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LOUIS PHILIPPE'S VALENTINE TO THE QUEEN ...
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STREET COMPANIONS. ( From ' Tow* LtEici ...
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Hewitts Journal. Part XIII. London: W. L...
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The Republican. No. IV. London: James "W...
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The 3finer*' Advocate. February. W. Dani...
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m Eerald of Co operation. * rV. RobinsoD...
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An Address delivered to the Electors and...
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The Reformers Almanac for tke year 18_8....
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FEARGUS O'CONNOR, M.P. FOR NOTTINGHAM. I...
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nylOHim NOTES OF A JOURNET FROM O'CONNOR...
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GREf-T METROPOLITAN MEETING IN HONOUR OF...
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Burial - places in Earn thr Producers of...
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Suicide of an Jn«_-e_e_ .—Mr R. Weakley,...
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TO THE EDITOE OF THE NOETHEEN STAB. Deab...
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TO THE CHART IS T S OF EK G LAND . Bas-H...
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February 12, 1848. ^^^^N^.^ The Northern...
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Louis Philippe's Valentine To The Queen ...
LOUIS PHILIPPE'S VALENTINE TO THE QUEEN OF SPAIN . Long bave I mused , ere Itbese lines _indited , What best might emblem my paternal art !—« A Hymen mourning o ' er _ U torch unlighted ? A _loveAnot tangled with two bleeding hearts ! The Gallic Cock over the Lion crowing ? A portrait of myself cut out of flint i—Bot , all theie thrown « tid « , I'm merely going To offer my dear niece a gentletini . You ' ve learnt that royal rob * has _aicktloth lining ; You ' ve learnt that royal crawn haa thorny rim ; You ' ve learnt that royal _fcijarU may aft be pining ; And royal ejes with tears of anguish dim , And for this _mostinralcee-elessoa , As forthe other blessings you enjoy , You have to thank me and tha lata Conn . _Bjessok ; Hear , now how yon tha leBton should employ . The happiness _oaknown to royal station , A private life is likely to secure ; So I would jast snggeityour abdication—A plan yonr dear mamma approves , I ' m sure . And any tronhle from this step ensuing , _ foKT-tanas , I am sure , would not decline ; So abdicate , or—there ix mischief Br _tiring—You'd best not trifle with your Yalentine . Punch .
Street Companions. ( From ' Tow* Lteici ...
STREET _COMPANIONS . ( From Tow * LtEici aad _otbzb Poaxf , ' hy Charles Hack ay . ) Whene ' er through Gray ' s Iaa _psroh I stray , I meet _ s _^ rit by the way ; He winders with ae all _aloae , And talk * with _ sei _ und 6 r-toae . The _irowd is oatj _tseeWnj ; g « W , It _caanot see whit I _btkoM ; I and tke spMt . ass along _Unknowa , unnotict-, in the _tSurong . While on the grass the children ran , And B _ i-s go loitering ia the sun , I roam beneath tbe ancient trees , And talk with him of mysteries .
The dull brick houses of the square , The bustle of the thoroughfare , The sounds , the sights , the crush of men , Are present , but forgone * then . I tee thera , but I _xetd them sot , I _hear , bat silence clothes the spot ; All voic « s __ le upoB my brain Except that spirit ' * in the lane . He breathes tome his burning thought , He _utteci words with wisdom fraught , H « tells me truly what I am—I walk with mighty _Yerulara . He goes with me through crowded ways , A friend and mentor in the maze , Through Chancery-lane to _Lincoln ' s-Inn , To _Fltct-street , through the moil find din ,
I meet another spirit there , A blind old man with forehead fair , Who ever walks the right hand side , Towards the _foofitaim of St Bride . Amid the paal of _jaDgling bells , Or people ' s roar that falls and swells , The whirl of wheels and traetp of steeds , He talks to me ef noble . _dsedi . I hear his voice above the cruib , At to and fro the people rash ; Benign and oal _» , _« pon his face Sitsmelaachely , _rabedis grace . He hath ne need of seamen eyes _. He sees the fields of Par-die . ; He sees sad pictures tnto asice A _gorgsoss vision , most divine .
He tells the story ofthe Fall , He names the fiends in battle-call , And shows my soul , in wonder dumb , Heaven , Earth , and Pandemonium . He tells of Lydd & s the good , And the sweet lady in the wosd _, And t « sc _« s wiidom _, high and holy , In mirth aad heavenly _melanchbly . And oftentimes , with courage high _. He raises freeiom _' s rallying cry ; An 4 , aadeot leader ofthe ran , Asserts tbe dignity of t __ i _ — Asserts the rights with trumpet _tongae _, That Justice _fress Oppression wrung , And poet , patriot , statesman , sage , Guides by hie owe a futon age .
Tr ith each companions at my tide I Seat en London ' s __ aan tide ; As atom on its billows thrown , Bat lonely never , nor alone .
Songs For The People, The Hikstrel Boy. ...
SONGS FOR THE PEOPLE , THE HIKSTREL BOY . si t _ o _ as xeo ___ _. The r _ £ _n » tr « l boy to tbe wer is . one , In tho ranks of death you ' ll find him His father ' s _swoti he bas girded en , And his wild harp slug behind kirn . ' Land of song ! ' said the _warrior-bard _, ' Though ill the world betrays thee , ' Oxs sword , at _lettt _, thy rights shall _gsard , ' Out faithful harp shall praise thee !' The minstrel fell;—bat ihe fotman ' s chain Could not bring that proud soul under : _ he harp he loved ne ' er spoke again , For hi tore its chords asuaier ; And said , 'No chains thill colly thee , * Thonsoul of love sad bravery—Thy tongs were made for the pore and free , ' They shall never sound in slavery . '
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Hewitts Journal. Part Xiii. London: W. L...
Hewitts Journal . Part XIII . London : W . Lovett , 171 , Strand-Tie best article in this Part * Onr National Defences—The Rstg in the Stack , ' by W . Howitt , has already been transferred to this journal . The other contents are of the usual character . We extract the follewiDg . —
A FRENCH SOLDIER ES SIBERIA BT _WlttlAK _XSKKIDT . I once had s name—now tbat name is forgotten — Hard is the digging is Siberie ' s mine J Ko ea 6 will speak of it when I an rotten—Lend me , pale neighbour , t __ at pick-axe of thine—Brother , I'd make a grave For a hear t-broken slave , Whom , in this black kingdom , they call Eighty Nine . ' « Sweet was the _home-spot among onr own people-Hard is the digging in Siberie ' s mine I Sear little village , I see thy old steeple Among the broad eiesuuts _, in _Htj-ifcoTfere , shine—Ripe vine-yard—fresh riTer—See him will ye never , Wbonj , in this black kingdom , they call Eighty Kind
"We fought a long fight— ' sleep in snow were we Ijmg , Thinking of home o ' er the far-away Rhine—_ he Cossack came an—how we envied the dying !—Hard is the i \ _fpog i _ Sib-Tit ' s mtett I Barbarous _commercr , He had an Emperor , . _"Sr-sm _, inyeur black kingdom , they call Eighty - Tine ! Soldiers in France , my lost partners In glory , Hard is the digging in Siberie ' s nine ! I oftentimes wish yon could hear nay sad story-Would ye ferget it brave lads efthe Line *—Brothers , I make a grave Por a heart-broken slave . . f 7 ho _ _i serfs and their _Kwter DOW Mil Eighty Sine '
Koble companions , your _battls -tramp ' s sounding 'Cursed be the digging in Slavery ' s mine!—Its echoes all cold-blooded tyrants confounding , Mockers of _Keavsn by titles divine _!—Ctnde-sonled chivalry , Onward for Liberty t He _oace was your comrade , tfcey call Eighty Xine !
The Republican. No. Iv. London: James "W...
The Republican . No . IV . London : James "Watson , Queen ' s Head-passage , Paternoster-row , « This number contains articles on * The Policy of Europe , ' 'Taxation , ' 'Chartism , ' ' ThomasPaine , ' & c . The article entitled Chartism and its opponents , 'is in reply to Dr Campbell ' s calumnies . The writer in theftepublican very justly charges the _Cal-Yini-tic Doctor . _wiihhaviBg ' intentionally misrepresented the advocates of Chartist principles . ' Alluding to the charge of infidelity preferred againBt the Chartists , the writer remarks : * To say that Chartism and infidelity are allied , is either to spea _ - ' witbeut _kiiowled ge , Or aa attempt to damage the cause of political emancipation . ' It strikes ns that the Doctor will 'damage'no one so much as himself .
The 3finer*' Advocate. February. W. Dani...
The 3 finer * ' Advocate . February . W . Daniells , Douglas , Isle of _Alaq . _^ Thisnnmber contains an excellent article on 'Society versus the Working Man ; ' besides several other matters of considerable interest to that class the Adi' » cate specially addresses itself to .
M Eerald Of Co Operation. * Rv. Robinsod...
m Eerald of Co operation . * rV . RobinsoD , Douglas , Isle of Alan . s ' The defence of Commnnism , in reply to Mr Mar-
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zi __ i , is continued in this number ; whieh also co tains an account of the _-Iearians—the followers of M . Cabet , whose arrest we recently aanouneed . We should add that the Icarian chief was almost immediately liberated :
* The Substitution Of A Number Forthe Na...
* The substitution of a number forthe name ofthe captive , bas been one of the devices _morted to fer the social annihilation of exiles to Sibtria .
An Address Delivered To The Electors And...
An Address delivered to the _Electors and Non . Eleelof ' " of Greenwich , on . the Nomination Day , Thursday , July 29 th , 1847 . By Mr Samuel K ydd . Printed and published for Joseph Morgan , Butcher-row , Deptford . For its streng common sense , and sound practical tone , this speech deserves the applause of the friends of Democracy . It is well worthy te be preserved , and we trust will meet with an extensive sale ; especially in that district whieh would be honoured by the election of Mr Eydd as its representative .
The Reformers Almanac For Tke Year 18_8....
The Reformers Almanac for tke year 18 _ 8 . The Heformers' Companion to the Almanac . Loadon : Chapman , 142 , Strand . These penny _oablications—tbe work of the _indefatigable Bev . Joseph Barker—deserve an immense _circulation . The Almanac _contaiss & mass of inforsaatien and advice that the millions should be in possession of . , We lately noticed the Companion for January ; this month ' s is equally gsod , wittt the exception of a paragraph on the Land Plan , which , however , wa can afford to let pass without further notice . We give tha following extracts : —
KILLING --RANTS . Ic is not near so bad tor oppressed and plaadere 4 men to shoot their tyrants , as it is for tyrants to oppress and plunder the poor . Yat ths aewspapero generally mate ten times mors to do about & tyrant thiel and murderer _belag shot by famishing and desperate men , than they do aboat thousands and scores of thousands _bcinr _roHbed of their all by _thoia tyrants , sad driven by them into their graves , or Into foreign lands . Whenever an _Irish"laiid ! ord is shot , the newspapers la . hour to make the impression that he was oae ef tbe
kindest and best of aen ; one ofthe most liberal aud gensrous of landlords : yet it generally happens that tbe same paper furnishes information tending to show , that those murdered landlords were _sslfiih , grasping , cruel , inhuman , —that they were men who cared for nothing bat their own pleasure aud profit , and who would sacrifice the lives of hundreds of thousands to attain their selfish objects . I hate the newspaper press of this eountry . The newspapers are , in general , the engines of oppreitioa and tyranny . Their object ahd endeavour is to uphold the wrong against the right . Then are two or three exceptions , but the general run of news * papers are about anything hut what they ought to bo _.
I am _serry myself that the Irish shoot their tyrants . There is , in my judgment , a better way of dealing with them . Sut I confess that I am less troubled when I hear of s tyrant being shot , than I am when I hear of a hundred or a thousand poor families being forced from tbe estate where their forefathers lived , where their _anses . tors lie _baried , and where they themselves , by their own hard labour , have made tha bog or the wild trata a into a fruitful field . I shoeld be less troubled to hear that the earth had opened and swallowed up all ths selfish landlords and plundering aristocrats in the kingdom
than I am to hear of such multitudes being driven from their country to seek hoaes amongst the wildernesses of America , or what is still worse , reduced to such absolute poverty as to be forced to stay at home and enduro starvation . I do not wish ill to any land-monopolist or aristocratic tyrant npon the face of the earth , but I do wish , and tbat most devoutly , that their power were broken , tbat their property were brought into the pablie market , and tbat the government of this country were taken out of their hands , and placed in the hands of mora enlightened and more henoarable men .
PEEKCB INVASION . The Duke of Wellington has written a long letter , to warn the people against an invasion , and to urge them to expend vast sums of money in fortifying the coast of the kingdom . Tha Sake is foolUh . He is doting , er something weree , Have the _Freavh nothing to do but to come to invade England T What could the ; get by invading England ! Besides , the first step to be taken by the govermment , in order to protect England against foreign invasion , would be for the geverament to do jastice to the people , and thus secure the people ' s respect . Lst the government give the people their tights ; lei the govsmment reform abuses ; let them do away with sinecures and undeserved pensions ; let them reduce the salaries of all government oScers to a fair and reasonable standard ; let them
adopt measures for securing to the people of this country a regular supply of labour and decent wages in return for labour ; let them establish Free Trade in land , and remove the taxes from the labouring poor , to landed property ; in short , let tbem begin to do justly , to treat their countrymen like brothers , and they will find in tbe hearts of grateful and happy Englishmen the surest defence against invasion from abroad . But let the government go on as ikey __ _re dona ; let them make use ef their power for lelfish objects ; let thim sacrifice the interests of tht people to their own _aggrandiiemeot ; let them plunder the country till the people _areredaced to starvation ; let them refuse to tbe people their rights ,
end insult them when they ask fer them ; and they may build as —lany . forts . and cast as many cannon , and prepare as much ammciittioa as they please , nothing will be abla securely to _prsteet tbe country from Invasion , Tbe hearts of the people will be alienated from their governors for ever , and they will rejoice in the approach of either French or Russian armies , ta humble their proud and inhuman tyrants . If the country it to ba robbed by a set of _unooaeeiOBablo aristocrats ; if the peaple are to be tortured and destroyed by cruel laws aud unnatural monopolies , what dees it matter whether they are plundered , and tortured , and destroyed by English monsters , er by Frcncft or _Russian _nonsters t
Feargus O'Connor, M.P. For Nottingham. I...
FEARGUS O'CONNOR , M . P . FOR NOTTINGHAM . In _Fbazei _' s Magazihe for this month , the author of' Contemporary Orators' has taken in hand some of the new members returned to the _ New Parliament , and dashes off the portraits of Mr J . Walter . Mr F . O'Connor , and Mr G . C . Lewis . We give the following extracts from the sketch of Mr O'Connor : — Mr Feargug O'Connor , then , whatever maybe bis intellectual deficiencies , has constituted himself as leader ofthe Chartists , the English demagogue . He has shown strong symptoms of a desire to wield the Repeal sceptres though at present he has not succeeded . But the Irish are a strange people . Mr O'Connor has the old Milesian blood in his veins . He is the very model of one ' s imaginary conception of those traditionary heroes—all tatters and barbaric gold . Could Mr O'Connor have succeeded in his
attempt to purchase the Cobe _Soujh-Bn R- _ oeibb , that would at once have revived old memories in the people . From this , the step to again representing the county would not have beea difficult ; from the county to Conciliation or Confederation Hall would bave been the natural sequence , Nor is the idea a chimerical oae ; for , though Mr O'Connor lacks the higher _Qualities of the mind , and is only a mob orator , yet he has immense energy and determination of purpose , which are wanting to the miserable shadows of the departed giant in Dublin ; and he has also taet and practical qualities , for which we look in vain to the Young Ireland party , with all tbeir brilliant talents . The chief difficulty in the way of this scheme would be , that Mr O'Connor would have ___ serve two masters , whose interests
might _somttimesclash , and to reconcile mutual' animosities which have been fostered to serve the basest purposes . Still , tbe fact of an Irishman being the trusted leader of the English Chartists shows what may be dose to break _doww prejudice . Mr Feargus O'Connor is formidable jn the absence of men jof higher calibre . He is the pioneer of Becial revolution . The minds ofthe working classes of England , and their power , when united , are both _radenated . We speak advisedly when we Bay that they are still guided by the instincts of citizenship . At present both they and their leader are without , not the power merelj , bnt the will , to demuch mischief . But the future is big with gloomy possibilities , and it is not well that any latent power should be left without a legitimate channel . Mr Feargus O'Connor might be an angry malignant in polities , and yet one could not much blame bim . Without
saying that he has been oppressed , we may say that tbe law has been strained to fetter'his movements , if not to crush him . Sedition , in a country of free _Instiiutions , and , still more free opinions , is an offence difficult of definition . Imprisonment for any cause short of an acknowledged crime is a very bitter penalty . We consider it to be honourable to Afr _Feargos O'Connor that his spirit does net appear to hive Been embittered because _. _xlreme measures have been resorted to . Although he has been pinked in rapier practice , he is as good-tempered as if he had only fenced with foils . True . to th _0 character of an adventurer , he seems to think anch matters aa but the chances of the _garnei He rubg hia hands , _lauehs , and thinks when his adversaries have done their utmost they must stop , a n d then a l l w i l l s t art on equal terms . In this respect he has taken a leaf from _O'Conn ell ' s book .
A ' _burly _ demagogue' is a stereotyped phrase . Mr O'Connor is a demagogue of the original type . It is an old remark that the masses always worship a fine physical model . This was the basis of O'Connor ' s power over the sympathies of the Irish , though upon ithebuilt a finer superstructure by his humour and his command over , the poetical elements efthe _nfttioual character . Mr O'Connor has a _& ne physique there is quantity , at least , if not quality . In point of height , hulk , and muscle , he might have been the model for a Phoenician Hercules . Large , massive , broadshonldered , with a bold , confident carriage , and an air of command , he would attract attention and
inspire an indednite fear under any circumstances . But in his open countenance you trace neither the cunning nor the ferocity usually ascribed to demagogues . The want of an intellectual expression , is supplied by a pervading evidence of mental and moral power , as though the will mere than the feelings or the reason had been the ruler . His countenance betrays the traces of many a fierce struggle in pestiferous , _crowded rooms , with sturdy , hard-headed multitudes . The original Milesian type remains in the massive round head , fair hair and eyebrows , large protruding eyes , and capacious mouth . But the mobility and gaity which must have been the
Feargus O'Connor, M.P. For Nottingham. I...
natural attributes of the face havo long since given way to sterner traits . Tears of toil and _trouble have traced deep lines on the pale , almost cadaverous countenance . Yet , withal , the whole expression is pleaBing and encouraging . Rarely , if ever , do you detect an angry feeling ia the face , never a malignant one ; and even in the height of mob-excite mest , when dangerous malcentents _, perhaps , have to be crushed , in order to save the general principles from bejng compromised , you will always see on that _'args _, giant-like face , an arch , good-natured expression , as if in assurance that alt should be done in _gooil humour and fair play , and in good old English fashion . Although immeasurably behind Mr O'Connell as a popular leader , Mr O'Connor is
nevertheless & formidable demagogue . He could never have supplanted O'Connell , bs _| he might fill bis place O'Connell could never have been a favourite leader of the English masses . They never could understand his feints and solemn deceptions . Mr O'Connor , by acting upon clearly denned principles , and never calling on hia followers to stultify themselves , is a much more suitable leader for the plain Bailing English working men . We are not quite sure that the time has not come when the Irish people also look for such a leader—some ene who will appropriate the viotory whksh was in the grasp of O'Connell when he died . The Young Ireland gentlemen have the best chance of _suoeess , but that they aro such inveterate Thernsepylje seekers .
Nylohim Notes Of A Journet From O'Connor...
_nylOHim NOTES OF A JOURNET FROM O'CONNORVILLE TO THE CHARTIST ESTATES OF MINSTER LOVEL LOWBANDS , MOAT , AND SNIG'S END . ( _Coniinuedfrom the Stab of February 5 . ) After a week ' s relapse , I resume tfce account of my journey , and bidding adieu to Minster Lovel with its reminiscences of olden times , and its glorious heralding of the future , a type both ofthe world past and the world t o c o m e , I wended my way _aeross the _Windrush _thrsugh a wild plantation to Field Town , a villaee distant about one mile from the nearest portion of the estate , and bordering en Whichwood Forest , where the allottees of Minster have the right of _cemmonsge . Near this village the celebrated Forest Fair is held . I had been there in my ' pre ' tice days , and well recollect having spent' a night of wild glee in the gipsies ' tent ; ' and to alover ofthe picturesque , no scene could be more pregnant with pleasurable associations . From
hence Icrotsed the forest towards Chipping Norton , it being my intention to visit Borne relatives living at Lsng _Compton , a village on tho confines of Oxfordshire and Warwickshire , noted for its Druidical remains , about which innumerable are the looal and national traditions still extant , though fast fading away before the din and bustle of the iron age in which we now dwell . Thfe village had to me peculiar charms ; it appears te have been tho birth place of innumerable families of my name , no _wscattered through the land . In the days ef my childhood it was divided into many small farms , each being the freehold of the occupier , Dutimprovement , asitis termed , bas been rife evea here—the small farms and the freeholds bave vanished together . Sir George Philips , a retired cotton spinner , and the Marquis of Northampton , have
purchased the _iand in the neighbourhood , the small farms are thrown into large ones , and the result here is as elsewhere , there are a few large farmers flourishing , whilst the bulk of the population is deteriorated in every respect . I found in this distriet , as in others I visited , that the only present effect of the Repeal of the Corn Laws has been the sowing of a greater breadth of wheat than bas heretofore been sown ; in this village there is a quantity of land let out in allotments of one or two chainB-that is thirty-two or sixty-four poles—the inhabitants are very eager to secure them , and the crops which they raise form a matter of wonder to the farmers in the neighbourhood . From Long Compton I proceeded towards the small town of Morton , and on the road I passed by the house ofa man of the name of Skillet . About twenty yearn ago
this person was allowed to enclose about half an acre of waste ground by the road side ; since that period he has been allowed at various times to enclose about three acres more . For the original half au sere he paid no rent , but pays a moderate rent for the remainder . By the profit from this ground he has been enabled to build himself a house , barn , & o . lie has three cows , three sheep , pigs , poultry , < _fcc-, and has brenght up seven children , giving them a good education , He lives in a village called Chaslington _, at a lone house , far remote from any market . This is a striking proof of what may be done with a small quantity of land , even under unfavourable circumstances . In the same parish about forty acres have since been let out in allotments , varying from one to four acres . They are occupied by parties living at
Morton , Woolford , Chaslington , and Little Compton , and though distant two miles and half from the nearest of these places , the _possession of them is matter of great competition _^ From Morton I proceeded through _Bourton-on-the-IIill to the pleasant country town of Broadway , with its beautiful stream of water running down both sides of th e street , and sn arranged that each house is plentifully supplied with water ever fresh from the-spring . Our only drawback at O'Connorville being a difficulty in oroeurine water , and a similar difficulty existing at Minster , 1 looked upon these gushing streams with a degree of pleasure which I never before experienced from the sight of water . I have seen the ocean in its calmness and in its grandeur , and have had joy in its magnificence . I have watohed with delight the Thames and the
Severn , the Humber and the Dee , glide onward towards their parent Ocean , bearing with tbem the merchant ' s treasures and the seaman ' s care ? ,, and truly it is a pleasant sight , but I gazed on these rivulets with far different sensations—there was a feeling of home _s _ _crednes 3 _sbout them—a sense of pleasure such as I could imagine an Arab to feel on discovering a new spring in the parching desert . From Broadway-hill you have a splendid view of the _surrounding country—the whole vale of Evesham lies extended at your feet—the Cotswold hills rise magnificently on the right—whilst far , far in the distance , look the giant Malvern , like dim shadows ofthe mighty past enveloped in cloud and mystery . From Broadway toTewkeBbury is fifteen ailes . We reached it at nightfall , and were pleased to hear all
we conversed with , sneak very . favourably of the Lowbands and Snig ' s End Estates . Tewkesbury is a good market town—distant about eight miles from Lowbands and six from Snig ' s End . Poultry and vegetables command a high price . It was the scene of many conflicts during the wars of the Roses , that desolating civil strife which half- depopulated tbis country , inflicting woes innumerable upon the poor peasant , but adding power and stability to the then rising burgher class who now ride dominant in ihis country . From s he _ ce we crossed the Severn at the Lower Lode Ferry , and _paBsine through the beauteous conn try , thickly studded with-villages , speedily arrived at the location of Lowbands . And here I could not help remarking the extreme abundance of the * _misletoes' : scar _ e an orchard did we pass , but
the parasite plant was seen clinging toihe old appletrees ; its white berries and verdant boughs strangely contrasting with their sombre and decayed appearance ; 'it seemed like hope , ever green and flourishing , clinging to the human heart , when all within was dark and ruined , or like sunny childhood laughing in the arm , of age . O'Connerville is the country of the holly supplying nearly the whole of the London market ; it is in berry duringthe greater portion of the year , but at this _seasou it is peculiarly beautiful . Lowbands and O'Connorville—the misletoe and the holly—like thera , may be green and flourishing amidst the decay and rottenness by which they are surrounded—like tbem may they , not only in Christmas season , but in every season , throw a gleam of joy and mirth around , and reciprocally unite and twine with
each other . Lowbands is situated in a beautiful valley , and needs but cultivation to render it a very Paradise . The estate lies nearlyin the form of a circle ; the school-house , a fine building , being near the centre . Enclosed within this circle , lies Fortygreen , a small hamlet , consisting of about eight houses , each having an acre or more of ground attached , and _beingCgenerally Bpeaking , the freehold of the persons occupying them ; from the situation of these cottages , ( were it not from their more rustic appearance , ) a stranger would believe they formed part of the location—a public road runs throuch Forty-green , and _consequently _through a portion of the estate , buc the property of the allottees is fenced off b y a neat rustic fence , each garden being also provided with a pair of green gates . The houses , I need
not describe , it being well known that they are models of elegant simplicity , and the domestic arrangement- of _ine most perfect construction ; each cottage is also abundantly supplied with water irom a pump in the back kitchen . The Malvern hills are about seven miles from the estate , and form a most delig htful prospect . In pursuance of a boyish fancy , I once passed a _. night upon those hills , and dreamed of what will not boys dream ; but never in either sleeping er waking dreams did a vision present itself to me , so bright as the reality which yet will present itself in this lovely spot . 'I found all the allottees in high hopes and spirits— -difficulties ef course were many , but experience had proved to them that they baniehed when manfully combatted ; they were busily occupied in draining , the Company furnishing them with tiles for that purpose . Their crops , especially the wheatand tai . 8 , looked very promising , being superior to any I had seen in the neighbourhood , and forwarder _tfian
ours at 0 Connorvilie . I spent two pleasant days at Lowbands among my old friends—the _Petits , _RenhamsAClarks , Tanners , _Sowters , Mosses , and othersand their company waa to me like sweet voices singing the songs of olden time , and truly even this accompaniment of the festive hour waa not wanting . Difficulties have not disheartened them ; thev » ie raising a band , and once a week have a ball and concert in the _school-room . May every happiness be theirs , and when they visit us at O'Connorville , may they find that ' happiness is born a twin , and that their elder brethren possess also their due share . Frem Lowbands to the Moat Estate is about one mile , and about two to Snig's End ; when I arrived there , I found all was 'life and activity . Splendid moveable stables were erected for the accommodation of forty-four _horses-these . stablea formed a quadrangle , twenty on each side , and four at the end , the centre forming a court-yard used as a fold
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_lZ _% Z ' _JuF mre a } so aboufc erec * " _* another _£ 2 £ __ ! . _ying equaI in extenfc with the former , f _" _?" t 6 rs _- _^ . ° P ¥ nd blacksmiths ' shops were _springh __ hL - Vf , _? , _« a 11 the timber on the estates _ _S ! { elled , roads were forming , drains were in andSa , f T _ P- _™ was everywhere _Wd out , « 2 _JT _nS - 0 _slted lu * he necessary eligible _situafZLlui ' _ J arrived ' they _had "" I / been a dZ _arS i ° _» V Mr Cul _» _"gb _^ having Lt tbat havin _" nl ° _* J nster Lovel , and Mr O'Connor M __ ? L _ _« - "TO _ * few days _Pwiously . The Xr _? HA ' . l nd _Estates are contiguous to eaeh & . _M 0 _^ Estate has a frontage to the _Ledbury-road _. the Snig ' s End has a double _frontal to
we _woucester-road ; these frontages are being laid out in crescents , and will bave a most beautiful eflfc « r «« - m ° f _toth forms » moat excellent , and _ihlti-ut 8 tudde J d with P flap _and apple rees , which will be preserved and valued to the occupiers l __ d _! wn r _Wffi _** " _» _IWi"t o _3 S 5 them down . As a whole these estates are in my _opirt n _ rS i _^ m 0 Sfc ? S ib , e the Com Pany has IXi _^ Ia _. _ the _r aro situated between six and a S __ . , gi * fc . Mile 3 _^ _m Glo ucester , whioh as a _Sfrv _LPdhnS n r , ° J in the k 5 nSdom - _Tewkes _ShP £ fci * V - d Ne-went' are ati 11 ¦»» adjacent , M _ _terfal _ ft ? " _^ - wcelleilt _turnpikeroads . Materials for _buildmeof everv d « sorintinn , „« , „ k „_ .
_?™ _ST . * \ i bMck 8 ' whiQh at O _Connorvilleare _tw-ntvSr Pe _E- _- 0 USand ' canthera " » Pw » m « _1 'or 2 _ _ K " , ! ut _ ? » and the quality far superior ; h _ in _2 fhr _ _« L } _-i each h 0 _" » aB at _lowbands , being furnished w ith a pump . _; Brick buildings requiring less labour than stone material , of every description being easily procured at Gloucester , and _TT ! tt ex e »} ce having developed the ideas of those engaged m the contracts for _buildine the cottages * will enable the allottees ot this location , to take _pc-sesawn nearly as soon aB at Minster Lovel ; thus Proving the- fallacy of the argument that because that it has taken a given time to locate ninety persons , it will take a proportionate time to Jocate the whole _ membere ; much , however , depends upon the members themselves ; in compliance with their instructions , selling or _mortgaeine the _Comnanv ' s
property was abandoned , and the reproductive principle was entered in the Bank . I do not believe that sufficient exertions have yet been made by the Company generally to place our Banking establishment upon that pre-eminent situation , which its importance and their own interest demands , every pound placed in that Bank , forwarding the period when each member will be located . Every member who has paid up his share Bhould commence paying into the Bank ; from experience I can assure him that if on taking possession he had five or ten pounds to draw from the Bank , it would be worth fifteen or thirty pounds to him a year hence ; bot forthe first year or two it will be uphi . l working , but a little ready cash of his own would ensure him success
, with the money given by the National Land Company , he may , if _thinga bo favourable manBge to succeed , provided he ie frugal and industrious . At O'Connorville we have had macb to contend with , owing to the extreme poverty of many of ns ; when we took possession , some of us were burdened with debts and difficulties , _widif we failed , the fault would jay more with onr unfortunate circumstances , than with the arrangements of the Company . I would , therefore , entreat _evwy person who can in any way afford it , not to depend solely upon the aid money of the Company , but endeavour by means of the Bank , to secure a something of his own ; it will save hira many a weary hour in his after progress . I speak strongly upon the circumstance ,
because it is of the utmost consequence not only to the success of the individuals located , but to the welfare of the Company ; several that have sold here have done it with feelings of heartfelt regret ( notwithstanding the little fortunes they have received ) , the sole reason being the want of a few pounds of their own to assise them in the commencement , for every thing was very dear when we took possession , I am thus digressing because I am daily receiving letters upon the subject ( the writers always neglecting to enclose a stamp for reply ) , and must therefore hasten to a conclusion . I left the . Worceaterahire es . tates with mingled feelings of joy and regret ; joy that many of labour's sons would soon be placed m a position to achieve their own independence ; and tegret , that vile laws and class prejudices should
_contiuue to keep the bulk of the nation in ignorance and poverty ; my journey home was pleasant ; I travelled by easy stages to O'Connorville—dear _O'Connoryille—thrice dear to me since by the generosity of Mr O'Connor I am enabled to call my allotment ' mine own , ' my freehold property , from which naught but folly of mine can dispossess me . What pride and independence these feelings give to man ! Would that all could _participate in them , the faculties of mankind would then have fair play ! Human nature would be relieved ; of poverty and tbe fear of poverty , that curse that embitters our every joy . Let ua then strive , heart and soul , ' . to ¦ bring about a 8 yat _9 m | which will give us the power to achieve this and every other blessing . Thomas Martin Wheeler . O'Connorville .
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_GREf-T METROPOLITAN MEETING IN HONOUR OF THE MEMORY AND WRITINGS OF THOMAS PAINE .
A tea party and public meeting was held at the Literary and Scientific Institution , John . « treet , Tottenham Court-road , on Sunday evening * February the 6 th . The _spaoious building was crowded with persons efbothBexeB . ThetableB having been cleared , Mr Henry Hetherington took the chair , and the proceedings commenced with the ' Marseillaise hymn , ' given by the choir of the Institution . The Chaibman said , they had assembled to commemorate the birthday of Thomas Paine , and if the births of such men were celebrated more generally , it would afford us many an opportunity of passing many a social and useful hour together . ( Hear , hear . )
Thomas Paine was a working man . He took his stand on first principles , and , in justice and truth , demanded the ' Rights of Man , ' but he did not stop at this , for he gave us the glorious ' Age of Reason ' —( loud cheers)—in which work he aimed a deadly blow at priestcraft and superstition , ( Hear , hear . ) This work clearly showed that the priests stultified the minds of the people , and made them the deluded victims of kingcraft . ( Hear , hear . ) To thoBe who wished to become acquainted with the principles of Thomas Paine , he would refer tbem to his works , and they would be . imply repaid by a perusal , and then there would be no danger of their being deluded by either kingcraft or priestcraft . _Paine's works abgunded with benevolence and philanthropy . ( Loud
cheers . ) Thirty years ago he had read Paine ' s works , and'he advised every young man to give them an attentive perusal . Paine said ; in his ' Rights of Man , '' remove ignorance , give knowledge , and ignorance never can return . ' ( Cheers . ) The ' Rights of Man' and ' Age of Reason , ' were Paine ' s chief works , but , after a perusal of the * First Principles of Government , ' no man would wish to monopolise the political rights of others , except , indeed , he had a desire to dip his hands into the pockets of his fellows . ( Cheers , ) Then there was that very beau _, tiful work * Agrarian Justice . ' Paine laid down a plan by which a man , at starting into life , would have £ 15 ; and , of course , his wife would also have £ 15 _ _which would be thirty pounds to start a yeune
couple with . And when a man _nrnved at fifty yean ? , he would be entitled to ten pounds per annum , which would keep him out of the union _bastiles . ( Hear _, hear . ) Did not this show his great philanthropy ? ( Loud cheers . ) Like Mr Cobden , he was an advocate of Free Trade , and an opponent pf war—but , _ualike Mv Cobden , he did not keep as « silent as death ' oh the snbjeot of the equality of political rigllts—but . d l y , ably , and fearlessly , demanded them for all —( loud cheers )—and added thereto agrarian and social rights . ( Continued cheers . ) His ( Mr .. Paine ' s ) works . abounded with brilliant thoughts and eloquent expressions . [ Mr Hetherington gave several quotations illustrative of his argument , whieh were greeted with great applause . ]
Shortly after the battle of Waterloo , he ( Mr Hetherington ) , went to Ghent , and whilst there , being at that time exceedingly green —( laughterl—on hearing that the Duke of Wellington had received a mi / lion of money for winning the battle of Waterloo , he ex _» claimed , in the hearing ofa Dutchman , "There's a country for you . ' The Dutchman , with an unutterable and indescribable shrug of his shoulders , said : 'Ay . it is very well forthe Duke , bnt ad—d bad one for the people . ' ( Laughter and loud cheers . ) The priesthood kept up the delusion in favour of war and"national anirao ? ities ; and , no doubt , it was
all very well for those 20 , 000 locusts who were feeding on the national cabbage . ( Roars of laughter and app lause- ) Yea , these 20 , 000 locusts told the people it was the will of God that they Bhould endure _misery and oppressi . n , and then the people turned up their ey _« 8 , and said , 'Oh , tken , it ean't be helped . ' ( Laughter . ) But Paine had taught ua better . [ Mr lletheringtna described , with great felicity , the forci _^ ble arguments contained in the 'Age of Reason , ' and concluded his address by invoking the people to continue their struggle until they had firmly established political and social rights . ] ( Great applause . ) Chorus , « Freemen , rejQjge _, ' by the Choir .
Mr Cramp rose and gave the following toast , forwarded by Madame _D'Arusmont ( formerly Mis 3 Frances Wright ) , ; The Universal People of the Civilised World—ene in nature , one in interest , and one in destiny . ( Great _applauae . ) There was a curiou * similitude here , as both Mr Paine and Madame D'Arusmont were both British-bom subjects , and both citizens of France ; the ono a member of her Assembly , the other oae of nature ' s most distinguished nobles . Who were the people * All , save and except the aristocracy , the kings , and tho _prieats , and these , in the language of that excellent poet , Shelley , he would class as the mob . ( Loud cheers . ) He hoped ere long to see the people realise the great principles propounded by Thomas Paine , whose memery they had met to honour . ( Loud cheers . ) Mrs Martin said she had great pleasure in speak _, ing to the sentiment , as it was Thomas Paine ' s mind that first spoke to her mind . ( Hear , hear . ) She had
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the ' Age of Reason' lent her with something like * taunt . She read it , and the _tcbuH waa , the unlearning of all she had been taught—that reading had indeed made her look upon mankind , in the words of the sentiment , as' one in nature , one in interest , and one in destiny . ' They had heard of _« Universal Churches , ' but this sentiment taught that' all mankind are brethren , ' and to look forward to the time when they would be an Universal People . ( Loud cheers . ) Could the people but bring themselves to see that they were , * one in nature' then , they would bave no more Waterloos , no tired assassins . ( Grea ' _j applause ) Priests had incited women to work banners of war , and in the town of Halifax archbishops had been found base enough to consecrate those emblems of blood . Women had been badly taughtthey bad been made th . toys , the playthings of men —and hence their love of the shows aad gewgaws of
the military . Self liked self , and from soldiers being engaged in the work of destruction , it gave to them the appearance of strength , and woman being weak clung to that whioh appeared strong ' for protection . ( Hear , hear . ) The Duke of Wellington had written a letter respecting the National Defences . She , too , thought they should be increased . Mr Cobden thought there was nothing like cotton for the purpose . She ( Mrs Martin ) admitted cotton to be a good thing , but thought that education in the principles of ' Fraternity' would be a better thing . ( Loud cheers . ) ' One in destiny , ' Baid our sentiment . Ay , conld we but admit tbis great truth , the days of kings and priests would be numbered , and every man would sit beneath his own vine ( not other _people ' s ) , none daring to make him afraid—all living in happiness and fraternity . I Mrs Martin resumed her seat greatly applauded . ] * The _Cbartist CbaunV by the choir .
Mr Ellis rose to give the' following sentiment : ' The immortal ThomaB Paine , the eloquent defender of the rights of man—may his works be universally studied , till the political and religious institutions of society are reformed , and baaed on Truth , Justice , and Liberty . ' Mr Ellis said : We are unaccustomed to use the word' immortal'in this light , it conveyed another meaning in bygone days . Who was Thomas Paine—was he the son of a God or a king 1 No ! but a humble working-man . [ Mr Ellis here entered into a concise yet eloquent narration of the birth and parentage of Thomas Pai _ c ; his exalted writings—political , theological , and social ; bis proceedings in America and France ; concluding with a fervent _aspiration , that the beautiful theories of Thomas Paine might soon be reduced to practice throughout the world . ] ( Much applause ) .
Mr James Watson ? aid , when assembled to do honour to the memory of Mt Paine and admire his writings , one must not forget those engines by which they had been made known to the world , and one name especially ought never to be forgotten , Richard Carlile—( much applause )—through whose heroic and intrepid conduct those works were given to the world —( hear , hear , )—neither must they forget that eleven persons who had volunteered their services on principle alone , were taken out of Mr Carlile - shop in one week , for publishing the principles and works of that great man , Thomas Paine . ( Loudcheers . ) Mr Carlile had endured Bix years of imprisonment in Dorchester gaol , and when offered his liberty on condition that he paid a fine , indi g-
nantly refused , —and then the government offered him liberty upon condition that he found securities to keep the peace ; but his heroic answer was , — ' I have never broken the peace , I have no intention of doing so , and , therefore , will not enter into sureties for keeping it , '—( loud cheers )—and at length they were glad to get rid ef Mr Carlile without any security at all . ( Great applause . ) A newspaper called the Banmeb _, had very recently sprung into existence , professing liberal principles , it was edited by Dr Campbell ; in speaking of Chartism it bad attacked the Northern Star , for what think you ? for advertising the works of Thomae Paine ; but sure he ( Mr Watson ) was that such intolerance would never be countenanced —( great applause , )—and some of the
correspondents had improved on their leader—for they loudly call for an enactment to put down and suppress all public speaking and lecturing on the Sunday ; but be ( MrWatson ) thought they were reckoning without their host if they thought they could _reonee us to a set of monkish ascetics—they might depend on it , such an attempt would be resisted to the death ; many would rather bear the dungeon ' s gloom than aubi . it to such a piece of intolerance , bigotry , and despotism as that . ( Immense applause . ) Lie trusted the day was drawing near when all would be as well acquainted with the principles oi Thomas Paine aa the company Assembled . ( Much applause . ) ' Miriam ' s Song' by the
_ehoir-Mr G . Vale , the American editor of the' Life of Thomas Paine , ' rose , warmly greeted , to speak to the following sentiment : — ' The Press , may its giant power be exerted in removing every impediment to the social progress and happiness of mankind . ' Benjamin Franklin had acknowledged the genius of Thomas Paine , by asking him to go to America , and , at the same time , placing documents into his hands , setting forth the cause of quarrel between the mother country and her colonies . Home Tooke , too , had paid & tribute to his brilliant genius , by delivering a speech , and when it was received with great eclat , honestly declaring it was not his , but Thomas Paine ' a . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr Paine ' s little
work , 'Common Sense , 'had brought about a declaration ol' independence —( applause )—and it' there was anything wrong in America it was not her constitution , but her people , and ,, as Thomas Paine said , — ' It was only necessary to let them be sufficiently Wrong and they would right themselves—( Laughter)—and by their constitution they had that power . ( Loud laughter . ) But , remember , had it not been for the press , America never would have obtained 'Common Sense . ' ( Loud cheevs . ) Thus you see the pen outweighed the words , and the only mistake the Americans had made was to plf . _03 the civil crown on the head ofthe warrior instead of the man whose pea had made the warrior and created the victory , that man was Thomas Paine . ( Great cheering . )
Mr Alexander Campbell said a few words illustrative of _Paind _' s famous fraternal declaration , of * Tbe world's my country , to do good is my religion . ' Mr Campbell paid a well-merited compliment to Robert Owen , who bas recently visited Ireland on an ' agrarian ' mission , the result of which was , the Nation newspaper was calling out loudly for ' Home Colonisation . ' ( Loud cheers . ) Alluding to the Press , he was most happy to Bee the reporter of that journal to which they all owed so much , present _, he meant the Northern Star . ( Great applause . ) And he had no doubt that gentleman would do as he and the journal for which he was engaged invariably did , his duty—( renewed cheers)—and that through the columns of that great light , the world _woula become acquainted with this important night ' s proceedings , and thus would they owe an additional obligation to that mighty engine , the PresB . ( Great applause . )
Mr Walter Coo er in giving the following sentiment , * The champions and martyrs of Liberty inall ages—may their heroic deeds be held in honourable remembrance by those whom they laboured _* o emancipate from ignorance and superstition , ' briefly and eloquently named and reviewed the conduct of champions and martyrs of Liberty from the earliest history down to the most modern period , and concluded a masterly oration amidst rapturous applause . A vote of thanks wns awarded , on the motion oi Messrs R . Moore and Vale , to the chairman , who briefly acknowledged the compliment .
The choir gave' The Tramp Chorus , ' and the meeting broke up , the audience evidently highly elated with their evening ' s instruction and amuse _, mont . Too much praise cannot be awarded to the leader and the ehoir of this Institution , for the excellent manner in which they gave the patriotic pieces between tbe several sentiments . The tea , too , was served up in excellent style , in a word the tout ensemble was admirable , and went off with eclat ,
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Burial _- places in Earn thr Producers of Plague . —In ancient Egypt the plague was unknown . Although densely populated , the health of the inhabitants was preserved by strict attention to sanitary regulations . But with time came on change , and that change was in man . The serene climate , the enriohing river , the fruitful soil remained ; but when the experience of 2 , 000 years was set at nought ; when the precautions previously adopted for _preservisg the soil from accumulated impurities were neglected ; when the sepultural rites of civilised Egypt were exohanged for the modern , but barbarous
praoticesofi nterment ; when the land of mummies became , a 3 it now is , one vast , charnel-house , the seed whieh was sown brought forth its bitter fruit , and from dangerous innovations came the most deadly pestilence . The plague first appeared in Egypt in the year 542 , two hundred years after the change had been made from the ancient to the modern mode ofBepulture ; and every one at all acquainted with the actual condition of Eoypt will at once recognise in the soil more tban sufficient to account fer the dreadful malady which constantly afflicts the people . —From Mr G . A . Walker ' s Fourth Lecture on the Metrof > olita" - Grave-Yards . . ..
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Suicide of an Jn «_ -e _ e _ . —Mr R . Weakley , _proprietor of the hotel known as Weakley ' s Hotel , Devonpert , committed suicide on Sunday morning last , by hanging himself to his bedpost . An inquest was held on Monday , and a verdict of 'Temporary insanity' returned . The deceased had been in a very low state of mind for some months past . Fire-Damp Explosion a . t West Brouwich . —Birmingham , Wednesdat night . —A fearfulexplosionof fire-damp is stated to have occurred in the neighbourhood of West Bromwich this morning , by which the lives of several men and horses were sacrificed . At the present time it is impossible to ascertain the cause and extent ofthe calamity . If smoking continues to increase , it wilj ultimately destroy the energy nnd thoroughly practical character of the nation , and induce the dreamy , speculative , unpractical , and inert character of the German mind . —Scottish Temperance Record ,
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TO THE _EDITOE OF THE NOETHEEN STAB . _DeabSih—I l eft _Eueton-square station at seven , a . m ., on Sunday , tbe 30 th of _Ji-nuary . I arrived at Watford in due time , and proceeded dlreot to O'Connomlle , where I found my old friend , Thomas Martin Whei-ler , busily engaged f _.-edinK pigs » n < l poultry , er > jnjiB ( f excellent health , and never havo I _seun him and hi * family apparently so w . ll in benUh or eo _bnpjiy . Mr Williams , —lh-ft _* nllemfln who at the _Murjlebone e ' ection nominnted Mr _Onen and orm or two other _frienrfu , camdown to Mr Wheeler ' s in the evening , and we ( foSBiped away the time about men and things generally , tbe principal topic being tbe ability of the working classes to _improvs their condition . My principal reason for
visiting _O'Connorrllle was to _lenm from the lips of some of the allottees ! their real condlti on , and to bear from them how tbey fared and what were thtir hopes of the future , and on the Monday I had the pleasure of meeting four of tbem together , being then on my way to Watford , Intending to proceed per rail to Northampton . The O'Connorville allottees said they had bad difficultieto contend with , but they bad no reason to complainthoy entertained well-founded hopes of future » _uccess and at present hod a ronf to shelter them from tbe storm and a fair supply of the necessaries of life , Judg > Ing frem _Ahat I «« . w , I should say that the majority of tbem bave lire pigs outside their dwellings and dead pigs inside—very _eomfortabls commodities in cold weather . Tbe O'Connorville allottees aro sure to be
prosperous ; they are Industrious and _perseverinp ; and to men situated ns tbey are , industry must bring its re . ward , f r _» o him who baa the raw material on which to labour . Industry le but another name for success . The meeting at Northampton was held In the Tempe . ranco Hall ; the _sabjeet of my I * cture ' Class _Legislstion . ' The hall was filled ; I Bhould B . iy there were at least 1180 _prestnt- , among whom were many of tbe middling classes . Tbe audience were remarkably attentive . At the conclusion of my lecture tbe Rev . Mr Phillips , in a speech replete with compliments to your _humblw servant , moved a vote of thank * to the lecturer . The rev . gentlemnn expressed his regret that I was not tho advocate ef _unconditioaal peace , declaring war to be wrong in principle ; _aggressire war to be _wrong—repulsire war to ba wrong—and that two wrongs never make a right . This is not the place to _discusB the peace question , but it seems to me that to restrain evil is to do good ; and If to repel aggression be tn restrain evil , then is repulsion to evil to do good—aad as that wbich is good must be
just , that wbich is just must be rirht , and as right is the _oppoBlta of wronr . The question of peace or war is not to be so easily settled as Mr Phillips and thoso who think with him suppose . It is not the _self-evident proposition , —that two wrongs cannot make a right ; but the equally plain proposition , —is it right to repel wrong ? Mr _Lowrry , of the _National Alliance , lectured in the same hall on a late occasion , aud I was informed by a party who attended his lectureB , that his audience ranged from _twenty-six to thirty each night . I do not mention thia fact out of feelings of _self-gratulation or to institute an odious comparison , but to show to those who really are tbe friends of the people tbe necessity of joining with _ub , and merging their sympathies iu the common stream of democracy , for tho Chartist ! are at this hour the only party who can command an audience in England , and their advocates the only men who have the ear of tho people—ne small consolation after suffering so much from the persecutions of the capitalists , hireling writers and orators , ignorant and persecuting legislators .
0 'i Tuesday evening I lectured in the Town Hall of Derby . The spacious building was filled . Several reporters present . This is a stronghold of Democracy , and I think it quite probable that at the next general eUctioa Mr M'Grath will be elected to sit in parliament for this borough . Ou Wednesday I arrived at Leicester ; alas , poor Leicester ! your glory ib of the _paBt . The streets filled with idle men ; houses and shops to let in dozens ; thirteen thousand on the pauper roll ; the poor relieved at an annual cost of not I « ss tban fifteen thousand pounds ; the pensioners waiting outside the public buildings , to be supplied with _firo-arms to coerce the people , if they demand money for relief . Tbis is England , tbe glory of the world . I lectured on ' the Poor Rates , ' < fcc . Town Hall nnd antl room crowded . I wish I could have lectured that we had no poor , and needed no rates , I neit proceeded to Nottingham , the very seat of Democracy , and before I say a word of the meeting , I must make a note
of outside appearances . The people are just one shade better off than ut Leicester . The very heart of tbe stocking _trader—and _mjriads of operatives of all ages , patrolling the _.-treets , without a stocking on their feet ; their legs raggedly covered with tha remnant ef what onoe waa stockings . As Hr Cobden has just finished hie Continental tour , Tleiting _tninlsters , ambassadors , and monarchs ; feasting at bnnquetB , and looked up to ns the deliverer of his country , I wish he would mnke a tour of _England—vlsither manufacturing towns—Beeber paupers and gaols—workhouses and grave-yards—and then let him _epeak and write aB the saviour of a nation , not yet saved . The Whigs of _thisto" » are crestfallen and vexed at Mr O'Connor ' s election . Nottingham bears all the marks even now of an extraordinary struggle ; speak to the peopla about tbe return ot Mr _O'Connor , and they launch forth ia a burst of enthusiasm , telling what they did and _swearing , if need be , what they will do _.
1 lectured to u . crowded anu _attentive audience in tbe Town Hall In the evening , and have no hesitation in assuring you that the movement for the Charteris rapidly la the ascendant ; the embars of a powerful agitation wait to be lighted up in the heart of England . The people are unceasing in tbeir demands for social and political reform , and increasing in tbat knowledge that will one day make these _demands law and property . Yours truly , S . Ktdd . Sheffield , Februry 6 , 1848 , - - - _-T _^ j | r *~ " i ' i _^ _i ~ i- *)* n-ir >
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TO THE CHART IS T S OF EK G LAND . _Bas-H-EH _, —A « our principles are sacred , and our cause is the cause of justice , I can therefore appeal to you on bthulf of a Ions tried friend of humanity , who proved bis friendship in the hour of peril and _great need , by advancing monies and rendering ether efficient services for _and _^ on behalf of the Cbartist cause . The particulars relative to the c _& _se _jh point , are ae followfi : " In 1839 the Whig government arrested most of our friends and advocates under tbe pretext of sedition and conspiracy . Hundreds of individuals were suddenly thrust Into dungeonB . At this critical moment our Chartist funds were nearly exhausted , ? consequently our means of nailing and releasing our Cbartist friends were very limited . At this perilous crisis , Mr Thomas Barrow
came forward as an honourable friend of the people , nnd as a liberal pretector of tha people ' s friends and the cause in procuring for them bail , and * advanced sums amounting to £ 53 . 6 a . 3 d . The particulars will be furnished to the secretaries of those localities who may take an interest in this matter . Since that time Mr Barrow bas hud to contend with innumerable disasters , which have reduced him to a deplorable state of adversity , which circumstances have led bim to request a reinbursement of ths monies ho so benevolently lent tbe Chartist Association , and which bad been lost sight ot by our friends . At a meetiuc of delegates held at Black-Stone Edge , Jul y Uth , 1847 , the claims of Mr Barrow were considered , and a resolution passed tbat every district be requested to contribute towards discharging his debt . Since tbat time the following sums have been received , and handed over by Mr G . JH . Smith : —
£ 8 . d . Chartists of Heywood , per Mr J . Buttervvorth 0 5 U Bo Rochdale , per Mr Donovan ... 0 5 Bo Manchester Council ... 6 19 0 Do Flathead , near Rippendeu ... 0 10 0 Do London , per Mr C . Doyle ... 0 10 9 Do Minster Lovel ... ... 12 8 Do Do 1 10 9 At the last delegate meeting held at Whittaker ' s Tern _, perance Hotel , December 12 tb , 1847 , it appeared evident that no progress was making toward ! _liquidation the above debt the delegates therefore handed over the case
to the Observation Committee , in order to obtain a speedy settlement . Being one of that body , I am officially authorised to make this general appeul . It if sincerely hoped that our Chartist brethren , in the various districts of England , will now make a simultaneous efiart _, an our object i & to pay Mr Barrow the whole of his demand , which would enable him to embark in some way of business . All communications and remittances to bo addressed to Yours faithfully in . tho cause , _Ttl 8 __& a R-HKIN _, _JFertuBS-plaee , _Livesey-stre _^ O'dbam-road , Manchester .
The T Oils Ot A N _Wbp_Per.—."Newspaper ...
The T oils ot a N _ wbp _ per . — . " Newspaper literature is a link in tbe great miracles wbich prove tbe greatness of England , and every support should be given to newspaper .. The editors of these papers must have a most enormous task . It is not tbe writing of the leading article itself , but tho obligation to write that article every week , whether inclined or not , in eickne .-a v or in health , in affliction , ditease of mind , winter and summer , year after year , tied dewn to the task , " . remaining in one
spot . It is like the walking ot a 1000 miles in low hours . I have a fellow-feeling , for I know hpw a periodical will Wear down one ' s existence . 1 » itself it appears nothinc . The _labouris not manifest , nor is it the labour ; itis the continual attention which it requires . Your life becomes , as it were , the publication . One week is no sooner corrected ana printed , than on comes another , " > s the Bt 0 He ° * _Sisyphtfs _, an endless repetition of toil , a constant weight upon the mind , a continual wearing _«»«»«» intellect . nd spirits , demanding aJ the exertion ot
your faculties , at the same time that you are compelled-to do tbo severest drudgery . To write tor ft paper kvevy well ( hut to edit one is to condemn _TSit _^ _SSS--- Garnot de _ ty hiw as rep resentative of thepeope , m the first days of MesBidor , year 2 , a month belorethe downfall of Robespierre . The"GAT _ BH _ AD _Obsiuvkr states that nearly all the _caies tried at the winter assizes at York had their origin in strong drink .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 12, 1848, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_12021848/page/3/
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