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      February 12, 1848. »»Ra __ M _ Mmm_-_-__...

      February 12 , 1848 . »» ra __ _ _ - _ - ___ ___ .. ^ THE NORTHERN STAR ____ . 3

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      I.Oui3 Philippe's Valentine To The Queen...

      I . OUI 3 PHILIPPE'S VALENTINE TO THE QUEEN OF SPAIN . long have I mused , ere I these lines indited , ¦ W hat best might emblem my paternal arts—. A Hymen mourning o ' er bis torch unlighted ? A love-knot tangled with two bleeding bearts ! Tbe Gallic Cock over the Lion crowing ? A portrait of myself cut out of flint ?—Bat , all these thrown atide , I'm merely going To cir-r my dear niece a gentle hint . You ' ve learnt tbat royal robe has sackcloth lining ; ,-You ve learnt that royal crown has thorny rim ; You ' ve learnt that royal htnrts may oft be pining ; And royal eyes with tear * of anguish dim . And for this mostinralaablelesson , As for the other blessings you enjoy , Yon have to thank mo and tha lat . Coost Bbesson :

      Hear , now , how you tbe lesson should employ . The happiness unknown to royal station , A private life is likely to secur « ; So I would jast sugg *» tyour abdication—A plan your dear mamma approves , I ' m sure . And any trouble from this step ensuing , Moktpessieb , I am sure , would not decline ; So abdicate , or— there is miscldtf brewing—You ' d best not trifl * with your Valentine . Punch .

      Street Coupaxioss . (From' Town Ltbici «...

      STREET COUPAXIOSS . ( From' Town Ltbici « a othhb Poxas / by Cfcarles Jf « ck * y . ) "Wheae ' er through Gray ' s Ian perch I stray , I meet a s ^ rlt by ttj * " 7 > He wanders wiik me all alose , And i £ lk » wltlt * neinunti » T . toBe , The trowd it buiy seiklns gold , It csano t s «« what I behold ; I « nd tt « spirit pass along UnknowB , unnoticea , In tha ttronfj . "While on tie grass the chilelren ran , And raaids go loitering in tbe sun , I roam beneath the ancient trees , And tali witn him of mysterits . Th « dull brick fconssi of th « iquare , The bustle of the thoroughfare , The seunds , tha sights , the crush of men , Are prssent , but forgotUn then .

      I see them but I keen them sot , I tear , but silence clothes the spot ; AU voices die upon my br « in Except that spirit ' * in the lane . He breathes to me his burning thought , He utters words witn wisdom fraught , He tells me truly what I am—I walk with mighty Vcru ' am . He goes with me through crowded ways , A friend and mentor in the maze , Through Chancery-lane to I * mcoln ' g-Inn , Ts Pl «» t-4 trtet , through the moil and tiin I meet another spirit there , A blind old nun with forehead fair , "Whe ever walks the right band side . Towards tbe fonxtain of St Bride .

      Amid the peal of jangling bells , Or people ' s roar that fulls end swells , The whirl erf wheels and tramp o / steeeJs , He talks to sae ef nobU deeds . I hear his voice shore the crash , As to and fro tbe people ru > -h ; Benign and calta , cpon his face Sits mtlaBchaly , robed in grace . He hatfc no ne » d of eaacaon eyes , He sess tbi fields of FirntJise ; He sees aud picturss unto raise A gorgeous vision , most divine . He tells tbe story oftbe Fall , He names tJae fiends in battle-call . And shows my soul , In wonder dumb . Heaven , Earth , and Pandemonium . He tells of Lycldss tbe good . And tbe sweet lady in the wood , And teaches wisdom , high and holy , la mirth asd heavfnly melancholy .

      Aad oftentimes , with courage high , He raises freedom ' s rallying cry ; And , ancient leader of the van , Asserts the dignity of man—Asserts tht rights with trumpet tongas , That Justice frsK Oppression wrung . And poet , patriot , statesman , sage Guides by his otra a future age . ¦ With such companions at my side I float on London ' s human tide ; Aa atom on its billows thrown , But lonely never , nor alone .

      Songs For The People. The Hinstkel Boy. ...

      SONGS FOR THE PEOPLE . THE HINSTKEL BOY . BY TEOKAS UOOKE . The minstrel boy to the war is gone , In the ranks of death you'll find him ; His father ' s iwerd hi has girded on . And his wild harp slung behind him , ; Land of song ! ' said the warrior-b £ rd , ' Though all the world betrays thee , f Okk sword , at least , thy right * shall guard , ' Oke faithful harp shall praise thee !' Tbe minstrel fell;—but the fotmau's chain Could not bring tbat proud soul under : Tbe harp be loved ne ' er spoka again , For be tore its chords asunder ; And said , ' No chains shell sully thee , ' Thou soul of love and brtrery' Thy sougs were made for the pure and free , ' They shall never sound in slavery . *

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      Sowit€S Journal. Fart Xiii. London: W. L...

      Sowit € s Journal . Fart XIII . London : W . Lovett , 171 j Strand , The best article In this Part 'Our National Defences—The Rats in the Stack , ' by W . Howitt , has already been transferred to this journal . The other contents are of the usual character . Weextract the follBWIDS : —

      A FRENCH SOLDIER IK SIBERIA , Br WltLIAH KlNSEDT . I OBce had a name—now that name is forgotten — Hard is the diyginj ia Siberia's mine ! So ene will ipeaV of it when I am rotten—Lend me , pale neighbour , that pick-axe of thine—Brother , I'd Babe a grave For a heart-broken slave , ¦ Who m , in this black kingdom , they call Sightv Kine ]* Sweet was tbe homo-cpot among our own phonic- — Hard is tbe digging in Siberi-. ' s mine ! Diar little village , 1 see thy old sterple Among the broad chesnuts , in Maj . showers , shine—Kipe vin » -yard—fresh river—See Mm will ye never , IThom , in this black kingdom , they call Eighty Nine !

      We fought a long fi ^ ht— " deep In snow were we „ ljiDS * Thinking of home o'er the far-away Rhine—The Cossi-. ck came on—bow we envied the dying !—Hard is the flinging ia Siberie ' s mine I Barbarous conqueror , He had an Emperor , " vVhem , injeur black kingdom , they call Eighty Jfiae J ¦ Soldiers in France , my lost partners In glory , Hard is the digging in Siberie ' s mine ! I oftentimes wish you could hear say sad story—Would ye forget it brave lads oftbe Line !—Brothers , I make a grave For a heart-broken slave , Whorn , serfs and their Master now call Eighty Sine '

      Koble companions , j-onrbatslj-trump ' s sounding!—Cursed be the dipging in Slavtry ' s mine!—Its echoes all cold-blooded tyrants confouudirg , Mockers of Heaven by titles divine !—Gectle-souled ckivalry , Onward for Liberty 3 He once was your comrade , they call Eighty Nine !

      Jhe Republican. No. Iv. London: James "W...

      Jhe Republican . No . IV . London : James "Watson , Queen ' s Ilea ^ pastage , Patcrnoster-row . This number contains articles on 'The Policy of Eurepe , ' ' Taxation , ' 'Chartism , ' ' Thomas Paine , ' < £ e . The article entitled ' Ckartism and its opponents , ' is in reply to Dr Campbell ' s calumnies . The writer in tbe Republican very justly charges the Cal-. vinis ' ie Doctor , wiih having intentionally misrepresented the advocates of Chartist principles . ' Alluding to the charge of infidelity preferred against the Chartist ? , the writer remarks : 'To say that Chartism and infidelity are allied , is either to speak without knowledge , or an attempt to damage the cause of political emancipation . ' It strikes us that the Doctor will 'damage * no one so much as himself .

      Tie Jfincrs' Advocate. Febroary. "W. Dan...

      Tie Jfincrs' Advocate . Febroary . "W . Daniells , Douglas , Isle of Man . _ This number contains an excellent article on 'Society i > er * ys the Working Man ; ' besides several other matters of considerable interest to that class tbe ^ -i iwate specially addresses iUelf to .

      The Herald Of Co-Operation. W. Robinson....

      The Herald of Co-operation . W . Robinson . Douglas , Isle of iian . The defence of Communism , in reply to Mr Maz-

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      * The substitution of a number for the name oftbe captive , has been one of the devices resorted to fer tho eoiitl annihilation of exiles to Sibtria .

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      z ni , is continued In this number ; which also co tains an account of the Icarians—the followers of M . Cabet , whose arrest we recently announced . We should add that the Icaiian chief was almost inimediatelj liberate d ;

      An Address Delivered To (He Electors And...

      An Address delivered to ( he Electors and Ayn Electors of Greeftwich , on the Nomination Day , Thursday , July 29 th . 18 i 7 . By Mr Samuel Kydd . Printed and published for Joseph Morgan , Butcher-row , IJeptford . For its strew ; common sense , and sound practical tone , this speech deserves the applause of the friends of Democracy . It is well worthy to be preserved , and we trust will meet with an extensive sale ; especially in that district which would be honoured by the election of Mr Kydd as its representative .

      Therejormers Almanac For The Year 1s4s. ...

      TheRejormers Almanac for the year 1 S 4 S . The Tieformers' Companion to the Almanac . London : Chapman , 142 . Strand . These penny publications—the work of the Indefatigable Bev . Joseph Barker—deserve an immense circulatlan . The Afawnae contains a mass of information and advice tbat the millions should be in possession of . Wo lately noticed the Companion fur January ; this month ' s is equally gsod , with the exception of a paragraph on the Land Plan , which , however , wo can afford to let pass without further notice . We give the following extracts : —

      K 1 UISO ItiSAKIS . It is not ntar so bad for oppress * and plsndered men to shoot their tjranti , aa i » is for tyrants to oppress and plunder the poor . Yet the newspapers geutrally make ten times more to do * bout & tyrant thief and murderer being shot fcy famishing and desperate men than they do » bout thousands ami scores of thousands being robbed of thalr all by those tyrants , and driven by them into their graves , or into foreign land ? . Whenever an Irhb'landlord is shot , the newspapers lahour to make the impression that he was one ef the kindest and best of men ; one of the most liberal and gene , rous of landlords : yet it generally happens tbat the same psper furnishes information tending to show , that those murdered landlerds were selfish , grasping , cruet , inhuman , —tbat they were men who cared for nothing but their onn pleasure and profit , and who would sacrifice tbe lives of hundreds of thousands to attain their

      etlfisb o b jects . I hate the newspnpt-r press of this eountry . The newspapers are , in general , the engines of oppression and tyranny , Tbuir objec : and mdeavour is to uphold the wrong against the right . There are two or three exceptions , but the gentrat run of new ? , papers ar about anything but what they outfit to be . I am sorry mys-lf that the Irish shoot their tyrants . There is , in my judgment , a better way oi dealing with thsm . But I confess tbat I am kss troubled when I h « r of a tyrant being shot , than I am when I hear of a hundred or a thousand poor families being forced from the estate where their forefathers lived , where their ancestors lee buried , and where they thems-lres , by their own hard labour , have made the bog or tbe wilderness into a

      fruitful fieU . I shoald be less troubled to hear that the earth had opened and swallowed up all tbe selfish landlords end plundering aristocrats in the kingdom than I am to hear of such multitudes being driven from their country toseekhomen amongst the wildernesses of America , or what is still worse , reduced to such absolute poverty as to be forced to stay at borne and endure starvation . I do not v ' ub ill to any land . menopolist or aristocratic tyrant upon the face of tbe earth , but I do wish , and that most devoutly , that their power were broken , that thoir property were brought into the public market , and that the government of this country were taken out of their hands , and placed in tbe hands of nior * enlightened and more benonrable men .

      FBEHCH INVASION . The Duke of 'Wellington has written a long letter , to warn the people against an invasion , and to urge them to expend vast sums of money in ft-r ifying the coast of the kingdom . Tbi Duke is foolish . He is doting , ar somehing wersr . Have tneFreaeh nothing to do but to come to iavade England ? What could they get by invading . England f Besides , tbe 6 rst step to be taken by the government , in ordsr to protect England against foreign invasion , would be for the government to do justice to the people , and thus secure the people ' s respect . Let the government girs tbe poople their rights ; let tbe government reform abuses ; let them do away with sinecures and undeserved pensions ; let them reduce the salaries of all government officers to a fiir and reasonable standard ; let them

      adopt measures for securing to the people of this country a regular supply of labaur and decent wages in return for labour ; let them establish Free Trade in land , and remove the taxes from the labouring poor , to landed property ; in short , let them begin to do justly , to treat their countrymen like brothers , and they will find in tbe hearts of grateful and happy Englishmen the surest defence against invasion from abroad . Bui let the government go on as tbey have done ; let ihem make use ef their power for selfish objects ; let them sacrifice the interests of tho people to their own aggrandisement ; let them plunder the country till the people are reduead to starvation ; let them refuse to tbe people their rights

      and insult them whtn they ask for them ; and they may build as many forts , and cast as many cannon , and prepare as much ammunition as they p ' ease , nothing will be able securely to prefect tbe country from invasion . The hearts of the people will be alienated from their governors for ever , acd they will rtjoiee ia the approach of either French or Russian armies , to bumble their proud and inhuman tyrants . If the country is to be robbed by a set of unconscionable aristocrats ; if the . pteple are to be tortured and destroyed > y cruel laws and unna . tnral monopolies , what ders it matter whether they are plundered , and tortured , and destroyed by English , monsters , er by French or . Ruwtaii monsters !

      Feargus O'Connor, M.P. For Nottingham. I...

      FEARGUS O'CONNOR , M . P . FOR NOTTINGHAM . In Frazsr ' s Magazirb for this month , the author of' Contemporary Orators' has taken in hand gome of the new members returned to the ^ New Parliament , and dashes off the portraits of Mr J . Walter . Mr F . O'Connor , and Mr G . C . Lewis . We give the following extracts from the sketch of Mr O'Connor : — Mr Feargus O'Connor , then , whatover maybe Ida intellectual deficiencies , has constituted himself as leader of the Chartists , the English demagogue . He has shown strong symptoms of a desire to wield the Repeal sceptre , though at present he has not succeeded . But the Irish are a strange people . Mr O'Connor has the old Milesian blood in his veias . He is the very model of one ' s imaginary conception of those traditionary heroes—all tatters and barbaric

      g . ild . Could Mr O'Connor have succeeded in his attempt to purchase the Cork Southern- Report ***? , that would at once hare revived old memories in the people . From this , the step to again representing the county would not have beeH difficult ; from the county to Conciliation or Confederation Hall would have been the natural sequence . Nor is the idea a chimerical one ; for , though Mr O'Connor lacks the h'gher qualities of the mind , and is only a mob orator , yet he has immense energy and determination of purpose , which are wanting to the miserable shadows of the departed giant in Dublin ; and he has also tact and practical qualities , for which we look in vain to the Young Ireland party , with all their brilliaHt talents . The chief difficulty in the

      way of this scheme would be , that Mr O'Connor would have to serve two masters , whose interests minht some times clash , and to reconcile mutual animosities which have been fostered to servo the basest purposes . Still , the fact of an Irishman bein ? the trusted leader of the English Chartists shows what may be done to break down prejudice . Mr Feargus O'Connor is formidable in the absence of men of higher calibre . He is the pioneer of gecial revolution . The minds of the worhing classes of England , and their power , when united , are both underrated . We speak advisedly when we say that they are still eruided hythe instincts of citizenship . At present both they and their leader are without , not the power merelj , but the will , to do much mischief . But the future is biff with gloomy possibili ties , aud it is not well that any latent power should b ? left without a-legitimate channel . Mr Feargus O'Connor might be an angry malignant in politics .

      and yet one could not much blame him . Without saying that he has been oppressed , we may say that the law has been strained to fetter his movements , jfBot to crush him . Sedition , in a country of free institutions , and , still more free opinions , Is an offence dliEcalfc of definition ; Imprisonment for any cause short of an acknowledged crime is a very bitter penalty . We consider it to be honourab ' e to Mr Feargus O'Connor that his spirit dees not appear to hive been embittered because extreme measures have been resorted to . Although lie has been pinked in rapier practice , he is as jjood- ' eaipered as if he bad only fenced with foils . True to the character of an adventure r , he seems to think such matters as but the chances of the game . lie rubs bis hands , laur : liJ , and thinks when his adversaries have done their utmost thoy must stop , and then allwillstari on equal terms . In this respect he has taken a leaf from O'Conoell's book .

      A burlv demasoguo' is a stereotyped phrase . Mr O'Connor is a demagogue of tbe original type . It is an old remark that the masses always worship a fine physical model . This was the basis of O'Connor's power over the sympathies of the Irish , though upon ithe built a finer superstructure by his humour anel bis command over the poetical elements ef tho national character . Mr 0 'Connor hasa fine physique ; there is quintity , at least , if not quality . In point of height , bulk , and muscle , he might have been the ni ; -del for a Phoenician Hercules . Large , massive , broad-shouldered , with a bold , confident carriage 1 , and an air of command , he would attract attention and

      inspire nn indefinite fear under any circumstances . But in his open countenance yon trace neithcrthe cunning cor the ferocity usually ascribed to dt-raagrg :, p . The ? want of an intellectual expression is suj-plied by a pervading evidence of mental and pjora ! power , as though the will more than the feelings or the reason had been the ruler . His countenancebetrays the traces of many a fierce struggle in pestiferous , crowded rooms , with sturdy , hard-headed TflulUtunes . The original Milosian type remains in th ' i massive round head , fair hair and eyebrows , l ' arge protruding eyes , and capacious mouth . But the mobility and gaify which must have been the

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      natural attributes of the face have long since given way to sterner traits . Years of toil and treublo have traced deep lines on the pale , almost cadaverous countenance . Yet , withal , the whole expression is pleasing and encouraging . Rarely , if ever , do you detect an angry feeling in the face , never a malignant one ; and even in the height of mob-excitement , when dangerous malcontents , perhaps , have to be crushed , in order to save the general principles from being compromised , you will always see on that large , giant-llke / ace , ao ^ srch , good-natured expression , as if in assurance that all should be done \ u goo *) humour and fair play , and in good old Enelish fashion . Although immeasurably behind Mr O'Connell as a popular leader , Mr O'Connor is

      nevertheless a formidable demagogue . He could never have supplanted O'Connell , but he might fill his place O'Connell could never have been a favourite leader of the English masses . They never cou ' . d understand his feints and solemn deceptions . Mr O'Connor , by acting upon clearly defined principles , and never calling on his followers to stultify thernselvea , is a much more suitable leader for the plain sailing English working men . We are not quite sure that the time has not come when the Irish people also look for such a lead & r—some one who will appropriate the victory which was in the grasp of O'Connell when he died . The Young Ireland gentlemen have the best charce of success , but that they are such inveterate Therrsopy ' se seekers .

      Notes Of A Journey From O'Connoryille To...

      NOTES OF A JOURNEY FROM O'CONNORYILLE TO THE CHARTIST ESTATES 01 MINSTER LOVEL , LOWBANDS , MOAT , AND SNIG'S END . ( Continuedfrom the Stab of February 5 ) , After a week ' sr . dapse . I resume the accountof my journey , and bidding adieu to Minster Lovel with its reminiscences of olden time- " , and its glorious heralding of the future , a type both of the world past and the world to come , I wended my way across the Wifximsh through a wild plantation to Field Town , a villaee distant about one mile from the nearest portion of the estate , and bordering on Whichwood Forest , where the allottees of Minster have the right of csmmoniee . Near this village the celebrated Forest Fair is held . I had been there in my 'ore- tice days , and well recollect having spent' a night of wild glee in the gipsies ' tent ; ' and to a lover of the picturesque , no sc--nc could be more pregnant with pleadable assoriatior-s . From hence I cro . sed the forest towards Cbippinjr Norton , it beinj my Intention to visit some relatives living at L « ng Comptoa , a village on tho confines of Oxfordshire and Warwickshire , noted for its Druidicnl

      remains , about which innumerable are the local and national traditions still extant , though fast fading away before the din and bustle of the iron ape in which wo now dwell . This village had to me peculiar charms ; it appears to have been the birth place of innumerable families of my ' name , nowscattered through the land . In the days efray childhood it was divided into many small farms , each being the freehold of the occupier , tmtimprovement . asitis termed , hasbeen rife even here—the small farms and tho freeholds have vanished together . Sir George Philips . a retired cotton spinner , and the Marquis of Northampton , have purchased tbe land In the neighbourhood , tho small farms are thrown into large enes , and the result here is as elsewhere , there are afew largefarraers flourishing , whilst the bulk of the population is deteriorated in ever ? respect . I found in this district , as in others I visited , that the only present effect of the Repeal of the Corn Laws has been the sowin ; of a greater breadth of wheatthan has heretofore been sown r in this

      village there is a quantity of land let out in allotments of one or two chains —tbat is thirty-two or sixty-four poles—the inhabitants are very easer to secure them , and the crops which they raise form a matter of wonder to the farmers in the neighbourhood . From Lony Compton I proceeded towards the small town of Morton , and on the road I passed by tha house of a man of tho name of Skillet ; About twenty years ago this person was allowed to enclose about half an acre of waste ground by the roadside ; since that period he has been allowed at various time * to enclose about three acres more . For the original half on sere he paid no rent , but pays a moderate rent for the remainder . By the profit from this ground he has been enabled to build himself a house , barn , &< s . He has three cows , three sheep , pigs , poultry , etc , and has

      brought up seven children , giving them a good educa . tion . He lives in a village called CInslington , at a lone house , far remote from any market . This is a striking proof of what may be done with a small quantity of land , even under unfavourable circumstances . In the same parish about forty acres have since bsen let out in allotments , varying from one to four acres . They are occupied by vnrties living at Morton , Woolford , Chaslington , and Little Oompton , and though distant two mile * andhalf from the nearest of these places , the possession of them is matter of great competition . From Morton I proceeded through Bourton-on-the-Hill to the pleasant country town of Broadway , with its beautiful stream of waterrunning down both sides of th e street , and sn arranged that each house is plentifully supplied with water ever

      fresh from the spring Our only drawback at O'Connorrille being a difficulty in nrocurin ? water , and a similar difficulty existing at Minster , 1 looked upon these gushing streams with a degree of pleasure which I never before experienced from tbe sight of water . I have seen the ocean in its calmness and in Its grandeur , and have had joy in its magnificence . I have watched with delight the Thames and the Severn , the Humber and the Dee , glide onward towards their parent Ocean , bearing with them the merchant's treasures and the seaman ' s cares , and truly It is a pleasant sight , but I gax » d on these rivulets with far different sensations—there was a feeling of home sacredness ? bout them—a sense of pleasure such as I cpuld imagine an A rab to feel on discovering a new spring in the parching desert . From

      Broadway-hill you have a splendid view of the surrounding country—the whole vale of Evesham lie ' extended at your feet—the Cotswold hills rise magnificently on the right—whilst far , far in the distance , lonk the giant Malvern , like dim shadows of the mighty past enveloped in cloud and mystery . From Breadway toTewkesbury is fifteen miles . We reached it at nightfall , and were pleased to hear all we conversed with , sneak very favourably of the Lowbands and Snig ' s End Estates . Tewkesbury is a good market town—distant about eight miles from Lowbands and six from Snig's End . Poultry and vegetables command a high price . It was the scene of many conflicts during the wars of the Roses , that desolating civil strife which half depopulated this country , inflicting woes innumerable upon the poor peasant , but adding power and stability to the then

      rising burgher class who now ride dominant in ihis country . From 'hence we crossed the Severn at tho Lower Lode Ferry , and passine through the beauteous country , thickly studded with villages , speedily arrived at the location of Lowbands . And here I could not he ' p remarking the extreme abundance of the ' misletoes '; scarce an orchard did we pass , but the parasite plant was seen clinging to the old apple trees ; its white berries and verdant boughs strangely contrasting with their sombre and decayed appearance ; it seemed like hope , ever green and ffioriahiujr , clinging to the human heart , when alj within was dark and ruined , or like sunny childhood laughing in the arras of age . O'Connorville is the country of the holly supplying nearly the whole of the London market ; it is in berry during the greater portion of tbe year , but at this season it is peculiarly beautiful , Lowbands and O'Connorville—tie misletoo and the

      holly—like thcm , may be green and flourishing amidst the decay and rottenness by which they arc surrounded—like them may they , not only in Christmas season , but in every season , throw a gleam of joy and mirth around , and reciprocally unite and twine with each other ! Lowbands is situated in a beautiful valley , and needs but cultivation to render it a very Para-lise . The estate lies nearly in the form of a circle ; the school-house , a fino building , being near thuceatre . Enclosed within this circle , lies Fortygreen , a small hamlet , consistim * of about eight houses , each having an acre or move of ground attached , and being . J'generally speaking , the freehold of the persons occupying them ; from the situation of these cottages , ( were it not from their more rustic appearance , ) a stranger would believe they formed

      part of the location—a public road runs through Forty-green , and consequently through a portion of the estate , but the property of the allottees is fenced off by a neat rustic feace , each garden being also provided with a pair of green gates . The houses , I need not describe , it being well known thnt they are models of elegant simplicity , and the domestic arrangements of the most perfect construction ; each cottage 13 also abundantly supplied with water from a pump in the back kitchen . The Malvern hills are about seven miles from the estate , and form a most delightful preispect . In pursuance of a boyish fancy , I once passed a ni s hfc upon those hills ' , and droamed of what will not boys dream ; but never in either sleeping er waking dreams did a vision present itself to me , SO bright as the reality which yet will present it ; ell in this

      lovely spot . 1 found all the allottees in high hopts and spirits—difficulties of course were many , but experience had proved to them tbat they banished when manfully combatted ; they were busily cccupied in draining , the Company furnishing them with tiles for that purpose . Their crops , especially thowheatand tares , looked very promising , being superior to any I had seen in tho neighbourhood , and forwarder than ours at O'Connorville . I spent two plevant days at Lowbands among my old friends—the l ' ctits , Rcnhams . iClarks , Tanners , Sowters , Messes , and othersand their company was to me like swret voices singing the songs of olden time , and truly even this

      ac-•^ . ropaniment of tho festive hour was not wanting :. Difficulties have not disheartened them ; they are raising a band , ind once a week have a ball ami concert in the school-roora . May every happiness bo theirs , and when they visit us at O'Connorville , may they find that' happiness is bevna twin , ' and that their elder brethren possess also their due share , trern Lowbands to the Moat Estate is about one mile , and about two to Snig ' s End ; when I arrived there , I found all was ; life and aetivitv . Splendid rnoveable stables were erected for the aecommodaj tion of forty-four horses—these stables formed a quadrangle , twenty on each side , and four at the end , the centre formjug a court-yard used as a fold ,

      Notes Of A Journey From O'Connoryille To...

      for cows ; they were also about erectin ? another rang © of stabling equal in extent with the former , carpenter .-, shops and blacksmiths ' shops were springing ; - up . as if by maaic . all the timber on the estates had been feiied , roads were forming , drains were in progress , the ground plan was everywhere laid out , and bnebs deposited in the necessary eligible situatioF . 8 , and yet . when I arrived , they had only been a few days employed Mr Culliogham having but that day arrived froai Minster Lovel , and Mr O'Connor having only arriveA a htr d ioug | The Moat and Snig ' s End Estates n ™ r 4 nt . ia » n ™ * < - . b

      . other . ; the Moat Estate has a frontage to the LedjTCp aMhe Snig ' s End has a double frontage to the Glo uceater-ro . ed ; these frontages are being laid f f in ^ re ? centf , and will hare a most beautiful ef . Ject , the land of both farms is most excellent , and they are richly studded with pear and apple trees , winch will be preserved and valued to the occupiera at hre wood price ; this will be far superior to cutting them d :. wn . As a whole these estate are in my opimon decidedl y the most eligible the Company has yet purchasedj ; they are situated between six and a halt and eight miles from Gloucester , which as a market is inferior to few in the kingdom . Tewkes oury , Ledbury , and Newetit . are still more adiacent . aria

      the whole distance is by excellent turnpike roads . Materials for building of every description areab . un . dant and cheap ; bricks , which at O'Connorvilleare two guineas per thousand , can there be procured for twenty . eight shillings , and the quality far superior ; water is also abundant , each house , as at Lowbands , being furnished with a pump . ; Brick buildings rel quiring less labour than stone ; materials of every description being easily procured at Gloucester , and increased experience having developed the ideas of those engaged in the contracts for building the cottages ; will enable the allottees ot this location , to take possession nearly ss soon as at Minster Lovel ; thus proving the fallacy of the argument that because that , it has taken a given time to locate ninety persons , it will take a proportionate timo to locate

      the whole members ; much , however , depends upon the members themselves ; in compliance with thoir instructions , selling or mortgaging the Company's property was abandoned , and tho reproductive principle was entered in the Bank . I do not believe that sufficient exertions have yet been made by the Company generally to place our Banking establishment upon that pre-eminent situation , which its importance and their own interest demands , ev » ry pound placed in that Bank , forwarding the period when each member will be located . Every member who has paid up his share should commence paying into the Bank ; from experience I can assure him that if on taking possession he had live or ten pounds to draw from the Bank , it would be worth fifteen or thirty pounds to him a year hence ; but for the first

      year or two it will be uphi . l working , but a little ready cash of his own would ensure him success , with the money given b y the National Land Company , he may , if things be favourable manage to encceed , provided ho is frugal and industrious . At O'Connorville we have had much to contend with , owing to the extreme poverty of many of us , when we took possession , some of us were burdened with debts and difficulties , > . nd if we failed , the fault would lay more with our unfortunate circumstances , than with the arrangements of the Company . I would , therefore , entreat every person who can in any way afford it , not to depend solely upon the aid money of the Company , but endeavour by means of the Bank , to secure a aomethiBg of bis own ; it will save him many a weary hour in his after

      progress . I speak strongly upon the circumstance , because it is of the utmost consequence not only to the success of the individuals located , but to the welfare of the Company ; several that hare sold here have done it with feelings of heartfelt regret ( notwithstanding the little fortunes they have received ) , the sole reason being tho want tf a few pounds of their own to assist them in the commencement , for everything was very dear when we took possession . I am thus digressta ?; because I am daily weeiving Letters upon the subject ( the writers always neglecting to enclose a stamp for reply ) , and must therefore hasten to a conclusion . I left the . Worcestershire estates with mingled feelings of joy and regret ; joy that many of labour ' s sons would soon be placed in a position to achieve their own independence ; and regret , that vile laws and class prejudices should

      continue to keep the bulk of the nation in ignorance and poverty ; my journey home was pleasant ; I travelled by easy stages to O'Connorville—dear O'Connorville—thrice dear to me since by the generosity of Mr O'Connor I am enabled to call my allotment ' mine own , ' my freehold property , frosi which naught but folly of mine can dispossess me . What pride and independence these feelings give to man ! Would that all cou d participate in them , the faculties of mankind would then have fair play ! Human nature would be relieved ; of poverty and the fear of poverty , that curse that embitters our every joy . Let ns then strive , heart and soul , to bring about asystomlwhich will give us the power to achieve this and every other blessing . Thomas Martin Wheeler . O'Connorville .

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      GREAT METROPOLITAN MEETING IN HONOUR OF THE MEMORY AND WRITINGS OF THOMAS PAINE . -

      A tea party and public meeting ; was held at the Literary and Scientific Institution , John . treet , Tottenham Court-road , on Sunday evening , ' , Februaiy the 6 th . The spacious building was crowded with persons of both sexes . Tbe tables having been cleared , Mr Henry Iletherington took the chair , and the proceedings commenced with the * Marseillaise hymn , ' given by the choir of the Institution . The Chairman said , they had assembled to commemorate the birthday of Thomas Paine , and if the births of such men were celebrated mo e generally , it would afford us many an , opportunity of passing many asocial and useful hour together . ( Hear , hear . )

      Thomas Paine was a working man . He took his stand on first principles , and , in justice and truth , demanded the ' Rights of Man , ' but he did not stop at this , for he gave us the glorious ' Age of Reason ' — - ( loud cheers)—in which work he aimed a deadly blow at priestcraft and superstition . ( Hear , hear . ) This work clearly showed that the priests stultified the minds of the people , and made them the deluded victims of kingcraft . ( Hear , hear . ) To those who wished to become acquainted with the principles of Thomas Paine , he would refer them to his works , and they would be amply repaid by a perusal , and then there woald be no danger of their being deluded by either kingcraft or priestcraft . Paine ' s works ab * unded with benevolence and philanthropy . ( Loud

      cheers . ) Thirty years ago he had read Paine's works , and he advised every young man to give them in attentive perusal . Paine said , in his ' Rights of Man , '' remove ignorance , give knowledge , and ignorance never can return . ' ( Cheers ) The 'Rights of Man' and ? Age of Reason , ' were Paine's chief works , but , after a perusal of the ' First Principles of Government , * no man would wish to monopolise the political rights of othew , except , indeed , he had a desire to dip his hands into the pockets of his fellows ; ( Cheers . ) Then there was that very beautiful work ' Agrarian Justice . ' Paine laid down a plan by which a man , at starting into life , would have £ 15 ; and , of course , his wife would also hare £ 15—which would be thirty pounds to start a ynujf *

      couple with . And when a man arrived at fifty years , he would bo entitled to ten pounds per annum , which would keep him out of the union bastiles . ( Hear , hear . ) T >\ d not this show his great philanthropy ( Loud cheers . ) Like Mr Cobden , he was an advocate of Free Trade , and an opponent of war—but , unlike Mr Cobden , he did not keep a 3 silent as death ' on the subject of the equality of political rkhts—but boldly , ably , and fearlessly , demanded them for all—( loud cheers )—and added therein aerarian and social rigMs . ( Continued cheers j His ( Mr Paine's ) works abounded with brilliant thoughts and eloquent expressions . fMr Iletherington gave several quotations illustrative of his argument , which were greeted with great applause . l

      Shortly after the battle of Waterloo , he ( Mr Iletherington ) , went to Ghent , and whilst there , being at that time exc 2 eding ! y green —( laughter )—on hearing that the Duke of Wellington had received a million of money for winning the battle of Waterloo , he exclaimed , in tbehearinsr of a Dutchman , ' There ' s a country for you . ' _ The Dutchman , with an unutterable and Indescribable shrug of his shoulders , said : 'Ay . it is very well for the Duke , but a d—d bad oneforthepeoide . ' ( Laughter and loud cheers . ) The priesthood kept up the delusion in favour ol war and national animosities ; and , no doubt , it was

      all very well tor those 20 , 000 locusts who were feeding on the national cabbage . ( Roars of laughter and app lause . ) Yes . these 20 000 locusts told the people it was tht : will of God that thev should endure misery and oppression , and then the people turned up their eyes , and said , 'Oh , tken , it can ' t be helped . ' ( Laughter . ) But Paine had tauiht us better . [ Mr lletherin » tf . n described , with great felicity , tlie forci ble arguments contained in the ' Ago ii Reason , ' and concluded his addr . ss by invoking tho pe . ipleto continue their simple until they bad firmly established political and social rights ] ( Great applause . ) Chorus , ' Freemen , rejoice , ' by the choir .

      Mr Cramp rose and gave tho following toast , forwarded bv Madame D'Arusmowt ( former ! v Miss Frances Wright ) , 'The Universal Pcop ' eof tlie Civilised World—one in nature , one in interest , and one in destiny . ' ( Greatapplause . ) There was a euriou * similitude hero , as both Mr Paino and Ma'lame D'Anismont were both British-born subjects , and both citizens ol Prance ; the one a member of her Assenihly , the other oso of nature's most distinguished nobles . Who were tho people ? All , fave and except the aristocracy , the kings , and tho priests , and theso , in tho language of that excellent poe-f , Shelley , he would class as the mob . ( Loud cheers . ) Ho htipod ere long to see the people realise the great principles propounded b y Thomas Paine , whose memary they had met to honour . ( Loud cheers . ) Mrs Martin said she had great pleasure in speaking to the sentiment , as it was Thomas Paine's mind that first spoke to her mind , ( Hear , hear- ) She hud

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      the ' Ago'of Reason' lent her with something like a taunt . S-re read it , and tlie restilt was , the unlearning of all she had been taught—that reading had indeed made her look upon mankind , in ( he words of the sentirnenS , » 3 ' one in nature , oi > e in interest , and one in destiny . ' They had heard of Universal Churches , ' lint this sentiment taught that * all mankind are brethren , ' and to look forward to the time whe n they woald be an Universal People . ( Loud cheers . ) Could the people but britg themselves to seei that they were , ' one in nature' then they would have no more Waterloos , no tired assassins . ( Grea '; applause ) Priests had incited women to work banners of war , and in the town of Halifax archbishops had been foumi base enough to consecrate those emblems of blood . Women had been bad . ' y taughtthey had been made the toys , the playthings of men —and hence their love of the shows aad gewgaws of

      the military . Self liked self , and from soldiers being engaged in the work of destruction , it gave to them tbe appearance of strength , and woman being weak clung to that which appeared strong for protection . ( Hear , hear . ) Tho Duke of Wellington had written a letter respecting the National Defences . She , too , thought they should be increased . Mr Cobden thought there was nothing like cotton for tho purpose . She ( Mrs Martin ; admitted cotton to be a good thing , but thought that education in the principles of Fraternity' would be a better thing . ( Loud cheers ) ' One in destiny , ' said our sentiment . Ay , could we but admit this great truth , the days of kings and priests would be numbered , and every man would sit beneath his nwn vine ( not other people ' s ) , none daring to make him afraid—all living in happiness and fraternity . [ Mrs Martin resumed her seat greatly applauded . ] ' The Chartist Cbaunt , ' by tbe choir .

      Mr Ellis rose to give tho following sentiment : ' The immortal Thomas Paine , the eloquent defender of the ri g hts of man—may his works be universally stHdied , till the political and religious institutions ef society are reformed , and based on Truth , Justice , and Liberty . ' Mr Ellis said : We are unaccustomed to use the word ' immortal'in this light , it conveyed another moanint * in bygone days . Who was Thomas Paine )—was be the eon of a Gnd or a king ? No t but a humble working-man . [ Mr Ellis here entered into a concise yet eloquent narration of the birth and parentage of Thomas Paine ; his exalted writings—political , theological , and social ; his proceedings in America and France ; concluding with a fervent aspi . ration , that the beautiful theoriesof Thomas Paine might soon be reduced to practice throughout the world . ] ( Much applause ) .

      Mr James Watson s-aid , when assembled to do honour to the memory of Mr Paine and admire his writings , one must not forget those engines by which they had been made known to the wcrld > and one name especially ought never to be forgotten , Richsrd Carlile— ( much applause)—through whose heroic and intrepid conduct those works were given to the world —( hear , hear , )—neither must they for . get that eleven persona who had volunteered their services on principle alone , were faken out of Mr Carlile ' s shop in one week , feir publishing the principles and works of that great man , Thomas Paine . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr Carlile had endured six years of imprisonment in Dorchester gaol , and when offered his liberty on condition that he paid a fine ,

      indignantly refused , —and then the government offered him liberty upon condition that he found securities to keep the peace ; but his heroic answer was — ' 1 have never broken the peace , I have no intention of doing so , and , therefore , will not enter into sureties for keeping it , '—( loud cheers)—and at length they were glad to get rid ef Mr Carlile without any security at all . ( Great applause . ) A newspaper railed lhe Banker , bad very recently sprung into existence , professing liberal principles , it was edited by Dr Campbell ; in speaking of Chartism it had attacked the NoniHRitN Star , for what think you ? for advertising tlie works of Thoraae Paine , * but sure he ( Mr Watson ) was that such intolerance would never be countenanced —( great applause , )— and some of the

      correspondents had improved on their loader—fur they loudly call for an enactment to put down and suppress all public speaking nnd lecturing on the Sunday ; but he ( Mr Watson ) thought they were recksning without their host if they thought they could reduce us to a set of monkish ascetics—they might depend on it , such an attempt would be resisted to the death ; many would rather bear the dungeon ' a gloom than subiuit t & such a piece of- intolerance , bieotry , and despotism as that . ( Immense applause ) He trusted tho day waa drawing near when all would be ns well acquainted with the principles ot Thomas Paine as the company assembled . ( Muchapplause . ) ' Miriam ' s Song' by the choir .

      Mr G . Valr , the American editor of the ' Life of Thomas Paine , ' rose , warmly greeted , to speak -to the following sentiment : — 'The Picss , may its giant power be exerted in removing every impediment to the social progress and happiness of mankind . ' Benjamin Franklin had acknowledged the genius of Thomas Paine , by asking him to go to America , and , at the same time , placinc . documents into his hands , setting forth the cause of quarrel between tbe mother country and her colonies . Home Tooke , too , hsd pa d a tribute to his brilliant genius , by delivering a speech , and when it was received with great eclat , honestly declaring it was not his , but Thomas Paine ' s . ( Loud cheers ) Mr Painej ' a little work , ' Common Setse , ' had brought about a

      declaration of independence —( applause)—and if there was anything wrong in America it was not her constitution , but her people , and , as Thomas Paine said , — ' It was only necessary to let them be suffioiently wrong and they would right themselves—( Laughter )—and by their constitution they had tbat power . ( Loud laughter . ) But , remember , had it not been for the press , America never would have obtained 'Common Sense . ' ( Loud cheers . ) Thus you see the pen outweighed the words , and the only mistake the Americans had made was to phc ? the oiviJ crown on the head oftbe warrior instead of the mnn whose pen had made the warrior and created tho victory , that man was Thomas Paine . ( Great cheering . )

      Mr ALBXANDEn Campbell said a f . jw words illustrative of Paine ' s famous fraternal declaration , of ' The world ' s my country , to do good is my religion . ' Mr Campbell paid a well-merited compliment to Robert Owen , who has recently visited Ireland on an ' agrarian' mission , the result of which was . the Nation newspaper was calling out loudly for ' Home Colonkatiorj . ' ( Loud cheers j Alluding to the Press , he was most hnppy to see the reporter of that journal to which they all owed so much , present , he meant the NoRTHEns Star . ( Great applause . ) And he had no doubt that gentleman would do as he and the journal for which he was engaged invariably did , his duty—( renewed cheers )—and that through the columns of thnt great light , the world would become acquainted with this important niaht's proceedings , and thm would they owe an additional obligation to that mighty engine , the Press . ( Great applause . )

      Mr Walter Cooper in giving the following sentiment , * The champions and martyrs of Liberty inall ages—may their herjic deeds be held in honourable remembrance by those whom they laboured to emancipate from ignorance and superstition , ' briefly and eloquently named and reviewed the conduct of champions and martyrs of Liberty f rem the earliest history down to tfco most modern period , and concluded a masterly oration amidst rapturous applause . A vote of thanks was awarded , on tho motion of Messrs R . Moore and Vale , to tho chairman , who briefly acknowledged the compliment .

      The choir gavo'Tho Tramp Chorus , ' and the meeting broke up , the audience evidently highly elated with their evening ' s instruction and amuse , ment . Too much praise cannot be awarded to the leader and the choir of this Institution , for the excellent manner in which they gave the patriotic pieces between the several sentiments . The tea , too , was served up in excellent style , in a word the tout cnfscm & Ie was admirable , cad went Off with eclat .

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      Burial-places is Egypt tiik Producers of Plaoi'K . —In ancient Egypt the pia . ue was unknown . Although densely populated , the health of the inhabitants was preserved by strict attention to sanitary regulations . But with time came on change , and that change was ill man , The serene climate , the enriching river , the fruitful soil remained ; but when the experience of 2 , 000 years was set at nought ; when the precautions previously adopted for preserving the soil from accumulated impurities were neglected ; when the sepultural rites ofcivjlbrd Egypt were exchanged for the modern , but barbarous practices of intcrm- nt ; when tbe land of mummic * became , as it now is , one vas-- charnel-house , the seed which was sown brought forth its bitter fruit , and from danpierous innovations came the met deadly pchlilenco . The p ! a « ue first appeared in Egypt in the year 5 d 2 , two hundred years after tho change had been made from the ancient to the modern mode ol sepulture ; and every one at all acquainted with the actual condition of Eeypt will at once recognise in the soil more than sufficient to account fer tho dreadful malady which constantly afflicts the people . — From Mr G A . Walker ' s Fourth Lecture on the Metropolitan Grave- Yards .

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      buiciDK of an lNNKEEfKR . —Mr R . Weakley , proprietor of the hotel known aa Weakley ' s " lintel . Devonpsrt , committed suicide on Sunday morning ' . tat , by banging himself to his bedpost . An inquest was held on Monday , and a verdict of ' Temporary insanity ' raturned . The deceased had been in a very low state of mind for some months past . Firk-D ^ mp ExrL-rsio ** " at West Bromwich . —Bin MiNcruxi , WnD . vKSDATrviG'ir . — A fearful explosion of tire-elamp is stated to have occurred iu the neighbourhood of West Bromwich this morning , by v . hich the lives of several men and horses were sacrificed . At the present time it is impossible to nsctrtain the cause and extent of the calamity . If smoking continues to increase , it will ultimately destroy the energy and thoroughly practical character of tho nation , and induce tho dreamy , speculative , unpractical , and inert character of the GerniftP mind , —Scottish Tcmpera . ncc ifcctyA

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      T ( l THE EDIT-U I'V THE NOBTHKBIt BTAK . Dea * Si * I l * ft Eunton-rquaro atntinn nt term . > . x „ on Sunday , tho 30 th of January , I arrived n ' t Watford in due time and proceeded direct to O'Connorville , where I found my old friend , Thomas JIartin wi , c . ]* f busily engaged feeding pigs and poultry , orj-jmif .--. cd . lent health , and ne » er bore I ** en Mm and lii ^ ' aii . ily apparently so well In health or so Happy . Mr w „ ilara 9 , -the gentleman who at the Maryir tom ^^'"" " « " »« - other friend

      nated Mr 0 <™ n—and one or two , came down to Mr Wheeler ' s in th « evening , and we poss . p ^ awry th > tima aboot men and thinffg gmtraWy , the principal topic btir . 8 the ability of the working clar-sts to Improve their condition . My principnl reason for visiting O'Connorrille was te learn from the lips of some of tbn allottees' th » lr real conditi on , and to bear from them how they fared and what were their hopes of the future , and on the Monday I had the pleasure of mpetin ? four of them together , betnc then on my way te 7 Watford , ' ncendirifj to proceed ptr rail to Northampton . The O'Connorrille allottees said they bad had difficulties

      to contend wiib , but tbcyhfld no re-asm to complmnthey entertained well-founded hopen of future niccess , and at present Vad a roof to nhelter them frenn tbej storm and a Mr supply of tha necessaries of life . Judging from what I saw , I should say that the m , 'j ,. iityof fh <> rn have live pigs outside their dwellings and dead pigs inside—very cornfortaWo commodities in cold weather , Tbe O'Connorville allottee * arc Mire to ba prosperous" ; they are Industrious and persevtrinif ; and to men situated an they are . industry munt brini : its reward , f r to him who has th » raw material on which to * labour . Industry is but another name for bucci b « .

      The mooting at Northampton was held In the Temprrnnce Kail : tho snbjset of my I « cture ' Class LeffiBlstion . ' The hall wa-. fillod ; 1 should say th < re were at least 1100 presmt , amonc whom were many of the middling classes . Tho audience wm rrmarkably attea'ive . At the conclusion of my lecture the lt » v . Mr Phillips irt a speech repl-te wbh complitnmts to your humble servant , moved a vote of thanko to the lecturer . Tho rev . sentlemon osprensfd hia regret thnt I waa not the advocate of unconditional peao , declaring war to he wtouir fn principle ; Jifgrewire war to b « orong—repulsive war to be wrong—and that two wranjea never make a riuhs . This is not the place to dincuns thepeace question , tut it seems to me that to restrain evil is to do good ; and if to repel HEprension be tn restrain ev-1 , then ii repulsion to evil to do pood—and as tbat which is goofl in \ mbo just , that which Is just must bericht , and as riylith the ? opposite of won ? . Tho question of peore « r w . ir is not

      to b <> so easily settled as Mr Phillips and those who think with him suppose . It is not the salf . evident proposition , —; hat two wrongs oannot make a right ; but flip equally plain proposition—in it right to repel wrong ! Mr Lowery , of the Nnti » n » l Alliance , lectured in the same hall on a late occasion , and I was ihfermed by a party who attended his bctures , that hfa audience ranged from twenty-six to thirty each night . I eto not mention this fictoutof feelings of gelf-g-mtulation or to in « titate an odious comparison , but to show to those who really are the friends of the poople tbe necessity of joining with tra , and uif rglng their sympathies in tho common stream of democracy , for the ChsrtisU are at this hour the only p . irtj who can command an audience in England , - and tbeir advocates the only mtn . who httVO the 0 M Of th 8 pfoplo—no smalt consolation after iuff # rlng so much from the persecutions of the capitalists , hireling writers and orators , ignorant and persecuting legislate M .

      O i Tuosday ev » nin ( r I lectured in the Town Hall of Darby . The spacious building was fill- d . Several reporters present . This is a stronghold of Democracy , and I thinlt it quite probable that at the next general rUctloa MrM Grath will ba . elected to sit in parliament for this borough . On Wednesday I arrived at Leicester ; alas , poor Messier ! your glory is of the pa « t . The streets filled with idle men ; houses and shops to let in dozens ; thirteen thousand on the pauper roll ; the poor relieveda 6 an annual cost of n «> t lass than fifteen thousand pounds ; the pensioners waiting outside tbe public buildlng * ,. tO be Supplied With fir ? -nrmB to co » rce the people , if they demind money for relief . This is England , the glory of the world . I lectured on ' the Poor Rates , ' Ac . Town Hall and anti room crowded . I wish I could baveloeture * that we had no poor , and needed no rates . I next proceeded to Nottingham , the vary nest of Democracy , and before * i say afford of th « msating , I must make a note

      of ou'sido appearances . The peoplo are just one shade * better off than at Leicester . The very heart of the stocking trade—and nijriads of operatives of all ages , patrolling the "treets , without a stockinjon their feet ; - their legs riggedly covered with the remnant of what once was stockings . As Mr Cobden has just rin ' shed his Continental touf , visiting ministers , ambassadors , and monarchs ; feaiting at banquets , and looked up to as tha deliverer of bis country , I wish ho wonld make a tour of England—visit bermanufjcturlng towns—Sfehrrpaupera and gaols—workhouses and grave-yards—and then let him speak and write as tho saviour of a nation , not yet saved . Tho Whigs of this to f » a are crest fa'len and vs-xect at Mr O'Connor ' s election . Nottingham bears all tha marks oven now ot an extraordinary struggle ; speak to the people about the retuv . e of Mr O'Connor , and thoy launch forth in a bur « tof enthusiasm , tellinu what they did . and swearing , if need be , what they will do .

      I lectured to a rrorrde-1 and attentive audience in the Town Hall in the evening , and have no hesitation in assuring you tbat the movement fur th » Charter is rapidly ia the ascendant ; tho embers of a powerful agitation wait to be lighted up in tho heart of Eneland . The people are unceasing in thtir demands f- > r social and political reform , and increasing in that knowladga that will one day make these dimandi law and property . Youis truly , S . Ksdd . Sheffield , Februry 6 , 1848 .

      To The Ciiarttlsts Of England . Batcrnsk...

      TO THE CIIArtTlSTS OF ENGLAND . BatcrnsKtr , —As our principles are saorod , and our causa is the cause of justice , I can therefore appgat to you on behalf of a lona : tried friend of humanity , wkr > proved his frle > ndsWp iu tha hour of peril and great need , by advancing monies and rendering ether e'fficient services for and | on behalf of the Chartist cause . The particulars relative to the casu in point , sra as follows ; " In 1833 the Whig government jrrestod most of uur fru ' nds nnd ndroc » tes under tho pretext of sedition and conspiracy . Hundreds at iudivieluals wsre suddenly thrust into dung > ot . 8 . At this critical moaient our Chartist funds were nearly exhausted , ! consequently our means if balling "end releasing our Chartitt fiienda were very limited . At this perilous crisis * , Mr Thomas Barrow came forward as nn honourable friend of the people ,

      and as a liberal prelector cf the people s friem ' . s and tho cause in procuring for them bail , and ) advanced sums amounting to £ 33 . 63 . 9 J . Tha particulars vei . l bo fu rnished to the srcretarits of tUoss localities who may take an interest in this matter . Since that time Mr Barrow has had to contend with innumerable disasters , which have reduced him to a deplorable state of adversity , which circumstances have led him to request a r < - Inbursement of the monies ho se benevolently lent the ChartU ' . Association , and which had been lost sight of by our friends . At a meetius of delegates hebi ai lilaclsstone Ee ? ge , July 11 th , 18 i 7 , the claims -it Mr Barrow were considered , and a resolution passed that every district be requested to contribute towards discharging his debt . Since that time the following turns havo been received , and handed over by Mr G II . Smith : — £ s d . Chartists of Heywood , per Mr J Butterworth Out ) Bo Rochdale , per Mr Donovan ... 0 0 6 £

      Do Manchester Council ... 6 19 O Do Flathead , near Itipptndcn ... 0 10 0 D . ) London , per Mr C , Doyle ... 0 10 9 Do Minster Lovel 12 8 Dj Do 1 10 9 At the last elelfgate meeting h < -lti at W'hittaktr ' s Ternperanca Hotel , December 12 : h , 1 S 47 , it appeared evident that no proyrjiis tvas uiiikiti J to ^ arJs Jiejuid : iti » i » tho abov » debt , the delepntes thsrefore handed ovsr th * case to the Observation Committee , in order to obtain a apcedy settlement . B .. ing one of that body , I ; ini officii ])} - authorised to nn . ko this gene-nil appeal . It is sincerely hoped tlmt our Chartist brethren , in trie various ilistricts of Engteml , will noiv n ? a'fe n aiiBui ' . ssisraa e-ffsrt , as our ol jsct is to pay Mr Barrow the wholes of his elontnnd , which would en-Ma him to onibaili in some way of bui-inr 83 . All con . mun " : ca ions and riiuittunees to bo addressed to Yours faithfullv in the c ^ uss .

      Tneuus iU > K . tx . Fortuso-place , Liveary-stro . t OUtnun-ruud , Manchester .

      The Tcils Of A Newspaper —Newspaper Lite...

      The Tcils of a Newspaper —Newspaper literature is a link in tbe great miracles which prov <* the greatness of England , ar . d tvety support should be given to newspaper- ? . The- editors of tivso papers must have a most enormous t ; i > k . It is m-t tbe writing of the ] o . 'idin n one ' a sxi & ienee . Iu i'self it appears nothini :. The Jabnuri * not manifest , nor is it the labour ; it is the continual , fettentioH which it

      requires . Your life becomes , as it were , the publication . Ono week is no sooner corrected and printed , than on comes another . It is the stoue ot Sisvphus , an endless renetilion ot toil , a constant weight upon tBfc mind , a continual wearing uin-n the intellect anl spirits , deimwdir-g a . l the exertion ot vour faculties , at the same time that yoa are compelled to do the sev , rest dr .: dgevy . lo ™ * £ '' * paper is very well , but to edit one is to condemn yourielf to slavery . —MiKYATT . of St Doming to tbe national conv « . tion d , * . . u Ke of A * reU . i- The mln wh ,, / , 1 sailed for France havinu been wrecked , he cn . y t .-ck

      his seat , p . b representative of ^ W' ^ PJWS ' K«days of Messidor , year 2 , a month ^ e ^^ Wn fallo ? Robespierre . ^ ( y ^ C ^ Z ^ Si ) The ' GATEsiiBAD Obsbkvm * st & tga -ffife-MlOflS the cases tried at the winter asw 4 m || pu | ad ; their origin ia Btrong drink , < I ^ MsK ie veople ^ itc ^ irHir ^ s , / i- ^ ev 5 ^ cr-^ . m a EuEi ^ '' A * tWiSii

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 12, 1848, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_12021848/page/3/