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fiEGISTBATION OF THE NATIONAL ; :'IARD COMPANY.
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On Monday last , the Queen ' s Bench made the rale absolute for the Kegistration of the Xfational Laud Company—ani , although the proceedlng 8 in Courte of Justice are most minutel y published in the daily papers , neither the " lines ' ' nor " Chronicle" had a single notKB ofihis case .
IheCompany now stands thus—that , if the Eegistrar does not show cause , and immediately , against the Registration of tho Company , the Judge ' s order will issue to compel him to register it forthwith . In cases where good grounds for objection exist , the defendant shows cause against the rule being made absolute ; but , in tins instance , there was no opposition , and , consequently , the Registrar is saddled withadditional costs . I cannot guesB at the result that the glorious uncertainty of the law may produce , but it is not usual for the opposing party to allow a rule to be made absolute . Howerer , the thing is now approaching its climax , whilethose who are to be located upon the Bromsgrove Estate should understand that the decision of the Court-will
not in any , the slightest , respect , interfere with their interests . And let tie members generally understand , that even if we failed to get legal protection for the poor man ' s property—. constituted as the Company now is—I would go on as rapidly , and , perhaps , more rapidly , I than ever—for let the fact never be lost sight ^ of , that for every pound spent there is still twenty shillings worth of property in existence . And , notwithstanding the ingratitude of the r lfiOBtfortunate , ifIhada million of money of . toy own , I would expend it in the
develope-; ment of this plan . . i ^ JflffioBe who have taken possession of allotjj -tat i&n . jMt Snig ' a End and elsewhere ,- and who 4 ^ n ° ^< B ? j $ ia | jKtjwjujt and lfigal demands of *^ i ©» fljiB day , as I am resolred that neither ^ temp orising , dread of slander , nor mistaken generosity , shall ever make me a party to a :. feaud upon ihose who have invested their money j from confidence in me . Therefore , there is r . Hat theleast use in appealing to my sympathy , i » yfeelings , or my generosity , astheyarethe property of the least fortunate .
The legal gentleman , who has been an instrument for deceiving those persons who have taken possession without discharging the de-I mande of the Company , will also have to put I Ms legal skill into requisition , as he also will i be ejected ; and I never heard ofmorecold' blooded and ungrateful conduct than has come to my ears , with reference to the advice given to many ignorant but well-meaning persons . Feakgus O'Connor .
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TO MR . THOMAS COOPER . Dear Cooper , I g ive your letter in full , with the exception of nine lines , which you would not yourself wish to see published , as they would rather injure than serve one whose name you mention ; and I shall offer very few comments upon it , and those shall be in the best and kindliest spirit With regard to the £ 26 5 s . due to
me , and which appears to be the sore point , you will find Mr . M'GtOTTAn's answer at foot of your letter and as to whether the bill was given by you or Mr , How ; I am sure you would not ride off upon a quibble , when I tell you that the bill was paid to me , and never has been taken up ; therefore that question is at reBt , and , sore as you may feel about it , did I ever ask you t « repay it ?
• "With regard to procuring a printer and paper , and our crying together , I think your Version so completely accords with mine—with the mere exception that we did not weep together at the time stated by me , but at the time admitted by you—itrequires no comment , for I am ready to acquiesce hi your statement . It is quite true that I not only told you that I frequently dined off a basin of soup , but it Is equally true that I published the fact in the f * Northern Star , " in reply to the most wanton and ungenerous attack upon me which you published in " Lloyd ' s Newspaper . '' And now , Cooper , as we are both constituted of thosft materials which will tend to a
consideration of the past , and as the first stone thrown , or the first angry word spoken , lays the foundation for battle or anger , let me draw your attention to that most unwarranted attack—made just upon the eve of commencing your tour for the propagation of "Douglas JerroH' s Paper . " I shall not farther advert to that transaction , which , from your temperate letter—^ together with every other source of irritation—I am now prepared to bury in utter oblivion . You must also remember the Btrong confirmation that your conduct at the Leeds Land Conference gave to James Lord ' s letter of Bolton . That also I banish from my recollection .
You say , that , after candidly admitting the state of my finances , such was my anxiety to serve you , that I still declared with orthodox emphasis—that , notwithstanding my exhausted means , I would nevertheless bring out your poem . Then you refer to a subsequent interview , when you called upon me relative to publishing and advertising . Of publishers I knew nothing , but advertising is a ready-money affair ; and although 1 had g ood credit with my printer and paper-maker—to the benefit of which you were
welcome—it is quite true that I could not supply the money for advertising . As to the 200 copies—I would have taken the whole 500 with pleasure if it was in my power to do so , but my reason for declining the 200—or even 100—was your assurance , and Mr . M'Gowan ' s assurance—based upon your publisher ' sconvict ion—that a second edition would be very speedily required , and , therefore , in the then state of my finances , I do not think that even you yourself would have pressed upon me so large an undertaking , and one which would hare still further crippled me .
With regard te the dissensions that existed batween us when you were confined in Stafford Gaol , you were perfectly right , when you state that you saw the justification for such difference , upon my presenting you with _ a voluminous document , most numerously signed by Leicester Chartists , and which you admitted established good and valid reasons for my feelings . It is quite true that both Joshua Hobsojt and John Ardill were perfectly acquainted with the state of my affairs at that time , and I made no secret of them : but I regret
exceedingly that you should have cited any such authorities ; as , from the day those gentlemen left my service to the present hour I have been free from financial difficulties , and have recruited my exhausted exchequer ; and to one of those gentlemen I recently paid £ 200 , including costs , for a speech I made at Manchester , or , I betieve , mainly for a speech made there by Rider ; and , therefore , you will not expect any farther explanation upon this head , as any man sueing me in a Court of Justice is sure of a verdict for any damages sued for . But there is one thing which through life I have endeavoured to preserve—and that
is , honesty , and a perfect disregard for money , further than it may assist me to do good to others . And now let me recall to your mind the following passage in your letter : — " I state now , what I stated at Bolton , and have ofteu stated , from your own confession of poverty , and from the information of Joshua Hobsos and John Ardhx—who were fully acquainted ¦ R-ith yoor concerns—that one strong motive for your commencing the Land Plan was , * to recruit your exhausted means for carrying on . the " Star , " and to enable you to keep your position . ' I never said that you had used the Laed monies without paying them back—I Clever thought it of you . I stated what I did iJank . ajna I have stated it again . If my
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ug information were correct , you fcwe onl y done as many other public men have done—projected an intentional good for others with the view also to help yourself , iou are only like hundreds of other men in this respect . "Wh y should you claim a character superior ti theirs 1 " Now , I ask yon , in sober seriousness , whether , xf invited to do it , you could famish stronger confirmation of the statement of James Lord , of Bolton . It is very easy to colour a case , but you should also bear in mind , that working men interested in my integrity , will , and naturally , put then : own construction upon such statements . I quite agree with you , that men will frequently replenish
their own Exchequer out of public funds , of which they may be trustees ; but now , in order to set you right , and to set the question at rest , I declare to you , upon my honour—and could upon my oath , if necessary—that I never , even in those great straits in which I was then placed , or from the commencement down to the present moment , applied a pound , a shilling , a farthing , or a fraction " of the Land money to my own purposes . And , indeed , ; you ihould-remejnber that ' H ^' . T ^^ ai ^^ p ^^ uTCT ; pf ^ e lawid monfiya ^ feg ^^ feyMii for a considerable period affer ^ ma that his banker ' s book , and my banker's book , subsequently , as presented to the Government accountant , showed that the monies were
deposited as received , and not a cheque given upon any bank for any amount connected with any transactions , save the Land Company ; but , on the contrary , I was paying aa much as ten per cent , interest for monies to cover libels , legal expenses , Chartist expenses , gratuities to victims , and a large grant to my greatest revilers . I am sorry you should have quoted such authorities as Hobson and Ardill ; but is it not passing strange , that , notwithstanding the very many years that those two persons were in my service and my confidence , that upon parting neither of them , though well inclined , could charge me with one mean , dishonest , or ungentlemanlike act ?
You must also remember , that you mentioned the very same circumstance at Manchester , to one of the leading Chartists , after you had left Bolton ; and taking your own construction of the usual practice of public men intrusted with public funds , as stated in the above passage , I accept it as a clear quittance of all previous dissensions and differences between us , merely begging of you , for the
future , not to place me in the same category with other public trustees , for I assure you , most solemnly , that I should not require the report of a Committee , the verdict of a jury , or the sentence of a Judge , to destroy my life , if I had been guilty of deception , deceit , or dishonour to the toiling millions , to whose redemption , and in whose cause I have spent twenty-seven of the best years of my life , and for whom I have abandoned the most lucrative
profession , given up the cultivation of my own land , subjected myself to class odium , legal persecution , and party slander ; and for which I have forfeited the affection , and , thank God , gained the reproach , of rich and noble relatives , whose frowns only tend to elevate me in my own estimation . As to the little debt between us , I cheerfully cry quits—thinking it well applied to the dissemination of those sublime and poetic sentiments , which , as you truly say , will live when I am forgotten , although not so long as my cottages and schoolhouses deck the face of the earth ; and as it is my wish , asIamsureitiBthe wish of every honest Chartist and toiling slave ,
that every cause of difference which exists amongst then * leaders should perish , and be buried hi oblivion , I now tender you the hand of reconciliation and friendship , with this one passing observation . You must bear in mmd , as you will learn from the resolution of the Westminster locality , that they , like others , presume that I am-to be a target for all to fire at , while I am not to defend my character against any assaults ; when you and others have attacked me , have they ever remonstrated , or has their silence been occasioned by their belief in my honour and incorruptibility . I am acquainted with the name of every man who attended that committee—somewere disgusted , while one declared that the Bolton letter was
a fabrication of my own and not genuine ; and four did not belong to the locality at all . However , I receive their resolution also in a kindly and friendly spirit , . and I ask them , while they defend others against my assaults , not ungenerously to . assault my character in my absence . " Every little makes a miclde , " and if I did not stop the drops which fall silently in the dark , I should soon be hurried away in the stream of slander which may , without opposition , be gathered into an irresistible flood .
A professing friend of mine has "written to another friend of mine from Sheffield , comparing me to Mr . Hudson : ail these meetings , all these letters , and all these secret p lottings come to my ears , and my only appeal in sucli cases is to that tribunal which I have established as the pure court of appeal—the People . Even from other sources , which in clemency I will not now mention , those poisoned arrows have come , but these shafts have failed to hit the mark—they pass by me as the idle wind , as I am invulnerable , and hence these secret conspiracies .
I do not apply the term to you , Coor-ER , for there was no man whose temporary loss I more regretted ; there is no man whose cooperation I more rejoice in . And now , in conclusion , allow me to say that I accept your letter as the foundation of a reconciliation which , I hope , will never again be disturbed ; while , in justice to James Lord and myself , in refutation of the assertion that the letter was a fabricated one , I give his confirmation at foot .
We are now arrived at a period when Chartist union and strength can triumph over all resistance , and , therefore , it is that I implore of all to forget all past differences , and to struggle as one man for the regeneration of their common country . When I am assailed I will defend myself , but after a long life of turmoil and agitation I defy any man to state a single instance in which I have struck the first blow or made the first assault . I do not think you want to make money of Chartism , and the fiercest attacks that I have been subjected to have come from those who advocated our principles when profitable , but who have thought it necessary to base their desertion of our principles not upon slander originated by me but upon my defence against that slander .
I am sure there is no one whose co-operatum in the good cause I hail with greater pleasure than that of Thomas Cooper , whose works will live when I am no more ; and , therefore , in perfect sincerity and without the slightest reserve , I bury all past differences in the tomb of insignificance . I tender you the right hand of friendship , and subscribe myself Your faithful and affectionate friend , Peargus O'Connor .
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Desertion of British Seamen . —We have it from Tery good authority that no less than 14 , 000 British seamen have deserted the merchant service during the past year , 8 , 000 of whom have left their vessels on the American coasts .
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METROPOLITAN DELEGATE CotNClL . —ThlS body met in the Executive Rooms , 144 , High Holborn , on Monday evening , April 23 rd ; Mv . Bvovm in the chair . After the several delegates had reported the progress of Chartism in their several localities , Mr . Newley stated that the men of the Tower Hamlets had resolved on holding a public meeting in the British School Rooms , Cowper-street , City-road , on Wednesday evening , May the 2 nd : that George Thompson , M . P ., would take the chair ; and that Feargus O'Connor , M . P ., Thomas Cooper , G . J . Haraey , Henry Vincent , W . Lovett , and many others had also been invited to attend the meeting ; the determination being , if possible , to cause a
fusion of all who advocated Charter Suffrage into one united phalanx . A crowded meeting was anticipated , the men of the Hamlets Slaving resolved to spare no trouble or time in making it known . It appearing that the men of Marylebone had appointed the self-same night for a meeting in the Literary and Scientific Institution , Carlisle-street , the Council requested Mr . Salmon , the representative of Marylebone , to take steps to alter the night of meeting , so that the speakers who were desirous of attending both meetings should have an opportunity of doing so . Mr . Mills said the men of South London had devoted their Hall on ; the 30 th of May for the exclusive benefit of ihe wives and families flfjh 0 se . who > w . e « e now & > fierjn £ .-imprisoiuaent for
3 D ^ gpf « % 4 SVftgi !^ eaio" of their Chalk and Democrats brethren . Of course they would do their best to make the festival—consisting as it would of tea , meeting , concert , and ball , —worthy of the occasion . Mr . Stallwood delivered in the report of the registration in Lambeth and other Metropolitan boroughs , which elicited great satisfaction , and the Council adjourned to Monday , April 30 th . Finsbury . —After a lapse of three weeks , the original Lunt ' s Coffee House , ( now Deadman ' s , ) Clerkenwell-green , so famous as a meeting and debating room for reformers for nearly half a century , was on Sunday evening again opened , when Mr . Stallwood delivered an address on the " Life
and Writings of Thomas Paine . " Mr . Cato waa called to the chair , and at the request of the meeting , prior to the lecture , Mr . Salmon read from the Northern Star the letter of "L'Ami du Pevple , " the reading of which was most warmly applauded . The lecturer proceeded to vindicate the character of Paine from the many foul aspersions interested knaves and fanatics have from time to time cast on it , —gave several illustrations from Paine's works , showing the pungency of his tMnarks , and the forcibleness of his style , —contrasted monarchy with republicanism , and illustrated the characteristics of monarchy by the conduct ofthemonarchs of Russia , Austria , and the miscreant of Naples , and quoted the aphorisms of Paine as exhibitory of the general tendency of monarchy and the qualities of republics ,
ana cauea on the Chartists , wherever they had a hall or a public room , to have the following trite , logical , and forcible sentiment of Thomas Paine inscribed on the walls in a prominent place : " Every man has a right to one vote in the choice of his representative ; it belongs to him in the right of his existence , and his person is his title deed . " Mr , S . showed the vagt benefits that must inevitably flow from the adoption of " agrarian justice " in the Bhape of " small farms , " " home colonies , " < kc , and the truly natural and independent feelings attached to rural or agricultural life . Glancing at Mr . Paine ' s theological opinions , the lecturer said he should much like to see the tinio when , in the words of his author , all people would be ready to exclaim : — " The world is my country , and to do good my reli gion . " The lecturer exhorted his hearers to continue their good work ; to look to the
registration ; to spread the principles of the Charter ; and thus , by their practical exertions , ensure to Finsbury the continuance of her fair fame , viz . — that © f returning two of the best members to the Legislature . The lecturer resumed his seat amidst the hearty applause of his audience . After which an interesting discussion arose , in which a person from the body of the meeting suggested that the best and only mode of obtaining the rights of all was , that all should believe in the name of '' Jesus , " as he believed reli g ious freedom must precede political freedom ; the discussion was continued by Messrs . Nobbs , Fuzzon , Cook , Sherman , and Salmon . The lecturer briefly replied . A vote of thanks was given to Mr . Stallwood ; first , —forais lecture ; arid secondly , —for his excellent conduct at the vestry at Minster Lovel , in defence of his brother allottees of Charterville on Easter Monday . The meeting then separated .
Lakob axd Enthusiastic Meeting at Deisbt to adopt the Katiosal Petition . —The Democrats of Derby have set a brilliant example to the towns of the Midland counties , an example which , if spiritedly followed up , would soon rescue the sons of labour from the thraldom of oligarchic dominion . The Chartists of this town , although never diverging in the slightest degree from the true line of principle , are held in the most respectful estimation by all classes and parties of their fellow-townsmen . Their movements in the cause of national emancipation have ever been marked by an earnestness , a decorum , and an energy , which never fail to elicit the respect even of political opponents . The use of the Town Hall having been obtained from the Mayor , placards were issued , announcing the
meeting for Wednesday evening last . At the hour appointed for commencing business the spacious and beautiful hall was crowded with a most attentive audience . Mr . W . Chandler was appointed to preside . Having briefly stated the objects of the meeting , he called upon Mr . Short , who prefaced the reading of the petition with a short but effective speech . He then read the petition , which our friend , the Derby Reporter , pronounces an ably written document , and proposed its adoption by the meeting ; Mr . W . Faire seconded the motion . The meeting was subsequently addressed in able , well-reasoned , and lengthy speeches , by Messrs . M'Grath and Clark , when the petition was unanimously adopted . It was then resolved , " That the petition should be presented to Parliament by Mr .
Bass , one of the borough members , and that Mr . Hey worth , the other member , should be requested to support its prayer . " Votes of thanks having been passed to the Mayor for granting the use of the Hall , to the Chairman , and to Messrs . M'Grath and Clark for their attendance , the meeting separated , evidently feeling much complacency at their night ' s labour in . Freedom ' s cause . National Registration axd Election Committee . —At a meeting held at the Two Chairmen , "Wardour-street , Soho , on Monday , evening , Mr . W . Shute ia the chnir , Mr . Stallwood reported that the committee had made arrangements with Mr .
Watson as their publisher , and that the " Hand-book to Kegistration , and Guide to Elections , " would be ready in the course of the week . Mr . John Arnott reported that the registration was progressing most rapidly in Lambeth . Seven hundred and fifty new claims had already been made , the parochial officers , much , to their credit , evincing an alacrity in giving all the necessary information , and in every other way exhibiting a- desire to further Charter Suffrage . A large supply of new forms of chum having been ordered , and Mr . Grassby having intimated that he had no answer ov further communication from Sheffield , the committee adjourned to Monday evening , April 30 th .
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MR . KYDD'S TOUR . TO THB EDITOR OF THI NORTHERN STAR . Dear Sir , —I have , as usual , been lecturing , with but few intermissions , in Lancashire and Yorkshire . It is an up-hill fight ; Chartism is neither dead nor sick ; but the people are impoverished , and Ieverywhere hear of victims and victim funds , debts and difficulties . I do not despair ; the future is before us , and let the honest old men and generous young men unite , and I know that we will one day succeed in improving this old , stupid , and dangerous order of things . Be not deceived , it is a right hard stru g gle , and will continue to be so for some time to come ; but weak men and cowards sink under difficulties . It is the hour of peril and the day of trouble that test a man and a nation ' s worth . The schoolboy sails in his pleasure boat when the breeze
is pleasant and the ocean calm , and who is for the time a better sailor than he ? The-clouds lower , the wind veers easterly , the ripple becomes a swell . Our young pilot gives up the helm . The storm is followed by a calm . The idle urchin lounges on deck or doses in his hammock . Not so with the active seamen . They trim the sails , repair the rigem" mend the boats' oars , and make ready for the voya g e . Sueh seems to me to be our work at this timer We must make ready for the voyage . Do not misunderstand me , I beg of you . The preparation must be efficient , and of a better kind than we have ever yet had . The labour of the past has not been lost ; even our reputed mistakes are of value - but the work of the future must be of a superior kind , both as regards design and execution .
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i } . ' \ ¦ » The Charter—that fine hearty old ship—is still ours > and , true to our old
motto" We swear we'll stick together yet , Till the las i plank , beneath us split . " And the last plank will not split until wesafelyenter the harbour , and turn out , and for ever , too , the flash new fri gate Peel , and the rakish . looking crafty smuggler Cobdbn . There is no mistake . I am not dreaming this morning . I have just been jostled and elbowed in a crowd , and cheated out of my turn at * , ^ fonev Order Office by a smart manufacturer , and affirm that I am out and out a Utilitarian—as practical as bad pavements and tender corns can make any man of yon , I cannot organise the Chartist movement . You must do it . I will do
one man ' s share , in a little way , and each of you must do a man ' s work . So no more prating and preaching about what you are to do . Korio of your wait-a-little-longer doctrine . Do your work , and do it now . This day is yours , to-morrow may not be . I shall hope to receive a host of letters about re-organisation and petitioning next week , sent to my address in London ; and as my . countrymen are reputed , justly or no I cannot say , to he fond of money , let me hope that the power , of the pence will be manifest . Do whatever you can . in your own way , but do it now , and we will live the better friends . I am Sick of shams and promises , and wish men to bo real . Just say what you mean to do , what you can ¦¦
uu , « wiu uv mill iiiijM :. ' - - ¦ -- - ¦• ' i * a ^ : « & ^ d ** $ i LJiw ^ the Board of Guardians have rented , on lease , some fifteen or sixteen acres of land , on which to employ the able-bodied poor of the parish . This is a step in Me right direction . The Guardians will , no doubt , find it extremely difficult to apply the land labour test to paupers . The past has generated so much vagabondism and idleness , that every new experiment is , for 3 ome time , in doubt as to results ; but hold—men must persevere and fear not . One thing is evident , the principle of the new poor law is given up . To " punish poverty" has not " depauperised England . ' Brougham and Russell may pout and fret , but their pet scheme has failed . The " Useful Knowledge" philosophers have riven us no
proofs of their wisdom ; they have experimented to prove their ignorance of men , and their imbecility aB rulers . Tho great Legislative Wizard of the North is now known as "Harry tho Juggler . " May his country appreciate his virtues while he lives , and honour his death with a Barebones 6 or . mou and a " Pauper ' sDrive . " Many attempts have been made to introduce the workhouse' school system in Rochdale , which attempts have , been as uniformly resisted with effect . When in tho county of Norfolk , some years ago , I visited sftveral workhouses . At that time I thought
much on pauperism and paupers . I never failedto observe the half-idiot looks of our pauper children ; their uniform dress , pale faces , low foreheads , and inexpressive countenances—all spoke demoralisation and degradation . The food for the" mind and their social relations , all looked pauperism—it was skilly all over . Why should these little unfortunates be pressed together ? Under all circumstances , would it not be better to let them associate freely with the children in some of our public schools , as is now done in Rochdale ? We all iniprove by association ; and when we so often hear and acknowledge that
" One touch of nature makes the world akin , " it is positively ungenerous to carry our love o ^ class-distinctions to so great a length . Let the pau * per children grow up among us as beings intended to be called upon to perform the duties of citizenshi p ; those little dependants will one day be men / ana women , and as we sow so will we reap . I , a stranger to the gentlemen who constitute the Rochdale Board of Guardians , thank them , through your columns , for their public spirit and the honourable discharge of their duties , holding , as they do , one of the most difficult and important offices that can possibly exist in this country . When in Yorkshire I heard many sad complaints about the unjust doings of manufacturers . I have
no wish to toment ill feeling between the employer and employed , but if the vulgar rich will play the despot they must not expect to escape observation and comment . I know of no despotism that approaches , in searching and minute cruelty , and intolerance , the iniquitous manufacturing system of England . Provided the manufacturer be naturally a man of kind and generous disposition and of good education , he will be liberal and tolerant to his -workmen , and such a man receives his reward ; he is respected , ' and pevhaps honoured . If , however , he be—as he not . unfrequently is—either a br ^ B ^ iiBgp ^^ of ' Ti ^ g ^ ft y ^ g knave , his power—which ^ s ^ nfehs ^ e ^ is % scS 7 ot the worst of purposes . : He is , ia return , "fiatfictly his hands , and his name is spoken with many a
bitter reproach . I will give you an illustration . Suppose that among the lulls of Yorkshire a few workmen employed their leisure hours in teaching a school—a most praiseworthy and honourable vocation—they succeeded , and formed classes to read Chambers' Educational Course ; suddenly the emp loyer establishes a school , in which Church of England religion must be taught ; he calls his hands together , and addresses them nearly as follows : "I have established a school from the purest of motives , in which the Bible must be taught , and the doctrines of the church inculcated ; I do not dictate to you in any way , I wish to interfere with no man ' s conscience , but to this course I have made up my mind —I will consider the interests of those who support and aid me in my design . " How significant is the
last sentence spoken : Let us interpret it . It means , " I will employ those who think as I do , I will discharge those of you who , are opposed to me in opinion , and refuse to play the part of the hypocrite . " The man who speaks thus is all-powerful ; without employment the poov workman starves ; and if he removes , his little home must be broken up , and he knows not when or where he may find employment . This too is liberty of conscience —free liberty , in a land of liberty . The Christian churchman is no despot , only he starves those who differ froni him on questions of faith , and systems of church discipline ; subjects which are as liable to change as April weather . The illustrationis equally true in politics , and in not a few instances earned out most rigorously . Such proceedings are a disgrace to us as a people . Some indignant writers , who reserve their accumulated hatred for the
aristrocracy , would do well to save ^ a little of their wrath for the denunciation of such intolerance . The old feudalism of landed tenures and serk—such as that described by Turner , in bis " History of the Anglo-Saxons , " in which he speaks of herds of oxen and teams of men—was foul , cruel , and dark with deeds of blackest wrong ; but this modern feudalism of money—this second vassalage of commerce—is cold , calculating , aad revengeful . The Baron of the factory is more powerful than waa ever Border Riever , or Feudal Lord ; he has fewer responsibilities , and mocks intelligence with an empty show of liberality . I have no wish to return to the olden time ; to retrograde is no part of my creed ; but I look upon the present system as not far in advance . To think as liberally of it as my knowledge and reflection will allow me , and not at all prognosticating about the future , I pronounce the present state of English society to be Mammon , feu dalism , and philosophic barbarity . Manchester , April 24 . Samuel Kidd .
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Aberdeen . —The quarterly meeting of this branch of the National Land Company , met at Mrs . Bain ' s , C 3 , Castle-street , on the Cth inst . After the business of the quarter was reported to the meeting and approved , it was moved by William Porter , and seconded by James Jack : — " That for the ensuing quarter we meet monthly , and that the meeting nights be upon the first Friday of May , the first Friday of 3 une , and the nrsfc Friday of July , at Mrs . Bain ' s , 63 , Castle-street , at eight o ' clock , on each of these evenings . Butteblev . —At a meeting of the members of this branch , held at Swanwick , on Sunday , April 1 st , it was resolved , that the members ol this branch recommence paying their share money and levies , or show at the next meeting the reason why they do not , and that that this meeting stand adjourned till Sunday , April 29 th , at six o ' olouk .
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NATIONAL LAND COMPANY . COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH-MONDAY . Sittings in Banco . —Before Mr . Justice Patteson , Mr . Justice Coleridge , and Mr . Justice Eric . BX-FARTE THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY . Mr . Cockburn , Q . C ., in this case , on the last day of Hilary Term , had obtained a rule calling on the Registrar-General of Joint-Stock Companiesto show causewhyhe should not register this company . The court now made the rule absolute on the motion of Mr . Cockburn , no cause being shown against it .
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The following appeared ia our Town Edition of last week : — EXECUTION OF SARAH HARRIET THOMAS , FOR MURDER . Yesterday this wretched criminal underwent the extreme sentence of the law at Bristol . The spectacle of a public exertion—tbafiYSt aftw a lapse of fourteen years—attracted an immense concourse of spectators , many of whom conducted fhemselve ' s ^^ mi ^ 'ai ^ | SaSis 5 ft 1 ) Un 6 &th ihe " ? nad < H * V ^' - ' iSt&ws : 'Me ceremony was rendered « afen ? ely ^ amfuf by tbe tenacity with which Itfcs " unhappy criminal clung to life . No prayers nor entreaties could induce her to
walk a step towards the fatal drop , and she had literally to be dragged from her cell , shrieking frantically , and struggling all the time , until siie was carried to the platform , and handed to Calcraf t the hangman , who at once fastened the fatal noose . She exclaimed , " Lord , have mercy upon me . I hope my mother and none of them are here ; " and she was almost instantly cast oflj and in a few moments was dead . The following confession was made by her to tho governor of the gaol : " Confession of Sarah Harriet Thomas , made to Mr . J . A . Gardiner , governor of the gaol , in presence of one of the female officers , April 4 tb , I 8-W , at ten o ' clock p . m . ; 11
Two days before the murder was committed , Miss Jefferies called me up to her bedroom , and attempted to strike me . She also locked me in the kitchen during the whole of that night . At fivo o'clock a . m . she unbolted the door and told me to make a fire in her room . I thought then to havo struck her , but did not do so . On the following night I slept . in her room , but did not contemplate murdering her until between five and six o ' clock in the morning , when I got up , went down stairs , and returned with a stone , with which , whilst Miss Jeftcvics was asleep , I struck her on the head three times . Between the second and third blow she made some sort of a noise , and the last words I heard her say were , ' CJirist , God . ' I then dressed myself , robbed the house , flung the dog down the privy , locked up the house , and went home . I took thirty sovereigns anda quantity of silverthings , all of which the
police have since found , The keys of tlw $ house I flung away , but believe they were afterwards found by a man when putting up some shutters . I committed the murder and robbed the house with my own hands , and no person else had anything whatever to do with it . Neither did I mention having done so to any person . I regret exceedingly having committed so horrid a crime , and I pray to Almighty God for forgiveness . I never should have committed so dreadful a crime had Miss . Jefferies ' s conduct been less provoking . —April 5 , nine-o ' clock , p . m . — After Miss Jefteries died I remained in the room for more than an hour . I then went home , and did not return until about nine o ' clock in the evening , for two boxes , but did not go into mistress ' s room . On leaving the house I saw a strange man standing opposite , who carried my box as far as the Infirmary , or which I gave him Od . I then took a fly and went home . ( Signed ) "Sarah Harriet Thouas . "
Charge of Embezzlement . —Edward Hamilton was charged at Manchester yesterday , with embezzling money to the amount of £ 187 , the property of Messrs . W . Seild , Monies , and Co ., wine and spirit merchants , Hanover-street , Liverpool , flis late employers . He was committed for trial at the ses&ions , but allowed to go out on bail . Losdon . —Fire at a Pawnbroker ' s . —Yesterday a fire occurred at the shop of Mr . Fish , pawnkbroker , 14 , Edgware-road , by which a considerable quantity of property was destroyed .
Suicide from Fear of being sent to Prison . — An inquest was held yesterday before Mr . Baker , at the Rose and Crown , Bunhili-iw , on the body of John King , aged seventy years , who destroyed himself under the following circumstances : The deceased had for many years carried on the business of a greengrocer , in Bunhill-row , but latterly he had become embarrassed in his affairs , and an agreement was entered into between him and his nephew that all hi * debts would be paid by his nephew on the deceased handing all his goods and property over to him . The agreement did not appear to satisfy both parties , and there were frequent quarrels , and the deceased had threatened to put his nephew
out of the house . His debts were not paid , and on Friday last he received a summons to attend the Palace-court , but the deceased said , " it was no use his going ; he could not pay what he owed , and he should be placed in prison , -but sooner than be sent to one he would hang himself . " On Tuesday morning last , the shop not being opened at the usual time , the deceased was called , but no answer returned . The door was broken open and the deceased was found suspended by a piece of rope from a rail of the bedstead . He was quite dead , and had apparently been so some hours . On the washhandstand was discovered a piece of paper , on which was written , " Make haste and let me down , for my neck aches / ' The deceased had written to Jus sister
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' r . stating-that ho intended to destroy himself ! ' for he Verdirt * fer the - i . ^ J pff . conflncdw a prison . tbSS *"" ^ roP 0 ***? insanity /' Peter ST . ^ . < M--On Thursday Mr . Le « b mSf u ^ y ^ chief secretary of the SarlSirf Company , underwent a prethHSEJ ^ ¦? ? before J " HoWforth , Bio ., and K ^ P \ % > Lec ( Ss Court-house , SSnl * ? ^ Various P eriods «« beal « l SSSSSaSriM ^ company . Tho exact expfeSSHS Mann w remaudcd till Monday ? tauHSSUl
The Gqsyict Rush . — The execution Af + 1 , ^ « r ^ g h ; M ^ ( Saturday ) attwelve o'clock . A correspondent afc Norwich , writing last night , says- "The citv k already . full of persons who have arrived from dif feront parts of the country , to be present duriu * the Proceedings . Tftere arc also many visitor * . from London , the Eastern Counties Railway Company having run a ' cheap pleasure train , ' issuing tickets which are returnable at any time during the next tliree days Some of the visitors are ofverv questionable character , but they are closely watched by Mr . Yamngton , the superintendent of the city Ihrnf -rw ^ ngle ) ' oneofth « londondetectivG I /?? - inese oftcers were present on the arrival ? ev lLondon
^ f ?? trains to-day , and carefully S ™ ETuBfn . The convict Bush Las ZSS * J > ttle «* ange . He eat * heartily , SiTn - ' ? nd , seei l r s unmoved by the position m SS L i ? IaCC w H ? has W *>» redlmrd to con-T * , » \ ? ' ^ ' Andraws and fch * ^ Phi . £ «« I 6 Aeell 1 M att n < knce upon him , of his innocence ; but both those gentlemen have expressed to him their conviction of his guilt . Since that declaration the convict has treated them with marked coolness . It does not seem probable that Kusn will make any confession . He perseveres in affirming his innocence , and frequently calls upon the Almighty to prove his innocence , andtofixtlw crime upon those y thr > reaily committed the murders . Ue confidently asserts that in t-wo rears tho real murderer will be known . "
EXECUTION OF RUSH FOR THE MURDERS AT STANFIELD-HALL .
( From the limes . ) Norwich , Saturday . —The day appointed for the execution oi the murderer Kusii Jiaa come at last ill showers of sleet , and gloom , varied at intervals by short gleams of sunshine . A cold biting wiud drives through the air , and the clouds above heaa are spread out in large . and watery masses , and give a dismal and cheerless hue to the prospect . The drop is erected on the west side of tho Castle , and stands on the bridge which on that side spana the moat . Its position and effect are very striking from the battlements behind it , having an " immense black flag , which by the orders of the High Sheriff has beon placed there to mark the extraordinary
guilt ot the criminal who is about to exyiafc hi * offence on the scaffold . This great banner swings slowly in the wind , and gives a solemn and funeral look to the whole scene . It was expected that an immense crowd of spectators would be attracted to the spot , as the population of the surrounding country which had taken so deep an interest in the dreadful tragedy of Stanlield lliill , and would watch it to the very close ; but this has not been the case . Norwich ' has received no sensible addition to the number of its inhabitants , and , though it is market day , there is very little additional bustle or excitement in tho streets .
On the Castle Hill might be observed , at an early hour , a few groups of fanners eyeing the dismal preparations for execution from a respectful distance , and blending curiosity , in the expression of their features , horror for the crime , and awe at its tremendous punishment . As the fatal hour approached tho crowd increased in numbers ; for many it was evidently a day of great excitement , and they crowded to the execution as to a theatre oi 1 public show ; others came obviously in a different spirit to notice the dying moments of a man whom they had known m their daily pursuits ,, and to see how he bore himself in that supreme hour , when oppressed by the recollections of such tremendous crimes .
Turning from the crowd and preparations outside the Castle to the unhappy convict within , there haB been little opportunity for gleaning any additional particulars to those which have already appeared . At nine o ' clock last night he received a letter from his eldest daughter , and on reading it he became greatly depressed ; he rallied , however , after a time , and made a hearty supper . Tho chaplain of the jail has been iu constant attendance on
him all tho morning , with what effect upon his conduct and feelings remains to be discovered . Just previous to the execution the sun shone out and the day became fine , and the crowd on the Castle-hill increased . The space is a large one , and there might have been 7 , 000 or 8 , 000 people present . The early trains irom . Yarmouth , and other places were loaded with passcngevs , and the arvhals were also very numerous from Suffolk , and even Essex .
Precisely at twelve the procession left the con ^ demned cell , headed by tho sheriffs and javelin awn . The convict walked with a -firm step , and was attended by the executioner , who stood immediately behind . As the procession emerged from t % isP <»?| lp » . the . chaidiUU of the jailjoinud it , and commenced reading thebuyfal service of the Church . " TUe culprit then mounted the scaffold , and the rope having been adjusted round Jus" neck the d . rop fell , and he was launched into eternity . He retained his firmness to the last , looking up to heaven mid shaking His head as if protesting his innocence . He shook hands with the governor , to whom he whispered something , and then died without a struggle .
From the Chronicle . Norwich , Half-past Twelve . —Rush lias just sufered . He died as he lived—firm and obdurate . As the hour of his fate approached , the Castle-hill became one dense mass of people . Rush has all along preserved the most perfect coolness . He went to bed last night at his usual hour , rose at two o ' clock tnis morning and wrote until five o ' clock , when he went to bed , after ordering a clean sMvt ivwti clean cravat to be prepared for him . Exactly at 12 the murderer came forth ; he walked firmly , and the colour had not even left his face . He spoke not a word , save to request that the drop should fall when tho chaplain was pronouncing the words , " the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ , " in the service . He died without apparent suffering .
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Dublin , Friday . —Deaths from Famine . —In Ballinrobe , in the union of Mayo , it appears that famine is making feavful progress . It is stated that twenty-six deaths occurred in the workhouse in one day , and that the deaths for the week were onehundred . In the union of Ballinassloo , in the adjacent county of Gahvay , it appears that the mortality is quite appalling . In consequence of representations made to the poor law commissioners , Dr . l'helan , their cliicf medical officer , was sent down to institute an inquiry . Out-door relief is not given in this union ,
although the workhouse accommodation is entirely insufficient . Dr . l'helan reported that thore is not workhouse accommodation for move than 3 . 24 G persons , yet there were , on the 81 st March last , 3 , 806 inmates , the number having been reduced during the week from 4 , ] 89 persons . Respecting the increase of mortality , tho commissioners state that " 17 !) inmates died during the four weeks ending 24 th February , and as many as 4 i 8 in the five weeks ended 31 st March , making 627 deaths in nine weeks —the deaths during the weeks ended 24 th and 31 st-March having reached 100 and 104 respectively .
The Gahvay Vindicator states tliiit the deaths last week in the Uallinasloe workhouses amounted to 122 . The Cork Guardians have refused , even on the recommendation of the commissioners , to grant out-door relief to the iuftria classes composed in the 1 st section of the act . The Clearance System—In the northern , division of Tipperary , in Limerick , and in other parts of the south , the clearance system is continued on . an extensive scale . Vast numbers of ejectment processes are entered at the quarter sessions . A chapter in the Mayo Telegraph is devoted to an account of the hearing of ejectment processes at quarter sessions of Westport . The agents of the Earl of Lucan obtained ejectment decrees in all the cases adjudicated upon . It is also stated that Sir Richard O'Donnell , Bart ., obtained ejectment decrees against a number of tenants in the barony of Burrishoole .
LATEST FROM HUNGARY . ( From the Daily News . ) Vienna , April 15 . —The news from Hungary continues unfavourable for the imperial army . The Hungarians have not only talccn Waitzen , but they ' have also taken by storm St . Thomas , the fortified , camp of the Servians , defended by 25 , 000 men and forty cannons . In the suburbs of Pesth the Croats began to plunder some days ago , and their commander decimated them . The Magyars did not enter Pcsth , but left a corps of observation before the cit > , while their chief force seems to have crossed the Danube . The imperial party amongst the inhabitants of Pesth are quitting the Hungarian capital and flying to Gran , and even to Itaab and Presburg .
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To Pbesekve the Teeth . —When the natural enamel is destroyed , an artificial enamel should bo supplied , which , being put into the cavity in a soft state , soon tivcomes hand , and shields the sensitive structures beneath from various causes of irritation . This is the true cure for tooth-ache . Branded Enamel lias already given relief to thousands . OllC Can scarcely make inquiry in any direction wthouj ; . learning at those who have been permanently cured by it .
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«• ~~ vww « Extensive Robbert of Watches is Liverpool —On Tuesday night a pawnbroker ' s shop , 109 , Dale-street , Liverpool , was feloniously entered , and not less than sixty-seven watches carried away . The thieves also stole a quantity of silver and gold guard chains silver spoons , gold wedding rings , &c . Twenty pounds has been offered for such information as will lead to their apprehension , but hitherto without effect '
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m TO THE SUBSCRIBERS FOR THE DUNCOMBE AND O'CONNOR PLAIDS , Friends—We , the Democrats of Gorgie Mills , having stated in the Star that the prizes would be distributed on the 18 th of April , on Wednesday evening the distribution , took place in Ross ' s University Coffee-rooms , NicolsonVstreet , Edinburgh , when a goodly number of subscribers were present . A committee was chosen from the meeting to take the management of the distribution of the prizes , according to the rules of the Art-unions actf Mr . W . Shearer was appointed out of that committee to take the chair , when the names of the subscribers , numbering 309 , were banded over to him . He then proceeded to business , and decided that Mr . James B . Bamsworth , of Sheffield , and Mr . James Dickson , of Lynn , were the two successful subscribers . After a vote of thanks had been given to the Chairman and Committee , for the satisfactory manner in which they had conducted the business , the meeting broke up , hi ghly delighted with the proceedings of the evening . . ° Signed , on behalf of the meeting , William Mkeiian Gorgie Mills , April 21 st , 1849 .
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TO THE CHARTISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN . " Formyfielf I care not ; but what will become of my wife and children !"—Dr . iCDmvMi af ( tr Sentenee . Ge . vtlemev , —A committee was appointed in Liverpool , about three months . ag . 6 r for the purpose of collecting subscriptions for the support of Mrs . M'Douall and her family ; and with a view , eventually , of placing her in a small-business , whereby she might be enabled to support herself . The committee having exerted themselves , both individually and collectively , to accomplish their object , and baring only partially succeeded , they now call upon their brother democrats throughout the country , and more especially those of Scotland , to aid them in their indispensablo and laudable exertions . ' ..: ...
A small sum from each locality would enable the committee to carry out their intention successfully and free them from the difficulties in which they are involved ;• and would also , in a great measure relieve the Ghartist bod y from one of their many burdens ; and at the same time carry with it the cheering reflection that the Doctor's sufferings were not aggravated by the neglect of his friexds . The claims of Mrs . M'Douall and her four children call loudly for the attention of the Chartist body generally ; not only so from the sincere and enthusiastic respect due to Dr . M'Douall , hut also from their utter helplessness , and because of their place ofrabodG bang Liverpool ,, where" Chartism is but little understood , and . whereconsequentlyits
, , friends are few and those few , beingSvorking men , are unable to afford that support which , the family oi Be . M'Vouall so justly deserves . These reasons , it is hoped , will be sufficient to lustif y this appeal , and to show the necessity for the Chartists of other towns to assist their brother Democrats m Liverpool . i We are , gentlemen , on behalf of the Committee , Tours respectfully , William Robertson , Secretary , Andrew Wai * , Treasurer . Liverpool ,. 14 th April , 1840 . All subscriptions to be forwarded , and Post-offico orders made payable , to Andrew Watt , 5 Court , Qeorge ' B-builaings , Dryden-streei ; , Liverpool .
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V K '' thohts and OL XII . jo . 601 . LONDON SATURDAY APRIL i 8 4 f :: ¦ :- ^ m ^^ mmm ^ . ^ AiVlWUli , P&lUiMJiU , ailUU flO , Wf ? i ; Fire Shillings and Slkpcmce por Qmirfer
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 28, 1849, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1520/page/1/
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