebene-street , ' Portland place , London ; and 13 , Swan-street , Manchester .
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A CORRECT LIKENESS . Just Published , price 3 d ., on superior plate paper , A SPLENDID PORTRAIT ( in iitho--tl graphy ) of tbe iter . Charles Kingsley , jun ., Rector of Everstey , ttautt , auvhor of' Alton Locke , it- ., Ac . London : John James Bezer , 'Christian Socialist ' Office , 183 , Fleet-street , and by order of all booksellers .
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5 DACCO PIPE . —A Curiousl y Simple - Way ol Improving the Flavour ot every Tobacco , promoting the Luxury of every Pipe , and rendering Smoking infinitely more beneficial to Health . Invaluable to delicate Constitutions . I ' articu . ' ars sent Free , on receipt of thirteen Postage Stamps . Mr . Schemaiz , 9 , Clifton Street , Wandsworth Road , London .
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Published on MONDAY last , For This Dat , Sdhbeb TwEsir Two , op MOTES TO THE PEOPLES ( Consisting of forty columns of close print , besides wrapper , for Two Pence .
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THE PATSg ,, pPP , The Portrait of " this eminent man has been reprinted md . is now ready for delivery : . . .. It has been pronounced , by persons well able to judge , to be a most admirable likeness . It is ; exquisitel y engravedj and . is printed on thick royal Quartopaper . - \ •/ . ' .. Price only Foubpence . Northern Star Oirlce , and G . Pavey , ' . Hblwell Street / Strand ; :
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THE CBISTM ; PEACE , :-The following Engravings of this unrivalled edifice , are now ready , and may . be had at this OfficeH- .- ¦¦' :: ¦""¦ ' ' ¦"¦ . ' . ' - ; -- 1 - . ' . :. ' , " . ¦' I . —View b ' f the Exterior of the Bidldittg ; - a magnificent print—two feet long— . exquisitely engrave ?; froma drawing furnishe d by Messrs . Fox and . Henderson . ; and consequently correct - ; iii every respeefc .. ' Pbios osw SixPBttcs . , ' II . —Proofs of the Same Print , printed oii tbiok -imperial' ; Drawing Paper . Tbice On ¦ Snuxnro ; - <•' , _ ¦¦ - ¦ * ; - ¦ III . —The Same Print , SuperblyColoured ; on extra Drawing Paper , and finished in the . ; riosfc exquisite ; . fltyle . Paics Two Shiilinos . Amp Sixpence . ..., .
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In Nos . at One Penny each , splendidly Illustrated , A HISTORY OFTHE DrFFERBNT EXBEDITIOHS ENGAGED IN / \; '; .. ' THE SEARCH FOtf IR X IMKLIli - --:. '• ¦¦¦ CONTAINING Ali IHI . ¦¦ ' ¦ RECENT VOYAGES TO THE P 0 L 4 B REGIONS , : Including in particular the Expedition sent out under' ' . , - . ¦ tne command .. OF SIR JAMES ROSS TO DAVIS' STB AITS Of Commaiider Moore and Captain Kellott , to , Behring's StKaits * " > - With w ' Mitnentlo copy of the dispatches reoeiTed from SIR GEORGE SiMPSON , OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY . With other important and niehly interesting information relative to tne ; Expedition under ,.
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Now'Publishing in Nos . at One Penny eacu . By the Authoress of' Tas GissEi Gat , ' Each Fenny Ndjjbeb of this Novel will contain Sixteen Pflges of solid print ,. . 01 HE TEIALi ' OF LOYiS ¦ WOMAN ' S , REWARD : .... " . . BX Mrs . H : M ; LOWNDES , ' l ( Late HANNAH MARIA JONES , ) Authoress of . 'Emily aioreland . ' . 'Rosaliue TFoodbrWfi : e , ^ * Gipsey Mother , ' Scottish Chieftains , '' Forged Note , ' : ' Wedding Ring , '' Strangers of the 6 Jen „ Victim of Fashion , " Child of Myrtery , ' etc . OCltllOKS OS THIS WOKE . .
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Just Published , IN NOS . AT ONE PENNY EACH , THE EMIGRANTS GUiDlTO THE GOLDEN LAND HAL I F 0 R ^ I A U ITS PAST HISTOBY ; ITS PRESENT POSITION ; ITS FUTURE PROSPECTS ' . WITH A MINUTE AND AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT OF . THE DISCOVERY OP THE GOLD REGION , THE SUBSEQUENT IMPORTANT PROCEEDINGS .
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IMPORTANT SOCIALIST PUBLICATIONS ! ROBERT OWEH'S wirasAt , THIS JOURNAL ( Published weekly , price One Penny , and in monthly parts , price FoctPENCE ) , ¦ Explains the means by which the population oi . the world may be placed within new aud very superior circumstances , and provided with . constant beneficial . em ; ployment , aud thereby enabled to enjoy comfort and abundance , and great social advantages ; and the direct means by which this change may be effected' -with benefit to all classes . The addvesses on Qovennnwat , on Education , to the Delegates of All Nations to the World's Pair , and on Tl'Ue and False Religion , which have latelj appeared in the pages of tfiis Journal , have been reprinted in the form of cheap pamphlets , and will be found to contain information of the deepest interest .
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NOW PUBLISHING , ln weekly Humbers ,-Ppce Omr Owe Pdwt EACH , ' ' : and Monthly Parts , Price Focrmnce Each , nns-AP VALUABLE and POPULAR . STANDARD CHEAP . ! *" . . • ™>» UTIFUL STfiEL WORKS , Illustrated wnn . « , » . ¦ . - * ' •""'
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THO , M AS 0 0 OPE R , ' Author of . ' The Purgatory , of Scicides , ' & c .,- - "Deuvers . Oslwiosb ok she Foiaowino Subjects ;—' The Genius of Shakspeare , as displayed in his 'Hamlet ; ' with Readings and Recitations from the Play , the Music of Ophelia ' s Songs , < Ssc . The Life and Genius of Milton ; withllecitationsfrom ? Paradise . Lost , ' & c The Life and Genius of Burns ; with the Music of some of his Songs , Recitations of « Tam O'Shanter , ' Mc . The . LitO and Genius oZ-Byron ; with Readings and Recitations from his Works . The life and genius of Shelley , with Readings and Recitations from his works . .. Civ ilisation ; What it was in'in ' e Past—what'it effects , for Mart , in the present , and'the universal Human'Happiness it must produce in the Future ; . ' - ' The English Commonwealth ' : ' Founders of the Struggle—Coke , Selden ; Elliot , Pym , Harhnden , & c—Despotism of the , Xmg > arid . Tyranny of Laud—Civil War—Death of Hampden—Battle ( of . Naseb y—Imprison Charles 1 st
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EPILEPSY , FITS , FALLING SICKNESS , OR ' INSANITY MR . DOCKRALL wishes to . inform , all persons afflicted with the above complaints , that he has returned to London , where lie intends to remain for a short time , and also that his address is at the Metropolitan Cha- bers , Albert-street , Soitalfields . where He can be consulted . Personal application is not necessary . A full account of the party ' s case by letter will suffice . Mr . D ' s success over this dreadful affliction is so well established as to leave ' comment unnecessary . Mr . D . would take a male or female partner , the l atter preferred , who would be instructed in the treatment of Epileptics . It would be desirable that the partner pog . sessed . a disposition to eer-ve a felWcreature . All communications , P . P . ; . and . where answers are required , to enclose a postage-stamp . . . , ,
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NOTICE ! TO EEADEKS , SUBSCRIBERS , AND FRIENDS . . ; "We have lately issued a circular to all our agents , intimating that , on and after Saturday , the 30 th ult ., the publishing arrangements ofthe' Star' would be placed on the same footing as those of all other metropolitan weekly journals . From that date no papers would be supplied except for cash , In carrying out this arrangement , it is quite possible that some of our readers may be disappointed in receiving their papers for the
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THE NATIONAL LANj } COMPANY . In another column will be found a full report ( supplied by a special reporter ) of tho proceedings in'the . 'Master ' s . Court on Tuesday last , for the A ppointment of an Official Manager . The appointment , however ,-was not made , the proceedings having been again adjouriied to Tuesday next , the 30 th inst . We have received several rery lengthy communications fron ? numerous correspon-
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dents , arising out of this subject , which would occupy more than half the B $ & ce ofthe 1 Northern Star ' were we to publish , them . Each writer has his ; own peculiar . ' " view ' s " ; some or which reflect strongly upon the conduct of the Directors and other parties connected with the management' of the affairs of the Company ; arid as the whole would present a mass of conflicting ideas , we cannot see the possi bility of any good result' attending their pub ; - licity . ; .: ?" , ' . ' , . . " : m . . '¦ ,. . , ' . . ; '¦ »; '" . -.-The" proceedings ' on Tuesday will , we think , satisfy all . parties , interested in the Cornpahy ' saffairs ; in the meantime the adjournment will give to those shareholders " who hare not yet registered their names & ' support of their nominee the opportunity of doing so . : " ¦ . ' : '"" .. ' . " [\ ., , iUii From , the patient and . impartial investi ga ^ tion of the ! merits of tliediffer ^ ni candidateB by the Master , there , can be no doubt that if the Bharehblders dp their duty , thV Official Manager , whoever ' he may be , will receive the confidence of all parties ; if riot , " theBhareholde will have themselves alone to blame . '
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SMALili . rKUrlilJSTUKS 1 JN XUmjA . JXJJ , Mr . Fmrqvs ^ . O'Connor , was , we believe , the first to propound . the principle of . buying Land wholesale ,, and selling it retail at wholesale price ? , as a means of creating a large Proprietory . Class . - In attempting to apply that principle to practice , through the instrumentality of the National Land Company , he had to encounter the usual obstacles which impede the path of , all projectors and inventors ; ; These obstacles are twofold : first ,, the inexperience of all parties , as to the boat and most ; effectual method of applying . the new
principle to practice—and , second , the opposition , calumnies , and misrepresentations of hostile . existing interests , and . prejudiced ignorance .-How large a share the latter had in producing tthe failure of the iLand . Company we have .. fre , guently ' explained . ,,: The . jlega barriers , thrown in itsway by . the Government and its functionaries ,- together ; with the . con-, tinuous abuaeaad mis-statements of the Frees , were alone eufficientrto ; have produced ( that result ; -. but , in . addition to these causes , of failure , there was . the want of data , to guide to
correct conclusions , or , to the , , efficient applica- ^ tion of the principle itself . That is a want vrhich can only be supplied by one method the requisite . knowledge . must "be purchased in the dear-bought school of . experience .- ^ The projectors ,. of ; new and untried modes of asso » ciative action are , ' in . fact , pioneers in the . path of progress . .. They go forth to open up a road for others ; and tnoughthey themselves , often perish in the , midst of their arduous . labours , they leave behind . them landmarks which ultimately enable those who follow to achieve , the
| object they had in ; view . It ia the same with I mechanical inventions . , Wescarcely remember any one of the most effective modern machines which has not been perfected literally through , and by many failures . It seems to be a law of nature , that we must learn to do right by first going wrong . . The experience of every inventor and patentee will bear out the assertion . It is . only by repeated trials , mistakes , failures , and renewed efforts , ; guided by a knowledge obtained from those mistakes and failures , ; that ultimate success and efficiency is attained , ¦ ¦ ... .
It is , therefore , not at all wonderful that at the very moment the Land Company is being wound up as a , bankrupt concern , the principle on which it was founded should . be making rapid progress in public estimation ,. and producing most successful results in other directions . Neither is it a matter of surprise that the Press—with its usual inconsistency in such cases—should be busily engaged in decrying and abusing the- unsuccessful Land Company , at the same time that it lauds highly other companies which are based upon
precisely the same principle . The Freehold Land Companies , with the limited object of creating a class of forty shillings freehold voters ,, have , within the last two or three years , purchased a considerable number of estates on that principle with great and evident advantage to their shareholders ; and we find that an extended application is now proposed for Ireland , under the * auspices of the-most eminent Parliamentary and practical friends of that country . These parties have issued a ' Proposal for a Small Proprietors' Society for
Ireland ; ' in which the experience " of the Freehold Societies and the results of . their operations are adduced as a justification of the proposed scheme . jPrbm that experience two practical propositions are adduced ofthe greatest possible value in social science and to the future destinies of the labouring classes . Pirst , It is cheaper to buy a thing than to MreU % TbA annual subscription necessary to be paid to a Building Society to enable a member to acquire a house of his own , has been found to be no larger than the rent he would pay during the same time for the bare hire of a house of
similar quality . At tho end of that time , by paying subscriptions instead of rent , the house becomes his own . The same principles apply equally to the purchase of Land , with this second and additional' principle—only slightly operative in Building Societies , but which has been practically developed by the Land Societies—namely , That to buy an article wholesale and in , large quantities is an immense saving . It was upon this fact that Mr , O'Connor based all his calculations of the success of the National Laud Company j and although the
want of legislation ,, the imperfect machinery , aud the over sanguine anticipations of its promoters caused its eventual failure—the Freehold Land Societies have since demonstrated the truth and soundness ofthe basis on which that Company was founded . These societies have , found on purchasing a large block of land , and dividing it into allotments for thenmembers , that each man had his particular allotment at about one-third ofthe price it
would have cost had he bought it by retail for himself . The same principle , indeed , enters into all commercial transactions : take writing paper as a familiar illustration . A single sheet costs a halfpenny ; buy a quire and you get four sheets for a halfpenny . If you buy a ream you will hare ten sheets fora halfpenny ; and if you purchase a stationer's entire stock you may have twenty sheets for a halfpennythis is the result of purchasing wholesale and in large quantities .
This plan is proposed to be adopted in Irelaud by the 'Small Proprietors' Society' at a time peculiarl y favourable for . the operations of such a society . The large diminution of the population within the last three years , and its still continuing rapid decrease by the steady flow of emigrants to . the United States , has put an end to that reckless competition for ' a bit of potato ground , ' which characterised Ireland at the time when Daniel O'Connell used to remind the English « we . are efeht mini
ons , f amine , pestilence , and cholera , were tomble sc ourges-drastic purges of the foul humours of , the bod y politic—but the im medue result of their oration i 8 "S Labour has risen , Land fallen in value . Concurrently with these two important and gratl S ^ L \ haYQ f El » bered Estate s ' ofhSiTf T fcwufenfag ^ e lan ds l : ! T And trom , the Possession of men mortgaged
over head and ears , to a da S of proi pnetors able and willing to devote capital mSl f' l " ? ADLIER ' and the other gentle-SSt ft J 5 T , this **»*» ¦ » ^ ve a tance S erefore ' * ° folate upon the assisimeIS / riend ° f ^ land , at a time so peculiarl y favourable for t . h fl «« , „» and
SrtnHn la ^ able highly beneficial unsta , S ; , 5 ? t ? ad of a rack-rented , halfmn S' f * dl «^ ted , turbulent , and demoralised race of serfs , ready for riots , nwr .
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derff , and insurrections , at the bidding 0 f th popular agitator of the day , the . rural pom 7 lation of Ireland might be quietly and"iT ably transformed into . a prosperous , thriving and contented yeomanry ,-deeply interested in the preservation of-order and the improvr mentof the country , by the sjirpngeat of all ties , that of Propbietobship . On this point we cannot refrain from quoting one sen tence from the Proposal * which strongly confirms what we have repeatedly urged in the columns of the 'Northern Star ' : ~ ¦ . ¦
Statesmen , economists , and practical men , unitn cordially . on ; this , point . , They see that , ' although , Ireland is almost exolusively .-an agricultural coim try , agriculture has riever been furnished here with the essential conditions of success—ah unreatricted use of the raw material in which it works , and p er feet security for'the enjoyment ' of its profits . Jv prietorship furnishes tKmreqnisiltsmihemoit Complete manner . And it adds to :- them an inexh austibleenergy , and enterprise , which render tbe hardest :
ton light ., M . Thiers , who savr : the result , in his bwii country , declares that the passion for property with tho personal care ' arid superintendence , and the complete sense of security which it beget ? enables thermal ! proprietor to produce ten time / twenty times , and pftenahundrediim . es more frora the same surface than it would yield to hired labour . " Give a roan ' possession of [ a rpek" say s . Arthur Young , " and he will turn it intoa ' garden ^ Tho magic of property transforms sand into gold . "
It - was considerations' such [ : m ' . these which prompted . ' the formation of the National Land Company . Its founder saw , with sorrow and deep sympathy , the oppressed arid degraded condition of the sons of toil , alike in the field and the factory . He desired to give them an independent labour field on which they might take their stand , and bargain for just and reasonable terms with those who wished to buy their industry or skill . He saw clearly the fundamental principle by which this could be effected , but the means in detail had to be ascertained by practice and experiment . In
the pursuit of-that knowledge , errors were committed fatal to the immediate success oj the plan , but furnishing data to subsequent adventurers in'the same direction , and laying the foundation for renewed and more successful efforts , The loss to individuals has been compensated by the gain ' to the community . Public attention has now been fairly directed ; tothe subject , and in due time we may reasonably hope to see it perfected in practice by , the aid of intelligent men accustomed to the management of large and complicated establishments in detail . We ' perceive , with
pleasure , that the principle of Ass urance Las recently been brought to bear upon it b y parties fully conversant with the practical application of the science of averages . Instead ofthe lottery-like plan of the first draft of the Land Company , or the slow process of locating members according to priority , and paid-up subscriptions , subsequently adopted , the principle' of mutual assurance may be applied , and immediate possession giveu to members conjointly with securities of tenure to . the holder and ultimate owner , and the repayment . of capital and interest to the Company . In a future article we may return to this
subject , which is one- of vital and permanent interest to all classes ofthe community ; but , in the meantime , we . must conclude by again expressing our gratification at finding" the principle of the maligned and unfortunate Na < tional Land Company adopted by large and influential bodies , and likely , under experienced and practical management , to effect the object of its- ori ginator—namely , the creation of a numerous ; independent , and thriving proprietory class , in a country which , under the cold shades of territorial monopoly and landlordism , had lost all the essential attributes of national greatness and prosperity .
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THE COST OF IGNORANCE AKD CHIME . On the north bank of the Thames , close to Westminster Bridge , the numerous visitors to London this , year 'may have seen an edifice of large dimensions ; covered with filagree work , crochets , finials , turretts , and gildedvanes , called ' The New Palace at Westminster . ' For seventeen long years have the builders been at work on that edifice , and at its present rate of progress perhaps its completion may be witnessed twenty years hence . Upwards of two millions sterling have already been expended upon it , and before it is finished it will , in all probability , cost two or three millions more .
That vast pile of ornamental stone work is designed-for the accommodation of the two Houses of-Parliamenfc . There from February till August , or later in each , year , assemble the Commons and the Lords of Great Britain and Ireland , to make laws for , and to tax the CQUlIIlumty t a costly process in a costl y palace . Thousands of laws have been passed by by-gone Parliaments , and each session adds to their number b y hundreds , yet , strange to say , with all this expense and industry in lawmaking , we have overlooked one very essential portion of our duty—namely , to train up
the masses in a knowledge of the laws they are required to obey . This is all the more extraordinary , inasmuch as it is a legal maxim that a man ' s ignorance of the law is no excuse for his not obeying it . We permit ignorance to exist , and then punish it . There are thousands—nay , tens of thousands—of children who are trained up to violate the law b y the most powerful teachers—their own parents , and their daily companions . They learn , from parental example , that personal violence 18 meritorious—from their associates , that to cheat is clever—and theft , if adroitly executed , is a commendable exercise of skill .
The only disgrace is to steal so awkwardly , and in such a bungling manner , as to be detected . From infancy they grow up in ^ the midst of a public op inion diametrically opposed to that which pervades the law-making and law-understandingclasses . When at last these savages , in the midst of a highly artificial civilisation , are caught and caged for breaking laws—of the existence of which they were ignorant , vuvJ ate unable to comprehend the principles embodied in them—they naturall y look upon their punishment , not as the natural consequences of theiv acts , but the capricious , cruel , and unjustinabl
indulgence of our own passions . The are inspired , not by the desire to be reformed , but lo be revenged . A warfare is waged between society and its neglected , mistranied members , fatal to the individual , costly to the community . The powerful and complicated , h '" expensive machine ry of law is set in motion to hunt the victim of our criminal neg lect fro " den to den—from the police van to the gaoifrom the gaol to the hulk and penal coW » branded with the insignia of felony and disgrace . ' But as fast as one is hunted do""" ' manacled a nd subdued , fresh candidates lor the prison and the hulks present themselves ; the ever-recurrinjr sessions and assizes reap
fresh crops of criminals . The stone of Sisyphus , or the tub ofthe Danaides are types otour endless arid bootless labours to repress and punish crime . The process is as futile § as it is costly ; y our wise meti persist in it—nay , bo ast of W new and spacious edifices that are reared in tnj most salubrious and commanding uositions h > r the lodging and feeding of criminals , under » philosophically arranged regimen and di * ' ' plme . Wonderful is the amount oi wisdo « and philanthropy expended on the treatment ot the convicted felon . A fiftieth l > art ot »
bestowed upon hjm hehre he beep " a criminal would -have converted »» into a useful ,, honourable , honest member « society , able and willing to do his duty to ^ his fellow men . . , For , let it never be forgotten , that Soc « W does hold in its own hands the power of ae i mining the character and fortune of every « ot its members . "Whatever mav be the ^ , wty in the original capabilities and faculties "
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 27, 1851, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_27091851/page/4/
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