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M WaW 25, 1851. THE NORTHERN STAR. 0
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A Modern Phcen1x . The Ultimate Destinat...
uand and lay at a recent meeting , when the oxjr _otor of Manchester explained tiie new pur-5 _fc to es to which , the Socialist Hall is to he put . - - _seig - seemed to think that a victory had "been ieted < _j _ ed over the principles of Socialism , when , t _ _*_ r fa _ s we -nderstand those principles , r 7 we _^ w ere essentiall y triumphant . It is true ; ith ( -, tthe scientificall y and harmoniously _conictcteiacted communities , or Home Colonies , pro-BCjdbjedby _KoBERT Owen , and looted upon as Ilea * beau ideal of Society h y his disciples , have v vet , t vet made their appearance . It is true ttu t - _^ y ea has not been translated into the real ,
_fohe the precise festoon sa 0 - manner in which imqe more enthusiastic , imaginative , and san- _* _aae fee believers in Socialism propound for _puhaauo adop tion . But it is not less true , that iu _leaking that Hall a I > _aolic _library and _Readrr-roicr-room for the gratuitous use of the whole _Ythtnhe inhabitants of Manchester , the _essenjjpy princip le of Socialism has heen admitted _, lae 'ie Xew Library is the first fruits of the u _ o ']_ o- « le to introduce higher and moreunsel-1 , 1 , p . * , princip les into Social action ; and they -will tthiii their turn , by promoting a superior mental dd . md moral cultivation of the masses , render
nbeitier and more perfect applications of these iunmncip lcs possible and practical . . Ilf If wc take Manchester previous to the nm _tommencement of the Socialist agitation , _1-hkhicli spread from that centre in the year _) 33183 <* _jmd in a few years afterwards became 11 p » prominent a topic of public attention , it illlrill be seen that almost all the improvements " wf which the manufacturing capitalist can raasoasfc at this day , have been contemporaneous i-thriUi that ag itation . . Narrow , close , unventitte < j . ted streets , courts , and alleys , have been _rrejwept away , and broad , " open , any streets _ilbaibstituted ; "pay-bridges" have heen _abo--shtshed , and widened , to admit the consequent locmcreased traffic . Parks , gymnasiums , and
_muauseumshave heen opened freel y aud _gratuimuausly ; Institutions for combining the educacorion of the working classes with healthy and -ananriess recreations , have been largely multi-Uiolied during that period . These immense saiitaitary , social , and moral improvements have Gee-ecu mainly , if not wholly , effected by acting m ) n the principle of associative and common wpioperty . The profits arising from the corcoiporate gas works have sufficed for all the tuWblic improvements in the City , hy which all nare benefited , and to which aU have contrinu * rated . From the same source yet greater _imororovements may be looked for , and especiall y min the cheap and abundant supply of pure warater at a moderate price , from sources at - " teach a distance as would have made the
- _tuatppl y otherwise unattainable for the rapidly -- "• growing population of this great city . In ¦ _olall these things we see the principle of _tUtbe commonwealth triumphing over the [ { -principle of selfishness and individualiiasm ; and the movement in the same _fldirection is obvious in other proposals nnow under consideration . The Museum of the SPhi ' osophical Society , rich in objects , attraciliivc , and instructive , can no longer be _supjportcd on the old individual and exclusive " ¦ System ; tiie same is ihe case-with _theBotani-< cal Gardens . These -were formerl y the pet _ijand favoured resorts of the _JLauchester arisiiocnicy . It is now proposed to bargain for 1 them , as has been done for the Socialist Hall ,
; and to vest them—like it—in the hands of the Corporation , for the gratuitous use and i enjoyment of the public . These are to 8 ie Social Reformer gratif ying proofs of progress—indications that the worship of Mammon has not entirely stifled the noblest faculties of our nature , or rendered us wholl y insensible ofthe more important objects of all national and corporate existence . Besides which , each step taken in this course is a guarantee of farther , and greater progress . The horizon widens as the traveller advances . Broader , and more distinct views open up , aud with them grows the inclination , and the _power to attempt and achieve grander , more comprehensive reforms and improvements .
Socialism may never come into general practice in tho form given to it b y its venerable Founder ; the regularly p lanned parallelograms which he considers the perfection of architectural and corporate arrangements may never have an existence save in the imagination of their designer ; but the princip le of brotherhood , mutuality , and commonality , which is the essence of his philosophy , must more and more prevail . It will impel men to discover
new and more beneficent modes of association , by wliich the wealth , the intelligence , the _Ekill , and the capital of society may be made _ministrant to the elevation of the masses , The confined and _exclusive enjoyments of the few public parks , museums , libraries , and gardens arc hut the initiatory steps of a movement ori g inated by Socialism , and tending to tbe realisation of a nobler and purer civili-Eatiou than the present
M Waw 25, 1851. The Northern Star. 0
_M _WaW 25 , 1851 . THE NORTHERN STAR . 0
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compact and _vvorliaWe minority that supported the policy of the Elvsee . In the meantime , he has got rid of the formidable C _hasgarxiek , and asserted his supremacy over the army as head of the Executive . The Moaut siin is evidently beginning to understand Parliamentary tactics . They have _cooipeUed Thiers and the factions to throw overboard the military chief , who was ostensibly the cause of the quarrel , and to confine themselves simpl y to censuring the Executive . They bave thus gained a substantial victory . For the first time tbis two _"vears the reactionary party is broken and
dis-THE TABLES _TURNED Ef _FRANCE , j —a-Louis - _Catoleox has , so far , the best of the fi g ht between himself and the Assembly . It is true that , by a coalition of Legitimists , Orleanists , and the Mountain , the new Ministry has been broken np almost as soon as finished ; but the materials of which the majority is composed are so heterogeneous—so incapable of acting in concert—that IhePiiE-$ de . _\* t will not find it yery difficult to form a temporary Ministry from the more
persed , and that under _circomstances which seem to indicate that it can never again be reunited in such numbers as to he so formidabl y obstructive and tyrannical as ifc has been . In any future Parliamentary combination , the two hundred members ofthe Left will count for more than they have hitherto done . All parties in making their calculations will crrefully ascertain what course they are likely to take ; and , as on the late division against the ministry , modify their own cause , if they feel it neeessary to have the support of the Itepublican party . And that support , as far as we
can see at present , will be indispensable to any party that asp ires to rule in France . _Lo-c is _Natoleon , we doubt not , will be astute enough to perceive the fact , and act accordingly . _Although he is now trying to carry on _aflhh-s with the help of a nondescript , modetrate minority , the current of events mast , m the long run , carry him nearer to the Mountain . As 1852 approaches , and the great straggle for the office of Chief Mag istrate is renewed , the importance of popular support will become more obvious to his mind , -tie must now be aware of the fact , tiiat he has nothing whatever to hope from any hollow and deceptive trace hetween himself and the "
majority . " They have openly avowed that they have tolerated him simply as a warming pan for their respective proteges , and are deter-• sined to kick him out the moment they have the opportunity . Whatever quarrels have heretofore taken place out of doors , between the partisans of the Pbesidest and the " majority" in the Assembly , they went _hand-in-ha-nd in all measures of repression : and coercion as app lied to the Democratic party . The _Pbesidest became the cat ' s paw of the reactionists instead of the impartial and dignified elected Head of a Eepublic The Executive showed _iteajertTiB prosecating _<* Bed" journal- —hy
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impnsonmg zealous advocates of Democracy , after mock trials before brutal and besotted tribunals—hy discharging reall y Republican Mayors and other officials in the provinceshy disbanding _National Guards who were suspected of sincere attachment to ibe Republicby forbidding , and almost effectually suppressing , the sale of popular papers—and lastly , and worst of all , hy joining with them for the disfranchisement of more than one third of the electoral body , who had given these Executive and Legislative conspirators against the Constitution the powers which they thus infamously and shamefully turned against the people .
In return for this readiness to play the game of despotism , and for destroying the Roman Republic , " the majority" voted the money which the extravagance and the intrigues of the _Pbesidest had rendered indispensable to the maintenance of his position . No sooner , however , did he get possession of the payment for his dirty work , than he tried to convert ifc into a capital on which be might trade on his own account . He made his celebrated provincial tours mth almost regal magnificence , and wound up with the reviews , at which the soldiers were bribed to shout
vice I'Empereur _, b y the magnificent present of twopence-halfpenny a man , and sundry small ** - creature comforts . " True , he failed in his object , and finding himself foiled , now thinks it necessary to abjure all such intentions . But he has said and done enough to convince the extreme reactionary party that he will no longer he their tool . In the quarrel between the two rogues , we sincerely hope that honest Republicans will come by their own .
It is stated that the " Red" party are fully prepared to take advantage of any open or hostile encounter between the intriguing and selfish aspirants for power , and to strike a decisive blow in favour of the Republique Democratique et Sociale . The correspondent o f the Times pretends to g ive circumstantial revelations of extensive and well organized arrangements for that purpose ; but he is so well known to be the mouth-piece of the police office , by whom these reports are so often fabricated , that not much credence can be attached to his statements . It is undoubtedly judicious with popular parties , to be prepared for the worst in France at the present moment , aud should the factions become infuriated
enough to come to blows , they should convert their antagonism into the means of obtaining a decisive triumph for the Republic . We confess , however , to having more faith in the permanence of victory gained by Parliamentary means than in that , won by arms . If the honest and sincere representatives of the true Republican party in France carefully watch their opportunities—bring their whole strength to bear on the elections , and avail themselves adroitly , hut justifiably , of every disagreement between the enemies ofthe Constitution , to strengthen tlieir own position and
increase their own influence in the Assembly , the executive power must , in the end , be vested iu them , because no other party will find office tenable . Their policy must continue to be , as ii has been , defensive . The opponents ofthe Constitution must be driven to act on the aggressive ; and , should they ever be so mad as to rush into actual conflict for the purpose of consummating their designs against the liberties of France , theworld will applaud whatever punishment the Republican party may thinkproper to inflict on avowed traitors to their country , and rebels against the constitution agreed to by the nation . Taking and keeping this position , making the Constitution their watchword , and its protection and
maintenance their most sacred duty , they will occupy a vantage ground , from which it will be difficult , if not impossible , to dislodge them . They will be the Conservatives and friends of order ; the odinm aud the criminality of attempting to subvert the existing institutions of society will rest with the parties who assail , not those who defend their institutions . Louis Napoleon may have gained a temporary triumph by the recent struggle , but we are of opinion that the real and substantial gain has been on the side ofthe Republic . The lamentations of the despotic and " order monger " journals prove that they are aware they have lost the ascendancy they have so long maintained . "We earnestly trust it will never be restored .
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¦ _WIXmXGTJPAXD HONESTY FUNDS . TO TBE _EDITOIl OF THE "VOBTHERN STAB . Sih , — I am a constant reader of your valuable paper , and a paid up member of the Land Company for four acres , and I always bad , and ever shall have , the greatest confidence in Feargus O ' Connor , Esq ., M . P . It makes my blood rnn cold to read the shameful manner he has been treated by judges and iuries , and particularly by some of the allottees , whom he has so faithfully befriended . I wonder that be does not entirely give up tbe advocacy of our cause ; if it was not engrafted in
his heart , he never eould stand the prosecutions aud persecutions which are heaped upon him . 1 have to get my bread by my labour , and therefore cannot do much , but i " have sent a Post-Office order for 15 s ., to be divided as follows : —myself , for the Defence Fund 10 s . ; for "Winding up the Land Plan 2 s . ; for the Itefagees Is . ; from T . Bond , for Defence Fund Is . ; from T . Banbrougb , ditto Is . If you think proper you may put this in the Star , and I heartily wish I could send as many pounds as I have now sent shillings . Tours very truly , Tua _ is _BliABHE-i . Barrow Gnrney , near Bristol , Somerset .
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TO MB . W . RIDER . Sik , —I have sent vou an order for £ 2 Is . 4 d . on the General Post-OfBce . There is lis . 4 d . for the Honesty Fund , and £ 110 s . for the "Winding up of the Land Company . The names of thc persons sending the money to Mr . O ' Connor for the winding np are : TVilliam Storrs £ 1 ; John Jackson 5 s . ; TVilliani llobinson , 2 s . Gd .: John Reaistrick 2 s . Sd . I remain , yours , «_ c , J . _CosxeiOj Secretary . Bradford , Yorkshire .
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PROGRESS OF TUB _HOXESTT _FUXD IS THE POTTERIES . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sra _, —I have received subscriptions in reference to the disposal of the china , vases , & c , from the following persons , and also numerous letters , alt breathing a spirit of kindness and good will towards our esteemed friend Mr . O'Connor :-James Goslin , John Burgess , Alfred Rowley , Hugh West , Thomas Burgess , Samuel Burgess , Jame 3 _Metcatt , Jlrs . Metcalf , all of Congletou , Cd . each ; James Shelmerdine , William Sbelmerdine , John Millrogion _, Joshua Johnson , Salford ; _Sathan Barnes ,
Pendleton ; James Tnrnbull , and Isabella Turnbull , Wigton ; William Westley , Croydon ; James Sweet , Martha Sweet , yottingbam ; William Lister , Joseph Lister , Charles _Appleyard , John Appleyard , John Parkinson , John Barker , Henry Hoyle , Henry Ramsden , John Ramsden , Joseph Bottomry , Nathan Ashworth , "William Barrett , John lloyle , Hiley Greenwood , James Barker , and William Baldwin , of "Wheatley , each person Cd ; "William Stevenson , Spilsby , 2 s . 6 d . ; and Thomas Livsey , Rochdale , 2 s . Gd . E . EoPKiSsos , Secretary . OU Ball-terrace , Hinley , Staffordshire . The above list is so far as I have received to Monday , Jauuary 20 th .
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Exeter . —At a meeting of members held on the l _ tl _» inst ., it was resolved to open a subscription list in aid of the Vf inding-up Fund , to bo kept open for one month . Mr . Fink , of So . 1 , _Oakhatnptonterace St . Thomas , was appointed treasurer . The _meeting was then adjourned to tbat day month . Edinburgh . — The Committee being anxious that this branch should do its duty towards winding up theafiairsoftbe Land Company , have resolved to sit every Monday night , from eight o ' clock till rpn to afford the members an opportunity of - _ t / i ; . wv _fl _. _Pir accounts , whicb , we are informed , _. _... K _tebX tbe 25 th of February next , in order to insure the passing of t he act .
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WINDING TJP -AND DISSOLUTION OF THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY .
- TO THE MEMBERS OF TBE COMPANY . _FniEXDs . — The bill for _dissolving and ¦ winding up the affairs of our association is now prepared , and has been lodged at the proper quarter as required by law , along with a petition from the Directors , for introduction to the House of Commons immediately after the commencement of the approaching session . There yet remains necessary legal and other steps which the presentation of these papers to Parliament will necessitate , which cannot , however , be taken unless the necessary funds be provided forthwith .
The Directors do not desire , nor is it reasonable to expect , that these expenses , which should be borne by the entire Company , should be paid by a section only . They propose that whatever may be advanced for this purpose shall be by way of loan ; that all monies so lent shall bear interest at the rate of five per cent per annum—both principal and interest to be paid out of the proceeds ofthe sale of the Company ' s property , before any dividend shall be made in favour of any member whatsoever . Thus all will be made to contribute towards the fund . Those who will not advance money themselves will be
made to pay interest upon sums lent by others . The Newcastle , South Shields , and Asbton branches have already proposed that a plan of this sort should be acted upon ; and the Directors in thanking them for the suggestion , have now to announce that they have opened a book at the Office ofthe Company , for the purpose of entering sums to the credit of each individual subscriber , who will obtain a certificate of the amount lent , and which certificate shall entitle the holder to receive back , at the winding up of the affairs ofthe Company , both the whole amount lent , together with five per cent , per annum , from the date of its advancement .
That all monies sent shall be hy Post Office Order , addressed to the Directors , Hi , High Holborn , and made payable to the Treasurer , Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., atthe Post Office , Bloomsbury . Branch Secretaries , and others desirous of bringing the affairs of the Company to a speedy and satisfactory settlement , are respectfully requested to promote the loan fob winding ur , to the extent of their power . Feaegus O'Cojwok , _Chmstopher Doyle , Thomas Cmbk , William Dixon , Phillip M _^ _Gtbath .
K10hies Received For Tin*. Week Endikg T...
K 10 HIES RECEIVED For Tin * . Week Endikg _Tuobsdav , Jaxu _ rt 23 bd , 1851 . FOR the TEE HONESTY FUND . RECEIVED BV W . RIDER . . £ s . d . J . Moore , Newport _Fagnell .. .. 010 J . Johnson , Congleton .. .. 0 5 0 A . Rowley , Congleton .. ,, 0 0 3 W . Oxlcy , Sutton-in-Aslfieia .. .. 021 Bishop Wearmouth , per IV . Ovlngton .. 0 10 P . tt . Denny , London .. .. 0 0 C J . lawson , Thoniley Colliery .. .. 0 0 6
Perth , per J . _Cree .. .. 0 3 0 J . Roe _. jun . Calverton .. .. 0 0 fi J . _EmMey _, Kendal .. .. 0 0 G From Barrow Gurney—T . Blainey .. 0 10 0 T . Bond .. .. .. 010 T . _Banborough .. .. 0 10 J . Mitchell , _Halif-a .. .. 020 BoothtownSilkinen , Halifax .. .. 0 11 2 Three Members , Addingham .. . 0 1 0 W . Taylor , Fox Hill B » nk , near Accrington .. 0 2 0 W . Poole , Islington .. .. 0 1 0 Bolton , per J . Yates .. .. 0 8 0 Messrs . Greensliill and _Bateman , City Boad •• 0 10 Nottingham , per J . Sweet .. .. 0 * * j Ripponden _, per S . Morris .. .. 0 3 0 J . Majman , _Ramsj-ate .. .. 0 2 0
Giggleswick , per J . Heaton .. .. 0 3 0 Bradford , per J . Connell .. .. 0 11 -1 A Few Friends , Heaton Mercy , per * y . Higj- * nson 0 0 G IV . Foster ' * Book , Matchester .. .. 0 13 o Mr . Shawcross ' s Book , Manchester .. 0 12 5 J . Wilder , Astoiu . .. .. 0 1 0 C . and W . Brown , Halifax .. .. 0 2 0 Derby , per J . Moss .. .. 0 16 9 D . M'Allum , Wandsfora .. .. 0 1 0 Wotton-under-Edge , perB . Lacey .. 0 0 8 CVlu <; , per J . Watson .. .. 0 10 0 Three Moon , rakers , Chippenham .. 0 1 G Fwm . LuM . glib'itoMgVi—j . _ aj _* , or .. 0 10 Mrs . Dent .. .. .. 013 Ml-. _Kewbold .. .. .. 058 Two Widows , Hampstead .. .. 0 2 0 A Few _Xail-makers , Edinburgh .. 0 3 0
RECEIVED AT LAND OFFICE , J . Hawarth .. .. .. 000 J . Asquith .. .. .. 006 RECEIVED BY JOHN ARNOTT . Huddersfield , per J . Emsall , 5 . Bradley .. 0 10 T . Swales .. .. ,. 016 A . Bradley .. .. .. 006 J . Morris .. .. .. 010 £ 3 ~ n ~" 3
Winding-Up Of The Land Company. Received...
WINDING-UP OF THE LAND COMPANY . RECEIVED BX W . BIDEE . £ S . d . Congleton , per J . Goslin .. .. 0 G 0 From Bishop _Wearmouth—G . Robertson .. 0 0 6 H . H : _iines .. .. 0 0 C W . _Ovington .. .. 0 0 C From London—F . R . Denny , sen . .. 0 0 0 F . _U . Denny , jun . .. ., 0 0 G IInm 6 tUenny .. ,, o 0 0 Elizabeth Denny .. .. 0 0 C T . Jones .. .. .. 0 0 C J . Dempster , Dunsc , N . B . .. .. 0 5 0 J . Kyte , Market Lavington .. 0 0 6 J . Lawson , Thornley Colliery .. .. 0 1 o Perth , per J . Cree -.. .. 0 C 0 Messrs . Marsland . Devonport , Walker , Sunderland , Eddon _, and _Crowher , Hebden Bridge .. 0 3 6 A . Member , Accrington .. .. 0 0 fi Messrs . Tondinsou , Johnson , and Alien ,
Warrington .. .. " .. 0 1 o T . _Blainey , Barrow Gurney .. .. 0 2 R . and S . Williams , Birkenhead .. 0 1 ° W . Turner , Wilton Park Iron Works .. 0 2 _u IV . Poole , Islington .. .. 0 0 C Bolton , per J . Yates .. .. 0 3 0 Nottingham , per J . Sweet .. .. 0 2 3 Hindley , per W . Hotchkiss .. .. 0 4 0 Messrs ' . Carlisle , Druete , Longman , Looker , aud Warner , Oxford .. .. 0 3 0 Proui _Btig htUngsea—G . aad E . March .. 0 10 3 . ando . Griggs .. .. 010 Ripponi . ' en , per H . Morris .. . , 0 5 C J . . Mavuian , Hamsgate .. .. 0 2 0 Giggleswick , per J . Heaton .. .. 0 3 0 Per J . Hone—Banbury .. .. 016 " 0 Bradford .. .. .. 040 Multou .. .. .. 0 3 G
Bradford , per J . _Connell ( a loan ) .. 1 10 0 V . Tierney , Stockport .. .. 0 0 0 J . A ., Bury .. .. .. 010 S . A ., Bury .. .. .. 010 S . Widdop , Addingham .. .. 0 10 B , Kudt " , Hockley , Birmingham .. 0 10 fl . and i . _M'Gh-eron _. Dimmurrey , near Belfast 0 10 Halifax , per J . Si Anderson .. .. 0 17 6 J . Vttlcock , SleafordBranch .. .. 0 10 Wotton under-Edge , per R . Xacey .. 0 7 0 From Colne—i . Crabtree .. .. 010 J . Horsfall .. ... ' . 010 "W . Smith .. .. .. 000 Middlesborough , North Biding , Yorkshire .. 011 0 Three Moon-rakers , Chippenham . 0 10 Georgie Mills , per W . Median ., .. o 5 C W . Salisbury , Preston .. .. 0 0 _fi E . Hogg , Berry Edge .. .. 020 _G-Turnbuli , Berry Edge .. .. 0 10
B-CE 1 _V-D AT LAND OFFICE . _S- Milfc .. .. -S _nr J . Mills .. .. ** 0 0 C G . Coulson .. .. * ' S 2 r W . Newsom .. .. .. 0 0 G Levi Lodge .. .. ° \ _» _L- Lodge .. .. " oil _R , Dickinson .. .. " n i n W . Jessop .. *• " n 7 n J . _Sliaw - ** ' 0 1 0 G . Shaw .. " " \ j . oiiau . - - 0 10
J . _Jessop . * * " o 1 0 G . _Xewsom .. . * " 0 1 0 J . Asliton .. - * " n _i n S . Messenger .. .. " "' 0 1 0 Mr . _Newsom •• •• * ' 0 1 0 J . Newsom .. • " 0 0 6 J . Asquith .. .. il 0 0 6 J . Howarth .. 0 10 D . Medows .. " 0 1 0 B . Medows .. • " * 0 1 0 J . Bobinson .. . " _EEdaVEDBrJOHNABKOIT . Huddersfield , per J . EmsaU , J . Bradley » J } J A . Bradley .. •• £ 9 __ 0 9
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AGITATION FOR THE CHARTER Heceived by W . Bipeb .-J . Majman , Bamsgate _Js . — --Received by Jons AiwoTT . -Miss Helen Macfarlane 10 s-A Bepublican ls-T . Stedman Is-W . Atkins 3 d-Ainend , _Oxford-street Is 6 d-A Few Friends , per 3 . _Mems Is , _Gd-Horobam , per G . _Henness 2 s _ J . R . Ray , C ? P _^ _S lld-Cripplegate Locality , per J . _? . _^ onniT _Ss—> _VestminsterMty , per W . Shute 6 s Cd-Dundee _, per G . Woodward ll-Peterborough _, per E . Scholej 6 s _Ud-Bnstol _, per W . Hyatt Ss-Mes « s . Donaldson , _Rudge , Jebnng , Budd ? _Chesnaye , PMlp , C D ., E . R „ F . Reynolds , and Dicks 10 s . FOR THE HUNGARIAN AND POLISH REFUGEES . Received by W . Ripe * . — T . Blainey , Barrow Gurney Is—Ripponden , per S . Morris 6 d—South Shields , per J . Kyle _U € » _-HuAdMsfield , perE . _Cla-jton'ts— _"Uughhorovush , per ILSefibohiltSd .
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DEFENCEFUND . Received by W . _RiMa—Halifax , per J . S . Anderson 4 s 6 d —Loughborough , per M . Newbold Cd . FOR MR . HOOPER . boM cd _** _*" ' BlDI _* - _** ou B . u ° 0 uB . h per M . New-
Repeal Of The Window Tax. On "Wednesday ...
REPEAL OF THE WINDOW TAX . On "Wednesday night a crowded public meeting of the parishioners of St . Giles aud St . George , Bloomsbury , convened by tho Parochial Association , was held at the _Jlusio-hali , Store-street , in order to adopt measures for obtaining the total and immediate repeal of the window tax . Mr . B . B . Cabbell , M . P ., occupied the chair , and deputations were present from the whole ofthe metropolitan parishes . Mr . Rogers proposed the first resolution , which was merely of a declaratory character , that the window tax was unjust in principle , and oppressive m its operations .
Mr . Savage seconded the resolution . Mr . Bell , M . P ,, supported the resolution , believing that the tax was far more injurious to those who did not pay than to those who did pay ; for those who wero just on the verge of paying the tax , were led to curtail the number of windows in their houses to . tbe greatest possible extent . Ho suggested that petitions should bo prepared in every street against tbis tax , and . that on the first day of the session there should be about thirty petitions presented by some six or seven gentlemen . On the next day forty should be presented , on the next fifty , and so on , increasing until either the name of every street in the metropolis had been heard in the House of Commons , or the Ministers had consented to yield to the unanimous wish of the people . ( Cheers . ) He believed that by this system theropeal of the tax would be obtained in three weeks . ( Cheers . )
Mr . George , clrarchwaruen of St . Anne ' s , supported the resolution , and announced , at the request of Mr . _Lusbington and Sir D . L . Evans , that , should the government refuse the just demands of the people , they wore prepared to do their duty , and to obstruct the _governnient in all matters of supply . ( Cheers . ) Mr . Xicitolay , Mr . Freeiii , and others having spoken to the resolution , it was . carried unanimously . Mr . Cooper moved the second resolution , which contained a petition to Parliament , and a request to each of the members for the borough to support its prayer , and in tho event of tbe tax not being repealed , to vote against tlie supplies being granto _^ . Mr . Moore seconded the resolution , and congratulated tho meeting that men of all shades of political opinions were determined that this tax should no longer exist . It was carried unanimously .
Mr . Wakley , M . P _., on rising was received with great applause , lie said that ha accepted with great pleasure the mission which they had entrusted to him , and he assured ! tbem that nothiug short of actual danger to his health should prevent him from being in the house when the motion should be brought forward . The very course which was now proposed he had suggested in 1848 , in the House of Commons , and the late lamented Sir R . Peel told him , after tho debate had terminated , that he thought he had made a very violent speech . His ( Mr . Wiikley ' s ) reply was , tbat he thought the occasion required it . ( Hear , hear . ) He asked whether the constituencies had done their duty in this matter ? One of the ministers had told him , only
a short time ago , that he didn ' t believe the people cared a straw about it ; and _^ the fact was , that neither in the City of London nor in the Tower Hamlets had a public meeting in opposition to the window tax yet been held . In the great borough of Finsbury also there had only boon one or two . Sow , that was not tho way to take up the question . They must protest against it niiUlflllly and firmly . They must protest , too , against a house tax ; and there are many other things that they must protest against . There must be a great change in the whole system of taxation shortly , and the great principle must be acted upon , that property should be pressed upon severely before
industry was touched at all . ( Loud cheers . ) Eow , they had formed an association there ; did they mean , after the window tax was repealed , to give it up ? ( Xo , no . ) Why , if thoy did , they must bo mere _homceopathists in reform to bo satisfied with such a globule . ( Cheers . ) If good acts were not _dono by a government , the fault lay chiefly with the people , and it behoved them to make such manifestations as no government could resist . The tax was the most iniquitous that had ever been imposed , and it was marvellous to conceive how there could ever have existed a wretch vile enough to impose it . ( Cheers . ) lle , for one , should strenuously resist the _granting of supplies , unless that tax was repealed . ( Cheers . )
On the motion of Mr . W . D . Cooper , a vote of thanks was passed to Lord Duncan , accompanied with a request that he would _brini * on the motion for the repeal at the earliest possible period in the noxt session ; and a deputation having been appointed to wait upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer , in conjunction with the deputations from the other metropolitan parishes , the meeting separated . The Adulteration op Coffee . —The announcement which wo made a few days ago , that the Government was about to put in force tho penalties exigible by act of Parliament against the adulteration of coffee , has caused no small sensation among the fraudulent dealers in that article , who ,
unfortunately for the public , form about nine-tenths of the coffee dealers . What has added to their alarm , is tho activity displayed by the Excise in detecting the adulteration of spices ; and the conviction of one of them a few days ago in penalties to the amount of £ 300 for adulterating pepper , is considered to be a heavy blow and great discouragement to the fraudulent dealers in coffee . For it is now quite evident that tho Governnient cannot permit the extensive frauds in coffee to be tolerated any longer , while the comparatively trifling adulterations of spices have the vengeance of tho law directed against them . Indeed , the coffee question is finally disposed of , the Government having been beaten in every argument they have urged for
further delaying legislative enactments to prevent adulteration . In tho whole kingdom thero are only three patties who support the _pvesont system of adulterating coffee . These are—lst . The adulterators themselves . 2 nd . Our present brilliant Chancellor of the Exchequer , who is reported to he a grower of chicory himself ( see Lancet , Jan . A ) , but whether this is a fact or no we cannot vouch for . And 3 rd . The growers of chicory—certainly a very small number of men . For the sake of these parties the . ' public has been cheated for many years ; the Government has been defrauded of several hundred thousand pounds per annum ; the honest tradesman has had his business injured by his fraudulent
neighbour ; and our colonial grower has had to compete , with his production taxed at the rate of £ 37 Gs . Sd . per ton , against the home producer of chicory , which does not pay ono farthing of duty . So soon as the Order in Council which permits the dealer in coffee to vend chicory is rescinded , and which we understand will be done immediately , the adulteration of coffee will cease instantaneouslyfor it is certain that no tradesman of any means , or any one who bas the slightest regard for his respectability , would mix coffee with any other substance , wlieu he was liable to be informed against by his own servants , and fined in heavy penalties by the Government . —London New Price Current .
An Adventuress in Difficultiks . —Miss Laura Bell , whose name has been much before the public , on the 12 th of September , 1850 , gave at London a bill of exchange for £ 195 , for jewels purchased of Mr . Josh . Joel . She came to Paris without paying the bill , and Mr . Josh . Joel passed it to a Frenchman . When it became due , M . Rognoux , the holder , caused proceedings to be taken on it , and had her arrested . She was taken before the President of the Civil Tribunal , who ordered the arrest to be maintained , as the debt was perfectly regular . Mis 3 Bell , instead of being taken at once to prison , caused herself to bo conveyed to the residence of M . Guy de la _Tour-du-Pin _, ami that gentleman advanced her 5 , 300 f . to pay the debt and costs , but under reserves . The lady was thereupon released , and she has since appealed to the Court of Appeal to have the judgment of the Civil Tribunal , declaring the validity ofthe debt , act aside . But , after hearing
arguments , the court confirmed the judgment . Moose Mills _.- ~ A gentleman in _Kirkaldy , Scotland , has trained a couple of mice , and invented machinery , enabling them to spin cotton yarn . The work ia so constructed that the common house mouse is enabled to make atonement to society for past offences , by twisting twine and reeling from 100 to 120 threads per day . To complete this , the little pedestrians have to run ten miles and a half . A halfpenny worth of oatmeal , at Is . 3 d . per peck , serves one of these treadwheel culprits for the long period of five weeks . In tbat time it makes 110 threads per day . At tbis rate a mouse earns 7 s . 6 d . per annum . Take off 5 d . for board , and Is . for machinery , there will arise 0 s . clear for every mouse annually . The mouse employer was going to make an application for the lease of an old empty house , which would hold 10 , 000 mouse mills , sufficient room being left for keepers and some hundreds of spectators .
New Alimentary Substances for the Working Classbs . —The French Consul at the Republic of Ecuador has brought thence two alimentary new plants of great _import-incc _* . The tuber ot one , called Hocas , has the form of an oblong potato , tbe interior of the substance , however , has a red and yellow colour , and the taste is that of a chestnut . The other is called _JRllico _, and its form and taste is very nearly that of the potato . Both grow wild and in great abundance near Quito , even in the most meagre soil . Experiments on their propagation are now being made at the Jardin d < t Plants , Paris .-Ihe Builder .
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NATIONAL _ASSOCIATION OF UNITED TRADES . T . S . DracoHBE , Esq ., M . P _., President . Established 1 S 45 . " f iat _jusrim . " "If it were possible for the workin !? clnsse 3 , by combining among themselves , to raise , or keep up the general _riiteofwiiges , it need hardly be said that this would be a thing not to be punished , but to be welcomed and rejoiced at . " _tStoart _ilitt .
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The apathy of the working classes is not moro deplorable than it is astonishing . Speak to the most intelligent men connected with tho most intelligent bodiesof operatives , and they all admit the desirability—nay , the necessity—of a National Confederation of Labour , as the only effective means of counteracting the constant encroachments of capital . They all see the evil of their isolated position , but appear to bo deficient iu that energy or honesty of character which should induce them publicly to avow and defend their convictions . Press them home hard , and they can a ) trays discover somo peculiarities in tlieir trade , which constitute a temporary difficulty . The prejudices of men , they say , must bo dealt with tenderly . They will use their best endeavours to prepare the minds of their men , and , in tho meantime , they wish you all possible success .
It is highly amusing to observe the attempts which have heen made , and are still making , to form what are singularly called " . National Associations . " We have seen , and havo expected to have been snuffed out by , a " Metropolitan _National Association for the Organisation of Trades . " This was to swallow up within itself all existing industrial , social , and political movements . Detailed plans were prepared and published , for completely revolutionising the existing _st-ite of society . All the elaborate details were carefully prepared , and embodied in a draught of a bill , which only waited , and we suppose still waits , for a membor to present it _. _^ md a legislature to carry it ,
Then , there is a National Association of Miners , National Association of Printers and Compositors , ¦ National Association of Stonemasons , National Association of the Iron Trades , and a variety of others ; but none seem to dream of the desirability of carrying their nationalising exertions beyond their own particular craft . We sincevely believe that tho _prejudices wliich are said to stand in tho way of effecting what all parties unite in confessing both desirable and imperative , and what the trades must como to at last , does not lie with the masses , but with their leaders . We fear there is in the industrial , as there appears to be in the Democratic political world , an unwillingness to part with the slightest modicum of power and position . Self-aggrandisement rules , instead of a noble , unselfish patriotism .
We know not if this ignoble principle of action applies generally ; but wo know , from our experience , that it does apply , in too many instances . Wo know of no remedy for this humiliating s _' ate of things , but the slow , though sure , progress of public opinion . We beliovo a new light is springing up among our fellow-workmen of nearly all trades , and that they will not permit themselves much longer to be kept back in tho old mill-horso round , but will very soon take upon themselves to " lead tlieir leaders , " and point them the road to a more enlightened and unselfish policy . While the chosen and trusted leaders of the
trades are thus harnessing themselves at tho tail of every progressive movement , and are tugging for their very lives to prevent the consummation of an extensive National Confederation of Labour , tho _evor-watohful enemies are making dire and successful onslaughts on the vital interests ot their bodies . Wo havo before us an address , issued by tbo Jlammernieri of Messrs . Sharp , Brothers , and Co ., of Manchester , in the eighth week of their strike . The writer of this pamphlet appears to see clearl y into the position of his fellow . workmen , and the only effective remedy that presents itself . The address is written with such an earnestness of purpose , and is so repleto with irrefutable arguments in favour of a complete revolution in trades' policy , that we think we shall be conferring a benefit to our cause , and we trust also to the Hammermen of Manchester , by contributing to its publicity : —
"Fellow Countrtmbn , ' — 'To your tents O Israel * was a watchword of caution used among the Hebrews when danger was apprehended , and each man thus warned , took precautions to meet the coming difficulty , or resist the aggressions of the common enemy . " A saying so remarkable and pertinent is equally applicable to labour ' s sons at the present juncture . Circumstances are rising pregmint with the most important results to your order , and duty combined with necessity have forced us into our present position , and which we as brave and honest men , are now determined to carry forward with the help and assistance of others . " For years past we need scarcely tell you that a
crusade against the Order of Labour has been silentl y and steadily progressing . The reduction of the means of resistance has constantly been in procesB , whilst tbe incomplete organisation amongst tradesmen and the working classes have accelerated this levelling system . If proof be _wr-nted , go ask the weavers of Spitalfields—go ask the poor tailor who pines under tho accursed " Sweating System " —go ask the spinner of cotton , and the ill-paid workman at the loom—go ask the Morning Chronicle and its '' Tales of Life" the mechanic , mason , miner , the clerk , tradesman—in a word— ask yourselves . And what is your answer ? Tho same remorseless _levolling—the same financial Joppjng-off , and if heed bo not taken the same destruction awaits all .
"For resistinga most unjustifiableact of financial tyranny the Hammermen of Messrs . Sharp , Brothers , & Co ,, of Manchester have been forced to leave off work . To prevent them winning back tlieir already scanty wages , to render their efforts powerless , a silent conspiracy seems to have been animating masters ; for other shops in the samo trade- _*> nay , even in its higher branches , have received notice of a similar reduction , ranging from 10 to 20 per cent on tho present pviocs . Piatt and Ilibbert's shop at Oldham being already on strike , and tho men on the Leeds fine having received notice for a reduction to a very serious amount . " What means this combined crusade against labour ' s rights ? What does all these continued struggles portend ? Where will they end ? Who is to be sacrificed ?
" Working Men—these are all serious questions , and questions which will be answered . There is danger in keeping aloof . If ono trade is destroyed the scattered remnants become needy and sturdy competitors against your own , and , perhaps , you need scarcely be reminded tbat surplus labour is a fearful antagonist . "Let aU thinking men remember that every fortunate blow struck against labour renders capital more exacting and secure , and themselves more exposed and unablo to resist . " We , the committee of the * Turn Outs , ' venture to assert fearlessly , that the man who sacrifices the interests oi labour to present use , robs posterity of its happiness and involves his own children in the common ruin .
" The hopes of gain should he regulated by a wise prudence , reserving and directing its operations , so as to impart a healthy tone to society , and thereby prepare it to enjoy those blessings flowing from a well regulated government , so that future generations should not have to regret the folly and selfishness of their _eircs , " The Committeo are not blind to the effects which supply and demand havo upon the labour market . * No . Thoy aro ready cren now to recognise the relation which ought to exist between them . What they raise up their voices against is the avariciousness of those men who tako advantage of every circumstance , and make both ( irrespective
of principle ) subservient to their own selfish and inordinate lust , forgetting that a hi gher and more holy authority than even Adam Smith , or his School , has written this promise for man ' s hope' The workman shall be the first partaker of the fruits of his industry ' and which again was sanctioned and stereotyped , by no mere aper of Christian humility and justice , tbat— 'The labourer is worthy of his hire . ' "Itis time , to waken to the reality of these thingB . To be safe you mus act mutually . And by centralizing your interests and energies , the salvation of labour will be secured and capital confined to its legitimate influences .
" In directing attention to these subjects , the Committee in Manchester have the weal of their follow workmen at heart , and they do trust that the assistance of every earnest reformer , unionist , and non-unionist , will be exerted in their behalf , and their own . Let copies be laid upon your lodge tables , upon your work-benches , and be circulated among your friends and societies . Let the man who can read , read aloud to his fellowmen who cannot read—and let bim who is the best debitor among your body tako up the question , and endeavour to promote a more strict union of all trades . A veritable protective union , and success must follow such earnestness , perseverance , and conduct .
" Look at this picture—Even free labour offered with all the _neeessary physical requisites of strength and willingness has grown into a commodity so cheap and valueness that capitalists can afford to spurn it , or buy it up in _massos !!! Thi 3 is only the beginning of the end . Immensel y -wealthy capitalists , will have so centralised trade and manufacture thai huge working _bastilos will become the workshops of the future operative , where the conditions of giving workwill be the mere sustenance of animal life-where _IfDd will represent a moniod equivalent for labour . Where indeed the onlv motive for finding employment will be a compound of fear , interest , and necessit y . ' / Working men , avert such a horrid calamity by union amongst your Belves _.-chibmen and _non-clnhmea your power , if united for nix months , would
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be irresistible . The foolish , narrow jealousies of previous trade combinations must bo unmasked . Vou must bo prepared to strip open and spurn every weak point in your system , the old worn out , stain and injurious custom of trade rules must give way to a manly , progressive , practicable , and healthy organisation . ; ' Working men , have you become dead to these things ? Would you walk in an everlasting unbroken state , and disorganised track ? Has Jonwages stricken you with cowardice tbat you dare not move ? Or , does common suffering , typify Byron s fearful dream—That you live to prey upon
ca ch other . We should say lio—empluititallv No ! Then shake off this apathy—support your ' trade unions—do not shutout the off branches of your industry by unfriendly laws , but accept them as your brother follow workmen—centralise your aims —communicate with each other ' s trade boardsmako no unnecessary retaliatory competitorsremodel vour whole system—Infuse into it some thing of tlie present spirit of the age—Have no an tagonistic sectional branches—Read and think— . Support your own honest press . Rally round your own order , peaceably but firmly—thoughfnlly , but bravely—and you , a kingly crown cannot fail , but win .
"The Central Committee of ihe « Turn Outs ' sitting in Manchester will bo glad to receive assistance or communicate with any trade board , lodge , or society , in furtherance of bringing about a more close amalgamation of all trades . "By " order ofthe Committee , ' " John Smith , Chairman " % 3 _T "All letters and money orders to be addressed ami made payable to John Smith , care of Mr . W . Oath , Navigation Inn , Great Ancoats-strcet , Manchester .
" So money to bo paid to any book , except tho same boar the stamp of the Hammermen ' s Friendly Society , No , 1 , Lodge , Manchester . " In various other quarters , reduction of wage 3 appears to be the order of the day . In Manchester and Oldham , in Leeds , and even in one of the most favoured and enlightened trades in London , a deadly crusade seems to have successfully sot in _against the rights of labour . The compositors of London aro , it appears , to have tbeir wages remodelled upon the Glasgow
standard , notwithstanding the immense din ' _erenco in the cost o f living , rent , and fuel . The wholo body of compositors on the Morning Post , Protectionist journal—tho great sticker for " native industry , "—are , without the slightest notice , superseded by a competent number of men , willingly imported from Glasgow . Yes ! such a perfect unanimity of feeling nnd interests exist amongst the members of this enlightened trade , that tho men of Glasgow arc quite ready , without the sli ghtest compunction of feeling , to givo their best assistance to ruin their own trade .
What else can be expected , when the most intelligent men this and many other trades , persist in keeping themselves , and those over whom they possess influence , isolated and wrapped up in the selfish dignity of their own individualities ? This great evil , whicli might , as wo think , easily have been pi-evented , is , we fear , scarcely now capable of being remedied . The Glasgow men have como to London with a full knowledge of the disgraceful work cut out for them . They como willing tools to work out tho degradation of their order . There has been no
_sympathy or notions of united interest fostered or encouraged between the compositors of London and Glasgow . They have been kept as strangers , and they treat each other as strangers . We tru > t that these unfortunate occurrences will at least have the effect of arousing men to examine into the principles of union , to ask themselves whether their ideas or position in relation to their fellow-workmen , in their own and other trades , havo not been too narrow and selfish j and whether thoy are not capable of a _v-ido extension , with great benefit to themselves and others .
We have received several letters this week from tbo sailors of Lynn , who , to the number of upwards of 300 , are gallantly resisting a foul conspiracy of their Protectionist employers—the shipowners of Lynn—to reduce their wages from £ 3 to £ 210 a . pec voyage , averaging , perhaps , a three weeks' duration . What particular pica is offered for this attempted reduction , we know not ; hut we do know that there is ' not a body of men in England who are better entitled to tho pittance they claim , than arc these men . The severity and dangerous nature of their employment , and the immense profits realised by the shipowners in the coal trade , renders their present attempt to rob their labourers of their hire utterly infamous .
We rejoice to learn that the inhabitants and rate * payers of the port have shown a wise and generous disposition to aid the seamen in their noble determination to withstand the cruel robbery . The Central Committee having been appealed to for their good offices , have agreed to render tha gallant fellows such aid as the laws and constitution of the Association will warrant . Our oltl opponents , the Perrys of Wolverhampton , according to om * latest advice , havo two new dodges on bhe carpet : — 1 st . —To import labour from Germany !!!
2 nd . —To get up forthwith an Indictment for Conspiracy against thirteon individuals !!!! Wc shall tako immediate stops to counteract the first move ; and as for the second , wo havo every reason to give them credit for the desire , but are very much disposed to think that the attempt , if made , will turn out a dead failure . William Peel , Secretary . 250 , _Tottenham-court-roau .
Tne Operatives Of Bingley. To The Editor...
TnE OPERATIVES OF _BINGLEY . to the editor of tiie northern star . Sir , —You will recollect that in your last week ' s Eaper thero appeared an account ofa public meeting eing held iu tho Working Man ' s Hall , Keighley ; that meeting was for the purpose of organising tho different localities to withstand the reductions continually being made on tho poor operatives . The manufacturers have long had a determination to try how little they can get their work done for , instead of trying how much they could afford to give , so as to increase the happiness of those whom they aro indebted to for every comfort they enjoy , and on whom they arc solely dependent . The workmen of Messrs . J . Sharp and Sons , Bingley , have made a
bold and determined stand against this practice , They at once told their employers , that if they persisted in making such uncalled for reductions , that they would cease to work for them . Hence the struggle began ; but tbe workmen saw that they would not be able to withstand their employers without the co-operation of their fellow . labourers ; tho required assistance was rendored , and thus tho local union was commenced . It appears strange that the account of this triumph of labour over capital should never have appeared in tho Leeds Times , - . hough a full report was sent , together with a request tbat it should be inserted . At the publio
mooting held in tho Working Man ' s Hall , Keighley , it was unanimously agreed , that a copy of the resolutions should be sent to the Northern Star , also to tho Leeds Times , requesting both the editors to insert them ; and that should tho editor of the Leeds Times refuse to insert them , it should be mado public through the medium of tho "Sorthcm Star , so that working men might save themselves the trouble of sending any report of thoir feeble efforts to resist oppression , to apapcr that only movea with tho Times . As secretary for the union , I have to request the insertion of this on behalf of the public meeting . Your ' s respectfully ,
B . Morrel . [ This letter was received too late for insertion last week . All country correspondence should be posted in time for the London mail on Wednesday evening . —Ed . N , S . \
The Type-Founders' Strike. To The Editor...
THE TYPE-FOUNDERS' STRIKE . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —The strike of type-founders ( of which _several notices have appeared in your journal , ) is at length brought to a termination . After various interviews an amicable arrangement was made on Friday week ; the men resumed their employment on . Saturday , and wo have every reason to believe that a good feeling will mutually prevail , and that respect for each other ' s rights will ultimately supersede all the ill feoling which such contentions invariably engender . We most sincerely thank all trades and individuals , who , through your influence , have in ao way helped us in our troubles . In a few weeks a balance sheet will be prepared and printed , and those who have assisted us shall bo supplied with a copy of the same on application . _ou ? bKi thaRking ? W fW _ymV kind fmiceB oa We ar _« , yours , very faithfully , The Commiteee .
Cockade. —Tho Black Cockade Worn By The ...
Cockade . —Tho black cockade worn by the oftcers of tho army and navy is the relic ofa custom which probably dated from the Hanoverian succes « s top ; the black cockade being the Hanoverian badge , tbe white that of the Stuart . In " Waverley , " when the hero for the first time meets the Baron Bradwardine , he is accosted by the latter thuB : _•« And so yon have mounted tho cockade ? Right , right ; though 1 could have wished the colour different . "—Notes and Queries . Funeral of the late Duke of Newcastle . — The interment of the Duke of Newcastle took place on Tuesday afternoon , in the mausoleum which he had caused to be erected in tie church of Markham Clinton , distant from Clumber Park , about six or seven miles . The tenantry , in number nearly 500 , assembled by appointment on horseback , at the mansion of the late noble deceased ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 25, 1851, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_25011851/page/5/
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