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AMERICA AND HER SLAVE SYSTEM. London : S...
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February 28, 1846. Tflfl; Northern Star....
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BEAUTIES OF BYKON . KO . XXXI . " llIEBElDE OF AHTOOS . " The following extracts are from the second canto of this beautiful poem : —
SEL 1 M AS » ZULEIKA . His robe of pride was thrown aside , His brow no high-crownVl turban bore , Bat in its stead a shawl of red , Wreathed sUghtiy round , his temples wore * * * * "I said I was not what I seem'd ; And now thou sec ' st my words were true : I have a tale thou hast not dream'd , If sooth . its truth must others rue . My story now ' twere vain to hide , I must not see the Osuian ' s bride * . But had not thine own lips declared How much of tbat voumf heart I shared .
I could not , must not , yet have shown , The darker secret of my own . In this 1 speak not now of love ; That , let time , truth , and peril prove But first . oh ! never wed another——Zuleika ! I am not thy brother !" "Oh : not my brother ! yatunsay—God ! am I left aleue on earth To mourn—I dare not curse—tbe day That saw my solitary birth * Oh ! thou wilt love me now no more ! My sinking heart foreboded ill ; But ku « w bk all I was before .
Thy sister—friend—Zuleika stitL ^ houled ' st me here perchance to kill ; If thou hast cause for vengeance , see ! My breast is onWd—take thy fill 1 Par better with the dead to be Than live thus nothing now to thee : Perhaps far worse , for now I know IVhy Giaffir always seem'd thy foe ; And I , alas ! am GiaffiVs child . For whom thou wert cuntemn'd , reviled . If not thy sister—would ' st thou save My life , oh ! bid me be thy stave .
Of the following ; passage , AIoobe says : — " The longest , as well as most splendid , of those passages with which the perusal of his ( Byron ' s ) own strains , during revision , inspired him , was that rich flow of feeling which , follows the couplet' Thou , my Zuleika , share and bless my bark , ' Ac—a strain of poetry , which , for energy and tenderness of thought , for music of versification , aud selectr . ess of diction , has , throughout the greater portion of it , butfew rivals in either ancient or modern song . " * * * * *• I have a love for freedom too . Ay ! let me like the Ocean-Patriarch roam , Or only know on land the Tartar's homa ! My tent oa shore , my galley an the sea , Are more than clues or Serais to me : Borne by my steed , or wafted by my sail , Across the desert , or before the gale ,
Bound where thou wilt my barb ! or glide , my prow But he the star that guides the wanderer thou ! Thou , my Zuleika , share and bless my hark ; The Dove of Peace and promise to mine ark ! Or , since that hope denied iu worlds of strife , Be thou the rainbow of the storms ot life ! The evening beam that smiles the clouds away , And nuts to-morrow with prophetic ray ! Blest—as the Muezzin ' s strain from Mecca's waU To pilgrims pure aud prostrate at his call ; Soft—as the melody of youthful days . That steals the trembling tear of speechless praise ; Dssr—as his satire song to Exile ' s ears Shall sound each tone thy long-loved voles endears . For thee in those bright isles is built a bower Blooming as Aden in it * earliest hour . A thousand swords , with Selim's heart and hand , "Wait—wave—defend—destroy—at thy command !
How dear the dream in darkest hours of ill , Should all oe changed , t * find thee faithful still ! Be but thy soul , like Selim's , firmly shown : To thee be Selim's tender as thine own ; To soothe each sorrow , share in each delight , Blend every thought , do all—but disunite ! Once free , 'tis mine our horde again to guide : Friends to earn other , foes to aught beside : Yet there we follow but the bent assign'd By fatal Mature to man ' s warring kind : Mark ! where his carnage and his conquests cease He makes a solitude , and calls it—peace ! I , like the rest , must use my skill or strength , But ask no land beyond my sabre's length : Power sways but by division—her resource Tbe blest alternative of fraud or force ! Oars be the last ; in time deceit may cume ¦ When cities cage us in a social home : There ev ' n thy soul might err—ho w oft the heart Corruption shakes which peril could not part I
With , thee all toils are sweet , each clime hath charms ; Earth—sea alike—our world within our arms ! Ay—let tbe loud winds whistle o ' er the deck , So that those arms cling closer round my neck ; The deepest murmur ot this lip shall be So sigh lor safety , but a prayer for thee ! For the tragicalsequel , we must refer the reader to the poet ' s works .
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¦ SONGS FOR TIIE PEOPLE . SO . VII . WE WILL BE FREE . Base oppressors , leave your slumbers ! Listeu to s nation ' s cry I Hark ! united , countless numbers Swell the peal of agony ! Lo . from Briiaiii ' s sons smd daughters , In the depths of misery , like " tbe sound of many ivateis , " Comes the cry— " We will be free !" Tyrants quail '—the dawn is breaking—Dawa of freedom ' s glorious day J Despots oh their thrones are quaking—Iron bands are giving way I Kiugcraft , yriestcraft , black oppression Cannot bear the scrutiny ' We hare learnt this startling lesson" If we will , vte can be free 1 " By our own , —our children ' s Charter , — By the fire within our veins , — By each truth-attesting martyr , — By their tears and groans aud pains , — By our rights by nature given , — By the voice of liberty , — We proclaim before high heaven , That " wemust , we uffl hcfrci !" Winds and waves die tidings carry ' . Spirits an irour sronnr car Winded wiili lightnings , —do net tarry 1 Bear the netrs to lands afar : Tell them , —sound the thrilling story Louder than the thunder ' s glee , — That a people ripe for glory . Are dttirmintd to be free . ' J . A . Leatheblixd .
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The People's Jourxal-Pjbtl London: Art I...
THE PEOPLE'S JOURXAL-PjbtL London : Art isan Office , Wellington-street North , Strand . We hail this publi cation as well worthy of its title , and well deserving the people ' s support . We have looked tbrougli most of the articles contained in this Part , andjiave perused them with much satisfaction . The object ot the People ' s Journal , as stated by its editor , is tbe " combin i ng amusement , general literature , and instruction , with , an earnest and business tike inquiry into the best means of satisfying the claims of industry . " This objectis agreat and noble one , and , on the whole , is pursued with spirit and talent by the editor and his assistants . It may be as
well to name these writers , lirst , the " editor" i * Mr . Joiln Sausoeus ( if we remember right ) , an able and opular contributor to the Jlhtminated Ma-jasim and jJougku Jerroltfs Jlagazinc . The editor is assisted by William and ilmx ifowm , whose natural , truthful , and beautiful production * have earned for their names a worfd-wide reputation ; Asocs B . Reach , one of the most pleasing writers of the day ; Camilla Tormix , Thokxiox Uvst , J . Bourne , AS . VHELDT N EAVEfi , illR ! LtlLiX GlLLIES , GiHOLLVE A . Warn , W . J . Lisiox , the author of "Orion , " and W . J . Fox . whose contributions to the Journal are , his "Lectures" delivered at the National Ilau * . We must confess that our admiration of this gentleman is not of a verv enthusiastic character , his
alliance with the "League" forbids that . The cheap philanthropy which exhibits itself in the shape ot Covent-Gardcn harangues against the " tyrant landlords , " while not a word is uttered against the tyrant miiiocrats , is not to our taste . Experience has proved the ' * cheap bread" gentry to be the remorseless oppressors of hibour . lSent on tbeir owe aggrandisement , bent on making themselves the sovereign power in the State , they have leagued against tho iandlonls , but in so doing they have had no design to elevate and free the workiugdasses . The olgect of the Leaguers is not the abolition of privilege and the destruction of tyranny , but merely the changing of the outward form and semblance of " privilege , " and the increase of their own enormous power and tyranny . Ko one knows this butter than Mr . Fox , nevertheless , for certain
reasons , be ! ms leagued himself with that P ^ i- , if ' s " leoms" in this publication enunciate thenou . esi principles , and breathe the wannest syni- ' pathies , clothed m the most elt ' iue & t lau < -na » e ; but hownmuvof Mr . j ? , * % Lvalue friends , the " clicanl ) read phiia « itiir « j . is-. s , ' now manv of them will " endorse' the principles , views , and sentiments proclaimed hi iliesc " Lectures " ' ? If , then , we are anything bur enthusiastic admirers of Jlr . Fox it may be granted tha * we speak without favour or ' ' rejudi ' ee , tvieu we u-mrd to these "Lectures" ' our hearty aj pieval ; and add , that they form one of the most attractive and valuable features of this publication . The " People ' s Portrait Gallery , " by WnxiaM Howitt , next claims auratioii . Ciiaules Dickess and William Woiuiswoitiu ( Poet Laureate ) have
The People's Jourxal-Pjbtl London: Art I...
• te % , P wfwol , M inteUect ^ , exhibited in thi * i . art . We would suggest to Jlr . Uowrn that in a paction like the People ' s Journal , something more than . -, » analysis of the mental aud moral characterofsncli a W |»« *» Bbjkss . Jw WonoswoBin , is needed ; the " peopiv will desire to kuow something of the personal histor ? of these men , wanting which Mr . llowm ' s sketches Are imperfect Two pictorial sketches , entitled " Scenes / rom Society , " are given by Iu » st Meadows , to which are appended articles by AsoraB . W » , entitled " The Pit at the Play , and " The Tavern at Midnighf ' -cleverlv written and very amusing . The articles on " The Organisation of Labour , " do not appear to us very striki
ng , but the writers mar , probably , better devclopc their ideas in future articles ; Not the least important feature of this publication is "The Annals of Industry , " a weekly record of all that most concerns the working-man to know , with regard to the state of his Trade—Strikes—amount of Employment —decrease of the hours of Labour—bearings of Law upon Industry , & c , & c . These " Annals" arc impartially written , and will form a valuable record of the condition , struggles , and progress of the productive classes . The engravings arc admirably exe cated , the paper excellent , the print tasteful , the form convenient and handsome , and the price but three-halfpence a number ! To " the People" we heartily recommend this excellent publication .
America And Her Slave System. London : S...
AMERICA AND HER SLAVE SYSTEM . London : Sitnpkin and Marshall , Stationers Ilalleourt . The author of this interesting brochure proclaims himself an advocate of the inalienable rights of alt men , of whatever country or complexion ; and , consequently , a determined foe to that most abominable of all " " organised hypocrisies . " the " peculiarinsti tution" of slavery in the " model Republic . " In exposing and denouncing this curse and ulcer of American society , he employs both prose and verse , excelling , however , in the former , lie is no enemy to Republicanism ; but , on the contrary , defends the American revolution , and is lavish in his praise of the
philosophers aud heroes who founded the United States Commonwealth . lie argues not against Democracy , but against that most hypocritical and infamous of all aristocracies , that which works its devilish doings in the name of Democracy , and enacts the most frightful injustice in the name of liberty . He takes his stand on the "Declaration of Independence , " aud demands that its principlesshould be abided by , and its promises fulfilled . The poetical portions of our author ' s composition , which portion he entitles" The 'Land of the Free ; ' or a Rod for Republican Slave Holders , " he introduces with the following appropriate travesty of a passage in Bybos : —
" Oh ! ye who teach humanity to nations , — France , England , « frss' America , or Spain , — I pray you fog them , well on all occasions ; It mends their morals , —never mind the pain ! Even nations sometimes need this sharp correction la order to arouse them to reflection !" "Notes and Illustrations , " which form the most valuable portion of the work , are added at great length . These " notes , " & c „ we hare perused with sickening interest . The Americans will tell us to look at home and rid ourselves of the injustice and social slavery—the slavery of poverty—existing here , before wc too elossly scan their institutions , or condemn them . Rut , admitting the worst that the Americans can charge against this country , and Europe generally , two blacks do not make a white , and European wrong forms no justification of American
crime . Besides , the people of England are powerless , while the people of America are all-powerful . The people of this country are the ruled , those of the United States are the rulers . Again , to the American Republic was committed a mighty mission , that of setting an example to all the nations of the earth , nnd promoting the general freedom aud happiness of mankind . Has that mission been abided "by ? "We are of the Democratic party—our sympathies are with that party throughout the world ; hut we will not tolerate crimes against liberty because so-called democrats are the criminals * , on the contrary , for that very reason , we will the more energetically denounce those crimes . But for an extraordinary press of matter , we would have / wen some extracts from this pamphlet : —we may do so at a future time ; in the meantime we recommend it to our readers , aa well worthy of their attention .
Uniiealthixess Of Towns, Its Causes Aud ...
UNIIEALTHIXESS OF TOWNS , ITS CAUSES AUD REMEDIES . London : C . Knight ami Co ., 22 , Lud-ate-street . The above is the title of two of a series of lectures , delivered nnd published under the auspices of the Health of Towns" Association , of which the Marquis of Nohmaxbv is chairman . The following are the objects of this most excellent and praiseworthy Association : — I . To diffuse among the people the valuable information elicited by recent inquiries , and the advancement ol science , as to the physical and moral evils that result from the present defective sewerage , drainage , supplj of water , air , and light , and construction of dwellinghouse * . II . To correct misconception as to the expense oi the requisite measures , and to remove groundless apprehension as to interference with existing pecuniar ) interests .
III . To devise and to endeavour to obtain some better means than at present exist for the investigation of the causes of mortality iu any locality , and for the more effectual protection of the public by tho prompt removal of those noxious causes which ars proved to be r » . movable , I IV . To facilitate legislative enactments and their application , by the diffusion of sanitary information bearing ou th * several points . One of the lectures before us was delivered by WiLUaM Acgcsics Gut , M . B . ( physician to Kins ' * Collcjo Hospital ) , at Crosby Hall , Bishopsgate-s ' treet , iu the metropolis ; the other by II . D . Grainger , E * q . ( lecturer on physiology at St .. Thomas ' s Hos pital ) , at the Royal Institution , Liverpool , and tbe
. A . thei . « uni , Manchester . Both lectures abound with the most appalling facts illustrative ot the insalubrity of our larse cities and manufacturing towns , and tinpestilence and death resulting therefrom ; at the same time showing the causes , and pointing out tbe remedies . The state of things exhibited in these lectures is most disgraceful to the legislators and administrators of the government of this country—the most expensive government in the world . Commissioners mux report evils , and suggest remedies , but experience has proved that the government will never move iuthe path of improvement nntil forced to do so by public opinion . To create the necessary opinion the present ignorance so extensivclv
prevailing upon tbe great questions affecting the health , and even existence of the population , must be dispelled ; and these lectures , as originally delivered , and a > now published , seem to us well calculated to promote so desirable a consummation . At present we have not space at command to give extracts , but it is our intention to do so at the first favourable opportunity . In the meantime we urge our readers to procure theae lectures of the publisher , or the agents of the Association . We should be glad to hear of them being read and discussed at working men ' s meetings . We may add , tbat the Health of Towns' Association has our warmest good wishes , aud any aid we can render in promoting its objects shall be cheerfully accorded .
Colonization On Principles Of Pure Cilri...
COLONIZATION ON PRINCIPLES OF PURE CilRISTISM . By Edward Kixg . This is a curious pamphlet , written by a man who is evidently in earnest , who desires to better the condition of the working class , and has some sound ideas as regards the means capable of effecting that much to be desired end ; but , unfortunately , he so mystifies his good sense by enveloping it in a thick cloud of nonsense , that it is extremely difficult to understand what he does mean . The present pamphlet appears to be one of a scries , and his * ' plan" appears to have been developed more fully in the previous numbers . Briefly , as well as we can make out , his scheme appears to be this , —to found "baby nations" along the coasts and in the interior of Africa , commencing at the Cape of Good Hope .
These nations are to be regulated by a new principle , that of Christian love , to the extinction of all selfishness . In this case there will be more than enough to satisfy the wants of all . The " more-than-enough , " which the writer calls plus , will constitute , as it always has done , the floating wealth of nations . This plus will be distributed so as to meet every want and satisfy every desire . One-third will go as rent to the crown , for the soil which the baby nations cultivate ; one-third fo meet the dividends on the shares of the capitalists ; and one-third to be subdivided , according to age only , amongst the inhabitants of the same establishment . The reign of competition is to be overthrown , and Christism is to take the place at Diabolism—plenty , that of want—truth , that Of falsehood—civilisation , that of barbarism—* ml freedom tbat of slavery . This is more fully detailed in a suggested prospectus of " a South African
Colonisation Company , " annexed to the pamphlet . In looking forward to the realisation of his views , he looks principally to the working class for aid and co-operation . He has hopes tbat a few benevolent Iandlonls may help the good work , but he expects nothing from the aristocracy generally ; of the clergy he lias a still worse opinion / and of the mero moneygrubbing capitalists he has a perfect horror . Our own class , reviewers , editors , < fcc , bethinks no worse of , than that they are ignorant , and therefore cannot appreciate fiis views ; and to enlighten them he goodhumourcdly favours "the race tbat write" with a lecture explanatory of his system . For ourselves , we must confess that the explanation lias made " confusion worse confounded , " and mystified us more than we were previous to reading the lecture . We fear that most of Mr . Kino ' s readers will be in the same predicament , and have to say with
livron" I wish he'd illustrate liis illustration !" Those of our readers who have a taste for the " curiosities of literature , " wiK do weji to read Mr . King ' s pamphlet . Their labour , too , will not be altogether iu vain , as they will fiml therein good principles enunciated , which , if not VcTV HOVCl ill thCUlsdves , are certainly treated after a novel fashion . ~
Meetings In Behalf Of The Chartist Exile...
MEETINGS IN BEHALF OF THE CHARTIST EXILES . EXILES' RESTORATION COMMITTEE " . This body met at the Hall , % Turnagain-hme , Farringdon-strect , on Sunday afternoon , February 22 nd . Air . John Shaw was unanimously called to the chair , lhe attendance of delegates was very numerous . Additional c redentials were presented by Messrs . Sweetiove and Tanner , Greenwich Messrs . Worledgc , Packer , Pattenden , and Goodwin , Maryleboue ; and Messrs . Dunn and J . Cau » hlin , City of London . The minutes of the last meeting having been duly confirmed , the address and circular drawn up by the subcommittee were presented and highly
approved of . Mr . 1 . Clark delivered the report of the sub-committee , and stated that they had written to Mr . Duncombe , requesting him to postpone his motion for a short period , but they had not yet received an answer ; but if they did not receive an answer in the affirmative early on Monday morning they would make it their business to wait on the honourable member for Finsbury , and urge him thereto . Mr . Doyle said they had suggested that it be postponed for three weeks , by which time he calculated they would be enabled to get their petitions in , numerously signed . Mr . John Simpson moved , — "That this committee hereby depute the sub-committee to vrciton Mr . Duncombe to-morrow morning , and urgently request him to nostoone his motion for
three weeks . " Mr . Pattenden seconded the motion . A considerable number of members having adduced unanswerable reasons in its favour , it was put and carried unanimously . On the motion of Messrs . Simpson and M'Grath it was resolved that deputations be appointed to aid the several localities in setting up public meetings in'the boroughs of Finsbury , Southwark , Lambeth , and the City of London ; and that the Guildhall be obtained in the latter place , and the Town Hall of Southwark , if possible . " " That Messrs . Dunn and Overton be the deputation for the Cify of London ; and that Messrs . Simpson and Rogers be such deputation for the borouchs of Southwark and Lambeth , with power to
add to their number . " " That Messrs . J . Shaw , Overton , Dunn , Tucker , and Stallwood , be a subcommittee for getting up a public meeting in Finsbury , with power to add to their number . " " That this committee do . at its rising , adjourn until Thursday' evening next , at the Parthenium , 72 , St . Martin ' s-lane , at eight o ' clock precisely . " 'Mr . Christopher Doyle was unanimously elected treasurer . The following sums were received in support of the committee : —Mr . Rathbone , Is . ; Mr . Loft , Cd . ; Mr . Mills , on behalf of the Whittington and Cat locality , 4 s . ; Mr . J . Caughlin , on behalf of tlte City locality , 7 s . 9 id . A vote of thanks was given to the chairman , and the meeting adjourned .
MEETING IN THE POTTERIES . The Chartists of Uanley and Shelton were taken by surprise upon seeing , by the Star of Saturday last , that Mr . Duncombe intended bringing on his motion for the return of the Welch patriots on the following Tuesday—but , nevertheless , a good meeting was held on Monday last , in the Christian Brethren ' s Room . Mr . J . Yates was called to the chair , who opened the meeting by making a few appropriate remarks . Mr . John Moss moved the first resolution , seconded by Mr . Moses Simpson , in a masterly speech , and was , by great exertions oa the part of oar old friend , Daddy Richards , who is in a very weak statu of health , most ably supported , and carried unanimously . Mr . George Alart , in a thrilling speech , proposed the petition , which , being ably seconded by Mr . J . Livesly , was carried without a dissentient voice , and immediately posted to Mr . T . Duncombe for presentation . The meeting thou chose a committee of twenty , for this purpose ot getting up a demonstration in behalf of the exile Ellis . The meet , ing then separated .
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Bilston , Tubsdat MoBXixo . —Having been authorised by the unanimous voice of the inhabitants , in public meeting assembled , to be one of the parties to visit the clergy of all denominations , to solicit their signatures to the petition on behalf of Frost , Williams , and Jones , we did so yesterday . . We first visitod Mr . Fletcher , incumbent of St . Leonard ' s , with the petition ; aud after reading it , ke said he coufd not sign it , because be believed the parties to be guilty of the crime for which they were now suffering . Although there appeared an informality in tbe trial , nnd the judges differed on certain points , yet he believed them to be guilty ; but he would do
anything for ( is in consistency . We next visited Mr . J . B . B . B . B . B . Owen , of St . Mary ' s ; he happened to be in the chinch ; 1 presented the petition to him , asking him if he would behind enough to favour us with his signature ; he emphatically said "No ! but if it was one to keep him where he is , I would sign it . The law is stronger than John Frost . What ! assist in getting a firebrand home . No ! Liberty is one thing , anarchy and bloodshed is another . No ! no ! I shall feel a pleasure in doing anything for you in reason , at any time I am asked . " We next visited the Catholic priest ; he said he would sign it , but he did not wish to take the lead ; he must see a few names first . I told his maid to tell him we had some
thousands , but we wished to have the ministers ot all sects next to the petition head . Well , we must " call again in the evening . " We did so ; then we must ' go again in the morning . " We then went to the Baptist minister ; " Yes , " said he , " walk in ; I think they have no business there . " lie signed , and his wife , and two more in the house . We then went to the Methodist minister ; he asked us in , and seated us ; he asked me if 1 knew them personally ( meaning the exiles ); I said "No . " He saio , " He was in Wales at tbe time , and he knew them all personally ; and he believed their wives were glad they were removed from them , especially Mrs . Jones ; she was a good
woman ,, but Jones ' s character was such that prevented him from signing , and he considered them butter off than being here . " This fellow kept preaching to us nearly half an hour . We next visited the magistrates ; they were from home , with the exception of one , Mr . Foster ; he said he must see his colleague first . We next called on some of the principal shopkeepers , and met with more sympathy than we expected . In the whole we obtained 4 , 400 signatures . I received a letter from the Hon . C . P . Villiers , M . P ., stating that he should feel great pleasure in presenting tiie petition . It was despatched to him last night at eight o ' clock . —John Jones , secretary .
No Vote! No Musket!! Meeting At Hawick. ...
NO VOTE ! NO MUSKET !! MEETING AT HAWICK . On Wednesday last a public meeting , called on requisition by Bailie Briggs , was held in the Townhall , Bailie Briggs in the chair , when resolutions condemning , in the strongest terms , the contemp lated calling out of the militia , were unanimously agreed to ; and a petition , founded on the resolution , was passed , and ordered to be sent to Mr . Duncombe for presentation to the House of -Commons . The meeting was an enthusiastic one . The Hall was crowded , and the speeches breathed a spirit of determined hostility to the raising of the militia , whatever mode may be adopted by the government for that purpose .
Letter From W. S. Crawford, Esq., M.P., ...
Letter from W . S . Crawford , Esq ., M . P ., on tuk Militia Motkmest . —The following communication from the Honourable Member for Rochdale will bo read with deep interest : — London , Feb . 2 Mb , ISIS . Dear Sir , —I have received your letter , together with petitions from the inhabitants of Uoehdale , Small Bridge , and Littleboroush , against the enrolment of the militia , which I shall take care to present to the IIoo . se of Commons . A question was lately put to Sir Jamea Graham on tliis subject;—he answered , that there was no immediate intention of enrolling tile militia , but that it was intended to introduce a bill for consolidating and amending the Militia Acts , and by which the mode of raising that body , ho expected , would be improved . Notwithstanding this statement , I think it is highly desirable the opinion of the country should be expressed , with regard to compulsory conscription in any form . Besides other objections , tbe system of balloting' for the
militia has always fallen with most unjust and intolerable pressure upon the poor , and I am satisfied there is no real necessity for resorting to such means of raising a militia body in any case iu this country . I am convinced that if it were necessary to provide t » r the defence of the native soil of Englishmen against foreign aggression , the voluntary services of the people would not be refused . If , thin , security against the possible contingencies of foreign war be their object , that security can beat be obtained by such improvements iu our political constitution as will give the people that just slmro of inuueace iu the legislature which they do not now possess , but which they respectfully claim ; and thus creating that u 8 * uranct > of ju « laws aud good government which will always bind the hearts aud affections of the people to the State . If this great basis of national defence be firmly established , no foreign enemy shall eier be able to raise a triumphant standard on British land . I am , dear Sir ,
lours , faithfully , Wit . SlUUMAN CKAWFOBD , Mr . William Logan , Uoehdale .
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Militia . — Wouki . no Mks ! abandon the militia clubs , and join the Anti-Militia Association . Do unto others as you would have others do unto you . Should you be called upon to serve in so disgraceful an affair , and like not to do the dirty work , act not the part of cowards by trying to place it on thu backs of your poorer fellow workiiuj men : neither advise others to take a course you fear to pursue yourselves ; but resist pcaceablv a law so unjust and llaijrant , and one that you have had no participation iu making . It is my intention , to fill the militiadocument as follows : — "Joseph"M organ , Chartist ; one of 3 , 500 , 000 oi the British subjects who signed the great national petition praying for a voice in the election of those who make the laws which wc are culled upon aud bound to obey , but whose entreaties were scoffed at , and treated with dUd-i ' m \ " Working men . let this be your motto : — " No Vote , no Musket . "—J . Mouoas , Heptt ' ord ,
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L Hffi RTANT MEETING OF THE LONDON ^ ERATIVES .-PltOPOSED ESTABLISH . 0 $ y UF MANUFACTORIES OF THEIR A public meeting , convened by tho boot and shoemakers ot London , wa 8 i , « ld in the spacious theatre of the Mechanics' Institution , Southampton-buifdings , Chancery-lane , on Monday ovening , February 23 rd . The primary cause for convening the moating was the " docnnwnV ' aigning tyranny attempted to bo practised by tho master shoemakers of Belfast ,. and a portion of tbe master shoemakers of London ; and the sect ndarv cause was that of considering the proprinty of establishing manufactories of their ewa .
Mr . M'Bee , » f Belfast , was unanimously called , to the chair , and said—II * was happy to sue w many asssmbled to sympathise with his oppressed" but cjilvalric fellow , shopmates of Belfast . He would only detain thorn while he gave a brief outline of their caso . A few months back the employers of Belfast made an attempt to reduce the wages of the men in their employ , which attempt was , as he hoped all similar attempts would be , successfully r esisted . ( Loud cheers . ) Smarting under defeat , the masters banded themselves more closel y together for the purpose of utterly destroying the workmen ' s . " Trade Society ; " and with this view thoy resolved , in December last , to employ no workman who would not sign the following odious and highly degrading " document" : — Belfast . January , 181 B .
1 do hereby agree to work for Mr . , , toot and shoemaker , street , for twelve months from this date -, and also eugaga and bind myself ' to finish his work in a sufficient and proper manner ; and I do also disclaim all Connexion with the Shoemakers' Society , while in his umployment . , Signed , - Witness - —
Not only have the men of Belfast to contend against this tyrannical document , but they have to meet and dufend themselves against a charge of " conspiracy' * alleged against them by their employers—the committee of the workmen ' s society being bound over by the Belfast magistrates to take their trial at the ensuing Spring assises . As regarded the strong shoemakers of London , it was only necessary for him to intimate that their employers wished to compel them to wUhdr * w from their trade society . While the employers of Belfast propose a document binding the men to remain in their employ for twelve months , they make uo stipulation for finding thorn a sufficient supply of work ; neither do they say what wages it will please them to give . ( Cries of" Hear , hoar . " ) Now , as the Combination Laws were repealed , ho contended that
tbe men had a right to meet tojjethur and decide what wages they should have for their labour —( loud . cheer . s ); —he hoped they would give a fair hearing to all who might present themselves , and that they would be unanimous in tbe resolve to support tho oppressed . 'Loud cheers . ) He would how introduce Mr . Wilson , of the city division , to their notice . lie said the resolution he held in bis hand asserted " that the interest of the working classes was identical in all countries ; " he thought this was indisputable , although there were those who said that competition should be rife between tho workman of nation and nation , but he , on the contrary , thought a g « od understanding should prevail between man mid man—that they ' should co-operate for the general good , and then a just and equitable exchange of goods might
be made betwixt nation and nation , and not befor * . ( Loud cheers . ) Tyrannicnl documents had been submitted by base employers to tlieir workmvn before , both in London and Belfast , but the tyrant capitalist hud been compelled to withdraw them , and no doubt thoy would be compelled to do so now ; the men thrown out of employ by this tyrannical stretch of power amounted to between three and four hundred ; the men had tramped from the town ; the masters had been tampering with their wives , and endeavoured to act on their feeling * , and thereby cause the return of their husbands , but those women heroically said , "No , not until our husbands have the liberty of belonging to the society if they think fit . ( Loud cheers . ) II « entreated of them not to look on this as a
mere Irish affair , but as though the case was their own ; for let but oppression be established in Belfast , and , depend on it , it would soon come to London ; and if the document system was once fairly sot up , down go wages—( hear , hear ) , —and surely they arts low enough at present , hardly allowing them to eke out a miserable existence , A committee of inquiry was formed some time since , and the result was , that in a small district thirty-six families were found without beds to He on . Again he entreated them to fed the Belfast oppression to be an oppression of themselros . A little assistance administered for three weeks only , tyranny must then succumb , and victory be ours ! ( Loud cheering . ) He had much pleasure in moving the following resolution : —
" That in the opinion of this me » tlng , the interests ot the working classes ( in all countries ) are identical , aud that whenever oppression is practised towards any portion of their members , either directly or indirectly , it becomes the immediate duty of the whole body of workers to protect , by every possible means , and to the utmost of their power , their oppressed brethren , inasmuch as the oppression of the few is to a great extent the oppression of the whole ; and that the attempt made on the 30 th of December last , by the master boot and shoe makers of Belfast , to break up the union of journeymen of the same town and trade , by insisting that thoy should sign an agreement , pledging themselves no longer to remain members of their union , or that they wi-re no longer to be employed by them , is felt and considered by this meeting to be a wanton , uncalled-for , and tyrannical attempt to interfere with the free agency of the workman ; and that the parties so tampered with are fully justified in refusing to become a party to any such slavish and degrading bondsht ' p . "
Mr . Holmes ( West-endwomen ' s-man ) said , the influence the successful termination of the present strike would have , should be the matter at which they should direct their attention . Shoemakers now had to work fourteen hours a day for a bare subsistence , yet thess tyrants wished to introduce a bond compelling them to work for them for twelve months . The capitalists treated ui as mere machines ; but he would have them to know that we at least were intellectual machines , and that our intelligence was fast teaching us to employ our machinery for our own advantage . ( Great cheering . ) The resolution was then put and carried unanimously .
Mr . WaiiiM Clakk , general secretary , said , much had been said about the legality of their union ; however , he did not think the middle or upper classes would think it so , until the working classes had the powor of making the laws—lloud cheers ); then would lawyers and judges respect them and their opinions and institutions , and not before . ( Hear . ) Theynowsaidwebave therightofstanding up for wagos , or against oppression , but that we must do it individually . He would much like to know of what use would it be for a humble individual like himself to stand out singly against a wealthy capitalist ?—it was a mockery and delusion to talk thus . Besides , those classus had their own union . He would ask , when tho parson wanted his tithe , did he so alone for it ? No , he took good care to have a troop of soldiers at his llOuls . ( Loud cheers . ) If the parson did venture alone , fiu was
quite sure ruddy would not let him have his pig . ( Great cheering . ) If such tyranny as that practised by the employers of Belfast was persisted it , it would be the duty of the workers to produce for themselves . ( Great cheering . ) It appeared to him that every man above the working classes had an interest in oppressing those bonoath him—( hear , hear)—and , curious as it may appear , whenever the representatives of those superior classes ( as they were called ) wished to bring in a measure for the purpose of oppressing his order , they gave it a pretty name ; for instance , when they wanted to butcher , oppress , and destroy a great portion- of the wealth pro . ducers of Ireland , they called their measure " a bill for the greater security , of life and properly . " ( Loud laughter and cheers . ) lie had much pleasure iu moving the second resolution : —
"That this meeting views with astonishment and indignation the position into which the journeymen boot and shoemakers are placed at the present , time by the employers of lielfast , they being now out upon bail . eharged with a conspiracy ; for it had long since been bcliuved that all laws regarding unions of working meu were entirely abolished , and that tho working classes possessed the right of disposing of their own labour to the best possible advantage , " Mr . Chablks M'CARTiir , of tho City division , seconded the motion , and said he thought it a great degradation for men to sign such a bond as the one proposed . ( Hear , hear . ) It was evidently an attempt on the part of the mastMs to destroy trades' unions . ( Hear , hear . ) Judge l ' atteson had said the workmen had a right to
meet and combine for their own protection . The man of Belfast had done so , and were called conspirators ; and , as such , the jtist-ositJ of Belfast had sent them for trial : and , remember , it will not be operatives that will till the jury-box on this occasion , but employers ; and what chance would our oppressed brethrtn have under such circumstances ? It is , therefore , for you to lend your aid , so that they may have the assistance of the best counsellor that can be found in Ireland , and that the question may be fairly tested . Remember , poor Bryan Seery had been tried by one jury and acquitted , but he was again plaead on liis trial before atiothwjury—found guilty , and , alas ! another judicial murder had been committed . ( Loud cheering . ) The shoemakers were a bndiy paid body , tlieir wages not averaging more than ten . shillings
per week . ( A voice , " No , no ; " and loud er ' ttis of " Y es , yes . " ) A gentleman said " No , " but he begged to assure that gentleman he was correct in the statement he had made ; for when Daniel O'Connell . talked of bringing in a bill for the suppression of trades' unions , a statistical return was made , and the result was what he had stated . Mr . M'Carthy here contrasted the condition of the shoemaker with that of the agiieoltural labourer , at seven or eight shillings a week , and showed the superiority of the condition of the labourer over Hint of the mechanic , who had to serve an apprenticeship of seven years . The working classes should calmly and deliberatvly reflect on he
then- present condition , aud if they did , suve wns , that they would COlllO to the conclusion that they had not done their duty to themselves . Let them only set about the matter in real earnest , and they would find they possessed tho power of working' out their own redemption . ( Oreat cheering . ) The speaker next contrasted the condition of tho comparative useless employer with that of the useful wealth producer : the former had his countryhouse , his children were highly educated , nnd surrounded with every luxury , while the latter was allowed a bare subsistence ; his residence was a miserable garret , or it wretched cellar , and the only education liisjehihlren was allowed was such vis was tv > bu obttvmtiil at mia-nameo charity schools , aud where they were degraded by wearing
the garb and badge of slavery ; yet we submitted to this , while we possessed th . e mcans ima PO" ' '" of producing for ourselvea , ot tiacatlag- 0 lxr children , and of conferring on ourselves prosperity , conV-utment . litH'rty , and happiness ( Great cheering . ) Again reminding them of their dut y to their Belfast brethren , he would sit down by cordially seconding tho resolution , ( lo * ' cheering . ) a gentleman in the gallery intimated a desire to say a ftw words . He was requested W come on the platform . He did so ; but when asked to give his name he demurred , and , consequently , the meeting exhibited uuequivocal : signs of unwillingness to hear . him . He at length gave his name privately to the chairman , and comlimited by saying a few words rehilive to the Corn Laws , when the meoting , taking him for a mere Law repealer , declined to hear him . Thii motion was then put and carried unanimously . ¦
Mr , T . Williams , West-end men's-mw , said that the strong men's men were generall y admitted to be a very badly paid body ; and there was a certain Mr . Kendall , in Drury-lunc , who was noted for being one of the very worst of employers . . Now , this man had noiess than seven shops . Did he uphold those shops by his own indusUy ? © id he live in splendour and luxury by his own industry * Certainly not , but by the industry of bis fellow man ; and yet this tyrant would not ullow men to belong to a society . One of his shopmates once went to complain of his conduct , and he was taken by the shoulders and thrown-out
of thu shop . The man fell in tho street , and was injured —he lingered for a time , and died . ( Great sensation . ) lie did not attribute any evil design in this matter to-Mr . Kendall , ho merely related a fact . ( Hear , hear . ) This , She strong shoe line , was supported by the irKhwtrious order entirely ; he should much like to see , ' a joint-stock company established , with a capital of £ l , 009 , in shares ol £ 1 each—and ho believed their trade could effect it very easily . This would be thj best way of defeating their oppressors , and obtaining the true value for their labour . ( Tremendous cheering . ) A voice : That is the way to do it !
Aye ( saidMr . Williams ) and wr . shall find it in thelong run the only thing that will do for us —( reiterated cheering ) ;—and he thought a system like that he had just mentioned the best way of serving our Belfast brethren He moved the next resolution : — " That this meeting pledge itself heartily to co-operate with the journeymen boot and shoemakers of Belfast , and with the strong shoemakers now on strike in London , during the struggle of right against might , for i twas his sin . cere conviction that the law perfectly secures to them th « right of doing what they please with their own property , which is thoir labour . We , therefore , recommend that the best counsel in Ireland be secured , in order that the men may be kirly defended , and the question legally de . tenuiued , and that th * mew nov * on strike be supported hy the various trades in union in Great Britain and iu Ireland so long as the strike shall last . " Tho Chairman said Mr . Stallwood was desirous of saying a few words .
Mr . Stallwood rose , loudly applauded , and said the gentleman who had appeared on the platform , and whose extreme modesty had prevented him from obtaining a hearing , wa * not , as they had erroneously supposed , an ninny to Trades' Unions , but a friend ; he appeared to be one of those" Who do good by stealth , And blush to find it fame 1 " That gentleman's name was Joshua Bejrdmoro . After lilting down , he had expressed a desire for the republication of a pamphlet called the " Defence of Trades ' Unions , " written by the late talented IJev . Ko ' -ert Hall , of Leicester , and had placed in his ( Mr . SUUwood ' s ) hand *
what he had called a guinea for that purpose—( loud cheers ) , —but on opening the paper he discovered a sovereign and hitlf-a-crov .-n . He further desired that if they should not republish the work mentioned , that tbe cash might be appropriated to tlm defence of tho operative shoemaker * of Belfast —( much cheering );—neither wa * tbe address th . it gentleman appeared so anxious to submit to them an Anti-Corn Law League address , but an address in favour of a league of the sons of industry , in defence of wages and their interest generally ; and sum ho was that they would derive much information and pleasure from its perusal , and he , with tlieir permission , would now read it to them . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Stall , wood read the address .
Mr . CauMv ( strong shoe maker ) , iu supporting tbe resolution submitted , contended for the right of the operatires to meet and determine what amount of wages they should have for their labour . Mr . Kendall had been referred to . He wished to add bis testimony to that ot Mr . Williams . Mr . Kendall—true oppressor-like—took the worst time of year , the depth of winter , to carry out his base designs . He had at least sixty pairs of shoes made per day , and by his profits from the labours ol one individual must realise £ ' 250 per annum . Although the strong men ' s men were few in number , no less than 300 persons were deprived of subsistence by the capricious acts of these btpitalists .
Mr . AuBUiMi-r , delegate from Belfast , who was received . with much applause , said—He was grateful for the interest taken in behalf of his oppressed shopmates . That a clever counsellor was necessary at the trfcfof his brethren , was clearly shewn by the perjury committed before the magistrates , and by the declaration of one ol those magistrates , that " he would transport the whole ot them if he could . " By this they would , at once perceive their salvation depended on the defence sot up in theii behalf , and the necessary cross-examination of the witnesses . He did not think he should appeal in vain to fingluh sympathy . ( Loud cheers . ) The resolution was carried unanimously .
Mr . Jons Skkl'i-on rosa , much applauded , and said he had a resolution put in his hand , which it gave him inexpressible pleasure to move . We had witnessed great changes and strange conversions lately , but no change had he seen that afforded him so much delight as did that in the opinion of his trade , as evinced by the resolution he was now requested to move . The applause given to the enunciation of self-employment was quite encouraging . ( Loud cheers . ) Wo must make oursclve * thoroughly acquainted with this subject , anil then , depend on it , the proposed change will tend much to our advantage , interest , and happiness . ( Loud applause . ) The Belfast strike hinges much on the . success ot this resolution . He knew if ten men contended forone man ' s work , what must be the result . ( Hear , hear . ) The doctrine
of political economists was "buy in the cheapest market . " Such a doctrine , if fully carried into practice , was well calculated to starve many of thein out of existence . ( Hear . ) He had heard ' of ten shillings being given as the aTcrage weekly earning of the poor shoemaker . Ho beliived this to be correct ; many of his shopmates he knew to be iu such a plight , that they could not leave their homes on a Sunday —( hear , hear)—and this would continue to be the case until they put their shoulders to tinwheel and regulated supply and demand , ' ' ( Loud cheers . ) The men of capital said labour should be free , while at the same time their capital enabled thnm to buy up the feod , and retail it at their own price . Hence was theirs a one-sided freedom , at once " a mockery , a delusion , and asnare . " ( Cheers . ) llewouldpropose thatthey have henceforth a league of their own- ( hcar , hear)—club their puuee together ; let the Belfast strike be taken advantage of in this sense . Ho would take it for granted that every man in union pays in support of their society , strikes ,
ibc ., at least £ 1 per annum ; and taking their numbers at five thousand only , here , in one year , would be £ 5 , 000 ; and what could net tho operatives of Belfast do , it they had only one year ' s amount in tlieir hands 1 ( Loud cheers . ) He thought that , to carry out their object effectually , all trades should unite for the purpose ; and that they should have a head for conducting their affairs . ( Cheers . ) The men of Belfast had proposed rules for a joint-stock company , in shares ot £ 1 each , with a call ol 2 s . O'd . on each share ; and he trusted they would showthat they were in earnest by taking up shares . Let them not say they could not afford it , he was convinced they could ; if thoy could not find is , l / i ) ., tney could find Is . 3 d ., aud thus have half a shave ; and if they allowed apathy to prevail , let them no lunger complain of oppressors , for apathy or neglect on the present occasion would but too truly demonstrate that they were their own oppressors . ( Great cheering . ) He cordially moved the Hdoption of the resolution : —
" That this meeting views with satisfaction the endeavour that is now being made by a portion of the illtreated journeymen boot and shoemakers of Belfast , assisted by . many of their fellow townsmen of the working and middle oUis & es , to establish a joint-stock boot ami shoe company , for the direct employment of thoir own imlwsti-i ) . " ; Mr . Devlvst , in seconding the motion , said he most heartily conenrred in the principle involved . He trusted continued addresses would be poured forth on this subject , and thus prepare men ' s minds for the great result . lie fully agreed with William llowitt , the Messrs . Chambers , ami others , that s « l / -eiiiploymeiit would ho the only security for lasting prosperity and happiness . ( Loun cheers . )
Mr . William Deab said : As and old shopmnto , he was delighted with this evening ' s proceedings . Some previous speaker had remarked , " we wanted a head ' . " Well , he thought a head was necessary ; and he said , let us in our divisions to-morrow night set about the business , and electa head ; nnd then , in less than a month , wimight commence operations . ( Loud cheering . ) Tinresolution was carried unanimously , amidst the lotided t \ l > pl * Auae . Mr . Wilson said he observed three gentlemen of tin press present . Ho felt delighted at finding the press take notice of their proceedings . He , therefore , had great pleasure in moving a vote of thanks to that portion of tinpublic newspaper press who had attended tlieir meeting .
Mr . Robert Smith , in seconding the motion , said , if the other classes held a meeting in a waall room , gentlemen of the press were present to report their sayings ami doings ; but the working classes—the producers of all wealth—scarcely ever had the honour to be attended by gentlemen of tho press ; he was , therefore , grateful to see them present on this important occasion . One of the gentlemen now present was from a weekly paper devoted to the advocacy of the rights of industry , ami whose re . porter was ever with us—he meant the-A ' oWAem 3 Ur—( great cheering ); the others , were from the Morning Advertiser . He had much pleasure i » seconding tdemotion . ( Loud cheers . ) The resolution was carried by acclamation , as was a vote of thanks to the chairman , aud the meeting dissolved .
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Exiehsiyb Silk Robbbiiy . —At the Worahip-streefc Police-office , on Monday , Thomas Davics was placed at tho bar before Mr . Jiroughton , charged with having stolen a box containing three hundred nnd five yards of manufactured satin , and one hundred and forty-two ? ards of sills velvet , of the value of ninety pounds , tbe property of Messrs . Goodwin and Co ., silk manufacturers , Steward-street , Spitaltields . — The case was clear , 'anil the prisoner , who said that he was driven by distress to act as-he had done , wa » committed for trial .
Worthy of ] mimtio . y . —A new exhibition has been opened in the Tows-hall , Manchester , and a similar show is proposed at Birming ham . It is no other than a collection of false weights and measure-, labelled with the names of the roguish tradesmen from whom the law has taken them . Theadmission is gratis , and the attendance ofvisitors has been sufficiently numerous to give full notoriety to tbe contributors to the exhibition . The example mi » bt perhaps be followed with advantage elsewhere . ° Benefit of Advertising . —A fellow in one of the cities "downcast , " recently advertised in a morning paper for a wife , and , before ni * ht , eighteen different men sent him word he might have theirs . — American paper .
The Earl of Mar was seized with a fit of apoplexy at Mar House , on Wednesday , and is not liktdv to recover . The earl h ;» no famil y , and at his demise the earldom falls back tohis uncle , who labours under the deprivation of sight . Thk Rivbr Platk . —We find the following in aa evening contemporary , but no dates are mentioned : — " The agent to Lloyd ' s at Cork writes that the Susan , arrived there , states that it was reported at Rio Grande that a small British man-of-war steamer had been sunk by the forts in the River Plate , and that a large steamer came up and took possession of the forts . Sib 11 . Peel . —Tbe Times contradicts , in "tbe most explicit manner , " the reports which have beea for some time current as to the health of Sir 11 . Peel . The Premier is in the enjoyment of his ordinary excellent health .
Draining . —Sir II . W . Baron has fifty men draining his Gaul tier estate . To each of hit temiuti he allows two years' rent for every aore drained . Manciikstkr Park . —Since the alteration in the weather workmen have been busily employed ia the public parks how in course of formation at Maucbe . Sicr . Water Cresses . —There are now in the environs of Paris sixteen plantations of water cresses , producing annually 1 , & 30 , 0 U 0 dozens of bunnhes , valued at £ 37 , 800 . A Lady Jockki . —At the great steeple cliase in Gallia ( La Croix de Berny ) , on 19 th April , a second Mrs . Thornhill , it is expected , will jump into the pigskin , and contest the break-neck for 30 , 000 francs . " The lioness" has hi ' . herto had her roarings listened to with deference ; what will be tlte result ' when she enounces in unmentionables ?
Asotiieh _ Resignation . —Tiie Hon . Captain Gordon , M . P . for Aberdeenshire , announces to bis constituents that he has seen it is his duty , in reference to the present measures of government , to take his stand on the side of protection to tbe native industry of the country ; and , in order to leave himself free and unfettered on the subject of the Cora Laws , has resigned his seat at the Admiralty Board . Cviuova Festival . —ltis proposed to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the last witeh-buriiihi ; on the Bracken , by a national feast . The last
occurrence ot tins nature took place on June 21 , 174 !) . — German paper . A New Disease . —A physician of" Vienna has discovered anew and terrible disease , to which the workmen in Inciter match manufactories alone are exposed . It commences with pains in the teeth and cheek bones , and breaking out openly on the removal ofa tooth , when it inflames tho periosteum of the jaw bones , gangrenes , and produces an injurious caries , causing consumption , and thus painfully putting an end to the sufferer ' s life . The cause ot ' the disease is supposed to be the arsenic in ' . he ph sphorus .
Gi . onv!—Died . December 22 , 1815 , struck with a cannon-shot , while gloriously storming the Sikh batteries in front of Furozepore , Lieutenant George Alfred Croly , 2 GtU Light Infantry , N . I ., eldest .-on of the Rev . Dr . Croly , rector o / M . Stephen ' . s , Walbrook , London . [ The father a saver of souls , the son a destroyer of bodies ! With what face can Dr . Croly preach from the text—' Tiiou shalt not kill ! "I Health or Mr . Coisdk . v— Wo regret to learn that thehon . member for Stockport is still confined to his residence in Coiinaught-terntce , Edgivare-road , although" better than he has beon for several days , — Globe .
South aortiiamptons ! I [ re Elkctiox . — Captain Vy-e ( Protectionist ) was elected on Tuesday without opposition for South . Northamptonshire , inthe place of Air . Cartwright , resigned . _ Factouy Convictions . —At Ilaslingden petty sessions , Mr . Beal , one of her Majesty ' s sub-inspectors of factories , brought an information against John Knowles , the manager of Mr . Richard Asluvorth ' s mill , at Hall Carr , for not sending it notice to the certifying surgeon ,. of a worker in the factory having received a bodily injury , as required by the act ; he was convicted in £ 2 and costs . —The firm of Messrs . George and John Ashworth , of Bridge Mill , was ulsa convicted in JE 2 and costs , for employing two children without proper school attendance—John lleys was fined 5 s . and costs for gross neglect in his son ' s not attending school , the father receiving a benefit in the child ' s wages . —Peggy Warburton was eoinmittoil to
gaol tor one week , for tisiiijf a false baptismal recisfur to obtain employment for her child for the long hour , and thereby depriving the child of attending > eb « ' -l . And Richard Barnes was committed to gaol for a fortnight , for falsifying a certificate ot baptism for the same purpose . German Hospital , Dalstox . —The first anniversary dinner of this excellent institution , for the reception of poor Germans , took place on Monday night , at the London Tavern , 11 . R . 1 I . thu Duke of Cambridge in the chair . The asylum has now been , opened four months , and has relieved upwards of twohundred noor natives of Germany , Switzerland , Hungary , Galicia , Posen , Denmark , « c . The d-nations . mil subscriptions , which , up to the day of the public meeting in June last , amounted respectively t » £ 2131 ) 12 s . and £ 28712 s ., have since been considerably increased by donations from the frieads of the hospital .
Fall op a Housr at Cuklmsford . —On Monday morning , about three o ' clock , the roof of the house of Mr . John Wright Graves , butcher , of Conduit-street , C ' iiolnisford , fell iu . Air . Graves nnd his son , a child about three years old . were buried in the ruins ; hut , fortunately for his wife , a large piece of timber , in railing , fell agaiiMt tho wall , ami kept tiie tiles from falling on her . After about an hour ' s exertions by the police , assisted by other persona , deceased and his son were got out . Messrs . Bird and t ' opeland , surgeons , were on the spot , but could render noassistance , life being quite extinct .
Suspecteo Muiideh near Daklinoton . —On Monday an inquest was held upon thu body of James Lawson , who was found on the roadside , with serious wounds upon the ba « k part of the head , from which he died without having had any sulhciently lucid interval to describe how the injuries had been inflicted . The inquiry was adjourned on account of tho absence of some material witnesses . Jloims of Factory Labour . —The ma-der spinners ( says the Manchester Guardian ) held another meeting on Tuesday , and discussed at eonsiderab'evngtli the subject of shortening the hours of labour to eleven daily . Opinions were very much divided as to its practicability and expediency . The general impression ultimately appeared to bo . that it was tloaiftibla to wait till the fate of the ministerial measures now under tho consideration of tho legislature should be known ; and the meeting at length adjourned to Tnesdav next :
Paiidon of the Convict Missionary . — Her Majesty has been pleased to grant a true pardon to Joun Potter , a runaway convict , and an order fur his immediate release has been received at Newgate from Sir James Graham . It may be remembered that in October last the prisoner surrendered at the Mansionhouse , and accused himself of escaping from Van Dieinen ' s Land ( to which colony he had been transported for ten years ) , before the term ! ' banishment had expired . Ha stated that ho was uonvvvs-. iui . wiih . thu dreadful horrors of transportation , yet he was dcftii'ims ot returning , as , since he had been at large , he had been convinced of his error , and he was des irous of an opportunity of inculcating religious and moral principles in the minds of the convicts , as they were living in a state of lawful depravity . Although Sir J . I'irie offered him immediate employ as a mariner , lie persisted in his determination of returning into cnjnivity . ' aud ho was committed to Newgate . At the next sessions ho pleaded hrt v .- ; w Uvmwlif . ini-. n pnnrt
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 28, 1846, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_28021846/page/3/
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