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HABMONY HALL . 1 STTEB TT . jq THI 3 SDITOB OP TEE SOBTHKSK STjLE . ers- ^ In my last letter I stated that I lrcmld lay JzTvonr readers She outline of an Org&nlz&iiDn -whic ^ i j ^ fl 1 » capable of speefiilv exhibiting the power of {^^ . plflon the land question , to an extent , that it-yarn the £ de of public opi nion , noTf Betting in ^^ 4 ienecessity t » f some kind of colonization feeing fanotei to t * 16 * nPeliQr advantages of home colonies * wrtliose -ffiichray beratablished by emigration . C yom paP « ° to-day , I am glad to see that this VVti a not only to KceiTe Mr . O'Gonnort powerful ^ in a series of letters , "which I look forward to Th icnch pleasure , but also of receiving the attentirmtf many other enlightended friends of humanity , ^ rjjgjeis one leading principle of inestimable falne , ^ jigly , thai union is strength ; and in nothing is moon , I wDitf , J > ° ' ff so nracb required , as in directing the * mati and energies of the people , to those objects
ikjtii jhaU ****** at tce it is prac-^^ 9 , the cordial union and co-operation of all , trho jSlJ j 2 ie removal office , crime , and misery from amsng aufor She purpose or effecting tbeir object tt * D 1 be of lMe importance whose plan shall be -farted , pro -sided * sre have perfect freedom of inmirTinto every saiseStleQ of importance ; the time will SILeb better spent in snch inquiry , than in acting f ~_ is » ££ orOl-digssted schemes , -which wh » n applied 3 *" . jj— -jnii be ionnd Inadequate to the production ^ SiteMtir iiatedfe . m them . tTffffl , 3 thmfc be agreed byaD parties , that . one . r , „* aieqnate co 1 odv , placed in operation on a atlf . ^ j fcUs , tiJStTrill shsw - that it ib capable of Cnjoring the condition of every individual who shall S ~™ szht wifliin its laagej of giving permanent bene-^^ rioyinent to those who compose it ; aod a j ? Za Taactieal education to eTery child , on terms of
*~ teet egnaliiy for all of them ; and t&eae combined SflTnidi reera tion and amnaement as shall be neeesscrr to gi" »» * sest ana cheerfulness to their occupation , ofcisal at this moment to stimulate the attention of HUisinfcSsSs , zni to induce them to sdek inch sn ^ B ^ Mnt as stall procire for them a ietnrn not now jSjjBsHe , but by the -wildest and most hsz&rdon ^^ Si ^ Rrne , itis the duty of all -ffho desire to lead &TTorifcf classes ttows ° t ^ 6 ** P » sent low and a-Laed poatJon to one of snperior comfort and eBjoy-^^ tolMeno tim e in the establishmen t of one such 551 M a jmdsa from whMi any number may JSaaj Bljatol « HieMir (( iMithmiDi f e ^ abMong them .
a Ai Isiatefl in my fonna letter -we have now prao-HijJlT estabMied ihe meral fact that men can lire feSter witb- « a » common interest , in peace and barney . We hare also proved that web . a mode of firins lratead ^ being dull , tiresome , and monotonous , is » me ps-argued it -arould be , is a life of exciting and jtiimlsUng activity ; that the persons so associated are jgnralated by more than ordinary industry j and that Bail day tends to fire them a mnch clearer conception ot » bit they hs-re undertaken , and consequently greater wre and ability to perform it __
If mion be strength anywhere ^ It wm be m Bringing { oKSser raider one common tie , tbe -whole human Itaafy , and this may now gradually , but rapidly be toB . 42 that is wanting is the discernment on the pat of a » people generally that all interests are truly jfcno ' Sed . and as soon as this is seen , tbe practical steps asedasr , plain , ana Diaple . 'Willst , ioir » Ter we can le content wifh pnrsning , I -still not say personal injgresis , but anything short « f uniTeiBal ones , we shall be TOi 5 nj-ihs * time and energy , -which , if directed to the nainBiJect , wiQ not Jail to accomplish "What all win
bod desire . "ffhsi I would tten propose to the Chartist body , and jsae especially to theii leaders , is , that as many of Sea as potable should , at the earliest period they can , TOt toil place , and ascertain for themselTet what we xnresQydoing , and how far our members as a b » dy vt a&Sed and bsre confidence or the reverse . I am 2 a mure desirous that they should do this , as the Conjtesa of ti > e Rational Society is now fast approaching ( it a to be held here on the 10 th of the ensuing raenth )
zb 3 stfins Gongress we shoold be giad to hear how far a otherwise our Chartist Prlenda are satissed with itil we are doing . If they shall report that colonies d united interests are easily practicable , and that they liB compete Triih any plan of business now in- exist-BBgsja means for employing capital , then I bJiere Sere -nil belound among the working classes alone , if 2 should be required , all the money that will be requlste , to fairly establish tbe one full and adequate Cdkoy , to which . I 1 » tb ref erred .
It was stated in your paper a few weeks sow that fhe Chartist body alone could readily raise among them-^ res , without incouTesknce , one million of pence Tsekly ; and this was intended &s a donation rather Sam a sum for pexaanent Beeure inTestmesL I hare no doubt thai if the minds of all the isorking fosses can be aroused to a sense of tbe importance of mis matter to them , not only that this sum , but one jssny times larger , may be soon placed in the kinds of any body of men ia -whom they ha-re full toufislence , that they wSl apply it with judgment and ffisretion to the objects for which it is forwarded . Trinug for granted , for the moment , -what 1 cave little do&Mbut serious investigation would confirm , that the
jariia who came here to examine oar position , were to le sstisEed that it » ouid prove tugnly remuneratiYa , in proportion as it should be extended , a very much lass E 3 D than what I have named would enable us to prosed on tke work with a -vigour and energy that -would p * nmFh all rants and classes thronghont tbe state . Brsn u we are sow situated , a compara trrely small Ictfj , in opposition to many of the prtjndices of every dus , sect , and p . irty , held tc ^ ether by principles which tsn been not only -vQintdand abused by our enemies , kt vMcb even some of oar professed friends have teercxable to act upon ; principles wbich allow of the Eatperffcct freedom of thsoght , of expression , &n € of b&b , tu \ principles which will prevent any true
disz $ t of them from obtaining the popularity of the sanest by bending in the slightest manner to the JsfcSioesand ignorance which they contemn ; priseij 2 s » YMdx ham liiiberto left their followers exposed to » B tbe ndieule wMch minds incapable of conceiving pal and enlarged troths can so liberally heap opon & > S 6 too , for a time , stand above public opinion ; satffistanflipg all these disadvantages , we are doing Ussi ds 2 y and weekly in aonnd practical measores of sad ttaa an other parties combined . We cave &aij maoy hundred acres of land on leases of such fa ? a m to bB quite efB&l to freehold ; wehave « bnHd-E { capiHe of etintaining a lindens of mind 1 , for the
BBfnsg forward the organization fully . adequate to &s otgaci to be secured , and what i » of atffi Ejber Talne , t * b ha ^ re already ao far associated aafflttkaj , Qxt a greater unity ef mind and devotion H jsrpose exists amoag us , than has ever done among * 7 kxij » f people befere associated for any otyect or Fapossi WiSti this land we are prepared to unite as l *^ ? m proper aicaxutances ean be provided for nan , a pojra ^ ioB e ^ ual to the number « f acres w » ™ Tfim ocenpae 0 n and , from the manner in "which we aTe eondncted oaraelves as tenants np to this period , « hsve no iaxr 1 st that we may readily hare any snaeroiiattSry of land that we shall retire .
. ^ Sanjam body of the Chartists are disposed to join a one national organization , on a purely onsectarian ^« , snowing eqaal liberty of thought , feeling , and « asa to eray individual ; anS will show their mdi-^ J ^^ ani seriously to fiscuss and explain all J ^ Da ^^ iftereEse , with the ^ rifiw of adopting snch a wnsew shall appear most practical and stralgbtfor-^ tb to QieaccoHif lishment of the object -we all aeek—?**«• Q »* adiest possesaon of the land—there caB *^? wnbt but aey wm soon be enabled by their ^« a to obiaia t&asnstance and co-opeiatson of all ^^ BpsrSea .
1 S * 17670 U ^^ oomiie of ^ e organiziKoa of which 5 « E , what , ia accordsnse with the suggestion caa ~ ^ a m » leading artide iaserfed in jour paper of * £ */ , I inouW wish to see considered and amended by r ™™^ oajers being brought to bear upon the jjZ . — 'P ' * ' I "woald propose ^ hat a society be formed Zl ™ 1 . " friendly Societies AeV wha » dedared ^^ ilwnldbetoeeocateand employ the people by ~« aBg them in Kon « Coloniea of United intereeta , ^^*^»« ° cisty Aonld consist of a eentse , composed ^ ~ ° a » . resident ^ i all parts of the "Ccited Ktng-^ enrolled in bosfaiepfc at the office of &e Central *** shaa ^^ PV ^« ne ponnd or upwards annually «» pf brajjehes « Mtmni « 1 nf •»>» Tn ho >« Mimili ^ in
W ^ . tbe lasnch *» "wkich aey are attached , itJ ^ -f TOB P « my * nd npwards -weekly , to the £ "i * fM > in addiSw . to any local charge * that may ^ asn 7 to defray the expenses of tfce braacb . W ^ S ^^ P ^ CB ^ wingaaae-eTeniKninda ahould 5 ^^ * ttie credU-of the individuals paying them , ltt « w ! S lllltei 8 rt **> fa t 06 opinion of the delefiCBa ^ T P ^ iodiaiSy in Congress , shall be eon « - ^" cefittent Tnth &e interests ef the society and H ^^ f «> preserTe eonaktenry and nnity ia all the 1 ^^ 3 « such a society it should be placed ond | r l ^^^> tof a President and a Central Board of SteSttLT ™^ ° dd be located on the land of tbe first i&s ^^ P * t hey may acquire that practical JEHOW . ^ s ^^^ sr ^ 116068 " to eor * t st ^ J ^ ent should xetsia his office so long as ha 1 * $ 2 ^~® aSairs to the aatisfaction of tb . e * oddy ; J *^ 4 ^ Tw o iwa ^" fagt ion , tbe Coagresa to h » iw aeeaJ ! r ^ * appointmeBt , and to call a special u » rfe . iTl bod ? te ««•* £ « theneceari ^ of this ^~ T « K » xajgority may deem it necessary . ^ eWn ^ T l ! 6 " ^ ot more TreaBwso and Auditors , ^^ X ^ . ™ Congreas , independait of the Presi-UaTswSr * Board of IMreetoa . ^^ s Co ^^^ " ^ Society ahould alao be elected irtawSr ** te persons ef high moral worth , B 3 ia oti 8 Z ™ , % ***? of Central Officers , a good active *** tffi deatV ^ j * ^* ?^ 1 * 1116 01 !} 6018 «» ntemplated , 2 ? ° Biaoni « T ^ SMizsd branches , in active operation * * Wfe v ^^ and breadth of the laod , aU ^ P ^ SB t 0 " 87 "WiU 1 tMs centre , a power may motm J 88 * **» U auw ¦ ^ ^ *** ECTa > ^ edited , and tome T ^* beribi ** teoB « i » together without one mo-^ aa ^^™ ^^ ^ aft « the subject has been ; ^ = aHon S ^ liroQler w&JecU con- ^ eefced with this ! » fi « a 1 Ebaii ^ gaxe w ofj tllt j Jse
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that I have already occupied the csusal space I allot to these letters , and I -will therefore break off for the br . sent aad resume tbe subject in mj next I am . Sir , Your obedient servant , WrLilAK 0 ALPXK , Harmony Hall , Hants , April 15 , 1843 .
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TO THE MEMBERS OP THE REPEAL ASSOCIATION . OF IRELAND . " Hereditary bondsmen know ye not , Who would be free , themselves must strike the blow ?" 1 B . ISHMES , —In my letter of the 25 th ult , I endeavoured to point out the absurdity of your aiming to strike a " blow" for liberty in alliance with the Whigs , and at the same time set before yen the document of the People's Charter , as the only efficient remedy for all your political grievances . I Bare again taken np the -words of my former text , and trust that my humble efforts to assist you in striking that essential " blow " which is to dethrone tyranny , and establish justice and happiness amongst yon , may not be altogether fruitless . Honesty of intention and consistency of prindple are the most admirable qualities political men or parties can possibly possess . Without the first , a nation ' s
energies may be ao improperly directed that , instead of obtaining the object sought for , It may not only be retarded , but an accumulation of evils may be produced by the -rerj means used to diminish them : whilst without the second , the energies of a people , although ever so well directed , wilJ most certainly fail to produce favourable results . We have seen how far inconsistency on the part « f yonr leader has injured the prospects of Ireland , and blighted the ensanguined hopes of thousands who lived but for the union ; and I had begun to examine the honesty of intention evinced by the ulterior measure Chartists , who exclude from their meetings ton their leaders di * UJ men who are known professors of Ms leadership ' s admitted principles . My last words were " the Whigs would , like the Orangemen , rather than assist you to build up your political temple , sooner
pull it down , and bury you in the ruins , " I now repeat it . There is no hope , no mercy , no friendship , no benefit to be derived from such an unholy alliance . And yet , with this glaring truth before your eyes , I find it , as an Irislraan , to be my duty , after so many years of sad experience to warn you of your danger , to open if I can , your eyes to your folly and yon * eara to truth , and I trust your hearts to conviction . Although "A Known Chartist * is not admitted into the szfi&unsanctontm of your multifarious named Wbigling Household , Manhood , Complete Suffrage , humbug assemblies , still the words of " Known Chartists , " and *• Enemie * to Political 3 > lshoneaty , " will reach you even Trithin yon * bolts aad bars , and will ultimately , aided by truth , and strengthened by the mighty moral voice of tbe millions , plant the standard of liberty , " the Charter , name and all , ' on year very platforms <
Irishmen , I know yon are sensible and capable of judging fairly betwixt right and wroDg ; allow me , therefore , to put a case in point Suppose a parish in Ireland , . say by way of distinction , the parish of Iveragh , was infested with a ^ ang of hou sebreakers , and -pickpockets , and , that the inhabitants were , from their peculiar circumstances , unable to defend themselves from the attack of the plunderers , and obliged to submit to be robbed and ill-treated , whenever they had anything to lose . Suppose things te be in this state , the inhabitants hold a council amongst themselves , for the purpose of adopting some remedy or means of prevention ; all give their opinions , but one man rises and in the wisdom of bis soul very discreetly (?) proposes that as the robbers are so strong , and the people used
to their attacks , it would be perhaps as geod to let matters stand as they are , for fear of making thing * worse . This , however , meets with dissent , and then the wise man is constrained to propose a better remedy , which is , that in future , the people ahall , instead of fastening their doors with a "bush" fasten them with a " latch , " very wisely keeping out of sight any mention of the string to be attached , and which the gentlemen of all work , knew Tery well bow to pull . Unfortunately , for the wise inventor , some hot-beaded fool of an Irishman finds fault with this wise plan too , and sets the inventor upon a sew discovery ; nor is he long about it , he proposes as a safe aid certain remedy , that henceforth the doors ahall be all built op withatones or mud , snd the windows be left open to admit the inmates
as well as £ he light ; this plan also fails , for the same hot-headed fool , who objected to the fastening with a latch , obtrudes his senseless remark that the Togues might go in as well the day light , What think yon is the remedy ? Nothing more nor less than that no inhabitant of the parish is to be allowed to give an opinion , nnltss he is a man ] 1 ! unless he can prove he is of tbe penus homo , be is not to dare to lift his voice against oppression . This was proposed as a certain remedy , and might bare bad some weight , if some foolish wag had not remarked , it would be hard to prove who might be f ualified , as there were at present ao many old men in petticoats and old women in breeches , there would be an endless task in examining the claims of the candidates . This we suppose
was the . position of the parish of Iveragb ; and the Solon who proposed the foregoing remedies ire will suppose was the landlord . Well , having had a peep at one parish we have an exact resemblance of aU the parishes of Ireland . The aristocracy and elasa interests leagued against tbe Tigbts of labour , and wrung the last penny , and the last drop of sweat from the browa of toiling industry to satisfy the cravings of avaricious tyranny ; every means which could be invented to grind the starving population was resorted to , in order to break the proud spirits of a liberty-loving nation . Coercion , imprisonment , gagging , banishment , and death were lavished with reckless profusion on tbe unhappy victims of class-domination ; but tyranny strove in vain , the -voice of the oppressed caused itself
to be beard above the din of persecution ; the suffering millions felt that they were men , and demanded justiceas their right ; the fright stutled their oppressors , and fearful lest the storm should burst upon their heads , considered how they could avoid the threatened fate-Tea ! the cowards who wielded the iron sceptre of despotism were driven to seek measures of expediency , but not before they felt that tbe people whom they crushed could crush in return . They who ia power could bestow nothing bnt stripes , were now willing te assist (?) the marking classes to obtain their enfranchisement . But mark tbe shuffling mode they adopted , and couple it with promises of by-gone days , and say if you can , were they , or are they , sincere ? Tbe principle of
Universal Suffrage is very plain and simple in itself ; it requires no flourishes of oratory , or laboured comment , to explain its meaning ; its utility is apparent , and its . justice unquestionable . " That every man of sound fcnse and unconvicted of crime should , at the age of twenty-one years , be entitled to have a voice in tt »* making of the laws -which govern him * This yon will admit is no mon than what he is entitled to , and consequently might expect to be awarded him . But bow was it met by tbe wonld-be-sympathisers with the people ? -Did they raise their voices In aid of the measure so necessary and so simple ? O yes ! the honest hypocrites , they agreed that a man ought to have a voice in making laws to govern him , bat they could sot , or would not allow him to have such a
-powerfnl lever at his command , unless subject to their own eontrolling influence ; they feared a just retribntion , sad , dreading tbe prospect of equality with their former slaves , sought to destroy tbe spirit in its infancy . I have punished , says the once bloated , but now " hungry wolf with the teeth , " that poor widow , and if I help her sen to the franchise , he will use it to keep me oat of place for having murdered his brother . I bare burned the " Stack , " says the Parson , and , if I assist the fraudulent (!) debtor to my Godi ?) be will overturn the Constitution ; and , if that falls , so must the Church , and msybsp I sbal ] be barfed in tbe ruins . 1 bare shed the blood of my countrymen , and done the dirty ' wor * of the tyrants , says the soldier ; and if I rai » e my Toice in his favour , 1 will meet the worst fate
of all . As a soldier , I ask ne mercy , but , sb / onld he succeed , I will be struck not only off duty , but the pension list will be abolished , and then , indeed , 1 will have a bard campaign . Sat I bav « a thought , says the soldier , which , like " reynard ' s shif U , " 1 ^ will turn to aome advantage . 1 will fight for the present and every future Government that may pay me ; and I will pray , says tbe parson , as devoutly for the salvation of the present charch , as I would , if chance or the Chartists should give os a dissenting , or even a papist , ascendancy , in lieu of our meek and evangelical Mother (?); snd Lb&ve a thought , says the welf , with a smile , that showed his * ' great teeth , ready to eat yon up in a bite , " 2 feel myself growing hungry , and all the noisy little cnbs are squalling for tcittolt . " therefore I will dissemble
a bit , and try if canning -woztt serve my purpose . I have tried the Red Riding Hood method long enough ; I will now assume another spedea , I'D become amphibious and cry a few crocodile's tears for the poor dupes whom I would devour , and who knows but I may get a dinner for myself and a bone for toe squaller * . If 0 sooner said than done ; in pops the man with the teeth , and begins to ery so piteously that immediately he is surrounded by numbers of sympathisers , who wall as loudly as himself , bnt unfortunately , like the ass in tbe lion ' s skin that was knows fey its braying , the foolish wolf epened his month so-wide thai be shewed bis monstrous masticators , and judging from such an appearance and the portentous passage beyond them , the -victims who had already been allured by the cry were frightened into a retreat And so they should 1 The beaten , detested , and defunct Whigs , feeling as they did , tbe loss of office , found it convenient to declare the people ahould
be free , bat they dreaded te- be instrumental ia obtaining that freedom , lest they should , as they deserved , be repaid in their own coin . If we ess , said they , divert the people's attention , and wean them from that " madman O'Connor , " we shall succeed ; and as Ireland ia the hot-bed and stronghold of Wbiggery , and as O'ConneU is one of ourselves , and the Irish are used te his blarney , we will use him to farther out designs , whiles our agents in Great Britain will be up to the mark , and we can meve quietly and unobserved behind the scenes ; -we will so confuse tbe question of tbe Suffrage mat the ignorant Paddies will sot be able to distinguish oar real motives , and cannot resist the influence of their darling Dm i In this way did they conspire to strangle the mi&fcty principle which was intended to be the redemption of tbe h&If-stanred population ot these countries . The work so -vilely concocted began by lopping ( be Suffrage of its most essential qualities ; variosj zaodifcatioss of the principle were
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presented and nefariously recommended for the adoption of the people , and objections started as simple in their value as contemptible in their intentions . The original Universal Suffrage became a mark for tbe envenomed shafts of Whigling malice , and In its stead was endeavoured to be Introduced suffrages of the most ridiculous and unmeaning pretensiens . Amongst the list we find those of Educational , Household , Manhood , Complete Suffrages , or as they have been very properly called " Humbugs "; these and snch like were offered as baits to lore tbe people from their darling object , tbe Charter , but as you may not generally be acquainted with tbe nature of such terms and tbe evil tendency which would result from their adoption , I will in my next endeavour to explain why they would not be calculated to further tbe cause of liberty , Repeal the Union , or strike that blow which is to Bet the bondsmen free . Until then , I beg to subscribe myself , Yonr very obedient Servant , Yerisas .
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TO THE EDITOB OF THB KOBTHEBN STAR . SlB , —I have witnessed with sincere regret the necessity which too often exists for calling upon the people to contribute towards the defence of their persecuted brethren , and I know from -the extreme indigence and numerous privations to which from tbe present system of Legislation they are subject , they can ill afford to meet the pressing demands for asaistence so indispensable upen buoq occasions . It not unfrequently happens that a few individuals in the various localities have almost uniformly to meet Euch demands , whilst the greater number , it is to feared , render no more practical proof of their sympathy than the mere expression of regret that such circumstances exist
That much of this is , I grant , attributable to the poverty of the parties , but I cannot help thinking there is also a degree of apathy evinced , by no meanB creditable to parties professing Chartist principles , for if all are to receive equal political benefits as the result of our agitation , so all should , as far in their power , lend assistance , particularly in times of need . Bat it is not only to meet present difficulties I would bare the people address themselves . I would remind them of the wise maxim , that " prevention is better than cure . " and would , therefore , with your permission , submit a plan for their consideration , and which I have little doubt -would , if carried into effect ( and mark it is possible ) in future enable them to meet any difficulties which might arise in a pecuniary point of view , and at the
same time ensure the services of the most able legal advocates whenever prosecution for principle sake would be instituted by political opponents against our " good men and true . " * There can be no doubt that a properly organised defence fund would be invaluable to our cause , and wenld not only be relief to the anxious minds of men who might unfortunately be placed in circumstances of prosecution by tbe Government , but would tend to diffuse a degree of confidence in tbe Chartist ranks which there is too much reason to fear they have not heretofore felt when they had to contend against the wealth and in 4 uence of the crown . The very fact of having funds at their disposal available to meet
cases of prosecution would ef itself be a means te check the spirit of oppression , and disarm * ' might" of much of its terrors , whilst it would place the people in a position to demand justice , and as Mr . O'Connor says , enable them to " fight every inch of ground" to obtain it . When we see the vast sums expended by the Government to procure the conviction of our friends , and contrast it with the comparatively small sum which we have had to oppose them , and daily witness the exertions of men who are left to their " own resources " to fight our battles , it is really time we Aid something for the general good , and the removal of a burthen so onerous from the shoulders of our friends ; and in order to do so , I would respectfully submit : —
1 st . —That although there is a vast amount of poverty and distress existing amongst our members , still if we are Chartists in principle as well as name , it is possible for even the very poorest to contribute one penny per week for so desirable a purpose ; and certainly if men be patriotic , and truly desirous of carrying out their principles , they would contrive to save that small sum ven out of the most scanty pittance . Although I am not a professor of " tee-total" principles , I -would nevertheless beg to suggest , that if only tbe price of one half-pint of beer was saved weekly for bo desirable a purpose , it would be an easy and by no means painful sacrifice , and one which no Chartist and lover of his country could possibly object to .
2 nd . —That if only 5000 out of the many thousands of Chartists in Great Britain were to contribute one penny per week , it would amount to the very handsome sum of j £ 20 16 b . 8 d . weekly , or £ 1083 6 s . 8 d . annmally . a sum which would not only be adequate for the purposes intended , but would be a guarantee for fair play and provide a clear stage and no favour , and give the working classes a feeling of independence , whilst U would redound to the credit and success of their cause . 3 rd . —That if this suggestion meet with tbe approbation of tbe Chartist public , that a committee , secretary , » nd treasurer be appointed to manage tbe same , consisting of such persons , and located at such places , as may be deemed most eligible ; and that bucq funds , during the period ot agitation , be solely devoted to tbe purposes of a defence fond ; but , if fortnpateiy , when the Charter shall become the lav of the land , a balance saonld be remaining on hand , such balance to be applied to any other purposes the people may deem fit .
I know not , Sir , what reception this suggestion may meet with from my brother Chartists j all I can say is , it is the result of many reflations , and submitted with the fervent hope that it , or some more efficient mean * , be adopted 'to remedy the present evil and obviate fnture difficulties , and as a mighty lever to make our principles as triumphant as our title to liberty is just . Trusting that I have not submitted anything but what Is consistent with the genera ] good , and anxious that our friends will turn it over in th « ir minds , I beg to subscribe myself ; Sir , Tour most obedient and Faithful servant , JUSTICE .
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EMIGRATION SOCIETIES . . NEW SCHEME FOR PKOFITING BY THE PEOPLE . To the Editor of the Freeman ' s JaurnaL Sir . —In my last letter , published in yonr paper of tbe 31 st ultimo , I gave the extracts from the evidence of Lord Stanlt-y . "who originated the plan of forming Emigration Societies . You will see that he was afraid of the effects ef a wholesale ejectment of his tenantry on the Limerick property , but with such an alternative as an Emigration Society he meanB that " he should feel no scruple in asserting bis tight . " All the sympathy which he expresses for the fate of tbe unfortunate Emigrants on their arrival in Canada , is mere affectation . The only danger he apprehended -was that some
of them night return , and make known the fate of their companions . But he had ao danger of exposure even from this , as tbe ejected tenantry are uniformly in snch an impoverished state that they have not the meanB -wherewith to pay their passage home again . Besides the passage to Canada is not more than two or three pounds a bead , and sometimes as low as thirty shillings . The Canadian vessels come here with timber , and the captains are glad to get Irish Emigrants by way of ballast , and if the vessels be old and advantageously Insured , they are frequently wrecked within sight of some of tbe seaport towns of Canada , and we read accounts occasionally that the captain , the mate , some of the crew , and a fdW of tbe passengers were saved , bnt all tbe rest perished . ' No matter , they were all Irish emigrants , ejected tenantry from Lord Stanley ' s
and other estates . Now , when Lord Stanley gave evidence before the parliamentary committee he was aware of the deplorable state of the emigrants in Canada . Mind that neither Lord Stanley nor any one else can give grants ef land In the United States , and when they talk of land , fertile land in America , it Is done to delnde tbe ignorant and confiding , as neither Lords noi Emigration Companies can give any more title to land in the . Illinois , nor in any other part et the United States , than I can to tbe Phconix Park or Regent Park-Lord Stanley knew this , when he and his agent asked tbe tenantry upon the Limerick property , " who was ready to volunteer for America V The poor people thought the ; were going to the United States , of America , but it was to Canada they were sent , there to die quietly out of the hearing of their heartless landlord .
Lord Stanley , and ever ; otter man connected -witfe ) these erael emigration schemes , are aware of the evidence of Mr . M'T&ggart , a civil engineer , in the employment of Government He states , "That the emigration is planting misery ia Canada ; that at Sydney and Halifax the wretched emigrants were rescued from starvation by issues from the public treasury ; that at st John ' s , » cargo from Killala bad arrived , sixteen of whom had died on the passage ; that the vessels in which emigrants go to . Canada are of the worst description , calculated for the carriage of timber , and that in one of these , five hundred Irish emigrants perished by Bbip wreck . *'
In speaking of those who go into the interior , in tbe hope of locating themselves comfortably upon rich , fertile land , which waa promised to them , and to -which the Irish are still lured by Irish patriots , some of -whom would not shed one drop of human blood for the world ; but : sending their confiding countrymen to perish in Canada is not shedding human blosd , forsooth . ' Mr . M'Taggart says , "that the Irish absolutely die by the dozjn of disease in
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winter by frost bites ; la . summer by malignant fevera of ail kinds j but that those -who own wild lands in Canada , encourage : this emigration by these falsehoods . " The medical report of the Quebec Emigrant Hospital , dated 13 th August , 1831 , says"That on the arrival of emigrants from Europe , many of them are obliged to be out in the streets and on the wharfa all night , causing the most distressing soenea , and absolutely dying in Ithe streets and on the roads . " \ But encouraging the poor Irish to quit their country and go to Canada , wh « re certain death awaits tfite ^ fc Is not shedding human blood . It is too bad to tafc «(| helr money from them under the pretence of giving them grants of "fertile land and comfortable homesteads " in this ungenial dime .
When I had t he honour , aad a high honour I shall ever consider it , pf accompanying the late William Cobbett on his tour through Munster , in September and October , 1834 , be was invited to spend some time at the hospitable mansion of the parish priest of Abingdon , the Rev . Mr . Costello . While there , we visited Lord Stanley ' s Limerick property , and heard from the lips ef some of jthose who had volunteered for America , and returned home again , their own history , and an account of the melancholy fate of their companions . 1 have often seen my never-to-be forgotten friend Mr . Cabbett shed tears on hearing the recital- of the sufferings of the deluded victims of those unfeeling landlords . Tears dropping down from that good man ' s eyes until they blotted the paper upon which
he was writing . Oh J what a case he would have made out before Parliament if the Almighty had prolonged his life bnt for another year . His very heart and soul were full ef the hope of bringing the hard , fate and oruel treatment ; of the Irish tenantry and labourers before Parliament , with a view to better their condition . No man ever stood by the working classes so determinedly and unflinchingly as he did . He always maintained that it / was in their condition , and there alone , that men of sense and Integrity looked for tbe character of a government , and net in the palaces of tbe rich . The object of that great and good man , in coming here was just aa be stated it First , to see a country of which he bad heard and read so much . Secondly , to see with hia own eyes the effects of the rack-rent
landlords upon their tenantry , with a view to either force them or shame them / into better treatment . And thirdly , to put the Irish people on their guard against the introduction into Ireland of such a measure as the atrocious Whig Poor Laws Amendment Act . He was no advocate of emigration . He was no advocate for benefiting a people by lowering ' the wages of labour , and keeping up the price of food and rack-rents by Issuing one pound notes . Ko , he adhered all his life to the advocacy of the rights and the promotion of the Intensts of tbe working classes . Bad as the cose against Lord Stanley is it is not quite so bad as that against Thomas Spring Rice , to please whom an Irish patriot said , ia my own bearing , in his place la Parliament , in tbe session of 1836 , " That the name of Ireland should be blotted ont
for ever , and that henceforward it should be called West Britain . " It would extend this letter to too great a length were I to state half the appalling cases of tyranny and oppression either on Lord Stanley's estate or on that of Thomas Spring Rice . However , I shall mention one which occurred to a family on Lord Stanley ' s estate who " volunteered for America" rather than be turned out pennyless upon tbe wide world . This family consisted of a man , bis wife , two grown up daughters , and three sons , the youngest about eleven years of age . Their forefathers had resided on tbe same estate from time Immemorial ; bu (| " rack rent , " the weapon of the wily tyrant , forced them to " volunteer lor America . " They embarked on board of one
of those Canadian timber vessels ; but , before sbe got half-way to Quebec , the mother of these fire children died . Shortly after having lauded in that laud of promise , the father and t * o sons died of fever ; tbe other soon followed . The two daughters were soon reduced to the utmost state of want and destitution . The Captain of a brig from Waterford , who knew their father , offered them a free passage home again . They weia landed safe on the quays of Waterford , bat the younger one , who , it was aald , was very handsome , fell a victim to some of those idle red-coated gentry , who prowl about , like' Satan , seeking whom they can destroy ; the consequence of which was , that the elder sister became a maniac , and was wandering wildly about the place of her nativity , when Mr . Cobbett
visted that place . He saw her himself , and heard her story from others , for she , poor thing , though decently educated , knew nobody , looked at everything with a wild vacant stare , and ran up to every stranger , asking " What did yen do with my father ? Where is my sister ? " Others , who were once in affluence , were there begging , with ulcerated legs and arms , brought on by frost bites , while the tales of the horrid death of their companions , made them forget their own sufferings . This Is but a brief account of tbe state and deplorable condition of those who emigrate to the North American Colonies . Notwithstanding those facts , which can be verified , if necessary , and the Parliamentary evidence , which requires no verification , is it
not melancholy , heart-rending to see a Boctety formed in Dublin , and advertised in the most fascinating terms for the purpose of imlucinc ; the Irish to quit for ever the land of their birth , and emigrate to Canada ? And this society , bearing the name of the " Catholic Emigration Society , " and purporting to have a capital of £ 209 , 0 to , while in another part of their prospectus they say that the capital is all to be raised in shares , and tbAt the Bhaieholders shall have no other security for their money than the Waste lands and the labour of the unfortunate slaves who become tbe dupea of this nefarious scheme . The prospectus of this accursed sooiety also state that the plan has met with the decided approbation ef the Irish Catholic Bishops , and the very Reverend Theobald Mathew .
I hope that this latter statement ia a wilful misrepresentation : because If it be true it ia utterly , impossible that any honest , educated , or intelligent Catholic can feel respect for any Catholic clergyman who directly or indirectly sanctions this emigration scheme ; , but it boa always happened , and ever will happen , that there are some persons , both lay and clerical , who think It no crime to adopt any BCheme whioh may present to their views a short , ready and easy way to make money ; and this emigration scheme is one of them Tbe trustees to this Catbolio Emigration Society are set forth in the prospectus In the following order : —
TRUSTEES . Daniel O'Connell , Esq . M . P . Emanuel Lizardi , E « q . KeUett Green , Esq . Henry Green , Esq . ; Charles Matthew , Esq . COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE IN DUBLIN . Daniel O'Connell , Esq . The \ ery Reverend Dr . The Rev . Dr . O'Connell . Yore , V . G . Patrick Vincent Fitzpa-Christopher Fttiaimon Esq trick , Esq . The prospectus sets forth , by way of inducement to sordid jobbers to become shareholders , that" This society is tbe only one hitherto established that can secure labour at » reasonable rate , as it will do under a pledge for a limited period from men who have already proved bow they can remain faithful . "
Now , Sir , for sheer , cool , heartless , sordid villany , this beats Lord Stanley and Thomas Spring Rice together , The devil himself never entertained a more infamous scheme than this . May I beg of you as you value the lives of your countrymen , to lend me the use of an occasional column in . the widely circulated Freeman , and with the blessing of God , humble as I am , I shall knock this hell-bom project on the bead . It has been concocted by tbe perfidious Whigs and tyranlcal Tories of England . Let us crash it in the bad . Let us save our fellow countrymen from certain death . Where does this society purpose sending the people ? Let Mr . O'Connell ' 0 admirable ' and just description of the country and tbe climate ko which be advises the Irish labourers to go , and in order to induce them to go ,
places himself at the head of a society to send them there to die quietly : — ' < Let them look at tbe two vessels opposite tke quay —large and extensive as their accommodations werewhat wore they there for ? Did they bring wealth into Ireland ? Would they take away her manufactures oi the produce of their labour ? Oh ! no , no , no ; but tbe blood , and bone , and sinew of tbe Irish people ! They would take these things away to foreign countries by an unwilling emigration from the green isle of theii birth—they would sever ' for ever the connexion between tbe mother , who consoled herself with the fond idea that her son would close her eyes In death—between the sister be should never know again—the brother he should never see , and the father , who wept in vain
over his child whom his eyes should never again behold 1 Were they guilty of any crime or turpitude ! Oh I no ; they left Ireland by means of this traffic , with eyes full of tears and hearts bursting with regret and sorrow . They go to an ungenial climate , where , for many , many months of the year , they would be exposed to all the rigours of a dreadful winter , and when the heat came on , surrounded by insects and crawling creatures , which absolutely made life itself disgusting . How few would thus emigrate if they knew that the approach of spring in these foreign climates brought myriads of insects at the sight
of which tbe very flesh crawled upon the human body —where that spring was followed by the heat of a summer as dreadful in Its effects , and as injurious ia its consequences , and where they lie after these sufferings in a foreign grave , unwept and forgetton even by those who watched over their early childhood ( cheers ) ? Ob ! it is a miserable traffic ; yet it was the only one left them . He ( Mr . O'Connell ) saw a great number of high Tories tbe other day petitioning Peel for an extensive plan of emigration ; but the Irish peaple wanted no snch assistance . There : was abundance of land unreclaimed in Ireland , and why ? because there was no capital to do bo . * '
Surely after this eloquent and true description of the country , to which the Irish labourers are to be sent , and that too by Mr . O'Connell himself . It is not asking too much , to implore and beseech the Irish Catholic BisbopB and Clergy in general , and the Very Reverend Tbeobold Matbew in particular , to publicly Yiitjhdraw their approval of this wholesale transportation of their faithful teetotallers i&nd confiding flocks , to an ungenial clime -which has been so justly , so peacefully , and so feelingly described by Mr . O'Connell himself Patrick O'Higgihs . No . 14 . North Anne-Sfcreet , April 1 st , 1843 .
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An Extensive seizure of tobacco was made in Belfast on Wednesday night , by the chief nfli-er , who arrested a man driving aoart containing 2 . 500 iba weight . The man , being unable to give a satisfactory account of it , was committed to prison . The Liverpool Assizes . —The heaviest and blackest criminal Hat ever disposed of in this place , was brought to a close on Saturday night , after three weeks of incessant labour on the part o > jnd % Q and juries . Of the prisoners , two are left for execution , without hope of a reprieve , namely , Bettv Kccles , for poisoning her three children , and Wi moot Buokley , for the murder of his wife ; and at least one other haa had a narrow escape from tbe same punishment .
Gloucestershire Assizes . —Seducticn . —Gumnell v . Wells IS . J . )—This was a very extn . ordinary and a very revolting case , and presen < i a novelty at the very commencement of the proceedings , which wore not drawn up in the usual font * of a father claiming compensation for the Iobb of his daughter's services , but w--re specially drawn up and founded on the old poor law of England , the act of Elizibeth , uudor which ( as well as by tbe present poor-law ) a father is compelled to maintain bis daughter when sho is unable to maintain herself . The cause of this novelty waa , that the youn ^ girl who formed the subject of the inquiry was not living at home at the time of her alleged seduction , but
was living in the service of her alleged seducer ; and , therefore , the father could not plead the loss of services on his own p * rt . The plea was , that the daughter of the plaintiff was unable to maintain herself ; that she was seduced by the defendant and became pregnant , and was delivered of a child ; aad that thereby the plaintiff had been obliged to maintain her and her child . In this case the plarntiffj John Grinnell , formerly lived at Broadway , Worcestershire , on the borders of Gloucestershire , wbere he was one time a schoolmaster , then a shopkeeper ; and he afterwards obtained the situation of National schoolmaster at Preatwich , near Manchester . The defendant , Robert Wells , was a fanner , in
respectable circumstances , also living at Broadway—a widower , whose wife , when alive , was from her youth on terms of friendship with the plaintiff ' s wife , Mrs . Grinnell . On the plaintiff , early in 1841 , obtaining-the situation of schoolmaster at Prestwioh , he removed there with hia family , which consisted of six daughters , with the exception of the eldest daughter , Alice Grinnoll , who still remained at Broadway ; Mrs . Wells , the defendant ' s wife , having received her into her house as nursery governess , she being ai that time under fourteen years of age . The arrangement was made on the 15 th of February , 1841 , but in less than eight weefes afterwards Mrs . Wells unfortunately died in childbirth ; this was on the % b of April , 1841 . The little girl , Alice Grinnwell , continued to live in his house , and to have charge of two
of the defendant ' s children till the night of the 27 th of May , seven weeks after the death of her mistress , when , on this night , her master , Mr Wells , came home at a late hour and found her sitting up for him , and then he committed the offence for which damages were sought , Mr . Justice Erskine , in summing up , said that this was the most distressing case ever , in his experience , brought before a jury . It was one of those cases which might induce any one sitting in his situation to rejoice that the decision wis cast upon a jury , because it resembled charges brought in a criminal court , where nothing but a jury was competent to do justice between the parties . At the conclusion of the summing up the jury requested to retire , and in about a quarter of an hour returned a verdict for the plaintiff . Damages £ 300 .
Part of a Wreck has been washed ashore at Duggernah reef , Kilkee , consisting of the after part of a deck , with deck timbers , a ship ' s bucket , painted green . and two empty casks . They have been secured by H . Baldwin , Esq . chief officer of coast guards , bnt there is nothing in the materials to indicate the vessel ' s name , Sco . The Wbite Quakers are going about Waterford distributing printed papers , to the effect that it was a very wrong thing to imprison their leader , Joshua Jacob , and that the present poor-law is not the right way to relieve the wants of the destitute .
Ntway . —A Good Example . —Thomas Fortescue , Esq ., of Ravensdale Park , formerly member for Loutb , wholateW succeeded to the extensive estates of Sir H . Goodricke , has published the following announcement to his numerous tenantry : — " Mr . Fortescue , having taken into consideration the reduced prices obtained for agricultural produce during the past season , takes this means of informing his tenants that he imends to make an allowance of 20 per cent . on the g&le new payable , to all persons holding at will , as well as to those whose leases do not confer a beneficial interest . Ravensdale Park , April 6 , 1843 . " .
Charge of Bigamy . —Important Question . —A . man , named Burke , w&b recently tried at Cork for the above crime . It appeared in evidence that his first wife was his own second cousin , and that the parties had been married under a falsa representation that they were net so nearly related . The marriage was , therefore , considered null and void by the Catholic church , there being a pre-existing impediment between the parties . The question raised was , whether a marriage , which was void by tbe discipline of the Catholic church , was equally so by the law of the land . After considerable discussion , it was agreed that a special verdict should be framed , and then have it removed to the Queen ' s Bench , and ultimately ( if the crown or tbe prisoner thought fit ) to the House of Lords . The Right Rev . Dr . Crotty
has written a letter to the Cork-Southern Reporter ' , in which he states , " Had the jury found Burke guilty of bigamy , the law would compel him to renounce the wife to whom he was united by the indissoluble bond of matrimony , and to adhere to a woman , by -cohabiting with whom he would of course live in a statcof adultery . So it ia decided by the rules of faith and discipline of the Catholia church . No bishop or priest of that church could obey such a law . They would , on the contrary , be guilty of a flagrant dereliction of duty , did they not require of any Catholic , subject to their spiritual jurisdiction , to suffer exile , or eren death , rather than comply with what I suppose the law would require of Burke to do , had the jury found him guilty . "
Waterfokd . —The opposition to tho payment of the poor-rate is greater , if possible , here than ever . A few days ago the newly appointed collector for tbe county of Waterford , Mr . Fitzmaurice , who has been elected in tho place of Mr . Fleming , the solicitor of the board , was surrounded by a large number of the country people in Gaultier , whither he went , unattended , who threatened him with death , and but for the interference of one amongst them who possessed some influence over them , they would , it is said , have put their threat into execution . However , they contented themselves with swearing him
not to go there again on the same errand . It is % lso said the figure of a coffin was affixed to the chapel gatea of that district , which was pulled down by the police . A meeting of the magistrates took place on Wednesday at the Court House , when another proclamation was agreed upon . The police and military are in readiness to be called out at a moment ' s warning . The proclamation of the magistrates cautioning the country people against their present combination not to pay poor rates , and warning them against the disastrous consequences that may ensue , has been posted about town .
Barbarous Mcrdkr and Robbery in thb County Kilkenny . —Friday morning as Laurence Hoynes , a farmer , living ^ at Rathculban , near Newtown , and within two miles and a half of Caltan . had been engaged in sowing cabbage plants , assjatea by two labourers , he was interrupted in his business by the sudden appearance of two men who pretended to be looking for employment , and asked some questions as to whether he would hire them , to which he answered in the negative , stating that he did nofc want them , particularly as the weather was broken . In an instant they threw off their guise and looked as fiends in human shape . One of them told Hoynes to go on his knees , pointing towards him the deadly
weapon , but thecontentsof which he contrived to avoid by letting it escaoe under his arm , which was slightly wounded . The poor man now fought hard for his life , and by the blow of a prong knooked down one of his antagonists who , thereupon , called aloud upon his brother assassin for assistance , the fellow being at the time in pursuit of the two timorous labourers ( who were strangers ) with a brace of pistols , to scare them away . They ran off on account of his menaces , leaving their master in a situation in whioh two native workmen would not have left him in the hour of peril . The villain having come up , both assassins soon succeeded Jn despatching their victim . They fractured his skull in a
, most frightful manner by repeated blows infltesed with the above prong which they had snatched up during the struggle . Supposing they left him dead , they walked iuto the dwelling-house , coolly and deliberately broke open a box in one © f the rooms , aad took the sum of £ 100 , a lease , and various o £ her documents . They also took away a gun , a piece of linen nearly bleached , and some articles of dress belongiog to the deceased , including his riding coat , which one of them flung on his shoulders . They walked away through the strtet seemingly in not the least hurry . The unhappy man , lingered in tho greatest agony , until ten o'clock on Saturday nigbfc , when death terminated his sufferings . An inauest
was on Monday held before the county coroner , W . Izod , Esq ., and a verdict returned of wilful murder by two persons unknown . Deceased has left behind him a poor decrepit , wife , of unsound mind , with two children to lament his loss . Since the foregoing was in type we ( Kilkenny Journal ) have learned upon good authority * that one of the mnrderere , whose name we understand is Delany , was arr « st « a on Saturday , by a sergeant of police , in Thurl « i Qj »» y jfl £ j \ J » having tendered a ten pound note for change , forV ^ T— . ¦« one pound , which induced suspicion , and led to his S * - ^ *^ ^ apprehension . This was a portion of the mope ^/ fe'A ^ TY ^?" * ' > taken from the house of deceased . The attforMiag ^ T Nu % i--L £ > J '< ^ \ / wretch had £ 43 more He has offered to becommfe ; && / i- \ y * ~ \ ' , approver , and it is said several others are i&W $$ jL ) % ^ r &- -X \ rir * - * ' ^ ia a charge of conspiracy to murdtr . i /« iivW ^ '< * ' '& *> ' - j v-MV y $ f " ^ 5 / v ^^ p Srf ^ *^ ^ vj ^ vvis
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TO THE BDITOB OF THB NORTHERN STAR . Sib , —The Hnbjoined letter waa sent to the Freeman ' s Journal for publication on the 1 st instant , -where it remained till Saturday last , -when it was returned to me by the Editor , not th » t be disapproved of it or waa opposed to any fact or opinion It contained , bat from dotmrigbt apprehension of exposing their paper to the -attacks of Mr O'Connell , which no doubt would damage the paper to s very great extent Now as you have no such fear in yonr heart , I bope yon will publish it in tbe Northern Star , and you will oblige me and render a great piece of service to my poor duped , deluded , and conSdJDg countrymen . Patrick 0 "Higgins . Dublin , April 17 , 1843 .
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The most celebrated iron mines of Sweden , those of Danemora , the greater part | of the produce of which comes to England , have yielded during this winter no less than 90 , 000 ship pounds of ore . Sweden , with a population of . scarcely 3 , 000 , 000 persoas , supports not less than ) seventy political journals , exclusive of others of a religious or scientific character .
A Great sensation has been ; created in New York , by the circumstance of a gaming-house keeper , named Corlis , having been nhot dead in the street , about seven o ' clock in tbe evening , by a female . It appears that an improper intercourse had been kept up between Corlis and the wife of a Mr , Corlton , as well as with two other women , and that Corlis ' s life had been threatened several times before . The assassin had not been discovered . We have seen a letter from a Scotch Cockney
to his " friends in the north , " in which he says , "Dinna come up here just noo ; yell find it very dangerous , as it disna matter whether ye look funny or sad , if ye happen to be Scotch , you will be sure to be taken up for daft . Since M'Naughten ' s unfortunate affair , there have been nae leps than five of my daft countrymen before the magistrates for naething ava ; so ye dinna need be surprised if you phoul see me some of these dayB h ' gnring in the London prints anither daft Scotch monomaniac . :
The Iron Trade in Wales . —On Saturday werk a meeting of the Incorporated Company of Copper Miners was held at their office , in jOld Broad-street , London , when the Governor of the Company , after stating the object of the meeting ( the election of officers , &c . ) and notioing the proceedings of the company , thus spoke of its prospects , arising from the discovery of the black band iron ore in Wales—a discovery likely , it seems to be agreed , to produce a great alteration in the iron trade : —f " I may here refer to another subject of the greatest interest to the future prospects of tbe company , although not immediately affecting its present trade—I mean the discovery of
veins of iron ore in the Welsh mineral basin , analagous to the black band in Scotland ^ which will in all localities where it is fonnd , reduce the cost of pig iron 20 s per ton . ( Hear , hear . ) iThese veinB have been found to run through the whole of the Cwm Avon , Byrn , and Oakwood takings ; it is , therefore , quite clear by reference to a map of Wales , that at no place can it be produced with ! greater , nor , ia fact , aa regards the contiguity to the shipping ports , with equal advantage to the Cwm JAvon Valley , and that it will form an object of serious attention on the part of this company , now soon it may be advisable to , avail ourselves of this discovery .
United States . —The British and North American Royal mail steamer the Columbia , Captain Judkins , arrived at Liverpool on Saturday last . She sailed from Boston on the afternoon of the 2 nd inst . ( the mails * not having arrived , in consequence of the stormy weather , on the 1 st , ) and : Halifax on the evening of the 4 th ; and has made the passage in thirteen days . She has brought forty-four passengers . Her outward passage from Liverpool to Boston occupied fifteen days and twelve hours . The papers by the Columbia are eight days jlater than those received by the Virginian . Their contents are quite unimportant . No change of importance had occurred in the money , stock , or produce markets . The rate
of exchange on England still stood at 105 $ to 106 , at whioh a fair amount of business' had been transacted for the steamer . United States Sixes were quoted at 107 \ ; United States Now Loan had advanced \ . There were some sinster reports relative to tbe Bank of New Orleans . Great excitement bad been produced on the border in consequence of the arrest of Daniel Savage , an American citizen , by a British officer on the ] Aroostook territory , on the south side of the St . John River , and within the limits of Maine , as defined by the late treaty . A publio , meeting had been held , an' ! strong resolutions passed . The trial of Commander M'Kenzie had closed , but the finding of the courtmartial wonld not be publioly known until the
verdict was published at Washington . ( It was supposed that the verdict was one of acquittal . Accounts from Hayti 8 tated that the Jacmellhad declared in favour of tbe insurgents . The accounts from Canada mention the arrival of Sir Charles Metcalfeat Kingston . The health of Sir Charles Bagot was still in a state not to hold out any hope of his recovery . The riots of tbe Lachine Canal labourers bad been renewed . Advices from Guadaloupe to the 25 th ult . state , that up to that time 4 , 500 bodies had been dug out of the ruina of Pointe-a-Pitre , and 2 , 200 of the wounded were in the hospital at Basseterre . Five shocks of earthquake , it is added , had been felt since the shook whioh proved so destructive . The papers do not contain any intelligence either from Mexico or Texas . 1
An Exciseman Frightened . —As few days ago , the inmates of one of the inns in tbe village of Beauly were suddenly alarmed by an unaccountable noise , which took place in one of the apartments of the house in which an exciseman had been laid up , and was under medical treatment , for a few days . With all convenient speed , the host of the house , « fco ., betook themselves to the scene of action , where , to their astonishment , they saw the invalid in great trepidation , presenting a pair of pistols , minus shot , at a terrible-looking object which stood between his bed and the fireside , and whioh to him appeared
supernatural . Upon further investigation into the cause of such an unusual sc ^ ne , it turned out to be , that a harmless maniac , well known in the neighbourhood under the cognomen of "jFoolisb . Kate , " had quietly , stepped upstairs , and having found the door of the room open , slipped in to warm her limbs at a comfortable fire which she noticed in it . This unhappy mortal was , nine or ten years ago , a blooming and handsome maid ; but having trespassed a little on the Excise lawn , she was incarcerated in Inverness gaol , since which time reason has left her empire , never to return . — Ross shire Advertiser .
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TO THB SUBSCBIBERS TO THE NATIONAL DEFRNCE FUND . Friends , —I have ever held ijttobe essential above all things , that those who are entrusted with tbe expenditure of public funds , should , not only be economical in laying them out ; but that they should be prepared to give a clear account oft how they have been laid oat ; and , as I am not able ; to give that detailed account of tbe expenditure of the funds on the late trial of our friends Cooper , Richards , and Capper , which is necessary for public satisfaction , owing to tbe enormous amount of labour imposed on me , I roust here appeal to tbe friends in tbe Potteries wbo were at the trial , to give you the benefit of thjeir opinion , as to the manner ia which I disposed of the funds .
It will be seen by a reference to the balance sheet , that the amount received by me was £ 25 16 a . 6 d . ; *; hat the amount expended was £ 27 j 16 a . 6 d , This will appear to be a large sum expended on one trial , particularly as none of it has been expended in law ; but when you reflect that the trial lasted ( ken clear days , being longer than any trial on record , in the Courts of law in this town ; and that abont sixtyj -witnesses were here for tbe defence , whose expences were paid out of the above sum , ( if I except a patriotic few wbo bore their ownexpeacea ) , I think you will conclude there has not Ween any extravagance , on the cobtrary , you will wonder how it has been done for so small a sum .
The firatflve days I keptadaily acconntof tbe expences , but the last five days the labour ) I bad to perform so multiplied on my hands , that it was impassible for any one man to keep account of every thing , as it chiefly went out in Email sums . I attended at court with our friends , every day , as their assistant ; or , if you like it better , as their attorney , And cef ' tainly it was a novel scene to see two " snobs : ' and a blacksmith as defendants , and anwtber " snob" acting as attorney for tb « m ia a civil court of law , opposed by one of the must talented advocates at the bar .
Cooper ' s defence , which occupied twelve hours In delivery , was , in my estimation , the most noble defence ever yet made in a court of law in defence of our principles . I can only add , In conclusion , that If our persecuted friends generally will follow the noble example set them by Cooper , Government will not be so eager in prosecuting " seditious conspiracies" as they have been . The Court was nothing less than a respectable Chartist meeting from tbe beginning to tbe end . I have it from good authority that this prosecution cost Government upwards of two thousand five hundred pounds ! Yours ever faithfully , " In the good old cause , " Wm , Peplow . Friar-street , Stafford , April 9 th , 1843 . RECEIVED . £ s . d . From Mr . O'Connor 25 0 0 FromMr . Baily , for defence of Enoch Hurst 0 15 0 A Friend - - 0 10 From the writer of an anonymous letter , London ?• - ° ° 6 : £ 25 16 6 EXPENDED . For defence of Enoch Hurst ... — 110 For witnesses subpeeued for Cooper's defence - «• — 3 5 0 Witnesses train fare from Birmingham , on behalf of Richards , with messengers' expences , &c . ... -U 4 0 0 Food to witnesses , with beds , &c . tor t ne same ; Messrs . Cooper and Eeplow ' s expences to the Potteries ; express to the Potteries for Mrs . Yatesj ; messengers ' expences , paper , &c . 19 10 6 £ 27 16 6 Dae to Treasurer , to pay out-standing debts ¦» 2 0 0 Wm . Peplov / .
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__ THE NORTHERN STAR . . 7 _
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 22, 1843, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct647/page/7/
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