Current:

Northern Star (1837-1852), 28th April 1849, Edition 2 of 3, Page 1, Hit. KYDD'S TOUR. TO TBI EDITOR OP THK N...

Page 1
Page 1
1 of 8

On this page

  • Departments (3)
    • REGISTRATION OF THE NATIONAL LAXD COMPANY.
    • Q Zfl&ttM Itttelligwct
    • JMtiottaifUiro company*
  • Text (20)
  • Transcript

    • Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.

      Additionally, when viewing full transcripts, extracted text may not be in the same order as the original document.

      Registration Of The National Laxd Company.

      REGISTRATION OF THE NATIONAL LAXD COMPANY .

      On Monday Last, The Queen's Bench Made T...

      On Monday last , the Queen ' s Bench made toe rule absolute for theKegistrationofthe . { National Land Company— and , although the proceedings in Courts of Justice are most xmnutel y published in the daily papers , neither the " Times ' ' nor " Chronicle" had a single notice of this ease . The Company now stands thus—that , if the Registrar does not show cause , and immediately , against the Registration of the Company , the Judge's order will issue to compel

      Mm to register it forthwith . In cases where good grounds for objection exist , the defendant shows cause against the rule being made absolute ; but , hi this instance , there was no opposition , and , consequently , the Registrar is saddled with additional costs . I cannot guess at the result that the glorious uncertainty of the law may produce , but it is not usual for the opposing party to allow a rule to he made absolute . However , the thing is now approaching its climax , whilethose who are to be located npon the Bromsgrore Estate should understand that the decision of the Court will

      not in any , the slightest , respect , interfere with their interests . And let the members generally understand , that even if we failed to get legal protection for the poor man ' s propertyconstituted as the Company now is—I would go on as rapidly , and , perhaps , more rapidly , than ever—for " let the fact never he lost sight of , that for every p ound spent there is still twenty shillings worth of property in existence . And , notwithstanding the ingratitude of the most fortunate , if I had a million of money of my own , I would expend it in the developement of this plan .

      All those who have taken possession of allot-, ments . at Sing ' s End and elsewhere ^ and who do not discharge the just and legal demands of the Company , will he ejected in bne fortnight from this day , as I am resolved that neitner temporising , " dread of slander , nor mistaken generosity , shall ever make me a party to a iraad apon those who have invested their money from confidence in me . Therefore , there is not theleast use in appealing to my sympathy , my feelings , or my generosity , as they are the

      property of the least fortunate . The legal gentleman , who has been an instrument for deceiving those persons who have taken possession without discharging the demands of the Company , will also have to put his legal skill into requisition , as he also will be ejected ; and I never heard of more coldblooded and ungrateful conduct than has come to my ears , with reference to the advice given to many ignorant hut well-meaning persons . Feargus O'Coxnob .

      To Mr. Thomas Cooper. Dear Cooper, I Giv...

      TO MR . THOMAS COOPER . Dear Cooper , I give your letter in full , with the exception of nine hues , which you would not yourself wish to see published , as they would rather injure than serve one whose name you mention ; and I Bhall ofier very few comments upon it , and those shall be in the best and kindliest spirit With regard to the £ 26 5 s . due to me , and which appears to be the sore point , von will find Mr . M'Gowax ' s answer at foot

      of y our letter ; and as to whether the hill was given by you or Mr . How ; I am sure you would not ride off upon a quibble , when I tell you that the bill was paid to me , and never has been taken up ; therefore ( hat question is at rest , and , sore as you may feel about it , did I ever ask you to repay it ? "With regard to procuring a printer and paper , and our crying together , I think your version so completely accords with mine—with the mere exception that we did not weep

      together at the time stated by me , but at the time admitted by you—itrequires no comment , for I am ready to acquiesce in your statement . It is quite true that I not only told you that I frequantly dined off a basin of soup , hut it is equally true that I published the fact in the " Northern Star , " in reply to the most wanton and ungenerous attack upon me which you published in "Lloyd's Newspaper . " And now , Cooper , as we are both constituted of those materials which will tend to a

      consideration of the past , and as the first stone thrown , or the first angry word spoken , lays the foundation for battle or anger , let me draw your attention to that most unwarranted attack—made just upon the eve of commencing your tour for the propagation of "Doughs ' Jerrold ' s Paper . " I shall not further advert to that transaction , which , from your temperate lettertogether with every other source of irritation—I am now prepared to bury in utter oblivion . You must also remember the strong confirmation that your conduct at the Leeds Land Conference gave to James Lord's letter of Bolton . That also I banish from my recollection .

      You say , that , after candidly admitting the state * of my finances , such was my anxiety to serve " you , that I still declared -with orthodox emphasis—that , notwithstanding my exhausted means , I would nevertheless bring out your poem . Then you refer to a subsequent interview , when you called upon me relative to publishing and advertising . Of publishers I knew nothing , but advertising is a ready-money affair ; and although 1 had good credit with my printer and paper-maker—to the benefit of which you were

      welcome—it is quite true that I could not supply the money for advertising . As to the 200 copies—I would have taken the whole 500 with pleasure if it was in my power to do so , but my reason for declining the 200—or even 100—was your assurance , and Mr . M'Gowax ' s assurance—based upon your publisher ' sconviction—that a second edition would be very speedily required , and , therefore , in the then state of my finances , I do not think that even you yourself would have pressed upon me so large an undertaking , and one which would have still further crippled me .

      With regard to the dissensions that existed between us -when you were confined in Stafford Gaol , vou were perfectly right , when you state that you saw the justification for such difference , upon my presenting you with a voluminous document , most numerously signed by Leicester Chartists , and which you admitted established good and valid reasons for my feelings . It is quite true that both Joshua Hobson and John Akdill were perfectly acquainted with the state of my affairs at that time , and I made no secret of them ; but I regret

      exceedingly that you should have cited any such authorities ; as , from the day those gentlemen left my service to the present hour I have been free from financial difficulties , and have recruited my exhausted exchequer ; and to one of those gentlemen I recently paid £ 200 , including costs , for a speech I made at Manchester , or , I believe , mauily for a speech made there by Rider ; and , therefore , you will not expect any further explanation upon this head , as any man sueing me in a Court of Justice is sure of a verdict for any damages sued for . But there is one thing which through life I have endeavoured to preserve—and that is , honestv , and a perfect disregard for money , to do to

      further than it may assist me good others . And now let me recall to your mind the following passage in your letter : — " I stete now , what I stated at Bolton , and have often stated , from your own confession of poverty , and from the " inforn » ation of Joshua Hobsoa'j and Johx ARDiLL—^ wno were fully acquainted with your concerns—that one strong motive for your commencing the Land Plan was , ' to recruit your exhausted means for carrying on the " Star , " and to enable you to keep your position . ' I never said that yon had used the Land monies without paying them back—I never thought it of yon . I stated what I did think , and I have stated it again . If my

      To Mr. Thomas Cooper. Dear Cooper, I Giv...

      thoughts and information were correct , yon have onl y done as many other public men 5 hT do ^ r Pf ° J Gcted « intentional good for others with the view also to help yourself . You are onl y like hundreds of other men in this respect Why should you claim a characier superior to theirs ? " + - ° > , ? ^ k you » in sober seriousness , whether , if invited to do it , you could furnish stronger confirmation of the statement of James Lord , of Bolton . It is very easy to colour a case , but you should also bear in mind , that worijng men interested in my inwilland

      tegrity , , naturall y , put then- own construction upon such statements . I quite agree with you , that men will frequently replenish their own Exchequer out of public funds , of which they may be trustees ; hut now , in order to set you right , and to set the question at rest , I declare to you , upon my honour—and could upon my oath , if necessary—that I never , even in those great straits in which I was then placed , or from the commencement down to the present moment , applied a pound , a shilling , a farthing , or s fraction , : of the Land money to my own purpose * . Sao * , indeed , ' you should remember that Mr . Robests was

      treasurer of the Land money at that time , and fur a considerable period after , and that his banker ' s book , and my banker ' s book , subsequently , as presented to the Government accountant , showed that the monies were deposited as received , and not a cheque given upon any bank for any am » unt connected with any transactions , save the Land Company ; but , on the contrary , I was paying as much as ten per cent , interest for monies to

      cover libels , legal expenses , Chartist expemes , gratuities to victims , and a large grant to my greatest revilers . I am sorry you should have quoted such authorities as Hobson and Ardill ; but is it not passing strange , that , notwithstanding the very many years that those two persons were in my service and my confidence , that upon parting neither of them , though well inclined , could charge me with one mean , dishonest , or ungentlemanlike act ?

      You must also remember , that you mentioned the very same circumstance at Manchester , to one of the leading Chartists , after you had left Bolton ; and taking your own construction of the usual practice of public men intrusted with public funds , as stated in the above passage , I accept it as a clear quittance of all previous dissensions and differences between us , merely begging of you , for the

      future , not to place me in the same category with other public trustees , for I assure you , most solemnly , that I should not require the report of a Committee , the verdict of a jury , or the sentence of a Judge , to destroy my lite , if I had been guilty of deception , deceit , or dishonour to the toiling millions , to whose redemption , and in whose cause , I have spent twenty-seven of the best years of my life , and for whom I have abandoned the most lucrative

      profession , given up the cultivation of my own land , subjected myself to class odium , legal persecution , and party slander ; and for which I have forfeited the affection , and , thank God , gained the reproach , of rich and noble relatives , whose frowns only tend to elevate me in my own estimation . As to the little debt between us , I cheerfully cry quits—thinking it well applied to the dissemination of those sublime and poetic sentiments , which , as you truly say , will live when I am forgotten , although not so long as my cottages and schoolhouses deck the face of the earth ; and as it is my wish , as I am sure it is the wish of every honest Chartist and toiling slave ,

      that every cause of difference which exists amongst their leaders should perish , and be buried in oblivion , I now tender you the hand of reconciliation and friendship , with this one passing observation . You must bear in mind , as you will learn from the resolution of the Westminster locality , that they , like others , presume that I am to be a target for all to fire at , while I am not to defend my character against any assaults ; when you and others have attacked me , have they ever remonstrated , or has their silence been occasioned by then' belief in my honour and incorruptibility . I am acquainted with the name of every man who attended that committee—some were disgusted , while one declared that the Bolton letter was

      a fabrication of my own and not genuine ; and four did not belong to the locality at all . Howover , I receive their resolution also in a kindly and friendly spirit , and I ask them , while they defend others against my assaults , not ungenerousl y to assault my character in my absence . " Every little makes amickle , " and if I did not stop the drops which fall silently in the dark , I should soon be hurried away in the stream of slander which may , without opposition , be gathered into an irresistible flood .

      A professing friend of mine has written to another friend of mine from Sheffield , comparing me to Mr . Hudson : all these meetings , all these letters , and all these secret plottings come to my ears , and my only appeal in such cases is to that tribunal which I have established as the pure court of appeal—tha People . Even from other sources , which in clemency I will not now mention , those poisoned arrows have come , but these shafts have failed to hit the mark—they pass by me as the idle wind , as I am invulnerable , and hence these secret conspiracies .

      I do not apply the term to you , Cooper , for there was no man Avhose temporary loss I more regretted ; there is no man whose cooperation I more rejoice in . And now , in conclusion , allow me to say that I accept your letter as the foundation of a reconciliation which , I hope , will never again be disturbed ; while , in justice to James Lord and myself , in refutation of the assertion that the letter was a fabricated one , I give his confirmation at foot .

      We are now arrived at a period when Chartist union and strength can triumph over all resistance , and , therefore , it is that I implore of all to forget all past differences , art ! to struggle as one man for the regeneration of their common country . When I am assailed I will defend myself , but after a long life of turmoil and ag itation I defy any man to state a single instance in Which I have struck the first blow or made the first assault . I do not think you want to make money of Chartism , and the fiercest attacks that I have been subjected to have come from those who advocated our principles when profitable , but who have thought it necessary to base their desertion of our principles not upon slander originated by me but upon my defence against that slander .

      I am sure there is no one whose co-operation in the good cause I hail with greater pleasure than that of Thomas Cooper , whose works will live when I am no more ; and , therefore , in perfect sincerity and without the slightest reserve , I bury all past differences in the tomb oi insignificance . I tender you the right hand of friendship , and subscribe myself Your faithful and affectionate friend , Feargub O'Connor .

      And National Trades' Jottrnat. *

      AND NATIONAL TRADES' jottrnat . *

      Wl Bi. P. 601. .Limiw Saturday. Apba M. ...

      WL BI . P . 601 . . limiw Saturday . APBA m . ma ,. FW > giifeff ^ -- irapiCT

      Dxsbruos Or British Shame*.—We Have It F...

      DxsbrUOS or British Shame * . —We have it from very good authority tl & t no less than 14 , 000 British seamen have deserted tho merchant service durine the past year , 8 , 000 of whom have left their vessels on the " American coasts .

      Q Zfl&Ttm Itttelligwct

      Q Zfl & ttM Itttelligwct

      Sion Of All Who Advocated Charter Suffra...

      sion of all who advocated Charter Suffrage into one united phalanx . A crowded meeting was anticipated , the men of the Hamlets having resolved to spare no trouble or time in making it known ; It appearing that the men of Marylebone had appointed the self-same night for a meeting in the Litenry and Scientific Institution , Carlisle-street , the Council requested Mr . Salmon , the representative of Marylebone , to take steps to alter the night of meeting , so that the speakers who were desirous tf attending both meetings should have an opportunity of doing , so . Mr . Mills said the men of South

      Metropolitan Delegate Cobxcil . —This body met in the Executive Rooms , 144 , High Holborn , on Monday evening , April 23 rd ; Mr . Brown in the chatr . After the several delegates had reported the progress of Chartism in their several localities , Mr . Newley stated that the men of the . Tower Hamlets had resolved on holding a pub ' lic meeting in the British School Rooms , Cowper-street , City-road , on Wednesday evening , May the 2 nd : that George Thompson , M . P ., would take the chair ; and that Feargus O'Connor , M . P ., Thomas Cooper , G . J . Harney , Henry Yincent , W . Lovett , and many others had also * been invited to attend the meeting ; the determination being , if possible , to cause a

      lu-JuoaaoH naa aevoted . their Hall on the 30 th of May for'the exclusive benefit of the wives and families of those who were now suffering imprisonment for the Chartist cause , and , through that Council , they respectfully invoked the aid of their Chartist and Democratic brethren . Of course thev would do their best to make the festival—consisting as it would of tea , meeting , concert , and ball , —worihvof the occasion . Mr . Stallvrood delivered in the " report of the registration in Lambeth and other Metropolitan boroughs , which elicited great satisfaction , and the Council adjourned to Monday , April 30 th .

      Fissbubv . —After a lapse of three weeks , the original Lunt ' s Coffee House , ( now Deadman ' s , ) Clerkcnwell-green , so famous as a meeting and debating room for reformers for nearly half a century , was on Sunday evening again opened , when Mr . Stallwood delivered an address on the " Life and Writings of Thomas Paine . " Mr . Cato was called to the chair , and at the request of the meeting , prior to the lecture , Mr . Salmon read from the Northern Star the letter of "L'Ami du Peutle , " the reading Of Which was most warmly applauded . The lecturer proceeded to vindicate the character of Paine from the many foul aspersions interested knaves and fanatics have from time to time cast on it , —gave several illustrations from Paine ' s works ,

      showing the pungency of his remarks , and the forcibleness of his style , —contrasted monarchy with republicanism , and illustrated the characteristics of monarchy by the conduct of the monavchs of Russia , Austria , and the miscreant of . Naples , and quoted the aphorisms of Paine as exhibitory of the general tendency of monarchy and the qualities of republics , and called on the Chartists , wherever they had a hall or a public room , to have the following trite , logical , and forcible sentiment of Thomas Paine inscribed oh the walls in a prominent place : — " Every man has a right to one vote in the choice of his representative ; it belongs to him in the right of his existence , and his person is his title deed . " Mr . S . showed the vast benefits that must inevitably

      flow from the adoption of " agrarian justice " in the shape of " small farms , " " home colonies , " Ac ., and the truly natural and independent feelings attached to rural or agricultural life . Glancing at Mr . Paine ' s theological opinions , the lecturer said he should much like to see the time when , in the words of his author , all people would be ready to exclaim : — " The world is my country , and to do good my reli g ion . " The lecturer exhorted his hearers to continue their good work ; to look to the registration ; to spread the principles of the Charter ; and thus , by their practical exertions , ensure to Finsbury the continuance of her fair fame , viz . — that of returning two of the best members to the

      Legislature . The lecturer resumed his seat amidst the hearty applause of his audience . After which an interesting discussion arose , in which a person from the body of the meeting suggested that the best and only mode of obtaining the rights of all was , that all should believe in the name of '' Jesus , " as he believed religious freedom must precede political freedom ; the discussion was continued by Messrs . Nobbs , Fuzzon , Cook , Sherman , and Salmon . The lecturer briefly replied . A vote of thanks was given to Mr . Stallwood ; first , —for his lecture ; and secondly , —for his excellent conduct at the vestry at Minster Lorel , in defence of his brother allottees of Charterville on Easter Monday . The meeting then separated .

      Large and Enthusiastic Meetino at Derbt to adopt the Natioxal Petition . —The Democrats of Derby have set a brilliant example to the towns of the Midland counties , an example which , if spiritedly followed up , would soon rescue the sons of labour from the thraldom of oligarchic dominion . The Chartists of this town , although never diverging in the slightest degree from the true line of principle , are held in the most respectful estimation by alt classes and , parties of their fellow-townsmen . Their movements in the cause of national emancipation have ever been marked by an earnestness , a decorum , and an energy , which never fail to elicit the respect even of political opponents . The use of the Town Hall having been obtained from the

      Mayor , placards were issued , announcing the meeting for Wednesday evening last . At the hour appointed for commencing business the spacious and beautiful hall was crowded with a most attentive audience . Mr . W . Chandler was appointed to preside . Having briefly stated the objects of the meeting , he called upon Mr . Short , who prefaced the reading of the petition with a short but effective speech . He then read the petition , which our friend , the Derby Reporter , pronounces an ably wr itten document , and proposed its adoption by the meeting : Mr . W . Faire seconded the motion .

      The meeting was subsequently addressed in able , well-reasoned , and lengthy speeches , by Messrs . M'Grath and Clark , when the petition was unanimously adopted . It was then resolved , " That the petition should be presented to Parliament by Mr . Bass , ono of the borough members , and that Mr . Hey worth , the other member , should be requested to support its prayer . " Votes of thanks having been passed to the Mayor tor granting the use of the Hall , to the Chairman , and to Messrs . M'Grath and Clark for their attendance , the meeting separated , evidentl y feeling much complacency at their night ' s labour in Freedom ' s cause .

      National Registration and Election Committee , —At a meeting held at the Two Chairmen , Wardour-street , Soho , on Monday evening , Mr . W . Shute in the chair , Mr . Stallwood reported that the committee had made arrangements with Mr . Watson as their publisher , and that the " Hand-book to Registration , and Guide to Elections , " would be ready in the course of the week . Mr . John Arnott reported that the registration was progressing most rapidl y in Lambeth . Seven hundred and fifty new claims had already been made , the pai'ochial officers , much to their credit , evincing an alacrity in giving all the necessary information , and in every other way exhibiting a desire to further Charter Suffrage . A large supply of new forms of claim having been ordered , and Mr . Grassby having intimated that he had no answer or further communication from Sheffield , the committee adjourned to Monday evening , April 30 th .

      Hit. Kydd's Tour. To Tbi Editor Op Thk N...

      Hit . KYDD'S TOUR . TO TBI EDITOR OP THK NORTHERS STAR . Dear Sir , —I have , as usual , been lecturing , with but few intermissions , in Lancashire and Yorkshire . It is an up-hill fight ; Chartism is neither dead nor sick ; but the people are impoverished , and I everywhere hear of victims and victim funds , debts and difficulties . I do not despair ; the future is before us , and let the honest old men and generous young men unite , and I know that we will one day succeed in improving this old , stupid , and dangerous order of things . Be not deceived , it is a right hard struggle , and will continue to be so for some time to come ; but weak men and cowards sink under difficulties . It is the hour of peril and the day of

      trouble that test a man and a nation s worth , the i schoolboy sails in his pleasure boat when the breeze is pleasant and the ocean calm , and who is for the time a better sailor than he ? The clouds lower , the wind veers easterly , the ripple becomes a swell . Our young pilot gives up the helm . The storm is followed by a calm . The idle urchin lounges on deck or doses in his hammock . Not so with the active seamen . They trim the sails , repair the rigrinjr , mend the boats' oars , and make read y for the vovaee . Such seems to me to be our work at this time : We must make ready for the voyage . So not misunderstand me , I beg of you . fhe preparation must be efficient , and of a better kind than we have ever yet had . The labour of the past has not been lost ; even our reputed mistakes are of value- but the work of the future must be of a superior kind , both aa regards design and execution .,

      Hit. Kydd's Tour. To Tbi Editor Op Thk N...

      2 d S ^ T i , fineheartyoldshi P ~ isstili o ^ - ana , true to our old motto— Tnui Y r , ?' 11 5 tick together yet , nil the last plank beneath us si > lit . " A ?? 6 ? 8 * Plan £ Wil 1 not spHfcuntil we safelv enter flaJ * ± T * " »**««» « Bt . and forever , too , the flash new frigate p « a , and the rakish looking crafty smuggler Oobdbx . There is no mistake . I am not dimming this morning . I have just been jostled and elbowed m a crowd ; and cheated out of mv turn at the Money Order Office by a smart manufacturer , ana affirm that I am out and out a Utilitarian—as practical as bad pavements and tender corns can make any man of you . I cannot organise- the Chartist movement . You must do it , I will do one mans share , in a little way . and each of vou

      must do a man ' s work . So no more prating and preaching about what you are to do . None of vour wait-a-little-Jonger doctrine . Do your work , and do it now . This day is yours , to-morrow may not be . I shall hope to receive a host of letters about re-organisation and petitioning next week , sent to my address in London ; and as my countrymen are reputed , justly or no I cannot say , to bo fond of money , let me hope that the power of the penec will be manifest . Do ' whatever you can in your own way , but do it now , and we will live the better friends , I * Hn sujSjjf sjmms and promises , and wish men to be real . JusTf say what you mean to do , what you < an do , and do that thing . At Rochdale I learned with pleasure that the

      Board of Guardians have rented , on lease , some fifteen or sixteen acres of land , on which to employ the able-bodied poor of the parish . This is a step in the right direction . The Guardians will , no doubt , find it extremely difficult to apply the land labour test to paupers . The past has generated so much vagabondism and idleness , that every new experiment is , for some time , in doubt as to results ; but hold—men must persevere and fear not . One thing is evident , the principle of the new poor law is given up . To " punish poverty" has not " depauperised England . Brougham and Russell may pout and fret , but their pet scheme has failed . The '' Useful Knowledge" philosophers have given us no proofs of their wisdom ; they have experimented to prove their ignorance of meii , and their imbecility as rulers . The great Legislative Wizard of the North is now known as " Harry the Juggler . " May his country appreciate his virtues while he lives ,

      and honour his death with a Barebonts sermon and a " raupcr ' B Drive . " Many attempts have been made to introduce the workhouse school system in Rochdale , which attempts have been as uniformly resisted with effect . When in the county of Norfolk , some years ago , I visited several workhouses * . At that time I thought much on pauperism and paupers . I never failed to obserre the" half-idiot looks of our pauper children ; their uniform dress , pale faces , low foreheads , and inexpressive countenances—all spoke demoralisation and degradation . Tho food for the mind and their social relations , all looked pauperism—it was skilly all over . Why should these little unfortunate s bo pressed together ? Under all circumstances , would it not be better to let them associate freely with the children in some of our public schools , as is now done in Rochdale ? We all improve by association ; and when ire so often hear and acknowledge that

      " One touch of nature makes the world akin , " e it is positively ungenerous to carry our love o class-distinctions to so great a length . Let the pau " per children grow up among us as beings intended to be called upon to perform the duties of citizenshi p ; those little dependants will one day be men and women , and as we sow so will we reap . I , a stranger to the gentlemen who constitute the Rochdale Board of Guardians , thank them , through your columns , for their public spirit and the honourable discharge of their duties , holding , as they do , one of the most difficult and important offices that can possibly exist in this country . "When in Yorkshire I heard many sad complaints about the unjust doings of manufacturers . I have

      no wish to foment ill feeling between the employer and employed , but if the vulgar rich will play the despot they must not expect to escape observation and comment . I know of no despotism that approaches , in searching and minute cruelty , and intolerance , the iniquitous manufacturing system of England .. Provided the manufacturer-be naturally a man of kind and generous disposition and of good education , he will be liberal and tolerant to his workmen , and such a man receives his reward ; he is respected , ¦ and perhaps honoured . If , however , he be—as he not unfrequently is—either a brutal despot , or a praying knave , his power—which is immense—is used for the worst of purposes . He is , in return , hated by his hands , and his name is spoken with many a

      bitter reproach . I will trire you an illustration . Suppose that among thc ^ iills " of Yorkshire a few workmen employed their leisure hours in teaching a school—a most praiseworthy and honourable vocation—they succeeded , and formed classes to read Chambers' Educational Course ; suddenly the employer establishes a school , in which Church of England religion must be taught ; ho calls his hands together , and addresses them nearly as follows : "I have established a school from the purest ofmotives , in which the Bible must be taught , and the doctrines of the church inculcated ; I do not dictate to you in any way , I wish to interfere with no man's consciencej but to this course I have made up my mind —I will consider the interests of those who support

      and aid me in my deshrn . " How significant is the last sentence spoken 1 Let us interpret it . It means , " I will employ those who think as I do , I will discharge those of you who are opposed to me in opinion , and refuse to play the part of the hypocrite . " The man who speaks thus is all-powerful ; without employment the poor workman starves ; and if he removes , his little home must be broken up , and he knows not when or where he may find employment . This too is liberty of conscience —free liberty , in a land of liberty . * The Christian churchman is no despot , only he starves those who differ from him on questions of faith , and systems of church discipline ; subjects which are as liable to change as April weather . The illustration is equally true in politics , and in not a few instances carried out most r igorously . Such proceedings are a disgrace to us as a people . Some indignant writers , who reserve their accumulated hatred for the

      aristrocracy , would do well to save a little of thenwrath for the denunciation of such intolerance . The old feudalism of landed tenures and serfs—such as that described by Turner , in his " History of tho Anglo-Saxons , " . in which ho speaks of herds of oxen and teams of men—was foul , cruel , and dark with deeds of blackest wrong ; but this modern feudalism of money—this second vassalage of commerce—is cold , calculating , aad revengeful . The Baron of the factory is more powerful than was ever Border Reiver , or Feudal Lord ; he has fewer responsibilities ,, and mocks intelligence with an empty show of liberality . I have no wish to return to the olden time ; to retrograde is no part of my creed ; but I look upon the present system as not far in advance . To think as liberally of it as my knowledge and reflection will allow me , and not at all prognosticating about the future , I pronounce the present state of English society to be Mammon , feudalism , and philosophic barbarity . Manchester , April 24 . Samuel Kvdd ,

      Nulce^U, U ' ^ O £^ ^^^ R ¦ / ^> -V ¦ / ...

      nUlce ^ u , U ' ^ o £ ^ ^^^ r ¦ / ^> -v ¦ / - ' ' '

      To The Subscribers For The Duncombe And ...

      TO THE SUBSCRIBERS FOR THE DUNCOMBE AND O'CONNOR PLAIDS . Friends—We , the Democrats of Gorgie Mills , having stated in the Star that the prizes would be distributed on the 18 th of April , on Wednesday evening the distribution took place in Ross ' s University Coffee-rooms , NicolsonVstreet , Edinburgh , when a goodly number of subscribers were present . A committee was chosen from the meeting to take the management of the distribution of the prizes , according to the rules of . the Art-unions act . Mr .

      W . Shearer was appointed out of that committee to take the chair , when the names of the subscribers , numbering 309 , wore handed over to him . Ho then proceeded to business , and decided that Mr . James B . Hainsworth , of Sheffield , and Mr . James Dickson , of Lynn , were the two successful subscribers . After a vote of thanks had been given to the Chairman and Committee , for the satisfactory manner in which they had conducted the business , the meeting broke up , highly delighted with the proceedings ofthe evening . Signed , on behalf tf the meeting , „ . ,., WlUIAM MESHAX . Gorgio Mills , April 21 st , 1849 .

      Extensive Robbert Op Watches In Liverpoo...

      Extensive Robbert op Watches in Liverpool . —On Tuesday night a pawnbroker ' s shop , 109 , Dale-street , Liverpool , was feloniously entered , and not less than sixty-seven watches carried away . The thieves also stole a quantity of silver and gold guard chains , silver spoons , gold wedding rings , Ac . Twenty pound * has been offered for such information as will lead to their apprehension , but hitherto without effect .

      To The Chartists Op Great Britain, "For ...

      TO THE CHARTISTS OP GREAT BRITAIN , "for myself I care not ; but what will become of m \ wife and children V '—Dr . ir & mioU , after Sentence .

      Gentlemen , —A . committee was appointed in Liverpool , about tliree months ago , for the purpose oi collecting subscriptions for tho support of Mrs . M'Douail and her family ; and with a view , eventually , of placing her in a small business , whereby alio might be enabled to support herself . The committee ' having exerted themselves , both individually andicolloctively , to accomplish their object , and having only partially succeeded , thev now call upon their brother democrats throughout the country , and ; more especially those of Scotland , to aid them in , their indispensable and laudable exertions . ' nJt ^ l ^ W ^ locaI » ty would enable the committee to carry out their intention successfully .

      ana nee them from the difficulties in which they are involved ; and would also , in a great measure , relieve the Chartist body from one of their manv burdens ; and at the same time carry with it the cheering reflection that the Doctor ' s sufferings were not aggravated by the neglect of his frieads . The claims of Mrs . MOJouall and her four children call loudly for the attention of the Chartist' body generally ; not , only so from . the sincere and enthusiastic respect due to Dr . M'Douail , but also from their utter helplessness , and because of their place of abode" being Liverpool , where Chartism is but little understood , and : where , consequently , its iow

      mvnusa . ru ; ana cnoso lew , being working men , are unable to afford that support which the family of Dr . M'Douail so justly deserves . These reasons , it is hoped , will be sufficient to justify this appeal , and to show the necessity for the Chartists of other towns to assist their brother Democrats in Liverpool . We are , gentlemen , on behalf of the Committee , Yours respectfully , ' ¦ William Robertson , Secretary . Andrew Watt , Treasurer . Liverpool , 14 th April , 1849 . ' " All subscriptions to be forwarded , and Post-office orders made payable , to Andrew Watt , 5 Court , George ' s-buildings , Dryden-street , Liverpool .

      Jmtiottaifuiro Company*

      JMtiottaifUiro company *

      Aberdeen.—The Quarterly Meeting Of This ...

      Aberdeen . —The quarterly meeting of this branch of the National Land Company , met at Mrs . Bain ' s , 03 , Castle-street , on the Oth mst . After the business of the quarter was reported to the meeting and approved , it was moved by William Porter , and seconded by James Jack : — " That for the ensuing quarter we meet monthly , and that the meeting nights be upon the first Friday of May , the first Friday of June , and the first Friday of Julv , at Mrs . Bain ' s , Ctf , Castle-street , at eight o ' clock ' , on each of these evenings . Buiteblev . —At a meeting of the members of this branch , held at Swanwick , on Sunday , April 1 st , it was resolved , that the members ol this branch recommence paying their share money and levies , or show at the next meeting the reason why they do not , and that that this meeting stand adjourned till Sunday , 'April 20 th , at six o ' clock .

      National Land Company. Court Of Queen's ...

      NATIONAL LAND COMPANY . COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH—MONDAY . Sittings in Banco . —Before Mr . Justice Pattcson , . Mr . Justice Coleridge , and Air . Justice Erie . EX-PARTE THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY . Mr . Cockbura , Q . O ., in this case , on the last day of Hilary Term , had obtained a rule calling on the Registrar-General of Joint-Stock Companies to show cause why he should not register this company . The court no w made the rule absolute on the motion of Mr . Cockbum , no cause being shown against it .

      Latest News. Fatal Accident In Kensingto...

      LATEST NEWS . Fatal Accident in Kensington . —On Thursday evening , Mr . Wakley , jun ., held an inquest at the Crown , High-street , Kensington , on the late Miss Martha Susannah Rogerson , aged twenty-one , daughter ol Mr . Rogerson , printer of the Mark Lane Express , Norfolk-street , Strand , the particulars of whose death will be found in our sixth page . After hearing the evidence the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death . " Mr . Tuxford ' s dissolution is momentarily expected .

      Alleged Cruelty to a Lvjsatvc is the West Loxnos Usiox Workhouse . —At the adjourned inquest before Mr . Payne , on the body of W . Evans , aged twenty-two ( not Lewis , as stated in our sixth page ) at the workhouse of the West London Union on Thursday , the jury returned a verdict of " Natural Death ; " adding that they felt satisfied the deceased had been beaten by Clift , whose behaviour towards him they strongly condemned . The coroner thereupon called on Clift , and severely censured him for his cruelty . The Explosion in Back Churcu-laxe . — On Thursday , Mr . Baker , the coroner , received information of the death of Mrs . Elizabeth Ann Bailey , the wife of an undertaker residing in Back Churchlane , contiguous to Mr . Key's saw mills , in which

      the explosion occurred on Tuesday last . It appears that at the time of the explosion the deceased was looking out of window , and so great was the shock which she received that she died on the following morning , at 5 o'clock . Another sufferer , Mr . Holt , formerly a sergeant in the dragoons , upwards of eighty years of age , whilst passing along , was struck by a heavy flag stone , and one of his legs was broken . A young girl , named Selina Wood , was likewise seriously cut and injured by falling into the ruins , and it is feared that she , will lose the use of her limbs . The woman who was found almost buried in tho ruins , and who was removed to the London Hospital , is going on very favourably . An inquiry has been made with a view of learning how tho accident occurred , but without success .

      Wakehodse Robbery at Manchester . —On Tuesday two young men , named Lear and Smith , were placed in the dock at the Borough Court , Manchester , charged with breaking into the warehouse of Messrs . Eller and Company , merchants , Back George-street , and stealing therefrom three Bills of Exchange , one for £ ' 000 , the second for £ 60 , and the third for £ 110 12 s . ? d ., with about £ 5 in gold . The prisoner Lear , who is a packer , had occasionally worked for Messrs . Eller and Co . Police-Inspector Maybury took Lear at his house , and found in the attick , among some clothes on a shelf , the three bills of exchange . The prisoners were remanded till Thursday , the depositions being ordered to be taken against Lear . Mr . Beswick said Lear had once

      before robbed Messrs . Lller and Co ., who declined to prosecute on that occasion . Mr . Beswick told them at the time if they did not he would rob them again , and lie was \ cry sorry to find his prediction had proved true . Doblis , Thursday . —Deplorable Destitution . — Within four days last week , inquests were held by P . Mannion , Esq ., coroner , on the bodies of six of the unfortunate people in this district . In every case the verdict of the jury was , "that death was caused by destitution and starvation . " In Rushmuck a woman who died from want of food was found by the side of a ditch , and her body half eaten by dogs . Several other deanis have also oc «» rrrf , some under similar revolting circumstances ; but if inquests were held on all the wretched victims of starvation , the coroner ' s work would be the largest item in the county expenditure . —Timm Herald .

      The Following Appeared In Our Town Editi...

      The following appeared in our Town Edition of last week : — Charge op Embezzlement . —Edward Hamilton was charged at Manchester yesterday , with embezzling money to the amount of £ 187 , the property of Messrs . W . Neild , Monies , and Co ., wine and spirit merchants , Hanover-street , Liverpool , his late employers . He was committed for trial at the sessions , but allowed to go out on bail . London . —Fire at a Pawnbroker ' s . —Yesterday a fire occurred at the shop of Mr . Fish , pawnkbroker , 14 , Edgwarc-road , by which a considerable quantity of property was destroyed . sent to Prison

      Suicide from Fear or being . — An inquest was held yesterday before Mr . Baker , at the Rose and Crown , Bunhill-row , on tho body of John King , aged seventy years , who destroyed himself under the following circumstances : The deceased had for many years carried on the business of a greengrocer , in Bunhill-row , but latterly he had become embarrassed in his affaire , and an agreement was entered into between him and his nephew that all hiv debts would be paid by his nephew on the deceased handing all his goods and property over to him . The agreement did not appear to satisfy both parties , and there were frequent quarrels , and the deceased had threatened to put his nephew out of the house . His debts were not paid , and on Friday last he ¦ received" a summons to attend the

      The Following Appeared In Our Town Editi...

      ralacc-court , but the deceased said , " It was no use las going ; he could not pay what he owed , and he should be placed in prison , but sooner than be sent to one he would hang himself . " On Tuesday morning Jasr , the shop not being opened at the usual tunc , the deceased was called , but no answer returned . Ihc door was broken open and the deceased was found suspended by a piece of row from a rail oi the bedstead . He was quite dead , and had apparently been so some hours . On the washhandstand was discovered a piece of paper , on which was written , " Make haste and let me down , for mv neck aches . " The deceased had written to his sister , stating that he intended to destroy himself , for he

      could not bear the idea of being confined in a prison . Verdict—" Temporary insanity . " - ^ Embezzlement of * £ 5 , 000 . —On Thursday Mr . Peter Mann ' , for many years chief secretary of tho Leeds Waterworks Company , underwent a preliminary examination before J . Ilo'dforch , Esq ., and the other magistrates , at the Leeds Court-lioase , charged wituhaving" at yafwns periods embezzled money belonging to the company . Tho exact extent of Mann ' s defalcations is as yc-r- unknown , but up to the period when he was phio-ed in custody a deficiency of about £ 5 , 000 had boon . iscy-tabied . Maun was remanded till Monday , bail being refused .

      The Convict -Rush . -7 The execution of the murderer Rush is appointed to tako place , this day ( Saturday ) at twelve o ' clock . A cortesjwivieut at Norwich , writing last night , says ,: ' The . v . ty is already full of persons who have arrived from different parts of tho country , to be pressi ' it during the proceedings . There are ' also many visitors from Xondon , the Eastern Counties Railway Company having run a ' cheap pleasure train , ' issuing tickets which are returnable at any time during the next three days . Some of the visitors are 01 very questionable character , but they are close ! v watched by

      Mr .. Yarrington , the superintendent ot' tho city police , and Mr Langloy , one of the London detective tbvee . These officers were present on d * ' : nrriv . il of the several London trains to-day , aud cr . vofuUy scrutinised the passengers . Thoco ' uvi .-. t Hush has undergone a little change . Ho cnts heartily , sleeps well , and seems unmoved by t ) i « position m which he Is placed . H <> has laboured h : u \ l to convinoe the Rev . W . W . Andrews and the Rev . P . Brown , who have been hi attendance upon him , of his innocence ; but both those gentlemen h .. vc expressed to him their conviction of bis ;; uilt . Since that declaration the convict has tivalDd ' ' iiu'i . 1 with

      marked coolness . It does not seem proiwhle that Rush will make any confession . 12 c perseveres in affirming his innocence , and frequently calli » upon the Almighty to prove his innocence , and u > iix the crime upon those who really committed the murders . He confidently asserts that in two years the real murderer will be knowu . "

      EXECUTION OF RUSH ¥ 011 TILE MURDERS AT STANFIELD-UALL . ( From the Times . ) Norwich , Saturday . —The day appointed for the execution of tlte murderer Rush has i-jnn ; at last in showers of sleet , and gloom , varied . it intervals by short gleams of sunshine . A cold biting wind drives through the air , and the clouds above head are spread out in large and watery masses , and give a dismal and cheerless hue to thepi-rtspn-jt . The drop is erected on the west side of the Castle , and stands on the bridge which on thai side . spins the moat . Its position and effect ar . vary iiiiking from the battlements behind it , haviiu an " immense black flag , which by the orders of the High Sheriff

      has been placed there to mark the fxtiviordinnry guilt of the criminal who is about to expiat his offence on the scaffold . This great banner swings slowly in tho wind , and gives a solemn and funeral look to tho whole scene . lb was expected that an immense crowd of spectators would be attracted to the spot , as the population of the surrounding country which had taken so deep an interest in the dreadful tragedy of Staunch ! Hall , and would watch it to tho v cry close ; but this has not been the case . Norwich " has received no sensible addition to the number of its inhabitants , and , though it is marlu-. i . ir . y , there is very little additional bustle or exeuc : ; i

      On the Castle Hill might be obsf-nod . at an early hour , a few groups of farmer- eyeing the dismal preparations for execution front u . re-pectful distance , and blending curiosity , in the expression of their features , horror for the crime , and awe at its tremendous punishment . As the fatal hour approached the crowd increased in numbers ; for many it was evidently n day of great excitement , and they crowded to the c .-iccution as to a theatre or public show ; others came obviously in a different spirit to notice the dying moments of a man whom they had known m their daily pursuits , and to see how ' he bore himself in that sunreme

      hour , when oppressed by the recollections of such tremendous crimes . Turning from the crowd and preparations outside the Castle to the unhappy convict within , there has been little opportunity for gleaning aiiy additional particulars to those which havJ ' aiivady appeared . At nine o ' clock , last night he veee ' f . 'cd a iotter from his eldest daughter , and on veadii-g it he became greatly depressed ; ho rallied , however , after a time , and made a hearty supper . - The chaplain of the jail has been in constant attendance on iiini all the morning , with what effect m »> n ins conduct and feelings remains to be discoveivii .

      Just previous to the execution the sun shone out and the day became fine , and the crowd on tho Castle-hill increased . The space is a large > ji > c , and there might have been 7 , 000 or 8 , » w ¦ peeple present . The early trains from Yarmouth and other places were loaded with passengers , and 1 he arrivals were also very numerous from Suffolk , a !!« i even Essex . Precisely at twelve the procession left the condemned cell , headed by the sheriffs and javelin men . The convict walked with a firm step , and

      was attended by the executioner , who stood immediately behind . As the procession emerged from the Castle , the chaplain of the jail joined it , and commenced reading the burial service ' of the Church . Tho culprit then mounted the scaffold , and the rope having been adjusted round his neck the drop fell , and he was launched into eternity . Ho retained his firmness to the last , looking up to heaven and shaking his head as if protesting his innocence . He shook bauds with the governor , to whom he whispered something , and then died without a Struggle .

      From tho Chronicle . Norwich , Half-past Twelve . —Rush has just sufered . He died as lie lived—firm and obdurate . As the hour of his fate approached , the Castle-hill became one dense mass of people , lluih has all along preserved the most perfect coolness . He went to bed last night at his usual hour , rose at two o ' clock this morning and wrote until five o ' clock , when ho v- \\\\ , to bed , after ordering a clean shirt and clean cravat to be prepared for him . Exactly at 13 the murderer came forth ; he walked firmly , and the colour had not even left his face . He spoke not a word , save to request that the drop should fall when the chaplain was pronouncing the words , " the grace of our Lord Jesus Cluist , " in the service . He died without apparent suffering .

      Dublin, Fridat.—Deaths From Fa.Mi.Yk.—H;...

      Dublin , Fridat . —Deaths from Fa . mi . yk . —h ; Bnllinrobe , in . the union of Mayo , it appears that famine is making fearful progress . It is stated that twenty-six deaths occurred in the workhouse in ono day , and that- the deaths for the week were one hundred . In the union of Ballinasloe , in the adjacent county of Galway , it appears that the mortality is quite appalling . In consequence of representations made to the poor law commissioners , Dr . Phelan , their chief medical officer , was sent down to institute an inquiry . Out-door relief is not given in this union , although the workhouse accommodation is entirely insufficient . Dr . Phelan reported that there is not

      workhouse accommodation tor more than 3 , 210 persons , yet there were , on the 31 st March last , 3 , 89 C inmates , the number having been reduced during the week from 4 , 189 persons . Respecting the increase of mortality , the commissioners state that " 179 inmates died during the four weeks ending 24 th February , and as many as 44 Sin the five weeks ended 31 st March , making C 27 deaths in uine weeks —tho deaths during the weeks ended 24 th and 31 st March having reached 100 and 104 respectively . The Cork Guardians have refused , even on the recommendation of the commissioners , to giant out-door relief to the infirm classes composed in the 1 st section of the act .

      The Clearance System—In the northern division of Tipperary , in Limerick , and in other parts of the south , the clearance system is continued en an extensive scalo . Vast numbers of ejectment processes are entered at the quarter sessions . A chapter in the Mayo Tcleyraph is devoted to an account of the hearing of ejectment processes at quarter sessions of 'WcBtport . The agents of the Earl of Lucan obtained ejectment decrees in all the cases adjudicated upon . It is also stated that 6 ir Richard O'Donnell , Bart ., obtained ejectment decrees against a number of tenants in the barony of Burrishoole .

      LATEST FROM HUNGARY . ( From the Daily Xeivs . ) Vienna , April 15 . —The news from Hungary continues unfavourable for the imperial army . The Hungarians have not only taken Waitzen , but they have also taken by storm St . Thomas , the fortified camp of the Servians , defended by 25 , 000 men and forty cannons . In the suburbs of Festh the Croats began to plunder some davs ago , and their commander decimated them . The ifagyars did not enter I > *?« » but left a corps of observation before the citj , "while their chief force seems to have crossed the Danube . Tho imperial party amongst the inhabitantsicf testa , are quitting the Hungarhui capital and uymg to Gran , and even to Raab and Presburg .

      R* S" T V N - 4 R» T Ok 'I

      r * S" V - 4 r » t Ok 'I

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 28, 1849, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_28041849/page/1/