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MEDICIIfJB. EXTRAORDINARY, \ The Afflicted are earnestly invited to try Db. Stuim's PURIFIC PILLS. The only safe- and. certain rem*dy for the cu»e
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TO TtfE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD r t - ¦ ; BROUGHAM . ~ Mt LoHB ^ ISiien your lordship opens your mouth-the world listens . Singular and versatile are joar talents , and , when on any'great subject you bestow the force of your mind and the power of joar eloquence , your lordship has a purpose , although it sometimes pleases yon to shroud that pur . pose iumystery . Bis not always at first glance apparent , whether yonr lordship happens to be in a playful or serious mood—whether you would be understood as Harleqnin or Sir Oracle . Tour obserratious in the House of Lords on the 19 th ult on the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of ail Nations , to be holden in the year 1851 / may be
jocas or senous . There seems to be a vain of plavful irony so manifest , and well knowing what your lordship was about to say , the care yon took to prevent even a supposition * that you were aiming to ' bring into disrespect' the plaything of royalty . Jeads me to suppose that , under the mask of Harlequin , Sir Oracle was speaking all the while . Foalthough * in feigning humility , you profess to be merely ' a pupil of the Liberal school , ' none els * - would dare to unchair the master . The man lives not , who understands the objects aad tendencies ol ifaat school , and the meanings and effects 01
• cheapness , ' better than your lordship . It was natural , knowing , as yonr lordship did , the grave truth yon were about to reveal , that yon should apologise , though indirectly , to the royal propounder of * the ' Exhibition ; although that caution on your par t was sure to raise the very suspicion yon seemed most anxious to prevent . No man is better acquainted than your lordship with the inherent Bel fisbneas of the ' tradesmen , shopkeepers , and manufacturers , ' who are enarmoured with the principles of free trade . It was truly rich , my lord , to hear your lavish encomiums on their' disinterestedness !'
Their patriotism is really to be admired , when we see them so anxious to ' lower the prices of all the goods and wares which they make and you consume . ' This 13 rare news lor your clients , the consumers . Bntj iay lord , I need not tell you , the producers are not snch fools as you have represented . I thank you for the troth you tell them " when you plainly say , " no doubt the trading and manufacturing interests will lose a great ted presently , even though they may gain a good deal ultimately . ' A certain ' present loss / a doubtful < ultimate gain , ' nay sound like music in their lordships' ears , but cannot fail to stun the ears of' tradesmen , and manufacturers . ' ' They will / your lordship proceeds , bring
their goods to a market , where they will be obliged to . sell them at a cheaper price tban ordinary , whilst the foreigners , of all nations , will bring their goods to a market , where they will sell them for a price far dearer than any which they could hope to obtain in their own coHntries . " So that the result of this 4 Tower of Bable' exhibition , according to the judgment uf your lordship , ia simply , a graat gain , to the foreigners , and a great loss to ourselves I It is , in fact , pitting the whole world against England , at a gameinwhicb . it is certain , England motile the foser ' : Lord Brougham must ha ? e smiled , under the rose , when he eulogised the ' disinterestedness ' of English producers !
Tour lordship ' s promise of' ultimate gaiu' can be accepted only as a delusion ; for ~ we all know , thai loss begets loss , and that the principle which has its foundation in decrease , can never , at its capital , show increase . , The ' ultimate gain / promised to the handloom weavers , numbering 800 , 000 , has been thirty years a-comiog , and is now as far a-head as heretofore May be , the' disinterested tradesmen , shopkeepers , and manufacturers' of the present day , will cast their eyes upon those wretched dupes of false philosophy , aad take warning . ' Down , down , down / is a lane , the only end of which is found in the panper's grave .
Many thanks , my Lord Brocgbam , from a Yorkshireman , for yonr honest translation into plain English of this new ' Tower of Bable / te he erected in the British metropolis . Never mind in which of the parks it be placed . It will be , your lordship assnres us , a temple erected to the goddess' Cheapness . " Outside it may he gandj ; inside it may , a < first , exhibit the magnificent productions of a congrega ^ d world . It will , after all , my lord , be a sepulchre , covering that dry commodity called dead -men ' s bones ! For , if there be truth in Adam
Smith , ' the wages of labour' will tbere find a grave ¦ Around that gorgeous sepulchre , royalty , aristocracy , and soldocracy- may , tor awhile , engage in sportive -revelry . It wonld be well , if before that dance begins . , they would calmly contemplate iu end ! Such & < wealth of classes / means , my lord ( and no man knows it better than yourself ) the' poverty of peo-. ples ; ' and , although the forthcoming' confusion of 'tongues' snay , by those classes / be called ' a step in the right direction / it must lead , and your lordship knows it wili lead , te their' dispersion !'
• Tours is a useful hint at ' great gain , ' by the in"troduction of ' new ideas ; ' telling us , at the same " time . , that the certain loss will be in hard cash . It is not very long since yonr methamaticai . triend , M . Arago , in company with M . Lamartine . . charmed the French nation with the ' revolution of ideas '—viz ., killing citizens and destroying kings . These' ideas'continue to revolve—the end is not yet , my lord ! Maybe your lordship ' s mind will suggest a thought or two on that enigma . One thing is as certain as the ' present great gain ; to consumers / and the' present great loss to producers '—tbe mental ingenuity of man will , by this : * exhibition / be everywhere on the rack to gain the -prizes th-reby promised . It strikes me , my lord , your genius will not slumber all the while . He who -so lately astounded the world with new theories on
light will not hide bi 3 mental power in darkness , "when more than ever the light is needed . Your friend , the Chancellor of the Exchequer , who sees , in long-continued ' cheapness / nothing hut storms a-head , now that you , Sir Oracle , have spoken—• Down , duwn , dowu will come the prices '—must be provided with anew method of meeting quarter-day ; else salaries , pensions , and dividends will make him stand aghast . Your ' patriotic and disinterested ' mind most be contriving a new ' calculating machine'to relieve your friend , Sir Charles , on those trying day 3 . lam . not skilled in the mechanical arts ; a dunce may , however , sometimes throw out a sound hint to a philosopher . I would suggest , tbat your machine be constructed on a rapidly descending * sliding scale . ' The only fitting material I know of , to make it perfect in operation , is
S . P . O . N . G . E . ! There is an old nursery proverb of' nnWersal * application ; it would be well th ~ at royalty should listen i * Children should never play with sharpedged tools ! ' The patronage of this great societya Prince feasting with congregated Lord Mayorsmay be all very excellent , as we know they are very dazzling things ; but as your lordship very quaintly observes , it is possible to be' penny wise and pound foolish !'
My lord , I owe you a debt of gratitude on the part of the producers of this country . It was kind in you , the master in the free trade school , so dearly to indicate its aim and object . * Down , down , down trill come the prices , —and of consequence down , down , down' must come the wages 1 Whilst yonr clients , the consumers , are chuckling , my clients , the working men , are thinking!—I have the tumour to remain , my lord , your lordship ' s roost obliged servant , March 21 , 1850 . Richard Oastler .
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Four SousD Re&sons wht tee Malt Tax ought to be Repealed . —First , the farmer would 6 e enabled to sell his second and middling barley , all for being malted , for feeding cattle aBd sheep , instead of selling it for grinding purposes at a low price ; and he well knows , if the duty were ofi his barley , it would enable him , through the increased demand ,-to realise 8 s . per qr . more for every description he now grows , which extra price would pay the rent of cverj acre he cultivates for barley . —Second , the malster ' fl trade is now confined only to the best samples of barley ; for he is charged the same doty on middling and low qualities as he is for' the best sorts , which curtails his trade . He would be able to make three times the quantity oi malt ( duty free , ) and employ three times tbe numher of labourers in the manufacture of malt ; and
this in the malting districts , during the winter six months , wonld considerably reduce the poor-rates , and find a greater share of work for the industrious : classes . It would appear monstrous for the excise ' officers to go into every watermill and windmill in ' the kingdom , and tax the wheat eighty-five percent . * before the miller could get his flour ready for ' market ; but so it is with the malster , however un-: just to the consumer . —Thirdly , the repeal of the \ malt tax would enable the brewer , through the ] extra demand for bepr and porter , to brew and sell . one-tliird more than he now does , consequently _ ' more hands wonld be employed in everv department V of Iris concern . —Fourthly , " the labourer and me' ., cnaans now pay indirectly to government the enor-; mousimpositioa of about eighty-five per cent , upon ; their hquidfood ( beer . ) ; - Totnbss EwcnoN . —Lord Seymour he * been re-, tlcctea for Totness . . . - ¦' ' ¦ * " ¦ ' ; : i
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The Provisional Committee of the Rational Charter Association met at their office , 1 * , South ampton-street , Strand , on TMrsday evening , April the 4 th . Present '• . ^ - Messrs . Harney , Miles , Grassby , Milne , Brown , Sfcall-^ ood , G . W . 11 . Reynolds , and John Arnott . Mr , Miles in the chair . Letters were read from Brighton , Devonport , Lynn , Manchester , Botherham , &c , &c , announcing progress . Arrangements were made for the meeting at the Lecture-hall , Greenwich , for Monday evening , April 15 th , Arrangements were made for a steam-boat trip to Gravesend ( in aid of the funds ) , on Whit-Monday next , and a sab-committee of fire appointed to carry out the same . The Committee then adjourned until Thursday evening next , April 12 th .
Kubabchan . —On the 22 nd ult ., the Democrats of this place held a dramatic entertainment in the Mason Arm ' s Inn , for the benefit of the wives and families of the Tietims . The pieces performed were Othello , and Payne ' s comedy of Charles the II . The male characters' were well sustained in both pieces by amateurs of tbe village , and tbe female characters were exceedingly well supported by Mrs , and Miss M'Donald , from the Theatres Royal Glasgow and Paisley . The Hall was crowded to excess , and a great number could not gain admittance . After the dramatic performance a ball took place , and dancing : continued until an eavly hour in the morning . The committee met in the Chartist vestry on the 29 th ult ., when , after paying all expenses ( which
were considerable , ) there was a balance in the treasurer's hands of £ 3 10 s ., and it was unanimously agreed to send the above sum to Mr . Rider , to be applied as follows : —For widows of the late Messrs . AVilliams and Sharp , £ 1 6 s . ; Mrs . Ernest Jones , 12 s . i Mrs . M'Douall , 12 s . ; fov wives and families of victims , 10 s . ; Honesty Fund , 10 s . The committee return their sincere thanks to Messrs . Dyer , Maxwell , Craig , Maekechine , Lindsay , Gavin , Houston and Mason , for their kind assistance on that occasion . The committee also returned their best thanks to Messrs . Cathcart , M'Donald , and other members of the Historonic club of Paisley , for the kind manner in which they assisted them , by the loan of their scenery .
Aberdeen . —The usual weekly meeting was held in theUnion-hall , on Monday evening last ; Mr . J . M'Millan in the chair . The subject of the revival of Chartism was introduced by Mr . D . Wright . Mr . Smart , Mr . Logan , Mr . Forbes , and Mr . Lindsay , followed on the same subject . It was then moved by Mr . W . Lindsay : — " That Mr . Wright be requested to correspond with the Chartists of Edinburgh , Glasgow , Dundee , Perth , and Arbroath , and ascertain their opinion as to the propriety of culling a general Conference of delegates from the Chartists of these towns , to devise the best means for the revival of Chartism in connexion with tho National Charter Association . " This was seconded by Mr . George Smart , and carried unanimously . —
Tbe chairman suggested , that in the event of the Chartists of these towns being favourable , a local Conference of delegates , from all organised todies of working men of the city , should be oalled , to have their opinion as to the best means to adopt for the revival of the movement . —Agreed to . It was then moved , — " That Mr . Wright be requested to deliver a lecture on the present system of taxation , as it affects the interest of the working classes ; that this lecture be delivered on Monday , the 15 th inst ., andbe advertised by hand-bills ; that every Chartist should exert bis influence to bring up parties to the meeting , and to enrol members . "Agreed to . The meeting then adjourned till the following Monday evening .
Re-organisation of ire Edinburgh Chartists . —On the 26 th ult ., a special meeting of the friends of democracy wa 3 held in the Land Company ' s Hall , for the purpose of considering what line of policy they ought to adopt , best calculated to accomplish a thorough union of the Chartists of this city , and the Bpeedy triumph of democracy . This meeting , although partaking n ^ ore of a private character than otherwise , being called by circular , was nevertheless numerously attended , the large room being nearly full , while the spirit displayed by the numerous speakers in the discussion on the merits of local versus national organisation , left no room for doubting as to what were the feelings of all
present . The following resolution , moved by Jamus Cummings , and seconded by Walter Pringle , was unanimously adopted : — " That this meeting deem It advisable to support the National Charter Association , aad empower the secretary to receive subscriptions and communicate with the Executive Committee hi London , for the purpose of procuring C . irds of membership . " It was also moved by Walter Pringle , and seconded by Richard Birckett : " That a provisional committee be appointed , and that the secretary attend every Saturday night hi the above hall , between nine and eleven o ' clock , for the purpose of enrolling members , and receiving subscriptions .
Edinburgh . —At the adjourned meeting held in the Land Company ' s Hall , on the 1 st April , upwards of twenty paid oue shilling each for cards of membership . The money will be forwarded to the proper place as soon as a permanent committee is chosen to transact the business . It was moved by Mr . Pringle , seconded by Mr . Burckett : —" That a deputation be appointed to wait upon tbe other political bodies in the town , for the purpose of amalgamating them . "—Mr . Cummings then read a circulnr from the Monument Committee of Sharp and Williams , asking their assistance to purchase the g round on which to erect the Monument , after which it was reBolved to collect subscriptions , and to assist the committee as much as possible . Moved by Mr . Pring . il , seconded by Mr . Robertson , —" That the Chartists of Edinburgh hold a convivial meeting in commemoration of the 10 th of April , 1848 . " After a discussion on the motion , it was agreed to . The meeting then dissolved .
Derby .. —On Tuesday evening a grand ChartiBt festival was held in the spacious hall of the Mechanics' Institute . Upwards of two hundred friends of the cause sat- down to an excellent tea , which being over , the hall was cleared for the meeting , and notwithstanding the charge for admission was sixpence , the applicants were so numerous that it was deemed advisable by tbe managing ' committee to close the doors , as the numbers would be too great for the ball . Mr . Heaiey was appointed to the chair . Mr . Short read the following letter from Mr . Reynolds , who , with Mr . M'Grath , was announced to be present : — " * Wy Dear Friend , —I am truly grieved to be compelled to break my
appointment with the kind friends at Derby . I have charged my esteemed friend , M'Grath , to explain to you the reasons : and I am sure you will allow the excuse to be valid . No other earthly reason over which I exercise any control , would possibly prevent me from attending the meeting . But in a month's time I will make ' up for it , by visiting you , and remaining two days in Derby , so as to speak one night upon the social condition of the country , and the other night upon the political aspect of affairs . I take leave to forward a guinea towards the Derby Chartist funds . —Believe me , to remain yours sincerelyand fraternally , G . "W . M . . Reynolds . —To Mr . L . Faire . "—The readinsr of the letter was
received with loud applause . Mr . M'Grath then proceeded , in an able address , to descant upon several interesting topics , and concluded amid the cordial greetings of the assembly . A vote of thanks was then passed by acclamation to Mr . M'Grath , for his services in the democratic cause . The chairman having vacated his seat , dancing commenced , whicb was kept up with great spirit till a late hour , when the company separated , highly satisfied with the " feast of reason , and the flow of soul , " enjoyed on the occasion .
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TO THE CHARTISTS OF BARRHEAD . My ' Fbibnds , —Along with this letter I have enclosed a Bank order for the sum uf £ 3 3 s . 6 d ., made payable to Mr . Julian Harney , in behalf of the wives and families of the Chartist victims— £ & of this hag been sent from Busby Printworks ; £ 1 from Lennox-mills Campsie ; and the remaining 3 s . 6 d . has been received from our friend , Mr . William Hume , tenter , Barrliead-factory . There is some money to come in yet , which , as'fast as it ii received , will be forwarded to its proper destination . The whole proceeds which have as yet come to hand , amounts to £ 11 4 s . 9 d . In the purchasesof shawls , preparations of portraits , Hall rent , printing of bills , « fcc ., there was incured an expense of £ 1 17 . ; this , with Is . for Batik orders , leaves to the victims £ 916 s . 9 d . In drawing this business to a conclusion , the committe beg leave to return their most sincere
thanks for the generous manner in which the public responded to the late appeal to their symyathies . Although the proceeds are not so lar ^ e as might have been excepted , still the sum which has been realised , will assist in mitigating the sufferings of cur brothers in prison . It is but a melancholy duty at the . best , to be put to the necessity of making an appeal in behalf of those who are suffering for the s-ike of Justice and Truth . Only let ; he democrats of Great Britain imitate the earnestness ot their French brethren . Let them look with contempt on the Garlyles Ruebucks , and the whole band of apologists of modern deposition , and they will , ere loug , effect such a change in the social system , as will convince mankind that the great luminaries of the past did not sp * nd th « ir lives in vain . J . F . P . S . Mr . Editor , you can divide the money amongst the victims according to your own jttdgr
neat . [ Tho foregoing letter is not very clear , besides wanting the address of the writer in full . J . F . states that a sum of £ 9 16 s , 9 a . has been obtained foe the families . But the gum received by me- * per B < mk order , is only 433 s . fid . That sum . | h . a ? e n ^ j ,
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over to the Victim Committed fthatpoaT $ eu £ g t he ; moBtcofflpejenttod ^ a « j > a ^ G . Julian HABNET . —P . S . ^ Since . the above was put into type , I have been infown ed that otherstims irom the same party . were , forwarded two or three weeks since t « Mrs . Jones , Mrs .-M'Dowall .-arid the widows of Sharped TttlliamB . 1 ; , , . G . J . H . 1-
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REVIVAL OF CHARTISM . —TO' THE CHARTISTS OP SCOTLAND . The people bye and bye will be the stronger . —Braoif . Men of Scotland , —Our English brethren have again unfurled the glorious banner © f Chartismthe National Charter Association is again in existence—tho oppressed and down-trodden people of Ireland , so long apathetic and indifferent to the true interests of their country , are now on the move , and the " good old canae" is progressing rapidly among them ; and why should we , the people of Scotland , remain idle spectators of this glorious inauguration of another national movement ? IknOW that many are dispirited by the failure of the agitation of 1848 , and think now that all efforts are useless . But let us ask ourselves , in sober sArimmnwis .:
what have we done to meiscji any other result ? I will not deny that many Smtvidudl ChartisuYi&vo done their duty ; but as a party—as a people—what noble sacrifices have we ever made—to What Stern , determined , and continuous national movement can we refer , as a justification of our conclusion that we ought to have succeeded better—that we ought now to be free ? How few of us can say that we entered heart and soul into the movement , determined to act as if life itself depended upon our individual efforts ? Have not our agitations hitherto been more the result' of * temporary excitement , than of calm deliberation , and stern determination to achieve political freedom ? Men who have merely attended our meetings , and contributed not even a
tenth part of the sumsihey spent otherwise on U 88-less , perhaps hurtful indulgenoies , will now turn aside , broken-down and dispirited , and refuse their aid in another struggle for their rights . This should not be , and if they would only call calm reflection to their minds , this would not continue to be the case . Liberty cannot be won in a day ; the tyrants who now withhold our rights will not be easily made to surrender , and if the people desire to be free , they must continue stern , and determined to agitate till freedom is obtained . The immediate cause of the agitation of' 48 was the French Revolution , which burst upon Europe like a flash of lightning , and which was effected in Paris almost without a Strugs gle . The people of England were deceived thereby ;
they thought , that they , should succeed as rapidly and as easily as the people of France ; and because this succesB did not immediately crown their efforts , they are now content to remain in abject slavery . Let us turn again to France , and there we will find the people deceived by that " special" humbug Louis Napoleon ; the attempted revolution of June completely frustrated ; many of their best and bravest leaders imprisoned , . or compelled to remain as exiles in other lands ; yet they were not so dispirited as we , they continued the noble struggle , and the late elections tell with what success . Tho enemies of freedom thought to divide the red sea arid pass through to victory , but they were overwhelmed in its mountain waves .
Who is so foolish as to think that this result has been brought about without much suffering , much patient perseverance , many sacrifices , and . much self-denial among the people of France ? Thoif best friends were shot down like dogs in the streets o 1 Paris ; their most talented and true patriots heavily fined , and subjected tovexacioua imprisonments ; their schoolmasters dismissed ; their best magistrates dismissed from office ,: and everywhere persecution met the true democrats in tbe face ; but still they nobly struggled in the midst of all these discouraging circumstances , and victory will soon be theirs . Wait a little longer . Let us then , who boast of our wisdom , and of our superior intelligence , but persevere as they have done , and victory will crown our united efforts . The cause is prospering well in England ; it is now taken up , for the first time , in the sister country , and the reports in the Irishman show that good is being done . ¦ :
Let us then , the Chartists of Scotland , resolve to unite with these , our brethren , solemnly determining to make one last , one great , one glorions effort , ana the cause is . won ! Never at any former period in the history of Chartism , was there so sure a prospect of the nations of Scotland , England , and Ireland , combining in one great movement , as that which now presents itself : Let each , and all of us , resolve that this effort shall be made . The men of Aberdeen are organising , and so arc the men of Edinburgh ; let Glasgow , Dundee , Paisley , Perth , Montrose , Arbroath , and the other towns , resolve forthwith , to join the national movement .
Meetings may easily be got up throughout Scotland . Let Edinburgh , for instance , send two of their number to Aberdeen , and let Aberdeen send two to Edinburgh , and so throughout . Let two or three of the earnest Chartists of every town resolve at once to make a beginning , and the movement must succeed ! . I will not expatiate on -what the people , as a whole , could do , but I will say , that a few earnest determined men could easily arouse their own localities ; and if these few did their duty , threw their whole energies into the cause , the mass of the people would soon join them , and continue till victory was won .
Rouse then , men of Scotland , you are still slaves , the cause is still as good and as righteous as ever it wag , your duty is still unpgrfoi'nied , do it . Continue to boast of Bruce—continue to be proud of Wallace—respect the memories of the glorious martyrs of Scotland , who died for civil and religious liberty , but , above all this , more glorious and nobler far it is , to emulate their actions , and to follow their example .
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THE MINERS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAB . Sib , —The miners of this district , together with those of Lancashire , Staffordshire , Yorkshire , and Ayrshire , in Scotland , are evincing some determination to seek from the government a better protection for their lives and health than what has hitherto been accorded them , and in accordance with this view it has been determined to petition the Legislature again , ( a copy of the petition appeared in the Star of a recent "date ) . The minors of Northumberland , Durham , Lancashire , and Cheshire , have also agreed to send a deputation of miners to London , with a view to enforce upon the attention of the government the absolute necessity of a ' speedy settlement of the
question , and the danger of delay . The deputation will meet ; n London on the 8 th ov 10 th of April ensuing , and would feel great pleasure in having as many petitions as possible forwarded during their stay in tho metropolis , the period of which will not , perhaps , exceed a fortnight or three weeks at most . To save time , and also to ensure a greater certainty , overy district had better forward their , petitions to the respective members who represent their town or county where they are situate ; but if not so disposed , they can be sent to any other member such parties n . ay select . Perhaps among the several members friendly to a measure of supervision of mines and collieries it might appear invidious to specify any particular one ; but for the
benefit of those who may not be acquainted'with the names of those parties friendly to the miners in this respect , I shall put down the names of the following members as likely to be in attendance on their Parliamentary duties at the time the deputation will be in London : Mr . O ' Connor , Mr . T . S . Duncombe , ( who it is expected will be able to attend after Easter ) , Mr . Hume , Mr . Wyld , Mr . Aglionby , and Mr . Brotherton . Petitions forwarded open at both ends , and addressed to any of the a"bove at the House of Commons , will very probably be attended to at the same time ; a letter should be sent to the member selected apprising him of the favour committed to bis care . These particulars have been thought necessary , seeing that it will require the
most extensive exertions on- the . y . \ rt ' of the miners to meet successfull y * , the opposition of the co ; il proprietors , many of whom are members of the Legislature , and whose influence ramifies to a considcrabe extent . The deputation will attempt , by calling upon the several members friendly to the providing of an efficient inspection of mines , to bring their united influence to bear upon the members of Her Majesty ' s government ^ and thereby impress them with a conviction of the necessity of either bringing in a bill themselves , or to favour the introduction of a bill by some other member of the house . To work , then , ye minors who have not yet stirred in the- matter ; consider this as a life and death question , affecting , as it does , the who !* body of mineirs in Great Britainand follow the
, noble example-set you in the last week ' s Star , by the miners ol Yorkshire and Ayrshire ; respond to the call made to you by Mr . 6 . Brown , of Wakefield , and if not possible ta send an individual or wo to assist the deputafnon , do not neglteot the important duty of forwarding your petitions , and likewise- all authentic iaformaiion upoa the real conJitiea of the ventiJattoa of youv respective districts ,, so that the deputation may liavo every assistance likely to help , forward the general question * ' As the deputation cannot give- their address while in London , witil the publication of next week
' s Star , all communications oaa , in the interim , be sent ( marked ,. Miner ' s Deputation , " ) to Mr . W . Dixon , 144 , High Ilolborn , ipndon , who will no doubt be careful to hand tuesov to tho deputation when called for . Miners ! arouse ye to the work let it be forcibly impressed upon your minds . The success of the struggle depends upon each and all doing their very best . S&raeinber this , and forward your petitions , your information , and any little cash you can . spare , that thegood cause may not be allowed to retrogrs&e through your supineneaa and apathy . Yours , &c , ¦ :.. .. M . JODS ,
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TO THE ADMIRERS OP THE PEOPLE'S CHARTER . Friends , — To those of you , who , like ourselves , have been for many years past patiently and diligently struggling for the promotion of the People ' s Charter , and who have a sincere and anxiotis desire for its success , it must be a source of iinmingled pain that the period of its national adoption even yet appears to be so remote ; and with you it
must be , as it is with us , a matter of the utmost importance to consider whether in the future it will not be advisable to give to our advocacy , and general policy a complexion more genial and proselytising , and to our whole proceedings such improved direction , as past experience may have shown \ q be indispensable not only to the triumph of our cause , but as an absolute preliminary to the nationalisation of our party ..
The People ' s Charter is , in itself , the most perfect embodyment of the principles upon which to base a constitution that has come under our notice , and has in it nothing repugnant to the theory of the representative branch of our governments , nor to the healthy and vigorous genius of the British people . Nay , more—every proposition which it contains recommends itself from its simplicity and fairness , and from its reasonableness and justice , to the adoption of the nation .
The Charter , too , has the advantage of being analagous in its spirit ; and , in its legitimate interpretation of all those theories of representative authority , the struggles for which are the most glorious reminiscences in the annals of England . It was this theory of aelf-goTeraraent that , rudely understood , and in a modified sense , dictated at Runeymede , the demand for Magna Charta , and which , descending through successive generations , at last caused itself to he acknowledged , in degree , in a chapter of our history , written by the bold hand of the Commonwealth , and in the royal blood of the first Charles . The
theory of the People ' s Charter—representative government—which , understood differently at different periods , has heen striving for supremacy for many ages , and as the nation has advanced it has heen partially adopted , and all those who have had the power to enforce their claim to bo recognised as part of the body politic , have been admitted within the sanctuary of the constitution . The last great national effort to enlarge the circle of the enfranchised body , was that which eventuated in the Reform Bill , and which conferred political' power on the entire commercial and trading classestogether with a small portion of the more
, favoured of the labouring classes . This measure , however , carefully excluded five-sixths of tho maleailult community , and it was hoped , by the "Whig framers of that Act , that by placing the governing power in the hands of those classes -who conjointly hold tho property of the country , that the mere labourers might bo thus continuously excluded , and that those antiquated institutions of wrong and fraud , by which the oligarchy have for centuries been able to sustain themselves at the expense of the nation , might thus be preserved from the innovating hand of the rude democracy , From , tho period of tho Koform Bill , however , has to be dated the commencement of that struggle on the part of
the enli g htened section of the manual-labour elass ; the sentiment of which embodied itself in the form of the People's Charter , and whioh has sinoe g iven rise to so much agitation * and well-founded ) discontent , in different parts of tbe United Kingdom , but from which no immediate or practically beneficial result has yet transpired ; nor does it agffiftP to Us , that an agitation conducted solely by a section of our own claBses , ever-can produce any great national consequence . . . An , DDinion has hjfchorto prevailsd in tho agita ,-tio ^ br iheCharLTthat the middle . clas s * iwm by fooling , instinpi and interest ,, bastile to the urn-. 4 ss of democracy , and that th » y were , as a doss , tiio ci 3
naore the enemies ot laDoamng «»«» . ^ thT . ffinded or any other powe ^ io . the country . ; and 1 based upon this , notion , the raost terrific deuuncia' hous have been thundered forth , and cxen . now eontinu- ' to . be thundered forth , from Chastistpl . it forms , a" « iJist these men * aiula 9 we take-it , to the detrimeSi . of Chartism ,, and in opposiiwsi foi fact . As a olivss , we are o& epinion that , the middle is like the- aristocratic and the workiag classes , true to ifcsfcawn covMetions ^ dens . nn dopiaions , and ineoatriUktinot ioii to which it cannot act . In this respact it resembles all mankind . Tho exceptions to . this rare are numerous individual cases ; but , in the case of those divisions of society known as classes , tkere never has been such an exooption . Men . who are
true to their own thoughts are true to the world , as they see it , and to change their opinions the world must be shown to them from a . new point of view . It isquite true , that there are numerous instances where , aa the employers of labour ; individual members of the middle classes have , and do now ; practice , great cruelty towards those whom they employ ; but such cruelty is not the crime of a class , but rather the natural result of great and almost irresponsible power , . placed in the hands of men of hardened and . cruel natures , and who , in any station ; of life , would prove themselves below the average of humanity . The middle , class , in its tyranical BoriBe , is . rather an effect than a ' eawi ^' and GVkght to b& t * e&t&d accordingly , " " "' ' : ' \ , Before we can , endow ' the , vholftsifo ' ¦ and aweeiN
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ing abuse which is directed against this class , we must blot out from our memories our most cherished Kistoriffir--re ^ have born : a most distinguished part . . .. Allthc greafc reforms . of the present century , ;; have . beeb ' . ppam- ' pioned , "by thjs . class , the dempcr , atw'iectibn of . iWhich , in conjunction with the lahou . rlng ' po ' pul ^ tion , have always fought the battle of injured humanity . We must , before , we ca , n , join in ' this untrue , unphilosophical , and , therefore ,, unwarrantable denunciation , obliterate from our mindsi ' the . grand literary monuments , in the midst of whiph we live , the scientific discoveries , mechanical inventions , and progressive civilisation of this , day must-first depart ; From our visions . We must forget the steam engine , railway , and electric telegraph , by which time and spaee have been annihilated , ere we can consent to regard in this class the enemies of the human raee . r . .. . .. . . . ......
To us it appears that the only hope of the democratic movement is in a sincere co-operatiori with that section of , the middle classes , who are anxious to promote the cause of freedom . We feel that tbere is amongst the middle , as indeed , there is amongst all classes of the English nation , a numerous party , who are anxious for the elevation of the labouring classes ; and we are firmly convinced , that without the aid of such reformers , agitations may be prolonged with no other fruits to the democratic party than those which have already fallen to their share . The National Charter League will , therefore , make it one of its primary objects to create a friendly intercourse with all those , without reference to
classdiatinction , who are . labouring .. to bring , aDouD a change in our representative system . Goodness of heart , and soundness of intellect , are not the peculiar attributes of class , but are common to alLGod ' s creatures , and wherever they may be found the League will appreciate and reverence them . The League eschews all violence , whether of acts or of language , satisfied that already the cause- of the Charter has suffered in every sense from what have been practised and said in its name . It has no confidence in any other than peaceable means for the accomplishment of its object , and will not permit , at its meetings , the utterance of sentiments at varaince with this principle . The League will co-operate for . the promotion of snfih rAfnrm aa may seem to hVlikeiv to hasten the
final accomplishment of the People's Charter . The League invites the assistance of all those patriotic working men who agree with its objects , and approve its intended line of action . The council undertakes , oh its own part—whilst it-will not , in any instance , shrink from its duty—nevertheless , to conduct the League clear of the law , and so to manage its' affairs , that no man , by connexion with it , shall compromise either his liberty or personal reputation . 1 _ i . . Alfred Faihouild , Robert Side , Elijah Nobbs , : Jamks Hobdbk , Wiliuu Dixox , William Alnutt , Treasurer . Thomas Clark , Secretary . Philip M'Gbath , President .
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EMIGRATION . TO TUB EDITOR OP THE BULL At > VSRMiJErt . Thrice is he armed who hath his quarrel just , And he but naked though locked up in steel , Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted .
Sin , —You will confer a favour upon your humble correspondent by allowing me a portion of your space m you next issue . During the last few weeks , the borough of Hull has been agitated upon the question of Emigration . On Monday last my attention was attracted to a placard , posted outside the of&cc of the Hull Herald , announcing a lecture upon the above subject in the Town Hall , on Monday evening last . Being desirous of obtaining some information upon the subject of emigration , I was induced with this motive , and this alone , to attend . With all due deference to the lecturer , I must confess my anticipations were , to a certain extent , realised . The lecture
consisted of details and urgent appeals to those parties favourable to the project , to enter into an association to carry out the same . Looking at the lecture , as a whole , an idea crossed my mind , it was an assertion that the exigencies of the times imperatively demanded speedy recourse to emigrationnay , it was an assertion of the lecturer , " that it was the only thing that could be done to maintain the prosperity of Great Britain . " At the conclusion , hearing the audience invited to submit questions , and that the lecturer was anxious to give the fullest information possible , I availed myself of the privi lege ,. by submitting the following plain straightforward question , viz .: — " Was not the resources of our own country adequate to our requirements ?" observing that ! was awavp that' emigration was
not a very popular subject—that I did not wish to take advantage by any subtle mode of attack or cunningly devised question . The only method by which the subject could be rendered popular and acceptable was , by aifording every facility for a full , fair , and free inquiry into its merits and demerits , If it would not bear the test of examination , sooner or later , it would find its level amongst the things that were . If my mind was correctly informedand I derived my information from some of the most eminent statistical writers there was in the country—our resources were more than adequate to meet the requirements of three times our present number of inhabitants—I alluded to Sheriff Allison , the celebrated author of " The History of Europe "
—Mr . Porter , the author of " The Progress of the Nation" —Mr . Colqhuon , &c ., Ac . Now , Sir , unless this is explained awajr by the advocates of emigration , I am perfectly justified in saying , that the great evil to be complained of is , the unjust distribution , and not a deficient production of wealth . But what answer did I receive ? If it possessed one quality more than another , it was an elaborate struggle to evade and shirk the question . It was pregnant with the most specious sophistry ' which Mr . S . was capable of using . "When l ^ rose to express my disapprobation to the answer I had received , Mr . Foster , the impartial (?) chairman , distinctly gave me to understand that my question had
been answered , and refused to hear me again . If , Sir , this is the way these philanthropists choke inquiry into the sincerity of their professions , their policy is suicidical , and I appeal to the working classes of Hull to suspend their _ co-operation , until they know more of this emigration scheme of Mr , Sheppard , late editor oi the Eastern Counties Herald . Let them pause and interrogate themselves , as to whether Mr . S . is , or is not , actuated by motives of private lucre . My object in writing this letter is , to put my fellow townsmen on their guard , in whom they confide , and to obtain that justice through the columns of your journal , which was denied me at the Town Hall .
If Mr . Sheppard considers there is a surplus population dependent upon the State for support , let hinx endeavour to obtain the assistance of Lord Brougham , and commence a series of lectures to the members of the Civil List , upon self-reliance . In the noble lord he will find a very able coadjutor ; and , by the bye , it would not be amiss for Mr . Sheppard to commence with , to prevail upon his lordship to surrender his retiring pension of £ 5 , 000 per annum , which he receives for on& year ' s servitude , as Lord High Chancellor . Let Mr . Sheppard adopt this course , and be will be moving in tho right direeti&ft . If Mr . Sheppard will only i ' urnish
the public with evidence , in support of his position , through the columns of this paper , I will endeavour to give ocular demonstration that , at best ; ,, emigration is only temporary , and expensive relief to the State , and only tends , to . conserve a system of corrupt finance , which ,. e . c& long , must be Reduced — the Suffrage extended — the Game Laws abolished—and the law of . entail and primogeniture repealed . We shall then . be approximating to . that system , of government which will give permanence and stability to the domestic comfort of the-working ciass . lain ,. Si * , yours truly ,, Georgb Candesbx .
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| BOW-STREET . — "Jiaues" Tbohjblk ;"—A l&otman in tbp service of J . Adams ,, Esq . ; of Ely- , place , Holborn , was . placed at the , bar under the following' Qircumstances : —The issnector deposed that on Monday evening , about half-past s « t * en o ' clock , the prisoner came to him , drunk , and commenced , telling him something ; about a gavse at akittlea , a £ 10 aote ,. and his isaBter ' a bankbook . Having learned with difficulty where the .- skittleground was , he ( the inspectos ) sent for the , landlord I to see if he knew any tiling of the ' affair . On his arrival at the station , froia -what he seated , it appeared that the prisoner b . ad been sent to post some letters , and to pay into his masters bank a . £ W . note . Before doing « a . ther of these duties he must needs enter into a' public-house , w&ero he met with some acquaintances , A game a £ skittles was
proposed , no doubt fey sharpers , w&o had caught sight of the bank boak , and the uUallenge was immediately accepted by the prisoner . In a short time the beer being handed round , in great quantities , the prisoner was found in . the skittle-ground dead drunk , aad his companion ' s ' were gone . When he came tft himself he commenced raging at the landlord , telling him that his ho ' uso was a gambling houg » and that he had been robbed in it , that he would go to , the , station and jtell the police of it . The inspeotoi 1 . did all in his power to quiet the stormy rage of the prisoner , but it was of no avail , and when apoken to ho only became the mere unmanagep . Vjle , so ho thought the best way would be to look him up . —Mr . Jardino said , that he would , not punish him , as thore was no doubt he woind lose his situation . SOUTflWAM . —ROBBER ! DI A SERVANT . — Mary Lancaster was oharged with stealing two pair of silver salt stands and glasses , several silver
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ornaments , and some wearing apparel the mT ~~ " of her master , Mr . Brid g ^ tradesmal ! E * E ^ on « an « . © xtensJve , bu 8 ineaa ,,, in ,. Uni 6 n-st ' rpfil ' B ^ i last , he removed tq ] his : ipre 9 Bnf fesidehr 7 7 ee ^ : High-street , previous to which his plate eia , on * ' Other property were safe / On examining th * «! * n < l a few . days afterwards , ; witness missed the -i" 88 stands and salt glasses ^ several decanters iv ? - ornaments , and . some dreaBea belonoinir ' t , '» Bridges . Inquiries werei made respectinf h ? frs « perty , but . nothing . could be heard of it al ? if pro every place and box was searched in the h ° ^ iSijspicionat last fell upon , the prisoner , aash e ' been seen to leave the . KouBeoh several occ-k , ' . ^ a clandestine manner . Witness according ! T ' her with taking , them away , but she stiS ; Xc * denied all knowledge of them . Beinir saM « fi j ° usI ske was the thief , he called in a polS ' thil * whthe and tne
searched her boxes , en wearing *¦**!! , S - searcned ner ooxes , wnen wearing ann < i » i m discovered . She then said that the silver salt * and other things were at her aunt ' s , and flv ? ^ mistress had given them all to her . This wa « Ji ^ by Mrs . Bridges , and the prisoner was civon ?' " custody . —In defence the prisoner said her m t "'* ° gave her the things when they removed frnt ! 3 other house . —Mr . Bridges said her Statetno ? tile false . —Mi-. A'Beckett remanded her for the ? ' dance of the prosecutor's wife . atten , MARLBORO UGH— STREET .- CAPj- pHg Batch of Gamblers . —James Jonea , Jamno i ? . ford , William Smart , Charles Green , Louis T 5 ' William Johnson , Henry Doncaster , A . brV ' Goodman , Henry Seymour , and Maurice JIoS 9 " * of whoae names wore assumed , were ch arJrf ? s £ being found in a common gaming-house for W 1 ^ lawful purpose . —Mr . Superintendent BereV " stated , that oh Sunday morning he wen t to No 1 / uciiiyu in
-owco * , -vyiuyiiiiicu uy inspector Io " and several constables . lie rang the bell at rt front-door , which was immediatel y opened hvtv defendant Jones , whom witness apprehended 2 gave in charge to a constable . On going alainm . passage he found a door in which was a small wink T which was open ; through it saw the defend ™ Goodman come down stairs , and run into a parlo ' u He then knocked at the door , and obtained no an ' svrer , he commenced forcing the door , which r 8 isted all his efforts . At last some one called Jl '' Wait , I will opetf the 'door-: " On gaining ad mittance witness found' three of the de fendant in the parlour , but he could not identify tw .
The remainder he found m a room on the first-floor sitting round a table at supper : He found in a back room a long mahogany table . Tho blanket and green baize produced were lying at tho end of it . He also found lying on the stairs a pained table cover , whichexactly fitted the table . It ffatorn as it is how . The blanket also covers the tabli completely , so that no noise could be heard . H 9 examined the windows , and found the front room shutters secured by " strong bolts and bars ; in tha back room the window was permanently closed by boards bound strongly with iron . The doors lead , ing to the upper rooms and the roof were » n
secured by iron bars . He did not find any gamin ? implements , but he found Several cards , withhoMea racing engraved upon them ; some were smaller than the others , and some were cut in halves . There appeared to be the remains of paper bum . ing on the five . —Mr . Bingham said he should ta '< a until Tuesday to giro his decision . In the it canwbi « he would take moderate bail , which was immediately procured . —Mr . Bihgham proceeded on Tuesday to deliver his judgment in the above case . —The defendants having been called into court , We . Bing . ham said : —The defendants were charged with having been found in a common gaming-house , of
which James Jones was alleged to be the door * keeper ; and the only que 9 tion was , whether suffi . cient evidence had been adduced to justify a legal inference that the house in which the defenda ° n | g were found was a house of that description . Mr . Bingham proceeded to state that bis opinion was that the house in which tha defendants had been found was a gaming house . The manner in which the doors of the housa were fastened and barricaded , and the appearance of certain tables and table covers which were found on the premises , and which were evidently adapted .
to the purposes of gaming , had induced him to coma to that conclusion . lie then fined the doorkeeper , Jones , £ 10 , or twenty days' imprisonment . The persons who-were found in the upper rooms of tha house were fined £ 5 each , and three persons who were taken into custody in the parlour , where no gaming implements were discovered , were di £ » charged without a fine . —Mr . Clarkson gave notico of appeal against the decision . —Three aefendant ? , Goodman , his son , and another , were discharged without any fine ; the others paid their fines under protest , and were liberated .-
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BRITISH COLLEGE OF HEALTH , Niw Road , London . FALLACY OF ANATOMY AS REGARDS THE CURE OF DISEASES—THE BURKING SYSTEM-DOCTORS BUYINGDEAD BODIES WITH THEM SHIRTS !!! ON !! As persons are continually disappearing no one know 3 how , it may not be out of place to consider whether tho burking system is not still carried on to a great extent . Had it not been for the terrible discoveries made on Burke and Hare ' s trial , ' there can be no doubt that thousands would hare been sent into the noxt world in order to feed doctors with human flesh , so that they ( the doctors ) might fill their pockets at the expense of suffering humanity . This dissection , our readers should know , forms one of the very lucrative emoluments proceeding from ' hospital prac . tidt' For instunce , tho professor of anatomy pays , we will say , eight or ten guineas for a dead body , and then makes fifty or sixty out of it from the medical students who have paid their money in order to find out , as they are told , th «
cause ofdisease in a dead body !! Was there ever a more infamous fraud ? Where is the doctor who knows how t » cure a disease from dissection 1 They all know it to be a shameful piece of humbug , and they are not a bit the wiser from dissection , as frr as regards the cure of diseases . II is all to make money I money !! money 1 ! I that the rascality is kept up ; dust is thrown into the eyes of the public , the doctors tell the lie ( tiie wicked lie !) that anatom ; is requisite to understand the cure of diseases . The only anatomy really required is BONE SETTING , in caje of accidents , which might be learnt by designs ; tlio Ycgetabla Unirersiil Medicine will then do all that is necessnrj , by keeping the blood pure and healing the parts—operationsfor stone , cataract , cancer , < tc ., are perfectly useless , which is proved by the disease always coming again , because its seat is in the blood !!! Burke , the murderer , found 'Burking the best trade going—be used to smother people , and then take them to the doctorsalmost hot , some
even with their SHIttTS ON , ° and used , without the least difficulty , to get his £ 8 for each body . Now there can b » - no doubt that the doctors skist iuve mown that the vie tim * had not come faivly b . v their deaths , yet thej Winkca : at the whole business in order that they m'glit fill theib pockets . Talk , after this , about the ' honourable' profes « sion , the ' liberal' profession , and such humbug . We saj > raad the confession of the JSurkers here given , and if yuu can believe that tfteso doctors did not know at the time that the parties liad ~ been murdered > "why , then , youiuust hav « more credulity , than we give-you credit tor . Th * deadly chemicals of the doctors and their burkings are botbon a par , only the first is not sq easily detected by . th » public as the other ; but that a day of retrlbutioniwill oome we make no'doubt . We understand that jmorpsople will no longer allow their relatives , who die ia the hos pUa \ s ) t »\> e mangled dj tueltnifeof five human butcnera No wonder .
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* Reudthe official confessions of Burke , made in tbf gaol ; to be had of all the Hygeian Agents . Oh ! . oh ! tlio Guinea Trade !!
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f MTtONAti OH ^ ETER LEAGUE . * Aflumber of men , TrhoHave b ? en , coii $ eQted wit £ & ejy » nouB ' , pr g ^^ Charter ; for several years past , and ( Who ,, being dissatisfied ^ ith . the abrupt and unsatisfactory terininations of tboite associations , an d witnessing , % the platform mode of conducting , the latest of those organisations , whatthey regard as the main cause of all former failures , met , at the New City Hall , on Sunday morning laflfc , and again , by adjournment , on Wednesday evening , and agreed upon the formation of the " National Charter League , " and to the line of policy set forth in the following rules and address : —
RULES AND OBJECTS . To accelerate . the legislative enactment of the following primary , equitable , and fundamental priniplea for the future basis of a constitution upon whioh to construct a House of Commons . Universal Suffrage . ' . Annual Elootions . . Equal Electoral Districts . Vote by Ballot : No Property Qualification . . Payment of Members . ;
- MEANS . . . . . The League rejects all other than moral agencies for the accomplishment of its designs . . ¦ It proposes the realisation of its intentions by the promulgation of the principles of the People ' s'Charter , through the influence of public meetings , lectures , tracts , and the newspaper press ; alse by the establishment of libraries , reading rooms , and mutual instruction and debating classes . Tho promotion of friendly and cordial intercourse with various leotions of reformers , and co-operation ¦ with them in cases where the effectuation of their aim will hasten the great object of tho League . .,. ' ¦ . " MEMBERSHIP .
All persons approving the objects and . policy of the League are eligible to become members . 'No member shall take part in tho general proceeding of the League , until he shall haye been a member for thirteen -weeks .
. , SUBSCRIPTION . ; ., The payment to the funds of the League , shall be one penny per week . . ' . ' .-.. GOVERNMENT . ' The Government of the League shall be invested in a council of nine members , including the President , Treasurer , and Secretary . They shall be elected annually , by a general meeting of the members . ,. ; ,. ¦ ¦ . .. .: ' " . PRESIDENT . This officer shall peside at all gdiieral meetings of the League , and ott , he Council , and is ot irremovable , during the term of his office , except by the decision of a general meeting of the League . '
TREASURER He shall be elected by the council and shall be removable at its pleasure ; He shall be intrusted witli the care of the funds of the League , and ahall be answerable for their safekeeping ,
SECRETARY . . He shall be elected by the Council , and shall be MnW&ble at its pleasure , H 6 shall keep & correct account ot all receipts and disbursements , and shall record all minutes of general meetings and of meetings of the Council ; He shall prepare a quarterly balance Bheet , which , when duly attested , shall be published for the inspection of the members . GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBERS . ' . ,, The members shall be convened tor the general transaction of business , once in every three calender months , if necessary . ¦ : ¦ . .. '¦ :. COUNCIL . ;
This body shall meet weekly , for the transaction of the buainesa of the League . It shall have full power , to devise and carry into effect such measure * as may seem to its judgment calculated to promote the great objects oi the institution-. ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 6, 1850, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1568/page/8/
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