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em art to . v » e been OTeriomded . J do not approve , ruinly , o' . tht arrangement of tW »» prinr . . &tlanef We ; it lsobjectionable , *« c » utenh « n theialvehu « a railed to wch a height si to relieve the boiler < b « t ierably , the prestnrebroBghtnppn it U wry great ! j cressea , Ac power oftheleter being nearly u te *« o ie ., This is not Uwujual w « y in which sprjng . h * lM » ees reused , as farwIkcow . Ithinktiieprineiplewtsog ' , a account of the pressure bring incresiea ffot * , **» alve opens . I think it wrong fa principle to pat * pring-aatance at the end of « loo s leVer .. .. . . I altogether » jecttoTalres beinj in the power , rftl » engineer to gad al hispleasnri e » pe « aUy the . hfgb-presiBre ones j iatiiiionljfa £ t © iaythat . OUfc too commonly the awe . Itcau « ircrfy be a mttter of opsmoa thatthta i « htei nUtt
cmig ' la principle . Kothtag in the wdg ^ l ^ for oWerritioa , « c ^ t thatifr it b . anot been m-¦ eaieito wbrktaeiabtiiert atapreanre of « ibs . to the . noare Inch , « ach a weight as that ought never te have , jeshpnt upon the lwer . The same remark applies to the iptifls-bik 1 " * *»*»'• becaw * it can be screwed down or b ? to any extent , the weight befog npoa the lever w » s objectionable , as it ' would be an indication to . the enrinerr tbat be might ose it in . any way he thought fit , so as to obtain that prerure , namely , 661 b « . As to the conjtrnctionof tbeb . iiler , I may say . that , in tny opinion , it s d » ng «» oas to be used as a high-pressure boiler . Witboat troubling yon with the detail- ; of the expertneats , I may mention that the average turtle force per qusreinch of these plates was 17 tons , that of plates of
the same thickness , of the best kind , which I tried * tth « lams time , was 21 f tons . Specimens of those are also > rbdaeed . Thiy ' are Low-moor plates , of the same thickness , bat ol a vtry superior quality . The plates of the Cricket are ' very much laminated or saelly , not only in one pan , but aU that I saw . . This is owing to the bad quality of thenuteL ft wAUhapnea sometimes inflate * of the b . Et qoaiit v tot it is f « ry mncb to be avoided .. ThUpiece eshlbits the fracture actually made bv the ex > plosion , the appearance of which proTes it to have been had iroa—that is , for the purpose to which it was applied , ' toahigh-jsressnre boiler , and considering that it was employed ia the part whkhttas most likely to Itreak . I do not believe there is any reaeon to suppose that thtre was any deficiency of water in the boiler . To
show the great pressure brought on the unexplored boiler , lnnj mention that the flatp ' ate in front was talked to the extent of 1 | inches before 1 commenced my ecperim-btf . Had all the four valves been at liberty , it appeal i tj me impossible that tbe { leisure of steam could nave so increased as to causa the explosion . Had both t e b ilance-valvFS been open , I think they would hardly have save ! it ; they might bare deferred the'time and prolonged it from ten to perlaps twenty minutes . I think too valrea must have been closed cr open only to a small extent wbta the explosion occurred . Had only me of these Talrei been open , there is no qaeslion it would have produced a very great noire ; evert one near
niH « have heard it . At tie tine of the explosion the pressure most have bean at leaf 1180 or 149 . My reasen for Coming to that COSdnsIoa in . that this pregsnre disabled tbe remjuaing boUtr , The accident would not hare occurred bad all the valves been opened . Had the balance-raltes only been open it woald probably [ not have happened at all : n-.. r , piraapf , if oneof the weighted nSwi had betn at liberty , as probably the boat wenld riot hare remained so long at the pier as to allow the pressure to reach the bursting point . In the nary , no engineer is employed until he has passed an examina tion ; but in th * commercial boats the ; employ any one they like .
Thomas Clark being atksd , said he wished to give evidence as f « r as he could . He said : I am a smith and machinist . I first took charge of the Cricket on tho 4 th April lait . E Iwaida was then there ai stoker . I took chuge of the Cricket sosn after Ktnt left . There mn strings on the levers thtn . All was reafiy for starting- . BeHevicgl had a good stoker , Edwards , Ida not pay much attention at first , but left him te manage the fires . I don ' t recollect being spoken to on a Sanday about the Talves being tied down . I think it was on the H-juiay tbat MrPottetti ana Mr S « aith came-d » wn . The valves wtra not then tied . Mr Polletti came down before Mr Smith ; ho came in the morning . The valves » ere not then tied . Mr Polletti sa : d Edwards had told Mix that the valves wen tied down on the Sunday . I
aifca him if he thought I was mad . We had a good mtsy word * , and he said he should tell Mr Smith . He gave me orders about not tying them down . He said he must tell Mr Smith ; be believed there had been a great deal of foFgmade about it . When he was there the sip njs were put rouad the rails , not so tight a * to prevent the Tslrca from lifting , but merely to get them out of the way . Mr Smith came down into the engine-room I believe tiusame day . The strings were theit in the sameplace . H « said he hadheard wen a fete-had been &Jne , andar « dif I had done it , rfaidnof He said he fcoped I would always tie wry careful , not run any risk , and not . Ho 'Inyttioc to injure other people , or riskftar . Kfe 8 j jfr Smith irequently travelled by the l » jw : he dtdso after this injunction was givenme . Had
Be talves bitn tied he would have cams dowH into the engins-room aadteen Hum . I think he was twice afterwards in the engine room . He would sometimes stay there the whole length of the journey , observisg that he did sot like to call my attention from the ergine . K there had been any danger , he wosldhave been sure to incurit . I do not say it is quite a misUke to state that tee fever was wdghuaso thatthe steam would not blow off at less than : 68 . The string was threa , j « n scd fire-Tarn spaa yarn , it was pot round the nail tO leepit out of the way . I « tu . wear i have never given Knight orders to fcstea them when the order was gutato standby . Prem the way ia which the ro « e was tied , I don ' t think any one could make a " mUtakea * to ite btmg tight . It was not so tight as to
come straight down ; I generally left a space . I do » 't know who put in the nail . I found it there . 1 recollect ButtrMStafcnscbarge cf the CKcket , but I don ' t recollect sayinj— 'ItV all right , Joe ; fake her away . ' I . will ¦ wear the spun-jatni were not then tied tight , unless he haa done it ^ imstlf If I thought proper , I kept the yarns fastened sometimes the whole voyage . I was not always in the sams humour . It sever occorrid to me to look to see tho Cinse ef the valve requiring so much ahakinr . I did not he r Edwards make any oration * onthedjek ; oa a Sunday , befere the passenger * . He Hrigat Uave the tngine-room a dozen times . I drank ale and beer that day , batnot gin . I heard nothing of « hst fasd occarrea with Edwards until tie Honcay A few days before Ur Haisman came , I tritd to dean oat theEediment of the mtrenry au 5 e , and it rose to forty . I don t believe the gauge taaicattd the exact pressure I : hEanotdotiesoforabotttafcra » i ghtbeffcretneCricket
went to Mr Joyce ' s . When rise v « Mel listed , on . » valve would nctact , but the steam weuU escape with much soue from the ether . Therecould be no mistake about beariagit ; tbosewho stood at thesponson must have heardit . Edwards » as aiichargea « n the Monday , but four noun Drfare Mr PoletU told me of the cowplaint he tad made , l discharged him for calling » „„„„ , ^ Aiic sidnnercna i were qaarrdlliBe . I n « erp « wi nraabaracrossthetwbl . Ters . I couldpsshoaenpfrom below to the Uvers . I hsu now working as a machinist in the employ of the Ant and BVeConpany My waees are thesaafc -I don ' t think 1 have seen Mr Dukes , the Bslicitor , above twice , and have only bten examined by Mm once . Haisman was present at the time . I have taken no other advice as to my evidence to day . Mr Dukes oalyaiked me as to the Cricket since Ibadbew there . He asked my opinion a « to how th « accident had occurred , andlimputed it to the'listinir , ' as I hare done
to-day . I suppose it was a preparation f jr this examination ta day , but I don ' t know tbattt was . We generally took tbe cords off the nails at night ; and it is by this fee : I kaow that Eattress most have fastened them o * this occasion . The valves were certainly not tied dawn Trfitn I left ths Vaat befora Buttress took charge of her . Esther he or Edwards might fcave dene it if they had * spit * to me . At half-past Ive o ' clock the inquiry was adjournes ! nnti ! . Fri , 2 * v / ¦ ¦ ' * ¦
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THE FRATERNAL DEMOCRATS . The annaal festival of this Society took placa on Monday last , at ihe Genncn HaU . Press of matter c'iispf » s us to gwe a Tflry trief account of the proceeeiDg 3 . . . : 1 After supper Ernest Jraes was called to the chair and introduced the fits ' * sentiment by the following adares ? : — ° Brother Democrato , —Sinceour last year ' s anniversary we te wide ; y g \ oriona progress , 'bofh at home , itd atrcad ; the parasite pente of misrule are heisi ; torn from the noble fctru'tore of Democracy ; cr »»« is ,. c 3 rcn 8 t * and mitres are npon the wane ; maniioail is rUing from under money-bag « , and the blaBt of liberty is beginaii to blow among the clouds of misfor . tsne . The speakers , it will be my privilege to introduce to you to-night , « U 1 point out to yonr attention the victories cainel cp jfainmt , in ItalySpainFranceGerma
, , , ny , aou E .- . plssd . Th ^ e victories have been achieved by nuion—these victories have been gained by every man Handing ly his brother in the hour of danger ; they will teceoituudby ihu fraternity of nations , which I conceive K tlie special bosiacssof this society to propagate Ttrp , ! ? ng-rs ws have to avoH—emigration and a frcg * injury splitting of our strength at home—to both of wiiich 1 find some inclination exist Brothers I look on every CSarcist who emigrates . &s a desenerfrom the army of the people . ( Hear , hear . ) Those who emigrste liti- the slroiis = « , the most enterprising—it is just these we want , mast at hoote . If the democrats of Italy , G nn-tny , or Eoglaud , were to toava thtir citadel , renegade- soldiers , what would become of the infirm and trejktliej ? sliouid remain to goard * They say to the nM and poor , 'St 3 j hrra and diej we , the selfish , will tskecsr ^ ofoarjelves ! ' And bow do thej Uke care of
i ! : tmselves ! Hen they hsd the growing sympathies of a p «> p ! e to fail back upou—the reserve guard of public up-, ei » a , e . ^ nstan ' . ly riving ond sw ; lljrijr , and booming np uroos-i tlk'in . litre , every day , they grow more strong : tltre . ti . ey stand slone . ' Euher , some few units amoag the ; cro 5 bin 5 money-bags of the western laoaopolistpxtr . scattered drops of crystal amid the muddy sea of fptculsiwn—or , at best , a f-. tr thoa < anJs congregate together , ftna a state , helpless in its isolaiioa , and at ' iHBwar nidi the hostile inflasncel of the Burroanding goH . j eytrnedminijns . { load cheers . ) Ireerettosee tttat a great and t ?; Uu ^« 3 man » takiDg his energies & » a tbese of 20 . 000 men away from France . Posr patriots 1 tiny wiil be wanted ini the approaching toar of the tricol-. ar « nd tie MiKeHlafre . Louis Philippe may well 6 :.-JidlaaghingiH tis Tnileries looking after fcis 20 . 000
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euemirs flflog before him—flying , j » s he well kaows , to their political graves . " Brothers , stay here like men—de nst fly , like cowards ! . Face . the . enemy—when ysu have conquered him . Voutave ' . a , right to go Stand to ypnr dnty . , Spread the Charter and jiefend the Land . In your p wncoantHs" you muitforindjdur colonies . la your « wn counWes , ; the reaaj-inade materials give eaie to yoor endeavour . ' . In your own codntries you . must form . new »^ t « s , by « gea « rivingtheoU ; ( Great applauM . ) The other danger to which I have a lluded , is theDub-division of your strength . ' If you dlv We the mighty river into a thousand channels , that ' which would bare borne the fleets of prpgression to the broa ^ sea of triumph , will die In little streamlets amid the detcrts of political economy , and the land-rats and the' inoney-giubt will make snug
berths la your good ships . We have too many such divislou § emong 8 t , asl' I do not deny the goodnets of the objects desired ! , I merely . ^ aarrei ; with the methods embraced . J ; Thsi brave ' shipChurter , having weathered many a bresie and hattlo , with its loDg . tried pilot at the helm , fUesbraveiy over the " waves . It has ' eleared the shoals of Toryism , and the rocks , of Whigger / , and . is steetikg right onward to the port of Freedom ; suppose , then , that suddenly another steps to the helm , and says , Try tne- ^ i will takVyott to People ' s International League Hole . " Away you go from the track—the ether harbour may be good , but you have liist time and way . Presently comes another and says , ' You are wrong— . you are wrong ! Try me , I will tskeyoutoNatloaal-Alliance Corner ! And againyou throw the progress made away .
and start anew ; when comes another and says , 'You are very wrong indeed , try me , I will take yon . to People ' s International Anti-national -Wrong . League- Creek . ( I * ud laughter . ) Doyon think you would ever get to any one of the numbers . No ; ypuwould forever be abroad on the ' wide seas—the bnttof every wind , and the laughingstock of every sensible mariner . ( Applause . ) No friends ] If you WIBt to aiiv OMbroihsM abroad , itrengthen yonr brothers at home ; " We have an international League ia the Charter ; since , were England . ftee , iyranBy would wane tbroughouttha ' worid . . And , indeed , the recisting sergeants of Democracy hsve been abroad . In I taly . ' thePope israisiag the banner ofCathoUcitm ' h j writing progression on its shadowy folds . Oar State Church is sinking ; because it clings to the oU . Older
Rome is rising , because it dings to the new . " In old times , Papacy was maintained by puttiDgliberalopitiions down—now it is tieing msiatained by putting liberal opinions forward . Pius the Ninth is sprinkling the Charter with holy waterl Well , it is a homage to oar strength , when even Papacy sees it cannot sit on its threne of 1800 years' without us ? , ( Cheers . ) ' The sovereigns of Sardinia , Tuscany , anil Kaples / are giving in their adbsrence to ttdr sovereign , »* epeopf « . And why f It is an old saying , 'There Is honour among thieves 'bat among crowned thieves ^ there is no honour . They see the northern powers ' are ' deyourlDg southwards ; Austria swalldwiog up Ital y—Euisia eating Turkey-France nibbling at Spain—they are aware erowns have no respect for crowns—they know themselves too well ;
and therefore , thus royal ; reaegades tarow themielVfll intothesimsoflhapeople , since they havelearaedjn time tbat monarchies are sinkingbefore democracies , and ttey w » h to linger by thelast gleam of the royal lamp . The Queen of Spain pays us another homage ; in her we have another subject swearing fealty—outraged by her xoyal relatives , - she is forced to look to thepcople for generosity , justice , and honour . Ah ! Brothen—Methinks the ptople arj rising in the scale . True , Ferdinand may seek Italian ports , and plan his railroads to the south , since losing ! tbe Black ^ 6 a ; true , Nicholas , with one foot on tbe palpitating corse of Polaid , may advance his icy bayonets on the south or west ; true , Louis Philippe may
try to marry a throne , and crash a 8 wiss republic : but he may find the throne is but a piece of wood , that will not even swim in the tide of molutlons . Nicholas may fall into the pi : of Wood he has dug for Poland ; and Ferdinand , in his capital ol Vienna , may laugh at . the threats of Italy , the snnanrs of Switzerland , and the corset ' ofGallicia—but thoie threats shall turn into waving banners and advancing armies , —thosemnrmnrs to ths roar of cannon and the clash of steel , —these ennes to great battles and avenging victories . ( Loud cheers . ) Meanwhile the despots are not as strong as they have been . The living sinews of war are failing them , M « n have learned the lesion .
If kings and princes can't agree , And priests of goipel light , Pray what is that to jsa aid me * Let ftwn tura out and fight . . " , But . whjle the peepie love peace , I hope they will never be afraid of war , where a steel bridge can alonespan the Wlf of slavery . ( Hear , hear . ) Ayl let our motto be , V&aeetf we can ! War if we must ! ( Great applanse . ) Here in England we will conquer peaceaoly ^ -abroad , tiw sword may have to decide the issue . But ' Italy is PTeparefl , —France will marshal its armies to the dirge of Lonis-PbUKpe , —Poland is whetting its sword on the tombs of its many martyis , and the greater the number , the sbarptr grows the steel , —S « itiErland , ah ! Still she stands 4
• A fortfess formed to freedom ' s hands With her battletnenU of ice ana granite—her artillery of avalanches and her garrison of storms , —an example to more numerous and stronger nations ; and EnglandwUl do iU duty . Foreign sentinels of the democratic camp ! go-tell your brothers abroad we will not be behind hand ! ( Lend cheers . ) Tell Poland it shall have a hand te aid , ay ! and it may be a sword ta that band . — tell the patriots of Europe wo will join them in : » ' mutual itagua&r putting down Ihe slave trade , not of thebUck slarealone , oat of the whiteas well , as practised by those great slavedealns . their kiEgs . aona applause . ) " The
. chaimaa concluded b ; proposing the follow . ing sentiment : — ' ' The Sorereign ^ of the Pcople-the only sorereign authority we acknowledge ' Kesponded to by Thomag dart . : The following toasts were also giren : — . 'The day we celebrate , the terror , of tyrants , the inspirer of ^ the oppressed ! ' « May the society of fraternal Democrats , founded topropagate theprin-« Pi « of tbe French Repablic ; p ^ ess tr ? 5 n-PhanOy , and adyance in this and Jerery other land thepnnciples of ^ quality , Liberty , and Fraternity . ' fe ? d b ^« A - MichelotCarl Scbapper
.. _ ^ . , and Julian Harney . . . . - — " . " • TheDemocracyofalliationB ! May tne , 8 trog glesnowgoingonin France , Italy . Poland ,. Switierland , America ,, and other countries , eventuate in the triumph of the Rights of Man , and the establishment ot Umreraal Brotherhood ! ' ^ Responded , to by Colonel Oborski . The emancipation of Labour , and may ^ he Pro-Ittanans of all lands work unitedly to effect their social saltation ! ' ; Responded to . bv — Dixon .
• The DemocraticPresB aU over the world—the puding-star of the people in their progreaa to freedom ;* ' ¦ ' ° ReBponaedtoby— Cherene . " n ,= fyeral other toasts followed , inducing Feargus S £ . 5 , orsu lf «•? Nottingham Democratl / &c , lo . wereBangm the course of the evening . " '
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TO THE POWER-LObM WEAVERS OF LANCASHIRE . ; Dear Fhiesbs , — .. ,. ¦ - ' " ' u [' You , the weavers of Aabton , Stalybridge , and tUe Eoutbera division of Lancashire , have been repeatedly told by your emplojera that the price you stood up for could not be given , whilst ttu » e paid in the nor them portion of the county were so inucK below yoth Let me entreat your attention to the movement ! how poingonintbeHbrtfierri ' divisibn . aBd to thenecesof immediate
sity an junction with your struggling ferother and sister operatives , for k the purpose of yielding them allthe assistance in your power . Their interests and yours areidentical ; unless an uniformity of prices exist , vain must even beyonrendeavours , either to amend your condition , or even to keep yourselves from sinking lower still . This truth must hare long since forced itself upon your minds . To act upon this conviction must , therefore ,: be your aim . Such acourse is not less obviously required , tnanloHgleases . aada low regulated corn rent , to the tenant farmer ..
J $ rl f « . ^ F * had *««» maintained against one . of the millownera for thirteen , weeks , which . termmated about two months ago ; in anaereement , on the part of the employer , to submit allhis reedsto ¦ . standard hrtof wage ? , by which list all the different kinds ofpower-loom work are nowattemptea to be : regulated throughout the town .. The employers , with very few exceptions , appear willing to conform thereto ; and the only thing that prevents * complete settlement of the question with every manufacturer who has any pretensions to honour or respectability , is-lest employers , in other places , should come , helow the standard here agreed upon , and thus ^ beenfibledto take precedence in the nW kefc .. m the cheaper sale of eooda . A atrilre « nnw
maintained in Darwen , which , by tbe time this appears in print , wJl have been continued for fourteen weeks , « asUng , to support it , pretty nearly £ 100 per week , the preater part of which sum has been manfully conttibuteo by the inhabitants of that little village alone . The strike bad its origin thus : —Mr Walsh , the manufacturer , was not proposing a reduction , but he had been paying for a long time considerably beneath whatother mill-ownersinthe same village were Riving . Not only was he paying lower wages , bat his system of fines and abatements was carried to a shamelessly rigorous extent- These racts . wereso well known tbat other raill-ownets
began to express a determination to reduce tbe wages of their hands , unless . Mr Walsh could be brought nearer to what they themselves were paying . Hence , tbecauseof the strike , and nobly have the working men and women , throughout the various mills , contributed to support it , giving to every weaver tar * out six shillings per w « ek , paying them on Saturday in good ¦ hard com , without the mean resort o fabatrncting from it a petty contemptible fine . . The shopkeepers and publican ? have also generous ' . y contributed to Bwell the fends for their sudport . The Colliers , too , give £ 1 per week , and other trades lahke manner .
Within the course of last week , Mr Walsh seat twchfy-fiTenHimonses principally to the turn-outs on a charge of annoying and intimidating the ¦ knobsticks' tl . « ra being about twenty of them in his mil ! kept by him at work , not so much from any hope of being able to conquer the turn-outs , as for tbe par-
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l *? :. v . -i - ;< : « . ; . ! , vU- ¦ -- ^ f » w - > ,., )„ > , , j . .. ; .-, . . Vj-:, Ki pose . of keeping the machinery in order . Mr-: RQberta was employed to defend tbe summonsed party ; and a hard tag he . -, maintained with the magistrates , in hisenueavour ; to procure for the -accused a clear acqmttal . v ; : T . hey (< all . gotioff with : paying the sum-: monsaud serving , save one 0886 , 15 which a conviction was obtained : ^ aadsone 1 mwth ' 8 ; ,, imprUonment : awarded . . . Mr iRoberte appealed : againstithis , deoision , and tbe case has to be tried atthe next Preston Sessions , the accused meanwhile being out on bail . If Mr Roberta had not been present , it is tbe , opinion of th « workmen that » even or eight , at the least ; would have , been sent to prison , and the remainder have been bound over . to keep the neace . This was
doubt-- less what . Mr Walsh , expected ; . and whilst milU owners , or ; the near , relations :: ' of milUwnera , occupied the bench , 8 acha result mayin all iiich cases be naturally . enough , expected / ¦ - . ' . . ¦ . - ;? > . You doubtless will inquire what are the weavers of Preston doing ? In tbia town wages have been for years lower Jhauauy other place ,. both aroongBt weavers and all other trades . ; Here the mannfacturersof hand-loom cloth have been in the habit of ^" . niingtheir work , and paying less , by at least one shilling out of every six , than in Stockport , Manchester , or even Bolton . Preston has , in consequence , whenever . theie : haa been a depression in the tradej enjoyed a monopoly of ; work ; and employment might have been . found there , when it could be obtained no
wher « else . But be assured , the workers of Preston nave no great reason to boast now of their advantage ' , finei misery and wretchedness here . endured , is probably only exceeded in unhappy Ireland , Manyoi the mills are ttanding , and the greater , portion of them , only partially ; , running . , The , ir general low , wages entirely unfit the hands to encounter a depression , and the tyranny , which js . pr&ctieed in the mills , renders every workman wretched in the extreme . Do not rejoice , countrymen , at this .: I know that-you will naturally feel pleased to hear of it , but remember it ia wise to . be merciful for tho sake of yourselves obtainingmercy . ,, , ; ,,. . [ , ¦ * ¦ . < : ¦< . : ¦ . ¦; , .. . ¦ , ' ;• " ¦¦¦ . ; Low » the wages are here , compared with other towns , still fresh reductions have been for several weeks past , talked off . First this mill was about to reduce , and then theother . The source from whence . these crieB originated was supposed to ; be from the mill ownersthiawves , just to inure the peopleto-the idea thereof , ia ; order that tho reduction might'be
met with less exposition when it did - come ; for , yielding as the hands have hitherto-been , it waB doubtful whether it would be hereafter so . very patiently borne .: However , on Friday last the step was at last taken , and the wealthiest manufacturer in the town , Mr . Paley , the :. Mayor of Preston , engaged to take the lead therein-, the employer , who a few months ago was presented by hia bands wiih ao elegant snuff-bvX , for what I know not . ' , Some said it washis general kindness to his workpeople , and the charity of his lady in giving clolbing . This , liowever , I know , that when &n election takea place , those of his hands who have votes , are always expected to vote as he votes , or to march about their busineBS ; and as to his kindness in other respeota . it is not two years since a poor spinner was discharged from his mill , after woiking therein for 28 years , because he could n » t perform the required quantity of draws within the week . . .... :
The following is the notice placed up in his mill on Friday last , giving one week ' s warning only of reduction : . Pres . prices . Red . prices . i . r- ' . ^ 8 . d . , :.. B . d . ' Twill .... 2 3 } ... ... 2 H ¦ ¦ -. Do .... 2 2 \ ... ... 2 0 i Do ... 1 10 | ... ... 1 8 | ' " - ¦¦ ¦ Do ... 1 41 ... . . ... 13 - ¦¦ ¦ ' ¦ , Shhting 9-8 1 -4 J . ... ... 13-Do 5-4 , 1 4 J ... ... 1 3 J Do ...... 1 3 J . ... . ; . 1 2 J You thus see that the reduction extends from a penny to twopence per cut . "What will the Stockport and Ashton manufacturers say to this 1 Where will these reductions endt Will trade be promoted by making the poor man unable to purchase their own productions * Talk of foreign trade supporting
us ; it is only in a good home trade , that either permanency or prosperity can be found . If Paley had taken the lead the other way in raising the price of his highest paid fabrics from 2 a . 3 id to 3 s . for a commencement * we should liavo a good trade in a months'time , provided all other manufacturers would have followed his example . It is % poor , puerile argument against it to tell us of the possibility of foreigners underselling us in our own markets . Shut ithem out then . We can find sufficient employment for one another , if we must be weel paid for our labour . Pay for , weevin , the staple trade « f Lancashire and Yorkshire , aa . it ought to be paid , and they , the ^ eavers , will beable to fidd abundant employment for both shoemaker and tailor , mechanic and farmer . . : Tour insertion of the above will oblige , . ;¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ Richard Marsden .
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THE HOLYTOWN MINERS . MEETING OF THE ~ L 0 ND 0 N TRADES . A public meetiiiirof the several trade * Of the metropolis , convened by the masons , was . heia at the Temperance Hall , Waterloo-road , on Tuesday eveuing , September 21 st , for the purpose ef considering the case of the much oppressed minen of Holy town . ?' - - mL nau * " » unanimously called to the cnai ^ fhe following resolutions were adopted : — Moved bj Mr Vaughan , seconded by Mr iicott : — ^ That tbiB meeting approves of the manly and dignified stand that the miners- of Holytown have taken in resistinga reduction of their . wages , and that we earnestly call on . the trades of London to support
these brave men , and thereby , enable them to triumphantly , establish their position , and foil the attempt ofthe avaricious capitalists to lower the already too low wages of the working . man , who is the chiefsourceofa natien ' sgreatness . ' . Moved by Mr Humphries , seconded by Mr Peel : — That this meeting deeply- sympathises with the miners now on Btrikeat Holytown , in Scotland , and that we indignantly denounce the harsh and un . Christian spirit evinced by their employers in turn : ng so many families from their homes , thereby refusing to man his common right , namely , a home to dwell in , to shelter him from the inclemency of the alemente . ' >
A ^ committee of twenty-seven 5 persons was appointed , with power to receive 8 ubjcription 8 . The committee . will meet every Friday evening ; at the Craven Head , Drury-lane . Theseveral trades are requested to send delegates and remittances . rq . , ToteBpf thankB 'to the Northern Star , and " the chairman , concluded proceedings .. . _ = ., - We regret that owing to a very heavy press of matter , we have found it impossible to give a report of the speeches delivered at the above meeting . '
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, ^""^• -AtaiiumerousmeetingofChartists , beld ^ at toe Ship Inn , on Sunday / evening last , Mr Stephenson in the : chair , the ; following resolutions wereunMimonslyadopted . Moved ' by ^ MrFusseS ! seconded by Mr Banks : — u ' . That we , the members of the land Company and Jte tional Charter Association , meeting at the Ship Inn Birmingham , deeply regret the untimely dtsth of poor Dodson of Sleaford , whose wifeandfamUy have been de-UnTCdo { tatirua \ Tttalprotecto rDythelnhnmancondnot
of poliqeman Sharpe , and we consider that the author ! , ties who tried the case very much degraded themselves by their partial decision , with the honourable exception of Mr Allix , who deserves the thanks of the people Such contact as that of the Sleaford Bench Is calculated to destroy the ' eonfideace of the working claBses in those whose duty it is to administer the law with justice nnd imparUali ^ ; and it is our opinion that this case ought to stimulate the people to ' renewed exertions for the attainment of their Charter , as thehefit ; means of protecHng the weak from the oppressioni of the strong , tit Rives na
much P leasure to know that the directorsinUnd toMng the ; ease Before the Court of A « sl * e , and . we pledge ourselves to giv « our support , arid callnpon allthe members of the Land Company to asslii . ' and thereby enable tHem to obtain that justice which hag been denied , and give succour !; andsnpEortto . tbe bereaved wife » ndfamlly l . ; Mr-Fossellmoved ; , seconded by Mr Oarland :- ' ' . . That ttiebMt thanks of this locality be gim to Ernest JoHes , E ? q ., forhis able ana talented defence in the case ' K % ^ ^/ entitles , that genUemen to the gratitude of the people . T ??!^ Mr T n se ^ . secbndedby ' MrFeam :-- T ° at the . . oc « t thanks of this meeting are due , and hereby given to Mr . Allix , for his impartial conduct . - # Af J ? thejassing of the ' > beve resolutions , a subscription was entered into for the widow and family of the before named unfortunate individual , and 9 j . 2 J . collected . It was alsoarraneed to mtnn n
dmner in commemoration of . the establishment ; of a wSSS ^ PFfrp' * W Shiplnn , which has . now been in existence twelve months ; a » d dm * ^ SSSPiP ^ flfpiS evening , bept . lo , when the Mowins re ^ olntinni were ^ unanimously adopted . Mr So clS £
TS % *** 5 « » 8 ~ ed by Mr Lewis £ T "" That this mcetin ? , after mature considerattonon tbe 3538 ? *? T J oa 8 On - byp »» 2 nshrrS atweaford , deem the verdict of the iurv false and the Sfef tt i ^ r ^ 8 ( wLohS aisgracefal , and we highl y commend Mr Ailix for his manlyprotest agalnrt their decision , ^ urttertend our most hearty lhauks to Mr 3 ^ , te tuoabie manner IX ft % COad » cted , "Ration befo ^ thema ^ SS J . n - ^ herebyPled «^ ourselves to render all im ^ A . ? ° \ ? P , ert eobta $ nju 8 tice , andthatwd Proposed by Mr Roser , secondedby Mr Hamper : Thatm conetqqence of its being too late to gettaser .
iMBMMl ^ BBBBBUMi ^ B ^ B ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ . . ; r . s < . ¦• l # >; a , K ^> .-V ^' ^^ ' f . */* , ' * t .. •¦* v / v . . . , ' ..,.. . tion ; of : 6 nr . p roceedlnjsin : thesfittf-of * th « iatae week , Aei , that ourraMting nights be alterediftomiWedneBdftjr to Tuegdarevenittttf after the ' SZd of the present ^ inonOi ^ v -Several shillings having been- subscribed for . poor iDodson ' s 'caso ; ; a vote 'of thanks was given to .. . the , chairman , and the racetipg dissolved . : ;; : " j : / - ' , HuDBKBanELD—At a meeting of the Cbarti 8 ts , of Ilaiidersfieldand' neighbourhoody held on Sunday afternoon ¦ last ,- > at Ibberson ' s Temperance-house Buxton-road ,. it was unanimously ; ' resolved— ' That thesecretary of the Chartist Association in this town do write to F . O'Connor , Esq . MiP ; , to request that
he inoludaHuddersfieldin the placet ! that he intends to visit in bw northern tour . ' That we do ; meet again- ; next Sunday evening , at ^ hishousej ; that should Mr O'Cennor accede to our request' we may appoint a committee , to meet Mr ' O'Connor on . the appointed day , engage ft suitable roomV and nwke other preliminary arrangements for his reception . ' | Nottingham . —On' Sunday evenirip iasf'Mr Douse lectured at the Black Swam lnn . The lnrgc room was crowded by an attentive Budieno » , and at the close the lecturer received- a unanimous * vote of thanks ; -- • ^ ¦ : ¦ ¦ : ' ¦ >¦ c ^ - - - ' r it '" •'"•• ' . ;¦" , " .
-, NKWCA 8 TtK-UP 0 N-TlNf . ' ~ RE 8 C 8 CITATl 0 N OF ChIUtism in tue Kobth . —On Sunday evening , ' Sept . 10 , Mr P . Murray in the chairj Mr J . Watson moved —Vfhat the vrulesi of-the National Charter As sociation i be- read / ,: In' doing' which . he very , elo 4 quently' set forth the duty and-neoesiityof eaoh individual to do all in his power to create ' a sound and wholesome public opinion in regard- to . that document named the People ' s Charter ; ¦ for himself , he was determined to use his > best endeavour ' s to effect that object . The motion ? being seconded , was carried unanimously . iThe rules WerO tbeu reid b ; the chairman , anti seconded , and gave general satiefaction . : Mr S . Binn ' s then descanted at great length on the principle 8 ' and objects of the association ,
interspening . his oration : with remarkable instances of the incapacity of the present holders of the franchise to legislate for the welfare and advantage' of the working classes ; hence the necessity of the working men looking ( after their own interests ; and that could only be done by the great body of the indastrious olasBeR uniting in one common bond of brotherhood , and by joining ; the National Charter Association . Mr J ; Robinson . in a neat and concise speech moved , ? ThataHper 8 on 8 herepre 8 ent wiUing ^ to join the Association , should give in their names this night / wbioh being seconded was carried'without a dissentient . ¦ The names hswing been taken down , a committee of eleven was chosen to carry out the objects . of . the Asaooiation ;' ,. It was then resolved That Mr
, J . Watson be the delegate to attend the district delegate ; meeting on Sunday : the 26 th inst ;' , at Mr Jude ' s , Cock Inn , Newcastle-bn-Tyne , at 2 o ' clock in the afternoon , when it is expected delegates will be in attendance from North and South Shields , Sunderland , and other places desirous to assist in the proper organisation of the district , and to deviaeKhe best means for an extensive dissemination of the National Charter Association . The meeting tlen separated , with an expressed resolve to do all in their power , individually and collectively , to advance the goodjsause . P . S . —A district delegate meeting of the National Charter Association will meet in- the
house of Mr Jude , Cook Inn , hwdof the side , on Sunday , afternoon , Sept . 20 , at two o ' clock . All the branches are requested to send delegates . iShsikbu ) . —A meeting of the members # f-the National Charter Association was held in the Demo , cratio Reading Room 33 , Queen-atreet , on Sunday evening , Sept . 19 . Mr Jackson in the chair . The following persons were duly elected as a general council for the forthcoming quarter : —George Godaard , Samuel Jackson , William Holmes , Dennis Webster , Luke Holland , Aaron Higeinbottom , William Dyson , John Foster , John Marchall , John Seward , Edwin Cook , Conncillor Briggg , subtreasurerand George Cavill ; sub-Becretarv .
, Stratford , EssBx . —On Thursday evening last Mr Ernest Jones lectured on the Charter , to a crowded assemblage in the new Temnerance-hall ; the Rev T . Robert ,: of Plaistowe , in the chair . The leoture elicited great applause . . TivBBiON .-fA committee meeting of the Chartint Association was held , in their room in Bridge-street , on Monday eveninB , ' to consider the best means of carrying out the project of Mr Flood , of Barnstaple , toriorming a county deleeate meetine . It was nro . l
poBed and seconded ,. That a lettershould be written to Mr -B food , stating that as he waB the instigator of this scheme it should be left to . him to name the place and time when such meeting ; shall be held . ' It was suggested that Exeter , Totness , or Newton Abbott , would be fit places , but Exeter we give the prefereiceto . Audit was also requested that the meeting should be hastened , as our friend and patriotic leader , FeargU 8 O'Connor , Esq ; MiP ., is about tovwitDevonshire . The expenses of . the delegate meeting should fall alike on each locality . .
; WE 8 TMiNBTBB .-T-Mr Ernest Jones lectured here to a large meeting , on'The People Abroad . ' His address was received with great satisfaction . Carlisle . —The quarterly meeting of the Chartist Association -will be held on Monday evening , the 27 ch instant , in the ABspciation-room , No . 6 , Johnstreet , Caidewgate . at eight o ' clock , when it is expected the whole of the members will attend . ' . DBBBr-i-At a general meeting of the members of the Land , and Chartist . Sooiety on Tuesday evening , September 21 at , at Mr Belfield ' s Temperance House , No . 5 , Green-street , called ferthe purpose oflconsidering the propriety of establishing a reading-room , library , and discussion olws , it was resolved : —
Yorkshirk . —The West Riding delegate meeting was held at Dewsbury , on Sunday last . Delegates present : Dewsbury , Mr George Sykes ; Halifax , Mr J . Clisssett ; LUtletown , Mr J . Halfield : Huddersfleld ,. Mr W . Armitage ; Wakefield , Mr J . Wood ; Keighley , Mr John Green slElland , Mr D . Mars den . Mr Hatfield in the chair . It was reselved : — That a competent Chartist lecturer be forthwith engaged . ' . . ¦ . ¦ :. ' - ¦ ¦''¦¦ ' '¦; - i ¦ ¦ ¦ ; . '¦ ¦ . ¦¦ 'That the lecturer be engaged for one month ; to commence on or soon after the 18 th of October next That the following question should be discussed at the asxt meeting : —^ What will be the best means to adopt for the reorganising of the Riding V ¦ ¦ That the next delegate meeting be held at Bradford , of which due notice will be given . ; DoDi . Ev .--0 n Sunday Ja * t , the friends of the People ' s Charter met in the Barkerites school-room , Pnory-street , for" the purpose of forming a branch of the National Charter Association . Upwards of twenty members were enrolled /
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. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS ; _ BRieHioif .-A ipecial general meeting will t » bdd SL ^ Art ^ e Inn , on , Tuesday evening , Sept . 28 th , when highly important business will be brought before the meeting . The jrhole of the Chartists and Land members are earnestly , requested to attend . -. H f- 'f ^' -rPo Sunday , Sept ; 26 , 'Mr IsaabCHsset wiHleoture . in the Large Room , Bullclose-lane , at naif-past six o'clock in the evening . . BiBMiN 0 HAM .--A publio meeting will be held at s «? h fc ? S 8 flalI f 0 ? T « ejjd a ? , evening , September ^' . » wrthe purpose of enroning members'in the ttational Charter Association ; after whioh there will be a meeting of thei members of the National Land Company , to consider the propriety of , the whole of tne membersl meeting in bnia ' nla ' ce : " flhair tn h *
taken ' at eight o ' clock . " ' " EwKBURaH . —The quarterly meeting o ? the Euin"fil ^ i- ^ Na tional Charter Association will be held in thelfainter ' s Hall , Currubber ' s Chiae , High-Btreet ^ n Tuesday evtniug , 28 th instant , at half-past eight o ' clock . HAUFAX .-A district delegate meeting will be held on Sunday , September 26 th , at two b ' clook in . the afternoon , at Lower . Warley , tor the purpose of orranising the' district , ' when every locality in the neighbourhood is requested to send delegates . Liverpool .: —A quarterly meeting of the Chartist Association will be / held on Susday next , the 26 th instant , at Mr Farrell ' s Temperance Hotel ; 4 , Oazneauistreefc . Chair . to be taken at seven o ' clock
precisely .... : . — . — ---- -v .-v » , ^ " / . ^ r --Mr Dixon , of Manchester , will lec-T ^^ L— B Z ™*} ok IIa 11 ' Repemakers-fields , wSS ^ - S fS ? ^ onday ' September 27 th , on' The ^ SS £ ^^^^ ^^^ fnSlii'lf r u ?^ T ^ ~ A dislridt deIe 8 a te meet-Tin ^ lS- % *^? i ^ of Mattin Jude , Cock Inn Head qf the , Side , . Newcsujt ^ upon-Tyne , on ftKSfr ^ V Se P te ? « 26 th , at two o ' clock Ihe Beveralbranchea of the National Charter Association in the counties of Northumberland and Durham ^ are earnestly requested to send deleft * .
, iNoiTiNGnAM . -Tbe Chartists ' of this town and neighbourhood will meet at . Mr Charles Smith ' s Fox and Hounds , Carter-gate ; on Sunday evening , at seven o clock , on business of great importance Manohesteii . - The aajourued meeting «{ the shareholderaot the People ' s Institute will takeplace on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , at two o ' clock in the afternoon . A good attendance is requested . Todmordkn . —The , Chartists of this place are cetting up a tea party and ball on Tuesday , September 28 th , and a ball on Wednesday , 29 th , in commemoration of the election of Fcargus O'Connor Esq ; , for Nottingham .
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TO THE MEMBERS OP THB NATIOSAt LiND COMPANY m FBi 8 NPs ,-0 nSttnday , the 12 th , I lectured twice in Stockport to very large audiences ; on Monday the 13 th , I also spoke twice in Hyde to equally 3 mec mgs ; on Tuesday , the 14 th , I lecturedi fi E fffe A ^ bUm p ^ I ^ re ed a chap " lull ot tue Ashtomana on Wednesdav Hm iKth . „ . Tli » t ^» y , lhUOth . I « . wnJaTh ? Cll pi . i ¦ " th . VnrlDitn ttk ™ ta . ^ JS ™^ , '' s ^ ssi&Sgig teSSKS SfS
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and those towns passed over be visited on tny return . . No letters were received from Kidderminster , ^ este ^^ Glo ^ ster .: .: ^; T l ^ 'W , ' '¦ .. ' : ; R , 6 Dt 8 . ^ W 6 iverb ' trroptoh ; September 27 th ; Dad-Jeyv TuMday , the 28 th ; Bilaton ,: Weanesday . iithe 29 th ; . : Stourbridge ; Thtjriaay . theaOth ; Bromigrove , Fridayy Ootpber the 1 st ';( Bristol , Sunday , the 3 rd Merthyr Tydvil ,, Monday , the ith . I want an ad . dress at ; Bris . toL ' " Tha Welsh friends must arrange for the week , ta I am ignorant of the localitiea .. ; . , . I remain , yours faithfully , , .. .. . , '¦ . P . M . M'Dowam . 10 THK MEMBERS OF . ins LAKD COMPANY , BE 81 DINO ; IN GLASGOW . AKD TDK SOBRpCItWKq WSIBICI 8 . Withlu that land was many a malcontent , * ; Wh « eur « ed ttie tjranny to which he hent , 1 . ' r The soiVfull many a wringing deipot saw , ' ' Who worked his wantonness ia formoflaw . '—Bjrcn .
-t - * ¦ - -. - , ¦ . ' - - ¦ , - ¦ ^^^ ¦ 'l ... - ¦ ' '' . Brethben , —It is . witli no ordinary , feelings , that we address you at this time . . No doubt most of you are aware tbat William Dddson , secretary , to the Sleaford branch of the Land Company , an honest and respected officer has been ruthlessly slain in open day , in the publicstrectB , by Sharpe , asuperintentendent of police ; and that the victim has left a widow and a helpless family to mourn over their sad bereavement .. Your committee have taken ,. up the case of the widow and the fatherless , and are determined that nothing shall , be wanting that is in their power to accomplish in order tlat the homicide may be brought , to juaticei tbey have therefore opened a subsoriptionandapnointedJames Smitb , Eecretarv .
and David Gibson , treasurer ; > nd [ they feel confident that their appeal toyou to assist the widow and the fatherless , will not be made in vain , but will be cheerfully responded toi The members of the Sleaford branch have nobly done their duty by subscribing upwards of £ 12 , and your directors have nobly , done theirs in sending that eloqueat add able advocate , Ernest Jones , to investigate the case , which he has done to perfeotion . Never . till you do your duty in . this and in similar ' matters , will you be respected or feared by your oppressors . " When you act upon the great truth that 'he who oppresses one , oppresses all , ' your enslavers willdread your power , but never till then ; Tbe following was inscribed at the entrance of the Roman senate , when in the height of Rome's republican glory , 'Be ye , RomahB . the authors of those laws on which your happiness depends ! ' When
wiU the masses comprehend , the import of this mandate ? Tour directors ' have taken up this case with spirit and determination , and have resolved to bring it before a judge at the next nssKes . To accomplish this money will be wanted ; and to thoEc who sincerely desirethe welfare of their class and country , " and whbae intelligence inspires them witii feelings and sentiments nobler than that of davea , It will be a pleasing duty to subscribe . Let not the mercenary crew of Mammon worshippers and money , mongers have the pleasure of knowing that we would neglectour brothers inldistress . Rally , then , to the rescue ! Let each member vie with his brother in contributing according to his means . Li-tyour contributions " m given freely , and your conscience will tell you , you have only discharged a duty . Signed on behalf of the committee , . : . J . S . Smith , Secretary .
AbSrdbxii .-Mr S . Kybd is the NoRTH . —This talented lecturer of the National Land Company arrived in this city on Tuesday evening , September 7 th , but as it happened to be the week of the Aberdeen races , every hatt was taken for balls , &c , and , indeed ; the people were too much taken up with these to attend any lectures : On Saturday evening , however , Mr S . Kydd delivered a lecture in the open air , atWoodside , a village about a mile and a half from Aberdeen . The meeting was not numerous , but those who did attend were very attentive , and the lectcrer fully explained the principles of the Land Company , and tbe capabilities of the land . All ap . peared satisfied , and some good was evidently done . Mr S . Kydd again lectured in the Union Hall ,
Aberdeen , on Monday evening . Mr Mackintosh , president of the Aberdeen branch , was in the chair . There was a pretty good attendance ; The lecturer explained the general principles of- the Land Company , the Land and Labour Bank , &c . All appeared satisfied , and no questions were asked . A vote of thanks ' was carried to the lecturer , and the meeting dismissed . Mr S . Kydd again . lectured in the same place ; on Wednesday evening , Mr Mackintosh again in the chair : The lecturer on this : occasion , went more into detail , and fully explained the capabilities of the land , and the principles of the Company . -He proved clearly that the land was always a paying concern ; that two acres were capable of keeping a man , his wife , and children . He contrasted the conditian of
the working man in townsv and the working man on theland and showed the vast superiority of the latter . He showed how our market gardeners were capable of maintaining themselves , and keeping their families comfortable on less than four acres , and paying seven pounds an acre . Stated that if working men could afford to give from £ 8 to £ 10 per acre for potato ground , at some distance from the town , and afford to travel ^ to or from that ground , ' and pay thfl expense of carriage , &c , surely a house and four acre 9 was worth as much money as they paid for one aere , sometimes of very inferior ground ; Hethenrvad and explained some of the principal rules of the Company , as an answer to some questions that had been asked in an anonymous note , and sat down much applauded . Mr Kydd invited any one to ask questions , and a member of the Company asked if allottees were bound to pay tithes ? In answerMr
, K . said , if tithes were still on the lnnd when it was purchased , of course they must pay them—but they were hot asked to attend any particular parson . The chairman intimated that the committee would meet every Friday evening , in the Gommittee . room , Union Hall , to enrol shareholders and receive membera' contributions . Mr Wright also intimated that the Charter Union had agreed to establish a Mutual Improvement Union , lor tho delivery of lectures , essays , &c , ; also a ' Monthly Manuscript Magasine' for the members , and a Prize Fund tor awarding pmes for the best essays , dtc , which all are invited to join . This Union meets every Tuesday evening in the Union Hall . After these intimations , the meeting separated . A farewell social party of Mr Kydd ' s friends assembled on Thursday evening , in Mm Bain ' s Caledonia ^ Hotel . ¦ ' ' " I COBRESPOSDBNT .
_ . GnoiDOir . —At the branch meeting of this locality on Monday evening last , MrWestoby read a letter from , Mr Stallweoa , relating to the National Cooperative Benefit Sooiety , about which much difference ef opinion exists in this branch . Mr Frost commented on the rules of the society , which he as . serted were less liberal than many now in existence , and instanced the Foresters . He read the tables of payments and benefits , and showed that a single man mthe fifth section , paying 1 ? . id . per month , avouIq receive the same benefits as a single man in the fourth section , paying Is .: 4 d . per month . He denounced the restriction of the earnings of superannuated members to a scale laid ¦ down : by Mr Stallwoodi as unjust and anti-democraticexposed
, the monstrous injustice of allswing no benefit for the birth of a still-born child , and expressed his surprise that even a portion of the directors of the Land Company should have lent their sanction to such a scheme . ^ Mr Westoby , the local agent to the socioty , declined defending the rules , and it was finally resolved to give Mr Stallwood an opportunity of doing so , if a room can be procured for the purpose . Conversation followed on the propriety of holdmg delegate meetings in the Surrey branches , with a-. viow of a more extensive diffusion of the principles of Chartism in this diptrict . Correspondence on this subject is requested from the Surrey localities ; address to the local secretary , Mr Hodges . Pitlake , Croydon .
GtOsroRr .-Monday the 13 th inst . being the anhiversary of the formation of a branch of the National Land Company , it was determined by the OMsabm to celebrate the event by a publio dinner . Accordingly the dinner took place at the Sceptre Inn , New Town , GoBport . Early on the morning of tbo 13 th the flag of the Gosport branch of the National Land Company was waving across the street . At half , past 6 o'clock , Mi Sidaway , who had been iiwiteo , arrived , as also parties from Salisbury , Portsea , and other places . At half-past IT o ' clock the room presented an animated appearance . Over the president's ohair was a beautiful banner bearing the following inscription : — 'Feargus O'Connor , E « q . M . P ., founder of the National Land Company '
Uver tne vice-cnair was the banner of the Gosport branohof the National Land Company . The room was otherwise beautifully decorated . A pariy of glee singers were in attendance . Each having doaa justice to the good things of this life , the cloth was removed , and Mr Christopher , an old ¦ veteran and disciple of Wm . Cobbett , was called to the chair The vice-chair * as ably filled by Mr Eddington , of Portsea . The room was then thrown open to the puWic . The . chairman said he was proud to see so raany around him to do honour to such a good cause He could assure them he . was no O ' Connorite-Radi ' call no , he was converted to that doctrme by the immortal Cobbefctrin 181 ?; but be had great pleasSe inaokno . edging Mr O'CoBuor ashis ' leadcfal ! th tirar well remembered
. He the drawing up of that nft In' ° Conncl i aDd other members of the ^ UFT f \ . H the Pleasuie of faring tho fiist lecture delivered on the Land , by M ? 0 Connor , and ho could not but admit that when be heard it ho had his doubts , not as to the value of the soil , but that the plan was toa mighty for the understanding of the people . But he had Been with pleasure its progress . The first sentiment was- 'The leople , the source of all power . ' Mr Stroud , the secretary of the Porfcea branch , responded , and waB warmly apt . kuded . The chairmatt then ' caK upon Mr Marsh , who in excellent Style sanfi the gang , ' Uil never , never nudo a slave ! ' -the whole meeting joining ia hearty chovas . 'Che chairman
sua tne next sentiment was an important one- ' The National Land Company . '; . He would call on Mr John Sid . v * av . thetalontod advocate of tho La- > d Company in France ., and England . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . bwluway , on rising , was received with loud ap . plauBe . ' He said the present moment wasioneof the happiest aad pioadwtof Wb life . Happy , became
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he sawsomwif cheerfulfaces around him I because . be felt a pride in the reception SRi- ^ i \ had met with ! at their hands . Thei cba 1 ^ N . aid he Kad'advbcated the Land fflv ^ N ft was true he had done so .: He wai one J » tN thtjgh young , that was eompelled to leave hSftfi shore in search of that subsistence abroadVv ? 'N denied him at home ; and why so ? becW t M advocate , even at thirteen yean of aleT ^ -M pies of nnivenal Uberiy . He wasoneS ' tSf priI 1 « H of the'Glouceater Reform Assocwtion ¦ « K . ' ? H after the passing of the Reform Bill , ' £ 7 l * H \ portion of the people obtained the franchise »« L ? n 9 portion was the middle clawes , who weT ;^ **' fcefore ; he therefore hailed with deligh Uhffi ^ document called the People ' s Charter nill / i ™ nininmrn in havinp defendnil if . k » . « ... ' >« lt a
, His reward was to bo an exile ; b ut , thankr !*? 'I found an asylum on the shores ef France « v ' he found the people panting for liberty , h **? H remain idle in France ; ihe Northern Star conl l Dot the suras he had been the means ef sendinTt ??• different funds of the people during his exile v he felt a pride in being the agent in Franca Jt » Land Company ; he . had , alto gether tran . « -, ; , nearly £ 300 which had , been paid b , EnS Ued abroad , to purchase that Land which thTw aen chief stole from their forefathers at home % u ih of his members had been drawn , and tint r . n » m sufficient reward for all his trials in their S *"« * felt a pride in lookine upon his certificate to « % v * 1 . No . 1 Section . What a consol ation i « S ^ him to find his £ 5 swollen to a giant of mLV ® £ 80 , 000 . Yes . and ho had no hesitation in ««• that ere longit ' would be MilHobs in place of «! Be >
sands . ( Tremendous thunders of applause V vtl Sidaway then explained the formation of the socipt ! its progress in all parts of the country . ft France , Belgium , and other places . He thenTaS ' a most interesting occountof thebuildings , explain ^ every convenience of the hoaiw , md the qualifa * of the Land , from hia own examination . He tlen turned round upon the foes of the movement and challenged them to discussion . Mr Sidaway ' then explained the Banking department , and called np 0 I the meeting , trade societies , ' and benefit clubs to deposit their monies in the Bask . He then took up the Irish question , and defended ,-most maaUjW the Irish people , from the charges of indolence whidj bad been brought against them ; and concluded ^ address of more than three hours'duration , amidst
the cheers of the whole meeting . Mr Wheeler and I company then gave , , in good stylo , 'Hail smiling morn . ' The chairman said the next sentiment mt ThehealthofF . O'Connor , Esq ., M , P . for Not ! tingham ; T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., M . P . for Finsbury ; and all the Radical Members of the House c { CommohB , ' MrW . Westlake respondea . He said the sentiment before the meeting met with his en tire approval .. When he looked at the character of Mr O'Connor during his public life in his own country , where he was always found battling in defence of the poor , and also since his connection with the English democracy , his suffering in defence of the Charts , his recent foundingof the most excellent of societies —the National Land Company , to ., he was entit ! - '
to his warmeat thanks , and he no doubt spoke iM > - g entiments of all around him , in saying that ' i O'Connor was destined to be the saviour of the wt ^ - ing classes . As regarded T . Duncombe , thefYV . i knew how closely he bad-entwined himself roand the hearts of the working classes , by defending their interest in the House of Commons . He had stood long single-handed , but ^ ow they bad Mr O'Connor to help him , and with the assistance of the other radical members , . the next parliament would be taught a lesson . He had great pleasure in respond . ing to the sentiment . ( Drank with honours , np . statfdihe and uncovered , with three cheers , and one cheer more . ) . A vote of thanks , on the motion of Mr Sidaway , was given to Mr Christopher , for his con .
duct in the chair . —Mr Sidaway was then called to the chair , and sang ,. ' The Trumpet of Liberty sounds through tbe world ; ' the whole meeting jgic , in ? . Glee , Mr Wheeler and company— 'As the moments roll . ' The chairman said the next and last sentiment was , 'The Northern Star , and may it always shine ! ' Mr Porter , in a neat and sensible speech responded , in which he showed tbe power of the press for good or evil . Mr Douglas , secretary ta the Gosport branch , followed , and recommended all who wanted information to read the Star . ( Cheers . ) Glee— 'Oh Lady of Beauty ! ' in excellent style . This closed tho business . The thanks of the meeting were given to Mr Sidaway , for his able address ; to the vice-chairman , for his attention in keeping
order ; to the host and committee , the visitors , the ladies , and all friends ; and thug ended one of ths best entertainments ever held in Gosport . Mr Sida * way was accompanied to the station , at i o ' clock , by the committee and several friends , and tocfc his de * parture amidst the congratulations and well wishes oftheNatienalLand . Men of . Gosport ; with many an enquiryof . ' When shall we seeyouagaint' We expect great good has been done by Mr Sidaway ' s address , and we doubt not that & great accession to oar numbers will be too result . We have only started twelTO months—began with two . and have now torty-ono members ; and have subscribed nearly £ 80 .
Longiowh , ( . Pomms . )—On Tuesday evening , the 14 th inst ., Mr John Weat paid this town a visit , and delivered a very instructive lecture in the course of which he demonssrated how every comfort , necessary , and luxury ; of life , was derived from the Land ; bow it had been stolen from the Ipeople by EBdosun T 5 \\\ a , and , TOpTopoTt \ on as they had lost the Land , their political power had diminished , until they hsd become the slaves of a set of tyrant landlords . He alaolshpwcd the value of co-operation , especially in puchasing Land , its domestic and political benefits ; after which he entered into the banking question . The lecture gave great satisfaction .
New Radford . —The committee of itbis branch having engaged the large room of the Hope and Anchor , Chapel-street , tae secretary and sttufeeet will sit to receive subscriptions every Moaday evening between the hours of seven and half-past eight o ' clock . Nest Monday night the rate of local levy will be considered . Members are requested to observe the terms upon which the room has been taken , ' That no ale will be allowed tob 3 drunk . ' OiDiiAM , —On Monday last , Dr M ' Douall delivered a very instructive lecture in the Working Man's Hall , on Agricnltur . il Chemistry , in which he showed
the great advantages to be derived from spade oil * hvatlon , by the aid ofcaeraical appliances , over the old mode of cultivating with the plough . Helikewise drew the attention of the audience to the Land Company , whioh he considered the best calculated project that had been submitted te the public , for the amelioration of the labouring classes . He spoke for upwards of two hours , and was well received . A vote of thanks was passed to the lecturer , and the meeting separated highly delighted . Stoubrridgb . —At a general meeting of the members , of this branch , the following resolution was unanimously carried : —
That the members of this branch pledge themselves to render what assistance they can in the case of Dodson , the Sleaford secretary , by subscribing for the purpose of aiding the widow in her destitute circumstances , and a . io to bring the delis quent to justice . ¦ - '' ' ' The subscriptions will continue open for one month . Itis earnestl y hoped that all those who have hearts to feel for another , will come forward on this ? K ? V" 8 ! ^ ? «> nP «<* s , and fetus show to » iKt . VrH tho L , snd Company will nottamely ffij \ fti , ? ° - ° ne of "s members to be thus sacrf heed without using every energy far bring too delinqnent to josboe , whoever hemaybe , and also for « LZPT and . ^ erlcss . Contributions will bo thankfully received at the Working Man ' s Ncwsand ^ Sn , ? rOffn ^ ° Urbridge ' 6 Tery
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 25, 1847, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1437/page/8/
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