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    • „ i t MEETING OF AMERICAN DEMOCRAT ^ PHILADELPHIA, TO CONGRATpLATE Se ELECTORS AND NON-ELECTORS OF StTINGHAM ON THE RETURN OF F. ;. C 0SrI0R, M.P.
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      „ I T Meeting Of American Democrat ^ Philadelphia, To Congratplate Se Electors And Non-Electors Of Sttingham On The Return Of F. ;. C 0sri0r, M.P.

      „ i t MEETING OF AMERICAN DEMOCRAT _^ PHILADELPHIA , TO CONGRATpLATE Se ELECTORS AND NON-ELECTORS OF _StTINGHAM ON THE RETURN OF F . ; . 0 SrI 0 R , M . P .

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      • a-, conv the following from the Phfladelnhia Jj o / Se Times of September 13 th . GREAT PUBLIC MEETING . a most crowded meeting of the progressive _Jmncracy w _& bfdd awarding to notice , in the _Kstreet HaM , on September 7 th , 1847 , to take So consideration the propriety of congratnlattng _^ independent voters of Nattingham , npontheir _iTiTine elected Feargus O'Connor , to represent S in the British ParhViment . - - -

      Bobert Tyler , Esq ., wss unanimohsly called upon to preside , and _-tobn Campbell was nnanimously chosen S tcreterf * The chairman having called the meeting ' order * , remarked , that his reason for hang present amongst hiB fellow citizens on the _pjesait importi-nt occasion was to evince his symjajby for the canse of _jnstice against injustice , no ? natter where , or when , or how advocated . I am a _j _^ _jc-1 "Democrat , continued Mr Tyler , ana for that

      , _eason I admire the consistent advocacy of popular rights , by Mr Feargus O'Connor , through every p _b-se of his eventful life . As a native horn Ameri can , I shonld be a recreant to the radical Democracy of onr fathers , did 1 not openly and ahove board avow , that I feel a glow of satisfaction whenever I hear of the tyrants of the earth being made to quail before the mi ght and intellect of the whole people ; but as there is much husiness to be done

      this evening , I will not inflict a speech upon yon , bnt call on the secretary to read the resolutions and address . Mr Tyler was most rapturously cheered for jeveral minutes . The following resoluti ons and address , front the pen of John Campbell , were passed by acclamation , in the most enthusiastic

      manner . Mr Champion spoke to the first resolution , Mr Wilson to the second , Mr Phillips to the third , Mr Duncan to the fourth , Mr Burnett to the fifth , Mr Shedden to the sixth , and Mr _Jaques , in a speech of great power , to the address . "Whereas , We , the progressive Democracy , of this city , have heard , with unfeigned satisfaction , that the electors of Nottingham , in England , hive retained Feargus O'Connor tothe British Honse of Commons , on tbe broad principles of genuine Democracy , therefore be it resolved s 4 That we hail with joy every Democratic victory achieved by the people over their oppressors , whether in this conntry , or in Europe .

      • That we congratulate , the independent Electors of Nottingham , for the glorious example , which they have set to the other constituencies of the British Empire , by tlieir selection of one ofthe most consistent Democrats that has ever been returned by any British constituency , and for their disregard of national prejudices , in preferring an Irishman to one of their own countrymen , simply because Feargus O'Connor has heen a consistent advocate of liberty , while Sir John Cam Hobhouse , has heen its betrayer firstand then its assailant .

      • That we recognise , in Feargus O'Connor , the nnpaid _, the unpurchaseable , and the incorrnptible champion of the people , whe has perseveringly battled for years against the insidious tyranny of the "Whi gs , and the open desperation of the Tories ; and who , when ina felon ' s cellin the Castle of York , and when ont of prison on the hustings and when in the Imperial Parhament , representing his native county of Cork , has been ever found arrayed on the side of the people , and who has done more than any man living for the canse of popular rig hts in Great Britain .

      • That we anticipate the day , when the principles contained in the People ' s Charter , will be the basis of the British constitution , inasmuch as those very principles are the exact embodiment of our own glorious declaration of independence , and the counterpart of onr own beautiful constitution , and because the success of those principles in England whl be the signal for the whole of the population of ting-ridden Europe , to arouse and shake off the galling chains which have been almost _indissolnbly _rivetted upon them .

      * That we are hi ghly gratified to witness the exertions of the Chartists of England , in their endeavours to propagate the true principles , that the soil of the country should be made to sustain all the citizens , and thus establish a landed Democracy , in preference to a landed aristocracy , as the greatest safeguard of the lives and the liberties of a free people . ¦ That there be an _address ' sentto the electors , conveying our sympathies in the cause . pf _^ _human _/ ree--dom , aad thatthe address andacopyofthese ' resotions be directed to Mr James Sweet , of Nottingham , respectfully requesting him to communicate the same to his patriotic fellow townmen , including the non-electors as well as the electors . '

      ADDRESS . ¦ Ikdepbkbest CnMENS or Nottingham . — "We , your brethren , in the great cause of universal Hberty ; we , the progressive democracy of Philadelphia city , the business capital of the great State of Pennsylvania , one of the splendid galaxy which now compose these imperishable and Republican Confederated States , generally known as tbe United States of North America ; -we , the countrymen of Washington , the disciples of Jefferson , and the admirers of Jackson ; we the progressive democratic citizens ofthis city , address yon , on terms of equality , of friendship , and of fraternity ; we address yoa , not to excite animosity in your breasts against any one , but if possible to inflame yon more with that ethereal fire which enables you to achieve your

      recent victory . * Brethren , we believe that we have not heen careless observers of the past sacrifices which have been made , hy the wise and the good in yonr country , on behalf of the disfranchised and the oppressed . We can trace the long catalogue of yonr persecutions . We forget not the transportation of Muir and of Palmer , under the merciless rule of Scottish Toryism . Nor can we cease to recollect the fates of Lord Edward Fitzgerald , by assassination , and of "Robert Emmett , by deliberate , legalised murder . The sanguinary field of Peterloo is still green in onr memory . The

      exile of-Frost , Williams , and Jones , has made our hearts bleed with sorrow . The dragooning of the people in 1839 , and in 1842 , is also remembered hy ns . In contemplating the patient endurance of your citizens , -we become almost agonised . When we thonght oi the fertility of your soil , tiie salubrity of your climate , the untiring energy and industry of yonr people , we oftimes wondered how it was that you submitted so long to the reeking whip of the extortioner , and the burning brand of the aristocrat ; and at times we almost doubted whether you and we sprung from the same race of men . We exclaimed with freedom ' s

      immortal hard : —¦ Can tyrants but by terants conquered be , And freedom find no champion or no child , Such as Columbia saw arise , when she Sprung forth a Pallas , armed , and undefied ; - Or must such minds lie nurtured in the wild , Deep in the unpruned forest midst the roar Of cataracts , where musing nature smiled On infant Washington . Hag earth no more Snch seeds within her breast , or Europe no snch shore ?'

      • Electoiis oFNoTTiKG _* -tAM , --Weassureyon ; that we rejoice to see you lead the van in the victorious Chartist army . You have now got a representative , who can and who will lead you to victory and liberty . Marie ! we do not eulogise yon for electing Feargus O'Connor as Feargus O'Connor , but rather because he is the personification of great democratic doctrines , of Charter principles . We have closely scanned Mr O'Connor ' s every action in connection with the advocacy of popular rights , and we are free to avow that we have never witnessed one

      single act of treachery or corruption on hu part , during the long period he has heen before the people . In the early part of his career , we find him arousing the people of his native country to a sense ofthe injustice of the abominable tithe tribute ; next agitating the repeal of the legislative union ; next endeavouring to bring Parson Ryder to justice , for murdering the poor peasantry at Rathcormac ; next prop _^ nndnig to the British peop le those ennobling of

      Democratic doctrines—the political equality man-- * -na 1 We next behold him in the cell of a prison , a marly-to hisprinciples ; and when again at liberty , he is found bythe side of the labourer , defending him from his cruel task-masters ; and last , bnt notleast , we perceive that he has directed the attention of the English people to the soil , as the only aad safe remed y by which tbey can permanently secure independence for themselves and their posterity .

      jBrethren I—The Democracy ofthe world will look upon this act of yonn , as oneof the greatest victories ever recorded , in any age , in favour of human liberty ; and our onlv reeret is , that Bronterre O'Brien , Doctor M'Douall , James Leach , J . R- Baristow _. H . "Vincent , G . Julian Harnev _. W . Lovett , atd

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      other patriots , with whose names we are familiar , were aot elected as well as Mr O'Connor , but ' There is a good time coming . "We sincerely hope thatthe patriotic example you have set , may be the means of cementing all the Democracy in Great Britain and Ireland ; and in conclusion we have only to remark , that as the tyrants of the world make common cause with each other , so ought we make a united stand against a common enemy , and continue to agitate the population of the globe , until we shall have witnessed the success of those pure Democratic principles which can alone make any state free , happy , and independent . John Campbell , Secretary . To Mr James Sweet , of Nottingham .

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      TOTHE WHISTLER ; Sib , —It has been the constant practice of that body to wbich I belong , viz .. the Chartists of Great Britain , to meet every opponent , to challenge all comers , and to abide by the justiee ef onr principles at all times and _underSsvery varying circumstance . Ton have made an attack upon oar National Land Plan , and pointedly thrust yonr " envenomed pen against the character ; honour , and integrity , of its founder . I feel it to be my dnty to step into the arena of discussion , and challenge yon , as well on account of the society at large , as of a personal Mid esteemed friend , who did the same service tome when an exile . I have read yonr last effasionand will

      , now merely allude to its prominent points , reserving all details until you think proper to meet me , when there shall be a fair field and no favour . Your preamble is a mere embodiment ofthe pith of yonr fine letters , and hinges on the non-registration of the National Land Company . Teu refer to the Joint Stock Act , and magisterially inform 03 that ire are acting illegally , and that all of as have rendered ourselves liable to certain penalties , varying ih amount from £ 6 to £ 20 . You , however , sagacionsly add that tlm penalties are not recoverable until the society is registered . I wonld ask , how can a society break the provisions of any law , and be punished for sO doing , before it waa in existence , any more than a man could be banged for a muner committed before he

      was born ? And if the penalties conld be levied , are yon not the greatest enemy to registration , by publishing yonr alarming ukase ? You blame us for not being registered , and then yon dig a pitin onr way to prevent ns _beine so . This is like yonr advising physical force in ' 89 , and then instructing the magistrates how they conld butcher thousands of Chartists _inthe streets by rockets , thrown over churches and buildings into square ? , where numbers were congregated . Yoa tell ns we are not safe without registration , and you prove that we wonld te still more unsafe with it . Do yoa always whistle hot and cold ? Let me instruct you on the point at issne . The society has done _nothing hitherto as an associated body , save aecnmHlate fends . Mr O'Connor has

      acted for it in the capacity of bailiff , and has individually bought and sold land , and erected houses , with the consent of all the members . Had he not done so , he must have either violated the law on the one hand , or raised a storm of dissatisfaction on the other by protracted delay . It was of vital importance to present a model , and the plan he drew out and placed before onr eyes . Yon , Mr Whistler , were in raptures about O'Connorville . Yoh rocked young Hercules in his cradle , but you little expected his future gigantic proportions—nor were your masters startled until the trades began to take the moneysop from the banks and feed him . The deed , however , Mr Whistler , is ready , and has been lying for j signature in London some time . Bnt , as if to offer a signal refutation of your calumnies , the members of

      the Land Company are in no hurry to sign . They prove by that their _repngnanceeven to appear to dis- ' trnst O'Connor . It must be gratifying to any man to find that 40 , 000 persons place explicit reliance in the soundness of the Land Plan , and virtually vote confidence in it . How wonld yon like , Mr Whistler , to serve a summons on all of them ? Yon have no chance of doing so with one of them . « We have as mnch rjg ht to erect buildings as a railway company , provisionally registered , to open an office , prepare plans , survey land , or issne shares . So far , then , as the registration is concerned , I wish yon joy of ail yonr penalties ; and the worst wish I have for yonr employers is . that they may singe a hole in their pnrEeshytryiBg forthem . Tori are too old a soldier to make a grab at that sort of booty . An old fox never runs away with a saw .

      Your next fling is at the land aa a valuable investment . Yon say that if an estate worth £ 7 , 000 was stripped of its timber , its marketable valne wonld decrease to _£ 5 . 000 : Soft might , if all the timber were sold , and the land left bare . But , Mr Whistler , did yon see any houses at O'Connorville ? If so , there yon would find the timber in cottages , where none ever stood before , and where none wonld have been erected but for the National Land Company . Is a honse worth nothing ? Is land growing weeds , and bought as such , more valuable than that which grows wheat , corn , and barley ? In short , is labour the source of wealth , or does it give value to wood when sawn into deals , _orshaped into doors ,

      window frames , - * i 3 tsand tables ? According to yonr perverse and narrow mode of reasoning , a block of stone in the quarry may be sold at a higher rate than when it is hewn , cat , or polished , and ready for the architect ' s purpose . In short , tiie improvement of the land , . the erection of houses , and general expenditure of labour , in refining , beautifying , and prodncinp , render the £ 7 , 000 estate worth nearer £ 10 . 000 than £ 5 , 000 , when we havedone with it . Itis the impreveable nature of onr property , that makes our seearity perfect ; and were we not confined to five per cent , on the outlay , the rental would speak fer itself , as it will do ere another harvest , in the homes , happiness , and prosperity of the

      allottees-Yon then make a dash at the bank , by way of stopping the gap . Your feint will not arrest the run for deposits , which will operate , if possible , worse against your employers than a run for gold . Onr bank does not require to be registered , and what mny seem more emphatic evidence of your imbecility and ignorance , cannot be registered . No private bank ever was or ever could be—no bank whatever can be . The Bank of England is chartered . Joint Stock Banks act under the provisions of the Joint Stock Act , and all your cautions , doubts , penalties , and difficulties , had better be transferred to the shareholders in snch concerns for the improvement of their digestion after dinner . The National Labour Bank receives money on the

      security of landed property , that valuable investment being voluntarily supplied to their bailiff and banker , Mr O'Connor , bythe National Land Company . Not one sixpence is tobe lent or used for any other purpose than the purchase of additional security , viz ., land : Every hundred pounds deposited bears interest at the rate of fenr per cent ., counting from the day it was put in until the day it may be drawn ont by cheque , payable atsight . Lastly , a reserved fund is retained in Exchequer Bills bearing £ i . Il 8 . 3 d . percent , interest , for the benefit aHd convenience of trades , Sick Clubs , 4 c ., who may require their money at a short notice ; and it is being constantly swelled or replenished by weekly payment of shares and the redemption money , which cannot be withdrawn . Now , Mr Whistler the trades wili invest their funds in onr bank , first , because every farthing will be employed for the benefit of the labour market , inasmuch as every house that is

      built—where , but for us none wonld have been built—requires workmen , tends to thin their number , and thereby raises wages . Secondly , the trades wili sot ran npon oar bank , for the working classes . are too wise to pall down the house they have built for their own occupation , and draw out money receiving fonr per cent , in one bank , to put it iato another where they would only get £ 2 . 10 s . All other banks offer no seenrity save their credit , give tbe lowest amount of interest to reap the highest , and employ every borrowed peany in trade speculations in cotton , corn , opium , and railway ventures , and in loans to _suppsrt the master-class against the working class , when the latter are are on strike against the reductions , rapacity , and injustice of the former _, lour grand charge seems to be against Mr O'Con-? L ? - r e a credit and solvency . Tbis is a point that Mr O'Connor cannot so well enter upon as I will andean .

      You say that Mr O'Connor having been employed in the purchase of land , and that property having been conveyed to him , it maybe either seized for bis debts , or , in the event of hisdeath , must descend to his heirs and successors . You add , or insinuate . _fnas he has Irish claimants upon his property . I have no donbt he has , as he had plenty of English and Scotch on his purse ; bnt I suspect he has more debtors than creditors in the three countries , otherwise his estates in Ireland would have been pounced apon , and at least £ 2 , 000 . worth of machinery , at Leeds , together with the Star , which is property . Whv wss not the Star seized ?

      Mr Whistler , people whe live in glass houses should not be the first to throw stones . Let me tell yon , to end this matter at once , no matter which wav the two-edged sword cuts , that Mr O'Connor has acted , now acts , and continues to act , as agent for the National Land Company ; and , although any society might suffer by the mistake of an agent , ours

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      never can from the debts , although it may from the death of Mr O'Connor . Factories , banks , railways , and companies of every kind , have agents and d irectors who are liable to those who employ them ; and who may die in their respective employment ; but no concern whatever can have its stock , shares , or property seized , held ,: or disposed of , on account of the decease of such agents ; or for the payment of the debts , or for the benefit of their heirs . Many land stewards buy , sell , let out farms and displace tenants , without the presence of the landholder , _butdoes he suffer for the steward ' s debts , * r is property seized by the heirs of his deceased bailiff ? No , Mr Whistler . Mr O'Connor has no title to the land , no claim to it ,

      and is now striving to eet the deed signed , after which he , as land bailiff , transfers the charge to trustees , who again transfer it to the allottees . . --The bailiffship , I hope , he will never resign . Now , Mr . Whistler , I have answered your penny call ; and if you arc not satisfied with it , meet me at Manchester , at any time or place , and on tour ow / _r terms , to be farther instructed . Don't shelter yourself under the drab wings of Mr Bright , but have the pluck to become a . real examiner , by testing , weighing , and deciding the merits of . the Land Company and Land . Bank , iri a publie discussion . with your determined opponent , - .., ..- ¦ -r « - ' _^ r _^ _s y _;> P . M . _WaWmiX .

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      MANIFESTO OF THE FRATERNAL _DEMOCRATS . . [ Assembling in London . ]

      TO THE DEMOCRACY OF EUROPE . " All men are brethren . ' Bboihebb , —The year which has elapsed since our last annual meeting has been fertile in events ofthe deepest interest to the entire European community ; events which _Eignificantly attest the onward march of Democratic principles . The general election in England has been productive of most important results . Chartism has obtained a signal victory , and , for the first time , in England ' s history , men have been elected'by the power of popular _opinion , men who must give expression to the popular will , and hasten the period of perfect popular supremacy .

      In France , the democratic cause has received an impetus from the exposure ofthe abominable crimes and vices engendered by the existing system . Hypocrisy on the throne , profligacy in the legislature , licentiousness in the press and demoralisation of all , save the proletarian classes , are the necessary consequences of that fatal step taken by France at the close of the heroic combat of' July . ' All men see that revolution is now necessary for the political regeneration and social salvation of France . And all honest Frenchmen must . see that no revolution can benefit the people , remove present evils , and prevent their repetition in the future , but such as shall have for its basis the actual Sovereignty of the People , and for its end the continual progression of the

      masses , and the gradual , but certain extirpation of inequality . _.,- _'" ¦ The assembling of the long-promised diet of the states of the Prussian kingdom forms an epoch in tbat country ' s history- Though aristocratic in its composition , the diet was found to be too liberal for the Prussian King ; who _. hericeforth , will have to contend against the continuous encroachments of the middle class , who , there , as in Western Europe and America , aim at establishing the sovereignty of their own order . The movement , however , which most concerns ns is that of the German proletarians , who , regarding with indifference the struggles bf classes , aim at destroying class-rule altogether by substituting the sovereignty of industry based upon equality of labour and rewards . A nation of thinkers , our

      German brethren search beneath the surface for the origin of social evils , and they believe they have ascertained both the causes and the . necessary remedies . The soul-stirring movements recently commenced in different parts of Europe , may change thinkers into actors , in which case , we have reason to hope for sweeping changes and veritable reforms inthe political and social organisation of Germany . Spain is still the theatre of monarchical follies , courtly intrigues , and military violence ; A favourable reaction has , however , commenced , and if Spain ' s honest men were vigorous , or her vigorous sons honest , present opportunities might be turned to good account . We hope , but fear , for Spain . Although the movements of parties in Portugal

      have hitherto beeen very similar in their progress and results to the party movements in the sister country , yet , the insurrection which was this year quelled by the intervention of the governments ef England , France , and Spain , promised the dawn of a better order of things . The brute force Of exterior powers extmguiBhed the hope engendered by that insurrection . With success within their reach the prize of victory was snatched from the insurgents , and Portugal again handed over to the tender mercies ofits most faithless Queen , and the greedy and _trnscrnpulbns adventurers who range themselves under her banner . The violation of the independence of Portugal fer the purpose of perpetuating monarchical despotismcalls for the execration of the

      , nations against the intervening powers , but principally against the British government , because really the most culpable , and , therefore , to be held responsible for the crimes and miseries which have already resulted , and must continue to flow from tbat most unjustifiable and impolitic intervention . The contest between the people and their plunderers and oppressors / though for a moment suspended , will ero long be renewed more fiercely than ever . _Greeceis aprey to all the evils which flow from a combination of despotism with anarchy . The natural results ofthe imposition by the great powers of an idiotic king npon the Greeks , a monarch who

      knew not the genius ofthe people , and who , instead of fostering the tree of liberty , has unceasingly laboured to hew down its fair branches , and destroy its life-giving roots . If the land ot Leonidas and _Aristides yet gives birth to men who have something oi the spirit and blood of their illustrious sires , in their souls and in their veins , the present infamons state of things cannot be endured much longer . In the north of Europe , Democratic principles are slowly and silently , but surely advancing , and we venture to hope that the fraternity of the Scandinavian nations—aa important step towards universal fraternity—is not far distant .

      The attemptto extinguish the last spark ot Polish nationality , by the seizure of the Republic of Cracow and its confiscation to Austria , was met by one universal shout of popular execration throughout Europe . Even those ' organised hypocrisies , ' the governments of France and England were constrained bythe force of publio opinion to ' -protest' against that gross violation of natnral right and diplomatic law . The circumstances which have accompanied the many assassinations of Polish patriots in the provinces robbed from ancient Poland by Russia and Austria , prove the impotence ofthe attempts to extinguish the life of Poland , and proclaim the undying devotion of her song . The recent martyrdom of

      Wiwkiewski and Kapuscinski at Lemberg afforded a triumphant refutation ofthe calumny propagated by Mettehkics and his hireling assassins , that the people of Gailicia were opposed to the hopes and aims of their patriotic countrymen . The state trials of which Berlin is at this moment the theatre , exhibit not merely the patriotism of the Polesof the provinces wrung from Poland by Prussia , but are also affording bright examples of brotherly sympathy on the part ofthe Prussian people towards the unfortunate patriots of Pcsen ; an indication of that growing fraternity of sentiment which is fast taking the place of national prejudices . Poland will ere long rise from her ashes , the glory and wonder of Europe .

      Muscovite despotism in vain strives to plant its iron heel on the free soil of tho Caucasus . The birth place of oar race is yet free as its mountain winds . The victories of Schamtl and his warriors are hailed with exultation by the nations . Once veritably free , the people of Western Europe would not see the Caucasian heroes struggle alone to guard the independence of their native hills . The affairs of Switzerland and Italy demand spe « cial consideration . In Switzerland the citizens of the large cantons , combined with minorities in the small cantons , together oonBtituting an immense majority of the Swiss people , demand thc expulsion of the Jesuits , the dissolution of the Sonderbund , and the Reform of the

      Federal Pact . The Jesuits by their educational influence have used the institutions of Democracy to establish a despotism , both spiritual and temporal of the worst kind . They have kept alive local prejudices to the serious injury of national patriotism . They have excited bitterness and bloodshed and are at this very time buBily engaged in fanning the embers of civil war . Lucerne the seat of their power is in turn one of the three directing cantons ( the 'Vorort ') of ' the Confederation , and enjoyB alternately with Berne and Zurich the privilege of acting as the Executive authority of the Diet . Under these circumstances to allow the Jesuits to remain installed at Lucerne , is , in fact , to hand over Switzerland to the government of that body for the space of

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      two years every six . .. The unequal and unjust constitutio n of . the _. Diethaving prevented , the obtainment of the majority of votes necessary to legally decree , the expulsion of the' Jesuits , coasiohed in the . year ' 1845 the expedition against - 'Lucerne by .- , . the , * f * o " Corps ; : that movement failed but affora « d ., a , pretext :. fdrthe _Jesuitsto iW gate the _formation of the Sonderbund , or separate ' lea | oe of tho seven cantons of Lucerne , _Fribom-g . _UdT Schwyts , Unterwalden , Zugand Le _Xa' _^ _vfj is _- _^ gne exists for the avowe d purpose of resistin |/ the decrees of the Diet whenever those decrees aw ; disliked by the members of the said l f ? _W e \ __??? _fonderbund _. ' hasconstituted itself , a distinct ; Confederation _withtothe circle * of the ereat

      Confederation formed by , -foe treaty of Vienna . The Diet has decreed the dissolution ofthis illegal combination , which order has been met by preparations on the part ; of the Sonderbund to resist the said decree ; : by , force ' ; and , _liit oohsequehce ,. eivir : war appears , inevitable . Tbis lamentable state of things is clearly traceable lo the 'absurd and ruinous * Paot _^ in-posed _^ npoh-Switzerland by the treaty of Vienna , nnder the operation of which the Diet has been found , tb'be merely . an arena for the gladiatorial contests of the representatives of local interests , but utterly powerless to provide for the common welfare . The patriots of Switzerland ; therefore , demand such a reform of the 'Pact' as while conserving cantonnal rights , _suallmake Switzerland one for all federal

      _andexteribr : purposes ; , This ' disposition to perfect the _natioppty of 'Swit * erIaud , substitute order for anarchy _^ _-a-pyelv _^ io patriotism for caritonnal jealousy , _bMixmMttyr despotic . Austria " on . the one hand _^ nd constitutional Franc * , on the other , with an appeal to the treaty of Vienna , to the terms of which they , are desirous of holding Switzerland . These ' powers' dreading a strong " and united Republic in the heart of Europe , havo levelled the most insulting menaces against the Swiss people , threatening a war of intervention in the event of that people attempting to remedy the evils of thoir political organisation . We earnestly hope tbat the storm of civil war now threatening to burst over Switzerland may pass harmlessly away . Could our voices reach the men of tho Sonderbund we wonld

      earnestly urge upon them to turn from the criminal advisers who ' incite them to arm against their brethren , ln thus arming they are playing the game of Austria , their hereditary enemy : How would William Tell blush to behold the men of Uri . Schwytz , and Unterwalden , drawing the sword against their Democratic brethren—and aided in their unholy warfare by that Austrian tyranny he so nobly defied and conquered . As regards Austrian and French intervention we protest against , such an act which no circumstances cotild justify . . Snch an act should be , and we trust would be , the signal for making the Swiss question an European one , a question , between the nations and their oppressors . We invoke for the Swiss patriots tbe sympathy of the patriotic of all lands , believing their cause to be bound up with the general cause of Democratic progress .

      The outburst of Italian patriotism which the last few months have witnessed , has excited the admiration and the hopes of all the friends of progress . For the first time in the lapse of centuries has the old Roman spirit revived on the shores of the Tiber , and throughout' the garden of the world , the home ot all art yields , fair Italy , ' the spirit of fraternity has awakened the desire for union , and the thirst for liberty . Though we do not value at more than their true worth the reforms commenced by the head ofthe Roman Catholic Church , we yet regard those reforms as important , on account of the enthusiastic spirit they have evoked , a spirit , which once aroused will , we are confident , insist upon progressive changes of far greater importance than any the Pope has yet

      made , or attempted to make . The insolent and brutal interference of Austria , for the purpose of coercing the Pope , we regard with the most profound indignation . The forcible occupation ef Ferrara , and the threat held out by Metxernich , that Austrian troops shall be marched into all states where National Guards may be established , would justify an immediate declaration of war oh the part of the Italian states against Austria . In the event of such a war , the sympathies of the people would everywhere be on the side of the Italians . But the peoples bf Europe , and the governments ef Europe are two different parties . The ruling powers of central , eastern , and northern Europe , are either allied with Austria , or are forced to succumb to that despotism ,

      Of the two great powers of western Europe , one , the French government , is notoriously allied with" Austria ; , and the other—the English government—isns notoriously aristocratic in its elements , and consequently utterly opposed to the march of true liberty . The Italians have nothing to hope from that government which has betrayed , in turn , all nations who looked to Franeefor guidance and aid in their struggles for freedom . The French government will hardly dare , in the teeth of the popular will , to openly aid Austria in its assault upon the new-born liberties of Italy , but that government will do all it can by intrigue and fraud , by exciting false hopes and leading its victims to despair , to play the game of despotism for the profit of Austria , We say to

      the Italian patriots _. truEt not in , hope for nothing at the hands ofthe French government . The government of England is just now affecting to ohampionise Italian liberalism ; but we warn the Italians to put no trust in that government . We bid them remember , that the aristocracy and the middle class of England have always been on the side of despotism , or , at least , when affecting to support liberalism , those classes bave imposed upon the countries they have patronised political systems more thoroughly oppressive than any kind of despotism previously existing . The present condition of Groece , Spain , and Portugal , amply proves the truth of this assertion . ' The government of England represents only the above-named classes . The Italians cannot have forgotten the murder of Garacoioli by Nelson , and the horrors inflicted upon the Neapolitans by British aid and connivance . In 1814 , the British government hoisted in Sicily the banner of

      Italian Independence , ' and gave to the Sicilians a mock constitution ; but when the only _objectdesired by the- British government—the destruction of French influence in the Italian peninsula—had been gained , the Sicilians were left to the tender mercies of their despicable King , and the banner on which British agents had inscribed the words— ' The Liberty and Independence of Italy , ' was torn to shreds by King and Kaiser , Prince and Pontiff , without any attempt being made on the part of the British government to save the Italian people from the vengeance of their despicable governors , and brutal conquerors . The people of Italy must also remember , that within the past twelve months the existing English administration has basely crouched to Austria in permitting the confiscation of Cracow , and followed up that sin of omission by ono of commission , in trampling upon the independence of Portugal . They will judge of the tree'by its fruits—of the _Britisbjovernment by its aots . ¦ ¦

      _ r _ r * . >* V _. * - »* , *• ' -r a- ¦ • mi i The ' present English administration affects to support liberalism in Switzerland , in opposition to the French government , for the purpose of avenging its defeat in the matter of the Spanish marriages . The same course is adopted _towards Italy , partly for the same reason and partly for an an object long enter * tained bythe English government . That government finding the priesthood of the Irish Catholic Church constantly arrayed on the side of the disaffected , has long desired tore-open relations with the court of Rome for the purpose of influencing the

      Papal power to direct its thunders against Irish sedition , and cause the Irish priests to become the agents of the English government , instead of , " . as heretofore , the defenders of the liberties and interests ofthe _Jrishpeople . With that view an informally delegated diplomatist isnowon his way from England to Rome . We warn the Italians against trusting to English , anymore than to French aid . They have the sympathies of and will undoubtedly have all the aid that can be afforded thorn by the peoples , but let them not hope for aught of good at the hands of foreign governments .

      ' In native swords nnd native ranks , . The onlv hope of freedom dwells , ' Put hot your trust in princes , ' was the advice given by one ot old , who belonged to , and therefore , knew that class . We confess we do not share in the expectations apparently entertained by shallowminded observers of passing events , who anticipate that Charles-Albert of Sardinia , or Leopold of Tuscany , islikely to act as champion of Italian freedom . As to the Sardinian monarch , be was in hiB youth a betrayer of tbe liberal principles he professed to have espoused , and always a waverer—is not likely athis present age to redeem the sins of his youth . Itis quite in character for him to vapour against Austria

      one day , and the next day hasten to repress the popular enthusiasm excited by his own words . The projected constitution of tho Tuscan National Guard shows thatthe Duke , with _allhis affected enthusiasm , is in reality afraid of the popular power which he prof-sees to so greatly respect . The flight of tbat Janus-faced coward , the Duke of Lucca , with his disavowal of all the concessions he had made , when once away from his subjects , and personally safe in the Austrian _camo , maybe regarded as an indication of the ceurse which the princes of Italy may be expected to generally pursue . The cold-blooded butcheries enacted at Reggio and Messina , and the war of extermination at present carried on in Calabria against

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      his own people , by that combination of tyrant , fool , and bigot , the King of Naples , is another proof of what may be expected , by the friends of freedom at the hands of royalty , and should induce them to swear' no truce with kings . ' We regret to obseve that Oven the Popo has damaged his power by very _'ill-adywedly seeking to restrain tho popular indignation" naturally directed against Austria . ' . We trust , that the Pope does not require to be taught the lesson so oft repeated in history , that' they who make half revolutions , but dig eraves for themselves . ' His mission , if he be

      equal to it , ' must win for him immortal glory . But his only dependence must be on his people . Let him net hope to conciliate Austria by temporising . Let him not look for a solution of the difficulties besetting his position from the help ot foreign governments , near or far . Let him throw himself wholly upon theRomah people , and then he may triumphantly ' ride the whirlwind and direct the storm . ' « ood intentions never yet saved a man or a state . Jinergyis the virtue of virtues in Reformers . _Ternponsers do more mischief to the cause of progress than can be done b y the efforts ef its avowed ene-¦

      mies . ; - Tothe Italian people ,, we ! say , fling to the winds your petty prejudices and local predeliotions . _Consider yourselves one _peoplewand rally round one banner—the banner of _fraternity .: At the same time , in struggling for the unity and independence of Italy , make sure , that in relieving your rulers from Austrian domination you make them responsible to yourselves . The substitution o an , indepmdent Italian despotism in the place of Austrian domination , would be but poor compensation for all the sacrifices which a _struggle for such independence must entail upon you . The name of nationality fry but a poor substitute for freedom . ; the name o f Liberty inscribed upon a banner is not Liberty . That greatest earthly good is not a shadow or a . phrase , it is a living reality which must exist in the institutions of a state , and givo evidence ofits vitality in the * happy homes and altars free ' of ' men who know their rights , and , knowing dare maintain them . '

      The time ia coming when interchange of sentiment must lead to a closer union of the nations . _Might hot that time be hastened by a fraternal delegation of the several popular parties in the several nations of Europe , who , whatever dfferences divide them upon many important political and social questions , nevertheless agree in recognising THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE PEOPLE as the principal article of their political faith ? There have been cprieresses of kings , wh y not a CONGRESS OF NATIONS ? Brussels has recently been the scene of assemblages of Free Traders and Penal Law Reformers , cannot the Democratic parties ofthe several European nations agree to their delegates meeting in

      like manner , for the noble purpose of promoting the work of human brotherhood , and affording mutual aid in the glorious work of human progression ? We implore the friends of democracy seriously to consider these questions . To tbe people of Great Britain and Ireland , in the midst of whom this society is located , we earnestly appeal in behalf of the demoeratic cause at this moment menaced in Switzerland and Italy . We invite the active and leading friends of progress in this country , in France , Germany , Italy , Switzerland , the European nations generally , aid the United'States of America , to co-operate with us , b y _becoming members of onr association , and thus assist us to advance the cause of DEMOCRACY and promote THE

      FRATERNITY OF NATIONS . Signed on behalf of the Society : — Committee . Ernest Jokes , Native of Great Britain Thomas Clare , N . of Great Britain . Pinup M'Grath " , N . of Great Britain . Christopher _Doyie , N . of Great Britain . William Dixon , N . of Great Britain . Secretaries . G . Julian Harney , N . of Great Britain . Jean Augustik Michblot , N . of France . Carl Schapper , N . of Germany . Peter Holm , N of Scandinavia . ScHAnELiTZi N . of Switzerland .

      Louis Oborbki _, N . of Poland . London , September 22 nd , _1847 . _£ _**» Persons in England , er elsewhere , wishing to become members ofthe above society , are requested to forward their names , die , to G . Julian Harney , Northern Star office , 16 , Great Windmill-street , Haymarket , London . 8 ~ f _** The country members are charged to make the above address known as widely as possible . The Monthly Mbetiso-of thb Fraternal Democrats will take place on Monday evening next , at eight o ' clock , at the German Hall , White-Hart , Drury-lane . Important business will be brought before tbe meeting .

      Simpatht _roa Italy . —At a meeting held on Tuesday evening , at tbe Globe and Friends , Morgan-street , Com . _mercial-road , east , thesnhjectof Poland snd Italy was introduced by Messrs Lake , King , ' andSbaw , when severalpersons took part In tbo discussion tbat ensued , in tbe course of wbich a deep feeling ef disgust and abhorrence manifested itself at the demon . like atrocities of the Russian , autocrat , and tbe tyranny ef tha despot of Austria "; and one of fraternal sympathy for our patriotic brethren , the Poles , the Pope , and the brave men of Italy . Mr J . Sbaw moved , and _JTrDocksey seconded , ' That in order to give public expression to our sympathy witb tbe virtuous and liberty loving Pope , Pius IX . it is the opinion of this meeting that a great

      demonstration in favour of freedom , be got up in the Tower Hamlets , for which purpose the Eastern Institution be engaged for Wednesday , October 13 tb , and we hereby earnestly solicit the co-operation of Democratic brethren of all nations to aid us in tbe good work . ' Mr Ford of Limehouse , Mr Newaome ot the Green Gate , Hackneyroad , and Mr Lawrence ofthe "Whittington and Cat , severally spoke on their respective localities , and after Mr Shaw had read some correspondence with our friend Ernest _Joaes Esq ., tbe resolution ' was unanimously passed , deputations were appointed , and Messrs Brett and Sbaw cbosen treasurer and secretary , a collection made for the widow and orphans' of the brutally murdered Dodson , a letter read from Mr Stallwood , a new Chartist locality started , & o . the meeting broke ' up very sanguine of success .

      Italian FRKBnoM . —At the weekly meeting ef the Cbartists of Croydon oh Monday evening last , at Loveday ' s "Temperance Coffee-house , the following resolution waa moved by T . Frost , aHd seconded bylWm . Hodges ,: — . * Tbat we , the democrats of Croydon , and its neighbourhood , regarding all men as our brothers , irrespective of class , colour , country , or creed , hereby express our sympathy with our Italian brethren , and our best wishes for their unity and independence .

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      _R ational _-tefl _Cotnptt _^ Accrington . —This branch has appointed the _following officers for the next three months : —Greenwoodlfartley , secretary ; James Smith , treasurer ; Paul Kilsham , scrutineer ; Henry Barnes and Birket Davis , auditors . - Alnwick . —At a meeting of members of the Land Company , held in the Unitarian Chapel , Alnwick , it was unanimously resolved to form a branch of the above company in this town , when the following officers were chosen :-James Stott , treasurer ; William Thompson , secretary ; Joseph Trone and George Taylor , auditors . The branch will hold their next meeting in the same place , on Thursday , the 7 th of Ootobor , when a subscription will be entered into for the Sleaford _case . Blandford . —The shareholders have passed a

      resolution , requesting Mr O'Connor to use his endeavours to purchase an estate in Dorsetshire for the Land Company , believing that such a step would be of great advantage to the Land movement . They also hope for a visit from Messrs O'Connee and Jones when on thoir tour . Birmingham . —At a meeting ofthe No . 3 ] branch , Birmingham district , beld at the house of Mr J . Palmer , 9 S , Hill-street , on Wednesday , September 22 . Moved by Mr John Thompson , seconded by Mr John Pare , and resolved : — 'That this branch deoms it a duty to assist in carrying the case of our deceased brother Dodson to the Assizes , acd thereby test the justice of an inoffensive man being ushered into another world by one of the peace officers of Sleaford , and that fifteen shillings be forwarded for the above purpose from the local expense fund of tbis brancb , and that one penny extra per member be levied to meet the deficiency . '

      Bbadpobd . —At a meeting of the members of the National Land Company , held in the larse room , Butterworth-bmldings , on Sunday , September 20 th , the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : -Moved by Mr Smyth , and seconded by Mr Topham—That the members of the Bradford brancb , having closely watched tho policy and conduct of tho Board of Directors , both before tbe establishment of the Land Company , when members of the Executive Committee of the National Charter _Association , and during the period of their aoting aB a Board of Directors , and finding they have discharged the duties imposed on them faithfully , honestly , and te tho credit , of themselves uuu the Cump-ny , do , therefore , declare our entire _approial of their proceedings , andplaee e eatest r . fideuce : _B

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      them , an * _pUfige _onrs-ike * to _-upf r . rt ' thWto the _u' 4 est of our power in tho 0 Uchar . ot their _dutiesi - ¦>" ' •• ' . > That the . Secretary do forward the resolution to tht Directors , and to the « Northtrn Star' for _in-ertibn _' That the . hanks ofthis meeting are ' due to ' the ' Whistler at the Plough , ' otherwise the discharged dragoon for drawing his rusty sword in pretended _-jmpathy for the p « ople , inasmuch as he has caused an ; inquiry whicb has occasioned a great accession of _raernbera tethe Land Company , and has induced the local _pfass to report _eur proceedings . , ' .: _";';' . - , ' The members ofthe Land Company mcot on _Sunt-l _^ _'^ _P' _^ S-o _^^ of our power in tho 0 Uch ar . fcottlieir _dntfesi - ;• _" .. ¦> _ That the . Secret-ry do forward the resolution to ih .

      days , at two o ' clock in the afternoon ; on Mondays , at seven o clock in the evening . The room iBopen every day in the week as a news-room . Barnsley . —According to announcement Mr John West delivered alecturo last Thursday night , in , the Odd Fellows' Hall , on the glorious prospects . ofr ' the Land Company , as well as tbe beneficial results that will accrue to the working peop le ofthis country , by placing all their disposable funds in the Land and Labour Bank . A resolution was pa & sed approving ot the Bank , and calling upon all societies to ledge their money therein . On Friday Mr West was invited to a public dinner , by his Barnsley friends ; at Mr George _Utley _' _s , when a most sumptuous repast

      was served up , and a very happy evening was spent . Bilston . —On Sunday , the 25 th of September , » meeting was held in tho house of Mr T . Linney , : ' for the purpose of reading the 'Star , ' wbich is to be continued every Sunday evening , together with other useful and instructive works . The _prosr . eotus of the National Benefit Soeiety was read , and a meeting calledfor Tuesday night to form a branch at this house . GoRBrnaE . —This branch held a publio meeting on Saturday evening , which was addressed by _Hagh Gillis , ( chairman . ) and Robert Scott . Several hew

      members were enrolled . Carlton . — The members of this branch have opened a subscription , to remain open ior four months , in aid of Mr Dodson ' s widow . ,: Croydon . —On Monday evening last , thefollowing resolution was proposed by Mr Frost , seconded by Mr Baxter , and carried unanimously : — ' That the decision of Mr T . Clark , that a man and his wife may hold four shares each , and have their names placed oh a family ticket inthe ballot , it utterly at variance with the true principles of agrarian _jnBtice , with tbe expressed opinioni of _MrjFeargus O'Connor , and with the rules of the Company . '

      ' Cabijsie . —At the quarterly meeting of the above branch of the Land Company , William Blythe in the chair , the following resolution , moved by John Gilbertson , and seconded by Joseph Cook , was passed unanimously : — That we deeply sympathise with the bereaved widow and friends of the late William Dodson , of Sleaford , and we pledge _ourselves to contribute our share of the expense necessary to bring tbe miscreant to justice , who could so far exceed bis duty , and act in such a violent manner as to deprive a fellow creature of life , a wife of an affectionate husband , and tbo Land Company of a respected officer .

      We cannot help but contrast the conduct of the Sleaford authorities with those of Carlisle on a former occasion , under similar circumstances , During the election of _1811 for tbis borough ; some disturbance took place , which ended in a man being killed , through a blow received on his head . The person accused of striking the blow was tried for wilful murder , found guilty of manslaughter , and transported for fifteen years ; but perhaps the . reason for the difference in the treatment ofthe guilty parties may be discovered in the fact , that the person killed here , waB a policeman ; whereas the killer at Sleaford was a policeman . We hope that the

      members of the Land Company throughout the country , will show that they think as much of one another , as the magistrates think of policemen , and furnish the means requisite to take the case to the _assiies . The auditors gave in their report , expressive of the satisfaction felt at the manner in which they found the accounts ; hoping at the same time that those members who are in arrears with their local levies will come forward and pay them , The scrutineer , treasurer , and secretary , were re-elected ; Robert Gaddes and James Heaton appointed auditors for the next six months , and James Lightbody and Ni _cholas Fish , committee .

      Cripplegate . —At thc usual weekly meeting of this branch , resolutions were passed condemning the conduct of the Sleaford magistrates , and a vote of thanks was awarded to Ernest Jones , Esq ., and a subscription was entered into towards bringing the killer of Dodson to justice and aiding the widow . Dundee . —Tbe Dundee Chartists and Land shareholders have passed a resolution , expressing their joy at the prospect ofthe speedy visit of Mr O'Connor und Mr E . Jones , to whom a hearty Scotch welcome will be given .

      Dr _M'Dooall ' s Tour in WALEs .-Dr M'Douall will visit the following places during the ensuing week : —Cardiff , October 4 th ; Newbridge , the Sth ; Merthyr Tydvil , 6 th , ( where the splendid long room of the Angel Hotel has been engaged . ) Dr M'Douall will then proceed to _Dowlaison the 7 th , ( the long room ofthe Plough Inn iB engaged for him . ) Thenee to Tredegar , Sth ; Newport , 9 th . I shall feel much obliged if the friends at Newport will inform me as Boon as possible whether Chepstow or Monmouth is the best place for the doctor to proceed to from Newport ? As he will be taking an easterly course , I extremely regret that I have 110 authority to arrange- for his visiting towns ] west of Merthyr . Address : D . B . Morgan , Maltmill-square , Merthyr Tydvil .

      Duksnkbid _, —The quarterly report of this branch h in preparation and will be submitted to the members . Eiiinn . —On Tuesday evening , a public meeting was held at Mr Daniel Marsden ' s . Forresters' Arms Inn , which was addressed by Mr Bawden , of Halifax , on ' Tbe Government , the Land , and the People . ' Tho meeting was afterwards addressed by Mr Ambrose Tomlinson , of Manchester . A number of new members were enrolled . Hull . —Mr West will deliver a lecture in the White Hart room , Salthouse-lane , on Sunday evening next . Subject : * Tho Land and the Charter . ' Doors open at half-past six o ' clock . Tbe shareholders will meet on Tuesday evening , October 5 th , at the Ship Inn , _Churoh-lane ( instead of Monday , the 4 th ) , at half-past seveno ' cloek . N . B . The

      quarterly levies are due on thatnight . _Htodkrsfibld . —At the meeting of the member of the National Land Company , on Tuesday evening , Sept . 23 tb , the observations of Mr O'Connor in last week ' s Star , respecting certain individuals in London , who are endeavouring to break the publics confidence in tho present directors , and who are preferring certain charges against them , having been read , it was resolved , — 'That it is the opinion of this meeting , if the members of the National Land Company suffer every disappointed individual to call i . pon the directors to answer charges which tbey may bring against them , that the Company , from such undermining work , cannot remain long in the proud position which it at present occupies : and

      that wc , the members in the Huddersfield district , have every confidence in the discretion of the present directors , and request the publication of the names of parties _endeavouring to cause a split in our ranks , that we may distinguish our friends from our foes . ' The next meeting will be held on Saturday , October 9 th , when a full attendance is requested , as it will be proposed to establish a Money Club in connexion with the Land Company ; and , as it will be the inst meeting night previous to the next ballot , parties desirous of being eligible must pay up their subscriptions and local levies . Lkicbster . —On Thursday , September 23 rd , the _Shaksperean branch of the National Land Company held their tea party at Mr Biggs ' , King George the

      Third , Abbey-street . MrStoddin the . ; hair , After tea , the chairman having made a few remarks on the objeot of the meeting , to _! _coHgratulate the men of Nottiugham for choosing Mr O'Connor to bo their representative in Parliament _. and having briefly noticed the prosperity of the Company , called on all presdnt to join in the favourite song , called ' Rally round him again and again . ' A call to which all heartily responded . Tho merry party continued their conviviality till a late hour when they broke up , hoping that it would not be the last time they would meet on such an occasion . Notice—The quarterly meeting ofthe above branch will be held at Mr Biggs ' , King George the Third , Abbey-street , at six o ' clock on Sunday evening , October 3 rd , when important business will be brought teforethem .

      Marylebone . —On Sunday last , Mr Pall opened our room for the winter season with a lecture on the ' Currency Question . ' The discussion was adjourned till Sunday , October 3 rd , at eight o ' clock . Tho members of the Land Company will meet at six 0 clock , at the sumo place , _Coach-painters' Arms , _Circus-street , New-road . PoRTSBA .--The shareholders are willing to co-operate with the friends at Southampton , and other places , in carrying out the suggestion of Mr Sidaway in holding a delegate meeting at Southampton , on the fourth Sunday in October . We take this opportunity to state that the members of this branch meot every Tuesday evening , at the Rose and Crown ,

      _bumberland-street , _Portsea , at eight o ' clock . _RoinERHAM . —We had a most oloquent , clear , and lucid exposition of the National Land Scheme , on Wednesday , 22 nd of September , from Mr John West , in the Court House . Mr J . 'Goathard , a fifty acre farmer , occupied the chair , and bore testimony to the truth of the Land not being half-cultivated , generally . He ( the chairman , ) believed tbat if he had only half the quantity of land , and was to expend thc same nmount of capital and labour upon it , ne should have as much profit . Votes oi thanks havmg beon passed to the chairman , lecturer , and to tbe magistrate for granting the use of the Court tlouse the meeting broke up evidently much satisfied with what they had heard

      . _, _,, .. ... Reading _.-AI the usual weekly meeting of the members ef the above brancb , Mr Gibson in the chair , after the letters of Mr O'Connor had been road , MrG . W , Wheeler being present , addressed thi members on the progress of the Land Com > aii > and the Six Points of tbe Charter , which elicited marks of approval from all present . After a vote of thank to Mr Wheeler , several took cards of membership of the Charter Association . Several also took _shaie in the Lund Company .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 2, 1847, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_02101847/page/1/