Current:

Northern Star (1837-1852), 22nd January 1848, Edition 3 of 3, Page 5, U. M. Tremble, thou Tyrant, black and fo...

Page 5
Page 5
5 of 8

On this page

  • Departments (1)
    • Wnm Grata*.
  • Text (14)
  • Transcript

    • Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.

      Additionally, when viewing full transcripts, extracted text may not be in the same order as the original document.

      Public Monies. We Request All Sob-Secret...

      _juf t cf . It may i > e _necessary sometimes to include in b _alance sheets individual f _ubtcriptiuns rent dir-ct to tSe committee ; but to publish each item of each collector ' s book , iu thecolumus of the Stab , is out of the question . The Chaktist ITali —An anonymous correspondent complains that the directors of the proposed _Churtift Ball are _self-e ected . He is _wronc . We refcr him totlie Address from the _commiitee in another column . Our correspondent also complains of the irregularity sometimes exhibited at Chartist meetings of mot commencing business at the hour announced . _AccHTiSASDEE . —Julian Harney will propose yeu . For what' Trade ' s Union' is the five shillings intended ! 2 . _Welxjick . It is _tio late this season to sing about 'Christmas Pies . '

      £ Puzzler —A correspondent _writes thathehas been a reader efthe _Dispaich for some years past , but has only recently asked himself , " What are its principles «• Being unable to salve the question he applies to us . Sot : c : m we help him * Thiuik God we have not * read the Dispatch for some years past We will reply to our _eorrer-pondenl ' s que « ti .. u by asking him one in return : —How can an vnprinei pled paper possess ' nrinciiiles V Beebt . —Last week we received the f-Howing—press of matter compelled its postponement : — 'Derby . Jan ., llth , 18 * 7 . dear Sir , - I have looked , and so have a good manv more Chartists look _.-d , and looked in va ' n _, for the ad " - _dress that was presented to Mr M'Grath , at the late tea party that was to appear ia the columns of the Nora .

      IBs- Stab , and it _oognt to have done . Sow , sir , a cood many of us look up < m itas very unfair ; _f-r , as a natural consequence after our address had appeared in the STAKive ought and should have had a letter inserted from --ir JI bratn . in answer to the address . Then Mr 3 _I-Gr * ilis speech was _promised , bat _nerer riven , and you _cunnnt make an excuse , for there was a Dekbt KeroRTER ser . t containing it . Onlv look at the unfairness there is always plenty of ro . m _fu the Stab for a letter t _.. ; the electors and non electors of Tirerton . We shall expect Mr M'Grath , to address Ms constituents at Derby _nm _Session of _rarliamont . I hope vou will not be _offended—nothing of the sort is meant ; only we want to jo : you up to a little more fairer deaH :: _j :. * L . Bkookks . News Agent . 'IS , St Alkmund ' s Church . vard , Derbv . '

      Theaboveisa fairspecimen of the impudent _rpistlea with which we are pretty often favoured by a set of fouls who think they _understand our work h . tttr than w « do _ourselves . 'Seehow a p _^ ain t _ile shall set vou down . ' Sir Brookes . At the . tea parly , at which the ' _address * sp-kenofin the above was presented to MrXl'Grnlh , Mr _Srnest Jones _ttrs _jres-ent , and , nn hit return to London , he inquired if-we hnd received any _report from _Derliy . We told him we had not , which was the fact , nndfr _« . m that hour to _th-s n _> rep . _jit from Derby has been received by us . Finding that no report came , Mr Jone-:, on tiie 1 hursday . wrote a notice of the festival , whicii was insert * d . He wrote what he pleased , nnd whether it gave _satisfaction or otherwise at Derby was no work of ours . So far from _wishing to * burke' Mr M'Grath we tried to inducethat gentleman to supply us with a good report , being ourselves desirous that all the honeurs paid to him at Derhv should he dulv set

      forth in ihe Star . At _theasteinbij- efthe * Fr » ternal Democrats' on the 3 rd inst , we met Mr M'Grath , when we asked him if w « might _txpei-t , that _u-e * . _- , to receive the report . His answer was in the negative . _Furth-. r . he added , that Mr E . Jones had a copy of the Derbv _Rkpobter { which was not receired nor seen by us , ) but he ( Mr _M-Grsthi requested that the repoit therein might not be given in the _J > tab as it was very imperfect . We then _prtntd Mr M'Grath , to send a copy of the * _Addios' io the Stab , and Hr Clark , who was standing by , pledged himself to see the * Address ' supplied to us . But no such _addresn ever reached us . Mr E . Jones would have preparrd a nport from the Derby Reporter , bnt understanding that Mr _Ai'Grath objected , ilr Jones abstained from so doing . Do the Perb y _Charth-ts » i _> h us to manufacture speeches , addresses _, and answers to those addresses for Mr M'Grath ! Ti at gentleman is quite capubleofdoimr hie own work ,

      ana if he co-. s not do it , no envious sn-rlinp wiil pre vent < titers doing tfeeirs . It is not tru j that * there _isalways plenty of room in the Star for letters to the electors and non-electors of Tiverton . ' These letters have more thsH once had to remain unpublished for a week thiough want of room . Only last week a notice ofa Tiverton _meeting , with several other similar notices , was _postponed till this week through a like cau < e . __ "We indignantly repel the assertion , that there is any thing like want of ' fair dealing' in our rr . _anapement of the Stak . We _recosnise neither favourites nor enemies amongst the Chartist leaders ; nor do we ever serve ourselves at tha expense of others . Those who come fhst are first served ; and tho _« e who take t ' - e trouble to do tlieir work _properl y , find proper notice of their labours in our columns . We recommend Mr Brookes to join the * _Anti-poke-your-nosei-nto-cther-people _s-business-Association . '

      "ff . Hn . Li . En — In what part of the Stab did your name _appear ? Ur _O'Cos-. ioE . —A Jersey correspondent writes , that it is rumoured in Jersey , that Mr O'Connor intends to visit that island on his next tour . Our correspondent says that Mr O'Connor would meet with a hearty welcome . Ur Scott . —The money ( Ss . 8 d ) for the Sltaford case has bten . j cceived , and was E _« _-Knowledf _.-ed in the _Stax _. but twine ; to the dropping of the type , it is not quite legible . A Balloted Mehbeb . — Nothing will be done by the Directors towards the rultivation of the Land at Minster Lovel beyo » a ploughing it . The members when located must do the rtit , as they trill have the whole of the aid _moiiey handed to them for that purpose _. Mid an experienced agriculturist will be employed _tv the Company to instruct them in their new

      _avoeatK-n . T . Claek . S . _B-, Leicester , appeals to lii » brother Chartists and 'Land members to rally around Mr O'Connor and defend his seat in the House of Commons . Savincs _Bsse . —A _correspondent _sucgests that every shareholder should par one penny per share , per _wtck . or as much more as lie can to the serretary of the branch . The _stcrttary to lead the same to the 5 ational Land Company ' s " Bank . Every member that is drawn to go upon the * Land , to hsve such _monty as he . or her , has paid in , with the interest that may be due at the time on all the _mor-ey in the Bank belonging to the branch . _Chastist Sosgs , < fcc—R . A . Clark , SS , _Pottergate street , Norwich , wishes to obtain the words and music of Chartist songs , glees , < fcc . Ceows ahd _Axchok . —To _« er Hamlets . No room . We hire sent the letter to ihe Directors :

      LEG At . - _50 TICE . —As I bave a considerable _numfctr of _caseaon hand , rt _quiring _alterior proceedings , I must . In order to enable me to do justice to my clients , decline receiving until further notice any mors h gal correspondence ( except tuck a * relates to caret in hand ) . whether for the § tab or otherwise . ALL LETTERS _cOKTAtKlKG SEW CASE ? ¦ WILL KBMAIK _" U , \* XOTICED . gar _Lettebs to BE 1 DDKEEEED IN _VCTCBE 70 KE AT 16 , GEEAT _rTlSDMILL - STSIET , _HaTJSAEEIT , Even should fresh cases be accompanied by few , they will not be atter ded to . L 05 _D 0 S . EBSEST JCKIS .

      ' Juf T Cf. It May I>E Necessary Sometim...

      j' _£ * * _^ 1848 - _, _ _JT HE NORTHERN STAR , ; 5

      Ax Appeal To The Chartists Of Glteat Bri...

      _AX APPEAL TO THE CHARTISTS OF GltEAT BRITAIN . _Brothers , —The time has arrived w > . en our professions of attachment to the principles of the People ' s Charter , must he tested . You have b . 2 d the pleasure and high satisfaction , for some time , oi knowing that that indomitable patriot , and uncom promi > ing advocate of political equality—F . O'Con nor , Esq ., was returned bj a triumphant majority _^ over the base and truckling Whig candidates , to re ] present this important borough in the Commons ' House of Parliament . The nation rang with shouts of joy at thj event . It was echoed from hill to hill , and vale to vale—until Scotland heard the sound , 2 nd participated in the democratic song of conquest . Wale-, loo , listened , and with patriotic zeal joined the British choir in swelling out the

      chorus—We 11 rally around him , again and again . But this bursting forth ofa nation ' s joy , in congratulation for lie return of an honest , virtuous , intelligent , uprig ht , consistent , undeviating , . and unpurchaseable _maintainor and defender of the people " rights , was loo much to be endured . It stood oat in such bold _relief that the factions gnashed their teeth , and swore revenge . That revenge is manifest iu the malicious and disgraceful petition vjhich is nuw pending against the qualification of Mr O'Connor to sit in the British legislature . The old lease Whigs , acting upon the recommendation of Lord _MeU-ourne , in his immaculate administration of public affairs— ' Though we know they sre right we must put them wrong , by ruining them with expenses , ' intend to play the same game towards Mr O'Connor .

      Brothers—shall we stand and silently look on at this p iece of political knavery , and allow our chieftain , either to defend his seat out of his own private purse , or to fall a sacrifice to the bloodhounds of misrule and oppression ? No ! no 1 ! no 1 ! 1 We believe each , and every one of you , will , as with one voice , _anstver no . U p , then , ' to the work in right good earnest . Let us show ourselves men , who know what is our duty , and , also , how to well perform it . Let every < ity , town , village , and hamlet , where Chartism has lifted up its standard , call meetings , 2 nd devise such plans as will best conduce to the accomplishment cf the intended object—namely , a sufficient fund : in order that Mr O'Connor may

      defend his seat in Parliament , without expending a single farthing of his own . Time presses , but it can , it ought , it must , and we believe it will , be done . Kot less than £ 1 , 000 must be raised . Let no time be lost—only think that if only 240 . 000 persons subscribe one penny each , the £ 1 , 000 is got . To the Land members we say . de what yon can . We hope every member will contribute his or ber mite for so good an object . Nottingham is all alive to the subject . A committee has been formed to carrv out the resolutions of a public meeting held

      in our Guildhall , which was crowded to overflowing . We feel _assured this appeal will not he in vain . Our principles as a great democratic party , as well as our possessions , are at stake . Our honour and our character will be measured by tie nation at large , in proportion as we do our duty . We hope the next Ume we address you it will oe to congratulate _yeu for so nobly responding to this call , and enabling our distinguished and honoured representative , F . O'Connor , £ sq „ M . P ., to defeat the malicious desi gns of the miscreant petitioners .

      We are , yours , In tke good old cause of Chartisra , On behalf of the Committee , W . H . Mott , Treasurer . John Skerritt , Secretary

      Wew Land Company. Ia Consequence Of The ...

      WEW LAND COMPANY . Ia consequence of the resolutions that have been passed by tHe members of the Glas ° _-ow , Birmingham , Manchester , and Lancaster branches against the opening ofa New Company , theDirectors _havedeterminedto withhold the promised particulars relating to suchCompany until they have replied to the resoluti ons alluded _tOj and have satisfactoril y explained to the members of such branches , and to the Company generally , the errors upon which the resolutions in question are founded .

      The reply of theDirectors will appear in the Northern Star of Saturday next , and they have to request the different branches to suspend their judgment , either / or or against the proposed step , until the Directors have been heard . By order of the Directors , Thomas Clark , Corresponding Secretary .

      Receipts Of Ths Mrati02ta*Ci Zianu Compa...

      RECEIPTS OF THS MrATI 02 _Ta _* _Ci _ZiANU _COMPANY , FORTHE _'ffEEKEXDING JANUARY 20 , 1818 . PEB MR O'CONNOR . SHAKE ! . £ _B . d . Ched . lirgton .. 7 18 0 Oswaldtwistle .. 3 7 8 Lambeth H 1 0 fl Hull .. 12 3 3 Greenwich .. 7 7 S Braintree .. 2 0 0 Stratford , Essex u i 0 Ratcliffe Bridge 1 17 7 Hammersmith . 3 16 0 Worksop ., 6 2 2 Burnlev , Law- Torquay „ 5 1 10 eon .. 1 e 0 Gipgleswiek M 2 5 * Westminster .. 110 Stockport „ 15 0 0 Jersey « 10 0 n Bilston „ 10 o I _Newport ., 19 7 0 Briidford „ 5 10 0 Ashburton H 16 0 Bramhope „ 10 0 Wilmslow .. 0 3 3 Nottingham , Wellington , Somer- Sweet ., 6 0 3 set .. 5 15 5 Berby .. 12 14 6 _Haswell .. 0 It 2 Mansfield , Walker 5 0 0 Wandsworth „ 1 1 0 Cirencester .. 2 8 6 Silsden .. 3 0 3 Retford „ 5 0 0 Swindon .. 38 0 0 Newark „ 4 7 0 Cardiff _„ 5 10 Chorley „ 1 16 0 Burslem .. 16 7 4 TeiEnniouth „ ' 7 0 0 Galashiels .. « _T 9 S . Clitheroe .. 10 0 6 Turk i 19 6 Birmingham , Wolverhampton 3 15 8 _Springhill „ 0 8 6 A'hemone ., 13 18 6 Manchester .. _? 0 8 0 Oswaldtwistle .. 2 0 0 Norwich , Clark ., 2 1 6 Extter „ 2 3 0 Abergavenny _ 5 0 0 Aberdeen ,. 112 6 Damp . « 18 0 Bury ~ 5 17 0 WhittingtOH and Worsborongh Com- Cat ., 10 I I mon .. 2 15 6 South Sh elds _ 6 15 0 Lambeth M 2 0 8 Northampton , _linn-Cambridge - e 1 O dity „ 48 17 8 Oldham . 911 ( _Uorthsmpton Mottram . 8 7 0 Press „ 17 0 Leicester , Astill 15 0 0 _Glacgow - „ 3 18 0 Hyde .. 9 15 0 Shoreditch _„ 4 19 0 _Chtp'tow .. S 2 0 Bermondsey .. 2 17 0 _Hochdale _ ISO l ! in _« ter Lovel _ 0 12 8 Burnley , Lav * . . . lratf ° . ' Es . sex ° . _* ° n eon .. 16 9 0 New Radford .. 2 17 6 Blairgowrie M 0 U 0 Ashton-under-Norwieh , Spring- , 1 * ° * , - * i , * hall .. 2 0 0 Middleshorough 8 19 It-Leeds .. 10 0 0 Atherstone „ 1 li 0 Birmingham , Good . S _% r tr _7 - 5 _? ° win .. 5 0 0 Beading .. 19 0 0 Wm . tton-under- Wm Wilson .. 0 2 6 Edee .. 1 11 0 Wm Davis „ 0 2 0 _Doncaster .. I _" 0 Thos _K-ng „ 0 5 0 _Snlford .. 4 0 0 Hy Barclay _« 8 13 8 _Blandford .. 4 12 8 Geo Perry ., 0 2 0 Lougbborough ' .. 5 3 0 Geo Martin .. 8 3 0 Wakefield .. 5 17 6 Jno Biddle .. 0 * 6 Newp rt , We Of Jas Freeman .. 0 2 0 Wight ., 0 12 6 Joe Freeman .. 6 2 e Chester M 12 0 Timothy Mulvey 0 4 6 Cheltenham » 5 5 6 Chas Davis m 020 Bristol m 2 0 0 Thos Sherlock .. 17 0 _Herthyr , Morgan fi 8 0 H J Pitts _„ 0 3 0 Wolverhampton 6 3 6 Hy Gordon „ 0 2 6 Todmorden .. 8 10 0 CEC „ 050 Greenock .. 3 0 0 J M Friend .. 0 2 0 Woolwich , Crom- EobtCrow „ 8 2 fl Lie „ 0 10 0 Wm Crow „ 0 i 0 Edinburgh .. 2 10 0 Wm Thatcher .. 0 10 Richard Water . Thos Redman ., 0 2 6 man .. 0 16 0 Benj Moss M l ° Q . Geo Watson „ 4 4 0 J R Salmon „ 0 16 WmBaillie _~ 0 2 0 Wm Baillie .. 0 3 0 Jas Porter .. 0 10 Rich Griffiths .. 0 4 0 Jno Rasperhury 0 10 _AndrewWilson * 4 o 0 Wm Borrett - 0 7 6 Geo T Maslin .. 0 __ 5 0 £ 6-24 19 8 EXPENSE FUND . ———' Chedd ' ngton .. 0 S 0 _Enrnley , _Laason 7 1 0 Greenwich - 1 12 6 Blairgowrie .. 0 9 10 Stratford , _Ewex 0 12 0 Hull » 2 5 4 Hammewmith .. 0 7 8 Ratehffe Bridge 30 6 Limehoose , BE 0 2 0 Worktop .. 0 4 0 Westminster .. 0 9 6 Torquay .. 12 0 AddiBgbam M 0 3 0 Worsborongh Com-Greenock _» 19 0 moo _ .. 2 4 6 Newent .. 0 9 0 _Gijrgleswu-k .. J * " M _. rthyr _. _Moreaa 0 6 0 Stockport _~ 36 10 9 nowsell .. 14 0 Bilston .. 500 AsfchurtOB .. 0 0 6 _Bedford „ 1 12 0 Market _Rasen .. 0 3 0 Nottingham , Birkenhead .. 0 2 0 Sweet .. 1 9 S Wilmsluw « 0 4 0 Derby „ 0 13 0 Wellington , Somer- Croydon .. 0 7 6 Eet 6 „ 3 4 6 Cirencester _~ 16 0 _Wandsworth _« 0 5 6 Retford .. 0 2 0 Silsden .. 0 12 0 Newark M 2 IS 0 Swindon „ 1 0 0 Birmingham , Cardiff M 12 0 Spnnfchall _« _» S e Burslem .. 1 16 0 Manchester - 16 18 6 B !(( n n 0 2 0 Norwich , Clark 0 18 6 Galashiels ' .. 0 4 0 Abergavenny .. 0 10 0 Tork ~ 2 0 6 Haworth _» 0 10 Atherstone « 4 6 6 Bacup _» , 3 0 0 _Barhead .. 6 2 0 Whittmgton and Exeter « 2 17 8 Cat .. 0 1 * 9 A _!* rdeen _^ 6 6 0 South Shields -. 0 5 0 Market Laving- Northampton , Munton _^ 010 day .. 400 Burv ~ 0 16 0 Glasgow _„ 0 18 S Wcastle-nnder- Shoreditch _„ 6 2 6 _L _^ _jjg M 0 2 0 Somers _Totvn .. 0 7 C Cambridge .. 0 2 0 Stratf .. rf , EM « 0 \ £ Oldham _^ 1 13 6 _Saddleworth .. 9 3 6 Mottram « 1 18 0 New Radford .. 0 9 0 Leicesttr _, Astill 6 0 0 _Middleiborough 0 8 0 Hyde .. 8 5 9 Atherstone „ 0 2 C Chepstow „ 0 7 6 St Helens „ 0 2 o Rochdale .. 2 4 0 Stepney _„ 0 5 0 _Wootten-nnder- B M'Cuire .. Jte „ 0 8 6 Alfred Wri ght .. 0 2 0 Salferd „ 10 0 Chas Epworth .. 0 2 0 Blandford _^ 1 15 0 Jas Chapman .. 0 2 0 _Louuhborough ., . 020 James Morgan .. 0 l o Wakefield .. 13 6 Jas Porte _| .. 0 2 0 Ne « p .-rt , Isleof JonathanBunker 0 2 " Wicht _„ 0 7 6 Amelia Milner - 0 2 0 Cheuer _„ 0 14 0 Mary E Milner .. 0 2 0 Warrington , Hugh White .. 9 2 0 Youm ? » 0 17 6 Ely .. 1 « ° Cheltenham .. 1 I * 6 RobtJxworlby 6 2 0 Meithyr , Morgan 0 16 Q Wm Penny .. 0 2 0 Bridlington Quay 0 9 6 Rich Cooper .. 8 2 0 Wolverhampton 1 0 0 J H Barnes .. 0 2 t < Todmorden .. 10 0 JnoBarelay .. 0 1 b Arbroath , Mr A Hy Bare lay .. 0 1 6 RitChee .. 0 2 0 S Bennett .. 0 1 Doncaster - 0 6 0 Jos unch .. 0 I « Giles Davis .. 0 2 6 JnoPiHrtt . .. 0 2 0 J . _-. Richardson 0 2 e Jno Webster .. 0 10 Alex W atson .. 0 4 0 Wm Xitson » 0 10 _AlezWaUon _„ 0 * 0 S > R Salmon .. » } . ' ' Jas Goldie _ 0 8 0 Hy Gray .. 0 . _« T O'Connor Wat- Thos _hrasby _» 0 1 _v son „ 0 4 0 Mary Sparrow „ 0 2 0 _JasWatton .. 0 2 0 Chas Taylor .. Geo Watson - 0 2 0 Thos Taylor .. J HPearson „ 0 2 0 _CHas _Tnylor .. 0 1 b Jno Pearson _» 0 2 0 Hy hirkham .. 0 6 _CDt-sdell « 0 10 GcoDodds .. 0 16 _WmDbsdell .. 6 1 0 Hy Cowell .. 0 2 o _harlts Fenton .. 0 1 o £ 151 o 4 Total Land Fund ... ... _&& A 19 8 Expense Fund ... •» 1 ° } _? * Rules ... — 11 _^ _^ Land Pnrchase Department , _MrKei-Bbaw , Oldham ... »• 200 0 p Land Purchase Department , W Russell 50 Q o £ 1 , 037 2 2 Bank ... . » _™ 6 2 £ 1 , 532 8 4 Receiv < d at Bank , from the Gethsemane Lodge of Free Gardeners , No . 125 , _Leyland , _Lancashire .. .. ' * ' ° Jan . 19 th , IS 18 . The manager has this day received a _fuithersum of Ten Pounds from Edmund Stallwood , on account of the ' National Co-operative Benefit Society , 'in the deposit denartmtnt of the National Land and Labour Bank . Ws . Dixon . _Cbmbtofbek Doilp , Thos . Clabk , ( Correg . Sec ) Philip M * _Gba . th , ( Fin , See . ) t - RECEIPTS OF NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . _t 0 8 0 Hull 0 5 0 _Brighton Z 0 7 2 Hy Stallwood .. 0 0 6 H Call : 0 2 6 City and Fins- q i g 12 _^ " _Z 0 ° 2 U _LouSorough : j _ 0 _ 9 _^ l _ ll 2 BE « KCE OT HB O _' _COHKOB'S _SSAT 1 H _WBUAHEHT . Mr A Watson , DodworthBrancb , Tow-lane Iron Land Company 0 12-Works , Wals- A . Bacup .. » Jncham - 0 0 6 Leeds .. J « ° Mr LewU _. Z 0 0 6 _Sunaerland _T _WmDavis _» 0 . 1 6 City and Fins-Hy Nuthall _M 0 2 6 bury « _ ° * _. ¦ ' £ 3 9 0 _fT- 'Viffi _^ ' _" ' _M _TOB _TBOeECBTlOU C » _BltAPOBD _HCBDEB CA _& E . Greenwich _•> '

      Receipts Of Ths Mrati02ta*Ci Zianu Compa...

      FORTHE _PROSECl'TIOK OP _TnU _PHOPItlhTOUS OF THE _T , , _, -MAMBESISR EXAM _1 KER . Todmorden _.. o 16 0 E Rouse , Head _, "r Benton .. o 1 0 ing .. 0 10 _Oeprgie Mills .. o 5 lo Sunderland ' .. 0 7 4 Reading .. 0 1 0 _Cheltenham .. 0 10 3 FBerolck m 0 2 fl gtock Hul 1 « 0 1 S _ThomasW _^ _odhouse .. 10 0 0 £ 12 5 8

      • Ebbata . —la the Stab of January 8 th , Cambridge , £ 2 . 7 a . should have been Sudbury ; Bradford should hare been , Expense Fund , £ 8 8 _« . ; Little Dean , E _* pen « e Fund , 3 s . In the Stab _oftbelSfb , March should have been , Expense Fund , 9 s . ; Georgia Mills , 19 s . ed . ; _Leicester , Barrow , £ 2 12 s . 61 . ; Worsborongh Common should have been 16 b . for Laud , Expanse Fund , £ 1 . 4 b . ; _HaBlingden , £ 6 . 16 a . 2 d . for Land an . ! £ 2 . 2 s . 6 d . for Expense : the £ 12 . 12 * . 8 d . for Land and £ 1 . Us . 10 _d . _aoknoniedgedta Konen should hava teen Calais ; _Fsteshill should have been 5 s . for _lyind and 8 s , for Expense ; Kingston should have been _Keaslngtoa . ' C . Doile _, Secretary .

      _Ersata . — In the Balance Sheet just issued , on the credit side of the account , headed , Summary _* f preceding Statements , there is a typograhieal error of a hundred pounds , the sum total of Expenditure _beinjr £ 2 , 899 . Bs . Id ., and the Balance' being £ G 2 532 . 15-. lid .

      Tiie Ballot. The Allot For 300 Acres Of ...

      TIIE BALLOT . The allot for 300 Acres of the Company ' s Land , will take place at 83 , Dean Street , Solio , on Tuesday evening next , January 25 th ; to commence at seven o ' clock precisely . The Ballot will proceed in the following order . On Tuesday , the Foob Acrk tickets of all five Sections will be jlaced In the ballot bos together , and , if possible , will be balloted on that evening . On Wednesday , tho Three Ache tickets of all five Sections will be placed in the ballot box , and , if possible , all will be balloted on that evening . On Thursday , the Two Acre tickets of all five Sections will he placed in tho ballot box , and , if possible , will be ballot ted on that evening .

      Paid-up _members . of the London branches and the Offiee list , are specially _requeated to be at the place of balloting at bix b ' clock on the evening of each day , as the whole of the tickets of those members will be publicly read over previous to being put into the b .-illot box . in order to satisfy all that they will stand their chance of location . Those members who are not present at the time appointed , will not be allowed to delay the business by having the tickets called over after tbe ballet of the class to which they belong . Members are requested to take their certificates with them , and those members who may be represented by friends , must send their certificates with such friends * By order of the Directors , _Tnouis Clare .

      Notice. Branches And Secretaries Of The ...

      NOTICE . Branches and secretaries of the National Land Company are required strictly to attend to the following instructions , 1 st . When sending funds to the office , they shall distinctly set forth on the printed form , the purposes to which they " are to be applied ; whetherfor Land Fund , Expense Fund , or Rules . "When secretaries mav not be in possesionof printed forms , tbey shall in their letters set forth the _appliaation of their remittance , thus : — Land Fund , .. £ Expense Fund . . £ Rules . » £

      Total ... . * 2 nd . Lists of names and payments must not be sent with each remittance ; they must only be sent once per quarter . Secretaries will therefore so arrange and keep their books , that they may with facility at the end of the quarter make a return of the sum total of each members' payments duringthe quarter . Some secretaries are in the habit of bringing their returns within a week or a fortnig ht of the expiration of the quarter ; others carry them beyond time . Now in either of these cases the return is useless ; let , therefore , this simple rule be rigidly observed by every branch secretary . Make out the return so as to include the payments - made at the branch meeting , immediately preceding quarter-day , and let such return be dated as the case may be ; Dec . 25 th ; March 25 th ; June 24 th ; and September 29 th .

      3 rd . All letters requiring certificates shall - be signed by the secretary , treasurer , and scrutineer , otherwise they will not be forwarded . The names of the members requiring the certificates , and the number of shares , must be written in a clear legible hand . The certificates to be given to the members only at branch meetings . 4 th . All branches that have not yet appointed scrutineers , will do so forthwith : the duty of the scrutineer will be to attend all branch meetings , and receive the subscriptions of the members and hand them over to the treasurer , and in no case shall one individual be permitted to act in Ihe double capacity of secretary and treasurer . By order of the Directors , Thomas Clark , Cor . Sec .

      National Land And Labour Bank. The Manag...

      NATIONAL LAND AND LABOUR BANK . The Manager of the Bank calls attention to the following letter : — Dear Sir , —The enclosed ninety pounds are from the Cummersdale Block Printers'Society , which you will please to place in the Deposit Department of the Land and Labour Bank , and had we had a thousand pounds in our possession , we would have cheerfullyconsigned it all to your keeping ; for after watching the movements of the proprietor of the above _establiahment for years , we have implicit confidence in his patriotism and honesty ; we heed not Jossey nor the vile tools of the press who croak about balance

      sheets , interest , and illegality ; and the Whistler may blow his discordant notes until doomsday ; they will have no effect upon us , f or so long as the brave O'Connor pursues the even tenour of his way , that confidence will remain unshaken . What , sir ! are we to turn our backs on our never paid but constant benefactor , at the bidding of a set of hired scribes who profess such an anxiety for the welfare of the working man , but who never yet proposed anything to better his condition ? True , those very journals were the foremost in holding up corn law repeal as a panacea for all our ills . But the result has proved that they were lying prophets ; for instead of high wages , cheap bread , and plenty to do , we have had

      mills standing , dear provisions ( after an abundant harvest ) , and a reduction of wages on every hand . Thank God , we were not amongst those who- believed in and spread the delusion , for we have no faith in the stability of our manufacturing system , for it is stated that with our present producing power we can manufacture as much in one year as the world can consume in three , and that producing power can be improved and increased to any extent ; so that it is quite evident that the manufacturing operative can only enjoy a short lived prosperity , whilst machinery , as heretofore , will go on displacing labour—and what is to be done with the labourers so displaced ? Why , they must he either

      placed on the land to enable them to support themselves by reproductive labour , or they must be supported in idleness as paupers—and thus would the increasing pauperism eventually eat up the resources of the country and in the end , in all probability , producea revolution . But all honour to that great philanthropist , who , foreseeing such a result , has established the mig hty Land Company , within whose boundaries the disinherited 6 ons of toil may find a labour field and home ; . and , although the founder is assailed by the press of the factions on every side , he rises superior to their puny efforts , and smilingly looks down on their vain attempts to displace him in the affections of the people . But when such a man

      and such a cause is assailed , it is not only our duty but our interest , to render the man and the cause all tbe aid we can , we have , therefore , forwarded our mite to assist Mr O'Connor , as far as it will go , to carry out his benevolent intention , Dear sir , though I do not profess public letter writing , being one of those who are too poor and too ignorant to exercise the elective franchise , yet I have sufficient knowledge to be aware that example is better than precept , and , if you considet that our example will be the means of inducing others ' to _^ o and do likewise , ' ypu have full liberty to publish this in the Northern Star—tbe people ' s own journal , if the conductors consider it worthy a corner in their widely circulated luminary ,

      Yeurs , vnth all respect , John _M'Nicol , Secreiary to the Block Printers of Cummersdale , Cummersdale , near Carlisle , Jan 17 th 1848 _Cumberlasd . To Thomas Price , Esq , Manager of the National Land and Labour Bank

      Iiaoi.Vll. Nu- Machine. 10 Tue Editou Op...

      iiAOi . vLL . NU- MACHINE . 10 TUE _EDITOU OP THB NORTHERN STAR . fi / w _^ _. 7 / _f the 8 th instant , a gentleman named _« ni ? n , f _^ { f r i _^ , called u P on our employer , 3 _rt" for _Skiing machine , w hich he del nominated ' _Lawson ' _a and R _. _bibson ' a one-trough machine . This article he recommended as being far Si ? Z V . _u } P iece of _machinery of the kind which has hitherto appeared for neatness of _execu-SUIi »? e _j 0 D 0 D ? 5 ? the working of flax ' _^ _» 1 » aame time dressing it to perfection . wei ( ihe flax dressers of _Moulin-a-Vapour , Boulogne ) , waited upon this eentlemnn . « nH _w _^ ;„ .

      formed that from every owt . of the flax we were then dressing , he , with his machine , would produce 7 lbs of dressed fhx more than we could , with equal if not better dressing ; further „ that he would produce twothirds of the tow ef the finest eort , whereas we pro . duced only about one-third of it of that sort ; and further , that he would de all this , for something about the half of what we receive as a remuneration for our labour . On questioning the correctness of his assertion , we were naied down by the declaration that he was'A Practical Man . ' He was not one of them fellows , who go about recommending things which thev know nothing about , all that he stated were well _demonstrated facta . ' ' I am a practical man you know . '

      Now , sir , when trade ia dull , and machine makers find it difficult to obtain orders for any sort of machinery , they know well that fl » x spinners , as well as other people , are always ready to catch at anything call-d an ' improvement , ' which they think is likely to lessen the expense of production . Then these practical men are Bent abroad , and they pour their finely concocted } and high sounding laudations of their machines into the ears of masters , many of whom are not practical men ; and into tbe ears of managers , numbers of whom ( so far as flax dressing i _< concerned ) are no * , practical men ; but ho ( the traveller ) Is * a practical man ' _& nd the _skinner in too many cases , has found to his experience , that it would have , been more to his interest , had he not been practised upon .

      But to come to the point , we said to Mr Robinson , ' As you are a practical man , and hold such high and confident opinions of the power and superiority of your machinp , you can havo no objection to a fair bargain . We will lay twenty sovereigns in wager that we will beat your machine , if you will be at the expense of bringing it over here . We will dress fire tons of flax , and give you five tons of the same sort , and the side which shall preve the most advantageous to our employers shall be declared the gainer aRd receive the money . ' Did he accept this challenge ? No , sir , ho looked at us with a countenance as innocent like as a dying moulon , and with a voice so mild and sweetly toned with truth , he said , ' I don't put myself in competition with working men . ' ' What ! ( said we ) but you are offering a machine to compete

      with us . Thw machine is your commodity , you wish to get it sold , and to live thereby , which is all fair , just , and honest , providing the article ba fairly and properly represented ; we , on the other hand , have no commodity except our labour , we _wjah to _eell it to the best advantage for ourselves , as we bave no other means of support . Bui we do not wish any one to purchase this labour of ours , _waless it be as advantageous for him as it is for us—we wish truth _. and the right to go the right way . If what you say concerning this machine be true , it certainly would be very advantageous for our employers to adopt this instead of us ; we only want this fairly tested and proved , and ( we think } the offer is all on your side . It is true , that if you bring your machine over here and fail in proving that it will work more profitable than we can , you will loose the expense of bringing and taking it back , and we shall remain where we are . But , on

      the contrary , if you prove what you say concerning it , to be true , you will gain twenty sovereigns from us . Further , jou will , in all probability , get an order for as many machines as are necessary to do the work of three hundred and sixty band hacklcrs , and atill further , your machine will thereby receive such a character through the manufacturing werld , that you will stand a fair chance of making a fortune by it . Still he did not accept the challenge . No , he shuffled , evaded , Bkulked out of it altogether , by repeating his former assertion , that he did not wish to put himself in competition with working men . Now , sir , in case this ynung man ( MrRobinson ) be merely a traveller for his house , and not a partner , TeUed with power to act in all cases , _aod under all _circumstances for the house ; we here make the same offer to the house itself . Yen , more , not only to his house , but to any house in Europe .

      Thus , Mr Editor , we consider that we have given a fair chance to the inventors , makers , and supporters of hackliDg machines . We do not wish to intimidate any one from the trial , but would rejoice te enter the field with an opponent . We can assure Mr Robinson and all others interested in the dressing of flax , that were flax dressers sufficiently paid for their care of , and labour put upon flax ; and were dressing followed out as it is at Boulogne , his machine , as well as all others for long line dressing , would soon be numbered with the things , that were . We are , Sir , your obedient servants , Signed on behalf of the flax dressers , _Bbnlogne-sur mer , Bbnjauin _Smiid . Jan . 15 th , 1848 .

      Letters Addressed To Tiie Working Men Of...

      LETTERS ADDRESSED TO TIIE WORKING MEN OF ENGLAND , IN TRADE UNIONS ASSOCIATED , ON THE NECESSITY OF A CHANGE .

      Clothe it in words , — Shellet , Letter Ill-Fellow Countrymen , —You will remember that in our last letter we endeavoured to lay the foundation for the change which we intend to propose te you , as necessary in the economy of our unions , * now let me advise you to refer to that letter again , for I requested you—if I remember rightly—to weigh my every word ; and my reason for doing so arises from the conviction that such is our mental _weaknesstho result of a most cruel , false , and morally-destructive system of education , that it is with difficulty we can be made to discover the most simple truths in social and political economy . Now we will look

      at the strong evidence of this fact , and then let us candidly acknowledge the force of the above truth . We pay ten millions to support a state Church , _established by law , ( by ita \ id and _cumiing , _) ergo , extra physical force , to teach the people virtue _acd morality . Now it is said ' The tree is known by its fruit , _* ' that is purely Christian . Well , don't you think now that , if we were to take this ten millions and apply it to the purchase of land , iu order that people may be put to labour upon it , that we could well dispense with their Christian teaching ? And don't you _thinkalso , that this one year's money , cow paid to a lazy , fat lot of useless mortals , annually , w . mld be the means of destroying the _gruss immorality of which they talk so glibly , as belonging to

      our order , the result—as they say—of our natural depravity . Go to , priest or moral teacher . The first law is , lhat man shall eat ; give , then , the depraved producers of your millions the means to obtain food , and their crimes will cease . Da your priests and _lordlings steal penny loaves or potatoes ? no , not they ; they have good fat livings , and the natural depravity of the starving mass cannot affect them . I say again , then , that tbe primary and the omnipotent law , which must be laid as the foundation of society , _isa provision for man ' s stomach . Let this be dene , and you maydevelope , to any extent , the moral , social , and intellectual qualities of hh na . ture ; but without it , all your _^ _attempts to improve his _cunditionwillbe worse than useless .

      This , then , brothers in union , ib the groundwork which we must lay—this is the solid foundation upon which we must build our change , We must open our eyes to the truth ; rely upon our own _strength for whatever we may require in the raising of our future structure ,, for we know by bitter experience that our old union house is neither * wind tight or watertight . ' We will . therefore , take it to piece _? , and add such new materials as our improved knowledge will enable us to do , taking care to make use of everything that may be found valuable in the old building in order to perfect the new . And here let me impress upon you the _neaessity of reflection , so > that we may not mistake one another but ; lest any one should doubt the conclusion in regard to my proposition of the primary law—the Al _f ha and Omega in human

      economy—I propose the following for his consideration : —If twelve human beings were thrown by some accident upon oh island previously uninhabited , without any means ' _vf _subaiatenco , and that island was a barren rock—incapable ( with their means ) of cultivation ; if the one half of them were philosophers , or the greatest men of the present time , and the other half mere clodhoppers , as we usually call the moat useful of all classes _, i . e . ploughmen ; could their knowledge sustain them in this condition ? You will be compelled to answer —No . All their previous mental acquirements must fall before physical deprivation ; the whole twelve would bo reduced to cannibalism , revolting as is tbe _ihouj-ht . ' So powerful is the law established by nature for the conservation of the race .

      And now , _methinks , I hear some one efthe wellpaid ordircry , ' This fellow is a mere epicure ; he thinks eating and drinking ib all man was mado for . ' To such a man I _wiuld say : — * May the Lord orantthat you may never be reduced to a proof m practice . May-you never experience the sufferings even now experienced by the great portion efthe working orders in this highly ebristinn—this favoured land of _philosophers , moralists , philanthropists , and divines . ' This subject , my brothers in union , must be l « ft with you , I cannotcnter further upon it here , but I would fain encourage tho hope that the few ideas which I have endeavoured to convey , m ; . y have the effect of encouraging reflection ; for you will find , that all onr teachingB in c onnexion with trade unions are baee , - upon grounds equally as fallacious—and that all our efforts to better our condition have failed through a wrong application ot our power ; and in order to _aee this clearly , we will

      Letters Addressed To Tiie Working Men Of...

      now examine the object of unions , which in order to do san ' sfactor ii / , it will bo _hest to go to their origin . 1 need not tell you that trade unions are of modern date in thia country—that is the _particular form of union as now existing among the trades—and that they bad tbeir rise after tho destruction of the old trade guilds or monopolies , many of which were in existence , even after tho reign of Elizabeth , and even to the present day retain-their original namesuch as the 'Merchant Tailors' _Company , ' oi London , Bristol , Exeter , and others of our large town * , ' Cordwainers' Companies , ' ' Kersey , or Cloth Companies , ' & o . ; the whole of which , by the payment of certain sums annually to the crown , were allowed to monopolise the _privileges of tlieir calling . After a time having grown rich , and the knowledge of the different trades become more extended , they fonnd their guilds unprofitable ; for remember , whoever subscribed to their laws were eligible , to receive a proportion of the advantage arising from the mono .

      poly ; and this , with the increase of extended know _, ledge and populalation , by forcing a greater supply of their previous monopolised labour into the market , gradually wore them out . Individual monopoly soon began to obtain a footing in the place of companies , from whence by continually increasing demand , and continually iecreasing labour , capital and labour were soon in opposition to eachother— and from thia source originated our , unions . To protect ourselves against the influence of capital , in order tbat by it we may obtain a fair share of tbe fruits of our labour ; . which was the principle so long existing in the old guilds . Ciroumstances broke up those and made them powerless . Circumstances have made us powerless alsohence the necessity of that change to which I shall direct your attention in my future letters . For tho present , then , adieu ! next week we will resume our _Bubject . _Ynurs , A Twenty Years' Unionist . London , Jan . 19 th , 1843 .

      Wnm Grata*.

      Wnm Grata * .

      " Union For Tha Million. " Friends.—The ...

      " Union for tha Million . " Friends . —The importance , magnitude , and beneficial character of the National Association , is now universally admitted ; and when we have the requisite means to carry our plana into operation , labour ' s emancipation ' will he accelerated , and an impetus given to the march of social freedom , and chase away the gloom , the destitution , and the sufferings that now so extensivel y prevail , and that prey upon the happiness and domestic comfort of the industrious millions like a devouring vulture . In order to carry out justly the objects of this association , it is essentially necessary that we understand the princi p les and mode of action adopted by the Central Committee ; that the various trades bodies in the association may be able to co-operate with them in effectively doing battle for industry and humanity , by arranging , concentrating , and centralising the power of the associated trades .

      Two of the principal features in this great movement are ' protest' and mediation , ' which when fully acted upon , has in numerous instances proved highly successful ; indeed , we may say , without fear of _contradiction that b y means of ' protest' aud ' mediation , ' the greatest victories have been effected , and we think will ever effect more good for the working classes than by the expending of thousands of pounds in unproductive strikes . However , that the advantages of ' protest' and ' mediation' may be more clearly seen , it will be necessary to expatiate a little upon the subject ; and in the first place , it will be understood , that in a National Association it is intended to have one common

      centre , towards whicii the energies of the trades shall converge for mutual assistance and support ; and their energies thus concentrated , must be properly directed in its undivided capacity , against the aggressions of oppression , and ihe encroachment of capitalists upon the rights of industry ; to do which , it becomes necessary that we meet the employer with a' protest , ' to give proper time to marshal our forces—to examine the position ot the enemy—and the more probably give success to ' mediation . ' But it trades are allowed to strike indiscriminatelyto rush madly into an injurious contest—then all chances of success are cut off ; the power of ' mediation'is enervated , and what might otherwise be

      obviated with ease , is rendered difficult and protracted ; and every one knows , that when a strike is entered into , it then becomes a point of contest for victory—a trial of strength—a fearful struggle for mastership—awakening the worse feelings of the human heart—creating mutual jealousies and hatred between the employers and the employed ; who daily become more and more opposed to each other—and more firmly and fully resolved not to relinquish the contest—to give a triumph to a hated and hateful antagonist ; and thus is every hope of success precluded , and that which might have been amicably adjusted by means of mediation , is rendered doubtful , difficult , and protracted by

      the precipitant and unnecessary manner in which the affair was entered into ; and a thousand to one if the termination of the dispute does not find both parties in an infinitely worse position ths _.-i when the _struggle commenced—the available _capital of the employer greatly sunk , and the resource :- of the men completely exhausted , aud the latter fo . ced to make concessions , which originally they would have spurned with _contempt . But if , when a reduction is offered , the men whom it affects would meet together and consider the cause of the reductionthe state of the market—the price of the raw malerial—the nature of the opposing power against which they will have to contend , and examine the

      extent of opposition they would be able to offer ; and having calculated upon the probability , or improbability of success , they would be able to determine , whether , by accepting the reduction for the present , under ' protest , ' would not the more effectively conserve their rights . Besides , the principle of protest is anew feature in trades' movements , that quite astonishes employers . They wonder what it can signify , and are convinced that something is in preparation for them ; and thus the men , by offering a protest against the proceedings of their employers , compel them to reflect upon

      the subject ; and when the Association endeavours to adjust the grievance by mediation , success is almost certain . This is obvious , as we stated above , as strikes engender hostile feelings that daily become more deadly and irreconcileable ; while the raiional ' and moral principle we recommend , would produce precisely the opposite feelings , and the master would - the more readily concede the request of men _. whichhe would not do if we attempted to force by a strike a triumph on the part of the men over him , which he would consider humiliating in the extreme .

      Again , the principle of protest will allow the Central Committee an opportunity of developing and demonstrating the advantages and power of the fundamental principle of the Association , namely : centralisation ; and by having the entire control over all disputes , would be abie to arrange and di . rect the centralised power of the united thousands , against the attacks of capitalists upon the rights and privileges of our respective members . But if trades object to this plan , and madly rush into strikes and _turn-oiuc , irrespective of all circumstances , then is this great redeeming principle subverted , and no possible opportunity afforded to test the superiority and beneficial tendency of our centralised p ower , while the folly and precipitancy of such trades ensure inevitable failure ; and the

      Association ( destined as it is , to elevate the condition of the working classes if properly carried out ) , in consequence of such failure , charged with incompetence to accomplish the objects it proposes ; but injustice to the Association , let the cause of failure fall upon the heads of those who refuse . to carry out its plans , instead of fathering their discomfiture . upon the ineflicacy of those principles they would not allow to come into operation . . Whenever the principles of protest , mediation , concentration , and centralisation , have been fairly tried , and where the Central Committee have had the entire management of the dispute , they have , in nine cases out of ten , come off with triumph ; while those caseB which have been taken out of i heir hands through the inconsiderate conduct and hastiness of the parties concerned , have generally resulted in failure .

      We know that this line of policy is not approved of by aome , and that prompt and immediate resistance to offered reductions is considered the most effective—and that the principle of protest is allmoonshine , and a palliation of oppression . That promptitude in resisting an offered reduction is sometimes successful is not disputed ; but it runs a great hazard , and is only effective when there exists a demand for labour—and if that demand does not exist , then employers care not a fig for the strikes of

      their men ; in fact , we have known instances where manufacturers have offered a reduction for the purpose of a strike , as a cessation of work would be a great advantage to them ; and in such cases the promptitude of the men is a god-Bend to the employers ; it enables them to suit their own purposes without loss , and in the end exact the labour of the men even below the first reduction , as _thei would then be starved into a compliance to their dictates . But suppose there should be a demand

      " Union For Tha Million. " Friends.—The ...

      for labour , the protest would do no harm , as it would enable ( lie men to ascertain the facts of the case ; but if it turned out that trade is bad-that the demand for labour is diminishing—that tbe labour market is being filled with a redundancy of hands , and their warehouses overslecked with productions ; then the protest would be a blessing to the men ; would prcseive their funds , and prepare for them ample means for an effective resistance when a revival in trade came round ; but prompt and immediate resistance would lead to protracted

      strugglewould exhaust their coffers , and render them helplessly dependent upon heartless tyrants far the means of subsistence . ' In military operations , the wise and discerning general will endeavour so to station his army , that they should live out of the provisions of the enemy , and by that means proserve his own store . Just so will it be with the principle of protest during a depression in trade ; we should live out of the enemy , reserving our own pecuniary resources to defeat the capitalists , and recover that which has been deducted from our

      earnings under the protest . Now if ever this A & soeiation must accomplish the emancipation of the toiling millions , its members must steadily and perseveringly adhere to its principles . They must allow them to come fully and fairly into operation , and depend upon it the work will go on prosperously ; tyrants will dread th- ceS * tralised well-directed power of an insulted and overworked people ; and finally we shall witness the overthrow of oppression , the confusion of the oppressor , the redemption and elevation of the oppressed .

      The Central Committee of the above Association met on Monday and following days , for the transaction of general business . A mass of correspondence has been received from many parts of the country ; -also ihe following reports have been received from agents and members of the Central Committee : — ' ' ' Messrs .. Williamson and Robson attended an open air meeting at Princes-end , Netherton . The meeting was very numerously attended ; a number . of the police force was in attendance to pick up- any disorderly person , but in which however they were

      disappointed ; and at the close of the meeting many of them bought the rules , monthly reports , and other documents printed by the Association . The distiict , as stated last week , is in a very excited condition , owing to the general strike now pending . Hopes are entertained that the price of iron will advance , as the stocks are very limited , and very little is being produced through the turnout . We trust howe v er it will be so that this affair may be amicably settled ; as an improvement in the price of iron appears to be the only hope of the reduction being _, prevented . . - ¦

      Mr Lenegan reported to having held a discussion with Mr Bury , one of the miners" agents , on the principles of the National Association ; of which discussion we shall be able to give a report more fully next week . On Monday evening , the 17 th inst ., Messrs Humphries and Holmes attended a general meeting of the shoemakers of Chelsea ; the meeting was well attended , and the deputation respectively explained the principles of the Association . Mr Humphries explained the general success tbat attended the operations of the Central Committee in fighting the battles of industry , and pointed out the great advantages such a combination is calculated to impart , when properly supported by its members , and rightly conducted by its officers , - ~ " -

      Mr Holmes gave a painful description of the wretchedness , the poverty , and the uiexampled suffering and destitution that had come under his own observation , in visiting the garrets of the enslaved operatives of the metropolis _; and urged upon the meeting , the necessity of joining in so great a movement , as the only way to effect their delivery , to arrest the progress of oppression , and to place them * selves in a position to withstand the oppression , of capitalists . An excellent spirit was manifested ,. and a resolution carried that they , join the Association , and that the secretary be instructed to forward their levies'tn the _flentral Committee .

      Scotland . —Mr Claughan , on _Monday , the 10 tb inst ., addressed the miners and others of Airdrie ; the meeting was well attended , and the speaker entered into an able and highly interesting explication of the principles of the National Association . On Tuesday , the 11 th inst ., Mr . Claughan investigated a case of reduction tffered to the nailers of Hamilton ; and on the evening of the same day r he addressed a meeting of the lath splitters of . Glasgow . On Wednesday evening , Mr { Claughan attended a large meeting of delegates of the Paisley trades .

      On Friday evening , the 14 th inst ., Mr Claughan addressed the block printers of Denny ; and on Saturday evening , the 15 th inst ., he attended a large and important meeting of the miners in Newarthfll ; The above meetings have been well attended , and an excellent spirit was manifested towards the 'Association . '; Leicester . —A very heavy reduction has been offered by the celebrated firm of the Messrs Biggs , of from 3 s . 6 d . to 4 s . 9 d . per week ,-in the wages of the glove makers in their employ .

      Great excitement exists through the town in consequence of these unnecessary steps to reduce the wages , and add new paupers to the parish funds , which are already too heavily pressed upon . Large meetings were held on Sunday last in Russell-square and the market-place , which were addressed by Mr G . Buckby . Mr Mason , a primitive Methodist preacher , is one of the parties concerned in forcing this reduction . A hymn has been composed by a journeyman on the said occasion , which we inclose for insertion . A large public meeting was held in the Guildhall on Monday last ( Mr John Biggs , glove manufacturer and mayor in the chair ) , for the purpose of petitioning the legislature for an alteration in the "* law of settlement , and to establish a national rate ..

      Mr Buckby moved an amendment on tbe motion . as follows , which was ably seconded by Mr Thomas Smith : — 'That in the opinion of this meeting , the "* manufacturers engaged in the hosiery trade , have ; widely increased the rates of this borough , by'WjS _^ ' unnecessary reductions-they have made in the wag _^!;; :-of their workmen , combined with the heavy dedsc _^ tions taken therefrom , in the shape of frame _rental * and charges , and have thereby decreased the profits ? 4 of the tradesmen ; and this meeting is further _fi _^ opinion , that if a national rate be laid , they w 2 _^ reduce still further the _wages- _^ f the workmen , ' ! knowing they will have the country to support those whom they , the manufacturers , have _pauperised . ' Carried by ten to one . The mayor declared ? the - amendment carried . Jf ¦ Since the above meeting , the Messrs Bi gg ? havewithdrawn the reduction to a part of theft-workmen _, jt " PARSON MASON'S HYMN . _. i ' To bo sunr at G . Buckby ' s Sermons , _c-n- _'Sunday ,

      Woe Unto You Scribes And Phariseffs . -N...

      Woe unto you Scribes and _Phariseffs _. -nypbcriteB ! for ye devour widows' houses , and for _tr ' _^ pretence make long praytr ; therefore jo shall receive , the greater damnation . —Matthew c . 23 , _r . 14 . '

      U. M. Tremble, Thou Tyrant, Black And Fo...

      U . M . Tremble , thou Tyrant , black and foul ! For If thy dogmas be True as thou rt _false , thy soul must howl , In torments , endlessly J Tremble ! for when tby sout'doth part , The _frames _^ hou _ipvjst so . well , Hung , like a millstone , round thy heart , , Shall sink thee down to belli A- * _. Then _shalt thou beat thy treacherous brow , - Through agonising years ! . -.. ; :. _> ri , en EbnJl thou call , as we do now " _! v'i >* With _wwwaillfij : tea" ! The hire of guilt is in thy hands ! A werm is at thy core _| Which , if thy creed in justice stands , Shall gnaw , tbee , evermore ! But why , Great 6 od ! do we complain ! Truth iu his heart _eoaamenoo ; - » Or _looie the devil iipm bis chain To Mch the Tyrant hence . W . J .

      A Public Msbtin« Of The Ladies' Shobha K...

      A Public Msbtin « of the Ladies' Shobha _kbbb oi _Lisaon Grove and its vicinity , will be held at the Koce , opposite _EarlBtreet , _Liason-grove , on Monday even ing next , January 24 tb . A P « _bhc meeting-of the ladies' shoemakers oi the borough of _SoHthWU * _. _TfUl .. ho be held on Tuesday evening next , January / 5 , 1848 , at the Lion , Li on-street ; New Kent _^ road . m United Trades . Chair to be taken at _eigh o'clock . _-SnouMARBBB or London . —A meeting oftheaboye trade was held on Sunday last , when the question of the beBt means of . absorbing the surplus laboBir waB resumed . The question was opened by Pete * Hanley , and followed up with great spirit by other speakers . Ultimately the debate , was adjourned until Sunday , January 23 . The meeting to be _holdeii at MyerB meeting _house _. Red Lion , Portland-street , Soho . The chair * to be taken at seven o ' clock . \

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 22, 1848, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_22011848/page/5/