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My Friends , The greatest advantage that the _English democracy possesses ever the people of any other country consists , not more in the fact that we have broken down the vnjust barriers of the law and overcome persecution , but that we have also established the right of free discus sion amongst ourselves .
This is no small right ; as I consider that as much tyranny may be practised by the people I towards one another as by a government towards the people . And it now becomes my duty to point out the injustice attempted to be practised by , I am happy to say , a very small section- of the working classes , against their own brethren . It was my intention , originally , to have made the question of opening
a new Land Company a prominent topic in this i month ' s number of the " Labourer . ' ' However , important subjects connected with the general principle upon which the Land Plan and National Land and Labour Bank are based , so crowded upon me that I was obliged to add four pages to the usual size of the " Labourer / ' in order to afford space for the consideration of those topics .
Had it not been for the resolutions passed at Manchester , Glasgow , and Lancaster , I should have dealt substantively with the subject , in obedience to the unanimous vote of the Conference . However , respect for every shade of op inion induces me to refer to the reasons assigned at meetings in those three places acrainst opening a new Land Company , and , in doing so , allow me to remind the friends of progress in those p laces of their cherished maxims , mottoes , and princip les . They are *—" That when one of the community is oppressed , society is injured /' " That he who possesses rights himself , and refuses to extend them to others , is unworthy
tbe name of man . '' " Tbat all men are born equal . " -: " United , we stand ; divided , we fall . ' "Each for all , and all for each . " K We desire no immunities nor privileges for ourselves which we are not prepared to extend to others . " " The Charter is our birthright , and we will bave it . " " God gave the land to man as his inheritance , and we will enjoy it . "
New , such have been themaximsj the mottoes , and the principles upon which the great English Confederation has been established ; a confederation which can only be powerful by embracing all who live upon " their own labour , and which can only be weakened by any repudiation of those natural rig hts and defined principles . What one of those principles then would justify tbe exclusion of one single man from the benefits anticipated from the National Land Company ? or what more deadly source of discontent , dissatisfaction , and doubt , coiald be created than that which would arise from a conviction that a portion of the working classes possessed privileges and advantages which they refused to confer upon all :
I have never been aa advocate for expediency when its adoption violated a principle ; but if I were to rely upon that alternative alone , I could base upon it the justice of opening a new * Land Company—thus : — Nearly ever since the establishment of the Company , many of tbe most zealous advocates of the principle have been prevented by bad trade , bad wages , dear bread , and bad times , from joining it : while many ethers , with an
anxious solicitude as to tbe welfare of their families , very prudently awaited proof of the prospect of realising their fond anticipations . For these reasons , then , wholly apart from the fact tbat Mr Grassby ' s resolution , carried una-Himousl y b y the last Conference , not only suggests the propriety , but imposes the duty of opening a new Company j I submit to the men of Manchester , of Glasgow , and Lancaster , that they have been UBguarded in tbeir declaration 8 gainsttbe establishment ofa new Company .
I exclude the men ef . Birmingham , because they have forwarded the following temperate , well-considered , and well-digested resolution , for publication in the Northern Star . Resolved—That we , the members ofthe National Land Company , meeting at the Ship Inn , Birmingham , having made reference to the resolution passed atthelate Conference held at Lowbands , for giving the Directors power to close the Company , and to open a new one , we , labouring under an erroneous impre _3-Boa when we passed our former resolution , do now agree to rescind our previous decision , and transmit a copy of the same to the directors , and to the Northers Stab for insertion .
I have very little doubt that more mature consideration will lead my friends of Manchester , Glasgow , and Lancaster , to thesame conclusion tbat our Birmingham friends have arrived at ; and so absorbed is my every thought by this glorious and God-like scheme , tbat I should hold myself in great contempt if were in any way accessory to closing the doors of tbe National Temple , while one called outside for
admission . Sacred justice ! has it not been my pridemy boast—my encouragement and protection , that I had established a new description of literature , in the pursuit of which the English working classes are in advance of the whole world ? and when I propounded this new science to a thoughtless and uninstructed people , did I not tell them that I would compel' all to adopt it as the only resting place of legitimate power ? _^ . _Well , not only is the newspaper press and j
periodical press full ofthe all-engrossing subject of agriculture , but monarchs upon their thrones more dread the progress of this natural science than they dread the assault of armed mercenaries . Let any man now peruse my letters , written nearly seven years ago , to the Irish landlords from my dungeon , and let them read , in this week ' s " Star , " Lord Clarendon ' s proposal for the establishment of the Small Farm System in Ireland , and let any who can , then deny tbat I have placed the people in advance of the ruling powers of the age .
Let me suppose a case , and not an impossible , nor even an improbable one . Suppose that the next Land Company should become even more numerous than the present Land Company , in that case the injustice of stopping the Company would be manifest , while the violation of all our principles , should a new Company not be opened , would he manifest to those who anxiously apply at the Land Office and to me , weekly , for information as to ihe time and the terms npon which they will be able te enter the National Temple .
I am sure my Manchester friends had not applied their usual good sense and discrimination to the solution of the principle of reproduction , when they committed the blunder of presuming that the limitation of the principle of co-operation would lead to the extension of the principle of reproduction ; and I am equally sure , that my Scotch friends lost their cool heads , when they suggested the propriety of calling upon the directors to resign for the crime of having carried out the resolution of the late Conference . As to the assumption of sectional power , as regards the dictation of Manchester , relative to the employment and dismissal of Lecturers , I will merely remind them , that capricious disrespect _' offered to their
governing . body would cast disrespect upon themselves " ; while , if the past should supply experience for the future , let them bear the fatal fact in mind , that the contention between Chartist Lecturers and the Chartist Executive led to the _expatriation of Dr M'Douall , to the schism in our ranks—to the meeting in Dr Scholefield's chapel—to his persecution—to the Lancaster trials—to the Sturge Birmingham Conference—and to the insolent attempt of the enemy to establish a _Jmiddle-class movement upon Chartist disaffection ; but , thanks to the . Old Guards , they rallied in the depth of winter to the cry of " The Charter is in danger , " and the distressing picture of leaders divided amongst themselves was presented to _thatJnational body , ; and from , its [ results the
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people were only saved by their indomitable courage and wisdom . I contend that the Executive body has a right to em ploy Lecturers , and to dismiss Lecturers , and that the moment any section of the representative body assumes to itself the direction oi those administrative functions _, which , of _right , appertains to the governing body , from that moment government becomes a nullity , and the Society resolves itself into its original elements . "While I have ever contended , not only for the right , but for the jealous exercise ofthe fullest vigilant popular control , I shall as sternly contend against the sectional use of democratic power . No man is better aware than I am that
wolves in sheep ' s clothing are _jurying : to stab our movement , but no man is better prepared to meet their intrigues and expose their treachery . Some have attempted to mould this plan to their own wishes and purposes , and are ' now , like the " Whistler " . on his first visit to O'Connorville , attempting to damn it with faint praise ; but , like the " "Whistler , " they will be wrecked upon the same rock of deception . While I stoutly contend for protection
for the governing body , I as stoutly contend for the propriety of that governing body discharging its duties as prescribed by our rules and laid down by our laws . And in passing , I may observe to my Glasgow friends , that their wholesale dealing with the dismissal of practised and unimpeachable men , and the substitution of novices , but ill accords with their usual business habits , and I . feel assured is not now reconcilable to their own
maturer deliberation . However , if the most critical could eke a single argument against the present Directors establishing a New Company , wbich , after examining all those advanced , pro and con , I cannot see , even that would not conclude me against preserving all the rights and privileges conferred by the . possession ofLanduponas many as may choose to confide in me ; and , under those circumstances , I shall propound , in next week ' s Star , the principles upon which , with the co-operation of the present directing body , I shall recommend to the country the extension of the blessings of our Land Plan to all who choose to embrace its provisions .
In this Plan , as far as regards the details , I shall propose many alterations , of which experience shows the necessity , especially as regards the expenditure of the Company ; and I shall also suggest the propriety of the members of the present Company adopting some financial alterations , all tending to diminish expenditure and to increase the means of location . And having written a very elaborate treatise upon the Land Plan and Banking System in the present number of the " Labourer , '' and having silenced the " Press-gang , " I may here state one of the most extraordinary facts . upon record . It is this : —That while the
plundering Press has been asking for aa account ef your funds , that , from the day I have been treasurer to the present moment , I have never received a single fraction of tbe Land money . It is paid en Friday night by the Directors to my agent in London . On the following Monday or Tuesday it is either funded by him , or banked by him , and in the several hundred cheques paid by me on account ofthe Company , not a penny will be found drawn by me for my own purposes , from any single bank , while not a line of mine or a figure of mine appears in any book connected with the Company ' s affairs .
Now , rel ying upon more honourable and complete confidence than ever has _. been reposed in mortal man before , I would not condescend to use this argument in repl y to the ' Press-gang" and its tools , which I now cheerfully put you in possession of . Promisin you , then , the terms upon which the New Land Company shall be opened in next week ' s Star , I remain , Your faithful Friend , Feargus O'Connor .
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TO THE MEMBERS OP TOE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY . ' Mr Grassby replied to some of the points of Mr ' Cuffay ' s speech . He eomplained that the Direc' tors were occasionally running into the country lecturing , and that , too , in opposition to a vote of Conference—he thought it the duty of the branches to send the Directors word to obey the ' vote of Conference , aad stop in town , and attend ' to their business as Directors . ' Gentlemen , —The foregoiBg statement , permitted by us to pass unnoticed , would be calculated to create in your minds a very nnfavourable opinion of our attention to those important interests which you have committed to our care . The idea conveyed in
the above extract , whether unintentionally or designedly on the part of its author , ia , that indolence and pleasure-seeking at the Company's expense are indulged in by the Directors . It is to repel this false insinuation that these few observations are respectfully addressed to you . Mr Grassby alleges what is untrue , when he says that a vote of Conference fixed the boundaries with _, in which the labours of tbe Directors were to be confined .. No such resolution was passed at the Conference . _Something was said relative to the Directors travelling but a certain distance from London , when the discerning mind of tho Conference perceived the absurdity of such a notion , and therefore did not entertain it . Many cases , gentlemen , would arise in the country , which would render the
presence of one or more ofthe Directors indispensable . We may here instance that the Dead was recently taken through the country by' Messrs Clark and Dixon , adding by their lecture ? , wherever they went , strength to the Company ; surely neither Mr GrasBby _, nor any other member of our glorious Land Confederation can doubt bat that these are the _legitimate duties of the Directors . It is quite true that we have been running into the country lecturing . We feel no small degree of pleasure in pleading , guilty to this charge , and we have the vanity to say that we have lectured with some advantage to the Company : in proof of this we can appeal with confidence to many important branches whieh have been visited by us , and hare in consequence received goodly accessions of strength since the last Conference ; but , it may be asked , has not the business of the office been neglected by attending these meetings ? We say emphatically , no . We might observe here , that the
labours of the office are not legitimately the duties of the Directors ; if we confined ourselves to these , our work would be comparatively light , for our experience teaches us that we could direot a Company of a million with as much precision and facility as one of . 60 , 000 ; but since oar appointment we have not only been Directors to the Company , but lecturers and clerks to the Company . As regards attending country meetings , the rule observed by us has been to _scart by the latest _. train , and , if possible , to return to London the same night . We could state numerous instances wherein each of us haa left London in the afternoon—addr < ssed a large meetings—sat up for two or three hours for the early _moraing train , in order to be in time to commence tbe labours of the day in the office . Mr Grassby may think this a very pleasurable sort of life , but if he had six months experience of it , he would , we think , be effectually cured of his error .
Gentlemen , it may not here be out of place to say a word or two in regard to the extent and onerousness of the duties performed in your central officB . That conglomeration of filth and falsehood , the Weekly Dispatch , having in vain tried , by vulgar personal invective , virulent ! calumny , and _grossmisrepresentatior , to shake y ur confidence in the integrity of Mr O'Connor , and the soundness of that laboureinancipating project of which he is the _djstin _guisbed supporter , now labours to create _dissatiefaction at the expense of the management . We will , gentlemen , in a few words , endeavour to show you the immense amount of work which has to bo done in the office . In the first place , we receive on an _average a hundred letters every day , each of which must be read with the greatest care ; about eighty of this number require to be answered—a large number of certificates are prepared every day ; each day s arrival of letters are carefully folded , dated , end »« ed with the name of branch ' and secretary ,
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and then distributed into branches . After each ballot , the tickets are to be selected and distributed into branches , preparatory to another ballot taking place . At present thera are 18 , 000 balloting tickets being arranged . The daily remittances of cash have lo be entered in the _day-bsok , and posted up in the Ipdeer . The Office List , now comprising upwardsof 2 , 500 members—some of whom are continually calling to pay money or make inquiries—more than occupies the whole of one man ' s time . There are how in the company upwards of 60 , 000 _membarB ( we cannot state the _presise number , not having received all the fifth Bection returns ) , a regular ac count of whose quarterly payments' is kept in the office . A register of _shareho'ders , in accordance with the provisions of the Joint Stock Companies
Act , is being prepared , setting forth the trade , residence , occupation , number of shares , theirconsecative numbers , and the number of each scrip issued . A reeister of paid-up shareholders is likewise kept , and all the names of the members of the Company , as they are returned by the branch secretaries , haye been engrossed on pre-paid sheets , in order to regis _, tration . The quarterly balance-sheet has to be prepared , balloting and family tickets tebeafcten ded to , with many other _^ minor duties necessarily attending the management of bo extensive a Company . To perform this amount of labour , the services of seven clerks are required in addition to the Directors , who , to save the Company expense are , when not attending meetings , in the habit of working in the office until eleven andtwelve atnigbfc . . ""
_-,.,-- Gentlemen , under these circumstances we conside _r ourselves warranted in trespassing upon your _attention by this brief vindication of ourselves from the imputation contained in the paragraph at the head of this address , and assuring you of onr close attention to the duties of our office , and our entire devotion to the Chartist and Land cause . We remain , gentlemen , yours , W . Dixon C . Dotlb P . _M'Gbatb T . Clabk .
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THE LONDON CONFEDERALISTS . Although the council of the Confederation a *; their lata meeting in Dublin , may think to have stifled the opinions lately put forth by Mr Mitchel , by having placed that gentleman in a- large minority , there is but one opinion entertained regarding them here , and that is—one of time . The course of action laid down by that gentleman embracing , aa it does , 'the right of every person to have a voice in making the laws , ' has given universal satisfaction , and will lead to large numbers of the Confederates of this metropolis enrolling themselves as Chartists . Hurrah then for Democracy ! England for the English- 'Ireland for the Irish—and the Charter for both .
The Westminster Confederates . —A meeting of this body was held on Sunday last , at the Green Man , Berwick-street , Oxford-street , which waa numerously attended . Mr Fife in the chair . Among these present were the following staunoh friends ot Ireland—Mr P . Trumble , Mr A . tT . Flyde , Mr T . Reynolds , Mr R . _Hussey , Mr Burke , Mr P . Nolan , < fcc , « fcc . An article , ' Justice in Ireland , ' was read from the Northern Star , which was received with loud applause . Several able speeches were delivered , thrilling with pure Democratic feelings . A committee
was then formed for carrying on the proceedings for the formation ofa Confederate club , ind the _QiCeting adjourned to the following Sunday evening . Daniel O'Connell Club . —A well attended meeting of tbis club was held on Sunday evening , at the Victory , Newenham-streat , Edgeware-road . Mr M . Tracy in tha chair . Articles were read from the _rish journals , and Mr Francis Looney addressed at considerable length on the present position of Irish affairs , showing that the present _condition of Italy , and the menacing attitude nf Austria , might , sooner than was expected , bring matters to a crisis .
Thb Davis Club . —A crowded meeting of this club was held at their rooms , Dean street , on Monday evening . Mr _O'Flannigan in the chair . The only business transacted was the reading ofthe proceedings of the meeting of the council ofthe Confederation in Dublin . After a speech from Mr Kenny , Mr F . Looney spoke at great length , denouncing the policy of _Conciliation-bsll , and supporting the present movement in Ireland in support of native manufacture . Mr T . O'Mabony , in an able speech , reviewed the conduct ofthe Confederation , showing that the principles for which they were condemned by the Repeal Association , were tolerated in that body long before the split , and read the letter of Mr S . O'Brien to the Association , which teemed with strong physical force doctrine , and was accepted by the Association . Mr D . Dwaine denied the statement made by Mr T .
_O'Mahony . Mr Smith O'Brien commenced life as a Tory ; he had _opoosed the great O'Connell at the Clare election ; he had since become a Whig , a _Whis Radical , a Repealer , and now a Confederate . He ( Mr Dwaine ) was a Conciliation Hall Repealer ; that bedy acknowledged Universal Suffrage , while theConfederation did not entertain it . —Mr Cambpell said , be was surprised at the conduct of Mr _Dwaine , whom he bad heard eulogise tbe conduct of Mr W . S . O'Brien , and denounce that of Mr O'Connell , at a Chartist meeting . —Several other charges of inconsistency were brought againBt the same gentleman , during which he left the meeting . — -Mr S . Daly said no reliance could be placed on what fell from Mr Dwaine ; he had been an anytbingarian _, and could not be depended upon . Mr Daly concluded amidst loud cheering ,
. The Somers Town Confederates . —A large meeting of this body was held on Tuesday evening , at tha Temperance Hall , 122 , Seymour-street , New-road , Mr Anthony O'Higgins in the chair , who briefly addressed the meeting on the object they assembled to support . — -Mr he 'Clean said , that their sole object was to Repeal the Union , and not to enter into a conflict with the Old Irelanders . He , for one , would like to see all classes of Irishmen united together , backed by the honest English people , and then Ireland would ' soon be a nation . He denounced the _. conduct of the government in giving a Coercion Bill to Ireland , and that the Special Commission was marking its track with blood , and theavidity with which juries convicted men ; it was sot a fair administration of the law , but the landlords must have a victim , and the Special Commission and their juries hang twelve or fifteen to appease their thirst for vengeance , and to strike terror into the hearts of the peasantry , so that they might further grind and impoverish them .
_Tas Old _IbeitAwdebs . —A meeting ofthe Conciliation Hall Repealers was held on Sunday evening , at the Ball's Head , Vere-street , _Lincoln-inn-fields . Mr Denis Dwaine in the chair , who addressed the meeting at some length . He showed that the rules of the Repeal Association contained the principles of Universal Sum-age , and were _superiar to those of the Confederation . Mr Eagen Cavanagh , in an eloquent appeal , showed the right of Ireland to a domestic legislature , and that when the religion of the majority of tho people was coerced by government , it was the duty of the clergy to oppose it . Several persona were enrolled .
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LORD PALMERSTON'S COACH-WHEELS . Our esteemed friend , ' John M'Crae , of Dundee , writes as follows : — ' Could we not get np & penny subscription amongst us to help yonr friend Palmerston to pay for his Coach-Wheels ? Make an appeal to the men of Tiverton . I would give you a penny myself . His lordship deserves well oi the nation for the manner he has conducted our Foreign Affairs , and I know of no greater tribute of respect , or mark of gratitude we could show him , than to pay his debt !' Our friend , M'Crae , will see by the following that the _Tivertonians are already on the road to the rescue of his lordship : — ' Tiverton , Feb . 9 th .
• Sir , —A few friends have sent Mr Clark is . 6 d . to assist in paying Lord _Palmerston ' s debt ; and as ' AH men are brethren , ' is now the _saotto ol all good men , we should all do all in our power te carry out the same . ThuB feeling , a few ef the friends ot humanity in Tiverton have entered into a subscription , for the purpose of assisting to liquidate tne debt of that noble friend and supporter of everything that has the least tendency to uphold the present corrupt system . We see , with alarm , that it tne money is not paid bythe 16 th ofthe present month a much greater expense will be incurred ; and seeing also that £ 17 . 10 s . is not to be easily got from a person who ia unwilling or unable to pay , fearing the consequences , we have thought proper to _contribute our mite towards the required sum . The 4 s . 6 d _,
will be at his lordship ' s disposal on the following conditions : —That he reduces his Balary from £ 5 , 000 to £ 2 , 000 a year , and also does his best to reduce the taxes that press bo heavily oh the working classes . We also think that he had better take tbe management of his own estates into his own hands , and then he would not be under the necessity of sending bo many of hiB wretched tenants te America ; perhaps too , he would then be able to keep within bounds and when thrown on bis own resources be able to pay his bills without the assistance of other parties . But , sir , if these foregoing conditions are not complied with within a week , our mite is to be handed over to the fund for the prosecution of the Manchester Examimeb , which , perhaps , will be applying it to & better purpose than that of paying off Lord Palmer-Bton ' _s debtp . A Csaemsi .
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Bibhincham . —No . 3 branch of the National Land Company . —At the usual weekly meeting of this branch the following resolution was unanimously a {" * t- J o '— ' That it is the opinion of the members et this branch that a second Land Company is most desirable to carry on the great work of social and political redemption of the industrious classes of this country ; we , therefore , recommend FearguB O'Connor , - isq . and the present _Directors-of the Land oompany to persevere in their laudable enterprise , ana pursue an onward course as long as one industrious man remains _unemployed . '
Preston . —A lecture was delivered in tho Ternporance Hall , on Thursday evening , February Srd , by Mr Ambrose Tomlinson , oathe 'Land and the Charter , in connexion with the Commercial Prospects of tho Country . ' The meeting was attentive and numerous , and resolved to support the fund for the defence of Mr O'Connor ' s seat in Parliament . It was announced that £ 11 is . 8 d . had been seat by the Preston Auxiliary to the Bank in the first fortnight , and that £ 20 had been sent by the Foresters of this town . Prbscot . —On Thursday , February 3 rd , _MrDonovangavo an excellent lecture to a very attentive au dienoe , showing that universal suffrage was tho
natural right of all men of Bane mind . ~ He also dwelt _upO / jfcthe happy condition of the peasants in Geneva , on pcount of tbeir being owners and tillers of the _Mron'MiCh 'tbey could maintain themselves and their families , and work at their several trades in the winter season and other leisure hours , which showed the cause of the cheapness of the Geneva watches and clocks in England . And as Prescot is the chief depot in this country for the manufacture of watch and clock movements , this announcement made a great impression on the meeting present . The National Petition was moved and carried unanimously . A vote of thanks was carried to the lecturer and chairman , and the meeting separated .
Birmingham ( Ship Inn ) . —At the usual weekly meeting , on Sunday _evening last , it was resolved—• That the members ofthe National Land Company , meeting at the Ship Inn , Birmingham , having made reference to the resolution , passed at the late Conference , held at Lowbanda , for giving the directors power to cioae the Company , and to open a new one : we , labouring under an erroneous impression when we passed our former resolution , do now agree to rescind our _previons decision , and transmit a copy of the same to the directors , and one to the Northern Stab for insertion .
Little Towk , near Leeds . —The secretary of this branch of the National Land Company begs to apprise the workipg classes , and also the friends of Democracy , tbat a public subscription has been entered into to enable Mr O'Connor to defend his seat in the Commons' House of Parliament . The following persons have been dnly authorised as collectors : —John Swallow and A . Schofield , High _Tswn ; James _Charlesworth and J . Whiteley , Little Town ; John Shephard , Mill-bridge ; Joseph Hatfield , Miltonrow ; John Fearnley , William Chapman , and Henry Summerskill , cooper , Market-place , Heokmondwike , branch secretary .
Hammersmith . —At a meeting of this district , held at the office , 2 , Little Vale-place , Hammersmithroad , on Sunday morning , February 6 th , Mr G . H . Cook in the chair , it was unanimously resolved to commence at once to put in practice what they recommended to the directors some weeks since , namely—start afnnd'which should aid and assist the Company in locatin g its members ; and , by depositing the same in the Land and Labour Bank , support that excellent Institution , at the same time as tbey enriched themselves , and ultimately gained the means of redeeming their own allotments . Several of the members paid dewn a deposit at once , and books are now opened for the _depesits of members and their friends , at the distriot office , 2 , Little Valeplace . The O'Connor Tartan clothes and that club received an acquisition of strength , and the fund for defending the seat ofthe honourable member for Nottingham , waB also increased .
Nuneaton . —At a meeting of the Land members a subscription was commenced for the defence of Mr O'Connor ' s seat in parliament . Suethwick _.- —At a general meeting of the members ot this branoh the following officers were eleoted ; vi * . Henry Booth , treasurer ; Thomas Williams , scrutineer ; and Benjamin _AlleB , secretary . A vote of thanks was also awarded to the late burners for their past and valuable services . _Gborgib Mills . —At a meeting of this branch , Mr John Cox in the chair , the following resolutions were
unanimously agreed to : — ' That we entirely disapprove of Mr O'Connor ' s suggestion , that the Company be placed under the superintendence of government , as we can place no confidence in it , and that the management still remain in the handa of Mr O'Connor and his brother directors . ' ' That a subscription of sixpence from eachmember be raised in defence of Mr O'Connor ' s seat in parliament . ' ' That a vote of thanks be given to the conductors of the Edinburgh YYebely Express , and that we will give that paper our support . '
Caubridge . —On Tuesday evening week the second public meeting in favour of the National Land Company took place in the large room at the Black Bear Inn , to hear addresse s from William Bunton and Mr T . Clark . At eight o ' clock from four to five hundred persons were assembled , some of whom came a distance of fourteen miles . Mr Bunton , after taking a review of the present state of society , said , he held in his hand a paper published in the town , which stated ' that their Union Workhouse was now so full that no more could be admitted , and that 280 persons had made application for out-door relief , but ihat none could be granted except on the condition that _thoao applying should attend at the workhouse and work eight hours a day at picking oakum . Now he ( Mr Bunton ) contended that a far better and a far more remunerating labour than tbat could be fonnd for the people , if the rate-payers thought well to adopt it , and he anticipated the time when a public meeting , convened by the mayor , weuld take place , to
carry this plan , or some modification of it , into practical operation . Five hundred paupers , at three shillings a head per week , coat the rate-payers £ " 5 . per week , or £ 3890 per year . This sum consolidated at five per cent , would realise a capital of £ 80 , 000 , which sum being expended in the purchase ef land and the erection of cottages , would place at least 250 families upon farms of four acres each , and give them a capital of at least fifty pounds each to commence . —Mr Clark then addressed tho meeting , which by this time had become crowded in all parts , on the principles and objects of the Company , combatting every objection urged against its management in a masterly style , and showed its full value to society if carried out . Thus finished one of the most splendid meetings . ever held in Cambridge for the elevation of the working cla . _ses . There are now at least one hundred persons gin this town who want to take out shares , and whose efforts are completely paralysed till the opening of the new Company .
V Alnwick . —The _Landmerabers have commenced a subscription in defence of Mr O'Connor ' s parliamentary seat . Snig's End . — At a meeting of tradesmen and others employed on the estate at Snig ' s End , resolutions were passed pledging the meeting to support Mr O'Connor . in defending his Beat in Parliament . A subscription was commenced . _Worubop . — The following officers havo been elected , treasurer , Mr John Wrigglesworth ; scrutineer , Mr Samuel Wright ; secretary , Mr John Boothroyd . _Bblpkr . —The members of this branch have commenced a subscription in defence of Mr O'Connor ' s seat in Parliament . Bolton . —Mr Daniel Donovan lectured here on Sunday week . Several money oluba have been established in aid ofthe Land and Labour Bank .
Mr Shacklei 6 n has been lecturing at Huddersfield and Hebden Bridge , and gave great satisfaction . Sleavobd . — The following officers have been elected ; secretary , John Willcock ; assistant secretary , John Dove ; scrutineer , Edward Moore ; treasurer , William Russell ; committee , CharleB Wainer , Joseph White , William Green , and Daniel Elwood ; auditors , Henry Rowley , and Palmer Stacey . Market Rasen . —At the meeting of the 31 st ult ., a committee of seven was elected to enrol members of the Charter Association . Mountain , hbak Halifax . —At the weekly meeting of thiB branoh it was agreed to form a money club to render assistance to members removing to their locations ; the monies to be lodged in Mr O'Connor ' s Bank .
Bilston . —Mr T . Chambers , of Lester-street , will afford every information , and enrol members in the National Co-operative Benefit Society , at his residence every Monday evening , from seven to ten o ' olock . Sundebubd . — The following officers have been elected : auditors , Thomas Fawden and William Ovington ; scrutineer , Joseph Charlton ; treasurer , Thomas Vasey ; secretary , Henry Hains . Newcastle . —At the 'usual weekly meeting of the Land Company of this town , a very able and instructive address waa given by Mr S . Murray , bookseller , on the value of the Land at present cultivated and uncultivated in Great Britain and Ireland .
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Pokisea . —The members of this branch object _^ the Land Company being placed under the _management of the government as at _^ _resont constituted . Glasgow . —A general _meeting of this branoh was held for the purpose of discussing the answer of the Directors to the various localities that objected to the establishment of another Company by tha present officers , but from a notice in the Star , it appears tbat pressure of matter prevented the insertion of Mr O'Connor ' s letter last week . Tbis we consjdfcred was tq ba the answer ; however , in the absence of any answer ; tbe meeting proceeded to take up the business of the branch . Mr Thomas Reid being called to the ohair , Mr A- Harley read from the Star a report ofa meeting held in 83 , Dean-streetSohowhere Mr
, , Grassby , as the mover of the motion for the closing of the Company ( at _' tbe Conference held at Lowbands , in August last ) stated that the Directors of the Company were but _following out the instructions received by that body , as they were empowered by his motion to open another immediately . Mr Harley contended that such was not the case , as up to this time , the Directors had never found out that they were acting in accordance with their duty to those they represent , or they would at once have stated so . After he had made several charges against the Directors for not following out the rules ef the Company , he concluded by moving—* That a committee of five be appointed by this meeting , to _' examine the whole proceedings of last Conference , together with the rules of the
Company , with a view t , o „ 8 uggest amendments at the first Couferenco of t _^ ajCtanpauy . ' Carried unanimously . Mr William _. Doherty _^ omplained of the conduct of the officers of the Company in taking any steps in direct opposition to the wish of the members ; and contended tbat they had a sufficient amount of work with the present Company , and if they were net satisfied , that they should at once'be called upon to resign their office , and to facilitate that object , he would at once move— ' That in the event of the Directors persisting in their determination toopenanew Company , that steps be taken by this branch to have a general meeting of the Company held to receive the resignation of theDirectors , and to appoint others in their place ; also to transact other business of the Co-ra
pany . This resolution was seconded and put to the meeting , when it was carried , six voting against it . Mr'Sherrington stated , that being a member of that Conference , and one who took a very active part in the closing of the Company , from instructions received from those he represented ) he was more than surprised when he saw Mr Grassby ' s statement in the Star , to the effeot that it empowered the Directors to open another . He took up the Star with the proceedings of Conference reported , and showed that Mr Grassby had taken advantage ofthe report as it appeared , ana had clashed a part of both resolutions together , for the _purpose of bearing himself out in his assertion . As a member ef that Conference , he distinctly denied that such a resolutionas
, the one spoken of , had ever been agreed to , and appealed to Mr James Beattie , who was president , and who bore him out in this . He also adverted to the summary ef the proceedings by Mr O'Connor , which Bhowed plainly that he nad not the most distant idea that any power was e fer granted , and ooncluded by declaring ic to be a subterfuge on the part of Mr Grassby and others , to take advantage ofthe report in the Stab , to justify the position of the Directors ; and hoped that the different branches would read Mr O'Connor on the subject of that resolution , previous to coming to the conclusion that the part of the London members that met in 88 , Dean-street , was right . After a vote of thanks to the chairman , the meeting separated .
Htde . —On Friday evening the 4 th inst ., Mr Ernest Jones lectured on the Land and Labour Bank in the New Connexion Chapel in this place . Mr George Candelet in the chair . The chapel was crowded , and the lecture seemed to raise the moat profound interest , and give perfect satisfaction . A cotton lord , however , MrThemas Howard , _endeavoured to create a disturbance , by demeaning himself in the most insulting manner ; and when he found he had not a single argument to advance , he indulged in low invective , launched a volley ef oaths and abuse at , the lecturer , and rushed out of the chapel . After the exit of this specimen of wealth and education , the meeting was conducted with the utmost harmony and order ; a vote of thanks was carried by acclamation to Mr Ernest Jones , and the large assembly separated . Great good is expected to result from thiB meeting .
Middlkton . —The Temperance Hall was crowded on Saturday evening last , to hear a lecture on ' The Land , the Bank , and the Charter , ' from Mr Ernest Jones , who _spoire for above two hours on this important subject , to the satisfaction of a delighted audience . Mr William Thornley occupied the chsir . At the conclusion of the lecture , a person of the name of _Stansfield asked a variety of questions relative to the Land and Bank , and made a defence of the Anti-Corn Law League . Mr E . Jones answered bis questions and refuted his arguments in such a manner , that , when asked after each , whether he was satisfied and convinced , he had not another word to Bay . Resolutions in favour of the Laod and the Charter , aud of sending delegates representing the Chartist body to the Congress of Nations at Brussels , were unanimously carried , and a vote of thanks was passed by
acclamation to the lecturer and chairman—after which Mr E . Jones came forward and begged the attention ofthe meeting to a matter personal to himself—having challenged an attorney of Middieton , named _Halsall , ta meet him before the public that evening . —[ As the scandalous attack made on Mr Jones in certain legal questions , because of his gratuitous services to the poor , will , we doubt not , be soon before the publio ; w © refrain from at present further alluding to a circumstance , which will be a farther proof of how hostile monopoly is to any effort to assist tbe working olasses , when their ill-gotten gains are diminished by suoh means—Ed . Northern Star . ] Worcester . —The members of this branch have passed a resolution , calling on the directors te de fer opening a new Company until sanctioned by a vote of conference .
Leeds . —A meeting of the members of this branch will be held on Sunday , February 13 tb , at two o ' clock in the afternoon , to form a loan society . Hull —At the meeting of this branch on Monday evening , it was resolved that £ 5 be granted out of our local funds in aid of the defence of Mr O'Connor ' s seat in Parliament . The New Land Cohpant . _—Resolutions in favour of the New Company have been adopted by the Land members at Bermondsey ; _Rea-street branch , Birmingham ; Elland , and Cambridge . Preston—The monthly meeting of the Preston branch of the Land Company took place on Sunday evening last . Mr William Swindlehurst waB appointed scrutineer forthe next month .- Itwas resolved— ' That we consider the Directors justified in proposing another Land Company , as it will tend to promote the progress of the location of the present Company . ' The _sesretary then read the report of the
committee appointed to draw up rules for-the establishing an auxiliary to tbe National Land and Labour Bank , and for tho formation of a mutual aid and assistance fund , to assist members when located . The report was unanimously agreed to . Mr James Brown and Mr Edward Settle were appointed trustees to the bank . Monies to be remitted through the auxiliary , will be received atthe large room of Mr Frankland _' s Temperance coffee house , every Monday evening , at eight o ' olock ; and at Mr James Brown ' s , 71 , Parkroad , every Tuesday evening , after seven o ' clock . The auxiliary has been in operation , temporary , during the last three weeks , when upwards of £ i 0 has been received . It was unanimously agreed—* That Feargus O'Connor , W . P . Roberts , and Ernest Jones , _Esqrs ., be invited to attend a tea party and demonstration in honour of , and for the benefit of , the parties to be located from PreBton during the next spring . ' Thanks were then given to the committee for drawing up the rules , and to tbe chairman .
_EAsiNeioN-iANB , Durham . —This branch ofthe National Land Company held their usual quarterly meeting on Saturday last , at Mr J . Hunter ' s , to elect officers for the ensuing quarter , when the following persons were elected : —George Hopper and Amos Eatherington , auditors ; Edward Brown , scrutineer ; William Sowerby , treasurer ; and John Hunter , secretary . The _secretary will receive subscriptions to any fund now established for the Bupport of the People ' s Cause , snd remit the same to the proper quarter immediately . Mr Skelton delivered a lecture on Sunday evening last , at the Red Lion , Little _Portland-atreet , Soho , upon ' the best means of employing the surplus labour . ' A spirited and interesting discussion took place after the lecture , in which Messrs Holmes , Henly _, _Hunnibcll , Roberts , and several others took part . The question was ultimately adjourned , on the motion of Mr James , who will open the debate at the above plaoe on Sunday evening next , February 13 . Chair to be taken at seven o ' clock precisely .
Bury St Edmunds . —At a special meeting it waa resolved to open a branch ot the New Land Company at this place . Birmingham . —People ' s Hall , Sunday evening . — Tho defence of Mr O'Connor ' s seat . —Collecting books were issued by the council , and instructions given to the secretary to apprise the several Land _feraa _shes of the same , and to forward all subscriptions f ur _^ that purpose to Mr J . A . _Fuasell , the treasurer .
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| Plymouth —The Chnrtipte of this phee have sub scribed £ 2 towards assisting Mr O'Connor to def ' _oiid his seat in parliament . ! Norwich . — -At a general meeting of the Land members ot the Norwich branch , held on Monday night , the following resolution was moved by Mr J . Hurrell , seconded by B , Barber , and carried unanimously : — ' That it is the opinion of thiB meeting that the Directors are jnstified in opening a second Company . ' •¦ -. . "'¦' . ,
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FORTHCOMIN G MEETINGS . Little Town , near Leed 3 . —Tbemembers are requested to attend a general me 6 tih _£ ofe'J 3 unday , Fe « binary 20 th , at ten o clock in _thft forenoon , upon business of importance . The collectors will meet at half-past eleven o ' clock ,, to deposit the amount of money , and to . arrange tor sending the Barae to its proper quarter . Stockport . —On Sunday ( to morrow ) , Mr Thomas Tattersall , of Burnley , will deliver two lectures in the Hall of the Lyceum—one in the afternoon at two o ' clock , and the other in the evening at six o ' clock . Aberdeen . —The quarterly meeting ' of the Aberdeen branch i f the _National . Land Company will bo held in the Union Hall , _Blackfriara-street , on Monday evening , March 6 th , ac half-past seven o ' clock , for tho election of . officer bearers , and on other bu _* sine 3 s of importance .
Sunderland . —A tea party and ball wilFbe held in the arcade in this town on . Monday , the 6 Ui of March , in aid of the fund to enable Mr Q'Co ' nnor to main * tain his right to represent Nottingham . Every arrangement has been made to make it the most bri _' - liant and attractive thing of the kind that has ever taken place in Sunderland- Tea on the table punctually at seven o ' olock , after which addresses , _songB _, and recitations will precede the . ball at ten o ' clock . A quadrille band has been engaged ; ante-rooms prepared , and _everyaccommfcdation arranged , calculated to minister to the comfort , convenience , and enjoyment of each individual . Tickets ( one shilling each , ) may be obtained of Mr Arnott . hosiev , High-street ; Mr Warick , merchant tailor _/ _TJnion-street ; and at the As _> ociation ' s rooms , New Town , and Nombers Garth , No tickets will be sold after Wednesday , 1 st of March .
Reduarlet . —The members ef the above branch are requested to attend a meeting on Tuesday evening next , at seven o ' clock . .: ' . •• . _*&* _.-. Nottingham . —The next meeting of the Land members will be held at the Robin Hood , Hockley , on Sunday evening next , at seven o ' clock . Halifax . —The m embers of the Land Company are requested to meet in the large room , Bull-closelane , to-morrow , at six o ' clock in tbe evening . Maidstone . — -The members of this branch are requested to attend a general meetingon Monday next , at eight o ' clock , at the Temperance Hotel , Weekstreet . Preston . —A meeting will be held in the largt room of Mr FranklaDd , Lune-sireet , on Sunday evening next , February 13 tb , at six o ' clock , to form a branch of the National Charter Association .
Sowehbt . —The members of this branch are _requeated to meet in their room , at the Helm , on Sunday ( tomorrow ) , at two o ' clock , p . m . Shoreditch . —A meeting of the members of the Land Company will take place at the Green G ite , Hackney-road , to consider the propriety of establish * ing a new Company . To commence at soven o ' clock . Blackburn . —The quarterly general meetm _*; f this branoh will be held in the . Old Size , Cur _d lestreet , oa Sunday , the 20 th February . Members are particularly requested to attend , at two o'clock in the afternoon .
Merthtr TiDviL . —The members are requested to meet at the branch office , on Sunday evening next , at six o ' clock , to take into their consideration the proposed establishment ofa new Land Company . Mottram . —The monthly meeting of shareholders will be held in the lecture room , Mottram , on Sunday , February 13 th , at one o clock precisely . At 3 o ' clock , Mr Robert Wild wiildeliver a lecture on _'Olas _* . legislation . ' After wbich , a collection will be made to assist Mr O'Connor in defending his seat ia the House of Commons .
Kei 6 hle * . —All the Land members ofthe Kcighley branch are requested to attend in the Working Man ' s Hall , at half-past seven o ' clock in the evening _, on Monday next , February Uth , to sign the Land Petition , and to attend toother important business connected with the society . Mr Archibald Leighton , of Howarth , will give a discourse in the Working Man ' s Hall , on Sunday next . " To commence at half * past five o'clook in the evening . The Land Petition bids fair to be very numerously signed in Keighley . Deptford . —Chartist Meeting Room , 39 ,
Butcherrow . —Mr _Hawes will deliver an address to-morrow evening . On Sunday evening , February 20 th , Mr Harrold will bring forward the following subject for discussion : —* Will the Land Plan introduced by P . O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., realise the expectations of the shareholders V One of the directors ia _respeotfully invited on the occasion . A committee is formed for the purpose of drawing up rule-, _& c . for a cooperative store , Mr Morgan will thank the secretary of the Hull co-operative store fer a copy . of their rules .
Whittington and Cat . —Tbe auditors and sera tineers oi the Land branoh , and tho managing com mittee , are requested to meet on Sunday afternoon at five o ' clock . The members of the library ait requested to meet at tbe same time . The members ofthe Chartist locality will meet at eight o ' clock , to nominate a council , and to appoint two delegatea to the Metropolitan Delegate Commitee . Manchester . —The weekly meeting of this branch will be held on Sunday , February 13 th . Chair to be taken at six o ' clock .
Carlisle . —A meeting of the members of the National Land Company in this district who have united to establish a co-operation Society , will be held at No . 6 , Jehn-street , Caldewgate , on Tuesday , Feb . 15 th , at eight o ' clock in the evening .
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BALLOT FOR LOCATION ON THE MINSTER LOVEL ESTATE , _FfBRUART 3 rd , 1848 . FOUR _ACRES 1 Benjamin Jackson Oldhara 2 W . Atkins Peterborough 3 Robert Goodwill Leeds 4 T . Pickersgill Westminster 5 John Benson Manchester 6 A . Dunford City of London 7 S . Katbery Dewibury 8 R . Seed Clitheroe 9 M . Cornwall Bradford 10 W . W . Coombes Newton Abbott 11 P . Loutel Alva 12 P . O'Leary . Kidderminster 13 C . E . Hill Rochester U J . Price Pershore 15 W ; Smith Carlisle 16 J . Smart Branham , Wilts 17 C . Barton Office List 18 J . Littlewood Leeds
19 A . Lockwood Wakefield 20 J . S . Beattie Glasgow 21 J . Baker Birmingham 22 J . Kendall Bradford , Wilts 23 J . Plaice Lambeth 24 E . Sikes Huddersfield 25 T . Holland Manchester 26 J . Ramsey Glasgow , 27 J ., Stanton Office List , _CoggJeskill 28 G . Johnson Mottram 29 J . Bennett _Woetton-nnder-Edge 30 H . Lester Reading 31 A . Willis Rochester 82 J . Hoe Nottingham 33 A . Rice Cheltenham 34 E . Coolan Navarra , St Germai 35 J . M'William Manchester 36 J , _Shawcross Ditto 37 J- Campbell Ditto 38 J . Gathard Lambetb .
THEEE ACRES 1 J . Bowers Birmingham 2 M . Dyson Ashton 3 C . Arnold Leicester _6 J . Holmes Nottingham 5 C . P . Graham Hull G J . Townson Oldham 7 J . Hornby Stockport 8 W . Bottrill Northampton 9 T . Kirk Hull 10 R . Tippler Northampton 11 J . Home Brighton 12 J . Z , Barber Westminster
TWO ACRES . 1 M . _Stockley Lamberhead Green 2 W . Hay Stockport 3 H . E . _Griraehaw _Ashton-under-Lyne 4 E . Tibbies Cirencester 5 W . Smith Newca 8 _tle-on-Tyn _« 6 H . Gose Derby 7 0 . Hornby Manchester 8 S . _Ashworth Rochdale 9 J . Bennett Stockton 10 D . Denton Huddersfiel 11 B . Sleddaw R ° _*^ , 12 T . Bankell Radehffe 13 _JAshanan Dudley
. . 14 J . Clark _£ 0 iT , Iok ., 15 R . Butterfield Bradford 16 T . Gilbert Coventry ¦ 17 A . Brierley _£ « "f 18 R . Jones Bilston 19 T House Norwicn -20 E _^ Stallwood Hammersmith 21 J . Davis Pershore 22 H . HeBkit I Leigh _gj 23 J . Crampton / ' _. " Wm . Cijffat , Chairman
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In case of an invasion by the French , Lord John _Ruasell will take a hint from Sidney Smith and be commander of the Channel fleet . A man who oan ao easily make the _episcopally militant church suep . umb needn't fear a Joinville .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 12, 1848, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_12021848/page/1/
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