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    • THE NORTHERN STAR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1847.
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      44 " ^ THE NORTHERN STAj ^_ , .. ... fo <>™ & 1847 .

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      TBB PB ) tW & VICTORIES AT TBE BECBNT PARWAMBNTARY BLBgTIOaS ,

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      v ¦ A PUBLIC DlMEIt / IK OTLEBiATIOa © F ^ noSE THIKFHS , WILt BE HEH » AT THE-CROWN AND ANCHOR TAYERN , STRAND ; Ok HOSDJLY EYBHING . -Ociobeb 25 th , 1847 . 3 Tu » er on TaMe » t Six o'Clock . precisely . Tickets , 3 s . 6 d . each . Ur WILLIAM DIXON , of Manchester , twill take the < 3 bair . 1 taefoHoTfingMesAersof Parliament hare been invited , and are expected "to attend ; - ? . S . Duwombe , T WiWfckv V . O'Connor « eorge Thompson , T . P . Tfcompwn , W . J , Pox , \ f . S . Crawford , Charlen Setley , Jebn Wil-SESte i mLsUy , G . rtan « : K . Gardner . -J .-Bawrinir , J . Hume , Overman Mahon , -Ttalph'Ssborne , W . £ 5 i 5 £ CharU . mi , a . P . Kant ., i . Brotherton , Sir B . H . U . John Walter , and L . rd Robert Giwanor . 'mae « i « rUiefollowhiit centlcmen . who , as candidate * , vindicated the cause of the peop le at the lrastings .-r SK , ? 5 STb . o ! Jone ,, J . E . Parry , H . Vincent , J . Fielden , E . Ufa !! . J . M . M . Gobbet * , J . Hardy , ' © Charles Cochrane , W . Williams , J . Slw e , W . P . Roberts , Dr Epps , S . Kydd , msd < J . J . Harney . The publio will be admitted by ticket ^ after dinaer r at a charge of Threepence each . Tickets to be bad at the * ^ ° j 2 rs l STrfB Coffee-house , IfolywelUtreet ; Skelton , Ceoil-court , St MartinVlane ; Parkes . LUtte T Windmill-street ; Milne . 1 , Union-street , Berkeley- « quare ; W . Oofiay , Portland-street , Poland . « 1 * Uwt : A . Pa & er , New » AgeBt , Harrow-road ; B . Boger , cooper , fcambsth . walk ; Edwards , . jeweller , WestOMtreet , Bermandtey ; Godwin , Great Chesterfield-street . Marylebone ; Clark ' s Coffee honso , 141 , IRkwareroad ; Stellwood , 2 , Little Vale place . Hammersmith-road ; W . Dear , Workman's Own Shop , II , AOtttn . j , Si Conrt-road ; Northern Star Office , Great Windmill-street ; National Land -Office , 114 , High Holbora ; of the € Committee , at their placa of meeting ( every Tuesday evening ) , Assembly Booms , « , Dean-street , Soho ; anu an p places of meeting of the Land and Charter bodies throughout the metropolis ; of the Secretary , Jlr James € Grassby , 8 , Hoah ' s Ark-court , Stargate , Lambeth , and at the bar of the Tavern .

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      WEST BIDING OP YORKSHIRE . MICHAELMAS SESSIONS . NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN , ThattheMscuAKiMA * Gekekal Qdabtbb , " Sessions of the Peace for theWest Siding of the County of York , will be opened at K-naresborovgh , on Tuesday , the 19 th day of Oct . next , at Ten of the Clock in tha Porcnoou , and by A 6 jou « -ntnentfrom thence will beholden at Leeds , on Wednesday , the 2 flth day of the same month of October , at Ten of the Clock in the Porenoon ; and also , by further adjsnrnment from thence . wiUteholdenat ^ Doaeosfer , on J « bnAiy , * he 25 th day of flie same month of October , at ten of the Ciock in the Porenoon , when all Jurors , Suitors , Persons ocwid ty Recognizance , aad others having business at tiesaid several Sessions , are required to attend the Court on the several days , and at the several hours abore mentioned . SolicKorsare required to take notice , that all appeals must be entered before the sitting of the Court , on tne first day of the Sessions at each of the aboTe-mentioned places : and that the List of sach Appeals mil be called ever by the Clerk of the Peace at the expiration of half an hour from the openine of the Caurt ; and that all appeals in which Counsel are not then instructed , so as to be ready to proceed immediately ( if called upon so to do ) , vriU be struck out . . . Solicitors are also required to take notice , that theOrder Of Removal , copies of the Notice of Appeal , and examiaation of ths Pauper , are required to be filed with the Clerk of the Peace oh the entry of the Appeal : —And that no appeals against Removal Orders can be heard xwlessthe Chairman is also furnished by the Appellants ¦ with a copy of the Order of Removal , cf the Notice of Chargeaoility , of the Examination of the Pauper , and © the Notice and grounds of Appeal . Ahd Notice is also HEBtut Gives , That at the Sessions so ta be holden at Leeds , a Superintending Constable wiU ba appoisted for the Lock-up at . Woolroad ; and at the Sessions so to be holden at Doncaster a Supertntending Constable will be appointed for the Lock-up at Bsm & ey . _ C . H . ELSLEY , Clerk of thePeace . Oerk of the Peace ' s Office , Wakefield , 24 th September , 1847 .

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      A COLOURED DAGUERREOTYPE PORTRAIT in best morocco case for las ., which is 15 s . less than any other London establishment , and warranted te be equally good , by MR EGERTON , 1 * S , Fleefcstreet , « ppGiite Bourerie-strcet , and 1 , Temple-street . Whitetriars . Open daily f / om nine till four . Fareign Apparatus Agent to Yoigtlander and Liribours , a complete liookof Instruction , price 7 s . & L , by post 10 s Pri e Sets sentpostfree .

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      A GOOD FIT WARRANTED . SUPERFINE BLACK CLOTHES made to order at the Gebat Westcsx Extobipm , 1 and 2 , Oxfobd Steeet , Londox , which neither spot nor change colour . Only £ 310 s ths complete suit of any size . These clothes cannot be equalled at any other Tailoring Establishment UBSDELLand Co . ' s , Fine Llama Cloth , for light over , coats , made to order at £ 112 s . The verj finest only £ 2 . which for durability and elegance cannot be surpassed IRth silk linings , 3 s extra . Omnibuses to and from ths City , stop atthe establish stent every minute of the day .

      The Fraternal Democrats.

      THE FRATERNAL DEMOCRATS .

      Tfae Above Society Held Their Monthly Me...

      Tfae above society held their monthly meeting at tfae German Hall , White Hart , Drury-lane , on Monday evening , October 4 th . Stephen Bailey in tbe chair . The secretary read the society's n anifesto ( which appeared in the last number of this journal ) , when a vote of thanks was passed to the committee for tfae able manner in which they had drawn up the said document . Charles Keen was appointed English secretary , conjointly with G . Julian

      Harney . An important letter from Croydon was read , and referred to the committee for consideration . G . Julian Harney moved , and J . Arnott seconded , the following resolutions : — That the country members of this society are hereby requested to use their best endeavours to hold public jneetings , or fca embrace other means for the purpose of publicly adopting resolutions protesting against foreign Intervention in Swl * . zerland , and encouraging the Italians to persevere in their struggle for national independence and democratic liberty .

      That our patriotic brothers , John West and Samuel Kjdd , membtrs of this society , are hereby authorised and instructed to circulate the association ' s manifesto ; enrol as members the leading democrats of the localities they may visit ; and procure popular manifestations in favour of Italy and Switzerland , Carried unanimously . A report of the meeting held iu Philadelphia to congratulate the electors and non-electors of Nottingham upon their glorious triumph in the return of Feargns O'Connor , as their representative in the House of Commons , was read from the Northern Star , after which Mr Ross moved , and J . Moll seconded , the follow ' a ; resolution : —

      That the thanks of this association aw hereby given to the democracy of PhiUdelphia , for their public-spirited manifestation on the 7 th of September last , in honour of the election of Peargus O'Connor as M . P . for Nottingham ; this meeting regarding that manifestation as a cheering proof of tbe progress of Fraternal principles , aud an indication of the approach of tbat glorious Jay when the nations ef the earth frill universally ac-Imotriedge the great truth that 'All Men are Brethren !' Unanimously passed . A very impor t ant letter from Brussels was read in relation to the Free Trade Congress lately held in that city , after which G ; Julian Harney moved , and € . Keen seconded , tfae following resolution : —

      That the thank * of this association are hereby given to Citizen Georse Weerth , for his gallant defence of the English working classes at the Free Trade Congress recently held in Brasssls . And this society denounces the assertion of Dr Burning , that he and his fellow free traders represented , and had received the suffrages of the working prepie of England , as a cross falsehood . And this westing farther expresses its conviction , that the workiTiR men of England would elect , not Dr Bawling , bat Citizen Weerth , as the representative of tbeir interests , and the faithful exponent of their sentiments . Unanimously adopted . The meeting then adjourned until the first Monday in November . The committee will assemble on nest Monday evenmg , at eight o ' clock .

      Democratic Festival In Belgium . Becssel...

      DEMOCRATIC FESTIVAL IN BELGIUM Becssels . —A democratic supper was held oa Monday , 26 th Sept ., at tfae Estaminet Lfegeois . There were present Belgians , Frenchmen , Swiss , Poles , Italians , and even a Russian . M . Gottrand , ancient number of the Constituent Congress of Belg ium ( in 1831 ) took the chair , General JMlinet having declined . He was assisted by Messrs Ioibert , former editor of the Pevp ' e Scuterain , of - . H » rseiJles ( lVe 3 ch ) . and Engels ( German ) , vice-presidents . The principal tossts drank were : — ' Tho Martyrs /© f Liberty , ' by M . Iaibert . * The Memory of the French , / teobia Rvolu ion of 1792 and 1793 / by Jf . Engels . 'The

      j English Democracy—may they send us a representative ' to oar next fraternal meeting , ' by M Spilthoorn , of GhenJ . « Death to the Jesuits of all kinds , ' by M . Marty , Swiss . ' The nnion of all people , ' by M . Wallan , president o f the German Working Men ' s Society . M . Cartels , of Brussels , proposed to make the coating anniversary ot the Polish Revolution , a fraternal demonstration , in which democrats # f all nations should partake . Another motit-a was proposed—that a Damucratic Society , representing as much asposaiMe all natieng ghon ! d be formed . Soft motions were agreed to ,

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      In a few d ? js , uniform with the " LiaoURXa " Magazine , will be published , Price 6 d . A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON SPADE HUSBANDRY , being the results of four years' experience , Br J . SlLLETT . H'Gowan and Co ., 16 , Great WfodmUl-fitreet , Londoa and may be had of aUhooksellcrs .

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      JUST PUBLISHED , HO . I . OF " THE LAB 0 U 8 ER , " Containing a treatise upon tbe National Land Company , and the National Land and Labour Bank , as an Auxiliary to that establishment . By P . O'Counob , Esq ., M . P FHICE SIXFEKCI , Letters ( pre-paid ) to be addressed to the Editors ,-16 Great Windmill Street , Haymarket , London . ' Orders received by all agents for the " Northern Star " and all booksellers in town and country .

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      'Now Ready , a New Edition of . MR . O'CONNOR'S WORK ON SMALL FARMS To be bad at the Nerftern Star Office , 16 , Great Wild mill Street : and of Abel Heywood , Manchester .

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      PORTRAIT OF ERNEST JONES , Esa ., Barrister-at-Law . A splendid full-length portrait of Ernest Jones from the original painting by T . Martin , representing him to' the life itself , is now being engraved upon a steel plate , and when a sufficient number is printed it will " be g iven -with the Northern Star to subscribers onl y , that is , to all subscribers from the first week in October until tke portrait is ready . All parties who hare seen the portrait concur in the opinion that it would be impossible to procure a more perfect likeness . As the proprietor of the Northern Star has lost considerable sums on account of portraits , it must be understood that none but subscribers can receive the plate , as no more will be printed than are required to supply subscribers .

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      OBSERVE . All correspondence , reports of public meetings , Chartist aud Trades' Intelligence , and general questions , must be addressed to Mr 0 . J . Iiahnet , Noeiheen Stab Office , 16 , Great Windmill-street , London . All communications of Agents , and all matters of account , to bs addressed to MrW . Eider , Noetdebn Stab Oui € e , 16 , Great Windmill-street , London . All Applications for magazines to be made through Ur H-Gowax , Printer , as above .

      The Northern Star Saturday, October 9, 1847.

      THE NORTHERN STAR SATURDAY , OCTOBER 9 , 1847 .

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      SOUND POLITICAL ECONOMY ILLUSTRATED . The question at issue between the National Land Company and its opponents , is one of so much importance that it cannot be too frequently urged upon public attention . It is one which , in fact , lies at the very root of national prosperity , or the contrary ; and at tbe present moment , when England is passing through a commercial crisis , which , in the words of the Times , "in some respects surpasses the most disastrous in the memory of man , '' it is a matter of vital interest to every individual in the community , that the means b y which the recurrence of these severe and calamitous shocks to the bod y politic , should , if possible , be discovered , and put in operation .

      In previous articles on the subject , we have preferred to support and illustrate the principles on which the Land Company is based , by practical examples taken from other nations , and vouched for by unexceptionable witnesses , rather than to bewilder our readers with columns of abstract theorising in answer to the crude and incoherent crotchets of the sect of so-called political philosophers , who oppose a minute subdivision of the soil- on principle . The cases of Norway and the district of Angermanland , in Sweden , to which we have already directed attention , may , however , be objected

      to by these self-styled philosophers , on the ground that our authority , Mr Samuel Laing , is an opponent of their theory , and may have unconsciously given an undue colouring to the facts he narrates as the result of his observations in these countries . We merely put this supposition for the sake of argument , for we are not aware that in any case Mr Laing s facts have been in the slightest degree disputed , much less confuted . But , admitting that such abias did exist , we propose , by citing an authority which will be admitted by the Malthusian Political Economists and Free

      Traders themselves , without dispute , to show , in the . concluding words of our article last week , " that the connection between the general subdivision of the soil , and general prosperity is essential , not accidental . " Some years ago , Mr C . J . Symons wrote a book entitled " Arts and Artisans , at Home and Abroad , " which made a considerable noise in its day , and was no small service to tbe writers and lecturers of the then infant

      Anti-Corn Law League . Mr Symoni was one of the assistant commissioners , appointed to investigate the condition of the hand-loom weavers of this country by the last "Whig Government , and was subsequently sent on a mission of inquiry into the relative circumstances of the artisans of France , Belgium , Austria , and Switzerland . His book was evidently that of a partizun , and written for the support of a theory , the starting points of which were , that the land of Great Britain is insufficient

      for the subsistence of its population . ; that we are naturally destined to be entirely a manufacturing people ; and that , therefore , we should eat foreign bread and provisions of all descriptions ; in return for which Foreign Countries should oblige us by wearing British Manufactures . Like all other writers of the same school , Mr Symons saw nothing but ruin if we did not make this " the workshop of the world / ' and cause our population to be dependent on the demand for our manufactures in

      foreign markets . We endeavoured , at the time , to show the fallacy of these assumptions , and time has singularly verified the statements we then made , as we shall shortly take occasion to show , [ by an article on the subject . In the meantime we propose to put Mr Symons into the witness box , and to- examine him as to the effects of a general subdivision of the soil , and the carrying on of agricultural and manufacturing operations by the same parties .

      Of the countries visited by S-. fr Symons , Switzerland is evidently his favourite . He recurs back to it again and again , and' draws some charming pictures of the comfort possessed by its labouring population . He strenuously endeavours , as might be expected front his bias , to connect this comfort with his peculiar notions about Free -Trade and the

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      Cora-Laws ;* but he ; reveals -sufficienti of the operation of . otherf-more powerful'and better substantitive causes of such effeofcs ^ to give a clear-enoug h notion of the truth , and to form another clear'link in the chain of reasoning already presented to our readers , to prove the position , that-eo far from a nation depending on others for -food—tthe staple necessary of life—the true method of ensuring success and pros \* erity : is , 't o . apply labourite the development of ^ the- 'internal ' resourees-of a country , by diffusing 'landed property among the

      masses of -the population , and nwking agriculture their . principal—manufactures their secondary-noccupation . Mr Symons himself * eems * tware of this on several occasions , and also that the deductions drawn from their condition , are totally inapp lfcanletotheconditionof'tJie operatives in this country , who live . trader a different system . He says— times

      The pecuniary amount of 'wages h at all a fallacious index to the real condition of the labourer . In Switzerland it is peculiarly so , owing to the very great subdivision of the-land , and the intermixture of agricultural and artisan operations , a vast number of the working-classes producing their own subsistence . These words , which open one of the chapters on wages iu Switzerland , aptly describe the position in which the shareholders of the National Land Company will be placed , when put in possession of their respective holdings ; and at the same time give a perfectly satisfactory explanation of the causes of "the eminently happy and prosperous condition'' of the Swiss—a . condition which ho mere amount

      of money wages can ever produce . As a proof of the truth of this assertion , I take the following description of the hand-loom weavers , arid the great body of artisans in Switzer ^ land—It must be here remarked that hand-loom weavers , such as we are accustomed to in the North of England and Scotland , who work at their looms fro ' pi morning till night , and from January to Jannnry , there exist scarcely any in Switzerland . The handloom , weaver ef Switzerland is almost universally ,

      either an agricultural servant or himself the , proprietor of land . Even the very journeymen work at the loom , only when their labour could be less advantageously employed out of doors ; The almost infiuitessical division ot land and the immense number of small proprietors , added to the frugality of the Swiss peasant , and his general desire to pos sess land , renders weaving , for the most part , a secondary occupation , reported to at least by two-thirds of the whole number of the families in the country districts . Thus , in speaking of tbe weavers , I speak , in fact , of the great body of the artisans . .

      Here then is a picture of the practical results of this system : — Tke Canton of Appenzel presents the maximum of prosperity and contentment among the peasantry of Switzerland . I had a favourable opportunity of-examining them , while visiting my venerable friend , M . Zellweguer , to whose eminent philantrophy the Canton chiefly owes its superior welfare , and to whom Switzerland is indebted for many of those well-appreciatcd principles of political economy and social government which signalises her among the nations of Europe . I visited

      many of the cottages of the artisans of Appenzcl , and waa invariably struck by the high degree of ease and peacefulness they exhibited . The cottages of both these Cantons are scattered separately over the vales aad hills , each standing in the midst of its little estate , with the goats or sheep , with their melodious bells to their necks , grazing on tho land which is generally pasture . The interior of the cottages , which are built of wood , are cleanly beyond description , and are well furnished with every article of cottage comfort . Mr Symons continues : —

      Low indeed would be the condition of the Swiss artisan peasant were his payment bis sole means of sustenance . But there are other means , whereby the careful observer may readily supply the absence of pecuniary criteria . The evidences of a well furnished and roomy house , ample meals , excellent clothing , and superior education aro sufficient to testify the exceeding difference between the mean ? and the monej earnings of the Swiss artisan peasant . But still surer indices of a ahigh physical prosperity are legibly written on the rosy cheeks of each cottage child , and in the happy countenances and robust frames of the adult artisans .

      We need do no more than ask the reader mentally to compare these comfortable , wellfurnished cottages , ample meals , excellent clothing , rosy children , and robust , happy artisans , with the hand-loom weavers of Lancashire , and the silk weavers of Spitalfields and Bethnal-green . The difference between a true and a false system of political economy is so obvious , as exhibited in the totally opposite results , that it is unnecessary to do more . than suggest the comparison .

      Mr Symons proceeds to show that it" would require thirty shillings per week , in the neighbourhood of any country town in England , to put a man , his wife , and three children ( two of whom shall be above fifteen years of age ) in the same condition , and in all respects on a footing with the average of Swiss peasants having the same family , " and furnishes a detailed state-. ment of the outlay of this thirty shillings by the English family . The only exception we have to bis estimate is , that there is too much allowed for beer , and too little for tea , coffee , and sugar . The sum total , however , will not

      be much affected , and it certainly places the family in a position , as respects food , lodging , and clothing , far superior to that of five-sixths of the working classes of this country ; for even if we admit that a greater number than one-sixth receive the nominal wages of thirty shillings , there has to be deducted broken time from sickness , want of employment , and other causes , together with many calls upon the purse , arising out of residence in a manufacturing town , where prices are generally higher than those taken by Mr Symons as the basis of his

      estimate , The result of the contrast is , that Mr Symons' places the working classes of Switzerland " far above the standard of comparison , either as respects their physical or moral eminence , with any other people in Europe . " "Thefather of almost every family isaprojmetor of land . " Agriculture forms the basis of national industry ; manufactures , mechanical and artistical occupations constitute a secondary and subordinate olass of employments ; and both are performed by the same individuals , who unite the rural " and artisan character and

      skill . As usual , we find that an abundance ' of physical comfort produces superior morality ^ It is very singular that this great and important fact , which , in the consideration of such social and political phenomena , is constantly thrust upon the attention of the student , should be so systematically disregarded by those who have the ordering of affairs , ' - and who profess themselves to be extremely -anxiout ^ abour = > the morals of the nation . If the Saints of Exeter-jhall , for instance , were tq , abandon forafejy years , merely by . vyay of change , their Bible , iTrapt , or Missionary Society ; and devote the fundanow expended in their support to the formation of societies which would give to fambhing siiinjrs plenty of loaves , beef , mutton , pork , potatoes , tea

      , coffee , sugar , home-brewed beer , coats , trousers , shirts , hats , boots , comfortable warm houses , we suspect they would make a , greater inroad upon the Criminal Calendar in one year , than they now do in fifty . We have Mr Symons ' s testimony that " The Swiss are in all points regarding general morality , superior to any other community . " Mr Laing gave similar testimony as to the moral condition of Norway and Angermanland . The facts stand to each other in the relation of cause and effect . The superior morality recorded bv these travellers is the result of abundance of food , clothing shelter , and a good education which are again attributable to the genera possession of real property by the people , the intermixture of agricultural andmanufacturin * operations , and " every body beine nrod . i ™™

      there being no idle class" in Switzerland . Ihese constitute the secret of Swiss prosperity and morality . Bring the same elements into play and they « I 1 produce the ' same ' effects anywhere . We have not exhausted the storehouse of facts at our disposal , which substantiates this statement , but we must stop for the present Enough has been given in tbe meantime to enable the members of the Land Company , and all impartial readers of every class , to We between our system of Political Economy , and

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      that whichH ' ae Daily -News , atr-the outset of this discussion , assumed to be so impeccable , that it would iiot condescend to argue the first principles on which it is based . As to the li'oald abuse , coarse invective , impudent assertions , and bald prophecies , of the Weekly Dispatch , they can produce n other effect on the mind of any person whose support is worth having , than of unmitigated disgust . The only principle of that vile panderer to the depraved appetites of the " flash ' portion of the population , has been in ail cases

      that of the scavenger — " throw mud enough : some of it is sure to stick . " There is scarcely a single measure for the benefit of the people , which it has not attacked by abuse so coarse , and lies so foul , that they could not be paralleled by any other paper in existence . It never originated a single useful or original- plan for the benefit of the community , and with reference to such plans , when proposed by others , has only shown itself as a fault-finder , and as the opponent of all rational and solid progress . Thank God ! the working classes have outlived the time when its miserable and despicable trash , full of expletives and coarse

      vituperation of everything and everybody , but utterly devoid of sense , can have the slightest effect . They have turned toother and better instructors , and however the Dispatch may fulminate prophecies—an exceedingly safe way of disparaging an opponent , especially if . you take care to date | them a few years forward ; or coin falsehoods for the gratification of its spleenit wili discover , in the continued decrease of its circulation , that its influence has gone , while the National Land Company , founded . as it is , upon correct principles , will , we trust , under the indefatigable and honest management of its founder , become a general blessing to the working classes of the empire .

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      THE TWO HOUSES . For a long time the House of " hereditary Incurables'' has been in a tottering condition , and whenever any part of the structure has showed marks of giving way , Government ( for it is a Government house , ) have found it necessary to add a few fresh stones to the structure , in the shape of Peers—but it has been constantly found that these could not patch up its / otten walls . This House of Lords has been daily growing weaker , and it becomes , at times , even a matter of silent consideration , whether it ought not to be pulled down alto gether , as being dangerous to the passers-by on the public highway of progression . ' ¦¦ -

      ..-It has , however , been very serviceable in its time , to Ministers r For whenever the popular voice rendered it { necessary to come forward with some pseudo-liberal measure in the Commons , Government may safely indulge in these little escapades for the sake " of . office , sure that the protective and corrective rod of the Lords would whip back the innovators from its bar ; or , at least , so mutilate the measures proposed that the subdomal parents would not be able to recognise tbeir political offspring , while the country would remain satisfied at something having been talked about .

      This fast-and-loose policy has , however , been played loo often . That House , which has so frequently before given shelter to Ministers on a rainy day , is ceasing to be weathertight . The blasts of popular indignation are beginning to blow through , it , withering its power ; while that old trap for Liberals is baited with less luscious baits , as the false distinction of caste , the gewgaw-glitter of title is falling away before the common-sense of Democracy . A Peerage was the last bait for an outrageous Liberal , who had swung himself up to the requisite price , by obtaining popular power . A Peerage is losing its attractions , as Manhood points to Virtue—rLabour " to

      Cooperation—and Justice to Equality of Rights . Thus , every day , while the popular element keeps rising in the scale , Representation gains in importance , hereditary legislation falls into contempt . Before , the Members of the House used to be almost all the unblushing nominees of the great . Now , the House is—not what it ought to be—not a reflex of the people ' s mind , not an exponent of the people ' s will , not an assembly of enlighteaed statesmen , not a council of honest representatives—but an altered body , in which some elements of truth have been introduced . It is in a transition

      state , and as it has gained in honesty by the introduction of some few ( very few ) good men , so , too , has it progressed in power , A seat in the House of Commons is becoming an important thing ; it is no longer a school for placehunting subserviency to qualify for place-possessing truculence . There was a time , in which'it was this , and nothing more—a mere subordinate law-grinding machine , in the aristocratic Government-factory . Then it changed—as the people became restless and indignant—when false patriots got possession of the popular rfieart , making it : beat time to

      the march of personal ambition . The House , at that period , became a . sort of quarantine ground , at which those stricken with the " Liberal Pest , " were admitted to bide their time , in the " purifying ' ' atmosphere of Government influence , under the wholesome medecine of Government patronage , till , cured of democratic taint , they could be admitted into the immaculate citadel of privilege . But again , ' A change came o ' er the spirit of their dreams ;"Disgusted with the deception of " Liberal Leaders , " the people began to think of leading themselves ; the House gradually became less

      an auction mart ot principle—the great hand of Democratic power keeps thundering ai the door—and startling the in-dwellers into something like & show of honesty . Ay I so great is the change between the relative position of the Houses , that it is easier to gain a peerage than a seat in the Commons . This is abundantly evidenced by the fact , that the Whig Minister —the defeated of Nottingham—Sir John Cam Hobhouse has been wandering about unable to gain a seat , and the present purpose of Government is to give him a peerage ! Then

      after all , though " fashionable members" may cry J tt The House is growing cheap , " since men without money for bribery , or other rank than that of honest manhood , can pass its doors ; then , after all , they find it growing dear . A peerage costs less than a seat in the Commons 3 The former may , indeed , be bought by subserviency and broken pledges . Its price is easily obtained . Broken pledges and conflicting votes—constituencies betrayed . and partiessold—backed by money enoughjto "support a title "—no matter whether wrung from the earnings o f the operative , or clipped from

      tne pront ot a labourer—these suffice to buy a coronet . Nay ! in some cases Government will give the title and the money too , saddling the country , wtth pensions for three generation * Such are now the relative positions of the two Houses . But the Commons , though someivhat improved in condition , are still in a very dangerous state , and remarkably subject to a relapse , whenever any symptoms of amelioration present themselves . The great majority oi the members are nothing more than patients that are ; slowly mending under the strict regimen Democracy is beginning to apply —and there is this difference between them and Peers , that they are Curables , whereas

      the latter , as we all well know , are " Incurables . " Let the people look after their political patients . Let them not trust blindfold a professing Liberal , because he fawned for their support before his election . Like the " befo-e and after marriage , " so is the "before and after election . " Patriotism will die in highwTK "" meaning phrases ; CHARTER Si iit £ ft universa r w whi <*> <* bn > ' " ifrti Gn means """ iversal humentativLv , ^ T ? n to kee P their repreh 4 it . th e'r , pled es they must make frT . « F f * ? Wb > mean to reap the r uhs ot their agitations before the elections , wiejr must redouble their exertions during the

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      . lUBCELlANEOOS . NEWCA 8 iiinpov . TvNE .-The Burslem secretary s ad . dross is , ' Henry Lewis , Cross Keys Inn , Navigationroad , BursUm , Staffordshire . ' .. . Robert Hbidburv suggests to Messrs O'Connor anu Jones , that in the course of their forthcoming tour they should urge , upon the people to get up memorials for the return of Frost , Williams , and Jones . Grantlkv Berkeley . —We cannot spare room for a dis cussion of the doings Of this curious character , who , it appears , is now , by his foolish conduct , exciting tbe disgust of the friends by whose help he was latel y elected for the western division of Gloucestcrshiie . Next time , let those friends liave nothing to do with any one of the Uerkeleys , but find some independent aud honest man to represent the district . Glasgow . —Subscribers to the Northern Star or Labourer can havo them delivered at their residences , by leaving

      their orders with Thomas Rcid , 107 , Main-street , Bridgeton , or at the Land Company ' s meeting , every Monday evening , in the Dyer ' s Hall , Charlotte-lane , off London-street ; or with James M . 'Hoffie , 89 , M'Alpincg treet , Anderston . The O'Connor Tartan . —To Feargns O'Connor , E * q „ M . P . Honoured a d Worthy Sir , —We , the Chartists of Kilbarchan , are strongly impressed with a belief of the determined perseverance of t '« e minufacturing classes ( as well as tho press ) to keep the name and fame of Fcargus O'Connor , if possible , out of public view altogether . And the more so are we impnssed with this conviction when we are aware that tartans have betn , and are manufactured , and exposed for sale , bearing the names of most of the supposed pa . Mots of their country , including those of the notorious Bright and Cobdeo , but not one bearing the name of O'Connor Such being the caseand this being a

      weav-. , ing district , wo have resolved ( and we hope with your concurrence ) , that this shall be the case no longer , but that every Chartist may wear an O'Connor tartan , if he er she wishes to do so . We , then , in pursuance of introducing an O'Connor tartan to the country , most respectfully and earnestly request of you to promise to visit Kilbarchan , when on your tour through Scotland , and allow us the honour of presenting you with a tartnn plaid , bearing your , much and justly honoured name . To make it really a national tartan , vro have introduced orange and green , the party colours of tho two greatest partlesin Britain and Ireland , Protestants and Catholics , blending the two colours together in tho O'Connor tartan , as we hope those two great parties will yet harmonise and unite , for the attainment of thfirj ' ust and inr . lienablerights , aod that , too , through tha instrumentality of the powerful and great O'Connor . Wo hope , therefore , that vku mll ,. for the saka of

      the great cause of democracy , return afavonrabla answer , as we consider tho above course the most efficient to establish the tartan , that being t * e principle aim we have in view . —Dear Sir , I have ' the honour to remain , in name of the Committee , James M'Kemmie , xveaver . —Kilb & cchao , Renfrewshire , 2 nd October . 1847 . [ iu the absence of Mr O'Connor we print the above . Of course , we canmt say whether Mr O'Connor will be able to visit Kilbarchan . As regards the tartan , we think Mr O'Connor will sceept the intended compli-, ment . ~ En . N . S- ] Mr R . Mbrboch , Cupar . —No . You will find all right so far as you ar j concerned . Manchester . — The sub-secretary , Bridge water-street , should puy postage . ' " Nottingham Election Fund . —J . Sweet acknowledges the receipt of the following sums , with thanks . —Mr John Whiteley , Manchester , is ; from Lake Lock , 4 s fid ; per Mr G . Kendall , lis Id . Julian IIabnei has received Is from G . Sprintall , Sheffield , for Dobson ' s widow ; and 6 d . from G . Cavil ! , do ., forthe Fraternal Democrats . G . CANnai . ET . —We have handed your letters requesting

      instructions , ifce , to the Directors . G . TaojirsoN , M . P . —Mr Editor . —Tho Chartists of the ' Qlol / e ' amljFriends ' . locality , who cheerfully Tolunteered their gratuitous eei'Vlces to secure the return of George Thompson . M . P ., have heard with surprise , an answer ' to the invitation forwarded to that gentleman , to be present at the Crown and Anchor dinner , that' other engagements preclude the possibility of his attendance . ' Now , sir , believing the metropolitan democracy well deserve thetrest of Mr Thompson ' s company on that occasion , they are at a loss to understand his 'other engagements , ' that will prevent him attending suck an important festival , and aw of opinion that Mr T . ' s fame would remain unsullied by his appearance amongst the Chartist Liberals , and other M . P . s on that evening . But some of our friends have insinuated that because F . O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., is to be there , Mr T . cannot be ; th .-ithewill not identify himself with'the violent party , ' meaning thereby , the same democracy , the Chaitists . I am requested , sir , to ask you , . the nature of Mr Thompson ' s other engagements . 'Yours , in the cause of real democracy , J . Shaw .

      J . Sweet , Nottingham . —We have not a copy of 'Hansard ' at hand to refer to , but shall endeavour to obtain tbe information for our next . IlEVWoon . —James Butterworth sends us a letter commenting on th' falsehoods put fortli by the ' Whistler , ' respecting the Land Plan j also showing up a nameless blockhead at fleywood , who has been trying to imitate the Whistler . ' The League hack may be safely left in the hands of Mr O'Connor , and the Hcywood scribbler is really unworthy the notice of Mr Butter , worth ; nevertheless we point the concluding portion of Mr B . ' e letter : — ' Ke nays that ' there are only about fifty members in Ueywood , and most of tbem svnee they have had their eyes opened never intend to pay up their shares / Now , the truth is fiat , there are above one hundred members in Heywood , and above fifty who have paid up their shares . The committee of the Heywood branch sent a letter to the Editor of the

      'Manchester Guardian , ' in answer to the anonymous and disgrnceful letter of the ' working man , ' buthe refused to publish it , saying , that he had' no room . ' I hereby challenge the' working man' to a public discussion on the Land Plan at any time , or in any place he may chose for his best convenience . * James Butter worth . ' T . Jokes , Liverpool . — The request respecting the Fraternal Democrats shall be attended to . The 'Address ' you speak of we know nothing about . Send a copy an *} itshall bo attended to . D . W . harkin . Dukinfield . —Received . J . Tiverto . v , Derby .-You must get some one to write your notice in a readable manner . \ fo cannot understand your present communication . G . Watts , Trowbridge . —Received too late ; no room . B . P arsons . —The tracts shall have our early Attention . We hove not seen No . 1 . J . Hole , Leamington . —Too late . J . Smith , Bradford . —We had received another and a different version of Mr West ' s forthcoming meetings j from Mr West himself , before the arrival of your'

      announcement , ' Wc presume that Mr West ' s version is the correct one . J . Bailey ' s letters on coal mines next week . Irish Confederates . —We are compelled to postpone till our next , tbe letters of Messrs Segrave and O'Mahony . T . B . B ., Jersey . —No r « om . General Election Fond . —Mr Grassby complains , and with good reason , of the blundering system to which many of our friends Jseem to be very partial , —sending money to any one but the proper party . He says ' I nerher can nor will hold myself responsible fur sums that are sent to other people . - Some send their money to Mr O'Connor , at Lowbands , some to the Star office , to Messrs Harney or Rider , and some to the Land office , where they have such amass of business to attend to , that letters for me are often put aside , and , lie perhaps a week before I get them . All this might be avoided by sending direct to me . 1 hope that our friends in the country , having business with the Election Com . mittee , will forward their communications to me , at No . 8 , Noah ' s Ark-court , Stangate , Lambeth . Jabes Grassbt , Secretary .

      IS * I hope the Chartist friends will attend to the above . I am constantly receiving sums for the Election Fund , the Sleaford case , Abrtnern Star payments , & c , & c , with which I have nothing to do ; and thus I find myself involved in work and trouble anything but agreeable . Monies for the General Election should be sent to Mr Grassby ; monies for the Sleaford case , and Victim Fund monies should be sent to Mr T . Clarke , IU , High Holbnrn ; and Northern Star payments should be addressed to F . O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., at the office of the Star . G . Julian Hak . net .

      legal . NOTICE . —Anxious that clients should not be disappointed , and tho number of cases rendering it impossible for mo to attend to all , I have arranged with a professional friend , ' equally competent with myself , to render me his assistance . I , therefore , request that , in future , all letters containing law cases may be addressed to me at No . 48 , Queen ' s Road , Bayswater , London ; hut letters which relate to any other than legal business , to be addressed to me , as heretofore , at the Star office , since No . 48 , Qucen ' s-road , is sor my place of residence . I also beg to decline all personal interviews , not having time for the same , neither can they be of any advantage to clients . ¦ The immense number of unanswered law cases now before mo , renders it absolutely necessary to provent if possible , the sending of any more for the present , In order the better to prevent it , I bes to state that till tho cases now before me are finished ( of which due notice will be given ) , all law cases will be returned , unless accompanied by a fee of at least 5 s . Ernest Jones .

      George Smith , Earisheaton , Dewsbury .-I suppose Ann Lockwoodswill has been proved in the Ecclesiastical tourt . Her personal estate , I presume , did not amount to much ; and if not , her heir-at-law is the only person matei tally interested in impeaching the will , which he would do by bringing an ejectment for the recovery of her real property . If the heir is very poor , he may sue ' in forma pauperis , ' mid in that case the principal expense wonbi be that of the witnesses to prove Mrs Lockwood ' s incompetency . Without knowing what the witnesses could say , and also without knowing something about th' -ir characters mid situation in life , it is impossible for me t « say what chance there is of the impeachment of the will being attended with success . It tfhe will ) appears to bare been drawn by n solicitor , and attested by him and his clerk ; and ^ if they are vespec tablemen , and slioald swear te Sirs Lockwood ' s com . potency , it would require a strong b 9 dy of evidence to upset the will . Was Mrs Lockwood at the time she made her will ( April , 1842 ) , attended by any medical gentleman ? I f she was , it should be ascertained what

      he says about her competency . George Stephens , Stanifurth-place , Hull . —The 7 th sec tion of the small Debt . ' Act says , that proceedings which originated in any abolished local court shall be , ?! £ ?« , i I e , n , . ? I *& been commenced under the Small Debts' Act . The future payments of ? £ w » ^ T ^ ' ba madc ^ cordh »? tTthe df reet'onsof that act ; vu ., into court , unless the imVe has directed othevwise . -See section 02 J *" X * ww ufc , cu ,, lT -T ' | p yto y ° urnote of me Jiid ult , I may state that your papers came to hand , and I hope to be able to attend to them bl ° e hn ^ tho- wi y V ll ! lt > 'o » r circumstances are , nuMrt » W ° send volu , ni ™» documents like yours ogWcsTctj poor , to send a fee in some measure proportions * - to the length of the documents . Bobek Swallow ' s Will , Rotherham .-I do not find any letter or case along with this will . It is near 100 years oui , and , as it gives only a few personal legacies , I can navJly soehow lt j 5 possiblg for any question to arise upon it at such n distance of time from the testator ' s death .

      A Constant SuuscRinER . -If the summons be duly served , you may be sued in a London Small Debts ' Court . Should you be sued , you will have the costs as well as ths debt to pay ; but should thecourtbeofopinion t : iat you are not of ability to pay all at once , it will order you to pay by instalments : and most likely to pay such instalments to the treasurer of the court . Mrs Mary Sharp , New El vet , Durham . —I have received no such letter as you speak of . I wrote a month ago , or more , to Mr Greene , respecting your claim under your lute husband ' s will ; but he has not replied to my

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      •« j letterv ** know nothing of 'MsIGreene / and " theroZ * it is impossible lor me to say whether he is S . » ceme to a settlement without law proceedine ? . ,, ! i can I say without seeing a copy of your late husband ? wJ , whether or no , you ' ean appoint a trustee of a * will in the place of Mr Ellison . ot 'to Geokgs Wadsworth , Leeds . —Your former letter Tfo . has got lost or mislaid . You must , therefore wrui again , andmve all the particulars of your «»« . ,., 1 afso Mrs Williams' address . As I may have se ' rcA ? letters to write on your business , you ought ; at least X send a few postage stamps ; indeed , unless you aro , l > oor man , you should send a Post office order for * , or 10 s . " * A Laboiibbb , ' Horncastle .-The second notice to oufc ( that given to the under lessee ) is good , and if the under tenant does not give up possession , he may be elected If he wish to continue tenant , he must come to a fresh agreement with his landlord . Wm . Cleoq .-I have received a pedigree of the famil of

      y Barber , of Falkirk , with a few lines at the bottom of it , ' signed IVm . C / egg ; but not one word is said respoct . ing his object iu sending the pedigree , or what b « wishes to be done about it . Wm . Clegg must , there , fore , write explicitly on the subject . Claiion Pearson , Huddersfield . —1 st . Three witnesses , 2 nd , If the person , whose name is signed as a witness to tho will , should , on a trial , in which the validity of the will was in quo'tion , swear that his signature was a forgery , and the jury believed him , the will would ba set aside . I do not clearly undei-stand , from your letter , whether this witness's name is signed us if he wrote it himself , or whether merely as a ' marksman , ' and his name written by some other person . You ap . pear to be a reader of the ' Star , 'aud fr . un your letter nota poor man ; and yet , in defiance of the notice in the' Star , ' you nsk gratuitous advice . Should yon have

      occasion to write further respecting the will , address your letter to No . 48 , Queen ' s-road , Bayswater , Lou . don . Jtto . Cooke , Cossey . —You say there is a clause in tho will of Henry Cooke , that the property ' should never go out of the family of the Cookes . ' This clause . I « np . pose , has misled you . Anyone with the slighti tt keen ledge of law will toll you that all such clauses in wills are perfectly nugatory ; thelaw not allowing estates to be left or settled so that they ' shall never go out of a family . ' I assure yon , my impression is that youhave not the least right to the property . If , howcvcr , you have no objection to incur the expense of a writ of mandamus to the lord of the manor , I will , with readiness , rendsr yeu every assistance in my pswer . A . B ., Barns / ey . —1 st ; If the money is in the funds it may . 2 nd . Theexpensa of an o 53 ce copy of a decree will depend upon its length ; most likoJy not more than

      10 a or 20 ? . lou do not , I fear , read the 'Northern . Star ; ' otherwise you must have seen the strong request I made not to have fresh cases sent to me till further notice . Samdel Bdtler , Nottingham . —I will attend to your business as soon as I possibly can .. Daniel Thompson , Dowsbury . —I am stopping , as far as lean , the sending of fresh law cases ; in order that I may gee through those already before me , one of which is probably yours , and which I shall come to , I hope , before long . Wm . Sunn Hart . —You must pay the debt . It was con . tracted , I suppose within the last six years . As , how . ever , the debt was not contracted by yourself , th * creditor , it is to be hoped , will take the money by oasv instalments . RonT . Srres . —Isuppose there will be no difficulty in iden . titying the property ; and if not , I think it may be re . covered . I have written to Major Greaves and also to MrGott .

      Tuos . Roiai , nearEccles , Lancashire . —If youhave not come to a settlement uith Henry Hall , give me his ad . dress , andl ' will see if I cannot make him do so . J . Skevington , Lou ghboro & gh , —Your business shall be attended to , BiW . CoiutiiTT , Leek . —Should you obtain a judgment ia the Small Debts' Court aud put an execution into the house ot your debtor , and his son should set up the assignment , the court , I conceive , would hold it ( the assignment ) to be fraudulent anl void . The court , however , will most likely allow your debtor to pay by instalments , and if they are duly paid you cannot sue out ( xecution . Robt . Robinson , Birks , Oldham . —I do not understand your letter . Tell me what Legacy was given to your father by your grandfather , and tell me in what ycavs . yourgrandfather and father died ; and also tell me who aro the executors of your grandfather ' s will , and whether they proved it , and if they did , give me their address .

      J . 11 . J . —It is quite impossible for me to give any advice respecting the claim set up by Mr Pery . I am totally ignorant of the ground on which the claim is set up * and also of that on which it is resisted . When the youngest child comes of age he may require the pro . perty to be sold as directed by his mother ' s will . Unless there is a special custom to the contrary , the three daughters were equally entitled to tbe property and upon the death of the eldest daughter , her fhar ' e des . cenaed upon her son , who I infer from your letter was hevouly child . The rest of your statement , about the family and the mortgage of the property and tiie « aleo £ it , is so confused that 1 cannot understate it . If it can be proved that there was money in a box of the de ceasid brother at the time of his death , the surviving brother had best apply to a magistiate ; as the cas ! would seem to be a case of felony by the person with

      whom the deceased brother lodged . George Hindlet . —Have you arranged with Mr Bri'toe audit not , what is it thatyou wish tohavedone' " Richard Ellison .-Without seeing the deed lbundinis the school , or some decree settling and defining the powers ofthetrustees . it is impossible for me to sav whether they ( the trustees ) have or hare not the power to remove the school master . Your letter leaves ma quite in the dark as to the power of the trustees ; and you do not even mention the reason assigned for re . movm ;; the master . John MIdgelev . —The executor who knows that there wa > . such a note , ought to see it paid . Give me the name and address of the surviving executor , and I will writ ? to him both about the note and the wages and give ^ me the name of the servant to whom thev are due , Peter Stoneman , North Molton . —If you will send me a

      copy of your rules I wiU tell you whether it is necessary to enrol them , and the ( xpense of enrolment : as you are not poor you ought to send a post-office order for 5 s or 10 s , as a fee for my trouble . W . Gilchrist , Smethirick . —Your ; ietter is of an old date , ' and my answer , I fear , may come toojlate to do yon any good . Assuming thatyourlate employers can prove do misconduct against you , you may , I conceive , recover two months wages from them ; and which vou may sue for m the Small Debts ' Court . I suppose the agree , meat of winch you sent me a copy , was signed by your late employers . ' ' W . Haworth , Blnckhum .-If you will give me the namo of the town clerk of Liverpool , I will write to him oa the subject of your claim . W . Calvert , Almondbury . —Richard Calvert gave tho property to John Calvert in foe ; consequently John Calvert had ri

      a ght to dispose of it to whom he pleased ; but whether John dovised the fee to Jackson , is more than I can say , without seeing a copy of John ' s will . I suppose John Calvert was of sound mind when he made his wiU . W . Hamer , Lower Moor , Oldham . —I , several weeks ago wrote to you respecting the Eutwisles , but not having received the papers and information I desired you to furnish me w ; th , I luvc not been able to take any steps in the business . John Paul ' s Estate . —Amongst themass of papers which have been sent to me , are certain papers relative to JoU & Paul , late of Liverpool ; vfho died abeut the year 18 : l . . Who sent these papers , or where they came from , does not appear . Probably they have been sent from South Shields , as some of the claimants of John Paul ' s property appear to reside there .

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      NATIONAL LAND AND LABOUR BANK , 493 , Oxford Street , London . NOTICE TO DEPOSITORS . 1 st . —It is particularly requested that all compjumcations en the business of the Bank be hereafter addressed to the' Manager of the National Land and Labour Bank , 493 , Oxford-street , London . ' 2 nd . —That the contents of each letter , whether Post-office Orders or otherwise , be expressed at full length in the letter itself , stating the amount of the Order—where payable . The numbers and amounts of Bank notes ( describing the Bank , whether country or Bank o £ England , ) and giving the full ' names , calling , and address of the persons to whose credit the amounts are to be placed . 3 rd . —In all cases , where it is practicable , it is desirable to send the signatures of the Depositors .

      4 th . —When moiwy is deposited in more than one name , the signature of the party empowered ! to withdraw any part must be sent to the manager , together with a letter from the others , informing him to what extent such withdrawal is authorised by them . The names and addresses of all the parties , in whose names the funds will appear in the Bank books , are also required . 5 th . —All letters to the manager to be prepaid , whether containing remittances or not . ' Parties writing for information merely , are requested to enclose a postage stamp . 6 th . —All letters containing any acknowledgment of money paid to the Bank to be carefully preserved , and presented in case of any inquiry or withdrawal .

      N . B—Printed certificates are now being prepared , and will shortly be issued to each Depositor , in exchange for tbeir present receipts or letters . T . Price , Manager .

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      THE DEED OF SETTLEMENT OF THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY Will lay for signatures at the following places during the ensuing week , wben the members of the First , Second , and Tuird sections only , are requested to attend and attach their signatures thereto . Hanlkt , Longton , and all other places in tbe Staffordshire Potteries , Monday , October 11 th . Warrisgton and neighbourhood , Tuesday , Oct . 12 th . Wigan , Hindley , and neighbourhood , Wednesdays October 13 th . Bolton aud neighbourhool , Thursday , October Hth , Burt and neighbourhood , Friday , October lolb . Oldham , Failswonh , Ilollingwood , Ruyton , Lee ?* and neighbourhood , Saturday , October loth .

      Houra for signing each day , at all places , irosi f . nir e ' clo .-k in the afterneon , until ten o clock at night . p x . 3 iVioiiibars residing in small places net mcntioBeo in this notice , but being in the neighbourhood of any of the places above enumerated , will understand that they must attend at the places most convenient to themselves , and . attach their signatures to

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 9, 1847, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_09101847/page/4/