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¦ Ha projector of the Coneordinm idea having ob-Soi felaae , furniture , &e-. of the premises formerly $ zn asihe . Mcott House Educational Establishment , jSa Common , Surrey , to be nsed ' sdlely for the mural rood , has , in association with other friends of peso , commenced the -practical op ^ atioiis of it ; and jia and the former Prespsctns enieavonrs to set k ± a * present stitB of progress and its future prusjsa . TO |« ltei with its basis , principles , and objects , e 2 a manner and mans by "which it is designed to STJ it into EXBCBlJDB .
• Tte Concoiuiumis in the dtHEhtfnl neighhonrte > 3 oT Richmond , ten miles from Hjde Park Comer . £ » ec * &to ! the grounds is sbesot three acres , of most sxEmt soD ., for all iSnos ol horticultural pnrpeses . l » a ; £ Te hundred EXseUent fruit trees and bushes jmieen added to the prden , vMch in a few years , iE become a prodnctrrs orchard , and supply , to » 5 E extent , simple and pnrs food for the family , at tsEas time msrexsmg the beaaty of the grounds , 'Bssmbsr ofassoebtes atptEsent is about twelve . Sspsosa are cspsile of accommodating about eighty ¦ j s-j , b ^ tSisg chMren . "BASIS .
jr 5 aaHaM the Coneordinm is lore , as manifested a poasa , "fedcm , power . This spirit is that which rr-r e » flat inspires and that Easterns the CoBeoifiist . Eacecujbe termed the Concord-spirit , or uniting Itasi "PEUCtPl-ES A 5 D OBJECTS . "IiaEd = J 7 , iEccgE jang the spirit law , and snbnriifepS . adesTonis to supply the condition * best fe £ i to itz Kqairemsits . 'IreeecBditismssre tke kindest and most enduring feas , she ihssii and meet true judgment , and the EEbMsSaalile industry .
* Ia Tsaiine out of these means , in harmony "sith & ? iT 5 nal bVj , -will be the constant aim of the feeaial members . 'last it ji their duty and delight to exercise an EesJ milfeTisiing sympathy "with all creatures who Xfsada th ^ r notice , -withont respect to class , * 3 j , w other contingent circomstance& * 2 b princples and general plan ol the Establish-* : isn been stated in the £ xst prospectus ; bnt we i Epest , Uai the object of this luitituticn is to ~ vraik 5 e 0 Ia means for the evolution of moral ^ ass , dear inleffisence , and -mourons bodily
* Soi sfeeagth , in -which the theosopter , the phi-^ aa , themanif sdence , the poet , the artist , and « sasa , Eayiiaa an agreeable " field of action com- ] * & ~ r& » primitive home , -where , free from aD care * « tteij about the future , each » ay elaborate his ^ lea » idaslia practical social lift , nnannojed hy the ^ seS tfstrw&Kis "which so generally preTail in the ' ^ anng "Braid . , 'Jadom of feeSn ^ , thought , speech , and action , j " sJiSJnEsa is encouraged ; "while the excesses of ; V » 3 be prevented , and the utmost endeavour ; « 5 s fimbpe a taste ft * the good , the trne , and the * aO in all things . ;
" 3 CEAKS . j "jHa fairly estabSEhed , it is presumed that the ; i * fflB of income which are proposed -will be * jS > 8 to iti heaRSy support acd extension . They J 5 > * j the ertrancs lees ; the receipts of the *« an % artment ; the prodnce of the Isb&ar of the , ^®>; ae donations of its patrons . EosS -these means ever exeted the expenditure , ' ^ Cpkstobeafe-jotcd for eTer to the extension of , v * K 2 iBhere proposed to mankind in other dis- i ^ aKaBjn ss .
GOTEBSJii ^ rr . j ^^ b c ^ fOTemment is patriarchal It consists £ ^ ££ a , and the Executrre Conncil appointed by 5 ^ 3 ^ Es ninch as passible , direct ali its nfiurs ^ K'aiai the -ss-hDje c-f the familv . as the daily ^ Sta ^ sy aenand . " iDJUSSIOS OF SEHBEBS . W i ?/ ^* ^ crw P ? 2 ^^ to receire proposals ^ = 7 es £ ca : e 3 , maie " female , for probationary , ^® V « far chnezsn tor the schooL The former ^ p anqen probsteoD for three -months , -when if t' - 'J ^ SRga they -will be taken into full
mEmber-^» a sia are actual produces , by skill or ^^ s tteir txpsnoitnre , will not be required to s -- 22 jU £ sg Id the funds beyond their personal ^^ " ^ r ' To 3 nee mcTa than tte c 01183 ™^ i ? £ * * ten psonds admisdon fee -when re-^ w ^ tS ¦ ^^ t ^ they iffll fcepro-* feic ^^^ iD 0 & 7 & <> '&& % > lodging , washing * , ' " rBo ? Esrr . S 2 att ° h 5 ? f Sfc &t , broncht in by a member ^ ssrla £ f ° Msa pj ^ trty , ia their own possession tfcs . asa s * sjif he or abeleaTes the Insti' = a ^' a ^ ?» 7 » " » in -at any time hare a ^ TontPiS ^^^ w&m property -, it ib eTet to **¦> aoS ^ S ^ indmaual . * ^^ s ^ B ^^ xailm whateTeT is grren to any ^^^ itWETd .
'" Tmsb , jv . J ^ KEHBEBS , ste aaBe- egai 7 ^ aafaa'ffffl *» generally di-rided l ^ SBnaai } I ^ ' : % M honn for actiTB labour ^^ fil ^ ^ hoursfoi sleep . k ^ % a aB tn ^ T T * ° *** iMng the xOearest kaoiF-^ * a » lef-- ^ ^ oaM ba iadnstnoualy used by JS ** 5 £ ? K 2180 ^ ^^ te *™ V ^^ i ^^ SSS fnilfievelopmEnt of the body , - JfeEa BL M ^^ » producuye , UEcfnl , good , ^¦^ y ****** TO aEJIBEES . ^^^ a ! ^ Imposed in the ConeerdiEn are , ^^ -iiL- - li * ^^ w ^ srable naia cf Lis J 6 Mawl ««> liiOiYiUiai in iLe TfaJks
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of ordinaTy society ; exemption from the feara of porerty , from rent and taxes , from debts and debtors . "Security of fine healthy air and exercise , baths , books , lectures , and lessons in various subjects in sdence , art , and philosophy . "Bj a concentratiTe union of aff-Ciion , jndgment , and industry , -will be secured a moral , intellectnaJ , and physical prosperity ; and , so far as concord can be actaalised , "will adversity be unknown , and all means applied to the one great end—man ' s highest destiny . ¦•• Every member is , as far as possible , emancipated from the cares and anxieties of riches and poverty , having an ueedfnl supplies of food , lodging , clothiag , and education abundantly provided . Every member has an cg-dal right to all the privileges of the Institution ¦ whilst subject to its laws .
" Single beds are provided for all , and every en £ eavour made to promote domestic comfort .
" DIFFUSION OP KNOWLEDGE . ' Occasional missiesary tours will be taken by those best qualified for the -work , in order to diffu 38 tb , knowledge 61 the principles and progress of the Soeiety , reports of -which will be published , at least annually . Tracts and twoks will also be circulated .
" EDUCATION , " The school consists of children of both sexes , and all asjes , who " will be under the -constant supervision of suitable teachsrs , according to their age and requirements . ** The usual . course of instruction will be given to all as they are able to receive it , -which will consist of reading , -writing , mathematics , grammar , and elocution , geography ,, geometry , and drawing , and any other useful knowledge which may be found practicable , the ohj-ct being to develops aH the powers of the triune organization ^ nd to render them as perfect and complete as they are-capable of , in the best conditions the directors are able to provide for the purpose . " The terms are from four to six pounds a quarter , paid in advance , which includes tuition , clothes , washing , board , lodging , and use of books . No vacations are given , except at the request of parents .
" Each member may be alternately a pupil and a teacher , according to ihe nature of the lesson given and their several qualifications . The great variety of subjects taught , and the variety of teachers employed in the work , will £ ive an expansion to the conditions for derelopenjent that cannot be had ia ordinary schools . ' ¦ Several handicraft works will be carried on in the Coccordiuittj and , as far as practicable , taught to the pupils .
" APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC . " As a general principle , the Institntion is a selfsupporting one . At the cutset , however , funds from extraneous sources will be needful ; therefore , the friends of bentficecca are reepeetfnlly appealed to for their kindly help in this love labour , either in the shape of advice , money , books , implements , fruits , apparsms , of any useful or ornamental kind , that benevoleacs may suggest " The friends of virtuous liberty have now an opportunity of -placing orphan and destitute children in the happie 5 t circumstances , for their progress as universal beings , at a very moderate expencs ; or may here secure constant provision for the honourable and industrious of either sex , and of any age , provided only that they conform to the simple rules of the Society .
" Arranjjements may be made with parents to enter the Establishment with their children . 11 Persons of limited independent income , would find great advantages by entering such a house . " Any further particulara that may be required will be cheerfully given , upon applying , either personally or by letter , to the Pater , at the College . "Wn . Oldham , Pater . " Cencsrdium , Jan . 1 . 1843 . ''
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TIEWS OF THE PARISH CHURCH . TO THE EDITOi OP TH « KOKTHKBS STAB . Sir , —It is now about fifteen months since I finished a series of drawirgB of ths Parish Cbuich , which were submitted to the inspection of a iady named Sharp ( who seems to be in tLe empiey of the Vicar and Church people ; , who , at the time , expressed her admiration of them and left my house . She came again abont six o ' clock the same evening , and requested that my wife would go to the Bank School , a 3 it was her intention to introduce the . drawings to Hi . HGok and other clergymen { there being several at the presentation of a piece of plate to one of the Rev . Gentlemen connected with the Parish Church who was retiring from ill health ) at ths conclusion of the service , &c Mi 3 s Sharpe , asrteabie to promise , introduced the drawings
to the notiee of the Yicar and others present Afcer criticism of abont twenty minutes , Dr . Hoek handed to my wife the portfolio-containing the drawings , with the injunction , that she was to send her husband to the "Vicarage in the morning with them , and be sure to keep them clean . When morning arrived , I went , as was my custom , to see if I could find employment at my trade , being then , as 1 am now , dubbed ¦ " a cropper out of employment . * On my return from my useless m ? asion about nice o ' clock , Miss Sharp had been at my hons ~ , and read a note , which she said she brongbt at the command of the Yicar , and which stated that the drawings were to be taken to Mr . Chantrell , the architect of the Parish Church , for bis opinion as to their correctness , < fc 5- anfl also for valuation , as the Ticar intended to give what he ( Mt . C . ) would reasonably value them at , hoping the man might Jje paid for his labour . I accordingly went to Mr . C , St Oatland's
Cottufs , but did not see him . I left the note and drawings , and went again the next morning , when Mr . C . was pleased to say that my drawings were by far the best he had seen of the Church , and not like the advertised carieatnres of the pretended artists , who -were unworthy the naxoe . In fact , so pleased was Sir . C . with my production , that he put in the gates , that were is course of erection , himself , and said that he wonld tel ) , in confidence , the value which he intended to attach to them , and that I might make use of bis name wherever the churches were mentioned in my presence . The worth of the pictures , says he , in my opinion , is more than 1 will set upon them , as yon may get a number to do . I therefore say to yon , in confidence , that I value tfeem at two pounds each , at- which price I hops yon wil ] dispose of many , as they must have tiken you a great length of time , j abont a quarter of a year . )
After leaving Mr . C ' b . I took them to the Intelligencer and other newspaper offices , but unfortunately , I mtt noae cf the editoraiutyourself , after which I deliTered them at the Vicarage The same day that 1 left the drawings at the Vicarage , I was waited upon by Miss Sharp , who statsd that Dr . Hook had made a present of one of the pictures ( the Consecration procession , S . "W- View ) and that I must see him- I therefore went to the Vicarage and was informed that the Doctor was at Church , and that 1 might see him at the close of the service . At the conclusion of the sermon the Doctor said thst he had presented Mr . « , with one of the views , and that I mast famish an&ther , in order to maie good his lot All this took p ^ ee in the church whikt the Doctor was in his robes . I finished another according Vo his order , and left it at the Vicarage .
In a few days after , I met the Doctor in company with another gentleman in Kirkgate , when the Docter gave me a * overeigs , saying that there were four views , and that would be a * , the rate of five shillings each for them , end that he would give me some more when he saw me again , as that might be useful at present , I being ont of employment . The following week , I saw the Doctor at the Vicarage , when he gave me another pound , saying , that that would be at tie rate of ten shillings each , that he had
not Been Mr . ChantrelL In the course of a few days , I called agaii > , and was informed that he had seen Mr . Cbantrsll and that he bad expressed his approbation of the views , but no conversation took place , relative to the price of them . He further stated that he had shewn them to Mr . Hcaden , the celebrated Histo iciil paintt-r , who , he aiso stated , was so pleased with my productions , that if they were sent to Louden for the pnrpoBe of lithographing , that he would superintend the work gratuitously , there being little minutise that wonld have to be attended to in case ol their being so
printed . On my next visit to the Vicarage , I received from the Doctor half-a-crown , with ordera te wait upon Mr . Chantrell , Iot . Burrows , or others , to know what the exptnee of lithographing would be , and who was the most proper person to perform the woik , as be would head a subscription for the purposa 1 waited upon Sir . Chanirel ] , who stated that he did not exactly know what the cost of lithographing wonld be , bu ; he thought that Mr . Masser would be a likely person to execute the work work wonld be
Mr . Burrows was -of opinion that the best executed in London , but was afraid thai it weuld be & bad speculation , as a ere 3 t many of Mr . Green ' s and Mr . Masser ' s views had been disposed of , and that I might put my friends to a great cxpence without the hopes of any remuneration' for myself . All thb I told the Doctor , when he told me that I might make use of his name whenever I thought it might be advantageous to me relairre to the drawings . It was months after ere 1 saw the Vicar ( though I often called at his resi dence ) but being pressed for rent , and very ill at the time , I sent my wife one morning to the vicarage , when the Doctor told her that he had no " ticketsfor soup , " and she must apply to Mr . Hills . My wife said that abe did Dot want any tickets , bnt wanted a settlement for the drawings of ths Parish . Churcb ; when he gave her a shilling , saying that he bad settled foi them . She told bim that we dj A not think so , and that it was not a gentleman ' s actien ; whereupon he left her immediately . _ .
I waited upon him myaelf the next morning , being then a more fitting ptraoD to be waited npen by a surgeon ; the Doctor gave - me a shilling , and said he had not seen Mr . Chantrell , aBd that be thought he had paid sufficient for ir , y drawings . I then sent a note stating that Mr . a ha ^ j rained the drswiEgs to me at two pounds each , ar . d that being pressed for my rent , aad winter apiro- ^ ebing , a speedy settlement would ujucb oblige . By the ad-rice of s f = w fritrds I vzsl to Hz . t .- -ns- ' -Ts . &ce in ordar t « get a t : c : s ims fciis to Dr . JlPek ., < Mr . C . hsvirg slated at my visit to
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Oatland ' s Cottage that he wonld tell the Doctor verbally the value of the picture , ) in order that there might be no mistake about the price , and as evidence for me afterwards . On inquiring for Mr . C 1 was told by one of a « young men , that he was in London , and that Dr . Hook had addressed a letter to him relative to my drawing * , « nd if I would only wait a few days that they wonld be settled for . After waiting abont sixteen days , I called again , wfeen I was informed that theyhad heard nothing ; I was . therefore , under the disagreeable necessity of sending his Reverence a Pontefract Court summons . The case came on for hearing on the second of January , when nearly the whole of the above was adduced in evidence on my part , withont the least contradiction The Vicar was defended by a solicitor , who used his endeavours to make it appear to the Court that there were only three drawings ; in this he completely broke down . The most singular feature in the case of Mr . Chantrell , was that he stated
he could not tax his memory with what took place so losg ago ; but admitted in hia cross-examination by me , that all I stated was correct , and that they were a great deal better than the advertised drawings , in fact they were the only good drawings of the church be had seen , and that they were worth between two and ttree ponnda each , " as works of art , " ( a sentence which he never used in my hearing before . ) Three of the drawings were now produced in Court , at the request of Mr . Marshall , -when Mr . C . renewed his former praise of the pictures , but left the placo he occupied in Court , and coming close te Mr . Marshall he said that they were certainly worth the money , as works of art , ini Mr . OBouke was not a professional man , bnt a journeyman cropper cut of employment , and had never received a lesson in drawing in his life , consFquently they were not so much worth as if done by a professional man . The case at ouce assumed a new form , as Mr . Marshall said that he thought a sale was not proved . |
Mr . Chantrill was all charity , as waa also Mr . Marshall , together with all professional , and would-beprofessional , gentlemen in court ; I stoutly maintaining that it was not charity I wanted bnt pay meat for my labour . Tbe vicar being in Court , and he saying that he bad no particular use for them , the verdict was , that I must have the drawings back , pay the expenses , ( fifteen shillings and ten-pence , including summons ) and keep the two pounds four shillings and sixpence received . The Vicar , evidently ashamed of tbe job , * aid as Mr . O'Ksuke was a poor man and ont of employment , he would pay tbe expences ( and he put his band in his pocket for the purpose , ; when Mt . Marshall , with a waive of his hand , ( I suppose a professional one ; Boid , " he would not allow it . " John ORouke . Wheeler-street , Jan . 11 , 1843 .
¦ PS . —I have sent twice to the Vicarage for the pictures , and the messenger was told to call on Thursday for an answer ; however , at tbe conclusion of my long letter , a young man from the Vicar ' s attorney called with three of the drawings , whic ' a are in a sad damaged ttate , being dirtied and tarn to such a degree that they were three poun « is worse than when delivered . Here is an end of the history of the Parish Churches , as drawn by Your humble servant , J . OR .
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TO THE CHARTIST PUBLIC . Upon the necessity of the establishment of a national benefit society as psrt and parcel of our political organization for tbe purpose of ameliorating the present distressed condition of the working class , the assistance of political victims , or marked men , and thereby to help forward , our mighty cause .
TO THB EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STaR , A 15 ow me , most respected Sir , through the medium of your Star of liberty , te call tbe attention of my fellows to the above-named all-important ol jecta , Brother philanthropists and straggling slaves , beholding in tbe misery and abj-ct wretchedness , that hath overtaken thousands of our felloe mortals , through the closing of their rescourcea by tbe legislation of the master class , the awful sulf into which it appears but too evident that the great mass of the toiling class will be plunged , except we arrest the progress of this golden scourge , tMB wealthy plague , with its iron Juggernauts , its numerous monopolies , and its monster monopoly—class legislation—to tfl " which it ia necessary that our Organization should be most perfect ,
that all its weight may be brought to bear upon the barriers of the dominant faction . To perfect our Organization it is necessary that we should pay as much attention to the physical wants of our members as to their menial cultivation ; in . more homely phrase , we must add to our lectures on moral power and union , a weighty edition of Sacon ; our ranks aie poor , anrt are still becoming poorer ; indeed , many have sacrificed their all in the cause ; many have been driven from house and home by prtjndiced employers for advocating onr cau « to perish in the streets and lanes , with their wi-jes and little ones , and thousands feave been engulfed in that ruin which we prophesied would © Tertake us , and had nnited by all onr energies to prevent , —had tbe middle class been Christians , they would have joined us , and together we should havs accomplished our truly Christian object ; bnt they have stood aloof ,
and many of them are sow suffering for their shocking and evil deeds ; but let us make up for their lack through our own extra exertions . Had we begun the work in the few years of apparent prosperity that preceded this crisis , we should have effected our purpose years since . But remember tbe old adage , " Better late than ne-7 er . ° Let us endeavour to repair tbe errors of the past by improving tbe present time . And seeing that the propriety of a Convention or Conf * rence is urged to alter and amend the Plan of Organization , I desire to lay before the people a Pian for a ' National Benefit Society , which I have , after much ] pains and study fiom time to time , drawn up with a i view to meet the various circumstancea of the working I class , that they may be amalgamated into one great Union , for the assistance of each other through the j manifold trials of our present system . '
1 f the Editor of this paper will allow me space therein to lay the plan I have prepared before the country , I would gladly avail myself thereof , as I think it should be laid before the country previuns to the meeting of the Conference to amend the Rules , that tbe people may instruct their delegates thereon , in order tb&t both subjects may be considered and s plan adapted to the wishes and wants of the people be set in a fair way for accomplishment Some may object , that this is too much to attempt at once . Bnt let me remind them of our industry and energy ; what fortunes thereby we have made for
others J Let us therewith make one mighty effort for ourselves , and we aha'l find all obstacles crumble before us . Forget not that all are not reduced to wretchedness ; that many have yet a penny to spare for this saving purpose , and will give it , and more , to save themselves from that wide gaping maw of horrors whe'ein so many of theii fellows are enduring a more than hell upon this fruitful earth-Hoping you will pay some attention to this subject , I remain , Yonrs , in troth , Qraccuus .
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mjp TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN S 1 AR . SIR , —With your permission , I beg to call public attention to an article upon the Noith Midland Railway in the Leeds Mercury of last week . Tour contemporary in tbe fulness of his joy and happiness at what he terms " the present working of the Railway , '' forgets to staie " the causes" which led to the " lamentable event" of sending a spirit unbidden into the presev . ee of its Maker . Be tbat task mine . But first , I must state for the public satkf iction , that I have made a searching inquiry into the slanderous charges which the Mercury has bolstered up ( for what purpose you may readily guess ) against the old and
really experienced enginemen , and find that there is not the slightest shadow ol foundation for tnzh charges . Had they been trne , the Mercury would not have failed to trnmpet to the world tfcb names of the slandered individuals . I now defy him . With " anonymous" and " alarming" writers the public hava nothing to do ; it is the facts written by them to which the Mercury and the public must turn their attention . Troth is truth , though the writer or speaker of it should be the Arch-Piend himself ; and it really would be more respectable and becoming on the part of the Mercury to grapple with facts than to have lecourse to the mean subterfuge of aspersion and slander .
To resume , the causes of the lata lamentable" manslaughter" of poor Mr . Hsrwy , and the consequent bareaveinent of his broken-hrarted widow , left aa sh 6 is in a delicate state , and wh'xh must render her grief , her desolation , and her loss more poignant are—First , the resignation of the old Directors , because , as they said in their report , thfey could not , nor vmdd not consent to the reduction then proposed , and now carried out by the ( thtn ) Comnjittea ( cow Directors ) of this Railway . Second , Because , as the old Directors said , that reduction was about to be carried beyond the point of efficiency and safety . " Third , Because reduction has been carried out , and its first fruits are tbe Idbs of from £ 3000 to i £ 6000 in the Company ' s property alone , not to speak of tbe immense 1 os 3 to the Company arising from the terror-stricken public taking other conveyances rather than risk being manslaughtered , as poor Mr . Harvey has been .
My last letter of facts was written and copies of it in London a week before tbe manslaughter took place , and how dreadfully have my predictions been realized , and what an awful responsibility must rest on the shoulders of thoBe directors who planned , and execnted those reekleBs deeds in defiance of the warnings of the press , the experience of the old and practical directors , and the publicly expressed opinion ef evtry Bervant upon the line . Allow me to ask you , Mr . Hudson , as the prime mover of this railway revolution , whether or not I have proved in the columns of Ifco Railway Magazine , that yon are , asd have been , participating in an unjust profit of from £ 2 , 000 to £ 8 , 000 yearly , which ought to belong to the shareholders , and which would more than cover your proposed reduction of the wages of this deserving body of engirsemen' !
iN ' ow , if yon w . * s to cha up this £ 18 000 to tbe fhcruhcfdtrs tie ^ rea-. U" ! xp ? rir-en * t-f •>¦ S'litg tt = 'ires of hundreds cf fcn'n * n beicps t « th-- r ^ .-rt cf um-st entered , sud imffickatEtTJ , wonld m ver fc 37 e i >? en
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tried , nor would Mrs . Har ? ey havt had to bewail the death of her affectionate husband , nor would the railroad have been bestrewed with the blood a . id brains of pocr Mr . Harvey , the carriages doubled up lite paper , and the company a property and reputation ruined and made-a finger-post of , as the road to Tut % and aa the bye-word of scorn , and execration to the world . I would atk those Directors whether tL ey have not broken their Act of Parliament , granted to them « onditionaily , that public accommodation and public safety should be the grand desideratum far their consideration ? Knowing , as they must have dene , the inexperience asd wfitiua of Jenkins , fo * his situation , I have no hesitation in saying that they are morally guilty of the manslaughter , if they are not legally guilty the to
I put question any rational being , is it for a moment likely , that the man , Jenkins , would wilfully ran his engine iato another train , when he well knew that tbe chances were a , thousand to one against his own life being saved ? If I understand B ackstone and Cooke aright , death from self-defence or negligence , constitutes msnsJaaghter ; now the evidence does not prove either one or the other of those things ; incompetency was the sole cause j of the manplaughter , ami if Jonkina be convicted , and j the directors pass unscathed , then I say that trial by i jury is a farce , and a complete libel on the laws o £ ; England . Jfrukina never waa a "fitter" or " mechanic , '' , ho waa a blacksmith ' s striker at Greenhead , for three , years with Matthew Tindal , he was jobbing ! upon the Newcastle and Carlisle railway for four but
j years , was a fireman only a . few days . He had been a fireman upon the North Midland about one year . Alas , Messrs . Mercury for yuur veracity , the j " truth" of your articles is seen upon the face of them . According to you , Jenkins must have been a mechanic in embryo , or have bad a Very precocious genius for mechanism ; he is now only turned twenty-one years of age , yet you have made him a " mechanic's" or " fitter ' s" apprentice , soven years old when bound an apprentice ; it might be true , but I must say that I , j for one , cannot believe ib . j I now quote from my last letter why engine-men ! should have seven shillings a day : j First—Because the safety of the lives and limbs of i her Majesty " s subjects , and , indeed , of her aiajesty'a ' person , are dependant upon their " skill"' and " expel rience . '
I Second—Because the-ir constitutions are early wrecked by their employment , and they are preiua' tureiy superannuated . ! Toird—Because they are subjected to double ex-( peaces by being tbe greater part of their time miles j from their home , which brings their wages to a levt-1 with the mechanic , ox stationary engineer , with this difference , tbat tbe last-jnentioned enjoy health , ¦ safety , and cumfort , while the locomotive engine-man has bis health sacrificed , sufoty endangered , and comfort annihilated . I might say much of the doings of the Fox Cvbeiy , and of the simplicity of the Goose Marshall , fur staadi ing the brunt of his inishapn , together with the intimi-1 dation an-J coercion used by certain parties to " make " incompetent men take upon themselves the part of engine-drivers ; but my letter is already too long , and , I am not " anonymous , '' though I am i PUBLICO .
P S . I have learned , since the closing of my letter , that petitions are at all the hotels and coffve houses in the town , praying the Directors to reinstate the experienced engine-men . Djbs not this speak volumes ? Publico .
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir—You will perhaps allow me to correct a false impression , relative to the course I pursued at the late Conference , conveyed by one of the leading articles in yonr paper of the 21 st instant In the article alluded to there occurs the following passage : — " And to what conclusion shall we come respecting the honesty and sincerity of the party ( the Complete Suffragists ) who havin ? rejected that proposition iMr . Lovett ' s ) yet brought forward , through Mr . Somefs , an additional ame dment . embodyiDgthat same proposition , in the mere hops of dividing their opponents' ranks by catching up a few " flats" in tbo " rejected" net . In this passage you unhesitatingly make me the tool of the Complete Suffrage party , bringing forward an amendment at their dictation and for the furtherance of their party ends .
Now , sir , what predicament would you be placed in were I request you to produce the evidence which justifies you in bringing such a grave charge against me ? Whtre wenld be your pru . f ? Would it not fritter down to a mere suspicion , founded on no fact , but lurking only in your own mind ? And yet upon the strength of such suspicion you publicly and unceremoniously degrade into a mere party hack one who can say without vanity , that in ull bis public acts he has been influenced by no stronger motives than the freedom of hia country and the welfare of his fellow men . Come , come , Mr . EJifcor , this won ' t do . This is not democracy . Allow me , in vindication of myself , to declare , tbat so far from being influenced by any party to brine forward mv
amendment , I did not so much as hint ray intention of proposing such an amendment to a single human being until I propesert it publicly in the Conference ; and as to the object I wished to serve by the amendment , I also solemnly declare tbat my sols object was to remove au obstacle which tbe silly prejudice of the parties had raised to tbo progress of the business for which the Conference was called . The amendment oecuned to me while sitting in the Confbter . ce during the speeches of Mr . Lovc ' . t , Mr . O'Connor , lie . Ritchie , and ethers , who spoke before me . Tha spesches on both sides convinced me that the point of dispute was the most paltry and insignificant that could possibly be imagined , but yet one which was calculated to
provoke tbe pride and sectarianism of both parties ; and that therefore it was the duty of every friend of union to propose such a course as would give a triumph to neither party , but conciliate and do justice to both , and bo prevent tbe disruption of the Conference . It was with these viewa tbat I felt it to be my duty to propose that both the Charter and the Bill of Rights be taken equally and conjointly as the basis of discussion . The more I consider and lexaraine this proposal , the more am I convinced of its soundness , of its entire freedom from sectarianism , and that bad it been adopted , it would have smoothed the proceedings of the Conference , and done much to secure that unity of aim and .-iction which is so essential to the success of
onr common cause . You Lave fallen into another error , Mr . Editor , when yiu i . sinuate tbat Mr . Lovett proposed to lay both bills on the table before my amendment was moved . The fact is , that my amendment was moved at the commencement of the discussion , and Mr . Lovetfs proposition was not made until the close . This is important ; because what higher eulogiutn could be passed on my amendment than for Mr . Lovett to rise after a long and protracted discussion , and in tbe name , and as the rtpresentative of tbe whole Chartist party , propose to withdraw his owu amendment , and adopt mine , providing that the Complete Suffragists would make a similar concession .
Waa not thia an open acknowledgement that my amendment was wise , prudent , conciliatory , and wuil calculated to settle ihe paint in dispute ? By Mr . Lovetfs proposition the Chartists have stamped the seal of their approbation on my amendment , and I cannot but believe tbat the great bsdy of the Complete Sufftagists would have done the same had there not bee i an apparent predetermination on the part of some of their leaders to stand or fall by their motion . I regret tbat any of the Complete Suffrage leaders should have been bo dogged . I bave ever condemned , and still continue to condemn their conduct in this n spect I have condemned it in private , and I condemned it in public so far as I could , by remaining with the majority of the Conference , after the Complete Suffragists seceded .
But what's there in all these circumstances to justify your charge that I acted as the puppet of a party ? I bring forward my amendment candidly , without consulting privately tha opinions of any man , or any party whatever . Moderate men on both sides , approve of it ; one paTty offers to agree to it , the other refuses ; the votes are taken ; I stand by my amendment , I vote for it and for it only ; and yet the organ of the party who offered to agree to my proposal turns round and charges me with being the tool of the pirty who rejected it . He must be blind indeed who does not see the utter groundlessness of such a charge . And why am I thus anxious to remove this charge ? Brcause I hate to be thought the 'tool of the Complete Suffrage party , and wish to court the favour of the Chartist ? No ! But because I bato to be thought the tool of any party . I wen : to the Conference as free from party spirit as I
could possibly divest myself . I went not as a Chartist or as b Complete Suffragist , bnt as a lover of my country . I held no ir . fl * ted opinions of the superiority of either party , but believed that there were good and bonest men in both parties . On the one side I saw the active spirits of the working millions , and on the other the noble iniads of the middle class ; the indispensable energy of unenfranchised masses , and the equally valuable power of electorial privileges . My determination , therefore , was to consider , not what would best promote the triumph of either party , but what wonld beat promote the union of both and the triumph of the common good . And now I have the inward satisfaction of believing that I sustained this determination thronghout the whole proceedings of the Conference , and proved that while I could do justice to both parties , I weuld bend to the prejudices of neither .
It is no doubt agreeible to see the triumph of the party to which we belong , and there may be some who would prefer dlsonion rather than sacrifice party feeling ; bnt when such selfish gratifications involve the freedom of a ceuntry and the interests of oppressed millions , it would be baseness not to relinquish them . It would have been well had parties in the Conference kept this maxim constantly in their remembrance . I fear , however , that they have displayed more anxiety to gratify their party feelings than to relieve the oppressions of the multitude . Instead of uniting they have divided—instead of giving one bill to the " country , they have given two—instead of forming the people into one firm and united phalanx , thsy have fcrofeen them up into sections , agreeing in principles and even in details , and < iiff < iriri £ onljr i ; : name aud leadersh i p , yet hostile to e-ch oiher , cuatti-JiDg with each other , and tc ; i : iug and rtr ^ I ; g ' . Lo aia »; ry
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with strife , as if it were not tirn and rent enougf already by the tyranny of the oppressor . Itjis impos sible not to see the effects of such division j It wil throw back the cause of freedom , how long" I canno tell—but if pressed for an answer I would | say unti men agreeing on principles have tbe sens © to unite No doubt such union will come at last . In the meantime , however , 1 most enter my solemn protest againsi such folly , and hold parties responsible for every ho'ii which their factiousness adds to the term of the people ' s slavery . I am , Sir , Youra in the cause of freedom . Ifewt / m Stewart . Robert Somers . 27 tb Jan ., 1843 . :
CVVe give this letter -srith much pleasure . The fact that Mr . Somers remained with tha C inference after the secession of the Sturjremen waa not known to us , and ws wrote under tbe impression tha ^ he had gone with them ; which we think would have justified the inference we drow . Thai * fact establishes Mr . Somers'a exemption from any unfair party bias , and his claim to the title of an honourable independent man . We thins : Mr . Sonwrs is , in error about the proposal of Mr . Lovett . We believe i ' r . Loverfc's proposal was made to the Council of tho Complete Suffragists before the resumption ! of the debate on the morning of the second day , ' ; though tbe announcement of it to the Conference was not matie till the close of the debate . —Ed . 2 V . S . ]
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TO THE CHARTISTS OF LANCASHIHE . It has been augcsstetl to me by some « f our Manchester friends , to offer a few remarks in tie Star , calling on tha " good men and true" of y *> ur district to assist the Association at Manchester in thu erection of a Hall that will be the bona fide property of Cnartists , where " they may sit under their own roof , none daring to make ' em afraid . " I shall do so very briefly , and I hope effectually . I can just recollect very faintly the Blanket Men , as they wero called , in T 817 ; and , to the bestiof my recollection and knowledge , the Radicals used to meet in publio houses , having no placs of th * : r own , and
renting no room . In 1819 , I was only eight years of age , but I remember it as a thing of yesterday ; and although the Radical Association was pretty strong , I am not aware of them having any places to hold their inee ' . inija to transact their locil business but jpublio houses—some met at each other's houses in small parties —1 ut there was no place rented ot possessed by the Kidicala , for tho express purposa of teaching political knowledge . In 1 S 2 i ) , and ail through the agitation for the Reform Bill , in Manchester , I only knew two private rooms , and think thare w : is at least one hundred p . ' acefl of meeting in public houses .
I uhall not attempt to show that our principles and tippling houses ou ^ bt never to be associated together ; but I will say that had tho Radicals of 1819 , or 1829 , been in possession of a place for meetings of their own , wo sbould have been very much in advance of our present position ; for , soon as persecution came , the magistrates threatened the landlords with the loss of their licences , and then ths rooms wero denied the use of to the Radicals ; and thus , being without places to meet in , lUiree times to my knowledge ) , has the cause retrograded , and the sheep been scattered ; but Ijuon ' t mean to say that all the fault lay in the meetings bshis held at public houses , but in . the Radicals not being
the masters of their meeting room . I know mauy localities who have held their meetings in private rooms ; chapels , school-rooms , Ac ., who have been donied the use of those places since last August ; find the effect has been that the Association in those places hav « dwindled into a very small compass . Now , my friends , we are stronger and capable of doing more than any part of the Kingdom ; Lancashire , is the parent of Chartism ; it has always ranked A 1 in the good cause , so I beg of you to let it keep its place in sotting an example to the country , by erecting places of your own , and thus avoid the rock on which you have split before .
The Chartists of this Kingdom are not a contemptible body , for by the strenuous efforts of somebody that I could name , and the spread of sound political knowledge by the Northern Star , and by tUe disinterested ; aud persevering exertions of those who dared to spunk truth , the Chartists are now somebody in the enipird , nay , I think I shall not be sajiDg too mucii , if I say v ? e are the most powuful body in the nation . . If this be true , let us give permanauco and stability to our movement , by getting places of our own whtre we can . meet in limes of persecution as wuii as toleration , and be able to bid defiance to prejudice or tyranny .
I know this is easier said than done . I Know tha difficulties you are battling with ; 1 know what : you have done , and 1 know tbat you can do a little more-, but most especially for such a glorious object . . Out lads at Manchester intend to have a Hall of their own , to be built by shares at ten shillings per share . Moro than twenty shares were taken up last Sunday , iand they will be happy to receive the assistants of ^ a \ of our friends who can spare a little . The subscriptions are sixpence per week . I would advise onr country friends who wish to assist in this glorious worK to bring or send their subscriptions at onco , aud not delay , for the good work is going on rapidly in Manchester , and I think our friend ? intend to knock up a wooden chapel , as a temporary rallying point , until the Hall ( which it is suggested , will be called the Duncombe Hall , ) is built . Yours truly , T . Dickinson .
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repeat the experiment—and who can deny the solicits " tion ? The " interesting sitaation" of the Monarch , is a tale for every ear , a theme for every tongue ; two of the consorts of the patriots , bave the same ordaal to pas
Scotia , one of your servants , who has laboured extensively among you ; asks your sympathy , —justify his confidence , and iet your miles mitigate your brother Southern's wrongs . Cordially and faithfully , THOS . DA . VIES , Delegate to Conference from Hawicfc Macelesfleld , Jan . 21 th , 1843 .
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Dear Sir—On behalf of the committee I am appointed to request you , if possible , to kindly spare as much room in y ^ ur valuable paper , as would give tbe enclosed insertion j by doing so you will greatly oblige Tours , &a , CUARJ . E 9 Tailor . Pai . ter . Sub-Secretary to tbt National Charter Association . TO THE CHARTISTS OF MANCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS .
Brother Chartists . —The time approaches when tho * e friends of freedom , who stand foremost in the democratic ranks , advocating tha richfs and liberties of the poverty-stricken and enslaved victims of Class Legislation , will be pJneed upon their triaU ; our dnty then , as men and Chartists , being by ail means in oat power , to aid ami assist in raising funds for their defence , a committee has been formed in Manchester to pet up a clothes Kaffls ( the approbation of the General Council of ftlanchestor having been given to the plan laid before them for such object ) the profits arising ftuni which wi ]! resV'ZH a sum of five pounds , for tha benefit of the G . aeral D fence Fund , and which at the same time will furnish \ h » winners ¦ with gootl and sub ^ stav . tial wearing apparU . The committee earnestly cill upon you in your various localities to render them your support and co-operation iu carrying the sama into effect .
PLAN OF THE E / LFFLE . £ B d 300 Members at one shilling each 15 0 0 15 Prszs ' a , aa under : — 5 Suits of C > . rl , or Moleskin . 253 . per Suit :. ... 6 5 0 5 Pair do Trowsers at 9 s . p . pair 2 5 0 3 Waistcoats do . do . at-6 s . ' each 0 18 0 1 Jacket , do . do at Us ... 0 11 0 1 Waistcoat-piece , a gift . £ y 19 0 9 19 0
£ 5 10 Tite R ffla wifl take place on Tuesday February 28 th . 1843 , at eight o ' clock , in the Chartist Room , Brown-street . ^ Tickets are new on silo at Mr . Leach ' s , Oak Btreet , Mr . Jacquss ' , Oldham-road , Mr . Brown ' s Temperance Hotel , New Cross , Mr . Leach ' s , hair dresser , New Islington , and ai the various meetings of the Association .
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S ^^^^ S AM HER FAMILY . -p-aTBd in reference to this sufferer nnder ff | fcsT !^ svst £ m the following commnnications , 1 » < 5 > pieS ^; sh both in justice to the fanerons parties j J ^ S Snai and that if Mrs . Ellis be ?*??„ Sept te * og- eI - * " Mffldl may * " : ^^ fofSanS ^ alHmSenaentS :- j & ^ " Alcott House , Ham Common , j " 26 th Jan . 1853 . i t > t . » -b 313- HrtL—On reading the Sorlhem j * # *^« - the Spirit moved me almost to tears j 0 ? rf ^ rf our brother E 3 is and his forlorn family , j »* %% m refiecdng on what could bedow . to j $ * *^ iridrei of the expatriated patriot from the * * tLntfiMS of their presant position , 1 was moved j t& ^^ f ^ rscomiDeiia their case to the atlennon ; V & £ i Sid * nr s « t **»* ^ take OyZ ot \ i ^ r ^ Tiato onr CDncsrdium , to receive its main- j r . > ndren w * . a ^^ vsji ~ v , ; i / i ¦«» . run . be ^^^^
1 ^ ^ Srated that an offer might made i P *^ lao-eof the children . His proposition yon i V •*! t ^ rded in the accompanying note . j r 3 £ s 4 t * u ^^ 3 esS 8 d to read ? ovi remarks in : , j ¦ & £ tct . ^ jjjg - pjesent position of tbe Barional ^ ^ fflSmoBy HaJ ; as "weD ^ Jcai advice to '< & ? ' ' uid Socialists never to oppose each othtr . JV *^^ tfce same end in view , namely , the £ 5 Je ? "X ai of man from the influence of the evil ^ jjjsseoj ^^ social conditions in which they j £ 3 » ' ^ tLj ) ejthraSed . I have "been an advocate V * 10 ^ * x 5 aBsi for the last twenty-five years , ; sJ lf ^ M urgias the prfcrip ' es and practice * ^ - ^ tferecce xo all other modes of reform . * & & ^ rdples fcsTe induced me always to give * isT ^ JT j ^ y individual or party to the extent ( fctSJ * Twined to move ;—waiting patiently till i * S es ^ cea to go finite- Go on , iny D ^ r I s * ®? £ e ilsd , that they may thereby wori otit i $ * * irtsal ic 4 ep = ° denca - 2 f JK £ i ~ re to 21 r . Hobson and yourself , " ALEX CAiTPBELL "
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" "F *™ Common , " 27 th Jan ., 1 S 43 . « j 2 . —O- -e o ! onr family having introduced * DrA 5- ^ xhB pn - | jiic jj , tbeNorthern tJSI 5 * hAif of " tie widowed Mrs . Eiiis , 1 reflected & * LvS aiabe tef * by us for her b = neat , and it V * T ~ , jbj fhali * s ^ * xrrs ** & ****? onr I * " ^ fff-eHsitfasw ~ on the part of *) ur friends , we ^ rTiEt iB the bard , lodging washing , clothing 2 ^ canon of tw > oui of her four children at about
wf < n » Esnsl charge-» v » ixjii 22 H posaidsa year for each can be secured " ^ rTresDPas ^ person or persons , and paid ! S 5 to alni « . I ^ wi llingly take two , either SVrirli or <» e ol tach , and place them on the Zo-za m all tib otilt 3 c ^ * ™ tlie « & °° 1-^ fa , ' provided they are of goad organization and ^* * T theT eboose to renain in the Institution after alffi ^ iLeB years of age a free provision will be Z & for ffleaJ for Bf ^ or i * t&ey prtftr it , a pcaitioii £ 33 * 3 for tbera elsewhere . TjeaijseaProspEctni , * nd am , " Drsr Sir , " Yonis , respectfully , " Ws . Oldhajl *'
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» . i *? z : cTrs so . 2 , or the tibst coscoKDirs , * ol I > Dr 5 TXIAL HiEMOST C 0 iL £ « £ , HAMcoxxos , srsaxT . lbs Spirit requires Leve conditions , light conditg , jsS life tonditioni . > I £ » D 3 n : e 5 Sc circle furnishes thB Love conditions . i-ae tbrosgh which and by which the Spirit can ' psCe v ie aeepat sympathies . Tbe Sdiool , or social circle , furnishes the light uSSsffii—those through which the Spirit can gene s jsc % en » and the delights thereof . Tbe libaor circle furnishes the Life conditions—£ » : £ ro 3 gh which the Spirit can generate uses and 6 jiasra ihereot " * ' GfiEiVES .
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BRITISH PATRIOTS IN FRANCE . We have received , along with 3 contribution to the Victim Fund , the following from a few English operatives resident at Bologuo-sur-Mer : — Sib , —Though far from oar native land and tha men we love , we feel deeply interested in the might struggle for tho rightful liberty of the industrious classes ; and giory in tha sure and steady progress of tha principles of the People ' s , Charter . We feel highly eatiafled with the decisive stand which our Chartist brethren made in favour of th-e Charter at the lata Conference in B ; rinisj ; hani . Wo are very much pleased with the bold and uncompromising conduct of
our esteemed friend Mr . 0 Connor , in defenc 3 of hia moral character , ( which some of his enemies of the Corn Law League have tried to injuro . ) and tho great principles which he has no worthily , faithfully , and suec-ssfuiiy advocated . We heartily sympathise with oar 8 i . ffiring brethren , and wish that tttose who are engaged in the cause of Caartism , which is emphatically the poor man ' s cause , tbe cause of humanity , justice , and truth , may be strengthened and encouraged by all who love their country and desire that corrupt and oppressive systems may be swept at once and for ever from the society of men , and laws and commerce based upon the sacred and inviolable rights of the
people . Though , circumstances arising from classlegislation and u equal rights have driven na to seek bread for our wives and . children in a foreign land , we feel united with our brethren in the good cause , and if we cannot be with them personally in the field of contest , and certain victory , they have our hearta , our wishes , our prayers , and as far as we are able , our pecuniary assistance . Our hearts say success to the Charter and to all who are fighting for ife . May tbe Charter soon become the Saw of the land , and every working man be free ; and then the emancipated slaves of Britain will mean what they say , when they sing : — " Britons never * hall be slaves . "
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David Pollock has received the appointment of Commissioner of the Court for the Relief of Insolv « nt Debtors , vacant by the decease of the lamented Mr . Bowen . Malta . —On board the Lowtner , merchant-vessel now discharging at the Victualling-yard , is a toy for Mehemet AH , in the shape of a cannon weighing no less than eighteen tons and measuring fifteen feet six inches , with shot for the same , each weighing 445 ib . " Non parvix componere magna solebam , " but we should think that tais exceeds Queen Elizabeth's pocket-pistol .
Thk Mourning Bride . — Much compassion was excited at the E < scx quarter sessions on Wednesday for a poor woman , who was thrown into an . agony of grief and weeping on her husband bein ^; at ntenced to transportation . "Oh ! " exclaimed i ' .. ^ ilmost frantic creature , " what will become of n : o " 'd my poor children ? And there , too , he ' .- ; £ ¦ . > - ii . s best clothes on , why would not the " ! ue juat as well I" The eousuiousnasa of iLis a ^ u . uonal loss was too much for her nerves , an i tbe pu < w ivornaa was taken out o [ court in a- / aia £ : ng fi Ipswich Express .
A Conscientious Dissenter . —An amasmg scene occurred at our late session ? . A witness waa called into the box , and took hold of the Testament with becoming gravity , as it waa thought , to be sworn . But when told , as usual , to kiss the book , he demurred , on the ground of " conscientious" objections , when the following colloquy occurred : -Clerk : Are you a Quaker \—Witness : No : I am a Baptist . — Clerk : You must kiss the book , Sir . — Witness This book tells me I am to swear not at all . Clerk : You must kiss the book , or you will not be allowed your expenses . These words acted like magic on the " conscientious" Dissenter , his scruples immediately vanished , and he hastily raised the book to his lips , amidst roars of laughter from the whole Court . —Durham Advertiser .
Fatal Railwat Accident . —On Saturday morning , at about half-past 4 o ' clock , the following dreadful accident occurred on the London and Brighton Railway . —It appeara that a ballast engine , called the Venus , Job Smith , engine-driver , was proceeding towards Brighton , when on arriving near the Red-Hill station , one of the company's servants , named Toilet * , came out of his cottage by the side of the railway , and held up bis lamp to stop the engine , to give instructions to the driver ; The Eteam was shut off and the break put on , but Tullett , it is supposed .
got bv mistake on the same line as the engine . Smith , the driver , saw the unfortunate man ' s lantern knocked down the embankment , and immediately exclaimed to the fireman , ** We have run over Tullett . " Every exertion was made to stop the engine , but the whole train passed over him . Tullett was picked , np and carried to his own cottage . He presented a frightful spectacle ; ( ho top and back part of lvs head were literally cut iff , leaving his face uninjured . Although the whole train had pussed over him , none of his V-vahs were broken , the deceased , i > Jnfj knocked down betvi'ceu tho metalSi
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir . —In your paper of the 24 th of December last , is repotted the particulars of an inquest held before Mr . George Dyson , coroner for Halifax , and a Jury ; at VVaterheail Mill , in Saddle worth , on the body of Lucy Mtlligan . Tbe Jury , ia their verdict , found that she died by tho visitation of God , accelerated by the want of earlier medical attendance and proper attention aurl sufficient nourishment , and that , they strongly censuied the conduct of the overseers and officers of the township of Spotland , ia not ascertaining the situation of the deceased , after repeated representations . :
The overseers and vestrymen of Spotland are desirous te remove the stigma that is cast upon them aud to fix tho Waaie , if any , upon those who ought to bear it . The township of Spotland is distant many miles from Saddleworth , and the Jury seem to have keen ignorant that it is the duty of the pariah officers of the township in which paupers are resident to administer to thdit wants , and communicate with the overseers ef the township in which they are settled ; if this were not so the overseers would be obliged to travel a number of miles and neglect ibeir own poor .
No official communication was made to tho overseers of Spotland of tbe real situation of the deceased , ; aa appears by the evidence before the Coroner and Jury , until the 13 th of December last , when assistance was promptly rendered by them . An illegitimate child of thu deceased was affiliated by magistrates in petty sessions atK jchdale , on Monday , when the circumstancesrelatiDg to tbe death of the deceased came before them , and jit was their opinion that the deceased bad been treated V > y tho overs ; era of Spotland with every attention , and no blame attached to them , and that if the deceased was neglected , the parish officers where sh « resided aud died , were the culpable parties . The overseers and vestrymen of Spotland feel deeply the stigma improperly cast upon them , and are wishful that tbe above statement should appear in your next Saturday ' s paper , and they are willing to pay any charge you may make for its insertion .
I am , Sir , : Your obedient Servant , Samuel Stott , Assistant-Overseer . Rochdale , 12 th January , 1843 . [ This letter sbould bave been inserted in accordance with its date ; but was accidentally mislaid aud forgotten . —Ed . tf . S . ] : ; ¦
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M- ^ rf- j- ^ - j- ^ j ^ rfs .- ^ Jj ^^ w ^^ jf ^ ^ * -s * -r * * THE VICTIMS . AN APPEAL TO PATRIOTISM AND HUMANITY . . The exile , Ellis , haa deservedly found a powerful advocate in tbe indomitable Cooper . John Cleave has disinterestedly and nobly appealed on behalf of the General Victim Fund—who accepts the patriotic offer ? Tea ehillincs from any locality will secure its value in
circulare from him , and yet be devoied to the prisoners and their families , while tho former may be refunded by sale of tho latter . What an opportunity to " spread the Charter , " and also to Bave it 3 victims ! What Briton's heart was exf r yet callous to the call of destU tution , to the cry of distress 1 Five families in the neighbourhood of Hanley are deprived cf their pro } tectors , the providers of their bread—for crime ? Nobut for principle , energy , and kindness . Shall they be consig od to the tender mercies of parochial caxe of union hospitality ? Some of them are . Forbid it Chartjism , prevent it humanity . Cooper and South Staffordshire havo undertaken for the widowed wifai and orphans of Ellis , but where is the advocate of hia compatriots' claims , whete ? Who haa pleaded for the amiable , tho energetic , the interesting Ann Yates , her
competitor , Oldham ? the unfortunate Cunliffe , tho ! : needy family of tbe zealous Neesam ? A sum net ex-ji Cftediug four pounds , of public contribution , divided ; among the whole , from the time of the special com- | mission till the present Inhabitants of the Potteries , ] wipe away the reproach— Chartists of the united king-i dom , discharge the obligation—subjects of tba British ] empire , aid in the work of mercy . Dry up the wiaow ' s tears ,. , check tbe orphan ' s sigh , " feed the hnngry . j clothe tne naked , visit the prisoners . " " Ramemberj tiem that are in bonds , and them that sufiks adver&ity . " They struggled zealously , they fell gloriously ; aid them nobly . Let it not be said " the good and the true" are sacrificed , and they fell unheeded ? If so , who can bet expected to follow in their course , turn shall any of them resume their labour when released from prisan ;
and from bonds ? Brother Chartists , let us arouse from our apathy—j let us shake off our sluggishness—If . t us banish unmanlyj diffidence—let us sacrifice a pot and a pipe , a meal , ai few hour ' s labour . If we canput give , wo can beg , ori sell , as Mr . Cleave proposes . The writer , on his own ! responsibility , urged tlu case a f « w evenings ap ; o , uponj a an allauA'tace , ^ -ho hau Uii : > contributed for other ' pur ^ 't'tsa , anU they n-SiMiHcU to tbe calL Who willj
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POLAND . We have received a copy of a Polish newspaper , the While Eagle , in which the address of our Sheffield frieads is translated- Tna following , our Correspondent gives us as the translation of tbe Editorial comments by which it is introduced to the Polish readers of the While Eagle : — " The following extract from a Shtffiald paper , the Northern Star , will be perused with groat pleasure by our readers . It is the first popular manifestation in England made in favour of the P . Auli cause without any previous Polish exertions to that c-ffiat ; and as its views
on the subject aru incomparably purer and more correct than those of all the speeches ever pronounced in the British sen&te , or at all the meetings of the bo called 4 Literary Association of the Friends of Poland , ' it will prove to every one that even in England it is not through diplomatic duplicity , but through sincere exposition of our principles , in all their ex'ent , that we can gain the sympathy of the people at large , to whom , and to whom only , we have the mission of addiessing ' ourselves in the name of our nation as ifc is the destiny of the people at large to pronounce ultimately in all such questions as that of Poland .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 4, 1843, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct467/page/7/
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