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AMERICA AND HER SLAVE SYSTEM. London : S...
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Februaby 28, 1846. , The North3ern Star....
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BEAUTIES OF BYRON . SO . XX __ - " XHEBB-DS OF ABTDOS . ' _. The following extracts are fiom the second cant _, thi . beautifa-poem : —
SELIM ASD lUL-IKA . His robe of pride was thrown aside , His brow no high-crown'd turban bore , Bat in its stead a shawl of red , Wreathed slightly round , his temples wore * * * # "I said I was not what I seem'd ; And now thou see ' st my words were true : I have a tale thon bast not _dream'd , If sooth its truth must others rue . 3 __ y story now ' twere vain to hidt _^ I must not see the Os man ' s bride : Bnt had not thine own lips declared How much of that young heart I shared ,
I could not . must not ; yet have shown , The darker secret of my own . Jit this I speak not now of love ; That , let time , truth , and peril prove : Bntirst—— oh ! never wed another- . _Zuleika . ' I am not tby brother _' " Oh ! not my brother ! _yatunsay—God ! am I left alone on earth To mourn—I dare not caree—the day That saw my solitary birth ! Ob ! thou wilt love me now no more ! My sinking heart foreboded ill ; Bnt know ine all I was before ,
Thy aster—friend—Zuleika stilL Thon led ' st me here perchance to kill ; If thon hast cause for vengeance , see My breast is offer * - —take tby £ 11 ! Far better with the dead to be Than live thus nothing now to thee : Perhaps far worse , for now I know "Why Giaffir always seem'd thy foe ; And I , alas ! am Giaffir . child , For whom thon wert contemn ' ., reviled . If not thy sister—wonld ' st thon save My life , oh ! bid me be thy slave .
Of the following passage , Moore says : —" The _longest , as well as most splendid , of those passages frith which the perusal of tus ( Biros ' - ) own strains _, daring revision , " inspired him , was that rich flow of feeling which follows the couplet' Thou , my Zuleika , share and bless my bark , ' izc . —a . strain of poetry , which , for _ensrgy and tenderness of thought , for music of versification , and selectness of diction , has , throughout the greater portion of it- but few rivals in either ancient or modern song . " « * " I have a love for freedom too . Ay ! let me like the Ocean-Patriarch roam _. Or only know on land the Tartar ' s boms ! My tent on shore , my galley en the sea , Are more than cities or Sends to me : Borne by my steed , or wafted by my sail , Across the desert , or before the gale ,
Bound where thou wilt my barb ! or glide , my prow ! But be the star that guides the wanderer thon ! Thou , my Zuleika , share and bless my bark ; Tbe Dove of Peace and promise to mine ark ! Or , since tbat hope denied in worlds of strife , Be thou the rainbow of the storms of life ! The evening beam that smiles tbe clouds away _. And tints to-morrow with prophetic ray ! Blest—as the Muezzin ' s strain from Mecca ' s wall To pilgrims pure and prostrate at his call ; Soft—as the melody of youthful days , Tbat steals the trembling tear of speechless praise ; Bear—as Ms native song to Exile ' s ears Shall sound each tone thy long-loved voice endears . For thee in those bright isles is built a bower Blooming as Aden in its earliest hour . A thousand swords , with Selim * . heart and hand , Wait—wave—defend—destroy—at thy command !
How dear the dream in darkest hours of ill , Should all be changed , t « find thee faithful still ! Be bnt thy soul , like Selim ' s , firmly shown j To thee be Selim ' s tender as thine own ; To soothe each sorrow , share in each delight , Blend every thought , do all—bat disunite ! Once free , ' tis mine our horde again to guide : Friends to each other , foes to aught beside : Yet there we follow but the bent assign * - By fatal Nature to man ' s warring kind :
Mark ! where his carnage and his conquests cease He makes a solitnde , and calls it—peace ! I , like ihe rest , most nse my skill or strength , Bnt ask no land beyond my sabre ' s length : Power sways bnt by division—her resource Tbe blest alternative of fraud or force ! Ours be the last ; in time deceit may come When cities cage as in a social home : There ev ' n tby soul might err—how oft the heart Corruption shakes which peril could not part !
With thee all toils sire sweet , each clime hath charms ; Earth sea alike—onr world within our arms ! Ay—let the loud winds whistle o ' er the deck , So -hat those aims cling closer round my neck ; Tbe deepest murmur of this lip shall be Ko sigh for safety , but a prayer for thee 2 For thetragicalsequel , we must refer the reader to the poet's works .
Songs For The People No. Vii. *We Will B...
SONGS FOR THE PEOPLE NO . VII . * WE WILL BE FREE . Base oppressors , leave your slumbers ! Listen to a nation ' s cry ! Hark ! united , countless numbers Swell the peal of agony ! Lo , from Britain ' s sons and daughters , In the depths of misery , lake " the sound of many waters , " Comes the cry— " We will be free 1 "
Tyrants quail . ' — the -awn is breaking—Dawn of freedom ' s glorious day ! Despots oa their thrones are quaking—Iron bands are giving way ! Kingcraft , priestcraft , black oppression Cannot bear the scrutiny ! "ff e bave learnt this startling lesson"If we will , we can be free : *' By our own —our children ' s CB __ i __ B , — Bj the fire within our veins , — By each truth-attesting martyr , — By their tears and groans and pains ,- — By our rights by nature given , — By ihe voice of liberty , — We proclaim before hi ~ h heaven ,
That " we must , tre « _itt be fret !" Winds and waves the tidings carry ! Spirits in your stormy car Winged with lightnings , —do net tarry ! Bear the news to lands afar ! left tbem , —sound the thrilling story Louder than thc thunder ' s glee , — That a people ripe for gloiy Are _dttermu-V- to le free ! 3 . A . Leatheelakd .
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The People's Jourxaizpirtl London: Artis...
THE PEOPLE'S _JOURXAiZpIrtL London : Artisan Office , Wellington-street North , Strand . We hail this publication as well worthy of its title , and well deserving the _people ' s support- We have looked through most of tbe articles contained in this Part , and have perused them witb much satisfaction . Tbe object ol the Peop le ' s Journal , as Btated by its editor , is the " combining amusement , general literature , and instruction , with an earnest and businesslike inquiry into tbe best means of satisfying tbe claims of industry- " This object is a great and noble one , and , on the whole , is pursued with spirit and talent by tbe editor and his assistants . It may be as
well to name these writers . First , the " editor" is Mr . John _Saukders ( if we remember right ) , an able and popular contributor to thc Illuminated Magazine and Douglas JemMs Magazine . The editor is assisted by WiiiiAji and Mart Uowitt , whose natural , truthful , and beautiful productions have earned for their names a world-wide reputation ; Asg . b B . Reach , one of the most pleasing writers of the day ; C ___ u _ i __ To-iaux , Thorxioj ? iiu . sr , J . Bourse , Aksheidt Weaver , Maki Leman Gillies , Carollke A . White , W . J . Lesxoh , the author of "Orion , " and W . J . Fo __ , whose contributions to the Journal are , his "Lectures " delivered atthe National ilalL \ Ye must confess that our admiration of this gentleman is not ofa Tery enthusiastic character , his
alliance with the " League" forbids that . The cheap philanthropy which exhibits itself in the shape ot Covert-Garden harangues against the " tyrant landlords , " while not a word is uttered against the tyrant IE-Uocrats , is not to our taste . Experience has proved the " cheap bread" gentry to be the remorseless oppressors of labour . Bent on their own aggrandisement , bent on making themselves the sovereign power in the State , they nave leagued against the landlords , but in so doing they have had no desi gn to derate and free the workiug classes . The object of the Leaguers is not the abolition of privilege and the destruction of tyranny , but merely the changing of the outward form and semblance of " privilege , " and the increase of their own enormous power and tyranny . Ko . nela-OTfs tins better than Mr . Foxnevertheless
, , for certain reasons , he has leagued himself with that Party- His " lectures" iu this publication enunciate tbenoblcst principles , and breathe the warmest sympathies , clothed in the most eloquent language ; but how many of Mr . box ' s League friends , the •« cheapbread philanthropists , " how many of them will " endorse' the principles , views , and sentiments prodaimed in these "Lectures" ? If , then , we are anything but enthusiastic admirers oi Mr . Fox it may be granted that- we speak without favour or prejudice , when we award to these " Lectures" our hearty approval ; and add , that they form one of tbe most attractive and valuable features ofthis publication . The " People ' s Portrait GaJlcry , " by William Howrrr , next claims attention . Charles Dickens and William Wobhswobih ( Poet _Laureate ) have
The People's Jourxaizpirtl London: Artis...
thm portraits , personal and intellectdal , exhibited in this Part We would suggest to Jfr . _SSwEJ flat in a _pubhcation like the People ' s Journal , _soroS thing more than an analysis ofthe mental and moral ? hai _SS r i . a ma ? _SsD »* ra * - Wordsworth . w needed ; the " people" will desire to know lome ' _Sifr _^ _^ these _^ _« s which _, Mr . Howm ' 8 sketehes are imperfect . Two pictorial sketches , entitled " Scenes from SoViety _. " _arenven by Kesnt Meadows , to which are appended articles by _AsGrjsB . Reach , entitled "TbeTitat the Play , » and « The Taveniat Midn . ght » - _^ everly written and very amusing . The articles on " The Organisation of Labour , " do not appear to us very
raising , nut the writers may , probably , better develope their ideas in future articles . Not the least important feature ofthis publication is " The Annals of Industry , " a weekly record of aU that most concerns the working-man to know , with regard to the state ofhis Trade—Strikes—amount of Employment —decrease ofthe hours of Labour—bearings of . Law npon Industry , & c ., Ac . These " Annals" are impartially written , and will form a valuable record of the condition , straggles , and progress of the productive classes . The engraving- are . admirably exe cuted , the paper excellent , the print tasteful , the form convenient and handsome , and the price but three-halfpence a number ! To "the People" we heartily recommend this excellent publication .
America And Her Slave System. London : S...
AMERICA AND HER SLAVE SYSTEM . London : Simpkin and Marshall , Stationers Halleourt . The author of tbis interesting brochure proclaims himself an advocate of the inalienable rights ofall men , of whatever country or complexion ; and , consequent ! _^ a determined foe to tbat most abominable of all " " organised hypocrisies , " the " peculiar institution" of slavery in the " model Republic . " In exposing and denouncing this curse and ulcer of American society , he employs both prose and verse , excelling , however , in the former , lie is no enemy to Republicanism ; but , on the contrary , defends thc American revolution , and is lavish in his praise ofthe
philosophers and heroes who founded the United States Commonwealth . Hc argues not against Democracy , but against that most hypocritical and infamous of all aristocracies , that which works its devilish doings in the name of Democracy , aud enacts the most frightful injustice in the name of liberty . Be takes bis stand on tbe "Declaration of Independence , " and demands that its principles should be abided by , and its promises fulfilled . The poetical portions of our author ' s composition , which portion he entitles "The'Land ofthe Free ; ' or a Rod for Republican Slave Holders , " he introduces with the following appropriate travesty of a passage in Byron : —
" Oh ! ye who teach humanity to nations , — France , England , * free' America , or Spain , — I pray jou flog ( / lent well on ali occasions ; It mends their morals , —never mind the pain ! Even nations sometimes need this sharp correction In order to arouse them to reflection I " "Notes and Illustrations , " which form the most valuable portion of the work , are added at great length . These " notes , " < fcc ., we have _^ erased with _sickening . interest . The Americans will tell ns to look at home , and rid ourselves of the injustice and social slaveiy—the slavery of poverty—existing here , before we too closely scan their institutions , or condemn them . Bnt , admitting the worst tbat tbe Americans can charge against this country , and Europe generally , two blacks do not make a white , and European wrong forms no justification of American
crime . Besides , the people of England are powerless , while the people of America are all-powerful . The ? eople of this country are the ruled , those of the Jnited States are the rulers . Again , to the American Republic was committed a mighty mission , tbat ofgetting an example to all the nations of the earth , " and promoting the general freedom and happiness of mankind . Has that mission been abided'by ! We are of the Democratic party—our sympathies are with that party throughout the world ; but we will not tolerate crimes against liberty because so-called democrats are the criminals ; on the contrary , for that veiy reason , we will thc more energetically denounce those crimes . But for an extraordinary press of matter , we would have given some extracts from this pamphlet—we may do so at a future time ; in the meantime we recommend it to our readers , as well worthy of their attention ,
Unhealthiness Of Towns, Its Causes And R...
_UNHEALTHINESS OF TOWNS , ITS CAUSES AND REMEDIES . London : C . Knight and Co ., 22 , Ludgate-street . The above is the title of two of a series of lectures , delivered and published under the auspices of the Health of Towns' Association , of which the Marqui * of Nobmakbt is chairman . The following are the objects ofthis most excellent and praiseworthy Association : — _I . To diffuse among the people the valuable information elicited by recent inquiries , and the advancement of ' science , as to the physical and moral evils that result from the present defective sewerage , drainage , suppb of water , air , and light , and- construction of dwelling houses . II . To correct misconception as to the expense ot the requisite measures , and to remore groundless apprehension as to interference with existing pecuniar , ) interests .
III . To devise and to endeavour to obtain some better means than at present exist for tbe investigation of th . causes of mortality iu any locality , and for the raortfiectual protection of the public by tht prompt removal of those noxious causes wbich are proved to be _. *• _movabla _, IT . To facilitate legislative enactments and their application , by the diffusion of sanitary information bearing on the several points . One of the lectures before ns was delivered by Williah Augustus Gut , M . B . ( physician to King ' _Collcje Hospital ) , at Crosby Hall , Bishopsgate-street , in the metropolis ; the other by H . D . Grainger , Esq . ( lecturer on physiology at St . Thomas's Hos pita !) , at the Royal Institution , Liverpool , and the
Athene um , Manchester . Both lectures abound with the most appalling facts illustrative ol the insalubrity of our _ltnre cities and manufacturing towns , and thtpestilence and death resulting therefrom ; at the same time showing the causes , and pointing out the remedies . The state of things exhibited in these lectures is most disgraceful to the legislators and administrators of the government of this country—thc most expensive government in the world . Commis--ioners may report evils , and suggest remedies , but experience has proved that the government -will never move iu the path of improvement until forced to do so by public opinion . To create the necessar _. opinion the present ignorance so extensively
prevailing upon the great questions affecting the health , and even existence of the population , must be dispelled ; and these lectures , as originally delivered , and a * now published , seem to us well calculated to promote so desirable a consummation . At present we have not space at command to give extracts , but it is our iatection to do so at the first favourable opportunity . In the meantime we urge our readers to procure these lectures ofthe publisher , or the agents of the Association . We should be glad to hear of them being read and discussed at working men ' s meetings . We may add , that the Health of Toumt' Association has our warmest good wishes , and any aid we can render in promoting its olg ' ects shall be cheerfully accorded .
Colonization On Principles Of Pure Chris...
COLONIZATION ON PRINCIPLES OF PURE CHRISTISM . ByEowABDKiNG . This is a carious pamphlet , written by a . man who is evidently in earnest , who desires to better the condition of the working class , and has some sound ideas as regards tlie means capable of effecting that much to be desired end ; but , unfortunately , he so mystifies his good sense by enveloping it in a thick cloud of nonsense , tbat it is extremely difficult to understand what he does mean . The present pamphlet appears to be one of a series , and his " plan" appears to have been developed more fully in the previous numbers . Briefly , as well as we can make out , his scheme appears to be this , —to found "baby nations" along the coasts and inthe interior of Africa , commencing at the Cape of Good Hope .
These nations are to be regulated by a new principle , that of Christian love , to the extinction ofall _selfishness . In this case there will be more than enough to satisfy the wants ofall . The "more-than-enough , " which the writer calls plus , will constitute , as it always has done , the floating wealth of nations . Tliis plus will be distributed bo as to meet every want and satisfy every desire . One-third will go as rent to the crown , for the soil which the baby nations cultivate ; one-third to meet the dividends on the shares of the capitalists ; and one-third to be subdivided , according to age only , amongst the inhabitants of the same establishment . The reign of competition is to be overthrown , and Christism is to take the place of Diabolism—plenty , that of want—truth , that of falsehood—civilisation , that of barbarism—and freedom that of slavery . This is more fully detailed in a suceested prospectus of " a South African
Colonisation Company , " annexed to the pamphlet . In looking forward to the realisation of his views , he looks principally to the working class for aid and co-operation . He . has hopes that a few benevolent landlords may help the good work , but he expects nothing from the aristocracy generally ; ofthe clergy he has a still worse opinion , and of the mere moneygrubbing capitalists he has a perfect horror . Our own class , reviewers , editors , & c , bethinks no worse of , than that they are ignorant , and therefore cannot appreciate bis views ; and to enlighten tliem he _goodhumourediy favours "the race that write" with a lecture explanatory of his system . For ourselves , we must confess that the explanation has mado " confusion worse confounded , " and mystified us more than we were previous to reading the lecture . We fear that most of Mr . King ' s readers will be in the same predicament , and have to say with
Byron—. "I wish he'diBustrate hisUhsstration 1 " Those of our readers who have a taste for the " curiosities of literature , " will do well to read Mr . _Klng _' s pamphlet . Their labour , too , will not be altogether in vain , as they will find therein good principles enunciated , which , if not very novel in the _ _gselves , are certainly treated after a novel fashion .
Meetings In Behalf Of The Chartist Exile...
MEETINGS IN BEHALF OF THE CHARTIST EXILES . EXILES' RESTORATION COMMITTEE . This body met at the 1 I _« U , l , Turij . igaili . liLn .. Farring dim-street , on Sunday afternoon , February 22 nd . Mr . John Shaw was unanimously called to the chair . The attendance of delegates was very numerou s . Additional credentials were presented by Messrs . Sweetlove and Tanner , Greenwich ; Messrs . Worledge , Packer , Pattenden , and Goodwin , Marylebone ; and Messrs . Dunn and J . Caughlin , City of Loudon . The minutes ofthe last meeting having been duly , confirmed , the address and circular drawn up by the sub-committee were presented and highly
approved of . Mr . f . Clark delivered the report of the _subcommittee , and stated that they had written to Mr . Duncombe , requesting him to postpone his motion for a short period , but they had not yet received an answer ; but if they did not receive an answer in the affirmative early on Monday morning they would make it their business to wait on the honourable member for Finsbury , _< and urge him thereto . Mr . Doyle said they had suggested that it be postponed for three weeks , by wiiich time he calculated they would be enabled to get their petitions in , numerously signed . Mr . John Simpson moved , — ' That this committee hereby depute tho _fiUli-COmmittee to wait on Mr . Duncombe to-morrow morning , and urgently request him to oostnone hia motion for
three weeks . ' Mr . Pattenden seconded the motion . A considerable number of members having adduced unanswerable reasons in its . favour , it was put and carried unanimously . On the motion of Messrs . Simpson and M'Grath it was resolved that deputations be appointed to aid the several localities in setting up public meetings in tho boroughs of Finsbury , Southwark , Lambeth , and the City of London ; and that the Guildhall , be . obtained in the latter place , and tlio Town Hall of Southwark , if possible . " " That Messrs . Dunn and Overton be thc deputation for the City of London ; and that Messrs . Simpson and Rogers be such deputation for the boroughs of Southwark and Lambeth , with power to
add to their number . " " That Messrs . J . Shaw , Overton , Dunn , Tucker , snd Stallwood , be a subcommittee for getting up a public meeting in Finsbury , with power to add to their number . " " That this committee do . at its rising , adjourn until Thursday evening next , at the Part & nium . ' 72 , St . Martin ' s-lane , at eight o ' clock precisely . " Mr . Christopher Doyle was unanimously elected treasurer . The following sums "were received in support of the committee : —Mr . _Rathbone , ls . ; Mr . Loft , dd . ; Mr . Mills , on behalf ofthe Whittington and Cat locality , 4 s . ; Mr . J . Caughlin , on behalf of thc City locality , 7 s . 9 id . A vote of thanks was given to the chairman , and the meeting adjourned .
MEETING IN THE POTTERIES . The Chartists of Hanley and Shelton were taken by surprise upon seeing , bythe Star of Saturday last , that Mr . Duncombe intended bringing on his motion for the return of the Welch patriots on the following Tuesday—but , nevertheless , a good meeting wan held on Monday last , in the Christian Brethren ' s Room . Mr . J . Yates was called to the . chair , who opened the meeting by making a few appropriate remarks . Mr . Joint Moss moved the first resolution , seconded by Mr . Moses Simpson , in a masterly speech ,
and was , by great exertions on the part of our old friend , Daddy Richards , who is in a very weak statu of health , most ably supported , and carried unanimously . Mr . George Mart , in a thrilling speech , proposed the petition , whicli , being ably seconded by Mr . J . Livesly , was carried without a dissentient voice , and immediately posted to Mr . T . Duncombe for presentation . The meeting then chose a committee of twenty , forthe purpose ot getting up a demonstration in behalt of the exile Ellis . The meet * ing then separated .
Bilston, Trasnat Morniso.—Having Been Au...
Bilston , TrasnAt Morniso . —Having been authorised by the unanimous voice of the inhabitants , in public meeting assembled , to be one of the parties to visit the clergy of all denominations , to solicit their signatures to the petition on behalf of Frost , Williams , and Jones , wc did so yesterday . We first visited Mr . Fletcher , incumbent of St . Leonard's , with the petition ; and after reading it , he said he could not sign it , because he believed the parties to be guilty of the crime for which they were now suffering . Although there appeared an informality in the trial , and the judges differed on certain points , yet he believed them to be guilty ; but he would do anything for us in consistency . We next visited Mr , J . B . B . B . B . B . Owen , of Su . Mary ' s ; he happened
to be iu the church ; I presented the petition to him , asking him if he would be kind enough to favour us with his signature ; he emphatically said "No ! but if it was one to keep him where he it , I would sign it . The law is stronger than John Frost . What ! assist in getting a firebrand home . No ! Liberty is one thing , anarchy and bloodshed is another . No ! no ! I shall feel a pleasure in doing anything for you in reason , at any time I am asked . " We next visited the Catholic priest ; he said he would sign it , but he did aot wish to take the lead ; be must see a few name * tirst . I told his maid to tell him we had some thousands , but we wished to have the ministers of all sects next to the petition head . Well , we must " call again in the evening . " We did so ; then we must ' ¦ go again in the morning . " We then went to the Baptist minister : " Yes , " said he , " walk in ; I think they have no business there . " He signed , and his wife , and two more in the house . We then went
to the Methodist minister ; he asked us in , and seated us ; he asked me if I knew them personally ( meaning ihe exiles ); I said "No . " He said , " He was in Wales at the time , and he knew them all personally ; and iie believed their wives were glad they were removed from them , especially Mrs . Jones ; she was a good woman , but Jones ' s character was such that prevented him from signing , and he considered them better off than being here . " This fellow kept preaching to us nearly half an hour . We next visited the magistrates ; they were from home , with the exception of one , Mr . Foster ; he said he must see his colleague first . We next called on some of the principal shopkeepers , and met with more sympathy than we expected . In thc whole we obtained 4 , _ . 0 signatures . I received a letter from the lion . C . P . Villiers , M . P ., stating that he should feel great pleasure in presenting the petition . Itwas despatched to him last night at eight o ' clock . —Jons * Jones , secretary .
No Vote! No Musket!! Meeting At Hawick. ...
NO VOTE ! NO MUSKET !! MEETING AT HAWICK . On Wednesday last a public meeting , called on requisition by Bailie Briggs , was held in the Townhall , Bailie Briggs in the chair , when resolutions condemning , in the strongest terms , the contemplated calling out ofthe militia , were unanimously agreed to ; and a petition , founded on the resolution , was passed , and ordered to be sent to Mr . Duncombe for presentation to the House of Commons . The meeting was an enthusiastic one . The Ilall was crowded , and the speeches breathed a . spirit of determined hostility to the raising of t ! . e militia , whatever mode may be adopted by the government for that purpose .
Letter From W. S. Crawford, Esq., M.P., ...
Letter from W . S . Crawford , Esq ., M . P ., on the Militia Movement . —The following communication from the Honourable Member for Rochdale will be read with deep interest : — London , Feb . 20 th , 184 G . Deab Sib , —I have received your leuer _, _together witb petitions from the inhabitants of llochdale , Small Bridge , and LittleborouEh _, against tbe enrolment of the militia , wbicb I shall take care to present to the Ilouse of Commons . A question waa lately put to Sir Jumes Graham on this suujcet;—he answered , that there was no immediate intention of enrolling the militia , but that it was intended to introduce a bill for consolidating and amending the Militia Acts , and by which the mode of raising tbat body , be expected , would be _improved .
Notwithstanding this statement , I think it 11 highly desirable the opinion of the country should be'expressed , with regard to compulsory conscription in any form Besides other objections , the system of balloting for the militia bas always fallen witb most unju ; t and intolerable pressure upon tbe poor , and I am satisfied tliere is no real necessity for resorting to such means of railing a militia body in auy case iu this country . I am convinced tbat if it were necessary to provide for the defence of the native soil of Englishmen against foreign aggression , the voluntary services ofthe people would not be refused . If , then , security against tbe possible contingencies of foreign war be then * object , tbat security can best be
obtained by such improvements in our political constitution as will give the people that just share of influence in the legislature which they do not now possess , but which they respectfully claim ; and thus creating that assurance of just laws and good government wliich will always bind the hearts and affections of the people to the state . If this great basis of national defence bs firmly established , no foreign enemy shall ever be able to raise a triumphant standard on British land . I am , dear Sir , Yours , faithfully , _KVh . Suabman Cbawfoiib . Mr . William Logan . Rochdale .
Militia. — Working Mes ! Abandon Tho Mil...
Militia . — Working Mes ! abandon tho militia clubs , and join the Anti-Militia Asso-uUion . Do unto others as you would have others do unto you . Should you be called upon to serve in so disgraceful an affair , and like not to do the dirty work , act not the part of cowards by trying to place it on the backs of your poorer fellow working men ; neitheradvise others to take a course you fear to pursue yourselves ; hut resist peaceably a law so unjust and flagrant , and one that you have had no participation in making . It ig my intention tc fill the militia document as follows : — "Joseph Morgan , Chartist ; one of 3 ,-00 , 000 of the British subjects who signed the great national petition praving for a voice in tho election of those who make the Jaws whicli we are called upon and bound to obey , but whose entreaties werc scoffed at , and treated with disdain . " Working men , let tliis be your motto : — " __* Jo Vote , no Musket ! " —J . Mokoajj , Deptford .
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IM _t _& _JS MEETING OF THE LONDON _SS ™ S .-PROPOSED . ESTABLISII . MEN OF MANUFACTORIES OF THEIR _UVYiN . A public meeting , convened by the boot and shoemakers ot London , was held in tha spacious _thentre of the Mechanics * Institution , _Southampton-builUings , _Chancery-lane , on Monday evening , February 23 rd . Tho primary cause for convening the meating was the " document . signing tyranny attempted to be practised by the master shoemakers of Belfast , and a- portion of the master shoemakers of London ; and the sec * ___ ry cause was that of considering the _propriety of _estaWislitag manufactories of their own . Sir . _M'Bee , _» f Belfast , was unanimously called to the chair , and said—He was happy to see so many assembled to sympathise with his oppressed but chivalric fellow shopmates of Belfast . He would only detain them while he gave a brief ou 1 ine of theirca _. e . A few months bock the employers of Belfast made an attempt to reduce the wages of the men in their employ , whieh attempt was , as he hoped all similar attempts would be , successfully resisted . ( Loud cheers . ) Smarting under defeat , the masters banded themselves more closely together forthe purpose of utterly destroying the workmen ' s •• " Trade Society ; " and with this view they resolved , in December last , to employ no workman who would not lign the _following odious and highly degrading " document" : — Belfast , January , 184 G . I do hereby agree to work for Mr . , boot and shoemaker , street , for twelve months from this date ; and also engage and bind myself _| to finish his work in a sufficient and proper munncr ; and _' l do aho disclaim all connexion with the Shoemakers' Society , while in his employment . Signed , —————Witness———— Not only bave the men of Belfast to contend against this tyrannical document , but they have to meet and defend themselves against a charge of " conspiracy" alleged against them by their employers—the committee ofthe workmen ' s society being bound over by the Belfast magistrates to take their trial _attheensuing Spring assizes . _Afi regarded the strong shoemakers of London , it was only necessary for him to intimate that tbeir employers wished to compel them to withdraw from their trade society . While the employers of Belfast propose a docitmcnt binding the men to remain in their employ for twelve months , they make no stipulation for finding them a sufficient _supply of work : neither do tliey say wbat wages it will
please them to give . ( Cries of " Hear , bear . " ) Now , as the Combination Laws were repealed , be contended that the men bad a right to meet together and decide what wages they should have for their labour—( loud cheers ); —he hoped they would give a fair hearing to all who might present themselves , and that they would be unanimous in tbe resolve to support the oppressed . 'Loud cheers . ) lie would how introduce Mr . Wilson , of the city division , to their notice . He said the resolution be held in his hand asserted " that the interestof the working classes was identical in all countries ; " he thought this was indisputable , although there were those who said that _cempetitionshould be rife between the workman of nation and nation , but he , on the contrary , thought a good understanding should prevail between man and
man—that they should co-operate for the general good , and then a just and equitable exchange of goods might be made betwixt nation and nation , and not before . ( Loud cheers . ) Tyrannical documents had been submitted by base employers to their workmen before , both in London and Belfast , but the tyrant capitalist had beeu compelled to withdraw them , and no doubt they would be compelled to do so now ; the men thrown out of employ by this tyrannical stretch of power amounted to between three and four hundred ; the men had tramped from the town ; the masters had been tampering with their wives , and endeavoured to act on their feelings , and thereby cause the return of their husbands , but those women heroically said , "No , not until our husbands have tbe liberty of belonging to the society if they think tit , ( Loud
cheers . ) Ha entreated of them not to look on this as a mere Irish affair , hut as though the wise was their own ; for let but oppression be established in Belfast , and , depend on it , it would soon come to London ; and if tlie document system was once fairly set up , down go wages—( hear , hear ) , —and surely they are low enough at present , hardly allowing them to tke out a miserable existence . A committee of inquiry was formed some time since , aud the result was , that in a small district thirty-six families werc found without beds to lie on . Again lie entreated them to feel the Belfast oppression to be an oppression of themselves . A little assistance administered for three weeks only , tyranny must then succumb , and victory be ours ! ( Loud cheering . ) He had much pleasure in moving the following resolution : — " That in the opinion of tliis meeting , the interests of the working classes ( In all countries ) are identical , and
that whenever oppression is practised towards any por . tion of their members , either directly or indirectly , it becomes the immediate duty of the whole body of workers to protect , by every possible means , and to the utmost of their power , their oppressed brethren , inasmuch as the oppression ofthe few is to a great extent the oppression of the whole ; and that the attempt made on the 30 th of December last , by the master boot and shoe makers of Belfast , to break up the union of journeymen of the same tomi und trade , by insisting that they should sign an ag _.-eemunt , pledging themselves no longer to _remain members of their union , or that they were no longer to be employed by tbem , is felt and considered by this meeting to be a wanton , uncalled-for , and tyrannical attempt to interfere with the free agency of the workman ; and that the parties so tampered with ave fully justified in refusing to become a party to any such slavish and degrading _bondship . "
Ur . Holmes ( West-end women .-man ) said , the influence the successful termination of tho present strike would have , should be the matter at which they should direct their attention . Shoemakers now had to work fourteen hours a day for a bare subsistence , yet these tyrants wished to introduce a bond compelling them to work for them for twelve months . The capitalists treated us as mere machines ; but he would have them to know that we at least were intellectual machines , and that our intelligence was fast teaching us to employ our machinery for our own advantage . ( Great cheering . ) Thc resolution was then put and carried unauiuiously _.
Mr . William Clark , general secretary , said , much had been said about the legality of their union ; however , he did not think the middle or upper classes would think it so , until the working classes had the power of making the laws —( loud cheer . ); then would lawyers and judges respect them and their opinions and institutions , and not before . ( Hear . ) Theynow said we have _therightofstaading up for wages , or against oppression , but that we must do it individually . He would much like to know of what use would it bc for a humble individual like himself to stund out singly agaiust a wealthy capitalist _. —it was a mockery and delusion to talk thus . Besides , those classes had their own union . He would ask , when the _parion wanted his tithe , did be go alone for it » No , he took good care to have a troop of soldiers at his heels . ( Loud cheers . ) If the parson did venture alone , he was
quite sure Paddy would not let him have his pig . ( Great cheering . ) If such tyranny as that practised by the emp loyers of Belfast was persisted iu , it would be the duty of the workers to produce for themselves , ( Great cheering . ) It appeared to him that every man above the working classes had an interest in oppressing those be neath liim—( lieur , hear)—and , curious as it may appear , whenever the representatives of those superior classes ( as they were called ) wished to bring in a measure for the purpose of oppressing his order , they gave it a pretty name ; for instance , when they wanted to . butcher , oppress , and destroy a great portion of the wealth producers of Ireland , they called their measure " a bill for the greater security of life and property . " ( Loud laughter and cheers . ) He had much pleasure In moving the second resolution : —
"That this meeting views with astonishment and indignation tho position into which the journeymen boot and shoemakers are placed at tho present time by the employers of Belfast _. they being now out upon bail , charged with a conspiracy ; for it had long since been _belivred that all laws regarding unions of working meu were entirely abolished , and that the working classes possessed the right of disposing of their oivn labour to tho best possible advantage . " Mr . Charles M'Cartht , of the City division , seconded thb motion , and said he thought it a great degradation for men to sign such a bond as the one proposed . ( Hear , hear . ) It was evidently an attempt on the part of the _maators to destroy trades' unions . ( Hear , hear . ) Judge Patteson had said the workmen bad a right to
meet and combine for their own protection . The men of Belfast had done so , and were called conspirators ; and , as such , tbe _just-asjfii of Belfast had sent them for trial : and , remember , it will not be operatives that will till the _jury-bost on this occasion , but employers ; and what ell ance would our oppressed brethren have under such circumstances ! It is , therefore , for you to lend your aid , so that they may have the assistance of the best counsellor that can be found in Ireland , and that the _ijUt-Btion may be fairly tested . Remember , poor Bryan Seery had been tried by one jury and acquitted , but he wus again placed on liis trial before anotbsr jury—found guilty , and , alas ! another judicial murder had been committed . ( Loud cheering . ) The shoemakers were a badly paid body , their wages not averaging more than ten shillings
per week . ( A voice , " No , no ; " and loud _criss of " Yes , yes . " ) A gentleman said " No , " but he begged to assure that gentleman he was correct in thc statement hc had made ; for when Daniel O'Connell talked of bringing in a bill for the . suppression of trades' unions , a statistical return was made , mid the result was what he had Btated . Mr . M'Carthy here contrasted the condition of the shoemaker with that of the agricultural labourer , at seven or eight shillings a week , and showed the superiority of the condition of the labouver over _lhat ofthe mechanic , who iind to serve an apprenticeship of seven years . The working classes should calmly and deliberately reileet on
their present condition , and if they did , sure he wus , that tliey would conic to the conclusion that they hud not done their duty to themselves . Let them only set about the matter in real earnest , and they would find they possessed the power of working out their own redemption . ( Great cheering . ) The speaker next contrasted the condition of the comparative useless employer with that of the useful wealth producer : the former had bis country bouse , his children were highly educutud , and surrounded with every luxury , while the latter was allowed a bare subsistence ; his residence was a miserable garret , or a wretched cellar , and the ouly education _hisfchildrcn was allowed was such as was to be obtained at mi « -named charity schools , and where they were degraded by wearing
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the garb and badge of slavery ; yet we submitted to tbis , while we possessed the means and power of producing for _ourselvei , of educatiag our children , and of conferring on ourselves prosperity , contentment , liberty , and happiness ( Great cheering . ) A -. ii . i _r-mlmlini ! ilium ot their dut . v to tlieir Belt _' _ust brethren , he wouhl sit down by cordlallj seconding the resolution . ( Loud cheeiiug . ) A gentleman in the gallery intimated a _desiro to _saj a few words . He was requested to come on the platform . He did so ; Wt when asked to g ive his name he dc murred , and , -consequently , the meeting exhibited unequivocal signs of unwillingness . to hear him . He iit length gave his name privately to the chairman , and commenced by saying a few words relative to the Corn Laws , when the meeting , taking him for a mere Corn Law repealcr . declined to hear him . The motion was then put and carried unanimously .
Mr . T . Wiliiahb , West-end men _.-man , said that thc strong men ' s men were generally udmitted to be a very badly paid body ; and there was a certain Mr . Kendall , in Drury-lane , who was noted for being one of the very worst of employers . Now , this man had no less than seven shops . Did he uphold those shops by his own industry ? Did he live in splendour and luxury by his own industry ! Cortainly not , but by the industry of his fellow man ; and yet this tyrant would not allow men to belong to a society . On « of his _eliopmatcs oncu went to complain of hU eonduct , and he was taken by the shoulders and thrown out
of the shop . Tho man fell in the street , and was injured —he lingered for a time , and died . ( Great sensation . ) He did not attribute any evil design in this matter to Mr . Kendall , hc merely related a fact . ( Hear , hear . ) This , the strong shoe line , was supported by the industrious order entirely ; he should much like to see [ a joint-stock company established , with a capital of £ 1 , 000 , in shares of jEI each—and _bobplieved their trade could effect it very easily . This would be tha best way of defeating their oppressors , and obtaining the true value for their labour . ( Tremendous cheering . ) A . voice : That is the way to do it !
Aye ( said Mr . Williams ) and we shall find it in the long run the only thing that will do fer us —( reiterated cheering ) ;—and he thought a system like that he had just mentioned the best way of serving eur Belfast brethren . He moved the next resolution : — " That this meeting pledge itself heartily to co-operate witb the journeymen boot and shoemakers-of Belfast , and with the strong ' _shoemakersnow on strike in London , during the struggle of right against might , for i twas Itis sin-OKN ! conviction that the law perfectly secures to them thv rigbt of doing what they please with their own property , which is thoir labour , We , therefore , recommend that the best counsel in Ireland be secured , in order tlmt the men may be fairly defended , and the question legally determine ., and that the men now on strike be supported by the various trades in union in Great Britain and in Ireland so long as the strike shall last . " The Chaibman said Mr . Stallwood was desirous of saying a few words .
Mr . Stallwood rose , loudly applauded , and said the gentleman who had appeared on the platform , and whose extreme modesty had prevented him from obtaining a hearing , wns not , as they had erroneously supposed , an enemy to Trades' Unions , but a friend ; he _appeared to bt oneof those"Who do good by stealth , And blush to find it fame <" That gentleman ' s name wns Joshua- Beardmore . After sitting down , he had expressed a desire for the republication of a pamphlet called the "Defence of Trades ' Unions , " written by the late talented Kev . _Robert Hall , of Leicester , and had plactd in his ( Mr . _Stallwood's ) hands
what be hud culled a guinea for that purpose —( loud cheers ) , —but on opening the paper he discovered a sovereign and half-a-crown . He further desired that If they should not republish the work mentioned , that the eash might be appropriated to th * defence of the operative shoemakers of Belfast—( much cheering );—neither was the address th . it gentleman appeared so anxious to submit to them an Anti-Corn Law League address , but an address in favour of a league of tbe sons of industry , in defence of wages and their interest generally ; and sure he was that they would derive much information and pleasure from its perusal , and he , with tbeir permission , would now read it to them . ( Loud cheers ;) Mr . Stallwood read the address .
Mr . C _ omi * ( strong shoe maker ) , in supporting the resolution submitted , contended for thc right of the operatires to meet and determine what amount of wages they should have for their labour . Mr . Kendall bad been referred to . He wished to add bis testimony to that of Ilr . Williams . Mr . Kendall—true oppressor-like—took the worst time of year , the depth of winter , to carry out his base designs . He had at least sixty pairs of shoes made per day , and by his profits from tbe labours of one individual must realise £ ' 250 per annum . Although the strong men ' s men were few in number , no less than 900 persons were deprived of subsistence by the capricious acts of these capitalists .
Mr . _All-BI-H-, delegate from Belfast , who was received with much applause , said—He was grateful for the interest taken in behalf ofhis _oppresied _Bhopmates . Tbat a clever counsellor was necessary at the trial of his brethren , was clearly shewn by the perjury committed before the magistrates , and by the declaration of one ot those magistrates , that" he would transport the whole of them if he could . " By this they would at once perceive their _ealrution depended on the defence set up in their behalf , and the necessary cross-examination of the witnesses . He did not think he should appeal in vain tu _Siiglish sympathy , ( Loud cheers . ) The resolution was carried unanimously _.
Mr . Jou . v Skelton rose , much applauded , and said he had a resolution put in his hand , which it gave him inexpressible pleasure to move . We had witnessed great changes and strange conversions lately , but no change had he seen that afforded him so much delight as did that in tlte opinion of his trade , as evinced by the resolution he was now requested to move . The applause given to the enunciation of self-employment was quite encouraging . ( Loud cheers . ) We must make ourselves thoroughly acquainted with this subject , and then , depend on it , the proposed chango will tend much to our advantage , interest , and happiness . ( Loud applause . ) The Belfast strike hinges much on the . uccess of this resolution . He knew if ten men contended for one man ' s work , what must be the result . ( Hear , bear . ) The doctrine
of political economists was "buy in the cheapest market . " Such a doctrine , if fully carried into practice , was well calculated to starve many of them out of existence . ( Hear . ) lie had heard of ten _shillings being given as the average weekly earning of the poor shoemaker . He believed this to be correct ; many of bis shopmates be knew to be in such a plight , that they could not leave ' their homes on a Sunday—( hear , hear)—and this would continue to be the case until thoy put their shoulders to the wheel and regulated supply and demand , ( Loud cheers , ) The men of capital said labour should be free , Whilo Ut the same time their capital enabled them to buy up tbe feod , and retail it at their own price . Hence was theirs a one-sided freedom , nt once " a mockery , a delusion , and -inure . " ( Cheers . ) Hewouldproposethuttheyhavehenceforth a league of their own- ( hear , hear)—club tlieir pence together ; let the Belfast strike bu taken advantage of in this sense . He would take it for granted that every man in union pays in support of their society , strikes ,
tie ., at least £ 1 per annum ; and taking their numbers at five thousand only , here , in one year , would be £ 5 , 0110 ; and what could net the operatives of Belfast do , if they had ouly one year ' s amount in their hands ? ( Loud cheers . ) He thought that , to carry out their object effectually , all trades should unite for the purpose ; and that they should hare a head fov conducting their affairs . ( Cheers . ) The men of Belfast had proposed rules for a joint-stock company , in shares of £ 1 each , with a cull of __ s . Gd . on each share ; mid he trusted they would show that they were in earnest by taking up shares . Let them not say they could not afford it , he was convinced they could ; if _thvy could not find ' 2 s , Cd ., they could find ls . 3 d ., and thus have half v . share -, and if the . allowed apathy to prevail , let them no longer complain of oppressors , for iipaihy or neglect on tho present occasion ivould but too truly demonstrate that they were tlieir own oppressors . ( Great cheering . ) He cordially moved the adoption of the resolution : —
" That this meeting views with satisfaction the endeavour that is now being made by n portion of the illtreated journeymen boot and shoemakers of Belfast , as . sisted by many of tbeir fellow townsmen of the working aud middle classes , to establish a joint-stock boot and shoe company , _ for the direct employment of tfieir oxen industry . " Mr . Devlin , in seconding thc motion , said he most heartily concurred in the principle involved . He trusted continued addresses would be poured forth on this subject , and thus prepare men ' s minds for the great result , He fully agreed with William Howitt , the MesBrs . Chambers , and otters , that self-employment would be the only security for lasting prosperity and happiness . ( Loud cheers . )
Mr . William Dear said ; As nnd old shopmate , he was deligbted with this evening ' s proceedings ; Seme previous speaker had remarked , " we wanted a head ! " Well , ho thought a head was neeessary ; aud he said , let us in our divisions _to-morron * night set about the business , and elect a head ; and then , in less thun a month , we might _commeuce operations . ( Loud cheering . ) The resolution was carried unanimously , amidst the loudes : applause . Mr . Wilson suid he observed three gentlemen of tht press present . He felt _delighted at finding the press take notice of their proceedings . Ho , therefore , hud great pleasure in _numngn vote of thanks to that portion of the public newspaper press who had attended their meeting _.
Mr . Robert Smith , in seconding the motion , said , if the other classes held a meeting in a small room , gentlemen of the press were present to report their sayings and doings ; but the working classes—thc producers of all wealth—scarcely ever had the honour to be attended by gentlemen of the press ; be was , therefore , grateful to see them present on this important occasion . One of the gentlemen now present was from » weekly paper dcTOted to the advocacy of the rights of industry , and . whoso ie . porter was ever with us—ho meant the Northern Star—( great cliceriug ); the others , were from the Morning Advertiser , lie liad much pleasure iu seconding the motion . ( Loud cheers . ) The resolution was carried by acclamation , as was a vote of thanks to the chairman , and the meeting dissolved .
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Mb . Leadbb , M . P . —It is Baid that Mr . Leader does not intend to offer himself again to his _constituents , should there be a dissolution of Parliament . Abomtiox o . Suvbry . —A letter from Tunis , in the MMmn dated Feb . _ , says , " An event , ¦ which williorm an epoch in tlic annals of humanity , hasjust occurred at Tunis . The bey has just published an edict , by which the blacks are declared free throughout his dominions . This act of emancipation states , moreover , m . order to guarantee tbe irrevocability of this freedom , that every foreign slave who shall vet loot on the ' -oil of his kingdom shall by that very fact become free , as the law ot the country no longer recognises thc existence of slavery . "
Polish Jews . _—Wausaw , Feb . 1—It is well known that the Russian Jews have been long since obliged to lay aside their peculiar costume for thc Russian dress . This measure is now extended to the kingdom of Poland . On the 1 st of January , 1850 , all the Polish Jews must lay aside their own costume , and those who choose to retain it to that time are to pay a certain tax , after the 1 st of July this year . __ Extensivk Silk Robhery . —Atthe Worship-street Police-office , on Monday , Thomas Davies was placed at the bar before Mr . _Bioujjliton , _charged with having Btolen a box containing three hundred and five yards of manufactured satin , and one hundred and forty-two yards of silk velvet , ofthe value of ninetypounds , the property of Messrs . Goodwin nnd Co ., silk manufacturers , Steward-street , SpitnJfielda . — The case was clear , and the prisoner , who said that he was driven by distress to act as he had done , was committed for trial .
Worthy of Imitation . —A new exhibition has been opened in the _Town-hitll , Manchester , and a similar _fhow is proposed at Birmingham . It is no other than a collection of false weights and measure ;* , labelled with * the namc 3 of the roguish tradesmen from whom the law has taken them . The admission is gratis , and the attendance of visitors has been sufficiently numerous to give full notoriety to the contributors to the exhibition . The example might perhaps be followed with advantage elsewhere . Benefit op _Abveriibikg . —A fellow in one of the cities "down east , " recently advertised in a morning paper for a wife , and , before night , eighteen different mon sent him word he might have theirs . — American paper . * Tub _Eaul of Mar was seized with a fit ofapoplexy at Mar Ilouse , on Wednesday , and is not likely to recover . The ear ] bas no family , and at his demise the earldom falls back to his uncle , who labours under the deprivation of sight .
The River Plate . —We find the following in an evening contemporary , but no dates are mentioned : — " The agent to Lloyd ' s at Cork writes thatthe Susan , arrived there , states that it was reported at Rio Grande that a small British man-of-war steamer had been sunk by the forts in the River Plate , and that a large steamer came up and took possession of the forts . Sir R . PEEL . —The Times contradicts , in "the most explicit manner , " the reports which have _beea Ibr some timecurrent as to the health of Sir R . Peel . The Premier is in the enjoyment of his ordinary excellent health .
Draining . — -Sir H . W . Baron has fifty men draining his Gaultier estate . To each of his tenants he allows two years' rent for every acre drained . Manchester Park . —Since the alteration in the weather workmen have been busily employed in the publie parks how in course of formation at _Manchesier . Water Cresses . —There are now in the environs of Paris sixteen plantations of water cresses , _producing' annually 1 , 350 , 000 dozens of bunnhes , valued at £ . 7 , 800 . A Lady Jockey . —At tho great steeple chase in Gallia ( La Croix de Berny ) _, on 19 th April , a second Mrs . Tbornhill , it is expected , will jump into the pigskin , and contest the break-neck lot 30 , 000 francs . " The lioness" has hitherto had her roarings listened to with deference ; what will be the result when she enounces iu unmentionables ? >
Another Resignation . —The Hon . Captain Gordon , M . P . for Aberdeenshire , announces to his constituents that he has seen it is his duty , in reference to the present measures of government , to take his stand on the side of protection to the native industry ofthe country ; and , in order to leave himself free and unfettered on the subject of the Corn Laws , has resigned his seat at the Admiralty Board . Curious Festival . —Itis proposed to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the last _witch-burning on the Brocken , by a national feast . The last occurrence ofthis nature took place on June 21 , 1749 . — German paper . A New Disease . —A p hysician of Vienna has discovered a new and terrible disease , to which the workmen in lucifer match manufactories alone are exposed . It commences with pains in the teeth and check bones , and breaking out openly on the removal ofa tooth , when it inflames the periosteum ofthe
jaw bones , gangrenes , and produces an injurious caries , causing consumption , and tbllS painfully putting an end to tbe sufferer ' s life . The cause of the disease is supposed to be the arsenic in the phosphorus . Glory !—Died , Deceniber 22 , 1815 , struck with a cannon-shot , while gloriously storming the Sikh batteries in front of Ferozepore , Lieutenant George Alfred Croly , 26 t | i Light Infantry , N . I ., eldest son of the Rev . _% . Croly , rector of St . Stephen ' s , Walbrook , London . [ The father a saver of souls , the sou a destroyer of bodies I With what fiice can Dr . Croly preach from the text— " Thou shalt not kill ! " ] Health op Mr . Cobden . —We regret to learn that the hon . member for Stockport is still confined to his residence in Connaught-terrace , Edgwarc-road _, although better than he has been for several davs . — Globe .
South Northamptonshire Election , — Captain Vyye ( Protectionist ) was elected on Tuesday without opposition for South Northamptonshire , inthe place of Mr . Cartwright , resigned . __ Factory Convictions . —At Haslingden petty sessions , Mr . Beal , one of her Majesty ' s sub-inspectors of factories , brought an information against John luiowles , the manager of Mr . Richard Ashworth ' s mill , at Hall Carr , for not sending a notice to the certifying surgeon , ofa worker in the factory having received a bodily injury , as required by the act ; he was convicted in £ 2 and costs . —The firm of Messrs . George and John Ashworth , of Bridge Mill , was also convicted in £ 2 and costs , for employing two children without proper school attendance . —John Heys was
fined 5 s . and costs lor gross neglect in his son ' s not attending school , the father receiving a benefit in the child ' s wages . —Peggy Warburton was committed to gaol for oue week , for using a false baptismal register to obtain employment for her child for the long hour , and thereby depriving the child of attending school . And Richard Barnes was committed to gaol for a fortnight , for falsifying a certificate of baptism for the same purpose . German Hospital , Dalston . —The first anniversary dinner of this excellent institution , for the reception of poor Germans , took place on Monday night , at the London Tavern , _H . R . H . the Duke of Cambridge in the chair . The asylum has now been opened four months , and has relieved upwards of two hundred poor natives of Germany , Switzerland , Hungary , Galicia , Posen , Denmark , ie . The donations
and subscriptions , which , np to the day ofthe public meeting in June last , amounted respectively ta £ 2430 12 s . and £ 23712 s ., have sinco been considerably increased by donations from the friends of the hospital . Fall of a House at Chelmsford . —On Monday morning , about three o ' clock , the roof of the house of Mr . John Wright Graves , butcher , of Conduit-street , Chelmsford , fell in . Mr . Graves and his son , a child about three years old , were buried in the ruins ; but , fortunately for his wife , a large piece of timber , in foiling , full against the wall , and kept the tiles from fulling on her . After about an hour ' s exertions by the police , assisted by other persons , deceased and his son were got out . Messrs . Bird and Copeland , surgeons , were on the spot , but could render no assistance , life being quite extinct .
Suspected Murder near Darlington . —On Monday an inquest was held upon the body of James Lawson , who was found on the roadside , with serious wounds upon the back part of the head , from which he died without having had any sufficiently lucid interval to describe how the injuries had been inflicted . The inquiry was adjourned on account of the absence of some material witnesses . Hours of Factory Labour . —The master spinners ( says the Manchester Guardian ) held another meeting on Tuesday , and discussed at considerable length the subject of shortening the hours of labour to eleven daily . Opinions wore very much dividod as to its practicability and expediency . The general impression ultimately appeared to be , that it was desirable to wait till the fate of tho ministerial measures now under thc consideration of the legislature should be known ; and the meeting at length adjourned to Tuesday next .
Pardon op the Convict Missionary . — Her Majesty has been pleased to grant a free pardon to John Potter , a runaway convict , and an order for his immediate release has been received at Newgate from Sir James Graham . It may be remombered that in October last the prisoner surrendered at the Mansionhouse , and accused himself of escaping from Van DieniDi . s Land ( to which colony he had been transported for ten years ) , before the term of banishment liflil expired . He stated that he was conversant with the dreadful honor , of transportation , yet he was desirous of returning , ns , since he had been at largo , he
had been convinced of his _errer , and he . was desirous of an opportunity of inculcating religious and moral princi ples in the minds of the convicts , as they were living in a state of lawful depravity . Although Sir J . Pirie offered him immediate employ as a mariner , ho persisted in his determination of returning into captivity , and he was committed to Newgate . At tbe next sessions he pleaded guilty . A fortnight ago he was brought into court and . sentenced to transportation for his natural life , after three months imprisonment in Newgate . Since that time , hia matter having been considered at the Othce for tho Home Department , tho result has beea as afore stated .
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Citation
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 28, 1846, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_28021846/page/3/
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