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^ ^ i srequested that you will immediately take . t o form a Committee in your town , to jLivass for Subscriptions . It would be ad-* r $ e to divide it into small districts , to point a collector to each , to announce that Ag Subscriptions will be collected simultaneously on a given day , thus shoving , by one "L era and hearty effort , that the people "will ot aH ° ^ " * * vocate sn champion to be prised by Legal Frauds and Governmental rft icanery . U pon application to this office , collecting fats , and every information that may he neassary , w 11 *» forthwith supplied to all " ho are desirous ef assisting in this good work- t ^ ^ fw ™ , ^;— ,: ^ . ... to form a Committees your town , to
, , „ , , It is recommended that a per eentage on rte amount collected be allowed to all who nnd ertake that duty ; the amount of such per eentage to be fixed by the local CommlftfiC The funds should be remitted immediately foer Post Office Order , ) to Mr . William Bider , 16 , Great "Windmill-street , Haymartet , inth a list of Subscr ibers ; and a due and fall acknowledgement will appear in the " Northern Star" each Saturday . " A long pull , a strong pull , and a pull altogether "—now or never . William Rides .
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^^^^^^^^^^^ mmwhbmm ^^^ m FOR THE HUNGARIAN AND POLISH REFUGFCS . ^ rVc ^^ S ^^ SSStfi * aLPS ** - —KeceiTed * Jora per A . Fowler Is . ' ' ^ jnoltts 16 s -Bradford , n - 3 v EXPE NSE FUND . Beeema VW . Hma ^ j . Gibbonj O'Connorrilie 2 s 6 d . TRACT FUND . HSef ^^ ^ o .-Mr . Bateman , Bristol , per W . DEFENCEFUND . c « £ &rbfe ' ndee ' *¦** ** « FOR MACNAMARA ' S ACTION . Received by W . Bideb . —Nottingham , per J . SweetM . ^ n — ¦ T H « d « at e , v . Rpa-j . cooks . swnt . L "' ,, S _
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Todmorden . —At a meeting of members , the following resolution was adopted : — " That it is the opinion of this meeting , that the reply of the Manchester Council to Ernest Jones , Esq ., in the Star of the 28 th ult , is an attack upon that gentleman ' s character , characterised by a total absence of justice , as far as regards hie real merits , and that we believe him not only to be zealous but faithful to the principles of true democracy . And this meeting is farther of opinion , that the object which they seek to attain , that is , to lessen his influence by attempting ^*) destroy his character , will not only prove a failure , but an everlasting disgrace . "
Cekbkenwell , 41 , Tnrnmul . street On Sunday evening last Mr . T . Brown lectured ( in the absence of Mr . Kydd , who was engaged on a very important matter , ) on Church History , past and present After which Mr Brown , on behalf of the Refugees , returned | haokg to the friend ? who h& 4 assisted them ,
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MONIES RECEIVED Fob ihk Week Esmsa Thtosmv , Jisuabt 2 sd , 1851 . FOB THE THE HOBESTY FUND . EECQVXD BX W . BIDEB . £ t . i . 3 , Cooks , Shindiffe Colliery .. .. 002 j mison , SMncliffe Colliery .. .. 002 Brighton Chartists , per W . Jota .. 10 0 from Gallatown—D . Morrison .. .. 0 0 G J . Morrison .. .. 006
T Fbalp .. .. 006 W . Bojd .. .. .. 006 ram ffighgate , Shoflejl > rtfge—T . Smith .. 0 0 6 J . Clarkton .. .. .. 006 ILBenwick .. .. .. 006 G . Bice , Torquay .. .. 013 Mansfield , a few Old Gnards , per J . linney .. 0 5 0 J . Bozbj , Mor ton Colliery .. .. 0 2 0 Hessrs . Collins , lleaden , and Rogers , Frome .. 0 18 B . Lester , Beading .. .. 010 B . Wells . Ilope Town , Bethnal-green .. 0 2 0 Messrs . Merry and SwatsaU . Hampsteail .. 0 10 Kircaldv Chartist Association , per B .
Henderson .. .. .. 100 BaHon , Cumberland , per Thos . Sowerby .. 0 12 11 W . Waller , South Stockton .. .. 0 2 6 E . Evans . Bilston .. .. 0 1 0 Korwieh , perJ . Collins .. .. 016 2 Ponricn , per J , Lergen .. .. Oil TV . Atkinson , Liverpool .. .. 0 10 3 . Pickles and Friends , Greenocfc .. 13 0 T . R . .. .. .. 010 Hanley ana Shelton , per E . Nixon .. 9 2 0 From Stockport—W . Potts and J . Rogers .. 0 2 6 T . MiddletonandH . Seragg .. .. 0 8 5 W . Graham and J . Mather .. .. 064 T . Ciews .. .. .. 0 210 J . M'CawlpyandT . Broadhnrst .. 0 511 O'Connorvnie , per T . M . "Wheeler .. 118 A few Friends , Armitage Bridge and Berry Brow , near Huddersfield .. .. 011 3 Kewark , per J . Saunders .. .. 015 6 2 > otongham , per i . Sweet .. .. 014 3 From Wisbeach—T . Register .. .. 036 M . Stelj .. .. .. 626
J . and W . Batterham .. .. 0 2 0 J . and W . Batterham .. ., 0 2 0 J . Bvers .. .. .. 010 S . Sandall .. .. .. 0 1 0 J . Sonnleday .. .. .. 010 A Friend .. .. .. 003 StoJce-under-Hani , per T . Taylor .. 0 2 6 T . Willey . Cheltenham .. .. 0 10 Bristol Chartists , per W . Hyatt .. 1 0 0 Mr . Newman , Clifton , Bristol .. 0 1 0 J . Jones . Cardiff .. .. 009 3 . Samuels , Castle Precincts , Bristol .. 0 1 0 From London—S-Loveday .. 0 1 0 Mr . Frost .. .. 0 1 0 Mr . Hitchcock .. .. .. 0 2 0 Mr . Dkon .. .. .. 020 I ' . Down .. .. 0 1 0 E . Witney .. .. . - . 0 0 6
J . Wrigley .. .. .. 006 J . Brook * .. .. .. 006 Two Comb-makers , Aberdeen .. .. 010 3 . Firth , Hart's-Mll .. .. 0 1 0 J . Xewport , Hart's-Hil .. .. 010 Mr . Hick , London .. .. 006 A Few Friends , Swansea , per J . Harris .. 0 3 6 1 . Hunt , Oldbnry .. .. 016 Abergavenny , per T . C . Ingram .. 0 6 0 Sheffield , per G . CavQl .. 0 It 0 A Few Friends , Torquay , per T . Hocker .. 0 5 0 J . Thompson and Friends , Glossop .. 0 8 8 Six Friends , Glossop ( less , order & postage , 4 d ) 0 5 8 B . Aitchison , Dabry-road .. .. 0 10 J . Caird , St Germains de Lent , per Ledeux , Calrados . France .. .. 010 0 W . Smith . Lyndon , Birmingham , per W . Peel 0 4 0 S . Hodgkins , WalsaU .. .. 010 J . Webster . WalsaU .. .. 810
EEQ 3 VED BI JOHN AES 0 TT . Lynn , per W . Twaits .. .. 076 A Few Working Men , in Bwey ' s shop , Gloucester .. .. .. 009 £ 25 5 6
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WmG-tiP OF THE LAP COMPANY . BECSTED BT W . SIDES . ^ £ 8 . & ' J . Rjlnnds , Bolton .. .. 0 0 6 G . Rise and others . Torquay .. .. 0 10 9 Mansfield , per J . Linney .. .. 010 6 Messrs . Collins , Meaden , and Bogers , Frome .. 0 16 Messrs Staith , Clarkson , Benwick , and TernperleT . Hisrjgate . Shotleybridge .. 0 8 6 H . Lester , Reading .. .. 010 Dr . Greer , Glasgow .. .. 050 Messrs . SwatsaU , Merry , ana Allen , Hampstead 0 16 From Emley—W . Beckett .. .. 0 0 6 J . Bedford .. .. .. 006 J . Haigh .. .. .. 0 0 6 J . Eaye .. .. .. 006 T . Walley , South Stockton .. .. 010 0 E . Evans , Bilston .. .. 0 10 W . King , Bilston .. .. 006 J . SewittandT . Case , LongBuckby .. 0 10 Korwich , per J . Collins .. .. 012 9 JComich , Crook ' s-plaee , per Messrs . Wall and
Scott .. .. .. 026 £ ohoa , per J . Bennett .. .. 0 5 0 Adacton . per U . Woodcraft .. .. 026 J . E . Moflatt , Wentworth-street , Whitechspel 0 10 Lower Warley , per D . Messenger .. 112 4 W . Atkinson , Liverpool .. .. 010 £ K . .. .. .. 030 From Hnadersfield—G . Hargreaves .. 0 0 6 J . L . Bramweli .. .. 010 W . Sawson .. .. .. 010 W . Clay .. .. .. 003 Kottingham , per J . Sweet .. .. 0 6 6 Stoketwder-Uam . per T . Tajlor .. 0 7 6
T . WSey , < 3 ieitenham .. .. 010 fr om csft < tn , Bristol—Mr . Newman .. 0 10 A . Bniwoing .. .. .. 006 C Clark .. .. .. 006 A . C . Clark .. .. .. 006 C . W . Clark .. .. .. 006 Mr . Whites .. .. .. 020 J . Clarks .. .. .. 010 J . Allen .. .. .. 006 A . Jones , Cardiff .. .. 009 Mary Campbell , Cardiff .. .. 006 J . Samuels . Castle rreciBCts , Bristol .. 0 5 0 -Towns . Blyth , Xorth Shields .. 0 2 0 s-L-veday .. .. .. 010
Kr . Frost .. .. .. 010 3 . Gibbon ; O'ConnorriHe .. .. 0 2 6 E . v-nnev , London .. .. 0 0 6 3 . Wrigley , London .. .. 0 0 6 P . -Sharp , Dnnfermline .. .. 0 10 Stock jiort Branch , per T . Woodhouse .. 15 0 3 . Firth . Uart ' s-Uill .. .. 010 J -r " aroell , llanley .. .. 010 « . Urc-Mm , Chelmsford .. .. 006 ; B . Krewer , Chehnsford ( 2 nd 8 nb . ) .. 0 0 6 jOldliam , per J . Lord .. .. 0 14 0 jW . Lees . Oldham .. .. 020 Frt . mO 14 bury-J . Hnnt .. .. 0 3 0 Messrs . T . and & Page .. * .. 020 LSarahFage .. .. .. 010 j-ueesrs . G . andT . Hemmlngs , Tansley , Kent , I Smith , and Garlic , Coventry .. .. 0 4 0 [ FrunDewsbury—J . Fos .. .. 0 10 I D . HealiT .. .. .. 010
E . Xewgome .. .. .. 010 C . S rave , Sorwich .. .. 010 5 . MdJ . Mulholland , Mearns , by Glasgow .. 0 10 K-Aiiehiion , Dairy-road .. .. 008 from Edinburgh-G . W ^ ffiB .. .. 0 10 W . Fraser .. .. .. 006 B ~ Henderson .. .. ., 006 D . Chesney .. -. .. 020 J . Clark .. .. .. 006 Callum .. .. .. 006 I J -Gowan .. .. .. 010 i G . Gall .. .. .. 010 I W . PnngeU .. .. .. 010 I Hrs . Watson .. .. -. 006
J . Keyan .. .. .. 006 R . Hentoull .. .. .. 006 G . AlMander .. .. .. 006 A . Roberts , sen . .. .. 006 A . Roberts , jun . .. .. 0 0 6 J . BrownSmith .. .. 006 G - Donglas .. .. .. 006 J . Baoner .. .. .. 006 r . mWaUan _ S . HoagkhiB .. .. 010 J . Webster .. .. .. 0 1 0 W . Greemvay .. .. .. 0 1 0 J . Hodgkins .. .. .. 010 T . DrmBon .. .. .. 010
u SECHYED ATUKD 0 HICZ . ^• -J . W . Pearce .. .. 010 W -Pearee .. .. .. 010 onathanRamsden .. .. 010 aountain , per J . Bates .. .. 0 110 . EECEWID BY J 0 H 5 iBKOTT . A-Porter , Lynn .. .. .. 010 £ 1119 0
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They had lately received clothes ' from the country , for which they were grateful , but they requiredmore clothing . He also stated , atthe nqaert of the refugees , the committee had given notice that they would give up tho premises m March next , and he hoped that fnends would assist them for a short time longer . A few pounds was owing for rent ; the committee had not a farthing in hand , and they were frequentl y obliged to borrow to provide food for the men ; that day they had not broken their fast , but the number of persons then present would be the means of supplying them with a little sustenance . He ( the speaker ) and Mr . Antill , at the request of the refugees , had waited upon five meetings of theBhoemakera to thank them for their as-They . ha 4 lately receive ninths ft ™ th «
sistance . It was announced that a meeting would be held in the Harmonic Hall , on Tuesday , and thanks having been given to the chairman and lecturer , the meeting dispersed . Hanisy and Shemojj . —A social tea party and ; T * 8 h « tbe People's Hall , Brunswickstreet , on Christmas Day , when 260 persons sat TTJ *! ex 5 elIent tea . The proceeds of the tea and ball—which amounted to the sum of JE 9 2 s . — w sent herewith , in two Post-offico orders , for the Honesty Fund . Arrangements are being made for the division of the township into districts , and parties are appointed to make collections . We are also getting subscribers for the disposal of a set of china ware , and two sets of ornaments , for the Bame object . All subscriptions must be sent to the
secre-^ H n Ya ^ ' Tem Perance Hotel , CrowntaBK , Uwtton , who will give every information on the subject . —E . Nixon , Secretary .
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BEPEAL OF THE DUTY ON PAPER . A meeting of paper manufacturers was held on Kn ^ TV 4 ^ 6 Clarence Dotel . Spring XS '* f ° i , ' ltep ' order t 0 consider what steps could be taken to secure , in the course of the next session of parliament , the abolition of the paper duty . * JH \?\ : Croupi ? ? ca"ed to the chair , and said that at a meeting held about a month since , he was requested to ascertain , as far as possible the probability of getting , in the next session of parliament , an abolition of the paper duty . With this view , he had had interviews with Lard John Russell , the Chancellor of the Exchequer , and a great number of leading men , both in and out of parliament , and of all political sentimentsTho
. result of those interviews was a conviction that on the exertions made oy the public and the trade , but emanating from the latter , would entirely depend whether they were to succeed in getting this obnoxious tax repealed or not . The next step he took was to have a circular issued by tho "Association for the Abolition of the Duty on Paper , " which existed in London , and also himself to issue a Pamphlet on the subject . He did this because he K ft ^ T ^ fop succes 8 » unles 3 they informed the public of the true nature of the paper tax , and the extent to which it affected almost every individual in the community . He had ; A ? et ^ ith / n mdividual * h ° was consum-« § 1 > 00 A i th of P , aPer yearly » btt * who ^ id he "had not tho least idea that paper paid any very serious duty , " and was nerfectlv astmmitert »» , On
he ( the chairman ) informed him that it paid not less than forty per cent . This was not allf Some descriptions of paper were taxed to the extent of 120 per cent , on the cost price . He believed that if the public , now almost ignorant on the subject , were made fully aware of the nature of tne . paper duty . not only would they be ableito secure its speedy repeal , but , in fact , to make it a part of the next budget . They would find in the public press , he believed , a most powerful organ maiding their movement ; and throug h the newspapers and other channels , the association in London would take caro that the bearings of the tax were fully exposed to the public . The paper manufacturers were of course , the first to feel the effects of the
tax . A man could not commence making paper without first applying to an excise officer to survey his premises to number every room in them , and also v ^ Mll tter ? r num ber » every implement wnicnhe ( themanufacturer ) proposedtouse . Theact ?« ° r Siu ' , mended in committee , was called A bill to consolidate and amend the laws for collecting and securing the duties of excise on paper made in the United Kingdom ; " it was passed on the 5 th of July , 1839 , and contained Bixty-nine clauseB , a great number of which were penal . Section three required paper makers , before commencmg business , to make " a true and narkinnlar
entry in writing of all their mills and premises and every implement they used in the manufacture ' &c ., of paper of any description , or buttonboard , millboard , pasteboard or scaleboard , and to deliver the same to the excise officer in whose survey the mill and premises might be situated : in which entry every " engine , chest , machine , vat , and press shall be distinguished by a particular number or letter , or number and letter or letters •" in default of which , for every unentered mill or implement , the manufacturer shall forfeit £ 200 " together with all paper , buttonboard , millboard , pasteboard or ecaleboard . and M
materials found therein . " a similar penalty was imposed in case tho marks upon the several things mentioned did not agree with tho entry given in , so that if the number or letters were erased by accident , the excise officer could declare the premises as unentered , and enforce the penalty of £ 200 . The chairman proceeded to read and comment upon section nine , remarking that under it the labels issued by the commissioners of excise , to be used in the tying up of paper , were made equal in value to bask notes ; as there was a fine of £ 10 imposed for every label delivered to any manufacturer , " and for which a receipt shallnot begiven , or whict shall be cancelled , obliterated , or destroyed , sold or disposed of , or improperly used , or not produced or
accounted for , " when demanded by the excise officer . It was often necessary to entrust a working man with 1 , 000 of those notes at once ( representing to the manufacturer £ 10 , 000 ) , and the manufacturers were of course always in danger , as some of the labels might be destroyed or removed through malice , or even through the slightest negligence or inattention . By eection 15 , a period of eighty-four hours was consumed , after paper was ready for delivery into the market , before the manufacturer could send it out in consequence of the notice required to be given prior to and to elapse after the weighing and charclng of it with duty . This period , during which the paper was kept in the mill , was a lonsrer ono than
was required for him to buy the raw materials in Manchester , send them to his mill , manufacture paper , and transport it to any part of the kingdom if he were not interfered with . This regulation crippled the consumption of paper to an almost incalculable extent . The chairman , after referring to other restrictive and penal clauses in the act pointed out the extent to which , despite the vigilance of the excise , frauds were constantly being committed , aud said that of this the government was fully aware , and acknowledged the difficulty of collecting the duty . Substitutes for paper were being continually produced so nearly identical in their nature that excisemen could not detect the difference until told of it ; but all these were allowed to go duty free . He himself , within ten days had placed in the hands of a government officer a specimen of a new material , which the officer unhesitatingly pronounced to be pasteboard but he would not
, nevertheless , dare to seize three tons of it , although he ( the chairman ) told him where it was lying . The chairman next referred to the great number of persons who depended upon the manufacture of paper , either directly or indirectly , and urged the immense advantage which must result to them from the abolition of the paner duty , * Mr . Baldwin described the injurious operation of the paper duty on the trade of Birmingham . The meeting was afterwards addressed by Mr . C . Potter and other gentlemen ; and resolutions were agreed to for the commencement of a subscription , to aid the London association ; directing the secretary to communicate with , all similar associations in the country ; and urging paper manufacturers to solicit subscriptions from their friends generally , and to endeavour to make known the injurious operation of the tax complained of . About £ 200 was subscribed by those present at the meeting .
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THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE . Mr . Editor , —I refrain from giving an opinion as to the most proper time and place for convening the intended Conference j that has been sufficiently expatiated upon , and it would have been well if ail had restricted their observations to tho question at issue . A very acrimonious spirit has pervaded some of the articles written upon the subject , and much extraneous and personal matter has been interwoven into the affair , calculated to injure the cause , and damage the People ' s Paper . I have this week received a number of letters showing that the writers think there has been more than enough of such matter , and expressing their determination to discontinue the Star , should its page 3 be thus disgraced by columns of artioles evincing a lack of that unity and brotherly love , which ought to be manifest among our ranks . Let not the enemy point tbe finger of scorn at us . and exclaim , " See how they hate one another . "
I implore the combatants to cease their strife ; and I beg of you to close the door against suoh angry feelings . Yours truly , Wm . Rider .
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NATIONAL CHARTER LEAGUE . On Monday evoning last the usual meeting of tho oouncil of this body was held at the League rooms , h - m P re 8 i ( lent , Mr . M'Grath , occupied the chair . The ordinary general business having been accomplished , the president called attention to an able ^ leading article , in the Star of the 21 st ult . on the subject of the Manchester Conference , when it was unanimously resolved ;— " That the secretary is instructed to transcribe said ai tide in the min . book of the League , as it reflects the idea upon which the League itself is founded . " Mr . Doyk
then read from the Northern Star of the 28 th ult ., an address from the Manchester Council , containing a programme of business to be discussed at the approaching Conference ; when the thanks of tne council of the League were unanimously voted u- £ f £ ancne » ter Chartists for the pertinacity with which this latter body adheres to their resolution ? u ?« & * Conference together . It was resolved thatMr . Rendall be requested to deliver his intended lecture on Secular Education , on Sunday evening next , in theBe rooms—Talford coffee-house , Farringdon street-and that he commence at half-past seven o clock . . r
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNITED TRADES . T , S . Duscombe , Esq ., M . P ., President . Established 18 i 5 . " fiat jbstitia . " "IiitwerepoBBible for the working classes , by combining among themselves , to raise , or keep up the general rate of wages , it need hardly be said that this would tea thing not to be punished , but to be welcomed and rejoiced " fiTUABT MlIX . - ! = J ==
"he extraordinary termination of the dispute between the engine drivers of the northern division of the great North Western railway and their wealtky and powerful employors , is suggestive of tho most earnestandsenous reflection of that importantbody of operatives , and of the working classes generally . siffnTn , ? V \ er v Victor - - * V employers , more if'Sn i if 0 '' N 6 Ve ! lwas there a P 0 ^^ 1 * oiy of men , ocally organised in considerable strength , so completely unprepared to cope with their gunt nntngomsls Never was there a more perfect abaenoe of anything like fixed principles of action , or SaSWT f xec utlvD » a ™ ed with discretionary powers to deal with so simple , and , after all , soarcely important question .
Here are the Railway Boards of Great Britain he proprietors of the hi ghways of the countrv tney . have , as such , immense powers , and immense responsibilities . The public have a deep interest tnat the operations of railways should bo con-E- Wlth 8 t ? adinesi > and punctuality ; and we < ninK it cannot be reasonabl y supposed that one of in i » f " jEW P """" by could ever be permitted duKiSfS V \ the ca P fice of anyb 0 ! ird of SrS ?^ ™ , » i . b 0 d 3 r J o < o i > wati ' - Ifc !| ppears TmZ , S ? tteP > / ° I J UGSti 0 " . that the pa * SI i °° traffic upon tho - principle hv ™ ' 2 T \ , be P ° » ed to be closed S . t fcfi . dl 8 pute 5 between th 0 Proprietors of ^ ife y and . ? y Potion of Its operatives .
; Vwi in « T natmng . stl 0 uI ' 1 ever ha PPen once it will nover happen again . Sticklers as we aro , and are pretty well known to be for tho rights of labour , we have never contemplated , even in imagination , bo inconsiderate and violent an exorcise of a publio right . It baa struck us from what we have seen or read of this affair , through the public press , that , had there been anything worthy of the name of an organisation existing among the engino drivers , that nothing could have been more easv than to have brought this dispute to a speedy and satisfactory-arrangement , without the slightest am > ry feeling on either side , or without the slightest sacrifice of pnnoiple or interest . The national and common-senee compromise suggested by the men of tho Camden Town station , if offered before a striko was threatenedand prepared forwouldw « think
, , , . have been accepted by the railway authorities , and the men ' s position strengthened , rather than weakened by the arrangement . It must be borne in mind that this was not a question of wages , although we can readily imagine that a lurking desire may have existed to introduco and mix up a not very unreasonable proposition , in which the public are very materiall y concerned , with other arrangements in which they are not so materially concerned , whereby a future reduction of wages might be more readil y effected . It appears to us to have been a capital blunder , on the part of the engine-drivers , not to have endeavoured to have separated the two questions .
They were sure to have the public dead against them upon the one , and their full sympathies vith them upon the other . It is not to be expected that the public will ever consent to have their power of locomotive upon the only roads which are now practically open to them to depend upon thecaptico , either of a confederacy of rail way proprietors or oi railway operatives . Such a power would be denied , and properly so , to the government ; but , on the other hand , we think , the public would be as little prone to trust their lives and property in the hands of a body of men , whose energies were enervated , or whose attention was distracted by domestio cares , created by the parsimony of any set of capitalists , however wealthy , or however
powerful . r As a general principle , we have no faith in strikes as a means of settling trade difficulties ; but if in any case we can conceive strikes to bo dangerous , and by all means to be avoided , it surely is in such important operations as the railways of this country . But it may be asked by those who do not thoroughly understand us— " Would you leave the railway operatives at the mercy of such men as compose the railway shareholders of this country V God forbid ' . for then would their position be , indeed , a hopeless one . But we would have the railway and all other classes of operatives as wise in their generation as their artful and unscrupulous employers .
We muBt again repeat our well worn argument" Give us a National Organism of Labour , unmixed with any other " ism / ' and we will emancipate the working classes—first of all , industrially , and then , as a matter of course , and of necessity , socially and politically j" and it is our cool opinion , that general liberty in this country is obtainable by no . other meanB . It strikes us the whole question lies in a nutshell . It is not simply Capital v . Labour ; but it is organised capital against unorganised labour . It is immense confederacies and aggregations of capital against individualised , isolated unities of labour . It is the organism of a pack of artillery against a sand hill . Labour simply wants organising and disciplining . It is necessary it should take up
a position , and entrench and fortif y itself behind the panoply of its own native , inherent power . We say again , not only to tho engine drivers , but to the engine makers , and all otber trades who fancy themselves so powerful of themselves , all your trade aristooracies must follow the fortunes of birth and title aristocracies , outlive your strength and your glories , and sink to the position of the ancient noblesst of France . The sam culotte miners , weavers , and stockingers , who now in vain seek your alliance , may live to see you on the Bame level of wretchedness with themselves . Surely this is no very violent or improbable assumption . Who that reads the prophetic page of to-day , cannot from its pregnant signs foreshadow the offspring of the future . Who cannot see that the constantl y accumulating aggregations of manufacturing capital actini ?
constantly upon the popular shibboleth— " buy in the cheapest market , and sell in the dearest "—is with true ogre-like appetite , devouring , as Mr . Muntz says , each its farmer a day , with a few handloom weavers and woolcombers , b y way of desert ; having made mince-meat of them , will presently fall tooth and nail upon the hitherto unapproachable favoured sons of toil , and thus give them a striking example of the law of natural equality . Yes ! of a verity , this * and much more than this will surely come to pass , unless the most intelligent and noblest of labour ' s sons imitate the chivalry of my Lord Grey , and vow in the face , of their countrymen , '' to stand by their order . " Let us imitate the example set us by our oppressorslet us also cherish that love of class—let us copy that esprit dn corps , which makes an injury inflicted upon the meanest an injury to the highest , and to all .
Until this perfect unity of interest can be created it is in vain to look for labour ' s independence . Its future history as its past , will be a long catalogue of rashly conceived , badly conducted , and fatally terminating strikes , with nothing to send their remembrance down even to the next generation , but the enormous sums of money that were squandered , and the enormous mass of misery that was engendered in their progress , without the slightest benefit in the world to those who dared this so nobly yot so unwisely , in defence of their rights . National Organisation , the ono and only road to National Regeneration . That is the motto we will inscribe upon our banner ; and to borrow Mr . Edward Perry ' s grand , eloquent swagger , •« we will hoist
our flag , and nail it to the mast . " And we think poor Mr . Perry would as soon look upon a veritable ghost , as upon that imaginary faded piece of bunting , which , in the intoxication of his fancied power he swore to us he never would strike . He has not struck it , and what remains of it flutters over the fallen fortune and honours of the family The latest news from Wolvevhampton will , we believe , be interesting . to our friends aud members . On the 30 th of December a meeting was hold ' at the request of certain Frenchmen in the employ of the brothers , E . and G . Perry , at which Mr . Green , of the Central Committee , accompanied by their solicitor , Mr . Bartlett , and certain members of the Tinplate Workers' Society , attended to hear a statement from these deeply injured foreigners
Sixteen out of nineteen of the Frenoh Tinmen ( who had been imported for the purpose of enabling the Perrys to beat down British labour ) attended accompanied by Mr . Mayo , interpreter , who made the following statement on behalf of the unfortunate Frenchmen -. —They get out by saying they had been most grossly deceived by Mr . G . Perry , that they found it impossible to live upon his terms , and that they hoped their English brethren would assist them in returning to their own country—that , if it were possible , they were resolved to leave to a man . They said that Mr . George Henry Perry oame to a manufactory in France , and , through a Pole , who could speak a little English , told them that ha
wanted a number of men to get up work in the French Btile , for exportation to the four quarters of the globe ; and , in answer to a , question he assured them ( of course , upon his honourHhat there was no strike in the case . Be subsequently engaged two gentlemen interpreters , with a view we suppose , of a more animated and general con ! venation . By theie persons the Perry ' g manufactory was represented as an English California . They were told they could earn 60 s . per week immediately , and that some of his men were earn ln JW fer W . eek > Thu 3 fascinated by fal ? e » nd artful cunning they were bit . Perry then , to tad Uw bargain , lent each of them tome money to
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make little preparations for their journey ; lie then told them he had no security for tho cash he had advanced ; he was informed that they had no deposits they could mako except their passports and their books—these latter being , it appeals ,, to French workmen a thing of immense importance , containing their character , which they have to got signed by their last employer , and endorsed by the Prefect or Mayor of the arrondisement , before they can get any othor employment . No doubt Perry bad been put up to this by 5 fe 3 sieurs—the gentlomen interpreters . Ho then took them to first-rato houses (?) and treated them with the b « f everything . They , poor fellows , believed that all ho had told them wa 3 true , and they came
away with him , with light hearts , to tho Wolverhampton tin diggins . But , on their arrival , their suspicions were soon awakened by the feverish anxiety he evinced to induce them to sign agreements . They asked for time to consider , but that v ,-as a rather dangerous request for him to acceda to : they wero compelled to sign , there and then , before they loft the shop , each nn agreement , as thoy understood , for six months , to havo twenty-five shillings per week for the first three weeks , just tu get their hand in , and then to go upon piece-work . The throe woeks are expired , and they havo had a fair trial at piece-work upon Mr . G . Perry ' s prices , nnd they complain they cannot get near a living , and beg to get releasedif it ia possible , from their
, engagements . Tho above particulars applies to tho first eight that were imported . There are , however eleven moro a joint-stock venturo between the two hrothers , Edward and George , the twin ex-lown Councillors of St . John ' s and St . Paul ' s . This latter lot , on their arrival , wero informed by thoir friends of the true position of affairs : they positively refused signing any agreement . They were to havo twenty-five shillings a week until Christmas , and then to have all they would earn " at the diggins . " But they have sent in notice , that from Christmas they shall require six shillings per day ; to this tho Perrys domur , and tell them to work .
and pay half they owo , and then to go about their business . They havo , by way of a rejoinder to thisgenerous proposal , authorised a solicitor to try if they cannot compel Mr . Perry to restore to them their books and passports , and leave that person to sue them for any money he may have advanced in the French CourtB , where the debt—if debt it hewas contracted . Tho ei ght poor fellows will also endeavour to get tho magistrate to cancel their agreements for covin and fraud ; and if that succeeds , they will , to a man be glad to return to Paris , and lcavo the " Perryan" "diggins" and all their auriferous glories to the " rats , " and auch like vermin .
Wo hope that this is tho last sceno of the last act of a most disgraceful drama j but we trust that in this case the denouncement will show truth and right triumphant , chicanary and fraud discomfited and disgraced , and held up as a warning to future evil doers . William Peel , secretary . 259 , Tottenham Court-road .
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Intended IIarbour at Brighton . —In our last number we noticed the intended floating harbour at Brighton , after the plan of Mr . W . H . Smith . We have received a letter from a gentleman who is well known to us , in which he informs us that ha is the inventor of a floating breakwater , which in some important particulars bears a great resemblance to Mr . Smith ' s . He does not insinuata that his breakwater furnished Mr . Smith with tha idea for his ; though he regards it as possible that it may , as his ( our correspondent ' s ) became well known to several persons somo four or five years ago , and about the same time he deposited a model of it at the Admiralty , where it has remained ever since , and where it may , possibly , have been aeen by hundrods . At the time our correspondent submitted his breakwater to the Admiralty , it wafl understood that tho government intended to erect floating breakwaters all round the coasts of Great
Britain and Ireland ; but a change of ministry taking place soon after , and it appearing that tho new admistration did not mean to carry out the project of their predecessors , our correspondent gave himself no further trouble about his breakwater . The erection of floating breakwaters being , however , again talked of , he considers that he ought to draw public attention to his ; believing that for efficiency , durability , and cheapness , it is vastly superior to any floating breakwater that either has been or will be thought of , and of that opinion are skillful and scientific friends of his ; to say nothing of the favourable opinion the Admiralty seemed to entertain of it . If floating breakwaters are to be erected , either at Brighton or elsewhere , those who may bo interested in them , must , of course wish them to bo on the best principle ; as our correspondent ' s may possibly bo the best , we deem it right to call public attention to it . Dog Training in Munich . —One afternoon J . told
me that she heard a tremendous noise , the shouts and Eorcams of ft man , and the terrific howling and yelling of a dog . Out darted the gentleman from the studio , and out rushed J ., and there in the large adjoining field , through the mud—for there had been a heavy fall of snow—a man raced along , pursued by an enormous dog , the fiercest brute imaginable ; it sprang upon him , it tore him , it shook him by the hair of his head , it dragged him along the ground , the man screaming and the dog howling ! Then they were up again , and careering round and round the field , man and dog , like wild beasts . J . was horrified beyond words , and to J . ' s indescribable indignation the gentleman looked auietlv on and smiled . What could ifc
mean ? To her it Beemed a fearful murder . But no ! it was the only training of a watch-dog ; and a very frightful business it must have been although very grand to \ rilness , the gentleman declared . The man was all bound up , so that the dog could not possibl y injure him materially ; but his head and face , with their frightful bandages , suggested no other idea than that of wounds , which made him look all the moro dreadful . These fierce dogs , thus trained , are necessary as security against robbers ; many people keep them ; there are two at the studio , but I have noticed nothing very ferocious about them . Here this mode of training dogs is not at all unusual , although th& trade 1 should think is not particularly agreeable . —Dickens ' t « Household- Words . "
Curious Custom . —In 1833 the late Record Commissioners issued circular questions to the municipal corporations of England and Wales , requesting various information ; among such questions was the following : — " Do any remarkable customs prevail , or have any remarkable customs prevailed within memory , in relation to the ceremonies accompany * ing the choice of corporate offioers , annual processions , feasts , ( Ssc , not noticed in the printed histories or accounts of your borough ? Describe them , if there be such . " To this question the borough of Chippenham , Wilts , replied as follows : — " The corporation , dine together twice a year , and mv for it
themselves " '—Notes and Queries . ^ Stkam-boat Building in the United | Staies . — The annual report of commerce and navigation gives the following aggregate of the number of steam-boats built in the United States since 1824 , twenty . five years , in periods of five yearB each : — From 1824 to 1829 , 194 ; from 1829 to 1834 , 304 ; from 1834 to 1839 , 504 ; from 1839 to 1844 , 522 ; from 1844 to 1849 , 969 ; total , 2 , 492 . Two-thirds of these are built in the west , one-sixth of them is Ohio . The largest number of steamers built at on * place are built in Pittsburg , and its neighbourhood . —New York Commercial Advertiser .
It appears from an official return that between six and seven thousand head of cattle were slaughtered in Liverpool for the Bupply of the Christmas market . in that borough . The Splendid Rotton Pabr Estatb , new Birmingham , for a long period the property of the Nools , of Worcestershire , haBJust been purchased by Mr . Qillot , the Bteel-pen maker , for £ W , 000 .
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REPEAL OF THE TAXES ON PAPER . A public meeting on this important subject was held on Thursday evening at the London Tavern . The attendance of gentlemen connected with the Press were very numerous ; there were also a good attendance of the active Chartists of the metropolis . About seven o ' clock the room being particularly filled , C . Cowan , Esq ., M . P ., was called to the chair , and opened the business of the meeting by stating that it was with reluctance he took the chair , being in a peouniary manner interested in the abolition of the tax . Many in the paper trade thought that its
abolition would be injurious to them ; he was not , however , of that opinion . The Chairman then showed the injury the system of taxation inflicted on the manufacturer , and the great detention it caused in their business . The papermakers were a small body scattered over the whole count */ , and therefore their representations were not heeded . He then exhibited a specimen of paper made of trtw , on which there was a duty of 14 s . 9 d . on a raw material that cost only 2 i . The paper on which most of the London journals was printed on was made from the sweepings of the cotton mills ; no duty on the raw material wai charged to tbe cotton pumufactwer , but < m tbo rery refuse , lid . per
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pound was charged to the paper maker . He trusted J , \ $ 5 ? would 80 ° n como when the Press would bereally free in this country . ( LoudohiS ) Hwi ? i 2 irmant , ? l alluded t 0 the Exhibition for S&fJ ^ nv 1 h ° nour t 0 Prince Albert f « PW CrtJ oi ? 1 !*? 8 received with hisses and A ?* fW ld wh ' ° «* speaker sat down . ) Mr Hume V ° tOthe meetin S wad from " SatSlff " ^ lowing resolution :-inat , m the opinion of this meeting , the duty on WOSSi f ^ tax on ^ lfandinduLy , lZ "te ^ e " d with the employment of labour tie £ * - l fr « Wi « its manuX an iniurv ^ H' thou * h in a less ^ S ^ , biuS yJE ° n tho P ubli 0 at lar « e ' the « by KL - ^ ^ facturer and consumer . " - S ? J ? M ° wh 0 ? »?< l the meeting based their nnnn ,. „ , ^ ZZZTT .,. . „
Ktttt ^ ot £ 5 £ fca i ^ orkin « men idle ' ° * ° uid S ^ ei 6 emPloyed . He also advocated its abow § SaSh ^ f rOUn t l ts affeotiD ? the bra * rflnflritw 8 toma , oh 8 of oup Popufation , andpreweU . be 8 ? oW ° , fknowl 6 d ge «© essential to the S 3 / - dlWS ' * Btomed how it afltotef the interests of many trades in addition to the paper makers , who numbered about 40 , 000 Hi , merchant in the hardware line in ™ ° Slani , used twenty tons of paper in wrapping oSr Sfi ° ? ° . rted »? the United States ; n « fL ! S I ™ 9 l nJured m a 8 imiIar manner , ue then passed some high eulogiums upon the inf « ii ^ - 8 . in ce"ty of the working classeB , and declared his opinion that they only needed to have 'JzsL ^ ssg "" rise 8 tnihigher b the
Mr . P . Boswick seconded the resolution in an able speeoh , giving a history of the repeal of the r ^ ° ? ^ [ e lass - which with Paper , constituted the three grand things recommended by sir a . Parnell for reduction in the year 1820 . t " aper , unlike all other articles , received its value tromJabour alone , the raw material being valueless . He counselled them to follow the example of the united states , and by abolishing the duty , give employment to 600 , 000 persons at home , instead of driving them to seek shelter in America . The stamp duty on newspapers , was likewise an iniurv - ( great cheers ) -but not equal in extent to that of the duty on paper . (« tfo . no . " ) He trusted they would keep to the one subject before them , and not attempt to divert the meeting from its one object .
Mr . D . W . Rofft , prior to the resolution being put , requested to know whether the chairman would put any other resolution or amendment , if that were allowed to pass without addition or amendment ? The Chairman having assented , the resolution was carried unanimously . Mr . Bbddow moved a resolution , showing " that the tax , by increasing the price of books and newspapers , impeded the progress of knowledge and education . Mr . Ingram , of the Illustrated London Aew * . seconded the resolution .
Mr . G . J . Holtoake moved an amendment , em . bodying the addition of the abolition of tho one penny stamp on newspapers , and the advertisement duty . His amendment would better carry out the objects of the meeting ; and he trusted the courtesy and penetration of the committee would cauBe them not to look upon him as creating an opposition . Bvery argument that applied to the resolution applied still stronger to his . If they meant to carry a national measure , they must adopt national means . Their present agitation was liable to be considered a trade question , and divested it of thediggnityof anationalmovement . Dr . Johnson said , that " if a man meant well , the more ho means the better . " ( Cheers . ) He objected to that movement , as there waB alread y a society , which had been two years in existence , which agitated for the
reduotion , not of the duty on paper alone , but also of the duty on newspapers and advertisements ; and they were well aware that Beveral parties struggling for the same object effected an injury upon eaoh other . If the tax had been taken off newspapers , that meeting would have been unnecessary , as the tax on paper would speedil y have followed the un-Btamped press . At present , they were compelled to import their politics from abroad , because they would not encourage their heme growth and culture . Mr . Holyoake then showed that the government owed them the arrears of ei ghteen years of disappointment , since they had so gallantly struggled and suffered to obtain an unstamped press . They needed not only suoh workB as those of Dickens and Knight ' s , but they wanted cheap newspapers , to give them political ahd sooial knowledge .
Mr . Coixbtt seconded the amendment . As the Secretary to the Seciety for the Abolition of all Taxes on Knowledge , and having fifty branches in different partB of the country , whose members had numerously signed petitions in favour of that objeot , he was compelled to protest againBt any movement calculated to injure that cause . He wished the present committee success in getting the duty off paper , but the public mind muBt not be diverted from attaining the whole of their demands .
Mr . Collctt then went into the question of revenue , showing that , in a pecuniary view , the government would not suffer by abolishing the penny stamp , as an equal amount would be raised b y the postage on unstamped newspapers . He also showed , by numerous instances , that the present law could not be carried out , and ended an argumentative and h » moro « s Peeoh by calling on Mr . Milner Gibson , the M . P . for Manchester , who was on the platform , and who moved the motion last session in the house , as to the course he would now adopt .
Mr . Milner Gibson , who was much applauded , stated , that he brought forward his motion for the abolition of all Taxes on Knowledge , upon the great principle that they were not a legitimate source of revenue ; he had also found , by experience , that the course to adopt was to ask sufficient and take what they could get . Lytton Bulwer , when in parliament , had moved for the repeal of them as a whole , and he believed by bo doing that they would receive a greater amount of sympathv and BUDnort .
In his opinion , the stamp on newspapers was of the most importance to be repealed . He was for the cheap newspaper . If competition was good for the farmer it was good for the newspaper proprietor ; and he believed that at the bottom of the government opposition , was a feeling of opposition to the spread of Political and Social Knowledge . They might talk of the Free Pms of England , but they would never have a Free Press until the stamp duty was abolished . If compelled to give a vote he must vote for the amendment .
Mr . Edwards briefly addressed the meeting . The Chairman expressed a desire that it would not be put as an amendment , but as an addition ; this being assented to , the amendment and original resolution were put to the meeting , and the addition of Messrs . Holyoake and Collett carried with only one dissentient . Mr . Brown moved , and Mr . seconded , a vote of thanks to the Chairman for his very impartial conduct , and the meeting separated .
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SURREY SESSIONS . Robbing Railway Passengers . —John Platt , 80 , was indicted for stealing a purse containing six and Beyenpence from Ann Barthop , and a purBO containing 30 s . from Mr . Rankin , on the platform of the Brighton Railway station , London Bridge terminus . —Mr . Charnock intimated to the court that the prisoner would throw himself on their mercy by pleading guilty to tho offenceB . He wai instructed to say that the prisoner had followed & rospectable trade at Liverpool , prior to this unfortunate occurrence . He was a shipwright , and for many years belonged to the Liverpool Shipwrights Association , which could be proved by the
card of membership found on him , and an authorized document signed by upwards of a hundred members of the society giving him an excellent character . — W . Castles , tho superintendent of tho railway-station , said that he saw the prisoner with a well-dressed lad on the platform just as the train came in . Having some suspicions about them , ho watched them at a little distance , and saw the lad steal a purBe from a lady and hand it to tho prisoner . He instantly seized hold of the latter , and found two purses in his hand , and while securing him the youth escaped . The two ladies then camo up , and told him they had been robbed , and identified the purses and contents as their
property . —Tho chairman said the prisoner ' s conduct had been extremely bad in training up youths to thieve , consequently the court felt bound to pass a heavy sentence on him as an example to others . He having been in . good circumstances made his case worse , as he ought to havo known better ; therefore the sentence of the court was that he be transported for ten years . Just as the sentence was passed considerable confusion took place in court , owing to two females ( supposed to be the prisoner ' s mother and his wife ) screaming in a dreadful manner , calling for mercy . It required the united exertions ol several officers to remove them from the court , and the business was stopped for somo time .
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Mr . Hakset then moved , and Mr . Jones seconded , the following resolution : — " That this Committee , asthe Executive head of the National Charter Association , feel it their duty to vindicate the principles of Democracy and the rules of the Association . They , therefore , repudiate all connexion with the Conference called to meet in Manchester on the 27 th inat ., hy the local council of that
town , such Council not heing the head of the Chartist body , nor dul y authorised to summons a national delegation . They further call on all true Chartists and good Democrats to ab-Btain from any participation in the said Conference . " Carried with one dissentient . During the discussion on the above resolulution , the following questions were , through the chairman , put to Mr . O'Connor by Mr . Eetxokds . —Do the Manchester Council intend to elect a new Executive ? Mr . O'Cossok . —No ! The y have no such intention . Mr . Reynolds . — -Do they intend to act antagonistically to this Committee ? Mr . O'CoNNon . —No ! Ii they did I would not act with them . Mr . O'Connor then moved : — "That a Conference be held in Manchester on January the 27 th , and that a Conference be also held in London , on Monday , March the 3 rd ; " but as no seconder appeared , the motion was not entertained .
Mr . Davis stated , that through the peculiar circumstances in which he was at present placed relative to his employment , it would be impossible for him to attend to his duties as one of the Executive Committee of the National Charter Association , and therefore , although it was with deep regret , he still felt it to be his duty to tender his resignation Mr . Reynolds moved , seconded by Mr . O'Connor : — " That Mr . Davis ' a resignation be accepted , with a vote of thanks for his services in the Chartist cause . " The motion was unanimousl y adopted . Mr . Davis returned thanks , and having said that he should also resign as a member of the Polish committee , then retired .
The following was moved by Mr . Harnet , and seconded by Mr . Gkassby : — " We , the undersigned members of the Chartist Executive , having read the Manchester Council ' s attack upon one of the Committee—Mr . Ernest Jones , published in the Northern Star of December the 28 th—hereby declare their disgust and indignation at the authors of that t issue of abuse and falsehood , and brand its authors as detestable slanderers of a man , who , by his services , sufferings , and devotion to the people ' s cause , has entitled himself to the confidence and esteem of all true Democrats . " Signed by John Arnott , James Grassbt , < x . Julian Harnet , John Milne .
The following was also agreed to by those whose names are appended thereto : — " Not being able to subscribe to the terms in which the feregoing minutes are expressed , we 8 t 5 U wish to signify our accordance with its intention , and to observe , that the fact , that the Executive appointed Mr . Jones their delegate to Halifax after reading the attack referred to , indicates their confidence in Mr . Jones ' s integrity . Signed by G . J . Holyoake , Feargus O'Connor , G . W . M . Reynolds .
Mr . Grassby moved , seconded by Mr . Milne : — " That the vacancy in the Executive caused by the resignation of Mr . Davis , be at onee filled up , and that the Secretary be instrueted to forthwith issue orders for that purpose . " Carried unanimously . In consequence of an unusual press of business , the consideration of the list of places to send delegates to the forthcoming Conference was postponed until next week . The Committee then adjourned to Wednesday Evening , January the 8 th . ""
Notice is hereby given to all localities , and others who may feel an interest in the election , to proceed at once to nominate a fit and proper person to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr . William Davis as one of the Executive Committee ; such nominations must be forwarded , addressed to the General Secretary , at the office , 14 , Southamptonstreet , Strand , on , or before , Wednesday , January the loth , and as the same will be duly published , the votes thereon must be taken and transmitted as above stated , on , or before Wednesday , January the 29 th , as all nominations , or votes , received after the above dates , will be null and void .
Notice is also given , that new cards of membership for 1851 are now ready , and all who desire the progress of Democracy , are most earnestly requested to at once apply for the same to the Secretary , to whom all communications must be addressed , and all Post-Office Orders must , for the future , be made payable to the Treasurer , Mr . Robert Le Blond , at the Post-Office , London .
Notice is further given , that as several localities have neglected to send in their returns of the number of cards issued , and the monies received thereon , and in order that time may be allowed them to comply with the notice previously given ^ it is deemed advisable to defer the printing of the financial statement until Wednesday , January loth . Signed on behalf of the Committee , John Arnott , General Secretary .
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF ™ RATIONAL CHARTER ASSO Held their usual weekly meeting atthe Office , 14 , Southampton-street , Strand , on Wednesday evening last-Mr . G . J . Holyoake in the chanr .--The whole of the committee were present Correspondence was received from Cheltenham Hastings , Leicester , Lynn , Whitechurch , and Mr . Le Blond . Mr . Harney moved , seconded by Mr Grassby - : «« That a delegate be sent to represent the Committee at the West Hiding delegate meeting , to be held at Halifax on Sunday next , January 5 th . " Carried unanimously . Mr . Ernest Jones was unanimously appointed the said delegate .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 4, 1851, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1607/page/5/
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