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= THE PATRIOT'S GRAVE . mtggjsied o * -nsmsc 'da tomb whkbk ASBBEW gcaaw" HABin ; is ktebhid . « TTererestshisheaanpon the lap of earth , If ^ flltoSie « tof ameuntnovvn . " -GBiT . ** n k look je here , ye h eavenly-minded few , ^ o whom the cause of liberty » dear iomilk to infant , or to flower the dew ; 1 yk ye persecuted ones , loot here -nS here in death , your much-lov'd patnot lies , » ihW-stained monument of thraldom ' s shame ; gnfleless sacrifice
T Viour-like , a . T That tyrants singled out to be their gam * . Ai f rU the iron-hearted despot crew , Afraid some free-born soul would , soon or late , TTmWd their rile oppressive ways to yiew , And hurl them from their ignominious seat , - jM n their ruthless blood-hounds on the scent , ¦ Wkli secret charge , if they could rouse no prey , * , V * «« & •» * ? seeds of discontent , And lnre the guileless to the toils astray ; And oh ! our hero , yearning to be free , A soul , on hearing their gay-gilded tale , Swell'd high to think the star of liberty Tfauld shine unclouded yet o ' er his lov'd isle ; AD' * _ _ m i J _ -. Y * 1 i 1 * a koAwanin TiA / tf * l *> Itl he dranklike heavenlnectarin
Their tale , y , , »„* swore , enroptur'd , by his God on high , T Freedom ' s cause his dearest blood to drain ; . a then hiscountry ' s sacred rights to save , ^ To bSe bold he rush'd upon the foe 5 rJi ah I fell treachery { cruel as the grave ) . Which planned his fate now wrought his over And here now lies his once fair stately form , A shapeless wreck of what his stature was ; For ah ¦ when thrall doth conquer , like a storm It kills , then mangles its dead prey , alas ! Bnt whiie around the recreant tyiant ' s tomb TJnhallow'd clouds eternally shall lower , ' , Tjke to the dark and never-ceasing gloom Envelopes those condemned to Satan a power , Around this mound of unassuming earth , mere sleep our hero ' s 'mains , in hallow d rest , ^ hall shine the radiance of undying worth , Like to tie light that circles round the blest ! J . liEJIOX .
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Sislorie Pages from the French Revolution of February , 1848 . By Louis Blanc . London : Weekly Tribune Office , "Wellingtonstreet , Strand . "We have here the first number of an English translation of Lonis Blanc's most recent work . Not properly speaking a history of the February Revolution , bat contributions to that history . The author himself says , " I bring lay share of the materials for another to construct the edifice . This is all . I might have
written a complete history of the KevoJution , built struck . me that these memorable events , in order to he seen in their true light , should be viewed from a higher and more distant point . Everything shows that the mist which now hangs around certain names and events will shortly subside of itself ; the noisy passions of the day will exhaust themselves ; men ' s ideas trill be changed , and the broad light of the day will shine forth . Patience yet for awhile . In the final conflict now approaching , truth must have on its side the advantage of time and situation during this decisive combatits enemies mast be driven to have the wind
and sun in their faces . Chapter I . is principally devoted to a review of the reign of Louis Philippe , from which we give flie following extract : —
THE BEIGX OP COKRBPIIOS . The corruption that existed during Louis Philippe's reign was scarcely surpassed by the baseness that characterised the times of the Caesars . Nothing like it had ever been seen in all history . The love of money became an intense and insatiable passion with minds given up to low and depraved appetites , and society lay engulfed in the slough of a degrading materialism . Wit , talent , eloquence , genius , nay , even virtue itself , was prostituted to the purposes of amassing wealth . Men made a profit of the
fame they had purchased with gold . Every kind of celebrity , literary or scientific , civil or military , nad its price , and glory its sliding scale . O infamy never to be forgotten , the degradation of France ! in ancient times the cradle of the greatest knights of chivalrr , and in later ages , the birthplace of the most heroic martyrs . Everything wag looked upon as an article of commerce : votes were reckoned by the number of francs they would fetch ; vulgar consciesces were exposed to sale like goods in a hazaar : honour was bought , and law wa 3 sold .
Of course this moral decomposition was not the work of a day . The individualist proverb " Every one for himself and no interference , " had become , from 1330 , the adopted state maxim , the odious and fetal motto of the king , Louis Philippe ; a prince remarkable for moderation , intelligence , and a humane and tolerant spirit , but avaricious and sceptical , without goodness of heart or greatness of soul , and the most artful corrapter of the humane race that has ever appeared . The result was that "for eighteen years the poison of corruption was administered by the practised hand of power , and _ poured out to us in a slow continuous stream .
But lo J suddenly the veil is rent . The disorder , till then half concealed by a treacherous appear ance of prosperity , bursts * forth in scandals no less shocking than unexpected . In the space of a few months , in quick succession , a thousand frightful symptoms come to light . One day a man escapes from the Tuilieries , -where he has been thieving ? this thief 13 an aide-de-camp of the Duke de Ifefflours , the king ' s son . Another is convicted of forgery , who is allied to the highest families of the ttalm , and a prince . One of the king ' s ministers is tried by tie peers and found guilty of peculation . On another occasion , a certain man figures in a celebrated trial as party to an underhand affairby
, lending his office for the sale of treasury appointments ; and this man i 3 President of the Council . There was no possibility of a mistake now ; the veil ¦ was rent asunder ; ay , from the top to the bottom . But there was something yet wanting to these revelations—the effect would not he complete without an exhibition of the tragical side of the picture as well as the shameful one . In the jargon of the tunes corruption must have its tragedies . It came to pass one day that an immense crowd were assembled in the Rue du Faubourg du Boole , in front
of a splendid place , over which a terrible mystery seemed to hang . Silence reigned there , similar to the silence that reigned in Warsaw when it fell under the hands of its oppressors ; so much so that 3 . voice was heard in the crowd , hi fierce and vengeful allusion to a sentence of the Poles , " Order reigns in the hotel Sebastiani I" A crime had just been committed hi that hotel , which the shades of night had scarcely concealed—a French peer had assassinated his wife , the daughter of a marshal of Prance .
The system was evidently perishing , and political schemers set about attempting to turn the rising power of the people to their own account . The memorable "Banquets" were inaugurated by Udillon Barrot , Duvergier de Hauraune , and other Chiefs of the sham liberal opposition , who , under the pretence of agitating for Electoral Reform , merely aimed at a change of Ministry . They sought to rouse the middle class , but effected more , —they called the masses into action ; the Government , alarmed , drew the sword , andtheTroletarians
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accepted tiie challenge . ¦ The shaiaas tfell back from-the conflict ; but ^ i ! - ' The people managed without them . Thesight of a single corpse k sufficient to set Paris in a flame ; that evening a volley of musketry furnished them with a heap . Working men bore the dead bodies through the faubourgs by torchlight , and the affair was done . Once let loose , the people did riot stop ; the soldiers remembered they were citizens ; the government fell from titter exhaustion ; Louis Philippe fled , leaving his palace empty , and his crown in the dust ; the next day France was a Republic ! This work will be published in weekly penny numbers ; we trust it will have a circulation commensurate with the great and deserved popularity of its gifted , and truly noble author . . , . ^^ ^^~—™~ — . —^——¦— - ———^——^^—¦^ m—
Lyrics on the Hungarian Struggle , « $ • ., qe . By A . B . M . Wildman . Bradford : Parkinson and Drake , 21 , Market-street . The history of this little volume is soon told . " In July last , " says the author , " when the whole of England deeply felt for the cause of the Hungarians , I was asked to contribute my sovereign towards their aid , I told the parties that I had not a sovereign to give , but I would produce them a Song—that I gave as-my contribution to aid the cause . A list of the donors appeared in the "Daily News , " and my
tribute along with it . Encouraged by that I sent other Lyr ics , which were accepted and published in that journal . " Preceding the Poetry —which the author has republished from the "Sun "—is a notice of the early history of Hungary , followed by a sketch of the recent struggle , and succeeded by some of Kossuth's Letters , &c . The Poetry is—as the Yankee ' s would say—" pretty considerably" faulty ; but , however humble our author ' s pretensions as a poet may be , his efforts being dedicated to Freedom are thereby sanctified , and command our respect . We extract
HATNAU'S SOLILOQUY . * I ' m a bloodhound , deep dyed , made scarlet in riot ; My feelings are strangers to honour and quiet ; 1 bare my black teeth and stretch forth my claws ; Fm Hungary's grim tyrant — my Avords aro my laws . I love to be cruel— 'tis my heart ' s happiest feast—From the nature of man , I ' ve sunk to the beast ; No feelings of pity within me shall dwell—I ' m the demon of murder—the agent of . Hell . The cries of the widow are music to me ; The tears of the orphan with pleasure I see ; The rope and the rack , the bullet and knife , Are playthings which please me—the joys of my life .
I'm the tiger to wallow in innocent blood , And slake my foul passion in such a red flood : I love the death knell of the murderer ' s shot , "Which pleases me most when a patriot he ' s got Destruction and death along with me go ; I ' m sworn to be liberty ' s deadliest foe ; I gloat on her sons , and lap up her gore , And grieve that my victims are not many more . The noble and tjreat—the brave and the free .
Are gems I prize most , and the dearest to me ; For naught is so rich , delicious and good , As the nectar of freedom , the patriot's blood . : The maiden and lover—the strippling of rights , Who breathe forth then- feelings—whose loves are delights—I'll break the fond charm , and snap the broad link—Their homesteads—their country—in vengeance I'll sink .
The aged divine , grown sacred with years , Whose pious profession and meekness endears , "With calling made holy—devotion , how great—I'll hang like a dog , if he speaks of the state . Count Batthjani has fallen—I was hunger * d that day For the blood of that great one , I curs'd the delay : At midnight , whilst eating my daintified food , I gulp'd down the same with Biitthyani ' s blood . But a truce to my feelings , my murderous
intends . The escap'd ones , they tell me , have millions of friends ; Old England , that country possess'd of much good , Denies me my luxury—the patriot's blood . "What care I for those , while the Bear ' s on my Side ? I'll laugh at the prowess of Albion ' s pride ; My name shall resound , whilst tongues wag , and tell Of Haynau the Butcher—the Agent of Hell !
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* "' They style me a bloodhound , —a tiger , —a hyena : '—• I am ready to take upon myself the responsibility of my actions ; ' unfolding at the same time a scroll of parchment which contained his orders . " — Correspondent ' s Letter to the Morning . Chronicle , front , Vienna October 6 th , 1849 . .
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O'CONNORVILLE AND CO-OPERATION . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir . —In August , 1847 , 1 went with an excursion party to the O'Connorville estate , when it presented but a gloomy aspect , as far as cultivation was concerned . I visited it again the following June , when I could see a marked change , caused by the labour of the allottees . I visited it again last Sunday , and was quite delighted to see the progress made by the allottees during the time expired , as above stated . I could not but admire the exceedingly tasteful manner that all the gardens presented to my view ; and , in my heart , I exclaimed , ' Here is a lesson for the Political Economists to learn—here
is nature and labour against gold ; and if every son of Nature bad an allotment like these , and endowed with intelligence and the spirit of co-operation , how bappy they all might be ' . ' The base poor law systern , " the extensive prisons , and criminal expenses wonld be swept away . By the possession of a two , three , or fonr-acre allotment , with the same energy and perseverance that the O'Connorville allottees can display , there would be none of the misery presented to our view in every town in England—there would be no need for people to emigrate } for those who do will have to perform the same labour that the allottees have dene . I think they have done prodigies in the time ; bur , sir , I discovered that
they lack one great element of civilisation , that is co-operation among themselves , and with the men of London ; and in this they are not to be blamed—not having , perhaps , the proper plan laid down for their guidance . But I ain happy to inform you , that a few working men have entered into business for themselves , for the purchasing provisions for their own consumption , and retailing it out to themselves —thus forming the nucleus of an association destined to render permanent assistance to the O'Connorville allottees , by purchasing o ! them certain portions of the produce best adapted for sale , and creating between the two parlies an intercourse of a commen cial nature . This operation will ensure to the al
lottees a pivot in London , upon which they may calculate on receiving permanent and growing assistance , profitable to both parties , and it ought to lie taken in hand by the members of the Land Company , more particularly than by any other party . But the great difficulty hitherto , has been to have a place , and a good-working committee to manage the affairs . The co-operative company to which 1 allude , have now been in existence since last December , and the unanimity existing among them is highly creditable . They meet at No . 8 , George-street , Newroad , near the Baths , every Tuesday evening , from seven till ten , to propose new members , and to retail out the goods required by members only , thus
ensuring good order and unanimity ; and I recommend that the members of the Land Company in the district , not to fail to take advantage of this mode of trading . It will effect a good understanding , and constant intercourse with the allottees , thus better enabling them to dispose of their surplus produce , and learn also other information , such as rearing rabbits , poultry , eggs , &c , which can be purchased by the London Association . I am certain of the success of the plan , if the allottees at O'Connorville will second the wishes of the proposer of
this mode of action , and as it is of interest to them to support such a movement , there is no doubt , in my mind , on the subject ; it gave me great pleasure te see the exceedingly respectful appearance of the O'Connoryille allottees , assembled in the School , room , to liaen to me ; ' and , I assure you , my heart was too full of joy on the one hand , and sadness on the other , to think how any man could think of breaking up so fine an institution , after all the labour , lime , and money expended to accomplish it . Faithfully yours , London , March 12 th . J . F . L .
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Caution to the Public . —Messrs . Morison and the Society of Hygeists and Medical Reformers , hereby caution the public that they have no sort of connexion with the ointments , pills , farinaceous powders sold in chemists' and druggists' shops . — British College of Health , Jfew-road , lm $ W , 2 Qfo March , ISoQ .
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. ,,:.-: ; ., iTHETEN HOURS BILL .-;;; * : ' TO'THB » HOB OF tHE NORTHERN STAB ., _ , Sir , —This question , which has been the topic of repeated agitation and debate for nearly thirty years , and winch the factory workers had fain hoped would have ceased when the Ten Hours Act came into operation in May , 1848 , is again the subject of renewed excitement , in consequence of the decision of the judges in favour of the shift or relay system of working .
The patience and perseverance of the factory workers , as regards this question , is unparalleled in the history of agitation ; and I trust they will return to the field with renewed activity and vigour , and petition the legislature over and over again if necessary , and never rest until they obtain a really efficient Ten Hours Act—not onlr for themselves , but also to place all millowners on an equal footing as to time—a most important point , when we consider the vast competition which exists in the trade , the consequent tendency to low profits , and the advant iges to be obtained by even the gain of an hour , if it can be got daily .
The operatives employed in those mills where they are working ten hours per day , where they all start at once , and all stop at once—that is , where they start at six o ' clock in a morning , and stop at half past five at night , with an hour and a-half off fur meals—express themselves contented and happy . The trifling loss of wages is nothing when compared with the interest they find in the improvement &f health , of body , and mind , in social and domestic comfort , and especially in the prolongation by many years of their working life , and their physical capacities to obtain a livelihood .
That the operatives approve of , and highly value the Ten Hours Bill , the following sequel will show . A few days ago , I accidentally m et with a very intelligent operative and his wife , in Manchester . After inquiring as to his employment , and so on , they both expressed their deep sorrow , to inform me that his employer had commenced working his hands by shifts or relays , consequently they were working long hours again . They told me they had experienced more comfort since the Ten Hours Bill came into operation than they had ever known before , for he had been enabled to reach home every night before six o ' clock ; therefore he had the pleasure and opportunity of assembling with his young family , at least once every day ; but now he was deprived of the pleasure , as it was between eight and nine o ' clock before he could reach home .
The clause in the act , which empowers the millowners to work their hands by shifts or relays , is a cemplete mockery of the rights of the factory workers . It holds out something which it has not the power to give . That the system is unjust there cannot be a doubt—unjust to the factory workers , and unjast to the honest miltownera , inasmuch as it gives to some of them an advantage which others cannot possibly procure . This abominable system of working , I believe , had its origin in Manchester with a few of the class of millowners ( coarse spinners , ) who have distinguished themselves on former occasionst by being seldom satisfied with a fair day ' s work , and who are noro ^ rious , not only for their selfish , arbitrary , and abominable actions , bnt also for their opposition to , and hatred of the Ten Hours Bill . The plan of working
by shifts is as follows : —It requires an extra band for every three hands , consequently four hands comprise one set . Three of the four in each set , begin to work at half past five o ' clock in the morning , and they continue three hours and twenty minutes , viz ., until fifty minutes past eight o ' clock . The mill then stops for Breakfast , half-an-hour . After breakfast the fourth , or extra hand in each set begins lo work , and they continue until twenty minutes past eight o ' clock at night , ( except an hour for dinner , ) and they change alternately , with the three hands that started at half-past five o ' clock in the morning , each of whom is sent out of the mill three hours and twenty minutes in their turn , during tbe day : so that they work thirteen hours and twenty minutes per day , whilst the honest millowner is only . working ten hours per day . Thus these poor creatures are tossed about from poit to pillar , at the beck and
call of the millowners . Now , sir , it occurs to me , and it is as clear as two and two make four , that except the statute is altered , and the time of working in mills approximated , the evil spirit of competition will be encouraged , and arrive at such a fearful extent , that tbe honest millowners will be driven out of the market , or compelled to submit to extremely low profit , or no profit at all . But , in order to illustrate this subject , I will give you an example .
Suppose there are two millowners , each having a mill containing 24 , 000 mule and throstle spindles , and suppose they each turn off 30 , 000 lbs . of yarn , ( not 18 s . per week ) of "fifty-eight hours , rent , taxes , cost of spinning , charges on trade , and so on , being the same in both mills . One of the two adheres strictly to the Ten Hours , but the other procures a sufficient number of extra hands , and begins to work by' shifts , ' consequently can work his mill thirteen hours and twenty minutes per day , or seventy-five hours per week , therefore he can turn off very nearly 39 , 000 lbs . of yarn per week , being nearly 9 , 000 lbs . more than the other , which is thirty per cent , extra profit .
I cannot help thinking , after making the preceding statement , that some of your readers , who are not thoroughly acquainted with factory labour , will prematurely conclude , that it would be profitable to the millowners if all of them were to adopt the mode of working by ' shifts . ' But how is the scheme to be accomplished generally ? Why , sir , to attempt it would be the very height of absurdity . The idea is a wild speculative notion . It will require one-third more hands , under eighteen years of age ,
than are now employed ; and if all the millowners in the United Kingdom were to require it , where , I ask , must all the extra hands come from ? In one fine spinning establishment only , in Manchester , there are upwards of . 600 females and young persons , under eighteen years of age , engaged in the carding and spinning departments ; and , if the masters of tbe establishment were desirous of adopting the « shift' system to the extent above described , they would want 200 hands extra .
As a practical man , I can speak from experience , having been employed upwards of thirty years in the preparing and spinning of both fine and course cotton ( particularly the former ;) therefore I contend that the' shift' system cannot be adopted to advantage in the fine spinning mills . It requires extraordinary skill , activity , attention , and care , and the less the hands change their situation the better the work is performed . Those only who are trained to the work from their youth , are the most expert and efficient hands ; therefore an attempt to establish the system in the fine spinning mills , to the extent it is carried on in the coarse , where there are considerably fewer hands employed , would be an act of the greatest absurdity .
O -- _ " ¦¦ tit li t II m i The subject is one of which it is difficult to convey clear views to those unacquainted with the nature of it . However , in my ' attempt to do this , I have stated most important facts , which go to show the lamentable condition bath of masters and workmen facts which cannot be too strongly impressed on the minds of all who have any anxiety for the comfort and happiness of the labouring people , and for the peace and security of their employers ; and , it is my opinion , that unless the clause in the Factory Act—which sanctions the system of working fereales and : young persons by relays—be entirely abolished , competition will increase to such an extent , that the millowners who
adhere strictly to ten hours per day will be driven out of the market altogether , and the relay workers be compelled to remain in worse than Egyptian bondage . I will venture to express my conviction , that ten hours' labour per day—whether in or out of a cotton mill—is quite a $ much as ought to be imposed on any man or woman ; and I am inclined to think * if it were generally adopted throughout the United Kingdom , the masters , as well as the operatives , would ultimately partake in the benefit . Let the operatives , then , be up and , be _ working . Whatever others do , their course is plain . T hey
want time for health , recreation , and improvement , and it is their duty to exert themselves now , to obtain it . They want time-as immortal beingsto read and study the word of God , to ask themselves what they are doing , and whither they are going . Let petitions be sent to both Houses of Parliament from every spinning district ,, in favour of a bill to limit the hours of working to ten hours per day for five days in the week , and eight hours on the Saturday ; and that the said hours of working shall be between six o ' clock iu the morning , to 6 ix o ' clock at night , in a regular series—except one hour and a-half for meals . . I am , your obedient servant , One who has Whistled at the Wheel .
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, " i i ' A I POTTERSVILLB ^ 3 ' A ti K [ We have received a ' very lengthy ^ letted ' , ihi reply to one published in this journal " a few ; waeka ago , _ from whieh" we give the following lextraetey bearing most particularly upon the subject . ] ; '
_ TO THE EDITOB . 03 ? THE NORTHERN STAB . : Dear Sin , — # * # * Amongst the signs of 0 ° » n ! n g changes , tho Potters' Society presented itself as being ostensibly instituted for the purpose of placing the most useful—yet , I believe , the most neglecte d—portion of our fellow-working men , in more congenial circumstances than they at present occupy . In this respect , it merits the attention and support of tho philanthropist . From an examination of the laws of this society , I have no doubt that , with disinterestedness , talent , energy , and truth ,-on the part of its directors and managers ; and a considerate and kindly forbearance on the part of the members , the objects contemplated by the institueion may he realised to a considerable extent : and . through its
instrumentality , hundreds of the sons of toil and care may live to be so positioned that all their reasonable physical wants may be supplied at a comparatively small amount of labour . * * * * These feelings and convictions lead me to the consideration of a letter which appeared in your valuable journal addressed to you , and entitled " A Visit to Pottersville , Wisconsin territory , United States . " I have been connected with the Potters' Society upwards of eighteen months . I have attended a good many delegate meetings , which have been convened for the purpose of inquiring into the correctness or incorrectness of a vast number of statements which have been made respecting the above society ; so that I know , partly , the particulars connected with it , You know that we are blessed with some
delightful and honourable allottees on our National Land Company ' s estates at home , and I will assure you , that the potters are equally as well blessed in that respect . It would appear , from the letter addressed to you , that Twigg , and his party , aro everything that is bad ; whilst the other party are everything that is good—so it would appear from the letters of some of the allottees that are on the Company ' s estates , that our friend , Mr . O'Connor , and ; his party are everything that is bad and unjust , whilst theyiare everything that is good and just . Why , Mr . Twigg and his party stand just in the same position as Mr . O'Connor and his party do . There are a number of them who will not pay their rent , nor the store . credit they have had . They want the land and provisions free ; and because they cannot get it so arranged , they are conspiring together for the purpose . of upsetting the society , if possible ; . but they will fail—truth and justice will
bo too strong for them . There is one allotteo of the name of Enoch Pickering , who is a preacher . He went from the Potteries , and cost tho societies no less a sum than £ 70 , for travelling expenses alone . He has had £ 14 in store credit ; has been put in possesion of twenty acres of land and a house ; has been there two years , and has not paid one penny towards liquidating the above-mentioned just debts . Mr . Twigg served him with an ejectment . He would not come to terms , but left ; and hence his opposition to the society . I could cite particulars about the other allottees" who are trying to break up the Bociety , but I will not trouble you with them . I have now before me a letter from an allottee , from Emancipation Ferry , on the same sub : ject as the one addressed to you . I here cito It , that the working classes may judge for themselves , and not be deluded by reading ono side of the point at issue . It is as follows : — .
'S-TO THE MEMBERS OP THE EMIGRATION COMMITTEE . " twigg ' s Landing , Dec . 6 th , 1849 . " Gentlemen , —You are aware that Mr . Twigg left our estate for England , on the 21 st of October . The day before he left us we had a full meeting of all the settlers , when a vote of thanks was moved to Mr . Twigg , for his able services and persevering conduct amongst us . This vote was unanimously passed , with great applause and cheering . On Saturday last we had a meeting a different character . A Mr . Ellison , from Lancashire , was chairman , and Mr . Robinson , from Scotland , was secretary . Mr . Turcross , from London , took a great part in the meeting . Mr . James Scott was also there . Mr , Scott came here on tho 30 th November , and began to find fault before he had crossed the river—first , with the
ferry , which had given satisfaction to every teamster that had crossed it ; secondly , with the store ; thirdly , with tho land being , too . sandy : and , in fact , with everything he met with . Now , gentlemen i it is the opinion of men who have lived in America their whole life , that there is not better land in Wisconsin , nor better adapted for a settlement , than this land which Mr . Scott so much deprecates . This man told us of his great labours and travels through England and Scotland-of his disinterested motives—and what wealth he possessed in this country ; yet his conduct on this occasion was altogether unmanly and contradictory — evidently for the purpose of causing division and discontent . It is my opinion that this' man . has no such land as he
stated to you ; I . will give you my reason for saying se : I never can believe that any person would neglect his own business for the length of time Mr . Scott says ho has done ; lecture and travel at his own expense , for twelve months , come back to this country , and pass his own home , after an absence of eighteen months , with no care about his own farm or family . The j-retonded love he has for us poor ' emigrants , cause him to come to Fort Winnebago ; thereto dwell in the crowded room of the-Fort , and travel from the Fort to the settlement , to find fault with all that Mr . Twigg has done . I know not how to account for this man's independence , his carrying store goods from the store to . the Fort , a distance of eig ht miles . We had another meeting yesterday , December 5 th ; Mr . Scott was again prefor Fode
sent , with Samuel Fo ^ e a companion . was the first to speak ; he had a text book—a small paper which Mr . Scott had brought with him from the last delegate meeting . I opposed Fode , and ho was voted from the meeting . Mr . Scott ' s party had carried a resolution at tho first meeting for a managing committee , for the purpose of auditing the books , and directing the affairs of the society . This meeting declared the committee useless and powerless ; the chairman resigned , his office , and declared ho would no longer join is such a proceeding , and nearly the whole of the committee followed his example . The faction was thus broken . Messrs . Scott and Robinson have no committee of management , the settlers believing that the power to elect officers , and appoint auditors , rests with the parent society in England . ' This was the general opinion tat
at List meeting . Gentleman , I am aware h several letters have been sent to England , complaining of the hardships the colonists endure , and the want of food . Now , I declare , at the present time , there is , and always has been , plenty of the necessaries of life—such as bread , flour , potatoes , beef , pork , and coffee . At first , the store was filled with almost everything you could mention , but supplies not coming " , luxuries were discontinued , and Mi-. Twigg wisely confined our diet to the above articles . He also let many of the members have a cow and a cooking stove . With all the complaints certain parties have made , I should like to ask the men of England , whether all that are willing to work at home have sufficient : of these things , I must now conclude . Make what uso of this letter you please , &c , &c . " 1 remain , yours truly , " George Cooper . "
Perhaps Mr . Editor , you may not approve of the Potter ' s policy , relative to emigration ; but , if so , I know your love of fair play . will not iillow you to act partially in the above matter ; as you have inserted one side of the question , I have no doubt but what you . will insert , the other , so that the public might judge for themselves . - . ' ' ¦¦ I remain , Burnley-road , Padiham . John IIull .
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ADELPHI THEATRE . A drama in two acts by Mr . Douglas Jcrro'd , which was brought out at-the Haymnrket some ten or twelve years ago , under the title of The Mother , was revived on Monday night at the Adelphi , as The Mother ' s Dream . Tie lending purjMse of tbe drama is to show the feelings of a young wife , who has given birth to a child durin » a period of tempo rary insanity , and has lost it before she has recovered her senses . She is made to . believe that a gipsy child , who has attracted her notice , is the result of an illicit amour of her husband with a frail sister , of tbe tribe , and a jealousy of a most peculiar nature is awakened . Under the influence of this passion sht has a fit of somnambulism ; and wanders into the gipsy tent , " where she learns from ( he lips of the dying chief that the child is her own , and had been stolen by a gipsy who has harboured a grudge againss her
husband ' s family . The bereaved mother is a character to bring out the pantomimic talent of Madame Celeste , who originally played it at the Haymarket , and who employs all her power of gesticulation to give it effect . A cunning villain of the tribe , commissioned to inspire the lady with jealousy , is played with finished astuteness by Mir . ' Wright , who stand * in contrast with the ruder villain of the tribe , personated by Mr . O . Smit . li . - The chieftian , a well-c-nceiyed character , who retains a poetical superstition amid hia more prosaic brethren ,: is acted by Mr . Hughes , with a great deal of picturesque feeling , though without enough indication of old age Taken as a whole the piece is well written , a pretty anecdote being set forth with a pleasing background of gipsy life , but it is of a kind rather too simp ' e to furnish the chief entertainment of . an Adelphi audience .
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Dr . MantglIj , at a recent meeting of tho Geologl cal ; Society , London , exhibited remains of the extinct colossal birds of New Zealand . . Tho legs nnd feet of thoi ) / H 6 rni ! s Qiganteus were of the numberra . bird which stood upwards of three yards high { '
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OniGiN . op White , MEN . _ . An itineiant preacbe in America having expressed an ¦ opinion thatHhe blacks woul ^ selves , Mt for the crime of their ancestor Cain —that the penal mark set upon him was his blacl complexion , Ac , a black preacher holding a differei » t doctrine , said— "It was be very curious how pcopel wid do same parent should be sum of dem black ; and sum of dem as white as a turnip . Now dte' Scripture , my bredren , says dis is de way , dsit i kum about . When Cain kill his brudder Abel ,
GodJermity met him one day , and said , 'Cain ; whait is becum of your brudder ? ' So , said Cain' Massa , it aiont none of my business to look art * r him ; ' and den he met-him anoder time , and he said jist de same ting . Well , den I tell you he got considerable angry , and said— ' I know ; what you have been about , as well , as yourself ; and I set a mark upon you dat wont cum off so easy . ' Den Cain get frighten'd , and have do cold chills , and when de fever and agy left him , his face was jist as paleas a snow-storm , and he was de fust white man , my Lredren , whatever lived . " —Feathcrstonhavgh's Sketches of America .
It is said that there is a general split amongst tho Agapemonites , at their abode in Bridgewater . Many , seeing their folly , and disgusted-with their course of life , intend to return to their homes and families . . All men , in good society , are endowed'with certain inalienable rights , except poor men . All men who do not pay their honest debts are great scamps , except those who cheat on a large scale . All men are great sinners except those who belong to tho church . All men are allowed to think and speak freely , except those who are not : orthodox . All mon are gentlemen , except those who work for a living . AH well-dressed and accomplished women are ladies , except factory and servant girls . On an average of ten years the amount of the brick duty was £ 481 , 319 annually for England , and £ 13 , 000 for Scotland . ' fa
A Sad Alternative . —In one of the border feuds of the Scottish Lairds , during the reign of James VI ., a young gentleman had the misfortune to be taken prisoner by his hereditary enemy . He was brought into the castle , when the lady of his conqueror inquired of her husband what he intended to do with his captive , " Hang him , dame , " said the Laird , " as a robber . " His lady , who was more considerate , though less humane , advised him to compel the prisoner to marry their youngest daughter , " with the meikle ( large ) mouth , without any tocher" [ i . e ,, without any portion ) . The Laird consented , as the daughter was blessed with so unpromising an exterior that there was not tho least- chance of her finding a husband under any other circumstances ; and , in fact , when the alter , native of such a marriage or death by the gallows was proposed to the prisoner , he was for some time disposed to choose the latter , and no doubt felt strongly tempted to exclaim , in the words of the . old ¦
soug— .,, -,...... "' Oh , no , ' said he , ' I'd rather gib , Than to be tied to a woman ' s crib , : Drive on the cart , bold fellows . '" He yielded , at last , to tho instinot of self-preservation , and married the daughter of his conqueror , and it is said that she proved to be an excellent and affectionate wife ; though the unusual size of her mouth , for which she was distinguished , ' was supposed to be discernible in her descendants through several generations . PnoNoonAniT . — " Class in spelling , come up and recite . "— " Yeth , thir . " "John , spell effects . ""F-X . " "Right . Next spell seedy . " - "C-D . " " Right again . A rat was killed in a granary , at York , on Monday week , measuring nineteen inches in length from its nose to its tnil-tip , twelve and a half inches from the point of its nose to its haunches , and nine inches round the body .
In a collection of MSS . about to be brought to auction at Paris , is an autograph of Tasso , attached to a written acknowledgment from the poet of a debt of a small sum to a Jew , named Abraham Levi , for which , says Tasso , the Jew took in pledge " the sword of my father , six shirts , four sheets , and two table-cloths . " . Marriage . —Is not marriage an open question , when it is alleged , from the beginning of the world , that such as are in the institution wish to get out , and such as are out wish to get in V And the reply of Socrates to him who nsked whether he should choose a wife , still remains reasonable , " That whether ho should choose one or not , he would repent it . "—Emerson . A Strong Hint . —A young lady once hinted to a gentleman that her thimble was nearly worn out , nnd nsked what reward- she should receive for . her
industry . He mijde answer the next day by sending her a new one , with the following lines : — I send a thimble for fingers nimble , Which I hopo will fit when you try it ; It will last . you long , if it ' s half as strong , , As the hint which you gave me to buy it . A few dats ago a marriage was solemnised at Stromness , and , on the officiating minister demanding that the parties should join hands , it turned out that Lothario had no hands to join , having in his younger days been deprived of them by a shark The John ff Groat Journal puts the query , " Is the marriage legal ? " ,
The Angel Hotel , Oxford , cost , in tho year 1 S 29 , £ 22 , 500 ; it is now , owing to railways , valued at £ 5 , 000 . The Star Hotel , Oxford , cost £ 15 , 500 ; its'present value figures £ 6 , 000 . A quarter-shard of the Queen's Hotel , Cheltenham , which was sold for £ 10 , 000 , is now only worth £ 2 , 500 . On the furniture alone £ 16 , 000 has been lost . The EviiRY-DAY Life of Loiid Bacon . — During meditation he often had music in another room , by which his fancy was enlivened . He had many little whims and peculiarities , some or" which may excite a smile ; for instance , in the spring he would go out lor a drive in his open coiich whilst it rained to receive ( in the quaint language of Aubrey ) "the benefit of irrigation , " which he was wont to say
was very wholesome , " because of the nitre in the air and the universal spirit of the world . " Ho had extraordinary notions respecting the virtue of nitre , and conceived it to be of inestimable value in the preservation of health . - So'great-was his faith , that ho swallowed three grains of that drug , either alone or with saffron ; in warm broath , every morning during thirty years ! He seemed to bo very fond of quacking himself—once a week he took a dose of the " water of Mithridate , " diluted with strawberry water . Once a month , at least , he made a point of swallowing !) grain arid a half of " castor " in his bronth and breakfast for two successive days . And every sixth nnd seventh day , he drank an-infusion of rhubard in white wine and beer
immediately before his dinner . He made it a point to take air in some high and open place every morning , ' the third hour after sunrise , and , if possible , he selected a spot where he could enjoy the perfume of musk , roses , and sweet violets . Besides thus , breathing the pure air of nature , he waa fumigated with the smoke of lign-aloes , with dried bays and rosemary , adding dice a week a little tobacco . On leaving his bed he was anointed all over with oil of almonds , mingled with salt and saffron , and this was followed by gentle friction , He was rather a hearty feeder , and , when young , preferred game and poultry , but , in after life , gave the choice to butchers' meat , which had been well beaten before roasted . At
every meal his table was strewed with flowers and sweet herbs . Half an hour before supper , he took a cup of wine or ale , hot arid spiced , and pneo during supper , wine in which gold had been quenched . The first draught which he drank at dinner or supper was always hot , and on retiring to bed ho nto a piece of bread steeped in a mixture of wine , syrup of roses , and amber , and washed it down with / a cup of ale to compose his spirits and send him to sleep . In the spring , he wis fond of a glass of spiced pomegranate wine early in the morning , and ' greatfy enjoyed water-cresses . These little points may bo unimportant in themselves , but they assist us in drawing a mental portvait of the man . ' '•
" Colonel W is a line-looking man , isn't he ? " said a friend the other day . " Yes , " replied another , " I was taken for him once . " " You why you ' re as uajly as sin . " '' I don ' t care for that , I was taken for him once—I endorsed his note , and I was taken for him by the sheriff . " An Inventivb Gbnuts . —We must introduce to the lovers of the marvellous a wonder inthe shape of a dosr , the property of Mr . Thomas Bennett , of the Cluirch Side , Macclesfield . This animal , which is kept in the factory , had been in the habit of killing the cockroaches with which the factory is infested , by putting them under the pressure ' of his right
pa ^ y . By some accident the paw was disabled , and the animal saw the enemy rapidly increaso in number . A few weeks ago he exemplified the old adage , that " necessity is the motliGi of invention , " \ y lying down among a whole host of his adversaries and rolling over them , thus effecting at " one foil swoop " what had formerly cost him considerable labour . Having made this discovery , he was not the sort of dog to neglect taking advantage of it ; and he may now be seen any morning takiDg a roll amongst the cockroaches , and then surveying the slaughtered foes with an appearance of satisfaction . —Macclesfield Courier .
An elector of Cologne ( who was liko / sise an archbishop ) , one day swearing profanely * asked a peasant , who seemed to wonder , what he was so surprised at . "To hoar an archbishop swear , " an . swered the peasant . " I swear , " replied the eleotor , " not as an archbishop , but as a prince . " "But , my lord , " said the peasant , " when tho prince goes to the devil , what will bcconio of tho archbishop i It is said that 10 , 000 pairs of boots and shoes are manufacture daily in Bothnal-green , Wlutechapel , and Spitalfields . Thousands of ladie ^ rench shoep , that never saw France , are made at that end of the town , and worn by the first lad / osun tholand . T h > material and wages Vostuhder 2 s . per pair , and thoy me sold as goods imported / from France , at 4 p . 6 d . and 5 a . 6 d . .. ¦ ¦ •¦; . . ¦ : > .. : ¦• . ; :-mJr ,- * - , ; -., ; ¦' ' , : .
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A MALEDICTION .
" 3 Iv native land how does it fare , Since last I saw its shore ?" " Alas ! alas ! my exiled friere It aileth more and more ; God curse the knaves who yearly steal The produce of its plains ; "Who , for the poor man never feel , Tet gorge on labour ' s gains . " " We both can well recal the time When Ireland yet was gay ; It needed then no wayside sign To show us -where to stay ; A stranger sat hy every hearth , At every hoard he fed ; It was a work of maiden mirth—To make the wanderer ' s bed !
' Tis altered times—at every turn A shiftless gang you meet ; The lratless peasants starve and mourn , Camped starkly in the street ; The warm old homes that we have tnown , Went down like ships at sea ; The gateless pier—the cold hearth stone , Tlieir sole memorials be . * ' We two are old in years and woes—And age has powers to dread ; . And now before our eyes we elose—Oar malison be said ; The curse of two grey-headed men-Be on the cruel crew ; WioVe made onrland a wild beast's den—And God ' s curse on them too 1 " Feargail .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), March 23, 1850, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1566/page/3/
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