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      ' Th£ Northern Star. August 16, 18411

      ' TH £ NORTHERN STAR . August 16 , 18411

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      DEMOCRATIC SUPPER . A . A Democratic Supper was _hoiden atthe Angel Inn . / ebVebber-street , Bla _ckfriars-road _, oa Moiuhylast _uuumicust Hth , to c elebrate the anniversary of _ ti _» _Mirfuimation of thc Democratic _Anooatwa of 168 m tt sit should have been holdcnon the 10 th , that being Me _Ae da " but the 10 th falling on a Sunday , rendered Ihe me adoption of the day following instead necessary . Ai _Ateixht o ' clock the supper was annennced to be * _«^ d _«^ dv The chair was taken by Mr . Julian Harney , _Spupported on his right by Mr . William Rider , one of Ihe he Yorkshire delegates to the Convention ot 1839 ;

      unwind oa his left bv Mr . Thomas Cooper , recently a _mflvoffcrer in Stafford Gaol for his devotion to thc cause _ilifGf C hartism . A considerable number of the fair sex rTamccd the meeting with their presence . A short ¦ i ' imiime aftvr thc coinmeneeincnt of the supper Major _ilJerfJenniowski entered the room , and was warmly _re--eiv-eived by his old friends and comrades . T The viand 3 having been disposed of with a zeal on ttbctbc part of each and all , nrhich fully proved that they ; _: _onjonsidcred democracy a .. " knife and fork question , " undindth 3 cloth having been removed , tho second part _iiiff tif the evening ' s business commenced by

      1 Thc CiiiinaAX saying : —It was customary on _occassiosiou 3 like thc present to give one of two standing ttoatoasts—the _Soverehin , or the sovereign jxop le . He _icoicould not hesitate " as to which he should select . (( ll ( llcar , hear . ) It might be appropriate for aristocrats , _ibaibasking in the smiles of royalty _^ and profitmongers , wlwho lived by ministering to the luxuries and selfish i _cajcaprices of a _' court—it might be well for those classes to to drink "the Queen , " and bellow "God save the ,, Q' / iueen "—but for Democrats , who had nothins to do ' with royally hut thc questionable pleasure of helping to to payforit . it would be much _ni'ire appropriate to di drink " the People , " and shout" God save fcie rights of of-man ! " ( Cheers . ) The days of old-fashioned lcloyalty had gone ; loyalty to individuals went out

      w with the Stuarts ; was smothered in blood at Culh _loden : and the loval man now was loyal to his _eounti try aud the principles of liberty . ( Applause . ) The a adherents of the Stuart ? , though mistaken men , were li honest ; they believed in tl _« fright divine of kings , a and provedtheir faith by the offering ot their blood a and their lives . Tlicy were fearfully mistaken ; but t theyweretobcrespectedfortheirsinccrity ; whereas , c on the other hand , the privilezed and pot-bellied r rascals who now boast of their loyalty at their feeds s and guzzlings _, cared nothing for Victoria , except as t the head of a system by which-they profited , and j were enabled to riot in wrong and robbery . They » _v onldjust as soon have for the head of that system

      i Aiefc the roumjer of Jtussia , or Christina the royal s she-brute of Spain ; and would just as soon toast t those worthies as they did Victoria . ( Hear , hear . ) ' The chairman then " proceeded to criticise the ' "Queen ' s speech , " delivered on Saturday last , his i remarks thereon being warmly applauded . The « chairman concluded by saying that most of the com-] pany present hail been engaged in thc movement for t the People ' s Charter since its commencement , and i their reception of the toast he was about to give would prove tliat they were yet as zealously devoted to the obtainment of that great measure , despite pro-: sccution and persecution , mistakes , failures , and treacheries , as they were when they first engaged in thc struggle : —

      ¦ "The Sovereignty of the _People , as _defined in the People's Charter . To the establishment of that measure ss the law of the land , we pledge our untiring _exertions until success crowns osrefforts . " Mr . Hexbt Ross responded to the sentiment . lie felt proud to have the honour of appearing amongst them that evening ; the sight of the excellent Democrats who surrounded him , and the recollection of what they had done in former years , inspired him with hope and renewed vigour , and really made him feel ten years younger . ( Cheers . ) The sentiment he had to respond to was a noble one ; it _recognised the only rightful sovereign , the people , and pointed out the way hy which that sovereignty might be established . That war was through the obtainment of

      the Feoplc ' s Charter . ( Cheers . ) But how was that Charter to be obtained ? Not by using the mealymouthed language of expediency ; not by cringing to the " respectables , " ana weighing every word before they gave utterance to it , lest it should alarm the genteel Reformers ; not by carrying on a mere mechanical agitation , meeting and talking , but talking nothing to the purpose , and doing nothing at all . ( Cheers . ) To get the Charter they must enlist the sympathies of the masses , and to do that the people must- be spoken to in language they comprehend ; something like tlie spirit of the Democrats of 1339 must be revived if they would succeed . ( Applause . )

      Mr . iiosstben spoke at some length on each section of the toast iu succession , in one of the ablest common sense addresses it was ever our good fortune to hear , aud which elicited the warm applause of the company . lie concluded by expressing his hope that such meetings would be held often . If the Democrats would promulgate their principles , and revive enthusiasm for those principles , they must come before the public and address the public ; hy so . doing he felt assured they would materially hasten the obtainment of the Gharter , which was thc only means by which they could hope to establish the sovereignty of the people .

      m Mr . _Cooruu sung " Rule Britannia . " with a Chartist chorus , assisted by the whole of the company . Thc Ghauoux said the next toast , relating as it did to thc Democratic Association of 1 S 33-3 H , would require some explanation , as all present had not been members of that society . The chairman then entered into a lengthy review of the various popular associations which had existed in the metropolis from 1830 to 1 _S 33 , iucluding the National Union of tlie Working _Glasse ? , the Trades * Union , the Metropolitan Itadical Association , thc Central National Association , aad tlie Working Men ' s Association , _having explained the causes that led to the formation of the Democratic Association , the chairman said the principles of ihe association were

      yet to be explained , wherein it differed from other bodies . The members were Chartists , for they adopted thc Charter at the outset of tlieir career ; but they differed with other bodies , or rather one particular body , a ? to the modus operandi ; they repudiated all reliance on the middle class , and all connection with the shopoeracy '; they further avowed that all the means which oppressors employ to keep the oppressed in bondage , thc oppressed were justified in using against thc oppressors . But the difference was not confined to mere questions of policy ; the Democrats went beyond all other parties in thc avowal of thc extreme but righteous principles of political and social equality . They were Chartists , but thev were " Chartists and somethimr

      more . " ( Cheers . ) What moro they were w . _i 3 sufficiently signified by the day they selected for the anniversary of their Association—the loth of August . That day was memorable for two great- events—the overthrow of the French Monarchy , iu 1792 , aud thc proclamation of the famous constitution of 1793 . They did not hesitate to adopt that day , because it was a day not famous in English , tat in French history ; they loved their country , and gloried in the history of their ancestors , bat they were so far cosmopolites as to be willing to adopt thc great days , the great events , and the great men of all nations Into their political calendar . ( _Applause . ) By adopting the 10 th of August of 1792 , they avowed themselves to be Republicans . ( Cheers . ) Ec was a

      Republican—he always had been , and he felt assured he always would be to the day of his death . ( Loud cheers . ) But Republicanism was a very vague termit might mean anything from Venetian _oligarchism to simple Democracy , where the people met in public assembly and made their own laws , without the intervention of representatives . Tlicy wanted something more defined than the word Republicanism , and they found it in thc Constitution of ' 93 , iu adopting the great principle of which they aro wed themselves Democrats , so that they were Chartists , Republican Chartists , and Democratic Republicans ; he thought that a Tcry excellent triuity in unity . ( Applause . ) The chairman then entered into a brief exposition of the great ' principle , of the Constitution of ' 93 , the

      principle which confided to the people the actual making of the laws , the members of the national assembly ohry __ devising and framing the proposed enactments , leaving it for the people themselves by their direct votes to sanction , amend , or reject the measures proposed . Having explained this , the chairman continued . In this principle consisted the great superiority of that constitution over all others he had ever heard tell of . Possessing such a power , a people could never be deprived of their liberties . With institutions based on such a principle , a nation ' s existence must be eternal , and eternally free . ( Cheere . ) But it might be asked why commemorate the anniversary of a defunct association ? He would answer , for the purpose of keeping alive

      and promulgating thc principles of which that association had been the representative . ( Applause . ) It might be good policy to say " get the Charter first , and consider what we will do with it afterwards , " but he could not see the good of such policy . The Charter was a means to an end , but what was tbe end ? Were they agreed as to that ? did they think of it ? They must do so if the Charter was to be of any real benefit . The Charter was an axe to cut down the tree of cdrrnption—a power to pull down the strongholds of despotism ; but of what use would it be to destroy the upas of corruption unless they knew how to plant the tree of liberty ? or pull down the fabric of despotism , " unless they knew how to build up the temple of freedom ? ( Loud cheers . ) _TJnles _*

      they were prepared for the future all they could expect to result from the Charter would be that at the best , with universal suffrage ; nearly universal wrong would exist , as was the casein the United States at this day . Of the acts aiid deeds of the De mocratic Association , he would " only " say that it was successful because its members called things by their right nameg , an , i enunciated principles which , being in accordanca with universal right and justice , were _understood and appreciated by the working * foil _j _™^^ ' _^™ not faultless , _Hl _^ Vt _^ A _^ Uo _? B _totoo much within too short a period ortime . But the principles of that as _^ _iabonwere . anrlare _. un _cxceptioriableiaiid werethc pnncip . w that must be appealed to to revive enthusiasm m the metropolis . He hoped to- see many such

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      appeals as thc present , assured as he was , that important results would flow therefrom . ' ( Cheers . ) : By meetings like the present they would spread abroad a knowledge of the rights of man , and hasten that glorious time . When tyranny and slavery alike shall pass away , - _-.-And morn shall break , and man awake , in the light of afoirerday . ( Loud applause . ) The chairman concluded by giving the following sentiment : — " The day we celebrate . May the principles of the _democratic Association of 1 S 33-3 _D he our hope and our guide , uutil the right 1 ., of man are triumphantly established , and despotism in every shape is for ever overthrown . "

      The Chairmax said he had much pleasure in calling on their old friend Major Beniowski , a man who had been infamously calumniated , and suffered terrible persecution even from some of the Chartists themselves , ( llear , hear . ) The Major had , however , outlived thc mistakes of those who were misinformed , and the slanders of those who , traitors themselves , wilfully plotted his ruin . ( Cheers . ) His presence at this festival proved his unshaken _ihhvlity to the good cause , while the reception his friends had given him proved that they who knew him best trusted and honoured him . ( Loud cheers . )

      Major Bexiowski , who was received withrcnewod cheering , said—He hardly need tell the meeting how grateful he was for the kind reception they had given him . But a few days ago he little anticipated the p leasure of ever again addressing his brother Democrats . Most of them knew how cruelly lie had been slandered ; he had been used most unjustly by men who would not grant him a trial , or any means of proving his innocence—nay , morw than that , his accusers had never offered to prove their accusations . He would say nothing more on that subject now , but he did not renounce his resolve to wring j us ice from those who had denounced him , or affected to suspect him . lie had suliered ninth , lichaddrankotthcchalicc of misery to the very dregs ; he had been famishing

      with hunger and cold ; he had been homeless and all but friendless , and in this slate would have left England and renounced this country for ever , but that , had he done so , his enemies would have said " behold the proof of his guilt . " ( llear , hear . ) True , he had retreated for a time as a wounded man must retreat , but he had remained in England , and now he was stronger than ever . ( Cheers . ) By his own abilities and industry he had carved out- for himself an honourable means of living . He was no longer wretched and powerless , and now he rejoiced he could once more stand before them , and with them , a brother in thc cause of universal liberty . ( Great cheering . ) He believed that much of the odium which had been cast upon him was because he was what was called a foreigner—at _^ least that was made one of tho pretexts for suspicion . The idea called nationality was a delusion and a

      fraud ; men of all countries were brothers , and it was Iris duty to aid Englishmen in the struggle for their rights , as it was the duty of Englishmen to aid his countrymen in tlieir contest for fresdom . ( Cheers . ) The aristocracy of all nations were in union ; they cared nothing about nationality , neither did the merchants and profitmongers , why , then , should the peop le ? ( Applause . ) Major Beniowski here entered into a review of the state of parties at the time ol the formation of the Democratic Association , denouncing in withering language those who were playing the part of humbugs at that period . Coming to the present time , he observed it had been said that the Democratic Association was defunct ; it might be . as an _oiiHinised body , but its spirit still lived , and let but Its banner be uplifted , and _^ hundreds would speedily rally round it . ( Loud applause . ) Tho Chairmax then gave the third sentiment : _—• '" . .

      " The _XbrOiern Star , the people ' s organ . May thc light of an honest press illumine the minds of the masses , and teach them how to retain as well as _oWain the blessings of cqual . ty and liberty . " Mr . Rider , who was warmly received , _injising to respond to the sentiment , said—Being a plain , homespun Yorkshireraan , the audience need not expect any curled , frizzled , or dressed-up oration from him . If , after the substantial repast , and intcllcctuaUeast they had enjoyed , any still felt a gust for dainties in the shape of a dish of finely-turned periods , garnished with flowers of rhetoric , they would , so far as he was concerned , find themselves disappointed . He had been too much accustomed to porridge-eaters to qualify him to cater for silk-lined stomachs . What they would get from him would be very pla in , and in

      the same strain as they sung in concert" some ax years ago , when he had the pleasure of becoming personally acquainted with the Democrats of London , and of Leing initiated into their must honourable order . Since they last met , he acknowledged he had been an idle soldier , doing no duty , and allowing his arms and accoutrements to contract both dust and rust ; nevertheless , not having deserted the regiment , he did not stand before them with a fear of a Democratic Court Martial , or the nine-tailed cat , before his eyes . He might be interrogated as to the reason of his political idleness , and from the observations made by the friends who had preceded him , and from the oneness of opinion that pervaded thc assembly _, on what were once delicate points , he felt

      bound to explain the cause of his inactivity , prior to adverting to the points centred in the sentiment he was called upon to support . The real aud only cause of his inactivity , then , was sickness—a severe and protracted sickness ; not corporeal , but mental , and produced by the contemplation of the duplicity , tergiversation , apostasy , and black-heartedncss of those who had surreptitiously , and for sinister purposes , wormed themselves up to leadership among the people . More injury had been done to the cause of the millions by pseudo-patriots , than by all the opposition , persecutions , and prosecutions of avowed opponents . They well knew what a nest of unclean birds were gathered together in Bolt-court the last time he had the honour of meeting the London

      Demoeratie Association ; and they knew full well the amount of good that resulted from the chirping ami fluttering of that heterogeneous assemblage . The hard-earned pence of the working men were recklessly expended , and time killed by the reading of old Acts of Parliament , culled from some chandler ' s stock of waste paper , and which was equally as irrelevant to the object of their mission as would bc thc reading Cock Robin or Tom I Jickathrift . But it wiled away the time , and kept up the game of picking . At length the working men saw the dodge—the supplies were diminished , and in proportion to that diminution the ardour of the patriots abated . Had money continued to be poured into the treasury , these birds of prey would

      have sat on their wind-eggs to this very moment . Most of the members of that Convention sprung up among us like mushrooms , they danced like meteors , and they vanished like vapour . May we never see their like again . ( Cheers . ) However , there were a few good men and true in that" parliament . " I am proud to say there is one hero ( pointing to the chairman ) . ( Cheers . ) ne , as an extreme leftmun , did not getmany pickings ; he did not ape theeffeminate things in St . Stephen ' s ; he did not blink the truth ; he did not run , like some of the crew on hearing the sound of £ 100 , 000 ringing through the land , to echo the thousand times refuted sophistry and rhodomontade of the Whigs . No ; he went forth without money and without scrip , proclaiming the principles of

      Democracy , and he yet stands immovably fixed on thc rock of political truth ; yet able and willing , on all meet occasions , to fight the good fight of freedom . ( Applause . ) Their chairman had enemies in their own camp ; but they had slain themselves with their own weapons , and here he was at the head of a well-trained Democratic hand , unscathed and undaunted . ( Loud applause . ) With respect to the sentiment he ( Mr . Rider ) was called upon to respond to , he mast say that the committee liad placed him in a novel position . It was like placing a shopman behind the counter to puff his . master ' s goods . ( Laughter . ) There were , no doubt , thousands iu the metropolis who were adepts in the art ; but he could not simper and smile , aud cut the demisemiquavers

      of those gentry . These might be indispensable adjuncts in a profit-mongering establishment , but as his master was not a profit-monger , he dispensed with ladies' men , or decoybirds . Nevertheless , as the customers had called upon him to try his hand , unknown to the master , he did not fee ) that diffidence he should do if standing in the position of a servingman emptying the shelves of silks and satins for the inspection of some Lady Trollop , or Miss Selina Drabble . He would , therefore , say , as the master was out , that the article was of first-rate qualitymade of the very best materials , by the very best workmen in tho land . ( Cheers . ) It was adapted for all climates , and suited to all shades of comp lexion and conditions of life , save thieves , tyrants ,

      tax-caters , and such like vagabonds , who ought to be whipped naked through the world . ( Great applause . ) Its firm texture had entitled it to the preference given it by that port-on of the community carrying the badges of honest industry—blistered hands , fustian jacket * , and unshorn chins . ( Cheers . ) It is also of a fast colour , which not all the waters of prosecution running between the throne and Joe Mitchell ' s , can wash away , or even produce a shade of change . Its like cannot be . purchased in any other house in town or country for love or money . It bears away the Bell . It shines more brilliant than thc Sun ( as every Spectator and Observer must confess ) , and the Traveller knows there is not its equal on the Globe . ( Great cheering . ) It is far in advance of the Timet

      and thc Age in which wo live . _Thenar had its origin in the same town as himself—the once benighted town of Leeds , where the working men were wont to beled bv the nose , like asses ; hy the ' . _^ _foeat Liar of thc North . " Every sincere friemj . of the people wasmaligned by that infamous vchicJe _' of Whiggerv , and the misrepresented might as well , look for Wood in door nails as jastice at the . hands , of : the Whig pander . But tho Star arose m the _veij focus of Wliiggery—the monster was bearded in WWn den-lightshoneindarknes 3 . The infant , _Storstmped , the giant of Whiggery of his strength , Ihe _mritaji saw the deformity ofthe Idol they had blindly _Worshipped—they renounced their idolatry—saw they wV'i * men , and now , through the instrumentality Of thc Star , they act a 9 men , and havo taken mwt . _of

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      their local affairs into tlieir own bands . The Star was now fixed in tho great metropolis of the world , and was in reality the people ' s organ . ; Men of other nation * walked by its light , and experienced the benefit of its influence . ( Cheers . ) But let it be borne in mind , that , as the people ' s organ , it had to combat faction —singly it had to contend against a host ; therefore it must lie sustained by the people , as it had hitherto been , liy the people it had been made invulnerable to every attack , and by the people it would retain its power over those who conspired to compass its destruction . The sentiment alluded to the principles-propounded in thc Star— those of Equality , but as the

      assembly were mostly veterans in the cause , he need not trespass on tlieir time by expatiating on that portion of the subject ; they were already taught , and were proof awtinst fraud and . ophistry of every description , come from ' whatever , quarter it'might . ' As he was anxious to hear Mr . Cooper he would sit down by observing that the proprietor and present conductors of the people ' s organ had been sufficiently tried , and found faithful to their trust , and honest iu principle—the principles ' - . they propounded were honest and just , and it remained with the people to push on to the attainment of the Charter and the Land , and all good things would follow to the full establishment of pure Democracy .

      The chairman then gave " the health of Joseph _Mazzinij-and success to the Democrats of all nations . " Mr . Cooper ( author ofthe "Purgatory ofSuicidcs" ) rose to speak to the toast . No _Lngli-hman gloried more in his nation ' s list of great men than lie ( Mr . C . ) did . He would feel ashamed did he not glory in the names of the incorruptible and brave Hampden , the martyred Sydney , the incomparable Milton , the upright Cartwright and Hunt— " nor less in such patriotic orators as Chatham the elder , and Erskine , who wrote their names on the page of England ' s history with the sunbeam of their own peerless eloquence , and did not depart , in their manhood , from thc Democratic sentiments of their youth , like the renegades Burko . and Wyudham , and Pitt , and liurdett .

      Yet , when names like that of Joseph Alazzini are mentioned , they ought to despise the narrower feeling of nationality , and merge their sympathies in a broad and enlightened philanthropy , embracing the patriotism of every land and every people . With all his fond partiality for the good and great among his own forefathers , a true English Democrat feels an unspeakable glow of the heart while pondering on the deeds of glorious 'fell—that matchless peasant , who broke the fetters of his fatherland , and whose name would echo in songs of liberty , as long as the eagles gazed undazzledat the sun while they soar above the Alps of free Switzerland —( great applause ); nor is he less powerfully and nobly affected while dwelling on the brightness of Kosciuski _' s

      burning glory , aud thc woes of weeping Poland . ( Enthusiastic applause . ) The honoured name contained in the toast was enrolled in this shining catalogue of European patriotism : Joseph Alazzini hail won lasting honour , not only for his triie-henrted love for beautiful , but oppressed Italy , his celebrated fatherland—hut for the high-spirited resolve , and intrepid perseverance with which he hunted the infamous letter-spy through all his false and diabolical attempts to cast thc base and bloody stain of murdci upon him . Mnzzini had triumphed : he had substantiated his owu truth and high honour ; while the English Eouche was doubly tarnished with infamy , and would bc remembered with detestation by thc latest posterity . All honour , then , to Joseph Mazzinil and mav the remnant of his life be filled

      with happiness derived from thc knowledge that the cause of Italian liberty , in which he had struggled so long and ardently , was nearer and nearer a splendid and permanent success . ( Cheers . ) The toast further breathed a wish for " thc success of the Democrats of all nations . " The word " Democrat" chosen by the association whose establishment they commemorated to night , was a word of grand associations , for it came from noble old Greece—the immortal land of Thermistocles , and Aristidcs , and Miltiades : it breathed of the glorious struggles of Marathon and Salamis ; it raised up the thrilling image of _Leonidas and his fearless 300 , who fell , a forlorn hope , at Thermopylre ; and it told of thc proud Persian humbled , and of Kings and their arrogance brought low—but of a whole people exalted to freedom—and that people the

      noblest that ever lived beneath the sun for eloquence and poetry , and philosophy , and the arts , as well as for bravery . ( Great applause . ) The word "democrat" was , then , like the name " Chartist , " one that ought to be dearly cherished for its associations . As Democrats , they possessed a naiiio under which they could embrace as brothers , the shades of the patriotic dead of all countries , and the patriotic living of every land : as Chartists , they love a name dearer than life to many , for it had been sanctified by suffering . Nothing seemed to him so cowardly , so ignoble , as the renunciation of a good name , because it is displeasing to those whom the world calls " respectable . " A really good man , and truly patriotic , though somewhat timid , said to him ( Mr . Cooper ) , tho other " day , "Why do you call yourself ' the Chartist' on the title-page of your book ? Do you not think it will prejudice some people against it ? " I answered ,

      • ' Sir , I care nothing ' . for that ; the name is dear to me , for 1 have suifercd lbr . it ; and since my enemies imprisoned me for being a Chartist , they shall never have the name from mc : on the contrary , --1 will place it before their eyes as often as ever I can . " ( Enthusiastic cheers . ) With _uusabdued and unabated zeal for the Charter , as an Englishman , he felt proud , however , of the broader name of Democrat , when reflecting on the noble struggles of patriots in other lands , and most cordially responded to the toast given by the chairman . ( Prolonged cheering . ) Mr . Rsigut also briefly addressed the meeting , responding to the sentiment ; but as we had not tlie pleasure , of hearing him , it is impossible for us to give even an outline of his remarks . " The > health : and speedy restoration of Frost , Williams , Jones , Ellis _. and other exiles , " was the concluding toast . v ::

      Mr ; Mor responded in a very sensible and feeling Speech . _- ¦[¦ -. y . AvA / _: '; _--.. Mr . Ross then proposed that the 4 th of November , the birth-day of the patriotic Henry Hunt , should be celebrated as a Democratic festivity , by a supper , in a similar manner to the anniversary they were then met to celebrate . The proposition was unanimously adopted , and the committee which had acted for this occasion was appointed ( with power to add to their numbers ) to make arrangements for the Henry Hunt festival . Mr . Coopbk briefly stated his desire that a _permanentfund , tobecalledthe " Veteran Patriots' Fund , " should be formed , for the relief of individuals like Daddy Riehards , Thomas Rayncr Smart , Allen Davenport . Preston , and others , whose venerable age , infirmities , sufferings , and labours in the cause of

      liberty , rendered it lamentably discreditable to the working classes that they should be neglected , and perhaps have to end their days in a bastile , if not speedily placed out of fear of want . The subject had been one of deep and earnest thought with him in imprisonment—he had already mentioned it toseveral patriotic friends in London , and he trusted it would now be received with approval . Major Beniowsky immediately tendered 10 s . as the first subscription , and Mr . Cooper was requested by the company to make a defmite motion on the subject ; which he did , by proposing that a public meeting bc held in the City Chartist Hall , on Monday night , September 8 th , to determine on the establishment of a fund for the permanent relief of suffering patriotic individuals , above sixty years of age , to be called thc "Veteran Patriots ' Fund . "

      The motion was carried unanimously , and all present were pledged to use their efforts towards procuring support to the intended fund . In all , £ 1 Is . lOd . was subscribed towards it in the room . __ The good feeling and hilarity of thc meeting , by singing and agreeable conversation , was kept up till midnight ; and the friendly and ardent Democrats separated with the resolution to use increased energy in spreading the everlasting principles ol" truth and freedom .

      Sisoular Case.—A Short Time Since, A You...

      Sisoular Case . —A short time since , a young man , about eighteen years of age , meanly dressed and unable to speak , from his tongue having been cut out , was landed at Boulogne from a London packet . He had been taken up in Edinburgh for vagabondage , and being supposed from his features to bc a native of France , had been taken before the French Consul , who having interrogated him in French , received answers by signs . The young man having intimated that he believed Boulogne to be his birth-place , was forwarded there . Immediately on his arrival the commissary of the port confided him to the care of a gendarme , who was to lend his assistance in endeavouring to discover the young man ' s parents . All attempts have hitherto proved ineffectual , and nothing can be discovered from the young man himself

      as he can neither read nor write . His conduct was at first so exceedingly violent , that it was found necessary to place him in confinement . It was supposed by some persons that be was a cabin-boy named Fournier , who had embarked some time back on board the Irma ; but the real Founder arrived at Boulogne within the last few days , and of course put an end to this supposition . From his gestures it is supposed that he was present at the intentional sinking of a vessel , and that his tongue was cut out to prevent his disclosing what he knew . Two things appear certain —one , that he is not a native of Boulogne , and the other , that he is but little removed in intellect from idiocy . The authorities are busy in investigating this affair , but it is still involved in mystery . _—Galign ani .

      ' _Saui o ? Sims tor m ? . Benefit or Tuboloot . —We find the following notice of a public sale , in the Savannah Republican of March 3 , 1845 . After describing the plantation which was to be sold , the notice adds— "Also nt thesame time and place ; the following negroslaves , to wit , Charles , Peggy , Antonett , Davy , September , Maria , Jenny , and Isaac—levied on as the property of Henry T . Hall , to satisfy a mortage fi . fa . issued , out of Maolntosh Supreme Court , in favour ofthe board of directors of the _Theological Seminary ofthe Synod of South Carolina and Georgia * , said Henry Tv Hall . - Conditions cash . " 0 . 0 _'NuAt , Deputy ShewftVM ; 0 . "

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      - 'MANSION HOUSE . ;; : : _v _JloNDAV . —Shocking De ' _okadation . —A lnanriamcJ Thomas I _' asliyhl , who is what is called a " scun 1 ehuiiti-r , " or " chance" porter , was brought before the Lord Al ay or , charged with having cut his own throat in a tit of drunkenness , or rather of madness , the result ut' diiinhen habits . ' 1 _'hc prisoner , it appeared , had been : h'ft a Icgucy of about £ tSU or . £ _iu hy a relative 'ii short time ago , and Imd never been sober .. down to tiic time ut which hu made the attack upon liis own life on the 7 th of hist July . His fem . 'ilecliild , a poor half-starved wretched looking creature , aged about four years , hud been dragging- out a niiserablB existence witlihim in tatters in : i garret in thc ' neighbourhood oi Toivei _' . _sti'cct , and occasionally received assistance from the benevolent poor people about the locality , who looked upon their neglected little fellow creature with great compassion . The child was in the habit of wandering "uout the streets whilu the father was smoking and drinking in

      what werecal . _' ed , the "flash cribs " of the City , and _^ used to wait upon the stairs until it p leased him to return home and open the _tluor of his room , which contained' nothing in the shape ot" furniture or lied-eiutlies except n threadbare old blanket , a box , and a puil .: On the night ot thc _Itn ' ofJiny tho poor-Mant was found , watting upon the stairs , and some of the lodgers having liad reason to suppose that thel _' ather wus in his room , an attempt was made to gain iidiuiss-on , but those who tried thc experiment were obliged to 'break-open the door before they succeeded . Upon entering ,: they beheld a ghastly spectacle The unfortunate drunkard had deposited the greater part of his person iu the box , and was bleeding from a severe wound iu the neck , which hung over the pail ; and cash to the amount of between £ 20 and £ 30 was found in a corner of

      the room , tliereiiiiin » t , it was supposed , of the property he he had beeu left by his relation . The prisoner , upon being asked what account he could give of himself , replied that he had been completely unconscious of what had happened ; that lie hud some disagreement with a female relation , which put him out of sorts , ami he took drink to get rid of tlie trouble ; but what further took place he really could not say . He , however , vowed that he was very sorry for what had occurred . The child , when the prisoner was carried to the hospital , was placed in the care of a female named Mary Jliller , who treated her with remarkable tondcrncss . Tlie mother , it mis stated , has been some time dead , aud the neighbours expressed mueh anxiety that the lord Mayor should interfere to prevent the cash found in the room from being squandered'by the prisoner . The prisoner was remanded for a few ( lays .

      Tuesday . —An _Impostob . —A woman liamcdAiml'cgrim , who had the appearance ofthe wife of a decent tradesman , was brought before the Lord Mayor . —It . Webb ( policeman No . « 5 S ) stated that as ho was walking along Wormwood-street , he saw the , defendant , apparently in great agony , rubbing her knee at the door of a hall . She was very loud in her lamentation , and , upon being questioned , said she hud had a violent fall , and had sustained desperate mischief . Witness took her to the station-house , and caused her to be examined by . a surgeon , who told her to rest a little , and she would soon get over the injury , if she had been injured . : In the ' station-house she became apparently a greater objectof compassion , for she complained

      of pains in both legs , audit was considered necessary to take her , on account of her agonies , to the hospital . She became extremely violent upon tho stretcher , but was at last deposited inn bed in tlie hospital , and examined by Mr . Trav _^ rs , who , alter due investigation , stated that nothing whatever was the matter with her . —The Lord . Mayor : You charge her , then , with being an impostor 1—The policeman said there was no doubt at all thutshu had complained of pain for the purpose of _exciting compassion ; and there was reason to believe that she had teen lately engaged in stripping children of their clothes in the unfrequented lanes and alleys . —She was remanded for -a fewdays . :

      LAMBETH . Tuesday . — Sebious _Cuarge . — -George lTumphcry Bryant was placed at the bar before Jlr . Henry , ou a charge of being drunk and wilfully setting fire to the house of Mrs . Elizabeth Odell , Ho . 511 , _llill-strect , Walnortli . Mrs . Odell-deposed _ihat-on the evening before , the prisoner , who had lodged at her house for upwards of twelve mouths , came home very much intoxicated , very much illused his wife , shamefully abused her ( witness ) , and threatened to burn the place down . lie then went up staivs , but after , stopping a few minutes returned down again mid exclaimed , " 1 have set alight to your house . " Witness , iu consequence , run up stairs , and upon entering the apartment occupied by the prisoner and his wife , she found the bed and bedding ou lire . Site instantly 11 ug some water ou the bed , aud , with the assistance of her servant , succeeded in extinguishing the fire before it had

      done any serious mischief . Had she not gone up so soon , and 'Acted so promptly , she ( ihe witness ) hail no doubt whatever the house must have been burnt down . The prisoner , after making the declaration sin had before mentioned , about setting a light to the house , went away , but returned in about it quarter of an hour , armed with a large club , aiid swore the most desperate oaths he would have the lives of both his wife and witness ; and so violent and determined was his maimer , that they were both obliged to lock themselves up , in the lirst instance , and then escape from his rage by getting out of tho front wiudows , while ' tlie prisoner wus in the hack part of the house . He hud also violently . assaulted the police . There was a third ' charge against the ' prisoner , of having stolen a large ingot of tin from the premises of Mr . Goad , ' a plumber , in High-street , Camberwell . He was remanded to a future day to give the - officers an opportunity . of tracing the property .. :, : ; _..,: ; .: _,

      THAMES . . _,-....-, MOKDAT . —• JlliCT . il AUD CoWAKDtV . _lUsSUOOUTEn . — Michael Carroll , ii felt-maker , aged 2 G , of No . 3 , _Taylor'splace , Old _Foi'd , How ; Patrick _i'dlcy , of No . 2 , _Tayloi splace , 19 ; Martin Uiiiiim , 28 , of Windinill . pl . ' . ce , Old _Iford ; Martin lveenah , 08 , and Daniel Keenan _. his son , 30 , of the same place , were bought brforo Mr . llrodorip . on a charge of manslaughter , the first with ' causing the death of 11 young mail , named James Bristpw , a stonemason , by striking liim on the bead with a poker , and the other four with ' aiding and abetting Carroll . The two Keenans , liimini , and Foley were described as labourers . The first witness called was _llicliard Smith , who said he was a blacksmith and lived opposite . the gas works at Old Ford . On Saturday nighthe was iii tlie Bug and Partridge , Highstreet , Mow , witli sonic friends ,, and . he left there a few minutes before twelve . ' After walking a short distance , they stood in the middle of the road , ' just before parting

      with each other , and were in conversation together when a stone was thrown from the direction of- the house occupied by the Kcenuiis , which struck a young man named Kingdom on the bnekof the head , mid inflicted u severe wound . . The blood flowed copiously from thc wound , and Kiiigdoin appeared to : be in great pain . ..: Witness and another person _lituried George Williams went to the door of the house from which they suspected the stone was thrown , and asked for an explanation of such a'dastardly outrage , and were grossly abused'and--threatened by the Irish people in the house . . Findiug _, remonstrances of no avail , and as they were not likely to obtain the name of the man who threw the _stoii ' e , they left the house , and were about to part , " when Carroll made his appearance and challenged Williams to light . He accepted tiiccliallcnge , audtlieybeguirlighting . Williams appeared to begettin , ; the best of it , and closed with his adversary , who then bit him in a most 'savage manner , and severely injured

      him , and Williams was compelled to let go . The light was about to be renewed when Carroll called upon his countrymen for help , and a great number . of Irishmen came out of their houses , armed with sticks , pokers , and other dangerous weapons , and mudo a desperate attack on witness and his party , who were unarmed , and tlicy were overpowered by numbers and compelled to retreat . They halted by tho railway , arch at Old Ford , and were soon afterwards joined by a man named Thomas Smith , who said he had been interrupted by a party of Irishmen , hear the Five Bells , where they left Carroll and his friends , much beaten with a poker . While they were talking , James Bristow , the deceased , and another man , who were on tlieir way home , joined them , imd he advised them and his own party to remain where they were until the Irishmen became quiet and had gone to their homes : but some of them determined upon going back , and lie accompanied them . Ou arriving at the place where they had left the Irishmen , he saw Carroll lurking about , armed

      with a heavy kitchen poker , which he attempted to conceal under his coat when ho saw them approach . Thomas Smith immediately exclaimed , "That ' s the man who struck mo with a poker in How . " When Carroll found he was discovered , he ran towards his own dwelling , and Bristow passed it , and was about twenty or thirty yards away , when Carroll and another' matt came towards him , and Carroll struck him a tremendous blow on the side of the head with a poker , and felled him to the ground . Bight or ten Irishmen , armed with till manner of weapons , and some without any , then made another furious attack on witness and his friends , aud . they were obliged to return to Old Ford , whore tlicy remained for some time , and missed Bristow , who they afterwards-understood-had managed to get up and crawl to the station-house . When they saw him again he was being led home between two policemen , aiid . appeared very . much exhausted . By that time the Irishmen hail disappeared , and he heard no more of them . Mr . Broberip said he should , remand the case until Monday next .

      SOUTIIWARK . Tuesday . —ATTEMrT at Suicide . —Hannah Clarke , a young female , the daughter of a respectable man , was brought before Mr . Cottingham , charged with attempting to cummit suicide . She was arrested by a policeman ou theprerious night , when about to throw herself into thc river at tho London-bridge stairs . When the defendant was placed at the bar before the magistrate , she exclaimed that she would not be deterred from carrying hir object of suicide into effect . —The policeman said she _w as the daughter of a man in good circumstances , and that she absconded from home about twelve months since , and went to live under the protection of a man who had since been transported for highway robbery ; that as soon as he was sent out of the country she became of profligate habits , and abandoned herself to a life of infamy ; that her father was even now willing to take her home , but she rejected all entreaties of that nature . —The magistrate remanded the prisoner until Saturday , and said that notice should be given to her father to attend , and unless ' -he procured bail for her not attempting to repeat the attempt upon her life , she should be committed for a long period to gaol .

      _WxDNESDAr . —Savage Assaults . —Mr . Cottingham was engaged for a considerable time in hearing charges of assault , two of which , of an aggravated description , were preferred at the instance of two women against two men , named Joseph and William Martin , who , although bearing the same name were in no way related to each other . The first case was preferred against Joseph Martin , by a young woman named Mary Kogcrs , from whose statement it appeared that about a fortnight ago she happened to be present when the defendant and a woman were , quarrelling together .. On that occasion she ( complainant ) interposed , upon which the defendant , who was armed with a poker , made a blow at her head . She raised her right arm to guard her head _. and was struck with such violence between the elbow and wrist , as to inflict a wound there as well as on the top of her head . The wounds were of such a serious nature , that she was

      obliged to be conveyed to St . Thomas's Hospital , where she was confined until that day , being unable to quit the ward . She here exhibited the marks of the injuries she sustained on the occasion . The defendant endeavoured to palliate his offence by saying that ho was intoxicated and ¦ ¦ that / in wresting the poker fromthe complainant , he by : accident struck her over the arm "; that he regretted the occurrence , but the liquor was the cause of it . Mr . Cottingham said the condition ' of the complainant even now , a fortnight after the outrage , evinced the serious nature of the attack , and that it was miraculous she was not killed ; for had she not thrown up her arm in the way described , and thereby prevented the force of tho blow on the head , she must ; havo been deprived of life The magistrate then inflicted the fall penalty of £ 5 on the defendant , and In default of payment he' was _Vomtiiifted for two months . The next charge , was _ajainst Williora

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      Martin , preferred by-Mary Cooinbe / _ivho ' st ' ated that as she was _walking along the New-cut on thc preceding night , the defendant ; who was walking- with another man , knocked up against her , ' and nearly threw her down , When she recovered herself , she merely asked her assailant why he acted in such a manner towards her , and had scarcely time to niter the words , when he doubled his list and struck her a severe Wow on the mouth , that had the ' effect of loosening several of her teeth . He was in the act of running _iiw _' . i _; ., after having committed the cowardly assault , when he was pursued and taken into custody . The defendant said that the complainant was about to strike him for accidentally pushing against her , and that in warding oil' the blow her mouth came against his ' knuckles , but that he had no intention of hitting her . The magistrate , having severely commented . ' on the cowardly nature of the assault , inflicted a penalty of £ 5 on the defendant , who , having expressed his inability to pay it , was committed to gaol .

      ; CLEUKE 2 J WELL . YVl . DSESDAV . — -InCUATITUSb ' AND _HoBllEKV . —Arllllll Frayne was charged with stealing £ 25 in gold and silver , two guld rings , aud a gold piu , the property of William Femes . The prosecutor is a warehouseman iii the City , and , actuated by motives of humanity , had , although in very humble circumstances himself , ' shared his bed and board with the prisoner , who was , when he craved his assistance , in destitute circuinstaiic . s . The prisoner ' s habits were so irregular that the prosecutor was obliged to dismiss him , and a day or two after his room was broken into , and thc above-mentioned money and jewellery abstracted . The piisoncr , who alone knew where the box containing the property was placed , was seen coming out of the house on the evening of the robbery . He was remanded .

      WOU . SUU' STREET . Wednesda y . —CitAncE or _S'tmrnna . —Eliza Ait'rn , a middle-aged woman of masculine appearance , was placed at the bur before Mr . Bingham , upon the charge of cutting and wounding her husband , William Avern , a cork cutter , living in Keale-street , Spitallields . 11 appearrd from the Statement of the husband , who had lost his right eye , and had several scars upon his face , that he had been married about 25 years to the prisoner , hut her temper was so violent and ungovernable that he had ltd a lifeuf constant disquiet and _unhiippinvss _ni-aily the whole of that time . Between nine and ten years ago she stubbed bim so dangerously - in tlio side that' his lifo was for some time despaired of , and ou a subsequent occasion , in the course of au altercation between them , she attacked him with a dinner fork , and stabbed him in the right eye , the sight

      of which had been totally destroyed . She had since then repeatedly assailed him iu a similar manner , and he bore the marks of her violence upon almost every part of his person . On his returning homo rather hite on thc preceding ; night , he handed to the prisoner the amount of his day ' s earnings , but recollecting afterwards that he hud to purchase some cork for his business , he requested her to return a small portion of the money , which she positively refused to do / and on his repeating the request she : became greatly excited , and seizing a hnifc from the table made several rapid thrusts at him , in warding off which he- received a severe cut on the thick part of the right shoulder . He arrested her arm as " she wus about to repeat ! the blow , and after a violent struggle gave her into custody .- Mr . Bingham said he should order her to be brought up again , that thc case might be completed against her . ¦ ¦

      - ¦ :- . _: _HAMMERSMITH . Wednesday . —Bkspehate Iitisn Hiot at Kensington . —James Murphy , James Connor , John Colter , and Timothy _M'Carthy , four Irishmen , the two former living in Jciniings ' s-huildings , Kensington , and the other two in _Maryleboiio , were charged before Mr . T . Payntcr , the sitting magistrate , with having been concerned with a number of other Irishmen not in custody , iu _u desperate riot in the town of Kensington , on the night of Sunday last _. Murphy , Connor , and Cotter were each committed to hard labour for one _^ calendar month , and M'Carthy wus ordered to find bail in two sureties in £ 10 each , to appear atthe sessions . Several other persons engaged in thc riot , which was an extraordinary one , and disturbed the whole town , were sentenced to imprisonment . V

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      ODD FELLOWSHIP . TO TIIK EDITOR OF TIIE _KOIITUEBN STAIt . ' .: ' ' . _Donegall-st ., Belfast , Aug . 0 th , 1845 . Sm , —As some reports of proceedings in connection with the Manchester Unity of Independent Odd Fellows have appeared in the Star o Saturday last , and some previous numbers , and _aa such statements arc calculated , if suifercd to pass unnoticed , to do much mischief to the order , and consequently to tlie working classes generally , I have thought it necessary to trouble you with a few . remarks' -thereon .. I should have done so sooner , but supposed some one more competent than , myself would-have done so . The importance of the subject to .-tho working classes will be . a sufficient guarantee for the insertion of this

      communication . I am , as strong an advocate for freedom as any of your most zealous correspondents caii possibly be , as nearly seven years' subscription to tlie Northern . , Star , " -through" good report , and trough evil report , " will testily ; but . I am . sorry to bo obliged to doubt the purity of the motives by which the leaders of this . ' movement are actuated . There appears to me to be . more of personal pique and disappointment , than that pure love of principle which ' sliould-be the main spring of the ' Reformer . ' All that has been said , one assertion excepted , viz ., "the scale being founded on a false data , " appears to hie to be totally beside the question ; and if it is the good of the order they are seeking , why not have availed themselves of those means the laws of the

      order so amply afford for remedying supposed or real grievances ? If the resolutions complained of , ' as passed by the late annual committee , . can be shown to be inimical to the well-being of the order , and the majority of the members will it , by laying the matter lawfully before tho board of directors , the operation of the offensive resolutions could be suspended until the next A . M . 0 ., which would be - the proper plan for settling tho dispute . As regards representation , J consider _, tho system to be all that any reasonable man can wish . Every district can send a deputy to the annual committee ; . and those districts who have more than 1000 members two deputies , and so on for every 1000 members one deputy ; and as these deputies aro elected by the representation of each lodge iu-quarterly-committees

      of thc districts , I cannot see what valid ! objection can be raised against it . As wc have 4000 lodges in the unity , if each was'to send a deputy to the committee , I think we should havo a _legislative assembly with a vengeance . This would indeed bo" odd . " t Most of the speeches and resolutions hitherto published appear to be directed against the officers of the order . If they have been unfaithful to their trust , let them be exposed , and suffer accordingly . I would be the hist man to throw a cloak over tlieir sins it they bo guilty . If they have been guilty of "jobbery" or peculation , let the proper steps be taken to put a stop to such proceedings ; and let them be treated as every man should be who would defraud such an institution . Tlieir removal from office and disgrace would be a warning to those who would come after them .

      I send with this a copy of the last " quarterly report ; " and you will see by it that there are other causes for this , more than appear at tirst sight , and which I fear arc not very creditable to the parties concerned . Upon calm reflection , the resolutions taken by the A . M . C . are calculated to place the order on a more firm and durable basis , without contracting to any extent worth naming , thc benefits of the order . The reductions apply chiefly to the funeral gifts for members ' , wives ; and I am of opinion that a man should not he looking for a large sum at the death of his wife , he having tho same moans to support himself as before . I think the women might look with some degree of suspicion upon men who are over anxious on this point . When a man is sick

      and unable to work for his family , and also when the widow and the fatherless are left unprovided for , as is too often the case among thc working classes , then is the time when assistance is most required ; and on thoso occasions the sick and funeral gift- remain nearly the same as they were . These alterations have ' not been made without notice ; every lodge in thc unity having been made acquainted with the intended change long previous to the meeting of thc Uasgow committee 1 What more could be done ? Our laws are not irrevocable . We have an annual parliament , in the A . M . C , that can alter and amend what the circumstances of the time and experience dictate ; so that there is no excuse whatever lor resorting to means unknown and unrecognised by

      tne order , tochect improvements therein . My object is to reconcile all parties , and to promote peace and harmony . I hope , therefore , these remarks will be received in tho spirit in which they arc offered : and this institution , which has long been the pride of the working classes , may come out of thc present trial unscathed ; and that it may long flourish to spread its benevolent influence far and wide , is the sincere wishot your obedient servant , \ f . s _, 1 J _-S . —I would remark that the large sums paid for regalia by the members is voluntary , as what is required by the lodges according to law is Yery triflin" and , therefore , the members who choose to buy these " tomfooleries" havo themselves to blame . I am no advocate for them , but would let every man please himself in these matters . r

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      ADDRESS TO THE MEMBERS OP TUB ' _INDEPBJf DENT ORDER OP ODD PELLOYYS . LIVERPOOL DISTRICT .

      " Coming events cast their shadows before . " Brethren , —So soon as the executive governmen t of any community attempt to rule with an iron hand and proceed to carry out their self-opinionated views bvunconstitutional means , from that moment may bo heard the just _murmurings of disapprobation . The despot commences his system of tyranny by gradual encroachments upon his intended victim's liberty . _'' - Under-the mask of friendship ho proceeds onwards , until lie lias by treachery and cunning ; gained all he desired , _lcavine h is victims _Mhmg but the bare recollection of their former greatness . Such proceedings are doubly crimi . nal _, when the would-be tyrants govern a fraternity , on whose- 'standaidu emblazoned the word _lndeptndlice Such is the present and future prospects of the Inde pendent Order of Odd _f cUows _. if its members allow _themlelvw to be _goverrMhy On selfish and _tamfetew whims

      of C . S . RatclhTe and tho Board of Directors ; one of whose grand sch ' _i-ineS was to make an inquisitorial ex < animation of t ! : u funds , & C ., of every Lodge in the Unity ; suspending whole Districts , and threatening ' all others with thc same sanguinary punishment , should they ( fare to flinch from bowing to their arbitrary Will . Our General Laws state that all proposed alterations in _thtm are to appear _infall , and circulated with the January Report of the Unity . This rule—the principle of which is allowed hy _'« _B to be essentially necessary to the well-being of n free community—has been violated at the last A . M . C . The executive have resolved among themselves to alter the Financial arrangements , of tho Order , and for fear of their self-opinionated view 3 being thwarted , they nierclv made _asV'iht nllu & ion to ' . their views , knowing well that had

      thoy been submitted to the test of being fairly canvassed through the Unity , that their intentions wiiu _' ld not have been approved of . It would bc it gross libel upon them were we to say that they are ignorant of the nature of our Order : they arc no such thing . Tlicy were not ignorant of the fact , that by altering our financial avrmigvincr . ts , they were treading upon the vitals of the Unity , thereby endangering its very existence ; and eve long , their motive for so doing will be glaringly apparent . H . * . d they { the executive ) have been sincere in theirviewsof the state of the Unity , they would have recommended that the surplus fund of the Order should have been distributed among those Lodges anil Districts that were in a state of" pecuniary . embarrassmentrequested them to retrench their expenditure , and pointed out the vast sums of money thty wasted on regalias and other things not necessary for our

      government . The following will perhaps shew the reasons : — From 1839 to 1815 , the principal men of the executive have been paid for Regalias , Printing ic , upwards o £ £ 30 , 000 , independent of what they have rccck' & l from private individuals . Why should wc lamely submit to he made the tools of men , whose sinister motives are so very apparent ? They say you must reduce your Charitable Oil ' ts . Do they hint in the least about retrenching your expenditure on Regalia t Xo .- Let reason answer the Cause . Wc wished justice tobe done u . < =, and for that purpose waited respectfully upon the District Oflieers ( no threats were held out ) to request them to call a general meeting of the District , in order that every man should understand how far the alterations all'ected him . They have since issued a circular , condemning ns in no very respectful language , for daring to openly complain of the unjust nnd sinister proceedings of a body who have betrayed the trust reposed in them .

      W hy did the District Officers refuse to call a meeting , more _cspociilly after the very strong feeling displayed at the last Quarterly Committee « If their caasc is pure , why cringe from fair discussion ?—why uphold the conduct of men who have always been aliens in feeling towards us ? ¦ ¦ They boast of being the poor man ' s / riciid . ' forgetting at the same time , that the parties they uphold are appropriating as much of his earnings to ' themselves as they possibly can . Strange anomaly ! On one side appears a recommendation from the Board of au increase of salary to £ 300 per annum , for C . S . ltatelifte ; on the other iside a long statement of thc poverty of the Unity . These are the men the District Oflieers arc determined , whatever s the consequence , to uphold . We did expect , in a circular emanating from them , to have had some explanation as to the future Financial arrangement of the District . Tho following is the most we can glean : "It has been

      supposed that the alterations proposed limits the wife ' s funeral money to £ 5 . It is no such thing ; the £ 5 is merely mentioned to show the principle ofthe matter . " Why not tell us distinctly to what extent the alterations will affect us 1 Again they state ; " Where grievances exist , take a proper and constitutional method of redressing them . " Where is the prospect of success ? They , the executive , have too much influence and power to leave us any hopes of revolting th eir decisions . They again say ; " We are able to prove , that , by a trifling increase in the contributions , the same payments might he made . " If an increase of contribution bc necessary , we can arrange that question with out being coerced by the Hoard of Directors . They refer us to the present and past position of the District—granted ; and it will he seen that the District was never in a moro prosperous state than at present , and for the last three years wc have been gradually decreasing'our expenditure .

      The District Officers have suspended the Duke of Norfolk and Union Lod ges . We know not why they sliould hare selected them ; at the same time there are many others ( which they are not ignorant of ) of the same cpinion . It would be tiring the patience of the readers of this , were we to extend the argument to the length the importance ofthe case demands . It is in contemplation to hold a meeting of the members of the District , due notice of which will be given , when wo hope that every member in the District , who possibly can , will attend . Bear in mind that if you tamely submit to the usurped power of tho Hoard of Directors , ( Jut the Widow and Orphan's Fund must be abolished , the Funeral Fund reduced to £ 10 for a member ; £ 5 for his first wife ; the widow of a deceased member nothing . We again call upon you to come forward . Now is the time or never . The man who tamely Submits to bo enslaved deserves to bear any burthen his tusk-masters would impose upon liim . ' .. _--.. '

      To The Memuebs Of The Independent Ohdeb ...

      TO THE MEMUEBS OF THE INDEPENDENT OHDEB OF ODD _1 _'EEI . OWS , OF _EIVEBPOOE AND OTOEIt DISTRICTS . Gentlemen and Bkothkbs , — Circumstances . ' - have arisen in the Order which call for immediate investigation . The parties named below having formed themselves into ii Provisional Committee , for the purpose of examining into the hearings of the Financial Schemes , of the Glasgow A . -M . C , beg leave to state that they have care _, fully weighed well the whole plans as submitled , and do not hesitate lo pronounce them asa most ' _imjusit _andttncalled-for interference _xbith the internal affairs of Lodges , as guaranteed by the general laws of the Order , in the management of our financial arrangements .

      Wo beg also to state that we do not wish or desire to up-root or destroy any of the useful parts of our valuable and esteemed Institution , lmt simply to remedy existing abuses , and to co-operate together for the purpose of managing .. " our own house at home" on the most economical principles ; , and to do justice to our brethren without levying on their funds for the support of those who do not render any real service to the Order , but who , on the contrary , are a disgrace to the Unity . FmsT . —We propose that the Liverpool District sectdo immediately from the Manchester Unity .

      Second . —That we establish ourselves as tho " Independent Order of Odd Fellows , " and we earnestly solicit the zealous co-operation of every Lodge and District in the Universe , so that the principles of our noble Institution , may be fully carried out—free from extravagant and useless expenditure—free from the trammels of men who have betrayed the confidence we reposed in them , by tlieir uncalledfor persecutions and utter contempt for the rights and liberties of tho members of our Order .. - - _,-- : Third . —That all the Lodges joining this Unity do contribute their fair proportion for tho purpose of ' establishing District Funeral Funds , for tho decent interment of deceased members and their , wives , and for granting suitable relief to ( ho widows and orphans of our departed brethren . " ¦ '¦ • : :. Fourth . —Tliat the scale of gifts be fixed by a committee of one or more members from each lodge .

      1 _'IFTII . — That when properly organized , immediate steps be taken to enroll the Funeral Funds ; and that Lodges be recommended to enroll their By-Laws ; anil that proper officers bc appointed immediately to carry the above objects into effect . By order of the Provisional Committee , P . G . Stanlet , Secretary . _' f A grand aggregate meeting was to be held on Thursday evening , in the Queen's Theatre , to consider on the foregoing proposed resolutions . It was confidently expected by our informant that they would be adopted . The Eceles District has joined the _Mahchesterattcl _SalordBrethren , against the Board of Dire ' tbrs . V '

      Co'a-Stimr Your Own Smoke.—Several ' • P...

      Co _' _A-stiMR your Own Smoke . —Several ' persons were fined _iOs . each at Manchester Borough Court , on riiuraday , for not consuming the smoke of " their steam-engine furnaces . ' , , . Sample : for ' . _Osiox Growers . —There aro now growing m a garden belonging to Mr . Isaac Sidebottom , ot Mill Brook , in Stalcy , near Staleybridge , htty-oiie onions , of the Charlotte kind , the production of one single root . All thc above aro in a _perlect and heal thy condition . —Manchester Courier .

      Lif.Ns _ Cloth Markets.—In Consequence O...

      LiF . ns _ Cloth Markets . —In consequence of the state ot the weather buyers are cautious , and consequently there has been only a moderate business _during the week . In the cloth halls , both onSatuulav and luesday , the demand for all descriptions of { rood ' s was rather flat . % ,- - ¦• Lkeds Corx Market , Toesdav , Amvst 12 . —Tho arrival of wheat this week has fallen to about an average one lor which there is a moderate demand at rather over the rates of last - Tuesday .. 'Having a small supply of oats and beans , both these articles are held for moromoney . No alteration in other grain _, _bince _bftturday morning it has rained hcavifv till to-day ; it has now abated , hut still has a very unsettled appearance . wV ' ' ? 0 „ _2 !! ! _- Mabkm , Monday , August 11 .-. Wheati , 23 s . 6 d . ; _maslin , 19 s . Gd . ; beans and peas , 163 . 0 d . per load ; oats 22 s . Gd . per quarter . w M * mo » Corn Market , Saturday , August 9 _.-? » ave had a limited supply of wheat and oats offering to this day ' s market , and no alteration inprice . _barley nominal . Wheat , rod , from 52 s . to 60 s . ; white ditto , 58 s . to 64 s . per qr . of 40 stones ; oats , _Hd . _tolSd _. _perstono . Yonn Cons Market , Saturday , August 0 . —The weather in this neighbourhood continues very unsettled . We have a moderate supplv of grain here this morning ; that , combined with the ' very rainy morning ' , causes our farmers to ask advancing prices ; which the buyers generally arc not inclined to comply , with , consequently _^ wc hare but a small amount ol business doing .

      Printed By Dougal M'Gowan, Of 17, 6r«At Windmillstreet, Hajinsrvot, In Tho City Of Westminster, A* Ft*

      Printed by DOUGAL _M'GOWAN , of 17 , 6 r « at Windmillstreet , HajinsrVot , in tho City of Westminster , a * _ft *

      Offict In The Same Street And Parish, Fo...

      Offict in the same Street and Parish , for the rro . prietor , FEARGUS O'CONNOR , Ejq . ' _. _and published bj Wiiiuk Hewitt , of No . 18 , Charles-street _^ Brando * street , _Walwwth , in the _Parish of St . Mary , _Neniogto _»? In the County of _Suw « l , at tke Office , No . W * Strand , in the Parish _o . _gt . MaryJe-Straa _^ , n « Ji » City of Westminster Saturday , August 18 , IMS . .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 16, 1845, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_16081845/page/8/