Current:

Northern Star (1837-1852), 1st June 1850, Edition 3 of 3, Page 1, TIIE IRISH DESiOCEATIO MOVEMENT. The Iri...

Page 1
Page 1
1 of 8

On this page

  • Departments (1)
    • M -jj ggj of lo-day maybe: Uie-wisJoaa of tpliiorrew!'' ¦ '
  • Text (12)
  • Transcript

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

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

      M -Jj Ggj Of Lo-Day Maybe: Uie-Wisjoaa Of Tpliiorrew!'' ¦ '

      M _-jj _ggj of _lo-day maybe _: _Uie-wisJoaa of _tpliiorrew ! ' ' ¦ '

      To Loltd John Russell. ' ~ . ¦ • ¦ '.'.I...

      TO LOltD JOHN RUSSELL . ' ~ _. ¦ ¦ ' . ' . i i . ** _¦\\ X Losi > , r-In a few days it will he eleven _vears s uce _adprcssea / to " you a letter , occu-> -n nearly three columns in the , " Northern _% _tat ° " an ( 11 vas * _t "ot ray / conviction that tlie _l ade _' _rs f the " Star' ' , still hear the contents of that letter in meiaorv , I should re ' -pujjlish it at full length . ' . " " . " . . _- . ' _jlv L ° ru > * _& ere u defined what the result 0 fwur policy would he , and ray _everyppedio _tiou has been verified . I proved to _demonstra tion that the disappointment of the people , J _risia" from the treachery of tlie Reformers , ' we aui afc leagth bring this cdiitftuy into a state

      _flfexci'Cinentandagitafcba . whichneitherWhi g - » r _T 01 _^'' : JOr _^ ° _^ _'" "tedlj ' , could suppress . J choired that persecution ' and tyranny , instead " _f justice and liberty , had beeii . the result of _& 3 lleforai Bill ; aud I predicted that the - " —« 5 u ! tT intelligence of a wise . arid * _iadusti-i * _„^ p _^ jvb &| d , at no distant period , induce * hat _people * to / _- _'jbaso veritable R / efenn upon _Jjjca- own power , rather than upon governmental deception , or party enthusiasm , however pr omising either might be . _3 tv . Lord , if you contrast the stateoi Eng" _•• judiu those'days with the state "bf France

      no * , y ou will find it perfectly analogous , caxrymv with you , hoarever , the fact that France , a 3 to mind , or rather the organisation oF ' mind ; is in an infant state , while / the niind of Eng laud has _acquired a giant ' s stature . The _Bei form 'Bill promised to / the'Eh glish people what the Republi c promised / to _Fraacfi . ;/ Upon the _iccosiphshnient of the _Eefbmjj _^^ ifliff _& a of the people , U-turned out . _tohs . _& ainjM _$ B _& a _^ _usjofc an | i a snare i'V _^ h jto _^ e _Republic _tjf F _^^ 'has , /& irneu out _^ _Mairnere . _trapi- to « iicb inthe first _insfancey-a par _fcjs . of represen- '

      tatives who were returnedugpniffieir enthusiastic professions ofliberl _^ _,-butwho are ndv _^ the _^ rst to destroy it . The Very principle for whmh those who gained tho Revolution contended , aad iu achieviag which they boldly risked their lives - namely , _LIBERTY , _EQUALS _TFRA . TEP 3 _'ITT—is thB _^ prinei _^ le c ; ag ainst wbich the lloody " sword of tyi aniiy _^^^» raised . How can Liberty—how can Equality —how can Fraternity . exist , when that legitimate _equality of man , npon which the new system was professedly based , is destroyed ?

      3 Iv Lord , of course you are aware , that under " the dominion of . Louis Philippe , the thirty-six . millions of a French population had no more than two hundred thousand electors to represent _fUetn , -while England , with a population of not more than tweui y millions , has nearly-one million of electors . But , my Lord , do not turn this fact into an argument in favour of English liberalism , because I will meet yon thus—the English system is based upoa the traffic ofthe capitalist iu the labour of the poor , and the system of representation is so constructed , that lordlings , ministers , and capitalists can so constitute the House of Commons , as to legislate for their own and not for tlie people ' s interest .

      My Lord , in England it has ever been the practice of the Government in power , when threatened with dismissal , to affright their opponents hy the threat of revolution . It would he tedious to remind my readers of the "bloody aud terrific language used , and threats held out , even hy loyal men to their monarch , in the event of the Reform Bill being denied . The people know that , in this country , there is one law for the rich , and another law for tbe poor , aud if they presume that such an injustice ha 3 ceased , they have only to reflect _niKui the impertinent answer of your Home _Secketaey iu reply to my question relative to the language recently used hy the Protectionists at the Grown and Anchor meeting , presided over Ly His Geace the Duke of

      ]\ _1 CHM 0 >~ D . My Lord , if Ins Geace FE . vr . ous _O'Cox-> _'o ;; had ' presided over a Chartist meeting where such language had been used , he would have been very speedily anointed with the grace of the law , while the grace of God auoiuts his _Gkace of _Richmond . Lot me now call your Lordship's attention io the critical simile _hetrj-een the first Reformed English Parliament , and tho . first Republican National Assembly . The'first act of the English Parliament was to pass a . " hloody and atrocious Coercion Bill io suppress Irish opinion . It then turned its power to the prosecution

      of the Dorchester Labourers ' , the Glasgow Cottoa Spinners , and to the suppression of tbe Birmingham Political Union , by ? whose vigour and courage the Reforai Bill was mainly carried . Then followed the atrocious Poor-law Amendment Act ; the prevention of _Members meeting from twelve till three o ' clock in the day to present petitions , and expound the views of the petitioners : then the tax of twenty millions upon English slaves to emancipate tlie West India slaves . And such precisely is the policy of the present Preach Assembly , elected by _msiversal suiirage : tli- > t bodv—like the Reformed Parliament—is

      now endeavouring to destroy the very power hy which it was created . The " Special Constable '' _PitESiDEXT hoping to confirm his power , and to elevate himself to the dignity of Emperor , thinks to tickle the frivolity of the French people hy a threat of war with England , while his sole object—or rather that of his _MONITORS and _HEADiPlECES—is to preserve _tranquillity by a threat of war , in

      the hope of peacefully _carrying the new ELECTORAL _LAAV . Then , my Lord , notwithstanding the co-operation of Russia and Fiance , the mock conflict will be glossed over , and you will see your French Ambassador again at the Court of St . James ' s ; lut , bear in mind , my Lord , that although such a sham may tiekie English Reformers , and , for a time , soothe down their anger , it will not have the same effect upon the French people .

      My Lord , I have heretofore avowed myself ia favour of a Monarchy in a country where it Lad been long established , and where any attempt to destroy it wonld lead to revolting massacre and " bloodshed , provided - the POWER BEHIND THE _THROVE WAS _GREATER THAN THE THRONE ITSELF . But let me now test the relative value of Republicanism and Monarchy .

      _ReIJublie means things suiting the people . _Monr arciiy means one head of the people . And to show you the difference of the expense , and the folly of upholding the latter , let me remind you , that while the whole national expenditure of America is scarcely eight millions a year , the amount of Church property in Englanda majority of which is paid "b y those who dissent from its doctrines—amounts to over _TEX MILLIONS a year .

      Tour Lordship may ask , what Las this to do with monarch y ? My reply is , that it is the basis of tlie English Throne , _ClIUllCII , and STATE—their motto bciue , "The iilBLE aud the _SWORD . " Again , how can you reconcile it to your conscience to devote eight millions a year—tbe amount required & r _supporting the . American Republic—to 1 * 0 OK LAWS in this country , to ercun _hastiles with paupers . "While you are importing the produce of American land , _ninotenths of your own country is in ji state of

      perfect sterility ? Bur . my Lord , I will go farther , to show tho didl-renee between _selfhi ierest and policy . You are upon amicable terms with the Republic of America , and with _tte Iiepablie of France ; you exchange ambassadors Aviih both courts , while you denounce the very name of Republic ; you rely in aiidy upon the odium cast upon those called HED REPUBLICANS in FRANCE by the l ying "Times , " which would construe their _Were colour into a love of blood . But do not

      presume , my Lord , that because . _Taris is _* rauce , that London _isiuiglaud . The people in Gl asgow , in Edinburgh ,. and other towns in Scotland ; ' the people of Newcastle , Carlisle , _S underland , Leeds , and the great hives of

      To Loltd John Russell. ' ~ . ¦ • ¦ '.'.I...

      iorksbire ; Manchester , and the great hive of Lancashire ; Nottingham , Sheffield , Bir minghiiin _, Derby , Leicester , Northampton , Bristol , and all those hives of _England—they , and you know it , are more powerful , and create more terror ia tho mind of . 4 Minister , when dissatisfaction exists , than London does . Let me now , my Lord , give you the best definition of the sterling value of'the English mind . You let slip the dogs of u _& r—you pack _juries-r-you suborn witnesses—you _^ strain the law—you dpeu the gates of the dungeon , and secure the deaths of many in their cold cells _^ -you have consigned thousands Of families of virtuous , honest , , and industrious

      men-to the ' cold hostile .- ; . hut you . have failed _^ to / eradicate the : principles for ' the defence of which they' perished , and by which - | heir / - fa / inilies . ; weriB / : cOnsigned' _^ to staryajibn . / / . Yon hay _^^ ied / : Free / . _Trdde _; ia . ' _support _/ _of . whieh _^ j _^ _worMng _^ iassei-ioined _^ tb _^^ pre _^ iv £ mastere . _^ I _iantenfar _^/;^ j _^ _sbenee ; -a _^ _iit _^^ a _^ c _^^^ _j S _^^ t _^ ed _^^ paVently _^ gigAntic ' s _& ngthf hiltit , " also ,- hah " died a _' natnral ' . death ; sylts principles were too small / for the _Glnn'tiste , hut too ; large for the c / apitalist _^^ fact _!^ wh _^ _ft'Ftrust will

      conviheeyour Lbrdshipthat the united power —of Queen , Lordai / and . _Oqin / _monSjiliilUops , parsons , merchants , manuac _^ n _^ a _^^ n _^ _fi _^ 2 _^ _am _^^^^ _loff ge _^ _ioJJ _^ _et' / _niiriS : ' of this _waiirry _^ oandago / _B'is . ' all very well to state tbe comparatively small iucoaie that the _Qoeets receives from tho revenue of this country , hut I have , shown you that the Church is the right arm of the Q . _ueex , and receives over ten millions a year—that the army is the breast-plate of her . Majesty ; while the poor little woman wields her magic wand over those _wrm _trnffip . in the verv sweat and blood of- - -her

      LOYAL AND DEVOTED SUBJECTS . ' . Now , my Lord , although I have not had as uracil experience in red-tape policy , blue hooks , and Parliamentary humbug as you have , I havo had much more experience in public matters , and better understand the public mind . Aud , although I possess no influence iu the House of Commons , as at present constituted—aud I rejoice at it—yet I have more experience in those * public matters , and a better knowledge of that public mind , which will , ere long , bring you aud your associates to their senses . . Only let trade get bad , now that cotton has failed . Let us have another had harvest—which is not at all unlikely from the present state of the weather—and then you will find that theclodpolcs , as they threatened at the Cro \ _yn and Anchor—will mouut then * plough horses , aud marshal themselves into cavalry , ' and when so -headed , with HIS

      GRACE OF RICHMOND AS THEIR COMMANDER , then the operatives iu the manufacturing towns Avill become the infantry of his Grace . My Lord , can anything be more revolting to" an Englishman , than the fact of hour after hour , day after day , and week after week , being devoted to discussions upon the barbarous and atrocious treatment of English colonists , while not an hour is devoted to the consideration of your own starving poor ? I published in 1813 , in mv work upon -the " Small Farm

      System , " the fact that you would very speedily lose your Colonies—and so much tho better for the English people ; and I anticipated the hope , at a prior period , that I should live to see the day when the griping Stock Exchange would be levelled with tlie dust , aud that the leeches who live and fatten upon war , dissension ; _antlturmoil , and uncertainty ; would be compelled to earn their bread by the sweat of their ' brow , instead of living in luxurious idleness upon the ignorance and traffic of their dupes .

      My . Lord , I have , stated it before , and I repeat it now , that the wise people of this generation will not much longer submit to that nefarious law of primogeniture , which has saddled theuv with the burden to meet the interest upon a National Debt raised to shed human blood . My Lord , I shall conclude my letter with a few- exiracis from that which I addressed to you on the 18 th of July , 3839 , and from them you may gather the truth of my old maxim , that " tho folly of to-day may ho the wisdom o £ the morrow . " Here follow the extracts : —

      Mv Lord , I shall not be so _ungenerous as to _attnirate to vou a desire io strengthen the Tories , with the view of filling back uj on L ' < _ew , rather _tiiiuupsn the popular party , in the event of Whig weakness ; but to men who give you credit for _judgment and disrretiou , the _case _^ will be . least suspicious , inasmuch « s jou tats strengthened the Tores by neglect of the people ; white , at the same time , you manifest a determination to coalesce with the enemy , rather than acquiesce in what you are pleased to call _organic changes ; and of all and ei cry one of which organic _changes your own Kefonn UiD lias . been the fountain and

      the * : crce . Your lleforai , if sguarin _^ in action with the terms upon which it was _supported and carried , wonld be a rallyingpoint for an invincible phalanx ; and if sufficiently expansive to nieut the evils which it professed to redress , instead of being crippled , narrowed , and circumscribed , in the hope of merely making them more palatable , when _imjwsed by new taskmasters , the clamour for organic changes might have been lulled or suppressed in progressive administrative improvement ; and therefore , my Lord , the violence of Kadicalism derives its origin from Whig imbecility , rather than from Radical impetuosity .

      Tlie _jeissing of Catholic Emancipation took many agitators from the _nmlzs ofthe people , and the passing of the Reform 15511 took so many more , that tbey were once again thrown npon their own resources . When men congregate together , and speak familiarly over their wrongs , and agree _ujion tlie mode of redress , the over-zeal of enthusiasm is checked by the caution of judg ment ; all act upon a given principle : and- if a revolution should unhappily- take place , it must be a revolution of the m ? joiityagiinstthe usurpation of a minority ; while , in those eon-nines' where public meetings are unknown , the nation imin he in a perpetual state of preparedness ; not against the outbreak of gcueral discouteut , but against the cuicv . te of the malcontent .

      . . My Lord , upon the other hand , allow grievances to remain unredressed , or say they do not exist , and'suppress public meetings , and then you but smother the flame , which , thro ; ii : h secret clubs and societies , will unexpectedly burst forth with only so much nou ' ee as the Hash gives of the approaching thunder . Theu , my Lord , how will you guard your house , fence your Stock Exchange , or _prulectlifeagiuiistthose mettles , which , inthe wildness of despair , " a revolutionary club , or a discontented association , may , without notice , originate ? The _. grcit fault consists , not iii the meetings , but iu the slight wisdom aud little profit which vcur Lordship derives from them . ¦

      My Lord , the boast of a statesman shou . d be m the pride of reflection , while his richest reward should consist iu irreproachable self-examination . He should lay up in deeds a store from which memory may . draw _wirhout surfeit or distaste-, and be so pure that error should be ascribed to want of judgment , rather than to lack of virtue . . Examine yourself liy this rule , mv Lord ; recall your acts during a period of seven years' power , and upon which of them , as a man or a statesman , would ' you build your temple of fame , or feed your vanity by a moment ' s reflection ? My Lord , your Kefonn Bill his pi oved a thorn without a ro = e . \ _i-5 i 51 i ; you would daily refresh us with the promised odour of its coming fragrance . Ueligiuii vou have mudo a sci « ice 5 its dignitaries being lrareli law . _makers , and Us _jiiiuiit os followers of wealth aud scofftrs at poverty . You have depicted ignorance as a national iiilirmity _, while your rising sun of knowledge bad scarcely shone _alovo' the hrriznn , when it set in a Tori- mist , to rise no more

      Jly Lord , usurpation _liefore gave England a Croinnxll ; and take heed lest , in the desire to grasp prerogative , you I create circumstances which may give her a Protector .. My Lord , perhaps you may not read either my letter or the above extracts .. However , although having no power as an independent member in the House of Commons , let me implore of you to take warning from the past , and prepare , not to resist hut to prevent that national struggle which , depeud upon it , is close at hand , while granting to the people thoss rights and privileges to which they arc justly _entiUed-SELF-RErilESENTATION . And as the result , you will see a happy people , a flourishing country , and a powerful nation , capable of resistingthe united machinations of the SPECIAL ; , CONSTA-

      To Loltd John Russell. ' ~ . ¦ • ¦ '.'.I...

      BLE and the NORTHERN BEAW _? _but withhold those TIMELY AND _PRTJJSJBNT CONCESSIONS to which'fyou referifd . in your _celebrated Edinburgh dispatch , aiid _^ y bit will ; > see your power vanish—Tour tferone totter—and the great English nation _dwipdling into _iusi _gnificanoei ' . " ' ¦ ¦ I' ' . _,. ' My Lord , to prove to- ' , you that the denial aud _withholding of those timely and . _prudent : concessions _^); which man is en title _^^ urgcs those to whom they are refused to i | 0 ;> , sti | l further ; and although I never lwve hee _^ mpr ever shall- he , induced by any or aU ' ¦ - ¦ f owej _' , whether the terror ; of tho . law or tii % _yillW the people ,, to ' proclaim " sentiments '"" _bf _^ liiph I do _aot approve : ) and to show thc' _3 ol _& ior '

      resisting what is _justj ' -I nbw ; subs ci : ihe _?^^ Lqrd 8 hip ; i ; _Jongoib-. ox _> atiHues : it 6 i _righttf _^ _tq'MHdiaiSfe _^^ _hamelyvahbse ' _. fl _§ t _^ i _^ _nfll _$ _& i 9 H _& K .... _~ _. " _-il _-- - _^ Ou _% : _^ _Bm _^ feB eMran _^^^^«

      l Tin 3 _# ilo _^ iniie < _i _^^ Mr . T : S . Duncombe / _jfo : _^ to _^ _% _^ _Mmmh p chairman / of a . c . _ommjiice . _appoAi _^ _ftj _&^^ o _^^^ with _^' tbe -hon , ;; » ieni _l _^ Jaja _^^ aWS _& Jronrali ' - _. ' . _% 7 ** _% _' £ ' ' * _\ % Palace Chambers , St . James ' s , - . - ' ' .: . / Z ¦ _.,. . ; > . May * 2 Sth . 18 D 0 . •'' Si ? . —I havtf _^ ackn _oWledse 'the receipt of _youf letter , calling ray in 6 jtpar _\ aoulnr . _nncTserious attention to a copy of soma _I'esoluEmSs _^ _Sgi'ecal to at certain private ' meetings of afew _oftny _constituents , over which you had the honour topresideat the . Kent "Motel , _Uroiralotv-street , Holborn , aud requesting me to ' explain tlie reasons of my absence IronVniy Parliamentary duties . '¦ - " I confess that uutil the receipt of your favour I did not suppose that there could have been -found in the

      wellinformed and extensive _borougb-of Fmsbury , any persou ignorant ot . the fact , that severe and dangerous illness has been the sole cause of my absence from Parliament , to the duties of which it has ever been my pride , Curing the twenty-three years that I have had the honour ofa seat in the Douse of Commons , to o ; ire an independent and most unremitting attention , and during which period my attendance , I am most thankful to say , has never received a week's interruption , until I was overwhelmed by my recent _painful and protracted illness . However , ! am happy fo inform you that improved and improving health enables me now to resume my Parliamentary duties ; and also that , having from the

      commencement of my connexion with finsbnry , pledged myself over and over again to my constituents , ' that so long as it pleased God that health and strength -should rcmaiu to me , and _solong as it should please _PinsViiry to stand by me , I should stand by Finsbnry , * I adhere to that pledge" And , further , 1 beg- to inform you that ; being assured as 1 am that the great majority of my constituents do not consider a passing illness , contracted in their service , as sufficient ground for a withdrawal of their confidence , I shall , when the present Parliament has passed way , give to those on whose behalf you address uic an opportunity of recording their votes against me—as some of them _' have done before . In the mean time , I beg to assure you that should the opinions of iny medical attendants and my own anticipations of returning health he doomed to disappointment , I shall not require a ny appeal from any portion of those who have five times honoured . n > c by returning me to Parliament , as to the course which' my own honour , as well as their interests , will demand at my hands . 1 have the honour to be , sir , / Your obedient servant , _lllOJIAS S . llu . NC 0 . M 3 E . II . Griffiths , Esq ., Chairman ofthe Kent Hotel Committee , Browulow-street .

      - ~Martyr ¦- • ¦ - ^Cy^':'' : '-'^' Rmmu...

      - _~ _martyr ¦ - ¦ - _^ cy _^' ' ' : ' _- ' _^'

      _i ¦ _rMMUm _^^ _§& X _*

      I I ¦ ¦>¦ P L Mi. Xiii. . Ul Oidflflm

      i i ¦ ¦>¦ P L Mi . XIII . . Ul _OIDflflM

      The Following Letter Was Last Week Addre...

      The following letter was last week addressed by Mr . _AYakley , M . P ., to the Chairman of a meeting of electors of Finsbuvy : — _JTarcfield-pai _^ _c-trood , Middlesex , _4 Iay 2 lst , lS 50 . Sin , —A fiitnd has informed me of the ohjeet for which . the meeting , of this evening is held . Had I heeu favoured with an invitation 1 should have attended .

      I-am . not surprised that a fediug of discontent should exist iu Finshury relative to the state of tlie representation of that borough in Parliament ; and it is my misfortune and not my fault , that I am one ofthe causes of that fueling ; . During thirteen years a close attention to my I ' arlininentary duties obtained for me frequent , expressions of approbation from my generous and indulgent _constiluciits' After along , zealous , and anxious servitude my health gave way , aiid ' tbc duties which I had to execute in Parliament remained undischarged by me tronva powerful and _irresistible necessity . In the _la _' st session I couldnot attpnd the House of _Conrmoiis at all ; in the prc « _wlreesslqruny-ntten daucc has heeu both seldom and irregular . ¦ liiiicss _aloiie , ofa distressing kind , prevented me from speaking and voting against the detestable wiiiekm- tax , lvlien the _liiotioh for its repeal was last before tbe house .

      These things have caused _ras much anxiety . I feel that I have no moral right to continue as the _representative of Finsbury if I cannot perform the duties of the _jrcat trust that has been co . _-itided to my charge . If I were to act so unworthy a part I should ill requite my noble-hearti d constituents for their generous forbearance during my protracted illness . I place myself , therefore , entirely at their disposal . It is a duty which I owe to them , and I do not shrink from its avowal . The end ofthe present session of Parliament is rapidly approaching , and hence my resignation at this time would

      be of little utility . Permit me , therefore , with perfect frankness to state that if I were to be allowed to make choice ofthe course of proceeding at this juncture , 1 should prefer to remain in the honourable position of your representative until the . Commencement ofthe next session of Parliament , at which time , should my health not be sufficiently _re-estahlished to enable me to resume my labours inthe House of Commons , I shall , without hesitation and with the liveliest feelings of gratitude , restore to the patriotic and independent electors of Pinsbnry that honourable and dignified trust whicli I have so long cherished as the _highest ubiect of mv ambition .

      I have the honour to remain , Sir , Your obedient servant , Thomas WakLev . To the Chairman of the Committee ofthe 1 'insbuvj Liberal-Electoral Association .

      ¦ Ia' I ¦ Capabilities Of The Lasd. To F...

      ¦ ia' i ¦ CAPABILITIES OF THE LASD . TO _FEAItGOS O COXXOR , ESQ ., M . _P . Respected Sir , —Being a devoted admirer of your political consistency , indefatigable perseverance , and devoted attachment to tho cause of Chartism , and , especially , to your sound views and practical illustrations of the capabilities ofthe soil , I venture to obtrude myself on your columns while I substantiate your views from my own experience . Attached to my property is about forty falls of ground , the greater part being , what _\ _vc in Scotland call a " steep brae . " Owing to certain local disadvantages I keep no pig or cow , but I manure nv _,-ground solely by a careful husbanding of all the slops and night soil made in my family , and tlie result of . my experience of the value of liquid

      manure fully bears out your letters on that subject . The crops I raise are chiefly potatoes , cabbages , leeks , onions , carrots , and similar vegetables for tbe family use . I may stale that from the position of my ground , the soil is rather of a light gravelly kind , and consequently by nature cannot be supposed as adapted for raising heavy crops , and in the after statements that I may make , I do not boast or challenge competition , but merely show , ih . _tt even with _indifferent soil , a very -material advantage may be derived from a bit of land . Last year 1 planted about six falls of potatoes ? , dividing each fall into nine rows , being twenty-four inches apart , and took from each row upwards of two stones of potatoes , being at the rate cf ninety bolls per acre , and could have sold the whole at the rate of Is . per peck , being of first-rate quality . In a

      space of six square yards I toon np fourteen stones of carrots ,, part of wbich I sold at Cd . per ' stone , and kept the rest for family use . I am in the habit of laying down plots of tiro or six falls in grass , which I water with _HquUlananuve during the winter , and let the grass in spring to those who have cows . This year , notwithstanding tho barren season wc have had , my grass has been cut nearly a month ago , being fully one foot high . After lying two or three years , in grass I work it up and plant potatoes , and though I do not ghe half the average quantity of dung usually allowed , I have always the most abundant crops , and my potatoes have ' never been affected with the rot . In the autumn , while earthing the potatoes , I dig the soil with a grape , to the depth of twelve or fourteen inches , taking out all the weeds and stone- ' , ' and turning up the soil to the action of the winter's frost . One fatal error I

      often observe , not only with farmers , but even with small cottagers , is to spread the manure over the ground , ov lay it up in small heaps for a time before covering it np , thus allowing a great part of the fertilising properties of the manure to be exhaled by the sun . Manure , after being taken from the dung-pit , cannot bo too soon afterwards covered in by the soil , and no more should he hid do \? n at a time but what can be covered up in the shortest period . I find also that unless ground be thoroughly cleaned and pulverised you can never expect a crop . A number of individuals from not doing the thing sufficientl y at first are continually puddling andj disturbing the crops , and yet their ground is never half cleaned . It is bub a few years since I paid any attention to the raising of crops , but the result of niy experience is sufficient to convince me that with two acres of flat land , with a house attached ,-an

      ¦ Ia' I ¦ Capabilities Of The Lasd. To F...

      | inui yidual' _feayf _^ f _^ j iamiiy m a 8 \ vle _- 8 up ' eri 6 r _^ t 6 iyth' _^ _ftVWieHM _^ SP norking men imtht 8 . countr }\ !' 'Seo ; what : a ; _mbotin ' _- ' I some one excliUm _^ , f'before you _gancmakornmoh ' r !" _.-ptt ! but I reply , see ; wliat a _laboui-you . will : _pei' |< OYm ! _"f M ° . l ? W > _^ ma _« y ¦ _oih ' - trades , before vdo , can , ' liborally f _(^ _Wtifakovr 6 ilJC _* _* _:- " _?* ¦ . _>^' I tnink _/ _s ' _iiStiife _W . sliouia vbiore fuHf _enlarge on the _capaliaieies . ; of' ' . _tlidmii f bV _' _-IVitvihg ; articles written more . ¦ _gen _eVaJIjjf _. _- _Ontthat _.-tDpidirf . * This , i sir / an my 0 l , inion ,, ; Would ; pJe ' ase ' tli _^ av . e ] 'A ' geroadbM be ' tfer than _longjetters an _^ _detjiilyo lists _a'msing _^ _acfi . _oihei _^ S _A _^^ _S _^^^^^^^^ h _^ br _^' _atW _: _wiU yield to _toi _^ _sifc _^ mW _aft _^^ grieveto > ee _^ _pi _*^^ n _atmgttterVj _^ _j _^ _a _M _# _^® li ! _iiiOTwStol _^ t _&^''

      _^ u y . _" _i't-y _PWr' ajn _^ _S _^ wPbe ' _chmraoa uny _* inh ton 1-- OF . _supmat _^ J _^^^& mkirfm _^^ _-MmmmM

      L^Ofo - Ipvfi^^ U\O .U>Ousdd^S^Hl^ Necjs...

      _l _^ _ofo _- ipvfi _^^ u \ o . u > ousdD _^ s _^ Hl _^ _necjStrcotyjwitih _^ i # 5 iU 8 tu

      _; m / _irvu _« c'J _^^ _agjier'uasueeu . utea _/ i « _ueurrBC _cChair ; _haviSg _^ _aoT . a . few por tineiit ' . rchiiirks , he announced that unfettered and . / uninterrupted d . isetission _. _^ as'far as time would ; pe ' rmit , should _always characterise the _proceedings of the League . -lie then-introduced the , ' lecturer to tho meeting , who began by taking . wicw of . * he various reforms being agitated for , and . which ;' indicate tho progressive tendency , of our ago . Every , age ofthe world has had its reforms and reformers , and ours was _pecueuliarly . 'distinguished in this respect . Reform and reformers would over bo found the ' concomitants

      ofsooiety .- The lecturer , proceeded in' most eloquent language to investigate tho moans of melioration at tho command of man , and contended abl ' v for the s _^ eri br . i _tfc , Justice , and efficiency of tho * forco of mind , . the power of intelligence , as agencies in tlie work of human emancipation . . _IIo gave-it as his solemn conviction that the promulgation of physical force . as a means of reform in this country will qver have the effect of protracting its advent , damaging its character , Mid injuring its advocates .. Tbe real reformer should endeavour to raise man in hisown conception ; to create , by the strengthening of mind , and the dissemination of thought , _ar > elevated national character , which should by its force and » randcur overawe all hostility-to the concession of

      man's rights . To diffuse far and wide among tho masses true ideas of political rights , ahd wrongs , was an . important vocation of tlie reformer , lie should be tie untiring tutor of tbe great lesson that man has rights which no government can ignore ; that whether his brow bear the ducal crown , or the humble covering ofthe son of labour ; whether he revel amid earth's choicest luxuries , ply the shuttle in the factory , or the needle in the cheerless garret , he has rights , which arc as eternal as nature , and which no government can cancel , without daring and flagrant injustice . The lecturer then proceeded to show the desirability of fostering a feeling of sympathy among all classes of reformers , lip thought that sections of classes aeiing in isolation

      must ever fail through their own weakness . This , unfortunately for the people , experience placed _beyond the pale of controversy . A spirit of amity shouldpervadetho efforts of all true reformers . lie wished , all friends of progress to meet and frequently and calmly discuss these matters , " without hindrance or obstruction . He looked upon that man who would impede another in the promulgation of his views , whatever they might be , . 13 . 0110 of tho worst enemies of reform . That individual who prays for liberty with his breath , yet denies it with Ids actions , is , at the same time , both a tyrant and a slave . The lecturer then glanced at tbe position of several of the nations of the continent , but especially France , the thermometer of political excitement .- lie ably analysed the parties into which that nation is divided , -examined the aims of each ,

      and _gavcit as his opinion , that that republican idea whicfe _^ fjy yea _^ v _^ tyi'anny ' could not efface from th ' e minds of 'Frenchmen , would " yet bless that nation . with peace and plenty . lie also ably addressed himself to the subject of the Cliai'tor " , and said , he considered that the suffrage should bo the grand aim of English agitation , as it was the only durable basis upon wbich real national greatness could be reared . "Whether they looked to the position of parties at li ' oine _! or to tho extraordinary scenes enacting upon the stage of foreign politics , they discovered powerful motives at once to organise a bright intellectuarphalanx of tho friends of progress " resolved to ' stigmatise and oppose tyranny till its utter extermination can bo accomplished . The lecturer resumed his scat amid the applause of the . meeting .

      A discussion ensued , in which Messrs . _Slocomlie , Wilson , Clark , and M'Grath took part . It was then announced that the same gentleman would lecture on tho ensuing Sunday evening . Votes of thanks' wero then accorded to the lecturer and chairman , when the meeting separated .

      Tiie Irish Desioceatio Movement. The Iri...

      TIIE IRISH DESiOCEATIO MOVEMENT . The Irishman of Saturday last , contains reports of meetings ofthe Democrats of Dublin , Carrick-qn-Suir , Cork , Kilkenny , & e ., & c . At the . Dublin meeting , Mr . Cullen delivered a most eloquent lecture on " Democracy . " It appears that at Carrick some of the contemptible sliopocrats have been holding a secret conclave , at which they adopted a resolution to discharge from their employment persons " guilty" of attending the democratic meetings . It is our painful task to announce a misfortune of the worst possible . kind for the Irish Democracy—the temporary suspension of that most excellent journal ,

      THE 1 KISHMAA , announced in tho following address , from t _s patriotic and high-minded proprietor : — With feelings of regret , to which it would ho useless to give expression , 1 rind myself oompelled to announce that , with this number , the publication of the Irishman will bo suspended . As an honest man , desirous of acting honestly towards all men , lam driven , to adopt this course . Tho reasons I shall state briefly : —

      When I started tho Irishman , the . country _wns'jn a stupor . The support I did receivo was cordial , but not as extensive as I calculated on . Tho supporters of a popular journal of stern faith aud unyielding principle , such as Ihavc over aimed at making the Irishman , were not to bo found among the opulent classes . The . Irishman was emphatically / or tho _piople , while , among the people , famine , emigration , extermination , and death had made frightful havoc .

      The cventa _, loo , of MS had produced distrust in some , and apathy in others , of which bad men sought to take advantage , and lead the country back to its worse than Egyptian bondage . Those , and other causes , combined to make the capital necessary for conducting ilia . Irishman far greater than I had estimated . Still , I struggled on , unaided and alone . AU the property I had by hard industry scraped _together I sunk in sustaining the Irishman , until at last I found au appeal necessary to tho country .

      How that appeal was responded to I can never forget . It proved that the people had tbe will if thoy only had tho means . With a heart cheered by ( he daily evidences of cordial—nay , enthusiastic promises of support as times improved , and the people were iu a condition to redeem them , I still struggled on , until 1 now find myself no longer able to struggle against an adverse fate . AU my expenditure is a cash outlay . I must pay weekly for everything that is necessary for the publication of the Irishman—tbe stamps , the paper , the printing , the editing , and all the routine office _oxponso _? , must be paid in c . _'isb , whcrais , I am forced to give for four-fifths of the papers published—not one month ' s , but , in many cases , two and three months ' credit .

      Any man of business will understand that to work a concern in this way , a good capital is required ; and had lat this moment onfy one w . _ontlv ' _a ctpc-ndtture in advance , I could not only contimio the publication of the Irishman , but do so with tho certainty of _obtaining an adequate remuneration foi mv laboWi • • i ' .

      Tiie Irish Desioceatio Movement. The Iri...

      : _* _£ _^ _^ C ) _~™{ ' * Z' : 1 Z _! 'X l " ' : l ' ' _-- : ' ., r _^• -:: - * flry _» _Mi _> i ' _AV 7 _^ . _5 v " " * _V _55 _!!^ _™ V _^ _r _" _w _. _^ . _vi _}> s _( _it-A ! V' - w _ii- 'f .: _wifi- ¦ ¦ ( _irifejlji _^^ ui > Hd' _7 _iHiMe ? t _# _^ ¦ terested sla'r id < JreV _^^ : th : _o- « _lowefi ; ' irieuVro _^ oy- _-5 qf J faulting agents ;; 'Both' eaiises havo : _cOiitHbuted 'to d ! 5 > 4 PO ; _Jhe result : Lliavo ; now . anriounebd _, !¦ ¦ ' ¦ . j _ia ? i _? ali _^ _vlppw : leave _tjlojnatter . with- the country ];' ~ } % W ' _$ iP ? _-j _& ° _f"dVumnnj'ujlits and _iMimaPiprogresi ' _$ if' 0 d ; _jsustafur _' sucli v ail ' .. b . _rgn ' n . ' a _£ tlie _-Jrishman _^ t » oy . have : ohl y _^ _td _^ _will _'¦^ _t _! _3 _niia _' _sh _. _# _' _^^ _' _Mm _¦ _iapneii _« _at-tri ypos _^ ., ; '; ' ' \ - _^ ' ?• ' _£ ¦ ' " : _wl ¦ " IV 1 . ' - _'IW-receive 3 , 000 q \ _iartci'iy ;; _gubscriptf 6 nsp vid ' ra advance , ) I 8 _hall _> _iMMDfiScV _-u ' eshmbVtl _^ _publiclitionv-pf . 'the ' ¦ > _IrMMm- _;^ 0 _. _t _& m _^ lreimy ' ! i _' e ' _oV _Inn'd _^ aod _V > B _D ' _glfindi ; 6 _ughir < t 0 _yyfjarnisIi _? _" _&^> iS !! . c _^ _rf

      _ilasw _^ w _^ _M _^ fT' _^ _wiwSf mmm _^ mmm _^^^ _« _ecqpt _^& s _^ _ffibw _; _it .: _exCusoijfoi _^

      ; _shJ _% p . apOJ 8 _^ a _^ p ' ng _^ tueil" sixpences for a ~ j ' ohMa _1 ' ; a 6 y 6 _ted'tS the . interests of the working _^ millions . _'' ¦ But we " must'observe , that ' the masses of Irishmeii living In England , and hot existing iu that state of absolute destitution to whicli thegrcat body of their countrymen : at homo are condemned , constitute of themselves a body more than _sufficiently strong to give to a paper like the Irishman ' , a circulation far exceeding that required by . ! Mr . _Fuliam .. We understand that the _DuhVin Democrats . are , ; at this moment , taking energetic stops to _coiicerkraoasures for

      resuming , and successfully , establishing , the only genuine organ of Ireland ' s wrongs and rights .. We shall not make auy appeal to the rest of the democracy in other parts of Ireland to go and do likewise ; as a matter of course , that good work will ho done . Wo content 6 ursclves with dorrfanding . of the Irish patriots in England to do ' tlieir duty ; and we appeal to the English aiid Scottish Democrats to join their Irish brethren in securing for the Irishman an impregnable , position . It must not be , that the only honest Irish paper shall be extinguished . Fortaleut _, energy , national patriotism , and a fervid devotion to the cause of all tho Labourers of tlie earth—without

      distinction of country , colour , or creed , the Irishman has already become famous . Such a journal must not die . See to it , friends . Hold meetings , collect subscriptions , and place in Bernard Fullam ' s hands the means which will enable him to give renewed and enduring life to the brilliant , the chivalrous , and sternly democratic Irishman . —Ed . N . S .

      The Ittisilmax. The Friends And Admirers...

      THE _IttiSIlMAX . The friends and admirers of this paper met . on Sunday evening last , at 26 , Goidcn-lauc Barbican . Mr . Joyce in the chair . Mr . Clancy , whq wa 3 appointed secretary , read from-tho Irishman' tlie notice of its demise . He ( Mr . C . ) looked upon the fall of the Irishman as a national calamity , which would be felt alike by every son of toil , be he , Saxon or Celt ; ho hoped every working man would look upon it as a lost member of his family—but lie had no fears as to the result . Irishmen would never stand by and see their friend ruined ; the fact of so many being present that night , without a'single notice , tokl him that the Irishman would soon be again in the front of the battle . Dr . O'Coxxor spoke energetically in favour of the claims of tbe _Irishman . Sovoral propositions were made with , a view to carry out the objects of the _mectinsr .

      Mr . KxoxFunigaxsuggested ,. "volunteer missionaries" to collect subscriptions . Mr . Dwaix moved the adoption of the following appeal , wbich was carried unanimously : — " TO IRISHMEN AND ALL THUK DKMOCItATS I . V _I . _ON'DON . " As -friends to human progress we invito you to rally with us in support of the- Irishman newspaper —the honest , fearless , and uncompromising champion of Irish independence and universal liberty—a paper that , after seventeen months of toil , peri ! , and expense in organising public opinion in Ireland , is now rendered incapable of directing that opinion to its final goal of freedom and independence . Hitherto the Irishman has nobly done its duty , and wo aro sincere in believing that the Herculean task imposed upon its editor has been

      performed with the national devotion only equalled by the exiled patriot , John Mitchcl ; the young men of the world are up and stirring—the young men of Ireland arc up and stirring ; this is as it should be ; for this wo have 'bided our time , ' but the Old Guards must now fall in and look after the rear , llitherto we havo been silent for many reasons , dreading lest wo should add a single link to the chain of incarcerated victims ; preferring to reservo onr strength and energies for the battle day , rather than waste them in party bickerings and petty squabblings that disgrace ' humanity , which make tho heart sick and the . brain to reel . We are neither dead nor sleeping , but watching closely passing events , resolved never to be the tools ol

      ambitious factions or parties ; but ready—ever ready—when human liberty or our country calls . When we sec tyrannical monarchies rallying in support of their tottering dynasties , it is time that we should take a lesson from them , and rush to the support of our friends . Say , then , shall tho directing power of Ireland ' s nationality bo . struck down by " the mercenary apathy of her own sons ? Say , Irishmen , Englishmen , friends of human progressshall wc allow the rod that may guide us from captivity to Freedom to be thus broken ? Say , can we expect tho \ oim < r blood of Ireland to float us . to victory , to deliver from worse than Egyptian _bondage , without a "iiide ? Shall it be so ? Let us hear vou exclaim , ' Sever!—a thousand times , never ' . ' "

      Rally . 0 , rally , _afegnicoishall uc _ouvs , AVhilc Tyranny ' s flag flaunts o ' er _hibi-rty ' s towers . The committee meet every Sunday evening at seven o ' clock , 26 , Gnlden-lane , Barbican . . John Daly , Dr . . _O'Coxnou , ¦ Mr . Mulsh am , '' H . ' Foley , I > . Dw . mx , M . _11 a . m . o . v , J . M'Dehmot , Kxox ¦ _Flasioajt , J . Jovck , Chairman ; L . T . Clancy , Secretary . N . B . —Tho sum of fourteen shillings and teupencc was subscribed as a beginning .

      Nimajw — Tiie Late Congress Of The Socia...

      _niMAJW — TIIE LATE CONGRESS OF THE SOCIAL KEFOUM LEAGUE . TO THK _KHITOr . OF Till ! _NOUTITKIIX STAR . Sin , —Tho last number of the Northern Star contains—to speak in the mildest terms—a most " incoherent" letter , si « ncd 0 . Holyoake , charging the Fraternal Democrats with putting a question to him ih tho late Congress , and your reporter with misrepresenting his ( Mr . llolyoake ' s j reply . Having , I trust worthily , lilted both those important functions at tiie Congress , " I must request you to al ! o « - n ! e space in your columns to set myself right with those I represented on that occasion : and to " show that I nm what I have ever had the credit of being , "the faithful reporter of the Northern Star , " 1 cannot dt > better than by submitting what took place on that occasion—not in an "incoherent , " but in a most " coherent" discussion , which , arose on a resolution being submitted to the Conu'ress . relative to the

      appointment of an organ of tlie _Leairim , in which resolution the Weekly Tribune was mentioned as the " organ , " and tho ' wovds " other papers" occurred , as being worthy of thanks for the services Uioy had rendered ; upon which I suggested that those " other papers ' '' should be named . Mr Doutlnvaite said there were papers that had spoken veil of Socialism that would not like to bo mentioned ; for instance ( said he ) , the A _onci » i / 0 _i- » _"tf , the Leader , ami others . Tho chairman then made a few observations respecting the Northern Star , in replying to which I _suggested , that the Weekly TWiimc—which had been heretofore the organ of the Leagueshould continue so ; and that tho resolution beforo tho Congress should be confined to that specific object . This was assented to , with an undorstnndhv' that a subsequent resolution should contain the

      Nimajw — Tiie Late Congress Of The Socia...

      _..-. - s - ... _;— _-tj-- .. . .. _/ — _-w . c _^ c / j _^ _Kf _haewof _^ j 3 UohTj _^ T ) m ; s ,. _iperipdicals , Ac ., & c ., as w ' _^ f deemed ' w _^ _ctjiy ' of the support of the Social _Reformers and ¦ thenv-frjends _^ _liTho Zearfer _^ having . ; been niore llian :, _pi'rceunen , i , i 6 h _^ d , Iwrote-the _ful-UoWingj and _hbdeil'"it ' iip ; to the . president - ( and , : : m'hrk , I copy _ucrOoft ' _OT i _' _rbhi _tlio : ide 111 iOn 1 , pi : pir so _jhonded up , and which'Iiiavo -no douLttlic president r _^ r Mr . '; Llovd _Jones-fwillcorrbborate , if needs bo ) : _£ - " Has not the Leader , attacked Louis Blanc and , 'Eugeno Sue ? Did it ever have an article in favour , _# » tfUhat of last wcek _~* , What is our _Socialism f jMr . Chair—Will you _nski this , of Congress ?—B . . . Stallwood . " The ' above being a literal transcript _; pf my question , how can Mr . _llolvoako venture jto assert that I put the question to him ? Tho ( Chairman declined to put the question , and handed mo back tho paper . I then said , " -Twill submit' _> s the _qucsti-onsiinyself to Congress "—and l . ilid so _';< \ V npon .. _vvhich-jMr , ; Sarton ( the . representative of ¦' . V _\ l _i ? _M # _^ _t' ? nstiU ! tion ) . _' 8 aid-- " Yes , those persons _n \ f _» _W in ' : the leader .- At ' John-street we _£ >! ¦ Ii ''*; - _' _- ' " i , , j ; " , u ¦'' _caaer . ' ai jonn-street wo r *' those

      _| ] ' ?? R _^ , _^ K d attacks ; but , as ' the Leader k now A going on in the right course , we . _thiek'it better to _* _T I nat it on the back . " Mr , . ildlyoako said , ' * ft onty f criticised them ; whereupon , Iimmediatclv _puttheXk fur her question to Congress- " Has not the Leader _2 \ said of . Louis Blanc , ' His exile is his own fault V" _v To _whjchiVIr-. Holyoake rejoined ,. " Yes ; and I , too , consider it ; was Louis-Blanc ' s own fault thi \ t he was f \ ari exile . ' . 1 !" .. t > r . . Travis had now . prepared aH & _. \\ submitted his resolution , _iqcruding ' _tljenairics oflh _^ _rtF Leader , 'tho Aorthern Star , the British . Quarterly , _tu _§^> A Democratic Review ,: _^ mid tho TriitH . &' ekerf ] _W _* iein _£ _^ fcV worthy of- 'tlio ? _sugport ; 6 f . _'theMldda- ! ' 0 p . | f _^ mU _^ . form _^ whicfc _^^ mown |; , th ' _qt-fl ( _eM _^ f _^ _bS _^ _nffi _jfcion _^ bu | _SaU _^§^ pOJ _^^ _M _^^^ _feaffirniativ _^ _- _l _^^^^ S _(^ P 8 _lW _^ _^ _Mriffiditor _^ Ino ' w . ' _^ ; _oPmy- ' 6 oft , 8 tituenf 8 ; h ' _respeetful _^ s & iMly _^^ _Wy' _^ _$ 11 _M 0 _g _£$ i l _A- _^ t _^ _0 _$$ _fi _$ ! _iivWi ? ¦; ' t . ' '"} W _& _Z _ttmmSmiii _^^ _f-W-: '' _^ _S _^^ _efpsefi tiil i _§ _£ 6 fit { ie _tiTv & ieraM _kfflaioX _^ A _^^ pr } i ts ; i ( _nd-. the . _JJepijrter of _ity & _frthirfiSta / ri ¦' ¦ ZiS _^ 2 _^ _M i _^ : _^ _le- placei HaihmerBm _^ _ErOudffe ' _^ t ¦ _^ Z _* _? _mmmx | _fiowtIf _^ ur 1 _Sy . ' r _^ p br _? _itf _ifcsitaiibri _' -iiii ; _appealing to tho r _£ porter ; bf _R _^ _oldit _§ .. .-V ; ¦? Newsp _aperZM ' ' -corroboration ' of what " ' ' _way _& liefo _& v' /'• _^ teii ' . rr * E ; _-, 5 S . _- - . _v ; _,.-- - \ Z . ' . - 4 \ . ¦ ' ; _% iZm }' _& ' _j > 'l ' " _^ Z ' ¦ Ji \ _Zte _&'? ~ Z ~ _: _l _''!' : ''' _&' _<\& / .

      ' Z>:*:-':^ --.- ~* :>-*R-. * .--M^W^^Pz...

      ' Z > : _* _:- _' : _^ _--.- _~* : > _- _* _r-. _* _.--M _^ W _^^ _PzTT _.,, z _^ l '\ M ; -, , - _/ TnE SOOiAL REFORM LEAGUE _^ - ' S ; . ... ¦ - ¦ ; . Z :, _' _^ Z _^ 2 rCZ :: ' " - ' •• _' -. ' . '" ., _>'" T ! lo .. first ' pubiic meeting _of-this body , convened to carry out the principles laid down by the _hit j _C Congress , was held at the Literary and Scientific In stitution , John-street _,-Fiszi'oy-square , on Monday evening , Mny 27 th , and was numerously and respectably attended—Mr . Ji Kicssv was unanimously called to the chair ,. and in _. ' a few words introduced Mr . G . J . Holyoakk , to move tho first resolution as follows : — "That tlie means exist , in , ample sufficiency in ' Great ' Britain , for supplying comt ' _ortithlo subsistence and a high degree of mental and moral culture to every British-bom suijee ' t , and that means can speedily be made available for our obiects , by instituting co-operative ! institutions of

      united interests , and by supporting and . encouraging unsectan ' an education , as a necessary instrument for promoting the welfare of the people . "—lie said , his object in coming there that ni » ht , was to . cheerfully accord any support in bis power to the League of Social Progress . Although , perhaps , its objects were not so _^ _extensivo as some might wish , yet ho believed they were as'cxttnsive as practicable , and ho was content fo advance tho principles in ihe sense of the resolution . . ( Hear , hear . ) ¦ In advancing those principles , good and kindly feeling _wasinearly as important as good and cogent argument . ( Cheers . ) And , surely , _sou . o steps were necessary to elevate industry nnd genius from the poverty and misery with which they arc surrounded , ' . arid to endow thein with the grandeur and charm of human life . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Lloyd Jokks , in _seconding tbe resolution

      said he need not say how cordially he concurred with the sentiments contained in that resolution . Mr . Jones then narrowly criticised the speech of M . Thiers , delivered , en Friday last in the -French National Assembly , on the Electoral Reform Bill , _completely refuting the fallacies and sophisms of that orator , and establishing the truths and beneficence of democratic socialism , amidst loud applause . ( At this moment Bronterro O'Brien entered tho Hall , and was greeted with great cheering . ) Mr , Jones resumed , and said the present Vicious state of society could not bo better illustrated than by a statement of the ' feet , that children ; of the tender age of four years were employed in factories . What was now required was , that . all should _prers forward in the work of propagandism , not as sects , but as one united party of social io former ; . ( I / jud cheers . 1

      Mv . _Mebtiimax sasd a few vrovds in support ofthe resolution , declaring his views , both in ethics and economics , were those of Robert Owen ; and he conld not agree with any man who would lay a _> ido the doctrine of the formation of the human _charvicfcr . ( Hear , hear . ) . . .. The resolution was then carried unanimously . Mr . RoBHr . r _Cooi'Ki _: camo forward to .. pio . e the second resolution , as follows : — " ' That " the ' Social Reform League , in seeking to unite tho efforts of all sections of soci . il reformers , for the purpose of propagating a knowledge of associative doctrines _^ and tho importance of unsectai iau educational practices , has just claims upon the countenance and support of all who desire to assist in the peaceable amelioration of society . " Mr . Cooper said that at no period of tho world ' s history was public opinion so much felt as . at tho pveseut—at

      no period were irilded baubles and thrones _solitt'e respected . ( Cheer ; . ) People begin tn ask , of what use arc emperors , kings , queens , bishops , ifec , ttc—in fine , thoy begin to havo some faint impression that thero 13 no legitimate ruler , save one—the sovereign pe & _plc ( Applause . ) Tyrants and bigots begin to discover that universal suffrage will blot out their despotism ; and heucc the present attempt in l r ;\ v . et > to put it down . But , although it might for a time to suppressed , it never could bo effaced from the minds of the people . The only thing that M . Thiers could adduce against , universal ' FuffVace was that it is absurd _, chimerical ; & c ., but- these and similar ones had been hurled . against great principles iu alt ages . Mr . Cooper here illustrated his argument by quoting a discussion that ensued in the House of Commons , in ( we think ) _lH'O , relative to building _brid'j-ns over the Thames in tho cities of London

      and Westminster , m which several speakers averred that those cities would be ruined should a' bridge bo ever built so far np the Thames as even Putney . ( Roars of laughter . ) Did not this show the folly and absurdity of attempting to sneer or laugh down _, any proposition that might be submitted with a view of benefiting the people . ( Loud cheers . ) Ono of the propositions of tho League was that its members should contribute ono penny per week ' to its funds , and if the working classes generally took this up , they would furnish the treasury of the League with two million ' s per annum , wbich would _speedily enable thorn ( o work a revolution in society ) in defiance of all the Thierses , Changav . riievs _. ' ov Wellingtons iu tho world . ( Cheers . ) Mr . R Buciiana . v , in seconding the motion , said he trusted that the people would not content themselves with cheering , but that tbey would come forward and enrol their names as members of tho

      League . It was their mily to show that Socialism , which was so rampant in Prance , vras not dead ill England . Socialism was a vital principle in tho human heart , and would exist until such time as jastice was done to the whole human race . ( Loud cheers . ) What the Social Reform League desired , ¦ was to see a united , extensive , and combined attack made on the principle of competition . ( Applause . ) Tho resolution was then put and carried unanimously . _IJuosTEiiRT . O'i ' _iiitix addressed the meeting in a long and powerful speech in favour of a propagandism for " Political and Social Rights , " dcclariiiG : emphatically his _beliif tbat these must be _fii'SD established before any beneficial ' ism" could prevail , and that iu a ' _knowledge of " social viu-hiV ' depended the stability of Onanist or Republican institutions .

      At the _concision , Mr . Li . ou _* •' _oxr . s , in explanation , said the " _Liwiirne r ! did not adopt any _" ism , " neither that of Fourier , Owen , or any one else , but simplv _de . _'ired a union of all sects and parties of Soeini Reformer * t _* join in a propaganda of the principles nf Social Reform . ( Hear , hoar . ) A vote of thanks wasihen passed by acclamation to . _MivlM'unv for his services iu ihe chair , who acknowledged '{ lie same , and ii < e _aiue ' . _iiig separated .

      ; Ax Amkiucu' !'/I.! : Ki-.::.\::!>.—Iii...

      _; Ax Amkiucu' !'/ i . ! : _Ki-.::. _\ :: !> . —Iii the town of ' iV esfc i ; Bradford , _Pennsylvania , ti . wo is . an eld churchyard I in which siaud seven _twiil-stoneo-, side by side , , covering the remains of the lion . _Nathaniel Thurs- - ton _amffiis six wives . _'H . ey stand in order as fo ! - - lows : —Mrs . Betsy Thurston , died November'J ;") , , _ifW , « _aedo-l ; Mrs . Martha Thurston , died Mav v l'J , 17 Ui > , aged ;} - '; ' Mrs . llu ' . dah Thurston , died d September . _{? , _brbl , aged -2 \ Mrs . Clarissa Thurs- -iton , died ' . November _1-i , \ _fi \ Y . \ , aged ;>( _i _; . Mrs . Martha ia Thurston , died July _iki , ISO-l . _aivd 2 "); Mrs . Maw v Thurston , died . March o , l . ~ :. _vv a _^ ed 27 ; Hon . n . _Niiiha ' niel Thurston , died iu l . ansinburgh , New' w York , October 2 . 1 , 1 _.--1 I . mod Oi > . Martha Ihe ie second , it will'be observed , _w-is married ami buried ed within nine months ofthe death of her predecessor , _ir , Clarissa ! ' l

      Thk _Wipovt ov Taut . W . _uiuoitx . —A roval sign gn manual warrant has been issued granting a ' pension on of £ 25 a year to Mrs . Harriet _Waghorn , _Viiiow of of ' tho Into Lieut . Thomas _Waghowi _, _"Jff _^^ _rpsdlou on of the eminent services of _heiwSt / : lflu _$ tta $ / ' r /\ v _'/ /• V > - -U ' - ' , _l 1

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 1, 1850, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_01061850/page/1/