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      Mb. O'Connor's Tom

      MB . _O'CONNOR'S Tom

      I Liave Had Numerous Applications Asking...

      I liave had numerous applications asking "me to state the order in which I shall visit the several towns to -which I have been invited during my intended tour through Eng land , Scotland , and Wales ; hut the fact is that I have already received so many invitations , and all requesting the first visit , that 1 could not complete my tour in a year .

      I shall shortly publish a list of the places I propose visiting , and also a programme of my lectures ; hut my princi pal top ic -will be the LAB-DUE QUESTION , a full developement of the LAND PLAN , and the national "benefits likely to result from the PEOPLE ' S CHARTER . Feargus O'Coxxon .

      Mii0mi Freehold Benefit Mumm Socety. Sha...

      MII 0 MI _FREEHOLD BENEFIT mumm socety . SHARES , £ 15 EACH . Payable by weekl y i n s t a lments of Sixpekcb per Share . _Birators . Feargcs O'Cexsox , Esq ., M . P ., Mb . T . C-uhk _, Sir , C . Dotle , Mr . W . Detox , Ma . P . 31 _'GiutH . Trustees . Thomas Pbice , Esq . Wiluam Gazklet , Est * -. Treasurer . _Feabgcs O'Coxxob , Esq ., M . P .

      Solicitor . "Wiluam Prowtisg Roberts , Esq . Bankers . Tbe _Sawosal Lasd asd Labour Bask . 0 _$ e « . 144 , _Higu _Holbohs , _Lo-sdos . Corrtfponding Secretary . Financial Secretary . Thomas Clark . " Philip _M'Geatd . The above society presents to the middle and working classes advantages which eminently entitle it to their deep attention . Ifc developes a clear and practical p lan whereby the savings of industry may

      be invested in the purchase of convenient p lots of _Fbeehold Land , at the wholesale tnarket-price . The field of British commerce presents no investments so secure as that of land , be the quantity large or small ; and , upon the terms which this Society g ives its members ' possession of it will be always con--vertible into cash , at a hig h profit to the T _inder . This Society p laces the attainment of Land within the reach of that numerous class which , without the aid of such an institution as thc present , w o u l d find it utterl y impossible to o btain possession of that great social advantage .

      The intention of this undertaking is , to buy Land as near to market towns as possible , and to allot it—without houses—to the members , so that they may pursue their respective call- ings ; each having , at the same time , his piece of Land , whercfrom to derive the necessaries and cemforts of life . Those members desirous of h _av icg houses on the allotments can be accommodated , by taking up the necessary shares to cover the additional expenses of building . The Directors are most anxious th a t the p rincip les of the Society should be thor o ughly understood b y the public . In order then to make it clear , let us suppose an indi v idual desirous of possessing Freehold Laud of the value of 302 . ; he joins the Society , and subscribes for two shares , at the rate of

      sixpence each pe r week ; in about eleven years he will pay for his Land , and will become the hone-fide proprietor of it So , in like manner , -with respect to any quantity of Land , shares being taken to the extent of its value , upon -which a subscription of sixpence each , per week , must be paid . Let it be here clearly understood , that it does not follow , from the f o regoing illustration , that members are to wait eleven years for their allotments . For , according to the rules ofthe society , whenever

      the joint subscri ptions of the members shal l amount to the p rice of fifty shares , an assi gnment of them shall take p lace by ballot ; and each member who has paid np one year ' s subs c ripti o n upon his sh a re , shall be deemed eli gible for every ballot that shall occur . _^ The assigned share money to he invested in tlie first eli gible property offered for sale . It shall be divided into allotments , thc possessors of which shall mortgage them to the Society , for the amount due on their respective shares

      at the time of their entering upon the occupation of their allotments . The mortgage to he redeemed by the termination of the Society , or as much sooner as the members , by increased subscri ptions , shall think proper . iSome members must , of necessity , be the last to receive their allotments ; but the rules provide _compensation for the delay , inasmuch as the bonuses and interests paid upon ali previous assignments of shares will be carried to the credit of unloc a ted members , thereb y

      diminishing the amount of their payments . This brief outline , t o gether with a perusal of the rules , will , itis hoped , show both the soundness and practicability of a project , which , if supported with spirit and energy by the laud-seeking portion of the community , will be found the medium of conferring on them , to a great extent , that freedom aud independen c e w hich all so ardentl y desire . "We may just add that the freehold secures the vote .

      Liatiouai Ilsim Compa«I≫.

      _liatiouai iLsim compa « i > _.

      A--1ekdeen*.—A Great General Mooting Of ...

      _A--1 _EKDEEN _* . —A great general mooting of this hransh was held in " Mrs . Uiins * hall , 63 , Castle-street on "Monday , 27 th August . The meeting was called for the purpose of reading and commenting upon the proeeedimrs of the late Conference , and other mailers connected with the branch . Mr . Charles Slaver having been voted to the cliaii , tbo secretary read the resolutions submitted to the Conference , a-, _reined in last weeks Star by "Mr . Philip _J-I'Gr-Ith , secretary to that body . A strong , and ¦ somewhat _animatad discussion took place , in which ¦ most ol the members present took part . Mr . W

      Xvon moved , and John Thomson seconded , the following resolution . — " That this meeting having heard the resolutions agreed to rt thc late _Confereave , do approve of the same , and express their _o-uniou that thc acts of the Directors bc as far limited as possible until tbe Company is legalised . " — " That if the Court of Queen ' s Deuch decide that the Company is illegal , thev * are of opinion that it should bo wound np . " Moved as an . imeudment by -Thomas Thaw , and seconded by James Jack : — _** _* " That the Company be wound up , aud that the Directors be allowed until tke 29 th September , 1350 , to make a final settlement with tbe members . "

      Upon tbe motion and amendment being put to the vote the motion was carried by a large majority . The secretary then gave a statement of thc arrears due upon the booksfor local expenses , and a l s o t b e liabilities of tbe branch . The meeting then commenced to the election of office bearers for next quarter , when the following , by a majority of votes , were dulv elected . CharlcsMavcr _, president ; David Barn ** , rice president ; "William Porter , treasurer liobert Itobertson , secretary ; A . Fiddes , John T h om s on , "William Lvon , James M'Myre , Robert _Pindlav , L _' . irid Wright , William Lyon sen ., and - George Smart , committee . The chairman then _g-ire " i : otice that the meetings would be held as -usual upon tbe first Friday of each month , and the Sleeting separated

      . . _EnixncHon . — Thc quarterly meeting of this branch was held in the HaU Society Close , Nether-1 ' ow , on Mondar evenin < _r , Mr ; John Kevin in the chair . After tlie nsual business , itwas moved by Waiter i ' _rinsle , and seconded by David Chestney .--« - That iu tlie opinion of this branch , it is desirable that a district _delegate meeting be held on as early . - > . ' _avasti-or-siMe , in tbe most central place , ami that the ' secretary communicate with the various branches in the _dfstrict _. requesting them to take the matter info consideration . ' A sub-committee was then appointed to communicate with the Directors to procure information on matters affecting the general interests of the Company .

      " Bsi^'Ix Pbodece.—Some Rather Extensive...

      " Bsi _^ _'ix Pbodece . —Some rather extensive importations of live plants are taking place at , the _Present time from abroad . A vessel armed from S has brong ht thirty-one baskets and fifteen Soxes of live plants , as a portion of her cargo , the produce of Belgium .

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      And National Trades' Journal. *

      AND NATIONAL TRADES' JOURNAL . *

      Ijliiijm . Lonnijn. Srnriaiif, Stpttmias...

      _ijLiiijm . LonnijN . srnriaiif , _stPTtMias . _aas . » jgjs ~ _- _^

      A Free Land Gift. To The Working Cla S S...

      A FREE LAND GIFT . TO THE WORKING CLA S SES IN GENERAL AND LAND MEMBERS IN PARTICULAR ' Brothers .-I have a proposition to make in which every _working man is interested . I have known the Primitive Methodists , in the _neighbourh oo d of Read i ng , to have six hundred collecting cards printed jt a time . The cards are printed into , a number of small squares , and when filled up ' at one penny each , it amounts to £ 1 . Each person in taking np his card pledges himself to fill it out for the g oo d of the c a use , and when money enough is raised t f _* ey purchase a p iece of ground and build a chapel _, _tt by cannot we do the same ? I believe more can

      hc done b y voluntary contribuiions , than compulsion upon lhe paid-up members . Let each branch _secretarj * purchase a hundred plain cards , and rule t hem and * issue them out to parties who will undertake to fill them up ; there are numbers of working mennon-members— -who have the cause at heart , woul d take a card to fill up , and there are thousands who will give their pence , if asked , to assist t b e plan . Every man has his connexions , his hatter , shoemaker , _grocer , butcher , friends , and acquaintances ; many of the tradesmen will give their sixpences and shillings ; even those who do not approve of our plan will give their mite to a customer . Let your wives take your card when they go _a-sbopp in g ; and who will refuse the pleadings ofa mother for her children , or the maiden for her sweetheart ? Lend vour card to acquaintances to introduce into their several

      workshops—do anything that may _suggest itself m au honest manner , 'o get your card full " ; and as s oon as balf-a-crown is collected take it to your secretary to be transmitted to Feargus O'Connor as a FREE LAND GIFT . Why should we be more mealvmoutbed than the Primitives ? they work for the _s-mVs health , let us work the same for our bodily comforts . I call upon every member to try his best ; let the poor member g ive hi s p enny , the mechan ic his sixpence , the shopkeeper bis shilling , and the rich m e mber h is po u nd , and show to our worthv father that we are determined his object shall be accomplished . Let us appreciate his value hy carrying out the object of bis ambition , which is , to l eas e tke world heller than he found it . By so doing we shall add ten years to the life of our greatbenefactor ; it is not bodily exertion on our farms that will hur t _h- ' ra _, it is the wounds we inflict by our own actions . J . Major . 43 , _WMley-strpet , Reading , Berks . * Any branch secretary wishing to have a . printed copy of the collecting card , direct tome , postpaid , with enclosed stamp for return letter , and I will send one by return of post

      The Land And Labour Question. To Mb. A W...

      THE LAND AND LABOUR QUESTION . TO Mb . A WALTON AND TnE LONDON TRADES . Sib , —In my last I endeavoured to give an outline of my plan of a complete organisation of the trades , and how all other sections of labour ( for I mean it to apply to all departments of industry ) might be bronght to bear on the Land . I speak of the trades principally on account of the better system of organisation , which could , with a better activity aiid energy , be made more efficient than any other system of union at present existing , and with the union of the other industrial classes , for any given object , might easily form a society of more than a million of members . Thi 3 strength would enable them to buy the best of land , at the lowest price . To make tbe payments certain and continuous I have proposed the system of collection to be a per centage on income , collected weekly . On all incomes not above twelve shillings a-weck , two and a half ycr cent . ; abore twelve shillings , and not above fifteen shillings a-week , three per cent . ; above fifteen shillings , nnd not above eighteen shillings aveefc , four per cent . ; all above eighteen shillings to pay five per cent . The payments to extend over

      a given number of years , and not to cease on location , or to have any connexion with that event , but to cease when thc stipulated number of years expires . As a matter of course , the smaller the income the period of payments would extend over a longer time ; but I would so regulate the time as to make the amount of payments , in a small degree , largest where the incomes were largest ; but all to amount to , at least , ab-ut £ 10 ; by the time they were fully paid up this would give a large sum for original " purchases , and make the location progress more speedily . As my intention is to combine all industrial occupations with a permanent residence on the land , so that all those wishing to carry on their former trades should have it in their power to do so by

      having part of the money laid out in purchasing land aiid buildings , and part given them for the purpose of carrying on their former occupation , cither singly or in the form ot association ; for I see no reason why an association , possessed of capital , could not compete with any single individual , who it may be has either plenty of capital or credit , but whose workmanship depends entirely on the hived labour of those who have no interest in thc matter , but the competition wages which their employer is compelled to allow them . On the other hand , every individual of the association has a direct interest in tho amount and quality ofthe work done , as the first increases their profit , and the last establishes their character as workmen , and by that means increases their trade .

      I am , therefore , convinced that every occupation , when hired labour is required , can be more profitably conducted by association , both for the party to whom thc work does , or shall belong , as well as the workers , who , by tbis means , will add thc employers' profits to their wages . This might be objected to by some , as calculated to create greater competition in the Labour market ; but as the land w ou ld b e the mo s t profitable field for emp loyment , those in possession of it would bestow as much of tlieir time there as would keep their competition within legitimate bounds ; in fact , having the land to fall back upon they would be thc first to retire from improfitablecompetition . but the extended field , opr- » e _* l by thc society's operatives alone , would do

      far more than overbalance all tlieir opposition . Again , those parties who would bc inclined to devote tlieir whole time to tho cultivation of the land , for all , in _preference to tlieir former trades ( and these would form a large number ) I would give them double quantity of land ; this 1 would purchase with the money required by those combining farming with trade to carry on the latter occupation . I am satisfied good laud could be got in superior situations , owing to the quantity the society would be able to purchase at one time , * at an average price not above £ 30 per acre . Those wishing to combine fanning with trade or _manufacturing , would each get one and a half acres of land , with commodious _, suitable buildings , at the rate of £ 10 an acre ,

      to assist with seed and implements , and enable them to live until they were comfortably settled , in _regard to former employment , and also to reach the first crop . Those intending to devote their whole time to agriculture would get three acres of land , with building , £ 10 an acre to commence with ; so that tbe case with both parties would be as follows * . — The first class would have , for Jand , £ 45 ; for building , £ -30 ; sustentation money , £ 15 ; and to commence in an associate capacity in their former occupation , £ 60 . Thcsecondclass would have , for land , £ 90 ; for buildings , £ 80 ; for sustentation money , £ 30 . Both parties to pay , instead of rent , interest on thc capital expenditure , atthe rstfeoffour per

      cent . My mode of location wonld be easy and simple . When an estate came to be located , say 150 locations , I would take fifty ofthe oldest members , th a t is , those having first joined the society ; this would be one-third ; the other two-thirds I would allocate by bonus , giving them credit for thc amount by deducting thc interests of it from their rent-charge , at the rate of four per cent . ; say bonus , £ 6 5 s ., I would deduct 5 s . ; £ 12 10 s ., deduct 10 s ., * £ 25 , deduct £ 1 ; and £ 50 , deduct £ 2—and on paying £ 200 , to be free of all rent-charge whatever , and tobe entitled toa conveyance oi the property by paying the requisite expenses . I would give every encouragement to parties to purchase , as it would always

      enable th < j society to locate the members the more speedily ; andthe _' more members located the society would bc the more powerful , hoth in a social and political point of view , which would he the grand aim of its existence . Iconfcss it sounds hard and harsh to my ears to urge a wbole people to purchase the land " that is hy natural ri g ht their own ; but to purchase their lost rights , either by blood or partly with money , is the only waj * I can sec left to them to get possession of that right so unjustly _withheld ; and I for one would much rather prefer the latter course ; one thin g I know , the people only will get justice when they are in a position to demand it . The plan here faintly sketched out , would , in a few years ( if carried out with vigour ) ,

      The Land And Labour Question. To Mb. A W...

      place the people in that invincible position , and , with sufficient knowledge , be able to keep their power , -in defiance of all opposition . Trusting , gentlemen , that time will soon arrive , and that you wiU accelerate its speed a thousand-fold , . I remain , & c , Brechin _, a . _Cahpdi-lx ..

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      Cnip-Plrgatelocalitt, 28, Goiden Lanz.— ...

      _Cnip-PLRGATELOCALITT _, 28 , GoiDEN LaNZ . — At the usual weekly meeting of members on Tu e sd a y last , it was resolved that a public meeting bs held on behalf of llungary as early as possible , and that collecting hooks be given to members to receive subscriptions for that object . The Secretary reported , that tho balance sheet was prepared for the quarter , and that the _inc-ime amounted to £ 21 10 s . Id ., the expenditure to £ 23 . The expenditure of the locality had been for two public meetings , publishing tract ? , three contributions to the Hungarian testimonial , and £ 3 10 s . Gd . to the victim fund , with other incidental expenses in connexion with the propagation of political

      informauon . A vote of thanks was given to the Cordwainers for the fund which they had raised for the victims . It was stated that Mr . _Magee's work-box realised 10 s . 6 d , which had been paid into the victim fund , and a vote of thanks was given to Mr . Magee . Orders were received in the locality for various publications and political _phmphlefs and reviews , stated to be supplied by Mrs . Fussel _, who is considered to he really deserving of support , having a numerous family on her hands to maintain . After transacting other business , the meeting adjourned . _Fixsbuby Locality .-At a mect ' ng on Monday last at Humphries Coffee Ilouse , Clerkenwell-grecn , after transacting other business , it was resolved that the members should meet on Monday evening , at seven o ' clock , at the above house .

      —Aa-P- Mr. Kydd's Tour. To The -Bditok O...

      _—aa-p- MR . _KYDD'S TOUR . TO THE -BDITOK OF TIIE NORTHERN STAB . Dear Sib , —I have by arrangement lectured at Bingley , Keighley , and district , for these last ei ght days . I have before had occasion to remark on the manner in which . the leading men of these districts arrange their local affairs . In most cases they have regular places of meeting ; either their own property , or rented for a stated time ; a library and school a tt ac h e d , and the effects of theso arrangements , at all times desirable , are clearly manifested . Men of naturally strong minds are well informed ; the youth are carefully restrained from the vices and follies common to their age ; and thoso patriots who have grown grey in the cause of radical democracy , find for themselves a resting place , and are surrounded by influence congenial and agreeable . Comment would be useless . Let me say to other districts—profit by the example , eo-operate and do likewise .

      The two most remarkable meetings which I have of late attended ; are those of "Halifax and Todmorden . The Halifax meeting was held on the "Wednesday of last week ; the Mayor in the chair . The object of the meeting was to sympathise with fallen llungary . The Odd Fellows' Hall , a spacious and handsome building , was crowded to excess , and the butcheries of Russia and Austria , the imbecility of the English administration , and perfidy of the suicidal French , were denounced in good Yorkshire English . It wants only a few men of strength of mind , and moral courage , to give to the public opinion of Yorkshire its proper complexion . The sub-stratum , of thought is sound and manlike , often expressed in rude phrases and ill-arranged words , but always bearing with it the ring of

      genuine metal . Maudlin , _soft-tongued , smoothedfaccd h ypocri s y , may be tolerated when there is nothing else heedful ; but when the Yorkshiremen speak out they say what they feel , and they speak in words " hard us cannon-halls ; " their sympathies are sound , and they scorn those half-eyed statesmen who have no pity far the lamb , a nd clamour for compassion to the wolf . At Todmorden , on Tuesday evening , tho Odd Fellows' Hall was filled , and the resolutions , carried unanimously , embraced the following sentiments : — " The Hungarian struggle was justifiable and heroic—the fall of Hungary is fraught with omens of coming evil for England—tho "British ministry deserve impeachment for not yielding to the universal oi i

      expression « powcnui puouc opinion , anu recogn is ing , de facto , the independence of Hungary—the doctrine of international non-intervention is sound in principle , and has been grossly violated by tbe united governments of France and Russia—who seem to have coalesed to wage war against the civil rights of the citizens ot other states , " We now call on the British ministry to use tlieir influence , either by remonstrance , arbitration , or otherwise , to restore the independence of Hungary , and the freedom of Rome—to oblige the other powers of Europe to confine their interference within their own territories—to prevent at all times the destruction of separate nationalities and independent constitutions—the spread of despotism and barbarous absolutism . "Wo sympathise with the persecuted patriots ofall lands ; and should

      the upright Mazzini , the noble and generous Kossuth , or any of their compatriots , be driven by the pressure of circumstances to look for a home on thc shores of England , wo welcome them as brethren , in the hope that when their country requires their aid , they will be restored to the lands of their fathers , to protect and celebrate the freedom of their fellow citizens , and aid in the destruction of kingly usurpation , merc i less d e s p ot i sm , and pr i est ly misrule . I have not a copy of the resolutions at hand , but I know that I have rendered their meaning faithfully . On a recent occasion , the Times newspaper , ( the writers of which enjoy the reputation of writing for the world , and being believed by nobody ) , sneeringly said , in reference to yourself , " that Chartism had a foreign as well as a home policy . " Thc malicious sneer was in part true ; and thc Todmorden resolutions induce me to think

      that , m the better future , Lngiand will demand at the hands of her rulers , a foreign policy as well as a homo policy— " A consummation most devoutly to be wished . " Faithfully yours , Samuel Kydd . September , 5 , P . S . —Parties desirous of writing to mc , must d o so directly , and address , Post Office , Oldham . —S . K .

      Tue Mon Ey Su Bs Crib E D F O R Doctor J...

      TUE MON EY SU BS CRIB E D F O R DOCTOR _Jl-DOUALI / S WRIT OF ERROR , OR OTHERWISE . On the 25 th ult ., a letter appeared in the Northern Star from Dr , M'Dou al l , requesting that the balance in hand be remitted to liis family . Mr . Harney desired the subscribers would write , authorising me to do so . This was not responded to during the following week . Thi 3 week 1 have received letters instructing me to forward the balance in hand to Mrs . M'Douall , from Nottingham , Preston , Northampton , Holmfirtb , Dundee , Cheltenham , Rovton , and several other places . With these ins truct i on s I ha ve comp lied , a n d tho a mount is now in her hands .

      The Liverpool Committee have written to the Editor , censuring me for asking the subscribers what I should do with the money . The Editor is at libe rty to pu b l ish their anim ad ver s ion s on my conduct . The money was neither theirs ( the Committee ' s ) nor mine ; and , as the effort to obt ai n a "Writ of Error was not made—yet £ 10 of thc money was lost—I thought it my duty to appeal to the subscribers before parting with more . I have my own way of doing business , and I do not feel bound to be led by the nose by every knot of fault-finders . One cannot p l e ase every body ; there f ore , it is perhaps as well to take people ' s a cr i m o n i ous doses a s coolly as possible . 1 suppose it is my reward for attending to the business , and paying postages . So now for the winding up . _*—

      BECEIVED . PAID . 1 S « . £ . _s . d . * 18 « . £ s . d . Feb . 3 .. Ill March 23 . Postage — 10 .. 119 9 Stamps to Dr . _— 17 .. 3 5 10 M'Douall .. 0 10 10 — 2 * .. 0 9 0 March 24 . Cash to March 3 .. 0 10 Cobbett .. 10 0 0 — 17 .. 17 1 Sept . 0 . P . O . orders — 2 t .. 2 7 1 to Mrs . M'Douall 11 * * 9 — 31 .. 2 19 i Cost of Orders .. 0 1 3 &* ivil ** .. I 18 7 — 14 .. 1 14 11 — 21 .. 1 13 8 — 28 .. 117 11 May 19 .. 0 18 1 June 30 .. 0 16 July 7 .. 010 August 4 .. 0 4 0

      £ 21 19 10 £ 21 19 10 Those sums -under the head * _* * for Mrs . M'Douall , " have all been paid over to the Victim Comittee , with the exception of two sums—18 s . 3 d . I sent direct to Liverpool on March 5 th , and 103 . on the 15 th oftho Bam * month . _"Waiuu Ridxr .

      Tue Mon Ey Su Bs Crib E D F O R Doctor J...

      P _4 Y _AT ? _nv _1 T 0 P PRINTING DONE FOR ASSEMBLY C 0 _* _NV-BBTI _0-lf -A * -0 _^ _TIOtfAL £ s d South London Chartist Hall ... I 11 II Mr Maynard o 1 0 John Arnott ... 0 0 0 Chambers ' s Warpers " ( Carlisle ) Z 0 10 0 x > . Hopkins _.. ' 0 *> 0 A Friend , _Chorley V . " ' . * . _" . '" 0 0 4 i _Vog _^» Mr * Harding 0 3 0 P . ' M'Grath Z _\ \ J S . Boonham ... Z . Z . Z 0 1 0 £ 2 Id 9 _rnJf _^ lt _v _™ _^ _^ ? a P « blic acknowledgment to tho friends ot the South London Chartist Hall , on account of their handsome conduct in re _mittmg the above contribution ; and I do ths the more readily , because lam aware thatthey behaved with equal public spirit during the existence of the Convention and Assembly . _"" _MancbSS & X ' sitj of attending at once to this matter . Thero are , to my knowledge , good and honourable men in all these places , who will look to their honour and the credit of the Chartist party , both of whicli are deeply-concerned in the settlement of j-S ' _fi-v bill of Mr . M'Gowan . Tho _^ _-Wubk .

      Shoemakers' Exhibition For The Chartist ...

      SHOEMAKERS' EXHIBITION FOR THE CHARTIST PRISONERS . IO THE EDITOR OP TnE "V 0 _BTnER * V STAR . Sir , —Will you be good enough to permit the following statement ofthe particular disbursements of the money which was collected by tho late exhibition of prize boots and shoes for the benefit ofthe Chartist prison-sufferers to appear in your paper This plain column of figures will , no doubt , give more satisfaction than any remarks of mine , seeing that , in thc distribution , the utmost care has been taken to treat all alike , accor d ing to their families , and therefore to do away with every suspicion of favouritism . Yours truly , , ' , „ , Joun _M'Vbkhi . London , Sept e mber 4 th , 1849 .

      Messrs . West , White , Leach , Donovan , Rankin , and Cropper ... 5 0 0 Mrs . Rankin , with 3 children ... 0 11 6 Mrs . Cropper 2 ditto ... 0 10 0 Mrs . Leach 5 ditto ... 0 14 6 Mrs . Donovan 5 ditto ... 0 14 6 Mrs . West 3 ditto ... 0 11 6 Mrs . White 3 ditto ... 0 II G Mrs . M'Douall i ditto ... 0 13 0 Mrs . Young ( no family ) , „ 0 7 0

      Mrs . Jones 2 children ... 0 10 0 Mrs . Lacey 5 ditto ... 0 14 G Mrs . Sharp 3 ditto ... 0 11 0 Mrs . Abel 3 ditto ... 0 11 G Mrs . Bczer 4 ditto ... 0 13 0 Mrs . Guriiey 3 ditto ... 0 11 G Mrs . Williams 4 ditto ... 0 13 0 Mrs . Ritchio ( no family ) ... 0 7 0 Mrs . Prowten 2 children ... 0 10 0 Mrs . Shell ( no family ) ... 0 7 0 Mrs . Cenway 1 child ... 0 8 6 Mrs . Brysott ( mother ) ... 0 5 0 Mrs . Irons 5 children ... 0 14 C

      Mrs . Scaddmg 2 ditto ... 0 10 0 Mrs . Shaw G ditto ... 0 16 0 Mrs . Fusseli 5 ditto ... 0 14 G Mrs . Pool 2 ditto ... 0 10 0 Ditto ( addition through the death of hor children ) ... 0 5 0 Mrs . Herbert 1 . child ... 0 8 1 Mrs , Cuffey ( no family ) ... 0 7 0 Mrs . Mullins ( mother ) ... 0 5 0 Mrs . E . Jones 3 children ... 011 0 Mrs . Brewster 2 ditto ... 0 10 0 Mrs . Looney 4 ditto ... 0 13 0 Mrs . Crow 3 ditto ... 0 11 6 Mr . Henry Angue ( to supply somo ofhis prison wants ) ... ... 0 4 0 Papers , Post-office Orders , and Postage ... ... . „ 0 2 7 _ £ 22 19 1 Total amount collected , £ 23 . —Balance in hand , lid .

      Cuffay, Mullins, Lacy, Dowling, Fay, And...

      CUFFAY , MULLINS , LACY , DOWLING , FAY , AND OTHER EXPATRIATED POLITICAL VICTIMS , NOW ON THElll VOYAGE TO VAN _DIEMEN'S LAND . The friends of the above who may not yet hare given to the fund raising on thoir behalf , and intend to do so , are informed that Mr . and Mrs . Mullins , and other relatives of the unfortunate victims of Whig tyranny , will leave England in a vessel which will sail from the port of London on the loth day of October next ; and as the funds will be forwarded by them direct to the several victims , it is earnestly requested their friends will bo prompt with their aid , as thc subscription list will finally close on Wednesday , October the 3 rd , 18-19 . AU Post-office orders on their behalf must bo mado payable to James Grassby , DO , Regent-street , Lambeth , London , at the Lambeth Post-office ,

      Tne Suffrage. To Tue Editor Of Tiie A'Ok...

      TnE SUFFRAGE . TO TUE EDITOR OF TIIE _A'OKTIIERS STAR . Sir , — -Being an old and constant reader of , and su bs crib e r to , your valuable paper , I have taken the liberty of addressing to you , and through you , to our Chartist friends generally , a few remarks on the importance of a speedy and effective union of the different classes of the friends of social and political progress . It is truly lamentable to observe t he d i s s e n s io n s t h at e xist and the prejudices that are fostered by crafty and designing knaves , amongst a body of men who ought to havo but one common object in view ; but as it is my . object to conciliate and unite , rather than by denunciation to still further separate the apparently-hostile sections of Reformers , I shall refrain from indulging in any strictures calculated to g ive off e nce to the mos t fastidious of our friends _.

      Belonging as I do to that portion of reformers who estimate the value and importance of political questions only in the proportion that they may bc rendered available to the furtherance of some social end ; and believing that if we could be at once put in possession of Universal Suffrage wo should then have gained but little , unless the popular mind were imbued with right principles and views of social economy ; yet , nevertheless , I hold it to be the paramount duty of all who call themselves reformers , to exert themselves at all times to obtain political rights for the great mass of the people , who have been so long aud so unjustly excluded from a participation in thera . And this duty is tho more imperative at the present time , when we have such evidence

      _aoundant ot tne existence of an enlightened , though , perhaps , imperfectly-organised public opinion . This position being admitted , ( and few thinking men will be bold enough to deny it ) , thc question naturally arises , " What course , under existing circumstances , ough t we to pursue to obtain for all , their political rights V No doubt the Chartist organisation was , and stil l is , well calculated to effect it ; but owit g to a combination of adverse circumstances , created chiefly bythe bitter and unrelenting hostility of a corrupt and prostitute Press , and the selfishness , pride , and ignorance ofthe aristocratic sections ofthe middle and working classes — dieinostdetestibUofa . il aristocracies--its progress lias been retarded , and its

      _usctuinoss neutralised . But a new era seems dawning upon us , and there now appears some probability of obtaining an instalment of our rights . A portion of the middle _cassoa-from motives which we must not too closel y scrutinise—seems disposed to harness t h ems elv es to th e c a r of political progress ; and it _w }' ! I think , ho sound policy on the part of the Chartists , to keep them well up to the collar—to use the whip of persuasion and argument—and put then- shoulders to the wheel , to he lp them over a ll the obstructions that will be unremittingly thrown in their path . Let a vigorous agitation bo immediately commenced by the _working men , in

      conjunction with that portion of tho middle class who i _n S 0 I _* v 0 ura l _> h > to our views , as to give us houseiwld suffrage , ami b y t ho next session o f parliament we shall be able to exhibit such an array of moral torce , as shall make our tyrants tremble , and at the same time enable Messrs . O'Connor , Duncombe , and other true friends of the people , to successfully carry out the published programme ofthe Parliamentary Reform Association , wliich , undoubtedly , will tie the precursor of the Charter . It is , certainly , desirable that the Chartists should adopt this line of policy , which they may consistently do , without abating one jot of their ardour for the Charter . * _*

      But , Mr . Ed-tor , we must anticipate some little objection to this plan , from t h ose of our f riends who areaceuBtomcd to act more from impulse than

      Tne Suffrage. To Tue Editor Of Tiie A'Ok...

      reflection ; on the ground that we may a « ain be deceived by the _middla-ehsm , as we wero after tho passing of the Reform Bill . To such I would submit that : —Firstly , the features and circumstances oftho present case are altogether different to what they were then . The Reform Bill was designed to give power to the middle class , while the present scheme proposes to invest a large portion of the w orki n g cl as s w i t h political ri ghts ; and surely we may with confidence rely on their honour nnd fraternal feeling , in using their newly-acquired power , to effect the emancipation of their less fortunate friends . Secondly—I see no rational ground of hope—taking a glance at the slow procress we have made during the last seven

      vearsthat the most sanguine can indulge in , of obtaining the entire Charter for many years to come , unless we are prepared to act in accordance with the suggestion I have thrown " oiit .. If the mountain will not come to Mahomet , Mahomet must go to the mountain . While the different sections of reformers romain isolated and divided ,, they are powerless for good , a n d their disunio n ensur es to our e n e mie s a n easy and certain victory . And , Lastly—In addition to the services of our recognised parliamentary chieftains , wo may calculate on the countenance and support of many liberal-minded men in the Ilouse , who do not at present bold w ' r i ca , } l' tlie exlleme opinions advocated by bv ' l nope that the Chartists wilt not incur the

      responsibility and reproach that must attend the rejection of this proffered instalment of their rights . Mr . O'Connor has set us a noble example , which it is our duty , as well as our interest , to imitate . Fear of _trespassing at too great a length on your valuable columns , prevents me from saying but a few words on the necessity of an immediate infusion of popular and vi gorous blood into the present corrupt House of Commons . I must , therefore , confin e m y se l f t o a brief allusion to the Labour question . Thepresent depressed , and constantly deteriorating condition of the working population of free and happy England , and , as a consequence , the steady increase of our parochial burdens , must force the discussion of this question of questions , on our reluctant and

      incompetent-rulers . Allclassesof the community are beginning to complain of the great pressure of the poor ' s rates on the industry of the country , which now amount to within a trifle of what they were when the , newpoor-law was introduced Since the passing of that act , the Malthusians have resorted to the expedients of punishment , imprisonment , and semi-starvation , in the vain attempt to banish poverty from tho land , but without success . Pauperism still exists , and steadily increases , in spite of their philosophy and restrictive laws . Now , it must be obvious to any unprejudiced mind , that our aristocratic legislators do not know how to deal with this question , or they would not allow it to assume such a frightful aspect ; and one of the reasons

      why we demand the suffrage , is , that we may send men to parliament who ave thoroughly conversant with the rcmedv for this social disease which afflicts the body politic . We should then see our huge prison-like alms-houses , whore multitudes of able-bodied persons of both sexes are kept in listless idleness , or at mischievous and unprofitable employment , at an enormous expense to the ratepayers , replaced by self-supporting pauper colonies , in which tlio policy of employing the colonists in reproductive labour on the land , would , no doubt , bo satisfactorily demonstrated . That many such beneficial social measures would result from the

      contemplated extension of the suffrage , there can be no question , and working men should evince their appreciation of its importance by a strenuous and systematic agitation to obtain it , Wc may form some idea of the value of the franchise , by observing the tenacity with whichits present possessors clung to its cxclusivo exercise , and the jealousy with which both Whig and Tory governments regard all popular movements tendingthe enfranchisement of the masses . That tho middle and working classes may see tho propriety of at once forming an invincible coalition is the earnest desire of a Southampton . Sociaust-Chartist .

      Tiie Currency Question. W Mn Ediron Or I...

      TIIE CURRENCY QUESTION . w mn _EDiron or ins _somiiEiis star . Sir , —It appears to me that Mr . Brook has not given the subject of the currency a fair examination , or the principles entertained by those parties who are favourable tor a change of the currency have not been impartially examined by him . I am _tiorfeatly agreed with Mr . Brook ns to tho necessity of a change in our social and political economy . The present system is nothing more than legalised robbery , and so long as it is allowed to exist we shall have a carnivorous state of competition , followed ly a train of demoralising principles , destructive to the real happiness and ' " peac e" ofall chisscs of the j community .

      It docs not require much depth of penetration to discover that tho obnoxious quality of competition owes its existence , to a considerable extent , to tho laws which govern ouv currency . It is only necessary to ascertain whether these laws allow the circulating medium to expand in ; i just proportion with an increasing population ; if this should bc found not to be thc _csiso , but , on the contrary , the tendency beiii _*; to prevent , as much as possible , an increase in tho quantity of money , it will be seen sit once that , with an _incresising population and a restricted currency , competition will exhibit itself in the most unjust and tyrannical character . The present system of currency is a gigantic swindle , ( jiving tothe non-producer the power to abstract irom the producer the major portion of the fruits of his industry . Tliis power arises from the fact of our

      currency having a metallic base ( being a " commodity" _sjiecially protected for the benefit of the money aristocracy ) , and this one of tUo scarcest commodities in the world , it follows as a matter of course that its supply in this country will always be limited , and being a commodity must really bo _undt-r the same eternal influences as all other commodities , and therefore liable to be bought by tho foreigner . And thus nbsln'eted from circulation its _abstraction produces a result serious in its consequences to the labouring population hy reducing their wages—ber . efichil to tho money-lord by advancing the rate of interest ; hence it is the interest of the labourer to have an abundance of money in the country , and beneficial to the money-lord , and all who have fixed incomes , to have a deficient circulation , which means extortionate interest and low priees , which cannot bc produced without lowering

      wages . Mr . Rrook appears to think that the advocates for Currency Reform base their advocacy on the fact , that because bankers obtain large possessions through the exercise of the privilege thoy h-tvc granted to them , that therefore the people ought to have thc same facilities for making themselves rich by having the same privileges granted to them . I have not seen any such motive as this advanced by any writer on the ' currency question—in fact , it is absurdity itself . The nation is none the richer by the acquisitions of a banker—ho produces nothing . Hence , if he possess any property , he has obtained it through the exercise of a power conferred hy an act of parliament—he , to speak plainly , is si robber hy licence—therefore , that which hc possesses has been obtained through vicious institutions * , had the

      people the same privilege , then * accumulations would bc of the same character . Under a just system of currency—tliat is , a circulating medium representing value , and not value itself—not issued by private Companies , but issued by a " real Rank of England , " having its centre in London and branches in every _toivn in the United Kingdom , paper money as the circulating medium , based , as the national debt , on all the property of the nation , issued on the produce of the country , withdrawn as the produce went into consumption—thus a just equilibrium would be produced between money nnd produce—there could bo no fluctuations in pricelabour would become the standard of value , a reduction in value could not take place without being

      preceded by a corresponding reduction of labour by the application of machinery , Ac—usurers would not be able to extract the fruits of the labourer by increasing- the rate of interest— -the money issued not being of any intrinsic value , the rate of interest required by the national hank would not bo above one per cent ., to pay the necessary expenses of its management . As cottage property is calculated on interest for money at five per cent ., and considered to pay badly if the owner does not receive seven per cent ., to cover repairs , A _* c , it follows , that should money be issued at one per cent ., cottage property must come down in rent very _materisilly . If five

      per cent , produces seven and a half , what will ono per cent , produce ? The solution of this question will show to the world the annual robbery which the present systcm of currency enables the * owners of property to inflict on the working classes . Wero tnis the only in ju s tice the peop lo had to bear it would bo to a certain extent tolerated , becauso they would bc , by industry , enabled to enjoy , to a gr e ater extent , tho fruits of their industry . It unfortunately is not the case . There is an enormous national debt , —which was contracted to preserve property , the whole of the interest of whicli is paid by tho people , —the owner- * of proporty , by

      Tiie Currency Question. W Mn Ediron Or I...

      oemg m possession of political power , have unjustly thrown thc burden of this debt from their own shoulders on to the shoulders of the people _Tlhey havo not only done this , hut thev have in reality doubled the debt , by thc Currency Bill of 1819 . lhe debt was contracted when tlie monev of the country was constituted of paper , which ' money permitted prices to advance as taxation-increased , thus giving thc power of charging taxation to price . Sir Robert Peel ' s bill of 1819 restored the original a 4- _< -i-r-. itvt-lt . it t \ f iTOIltrt f /\ r _*>/ -. 1 _. 1 nMil _. ! ... _^ 1 1 , 1 1 V n stand d of value to tho

      a r gold , making gold basis of the circul a tion of paper . As paper nioucy , when a legal tender , represented taxation prices , gold money , as a legal tender , represented intrinsic value . When this change was effected , thc price of commodities immediately sought an equilibrium ; as parties were compelled to sell their commodities for an article which neTcr can te anything but intrinsic value , the priees fell to an intrinsic valuo , — thus the people were compelled Jo pay the same amount of * taxation , a nd were effectual l y deprived of thc power of adding their amount of taxation to the intrinsic value ¦&? their productions , . _) The fundholders , pensionersand all classes

      _ , living on fixed incomes , wero _benefitt-rd b y the change , inasmuch as their incomes remained the same , while every artitfe- they consumed was reduced one half or more in pwci _* , —hence thei ** power was augmented to a considerable extent , while the power of the people was diminished . Industry haa b een pressed down to the very dust ever since _^—working men have become She veriest slave ? of capital , —tho noble attributes of man have been para l ysed , —he has been reduced to tho sad necessity of craving from his fellow-man tho liberty'to live ; this has _generated _disaffection , which has souc ht a remedy m political changes ' , Tlie Reform Bill was to do a great deal for the

      people ; thc peoplo , however , found n _» benefit from it ; in fact , the Whig ministers havo received thc greatest advantage as it has given them-the _greatest share of place and pension ; they , however , have nearly run their race , —their name will bo handed down to posterity with contempt , —thoy have proved themselves to be the purest representations of deception , and will receive their reward . . Mr . Brook gives three propositions , which he estates hc is prepared to argue . I am at a loss to I discover what he means by his first proposition , for it is evident that were all " institutions rights there

      woul d be none wron g , and is not the _cui-rep-jy an institution ? His second proposition _charges a class of individuals as being swindlers , and yet in a forrocj * part of his letter he advises the _laisscz / aire principle . How can the evils ho speaks of in his third proposition be remedied on the let-alone principle . If Mr . Rrook will enlarge a little more on these propositions perhaps his ideas may he cakulated to arouse the public mind to reflect on this subject , wliich I should indeed be glad to witness , as it is without doubt one of the ' most important subjects . - Y our s tru ly , Joii . f Ci _* ti _* A * f , Jun .

      The Rand-Loom Weavers Of Knaresdorougi1 ...

      THE RAND-LOOM WEAVERS OF KNARESDOROUGI 1 TO THE TRADES OF YORKSHIRE . Fellow _Wokkmes _, — Amidst tho many and weighty appeals made to you of hito for your sympathy and support , to aid freedom and constitutional right _agsiinst the fearful and iniquitous inroads ofthe worsts of despotisms , we venture to lay before you and thc public a case , although not so generally wide spread in its blighting and destructive consequences , yet without a parallel in the manufacturing districts of England . Tho case to which we would call your attention is another of tiiose attacks , so frequently made by-Messrs . Walton and Co ., ou tho last ' remaining wages of their hand-loom weavers—au attack dcclsircd by all to bo not only unnecessary , but a most wanton act of cruelty , and iu which not another master in the town will _psirticipnte . Prior to this attempted reduction , thc hand-loom weavers of Messrs . Walton and Co . were _receivinsr less

      remuneration for their labour than any other place in Yorkshire , by ten percent . Their average wages ( if wsiges they could bo called ) , were from six to eight shillings per week , for regular skilled labour . Rut wages that ranged so hi g h wero considered hy far too enormous for the ' hard-working artisan ; therefore , in strict conformity with all their previous actions , they now generously propose another fall in the labour market of from ' five to twenty-five per cent . ! The announcement of _kuch a reduction was received by their workmen with surprise and horror . So much suffering had they endured from poverty and starvation , " That from want of sleep and sustenance Their mindsdiscciupeml and their bodies utitubcd . " They were totally incapable to provide against an event which they believed impossible . " But for mere want , how hard to sutler wrong , Want brings cuougli of other ills _aloii-, * !"

      Nothing now roiimined for the _jioor hand-loom weavers , but tho most gloomy _jirosjiect—either a living starvation , or a successful resistance . Wo _iil > l > e : iied to our own trades—we told thein a plain tale . They responded to our culls , and advised , us by all means to make a determined stand . They ail supported us with pecuuiary means to tiie utmost oi their power , and still continue to do so in thc- most honourable manner ; so also have the gentry and trading classes of our own neighbourhood who bare seen tho gross injustice jmictisod upon us . Fellow-workmen , —Wo have briefly * stated our cii _'< iUiust ; meu 3 to you ; our members on strike are 120 , whieh , with their families who _hsivo to be supported , amount to near 300 individuals . You haye ever shown your _synijiathy for tho oppressed , and wc confidently hope our appeal will not bo vsiin , but that you will render us what pecuniary sissistauco you ha ve in your power _.

      A deputation will bo appointed to visit tho tiunufacturing districts of Yorkshire , to explaui this circumstances , and solicit aid m our behalf _, lam , on behalf of tho _dh-tivised liaud-joom Weavers of _Kiisiresborough , U . 11 :: msi ! au ., Secretary . Committee Room , Mr . _Kdsou'V , Old ElepkiW * and Castle , _Kiiare-sboi-ongh , Sep . -1 , IS 10 .

      — "' ¦ ---«S S ->— - The Mixers Of The N...

      — "' ¦ _--- « S s _- >— - THE MIXERS OF THE NORTH . At the usual delegate meeting of the _i « i » _cvs of Northumberland and Durham , " held on _Saturday last , at the Cock Inn , Newcastle , the following resolutions were agreed to , viz . : — " That tho project , of forming an etnigration fund be postponed uiiiil a future period . " " That the subject of making a provision for the lecturers , in ease they should be overtaken by sickness or . 'tny accident _bcfal then while following tho business of the society , ho roSV-rrod to tho colliers again , there being some misapprehension rcgarding _' the matter last time . "

      "That to facilitate theappoiiiiment of the lecturers routes , each colliery forward io the _gonoral _si-cretarv thc particulars , time , and place , if they want the attendance of thc same , so that tho secretary niijlit make out a proper plan , and thus ensure ' si more punctual attendance . " Tho subject of appointing parties to address tho miners , and the resolutions to he proposed ai the general meeting on _Shsulair ' _s-i-iil , being then discussed . It was resolved , — " That _d--iorr _.-tes meet immediately after thc dismissal of tho piiijlit meeting , at tiro house of Mr . Robes- ; - Ruiisou , _MotintJ" near the place of _iiieetiiiL ' , and that all monies due to thc board he paid _iher- * at tho s : ime time . "

      The Chairman then begged leave io read from tho Northern S : ar , of that d : de , an ariieli on " Colliery . Murders , " which _artiuls gave great satisfaction , and produced an cmulaiioti to procure copies of the paper containing lh » comment on colliery explosions . A letter was then read from Mr . Wyld , M . P ., stating his intention , if _possible , to attend the meeting , he being anxious to learn , ibe special complaints ' im the ventilation of the jilts in this district , it being his intention to make a tour among thc collieries for that purpose .

      It was then resolved , " That . that gentleman be apprised that one of the propositions to bc brought before the meeting would he -ioiiiicctcd with the ventilation ofthe pits here , su : _* l if he could attend he would hear the feelings and convictions oi a goodly number ofthe miners upon that question . " The delegates from Castle Eden gavo a lucid statement of the hardships and grievances to . which the miners had for a long time suceumb-. _* dj , using their best arts of _porsuasiun to procure an abatement of tho rigour of tho same from their

      employeshut hc being deaf to ail they could adduce , the whole body of men had - . _'esolved to ceaso work until they obtained a redress of their grievances ; aiid it was sincerely desired _thsit no miner should , apply thero for work during such struggle . The secretary reported that there , wns an in creased number of members , but noi . so _largs sis in the preceding fortnights ; but from the rcpo . v ' s ofthe lecturers , and letters received fro * - * . West Stanley , and Copv Crooks , thero seemed to ho a , anxious desire for lecturers to visit tho _esllieriea . that

      havenot vet joined ,. Tlio meeting was closed by the _usua-i expression of good feeling , and _ilctermhiiiion to csjrry out the good work ,, now far ailvanci _* cg _towasiis completion , and but wanting thc united energies ofall to crown it with success . M . tiros , Clmirnian . _HYc-are informed thai the miners of Ilcu . _^ h Hall , West Hetton , and Crowtrees , are _silso on tiw strike . ] _~~ _aa- _^ - _« - _^ ''' '''' _' _-- ' '' _--iM- _* _AnJ * _H _# __* - _*^^ AA _^^^^

      __... *_.. Ix Oxr. Dav, Wo Learn From Th...

      __ ... _*_ .. Ix oxr . dav , wo learn from the Perth _Comta :, the Duke of Ath ' ol with his single gun brought down twontv-four head of deer . The Daily Neus questions whether the « tost accomplished _butcliw of our timo has ever slaughtered so m a n y c a tth in ono day sis his Grace has _slaughtereddeor ' , _fwfeVS _W _WW- " _- _* ; ing but _stovghtcving _.

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 8, 1849, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_08091849/page/1/