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- -- *! ' i . i ^ i . tiwi i-i »¦ , » ii i , ,,-,- ^ r BAKOH BRAEUAR , no LiH . of tie conie , Vm chief tf the be * . I rale like a kaiier o ' er mountain and gl « n ; let the peopfegopick into dty and towa , They thill not encumber my noorlaads to brows , Their pra eue would « ghten my swift-footed deer , So the grouse , and not mea shall be deniiem here , As long ai my title holds good agaisst bar , And all far my pleasure , ' qaoth Baron Braemar . 'I ' ve drained off the peasants , each Mac hu gone forth- ^^ ' There is scarcely a Celt on the hills of the North—To Canada , S idney , H « w Zealand , the Cape , Whereref itpleaied them to make their escape ; And left ; at t wished , aU the acres I own To the sheep , and the grouse , or the red deer alone . And I roam o'er my mountain * supreme as a Ctar . And meet not a creature / quoth Baron Braemar .
• The land is a lovely land—green are its paths , Sublime are its mountains , its glens , and its straths , And fair are the torrents that scatter their spray , Or dasn down ia foam o ' er the crags in their way . ¦ ffiat matters its beauties to coeknejs and snobs , To Jones or to Jenkins , to Smith or ta Jlobbs t The region is mine , both the near and the far They shall not behold it , ' qaoth Baron Braemar If alone in my woods apailosopher dreams Or tourists and sight-seas follow iny streams Or seek far magnificence , bewrty , and awe ' In the deserts Tn made I will show them a law Sot a crag shall they visit , no ben . shall they dimb Horgateat a prospect , however sublime If they get bat an entrance , I'll scent tkem afar Andhuntthem with gillies , * quoth Baron Braem ' ir
• Tit true that a murmur is raised from the crowd . They eall me unfeeling , aggress ™ , and proud ; They speakof ' entail , ' « primogeniture / J rfgbV Andraise ogly questions of'justice' and ' migbt ;' And hint that ' twerebettersuchquesfionsshouldsleep If those who stffl held an desirous to keep . Bat let them rafl on , U tkeir ^ rfs arc thtir war , The dispute Hill OUtllt 6 thea , ' qaoth Baran Braesar . Oh ! mighty lord baron , great dealer in deer , Great owner of moorlands , a word in your ear . Would you Eke in ysur fullness of insolent pride , To farm out the sea , and take rents for the tide t Would you Eke the earth ' s fatness to grow but for you ! Wonldyoushu tusfromsunshine , the air and thedewi Or prohibit our gate at the moon or a star TYou wauld , if you could , my Lord Baron Braemar .
One word as a warning . I think ' twould be wise If you'd come from your desert and open your ayes . « e » foot in the wilderness , small is the boon , But great is the right , as yoall know very soon . To day for the grouse , but to-morrow for men , And the day after that for the corn ia the glen . Our Isle is too Barrow for Kimrods by farwe cannot afford them , my Lord of Braemar . Were commerce extinct , were our trade at a stand , were the mouths to be fed growing faw in the land , Were we batk ' te thepoiat of a century gone . Wo might leaTe joa y « ur moors to go snooting Xipon Bat ec * n 5 a sneh ease 'twould be wane than insane To refuse us a sight of the hois where you reign . Ib it safer just now t Look at things as they are , And be wise while there ' s time , my Lord Baron Braemar . Chaws Hackly .
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A PRACTICAL SYSTEM OF SPADE HUSBANDRY . By Johh SniEtr . Londoa : Northern Suir Office . Manchester : Heywood , Oldham-{ street . r The anttori of tbis pamphlet will fee remembered tj onr readers uftetium wha long ago proved , by the work of bis own bands , the practicability of the small farm system ; the capability « f two acres of land to supply a man and bis family with , the necessaries and eomforts of life ; and the troth of all that Mr O'Connor has arened and asserted in support of { he Lani Plan . Before Mr 0 'Coanor can W * pat down , * or the Land plan Wo wa np , * tbe Tile press * gang must first prate the non-existence of Johl Sillett , and John Sillett ' s farm . We quote the' introduction' to Mr Sfflete * treatise :-
The motires whichiaduca me to present thispaapblet to the pablic , ariie from the fact of two letters beingpab-Esaed by a friend in the PeopUfi Journal , and copied into several papers and periodicals . From the publication of those letters , I hare received numerous applications from Tarious parts of the kingdom , requesting me to givethem fall particnlanof my system of Spade Husbandry , and fin < S » SitirapossiMetaansw « eacu appUMtion separately end satisfactorily , I n » ve raluotanQy adopted this coarse as the only means of answering tho is applicants ; and rightfully belonging to that great fraternity of working mea , although , up to theperiod of my commencing Spade Husbandry , I waa associated with the middle classes ; sad , being oonyinctd that the interests of aU were identical , and that Labour , whether on land , at the loom , or
behiad the counter ( which was my occBpaUon ) , was an honourable mark set on aU , and ought to bind the great interest of the masses together ; I resolutely resolved to apply my attention to the Una , ana after four years' experience , Iaminapo « ifioB . togive to the public thsbenefit of my exertions , trusting that many now sceptical as to the capabilities of the soil , will give it a fair trial , and remove their doubts : feeing fully convinced that the land is the only thing that can permanently place man in a comfortable and happy condition , provided he is industrious and frugal . But , before I begin to detail my ex . perience of Spade Husbandry , I deemit necessary to give the inducements that led me to adopt it as a means of obtaining a living , although I was at the time carrying ob another avocation which produced a comfortable
eubdstence , I could not help comparing the advantages of a rural life with these of any other occupation , and feeling convinced , from observation , that the land offered naij advantages which conld not be enjoyed bj men engaged in other pnriuiU and feelings , its tuperioritj in point of health , and believing that in the cnltivatioa of the land rested much of the elements of happiness , I resolved , as soon as an opportunity offered , on purchasing a ssjall plot of land . Not more than six months bad elapsed before my mother ( who was possessed of some property , ) died , and the consequenca upon her death was tiie selling of the property , according to my father ' s will ; a portion of the preperty sold , was the land I sow bold ; it was a small meadow of two acres , abutting neon
the estate of s gentleman , who was anxious to become the purchaser . Bat , being determined to . become the proprietor , I gave £ 118 per acre , or in othei words , £ 336 , andakothe necessary expenses consequent upsn such sale ; but , cherishing a feeling of independence , I was not daunted at the outlay , and as none can be said to enjoy freedom of thought and action who are carrying on any business where they earn their bread by the favour of the public , I felt encouraged at the thought of being independent , free from the fetters ofbusiness andlocging for the day to come for me to take possession , that I might be removed' from those collisions of interest which aroase the worst passions of onr nature , and prove so detrimental to the happiness of the greatbnman family .
Removed from those conflicting interests , I was beset by men of every grade , rail of denunciation , at the time I commenced breaking up this beautiful pasture ( as they called it . ) Some saia I was nwfl , others that I was a fool , and that I should soon get tired , and I believe all Were anxiously waiting to see the day when I should lay down my implements , and saj it was impossible to carry cut any such system as I bad contemplated ; but the more they denounced the greater my faith , and I have to thank no one for my success , but the all-ruling and allb&uutiful Providence for the health that I have been permitted to enjoy , which has enabled me to carry out a system of which I am exceedingly proud .
Soon after I had purchased my land I was offered £ 39 ever and above all costs , and alse £ 1 per rod , or £ 160 per MR and not long since £ S per rod for banding purposes , bat oh each occasion I gave a prompt denial , and an as ' suras . ee of a firm determination not to sell , adhering to my former convictions , and havisg a great taste for reading works on husbandry , which added a fresh stimuli * to many previously formed opinions of the pleasures and advantages of an agricnlturallife . May suchmotives * s incited me to adopt the course lam now pursuing hare a good effect upon others , inspiring them -with a spirit of emulation , and by onrelaxed perseverance , they may overcome many apparent difficulties , which ¦ Kill brjag them to the goal of happiness so anxiously looted for by the man ; thousand * of my
fellew-conBtry-Wei give the titles of the several subjects embraced in this pamphlet : — ' Breaking np Pasture , ' * Buildings . ' 'liquid Manure Cart , ' KeepiBg Cows , ' Dairy , ' ¦ Beeping Hogs , ' 'Manures , ' On the Economising ef Labour , ' How to produce several crops eff the Bame piece of grennd within the year , 4 c ., '' Time ot sowing , transplanting , &c . ' On all these subjects , Mr Sillet has mitten like a practical t&an , without any waste of words . It is unnecessary for us to quote farther from a pamphlet which may he possessed entire by any person ior sixpence . Mr
Sdietacknowledges that he has derived great benefit from Mr O'Connor ' s work on Small Farms . Through & 5 farming he has been enabled to exchange a sickly constitution for a state of perfect health . He oredicte , that in three years more his land will yield Beariv double its present produce . He prophecies ^ is to all parties who take to their mother ° rth , ' provided , ' says Mr S ., 'they have made up •™» r minds to live as ' l do , upon the produce of their land . ' - Allottees and members of the Land Company , will oo well to purchase Mr Sillet ' s pamphlet .
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The Use op Arsesic—As many sad catastrophes "We iKsn caused by the use of arsenic inadvertently jafcen for fljur , in addition to the use made of it for J « e commission of crimes , it is proposed by the « nn «( of Salubrity ofParb , that all persons who , « nether fir the destruction of vermin or otherwise , *« $ arsenic en their premises , should mix with it J /** aan blue , to change the colour , and m * wmea J *|_ mtteroessof , whkh . woidiimmediately cause the P"ssnce of arsenic tobedetested by the tEfite of that u ftedie * . t .--. 6 alwsa « i .
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THE MONETARY CRISIS . Genaemen , -H « r iSSEEJ " ° ** - ' *^« . with the deepest renet SbVLT Terninen * *• " «« , forsomeweeks ^ r ^^ S ^ ha . existed country , and that fth prMS ^ Sl 1111 *' * ° ^ awantoftiatconfid"SwSnl ' ^ Wwa ** by on theordmar , dea £ . ^ r eeeMai 7 f 0 r Carr ^ fit i They were encouraged in this expectation bj the ,, ^^^ THE MONETARY CR ^ T ^^
ner Majesty ' s GoTernnjBnt nave come to the canpln . inthat thetimehasarrived when * , 1 £ Jjjj by some extraordinary and temporary meaSJ , S restore confidence to the mercantile and manufacturinr commuBity . ° For this purpose they recomnuod to the Directors of aeBankofEngland , iathepresent emergency /^ £ large the amount of their discounts and advance . ™ n approved security ; but that , in order towtainthis operation mtiu , reasonable limits , a kigh rate of interest be charged . In present dreumsUnces they would suggest thattherateofinttrestihould not be less than eight per cent . If this course should lead to any infringement « f the existing law , her Majesty ' s Government will be prepared to propose to Parliament , on its meeting , a Bill of In . de-nnity .
They will rely upon the discretion of the Directors to red ace as soon as possible the amount of their note ' s , if any extraordinary issues should take place , within the limits prescribed by law . HerHajestj ' a Government are of opinion that a&j extra profit derived from tbJimutire should be carried to t&e account of the public , but the precise mode ol doing so must be left to future arrangement . Her Majesty ' * Covernment are not insensible of the evils of aHy departure from the law which hu placed the currency of this country upan a squad basis ; but they feel confident that , in the present circumstances , tie measure which they have proposed may be safely adopted ; and that , at the same time , fh « main provisions of that law and the vital principle of preserving tht convertibility of the bank note may be firmly maintained .
We have the honour to be , Gentlsmen , Tour obedient humble servants , J . RUIEEIX , CHiBLBs Wood The Governor and Deputy . Governor of the Bank of England .
Bank of England , Oct . 25 , 1847 . Gentlemen , —We have the honour to acknowledge your letter of this day's date , which we uave submitted to the Conrt a ! Director ., and we inclose a « opj of its resolutions thereon . . . ¦ ' We have the honour to be , Gentiemen , your most obedient servants , Jakes Momis , Goveraor , t * v -o- ¦* H J EBKCOTr . Depi ^ overnor . To the Pirst Lord of the Treasury and the Chancellor of theExohequer . BMk of
M ^? SSSSf " * *• England ' Besolved—l . That this Court do accede to therecom . mendation contained in the letter from the First Lord of the Treasury and the Chancellor of the Exchequer , dated this day , and addressed to the Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England , whleh hu just been read . 3 . That the n&imust rate of discount on bills sot having more than ninety-five days to run be eight per cent . 3 . That advances be made on Bills of Exchange , of Stock , Exchequer Bil ls , and other approved Securities , to mms of not less than £ 2 , 000 , and for a period to be fixed by the Governors , at the rate of eight per cent , per annum .
The immediate effect of this measure has been to restore confidence , to send prices up , and loKmprove the state of the markets . The Chronicle of Tuesday says : — J * In the produce markets increased animation has been apparent to-day . As will be observed by the quotations below , the sugar sales went off with mor 6 spirit at an advance in prices . Coffee was firmer , fat witiiont material change . The tea market is firmer ; aad tallow has partaken of the general improvement . 4 general subject ; of conversation in the City to-day has been the order in council suspending the Bank Charter Act of 1844 . AlthoHjrh ifc can hardly be expected that those who have hitherto violently
supported the measure should express much satisfaction at seeing itso completely set aside , yet the ge neral feeling is that an important benefit has been conferred on commerce by the virtual-repeal of the enactment , and that a hiehly satisfactory result will follow . The large body of London bankerswhoaigned the memorial to Sir Robert Peel at the time the Bank Act was under discussion , earnestly reeom . mending him not to pass the bill withouta * . safety valve , are of course satisfied with the result of their prediction , and the event justifies their confidence in a reliance on experience and a prudent foresight , in preferenceto the promises of an untried plan . The author of the measure no doubt regrets that he did not listen to the suggestion which was then
offered ; and which if it . had been incorporated in the bill , might have preserved its principle intact . No one supposes now that an attempt will be made to renew the measure in its present form . ' The best proof of the effect of the suspension of the act win be fonnd in the reports from the several im . portanj comaercial districts of the Mngdem . In all of them immediate relief had been experienced ; ai . d it will be observed from our quotations of the funds that the improvement in the City is very decided . It is true that after the close of the market , as noticed above , a decline took place from the higher quotations of the day , but this was an ODeratisn
that might be confidently expected , in consequence of parties realising in ordinary course after ench an extraordinary rise in prices . We understand that the applications at the Bank to-day for advances have been very few , and the total amount asked for , particularly on loan , was remarkably small . Some curious instances ef the effect of returning confidence in bringing outthe money that bad been hoarded have bzen mentioned . In one case , a large amount of money which had been withdrawn from one of the banks ' for a special purpose , ' was returned to-day in the identical notes which had been given to the party some weeks back 1
'We have no further disasters to record in the City to-day . Advices from Manchester , however , report the failure of Messrs Fairbridge . and Co ., in the East Inoia trade , and of Mr Lambert , a firm engaged in the home trade . Neither of them are at all important . From Manchester it is said : — ' Our Exchange has been in a complete commotion this morning by the news tbst government has at'last interfered to assist the commercial classes in the present emergency . As it regards the effect it ie likely to produce , opinions are varied ; but the general aspect of things , up to the moment of writing
, must be deemed as favourable , though few , if any , heavy sales in cloth or yarns have been reported , Both spinners and manufacturers are asking fully as high rates as on this day se ' nnight , and from appearances it i 3 probable that ' s decided improvement in the demand will have tobe reported before the close of the day . The hesitation shown , by both sellers and purchasers seems to arise from the difference of opicion as to the ultimate effects likely to be produced by the relaxation of the stringent act of 1844 ; so that perhaps another week must elapse before prices can assume any settled point . '
'It is understood that extensive orders are in town from all parts of the world ; but , in many cases , the assets wherewith to purchase are not available unless at a ruinous rate of discount , which has induced all that could to wait a little , in order to see whether the rate of interest will . not decline ; bnt now that the Bank ' s minimum rate is to be 8 per cent ., it is fancied that merchants will commence operations ; seeing that there exists no prospect , for Eome time to come at least , of turning their bills into cash on easier terms . 'It is stated that the position of the Royal Bank of Liverpool is still one of muoh uncertainty ; bnt the opinion which has hitherto prevailed still existsthat the ultimate termination of its misfortunes will be a wind up . An investigation into the accounts is now being prosecuted , and on Tuesday morning the following circular was posted on the doors of the bask : —
' RoyalBank , October 25 , 1 M 7 . The committee of the shareholders , in conjunction with the directors , are engaged in the examination of the position of the Boyal Bank , and will be prepared with a report on Saturday next , at eleven o ' clock , when the shareholders are requested at the bank . -nX " ? . ^^ 'S ? H ? tte Prepositions which will be submitted to the shareholders have been CUT * rent during the < 3 ay , one of which U that a proposal to resume operations will be made . It is said that the accounts to be submitted will show a much better state of affairs than is generally expected , and tliat it is not unlikely an endeavour will be made to again open the bank , with the assistance which it is now presumed may be obtained . A few days , however , will snffice to clear up present uncertainty .
'Much sympathy is expressed for the North and South Wales Bank , and the scandalous reports which are said to have been the cause of its temporary stoppage are universally condemned . We ' understand it is theinteition of the d irectors to wind up its affairs as speedily as possible ; the previous EBBpension of thebank , apd the fears of its proprietors , that more serwus . lesses may be incurred than those they an now liable forj haviBg determined the directors to make no farther effort to
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ffi > 2 B l ted lt * blilhmeii ^ ,, ^ rom wha t wW » STO 5 BS ^^> ^» . ^ BSy&rt '!!! . ^ at Liverpool w 5 ? km fr and although the sales extend to ! Si « 2 J * v * - a J 5 V w' * riee wa 8 obtained < a n d * ' £%£ a" *™* «? look for a further advance . ' g * S ? f eTldentl J haTe «* n * commertoSZSS 3 !? W . p to ruin than have its crotchets S ^ &S ^ ** " ° ™> * * mJ ^ tf ™ ™ -. M « rcHraiBR .-We regret te be Hif * r ?* 811 * enouncing the suspension of payment of two mercantile houses in this town , of very great respectability , both of which became ....
Knownon Tuesday . Thefirst , which was announced at the commencement of basiness / is that of Messrs K . J . * arbndge and Co ., East India m « rehants , and tne seoonavwhich oily becameknown late in the day , is that of Mr Robert Gardner , who , as most of our readers are well aware , in addition to a large spinning and manufacturing business , was engaged in extensive mercantile transactions with different parts of the world , and particularly with South America . We understand , however , that the amount of Mr uardner a present liabilities is by no means sa large as might have been expected from the extent of his dealings ; and net the slightest doubt ia entertained
that his property is amply sufficient , not merely to meet all his engagements , but to leave him in possession of a large surplus . Therefore , although soma inconvenience may result from the suspension , there will certainly be no eventual loss . Of the extent of Messrs Farbridge and Co ., ' s liabilities we have not heard even a conjecture ; but we feel perfect confidence in the sufficiency of their property to answer all the demands upon it . Our correspondent addB : —It was rumoured in Manchester that Mr Gardner's engagements did not exceed £ 80 , 000 , an amount very considerably below what people supposed to be acquainted with his wealth had set them down at . — Mamhater Guardian .
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THE LANCASHIRE COTTON SPINNERS . A deputation from the operative catton spinnere of Lancashire bad an interview on Tuesday , at one o ' clock , with Lord John Russell , in Dewning-street . They were introduced by Mr Hindley , M . P ., who stated to his lordship their sense of his kindness in consenting so promptly to receive them , and exr pressed the hope that if no immediate practical result took place from the interview , its effect would not be without benefit , as it would give the govern * mentan opportunity of understanding the present views and position of a great portion of the working classes .
Mr G . Johhson , of Manchester , then read the memorial , to which his lordship listened with great attention , making remarks upon one or two matters of fact during the peroBal . To the Bight Hon . Iierd John Buisell , First Lord of Her Majesty ' s Treasury . The memorial of the undersigned delegates of the operative cotton spinners of Lancashire and the neighbouring counties . Humbly showeth , — That the operative cotton spinners constitute a numerous body of skilled workmen employed in the cotton factories of the United Kingdom , whose livelihood and well-being depend entirel y npen the prospertyofthe cotton manufacture . ' "
That your memorialists feel , therefore , a lively interest in everything affecting this great staple trade of the country , and have for several years past been accne . Umed to observe and reflect upon the various clrcumstances influencing its prosperity . That jour memorialists havehad to sufifer for the last two years , in common with the rest of h # r Majesty ' s subj ects , from the high price of food , of which , however , they would not complain In as far as it may have been occaslened by the dealings of an all-wlse Provldenee , though they think this evil has been much increased by tbe grasping cupidity of man . That in addition to the suffering occasioned by the dearnessof provisions , your memorialists found in the autumn oflait year that they were threatened with an evil of no leu magnitude to themselves « nd their employers than a failure of the cotton crop of the United Stites , in consequence of ' which the price of the raw material was greatly advanced .
That your memorialists were not surprised to find that no adequate advance in goodstoek place in the great mart of our manufacturers—viz ., Manchester , because it was evident that if the great body of consumers were obliged to devote nearly the whole of their wages to pay for high-priced food , it was not likel y they would have much left to spend is the second neoeisary of life—Ti * ., clothing . That , under these cireumatanees , your memorialists endeavoured to call public attention to the position of the trade , by holding publio meetings at various places , and addressing memorials to all their employers , recommending aa immediate and general adoption of shorttime in the cotton manufactories . That little attention , however , was paid to their representations , and cotton continued to advance withoat goods proportionately rising in value , thereby increasing the perilous position of . aU parties engaged in the manu acture .
- That in the course of the present year short-time , which yonr memorialists had hoped would have been adopted last year , as the result of intelligent choice , began to be adopted by individual manufacturers as a matter of necessity , and for many months past the labour of the workmen has been reduced to tbree and four days a-week , whilst in many instances it hat been entirely suspended , which facts are attested by the weekly returns of factory employment , published in the Man-• hester papers , and also by tbe Liverpool circulars of the consumption of cotton , which show a decrease of 10 000 bales weekly , or about one-third of tbe consumption of the previous year .
That in the month of September last , your memorialists , finding the position of their employers and them-¦ elres becoming daily worse , and fearing as aggravation of the evil during the winter , began to censldertbe question of a general cessation of factory labaur , as the best means of bringing about a due proportion between the price of yarn and cotton ; and , believing it would be a better alternative to adopt this plan , than to ran tbe risk of a stagnation In . trade during an inclement season , met together at a special meeting , on the 28 th of August , and passed the following resolutions : — [ Hers follow the resolutions , which we inserted at the time . ]
That these resolutions were sent to the meeting of tbe associated masters by tbe gentlemen to whom they were intrusted , and the following reply was received by your memorialists . 'That this meeting is of opinion that the plan proposed by the operative cotton-spinners is impracticable , or if practicable , would aggravate instead of mitigatiog the sufferings that at present exist among the working classes of the manufacturing districts . ' That yonr memorialists , not wishing to act in any apparent hostility to their employers , took no farther course on the subject ; That the alternative long apprehended by your memorialists in the event of short time not being universally adopted , at length occurred , by the announcement of a reduction of wage * in several districts , a reduction which now threatens to become general .
That yonr memorialists are by no means Insensible to the difficulties in which their employers are placed , and trust that the facts stated in the preceding part of this memorial are sufficient to prove their readiness to cooperate in any general attempt to remove them , but they do not see how a reduction of wages at present is at all calculated to strike at the root of the evil which now paralyses this branch of our . national Industry ; inasmuch , as it does not ariae from the high cost of produc tion , but from a diminished supply of raw material , the price of which bus been most fearfully and artificially enhanced by the facilities which have been given to speculators in Liverpool . ,
That while your memorialists have had to straggle for tbe last twelve months with the difficulties occasioned by theliigh price of cotton , enhanced by the improper facili . ties' of credit which have been afforded in Liverpool , they are now overwhelmed with the almost inevitable reaction which has taken place , and which has paralysed trade , almost entirely destroyed credit , and produced a a want of confidence unparalleled in the history 6 f commerce . That whilstyour memorialists fesl that from their limited sphere of observation and intelligence they are
entirely incapable of pointing out the details of measures calculated to relieve the present embarrassment , they woald humbly request your Lordship to direct your attention , and that of your ceueagues , to the necessity and justice of so framing our- monetary laws and those affecting commercial sacuritUs , that wild and extravagant speculations may be as much as possible prevented , and that when unavoidably arising , the honcBt , hardworking men of tbe empire , who have no share In the cause , may have no share in the calamitous consequences which experience has shown inevitably must ensue .
Yonr memorialists , in conclusion , express their earnest hope that your lordship ' s Cabinet miy bs enabled to grapple with , and to overcome the present difficulties ; that the peace of the country may be preserved ; and that the clouds which now hang over all classes may , by the blessing of Providence , be mercifully dispersed . . ' And your memorialists , on behalf of the operative cotton-spinners of Lancashire and neighbouring counties will ever pray , &c . At the close of reading the memorial , his Lom > - bhip , referring to that part relating to the law af « fecting commercial securities , inquired what was particularly alluded to ? On which The deputation replied , that it referred to . the
vicious system of credit which had obtained in Liverpool , by which a speculator could buy £ 10 . 000 worth of cotton by the deposit of £ 1 . 000 or £ 2 , 000 , giving acceptance to the broker for the whole amount which was discounted by the banker , by w . homthe cotton was held as security . Itwassugpeted that speculation would be much checked if the security were to be . invalid beyond one-half or two-thirds ojHhe value of the produoe deposited . The deputation recommended the eacoura « emenfof Mancnesterasadentafor cotton as wollas Liverpool , which now enjoyed a virtual monopoly . The efil efftcte of these fluctuatu . na in . t » de , whioh seemed to affect the cotton branch more than any other were then dwelt upon as being moBt destruc-
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& £ SSSrT ^ Mteof » parties' engaged ifKS * 1 Tile . P « tatK > n stated . * that in afro . HLnv TOenBionot labour in the factories for a r ? KfvL ? i , - they * aot ae * 6 > n Aspirit of hosin ffiv ? P 7 . . whowere equally interested soS&iK 6 ^ 1110118 disproportion which had Wi ^ ! the price of goods and cot-?¦ «! £ ? -i ?* ' the "Pinion of the deputation , was only to be removed by diminished prbdnction Oathwimimotr tliear had a 2 tedin encouraging a btSSS ^ ^ ' ? 1011 ' «»»*• •«» wouhaTO to 33 Tl - - tliey towage , anj attempt " calSf Th * rriDK pIuf 8 « " any . otner phyaihrimfn ^ P *>—moral means and appeal to reason ratives inS S « i intentiona <* their fellow oponeaceof « , « S ' » strong conviction that the peace of the country in the manufantnrintr i ; . t ™ f .
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^^^^ SSSiSSS' ' THE IMPORTANCE OF NATIONAT ORGANISATIONS N ^ L TO THE WORKINGilEN OP SCOTLAND . , MIKE ' HO . I . , . . ' . BREiHRKN ,-The days of-futile agitation , pro . auced by mere temporary excitement ; are now gone , and a spirit of calm and serious intellectual inquiry now pervades the minds of the masses . The people are now more willing to think , to inquire , and to examine , before they decide on any question of importance , than they have ever been in any previous epoch of our country ' s history . We do not now see long processions of working men dressed out in all the gaudy robes of princes , parsons ; kings , and conneillow—the very men who have been the bane of S ? - ° Jl / t ^ do not . now see banners with deaths ' head 4 . pn . d . orQ 3 s bones , and exceedingly warlike in-8 criptions . ; We do not . now see adisposition to extravagant and - riotous' violence on ¦ nersons or
nrnperty , as m the faery days of reform agitation . All this uselessparaphernaliahas ' passedawayjand many , therefore , imagine that the spirit of liberty arid progress has been entirely subdued . But they aref indeed , mistaken . The very fact that these things do not exist , is a demonstrable proof that the ' march of mind has made considerable progress . The working man at his own fireside is roadine the record of his country's wrongs , and studying tho progress ot events at home and abroad , the dark deeds of tyranny in other lands , and all the acts of oppression at home are known and remembered by him . He rejoiees , over every oireumstanoe . which tends to aid the progress of democracy ; he sighs ior he Borrows of 'the good and the brave , ' andevery untoward event but tends to deepen his love of liberty , and hiB hatred of tyranny and .
wrong The minds of the masses are net idle , neither are their principles dead within them . Like the deep smooth flow of the majestic river , intelligence is silently spreading . As the tree grows day by d » y , imperceptibly spreading its roots and branohea , so grow the principles of eternal justice , and immuta-We liberty . The light of thought is rapidly dispelling the darkness ef ignorance throughout the land . The light of knowledge no power can extinguish-none control—it will radiate and iucrease for ever . It will radieate the principles of freedom in every land . ¦ .. . •¦•
In former times , the feelings alane were excited by temporary agitation , but now the principles ef liberty are indelibly engraven on the minds of her votaries by calm and deliberate inquiry . It is true that , in the days of excitement , we had many mere empty professions of attachment to the principlesmen wheso hypocrisy but servrd to mislead men of honesty and principle ; men who made merchandise of the movement , to serve their own ambitious or selnsh purposes ; but the movement has been purged of these , and we may rely on those who remain . In the calm moments of serkus thought , in the absence of excitement , when nothing but the love of principle remains , those who avow themselves friends of democratic liberty , are alone ' the good and true 'the
mainsprings of the movement , the sap which nourishes the tree of liberty . They are the mon who love liberty in Hpiritand in truth , ' and they will love her for ever . They have passed the ordeal , they have come through the crucible , like fine gold pure and bright , honest and true . I am certain that there is a noble veteran brigade of this stamp in every town in this country , and I only regret that they are not united together under a proper system of national organisation . Who can tell what the rapid march of time , the progress of events , may bring forth ; or how soon the friends of freedom may require to snow a finn pbalanx of united democrats to the sudden attack of the coma-onfoe ? 'No raan knoweththe day nor the hour when the enemy cometb . ' At the late ceneral
election , I am aware , that in many towns the Chartists were taken by surprise , and almost entirely unprepared for the struggle . Consequently , their plans were hastily formed , their resolutions hastily matured , and much time was lost in organising , when they shouM have been in the field . fully equipped , and prepaied for the fight . In many towns , absolutely nothing was done . Many regretted that they had not previously prepared for Bueh emergency . But very few think of this until the time for actual service has arrived , and then some very far-seeing councillor discovers how well they might have been prepared , and what they mi ght have done , and how strong their funds might have been , had they been but organised under a system of regular payments , even for the previous six weeks . I am sorry to discover that even now—when the temporary
excitement of the last general election has subsidedthere i 3 no appearance of any preparation for a general organisation . I am aware that many are earnestly longing for snehastep being taken . Where is the man who is foolish enough to imagine that a disunited army , entirely unprepared , however numerous , can rush on the ranks of a well-organised foe with any chance of success ? There must be prepara ' tion—there must be organisation 1 My object in writing at present , ia to arouse my countrymen to a sense of duty ; to tell them that now is the time to organise ; now is the time to collect funds—the very sinews of war—now is the time to prepare for any emergency . 'Now is the accepted time , now is the day of salvation . ' 'Put not off for to-morrow what caa be done to day . ' Organise ! organise !! organise !!! :
It will riot do to stand idle in "fancied security until the enemy ' s armies are rushing like a torrent down upon your disunited ranks . It is long since they made a proclamation of opeH war against the friends and the principles of liberty . They ^ are ever on the alert , they are ever ready , and it is time you were preparing for the struggle : Be up and doing , show them when they come that you are . ready to receivo them , that yeu aro detormined . to act your part like men . It is true the people are numerous , in the aggregate—a mighty army . But where is the advantage of numbers , if they are scattered over the country in single isolated individuals ? . ¦
; Where would be the powerful irresistible strength of the ocean ' s mighty mountain waves , if . they . were scattered . over the earth in simple drops of . dew f Where would be the sublime beauty , the romantic grandeur , or the mighty force of the flame that bursts irresistible from the burning volcano , if it were scattered over the world in simple , isolated sparks which soon disappear ? Where wovld be the mighty power of gunpowder , which no fortress ean withstand when heaped together in a single cwt ., and touohed but by a single spark ?~ where would this power be . if it were scattered around in simple isolated grains ? How weak , and how easily Bnapped is a single fibre of hemp ; but when many fibres , are united
firmly together , how strong is the cable they form , how easily the proud ship ia held in cheek , and how enormens the weight that is raised by a union of these single fibres . Thus It is with the people whon disunited ; how , weak , how powerless , how puny their efforts , to resist the armed hosts of their well organised oppressors . How easily they are pounced upon ; how easily they are persecuted ; how easily they are victimised ; how soon are their resources exhausted . But , on the other hand , how mighty is their strength , how irresistible their power , how exhaustless their resources , when they are really and truly a united people . We are all ready to exclaim , ' Union is strength ! united we Btand , divided we fall !' and yet we are not organised .
With what confidence can the most ardent friends of the people ' s cause enter into any important undertaking , or adopt any efficient measure to' bring our principles to a consummation , if the people are callous and indifferent , disorganised and without resources . . What guarantee have they that they will be properly supported , or that they will not fall victims , even in the very sight of those in whose cause they are so nobly struggling ? I call upon you to give them confidence by . taking immediate steps to form a national organisation . Look tothe misornble state
of our victim , fund in England ; if the widows and orphan children , of our exiles , of our martyrs , "had not obtained other aid , they must have gone tothe detested poor house or perished ! We might to have been fully prepared to support them from our ordinary , funds , even without being in the least degree in-convenienced . .. But in Scotland there is no victim fund whatever , this is a matter that is left entirely to chanee . Good God ! is this gratitude ? , Is this allthe return ( re make to the helpless widows and orphans of those noble-minded patribts . who have Buffered so muoh for us ? All the noblest aspirations of the mind , all the bright anticipations ot future joy , have been Beared
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ssYriththe fishtning ' s shaft , by the hand » f nnretenting despotism , and yet the great body of the peo-Ee treati . them , with the most cruel neglect , tho lackestingrktitnde . ' , The voice { of justice and of liberty , the voice of bod himself , ealls upon you to arouse and do your duty . I am aware that some will say nationalorRanisation has been tried already , and it has failed . ?• * t ' an e ° , a 8 5 t may seem , this is the very reaEon which I . would give for" the certain success of a gel
yeraorganisation n' . w . The late national organisation has failed , and we It now the reason , tho causes , and we can now avoicUherii informing a new national union . I . would , therefore , recommend that in every locality immediate ateps be taken to form a branch of the National Charter Asssoiaiion as it exists in Englad , with such by-laws as will be ' tt suit the different cireuinstances of the several localities . I would particularly , press iipon your attention the absolute necessity of making these by-laws as efficient , as operative , as possible .
I am convinced that th « want of attention to ihis is one of the principal causes of our present disunited stale . It is not in the general laws that the error lies it is in the practical working out of the minute details . One great error into which thepeoplo have fallen , is the want , of ; punctuality , and regularity , in . their local associations . ' The working men of Scotland have never looked upon their associations as being very important auxiliaries ia the cause . ' ;
They have looked more upon the number of their members than upon the manner they proved their attachment to the « au 8 e .. The only test of every man ' s sincerity is , not what he will profess , but what he wilL de , for the cause . ¦¦¦ - .. ; w , . P C es 8 o « -men who attend our meetings when there is very great excitement to induce them -men who come among ub when they expect an angry , discussion , or the bringing up of personal ? hPv rr ? 1 w "ihC 8 ? nte « f »«« I * to » ny movement they only decewe us > aa to our real Btrengttl , DT gwelhng our , anlui withtnenof Btraw . ' tK are the men who raise the noise , who hias and hoot , who vote away the funds , but who are particularly « areful of their own cash . ,
You may depend upon their clamour , butyou neod not reckon'upon a penny of their money . These aro the very men who have helped to make a noisy meeting , who disgust the good , and drive them from our ranks ; and then tell yeu , when you speak of payments , Who would pay to support such clamorous meetings as each and such ? ' What I would reoommend , therefore , is that the associations , and the meetings of the associations , be composed exclusively of regular paying members . Do not be discouraged though , at first , your numbers may be limited , beeause ten men who will pay to support the cause .
are better than ten times ten men who give us nothing—but noise . The meetings will then beeonducted as they ought to be , and those real friends who seldom attended our irregular noisy meetings , will once more rally round tbe flag of freedom * ¦ Of course this will be a work of time , bnt it will come . But we must hasten the time , by our judicious , untiring , and energetic exertions . It will not do to wait in complete idleness until the world shall reform itself , for that will never be . It must be done by true hearts and willing hands .
Our motto should be 'perteverando vinces , ' and it should be our motto practically also . Remember , that those beautiful ocean , islands which adorn the Pacific , were raised up from the bosom of the sea by the little coral-insect , which deposits but one single grain at a time , till the whole of those piles were reared . I have often thought of the motto of a very distinguished writer of America , as peculiarly appropriate .. Itis the picture of a mountain , with a man at its base , with his hat and coat lying beside him , and a pickaxe in his hand , and as he digs , stroke by stroke his patient look corresponds with his words—'» eu etpeu '— ' Little by little . ' Thus it is with the people ; it is by patient united exertionB alone , that we can ever bring about the fraternity of nations—that Ireedom of the world . ' When man to man the warld o '
Shall brithera be an' a' that . ' In my next letter I shall point out what I conceive to be errors in the practical workings of our local associations ; and some suggestions as remedies . I am , brethren , firm and faithful , Oct . 2 Ha . Pro Patria .
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IRISH DEMOCRATIC CONFEDERATION . At the meeting on Sunday week , at . Cartwrighb ' s Coffee-house , D . Dwain in the chair , a letter was read from MrSegraveof Barnsley , announcing that forty-three Irishmen in Yorkshire , had declared in favour of the Democratic Confederates . The following resolution was adopted :-That Mr Segrave and tho Irishmen of Barnsley , who have so nobly come forward to sympathise with th » lr Irish brethren in the cause of democracy are entitled U oar warmest thanks and gratitude ; And as the ; have been the first to acknowledge the rights asserted by the Irish Democratic Confederation , we hail them as our best friends , in propounding the glorious principles of democracy in England . The following is a copy of Mr Segrave'a letter : —
Sir , —I reoeircd your letter , and in accordance wife yonr request , I immediately Bet about the work which ? had promised to perform I succeded in obtaining forty , three , names and secured a large room , where ws met together on last Sunday evening . I should have stated that some absented themselves , hut I believe it was in consequence ef the inclemency of the weather , butwa hiad a very good meeting to start with , as there were s . 'veral whom I did not expect , together with a number of English Chartists . We made arrangements fer our future proceedings , and passed resolutions , which I expect will appear in the star of Saturday next . I ta « assure you that each individual present took a lively interest in the proceedings , but I am sorry to inform you , that In consequence of tbe depressed state of trade , we
wl \ l not be enabled to send our six months contribution for a few weeks longer , as they are nearly all very poor men and will havo necessarily to pay It by instalments , however , I will send a remittance as soon as possible , together with the names of subscribers , in order to incronso the number on your books . I beg to return you and yonr brave co-pairiots , ray sincere thanks , for admitting me a member /> f the only society of Irishmen now in existence worthy of support . I believo it to be the height of folly , nay , it is absolute madness , for working mon to rely on the too-often broken pled gss of the richer classes . No matter how liberal their professions ma ; be , if they are placed in uncontrollable power th « y at once become a part of the Bvstetn , and prove t » be the greatest enemies of those who struggled to place them
in their elevated position . As a proof of what I state , it is not necessary to refer to the Whi gs and the Reform Bill , aB I kaow magistrates in my native town , Drogheda , who were seated on the bench by virtue of Catholic Emancipation , to be invariably on the side of the rich oppressor in preference to tho poor oppressed , A fen instances will suffice : the ship carpenters in the enaploj ef Henry Smith , resisted a reduction of wages , but afterwards went te work at the masters' stipulated price ; and In order to deter the men from resisting fatura encroachments of their hard-eorned pittance , they Wire brought before a benoh of magistrates . A Mr Chester , whom these very men assisted to place in power , told them with all tho air and impertinence of a haughty tyrant . . That as their employer hod forgave th « m , thev
would be set at liberty for the present , but If ever a similar circumstance took place , he would take care that they should be severely * punished . Such waBthe language of a bench'of Catholic magistrates , whom the people looked to as their natural protectors : and bear in mind that the only offence charged against the men waB peaceably declining ; f or a few day a to work . I have iittentively listened , when a lad , to the electioneering speeches ol professing Liberals , and my youthful mind caught tho popular enthusiasm In favour of CatholicB obtaining power by means of a reform of the Irish Corporations . A William Campbell , of Anti . Chartist notoriety , was then the favourite orator , not that he was possessed of superior ideas , for he had none , but simply because he could shout leudest against the rotten
corporation of Drogheda , particularly when Mr O'Dwyer , another of Ireland ' s modern patriots , stood behind him ia the capacity of prompter . However , the required change fook place , and Mr Campbell recently occupied the proud position of mayor of the above-named town , surely then the working-classes , who used to shout and throw up their hats for him when he talked of having satisfaction for' 08 , must be really happy , but shortly afterwards he became mayor , a casa came before him of a poor weaver who had summoned a manufacturer for robbing him of half his wages , on tho pretence of his work not being properly finished , and the Liberal Repeal Mayor atoncedismisBed the case , by stating that be could not interfere between a workman and his employer . Had it bsen one of tbe old Orange mayors , the weavers in that par .
ticular case , might havo got fair play , but the Liberal manufacturer and the mayor frequently walked arm in arm together , and took tea with each other , and , thorofore , his conscience would not [ allow him to decide against the gentleman who was his friend . I may as well state that somt few months ago , Mr John O'Connell placed Mr Campbell , tha thorough Repeal ex-Mayoi , in a e > : nfortal > lo situation , to the tune of £ 300 a year ia the Kilkenny post-office . Such Is a fair , specimen of the men whe are to win Ireland for the Irish . I mention tbeso facts in order to show that it is worse than useless for the people to wasto their energies in seeking for an ) thing less thnu a full measure of justice , and they
ought to taue particular care , when engaged in ex . pelling old tyrants , that they do not receivo new task-Masters .. I have read the letter of a Mr Comerford , that appeared in a late , topy of the Nation , exposing the wholesale plunder of the people ' s » onoy by O'Connell . A . portion of the lettervery justly aocused O'Connell of one of his blackest erlmes , namely , denouncing ths patriots of ' 98 , of whom th « writer . states his father was one ; but he ought to know that there was no more criminality In Old Ireland ' s leader denouncing the men , than in Young Ireland ' s official organ the Nation , do . nounciog thiir ' principlesi ' ne abominations . ' He ought also to know thatMrMeigher . the flippant tongued patriot who talks to eften of the atar-spangled banner ol
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AmMlea / periowned th « . ame . irrleea , apubHo meeting In DublnlfMr Comerford be no . a d . generato sortE must join the Irish Democratic Confederation , the only society of Irishmen now In eilsUnce that advocateVih father ' s principle , and thoss of his eo-patriots who fcraved every dasgerto establish democracy in ' their native land . However , Sir , oar course must be s straightforward one , and by neither turning to tho right or to the left , wo may hope shortly to attract tlio aKsn . tlbn of such men as the Bev . Mr Kenjor , who will not long drag in the train of hypocrites and knnves , as be ha * done before ; find by steady asd determined pcrseTw . ance , we may yet bridge over thegu ' ph by creating 8 ucn an union of the tailing millions ef England , Ireland , and Scotland , as will make the tyrants of the earth trunbte , I reainin , dear Sir , yours very respectfully , Mr L . T . Clancy . Michabi , Seobavb ,
The following aro the names of tbe officers bppriinted at our mcetinj : —BobsrtO'Noill , John O'Leary , Edward Keelh , William Henry , John Trafford / John M'Coy , Th omis Crick , Patrick Connor , sub-treasurer ; Micbasl SeRrave , fiub-secrctary , BarnBley , '" A highly respectable and numerous meeting of tbJa body was holden on Sunday evening , at CartwrJgbt ' a , The Vice-PreBident in the chair . Puck-begging . —Mr Clanci rose to bring befwe the meeting the ease of Mr Hamil the secretary of the Irish Confederation , who bad acaepted the office of Sub-Inspector of Irish Schools , under the Board of Education in Ireland . He ( Mr C . ) cohsidavedi he
would be shrinking from the performance of his duty \» ere he to allow a transaction of this description to pass unnoticed . Mr Centered into tho history of the Confederation from its formation up to the present time , showing the appointment by tho council of Mr Hamil as secretary at the salary of £ 100 ayear payable monthly-in advance , with furnishad lodgings . They have clubbed their pence to aid in paying Mr Hamil eight pounds per month as sewetary . But what must be their astonishment now to hear that Mr Hamil never was secretary : naymore , they have actually diaeovered that ho waa not even a member of the body ! The following appeared in last week ' s Nation .
• RisoumoK oi CoosciL . —That Mr Hamil never was the secretary of the Iriih Confodoratlon ; that at the time he was doing busineBB in our office , it was under the honorary secretaries , Messrs O'Gorman and Mcagher ! that he became sa dlBConnwted from us on tbe 17 th of JumliiBt , since when the council have baa no o » ntrol over him , and that the situation Mr Hamil has obtained wasnot gives him , at the recommendation of any member of tho Confedeiation , ' © This was a very short paragraph yet it contained no less than three false statements . Either Mr Hamfl
wassooretary or he wasnot ; if he was secretary their repudiation of him is as base as it is false ; if he was not secretary then it was a misappropriation of the funds to pay him . In June last the editor of the Pilot asserted that Hamil had got this situation . Mr Magee , at&a public meeting the following week in Dublin , stated that was a jjreat big lie of the Pilot ' s ; that the poor dear , gentleman was lying sick in tlfe country &e . ; but after all it turns out thatjthe great Ug lie had soma little truth in it . ( Cheers . ) MrC . concluded by moving the following resolution : —
Thas this meeting having duly coniidered the con . duotoftheCouncll . ofthe Irish -Confederation with re . gard to the appointment of Mr Hamil as Sub-In 6 pector of Irish Schools under the Board of Education , deem it our duty . to express our disapprobation of the connbil m repudiating their paid secretary , aftor receiving the sub . scriptionsof many members of this body towardsVhis support as an officer of the Ounfedwation , and that we havo always oonnidered their rules , which they call fun . damental principles , as-vague , abstruso and unsatisfactory . . . .
This resolution was adopted . A resolution was then proposed and carried , eapresBive of confidence in Feargns O'Connor , Esq ., M . P . ; denouncing his enemies , and calling upon the working classes to repudiate the villanous journals which have assailed that gentleman . ' Several speeches were delivered . in support of this resolution , in which the speakers expressed their enthusiastic admiration of Mr O'Connor . Mr M'Cartht , in the course of his address , said that
when his . trade was out on the otrike they went ta the Dispatch to get as article inserted , and they had the modesty to demand £ 3 ; they went to the Star where they got the whole for nothing at " all . ( Cheers . ) . ... . .. .. Mr John Cleave , of Shoe-lane , paid in a yeat's-snbsoription and was enrolled a member amidst-much applauw . ; A vote of thanks moved by Mr Sullivan and seconded by . . Mr M'Carthy was unanimously awarded to that gentleman for 50 copie 3 of Emmet ' s speech which he presented , to . be sold for the benefit of the society .
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Dewsbury . —A meeting was held at Dewsbury on Wednesday evening , October 20 th , to hear a lecture from Mr J . West , on the Chartist Land Plan and Labour Bank . Mr West delivered one of the most masterly and convincing lectures ever heard in Dawsbury . CH 0 RLBY .-OH Friday evening , the 22 nd inst ., Mr Clark , one of the directors delivered a lecture in the large roora of tho Fazakerley ArmBlnn , on the Land in connexion with the Land and Labour Bank , to a Crowded and entliiiai . iatin iiiiriianna .
Maccleshkld . —Mr John West delivered a most instructive and entertaining address to a numerous and attentive audience , on Sunday evening last , in the Chartist room , Stariley . street . He went into the charges of the Whistler , ' and one after the other demolished them , to the entire satisfaction of a crowded meeting . After aa unanimous vote of thanks to Mr West ior his talented address , themeeting separated . [ Ibbdbn Bbidos . —Mr J . West , oF Macclesfleld ' t the 22 ad
delivered a lecture on - 'I-ay , instant , in tho Democratic Chapel . The lecture , which took : wo hours and a halt in its delivery , w » 3 listened to with breathless silence . The room , which is capable of holding 600 persons , was crowded in every part . Rochdale . —On Sunday evening wee ^ -tiie . Char tiat meeting-room , was crowded to " excess , to hear a leeture from Mr T . Clark , on the prospects of the National Land Company . A great crowd of persona had to go awafy , not being able to gain admittance . Mr Clark spoke at considerable length , and his address gave much satisfaction .
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IRISH CONFEDERATION . The decision of Ills Holiness , the Pope , respecting the Irish Colleges is looked upon by the Confederates of this metropolis as a good omen , with "respect to Ireland . As it is now generally believed that Pope Pius will not grant one concession to the English government withoat they commence- a libefln pelicy towards misgoverned Ireland , that will ultimately lead to its regeneration . ' Lord Minto wUH in that event , have to return to England , iuat as wise as when he left it .
IThb Westminster Cohfbdbiutb 3 , on Sundaj ovening last , the 24 th inst ., held their weekly meeting at the Charter Coffee-house , Strutton Ground . Mr Miles M'Sweeney in the chair . Several extracts from Primate Boulter's letters to English statesmen with regard to establishing English interest in Ireland having been read , the Chairman said that ^ he was nappy to state that Mr Johnson , froni Brighton , was present , and that gentleman had informed him that Confederation meetings were held in Brighton m also were meetings for the Repeal of the Scotch Union with England . The last announcement was received with loud cheera . ;
Chelsba CoHFHDEitATEg At a meeting of this body , held at Mr O'Dohnell ' s , 4 , Sydney-street , Fufc ham-road , on Sunday week , Mr Dunne , ex-repeal warden , delivered an eloquent address . A . number of new memfora joined the Confederation . At the meeting of this body on Sunday last , Mr Wm . Dunne having addressed the meeting in his usual eloquent style . Several persons were enrolled , and the meeting was adjourned . The Davis Cokfbderatb Club —It havhg been announced for the last three weeks thatE . Kenealy Esq . was to deliver a lecture : — ' The Vindication of the Irish Parliament . ' On Monday evening , the 25 th inst ., but which had been postponed to the folowing Monday , owing to that gentleman being de
tamed m the country by his professional duties . The Assembly Rooms , 83 , Dean-strcet * Soho , were nrowded to an overflow . Mr T . O'Mahoney was called to the chair . The meeting was amply compensated for the absence of the lecturer by listening tothe proceedings of the late meeting of theSarsfield Club , at Limorick . Dr O'Connor , M . D ., onrising , said that he had been induced to come forward that evening on account of reading that their meetings were bold in this metropolis in private houses instead of public houses . lie bad not become a confederate without weighing in his own mind the principles of both old and young Ireland , and when he saw such men asDr Cane , of Kilkenny , presiding over the meeting of the Confederation in
Dublin , and W . S . O'Brien , Esq ., M . P ., in Limerick , he could no longer withhold his support from a body which he believed had the cause " of Ireland at heart . The learned Doctor continued to address the meeting ^ great length , denouncing the cringing polioy of the Irish place-hunters ; and showing that the Confederates , by putting their present policy , would ultimately bring into their ranks those who had kept aloof from the moral force party onaocount of its sectarian character . The learned gentleman , during his address , was received with rapturous applanse . Mr T . Daly then announced to
the meeting that as soon as the committee had received answers to certain questions put to Mr C . Anstey , meetings would be held in the City , Clerkenwell , St Luke ' s , and several other districts , where hearts were panting to commence the good work ot Ireland ' s regeneration , and England ' s prosperity ; Several persons having enrolled themselves , amongst whom was Dr O'Connor , the meeting adjourned . Curran Club . —At a meeting of this body oh Sunday week , at the Charter Coffee-house , Strutton Ground , the correspondence of tho Londoa Confede . rates was road from the Northern Star . The lotter of Mr O'Mahony was received with loud applause
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 30, 1847, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1442/page/3/
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