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' jfoj . Eduob , — I am strongly of opinion , A at if the people do not , previous to the doBe f the year , g ive oat Bome nnmiBtakeahle . ind ications of the Mod of mearare they atand In need of , as respects their better representation » the House of Commons , the amended jjefbnn BUI to fce introduced toy the first Lord of the Treasury in 18 S 2 , / will be . but of little -ernce towards flie > nfianchisement df the
maBses . When I aay , I believe thatit will be a truly Whig proposal ; if allowed to . mafcore itself , it is equivalent . toproclaiming it as one calculated to displease ' everybody ( iheMinistry and its supporters excepted ) , and to he useless for the accomp lishment - of the great end : in View . The people , therefore ; must niake the Bill , and they onl y , if they « e really sincere in their demand for a more equitable adjustment of their political privileges .
A glance at the present condition of the labouring daBsea- ^ of th e country , and a thoughtful « gard for the interests of those not of thati jorderj ' clearly pojnt put the duty of the former 'in . the , pending -straggle . It . is one pf Self-government of so far , Individual action ; of , in a - word , a' fixedness of purpose t o secure the results for them 8 elte 8 . ,. ¦ ' [ The ' one \ tbir ig needful''ia the
Suffrage—Manhood Sunr age- ^ &e ^ onty Bettlementthat can be listened to , as tending to produce the prospective happiness of the people , by removing ftoin" them One jU 8 t cause of complaint , ' viz .: —their presenrPqlitical TTnenfranchisement . Short of this , all proposals are shams - —mere things for the day , that as the morrow dawnsnpon society , so theirinefficiencesbecome apparent to all men . ¦ " , : - ;
To publish to the . middle arid upper classes the detenruoatibn of the wqrfeW to accept of No-compromiee in this respect is a . sacred obligation . ; and--it ; . must be done ^ Tyith an energy and a vigour ^ : wjDrth y of so " great a ded * rafirau .. ^ . 7 ^; i- ^ - 'i ?" " ,. .-. ""' There are ' -v&fBym \ 4 cmg this effectively , and they are opea to all ; and , just in pro * portion as these wayaare truthfully followed , so will be the vBacraaa-attained . ¦ Manhpod Suffrage is to be gained by numerous and well attended meetings , both in and out of doors ;
the former in preference , where the authorities become feTerish ; the latter in all placea where the assemblage can be made imposing , with ' oat spreading undue alarm ; and by petitioning parliament . We must alwayB remember , that these are the acknowledged channels through which good may ultimately flow . Let us not complain against them , "because they have so long been tried , and with such [ little benefitj or that they are not of the required power , from , whence the desired end can be made to
Issue . The truth is , they are all-sufficient , as means , if honestly used . * . I believe that it is only for the millions of workmen to declare in Jkvour of the Suffrage , by peaceable demon ' etrations , and hy exercising ; their privileges of petitioning , as Englishmen , in order to secure their political freedom . ' Other ways may be devised , the goal being the same ; tout I would earnestly impress upon every man the absolute necessity of preserving an upright demeanonr , by respecting- the consciennouB objections of his neighbour , and menially resolving to act faithfully by the cause put forth— -viz ., Manhood Suffrage . : This is tiie way to win the battle , by proving ourselves to be good soldiers , knowing only one thing , and that is , our duty as Citizens , for it is our Country that
we serve . The political wheel , it would seem , makes bat one evolntion in twenty-years .. Three apprenticeBhips is a long while to wait to remedy a defect , which a want of unanimity amongst ourselves may be properly said to have occasioned . The time for action has come—the urork to be done is before us ; it is our own work to benefit our class and country ; we mast do it ourselves , or it will certainl y not be done . ¦ '
Before ihe year 1872 is numbered on the Calendar , —the hand that writes , the tongue that reads , and the mind that receives this well-intentioned appeal may be pulseless , earthly silent , passed away ; but , in the meanwhile , the wrongs and the degradations which the English labourer is now subjected to , will remain jas Defore . And , wherefore , by our present apathy , should we bequeath this duty of enfranchising the people to our children , when we are are all sensible of our power , and hence ought to be prepared to' -work out the obligation for ourselves as well as for our successors ? I say , sensible of our power—for
what force known to Englishmen is that which could withstand the call of the British artisans , "when expressed in unity with the' recognised laws of humanity ? It is because we have hitherto spoken in nooks and crannies , raised our Voices in localities , and sympathised only with those about us , that we hare spent our breath in vain . This , too , as rer spects those only who have already moved . But their name is legion who have , np to this moment , preserved a culpable silence ; and it is this mighty band—mighty in point of numbers that we have yet to enlist in our corps , in order to make our wishes deservedly
appreciated . The duty before us all is , then , to be intent upon realizing , within thenexttwelve months , a given object—viz ,, the enfranchisement of every male adulfc in the United Kingdom ; to demonstrate , through the agency of tracts , by meetings , and pablic manifestations , the justice of an immediate acquiescence with , the privilege here stated ' . This can be done with but it will
reason with truth , and with effect ; never be accomplished by clasB warfare , by meaningless abuse , or by ex aggerated statements . First princip les are immutable ; and these , whenever fairly appealed to , are alone sufficient for the work . Adhering to them we shall be safe ; but if we are longer disposed to heed them not , or to sacrifice them in a feeling of hatred and enmity against others , Manhood Sufirage will never be the basis of our
representative system . It is whispered , probably with some truth , that the New or Amended Beform Bill is to comprise four alterationsj namely—An eight pound rate of snfirage ; a non-property qualification for members of parliament ; the extension of the ri g ht of voting to leaseholders of £ 20 and upwards ; and the disfrancrjiseinent of certain small boroughs , for the purpose of constituting new and more enlarged ones . Supposing such emendations as those mentioned to be proposed , what good , may I ask , will they effect for the nation at
large ? . Obviously but little , if any . And yet , can there be a more crying evil than that which shuts out from the representative arrangements of the country , six male adults out of every seven ? To remove this wrong , the reduction of the £ 10 rate to £ 8 will be scarcely worthy of notice , as tending to this end ; whilst the other changesTwill not touch the complaint at aU ^ [ Whenever : such proposals are made , it is much to be desired , that not only will they not be accepted , but that the country will properly express its indignation at the quackery submitted for its approval . The Little Charter of the Walmesley party is , of course , much in advance of the scheme
supposed to be now iu the process of incubation . Sir Joshua pretends that bis plan will enfranchise nearly 4 , 000 , 000 of men . I join issue with the gallant knight upon this question , and unhesitatingly state my conviction , that tf it made the . electoral body equal to two millions , it would accomplish all that is practical * i his plan . Theratingclause , under his regime , would be equivalent to the disfrancbisement of nearl y two out of every three men supposed to be made voters thereby ; for the difficulties inseparable to proving a distinct qualification , would * a of aneb a magnitude as to deter hxg& numbew of Eien from troubling themselves about making good their respective claims . I shall not stay here to enlarge upon this objection , as I intend io do so in
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a subsequent letter ; but simply content myself by stating , that whilst I would not advise the working classes to oppose this modification of the Suffrag law , yet I would earnestly entreat them to receiv it only for what it is worth—* . « ., as one step onward towards the consummation so devoutly wished for . Compared with the principle here : advocated—vie ., Manhood Suffrage—it has not a redeeming feature , to adapt it as a competitor . For Bimplenesa of meaning—viz ., giving the vote to every man of twenty-one years of age—it substitutes intricacies , of the worst' description—VIZ ,, those which are originated , by- parish officers and tax gatherers . A Householder , in-the majority of casea , will be pronounced to be the landlord , and him alone ; whilst the lodger , in order to
substantiate niS Claim to be placed upon the voting list , will be either made to pay more money for his apartments , in order to secure his vote , or an obstacle will be thrown in his way ,, by the taxgatherer , that will be to him insurmountable . The "National . Reformers" may doubt this—perhaps deny . that any' such impediments would present themselves ; but I say , thatif they were acquainted with the -workings of the present system , in an official way , they would be obliged to admit , that whilst the " system of rating : is in vogue , as the test for proving a man ' s right to be placed on the list , the enfranchisement of the people will be practically defeated . ' 7 " J . ' -,, .- ' . '¦ ' , - ' -..- ¦• .- - , ; ' : My Lord . Stanhope ' s ideas of Representation ( whose proposals will , be found in another part of
this week ' s impression ) , I cannot believe will ever be received -with a view to their' adoption . J $ pi 2 may be worthy of their originator , bat they certainly are not that of the nation . The very mention of five distinct clMses of Tepresentativea , is enough , to expose the weakness of the prjopoSai , as a plan ijitrotluced for the better government of the country . The day a ' of Class Distinction ina National House . 6 f Commons are gone ; never to return again without a counter-revolution . Independent of which , the centesimal distribution of the members , giving 100 members to each of the five classes , is a- palpable injustice ; . for whilst the " owcerB and . occupiers of land" in the United Kingdom do not number half a million ; the persons " employed in daily labour , in agriculture , hi
manufactures , or in trade , certainly cannot be pronounced to be less than three millions , being six times the former numbers ; aud yet both classes , notwithstanding the disparity mentioned , are to have each 100 representatives ! Again , the ' part ballot and part opea Byitem for recording the votes would act most injuriously upon the working men ; for the ballot voters , by some grinding masters , would be regarded as Chartists and , of course , Revolutionists ; the publication of the list of persons wild voted upon the present plan always being the employer ' s test of the political tenets of his employed . No ! The ballot must be the only system of voting , not an optional regulation . As for allowing men to vote by . proxy , that is too absurd to . be noticed . The remainder of the Nine Resolutions I
pass over ; merely observing , that they , are entitled to be read , as showing . my Lord Stanhope ' s ideas upon the general principles of representation . Look where we may , we can find no proposal like our own for Us justice and practicability . Every well-meaning man acknowledges that to Manhood Suffrage the nation must eventually come . . And why not now ? Those who say that the people are not sufficiently educated , should . tell us when they will be ? And add to their information , by saying what they mean by the words " sufficiently educated . '' Give us some idea of the standard whereby we can measure a man ' s capaoity of mind ! If a knowledge of . reading , such , for example , as to be able to read intelligibly to others a chapter in the Bible ; or such a proficiency in writing as to be eompetent to write one ' s autograph ; or such a camprenension of the use of integers , as to be able to
master the rules of Addition and Subtraction ; I say if this kind and amount of knowledge 18 to be considered as the meaning of the ambiguous words mentioned , then I say that the majority of persons , ( males , of course , ) commencing from the age of eighteen upwards , already are in possession of the required information . Parliamentary and School statistics place this beyond equivocation ; and as every year passes away ,, so the fact I have stated becomes increasingly apparent . If , then , four out of seven millions of men are already qualified , what kind of Justice is that which Bays , that until you can show the whole of the seven to be as well informed as the four millions are , six out of the seven must be kept . without a vote in the good government of their country 1 Really , such talk seems to be so childish that those who would say so , must be either insane or in then * second dotase !
The people are worthy of a New Reform Bill ; and if they would act a wise part , in the coming Crisis , they would declare , in as forcible a manner as words can express then * meaning , that the only proposal which they will accept is that which has , for its foundation , the Tight of every male adult to a voice in the government ot his country ; in other words—Maxhood Sotfhage . Census .
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NATIONAL LOAN SOCIETY . At the usual meeting of this body , the Secretary read an immense amount of correspondence from the country , containing scrip , and in several instances paid-up £ 1 shares . Mr . Wheeler stated that several scrip belonging to the bonus , redemption , and other funds , had been sent to him , and the Managers decided that it would be advantageous both to the Society and the shareholders to receive such scrip . The Secretary stated he had
been compelled to break the rule authorising him to deposit scrip when it mounted to £ 100 with the Trustees , as daring the past week he had received scrip to the value of upwards of £ 300 . An ar rangement was made for its immediate deposit . Owing to the absence of some of the managers , business of an important nature was adjourned until the following Wednesday evening , at seven o ' clock . Several members were enrolled , and the Shareholders of the Land Company aie urgently requested to attend the general meeting , at 26 , Golden-lane , on Sunday evening the 21 st .
70 THE EDII 0 R OF THE SOUTHERN STAR . Dear Sib , —As chairman of the meeting held at 5 , Gale's-row , Straight ' s Month , on Monday , Sept . 8 th , ( not Sunday 7 th ) , when Mr . Stratton explained the objects , means , < fcc , of the National Loan Society , I beg you will correct the following misrepresentation in the Star of Sunday last : — " A discussion took place after the lecture , in which Messrs . Shaw , Hewitt , Robinson , Fusgell , and
others took part ; a feeling was created in favour of the society , and members enrolled . " In tbe first place , Mr . Fussell was not present ; secondly , with the exception of Mr . Foxwell , who approved and enrolled himself , the whole of the meet ng were decidedly opposed to the scheme-Trusting that you will , in justice to all parties , insert this in your next Star , _ ¦ ;; I am , Dear Sir , Tours respectfully . James Buoh . 1 , Morris's Place , Greenwich , Sept . 18 , 1851 .
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The Hukqaman Rkugbes . —The Befugees formerly located in Turnmill-street , respectfully tender their thanks to the readers of the Nobiubbk Star for the assistance rendered them during their exile , and regret , that through their expulsion from France , they are compelled . once more to claim public , sympathy for a few weeks longer , when they will all leave England , carrying with them everlasting-gratitude to those friends-who so nobly come forward in their misfortune . They regret to state that Mr . Brown Ja : in a very precarious position , through having become responsible for severa debts , under , the impression ef money arriving from the continent , which , through tbe tyranny of their
enemies and the mtnguea of taeir satelites , has been stopped . -We , therefore , most earnestly appeal to our Democratic brethren and sisters to rally once again , and not let our enemies have the opportunity , of exulting in our misery and wretchedness , and our prayer for your happiness will be ever breathed by us . Two ot our countrymen have received work this week--one of whom is taken by the . gop d men of Sforwich—and we have ' Eeveral other who are anxious for employ . Thanking you aoairi we salute you all in the bonds of fraternity and truth . Mr . Brown ' s address is 21 , Clerkenwellween and he will gladly respond to every inquiry MeWs . Reynolds , Rider , and Araott , will receive assistance for us . . . ¦
any Wabtk PAPEB . -Parties desirous of giving the largest price for waste , paper , are earnestly jeauestedtomakethe speediest application for bits ftholfew Austrian loan . Persons may be ac «« JL # « lated to the amount of at least Seven Mil-KT Come early . "So bigotry I AU religions takenin . — Punch ,
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national charter association * Offices—14 , Southampton-street , Strand . The Executive Committee o'f this body held their usual weekly meeting as above on Wednesday evening last . ¦ Present ; Messrs , Araott , Milne , aud Reynolds , Messrs . Harney , Holyoake , Jones , - and O'Connor , being OUt Of town , W 61 ' e absent ; as were alsp Messrs . Hunt and Grassby . . ; . The correspondence received was read , including a report from Ernest Jones , but aa there were only three of the Committee present , no business could be transacted ; . ¦ The" Secretary , having been instructed : to write to the absent members to : attend a special meeting on " Wednesday evening , September 24 th , the Committee adjourned . Signedonbehalf of the Committee , -.-. ¦ : ; John Aenott . Gen . Sec .
" KKJ 0 RT OF-XBSBBT JOMEb ' S 10 UB . On Tuesday , Soptember 9 tb , I lectured to a large audience at the Hall . of ScieDce' Sheffield . The ChartiBtmovement is - taking firm ; ioot-Uts , saiA the ^ flourishing looaHty of ^^ jrealDenlpprat ' Bi th ?* meets in Steelhouse . lane , is daily extending its influenee .. I enrolled thirty meinbenjj-and tlie abqye ^ riainied locality disposed of . twenty cards besides ; 1 oaThuMday l was at the little agrjcuHural towji of Newport Fagnell , BuctB . Ti * . ' amounts * 6 f i | porance , -prejudice , and petty hoittlity entertained by the employers and the dissenting , body in this place ,, is perfectly astonishing . . The latter are decided opponents , even of the temperaace motement—and used every means to prevent a numerous attendance . The halli however , was
tolerably well attended , and the Bemocratie feeling of the working ihea : was soon made unmtatakiBable Being invited to deliver . a lecture on the Charter at North Crowley . a little village . about three aud a-half miles from Newport , I remained , on Friday ^ for that purpose . I was well rewarded for having done bo—since , in this little equire-parson-farnier , and lawyer-ridden' village a locality was formed , which promises to be a nucleus for all the surrounding district . I enrolled twenty-three members , a Council was formed , Mr . George Line was ohoien Secretary , Mr . James Beed , Treasurei , a weekly night of meeting was appointed , and the Council disposed of 20 additional pards . This makes an increase to the . ranks of the
Association of 2 , 181 members ; arid , lam happy to say , that l hnve received letterB from several localities , informing me that the enrolment is progressing rapidly . - : . The experience gleaned from this tour'is of a most encouraging charaoter . Notwithstanding the apparent inactivity , the neglect in subscribing-funds and organising , it is evident that a democratic undercurrent is at work beneath the . surface , waiting but for the coming commercial crisis , to roll its waves in the broad agitation of a ChartiBt movement . Now , indeed , there ia little actioa ~ but there is all the more thought . The theories are consolidating , now , which the nezt fall in work and wages will reduce into action . It is absolutely riecessarjjthat this feeling should be cultivated—it can be done only by ieeWres and
tracts , iioth are important—but the lecture is by far the more important of the two for the agricultural districts , at least . It needs an impetus in the latter for the formation of localities . Such the personal presence of the missionary . can alone bestow . Ho is necessary , as a pioneer , to prepare the machinery by which the reception of tracts and their distribution are rendered possible . Now , it is mpoKibU . It is no use writing in . papers that are not read , or discussing in tracts that are never seen . And our tracts and papers alike will find no way into the rural districts , unless lecturers have been there to prepare the mind for their reception , and by the formation of localities to organise a mean 8 bywhioh traotscan be got into the rural villages , and , when there , distributed among their inhabitants . - ' ¦ . .- ; ..
Experience convinces me that there is scarcely a rural town or village in England and . Wales , in which if a ChartiBt missionary were sent down a Chartist locality , ' and a flourishing one too , might not be formed . In the agricultural districts the movement would spread with the rapidity of fire . Tbe agricultural classes have hitherto had no voice for their grievances , no union in which to embody their discontent . They would seize on Chartist organisation with avidity . Let us for one moment reflect how important would be the results . Bow parson , lawyer , and landlord would be paralysed . Democracy , which now centres wholly in a few manufacturing towns , would be a vast motive power ,
hearing , heard , felt , from one end of the country to the other . It would be irresistible . Will the manufacturing districts help to achieve this victory ? For they must not lose sight of this fact in connexion with the rural districts—Democracy must be taken to them if Democracy is to expect succour from them . The material is this : oppression , poverty , and discontent ; but it is groping among the darkness of ignorance , prejudice , and superstition . We must let in the light upon them . Chartists ! will you do so ? Ifyoumeanit , you must enable the Executive to send lectarera forth , aud to shower tracts upon their course . Ernest Jones .
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Political Victims' ASSOCIATION . —This body met on ISunday evening at Mr . Duddridge ' s—Mr . Gurney in the chair . Mr , Martin ' s , motion relating to honorary members who are to be allowed in future to vote and speak upon all questions , but not to preside nor Bit in committee , was carried . It was also agreed that persons desirous of becoming honorary members , be proposed and seconded by the committee . A deputation from , the
National Reform League waited upon the Association , to exonerate themselves from giving any countenance to Mr . Dick ' s interruptions , and also suggested the propriety of our calling upon tbe Executive to ascertain the cause why they continue to neglect their notices of meeting . The Association agreed to do so , and three members were nominated for that purpose , to meet the Executive on Wednesday next .
BLVTH . T-The fourth district meeting of the northern district was held at Blyth on Sunday last . The following delegates were present : —Mr . A . Gann , Newcastle ; Mr . William Robinson , South Shields ; Mr . Thompson , North Shields ; Mr . John Robinson , and James Charlton , Secretary , Blyth . Mr . . John Robinson , presided . The following resolutions were unanimously adopted : — : That the localities be requested to carry . out the system of classes , the said classes to con-(
sist of- five members each . ' That Mr . Gann , Newcastle ; Mr . John Robinson , Blyth ; Mr . "William Robinson , South Shields ; and Mr . Chapman , Sunderland , be appointed district lecturers . * ' That the next district meeting be held at Sunderland , on Sunday , November 2 nd , and that a public meeting be held on the Town Moor , at that place , on the same day . ' Resolutions were tben drawn up to be proposed at an open meeting , to be held on the Blyth Links , at two o ' clock , after" which the meeting was dissolved . . , , .
- Westminstbk . —This locality : which some time since ., held its . meetings at , the York : street Assembly Rooms , has continued to meet weekly at the house of one of its members ; and at the last meeting it was ; resolved ; — ' That as a practical system of organisation had been completed , that a determined effort be made to resuscitate the movement in this densely populated district . It was also agreed : — 'That the members make a visitation on Sunday morning next , to invite the Democrats of Westminster to a meeting to beheld on Monday evening , September 22 nd , to take into consideration the best means of accomplishing this desirable object . '
The Cetstal Coffee-House .- — On Friday evening , Mr . William Worseldine delivered a lecture on 'the Life and eloquence of Pericles . *
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The Leeds Town-Council have decided to build a Town Hall and corporate offices , at an . expense of £ 22 , 000 without the site , or of £ 31 , 000 with .
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A public meeting of shareholders was held on Sunday evening , at the Whittington and C » t , n « S'T' ,- Betbnal Green road * t 0 cons ' * he present position of the Land Company's affoiri . Mr . fclocombe in the chair . Mr . Wheeler explained the preient position of the Company , and showed tbe necessity there was for the shareholders to exert . tUenuelvea to g » e the wmnant of their property ^ rom the grasp . of legal plundered . He trusted a conscientious man would be appointed as Official manager ; and should prefer Messrs . Grey or Pncerbelieving that they would have some regard bq . tU . for the interests of the shareholders and those of the . allottees . After Borne further consideration
of this subject , in which Messrs . Hewitt , Pickersgill , ( Wyitt , Lawrence , Stubbs , and other * took part ,: it was suggested that on the ensuing Sunday evening , at Golden-lane , a committee of twenty-one persons , chosen from the . different districts of the metropolis , sliould be . elected to watch over the . interesta of the 8 harehotder 8 . Mr . Stratton pointed , out the advantages the shareholders would derive from joining $ ^?* % f ftt oaD Society , and ^ explained Us several prifeisionB . . H « also strongly ^^ urged npbqi . hitaadh enfie the , , general advantages of co-operation . Mr .
Pickersg . iH , while agreeing in the general view * of jj ^ . Society , objected ' . to some of the arguments pied by ; Mr . Stwttoii , Mr Wheeler gave further t ^ ci dation of the views of the ; Lbm Society . essrsi French ^ Darliston , Sturgeon ' , ' and s others gave then * opinions in favour of the benefits : tobe derived from the Society , The meeting adjourned at a late tour until the . following Sunday evening , at 26 , 6 olden *] ane ; and it was further agreed that , after that had taken , place , a meeting should be held everi ? Sunday evening , at the WhUtiDgton and Cat / . ' . '" ¦• . : - v ¦ '• ' ,, ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦¦ ¦
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. . . Ewnbwkgh— A epecial meeting of this branch was held in the Roman Eagle Hall , Land Market , on Tuesday evening- —Mr . A . Walker in the chair . The following resolutions were adopted . Moved by Mr . Berkefc , and seconded by Walter Pringle : — That this meeting has every confidence in the honesty and ability of Thomas Price , Esq ., and pledges itself to support that gentleman . Moved by Walter Pringle , seconded by Mr . Chernie : —
'That no names be inserted In Repetition except those signed by theshareholders themselves , and that tbe signatures be attested by the chairman . ' Moved by David Chernie , seconded by John Gowan : — 'That this meeting stand adjourned till Tuesday , the 30 th , at Mr . Buchanan ' s Coffee-house , " High-street , for the purpose of watching the interests of the Edinburgh branch , ' It is hoped that all members . will attend , and look after their interests .
• Nottingham . —On Friday last , the 12 th inst ., a public meeting of members was held in the large room at the Seven Stars . Mr . James Sweet having been called upon to . preside , opened the business by observing that they were met for the purpose of discussing the merits of the various candidates put in nomination for the office of Winding-up Manager of this unfortunate Company . Mr . Shaw , of London , then addressed the meeting at considerable length , explaining the position in which tbe members were placed , and urging upon them the necessity of shaking off their apathy , and doing their own work . At the close of bis address , which was listened to most attentively , the following resolution was moved by Mr . Saunders , of the New Radford Branch , and seconded by Mr . Liggett of Not . tingham : — : >
That we , the members of the National Land Company resident in Nottingham and its vicinity , are determined to use our tie'St exertions to secure the retikrn of Mr . Price as the official manager for the Winding-up of this Company , having ' no ¦ confidence In the persen nominated by the Board of Directors—or even in the Directors themselves ; we , therefore , call upon our brother members throughout the country to forward their votes immediately , addressed to Thomas Price ; Esq ., 5 , ttncolus Inn-fields , London , as the question will speedily be decided . . The resolution on being put was carried unanimously . Thanks were then given to Mr . Shaw for his address , and to the Chairman for his services , when the meeting dispersed , evidently pleased with the proceedings .
Rochdale . —The Rochdale Branch held a general meeting on Sunday Isst , for the purpose of nominating an Official Manager to Wind-up the Land Company . Mr . R , Gill , the Secretary for tbe Branch , opened the business by reading from the ' Star' the proceedings of the Chancery Court relative to the appointment of tbe Official Manager , and also correspondence which he had received on the subject . After the discussion , relative to the signatures for . Mr . Ainger , tbe shareholders present unanimously stated that thev had not
authorised any person to give their signatures in favour of any one . It was agreed that we recommend Mr . Price as a fit person to be appointed to the office of Manager to wind up the Land Company , and that the Secretary proceed to take the signatures of those desirous of signing to that effect , and likewise that he be requested to wait on the shareholders not present to get their decision . It was then agreed that all communications for the Rochdale Branch should be addressed to the Secretary , Robert Gill , 24 , Henry-street , Rochdale .
Harvb 8 t Home at 0 'Connorvii . i . e . —On Monday , the 15 th inst ,, the occupants of the above estate celebrated the completion of their fourth harvest by a social tea party , at the school . Mr . G . W . Wheeler in the cbair . A number of social and democratic sentiments were responded to in the course of the evening by several of the allutteesi and , at the close of the proceedings , Mr . Parris proposed ' Health , long life , and prosperity to our champion , Feargus O'Connor , and may he Bpeedily be relieved from all his difficulties / Mr . Parris , in an able address , showed the many advantages that gentleman had conferred on the working classes in general , and on the allottees in . particular . Mr . Wheeler also supported tbe same views , showing Ahatthe difficulties they had had to contend with
were either the work of his and their enemies , or toe result of adverse season , which it was not in that gentleman ' s power to control , and instanced the renewed appearance of the potato blight , which ) by" its' ravages within the last fortnight , had destroyed their reasonable hopes of a comfortable whiter's maintenance , and thrown a damp over ibeir evening ' s proceedings . The party then separated , all present expressing their determination te renew their oxer lions to make this a successful experiment , * and put up with any privation , rather than see this , the first-born of the Land Plan , abandoned to tbe tender mercies of those capitalists who woiild gladly destroy this and every other effort at iocial and political emancipation ; and they hope their brother shareholders will assist them to prevent such a consummation .
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JEXTENSIVE COMXAGRATIOH AT THE EASTERN CqutfiiEs miLWAV .-r 0 n Thursday morning , shortly after three o ' clock , a fire , attended with a vast destruction of property , broks out in a spacious timber yard , situate on either side of the Eastern Counties Railway , and extending from North-street into London-street , Bethnal-green , held by Mr . Robinson , a mahogany merchant . The atohea of tho railway , numbering respectively 70 , 77 , 78 , 79 , were used as storehouses by . the same gentleman , and at the time of the outbreak were full of mahogany , aud other timbers ; whilst piles of deals and pines towered high above the railway walla . Bartlett , a police sergeant , who first perceived the fire , raised an alarm immediately , and endeavoured to
subdue the names , but in less than five minutes the whole range of premises , including a number of high piles of timber , as well as the stores under the railway arches , presented one-immense body of flame , which completely begirt the railway . Before the . fire could be extinguished nearly the whole of Mr . Robinson ' s property was destroyed , the telegraph burned down , and serious damage done to four of the railway arohes . Four or five houses , belonging to Mr . Foulkes , in London-street , are also severely damaged ; as well as the dry coopeeage of Mr . Burke , Wo . To" arch ; The total losamust amount to some , thousands of pounds . How the misfortune occurred is at present enveloped in mystery . < . ¦
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NATIONAL LAND COMPANY . — APPOINTMENT OF OFFICIAL MANAGER . To THfi EDITOR OF THB NORTHERN 8 TAR . Sir , —It is some time since I gave our Directors credit / or tbe ' interesting' mode in which ( hey mismanaged our affair * , and for having throv . 1 , aside all feelings of shame for their conduct . I now , however , perceive that they repudiate all connexion with discretion , and , as a natural result , fiud themselves lost in the maze their own '• ingeuuirt ' has constructed . This is apparent bthe contents
y of a letter , -which appeared in your columns oi Saturday last , written by Philip M'Gratb , on behalf Of himself and his Co-taisdirectors ( for 1 opine binv . to be the mouthpiece of the whole fraternity ); the tenor of which places the fact that Mr . Ainger . one of the candidates for the office of Official Manager of the Land Company , has been put forward by them beyond a doubt , ana shows that they have been actively canvassing in his favour , no less than ^ fortytfive branch secretaries having been Cngaged > undtir > their direction , in obtaining or affixing . signatures to his proposal .
I , for one , am obliged to Mr . M'Grath for his defensive epistle , because , taken in connexion with the pireeeding acts of thenis&ggewof ibis Coiiipanyi ifw > U ,. , J [ hopei produce . a feeling ' of ciution in my iHTOther-sbjirehoWers , and teach them to be on their guard against the machinations of ' those to whom they owe so . much misfortune ; and may possibly prevent the appointment of one , who , if elected Official Manager , must necessarily , out of gratitude for services rendered in procuring his election , bej at least , inclined to glance with too favourable an eye upon the past conduct of bis supporters and this , let me add , for men placed as these ex-directors are , ib no trifle , but really worth a struggle .
It is impossible for any unprejudiced mind to read attentively the evidence given before the Committee of the House of Commons without feeling a strong conviction that O'Connor ' s main fault was intrusting the carrying out of a moat magnificent design , and one which ought to have created an elysium for tbe poor man , ( as compared with his present wretched statp , ) to men of the stamp and character , and so totally unfit , as our Directors have proved themselves . To what is tbe failure of this great
undertaking ttt be attributed , if not to the mode in which it was managed ? Look at the incitricable confusion in which tbe accounts ffere involved , and the unbusinesa-Uke manner with which the whole affairs were conducted ; and then , let me ask , whether success was'within tfie bounds of possibility ? I assert , and I fear not contradiction , that no scheme , however pure the intentions of its founder , and however easy of application it might be , could thrive , or be anything like fairly tested , whilst subject to such superintendence .
With the question whether the signatures to Mr . Ainger ' s proposal are genuine or not , I have nothing to do ; I care not which way the fact may turn out ; I am quite content to leave the investigation of that matter to the master , with the most perfect confidence that he will administer 'justice' to all ; nor will I trouble myself about the merits of John Shaw's advertisement , although I thank him for the service it has rendered us in producing Mr . M'Grath 8 letter . My business , at present , is with
our ex-directors alone , and to them I say— 'Upright and honest raen , placed in your position , having done their duty to their fellow-beings , would have refrained from supporting any one of the present candidates , ( except , perbapsj with their own votes , ) or they would have placed the names of all such can * didates'before their shareholders , without comment , leaving , every one free to support whichever he thought fit . You have adopted a different policy , and your motives must be tested by your acts . '
I have no connexion with Mr . O'Connor , or any other party' whatever . I became a shareholder , and paid my money , because I believed ( aB I do now ) the project not only capable of being carried out , but , I felt convinced , that , if worked with ordinary business-like regularity and integrity , it would become the means of removing gradually our working population from its present degraded state to one of health , comforr , and happiness . My anticipations have not , Unfortunately , been realised ,
for the reasons before adverted to , and I have long been waiting an opportinity of making known , through your columns , my sentiments regarding the causes which have produced aa lamentable a result ; and , thanks to Mr . M'Gratb , be has opened tbe way for me . I shall therefore certainly esteem it a favour if you will insert this in your next issue . I am , Sir , your obedient servant , A Shareholder In the National Land Company . Worthing , Sep ., 15 th .
P . S . I have just heard a rumour that it is the intention of each of our late Directors to claim a large amount for salary . I trust there is no truth in this ; at all events , I warn them to desist from such a proceeding , and urge them to act in future with prudence and honesty towards those who have so much to complain of in the past ; otherwise , I promise them no rest , and that they shall most assuredly find me an Operative Junius .
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The Gazette dts Tnbunawt has the following : — " A tradesman of the Quartier des Lombards having cauBe to Buspect the fidelity of his wife , resolved to put it to the proof . He pretended that he had occasion to go to London with respect to some articles sent by him to the Exhibition , and having obtained a passport a few days ago , went away . At about one o'clock Tuesday night , lie secretly let himself into hi 3 house , and proceeding to bis wife' 8 chamber , found her in bed with a man . The woman and her accomplice thought that thieves had entered the house , and the former , losing her wits , shouted , ' Murder ! thieves ! ' whilst the man rushed upon the husband and attempted to secure him . The husband , furious with rage , cried , < This is your last hour V and he produced a dagger . But
when about to strike his resolution failed him , and perceiving that his wife ' s cries had begun to alarm the neighbourhood , he suddenly changed his intention . ' Fear nothing , madairie , ' said he , lighting a candle , ' it is I ! You have been very guilty , but I still love you enongh to pardon you . As for you , ' he said to the accomplice , whom he recognised as a " clerk formerly in his service , 'dress yourself quickly—be off—and all shall be forgotten , * Tbe clerk , glad to get away ao easily , began to dress and the husband undressed . - When the latter had got all his clothes off , and resembled a man who bad just quitted his bed , he seized the clerk by the throat , and shouted Thief . ' murder ! ' By this
time the guard and some of the neighbours bad arrived , and the husband , giving the clerk into their custody , said , this is . one of the thieves that has broken into my house . I could only seize this one —the otherB have escaped . ' The poor clerk was taken off to the guard-house , and the next day the husband declared that he had broken into his house , and had robbed him . But the clerk told the true story , and the examining magistrate , having ascertained it to be exact , compelled the husband to withdraw the charge of housebreajking , and to make one of adultery . This he did , and included his wife in the complaint also . The wife and clerk are now in custody awaiting their trial for violation of Art . SS 8 of the penal code , "
PaivAiB Biils in Parliament . — -On "Wednesday a parliamentary retnrn was printed , from whioh it appears that in the late session 217 private bills were introduced ; the number- brought from the Lords was 28 . Of the bills 179 received the Boyal assent . There were 128 treated as opposed or classified in groups by the committee of selection . The number of private , bills referred to the chairman of the . committee of ways and means by the committee of aelection was 82 . Of the bills which received the royal assent 61 related to railways , 26 to roads and bridges ,. 7 to water-works , 5 to ports , pierB , harbours , and docks : ; 3 . to canals and navigation ; 3 to churches ,, chapels , and bury inggrounds ; 22 to paving , lighting , and markets 2 ; to iriclosure and drainage ; . 1 to letters patent ; and 27 were Lord ' a bills .
FlHB AT TnB ClAHENCB HOTEL , AlDBRSGATEstreet . — On Wednesday evening an alarming five broke out on the premise ' s of Mr . Henry Cook , Clarence Hotel , Aldersgate-street , City . It appears that the smoke was first discovered issuing from the coffee-room , when an alarm was immediately raised . . A good supply of water being obtained , the fire was extinguished , after muoh cutting away of the flooring .
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ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION . On Mondayjlast the professor of Natural Philosophy to the establishment ( Dr . Bachhoffner ) , commenced the first of a series of lectures on the electro-metallio deposits in the Great Exhibition . The learned doctor having drawn a brief outline of the rigs and progress of this interesting and valuable branch of art , in which he traced its gradual development from the crude productions first exhibited in th © year 1839 , to the magniflcient display of gold and bronze specimens kindly forwarded for the occasion by Messrs . Elkington . The electrotypefor by such name was the process first diBignated by Dr . Bachhoffner , on introducing the subject 12 years sinoe at the above named establishment—is a process resulting from the action of the voltaic current , whereby a metal may be deposited on .
any firm conducting surface , when a voltaic current i 8 . transmitted through a metallic ' solution . Since the commencement of course many improvements have been inade , which has brought it to its present beautiful and . perfect state ,- and his also been carried out in various formsj'in fact , | nt 0 all substances which required silvering , either for ornament or use . The professor concluded his very entertaining and instructive discourse by giving a minute and lucid explanation of the different processes of electro typing in copper , in silver aridin gold } illustrating hi »\ subj < u > k throughout with numerous beautiful and appropriate . experiments , which were manipulated' with great precision and " effect . We were happy to ' see so large an audience collected to hear this doctor lecture , ¦ All appeared highly to appreciate the doctor ' s talent and labour , to please and instruct . ,
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Robbery of Valuable Property . — On Thursday information was received at the different police stations of the following robberies : Early on the morning of the 15 th instant the premises of No . I , Chapel-street "West , May-fair were entered , and a set of diamond studs—a large one in the centre and four small ones in blue enamel ; a gold pencil-case , a silver snuff-box , and a quantity of Bilk handkerchiefs of various patterns . About the same time another robbery was committed at No . 35 , Curzonstreefc , May-fail * , and a quantity of plate , consisting of tablespoons , forks , desertspoons , teaspoons , fishslioe , a souplndle , and gravyspoons ; They all bora the creBt of a lion rampant . On the previous day the house , No . 1 , Montpelier-square , Brompton , was entered , - and a large quantity of property stolen .
Thb Alleged Robbery on Board tbe Earl of Cardigan ' s Yacht . —The robbery reported to have taken place on board the Earl of Cardigan's yacht , at Southampton , has been satisfactorily cleared up . The property was only mislaid . Suicide by a Lunatic . —Od . Thursday an inques was held on the body of one of the patients of tb « : Gloucester County Lunatic Asylum , whose death : had just occurred under melancholy circumstances . The deceased was a clergyman of the Established Church , the Rev . James Thomas Ilatton , and he had been au inmate of th © asylum , for the last m . ~ teen or seventeen yearB . Ue was subject to fits during which he was uncontrollable , but at Other times was quite rational and quiet , aud required do restraint , his chief occupation being reading works on theological subjects , and occasionally singing
psalms . He had been discharged at one time from confinement , but according to the . testimony of the medical superintendent he had since voluntarily re * turned to the asylum . His sfeeping-room was four stories in height , and was forty feet from the area * At an early hour on Saturday morning last one of tbe " keepers" of tbe establishment , named Matthews , hearing- a crash of glass , proceeded to the deceased ' s room , and found it tenantless , the unfortunate ininato having wrenched off a piece of to © cover of a night commode with which he had broken his window , aud leaped through it into the area below . When picked up ho was found to be dreadfully inured , and he died in about two hours after * wardB . The jury returned a verdict" That the deceased had destroyed himself while ia a state of insanity . "
Rapid BnicK Macdi . vb . —Some while since public attention Was drawn to a most efficient brickmaking machine , the invention of Mr . Ilarr , of the Atlas Works , Borough-road , which is now very generally adopted , not only throughout Great Britain and the Colonies , _ but in France , Spain , Germany , &o . This machine , which we examined but now , and intended for Calcutta , is capable , with the mere aid of two men and six boys , and with one-horse power , of turning out from 20 , 000 to 30 , 000 bricks—compact , sharp , and perfectly formed . How all this is done we have no 6 pace minutely to describe , but the principle is that of an endless chain , which appears faultless in its results , and by affords the of
its simplicity assurance the impossibility of the machine itself getting out of action . Bricks by it are thus reduced full one-half in expense , while greater solidity and an unerring shape is secured , and their production is not made dependant upon any pre-acquired knowledge of those employed . The Loss of the Steamer PAonA . —The telegraphic announcement from Marseilles of the loss of the Peninsular ^ d Oriental Company ' s steamer laoha m the China seas , caused a most painful degreo of excitement in Southampton on Wednesday on account of most of her orew . having relatives tliere . ' ¦ ¦ °
The Great Cable for the TBi < EonApn between Enqunb ani > ]? iubce . —On Wednesday the great Cable twenty-four miles long , and destined , when sunk / between Dover and Calais , to form the key for electric communication and correspondence- between , this country and tho European continent , was com- , pleted at the works of the Submarine TeIe S , X Company , "Wapping , the last coil being secuieiy cil'cu iillexed at about four o ' clock . .. " " ¦ , ¦ :
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STANDARD THEATRE . The performances this week commenced with a new pantomimic and dramatic spectacle , called the Brigands of I Barcelona . It abounds in scenic illusions , and from the manner in which it was received bids fair to have a long run . The second piece is the Hungarian drama of Yarometr the Yager ; or the Hungarian William Tell . Many of the incidents applying to the present posture of affairs in that country , were greeted with marked applause . Mr . Gaston
as Count Hartesmen , the Viceroy of Hungary ; Mr . II . Howard as Taromeer , * and Master Brock as Otto , Yaromeer ' s son , played with a true conception of the spirit of the piece . Mr . Dolphin as Spatz , the Court Jester , but secretly the friend of the patriots , and Mr . H . Levjia , as Nibble , an Englishman , but a corporal in the Hungarian Body Guard , who is longing for tbe Beef of old England , by their jests and humour kept the audience in a roar of laughter . The Trials and Triumphs of Temperance is the concluding piece , and still attracts a crowded house .
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QUEEN'S THEATRE . The ' Kaffir War continues to attraot good house ? . This piece is followed by the amusing farce of 1 beg You won ' t Mention It . The entortainments conclude with the domestio drama of Su $ an Hopley , or the Trials of a Servant Maid . The plot of this drama is well known , and abounds in democratic sentiments . Mr . E . Green ( the aotiye stage manager ) , impersonated Remorden , a dissipated character while rich , and a villain when reduoed to poverty with his usual ability and sangfroid . Mrg .
J . Parry , as Mable Walters , the Gipsy , Bustamed the character sho has maintained since her recent accession to . the company . Miss C . Gibson made an excellent Sally Gimp , & servant attracted hy the alternate ' powers of love and mischief ; andMiaa Rogers , as Susan Hopley , contributed greatly to ? wards the deserved success of the piece . The other characters were well sustained . This piece is well put upon the stage , and the scene representing Waterloo Bridge by night , received the marked approbation of the audience .
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ST . JAMES'S TIIEATRE . The youthful artistes , Kato and Ellen Batexnan , made their appearance on Monday night in a new vandeville , entitled The Swiss Cottage ; or , Why Don ' t She Marry ? Kate waB the coquettish peasant girl , Lisette , and little Ellen the bashful lover , Natz Teik , The little trifle is extremely well adapted for displaying to the best advantage tbe great versatility and extraordinary comic powers of these clever children . Tho roisundertakings of the lovers are finally adjusted by tbe interposition of
Lisette 8 brother , Corporal Max , represented by Mr . Bateman , ^ er « , nho made his bow to the audience , and received-very modestly tho plaudit ' s which were awarded to him , evidently in virtue of his paternity . The , performance was a repetition Of thcil' previous triumphs , a . crowded auditory greeting with roars of laughter , shouts of applause , and a shower of boquets enough to bury , the clever little mites beneath them , the comic drolleries and the quaintnesses of Ellen ; and the precocious pruderies and coquetries of the elder sister .
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- WINDING UP ; ; ~ " , --. ¦ ¦ os , . . THE NATIONAL ; LAND COMPANY AP POINTMENT ofUipiCIAL MANAGER . JfEXT TUESDAY * is the day fixed for _ the APPOINTMENT of the OFii I L MANAGER , to whom will he confided the Winding up of this much calummated attempt to improve the condition of tne . Labouring Classes .-We have made arrangements to give , m next week ' s 'Northern Star , ' a verbatim Report of the proceedings beforethe Master on this important occasion .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 20, 1851, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1644/page/1/
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