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F Febbtow 28, 1846. The Northern Star. 3
F _Febbtow 28 , 1846 . THE NORTHERN STAR . 3
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Beauties Of Byron. 50. Xxxi. "The Bbidk ...
BEAUTIES OF BYRON . 50 . XXXI . " THE BBIDK OF ABTD 0 S . " Tl The following extracts are from the second canto uf _tiof this beautiful poem : — _fiSLUI ASD ZGIXlKA . His robe of pride was thro wa aside , His brow uo _high-crown'd turban bore , Bnt 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 ] have a tale thou hast not dream'd , If sooth . its truth most others rue . My story wow ' twere vain to hide , I must not see the Osman ' s bride : Bnt had not thine own lips declared How much of that young heart I shared , I _conld not . mnst not , yet have shown , The darker secret of my own . In thi * I speak not now of love : That , let time , truth , and peril prove : Bnt first——oh ! never wed _another——Znleika ! I am not thy brother f '
"Oh ! not my brother ! yet unsay—God ! am I left alone on earth To mourn—I dare not curse—the day That saw my solitary birth _f Oh ! thou wilt love me no w no more J My sinking heart foreboded ill ; Bnt know tnca . Ul was before , Thy sister—friend—Zuleika still . Thou led _' st me here perchance to kill ; If thou hast cause for vengeance , see 2 My breast is t > ff < ar * d—take thy fill ! Par better with the dead tn he
Than lire thus nothing now to thee : Perhaps far worse , for no ve I know Why Giaffir always seem'd thy foe ; And L , alas . ' am Giaffir _' s child , For whom thou wert _contemn'd , reviled . 3 f not thj _sister—wouUTst thou save M y life , ok I bid me be thy slave . Of the following passage , Moore says : — " The longest , as well as most splendid , of those passages with which the perusal of his ( Bieos ' s ) own strains , during revision , inspired Mm , was that rich flow of feeling which , follows the couplet' Thou , my Zuleika , share and bless my bark , ' & e . —a strain of poetry which , for energy and tenderness of thought , for music of versification , and selectness of diction , has , throughoutthe greater portion of it , butfew _rirala 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 bom » l Hy tent on shore , my galley en the sea , Are more than cities or Serais to me : Borne by my steed , or wafted by my 6 ail , Across the desert , or before the gale , Bound where thou wilt my barb ! or glide , my prow But be the star that guides tbe wanderer thou I Thoa _, Sly Zuleika , share and _Uess my bark ; The Dove of Peace and promise to mine ark ! Or , since that hope denied in worlds of strife ,
Be thou the rainbow of the storms of life ! The evening beam tbat smiles the clouds away , And tints to-morrow with prophetic ray ! Blest—as the Muezzin ' s strain from Mecca ' s wall To pilgrims pore and prostrate at his _caH ; Sort—as the melody of youthful days , That steals the trembling tear of speechless praise ; Dear—as his 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 ' s heart and hand , Wait—wave—defend—destroy—at thy command !
How dear the dream in darkest hours of ill , Should all be changed , te find thee faithful still ! Be but thy soul , like Selim ' s , firmly shown : To thee be Selim ' s tender as thine own ; To soothe each sorrow , share in each delight , Blend every thought , do aU—bnt disunite ! Once free , ' tis mine our horde again to guide : Friends to each other , foes to aught beside : Tet there we follow bnt the bent assign'd By fatal Nature to man ' s warring kind :
Hark 1 where bis carnage and his conquests cease ; He makes a solitude , and calls it—peace ! I , like taerest , must use my skill or strength , But ask no land beyond my sabre ' s length : Power sways bnt by division—her resource The blest alternative of fraud or force ! Ours be the last ; in time deceit may come Whan cities cage us in a social home : There _cr _' n thy soul might err—ho w oft the heart Corruption shakes which peril could not part !
With thee all toils are sweet , each clime bath charms ; Earth—sea alike—our world within our arms ! Ay—let the loud winds whistle o ' er the deck , So that those arms cling closer round my neck ; The deepest murmur of this lip shall be No sigh for safety , hut a prayer for thee ! Tor the tragical sequel , we must refer the reader to tue poet's works .
Songs For The People So. Vil We Will Be ...
SONGS FOR THE PEOPLE SO . _VIL WE WILL BE FBEB . Base oppressors , leave your slumbers ! Listen to a nation ' s cry ! Hart ! united , countless numbers Swell tbe peal of agony ; Lo , from Britain ' s sons and daughters , In tbe depths of misery , Like " tbe sound of many waters , " Comes the cry— " We will be free !"
Tyrants quail I—the eawn is breaking—Dawn of freedom ' s glorions day 1 Despots on their thrones are quaking—Iron bands are giving way ! Engcraft , priestcraft , black oppression Cannot bear the scrutiny ! We have learnt this startling lesson"If we will , we eon be free 1 " By our own , —our children ' s Chahtzb ,-By the fire within our veins , — By each _trath-attestiBg martyr , — By their tears and groans and paias ,-By onr rights by nature giren , — By the voice of liberty , — We proclaim before high heaven ,
That "ire must , we _tttH he free !" Winds and waves the tidings carry ! Spirits in your stormy car " Winsed with lightnings , —do net tarry ! Bear the news to lands afar ! Tell them , —sound the thrilling story Louder than the thunder ' s glee , — That a people ripe for glory Are _dstci—ioci to be free ! J . A . LE 4 _THTBLASD
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_Jrfc « . » Office , Wellington-street Berth , Strand . Ave had this _pubh ' catiou as well worthy of its title , ¦ and well _deserving the people ' s support . " We hare woked through most of the articles contained in this Part , and have perused them with much satisfaction . The object of the People ' s Journal , as stated by its editor , is the " combining amusement , general literature , and instruction , with an earnest and businesslike inquiry into the best means of satisfying the "aims of industry . " This object is a great and noble one , and . on the whole , is pursued with spirit and
talent by the editor and his assistants . It may be as well to name these writers . First , the " editor" is _3 fr . Johjj Satjkdebs ( if we remember right ) , an able and popular contributor to the Muminated Magazine and Douglas Jerrdd ' s Magazine . The editor is assisted by _Wiixust and Mart Uowitt , whose natural , truthful , and beautiful productions have earned for their names a world-wide reputation ; AXQCS B . Reach , one of the most pleasing writers ofthe day ; Camilla _Totjlwjs , Thorxiox Host , i . Bourse , Aksheldi Weaver , Mart Levas Gillies , Carollve A . White , W . J . Lo tos , the author of " Orion , " and W . J . Fox . whose contributions to the Journal
are , his " Lectures" delivered atthe National Hall . We must confess that our admiration of this gentleman is not ofa very enthusiastic character , his alliance with the " League" forbids that . The cheap philanthropy which exhibits itself in the shape ot Cevent-Garden harangues _asainst the " tyrant landlords , " while not a word is uttered against the tyrant _millocrats , is not to our taste . Experience has proved the " cheaphread" gentry to be the _remorecfess oppressors of labour . Bent on their owe aggrandisement , bent on _making themselves the sovereign Swer in the State , they have leagued against the adlords , but in so doing they hare had no design to elevate and free the working classes . The object of the Leaguers is not the abolition of privilege and tlie destruction of tyranny , but merely the changing of the outward form nnd semblance of " privilege , " 3 _» d
the incrcaseoftheirowu enormous power andtvranny . Ko one knows this better than -Mr . Fox , nevertheless , for certain reasons , he has leagued himself with that party . Ilis «• lectures" in this publication enunciate thenoblest principles , and breathe the wannest sympathies , Clothed in the most eloquent language : hut how many of Mr . lo _^ s League friends , the cheapbread philanthropists , " how many of them will " endorse" the principles , views , and sentiments proclaimed in these "Lectures" ? If , then , we are anything but enthusiastic admirers ol Mr . Fox , it may be granted tbat we speak without favour or pre ¦ judice , when we award to these " Lectures" our hearty approval ; and add , that they form one of the most attractive and valuable features of this publication _, ihe " People's Portrait Gallery , " by William ? > ncxt claims attention . Ciubles _Dickers ¦ and Wittuit _Wobdswobtu ( Poet Laureate ) have
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_theirportauts , personal-and intellectual , exhibited £ this Part . We would suggest to _Jlr . llowirr , that m a publication like the People ' s Journal , _go me thing more than an analysis ofthe mental and moral characterof such u mau ssDiCKE _*< s , { or _Wobdswoiith is needed ; the " people" will desire to know tomething of the personal history of these men , _wantine which Mr . Howm s sketches are imperfect . Two pictorial _sketches , entitled "Scenes from Society " are . given _byKssai . Meadows , to which are appended articles by Axons B . Beach , entitled " Tiie Pit •? the Play . " and « The Tavernat _AIidnight » - _^ ererly written and rery amusing . The articles on « ' The Organisation of Labour , " do not appear to us wrv
sinking , __ Dut the writers may , probably , better develope their ideas in future articles . Not the least important feature of this publication is " The Annals of Industry , a weekly record of all that most concerns the _working-man to know , with regard to the state ot his _Trade—Strikes-Amount of Emplovment -decrease ofthe hours of Labour—bearings of Law upon Industry , & c ., & c . These "Annals" are _impartiallj written , and will form a _rafaable record of the condition , struggles , and progress of the productive classes , The engravings are admirably exe cated , the paper excellent , the print tasteful , the fornr convenient and handsome , and tlie price but tkree-biOfnenc * 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 Ilalieourt . The author of this interesting brochure proclaims himself an advocate of the inalienable rights of all men , of whatever country or complexion ; and , consequently , a determined f >* to that most abominable of all " organised hypocrisies , " the " peculiar institution" of slavery in the " model Republic . " In exposing and denouncing tbis curse and ulcer of American society , he employs both prose and verse , excelling , however , in the former , lie is no enemy to Republicanism ; bnt , on the contr ary , defends the American revolution , and is lavish in his praise of the
philosophers and heroes who founded the United States Commonwealth . lie argues not against Democracy-, hut against that most hypocritical and infamous of all aristocracies , that whicli works its devilish doings in the name of Democracy , aud enacts the most frightful injustice in the name of liberty _, lie takes his stand on the " 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 of the Free ; ' or a Rod for Republican Slave Holders , " he introduces with the following appropriate travesty of a . passage in Btrox : —
" Oh ! ye who teach humanity to nations , — France , England , * free * America , or Spain , — I pray you flog them well on all occasions ; It mends their morals , —nevermind the pain ! Evert nations sometimes need this sharp correction In order to arouse them to reflection !" "Notes and Illustrations , " which form the most valuable portion of the work , are added at great length . These " notes , " _&** ., wc have perused with sickening interest . The Americans will tell US to look at home , and rid ourselves of the injustice and social slavery—the slavery of poverty—existing here , before we too closdy" _scaii their institutions , or condemn them . But , admitting the wfjrat thatthe Americans can charge against this country , ' aud 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 people of this country are the . ruled , those of the United States are the rulers . Again , to the American Republic was committed a mighty mission , that of getting 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 very reason , we will the more _ene _** getically denounce those crimes . But for an extraordinary press of matter , we would have given some extracts from this pamphlet—we may do feoata future time ; in the meantime we recommend it to our readers , as well worthy of their attention .
Ushealthiness Of Towns, Its Causes Asd R...
USHEALTHINESS OF TOWNS , ITS CAUSES ASD 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 Marquis of Noiuuxet is chairman . The following are the objects of this most excellent and praiseworthy Association : — I . To diffuse among the people the valuable information elicited by recent inquiries , and the advancement of _icieiice , as to the physical and moral evils that result trom the present defective sewerage , drainage , supply of water , air , and light , and construction of dwellinghouses . II . To correct misconception as to the expense ot the requisite measures , and to remove groundless apprehension as to interference with existing pecuniary interests .
HI . To devise and to endeavour to obtain some better means than at present exist for the investigation of th « causes of mortality in any locality , and for tha more effectual protection of the public by the prompt removal uf those noxious causes which are proved to be re _movablt _. If . To facilitate Ugi «\* tiv « _twactmnvts and their application , by the diffusion of sanitary information bearing on the several points . One of the lectures before us was delivered by WiiLtut _Al-gcstcs Gct _, M . B . ( physician to King ' s College Hospital ) , at Crosby Hall , Bishopsgate-street , in the metropolis ; the other by H . D . Ghaixoeb , Esq . ( lecturer on physiology at St Thomas ' s Hospital ) , at the Royal Institution , Liverpool , and the
Atheneum , Manchester . Both lectures abound with the most appalling facts illustrative oi the insalubrity of our large cities and manufacturing towns , and the pestilence and death resulting therefrom ; st the suae time showing the causes , and pointing OUlthe remedies . The state of things exhibited in _thest ? lectures is most disgraceful to the legislators and administrators of the government of this country—the most expensive government in the world . Commis sioners may report evils , and suggest remedies , but experience * bas proved that the government will never more hi the path of improvement until forced to do so by public opinion . To create the necessary 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 as nore published , seem to us well calculated to promote so desirable a _conjuuimation . At present wc have uot space at command to give extracts , but it is our intention to do so at the first favourable opportunity . In the meantime we urge our readers to procure these lectures ofthe publisher , or the agents ofthe Association . We should be glad to hear of them being read and discussed at working men's meetings . We may add , that the _Heoltli of Towns'Association has our warmest good wishes , and any aid we can render in promoting its objects shall be cheerfully accorded .
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COLONIZATION ON PRINCIPLES OF PURE CURISTISM . By Edward Kikg . ' This is a curious 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 the 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 , that it is extremely difficult to understand what he dots mean . The present pamphlet appears to be oue uf 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 in the 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 of all _selhsa ne «« . In this case there will be more than enough to satisfy the wants of all . The " _more-than-enough , " which the writer calls plus , will constitute , as it always has done , the floating wealth of nations . This plus will _^ _^ distributed so as to meet every want and satisfy every desire . Oue-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 inhabitant's of the same establishment . The reign of competition is to be overthrown , and Christism is to take the place of Diabolism—plenty , thatof want—truth , that of falsehood—civilisation , that of barbarism—and freedom that of slavery . This is more fully detailed in a suggested prospectus of " a South African
Colonisation Company , " annexed to the pamphlet . Iu looking forward to the realisation of his views , he looks principally to the working class for aid and co-operation . lie . has hopes that a few benevolent landlords may hel p the good work , but lie 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 , < fcc , bethinks no worse of , than that they are ignorant , and therefore cannot appreciate bis vi ews ; and to enlighten them he goodhumourediy favours " thc race that write" with a lecture explanatory of his system . For ourselves , we must confess that the explanation has made " confusion worse confounded , " aud mystified us more than we were previous to reading the lecture . We fear that most of Mr . Rise ' s readers will be in the same predicament , and have to say with
Bvron"I wish he'd illustrate his _illastration " I " Those of our readers who have a taste for the " curicsities of literature , " will do well to rend Mr . _iuxe ' s pamphlet . Their labour , too , will not be altogether in vain , as they will find therein good nrinciples enunciated , which , if not very novel in thera-Belves , are certainly treated after a novel fashion . ~~
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MEETINGS IN BEHALF OF -THE CHARTIST EXILES . EXILES _RESTOltATION COMMITTEE . This body met at the Hall , i , Turnagain-lane . Farring don-street , on Sunday afternoon , February 22 nd . Mr . John Shaw was unanim ously called to the chair . The attendance of delegates was verv numerous . Additional credentials were presented by Messrs . Sweetloveand Tanner , Greenwich ; Messrs . Worledge , Packer , Pattenden , and Goodwin , Marylebone ; aud Messrs . Dunn and J . Caughliu , City of London . The minutes ofthe last meeting having been duly confirmed , the address and circular drawn up by the sub-committee were presented and highly anoroved of . Mr . T . Clark delivered the renort of
the sub-committee , 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 wee him thereto . Mr . Doyle said they had suggested that it be postponed for three weeks , by which time he calculated they would be enabled to get their petitions in , numerously signed . Mr . John Simpson moved , — " That this committee hereby depute the sub-committee to wsiton Mr . Duncombe to-morrow morning , and urgently request him to postpone his 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 netting up public meetings in the boroughs of Finsbury , Southwark , Lambeth , and thc City of London ; and that the Guildhall be obtained in the latter place , and the Town Hall of Southwark , if possible . " " That Messrs . Dunn and Overton be the 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 . " " Ihat Messrs . 3 . Shaw , Overton , Dunn , Tucker , and Stallwood , be ft subcommittee for getting up a public meeting in Finsbury , with power to add to their number . " " That this committee do , at its rising , adjourn _untilTa-utsday evening next , at the Parthenium , 12 , St . Martin ' s-lane , at eight o'cloek precisely . " Mr . Christopher Doyle was unanimously elected treasurer . The following sums were received in Bupport of the committee : —Mr . Rathbone , ls . ; Mr . Loft , Gd . ; Mr . Mills , on behalf ofthe Whittington and Cat locality , is . ; Mr . J . Caughlin , on behalf of the City locality 7 s . 9 _Jd . A vote of thanks was given to the chairman , and the meeting adjourned .
MEETING IN THE POTTERIES . The Chartists of _Hatiley and Shelton were taken by surprise upon seeing , by the . Star of Saturday last , that Mr . Duncombe intended bringing on his motion for the return ofthe Welch patriots on the following Tuesday—but , nevertheless , a good meeting was held on Monday last , in the Christian Brethren ' s Room . Mr . J . xates was called to the chair , who opened the meeting by making a few appropriate remarks . Mr . John 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 state of health , most ably supported , and carried unanimously . Mr . George Matt , in & thrilling speech , proposed the petition , which , being ably seconded by Mr . J . Livesly , wag carried without a dissentient voice , and immediately posted to Mr . T . Duncombe for presentation . The meeting then chose a committee of twenty , for the . purpose ot getting up a demonstration in behalt of the exile Ellis . The meeting then separated .
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_Bitsros , Tuesday Mor . vi . vg . —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 , we 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 St . Mary ' s ; he happened
to be in 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 is , 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 not wish to take tlie lead ; he must see a few names drat . I told his maid to tell him we had some thousands , but we wished to have the ministers of all _« _ecta next to the petition head . Well , we must " call again in the evening . " Wc did so ; then we must "go again in the morning . " We then went to the Baptist minister : " Yos _, " 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 the exiles ); I said "No . " He said , " He was in Wales at the time , and he knew them all personally ; and ue believed their wives were glad they were removed _< rom thera , especially Mrs . Jones ; she was a good woman , but Jones ' s character was such that prevented him from signing , and he considered them tatter 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 the whole we obtained 4 , 400 signatures . I received a letter from the lion . C . P . Villiers , M . P ., stating that ho should feel great pleasure in presenting the petition . It was despatched to him last night at eight o ' clock . —John Jones , secretary .
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NO VOTE ! NO MUSKET !! MEETING AT HAWICK . Oa Wednesday last a public meeting , called or requisition by Bailie Briggs , was held in the Townhall , Bailie Briggs in the chair , when resolutions condemning , in the strongest terms , tke contemp lated calling out ef the militia , wcre unanimous ! } . - ( greed to ; and a petition , founded on thc resolution , was passed , and ordered to be sent to Mr . Duncombe for presentation to the House of Commons . Thc meeting was an enthusiastic one . The Hall was crowded , and the speeches breathed a spirit of determined hostility to the raising of the militia , whatever mode may be adopted by the government for that purpose .
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Leitkr fkom W . S . CiuwroKD , Esq ., M . P ., ox tiie Miluu Movement , —The following communication from the Honourable Member for Rochdale will be read with deep interest : — London , Feb . 20 th , WIS . Dear Sib , — I have received your letter , together with petitions from the inhubitHiits of llochdale , Small _llridge _, and Littlcborough _, against the enrolment of the militi . 'i , which I shall take care to present to the House of Commom . A question was lately put to Sir _Jurnct Graham on this subject;—he answered , that there wag no _immediate intention of enrolling the militia , but that it was intended to introduce a bill for consolidating and amending the Militia Acts , and bv which the mode of raising that body , he expected , would he _improved . Notwithstanding this statement , I think it is highly desirable the opinion of the country should be expressed , with regard to compulsory conscription in any form . Besides other objections , tbe system of _baUotingfor the
militia hus always fallen with most _unj usl and intolerable pressure upon the poor , and I am satisfied there in no real necessity for resorting to such _meansofraisiuga militia body in any case in this country . I am convinced that if it were necessary to provide fer the defence of the native soil of _Englishmen against foreign aggression , the voluntary services of the people would uot be refuted . If , then , security against the pi _/ ssible contingencies of foreign war be their object , that 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 und good government which will always bind the hearts and affections of the people to the state . If this great basis of national defence be firmly _established , no foreign enemy shall ever be able to _rais « a triumphant standard on British land . I am , dear Sir ,
Yours , faithfully , Wu . _SUAKHAN ClUWrORD _, Mr . William Logan , _Roclldnle ,
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Militia . — Wokkixo Mux ! abandon the militia _, clubs , and join the Anti-Militia Association . 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 ; neither advise others to take a course you fear to pursue yourselves ; hut resist pea ceably a Jaw so unjust and flagrant , and one that you have had no particiuation in making . It is my intention tc fill the militia document as follows- . — "Joseph Morgan , Chartist ; one of 3 , 500 , 000 of the British subjects who signed the great national petition praying for a voice in the election of those who make the laws which we are called upon and bound to obey , but whose entreaties were scoffed at , and treated with disdain . " Working men , let this be your motto : — "No Vote , no Musket !"—J- _MoaoAif , Deptford .
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_OMATO'ES . -PROPOSED ESTABLISHmfrv 0 F _'MANUFACTORIES OF THEIR UWiS . A public meeting , convened by th « boot and shoemakers of London , mis _lit-ld in the spacious theatre of the Mechanics' Institution , Soumampto ' iubuildings _, ' _Chancery-lane , on Monday evening , _Tebruary 28 rd . The primary cause for convening the meeting was the " doeument "» ignmg tyranny attempted to be practised by the master shoemakers of Bolfast , and a portion of the master shoemakers of London ; and the _sec < ndarv cause was that of considering the propriety of establishing _manwfacvotiwttf their _owb .
Mr . M BEE , _» f Belfast , was unanimously called to the chair , aud said—He was happy to see so ' many ' assembled to sympathise with his oppressed but chivalric fellowshopmates of Belfast . He would only detain them while he Rave a brief ou' . line of their case . A few months back the employers of Belfast made an attempt to reduce the wages of tho men in tbeir employ , whicli attempt was , as he hoped all similar attempts would be , _successfully re : _sisted . _{ i * _yoA cheers . ) Smarting _.. under dcfeut , the masters banded themselves more closely together for the purpose of utterly destroying tbe workmen's ; " Trade Society ; " and with this view they resolved , in December last , to employ no workman who would not sign the fol . lowing odious and highly degrading " document " : — Belfast , January , 18 t 6 .
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 anil proper manner ; and I do also disclaim all connexion with the Shoemakers' Society , while , in hie employment . ¦
Signed ,- ¦ — Witness ——Not only have themen of Belfast to contend against this tyrannicaldocument , but they have to meetanddefend themselves against a charge of " conspiracy" alleged against them by their employers—the committee ofthe workmen ' s socie ty being bound over by the Belfast _magistratasto take their trial at the ensuing Spring assizes . A 6 regarded the strong shoemakers of London , it was only necessary for him to intimate that their employers wished to compel thein to _withdraw from their trade society . While the emp loyers of Belfast propose a document 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 they say what wages it will
please them to give . ( Cries of " Hear , hear . ) Now , as the Combination Laws were repealed , he contended that the men had 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 tbat they would be unanimous in the resolve to support the oppressed . 'Loud cheers . ) He would now introduce Mr . Wilson , of the city division , to their notice . He said the resolution he held in his hand asserted " that the interest of thu working classes was identical in . all countries ; " be thought this was indisputable , although there were those who said that cempetition should be rife between the workman of nation and nation , but he , on the contrary , thought a geod 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 been 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 the liberty of belonging to the society if thoy thiuk fit . ( Loud
cheers . ) He entreated of them not to look on this as a mere Irish affair , but as though the ' case was their own ; for let but oppression be _established in Belfast , and , depend on it , it would soon come to London ; and if the document system was once fairly set up , down go wages—( hear , hear ) , —and surely they are low enough at present , hardly allowing them to eke 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 were found without beds to lie on . Again he 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 this meeting , the interests of the working classes ( in all countries ) are identical , and that whenever oppression is practised towards any portion of their members , either directly or indirectly , it becomes the immediate duty ofthe whole body of workers to protect , by every possible means , and to the utmostof 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 tht union of journeymen of tbe same town and trade , by insisting that tbey should sign an ag .-eement , pledg ing themselves no longer to remain members of their union , or thatthey were no longer to be employed by them , is felt and oonsideied hy thk meeting to be a wanton , uncalled-for , and tyrannical attempt to interfere with the free agency of the workman ; and that thCparties so tampered with are fully justified in refusing to become a party to any such slavish and degrading bondship . "
Mr . Holmes ( _West-cuit women ' _s-man ) said , the iufluence the successful termination of tlie present strike would have , should be the matter at which they should direct their attention . Shoemakers now had to work fourteen hours a da }* for a bare subsistence , yet these tyrants wished to introduce a bond compelling them to work for them for twelve months . The capitalists treated u _* as mete machines , but he would hav * them to know that went least were intellectual machines , and that our intelligence was fast teaching us to employ our machinery for our own advantage . ( Great cheering . ) The resolution was then put and carried unanimously .
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 cheers ); then would lawyers and judges respect them and their opinions and institutions , aud not before . ( Hear . ) They now said we have theright of standing up for wages , or against oppression , but that wc must do it individually . He would much like to know of what use would it bo for a humble individual like himself to stand out singly against a wealthy capitalist •—it was a mockery and delusion to talk thus . Besides , those classes had their own union . He would ask , when the parson wanted his tithe , did he go nloue for It ! No , he took good care to have a troop of soldiers at his heels . ( Liiud cheers . ) If the ' parson did venture alone , ho was
quite eure Paddy would not let him have his pig . ( Great cheering . ) If such tyranny as that practised by thc employers of Belfast was persisted in , 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 beneath him—( hear , hear)—and , curious as it may nppear , whenerer 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 , oppreis , and destroy a great portion of the wealth pro . ducers 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 the position into which the journeymen bout and shoemakors are placed at the present time by the employers of Belfast _. they being now out _uxion b . 'iil , charged with a conspiracy ; for it had long 6 ince been behaved thnt all laws regarding unions of working mea were entirely abolished , and that the working classes possessed the right of disposing of their own labour to the best possible advantage . " Mr . Chaeles _M'Cartut , of the City division , seconded the motion , and said he thought it a great degradation for men to sign such a bond aa the one proposed . ( Hear , hear . ) It was evidently an attempt on the part of tlie _umaturs to destroy , trades' unions . ( Hear , hear . ) Judge Patteson had said tbo workmen had a right to
meet and combine for their own protection . The men of Belfast had done so , and were called conspirators ; nnd , as such . tlie ; ' iu ( - < Mses of Belfast hxd sent them for trial ; aiid , remember , it will not be operatives that will till the jury-box ou this occasion , but employers ; and what chance would our oppressed _brethren have under such circumstances ! It _Ib , therefore , for you to lend your aid , so tbat they may have the assistance of tho best counsellor that can be found iu Ireland , and that the question may be fairly tested . Remember , poor Bryan Seery had been tried by one jury nnd acquitted , but he was again placed on his trial before another jury—found guilty , and , alas ! another judicial murder had been committed . ( Loud cheering . ) The shoemakers wcre a badly paid body , their wages not averaging more than ten shillings
[ ier week . ( A voice , " No , no ; " and loud _crius of " Yes , yes . " ) A gentleman said " No , " but he begged to assure that gentleman he was correct in the statement he had made ; for when Daniel O'ConneU talked of bringing in a bill for the supprussiun of trades' unions , a statistical return was made , aud the result was what he had stated . Mr . _M'Carthv here contrasted the condition of thc shoemaker with that ofthe agricultural labourer , at seven or eight shillings a week , and showed the superiority of the condition of thc labourer over Unit of the mechanic , who had to serve an apprenticeship of seven years . Thc working classes should calmly and deliberately reflect on their present condition , and if they did , sure he was , that
they would come to the conclusion that they had not done their duty to themselves . Let them only set about the matter in real earnest , nnd they would find they possessed the power of working out their own redemption , ( Great cheering . ) The speaker next contrasted the condition of tho comparative useless employer with that of the useful wealth producer : thc f ormer had his country house , his children were highly educated , and surrounded with every luxury , while the latter was allowed a bare subsisteuce ; his residence was a miserable garret , or a wretched cellar , nnd tho only education _his { children was _uUowed was such aY was to bo obtained at mis-named charity schools , and whgre they were degraded by wearing
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the garb and . badge of slavery ; yet we . submitted , to this , while we possessed tlie means and power of producing for _ourselves , of educatiiig our children , and of conferring on _ourselves prosperity ; contentment , liberty , and happiness . ( Grcat ' chveilng . ) 'Again reminding them of their duty to tlieii * Belfast brethren , he would sit doivii by cordially seconding the resolution , ( Loud cheering . ) A gentleman in the gallery intimated a desire to say a few words . He was requested to come on the platform . He did so ; but when asked to give his name he demurred , and , consequently , the meeting exhibited unequivocal signs of unwillingness to hear him / He at length gave his name privately to the chairman , and _eomrnwiced by saying a tew words relative to the Corn Laws , When the meeting , taking him for a mere Corn Law repealer , declined to hear him . The motion was then put and carried unanimousl y .
. _. Mr . _-T . Wiixumb , _Wcst-endmen _' _s-man _. said that the strong men ' s men were generally admitted to be a very badly paid body ; and there was a certain Mr . Kendall , in Drury-lane , who was noted for being one of tlie very worst of employers . Now , tbis man had noless than _bctou shops . DW he Uphold those Shops by his own induBtry ? Did he lire iii splendour and luxury by his own industry ? Certainly not , but by the industry of bis fellow man ; anil yet this tyrant would not allow men to belong to a society . One of his shop-mates once went to complain of his conduct , and he was taken by the shoulders and thrown out
of the shop . The man fell in the street , and was injured —he lingered for a time , nnd died . ( Great sensation . ) He did not attribute any evil design in this matter to Mr . Kendall , h « merely related a fact . ( Hear , hear . ) This , the strong shoe line , was supported by thc industrious order entirely ; he Bhould much like to see [ a joint-stock company establi hed , with a capital of £ 1 , 000 , in shares of £ 1 each—and bebplievert' their trade could effect it very easily . This would be thi 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 ( _saidMr . Williams ) and we shall find it in thelong run the only thing that will do for ub—( reiterated cheering ) ;—and he thought a system like that he hud just mentioned the best way of nerving ; eur Belfast brethren . lie moved the next resolution : — " That this meeting pledge itself heartily to co-operate with the journeymen boot and shoemakers of Belfast , and with the strong . shoemakers now on strike in London , during _thestruggle of right against might , for i twas his sincere conviction that the law perfectly secures to them the right of doing what they please with their own property , which is their labour . We , therefore , recommend that the best counsel in Ireland be secured , in order that the m « n may be fairly defended , and the question legally determined , and that the men now on _Btrike be supported by the various inkles in union in Great Britain and in Ireland so long as the strike shall last . " The _CiuiauiK said Mr . Stallwood was desirous of saying a few wordB ,
Mr . Stallwood rose , loudly applauded , and said the gentleman who had appeared on the platform , and whose extreme modesty had prevented him from obWining . a hearing , was not , as they had erroneously supposed , an enemy to Trades' Unions , but a friend ; he appeared to be one of those"Who do good by stealth , And blush to _fihtl it f » ine ' . " That gentleman's nama wns Joshua Beardmore . After sitting down , he hud expressed a desire for the republication of a pamphlet called thc "'Defence of Trades ' Unions , " written by the late talented Rev . llol'ert Hall , of Leicester , and had _placsd in his ( Mr , Stiillwood ' s ) handE
what he had called a guinea for that purpose —( louil cheers ) , —but on opening the paper he discovered a sovereign and half-a-crown . He further desired that If tbey should not republish the work mentioned , that the cash might be appropriated to the defence of the operative shoemakers of Belfast —( much cheering );—neither was the address that gentleman appeared so _anxions to submit to them an Anti-Corn Law League address , but an address in favour of a league of the sons of industry , in defence of wages and their interest generally ; aud sure he was tliat they would derive much information and pleasure from its perusal , and he , with their _permissiun _, would now read it to them . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Stallwood read the address .
Mr . Crump ( strong shoe maker ) , iu supporting the resolution submitted , _contendsd for the right ' of the operatives to meet and determine what amount of wages they should have for their labour . Mr . Kendall had been referred to . He wished to add his testimony to that of Mr . 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 the labours of one individual must realise £ ' 150 per annum . Although thc strong men ' s men were few in number , no less than 1100 persons were deprived of subsistence by the capricious acts of these capitalists .
Mr , Allbbimt , delegate from Belfast , who was received with ruuoh _applause , said—He was grateful for the interest taken in bt \\ v _\ i of his _oppressed _shopmates . That 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 salvation depended on the defence set up in their behalf , aud the necessary cross-examination of the witnesses . He did not think be should appeal in vain to _UngVish sympathy , ( Loud cheers . ) The resolution was carried unanimously ,
Mr . Jouh Skeltok rose , much applauded , and said he had a resolution put in his hand , which it gave liim inexpressible pleasure to muve . We had witnessed great changes aud strange conversions lately , but no change had he seen that arlbrded him so much delight as did that iu the opinion of his trade , as evinced by tbe 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 , anil then , depend on it , the proposed change will tend much to our advantage , interest , and happiness . ( Loud applause . ) The Belfast strike hinges much on the success oi this _rctolution . He knew if ten men contended for one man ' s work , what must be the result . ( Hear , hear . ) 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 . ) He had heard of ten shillings being given us the average weekly earning of tbe poor shoemaker . He believed this to be correct ; many of his shopmates he knew to be in such a plight , that tbey could not leave their homes on a Sunday—( hear , hear)—and this would continue to be the case until they put their shoulders to the wheel aud regulated supply and demand . ( Loud cheers . ) The men of capital said labour should be free , while at tlie same time their capital enabled them to buy up the feod , and retail it at their own price . Hence was theirs a one-sided freedom , at once "' a mockery , a delusion , and asnare . " ( Cheers . ) He would propose thatthey havehenceforth a league of their own >( hear , hear)—club tlieir pence together ; let the Belfast strike be taken advantage of in this sense . He would take it for granted that every man in union pays in support of their society , strikes ,
& c , at least £ 1 per minum ; and taking their numbers at five thousand only , here , in oue year , would be £ 5 , 000 ; and what could net the operatives of Belfast do , if they had only one year ' s amount in their hands ? ( Loud cheers . ) He thought that , to carry out their object eft ' _uctually , all trades should unite for the purpose ; and that they should hare a head for conducting their affairs . ( Cheers . ) The men of Belfast had proposed rules for a joint-stock company , in shares oi £ 1 ouch , with a call of 2 . s . Gd . on each share ; and he trusted they would show that they wcre in earnest by inking up shaves . Let them not say they could not afford it , lie was convinced they could ; if _thvy could not rind 2 s . ( id ., they could find ls . 3 d ., aud thus have half a share ; and if they allowed apathy to prevail , let thera no longer complain of oppressors , lor apathy or neglect ou the present occasion would but too truly demonstrate that they wero their own oppressors . ( Great cheering . ) Ue cordially moved tin * adoption of the resolution : —
" Tbat this meeting views with satisfaction the endeavour that is uow heiug made by a portion of the illtreated journeymen boot aud shoemakers of Belfast , assisted by _niauy of their fellow townsmen of the working and middle classes , to establish a joint-stock boot and shoe company , jfor the direct empluyment of t / i « ir own industry . " Mr . Devlin , in seconding the 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 mult _. He fully agreed with William Howitt , the Messrs . Chambers , nnd others , that self-employment would be the only security for lastiug prosperity aud happiness . _( _Loiui cheers . )
Mr . William _Deab said : As and old . shopmato , he was delighted with this evening ' s proceedings . Some previous speaker had remarked , " we wanted a head ! " "Well , he thought a head was _necessary ; aud he said , let us in our divisions to-morrow night set about the business , and elect a head ; and then , in less than a month , wt might commence operations . ( Loud cheering . ) The resolution was carried unanimously , amidst the _loudes _; applause . Mr . WiL 80 N said he _obscrv _**! three gentlemen of the press present . He felt delighted at finding the press take notice of their proceedings . He , therefore , had great pleasure in moving a vote of thanks to that portion of the pubiie newspaper press who had attended their meeting .
Mr , _KoiiEaT Smith , in seconding tho motion , said , if the Other classes held a meeting in a small room , gentlemen of the press were present to report tlieir sayings aad doings ; but the working classes—the producers of all wealth—scarcely ever had the honour to be attended by gentlemen of the press ; he was , therefore , graiefiil to see them present ou this important occasion . One of the gentlemen now present was from a weekly paper devoted to the advocacy ofthe rights of industry , and whose reporter _wiiB ever with us—he meant the Northern Star—( great cheering ); the others , were from the ifomiiip _-dtftiertiser . He had much pleasure in seconding the motion . ( Loud cheers . ) The resolution was carried by acclamation , as was a vote ol thanks to the chairman , and the meeting dissolved .
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Mb . Leader , M . P . —It is said that Mr . Leader does not intend to offer himself again to his constituents , should there be a dissolution of Parliament . . Abolition op _Slavebt . —A letter from Tunis , in the Akhbar , dated Feb . 4 , says , " An event , which will form an epoch in the 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 , in order to guarantee the irrevocability of
this freedom , that every foreign slave who _shalfvet foot on the soil ot his kingdom shall by that very fact become free , as thc law of the country no kmgey recognises the existence of slavery . " Fomsh Jews . —Warsaw , Feb . 4—It is well known that the Russian Jews have been long since obliged to lay aside their peculiar costume for the 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 . ¦ •¦¦ ¦ ¦
Extensive Silk Robbery . —Atthe Worship-street Police-office , on Monday , Thomas Davies was placed atthe bar before Mr . Broughton , charged with having stolen a box containing three hundred and live yards of manufactured satin , and on * hundred and forty-two yards of silk velvet , ofthe value of ninety pounds , the property of Messrs , Goodwin and Co ., silk manufacturers , Steward _^ _streety Spitaln ' olds . — 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 or Imitation . —A new exhibition has been opened in the Town-hall , Manchester , and a similar show is proposed at Birmingham . It is no other than a collection of false weights and measures _la-, belled with the names 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 giye full notoriety to the contributors to the _esdubitiow . The example might perhaps be followed with advantage elsewhere . Benefit of Advertising . —A fellow in one of the cities "down east , " recently advertised in a morning paper for a wife , and , before m ' sht , eighteen differcnt men sent him word he might have theirs . — American paper .
The Earl of Mar was seized with a fit of apoplexy at Mar House , on Wednesday , and is not likely to recover . The earl has no family , and at his demise the earldom falls back to his uncle , who labours under the deprivation of sight . Thk River _Piate . —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 . Sib R , Peel . —The Times contradicts , in "the most explicit manner , " the reports which have beeH lor some time current as to the health of Sir It . Feel . The Premier is in the enjoyment of his ordinary excellent health .
Draining . —Sir II . W . BarOB 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 thc public parks how in course of formation at Mancheat er . Water Cresses . —There are now in the environs of Paris sixteen plantations of water cresses , producing annually l , _tf 50 , 000 dozens of bunnhes , valued at £ 37 , 800 . A Lady Jockey . —At the great steeple chase in Gallia ( La Croix de Bcrny ) , on 19 th April , a second Mrs . _Tiiornhill , it is expected , will jump iuto the pigskin , and contest the brenk-ncck for 30 , 000 francs . " The lioness" has hitherto had her roaringa listened to with deference ; what will be the result when she enounces in _unmentionables ?
Another Resignation . —The Hon . Captain Gordon , M . P . for Aberdeenshire , announces to his constituents that he has seeii it is his duty , in reference to the present measures of government , to take liis stand on the side of protection to the native industry of thecountry , and , in order to leave himself free and unfettered on the subject of thc Con-Laws , has resigned his seat at the Admiralty Board . Curious Festival . —Itis proposed to celebrate the hundredth anniversary ofthe last witch-burning on the Brocken , by a national _feiisfc . The last occurrence of this nature took place on June 21 , 1740 .-
—uermau paper . A New Disease . —A physician of Vienna has discovered anew and terrible disease , to wliich 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 of a tooth , when it inflames the periosteum of the jaw bones , gangrenes , and produces an injurious caries , causing consumption , and thus painfully putting an end to the sufferer ' s life . The cause of the disease is supposed to be the arsenic in tho phosphorus .
Glory!—Died , December 22 , 1815 , struck with a cannon-shot , while gloriously storming the Sikh butteries in front of Ferozepore , Lieutenant George Alfred Croly , 26 _tli Light Infantry , N . I ., eldest son of the Rev . Dr . Croly , rector of St . Stephen ' s , Walbrook _, London . [ The father a saver of souls , tbe son a destroyer of bodies ! With what face can Dr . Croly preach from the text— ' * Thou shalt not kill ! " ] Health of Mr . Cobden . —We regret to learn that thc hon , member for Stockport is still confined to his residence in Connaught-terrace , Edgwarc-road , although better than he has been for several days . — Globe . South Northamptonshire Election . — Captain Vyte ( Protectionist ) was elected on Tuesday without opposition for South Northamptonshire , in the place of Mr . Cartwright , r & igncd .
__ Factor y Convictions . —At Haslingden petty sessions , Mr . Beal , one of her Majesty ' s sub-inspectors of factories , brought an information against Jobs Knowles , the manager of Mr . llichard Ashwortli _' s mill , at Hall Ca rr , for not sending a notice to the certifying surgeon , ofa worker in the factory having received a bodily injury , as required by thc 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 coBts , for employing two children without proper school attendance—John Heys was fined 5 s . and costs for 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 one week , for using a false baptismal register to obtain employment for her child for the long hour-- , and thereby depriving the child of attending SCilOOl , And Richard Barnes was committed to gaol for a fortnight , for falsifying a certificate ot baptism for the same purpose .
_Gersian 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 . thc 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 , tic , The donations and subscriptions , which , up to the day of the public meeting in June last , amounted respectively to £ 2430 12 s . and £ 28712 s ., have since 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 , tell in . Mr . Graves and his son , a child about three years old , were buried in tho ruins ; but , fortunately for his wife , a large piece of timber , in falling , fell against the wall , and kept tho tiles from falling 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 Copeiand , surgeons , wcre on the spot , but could render no assistance , life being quite extinct .
SusrEdED Murder near Darlington , —On Mon- day an inquest was hold upon the body of James 1 Lawson , who was found on the roadside , with icrious i wounds upon the back part of the head , from which 1 he died without having had any __ sufficiently lucid in- _,. tcrval to describe how the injuries had been inflicted . „ The inquiry was adjourned on account of the absence e of some material witnesses . Hours of Factory Labour . —The master spinners rs ( says the Manchester Guardian ) held another meeting ig on Tuesday , and discussed at considerable length the le subject of shortening the hours of labour to eleven m daily . Opinions were very much divided as to its ts practicability and expediency . The general inipres- _ission ultimately appeared to be , that it was desirable » lo to wait till the fate of the ministerial measures now _> w under thc consideration of the legislature showkl be be known ; and the meetiug at length adjourned to to Tuesday next .
Pardon of the Convict Missionary . — Her Ma- lajesty has been pleased to grant u free pardon to John llll Potter , a runaway convict , and an order for his im- immediate release lias been received at _Newgate from ora Sir James Graham . It may bo remembered that in ; in October last thc prisoner surrendered at the Mansion- ouliousc , and accused himself of escaping from Van fan Diemen ' s Lund ( to which colony he had been trans- illsported tor ten years ) , before thc term el banishment icnt had expired . He stated that he was conversant with villi the dreadful horrors of transportation , yet ho was do- ¦ desirous of returning , as , since he had been at large , lie ) , lie
had been convinced of his error , and he was desirous rous _i ofan opportunity of inculcating religious and moral wral principles in the iuinds of the convicts , as they _wcvesvcvei living in a state of lawful depravity . Although Sin Sir J . Pirie offered him immediate employ as a mariner , iner , iie persisted in his determination of returning iuto iutoi captivity , and he was committed to Newgate . At At ; tho next sessions ho pleaded guilty . A fortnight _«> £ 01 ago 1 he was brought into court aud sentenced to trans- _rans--portation for his natural life , after three months iiu-i imprisonment in flow-gate . Since that time , Ins _ma-tor _a-tae : having bcou considered at tho Office for ho Homo lomei Department , tho result haa been as above stated . L .
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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/ns4_28021846/page/3/
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