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\ 5fO THE MEMBERS OFTHE LAND COMPANY.
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\ 5fo The Members Ofthe Land Company.
\ 5 fO THE MEMBERS OFTHE LAND COMPANY .
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My Friends , I _Presuming tliat 1 have now heard all that is [ ike _likelr to be said , thought , and printed about the the anti-democratic act of allowing shareholder « h who have obtained their allotments to part nit with them , 1 shall proceed to comment upon the the several objections , first observing , that < -or < -ome have been written in a friendly , some in a a spiteful , and some in an ign orant style . HHoweveras I believe the pride of silence upon
_« , n _ matters of apparently trifling importance has do done much damage to the popular cause , 1 sh shall consider the question in all its bearings , jn making no _apolnsr _frrnot having answered th the several querists , some of whom requested , ai and some of _whom hnd the insolence to tern _mand , an . m _ i-di-t _ reply by letter . Old say . _jr in _« _s—if they really have a meaning , and if tl their app lication is apt and apposite—someof
is times save an immensity argument . Once v _« non a time , then , an Irish squire of the old s school hired a butler—and inthe olden times i in Ireland it was little short of high treason i for a butler to appear in boots ; but , mayhap , 1 the failure of King Murph y may reconcile _i their honours tolarefeet . Howheit , the squire 1 being of an easy disposition , bore the insult , _i until _, upon one occasion , he was about to en-1 f _. riain a large party at dinner , and then lie remonstrated thus : —
"John , how comes it that you attend table Jn boots ? it ' s a thing I don ' t allow . ' ' ¦ ¦ "Why , your honour , *' responded John , " I could give you twenty reasons . " " Well / ' rejoined the squire , "let us hear them . ' - _<*' Why , yonr honour , " observed _^ the butler , f in the first p lace , 7 hare no shoes " — _^ _ITie're , th _« e /'_ _" _^ do ; _ bat _ as g » _rf as the twenty . "
iSow _, I mig ht treat the question just as la- j conically , and repl y to all the objections thus : Why , in the first place , we have no _jioicer to prevent ; and I think all reasonable objectors will respond , " 'Well , well ; there , that will co ; that ' s as good as all the rest . " B _^ t , as it is my custom to probe those matters to the bottom , I shall not treat the subject thus smartly or lightly , but shall add , that if we had the power , I , for one should object to so despotic , so unjust , and so antidemocratic a use of it . As most objections have been based upon the violation of democratic princi ples , let us
now test their " validity'' b y two democratic axiom . * - , namely , — " An injustice done to an individual is an injury to society ; * ' and again—* When one of the community is wronged , all society is injured . " Now , upon which of those horns do the advocates of absolutism choose to hang , or upon which will they suspend the wrong-doing directors ? ISow , I contend , firstly , that we have no colour of rig ht to prevent the sale ; and if we had , that its exercise would be an injustice to the individual wishing to sell , and , consequently , an injury to society , and , therefore , really
antidemocratic Again , I contend that the member wishing to sell , and prevented by a despotic _use of power from doing so , would be wronged , and , consequently , society would be injured . Upon the other hand , will any one venture to point out or describe the wrong done to any individual , or the injury done to society , b y the power of free action now allowed r 1 def y them . If any made the attempt , it would be based upon an ideal , not upon a real injur }* because the injury would be undefined , and not attachable to any individual inthe one case , but defined , applicable to , and felt by the individual in the other ease . For instance , as the
presumed wrong now stands , it is divided between 20 , 000 members , not felt by any , and its injustice neither real or perceptible—a kind of incip ient self-tonnentor-r-a mere conception of a disordered brain , to fret a distempered constitution ; while tbe exercise of the power weuld be felt by the individual wronged , and would be a real , grievous , and permanent wrong . I will now presume that the directors had the power , and exercised it . And I will suppose a very probable case . Suppose A . B ., tlie son of C . D ., to have taken a share in his father ' s life , with a prospect of succeeding his father in a business more valuable than the
cultivation of his land . In such case , A . B ., upon the death of his father , has the choice of evils—the evil of being excluded from his father ' s business , or the evil of being robbed of his interest in his holding , and the proceeds of his labour ; for , let it be borne in mind , that the nicety of democratic princi ple cannot possibly assign the exact time wben it is unjust and injurious , or just and beneficial to sell . If a member may sell at one time , he bus a perfect right to sell-at any time . and one little fact has wholly escaped the nice distinction of many complainants—it is this :
that the conve _}* ance which the rules compel the trustees to make once made , precludes the possibility of resisting tbe estrangement . T ' he law " would not allow it . But a still stronger democratic reason is thi . —that the rig ht would be imperfect if shackled with the condition of occupancy . In fact , the law of the landlords is much more democratic than tbose who sign themselves " Real Democrats , " ' * True Democrats" "Democrats to the Backfone . " Some , indeed , should have signed themselves * ' Democrats io the Pocket . " i will now prove that the law of the landlords is
more democratic . The law of the landlords says , that when a man has rightful possession of anything , he shall have full enjoyment , use , and government of it * and he could not have fall use , enjoyment , and management , if the law of democracy capriciously tied him to one use only , namely , the use of occupation . Same true democrat , oppose the transfer , lest at should create a landed aristocracy . Was ever anything more laughable than the notion of a two-acre aristocrat , a three-acre squire , or a four acre noble lord ? Others say that it . will fail of producing one of the desired '
results , namely , thinning the labour market . How truly ridiculous ! because , firstly , in ninety-nine cases in 100 , the man will work himself , and then the object is achieved ; and , should he not work , then he must employ from the surplus , and the object is achieved doubly . As far as transfers bave been effected ¦ we have seen the very benefit I anticipated , wliich is this , that a bad man may venture his £ -2 12 s . on a gambling speculation , and would be a bad sample ofthe newly-created class , if forced to occupy ; while the man who purchases , purchases from choice of occupation ,
-and brings some capital te aid us in our great experiment . Again , every transfer aids us with funds : thus , a member sells to a non-. nember , and thus enlists one who looked for certainty , and is willing to pay for it ; the man who sells takes out another share , and thus the society has two members for one . There is one condition which , in my mind , maybe enforced in case of sale . It * is this : that , in all cases of transfer , the purchaser should not receive any capital from the Company . Now , this would not be an injnstice , because he would purchase -with his eyes open , and because he would not have to pay interest at 5 per cent , on the capital , and the Company would be in possession of so much the more
a _.-ailable capital , and shares would not sell fur a penny less money . Tbe only difference would be , that the INTERLOPER , as some <*« rre _'* _- _* Kindeats call him , would not receive our capital , and would not have to pay so much reat . One of the features which promises the greatest security to the Land Plan is the right of sale , the greatest drawback would be the prevention . " If au idle man becomes unfortunate , the _ineffitti-y of the plan and not his inability would be assigned as the cause ofhis t „ Ilar _ ; _wherea ? , his power to sell will always keep up a community of willing husbandmen , who select the profession , and are willing to pay for liberty to follow it . The directors Lave come ia for tlieir full share of abuse in
many _-ncirymous letters—one _especiall y from UUi ) _ S £ RSFlELD ; but no one praises the d-rectsrs for the alterations they make ia
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favour of members . It was a great act of tvranny to take a room off the house , but no one complains of having ten useful rooms instead of two useless onesno one complains of having a pump in his l _* 3 _. k kitchen—no one complains of 5 per cent , _heina charged as rent , instead of £ _- > on the first £ 82 1 OsT , and 5 per cent , on remainder of purchase money—no one complains of the vast and unexpected changes made by the directors , and all in favour of * -the members ; hut aU fail to bestow praise , and some are ready to administer censure , where the act is the act of the conference , and in obedience to the law wliich regulates the right of property . I trust that I have dealt plainly and satisfactorily with this subject . And I shall now proceed to the consideration of another liberal act of the Directors . As a matter of
course , and of necessity , our Banking arrangements must have been to a considerable extent based upon the certainty of interest upon our available but unappropriated capital ; that is , the capital not applied to the purchase of land , but reserved , as a certain amount must be , to meet withdrawals . If we made ourselves lia We to a rate of interest which our unappropriated capital would not produce , we should be guilty of a fraud upon those depositors who can withdraw their monies ; and as the best terms that any hsnk rives i ? 21 per cent ., and that very _capridously ; for instance , in three months you may only receive one month's interest—thus , if yon lodge on the 2 nd ofthe month , you get no interest for that month ; and if you withdraw before the expiration ofthe 3 rd month , vou receive no interest for that
month—so that in such cases you receive less than 1 per cent , upon your money forthe three monthsnot 1 per cent , for three months , but at the rate of 1 per cent , for the whole year . Such , however , is not onr rule . In onr Bank , money hears interest from the day it is deposited to the day it is withdrawn . We naturally and justly then looked for the best security for our unemployed capital ; because _. _jf we placed it in a bank , we might be losing over 2 per cent ., which would soon break us . We find tbat Exchequer Bills were the safest , as well as the readiest security . They pay the largest interest , and by THE DAY , and are always worth tlieir full amount—fluctuations in that stock merely affecting speculators . I explained the nature of this stock fully in tbe advertisement , published in the Star It is _ Government bank note of not less than £ 100 .
hut as large as you can purchase in £ 1 , 000 bills . They were about 3 i percent , when we regulated our rate of interest by the stock in which alone we could safely invest funds for immediate use ; and , therefore , we promised what we could pay by this standard , namely , 3 § upon deposits to bo withdrawn , and 4 upon deposits for redemption . Now , the Chancellor of the Exchequer has raised the interest upon this stock to 3 d . per day , or £ i lis . 3 d . per cent _, per annum ; and , therefore , to hold faith with our CUSTOMERS , we are proud in finding ourselves able to raise the rate of interest on deposits to 4 PER CENT ., and upon redemption to 4 } PER CENT ., thus giviug the public the benefit of the
improved interest . Some people very naturally wish to know what an Exchequer Bill is—it is precisely of the same value , or within a mere fraction , as a bank note of a similar amount , with this exception , that , from the day you purchase it , to the day you sell it or change it , you get the interest at the rate , NOW , of £ 4 lis . 3 d . per cent . Suppose , for instance , that we bad £ 10 , 000 in Exchequer Bills , and wanted cash to mee a run or complete a purchase _, in than less three minutes we could change them into gold . Well then , says a £ 10 depositor , or a £ 90 , or a £ 200 depositor , why not give £ 4 lis . 3 d . to us ? Why , simply because the two former , the £ 10 and £ 90 , depositors get a larger interest at 4 per cent . ; firstly , because the smallest Exchequer Bill is £ 100 , and thev should pay brokerage , and watch the
market , and so with a £ 200 purchaser . Just as I explained in the advertisement ; it is only a market for wholesale dealers , and we are the wholesale dealers with the fives , and tens , and nineties that could not be so applied , and we give OUR CUSTOMERS the benefit of the wholesale transactions . And I am happy to say that we were PREPARED FORTHE RISE , as we are now holders of from £ 8 , 000 to £ 10 , 000 worth of stock , not wishing to run the risk of trusting any banking concern during the panic , and not wishing topay interest out of locked-up capital . I trust that the Despotic Directors will be pardoned for this Anti-Democratic step of USING the Government that uses them , when it served their purpose and the public interest . Your faithful friend , "Feargus O'Connor .
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Erratum in First Two Editions of Last Wee * s Star . In last week ' Star there was an error in Mr O'Connor ' s letter to the occupants at O'Connorville . Tke sentence— " If a religious man or a solicitor should come among you , "—should havebeen __ " If a litigious man or a solicitor . " _» _+ * _** + * •* _***~^ a + _^^*»~** * **>*> _+ < 0 _**
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TO TIIE OCCUPANTS AT O'CONNORVILLE JIV HEAR . _FRIENDS , While plague , pestilence , and famine are depopulating my country , and beginning to sweep the houses of your countrymen , it is no small pride and consolation to mo that I have rescued you from the monsters , and placed you in your own castles , on your own domains . Dear as provisions now are , ami compelled as you necessarily wil ! be to purchase those provisions until your labour shall produce them , yet I will venture to assert , that those earning a pound a week will not be as well off as the most unfortunate of your little community ;
while your labour will be sweetened by the reflection , that it will yield yon a fair reward , and all for yourselves . I hope you have treasured up all that 1 have predicted as to the coming of the present chaos , and I hope you have read and studied my warnings to the Irish Landlords , written from the dungeon , the felon ' s cell , the condemned cell in which the Whigs immured me for s xteen months ; and I hope you have read my speeches and predictions upon the question of Free Trade , and especially ray speech in the House of Commons , in 183 4 ; and I hope you have read my letters to Daniel O'Connell , published in 1836 , and my letters to Mr
O'Malley , published in the Mar in . 1840 , predicting the result of Irish agitation , Irish credulity , and Irish confidence ; then remember that I told you , when the Whigs last came into power , that he ( Daniel O'Connell ) had undertaken to break up the Irish party ; remember , that in September , 1845 , 1 foretold the second year ' s failure of the Potato Crop ; and last July , when the Times andPREE T-ADER _. were exulting in the prospects to be produced by the measure , that I predicted the present state ofthe labouring classes , as well that of the agricultural labourer as of the operative and mechanic I have now drawn your attention to a series of facts , all bearing upon the general subject
—Labour ' s dependance upon Capital , and the capitalist ' s mode of dealing with the labourer . Having thus refreshed your memories , by a recital of transactions covering a long period of time , I shall now call your attention to the mode in which I proposed " to meet the monster Famine in the outset . When Free Trade anticipation was at its highest we called a meeting at the CROWN AND ANCHOR , aud I proposed a resolution at that meeting , that a certain portion of Church Property rs \ io . M be sold to meet the great calamity ; _stm leaving the State Church Parsons in a comparatively better position than Free Trade will ! cave any other class in the State . The Government might have realized over FIFTY MILLIONS of monev , and
without stinting any man liviug of . a Ml meal , or depriving any one of ample luxuries and comforts . Now , the attempt of the Government to base permanent measures of relief upon the present famine , would strengthen the justice of that resolution . However , wonderful ami scandalous as it must appear to all , thc property of the most idle , the properly most lidble and mos _. ' _t app licable to such an emergency—thc property of the poor stolen hy the Church—lias been the _„ l y property spared by the Government ; nay , indeed , the value of Chnrch property is _incalculabl y increased in value , both in security and amount ; while all other property has become deteriorated-. I now mention H _* _* fact , because I _thiuk the Uour has arrived for
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demanding the restitution of what is called CHURCH PROPERTY to its ori ginal and proper use ; namely , the best mortgage that the rightful owners of the land can have upon tlie land ; and every attempt that lias been made b y thaowners of thc soil to rid themselves of this DIVINE-TITHE and mortgage has . recoiled firstly upon the poor , and will shor tly recoil upon themselves . In 1832 I was tried in Ireland for a conspiracy to ROB THE CHURCH by abolishing tithes ; and as the injustice of the law has never intimidated me from the discharge of a solemn duty , I
will now create an agitation in _Ensland and Ireland for a TOTAL ABOLITION OF " TITHES , and the APPROPRIATION of that property , not to the casual support , hut to the permanent happiness of the people , by the purchase * of land , and erection of houses . This agitation we will call THE DEATH STRUGGLE , and we will conduct it without violence or tumult , but we will not _NOW let it coi ? l until we see justice done . I tell yon , and I tell thc Irish people , that Church influence and Protestant ascendancy , are the master grievances of the ageand tbat neither the Charter nor the Repeal of the Union would be worth a groat , if this evil were to
continue ; and that , those measures achieved , we should have to light those old and sturdy enemies . In this agitation we shall ' have an incalculable amount of support from all shades of politicianswhile the state of Ireland and th t prospects of England furnish good and sufficient ground for the demand . Having said so much upon this important subject , I now call your attention to those measures by which you will he enabled te maintain your present position , independently of all adverse circumstances . This season has been a very backward one ; and , in truth , seeds and plants were nearly as well out of the ground as in it , up to this period ;
the ground ' will now be like a HOT-BED , and you must make the most of the season . The value of your present trade is , that , even if inclined , no MASTER FARMER can withhold his knowledge from his nei ghbour ; you have , fortunately for you , the experience of " seven or ei ght market gardeners , and what THEY DO , YOU DO ; and they will be glad to teach you . As potatoes are dear for seed , I cannot recommend as much as I otherwise would ; hut , believe me , in three years from this time the potato will be as extensively grown as ever . Its unfortunate application as human food—the exclusive food of the Irish people
—has made a great many wise men , though ignorant of the value and properties of that root , condemn it in wholesale terms ; but I tell you that the best crop of potatoes for their LEGITIMATE USE , is worth three times as much as the best crop of anything that is extensivel y grownthree times as much as either the best crop of turnips or wheat . Corn is the least valuable crop grown . What I should now recommend is a succession of cabbages , Belgian white carrots , a few-Swede turnips , some mangel wurzel , and peas and beans for a succession of crops , with other garden stuffs in the garden ; and , even yet , it is not too late
for barley m your ground , if you wish for more than I have sown , which is about forty acres , besides potatoes , cabbages , peas , beans , carrots , and other garden stuffs , that have been sown in good season . Keep your ground clean of weeds ; don ' t allow ONE TO LIVE , for a weed and a cabbage cannot live together . Take care of every SPOONFUL OF MANURE : it is gold . Don ' t sow nor plant too deep this year , till you give your ground a good winter ' s trenching , and then you may go deeper and still deeper every year . ' Keep THE BIRDS OFF ; and when you see ' plants shaken by the wind , STEADY them with your hand or heel ' , or a blunt
stick , and put some mould to them . Keep your cabbages and potatoes well landed up , and make the earth fine about them . Begin to make a heap of your weeds and spare earth , and suds and wash , and never think you turn and stir it enough ; it is a kind of sponge , sucking the oxygen from the atmosphere , and the more open you KEEP ITS MOUTH , and the more porous you make it , the moTe it will inhale . Keep your heaps of stuff high and compact , in the shape of a roof of a house , to let the rain fall off , and if you keep always stirring it , ten times a day , so much the better , though once a month , or when the weeds begin to grow , will do . DON'T ALLOW THE WEEDS TO GROW IN YOUR HEAPS . I wish each man would procure , for love or money , six of tbe largest
potatoes he can get , and plant them whole with some dung and keep laying thc stalks as they get , strong and covering them well with soil made fine and water now and then , and put them in twelve square yards of ground , aud keep a good base of earth , the potatoes planted two yards apart , and you will be surprised to see the basket-full that the six wiil turn out . On the 24 th I will show you how to do it . I knew a clergyman , the Rev . Mr Madras , who grew more than alarge horse-load from a single potato ; any who can afford it , I would recommend them to join and buy two _boat-loads of London horse-dung . The price for dung and carting from the wharf will be about £ 24 , it will he worth -650 , ami will pay GOOD INTEREST : it will pay for itself in the first crop and will remain in the ground
Be CAREFUL OF EVERY SPOONFUL OF DUNG ; DON ' T ALLOW A WEED TO GROW ; STEADY YOUR PLANTS , IF SHAKEN BY THE WIND ; KEEP OFF TIIE BIRDS ; BE UP EARLY , AND YOU WILL PICK UP THE WORM BEFORE HE PICKS UP YOUR SEEDS OR PICKS OFF YOUR CABBAGES . 1 look forward with great pleasure to Monday , the 24 th , and shall expect some of my children to give me a bed on that nighh 1 remain your fond and affectionate friend , Feargus O'Connor .
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was inceg _^ _p-rNotirit-stnn _ in _ , at the appointed hour , thoJgj Midfl wore seen streaming from all sides to the sp _^ _whon ; that _^ _esteemud veteran , Beaiamin _Rtis-to -Jg fHalifa-, was unanimously elected to the chair . "Ip' ' ¦ _H" } _-M _^ a 5 * then called on Mr Alderson , of Brafl _^ _Mjtelead a Chartist hymn , in wliich the vast _asiiemblagB joined in one loud chorus . The veteran chairma _^ then addr essed the meeting in his usual _vnpronMWe ;; defended . the Chartists from the charge _(^ infidelity and _irrcligion , _becauso they held such _m-jetmp * on the Sunday _;" and showed that true reb _^ _ion' _^ onsisted _^ _ndoinff . right _. both morally and politically ; The Chairman then _introdncpd
Mr A _ s _ rsox , < a ho exposed the character of the _hireling : priesthood , the _worldlymindodness of the _professedfriends of Reform , and concluded a telling speech . _^ exhorting _the ' Chartists to >¦ faithful to one another ";; and tq > persevei . in that good cause which wtiftuhion _jitid energy would be sure to prosper . MrAlderson sat down amid the applause of the uvx \ wnx _;^/] ¦ _'? _: _;} A '* " ' Mr Jo _^ _Sniw , of Leeds , defined the pernicious effects of o _^ _rgorernment , and the fallacious ho pes of those _•^ expected much from its advoeacy . lis ihenadyejfcd to the evil results of intemperance , and doIivejPsl a powerful exhortation in favour of sohriety _. _^ _TOp ) andorder . a _^ jthesame time that he e _. po 3 ed : _^ gS _|^ nn " wof _hUeountrymen , and warned _th _$ p-3 p _£ _*^ exertions . Mr Shaw ' s excellent _addresi was hailed witli merited approbation .
Mr E-nest _Joxes then rose ,. and was greeted with prolonged cheers . lie adverted to the wretched state of the manufacturin ? population and the condition ofthe community at _larse , and next proceeded to examine whether this arose from the _deficiency nf tho country , the indolence of the people , or the special wrath of the _Doity—when , having clenr ' y proved the _adrquacy of the soil ' tor thc support of the inhabitants , the unparalleled industry of the latter , » nd vindicated the mercy ofthe Deity , he traced the effects of evil _legislation back to their source , and analysed in succession all the so-called measures of reform that had emanated from thc government since the Reform Bill , — -fullyexposin ? the quackery of party , and fallacy of free trade ; and said , alluding
to its results , the parsons told us we must not do « ood on a Sunday—for his part , he thoucht the better day thc better deed—but , _under the blessings of free trade , the factories had grown as religious as the parsons , since they not only did no work on the Sunday , but were idle every day in the week as well . He then alluded to the Education Scheme , observing that government were not able to stifle the desire for education on the part ofthe people ; therefore _, sooner than let the people give themselves a good education , they had stepped in just in time to give a bad one , subservient to their sectarian principles aud enslaving policy . He ( Mr Jones ) believed the best foundation for a good education was ro . _tst beef and plum-pudding , since it was useless to preach
honesty to a man while hunger wns prompting him to thieve—or order , while misery was driving him to violence , —or morality , while he was deer . idcd by a pauper-dress , and unmanned in a Bastile , or honour , while lie was _disaraced by being a slave . From the result of the Ten'Hours' Bill , thu speaker deduced arguments illustrative ofthe power the _people possessed at the present crisis , and thus went over tho means at their disposal for obtaining redress . After paying a due tribute to the glorions Land PJan and Trades' Union , he proved how nothing short ofthe Charter could lead to the desired goalhow it was wedded to the Land Plan—how political
power could onl y be met by political power , and ; how endeavouring to __ annul tyranny by social amelioration alone *» as impracticable , as long as the same cause existed , which had once already reduced us from social prosperity to our present Elysium of " Free Trade " and " Education . " Mr Jones concluded by a truly stirringappe . il tothe people , calling on them , as once they had rallied ( deluded by Whig Reformers ) for " the Bill , the whole Bill , and nothing but the Bill "—thus now to be satisfied only with the Charter , the whole Charter , and nothing but the Charter . His address had a powerful effect on the meeting , and was greeted with prolonged and hearty acclamations .
Mr Lact , W . R . S ., then read a circular replying to the assertions of a 'Wesleyan preacher , « ho had come forward in the pulpit to misrepresent tho principles of the Charter . Mr Sain-, of Bradford , refuted these calumnies , and forcibly contrasted the purity ol the Charter with the foulness of priestcraft . Thus ended ono of the most important meetings that has long been held in the North , and from which we augur brightly of our renewed agitation . Notwithstanding the torrents of rain , thousands came [ from great distances to hear their glorious principles expounded , and none flinched frora the _ground until the proceedings had been duly coneluded . The utmost enthusiasm characterised the
mcetine , and a spirit has been rekindled in the West Riding that will notsoon expire , and bids fair , if emulated throughout the country , to shake Monopoly to its foundation . _Bradtobd . —On Sunday evening a publio meeting was held in the Temperance Hall , Leeds-road , to hear an address from Mr Ernest Jones , of London . Long before the time announced for tbe meeting taking place , the doors were besieged by • . _arlics , anxioiiste hear the Poor Man ' s Poet and Advocate . When Mr Jones entered the Hall , it was crowded in every part , and it was with the utmost difficulty that he could make his way , aided by tho committee , to the platform . Mr Alderson . gave out the Chartist hymn : —
Britannia's sons ! thou . h slaves you be , Go ., your Creator , made you free . The whole meetingjoined in chorus , whicli had a most impressive effect . Mr Jones was cordially _. rected on his appearance , and for above two hours riveted the attention of the audience to his highly eloquent and powerful addreiss . In aid of the local expenses , a collection was made , which soon amounted to a considerable sum , and the meeting separated , highly gratified with tho evening ' s proceedings . This gentleman ' s visit to Bradford will long be remembered .
MR CLARK'S TOUR . TnE Lasd and tub Charter . —Hon _* _-cAS __ E . —On Monday evening thc largest public meeting ever held in this town assembled in the British School-room , for the purpose of hearing an address from Mr Thomas Clark , on the objects and means , of the National Land Company . Mr Rose , a venerable Reformer , presided ou the occasion . Mr Glarkon being introduced to the meeting , entered into an elaborate exposition of the merits of thegrand iabo . _r-redeetn-. ing project , and challenged _discussioni on every point ; , but at thc close ef his lecture no oae attempted to dispute any of tho statements mado by him . AJ 1 present were _highly satisfied , and many stated their intention of joining the company- .
Skcond I . KE . IX 8 . —On Tuesday evening a public meeting of the inhabitants * sas held in _ , pmas ' s large school-room , for the purpose of consi _. ering the propriety of petitioning _parli-incntl ' or the . enact iiaent of the'People-. Charter . Mr Coviler , a respectable tradesman , wag unanimously called to _tka-chaii" _, and made an excellent speech . A resolution _condetan & tory of tho preseat system of _. _epi * escntatica _. was adopted . The Natio _ fll Petition was also proposed and supported at sreat length , by . Mr T . Clark , who in the course of his address kid bare tbo evils which at present _txist , and which tho _Pco-de ' - Charter would remedy . Mr Clark . speech was . received with great enthusiasm . _—Previous ., to the , petition being put a person named _Briags , a sheriff- officer and
_Sundaysch ooi teacher , moved " thatthe part of the Petition in which the cdueation of the poople is set forth as 01 . 10 of the _dutiss of the government , should be ex-Ounged . " Mr Briggs argued that thc eduoation of tho people was not the business of a government . Tho amenftment was seconded , after which Mr Clark replied tothe arguments of Mr Briggs , and so far succeeded in convincing the meeting ofthe fallacy of the opinions of that gentleman , that on the division taking place only one hand was held up for the amendment , and the Petition was carried amidst much applause . The thanks ofthe meeting was then awarded to . the chairman , and tho meeting separated . —These two meetings have created a complete ferment in this part of tho country . The second meeting was larger than tho first .
Newark . —On Monday last Mr Clark delivered a highly successful lecture ou the Land , to a large and delighted audience . _S-EAFoiio . —A public meeting was held in the theatre on Thursday evening , Mr Wo 3 t iu thc chair , when Mr Olark delivered a lecture on thc _capabilitieofthe Land , and the objects , mean ? and progress of tho Land Company . The lecture gave thc utmost satisfaction .- On Friday evening a second public meeting -v < _is held in the same _jiliicv , when , after a most admirable lecture on the People ' s Charier by Mr Clark , the National Petition was unanimously adopted . Mr Wilcoclc occupied tho chair on the occatiion . Votes of thanks to Mr Clark and the chairman were unanimously passed each evening .
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CHARTISM IN THE NORTH . —GREAT MEETINGS IN YORKSHIRE . Halifax . —The Chartists of Halifax having determined to hold a public meeting to consider the pressnt crisis of affairs , and Mr Ernest Jones having been invited on the occasion , on Friday evening , the 7 ih instant , the Odd Fellows' Ilall was filled to overflowing by a respectable audience , anxious to rime their voices agiin _. t class legislation and its disastrous effects . Mr Bawden was elected to preside . On the arrival of Mr Jones , he was
greeted by prolonged applause . Mr Jones delivered a most luminous address , to attempt to _aive an outline of which would be impossible ; suffice it tosay , that he spoke for an hour and a half , with the roost impassioned eloquence , and handled the _subject in a masterly and convincing manner , interrupted frequently by the cheers of the meeting , which was the largest holden in this town for a long time . At the conclusion of the lecture , Mr R . _Sutliffe moved the Mowing resolution , which was carried unanimously : —
That the best thanks of this meeting are-ine , _andjare hereby given , to John Fiel _ _** _ , Esq ., 'M . P .,. for his strenuous and _persevering efforts in carrying the Ten Hoars ' Bill through the House ot Commons , and also to the honourable members who voted and supported him in carry _^ ing that measure . Mr Rushton moved a vote of _thaaks to Mr Jon . s , for the able lecture that he had given , which was _carried by acclamation . Three cheers were give „ for Mr O'Connor . Mr Jones acknowledged tho _co-apliment , and proposed a vote of thanks to the cliP -rman _. when tho vast assemblage _sepajated , highly d . eli-h . te _£ with the evening ' s proceedings .
Dkwsb-RT . —On Saturday night last , Air Ernes ! Jone 3 delivered a brilliant lecture at this place , when thc large room at thc Dukeof Leeds ha- _ beer , _securci for the occasion . At eight o ' clock M Titus Brook a friend of the people ,, was called to , ti _, 0 chair , am introduced the business of the ever iHg n a neat _ani pithy speech . Mr Jones address' _^ * - meeting a considerable length on the Ian , { an the Charter and , at thc conclusion of his _a- ' _^ _,., _^ ] d Chartb of the district asked the ler ' , curer SOme questions , a ho thought it impossible f Jt a m ! M to live on tw acres of land . This gaV _j _* , lecturer au cxcelle _ opportunity of _establish ,.- j . _* position , which h did ( _sotoiilybyargur Jcllt but by instancing fact which had occurred in t ] mt / pait of the VYes ktdiug , ) to tba — _oA gratification oftho meeting , a nUo of _tbei qwr _jst , wfao exprc 53 eu himse _-f peri . ctl convinced hy t _, . explanations he received . I lv * Camp-Meeting at _-Giibe _?*
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Greenwich axd _DurrKOitD . —Thc Chartists of this locality havo expressed their strong disapprobation sf tho conduct of tho Committeo of the South London Hall , as complained of in Mr Gurncy ' s letter . M _ R . LE _ ' _* in _ ,-. Mr Doyle lectured here ou Sunday
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evenimv o- "The state _ofiho country , and tt . SS" 6 Vils e 0 Dt _f in * " I « S ( n NoBTO-. Fo _ . AT ** , -At the " Hall of Zota » on I _uesday evening , Mr Gathard lectured on the Land Han , considered commercially , politically , and socially . __ _Sa-fobd . —On the _ th inst . a tea-party was held in honour of the first _location . [ Full report not given , because not received until Thursday , the 16 th . —Ed . ) _SnoB-DiTCH . —At the Railway Engipe Coffeehouse , Brick-lane , on _Wednesday evening , Mr Kydd delivered a lecture , which gave great satisfaction .
n *_ _" _ - Lo ! , DO ! ' _* -- On Sunday erening Mr G . Uat-ard ectured _^ to _•* . numerous audience , on _t radical Agriculture as applied to Small Farms " ' _tbpffi , _^' ~ , I " ' - Broome lectured at - „ L ' * 1 .- " ? riend 3 ' _Morgan-strcot , on Sunday Sfi _^ r _^ P ** _^ _tisfactL Th . lower Hamlets Local _Committee met on Tuesdav cvenmg M Uth . Tho ni _* nute „ _^ j- _^*^ ly _MrDtklty .- mmei by MrShaW 'S 3 Thnt wa adjourn tbis meeting till _Weilnttila r evenimr _Uay . _lOth , at 8 o ' clock , and in _the _muntiSXS tary to wait on tho other members of tha _oo-naiueo now absent , to show thorn the necessity of their attendanee . •• :- _< _-. ¦ .,-,., _«•; ., * . - ¦ > _-.. ¦ - ; ..., ..
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FORTHCOMING MEETINGS . Bor , _Toi * . —A special meeting of this branch oftho Land Company will be held on Sunday n » xt , May 16 th ,. at 6 o ' clock in the evening . _Bi-A-FowD . _—Themembcrs will meet in their room on Sunday afternoon , at 2 o ' clock . Burt . —The members of tbis town are _requested to attend a meeting on Sunday next , at two o ' clock , in the _ sual place , Church-street , Crrr Locality / . —The members will meet on Sundav evening , May I 6 th , in the large renin of the Star _Cotfee-house , 71 , _Old-street-road , at 7 o ' clock . The City branch ofthe land Company will meet in the _satno place , at half-past 7 . Mr Skolton will lecture at 8 precisely . Subject : "ProgressiveCivilization . " Admission free .
City of _LoNDO-f . —The members of thi 3 branch aro requested to meet at tbo Star coffee-house , Oldstreet . St Luke ' s , on Sunday evenin ., May 10 ; at 7 o ' clock precisely , to elect a secretary , and audit accounts . Halifax . —Mr Clissitt will lecture on Sunday ( tomorrow ) evening , at half-past six o ' clock . The members are particularly requested to attend . Hull . —The Chartists are requested to attend at the Ship Inn , Church lane , on Sunday ev ening next , May 17 th , at six o ' clock . The Land Branch meet as usual on Monday evening .
_Mktropjlitan Commitiee . —A meeting convened by this body , will be held at the Assembly-rooms , 83 , Dean-street , Soho , on Wednesday _ntxt , May 19 th , at half-past seven . precisely . Each person will be expected to contribute 2 J ., ' and the lady or gen tie-man who are fortunate onoughjto hold the highest position at the ballot will be entitled to aber . titiful plate ot _O'ConnoiYille , elegantly iramed ; the surplus proceeds to be devoted to the furtherance ol the Chartist Agitation in the metropolis . Democrats , do yonr duty . The committee will also meet for the transaction of important business on the same evening . Thc attendance of the Executive Committee of ths National Charter Association is particularly requested .
Mn Clark ' s Tour . —Leeds . —Mr T . Clark will address two " mcetini ! 8 to-morrow ( Sunday ) . One in Vicars' Croft , at half-past two in the afternoon ; and the other in tIie . Ba-. tar , at half . past six iu the evening . Mr Ciark will visit Derby , Belper and Radford , during the next week . National _Co-oferative B _ k _ . it Society . —The Secretary is in attendance to enrol names , < fc . „ every Wednesday evening , at 83 , Dean-street , from eight to ten o ' clock . Nobtos _Foloatu . —Mr C . _Daylc will lecture on Tuesday evening , May 18 th , at 8 o ' clock , ao the Pewter-platter . The O'Connorville _Domonstratioa Committee will meet at the above house , on Tuesday evening , at 8 o ' clock ; the membera of the above branch aro requested to attend .
_Rkoistration asd _Elkction _Cojimitt-.. — This body will meet at thu Assembly-rooms , 83 Deanstreet , Soho , on Tuesday evening , May 18 th , at 8 o ' clock precisely . i _iSiioiiKDiTcu . —On Wednesday evening next , Mr C Doyle will lecture at Mr Taylor ' s , Railway Engine Coffee-house , 122 , Brick-lane , near _Cliurch-. treot . Chair to be taken at 8 o ' clock . Tower Hamlkts . —Mr W . W . Broome will lecture at the Globs and Friends , Mor _ an street , Comm _** _icial-road , on Sunday evening , May lGth . Subject : " Words to the Toilins ; about Themselves ; " and on Sunday , May 23 rd , "The Stages of Life ; " Sunday , May 30 th , "The People ' s Charter ;" and on Sunday , June Cth , ' * Words about Robert Burns . " To commence at 8 o ' clock , for the benefit of tho Victims-Fund . The Tower Hamlets Agitation Committee will meet at the above house , on Sunday evening , May 10 th , at C o'clock .
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_Bermondset . —An _important crowded and enthusiastic meeting in favour ofthe Company , was held at the _Paraxon Chapel , Bermo-dsev _Nc-s-t ©!* d » on Monday evening , May 10 th . Mr Dyke was called to the chair , and opened tho proceedings by reading amid grcat eclat the May-day " sayings" at O'Connorvillo , ajid concluded by introducing Mr Christopher Doyle , who said , it was a praiseworthy act on the part of the Wesleyan body to grant the- use of their chapel for such a laudable purpose as . that of making the inhabitants of _ihat district acquainted with the principles and objects of the National Land
Company * and the mode of-regaining "ther . > umg-iost position on tlieir native soil . ( Loud cheers . ) Tho founders of the National Land Company had long discovered thatevervthing save labour was protected , and that that was most grossly _plundered ( hear , hear ) * , they had therefore established that company , in order that labour- _mii-ht heuccfotth enjoy ita honest products , ( chairs , ) and so- well were their motives appreciated * , that , in less than two years , they had realised -. capital exceeding ¦ £ 30 , 000 , and _puuchiised four estates—one at O'Connorville , and three-in thecouniy of Worcester ; . thus were they ia possession of nearly one thousand broad acres . ( Loud ch eers . ) On one of the estates tliirty-fivo coitages _ td a sahool wera * reotcd ,. a , _s-. l as many f * -
niilies were in possession . On a second , the cottages , were in course- of _croction , and tlio allottees would , take po _sses-jiiKi before the close of the suinraer . ( Hear , hear ;)! Mr Doyle here entered into an elaborate _andL-cidaccou-t of the-objects anil _priiuiples , of the _convoy and the mod ** of reducing tbem to praetioe , and pointed out tha great advantags . ft . __ Land ag _ t Labour Sank , as a safe and e _ p . ili . ti . o _ 3 moans , of raising money , _aai consequently _faeiHl _** _.-ting t _« operations of tbe company . ( Cheers . ) , iie did not think the National Land Company tho beall ami end- all of tlieir efforts , but he diilook on it as ono ofthe test and greatest practical popular remedies ever proposed , for the abolition of social and political evils . ( Loudcheers . ) Thu Chairman next
introduced Mr Saiauol Ividd , who . rose warmly greeted , and said ,. tho principles af tho National Land Company involved uot only tho _happiness of the poople of England , but of all tho world . England produced food for horses , and should sho not produce food for human beings ? ( Hear , hear . ) Michelet , the great French historiau , had written , "Birdssing , live and ave _ha- _* _py , why should not men ? " Ay , why should they not ? ( Loudcheers . ) Alas 1 national greatness , national folly , had been cultivated , whilst truona _ioualgreatnoss and national happiness bad been neglected . ( Great cheering . ) The National L . nd _Cempauy proposed to alter thia wrong principle , by placing largo numbers ot people on their mother EwtU , to cultivate the soil and enjoy its products . ( Cheers ) Tho poet haa stud-Money makes tim mare to go , "Whether she has legs or no .
And the ' government seemed thoroughly to understand this , as they induced the people to enter benefit societies , whicli placed their moneys in savings banks - ' thoso banks in their turn deposited their cash iii the Bank of England , and tho Wank of Kaglaud let it to the government to pay policemen ami soldiers to bleak the heads and cut the throats tl' tb . people . Thus did the people remind him of ft _a-vimming pig : tlie more it swam the more did is cut its own throat . ( Loud laughter ami great aprjlause . ) The Company they had met to support won ' , ; on the true principle of Land and Labour , and by ita operation cn . _uv-il its membevs _intlepfintlcno _.. ( Cheers . ) Labour was not a curse ; it was wise _aiul good , and well calculated to promote health and happiness ; to this to say , always providing you . _\_ bour to live , and do nut lire to labour . ( Loud cheers . ) Thc present system gave to tho man . V _. io worked least the greatest reward , as witness the labourer ami the
mason ; and what reason could bo assigned , except that the labourer workm _* . most ? As regarded the National Land Compar . v , he looked forward with confidence to the time when tho little leavon should _loavea the whole l _^ iip _, and the whole people should
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no possession oi tneir _. _irtbrishr , ; _enjoyini the tru . sweets springing from _Mother Earth . ( Great aDp l _ause . ) -The benefits arising from the founding of the Land Company did not stop within itself . No it had caused many societies to nrifo ; they had now the Co-operative League , and a hundred and one societies , all bent on procuring land and buildings for themselves . ( Cheers . ) Many boasted of our ability ti beat the Americans ; of pur great prowess , of our national glory ; but he _cnteuded the greatest glory was that of establishing a community of happy individuals . ( Greatapplause . ) It was ihe land that
was the healing ; ba / m—the source of all _happine-. ' all our greatness . ( Immense applause ) In conr olusiou , he implored them to examine well the great question of Land and Labour ; to think well on the matter , wketberit would tot be _far-hulterit _- _ilabanr . _forthmselr _- _eBti-tf roptuw _$$ _^ _elMeht " 8 _^ ec _^ by / Mr _M'Gra _^^ E . _Bentd-ivi of- ' Greenwich , ¦ ¦ ? ono of the r _. forinnate ' allottees of the late ballot . ___ dd _ few _wordil- ' : M . John Gathard followed ih a brief speech , _shbwltig the great _commerical advantages the Company possessed . Resolutions of support and thanks to tha chairman were unanimously adopted . Several shares were tnken upand the meeting dissolved
, . Pkowund , Lim _** i _* lnsmr _ : — The inhabitants o ( this town were awakened from _sleepat an early hour on the 1 st of May , by the Abl > jy bells ringing " in honour ot the taking possession ofthe People ' s First Estate . On Monday evening , May _. _Oili , the _nhare _** _-olders held their weekly meeting , when Mr O'Connor ii address to the allottees was read , which gave great delight to the members . Gosport . -At a meeting of the shareholders the _follolvjng _ofheers were appointed to conduct the affairs of this branch for the next three months : —Mr Josian Porter , scrutineer ; Mr Georae Smith and
Mr William Westlake . auditors ; Mr Richard Lance , treasurer ; Mr John Douglass , sub-secretary . The tollowing resolution was carried : " That each member pay ono penny per month towards the Chartist _-xccutive , to enable tbem to employ lecturers io ad- ' vocate the Land and tho Charter . " * We call oh our brethren throughout the Land Soeiety to follow our example . , : _; ,. . ; . . _^ y . ¦ . ; _,.. _... i . ; .: .. _^ _u . _^ ..-,. . _^ _..-.- _- _^ _^' _^ L _* CTc » M _ B _.- _^ hevl „ _ndlCompn „ gloriously in this town / ' So ' _vt-nty- ' orie " additional ' shares wero taken out on Monday last . The shareholders of-No . 1 Branch will meet oa Sunday evening next to revise the local rii ! _o-i .
Mosslk -. —The shareholders havepassed a vote of thanks to tbe Paddington Society of Carpenters , for their investment in the National Land and Labour Bank . Norwich . —At a general meeting of shareholder * _, of the National Land Company held on Sunday last , for the purpose of _considering the question of members disposing of tbeir allotment ., \ V . Laws in thc chair , S . Goat moved tbe following resolution : — That this meeting is of opinion t _^ iat the laws as at present constituted aro jiistanil discreet , _proliiniting any member holding mere thau four _acrns that each member _h-. t an unquestionable riglit to disj _. ose of llis prize when ho pleases , by sale or other-vise , and to trammel * his right would be unjuBt , tyrannical , and impract * - ciblc .
B . Barber seconded it , andsaidhe hoped he should be ab _' . e to prove by Mr Clark ' s case , by giving the members full power _tosell their prize , that it would bu a benefit instead of injuring thc company . Mr Clark , a member of the Norwich branch , got his prize and sold it to Mr Petlot of Somers' Town , and put thc money in tlio Land and Labour Bank , which , wouid assist the Directors to purchaso more land to _locatejmore ' _members . Mr Pcttet would have an carly locition , which would en . ' iblo him to clear his purchase money , and in supporting the Land and Labour Bank , would benefit tim C . mp . * . _ y . ltesolutlon carried . Moved , seconded , and carried- — That ft -leetitijj be he-Id on Sunday evening , May 16 : h , ut half-past * ix o ' clock , to take into consideration the most effectual means of supporting the Land and La . bour Bunk .
_Nortjiwicii . —A branch oftlie National Land Company has been formed here , and- 'the following officer _, elected : —Thomas Dean , _sulxsecretary ; Charles Gaunt , snb-treasurer ; and _. _"hili p Wilding , scrutineer . Norton-Foloatb . —Mr Gathard lectured at the Pewter Flatter on Tuesday evening , to a _respectable eompany , who wero highly gratified , and awarded an unanimous vote of thanks _to-t _ e lecturer . ItociiDALE . —At a meeting of the . shareholder ., on Sunday attemoon _, a resolution was passed , censuring Perry , and _expressing perfect confidence in Mr O'Connor . In tho evening Mi * 'Thomas Li vesey delivered a full report of his visit to O'Connorville and Red Marley . Mr _Edtvurd Mitchell , in a
fewintroductory remarks , in traduced Mr Livocy to _ . full audience . The extorsive room nut _beina largoenough to accommodate all , a great many _cou'il not * obtain admission , Mr L . said it was impossible todescribe what he saw and felt on _fii-at entering . O'Connorville : the sublimity of the country , tha neatness of the buildings ,. tho taste in dividing tho land , and the splendour of * ihe school-house , must be witnessed to be duly appreciated . It was far _tnoro than he had anticipated , aad far more than described by O'Connor in the Stan On going to lied Marley , _hoi-atdliewasastouislie-ito see tlie furwardnc-i _.-of the buildings and thc _preparations making on th ? land . It tonic Mr Livesvy an hour and a lialt' to exp lain what he had witnessed , and the conversations he had had with tire " _ii-tives . " At the close , ' several
questions were put _.-uidanswcred to the satisfaction of all present . Mr _Ch-rles Walkden , of Hey wood _,, then proposed , and a . land member from Bacup seconded , a vote of thanks to Mr l . ivescy , for his kind * ness in giving theia . such a treat . Mr Livesey _. _returncd thanks , after which a Chartist hymn _was-iingin true old Roclulalo stylo ; if possible , the _femule Chartists excelling . a ! -they had doDe before . _Rociihsthu . —The _. hai _' eliol _. lers have passed a . vote of thanks . to F . _OVIJlinaor . Esq ., for his indefatigable * exertions at _O'Conjiarvillc , and express _themselves much p ! ea-ed at his excellent address to tbe allottees , also his handsorau- offer of premiums for good conduct . A vote oJ'ul _ Miks was given to our scutiueer , Mr Paync , __ for his- services . " Mr Caulk _«_* chosea scrutineer in the room of Mr Pavnc .
Stockport . -- _ 1 ic shareholders have _pat-cd . - . resolution expressing their _coiil ' ulence in and thank , to Mr O'Connor . . - ' _ okq . _ y . t---X . -i _* , branch rf the Land Company has taken the ' _Sbmpsranee Hall for future ¦ _iaeotiugs every Tuesday , evening at 7 o ' clock . The * following oflicers haye ,...- elected : —Mr Geo . llic _^ _-pvesident ; Mr lid . Putt ,. vice '; Mr Thos . Pi-arson , treasurer •; Mr Joseph Pitts ,, secretary ; Mr Geo . Lay-fell and Mr J . Andrews , auditors ; Mr G . _Weliingall _, scrutineer . At our : _ C 8 ti _ g on Tuesday , a vote of . thanks- wascarried to . _^ . _- * -O'Connor . . Having a _surplus of _casit which was-presented to our late trc . i 5 iir . er . ho baldly presents . tlu > same , the sum of 12 _ liilJings ,. _t- > tho lle-istratioa and Electien Co ! nmit _* e .
W _. 9 . 0 _** _.. —The _mst-bei _. of the- Wigton _wancu . hclil _. a meeting on ths evening of tho 1 st _oS May , in _camms-iovation of tho _mcmbei-s-taking _pusi-ssiou of theiiv __ ppy homes at 0 'Con „ or . vi ! le . Mr John _liarriilsoa _, chairman . The night- was _spwii very _. greeabiiy with so _ gs , toasts , audi reading < i _ e Star . 'i ' -iie hsalths of Mr-O'Connor an _^ _-the _,. Board * of Directow ,. W . P . Roberts , Esq ., and several utile * toasts , viem drank with enthusiasra , A _rcsolt-tion was nass _ a— " That , wc entirely nsr . e . with th . Birmiug- * h a __ resolution in allowing _nn-mbers i » sell , pro- . _WftYs-g they deposit a ctrtaii * ., _pqi'tion g £ / tho proceed * : in the _Bailk of Redemption * _oassist pu _ _. _ _asii * g their . - aiilotments . "
Siik _* F" 1 kld . —Since the last balloJi wc have en- rolled upwards of a seov _. of new members . Now * that wc havo two inen , ready for going oa t to tho land , the people aye q . uite iii _ecstacy , indeed ,. _» nothing could surpass th . s . auxicty tl *_ t was manifested i on Saturday last for hitii thc _Noi-Uiam Star and the _ _Labourer , so much so that many had the mortifies * , - - tion of being disappointed , itt consequence of thete * e not giv ng ' orders _easier . The * o _. ople also feel a lively y _interest iu thc _success . of the __* _>_ _•_ ¦ _- . Several in this is tnwn . havo drawn , their saving . IVom thc National _\ Debt Bank nnd placed _theiayi the National _Laad id _aivi Labour Bsu . ' . Tun nkxt Cc _;* _f _^ E-. xc . K . _—Resolutions in favour of of ' holding the n __ i t Cimlcroact * . at Lowbands , in . _ lyily aext , have boen adopted by the branches at _tliolioi following _pi-icea : —Marylebone , Buttersley , _\*? _est-. _ti-iiister , W . _ tou , lloohdale , aud Torquay .
Furtiicom1n.G Meetings. Fisss.Iw.—On Tup...
FURTIICOM 1 N . G MEETINGS . _Fisss _. _iw . —On Tupsday next a meeting- will be _bes held to take into , consideration tbo mo . __ _suitablftbte situation to hold the meetings of thia branch iu iu future . _CstKKMYicn PisxniCT . —The members , and _iYiendsmU ' ofthe National Land Comnanv wilhnee . on Wedne _3-ne _* _ day evening ,. May 19 , atthe Walters' _A-j-is , Chur . lnr . ln street , _Oeptli-nl , to celebrate the _sccw-l _aniiivei-sar-jsar _; of the _lors-A-turn ofthe Land Company . Tickets ma-ma ) . be hnd _fieeofosponsoof . Mr J . Mor . » B , S' > . _Butclienlien row , _ V > ptrord ; Mr G . T . _rio-yd , Baker , 9 . Cimroiiiroh ; streot , Deptford ; Mr Robertson , ' -, _Gales-row _. _Grecn-ecn wich ; Mr i . G . Benton , ( J _l'ark-. row . Gr-. _iiwich ich l Mr-II . Tanner , 12 , 1 _' crseverance . street , _l'eniiondonw soy - the secretary , S . Broirwtw , 6 . _1-ittic _^ _oom _) _mh j . ttcet , Greenwich , aud at . tlw bar . of tlio abov . boifi house .
Tnu Chartist Estatks.-(Fiom Tho Iwies.Y-...
Tnu Chartist EsTATKS .- ( Fiom tho _Iwies . y-W-W , are informed Unit active operation ** have be-ii eon : eoi » : meneed ut tho estate in _Rctlmnrlcy , _purwased sctL short time since by Mr Feargus O'Connor , A mm nun ber iifeotta . es are being built , containing lour room . on npon owi floor , with four acres of land ' attachtil \ til each . _'J'hiftc will , ' of _cotirsa , be occupied by tho thoc persons professing Chartist priucipks who have sue sn scribed towards tho expenses of the _purehasa . a . is announced that Mi _^ O'Connor e . i > nteiy . _* _. '; ilcs pus pn chasing the _Ver-ons Estate , sit'sv ' I _^ _idht-Vy , n ow now 11 vertised for sale , and formerly the _^ nipoi'iy of J of dolling !* , a hop merchant , . \ _v _ _o- . _v ; _- _* _,.-, _vivil _kwwft wiil this city . _—Woratt ir _ife ! _# 4
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 15, 1847, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_15051847/page/1/
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