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"* _~**~~ " GIVE IT " 03 NOW ! Hear of no promise , Attend to no vow , With ardour _UBqaenchable—Cleave to the principle—Ev . rinvioeibla—Give it at now ! Throughout E » rtli's history Priestcraft aud mystery Go hand in hand .
_VThes Heaven ' s talked of , Tbink what you ' re balk _* d of , — Ever the same . Nature intended you When she Srst blended yoa In the same race _. She , in the stroll of bliis , Sorrow or happiness , Gave you a place . But a blight hath come o ' er ye Ged sever intended ; And jour nature * * trae glory With darkness is blended .
For the taskmaster ' s gold , And the dominant vice , Buys the blood of your babes At a pitiful price . Yet tbe spirit of lying Keeps promising still A good time before , , If yoa only keep still— . _KeepstMf Then they fear you ! They will "When they bear you (!) Crying ont with impunity
Truth en each braw , In the strength of your unity Giw it us now ! And still wh en the preachabJe Bids yon be teachable , Think of your rowl And when he pamt « so well , Mansions where angels dwell , Press the point oa him well—Gitc rr vs sow ! Truth dwells for ever there _. Give it us how ! "We shall for ever share Mercy and peace so fair , Justice dwells ever there ; Give it ns vow . Bliss whieh no eye bath seen " Waits yon behind the scene _.
Then why not now 1 Because onr plan ' s feasible Ifthe thing ' s seizable , Any way squeezable , GmjTDBHOW * Heed net the pompous Apostle of place , The things ofa faction Are erer in action , Bnt tras to our vow To bis impudent face , Should he hint at a blessing , Ton would soon be possessing , iSh '" l " * jWipre « ino ' — Gireitasnowl Wben the knowing one points you To Hberty _' s shrine , Witb a promise to show yoa
Its splendours divine , Deaf to tbe battery Of the foul flattery _. Bidding yon bow . The _mtatare lomets Lis- with Quickly you'll beat him with 'Us ever to meet him _tritt—GITE 1 T US SOW ! Manchester . A _Woamso Hah
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The Chieftains And Other Poems. Bj Hbkst...
THE CHIEFTAINS AND OTHER POEMS . Bj _Hbkst Gkacchos , gentleman . London : 16 , Great Winiraill-street _, and 144 , High Holborn . 'Henry Gracchus , ' is by thia time well known to our readers as the author of several political rioemsof a thoroughly democratic character , which have of late appeared ia this journal . The first of thtee _psems entitled ' The Apoiheosh , " we deemed to be too good to pass unnoticed ; we accordingly expressed our good opinion in no stinted terms . Succeeding poems called forth the applause of onr _eesders generally , and one poem , entitled " Lowbands , " was , we believe , reprinted for distribution by a lady residing at Batb , who appears to be both an enthusiastic admirer of the poet , and ofthe Land in
Plan so -warmly enlo _^ ised above named poena _. Indeed , Mr . O'Connor ' s _achievmenta as the founder , asd principal manager of the Land Company , appear to be the favourite theme of ' Henry GraccfctH . ' The main portion of the principal poem , entitled ' The ( Chieftains / is an enthusiastic _tribote to the virtues , genius , and labours of the Chartist chief , and democratic member for Nottingham . That portion of the poem has already appeared in this Journal ; the remaining portions , published for the first time in this collection , sing ths praises of Ernest Jones , and —— . The ether ' political pieces are 'An Essay on the abrogation " of the Pamsnrae ? . t of Death , ' some excelbut lines on the Scottish Martyr , Thomas Muir ;
- The Land and the Charter / 'Lowbands , * 'The Apotheosis , ' ' The Tower Hamlets Gathering - , ' 'The Battle // The Victory , * ' The Silent Lyre and a slashing satire on the ' Press Gang / excited by the vile attempts of the said ' gang / to damage the popularity of Mr O'Connor and destroy the Land Company . We notice several non-political pieces , whioh possess not tho least of the pare elements of poetry , simplicity and sweetness ; we allude to the lines entitled , 'The Poet ' s Souvenirs / 'The Interview / "The Parting Tear / and 'The Dirge of Anna . * We select for extract the f ollowfc _§ tribute to Pope Pins , wbioh has not before been _rahJished in this or any other journal : —
THE SILENT LYEE . " "" "bat J art thon silent « ti "" , my lyre ? Will not thy soul one hymn afford ! "Where now is all thy wonted fire ! Is there not left & single chord ? Come , waks—my spir it still is free , To hail the birth of Liberty . Jt spotless virgin , withont home _. An exile , wandering o'er tbe earth , Has sought the hills of mighty Borne , To save the world by Freedom sbir tb lay down , proud raan , _josr diadem , For Some to-day is Bethlehem . Come , _scatter'd nations , from afar , The lights of truth around yoa shine , Behold the bright , mysterious Star
That guides you to B * h' gion ' s shrine . There , _vrostrate at her feet , yoa ' ll see The gorgeous wreck of tyranny . "With what contempt she tramples down The despot ' s sceptre and his rod , JLnd asfcs him , ean sn earthly crown Convert aa insect to a God t •""" hat are yea , tyrants , why yoa dire Profane the brittle swords you wear ! Who placed yoa on the royal throne , ¦ Has called you from yonr mother ' s womb , As Samuel to be his own , And not to make of earth a tomb . He broTke tbc sword of guilty Saul , And now prepares , in tarn , your fall . While mirth had crewn'd _, with rosy wine _. The festive board of Babylon , A handthat writes now your decline ,
, Had weighed tbe monarch and his throne The scales of God , proud man , are jast , Tour empires weig h a little dust , If yon be called by some divine , Although hat men of impure clay _. The rays of pomp tbat round you shine , Shall with yonr empires pass away _. Fair Carthage was the ocean ' s queen _. Bat what remains where she had been ! When Sidoa swept with fleets the sea , And Tyre set on her reeky brow , Twas glorious then their wealth to see ; Bat where are Tyre and Sidoa new % Of them no vestige can be found , Their verv names are hut a sound 1
From _vaaish'd cities turn your eyes , Te see whole empires pass away—¦ Will not experience make you wise , Yon little instcts of a day ? How long will mankind learn to bear The heartless fools they should not spare ? If nations sink into the tomb , And monarchs from their thrones are burl o , Can yoa expect a different doom , Eroud despots of the western world I Ko , no , jour fall is heaven ' s decree , Your crimes have seal'd your des tiny . When Caul bad stamp'd , earth felt the shock ! She thought her Sun would never set ; Ambition chain'd bim to a rock _. To teach a lesson yoa forget . You saw her last three monarchs pass , And heard them sigh , alas ! alas ! Go , worthless race , yourhearts are stones ,
My God had made all mankind free , But yoa on altars heap'd np thrones _. To deify man ' s slavery , _So , no , Religion shall not bind Sew fetters , nor enslave mankind . Bow dare you thus the Church profane ! Hy wedded spouse you did reprove ; And yon have forged for man a cfaa ' n Instead of teaching Mm to love . Go , _Achats of our northern climes , lOUS histories are told b y crimes _.
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When , goaded on b y lust and pride , Yoa gave Christ ' s eburch a wanton name , And said his pure and spotted bride Was bat a harlot without shame ; Yoa thought , no doubt , he left forlorn . The spouse yoa treated thus with scorn . Bat , bow absurd your wicked plan Yonr projec ts now are overthrown ; He raises ap one mi ghty man , To ptove that Cburcb is still his own . Who slew tbe haughty _prisstt of Bel , Has given a king to Israel . Ko wealth , no armies be commands , Kor do his fleets the ocean ride _. But Ged now speaks from where he _stasds , Aud Liberty is Peter ' s bride , Bow down , Sicamber , and _atbre , He sball to man bis rights restore .
Come , people , sing then Freedom ' s birth , To-day a Pontiff has unriven The chains tbat bound the Sons of Earth , And Liberty comes down from heaven . Thrice bless ' d the man , wbo came to save Wbat God . b 3 d nerer made a slave . We cannot pronounce ' Henry Gracchus / as a poet , faultless ; on the centrary , we think that his poems contain many lines which he might amend with great advantage to his otherwise excellent effusions . But , taking them for / all in all / we accept theso poems as tbe offerings of one who bas the right rhyming stuff in him , the more right because bis powers of mind are directed to aright object , the advancement of the good cause of human freedom and human happiness * Whilst we can conscientiously applaud the poet ,
we must a _! so express our thanks to the printer for the care and good taste he has exhibited in performing his part ia preparing these poems for publication . We shall be glad to learn that tbis is but an instalment of * Henry _Gracchus ' s' productions , and that encouraged by public support , he will , and speedily too , add to the bulk of the present collection . We have much pleasure in recommending these poems to the readers of the Northern Stab , and te all whe desire to see the heavenly and omnipotent influence of poetry arrayed on the side oi liberty and progression .
The Labourer, A Monthly Magazine Of Polu...
THE _LABOURER , A Monthly Magazine of PolU tics . _literature , Poetry , & e . Edited by Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., andErnest Jones , Esq . Lon don , Northern Star Office , 16 , Great Windmillstreet , Haymarket . This is a very interesting ' nnmber ofthe Labourer-The _continnation ot * The Insurrection o the _Working Classes' presents a graphic picture of that wonderful romance of history , the revolt of Rienzi , the last of the Romans . * The Romance of a People' powerfully describes the sufferings of the Poles and the infernal cruelties of their persecutors . There are useful legal articles on 'The Poor Laws and the Land Company ; ' and an article embracing large view ? , and breathing fervent aspirations for the better lature , which we take the liberty to qnote ,
entitledbice versos hation . A change is rapidly approaching over continental Europe ; not a mere governmental , but au elementary change . In tbe early ages , the savage spirit of conquest impelled race against race ; tbe confines of either were alternately broken down , and an amalgamation ef discordant masses was the remit . In the middle-age ? , individual _arabiti n , seconded bythe progress in the art of war . broke these empires of races into nations , and the conflict of nations perpetuated and increased tha confusion of races . Thus , most of the kingdoms of Europe are put together of incongruous
parts , annexed by invasion , held by force , and perpetuated by diplomacy . Centuries have in some instance * elapsed since these forcible annexations ;—one would bave expected tbem to have given the stamp of perpetual nationalities U their various constructions ; they have brought national associations , national histories , national traditions , and nationel monuments ; they have created and fostered national prejudices and animosities ; and , despite all , tbe old sympathies of bacb appear and appear again , even under _cirenmstaaees and in places where least to be expected . We purpose illustrating this hereafter . At _present , we will look into the causes of this apparent anomaly .
A distinguishing type has been preserved by tbe hand of nature . The Scandinavian , the Sclavonic , the Teuton , tbe Italian , tbe Frank , and the Celtic , races , differ | from each otber in their physical appearance , and their mental constitution . Oi coarse , by the word ' raee _, ' we j are not alluding to thMB broader distinctions , typified hy I the Caucasian , the African , the Malayan , etc . —but to those minor differences which have stamped an individual characteristic en different members of the European family . It is in this sense in whicb we have ventured to speak of an ' Italian race /—for , in tbe amalgam of which the Italians consist , we find , although broken into several nationalities , one pervading and distinctive mental and physical characteristic . This in them , as in ethers , has manifested itself is serial customs , language and literature ; and it is to these causes tbatthe wonderful sympathy of ' race , ' still existent after the lapse of so many ages in the breasts of otherwise conflicting nations , is to be attributed .
To thu active cause , the remodelling of the European system will be indebted for its origin . It is oho great lever in the hands of modern democracy . It is one great aid to the realisation of that-noble principle ' all men are brethren . ' The splits in tbe human family induced hy the ambition of kings and conqaerers , are abont to be partially healed by the extension of the feeling of _fratemity . from the narrow limits of a kingdom to tbe boundary of a race . Terily , kingdoms are changing into kingdoms . Thus we find the Italians straggling , not for the Independence of . Naples from Rome , or Rome frem Austria , but for that of Italy from the German , * AU Italians are brethren l '
Thus we find even the most discordant national animosities smothered , and the "Russian and the Pole Strug _, _gling for one Sclavonic republic * Thus tbe conspiracy of _Pestel , _Bastaaeff , and Ryleyeff was intended to amal gamats both nations nnder one _frea government—an . " thus Nicholas endeavours to use tbis very circumstance for tyrannical purposes , in trying , and with some tffect , to impress the Poles with tbe belief , that his mission is to gather all the scattered wrecks ofthe Sclavonic race into one great anion . The latter part of bis object will be realised by tbe people , bnt the tyranny will be frustrated , for here , too , it is democracy thatraises tbe cry : ' All _Slavonians are brethren 1 '
Thus we find tbat Sweden , Norway , Denmark and Finland , * are drawing nearer to each other . Here , too , the national animosities engendered by kings-are being rapidly forgotten . The ' crowns , ' not the people , of Denmark , Sweden and Norway fought with hostile interest ? . Norway and Sweden are nnited ; and when tbe present king of Denmark dies , a union between the Danes and Swedes is more than probable . The people on either side the water desire it , and the weak barrier of a debauched and imbecile prince will hardly be insurmountable . The Finns , too , are looking back with affection to tbe time of their anion with Sweden ; and looking forward with impatience to the re . newal of that nnion . There , too , in those northern lands , the cry iB being raised : 'All Scandinavians are brethren !'
Thus we find that Germany is endeavouring to reconstruct her lopped members into one great body . In Germany , as well , feelings , of national hostility are bein ; smothered . Long wars and rivalries taught tbe Prussians and the Austrians to hate each other ; and kingly ambition made Prussia disliked hy the minor states . Sow , mark the change ! Now , what is the cry ! « One father-lend ! One Germany ! ' - All Germans are brethren !' Even in our own conntry , tbe same spirit of ' race' is app-rem . Itis a striking feature of the times , tbatthe ' Celt' is speaking of the 'Saxon ' as a foreigner , and tha ; tbe Saxon , after the lapse of eight _hnedred years , speaki ofthe domiciled Norman ' as aa invader , and points to the scions of onr aristocracy , descended frem a Norman stock , as conquerors and aliens in tbe land ! The dis . tinctive features of race and their requirements are beearning daily more apparent .
Scotland , indeed , possesses ber Scottish kirk and Scottish law ; bat in Ireland the cry is raised of ' Ireland for the Irish . ' It is a cry of * race / under the guise of a shout of nationality . Yet the link of friendship is not wanting between the sister countries , and through ' 'his little island-world of ours , this cry , as well , is raised ; Saxonand Celtarebrethren !' This is an _approximation to that greater principle ot ' All Her abe Bbetbbei */ A principle propounded by the society of Fraternal _Demecrats in England , and echoed—loudly echoed—on tbe Continent . But we
must walk beforo we caa run . Much will be achieved if each distinctive race can Tbe gathered inte a separate family boHd—it wilt pave tbe way for general fraternity , since democracy is at work throughout the world , A glance at tbe _sta ' e of Europe will show tbat the pre sent system cannot hst ; that the present thrones wiil cramtle , and tbe present limits of kingdoms shrink or spread . Then , ent ofthe delugo of convulsive change that will , ere long , agitate the Continent , we shall see it emerge nnder a new aspect . The present national boundaries will be swept away , and tbe _deminions o ' _. races will be established in "heSc * ndinar " an , Sclavonic ,
Italian and Germanic anions . Nor , thanks to the spirit of freedom , will these be moulded nnder the grasp of monarchs ; but , as the storm will be raised by democracy againstdespotism , so shall we trace tbe victory of the latter by tbe establishment of federal republics . Those national feelings , which in some countries , might yet militate against this great result ( and we are awaTe that the Pole and the Dane yet cling fondly to a restrictive nationality , ) may he spared and harmonised , by these still retaining a separate individuality , a separate government , and yet forming a part of each great union of race , by joining each otber in a federate system of republics- Thus , Poland may obtain an " mat-pendent _"OvernmeBt _, yet form one of the Sclavonic confederation . Thus , Ireland seeks a Repeal of the Union , and would yet remain the confederate ally of England . These are the results to which the approaching crisis
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in Europe appears pointing . Bat tbis brotherheod of _raeewiUbe extendedin the lapse of time ; and It may not be a mere dream of the visionary to contemplate the period m which these narrower limits wUlbe widened into Caucasian , Malayan , African republics , spreading thus the circle of human sympath y , until indeed the words are realised _; AU Men are Brethren . ' , n _^ G . r chns ' contributes a poem entitled lteath Punishment / in which the poet advocates tueaidei of humanity , meroy _. and progress ; . Another poem by Erne-t Jones , entitled , 'The Bard ' s Lament , is included in the attractions ofthis number , which we heartily recommend to those for whom it is published , and to whose interests it is devotedthe class of the Libourer .
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* _The Finns , may , indeed , trace a difference of race from the Swedes—but the difference is still greater between them and the Russians ; therefore , an alliance with the Swedes would bo an approximation ou thoir part to the p _rfaciple of the sovereignty of races !
Tails Edinburg Hmagasine. November. Edin...
Tails Edinburg hMagasine . _November . Edinburgh : Sutherland and Knox . London : Simpkia and Marshall . The continuation of Mr St John's tale of the French Revolution , * Miranda , ' is the most readable of the contents of this mfnth ' s number . There ore articles on « The Crisis and the Currency , " and 'Themas Macaulay ; ' snd _. the opium eater , De _Quincy , gives oneof his usual _soporiferoushash-ups—' Protestantism , being his victim en thu occasion . We can find nothiu _; quotable but au extract from a ref iew of Preseott _' _s' _Ilistory of the Conquest ef Peru /
_JEKDVIAK AQKABIAKISM . The lands assigned to tbe Suit furnished a revenue to support tht temples and maintain tbe costly ceremony of tbe Peruvian worship and the multitudinous priesthood . Those reserved fer the Inca went to support tho royal state , as well as the numerous members of his household and . his kindred , and supplied the various exigencies of government , Tbe remainder of the lands was divided , per capita , ia equal shares among the people . It was provided by law , as we shall see hereafter , that every Pernvian sbould marry at a rertaiu age . When this event took place , the community or
district in which he lived furnnbed him with a dwelling , whicb , as it was constructed of humble materials , wat dene at little eost , A lot of laud was tben assigned to him . sufficient for his own maintenance and that of his wife . An additional portion was granted for every chiW—the amount allowed for a son being the double of tbat for a daughter . Tbe division of the soil was renewed every year , and tbe possessions of tha tenant were in * creised or diminished according to the numbers in his family . The same arrangement was observed with referenee to the Curacas , excepting only that a domain was _assigned to tbem corresponding with tho superior dignity of their stations .
A more thorough and effectual _agragrlan law than this cannot be imagined . In other countries where such a law has been introduced , its operation , after a time , has given way to the natural order of events , and under the superior intelligence and thrift of some , and the prodigality of others , the utnal vicissitudes of fortune have been allowed to take their course , and restore things to their natural inequality . Even the iron law of _Lycnrgas ceased to operate after a time , and melted away before the spirit of luxury and avarice . Tbe nearest approach to the Pernvian constitution was probably in Judea , where , on the recurrence of tbe great national jubilee , * at the olose of every half century , estates reverted to their original proprietors . There was this impart ant difference la Peru , tbat not only did
tbe lease , if we may so call it , terminate with the year , but during tbat period the tenant had no power to alienate or to add to his possession * . The end ef the brief term found bim in precisely the same condition as he was at the beginning . Such a state of things might be supposed to be fatal to anything like attachment to the soil , or to that desire ef improving it which is natural to the permanwt proprietor , and hardly less so to the holder ofa long lease . But the practical operation of the law seems to have been _otherwise ; and it is probable that undtr tbe _inflwnce of that love of order and aversion to change wbich marked the Pernvian institutions , each new _partition of the soil usually confirmed the occupant in his possession , and tbe tenant for a year was converted into proprietor for life _.
The territory was cultivated wholly by tbe people . . The lands belonging to the Sun were first attended to . They next tilled the land , ofthe old , ofthe sick , of tbe widows , and tbe orphan , and of soldiers engaged In ac tual service—in short , of all tbat part ofthe community who , from bodily Infirmity , or any other cause , were un . able to attend lo tbeir own concerns . '
_NBITBEB aiCH HOB fOOB , If no man eould become rick in Peru , no man could become poor . No spendthrift ceuld waste his substance in riotous luxury . Ko adventurous schemer could impoverish his family by the spirit of speculation . The Ihw was constantly directed to enforce a Steady industry a _* id a sober management of bis affairs . No mendicant was tolerated in Peru . Wben a man was reduced by poverty or misfortune—it conld not be by fault—the arm of theiaw was stretched out to minister relief ; not tbe stinted relief of private charity , nor that which is doled eat , drop by drop , as tt were , from the _frozen reservoirs of ' the parish , but in gencrons measure , bringiog no humiliation to the object of it , and placing him on a level with the rest of bis countrymen ,
No man could he nob , no msn could be poor , in Peru : bnt all might enjoy , and did enjoy a competence . Am . bition , avarice , the love of change , the morbid spirit of discontent , those passions which most agitate tbe minds of men , found ne place in the bosom of tbe Peruvian . The Spaniards who first visited the country are em . phatie in tbeir testimony , tbat no government could have been better suited to the genius of the people ; and no people could have appeared more contented with their lot , or more devoted to their government .
Hewitt's Journal. Part X. Loudon: W. Lor...
Hewitt ' s Journal . Part X . Loudon : w . _Lorett , 171 , Strand . The oontents ofthis part , generally , are pleasing and instructive . The articles by Dr Carpenter , on ' Popular _jPhysioIogy : ; by Frederic Rowton _, on 'Death Punishments ; ' by the Rev ; H . Davis , on Madrid and its Inhabitants ; ' and by William Ilowitt , on 'Tbe Resources and Reform ofour Indian Empire / are entitled to our warm approval . From one of the articles , on India , we give the following extract : — INDIA ,
It is well known that it is monopoly that _ernshes the life out of India , and renders it useless to England . It is this whieh sends us te the Ameticans for oar cotton , _and'enables them to manufacture witb our gold , and compete with us in all the markets of the world . Salt , opium ' , and the land , are all monopolised by the Anglo-Indian government , and the natives are ground under these to such a _coaditien of poverty tbat they cannot purchase _ourmanufactures . They cannot even live , but perish periodically of terrible famines . Englishmen of capital dare net venture to settle in that fine country , and raise cotton , sugar , and numberless articles for our market , because tbey have no security . The govern _, nent , which claims to be proprietors of the soil , sends out its eolleotors , levies any amount of tax , or rather
rent , thatit pleases ; and we let this goon from year to year , while we are suffering tbe _intensest distress at home forthe want of the raw material for our manufactures , whieh India could send us in any quantity , and at the lowest price . Our manufacturers pay to America six millions a-year more for the cotton obtained tbere , tban tbey would pay for it to onr own subjects in India , who would take our manufactured articles iu return . But tbe whole question presents tbe grossest Instance of national infatuation imaginable . Providence has put Into onr bands a great and magnificent terrU tory , capable ef enriching ns as a trading and
manufacturing people beyond conceplleo ; anil we suffer this country with its hundred millions of customers , to be sacrificed to tho aristocracy and te a company of merchants in _Leadenhall-street . Why do these merchants play into the hands ef the aristocracy ? Because oa them they depend for the renewal of their Charter . Why do the aristocracy renew their Charter * ¦ Because they want India as a great war field , _where their sons can get promotion , and load themselves with the spoils of unhappy nations . And for this all tbe trading advantages of India and China to boot are sacr'ficed , and our rivals the Americans are enriched , and made more effective competitors .
We observe in the Record of Popular Progress . ' a report of the proceedings of the late Free Trade Congress at Brussels , containing abstracts of Mr Weerth ' s celebrated speech , and Dr Bowring ' 8 insolent reply . Strange to say , this Congress is lauded by the Editor of Howitt's Journal , as ' a most important movement , " a noble beginning , ' ' opening up Biost important _prnspgotg , to none more than to the working classes , ' &* ,., Ac- Notice of Mr Weerth ' s speech is carefully eschewed by the Editor , who will not earn the thanks ofthe _working classes , by trumpeting _Bawring ' s sophisms and delusions . If tbe Editor doubts our word he had better appeal to the working men of Bolton .
The Family Herald. Part 54. London: G. B...
The Family Herald . Part 54 . London : G . _Bigus . 421 , Strand : This part is , we think , even more rich than usual in fireside stories , and _thatchoicely-selected miscellaneous matter for which tbis periodical is so celebrated . The readers for amusement will find abundance to gratify their taste , and the readers for instruction will not be sent empty away . From certain editorial speculations on the reforming Pope , we give the following extracts :
POPE PIUS . The present Pope is a bold man . He is Tonsing a _p-npte from a state of dormancy . The question follewj , can the Pope lead the people ? Ho leads them at present because they have not as yet gained their end ; but onca a system of popular government is established in Italy , once the voice of the people is recognised ss a legitimate branch ol legislative authority , will it be possible for a priest of the middle ages to reign in Rome ! Rome _eeclisiasticalis essentially unchangeable , monarchist , aad arbitrary . Popular governments are essentially changeable and _anti-monarchial . It is difficult to imagine hotr a political system of progress is compatible with an ecclesiastical system of conservatism . It is not compatible , and in no country in tbe world have they ever been known to ccexist in a state of barmocy . One must subdue tbe other .
The Pope is contending with Austria , and his peeple at peace with himself , lie is organising a popular power on purpose te expel a foreign power . When the foreign power is expelled what will the popular party then have to do ! to what will it then turn its serious _tboufhts .
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To domestic reform , most assuredly , to reform in the Papal eourt , and the whole _cecleilatieal , _rganlsatlon , If not , it will have n » _iblog to do , aod may as well _relinquish its nominal _priviUgog , dUWd Its national guards , and submit to the leading-strings of the priesthood as biforo . It will not do this , however , but go oa from one set of innovations to _anethir , till it change the aspect of _eeelesiastical _sff _. _' _rs throughout the whole Roman empire . For our part , we do not expect the Pope te go far Into politicalreforni . He will soon get alarmed or be chcoked by the absolute sovereigns that surround him , whese countries being _exelu-iveJ _yOathoHo , but containing an immense amount ef concealed infidelity , are _whelly unfit for conducting a calm and bloodle _. s revolution , or _controver"y . Distent U the safet _y-TaWe of _rrotestantUm ; it provides a graduated scale of _disaffection . It does not merel
y divide the peoph Into Churchmen and Iandels , but Into Churchmen aad numerous grades of CUt ' _stians _. who are all more cries , imbued with _theconssrvative spirit , and averse to extreme measures . It Is not soin Spain , _Portugal , or IWy _, for there they who are not Catholics are Infidels , and _fre «* om of speech and thought would mandate the press with a torrent of Infidel philosophy thnt would reduce tho power of the priesthood as low as It was In Prance ; for it is new a 1 _^ t _"! _** * 1 / aet tbat the P _' _P-- De !« _iSS to the church , but the press belongs to the literary or philo _soplncal world , and the clergy as a body cannot take possession of it How , then , could the Pope retain orobtain possession of it in a state of libmy 1 He will not make the experiment voluntarily . He will either bean a retreat very soon , or . _hewWrutt headlong into a _systim of Roman Catholic Protestantism like that of France , Which is a half . way _house between England nnd Italy '
. However , if Rome do gain possession of a free press _, she will _originate one of the most magnificent controversies _, which has erer takea place since the world began . She wiil lay open nil tho virtues and _vicea—all the areana of the Roman church . _Sde will finish wbat Luther began , but could not complete because he was not in possession of the capital , wbiob is the _s-at of power , Her priesthood will fight for tbe Idea cf unity and centrality , and priestly dictation , for the spiritual In pposition to _ibejteinporal power ; and her own population arranged on these tnv _opposise sides will merely exemplify , on a miniature scale , tbe great battle of ths church and state , which must _tnke place , in unison with her own , throughout hor wide deminions .
The Midland Florist. Condueted By J. F. ...
The Midland Florist . Condueted by J . F . Woods , November . London : _Simpkinand Marshall . Nottingham ; R . Sutton . From this very useful' publio instructor' we give the followine extract : —
CAI . _ISHDAH OP omuiIOHS FOB HOTEMBKR . This month is always a busy one ; for if mild and open , every description of planting may now be done , as well as all sorts of groundwork . Is the fruit _gnrd _' en , root pruning should be performed ; to trees against walls and palings , which have for years been in a most luxuriant state , producing large quantities of shoots and leaves , with very little or no fruit , this plan will be found peculiarly adapted . Ve have this season s «« n pear trees which had been root-pruned , with stems not thicker than tbe shaft ofa small hay fork , and standing abont ns high out of the ground , clothed with fruit from
top to bottom . Por the thousands of gardens round Nottingham and other large towns , pyramidal tree * are appropriate ; they give the proprietor A much better opportunity of cultivating bis plot of land , as well as en . _surifig finer fruit , and being more manageable . Gooseberries and currants may be planted ; and we would advise all , who are fond ol fine fruit and large produce in a small space , to adopt Mr-Hall ' s plan of growing tbem » . _s _pjramids . Somepeople are growing them as standards , but as the space between th ° head and tho ground Is bare of fruit , and consequently _pr-ntlesa _, we prefer the system of having the _stsm clothed wiih _fmli _horkihe bottom .
Training plumB , pears , 4 c ; may be _proceeded with nt erery favourable opportunity . In cutting away the shoots , de not cut for the sake of cutting ; for the removal of any or every branch there ought to be a reason _. Vines , out of doors , hav * been extremely prolific this season . In nine cases out of ten , they have been allowed to retain double tbe quantity of fruit they ought to have carried ; Independent of whieh , tbere bas been Injudicious stripping the trees of their leaves , In order to let the sun get to the fruit ; tbe consequence will prove that the trees have been seriously injured . After the fruit is gathered , tbe surface of tbe ground should be covered with good manure , that tbe autumnal ralBS may wash it in . _VinbS are greedy feeders , and will repay all the help given to them ,
Transplant roses , evergreens as wall as deciduous shrubs . All sorts of fruit trees will do well now . Ia removing them , take cure that as much as possible ef the fibrous root is retained . When tbe main roots have been mangled with the spade , let the bruisedparts be cleanly cut off with a sharp knife , previous to planting _. Raspberries , ofwhieh the Faatolff , Is one of the best , should now be attended to . Fork over the ground ( de not dig it ) , cleaning it well from root weeds , _removing all unnecessary canes , and cutting out tbe dead wood which produced fruit last season ; three strong cants mny be preserved , and tied to a stake , or the tops of neighbourlhg plants may be brought together and tied in the form of an arch , by which Jmeans _stakos are not required ; it sbould , however , be recollected , that these should be trained east and west , If possible j the imit then gets the advantage of the sun on both sides .
it must also he borne Id mind that all vacant ground should immediatel y he manured and in winter dug or thrown up in ridges ; it would then be ready for cropping at any moment . Cabbages may yet lee planted , though tbey would have been better planted earlier . Stone's Superb , or tbe Improved Sprotborough , is a fine flavoured and early sort , well worthy of extensive cultivation . If carrots and parsnips are not already out of the ground and stored , it should be done immediately , choosing a dry dav for tbe operation ; where extensively gi own the roots are pitted , but for smalt families , if placed amidst dry sand , in a cellar , they will keep well . Potatoes should be occasionally examined , where practicable ; when laid in large heaps , If at all tainted with the disease , the sweating or heating of so large a quantity together , _Increasss the _miscbltf .
All refuse , inthe garden , snch as decaying leaves , & o ., should be got together , and placed in a heap . If tbe space _cannot be afforded , oraccumulati 0 B 8 of tbis kind are offensive to the eye , burn them , and spread the _asbefl _. The Man in the Horn . November . London : Clark , Warwick-lane . Not the worst of the contents of this number is ibe following : — E ihu Burrltt ' s next hook Is to be colled ' Hisses from the Horse Shoe . ' The learned blacksmith has many irons in tbe fire . We would that his books were tbere also _. The Miner ' s Advocate , for _Novembpr , contain ' several well-written articles . The Herald of Co-opa ration defends ' Communism ' against Mr _Mszsini '' attacks . The Bottle is a drama , published by Cleavp , Shoe-lane , founded _] upon _Cruiksliatik ' s graphic illustrations ofthe drunkard's progress .
At Hast 200,000 European Emigrants Tri//...
At hast 200 , 000 European emigrants tri // havo reached the United States direct this year , independent of the thousands who have laudod in Canada . Partaking of the general prosperity of Glasgow , the Clyde ferries have been lot for the current year for £ 1 , 005 , being an increase on the previous year of £ 445 . It has been stated , that 107 parts of wheat , 111 of rye , 117 of oats , 130 of bailey , 138 of Indian corn , 177 of rice , 895 of potatoes , 1 , 335 of turnips , are equal in nutritive power . . . A Guernsey paper states that twenty-nine out of thirty-six guns , thrown overboard from the Piicobo frigate , off that coast , upwards of forty years ago , have recently been recovered .
An _Athocious Crime was committed in the railway station at Dresden , on the 30 th ult . At about ten o ' clock in thc morning , a well-dressed young man entered , and walked about for some time in an agitated state , smoking a cigar . All at once he rushed towards a young female who was about to enter a carriage , and drawing a pistol from his pocket discharged it at her . The bull entered her heart , and she died immediately . Tho murderer then drew another pistol from bis pocket , and placed the barrel
of it in his mouth , but just as he was about to pull tho _trigger , his arm was seized by a bystander , and the ball lodged in the ceiling . The murderer was _immediately arrested and placed in gaol . He is the _travelling clerk lor a manufactory of arms at _Liejge . Tbe young female _belongedtto a respectable family at Berlin , ' and had been carried off by the murderer . Her father and mother having _follawed and overtaken her , insisted that die should return home , and she was about to aet out wiih them on her return when the murder wns committed .
National Lasb Company . —Tho purchases of this company have hitherto been made in tho name of Mr Feargus O'Connor , the originator and chief _manager . Tho reason of this h . ts been , that as the company waa not registered , legal difficulties pre . vented the land from being bought , except in tho namo ef some individuals . Arrangements , however , are now in _progress for the registration of the company , and Mr O'Connor will bring a bill before parliament for that purpose as early aa possible in the session . The deed of registration is already drawn up , and is _beinc ; taken to all the large towns in the
kingdom , so thatit maybe _signed by all or most of the parties who are interested in it . It ia supposed that the wVole _uurabir of signatures , from parties nil of whom have vested ereater or Jess sums of money , will not be less than 9 , 000 . Messrs Clark and Dixon , of the National Land Company , brought the regis * tration deed to Sheffield en Tuesday week , when out of the 400 or 500 in ihistown who are concerned in it , about 150 affixed their names , and many others would have done so had the time allowed been a little longer . It was takon from Sheffield to Wakefield , on _Wed-ies-iay raw _*] tog ,- _*» _jSW ! Tims ,
The Craiford Block-Priictbrs'case, - To ...
THE _CRAIFORD _BLOCK-PRIICTBRS ' CASE , - to thb _amroit op thb _wrthrbta _3 _tau . Committee Room , Bell Inn , Crayfordl Kent _, and Bell , Old Bailey , London , _Nor : 2 nd , 1847 SiR . —Your paper being the acknowledged organ of the working millions , we beg to Jay before them , through your columns , our quarter ' s balance sheet fur the thirteen weeks we have been on strike , eliding Ootober 30 th ; also our present position . . In your columns of the 2 nd of October , by leaving out the heading of our appeal to the public , it made it appear we had been on strike butfiveweeis , whereas we had been eijght weeks at that time . There' was a _' so one paragraph you entirely omitted , _nsiuoly : our being members of the National Association' for
the Protection of _Indtfstry . Now that is a fact we cannot think of keeping in the dark after the manner ih which the Central Committee of that Association treated our _' _case ; viz ., by passing a kind of double vote , that we had acted contrary to their advice , and that it was an out-work question . Such having been the way in which the Central Committee have laid our case before the trades , we feel it our duty to bring the whole matter before the bar of publio opinion . On the 19 th of June , one of our shops , ( N » . 1 , ) at that time beine in preat disturbance _through a very serious reduction of ( k & 1 in the pound being offered by their employer upon all fancy work , which reduction wc were resisting by every means in our power . ) Mr Evans , another
of our employers ( No . 2 ) gave orders to the effect , that his _ga'es would be closed for a few days while they tock stock ; some of the men at the time having work they had begun , ( and had been paid for ) but not finished . Others having work out , were told to get it readr , but not to begin it , as the fates would be closed for a few days . Instead ofwhieh , one , two , three , and four weeks passed and no gates were opened , but reports came to hand thatthe sales would not be opened till we had settled with No . l . and submitted to the reduction . Such being the case , by the advice of the Central Committee , we settled the affair with No . 1 . and submitted , tafter expending nearly £ 700 , tviat being at the time all our funds , ) ton redaction of Si . 4 tl . inthe pound . No sooner was this done , tban reports were received
that the gates of No . 2 were to be opened , and a great reduction offered . Such reports were immediately followed by the manager leaving the works , and a new manager being appointed , which occupied two weeks more . On the 3 rd of August , the shop clerk was applied toby the master , to send half » dozen men to wait upon the master and manager at the works , as the representatives ofthe shop . The men being sent , were introduced to the new manager , a Air Collins , late of the firm of Messrs Whiteman and Co . of Phips _Bridge , in the parish of Mitcham _, Surrey , when tbey were told the gates had been shut longer than they expected , but they would now go on with greater spirit—that he had got a new manager , and that much greater facilities for doing their work should be given thero , but for
the future that was the list ( presenting the men with one ) he should pay from . The men remonstrated , but he said , that was the price he should pay , or have a free shop , viz . a knobstick shop . The men ( hen said they must have time to look before they could take such a list . He gave them until the next night , and that , as he was going to France , he should leave it to h ' s manager to carry out , The Central Committee was immediately sen * , to , when one oftheir members attended , but not before the next ni _|{ ht , the time the answer was to have been given , and too late to see the master . He , the member of the Central Committee , told us , he did net know how to advise us ; 'twas a serious reduction , viz . 5 s . 5 d . in the pound , but still wo must endeavour to meet the master , and not if we could
help it , " loose' the shop . Again , and again , and again , was the manager applied to , to get him to alter his position , but in vain . Agair > was the Central Committee consulted , applied to , and again was one of their members down at Crayford . He advised us to _pet our trade to meet the master in _sbdjb way . The trade was consulted again , and owing to the advice and opinion expressed by the Central Committee , we offered an intermediate list of prices to the master , viz , a reduction of 2 s . 3 d . in the pound , which the manager snid was a mere flea bite , and would give the firm no relief whatever ; he must have the whole list the master give them or else lie must get 0 _'her men , as tbe master would soon be heme , and be displeased at his keeping the works still , arid he was determined to carry his
point , and would therefore mnke it a free shop _. He accordingly wrote to many _placea for hands , but could not got any printers ; ' tis true he got some men and a few boys that had worked about the premises before , thinking to make printers of them . On the next day Mr Evans returned from France , we sent two delegates to wait upon the Central Committee , and one oi their members went with the deputation to Mr Evans in London , but he would only see his own men , and after a little conversation with them , he agreed to meet a deputation at the factory in the evening , at half-past seven o ' clock . On the same day the manager went to _Waltham AbVey , to endeavour to get some hands , ( to the nurnberof sixteen ) from a free shop that had given up business . We sent two delegates after
him to watch the proceedings . He got none from there at that time , _though they were knobsticks . It , the evening a deputation waited upon Mr £ . according to appointment . He said Ms manager had gone out upon business , but not having returned we must defer our conference till Monday morning , ai seven o ' clock . At the time appointed we met Mr Evans and Mr Collins . Mr E . said he had been talking to Mr C , and that he could not meet us in any way besides the one he had offered , viz . the list propesed . The manager , Mr C , said ' No , Sir , you cannot one halfpenny , ' and turning to the men , he said , 'You cannot resist it , you have no funds , and no friends ; why , you must be starved unless you submit ; therefore , ' _Ri _' ul he , turning to the master , * we must break tbeir Union . Yes sir , and as you
have placed this in my hands , I will give the men this day to nuke up tbeir minds and come to tbeir work at the price you have offered ; but , if they do not , I will not , as I live , shop one of them , unless he not only work for this price , but shall also pledge himself to belong to no trade society or union whatever . ' The master and manager then left the deputation , stating that , henceforth , conferences _were at an end . Again was the Central Committee sent to ; again wag oue of their members down at Crayford _, and after the whole case was laid before him , he said , he did not know wbat to advise , he could not say go to work at such a great reduction , together with the breaking up of the society , and against the decision of the whole trade ; neither could he say , stop out , inasmuch , as they , the Central Committee ,
wero unable to render support , that the number of hands that were then out on strike took overy farthing of the money that was collected ; and to put on an extra levy would be to cuS the thread of the association ; but this they could do , they could recommend the case to the trades in general , and solicit their support , and that the Central Committee could also use the power they had , to postpone the payment of our levies , wbich he . believed they would do , and everything else tbey cou ! d to support and assist us . Now , after being fally aware of all this ; after it was well known that the late manager left , because he would not dirt his hands in sueh _busines-B _; after all these things , weaek , how can the Central Committeo say , that we hava acted contrary to their advice ? Do they mean to tell us , or the trades in general , that they advised us to accept our masters' terms , viz . i reduction of 5 s . 3 d . in the pound , together with thc breaking up of our
union ; if so , we ask , if such are to be the benefits of ' Union for the Millian ? " Again , we ask , after knowing the above , and duly considering the same , could they come to the other resolution , or part cf the resolution ; viz . that it is an out of work question ? ffe have the publio to judge . We aro com - pelled in justice to our cause , in behalf of the fortytwo men , with their numerous families , who are now standing out , to lay our case befoie the various trades , and again solicit their benevolent aid , by loan or gift . Delegates arc in London , and also in tho North of England and Scotland , who have circulars , truly representing our pesition _. Hoping yeu will excuse tbis lengthy epistle , and publish the same , together with the balance sheet , in your valuable columns , * We remain , yours , & o . Signed on behalf of the Committee , W . H . Gabdnbb , Chairman .
RECEIPTS OF THE _LONUOJ * ' BLOCK PRINTERS
SOCIETY , Prom the various Trade " , for the thirteen woelis _ending October 30 th . £ S . d . _ThecordwainersofDartford , Kent „ , ... 2 0 0 The engineers of Dartford ... ... . 5 0 0 Mr B . Davids , Bexlcy Arms , Bexleybeatb ... 2 0 0 The tnculdors of Dartford ... 0 10 0 Tho engineers of Woolwiib ... .. ... 1 13 2 A benefit given by Messrs _NelBoa and Lee , at Dartford » 7 4 10 A . Friend ... ... -. _«• ... »•• 0 0 6 Mr Pasoall , p ' _s « maker of Dartford ... 0 5 0 Tbe moulders of London 0 VI 3 The Fleece society of tailors ... ... 3 0 0 Tho tailors _' s society , King's Head , Beart-st . ,
_Leicester-squaro .. _„ ... , ; ... 5 0 0 Mr Apltgarth ' s worUs , Dartford ... ... 0 _C C Messrs Tuckers and Co . ' s works , "Westham _„ kVbiy 2 17 Tho engineers' oommittee , Coopers Arms , Low * r Tbaro » s . j treet , 0 11 S Tlie _Dsrenth paper mills , Darenth ' Kent ,. 0 IT B The _bool _5 _. _'b _3 _ndel _5 society of London ... 20 0 0 Mr _Asker , Yacht _llitel , Etlth _, Kent ... 0 10 0 Mr Yearron , Plough Inn , do . P 0 - ° The _engineers of Greenwich ¦ 3 J' _S The engineers of London 5 " The tailors' society , White Hart , Little t 0 0 Windmill-street •• 070 The engineers of Cjmroercial . road nan Tbe paper maker * . _Maidstono , Kent J ° The ennmeer _. of Dartford ( 3 nfl lUUscription ) 0 1 * 6
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"Che carpenters , Maidenhead , Castle-street , . City-road . ' .. 0 11 0 'The _oprpenten and _joinsrs of London . „ 3 19 8 The carpenters , 811 v * r Cup , _C-omer-stteet ' , " _Qrafi Inn-rond > i § 3 0 0 The boiler makers of Greenwich ( Penn ' a and others ) . .. .. .. ., 3 0 0 A ftw Wends at tha Angel , Stratford , _Bs « ex .. .. 0 n 6 The eork carters' society , Bell , Old Bailey .. 10 0 0 The engineers of London .. .. .. 1 11 0 Th * carpenters , King ' s Arms , Marylebone , street .. .. 5 0 0 The engine and machine smiths , Peacock , _Westmiaster-road ,. ,, .. .. 2 10 0 The pattern makers to engineers , Glasshouse Fields 0 a S The carpentersQueen ' s HeadActon . St .,
, , Gray ' s Inn-road . .. . * 0 0 The cordwalners ( W . M . ) Bnll and Bell , _Ropemakers-street .. .. .. 2 0 0 Tbe carpenters , Mitre , Stangate .. .. 0 13 8 Tbe carpenters . Glob . , Ki » g _> _s * , JobtfSt ., _Clerkenwell . .. 5 0 0 The smiths of ——— , carriage department 0 12 6 Tbe engineers of Mossrs Miller . Bavenhill , andCo 12 8 Tbe tailors' society , Itoyal Tent , _Silver-st ., Golden-square .. 2 0 0 Tbe paper makers of Darenth ( 2 nd
subscription ., „ , 0 10 6 The engineers of London IHO : 0 13 0 The carpenters , Maidenhead , _Castle-st ., ( 2 nd subscription ) 4 0 0 Tho tin plate workers , P « wter PlMter , _Churchst . _jHattOD . garden 5 0 "" The silver trade , Crown and Can , _John-s ' ., Clerkenwell 20 0 0 The carvers ond gliders , Golden Lion , Wardour . _st 2 0 0 The moulders , Messrs Seaward and Co ., Limehouse 0 10 0 Mr Ltnnara , undertaker , John-street , Clerkenwell ... ... 0 10 Received in the thirteen woeks from our own trado . Tho men la Surrey 81 18 9 The men at the pin factory , Borough-road 11 8 5 I The men ef Mr _Snaiahnd , [ Kent * 62 2 0 Men who were In arrears ... 0 18 1 Total from our body ... 156 2 3 _ 11 if Total 300 18 0 * Besides this , Mr _Swaziland's men have paiJ twenty two men that were out from their shop . _EXFENDITUEB . Paid to men on Strike 231 11 6 * Paid for printing , meetings , delegation , & c . 69 6 6 £ 300 18 _O ADQCf 0 S * m , BEj Auditor-. ; JohnRedsell ) Geoboe Hdpsom , Clerk . TViklaton Nail Makers . —As you aro an advocate of the rights of labour , will you insert the following subscriptions received by the iloree Nail ! Makers now on strike at Winlaton , by doing so yott j will much oblige , Yours , truly , Edwd . Summerside , Treasurer . £ 8 . d . Winlaton , General Trades ... ... 3 7 9 " Whitehaven KailerB , by Carty ... ... 0 19 O Wigton Nailers 0 5 11 _Carllolu Nailers , by Brown ... ... 0 1 * ( 1 Mr _Aobot ' . i Chain makers , Gateshead ... 1 3 S St Feter * * _Qa _^ y Chain makers , „ ... 0 5 O Newcastle Nailers ... ,,. .., 0 5 1 North Shields Nailers 0 5 6 „ Tyzick and Dobinson ' _a Chain makers ... ... ... ... 0 3 3 „ Pow and Co . ' a Chain makers 0 7 9 £ 7 5 » Shoemakers of Newcastle ... ... 1 0 O Horse Nail makers , Belper ... ... 3 0 9 Hawthorn ' s men , Newcastle ... ... 0 G O Stephenson ' s do . ... ... ... 0 G 0 "" fin-lawn MHI 0 2 & ' Hawk's Chain makers , Gateshead ... 0 11 O Hank's Smiths 0 11 2 Richardson ' s Chain _mokerB , Gateshead .. 0 2 ? VorUt ' _s Chain make * " , _Dunstan ... 0 2 19 P « rcy _* U * a _' n 0 3 3 Nailers , North Shields ... ... ... 0 6 9 Tyzick ' g Chain makers , North Shields ... 0 10 6 Pun's Chain makers , North Shields ... OUT £ _fi U 4 Tins Nottingham Distbict Committee , in connection with the National Association of United Tradesheld their usual meeting at the Assembly Rooms , _TVni ' e liorse , Barker-gate , on Monday last , whea ' . the following resolution waa agreed to : — That the meetings of this committee take place for tha future , on the first Monday in every month , and that a _sub-comtnitteo of three bo chosen to act m the interviews ; aud sliould auy society r < quire their assistance in cases of arbitration , the same are to apply 10 the Secretary , 5 , _Calwlck-street _, _Swinton , Nottingham ; and should any society _belonging to the National Association , _require any information with reference to _fonciii _^ societies for tha consumption of tbo goods manufacturtd by tbe men employed hy tbe above association , sueh information moy be had by applying aa above , at the society's meeting-house at the time of meeting . Ashton . —Thb Gbnkral Turn Out . —There appears no probability of this turn-out coming to a . termination , notwithstanding it is pauperising the town . On Monday morning the whole of the mills remained closed , none of the masters appearing at all anxious to _pive the operatives a chaj ce of re- ' _suniing work , were they inclined to po in . 'ihe spinners appointed a deputation to wait upon the mayor , Joseph Fletoher , Esq , with a requisition , from the inhabitant householders , on Saturday , praying him to convene a meeting in tbe Town Halt , for the purpose of _taking into consideration the best means to be adopted _^ under the present unfortunate differences which exist between " the employers and the employed . The mayor having ; refused to accede to the requisition , the requisitionists have called it on their own account . Such is the state of distress in this town and neighbourhood , owing to the strike now existing , that the parish office ia crowded from morning to night . Lancashire Miners —The general delegate meeting of Lancashire Miners will be held on Monday next , November 15 th , at the house of Mr Samuel Hill , sign of tbe Horse and Jockey , _Scholes , Wigan . Chair to be taken at eleven o'clo' -k in tho forenocn . London Carpenters . — A meeting of the Carpenters of London will be hold at the Bell Inn , Old Bailey , on Tuesday next , _Novembc-rtke 16 th , —chair - taken at seven o'olock precisely . SHAMEFUL CASE OF _OPPRESSION . T * THE EDIXOB OF THB S 0 B . T 35 KW BIAS . Sib , — I wish , through the medium of jour valuable paper , to inform its numerous reade * s of a piece of ero « injustice exercised towards a number of ' operative stonemason * ' t >; Messrs _Thompson and L- 'gan , railway contractors , who sent one of their agents to _Livtrpool In August last , for the purpose of engaging a number of masons to go to Leeds , tbere to . assist iu the erection of a number of stone bridges . The demand for labour ia Liverpool was , at thut time , very great , and it was with considerable di _< Bculty tbat tho agent , Mr Armstrong , could prevail upon any _masons-to accompany him . However , sucb were the inducements whicii he held out , that a number of men at length oonsented to the following verbal _agreement , viz —that they _should'hsve full employment until May next , at tbe rate of 5 i id per day . Accordingly , the men engaged , le _< t their employment ia Liverpool , where they _wese receiving 5 s per day , o _* _d proceeded with hira to Leeds , whtre they _tramediataly commenced working at the terms nlrendy specified . After working a few wei'ks ,. tVy received notice tbat it was no longer the Intention of Messrs Thompson and _Legan , to pay them _aoco-iling to the agreement , and that , if they _costioued wt skin ? , it must be at a reduction in th « r wages of 5 s per _wcrit . To this unreason _, able proposition the men _refused compliance , and tbe consequenco was that they were thrown out of employmeat . However , legal proceedings bave been wit ere J into against Messrs Thompson aud Logan , How it will terminate I am not prepared to say ; but I hope the trades of Leeds will not allow these poor men , their wives , nnd _tamUies , to _t > a gxerificcd at the shrine of ' capital / but _wij | _endsavour _, by every legitimate nutans in _tlmir power , to _bafllethe avaricious atten _^' * of those wbo woald _trample upon industry , Tbis is 3 , case tbat _desemsthe cordial support uf every trae philanthropist : for , when we contemplate tbe _unprincipled conduct oi ibose employers Vn seducing men irom their homes by holding out bright prospects , and malting fair , promises , and , then ' mating tbem as already stand ,, it caunot fail to elicit the just indignation , of every honest mind . By _inserting tbis in the poor man ' s only paper , the A ' _cstTwiv Star , you _vrill much _obligo _. Yours , SficuAE * _, _Fobesteb . * _ii-i-HM-Mna ( - _^ ra--i- < -KKlBK 9 _CSK-RA
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 13, 1847, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_13111847/page/3/
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