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    • Cfiartftt fnroligeittf*
    • CraUtsf' flffotoments.
    • TIIE LAND.
    • THE NORTHERN STAR. SATUHDAY, JULY 12, 184-5.
    • Crj1 Beates & CorrwtoonUenfcf*
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      Manchester .. W4lw July 12, 184&.. The N...

      July 12 , 184 & . . THE NORTHE RN STAR . — - .. - -- ^^ ====== ~?^^

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      Toimy. Luraetn.—A Numerous And Hig Hly- ...

      toimy . LuraETn . —A numerous and hig hly- respectable party Bsscmbled in tie South London Chartist Hall , on Sundav evening , July the 6 th . Mr . J . G . Dron was unanimously called to tho chair ; when Mr . Thorpe read the article ob " Shortening the hours oi labour , " from the ivertforoSwr , amid much applause . Mr . Stallwood was then introduced and addressed tbe meeting at some length . The Lambeth district Of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , which holds its meetings every Sunday evening prior to the lecture , in this hall , is making great progress , and already boasts a large number of steady Baying

      mem-KORTH LANCASHIRE . BcnstET . —The North Lancashire district mectiuj : Basheldat Bradshow ' s Temperance Hotel , Curzonstreet , Burnley , on Sunday tbe 6 th inst , when the followingplaces were represented : —Burnley , Colne , B .-tcop , Barnol ! L 5 wick , Haslin ! : den , andMarsden . Aiterthc financial business was settled , the delegates entered into a general conversation on the I . and question , and according to the statements made , there appears to be mack inquiry throughout the district on the subject Tbe opinion of the delegates was , that if Mr . O ' Connor would pay Iiis promised visit to North Lancashire the Land question would receive an impetus that would be the means of augmenting largely the number of shares already taken in this district . Tllv Best ddcgak- meeting wiU be held at tbe same place , oa Sunday , the Srd day of August , to commence av one o ' clock in the afternoon .

      MANCHESTER . A Leciit . e was delivered in the Carpenters' Hall on tbe evening oi Sunday last , by Mr . D . Donovan subject— " The Land . " The lecture was well attended , at the conclusion of which the following mo lution was moved by Mr . Wni . Dixon , seconded by Mr Rankin , and agreed to unanimously : — "That having read the miserable twaddle of ' lYilliam Wiih-1-mag-jet-it , ' Ac ., in Lloyd ' s Weekly Ncwejxxpcr , and likewise the able reply of Mr . O'Connor in the 'Northern Stur , ' do hereby record our unqualified confidence in the Chartist 'Co-operative Land Plan * and tbe board of directors , vfc , therefore , pledge ourselves to carry oat the same , by every means in our power . Wc likewise return our hearty thanks to Mr . Donovan for his able and instructive lecture

      fin the important question of the land . " We are proud to say that the above resolution was carried , not only by a shew of bands , but in the more substantial and consistent way of taking u $ shares and paying tbe deposits . In South Lancashire the laud appears to be the all-absorbing topic . It is not possible to foim anything like a correct idea of the number of sharcs ' taken up in this part of the county . For we laiow oj' p laces -where there are no associations in existence where tbe cotters arc paying their subscriptions as quickly as possible , which will be transiuitu-ti in a lump to the treasurer iu a short time . Wc also know of one workshop where a number of the workmen arc paying 3 s . per week each into the Savings Bank untd their shares are paid up , when the whole will be transmitted in ono sum .

      GLOSSOP . The Lajtd . —On Sunday last the indefatigable James Leach visited Glossop , in order to give the inhabitant-s of tiiat place information on tbe ChartUt Co-operative Land Society . The result was that they highly approved of the plan and its practicability and forthwith commenced operations by forming " a branch and taking up shares . 3 IK . CLARK'S TOUR .-Tn t oe Chartist Uonr . —Friends , —Despite the lies and venom i > f nameless scribes , tbe malignant calumnies of the scntlc and dove-like Carpenter , and thediju ' nhrmel " opposition of daily-bread" Hill , the plan of securing land , as propounded by the Convention , is making rapid headway . The " Land plan is the subject of «& eussion in every circle where politics are at all understood , and the universal opinion amongst thece who understand the question is , that success must attend our exertions il wc act unitedly , energetically , and versevcringiv .

      TOnMORDEX . On Wednesday evening last I attended at this place for the purpose of lecturing on the " Land and its capabilities / 1 and was delighted to find from my friends that iiie sterling democracy of this spirited little place were ail iu favour of assisting us to consummate cur great public undertaking . The meeting was held ia the Mechanics' Institute . Mr . James Stansfiebl acted as chairman on the occasion . I entered at length into the question of the day , contrasting the unhealthy life of the best paid factory operotivc witii thai of an independent agricultural labourer , cultivating bis own land for himself . In the course of my remarks I took occasion-to speak eulogistk-aliy of Mr . John Hidden , M . l \ , pointing him out : is an honourable exception to his class ; hut the expression of this opinion was treated by tho

      meeting as a fraudulent attempt to cheat them , as they universally declared that th * bands in his employ arc worse treated than those of any other man in the neightourhood of Todmorden . This I was astonished to be ; .:-, as I had always thought that tho talented author of the " factory curse" was too much of a patriot to allow his workpeople to lie ill-treated ; imt the peonk- of Todmorden , who ought to know best , declare that it is so , and some of them told me that the conduct pursued in Mr . Fielden ' s mill bas been move than once communicated to the Star , but that for sonic n-ason the communications have never appeared . I trust , however , that this will be allowed to appear , thai Mr . Fieldenmay bavcan opportunity to correct tin- it-ding which is abroad in his own neighbourhood . BACCP .

      On Thursday a large out-door meeting was held here , and was addressed by 3 fr . Barker , the chairman , Mr . Tact-, and myself , on the question of the Land and ike rizui of the people to possess It . The persons attending the meeting appeared to takeadeep interest in the proceedings , many expressing themselves gratified at the course which wo arc now

      puroi . nn . vM . On Sunday I lectured here in the Working Man ' s Hall—a magnificent bnildine ; , erected by the united means of a number of the good democrats * of Oldham . I wish our friends in distant parts of the country had an opportunity of witnessing this monument of the public spirit of this town . I ' had not seen it myself before , but felt proud when I did see it , and wish that the ChanUts of other places would go and do likewise . The subject of the lecture was " Land and Registration . '" T was listened to attentively , and had the satisfaction of learning that my views were approved .

      llEIiDEN-BIUDGE . It was more than three years since I had been at this place previous to Monday evening last . After lecturing ou the Land , and inviting opposition , and not haviuE any oifered . I enrolled a number of persons , who paid their first instalments , and pledged themselves to do all in their power to extend the association . lleWcn-Bridge is still the seat of a Strong Chartist feeling , ready for action when the time arrives thai their energies may be wanting . — TnoiiAS Ci ^ RE , Manchester , Tucsdav , July Sth .

      STALYBRIDGE . The Mehkxbs of the Ciuktist Laxd Socreir hold weekly _ meetings every Tuesday evening , at halfpost eight o ' clock , in the Chartist Association-room , back of the Angel Inn . We expect a considerable number of members in this district , as many persons have promised to take out shares . Wc , therefore , call upon persons wishing to become members to do so as ' soon as possible , in of tier . tLit the board of directors may snow what the practicability of the plan is , by having the means at their command to make a purchase in as short a time as possible . BASFOKD ( NOTTINGHAMSHIRE } .

      Tas Lan ? . —Ou bunday last a branch of the Cooperative 1 -and Society was formed at the house of Mr . Villhuu 'Watson , Dob-park , Basford . Thirteen took out their cards : , and paid their entrance money . They intend to meet cverv Sunday at the above place .

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      Mixers' Conference. (From The Tn.N Mercu...

      MIXERS' CONFERENCE . ( From the Tn . n Mercury of Wednesday , July Oth . ) Tbe 3 Iincrs' Association of Great Britain arc holding their Annual Conference this week in Newcastle , at the bouse of Mr . Martin Jude , Side . On Monday , the business was confined to receiving the credentials of the delegates as they arrived . At six In the evening , simultaneous meetings of the workmen at various collieries in the counties ol Northumberland and Durham were held at three several place-, which , in their names formed the odd

      . conjecture of Sheriff Hill , Gallows Hill , and Botanv Bay . They were held for the purpose of hearroc addresses from disfercnt appointed parties ; and the Substance of the speeches was , in all probability , Similar at each . Mr . il . Jude was called upon to preside . Bsfin " briefly noticed the sitting of the Conference , and tiiat . it bad been deemed advisable to bold these meetings of the several collieries , he called upon Ben . Embhron , from South Staffordshire , who addressed the meeting on the necessity of union , and was followed bv

      James Prbc , from Cheshire , who was succeeded by Wm . Hohjat ? , a Yorkshircman , but lately from Lancashire , both of whom appear to be lecturing at present in the colliery districts of Durham . They entered inta many of the usual topics ; but their favourite argument was iu favour of restricted work , production being kept level with consumption . " At the close ot his speech Price took a show of hands ( which was quite general ) iu favour of the union : and it was agreed b y the meeting to send to Conl w ^ v , r *? " £ a Seneral meetimr , to be field either on the Town iloor or on SkadoVs Hill .

      - JotasETMcs Tahobs' Dix . veb . —On last Monday week upwards of seventy of the journeymen taita Q la * sat down to a most adenoid dinner at die -Hop l . rore inn , iu the vit-iahw of York . AtVr dr .-lDgJllSilCetO the tool ihiu s set before them , ik

      Mixers' Conference. (From The Tn.N Mercu...

      company adjourned to the pleasure grounds , where thev amuseu themselves with the games of cricket , kittles . 4 c , until "Day began to draw her curtain , " when all retired to the house , and thet f partook of an excellent supper . After the cloth was removed , the chairman cave the toast , "May this day be a step towards the downfall of the tyranny exercised on the operative tailors of York , " which was loudly cheered . An excellent amateur band followed with the air , " A man s a man for a' that . " Several other toastswerc given , likewise songs and recitations , from Byron , Shelley , and Campbell . Harmony was kept up for several hours , until at length the hour for returning homeward arrived . Several omnibuses and cabs being in waiting , all returned to York highly satisfied with the day ' s entertainment .

      Mr . Septimus Davis lectured at the following places last week;—Monday , June 30 , at Pendlebury ; Wednesday , July 2 nd , Fleece Inn , Bolton ; Thursday , 3 rd , at Dean Church ; Friday , 4 th , at the house of Mr . -Shams , Little Hulton ; Saturday , 5 th , the men of No . 2 Lodge at Ringley , had a dinner at the Horse Shoe Inn , Bridge-end , when upwards of sixty of the sons of the Mine , with their wives , sat down , at four o ' clock , to a good dinner . After the dinner an outdoor meeting was held , when Mr . Win . Cheetham , one of the travelling committee , was called to the chair . Mr . Davis addressed the meeting on the benefits of union ; after which tbe meeting adjourned into the house , where Mr . Cheetham gave some cheering accounts of the progress of union in Lancashire .

      A Coi . LTr . ns' Camp Meeting will lie held on Sunday next , July 13 th , on Mosley Common , near Ellenbrook , in the township of Tyldesly , to commence at half-past ten in the forenoon , and at two in the afternoon . The meeting will be addressed by Messrs . Benjamin Holmes , Jonathan Finsal , Samuel Smith , and Septimus Davis . Mr . Davis will also lecture at the followiiii- places next week : —Monday and Tuesday , Julv 14 th aud 15 th , at Baglane ; Wednesday , 16 th , at Btlton . A Meetixc of tiie Mixers of West Moor , Backworth , aud Earsdon Collieries , was held on Julv 7 th , I-S 15 , at Scaffold Hill , Mr . Joseph Fawcett in the chair . Tiie meeting was addressed by Mr . Auty , agent of the Miners' Association , and was followed

      byilr . Welsly , president of the Executive Council . The chairman then introduced W . P . Roberts , Esq ., to the mooting , who congratulate J the Miners of tbe above collieries on their still holding fast to the principles of union . Three dicers were given for Mr . Roberts and three for the union . Laxcasuiiie Misers . —The next general delegate meeting of Lancashire Miners will be held on Monday next , July 14 th , at the Yitriolmakcrs' Arms , Dixon-green , Farnworfh , near Bolton ; chair to be taken at eleven o ' clock in the forenoon . A public meeting will also be held on the same day , which will be addressed by W . P . Roberts , Esq ., and other gentlemen . The levy for the fortnight is Is . Sd . per member , including general contribution .

      Ivxaresbro lunxoci amongst the Hand-Loom Weavers . —This ill-used body of working men are still struggling for their rights . Notwithstanding the generous appeal of the Editor of the Star in our behalf , I am sorry to say wc have not secured anything from any place where there are Weavers . Wc have this week received 5 s . Cd . from Mr . M . Parkinson , of Hartlepool , collected among the Tailors . •> Our own trade should by all means help us , if not wc must fail . The noble appeal in the Star for us has got you the thanks of many who before were enemies rather than friends . There is a strong feeling among the shopkeepers to form a Joint-Stock Linen Company , aud a meeting will be held to-night to take the subject into consideration . We , at any rate , intend to commence ourselves on a small scale . Indeed , I may say that wc have commenced , for we put the first warp out to-day . Next week I will send you all particulars . We received an order from W . B . Jcrrard , Esq ., our member , a fortnight since , for £ 3 .

      Tiie Land.

      TIIE LAND .

      Io Toetant Notice.—Ah Monies And Post-Of...

      Io toetant Notice . —AH monies and post-office orders on behalf of the subscribers to the land Fund should be forwarded to Feargus O'Connor , 340 , Strand , London and an account of the heads under which they are to he placed should he addressed to T . II . Wheeler , - Jt-Sli Tcsuplc-har , Loudon . Thus , suppose Ashton sends £ 10 2 s . in si bank order , a detailed account should be sent to the society as follows , for instance—remitted , to Mr . F . O'C , on account of W . P . Roberts , £ 10 is . — £ 0 for shares , 12 s . for cards , 10 s . for rules . The general secretary's account then checks the district secretary and Mr . O'Connor ' s ; and Mr . O'Connor ' s checks the

      treasurer's . This plan will save the labour of all parties , aud give general satisfaction , while it will considerably facilitate the keeping of accounts . All the Metropolitan districts will find it more convenient to pay their monies , In the first instance , to Mr . Wheeler , general secretary . Some delays of a week have occurred in acknowledging monies addressed to W . P . Roberts , to the care of Mr . F . O'Connor ; as Mr . Roberts docs not reside in London , those orders have to be sent to him before acknowledged . Let the above instructions be attended to in all cases , and no cause of complaint wiU arise . AU monies received up to Thursday -morning will be acknowledged in the same week .

      The Northern Star. Satuhday, July 12, 184-5.

      THE NORTHERN STAR . SATUHDAY , JULY 12 , 184-5 .

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      '" 0 EATB OF CrSSJEB & Ii JACKSON , By the arrival of the Shakspeare from New York , accounts have been received of \ he death of General Jackson . The New York Courier and Enquirer , of the 17 th ult ., announces this event in the following terms : — " DEATH OF GENERAL JACKSON . " Andrew Jackson breathed his last at the Hermitage , at six o ' clock on Sunday evening , the Sth inst . after partially recovering from a fainting fit in the morning , caused by au attempt to remove him from

      hisehairto the led . This incident reached ruashville during the day in the shape of a report that he actually died at that time , but he rallied for several hours and did not expire till the hour mentioned . The venerable man took an affectionate leave of his friends , his family , and domestics , and remained clear and unclouded in Ids senses to the last moment , dying in tbe utmost calmness , and expressing the highest confidence in a happy immortality through a divine Redeemer . General Houston { from Texas )

      landed at Nashville on Sunday afternoon , and proceeded at once , and in great hatte , to the Hermitage ; but he was met on the way by the family physician with tbe melancholy information that the General was no more . The death of this eminent and distinguished man will produce a deep and wide-spread sensation among his countrymen . As soon as the news of the death of General Jackson was received in this city the colours on the City-hall , and at many of the public houses , were hoisted half-mast high . "

      General Andrew Jackson was bom March 15 , 1707 , and died June 8 , IB 4 . 5 , in his Tilth year .

      STGXS 0 F "RE-ACTION . " "PREPARE FOR THE COMING STORM . " Ox two former occasions , during the course of our present " prosperity , " wc have deemed it our duty to sound the warning-note of caution against a too-confident feeling of security , leading those most concerned to neglect the " signs and appearances of the times , " which , in our opinion , but too plainly indicated that " prosperity " was on the wane , aud that

      dark and gloomy " adversity was certain to follow . These warning-notes we grounded on facts which more than justified the opinions we expressed and the deductions we drew : and wc have reason to know that the promulgation of those facts and opinions have not been without some little effect ; for they are acquiesced in by numbers of tradespeople , who have begun to " set their houses in order '' against tfcc coining storm .

      When last we commented on this subject , we adduced as proof of our position , the then deranged and unsatisfactory condition of the iron districts . From accounts furnished on the spot by parties connected -with the iron trade , it appeared that the "|) ff / ttr-nioncy " -caused " speculative mania" had done its work in that great walk of industry . It had , in the first instance , raised prices fully 300 per cent ., and set every furnace and every forge " to work like mad "—new ones arising on every hand as if by magic , ttf satisfy the unnatural demand ; and it had then , as its second effort , endeavoured to right itself by tumbling down prices "'till nobody could saymiiat thcv actually were , " producing dismay , consternation , and even "lvUlS" among the iron masters , who were so very recentlv the favoured ones of fortune .

      I hose accounts also showed that assaults had been , and were to be , made on ivagm lhat turnouts , and riots , and rescues , and conflicts with the police , h . id . drcadY'l'ceii the result : and that lie militar- -of the

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      neighbourhood were under arms , ready to- march on the people to quell by the power of the Bword and the musket , insurrections or riots caused by the endeavour to make the workers bear the first share of the loss conseipUent on speculations to which iky had been ho party . On the present- occasion we have to remark on a most significant " sign of the times" applying to the country gmraUy , and not to one particular and isolated portion of it . The facts we are about to bring under the reader ' s consideration do not affect the Iron Districts alone ; do not show that one branch of our staple trade is suffering the after-consequences of mad speculation ; but they concern tiie vjMc people , as they relate intimately to their general condition and prospects .

      The proof of GESEnAL " rnosrEnnv has always been sought for in the Revenue Returns . If these should show an increase in the items of Customs and Excise , it was held to be proof conclusive that more of the comforts and even of the luxuries of life were enjoyed by the people at large : and that consequently their means of enjoyment , cither through increased , or more constant employment , or through higher wages , or through both of these sources , had been increased . Whenever therefore a Minister could exhibit an increase in these two departments of the Revenue , he has invariably called attention to it , and proudly made use of it as ^ ro o / that his policy had be . n productive of beneficial results on the trade and commerce of the countrv . The sound of the loud . " songs

      of triumph" that greeted Sir Robert Peel ' s " surplus , " is not yet out of our ears ; nor can any one have forgot the boasts set up on every hand when the Revenue Returns presented the usual proof of a " Roaring Trade . " The recollection of these is still vivid in the public mind ; for they were but of yesterday . A' oiv , however , the song has changed ! No longer is it one of "triumph" ! The "proof" of increased and increasing " rnosrEnm" has given way to " proof" of a contrary character : and though the facts arc not so ostentatiously paraded before the public eye , nor as much notsc made as in the instances when " wioaramr" was dcducible from them , still they are there , and speak as much against the present system and its conductors as the iormcr Returns spoke for them .

      In the Times o f Monday appeared the following , which we give at length , calling attention to the facts therein set forth : — The return of the quarter ' s revenue does not present the same " prosperous" appearance as many that hare preceded it . Thus , although there is au increase in . the Customs forthe year ending on the uthitist . of £ 30 , 886 , (//« i- « is a decrease on the comparison ivith the quarter terminating at the same period of 1 S 14 , or more than- ten times that amount , or £ 809 , 087 . Iu the Excise , in like maniiit , the fatting off in the quarter more than counterbalances Hie increascfor the year—A betbogiiade movement ron wnicu it is not easy to visd an explanation from

      CAUSES WHICn LIE UNDER PUBLIC OBSERVATION , AND WILL , THEREFORE , HE REGARDED WITU SOME DEGREE OV DISQUIETUDE BV TBE COUKTKT GENERALLV . The working of Vic mad speculations which havo prevailed tor ttlC last twelve or eighteen months , is shown in the great increase under the head of Stamps , which have added to the income £ 528 , 820 on the year , and £ 133 , 013 on the quarter ; and if the common opinion is a just one , that ti / esv SPECULATIONS HAVE INJURED COMMERCE by producing 01 ) unnatural rise in someprices , and in diverting the attention of mercantile men from the sober course of trade , it would follow that to this is , in part , to bt nscvihwi the decline in the Customs—an evil by no means to be compenBated

      fori ? a pain arising out of what may be termed illegitimate sources . The same results appear , though not to the same extent , in the General retun > , the increase on the year being £ 847 , 148 , while the fulling off on the quarter is £ 7 o 9 , S 47 . The I'ost-ofliee has inerehswl £ 47 , 000 on theyear , while the quarter ' s return is identical with that of 1844 , exhibiting neither increase nor decrease . In the account of the Consolidated Fund there appears the satisfactory item of an application of £ 1 , 580 , ( 109 to the Shilling Fund , against £ 523 , 857 in the corresponding quarter of 1844 ; and the probable amount of Exchequerbills required to meet the charge on that fund for the quarter just ended is only £ 2 , 254 , 433 . The re-action ix the Customs and Excise , however , more than

      outweighs ALL TUB FAVOURABLE FEATURES OP TUB PRESENT RETURN . If " the country generally" has but recovered from the stupifaction and delirium caused by the "great prosperity" of " » ta < 2 svectdation , " it will regard the facts thus brought home to their bosoms and their businesses with " some degree of disquiet . " It will , in such case , not be unobservant of the lesson here taught—nor inattentive to the waknixc thus plainly g iven . But of this there is but little hope . " The country generally" seems to care for nothing , but how it can "improve the present 02 > portunity . " '' 2 Iad speculation" is the order of the day . Consult

      any of those engaged in it , even the most active , aud you will find their individual opinion to be , that the present state of things caxnot last : "but then , " say they , "there is an opportunity for something to 1 ) 0 made by watching tho turn of the market ; and 11 1 don't get it , somebody else will ; so I'll take care and look out for my share . " Thus each arc employed in adding to the intensity of that gambling which they know must surely have an end , regardless of the ultimate consequences both to themselves and the people at largo ; and thus arc all the evils both of present speculation and future re-action

      considerably aggravated . The time of the new class of " stock " -jobucrs and " share ' - ' -tradcra is far too much taken up in looking after the oscillations of tho numerous " schemes" on which they hope to fatten ; they are too much engaged in watching the rising and failing of the numerous " shares" now trafficked in , by the difference in price of which they hope to " bag" their thousands , through "buying in the cheapest market and selling in the dearest ; " they arc too exclusively occupied in a keen observance oi " the turn of the market" to have a moment to spend on a consideration of what is to follow—ot to

      attend to the significant "sign ot the times" afforded in the Revenue Returns . They will continue , absorbed in their gambling pursuits , until the crash comes , and sweeps the " shares" mid " premiums " away altogether . And , unfortunately , for the country at large , the traders generally are thus involved . The extent to which the mania for " speculating" has spread , is frightful in the extreme . It has seized hold of by far the major portion of the shopkecping classes in the manufacturing districts , and the quiet agricultural towns are far from being free from the curse . It is in Yorkshire where we now write . Here wc have been for the last ten days

      mixing among the traders of the main towns of the West-Riding . Business has brought us in contact with several who have full opportunities of witnessing the extent to which tho mania has spread , aiul ims effect it has on character and ordinary pursuits . Men without means men who could not honour the " calls" of ten " shares , " were they to be made on them to-morrow—men thus situate , are applying for their fifty and their hundred " shares" in the numerous bubbles that daily spring up : and in many instances obtain them , having to borrow the money required for the deposit . There is scarcely a shopkeeper in the towns of-Leeds , Bradford , Huddersfickl , Halifax , r « wsbury , or Barnslcy , that is not dabbling in the

      share" market , in addition to his ordinary business and throughout the villages it is nearl y as bad ! Leeds has now got its " Exchange , " and an inferior sort of thing , called " The Sharebrokera' Associ ation . " Huddersficld , also , has its " Exchange ;" and every town that wc have named , its hosts of share-brokers . Nor is tbe mania confined to tllO manufacturers and the shopkeepers . Butlers , footmen , and even kitchen-wenches , arc engaged in the "traffic . " Following the example of " master" and " mistress , "—aye , even " mistress : " for in many instances these latter are as eager at the game , and even more so than "Master" himself : following the example of these , instances have come to our knowledge where the servants of the kitchen

      have subscribed " a purse" to be employed in the purchase of " shares , " on the understanding that the profits or loss derived from tiie stile should he divided amongst them . Nor has the evil stayed here . It has seized hold of the more daring among those who arc dependent on their handy-work for thoir daily bread : and even these arc deeply engaged in watching the progress of the game , hoping that "luck" will turn up in their favour . The c-fibct of these pursuits on the character of din- people will be most uwiul ! It will entirely loosen iiie bonds that

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      have hitherto knit US together . Hitherto debp piay " , awl its known demoralising \ nta \ ccs , Ivvfe- heeu confined among the members and off-shoots of the aristocracy . Your games of hazard have been reserved for the scions of "Noble Houses" and the eaters of the taxes , with now ami then an introduction from the manufacturing ranks , just to show them what " High Life" was . But now we are making deep gamblers of an entire people . We are inducing whole classes to engage in games of hazard with all tho avidity . and all the infatuation exhibited hy the most confirmed frequenter of the London hells . With the games will come tho demoralisation ! No longer will mercantile men confine their attention " to the sober course of trade . " The profits of ordinary business will no longer satisfy the

      shopkeeper . The more speedy means of realising " a fortune" will be sought for . Universal dissatisfaction with present condition will be the result . Men will seek to Hue by their wits , sooner than by the labour of their hands : and wc shall soon find that the traits of the American character which we have so unmercifully satirised , so universally reprobated , will become the most prominent of our own . " Sharpness" and " cutencss" will become the characteristics of the age , instead of honour and honesty . Uc will be accounted the best fellow who can cheat with the greatest niccness . Wc shall become lynxeyed in rascality—oblivious in integrity . Truth and fair-dealing will become to be unknown , and the entire character of our people will be changed into that of the sharper and the kxave .

      The other day there appeared , in a Return to an order of the House of Commons , a most curious list of names , with the sums opposite that each has "subsjrihed" towards Railway " schemes" above £ 2 , 000 . A selection from that list has beon made public , comprising only seventy-one names . The entire list wc have not yet seen , but will endeavour to do so , that we may learn something of the whole brood of "high speculators" —and know also to whom the working people are to look for INDEMNITY FROM LOSS , when the crash comes ! This list is most valuable ! Hitherto , when over-speculation , cither in " ltag" Paper-money , or in Joint-Stock Companies for all sorts of unlikely projects , llilS brought the nation to the verge of ruin , wc have not known who the parties were that had been so engaged .

      In 182-1-5 , when the Country Bankers along wilh the "Old Lady of Threadncedle Street" thrust out such heaps of " One Pound Notes" as to produce MAT "PROSPERITY" of which " Prosperity Robinson" so sneeringly boasted , if wc did know the varties , wc had no means of ascertaining die extent to which all their " operations" ( asdealings in fictitious money are called ) had individually gone : and ur 1825-6 , when hundreds of them blew-up into the air like so many soap-bubbles when exposed to a breath of wind , wc know not how to deal with those that remained , so as to insist on them bearing their due iliarcof the LOSS their insane and mad speculations

      had caused to the country . So again in 1 S 30 * . When the renewal of the Bank Charter in 1834 by the Whigs , with the proviso that Bank of England notes should be a legal tender at all places but at the Bank itself , had caused tho " Old Lady" to exteiul her issues , and the traders to feel confident in their transactions , the mania for "Joint-Stock Companies " set in . Though alarmingly rife enough then , and though it took the country FIVE YEARS to recover from the after-effects of their " prosperity , " yet tho rush to subscribe to all sorts of moonshine schemes

      was SOBERNESS itself , compared with the MAD doings note . Thes the " traffic" was } comparatively confined to the Jews and changers of the Devil ' s own locality—the meeting-place of the " City" Bulls and Boars : now , however , as we have before said , it is ramified all over tho land ; and for one that engaged in the bubblc-kansactvons of that period there are surely some twenty now . But when the crash of 1 S 37 came ; when the moonshine schemes vanished into thin air ; when nine-tenths of the bubble projects proved to be but

      " Baseless fabrics of a vision , Leaving not ft wreck behind , " excepting THE LOSS to tho holders of " shares ;" when the whole money-market was deranged , trade ' suspended , factories closed , the work-houses filled , and the marks of ruination and jMerty observable over all the land ; when this was the case , wc were again unable to pick out THE PARTIES whose insane conduct had been the main cause of such

      a horrible state of things , that they and their " property" might be made in some degree answerable for what they bad brought on others . This time , however , WO sliall be hotter prepared I This time the precaution has been taken to have " THE LIST " beforehand ! This time we have name , residence , and full description , with the AMOUNTS that each have made themselves answerable for ! This time wc shall be abl'i to get at them !

      Let the worker that toils in the mines of Northumberland and Durham for 15 s . a-week , exposed to all tho dangers of a "best-regulated" Ihswuht explosiox ; let the operative spinner of the Manchester factories , sweating his life ' s juices away , in a heat of some ninety-eight degrees , during an entire factory-day , including the "last two hours "—{ aU for profit to the owner of the machines )—fo some 20 s . a-week ; let the fork grinder of ShcfHcld who grinds his life away in thirty-five years , for a yearly income less than the ordinary interest of £ 2 , 000 ; let the wool-combers of Bradford who have tft sleep in their COAL HOLES , and on bundles of shavings on the floor—who have to make workshops of their bed chambers , and have their wives , when lying-in , exposed to the gaze of the toilers , and the

      dead bodies of their children laid-out in the same apartment ; let all these , and every me who lives by labour , or rather every one who labours that he may live ; let all such look at the following list : and having looked at it , and examined it , let them ask , if it he rig / it that they should be " reduced to live on a coarser sort of food" that some seventy-one gentlemen may lie enabled to subscribe somo // ten-a « d-akdf MILLIONS of money to Railway " schemes , " nine-tenths of which arc as purely of the bubble class as ever was the South-Sea one of notorious fame Let them ask if it be rigut that the labourer in the Agricultural Districts should be starving on seven shillings a-week , that these leviathans of wealth may be enabled to " subscribe" out of their means their three quarters of a MILLION each ! Here is the selected list : look it well over : — .

      -- ¦ BAILWAT SPECULATION . The following arc extracts from a return to the House of Commons of the names , & c , of persons subscribing £ 1 , 000 and upwards to railway schemes . 1 . Mills , Francis , Esij , Xew-street , Spring- £ gardens 070 . 300 2 . Thomas , William Henry , merchant , Moorgiitc-strect .. 624 , 320 S , Smale , Henry Lewis , proctor , Doctors ' -commons .. floi "CO 4 . Tyndalo , Charles William , Esq , Urompton ., 587 , 780 5 . llacgregw , James , banker , Liverpool .. .. 579 , 800 C . Marray , Charles Knight , Esq , Notting-hill .. 574 , 800 7 . Harding , Benjamin , Esq , Wadhurst Castle , 7 in

      Sussex r . n . "usEex 574 7 ( 50 S . Kirklnml , Sir John , Pall Mall 574 700 0 . Browne , llobert , merchant , Edge-Mil , liver . ' pool 577 200 10 . Winslow , Edward , Esq , Torrlngton-sqnare , London .. * _ ' 820 m 11 . Hudson , George , Esq , York 3 l 9 , ' 83-is . Gowcr , nobert Frederick , ntcwhont , Devon . shh ' ti-i > lace ,, ,, „ |( ooo nflft 13 . Crowley , Charles Sedgfield , gentleman , ' crojl " ' .. to" „ " » ; .. 288 , 483 14 . iliinkey , George , merchant , Mincing-lane .. 287400 h S- \ ' } Y char ' b . """ "chant , St . Hcleu ' s-placc 287 , 400 10 . llich , Henry , Esq , Mount-street , Grosvenor .

      square 287 000 17 . Vlgnrs , Louis , merchant , Old Eroad-Strcet ' ' City .. .. .. .. [ 245 fl 00 18 . Hornby , Joseph , merchant , Liverpool .. ' . ' 5 " 0 09 ft I 9- Manchester iUid Birmingham Hallway .. .. 2 oo ' ooo 20 . Wilkinson , William Arthur , Esq , Camborvrell mm oo ( nif' ? TW t [ el V ' Uedl ! , ml - Bri 8 tol M & 00 m r . ' . ° " L ' ' ba " ker ' Leigh-court „ isn ooo 2-3 . Goldsnnd , Sir Isaac Lyon , Bart . " .. .. Manna 24 . Snnonn \ Hcury , Esq , Reading .. ., " m 'Z io . bterii , Sigtsiiiond , nicrclumt , 52 , Sprins-gardens , ' Manchester ° ' ,., , 2 C TotbUI , William , merchant , Bristol .. . ' * K 27 . MnwJmJl , William , Esq , Penwortham-Iial *

      Preston * lr flfl 0 28 . Schuster , Leo , merchant , Manchester " " lGToon 2 o . Smith , Thomas , merchant , Ueisatc-loihte ' Wr . sn 30 . Chaplin , William James , Esq , Mcl pUi-tm'aec 13 sV > 0 : . U . Moss , John , banker , Liverpool .. .. i- > s ' o- " o s-2 . \ vau * vs , Gregory Scale , merchant , Coleman . streftt , London .. IV . linn 83 . Steven ,, Clmi-l c * . gentleman , Fi-cdeflfk ' s-pluec Lwul 0 ! 1 " " '» <• .. ' ,. 155 , 000

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      l < u Brnnks Samuel , banker , Manchester .. .. , lw 8 * allZlt Hubert Esq , Wycrside , Lancaster .. Iw -oo 3 u fif S « merchant , Manchester .. 151 , 500 36 . WW , lUOlWu . jjauovcr-terrace , 37 . Gowcr , Bunln , Jnorcaoii . ; ^ _ 150 , 00 n ] 38 . MeWVraScta , gentleman , Lordship-lmie , ^ j Tottenham .. .. •• •• •• " 143000 39 Hatton , James , iron-nicrcliant , Salford .. H « w 1 Gladsto ' . ie , Robertson , merchant , Liverpool .. 1 J . 0 J 0 Ui Mare Peter , merchant , Bristol iin ' ona -aw ^ r ^ ffif ^ " » ; si Paul Charles , banker , Chfton ., ¦• •• ; .,,, ' . „ & WaddSon , buvid gentleman , Manc hester .. , n In Glvn George Carr , Esq , Lombard-street .. 1- ' , 0-0 i ? K John , dcrir . Wcstbournc-tcrrace , ^ ^ 47 . YouS Snas ; Esq , ' Alban > , Picadilly " l ^ Sj O « Mowatt , Francis , Esq , 35 , Devonshire-place .. 120 , 400 49 . Hargreaves , J ., merchant , Manchester .. .. L-M > 0 50 : Houtdsworth , Henry , merchant , Manchester IM . 000 51 . Cropper , Ed ., Esq , Liverpool .. :- " llS , m 52 ! Barlow , Frederick l ' ratt , Esq , Kensington-

      ^^ square .. •• •• , ,,. 53 , Hodgson , David , Esq , Liver poo l .. » •; "V 54 , 1 ' etoT Samuel Morton , contractor public works , 47 , Russell-square J ; ' - " : ; 55 , Baines , Benjamin , Holloway ... » " j . w » 88 . Wiiiskiti , James , Esq , Upper Beutord-place .. 13 .. 4 , 0 57 . Davies , Robert , gentleman , \ ork .. .. » WO . " ™ 58 . Ricketts , Frederick , merchant , London .. 110 , 000 59 . Roberts , Frederick , gentleman , Camberwcll .. 110 , 083 ( ii ) . Smith , Archibald , merchant , Glasgow .. .. l »' , l-- >» 111 . Tee , Charles , linen manufacturer , Underoaks , Barnslev , Yorkshire .. .. 10 MS 0 b-2 . Laurie , John , gentleman . Charles-strcet , St . James ' s-squavc " } !"' so M . Paltmarshc , Christopher , Esq , Yorkshire .. W , 9 W C 4 . Learmonth , John , Esq , Edinburgh .. .. IOo . OOO

      « 5 . Ilumphi-ys , Ambrose , Hsq , 22 , Upper V » nupole-street 10 . ' , i 00 CO . Enthoven , Henry J ., merchant , Broad-strcet , City 10 .. O 09 C 7 . Palmer , Charles John , solicitor , Great 1 armouth , 1 °° > - CS . Prinsep , Henry Thoby , Esq , 37 , Hyde-parksquare lOO . oCO <; : i . Aiken , Peter Frectand , hunker , Chfton .. 100 , 000 7 u . Walters , Gregory Scale , merchant , 2 , Artillery-place , Finsbury 100 , 000 71 . Ward , Henry George , Esq , M . P WO .

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      Total , " subscribed " by 71 persons ... £ 15 , 052 , 372 The publication of this selection of names has produced a woeful consternation in tho ranks of the millionaires ! Each one and all is wui anxious to relievo himself of the mpons / Wty ! file will be more so before he has done with it , if justice prevails . ] All sorts of explanations are being offered—to the effect that the " subscriptions" arc all a plan—a hoax : that they are not bona fide , but fictitious ; that the most of these gentlemen do not represent themselt'cs , but a host of others , nameless and unknown ; that- they have been induced to put down their names to such immense sums , that they might cheat the

      House of Commons by a pretended compliance with its standing orders . This is now all confessed to with most wonderful candour and simplicity Whether wc should have heard of it or not , had not "THE LIST" met the public eye , admits of little doubt . But there " THE LIST" is ! The parties either have the money or they have not . If they have , so much the better in one sense : they ivill be able to meet their engagements . If they have not the money , they have some : and all they havo ought to go to mitigate the distress and poverty which tho working people are sure to have to endure for these partus ' over-speculation .

      In reference to this said list , and the efforts of the parties included in it to ItEPUDlATE the responsibility they have taken themselves , the Times well says : — " Whence is to come all the money for the construction of the projected railways ? " is a question which at the present day wo often hear fiunttuwly repented . In our simplicity we have frequently felt inclined to ask the same question for ourselves ; and the House of Commons , apparently impressed with the same impertinent curiosity , has recently ordered a return of parties subscribing to these projects in sums of £ 2 , 000 and uf wards . Poor

      ignoriint-in ' mded people , —the return they have obtained , we think , must havo made them feel ashamed of their simplicity . Two thousand pounds , forsooth ! Two millions would have more nearly approximated the amount ol ' individual subscriptions which now-a-days would be deemed at all remarkable . The pace of railway speculation has fairly outrun the power and control of the Legislature ; and a far more interesting document would have been . 1 return of every man in London , above the condition of a streetsweeper , who has not speculated in rniiivavs to the nominal amount of £ 2 , 000 aud upwards . Dull and benighted wretches , so far behind the age in which they live ' .

      We think it probable that such a list might have been as select as that of the seventy gentlemen whose names , with the amount of their subscription , we lately published . Strsnge to say , those millionaires are somewhat shy of the compliment , and , terrified at visions of Income Tax , besiege us with letters and advertisements to REPUDIATE their alleged wealth and energy . In the meantime their names have been the guarantee , and the only guarantee to the Legislature , that it is not giving sanction to a bubble , or wasting the time of its committees in abetting u fraud upon the public . Surely the whole system is most objectionable . The House ol Commons has confessedly been imposed on , yet it is improbable that it will take any step to vindicate its eluded orders , for its members boast no exemption from tbe

      universal mania for gambling which appears now to have seized the nation . In vain did the efforts of the Home Secretary and the truncheons of a hundred policemen eradicate tlic vice from the downs of Epsom and Ascot , to g ive it refuge in the galleries and lobbies of our Houses Of Parliament and public offices . Peers and officials alike , far from opposing themselves to the current , are found as applicants with the lowest shop-boys for the coveted possession of scrip . It will be well if they escape with honoui from the position in which they have chosen to place themselves ; for they must be prepared to bear the brunt of Wie reaction , and , u )/ ient / w day 0 / reckoning sliall come , the nation will justly look to THEM to give a satisfactory answer to the question— " wltence aU the money is to come from !"

      A most pertinent question indeed ! " lWicre is all the money to come from 1 " When the time comes for putting that question , "THE LIST" we have given above will not be mere waste paper : not unless the following picture of the age wc live in be true to the very letter . It is indeed so in part—and particularly as to this transaction : hut the parties whose names are neorded HAVE SOMETHING , which . must " go as far as it jwill ! On tbe whole , we agree with our new rival to Piaielt— " Joe Miller

      the Younger ; " for the characteristic of the time ?' . ? Humbug—and a bettor proof of it was never yet exhibited than in " THE LIST" above given . Still , as the " llespmmbility" of the parties is pledged to their respective amounts , we must get from them all wc can . When they havo paid in their " uttermost farthing" they will then be in a condition to conimeiicc a new race of Humbug . 'Till they have so paid in , wc arc inclined to let them know what the true meaning of " res )> onsibility" is .

      Joe Miller says : — We live in an age of Humbug—and not the rough diamond of quackery , dug out of the credulity of the timebut smooth , brightened , polished Humbug— -Humbug , that has a sleek appearance and decent clothes to hif back ! Much the same vulgarity of heart " , which prompts soroo men to cut a friend in rags , and invite him to dinner if ho wear a court suit , decoys us to have this finely-togged Humbug at our table , and to take oft * our lint to him if we meet him in the street . The public horsi is too fat and well-conditioned for tho public dog to bark at him . Humbug is no longer a beggar—he is a mock millionaire . Just at the present moment he is endeavouring to cheat the English language out of the meaning of the word Responsibility—and he is achieving the cajolery by the language of figures . Latel y there was

      published a return to the House of Commons of the names , & c of persons subscribing £ 2 , 000 and upwards to Railway Companies . Now following this heading there was a comet ' s tail of capital—a blaze of Craisuslight that illuminated tho whole firmament of finance ! Tho little item of two thousand pounds , which was to havo been the last limit of the money-parade , could not find itself—it was lost in some of the back slums of speculation—its tiny spirit had shrunk back into spawn , and the ocean became suddenly full of Leviathans , with blabber to represent cash ! . - Yes , dear public , there wen seventy-one field marshals on the plain , and you aceepted their " Jiesponsibility" in consideration of their titles and their gold lace ! The lowest gentleman on the list wa .-Henry George Ward , who buying once tied Horace In « knot with Ovid in Parliament , by saying in ignorance or

      error , " In mediae res tutissi nus ibit , , " got the sobriquet of " /( , » " from the country gentlemen until that zoological appellative fairly drove him out oi St . Alban ' s into Sheffield , whose knives and forks lie now represents in St . Stephen's . Well , he is down for om HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS ! Frank Mills , ft Tovy , Witt , a Tory newspaper ( as Ward is a Whig , yvith a Wliijournal ) , a star at the Garrick Club , and a gentlemanly MOOttttune in the palace of Lumley , is down for Six Hundred and Seventy Thousand Pounds > ' ' Five hundreds ' .-three hundreds i-two hundred-andfifties!—and all with thousands tacked to them as if they wore no more than a kettle to a dog ' s tail—and probably , intended principally to answer " the kettle ' s purpose of making a noise !

      2 * ow are these sums bona fide , or arc they notes of hand in favour of Gammon , which it is perfectly under stood that Gammon is never to present ? Can public , companies , at the voice of the shareholders , c-. iYl in these j giant issues of Responsibility , and demand payment for j the service of the Stuie ! And th « t W « M onr / rf « w /« , Hard awl Mils W forlhmomg , one with his plum , and " the other with hi : plum and half million ? Ot-: K-rr itc

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      • a n » . ''lemen out of one return rinji ,: tn ... really smntg-GttiS 9 *> u , „•„„„<> ,, e ( W * - ' * l . . « .. n , « d « BKh ^ Wi' " * of Mammon ? u m-. ~ income-tax upon thess iw » . <• „„ ,, . " ^ -. -ff Dives ready with bis pd' centogtf for the muifatcri . j not , the retain is a falsej . -o ^ d-thc ta . sehood , s a „ lcci t -the mockery is a humbug- -and humbug , as , vc 3 ^ before , is in his sumptuons attire , / 'hcatmgoiir vernacul ,, out of the meaning of Kesponsibilitj" « these gjant scale delusions have fair faith placed in them , the Co , ulssioners of Bankruptcy and Insolvency Ought to iavo iuimBllhto notice from the Lord Chancellor , nd lougor «„ punish the struggling tradesman and the distro ^ cd gea . tleman for having recourse to accommodation bills '/ A man who raises ft mito should hardly be immured , wfute he who coolly signs his name for a million enjoys both tbg credit of theVealth and tho impunity of the deception .

      Tiie Proposed Uimon Of Trades. Is Anothe...

      TIIE PROPOSED UiMON OF TRADES . Is another portion of this sheet will be found the drafts of two plans of organisation , applicable to tbe Trades Unions of the country , drawn up by the Pro . visional Central Committee appointed by the late Trades Conference in London ; and promulgated by that committee for consideration by the Trader generally previous to the holding of a meeting of . delegates to finally adopt them , with such alterations , amendments , aud modifications as attentive inquiry and discussion may show to be desirable .

      The two schemes of organisation for the effectin g - of the two dsitinct objects pointed out by the late Conference of Trades Delegates , arc preceded by an ad . dress from the Provisional Central Committee , which sufficiently sets forth the animus of the drawers-up of the said plans . From that address it is evident that they have not ' . laboured to give embodiment to their own peculiar preconceived notions and opinions but have endeavoured fo ascertain the feelings and wants of the bodies they were acting for ; and then directed their efforts to accomplish the ends gcoc . rally aimed at in the mode pointed out by the greatest number of those immediately interested in the good working of tho pvojeelod associations—due ro § a * d being had by them at tho same time to tho diih > cultics and requirements of tho law .

      It will bo seen , too , that the committee do not pui forth these plans as those that must be adopted . On tho contrary , they expressly disclaim all dogmatism on the subject . They very properly lay the result of thoir imiuh'ios and labours before tho country , not « . perfect plans titot need no (( Iteration or amendment ; but rather as " germs of organisations , which , when fully developed and perfected in detail , may realiac all that in the present condition of the Trades is attainable , and lay the foundation of more comprehensive and perfect measures . " The sole object of the committee being to promote the well-being of the

      industrious classes , they will gladly sec their own suggestions superseded by any measures better calculated to secure that object : and they therefore re quest that the measures they propose may be subjected to all fair discussion and candid inquiry , with a view to their full perfection , in accordance with the present irixo of the working classes . This is the right spirit in which public bodies and public men should act . Sorry arc wc to say that it is often , far too often , departed from , and a spirit of stupid dogmatism and unseemly contests for individual preference made to usurp its place . Tats has bkkx the case

      already , in reference to this projcctcdJAssociation of United Trades . Parties , who in the first place offered to aid the committee by all the means in tkir power , have taken fire because their own individual concoctions had not that prominence assigned them which they deemed them to be deserving of ; and they then , without waiting for the result of the labours of the committee ; without staying to sec the nature of the proposals for union which the committee might make , or the s ]> irit in which they would make them ; without staying to ascertain these things , and then subjecting their plans to all honest

      and fair criticism , these vanity-wounded personages havo " ventured out in print "—have vented their spleen upon individual members of the committee ; havo assumed a connection and influence which had no existence , save in their own imagina . tions ; and have , under the influence of such had passions , already condemned the committee and its plans ! If there bo a spark of correct feeling in the breasts of those parties , they must now feel sorrow and shame at their premature and unjust conduct . The committee have done nothing to deserve such treatment at their hands . Appointed

      by a body representing a large jiortion of the working memcebs of society , to accomplish a certain purpose ; armed with general instructions as to the ends to be compassed , and the modes to be employed , they assiduously sot themselves to work out the purposes entrusted to their care . They took the proper steps to acquire the detail information necessary for tllO dlle " performance of their duty . They meddled not with anybody—spake not of anybody—but exclusively confined their attention to their own work . This course , however , did not save them from gross attack . They have been most virulently and most unj ustlv assailed .

      ao misrepresentation has boon too vile for certain parties to employ . Every effort has been used to poison the mind of the workers , before the committee had ever been heard ! Still this did not turn tiie comniittcc out of their course . A ppointed to do a certain work , they exclusively confined their attention to it . They did not enter into a " paper-war , " to repel the attacks made on them . They even consented to sit under misrepresentation , rather than divert attention front the objects entrusted to their charge ; c ontent to let tkir actions and measures speak for tkm . Those . measukes they sow present to

      the Tiunus OF EifGMSD AS THEIR ASSWERI Only asking that they may be received and considered in the tpirh in which they are ojfmd . If this be so , GOOD MUST RESULT . If the plans arc not fully adapted to all the wants and exigencies of tiie case , temperate discussion and full inquiry will show where the deficiency is , and supply the remedy . It the objects aimed at even , are not compassablc , nor even desirable , the mede recommended will make the fact fully apparent : while , if this spirit does not prevail ; if passion and individual pi ques are to take the place of reason and inquiry ; if previous conceptions and predetermination are to be bristled up

      against all considerations of the committee ' s proposals , there can no good accrue to anybody front such a course ; but the parties adopting it will incut ; A heavy responsibility in taking the certain means to defeat a holy effort of labour to protect itself . II v co-operation in a right spirit , that effort may bcroadc effective , and therefore successful : by unreasoning and unreasonable opposition all hope for good out of the present Trades Movement will be inevitably crushed . The game , therefore , is a heavy one ; the interests at stake arc most serious ; the consequences cither way will be of great import ; let all concerned mind how then play it out .

      Commending the consideration of the important matters brought before their attention by tho Provisional Central Committee in the spirit wc have spoken of , to , the several Trades of the country , wc take loavt f of the subject for the present .

      Crj1 Beates & Corrwtoonuenfcf*

      Crj 1 Beates & CorrwtoonUenfcf *

      Mr. William Cabi-Enter,—I Have One Quest...

      MR . WILLIAM Cabi-ENTER , —I have one question to ask yon . Did the following conversation pass bctivccn you and a respectable tradesman , or did it not ?—Trad » . man : Now , Mr . Carpenter , I ask you if you would havo opposed tho Land plan if any other person than Mr . O'Connor had proposed it 1—Mr . Carpenter : Well , no , I would not . —Now I pledge my honour that tho above is what did pass , and you are a pretty fellow to guide any portion of the public mind . I dare venture to say , that a more profligate , mean , low , contem ptible admission never yet was made , aud so the public will think .

      C . — fiic benefit society may advance on loan to one ot its members , taking the precaution to have a promissory note for the amount to the president of the society as an individual , and signed by ono or two other parties who may be deemed sti / Scienf , as security for the inpayment of the amount nt stated periods . Religionism . —Wc cannot advise . The power of tlw trustees depends entirely on the nature of thu trust deed . If ono acts without the other , there , is a h" * ' of calling him to account ; but the ncdioi

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 12, 1845, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_12071845/page/4/