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of Febru ary I, 1S51. ^ THE NORTHERN STA...
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POOR LAW ADMINISTRATION. One of the "leg...
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Young Italy. § Anew And Powerful Opponen...
1 _^ _rTZxieaihe evidence which the demolition of thick ge ge _d" _- _""? * , to _ijgbt the murderous traps for private ex-| f _-j _ _^ rJ boTOUS MW _^^ toaSi _fre deepweUs where I # _? tF _^ _e had -ot entirely _cddnatfid the OKnary rei gmf tj-if _^ L mural fiiscnpa-jn 3 stffl dimly legible m the i "" - " _- " _f _^ tn , cells _, and all the sad suggestive appearances i do ? _&& _$ _? : _presence ofa body of citizens and a notary _pub-** _^) rniorL who has been since rotting in gaol for the * *_ j _^ - _^ _msnce of a simpla ministerial office ) , have been tr t ?* _wibe public and baffle all attempts at explanation _P * 8- _* _APirartof the Wrelingstvho have lied through _th-ck oa ; _^ _Jfltiato _paKate these atrocities . The recent book af e * l »* - * _v _m _Dealiniswith the Inqmsifion , ** is equally cir-* _" - * * - __ ti _ t on these point .: in Rome to controvert tbem & _ _S _ te -nm _* _jlvri-lict _ _oii _ . _Kindlingwithtbesnbje-tthe ** tnrbro _« 5 * - _tt , jfore his auditory vivid and striking de-« w S _^ tio _-s of the fourteen methods of torture in practical - - and fonningihe orthodox machinery for extorting ¦* - * 1 ! L _„ The vigour and fervour of his _sketchrs were ** *! 5 rfnll v impressive , especially when he conjured up the
rp It _f ___; eofthe cmcifiedSavio * irpre 3 iaini ' o * _rertheseSawr _ c _ ¦ f _^ _-s-tbe _lfeb ted candles , the chalice of redemption , 5 _STemblems of God ' s ineabh- love fir fallen man , dragged _ c _ mrn as monstrous accomplices of these blasphemous
ft ficos _- _* Why , " asked the orator , " do I dwell 0 0 n this hackneyed and exhausted topic ? " 3 Sis answer to that question is worth _extractfng in extenso . Its bearing upon recent events j in this country , its direct reference to _Carc _ inal Wiseman , who , -while p lausibly talking ( of civil and religious liberty in this country , is ( allied with " the Gaeta gang of felons ' * who _1 have re-established tyranny in Rome , are all j matters worth , pondering upon . The Peop les j must band themselves against the Despot's , League : —
The i _* rincip ! e of the mqmsition is exploded and a- - iiorred , true ; but the present combination of what are called powers in seuthem Europe is but a vile inquisitarial confederacy to force and fetter the _feelings of men ¦ Tbo will not be dragooned or tortured into _aequies-ence Of slavery . ( _Cbetri . ) " _yienna and the Vatican may inter-Change civilities ; K ' ateand Herod , hitherto at variance _, may shake bands over the immol- 'tion of Italy , bat the _jjourofheri _^ _esarrectiouhsssetto come , arid the foreign soldiers who now guard ber sepulchre , blasted by _***«" __ a _;* e _ ce of her -ecupera'ed glory will be scattered atthe ire-Hoc of her indspendence —{ cheers *—tins is an even Saury wh cb no Austrian inquisition cancontrol . - ¦• _pres-Se of rack or thumbscrew can retard though thes _hoaryieadea Radetski preside at the clerical council of torture , thehideous form of
_ n _ Torquemada revisit us m Haynau . Cft _nndersofapplause , ! Let _**™^ J _^ _% _& _*?? 1 _^^ enacted w » the Danube ; we know what thatims-_ _ont _* s achievements " -ere ai _«» S _oarselves . The ___? _. _eriesof Brescia crj to __ Gedf « r veng « mee _i-ad _jes _Brillinsou the bayonet ' s point-our maidens brutally _-JfeJated-ourold men cloven downwiihin tbesauctaao- of de hou » ehold-a _prosperous and happy _~»!»» _^ . H daenly swampediu a deluge of Wood , _™*™^™*** sword of AtSa and the torch ot the Huns . Let the tiger _Ersym-jatbytotbeSpauUh Cardinal Wiseman , but _tte heart ofmaiihoodsrill beats * ** England , and execration Sacks the footsteps ofa scoundrel . ( Cheers . ) The fi = st act ofthe G = eta Rang of felons , when tbe _buiglaiyofRomehad Seen accomplished , was to gag the inhabitants , and restore tbatintrumentof tyranny
_&_ Uit < abhonred machinery ; _-, the Holy Office . Can Wiseman deny this i Can he brazen out IU m of oter sixtg clergymen bem attlis Sour tnits _dmtoi-s . from whicb _Monsjgnor _Gazzola and Dr . Achuli tave bt * n miraculously rescued ! Is not their crime that Bf which I am guilty , and glory in . having been chaplain to a regiment of freemen bent on the deUverance of their country ! ( Cheers . ) Let this cardinal connive no longer atbis master ' s handiwork in Bome—let him come into court here with clean hands—let him bring for our _inspeciionabaU suppressiugthe holy office and its ignoble ac _cessories there , and then make his ' appeal to tbe feelings of Eazlishraen . " Until then bow can be _ expect to be Jooie i on in any other light than as a sneaking interloper _, only waiting the fullness of time to cast off appearances
and stand revealed in Ms true character—an agent of the _BomaninqnmdoO ? It matters not whether the in | trament set at work he a besotted mob of rraculent and de . cradiug beings from _anothtr island , as at Birkenhead , or tbe _circulatton of calumny in sermons , or cmversaUoas , or in joint , tiie animus is the same—the spirit of Torqueaada mly transmigrates into whatever foul receptacle can be made available for its temporary accommodation , till it can attain full-blown dimensions and uii-Ixjtmd-d away . Men of England , keep yonr eyes fixed on Bome . See the polLical and social co » seguenc _^ s of nhat is sought to _becalmed off on you as a mere spiritual svstem . See in that prostrate and terror-stricken city _. called to tbe aid of his tiara
lihere a new Dominick has another Simon de Montfort ; where the Bedouins and ideerines of France assist at the brutalising spectacle of a nation dragged backwards to the dismal phantasmagoria ef the d ; rk ages , blinded , gagged , manacled , and maimed ; look steadily at Some ! We look , too . at om * beloved , _ leeding Italy 1 We have learnt to measure the mercies of le-actiou . aud we treasure np the hoaided memory of our Krongs ; he day will yet dawn far retribution . The _frrttdiel mitred king , the miserable eunuch of Florence , and the brutal Bomba , _xih- ~ ten thousand families in 4 heir _fiailv and nightly orisons to Heaven curse with a rail of unutterable woe , shall know the full extent of our remembrance . ( Thunders of applause . )
The burning eloquence of this passage will excuse the length ofthe extract . It is worth ft million of the stereotyped _namby pamb y _ peecb . es aboat " Papal A ggres s ion , " which parsons , trembling for tithes and benefices , and twaddling old women in breeches of " a serious turn , " hare for the last three or four months indulged in . It hits the bull ' s eye _lio-ht in the centre—points out the real danger , and calls upon the people of Eng land , of Europe , in a _tcumpet noteworthy ofthe combat , to don their armour for the strife .
No wonder that Cardinal Wiseman does not feel well , and has gone to Hastings to recruit his health . Father Gavazzi is not *• a man in buck-ram , " and it will _requira other arms than those of Falstaff to sl a y him . There is hope for Young Italy , and for the Continent , while men can be f < mnd to speak , and newspapers to publish , _Encb brave , free-spoken , and stouthea r t e d defi a n c e to the band e d despots who _ eek to trample European liberty in the dust , __
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Febru ary I , 1 _S 51 . _^ THE NORTHERN STAR . 5
Poor Law Administration. One Of The "Leg...
POOR LAW ADMINISTRATION . One of the "legal fictions" -which abound In British Leg isl a tion , is that each individual is hound to contribute towards the support of the poor iu proportion to his property . In England the rating is npon rental ; in Scotland , w here , till l a tel y , there was no recog--flised legal claim for relief , the rating , it appears , con be laid upon income . A case showing the unjust and injurious manner in which the lav * is administered in Scotland , has heen brought under our notice ly one who has suffered from it .
Those acquainted with Poor Law Administration in the rural districts of Eng l a nd , kn o w that it is no nnnsual occurrence for poor hard _j-forking labourers to he distrained upon , and seut to tlie workhouse , because they are unable to pay Poor Rates ; hut that our "longleaded , * ' " canny / ' prudent , and thrifty friends , ihe Scotch * should have imitated such a suicidal and absurd course of conduct , we eorid hardl y have believed before hand . The matter is not mended when we keep in view the fact , that while the few " sticks of furniture " of the poor man , who receives 9 s . or 10 s . a week to maintain a large "family , are liable to he seized npon , the law has expressly
exempted same ofthe richest and most nourishing corporations from the duty of contributing to support , the poor . The Universities , with their broad acres , rich endowments , snug fellowshi ps , and venerable colleges—the Inns of Court , where busy barristers coin their brains into gold—the " extra parochial p laces " whieh the increase of population , aud the improvement of agriculture , have made valuable to the landowner : all these pay nothing in the shape of poor-rate . In addition to this direct exemption of " means aud substance , " tbe system of society gives an indirect and still more extensive immunity
The rich crowd into parishes in our cities and towns almost wholly inhabited b y their own class . Settlements and p a upers are few , and consequentl y the rates a re li ght In the country , where the pnrifeh is owned b y two o r "three landlords , they combine to make it a ' close one . " In other words , they pull down Existing cottage- ? , build no new ones , and drive the labourers to reside in the nearest" open " parishes . They employ them when wanted , or in health—when not needed , er when prostrated by disease , the burden of their support falls not upon those who reaped the advantage and the profit of their labour , but upon the parish in which they have a settlement
The result is , that as a general rule , the poor support the poor ; the rich escape from contributing according to their means , and a harden , which Is ostensibly laid npon the property of the country is shifted to on the shoulders of-those leastableto bear it . It would appear that the worthy administrators of the Poor Law in tbe parishes of Dundee , Li £ _F , and Benvie , have been taking some lessons from their Eng lish brethren in _authority . By a pamp hlet n o w bef o re ns , issued by ane of the aggrieved p a rties , we learn •¦•• at the Poor Law Board of Dundee have " - _" -ies _ttt'o individuals from their home , and _theirosca _^ _ationg , andplacedthemin prison , for _tefusuigj _orfigaig _tfuable to pay the rates they
Poor Law Administration. One Of The "Leg...
• were assessed . In the one case the imprisonment lasted three months ! In the other it _wau cot down to twelve days , hy payment of the rate and costs to a lawyer larger than the _as-Bessment _, in order to escape from " durance vile ; " -while scores of similar caseB only got scot free hy paying rates and expenses , _under terror of being locked up . This is exemplif y ing the virtue of " strong government" with a vengeance ! But perhaps there was something in the peculiar nature of the cases which j ustified the hoard in dealing so vigorously with the defaulting
ratepayers ? Our leaders shall judge . The first case was that of a working man in the united parishes of Liffand Benvie , who was " assessed on his- means and substance at £ _ 0 a year . " His employment was that of a mas o n , depending at all times upon the weather , and , for at least , three or four months in the year , thrown entirely idle b y frost and rain . To our Eng lish readers it may be necessary to state in addition , that the wage 3 paid in the north to the building trades , are ° very much below those paid in the southern part of the island , varying , according to locality , from 15 s . to 20 s . a cording to locality , trom ios . to zu _» . »
week . We do not know the exact rate of wages in the parishes of Liff and Benvie , but jud g ing from analogy and from our recollections of the locality , we should say that it does not exceed 16 s . or 18 s . a week at most . If s o . it must be app a rent that ev e n if the assessment was just in itself , it was far too high . But let us endeavour to realize to our minds the nature ofthe transaction as a whole . Here is a hard working , steady operative , who has perhaps a large family to lodge , feed , clothe , and educate , out of an average income of lis . or 12 s . a week . He finds , that with the utmost thrift and
industry , he is barely enabled to make both ends meet , but prizing independence and an honourable name , above all things , he is con . tented to " put a stout heart to a stey brae , ' * and to battle bravely with the difficulties surrounding him . Tbe law and its administr a tors oug ht to encourage such a hero in bumble life , for true heroism it is , and that of the noblest kind , t o do d a il y battle w ith ever recurring necessities , slavish toil , and stinted means . Not so , think the administrators of the Poor Law in Dundee . His
burdens are not heavy enough ra their estimation ; they saddle him with the liability to support others poorer ( perhaps ) than himself , and when they find th a t he breaks down under the screw , they seize the honest independent labourer and imprison him like a felon , atthe expense of the county-rates , the poor-rates , or both ! In the case immediately under notice , the mason , not being able to pay the eig htpenc e a pound assessed upon his snpposed income ,
with legal expenses , was sent to gaol . The amount of debt , with costs , was £ 216 s . 4 _ d . Unable , of course , to support himself in prison he made app lication for the benefit of the act of grace to insolvent debtors , and "waB awarded , by the magistrates of Dundee , an alimentary allowance of eig htpence dail y . Tbis amounted , in the end , to twice as much as the rate , for the non-payment of which he was incarcerated . So that the Board burnt the candle at one end , and the magistrates at t he other !
Truly , the wisdom of this generation is foolishness ; and the heads of our legislators and administrators have got a twist the wrong way ! The unredeemed absurdity of snch a course of proceeding ib too palpable for comment ; but , as we understand the local Press dare not , or will not , grapple with the question , we beg to ask the ratepayers of Dundee if they are content tbat injustice should be committed , aud their money squandered in this reckless and mischievous manner ? If not , the remedy is , to a large extent , in their own hands . Let them speak out at a public meeting on the subject , and bring the " worshipful Shallows " of tiie Poor Law Board fo tbeir senses b y the salut a ry influence of public op inion .
M. Louis Blanc And The Working Classes O...
M . LOUIS BLANC AND THE WORKING CLASSES OF PARIS . An _addresshaB _justbeenreceivedbythis gentleman from the Clichy Association of working tailors , in which they renew , in eloquent terms , their assurances of affectionate personal regard , and their continued and devoted attachment to the principles and plans of which he is the apostle and propounder . They counsel
"bim to bpar patiently and hopefull y his present exile , i n th e full f a ith th a t a t no distant period he and they will witness and participate in the blessings arising from a juBt reorganisation of society . This addreBS may be taken aB an index of the general feeling of the working classes of Paris towards M . Louis Blanc ; and it is gratifying to find that years of absence and exile have not weakened the bonds that unite them to their moBt eloquent and enlightened friend and advocate .
Winding Up Of The Land Company. To Thb E...
WINDING UP OF THE LAND COMPANY . to _thb EnrroR of the northern stab . Sin , —Anxious as any one to see the Winding-up of the Land Company carried out , I wish to suggest the propriety of remitting the whole of the monies subscribed for that purpose , -whether by loan or otherwise , direct to the " Star" Office , and made payable to Mr .
O'Connor or Mr . Wm . Rider . I feel satisfied that unless that is done the subscriptions will fall very short of the mark , as I know , from my own personal experience , that many ofthe Land Members object to sending any monies to the Land Office . I am , Sir , yours respectfully , John Peaecet . ( A Paid-up Shareholder ) . _Botherhithe , January 27 th .
The "Wesding Up Aud Hosesty Funds. To Th...
THE "WESDING UP AUD _HOSESTY FUNDS . TO THE BMTOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sib , —I send two shillings worth of postage stamps for the Winding-up and Honesty Funds . I am a paid-up eight acre shareholder , and I would freely give it all to * my esteemed friend Feargus O'Connor , if he would take the Land into his own possession and set his opponents at defiance . Yours truly , _Johh Gleduill . Longroyd-bridce , near Huddersfield .
To Mb. Nideb. Sir,—I Enclose Six Postage...
TO MB . niDEB . Sir , —I enclose six postage stamps towards the expense of Winding-up the Company ' s affair s , an d I am ready to assist as far as my h um b le means will afford . My average earnings this winter have not been more than 7 s . 6 d . per week ; and I have to pay 5 d . per week out for gas light , and 2 s . a week to support a turn-out , or strike , of the workers of the firm of Brigetts and Co ., of Derby , who have been out ten weeks , against a most unjust and plundering system they have practiced on their men for years , in the name of fines . J . M ., Congleton .
Tewkes B Ury Co Un T Y Court . Ball V. O...
TEWKES B URY CO UN T Y COURT . ball v . o ' cossor . _Mosdaj , Jan . 20 _tb . —This was an action brought by the plaintiff _against the defendant , as Chairman ofthe National Lai- _< ¦ Company , to recover certain monies paid by him for two shares in that Company . " .. from whicb he had derived no benefit . —The Judge decided that the plaintiff had only bought a share in a lottery , and it was very unreasonable tbat he should expect his money back because he was not lucky enough to win a prize , therefore judgment must be for the defendant . The Judge further remarking that both parties had broken the Is w .
Cuiue Is Great Bami-V. —The Following Is...
_Cuiue is Great _Bami-v . —The following is the proportion of committals to the po & ulation ofthe three kingdoms : —In England and "Wales , one offender to 572 persons ; in Ireland , one offender to 1 9 i persons ; i n Sco t lan d , one offendir to 601 persons ; so that by Ibis scale Scotland appears to be the highest , and Ireland the lowest in _geperalcmlijation . —Spectator .
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WINDING UP AND DISSOLUTION OF THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY .
TO THE MEMBERS OF TUE COMPANY . Friends . — The bill for dissolving and winding up the affairs of our association is now prepared , and has been lodged at the proper quarter as required by law , along with a petition from the Directors , for introduction to the House of Commons immediately after the commencement of the approaching session . There yet remains necessary legal and other steps which the presentation of these papers to Parliament will necessitate , which cannot , however , be taken unless the necessary funds be provided forthwith .
The Directors do not desire , nor is it reasonable to expect , that these expenses , which should be borne by the entire Company , should be paid by a section only . _They-propose that whatever may be advanced for this purpose shall be b y way of loan ; that all monies so lent shall bear interest at the rate of five per cent per annum—both princi pal and interest to be paid out of the proceeds ofthe sale of the Company ' s property , before any dividend shall be made in favour of any member whatsoever . Thus all will be mad e to contribute towards the fund . Those who will not advance money themselves will be made to pay . interest upon sumBlent by others .
The Newcastle , South Shields , and As b ton br a nches have alread y proposed that a p lan of this sort should be acted upon , * and tbe Directors in thanking them for the _sugges tion , have now to announce lhat they have opened a book at the Office of the Company , for the purpose of entering Eums to the credit of each individual subscriber , who will obtain a certificate o f the a mount lent , and which certificate shall entitle the holder to receive back , at the winding up of the affairs- of the Company , both the whole amount lent , together with five per cent , per annum , from the date of its advancement .
That all monies sent shall be hy Post Office Order , addressed to the Directors , 144 , High Holborn , and made payable to the Treasurer , Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., at the Post Office , Bloomsbury . Branch Secretaries , and others desirous of bringing the affairs of the Company to a speedy and satisfactory settlement , are respectfull y requested to promote the LOAN FOR winding dp , to the extent of their power . Feargdb O'Connor , _Chbistopher Doyle , Thomas Clare , William Dixon , Philip M'Grath .
Monies Received For Thb Wbbh Ending Thur...
MONIES RECEIVED For thb Wbbh Ending Thurbdat , January 30 ih , 1851 . YOE THE
THE HONESTY FUND . HECEIVED BY IT . RISES , £ S . a . G . R . Bland , London ' .. .. 010 Muenden Stones , near Halifax , per T . Bancroft 0 11 1 3 . Baxter . Tutbury .. 0 0 6 Messrs Stean , Parker , and Bird , Radford , near _Coventr- / .. .. .. 010 3 . Miller , Haswell Colliery .. .. 0 0 6 J . _GlidhilLLongroyd Bridge .. .. 0 10 From Worcester—J . Pulid .. .. 0 2 0 H . Merrick .. .. .. 010 From Liverpool—S . Holland .. .. 0 10 M . Robin _» on .. .. .... 0 1 0 H . Dugdale .. .. .. 010 Bedford per G . Black ( 2 nd sub . ) .. 0 2 0 Nottingham , per J . Sweet .. .. 0 3 0 W . M . _M-Lean .. .. . » 0 10 T . Brown .. .. .. 010 Per J . Gtibertson—Friends , Carlisle .. 61 i 5 } Cummersdale Print Works .. .. 0 9 6 Singsronrn .. .. .. 0 4 _4 £ Partem Beck .. .. > 0 16 Hull , a Female ChartistL _, per G . Barnett .. 0 7 6 Southampton , per G . Goodman .. .. 0 2 6 Warwick , per C . Tristram .. .. 0 7 6 F . omCheltenham—W . Stone .. .. 0 0 6 T . P . .. .. .. 010 A Manchester Manufacturer .. .. 0 10 A . Id-Clement , Glasgow .. . 0 10 J . TurnbuU .. .. .. 010 £ 4 0 1 BECEIVED Bt JOHN ABMOTT . Mr . and Mrs . Wiudler .. _.. 0 2 0 G . Williams . _Kingsland .. .. 0 16 WINDING-UP OF THE LAND COMPANY . BECEIVED BI W . BIDES . £ S . d . J . M . Congleton .. .. 0 0 6 R . G . Bland , Lundon .. .. 010 From St . Hiliers—T . Baxter .. .. 0 0 6 J . Davey .. ... .. 006 From Longton—S . Holmes .. . « 0 10 T . Pov . r , sen ... .. 010 S . Sigley .. .. .. 010 T . Hudson .. .. .. 006 T . Pover _. jun ... .. .. 0 0 6 W . Moohey ., .. .. 0 0 M . Monney ,, .. .. 006 E . _HiMson ., .. .. 903 South Stockton , per T . Walley .. .. 0 3 6 J . Nugent , Birkenhead .. .. 0 2 0 J . Powell Bristol .. .. 010 J . Fletcham . Bethnal Green .. .. 0 10 J . Wells , Brick lane , _Spitaldelds .. 0 10 Wycombe , per J . Hobbs .. .. 070 _Alyth , per t . Johnstone .. .. 0 6 0 Tiverton , per H . Land ( 3 rd sub . ) ,. 0 10 0 J . Miller , Haswell Colliery .. .. 0 0 8 J . Lee Exeter .. .. .. 016 J . GledhiU , Longroyd Bridge .. .. 0 10 From _Wingate Grange—J . Gray .. 0 o 6 G . Brown .. .. .. 010 Nottingham , per J . Sweet .. .. 0 14 6 G . Whitfield , Iveston .. .. 0 0 6 Southampton , per G . Goodman .. ,, 0 3 6 Shelton . W . Mellor _, T . Shirley , J . R , B ., H . B ., A . B ., and G . B . .. .. 060 R . and S . M'William , Birkenhead ( 2 nd sub . ) .. 0 10 From Warwick—C . Tristram , ( 2 nd sub . ) .. 0 10 0 W . Phrmb .. .. .. 030 C . French .. .. .. 010 Clements .. .. .. 010 Stephens .. .. .. 006 "Willis .. .. .. 006 Messrs . Stone , Watts , and Hunt , Cheltenham .. 0 2 0 kJ ~ Tl BECEIVED AT 1 ANB OFFICE . Two Widows , Hampstead .. .. 0 2 0 G Brinim .. .. .. 010 J . Nickol .. .. .. 010 J . NeilKillick .. .. .. 010 IuGray .. .. .. o 2 6 J G . Taylor .. .. .. 026 R . Charobeilain .. .. .. 0 0 6 W . M . M _* Lean ( 2 ndsub . ) .. .. 0 10 T . Brown .. .. .. 010 A M'Clement .. .. ,. 010 J . Ford .. .. .. 010 R . Ford .. .. .. 010 T . Ford .. .. .. 010 A friend .. .. .. 006 Mr . Turnbull .. .. .. 0 0 6 J . Peckup .. .. .. 006 Blackburn Branch .. .. 10 6 T . Turnbull .. .. .. 010 D . Long .. ' .. .. ' o 06 Mr . JOoment .. .. .. 006 BECHVED Br JOHN _AKJ-OrT . W . Bowling .. .. .. 006
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NATIONAL CHARTER FUND . Received by John Abnott . —Two Friends , _Griffin-strcet 2 s—Messrs . A . and C . Jones Islington 7 s—Greenwich and Deptford _. _ptr A . Cooper 10 s—Collected at Cowper-stret t _£ i 8 s _ljd-Cardsat _Cowpei-street 9 s 3 d—Mr . Elliott , at Co-per-streetis—A , Bell Is—Bulwe'J , per IV . Bicken 2 «—Haworth , per J . SoutliweU 16 _s—Uamsgate _, per Mr . Rider 2 s—Halifax , per T . Wood £ 1 Ss—Worster , per J . Harding 9 s—Liverpool , per W . L . Costine Is—Limehouse Locality , per W . Simmynds 0 s— W . Bowling Is—Dundee , per G . Woodward 7 s Cd—Newport , Isle of Wight , per Mr . Harney 2 s—E . J . CottreU Is—Total , £ 610 s lOfd . FOR THE HUNGARIAN AND POLISH REFUGEES . Received by * W . Roam . —Ockbrook , near Derby , per J . Stevens 5 s—Glasgow , per W . Taylor lis 6 d—G- B ., Sliilton 3 s . -Received by Jons' Arnoit . — V . D . 5 d—Altstcr , Edinburgh Sd—H . Livesay Landport 6 d— W . Rejnolds , Stalybridge , per J . H . Is . DEFENCE FUND . Received by * W . Rideb , —J . Wells , Brick-lane , Spital-_ el _ is .. Received by John Abnott . —Bermondsey Locality , per H . Edwards 10 s .
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DRURY-LANE . - The interval between the successful comedy of the Old Love and trie Nan , aud the . _Chmteau pantom i me , was on Tuesday night filled up with a slight mu s ic a l piece , called tbe Cadi ' s Daughter . At'dallah , a young merchant , and Salek , a barber , both trading at Bagdad , affix placard *) to their respective shops , declaring the intellectual superiority of man oyer wo man . The Cadi's daughter , Zephira , and her attendant , Vistua , resolve to destroy the conceit of tbe presumptuous jombs . They begin by winning their hearts , and whtn they are asked in marriage of the Cadi they assume the disguise of old women . Afterwards resuming their proper shape , tbey promise to release their admirers from their unpleasant contract if the offensive placards are removed , and this promise is performed . There is but little in tbis pi ece be yo nd some p retty ballad music , by Mr . Nelson , prettily sung by Miss Nelson and Mr . ' Rafter . Offing to this it was perfectly successful .
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Offices-U , Southampton-Street, Strand. ...
_Offices-u _, _Southampton-street , Strand . The Executive Committee of this body held their usual weekly meeting , a s a bove , on Wednesday evening last . Present-Messrs . Arn _. tt , 'Gmsfcy , Harney , Jone s , and Milne . Absent—Mr . O'Connor , being on his tour in Lancashire , Mr . Reynolds from _indisposition , and Mr . Holyoake , from whom a note was received asking for leave of absence , as he h a d been unexpectedl y called out on important busin V m D _M _** _pre-itued . Correspondence of a highly encouraging and progressive character was read from tbe _following localities , viz .: Banff , Bermondsey , Bradford , _TJulwell , Cambridge , Cheltenham , Dundee , Exeter , Halifax , H ami l ton , Haworth , Landport , Leicester , Lynn , _Newcastle-upon-Tyne , _Newport , fele of Wight , New R ad for d , Not * __ ngiam - , I Stavs )» Padiham , Paisley , Royton , _fjoutn - shields , Warriugton , and Worcester , including the formation of six new localities also from tue united
uouncils of the Tower Hamlets , recom"i _S il *** " t 0 the _Bxec"'rtve Committee the propriety of holding the public meeting * for the election of the Metropolian Delegates to the forthcoming Conventton at one and tho same time , and that a deputation , consisting of Messrs . Shaw , Wcstoby , and _Aewley bad been appointed to confer with the Executive relative to the sessional motion of Mr . O Connor for the enactment of the People ' s Charter . Accordingly , Mr . Newley , one of the said deputation , attended , and stated tbat the body he represented were desirous that the Executive would advise with Mr . O'Connor on the policy of giving notico in tbe House of Commons of moving his motion for the the enactment of the Charter as an amendment on Mr . Home ' s motion for Parliamentary Reform , being of opinion that thereby Mr . O Connor would get a h ouse , an d obta i n a f a ir hearing .
on the motion of Messrs . _Gras _* iby and Arnott , it was unanimously agreed : — " That the discussion on the question be postponed until the next meetinsr . The Secretary reported that the Hall ofthe Literary and Seientiffc Institution , John-street , had been engaged for a public meeting on Tuesday evening , February 4 th ; and that the Institution , Carlisle-street , _Portman Market , w _» s also engaged lor a similar purpose on Thursday evening , February 13 th ; and also that the United Councils of the Tower Hamlets were _deBtvous that a public _meetine should be held at the Woodman Tavern , as early as possible ; and , further , that the friends in Westminster had expressed a desire that a meeting should speedily be held in the Temperance Hall , Broadway .
The scrutineers appointed to inspect the votes which had been forwarded on behalf of those nominated to fill the vacancy in the Executive Committee caused by the resignation of Mr . William Davis , attended and gave in the following as their report : —¦ Number of Votes Received , Thornton Hunt ... 1 , 069 Thomas Martin Wheeler 108 Ruffy Ridley 61 Ro be rt Le B lond 4 7 _VT . J . Linton ... ... ... 28 Edward Miles 5
" Wo certify that the above is a true and correot statement ; and as Edinbugh , Stockport , Toduiorden , Coventry , Tiverton , Arbroath , HowicK _, Cripplegate , East London , Globe and Friends , and several other localities delayed Bending iu their votes , tbe above is a faithful list of all tbe votes received by the appointed day ; and we also state , that as Mr . Edmund Stallwood had resi gne d , the rotes recieved on his behalf were not recorded . ( Signed ) " Hhnry Bloomfielp , Jacob Blake , " Johk _Eembv , Stephen _RErsottJ-i . " Mr . Jones gave notice that at the next meeting he would move : — " That the Executive Committee tako their seats at the National Convention
about to be held in London , ex officio ; tbat they be allowed to express their opinions on the various propositions submitted , b ut not to vote , and that tbey be not elected by any constituency as delegates . " The Committee then adjourned to Wednesday evening , February 5 th . Si gned on behalf of the Committee , John Abnoti , General Secretary .
Emmett Bbioadb.—The Members Met As Usual...
Emmett _Bbioadb . —The members met as usual on Sunday evening , at t ho Roo k , Liseon Grove . The election for a inembfr of the Executive having been concluded , considerable looal business connected with the case was transacted , and arrangements entered into for holding a public meeting at the Carlisle-street Institution , on the second Thursday in February . An interesting discussion then took place respecting the present state of Chartism , in Which Messrs . Cook , Arnott , Wheeler , Blake , Ilinkin , and others took part . The meeting _tben adjourned .
The Metropolitan _Jjblkoate Council met on Sunday afternoon , at the City Chartist Hall , Golden-lane—Mr . Hunniball in the chair . Mr , Arnott attended from the Executive Committee , and read correspondence from several places in the country . He also Btated , in answer to an inquiry from the secretary of tbe United Councils of the Tower Hamlets , that Persons who had taken out cards of membership at the cl ose of the late year were not compelled to renew them at the present time . They stood good for twelve months from the date of their being taken out . It was thus left voluntary with members so circumstanced , but the Executive being d eficient of f un ds , would probably induce many to renew their cards of
membership . Some routine business was then transacted , and a conversation took place relative to the arrangements for the March Conference . The council then adjourned . Halifax . — A m e m b ers ' meoting was held at _Nicholl's Temperance Hotel , on S un da y last , for the purpose of electing a new council , and other business . The following persons were elected to serve for the next three months .- —William Cockroft , Thomas Rithcrman , Jonathan Harwood , Matthew Hirst , Benjamin Wilson ; Henry Horsfall _, treasurer ; Thomas Wood , secretary . All communications for the Halifax Chartists must be addressed to Nicholl ' s Tem p era n c e Hotel , Broadstreet , Halifax , for Thomas Wood , secretary . Newcastle district
. —A delegate meeting was held on Sunday last , to take into consideration the best means for proouring funds to defray the expenses of t be two Ex e cutive mem b ers when they came on their tour . Delegates were present : —From Newcastle , James Watson ; . South Shields , William Robinson ; Sunderland , Edward Stokoe , — Mr . Joseph Eland in the chair . Moved by Mr . Ro b ins o n , seconded by Mr . Edward Stokoe , resolved at a meeting of delegates from Newcastle , South Shi e l d s , and _Sunderl-md : — " That all expenses be equally borne by each locality , and tbat any surplus be fairly divided amongst the localities that are represented by the delegates . " Carried . The second proposition on the programme was as to the best means of organising the district , and
to prepare before hand to make one of the Executive most useful in the district when they visit Newcastle . It was moved and seconded : — " That the committees , in their various localities , d o their best to carry out the above resolutions . " Carried . The delegates considor what steps their respective localities would take with respect to Northumberland and Durham being properl y represente d in the Convention to be held in the month of March at London . Moved and-seconded . — " That the last proposition be adjourned until the next delegate meeting to be held that day fortnight , in the school room , South Shields . " Nottingham—At tho Eagle Tarern locality eighteen votes were given for T . M . Wheeler , for the Executive ; also , the same number from the . Seven Stars .
Carlisle . —The council met on Sunday evening last , January 26 tb , at which the following resolutionsWere _ passGd : —• ' That , in the opinion of this meeting , it would he very injudicious to mix up anything else with the agitation for the Charter , c on s id e r i ng th a t it would h ave an injurious t e n d enc y to do so . " " Seeing tbe insolent speech reported to have been delivered by Mr . Vernon , concerning Mr . O'Connor and the Defence Fund , we consi d er the b est course to take would be to make him the treasurer for Mb own defence fund , and let him pay Mr . Nixon himself , and allow him to pocket any surplus there might be .
_FiNSBunv . —The weekly meeting of this Association was held in the room in TurnmiH-street—Mr . Jones in the chair . The objects were b y th e request of n e w m e mb e rs rea d , which are these : —To carry the six cardinal points of the People ' s Charter , whole and entire , b y every legal means in its power , and to advance the same . A card for membership for one year is sixpence , and may be paid by ireekly instalments of one penny . The mode of propagating its principles is by means of public meetings and lectures , tho reading and loan of the democratic papers , and the distribution of tracts . The members elect seven fvota their body ev e ry t h ree m o nths , including a treasurer and secretary , to transact its business . Tbis Association is , at p resent , int of
dependen any other Democratic body . On the motion of Mr , P . Johnson , it was unanimously carried : — " That tho members meet again at seven o ' clock , n e xt Sun d ay even i ng , for special business . " After a protracted discussion , it was deoided : —" That the question for calling a public meeting to elect a member to represent this borough in the London Convention , and the expenses attending the same , stand adjourned to the second Sunday nigbt in February next . Man-Chester . —A special general meeting of members was held in the large ante-room of the Peop le ' s Institute , on Sunday , the 26 th of January . The room was crowded ; and it was the best meetng of members we have had for a length of time ,
Emmett Bbioadb.—The Members Met As Usual...
—Mr , Sutton occupied the chair , and opened the meeting hy saying , that they were called together to give instructions to the delegates , olected at a public meeting , on tbe 18 th ult , to the Man c hester Conference , which would assemble on the following day ( Monday ) . The ch a irm a n read th e pr o g r a mm e , as published in the Notthem Star , —The suggestions were di _sousse d seriatim , A very animated , good tempered discussion ensued on tho third suggestion in tho programme on the line of policy to bo pursued , which resulted in tho unanimous adoption of tbe following resolution as part of their instructions to the delegates * . — "That this meeting is ol op in i on that it is absolutely necessary that every class in society , who are favourable to the emancipation of
the toiling millions should act in concert . We , therefore , solemnl y ple dge ourselves to aid , financiall y or other w ise , a ny man , or body of men , who will honestly endeavour to achieve this much-desired union , as we helioveit to be the beat means of gaining the People ' s Charter , without whioh no people can ever be really independent . " —Tho Chairman then a 6 ked tho meeting if they had anything else to say in relation to the policy , to be pursued , when tbe following resolution was proposed : — " That we agitate for the Charter , simple and pure . " An amendment was proposod , " That no instructions be given ; hut that it be an open question with the delegates , " The amendment was put first , when two votes were recorded in its favour . The
resolution was carried almost unanimously . The fourth resolution was partially discussed , with the preceding resolutions , and the following resolution was carried by an overwhelming majority : — " That we cordially support co-operation got up solely by working men for the _advancement of Democratic principles , and discountenance all other co-operative societies got up by the aristocracy . " Cheltenham . —The Chartists of this town convened a meeting for tho purpose of reanimating tho movement . J . Hemmin was called to the chair , and after explaining the objects of the meeting , and making a few remarks , called upon Mr . Wilkes , who pointed out the duty of the working classes to unite , e d uc a te , and improve themselves , and
explained the benefits that would accrue I y the Lam ) and Money being made National , lie considered it ever y wor k ing man 's duty to give one twelfth part of his time , and one twentieth part of his income , until he had gained his Political and Social Rights , ar id concluded by proposing the following resolution , which was seconded by Mr . Winters , sen . : — " That this meeting , highly appreciating any movement having for its object the Physical , Mora l , Social , and Intellectual improvement of the working classes , declare it their deliberate conviction that nothing is calculated to advance so desirable an object as the Political Emancipation of their fellow men . " —Proposed by Mr . Maisey , and seconded by J . P . _Glenister : — " That this meeting considers
the principles contained in the People ' s Charter the only means calculated to ensure that full , fr e e , and fair representation in tho Commons House of Parliament for which we are striving . " —II . Hampton briefly proposed , seconde d by E . Sharland , who hoped the men of Cheltenham would rally round the newly elected Executive : — " That , believing the People's Chart e r to b e o f paramount importance , we hereby form ourBelveB a branch of the National Charter Association of Great Britain . "Mr . Hemmin having resigned , Mr . E . Sharland was elected Scerotary for the next six month *) , the other officers to be appointed at the next meeting . Each resolution was carried unanimously . The Secretary commenced issuing curds , and the meeting sepa rated .
Todmobdbi " , —At . 1 public meeting it was resolved ;— " That it is the opinion of this meeting , that the Secretary and Treasurer of the Blackstone Edge Camp meeting ( 1850 ) should be called upon to settle tho accounts of the said meeting ; and also that the Treasurer give tho name of each locality that has paid its quota towards liquidating tho debts due to the several parties , whose service were eneaged for the above meeting . " Padiham—A special meeting was held on Wednesday evening , 22 nd of January , to pre p are for the intended visit ofthe faithful and uncompromising advocate of the people's ri g hts , F . O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., that gentleman having kindly consented to visit Padiham , while on bis tour in Lancashire ; the
secretary then read Mr . O Connor s letter , after which the following resolution was unanimously agreed to . _* - — ¦¦ That steps be immediatel y t a ken t o get up a public meeting on Sunday , February 2 nd , tbat being the day Mr . O'Connor names for being in Padiham , * and that W . P . Roberts , Esq . ( the miners' attorney-general ) , T . Dickinson { tho Manchester packer ) , nn d J . Williams , of Stockport , be invited to attend and address the meeting . " _Thaanks having heen awarded to the chairman , the meeting adjourned . —On Sunday the adjourned meeting was held , w hen l etters w e re r e a d f rom Messrs . Roberts , Dickinson , and Williams , all promising to attend , and take part in tho meeting . It was announced that Mr . O'Connor would lecture
the same evening . The following motion was then carried : — " That we , the Chartists of Padiham , do forthwith join the Executive Committee of the National Charter Association , and tbat tho secretary immediately apply for the services of one of that body ; also , for twenty cards of membership ;" after which the meeting adjourned , South London Hall . —Mr . Ernest Jones lectured at the above Hall on "Wednesday evpuing last , on " Labour , its rig hts and-wrongs . " The attendance was very good , and Mr . Jones was enthusiastically received . After the lecture a collection was made f or t h e b e n e fit o f t he Poli s h Ref u g e es , some of whom were _. in attendance , and sang several national songs _.
SiiBmsLD . —On Tuesday evening last , Mr . Clark paid a visit to tbis town , accompained by Mr . Hurst , for . the purpose of addressing the peoplo on the _subject of ' Church and State , " The meeting waa held in the Hall of Science , and tho _recoption of Mr . Clark was most flattering . His speech occupied about one hour and a half , and was rapturousl y ap plauded . Mr . Hurst also delivered an _ableaddress , and was handsomely received . Thanks to Mr . Clark , Mr . Hurst , and Mr . Councillor Wigfall , terminated the proceedings of tho evening .
East London Co-Operative Store. On Monda...
EAST LONDON CO-OPERATIVE STORE . On Monday evening a tea party and ball took place at the Brunswick Hall , _Ropemakers-fields , in commemoration of the commencement of the first quarter of the new year by the East London Co-operative Store . This store waB commenced in June , 1847 , an d h as be en mo s t successful ; fr o m meeting in a room by the lig ht o f a solit a ry can d l e , tbe founders have been increasing in wealth and power from quarter to quarter till they now have a pretty little hall and shop , whi c h i s o p ene d e very Saturday f rom fiv e o ' clock till ten for the sale of provisions . Tbe members have now entered into arrangements by which they may bring articles Of
their own production and sell or interchange them , thus effecting a direct communication between the producer and consumer . The association now numbers seventy members , who have taken a share of £ 2 each ; many ofthe shares having been paid up by sinking the profits on the goods purchased . The total receipt for the past quarter has been £ 200 ; the total expenditure , £ 160 10 s . ; the amount of p r ofits s hare 1 S _ per cent , upon purchases . The management of tbe store has been carried on by the gratuitous exertions of the members , and the decorations and fittings of the store have been principally performed by the wil li ng hands of unpaid workers . The committeo now wish to make their condition known , that their fellowworkers may " go and do likewise . "
Projected Co-Operative Store Of The Lond...
PROJECTED CO-OPERATIVE STORE OF THE LONDON WORKING TAILORS . On Tuesday evening last a number of friends of Co-operation met in the Coffee-room of the Johnstreet Institution , to take into consideration the propriety of forming a Co-operative store in connection with the London Association of tho Working Tailors , 432 , Oxford-street . Mr . Jame 3 Bonny , manager of the Association , stated that the Association had been very successful since it commenced in November last , and they now wished to extend the benefits of co-operation more fully to-themselves and their fellow workers . They had commenced in the first instance almost without capital , but by dint of perseverance they had managed to keep three associates at work , though not so fully as
could bave been wished . They first proposed that a portion of their profits should be put by , to assist their fellow workers , but lhey now thought , if they had a co-operative store in connection with the London Association , they could immediately vend articles of constant use , and share the profits so as to g i ve a g re a t e r b en e fit to the l ab ourer and he could insure the goods from adulteration . He therefore hoped the persons present would assist them in their endeavours , Mr . _Restieux , of the Metropol i t a n Buil d in gs , said he was an earnest cooperator , and ho knew that the best means to carry out the principles of co-operation was by the working classes taking up the subject , themselves . He
would submit a plan of association to tnem At . any time they might think proper to appoint . Mr , H . Holyoake then proposed— " Tbat a committee be formed from this meeting to take into _eonsideTation the propriety of forming a _co-operativo store in connection with the London Association of Working Tailors , 432 , Oxford-street . " The proposition was seconded by Mr . _Pongelly and carried unanimously . After some conversation as to the means by which the ohject should be earned , out , tbe meeting formed _tbemselyes into a committeo , with power to add to their number , to meet again on _TueBday evening , February 4 th , when all persons favourable are invited to attend .
Urd _Lasodaih will retire from the Rolls almost immediately , and will be succeeded by Sir John Romilly , _—^ ornwo Bet-aid .
National Association Of United Trades. T...
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNITED TRADES . T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., President . Established 1845 . ¦ 'HAT _JUSTITIA . '' "If it were possible for the working classes , by combining among themselves , to raise , or keep up the general rate of wages , it _nci-d hardly be said that tbis wonld be a thing not to be puniihed _, but to be welcomed ami rejoiced at . " _Stuaht . Min ..
The con _spiracy of the capitalists against tbo wages of labour seems to bo extending far and wide . The seamen , along the whole seaboard from Shields to Yarmouth are nil , to the number of eight or ten thousand , resisting tho _perseverirg attempts now making to reduce their wages Shields , Sunderland , Newcastle , Hartl ep oo l , Seaimm , Hull , Lynn , and Yarmouth , aro at this moment , heaving like the billows of their own rude ocean , in a determined effort to resist the plundering propensities of their ruthless masters . Upon the invitation of the sailors of L _* , nn , Mr . Peel has been sent to advise and assist them in their _present emergency . He retiorts havin _ called a public meeting of tho
ratepayers and shopkeepers of Lynn , to whom no explained the injurious tendency of reduced wages upon their interests . Tho Temperance Hall was kindly and gratuitously placed at their disposal , and was quiti ) inadequate to contain the thousands who sought admission . Long before tho hour of meeting the hall was filled to overflowing , not less than eleven hundred pe rsons , consisting of tho most respectable tradesmen of tbe town , being present . Tin- chair was taken by Mr . J . Towell _, alarge corn factor , and one ofthe Board of Guardians , who has handsomely conic forward to assist the sailors by his influence and purse . Mr . Peel was introduced to the meeting as tho sailor's friend and adviser . He boldly advocated and defended the passive _res _'^ tanco offered by the seamen to the infamous attempt of the shipowners to rob them of the fruits of their labour . The ploa sot up hy the owners for reducing tho nicd from £ 3 per voyage to £ 2 10 s . in , Firstly , — K pretended
advantage which the shipowners of Wisbeach had over thorn in tlie cost ot" working their ships ; and secondly , —the tax they have voluntarily _Buboiitted to of id . per ton to defray the cost of constructing an estuary , by which a very tedious and dangerous river passage will be saved , to the benefit , of course , of the owneiv , but which , with true capitalist selfis h n e s s , they seek to throw from their own shoulders on to those of their men . It was to these two _po-nis that Mr . Peel princ ipally addressed himself , and to the evident satisfaction of a numerous and intelligent audience , succeeded in completely annihilating the specious sophisms by which these points had been paraded by tho L ynn a nd Norwich press . He produced a counter statement of the expense of sailing a 300 ton ship in Lynn and Wisbeach , and challenged any owner—several of whom were present—to come forward and disprove his statement . The following _resolutions were eventually moved by Mr . Peel , and seconded by Mr . Spencer : —
" That in tho opinion of this meeting , the wellbeing and prosperity of the ratepayers and inhabitants of the borough of Lvnn depends , in a great measure , upon the prosperous condition of the labouring classes . " " That a remuneration for labour that is inadequate to provide for a due supply of the necessaries of life to those dependent upon wages , has a direct tendency to increase crime , and to add to the already oppressive burden of the poor rates . " " That the proposed reduction of the wages of
this port appears to this meeting ill-timed , aud entirely uncalled for ; and that the seamen , in resisting the same , aa long as they conduct themselves peacefully and lawfully , are entitled to the sympathy and support of the inhabitants generally . " " That this meeting , therefore , recommends tbe _sailorsto open forthwith a public subscription from the ratepayers and inhabitants , to enable them to administer to the wants and necessities of those who have wives and families depending upon their labour for tlieir subsistence . "
These resolutions were carried by acclamation . In consequence of the large number of persons who were unable to gain admission , it has been determined to hold another meeting of the ratepayers , and one also especially for the mechanics and artisans of the town . The best feeling exists among all classes , and the universal opinion is , that the conduot of the shipowners is highly l'opre . henBible . To show the disgraceful means employed to coerce the seamen to accept the shipowners' terms , the following unparalleled stretch of maguteml power has just been enacted : —
On Tuesday , the 22 nd ult ., five of the - sailors were sent by the Committee to Downbam-a small town eleven miles trom Lynn—to collect subscriptions in aid of the strike . Information bad been previously sent over to tho authorities at Downham , and when the poor fellows landed from their boat , and commenced their canvass of the town , they wero immediately arrested , burred off to a clerical magistrate , who bad got their commitment ready , and tbey were sent off as rogues and vagabonds for seven d a y s ' hard labour to Swatt'haia gaol . Their term of imprisonment having expired on Tuesday , the 28 th , preparations were made in Lynn to give them a triumphant entry . The S ai lors , Porter s , and Trades of the town , to tho number of several thousands , headed by a m a gnific e nt b rass ban d , and with a gaudy display of union jacks and various emblematical flags , marched in procession through the town to the
Railway Station , At a quarter before t-ix o clock theSwaffham train arrived with the liberated prisoners , accompanied by a deputation of the Sailors Committee , who had been sent to receire them upon their discharge . The greatest portion of the inhabitants appear to _hava turned out on tho occasion , and a dense stream of human beings marched , in the most orderly way , through all toe principal streets , the b an d playing " Hearts of Oak , " " The Bay of Biscay , " and other nautical airs ; each rest of the band giving place to loud and repeated salvos of human artillery , from the deep and well practised throats of the hard y sons ofthe ocean . Such a demonstation has seldom , if ever , been before witnessed in Lynn , a n d the general enthusiasm displayed by aU classes must , we think , convince the Bnip owners how unpopular they ara making themselves to the whole or tho inhabitants , and will , we h ope , induce them to withdraw tbo reduction .
Of three ships which have sailed from the port since the commencement of this contest , manned by ca p tains a n d ap prentice s , the following accounts have been received : — " The Flora Beaton , homeward b oun d , from Seahain to Lynn , totally lost at the mouth of the Humber , crew saved . The brigs Solus and Gem , also bound for Lynn from Sun * _derland _, coal-laden , run foul of each other at sea , and are so much damaged as to be obliged to put back and discbarge their _cargoes , and be repaired . " Some folks in Lynn do say that this is a special
interposition of Providence to punish ihe owners for the iniquity of their proceedings to their bands . The general opinion is , that the owners , although it i s s ai d they a ro b oun d to ea c h other in a bond , will be compelled to give way . It need scarcely be said , that the whole weight of the looal press is with the employers , and the grossest misrepresentations and ridiculous statementa are put forth to prejudice tbo cause of the sailors . William Peel , Secretary . L y nn , January 29 .
Wolverhampton Tin-Plate Workers.-Perry V...
WOLVERHAMPTON TIN-PLATE WORKERS .-PERRY V . THE CONSPIRATORS . On Tuesday evening , at eleven o ' clock , warrants were served on Georgo Duffi e l d , Thomas Woodnorth , John Gaunt , members of the Trade Society , and on Henry Rowlands , the secretary ; since which another by name Pitt , has also been arrested . Tliey have been examined before the magistrates , whose sitting was prolonged until nine o'clock in the evening . Messrs . Bartlett and Steward attended on behalf of the workmen . Mr . Underbill for Mr . Perry . Seventeen witnesses were examined for the prosecution , and so positivo _wasth _« cas e against t he m , that after _half-an-hour's consultation , the magistrates adjourned the case for one week , liberating the defendants on their own recognisances of £ 20 , We shall be able to lay the whole of this trumpery caBe before the public next week , Great efforts have been made to entrap not only the men of the trade , but the members ofthe Central Committee of the Uuited Trades .
Exiitaorninart Darino Feat. — On "Wednes...
_ExiitAORniNART _Darino Feat . — On "Wednesday , at half-past eleven a . m ., a dive was made from the top of the centre arch of Westminster-bridge by the celebrated youthful diver , John Stevens ; the dive was a height of sixty feet , a n d the diver , full y dressed , after reaching the water , immediately reappeared upon the surface , a n d th e n di sappeared , swimming a great distance under the water . The experiment was watched by the police and bridge officers , and others , and was highly applauded . It » -understood that this is the first ofa series of experiments illustrative of the best modes of diving and swimming , to be adopted as a moans of saying lifo from accidents by water , which will take place daily at high tide . —Evening Sm .
Tub Lonoton _Amatbub Theatricals , —An unob served _, spectator informs us that the play of the Castle Spectre , whic h was per f orm ed by t h e Charti s t amateur theatricals for tbe benefit of the Honesty Fund , w e nt off with t h e g r e a t e st ecl & t : eac h pa rt was well played , and where all was excellence , it would be invidious to make distinctions . Our correspondent is afraid that the proceeds will not he so much as Mr . O'Connor , or his friends , the amateurs , deserve . We would recommend them to try _asfci- _*
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 1, 1851, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_01021851/page/5/
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