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      970 70 The Directors Of The National

      970 70 THE DIRECTORS OF THE NATIONAL

      Trades'association. C Gentlemen,—I Rejoi...

      TRADES ' ASSOCIATION . C Gentlemen , —I rejoice to find that a natiaona « nal representation of your body is to be held at _J _-at _Birmingham on Monday and Tuesday next , sad and in order that the result of yonr deliberaftioi tion 3 may not be lost for want _ofpuhltcationj I _ifceg & eg to apprise yon that I havegiren directions itha that as much space as you may require in the * H * Northern Star' shall be reserved for that porno ; pose . As upon the reporting of all such ma matters very much , depends their value to _ssw society , and as it frequently occurs that reipoi porters unused to Trades' business do injury by _imi mis-statements arising from misconception , i ai and as I prefer saddling any errors that may oc occur upon you rather than upon myself , you

      wi will be goodenough to send your reports , autl thenticated by the London secretary , to the oi office on as early a day in the week as possib Vie , in order tint your proceedings may be ii introduced with a suitable comment . Should t ! ibis arrangement not suit yonr _managing body t in London , those gentlemen will have the « _goodness to notify their objection to Mr

      1 _barney , Northern . Star office , who will make i the necessary arrangements for the attendance 4 of a reporter ; while I apprise you that the _l publication in such case cannot be so complete _, or satisfactory as if sent officially by your - secretary . As much space as your proceed-: lags may require being held at your service , and as an edition of the Star is published for Scotland and the north of England , at twelve o ' clock on Thursday night , you will see the ne-4 _< _cessity of an earlydelivery of the matter . Your secretory will be good enough to send matter as fast as it is prepared , as a flood of manuscript -cro wding upon the compositors at once leads ¦ to delay and confusion . Your obedient _Servant , Feabgus O'Connor .

      To The Right Honourable Lord John Russel...

      TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD JOHN RUSSELL I My Lord , Since the triumph of Free Trade principles was accomplished , I have been in the habit of calling your attention to the subject weekly and monthly , and , indeed , while anticipations as to the result were high , I cautioned you of the fallacy of your policy . "While engaged in laying the foundation of a new system of Domestic Economy , 1 have had very ample

      opportunities of canvassing what the inevitable result of Free Trade institutions must lead to ; and I have been strengthened in every one of my most alarming forebodings , because I am now convinced that Free Trade in La-. Soar and Produce , if not accompanied by Free Trade in Religion and Land , nr ast , and inevitably will , lead to Free Trade in thrones , titles , distinctions , and property . I dare say you have missed me from the political arena of late , and you must understand -the cause . Firstly , then , I feared the effect of excitement upon an impoverished people ; and

      I calculated upon the God-send my incarceration would be to "Whiggery during a contested election , as I am free to confess , that , under the pressure of famine , I could not keep my tongue within the limits of "Whig _conreidence ; and , secondly , I was resolved that no violence of mine should be the _meansof introducing a free labour class to their neighbours , with characters damaged by their leader ' s intemperance . But , my Lord , there is a point _Tjeyond which human endurance cannot be

      driven ; and the effect of your policy is daily bringing me nearer and nearer to that point . I have not the heart , my Lord , that can bear thetearsjof mothers , the hungry howl of little innocent children , that beset my door from morning to night ; nor can I say to able-bodied men in search of work , " I can hear your tale of woe unmoved ! " When honest men , willing to earn their bread " by the sweat of their brow , " come to me , and tell me that their families have cot tasted food for a whole day ,

      and when their anxious countenance stamps the assurance with truth , 1 cannot say , ' " ' Go ¦ about your business I' ' My Lord , I am now giving employment to -about 300 men—carpenters , masons , plasterers , bricklayers , quarrymen , sawyers , carters , _blacksmiths * wheelwrights , slaters , and labourers , and that upon 150 acres of land , which previously never employed more than four men , any one year . I mention this fact , my Lord , that you may learn that there is an ample field for the employment of _remaneratfDCibecause productive , labour ; and to caution you against the fallacy of supposing , that the most stringent laws of political economy will reconcile able-bodied men to the theory of

      Free Trade . My Lord , you and your press have dealt in just and wholesale abuse of the Irish landlords ; but , my Lord , as I apprised you in August List , Famine has now come to _jjour own door . We read of food riots in England ; and the clemency and charity of English laudlords and the wealthier classes is manifest in their alacrity to serve as special constables , and as accoutred yeomen , to _pre-. _ssrve the peace . My Lord , will you have the goodness to point out in your place in Parliament what the English upper and middle classes have done to mitigate the present

      want ? Perhaps you will answer—the Poor Laws ; Well , my Lord , in such case one fact is worth _abusbelof _arguments , andhereitis : — On _Tuesdays labourer of fifty-six years of age asked me very imploringly , "if he might leave off work before the usual time , as his wife _^ as no t expected to live , and he had a large family , and had several miles to walk . " I told him to " go then , not to stop away from her : " and he said , "She won ' t live ; the doctor ordered her some soup ; hut the overseer ordered him away , and would not gite him any . " Now , my Lord , this is no Free Trade

      steamtout Fairy Tale . The man ' s name is Richard Curtis ; he lives in the parish of Eldersfield , and _^ of course , you expect him to be a good and loyal subject , ready to defend the Church and Queen , with his life ' s blood . * _'Ex una ¦ disce omnes ' , '—from this sample , my Lord , you may judge the sack ; and now for a more extensive review of our parochial affairs . Neither landlord nor parson in this parish has attempted to assist the poor in their distress ; -while the fanners , burdened with high rents _, heavy tithes , and onerous local taxation , are , as I predicted , dispensing with as much

      manual labour as possible . Flour is 18 s . a bushel , with every indication of a rise ; wages are 7 s ., 8 s ., and in some instances , 9 s . a week . I am giving 12 s . ; so that a man , his wife and family , at the best wages , can earn half a bushel of flour a week and nothing left for rent , firing , clothes , tools , or wet days . My Lord , this will be a particularly disastrous season for the agricultural labourers , because the hay harvest will be three weeks , at least , later than usual , and there will be but little employment in the interval . I went to Gloucester on Monday and gave a commission

      for ten'tons _ofpotatoes , but could not get them under _£ l 4 a ton—S 5 s . a sack ; flour FOUR POUNDS a sack- £ 32 aton . Now , in this state of things , what are the people to do ? TPill you , though late , appoint a proper excise staff and take stock of every man ' s store and calculate every family ' s necessities ? If you don ' t do it the people , I fear , will . This is one of the blessings of Free Trade . Now let me inform you that the scant appearauce ofthe » tackyardsis no criterion fay which to judge of the amount of provisions in the

      conntry . The corn which is usually in the stack yard at this season of the year is now under Free Trade lock and key in the Foreslallers Store House , and a national inspection and return of the amount of grain thus up-husbanded will astonish you and the world , and will prore that , in the midst of plenty , speculation may create an artificial scarcity . There has been more oats and beans saved this year from not feeding horses with them than would feed half Ireland till harvest . Not a farmer in fifty gives his horses a grain of oats—it is all < t

      in the Free Trade Store Houses . My Lord , open those hiding-places , at least for inspection , board and gauge every vessel , take stock of every railway train , have a return of the unthrashed stacks , and , my life for it , you will find a real plenty , where scarcity is made a Free Trade bugbear . I tell you candidly that I burn to knock those Free Trade rascals down when I see the vipers grinning at the woe they have created and lamenting over scarcity , while their storehouses are full . My Lord , " if you don ' t inspect them I fear a greater enemy will . The approaching election terrifies you , I my Lord . You would prefer office with \ p lague , pestilence , and famine , to a graceful i retirement , consequent upon the honest

      performance of a sacred duty . But , my Lord , do not deceive yourself—you are widening the breach between the represented and the unrepresented—between the rich oppressor , arid the poor oppressed ; and rest assured that the Church , and not Free Trade , will be . the casus belli at the next election , for when did the Church lose such an opportunity as famine to create bloodshed and feuds ? Yes , my Lord , Oxford has already beaten the big " DRUM ECCLESIASTIC , ' ' andevery parish pulpit will respond its Tattoo . The Church : has drawn the svori , you must throw away the scabbard or perish . The idea of an Ambassador to the Court of Rome is more than religious monopoly can bear .

      I am , my Lord , your obedient servant , Feargus O'Connor Lowbands , Worcestershire , May 20 th .

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      Mr Clark's Tour. Thb Lasd Asdihb Charteb...

      MR CLARK'S TOUR . Thb _Lasd _asdihb Charteb . —Hull —On Friday evening , May 14 tb , a public meeting was held in the Mansion-house , to adopt a petition to parliament for the Repeal of the _Rate-paying Clauses , when Mr . Peck , town councillor , was appointed to preside , who opened the business by strongly condemning the conduct of the mayor , who had refused to call the meeting . Mr Stephens moved a resolution condemning the ratepaying clauses , which was seconded by Mr Jackson . Mr Thomas Clark , one of the Land Directors supported the resolution in an excellent address . The petition was meted by Mr Barnett ,

      seconded by Mr Carrie , and supported by Dr Gordon amidst great applause . The petition was unanimously adopted , and ordered to be sent to the borough members for presentation . On Saturday evening Mr Clark delivered an address in the Freemasons' Lodge , when he fully explained the land plan , and the bank in connection therewith . A vote of thanks was givrn to Mr Clark , whose visit cannot fail to be productive of great good . _Dbbbt . —A meeting was held on Wednesday evening in the Mechanic * 'Hall , Mr ChaUoner presided . MrT . Clark delivered an admirable address . The National Petition for the enactmentof the People ' s Charter was unanimously adopted .

      RiOTOBD . —On Monday evening . May 17 th , Mr T . Clark delivered a lecture te a numerous and highly interesting meeting in the Denman-street Chapel , on the objects and means of the National Land Company . The lecturer was warmly applauded throughout . _Sphsbt . —On Monday evening the Town Hall was crowded by persons of every class , to hear an address from MrT . Clark , on the objects of the National Land Company . Or Allen _. a tried and valued friend to the cause of human progress , was unanimously chosen to preside , and opened the business by a suitable introductory address ; after which Mr Clark commenced his lecture . He entered into a brief relation of the causes which led to the formation of the Company , and gave an outline of it 3 progress to the

      present time , and afterwards proceeded to developethe means by which the . Company proposes to realize the objects set forth in the rales . Mr Clark earnestly invited discussion , but no one appeared to oppose bis statements . All present seemed perfectly satisfied . _Sicoxn Mektixg . —On Wednesday evening the Town Hall was again crowded , the object of the assemblage being to consider the propriety of petitioning Parliament for the enactmentof the People ' s Charter . Dr Allen presided a second time , and added dignity to the situation by the manner in which he conducted the business . The National Petition was proposed , and supported by Mr Clark in a lengthy

      address , in th . 3 course of which his sentiments were most enthusiastically cheered . He tore to shreds the present wretched and miserable system of patchwork legislation , and was eminently successful in demonstrating the utility of the People ' s Charter as a substitute for what is now insultingly called the "Constitution . " The petition was unanimously adopted . The usual compliment having been paid to the worthy president for his able conduct in the chair , the meeting separated , all expressing satisfaction and delight at Mr _CJark'a excellent address . Lkbd 3 . —On Sunday evening last Mr T . Clark lectured in the Bazaar , in explanation of the Land and Labour Bank .

      _Louohbokotjqbv—MrT . Clark addressed a large meeting in the market-place , on Tuesday evening last , on the "Probable Effects of the Land Plan . " MrSkevington presided , and though the rain descended very fast , the people remained to hear the whole of Mr Clark's _ad'lress , which was necessarily lengthy . Much good has been effected by the meeting . Louth . —Mr T . Clark attended here on Thursday , for the purpose of explaining the objects of the Land Company . _Representation of Derby . —A meeting of the members of the Land and Chartist Association will

      be held at the house of Mr Belfield , Green-street at six o ' clock on Sunday evening next , to forward the requisition , now in course of signature , inviting Mr P . M'Grath to allow himself to be put in nomination at the approaching election , which will take place in consequence of the elevation of Lord Dancannon to the Upper House .

      Forthcoming Meetings Behmosdset. New Tan...

      FORTHCOMING MEETINGS Behmosdset . New Tanker ' s Asms , Grange Roas —The members will meet here on Tuesday evening at eight o ' clock , to receive the report of the auditor and determine on thesum due to the executive com mittee . - ILvufax . —The Chartists will in future meet on Saturday evening , for general business , at half-past seven o ' clock . Mr Rnshton will lecture on Sunday ( to . morrow ) evening at half-past tax o ' clock . Hull . —The Chartists will meet at the Ship Inn ,

      Church-lane , on Sunday evening next . Liverpool . —On Sunday evening next , May 23 rd , a public discussion will take place at Mr Farrall ' _s , Temperance Hotel , 4 , _Cazneau-street _, between Messrs Thomas and Edmund Jones . Subject : — " Whether were the _physical wants of the people of England better supplied under the agricultural system of the middle ages , or the commercial system of the present age ? " Mr T- Jones will support the agricultural system , and Mr Edmund Jones the commercial . Chair to be taken at half past seven .

      _Martleboke . —Mr John Savage will lecture at the Coach Painters' Arms , Circus-street , on Sunday evening next , May 23 , at eight o ' clock precisely . Subject : " The Spirit of the Times . " MkErszst Joins will attend public meetings at the following places : —Saturday 22 nd , Todmorden ; Sunday 23 rd , Rochdale . Oujhah . —Mr Daniel Donovan will lecture in the school-room of the Working-Man ' s Hall on Sunday to-morrow , at six o ' clock in the evening . All persons who are favourable to Chartist principles are re ? quested to attend , as business of great importance will be laid before them . _Registration asd Electior Committee . — -The next meeting of this body will take place at the Assembly Rooms , Dean-street , Soho , on Wednesday evening next . May 2 G , at eight o ' clock precisely . All persons holding collecting books are requested to return the same that evening .

      Rochdale . —On Sunday evening next E . Jones , Esq ., will lecture in the Chartist room , Yorkshirestreet , on the Land and Charter . Chair taken at six o ' clock . On Sunday the 30 th , Mr Richard Marsden , of Preston , will lecture in the above room at six in the evening . Subject : "What society should be , and the way to make it so . " On Wbit-Friday the Chartists of Rochdale will have their'firstball in the new Association room _. _Torkshire-street _, to commence at eight o ' clock . Towbr Hamlets . —Mr P . M'Grath will lectures at the WhittingtonandCat , Church Row , Bethnalgreen , on Sunday evening , at 8 o ' clock precisely .

      Tower Hamlets . —Mr W . W . Broome will lecture at the Globe and Friends , Morgan-street , Commercial-road , on Sunday , May 23 . Subject : " The Stages of Life . " To commence at 8 o ' clock , For the benefit of the Victim Fund .

      J&Ational Sanfo(U/Mnpanp*

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      Babsard Castu;.-—On Monday Evening.2fth ...

      Babsard Castu _; _.- —On Monday evening . 2 fth inst ., a lecture was delivered in the Christian Brethren ' s Meeting-house , explanatory of the objects-and principles of the National Land Company , by Mr Charles Winter . The lecturer expatiated at great length on the powers and capabilities of the land , and showed the advantages which the company held out to its members . A vote -of tbanka was unanimously awarded to the lecturer .

      BiRjnsoHAM . _—Rba-streki _Skcthmc . —The money club in connection with ; this branch , in aid ef the Land and Labour Bank , _commenced on Monda y last . Upwards ofone hundred shares were taken up , to start with . The members earnestly entreat their brethren throughout the country to adopt the above , or similar means , to aid the directors . Ten pounds were paid iu by a member to the deposit department , making , in all , sent to the respective departments from this branch , by members ,, ninety-five pounds . . ;¦ ¦ . _* . Bolton . —A special meeting of this branch was held pa Sunday last , when the following resolution was . passed : — - /•» _-.-. _:..- ¦ ¦ '¦ '' ¦' - ' ¦ : / _'— - '

      That we ; approve , © f , the Conference being held at Xowbaod * , in July next ; affd that we hope the _directors mil seethe _necesgity of forming our district on a Hn ' aller scale ( which can be done ) for the election of the delegate , so that we may have a diatrict delegate meeting at a little expense , to know each other ' s opinions on the different questions which will occupy the attention of the Conference , Bolton . —The Chartist and Land office is removed from Market-street , to over Mr Armstrong ' s earthen * ware warehouse , near the One Horseshoe , New Marketplace . Meetings every Mondav evening at half . _pastseYen . _DiKONSiRATiON to O'CoNKORviLLE . — All persons visiting the People ' s First Estate on Whit Monday ( Monday next ) , May 24 th , are informed that the several allottees will be happy to furnish hot water , tea , and salads , at a moderate charge .

      Dundee . —At a meeting of the shareholders of this branch , Mr Whitton in the chair , a letter was read from Glasgow requesting an answer to the two following questions : — "Is it the opinion of your members that a lecture to agitate the question of the land and the Charter in Scotland would be beneficial ; if so , would your members agree to pay a . proportionate share of the expense of supporting such a lecturer ?" Second : — " Would your members agree to the holding of district delegate meetings similar to those held in many districts in England ? " Mr Young moved the following resolution : — " That this meeting is of opinion that a lecturer in Scotland would be beneficial , and that we agree to pay a proportionate share of the expenses . " MrPerie seconded the

      _resolution , and said that a lecturer would do great good in Scotland , for he believed that not one in twenty , even in Dundee , had even heard of the land . Resolution carried : Moved , seconded , and carried :-- " That the second question be brought be 1 fore the meeting next Monday night . " The 13 th rule was read and agreed to . Mr James Constbu was appointed scrutineer ; Mr Joseph Rose and Mr Henry Donnelly , aaditors . After a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting broke up . We are getting on gloriously in this towa . Notwithstanding thedearness oi provisions which keeps numbers from joining , we are getting three and four every meeting night . The committee meet every Monday night

      at eight o ' clock to receive payments and enrol members in Fullar ' _a Close , Murraygate . Falkirk—At the monthly meeting of this branch on Tuesday , the 11 th inst ., the following officers were appointed : —Mr _^ Alexander M'Lean , secretary , No . 161 , _Iligh-street , Falkirk ; Mr James Leslie , treasurer ; Mr Wm Anderson , Mr Archd . Ritchie , auditors ; Mr Hugh M'Lean , scrutineer . The weekly meeting for receiving contributions and enrolling members' names , will , for the future , be held every Monday evening , at half-past seven o ' clock , at the house of Mr Hugh M'Lean , _Graham's-road . Lambeth . —At a meeting of the shareholders tbe following resolutions were adopted : —

      That this meeting recommend the directory of the Company the following , as a general rule : — . "That no shareholder's name shall henceforward be permitted to go into the ballot-box for allocation who has not taken oat his certificate at least seven clear days prior to the ballot . " Greenwich asd _DsriMBD . —A large and highly respectable number of members and friends met at the Walter ' s Arna Tavern , Church-street , Deptford , oa Wednesday evening , May 19 th , to commemorate the formation of the Land Company . Amongst the company were four fortunate prizeholders , namely , — Messrs J . _Gatbard , J . C . Benton , E . StaUwood , and J . Tanner . Mr Robinson of Greenwich was unanimously called to the chair , and in a brief , glowing ,

      and eloquent speech , proposed— " Continued success and lasting prosperity to the National Land Company , and health and happiness to Mr Feargus O'Connor . " The sentiment v & s given upstanding and uncovered , with three cheers and one cheer more . Mr Floyd then gave in excellent style , the audience jtining inchorus , " We'll rally around him again and again , " which was followed by " The directors and other officers of the Company , " given with all the honours . " The allottees at O'Connorville , may they ever prove worthy members of the Company that called them into existence ! " Mr J . Uathard in responding , gave a very pleasing account of the harmony that prevailed amongst the residents at the People ' s First Estate . They had commenced in a

      manner worthy of that democracy to which they had the honour to belong . He had witnessed a very pleasing _sightbefore leaving the office in Dean-street , namely , —that office filled with provisions , the joint property of the allottees , purchased at a cost exceeding £ 30 . The allottees had acted on the fraternal and co-operative principle , clubbed their monies together , thus forming a store , supplying themselves at the wholesale prices , and had made ample provisions for themselves and families until such times as their first crops were ready . ( Loud cheers . ) He was also bappy to inform them that this fraternal feeling was otherwise carried out , as the members were aiding each other in tbe cultivation of their land . With such feeling and unity of action , success

      was certain . ( Much applause . ) The next sentiment was " Prosperity to the National Association of United Trades for the protection of Industry , and the employment of Labour , "—which was responded to by Mr Stallwod in a speech which elicited much applause . The chairman said he understood a shop or depot was about to be established at Greenwich , and sure he was that the friends that nowsurrounded him would give it a hearty support . ( Loud ch eers . ) The _nextsentiment was , — " Thomas _Slingsby Duncombe , M . P ., the People ' s Parliamentary Leader and Champion . " given with three times three , and one cheer mere , which was followed by the toast of " Universal Progression , " which was eloquently responded to by Mr Ilowse . Mr Morgan then in a

      very forcible speech , which was much applauded _, gave " The People ' s own Journal , the * Northern Star , ' the only faithful reporter of their movements , and chronicler of their wrongs , and the honest a ' uvacate of their right ?! " The sentiment was most rapturously applauded , and Mr Edmund StaUwood rose amidst renewed cheering to respond . He said the _greatmovement party , whether in politics , trades , agrarian or social reform , most assuredly did regard that journal , with which he had the honour to be connected , as their own , and the only exponent of their wrongs , and the _asserter of their rights—and so great was the demand for reports on its columns , that he feared he should not live to occupy the piece of soil the Land Company had placed within

      his reach . ( Laughter and cheers ' . ) However , as the great cause in which he and they had been so long engaged was thereby benefited , far be it from him to complain ; and sure he was that they would be delighted to learn that the sale of the "Northern Star' had increased its weekly circulation upwards of two thousand copies within the last eighteen months , —( great cheering)—and as its circulation increased , so did democracy extend . ( Renewed cheering . ) In the name of the proprietor , editors , and all connected with the" Northern Star , " he thanked them for their generous sentiments , and begged to assure them , it would always be to them a source of J ride and pleasure to serve them , and deserve the onest congratulations of their fellow-men . ( Great

      applause . ) The next and _lastsentiment was " The Chairman , " —which was very neatly acknowledged . The evening ' s entertainment was much heightened by some very excellent songs and _recitations . _LruBHouss . —A new branch was formed on Sunday last at the Volunteer Tavern , Mill-place , Limehouse , when eleven four-acre shares were taken out , and the following officers duly appointed : —Mr Jas . Oddy , treasurer ; Mr John George Anderson , scrutineer ; Messrs William Taynton and William Newton , aaditors ; Mr George Rowell , secretary . The officers will meet every Sunday evening , at seven o ' clock precisely , to receive contributions and transact business connected with the Land Company and Labour Bank .

      _MoDsiAiH ( Yorkshire ) . —The following resolution has been passed : — That we are of opinion that any member _shauld have the power to sell bis prize when drawn , to any person , and that the proceeds realised should be deposited in tbe Company's Bank , to the credit of tba person selling , and in no case should he be allowed to tritbdraw tbe same until ho becomes entitled to an allotment by some

      Babsard Castu;.-—On Monday Evening.2fth ...

      future , ballot , and that then _two-thirds of the amount should " -be [ applied towards purchasing bis freehold ; or that he should be allowed to appropriate the monieB realised by sale to the Land Purchase Department , if he should prefer _doisg so . Mkbtbtr Ttbvil . —Our members are rapidly increasing every , week . We hare taken the large and commodious long room of the Rising Son Inn . where we shall meet m future every . Sunday morning , at ten o clock , to read the star , and also every Monday evening _, for the enrolment of members . We intend to celebrate the 24 th of May in our new place ot meeting .

      . Norwich . —At a public meeting of the shareholders on Sunday last , Wm . Flowers in the chair , Mr Barber delivered a lecture on the merits and benefits of the Land and Labour Bank , which gave great satisfaction . The following resolutions were unanimously carried : — _; ' ¦ _'J-ii-msi That _s branch be established in aid ct the liandjand . labour Bank , and that a committee be elected to ' pre . pares code of rules to _ba laid before a _^ meeting of members on Sunday evening , May 80 , at _half-past six o ' clock ; ; _•'; ¦ " ¦ . '• That the thanks of this meeting are given to Feargus _^ _I'Cpnnor , Esq ., ioir bin _^ excellent addrets to the allottees at _O'ConnorTille _, and his noble replv to those who objeet to the members selling their prizes ; and the like thanks be given to the Directors _generally , for their perseverance in carrying out the objects of the _. Company .

      Noatoir FoioATB . —Mr C . Doyle lectured at the Pewter-Platter on Tueiday evening , May 18 th , to a very attentive audiehce . on the Condition of the Labouring Classes of the United Kingdom . At the conclusion-of the lecture , Mr King spoke of the apathy of the great majority of the people , and particularly the Land members , in not joining the Chartist . Association . " After speeches from Mr Tapp and two other persons , a vote of thanks was awarded to the lecturer . 16 was announced that Mr T . Clark would lecture in' the same place on Tuesday evening , June 1 st . Raglans .- —A branch of the National Land Company was formed here on the 17 th inst .

      Shotfim . 0 . —A special meeting of the members of the Land Company was held on Monday evenin _? , in the Democratic Temperance-room , 33 , Queen-street , to consider the question of allottees being allowed to sell their allotments . Mr Joseph Bit lines was called to the chair . After a few remarks Mr Briggs moved the following resolution , which was carried unanimously : — That this meeting is of opinion that the fortunate allottees have a perfect right to sell their prizes , if they choose ; believing , as we do , tbat instead of being an in . jury to the Society it will accelerate its progress ; and this meeting is further of opinion , that the parties pur . chasing ought to have no more restrictions placed upon them than the original purchaser . Mr George Youle moved , and Mr John Owen seconded the following resolution : —

      That we resolve forthwith to form a club on the principles of thBt formed at Birmingham , for the purpose of aiding tbe National Land and Labour Bank ' . Carried . A number of names was given in for the commencement of the good work . Thb Company ' s Arbitrators . —At a public meeting of the shareholders held in the Assembly-rooms , 83 , Dean-street , Soho , the following persons were chosen to fill the highly important office of Arbitrators to the Company , in accordance with provisions of the Registration Act : —William Rede , 2 , Silverstreet ; James Andrews , Grange-road . _Bermondsey ; Thomas Rutland , 2 , Mount-street , Walworth ; Jas . Wilshire , Orchard-hill , Greenwich ; George Fleming , Northern Star office , 16 . Great Windmill-street . Whaiam CuFFAY , Chairman .

      The Next Conference . —Resolutions in favour of the Conference assembling at Lowbands in July next , have been passed at Oldham , and Mountain ( Yorkshire ) . Wandsworth . —A very numerously attended public meeting was held in the spacious School Rooms , corner of _Garratt-lane , on Tuesday evening , May 11 th , in support of the National Land Company . Messrs P . M'Grath , E . StaUwood , and Henry _Ross _attendedjjy . invitation _.-.. Mr . Edmund StaUwood having been unanimously called to the chair said he was happy to receive the honour they had conferred on him by calling him to preside over such a numerous meeting . It reminded him of the time , now some seven years ago , when he _attended their enthusiastic

      meetings in favour of the political enfranchisement of the millions , He was still happier to meet them under such- improved circumstances , for that party who were then looked down upon had , tiro years since , founded the National Land Company , and , in that brief period , had realized a capital of _£ 30 , 000 and purchased four estates , comprising nearly 900 acres of Land . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr StaUwood then showed how the small sums of £ 2 12 s ., £ 3 18 s ., and £ 5 4 s ., which were the sums paid for shares , could by co-operation and reproduction be made to effect the allocation of the whole of the shareholders , and demonstrated the practicability of the land Scheme by the working of the several allotment societies , the field gardeners , the Church of England society , and

      the numerous small market gardeners , who obtained excellent livings from small quantities of land , although they purchased their leases dearly , and paid a high annual rental . ( Cheers . ) Mr StaUwood next proceeded to show , that as the National Land Company removed the surplus labour from the market and placed it on the land , it must inevitably have the effect of increasing the value of labour , and consequently raising wages . ( Cheers . )—Mr Philip M'Grath rose , heartily welcomed to Wandsworth , and said , the National Land Company was unlike other companies ; it had no host of lawyers hanging on it for _subsistence—no , it was founded for and carried on by tbe people . ( Hear , hear . ) The aristocracy , he made bold to say , had stolen tbe land

      from the people—( loud cheers ) -and retained it as » monopoly for their own special advantage . The middle classes , the shopkeepers , lived on profits wrung from labour , and , consequently , neither the one nor other could fairly be supposed to have much sympathy for the sons of toil , hence was the _present accursed system fast hastening the downfall of all who lived by the wages of labour . Improvements in machinery had enabled one man to do the work of nine , yet was the man much worse off ; well , then , the only remedy he could see was self-employment . Mr M'Grath then gave an eloquent and lucid exposition of the principles and objects oi the company , descanted on the great blessings that must inevitably flow from their adoption , cave a graphic description

      of the Land and Labour Bank , its modus operandi . the great security it offers to depositors over and above all other Banks , the greater interest all benefit and trade sooieties would have in becoming depositors , the great facilities its working would afford the Company in the reproduction of more wealth , and the ready means it afforded allottees , through its Redemption Fund , of becoming the _6 ona fide freeholders of their allotments . ( Great applause . ) Mr Ricardo , * the political economist , had written , " that man ' s wages should be such that would allow him to exist and propagate his species , " but he ( Mr M'Grath ) differed widely with him , for he thought a man who laboured should not only have as much "as would allow him to exist and propagate his

      species , " but as much as would enable him to live like an Englishman , that is to say , as much as he could eat ,. as much as he could drink , an ample supply of good clothing , a good house to live in , and means to cultivate tbe minds of himself and family , and time and means for rational enjoyment . ( Loud cheers . ) He did not ask them to leave their present occupations—no , let them continue them , so long as they found them beneficial , but , in the mean time , let them provide a spot to retire to when they would come to require it . ( Cheers . ) Mr M'Grath sat down vehemently applauded . The chairman then asked , did any one wish to put any questions , and no one offering to do so Mr Henry II . Hayter moved the following resolution : — " That this

      meeting has heard with much pleasure the principles of tbe National Land Company explained , and hereby resolve to aid and assist that Company by every means in its power . '' He could only say , he had evinced his own faith in the Company by taking up two shares . Mr J . Brittle seconded the motion . Mr Henry Ross rose , much cheered , to support it , and said , every action of the people showed that they had a natural predilection for the land , yet in the very face of this , and in the' profundity of the guardians or commissioners' ignorance did he see , within sight of their very flourishing town , a huge Bastile , newly erected , the expense of which would place one-third of the population of their parish on the land . Policemen , soldiers , magistrates , and

      judges had their pensions , all wrung from the labour of the people , to fall back on ; and , then , was it not high time they took their affairs into their own hands and found a something tor themselves to * fall back on ? ( Cheers . ) Well , that something must be the land . ( Loud chee » s . ) The resolution was carried unanimously . A district for Wandsworth and the vicinity was at once opened . Mr John Brittle was appointed treasurer , and Mr Henry H . Hayter secretary , pro , lew . It was arranged that the meetings should be held on Monday evenings from seven till eight o ' clock , at the house of Mr Henry Hayter , _Frogtoore . A vote of thanks was then given to Messrs M'Grath , StaUwood , and Ross for their attendance , and the meeting dissolved , '

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      Forthcoming Meetings Bitagbbtfrff.—The Q...

      FORTHCOMING MEETINGS BitAGBBtfRff . —The quarterly meeting will be ; held on Sunday , May 23 , at 6 o ' clock , at the house of George Nurton , Temperance hotel ; Walley Bask , when all the . members are requested to attend and pay up arrears . Bi « _MHMs-HAM . —The shareholders meeting at the Ship Inn are requested to attend a special general meeting at the above place on Sunday evening , May 23 rd , at T o ' clock precisely . _CbNGHBrosc . —A special meeting of shareholders will be held at James Gosling ' s , Eton-street , on Sunday next at half-past seven in theevening .

      Br M ' Douaw will deliver two lectures at Hull on tbe 2 _& h and 25 th of May . —Subject :: ' Agricaltwal Chemistry ; " _: with experiments to illustrate tie science . , jt Doncastkr . —The shareholders are requested to meet at 5 o ' clock , at the house of Mr Thomas Phillips , _Church-lane , on Sunday evening next ,. toeleet officers for the ensuing quarter ; . A tea party and ball will beheld on Whit-Monday at the > Brown Low , trench Gate , to . celebrate the location of the ? I ? a _^ T _^ _l _O'CqnnorviHe _,. when Mr / Frank Mirfteld from _Bamsley and Mr John . Grimauaw ot this town , will deliver suitable addresses . Tea on the table at 5 o ' clock .

      Faimwobth . —Mr Donovan will lecture in the-old school room , Pale-lane , Failsworth , on Sunday , May 17 , at 0 o ' clock . Subject : " _$ he practical working of the National Land Company . " . Hydk . —A meeting of shareholders will be held at the house of Mr Wm . _Henning * Hyde-fane , en Sunday next , at 2 o ' clock , _f-h . _Nkwcastle-otoh-Tynk- —The various branches of the Land Company in this district are respectfully informed that Dr P . M , _M'X ) ouall _isnow engaged as a lecturer for the National Land Company , and those places requiring lectures will please to communicate with Jas . _Nisbitt , 6 Gibson-street , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , as early as possible . The several _branche ? requiring the Dr _' s services will have to pay his travelling _expenses' from the branch that he may be lecturing at , to the branch they may wish him to come to . The following is the Dr's route for the ensuing week : —Sunday May 23 . Newcastle , in M .

      Jude ' s long room , Cock Inn , Head of the Side , at 7 o clock . —Subject : "TheNational Land and Labour Bank , in connection with the National Land Company . " Admission tree . Monday , May 24 , Sunderland . Tuesday , May 25 , South Shields . Wednesday , May 26 , Blyth . The members of the Land Company of the Newcastle branch are requested to meet in the house of M- Jude at 6 o ' clock , or Sunday evening , May 23 rd , to consider the proposal of rule * for forming a money club for deposits in the redemption department of the National Land and Labour Bank . % 8 ~ It being the wish of the members of the Newcastle Branch of the Land Company to form a district and observation committee , they suggest to the ether branches in the district the propriety ot sending a delegate to attend adelega _' e meeting for that purpose , on Sunday , June 6 th , at 2 o ' clock in the afternoon , at the bouse of M . Jude , Cock Inn , Head of the Side , Newcastle . :

      Radford . —Shareholders are requested to attend a meeting in the Denman-street Chapel , on Monday evening , May 24 th . Sheff / bid—The members and friends of the Sheffield Branch of the National Land Company will hold a soiree and ballon Whit Monday , May 24 th , on the three acres of land , now occupied by our treasurer , Mr Briggs , who has kindly granted it for tbe occasion . The barn lies between the " Occupation Road" and the Manchester station . A magnificent marquee will be erected for the accommodation of the visitors , and an efficient quadrille band will be in attendance . Appropriate addresses will be delivered befitting the occasion . Dancing will follow . As only a limited number of tickets will be issued , an early application will be necessary . Tickets may be obtained of the members of the committee , orol Mr Cavill , 33 , Queen-street .

      Towkr Hamlets . —A general delegate meeting o _? the members of the Whittington and Cat branch will be held on Sunday evening , at seven o'clock . WjESTMiN 8 _TERr _^ -The secretary will attend at the Assembly _RoohilT 83 , ' "Deah-8 treet , Soho , on Mondaj evening next . May the 31 st , and every _succeeding Monday evening during the summer months , for tin receipt of monies and the transaction of other business .

      Glorious Triumph Of Chartism, A>P Defeat...

      GLORIOUS TRIUMPH OF CHARTISM , A _> P DEFEAT OF THE ANTI CORN-LAW HUM BUGS AT THE TOWN HALL , MANCHEST . _ER . During the past week a numerously signed _requi tion , principally composed of shopkeepers and manufacturers , was presented to the mayor of this borough praying him to call a meeting at an earlj day , in order to take into consideration the _propriety of petitioning parliament for a total and immediate repeal of the Corn Laws !; and in accordance with that request he fixed Tuesday , the 18 th inst ., for the meeting , at the- Town Hall , chair to be taken at 11 o clock in the forenoon . This announcement was followed by the appearance of a

      pUcard issued by the Chartists , reminding t \» c vforkingmcn of Manchester of the past _deceptions practised upon _tliem by the conveners of the meeting ; how all their predictions of " cheap bread , high wages , and plenty to do , " had been reversed , how " Friend Bright " and Co . were at the present time doing their utmost to prevent the passing of the Ten Hours' Bill , with numerous other villanies which we have not space to repeat ; and , finally , the placard called on the working men to attend the Town Hall at the time appointed , and there and then put the extinguisher upon their hypocritical enemies .

      At the time for taking the chair the doors were opened , and to the surprise of the working men they found the platform already filled with the principal manufacturers of the town , the mayor ensconced in the chair , and the door leading to the platform securely locked , for fear that any of the working men ' s friends should have the impudence to ascend the rostrum with their mightinesses . The mayor commenced by reading the requisition , and informed the meeting of the respectability of the parties , by stating how many poor slaves they had toiling for

      them . At the close of this part of the business Messrs Dixon and Leach arrived , but were refused admission to the platform , and consequently had togo amongst the people , who no sooner knew that they were in the meeting _. than they forced them up to the platform _. and when they made their appearance upon it , they were received with such a round of cheers as made the cottcn lordslook blue I The League rump brought forward the following resolutio n _. which was moved by Mr Baxley , president of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce : —

      " That the laws passed at various periods since 1815 , for the regulating the importation of corn , have been deeply injurious to the general interests of the country : depressing the profits of trade and the wages of labour ; and that all legislation for the exclusion oi food and other bounties of Providence being unjust , the existing corn-laws ought to be forthwith and for ever abolished . " The mover gave mouth to the usual twaddle , cant , and lies , which have been repeated times without number by the gang to which he belongs . The resolution was seconded by Mr Alderman Harvey , who spiced his discourse with some insulting expressions to the working men , for which they peppered him with a chorus of mos unmusical sounds . Now came the tug of war . Mr Leach presented himself to move an amendment , amid

      repeated rounds of cheers and shouts of " Bravo Leach ; " but the mayor disputed the right of Mr Leach to bring his amendment before the meeting , because it did not embrace the opinions of those calling the meeting I Mr Leach was , however , not to be done by the mayor ' s definition of the law of public meetings , and told him so . He then read the following amendment *— " That in the opinion of this meeting there can be no security for the British labourer , untH some . ljegislative enactment be passed for his _proteciionj . and that some measures should be adopted by _tlirf'Legislature to prevent the evils arising from the speculations of avaricious foreign merchants and the equally unjust practices of domestic usurers , monopolisers and _forestalls of the people ' s food . " In support of his amendment , Mr Leach said , one gentleman asked what would have been the mice of bread bad not the

      Corn Laws been repealed , and he hastily concluded there would be no bread at all . He was convinced that if those laws never were repealed , bread never would have been the price it now was . ( Laughter from the " respectables . " ) Gentlemen might laiigh , but such was the fact . Previous to the repeal < _rf the Corn Laws there was a great uncertainty w , Uh regard to the duty payable on corn , and _consequently that wild spirit of speculation and gambling in the

      Glorious Triumph Of Chartism, A>P Defeat...

      very first _necossary of life ; was prohibited by thij uncertainty . At present the price of corn could e calculated , to , the . very penny almost , and speculators had purchased up the grain in every part . of the world . They were aware that they could bring it in here at a certain price , and there was a scarcity in the harvest , and they went and purchased and monopolised the granaries of the world , and they

      have thus been enabled to raise the price of corn 10 s ., 23 s „ ay , 30 s . per quarter . ( Applause . ) He had not the least hope that the condition-of the country could be benefited by the entire suspension of the Corn Laws , whilst the present system of _forestalling and usury existed , , Never , since 1815 , was the spirit of reduction' more determinedly carried out by the employers- than it was at this moment . There was not a manufacturing town in Lancashire or Yorkshire where . the determination was , not , and where it had hot been for the last few months

      evinced by the employers to reduce wages , no matter what the consequences were . ( " Hear , hear , " cries of " No > no , " and applause . ) Some gentlemen said , " No , no-, " let the hands who were present , and who knew the fact , speak to it . ( Cries of " It is true . " ) , The reporter of the Manchester Guardian put his name iri brackets as Leach , the Chartist , Let him do so again , and he would ask him to put this down—tbat the Guardian told them that a person in Ireland , whose name he did not recollect , had made £ 70 , 000 in three weeks , by purchasing Indian corn cheap , and selling it dear . ( A Voice : Russell was the name . ) The population in the same district where this corn was sold were famishing to death _; and , when dead , they were buried without coffins . He thought men could not

      be made happy , until the hands that produced the work of the world , and the- brows that brought it to a profitable market by their sweat , should be permitted to enjoy the right of choosing their own representatives . " ( Thunders of . applause . ) Mr William Dixon seconded the amendment , and said , some twelve ; months , ago they were told if the " cruel Corn Laws were repealed , " the working men would have cheap food and high wages ; but , alas ! the very parties who made these promises were the very men who had ever since been endeavouring to pull wages down . ( Hear , hear . ) He ( Mr D . ) did not know what to make of the men who advocated this measure for the alleviation of

      the working classes . One of them had just stated that wages had been coming _doivn ever since the passing of the Corn Laws in 1815 . This was true > but did not the same downward tendency exist now that the la _^ s of 1815 were repealed ? Were they not endeavouring every day to . bring wages still lower ? But there was one thing that "bothered " him , that whilst the Corn Laws were alleged to be the cause of the , crushing down of the labourer , they were thrusting the " cotton lord" up . There was no period in the history of the manufacturers , when , by the labour of the people , they had accumulated more money , or been raised to a higher

      position in the scale of society , than they had been since the passing of tbe bill of 1815 . If , then , restriction of commerce was that which depressed the nation generally , and that measures were passed to do away with that restriction , then there would be some justice in the observations tbat were made ; but was it not the fact that all the burthen ha d fallen on the shoulders of the working people?—( Hear , hear . ) It fell on the shoulders of no other class . One of the manufacturers had said , that the Corn Laws had shut up the mills . He would ask was it the Corn Laws or the Cotton Laws that had done it ? Those establishments which used but

      small quantities of raw material , because they made fine goods , could run full time , whilst the coarse factories were shut up . The amendment said something about speculation in corn . Gentlemen on that platform , although their mills were stopped , were making money by speculating in the people ' s food . He would ask was it not high time something more was done than harping continually on "Corn Law repeal ? " Something more was required , and something more must be done . Was it not monstrous that because the potato crop bad failed , and cotton had advanced a trifle in the market , thousands and tens of

      thousands were starving in a country which possessed three acres of land to every family of five for one hundred millions of a population ? ( Loud cheers . ) If , then , they wished for freedom , let them l . e no longer gulled by the _clap . trap " cheap bread , " but go for such measures as would enable them to enjoy the fruits of their _labour . Let them co-operate , until not only they had destroyed the monopoly of tbe Land , but likewise other monopolies of money and machinery . ( Great applause . ) Let them do * this , and they would draw the fangs of

      such oppression . They never heard of these philanthropic gentlemen calling public meetings for the purpose of putting a stop to the masters' reductions of 3 s . 6 d . and 4 s . per week —( cheers)—because the workmen would not submit to such plunder , they shut up their mills , and threw thousands on the streets to starve . ( " It ' s true , Pixon . " ) They might depend on it they would never have a cheap loaf till they grew it for themselves , aud when they did they would put an end to forestalling and all other monopolies . Mr D . concluded amid repealed rounds of applause .

      Dr John Watts , ex-Social Lecturer , then presented himself as the champion of the Leaguers , but was received with such a roar of disapprobation as completely staggered him . He attempted to speak , but one volley of groans succeeded another in such rapid succession , that he could not be heard . The reporter had the exclusive benefit of his oration . Mr Dixon tried three times to get him a hearing , and Mr Leach also tried , but it was no use , the people would not have him . Mr Stephen _Cx-auk then followed on the Chartist side , delivering an excellent speech , which wa enthusiastically cheered ; after which the Mayor pu the amendment and the resolution to the meeting t when almost the entire meeting held up their hands for the amendment .

      The hall was densely crowded , in fact , filled from wall to wall , besides thousands on the stairs and in the street , who could not get admission . In this large assembly there were only eleven hands held up for the original resolution . The Mayor declared the amendment carried , amidst thunders ef applause , renewed again and again . _MrPnuNTiCE then moved , and Mr James Clark seconded , the thanks of tire meeting to the Mayor , which was carried unanimously . Thus ended oue of the most splendid victories ever achieved in Manchester . Chartism is neithei' deadnor sleeping here .

      Natat Day Or Ronunr Owjjn.—At The Litera...

      NATAt Day or _Ronunr Owjjn . —At the Literary and Scientific Institution , John-street , Fitzroypquare , on Sunday , May 16 , the disciples of Robert Owen celebrated his 76 * . h birthday at the above institution with a tea party and conversazione . W . D . Saull , Esq ., in the chair . After tea the "Marseilles Hymn" was sung in a very spirited manner by the choir , accompanied on the organ by _Miaa Deither . Messrs James Watson and Walter Cooper spoke to the following : — " The People—may they study to acquire a correct knowledge of the fundamental doctrine of the Social System , which declares that the character of man can be made inferior or superior , according to the circumstances in which he is trained and educated , and never , relax in their

      efforts till ' every influence that deteriorated the character of human beings is annihilated . " Messrs II . Hctherington , — Stapleton , and Edwards , spoke to the next sentiment : — " Robert Oraen , the friend of man—may his uaeful and benevolent life be prolonged till it ceases to be ploasurable , and may beyet live to witness a realisation of the happiness that would flow from the practical adoption of those principles he has so ardently and disinterestedly laboured to teach to the plundered an & _. ansl & ved victims of an unjust and irrational system _ofsociety . " Mr Cramp and Mrs Martin spoke to , the next sentiment , in honour of the Press . __ The meeting , which was numerous , separated _WgU _^ gratified with the proceedings _ol the evening .

      _~ The anticipations of th . Q Poet Laureate , that rail ways would destroy the solitary , quietude of the lake districts , are likely to be realised . Cheap trips are advertised on the Kendal , and , Windermere line , in _Whitsan _wei-k , and the steamers that ply on the l ak _<* have positively , engaged to convey the " unwashed mob" for a mere trifle , within a hair's _oreadth of Rydal Mount itself . _Si & xs or lMVSv _) VEH _£ ! iT . —ft gives us the greatest ple _»» ; swe to bo able _V > suite , _fiii ' _ifrtilw payments of the present ! i weak , _whlcluuft suppose _^ t _, o he the heaviest ever _Uuo-wi I in Liverpool " , are provided for , and that the Amerwun [ packet , _wliis _^ sails to-morrow , will tuko out the _eews 'of nil engagements fulfilled . Tl : o pressure durinj the I last fortnight has been , most intense ; but by _extraordicffooS and sacrifices credit has been preserved , . Wo

      nary have no .-hesitation , however , in saying , that this . Qould not hove been effected , if the _. _cmoiistraiices of tlio _Uvovuool deputiitiou with the Bunk and the _Gowwuuent had . » ut produced some slight relaxation oi the . pressure _^ so well described in the House , ol Commons by Jh ; 1 lion Unjinir , _itr _Masteroian , and Mr Brown ; and if theo- , . t \ we improvement of the Foreign Exchanges ' jftu „ enabled the bank to comimieit to the present ' _,, _„ _, _„ . Tho position ofaffnirs is now tins : the extrenv . vressure is gone ; but money still remains extreme }* - scliv ( . a amt dear -far too dear for the _profatauic i ) rose : Jmiuu ofuusinoss Urn-pool Timet , Tuesday , Hay _}^ , __ GiiEST .-On . _Monduy last , ; vt _Client , about 0 p . m . an im . menso number or persons co _, cted iu various _jin'ts of the citv , and commenced a re _^ oiav _pinn g 0 0 f tlte bakers' shops '; The military were _immediately called out , but the rioters Were not dispersed bofor * midmght .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 22, 1847, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_22051847/page/1/