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THE LAND!
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AND NATIONAL TKADES' JOURNAL.
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MR. WILLAM DIXON TO THE CHARTIST PUBLIC....
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The Land!
THE LAND !
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1 MB . MR . KOBERT BURRELL , BLACKSMITH , GREE > 0 C £ . £ EAB IfilB BcBBEUj—I Write this fetter to tfOU , I'C stse of se of all those who have written to me upon the Meet of eet of the Land , I think in jour short letter you ee shoe shown most practical knowledge of the subject , w e ll as e ll as a st r on g desire to base those princi ples by cch ouch our object is to be achieved upon a safe four .-iiion : ton : added to which , you ask for instruction as : : who who would receive it as a means of improvement , ; as 01 as one who looks for some hast ; avowal to which rmay may make caption objections . Let me then , in w first * first instance , reir nd yea that I have never yet sun ami answered npon the "GREAT FACT *—that
; i Lam Land is the only field in which individual labour 11 asm ascertain its jnst value . It never has been re * : ; : ed tiled that a" that 1 have stated as to the Land and < capa capabilities is susceptible of easy proof . But as ir opjr opponents are at a ktss for valid objections to the ilncip lnc iple , they are compelled to rest their opposi-)) n tun upon mere matters of detail ; and the Land uestiaestion bei'i ? avey comprehensive one , and onej it via wltkh land ords and capitalists have had a direct iitereitereit in keep in g the workin g classes ia i g n o r a n c e , l icy ( uey ( the working men } are reasonably enough firedjpfcyphy every , the most extravagant , guess or iniput ent fent ff Isehood . Upea the other hand , experimental-5 stsosts on wording men ' s credulity and jobbers in exiitemitement have the vanity to suppose either that their
' wn swn sectional project is a good substitute for national nii ^ ri ^ nisation , or eke they foo'lshly imag ine that 1 ' * He * flower wor-M be overshadowed by the foliage of : ' he the national tree . Hence , some men are subscribing i rastrast sums to transport themselves to foreign dimes , siponponthe faith of an unstable Government , en inisecu & cure system , and in e x p e r ienced advisers ; and ntherthers , wh o talk of re eviHg the domestic labour imntn-irket by transporting abortion of the ceiapetitive i reseresei : e ; < iud otheu , bus ^ -dies engaged ia a " UA-! TKTl 0 N & i , " scheme of ^ r'ding , are ees and a l Itonionched in the ' " spec < '* tion , or wounded in their i priqpride ; ^ nd straightway r ? se a ho w l of d iscontent ,
' wfywholly devoid of apiusent or reason . I had an inistastasceof this sore m Manchester , iaa little thing 'Vrh < vrho < kasbeen active !* abiMf ' n * society ; and who actactasJly undertook to give tne shareholders a leg legal opinion upon the impi sibility * f the managers coicoirreying an equitable title to thet & areholders : and yb whst is still more sfcange , rome very sensible w «& - iwing men asked me to notice tV ' s jargon , assign Tgas a a reason that msay were influenced by it . Bew--ev-ever , it is a fact that 1 never have hid any adverse pr propositions to ( reply to , except the w"d doubts « r created in ^ tke sands of working men by the wilder E assertions of cr ^ chet-monsers .
I will now ca . y you back a Stile , and tell yea why il ihe landlords and capitalists ace opposed to the suli-< i division of feed into such a ^ etments as would be si sufficient te employ the wnoias J vbotjb of a wgrk ' ng-I man . The fem " ords are eppesed to it , ! .-suse the s subdivision of land wou'd ri ; . / with it its sulci division of $ hat politicrl power to which ( Sic large 1 landed proprietors in each «© unty att ? 3 h mere value i than tncy ' -do to the rents of their estates . The i smaller sguires constitute part of the politic ? 1 s system ; the sircar * of pc . ' * Cical patronage , flowing 1 to th e m -f r om their c h c % . Hence in each county ; you will fed three or fear l arge landed propileto .. i of the rej ^ ctivepai- ties lecd ^ g thepoliifcrlfr-hion ; and the dependents npen-their patronage following
• £ : aEd if you enquire nto the cirocmshmces of A iose leading landlords-yea will invariably fhd that what itlsey loss by -keeping their land in the wh o les a le m a rket , they more than make up by keeping it within the po' " tieal standard . In ac aristocratic country ''ketI " s , ; patrona < rc , influence , and distinction -are as much nought artcr r « wealth :: and the land r ' onc confers them . Thus , 1 show yon why the landlords are opposed to t h esu l division of land . As to t h e capitalists , you aremuch too -shrewd a man to resuire any reason from me w % those -who possess no « aiihly property except what they can squeeze out of labour , v . 'U strain every nerve-to keep lal rar in a state of such dependency- ' - will ensEre them the largest amount of profit ; and von well know , an d thsr w e d kn o w , that if tberc ; cre
200 blacksmiths in-the market , aasd only work » for 150 , that the removal of the fi % idlers from . the l abour market wou'djiearly double the wages of-the 150 who remained at their own work , and of whom there was no " surples ; " and if-there was an under 8-anding that any " -fresh " surplus" would also be provided for upon < the land , the masters and > men wouid . then mutually-agree upon the application ^ the principle of restristion : ; and inaveiy short time it would be seen that the 150 blacksmiths , with the power of locating their " surplus" upon the -land , would receive more wages for eight hours' work . than the 2 <>& would receive lor twelve hours' work . -Sow such are the reasons why landlords and capitals oppose the subdivision of land , and I think you will admit that very good ones they are .
; I now turn to a consideration of that portion of yoar letter which refers to the locating of oceupeats as near ^ heir natire < ar . adqptediissidences as possible . iln one of my previous letters upon the Land , 1 endeavoured to attach a more limited , but , in m y opiuioa , a more charming and patriotic definition to ! the term " koms" than has been ascribed to it by / poets , statesmen , or warriors . I do not eallEngland an Englishman's home ; Ireland an Irishman ' s ! home ; or Scotland a Seo ^ hman ' s home . A Xo : . hum-Lrian set-down in Cornwall would consider himself i anywhet-e but" at hornet" so a Ki'dare or Wicklow m a n , lauded in Galwaj or Roscommon ; or a Scotch-S man taken from Ei ' mburghshire and placed in Inj -rernesssufce . In mv ooinion * the term " Aomd"
imithes otherassociationsthanthose wl ch are national . , t implies all that is social « ad convivial . ^ Mum ! means useio climate—accustomed to the soil—en . dcared to acquaintances- ^ attached to loealities ^—within cil ! of friends—in reach of connexions . I call the village " where jour forefathers lived "where you have drawn your & et breath—where sou have played in your youth—grown up to manhood with your playfellows—aud made friends of them in old age : J call ihat your " HOME . " Besides , ander the present system , * hafeit ^ ves a new definitjon % home . Forinstance , cotton spinners must consider There they can get work , iheir home . So with nincrs : so with woolcombei *; so with associated dioemakcrs ; and . in fact , so with all employed in
Qanufaciures . Xow then , your letter very woperly draws my a £ - fention to theSict that Scotciimen fear that all the lmdwillbepHBshased in England , and that , therefa r e , they would be removed from " h eme " Such , however , would not be the case . The subject is one whidi lias had the consideration of the directors ; and vhile I perfectly agree with you as to the desir abkaess of explanation upon the subject , I _ c annot quiteagrce with you as to the mode of meeting the objection ; and I will tell you why . What you proposed , that the coun t ry be divided int o d i s tri c ts , sar . twelve or twestv ; and that the d s £ ricfs shall
balkifor preference of purchase ; and that all the shareholders in the successful district shall be first located in that distrkt . Xow , there certainly woi * d fft no -objection to this , fu ;« her than the priority given to the shareholders in the fortunate district ; and then it is quite true that the several shareholders will be suited in districts . Sow , I think that a tetter mode of meeting the question—for it is not a difficulty—is this : —That the ballot for location should tske place in the first instance ; and that then a majority of those who obtained a prize , might dce ' -de upen the district in which land should be purc h asei
You will hear with me if I dig re s s a l ittle , in order to koe , p the whole question in your view . You apprehend , t hen , there might be a difficulty in the way of purchasing land in certain districts ; and , therefore , propose to go on balloting in continuation nntil we can ciseeverit . Re )/ vpon it , BmrelL that th ere Uu o t a dn g l e district ia En g lan d , Scotland , or Wales , in which we could not purchase as much land as we waufed . My inipreesion is , th a t not on l y may EndishmeE be located in England , Welshmen in Wales , and Seotehnien in Scotland , but that the society will very spesdiJy be in a situation , from th e Pos ^ sswTvofVund ^ soto aiTange said manage as to locate Yorkshiremea in Yorkshire , Ayrshiremen in Ayr-hire , aud Monmouth men in Monmouthshire In & et , I have not a , doubt upon my mind , that sereal allotments may be purchased in the larger counties ; and on e at le a st in the smaller . And
again , for mysdf , I can see no reasonable objection wnatev «? r hi Scotel « aeaand Englishmenexchanging ; l > - even * otbe application of a Scotch fund to the purej nseunau ) in Scotbnd . 2 vow , let me shew you the great dcsiitvblcnessofthis "homely * or "domestic " iocatiou . It i < , in fact , a p roverb , that " a g riculture and manufactures should g o han d in hand ; " and it j s one which I am endeavouring to reduce to practice . Thus : suppose a number of cotton spinners w w located convenient to their work , I have sheivn that summer ig the time for agricultural operations ; and during the winter months I see no objection to the working classes selling their extra labour in a
market wiicre its value had been tested in the free labour market ; and the altered state of society would very soon bring us to the realization of the « £ « crb , » y enablin g man to live healthfully aud ^ mfortauk during the summer months , andprofit-W J and eontcntedlv during the winter months , nw . er completely altered state of things . It is ^ f ^ hine , sheer roasense , to talk of inducin g reVtriw ' - ture tomake tue required sanatory and CW , ! L « £ ulitions demanded by the working Ptlf . "' - , * " * required impiwements never can be liMoree ti csc « ittiiw >«< Ti , + h « . ; Tnnr « v « l rrmdition of
" J ^ o flasses themselves . Once g ive a man in « 7 ?^ wLefter he will be comfortable or " ^ - r f 0 rt aWe , andhewffl 2 aeptcoznforteYcnatthe " . peatcr gain ; but at present he has no alterr * IIVe hut to work for any wages offered to him or to 'M ?** ^ ' I tWnk > I meet ttie q uestion of Utrtr ^ " siza ™ s" in its real meaning ; and « fV . 2 " ? m > l s ^ answer some of the vagaries wt he i » akontcnts . 1 ha v e been a s k e d if , in the event of great success imrtv ? i to fl ° wfrem the Land plan , the arist o cracy j ? oiwdle classes would not combine to frustrate S 3 ect , even to the extent of bidding against ns w m the market ? Jfow , could any suggestion
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he more foolish ? Landlords and capitalists do combine-upon all qnestions that serve them in the aggr ega te ; but they do not com b ine for the individual advancement of any one of their members . But 1 wjU suppose such a thing even possible , as a society of capitalists formed for the purpose- of buying up all the land that we had pitched an eye upon : what , in such a case , mor e ea sy th a n to k eep our e y es shut , and employ some " t ool" who would have his pe r centage for winking or nodding at the auctioneer for usl and all the satisfaction that the disappointed confederation would have would be that the Land was bought " for us , though notsrus . " This is one of the monstrosities to which I have referred in the commencement of my letter . Another is a kind of
two-edged sword , thrust at ns , with which onv antagonists prick hoth sides of the susceptible feelings of working men . One says , " don't you sec that you only get what costs the society no more than £ S 9—forfthey have received £ 2 10 s . by way of share moneyand for which yon pay £ 5 per year , while you could get £ 100 for four percent . " Another says , " you see the thing < s a bubble , for they propose to give each ms & £ 15 cap ital w ho ha s onl ypaidup £ 210 s . " Kow , to ike first proposition , I answer that the very ess ence of the society consists in the fact that it can g ive for £ o per year what , as individuals , no member cf the society can procure for £ 10 a y « w ; or , in feet , » rocare at all ; while , u p on t h e othe r hand , the fact i of being able fc > give £ 15 wholly and entirely occurs
from being abie to carry oat an extensive principle of co-operation . Another statcaent is , that the people will be located upon moors or barren ground . Is reply to this . foUy 1 can only say , that with my consent ( and with the aoeople ' s consent , I will always preserve a very prominent position in the society ) , not an acre of Imd-lnniI shall be purchased . But more than th a t ; I shall be for purchasing the tert best USD , enhanced in value from its contiguity hoth to the produce market and the labour market : and if we buy land worth £ 2 an acre instead « f 15 s . an acre , it w ''l make a difference of £ 2 Mte . a year in the rent ; and so much the better . Better sti " . if we could purchase it worth £ 5 an acre ; fortibe good land takes-tos seed and loss labour , and
gives more cerxaixit . Upon the other hand , whatever description of land we purchase will be such as erery occupant can niAc worth five times the rent at "which he takesit in less than five years . I now come to the very most impjstant part of the whole subject , namel y , the probability of the whole £ 35 being swallowed * up in the purchase of manure during the fiist year . In handling this branch of my sub j ect , allow me to draw your attention to the curious fact , that the very vagaries and fo''ies of the landed aristocracy will turn out to beoHr ^ jeatWesshig : — 3 mean the foolish conditions that they impose on their tenants . The conations now generally -are , that only so wvufc shall be broken up , and that so jaucAsha ' b e ke p t in p asture ; and in man y ca s es
that none shall be broken up . For instance : a young man in the neighbourhood of Burnley lately took ten acres of ground , w i th the o p tion whether he would pa y £# a year to keep it in & i"ass , or £ 50 to cultivate it as ie pleased , fie preferred paying the £ 50 , and hewasquiteright . Old grass land is always the best , aud most profitable for cultivation ; and the effect of ihe foolish testations imposed by landl o rds u p on th e ir tenant s has been to make a " savings' took" of the land of England . I will instance Mttk'Vsex , where scarcely an acre is broken up—it being . a'l used as meadow ground to grow hay for the London market . In Ireland , where the practise is perfectly understood and extensively acted upon , a l a bourer would psefer a half acre of good " gratf land" to a half acre of the best manured ground . Sow , I will tell ysa what this " graff land " is . It is what in England is called " paring" and
"burning , the ashes sewing as the reiy best manure forthe cultivationofeverysinglc root , without a single excep tion ; and es p eciall y for those ga r den crops and roots that a cottager would stand most in need ef . It is the best for potatoes , turnips , mangel wurzel , cabbages , wheat , o a ts , barley , clover ; ev e r y thin g in sho :,. Su pp ose , th e n fliat a man gets on to his two acres in the beginning of March , jasfc the season for "paring and burning ;" and suppose that he has an acre of grass land , he does not require one spoonful of manure . If he has two acres , he can " pare and burn " an acre the first year ; half an acre the second ; and half an acre the third . Now this is the use which landlords would not allow tenants to make of the laud ; and it was beeoniing so prevalent in Ireland , th a t the late Lord Shannon procured an Act of Parliament imposing a fine of £ 10 per acre for every acre pared and burned . Some men will conclude that the fact
of such aa Act of Parliament liavin « passed proves the objection to the system : but it is no such thing . I'll te" yon the reason of the Act being passed : —it was because ten a nts " p ar e d aud b urned" th e i r l a n d at the expiration of their leases , without giving it any manure for four years . They took a crop ol potatoes , a crop of wheat , a crop of oats , and a crop of flax off the land ; sad then the whole injury was put down to " paring and burning , " whereas the laud would have been last as bad if the four cr ops had been p ro d uced wi t h a go od manuring for the potatoes . However , I tell you distinctly and irrefutably , th a t when the land is p r ope rly treat ed afterwards , there is no better preparation than " paring and burning " : and , moreover , there are several descriptions of land that will g ive better crops by being pared and burned than from the very best manure .
I have now shown you the mode of providing manure for the first year ; and after that , every man witu two acres would have more than he could use ; and that i s su pp osin g th a t he h a d o nl y one ac r e i n grass . If he has two acres , he could not do better that pare and bum it all at the rate of an acre for the first year , and ha" an acre each year for the two succeeding years . Now here again ia the decided advantage that a tenant of the Society ' s would have over a tenantof the best landlord in England : another proof of the value of co-operation and freedom of action .
This Land question appears to be puzzling all the ¦ "knowing ones . " The Times newspaper has a " Commissioner" in Cavan ; and , as far as he has go ne in d e t ail i n g Irish g rievance s , he is re-asserting in ISio what I have been repeating since 1 S 23 : and at last he will be compelled to come to my conclusion , that neither polities , religious distinctions , nor political feuds , have anything to do with Itibbonism , Terry Alt-ism , Wliite " Boy-ism , or Molly Maguireisin : but that all isms merge into the one great ism—" WAST OF TEXURE 1 SM . "
R o bert , let me explain to you , by an illustration you will understand , what this " wa > t of texureism " means . It means , that if you are making horses hoes by the job , you will make more of them than if fou were making them by "day-work" for the best master in Europe . When you are making them by the job , you are your oum . muter , and represent the man * who has a lease for ever of his laud . Such a man has a peqKhtal interest in ev e r y hour he work s , as von Lave in every stroke of the hammer ; while
the man who makes horse-shoes by "day-work" is the slave of another , and very naturally up-husbands tfeat strength which he would draw more largely upon if he himself had the benefit of the extra labour . I could not furnish you with a more apposite or better illustration of the difference between a lease for ever and a lease for years ; and however the Times' correspondent may wind his subject up , he will buthave blown so niaay ' bubbles in the air , if he does not come to the conclusion that wjlvt op texuhe is the master grievance of Ireland .
Robert , if you read the Times newspaper at the commencement of the revived Repeal agitation , you may remember that it told yon that if you travelled north , south , east , or west ; that whoever you met , or whoever you conversed with , of any class of society , none , not even one , could fix upon any assignable cause for the distress or dissatisfaction of the Irish people ; in fact , that the Irish were a nation ol malcontents ; and that was the sum and substance of all Irish agitation : but su > iv , in two short years , you read of "facts" in the Times which would set angel s by the ears ! In fact , the correspondent o f the Times now savs that repeated oustings constitute " a fact ; " and that that fact alone is enough for him . ^ ' ow , does not this prove that the Times was eithet ignorant of" the "fact , " or withh e ld th e "fact , " until Mollv Maguire , by "the ascent of her soapbubble , elicited the laws of colour and light" for the Times's correspondent . We have the admitted factthat their
from two years after the 40 s . freeholders lost political rights-that is , from 1 S 31 to 1841 , neaklt 6 ( 10 , 000 OF THE IlUStt PEOl'iB HAVE EUIGRATEO TO THE COMKHES ASS GREAT BmIAI-V , OR HAVE XXUSTED I . V the Armt . W e h a v e the f a ct ; and I l o v e the Times expression ! The writer says : " There is asimmexse poweb is facts . " We have then , the fact , , that as soon after the Emancipation Bill as the land , lords could clear their estates , a thirteenth of the 1 irl / ole population of Ireland were compelled to transport themselves , because they wore driven from the ?? little " homes . " We have the fact that in the county of Cavan the occupiers of from one to thirty acres employ no labourers , for fear of improvin g their holdings , and bein g e j ected ; and we hav e th e fact , that the Times ' s corr espo ndent onl y doubts whether a man and his family can cultivate thirty acres of land * . and ise have the stiB greater fact , the greatest fact of all , that Molly Maguire is obliged to attempt to do for her children what neither the Go vemmenUlie landlords , » ot the Times ' t correspondent
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ever can do : that is , to wring from the fears of their tyrants what has been refused to the j ust demands of , a brave and suffering people . -. u ^* There have been no other objections , that I know of , urged against our Land plan ; anil I defy all the writers in the world , and a ' the speakers in the world , to write or talk down the value of the land , its capabilities , or its a pplicabi'ity to the regulation of the price of wages in the natural and in the artificial market . Robert , I think of the land b y day , and I dream of it by ni ght . My mind is set upon it . My every thought is occupied with it , because through its just appropriation I see the enfranchisement of man—the freedom of man—and the independence of man . Tins is the time , the very time for the people to make the double struggle for social happiucss and political
treedom . In the infancy of this " ag itation I w a s catted " fool ; " but every day ' s reswireh is reducing my fool's cap that others are fitting for their own heads . I am sure it gives you as much pleasure as it does me to see the glorious manner in which the plan is progressing , and 1 feel assured that its glorious result will give us all inexpressible joy . In conclusion , Robe ; v , you are to understand that the question is not whether the society offers tco fascinating prospects on the one hand , or charges too much for what it gives on the other hand ; but the question is , whether , without the principle of co-operation , those who wish to redeem themselves from slavery could , under the present system , as individuals , acc o m p lish it at any price ? On then , Robert , for the Land and the Charter : and in the " struggle" rely upon the co-operation of Your faithful and affectionate friend , Fearous O'Cossob .
And National Tkades' Journal.
AND NATIONAL TKADES' JOURNAL .
Yql. Viii. No. 407. "Tond On, Saturdayta...
YQL . VIII . NO . 407 . "ToND ON , SATURDAyTaUGUST ~ 3 Q 1845 , *» JS & IS ^ SZ ~ .
Mr. Willam Dixon To The Chartist Public....
MR . WILLAM DIXON TO THE CHARTIST PUBLIC . 2 fy Friends , —I think that no man has earned a better rigltt to appeal to you upon behalf of good Chartists than I have . I am justified in maVmg every exertion towards the mnintainiiii' and supporting honest working men wlio suffer in the cause of Chartism . There was a time when I performed that fluty myself—there was a time when 1 save as much as from £ 30 to £ 35 a week to the sufferers . That time is gone , but I hope it is not forgoten . William Dison , the subject of this letter , 1 ms been reporter for the Xorthern Star in the Manchester district for two years . Xot only during that time has his conduct heen most praiseworthy and exemplary , but he is distinguished
among his class for the uniform excellence of his character , his conduct , and his habits . A sad visitation , that of almost total Wndness , has rendered him unfit longer to perform the duties of his office , A young man o ? active mind struck lvith blindness is a melancholy object , and I am sure yon will think so . It is the intention of Dixon ' s friends , and especially of the colliers , to whom he has endeared himself by an uncompromising love of his order , to place him above want , and to preserve him from the tender mercies of a Poor Law Bastile ; by establishing him in a Temperance Coffee-house—for he is a rigid Teetotaller—so that thereby the affliction of want may not be added to that of blindness .
3 fr . Thomas lvhittalccr , of 2 * 0 . , Devonshire-street , Chorlton-upon-Medlock , Manchester , acts as treasurer to a fund for carrying out this benevolent , just , and praiseworthy object ; and need I say that every working man in the kingdom who can spare anything ( anil many hands make fight work ) , should feel a pleasure and a pride in contributing the means by which this sad affliction of our dear and respected friend may be mitigated . I am sure it world shock me , as it would horri . * every good man , to hear that so amiable a Chartist was allowed to svSet from the neglect of our body . Need I say more than that I shall esteem every penny given to Dixon as a favour conferred upon myself ; and that I shall cheerfully net asco-treasarerwith Jfr . lVliittaker , and shall thankfu'Jy receive any offering to the fund . My friends , as I never beg for myself , I have a right to sue in justice for others . I am sure I need not say more than that I remrn , yo ur faithful servant , Feakgus O'Connor .
Odd Fellowship
ODD FELLOWSHIP
A Reply To "W. S.," Of Belfast. To The E...
A REPLY TO "W . S ., " OF BELFAST . TO THE EDITOtt OF HIE NORTHERN STi . a . Dear Sir , —I hope you will insert this reply to " W , S . ' s" remarks , liis letter , unless contradi c t e d , may mislead many of the Order . It calls for an answer ' ; and although poorly qualified , I take up the cudgels against him . The Odd Fellow movement , he must be convinced , if he rea " y has read attentively what has appeared in the Slur , is one of principle . 11 3 gto draw his attention to the fact of the G . M . and the Board of Dii" ctors , with C . S . Wm . Ratlcliffe , hav ) g suspended , previous to the last A . M . C , many lodges and districts for not furnishing an account of their respective private funds , winch said suspension was of itself an i egal assumption of power ; an tinjustifiable attack on the independence of the Lodges , and contrary to the fundamental p rinci ples of the Order . Yet the A . M . C . did not censure them ; nay , on th e c o ntrar ysanctioned the acts .
, On the 2 lst of June , shortly afterthclast A . M . C , a public meeting of the members of the Manchester district took place in the Old Manor-room , Highs treet , to consider the alterations with respect to the scale of pay meats and benefits . The meeting was a crowded one . On the 23 rd an order was issued from Aytoun-street , signed by "Wm . RadcJiffe , " declarin g five individuals suspended from all benefits and immunities . Cop ies o f th is order were circul a ted in all the Lodges , leaving the members to find out what the parties were suspended for . They afterwards learned that it was because the marked five had attended the meeting . Mind , only two out of the live took part in the proceedings ; the rest merely were present . But they all were gifted and honest
men : so they must be got rid of . nas not mm an illegal assumption of p ower ? The law s p e c ifi c s " that any member breaking the general laws of the Order , shall be TRIEll by a committee of his ivhole lod ge , or nr the district , and that / ourtec « clear days' notiee shall be given him previous to TRIAL , specifying the charge . The law is explicit . Well , the meeting of the quarterly committee took place on the 30 th of June , at the Three Crowns , Jackson-street , London-road . T w o of the indivi d uals att e nd ed t o represent their respective Lodges ( they h a ving been elected previous to being illegally suspended ) . The y were ordered out of the room by the then Grand Master of the district , Francis Burdett . The deputies requested to " be put in possession of the law ,
which authorised the suspension 01 any member without TRIAL . " The answer given by Burdett was , "fle would stand by the Board . " The docum e n t sent to him from Aytoun-street , commanding the suspension , was then called for ; and after some discussion , the then secretary of the district , Ormond , went for it . Ho shortl y afterwards r e tu r ned with a slip of paper , on which was written certain instructions to declare the five individuals suspended , signed by C . S . Wm . Radcliffe . But this document was of itself illegal , inasmuch as there was no seal of the Order attached : in fact , no seal of any kind . S o me one of the de p uties prop o sed a motion to th e effect , that th ey , the deputies , were convinced that the B o ard o f Di r e c tors had n o p ower to su sp en d an y
member tvWiout thial ; and that consequently the two deputies were qualified to sit . This was seconded , and the Grand Master Burdett was requested to put it . He would not ; and the D . G . M . Roberts likewise refused—so did Secretary Ormond : upon which Burdett arose and declared the meeting adjourned to the Monday following . JS ext day , Ratcliffe , the director of the directors , declared the ivhle district suspended , with the exception of nine Lodges . These are facts . Now what will "W . S ., " the lover of freedom , say to them ? Will he not call this tyranny of the most absolute description ? Will he still impute bad motives , and insinuate that the leaders of the movement are un p rincipl ed ? But I am breaking off my narrative . On the Monday the
District Committee met at the Three Crowns ; but no District Officers made their appearance . They were at that time at the Board-room , holding a Me and comer meeting , composed of seven deputies , which they termed the " Grand Quarterly Committee" . ' . ' The seventy-five deputies , after waitin g all the forenoon , adjourned to the Temperance Hall , Mather-street , where they were joined by D . G . M . Roberts , who , repenting of his conduct , had resigned . He was unanimously elected Prov . G . M . ; S . Neild , D . G . M . ; P . P . G . M . Hardy , C . S . of the district : and on p rincip le the deputies firmly nuute their stand , resolved never to p l a ce th e mselves in th e poweroftheAytoun-streetauthoritiesagain . "W . S .
asseils that the A . M . 0 . is the proper place to settle disputes . I ask him , as a lover o f freedom , would he willingly suffer himself to be at the mercy of men a sing le day , who as s um e a p ower to " suspend" him when they please , and thus deprive him from appealing or having a voice there ? If he would , I WOUld not ; nor would any true democrat . "W . S . " further says : — "If the resolutions complained of can be shown to be inimical , and a maj ority willit , by laying the matter lawfully bef o r e the Board of Directors , the operation of the offensive resolutions could be suspended until the A . M . C . " "Very easy to say could ; but WOULD they be ? We will endeavour to find out the improbability . Why , man , the d irector s op enl y avow their determin a tion at all hazards to enforce the obnoxious resolutions .
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" W . S . " may be aware that by this time two Lodges in Liverpool have protested against these laws being enforced : and they were suspended for opposing the plan * of the petty tyrants of Aytoun-street . The Liverpool members looked at the principle involved in s uc h conduct , and pronounced in favour of separrtion from men , who declared themselves superior to the law . As soon as Radcliffe and his co-mates hear of a Lodge Hviwj ( Hred to spefk out , that moment it is suspended . I beg of "W . S . " to re-read all that has appeared in the Star fro m week to week : aud reconsider whether the movement is ono of principle or not . Ue ridicules the idea of Lodges sending deputies to the A . M . C , and implies that we woi- 'd compel e ach Lod ge to send one . If so , it would bo a legislative assembly with a vengeance , there being 4000 Lodges . We would allow any Lodge to send one ,
but compel none . Great numbers could not , on account of the expense ; but as our parliament is annual and moveable , the Lodg es convenientl y situated wi'l be thereb y enabled to take part in the business . Wc found this to work before better than the present system , because the Lodge deputies made the comirifctec so numerous that the few tradesmen could not entirely have their way . As soon as the Lodges were disfranchised , the tradesmen became raging despots , commanding the A . M . C , and carrying into law what they chose . It is natural that the pervevters of our institution will take every means to justify themselves and calumniate us . Hence the foul and malignant slanders iu their quarterly report . Their object is to delude , and thereby frustrate the cause of truth . We have found them unfaithful , and consequently have exposed them .
"IV . S . "states : "that the alteration ( which , by the b y e , is onl y a secondary question , the main being their unjust tyranny ) chiefly applies to the funeral gifts for members' wives ; and thinks that women will look with suspicion upon men who are overanxious on this point ; that is , f o r looking after a large amount ' at the death of their swves , and when able to work as before . " Does "W . S . " suppose that man is an insensible machine?—that the loss of his partner is not felt?—that no affections preponderate ? If so , he is ssu ^ y mistaken , and libels the race . Most widowers are left with children . Almost all wish to have the departed decently interred ; to have becoming mourning for themselves and chi'dren : and supposing all v 10 lose
their wives are at the time in good health , ^ , ' 1 * 5 do ? No , it will not ! But if it would , wecanafford , and do , pay double the amount , for less payments . Under the new system , wc would but be entitled to £ 5 . My Lodge , in addition to the £ 10 , pay £ 3 at the death of a member or member ' s wife , making £ 13 ; and we could afford to allow £ 5 . "W . S . " a ' so says ;— " everv Lodge was made acquainted with the proposed cdange long b e f o re the A . M . C . " I say in answer , no such intent was made k n own , or it never would have passed , I wonder where he got his infoiiuation , Mr . Editor , I cov'd have gone further into this , but have ah ' eady encr o ach e d greatly upon your valuable columns , I think enou g h hrs b ee n s aid to co nvinc e " W . S . " ol his errors , I ? not , he sha " hear from me again . Yours , truly , Henry Balmforth , P . S .
Star of Hope Lodge , Manchester District , Manc h ester , Au ^ jst 17 th , 1 , Little Sable-street , Thomas-street , Shudehill . N . B . — " W . S ., " in bis postscript , states : — " The regaliareqiiiredbylawis triflmg , and that the l a r g e sums paid , are voluntary ; " hut he forgot testate that the Board ahvaijs keep a stock in l > ind , and push th e articles , encoura ging Lodges to outstri p on e another in Tomfooler y us play ; and many new Lodges have been ruined by the expensive stock of sashing , caps , & c , sent from Aytoun-street .
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EOCLES DISTRICT OF ODD FELLOWS . At a s pe c ial Committee , held July 29 fch , 1 SJ 5 , to take into consideration the present critical state of the District , the following Resolution were passed unanimously : — L—That the Earl of Durham Lodge be allowed to remove to the house of Host Marsh ? ' ' , sign of the Jolly Cailer , Winton . 2 . —That this District having lost all confidence in the G . M . and Board of Directors , do henceforth eonsulcr that we are not called inon to enforce or obey anyrr ' esor ordc . t of the said uoard of D ' rectors . 3 . —That this District maintain itse'f I'istinct and separate from any Board of Management in which the Directors have any pecuniae / interest . 4 . —That we have read with sir-prise and indignr
tion a slanderous pub ? nation , sig n e d b y th o Offi c ers of the Order , " wr ' ch endeavours to throw the odium and responsibility of creating c' - ' sunion and insub 3 rdination throughout the Order , upon the numerous and respectable lodges that have refused to adopt their unwise and dangerous experiment , promulgated at the last A . M . C , h e ld at Glas go w ; an d that we fling back a , the odium and responsibility of having reduced to anarch y an d confusi o n our onc e noble and nourishing Instituti o n , upon the guilty heads of the G . M . and Board of Directors . 5 , —That the conduct of the C . S , of the Order , in procuring the suspension of the Humanity Lodge of this District , vdUwYti having violated any of the Laws of the Order , was alike unjustand contemptible ,
they having only given vent to their feelings in one general burst of indignation on the appearance in their L o d ge of the man who has laboured so fatally and energetically for the overthrow of the Institution , which hasvaisetl him from insignificance and supplied him with bread . 6 . —That we hereby stigmatize with or- especial c en s ure and re p rob a tion , the conduct of the C , S . of the Ord e r , in having represented a . t tlvi A . M . G „ our Deputy , Prov , o . S . Renshaw , as a susp e nded c h a racter , and thereby preventing him brin g ing forwr id a proposition to the effect— "that the Board of' Directors shall , in future , t 3 deprived of all pecuniary interest in the suppl y of gooda or commodities to the Order . "
7 . —That we have read with sentiments of gratific ati o n and trium p h , the resolutions of the Manchester Di s trict , in which they have , with courage and discretion , resisted the selfish and arbitrary dictation of the Board of Directors ; and we most cordially concur with them in those resolutions . 8 , —That there be a provisional Board of Management , to consist of two members from each Lodge . 9 . —That the best thanks of this Committee be given to the District . ' Officers for their impartial conduct this evening . 10 . —That a copy of these resolutions , with th e thanks and congratulations of this Committee , be p re s ented to the _ Lodges of the Manchester , Salford , and other Districts that have so fearlessly asserted their rights , and done their duty , ( Si g ned , ) J ons Johnson , Prov . G . M . Edward Wmpiunqtos , Prov , D , G . M . James Renshaw , Prov . C . S .
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NATIONAL INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS , L . D . District Office ( pro . tern . ) , Mr . Marsden's , Sir Thom a s ' Buildings , August 18 th , 1845 . Brethren , — A public meeting was 'held on Thursday evening , August 14 th , 1845 , in the Queen ' s Theatre , Christian-street , for the purpose of adopting measures to meet the disturbed state of tho di s tri c t , caused b y the unjust interferenccand relent less persecutions emanating from the officers of the Order and the Board of Directors of the Manchester Unity .
P , G . Greaves , of the Duke of Sussex Lodge , havmg been unanimousl y called to the chair , the following resolutions were submitted to the meeting , and upwards of 2 , 000 persons ( all Odd Fellows ) recorded their votes in favour of the same . 1 st . "That tb ' s meeting considers the laws passed at the Glasgow A . M . C . contrary to the constitution and tiue principles of Odd Fellowship , inasmuch as they are a direct and unwarrantable interference with the internal affairs of lodges , as guaranteed by the general laws of the Order in the management of our financial arrangements , Havin " no confidence m men that would force such
unjustand oppressive measures upon us , we therefore propose that the Liverpool district secede immediately from the Manchester Unity . " . . ^' " , Tliat we establish ourselves as the 'National Independent Order of Odd Fcllows ' . iand we earnestly solicit the zealous co-operation of every lodge and district in the universe , so that the principles of our noble Institution may be fully carried out -free from extravagant and tiseJess expenditurefree from thetraramels of men whehave betrayed the confidence we reposed in them , by their uncalled-for persecutions , and utter contempt for the riehts and liberties of the members of our order »
Sfh / ii ? . ctlng views with sorrow and njfJIl , T nfc an , . » rerous » M * ri <» that « " >>¦ brethren have been subject to for a number of years , by evil , designing men , who have become officers of Lodges , and defrauded them of their funds , afterwards treating the members with defiance and eontempt , tte therefore earnestly recommend , th a t when pnperly organised , immediate steos be taken to enrol the funeral funds-tkat Lodges oe requested to enrol their b y-Iaws-and that proper officers be
appointed immediately to carry the above objects into effect " A want of confidence in the Board of Directors has theref o re be e n recorde d b y upwards of 2000 vote s at one meeting , in this district ; and thousands of others , who were not present , we of the sa m e opinion . It is to bo regretted ( for the sake of the Institution ) that the men we p l a c e d confidence in should so far outstep the bounds of common justice , as to cause us te bo instrumental to a separation from the Manchester Unity ; but when the fact becomes thoroughly known to the members to what an unlimited extent they have carried their system of tyranny and oppression , we are sure there will be but one op inion upon our proceedings , namely , —that it is time the
Unity should be rid of , a nd for ever ! t he men who at their public festivals , and at their social meetings , are continually lauding the principles of Odd Fellowship , boasting of the many acts of kindness shown to a brother , —holding forth to the universe that the pilot of their actions is Friendship , Love , and Truth ; at the same time their deeds will prove that they have been continually seeking to increase their power over the members of the Unity ; and progressively increasing the expenditure , for p er s on a l aggrandizement : and yet tho member who dared to even murmur attheir unauthorised proceedings is imme d i a tely by their uncomprom ising mandate suspended fofnine months ; that is , until the next A . M . Cnever for a moment considering that the persecuted
member may be in distress—may be sick—may die No matter to the tyrants of Aytoun-street , —the crime of having dared to a ude to their despotic acts is a sufficient cause to sever the bonds of brotherly love and charity from the Unity . Nay , more , in the event of the death of a brother so suspended , the same sanguinary punishment is extended to Jlis Widow and unoffending offspring , Wo blush for their effrontery ! But for them to think that all members will tamely submit to be tyrannised over by them , is a mos t w o fnl mistake , wHch the decrease in the number of their own suppoiiers—the public murmurs of evciy individual in the Order—and the spirit of emancipation which is spreading fast throu ghout the Unity , wi" soon bring homo to their conviction . There are few m e mbers in the Unit y who are full y
aware of the principal cause of the present dissension but agree on one point , namely— " That the proceedings of the Executive have been oppressive and unconstitutional . " They may say that we should have taken a constitutional method of redressing our wrongs—that we should have sent a sufficient number of representatives to the next A . M . C , to annul their proceedings , and place other men in their situations . We admit that their plan may appear the most prudent , but we d e n y that there would be the least prospect of success . In the first p lace , any memb e r who has attended an A . M . C , is aware that the officers and Executive of the Order have it in their power to veto , by a system peculiar to themselves , any motion they may , be opposed to ! Secondly , they have
corrupted the system of representation by holding out an advanta g e of 2 5 per cent , to one portion of our brethr en over the other—the agricultural over the manufacturing districts . They imagine that by giving the agricultural districts such advantage , would be ensuring their suppoii in defence of the flnanci ?! scheme now brought forward . They , the Executive , curtailed the number of representatives . But mark the power they reserve for themselves ! Who is to decide which are agrimnturnl and which are manufacturing districts ? The Board of Directors , of course ! Wo ! to the districts that are not
submissive to their opinions , as they wi ' . soon discover they may be set down > s manufacturing districts , and be immediately visited with the 25 percent , vengeance I Where , we would ask , after such a corrupt system in the A . M . G ., is there a n y chance of a le g al r e dres s of our grievances ? The Board of Directors are usurpers I They have trampled upon our rights , and sneered at our just murmurs of complaint I They have closed up the only channel we had to redress our v ..-ongs , —have left us " no hope to relieve ourselves from abject slaveiy but to declare our independence o f such a n e f a rious , seif-aggrand ' -zing , and corrupt set .
w hatevev may be the result ( not that we fear their suspensions , as the day of the bugbear has gone by , Ji ' cc chaff before the wind , and justice—even-handed justice—has withdrawn the veil from our eyes ) , they , the Executive , are responsible . They have declared a war of extermination against the order for maintaining their rights ; and , not satisfied with the aid of their sa o'Vt--s and minions of power , they have sta ; led , and kee p in their p a y , a corrupt journal , which endeavours ( but in vain ) to stop the great cause of freedom . With j ustice and truth in o ur c a us e , we bid defiance to the " .- oppression , — our wrongs loudly call for the suppo . j of every honest member . They commenced the war when we had no power to cope with
them . Now we have , and are daily gaining voluntary accessions to our numbers ; and ere long wi'l make their despotic throne shake to its foundation—obliterate their names from our statute book for ever , — or if any particle be left in it , itjshall be for the sole purpose of warning others against any attemp t to tyrannise over their fellow men . But in waging war , we d o n o t m e an it to be a g ainst o ur bret h ren who were true to the principles of our noble Institution , and stood fearlessly forthe laws of our order in their purity . No , far from it . We would rather solicit their aid , so th a t w e m a y the sooner crush the poor man 's enemy . We would urge upon the agricultural districts not to be too sanguine as to the sincerity of the Board as regards their scale of payments .
Their tyrannical acts against us should be sufficient warning to them , that so soon as it suits their own purpose , they will treat them with similar conduct . We are determined to keep inviolate those laws of the Order necessary to carry out the principles of Odd Fellowship;—we shall retain that portion which is good , discarding the bad , Manchester , Salford , Huddersfield , and many other districts have expressed a wish to co-operate with us , and soon we shall have an Order of Odd Fellows existing in principle , —not as ithas been of late , a fraternity bearing its name , governed by a Star Chamber Inquisition . We are determined , so far as mor a l f o rce will go , to crush their power , and the ca u s e o f our g rievances shall be heard wherever an Odd Fellow is to be found .
By order of the Provisional Committee , P . G . Stanley , Prov . C , S , pro tem . Notice . —You are requested to appoint a deputy to attend a Committee of the district , to be held in the Philanthrop ic L o d g e Hou s e , Host Marsd e n ' s , Sir Thomas ' s Buildings , on Wednesday , September 3 rd , at eight o ' c lock in the ev e n i n g , for the purpose of electing officers forthe district . You are requested to bring a return book , with the name of eveiy member who wishes to join the National Independent Order of Odd Fellows , The D . C . S . pro , tern , of the above Order will be iu attendance at the above house every evening , from seven till ten o ' clock , where every information will be given .
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Spain. Terrorism And Insurrectionary. Di...
SPAIN . Terrorism and Insurrectionary . Disturbascks in Madrid . —Accounts from Madrid of the 19 th hist , state that the attempt to enforce M . Moss' new tribute scheme had caused great fermentation in the capital . The following account wc take from the Times ;— Madrid , August 19 . Blood has been already shed in tta streets of this city . As I anticipated in my letter of yesterdav , the whole of the shops , with the exception of those where provisions a re so l d , remained shut up this morning ; and from some movements amongst the crowds in the low quarters of the town it was feared that an insurrection would be attempted , and an attack made
on the troops . Groups armed with bludgeons , awl many with knives , were seen from an early hour passing through the streets . The armed force had been already placed in position at the Puevta del Sol , the Plaza Mayor , Calle , Caw-etas , and other commanding points . Three pieces of mountain artillery were st a t io n e d in the C al l e de Covv co s , between the Post-offi"e and the houses lately built by Cordero , the Maragato . About ten o ' c lock General Cord o va , accompan i ed by an escort o f cuirassi e rs made a circ uit round the town , and as he was p assin g throu gh the Puerta d e l Sol , some cries were heard of " Muera Cord o v a , " " Muera el Gobicvno . " Cordova , forgetting his dignity so far as Governor of Madrid . drew his sword and charged himself at the head of his escort amongst the c .-owd , cutting away to the right
andleft . A company of infantry advanced , and sup ported the charge . The crowd retired a little way up the Calle Menteva , when three or four soldiers , who were separated from the rest , and who were paicicularly violent , were struck with sticks by some young men near them . Four dragoons turned back a g ain , and re-corameneed the charge ; and they were met with a shower of tiles and stones flung from the top of a house which is building in the same _ street . Some of the soldiers thereupon presented their muskets , and fired at the balconies above them . Ilia said that several persons were wounded , and one killed . A young lady standicg at a balcony in the same street was severely , wounded in the eye from the splinter of si shutter which had been struck by the bullets .
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At twelve o ' clock , six or « w « a «** »< ; ^ ^ , the troops charged from the 1 uerta d * £ A ™ frour Calle Aicala . One man w * iw w »• km . -AJJJ .. or five wounded in the Ca 0 Camnas . tht « ra San Mieuc ) , between the 1 to ^ or ;' " ne ? Stovial house a shower of tile * , bru-k * , » ' »• ' "f ^ Jg flung on the sohiiers as tl ^ pa ^ i . b < . < g' ^ o have been wounded with fci » w « : " = >* ) i :, ^ V ? X nearly cutoff . Couriers imvc been * f * f * tS Basque Provinces to inform &««•*«* ° * " 'f-T ^ T which Madrid is at this moment . H ci * a » Wl sents valuer a melancholy a :: pcar : inco ,-ai » , viie sau ^ o and houses shut , few powc-us abroad ; antf uic tioops , civic guard , and oitv po . 'hv , wis-h Iwwrt mussera and ytbi'es drawn , line the- -ttvrf- in t'very direction ,
ready to act at a moment ' s notice . _ Four of the ringleaders \\ viv nmaiw in the bane ¦ Menteva during the charge ! ii"'ii- by ib ' . » troops ; they are prisoners in the l \ iftt- « if ; k-t , " ¦ * ¦> '•¦ lS £ 3 i " » will be tried by court-martini . SiiVRS O'Clock , p . m . ~ A Iwk vi < ; . ubl }* hert at three o ' clock by the Ik-il- VoUtW . . . The imstarticle orders , under pain ufbeint (¦• nisiuered as accomplices in the rebellion , tradesmen t-u open their shops within four hours : > . i ' tev U : * . ' . noisee . 2 , TuS police agents are ordered : <> £ <> a ?* -:. i . * . ;> . > xi rake Jislsof those that arc slmt . 5 ) . The police a ^ ent-s are ordered to give formal notice to the owupva t <» <*;» : u their shops ; . those where provisions arc -ol u « are allowedto be together in the streets ; t ! i <;» e wins violate the order to be arrested ; aii ( ihu 17 th of April ,
1821 . Thirty-seven prisoners were made to-dnv ; three , it i s said , will be shot to-nu > rrew . Three oiu ' eers have been severely wounded with Kuives ; one . it is said , mortally . More than four liwtis"i'd shops and establishments are closed . Nine O'Clock v . m . —Tim vvvv . ' ma passed off tranquilly , aud it is hoped thai ' nr . thin- ; will oceiu ' tUmng ' the night . One man wa * kiilai io-day in the Calle Toledo . The shop doove were &!•< : «! open with muskets and axes in the Calk- Toledo . It i « rumoured that Burgos , Saragossa , Toieiio . and Seville have also resisted in the sameiiiKitw ; : ' •<« Waorid . Madrid , August 21 . —The shop .- i ; i the same state as yesterday ; ' the doors oiify h . tlf op « m . _ It is rumoured that wwjs t ^ wns in the
neighbourhood have followed tlm example of Maund ; and the conductors of the Aniiaiuiinii diligences mention that it is almost impossible u > get any thing to liny along the road . A young man named Manno ! Oil , only twenty-font years of ' age , a journeyman iJiile-r , w ; iii ihot this morn ing at half-past eleven oVim : k , nnhuk the Toledogate , * he lias left a youni ; w ' uluw . He went to the ground with firmness , and " dU-il in the . same manner He was accused of havinu r . t {; bhw } an officer in the disturbances of the dav before yesioi'ihy .
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CHARTIST CO-OPERA'iJVK f , ANH SOCIETY Meetings for the purpose- of tu ; rolling members and transacting other business c «» ni ! an « l therewith are held every week on the folliwisu . ' > hiys and places : — SVST'A" ; : i-i :, v / . vc .. South London C / icmiV \ hlK V , r > , IMackfriars-road , at half-past six o'clock . —(' ' {« . < ' ¦ ' ¦ ' « .-rii .-t Hull , 1 , Tnrnagain-lanc , at six o ' clock . -- ' -Muihsler : at the Parthonium Club Rooms , 72 , hi . Maitin ' s-iane , at half past seven . —Somers Town ; at the ilail of Science , 19 , Cumb er land Row , King ' : < - « 'Ojs , at half-past seven . —Tower Hamlets ; at tho Wliittington and Cat , Church-row , Bethnal-grc-en , at six o ' clock precisely . —Emmeti ' s Brigade ; at the Uoek Tavern , Lisbong rove , at eight o ' clock pjw : V ' y . MONDAY KVHSING .
Camkrwe ll : at the Mompelwv Tavern , Walworth , at ei g ht o ' clock precisely .
TUESDAY JIVE . M . VG . Tower Hamlets : at the Whittiuglon and Cat , Church Row , Bethnal-gretn , at eight o'clock . — Greenwich : at the George ami Dragon , Blackheathkill , at eig ht o ' clock .
WEDNESDAY CYENIXO . Marylclone : at the Painters' Anns , Civcus-stxeet > at eight precisely . City Guautist Ham ,, 1 , TrusAiiAis-i , A > -E , — Mr , Cooper ' s fourth lecture wiii take place on Sunday evening next ( to-morrow ) , hi the above-named hall ; to commence at a qiwrhv past seven . Subject the Middle or Dark Ago . s ; establishment of Ch-isthuuty b y Constantino ; Ari a n , a nd other sects , and the fierce and murderous persecutions in the church ; rise of Papal power ; superstitious tales of the saints ; sects of moiiks and Innrx ; the subtleties of the schoolmen ; the Paniiciaii . s Albigcnscs , Ac ; rise of Mah o met , and conquests , science , and literature of the Arabs ; the Crusades , an d their in f lu e nce in European civilisation . —The public discussion w"'lbe resumed at h-ilf-past ten precisely , on Sunday mornin g n e xt , August the Shi . —In the afternoon , at three , the Metropolitan District Council will meet for the dispatch of business .
Camdekweh , anu Wauvuutu . —A meeting will he held at the Montpclier Tavern , Walworth , on Monday evening next , September 1 st , at eight o ' cl o ck precisely . Mauyleboxe . —The members of the above locality res p ectfull y acquaint their friends that they intend to wind up their water-trips for the season with a grand excursion , on Monday , September the 8 th , and solicit their company on tho occasion . TJiey have made arrangements with the Jaiiclloi'd of the Plough , at Northa l l , to provide them with all needfills for recreation ; a good dinner will also be provided , at a moderate charge . Tho boats will start from the Wcigh-bridge , Paddington , at half-past eight for nine o ' clock . Fare , thei-e and back , n i ne pence . Tickets may be had of Vincent Pakes , subsecretary , Painters' Arms , Circus-street , New-road .
Cork-cutters' Theatric ; l Benefit . — A benefit in aid of the sick , superamiated , and burial fund of the abov e tr a d e , will be held ar , the Royal Victoria Theatre , on Tuesday evening , September the 9 tb . An excellent bill of fare is provided" for the occasion ,. supported by those popular actors , Mr . Osbaldiston and Miss Vincent , with the powerful company of that establishment , aided b y several able auxiliaries . Hammersmith . —A meeting will bo held at the Dun Cow , Brook-green-lane , on Tuesday evening next , September the 2 nd , at eight o ' clock precisel y . Chartist Co-operative Land Society . —A public meeting of all the shareholders in the Loudon district > vi « . be held on Sunday evening , August Slst , in the South London Hall , Webber-street , Blackfriars-road , to revise the present rules , and to hear a report from the secretary of the present state of the Society * The chair will bo taken at seven o ' clock precisely .
Mascuesteu . —Mr . Thomas Clark will lecture ia Car pe nters ' Hall , Garrctt-road , at s ix o 'clock on Sunday evening next . Subject : " The objections urged against the Land plan , by Mr . J . B , O'Brien and his partizans . " Chartist Co-operative La . vd Society . —A public meeting of all the shareholders in the Manchester district will be held on Sunday evening , in the Carp ent e rs' Hall , M a n c heste r , to revise the present rules , and to hear a report of tho present state of the Society . Leeds . —Mr . P . M'Grath wil' lecture here at halfpast six o ' clock on Sunday evening next . Rochdale . —Mr . 0 . Doyle will lecture here on Sunday evening next .
Messrs . P . M'Grath , T . Clark , and C . Doyle wil address the people of Burnley 011 Monday , September 1 st ; Blackburn , Tuesday , 2 nd ; Preston , Wednesday , 3 rd ; Bolton , Thursday , 4 th ; Ashtmi-nnder-Lyne , Sunday , 7 th ; Mottram , Monday , 8 th ; Staley Bridge , Tuesday , 9 th ; Macclesfield , Wednesday , 10 th ; Stockpott , Thursday , llth ; Manchester , Sunday , Mth . Srocju-oflT . —Mr . Wm . Dixon will lecture in the Association Room , Bomber ' s Brow , at half-past sis 0 clock on Sunday evening . Sheffield . —A meeting of the shareholders of the Chaiiist Co-operative Land Societv will be held at Mr . Sheldon ' s Temperance Hotel . Stcclhouse-Iane , on Tuesday , September 2 nd . Mottram , —A meeting of the shareholders in the Co-operative Land Society will be held in the Large Room , Mottram , on Sunday next , at two o ' clock , when the secretary will attend for the purpose of en rolling new shareholders .
Oldham . —0 \ V Sunday ( to-morrow ) a lecture will be delivered in the Working Man ' s Hall , Horsedgesfcreet , at six o ' clock in the evening . On Oldham "Wakes Monday , September 1 st , a Chartist Tea Party plain and fancy dress ball will take place ia the above Hall . Tea on the table at live o ' clock . Derby . —The shareholders of * flic Chaitist Cooperative Land Society are requested to meet at Chester ' s Temperance House , Osmaston - street . Derby , a t seven o ' clock in the evening . The Chartists of Newcastle axd Gateshead , will h o ld their monthl y meeting at the house of Martin Jnde , Sun Inn , Side , on Sunday evening August 31 st , at seven o ' clock . The members of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society meet at Martin Judo s . Sun Inn , Side , every Sunday evening , at six 0 clock , for receiving subscriptions and enrolment
Bolton . —A quarterly meeting of members willtake place in the Chartist Association Room on September the 7 th , at half-put five o ' clock in the evening , to nominate a new council . A public dig . mission will take place in the Association Room every Sunday evening , at half past six o ' clock , until further ; notice . Subject for next Sunday : " The ^ Land Plan , " Birmikohak . —A meeting of the shareholders of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society wi'l be nek * at the house of the Sub-Secretary , No . Ill , Eea--street , for the purpose of considering of such altera , tionsin the rules as may be thought necessary , Bradford . —On Sunday a public meeting will hoheld at the Chartist Four-acre Farms , WilsSen , near-S ° te } meHce ? ' twtfoUKfciuiteWE-
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 30, 1845, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_30081845/page/1/
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