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thev 'U murder thee , as they murdered poor Henry Hunt , for tfcey look for nout else . " And _^ yi "Aladdin' * be pleased to name one of those _w ho have left in disgust , that has not feathered his nest better by revolt than by fidelity , or one who was not a MOCK PREACHER OF PHYSICAL FORCE , as long as they thought that that was the most saleable commodity . But •• Aladdin ' s" friends are like Aladdin ' s " self—tbey suit their political ware to the politi-~ & l fashion of the day , and they prefer a guinea , as the reward of treason , to a pound as the wages of principle .
Further on , we have the people * * acknowledged and justifiable contempt for Parliament . We have a touch at the divine precepts of Christ—at the economical folliesof the Government—at the disheartening condition of the people , the criminal made the competitor of the virtuous labourer—a glance at the Currency question , and wound up with a _magnificent climax .- — " It is tyranny such as this , trickery ench as this , that maddens a hungry people into fury , and causes them to hate the institutions under which they live , and by which they are oppressed .
Now , if "AladdinV lamp had burned with true splendour , would not the magician ' s peroration have been , _^ It is this that goads the people to physical resistance . ' Aggfei . " Aladdin" discovers in the Prime Minister ' s duplicity the fuel that feeds the flame of Chartism ; but the necromancer has not told us that the middle-class tyranny is the fuel that feeds the Russell flame . Now , to cap ' Aladdin ' s" pyramid with a bag of smoke . It
is so grand , so magniloquent , so reviving , so just and hopeful , that we shall give it without curtailment . God forbid that we should clip it of any ofits fair dimensions , it evinces such a thorough knowledge of Political Economyof the Labour question—the representative question ; it is so full ef legal lore—the essence of equity—and the quintessence of _justice—that it would be spoliation—nay , worse than physical force , to rob the volume of a single word . Here it is : —
They must substitute _dirotftrr indirect taxation . They may then be a 3 extravagant as they please , for they will have to draw on their own resources . Perhaps the great body of tie people might accept such a compromise , though the bargain would involve political servitude in exchange for fiscal immunities . But of tbis the oligarchy may rest assured , that , in spite of soldiers and police , the extinction of tbeir order is not distant unless they can so contrive that every man able and willing to work shall find employment at remunerating wages , whatever their pseudo-poHacal economy may aver to tbe contrary . Better that revenue should fail than tbat humanity should perish ; better sponge ent the debt than exterminate life ; and the loss wonld not be insupportable , should coronets and mitres disappear , provided men remained .
Now , what will the enlightened Chartist , the reasoning mechanic , or the thoughtful labourer , say to that ? Direct taxation may yet preserve an ascendant oligarchy in the fulness of their representative power , and the fiscal burdens falling upon their order may reconcile tbeir serfs to their sway . «• Aladdin / awake arouse ! Throw off your slumber . The dim glimmer of vour lamp has cast a film over
your bilious eye . Did you suppose that the leaders of the " Northern Star" would believe that the possessors of exclusive political _rpowerpvhether taxes were direct or indirect , would exonerate their serfs from any participationin the payment ? and , are you netawarefor every Chartist who understands his A B C , is—that every pound of direct taxation is paid in 40 s . of labour taxation ? because the
tax-• payers , in the first instance , are represented , and they gather it in the double from the retail ¦ tax-payers who are not represented . ' •" Aladdin , " God forgive you ! Sin no more , and we'll forgive you . If you mean to be a prostitate , say so ; but do not ape a virtue that you do not posses ? , or revile a principle , or even argue it , that you do not understand . Now , " Aladdin ' ' we'll conclude our comment with an anecdote . Once upon a time the celebrated Irish wit , Mr Curran , had a controversy with a very bilious and ill-conditioned
barrister . He called him a crooked minded imp . "I ' m not , " replied his antagonist _, _n jj— you , " said Curran , " if you swallowed a tenpenny nail it would come out a corkscrew . " Upon another occasion this witty barrister was defending a prisoner , charged with stealing some buttermilk to make whey for his sick wife ; the man piteously told his own story and the situation of his partner , when Curran turned to his old antagonist and said , " Mac , what a pity you wern't there to look at the milk and it would have turned into curds and
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The Late Session. It Almost Seems Like A...
THE LATE SESSION . It almost seems like an act of gratuitous cruelty to revert again to the defunct Session , which _' so long pressed like an _incuhus on the public mind , and whose close was every where so warmly welcomed as a relief from an _intolerable annoyance . We shall do so , however , very briefly , for the purpose of presenting a few details which may hereafter possess , at leasta statistical and inferential value .
, The sterility of the Session has been a theme of universal complaint . We have had other lengthened sittings of the Legislature of late years ; but they were redeemed by having something tangible to do , and however ineffective the measures might be in themselve ? , Parliament at least carried them in an earnest , workmanlike spirit . If the whole nation did not feel interested in the debates , large classes did ,
and the objects in view were somewhat of a national character . But the Session which has just closed ; had no definite object in view , nor any great and well digested measures before it . There was no desire manifested on the part of Parliament collectively to discharge its important functions ; no comprehensive or adequate sympathy with the wants and interests of the countrv .
One consequence of this state of things has been to induce inquiry as to its causes . These hare been said to be twofold ; first—executive mismanagement on the part of the Ministry ; second—the obstructions and delay caused by the forms of Parliament itself . With respect to the latter , a Committee on Public Business was appointed on the motion of Mr Evelyn Denison , which made its report just before the House rose for the vacation . Itwas composed of the most experienced members of the House , and among the witnesses examined were the Speaker , M . Guizot
( as to the forms of the French Chambers ; , and Mr _Curtis , a late member of Congres « , and a gentleman of large practical knowledge with reference to the forms of the representative body in the United States . Sundry recommendations on this head are given by the Committee , and there is little doubt bat that the pressing nature of the evil will compel all parties to work together for the purpose of _« nat » lin < f the House of Commons to discharge more effectually the increasing public business of the country . 1 It is plain , however , from the terms of one
portion of that Report , that the Committee were of opinion that the rules and forms of the House were but slightly chargeable with the blame of the wasted Session , and that the delay was principally owing to the impotence of the Executive . After adverting to a few slight palliatives and amendments in these rules and forms , which appear to them all that is practiticableinthatdirection , they conclude their Report in the following terms , which are certainly _strong enough when we remember that Lord J . Russell and Sir G . Grey were members of the Committee , and have thus been made
indirectly to pronounce an emphatic condemnation of their own mismanagement : — "Your Committee , however , ventures to express an op inion that the satisfactory conduct and progress of the business of the House must mainly depend upon Her Majesty's Government , holding as they do the chief control over its management . They believe that by careful preparation of measures , their early introduction , tke judicious distributio n of business between the two Houses , and the order and method with which measures are conducted , tbe Government can contribute in an essential degree to the _« asy and convenient coaduct of business . They
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trust the efforts of the Government would be seconded by those of independent members , and that a general determination would prevail to carry on the public business with regularity and dispatch . " ; This is the best possible repl y that can be given to the new theory of the duties of an Executive , which Lord John improvised in reply to Mr Disraeli ' s slashing attack . The passages we have italicised point out , in perspicuous and forcible language , precisely those qualifications and requirements in which the present Ministry are deficient , and in thus cloaking the censure of the Committee for the shortcomings of the past , under the thin disguise of a recommendation for the future , they virtually censure past mis-management .
An analysis of the way in which the time was spent , shows the necessity for improved and vigorous management in this department , if future Sessions are not to be as protracted and as barren as the last . In the course of the Session there were 255 divisions in the House of Commons . The question of Commercial Distress gave rise to nine , of which two were on the question of the number of members co constitute the Committee—five
on the names of as many members—the remaining two were the debate and division on the motion to appoint a Committee , and the debate on Mr Herries ' s motion at the close of the Session , which it was clear could lead to no practical result . Thus , out of the nine debates and divisions , not one was really on the question at issue , or with any defined or well-digested measure in view , to remedy the evils complained of . The Corruption at the late General Election was a topic that , in various shapes , gave rise to a great number of divisions . Jn all there were thirty-nine debates and
divisions on the subject of our National Representation and thecorrection of its admitted abuses , inclusive of Mr Hume ' s motion in favour of the " Four Points , ' ' and Mr Berkeley ' s fer the Ballot . The result of these _thirty-nine debates and divisions is , as in the former case —nothing . The culprit Boroughs have got off scot free , and the National Representation is just where itwas . Reform of the Navigation Laws was one of the great cards with which Ministers opened the session . They , however , were evidently never very much in earnest with their work ,
which proceeded languidly , and they dropped it in Committee after six divisions . On a Bill which attacked the liberty of speech and writing they were more resolute—Whigs are first-rate despots when in power . They persevered with their Crown and Government Security Bill in the face of seventeen divisions , and that they carried because it was an infringement of the constitution . Their success in these kind of manoeuvres is in the precise ratio of their failure in useful measures . Then there were fifteen divisions on the Sugar Duties , many of which were caused by their blunders in the
plainest matters of calculation , and which any school boy , decently versed in addition and multiplication , would have never fallen into . They persevered , however , in spite of an obstinate opposition , and they triumphed because the colonists said they did not want the measure , which was only calculated to mock their hopes and accelerate their ruin ; and because , also , it saddled this country with a fresh pecuniary burden , which , while it increased our annual deficit was of no use to the Colonies . Five other divisions on Rum Duties and British Spirits ought to be added to these fifteen ,
because these measures were supplementary to the Sugar Duties Bill . In Finance and Taxation there were ferty-five divisions , of which five were on the Property Tax and one on the Window Tax . The others were mainly in Committee of Supply on different portions of the estimates . Only nine of these related to financial reforms of general interest ; and , as a general conclusion of the whole , it may be said that it ended by finding the Financial Minister borrowing two millions more money . The Diplomatic Relations with Rome Bill was carried after ten divisions . The
Roman Catholic Relief Bill was lost after twelve , and the Jewish Disabilities Bill was also negatived . Thus , of three measures intended to remove penalties on sincere religious convictions , and to place our national diplomacy on a rational footing , only one has become law . The Public Health Bill passed after nine divisions , and seven divisions carried the other two measures wbich were honoured by special paragraphs iu the Royal Speech , namely , tbe Scottish Entails Act and the Act for facilitating the Sale of the , Irish Encumbered Estates .
As a contrast , however , to the dilatory and do-nothing spirit which characteiised the House and the Ministry , in matters of remedial policy , divisions on the Coercion Bills may be noted . The Bill for Suspending the Habeas Corpus in Ireland passed with one division , and through all its stages at one sitting . The Crime and Outrage Bill had to face six divisions . The Removal of Aliens Bill passed with four , and the seventeen divisions on the Crown and Government Security Bill , arose not from opposition to the measure itself , but from attempts on the part of the minority to render it a little less unconstitutional , arbitrary , and _despotic than it was , as drawn up by the
Government-Such then is the way in which ten months have been wasted . Such are the qualifications of the present Ministry for office , Can anything more forcibly expose their utter incompetency tban the plain catalogue now placed before the reader , or point more directly to a crying want of the nation—a new Executive ?
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SOTICB . —I request al ) persons sending money for the Executive , to address to MrKiDD , at the Land Office , lii , E'gb Hsleorn . For t _** e _Djreetoia of the National Land Company , to Ui , High Holborn . For the Wives and Families of the V . elim ? , to Mr J . GBissBr , 8 , Nosh ' s Aik-ccnrr , Stacgate , LirabetV . For De f ence 0 f Br _JTDjuaH , to Mr Willuk Ai _, ken , schoolmaster , Bentinck . _s * . reet , _Ashton-under-Lyne ; F < r Gen « r » l Defence Fond , to _MrO'Couiron , or to me , at this e ffice . I have now before me , received by tbis ( Wednes dey ) _morning ' s post , letters containing remittances for sit distinct purposes , nnconnected with tbe N . _STHigN SrtB , atd on _bueiness to which other penons are appnint . d to attend . It is too bad to thus burden one persen . W . Rises .
Tbe _O'Coxnob Tajsta . v .-G . Barnett , Hull , suggests to the agents that they should publish their addresses , so that parties may know where to apply for the Tartan . ' Mr Joseph Mobgan , of Deptford , calls upon the Chartists to do their defy , and subscribe for tbe defence of the Imprisoned victims . Z _>* Jacobs , Hounsditcb , must apply to the Directors of the National _Lind Company , W * , High Holborn . W . Hyatt , Bristol . —The amount seDt , August 23 rd , was It's Sd ., cot ills ., as annonnced . Mr It . Wagg _, Newcastle-under-Lyne . —The 5 s . 6 d . in postage stamps , for the Defence Fund , has not reached tbis office . We are not responsible for monies sent to
the Land Office , nor to the Central Committee . CBOTjTHEB , Newcastle .-Tbe petition referred to , respecting John llitchel , never reached Mr O'Connor . J . W ., Mert » : jrTidvil . —Apply to theGABMNEK ' sCHEONlclz Office , London . In answer toyour second , see our advert'sing columns . W . Smith , Castle Eden . —We cannot answer legal questions . Will Mb Aitkes , of Ashton under-Lyne , be so good as to acknowledge in the Stab , the seventeen shillings sent to him in money and postage stamps , fiom No . 2 Branch of the Chartist Association , Leicester , on behalf of Dr M'Douall—W . Strno _** , 15 , South Church . gate , Leicester .
Mb Retford , Congleton . —Appreciating your good intentions in making known the unfortunate position of tbe very talented and estimable person jou speak of , we , nevertheless , cannot see the propriety—under present circumstances—of making public the story of his private circumstances . ' The PM . _iTicuj » . '_ _send the f < or preceding numbers . Mr _Stephbkbon , Bolton . —Next week .
The Ockah Monarch,—On Tuesday An Inquest...
The Ockah Monarch , —On Tuesday an inquest waa held at Liverpool , on view of tha body ot Richard Cummin * , tbe steward of the unfortunate Ocean Monarch . Itappeared that this body had beea found on Monday by tbe men on board tbe Bangor and Liverpool steamer , tha Cambria , floating near the North-west Light ship . The wife ot the deceased , Charlotte Cum * aing . ilentified the body , lie wai thirt _*< , ~ e % bt * * _3 W 3 . oj a g _?* - Verdict , 'Accidental _dea & _T
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RECEIPTS OF TBE NATIONAL LAND COXKPAN 7 , FOR THE WEEK ENDING THURSDAY , SEPTEMBER 14 , 18 < 8 . PER MR O'CONNOR . ( BABES . £ S . d Braintrw „ 2 6 6 Bromsgrove , Westminster „ 0 3 6 HeaUey .. 1 10 0 _Ashton-nnder- Blackburn _« 6 9 * lyne .. 492 Hull _« - M § Horninghold .. 116 Cripplegate _« 3 16 Carlisle .. 4 15 8 Oxford .. « 10 0 Bradford , Wilts 0 10 0 William Mat . Rochdale M 110 thews .. 0 1 0 Nottingham , WmM'Mahon .. 013 C Sweet „ 15 6 George Don .. 0 10 _Merthjr , Powell 111 6 ThosCCoofc .. 0150 m 211
EXPENSE FUND . Rochdale _„ 9 3 0 Mertbyr , Powell 0 8 6 Nottingham , Hull .. 0 19 Sweet .. 0 2 0 WmM'Mahon ,, 020 £ 016 9 AID FUND . Blackburn .. .. M 0 4 9 Land Fund 31 2 11 _Expewe Fond 0 16 9 _AidFnnd _ ° 32 i 5 Bank ... ... ... •¦• _ Rulei 0 18 £ 72 15 8 Minster Rent 5 0 0 Agricultural Operations ... ... 4 0 0 J 8 ri 78 Wm . Dixotr . _OHBHTOfHEI DOIII _, Thos . Cube , ( Corros , Seo . ) _FniurM'QnATH , ( Fin , Seo . ) RECEIVED AT BANK . Blackburn Auxiliary Bank „ .. 400 T . Pbioe , Manager . FOR FAM 1 LIESOF VICTIMS . KOEIVXD BT W , BIDE * . Nottingham , per Ipstvicb , per W J Sweet „ 0 10 Garrard .. 0 7 6 _Congleton Char . Leicester , No . 1 tints , per T Branch , N . C . Pickford M 0 5 0 A ., per W . Richmond „ I 6 10 £ 2 0 4 _REellVID AT UND OFFICE . Jehn Kent _ 0 0 6 A few Friends , Thomas Kent ,. 0 0 6 Marquis of Westminster ' s Estate 0 4 I _ £ 0 5 J I £ CfITiD ST J . K ' CSAS . Dumbarton , Wm Tale of Leven , a Ferguson „ 0 2 0 Friend .. 0 2 6 Douglas Bleachfield , Dundee .. 0 2 6 £ 9 7 e DEFENCE FUND . " _IECEITED AT LAUD OFFICE . A _fewWorkiag . Hr Davis .. 0 10 men , per Ur Mr Stevens .. 0 10 Johnson .. 0 10 0 Sleaford _, per J . Ditto for Mr Wilcex .. 0 16 Cuffay ~ 0 0 6 Merthyr Tydvil , Powell .. 0 15 £ 0 15 5 THE LIBERTY FUND . ' MCIIVSD BT W . B 1 DEI , G C Knight , Har- Holbeck N . C . A ., row-road .. 0 1 0 _perCCluderoy 0 le 0 £ 01 10 EECEirXD BT 3 . M ' CBAE . Olive Branch , Ledbury , Farmer 0 10 Somers Town 0 5 0 Marston Colliery , JBennet ... 0 6 6 No . 12 .. 0 3 0 3 Murray .. 0 0 6 Walsall , J Hig . Preston , Mr Lid- gins .. 0 5 0 die .. 0 4 0 Crewe , W . Crich-Dewsbnry , Mr ton .. 061 Newsome .. 10 0 Trindon Colliery , Durham „ 8 3 1 £ 2 8 2 FOR DR _M'DOUALL'S DEFENCE . RECEIVED BT W . R 1 DBH . Crewe , per W M Nottingham , per M'Lean .. 0 3 8 J Sweet .. 0 5 0 FOB THE EXECUTIVE . BECE 1 VED BV W . SIPEB . Nottingham , per Congleton Cbar-J Sweet .. 0 11 0 tists , per T Pickford .. 0 5 0
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TO THE IMPERIAL CHARTISTS . "We beg to call the attention of the enthusiastic Chartists to the amount of the Week ' s Receipts for the Defence of _THIRTY-ONE of their Brethren ; to be tried on Thursday next under the New Felony Act .
DEFENCE FUND . Received by Wm . _Ridbb . £ s . d . _Gisport , per J . Douglas ... 0 6 0 A Toll Collector ... ... ... 0 10 Norwich , per C . Springhalt ... ... 010 0 _Hanley and Shelton Chartists , per M . Dsakia 8 11 5 Blackburn , per J G . Newbigglng ... ... 0 6 10 Wiocheeter , ( for defence of ilrCcffiiy ) , per G . _Stargess ... ... ... 0 3 Q Nottingham , per J . Sweet ... ... 0 6 6 Kidderminster , _Stonrbridge-Btreet Chartists , per S . Lytball ... ... ... 0 4 0 Tiverton , per W . Kibbey . „ ... 10 0 Bristol , per W . Hyatt ... ... ... 0 10 0 Barton ) , near Banbury , per J . Stone , for defence of Cuffay ... ... „ , 0 6 9 Marylebone locality ... ... ... 0 15 0 _Cfoydon ... ... ... ... 0 2 6 _Coarles Trislram , Warwick ... ... 0 2 0 £ 56 0 Mr J . Sweet begs to acknowledge the receipt of the following _buidb : — FOB THE DIPIKCE FOND . £ . s . d . From _Bulwtll , per J . Sweet ... ... 0 5 0 MrBlrgln ... ... ... 0 0 6 Mr Shepherd ... ... ... 0 0 3 Mr Brown ... ... ... 0 0 3 Cbipindale ... ... ... 0 0 6 Total 0 6 6 FOB THE CHABTIST EXECUTIVE , From Bulwell , per J . Sweet ... ... 0 5 0 Carriogtcn , per J . Sweet ... tti 0 6 0 Total 0 11 0 JOB DB HOOTJALl . From the Seven Siars _, per J . Sweet ... 0 5 0 fob victims' families . Hyson Green , per Mr Mott ... ... 0 10 The Us . 6 d „ _achsowledged in ihe Star of the 5 th ult ., for the Defence Fund , as from Blackburn , should have teen Over Darwen , 10 s . ili . ; Blackburn , 4 s . lid .
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THE DEFENCE FUND . Ai si MBIT Rooms , Dean _sthbbt , Sofjo . - _*¦ We are informed that on Monday _evening , a splendid cottonknit anti-macassar table cover , a yard and half wide , ( being : the work of and presented by Mrs Gill , for the defence Mr Cuffay and the London Chartists ) , will be disputed of to subscribers of sixpence each . The * above specimen of female industry , comprising 72 , * 0 O _stitchw , may be seen on Sunday evening at the above room , and it is hoped will be an inducement to our f « irfriend « , to exert tbeir talents in furtherance of the cause of human redemption .
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Fatal Accident in the West India Docks . —On Wednesday Mr Baker held an inquest , at the Spotted Dog , _High-street , Poplar , on the body of John Powell , aged 23 , a seaman belonging to the ship Severn , of Scarborough , at present lying in the outward basin of the West India dock . The evidence proved that on Monday last the deceased was aloft , attending to the rigging . There was a boy with him , and , from some cause not clearly understood , his foot slipped , when tbe boy laid hold of the collar of his jacket , and held him as long as he could , but he was at last obliged to abandon his hold , when deceased fell to the bottom of the ship upon his head , and died instantaneously . Verdict—Accidental Death . The late Accident on the North-Western
Railway . — -The inquest on the body of Lieut .-Colonel Baird , which has sat for several days past , closed on Tuesday night , at Birmingham , when the Jury consulted for an hour , and returned a verdict of Accidental Death , accompanied by an expression of doubt a * tothe safety of the Scottish Central carriage , to which reference had been made during the . _Juvestigaliaa .
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To the Chartists of Lancashire . —Bre-THRE * v . _ We , the Council of the Manchester locality , have determined to defend the men who have been arrested on a chaTge of conspiracy , but in order to do this more effectually , we find it necessary to call upon the different localities to render us all the assistance in their power . The number included in the Manchester list is 46 , among whom is the Rev . Joseph Barker . We have also determined to send our friend Donovan for the purpose of receiving contributions for the above purpose ; he will commence his labours on Monday next at Heywood , and proceed to the other towns in the neighbourhood . We hope therefore you will be prepared to receive him and strengthen our hands by subscribing as liberally as circumstances will allow . —Signed on behalf of the Council , Thomas Austin , chairman .
Omppl eoatk _Locaim , 60 , _Rkdcboss-stbebt _, UTr . —lne following resolution was unanimously pa-Bed at the weekl y meeting , Tuesday , September n i ~ at we the members of this locality , feel oalled upon to express our profound gratitude to F . _«¦ -T _^' _^ _* ' for the generous and liberal offer ne has made to secure counsel for the defenoe of the men awaiting tbeir trial in Newgate ; and we turtnerfeel that we shall be wanting in out duty , \ t we discontinue subscribing and collecting until _hebs tuny indemnified from any pecun _' ary loss by the advancement of monies for that purpose . _' -At the pre vuma weekly meeting , a committee was appointed lo collect monies for the purpose of _deferring the men above named . The locality meets every Tuesday evening , at eight o'clock .
Sunderlamd . —A Chartist camp meeting was held on Sunderland Town Moor , on Sunday . Sept . 10 th , at two o ' clock . Messrs West and Watson , from Newcastle , and Dickenson of Sunderland , addressed the meeting . —Air Dickenson delivered a lecture at the Bame place . DEWSBimr . —A distriot delegate meeting was held at this plate en Sunday , September 10 th , when delegates from _fkekmondwiko , Batley , and _Dswsbury attended . F . W . Cbappell in the chair . The _minutta of the hst meeting ti ere confirmed , and after othi r business had been transacted , the meeiing adjourned .
Lbed 3 . —Mrs Theobald addressed large and enthusiastic audiences in the Bn & ar , Briggate , on Sunday and Monday last . She is s great acquisition to the Chartist body . The people who t avo heard her appear delighted , and the sensation in the town is very * reat . Preparations are now being made for the Municipal Elections , to endeavour , if possible , to have thorough-going Chartists returned to the council . It is an important matter , and we hope that no steps will be left untried to accomplish this ohjact . _MUTflOPOLITAN CBMTHAIi VlOTIM AND DUPSNCE
Fund . —Keceipte from September 3 d to September 10 th .-83 , Dean-street , 2 s 8 J ; Mr Ford , Knight * ~ ' > ridee , 3 _ild ; Mr Rider , as per Sub , £ 1 7 * 91 ; Mr Sullivan , Is ; Crown and Anchor , per Mr Buck , Us ; Soutn London Chartist DalJ , 7 a 6 d ; Mr Pear son , 2 s 6 d ; Globe and Friends , per Mr Knowle .-, 10 s ; LaHd Office , as per Stab , £ 2 6 _i ; Mr Kjdd , » b per Star , September 2 ud , 15 s ; E . Newsome , Dewsbury , per Mr Kydr ) , lor Defence , 10 s ; per Edmund S : _allwutid , Mr Turner , Charterville , Is _; a Gentleman at John-strett _, Is ; a Lady , do . Id . — Total , £ 1 Is 7 d . Jambs _Gbassbt , secretary .
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MR O'CONNOR'S PROPOSITIONS . As it is the in ten tion . of the Directors to vieit each branch of the Company in support of their views for its future _mins _^ ement , and to abide by the _resolutions of the members _^ we think it impolitic and a _useless _encroachment on the columns of the Stab , to publish resolutions adopted previous to tte contemplated interview of the Direotors with tbe members . Ipswich . —The members of tbe Land branch have held adjourned meetings upon the propositions , and will continue to discuss them until the visit of the deputation from the directors . The members areearnestly invited to attend .
O'Connorville . —At a recent meeting of the allottees _onthisestate tbe _propositions in MrO'Cun . nor ' s letter were taken into _considiration , when it waa unanimously agreed , ' That the proposal of location by bonus would be injurious to the poor mem - bera , completely annihilating tbeir ehance of location ; and that the ballot , which perhaps _miuh ' under another form be legalised , is the on ' y just method of providing for the same—that we _disagrcr with the doubling of the price of the shares , and consider that the repayment of tho aid money by the allotteeB , would be a violation of the fundamental principle of the society , and a breach of trust towards those who have been balloted , or purchased locations » n the faith of the rules being adhered
tothat we consider the present expense fund , if pro pfriy collected , would bring in upwards of £ 5 , 000 a year , _whicU would be amply sufficient f . r all exigencies , and that such fund would be entirely opposed to the provisions of Acts of _Parliament provided for the regulations of such societies ; that we are op . posed to the winding-up of the society , as far as the ' refractory' are concerned , being of opinion that poverty has been the chief cause of the nonpayment of their shares ;—that we are also opposed to the winding-up of tbe affairs oi the Company , believing it to be a great experiment , calculated to benefit the whole of society , and that it should not be aban t _' oned whilst a rhanre remained of its proving sue _cessful;—that we _appiove of the life and ninety-nine
years' lease , or any other legal method which would ensure a cheap and satisfactory title to the _allott-. e . _' , at the _eirliest po sible period;—tbat we approve of the proposition relative to the appointment of trustees ;—that we agree io the principle of four per cent on the outlay of the Company , but are of opinion , from the statements made by Mr O'Connor in the letter _refeired to , und at other times 1 , rtlative to the increased outlay upon tbis estate , consequent upon its being the Srit experiment , that this additional burthen should not be borne by us alone , but that it should be equalised , by the _chargs of three per cent , being substituted for tbat tf four upon the O'Connorville location , especially wben the inferior quality of the soil is t . ken into consideration;—that
we disagree to the re opening of the society , being of opinion that the location of tbe present members is of primary importance , and will absorb the whole energies of the ifficers ot the Company . ' Kbjgmet . —On Friday week last the members of thi- * branch of the National Land Company held a meeting in the Working Man ' s _Ilali , when they were visited by two of the Company ' s Directors , v . _' z , Messrs M'Grath and Clark , who pointed out the necessity of adopti _ng the following resolutions , whicb , after some discussion were agreed to : —lst , Tbat the National Land Company shall continue its operations until all its members be located on the land . '—Sad , ' Tbat there be provision made in tbe Company's
rules to enable shareholders desirous of withdrawing from the Company to sell or otherwise diipose or their shares . '—3 rd , ' Tbat location by bonus be substituted in _iieu of the BalIot . ' -4 ; h , ' That the Expense Fund be abolished and an Aid Fund established ; all the shareholders to pay the required surra of twopence , threepence , and fourpence in proportion _totheirBbares . '—5 , h , Those that receive Aid Money shall commence to refund tbe same at the expiration of three years . ' —65 h'Thata leareofa life and ninetynine yeaia be acted on . ' —7 ch _, ' That there be three trustees appointed by the Company . '—8 th , ' That tbe rents be reduced from five to four per cent , per annum , upon the outlay . *
Sheffield . —A speoial meeting ef this branch w _*> b held on Monday evening , at tbe _Moiely Arms , for the purpose of considering the propositions laid down by the Directors . Mr M'Grath was present from the Directory . Mr _Bagshaw was called to the chair . The _following resolutions were unanimously agreed to : — ' That the National Laud Company do continue —that the shareholders be allowed to transfer their shares , and that no member be allowed to draw out his money from tbe Company '< _t _stook—that the principle of Bonus be substituted instead of the Ballot
—that we abolish the Directors' levy , and substitute in its stead tbe payment weekly of 2 i , for Two Acres , 3 d . for Three Acres , and 4 d . for Four Acres ; and that in tho event of any member running his arresra above thirteen weeks , he Bhall be subjected to a fine ol 3 d ., and so on in proportion—that it would bopru _. dent and wise to substitute a lease for a life and ninety-nine years in reversion—that the number of trustees shall bo three—that tbe Company shall be i J * / v IhaDk 3 having been given to Mr M'Grath and the Chairman , the meeting dissolved .
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NATIONAL LAND COMPANY . _Nevjcaslk-cn-Tine . —Messrs M'Grath and Ciark will attend a meeting of the members of this branch , on Monday evening September 18 th . SuNDBRLAND .-Mr M'Grath will attend a meeting oi tbe members of this branch on Tuesday evening ntxt , September 19 th . CARLisLE .--Mr T . Clark will attend a meeting ot the members of this branch on Tuesday next , September 19 tb . __ . SCOTLAND . _isDixuu-HOH . _—Messra M'Grath and Clatk will _at-, « j a 1 ? ' _* 'K ot the members of tbis branch on _Wednetday next , September 20 th . Dc . vdse -Messrs M'Grath and Clark will visit the members of thia branoh , on Thursday next , September 21 st . ABBHM 8 M .-. Mr P . M'Grath and T . Clark will attend a . meeting of the members of this branoh , on * nday . ne _* U , Sepember 22 nd .
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Staltbridoe , —T > e meetings of thiB branoh will , in future , be held on Sundays , at two o ' olock , p . m ., commenciDg tomorrow , the iftb . _Uuttat .
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PRESENT AND FUTURE STATE OF EUROPE . Part III . In conoludine- Part II ., it was stated that the transition from old principles and practices to the proposed sew , might be made easy in execution , and also most advantageous to every class in all countries . It may be now added , that experience will prove , that whatever is permanently the best for any one , will be the beat also for every one . Ther . e need not now be two interests _itf society ; ignorance alone has created contending feelings and opposing
conduct ; and these adverse feelings and conduct emanate directly from the false principle on which the character of all has been formed , and on which society has always been constructed . Were this / _afee principle to be now openly abandoned by the authorities of the civilised world , it would be soon ascertained not only that the real foundation of all disunion was removed , but that the progress in science and in general knowledge had secured for the human race the most abundant materiaUj properly applied , to ensure a far higher degree of knowledge , excellence , and happiness for all , than any division of society , or any individuals , have ever yet attained or enjoyed .
The transition now required is to pass from a state of infiuite falsehood , crime , and misery , to the secure attainment of this superior mode of existence . The means to create wealth in great superfluity , to form superior character , and to create virtuous and good circumstances , to the exclusion of vicious and inferior , have been discovered , and to produce permanently their highest legitimate results , want only to be applied to practice in their proper union and combination . To accomplish this great and permanent good for mankind , is the object sought for by those who understand the rational system of society .
They now ask the authorities of Europe to commence in good faith , based on knowledge , the permanent improvement of society , and to begin by forming arrangements , now easy of execution , to employ the unemployed , to educate the uneducated ; leaving all other classes as they are , to proceed unmolested in their usual manner , until they shall see with their own eyes the superior effects produced by placing the most inferior , as they are now esteemed , of humanity , under a proper arrangement of external circumstances , based upon , and in accordance with , the fundamental principle of truth respecting tbe formation of the character of the human race ,
Let this recommendation be once carried fairly into practice for the immediate regeneration of those sufferers who are now a burden upon society , and a moral pestilence from necessity , and , as it has been with the railway and electro-magnetic telegraph , the change will be rapidl y desired and adopted through every rank , and all will be astonished that any one could ever be opposed to a change so ' . infinitely superior for all from _thejiighest , to the lowest in every country . As thiB is now gradually becoming a question for the civilised world to solve , 1 earnestly ask the
four great public assemblies of Europe and America , as it now immediately belongs to them , to investigate this highest and most important of all subjects that can occupy the human mind . See you not that public opinion now everywhere calls aloud for this investigation ? That it will be made , in defiance of balls and bayonets , and that no earthly power can stay its consideration among all classes , ? Who then , for the peace of society , ought to lead in this matter ? Surely the four assemblies to wbich the public mind of Europe and
America is directed for knowledge and legitimate peaceable practice . The people now want peace , wealth , knowledge , and _charactei , —the present false system of society never can give them one of these , and but very imperfectly even to the / _etu most favoured b y _. this _' _attificial state of existence in opposition to nature and right reason ; while the proposed change of system will permanently secure peace , wealth , knowledge , and a superior or good character for all without disunion , contest , or competition .
It is in vain fcr old society to contend with violence against this change " ; thousands upon thousands may be destroyed by famine or butchered ; but the ideas will live and become more vigorous through the numbers slain . 'I he wisest course for old society , seeing that the change must come , will be to lead and direct it peaceably , and without annoyance to existing arrangements , while they shall he quietly arid gradually superseded .
Arrangements , laws , and institutions more opposed to rational progress and happiness can scarcely be imagined than those now existing , and therefore none need to fear the change , especially when it is to be from an entire system of falsehood and deception , maintained solely by force and fraud , for one of truth and honesty , that will be easily maintained by justice to all , without necessity for violence , or for punishment of any kind after the existing , falsely-taught , and ill-placed generation shall have passed away .
Surely to create new arrangements in a new situation superior to those which exist , for creatingand distributing new wealth ; forming a superior character , and to aid in local selfgovernment without interfering with any of the old arrangements of society , cannot be injurious to any parties , and therefore ought not to be opposed by those who are rational , and desire their own happiness or that of their fellow men .
It is the fear of the old classes , sects , and parties , that their position in society will be injured and deteriorated , which now prevents a fair , full , and honest investigation into this all absorbing question ; let them now abandon these fears , for experience will soon prove that these superior external circumstances will be their surest safeguard , and will always be found the most economical , easy to maintain permanently , and to direct and govern locally . These circumstances will
consist of properly constructed dwellings in a healthy situation for the parents , surrounded by land to give a full sufficiency of wholesome food , to have it properly prepared , to have clothes judiciously provided according to age and climate , and to he surrounded from birth with persons of kind dispositions , intelligent , and well experienced with human nature . B y these they will be taught to well understand the principle and practice of the formation of chara cter from birth—enable them to know themselves—and
how to create in others a good disposition , temper , habits , with a charitable feeling for all others ; a knowledge which may be given at a much earlier period , by judicious familiar conversation , than most parties now deem possible . This knowledge of the true formation of character can alone create charity , and admit of an unrestricted language of truth ; and without the spirit of universal charity and pure unrestricted truth , it is useless and
absurd to talk of religion , morality , or virtue ; or to expect a superior character to be created , either in mind or conduct . To effect this result , great care will be required , to prevent the existence from birth , and throughout the life of the individual , of any vicious , injurious , or inferior circumstances , but on the contrary decisive measures will be adopted to surround him with those only which have a good and superior influence on humanity ; for as these are so must the individual become .
The formation of a superior physical , mental , _nii-ral , and practical character fur all is the first and highest interest of society . It is the direct and only road to ensure the greatest amount of well being and happ iness for the human race . It is the only means to terminate ignorance , _prejudice , and all injurious divisions , ; and to make man . a being of charity and love for his fellows : and
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merciful , as far as is practicable , to all that has life . In the formation of this character books should be excluded until about sevea years of age ; the _^ previous period , tin most important in life , should be occupied ia laying a solid foundation for health of bod y and mind ; for good tempers , disposition * -, habits , and manners ; and in the acquisition of facts , by actual inspection and investigation of the objects themselves , or the best sensible signs that can be obtained of them . These objects , according to their nature , will be explained in familiar language by well informed
instructors , not as formal teachers , but in ths character of kind friends and companions . Thus taught and circumstanced , the child at twelve or fourteen years of age will be well formed , physically , mentally , and morally , he will know himself and human nature , ani more of useful facts and real knowledge , than the majority of the population , in the most civilised nations , now know at any time dE life , and will be more competent to explain this knowledge to others . In this period they will also have been taught dancing , music , and drawing , the beneficial utility of each , and the cause why they form part of their instruction in this transition state of society .
But the life of each of these persons , withia these proposed new-formed arrangements , will be one of unceasing instruction or education , for all will be engaged through life in learning through practice , something new , useful , and profitable , and which instruction will become _an _unceasing source of pleasure arid happiness . As I have alread y trespassed on your space , I will proceed with the subject in the succeed- ' ing number of your publication , merely adding that the happiness or misery of the world will for ever depend upon the wise or foolish arrangements for forming the character from birth of each individual , and that at present their character is so ill formed , it can scarcely be made worse for all classes . Robert Owen . London , Sept . 14 , 1848 .
To Feakgus O'Connor, Esq., M.P. Dkar Sir...
TO FEAKGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ ., M . P . Dkar Sir , —Tbe Metropolitan Central Victim sad Defence Committee return jou their grateful thatka for the _kindlier you havedisplajed in relief ing thfl prisoners in Tothill Fields frcm the degradation oi oakum picking . 1 remain , sir , jours sincerely , London , Sept , 12 : h , 1848 . Jambs Gkab & _bt .
To Feargus O'Connor, Esq., M.P. We, The ...
TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ ., M . P . We , the allottees of Chartei ril ! e , beg most _reepecSfully to _addrets you upon tbe glorious triumph yoa have achieved in the House cf Commons over the servile and corrupt press against the Laud Scheme , of which you are the founder . We feel it our duty _mest gratefully to thank you for your indefatigable exertions before the committee , al ° o in succeeding to bring Mr Sillett—that practical _a £ . ri'ulturalist— before the committee of the Houso of Commons , whose evidence must be _undeniable Wkh joyful pride we look to the decision of tbe committee on jour nnbtemisbable character _towaids the working classes . We hail thiB as a triumph over cur Free Trade i & _- _Yersaries , and political _etonoraitts _, » nd sincerely express our unabated _confidence in your future judgment to carry out the Land Plan . Tbat ycu may live long , and _eujoy health and strength _tosio the object of jour _giodnisa carried out , is tte fervent withes of your grateful allotteeB .
Mr Shirron And The Land Company. To Tub ...
MR SHIRRON AND THE LAND COMPANY . TO TUB EDITOR OF THE NOBTHSRN STAR . Sib , —I corf ess 1 was greatly surprised at teeing in your paper tf last week an attempt made by Six Shirron to extricate himself from a position wnicfl he must well know himself he has placed himself in . Now , sir , as 'Factsarechiels tbat _wisnading , ' here they follow : Mr S . says in his letter ot last week , that the affairs of the Land Company formed go part of the report that he had to make as delegate for tbis city in those assemblies , In the name of wonder how then did it come to pass , that at the first nigbtalluded to Mr Shirron spent _upwards of one hour of his time in making reckless insinuations against the Land Company , the member . * of which he stated were duped < and in consequence oi which the committee
of tbe Aberdeen branch appointed a deputation of their number to wait upon Mr Shirron and request him to attend our first meeting . He attended , and in the _prestn-e of at least twenty members ot thia branch . We , the undersigned , being part of tbat number , make tbe folio-ring statements : — Mr Shirron puts a query into his letter thus , — ' What were these statements ? ' Mr Shirron stated that the last balance-sheet couid not be audited for a great length of time , for want ot vouchers . 2 . That tno of tbe directors were living in extensive apartments in connexi < n with the Land Office , for which thiy paid tbe Company io rent . 3 .. That during his stay in London he was a great many times
in the office , and he never saw one of the directors in it ; they were generally Hying about the country and always a great many under e ' erks in the offioe seemingly doing nothing . And th ° n , in case that wa doubted him , he referred us to the secretary of the _Dsan-street branch , i . lie said , that at a meeting of said locality resolutions had been passed condemnatory of these things , and that they were refused insertion in the Ni rtbebn _St _& r . The next query in Mr S . 's letter is , — ' They were made to the _JJean-Btreet secretary . By whom ? and in wbat manner V In answer to this , I beg leave to state , that it waa by me , as secretary to tbis branch , by order of the com * mittee , and aleo cf Mr Shirron himself .
Now , sir , in proof of Mr Shirron ' _s statements Ite ceived the following official letter irom tbe secret ary of the Dean street branch : — ' London , July 30 th , 1848 . —Dear Sir , —In answer to yours of the 12 th ins * ., I beg to inform ycu tbat I waited npon the two auditors of the Company respecting the balance tbeet ; they deny the truth of the _assertion , stating no balance sheet was ever detained for want « f vouchers . Respecting the apartments the directors occupy , our branch _twk it op , and we ascertained that Mr Clark paid £ 20 and Mr M'Grath £ _] 6 per annum to the Company . The only man not paying is Mr Price , the Bank manager , ior a f > mr . ft sitting room over the Bank . With tegard to tbe directors flying about the ctuntry and leaving their duty to _uodtr clerks , you are aware tbat until recently the directors of the Land Company were the E cutive of tbe Charter Association , and io that capacity they were frequently called upon to attend Chartist
meetings in London and tbe country ; in London after office hours . There is always cne or mare directors in the office . It frequently happens that they are compelled to visit the countty branches vn the business of the Company , and not flying abont for their own _pleasure . I have known them go to the estates three a-: d four tirxci per _wetk on tbe Company ' s business . Tbey ate exonerated from _neglect of duty entirely . I beg to Btate , had there been tbe least truth in the charges , tho men of _London would ha _? e soon righted them . The Committee ef tbe House of Commons on the Land Company will shortly close , and then a _balance sheet of tbe whole receipts and expenditure irom the commencement of the Company will be published . Our branoh _requests me to direct yeur attention to our _instructions to our delegate to the coming Conference , as reported in the Star . ' Yours fraternally , G . _Wuus . ' ' To Mr R . Rubertaon , Ship Row , Aberdeen . '
We now leave the matter in the hands of an enlightened publio , to judge whether cr not Mr Shirron is entitled to the character contained in the resolution of the Aberdeen branch ot tbe National Land Company . After an impartial investigation into the whole affair , we consider that the above wi . 'l be _fisally satisfactory to all _parties concerned . I am , _sir _, your obedient servant , Robert _Robertson , Sec . Aberdeen , Sept . 11 , 1848 . Members ot committee who attest having heard Mr Shirron make the above statements : — George Macintosh , Jan ., president ; William Porter , treasurer ; James Ewen , vice president ; Thomas Shaw , James Jack , James Gilbert , James Maxwell , John Ctmholm , and _Cnarlts Waver , committee men .
[ Wo have received further and lengthy _curumUHicatiinslrwB A _bsrdeen respecting Mr Snirron _, but we must decline wasting more space upon that person . Mr Sbirron ' _s own admission in bis letter published in last week ' s Star , together wiih the above _communication , are quite sufficient to sett ' e aU questions between him and the parties be has accused . , To _slaj the Blain ie very ridicui 9 _us _, and our Aberdeen i friends may reBt assured that the Land Company , , the Northern Star , and Mr O'Connor , will be > quite as likely to ilouiiBh as they would had Mr r r-hin on never opened his mouth . Such' small deer * ' as Mr Shirron are not worthy of _seriouj notice * „ Hero thiB matter must end . ]
A Goon Customer.—A. Short Time Agoajnaid...
A Goon Customer . —A . short time _agoajnaideii lady was in the habit of sending to a certain post office , not in this county , to purchase shilling ' s worth of Queen ' s heads , which of received . At last she wrote a polite postmaster , requesting him to _giveuer dozen , which he ought to do , aa 8 _he any other shop / or put her letter _^ po 8 t . om « e ,-ffert */ br < J _fi ' mw _. * '
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 16, 1848, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_16091848/page/5/
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